mar-s only not
111111.211: '1' 111 v o 11
9 11112 11111111111111 sou.
TINEL
- I
ESTABLISHED 1870.
1111.11“ 1111111111111 MERE-T127111
Oflrcc u Second Class Matter.
AYAI NIIIIIA
Starry Stacey Benton
mummmv
{fathom Will be 51111111 to Sum
, moo lbem to Service
late Sulurday night by means of
or the local theatres.
loo t evening when they wore
shunned
whistles, as the signal for summoning
of cmergonm
being 111111211
,‘tron Works is also under guard.
It was curly Saturdav night VV'hcn
its ‘full quota.
(Continued. on Sixth Page)
..__,............. .,_.~.—._
WAGES GUARDS
l'l’d'
: W’llivisions
II .1
That the New Haven r11 1d
{flinch-1 and other strategic
tied in offiials. following
'urrangemcnts to send
guards
~ llge road weue being made.
‘ May Be Needed Any Time.
irlgton was not stated
roads; of the country, at
mumum
"1r WASHINGTO
‘ Show, in submitting his
for any human
3,". the mom said;
NERE IS READY
IDN ANY DDIY
Members Ordered to ”the Armory on; American CH“ Was Properly War-
Saturday Night by LieutenantI
EDR WAN SERYIGE
T1111 Naval 111111111, 111111; 1111111011, 1
in? a state of preparedness. The 11111111-I
here; were summonHl to the armory
:1
notice posted on The Sentincl's bulle-
: tin board and by an' munocmcnts luadc
The militia VV 1111
held under 01 dors at thr- armory until
( IS
They are subjcct to instant
cull. ‘ .
Through the courtesy of LIMPI
Georg» W llog:1 1rduc arrungcmcnlu
llavr. Ik'r‘tl mudc with 1111' fire dcpart
Illel'll‘i of both s1 ctio 1a of Norwalk by
which too strokes of the fire boll at
llltelltlli of four seconds VVill bc l'ung
11nd thr- 3111111: signal blow 11 on the fin"
the militia to the armory in thc case
As soon as tho signal
is given everything 11111111 bc dropped”
immediately and the men must pro
need to thc armor: “9 ““9““? “”1111de tPchzancc Satur‘zday Voficcl
wsoflllt- 'll torpedo, hr 11. German submarlno
1 Th“ “1'11““? I“ under “MW 13:31) +Suturday. Will-nod. (trcw
guard No chances thdt. the 1111111111 in. rowod’ 90 minutm by
. the armory might be destroyed are
At all hours during thr= .
day. at least one guard Is on duty. It
wan 1"cpoiicd this morning that both. .
the blast Norwalk and South NorwolkI .
despots VV'cic guar.ded The NorVank
iirIeutonant lIurrV' SinceV Benton r1)
1111111111 moors to summon the militiaI
lo the turn my i‘.y1ni1.11ight.thc great-
or portion of 1111 men had reported. '. I
Yesterday all cxccpt six had appcarcd
and this morning the company was at
It is not quitc up to
full war ulrcnglh, but as :1 numbcrI
0N AII BRIDGES
; “ficials aI New Haven Adflllt "a.” 1 unfurled Old Glory and ‘Lct it ”wave
' E Sing 0f “Ell t9 Watch Oil VariousI the (‘ilv Hotel. the Moose Home. Con
has
ifilrcn prec uulions to go oard bridges,
points
11;; the lines of the system, was ad
reports
In various palts of the state (but
to
points along tllc various divisions of
That the orders come from Wash-
but it is be.
lievcd to be a part. of the 111111 or
the War Department to place all rail-
, the disposal
of the. depolfltment in case their use
becomes necessarv for our purposes.
PIENEY MRI IIDNEY
Enroptroller of the Currency makesI
interesting Report to congress
. Fob. 5.4The Comp- 1
' Holler of the Currency today advised:
annunlI
that. 1111;» United States at the
cub-time 11111111 to be "intrcnchcd‘
bully almost as firmly on it mi
“and is bntz
reusing its obligations Our
iidltion in rcloliou to other I home
NDIISAIDNIGS
. SINNING NDI
: A GASDS DEIEI
_— W -...W..—."_, __
ned and the Crew loved to Safe-
ty by (lemon Submarine
hmmmm
umuuumm
Eliminated as a Possible Cause of
Immediate Declaration of War,
Washington Believes
v—r...____
VV'ASHINGTON. Fob. 1’1.=~—'l‘111- poo.
sillility that 1ch sinking of rho Amer-
ican stcaun'r llousutonic will bccomc
a serious factor in the crisis with
Germany apparcutly was cllminnlcd
SOUTEI NORWALK. CONN.
11011111111. final:
.4
-Wg
ARV 5, 1917
Snow and Much Colder Tonight
01111013 01 111 hi i 31
u 10qu or 1 ; 1
Mayor 1111-1111111 Suggests That the Stars 111ng
1
l
l
1
l
l
I
1
l
Stripes Be Unlurledml’romineut CitizensI
Give Expressions oi loyalty ‘1
. Miss 111111;
Show Your Colors
To the Citizens of Norwalk:
We face a national crisis.
than ever it is good to Show our colors. I suggeot, more.
fore, that our citizens unfurl
day as a symbol calling men and women to rally for
nation.
CARL AXEL flARSTROM,
.Ip'...
..=u«..
I
i
at
At such a time as this mire
tho Stars and Stripco evfly
3g
MayonI
today by ovidcncc that thc attacking
submarine noted within international
law. Aiucrlcau Consul Slcphcus at
Plymouth reporlcd that warning was
given and provision made for‘sal‘cly
of the crow.
Crew Towed Ashore.
LONDON, Fob. 1'1.--Thc crew of thc
American steamship Housuiouic has?
boon landed at Pcnznncc. England.
Tllt‘ llousatonlc was warned by the
German submarine which sank hcr,
according to John G. Stcvcns. Ameri-
can consul at. Plymouth. Mr. Stcvcna
sent ihc following (clcgram to the As-
oolmcd Press:
"l‘otnl crew of 37 of monotonic
submarine
11011-11111 lam ."
(11111111111111 on sixth page)
-____._ -a...
NDNWAIII SNDWS IE
IS PAIRIDIIGI
Many Flags Raised on Saturday with
News of Severance of Diplomatic
Relations 1
I
I M
Norwalk bul‘gconcd tho NationuII
Kiri-colors Saturday when the news
1 flushed over 1111-: who that President,
\\ 115011 has broken off diplomatic rc-.
1111011. with GPllllall)‘. Flags were
flung to the four winds in all parts
of the citv. As soon as the first sly-mp ,
Mom of a possible war with Germany
Iappcul',cd IGxIV'lay'm Christian Swaitz
m1 1high." Flags from the Elks‘ Home,
IraI Filo Station, Mayor Carl Axel
Iliuratrom‘s houI1. the home of Ex-
Illav'm Fruncis I. Burnell and from
mazw plivatc residences were seen
within a few ,houus. Norwalk bud
burst forth into a splendid dcmonsl’ra—~
tion of patriotism.
Norwalk has had two memorable
weekcnds within a your. ‘One was
yesterday. and one was in the middle
of‘Junc at the limo of the Mexican
trouble. Of the two, yesteldny‘s was
Ithc less intense. The call for mobil
Bewildel'mcut was caused by the bud-
denuess of the order. No thought of
mob {1 happening had passed through
the minds of the people _
~For' more than two weeks, events
have happened which opened the eyes
In? the citizens to the possibility of
IVV'ar with Germany. The breaking oil”
101’ diplomatic relations caused but lit
tle confusion. The ‘grent mass of
Ipeople calmly talked over the siiuu
1tlon There w'ele no outbursts 111 race
fooling throughout the citv. The N11
Irinnal colors Were. flung flom many
I’m the buildings, This was the only
IdPlllOllSll‘atIOlL.
WMNN
I
or 1114111111111, mother and tour chib
government. 1119114111111 their lives in a are which
oully the whole 11111111111111
Idectroyed their home, early 11111111..
The family was that oi? Max Poitier-
The Only member of tho family
left is a son, who was owoy from
Juice John ll. Light:
St. Joseph's lt‘omuu Outbollo church:
ljiud thc action
Wllaon."
I
I 0E
.31!) aware
ha
mound
I
l
PHILADEUPHIA, Feb. 5.-——A famlle
it appears to 11111 that tho President
the boundcu duty of cvory
that we arc l‘tcpubll
or Democrats and remember
‘ H
=111-Vinrcnaoi .1. Carroll. 11111111111. 11‘
"Every American should ctand"be-
falcon by President
.........
i‘lcv. Frcdcrlck A. Calamari, rcctor
1111' Trinity Episcopal church:
'l bollcve that the President took
Ithc only course left open to him. It
bchochs mot American to be as
patriotir as possible. i urge everyone
to fly the Amorium 11111.11; from their
l1111.1c.11111d places of business. In pl'l
V'utr' and public devotion, pray God to
guide the l’l'csidcnt and other notion-
al iaaders in this crisis.”
\l ”11.1111 llobcrt Pennington Chief
1111-1111' N111 null. Police Department.
city as there are no muuttlou 1111111
look the only course oonalstunt with I
honor when he broku off diplomuth
‘l'ciutioua witht Cv'l‘llllllly, and that it
b: roVV
ririrr'x. to stand back oi him. When
'llc country's
sinuld forgot.
1111111
tho: VV'c urc Alucricuh.’
"I do not look for trouble in this
as here if 1111111 should be 1111 out
brook, 1111111111111, tho-police will do Ito;
best to kocp law and order. ‘
‘ 11101111111111.1111.
I
1
1
dunno”
omnmm;
In View of Possible BevelopmeotsI
Idequate Preparation is llrgedI
at Once '1
local chapter of The 11111111011117
north Cross Society, has rr-ceivrd the
following telegram from licathuart 1115
‘at Washing! .:1n
\V'uohington, ll. 0.,
l1‘cbruary S. ‘
Kirby Jennings. 1
Soc-rotary Nurwalk Red Crass Chap-I
tor. ll‘J Flax Hill Road, South,
1Norwalk, (‘onnsz '
In View of present mentor and pos
slblc chelopmcnrs, the (Neutral Com I
mittcc desires each chapter ilnmcdi- I
atcly to mokc adequate prcparaiicn
to carry our the “Work for 111111 ‘1 ltc‘d
Crocsl'is thanch by Congress. 'CallI
a. meeting of circcutivc committcc atI
onCP, numc tcrllativc arrangemcnlI
capable of quick completion forI
roomy. ccntrally located headquarters 1
root free and minimum for 111mb. It
not alreadV zttlfw 11:1:1'1'311: f l‘cwlu'1I
111111 11'1=1:'1.‘111,Gar~i
WALK mm m
'mc summon 111—
DISPENSABLE.
._._ MW .. 1......‘W'
'er0 com
.
manta andVSnl-giz'ul Su'ipli ya Comfo.1I
lingo (soc clrculur 1‘31»; Pack :12: and
Conllniuid on For ' 1?.
DREW READY ID .1 ?
SGIIIIIE DIG IINER‘“0
111.. 11.... 11.11.111.1111c.11.1.e~.1~111 1189380611 ”3' es ”Removed from
honoris at- 11111111, “’0 111111111111 111.1111 like 111111 cverL 111111
[11111113 c1111 should stand by the Prenl
dent and Common in whatevor 1111111111
11 mny be 11111111311117 to take 11". pep
fool. the honor of tho 1111111111. 11.1.1111 3» new at wot-trio the engine room lions us
"1111 11111111 11111 111111 Connecticut win 1111 11111111 North 1121-1111111 1.11111111111111- arch TM 111111311 ”ll“
its share."
w
, Rev. John Stnpleton. pastor of tho'
. South
church. ~—"Tho President is right. We
cannot afford to do less than he has
done at this point. We can scarcely do
Norwatk (30113135411011 111
more. In the count of the "Ovurt
Act," we must prove the worth of
m words and. protect our citizens
at VV'batovcr, cost. A firm stand and
determined action arc necessary in
Vhovlntercsi of justice, righteousness
and an abiding pence."
Rev J. Harriaon Thompson, pastor
of the South Norwalk Baptist church
1
(Continued on Eighth Page.)
Kronprinzessin Cecil e. Marshal
Finds I
.1.—«b WM
hadron. ' Fell b—vFodcral
Iprlnzcssin Cecile. which was taken
Ipocoousion of to civil procccdiogu by" of
Illnltod Stator: Marshal John J.
itiioohcll yestcrday,
'tnplpcrcd with since it had been for I
malty inapcctad last Friday.
valves and all the brass plates on the Germany are Virtually 111111
manifold box indicating the charactIcr the our
'No treaties are terminated or suspend-
1111.11111 rclnuln In full force bud offocl
and poaltlon of steam and water pipes
bud boon removed. While the damagc,I
in itself. appeared superficial. the ln'
spectorc said it would be serious in cities to denounce them,
the event of a sudden lnruah of wulcr. I
With the plates missing it would hovel
been impossible to determine in timoI
to save the 5pr what valves to open
and what to abut. In place of rho
plates removed VV'crc chalked figures
which were unintelligible to the (115-
I.todians
Found Member of Crew.
Soon after the. first discovery that
I lContlnued on Twelfth Page.)
“NDINING NEW .YEI,”
SAYS GDY. NDIGDMD
Executive Received No Word from
Washington ‘
There are no new developments.
in the German situation so for as 1i
said Governor Morena ll. I
Holcomb last evening, speaking from
his home in Southlngton. The gov.
crnor said thrit he had heard noth-
ing from Washington yesterday and
111.11, 111111 he had been in commuiu
cation with Adjutant GenerolGoo 1‘11
ization came with a crash on June 18 ’M Cole of the Connécticilt Nob ul
Goal-.11 it was not upon national guard
limiters “or anything of public id'-
icrcsl' "' "Ho added that he will not. his
in Hartford today, no he has an an-
gagcmcnt in New Haven. but that
he will be at his offima in the Slath
Capitol tomorrow mornlng. 1:
thrgavked whether he 1nd 11111}-
idcn of what could be the next blocs
taken in this state in regard to the
Iii-oak with Germany the governor!
said that he was unable” to prcdlfi
SEES EIRE ID
GERIIAN GDNDDAI
Iclltt not to Burn lnterned Stop 111
Honolulu
1-9-
unMnu
IGE YAGNI RAGES
Newark Man and Boy. Are Saved _
from Drowning Ill North Shreus—
bury ‘ ‘
“4,...“
'RED 'BANIV. N. 3., -I1‘cl1‘. 5—Tllro:1 “5*“—
i’asr ice yacht races. the carrying, NEW' Y0R1Kjl1‘cb. 5.—~~lt‘ circum-
away ot 11 most of 0111) boot and two
rescues of 11 Newark man and" bov
from drowning after their yachts sank‘
were among the thrilling incidents of
11 big day 'on the North Sbrewrsbury
hero yesterday.
Shortly after
111111 111111 broken 1111-1111311 11111 ice 1111 the
Robins Point. and boil been hunted onI Xhmh
«11011111111111 on Twclrtb Panel.
SDDYN NDRWAIII GIND
DEIIGERS NDIIINAIID;
‘I"‘.'*"‘"“—'
lug nominees
tho club on the evcnIn‘g of 11111111 6th
luent. Stephen S. Jarvis:
HONOLULU; Fob. 5,—Tho crew of
the cleMntomed German
cording to the authorities here. '1‘th
gunboui was or 1604 1111111, and Vim:
gunbout I
Geilvyectordny set the vessel oflre. .1111-
11.12111111111111111111, 111111111111 H. Nu
ting. Frederick '
Bate.
The nominating committee or thoI
South Norwulk Club hold a meeting clearance papers. -'
on Saturday evening and the follow- I1
Were selected to be taken my Washington and Berlin tho
voted 011 at, Ihl‘ annual mccting 07 United States would be clearly en-
11111111111111.1111
' IMF
rursmunu
uuummm
Could be Made Food Carriers and
Replace Other Vessels Which
Nave Been Sent-to the Bottom
stances should turn out that there
should the war between the Unilcd
States and the Central Pow_crs or“
Europe, one ob the first things this
country might do would be to apprQ—I
Robert S. Johnson‘is priute those merchant. vessels ilyiugl
colors of the Teutonic natiomI
ave been lying idle in the ports of
Ithis hitherto neutral nation.
They are commonly known as “in
Itcrned" vessels.: That is not a proper
,dcsignation They might be called
I“solfinterncd,” perhOpo. T‘olr status
in that they orc at liberty, and always '=
ebe on, to leave our ports; but
Ithey have preferred to remain here
mother. than risk capture on 1111‘. high
shy Allied warships. If they do
Igircd to depart they might do so at
any time. by taking out their plopci
But if hostllo 11111111111111 should be
. I titled to seize theso ships and oouvort
President Samuel M'. Aller; vice preS“ them to whatever use might seem
secretory .proper
and treasurer, Elbirt W. 11%ch Board perhaps technically disnu'rrl "m r «‘11.
or directors. Matthew Gorbell HllrI‘YI of this nation 110 11111211 Germnuy’c vas-
M.1Mathe1, Elmer 11.111111111111111. Joc-Isels on ordinary p1 ctexta,
oph R. Taylor. .1. 1181111111, Frank J. .
b‘lnnlgan. John W. Olmsted. Charles
All‘
would be
1111111111111111111 abrogated by a cooler
11.111 of diplomatic relations.
Could Be Made Food Carriers.
The 111111911011 than arises: .
I
t-fl
oft of diplomatic relations with Gur-
mum docs not moon war. but cucilv
Imany lead to “111.11 is 1111 11111 of pro
in Itcut charactcrlzcd in tho Virago of no.
In
reported today tween two first class pow era that has
that the ships machinery had been not been followed by hostilities.
Nine United States and of Americans
'contiaband and their obligations
since iho beginning of the war‘
811111111 up: those Tcutoxiic 11111311111
WASH
Grimly pro
of conviction
course will be Sherpa? non 1 '-‘ .
makes effective her announced
Imeasurcs of unrestricted sea war-
fare. despite the severance of dip-
Modern EXCBlllIOll Recorded. lomatic relations with Germany.
However—AI on Rights lluallect =:Pres dent Wilson believes his long
struggle to preserve the country‘s
Ipeace has not yet been lost. He
Istill hopes not only chat hostili- ’
ties will be avoided, but that och-.1
er neutrals, adding tbcir values to '
that of the 11th Stat». w
Iunitc the major,
the World; ,to new PM
1': later urope. '
1111110111 W k y It had not boon Eamon today
stance of a diplomatic break bc- whether any mswngcs had come
from the suggestions to neutrals, ”
111-1 presented with a notification of
111 the break with Germany. that they
{reeled by followed the example of the Unit-
crunce of diplomatic relations ed States and thus bring to be”.
to end the war the united pressure
tho whole neutral world. The
which under president is known to be very
rnatlonul practice, generally culls hopeful may this new stroke for
peace will, if not immediately suc-
cessful. at least hasten the cod
by virture of hostilities.
With dictinct anxietv cable and
11111 ”WY “0 W18“ wireless dispatches bearing on
work under supervision of dlpiomaticIGermaan annOHnCCd war plans
change in commerciallare being Walther] for the first
relations, already badly Crippled by indiCafion of American lives lost:
lldiViduals and corpom- or ships sunk without warning
It now now ars that the sinking
of the American shin an'satonic
The courts still on Saturday by a submarine was
remain open to them for redress, but not an illegal act since she cat-'-
1ch have no facility for direct intcr- Ined contraband cargo of wheat,
warn'ng was given and the crew
saved.
Officials todav heard with con-‘
Isiderable satisfaction the reports
There should be no sequestration that the German gmremmmt hall
ordered the immediate release of
he American sailor: taken from?
IIEAII WAR’II EDIIDW
ed
‘V\‘ ASHINGTON :1 —— llrcnking
Fob.
“a Mineaouro short or w ar.’
war only 11111111111
rcccntuatcu to the
thc VV' orld Mbdern times show 1111
The rights of Germans in
unless citbcl government later do 0f
into
for '1 notice of one your.
German consuls in the United
States and American consuls iu Ger-
many holding their places
of treaties continue to perform their
usual functions.
officials.
There is no
the VV'.ur
lions mar contlnuc their usual at!
fairs, proVidcd they do not deal in
ore'
as binding 115 own
motion of their diplomatic officials}
Thcy mar. however, be represented
by tho diplomats of the friendly pow
crs sclectcd to core for the interefiS-I
0f the respective governments.
or confiscation of private property
either in thho United States 01' Ger
many. although it may be taken for t
use 11111111 certain condition.
smummr
umuumu
Sketch of Dr. Bradstreet. of Meri-
den, Where Annual Sessmn Will
be Neld .
Dr. 1E. T. Bradstreet of Meridon,
president of the 1917 Connecticut
State Conference of Charities and
Correction. that in to meet in his
home city April 29=Muy ]. comes of
11 family that has been prominent in
the: history oi the state, and be him-
self is promin nt in the professional.
civic, humuni arinn and fraternal ctr;
ribs or his city and state.
Thomuston in 1852,119 was graduated
from Yalc,'acnden1lc course, in 1874
and from the College of Physicr V1
and Surgeons of New York in 1877. i
he has been a practicing physician in
his 11011111 city, is on the stud of the
ilrloridon city hospllol a place he has
held blnco its institution. and is 11
member of the board of directors.
were Governor. and Anne Bradstreet.
daughter of Governor
w
IDNIIED SIAIES PREPARING
EDR GERMANYS NEXI MDYE IN
DNRESIRIGIED SEA WAREARE
7Iz'Prcslrleut Wilson Yet Believes the bong Struggle loPrc~
serve the Country’ s Peace Has Not Been lost, and
Hopes that Nostilltles Will be Avoided
ADSIRIAN GDYERNMENI MAY NDI EIND II NECESSARY
ID RAIIEY EDRMAIIY GENIIANY’S SDDIIARINE PDIIGY
Department at Justice Maldno Preparations to Forcstali
Lawless Acts by German Sympathlzers
IRREAN DDESNI AIWAYS
(British shins bv the German raids
er in the. Atlantic, as demanded;
bv the. United St=tc< cbcrflv
five the 55"91'3111'5 NF’ fl'n‘nwintic
relations. This action was inter-.4,»
ore‘crl :11 some nmrtf'rc M. am £11.. .
dictation of :3 conciliatnrv attitude
on the part of
formerlv that governmcnt
mainfalned these men were log" lg
1v prisoners of war. bovine: ac
ceobed serv'c'e on award bell
ercni: 1111111111111 vessele. ‘ ‘ 1
The s't'vat'nn in reward to Ausl.
trio had not charisma no to ’roday
and :11 come quarters is was sugd
Q‘Pgtgd #1144: ”we Aural-r1611 "older“,
met“: micbt nor find i+ ne’ersa’
tn ratifvr ‘fnmallv ill" submarine!
policy of Germanw. and 1n that:
evon’f refit-lung mind-15 he cnqfin.
Born at 11114 HOW-earl. the United States
and Austria. ’
.' Th1- Sent». Department "1 mak-
nor eFEQV-M to «at n_ mun-«Moe of
e": for Count: mm Romano:
German Ambavsorlov In rnhwn to:
s countrv with his Ma“ and
reparations were unclu- 111w t
*Hia grandparents some 111w 1111111 (1:11! to turn over #1“,th hi the
G‘rma‘n embassy to tha S!
GTON, 11111.54} 1
ing, and with an air
. the nation’ 8
-
ll
5119131. Hf
sin ._
bad _
German"
‘ ,
tho
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