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THE EVENENG SEN-
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SOUTH NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, March 14; 1917.
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A SPECiAL WIRE, AND OUR OWN OPERATOR
Rain or Snow Tanight; Warmer
N s mars noun: "
. ASON WHY NOR.
WALK HOMES FIND
THE SENTINEL IN.
DESPENSABLE.
nu tunic
tilt wuumt
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Councilmen Set Date for March 27
~Property owners Want Con-‘
cord Street Extension Accepted
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titttl turnout
and. ._ .
thirporntion Counsel lockwood’and
itttnrncy Quinlan Have a Misun
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serotondmg ,
lit idle of ill!“ t‘n't‘ thril it nos
thoup'rt‘ that the tie-«xiii: oi the mint
cil imizl lust evening was to be it
short .ttie, several matters of grout
impor‘ :iltl‘ worn, lit‘oitulit iorwui'tl.
‘Itlléi‘iln.’ the nicotine, to be lt‘lt.:‘_l1y as
usual The appointinzr oi Serizeunt
'i‘mtiws limit to ti}..- trillt't‘ oi' dell-"-
Hie. tenet 133s tit? principul llllr1l~
ms.» . t-tnuplislnd. The other oilicts
., l st—~ zint threnri‘. his promotion
Herr tllt‘tl. :is win-1 ill detail else-
3‘ lit‘t" The unattrii voted to li:i\.- the
{Continued oil >t‘t'tllltl your)
unison cum .
i0tl llilltilltiis
Mayor liarstrom Given Authority to
Appoint Twentyoone Citizens to
list in Case of War
Ntvi»t.tilt is :Ihoni to trike :1 step
NJIJCA'“ it'lt'nnccd tin-.11 other cities in
thin ..|.itc in “prepnredness." An ud-
onmiitlce consisting of twen-
ty m..- rpresetitutivi- citisn 11:: oi‘ N012
'wziiit i~ to be appointed by Mayor
Grill Axel liarstrtnn tor the purpose
or nothingr tentative plans for emer-
gencies which only arise in cnsze ol'
Wu.
‘ln -~ messm-ho the council :it n
Ntll.‘(‘llil...'. held lust evening. the mayor
proposed the ineusute mentioned
above. .tnd he was unanimously voted
the power to nppotnt such it commit-
tee. He will do so within :1 day or
two mill :1 tin-eting of the committee
will he. held in the near future to
rustic such pious as tour be deemed
Iit('t'H‘=1'tl_\‘.
Visor y
Continued on Prize 1:
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“dill MEN EOYAl
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nun. disposing: of routine business
. “List night, :1 social .time was enjoyed
by Lur.~as',’l‘.1‘ilie. No. 26. l. O. R. M.
J‘flttochle was played, and handsome
,, dropiiit-n were awarded to the winners.
i. There- were‘tsix tables and Albert \V.
7 tl'orris won the first prize. Robert .l.
Oliver, the second; and Morris llnd~
j. "tier, the third.
‘-’l‘hc following interesting telegram
1148‘ received from the. Great inco-
“J'lionee as being a copy of the one
mwtiich he Sent to President Wilson
:ondermg the support of the. organiza-
ion:
Chicago, Illinois,
Feb. 19, 1917.
lion. Woodrow Wilson,
Premdent of the United States, ,
' Washington, D. C.
Asfilte Great lncohonee (National
moment) of the improved Order of
cg: Men. the fourth largest fraternal
. cometary organization in the world,
_», xmer to you, its President of the
1 liltibu States, the services of our
9000 loyal members. in any crisis
.. may arise at the present time.
,flur Order bad its real origin at the
“goo! the Boston Tea Party. It was
.th patriotism and baptized by
”5me ‘ 0f Revolutionary heroes.
5 are with you to n tinish,‘and we
- thutfiuring the trying times
W'which you are passing you
met; tho‘guiding direction of the
, Spirit. ‘
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nus All Now; flit Jill i0R
‘ Norwalk Hos
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$47,000 Now On Hand and About ;
$22,000 Out in Pledges
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Neighborhood of $120,000
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on it ”.liliti‘ irtoitthlt~ itieetin; oi
the liozii'd oi" Hirer-tow ot' the Nor-
\\.t'.; llospiml arfiii‘lllllttll. was ht‘ltl
lust night. in the pniloi'.s oi“ lllt‘ Non
wall; club. but no lillb'lllt'rh or very
Sli't‘u'l inportnnce was transacted. ’l’hel
piloting. utter the reading ot thi- min-I
nits assumed the form ot’ no int‘or~
111.11 discussion ltvt‘ the most purl. 9 ii,
wry E(\\' momentou-Z iltll‘j-lltlll.‘ wore1
towed. It was st.~.ted by President?
Altllnllctt. during the liter‘lilit'. lllftl.
tlr' pint-i:- l'or lht- new
new twins drafted by the
il'ltl thut its soon :is those wet-p mm
pit-ted. bids Would he n~lwl t'or. .\li j
lit-.‘dtdlvii was ol' the opinion llllll till
I'd-'- '.\pnlri he in within :illtillVl‘
me'tb. and :lint
btztjmm; would he stnilttl in :1 short}
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CHIEDREN’S GARDENS
l0 HAVEENEERIMNMENI
‘. tiiildren's entertainment for the
ln'rit‘lll ol’ the Children's Gardens is to
be ,gixen in the lligli school this week].
Sn. ..:dn_\ afternoon :it. three, and tlie‘
{moving Monday. the lilth, in the
m hill". at eipht.
This affair is unusual in [lint it is
the brave little attempt by the chil-
dren to "do their hit" to help the ch
(‘litxltici for the Garden Contest. lir-
crybotiy :11wuys lm'cs to’hcnr the
children. and not only are they the“
only performers but they are selling.
1hr- licke's entirely without help. .\II
the mitt-ts are in their bonds.
The prourtnn will consist of reclin-
Iions. music. violin. piano and vocal;
solos. lolltdnncing under the (lll‘0('~
tion of Miss Grncc lltlnlltl. A little}
girl oi five, a gifted recitcr. Miss l.‘on-'
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the llt'ill'tl for the first time.
Notwithn
finnding her youth she has recited in
41 number oi public places in Phila-
duplmt ,ttmoni: them the big Ilnptist
and it is it real experi-
k-ncv to hear her. Her parents are
wilun: that she should help along this:
enterprise of and for the children. SL1
lion‘s Parochial school is to furnish
four members.
This affair is not under the :1us~‘
rites of the public schools. exceptl
tind as the school children benefit;
from the garden contest, carried on]
by the Civic Department of the. Court
inuuity club. the schools are always
fibhed tfor their ecu-operation. Such oft
the teachers as are helping are doing
so from their interest in the children;
and in the work. never more import-i
uni than today. The Board of Educnt
lion ullows the use, of the High school
hall. The program will take an hour
and a halt.
unions. JENNINGS l
us Millitlll tour
in the Civil Superior court yester-
day Judge. Gagcr handed down a de-
cision in the case offiiohn Paul of
Norwalk. administrator of the estate;
of Helmlna Jennings of Norwalki
against Thomas J. Haywood. Francis
v.3. Jennings and others of Norwalk in
which. he gave judgment for the dc-
t‘endants. Mrs. Jennings died in 1902.
it was claimed by the plaintit! that
in 19000113: Jennings while ‘of un-
sound mind and. unable properly to
EXAMINE
pital Association NasISlattcry and Welclt Charged with
ttlttltttltlillltt -' I
litlr~lllliil “en ‘3
ill't‘llllt‘ l.' '
:ttJllllil \\'\'llt on tho.
'lilvllill.
‘\\l‘t"li, ittil i'sttite lirohi-rv
‘ ll'"\'~'
. whit-h the navy will order more lllil‘lt
.u luntired in :I few days. ‘
t men tor the air service tire being se-
tyie areas to be determined bv the
ito tntnblish 11 joint aviation and sub
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Killing Nathan Caron of Bridge-l
port
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New' Structure Likely to Cost in‘Counsel Ask Talesmen iiit. Esme
en Men Werenrnnit it loud
Prejudicd Them
.‘ttattt :.l l,il"‘-t1.l“ll butt llt‘.‘ll rum.
ire. it. ill.’ Snuetior t‘rlntinnl court
)trsit‘l’tltt). 1:! Were selected :H jurors;
to try the rust-n of lidwnrd Sinitcryl
med 1. iii)‘ \\'. Witch. (horned \‘lltllt
‘ ll rttri' Sergeant 'l'immn; Leathcrland.
..\.~ soon its tllt.‘ iiit‘ii was assimilated;
‘ ltV
’pt Ez.::nc;:t
in nu l0 tint
Bryon 11. Silk Appointed Sergeant:
and Jeremiah F, Corny Made 31
Regular Patrolman t
Btziyoi- t‘nrl Axel linrstrom sprung“
our of the lligigtrl su1prises in his
curt-e1 at the council meeting held}
luv. nieht, when he b in up the‘
innitt-z‘ oi tilting the vacancy in the
imlnt tire.“ due to Him «tenth of no,
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those present. expressions oil
:tltlt'i't‘llll‘lll could be sent on all faces.l
[or it wus lllitll’l‘mttt‘tl tint the up'
was not to it» tilled until
“tine time in Md). .
liztyor liarstr‘eni uppointcd Set
neittit ’l‘hoznns liuni :Is detective-see!
tithlll and the ttplmittliitt‘lit was nnani-z
i-ioim‘ij.‘ :ipprowtl lie the-.n liniiietll
llyi'oti ll. Silk :is the one to sto' into;
too position of st rut 1m? in min; Ser-i
-.e:.nt Hunt's itltl',.'t‘. This, too,’ wasl
nppimed nitlinut :1 contrary vote.
.lt‘lt‘illitill . homey Wits then named
4 tin nu yor'.‘ choice for pairoiirnn
(ind the :tppoiiiltitt-nt was. approved
it) ill“ tonucil. Mayor linrotront
suit limit :ill oi the appointment“
\\ ':‘e mode will: no thought oi politics
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littuuw the net-.9 tl:'.! the appoinb
thv innrdt r of Nation) t'uron. 'l‘lit" 2.2m ' w. l'i' in be ill is- .t'» l;i.=t night;
51;:111: it'lt‘('l|'tl pert: :lllitwil went-‘11:; up... p... wowrnhv
‘l.ilt~‘£~i it. l'itt-h, builder. lldrivnz.laiioun. the Jillt‘lltlitilt‘v \‘.;|_~~' sinqigw
Clad-Inn il. {\l- rites. iiti‘iilt‘l'. \tostport; '
l‘. .‘l 4;. no. l‘urmer. \\'t stpnrt;
it. t'uimer, littlttw
livid; .lttlttt‘n ft lb, t'nrmcr, \‘\'t‘:~l‘.
mi. All-li‘n'd' \‘Ihit. ..;'.\'. tundrwnpe ;.:!1'-'
(met. Norwich; Him t‘. Sheldon. tori
lit-'1”. lllllllliL’ttlil. l“l‘l‘tl ll, llenitettfl
‘. liltl, llnnttn“ llwtnh' .\i. llllil‘.‘
trti. .‘\lttlll‘tl- Louis l3. lleiirdsle),
llitlttin:;‘o:t; 'llwixlit ill. Burr;
liullutl Monroe. Louis ll. ileut‘dslcy.
.tnrmrr .loitipe; John S. 'l'liortilitll.:
t'nri.:ti, lirooldteld; tit-prize W. Slick
llt'li'1tiltil'l ‘
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SEEKS SllES Etlil
AllllltllllllSlS
Eight Stations Will be Distributed
Along the Coasts —To Train Men .
for Air Service «Plans of Army-
Navy Board — Bases jor Scout:
Boats
\\‘.\Slili\'tlt‘tt.\'. .\l-i:'. ii, \ joint
urnsynnvy board is studying the At~
idiitit and tinlt‘ cortstz: [\l‘t‘liill‘illtll‘y' in“.
Nb estnblislnuent oi’ eiizht neronnu—l
tic Motions Which besides linrinw
two (iii‘ittiblcs nud sit or eight sett-
].lill|t‘> each oi tit‘llitl patrol work.
yn'ulmltly will Stl'VC its liaise:
till-foot
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«must iscont bouts, of
Sixteen diritzibles and :t stillieient;
niiiiher tof tsenplnncs 'il!l"titl_‘l hovel
been contracted for. and otlicers and:
‘ t
li‘f‘lr'tl to be sent to tlzc station at,
i‘ezisztcola, Fin” for truininu. A school;
dirfg’ible tor the sintion is nbont rt‘ndyl
for delivery. 5
Tim eight stations will hc distribut—l
ed along the coasts to cover strate-
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itlsl' forty men.
'l‘ht onlv station site already (lettu-
ilelyA-nelectcd is that at Coco Solo,
neni ('olon. Panama. Canal Zone, t'ori
which an appropriation of $1000.000i
manna base was asked of the. last
Congress. The project is expected to
no throuuli iii the. minim: special ses-
sion. Funds for the other stations
will also be asked at that. time; but.
the. department has emergency ap-
propriations sufficient to begin the
work at. once. The dirigiblcs are to
be titlivered within four months. ‘
The immediate plans require the
training within the next four months
of titty oflicern and 350.. men at Pen-
sacola in handling dirigihles. Crews
for th?‘ seaplanen are already under
training. but their number: will have.
to be increased #:3er without de-
lay. ‘ l
in providing boots to aid in the
. tiiTt'
‘l..itt lirlistl. 'l'lw llit't’t' :tpitt‘tlltt‘t‘s l'tlli
3m .V\Vl'l'll i.” ll_\' Motor ilnrnlrom tltzs
lilt"i'l()(lll :tlmzit ’ :tt
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hull.
! ti't-lte ”3,. ‘x‘l
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HURRY-UP Pill l3
ltllllE Etlll CENSUS ‘
BllNltS 0E NURSES
Replies Show Willingness to Score
in Emergency~£very one Should
Aid in Final Watlt
"\i‘tinted»l‘ronipt returns or mili-
t...\' census blanks by the 500 nurses
in tin state, who hum not yet for
1 ‘t'nrdcd their blanks to the state
‘ ltend-
«punters to Hartford."
’l'liis hurry-up call was
\t-rstt-rdny, by the state headquarters
oi the Connecticut. military census
which is now bending every cnergv
to crowing: together the loose ends~
cf the work :oid closing up the en
triveu out
‘ Ii"t- task.
lloughtcn llulkelcy who is super-
‘ \lhiiih' the tabulation of returns froth
:hc nurses of tho suite. snid yester-
day that his department 1111s taken
. of :ill the returns thus for re—
ctum, and that. the completeness (-1’
the t;i.~:lt.w‘hen the lust return re
,1 11rd in tabulated, now depends en»
:lil'i‘ly upon the response by the 500
‘ . uninititwl retristcrrd nurses- wliuse re-l
ltli‘ lllt’l {one} ll' k' l "‘ ‘
. t. \ inn s tau not yet been red
(Hui: nt limdviunrtcrs.
'i'he blanks already received. Mr.
ilnlmjicy su‘d, indicate the willingness
of :1 mnjority nt' Connection nurses
to H spond to :in emergency cnll unv
\‘.lit'l(‘. Mr. Buikeley expressed the
be liti” t'tut, those, nurses who have not
yet. iorwirded their reiln'uvr would do
it. as soon its the need for prompt
.lcllbli was put. before them.
At the same time, the request was
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,wuttc that any registered nurse in
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)tne state who “it"! not yet rcccn’edi
b!l-lll\b for the. military census write
to the. state headquarters in Hartford
and ask for blanks. which they may
then fillliut null return.
uterus cums
[on usurp
Delegates from forty of the Congre-
gational Churches in It‘airfield (.‘uunty
gathered together in the South Nor-
mrik Congregational Church yester‘
day and discussed plans for the ter-
cenary campaign which has been
tnrted in order to celebrate. the. ter-
centenary anniversary of the coming
of the Pilgrims to this country for
that. event ‘marked the founding ot
the Congregational church here,
task oiguardtng the coasts, navy ex-
perts would prefer a standard type
transact business deeded n' lfi-acro
V Fraternity submitted,
~ . » 'rs-n. Jnrrmns.
- _ , g g :Greatlncobonco.
:tdtvnsqn omits. Great 01.16:
Recordll.
be ' declared «in. The
defendants.
mentally competent,
.iwhn were success-mi. declaredbn the. Low orders
other band. that Hrs. Jennings not small
”I'm so to as root in lamb.
wooden bulls
,no the! builders of
,iroudcnbonu
tug in tbechurch at 710.0'clock, in
the afternoon at 8 o'
'I’herowworog-em‘ by Rev. B. 8
can abstain the work. Swiswlflom'b'm; Fr. 88ch _ ,, . ,. ,
will be placed ransom Boole .obtmotdltmtl' an; ‘w. c. ‘ rm ace-wannabe W Midi
.Ibmu'lnm cholera ranging Bmdder.tol..m or. the; event-t but been 7 .
meeting they were uncommon-cause res done.-
Ind in the
13tt-foot steel boot for patrol and sub- evening at 8 o'clock. .- “ions. plans
marine chasing work. but in the in. for the celebration were talked over.
tract .0! land; ulued at 815.000 l0', texeat 0t speedy construction has do- but are an indefinite as yet. um nothz
Francis M. Jenningo of Nor-walk, and termlned on the~110 footers with ing was-
on. .o '. lo - bli tlon.
. .lha ndminlstrntoruked that the deed m ’ "fl 1"” co
mu tititi ,
lit tililttltti
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All to.
Also like; Star 3.; n; 111:5. taun-
iry's Vessels and Places the Crew
. Ashore tinder Guard
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Algonquin, Americou
Steamship, Was Sunk
w. Without limiting m _‘
Sunk on March 12th and
Were Worth $1,700,000, According to Cable-
gram From the Owners—LAN on Boardin-
cludiug 'l‘en Americans,
Been Saved and Landed
land-Sent to Bottom by Sitcll From Sub-
inariue.-—
LONDON, March 1.1. 1224211.;
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Vessel and Cargo
Reported to ,liave
ill Plymouth, ling-
Officers of the American Star
=m.~—The American steamship Al-tLinc said the vessel was worth
lgonquin has been torpedocd by aiapproximately $450,000, and that
WASlllNG'i‘ON. March I4’HfGCrmau submarine. The crew wasthe cargo, consisting mostly of
China has scvcrcd diplomatic 10- 53"ed-
lations with Germany. taken pong
session of all German merchant‘
ships in Sharehai. about six in
As. .
‘numl‘er, placed their crews on;
,shore under guard and placed
'nrmcd guards on the vessels. Ado
'viccs tn the Navy Department to-j
iday from the senior officer in;
Chinese waters gave no further‘
details.
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lopgcsed to a proposed law. which
"ct-nice. up for hcitrinr. today in Harp
ing in (lityllall
icontrol of all the natural oystrr beds
m, the state and lease them to the
l‘itjslii‘st bidder.
Ail cuttinrizistic meeting on this so
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[toe-ii oysteiincn :iitcnded it. William
ilt. llL-l‘l. ilS member of the Norwalk
Hindi it‘ish commission. presided. and
ins-it; n.
:ntrctory.
- xi tiu opening oi" the meeting and
I (awry one 1 resent was oppowd to the
lprnptscd itieasnre. As the result of
title meeting. the Norwalk Shell Fish
{Connoission was instructed to work
ill‘tl-llsl the bill.
‘in l-tnriiord. 'i‘bc council, later. to-
:1;‘(“\lit‘l' with hundreds of timcrcsted
p.rt1t.; signed :1 petition which ODDOS<
led the bill. “'
' Another mutter of interest to the
people of Norwalk is u bill coming up
,i‘ur hearing today. whitb prohibits the
linking of soft. clams in the water at
itLe incts of the_ town of Westport
.dtn‘iugz the. months of April. May and
None. The oystermen were opposed
no this measure also. and the matter
:wzts left in the bands ot‘ the Shell
l Fish Cmnnission.
In in nun u ..
OLEAN. N. Y.. March l‘lr—Slx men
vzczr;_l1illed in an explosion which de-
.1noitsbe.d the solvent factory at the
tIiowai-d Plant of the Aetna Explosive
; Company at Einporiutn. Pa., today. ac-
cording to it telephone message re-
ceived here. Simultaneusly with the
ciplcslon in the solvent factory no
Meetings were held yesterday morn- tire was diac‘ovemd in the cotton stor-
age building half a mile away. The
dead include Foreman Swat": John
.Snntord. Albert Bout, two brothers
more“ “with, and an Italian. known
as errlei.“—' . _. ,
The building wrecked by the ex-
: maniac Mulch: hr 115 feet
It ’ Evian-II butt was killed.
diluent-loos
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sociahon Voice Protest at Meet-t '
lN'ew York for London ‘on Fe‘o-lzen of Norwegian birth.
llruary 20 with foodstuffs.
ford, which would have the state ‘t‘kt‘lsubmarine blockade.
Formerly a cross Canadian-‘erably out of her course.
Prior '
b- l the Algonquin was transferred to quin’s captain said he had no feat ,
.‘mt was llt'ltl in the city hull lilb‘llthC American flag last December, that his vessel would be torpe-w
l‘\t'lllllj._', and at least seventy ot‘ llm‘when she was purchased by the deed
A lively discussion l‘ollow- York and St. John, N. B.
A large number oiJOnSul at Plymouth. The consul
the oystcrmt-n intended the bearing; states that: all on board were sav-.
0lilN, tit, illl08t0tl
filoodstuiis, was worth more than.
NEW YORK, March 14.—The $1,250,000.
American steamship “Algonquin,
with ten Americans aboard, wast
unit by a German submarine on
March 12 with a, loss of vessel and
cargo valued ct $1,700,000. A.
cable message received here 10—;
day by her owners. the American}
Star Line, and dispatches from:
t03
came
gty of all the officers and crew,lquin.
twenty-seven of whom have been‘day.
landed. The message to the own-Q
gers said the vessel was torpedoed,.was one of the
but did not indicate where shovesse
was at the time. According to a States after Germany announced
consular report from Plymouth,ther submarine campaign of unre~‘ .
:England. the Algonquin’s captain? stricted warfare. She camed‘ '
'stated his ship was sunk by shell-, about 2,000 tons of cargo and was
(commanded by Captain A. Nerd-A
fire without warning.
The Algonquin sailed fromlberg,
She !
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.American Star Line. While un-t "I
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LONDON, March 14. 12:45 pf
m.-—The Algonquin was torpc-
doed without warning, according
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idoed at 6 o‘clock on the morning
of March 12. The submarine rc-
fused assistance, according to the
l'eoort of the consul at Plymouth.
tTwenty-scven men have been
anded. ‘
5 LONDON, March 14. 1:10 p.
tm.—-Acc0rding to a later ,report
.irom J. G. Stephens, American
tconsul at Plymouth. the captain
gof the Algonquin stated that h’s
ship was sunk by shellfire with-
out warning.
LONDON. March 14, 3:20 p.
101.13”
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berg
marine opened fire upon the A1’ was
gonquin from a distance of 4,0001 men
the steamers, so she was boarded
by men from the sphmarinc who
placed four bombs and the Al-
gonquin was then blown up. The
crew was given plenty of time to
:leave the vascl. '
NEW
Algonquin. owned by the Ameri-
can Sm Line. of thin citv. was!
‘xeeently’mmtemd from British
i
misty
havenbcut eight Autumn .
her crew.
-o«.-
. i..‘
The Algonquin was torpedoed
and sunk on March 12, according _
day by the owners. Where the‘
torpedoing took place was not.
mentioned in. the message, which;
There were ten Americans, inf?
gLondon told of the apparent sate-iciuding the captain, on the Algon-
The Algonquin, a freighter.
When she left here on Feb. 20
twas one of the first American the Alg‘onquin’s owners expected j
hips to leave the United States her to reach the submafine zonc
latter Germany established her about March 8. It was assumed
dcr Canadian ownership. she was the war zone on a vessel flying'
the American flag than I do try: ‘
.ing to make my, way about New” , q
vm-‘r street". and dodging taxi-
cabs," he said.
'1 he Algonquin, owned by the q
to a report made by the American American Star Line, sailed from
any 20. .
There are two American steam—
LONDON, March...l4» 12:47 p. ships Algonquin. The one sunk
British registry. She was a ves-
sel “of 1,805 tons’ ‘gross,.245 feet,
built in 1888 at Glasgow and‘was
owned in Néw York. She was a
single screw steamer. ' ’
Among the American 0 ‘
on board besides Captain Nerds
of Chicago, mate, and Charles;
Schultz, of Brooklyn, chief cngis
near.
the officers a war bonus of fifty»
per cent. in wages and the crew:
m.—Accor‘ding to later ,, advices, bonus of 25 per cent. wit _
irom.Plymouth, the German sub-‘proviso that in case the would.
vards,‘ firing about twenty shells. with their wages until they're-t“
These were not sufficient to sink' turned to the United States;
NEW YORK, March 141—111
freigh steamship Fordoniln, also:
tan American vessel owned byf'tbie‘
lAmerican Stu- Line, has inched;
tsafelv it Genoa after acclaim
TO ‘the Mediocrzlneon» for more ».
RX, March 1 .-—The two weeks odlin. [2 Iubmdn‘ . . g
4 accounting. to I «bland use“:
heretodz the line. .
The by ion HUM,
. She was reported so Fl... Dec. :1.
cableg‘ram received here to‘,‘
from Penzance, England.
the owners announced, to—
first American
is to sail from the United
2 naturalized American citi-
today that she went consid—
to sailing, the Algono.
feel safer in sailingtthrough‘.“
I .
York for London on Febru-
recently transferred fromi'm
and 40 feet beam. She wag
itizens 5
were William T. Holmes;
Her owners agreed to give}
. ‘1‘!
captured 'or destroyed the:
were to. be paid the bonus.
Norwalk Chronicler