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General llussell Frost Named as Huge Scheme to Defraud “New lla-li
0hairman and Captain Wm. [I
lloyt as Secretary of Committee;
it mentions IDIEIIEII IMIIAIIDN ‘
0E REAI ANIICIE.
ve'n" Road Alleged by Prosecutori
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Hg“! Clly and Town Of l'orwaIIt , l‘l.ill'}’ Hoitlon .intl I“l‘ltllli )lt‘xilllllllil
“he \"ti'l‘ tli'l‘t‘filt‘tl 'l‘tic'dny tinder ll
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"Hull min-rant. issued trim, it;,. t”.
1l2. :nti don"t. i‘hz'it'llli: them \iitli
A it“, and cntl.ii:...istii- lilt‘ctiiit'I{lnlimli tpitnspiirtatioit Iltlu‘l" (-2 III]!
to tilt oiiiiiiillt‘c of 'l'i\'etil_\'oiit- iip-;“““ \“i'k- 3i“ Hilh‘ll t‘ llztilltirii
Iiul‘toml ('oiiiiisau, ”1-,. I.” the
“'llllt'l‘d jail Let-gins“ til tlp-ir on”!
bill!) to l’iiinisli bonds of .fjillllttl .m-ii,
t t: ho>tilitii~s. uii~ held yester. 1"“. ‘I‘l'l'fi‘l‘l‘lv‘i I“ ”1“ Jim“ “'1’!” («I
(luv titer-noon iit tint city hull. Ali'i'l”l ‘k‘l'f‘mjlm "”“Hmll “’“I‘ H
lot-Iii. l‘l'tlllltiltl‘i «it the v.iiiiioiltee wasl'm" “M‘m were rvnl'imlhid on fun.»
twist-rt AM.- llll'tl McNamara and ('IUI‘lltlll “PW,
"Illtitihsioii an to li’-: limit illt'lIltltE‘~, WITHIN“ yesterday ””"mm: ”1”" “I:
e. “It’ll; Norwallt in .t attire of tire-j {‘C‘f""“", "“"”"' Jlftl‘j'“ ““0th l .
l";'(‘tIlw:S \vere participated in by ‘ """ ”l'h" T'HMIUI‘ Willi to little
i-‘vi'ei'ut iiii‘nihcrs. Judge John Ki-ocli v H“ “W “" “r H“ mm"- “V"
1‘?‘)Ii’tll'.t‘ll lii.~' idczi of the “tll‘Ii ol' lhr;
(’Illlllllll‘t’t‘ in full. He. would divide;
lute ,((ilxlltllll(‘l' into iiiib~euiiiniitteci< of
(i. (it ‘Il to hart—rum» speeial work
Ellie. Oliver ll. Jncksotm
“infield-'11 tlint sine/E: the led (trims-E
c. ‘tlllii‘iidiltlll had iiindii a canvass for‘
tr-zltniiiizilles in this city, the conduit
1w iii v‘tiurcc of thl'= work might till
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]-li:’|’t ..t- of lll:lkll‘;l
\‘;el Iliii'.~ti'oiii,
prelim: for the
preparations in
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1,.ii: iii.iia'.‘lc information troin it.
S'UI’fllI‘W‘lltlt'll‘. Albert ll. \\'inclie.~'tei'
pm 1- brief talk, a~ tIIll John W.» --__.._.-_,_ ’,
‘l-t'lllltxz, Ilv‘:'(l til llt‘ Ilnlti‘l‘s' on; Ii.‘ill'I‘I7()llli, (‘tlllll., dittl't'll 22.
; IlllV.i‘Il‘ill. . All "her radical change in the existAI
("“11"“1” ““53“” “"9“" ““5 ""“m 1'“. Similar laws of Connecticut “as
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LutlhI',’ elected chairman oi the cont ,..(..n,m,.,.,i,..| to ”H. General
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.iifiiile: 'lltI William 1). Hoyt “its llli‘tl"i It.) today, when the Judiciary
coin ‘
porarv llltlll‘ltltln of )l‘.~l“l‘dil.\"5 "l“‘l'l ltl [ttl'lllll thi- sale on Sunday of milk
thi'n NW ”midi“: adjourned. ii I llilld'l') products. ice cream, confer,-
:uljotiitioil subject to the call of tilt" llltllt‘l'y, nonalcoholic liercruL'es, to;
chairman. Iitlt't‘ti and tobucconlats' suppliesp
‘Jn explaining his plan 0" (”twill/'1" inn-rpiipcrs and periodicals. I
Hull. 1'30!" 10““ KN‘QI‘ ”Wm“ “5' fol ’l‘i the senate went a report luv
lowa' 'oriiii; reference to a commission of;
live, to be named by the‘tzovernori
before July, the Fiiii'fieid county (ini-
nlbtzs bill favored by John '1‘. King
on it program of progressive lllt‘tlSlll‘t's.1
Everything: in the bill. which itiins to.
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Supt. Chapman and Other Instruct-
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Norwalti
'l'nt t‘li-tiiintoi‘y
livid another
,stltool It'lltlll‘l"!
;~i;“tt‘.~.~t'iil pureiit-tcuclt-
ilit‘t‘llll‘l ye. It :‘tluy iii the assent-
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All) lzzill of the center school. Nol-
l‘i\tlllriillltllll,fl Illt‘ unpleasant weather,
rill) lift) liiiicnta' were present.
Sup-.ii'isor tlcoiuc ii. 'l‘houipson
illlt'iittl llii' howling: ill b o'clock with
few words of veieoiuc. lle briefly
l‘..l.tllll'll lIit- inipui'tunei— ot' the pan
tilt and teacher! l'.l‘t‘llllL‘.“, and then
lllil‘i-Glll‘ltl .‘iupt-riiitciidciil lr.i l‘.
i‘liupiiiiin.
H..|it"l'IlIltIlLItllI t’liiipizziiii flittt' till
net-Hem tallt. He emphasized the
and: change: that hztd llilu‘il place in
,,. lilril (lt‘t‘; tie to industry in we Ill"
:im! 'ti‘til‘i'lllhil. llt' lemons-ii 1 . the
.~:‘I!t‘ilI." must I‘Illtl‘.“\‘ its well ii 'llll‘l
to littt'l lIIt’ tl"liitlltl.\ nl t‘t\l .‘utlltlll
’l~t Tril't izt-I apparent a cremation
Ilt- lilitl the :vl'lxtilll‘ \‘.Il‘l‘, per,
I’ll' not in: until as the part-iii“
lIllLIl] \h'lr-Il or not .‘i hood the
lit. .il ttl' liliit‘n'ien \i‘lslietl. but they
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Big Oelegation from Relief lodge
Come to South Norwalk for Par-
Fairfield School Committee to Act—-
' Nicholas Girl Dashed Stars at d
Stripes to Floor’
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..« lilltl :: little t: it would l't'lllttl) rm“ 3“ LI) Matti: :3 Action M’-
‘ "' ‘-' ““j "" f "i“ H ”ml" ‘ t'iu iiiuii .«cliool r'oii.iiiitice \\.II lul»
c.‘ it’iiu‘tx~ twin; l:'.£.ttl‘ to pt'oiiiote it. i“... t
l'ii.i llllll';l)t‘!‘ cf lllltlIrl and to ,i;i\'i
3, v i tlzl Ill:~'.l'l':i lltlli Iii lIl-tr‘i‘ \lllii lltt‘tl'
p.ituiil;ii' :"lifill'rl .‘llltl for those
.iivo iiti-tlril hint iiil Illicit Ll work no
.ii Ilt"I ?' i-3~.I..v in they Iitiu‘.
‘lIw :tiiit iii t‘w t-tl'Vt'l is to give
it mow oi ;.n liIllll'l‘lllltl Ill"
U ml ll 1 iii lllltll liilhci‘totorc has been
inn. llllt',“ .~..il Hui» rint~ iidcnt t‘liitp~
'll-‘tll.
llt- expromnl his appreciation of
pied attendance and llll'llttl all
tlii parents to tail; lively with'thc
ieititi‘diug the children's
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t'oiiowing lil-~ talk, “th Ntitlcford,
thi- nrwly appointed echool nurse.
;.":..-i a brief t-ilii on the ticccasity of
harm; u school nurse. llvr rcniui'lin
\veie insirtit'liie and to the point.
That the parents were in accord and
tlirit slit! could depend upon their
loyalty and support in the carrying:
in of her work was the belief ex-
prct-Hcd by Miss .\':tttcftird.
A nociul hour followed and light re-
l'i'u. littzcnts were served by the tench-
t'l'.- All thoue who participated in
‘l.(- incetiiic lltIIit'll t‘rirely with the
good resulted
William iiieiiihcr of" the
l’. Witt-ii.
lit...‘ii of Education. wan present :tnll
can ied licnrlily into the occasion,
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establish an agricultural and indus-I l; “as, imp...“ ,, ”Hump“ (hing ["1"
trial board, “in be considered b." 1““ IIlt'FI' who heard her that Miss Marie
commission, except niotliers' pensions; "a!“ came to Norwail: yesterday
“ 11M subject is now being consider? mic: while the audience filled the midi-
cd by the appropriations committee; ”Wm,“ of the library n lit to be re
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All "E PosSESSES TI“: “9'11“? "“1“““1 Fl bl” “'l‘l(‘l‘Ici-i-ttii.l that more of our connnunity
_.,__ , was intended to name. S. l). llowers,i dill not take :iduintage cl' fl“, 0pm“:
"" Bridgeport, " omnmiltee ‘0 codifyi turn!) to enjoy the beautiful tall;
the state laws and prepare a digest.l which 5}". gm“
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“0| "am Man Appraises l'abmt'es‘ 11' 1 HINT." or $5.000 6 ’l‘lit ("(iininunily club anti the Hill
$13,000-—Assets' lllClllllQ Only: Another favorable NM" “7‘" 0“ "I ride school. by their cooperation
bl“ "110081111! 3 fine 0[ $00 01‘ ”110°— hl‘hllRIll an unusual opportunity with-
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Wearing Apiarel giil‘o'it‘hsfiiu inn or‘both for anyone “110' in lIlt reach of our people and the
. . iu.ci.le.~ Ol lioldsuip to (lt‘l‘lSlOll any" on,“ Or Alisa vapr‘s talk will long
_.._._- :(illllz‘ person, because of nationality "M," with “s, -
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Ullilltttitr; that he ("Ill no lll0n0)'l”(”‘ “1 color. . buns Mayer‘s introductory account
whit \t'tllt‘ll to pry his {go for going "I‘m bl” ‘0 j0i“ 1h“ criminal an“~Iof lll( life and spirit of the villagers
into bankruptcy and ”in,” “it the no.1 ciiil sides of the common pleas courle; “t Obelimnmprgnu 59”,,“ to putdiei‘.
. rots he has consists of :1. Sit! suit of. or 1"“Iflil’hl county “'3“ recommended! bruit-rs into a receptive frame ofI
talcum; .ip. his back, l‘tai id l’lslioff 013“",1‘ “‘"I ‘0 1“" ‘rlltlll‘ttnl‘intioiis court inLiit.’ for the appreciation of the ties.
.Norwnli: :.'t’:alt‘l‘tlll)' filed-schedules in.1‘”,““"’~ , . :criptitms of the Passion Play itself.
pmmwm). in the other of Referee: ' lhc bill from the calendar l'L‘tllH’lllP. up“. Miss Mayer's great pmuesmpsg
l'nuku, Hg‘ (lochnps that 311 ms li:i-‘ mi“ 1'05' “l 5W" POllCl‘llll‘n “‘0'" $5 ('CiiJiltlt‘tl with the. beauty an intense
interest and gave to all who heard
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,lzci the feeling of being present at
a liililici. ware, incurred as a partner of, ‘U '34 a day “"15 adopted.
the Western Manufacturing company! I“ ”‘9 house “‘0 proposal ‘0 i“
‘ t to $3,000 salary of New Haven} an unusually great anti stirring event.
sinners “”110 l‘f‘it‘t‘lt‘tl- .ilies Mayer‘sowu personality reflects~
.Ilr. claims. that the St“ unit is tax—I‘m"
in an unusual degree the. spirit of the
i-mpt. ‘E—le lists his liabilities atf'c‘m‘l 09mm”
$13,606 (iii. '
‘ ruinimimity in which she lires and is
E" living proof of the truth that we
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[become like that. which we think
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leiicl: ‘tl't‘ listed are. as follows: HQ
r.i1\juf(flll3, 5165,71; Shovincky Son &I
‘ (30., $350;
l THCtiorkcs ibPastel. $33 ;‘ 1 Unfit. \Altliough the deep seriousness
‘jAuG-arholili, $225; A. S. Doesstmgifoklllv-ME EAGLES tor the" audience‘s mood made ap-
.$!,004.C B. Liebernmn' 3410.03; yl .‘ ' Il'littllii‘ seem out of place. they gave
.9.er $152.55: K. Horowitz,i , unmistakable signs of their appreclu;
. pop; 5; lli‘aun & tin)” $716.83: S.‘ ARE INIIIAIED lI~Ill and absorption and Miss Mayer
’Iil’lll‘fil \L' (70.. Slittll'i; M. Goldman} ,‘ ill-J‘t‘llt‘ll many expressions? of gratL-
‘ $76 30 Uti>ltk0t‘.‘ilz i“- spy”. $285.11;. i :uu‘c at The close of the. afternoon.»
Id. l) ltriralcr, $110.59: 1. and J. Rub-1 I At. the Hillside school litter Mists
n 9-. .
unto).
State President John Lurkin of An-' Muir have the girls of the school
Stair t'lce-Prcsldent Daniel moi-nu. the. evening some most inter.
Iii“ company, 333 :3; Amprim" \t'nol-‘O‘Com‘m' of Bridgeport, and the I’nst‘ taint}. accounts of her experiencen
4.... (yti‘ttmny_ 51.59155; “r. Karon &:presldt~nt, worthy president, ll“l.l'.‘l.i(t‘ her arrival in this country. She
mum. 31.02734.- A. Cohen, $405.81 iworthy viewpresldent or the Ansonln in... airway traveled widely and has
irmumuijm “21.27; N. Stem-v ‘kleerle, were'present at last night's ‘.i “(at appreciation of. the treincnd.
590.80: Rudolph Sunni“. $31; 3...'mel‘llllt; 0f .\orwalk Aerie, NO- 538. F. one development and possibilities of
“' I0. 14.. which was held in Red Men's
“It st M. l.. Mmt'tn’ a Co, Ni
unis. company. 361112;; Textile Fab-550"”
, M! W” Narrated m" mm. Rt” :1 ’ our country. \ Miss Mayor travels
.‘l‘ . . ”mm It Son. Smith‘s; blfA. b133,;‘éihall in Main street. Dr. William J. next‘wcek to Chicago which will be.
”me $109.07. l‘luuuicr :iiim,t'l‘rucey, the local health officer ad- l:.'r headquarters for some. time to
i‘ ‘ BF 8: Tflltnt‘nhnum (Ohio:
The proceeds of the lecture will be.
lurcssed the members, and after the ad-
;drona had been concluded a class of
- forty-one candidates was Initiated.
$30.10:
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the alleged tinpiiiictii- act ol‘
\‘t'ttilt'ri-tl Nlt'lltllllfi, ti linear-old girl‘
of English parents. in tearing the,
J‘llit‘l‘ltllll tttiit from Bernice Wheel;
er. and More of John Hawkins. chain?
inun of the llt‘iilrtl, :iiid stumping IlI
li'ltIl‘l' llt'l‘ feet in tho dint of the;
school room of the llljlll fill. The
Nicholas girl also tore t Ann-ricnn
if..: from th.~ waist of Miss it. turn!
flip. it teat-her ol' the lreshtiiun lliizii‘
school Cloris, lf in alleged. :i few iiouri
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liter on ftlondnywhfnrcti- 12-, shortly
bi-l'ow noun. No other reason than
’.l!i‘l a teacher of tlic l“ltll‘llt‘ltl eiulitli'
grade Ilit‘i eaid derogatory things]
ut.t|t‘.t lIlt' English people, last year, is
“lit ll h) the Nli'holas ulrl when :tflk‘
ctl tor a statement.
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iltrmy Officer Pleads for floral
Cleanups ,aiid Alleges Bribery
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it-f attempted bribery and violations
of lllt. excise laws in the vicinity of
;lI‘.t‘ military camp site at Plnttsburg
were made. by Captain .1. A. Beer of
the Second United States cavalry, in
cl-urge of the regular army post in
that city, before the nascmbly excise
committee yesterday. He made them
in arguing for favorable action on a
bill to prohibit the sale of lntoxlcunts
withln'it quarter of a mile of the Uni»
ts-d States military reservation at
I‘lattsburgh, or land ncai'bymsed as
at training camp. _ .‘
War Department Behind Move.
Captain Bner said he made his op-
position at the direction of the War;
department. All of his charges. he
declared, could be substantiated by
recordsfiat the. Plattsburgh post.
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The school authorities are going to
enforce nttendance at the local
schools. Those who do not, send their
children to school are going to get in
trouble and it may cost them quite a
bit (it change to get?) t of it. David
Epicito was fined $1t yesterday by
Judge George H. Vosburgh in the city
court. for iiot sending his son, Ralph,
to school. He paid up. Annie. Scha'rtz
Witt-i arrested yesterday for not send-
ing her son. Leroy, to, school. Her
(’11th was continued until Saturday
morning by Judge Vosburgh.
Detective-Sergeant Thomaar Hunt
briught. Charles Strutton to thls‘clty
lion. Hartford lo Yunswer to the
charge of blgumy. His case came up
t-rfort. Judge .Vouburgh ,iI-«tbe city
court. Attorney John J. Cuneo, rep.
resenting the defendant. filed a dc-
inurer. It swimmer-ruled and Strut-
ton was bound over to Superior court
undu- 83500 bonds.
dt-‘UlPtl to the Red Cross and it is
lion-d that whilethc, expeiiseii um
eomtwhat heavy there will be a fair
cum to turn over to
Milan.
'0 mm h“ .th be. H nut‘ :31, glh‘I'rhe meeting then adjourned. and the
Will: of medium. (or th~ ‘ttniembern repaired to the lodge room
in no meta m. it t t "‘3' In Wallmtieet. where. a Ioctol time
a ‘ - “‘ “l and refreohmontn were we:
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Albln Jones was arrested last night
for driving an lotto wt bar it
duller 1m in! find ‘
ID BE IAIIEN UP.
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gt NJ, 2’7, 1. t). (i. I".
outshone all EIS lul'll'tt r it'n‘oita I‘.l cu
‘lt‘lliillllll: visitors lilal t'\t’llll‘.‘—',, \iinii
llllltl Ltitigt‘, Nil, bl}, I. 0, (I). R, Ill
New ll.’t\'t‘ll, was the guest of the la-
t:.l i~i‘;::ii'iizi-.li..;i. lupitw t‘it- lllt‘lt‘
nu nt iii-.itlicr, :i llllt‘ litll‘lltlt \lil" Ilt'I'l
aid was follouid by the \itiz‘Iiinu til
”‘2‘ “until degree ttllil ti delicious
banquet. lt wu.‘ an ciein’iitr that will
:‘i‘thyh bi; looked Ilitt‘Ii to as the "Iit‘rl
cit-r."
’rllt llt‘llt'l‘ In,.lt;i- t-f Nt-t‘.‘ Iliivt‘ll,
(nine hero 1:30 ritroii: on the 7:170
train from New ll:l\l‘ll. 'l'hcy \Vt'l‘i‘
met at the elation by the local lodge.
lauded by :1. detail of the police tllltl
t-iiiipitnied lig. llthaf-{ltfil l‘..;..:
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wiltiii ‘. the in. l .5 .. .2 In lion
out toward vsi .i do. :..'.\‘ii \.
“it ' .‘il: ‘11 till! ..I. r i.. ,... ..
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Li H. l‘., ti 2.. .‘-‘-t I... til..'. {i ...i..,|il.‘u'
Iit'ti,“ irl' i'.t .. lion... ....tI intut‘l. 'u
1‘3 l‘l :t.~‘ the South Norwalli .‘tlctliti
dirtl (I.lllt'll and tiivti hut-ti H the
~lt‘..tIt;tlltl‘ll‘l‘b‘ oi the llulier Littltli' on
St'tit’i 31.13:! street.
lie. 'im' tlip intimii \\:3:~' :i iii-tiitl of
il.e police. who l-l‘trtlllt‘tl :2 pli‘;i~iii:
:i'it.t-:,iii:iie. t.')i.~wl,v behind them
tied the i't'li‘iillii'l t‘l‘slllllilli -, tiinvm-
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IDDAI DPIIDN ON
SUNDAY AMUSEMENIS
llouse Passes Bill Giving Cities of
10,000 Population Right to Bal-
lot on the Question
‘llAJRTFORD. March 223M“! the best
legislative contest. of the General As-
;einbly to date, the House here yester
lay passed the Martin bill. to allow to-
ciil option on Sunday amusements. by
n strongr vote of 137 to 89.
Immediately after the vote was tin-
nouncbd Representative Peaslcy, itin-
iority lender. moved to reconsider and
hoped the motion would not prevail.
The House gave a mighty about of
noes and the bill is now sent on ‘to the
Scuttle. i
it is believed that body will pass the
bill and send it to the governor who is
reasonably air-(e to sign it, according
to all accounts.
May Vote on Question.
The chief features of the measure
urc that towns of over 10,000 inhnbi
tnnts, and there are 14 of them in the
state, have the. privilege. upon peti-
tion. of voting upon the question
where Sunday amusements and recre-
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HARTFORD, Conn, March Lil-«Gov-
ernor Holcomb today declined to :im-
pllfy his statement made yesterday to
the effect that men hostiledo the Unit-
ed States were engaging in military
drill nightly in Connecticut.
"i do not intend to give out in ad-
vance any information that will be of
benefit to the enemy,“ said the gov-
ernor. \ , ,
When pressed to bc-vu little more.
definite. the. governor admitted that be
included Hartford among the places
where, there, was such drilling. lie
would say nothing further.
United States District Atlcfiioy
Thomas J. Spellncy hue addressed to
the. governor a letter in which lie
call-t; upon the latter to furnish in-
formation for the- benefit of the fed-
eral government. to back up the gov
criior’e statement about hostile dril-
‘llii’g, The dietrlct attorney calla the
governor's attention to the fact that
government agonln have been at work
in the state'for sortie tinte’und have
had the assistance of‘tho state pol-
tce."1‘hese ageirln‘know nothing of
any such houttlc drilllng, nor do the
stale. pollce, says the dintrlot nttor-
nay. ,. ’
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33 Cases of Meningitis an: 62 of
Smallpox
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"hirtvtlii‘cc ('.t<i\' (ll spinal inert-
irritis and sixty-tun crises of mini!-
pm- were reported to the state. board
of liiiilth during; February, according
ti: lIlt monthly bulletin instit'd yes-
icruuy by the“ board. lituhit'cn deaths
reunited front Spilllll iiiciiingitln while
noun of the tilllllllDOX cases were
intitl. ’l‘otal deaths for the month
numbered 1,818 and the death rate
Wu.- 17.6 per cent, 1.5 per cent. high—
er than the average. death rate for
1"(‘lfllittl‘y in the last five years and
1.3 per cent. higher than the annual
death rate for 1916. Two hundred
and sixty-six deaths during the
month resulted fr'oin. communicable
diseases and 294 of the deaths were
infants under the age of 1 year.
(it tho conuntinidnbc diseases.
tiere were 600 cases of measles, 179
cases of diphtheria and croup and
[56 cases of tuberculosis reported
during the-month. Measles canned
the death of ten people, seventeen
died from diphtheria and crotui and
179 meople from various forms of
tuberculosis. 0f the four larger
chies, Bridgeport had the highest
death rate for February, 19.4 per
cent. Hartford had it death rate of
19.: [er cent. The death rate for
town: of 5.000 or more inhabitants,
was. 17.9 per cent. and for towns of
under 5,000 inhabitants, 15.9 per cent.
lzi the report, the. board says that
there were 350 cases of smallpox re-
ported in Connecticut during the last
fewlinouths and only eight of the
inflicted persons had ever been vac-
cinated. Not one of these eight had
been vaccinated within fifteen years
it says that of the 238 cases of small-
pox in Waterbury, not one was for‘
eirn born and that of 20,000 school
children, not one has ,coutracted
smallpox since. the general vuccina~
tici: was ordered during the. holidays,
although more than fifty had the dis-
ease before January 1.
'l‘he back cover of the bulletin
{tears a diagram showing the center
of the smallpox epidemic, Waterbury
and the various places in New Enu-
lautl to Which tlie'diseaue has spread.
All but two of these cases. which ex-
tend to Massachusetts, Rhode Island
and New Jersey, but? been traced,
either directly or indirectly, to Wait
"'l'l)lll'_‘/. On the front cover, the state
board of health prints a'guarantoe to
show that within one year one. life
had been saved for every $500 placed
at ils disposal.
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NASI-ltlA. N. iH., March 22.—Flro to-
day destroyed the Spring Street Gram-
mar school, causing a loss of $100,000.
it is supposed to have started about it
boiler‘in‘tlie basement. The. four-story
brick building formerly was use/l as a
high school. ‘, . . ,.
. ‘-3tonmgton Grist Mill Destroyed.
STONINGTONHContL, March 22,—;
l~‘lre today destroyed the, grain and
"grlst mill of the C. W. .Cumpbell com-
.pn;.y ,,cnuslng a loss estimated tit
The governor referred to Hartford $160,000;Nallonallluprdumenton duty
ic_h drlfltni;
be local not,
It tilt, ‘ ad
he j a . . place tn» which, at
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at the railroad; bridge? over .the‘ Pave.
cutuoltnlver, d in!
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drum 'fl‘O é
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WIIN IHE MAIN GERMAN ARMY
in
Major Forces
Making a Stand at the Forest of Couc
ENENCH ARE IIDPEIIII 0E DRIVING A WEDGE
“IIIIIDIIGII GIIEAI GERMAN MASSES IHEIIl'
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President Wilson is Preparing the Address to Congress
andL Rumors of Peace Are Again Afloat _,
I French troops or
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with the main German army and
what may prove to be the initial.
tory has opened before the gates.
of La Fere. For the first time
since the great German retreat
ing has given way to the thunder-
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major forces. The Germans are
matting a stand on a line running
north and south of La Fete, from
St. Simon to the Forest of Coucy,
a distance roughly estimated _a,
about twenty miles.
The position selected by the
Germans is protected by the Cro-
zat Canal and the Ailette River,
a tributary of the Olse, but in
this line the French have driven
a great wedge directly in from; 0
La Fcre and reaching to within
two miles of that important town.
On this wedge is based the hoped
General Nivelle has out-manoeuv-i
red Field Marshal von Hidden-i
burg, and that La Fete is (Iberia-
ed and with it the whole of the
famous ,Hindcnburg line. Park
believes that the extraordinary.
speed with which the French,
have'advanced has dieconcerted-
the German plans and renders
probable a continuation of tho"
Lretirement: to the Belgian from
her.
, The official Berlin ‘ reports-
Ithrow no light on the situationi
but it seems certain that able
days or even hours must~decid
the fate of La Fete. ‘
The situation on the British
front i: somewhat more obscure
owing to the rather vague char-
acter of the British official 're
parts. The latest repdrts from-
London say that General Hatfi-
has pushed ten miles east of-thg
Somme at some points. Measured
from Peronne this would place
the British within four or five
miles from the vitaLpointMpSStr.
Quentin, and this estimate is
supported by unofficial‘dispatches.
from the front.
The German
retirement is
'of Arras, and in: this pivotal re—
gion General Haigreports steady
progress, but no localities are.
mentioned which might: give T‘vai
clue to the relative importance- of:
the advance. ‘ I .~
Apparently " the” "spasmodit:
fighting in the Champagne an .
Verdun sections has! ceased, for;
the time being, at leapt, but im
portant news comes from anoth
er and for distant field of th
world war. The Russians, driving:
forward from Persia, have erase
ed the’ Hesopotamian border;
tone point, while a second army,
continuing its advance from Kit
manshah in support of the Britta
advance from Bagdad. This mp " '
that the retreating Turks are
,ing ,monaced from three pi
and; according to Allied millt‘
anemia, are. threatened ‘ by
digest» than seventh
greater-5‘
of artillery and the clash of"~
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AND iii: Blllll MAY inn
I ling lies Given Way to Artil—‘
, the Germans
stage of the greatest battle of him":
began patrol and rearizuard fight-" '
of French military critics that
pivoting from their positions east: .
Norwalk Chronicler