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ESTABLISHED 1870,
Entered at the 80th Moi-Wall: Foot
1 Office as Second Gian Matter.
SOUTH NORWALK, court, MONDAY,\ APRIL 2,
IIIIIIE NEAN #
iiilMSHIP
V Excitement Caused III New london
by Story that line Was Close to
the human Shipr Willebad
mu-
.IIIIIE IIIIIIEIIIIE .. I j
IIIIIIEs IIIIII IIIIIE
EIIlra Police Are on Guard at the.
StateAPier
u...”
.NlI“i\ LONDON, VApIil 2. -—t.‘o_nsid
(Ir-able IacIIInII III was caused how in
(thy lI the spreading of the rcpottI
that It crhle had been pirkul up in
tho IrcirriIII of the. (‘IIInrun stcarrrcr-
Wilthl ad. which is bin: at the Stutci
'1zl'IIr. in“ East New London. Some. oi
the reports new to the effect that
«mine had bIIIrI discor'crctl under thef
'i‘liames riIIII bridge. Those who
, know Lillylllllll- about the affair are
very reticent but. it “as stated on
gtod authority today that a firm tug
amt-mi up II Single line cubic heavily
insulated near the State Pier while?
grappling along Ibe bottom Sunday.‘=
ll an attempt to get the cable to IlIII‘
II
on: face it was broken, an conse-
growth the connections were not die“
closed. Today two small boats’wi'tf
.gmppiing for the oublo- Last nigbtA
on cairn police guard was placed at"
the riot and ii is being maintained;
today;
Rubnuuine‘ Di from the local base. ‘
is at the pier and several sailors onV
iduty A conference was held ast,
night II which an attempt to discov'
(Continued on VTwelfth Page).
HAN PHAN lNSNEASlll
' VEHHN PNHNNSHHN
l
MIIls Needed or campaign for it:-
tioultural Preparedness of Fair-
field county Farm Bureau
- «In this hour of the nation‘s trial.
{with load prices stability plain; white
.. puppllcs are diminishing. the direct-
film of the Eilrfield County Farm? ”Bur
’ -~ 19941 IlrnIe decided to commit an 'acIiIe
bampaign for backyard and vacant lot
IVg'u'd ens. . - -
A L‘IA‘lro time Or the county agenI ls
. already filled by the normal program
of 7the organization, which ”was map-
pod out with the appr'mal of the
State College of Agriculture and
Lwhich includes- considerable work
“hiding the lihcs of more economlcm
milk production, farm mnagrinenr
a‘gume growing demonstrations, po‘ul-
.try selection and some boys! and
girls‘ clubsE 1
éln ripite of the fact that the bureau
*r‘row needs $1. 500. 00 for this, its nor
Inn! work. the directors. feeling that
New England was too dependent on
other: states for its f‘ood and that a;
serious shortage might speedily re1
suit from a‘yV tie- up of transportation
5 o——-V—.V
(Cantinuod on Page Two)
l NIL HASH EMPEHNEES
l0 BESSNE “EARNENS”
The -.J & J. Cash Ltd. com
V V 9311?; lb
.- displaying their usual progressiirc
. ng their e
“F. total n‘g. .pr Vrnploy'es
on Chestnut street is
a.“
CAPE. HEllEAN SHlE
V‘: csts.
iVV
garden” p‘roilucg- A .,
A tllhble land' adjoining. .
[HES IN [0N8 ISEAND
Well-known in Business Circles in
' Nomalk and Nortliport for Many
Years "! V A
.,
Iaptain Dexter K. Cole. formerly
one of the best known residents of
Norwalk and of late years residing
in NothpVort Long Island, died at
his farm in Smithtown. Long Island,
Saturdays He was eighty years of
age. He had been ill only a day, and
heart failure is given as cause of his
demise.
, Captain Cole was a native of the
Itowayton section of the Town of
Dpricn. and rc‘dcd there for many
years. He has always interested in
the shipping industry' and had one of
the model ship years in this settion
of the country. ,hlany of the finest
\IIsscl‘s afloat years ago were turned
out under his direction. Later he on-
gagcd in oyster cultivation, and amus-
scd- II 1l‘ortunc. llc retired from this
business a couple of yours ago. when
lII1 disposed of all his oystcr inter—
l’rcvions to llltll time he had
considerable money invested in Corr—
1IIII:_iiInt.V
bionic your: ago he IIIInoIIIIi from
l‘IIIIIIIIIon to Nortlrpurl and engaged
actlelu in business pursuits in that
pinto He was president oi the North
port National Burr}; un'd IiIcpIcstdcnt
of the Northport Electric light (our
party. His extensive and IIIIll-I-Iqulpp
ed form in SInithtmIr‘I “as onII of his
hobbies and ire spent much of his
time in that place. He lcnIcI-I n wirl
(III and three daughters Mrs James
Seymour, Mrs Charles J. l’ldgemr and
.\lr:1,VW1nlIeI Donahue. all of North-
port. He also leaves a sister. Mrs.
Susan Davis, of Darlen, and Iw
ibr-oihers. John Cole of East Norwnlk
and Ilickson W Cole, of Rownyton. A
wmnwrmim W11be held“:
rom his late borne tomorII'Iou after—
noon. and the remains will probably
be' brought to Rouuyton. for inter-
merit in the family plot in Union
cemetery.» r ».
a. ,.
HINlNNS AS Alll0
ANrs. Norman Plat: fleets Death at
Sewers-Four Idlers lIIVIrt
SEYMOUR. April 2.5Mrs, Herman
Plain of Are oirla was drowned and
four other on upnnts of an automo-
bile driven by her son William Plutz
of the same place, narrowly escaped
II similar fate yesterday afternoon,”
when the machine standing on an.
on grade, 'its gears reversed backed
through a fence and plunged into the.
Naugatuck river 2i) feet below.
Completely lmmened.
The automobile and its occupants
were completely.» immersed in the
water When the machine settled it
was lying on its side; making it diffi-
cult for- giro passengers Ib extricate
AthemseiILs The quick motion of
Charles Murray and Alfred Platz, also
of Ansonia who had left the- machine
When it came to a stop on the hill
probably saved the lives of the other
four Occupants Both men rushed
h w
(Continued on Page ’lA‘w olV
SNIZENS Will HISSNSS
SHHNll DllElHPMENl
At. the re est of the County
Development ommittee of the bridge-
port Chamber of Commerce and the
Falrfieid County Farm Bureau, May or
Carl Aurel Harstrom has called a
meeting of a-representative group of
Nor-Walks citizens for t
the purIpose of interesting the people
of this city in‘ a. county conference to
be held in Bridgeport in a few weeks
to mobilize the. (pvillan- forces {or
most. effective action VAhVI-ough unity
of effort.
this plan that the time has come‘ to
federatc the various Interests rind
' Activities of the county rund‘er so'me
definite plan of action for the solu-
Itch chommon' bounty ms and
VVI'.Vor common oonirtytncedo
SiiUiHS INA
HEN WIIII MAY
Working on theory that New Haven
WARN PHUSE l0
HANNS lVVllAllVlV VllAlNEllAl from m Papa, Wears German
brrow ofter-
noon at 4 ociock at the city hall for
It is the thought of one pimp of-
1917.
I
Ragapd Somewhat Warmer Tonight
Nerve That’s it ..
REASON WHY. ‘
WALK HOMES
THE SENTINEL.
DISPENSABLE. .
. v. _7_ ....__.1. ... ...__.« w— ,_ .lv . _._., _.
‘Prbclaniation by the Mayor
~ In view of the present national crisis, I desire to assure
all persons of foroign birth, Vresiding' In the city of Norwalk,
. that they need fear no invasion of their personal or property
rights. so long as they go peaceably about their“? business
and conduct themselves in a law-a iding manner. ‘ '
The United States has never, at any war confifited
the property of any foreign resident unless by his own hos-
tile acts be made it necessary
1I take this formal means, therefore, of declaring to all
foreign-born residents that they will be protected in the
ownership of their property Vand money, and that they
will be free from personal molestation, as long as they obey
tCth laws of the State and Nation and the ordinances of the
ity
And I urgently request all our people to mirntain a
calm and considerate attitude toward everyone» wwithout
. regard to his nationality. V AA
,....~
I CARL AxVEL HARs'erM..
" ' ”PEEP...-
fipril 2, 1917. . V 1 . ‘ I
we»: ".I
irIEsIIEIII south I
can VII") Williltitlitlll
A
I
Will be interested' Ia' conference of;
labor, health and Welfare Workers i
«urn—numb
The last l'nitcd States
-M---._.___wc
A..V._._.
MENAOE “SIAIEA (' unurc so
created a council of natiouul (ll roman.
Arc/consist of the secretion of var].
secretary of tho navyumreruu of
the interior. secretary Iii agricultutc .
secretary of commerce and secretary;
of labor. it 'Irlao created an advisory.
committee. correlation of sVVeIen por-
‘ 39118.1
A In order- to perform1.iIA duties each
, :Vmcmber of tho oddisory committee
A was made chairman of a committee to
be responsible (or its specific work:
ISIIIIIuel Gompers, president of the Arm
erican Federation of Labor, was made
a member of the advisory conunittec.
and as such is chairman of the comV
mitten on labor. including the con
lANE NH SHANSES
m “mm “IIV. NON “fi' He has asked a number of men and
women from different walks of life
who are interested in tlIe'nation, to
contribute of their tir‘no‘tmd ability
May be "5cm Pivot for tinti-
American Operations lth Nona.
lsfinmv‘”
Cohrsin Public to this work. One 0'! 'tlrosc. latter is
John W; Sculloy. of South Norwalk.
‘ . » president of the United Hatter-8’ of
“WV HAVEN. April ‘2.—-Worklng North America. flihe first meeting of
on the theory that if internal troubles
develop in Connecticut is the result
of It declaration of war against Ger-
many. New llnv.cn by reason of its lo-
cation and its large number of muni-
tions plants maybe used as a pivot
for anti-American operations in the
state United States secret service
men havebcen conducting an lnva’s
ligation for several weeks'in this sec
tlon. to be prepared for orcniuali-
ties. L"
the committee is being lIold‘in Wash-
ington. D. (3.. today and Mr. Sculley
left this city last night for the capi-
.Ial He will be engaged for II week
or more in the work ,,
SENAlHN [ANNE
SElS ENNIEH
1WASHlNGTON April, 2.~—A person-.-
Aal encounter between Senator muggy
WAR SERMONSV HEARD {of Maesu'chusetts. and Alexander.
Bannwsrt. of Dorchester. Mass. in
——a-——-— A
Pacifist and AntI-Pacll‘ st Pilgrims
Beszsge congress and did their
Views
VthonIquedV on MnIgIIuI Il’anc)
cent down: Occurred todaydp'thotcop.
rldora of the Capitol Bannwart with
Vthe Rev. Pflfi'l Harris Drake. of Christ
Church Dorchester. and several other
men and women of pacifist delega-
tions. called Senntorx Ledge to the
door of his committee room and. ask
ed him to vote against a declaration
of war with Germany. Senator Lodge
replied that if President Wilson ask
_ _ 1 ed for such. a declaration be certain-
’ ' A ly Would support it “'
ASHINGTON. ADril V2.—-Pacifl§tA “That is cowardice.”
and anti pacifist pilgrims beseiged of . of the .gi-oup.
flcini sthington today in" an eleven “National IfiVgeneracy is worse than
th hour effort to influence Congress cowahfllice." replied Eire Massachusetts
toward' their respective views ‘Of lm- senhto.'._ ’
pending ‘I‘var II rth Germam Street ""You are u coward, "
parading was denied both by pullca Wart
orders, but the program of each call A "Yorpare a- liar," rcto'rted Senator
ed for unorganized sidewalk proces-
sions to the Capitol, where scooters‘
and representatives might be canvass
ed for their peace or war ideas. .
IV retorted one
said Bonn
‘Bannwart adIrInced and struck the
senator, who then; despite his sixty
.odd years, launched a blow that sent
grams from all parts of the country ot‘the corridor.
poured upon the Gopltol and White
Hence .Aeithcr pm .‘for peace or
urging drastic ac to uphold Am police.
erlcan rights and...’ or ‘
Most pnciflsls
York and other“b as under the di-
motion of the Emergency Peace Fed
, They winged Va meeting
this attrnoon
warn; VscIVIo'ocs
this unie .' f ‘
Mayor. - - AV
which-the senator knocked. his oppo- .
Simultaneously thousands or tale} IBannwdrt sprawling on the hard tilesl
here from New :PATRIOTID EXERCNSES- IN NOVR.
SANSNESS IS
READY EON lHE
WAN MESSAGE
President Wilson Says lie Will Do-
liver it Late This Afternoon or
i
I
Early-in the Evening A
Will HEAL BRENNAN
Straggle Between Democrats and A ‘licd Capitals with Rumors of aGreat Counter Oltensl“
by the Germ_a_ns in tire NcVar- Future
Republ' cans Over ll0li3f‘V Organi-
zalion
«A
\‘I'n‘Sllt‘.\("‘l(l'\i Mull 2'
Incl in extraordinary session to do.
(ride the quc.» :Iion of “or with tier I
lllltll\. First ('I‘illil I‘lrII strqulII ‘llt-
IIIIII»II Democrats and llcpllblifltl‘h'
IIIIII oruanizution of the House. WiIlIVl
Athal completed. Congress will
may to hear President Wilson's Incs
sum on the most serious interrItIIioII .A
.Il trials that has Iont‘rouIeIi llll‘ on I
lion since the I‘ hit \VIII.
St‘illllllt‘lli at llit‘ (‘Irpitoi :Ippzmnl
|_v predominated '1III ti. declaration of
war of I). dIItlnr tion that at state of
war cxlsts. I'Ircii‘rsts in both llousc
4' IIIIAg'II In
t
«Ind Senate III-re to bi heard from.
but believed I at opposition II ould be
effective. it comet!“ may, that the
week would be well-advanced before
action is taken
Even at the last minute tremendous
moral pressure for or against war
was being ex’erted on members of
Congress in their constituents. Innin-
ly through the medium‘ Or telegrams
'whioh continued to pour in today. To
dhcsc were added personal appeals of
paclilsts and antl-pasiflsts who came
here ‘ln forcog each to combat the
arguments of the other.
All signs early today pointed to I;
rather speedy Democratic Iictory III
the House by the reelection of Champ
Clerk as speaker over Representative
Mann. Republican candidate, and the
resultant dictation of committees by
Democrats.
President Wilson has written his
message and his" appearance before
Congress only awaited notice that the
House had effected organization, and
that both houses were ready to hear
hlnr. The Senate now is organized
(Continued on Sixth Panel
EAVPESl PENllElll l0
n...- ,m...
Vienna Sari”. Visitto “ultimo
Nears No change in Relations
AMSTERDAM. April 2-—'Via Lon
the semi—official ”Norddedtsche All-1
to Washington,
hire relations botw n JIAusIriarlIIun-V'
gary and the United States. Diplo-
our charge Vd'affuires in Washington
and by the Amtirican cha
fairer; here. Mr. Penileld is
AVVVto return to Vienna Vin about three.
months." 1 ‘ ' ' . .
Penfield May Not Return.
WASHINGTON, Aprll 7ll.—I-Stute. Vde
Wt and several of his friendsA partrnent oflictats declined tonight to
were taken in charge by the Capitol “F0"
aux} lie it been recalled by
NEIHNN l0 ANSlHIA
BRITISH AN
All In
0f Si.
This is the Town
burg Line—Tut
lHillEEN NNNNS HEN
NEUEVEH DNHNNE
UgParty lost Outside Boston Harbo
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genrelnc Zeitung" of Berlin aay2s --‘ A
“With a view of obviating all mis A'Recentlr the uprer‘ school
understandings we are authorized to creased SO much and SO many older
state that the Journe' of Frederick c Aglrls have wished advancement albng id
Fathom, the Ameri an ambassador. broader
men 3 no (-11ng in. Miss Margaret R. Brendlinger and.
final Iinterest centers _
Where the Turks have s
» further reverses and h
A With the beginning of the school’ofV the British and. Rugs“ 3
e dlaf- YEN
peeled u‘ry department will- be given up and
any light upon the departure;
from 3 Motor Boat
m
lYNN, lll.Isa..ApI1ii 2
13 ,Iourrg IIIIIII lost their lives in the
wreck of the motor bout Moxie whichA
has been missing since Thursday
duo. Thiamine from
found on oneIo the Brow terolslandsK
outside Boston harbor', by Cuptuin R.
H bertson, father of one of the
boys. ‘tuid owner of the boat. Cap-
Iain Robertson identified the wreck
said he was now convinced that his
son and the 12 young men who ac A
compnnled him on a pleasure trip had
lost their lives.
Thirteen in Party
it was at first thought that there H318
were only 12 in the party, but. last main German forces. . f‘ .
With St. Quentin Van'd Lo "
practically inrtl're grip ‘
li.es ,the Lille-Leon l'
doomed and military chi
press the Opinion thVirtAV
Field Marshal von Hind
night a coal was found on one of the
outer Brewsters and was identified as
that of Lester Mcclean:'whose pres
once in the party brought the list- up
to 13.
it is belieIed that the boat struck
Fawn bar off the Winthrop headlands.
Residents of that part ‘of the coast
said they saw a light Ana the bar
Thursday nightA and heard cries for
help. The conditions of wind and tide
w‘rcckage onto the outer Brewsters
where the hatch and the coat have al-
Vreedy been .reéOvercd.
CHANGE (ll PNENN Al
LANSIHEV SSNHHl
The patrons and. pupils of the Hill
bide school will be interested in a
recent announcement of a decided
gur-ated for the coming year.
and has offered courses in primary
intermediate and high school work. i
lines that
Miss Vidu Hunt Francis have
......
ly decided to 'adll to their curriculum
metro intercourse continues to be a thorough course in Household Sci
. maintained and is looked after by 91109
6’ -.
in September. 1917, the prim-
no Children admin?!" hereafter below
the fifth grade. Tire spacge gaine
will train pupils in the setup.
ENENSH
SKINS Al HAHN
QUENTIN .lNSl N
at arlIs the Backbone oi the hind
of in Four Railroad Lines- in Poss
sion of the Allies and e Other/Awe tinder l‘ircV
fl?” .,
ngIIzIIIIII urn IIIIIIE EIIEEIIE filiNl‘N Altitl
IIIIII IEIIIIIIIs Ins? InEIIs III IIIIE VIVI__IIIEVIV_IIEIIIEI VON IIIIIIIEII ~
The British and French
knocking at the door Of St. Q
_ the mediaeval town
marks the backbone of the
Acallcd Hindenburg lino. Of
‘four railroads entering the
two are impossesslon o'f tb 'A
and the remaining two are
fire of their gone. This .
that the garrison must d
‘ Aupon a precarIous supply lin , 'V
“1'0“ ”II“ I crated at night and that on
of the city as a base is gon
parently its fall is certain,
night, apparently has confibrmedvV VtoV this fggfiumlmo: ‘3 a“? V
will win
ready has been partly to:
Athe Germans.
To the no Q
age as belonging to the Moxie auaAthe British a c surging to
'along a thirty—mile tron
rapid advance In the last few
unaccompanied by Any
A fighting, proving flap;
nevercOnte AA
or that he was out en '
the amazing rapid advance
since then Would have swopt the French toward La FRO
At present the French
have relinquished the up IA
the British I'whor
Iwedge in the»,
Apartant town of Le Could
‘lmiles nOtth of St. Que
IishW outposts. At the sons
‘Gcneral H‘aig is' con .
lraids In the Arras' sector.
Alicia] reports indicating ’
portant operarions are
this, the extreme north Vpo‘ .
i change of policy Which is being innu the battle lure. A V '
French activity Is that by
school has always had a college pron deuce east of sagging. ' ’
idem—Tompkins “0m Vienna of; paratory and a general department sharp salient. has been fomV
the German lines, the brea
which will lay bare the" 1m
Cramne plateau, the. mod
al‘le burner to General N
the principalsdgfurrher advance. ‘ '
In the other tho-titers of II
Thel
has it I
summataon. A'
reinfo ed 'Vl‘urlrs to take; tlt
giving up the primary departm nt fenslvé has. been crushed all
will be used for the development oft
ldepartment of. Hou’sehold Science.
This department will be org'anlied in.
rAmbItssadmA- Penfleld. from Vien a thoroughly mutual manner and'
no. They would not admit that am will be in: charge of a trained tna.
ambassador was on his Way h me.’ or “FUND!“
by
6though the officzal
meagre, the indications
(Prenatal Maude' ls Within-fit,
it aims to do more than
391m,“ merely Satisfy a popular demand
/
dis id!
affinities .
out or St.0
is not yet in touch Wt
niplated '
\
Within five miles Of
in Mess)
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