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SOOTH NORWALK, CONN;
SATURDAY, APRIL
1917.
14.
Probably Fair Tonight and sunday.
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Stephen Novall Goes Security for
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Victim Probably Dazzlell by Heali-
«spun linotlier Passing Bar
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‘As ’11“) result of a} hearing held by
Coronerfdohn J. i’helan o. the death
of »mfl'ed P. Chihuk, of Spring Hill
road, the unfortunate victim of on
automobile accident, which occurred
Sunday evening, Daniel Gull, Jr., of
Austin street, was rev-arrested yester-
dny afternoon on charges of man-
slaughter by Detective-Sergeant
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’ 20 Men Placed on Board u. s. ‘3.
North Carolina“ at Portsmouth,
11. li.——lieut Benton on Georgia
The Seplinel is in recoipt of a letter
front one of the Norwalk- Naval
Militia boys on board the U. S. S.
North Carolina, which contains some
interesting information, a portion of
which we are permitted to print.
The writer states that after passing
physical examinations twenty-one men
of the Fifth Division, of Norwalk
were merged with the Third Division,
of Bridgeport, and made up a com-
plete division These men were the
first of any of the Naval Militia of
the various states to be mustered into
the federal service for ,active duty
The men departed from the bead-
quuricrs in Boston last Wednesday
nmid cheers that Were deafening. and
are now on board the worship North
Cnroi‘inrl. Any local friends. who
wish to communicdte with them can
do so by addressing the men, U. S. 8.
North Carolina. care New York post-
master. The local members are: Wil-
lidm G Scott. William Heating, Wil-
liam (r.otty William Altos. Willium
Morlbu William Baylis l’rtcr Christ
‘iano. lilichael Olean, John Snyder
Herbert Weed] Reiss, Frank IAWHOD.
Hurry Snil‘l‘en, Francis Joyce, Ii.
Bloom, Edward Flarety, Nicholas
Christiano. George Ilosc. John Quin-
tard, Louis Kuhn. Gunnur Sjostriind.
Lieutenant Harry Stacey Bentmi‘,
uiio lift Nolwulk in (omniund of the
'l‘liorns-slluni.‘ and is held on bonds
0182.,000 furnished by Stephen Nm
all The hearing was held in the]
court room at the city hall, yesterduy‘
rifteinooii
v’From r lexicw of the general tel-iii1
worry, it would seem that Gull was
not proclaiming at speed exceeding 15
miles an hour. Testimony tended fol
show that the corner of Cedar street
and tire (‘onnbctiout Turnpike, where;
the accidenthd period is poorly light
Hi and that (311111411: had been daz‘zlcdl
by the glam-1.01 llhe headlights oil
uiiother mischine which was proceed-
f'ng toward him. The testimony tended
to prove that he sucrv ed to the left
and stopped directly in front of the
car which had been turned in the some
direction in order to pass by. At the
time ofxiiie accident Chllruk, accedi-
printed ivy his wife. was returning
home after being the guest of Mrs.
Mary Ssirsnek. of South street.
. “Aflhunlryrreii was the first witness
to roller testimony. He said that
Gail; together with William Sniffcn,
“Robert and Albert Devlne and him-
self «tr-ad driven to New York city in
the morbing. They started for home
about 4:30 o'clock, and everything
was alright until they had reached
Coder street on the Turnpike when
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. «black Roth, William Moran turd At»
torney Edward J. Quinlan have filed
their report to the Norwalk Probate
'3 Court, cs a committee to hear claims
against the estate of the late Mayor
William B. Hubbeil. ‘ The principal
- claim agnius the estate is that of Miss
L, Lola i‘ linbb‘ell a neice, for $11, 000,
g alleged- 10 be due on a note. was de-
tried, as were also two other small
' ones, as they were not filed in time
,_ «The (state amounting to about
*- 540. 000 viii be ample to meet all of
the ’befllltsts of the late but nranu
lecturer.
“The {rebate committee's report on
. claims follows:
Claims Allowed.
liiccio‘ lrrothers ............ 3 10.80
limb". Carpenter ............. 47.70
‘ Jones is Hotchkiss I .......... 55.04
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Wilson sales a durum
Speech on lli'iiy ot‘tlie Piston
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Report by Dr. lliee Brings Patriotic
Songs and Great Enthusiasm
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it. was "hurrah day! with theNcw
York East Conference at its morning
session ylsterduy in St. Mark's Meth-
odist Episcopiri Church, Ocean ave-
nue and Beverley rend. Brooklyn.
There was really a riot of patriotism
Thefiliiglllg of “America"
brought
the members to their feet and cheersuvt"
and upplauurv were frequent and loud,
with patriotic songs intervening,
President Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt
and others were cite/red.
Professor
loriil men has been iissisncd for dutyl “ N m". rend n stirring patriotic
on the [T S. S.(‘e01giii.imd hils ill-419; art by the committee on the State
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The State Young Men's Christian
lAssocliitiori of Connecticut plans to
put within reach of every boy in the
Young Men’s Christian, Association.
A new department has been added
to the work in this state, known as
the “County Work " which operates
in the small villages and rural dis.
tricts. This type of work is being
100 counties in the United States.
Every other state in New England
has had such a department to sue-
witli the single exception of Connecti-
cut.
County- Widc Young Men's Sunday,
April 29,1917.
To rightly call attention to the
claims of this work among the boys
no.0. young men it has been proven
wise to observe. a special day, Silli-
(lay April 29th,191’i‘, on which to
present it through the churches in
various parts of the county. Local
committees are making the necessary
arrangements for the proper {obser-
vancé of the day in the towns and
villages of this County.
Dinner dConVention.
South Norwa k, April 30, 1917.
A preliminary study of the county
by a representative of the State
Young Men’s Christian Association
has been made. the result of which
is that. o group of representative
citizens have recommended that the
work be organized in l‘nirfleld coun-
ty following the. county work plan
of the international and State Corp-
The purpose of this convention will
be to consider the plans submitted
and upon their adoption, elect a court
ty secretary. determine upon and au-
thorize. the securing of the necessary
financial budget to organize rind de
velop the work for the first yenr, etc.,
etc
in connection with the convention,
a dinner will be served in the Con-
.wv
' :1- The :4. .1. Collins Co .......... 6.78
-.'.Dr di‘rederick Fl. Sondern ..... 5-006
21119.11. 5': W. Company ...... 3.96!6
Dr H.111. Wolfe
Dr. Parker Syms 179 9.581
William 1‘. Tammany ........ 500.
l? fibrwalk .............
Elaine Partially Allowed.
.- - Asked Allowed
. .' ...... $38.15 S36. 65
......... .,60 . .50
whiting Heath hospitui. .255. 40 245 .58
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olsims partially allowed,
- . ms. the amount deducted. .
73 .02
Mrs. George Slswson ........ 50. 00
Samuel W. Hoyt ............. 4. .50
Eugene fvi' Tolles ............. 15. 00
Mrs. diary Hubbell ........... 226. 25
sound faxing District. ;.. 42. 00 .
Suite of Gonnccticut ..... -. 132 .80
gresziional Church. South Norwnlk, at
.30 p. m. sharp After the. dinner an
inspirational address will be given by
Mr. Albert E. Roberts. of New York,
International Secretary of the Young
0"Mens Christian. Association (county
work department.) The business ses~
sion of the cunvention will immedi
ately follow the address.‘
U S. SEEKS CONNECTICUT
ADVICE. “
HARTFORD April 14. ~Members' of
the Connecticut commission appbint-
ed by Governor Holcomb to take it
{military census of the men and re.
sources of the State bnve 3611‘ to
Washington at the invitation 0f the
War Departmént for ti conference. it
.4 . is stated that their M11“ lli‘ 83st
state, the uplifting influence of we
successfully conducted in more than1
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.'llierc ,.was a great outburst as
illlsbop Wilson rose to speak, offer the
reading of the reporLHe said in the
course neon Woodmen. ..
“We are unlimited. i not sure, so
we recognize the significance of the
war. and we are to stand ready to
make good our pledgevof loyalty. That
inesrtsloysliy to the commandcrvln-
chief of the American military power.
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You: lollies lttired as lied Ems
oessful operation-for several ycnrsl
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,mlttees; and have called a convem; the second prize. 52 in gold.
tion of the men of Fairfield county. the best dressed young man in the
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. was is success in Every way.
Nurses Tulle First Prize at Host
- Successful Affair”
Under the auspices of the lpdy
Washington Lodge, No. 21‘. Shepherds
of Bethlehem, 9. most successful mus-
querude dance was held last evening
in Red Men's hall, Norwnlk. The
dance .wus‘lungely ‘attended and due
to the‘ efforts of the- entertainment
committee which had it in charge,
was it huge social and financial suc.
cess.
Three handsome prizes were dis-
tributed. The first we a 35 gold
and this
was won by it group representing the
Red Cross blur-lies of Norwnlk. The
group was made up of Miss Lillian
Youngs, Miss Maud Hicks, Miss Ethel
Gustufson, Miss Muy Peterson, Miss
Gertrude Stratton and Gertrude
O'Brien. it was led by‘fitiny Miss
Consollo Dawsonnnd ErneSt McNeil.
Muster Ernest McNeil was awarded
He was
-.room He was made up to represent
a recruiting officer of the TT. S. A.
The third prize was captured by
Miss Violet Piatt and William Salter
for having the most comical coagumes.
After the presentation .of the
little Miss Dawson recited two pretty
poems which were recoivéd with
much applause.
The grand march was very impres-
sive. it was led by the committee of
the Lady Washington Lodge, Who
were in charge of the dance and con
sisted of Earl Garfield; Miss Hazel
Hendricks,H Harold Plait, Miss _.Ida
Plait, Lewis Santa, Miss Frieda Al-
den, Miss L. Pitts and Miss Rodin».
Hippmnn
Lodges in Bridgeport, Westport.
New Haven and. South Norwnlk had
representativeswt the dance, whim?
ceilent music for the dancing was fur-
nl-sbed by the Grace Brothers' orches-
.tra. .
flops
‘end Minn George .
week-end guests of Milyor end Mrs.
M. King. of Plfitablil‘Sh. Pa .
111?st
Wildfire are the .
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(from! Shouts “Down with German
Assassins"——Tilo German Pap-
ers Close Offices
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BUENOS AIRES, April l4.-The Ar~
gentine sailing ship Monte Protelgido
has been sunk off the European
coast. accvgrdlng boron official on-
nouncement made here yesterday.
The announcement was made by
the minister of foreign affairs. who
said he had received official informa-
tion to this effect. The government
has ordered a complete inquiry into
the sinking of the ship. The news
married a great sensation in Buenos
Alice. According to vibe newspapers,
the ship was sunk by a German sub-
marine
it is announced ‘hnl the ship was
twice fired upon by thematic 0f the
submarine and that. one number of
the crew was wounded
After the news became known an
excited crowd marched thumb the
streets shouting “Down With the Ger-
man assassins." Groups of students
also Derailed the streets singing pa.
lrlotic songs. , a
Two German newspiipers published
in Buenos Alres. in view of threats
by the crowds, closed their offices.
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Miss Mm C. Murphy. of Danbury,
was awarded $4. 000 damages by 11
jury in the superior court yesterday
from the Dunbury & Bethe] Street
Midway company, tin compensation
for the injuries she received in u trol
Iey accident on Division street. on,
December 14 4914. The Jury had the
case under consideration about an
hour. On the above date 'Misil Mur-
phy was 41 passenger on a. trolley
car of the company going through
Division street. When at a point neur
Cherry street. the front axle of the
car broke and the trolley left the
track. 0f the several passengers who
were injured. Miss Murphy was the
most sev ly hurt.
in the complaint in the case, it was
claimed that Miss Murphy's injuries
were of such 0 nature that she will
be permanently lame. The tendons
of her left ankle were ruptured and
it was contended that the plaintiff
will continue to limp and suffer other
inconvenience as a result of the in
juries. Dr. Walter Trusiow, of Bi'ook
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Sullrege Assooistioll to leach no...
es Farming to Release the lien
for War
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On May 1 a 10 acre training farm
for girls will be opened at Mlnnus, it
was unbounced yesterday at the meet
ing of. tho Fairflcld County Womuns
Slifitrage ociatlon. It.will be up
dergthe s pervislon of Miss Caroline
hunts-Rees, head mistress of Rose
Mary hall at Rock Ridge. and Fair
field county chairman of the Connec-
ticut”,Woma.n’s, Suffrage association.
Two classeswill be held daily. one
for, giris‘and the other for young wo-
men: The girls will be taught agricul-
tural and farm work and in this way
will 'cont‘ribute to the needs of the
‘country during the war.
Girls to Replace Men.
This will mean that each girl Who
completes training at the farm Will
be able to relieve one man for duty
at the front and in war time the ser-
Trice would have a. double value on it
“will add one soldier to the mks bud
ixcllls slurp _
at the same time raise, the crops that
would be required to feel the iii-my. 5
For the year! til“
rubbed first in nth
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WAN PURPOSES
livery Resource to be Brought into
Action in Gigantic Plan to (lo-or-
dinate Every line of Activity
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Execute Set 'for Entire Nation at
fleeting Yesterday
Fnlrfleld county set the pace and
blazed the trail for the nation yes-
terday afternoon when at n moss
meeting of 200 representative men of
the county, leaders in agriculture.
manufacturing, banking and civic sf-
i'airs. held at the High school audi-
torium. Bridgeport, an organization
was launched for the immediate 3110b-
ilization of all the resources of the
country to meet the food crisis im—
pending in this country because of
the war, and work out on coopera-
tive lines, a union of all the forces
of the county
First County in U. S. To Act.
As for B3 is known i‘siriield county
has the distinction of being the first
went! 1M1.” country to Miss that.
within is confines are unmebse re-
sources which should instantly be at
the command of the nation at the
time of need. The county yesterday
woke up to o. consciousness of its
great indirstriul power. When the
call comes. Fairlield county will be
ready with men. with money. with‘
munitions, with food. Other counties,
stimulated by the hordheaded. pracv
tical. businesslike manner in which
Fairlield county has tackled its task
not only of conserving its resources
but of increasing them to the greatest
degree. will link themselves in 31ml
iar effort with Falrheld county Coun
ty will join county. and state will
join state until the movement touched
on in Fulrileld county has spread
throughout the nation fig,
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According to word received here by
Captain Albert N. Mossman, married
men in the Sixth Company, C. C. A.,
will not be discharged from the com
pony unless they make application for
it. This is nearly a direct contrudic
turn of orders reported to have been
issued at Washinaon No‘ married
man will reccile discharge papers
unless he that applies for them and
gives good, sufficient reasons for do-
ing so.
The letter received from Brig. Gen-
reads as follows.
April 12,1917.
From the Adjutant General
To C. 0., 6th 00., Conn. C. A. N. G.
Subject: Discharge of Married Men-
Replying to yours of April 11th, this
office has received authority to dis-
charge enlisted men who apply for
their discharge, and furnish satisfac-
tory evidence that they have depend
cuts, but in all cases, applications
must enmnto from the men them-
selves. You are not required to dis
charge married non-commissioned of
floors unless they apply for it.
Siglted,'G .ltl. COLE.
Brig. General.
0110 recruit was taken into .the
Sixth Company yesterday He is
Stanley J. Benedict. This brings the
strength of it up to 98 men, the full
quota being 109 men.
notice the company will drill on
Tuesday and Friday evenings bt the
usual time ‘
W. 8. Chairmen, one of the clim-
plop walkers. gave City Clerk Stephen
visit yesterday gsftemoon‘. ,
Until further ‘
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llinllenburg Line ilas Been ‘Rlllilletl"(1€i'lilan Refinish
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The N’o‘rwaik Boy Scouts council
or a meeting last night in the court
of the city hall voted unanimously
to approve a plan whereby the Boy
Scouts can assist the United States
lbvernment in the coming war. The
council voted to notify the national
counciltto that effect and that the
executive officers of the local council
assist in the work‘lu every wiry.
in addition to this business, the
councflrlsst night voted to approve
a plat for the organisation of a
11001) of Boy Scouts at {be Norwnlk
High school. General Russell host
was chairman of the meeting and
Douglas ‘Netsh was prlotary. The
meeting was well attended and there
was a healthy discussion on the vari-
ous matters up before .the meeting.
General Frost went into n thorough
explanation of what the boys were
Wanted for by the Boy Scout leaders,
but added that the government had
not voted to accept their services as
yet and ’there were a few other de-
tails to be arranged.
if the plan carries, as it is expected
that it will, the Nor-walk Boy Scouts
along with other scouts in this and
other cities will find much of inter-
est for them to do and they will find
themselves helping out the govern-
merit in a really helpful way.
Because of the nature of tbe'mov-e
inent, all details have not been ur-
rsngled frfi the public as yet. but
will be in the very near future at;
which time a comprehensive plan will
be submitted for the approval of those
interested.
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DANBURY,- April 14. ——Oificiuls
the Harlem river division of the N631
York Central Rnllroyd and of the Cool
tral New England Railroad were in-
vestigating today an incident report- .shellfire from a. submarine new
oral G. M. Cole by Gaptain Mossman,Fad to»them by a. freight
which has given rise
that a party of men had attempted
to tamper with.the ubutments of a
railroad bridge at Townrlx: N. (Y..
eighteen miles west of hero, early yes
terday. The bridge in question our-
ries rails of one company m or those
of another and is it. means of reach
ing the. Hudson river bridge below
Poughkecpsie.
The engineer of a south bound
freight train reported that in crossing
the bridge he noticed several men
at the main abutments. He thought
they wore masks. Upon arrival at
Towners be made a. report by wire
to the Harlem river division head
quarters and a special train was sent
out. An examination of the ground
beneath the bridge shared that some
one had been digging at. the abut-
nrenis.
which had been used for binding pur-
poses. On the embed out were the
marks of a. number of credits scramb-
ling up and down
Henr'y Lee; a farmer. going to his
barn, on a road near Towners, half
an hour after the incident was report-
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engineer}
to suspicion- erranean, April 7,
A handkerchief was found, .
State to Correspondents
British assaults have broken
four miles more of the Geranium
front in an important sectot 055
the Ari-as battlefield.
The Hindenburg line has W1
riddled on its northern end andtl
Lens rs fast becoming he’mmod' In.
Correspondents report ovum
indication of a continuation of W
German retirement under thee:
smashing received.
Great importance is attached in ..
the success of the British. ’
north of Vimy. They have cut-
rled there several important poll»
tions, enabling Genejnl Haig iv: ,
link up- the ground won in the
gagements early this week in than
Arras region with the ppuitim
gained long ago in the costly but?
tle of Loos. This movement is is.»
sulting in the envdopnlbnl:
Lens. with its valuable coal he]
seems imminent.
Between St. Quentin and M
main battlefield of Arms, Bri '
troops continue to press fo ~
towards Cambrai, pushing about
north of the Bapauanambrlh
road towards Queant. ' .,
More big guns are being ‘
from the Germans as they ream}. .
Last night General Haig- reported .
a total of' 166 captured, while to»
day the London official report
mentions four more 8-inch howita
zers taken. 4. ,
Letters to German newspa pet.
indicate that the nerves of: the
German public are being shaken:
by the reverses sustained by the
German armg on the westerns:
lFli'iltASHIN’l‘ON April 14.4
The American schooner Ed .
IR. Hunt, 'of New York,
abandoned by her crew, 11nd
Cape Gata, Spain, in the Medit—
according to a
dispatch to the State Departmen
from Consul Gassett at Malaga. .
LONDON, April 14, 4 .45 a. m. l
-—A Christiania dispatch to th
Morning Post says that the caps
tain and eight men of the .Nor-t
wegian sailing vessel Fremad
were landed on Wednesday by
steamer which rescued them after
they were 118 hours m‘ an open
boat. ‘
The captain of the Framed say;
the Germans took all provisio
off the vessel, includingsthose for
the lifeboats.‘ The Fremad’s sec-
odd boat which the remind;
the crew is missing. . , .
[There ‘are seven Norwe‘
sailing tresséls named. F 7
They are all mu boats. .tllt
largest measuring only n i; ,
LONDON, April is. 1",
" blaze of ' '
westf’of St
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