Neils That’s Reliable .
REASON WHY NOR-
' WALK 11011337111111)
THE $11“an m.
DISPENSABLE.
nesbcrarno PRESS newsman ALL cams OF THE WORLD BY. a seam“ WtRE AND oun’ own opeaaron.
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engineering.
Entered at the South Net-walk Peat
Office a Second Claaa Matter.
SOUTH NORWAcK, coup, TUESDAY, APRIL
AOIIIII NORW "Ii
BANAIIII
'r'
The Country Club the ~“Scene oi Created Catli-
erinp 11111111111 the History of the Town-—
11111111112111 Addresses,
Excellent D1n11er Added to? Good Fellowship.
Makes the Atia'ir Memorable in the History
oi This Popular organization
'5'" l' 1'.
.1n the spacious quarters of the 1
Country club, Dorlon's' Point, .blozon-
ed with the national tri-colors, the
first annual banquet of the South Nor-
walk club was held last evening. Two
, hundred and more members of the
Vorganizatit‘m and their friends gath-
ered togethernt the most brilliant
postdenten festivity of this year. The
banquet was a huge successin every
particular. A fine menu efficiently
ser.ved excelit ni music. and two of the
finest speakers in the country com»
bined to make. it 1111' event 1011: to be
1 ente'inbered
"Our Country" was the subject ex
Senator Theodore ll. Burton, of Ohio,
who was the first speaker, chose for
111.1 evenhtg. Betray'ing anxiety and
yet filled with optimism, his talk
1'-1»athéd the hearing of each of the
timers and spurred him on to a great I
1 1' 111011 to show and to increase his?
patriotism and love of country. I
I
Nwfiwwm—
IRIIAI’A PIIIIIWI'
I0 BAR RIIIIIIID
T111111 Martin Cannot be Ad1111tte'd Pleas» a large Audience' 1n PalaceI “
Theatre, for ladies Hospital 1
otthout finalisation in Middle-
sex County I
I .
Mll)l)bit"10\\'i\ April 17. —~H11ldi11‘g
that he had not practiced 1'01 the 11121-
tod of three years 'within' the mean
ing of‘ the statute, the .nieinbcrs of
the hilddlcsex county '1111'1" today in a
special 1111191111: 11111111 to Act favo1'1
' 111111111111 the petition of Rev. Dr. Far I
reil J. 1;: Martin,- pastor of St. Mary’st
Church, Portland 10' become 11 mem-
.'be1 of the. bar of the state of Cott-
.necticut without examination The
decision was reached strictly 011 t'hc;
legal points in1'11l1ed and that there'
c1111 be a difference of opinion among
lawyers is shown by the fact that
seven membeus voted in favor and
seven against the odn1ission.' ‘State’s
Attorney Frank 1!. Huines' spoke'in
favor of the admission of Dr. Martin
and said that several of the. members
or: the bar examining committee with
whom he had spoken interpreted the.
1
Continued 011-1511;: 12
2500 IIIW PR0000IRA 0I
I'd'Tonns 1111711111111 Work: Green-
and .lloroalk
'ih‘t Faiifield County Farm Bureau
( :1nipz1ig11 {111 Agricultural Ptepared
. and tune secured lists of nth Wlomen
and children who will serve their.
countrv b1 producing food. Greenwich,
Stamford. New Canaan and Nor-walk
ore the towns that. have thus taken
. the} lead in this 111atte1.
reenuich has secured the servi '
of Mr E. N. Dickinson of 11111111011115:
to supervise the. work on these gar.-
dens. Mr. Dickinson is' an expert gab.
deuer, 1: college trained 1nan,11nd will
will have the assistance of a corps
his 3- or ‘Mrs E ll 1111111111; 111:
me: Butler, 11111511011111: Baldwin
.J
I000 IN IAIRIIIID BRUNIYI.
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devoge his whole tithe to the work I
and Air Robert Williamson. The tin-Iii";u
11313111 supervising nitpeft of AMI." 11
e ounty hm Bureau will
5‘11" 115111
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inspiring Music and
. Contrastingwlth his fellow speech
maker, Prof.- l‘rancisllarvey Greene,
of Pennsylvania, spoke on “The N—
ture and Worth of Wit. and Humor."
While such a subject might be consid-
ered a poor one becauseol' the condi-
tions now prevailing throughout the
United States, yet in the hands of
Prof. Greene, it turned out to be 111111
the opposite Wit and humor merited
his talk, but still there was a vein of
seriousness in it which touched upon,
the fact ‘ibnt even in troublesome
times, 11 cheerful heart. and spirits
should always prevail.4
The Hon. John H. .l'light presided
graciously over the assemblage 11s
toastmaste/ and his introductions
were. excellently chosen. In each
case he made briei reference to the
speakers with skill and judgment.
(Continued on 'Sixth Pun)
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1
Board Benefit
————--—.
Henry J. Hadileld the famous Eng'I
Iiish actor appeeted 111 the Palace
Itltcdtre 111:11'111'1'11111111 and gave his one I York desires to express its high 1e-‘ 11111190111111: nets and fails to make
turned interpretation of "Rudyard
1111111111.»; Poet and Man," before one of
the lair-goat houses ctr-c1 seen in this
c111.
takcn 11nd the affah was 11 financial
our-mes 11 was under the auspicesI
of the Hospital Tisiting Board and
1111s given for the benefit of the Nor-I
1111‘er 101-Gl1rist 1. 'Ilulngdont (in ithneI
walk hospitnl
illr. lladfieid is .'1. charming 111111121
senator. in each of the poems ran-.1
tiered last e1ening he threw himself
111111 its spit-.11 and mode the story of
the. poem untold itself in 11 dramatic
manner. His enunciption was good,
mery word being cleur' and distinct.
WORWAIII AOMORIRII1
Taken train the Table ”This Morning
1
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Exery sent in the theatre wasI
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BIIORI IIIW IVA I III
and flow Before the Cities and
Boroughs Committee
The bill before the Ge; eral Assem-
bly providing im a referendum vein
on the Norwalk school question and
which was reported adversely by the
Comuttee on Education; was taken
horn the table, on motion of Senator
Charles E.‘ Williamson, this morning.
and referred to the Committee on
cities and llorougbs.’l‘hla. menus that '
another hearing will be assigned to
this important matter and instead of
being deprived ot‘ the right promised
by the. statutes and the pledges 311"
on the people whenthe schools were
consolidated, Norwalk will have a
chance of expressing their wishes M1
the polls next October. -
11111111111111 _
1111 11111 1111111
lint Conteonca Colonies are 11111
Busy to Ilear Iliut Pinoch— To
.llamcllpham' s Successor—it is
Practically Settled that lir. E. C.
Richardson Will he Appointed
district Superintendent
Congestion of business will prevent
the members of the New York East
costumer, 111- session in St. tau-11‘s
Methodist Episcopal 01111111211. Ocean
avenue and Beverley road, 111011111111,
1111111 1111111111111: .131le Sunday’s ser
wices in Manhattan this afternoon. A
resolution ptesuitt'd this morning bv
the lir1xli1zt‘1a11tiall .1 North as fol .
Ilows after reconsidering the resoluI
on to attend was passed.
“The New York East Coh‘fvrcnce,_
in session . in St. Mark's Church
Brooklyn detpiy icgrettinx that c011~
Igestion of business in the lust day of
I its 5981111111. pre'. 'ents the acceptance of
the Rev. William A Sunday‘ is invitu- 1
tion to 1111:1111 his Tuesday afternoon»
service at the Tabernacle in New
1
I card for. Mr. Sunday as 11 1111111- 111111 11
iChriatian minister. its gratitude to
God 1111' the signal success 1111011111111:
his evangelistic 11ork. and its decor
and pr'ayerful interest that ihm henlttiI
and long lite may enable him in the
future to surpass en the 11111111
guished service h as already
hearts of melt."
it. is now practically settled thatI
Bishop Wilson will appoint the Rev. I
Dr. .6: Richardson to the superin-
tendency of the. Brooklyn North Din-1
Itriet to succeed the Rev. Dr. Frdncls
IBoume Upbnui, whose six- -ye111' termi
Correct expression' was used by Mr. 1
Hudfield in every instance 11nd it is
I ‘ ‘
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I
IMANI RAIDERS ARI
RIIIIR (WIIWAIIR
Not to be outdone in any prepared
ness 111o1e111eht, Norwalit citizens
have jumped into the back yam gan-
den campaign with 11 vim, and acres
I
WICII Stamford New cama" .Itcf land throughout the city nhich be
”fore this time have been 111111 out:
Iin' drums are now being cultivated
and used for raising vegetables.
In nea ly every back yard, a. plot
11111111101111 has been spuded 01' plowed
dip, and many local garden enthusio
ness has taken on: definite form and .1 csls. have already got their seed in
. 4"““191 its guidance four towns haveII'n the explictation of getting an curly
organized inv entoried their resources; crop of produce. and then planting for
11‘ second 1111;: this season.
\acitnt lots in many sections of the
town have been or 11111 be given over
110 gardening in the very near future.
in many instances the 4gardner, who
I
does not own a vacant 101,15 working ‘1
the land fer the owner on 11. percen-
tage basis of the crop produced. Men
,aud women who haye never before
Ihuhdled 11.-spade or. :7 11119.net). enter~
ing into the 1:11:11 with."r|1_t.liusiasin
which forhod'es groan-1111111111, 111111.11:-
Il'ess something very unexpected" 1111.114
volunteer supervisors and be und-- pens to cause 111111111111- 'ot the cmpsiifierman
e supervision of a comnutte'e con Iit 11111193813 that garden truck: produo4 her o‘er-4411511111
111111 will be given quite
1sumrn‘er to get“ rid of t
By going" 111 this
thusisstiitcilly and thoroughly
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“Nit
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0M BY A IRAIII
While crosaincc- the 1.1-ticks in the
IBridgepbrt freight 1'111'11 last night
Il‘iancis Gallagher. of Cente1 avenue,
Isiipped on the tails in4 -t‘ront4 of an
‘approaching train. and had the {our
fingers 111 his right. hand severed by
the wheels of the engine. Mr. Gal
lagher was" taken to the Bridgeport
.hospital innnediatcly, where his in-
-juries were treated. The young 1111111
has been employed for some time as
a firemanon the. New York. New Her}
en ,nntl Hartford Railroad, and it was
asahe was leaving his work, that the
accident occuncd. 1111. Gallagher‘s
escape from death was 11 miraculous
one.
AIII08 00MI~ IO0IIIIIR
being a serious
11.111111111111111; occidenté on Washington
street dials 11111111111111; but fortunately
but little dumnge'Joh'g 'd e to th
ms Which 111111 '
itiner- was
11111 1111111
111101 11111
111111 111113
lama communes-g £11111
IAIAII PIWAIII
sons in the United States citizens and
aliens, 11111 warned in a proclamation
issued today by President Wilson that
treasonabic acts or ailments to shield
those commuting such acts will be
vigorously prosecuted by the govern-
ment.
citing statutes, provision of the con-
stitution and decisions of the courts.
$11l declares that the acts described
1
whether committed .withlpt 111; bot
den of the United States or else:
where.
W1IMRARR0 RIII IS
Would £1npana1" Prasideiitto Forbid
I) .
. ticles seized and forfeited.
. participating would be liable to the
nelson-111.1: causc to believe any ves-
, - jsel. domestic or foreign; is about, to
'lprticles in violation of this 11111111111-
tion the customs collectors would ‘
._ 'le'ut. (potter )0 prevent
."fi foodstuff: that might get
5A....”
dissident Altman“ as Citi-
uns (in: Walnut: it. 3...
MM BMW PIRIIIRS
' Reasonable Inherit” 1." 44
soon 111m “1111: £111
Acts yon in Whose:-
tad
WASHINGTON April 17 .v-‘Aii pet'-
The proclamation demos treuon
be “Ample
Far~rcaching importance attaches
to the ditectlon oi' the warninus'm'
aliens and the declaration that "rest-
dent 1111141111 as well as citizens owe
allegiance to the United States” and,
therefore, are equally subject to the
law: against treason and like crimes.
' At war. the Unilcd States is in a
wry different position from a neutral
Bomb plotters now may he gripped
pith an iron 111111.110: only are. con-
spirators themselves subject to heavy
penalties, but- any 111111 even 11. Ger
man resident who has knowledge of
Continued on Page 12
RIPORIIO I0 IIRIIAI
Eitports 11 1.111: interest
it; ASHINGTON. April 1‘! v—With the.
approval of the administration.Cl1air~
1111111 Adonison of the House commit. .1
tee yesterday introduced a. wet em
barge bill, to empower the President
to forbid expon. of any sort when
he deems it in the public interest to
do 50. m.
The. bill directs that whenuer the
President makes proclamation that
public- satet1 or welfare requires it
it shall be unlawful to export any
articles from the United States ex
cent at times. and places and' under‘
orders limitations and exceptions as
he shall prescribe until otherwise or. ,
tiered by the President or by Con-
ErcSS-
Any person who shall export or
attempt to deliver for export any
article in violation of this bill, it
enacted. would be penalized by a
maximum fine of $5. 000 or We years'
imprisonment or both and 1th: or
Officers
directors and agents of a corporation
some penalties.
Under. the bill whenever there is
carry but of the United State: any
fetuse it cleamnce and forbid de-
parturc. . -
An amendment. to the adminirstre
<__..~__._. _. W“.—
SUBMARINIA
IORPI00 AIIW
17; 1917.
Speaks tor 1111111
THAT’S WHY NOR: 1
WALKERS FAVOR
THE EVENING SEN-'
TINEL.
Fair tonight and probably Wednesday.
'rwo 1:311:44 4
IIRIS 0A R. 8. .
DISIROIIR
Chem Vessel 100 1.1.1:“: of
Ion York Indicates Blockade of
American Ports ,llas Started
110111111111
invadersuhtodby us. 3. Smith
Running Apparently Submerged
WASHINGTON April 17 .—A
German submarine today- fired on.
the destroyer Smith about 109'
miles south of New York.
The presence of enemy subme-
rines in American waters indi-
cates that the'threatcned German
Atlantic ports has begun.
This-4 announcement was made
at the Navy Department:
“Reported from Fire Island
Lightship to the naval stations at '
Boston and New York at 3:30 a.
111.. on the split an enemy autum-
rin'e urns sighted We“; 3. 3.
submarine blockade of American 1
AIRMAN ARMIIA
is!
01
114': sprint... 11. 11
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”411'! '
Resistance: .
WAR 1111111111
1111111111 1111
{nun-1. s.
Smith running apparently sub-
merged The submarine fired:
torpedo at the U. S. S. Smitha
thCh missed her by thirty yards.
The wake of the torpedo was
plainly seen' crossing the bow.
Submarine disappeared. "
I
counter came to the Navy De-
partment in a roundabout way
from the Boston Navy Yard,
which picked up the Smith's re-
port saying she had been fired
upon by a German U—boat. - '
The Navy Department; after
communicating with Fire Island.
Boston, New York and some oth-
er points on the Atlantic coast.
announced that the report of the
Smith‘s encounter had been sub-
stantiated by official investiga-
tion. At noon no further details
were available here.
111111 N
11111 (:1
11:11 11111111"
The annual meeting 111 the stock
holders of The Peoples' Trust Com
party was held at its banking house.
79 Washington street. yesterday at. "
o clock noon.
Reports 0‘! the treasurer showed the
bank to have a. surplus fund of 10
per' cent. of its capital stock and ‘its
”afl‘airs to be in 11 most excellent con-
dittdn.
The following directors were elect-
t
suing your: . .
Chas. 1‘. Mills, M. 1113111111, Thomns
Robins, A. D. Wadsworth. M. D., Mor-
ris Epstein, A. J. Collins, John W.
Oliuetead, John Keogh, James 'E:
Flynn, Luther M.‘ ‘W'right, Eduard W.
Hubbeli,Tho1nus H. Canty, Jr;,‘ Step
hen Novak, Isaac Church, Jo‘seph A
McElroy, W bl. Keeler.
Immediately after the ndjou rmnen
of the' annual meeting the directors
met and organized. The frilewing of
~1'ficeis wore elected for the year:
President—fibrin. 1". Mills.
.Vicel’resldent—M. 111. Lee.
Secretnry«Treasurer——Leitoy Mont
gochm Clerk—W W. Thornton.
Tellcri—T. H Leonard Robins.
Bookkeepereittargaret (3.111111012-
At 111114111111; meeting of the board
of directors 1111111111 the annual meet-
'ing 11.110111: dividend at the rate of
' 4 per cent. per 411111111111 was declared
out ‘11! the- earnings for the current
111 months. '
1191111 or the New Trust 00111113113
1‘4 by. the 111111111111 Judiciary committee. _ '
1 The 11311111, 1
ed to succeed themselves for the en»
. The department of commerce at
Tloshington is sending out circulars ground Won ,4
to commercial organizations through-It.
out. the United States asking the co- La“ night, after the M It!
operation of these organizations with
the department of agriculture in the
cumpaign conducted by the depart
countrr. One of these circulars was
yemerd'ay received by the Hartford
Chamber of Commerce. it reads, as
follows:
Depentment of Commerce.
Office of the Secretary.
Washington. April 14 1917.
To Commercial Organizations: -'—
Tho war in which We are new on
caged is 11 war 01 51121111011111: resources.
it is absolutely essential to the suc-
cesstul proaccution oi the war that
every one make his or her contri-
button to the economic welfare of theN
country. The production of food lsn
vital and present duty resting on-
every man and woman who can help
"11: along, Wbthout tfood wot kmen”
‘cannot work, nor can armies tight.
1 'Ii‘he. food. supply otthe... country
'must- be increased and Iturge upon
you 4to cooperatein every mywtth
the depenmnt of agriculture in" its
campaign to increase the crops of the
country. Will you not take this
subject up at once with the member.-
ship of your association, pointing out
to them the needs of the situation
and urge immediate action? I sug-
gest that every organization should
have a committee on the production
of foodstuffs and that the ansistance
of women’s organization's he enlisted
in the campaign.
1 need not point out. that the plant-
ing season is at hand. and that any
action, to be effective. must be taken
at the earliest possible moment. In
the United'States, as in the warring
countries of Europerthe'ellects of this
struggle will be felt by every one and
bconbmic ,preprifed'ness will I'eatly
lessen the burden. that we must carry.
Very truly yours.
William C. Redfiéld,
Secretary.
RIRIPIIRR III HARIIR
RI MISS MARRARI'I WIIO
This evening the reception in honor
of Miss Margaret Weed who has been
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BACK IN ' IIIANII‘. AIRIIRRII
IOR IIII W___I8IIRN IRO
Prisoners. and Maintaining All the Ground 111111
British lavcddmcclw4 __
Wilhln'l‘clm CAM“
French and British are pushing
back the Oman 3%
tonic some for thé
the western front.
prisoners. and maintain 11
cess of their initial mall.
sclm with consolidating their:
First information Of the en ment to increase the crops of the new positions and rm“? -
man counter attacks. All
IQuentin and Cambuai, advancm:
' farm, within two snot-ahak:
. joint operations apparently
. present German front' in an eff
thattle of the Marne.
1..
III-SAID
I
Wat.
lite-Tigris 111111,“ 'f
the Oll'el‘llu 1.11111:
Along: Isa-mile battlefront the
We
' . 1: . 1 1 111111
boycotting-:1!“ Satisfied!“ E°£Sggagmh§°m
post no to an. aver: e
”cm: ”W $161.3?” 1mm hilt
1 “ Captured more than ten '
Gull .
Nivelle’s forces occupied thinl-
assaults were repulsed, and 111 "the
Allies’ region west of 011111111111,
the Germans suffered heavy. ions»
es. Their total casualties in tit
first 24 hours’ fighting are es
mated at 100.1100 then. «
Both British and Frenc 1:11,;
troops today indicate that; the
continuation of the operations it
being hampored by bad wealth
Nevertheless, the British pushed
forward in the region between
east of Epehy to Le T .1
brai main line of _ . 1
The strategic outlines .
Anglo-French attack 1
worked out in complete
bv the stalls of the. two
In a broad way, it may
judg’ii, the French now have to
their immed ate objectivcgthe m
lation of 'the important railwa ~
center of Laon, to turn the 5011
end end of the Hindenburz'
The British already haw.- pierced
this line at the northern mid-4
aimed at the rolling up 'of-
to compel a retirement on a great
:1- scale than any yet witnesséd
on thé western from since tli
Overafions' an the other new
of this front and' to :hc other we
areas are at present of secoj
importance. although the. too
a teacher in the public schools 111' our
' city for over 40 years. will be 11111111
in the High School Auditorium at 8
o'clocln'i‘he committee in charge hoveI
“made plans (or d. most stibccssihl'
evening and plan to give" all theI
1171111111114 of bliss Weed opportunity to
greet her personilly The guests as.
l' “or N on. occasion will be bliss!
This being the initlttl Margaret Weed Frets. '1‘. Button, ot- 9'”
Columbia
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. P1“.._Z.W5, ;c;
counties further we: in
01111111033111: and in the
Immune district apparent!
bear Close watching for posaib
uncortanr. developments.
In Mesopotamia the B 11'
have advancedv‘fusther up the
grit; to within little more til
miles of Samara seventy
11.-ties. ‘
Norwalk Chronicler