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Overcast weather; probably showers.
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Different Kinds underbiscussiou by
the Board of Councilmen -.
Feel Something Must
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To Secure Estimates on New Fire :,
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There were several matters which
received the attention of the common
council last eNening. The most im-
portant was the paving of South Main
street. Action was deferred until
next week. at which time a special
meeting of the councl will be held.
Action was deferred the petition
of the Connecticut ompany tor a
turnout on East avenue after u hear.
in: w'as held.
Hearing on Petition of Connecticut
Gampnny.
11V Potter appeared for the Con-
rrecticut Company in the petition for
u turnout on 13W
the Van Doren property.» lac stated
that the turnout would béhe i no one
but the Connebilcu‘t Company and
that the latter would he put to.. great
run-ii of extra expense, He said that it
was proposed to take one of the trait
All .‘i off of East avenue and only run
two cars. IIc asserted that the same
schedule of time Would be continued
Rev. Dertt 'Tniniage .\‘r‘1i1 DorenN
‘ objected to the turnout becaus
would injure property in that section.
lie said that he didn't think that the
r-- nupany should he allon ed to inslu “V
ir unless it was necessary in better-EN
ing the service for the public,
Attorney Edward J. Quinlan spoke
unl’nvorably toward the granting of :
Ho wanted to know whN ‘
the petition
the turnout could not ‘bc built. on
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ARE ____NN_ANN HOME
13 local Boys Failed to Pass the
Physical Examinations
. Thirteen of the members of the
‘. Naval Militia, Fifth Division, arrived
Nliome this morning after- two weeks
active of serrice at the Common
wealth Picr, Charleston Navy yard,
N Beston, Mass. The young fellows, foil-
, cd to «pass an of the physical’tests
and had to be ordered home. It is
“thought. however, that they “in be
kept on duty at the Armory.
The boys report that they had It
_, fine time in the Hub ALLnf them are
. fueling fit as a fiddle andrhnted to
. return home. They are highly: expect
ant of being called out again coon.
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- WASHINGTON, April IVS—The iarg
. est single war credit in history will
be at the disposal of the Administra-
ion as n as the House approves
. Senate, rents to the $7. 000 H000-
‘000 Vwm-Th e bill. This may be
today... ensure pr- .ssed the. San-
ate islet night b yunanimous vote ’
“The House was expected to accept
the few Senate changes without send-
in: the manure to conference. The
Senate,- however. named conferees to
should the House not approve the
c anger. .
'Secrethry McAdoo will seek the ad
. 'ice of; lending financiers of the coun
try regarding the best means 01‘ float-
;.i the issue and to that end has
vlted suggestions frbm members of
efirvwiard
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trout of!
the AdvisBory Council 01'- the b‘cderni .
CNNEENENNE
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Married Men Will Get $1, 200 and
Unmarried lien $1.000, Vote Foi-
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rag-sum Pleas tor Increase .
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Witt (NAN till
ANNA $40, 000
Plans and Specifications for lien
Buildings Considered by ~ lire
. Board of Education
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Messrs. filtrmbert and Thompson
Too Much Stress Put on Pensions,
lie. Says, instead of Supporting.
Men' In llarrlts
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In speaking to the report of tho
Endowment Fund Conrmision, the
fund which takes care of the retired
ministers, at yesterday morning' s ses
sion of the New York East Confer
mice in St. Mark’s Methodist Episcop-
al Church, Ocean avenue and Borer
iy road, Brooklyn, the Rev. Dr. Frank
\iason win-r11, corresponding 89ch
tary of the Board of Foreign lifts
sions said: "First of.nli. too much
stress is put upon the pension mat-
ter instead of trying to secure tige-
cuate support tor the men in the
ranks. I am in favor. of course. of
taking-care of the retired ministers.
and nothing ‘ too much cnn b... domes
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Public Schools
Plans and specifications for Now-
walks the new school buildings we
inspected last evening by the mem-
bers of the Board of Educdtion at on
adjourned meeting of the board, held
in the high school, Aboirt half a
dozen plans were presented and
rough estimates which ncboon-
panicd the drawings placed the cost
of each new structure at about $40, 000
After looking over the plans, the
board referred them to the building
committee, which will make a careful
inspection of the drawings in the near
future. and report. at anothermcottns.
The matter of the payment of sol;
rules to. teachers who mabeeut no
brought up by the superintendent. and
it was voted by the bout! that those
but take care of the men who are
now at nork and it 'wili be easier to
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nho labored faithfully lilltl item: WcN
met-tainir should make the minimum
t salary of our pastors $1, 200.’
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VAPPEAE l0 BE VANEN
' lN NAEEANEN VASE;
Building' InspectorA -. Clarence
Finch this morning stated on appeal
would be taken to the Supreme court
in the case of Edward B. Galiu
charged with doing several pieces eot’
log out a permit. Last Friday Judge
Wilder, deprrt‘yl“judge of the city court
.of Bridgeport, and acting judge-of the
criminal court of common pleas, sus
tained a demurrer made by Gallaher's
lawyer and this shot- Nornaik'y build-
Tng or dinnnce to pieces Tire case will
probably be appealed at once and ii
the appeal is sustained. will come up
on the first Tuesday of June.
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Tire Sentinel calls attention to the,
two coupons on page 12, referring to
the effort which is being made by'our
local garden associati0n__ to promote
interest and bring prominently be
fore Norwalk the urgent necessity of
earnest work at once in the starting
and production of a larger supply of
all food stuffs that can be grown on
the vacant. plots of ground hr Nor~
Milka-We endorse this effort and 0t-
fcr the nee of our columns 'to assist
in the work. it has been discovered
by careful survey that there are in
Norwnik approximately three thous
and five hundred acres of land that'
doctor; the necessaries of life,
learn from those who are in a past-
tio‘n :to know; that with efficient work
these“ three thousand five hundred
acres can be made to produce sum
clent food stuff to_ :sret all the re-
quiremonts 0f the entire city of Nor-
walk. This is a big problem ' and
cry one 'and those who desist in this
moment ‘ .
The committee will flrbi.
the use of this vncrmt Inn ofi'érod
to them-If you i
that you Will! not up”.
on out the .COHM- an
it with the commltt
.sickness shulls‘hnvc deducted
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construction nork without first taki
Ncornpany operating here. The whistle
are not at the DIG-sent time being-or the' factory called out between 400
“89d 01' 59‘ sloped in any way m Vi and 500 employers to assist in lighting
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lcned to sweep through the entire vi
means the hearty cooperation or ov- '
work can be considered as patriotic
as though engaged in many of the
other great problems or the present,
teachers nho have been absent be-
“kg m -,. hf ”,9 retired ministutrsV cause of deaths in thclrfamiiy should
receINe full pay. but those teachers
who have been absent on account of
from
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rm 1am Strep destroyed with
loss of S40, ooo
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rLArN'uLLri‘. April 18.—The no
;Nrin Iiills factory known as the
l“Ham_e Shop." was burned yesterday.
The cause of the fire is unknonn, but
All is believed to have been incon-
Ndinry. The fire alarm sounded at“ o
a; m. and the Pininvillr- Hose Corn
V pony No.1 responded. In a short
1 time four streams of water were turn-
ed on the. plant. Tire firemen could
save but a little of the main factory.
V The Home shop is a. well known
lmarmfncturing urinal. being worn by
the late former Roprcsentatiro Ed
Vwin Hills after he had organized a
.compnny. Ills son assumed the mats
accident of ‘the plant on the death
of his father, and he had doubled
the pioduotion of the factory.
Homes 'and hits were Nmauufnc
' lured there. During the recent 'yenrs
many . articles used. in, department
stores, such as garden sets, .troweis,
cake tumors, knives and other an
'ticiéa used in the hardware line, were
made there. Tire estimated loss is
$40, 000. partly covered by insurance.
' DANIELSON. April 18 .~—Dnmage
estimated at about $10,000 resulted
yesterday from a ’iirewhichpbrcnk-
log out luNa large barn used by the
Goodyear "Cotton Company in the vil-
lage of Goodyear, as a storehouse,
destroyed that building, an icehousé
nearby and also a stock house used
by the employee of a, construction
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the fire, which at one time threat-
lage. Several other buildings includ-
iuh the recently built Goodyear Hotel
near those; burned were Aisomewbst
CAMBRIDGE Mm Apr-ii .
Costly furniture: and” fittlpfle.“
.. ' precintlve address
‘ Foote, of Newark,“
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Further light on the Recent llospi
Public at Countil ”fleeting
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' After a spirited doubt lasting over
half an hour at 0 special meeting
ofl‘thc council W last evening,
Mayor Carl Axel liarstgony and Sec-
ond District Commissioner Stephen
S. Hatch buried the hatchet on the
Norwnlk hospital bill Mr. Hnlchis
still at odds with City Cl Stephen
Dokus‘ ind- mainuilne the 0 inion that
records in regard to the resolution
offered. to the council by Judge John
J. Walsh are false. City chi-k Dokus
is of the opposite opinion and asserts
(that the minutes of thnti meeting.
February 13. are comet. . '
In answer to the statements blade
by Meyer Dori Axed Hull
Inst council meeting. Welcom-
Hhtch reopened the meter toward the
close of the meeting of the council“
held last night in Eire city hall. He
presented a brief outline in written
form of‘tbo happenings in Hartford
on the. hbspitni matter as he ”saw
thern,"a.nd {also tasked if series .of
fllrostion‘s in regard to the happenings
at the council meeting on February
13, when the bill. was first brought
A to the council by Judge John J. Walsh.
N ‘ombrissioncr D. W. Hartord acted
i as spokesman for Mr. Hatch.
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VESNNNNIAE ENN
PVPNEAN VEANNEN
bliss Margaret 8. Weed Given Purse
of Gold on Completion of the:
Forty Peers-follicular
lot Non-walk, many of them former
pupils of Miss Margaret E. Wood, as-
sembled at the High School Assembly
Hall, last evening. and paid fitting
.tribuie to the long service of Miss
Weed in the public schools of the
cityr The occasion was one longs to
be remembered by cv'cryone present.
The Mintroductory words on behblf
of the committee. following o selec
tlon by the Community Club Orches
tr‘a .pjcre given by Rev. John Staple-
ton, pastor of the South Norwulk Con-
grcgntiona'i Church, u ho introduced
Atto: ney Leo Davis as the chairman.
of the evening. Mr. Doris having been
one of Miss Wood's pupils. He made
a. pleasing. word of greeting to the
audience ,and introduced us the first
Speaker Professor Samuel T. Dutton.
of the Teachers’ College, Columbia
Anniversdty, New “5an Mr Duttor‘r
was principal or the school where
Miss Weed first, taught in this city
forty- {our years ago. He gave a de-
ilghtfuiiy reminiscent talk of the
oh‘rly days. paying high compliment tgA
Miss Weéd’s character and wbrk.
Following this Charles F. Hallock
.‘spoke of the old days having been
tee which engaged Miss Weed. The
other members were the late Andrew
J, Crofut; and H. .H Elli-rein. and
Mr Ha‘llr‘x‘rk‘s talk of the early (hiya
'wad most interesting. .
Then came a most earnest and an
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waters. but outside the weather
it the.
Ncludes, all the New England coast,
(from Naval Station No. 32, at
A large gathering of the citizens Provincetown,
N Bar,
"a. member of the first district commits -
Vileports from the Bos’on Navy Yard
indicate that American Ships are
Engaged with the Enemy
IS SVANESVED
let it rs Not Believed Warships
Would Reveal their Position In
This Way
BOSTON, April :8. —-Reports
of heavy gunfire at the entrance
of Massachusetts Bay sent a
thrill along the coast today. Three
coast guard stations on Cape Cod
reported to the navy yprd here
that they had counted “distinct
and repeated guns from the north
and northeast of the tip of the
Cape. ' ‘
It was believed at the navy yar’VdI
that American vessels were en-
gaged with the enemy. Inside the
cape rt heavy fag hung over the
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was clear and a gentle broom:
blowing. No warship wae‘sighted '
.by the three stations; and after
thirty minutes the firing ceased.-
It was suggested that ships of‘
the fillies Which are constantly
on patrol duty might have 'come
up with friendly warships and
salutes exchanged. However,
naval men could not understand
warships on active duty betray-
ing their location through naval
etiquette. They believed there
was no saluting unless pro-ar-
ranged and of which there was no
knowledge at the navy yard.
Subsequent attempts to learn
something more definite failed
and an explanation of the firing
awaited reports from war vessels
‘in the vicinity. Meantime steps
Nwerc taken to meet any emergen-
cies.
The first report reached Lieu-
enant E. G. Blakcslee. in charge
of the radio naval district that in-
t
the Three Days' Attack
NEAVV EINNVINN DEVEINPS
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AVIEMPVA l0 BEAN
SANNAVVNN BNINNE
An attempt to blow. up the Saugw
tuck bridge Wes frustrated bran ev.
color: by the. Nigllance of the mill-
tiarnon guarding the bridge. it was
learrréd here today. The attack was
made on the east side of the bridge
and it was only after shots had
exchanged between the 111chan
and the guards that the forms.
buttered and disappeared. Over
twenty shots were tired.
It is' not Just clear «what the sons
intended to do, but is bellowed
they expected to overpower the
guards rind then blow up the bridge.
It could not be learned whether any-
onc. was Vwbundcd or not in the fray.
A careful search is being instituted
for the men today.
The guards at the bridge are mem
hers of- the New Haven Blues, the
base of which is in this city. First
Sight of miscreants was obtained
when the powerful flashlight was
”turned on ll]? river at 11 o'clbck.
They were on the edict side of the
river. As soon as the gang saw that
they were seen .they opened fire on
the guards. Shot were exchanged
and the Corporal o! the Guards was
when The guaN‘ds at the bridge
were doubled and the squad of them
were sent out. to look for the at
tempted murderers. No trace of them
could be found. When returning to
quarters, another round of shots were
fired nt.the squad and another excit‘
ing exchange of lead followed. Again
the miscreants escaped. Things quiet-
rd down after this and peace reigned
for the. rest of the evening No one
just
cape. It reads: '
“At 9: 15 a. m.,’ in direction
northeast by north, fifteen
heard in quick succession. After
an interval of fifteen minutes,
fifteen more guns were heard "
,, Receipt of this) message was,
followed quickly by a report from
Station 33 at Race Point, directly
on the tip of the cape, and'the
most northerly point. It read: .
\f‘At 9:30 heavy firing GENguns
in auick succession heard due
north. Swami more guns heard
10:20.” .
(There was some doubt
whether the later figures were
meant to indicate the hour.)
On the heels of thee: messages
came a third from Co§§t Guard
Station No. 34 at Peakcd Hill
message said:
“AL9 :41 three g
quick suécession
north. Heard plainly"
The navy yard had no infer?
mation except that received from
the onset guard stétions. News-
pa pr cor-r spondcnte on ti: c
and reports of gunfire were cu:-
rthcast by
inside the V
s heard inA
nos wounded as far as can be its
entrained—M
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BRIDGEPORT April 18. ——Vernon
.Peck of 150 Eimwood revenue. son
of Charles A. Peck loan broker of
Middle street, and a memhe 0' Ne
F. 1st Fluid Ambulance corps, was or-
rested yesterday on a Warrant cums
Aing reckless anvrng.
Whiued at 80 Miles an Hour. ‘
He is arrsscu ‘ m... driven
through the restricted zone and
along Barnum avenue in his :athers
car between 55 and 60 miles an hour.
He was accompanied bi? Dr John T
An" .. v» sun, at nanny-Null“. III the CUFDS
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While on duty in the ambulance further progress cast of Epch .
corps} Peck is officially known as.
Lieutenant’s Powers' driver and when
. rite lieutenant was ordered to get to
locatcd On the OlltSkirt 0f the Norwalk as quickly an possiblc' yes
cape. near the northern end and reruny annuals, Peck attempted to tron ‘n the ViCimW 0f Lag‘ni
not far from Highland Light. TheV
obey the commands.
In fact he took them so literalinroad, which the Germans mad
that he dashed through the guards
without stopping, and even crossed
East Main street, going more than
50 miles an hour The license num-
ber of his machine was caught.- by
deluge. Entries .0! the Singer um
rest followud.
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Calibre. Taken.Willr Much Other War Material, bur
NENON__ NNNVNVVESV 0f Sill
iieavy bodies to the German Attackers are Reported
the Ilespetchcs Sent iron the Scene
fridtirring~ company, who immediately
complained to the notice. Peeks rtr-N
- Ho villi be arraigned in the Cloris“? Tom has been {‘VD,
were traced court tomorrow morning on it change sunk without wamin
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IN VNE
Continuing their great alien .
along the Aisnc and in the C N
pagne, the Frenchhavc made!
ther important gains. More . .
r4,ooo prisoners have been m
in the.tw0 days of. the a,
Twelve cannon, including th'tl do
llarge calibre, were among
large quantities of war that
captured
The bar tie, described . as .
.greatest eBQe the battle of
Marne and considered a lo
centinuanCe of that at
an integral Nimrod
years. N eve 0 one
thighs hcavy fighting’ in this
northeast of Soissons, with“
eral Nivellc’s scoops madethe‘
most notable progress.
Pushing far north of the
the French completed thfiiif 6W
pation of Chivy. east of the
Aisne Canal, and pressed; on
Braye—en-Laonnois. which ’
entered by French patio}!
oral fortified position V'
weaned from the Genniutc' m til
neighborhood of Ville an .
three miles southeast of NC ~-
northwest from. 'Rhcims.
Momentariiy halting in .
Champagne district to or
their positions, the French,
attacked by the Germans. Th
counter attacks We . ~
east of Rhcims. All these GE
reactions were beaten oil.- _
heavy losses to the attac ‘
farces'. Q ~
While the French are
ing their heavy blows in
Alene-Champagne battle,
French are organizing their
for a renewal of the string
the Arr‘as region. The process
Neovelopmcnt is being con
about Lens and the similar ope;
ation at St. Quentin is resist
ing progress. ,. A
In their operations northw
of St. Quentin General Haig
forces last night straightened
Ntheir line by an advance 0 up)
than a mile, capturing the villa
,of Villcrs-Guislain‘, and \
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ward the St. ,QuentimCarnb
railway opposite Le .C
They also improved their _
Vnorth of the BapaumeaCamb
desperate but vain attcm‘p
hold after entering it in their
Vtack on a six-mile front last-
'urday A . .
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Mannie, April is, via?
I :30 p “EV-The Spanish at
. were lest.
occurrence Will sfugthe V
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