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The Vacuum, Owned by the Vacuum
Oil Co., of California, Sunlt by
Submarine While on Way to ll. 3.
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liN NAVAL BANNERS ' i‘ _ y !
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“HOME. MISSING iNAIIONAl ANIHEMS
i
A ~-—- t
Parade and Speecbmalting as Cut-l
mination of Week’s Campaign
for Sixth Co. Results in 14.
Applications I
Captain S. S. Harris and Somel
t
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i‘ ROADS Alli. ADVISED
DiMONSlRAiION:
, Bl print up
till his ,Motitt
American Railway Association fram-
es New Rules
Railroads of the country
time of national
lit-op
aneo with a new sct’ot rules recently
drawn up by the special committee
on national defense of the American
Railway Association. . ,
“In all cases keep the cars moving
and settle differences of opinion after-
ward."
in this
This is the keynote of instructions
recntly sent out to railroads by the
committee, and it will be the ntotto
of all the railroads for many months
to come. A new set of regulations
has been inposed to govern the hand-
ling of freight equipment.
The executive committee of the
recently sent out to railroads by the
llarrlson, president of the. Souihvrt
Railway. chairman; Howard Elliott of
emergency must;
their freight moving, in accord:
titttitil’”
IlSPlAliD.
w ll titttiis
Parishes of St. Pauland Crane Unite
to Hear llr. Cyrus Townsend
Brady Tallcon World War,
illtliis this it .
PRiPllilNiSS
tropes the Stars and Shiites
I
,Niililllil intuitions
li-BOAIS ittllts it
tttitit tilllt’
,Saugaiuclt Thief Attacks Without
Warning and Slips Away A la
Von Tirpitz
t
l
0i BRIlIS,
‘ a!" .y 5-. - t
: Willi tactics' probably suggested by
itlit- ruthless German submarine war-
fare on English sliippingt, a burglar
flipped up the Saunatuck river in
his i‘-htntt skill in the darkness of
icarly morning and robbed the cloth,
ling store of L. Tinnitus of $500 worth;
inf clothes and men's furnishings.
i .. 'AlliilllA AND swuit
llepttty Sheriff E. ll. l’t-rry dis-i
i covered the marks made by the row-‘
iboat and is working to identify the;
thief by this clue. ‘ ,
Despite the fact that Easter is long;
Bliiii 0f ARRAS Sill. “W
ittiti AND tttiiti
"— .
tits urcirrrrt
p“,
.———_
iBritish and Germans Fight the Most Scrape the War Hal
Yet Known-In Germany a Great General Strike flag,
Been Planned for Tomorrow I
Titian smut ruins
Willi itPlISltltS Mil uni tit intuit itiiti
the New York‘ New H ‘ n nd If t Will: past and the time for fashion paradesi M~~- _ , .,
. . .' aw a at -t 'is over, the "Bonn Brtunmell' tiiefi
Members of the Crew Also losiiuayor liarstrom, Con. Frost, lieut. {3rd, 11m llieldsni,tnxiitivnituofl use: Soon fly... french 3mg took 1....» pint of an of it... best suit.s'€“urse of Brazil and-China Are Being Watched Will.
ui mg on: in ms \ru setn , c to r- _ .
in stock. Evidently believing that
lives it would show poor judgment to ttp-'
”IanI' and judge Keogh ”glint man of the executive committee ofi
the Southern Pacific and Samuel Reap
.——.——q
LONDON, April 30, 2:15 p. mi
~The American 0:1 tank steamer} Not since the days of '61 or '98 has
iVacuum has been sunk. The cap. there been such a great patriotic and
tam and part of the crew and the; militnry‘dcmonstration in Norwalk as
naval lieutenant and nine Ameri-i ”‘3‘ 0f balul‘day evening. which mark»
. 1 nner are missin led the culmination of the. week‘s re-
Lat! nava g“ 5 g' icrutting campaign of the Sixth, Conic
The Vacuum was sunk by 3: patty. Coast Artillery Corps. Connecti-
German submarine on Saturday {out National Guard. Iii gigantic mlli.
while she was on her way to the. WY flared“ in which participated the.
United States. The chief mate mtg“ fiend. 3;“ 303“?“ We
~. . > . _ i t rttm ,vorps, e ‘1): i tompany.
311d I7 men: melufimg three Eu.“ and Company I), of New Haven, was
“"5 of the. American na‘YY- ave: the first number on the evening‘s
been landed. ‘ inrogram and this was followed by it
A boat containing the masteri ire tendons mass meeting in front. of
Addresses i
A 'Amcrican' steamship
of the Ship and‘the remainder of
the crew, tOECmQ‘AWIl-h 311° heu'r dresses» and appeals Were delivered to
tenant and hlne‘haval gunners.
.is missin ..
‘ .NEW $0RK. APE“ paw—The
commanded by Captain S. S.
Harris, of this city, lefthew York
on March -30 for Birkenhcad,
:Englanti,*carrying a crew. of 34
men, of whom 15 were American
citizens, including nine, native
born. A
United States Commissioner the
Americans besides. Captain Har-
ris were: Oscar“ Gailes, mate,
Russian, naturalized: Frank J.
1‘6 Signed'there before thei
t the city hall in North Main street, at
[which time stirring patriotic ad~
, the great crowd of ftlur thousand poo
i pie by Mayor Carl A. Harstrom, (ten
ltil‘ltl Russell Frost and Judge Joint
Vacuumié licoeli. Fourteen recruits were add-
ed to the roster of the local company
.as the result, of the big meeting.
These men reported yesterday morn-
;ing at the armory at 10 o‘clock and
iwere put through physical examina-
ttions today .beforo their formal ad-
mittance to the ranks of the com-'
pany can be. completed. North Main
street in front of the‘City ltiill was
packed solid with spectators, includ-
ing the pnraders, and the big crowd
:jammetl the ‘roadway far down to-
|wnrds tlte bridge, and up towards
,Unlon street. Enthusiasm ran high.
.and the gathering lost no opportuni-
rtionl of cars.
Yemey, second mate. Belgian.t ties to applaud and cheer whenever
naturalized ;. E, D_ Busted, third' reference was made by any of the
mate Mount Vernon . N. _.,spealiers to the United States. Presi-
john’Kirk chief engineer, Scotch” dent Wilson, or Old Glory. Patriotic
‘ ’
, _ selections rendered by the band were
naturalized;. JOhn‘ Slmllson» as" received with the greatest enthtflrin’sni
president of the Pennsylvania.
in addition to rules framed to give
preference to' the movement of coal
and iron ore, the new regulations
prescribe that bdi cars must be used
in tho- best interests of the require-
ments of/ traliic originating on each
road, that system cars should be used
to the fullest extent to handle ellip-
nicnta local to each line and for points
off the line when foreign equipntthit
is not available; that. foreign cars
should be loaded in the direction of
the home road: that surplus empty
box cars may be delivered to home
roads or connecting roads to meet de-
woods.
The commission will issue settli-
monthly bulletins showing the loca-
, Roads having more
titan 100 per cent. of equipment must
so regulate their car handlinw 'as not
to exceed the percentage of April 1
last.
stitttiitititm .
tttiittiiuttt
m
lleatl of Bridgeport .ltlblt Concern
Saves Situation for Capitol Alillt-
m
When the Connecticut .Milk i'ro<
duders‘ association scored a victory
over. the milk dealers in this state and
in Hartford forced Bryant and Chap-
man the largest dealers in that city.
i Nearly one thattsand people packed
tthoir way into Grace church last even-
'lng. and inl’ono o( the moat eloquent
and inspiring addressea‘ever deliver.
ed in Norwalk heard Dr. Cyrus Towns»
end Brody, tho Episcopalian rector.
writer and lecturer, declare that it
is by athe will of God, that the United
States has entered the war against
the autocratic German government.
The little church was far too small
to ltold the, great crowd which assent-
bled at thevaorvice last night, and af-
ter every seat had been taken and
line crowd had overflowed into the
vestibule. many had to turn away dis.
appointed; because they could not
patriot and writer. The regular Sult-
. Having
hear or hardly see the great preacher.‘
pear in classy tons without ltuvinu tv
complete wardrobe. the robber select“;
ed neckline of the latest lit’fllttnelhlllltll
shirts that would match or contrast!
in calor. ’
Far from being nonplttssed by nos-:PRINCESS "NE” '0
session of such an array of “.«xfliidi
rags," the intruder took 'b‘t’Vt'l'iil suit-f
cases in which to carry away his ‘ f0“ cflofllNc 000K
spoils. l’ettaps he planned travel for;
himself and friends, for burglars have; .
been known to be generous. At any, "—9...
rate ho was well equipped. illldOVlGS ”and“ ll'Aragon Backs
completed his successfull . _
"break." the skipper—robber placed his; up Wife, Ml Falls to CNWIIICG
loot in his "submersible“ and. pleasedi co t
with his successful attack on Tankus't III'
store without warning. sailed for hisi
home port. . i
Soon ..
One fat-t stands out. plainly from
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interest, and Deflation on War Question, is Expected”
The battle of Arras still raga. ‘
with the issue remaining in g
doubt, the armies of Britain and
Germany still struggling— for .thG 3
mastery in a conflict which bah}
ifles superlativcs. Tens of theirs»
tsands of reservists have been
‘hurled against the British battl
front by Field Marshal von Him
;dcnburg in a supreme effort to.
v‘ check the British advance. but so
far without avail. Both sides are
, Pitti it
day evening service War conducted
bylhe Rev. Louie J.."Howell. of St.
Paul‘s Church, nod’tlte Rev. J. Ben-
;ton Werner, OtiGI'BCH Church, both
........ Willil-illi Wills
——--~ ' Billli in lotus
(Continued On Page Six)
into this tut
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The prizes offered by Mrs. E. B.
school, Saturdayfimorning. The judges
were‘Game Warden Wilbur F. Smith.
‘Soion. H. Borglttm, of the Silvermine
artists‘ colony, Edward P Randall and
flittit t
R. K. Hughey. The competitors num-
cnicaoo. April 30.—v~ltioting in the; Wed 5mm“, and prizes we“,
l‘WBl side Ghetto district 11M 1! oreadi awarded front a point of atti‘hétitve-
ifantino in many sections of the city up”, workmanship. stability, origin-
...—-:-——-—————-—— ‘ the mass of contradiction in the court
lGallaher for the best built bird houses-
Were awarded at the Norwulk High‘
.wotnen, spoiled hundreds 0‘ loaves bill of $10 in gold for a wren house to; to the kitchen to learn why. i
and; Wilbur J. McEiroy. of Ehncrcest. The} hell and her mum do want a 'scrnpiing ‘ from_ striking. Even the;
[throwing kerosene into shops
|
intnrkod the bakers' strike in Chicago. silly and practicality.
.today. in the Ghetto hundreds of
‘bread wagons. Riot calls were sem‘ofiering “of Master biclllroy was at basket buried with vigor at my head.
or Justice of the Peace Walter at
fillies ‘oT Hempeteu‘d. la. l. It was a;
due and lively scrap tiluh Beatrice}
Caughnn, laundress and cook. had on}
April 18 with the Princess Ludovico:
Pignatelli d’Aragon in the latter's-
theme at Merrick. L. l. ,
The Princess was arraigned for
|riai yesterday on the charge of aa-
sault made by her former cook, who
said the American born wife of the
Spanish grandee had clicked her and.
torn ‘her shirt waist sleeve because,
she had declined to do chambermaid‘s.
iwork. Subdued in manner, but smart-I
5 ly mired in a costume of blue with a
yellow ribbon ,the Princess took the;
stand and tired to pttt the blame on!
the complainant.
i “i had called her eight times to
come tip stairs and finish some work,",
asked i
fighting with a resolution “a;
grim and savage asany the a
has shown, and it seems to.
question as to Which can so:
its ghastly sacrifices the longest:
However momentous the listing
which hang on the bloody at ‘
glc in France, they tire inau-
ficent to hold the attention of the
German people, who are facing. ..
situation at home fraughtvyvitfi,
even more tremendous possnbili~
ties. On the eve of the great gem
oral strike planned for May Do
the German press and leaders are
displaying a feverish apprehetfl,,
sion as t9 what the morrow
bring forth.
The majority Socialists are en» ‘
i After considerable deliberation. ll said the Princess. ”She'didn't conie.i¢rgetically supporting the. gov-
ismke sympathies“. many 0’ them was decided to award the first print site didn't. answer. so finally 1 “Vent’icmment in its effort to cayolc or;
threaten the workers into‘refraiite-t
ll“ and 5900““ “PM!“ or mounted D01‘i most artistic arrangement. construct: If 1 had not stopped the basket wouldiRadical m‘nor'ty seems to be
lice scattered tho rioters.. Red from 91m bark, and neatly ar; have hit me. Then I though
_ tltel frightened ar the possible result!"
The tremendous significance of ”l". ranged in the form of it farm-house woman wanted to harm the. so 1105 the agitation it has fostgr’gd.‘
ill;?d§tf€llslit’}’l;(llllimfo ‘Esltltti‘tlllgriils “9133:: Sl‘l‘tlkehcallgfl Sgturdayl’ anduwhlflldlmi; The sense of proportion in lhe 13011543“ grasped her by the arm lodkf’etll 1195.1 some of the Radical ..
. . 1- ' .. A . L'C“ 0. a red 5mm." es ma e :1 ’Watt adjudged as perfect, and the front throwing falatlrons an on s an . ‘ . . -
sale. trades. it transpired that titans 11’500‘000 loaves a day, dawned on tho‘ workmanship of the finest. t .. 'arc reported to have launched al!‘
_ - . . ‘ ~ .. . The first pans at me." i . ,, . .1
tlfctizgiiliin dilitiwiiii‘tllhtei? :32: i‘iiii‘iiucm this morning, when families de'i prize of $10 for n. bluebird house was. She denied that she had chokedifleventh hour appeal in an effort
- .. . . , , . . . pendent. “1’0" ”"3 large bakeries, awarded to Andrew Bardos, of the. the maid or that she had torn the} to avert the strike. ‘ .
iI,‘,.Ti‘,i,li,3fi2,‘f“3,'éSnifikflfl,"fi‘,’id,,‘},‘,fi'est,f}: found they must 392‘ ““3 4’.“ 3‘3“" Springfield section. The housi- was maid's waist. _ ' _ ‘ i Austria and Sweden are twfl-
‘ ' (crusts 0" no bread. Groceries and. constructed of pine boardsdqovered; .The Prince backed tip his wtfcs tee; other storm centers where May
to make a gift of their wholesale
sistant engineer, English; natuT-l and the "Star Spangled Banner" was business to H. G. Miller. one of‘ the
alized, New YOrk city; Francis J“ roared ottt ‘ywith wild enthusiasm by
Davidon, assistant engineer,t“‘"‘ excited multitude. ~ '
, Swedish, naturalized; R. Wit-t ""'*‘
liams, assistant‘ engineer, Amer-ll,
can born: J. WitjenS, American?
iconicstagger-snaiittllli Mil Dillili
pt
(Continued on Eighth Pace.) *
,1 trade. meaning the restaurants. cafes,.
-steamship j Bayamon, was owned t
{at ‘Ecorse, Michigan. Since thei
.trips tm'Europe. She was a ves-‘
minim a *
odby the president, allotthe Con-
- - ' ~ delicatessans that had “0‘ “‘91" 6w“ with white birch and was especially: (imony to 'l. certain extent. After thet l - -
' ‘ -‘ i . .. . .‘ . . V ‘ . ‘ I” at it “Slugs
gall); Ifiiggaljfttsé‘isgggilgs‘sjzg: ’ diiiiie‘t‘itestiii‘rpunthiitt-‘i-lfii‘fietdnloffm bakeries had no bread, and no break—i noted for its Mabllim The second encounter Beatrice had met him and; Y may CV0!“ pol)“ P
. , ‘ , ' ~Vt < I I ‘ . . I ( n I .
eph Mullen, Brooklyn, and RX,
R. Punzie and -—-—:-'Mchog, both
of San Juan, Porto Rico. r - l .
.J-The {.VaCuum. formerly thetllmeritun Minister Holds Reception
to Provisional Military Governors
~ WAR IN illRiNltlll,
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by, the rVacuum Oil Company, ‘of:
California. She. was built in 1912,
‘ I’EKlNG, April Elm-A declaration
warbegan she has made frequent} of war against Germany by Chitta is-
;expected within a fortnight. l
‘ The special commission for inter-
.‘ national affairs designated py-jthe
{government has advised that China
' enter the war. The question will go
before parliament soon. ‘ '
Reception to Military Governors.
. The American minister. Dr. Paul
1‘ Reinsch, held a reception at the lega-
i tion today to twenty provisional mili-
' Awnilmc “Ruins [Cary governors composing the mili-
set of 2,551 tons' gross.
’ tary conference which recommended
recently that Chitin declare war. The
governors were received with full
military honors by the legation guard ,
and ' were welcomed by Dr.. Reinsch
and prominent members of the Ameri-
i can colony.
llitl tittltiitttit ;
0 further orders have been. so-
no ed by Captain Albert Mossman
as, to when the Sixth Company, :C.
A, 0., will-“be called. It is expected
that as soon‘as the Army bill is sign-
cticut National Guard organizations
will-be call d~ into active service. It
expected t occupant! .Mossman will;
eceivof fdrthér‘ orders] ' soon; ‘
,' Aprit.;30, 6:10 a. tin-inn; avalanche,
‘ uniting .
all
(Continued on Page Seven.)
llllelRllAIlllll Al
> 8‘ PAUL'S CHURCllt
At the morning service at St. Paul's
church yesterday, a class of thirty
members was confirmed by the Rt.
‘Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster, D.‘ D..
bishop of the diocese of Connecticut..
who also delivered ‘the 'lllOl'nlllg ser-
mon, choosing as his text: “hfember- . '
ship in Christ." 'l‘he‘xbishop’s ad-
dress was a very lnterestit‘ig and pow-’ .
erfttl one, and he drew pictures of
self sacrifice front the present world
conflict which is now raging unabatdd
on we battlefields of Europe. ‘ Al
large congregation was. present. at. the
morning services.
were members of the class whlch‘waa
continued by the bishop:~
Adelaide Woodroff .Howell, Anne
Howell, Marion Ada Rice, Beatrice
iViola Byxbee, ‘Annn‘Elizabeth Deviled
Virginia Pierson Adams. Charlotte
Wales Ferront, Charlottohlarie. San-
ford. Eudora, ‘liidna‘ Hyatt.‘ Marlon
‘ , ’ “2 'L Sheldon: White, Arthur:.‘Goldsplnk.
. , . ~ . , ‘ ‘ ‘ "Harry Beers. Robert matte Schdt‘ield,
Earl ' Edward xliocku‘ood, .516an AL
ma’n- Terese, “William , Lasslo, John
.DAVOS, swttzeriiind, ,‘m in. 11-min, James Marvin engennqbert
Gibbon - Montgomery; 'TWllllum- "Wesley
:Fdl‘l‘, 5Fran
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The, , following ‘
fast-rolls, no coffee cake, no dough-
nuts. litany a morning meal had- to
,be abridged. '
cern also to governmental authorities
and various bodies set desperately to
work to bring the bakers back to their
work. ~ ‘
According to Sol. Westerfeld, head
ti“
(Continued on Page Twelve)
iiilililltll stuff ' .
«snot Bl innit
(than Occured Through Care-
lessriess in Cleaning Rifle
WILLIMANTIC, April 30.—-—Priv‘ate
Thomas Morris,» 19, of Hartford, de-
tailed to_guard ditty on a railroad
bridge near held. ttvas ’laccidientliy
Hartford this afternoon.
lwound is serious. the bullet having
[passed “through the right“ leg. » He
{was taken too locnljhonpital.
i According to the version given the
military authorities. Morris W- lying
on his bank'whilef’Keofowas clean-
ing his trifle a. few feet away. The
flatter, it lejslfidiaforgbt {to put the
safety catchvon.
‘ presented some most ingenious and posed a $10 fine.
shot by'Private Walter Keefe. also of ~
Morris' .
All a :reeuiothe iii
iprize of! $5 low It wren 110050 “'55 had asked him to behold the bruised
‘given to little Miss Olive Webb, for ithront and torn Sleeve. He said he
an ingenious contrlvance built 0f;looked carefully, put there was no
5 winner for a bluebird house was Wil-Ii-ice sometimes had "spelds."
'liam Gunther. who built his house of The D‘Aragon butler. Thomas
:Dlain boards. nicely fashioned togeth- Faust, said Beatrice was erratic. Once
tar. and neatly stained. He received he saw her drop on her knees and
3‘3 A prize or $5 ll! gold and a bll‘d pray in the kitchen in the middle of
book was awarded as a special prize the day.
to the'clnss of defective. students of. Justice of the, Peace Jones, after
the Fitch school, under the direction Beatrice had repeath her story, (19,.
of Miss Emma Smith. These“ students 0“!“ n... twang“ was guilty. Ho ini-
practlcal houses. i As the Princes was leaving court
Blue books were also awarded to she was served with papers in a $2,-
the following youngsters, as honora—l 000 damage suit throught by Bett-
ble mention for the many good quali-- rice. . '
ties in their offerings: Burt Bouton.
i .
Marie Fiedler, Ralph Hartwell, Peter '
Entire, Joseph Murphy, 'J’ames Fullen, GARDEN AssaulAnoN
Edward Reliant, Earl E. Lockwood.1 ‘ ~ . >
Robert Tobeyn Fred Arlington and ‘ ”Ml-s f0“ mNDS
Fred Kestenboum.
‘ I ‘ 7 f, i The Norwalk Garden Association
V _ s .. “ . 11135 'sent out the. following appeal to
the clttfens of Namath»—
. - - i' “The crying need of our allies in
”Kflv I“ ABDICAIE‘ the war is food. The great conflict
1- ‘ will be decided on the farms and gar-
X ‘ A. 7 ' dens of the World. The side that has
5 w . ‘ . ‘ ' the greatest. foodhsupply will win the
» ' hounds. April .30, 2:50 p. m.——...v,cio,._,., . a ‘ - ‘
Thevreportthnt King Constantine of tMtiny, offlNor'kawm‘eome ‘clm not
Greece to noon: to .abdicnte is reiter- fiery” as soldiers; Vimgny’ can notinake
ated in antenatal: from Rome ‘0 the munitions; many can not help by any
stpf, which boys that.tt._has’connrmed physicalkwork.‘ ‘
ffrom‘neu m. diplomatic bounces. 1:30, 1 my u" n
entities d merino king. and‘queen. trlotl ‘
" ‘ Julian r onto:
m 4
:-
opportunity for pa-
', here; . , By ' contribu-
‘of far-reaching effect. In tth
iface of the brewing storm word.
comes that the Hungarian gov.
Th? famine i“ breadstui‘fs gave con- stained shingles. The second prize-g bruise. no tear. He added that Ilcat- crnmcnt has declared itself in
favor of important democratic te—
forms. On the other hand, the:
"Austrian emperor is reported to
have refused to accept the reSig-s
Ination of Premier Tisza, the bul»
iwark of pan-Germanism. Another
icurious and unexplained item ‘
|from Austria-Hungary says that
iin Bohemia, long a hotbed of
idisaffection, all Germhn papers
thave been suppressed. The entire
isituation in Europe appears to
have reached one of those con».
fused stages where conflicting.
news makes the relative import-
ance of events uncertain and ob-‘
score, a. situation intensified by
the increasing rigors of the “9'3?
sorship in all countries; The mili-
tary command in France 's and
fire, and. there are rope in the,
Paris press that the appointment
of General Petain as. chief of
and heralds many“ other change; .
among.high.officors. ..
. _ Outside elf-Europe interest: cenw .
tent in the-motssible ‘39“1‘89595
Brazil "6hr! China. Dispatches : .
say that the repair:
Norwalk Chronicler