‘ the bath room with the gas turned 16, , Pages WINMMleflh. MakeYem'llolarsoom THE SOUTH No.- EVENING SENTINEL , ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BY A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR. W~-A _.. 3.. ”as... OPEN AT NIGHT Dollar Day Stores °will be open until 9 o’clock Thursday even- q ESTALISHED 1870 Entered at the south "ISM?“ N sou'Fn naiwnix, 6633?.“ “hangar: has 1917 Partly cloudy ton‘aEm and Thursday. 7er GENTS- Offlce as Secomi Clan Matter. ’ ’ j“,— g "_ __‘~,___'__.___v_,~, ._,.. , “v -._._n.n llllll All it lilllllll UP 0i llllllls Gardener Frawley Smashed Doors and Windows and Threatened the «Life of Mrs. W. H. McDaniels tullllllstlllurll ANll BilllNll [WEE Several Charges of Break- ing and Entering . Are Made Against Him Darien, which has suffered much during recent months at the hands of petty burglars, was in a fever of ex- citement this week. Monday night the little room in which Justice Harry V. Snead held court was crowded. for at last two real burglars had been cap- tured, and each of them had admitted the offense of "feloniously‘ breaking and entering," as charged in the com- plaint. The first of these was Charles Frawiey. a gardener in the employ of Mrs. . W. "H. MCDanlels of Noroton iiieights. who went on a rampage . While no one was in the house on Sun- ‘Dlllllll lll ll-Mllllllw The long-looked-for Dollar Day will be here tomorrow, and from the bargains which are being advertised in The Evening Sentinel the purchas‘ ing public will have a rare op- portunity to purchase useful ar- ticles at rock-bottom prices. The American Band will give one of their superior con- certs on Railroad Square this evening between 8 and 9 o’clock as a reminder of to- A morrow's big annual event. Many Progressive Hartford WlllflWS ANI] TEACHERS RE- The windows of many of the stores will be decorated for the occasion and the committee appointed for the purpose will tonight award the prizes for the most attractive and appro- priate display. SPEND YOUR DOLLAR WHERE IT WILL BRING THE BEST RETURNS T0- MORROW. WWW ullr PERlSll A8 ‘ Campaign Hartford Post. which adds: progressive and tantalum. nature. First among all measures in import- ance and ill worth is the bill provid- day afteroon, smashed doors and win- dows promiscuously, and, according to’ witnesses. threatened to “do up" Mrs-A McDanicls also. lie professed only to; have been looking for something to' can, but will not have. to hllnt so dili~ gently for the next few months, for Justice Snead imposed a penalty of 30 days, with $50 and costs, which, at a dollar a day, will take some time to settle the account. The second offender arraigned was young “Bill" Coombs, well known about towll, who was almost captured two weeks ago, but escaped. He was placed under arrest "Monday morningl (Continued on Tenth Page.) i NATlflNAl fiUAIill’S lillllllllltllNlllllllli Strong Wind Defeats Ef- forts of Westport Firemen and Bucket Brigades lng home aid for dependent children. as its title roads but actually a wid- ows‘ pcnson measure. This is easily one of the most progressive pieces of legislation ever mssed ill (Lollnocli- clll, and it marks ll long step toward the adoption of such a policy as was GREENS FARMS, April Iii—Starl- ing ill a mysterious manner a. fire in a barn owned by George G. Hale, Jr., at Hale's Bridge in the Compo [district yesterday afternoon burned the structure to 'thc ground, and two oxen imprisoned in the basement of the barn, doing $5.000 dalllngc. it is llhoughl that children playing about. the burn with matches may have started the fire, but the fact that there have been several fires ill this section lately of lllyslerious origin has caused the authorities to start an ill- vesligation. )‘t‘Jl ra. (Continued on Sixth Page.) lllliiii lillllll l’LAEE l8 UNITEllIllElll Cine. Plan Would Put Only. Twelve Full Divisions Into Campaign WASHINGTON. May 16.—-The ex- act place the National Guard is to fill in the national army still is ' matter of speculation in the war de-' partnlent. Under the recent filinOllnCt‘illf’ili that “the states may raise additional units up to a total National Gilall’lil force. including naval militia, of 800; men for each representative or sena~l tor, it is not even possible as yet to tforecast accurately the strength of the organization when it is drafted rule the United States army. it is possible than an entirely new element of the national forces will he evolved out of the discussion. The suggestion has been put forward that only twelve full divisions of the :5. (Continued on Eighth Page.) 2 SUICIDES, 2 VIOLENT . DEATHS‘IN HARTFORD fwngsRTFdORD. May Ids—There were _. ' ulcl es and two violent . in Hartford yesterday. deaths Irene M. Goellther of “96 .M ‘ ‘ . .. arid avenue. 16 years old, was foundlin l on and was dead. She is believed to have resented remarks made by her parents concerning late hours. Walter Hill of 60 Congress street unread armor. ‘ ' A ' rs. Walter L. Ro all street was struck by :n'aufgmglm' ‘on Trinity street and died shortly nutter-ward. -C. P. Wilson, the driver f was arrested. ~.Sylranus~Clarki 5 ~.years old of ‘~ ,WQWOITSE‘ ld..;.was;;5,siijn'_ck and killed. ' Ilsa trolev‘ " ‘-rr"‘lcllll'~ its " The barn was situated on the north side of the track. Near it is the fine residence of George. G. Help. JI‘., willlcl across the track on the south side is' the equally fine residence of George Hale, Sl‘., well known as a grower of ‘iillckley, representing the Masirl'c ven Road 0. . .. ' . . ,. l‘ lder. Plank Vt. Gregory, represent . (Continued on Page Light.) 'thc Odd Fellows: Harry Tariov. the NEW BRITAIN; May 16:»Thrcc downtown Red hit-n: E. J. Taylor. the men were killed in a grade creasing uptown Red Men: Thomas S. Kelly. accident late yesterday afternoon, representing the Elks: Mrs. L. A, struck by an express train on Highland division of the New York. New Haven and Hartford railroad be- tween Ncwington and this city. The only body positively identified is that of William Clark, the driver. who was carried 200 f not on the front of the locomotive and tossed to the side of the track. it is believed that a null. til i. NEW HAVEN. May lit—The ques- tion of affiliation with the American Federation of Labor is exected to come up for consideration before the close of the annual convention of the 'lEGISLATllRE 0f 1917 [EMS A 0001) RECORD Acts Have Been Passed at the Session Now Closing in EEIVE PENSIflNS Prohibition and Suffrage Issues Enter Into Next With the work of the legislative session of 1917 practically at an end it is possible to judge somewhat of jibe results accomplished, says thef ”No Legislature in recent years has passed so many measures of a real ulllllliinlllll llllll, lllHEll HURT A8 lulu: nus First Lieutenant Melchior McE. Eberts Dies Almost Instantly at Columbus, N. M. EL PASO, Texas, May 1G.~7First Lieutenant Mclchou .‘licE. Eberts was killed and Captain James L. Duns- worth. also of the United States Avia- tion Corps, was seriously injured yes- terday when the aeroplane in which they were flying crashed to the mound. Lieutenant. Eberts was the pilot and it was his first flight. He was grad- uated from the Army Aviation school at San Diego, Cal. W‘ith Captain Dunsworth he had Just started from the army station at Coluniblm. N. M., intending to fly to the divisional head- quarters in this city, when the acci- dent happened. ‘ Advices received by Brigadier Gen- eral George Bell, In. commanding the division. stated that the aeroplane apparently ran into an “air pocket" and Lieutenant Eberts w unable to right It. The machine t med over and dived to the ground. ' Lieutenant Eberts died a few min- utes after he was taken from the wreckage. It was said Captain Duns- worth probably would recover. Both had been at tho'San Diego school until recently, when Captain Donal worth was promoted tell ’a captain and sent to Columbuaw ‘h‘the to rival of Lieutenant Eberts there they arranged for the flight to this city. EflRNER STllNE outlined in the John T. King lllillcniulu bill which has been put. over for two The widoa's' pension measure. to which The Post has made previordi rcfcrcllcc, provides for State aid for any Connecticut widow left with two AT NEW BRITA'N' take place Sunday afternoon, iltllh, and 2:30 o'clock. Automobile Truck Hit by Express Train of New Ha- whcn an automobile truck in which they were driving to Hartford was lhc‘ LATINA} JUNE 30 Special Executive Commit- tee Named to Arrange for New Norwalk Hospital At a very largely attended commit tee meeting, held last evening in the Norwalk club parlors. in Wall street, it was decided that the, corner stone laying ceremonies which have been planned for the new hospital, will Julie An executive committee elected last night. and composed of John Cav- anllgh. chairman: John D. Milne. Henry P. Price, Mayor Carl A. Hal1 pil‘olll. Thomas '1‘. Raymond, Jay S. Lclllllaicr, Mrs. F. A. Lane, Mrs. Lot- ..__.. fContlmled on Eighth page.) ATTOE-NEY CUNEO READY FOR SUIT; From all accounts and reports, the. f 5552. 4 leavin 23 82”.67 to be? police department is still determined Saki; bvia'xation. g S ' ‘ i iiiliiii AND sun IN Hill UNDil_l_Bllllllll Albert Robustellis, of Stam- ford, Attacked by Another Man Who Succeeded in Making His Escape NORWALK WllMEN RUSSIAN ARMY i ELIMINATE Ellllll EAMINEITTSTERIA SpeculatorESay Wheat Will Not Go Back to Normal Prices, But Will Not Be llEill lN STAllElllilll Claim To Have Been Wit- nesses to the Murderous Attack As the result of what seems to have been a quarrel over women. Albert Robustellis. of 158 State street, Stamford, was shot in the left hand and received a deep slash on the left side of the face last night, under the railroad bridge at Mechanic street at the hands of another Italian. Robustellis is at. the. Norwalk hospital today resting comfortably with a good chance of recovering. Peter Geece- dicta. a mmby at the time of the fray. had the tip of the little finger on the left hand shot away in an at- tempt to stop the assailant. A get- away was made by the would—be of the police. When last seen theI would-be—murdcler was darting in back of the new department store building at 3 Lexington avenue. The police are working hard to get track of him and certain clues have been found which may lead l0 his arrest. —_ (Continued on Page Two) STREET BUlliiET BALLS Eflll $70,400 Charity Department Needs 3 More Money Because 0ft War Conditions Budgets for the coming year have, nearly all been turned in to City} Treasurer Wilfred Bodweli. Tile Ileaith‘ Department has asked for $3,300. 0ft this $1,500 will be used in the exter-l ln'lllalion of mosquitoes. The Board of Education needs $171,834.04 for educational work for the coming, Salaries in this budget amount] l to $132,081.70. , . The estimated expense of the build-l ling department is $1,940. The print-, ing department needs $1,500. The; Second Taxing District estimates its} expense at $29,212.50, with all incomei )‘E‘lll‘. buildings were badly damaged. Sol- , to“ press charges against attorney. agagements with a traveling 'band or clared unfair by the other. members American Federation of Musicians -—- nogv in session here. it was stated (Continued on second page) to by. Pi'esident Joseph H. Weber, of Newi - Ym l, ill presenting his annual re ort T said that the Ili‘Opi‘l' mointenancg of EJECTED GERMAN all labor organizations “is made pos- sible only through the assistance ia- bor organizations give to one another. This applies to the national and in- ternational labor orders formed by the individual unions as well as the Am- erican Federation of Labor, and all owe the dignity of their position, so far as society is concerned, to the national movement of all combined organizations or organized labdr, that its, the American Federation of La- bor." President Weber recommended the adoption of regulations providing: "That members cannot accept en~ GREAT NECK,‘. L. l.. nearing firm was called who accused him of assault. erican citizen and alien-enemies." orchestra under penalty of $100 fine. Failure to obey the officers" means ln-l definite sdspension. “When any place or function is de- MAIDS; TELLS WHY May 16.— Henry Alexander. head of an engi- in the Astor Court buildingv New York. and a Spanish War veteran. who has been active in recruiting for the Naval Reserve. before Justice of the Peace Hayden yesterday to answer the complaint of two German maids, ’ Mr. Alexander said it was “not a case of master and servant, but one of Am- “_I ejected them from my country home here," he said, “because upon the declaration of war against Ger- many, by, this country they declared war upon my household furnishings and dishes and, because they tended President Wilson a “dirty loafer" and“ John J. Cuneo as the result of the di- nnd Sergeant Bryan H. Silk in the. downtown court yesterday. It has been hinted that after an investigation is completed, Chief William R. Pen- nington will take up the matter with Mayor Carl Axel Harstrem and that a special meeting of the council may be called. Sergeant Silk has alleged that it is lnore than possible he will bring a civil suit against Attorney Cuneo. The argument in question between Sergeant Silk and Mr. Cnneo was the result of a flaying given the former by Cuneo in defending his client, Michael Flore who was up beore. Judge George H. Vosburgh charged With drunken- ness and carrying concealed weapons. it seems that Sergenat Silk when ask- ed whether Fiore was intoxicated, the officer replied in the affirmative. and added that he was in mint condition to carry a gun. This rileer. Cuneo. and he proceeded to day the officer for over-zealous zeal.“ acme close, of the case, more hot words followed and Sergeant Silk expressed‘his determi- version which occurred between himl cannot render their services at such the American flag a 'dirty,‘oid ra‘g.’ " places." . , A fixed rate for state fairs was also recommended... , . ' v ’ = ' ‘ ‘ ‘ , The reportof the secretaryEOwen The two’maids did niit ‘appedr. their attorney announcing they feared to - in a statement made teller.» After» leave the’epremis‘es ,of their present nation of bringing pharges against the lawyer. . ‘ ~ » ' ney Cullen stated that .he misspelled: 83,992 with 703 M11”? _«Bh°iwd. it. «an: membershlpa‘p'l temployer,;__althoush assured of court- . , ,. , , _ ly within his rightsanda would we» protectionmhd. mechanic against :Ml't comm-am action ’ which -’ the _. 61110.5 mlgntgilrina againsthim'. .: ' ‘ stateless as. will!!!“ , Tile townclerk wants $2,485 to ion} 'his department while the expense of; keeping up the. city hall is $3,800. ThelI estimated expense of the First Taxingl District will be $31,173. Tile expense; . of the charity department will, [amount to $38,200. The war has Slioii (Continued from Eighth Page). i l 1 DR. TRACEY ON ‘ i SOCIAL PROBLEMS , The South Norwalk Council, Knights of Columbus. received a rare treat last evening when Dr. William J.- Tracey delivered an excellent talk on "Social ’Problems." The lecture was instructive and interesting. it was well worth hearing and knights were delighted with it. D. W. Harford,l “Daniel F. Toomey, William J. Tam- many, John F. McMahon and Edward if. Hayes were calledupon for in- formal addresses, and responded in~an enthusiastic manner. The' presiding ofllcer of the evening was.William 13.. ,Ward..-Plans for Ladies‘ Night, which| is to be held in Red Men's hall this Friday? evening; ware talked over at the meeting d final - amusements twer'e made.“ a .T New York, New Haven and Hartford museum - was one of: Any Higher CHICAGO, May Dir-The Chicago Board of Trade opened today upon a condition unprecedented in its history as a result of the action prohibiting the trading in wheat futures taken at a joint conference for uniformityuby rep. rcsentatives of all important grain ex- changes iu the United States in ses- sion here yesterday. Ilrlefly stated. the ruling limits the buying of wheel, but leaves selling on . restricted. Leading grain operators said today it would not pull prices down to those of normal times; the ab- normal delffihd for grain and short crop prevent that. but that all infla-l tion in prices resulting from spccula-‘ tion and “food famine hysteria" will be eliminated. The action propibits trading in out wheat futuresi‘funtil, further notice” except to close exlsihig contracts. Joseph P. Griffin, president of the] Board of Trade, declared that all; credited representatives of the Allies. “We believe," Mr. Griffin said, “we‘ have. effectually killed wild specula-i tion. and that hysteria will no longer be a factor, bill that only supply and, demand will be the guide in the liking; of prices." - SIX MEN lililEl] . . IN EXPlllSlflN SAULT STE MARIE. Mich, May 16. ----- Six men were killed and several others seriously injured in an explo- sion today at the end of the Fort Brady Pier. Nest of the victims were laborers. ' It is believed dyna- mite stored under the dock exploded. The fish hatchery and adjoining l dlcrs stationed at Fort Brady were ordered to patrol the area swept by the explosion and a militaryjnvestiga- lion was started. A fire in the quarterlnaslcr's build- ing at Fort Brady last Saturday caus- cd considerable damage. No announcement has been made regarding the cause. One ‘of the men killed was George Cook, it member of the United States Coast Guard cutter Mackinac. Army officers, attempting to com- pile a death list. said it. was probable that one or more persons were blown to pieces. Otherrbodies may have been blown into St. Mary‘s river. No trace has been found of several per-- sons who were on the deck just be' fore the explosion. A lllElliHl llliilis , liliilltllililllllllill SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 16.—The fifty or more freight clerks of the New Haven road in this city have re- ceived orders to strike at 4 o'clock this afternoon, following the failure of negotiations for increased pay. The men have the option of remaining at work until 6 o'clock to finish tasks. NEW HAVEN, May 16.—According to information from the offices of the . Railroad company, this noon. there will be no strike of the organized . freight clerks upon the system. ‘ IGE' HOUSES DESTROYED. NEW LONDON, May Isa-«Five empty icehouses on Bayonet. street were déstroyedby fire this morning and a: sixth ’gutted. Flying embers inetgfireltof thiprogfsu of ms dwelling ‘honses.’- but the" ‘ed prions DEMORAUZED , AND VIRTUAL ANARCHY I8 EXPECTED AT ANY TIME is bldméptfiemem- F Von Hindenburg’s Rein- forcements Have Caused a Deadlock, Which the Mosii : Furious Efforts of British , and French Cannot Break" urinals Food Situation Said, to be, Growing Worse and 'In— ’ habitants Are Alarmed , ., ' ’l‘lle dcllloralization of the Rus- sian army and the consequent _ withdrawal from the eastern front are having their effect ill France. The heavy , reinforcements of men and guns which Field Marshal von Hinden- ‘ burg has been able to throw into the defense of his sorely battered ' I lines have, for the time‘being‘at‘ least, caused a deadlock, which ~ . - - gators had been taken in cooperation'tho most. furious efforts of the \ “Sham" m SM" of ”‘9 ”forthwith the federal novel‘nmt’fit and ac'iliritisll and French have failed to- ‘ break. - - _ Thesci first fruits of the chime ill Russia are the more ominous in the hints they offer of future pos- sibilities. The Council of Soldiers? ,2 of German forcets,’ q lllllllls lllllll and Workmcn’s Delegates seems 4‘ to have been aroused at last to the ' perils of the course. it has electe‘tf'” tofollow, but it isa questionifjtsp'; awakening has not come too late. The soldiers ill the ranks evidently .11, have the. bit ill illcir teeth, and it remains to be seen if there is a hand strong.r enough to check them from bringing about virtual anarchy. Tile llopcflll side of the picture drawn' by the multiplying signs that the political and ecogj llonlic crisis ill (lennnay ‘is as acute as ever. The extraOrdinaf’y’ ~ ~ measures taken by the German censorship to prevent. the outside' ‘ world from learning conditions in the empire have been largely sue-l. ‘. " cessful, but some facts could not be concealed. . , ..' ; Possibly for the first time. utilise; p, ‘; tory revolution and republic have bccn openly talked about ill the Reichstllg and, most, significant of all, apparently, the, authorities do not dare to check the growing audacity of the Rodi: cals. Ill fact the pressure of the" nlulcontcuis has become so great, as to force the government hastily to withdraw its refusal to permit; Radical Socialist delegates to at». tcnd the International Socialist Conference at. Stockholm. ' The food sitalltion in Germany, 3" also appears lobe growing stead~ ily worse, and alarm is expreSsetI' ill various quarters that the avado , able supply will not suffice infect! the nation until the next harvest. The efiusivc promises with which" the administration checked thaw“ May Day strike agitation have» ' proved hollow and there are comé plaillts that the government’s at- tempt to substitute meat for; bread is seriously diminishing the country’s stock of milk animalsn ' gions comes ed C an offensive on the Isonzo line, but the reports from Vienna, and Rome are diametrically oppos‘ ‘ ed auto the initial/results. ‘l‘llaj' a German 0* Apart from Frantic, the only; ’ news of importance in the war're- ; .- from the Italian '7 i front. General Cadorna has open.
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