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iRain Tonight and Wednesday TWO CENTS-
llll swan 7
0000, an
fill Mllll0N8
Started in Warehouses and
Spread North. Wining Out
Sevenvt-iive Blocks. With
' 5.000 Homeless
ilYNAMliE USED , y
. l0 llllll FLAMES
One Woman Dies of Shock
and a Number of Others
Were Injured
ATLANTA, Ga.. May 22.—Atlanta
went actively to work today to care
for the destitute people from three
thousand holnes destroyed in tile fire
that raged yesterday afternoon and
last night. throughout seventy-five
blocks and was stopped only after the
riynamiting of beautiful homes on
.T‘onee de Leon avenue. The property
loss was estimated at $3.00tl,000 by
Mayor Candler, but. other estimates;m“L Tile uptown police were notifiedt
[an as high as $5,000,000.
The fire started in a warehouse on
liecatur and Fort streets. and drove
lEYiANll llNEli H
unipolar]
Strikes on South Coast of
England—Carried Multi-
tions and General Cargo
BOSTON, May fi2.--~’l‘hc ‘glzeyland
liner Coionian was WI’let'd last
"flight on the south coast of England,
accord-lug to a cablegram received
yesterday by John H. Tholnas, agent
of the line hereTllc message said
itilat the steamer, which was carry-
‘mg a cargo of munitions. grain. lulu-
her and cotton, from this port, prob-
ably would be a total loss. The cause
of tile accident and the fate of the
crew, were not mentioned.
it was believed in shipping circles
SIABBED- IN
EOREHEAD WIlH
SPADING EOR|i
Two York, Street Residents
Provide Excitement for
Residents of That Section
of the City
intuition
WIFEWASANNflYEIl
Victim Confined to House,
But May Appear in Court
. on Saturday
‘ Ludwig Zglombiclli and Floryan Jan-
uszewski. two York street residents,
furllislled quite a bit of excitem-‘nt for
their neighborhood last evening short-
ly after 7 o'clock, when they became
engaged ill a heated argument. which
resulted ill Zglombicki seizing a spad-
iug fork, and knocking his opponent
down and then stabbing hill]! in the
forehead with the. steel prongs of the
lot the fracas a short time after it had
tended, and officers Chloe and J. Dor-
gney proceeded to the scene of activi-
itles ollly to find lhat Zglombtckl had
fdeparted for~parts unknown after hav-
ling rendered JanllsZcWaki hora de
lcombal. All unsucceszul search of
line neighborhood was made by the of-
ficers in an effort to locate the missing
luau, but shortly after midnight Zglom-
3bickl entered the First District police
's‘lillloll and gave himself up.
i Witnesses of the affair have stated
‘lllat the asslullt was entirely unpro-
‘voked. lull Zglombicki intimated at the
station house this morning. that his
‘wife had been annoyed by Januszcws-
zkl for some time past. and for this
reason he had tackled his victim.
Dr, William .l. Tracey was summon-
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t
:ElliSi WIFE [EFT
t
' HUSBANI ESTATE;
SEEtiNl] ELAIMS IT
all wulllllli
iHlithN an ill
Four Men Injured When
Hershfield’s Heavy Truck
Sideswiped a Sign Post
Out of a gang of six men employed
by the. street department, four were
injured yesterday afternoon. when
Hershtield’s truck sideswiped a sign
post at the corner of Flax Hill road
and Richard's avenue, throwing the
men out of the ear. The accident
occurred about 4:15 o‘clock, when the
men were being taken home from
liowayton. where they had been work-
ing. None of the. laborers were badly
injured. but paillful bruises and cuts
were sustained by them. Dr. Robert
M. Wolfe attended the injured par-
tles.
Frank Nari. of £7 Woodward ave-
nue. was the person most seriously
.hurt. lie sustained a cut on. the
right. side of the forehead near the
temple about two inches long. J: ..l
Mallick, of " Lexington avenue,
A is
suffering from contusions over collar
litlfii Alain
I it) till Will in
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i
5 Per Cent. for Each $500 of
‘, Insurance—Full Benefits
1 to Enlisted Members
BOSTON. May '32:» A war tax will
be levied on members of the Royal
Arcanunl. it was decided at yester-
jday‘s session of the fortietll'nnnual
.conventlon of the supreme council.
llThe council voted to pay alllbene-
l fits to all members who have “enlisted
ior will enlist in the service of the
l‘nilel‘l States and ('anadal'pon til.»
'ttllnollllt‘elllt‘nl by the national secre-
,tary that $100,000 has been paid out
ill war time death funds. a tax of
f. cents.will he illlposl-d upon every
‘lilf'lllbt‘l‘ for euclrSt'lfiti of his lllslll”
,allce protection. No extra burdens,
it is said will be imposed upon en-
llistinl: members and efforts will be
made to provide for their families in
sense of need. lll case of death. the
[\Vidows' and Orpllans‘ Bt‘llf'ilt Fund
{will be applied without distinction as
l to whether the lnelllbcr was killed ill
action or died or natural causes.
' it was also filled 10 permit men (iii ice of bankers and business men of?
I
lover 65 years of title who let their
iplllicils lapse. to retain membership
iin the order as "social members"
twitll other benefits of the organiza-
i tioll.
SUBMARlliE _
Sltiiillll 0“
MAIN 00A8l
Naval Stations Along the
New England Shore Are
on the Lookout for Sup-
posedly Hostile Craft
HERMAN VESSEL
SAY lflBSTEiiMEN
Cross Island Guard Watched
Boat. Until It Submerged
PORTLAND, Maine, May 22.—-—Per-
sistant reports current since war was
declared that a German submarine
was in New England waters, were
lililNlNli CAMPS
Eliil WflMEN Will
StillN BE flPENEI]
Camp Fire Guardian’s
Training Camp to be in
New Jersey—Expect 30,-
000
Arrangements are being completed
for the. opening of a new series of
training camps for war preparedness
—training camps. for Women, but
without khaki uniforms, guns, aero-
planes. automobiles, or any of the
concomitants of war except a simple
course of first aid. Yet they are
camps intended to meet some of the
greater war needs today—the need of
food conservation. the need of good,
strong, healthy, efficient girls—girls
that know how to take care of their
health and help others to do the same;
girls who are not afraid of work and
who know how to save food, care for
childlen. and work economically in
him home. The uniforms worn at
these camps will be the blue skirts,
white bhluscs, white navy caps and
red ties of the Camp Fire “Minute
made public. was that a sublllarinei
was seen running awash off Cross is-1
land, Machias. Today, three lobster'l
men reported they had seen a sub!
marine: 200 feet long, off Sequin‘
Light. The observers were Herman
Spinney and Clarence Perkins, of Bay
Point. who said they were south of ' ' _
the li7llt, and George Mains, who sawiUnlted States Marshal Mld
a strange craft at a point west of lhe' dlebrooks Tells How to
l . '
lgm W cane 1m Secure Certificates
The report. of last at
two count guards. ‘ . ’
Mayor Carl A. Harstrom today re-
ccived a mp” of the. directions to
'allen enemies." regarding their male
lng applications for permits, froln
(‘hcstcr C. Middlebrooks, United
States marshal. The directions give,
a clear statement of what is requirq
ed and are as follows:—- I
lw’l‘lte first step is -.to procure
photographs of yourself. if you
haven't them, get them at once, and
return here only when they are on
ihaud. The application must be ac-
' companied by three unmounted photo-
graphs of that applicant. not larger
than 3le inches in size. Tile photo-
graphs must be on thin paper and
should have a light background.
2~~Applications are not to be taken
Norwalk was held yesterday after! out of ””5 office. l‘hcy must be pnhl
- , . ,t . , _. pared here.
noon. lll lllL city hall. Iulthcr dis-i 3~~Any alien enemy being employed
ALIEN ENEMIE
lNSTlllJETlliNS HERE
(Continued on Sixth Page)
lllllllll"‘i‘l’l‘l’l’i’w
tilllllllll MEETS
Publicity Campaign to be
Started to_ Aid in *Sale of
Bonds Locally
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A second meeting of the commit-
Tht‘ question 0f lwrlnittinfll place. and as the result of the meet-
womm and children to enter the 01"'ill;:. a committee of art.» was appoint-
cussloll of the best method of floatlng, by any person 5.1m” procure the wrlt-
the “med States Liberty Bonds took; tcn certificate of ills employer. as
pprovided ill the application form.
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GERMAN tidbit illiNCE .. ,
ARE llllllll lltllllll UNDER v
00800 lElllelC Poulllll , _
CARNIVAL Eilil Bfiiiiiififiiiiifiii
RED lllltlSS til’ENS.
Belief That Kaiser’s Iron
Big Crowd Attends Attrac-.
Ring Must Break or CraclK ’
tion for Italian Foresters'RUSSlAN ERISIS
Under the most auspicious circnnl».
Girls." .
given official recognition today. An (continued on fifth page)
official inquiry was begun. The re: . W... ‘
port received last night, and not;
i
t
stances the carnival given under the!
auspices of the. Court Edmondo do,
Alnicis, No. 173, Foresters of America,2
for the benefit of the American Red:
Cross Society. opened last night at‘
the ball grounds next to the down-
town Methodist church, West avenue.
The opening was preceded by an cx-i
cellcut street parade and band con-
cert.
shows make up the attractions of the 1]”. “thinness purpose
carnival. which is owned by the Col-
onial Company and managed by H. l-‘.
Hall; a showman. formerly of Nor-
, on West Avenue Lot WHEN—libs Abllll':
Germans Make Counter At- '
tacks on Positions Taken.
Yesterday by the French
The German armies ill France“
exercised
by Generals llaig and Nivelle and
the vital question is as to whether
lwaik and now at Stamford. The capltllcir morale can be maintained
nival played last week in Stanlt’ord,ltlltlcl' the terrific pollndlllg to
with his success and turned over 3:“‘lllt‘ll they are subjected day and
large sum of money to the Red Crossunigm, Apparently the allied
isHaggaiailififfigifiozfngle (Ell-rig? commanders have abandoned the
large. and exepnom 0m, "Rd is we“ policy of sudden thrusts at chosen
put together. This was liberally pacpoints and are relying on a con-
ronized last evening and proved a biastallt hammering over a mile front.
3“0998‘- till tllc belief that sooner or later
A largeJ‘erris wheel attracted many fl . . .
- to iron German ring must either
to 's ut of the ckets of the local
Ji ey 0 no break or crack.
people and made a big hit. The wheel‘
is made out of steel alld is perfect-
y safe. prospect of sensational develop-
Tile next attraction which caugiumvms in ”H. battle area, the poll-j
”‘9 9y“ or ”‘9 pubhc was ”‘9 wres"tit-ill situation rcllluins fraught. \
'- with many possibilities. The lat-
!cst news from Russia indicates
itllat the crisis ill that country con- "
MUNITIUN PLflTTERS itilllles acute and the menace that.
illussia may either withdraw from .
I {the Elltclltc or be plunged into
fiET YEAR IN JAILMHNS still throws its shadow over
,tilc future. The Russian Radicals
{apparently are as determined as
. , - - “ever to reject the war program of,
Rmtelen’ Lamar and. martm’l‘hlglalltl and France, but they
to be Confined In New show almost as much reluctance as
. ' ' ' 'l‘it‘l'llll to define their precise
Jersey Pwary ,aillls. A conference is projected
NE‘V Ron“ 3““. 22'7_0n(\ ‘13:”. in'lll ‘\\'lll(’ll Illt‘ ('(lillllltill govern-
jail was the sentence imposed yes—inept will be asked for a frank
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
The usual amusements and are slowly yielding ground before - .I .
While there is little immediate“
to this port that the Coloniun had los’ itll'l‘ has aroused considerable opposi- (\d to devise a plall whitll would ex-
1ler bearings alld that the wreck was, H00 tllld "0 8011011 0“ ll “'05 lakl‘“ tenslvcly advertise and aid the sale.
due to a mishap not connected with In DlVOl‘CQ Action No. 2 SRYS i today. of the bonds.
the perils of war. The fact that the! . , "“ —"‘" The committee consists of Charles,
She Helped t0 lmprovcl E. Hoyt, representing the bankers:;
TW“ EUURT MUREl H. F. Coleburn. the merchants: Ina?
[terday upon Captain Franz llinteien‘statcmcllt as to its position, and
if" ”‘9 09mm“ "“"Y- “3"” Lama“ there are uncomfortable rumors
i‘md it. [B 21311,”.131' "01“:3‘73?Cg;:‘)‘;::‘,that the Russian Radicals intend
{2:2 :2 I,:,‘:O,,‘9ée‘,i: “221:1 Shipmonii of to attempt to loll-cc a repudiation .
fnuimltons to the cntelltc allies in 191.3. of liussm s treaties With tileother
Judge Cushmall directed that lllc'lllembers oi' the Eutellte.
convicted men be confined in _the: ()n the credit Side. of the ac.
Mercer county (N. J.) penitentiary.
Continued on iltth Page
English coast is not lighted was re;
Property LGft by No. 1 William J. Tracey, the professional
J‘erred to in this connection. Mal-3
.itters commented also on the fact that.
run: Fletcher H. Montgomery, the
llivorce actions can furnish pecllliar
ltlle Coloniall. formerly a crack boat;
in the company's New Orleans serv“i
. lllSTlllEl MEEiiNli
I. lllallufacturers; and J. Wallace Mar- l f ‘Ecoullt is the rising tide of indigna- ,
‘ice to England. had not missed a‘ situations that t‘iseollnt the ideas of gvln, the farmers. This committee Willi , located “91‘1“ Trentonh Cokunise thfntlti‘m against ({(Arnlany in Scandi-
trip since sllc was plll into the servq fiction. Here is a second wife asking get together today and devise a prac-! lthe. government ha as et .1
ice from Boston early in the warfil'or alimony from‘ a husband who
notwithstanding the menace of mines; vanished to parts unknown out of the
and submarines. The steamer. with? state which was brought to him by
her cargo, was valued at 52.000000..- llis first wife, whose memory he ('llCl'~
.It was considered probable that the, isllcd for four months before going to
lColoniall landed part of her cargbfl the altar a second time.
including munitions. at Plymouth be: $5,000 Alimony Granted.
fore the accident, which occurred- ln the decision handed down by
probably while she was bound for. Judge Howard J. Curtis, Mrs. Nettle
London. “R. Schil‘mer of Darien is granted a
.She had been announced safely ar-r divorce on the ground of desertion
rlved in a cablegram earlier in the, anti is allowed $5,000 alimony. provid-
lday, after having been imported a' ed she can collect it from other pro-
victim of torpedoing last week.
arrival announcement. in the opinion
of Agent Thomas, was sent after she
reached Plymouth. .
The Colonian. a steamer of 6.440
tons register, was built at Newcastle
ill 1901.
lain John McDonald.
‘ POLICE SEARCHING '
FOR STIRLE’S SLAYER
DANBURY, May 22,—Tlle police of
this any admitted yesterday that they
are searching for a man known as
Thomas Malone. or Howard. of
the investigation of the murder of
Joseph Stirle. whose body was found
in the woods at the side of an un-
ifrequented road south of this city,
Saturday afternoon. ' Malone), who
was distantly related to the Sill-lo
family, was in the vicinity of the
, Stirle home, early Saturday morning
and a man answerin
‘ g hi5“ description
bought a ticket for .
New York at the
r'West Reading station later do the
“morning. It is believed that the per-
son who killed Stil‘le was aware that
he had in his pocketsfilo. with which
he expectedto 'blty airborne in this
. city Saturdily afternoon.
She was commanded by Cap-I
ilattel' part of the evening.~
a
The perty which came to the husband by.
his first marriage. in which
the has all interest.
1 According to the complaint Nettie
I
she claims
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iCAMP No. 3 GIVES
] ENTERTAINMENT
’ —-—
A social evening was enjoyed by
members of Camp No. 3, P. O. of A..
[and friends last night in the 'P. O. of
iA' rooms on Washington street. A de-
llightful program was presented and
Brooklyn. N. Y.. in connection with.! there was card playing and dancing. A
dainty collation was served during the.
The program was made up of reci-
itations. vocal and instrumental rendi-
‘tlons. it opened with a piano solo by
Mrs. Martha Wilcox. “The Star Span-
gled Banner” was rendered by the en
tire assemblage as the second number
on the program. Mrs. Bunting recited
and Miss Evelyn 'Boyd rendered a
piano sei ctlon.. Miss Blossom Sllcox
scored a it with several vocal selec-
tions. She was obliged to respond to
encores several times. Mrs. Preston
lBoyd recited and “Guard’the Flag"
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13‘; .‘Ictthtinllefl on. Sixth Page.)
.,,
Mrs. Catherine Howard and
Mrs. C. A. Mcthara Se-
cure State Offices
Two members of the Daughters of
lCastile. Court Laurel, N0. 106.
were!
ition of the Daughters of Casliie held
in Stamford yesterday, by being elect-i
ied state ofliccrs of the organization}
,Mrs. Catherine Howard was elected
{state luonitor and Mrs. Cornelius Mc-
tNamara was made state advocate. A
lalge delegation from the local lodge.
attended the convention.
The annual meeting was held in
Mechanics Hall, Stamford. The ses-
sion opened at 10 o‘clock- with mass
by Rev. Walter Casey. Rev. J. C.
O’Brien, of Stamford. gave an excell-
ent sermon during the mass. The
mayor of Stamford. John Treat. made
the address of welcome and literally
tendered the organization the key to
that city. Addresses were made by
John Moore, Rev. Nicholas Coleman,
Arthur Pynes. Grand Knight of St.
Council. A letter of regret was read
from John A. Natters. Grand Knight
of St. Augustine Council.
Shortly after one o'clock. the dele-
served in Hotel Hazelton. The busi.
ness session opened at 2:30 o'clock
and routine business was disposed of.
Officers for the following year. were
elected as follows:-—- .
State Regent—Mrs. Elizabeth Horns,
or New Britain.
State Secretary—LMrs. Mary Mc-
highly honored at the annual convert-‘-
Peter‘s Council and Dr. John J. Ryle-
Past Grand Knight of St.A_Augustinel
gates sat down to an excellent dinner'
tical plan and have it ready to report! General Russell Frost. representing
at another meeting of tile bond comJ Norwalk. attended a meeting yester-
lnittee, which will be held tomorrowlday at the Equitable building. New
afternoon in the city hall at 4 o'clock! York, of the publicity commlttee of
At the opening of yesterday after-jibe Federal Reserve District. compos-
noon‘s session. Judge Henry W. Greg, ing New York state and western Con'
ory was elected permanent chairman necticut. on promotlng subscriptlons
and Franklin A. Smith was secretary? to the. liberty loan. .
Judge Gregory explained the purpose; Members of the. committee from
of meeting in concise form. in his’ many of the large-cures of New \ork
elxplanation, he. told of- the {crying and four connectlcut members were
need of floating tllv Liberty Bonds.?present. intense actlvittes are undel
if the bonds were‘way and effective plans are being
there would be a'pushed to urge upon all people in
ievery walk of life the dllty and the m-
lportunity of standing by the country
Ein subscribing for the bonds. New
York newspapers are contributing ad-
vertising space, merchants and other
He alleged that
over-subscribed,
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
ELKS WILL NOT HOLD
BIG PARADE IN BOSTON (Continued On Page Twelve) ,
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GIRL’S MURDERER l
BURN_E_D_T_O DEATH
MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 22.——Ell
Persons, a negro, confessed murdered
of Antoinette Rappal several weeks
ago, was burned to death near the
scene of the crime at, 9 o‘clock today.
A mob estimated at from 2.000 to
3,000 saw the death of the negro.
in preparation for burning, the body
The annual parade of the Grand
Lodge, B. P. _0. Elks, which was to!
have taken place in Boston during'
July. will be omitted and a rally on
the Common‘may be substituted,’ac~
cording to an announcement by James
R. Nicholson, president of the Boston
National Elks’ Convention Associa~
tion.
Mr. Nicholson has received the fol-
lowing telegram from Grand Exalted
Ruler Edward Rightor ——
“I heartily approve recommendation
of the executive committee of the was soaked in oil and afterward 8115-
Boston National Elks Convention As“, pended in midair from the limb of
sociation that the annual parade of t a nearby tree. A torch was then an-
the order at Boston in July will be' piled and the body burned fiercely
dispensed with. I am instructing all until the scorched flesh of the negro
subordinate lodges that the parade fell to the ground.
will notjbe held. I agree with you; Telephone message at 10:30 o’clock
that: all display should be avoided‘ stated that the mob had captured
and that the efforts of those in at- Dewitt Ford, a mute. one of the ne-
tendance at the convention be con- gross implicated by Persons in the
'tered in determining the best and: murder of Rappal girl,‘and was on the
re.) '
l. a.
L]; l [Continued oi: aunt Pa
moatrhelptul patriotic service that the way to the scene of the first lynch-
order can perform. ‘ ‘ his . . . . ..
Rintelen be imprisoned in the Tombs WWI“ 311d Spam. The antl-Ger- .
here until June, arguing that there luau faction ill Sweden has been
were other indictments against the powerfully reinforced by the at:-
German ““"31 ”main .whiCh would tion of the Germans in sinking? '
be pus“? m trial. Pelt-mtmg adposslbbie three Swedish grain ships, in vio-.
i§§°ilirf‘i’i‘lt ‘i‘fi'llpiilf 9351-1 22‘? bail Iutiou of thcil' mm agreement to
' i 3 lrcspect the safety of the vessels. .
(Continued on SLvtll Page.) Esptllll is still awaiting a reply to
iller protest over the sinking of the.
FIRE DESTROYS
[Spanish steamer Patricio, also de-g
strayed while salliug under a
.German guarantee, and the tone
CORBIN ANNEX;
DAMAGE $75,000',of the Spanish peace is increasing,
__.__ {1y I‘lcremptory ill its demand that;
NEW BRITAIN. May 32-—The C0?-;(icrmauy be compelled to respect '
bill annex, a group of 11 “'°°d"“;S]ulllisll rights. . ,
builditlgryon Stanley" SUN” owned byi What effect the course of events
the Ameman Hardware company was is having on the German people
com letel destrO'ed by fire last, . _
nigh? “.1311, an gamma.“ lbss offl‘t‘llllllllSil. practicallysoaled book,
$55,000. The fire broke out shortlyi'l‘lle German censorship has reaeh-
after midnight and/ gained hendway'cd a point of unparalleled ef—z "
rapidly. .iiciency and tile little news that
The origin of the fire has not beam ,1 , ‘ .. -‘
determined. The force of men em_|tllt.kles across the frontlcr of the
ployed at the mum, during the day’t'cntral Empire offers scant basis
was not large. as the buildings were for even spcclllatlon. Apparent»
used chiefly as store room. iy the war of the pan-Germans”
Apparently the fire had g‘men be"and jnnkcrs on Chancellor von
yond control before the fire com-' 1 _ y . . I. ~
Dames armed at the plant. . ‘1)(‘Illnlflllll Ilollueg ls goml5 mer
. rily on, but there is nothing to in-
FIVE FREIGHT CARS illicate what effect it, is having on.
ARE DERAILED
'tllc emperor, sole arbiter of the
:premier's destiny. Tile junkers
BROOKFIELD. May 22.——-Tlle tumlclaim to have enlisted Field Mar~
lag over of a rail beneath a heavy 31181 V0” Hmdmll’urgl but “.19
freight train near this station about issue presumably will remain' in
midnight blocked the Berkshire diviv abeyanoc until the Roichstag re- 3
sion of the New-York, New Haven an convenes on July 5. ‘ .-
Hartford road during. the remainder. L . h , ‘ t' tll‘
f th at ht. Five cars Were derail-' “51; mg t 3 ac ions on. e. _
0 e 8 French front confirmed French‘s,
ed and a wrecking crew was rune
moned from Waterbury to clear the,‘ (Continua—Tm d-Pcce) ' ..
,trnclta.'_r- . Np. one was hurt. .
Norwalk Chronicler