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iioss [XiMle
iAlNllff IN
IIIIIII CASE

tAttorney John S. Seymour
Sues City of Norwalk for
Legal Work on Washing-
. ton Street Bridge Con-

strueiitpi, . .

 

HUNGARIAN
CABINll HAS
RESIGNED

Count Tisza, the Premier,
Was the Leader of the Pro-
German Party in the Dual
Monarchy

Eill’lillllll liHAlllES“

 

 

 

 

IIIIIIIIIIIIIaIainIII
WITH NEW IIIIIIIE

Unwilling to Wait 5 Days,
Couple Go to Port Chester
——Meriden Girl Weds The-
atrical Genius—She Was
Miss Carol M. Huber 'Be-
fore She Became Mrs.
Jean. ‘

 

 

The Stamford Advocate yesterday
printed the following story of local

the manager of the Re en T '
Norwalk: 3 t “We in

“Jean Belasco

breezed into town this- morning. He

interest as Jean Belasco was last. year .

fAiNtHMiN;- I
IIIIII HOME
IN IIIIII

Marshal Joffre and Former
Premier Viviani Arrived
Last Night at Brest on Re-
turn From United States

ITALIAN IIIlsmII

 

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lEAI] IN Flfilll

 

Clad in Bloomers, They Dis-
count Efforts of Men in
Beating Back the Flames

TRUMBULL. May 23.—That Kim
ling was right when he said the fe-
male of the species were more deadly
than the male. is the censuses of
opinion among the men folk of Trum-
bull today. When every available
malb tiesident, In gthe (bkrictjl‘had
[fought unsuccessfully to stem the
spread of a fierce forest fire, which

bloomers to successfully combat the

NN filllESl FINE

tiilll In
IN Billli

m..—

IIIIIIWIIII WIII’“
HAVE 2,700 out

These Will Contain Names

 

 

MAN [HINTS

0f ARNAS

 

iBritish and French Forces
Tighten Their Grip on.
Hindenburg’s Lines and

Positions

 

“TY “AIMS IT “11" “"3 ("T " film? cmwed um d s I d a t d

A A "' on "‘0 “1 lomDany and s e a or ay an was yes er ay , . . I.
‘" I ‘ “ISSOCIated with Mr. Geronimo in‘the ~ still smouldering, it took a force of Of Norwalks Flghtlng [“PI‘BMATS

‘ management of the Alhambra theatre, female Amazons clad in athletic Men From 21 I50 30 -

WASHNANTHNIIIZEI]

Says Seymour Named Com-
mittee for. Purpose of Get-
ting a Fat Fee
Under the raging tire of cross ex~

nmlnation yesterday afternoon Attor-

toey John S. Seymour, who is suing

'.tibe city of Norwalk in the superior

court before Judge Reed for $5,000 for

[legal services in assisting the bridge

committee with' advice on how to
(build the Washington street bridge

 

 

Several Other Leaders Criti-
cise ‘ Hungary’s Foreign
Policy

 

LONDON, May 23., 11:15 a. m.——
A Central News dispatch from Alli-
sterdam says that the Hungarian Cab
inct. of which Count 'l‘isza was prem—
ier, has resigned.

Count 'I‘isza, the “iron man” of Ans-
trla-Ilungary, has been for many years
the leader of the pro-German party in

was wafted on an east wind. but were
a smile that would do for a perfect
day in June. Whenever Jean smilm
it is either because he has concocted
some fantastical yarn‘he expects a
‘guilible reporter to swallow, or has
‘JUSI discovered ‘that he is the first
cousin of the Gear of Russia.

Today. however, was.“ exception
to the rule. Jean was going to be
married, and probably be is married
by this time. About 11:30 a. m., be
entered the City Clerk's sanctum and
wanted to know if he could get out a
marriage license at once. ’l‘hcrc his

 

 

 

Marconi, Inventor of Wire-
less Telegraph, Isa Mem-
her . -

 

PARIS, May 23. 2:05 p. m.-—uar
Ihal Joffre and former Premier Viv
iani arrived at Brest last night on
their return from the United States.

They reached Brest at midnight and
are due in Paris tonight.

III union—

the Dual Monarchy, and was the last

survivor of the little group of states (Continued 011 Eighth Page.)

,....t‘Jle committee asking him to‘assist in! sources that Emperor Charles keenly

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tand in obtaining $30,000 from the
state to help build the bridge “admit-‘
lied that the only documentary evi-I Joseph when the European war be—l
deuce on which be relied to prove that} gun. On the accession of Emperor-
he had been specifically employed by; t‘harles the majority of the officials
the. bridge committee as its attorney: of the previous regime either were
was a letter written to him by Reini dismissed or resigned. There have
'Dl‘. Augustus F. Beard, chap-manor: been persistent reports from many

mcn who surrounded Emperor Francis,

 

the cross exatniuatihn for the city ofj ing his empire from the influenci- of}
‘Norwalk which is defendant in the Potsdam.

fault. “I certainly did." replied Scy-‘ ’fhure havi- becn several Ireportst
mour. recently that the fall of Premier Tisza

Wantn Pay For Work.
‘Whnt gave you cause for such *‘X'I

 

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E_}l]fl1NAllll

BilllilllJIEllillth;
‘ AfillEEMENIMAIlE

outbreak of the war II truce was de‘
clnrcd between the political parties in:

 

ponyi. leader of the Liberals and a.
strong opponent of the pan-Germans}

.of the Government's foreign policy:
Elie Was joined by (‘ount Knrolyl.l
‘Dl't‘h‘itli‘l‘ll of the Hungarian lndopcud-i
cut Party. and the two popular lead-I
lcrs instituted

 

 

YOUR PATRIOTIC DUTY—-
BUY A LIBERTY Loan BOND.

BilllllllAN Stilllil '

 

a.
In spite of tbsi threatening weather
there was a good attendance at the
birthday social held by the Ladies'

bc congratulated upon
achieved.

the swarm
Various committees were

the work.

, The lecture room was made beauti-l as to make it difficult for German:
announced that the truce was ended; tul With fcstons of pink crepe pap..." spins to use any information had theyi
and that he would resume crItIcism‘ btt‘ds,_lattice work, columns and jar; gained possession of it.

dint-res of apple blossoms.
tables covered with white,

Small

 

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WASHINGTON, May 23.-~\'ice-
Premier Viviaui, Marshal Joifre and
the French, mission sailed from New
York Tuesday. May 15. unknown ex~
cept to a few officials and many Am-
erican newspapers, which loyally kept.
the secret so the distinguished guests
of the nation might not be unneces-
sarily endangered by German submar-
lnes.The party slipped away. on the

American newspapers, are co-operat.
*ing with the Government that the
French commissioners generally were
supposed to be still in Washington

 

was imminent. but the rigid consort. Aid of the FiIsI Baptist church, and n, and up to yesterday invitations to
ship imposed by Vienna has prevent, very pleasant time was enjoyed: '1‘th them to visit valious sections of the
ed the outside world from learnincl affair was under the general dircc-i country were received in great hunt-
Ihe uxnct condition of affairs. At ”le tion of Mrs. Fantoh Iteers, who is to! her.

: The departure of the Frenchmen,
.wns attended by as much secrecy as

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On Monday, May 14. the mission rc-

 

 

 

flames. '

The fire broke out Saturday In a
section in the rear of John Radcliffe’s
property, near the Long Hill depot
and fanned by a brisk wind spread
north. Tongues of flame leaped high
into the air and drew the attention of
people for miles around.

Fire Warden Seeley and a large
force of men struggled for hours to
stop the progress of the flames. to no
avail. A militant female spirit. who
has always scorned the vaunted su-
periority of the opposing sex, organ-
ized the women of the town.

(‘lad in bloomers. the female squad
took up the task of the-exhausted fire-
men with unexampled vigor, stopped
the spread of the tire and finally-ev-
tinguished the names. which had dc-
stroyed about 100 acres of valuable
timber. If the then are called to war,
the maintenance and safety of Trum-
bull is assured.

A LIBERTY LOAN BOND IS

 

 

;Nli|lWAi|t IIIIE
HASIAIIIES’NIAHI

Norwalk Aerie. N07 588. F. O. E.,

 

Hungary, but last August Count All-l responsible for different branches of: the Government could throw aroundf did lhl‘mscll‘t‘s proud last evening at
' it, and the arrangements were SUCII‘ I! liltllt‘S' anlli \I’llltll was llPltl lIl Rt‘d

IMen's hall, in Alain street. and was

attended by over two hundred and
fifty members and guests of the local
aeric. Dancing and singing compos-

havlnstl turned to Washington on-‘special‘ 9d ”10 6"t’ning's delightful program.
trains from their remarkable tour ofI Whit“?! was not brought to a‘close un- .1

commenced at 9 o‘clock.

City Clerk Stephen Dokus today re-
ceived additional instructions trom
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb. rela-
tive to the registration of all males
between the ages of 21 to 30, inclu-
sive. on June 5. Requisition for cards
should be made in the ratio of one
to each ten people of population, in.
stead of one to each five, as origin-
‘ ally planned, according to the instruc—
tions. This means that Norwalk will
have 2,700 cards.

The instructions ask for immediate

UNUSUAL” NATIVE

Cuban Minister to Berlin

 

Going Badly At Home
With the Germans

The second phase of the great
battles of Arms, the Aisne and

 

 

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ty. in addition the city clerk shouldlplcte failure of the. most deter—
have a summarizatlon blank, a tele- mined and costly Gprman efforts-

graphic report to the governor, pla-
cards of instructions, regulations gov-
erning the making of registration.

ness. etc.
The instructions provide for allow-

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IIIIIIIIuIIIIIIIIII

The Women's Association of the.
downtown Baptist church had a very
successful birthday social last night.
It was well attended and the program
was excellent. The program was as
follows:

Selection by the South Norwnlk Glee

(‘lub
Reading. "The Telephone Girl"

Miss Mead
Solo by Mr. Thompson.
l'layetle by High
ladam Dc Portmcnt's School."

 

School Girls,

cities in which the enthusiasm and. l“ a “it? 110““ SW65 O’Cilei‘il'“ "9‘1' Madam Dcl‘ortment Help" Chadeanp

Bridget, a maid ......... Lois ffilletle

tombs of registrars, report of readl-.

'to stem the tide of victory new
setting against them. The net re-.
sult of Field Marshal von Hin-
ldcnburg’s supreme effort to re-
Eguin the initiative has been that
like British and French have
tightened their grip on the Ger-

 

 

TlIc’customary lull which Hepar—
{ntcs all major operations in mod»
gcru warfurc has now come, and the
lcxpectution is that it will be brok-

lcu by a British blow on a great '

1scale against the Drocourt-
iQilt‘illli liuc, already virtually out-
.flnnkcd. III the meantime, the us-

SAID TO HAVE filllllfi

r

Expect to Capture Key,

 

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Reports That Matters Are" j ”

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requisition to the sheriff of the coun‘ (‘hamnatzne has ended in the com- *

the Work. 1reseuted’tlle dominance of Berlin in same steamer which brought, them . man line and have placed in great

“Did you expect to get paid for the. gustro-gangarian “affairs, and mm , .. . .. . over convoyedbyo Mellrwhfihip. A MORTGAGE OR THE UNIT- Ipcril the key positions held by the
”warn?" asked Former Attorney Gena. ount . in was ie .one greet-c - .. . so we“ was the! secret-Jew by . . . .4. . _ ‘ _ . ‘ ., ‘
'eral John Light. who is conductingi‘stacle which prevented him from free . ., in“ volunteer censorship nude» thCh .31) STATES- ‘ > , Germans in NM them France... .

,a‘
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tlll crop of peace rumors which _

Hunt-ks tlIcsc lulls has made its up-
gpcurnncc. Reports from all kinds
'of sources. unotlicial, semi-official,
”inspired,” and the like, tell Of
I‘oficrs from‘Austria to Russia, Ger-
many to Russia and Austria and
:(icrmauy to the collective Entente

....;

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' . . ) V . I on ‘ ' -
f :I vigorous campay, __ acclaim shown by the American poor dered music. " Mabel Frolics .......... A melia Jesse lowers. l‘lIc unnamed diplo
.1 mgainst Tiszu for his failure to carry, l The affair opened about ‘8 oclock Gertrude Smiles ________ Julio Stewart mats who apparently mfcst; ,. ‘
. . :out. franchise and other democratic * I (Continued on Page Twelve) and the guests enjoyed a number of Jennie Slow ............ Olive Cole Smtzcrlulltl are unusually active,
Federal Trade Commts». "“iom‘s- I A dm‘ces' ““m ”‘9 50"” Fromm“ “N” May .............. Elizabeth Slauson but there is nothing tangible or
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sion, Anthracite Opera-
, tors, Jobbcrs and Retail-
ers Enter Into Pact

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All anoint .
.. arena of FAWBNNENS‘

.t‘ederal trade ccommission with ’thd . \ . -
a" ICouncil of Defense Decrdes

racite coal operators, jobbcrs. and re—
It Would Interfere With

tellers, looking to an immediate re!
duction in coal prices. '
Military Laws

This fact was revealed in 'a statei
ment by’ the. commission this after-
mtpn. Field agents have been sent

 

“’ASHINGTON, May 3.——~lt has

IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

HARTFORD. May 23.~Judtzc Jos-
eph I‘. Tuttle, of Hartford. has resign-
ed from the Superior Court bench.
He assigns as his reason. the inadc.
quate salary paid to the Judges of
Connecticut higher courts.

 

the Governor _more than a wee
He refers in his letter of resignation
to the failure of the (‘generul Assembly

a by the commission to various parts
of the country to‘watch the working

definitely been decided that there will
be no conscription of farm labor. The

to pass a bill increasing salaries of
Judges of the Supreme and Superior-i

 

IIIIIIPIII
. Alumnus

; BRIDGEPORT, May 23.—
l

,About a dozen pupils were injur-

Ithe high school fell during the
midday recess today.

Edward Splan started the program
of Vocal JselIectious with “,lndfiana"
and responded to an encore with
-“Lonesome.’~' ‘ :Mrs. Irving Hflymes
then rendered two delightful solos
entitled “Love. Here is My Heart."
and "Molly Mine." Mrs. Haymes' cf-
,forts ware enthusiastically received.
“The Sunshine of Your Smile," and
“It Was Only an lrishman's Dream."
' ware excellently rendered by Matthew

lighted the audience with her rendi-
tions of “Shoggy Shoee," and “Some-
iwhcre a Voice is Calling." William
1 Regan sang “All the World is .lealnus
:of Me,“ and the entertainment was

Solo by Miss Mills... .. "My Ain Folk"
Selection bythe Mandolin club.
Sold, Miss'Mills ............ “Ladie”
Sola by Mr. Thompson‘
Piano solo, Miss Dickson
Drill by the Camp Fire Girls from
East Norwalk
Misses Marion L'Hommedieu. Della
Van Covering, Miss Corn \‘an Covvr-
ing: flag bearers, Misses Leila Tinc'n.
Mildred IJOVPjOy, Lillian Ferguson. Ma-

The judge sent his resignation to ed, some Of them SBTIOUSIY, When; McGrath. and Mrs. 'Alber’t Rose de- rion Rusted, Muriel Janes, Hazel Bean,
k ago. the ceiling of the lunch room inl

Gladys Beach. Bertha Farr. Lucile
Hall; Sarah Ferguson, pianist.

MAINE GUARDSMAN

 

‘autlicntic to show what these re~
moms are worth.

; The latest Gcrmt Spanish
icrisis has subsided wit the re-
Eccipl by Madrid of assurances
from Berlin which I’rcmicr Pricto
Qannounccs as satisfactory.

A The recalled (‘uban minister to
‘licrlin reports that matters are
going badly at home with the Gcr-
mans and sccs cracks in the ling
pcrial cdificc, and there are fresh
lrcports of strikes in Hungary.
i'l‘hcrc seems little question that.

A t“,

‘tlIc food problem is an acute one’_

out of theplans formulated in con-

 

! brought to a close by Miss O'Connor.‘

ferences with the coal operators and
distributors. ‘
These agents will report promptly
to the commission for appropriate ac~
. Ition on any renewal of the intoler-
able abuses that marked the activities
of certain, elements in the trade dur-
ing recentjionlhs. the report added.
“The independent coal
have realized that the situation calls
dforflpublic spirited action on ,heir
part and it is expected that they will
reduce their present prices to moder-
ate levels for the season and co-op-

crate in every way with the commis»
sion."

WOODCHOPPEEFELD
FOR BURNING CHUM

_ BRIDGEPORT, May 2.1—. ‘
' John J. Phelan in a fludingcgggileeif
day ordered- that Eugene Gangnon of
. Shelton be held for-the superior court
for trial for the death of William B
Normandin in that place April 1. The
'two men were woodchoppers and
occupied a but on’ the outskirts of
Shelton. On April 1 accordingto the
., finding, the two quarreled. Norman-
rdin later. Went to sleep» in the hut.
Ganguorf is alleged then to have set
are» to the but and to. have waited
hill the shack was destroyed
and Normandln was burned to death.
He wasarrested in Shelton after two
{other [men had ‘ found. Normandln's
charred body in the ruins'of'the hut.

 

 

 

operators -

council of National Defense and the
Departments of Agriculture and La-
bor have thoroughly canvassed the
situation and decided that advocacy
of legislation which would permit cou-
Iscription would seriously interefcre
with the operation of the military law.

In consequence any plan that may
be finally decided on by the federal
government'will call for voluntary

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SPEillNfi BEE ,.
“Al IIIIII IIIIIIIII

a On Friday evening in the Norwalk
Higlrschool auditorium, the old-fash-
ioned spelling bee will be held. To
this annual affair. the public has been
invited. Prizes have been offered to
the winners of the contests and there
,bids to be much rivalry and excite-
ment. "

Over sixty pupils in the Norwalk
High school 'wlll participate in the
spelling match. During the past year.
spelling tests have been given weekly
and these pupils lard-"the ones who

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have been rated at 97 1-2 per cent. or
It will be .thus seen that the
pupils are rather evenly matched and

Courts, and says that he cannot long
or afford to stay on the bench in
view of steadily increasing living ex-
penses and in justice to the future
of his family.

 

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GOVERNMENT MAY
CONTROL FOOD PRICES

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WASHINGTON, May 23.——«Although;
Government food experts oppose nxn
ing maximum prices on staple food“
products except to force big holdersl
to release their supplies, protection
for the consumer will be one of the

 

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control administration.

If there is a shortage in any food
staple and it becomes essential to
lower the price, the government, it
was isaid today'. will. not hesitate
to take over supplies and distribute
them itself. In this way. officials be.
lieve, more can be accomplished than
by setting maximum prices. If there
is an abundance 'of food, however, it-
wlll be necessary to exercise the pew-
er to commandeer.

European demand for food this year
will take all America's surplus; The

authority. need. one billion bushels of
grain to carry them through the year.
With normal owns this country can
furnish four. hundred, million bushels

 

first considerations ,of the new food'

Allies, it has been stated on' good;

NIAE

IIII lllAN
IIIIIIHuIIEIn

The executive committee of the Lib-
erty Loan Committee of One Hundred
meet in the room of the Charities Com-
missioners in the City Hall, last even-
ing, all being present. These reports
covered the several interests as rep-
resented by the members. Albert N.
Pohlman was added to the executive
committ e and made chairman of the
fraterna organizations department.
The committee will make a full report

 

 

 

tee which is being he]

d in the city hall
this afternoon. ' -

 

WHY “LiBERTY LOAN”?

The $5.000,000,000 bond issue of
this year is named “The Liberty
Loanof 1917 " because it is to be
used in freeing the world.

It is the loan of a liberty-loving
flawple to be devoted; to the estab-
' hment of liberty in Europe and
on the high seas. '

It is the loan of the great de-

 

af this and Canada twu hundred mil:
on. . ' .

 
 

piecing oflthe New World to, re.
dress 0 wrong: and support the
cause of the dmomey of'tlte Old.

to the meeting of the general commit-i

 
 

 

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iCONGRESSMAN HILL
5

HOME THIS WEEK

 

man E. J. Hill this afternoon states
that the war revenue bill will pass the
House today. and that he will start
for his home in Norwalk on Thurs-

day. The Committee on Ways and
Means, of which Mr. Hill is a member.

has been busy day and night for
weeks in perfecting a revenue bill,
and it has prevented the Congressman
from returning to his West avenue
home. He has been away since
December.

FORD AUTOMOBILE
TURNED TURTLE

Westport avenue hill was the scene
of another auto accident yesterday at-
ternoon about 3 o'clock. when a car,
owned and driVen by Isidore IKischner,
of 44 Wilton avenue. turned turtle as
Mr. IKlschner attempted to swing the
machine into Newtown avenue. The
driver was thrown clear of the car as
it overturned, and in this Way escaped

 

 

.wrenched off of one of the rear wheels.

 

. garage‘where repairs will be made. .

serious injury. The windshield of‘ the
automobile was broken, and a tire.was

The hidehin'e' was taken. to a' lo‘cIil

KILLS A CITIZEN [

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BIDDEFORD. Maine, May 23.—A'
Notional Guardsman, whose name was
withheld, was under arrest here today,
i pending an investigation of his actionl
iin fatally shooting a man on a rail-I

for the Central Powers, but in-
formatiOII is too meagre to permit;
judgment as to what efi’eet it may
have on the military situation.

AMSTERDAM. May 23, via.

Iroad bridge later yesterday. The ViC'iLoudou, 11:05 a. m.——A Budapest. '

crative.

According to the authorities. the
Guardsman said that he had ordered
Suleman, who had crawled through a
fence to the bridge. to halt. The
man ignored the order and the
Guardsman fired, intending. he saf ,
to shoot. Suleman in the leg. The
bullet entered the body, and Suleman
died a few minutes later.

’LIGHTNING STRIKES
i- BRIDGE GUARDSMAN

 

ANSONIA. May 23.w RudolpliBach-
mann, a National Guardsman of Bris—
tol. was shocked by ‘a bolt of lighting,
' early this morning. while on duty at a

} dam in this
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scioua for several hours, but was re-
sumed consciousness and is now. are
pectetl to-recover. It is thought the
lightning was transmitted to his body
through his gunjust as _he,put his
hand on'tlee switch of a searchiight.

 

anomalies THE anagrams
ANDBIIY a unitary LOAN
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vicinity. He was uncon-I

A ieliigi‘am received 1mm Congress. in“ was Has-“a“ Suleman, .a mill 01" dispatch says the Hungarian town

Gyccnyocs has been devastated
by fire, onc‘thousand houses be-
ing destroyed and 240 still on fire.
Several thousand persons are
homeless and seven deaths‘iiave
been reported. This" city is 44

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Ipopulation in 1900 of 16,442.
MADRID, via Paris, May 23,

12:20 a. m.——l‘remicr l’ricto has

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lmiles from Budapest and had a.“

lutinouuccd that a satisfactory re- '

py has been received from Ber-
lin in answer to the Spanish note
I'regarding the sinking of the
{Spanish steamer Patricio. The
:premier says:

“The German reply is satisfac-
itory. It recognizes Spain ’s rights
tin territorial waters and the Ger-
iman government shows itself dis-
posed to respect our waters and
even to punish the commanders'of

 

 

isubmarines who violate our
zono.’,’ ‘,
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