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SOUTH NORWALK. CONN.
FRIDAY, in 25, 1917
Fair Tonight and Saturday‘
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liliISiiRiD
i0liRNlMlNl
0R SH00iiR8
Interstate’s State Ama-
teur Championship Open-
ed at Dorion Point Range
- invalid
nit-1am. Vllfli
initial pm ClUBSfllltlZS
Luncheon Served This Noon
by Landlord John E.
MERRYMAKING
i *MAiilllii
MlNSillil 00.
iAmateur Theatrical Success
Scored by the Social
League in the Factory’s
Assembly Hall ’
fill titasuiiiii
alumni RATES
First District Needs Require
28 7-10 Mills, Second Dis-
trict 26 15-16 and Third
28 5-16
City Treasurer Wilfred Bodwell has
prepared his annual statement of the
expenses and income of the city and
the various taxing districts for the.
fiscal- year cormucncing September
1st. 1917, and the board of estimate
and taxation will meet early in June
to begin consideration of the ostir
mates asked for, and finally decide
on the appropriations and fix the tax
rate. which, as usual, witli probably be
cut, considerably from the way they
now stand.
The estimated requirements of the.
First Taxing District are $36,708, less
estimated income of $5,535. which
leaves $31,173 to be raised by taxa»
tion. A four and one eighth mill
on the grand list of $7,565,273
raise $31,206.75.
.New Banner Unfurled at
Conclusion Of Fine Pro- O’Suilivan
gram
{ , The second annual registered tour-
inament of the NorWalk Gun Club and;
Another brilliant amateur theatricainne interstate Association's state ama I
$0968 was scored last night by ille‘teur championship opened today at the
lift tubers of the Socral {1808119. or lllvlorloDn traps under the auspices of the
"HOUSE 01' ‘Mayehofl’,” when illEYlConnectlcut Trapshooter's Association.
will
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WANTS [llillllNiiNli
. Committee Substitutes Low
presented a minstrel show in the fac—
\'isitlng gunners from all parts of the
IN ClNNDthN‘ BNSSNNANNN
Bl Sflllli
Every Resident O Nor-
walk ‘to Secure One or
More of Liberty Bonds
Etl'ort Will Be Made in the
Revision Now Out to Re-
duce War Revenue Bill a
The manufacturers of the city are
Third
holding a special meeting this after-‘
noon at the city hall for considera.
tion of ways to have their employees
become interested in the Liberty Loan
bond issue.
Every wage earner can have an op-
portunity Of standing back Of the
work of our army and navy by loan-
ing a portion of their pay roll to the
government. It is important that we
act promptly. Subscribe for one of
the bonds and persuade your shop-
mates to subscribe.
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NEW Mill Hill
illiflifiiiliili
The. rumored fact that Norwalli is to
soon have another first. class modem
hotel‘ within its limits was made cerv
i
Tax on Advertising .for
Mail Zone System
\l'ASlilNlG'I‘ON, May 25.——Sentlment
among members of the Senate Finance.
committee considering the War‘reve-
ntie bill Was said today to beetrongly
in favor of reducing the total amount
carried in the bill as passed by the.
‘I’iititioiiasw
i Glows
IN IMPORiANCi AND [XilNCL
. Wliii BRIlilANi VICIORIES“
CITY or NORwALK
By The Mayor
CARL AXEL HARSTROM
A PROCI.AMATl0N
t‘oncerning the Places of Registration
WHEREAS, the President of the
United States has issued a Proclania-l
tion requiring all men not now in the
military or naval service of the Unit-l
ed States, who on June bib, 1917, have
attained their 21st birthday and who
have not attained their 31st birthday
to appear at the registration place in
the precinct wherein they have their
permanent homes on said 5th day of
June, 1917. between 7 a. m. and 9 p.
at. and register. the penalty for fail-
ure so to do being imprisonment; and
WHEREAS, the. Governor of the
State of Connecticut has instructed
,the Mayor of Norwalk among other
things to provide places for registra-
tion in every voting district within
his jurisdiction:
NOW THEREFORE, in compliance
Roar of Guns Can Already
Be Heard in Triest, But
Rocks and Caves Make
Advance Rather Slow
circadian
ANiliHEil DRIVE
Demoralization Of Russia’s
Fighting Forces Compels
a, Halt in British Cam— ‘
paign
Austrian official statements,
supplementing the. announcement
tory's assembly hall, before a CI‘OWdislfllp are in Norwailf.
iiiiiill IN NlillWliii
liouse'from $1,800,000.000 to about Si‘,-'
850,000,000. and of raising the differ-
tain today when a business transac—
tion was completed whereby Albert is.
of nearly three hundred people The A practice shoot was held yester-
tage settings were black and white. Iday afternoon at the traps and several
and the black-faced mlnstrels wereifine scores were made.
UI‘DSsed in attractive black and white: The program of the tournament for
costumes. all or which went to com-Iioday consists of nine events in which
tpiete a most attractive picture as thelmo shots per man is allowed. Shoot-
L‘horus gathered on the stage. PODU‘.iiig commenced at 8:30 o'clock this
liar songs were delightfully Tendoi'9d\‘lll(ll‘lllng. and continued during the
015' "1110115 members or the. cast. andtwhole of the day. Besides five regu- Jeffery 0, fi’helps. Jr, commissioner
lute usual minstrel merrynmking kept ,tar trophies in the first event, a special . on domestic animals, this week receiv-
the audience In roars 01' laughter. “Wt trophy for the longest run of an ama- ed a “in,” front Thomas F. Walsh, dog
ni‘falr WI“ be presented again ihls‘teur and for the high professional. The warden in Norwalk. requesting the
queuing, and judging from the. $0370”? :shoolers are divided into three classes, oommissioner to 1m mp Quin-rantine in
of tickets for tonight's show. it seemsamurdmg to scores made in 1916. The that my. Dog d'wners in the'city. he
Dog Warden Says People
Are Getting Impatient——
200 Dogs Killed
””9 1° 53" that another. big erC'Wdiconimittec in charge of classlnt: the
lsaid. have repeatedly requested him to
Wellnitz, one of Norwalli’s most enter-
prising real estate dealers. leased his
handbome home located at. 1 Wall
street. to Charles 1.. Gerould, a well-
known Connecticut hotel man, who
will commence Operations at. once to
open the residence as an up to date
ence by short term bonds.
Most of the committ'eemen are on,
dot-stood to take the ground that the
House levy is too great a burden to,
be born this year by business.
The committee already has agreed
to a number of changes in the bill and
odern hotel.
was expected to consider further res mMr Gerould has been associated
visions today. l ' . H
Indications are that the comniitteeizrsegg :35:- 31333:: ll): Naguxgi
“m" ‘3' “‘9 M“ w‘” ”9 ”‘dy- I" “9mm or 'a Plitstleld Mass] bank. The
Senates consideration within -ten Wellnitz home will be somewhatal-
tered to meet the requirements neces-
.sary for conducting, a hotel, but these
——
days. l
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Willi said instructions. lfl'en‘rbt'jfilwrfroin Rome indicates that the
notice that the places or regsra- -. . .
tion on June 5th. 1917’ in the City 0“Italian ofi‘ensne in the Julian .
Norwalk. shall be as follows:~
Alps and on the f‘arso Plateau is
For the First Voting District, com-:
prising First and Fourth wards, theistcndily growing in importance
rpm", Assembly Hall, 39 Wall “rpm. and extent. ticncrai Cauorna ap-
For the Second. Voting District. com- parently is making a supreme ef-
Drtsing Second and Fifth Wards. lb“ fort l'o‘ a decision, and the bril-
CO‘mc“ Chamber. (my “Mb 35 “0““ limit successes be has already worn
Main stree. t. l' , , - .
. . . . . iayc aroused lll"ll hopes.
\ otin District; being , .-
For me Third g ‘ The Italian commander appar—
thc Third Ward, the Mayflower Hook. . _ ‘
and Ladder and Hose Company Fire L‘lltly is iollowmg.r the Anglo- >
House. 16 Van Zandt street. French tactics of striking mighty
Given under my band and the seal alternate blows at his
of the City of .\'or\valk, this 25th day
oneiny '3
\
. V . t - .V "n _
Jwill be on hand to witness the per. "hmwrs (“m-"Fl 0“ J- 1* t‘lark. J- Swallow them to remove the llllllllur (Continued 0" SW“ Page.) {changes will not be great inasmuch as \flanks. “H loat Of his g s a! ‘ “
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' of May, A. o.. 1917. -
ll“\‘l'lllan(‘(‘. .
l-Mr.
,“Siar Spangled Banner," as the grand
The closing chorus, a 'medley of the
national songs of the allied countries.‘
ywus the feature of last night's pro» ”""""“—”“—
gram. and was enthusiastically re»
ctived by the large audimtce. Mrs‘
.. iii [Nil 27 Pill
l BENT EiflCiEN'”
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Price represented (‘olumbja as the en-
tire chorus and audience Sling the
1
"Only That Percentage of En-
listments Compared V'ith
_ ; Estimates of Its Propor-
‘American Labor Not to bcj
tionai Quott . According
Represented at Stockholm: to Washingt on
Peace Parley I ‘
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nationalist
‘lil an tuition
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I \\'ASIII.\'(§'i‘(lI\', .llity 3:1.— Anotilei
WASHINGTON. May '25.——(‘onnec-" effort to get Americans to participate‘
tit-tit. has enlisted in the regular army: in l’t‘m‘" llill'i(*.\'-‘ ill Stockholm i'fliit‘il
trout AM“ 1 to today only about‘todny when President Counters, of
27 per cent. of what up, War depart-l the American Federation of Labor.
Jnent estimates m be its pt'obortional‘ declined an invitation to send dele-
gpom ladies to :1 Stockholm trade union
The state should furnish 2.223 re-i congress to discuss the claims of la-
crults for the regular army. the \vnrr. b0" i“ (‘OHIH’CIIOH with peace nego-
department estimates. taking tlieilii‘mns- Th“ ("ml-”W” “1“ "“9”
number of males in Connecticut 11C_§siniulianeously with the socialist
cording to the “N census in propor—' peace conference Oil which the state
tion to the total map. population 0”department has put its stamp of dis-5
{the United States. Up to today 020: approval by refusing passions to Am-
?have enlisted in the regular arinv'”loans expecting lo particiate and
from Connecticut .uiueteen of theseby warning “”29““ that such parti-
yitlisting yesterday. i
indiana, Nevada. Oregon and Utah'
halve enlisted over their total qttotalluRS. HEFT CANCELS
~ The total quota for the t'nited
States is 183,898. being the number
needed to increase the regular arniv
from its strength on Apiil l to war.
strength. i
The greatest number enrolled yes-l
’terday by states was: New York 163;
Pennsylvania, 164; lliiuois, 156;
SUIT FOR ALIMONY
After spending a number of years
inlhe courts of this state and going
once to the Supreme. court, the suit
iplilt't‘il on the dogs \vlien th-l qtttirair
tine went into effect last winter. A3
in result of the request of Dog Warden
i Walsh and dog wardens in other towns
under quarantine. it is l‘l‘tllltlll‘ that
It‘onunissioner Phelps will lift the
tquarantiuc in practically all of‘tlic
:towns now under the order before July
ll, the time limit set by the couiiuis
[stout-r when the epidemic was at ".=.
.._.—~_.
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NINE RESIDENT
§ ililiiSiEilS NINE
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it‘lltlst‘ll by Mayor t‘:irl Axel llarstrom
national
datum
\\'.\Slil.\'tlT0.\'. May 27..»Tlie ital
Iran commissioners tinned their alien-
tioti today to starting at the earliest
possible time format discussions with
initierican officials over various phases
=of war cooperation between the Uni-
ltctl States and italy. They were emet-
titined at a state dinner by President
IWilson last night and will take dinner
itonighl with Secretary Lansing.
| Spare hours will be devoted to for-
.mulating a schedule of meetings be
lttveen the Prince of l’dinc. ranking
A huge majority of the i't‘tl‘ll'ill‘b:llll‘lllllt‘l‘ of the mission, and otherccnvt ‘
jilllrSlOllCl‘S who are experts in their
Wellnitz made alterations two
'years ago, when he purchased the
property which is adinirally suited for
ihotcl purposes.
l Mr. itierould has been trying to lo.
:cate a suitable site and building for
lliotel uses for some time. anti he llnal~
‘ly decided that the \\'e.lluitz place was
i better suited for his purposes titan any
property which be investigated be-
tween New Haven and Greenwich. Mr.
Gcrould will take possession or the
property on June ti"), and it is probable
that the hotel will be opened SOHlt'llill'l
between that date and July 1. 0n op-
ening night the proprietor has planned
to have a band of music and other at-
tractions. and to make the event one
lwhich will be long remembered.
F giuia.
’ at the (‘ommonweaith I‘inr was to be
} gathered in the court loom, city hall. ‘ respective lines, of government endear-l
;reatly can be heard in 'I‘ricst, but -
:tllc wilderness of volcanic rocks
{and caves which lies between him
:auil his goal makes a rapid ad-
‘vaucc, under the most favorable
circumstances. a practical impos—
sibility. The most advanced Ital-
MAY CUME HBME ian posts are scarcely more than,
___.__._ lten miles from the great Austrian
Frotu word received in Norwalk to- naval base. but this distance is not
day. it would seem as though the to be compared with an equal ex-
members of the Fifth Division, .\aval W,” i“ u“ ”lil‘” country.
Militia, may be unloved home \‘fllll-l. The Italian blow is struck
ill a month. it is
at a
known almosti . _ . . . . .
definitely that ,1”. mm“. m. mom'ttinc uiicu ll-ilillvtll conditions In
men on board the North Carolina. are'A1151l'Hl-llllilfiill'.\' have reached an
to be shipped home. This boat l‘i‘itt‘lllt‘ phase The resignation of’
.now cruising in the vicinity of \ir-,(‘,,lmt 'i‘iszu. “iron Alan" of the
h ‘5 “Wm"wd ”W the m('"vlhial Monarchy and staunch pillar
, ' . , i . . ', . ' .
mdmwi hm... .00. n is understood oipolitieiunuusm fiudJunlierdom,
that the Federal timerument is sittis‘li‘i'llll" (”1 ”1" "W ”l ”i9 assembling
fied to have the men depart after of the Austrian i’ariiamcut, a step
having had fotir months of solid traiu‘,
(‘ARL AXEI. IIA‘RSTROM.
GREATLY CONTESTED' l
last evening. where they received in-
structions as to their duties and were
sworn in. Although the method of
registering is. rather complex, Mayor
gum-mom gave a clear explanation of
‘it. He urged the rpm to do this duty
I without compensation and thups make,
lNortvnlli's iecord free from expense
t throughout the whole of the prepared-l
incss program. Mayor Harstrom in-
lstructed Chief of Police, William R.
Pennington, in case of trouble. to
have a policeman at each of the poll-
l ing places.
I A Norwalker working in Millerton,
'N \'._ whose name Stephen llokus r.‘
i fused to give out. was the first one to
,rcgister. The registration blank was
ifillcd 0111 by him and sent here by
l mail.
Non-residents of Norwalk should be-
;giu to register today with City (‘lerk
,Stephnn Dokus. The earlier this is
ldone, the better. for the conscription
: cards must be sent by mail to the non-
;residents home town or city before.
June 5, registration tiny.
ors. and ‘ Officials of corresponding TRIES Tu SUIEIDE
.branches of the American Govern-
'mcut. ‘ i
I The conclusion of conferences with1 llespondent because 01' ill 119311“.
the British commissioners gave of- William Grant, formerly of Norwalk.
lilttinls more time for exchange of Ill-l but. who for the past. six months has
formation and views" with the Ital~: been residing in Bridgeport, made an
Hans... ; unsuccessful attempt last night to take
The arrival of the italiau mission his own life, at the home of his sister.
has increased the number of urgent in—l Mrs. William Burns. eri Main street.
vitations to visit many cities. and it; Mr. lrnut has been in ill health for
was stated today a tour probably will? some time. past. and since his return
be arranged soon. from Fridgeport a couple of days ago
-—- hc talked continually of taking his
‘ own life; Early last evening be seized
TITLE TANGLED’ |a razor and attempted to slash his
COURT IS ASKED iiihroat. Before he could Clll.dlllt:llsl;lif,
' 1 owever. to was overpowere y is
A TO LINTIE KNOTS‘ brotlier-ln-law. Mr. Burns. and the
' razor was taken away from his.
Suit was filed in the Superior court' The local 1‘01“? invogiifiilml m"
“.5“de by Fanny limiter and Mord matter, and reported the case to the
ris Sandhaus of Stamford against?Bimgellort autlloritiei’, “110 (OUR
Jacob chber of Stamford asking the: charge or Mr- Grant {Oddi-
court for a decree quicting title and __.__.___.--
ing. and being whipped in good sliape.,
After the division is home, it will
have to hold itself in readienss for
another call. With the militiamen out.
of the way, the‘govcrnnient will have
enough boats on which the Naval
Coast Defense Reserve ll‘ell could be‘
trained. !
"Everything was 0. K. as far as‘
i am concerned" says Russell J. Han.
Icton, of Norwaik, who recently was;
discharged froth the Naval Militia,l
Fifth Division, because, of physical
disability. Mr. Hazzelton was amon‘:
‘thc boys who were called out. withv
the division and sent to Boston. Mass.
He was stationed at the Common-
wealth i’ier. In talking to a Sentinel
reported last night, the militiamau
had nothing but praise for the serv-!
ice. He spoke of the mess as beingi
good. He said that it was better to-
ward the last of his stay; than at
first. for the Pier had been fitted 011:1
ill!“ empire
bitterly fought by the bureaucrats. ,
since the outbreak of the war, and
as bitterly contended for by the
thunucratit- leaders. The two
events lend color to the numer-
ous reports that the young Em-
peror (‘iiaries has democratic
leanings and is consequently op-
posed to the junkcr ring in Bor-
iiu
A further and highly significant:
indication of the Austrian emper-
or‘s position comes in the report '
that be has summoned Counts Al-
bert Apponyi and Julius Audrassy' ‘
to an audience Ilotli men have
been conspicuous for years as
leaders of the Liberal element in
t‘ouut Apponyi has
delivered numerous lectures in the
United States. and (‘ouut An-
removing a cloud on the title of plain-
tiff's property in Stamford.
According to the allegations of the
tililiiilfl BiliilliiiiilN
with new kitchen ranges and otlic'i‘ldmocy is. credited with having 3
equipment ill-“l before ”‘9 Fm“ I"”"warm admiration for Great Brit—
si ' "ived, and the cooks Were not: . . . . . .
on ‘m ' am and British institutions
of Mrs. Frances Helene Heft of thisi
l city, or Mrs. Heft. No. 1, against Mary'JUIVIPED TWO STORIES
‘ The Will enlisluients yesterdayiJosephine Heft of Mrs Heft No ”l
Were 1.517, and the total for, the TO FLEE CRUEL HUBBY
.Utlited States since Altiil 1' 81,437, yesterday was withdrawn in the othccl
Elizabeth Paznak of Wordin ave-
_. of the clerk of the Superior ('omt,
FORMER _ The suit. was by the former Mrs.
QUEEN OF Heft, who obtained a divorce from title, Bridgeport. was awarded at di-
MADAGASCAR DEAD Nathan H. Heft of Bridgeport. withlvotce front Alexander ’aant by
alimony. against the second wife ofiJudge Curtis in the superior court
lleft, since deceased, to recover sev-' yesterday. The wife alleged cruelty
cral thousands of dollars alimony. ,and said that her husband's acts 5.
Mrs. Heft No. l alleged that at- the; terrified her that site once jumped
time of the divorce suit Heft falselyifrom the scoond story window, but
represented to the. court that his prop-l was uninjured. The couple were mar-
erty was worth $100,000. when fn’ried May 18, 1913. Testimony was
reality it was worth three or four taken last. week.
‘Jhiassaclt‘usetts, 89.
ALGIBRS. via Paris, May 25.—
Queen Ranavalona of Madagascar is
,dcad at her home here. ‘
. Queen Ranavalona had been living
In exile in Algiers since 1896. when
she was deposed by the French fol-
lowing anti-Christian outbreaks in
campaigns in Madagascar that Mar-
‘ guilltary reputation.
Madagascar. Queen Ranavalona suc-
ceeded an aunt of the same panic in
tiller Oil Madagascar in July. 1885
'Tlhe island was at that time a French
protectorate, but the native govern-
ment was abolished by'the French
military authorities after the uprising
of 1896. --It was 'during the French
sitnl J0me laid the foundation of his
times that sum. thereby giving the. Edna W. Coolidge of Stamford, who
first ’Mi's..~Heft a smaller alimony in sued the New York and Stamford
her husband's estate than she would Railway Co., for $3,000, lost her case
otherwise have had. today when Judge Curtis gave a de-
Mtar Heft died, the second Mrs.,cision in favor of the company. The
Heft was made the party defendanti plaintiff claimed she, nlighted from a
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and the first Mrs. Heft pursued her car in' Stamford December 25. 1914
original suit against her former bus-2 and was struck by a car as it rounded
band’s widow. The terms of settle- a curve. She claimed to have been
ment, if any, by reason of which the seriously injured. The court found no
suit was withdrawn, were not made negligence on the
public.
part of the com-
...nnnm patty, ,
fi .
1913. the defendant obtained a jiitli“I
ment for $1,463.22 against the plain-l
tiffsn in a suit, and then obtained :1,
Samuel Weinriit in which the present ‘ hish' mission 1'3“ Washington lit-St
plaintiffs wqrel grinds-heed, and :tn~‘ evening for Canada. .OffiCial announce-
other stay of execution pending mutant “’35 made today at the State
.ciosure of a mechanic's lien, Berri ' today. ' _ .
lstein being a sub-contractor under. The misston left here very quietlyl
last night on a special train. The tie.
stay of execution pending an aciionl "—"‘“'"-' i
suit by Philip Bernstein. against “,3 Department. The mission will cross
parture, though commonly known to:
plaintiff‘s complaint on January 3|
brought against the defendant by WASHINGTON. May 35-w'Tlle Bri-l
plaintiff, Fannv Kiinter, for fore. l the. Canadian border some time early
the newspaper correspondents, was)
(Continued On Page Twelve)
PAINTBIts' UNION BUY
$100 LIBERTY BOND
Painters' Union. No. 522, at, their
meeting held last evening kept pacei
with other patriotic citizens. and vet-
ed to purchase a $100 Liberty Bond.
Many other local institutionitiwill un— 25.——Two steamers have gone ashore
withheld from publication at the. re-
lquest of the government from con-
ditions of safety.
TWO STEAMERS .
HAVE GONE ASHORE:
fund by taking one or more bonds; ‘ Superior. . ,,
doubtedly become subscribers to this as». a result often-tile storms on Lake.
, loan.
use to it. Otherwise everything wast
aliighi. Mr. Hazzelton had a heartyy
has l‘or'mauy years advocated uni-
I'ie -
word of commendation for the Boswvcrsai suffrage for Austria-Hum “
tonians and the. codr-tesy which they
showed the militiamen.
lliliil lithEl
Hill in into
WASHINGTON, May 25,—Auother
loan of $75,000,000 was made to Great
Britain today by the United State-3.1
bringing up the total loaned to lint
nation tints far to $400,000,000, ant”
'the total of loans to all the Allies
$745,000,000
A payment of $75,000,000 also was
made to italy today as part of the!
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. May $100,000,000 " loan announced some for some time.
time. The Italian Government sl-
rcedv has received $25,000,000 of theI
gal-y and also is the father of a.
scheme for a world forum. -
No change of importance is re-
portcd from aii‘pof the other war
theaters. The British are prepar-
in;r for another drive iii the Arms
region, but reports of bad weather
on that. front may possibly delay
the blow. in Russia Minister of
War Kcrcnslcy is vigorously work
ing to restore the morals of the
army and is reported to have met.
with considerable success. Pre-
sumably the domoraiizution in
Russia’s lighting forces has cont-
pelicd a halt in the British cani-
paign in Mesopotamia, as ”nothing
has been heard from that
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