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Parade of War Veterans
Participated in by Federal
and State Troops, Boy
Scouts, Fraternal Socie-
ties and Children
l’AllillllifTAlltS
l IiIVEN tiltillllt
il‘housands Pay' Honor to
Heroic Dead in .Many
, Cemeteries
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Threatening ciouds which overcast
itne sky early yesterday morning. gave!
it promise of rain which would have
Put astop to Norwalk's big Memorial
.Ual Celebration, but shortly before 9
lo'clock, the hour at which the gigan-
jtic parade, which was a feature of
the days program was scheduled to
iteave South Norwalk. the clouds
awoke away. and the sun shone down‘
lipon one of the biggest and most suc-‘
cessful Decoration Day events ever
lheld in the history of Not-walk. Thous-
kinds of spectators who, lined the side-‘
[walks in both business sections, and
iiiong West avenue, will not soon for-
D” the inagnitlccnccof the huge pa-
;triolic paradefwhiéh included mem-
tbcrs of many “fraternal“and social
organizations, the Sixth t‘ompany. C.
:N. C... Company D, C. N. G., of New
Haven, No waik’s Home. Guards, the
auxiliary police force, Civil and Spain-
:iiali war veterans. firemen. policemen.
school childreii,‘all of whom carried
ntiicials in handsomely decorated auto-
iiiobiles, two bands and a drum corp.
tilismark were reported struck 'by the
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1lJNlilNl’llilliiiEiiS
‘American flags, boy scouts. the city,
Entered at the South "Nonnlk Post
Office as Second Class Matter.
toll units
a itilthDOES
IN tilt WEST
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At Least Ten eople in Mis-
souri and Southern Illinois
Are Killed and Fifty In-
jured
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TRAIN ENlilNEElt initials—tilt
' BEATS intuit ill PUNISHl-Jli
Probably Saved the Lives of No Organized Effort Being
100 Passengers and Crew Made to Discourage Regio-l
h
anti Willi
loll Pltllilli
0N DRAHING
Government Officials Pre-
paring to Promptly Arrest
Speakers Who Encourage
Violations, of Law
ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 31,—~Torn- tration
adoes in Missouri and Southern Illlll‘
.ois yesterday caused the death of at
‘least ten persons and the injury of WASHINGTON- May 31.——Special
o‘rders were given government offl-
cials throughout the country today to
keep close watch upon meetings at
which there is likely to he agitation
lagainst registration under the war
[fifty or more, according to advices
ltoday from the various communities
over which the storm passed.
At Mineral Point. Mo, four were
[killed and thirty injured, and at Eye
' A, souri aoawamr. court,
,ww. _ , w“ ‘ ~_._ 7.. in _ .. _._ r .
THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1917
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Hon. Nehemiah Candee Suc-
ceeds Judge Edward M.
Lockwood, for 16 Years on
the Bench
Today was the last
Judge Edward M. Lock .
torney Louis Goidschml ,
pectively the offices of ju
ecuting attorney of the uptown court.
Judge Lockwood has been on the
bench in the First District for the
past sixteen years, and during that'
time has conducted himself with all
the dignity fitting to his position, and‘
has also disposed of all cases which
have come up before him, in a very
able and entirely Just manner.
Prosecutor Goldschniidthn been in
office as prosecutor in the First Dis-
trict for the. past four years. Ind dur-
ing that time has done very credit. '
able work in all branches of his de-
partment. The public will be sorry
to see both officers go, and will re-
srcltllt BY ‘
lllli client
INorwalk Tire and Rubber
Company, of Winnipauk,
Will Locate Branch in
Monroe Street, South Nor-
walk
iillllli SHPPiNfi
FACILITIES‘
Will Prove Much More Con-
venient for Second Dis-
trict Workers
The Joseph'J. Ascli factory. Mon-
roe street. one of the most centrally"
located nianufactory bulldirgs in
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ill-lililllifififi
lamina “t
PUSH BACK
illuminant ‘
snows Pittman
Flag Raising and Other Ex-
ercises Held at Finely Lo-
cated Shore Resort Yes-
terday
The Knob club displayed a spirit
of patriotism yesterday and opened
the summer season with a flag rais-
ing and exercises of a patriotic na—
ture. The opening was the finest stag.
ed in years and was largely attend-
ed.
The program opened at 4:30 o'clock
with the raising of a handsome
American flag by Masters Lauder and
Nutting, directed by the president, of
‘ South Norwalk. has been leased to the
Norwalk Tire and Rubber (‘ompanxzi
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ione iliall was killed. In Alexander: army act, and prepare to arrest:
"County. 111., two men Were killed and “l"‘i‘ki‘rfi “'ll" Entourage violations ott
another fatally hurt. , the law.
Although the deparliiient of "justice,
is satisfied that German influence and5
money are behind efforts in various
sections to inteifere with registration,
it is officially stated that the influ-
ences are regarded as local and spora-.
die and not inspired by ally serious
organized effort. l
Through the committee on public
information. Attorney General (iregfi
or)" has niadp this aniloundeiiient:—~ ;
"The department of justice. today's
communicated instructions by later
graph or Iongdistance telephone. to‘
its officers and agents in communities
wherever meetings .are likely to be
held at which agitation against regis-
Four other Missouri towns. Granite-i
, ville, Donne Teri-c. Diehlsladt. and;
‘ storm. _
‘. Much property damage was done int
,Alexander County. lil.. near Mounds.
lit. and a ten ton steam roller was
lifted and whirled for fifty feet.
The station agent at Mineral Point
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tortillas
“Mk “'1” “9 started as 500"“ 905‘ iren have been placed at work mak-
Slbl" on ”‘9 rearranging 0‘ the cells iiig extensive improvements. A hint.
at the First District police station. The about a branch of ”w “Mus.” my.
partition separating the call room cated in Winnipauk coming 1").11181
froln the locker room will liotorndown. Second District WW; mm? ’I‘uts'lav’
and thccclls will be. turned about, so evenin by John “3 llngiam mu'm‘._;
that occupants of them Will be Villble it it". it .P .' t ti _’ (.6 cil
at nlf‘ times to the officer on duty in $052113? 5 "Tire! t:g',,:;)mh::wn, (J? .11
Possession was taken today by the:
the stntimi house. .
These improvements will be made in ’
order that a repetition of last Frlday'it ‘
occurance cannot take piaoj. Coronary -‘
John J. Phelao hit the city a mat”).
on conditipnsmt the Eire; hiatrict‘sta-
, house when beheld .his'oiticiai iii-
vestigation of the suicide of William
l“. Grant. and it is'largely through this
kilock that the improvements ‘ whicht
have been needed for so long are now
practically under way. I
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‘ElUfl’S lli’ENiNli1
There was some talk in the First
the. club. A. R. Malkin and the score
tary. William Miller. Then followed
the singing of the “Star-Spangled
olilcials of the firm and ,, ill-1:: Ofi Banner," by those present. The mom-l
bers and guests then entered the
spacious club hall and listened to a
patriotic address by Judge John 11.
Light.
President hialkili, of the club, in—
troduced the speaker
Light paid a fine. tribute to the men
who won our independence and pre-
served our l'nion upon the battle-
to the, present war there had been
too salvation for any nation WitllC\’E
intuit nut ' ..
lChristian who was unwilling to~givel
seemed to be the essential road to
heaven: that no man could be, good
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ERMANS illilMPilNG i0
and Judge,
THE ERENCH’
Severe Blows Dealt Early
Today Made a Dentin the
Front, and Gas Shells
' Helped the Germans
BRITISH lilSSES
During May They Totalled
112,233, Including 5,902
Oflicers
Desperate attempts by the Ger.
mails to push back the French from
the vantage ground won in the
recent attacks by General Pctam’s
have been renewed.
. As a whole the French line re-
scvcrc blow dealt it early today in
a sustained effort of all extremely
violent alid saiiguiilal'y character,
gas shells beingr liberally employ”
one point. and this but. slightly. .
At the ’l‘eton, the Cosmic, posi-
? field. He said that froili (‘alvery downvtioils northwest. of Ailbel‘ive and at
.Mont Bond. the front tagains. .
which the attacks Were launched,
the net German gain was liil ‘
E Along the British line ‘ in
Fi-aliec the colmuirative quiet con—
lllllllt‘s, broken into only by trench
lraids increasing artillery activity
tinnitus.
ed. The front was dented at only "’
IN illi CHAMPAGNE allot
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forces in the (‘liaiiipagnc region. 1
inaiiicd intact under the successive
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{The pioccssion was one of the biggest
El't‘tiiil the Arras battle front, howg
lever. is reported today. ‘
liritisii ltis‘s‘es of men in the Ar—
iliils battle are reflected ill the fig—
:iires of casualties published during ‘
:May. which total ll"""’ iilclud-. ’ -
llistrict today of calling a special dis'
trict meeting for the purpose of dis-I
cussing the question as to whether 01'
1pm a new police station should be
erected iilid owned by the district.
The coroner's, recommendation that
TWIlSflN PfllNl -
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The formal opening of the Norwalk;
Yacht club took place yesterday after-g
noon at 2 o‘clock. when the salutell
was fired and the colors raised over,’
the club house at Hickory Bluff”
(izu‘ades ever hold in the city. and,
{was enthusiastically cheered ali' along; . . . P L BE
”it”. line of march. from ‘K'agh‘ington‘ l'nion plumbers ill horwalk will; _
to act, to the Green in East avenue: Sirik“ “”0"" ”'9 "lid 0f ”‘15 “(Wk 1““,
(vitriolic speeches by Mayo.- Haruless demands for more salary made
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is'roni and- General Russell Frostfl by them are met. The plumbers ask}
more men he added to the Police lie-
:t‘r-adings by Ilev. Louis B. lioweli and
iitcv. J. Harrison Thompson and na-
fiional patriotic songs sung by the, en
rthat \vages be advanced froill $1.26 it
MAY BE RETARDED
rday to $5. A big meeting will be held; __
tthis evening tll which filial plans for, .
" will be
parluient will have to be acted upon
by the lioard of Estimate and Taxation.
and not by the district.
There was the usual large attend-k
ance throughout the day and evening:
and all the ceremonies connected wilhf
the opening were enjoyed
Illl_l_l_ll_i_1HtNfiES
When Councilman Maurice l-l. Nul-
ling 5.90:2 officers.
I The political situation in Spain.
.is being closely watched, particu—
news-.
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fully asltiilg presented a rcsolution- 'I‘llt‘Sllilji"h“-l.\' in View of today’s
iniglit at the council meeting which:
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itire crowd which numbered many. ”l9 I'l‘UltOSt‘d Sll‘llit‘
thousands completed the. patrioticlmmeil-
demr'lAS Auto Regime] May N0 lmuch as in Dl’t‘l'iOUS i‘t‘m's- .papcr announcement in Madrid I”
services which were held in the ,lreeni Th“ high 005‘ 0f “Vin.“ iii ”‘0 “’3"
in East avenue. All together, “.5er son for the request for more inoncy.‘
(day's ewm w}... something of which. The plumbers feel that ill view of lllt“
"Norwalk may well be proud. undiadvanced cost of necessities that they
“which her citizens will undoubtedlvl31"” entitled ‘0 .3“ l'lCl‘t‘ile‘ 1“ DM-
rwmembpr its (”19 of 11“. old [my Lei-i it is not known yet whether the chin
“tr days in. ”,9 town's history, fox.:i)l())'t‘rs will grant the requested iii-
ot-ars to come. tcieasc in wages.
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MYSTERY IN BLAST
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AT E. B. CLOSE FIRE!
Be Published This Year
lit-cause of announcement by Sen-
nlor Robbins ll. Stocckel of Norfolk.
newly-appoiiited automobile commis-
sioner of the state. that it was prob-
able that there would be no automo-
bile register issued this year. on ac-
count of the expense. persons who
liaVe use for the register practically
:every day ill the year, principally of opening.
ficials of police departments. are won-
There was a concert in the after
* noon by the Sterlingchlluitz orchcsx
tra. and dancing in the evening to‘
music by the same organization. This
attiaction was much appreciated. by;
the younger people. An elaborate1
collation was served at 4:in o'clock.
and in the evening the dancers also'
d one of bad refreshments. The entertainment:
5 committee. headed by Elbirt W. Fitclld
dc everyone welcome. and contri‘.
it toward making the affair:
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lloton Point yesterday ha
‘ the most successful holidays since it
Beautiful weather prevailed ma
‘and residents of Norwalk and sur- butcd "“10
authorized Mayor Cull Axel Harstroui
to appoint a committee of three to _
investigate the feasibility of running)““”
tllllll tiic (‘onstitutioilal guarantees
‘ id shortly again be suspended.
Wilson Point road south parallel with Former l’rciiiicl' Rolllailones is .
the trolley tracks, thus obviating tliciquoted as declaring: that condi~
crossing of the Danbury and l\'or\valklfi0nS in the country were becom-
t 1...... He
and mos, 'mmsm. public impmwzeolisidercd the recent great meet-
ments which has come before the noel”!!! 0t pro-Ally Sh'lllllilllllzel's as 0f
ticc of the public recently. Trierefcliormous importance, and as per—
can be no doubt but what the Illn~|hflps likely 10 exercise a greater
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,WTLTON’S TRIBUTE I
To MEMORY or THE 1
MEN wao FOUGH t
{veranda during the tire that
damaged the home of Mr. E. B. ’Ciose
. - .‘ ‘ . .ling the. mom-i
WILTON, May 31.4w annualt “9‘9 'N “m“ ." "“27; . .
«Memorial day service on the centcri bers of the household as well as file-
'deringr how they are gning to deter- rounding towns and cities flocked to a success.
Antmim’ the owner of an automobile ”19 l’Olnl- The attractions were OD‘
explosion in a small room over the1 “Ell-Ch is concerned in an accident. If ”at.“ at full bl“! ""d did a “"3" GERMANS READY |
‘ badlvl no register is issued, it seems more bllSlm‘SS- TO REGISTER
—— [center sections of Norwalk. but \‘lollldltltltlt‘kt‘tl the. French lines ill the
Itllan likely that it. will retard the Dancins. as usual. proved to be the
. ~- ~ . , . . main attraction. H 1. (is of cum ' . . . . . - -
“m" of the "Ohm depmmpn“ m um mum y A NEW YORK, May 31.—.Unaware render the road to lloton Pomt. liar-,t halnpag‘nc with extreme Violence .-
gained much pleasure. The excellent that the lime 113d “90“ “tended ‘0‘ i9“ and Stamford. ““10“ 1055 d-'"‘~"~“‘F‘Iat several points last night. The!»
WON“ imi"‘°"““°“’ can be, mild" at ini'lucncc on foreign titan on home .3.
E practically no cost to the City. "‘Wephpolicies
for grading the road. 5 ' '
. Not only would the road shOi-tcn the . '— . ,. V ‘i
"distance between the southerly and PAR!“ ‘Md-l 'H'T’Ihe Germans
GREENVVICH. Colin. May 3 .~
state, inasmuch as the registcr is an folks patronized the dance hall and
invaluable aid iii their work. As the
. " ‘ large gas tank sunk
:Ireen was held on Sunda' aft n ,men. Tlleie is .i ,. _ . .
E ‘l 0 monlon the estate and the only solution
ito the mystery is that a
,tlie room burst.
E Nearly the entire side of the house;
Two members of the
under the leadership of the Boy
Scouts. Owing to the uncertainty of
the weather there were fewer present
than in previous years, but a very
.. . I v-: own out. . . . .- .. w. . . .t . . - '_ ‘ 'w ild ‘rentfl - ‘ . n r- _ .3 .
good SEl‘HCP Was carried out. Thei‘, 3:0;;1.mp Conip'inv were overcome[when the new markers Were issued evening. yards and aimones. .hven “ll?" "Mp1“?! chontshgfég‘l: l‘lti‘irovt'bl “it for 013011 “In? aflcl lltd\1.\ first, the
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ringing of patriotic songs was ledi bv the gas and olliers were narrow it. is explained that the only" course. Ilie iollei coaster and carousel were foruid of the extension in timeL i. y pin y “M Office dmmmu,“ lot '1)-
liiy Rev. E. M. Hollisler.
pronounced the benediction.
Mr. R. ii. Fitch gave a brief intro
ductory address after which Scout
Master Clerc Ogden presided intro-
ducing the other speast of the day.
Tier. Mr. Fairchild of the Cannon M
ii. Church. Rev. ’C. A. Marks of St.
Matthew‘s Episcopal church and Vet,-
wan Buckley. Veteran Thomas Brad-
ley was called on for a song and re»
sponded with the Sword of Bunker
Hill. After the schice the. old 501-
diers and the Boy Scouts went. to the
cemeteries to decorate the graves of
who also
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STEAMER BURNED OFF
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal" May 31.—
'l"he steamship Hamakua of the inter-
island Steamship Navigation Com-
pany. Honolulu, Hawaii. was burned
off the islandmj Maui of the Hawaiian
th'oup yesterday, according to a cable-
g‘ram received today by the San Fran~
oisco Chamber of Commerce.
message did not say that any lives
were lost. The Hamakua was of 646
gross tonnage.
The I
matter stands now, the police cannot
immediately learn the name of the
owner of an automobile. as they have
had no list of registrations siicc the
last book was automatically retired,
gas pipe in!
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.ly escaped serious injury.
the origin of the fire. Which started
in Mrs. Close's room on the second . .
‘liloor. still seems to be a mysteryd closing hours at the automobile (le-
iMrs. Close said today that she belicv-’ partment. at the (npltol. and then to
ed it. originated from a defective win! ascertain from a ‘clerk the nanlc of
,ing. The entire furnishings in her ”W man W110 0“Il> the car.
iroom. together with many valuable
lgowns and other personal efiects,‘
; were destroyed.
Although: left open in case of accidents is to
’ lwait until 9 o'clock the following
,morning. it the accident is after the
500 FLEE IN PANIC
WHEN FILM CATCHES
[SMALLPOX VICTIMS FIRE IN THEATRE
MOI’NT KISCO, N. Y., May 31.—
REMAIN ABOUT SAME
When a film caught fire in the Mount
The condition 0f LUNG, aged 59“" Kisco Opera House tonight and sent
years ,and Royal. aged “"0 years, thick clouds of smoke into the theatre
children of Mr. and Mrs. James E.|five hundred men. women and chil-
Gordon, of 2 Beacon street, who were' dren fought to escape into’ the street.
taken with an attack of smallpox onI Philip Bernstein and his wife. pro-
Tuesday. remains about the same. bio1 prietors of the place, suffered burns
new cases have ”broken out as yetiof the hands while trying to extin<
in the Golden family, but the house-' guiah the. blaze. They, together with
bold is being held under an iron cladl a woman who fainted, were attended
quarantine by Health Officer Dr. Wil3’ by physicians.
liam J. Tracey. who in this mannerI Persons in the theatre said they
hopes to prevent a serious outbreakpheard an explosion and then saw a
.of the dread disease in Norwalk.
The health officer again urges that
everyone who has not been vaccinated
do so immediately in order .to prevent
running any danger of developing the
'disease.
:sheet of flame leap from the booth
that housed the projection machine.
The scramble for, the exits left scores
of persons jammed in a narrow hall-
way. Fireman aided them to the
street.
music furnished by Grace Brothers or- June. 9. SEVOI‘fl'l hundred “WING“;
cllestra and the fine new floor add- formed in line in the Federal Build;
ed much toward the enjoyment of in: early today. anxious to make an-
lhosc who patronized it. The dance plication for permission ‘0 “W 01’t
hall was opened in the afternoon and travel in the zones about forts. navyl
crowded at. all times. The coaster majority remained in line until their1
is in the best of conditio: and is not cases could be heard by Marshal
dangerous in the least. Special pre- Thomas I). McCarthy and his assist-t
cautions have been taken in order ants.
tions already filed began today. .
In Hoboken. N. .i.. where a thirdl
of thc populatioh of 68,000 is German.‘
the United States marshnl's oflicc
was beseiged all day yesterday by and
ANTI-NEGRO RIOTS
GROWING LESS plicants for permits. It ‘was estimat-
ed that 1,500 applications were made.
EAST ST: LOl'IS. “L. May 31.—‘— up to the time the office closed.
Anliruegro riots which began Monday in Brooklyn last night more than
night have reoccurred each night. but 1.000 Germans were in line when
with decreasing violence, and Colonel Marshal Power closed his office after
C. E. Clayton, commanding the six iegistering 5.00) applicants. As it
companies of National Guardsmen Manhattan, a majority of the unsuc-
now on duty, today declared he be- cessful ones remained in line and
lieved the officials had the situation waited until Marshal Power opened
hvell in hand. his ofl‘ice this morning.
' Last night despite the fact that the ___.____..'——-
city was patrolled by police, special GU ARDSM AN KILLS
UNIDENTIFED MAN
deputies and National Guardsmen,
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fifty men began a search for negroes.
One was shot and wounded. while two
‘CHICAGO, May 31.—An unindenti-
tied man, lurking near a railroad
others were beaten and warned to
leave town.
Early today three shots were fired bridge on the outskirts of Chicago
from a. house near a negro district early today. was shot and killed by
at a group of Guardsmen. " None ot‘a militiamen on guard. The man was
the Guardsmen was hit. shot after he had knocked down with
The disturbances grew out of a a. brick another guardsman, who or
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protest by labor leaders against im- tiered him to approach for identiflem
pgrtation of Southern negro labor.
tion.
OHS than it is at present Them a”"httttiCking forces were checked air,
two points where the road runs across
the railroad tracks and this would be.
done away with.
Merchants in South Net-walk and
trade which is now going towartl Dar-
ien and Stamford. would turn to here.
The distance would be so much short-
Investigation of the applica- er that it would pay to come to N01“
walk to do purchasing. Mayor Har-
(Coniinued on Page Two)
lint sum
tutti llllill
CLEVELAND, 0.. May 31.—-Earth
shocks were recorded at St. Ignatius‘
College Observatory early today. Be-
ginning at 4:03 a. In. .they reached
the maximum at 4:15 and subsided at
5:10 a. m. No estimate as to dis-
tance or location is given.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.——Earth
quake tremors lasting over a period
of two hours were recorded this morn—
ing- by the Georgetown University
Seisniograph. They began at 3:57
o'clock, reached their maximum at
14:20 and ceasedut 6 o'clock. Univer
sity experts estimated the center of
thodund
the disturbance at. four
I miles. distant.
some. places by the French fire, at"
other places at the point of "the
tbayonct, the Germans retirng-
The. fighting was
ion, the (,‘asquc and Monthaut, the
cessivc waves after a heavy born--
land suffocating shells. _
l The French took prisoners dur:
ficcrs.
en ofi’ early this morning south of
Armcntieres,” says today ’s official
report on the
front operations. “We secured a,
few prisoners.
“There was considerable artils‘
the night in the neighborhood of
Bullecourt. and on the right band}
of the Scarpe.
HONOLULU, May ‘
members of the crew were littllt’tdfi
when the steamship llamakua. of
646 gross tonnage, carrying ext";
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particularly: 1 j .-
dcspcratc in the region of the Tc- ' “
ing the fighting, including two of».
LONDON, May 31. 1:07 p. m.—-. "V
“A hostile raiding party was driv» -
Fraiico-Belgiali‘ 9 ’3' 5'
lery activity on botii side; during: .
31,—~Twm. .‘
plosives, burned yesterday oft the. .
attack licllg launched in four 8110—”
‘9'.
bardment from large calibre guns "
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