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ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD BY A SPEQAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR.
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_Office as Second Class Matter.
Entered at the South Norwalk Poet
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Sentenced to Cheshire by
Judge Bartlett Is Shot in
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‘ {fine Sentinel today prints the cont-iAIIMlTS “BENSHN” Is
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charge the registration of June 5th,
preparatory to conscription {Or see!
vice in the army of the United States. Was Arrested For Theft
These names are furnished by the}I —Claimed LQOIIIII‘lStCI‘
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board, and the government has given:
out that it considers it the patriotic’ Mass, as His Home
killly of every citizen who knows of,“
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City Service Truck at $7,000
Eliminated From the Fire
Department Schedule for
the Coming Year
Sfiflfllll EXPENSE ,
ITEMS BllPPElil
Building Inspector May Get
$200 Increase in Salary
Members of the board of estimate
got busy in real earnest, last evening,
and after tentatively approving of the
budgets of the First; Second and!
Third Distiicts, used their shears in
a lively manner on both the tire and
educational department budget. The
item in the tire department budget
calling for $7,000 for a city service
truck was struck out, without discus-
sion ,and the tire alarm item was
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President Charles A; Mur-
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With an Address 0f Wel-
come and Miss Halacy
Reads Roll Cilll
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Miss Roselle and Mills Coates
Represent America and
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Class Day exercises of the senior
class of the Norwalk High school was
held last evening in the high school
auditorium. The hall was prettily
arranged for the occasion with Am-'
erlcan flags and bunting. it was ov-
erflowing with the numerous friends
and guests of the graduates who at‘
tended the exercises.
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President James A. Farrell,
of the United States Steel
Corporation, Heads List
With $1,000
mailman .
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Membership of the Various
Teams Announced by the
Captains
As a sort of barrage fire to Noe
walk's workers {or Red Cross War
Fund week the splendid sum of $8,000
was announced as preliminary sub-
scriptions at last night's get-together
dinner in the Town Assembly hall.
The team captains and a large num-
ber of their co-workers were present,
and after enjoying one of Colonel
Russell's famous dinners were told
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'Hopson Violin Quintet Miss STANHAMI‘ 60' l f
Sally s. Betts and,Mrs. lflwTEAM
Alice Smith Godillot Heard l
Four of the Crew Drown
in Fine Program
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The National Red Cross campaign
was suspiciously opened in Norwalk
last evening by several gatherings,
notably among these being the Red
Cross concert at the Regent theatre by , - , x . . ,, -
the Hopson Violin Quintette, Jesse A. wmr‘ oflht‘flghtmg 011th" Br};
Hopson. conductor and first violin; front ”1 France and Belgium,
Miss Eugenie lRummler, Charles Sterl-sAlong the line occupied by “,1
ins. Frederick Murphy, Hamid NashFrcnch, however, a renewal of ‘
“2"“ “‘55 .San-V Sherwood 35"“ 3‘ {he tivitv of a more intensive characte
plane, aHSlSlcd by Mrs. Allce Smlthu, ‘ , - '
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.o lllot. soprano. l ., . .
Norwalk has been eagerly awaiting, 501.191“! Petaln SU‘UCk the G"
the first big‘performance of these 0011- than llncs lit the Champagne ye
Ontt‘d pupils of Mr. HOMO“. Slilce'day a blow which netted ti;
There has been a leteupin. thee
ythc name of all eligible for conscrlp-i t‘illflSlill’tl‘]. June lib—An inmate of diluted from $1,500 ‘0 $500. 1911“"?! As invited 'by the president of thy; lhi‘ 800“ news by Jlldgi’ Henry W~ their fame has spread, and cerlainlylF
jig“ whose nanmx does not appear on;lllt’. Silllf‘ RPIIOI‘IniliOI‘)’ llt‘l‘t‘, W110 was
as a total for the first department ex-
one following liit .to,rel}0ll the ract'mim‘ed its Benson. tried to escape verifies. en. amount of 329298-50 M-
seuior class, Charles A. ~Murphy, in
the opening address. the joyful spirit
of the occasion was upheld by those
in attendance.
GI‘PKOI'Y 0f the EXECUUYC committee the quintette had nothing to complain
reach a trench system pearl
who acted as toast master. Willie.
some preliminary contributions were!
expected, the announcement that over?
of in their reception. The beautifullmm‘l ”i ll “”10 ”1 length “1'“
big theatre was full, the audience dc- ‘1)0”ant 5‘39“)". . The French ,1
lighted to be there, the stage, under was thereby straightened 011 '
, - , . - , while. on outside work and was shot? though not yet entirely finished, the
immediately to the proper authorities: 1 by a keeper. The bullet entering thel educational department's budget re.
, ' . , Iback. passed through the leftlung.
. ' _ _ .AM-iixi.» lCoroner Mix was sent for as the man's
Moron, Nelson, 77 Codarmtreei. lcondttion '3 criti'c'al.
'lAlmott,-Charles Edward, Jr.. 10 Ann SL'm‘l Dennison called in absence of the.
“1,1,0“. Fred Elctcrt, 2 Day street. _ ,institullonal surgeon, dressed the
:iludo', Abraham, 10 Benton street, lwcunzl and says Benson will die.
, $0,310“. Samuel, 24 Spring street. ‘ The man has said that Benson is not
_ . ,his name. He will not give his right
jonc. lie \has a wife, a child and a
lmother somewhere. They do not
iknow where he is. '
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a field at work when he tried to make
in getaway.
one of four on guard, shot at the run-
ning man, after the latter had refused
to stop or come back. according to
statements later made.
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Medical Emmi-l ““915 0' ”‘9 10”“ clerk, building, who invited each of tho guests of the.
Keeper Modeen. who west at its next meeting should appropriate
i ceiveda slashing, to the tune of 83,800
The pro rain 0 non with the ad-
iwlth probably more to come. The g M
dress of-welcome. President Murphy!
0 department, city hall, printing. and! class to become honorary members of
«police departments “’9‘“ through; the class for the evening. 'Mr. Mul-
lwlthont a slip up. Building lnspectori pity introduced Miss Mary Halacy, the
{Clarence l. Finch appeared before the senior secretary who read the roll
iboard last evening with the request cull. Humor and wit featured this
f that his salary be raised from 31,300
lto $1,560 per year, After some dis‘
leussion, the board voted that $200
E be added to the budget. of the build-
illlg tlepurtllieut. and that the council
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MlSSliNIPPlEMAKES
' lll’llElTY BillllE
i this sunl‘. or any portion of it which
.tltey see fit. to the. salary of the
lbuilding inspector for the. coming
'i‘eal'. It is probable. that Mr. I-‘inc‘h
will be allowed the. $200 raise.
tu'enty.tlve per cent. of Not-walk's al llhe direction of R. Trillantord. chair-‘11“. hills between Monte Cb
lotment had been raised was received ‘
Elnan of the committee on decoration.» - -
with enthusiastic unplease. the pretty as it could be. and every. and 1‘5th £13110“? m mint“ ‘0
' lbody ready with the glad hand from to Slumfs “ 0)?ervatlon,w .
ttlte beginning to the close of the even- Last msht {1 vmlent attem ,, if
~ins. ' y _ made by the Germans to recap ’
l The Willie/“9' 0f violins, may, per their lost position. After all;
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imps' be called-something Of 3" exp“ bombardment an attack in
rimenl in chamber music. "
and Mr“
liopson's genius with the ability of
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EASSIDY ANI] WIFE
was launched. ’Tlle French _
his pupils, has developed a charmingly lill‘ilkf‘ it “I" coming the 69”“
interesting exposition of this delight-,serlons losses. . f
Iul form of music. No accompanisti (lelleral Haig reports only fit
can be found far or near. who more‘in which his troops wee
Found Guilty on Charges of 10.330.002.000? lilinmfi‘i‘isgii‘lllif‘iiéifvlt out the enemy lines tbw
llasl night through the ability and care 'SOlllllt‘I‘ll 011d 0f the British ’fmfil'i
Breach 0f the Peace 81113wa E. Miller, chairman of this par-3 NEW YORK, June 19.—— .. ,
Abusive Language “1cm” department, a magnificent in' .tank steamship John D. Arch '0! .
'strument, a Steinway Grand, was} . . ‘ - . .
.placed at her disposal by the Steinway ”if the mand‘ud 0” Company ~
Fells of the Recent Air Raid
on London ‘by the Ger-
mans
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"0.5. F. C. Burley. wife at" a Canadian? ’
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ago, Captain Burley deselibes the l‘e‘i . .
cont air raid made by the Germans! 19“ MCthOdlSt Pastor,*and
the Misses Foster Injured
on London during which many were-
killed and injured.
His son Harold.§
who is also in the arnly, was injured” Events at Amusement
iby the bursting of a shell within‘ An, automobile in which Rev.
eight. feet of where he stood. Some‘ hark-’5 Reynolds. pastor 0f the D3" ' Park
extracts front the letter follow:—— _ ,rlen Methodist church; his wife, and ‘ .
Extract front letter received from!the Misses Foster, of 327 West 22d? .
,. (Canadian officer, Captain C S. B street, New York city. friends of the! Th" long: deferred field day 9’ the
hurl-3)) Folkstoue Hospital England Reynolds's were riding, 1’30de ovenFranklln School pupils was held ‘yes-
May 29th, 1917] ',the embankment near the foot of No—iiel‘d‘iy “fie-"‘00“ at Amusementi’am
i came“ home Friday: "Well ”Wilma“ Hill, ,Saturday evening, andiunder the most auspicious conditions.
it trold.” It was after. the raid bin “mm“ 0"“ pinning Re“ M“ Rey‘whe events were "In on mommy and
unfortunately Harold, that .Same holds and the Misses Foster beneath
, ' . bar before it went over the embank-
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lbruising. and dislocated his shoulder.
The Misses Foster were badly bruised
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parents and friends. The general feel-
ing at the close. of the. busy afternoon
was "it has paid to wait for the
weather luau.".Tllc winners of prizes
were:
Boys‘ 10-yard dash, light weight-—
__ , ‘it. Mrs. Reynolds jumped out of the
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| Mr. Reynolds received a severe
lilleged Conspirators -
, ' . anti received severe scalp wounds, First, Michael Fodor, second, Irving
Ale Placed on Triall‘whjch DI‘S. Pierson and Harrison Davis; third, Charles Mansfield.
""—"‘-" ' ,stitched. The ladies also suffered Heavy weight—First, Leroy Purdy:
NEW YORK, June l9.-—At the 0R6-
sumption today of the trial in the
Fodemt court of Owen Cat'tel, Charles
15. Phillips and Miss Eleanor Wilson
lurker, Columbia University students,
charged with conspiring against the
government in urging men not to reg— Reynolds said, pf the failure of ihé
later under the conscription act. the,brake of his aTltomoblle to world! On
Government plans to present addition- the ascent of the hill. 01 car stopped ’
all evidence concerning the pamphletiahead of his, and he tried to stop his
which the accused were llaving’prlnt-.car, but the. brake did not take hold.
ed' when the “copy" and proof sheets" and theautomobile went down the hill
were seized. » backward. Mr. Reynoldstrled to keep
second, Charles 'Slevens, third, Harold
Braisted.
Girls 50 yard dash—First, trial heat.
Matilda Jackson: second. trial heat;
tie—Eleanor Lockwood and Virginia
Lisbona; third, Beatrice Olsen.
much fromshock. 0
After the injuries had been attend-
ed in a house near the place of the ac-
cident. they were sent to Rev. Mr.
Reynolds' home in *Darien.
The accident was the result, Mr.
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were witnessed by a large number oi"
Popular South Norwalk Girl
United in Marriage to
George H. Schoch, Jr.
In the South Norwalk Congregational
Church, transformed into a bower of
flowers by Robert G. Hartford, at 2:30
o'clock this afternoon, one of the pret-
tiest of June weddings was celebrated
when Miss Louise 1. Knlppel. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph H. Knlppel,
of 22 Elmwood avenue. South Nor-
walk. became the bridaot George Har-
old'Sc’hoch, Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs.
George H .Schoch, of Westport avo-
nue, Norwalk. The ceremony Was per-
formed by Rev. John Stapleton, pastor
of the church.
The bride was handsomely attired in l
a. Copenhagen blue silk suit with a hatl
of the same color. She wore a corsagei
bouquet of white roses. .
The bridemaid was Miss Bertha Do-
kus anti she was prettily dressed in
grey Georgette crepe with a white
leghorn hat and wore a corsage bou~
quot of pink roses. The best man was
Stanley Stevens.
The ushers were Earle Stevens,
John Burns, Arthur Ambler and Wil-
liam O'Hara.
As the bridal party entered the
church, Archie Merriam rendered
“The llrldal Procession front Loben»
grin," by Wagner. As the briday party
the c be rendered "h’ielody of
Love.” by Engelman; “To a Rose Bud,"
by Seele! “Evening Star," by Wegner,
and the "Bridal March,” from “Lohen—
gron, oy Wagner. As the bridal party
left, the church, he played Mendels-
sohn’c Wedding March."
The bride was given away by her
father. Rudolph H. Knippel. Before her
marriage she was the second assistant
librarian at the South Norww“ '
She is among the most popular of the
younger set and has many excellent
The hearing on the case of Mr. and [company without charge.
Mrs. Phillip Cnssidy, of Reservoir ave—l
nue, who were arrested Saturday at-
ternoon on a warrant by Officer Mur-
ray, on charges of breach of peace and
abusive language, was concluded last
evening about 6 o'clock, after an all
day session in the uptown court room,
before Judge George H. Vosburgh.
Both Mr. anditirs. Cassidy were fitted
$10 and costs each, which amounted in
all to about $25 in each case. The case
was appealed under $100 bonds. The
defendants were represented by At-
torney John J. Cuneo.
Yesterday‘s court hearing was the
culmination of a longstanding neigh-
borhood quarrel with Mr. and Mrs. Cas-
sidy and Mr. and. Mrs. George Raynor.
all of Reservoir avenue, as the prin-
cipal contestants. ,
From the evidence presented in court
yesterday. it seems that the Cassidys
and the Raynors had long since sever-
ed diplomatic relations. and that a
state of war has been in existence be-
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strations were held late last night in
connection with the return to Dublin
oi the released Cinn"l?einers. Two
men climbed the walls of the mined
Post-oillce Building. on which they
tied the Silln Fein flag. The crowds
sang Sinn Fein songs, and amid great
shearing tore down recruiting posters.
The police did not interfere until about
,been sunk by a submarine ,.
la'lllloullcclncnt wasmade at'tiit! '
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lficc of the company here t ..
iFour members of- the crew'
‘lost. The Arcllbold was so
waters.
l The John D. Areltbold w
IN CBNNEETIBUT IN ldays out en route to this no
‘ ' ! The ship was armed and a,
PATRIHTIB SERVlBE :ner’s crew from all American ‘
_.._____ ' The John I). Archbold was
HARTFORD. June lit—Many thous.‘Alllel‘icall steamship of 8,374t
ands of Connecticut men, women and grossrogister, owned by theSta
vice. Although it is impossible even‘ v . .
to guess the exact number of peoplelatgfie“ 1:9” INF“?- M "
within the state conscientiously en—l - ”3 Sill3 9t iere 31y,
' flame and Roucn, France,
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“HST “I: BIVHJANS ‘ limltmu last Saturday in Eu
'from France.
’ship was on board.
children are engaged in patriotic ser— al‘d Oil Company, and built; in 19
delivering to do their part. replies re‘
ceived by the Connecticut State Coun- cargo, under the command o
(:11 of Defense to a circular recently tflill H. B. Thompson, with”
sent out. indicate. that a vast number , ,
are working along patriotic lines and 9f fort) one men, 0f “mm”:
were Americans.
that there is not a town in the state ‘
The records of the United St.
which has not some organization or‘ .
group of persons trying to serve to the Commissioner of Shippin
be“ 0" thgrAabglty‘. State Active show that the New Etigla
. .‘ . l - g
The counciLof defense has‘recel'ved amongi‘tlga crew were. .
a long letter from Mrs. John Laidlaw \V- . “nth: second mat,
Bile} of Litchn'eld, state regent ot the ,Walnut street, Everett,Mass
Daughters oi the American _Revolu- Ten E1011 H. Reed, third mat.
tion, in which she outlines; the) sprleu- Fl‘allllngham, Mass. .
did work being done by inc 5 c an . , , ,
ters of the D. A. .11.. throughout the H: (" Catlwcll, “Pond 9
state and says, "I should be glad of enlilm’fl'i born 111 (001111th
”any advice that may assist me In co-l LOBDOIN, June 19.—-" .-
ordinating OIII' work with that'of. Oill- statement igsued today 1)
ol‘S end that. will avoid conni‘uston and tisll Admiralty says that, d
dupl cauonmnlstem Helping , submarine has probably
lR-ev. Dr. William Horace Day, pas- by Japanese warshps
'tor of the United church of Bridgeport. Mediterranean.
GUARDSMA ‘T IS
SWOT IN FOOT
_ 'entl. The-groom is well i 2 o‘clock this morning, when two dem~l . V v » -
MISSOUI A Mm t 1 i9 —-Pri‘ known in The Norwalks and l onstrators were arrested charged with has written the council, enclosing a LOI\ DON, Julie 19._Th§ .
I . .. ~11“ ' ',man .he Ashcrott Manufacturing 11 {CODY 0‘ the blank “59d ‘f°" “‘9' ““3“" trans ort. Cameronianw
vate I E Haines a Nationaeruards- g - I’ 0
‘ ' ‘ ' ‘, - ' “Con , idgeport. ‘ s.|r~t' resources which has been taken in _ mt
~ man was shot in ‘ .. lootvlast night in -- small number 0f troops on I)
. werenlony a. bridal supper , 4
was torpedoed and sunk by
The tirat‘witness called by the Gov-git in the road. but it got away from7
ern’ment. Morris Spiegel, head— of a'htm and backed over the embankment.
printing company. said that 0 ' ’ ——- ,
VOLCANOES IN '
breaking into the post-ofilce and setti
tire to timbers. The police later di
went
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1”" parsed several marching bands. The‘hls church,. and roflicers. co-OPemtlon'
Cattell brought to his office on L
24. manuscript of the pamphlet “Will'
iwa
. . ' . I a tight “1th “V” "“9903“, dynamiters the home of the bride. rovisionat executive or the sum with hte council.
. y_ You Be Drafted?’ and ordered -. 2,000 VIOLENT ERUPTION who attempted to force their way in- The win h" t i’celn‘ has decided to demand passports From Charles L. Gaylord; president emy; submarine in the
. copies, ----—---‘- to a railroad tunr beside which Is a- terwards for a wedding Journey up tlie' ‘
tor three of its members to proceedlnf the Bridgeport Business Men's AS: Mediterran
:o the United States" for the purpose'uoclatlon, the council has received a
Miss Parker. “according .to two. SEWARD, Alaska, Julie 19,—The,power dam, when names was on ha”, ,1, ma" rem... ,_ u“;
; ‘enta otthewbepartntent ot‘ Justicenpavlot and .Shlshaldin volcanoes, on gnard. ‘ - , ' ‘ resin ‘ home of the bridf. ur- of - ec- Ir letter in which it so. " hat his or an»
-. “illitlieslliirdr toldtthem 0.11 Mar 2M1!!! Alaskan.Penin6u1a.wet-entvtolent- ~-'I‘he.two men or» "t flieron’ Halnerem amulet. " ‘ p , Partipiiiiiiiigntillieiiiij. go; we 15h. tuition will asst; imy‘way vital.
that she. Cattell and Phillips prepared action late‘tn Mayeand early liljJune, when he ordered it; ‘me tollalt‘. Two;do-' 'r mafiy‘expensive ‘No previous word h ' 7, ~33 received the wuficiitmny indicate. . ‘
tilemanuscript jointly‘and Phillips dtd‘ according, .; wordthroughtxhere'today‘”on; xehots were! .wvchangedqbeiore an; . x t 4101,31 ‘ thatfian‘ Irish mission 4;,“ to come to ’ ~
e meta i'writin ‘ . ‘1 by the-“steamer laurel “ I ‘ . Hattiee‘tell“‘woh~‘ , 81W . he, nation‘States.‘ . r,_ m , :~ . .
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