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ESTALIBHKD 1870 Oflce ac “and club I -
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Woman Killed Herc Was
Mrs. Natalie Homacki, of
West Springfield, Mass.
Through the finding of a pocket-
book with the name of her husband
in it on a postal card and the address
where he could be found the ,woman
who was found onthe railroad tracks
on Saturday morning and whose body
colitcncut' ,
MEN Willi CAMP nuns
Sill sum SUNDAY Hits
0 wt Brigade -0rganiza-.0ilicialInvestigation Started
tions at Ayer,Mass.,to Re-l by the Military Authori-
ceive New Draftecs ties at Ayer, Massachu- lay in Raymond's‘ funeral parlors
? awaiting identification Saturday was
bMflfil-Zs AN" CANDY 5" settsfl. as lncendiarism .isi mm, m M im, Natalie Harm“ m
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lfltllillll‘u lNltl
Chopnnaclti of Went Springfield.
Feared' . glass, who came here with his
. i ....._...._._ brother‘in-law yesterday morning.
- f The pocketbook which contained a
Hill Hilillflllll MfN‘ HURRY-[JP Elli HI“ .0 .. ..
é mire small change, two bracelets and
. ' qntfiw rings. a maple of postal cardsl
I SlEEPlNfi 301"] [l a. and 1: number of addresses was found}
orman Clark Wins Ap.‘ . 3'... {near “there the body had been found
suit. tint -
WAS inusnc
It still his
Bridgeport HomeGuardsRe-
fused'to Surrender at the
Seige of Singatnck River
and a Lively Fight Occurr-
UMl’lllliS dill-Ill
lthlliilt nuw
. . ' by Floyd Jones, of 9 Raymond street,
pointment 0f Sergeant Mil-i ;and Stephen Thorn-ivy, of Windsor
jor ‘Mammoth Fire Company; place. f
l When 6,000 Men Are Call-
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.CAMP DEVENS. Al‘t'f', Mails. 0ct.l i i
Ian—Connecticut. men in the First.’ i l
- ind, Third and Fourth battalions . i
u . ‘ w .. V
of the Depot Brigade Will be shipped. AYER' 313”“ 00L 22'" VW‘H'MS m'SHflflTlNfi AFFRAY i
lhf‘ '
to a southern training camp ”soon.” some of wards of fill. bum:| ;
Oficers in charge of these men are “WNW! 3‘ ,Cflmlt “evens up";- 1-9., . ‘ ‘ ;
Plenaring them to be fit and ready' mow-d hurriedly early yesterday when. ;
4n, the call. which is expected at tin- destroyed a on-P-atory woodch '
moat any time now. From the' building containing the receiving! “ - l
WMDaanI-i in which are locatrd a, ward and the sick and Wounded of-i . . ,.
large number of (‘onnpmom draftecsl lice. The explosion of an oil stove George and Alex. Dixon Ull-i
(Continued on Eleventh Pale.)
are to be selected 816 leTf‘DT at he’ started tl fire. Two lllvdiI'ul odi- E
title of l'lglny-eight men to a com- (Pf'li who were in the building were def ‘4.th at the Norwalk'
puny, . [ slightly burned. Hasn't”. . l
Ansonia has men in the mm (ymntt There Were no Apaticn’s tn ‘2? _._.._._ - 1
puny of the First Battalion, Second turned structure. it coon as t e - . , '3
Company of the Second Battalion and? alarm WIS given. M310? W- In gem" one known how u all happen ’
lid. but that some one has not told}
yet. and no the shooting of George
and Alex Dixon, brothers and colored”
who are at theprecent time under an;
Mnnyl'mt at the Norwalk Hospital. where;
1h”tilioynre both suffering from bullet,
wont. n“woundo in the groin, is. a mystery to.
. the police. ’ t
it is known that Alex had a reVolvi
W? and that he drew it and. it» is maid?
tired it three times. That accounts:
for his being arrésted. charged with
Third Company of the Third Battalqeffouslnu of Portland. Me, in charge.
Wu. The Stonlngton men are located’ of the two surgical wards nearest
lithe First Companyct’ the Third; the blaze. had nearly fifty or his
Ari-Battalion. the Stratford men in the patients carried out on mattresoes
firepnd Company of the Third Banal-g 8‘ 3 measure of precaution. .
lb. Guilford and Grototi men in' tlie' other» of the 262 pntlrnts in
Third t‘ompanyvof the Second Ditt-1 thirteen honpltal buildings
lotion, Strazford and Plaintlcld nu-n‘ the verandari of their wards, .
in the Third Company of the This-l Meanwhile. Scrgeant .lohn Mormon
Battalion”. Klllingly in the Fourth of Clinton and Private Edward.
Cornpany of the Second Battalion
and Strdtford in the Fourth Company
of the Third Battalion. ~
(Continued 0n Pare Twelve)
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ELKS mam BUY, . . , .
in... W: I“ 1-” "“5 YSSEllllllillNilllh
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‘teetiw Order of Elks. was held last, 5
evening. at lwh;ch time the matter ot’I
anticipating in the Liberty Loan par
mile on Wednesday afternoon was
discussed, As many of the members;
will be in line with various other or-:
villi tilts
Wisconsin “-D‘ei‘n—o-crat Ami.
dentally Shot in Back by
Was Tied Up at Hoboken
’ . Pending Inquiry to Deter-p
mine Destination of Cargo.
ganizations. it was deemed best by: ' - NEW YORK. Oct. 22.7The‘ Dutch
. - members present not to ban: the; HIS Brother. steampshlp Ysseldijk. of 6,800 tons
Elks turn out as a body. 5 . .I ' . gross, caught fire today in the lind-
n "a eamew, urged. “WW,” MILWAUKEE. “is. Oct. 22.4w»
. ‘ pson river of! Hoboken. N. .l., A large,
that every member of the Lodge takei '94, States Senator Paul 0' "Mimi“: 0ft part of the tire fighting'apparatus of.
‘out one or more Liberty Bonds, and it; Wisconsm, died at a farm house "93",Hoboken was summoned to the '3‘",
was proposed to have an honor minim“! ”k“: W's» 15"" "Sterility 333 front.
lot all those so doing. Bonds can be! “99 795“" 0' "0‘11“?“ accidentally “3‘; est in Holland's freight service.
occurred on easy terms from the banks} mm.“ “9“" him ‘vnth a “mm“ ,b’ t The Ysaeldijlt, owned by the Hob,
or various manufacturing concerns ini “9 brother Gustave. "h"? hum“‘litland America Line, is one of the fleet
the city. Those having bonds of theiducn 33‘3”” morning. ’ tof‘Scandinavlan .and Dutch ships tied
first issue can exchange them for the. Senator Busting recently returned up at American ports pending federal
hound issue, or can secure loans on: '0 1““ home “i ”smile all“ the; inquiry to determine the destination
them and purchase the new four perI 0'0” 0' "15 9m“! "”1"“?! Con“: of the gunmen. under the American
mi. bonds. it wu‘the opinion of : 3"?“ where he "33 0“? 0‘ J“ Wilda embargo act.
Stalled Ruler Titanium. Skelly. 3“,} in: 'supporters of the administra-
rm p p iii-aptly and others that'i lions War program. nod fruits and vegetables are stored
every Elfik should be the owner of a! Am’dmg to reports ”"9”8"m'°'i were quickly brought under control.
dilbertyfi Bond. ,.,, ;Huating had sighted a floclr of ducks but it was discovered that the fire
__ “and called his brother to shoot. Helltad eaten its way through a bulkhead
SOCIAL EVENING AT
The vessel is one of the larg- .,
The flown in a hold in which can-t
was in front and as his brother fired; into the bunker coal. and the am
the rose. receivigz the kfullflebnrge Oztraced the mm! of a ”long light,
:th‘o shotgun in to bite ., e. was a'
NORWALK CLUBt once rushed to a farm honor: nearby.
ias hie condition/was found to be
The first of a series of Saturdayj such that it was considered inadvire
night entertainment- was rendered at able to move him to a hospital at!
the Norwaik Club on Saturday even-t either Oshkosh or Fond Du Lac. the'
int: by the Durham Quartet. The. nearest citiett with hospital faciliv
program was compelled of a number’ tics.
of song. musical and dance numbers. Senator naming. w“ born in May-
!" of which were greatly eniored brittle». Wis- April 25. 1866. He studied
the clubmen. law in the University 'of Wisconsin
During the course of fire eveningiand began practice. in 1895. He was
refreshments consisting of sweet ciJ elect/3r] to the state Senate as a Dem
“To crullcra and cheese were served: cent in 1906‘ and my. remlrf'livd if!
The chair was very largely attrnd-;1910. He who elected to the I’nited
ed, and everyone upon! a. very enJo:‘-‘ States item"- info to 51:71:“!!!
able evening. lsanc Stetthrnwon
lt‘.
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let
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It Back of the War
“Billions of dollars are required to arm, feed and clothe the
brave men who are going forth to tight our country 'ii “attics an i
to atrial the nations with whom we are mating coi'lzlltifivsultrl'
again! a common foe. T0 SliBSCRllllv) 'l‘tl 'i'liij. limit?!
LOAN is TO PERFORM A SERVICE OF l’ATRlOi‘tzitn. '_—- ‘
Fran President Wilson's proclamation fixing Oct. 24 an "Lib-
crty loan Day" throughout the nation.
more- ‘
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lnuo,wbereaprmamofmcsicand
lcrllltl from m partr
hampered by gas fumes. The chip
lies a considerable distance .od shore.
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In honor of six local young Polish
men who hare enlisted in the new
Polish Division. which left Bridge
port For Canada, a big street parade
and open air exerclaettvwere herd yew
terday afternoon in Norwalk.
The [inoculation-arched from the
Pollen Club. in Winnipank. down
lain street. through Int Wall
street. and, to the Green in But we
snaking wan enjoyed. Moat: for the
amnion was foul-bed bythc Rut
Norwaik mum Drum Gorpl.
At the clone of the "Women or.
the Green. the loud Mrnita were
taken by automobile Bridgeport.
when another big e” ‘lon w in
W In. A large r‘ Minn
The Red and Blue Ar-im
Took. a Number of Pt":-
oners. ‘
Members of Home Guard companleu
of the Fourth Military District, C. H.
G., and hundreds of civilians got their
first taste of. warfare yesterday in the
great sham battle. which was waged
for six hourl, between the “Red" and
"Blue" army. in the woods, roads and
lields. about Cranbury and Westport.
The objcc'ive of the "Rims" was the
capture of the Saugatuck River. and
the. Town of Weetport. The ‘jfleds"
nuccessfully defended these pointn,
but. at 3 o'clock when the recall soundv
ed. the battle was declared a that!
by the umpires who had followed
lboth sides elocely during the'aentire
engagement.
Yererdny morning dawned bright
and clear and was an ideal day for
the maneuvers. The
pherc made observation easy. and the
wholesale movement of troops over
open roads. practically impossible.
Promptly at 9 o‘clock. the. "Reds."
consisting of Companies A. B. C,‘ D.
E. F‘. G, H. l, L and if. of Bridgeport,
and detached companies. of Reddiniz
and Westport; threw out their ad
vancc» guards and patrols from the
Wilton road, where they were ata-
tioned. and began their defensive op-
(Continued—b; sixth hour
lilllllill aunts“
PlNNill tumult
Robert Parker, of Rowayton,
Also injured When Ford
Overturns on Wilson Ave-
nue..
‘—
Pinncd tomcath the automobile
that be was driving at 11 Saturday
night Mortimer C. Ogden of Rowdy-
ton. in in bed at his home today. suf-
fering from-aeveral broken ribs, for-
tunately none of the fractures being
compound. scratches, , contusion; and
bruises galore. . ' '
The accident happened at Thomu'
Hill. near Wilson's Point. and wan
due to the elort that ‘ Mr. Ogden
made to avoid hitting a do;’ that dart-
.ed in front of a Ford touring
_ Ogden
and Robert Parker, ciao of Rowayton.
The dog kept right on its way,
however. and the roadway inclining
considerably at that point. the ear
turned over. pinning Ir. Ogden be-
neath it. Mr. Parker jumped clear
of the car when he noticed that ill
was going to turn over. but. was in-l
lured. also straining himself a little,l
and enfl-zring bruises and. confusions.l
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stadium on Eleventh 7.0.)? l
ilEll thiiltni ,
j ruminant ~
The invention of ‘ the public in call-
ed‘ to order- front the Divialonal
Headquarters of live and Cm Soci-
ety in regards thv- won! for hitting
The Nomad: Chap-er and other chap. lamination commute. of Connecticut.
'cr: have been chin: wool to fndivldi‘The purpose in not to form new or-
-~' '0 union and Evil" to relative-1n
camp. g” '
'4'!an ‘IH‘Pdltmr “WI 0.69, Ill!
"trend it it”! 1“ 't to Willa!
‘ ted artlc‘er he Wm (Olin
'ii’ heedun-trtcrr .
‘ an it-
clear atmon. .
¢afternoon at the home of Mrs. Thom-
O
lliiiil ill ‘ _
Ciliiillloll
.~ til it BIG
Norwalk Citizens. Planned to
Have a Notable Demon-
stration for the Loan
Drive on Wednesday.
SilliNll tun
‘ ~ “SUBltIIlIBERS'
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Chance for All to Purchase
and Help the Government.
. Liberty Day in Norwalk is to be
something to be looked forward to.
Wednesdtyx the day designati’d by
President Woodrow Wilson as that in.
which to boom the Liberty loamwill:
be celebrated throughout the country?
certain way. Plans which have brvtv
under consideration for several day i
are already beginning to take shape
and Liberty Day will be a boomer for
the Liberty Loan in Norwalk.
This paper herewith prints thctlrst‘
list of subscribers to the second Lib-i
‘crty Loan. The namea of fillbflcrlDEl‘Bl
will be printed in the local» prensi
“every day this week, showing just;
who contributed to‘ the having of the
country. . 'atch the list carefully
and, if any of your friends are not
among the bond owners. no to them
and talk Liberty loan to them.
(Continued on Page Three)
lllllli Stimulants
"communism
WASHINGTON, Oct. £2.——nteven of
the Suffrage pickets confined at Oc-
copuan workhouae have served notice
of the district commissioners that as
political prisoners they will refute to
that unleas’they comply with
be transferred to the district Jail and
placed in colitary confinement.
The strike declaration was madcln
the form of a long communication
addressed to the district commission-
ers and signed by the following Suf-
frage prisoners: .
Mary Windsor. Lucy Branham.
Ernestine Hera. Hilda Blumberg.
Maud Malone. Pauline Adams, Elenn-
or A. Colman. Edith Aulge. Anna M.
Arnieli, Dorothy Jones Bartlett‘ and
éMIrgaref M. Fotheringhatn._
“Al political prisoners." said their
letter.."we refuse to work while in
prison. We have taken this stand as
a matter of principle after 'carcful
consideration and from it we shall
not recede.” «
The district commissioners referred
.the communication to .the board of
charities, which indorsed the stand of
pi! to the pflaonera' petition. stated
ply to thep riaoners’ petition. stated
that-they wilfully persisted in violat-
ing the rules of the workhouse and
for this reason bad to be segregated;
also that no such close as political
prisoners was recognlud.
WOMAN’S DEFENSE
roams BRANCH‘
Forty-five. ditterent women's organ-
izations were represented Alt a meet-
ing of unusual interest held Friday
a: 1. Raymond, when Miss Runni-
Reese... of Greenwich. explained the
Womd’n'a Council of Defense and urg-
ed as a patriotic duty the forming of
a branch in Norwalk.
When Prenldrnt Wilson appointed
a national committee of women to
remnant the
Council of Defence. they in turn ap-
pointed-tale committee» who are
ortulaintlbranchea in every city and
town in the United Staten. and lilac
Rania-Rem is chairman of the on
nominations. but to cyptmtlu tho
worbzr of all existing organisation!
of like character. I0 there may be no
duplication of alert and the greater:
rand be amplified for am: and
Fair tonight and probably Tuesday.
tussn NAVY tins HAVE
0lliW|lliD SUPERIOR Gilli. ,
talus. liillllt: limit"
will be obserted in this city in no un-'
,‘wlch
work and in return have been told’
the ,
prison rules in this respect they will ‘
"minimum
JflNES ARRESTED
”PM Bill WRIT
Norwich Bank Claims De-
ception on $25,000 Loan-
Jones in Big B. and D. Deal
BRIDGEPORT. Oct. 22.~~S. W; (T.
Jones, broker of Greenwich and New
York, promoter of street railways, in-
cluding the famous "green car" line
running to Trumbull. and general ex-
ponent1round there parts of "high
finance." is again in the hands of the
law on a body writ. "
This morning Jones was arrested
in Greenwich by Deputy Sheriff
Thomas J. Cunningham of this city.
run he was about to board a train for
New York.
Claim of 325W. ‘ ,
complaint is made by the Nor-
National bank on I claim of
325,000. A copy of the papers in not
yet at hand. but ii is understood that
Jones deceived the/ bank as to the
value of the securities given for the
loan. A body writ was sworn out un-
der the statute of‘frauds. as there. it
no tangible property standingin the
defendant's name. .-
The
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immmM
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Joseph McKenna, of Norwak
Deserted in East Norwalk
by Heartless Motoritlti
Dr. Franklyn G. Brown reported to
the police that Joseph McKenna. of
Redford Court, Norwalk. had been in-
jured in an automobile accident. Sat-
urdaycvenlng, and had been taken
tothe Norwalk Hospital. The injur-
ies were not serious. however, it
was said. .
Mr. McKenna, who is an old man.
waa.oulfering from several‘ scalp
wounds. which were more painful
than serious. and he told Dr. Brown
a story. that showed how heartless
some motorists Were. He said that
he was in South .Norwalk. just where
he did not remember, as he was rath-
er dazed. when an automobile struck
him. This must have been about 7
o'clock, he said. The occupagtts of
the car got out and put him it the
car and drove over to East NorWnlk
with him, where they puthim out of
the car and left him Later on some
people seeing him and peeing' the
blood on his face, told the old man to
so to Dr Brown's and took him there
—-—— l
Warships Said to Have Got-
ten Away Without Loews
And Are Now Protecting
the Northern Entrance.
HERMANS MUST
GIVE BAlllli
Another German Transport
Reported Sunklby a Rus-
sian Submarine.
Rusnian mtvnl units in the north—
crn part of the Gulf of Riga have
outwittcd the superior German
forceti‘nud escaped from the Moon
Sound, Wilt‘l‘t‘ they apparently had
been bottled up after the engage-
ment ill and about the sound last;
week. The Russian warnhipu made
their escape without losses and are
now in pmition protecting . the
northern entrance to Moon Sound.
The new position of the Rustnan
squadron r'rohnhy will compel the
Gonnatm to give battle if they wulh
tocnter the Gulf of Finland by go-'
ing through the Sound between
Dngo Island the coast of Ecthoma.
The military forces in the Moon
Sound region were moved success-
fully by the Russians, who also re-v
l
itltey destroyed all positions of mil- .
l
salted their transports and .smaller
craft. Before their retirement;
ititt'y vlttc to the enemy. .
In addition to the warships and
transports already reperd sunk
by the Riparian units, l’ctrograd re-
ports the sinking of another Ger-
man transport by»-a Russian imb-
marinc. Two torpedoes were fir-
ed by the same submarine at to
German drcntlnatitrht of the Mark.
sgrnf type. vessels of 25,000 tons
displacement. Being attacked, the
submarine vans unable to notereo
stilts. One torpedo detonated and
the submarine on rising again saw
clouds of smoke.
continues violent. .
In cooperation with the French.
on hi9 lrft, Field Marshal, mtg
launched a new blow along a-nar—
row. front at. the German lines
northeast of Ypres this morning.
The Allied. infantry moved for.
ward in the neighborhood of the
Ypres—Studcn .ailway on the ex-
trcme northern edge of the active
front in Flanders. The French
advance was along a width of
British ‘ilttfiilk probably was along
Dr Brewn dressed the wounds until
a somewhat. Wider front, extending
thwa rds Poetcapelle and pombly
'- 1n Flanders the artillery activity
about three-fifths of a mile. ' The ‘
Women'n National \
filed the police so that in the event ol'Wthh “‘15 hm"! the scene M ”on
any inquiries after the man. he couldvdesperutc fighting Within the 133l-
Both groups of attacking troops
9 ‘ scored early successes. ' _
RunSEVHT BAN T I The opera. ion apparently is utm-
. . ‘ ed at bringing the left flank or the
I ‘ Allied advance somewhat further
SEE "UT “F [EH EYEtforward as a support to the center,
' Where the wedge has been driven
farthest into the German front.
mt Sight as Result 0f Box" Brifigh "31:31 aim? Iwoho r223;
‘ W]! Wh' ’ ed GAME.“ uses in e mum ‘
III; “e at lie Hom’ gconrlucted scouting operationadoy-
’ t " . ' tel’ by,
STAIF'ORD, Oct. 22.401050! er t‘teeietny stcmtory yen. ‘
Theodore Roonevelt. in telling of hlsilit'mtghf or forced down six Ger-
boxing explain of former tines tit-1mm pzvplanevm
. the disclosure that ain'c'. , __. '
Edith mm the White Bouiie! mNmm,0ct.22. 91‘6"“
. an the result of a blow received terday by British naval airmen!
ill I lflendlrboxlng match in the any; r statement from the Add-
Wiiamsmim .. .. . mm W -
' n cry a o t . . . .
thin.” he laid. “but tile I)fitct lit l Var" IK’NDON, 091- 21-‘Bl'm'h '1'“
having a lively bout one day with a men carried out numerous attach
bully "In! cumin .0! ‘rttllm on (lei-man abdomen in might.
mm, '1' 'm it mm“ and on important objoetltm ._
‘ ”Mi 8' 11b”; ~ ‘ ,
then gent- hlm to the hospital and not-ltl‘kinlz in .the area 0.! that to“ ' ' '
be found at the hospital Yesterdaylfew “-cekq’ the German. reactions ‘
rlir. McKenna returned to hishhorne. being extremely persistent her... ‘
he‘ll“ not bad the night of on lottfli'flam" ""0 ”mull“ “W" 3“"
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