Office In Second Cllu
Entered at the South orwatk Post
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GIGANIIB lASii
Has Handled 4,969 Cases
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Its the ll‘hird District Appellate Ex-i
eruption board handled a total off
{369.cases. These were attended in:
35 meetings. i
Of the 920 who claimed exemption
from the dra'l’t, or discharge for the
present, 504.1verle successful in their}
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Another Man Was Badly In-
jured Last Night in a Pe-,
‘zvs one of" the city's oldest and must
culiar Accident in New
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Brown. a aupernumernry policeman oi;
this city. and Daniel E: iluilock, sales-l
man for the wholesale grocery firm oi'
Announced & lillliocit. and a brother
of the junior member of the. firm.
pleas and “6 Were denied the relief were killed and' Dominick it‘usco. a!
they sought. There were 863 clnlnr
ed on industrial and 57 on agriculw
rural grounds. Forty-eight of the‘
“6 who failed to get discharges ap-
p-aled to Presidvn‘t Wilson and but
one or two one then relieved.
“Of the l. 49 appeals from lower.
booms, not including the above ties-i
cubed cases of original jurisdiction"mm“d ”‘0
cntly not' realizing
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there were 3.495 exemptions and dis-
charges. LThere {were as follows:
Dependency, 3.460; physical. 4i and.
in tho‘military service. one. There
were 554 «pm denied. 5
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However, Most of It Goes-
For legal Expenses and
His Income Is Thrice That
WHITE prams. N. Y.. Nov. 24.:-
‘lt cost $28,425.36 to pay
Pressman Lee’s expenses from Junc‘
T“. 1916. to November 7. 1917. That
is an aye-raga of nearly $1.700 a‘
rvlonth, for the "poor little rich boy."
whose. case has nttractetl'so much at.-'
tenlion.
The report of- the guardian. De Witt;
if. Lyon, shows that ‘lhe sreater pars?
this went to protect the bill's tr»,
terests in the court contests wa
by his stepfather, T. Fred Lee. and
Ms father. ‘the‘late'
J’.‘.. over hi1 custody;
The boy's income during that timel
was 870.882.14.- The .slate which he
inherited from. his grandfather. Wil«?
l‘am Crouman, is valued at sum:
567.15. Mr. Lyon’s ucco'untinu indlv
"lied that tbelestate had been ill--
creased $150,000 because of the rise
in Value of certain investments. '
Another 850,000 was added today.
following the report of Franklin
Conch. a referee appointed by Surro-l
cote Sawyer. to investigate objections:
toilie accounting of ’1‘. Fred Lee as‘
”«motor of hfrwife's estate regard-
ing three notes—two for 820.000 each.
and one for 810.000——executed by'
Mrs. Lee to Frederick 1‘". Green. l
Mr. Codoh’s dec’sion holds that the
miles cannot be charged against Mrs!
Yree's_cstate,‘ They had to do with'
her bequest to her son. the entire
.lmount of which would have [risen
wiped out by the notes.
notes for 820.000 each Were. executed
on April 15th. 1015. just preceding]
vi-e operation from which she died. '
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that she might easily have been made?
me victim of fraud," said Mr. Couch”
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3 , cannon
Wisliliturox. Nov. zl.-—Ai n
u. in: of special honor to fiance, the
"m mom; "has decided to do
tml‘l from its rule with-holding Nutlom
«0 Amy restraints front particlpb
. tioo in parades or other ceramics
and will send mo~ resinous of or
“tied lion to New Orlem for the bi-
9mm narration of as, location
0”” Molly’s . m It.” ‘fl.o 4
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:to the trolley tracks of the New Hu-
over in the road.
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salesman for the Kellogg agency, war:
badly injured in a peculiar accident.
between 6 and 7 o'clock last night,
They were riding in an automobile 0!;
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vcn-Del'by line. and after a Derby
bound car had passed them.
ir work on the tire.
car was following the first‘
within a minute. Tlletrollay car
Brou‘u,‘ tossed hlmagainst the other'
men. and bowled all three over and
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Residents of Winfield Street
Declare - Mrs. Hertz’s]
Building Will Damage 3
Property - City Noiesi
Renewed
Mayor Donovan at the special'
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Willlmn' meeting of the council last night. Was another German submarine
authorized to sign and renew a note
or notes aggregating the sum of
$40,000 which were executed on Atl-
gllst. 27th of this year and which fall.
This sum of mon-‘
due in a few days.
ey was for the running expenses.
incidentally after Councilman Mur-
phy had presented the resolution,
which was seconded by Councilman
“‘1‘ Stevens and then adopted. Counci|-'
man Moore rose and presented a ros-
William MUM} olution empowering the mayor to sign action. ' Ono, lighting 3
i the notes which he would have to'uyfolur him
draw to borrow the. money. 835.000.
which was apppropriated at the spe-
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NEW HAVEN, Nov. his—The for—
mal opening and public inspection
this morning of Yale's Artillery Hall
marked the completion of the equip
merit for the. university’s school of
field artillery. With the Yale Ar-
tillery Armory. built by the graduates
at an expense of $135,000 and dedi-
The ",0 dated at Commencement last June,,
Yale now has a field artillery equip-
ment equalled by no other college
in the country and probably unex-
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SOLDIER SLAYER FRIED.
Man Who solos i'wo Women Winn
His llolcau.
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WATERTOWN. N. Y.. Noy.,24.——
George Allen. a member of the Ninth
Infantry convicted in 1807, of the
murder of Mrs. Mary Crouch and
Mary Duly, at Sockets tidbits! and
sentenced to Auburn prison for two--
ty years,_hss been paroled by tbe
Stale Parole Board in Albany. it be-
me known here today. flood
of the Board was taken Juno 11. im
but was never ololslty onuouuood
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William A. Wheeler, Invent-
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away at Ma residence. 21 Ilaviland
street, yesterday afternoon. after a
lingering lilo-95min the eighty—third
ytar or his age. He was well-known
'succcsst‘ul business men, and was
held in high esteem by all of his
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Declaration of Principles
Adopted Last Night the
Most Important Measures
many friends. He was born in Bus-
ton. Conn, Ausust 19th, “3.3. and re-
oeivcd vlllll [duration in 1th lpublio
school and the PAL-BIO“ Academy. He‘
Helen Whitlock, of;
Weston, on December 9th. 18.38. and!
made his home ill that town until
1580, living engaged in the foundry]
buslness in that place. ’ l
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Raise Norwalk’s Quotaof }
War Camp Fund '
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Tomorrow, Nov, 25th. the u“. of the
'War Camp l’und Campaign will cum-fan union iabor's albrmotivo reply to
mence and continue until
South Norwalk (‘ouncil
Dec. 2
are out to
m”. W,:raise $1.500. lt scents as if llilri couldpences between employer and employe
upper-Lb” realized as a campaign Just vies-,wherc disputes “threatened to check
m," another Derby-{Pd in New Britain, Fittczn :lloussndnhe. processes of production in mule-
dollars was obtained. Wa‘e:bury isl
strucltnou‘ for fort} thousand dollars. audition of the war."
Hartford for fifty t sand dollars!
At a meeting of the Hartford K. of C.1
lcampulgn committee, ten tbousnndiuon of boards or commissions which
dollars was pledged within an hour. i
A Very enthusiusic mount: of the;
so-lleral committee, was held idol th’"
n:na in the rooms of South Norwnik'
Council. and the various committee»
_ presented Very satisfactory progress.
in organization. Captains. announced
their teams for nexl'wceh’s ,wilk:
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Definite news of the destruction
of‘
by.
American destroyers rmhod the;
.Navy Deportment today in a
gcabled report from Vice-Admiral:
Sims The submarine, damaged?
by a depth bomb, went down withl
.all on board after u destroyer had»
attached a line and was attempt-
' to take her in low.
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TWodut ontookpsrtinthc
drod yards, headed
.for it and dropped u d
bomb. Soon aftermath a sub-
marine came to the surface with
no sight of life shroud. The mood
destroyer steamed up and attach-
ed a line, but the ll-boat, oppor-
ently shattered by the bomb,
to the bottom. 4
murmur"
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GREENWICH. Conn. Nov. 24.——Sil-
verware Valued at neveral thousand
dollnr‘ belonging to Mrs. Paul 8.
Couldrey was stolen from the residence
of her father. George H. Blacltwortb.
lSound Beach. between November 12
land November 21. A reward has boot,
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recovery of the property.
Mn. Couldrey spent the summer
with her parents bare. -‘ The house
was closed about six weeks ago. Mr.
and Mrs. lilacbworlli going, to New
York city and Mrs. Couldrey taking
an apartment in Stamford, Conn. for
herself and three children. lull-s.
Conldrcy’s husband. a mining encl-
nocr. is in the English army, where he
Its soon to receive a commission.
The silver had been placed in n
otoreroomln tbcupporport of the
[Blackwortb homo pending its removal
310 u safe deposit vault. it was in It:
on November... but Is now intu-
ihirslun' bud ransacked tbs
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lprovided, of course. that they wish
' sistant quarter-master general of ti.
Adapted During the War
intuit—lilacs
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Gonlpern was reelected president all
the American Federation of Labor at
the closing session of its 37th annual
convention here today.
The declaration of principles adopt‘
ed by the convention, lust midnight,
was regarded by delegates to one of
record of the present convention and
President Wilson's urgent request. for
conciliation and face-tofoce confer
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right to organize and.‘ln rho compost
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employment and conditions of labor.
equality of representation as between
employer and wage earner.
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pollution
CAMP Al NIANliilg
Adjutant General Cole Says
He’s Agreeable -— Room
For 3,500 Men ‘
The historic camp-grounds st Nlu
tic, where state troops‘have camped!
annually. will likely be deserted next
summer for the first time in many
years. Adjutnnt General George M.
Cole said yesterday that he could not
say decisively what organization may,
occupy the camp next summer.
. When asked if iL'would be agree-
able to the state if the Home Guard
the Niontlc grounds,
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to. he sold:—
“111 give them pcrrnisslon to camp
there if they care to. i don't see why
they couldn't."
A framed picture hanging in the
office of Sergeant Merry at the State
Amory shows the comp as it‘uppear-
ed in 1891. It won culled Camp Ain-
bler, otter Andrew H. Ambler. od-
ju-tunt general at the time. who was
appointed to cities by Governor Mor-
nn 0. Botheley, The name Ambler
was bestowed on the camp for that
season only.
Colonel bf. J. Wise. who became It'-
stuto several years ago, and who has!
a wide and extensive knowledge of ;
Nlantlc comps, was familiar with;
my of the scenes portrayed on the
group tof old photographs in Scr-
xonut Harry's office. He also is
familiar with Nlontlc from many
year‘o’ activity in connection with
the establishment of the camp and
subsequent cncamprnents. He says
that if the state had occasion to send
men to the camp net year, it would
be found fully adequate for the occu-
slon. it will provide comfortably for
about 3,500 men. he sold. He says
the water supply at the comp Is
ample and pure. being piped from, o
territory isolated from the camp
proper and that there are 'clubty
Amelia the camp. The camp was
established in 1819. The state so
qulrod more land for the camp in
I“! by condomnotipn proposition.
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New Jersey Corporation:
looking Over Burchardg
Property For Aeroplanesg
and Aeroplane Motors i
it was rumored in South Norwalk.’
today that land at Wilson's Point was',
being looked over with a view to es?
tablisbinx an aeroplane motor and
wooden ship building factory. The
corporation that was said to he look-
ing over the ground and who is said to:
have had representatives looking over;
the ground was a New Jersey corporal
tion and the fact that South Norwalk’
was selected for the site of their new
factory was because of the adaptabil-
ity of the ground there for a landing
place for aeroplanes. 1
There was no trace of any of the
people that. were said to be connected,
with this looking over of the ground
this morning. but it is known that]
such work has been done and the fact'
ltbst there have been government sur— nual smoker last even", at the r
Between Employer andiveyors in the local harbor is taken as club rooms and was the beast ever held
gancther point that a channel will be in the city. There were present about
idug so that. the ships might be proper- a hundred prophets and their friend»
:ly launched and have sullicient watcrfwitll a number of out cf town guests.
underneath them.
South Norwulli has been looked entertainment was enjoyed.
over before as asultoble place for haV- treat was given by George L. Cobb of
in; a government landing place for Boston. the famous composer of pop
ineroplunes and this in conjunction ular song“.
with the landing place at Sound Beach "Dixie Land," and many other of the
join-red by J. Kennedy Tod who turned new popular songs and hits of the
over hip summer residence lnness Ar- season. ' Mr. Cobb presided at the
‘dcn would make a most suitable base piano rendering popular and classical
'for activities along the Sound by ”1'0 selections among which many were
.plnnes. It would shelter them and at his compogmonl ’
(the unme‘tlme Would afford it “388 the banjo and Mr. Cobb at the piano
,tbut the WV. if 0“? ““119 l0 0‘" pleased the members with many selec-
v’shorea, could not easily get in touch tions.
with i
No records of any transfers of land
in the vicinity of Wilso 's Point. have;
been filed with the topld‘clerk as yet.
but negotiations are rumored to be
under way for the purchase of prop
erty there. ' '
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ceived the following pamphlet and
resolutions adopted at the meeting of,
the executive committee of the Nn-‘
tlcnal Security Leaguezv ‘
Whereas was are now waged not
only by armies. but also entire peo-
ples, and it is the spirit of the peo-‘
ple of the Allied nations which must
win victories, We look with grave con—
cern upon the alleged seditious views,
of certain teachers as a menace to'.
the lives of our men in the Army and,
Navy: , '
Resolved. that without prejudglng.
the actions or views of any particular
teacher. or reflecting open the vast
majority of our teachers who are loy-
al and patriotic. we urge upon the
Board oh Education of the City of,
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'New .York. and in fact, of all cltiesuf
to remove from their teaching staff
forthwith any teacher who is proven
not to‘ be supporting the conduct oh
the war and not upholding the red-g
oral Government with absolute loy'
ally; . r
Resdlved, that as a national trace»
my and as a war measure. we call
upon every Board of Education.
.‘ School Commissioner and School cone;
'mittce to put into the curriculum oi}
”the schools without delay as a part
'of each day's actual tuition the facts‘
showing why we are at war with Ger-
‘mnny, the danger of failure to this
country and the duty of every Ant-A
orieon to support the conduct of the
war loyalty and by service.
Resolvedtbut a committee of three
be appointed to confer with the presi-
dent and members of the Board of
Education of the City of New York
and offer them the cooperation of the
'Leugne in any way they deem proper
to aid them in their future work.
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. The Motor-Truck Renting Cm
tion of New York city. is about to
establish an express service via too
(or trucks between South Norwsllr
and flow York city. The corpora-
tion helium that the present time is
rim for this bindo‘f service because
of the mention and club-mn- on
LICENCE m filly“;
Yesterday the county mainline"
en sot tn Cranium and noted ro-
nowois arm m.“1boy loolr
7M nil runs tbs
owprovou Wbtsyburn-
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"on railroad. between lilo-o two
points. The plants to pick up no-
torinl u the con-inor's plant and do-
tlvor to consignee direct. thereby sov-
lu Mic tune tumour":-
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Composer Cobb, Oscar Salli--
CRISIS Hill liliililii
‘ their representatives during the stay van
twat! being done «with the billions de- Moenvres General Byng’s men
. RESISI DESPERATE” "It 4
BRIilSii ADVANCE 0N CAMBRAl
Strenuous Fighting Occurs
Around Fontaine Notre.
Dame ,and Burlon Wood, ,' ,
and British "Claim to be
Progressing
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General Hui: Makes Impor-
t1}: Gains on the Flanders-y
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Monitor Grotto, No. 56‘,beld its an-
luring the evening cards. games and
A rare
Reinforced by divisions from
other sectors of the western front,
the Germans are resisting desper-
ately the British advance on Can.
brai. Around Fontaine Nola.
Dame, less than three miles, w”
of Cnmbrai, and on the Baylor;
Wood, close by. the mod finale
ous fighting has occurred with the '
British making progress.
General ,Byng is combining his
attacks with consolidation Work
and the British are firmly estab-
lished in their new positionnr ‘.
:w'nicii give opportunities to » ,
[stroy the usefulness of Canihni
as supply centre as well as n
I" WAR ABEBUNT'Nflistuning place for a drive either
‘ lilortll behind the Drooonrt-Queani:
._ line or west against Cambrai.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.»?vool~.HetVi' fishiius it Mina Place 8i
dent Wilson will have the first bigiMoenVl'eS, three miles “'88! south-
:Klla 0' hi; warcadministration' on hlgiwcst of Fountains Notre Dame and
an s w on ongress meets an ‘ t '
probably will have)» settle it beforefétnigevleg’cu: Qb07ttghmt; 1011;; ,
another penny is appropriated for thekso o In]! a e 0 er 8 2' I "
war 0,. an, 01h" purpose. of tin dl'th'll across the y
Members of Congress now return-,Ifiudfllblu'g ll“? TlleSdfiy and ..
ing to Washington after spending two WM
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been done specidcniiygwith. the bulcgum In" to the west at Lambm
amounts already apppdpriated Mimae Germans have put up .'
how it is intended to expend thorium “5513"“ he“ (unwell as)
enourmous sums which will be soled. lit Fontaine Notre Dame, which”
The same sentiment is 'mwlilanksthe wood tothe west.
"WW ”New" “3 we" " 3’9"”. The British have made ado
cons. Constituents have questioned: ecu at the Southern and south-
ern edges,- of the wood. Near
who is the writer of
Oscar Sather with
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at home since adjournment on what west
mended for the prosecution of the , 3 ’
war. in most one» they could only ha'W- taken Tadpolti (OW’ "mt;
. donunntes the vti age, part
answer that they didnt know. They h. hill G st'il h id II __V
are determined to be able to answer," If . c ermans ‘ 9 . .
the same cannon. specifically whenladdition to nearly 9,000 .pruoncro,
they ask their constituents to return .the British have captured largo .
them ” Wmm [01' “Ollie? t'oiqnm‘ities 0f war m‘terial M ’
yell! action] Congressional elec-iménl score of m
lions will be held next autumn. t' t' it h be
I'm alert along these lines in “83PM ac W y 38 en ’0'
the last session was frowned on by newcdinFlonderantonagmoll. r...
thewtflleugid The: afgdertbgglscale.’ Southeast of Yprcs Field , . .
on e no I ; aloha] - and slid ad I“ -.
to go into the matter for guerrilla” i133? (lineal): of in!“ .
reasons. Congress took him at his - I .! fi . h '
word and dropped the matter then. 69'7”” ‘1'"! "3f '9 '3 9W 0'3
There is nothing to indicate any the front, especially around P
change of attitude by the President. chendoclc.
and 7"“ emf“ “me” “:9 twig?“ 0n the Italian "front the forces"
that be wll oppose the man - ‘ . —
. The plan suggested by Senator ’Of 69"“! Dlltzld'} had to “I?"
Weeks for a joint committee of tax-,fiKhm are, 0 “18 “P W
marinara/incident to the wnr will Austin-German attempts to .
be renewed by the Republican lead- vanes. 0n the Asiago Plateau, .
9"- WY '1“ We a ma"! “finest ofthc Brenta Rive, the not.
33:”! "pm" from the I’e'm‘mmc‘riuns have checked on enemy ell-
Democrats from the North are Minimum ”'91::ch g;$:hagzfi:f‘
in their insistence that they do until)! . . . _ '
intend blindly to follow the meanwhile-mugs point In this region.
leadership of Representative Kitcblnum my attacked after a m
The NW9": “W" P" “Woodman but are Italian first
are without political leadership andt ‘hold to its Mon inflicted
will act independently in some mac "'9’ y
tern during the coming session. lentil. Ill-es on'llle attackers and
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memoirs cost. occasions . '3... or a“; 3mm towgfd an
“Ammo? (Pine River, the Italians still hold
firm on the important Ionic
WASHINGTON. NOV. 24.—'l¢hlm . 1
cool operators were warned by‘l'ucl 6 Monte I'Mv WWI"! the
Administrator antacid today that the cut to the Venetia‘ '
on.
Government will take over and opcr- The fighting lien is of the loot '
ate their m if they carry out their character. The Allin- .,
"m“ °' am” I. '7 ”I." ”m u a” Gar-Inn are attacking in named ._ "3
germs! tbc cool shortage in New 1M ”d9“ by strong "3“,- ‘
m l'uol Moi-ionic: canola loryirc. They have beenmblo.
today directed on cool mincs‘wbicb bowm,lomkcodcnt in tho-
oro and" contra“ to uni! 1"" ltolh defenses in the lost time“
WWwitbconlbywt
torourrlomtodolhcr mm%wof.umu
mm W Th .
tier will become elective December? 038!“ by the Bolubcvibi (new
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