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. ~. inort and other dealers in the county
. .commissioners last
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‘ "EIlIS ISIAIIII
Richard Stork, of Darien,
F" Formerly of East Norwalk
and Rowatyon, a Subject
For Investigation
HIMIIY STAYS
IN lIlIIIEN:
Sessions midday at
Versail'a, ‘ Iii . Distin-
M , :«ished Delegates Present
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4 WABHWON. Dec. 1.- Surly in Some commotion was caused by the
the ”salon mvenln‘ ”n “.mflannouncemcht this week of the arrest
km mm authorise means “lot Richard Stork. a German residing
collecting from the American people in Barton and his interment at Ellis
. between now “a July 1, about 35".] island. Stork went there from how
Home in addition to the 83,666,000,‘|nyton several months ago and took
000 from Liberty Bonds already au- ittittrtmealts with his family is the
thorized but yet do be issued. tho'lelfll’l' building.
billion dollars ordass expected trout; Hts detention :bdnss Darien un-
srar savings campaign and aboutvleasantly intortheslime light and in-
,tbroe billion dollars elrom war taxes. dicates the supreme activity of secret
t' Inst congressional «leaders bollsve‘service men in this town. activity
the are silver: dollar .sannee nurt1that mu been rumour was
be prot'ldtd principally M iss e ’of. “'99an N0 “um til-'9'? smut 0'
hands and rotary Hutton told[ Stork have been given out-by govern-
ruemberp of green that he heartily} nlent olllclals. '
favors this method Chairman Kit-1 Thu following statement was sec-
ciiin of. the House ways and meanslured in an interview with Hrs. Stork
0
Congress
onvenes Next
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Ithcre Mrs. Stark visited him on Sat l
National Army Freer of
'Wgtmnn to Washing-I and her son 'rltz. .
iron 1 take up the quan' :Ilr. Stork has been employed (at
:urday. She is permitted a ten ruin-i
Measles and Pneumoniam "EVENS MEN
The technical charge against Stork‘
Is that he had no pass. Several days;
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--v—-,~ m .. Yam at his trade of m.
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lute interview with hcr husband once,
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Than ls National Guard
Movement in health conditions in “the,
national guard and national army~
'camps for the week ending November
2:? is shown by the weekly health ire-
jmrt of the division of field Amalia-I
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Whole Army of 27,000 Men?
Will Be Reviewed For
I ' ,Bnrltone Solo~"l.cad Kindly idem".
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WASHlNGTON, nee. l.-Slight im-‘ . I I
' t‘un wide public today bv S ' ' '
. . u on '
“metal-Gorgas. - we , FIrSt Time , I
Seven . national guard division I
I, show a lower sick rate «than during
the precedmg Week and sewn show
an increase, principally in measles
and pneumonia cases. in the nation-
al army eight divisions show a de-
Al'ER, Mass. Dec. 1.-The. Scren-‘
ty-slxth Division of the national army
will be reviewed as a whole for the‘
first lira-3 next Monday. when the 27.-
000 men in training at Camp Dove-rial
will parade in solid ranks, in full uni-'
.1. (Continued On Page Twelve) {form and ,with their guns and all -
- Icquipment, the men will march past:
COMMISSIONERS —- ;Brigadier General Wiegel. command!
. :ing the division in the absence ofi
RECEIVE $169,231 Ullajor' General Hodges. Secretary:
FOR LICENSE FEES
uninonronr. Dee. l.—-—During the
present month the county commis—
sioners will issue licenses for Bridge-
;oi’ his assistants is expected to be.
1 present. ,
Trench work will be resumed next”
week by the men of the infantry regi-j
ments. as it.has been decided to re-'
construct the trench system to meet!
criticisms of foreign otlicers who have;
inspected the work. On account of.
the depth to which the frost has!
struck into the ground, the men an-
:who have not yet taken out their li-
censns. Restrictions imposed by the
, year have not
reenqlived pp (to in gnany uracil.
. t is said. and some liquor dealers . ,
may have some trouble in securing “cgifégzlfafl $31: the next sport-
:J‘newag. This applies to places that; lug feature In .tho cantonrncnt ac.
3:3: ' owed women to frequent ”l”. ording to the divisional athletic ofll-
(The commissioners were especial- (er, Lieutenant Robert C. Deming. A.
h bus durl Nove be wh ih call for candidates for a divisional
‘ y as m r. en ey: basketball team was issued today.
took in 3169.31.50 in license fees. ._____.___
representing 210 retail licenses. 37
(drug, 26 wholesale. seven prescripl STATE TO MAKE
“on and nine abbreviated anairs for. NOMOVE TO GET
_stratfortl.' where no licenslalwns voted; SOLDIERS, VOTE
(noitlsnes On Page Twelve) '
/ : HARTFORD, Dec. L‘As the situa-
' :tion looks to Governor Holcomb at
Government to Thank .
, _ .present. the plan of taking the sole
, Volunteer Draft Aides, _
__.. . gto the front as was'dons last year at,
the Mexican frontier, will not be:
Those persons who gratuitionsly
contributed a." W to the am. adopted for the state election next: ’ . to rooms in the same building. new
sit-sat: boards in the examination and ‘all The Governor said today tactic no 1 shop was started by a mounted brlclfinler Casts. No. 9.
jump" ‘0' ’5. first draft only. nothing would be done to call a spe- no women with the idea U. 8. W. V. A.. telephone has been
an" g "thanked bythe m“... clal session of the General 'u not to various installed for'tho use of the bond
meat. glen-is a is. division for the purpose at mains lest-ta ,ror- our yeligf wortl'llflli WWW!” IWbM.-Br
made, were today Instructed by is. "on to wide woman‘s-schist has " so WI] use sisal-c loads 91.190
m tonernl's'o‘ce to round the 0'7 to take the me until the spring. , 3"
perhaps May. . In the opinion of th
governor; it is desirable-that the d
fcrent states ill the union hall
on a uniform plan. It waa' '91”.er
iy that a
muss or those without mosa-
hlumen-n med Ill a. sun I:
t e w ~ _w p
by the VFW. work!!! .nld. lied
with the "Ifwnmclk."mu9
mumm'
» . Illill lillNIlli ”
nonunion ,
Fuel Commissioner Consid-
ers Course to Relieve Sit-
llaQon in Northern and
Central States— Would
«Make Up Lost Time in
Summer
Norwaik public sebools may be
closed during January and February.
it plans now being worked out b‘the
National Fuel Administration of
which Harry A. Garfield k the. head.
become enective. This urns order
will effect all schools in the northern
and central states for the saving of
fuel. This may also bring sessions
in summer which certainly would be
an innovation in giving part of the
sun‘mer vacation in winter.
Schools, in this city'sre not wdl
supplied with coal andtshould the
order go into eflect What little coal
there might be diverted into other
what relieved.
Should such an order be sent out
it certainly would be an innovation
for the youngsters do have a” tap
months' vacation in winter when they
would be able to slide and skate to.
their heart’s content. However. they,8anlles 0. mm],
(Gunthned o. Page roam
lus' lillllllllil
stimulant
*Psst Exalted. Ruler. Henry
in em
a“. W I.” “an“,
rear.
The memorial service of Norwalk
Lodge. No. 709. Benevolent and Pro-
Itective Order of Elks. will be held.
on Sunday afternoon at the Palace
thcatre. Following is the program to
be presented2~~
:Orchestrn.... .Jamea Sexton, Director hard Thorpe, the constable "m made
“The Star Spangled Banner."
Serenade—Duet for Cornet
Trombone.
Reverie-“For Thrc".
Opening t‘crcmonics.
and
.Orchestra
........................... Pensut
Harry L. Sterling. accompanist. .‘llss
Lois iiurcard. of New York
Our Departed Brothers.
Vocal Solo——"Come 'Unto Me" Coenen
With violin obligate
Mrs. Franklin lrving Smith, Accom-
panied by Carroll Holllster at the
piano and Frederick P. Murphy.
violinist.
Altar Service by the Officers.
Baritone Solo-.“The Shadows of the
Evening Hours" ......... Sheppard
Harry L. Sterling. Accompanist Miss
Lois Burchard. of New York
McmoriahAddress-Brother Henry M.
Brundagc. P. E. R.. Port Chester, N.
.Y., Lodge No. 863. B. P. O. E.
Vocal Solo~-"Rcst to All Souls" .....
................... Franz Schubert
With Violin
,Baker of the war department 0" 0"" I Mrs. Franklin lrving Smith. Accomg
panicd by Carroll Holllstcr at the
planotand Fred-Prick P. Murphy,
violinist.
“Auld Lang Sync"
Should auid acquaintance be forgot.
And never brought to mind.’
Should auid acquaintance be forgot.
And days of sold lang’ syne.
.li'or auid Iang sync. my dear.
For auld lang syne:
We'll tak' a cup 0' kindness yet
For auid lang syne. .
Closing Ceremonies.
Exit March—“Elks' March."
OPPORTUNITY
OFFERED HELP I l
WAR nghr WORK
To those wishing to combine War
Relief work with giving Christmas
presents’to their families and friends,
dyer vote by ”Ml" mmnmlfll opportunity is olcred at the "War 'emptlon board will remove its elects
Shop". is Runner. It I- on the Nor- from its present once in the Town
walk . trolley line. near the
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channels and the local situation some.
i
as now phonedby Dictator Gulch“ .
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i In!!!) ’1 it. Y. Doc. 1.—-—The tes-
timony of , l exports called by
tho to relate the claim
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doll. uni-mar. no.1, 1911
my. Um av a IPIQMLWIRI sun oua own assures
Fair and Colder Tonight and Gunday
m05t7
, .
Tells it conditions Concom-
‘ing fie Household About
the The of the Murder of ,
liltlx'i’itls
lithium
Tend toiSbow Woman Did
homo: a Fracture of
the g ,
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of the was that Ira. Blanca de
irresponsible
on the nigh ofAsgusttand for sev-
eral days thereafter. was expected to
Get in Line For
a Big Welcome
A Our boys 0100.1, 304th In-
fantry, u._s. a. s. will be with
organisation in town will be
simmer»
of marching in the parsdson
next Saturday afternoon with
the monwhowill represent us
this floors
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INCREASE it hits -
ill iiiutitili
at the front. As the time is
limited the Committee will pro-
bably be unable to extend a per. I
soual invitation to the dillcrent
organisations and societies.
However, all are invited, and
itisrequostedthatcschtaketho |
matter up at once, by special
meeting it . As soon'
as any society votes to pinto!-
pate in said parade, the nuns.
Territory in Norwalk Out-i
side 0t" Second District!
Mostly Affected
Announcement was node by The
‘Connecticut Light and Power Com-
pany today of an increase in its
rates (or electric service of 1'2c per
kilowatt hour for metered customers
and \10 per cent. for flat rate ‘cus-
tumors. The following statement was
iissued from the office of the com-
pany:
“For several months it has seemed
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louthlorwslk, Oonn..~svhosvill i
set as lsrshsl inthopsrsde. I
take up tho entire t of today's
wanton d )lrs. do So , ' trial for
the I'll! of her fetter husband.
John.” dc Beatles.
One of ”tantrums, Major Lewis
Gregory . ri yesterds
that the %y Ila ’
piling?» of the de-
fendant's fill show t to be a per
fectly W one. indicated the line
of attacht the prosecution in its'
alert to down the contentions
7 . as nestles bases tier
‘ tracti- smua‘s. said to lie
equal in length to that proponnded by
the defense. in being prepared by Dis-
ttrict Attorney Weeks, and Illi'nlltlg
for the state probably will be asked
to answer it today or Monday.
When the defense rented its case
yesterday afternoon. the prosecution
urccallrtl Mrs. Carolina Degener. the
sister of John L. de Saulles, and Leo-
the arrest. in company with Sheriff
Phineas Seaman. Each of these ’wit-
nesses testified that the acts of Mrs.
,do Saulles impressed them as being
rational.
TWELVE VI
ThisWasSixLess'l‘hanIAtst
um?"
tritium
Ending on Thanksgiving
Day. ‘. ‘
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CHICAGO. Dec. l.—-l"ootball. the
roughest of American outdoar sports.~
cancleda toll of twelve victims dur-I
tag the i917 season .which ended
with Thanksgiving Day games. sc-I
cording to the Associated Press- to-I
day. The number was six less than
in 1916 and four'less than two years
ago. in 1914 there were fifteen
deaths.
it required ,28 minutes to read the
oucstlon. Dr. Harris answered that!
he believed the defendant "knew thel
‘nature and quality of the act." "That:
tab-9 knew it w’ns wrong." and "that:
she ‘wss mentally sound when she:
shot her for'merhusband.” -
' The reason for the part of the oneva
,tlon relative to'Mrs. de Ssulles'
soundness of mind being included.
lcontrary to Attorney Weeks' previous
istatcment, was not explained.
Dr, Charles W. Pilgrim. chairman
of the New York State Hospital Com-
mission. was next called to answer
.the district attorney's hypothetical
question. His answors were identical.
,wlth those made by Dr. Harris. |
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3ROYAL JAMES INN , ,
i CLOSES NEXT WEEKI
I it was announced this morning. that
the Royal James inn. in Wall street.
will discontinue its business sometime
during the early part of next week.
The hotel's cafe will close tonight. I
, This action is taken in view of the;
tint that Thomas Gay, proprietor of:
Iths inn. has been in in health for
.some time past, and business, due to
ithe war is also rather slow.
Negotiations for the sale of the
pornerty are still under way, but have
{not yet been completed.
4 The Royal James ion. was opened
ton Thanksgiving Day, 1912. and has
I been in business in this city for exact-
ly five years.
zLOCAL EXEMPTION
._ s — ARDTOMOVE
! On Monday morning. the local ex-
Assemly ball building in Wall street,
Defenders of the popular college.
; rt pointed to thcrfact that nut of
s
curred in theibigrunlvcrsities and col-I
leges when .the game is conducted
under export 1physical direction. AM
of the victims with one exception?
were either thigh school students or.’
mes.
The open style .of willy.
v
instead oi ‘
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(Continued .33: giant Page.)
BRENNEMAN FINED
$5 AND COSTS:
1. Benjamin Brenncman. the North?
Wilton citizen, who created a could-I
erahle disturbance in the Bald Hill
church some time ago. by refusing toI
[stand up while "The Star Spangled
Banner" was being sung. and then
shouted: ‘ito hell With the flag." was
and was fined 35 and cuts for dis-
turbance of the peace and assault.
The entire action will cost Mr. Bren-
neman about. $40.
According to general opinion. Mr.
the. end of his trouble over the af-
fair. The matter 'has been turned
over to the proper authorities. who
will doubtless take action on the case.
in the near future.
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TROUBLE IOVER FIRE
TRUCK SETTLED
_——+—
l-‘oilowlng a confereucd yesterday
between Mayor Donovan. Corporation
Counsel Quinlan, Fire Chief ‘Bogardns
said. today that the city service track
which was shipped here by the Am-
erican La France people from limits.
N. Y.. and which has been lying in
ity nor even a serious injury oc-l ‘
I
arraigned before Justice of the Peace ; varnishing chairs. tearing
L. L. Valden. of Ridgeileld. in the: chicken coops. and cutting up 701', mam” moment: TheAAngtror-Ge
Wilton Court yesterday. afternoon. wood. caring for neighbors' baby. act- are
tbe'loesl frnlgllt 'ynrds with demon,
inevitable that the Company would
be compelled to make an advance in,
its rates for electric service to meet
the constantly .increaslng cost of op
oration.
"The Company is one of the last
of the electric Companies in the state
to make an increase in its rates and
has only taken this action after most
careful investigation. The many
mics put into effect have failed
to olset the constantly increasing
costs of operation. The steady rise ,
in the cost of coal. labor and all ma-
terials entering into the production
and distribution of electric current.
hop made it absolutely necessary for
the Company to increase its rates.
May has heretofore ..
a number of reduction in rates and it,
no matter of regret that it is com-
pelled now to temporarily depot-ti
from its policy of reducing the cost
of service to the community."
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IilII TIIIIIFI STAMPS
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Savings Stamps and Certifi-
cates to Raise $2,000,000,-
000 Within the Next Two
Years
“'ASHINGTON, Dec. l.—-A great
millions. who. with little or no train :drivc to make every school child in
ling. participated in semi-professional{America buy at least one 25 cent
IKE.
thrift stamp during the first week of
the war savings campaign which
lthe smashing ”me which rapidly laz'opens next Monday was announced
being discardeduhlsollminated much '
today by the National War Savings
Committee. which made public a spe
’cial appeal by Secretary McAdoo ad-
dressed to "Young America." Sav-
ings stamps and certificates. by which
it is planned to raise two billion dol-
lars within the next year. will go on
sale at every postotlice Monday mom-
ing and at banks, schools, stoma and
other institutions later in the week.
Wk "10 MILES III ,PLIBES
riot All
was:
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Crown Prince Rum _
Tries tit/Make Am.
Crushing the New,”
Near Connelieu ‘ .
suuillfilll' .; ‘
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Secret Service Men A“
to Be Active in This [Qty
tinn .
German troops are making .
strong efiort to wipeout the: . ..
lient which the British 'M
through the Hindeuburg line . '
ward Cambrai. Violent at f
have been buried against the
ish lines all around the ’ , >
from Mocuvrcs to Gonnclsew, g?
front of about eighteen miles, .
except near Gonnelicu the. t
mans .have‘ been repulsed
heavy]
Crown,
salient with” .
front and an especially, ,
driving north, ”south "
forgo! the Britfih chills ‘
from Hoeuvres to Gonnelleu. t.“
the northern flank and west fl
Cambrsi, the German attack as
crushed by artillery and _‘ .. ;
gunfire and heavy losses were gl-
flicted. .
The stroke on the southern
brought initial sins, e
being driven ban to La Vac y
and to Gouzcaucourt, about,
and threeoquarter mites nort
and west southlvest of (loan
respectively. in; counter-at
the British regained ha :V
and Gouzcaucourt and drove _
enemy from the ridge east
Gouzeaucourt. At other pit '
between Masnieres and V It
Guislain the strong German
tempts made no impression of 1
British defenses. , '
During November the B
forces on all fronts lost mom
120,000‘ men, inelud'
wounded .and‘missipg. ’
tals are the highest reached fl ‘5‘
months and include the- ~
in hitter fighting in. that!
I
A special pamphlet has been pre--
pared suggesting boys and girls may
make money by beating carpets. wax-
ing floors. sifting ashes. helping par-
ents. cleaning cellars, washing win-
dows, cleaning silver, cutting wood,
town old
'lng as messenger for drugstores. sell-
Iing magazines, Working in stores Sat-
urdays and waiting on tables.
Secretary McAdoo's message
Young America, said:
to
Brenneman has by no mm!” “9“? "We aredn the greatest war of the*
{world's history and we must win this
iwar. We can and we shall win. if the
Tboys and girls of America say so. and
mean it. and feel it, and live it, as the
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Wm THE RAINBOW
nrvrsrorv IN FRANCE
was" reported yesterday. They are:
Six incal young men are now “Some- mittens meeting in secret .. .
where, in France" with the Rainbow 11' Mall-Id {he Rm
Division. the safe landing of which '
William E. Brower. Wuhan H. Esdo,
Joseph M. Mueller. John Kvauea.
Frederick lit. Moore and Barry W.'
Henson. These young men‘were, ' mam '
among the very iirst to leave ltor- partm the ‘
walk for Camp Dams: After the!
hadbeentherafor only a-veryfew. . .
days. they were trssnfsrrsd to rot! tcnbythelsrdml
Tottsn. Nut. and from there they '
lient and in Palestine' fl
before Cambrai. . , , . ..
There has beenlittle except
tillery activity on the other I -
.The violent fighting on the N
Iern Italian fronthas sto m .
reported active behind
lines, and are said to be but!
defenses on the eastern bank , ‘
ITagliamento river, 28'miles _
Iof the Piavc. ,
The Allied Supreme War”
cil begins its sittings today at .,
soillcs. In attendance will
Premiers Lloyd George, Cl
'cean, Orlando and. Colonel . t.
and Generals Wlijszl, Foch, =
dome and Bliss. e other I 2.
Allied Conference delegates
tinue their ‘conferences in V
doing their work through
Insdor to France, who sits in;
conference as an .unfiefll ' '
er,hssbecudislnrmsd’ , ,bytlo
.alleviki government foo ,
Isms-om
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