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Entered at the South Norvlalk Post
Office aa Second Clan Mattzr.
SOUTH IOIWLLI,
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OASBOCIATED P3588 NEWS. FROM ADI. PART. 0” TH; WORLD IV A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR
WEliilliElll-lell
Fliilillfillllllills
Norwalk Citizens Arc Re-
sponding to the Appeal For
RillSll [trunnion
Willi illlllli CAMBRAI
ii Lilli SEVERAL written
tut Moiii
in sinus
i All illicit 3:12.... .
;help today and as the result, the sol-
of Mayehotl’ Scures a Big?
Success at Bazaar Held in
Finely Appointed Factory.
(barge is will fighting hard for money,
the indications are that the tundra suf-
ficient for the entertainment of the
soldier boy». of (‘Ompuny 1,104”) Re;-
. l h.-- . . - - -. .....fi| ' / :diers who are coming home to Nor-
loneral Bymg Has ‘ Thus . ‘Soclal League of the House walk tomorrow will royally wel-
. PERSflNAl TAX Tn ‘ ' 'tomed‘. \\ bile the committee in
Shortened His Line and It
Is Believed Made a Strong-
_ er Defense
unit‘s—ii '
mun lllllil
. tantra-Germans Made Gains
But Did Not
[.1Througli Italy’s Lines
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~— WorkingzlilllllHSHNEll
.. Illiiltiiilillm .. ,0,
Status
,l’retty Young Ladies Assistgdevotcd to the aoldicra’ fund. The at-
. . . . . Donations may be made to Mr. Gal-
Break George M. f'oie in which he replied m’ In Gathering In C01“ ~
the (lilt‘hlif’lll submitted to the léiter by. W“ Fire)
C“”".”"","’J‘ ‘0““9” Wane“ 5‘10“.» 'l‘hocSocial Welfare League of the ‘
of llli! city. as to-whether members of "any...” ltlaychoff went over the top ARR STE“ l” I [R
.‘thc llUllzt" Guard are exempt from thc last night, and scored a big success
personal tax. The attomcy-(lonernl at the bazaar held m the handwmp
5“” We" 1”" not cxvtnpt. ifactory for the benefit of the soldiers'
Calludc Barbcrry, Colored,
a Local Man, Under Indict-
ment in Male, N. Y, Had
arrive tomorrow and the committee
ihas decided to take a chance and go
{ahead with the parade. dance, football
txaine and theatre party.
‘tendancv is expected to be large.
course, be held this evening in the
.xorwzdk Armory. Ferdinando's or-
HARTFCIH). llec. 7.--»-Att,urticyu'2 :1-
erai George r1. iiintnan llaa sci:";~
corttniudimtion to Adjutant-Genoa;
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Zerman Wedges driven into llll
alien: before t'urnhrui have l'itlli-
.'ll(‘.ll, the lit‘iiiwh to evacuate ex—
.Wd points, and they have given
p to the German‘- M'Vl’l'ill villagm
out; of iiurubrai as Well as thr-
,«m’rlon Wood. The retirement
as turried out ail tvell that the
hrnimta continucd to‘ahol! the
iianrrotto, Dvc. “ls-The Home , ~ .- t' as in ever- some of
Guard-town in this city will be luciudafilxgl 5:23?” 90 t ’
ed in the personal tax, enumeration as The people of Norwa
eligible for tax. unless a decision to pm-lunllv latii night of becoming par-
illt' contrary is rendered, according to “any “(anointed with the Mayehoff.
a statement made ycslci'day‘u the factory and the acquaintance prove-d
meeting of the seieclmcn. Doubt hast moat ple‘alink. The handsome build:
been exprcised all to the liability of m}, mdp more of an appearance of.
the members of the. Home Guard for' a Communlly hall than Of a factory
the personal tax. on account of the and the “urrounlllnflfi were most con-i
lk had an oil':
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Halifax
TAKEN lilSWlNlllERS
imem. 'wiu be procured helm they LcGrand Jackson Victim of!
Two Sleight-of-hand Men
Yesterday Afternoon
One of ill!“ boldest robberies that
I“? take “Place in Norwalk for some} which has overwhelmed the “garti- A rush for the door. down through.
time. occurred yesterday noon, about
12:30 o'clock. when two ivell-drched
young men walked into the jewr-lryt
store of lieGrand Jackson. In Walll
:atreet. and removed about $800 worth'
of diamond rings and brooches, while
Mr. Jackson was busy displaying his
wares to the fiuDPWQ customers.
The local police. department was noti-‘
, tied of the bold their. about an hour}
after its occurrence. and Detective
Sergeant Thomas Hunt is now work-
ing on the care. i
The daring work was accomplish‘
ed about 12:30 p. m., yesterday,
when Oliver 3. Jackson. son of Le
Grand Jackson. was home to ‘diuner.‘
Two well-dressed young men entered
the store. and asked Leanne) Jack‘
can about some scarf plan. stating
that they would like to tuirchaae onei
Dead M ,
Willie-Thousands Injured *
liliiilillllililiflll '
i
ritiah lowlquarters in France
ll‘ll. General Bytilz could have
unintairmd, l‘ tin-elf on the evucuat;
.3! line, but ii.» cost in. ca~iialtie~t
.. mild it'ivc~hcen greater than lllt'
.ralegiv value of the ullilhlllllllfi.
“Pliny in in lutmt report. ciaiun
be. fiirlliplti’ull of Mart-hing. about
> 1' miles tdrlilllll't’bl hf l'umlirui.
furordlmuan attack: Snillll of
i "trim: Wood and llt'ill' Ln Vac-
uerie have been minim-ti by tltc’
i mush. .
"Violent falling t'irlltllillt‘s on
he Northern italinn front lit-tween
aim and the Brenta River
~ ere the Allfli‘u-Ut‘l’llliflw intuit,-
aim Wednesday. but-have not yet
5 tan Mile to break the italian line.
JAIL SENTENCE
John Savage. arrested for the non-'
rttpport of his wife Mary. and their
threeyear old child Marjorie. was neit-
tenced to tltirtv days in Bridgeport
jail by Judge Vosburg in the down
town court because of his sulleneas
and refuaal to art-iwer the questions
asked him by prosecuting Attomey
Cramcr C. llcgcman and those of the
court. Savage maintained a sullen air
when he was arraigned this morning
and when questioned rare to'ltis rent
and looked (Ill of the Window aban-
lutely refusing to l‘lll'l' a word. Judge
\Or-blll'flll told him thnuhe.~would give
him three minutes to anwerahe. ques—
tion. The threevnlluutos passed and
then Judge Votlburgh gave him anoth-
er chance asking him it he Were ready
to answer duration. .\'0 answer was.
received and‘he was sentenced-to ihir
ty days in jail for contempt.
When Mrs. Savage heard the son-
tericc she immediately burst into tears
and had to he lv'l from the court room
by Chief of. Police Penninrtcn. Sav-
359;:th maintained his airfloi son‘-
nee: after- the sentence was lmposei
upon him.
IBERIJN, Dee. 7. via London. ..-
'1 ‘ourfltouhwd more Italians lum-
mku captured in the new Arum)-
Ucnhan ofiercsive on the northern
3mm. bringing up illti'ttrfal to 15;-
iktzi, according to today's official
curnmuniimh'nn.
VASES, “82;. 7.——-'i'vm attci‘uph
:uwcwthadc by the Gcmans to at-
trmk the French lines can of the
”M mi in the Verdun rezitm lust
l il’. after a heavy bombardment.
, attacking forces, the War 01'—
}ice. mgnouurwxl today. Wen,- drin-n
off it}. the, Fri-itch fire.
WNSHlNiiTUN. Dev. '7.~0n
-r.e.' 111'. art t-xiiw’ft'l advices from
Lift. NEW, tbt Russian embassy , licre
grail imam) at «arr-men! fully defin-
ing 1'14. attitude toward the Bol—
rhwiki. it, is expected the sluic-
' n my. will rxpfl‘sa the opinion that
Fr‘h‘thi'rt. may lit-st lie served. not by
antagonizing the liolsheriki. hut
in," growl; “re lmil' mt‘enttncnt an
opportunity to show how far it
'3' 1'; “estorc llnf'mal conditions '
.F'lFTEEN FREIGHT
v
on the State Treasurer by Comptrol.
' ler “'obster for the fiscal 'ycar end-
ing September 30. 1917. amount to
39.739328, This is less by “72.54150
than the amount of expenditures giv
en in the treasurcr’s rcport.
The funded debt of the Male on
September 30. 1916. was 38.255.588.33.
At the close of this fiscal year it. iiva.I
312.535.100. but by deducting the
amount on in the sinking fund an
o
d
cash in the civil that funds the debt
of this year is reduced 89.927.120.91.
_leavinz a net debt of $2,607,989.06 or
35.647.599.27 less than it was in 1916.
SOLDIERS COULD ATTEND
CHURCH. '
EditOr of the Sentinel:—
In all ill" plans made to .aflord
pleasure and recreation for our solo
diers. and We cannot do too much
for firm. l have tie/n nine wherein
they may turn aside from their strenu-
ousliie. and spend an hour in wor-
ship on God's Holy day.
They are going to the trout and are
to face dangers unknown and certa'n
brutality). would. it not be well to
publicly thank Him for thus fur keep-
ing us from the ravages of war on our
own short-i.
This letter is the open expression
of many. and a protest against Ill-
ing’ the Sabbath for“ pleavuro only.
Do we not need Hi: protecuve and
'guldauce more than ever before.
OBSERVER.
s'r. Emma's ANNUAL
cumsrams SALE
as annual (‘hristmaa Sale of the
i «find Sid Society of St. Peter's
Curran Lutheran Church was held
Merit” afternoonaud evening attire
"church and manv haudsmue article:
“we! sold and later on in the evening
. auctioned off. ‘ ,
"tru. “Carl Echo-bk- grabl bag was
teat-rod the sale and trite was
i. 1.“ write buy. the ram of :3 was
r milled tron [Ilia featurb.
Jinan. Ham and Hodge were
“no motto-em of the evening. There
W “My artideaa‘old u a special
meandermcova-crum and cake
awe outbound. The affair mpro-
assumed by the fan».- to" be both a
W aud‘ndal am.
.l
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Adrianne II To-
CARS DERAILED 1
HARTFORD, Dec. 7.~Ord‘ers drawn
7 ‘ .’ E . , — . . Work along military lines, ”d the -. 1 ‘ - . . the detonation of 4.000 tin: of him atree meetiu my cow» '
rupty point with for several hournmamr m“ "("er to Corporation genal. . i . [“ch Women m m 0‘ "1°” '"ldfl- T9 19'9”? ahow- itrotoleul .onc of the must power/u! the ilireahold.g'l'hey. too, from
Iterwaru. not kllelifl the Brii- Comm Franc,“ w. Cole. who has re'i _ (Continucdwon P“; Niall i , City With Him ed the opposed cualomerr a numborl exploriver manufactured. loathed.
all ll“ left. them. .‘Errlo‘ril it to 'Attorney General Gear‘s: . . ' t . l. ...._...._—'—- . ; ; glut-utilizes»? tin)?k at;ted that. flhelp [pom puma; began to reach "Oui- plans ",9 4mm, Mc' We
The,8ritiih rim. 1”,: 1.9....) short- includtmt‘i: gathm ‘hA‘f" “'9"; ”W .' ' T i ”Chi of Police ”Minnow brooches. rf Jack-on. lea Lube ,mtbc “W‘figé‘u y fig ,1.“ 33335 "'2‘". ‘° 2" I”. t ’ "
(and and. more. capable 0f Bencrlal' Binman is now working on’NuRWAI‘Kf '“l ”“2130 If)?” 'BChlmff‘;' 31:33; i: no; 220;“ mutegghg‘togm “(:l "7"“! on medium” irom "Ml.“ g: 323:; “alum P r .
trodg'tlofonm as a result of the “” “”T‘fi‘l“ ’“M'a- _ i i . ‘ llluifalo. N. Y.. “kid stated "cl“ mg", “M, be M” "o'lwtnmltg: y'g'mgtgftanm‘ :3? [rim-“tr". biowtngc‘updof rim-“Wizarlfl'l’ ..
u ' v if " ‘ ' . ‘ l if'laudg Bayberry, color . VII “II 0? men. One of y” ”lit“ ”3 l ' ' ' . . ’lwards ta G W .
‘l’re‘nmt’ " '- indicated "m“,SAVAGE GIVEN t {indictment in that city for having ped to me [ml of a: “012,";‘34 on the “y ”d "’9 “new" '° way and the further we went the
itnmportcd Viola . Wesley. Jessie
Pierce. Mary Fowler. Annie Tower
altar Ethel Baker. and Esther Cullen
IWallen of this city to Bulfalo. for in»
uiiittnituiin
bout 81.500 resulted. it
.n an overheated chim-
rtated that be would'like to see some;
diamond rings. Mr. Jackson left. the‘
other man alone. in the rear Of that
store. to wait on the other "cuatorn-'
l
Damage of a
is believed. im
2 ich is a violation at e .. d h h- d
. . win 1.. Monroe. mm“ W390?" Vb .. r an at en t. id no, the light.-
gdytlr: $59223): otiiiitéatr street, Nor-."W'Nllll‘ll’ill We Sill“? lIW- ‘ 794"“ fingered gentleman calmly removed.
‘ ' , lor-
‘ . fternoon. litaluto All of the women were co
Willi-x353 3:00": :12: ill which «1th"d '9'“ lb; 93:99le 0‘ lib. hthlfit
0" '...r ' " wvoman'oaw oanwo .
l f the uptown apparatus to . ,
litgnffetiti. ll'hcre it was found that the 1:? Sextemgez‘xtfiumgoc: logy;
sec-end rtory cf the building. a ‘fratfic "1:: H;:;l:d been‘a ed 5““ before.
affair. and the root were blazing on em“. m "w (my Slime w“ bound over
rapidly. . whem'uhe v”
Owing to the to the Superior court
a number of diamond brooches from
their boxes. closed' the boxes. and
placed them back on the tray. The
other man had. in the meantime, slip-
ped a box of diamond rings in his
pocket. After getting their haul unfe-l
ly concealed in their pockets. ltbp
two men stated that they had do,
efforts of John Milne.
. . in jail and Id d b - hl
. . 3 it , the blaze was H‘niPflC'd to three months c e e not to uy anyt ng just them!
thitttr‘iutlritl‘ei‘ri'oiifrltlprat about 2:13‘trlly'cd In till "0!“ September 1° "“9 but would return later. They thenf
5 ' month when she was released. and for left the store and vanished. i
o‘clock this afternoon.
The roof of the house was out
b ed off and the second story gutg .
trill.“ The first floor of the building isl Barberry. the \‘l alien woman and
' . ed h' wa.cr. ‘Vlola Wesley, the latter ared-headed
alwirzslr‘i‘elli‘hlgaiftill \il'orking at thelneneaa were all well known in the
blaze and it. is hopcd‘that some of thelunderworlrl' of this citv.‘ .
home may he saved. Barberrys arrest came through a
t Jurt how' it started it not known. but:t’~‘-’ that 'm had had with one of the
'it is believed that an overheated chlm- colored women as a reault of which
irelyimediately was taken to Buffalo by
lilarberry. .
‘ Mr? Jackson placed the boxes back.
of tnya to the showeases. but fall‘
ed to notice that anything was miss-r
tag. ‘
When his son returned however. he
started to dress one of the show win.
down. and it was at this time. that.
the iiiobbery twaa discovered. Nr.‘
ney‘ is responsible for the damage donegtw kicked one of her era out. She Jackson had left for his own home
home of the furniture and other how'muealpd" on him and utmost fol- at this time, but upon being sum-
'longings WW0 51"94- bl" quite a h” lowed. While the rextette were in this
V539- 3l’l0 destroyed. ltltv tl'ev rcalded at n house on Bay-
.————. imr nd ‘ttreei. at 35 Pine stres‘t. an:
- ' ' also at till Water street. accor ng
OVERCOA'I'S FOR m M . . .
‘ THE HOME GUARD' Chief of Police Penn
.ately telegraphed the local records
At tl’ven o'clock taut night. Bay- and reputation of- the prisoners and
mom] a Sons automobile truck, pilot- Proaecutiag Attorney Cramer C. Hege-
ed by the incomparable Charles “Au- man has taken the matter up with the
gustlne" Davis, cruised into Not-Walk. department of justice. officials and h‘
hearing two hundred overcoata for the agreed to furnish all of the pelalble
members of Norwalk'a hcrni guard evidence that he can to bring the prop- ‘
companies. A large. crowd of Home or punishment on the people.
moned on the telephone by his son.
stated that he had made no sales dur-
lng the noon hour. He said. how»!
ever. that a couple oi men had been,
in the store. but had not made at
purchase.
Oliver B. Jackson immediately noti-
fied the local police of the occurrence
and Detective Sergeant Thomas Hunt'
Ln 'now working on the mad. Mr,
Jackson could give no accurate dcs-
criptiou oi the men this morning.
The Jackson store has been robbed
in a similar manner. a number of'
l
l
iagton immedl
Guard men. who ha been waiting ai‘ ‘tlmes pret'ioua w yesterday's aflair.l
the local armor s cc Aarly inJ the K. OF C. CARD _ >
evening. grcctc th ong-cxpeete' an; ' ‘W
rival of the ”HF? lib“? tremendous. AND POOL TOURNEY EREENWIBH WHMAN
outburst of cntb ~xia . nd the over-9 , ~
ri ; Owing to the fact that several '
coalu Were theft dist
d by SuleY'
qerrezmt Betta. ' - ‘
. - . pledges of contributions to the K. of
According to'the nary told by Cap- C. War Camp fund‘ were not in the
rain Davis anr First Mate eKena. wha committee in charge oi the South
"r‘l‘lfinn't‘tl the crew opfhe truck. the Norwaik (‘ouncil campaign were ob-
nvtrrecn bath to and from Hartford llged to postpone. their final report
.inuat lave been a grill' When until next Monday evening. John I".
one.
who local rmn arrived ,. the capitol McMahon. the treasurer of the cam
city. tlicv imtnd that l
’ BANS ‘llllVlE’ liillSlilli
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“Nothing Doing” on Brittain
Estate For Makers of
her were not mum fund. however. announced that l
nvrn rrl ntil tnda . the Over“ he had already rrceived in cash the .Gerard Fllm 1 “am and whether the mm” be re- ed this figure is undoubtedly a reo-
lmm:tttmrnerore. ml" nybccn sorted aunt of thirteen hundred and hfty dol- - l I ‘ , __ y l out for the entire State of Connecti-
out. an dmadp ready, This work took tars ($1,350.00). with considerable GREENWICH. Conn. Dec. 734“.“ (continued on 1,”. Two) cut. While each member of the bear!
no a nun-imi- of hours and it war after more in light. er Wilhelm tried to invade "The C“, i ll allowed 84 a day as salary, tie
a n’rlrrk' lm-‘m‘p the truck finally got . At the meeting of the council it tie" on the beautiful estate of Henry' -" members Ollie Mill but“. ,
started on its return trip. 626d time was decided that aboard nub: [log L. Brittalu in Rock Ridge yesterday. STATE’S FUNDED zgcgilimailgrgdmtomdvflmm in t
was made on the wlv down O'B‘v'el'o tournament among t e mom [1 at ' 3 .. . . .,
and the voyaacra arrived in Norwaik started after the holidays and a com. :ltboggh dcggateguptgvaedlone woman ”EM 18 LARGE these times. when every dollar counts
to show
lw’ore everyone had 8011‘: 10 M mitten to amnge for this work was his friendliness by entering arm
Cantata Sash. of the “mtpol'l Cour appointed. ' in arm with somebody who was calla“!
nan‘y. failed to net but requisition slip The lecturer was named as chair- .. Ambassador Genny. ”d who looked
ino- time. hwem- 8'“ M 0"" mu 0' a commit!” to W89 '01' like that individual. the me didn't go
cPoata were secured for the 'home a ladiea' night. .0 be held about. the with the “a" and they were forced to
Madmen of our nelzbboflns to"!- am of the year. pm...
Two more trembm were reported The kaiser and "Mr. Gerard" arriv-
as having joined the U. S. Govern- ed gm. Cliflcrd B, South, the sultan!
meat. making the lumber now New am oh New York moving pic-
U-- 0110 ”Width! 10' manhunt!» turn compahy. Mr. Sam found on"
In. Brittala at home and requested
The committee on WMM 3- .“ her to allow him to one the groundu
C. War Camp full "0! W fathocutdoor amount. moving
Milplcturotbatiatobobuedon former
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au-wmo mo LOAN orvroeuo.
The Board of Directors of the Non
we“: Building Dion 1 investment 45— wu received. '
nortatlon held at meeting. thin after-
noon in the owner of Taylor & Golden
at 3 o’clock. at which time they de- um considerable plan'- no
clan-d a dividend at the rate of Ir- mad- aad that the worker-
a M lrlvo.‘ ,
aadabalfpcrccntpcrmum.
in the safe. and .rcturned a number -
in quake shock. with everything vl-t
a
1W0 CENTS
ay ReaCli Q
Fair Tonight and Probably Saturday
1w
iFires Were Still Burning in the Sections Devastated by
’1 Terrific Munitions Ship Explosion—Snowstorm In-
. tert‘eres With the Work of Rescue—Wreck and Ruin
l Everywhere—Business Stops. Schools Close—Special
l Trains Take Doctors, Nurses and Medical Supplies
From the Nearby Cities—Food and Clothing Also
Rushed to the Scene - ‘
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"M'WAX' N' 8.1).... 7.— Stunnci merits the human mind does not heirl-
bl’ ”W Inasnltuue of the disaster! tare; acry went up 'A German houtbl'
son city by the sea," tht- people of the hallways amid Ruling pictured,
Halifax today bent all their energies glass and plaster. to the {wing dot)“
to relieving the injured. feeding theI of a few seconds before. now rim)“
hungry. sheltering the homeless andl from their hinges; through prcat pro
tgathering their dead. jccting triangular pieces of glaaii to'
A heavy snowstorm sci: lli ea ‘ylthe street. Here 1 found myself with
today and while this in a nicttsur'eta burden. Bow she had come into
impi‘dcd the Work ofrelief and rea-imy arms 1 do not. know, yet hen
cue it served to aid theilreuren in she was hysterically shrieking! 'Oh,
fighting the flames which still burned my poor sister“ lily poor alaterl’
fiercely in many placts arn-.n,; the] "Outside. overhead, 0. giant amok.
ruins in the devastated district. 'cloud was moving northuard. Danger
Reports from the improvised morn scented over. i (roared the road, laid
hues and from bodlritala. (hint-her. my feminine burden on a doontep
schools and private residences. recur-"and returned to the hotel. 1 made
ed to bear out last night r. estimate’ my way upstairs to the rooma of two
that at leaut 2,000 lives Were tost'triends. The rooms were vacant. but.
when the Belgian relief siv'cmrhlp normal. even the glau unla'okeu, all
‘lmo collided with the French muni— few panes of glass 1min unbroken
trons lieumcr Monte Blane. causing in this area; from more 1 war in
reach here during the day. The l‘lle- math The D
cial train sent. from Boston by Ilirerrl more horrid the aft '
tlon of Governor McCall. of Martin
chuaseta, will arrit'e tonighi.
provlaed liretcllcr met no on all rider.
converging into the mainmtgoroagb-
hi it -wa .
Virtually all business to nuspendvd lg? $2,332; '5’: eyv'e'rywbeze. {3"
and the schools are closed while "‘Wmoiit of these unfortunatca could hob-
inbabitanta generally are turning.“e or walk '
their attention to relief Work. Solv . ' '
diera and sailors. including reamen . ‘0‘" hufi‘c'lgel’fili‘icfidm Lb.
from an American warobip which fixzfiwy’g e many 0'1“,“ .
rushed to the part when ‘1 received soldiers Showing wounds bound with
word of the tit-aster, are patrolling d hi to conjuring m the mind
the stricken district and are aiding fixekggpltfala' of we »
in“t'he rescue work. ”As we passed they were already
llliam Barton, trzsvelin; auditor it toward the more de-
fer the aCnadiau imperial Munitions 22.3: 32;“ i o~der had gone
Board at Ottawa. related toiy his ex- ,
periencer during the explosion. lie forth Commander: ‘1' vehicles. auto-
mobile or horses!
we at breakfast in the Halifax Hob. I. ..
Mr. Burton said. A ‘0' rumbling to alight and resume their journey:
afoot. There was grim work ahead.
bratinr. then an indescribable noise.
tollowed by the fall of plaster and
the smashing of glass. in such mo- (Continued 0- h“ Ten)
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Hit A, MYSTERY
Pattern Shop of Polson IronI
Works , Destroyed—Two
Boats Badly Damaged
TORONTO. 0ni.. Dec. 7.~Fire‘
which originated in the pattern shop
of the Poison iron Works on the Tor-
onto waterfront early last night com-
pletely destroyed that building and
a number —of sheds and badly damag-
ed a large freight boat. and a Mafia.
The total damage was estimated at
from $250,000 to simmercovmd by
insurance: The origin of the tire is a
mystery.
William Newman. manager of the
iron! works. when asked about the
number of aliens employed at me
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aluminum ,
States, For Carrying Out
Selective Draft
Dr. f'arl A. Haratrum. as chairman
of the Exemption Board for Division
No. 14, of Connecticut, which include!
Norwalk. New Canaan. Darren. and
Wilton. has turned into the War De
partment of the United States Govern
an expense amt of 8500 as the ex
pense of carrying out the selective
,tlraft in Norwalk from June 5 to No-
lvomber 24. t'l'ltauks to the willing-
ness and patriotism of the members
of the board and them who assist
a rock bottom cw account.
This expense «"500 tor carrying -.
out the draft in thin district is a
DANBURY. Dec. 7.-—F'ifteen cars ofL
a freight train on the Highland db:
vision of the New Haven road were —-a—
derailed at Berkshire Junction. live (0011th o- M Twoi
miles east of thin city. yesterday of ._ ,i A
ternoon. by the breaking of a brake,
beam. Flour t ka . more of tbe'
Pougbkeepaie Brl go route and the
Danbury-Pituilcid line, were blocked,
the roadbed wu Mind and mer- continues. no gall. per day it.
ehandiae was Itrm along the tracks been delivered. 11. to ca 2
for nvehuudredfoct. Nomwuiu- woman and all. and
lured. Wrecking crew have been per capita to tho m.
named from Waterbury and other Poo-mutu- a! that no
polatatocloarthctncka. lwfllmfllybo-dct
mm Woman.
The alter win biota be alarm
if waste, as during throat m
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Norwalk Chronicler