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‘ DGEPORT, Dec. l'l.——A gun
to lasting three hours between'
police and ircuuenters oi a Water,
at "club" took place here early
, rday morning, resulting in the'
[ding of one policeman, two white
as and three negroes. Of the
ed. two are likely to die. The
. etor oi the club. William Timm-
and 105 others are under arrest.‘
» dght started shortly utter 2
- k and continued until alter 5.
l” which time thousands ’pf
._ ’-were. fired iron: pistols oi all
'v s and from riot guns in the
, ol thepoiioe. Virtually the
9 police iorce was at one time
took place when Chief Redgsie
Iva patrolme'n' forced their way'
the dub seams and (Bight. those
. - tees to face. ,‘
Heme oi Negro 0mm
e club. the police say. has
Ibsen
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under, III in Jail, toI
Be Taken to Fort Ogle-
thorpe. Gm
It. was announced this morning by
ipariment of Justice Agent Charles
.‘Lane, that Stephen Rnder. form»!
lg of No. 162 Shelton street,‘
- - sport ,but now ~ serving a sen-
. - - or one year in jail {or attempt-'
vwreckisg oi the New York. New}
1 and rumors railroad 'eiectric‘
. est lastnApriI 13; is who trans-'
tied to Fort Oglethorpe, 6a.. where
: will be interned for the duration
“the war. Rudd is taken by the'
‘ . l authorities on the charges
. he is a dangerous enemy ailenf
‘- a public menace, which have
revived lately but which have
Iain dormant since Civil War:
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it was only alter considerable dis-1,
anion that Ruder's transfer to Pol-l"
. - rope was ordered and only. at:
. District Attorney Spellacy and'
r. Lane had discussed the niatter st
' , length. The opposition dev'elop-I
‘ because oi the serious nature oi,
. dense. finder. who was arrest-i
April 13; received severe burns.
several fractures from his all
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MERCHANT omens
presumes. not: 17.4-Tha'Slilp-I
-. nears will,be unable tetra-in.
menu-navigators for the;
, -, merchant marine by the,
_ : tbs libs are rldyiultless' they.
.. overthstssktocom navy}
'hlh‘th‘ smears
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"finals IN A GUN Bllllf;
l2 WNNUNQNEN IN [ill
I' . rec Hour Fight, After a Raid on a Notorious Club,
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Entire Police Force Used, and of the Four Person; :
Injured Two Are Expected to Die '
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{said the 'Pilot was hidden iron the
CAMP DEVENS
Order From Washington
. -——-- Permiting “Boston’s Own”
“3' Results '“ the AVRIL?! to Go Home Over ElectionI
d 105 Others For “Parade” Looks Like
Vote Getting Stunt
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STILL HANIIS 0N
ésevcrai Hundred Connecti-
; cut Men Likely to Lose
the meeting place at notorious char-l Chnflmu Furlong!“
actors ior some time, and curious
white men have been visitors there to CAMP DEVENS, Ayer, Mass., Dec.
seemtihe déi‘l‘ufs {it"s $21,330 oILILtit‘orfjFist—Politics :gparently invaded this
wo . ry . . , can onment t a.
these‘ visitors made complaint to I, 'An order cam: through from the
policeman that 1+; had bit-nemglgzladjuiani generous odlce at Washing-
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- ti . iio ome on oc e -
went to investigate. When these men lion day. As a result the 331.51:-
reached the club rooms. on on gpvii‘ri lantry. “Boston's own." will march
floor, another man was being Ore .. in that city Tuesday in some trivial
bly elected and the police were ‘OIdISpanlsh War celebration. while the
to leave or they would be 2"?! gfléiexciiing mayoraity contest between
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and shots were tired through thciPeters is being decided. in addition
zto the fact that 1,700 voters will be
brought home there is the considera-
ttion that either one of the two car
f, .
Policeman 'i’ltornas McNamara was
hit in the leg and‘the others sent
in a call to headquarters .ior help.
dmw at” .19.
The men inside then barricaded the
doors and opened the windows lac-i
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fHATlENS [Hill
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M. F.
nking of Pilot Craft Due: W. Sculley in the Election
to Submarine Defencc'
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Mich-cl F. Greene, of Orange, N,
1.. was elected president oi the Unit-
AN ATLANTIC pom" Dec. lz'a'edllatters oi North America, defeat-
ilammed by the Merchants and Min-t “‘5 10"” W- Sculley, of Norwalk.
ers' steamship Berkshire. the nary-i"ho has been hind oi the crashin-
land pilot boat Pilot was sunk yester- “on for the wt tour years. an The
day gnu-nor)", The Pilot 'u'uu‘mlbanbnry News, of Saturday. With
in a submarine net yesterday morn-gthe '0‘? 0' “"9"“ Bill“ local unions
mg and '3, bold ("ejll d”. She missing, the result stands: Greene.
still was in the not when the Berk-11337; Scull”. 983. The local associa-
shire struck her and she went downlu‘m' ‘9 he" from are in Phiiai
by the stern. 3h, “,3 in less than jdclphla. Chicago. St. lauis and San
.iwentrminntel- Francisco, but the poll in the miss-
There were only three men on in! “Small '1“ not change the re-
board ,the Pilot at the time of theiflm- Not enwsh votes on be cast
crash and they were rescued by min those districts to overcome Mr.
launch from the Virginia pilot hostiGreene'I msiorlty .even it all those
Relief. which'happopetl to be along-item "recast for Mr. Scones. lur-
sitie the usryianti craft at the time.|tin lelor was reelected secretory-
The Pilot was in charge oi Capt.|"°“l"'9|’ without Opposition.
Green, ‘9 ol the Mngest p
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boat made a short voyage this morn-i
ing and in attempting to return to
her station was tra in the net.
Eight pilots on at the time
were transferred in small boats when
it became certain the Pilot would not
be released easily. a later were
put on board the. Virginia pilot boat,
and several oi them are now en route
to Baltimore on board idteamships
they are piloting.
The Berkshire
undam’ged by the accident.
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A most interesting. Ind sélplnl ser-
was camparatively cam gum-en yesterday morning 'by
1' j'ithe Rev. ill. L Eaton, D. 1)., a mem-
. , 'ber of the Rock River Methodist Cou-
view at the 13thth by a fog.
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speaker and brought out some deep
spiritual truths from the subject
”Davids Grout Testimony." The doc-
tor is a brother-tum cilia Bates.
with Colbu'rn I I'uder. no and-his
wile. Ir. Batea' sister, have been
visiting relatives here recently.
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Great Drive to Secure 6,000
, Concord, N. C., Judy, After a
gzwrigoiiolsin News? 11:31.53? [up ’ Finds mm
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Sermons on the Sublcct atliu ty at M" King’s
VERY HEW NEAR
THE VENIlllIT
He Soon Appears in Streets
to Receive Congratula-
tions of His Friends
The drive is on. Red Cross work- CONCORD. N. C., Dec. Iii—Oastonv
mi ihro bout the city started not” B. leans walked out ol the Cabsrrus‘
bright a d early this morning on the county court house yesterday a free
camaign for 6,000 members for Nor-t man. alter having been in jail since
SERVICE Hits _
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Patlwswftl‘ Theatres Hear
0 rom Pastors’ and
Others
MEANS flitl0f
Fair and Continued Cold Tonight
NUSSIN‘lllNlNG
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rwocaurs
. PEACE .
ENENIES lflfll
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Help the lied Cross
mamas-53¢. 17.—-Gov-
statementnr than of
all Connecticut pople or the
Red Cross membership cam-
walk Chapter, American ileti Cross.!lh°. latter wt of September. on the,
The workersere going to win. Be-ichll'lie of murdering Mrs. Maude A.t
ports received up to am today show-i King of 1155 Park avenue, New York.‘
ed that wonderful work was beingjhil employer and beneiactresti. Thei
done and that the spirit of the workiiilry which tried Means returned al
was appreciated by. the people of thgi verdict alter having his case ior iii-t
city and that the true Christmas roan teen minutes. Part oi that time was.
ponse was being received. ,spent eating two meals and about ten'
Xesterday in the local churches the' hours of it in sleep. .
ministers and priests called on tho- it is believed the Jury reached a
people to Join the Red Cross. giveverdict last night alter but two or
up the necessary dollar. remember the“ three ballots. it was 10 o'clock when
organisation which is doing such Instill. rraalr Goodman. who had been
work at all fronts across the seas
and eluted lorelass. sent for Short! Cald-
exhibit th'o ‘trus snout-as minors-ti iarorroai him that is. sari
Stirring appeals were madetn'tsn‘any
cases . to bed.
Nothing further was heard lrom
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Good Sized Audience Gather
at Hillside School For An-
nual Entertainment
in spits oi the diflcnlty oi travel
last Saturday, a goodly audience gath-
cred at the Hillside school to enjoy
.the annual Christmas entertainment
'giveu there. The parents and lrieads
lot the school had purchased tickets
tor the plan and by their presence
added to the proceeds which are to
be turned in to: acute oi tho'soi-
diera'tunh. . . ' -
The instance least! on their arrival
that the Christmas connittees had
already:‘becu busy. and suicyedthe
sight oi the beautiful Christmas tree
and at the gaily wrapped Christmas
gills which had beeuvmed for
the guests of honor. the ninety chit-J
drsu from the hlrdcld County home.
These children. who are old lrienda oi
the girh at Hillside thoroughly enjoy-
ed ihe attention they received and the
varied program presented for their
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Coal For N orwalk .
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That the people may be monotony
inlormed of the work being done by
the local fuel committee. a brief
synopsis iron: the Committee's rec-
ords is herewith given. The lndellnlte
and unsatisfactory results that have
so lar been secured by the parputsut
clients at the committee have turn-
ism very little hewa at an optimistic
nature. togive to the press or to the
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an October 25th the committee re-
tetvad irom Thomas W. Russell. State
Administratorof the United States
l-‘uei cadmium ‘their smut-
ment. credentials and astructlons.
On October 21th the committee met
and organised. electing Judge John H.
Light chairman. chairman, and I". A.
Smith, secretary. At this meeting
plans were arranged snd'worll as-
signed to the individual members of
the cmnmittee.
The first work taken up was the
invostiaation of air the coal yards andI m5”
obtaining homeach dealer, by in-. The Mt hull of the program con.‘
spectiou of their books. invoices and slated 0' b ill”: “'0th Secrets"
deliveries, certain information which' wasted by the children or the print-
were prescribed under ten stutcdtll'! and hinders-rice grades. under
questions in, a blank lorm lurnishgdflw directionvol Nil! Edna “3170“!
by the state Fuel Administrator. l‘“ Ill-I llolu" Brinston. The chil-
oll Novmflth the committee dnn We very chsmtns scion
had hushed their investigations and and prevented most gracefully the lit-
madethetrreports. deployinwhlchbylheirowntncks
on November bib/the coal dealers Santa Claus was captured and pre-
caiied together in veiled upon to provide a Christmas
- gilt tor a poor little child who was
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whom he call his aid" mated
gloat/easttamentiu the audience.
_ la the intermission alter the first
play ice m was served. to the
Rome children and sold to the rest
at the audience.
The curtain rose tor the
men were tired and intended toga .
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Announcements From Berlin
State That Peace Negotia-
tions Are to Begin imme-
diately and Bolsheviki May
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Labor Strikes, and the Rail-
way and Fuel Situations
Worrying Russians
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,between the Rlnisian government
iand the Central Powers'g'oes into
felect on the eastern front today,
.tbe emissurieti got the ”several
countries will begin negotiations
looking toward peace between Brio-
sin and her‘l’ormer enemies. Meatl-
whilc it is indicated in London
.that the Allied Powers mother
lparing to deal more sympa eti-
lcaliy with the Bolsheviki govern-
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Beflin in /its brief
'of the signing of the convm’
lpointsfimt that under Clause'S
‘peace negotitions are to begin inl-
imediateiy. 'i'he armistice is for
‘definitc period afterward unless
in seven days’ notice is given; Pe-
trograd says that both sides agreed
not to carry on miitsry transfers
on the eastern theater except those
ibegun when the treaty was signed.
London newspapers forecast
.that the Allies will give recognic
Itioo of the Bolsheviki “in order
[to prevent Russia from. posing
under the political and economic
heel of ‘Germany." Great Britain
.is said to have decided torclease
SCALZI HELD IN
BONDS or 5500
Robert Scalai, the Henry street
:IWOli' whlo' axiom-st. .ed by Consta-
e ver . _ . of Bowayton. near
midnight. December 1st, for the the“
o! groceries from the store of Sam-
uel Road was bound over to the neat
criminalterls of the superior court
in bonds Of 8150. Judge Vosbnrgh hav-
ing ionnd probably cause when the
case was brought before him this
The testimony was practically the
sameastheswouutglveniuthe
Sentinel on December 3rd. Scaiai was
seen_t9 becoming out of Head's store
at about mfldnight with his arms lull
ol bmidles by.0barlea Bowman, ya
son-in-law oi Mr. Mead. Scalai was
leading the bundles into his -automo
bile lron‘wbich Mr.
the switch key so that it would not
bl. st‘orted while he went to tell 19’.
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MANY, YOUNG MEN‘
have ENLISTED
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'defense. In
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Tchitcherin, allusion political
prisoner, and the Bolsheviki are
now permitting British subjects to
leave Rania. To the American
delegates at the Paris eonferente
is said to belong the credit for the
tempering of the Allied attitude
toward the Bolsehviki.
Labor strikes appear to be the
lgre't obstacle before the Route»
,vikl at present, especially in the
‘Petrograd district. The railway
land fuel situations are serious. The
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iof a menace toIBolshevihi-autbo’r-
'ity, and the Constituent Assembly
:is another knotty problem.
'confiscation of all property, lands
‘and money of the Russian Church
has been decreed by the Bolshevihi,
who also have abolished all priv-
ileges of the clergy. ’
3. Except on the short stretch be-
tween the Brenta and Piave rivers,
there has been no marked infantry
activity on the front from the
North Sea. to the Adriatic. '11.
though their losses have been
heavy the Austria-Germans con-
tinue their strong attacks in an of.
fort to break the Italian northern
fishtins Just
invaders’have not yetreaeh’ed
valley, further eflorts here
elsewhere
ltwenty—eiglit days and for an in- .
lcounter—revolt is still more 'or lei
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