‘ - A flail is. dodmedilwaa evident from the
, rm vassisn- at the special county meet-
- dug heldat the court house yesterda
.cini dispatches when the whole mat-1 refused to arrest strain and a wow
. ”‘83“ was under discussion at the coun- whom the victim declared were two
’ , lure tut session of the General As-fbluecoat said he could Vouch for their
I)
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shall the lnecmr'fcr 1916. The fall-: mated t 810. .. Three . i i: ugned on his trip. Then lathe war ,and gin-own as president: need with- lout i! like automobile. leaving his M and m Awfmm‘fi ”I“
Jug oft isdue to the operation of the draft Jim. in sdiciuln? able dispatches would. put it “Seinewbere out permission to further a'biil le- brother in the vehicle and “Blind MHBWDAY unable“ lollow up“;
flR‘A’Pl‘thicln restletrese- were suffocated and three others were in Dalian” the machine. backfired. cently introduced in Coligvcss. the Oral: a dollar bill. Craig gave hill ANNIVERSARY'RN nece- in the m '9‘,
"" ‘0 0111 in a.“ All, {uteri loans rescued. But two suffered sersrely withths result that it was "Good-We hearing on which developed such fem- back 10 cents change and started MI - .. . . . i B ‘
by ”25. These loans areall placed from the effects of the smoke Ford." the machine being rapidly inlstic theories «that ‘the father is car at. Peter was standing til“! , the “P“- . .
, ‘lou real estate ill-onto. The new law that they may die. The origin or the consumed by calm in spite of the onlyl a constraint: that in. our the arc-ti one In" “'0' m “a"! 1 “““hlm- “901 Mb Ari-ml 8irJohnit_.Jelhees~ :
.j mil-es Iozs aa'roal'eatate in the tire ls‘a‘ mystery and will be the' sub‘ efforts of. Ir: label-tine and bi! should select her eltlscnship indepen- board of the . all! be will! Norwalks well-known citixen ”5:: been removed as Brit-ll M”
' film" i. I “g file-morn loci of an investigation by the swirl-lends, both than attempting tools root of that.“ bar.llasbassd.and that-ass sis 000' "0‘ ‘° “" "‘-" " "m ‘°" ”m "m w” h“ Lord audit-WW
' mm!!- In. 'lmi mo. , n- marsh-i. “ .‘the fire out by throwing snow on it. the cltlacoahlo of the child should ha the side «the W"- C’“! “m“ “"M W W ""' "“- comm. ShWVc-yu. wishes
r - intrigue; 1916. amounted to The warehouse was in charge of This happened I! IN!“ 5130 o'clock. determined by the mother." ‘ It? all.“ turned the other I" Arthur C. m“ l. m 1‘“;
stamp tLthe‘ end~of'the local two men. one of whom was. ou‘ahd'atahout 0 o'clock. standard unwed-worth snynit hurl-I ' , . "9" ‘ ' "
jest. of_ 10 1 ,tliev' amounted. to Pfelfiw. -The other was only known'was informed of his loss- The IIII- called to her attains“ files-mob! h. '
gram" Ail ,theleaas ironic bear'py bis lint name. .Yli'flnsn prevent. chine. which wssjractlcally a total othzr organisatlcl fins and emission. pad the
103.1 It the intro! slayer-cesium the flames spreading to the inn wracit it wasbowed tonic locum diagonals-romantic season‘s! any: on '
.17., . _ :lul MD fosrstorybrick-audironotcnoithom ‘ .waelns-albg‘mtaomy-or-m'akethsorgasiltlsiglr.‘ odes."
“ I”. .M'Gd'm ihorcompany which in :‘fll’, papa-“pl “in “Hahn-Wilt; W“-'llltm-~hmlhmt Talmud] I “I lay“
”we 10!.W‘froutha..baracd.bulllllg by-atbrss alto-seam moi-I- ona-mite ~ -. --.-. ‘ ‘ ' "'le
. 51m litre-vi. _ Mwomm WWW-WW _...:vtosutisasscaslstaraco, ink-WW“
.—=—
Enttnd at the South Net-walk Peal
Olllco as second class letter.
.fRIERRR GIVE '-
REV. SlAPlHRN
A» RANQIJH
Large Gathering From Ev-
ery Walk of Life Pays Tri-
bute to Clergyman Who
Takes Up Y. M. C. A. War
Work
mammal”
Rllllll lllis
RVER RAILRRADS
All THE COUNTRY
U
ills llSlllA
llilllillllilis
South Norwalk Baptists
Give an Interesting Pro-
gram -— Other Events
Scheduled
Various churches are holding or
have. held their. Christmas exercises
for the Sunday school pupils and a
brief resume of what has been done
or will be done in this line is given
below. , "
Last evening at the South Norwalk
Baptist church as entertainment, con-
sisting of songs. recitations and
Christmas sketches by, the various de-
pzlltlllents was held. Living up to the
request of President Wilson to con-
Esrnings Will Bcp‘Guaran-
teed With Average For
Three Years Ended June
30, 1917, as a Basis
SECRETARY M’ARRI]
AFFAIR HElll Al
serve everything, there was no tree
. .ydi‘i‘ iciat authority or. the motor-1,
j CMlY~Meefing Decides to?
AMA?” PR!“ NEW. FROM ALI. PART. 0' TH! m IV A ”RIM. WIRE AND DUI OWN OPERATOR
scorn aoswau, cons. war, one. :7. 1m
Generally fair; not quite so cold.
l
‘ wliulm IR
DflA__(_l_0l Bil
The British Vessel “City of
Nagpur” Went Down Off
Portuguese East Africa
Recently .
259 PASSENRERS
nor was there any exchanging cf
presents. Rev. J. Harrison Thomp-
son spoke.lo those present who were
from the Junior. senior and adult de«
parlmentll on the spirit of Christians
and how all should not only have a
good time themselves. but should try
and give those less fortunate than
themselves a good time also by help-
ing them an much. as possible in ev-
ery way possible. ills talk while
short was to the point and every-
one present agreed with bias in sev-
eral things that he said. The eater-
talnment last evening was in charge
of Mrs. J. ll. Jennings. Hrs. Victor
Benelisha and. Miss Lillian llppklns.
On Saturday afternoon the Primary
and Kindergarten classes of the Sun
A RIREIJTRR fiENERAl
President Wilson to Ask
Congress For Legislation!
Giving Assurances’ Thatl
Property Wills‘Be Kept Up}
, Rev. John Stapleton. pastor of the
. 1
WASHINGTON Dec. 27’0“” of! So. Norwaik Congregational church.
1’“! “I‘ll. I0“ 0‘ the government in be-. will leave (own just after an flr’t
ginning operations of railroads'wlll be ' of the year to take up his new work
to Mac. “no 531.1133 DOW paid to! With ”10 Young Men's Christian Al‘.
> the railway executives and increase in ‘ soclntlonwfirst in ""8 country. “d
:after three months' experience will
lam] _‘ ,
Wuew::::sn a" “u“ of the rail 5° to France to work with our b0” da yiicllool will hold a social and good
in the camp and trenches. time. This will be in charge of Mrs.
Mauritius to he issued while the‘ All a testimonial of the apprecla-,Roberl Homer.
lovers“: is ill control will, be gtl'llon of his untlrlng efforts for Vie-l The Norwallt Baptist Sunday school
in list lessthau four per'bettorment and uplift of this cmrwlll hold their Christmas entertain-
cmm m m. issues "m be “as ‘m‘ munlty. of his spirit of sacrifice int ——=--
(Manes affirm
at: i: ilmlz.lddfi‘ll1'~;ld’fii _..._——-———
llilnli ill ill. w
ills lililllliilllN
‘uicml nettle lnterstatc'Comraom men of our century in this ilght'.
Newark La I yer in Half
THE MAHARREMR'
Judge John H. Light Toast-
master and Many Compli-
mentary Speeches Are
Made '
“MW. against numeracy. and its a express-l
mum”, Wilson, when be out- slon of the friendship which all who‘
Hill“ "Ov'iévsrllment's plain in his! have met him feel a large party ofthcl
mam“. address to Congress, '1": representative men of Norwalk filled
. . . the spacious dining room of the Hotel?
Wm“ "Ill Mineral b0 empower- Mahackemo last evening. and tender-3 .
led him a farewell dinner. 1
I Shortly after 8 o'clock all were at
n——_.
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
Ln.
‘ their places. and stood at attention;
. ” “while the national anthem was play- .
{JAIL PRISflNERS ll-d. Carroll Holilsler. organist of the‘; HO!!! WO Have Been
{$0. Norwalk Congregational church.‘ 8 LlQIItQflIllt
‘ presiding at the piano. Rev. Freder- ' —-'---
l
lck A. Coleman, rector of Trinityl John Monteitli. jr.. Newark lawyer.
., :liiiimil RRRR
FRR alluvial
!
i met ties in an. aeroplane half an
3 (Continued on Sixth Page.) hour bef he wsb to be made a lieu-
: tenant.
_ Word of lilii death was received by
his father. John lopteith. on. also a
lawyer. The young man wall killed
Just as he was conipleung his train-
ing at Gersther field. Louisiana.
After reading the telegram that told
of his son's death, Mr. Montelth said:
"i would give more boys to mv coun~
try if i had them. I wish l had ten
sons for the service."
John Montelth, in. was twenty-four
in July. He was born in Newark. at-
tended the Eliot School. the Morris-
town l-‘ilgh School. graduated from
the New Jersey Law School. was ad-
mitted to the bar in November; 1916.
and proctlced law with his father.
The once is at 9 Clinton street.
iSAl llllMAN
PLANNER All »
W RRRRERIES
;Was Brain's cg Bandf of
. Y-i .Tllieves Who access ully
U. I of 'l s - R
int. gfirhoithcii sxtillilefziizml't'olal Engineered 19 Breaks—
likely that there will be substituted ' Re-
the plan which will allow‘of the Gill-i $338“! Policeman
plovment of prisoners in every town
of ’he county,.under the supervision ,
pl thecounty commissioners. A NEW YORK. Dec. 27,—Two man
‘ 4.11m proposed plan risone in use ln‘l and a woman are the brigands in
.215 of the county of Windham'wnh Jersey City's twentieth robbery with-
, slimmer-kw success. as told in ape-[in a short time. A policeman who
dollhldcr' Letting Out La-l
~.- slur About County 1
Massachusetts School of Technology
for, preliminary work. lie finished
to the flying field at Mlneola. L. l.
Southern flying comp.
"a" meeting held in Hartford during.oi the highway thieves, because the
E 3””qu respectability' has resigned from the l in Russia is tilled: The m .
;. _ - . , Chu ch in New RA 1‘s . . . . .
.v . ‘fo d dill? Decitlinlts Adlai: he pollen departmenlrjafter being nus- Elfk'Jaglgsleiiplzco‘pgl”1.8;“:th live ANTIfiSAU‘g gillslfllAWN A ,row lwhlcb rwus ihiauy settletl'TO PROVE TITLE . ‘ “kl still retam ten members as“
Mun: 19:3” ?m:gl.we?§:t:pefipend“ to." M” "3mm" at 314 Summer avenue: a brother. - WI between the litneylcwtnernlilntdtthe'm .Council. Emma of the 301‘.»
lent will. fillit‘ee or {Which A l-‘rc:llerlizkl V’X'lgzgefatgngg ’32:”? 1%“?! 12 George W., and a I“??? .25"; WASHINGTON Dec 27 u th Letitia, C235“ 3 lilney gdriver for TO SCHOOL MONEYiviki have {filed inflict! “2ch
. . . ' - r 4 v N 'w t .9 ' . ' ‘ ' . '_ n.“ .l . v ; . .
7W. Huxford of Stamford. is chalrmam out 3200 and a gold watch and charm George. who h fi:;;:e_sfle wished orised use of the name of the Na- Abrlhnm Madne. turned over I". eflect a compromise Willi M W
5"” rm” "id! ‘0 “I?“ a coml’let9|lind the police are wondering if this jected for army
l. 2' tin ued .0”. Page .1" cl")! robbery is the last of so which a
5‘, w masked bandit armed with a gun de-
‘nscrtassa IN STATE
months.
FORD AUTOMOBILE
(Continued On Page Twelve)
7 SCHOOL FUND INCOME MYSTERY IN $30,000
.2 alumni»; 27.—The report! FIRE IN WATERBURY
:bf inc. State Treasurer on the admin-‘
inflation ’of the school fund will show WATERBURY. Conn. Dec. 21—“!!!
when the treasurer makes his loport'llte yesterday afternoon suited the
{or the Jubfiscal ylear that the lu- lower door of the Boston Furniture
porno of the fund for the year amount; Company's warehouse on Sccvlll
ed to 31.11.748.20. or 83,540.23 lessstmrt caucus damage mshlv esti-
the samd Pl“.-
'I
A
When he entered the aviation ser-
vice in June he was ordered to the
about two months ago and was seat
A week ago Sunday he left for the
The young man was a member of
St. John's Lodge. l-‘. and A. M.: Run-
von Council. Jr.. 0. ll. A. M., and of
to do his bit and entered an ammuni-
tion plant where he has been for fivel
-'W°men in support of a bill introduc-
BURNS IN DABIEN
_.._.__—
Samuel leertlno yesterday after-
noon thought that he would like to
go to Stamford and take with him
a friend. who also wished to gi’ U
Be mod the
Ford automobile of B. A. m.
with the owner's premissloll. i-and
~ illusion
dishwa- on?!» the at
It the, W
England
F...—
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2 LONDON, Dec ifs—Tile British
‘steamsr City of Nagpur has been
wrecked in Delagng Bay, Portuguese
that Africa. according to a dispatch
' Alli RlllfillillARllEl:
/
xr-Iw vosx, Dec. 21,-.LStocltt soar-
lcd at the opening of the Stock Ex-l
change Market today. denoting the'
satisfaction of the financial commun-
ity with the President's decision to
take over the railroads.
The advances ranged from 2 to 8
points in the railroad list. all the‘
standard shares being bid up furl-ml
ly. New York ‘Centrai‘advanced 7 1-3
points to 71; New Haven 2 1-8 to 29;
Erie 2 3-8 to it; ”Soc" 4 points to 81;
Reading: is to 10 1-2: Southern rt-l
clfic 6 14th "2 Union Pacific I 1-4;
to 112. St. Paul jumped 11 54 points‘
to an Atchlson s 1-: to 91 1-2: Deisr'
ware and Hudson 8 points to 100;
Canadian Pacific 4 points to 134;
i‘o‘lfl‘o‘k and Western 1 38 points to
Baltimore In Ohio. which only yes-
terday made a new low record, re-
corded s gain of 17 points. Delt-
ware .s Hudson later Jumped author
6 points, making a total advance of.
l
The advance spread to all the other
parts of the list, including war shares.
equipmth and utilities. The latter
graph stocks. strengthened perceptiv
bly as a result of being embraced
in the general order of the President.
Prom-taking afler the first fifteen
minutes caused recessions of 2 to 3
points among the stocks making
The advances in Canadian Pacific
and its subsidiary. "Soc,” were still-
batted lto the (higher lraies flared
by the Dominion Government.
tional Association Opposed to Woman
Suffrage. by the National Council of
ed by Representative Rankin and de-
scribed as "femlnlsiic." and reflecting
on fatherhood. has caused the anti-
sull’rage organization to withdraw
from the Council.
‘Mrs. James W. Wadsworth. presi-
dent of the Antl~Suffrage Association,
;in n-letter addressed to‘ Mrs. Philip
liorth loot-e. of St. Louis. president
of the Council, setting forth the res-
‘scna for the withdrawal.-says:
“i find the name of the association
liii illiliiliiil
All All liiil PASS
All Members of the 304th
Regiluent at Ayer Put Un-
der the Strictest Discipline
CAIIP DEVBNS. Ayer, Mast, Dec.
27.—inaocout suffered for the guilty
in the losth regiment today when all
the Connecticut soldiers were put un-
der the strictest of discipline because:
some members of the regiment went: ' . , .
away before Christmas without m M ‘
passes. The oncers are sorry that "Ilsa“ BANIIAEES AM to I” A "
all should suffer for those who left e
without notice, and the ollenders .m and Germany is Willi-g .
be sorry themselves for weeks and ' .
possibly for months to come. The en- M An mm
tire regiment was given a black mark
which means they will have to have
RENlRAl towns llRlllllll
ARREPI it met
‘RIRRRVER Plllllll
Scheme to Spread Wholesale
oliilll Bl instill in _: ’
Peace Without Forciblc . _
14 points within about ten minutesdpu' Seavlcw avenue opposite
issues. including telephone and telev
greatest gains. =
Death Among American
Soldiers Unearthed
CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 27.-—-A plot
to poison Red Cross bandages and
spread wholesale death among the sol-
diers of America and her allies has
been exposed and frustrated here.
(continua Us Page Ml")
Revelations of the conspiracy were
'made today. when it became known
NEW SREETSIRNS ... . . . W- m": W
; a epa ment 0 Justice agents ' ~
- -wcre hunting the perpetrators. SIM NOV! 11 V
1 Three thousand four hundred sug-
lgicai dressings rolled by patriotic woJ
Virtual ,ptarlce" of the m
:terma Ohms by Russia was In“
at his montit’ clean record .benh'e
they will be entitled to a white card,
given to soldiers with perfect rec-
ords in regard to discipline, nealness,
punctuality. spirit and other details.
illllilllmm
HASBRIERR: :«
British Merchant 3»
‘to the Times from Lisbon. The pas- Ame"! in “"9?" "9;? "”9““! with '
sen err. “mm. 25" w “ ed, mys erlous .g eenls poison while in -
as Evan the OHIO-3 ere v ‘BIVE Been Placed It Severalitranslt between Toledo .and Cleve-lby “‘9, Central Po'e" ll 2::
. The "um". City of Nagpur. of, Points Street DCPII’t 'llnnd. lmmeglatel‘yl' every one of ban-talent issued tobtthonnW .
ram ion, was built in Belfast in — ' '8” "S “m9 - enee MI! l
1014. She was owned by the lilier- ' went Tgkin‘ Inventory 711° ”“0”“ ”“5380! '9’? part the Austrovllnpygarinn
man Line. of WW and was en- m of the periodical shipments recslved'MinWr. TM Teutonic
at the local netsohsrtm of the use;
lowknmaretilalkial mmwumnlbsdmou .
any or at . _ saw... in other eiti. in the dlrlalodlto the ,
at night . a the letters which comprises Ohio, ludlsna and sig’g Aniecgfi
however.’ cannot bind lb”
32
on which seem to stare at you as if'xemucky, - . land c m . 3"
they were written in fire. don't be: 11.. box iii-bandages arrived here dth‘", ,
started they 3° “"917 "'9 WIN!!! the Toledo chapler last week. w” . . » m A
street signs that the street depart- and were “hen to the warehouse. _ Pence mull . e m,
”a" has be" "“"nK' ‘ ”A” “m.“lle Women twere examining the lions and indemnities as W -
the letters on rifk llpallllt tand theihuge quantity of surgical dressings as [othe Central Powers and they,‘ .
'snlnt With whc I e elers Into speclscatioha, a dark greenish
ml“! “A" luminous ”AN. lsubstance wasnotlced use one of them. 39ntclrd° ' mmwace “ ,
The street department has erected Investigations rhowod that all had ‘8 97 0“ c c “in 3
the following signs and some in the, been treated with poison. . to 3]] the “menu“, ' o 0.,
tral Powers share Russian . 0" '
demnation of a prolongation of fig
war for the purpose of com“
First District also. a report on those.
Count Cumin agrees that M
not'llavlng been prepared as yet: '8 Vlm BAanflls
have the right of selfdefiniti.’_
street. Fifth street at
vard. Marvin street at
vard, hlarvln street at Pine
Mrth street at Gregory
Second street at Gregory
(continued on in page)
lliliiiliililn
Allin ESTER
‘l-‘lax Hill rand at West avenue.
Cedar street at Seymour street. Cedar
street at l-‘alrfield avenue, Ballyvsiewi
avenue at Seymour street. an er; . . '
mour street, at Bayview avenue. Elm»; KILLE“ lN EMS“ but aayl‘tllat sanect "an“
wood avenue at Cedar street. Cedar- must solve their problem
street at the corner of afar:Cth:tA . the lawn of the onntries W
.. view avenue a e r- , . ' .
:2??? 1% street. High street agAIlotllel' Raid on Ranch In whose-w they llve.
Flax Bill road at the corner of High: Tex” Reported The United States ““1 a” ., g
street. Move street at the cotrneit' . tente Allies up to "mtg” ‘3
Flax mu road. Boutcn stree, a . he] ' . 7‘
gave street. Ely avenue Oppositel MARTA. Tex.. Dec. 27,—Eight bcu- "M "0091?: t ' int? .
dits were killed esterd - when the 13°13'10" sovefnm 1"
Lowe street. my avenue at Mechanic y ny . b not
street. Chestnut street opposite Law- ranchers and American avail-men Russia, and they .nvc W
rence street. Burrltt ave. at Lincoln PM 03 3 W 0‘ ”file“! “Men to the terms Russia prom“ ’
street. pay street at corner of Bar; after the Mexicans had killed Hich- the beginning of the firefight“
rlt svnne. Seavlew avenue opposite'acl Which. driver of a United States conic ' Recent utte ‘
Youth street. Bette Place at Betts‘mall stage. ,and his two Mexicali pas- "n'bclee Allie (11 IBM" ‘-
Place mst avenue at Seavlew ave-z rangers and had looted the l, C. Brlte “890M . ' “a"! ,
' mntistore at Csndelnria. Tex. This was pressed opposition to am, ’
Gregory Boole-l dd: olicisl report received here to- made peace. Panama: Wal’
Gum Bah" " . nd Premier Ll . co react:
lllll road.l it is reported that. isoxlcah bane? h" deck"? that ’3' . .
Boulevard} dlts raided also the Fitzgerald ranch. y , , , We. '.
Boulevard! between here and the river, late last Prussian military Infoeney
night, driving on all the horses frontln power was impossible.- ' .
“W "M“ "'5 “gall! am.” ‘3‘” Meanwhile the Boushevrh .
tlty of provis us. one rs ere - I.
were believed to have been a. -ml’.t takmlfcnmermp eat; om
of the band which raided Candelaria 099? , ' . "‘1”. ,
yesterday. Socialist Bevolutlomst Perv,
Additional reports of fighting llr which has a mommy to the Gill- .
Lin"! “aimed ”“55 0' mm” “5 stituent Assembly, have been at .
lAmarican eavalrymen and Texas Ran- mitted to the Council of Natl“
l functioned on mcvcnth Page.) Commmonefl. as the who: be.
l
i
Several building supply firms, in-
cluding the Jackson Stone Co. of
Bridgeport. are summoned into the
Superior court by the city of New
walk to prove who is entitled to the]
81.28836 which the city holds as bal-'
ance 'due the Mather-i Building Cc.
for‘work upon the Jefferson school
in Norwalk. There are. two It!!!
claims amounting to 81,700 and 81.050
respectively. and several lesser ones,
for all which the city has been, gar-
nlsheed. Now all hands are called to
court to relieve the city of further
trouble.
ralnlan . _
Military operations are con“
generally to the Italian pom ,
front. Snow has fallen along the,
British front in France and they.
have been only patrol and artillefi
activities on the Mob .
After recapturing lost
on the col del Rosco and Monte.
Val Bella, the Italians were
to hold them on account of ease”
pressure and were forced to rm
The battle was of great was“
Lombardo. brother of Peter Lom-
bardo. to‘ Odicer Clune. saying. that
he had refused to pay his jitney fare
and had broken a glass in the door
of the jltney besides.
investigation disclcsed that the two
brothers had boarded the jltney at
the Boston Store. in Norwalk. and
had ridden to South Norwaik, where
they wanted to be taken to laexingo
ton avenue. Craig said that he would
do so for fifty cents. The .two broth-
ers agreed and when Lexington ave-
nue was reached. Craig wanted lifty
cents for each of them. Peter got
Norwalk Chronicler