greet... Officials Acting as‘
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"will” Out 01' Blanks For Stratiord Prosecutor to is-
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assoclavao met me MI ALI- PAITI WIWOILD IV A cruciate-mas AND OUR OWN OPERATOR
usual” we , gut-g: mm mg m soars an. , may, rmuaav b. 101s .
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brad. Lockwood and Arthur
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i Registration oi the alien enemies of
the City of Norwalk. who umber
.nvoll over loo. counting males of ii
and over. will be a succession in this
city according to present indications.
(“oi oi Police William I. Pulling-
., his charge of the whole legis-
ginbu. Detective Sergeant Thomas
-}Iunt is in charge of the weighing
amount-printing: lra C. laoekwood
2 .altt“ Arthur Lind-aberg are the clerks
. and Juli- Dokus is interpreter.
H-i‘legtstration eases ‘Flebrlury 9th
. at it p. m.. but t e work of the police
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department in connection with the
granulation will not cease at that
ale w v _ it will m for
.. '“Wr‘d‘glstnnts within ten
' icf ,llenalngton andhis sun to its
marinate and verity thaw-eats
.. Wolff—{emerar "
than it Iillt'
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Will’s illisl
Ere-German Faces Serious
fitlarge — Railroad Fire-
t “gas, German, Also Arrest- ’
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Extreme utterances and intense
prI-Germailism has caused the arrest
at Gmnwich. Conn. II i-‘red liotge.
‘a .German alien enemy to the United
”Slated. upon charges that he violated
.the regulations prescribed for the par-\
\blo'of enemy aliens.
L this possible he will be held by the
courts. upon even more serious
bh'ntges. - for the department of Justice
he. been'told that be has been so
extreme in his remarks as to express
tite,.wlsh.lle might kill the President
pi the United States. ‘ Such utter-
ances viu‘seme uuarters are construed
to bertreasonable.
i lotge'was arrested on Saturday
nitrous Greenwich by Deputy United
ea : Gallagher and Charles
V .lta‘liejof the Department of Justice.
: it has been ascertained by govern-
ment agents that Lotge came from
Germany in 1013. He was born in
“* 1983.. At the time of the President's
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pr lieu calling for registration
of al German alien enemies be ap-
pile-tin for a‘per‘lr'lit‘ ’inBrooklyn. N.
will will
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" ’l‘lie arrissl
:11; l'saterda'yo C load
’in; . yster 0.. ed with
bin the less opening plant.
fiesebted ‘handsome sight." coming
it the h . The steamer Mildred
‘ and the steamer Standard be-
dyahtag’tka Indred. - No boat
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sows thechs'uusl in forty-
l'h... wave ahead .
the noise
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Warrant For. Mrs. Chap-
man’s Arrest May Follow
Conference in Progress
Today
MllliEIifllIifill
lt:_l_v_lz_ll sum
sue Warrant if Prima-
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RETURN mil ;
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New York. Massachusetts.
" New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania to Copy Connecti-
cut’s Method .
HARTFORD. Feb. 5.—-Aiter secon-
ierence in New York city last week
attended by represen tires of five
eastern states and the odors! govern-
ment it was decided to! was
to the state councils of New York.
Massachusetts. New Jersey and Penn-
modelled upon the "return load” 1plan
successfully tried out by the Council-
J. Bennett. a member oi the comulitv
tee on transportation oi the Concett-
cut Defense Council, and a number
of transportation experts and state
'and national defense council repre.
isentatives. including J. B. Cravens of
the state council's section of the Conn-
Facie Evidence of Fraud. oil and David s. Ludluui. president of
IsSbown
BRIDGBPDRT. Feb. 6.———Certaia of
the creditors of Ira. Charles Chap-
man. whose remarkable financial op-
erations became known several days
ago. mot yesterday morning In the of-
fice of lvau L iiorehouse. prosecut-
ing attorney of Stratford in the Se-
iculity building to discuss matters
whicbmay result in bringing about
the arrest of the aged woman on a‘
warrant alleging fraudulent practices.
Among those present was John
Smith. attorney for lira. Margaret
Graham. a maid 'at the Stratfield hotel
who loaned Mrs. Chnmall $1.200.
constitutiag her life's savings. which
she was led to believe. according to
her own mm. Who in-
wasM til‘ i ‘ponsltls‘yeutlbe mm
id soon return enormous profits.
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Renowned Pioneer Will Lec-
ture at Roodner’s ' Hall,
Sunday
At a general meeting of the Non
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ޣ~Wrwmidenn 19,-.
Reuben Kaufman:
eanwhile the whereaboutrof the.
mysterious hire. Chapman, who leiti
. Bridgeport about three wgkrs ago asi sists of the following: Samuel
far as than interestcdcsn ascertainl
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House Committee Tentative-
ly Grants Additional Pow-
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erage For Pre-Wa'r Period
' wasumc'rofi. reb. l’l.—0nly one' '
change of any importance and that
a tentative one was made’ ,‘by rule
Home interstate Commerce Commit-
tee yesterday ln the bill
greater powers and authority to the
Director-General of Railroads.
change {was 'in the section» of the
measure dealing with the compensa-
tion to be paid theirsilroads during.
the tenure of Government operation. I
As forecast in The Sun this pro
vision was changed to permit the
President. through the Director-Gener-
al. to make agreements guaranteeing
the railroads a lreturn "not in ex-
cess" of the average return during
the pre-par period of 1915-17. As the
bill was drawn originally this revi-
sion (was to the eiiect that these
agreements should be made for guar-
anteed returns as nearly as possible
equivalent to the average return for
the three years taken as the prewar
period.
A ‘lContinued on Sixth Page).
Niece Takes Estate of '
- Susan Nichols in Court
Not satliiied with the decree of the
court of probate on the estate 0!
from Princess Bay of Susan W..N_ichols. of Greenfield Hill.
made on December 3. Georgia B.
Wants. of New York, a nelce. has
appealed to the Superior court from
that part of the decree which provides
,f\; the partial distribution of the
finds of the estate to the executors
under the will ."of Susie
Nichols Wolf. of New York.
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May Be Cut—They Are:
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granting‘
Thel
uel , :ireasnrw. Louis Udel-
Iiatih ‘ i1." Attorney llul'lce
Land. The executilre committee cou-
ner. Samuel Ksntor. Harry Goodwin.
Dr. Samuel i‘d. Delta and Wm. K.
Finkler.
Since the British declaration of
November 3rd. 1917. viewing with'
favor the establishment ofua home
land for the Jewish people in the
Holy Land. the Zionist movement has
enjoyed a phenomenal growth. The
purpose of the modern Zionist move-
ment as promulgated in the Basie pro-
gram in August. 18”. twenty years
ago. is “to obtain a publicly recognis-
ed and legally secured hem-e for the
Jewish people in Palestine." The
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illicit it $5,000
IN this till
‘Lamb Dealt the Cards .{u
. Kaiser Was the Goal, Re
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sylvania that they put into operation
a war-time transportation . s
cut State Council of Defense. ”he '
lconierence was attended by Charles
vice-pus" Sam- l up
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(attended by about 30 members. Much
(ed and many progressive plans made
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Fair and contlvlusd cold tsnllbi-
tillll‘r' lllllliil,
immunities
Will Give Camp Devells
6,575, More Men—New
York'Will Send 2.5.21 Ad-
dlfional
l‘ WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—Provost
‘liarshal General Crowder today an-
nounced that the movement of the
All Wanner-rd Distri-
hfifl m 69 UM” Li— flitlzcrefteuts a: men selected in the
We» prrllid I): and domino: ilor “5:3; 27133.5:
Prom , . es on
to February 8|. This will complete
the operatl0n oi the first draft. as all
stain will have furnished their full
quotas.
’ The movement will bring the
strength at the national army up to
the “5,000 men contemplated in the
first draft. The numbers of men
which will be started to the canton-
meats on l'ebruary 23 renown--
Canlp Devons. lines. 8.575; Upton.
bl. 1.4.5“: Dix. bl. 1.7.000; Meade.
Itaryland.’ 6.000: Lee. Virginia. 8.000:
Jackson. South Carolina. 3,383 (no-
moss); Gordon. Georgia. am (no-
rvous); Grant. 111.. 5.000;. Taylor. Kn.
6.3“: Bed”. is... “.9“: Fusion.
.Kan" 2m: Travis. Tea. 1.558; Pike.
- Ark. 1.000 (segues) "
Builds lb tabular portion contri-
. - below to Camp Devens. and Upton,
7 . New York will send to the former
‘ , _ oils.,‘flo mention ls 2.581 men aadfto the latter 4,281 men
made of other one or oil prompts. who were to have gone to Camp Dill.
. ‘ kerosene. but The mason for the change 'is Matt
they, too, probably be put under there is more room for theta at Camp
lcoatrol soon. ' , mas and Upon. West Virginia will
' Wty under the proclamation 1.630 men to Camp Meade in-
is to have-ted is, Hark h Requ- of m“, 0‘ 10 Cum 14'0-
Cali recentlyypamld as chief t”
.of WI sdminlbtntiors on gli-
lvlsio‘n. Licenses must be obtained
before February_ by all‘ man
tnrers and whose gross
salssoiiusle _ ‘ ,
Iridium” ".barrglsa , 1
More drawn by .
Win" hllshes in
Me Dasha list of prefarentsb con~
,sumers who must be supplied in‘the
1order they are given. regardless of
loontracts outstanding. .
(tutu-ed 85.. Twelve)
“Militias .. +
‘ IN 11.3. smilti
Norwellr mile Club none
Annual Meeting at Hotel
Mahacltesn
Wage Earners M
turns This Week—All Fac-
toriesllere Posted
A two color poster is to be dill-
plsyed in all the factoM‘d s! 4118
city by. the collectors of theincome
tax this week. The poster call at-
tention-to the fact that unmarried
men whose net income for the‘ year
of 1m equals or exceeds 81.000. or
any-rage of m.” a week must
file an income tax return. Married
menuwllose income..including that oi
their wife. equals or exceeds $2,000,
bl- an average of $38.46 must also file
an income tax return.
For failure to mgke return on time.
(continued
PICTURE llflllSE IN f
llllllilNfilllN BURNS
roammon. reb. 6.—Flre or
unknown origin. discovered at 3
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{The second annual meeting and elec
ion of officers oi the Norwalk Rifle
.club was held last night in the par
lors oi the Hotel Mahacltemo and Was
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usiness oi importance was transact.
b
for the year.
, The following oliicers were elect-
edzo ,
' President—Frederick ll. Ganung.
, Vice President-James a Baker. Jr.
l ' ' .‘v 31mm" Olmr‘mlmm mee“"dclock this morning inthe Strand
' Agmlts ill New York Gun. Wm‘fla meler- Theatre here. resulted in the almoet
”I“! 11'qu? WW“ “- 3°99“- ' total destruction of the building with
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torney Swann's John Doe p
light on the socalled wide open gamb-
ling conditions in the city. began to-
day.
Simon Kaiser. a builder, who” lives
‘at 8793 Twenty-first avenue. Brooklyn.
'was the first witness. being examined
bv Assistant District Attorney James
.E. Smith.
ilost 85.000 in November. 1917, in a
gambling game operated by a woman
'in an apartment at 53 West 112th
street. .
“A man named Lamb was the deal-
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new YORK. "reb. 5.——Dlstrict At-t
rocéedinslf
which are expected to throw the spot-l
Kaiser testified he hadl
'. mains of
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' . treme cold. threaten totdeieat the plan
. M 1m“ an estimated loss of scam, partly
I“! W” '5 chief ""9 officer “"1 covered by insurance. A fireman.
John itllne. Dr. A. N. cut-item's“! um Schapp. -was iroseu about the
Brownell and B. J. kernel“ asserts-'1”. m neck, and mayenotv recover.
tauts in the order named. , Fire other firemen had ears. noses or
The “WWW! to “"9" " team °‘ fingers frosen. The temperature was
10 men in the National Rifle associa-l eighteen below zero. The am” we".
lion civilian intent“ nil"! hudl'inot extinguished until mid-iorenoou.
.cap match "“9“ 'in start the '99-“ The theatre was used for moving pic-
! ”brunt! ’3 “5 continue t" ture shows and was managed by Roast
endin
(Continued 0a m Twelve)
tllill l2 WEEKS *
Manhunt . A.
I IN [llJAIlANlINE
' ll BE llllllll
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wasulxorox. reb. 5.—liost an-
§.-¥Walting 112 weeks in quarantine
for a chance to be married. three
men of the seasons artillery hurried
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to abandon the Huntley industrial close:
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liking Re; .
Nllllllilli llREMEN
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sens Toward Pension
Fund—Important Matters
Considered
Darien eitlsens assembled in town
meeting last evening. appropriated
as each to the Not-walk and Stam-
ford fire departments for their.jpen-
sion fund. voted to purchase ehough
of the Schltchting corner to widen
and improve that part of Darien. and
appointed a representative commit-
tee to consider the fire needs of the
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10 ill NORlfltiil if, i ’7';
:25 Voted By Darien cut-l
American Artillery f, .
Checks runs of ‘
to Raid American
_es7and Tcutons;
Heavy losses
Mlmflmfll
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Food Question and A
: tude Toward Rmsia ' ”‘
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community.
' The meeting was called to order]
labortly after eight o’cloekria the town'
{hall and the attendance was large con-l
sidering the cold weather. ' Dr. H. 1)..
Hanson was elected chairman of the
indulged in as the business to be tr“...
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Will Be 'lleld Tomorrow
Evening in the First Meth-
odist Episcopal Church
lien who are interestediu the
movement to have the General As-
sembly. which is to be elected neat
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me‘ntls for prohibition. have 'planned a
meeting to be held on Thursday even-
lng. Ill'ebl'ulu'y 7. ill the lecture room of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
on West avenue to consider plans to
secure the nomination and election oi
senators and representatives commit-
ted to the "dry” program The meet-
ing will not be partisan. Republicans,
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der the existing local option law.
Their entrance into the field of state
politics is something wholly new.
Many men who could never become in-
terested in fights over these small po
litical units are now tremendously in
terested in these bigger propositions.
Ratification of the federal amend
ment is proceeding rapidly. Of ten
legislatures which have
since the passage of the amend at
Washington. five oi them have already
MI“ fl HIV“ at!)
Anarchists Surrender
For Prison Penalty
l ATLANTA. 0a.. ll'eh. 5.—Alexander
lBerkman. the newly married
larchist with mums Goldman. and soon
to be incarcerated here. is fastidious.
lie wishes to be known as a “pole
tical prisoner.” and has ‘aslsed that
all his mail be directed to him with
this illuminating sub title.
“When you write to me.” be told
one of his friends. ”address me as
Alexander Berkman. Politcal Pris-
oner, Atlanta. Ga. , '
Just: what prompted lthe itrouble-
some gentleman to make this request
is not known. Evidently he rebels
at th idea of being considered a plain
ordinary Jail-bird. Some of his
friends. however, think that he ha:
asked for this favor ill older to ”kid
the authorities hop-in} that it
"get their posts."
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meeting. Very little discussion was,
acted appeared to be thoroughly um;
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.the Germans suflr‘ed heavy
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fall. promptly ratify the pending feder-i
sl shd state constitutional .mefld"
Democrats and men of other parties.
being interested; Hitherto the "drys"! - ~ . l
have generally confined their efiorts'lthe strike "tnmon m Ge . .
to making individual towns "dry" un-i
, Monday,
{the Central
would -
American troops are ,1
against : the enemy a sec of .
western front northwest or '
Early Monday the American
lery will, a barrage checked , '
that! plans to with the ‘
trench , A . ., Lois?"
ltha langlssrnclt‘lihatnt'hi ‘
myinten toutsea '
fifteen minutes before the
the American artillery £va“ij
centered on ’ with"
Germans word:
tory. to the atta
r
Artillery activity along ‘
merican’ sector ”Ill!" inc §
ble;
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patties.
The Germans have not be
re-occupy the first line't
blown in by the Americana _
during the heavy duel last So a,
day- :fr‘f
The length of the American '. ' ‘
tor and the number of men in 'y _
front line cannot be disclosed. 7
military reasons. Northwest "1"»
Tool the battle line runs '
due east and west from St.
toward the German border.
St. Millie! to Alsace the terrain-1,
hilly with forests here and- "
Mcagre informatidn cones
does not make clear wheth‘erlgr
workmen returned to their .
as their leaders had‘j‘lu
_vised, after threats of ‘fo'rce‘
been issued by thef‘militaryy
critics. Wilhelm Bittinsn. an;
dependent Socialist Deputy in,”
Beichstag, has been sentenced“
confinement in a fortress fo‘i‘t ', _
years by a court-mortial by, . .. ‘
he was tried on charges go
’out of the strike movement. , -
Conferences in' '
.statesmen and military le
,Powe’rs are -
to concern the food-question'-
the probable attitude “ ,
sin and the Ukraine. German;
litical circles feel. a report. >
'that the return to Berlin of .
~eign Ministers von Kueblman
-Czernin, forecasts the b '
the negotiations at Brest- ..
Active fighting between us
manians and the Bolseviki has
. Two Russian divisions
captnetl ' by the Romanians;
also have gone to the aid "
authorities of Bessarabia
the, Bolsheviki. Heavy
n .
is in progress i f
tween the Russimis and the"
malls. .
There has been on my ~
the daily routme' of raids' fl;
tillery duels'in France ll“ .
Entente aviators agamfl have 3,
ed the German W. ,3 _
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