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loll sullllill 0Vlll iNGlAiiii
Senator Reed Presents thelNo Butter, Margarine or
i~Sonate Sub-Committee on Meat Can Be Bought
0 Without Cards By More
l ' Egfigfigzfixfl 3 Then Ten Million Persons
in E IN lesuills liltil =
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Recent Closing of Industriesy'New Scheme Accepted Wl
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i Done to Let Officials Out By Many l
’ 0f Dilemma LONDON. Etch. 26.—The compul-
, isory rationing of meat. butter and
if' WASHINGTON. Feb. 26,—Respon- margarine to the populace, from the
film for the coal shortage was plac-’ King to the humblest citizen. began
23‘ squarely 0" "'9 “9' Adn‘lllhiler-today in London and some of the
. on by 323“" Reed, of Missouri. {o’countiea of England aggregating more
Aorta a statement of facts Bubmil"than ten million persons, in four
'5“ t0 We Senate subcommittee on 'weeks the rationing of meat will he»
'nsoufscinrera as a basis for a NWT! come general through out. the country.
fof its recent investigation of the fuel and four or five weeks later a na-
Dilution. Senator Reed's statement tionai rationing scheme, which can be
,yns not the report of the sub-commit- applied as the necessity mm to any
.tee which investigated the Food and staple foodstuufl. also will be opera-
im Administmtons. but a statement We. '
.01” individual ”WWW” 0“ ”‘9; The departure is described aspar-
W ' shape the greatest social revolution in
L ‘ W, 3°“ existing in ”"3 “03' ‘the history of England. The people
hush .
alive pine
Annulment 'Q‘d' “m“St‘accepted it without complaint. and in
1ho omefd€u£.gielnzb:f:o:tiadwgl if: many cases welcomed it as ending
Mat shortage of ma most disastr’oua the necessityior standing in lines
,. X ,, _ at markets and stores awaiting their
what-actor. ituin, rich and poor alike. to secure.
2.,m‘mnues Senator Reed said u - . I
orb ” d, be an Immediate ail-3w” 9" ' ' m
5 . fif‘prlces and contracts No one from today will be able
. .buy butter. margarine. or meat with‘
'flidl Will be allowed to leplnce "9" out cards. 0n the meat cards there
not coal contracts. of which virtually are four coupons for each week. of
P" terminate April 1' » which only three may be used in the
«'i The statement also mitocated the purchase of butchers' meats. such as
, nnouncement of a fixed time in which .
the business world may safelv adjust beef, mutton and pork",°f.k‘l‘!"fh 5::
died! to the new contracts and ndd-‘Mlomm':e per person "3 ’ a
l . ‘ .and a quarter [mums and for children
_ ‘nnder 10 («ears of age ten ounces.
The, butter or, margarine ractlon is
four ounces per person weekly.
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iiiiuiiililimi until Hliiili
flmfjflcnls'fli llltl will liill
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Need Much Furniture For Mayor Wilson, of'Bridge-
l Convalescent Homes i port, and Miss Murray, of
. . , ‘ Guilford, Greeted by En-
, The. patriotic task of making 21m] , thusiastic Alldiéllce
;- 4"'it is plain. the prices allowed to
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helpingto design the‘ furniture tr: be:
-in the convales'elt homes.
whichrthe American Roi Cross pit»!
hoses to build at army cat-implants, is
' ’ to be assicned to boys in the,
nasal training classes of. the schools.
.- [call has been sent out by the At-
3Ianiic Division headqua-ters to all
whapter School Committees in New
, och. New Jersey and (‘cnnrczicut
asking them to. list-the.schmls and
‘thenumber of pupils in their teititol'y
" be are competent ,to help in this
. orb. Commissioners of education in
‘ e three States have been asked to
rChamomile with the Red Cross and to
nddlse it in allotting the worn to the.
A packed house greeted Mayor Clif.
ford B. Wilson. of Bridgeport. 'and
Miss Grace N. Murray. of Guilford,
the principal speakers at the big
patriotic War Rally which has held
The Darien Home Guards' command-
ed by Captain Wheeler. attended the
rally 'in uniform. as did the Noroton
company. under command of Captain
*‘Belden. The burden Liberty chorus
made its first public appearance and
Stanley C. Whitney. their able direc-
tor, should be-complimented upon the
fine showing they made. The Darien
War Bureau deserves much credit for
procuring the services of such gifted
speakers and for the fine kogrjlm
they presented. Dr. Harry S. Han-
son. who is chairman of the local
committee on War Savings and Thrift
Stamps, acted as chairman and intro
duced the speakers.
Rev. George B. Ogden opened the
rally with a short prayer.
i This was followed by the singing of
.the National Anthem by the entire
- s.
'.“in the jurisdiction of, ill: Atlantic
Division there are three canionmcnts,
Camp‘Upton. Camp Di: and (limp
‘Ier'ritt. Work .Wili be EtlTiC'J them
In the immediate future on tie cr-n-
l’illoscont homes which are to be mill-
Id? Cross Houses. School children
,wlll -bo asked to busy themselves at
(moo in preparing designs for furni-
ture. ~
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o NSOUTHERN R. R.’ OPEN EVENINGS
COLUIBIA. S. (2., Feb. 26.—Ten
ville branch
ht: .
4M dead and injured were on will! that
was telescoped half
_ Ks wooden on ahead. tended until Ari! 1st.
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“signify"
in the Darien Town Hall last evenings
Thomas A. O'Keefe. internal Rev-
,ersons were killed outright. two died enue man. in charge of the income
”anyone; and between 25 and 35 Tax office here. announced todayt'hat
, all were more or less seriously in- he would be at his rooms at the City
in a ”attend collision of two .Hnll Wednesday. iThursday. Friday
on the columbia- and Saturday evenings of this week.
, of theSouthern luntil 9 o'clock. tor the purpose of
' at 8:30. yesterday afternoonuhelping those people who have not al-
" host's station 6 1-2 miles from ready filled in their income tax re-
' itnrns. This is possibly the last'bppor:
anyone in this district
shitting still and ammo qul have to make these returns with
occupying a amok- the/raid of. Mr.'0'Keefe or any other
time for filing returns but been ex. dent of the
liENfiiEil Pillliiiillil
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Well-Known Army Men,
Now in France, Has Resi-
dence on Rock Ridge
Drive, South Norwalk
Captain Frederick L. Dengler. of
South Norwaik. has been advanced
from his former rank of captain to
that of Major. Major Dongler is at
the headquarters of the American Es-
peditionary farces, intelligence Sec-
tion, General Staff. “somewhere in
France." and his many friends here
will be glad to hear of his advance-
ment. Major Dengler became well-
known during his residence of several
years here, during which time he was
inspecting ofilcer of the Coast Artil-
lery Corps. and frequently visited the
local Armory in this capacity. Word
has been received from his recently.
sttaing that he is much intelested in
his work in France. in I)“ he
writes:—
“i am at general headdlartd; spin
very interesting work. which while it
may not be quite as satisfactory as‘
duty with troops is quite as valuable
a contribution to the final result
“it is particularly gratifying to us
over here to learn of the fine spirit
animating the country as a whole.
And the manner in which all appear
t oregard the war. The effect of this
factor on us as well as on the enemy
will no doubt be very great."
Hills ll illlllllil
PilllSEiJ_Ul_iiiN NEXT
New York Surrogate Intends
- to Giv .,-tbe . or Will
. Very areful A tion
Surrogate Fowler of the Surro
gate’s Court f‘ New York County,
yesterday gave , boson ,& McEachen.
attorneys who hive heed representing
Miss Edith Ranger in her aitem t to
upset the will of (her brother,“ enry
W. Ranger. artist. three daysiil which
to file affidavit. setting forth their
part in the now famous case. ‘
The Surrogate also stated that he
intended to give the case his "very
careful attention." in order toydecide
what further action he may take. Al-
though he said nothing about ctimiuv .
at prosecution. this remark was in-
terpreted by the lawyers present as
meaning/that he would decide. when ,
the affidavits were filed. whether he
would ask the District Attorney to
take a hand in the matter.
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GOES TO NEW YORK -
LOOKING FOR FELICE '11;
As yet. there is no trace of George’bul'l. Germany.-during the early part.
Felice. the murderer of Joseph Quat- of the-European war. and. after the:
tone although the police are still German occupation of Warsaw he was,
working very hard on the‘trail. pblllpltrmierred to that city. . After the
Fume, a neighbor of the deceased, has' United States entered the war, he was
just come back from a trip to New ”“3
York, where he interviewed the boy's therenntil December.
mother, who is very ill' in that city,
but his efforts met with no success
He is confident, however. that she 198- ills experience ,
knows something of- his whereabouts.i'3"'°m countries was ‘ mighty in-
and his wife departed to the citv~to-! “"93““ "‘9'
day on a like mission, believing that‘
she can obtain'the desired information young woman while abroad.
where her husband failed. The theorth
that he had remained around t‘
scene of his crime seems to have been 9”." ”M ”'5 1“va “1
shattered. although some of the neigh
bors still cum; to that idea. Mr. Fumo
ultimate ar-
rest. and most of the neighbors are
inclined to agree with him. although
many are inclined to believe thathe
confidently predicts his
has fied far away from the scene.
NATIONAL LABOR
POLICY ADVOCATED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.—A nation-
al labor policy. planned for the dura~
tion of the war and backed. if neces-‘
sary. with special legislation. is being
considered by the representatives of
capital and of labor who continued
.today a series of conferences arrang-
ed at the request of the Government.
The conferces will meet daily and
probably for several weeks.
an agreement designed to preven
duction of materials.
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"If".
president “the Nachinists' UBIGI. I
of a steel car. the internal Revenue man. although the 'tal'o the place or J.‘ ”Franklin. presi-
When.
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able to serve an Ilium-mew.
' gressman Thomas Reilly, and until re«"
Secretary «Wilson- speaking-v at the
opening session of the conference yes-
terday, said it is necessary to reach
strikes and to assure a maximum pro- Patriotic Songs—Liberty Chorus.
necessary to
maintain the American forces in
Representatives of the workers nam-
ed William Johnson. of Washington.
whowashav
”Algmmgmlcmm culicnlol Sill cll-
W Hill incl oil it llswssn
°‘ “" 0NPRES.Wl180N’SPRINCIPlE8v.
WAVES 8i0iill
Billlll SHIP
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April, and May Not Bel
Home For Easter I
be sent abroad belore early 'next sum-
mer.
Mr. Stapleton is under orders the
same as the troops. and while he
wishes to go abroad as soon as he
Scan, he has informed Mrs. Stapleton
that it may be that he will remain cans
here for six months before being sent .___.___.
M. Some of the men are sentl. COPENHAGEN. Feb. 26,—The Span-
abroad when they have had but threeiish Steamship igots Mendl, with a
. it is not liker that fix. 130:1“ Stall: 42—— 1— 1 I A .. [s
FortY'Four 0f “I! Pwn'l'gggewlgduocdéch, wtho argon. SPANlSH STEAMSHIP com . 0‘ rbitration
' ers and Crew of the Red."m " “8““ in Y- M- C- A Ladflnxifllld AlltheStates
l 8 ., Triangle work at Camp McClellan. , , Concerned , Must A
Clem Liner Flofllel Tell'Anniaton, Ala! will :0 “12:?“ faith:- lfifl'lz MEan ASHflR i . l . 3' ll’ , -
of Exocriences 1153.332 mi. innit; .32. not i V0“ "mu“! C "m? i.
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Captured by the Germansl
and Contained a Number
of Prisoners, Two Ameri-
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Thirty-Two of nine Res-
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months training. and some when they‘German prize crew from the Pacific‘ '
i cued W in tbs‘Wire- have had six months, it is according‘ocean on board. is asbore,near,tbe: tons and “Pan May Inter-
; I I 'io the responsibility of the work that. Shaw Lighthouse. Two of the pris-. YCIIC SOOII
they are to undertake on the other open; aboard are Americans.
aide. ‘ The prisoners on the igotz-Mondi ‘ ,
As to Igtber or not he u‘rllll return {giro tnkt;n its? on; ships; which nu l(iucrinéiny. throuth he: (han—
. heme int e for Easter as o exiled-t en sun . vera o e prisoners ce or lount von ert in cc
1331,: 25.2395, 323:: $3.5m: ed when he left this city. Mr. Staple-,had been aboard the vessel for eight clares' a general peace can b8; dig ,
frocks of Broad Cove not far (mm-ton is in doubt. vsually before being months while she cruised in the Pa- cussed on the basis of the four
‘Cnpe Race. Meanwhile forty‘four oilfil’m abroad the men are allowed to elite Ocean. .. 4.“.l .‘ . l l 'd l b
[the passengers and crew brought herelc‘m‘e home for a brief furlough and. Twenty-two persons. including nine Fungi) ‘35 3'_ down. recent y Y
(yesterday by the rescue ghlps told o'iwhen “1|li furious“ i! received it isfs'omen. two children and two Ameri- President Wilson. yHowever, the
the honor of their twenty‘l‘ hourilithI’; ‘11:: Mr. dSlnpleton will leal'eicnns 1::Ve glaeeh lauded by ‘ “remit (‘han‘ienor's acceptance “'88 fol-
- . _-.s any a erwar s. , vrom e . aw. . .
”8“ home he?“ Newfoundland fish One thing that Mr. Stapleton is vervl The Danish authorities have intern-“0“ 9‘! b" the statement that the
:‘rl‘ngfinbnge a k ‘0 get them off m“grateful for is the fact that over 100'ed the German commander of meiprtilciples must be recognlzed .by . '
. Search “'0“ the coast near where packages of books, magazines and Oih-i‘lgotg-Mendi. The German prise crew.“ll states and PEOPlesi Vhwh? ' '
interesting matter have been sent refused to leave the ship. \ istage. he said, had [not yet been
th Florize ‘9'
onea voyagc: figichmsguggaymfizwgf t to him by Norwalit people and he tel There has been an epidemic of beri-ireached. _
A court of arbitration is ladi-
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and New York. was prosecuted with also deeply grateful for the very kind.”beri and scurvy on board the vessel.
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(vigor to recover bodies of the 02 per- act °' the Walk °' C..Whi°l| M” F”. ' - v - -
n... m lost mud"... lathe n... loom n... 1" rem it" 93:"th consuls n. ADAMS 3:5; 3;; al.3313393,; Kati??? .
:33; bodies :ngl-ezi 2:13;: iflné’li “9 WI "I" "‘ ‘5' “W “‘m' "‘9 PASSES AWAY lprejudiced :fiuat . Gagging, . ' "
KofC.menandtth.M.C.A.ms-n ' I.‘ . .
|work hand in hand tugether, and thatl Charles Henry Adams. a .well-,;‘{hl?h decline}! h t ‘ ,.-......
the chaplain. a Roman Cathotic priestiknown citizen. who for many years ,9 "mm“ l f“ t 9 1| 9” .03“ '
together with a Hebrew rabbi and him-thus resided on Grove street, South aims were still unwilstlc nlo
gel! work in perfect harmony togeth-{Norwalh died yesterday afternoon though admitting that the resi-
er, doing what work they can evenlafter along illness. He was the son dent '5 lnessage is a "small step"
to organizing Bible classes. There are of William Chapel and Maria Whit-
it was found some of those‘on board
the vessel were alive all efforts were
turned toward saving them. ‘
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' no sectarian classes or distinctions in’ney Adams, one of Norwalk's oldest:toward peace; . _ “5‘
a ' » the camps .which is one thing that'families. Mr. Adams was born in Nor-l Chancellor von Hertilng vowed ,5.”
astmliahéa many when they first come walk. January 28th. 1849. and spent no great change in Germany’s .1- .3. .
to these camps. his entire life in this city. He was “de toward'the questions which "2.3;!
3:333:13 gzzhzngt‘ogetégnpi’ C',tlie Entente statesmen have declar-
[mulbu'ry Lodge. New England order ed to be fundamental. He did not
'of Protection. Charter Oak Lodge. 1. go into great detail concernin‘g._l:..
0. 0. F" of Hartford. middle“ Of Gemwy’s condua toward Prai- '
'L‘b‘my' Lindon! “We" ”"1“ 5‘" dent Wilson’s proposals. .' The ab'
United American Mechanics, of which - . .
he has been state secretary for over Ject surrender 0‘ Russ“. as 310“
I'thirty years. He was charter mem- "d inns lending to De 09 on the
.her of Lincoln Council of South Nor- eastern front, and a hint wan _
walk. |and "I: secretary [311:0 “it; thrown out to the Belgian govern- ; .. -
formaton. e “5 ma" n 7 ment to enter into so arate nego. '
to "My Emu“ Remen’ 0' Hunting- tiations with Germany}? The prob-
lliluljilllltls
iFormeri
Magdenbung, Later at
[Stockholm-:Raider’s Vic-
,tiin Had Reilly Button-—
Carried it With Hi After
Capture By and scape
From Germans
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_ a h first C3“ For Reveille: $31633: Simona $331 danz‘lem of Alsace-Lorraine continues
“ '" Reilly. '°“ °' former 0”" Sounded at 5:15 Instead 0f 00., in Stamford. He leaves besidesto be held as haying no .
intents- 3 f
his wife one daughter. Mrs. Berthaifiona) aspect.
btitenfgfh'fihgidv‘gdfghgfi?".33:t Meanwhile, although Russia is
g.bnulten. N. 1.. one sister, Miss Carrie ready to concllfld; peace, the Ten-
m made to the M. Adams, of Norwalk. .one brother, ton conquest 0 er errltory‘goes :- f
illitfii‘nlfdfidmiit this camp. 5"“ W. Adam: 0' “WOW (”“0- :on apparently unimpeded. Reva], _;
The first call for reveille has been at: himiyhdlenfeflcflczdlvletriad 3,231 the Russian naval base on‘ the.
25155;!!!"0m5d12: fails 1:, actreBac‘t' nesday afternoon. at 3 o'clock. Rev. southern coast of.the 0‘3" 0f Fin:
d . ed {”1“ “ “um “mg," 'the mSflJom' Greenlenf Oakley, officiating. land, and Pskov, 175 miles soutlio ,
“whehel'lh; “reign?! f1: igeille {ins soundéd at 5:15ifi'he remains "“1 be ““9“ in the “’9“ 0f P31081163 have been 06- ' .
igned from the service and returned in the morning while the close of then“? “tmvg'hdexcimfileg bjnmgi‘; cnpled. The rapid German ad— g .
where he .is new iiv-‘iday’s work was sounded at retreat.“ ”9° 0" e "c I be an d? th vance continues along‘ the, line
in or near the'at 5'30 p In ' ' icmnm'tm "mm W" "a n e southward especially in voihynio '.
' his ' 'i siml a change ahapel at Riverside cemetery and be , .
The c "e 5 p y conducted by the United Order of Am- and the Ukraine. _ _ . .
In Siberia the situation is very ' , '=_ 5‘
serious and Japan is reported to. r 1‘
ifrom winter to summer time. The
Mr. Reilly married a talented Polish coming of spring and the lengthen- ericnn Mechanics. Funeral by auto-
be preparing to intervene there“. 1 9
very soon. The non-Bolshevik .‘,_ .
and they ing of the days warrants the change mobile cones?-
forces there have to contend not
ave an infant son. ‘to the earlier hours- Until the pastiREPUBLICANS MEET
NEW CHAIRMAN
only with the Bolsheviki, but also
against released Anstro-German
“Shortly after i had gone to Swed-ling revelile while it: was still dark.
WASHINGTON. i-‘eb. 26.—Chairman
risoners.
'33 called byzand darkness was gathering again,|
when retreat was sounded. Little or
'Hays of the Republican National Com-
mittee, came here today to meet par- P ' _ .
The activity on the western bat- .
he leadcf- tlefronts still is confined to raids, ~.
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' ity leaders at the Capitol for the first
FFRAGE LEADERS time since his elevation to ,t l
m" and ‘9“ ‘° 1’”an “m" “’5" artillery duels and aerial fightmgs' ' .
harmony between the National Com- and bombing. There has been an
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mm" “d we Gammon“ com increase in the raiding operations'
A special sufi'rage meeting to talk‘mmee’ . ' .
over present conditions was held at The latter for some time has work- along the vae mm, In Italy, but
The following promm has been air-"he iflmlllon 0' MI'I- “He'll“.ed independently of the National no change in pmifiom has 0cm.
ranged for the big War Rally in the 9'81“. at her house 1991"“? “ner'JCommlt'tee Land there is some dis- red. The artillerv duel in ._ the
Regent theatre tonight at 8 o'clock. :noon at three O'clock Mi" Devil“ sent to the plan. Representative American “em, in France “in i.
Opening prayer—Rel limes! 1". Mc- Seldenv 0‘ Em Riven Conn-v Suleiwmb. of Iowa. chairman of the Con- ,
.Gregor. of the First Congregational Organiser. and Miss Grace N. Murray. grosslonal Committee, . is understood intense. '
Church. Narwslk. '01 Guilford, “WW organizer. '9"! 'to favor continuing sedsrate eflort. ‘ Another German wander, the
Patriotic songs-'leerty chorus. present to speak to the 18.809 and lot An informal reception to Chairman Wolf, 11“ arrived in port of“?
Address—line Grace hi. Murray, of advise With the members. They are Rays will be given tonight by the Re- harassing Entente merchant 'm
Guilford, on "Woman's Work in the ignluvlvflmen do; «racetixotnal 318T: publicans in Congress. aels in the Atlantic Indian M
is an rem - A —— . '
w“ . a y y Pacific Oceans. The total number
Patriotic songs—Liberty Chm "mm“ ‘° “9" “'° W W" “m BRITISH FREiGHTER or vessels destroyed by the war
Six reels of hiovlng Pictures—Vivian‘concernlng the exact status of the
liartin in “The Sunset Trail." Eeause in uni own State and through! PHILADELPHIA SUNK'h“ not been disclosed, but the la-
' of eleven, three of them American,
Address—lion. Herbert Knox Smith, outage trnntrtyt. 1:0 Ion; 120.2”: .1 n h
of Hartford. on ”Hie Great War." ,It e III or a I 0}! I I ‘ NEW YORK. Feb. 26.—'l'lie l'ltis ,' . ,
the United sum will enfranchlse lief 1mm "um“, numb“. a. 3n the Indian and Pacific Ocean;-
Benedlctlon—Rev. Thomas 1. Plan, of women. but the immediate question 5.1” gross tons. owned 1,, the for is assumed by the British Adm to
St. ""75 “m5- ’0' Connecticut " “9“!" 3"” '1“ land Line. has been sunk by a sub alty tobedue to her acimtlem -
Every citisen of Norwaik should at- be among those present when the marine. 3‘. left [me with ctrso '0, Unable to break the British cor-
tend this rally. as speeches of unusual vote on the National Amendment 'Brltlsb Port! on February 11 and w" don around the North 8“ "’0'
type and Interest will be given. line comes up in the Senate or whether torpedoed about February fl. Wolf , into the Aust .-
blurray has no pier as a woman plat- she will later be forced through that; N." .1 m. nmflwhv, you was slipped .. ' mm- W
form spanner in Norwalk. and In. ratification by as other States of them” (my in marine . mm portof Pole, on the Adriatic. it
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26.—An addition of one hour and
cently in the United States consular
service, made an address in the Ma-
tlc theatre. Hartford, Sunday:
r. Reilly was vice-consul at Magde.
to Stockholm.
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