CAMP tutti
sucnvrs IN
. within
ew Arrivals Must Remain
Two Weeks Following
V ination to See it Any-
thing Is the Matter With
Them ~
NWO f0Nli|0NlillS
3 . ANNESIINIIN CAMP
fl,167 Connecticut Men Join-
t, ed the National Army:
; Yesterday
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“CAMP iiu'viazvs. Aver. Maui. Fob
28.~—’I'he Connecticut draft'men. the
luv! 16 per cent. of the first call. ar"
lived here yesterday 1,167 strong The!l
Ilrst contingent o a v ‘
mm Hartfoi-d. rrl e were the
All the recruits were received by
Lieutenant Tait. and ihis crew of
clerks. examined, registered. given
convulsion ill assigned to quar-
item As will all the men of this in ‘
Crl’.‘
ment. the Connecticut men were as-"
Iisned to the depot brigade The men
Will in coin , . V, -
”he. he Bill"... a}; E8fi$tflclu i
l “The Hartford men arrived at camp
at. sbmt- 4 o'clock yesterday after.
, led as easily as a rifle. It does not
gum” In . i no. mg:have to be set up like the Lewis gun,
lur order which has
been estab-‘
Jls ed bore. the men will ‘
go into quar-
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.- PAYS ANNUAL VISIT,
film—12 uuffer, p
.909. Benevolent and, Protective Order:
nf-‘Ellm, was Well atended lust even-
lng. and-much interest was taken in
the annual visitation of If. B. Reidy.
pipflaugatuck. the district
[rand exalted ruler. He witnes
initiation or two candidate
‘Dlimented the officers of
fines of the work. There was also
Domination of ohlcers for the ensu-
,‘5 year. nearly all the stations hav-
ltft two or mo’re candidates for tho
’Jiflim. ' ~ . ' ‘
, The district deputy made an inter-
;esling addresa late in the '
dwelling at length on the aim
:Blks. and. the duty laid out i
by the demands of the war.
ed on even greater fraternal and pit-
ibrxotic npirit‘ be exhibited, and that
all strive to do their utmost to
the government in winning the war.
Following the transaction of busi-
or them
Entered at the “nth Nor-walk Post
Office as Second Class Issuer.
BNOWNINO 00N
ACCININED AS
BESI IN 00010
Congressmen and Military
Experts See Tests of New
Machine Rifle
NEANY NOW F00
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X-Ray Machine at Local
Hospital Useless—Dr. ‘Ar-
thur II. Baldwin Is Taken
to That City
Dr. Arthur H. Baldwin, who was in-
,iured last week in an automobile ac-
‘oident while hurrying to attend a pa-
tient. was taken to the Stamford hos-
pital this afternoon in the Norwallt
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tutti. iui
hospitl ambulance to have an X-ray
photograph taken of his hip, which it
is feared is fractured.
This action would not have been
than i
nihilism
IN iiisim
Governor Marcus N. Hol-
comb Calls For a Setting
of Man Power to Win the
War
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[placed on trial here tomorrow. J. W.
AY. run. 38, 1918
lilVlililN run
I , without
Sentence Atlanta Real Es-
Mayor
tale Agent to Chain Gang.
For Attempted Holdup of '
ATLANTA. Ga., res. 28.—Mrs. Mar-V
Hirsch, accused of an attempt
,to blackmail $500,000 from Asa G.
Mar, Atlanta's filly-seven year
old multimillionaire mayor, \|ill be.
Cook, is local aroma» man, iti-
dicted with Mrs. Hirsch, was convicto;
ed yesterday of a similar charge and'
sentenced to serve a year on the
chain gang and pay a one of 81.000,
!
Without ,
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Stephen Akos Loses His
tutu CHARGES iiiuii ,
HANGES Hit touch is
NEEDS or 000000
is at the Nerwalk hospital could have
,necessary if the X-ray machine which-
Lightest’ of Any Made as],
Can Be Fired Either From 9
Hip or Shoulder
“’AS H l NGTON.
Feb. 28.—-—ln the
opinion of a host of experts who wit- his
nessed yesterday the first demonstra-
tion of the new Browning machine!
rifle and the Browning machine guni
on the Congress Heights rifle range
the United States Army now has ai
weapon superior to any in the world.
To the satisfaction of all observers
it was shown that Yankee ingenuity
once more had stepped in to meet u
heed deve‘ltlped on the battlefield and
had produced a Weapon which would
be used and fired by charging men;
l
,auch was not the code.
been of service to the local institution.
It has been known for some time that
Purchasers Must-Help Mer-
chants in Carrying Out
Needed Refer-i
the journey. Governor Marcus H. Holcomb. in at
istatement issued yesterday, urges the
indoption throughout. Connecticut of
the commercial economy recommends-
All SNNNNIS “PEN its: 70.3%: at”...
NEXT MflNflilé
Defense through the Connecticut
State Council of Defense.“ Governor
. llolcomb's statement follows:
i"To the People of the State of Con-
l necticut:—-
Following the taking of the photo-‘
ph in Stamford. Dr. Baldwin wasE
ugbt back to the ,hospltsl here.|
vlng suffered no bad effects from
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the maximum penalty for the offense. -
' Witnesses for the prosecution in- cm Against the NOI'WIIIK
RA list-hiding Hr. Candler gave testimony; Lock Company
, . to show Mrs. Hirsch. who Mayor. ‘ -—-
mdler llId he hid met Numb he? Compenuuon Commugioner Ed.
charity '0" activities, visited l"- wsrd T. Buckingham yesterday gave
Candler- once ostensibly to distal“ a bearing in Not-walk city ball'in the
,‘case of Stephen Altos against the Nor-
walk Dock Company. Altos claimed
he was entitled to additional com-
Initiation. Last summer while em-
ployed by the defendant company,
'Akos was accidentally hit over the
head and received compensation of
10.50 a week for a certain period.
When this was cut of! he claimed to
$3,000 IN F000
[“81 fRflM All" he deaf. having lost his hearing in
his right ear and this, he said. was
The 10., of furs valued at 53.000 caused by the injury. , In the hearing
was reported u, the Stamford police yesterday Dr. James A'. Meek, an eye
by. w. J, Cumming. .of Nassau. and ear specialist, testified he had
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(Continued on Page Twelve)
All schools in this city will open
chauifeur for Benjamin Hershdeld. I examined All“ and found the deaf-
either sighting from the shoulder orlon Monday morning. the 4th of March
hip, thus having a distinct advantage'ior their regular sessions.
of the ordinary machine gun, which is This announcement was made um.
"Democracy is on trial in the world.South Norwslk trucker. The chauf- “953 due (0 8 Ohmic catarral 0011'
today. America is the mother coon-ileur said he missed the furs at Larch- dltlon 3“(1 in. no ways traumatic. The
try of modern republics. As we ledfmont, N. Y., and that they were lost Claim was dismissed by the commis-
lauantity production basis. is
The aession‘of Norwallr. Lodge, No,l
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sed tbs-i
suand com-',
the exce'll-‘
not so handy, and over the ordinary
rifle. which has no machine fire.
In short the new American weapon
is a machine gun. which can be hand-
but is resdy‘for instant use. Such a
gun has been the‘goal oi gunmnkers
the world over.
But 0o: Gun Approaches it.
Only one other gun has approached
this according to experts. that is the
French Chauchat. which is of the
same general type, although heavier.
But the new Browning gun, soon to
be turned out by the thousandson the
‘flr su- '
(Continued on Page Nine),
CRAFTSMEN HAVE
PINOCHLE PARTY
At the progressive pinoclile, party
-.held by the Craftsmen. last night, in
morning and was the result of} con-Ethe way to freedom, '0 M’ us “'6!
between Norwslli and‘ that town. The 010!"
a.
.will be able to make the 180 day min-
' fereuce of the Board of Education!
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who found that the schools will have
to open that date in order to allow-
Opening on Monday the ,
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imurn in. order to obtain this monev.
It was found that none of the coal
dealers in this thy could supply the
(Continued on Ilgbth Page.) i
COURT REBUKES .
LAWYER ACTING
.IN MURDER CASEi ‘
i
g the life of a:
man is at stake. i would not consider:
your motion," Judge John P. Kellogg'
“If this was not a
se of murd r
In the first degree wh e
in the Superior court yesterday told
Judge N. C. Downs. of Stamford. who
their rooms on Wall street, the teamUmd asked for delay in the trial of
Milne and Wadhams, won by the large!
score of 8.000. After the card play-,
ing, a delicious supper of fried oysters,
,wasyserved and enjoyed by the many
present. The affair was in charge oti
and John Gruelle.
captain A. Wells ingram, survivor ofg
the Submariner] ship "Arabic," had
aid been secured to address the club zit-unprepared,
the case of John Chingos. of Dan-
bury, accused of the murder for the
killing of Abdullar Khougan in that
city August 21 last.
You have
(I unless I
grant this motion we woul
try a man-for his life with his ¢ase
i do not feel we should
.iilllllNENl BASIN
' ' . "It appears that you are counsel!
etching, the entertainment committee, consist- for this man and it was your duty to
5 of the 'ing of C. W. Grai'. Jr,, R. C. Millard, prepare the case whether you had re
. iceived y0ur money or not.
He ”3., The same committee announced that not prepared your case, an
d have tol
erped people does its work it a
struggle for political existence. "
its wastefulness.
world's great
world's great s
We have been the
producer and the.
pendthrift.
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
intuitions
Arthur Eisenstein of New‘York. has
brought suit in the Common Pleas
court against Issac Slegel and Morris
Sachs of Norwalk, for damages of
81,000 for. injuries in an automobile
accident August 19, 1917. Eisenstein
claims a machine driven by Sachs
backed into his motorcycle and he
‘was severely hur’t.
Charles D. Burnes,’ of Greenwich,
Pleas court for 8400' for injuries to
his automobile by a truck owued by
the defendant in a collision on Put's
Hill, February 17, last.
the way to efllclency. if a self - truck passed through Stamford
sues Emiiy' Smith in the Common!
about
'10 -a. m.. Tuesday, en route to New
shod way, no ground work» .of higfiYork. The leaves reported a little
principle may save itAs the ‘derce before 3 p. m. ‘
the city to 0 - » 14,000 or
815,000 state I Math
ools
Goldstein Brothers of Norwalk, were
"Hitherto our country has Menuhin”!!! the Mr!- having dyed them
notorious in the family ‘of nations for,
for ‘a New York concern. One of the
brothers said today that he had no
idea how. the box was lost, but he
assumed that it was jolted oil the
truck. So far as he knew, no suspi-
cion of theft was entertained.
Detective-Sergeant Hunt recovered
he furs yesterday afternoon from a
rs. llloynolds, who lives just this
side of Moutit‘ Vernon. Mrs. Reynolds
told Sergeant Hunt that she saw the
hole of furs fall from the truck. and
called aftbr the driver, who, however,
dld'not hear her. She kept the fare.
intending to notify ,the owners or the
driver of the truck when he returned.
HOTELS TO STATE
HARTFORD. Feb. 28,—Hotels and
restaurants must carry on their menu
ards the number of their bakers as
signed to them by the, baker division
of the United States food administra-
,tion, under a ruling issued yesterday
by the Connecticut division of hotels
and restaurants of the food adminis’
,tratlon. Walter S. Garde. Almon to.
Two suits in which large damages
are claimed for injuries received in
Judd and John Porter. Inasmuch as
ithe licensing order bears upon every
NUMBER OF BAKERS .
brunet Klpness. also of Norwalk.
claimed he has a felon on his thumb
(Continued on Page Twelve)
U. 0. G. C. CARD
PARTY AND DANCE
A social and card party was held
by Old Well Commandery. United
rder of the Golden Cross. in Grand
Army Hall. Washington street, last
evening. The committee in charge
deserves great credit for the enter-
tainment. The in hers were Mrs.
Martha ilcox. rs. Lottie Vayne,
Miss Helen Gedde. and Mrs. H. Lamor.
The entertainment consisted of a
vocal solo by Miss Mary Day; recita-
tion. Miss Marie Lyons; violin solo.
John Budde. accompanied by Mrs.
Martha Wilcox; duet, Miss Helen
Godde, and Miss Mary Day: piano
solo, Mrs. Wilcox.
Cards were enjoyed, the prizes be-
'lng won by Mrs; Lucy Schlitt. Jesse
Brundage, Mrs. John Gibbs, Mrs. M.
Lamar and Mrs. Jesse Brundage.
Refreshments were served and all
present declared they had a line time.
The- next regular meeting
held on Thursday evening. March 7 h,
in the hall formerly occupied by the
lodge in the South Norwalli Trust
Company's building. i All members
are requested to be present.
{the Ukraine.
.. the patriotic entertainment that is m'do such a thing. Forth t reason, and
be held in the Regent theatre on Sim-i
day afternoon. [Captain ingriim is'
iknown as an interesting speaker, andl
will without doubt,. prove one of the
FEDERAL ALLOWANCES best entertainers that Norwalk has
areas Moses P. Hallock, served a de
liclous Hoover lunch."
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T0 DEPENDENTS OF
MEN IN U. S. SERVICE
't The state board of'control has sent
but to the mayors of-the cities of
this state notices in regard to pay-
,snouu to dependents receiving federal
allowances, and separation allow-
ances to dependents of the Untied
pistes. The first notice followa:
i "It is believed that practically all
ideiiondents (especially wives and
‘. phildren) of men in the military ser-
yice of the United States are by this
time in receipt of the customary al-
iotiuent of pay and United States sep-
_ drama allowances provided tor by
if the. federal government. Therefore
payments of full state allowances to
such dependents should not be con-
tinued unless you are‘ convinced that
no federal allowance has been receivo
Continued on fifth page.
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V CONVIC'IS KILL
' GUARD ANDESCAPE
recreation crrv. in... Feb. zs.-—
, R'i lentils. ,guard at the Missouri
State Mano. was killed this morning.
3 Ma- they released, then sealed the
{grin-wills and escaped. .
it. When Jenkins opened the cell door
, not!“ the two convicts to work. they
. ' him to death. They then re-
a companion convict. placed
against the walls and mood
serving sentences of 5 to
(h m muvlcts. who. with a third
ever heard.
His‘talk will be followed by a short
speech ion Thrift Stamps by some
,well-linown Norwalk business mau.’
TWelve reels of pictures, including
five reels of the popular and instruc-
rive Yl‘r' velogue." A fivepiece 0|" jurors had been called, and he sniii‘
chestra will furnish the music.
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FLOUR HOARDERS
AND SUGAR HOGS
BANNED BY LAW‘
HARTFORD, Feb. 28.——Flour must.
not be sold and cannot be bought le-'
gallv after today in quantities greater
than 24 1.2 pounds. according to anj
announcement by Federal Food Ad-'
ministrator Scoville. The new ruling?
supersedes the former one which per-'
mitted sales of 98 pound sacks to.
VIUI'BI dwellers and 49 pound sacks to
.city residents. .Under the new rule
fan'eqnal amountwpound for pound.
imust be purchased of wheat substi-
.tutes. such as corn flour. rice, home
lug. bailey, oatmeal or buckwheat. ‘
' From the number of more or less
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I defined reports sent to the Food Ad- had been accepted by the prosecution. w
that reason alone, I w I continue t
case until the May term of court.’
Judge Kellogg said he would take
up the matter of appointing counsel
for Chingos so the case may be ready
for the next term of court.
When court opened State's Attorney
Cummings announced he was ready to
proceed with the trial of Chlngos,
who was indicted at the September
term of court. An extra panel of 40
be
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the state was ready.
Judge Downs explained he had been
approached by friends of the accused,|
tasked to undertake the defense, andi
a.sum of money had been paid him,
With the promise of more within a few
days. He had not i’eceived any further
sum.
BRAUN IS SENT ,,
TO COUNTY JAIL
automobile accidents Were tiled ”Supine “9mg three bureig of tlour n
terday in the Superior Court one forimonth, the new ruling applied to prac-
810.000 and another for $5.000. itically every restaurant in the state.
' “if“ Finn. 0‘ Norwalk, adminis-l Attention also is called to the ruling
trator uponthe estate of Bartholo,“ the service '0‘ bread in eating
mew Firm. has brought all“ againstimaco. which Was promulgated cailyi
SHORE LINE KICKS
ON UNIFORM RULES
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A uniform system of trafllc rules
Fred Giorchin'o. of Norwalk, claiming‘
$10,000 for the “death of her husband.
who was killed in an accident Nov.
.21 last on the Boston Post road by
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BOSTON STRIKE
APPEARS AVERTED
t
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'in February and which reads as fol-
lows: ‘ ‘ I
"It portion of bread or rolls should;
not consist of more than two sun
A roll should not weigh more than one
ounce. Not more than. two rolls or
two ounces of bread should bu. serve
to any one person at any one meal.
Exception: When bread or rolls ’7'"
imuflim' are maz'c of corn oatmeal r-r
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(it)! in
for all the street railway lines in Can-
vnectlcnt. with the exception of the
Shore Line Electric company, was
dopted yesterday at a hearing before
ithe public utilities commission of rep-
resentatives from all these companies,
rules.
The rules of the different systems
Were gone over in detail, and-iii was
“agreed that rules can be made which,
i ~ . -r - .‘ o
' - but. the portlm- may «OM-a- '4 “In
BOSTON. filth. 28r—Dangu'r 'of a marl» than four, ounces This decs I'll!“ 1:: aggllcglflfigesxge 915L333;
strike by employee of the Boston’s-y. apply to 0th.- 'I."’fll rum-inning :issentlng times was rais ed by the
Elevated Railway. thh has been -——- e resentat'ives of the Shore Line
planned for tonight, was believedto- " "' r p ' , izatlon claims
.. .5 cannons»: DE EXPLOSION Wit? i: .. n...
2a eemen reac e re resena ves
at... a..." KILLS SOLDIER scams; $3.0: autism
ileaders who conducted the negotia-
"tions agreed to recommend at a meet-
HONOLULU.
Feb. 28.——Corporal '
solutely to the rules of the other com'
panics.
FOR SIX MONTHS, his tomb! that "'9 “I“ accent "I? John Simmons. Piedmont. s. (3.. wast rm, mm of me Shore Line, ac.
‘18"!!! "titled “9°" "“1 "‘9 “smamc'instantly killed, Captain Peter Soren-‘cordmgiy, will differ slightly from
of Henry B. Eudlcott. executive man- son and Lieut. W. Hanna were ln'th'ose of the other “a“.
. "I do not think thisyls a case which
calls for a state prison sentence,"
Judge J. P. Kellogg said in the Su-.
per-tor Court in passing upon the case
of Harold Brann. 26 years old. of
Danbury. .'who pleaded guilty to a
charge of manslaughter. The plea
ager of the Massachusetts Commit-
jured seriously. and three other om-'
ice on Public Safety. ‘ ed u ht i i f m the '
l The 8,500 car-men demanded a wage 2:33:33 {Kamd'g‘gfthemsmw EIGHT MEXICAN
increase of four ce is an hour and of M I. gonna“ Barracks. today, . OFFICERS EXECUTED
although Mr. Endlc t declined to an
I
it was —reported a two cent increase
ministration. it is believed that there “an Kellogg ""th Braun ‘0 "' vision f0r a further raise later.
qre many boarders pf wheat flour,
in the state, as well asof sugar. The'
food problem in the state, in the opin-
ion of the Food Administration. is
growing worse.
Wholesale merchants who have met
with Mr. Scovllle have agreed that to-
day's new ruling is necessary and.
some are uigiug that it, be made more
drastic. Mr. ‘ Scovllle ls empowered
.to supervise the distribution
sugar received in the state.
s
s
or all[ ‘
months in the county jail. ,_
Braun was indicted about a year
ago for second degree murder in con-
junction with Dr. George A. Gilbert
of Dunbar-y. for causing the death of
Rose Brsun, wife of the defendant,
through an "1"“ operation. 3"“ and their attorneys. both sides rec this vicinity
was employed on the railroad. sud se-
composted his wife the first tlnie she
visited the physician.
' at Chihuahua City recently after; haw
At conferences yesterday and lar FREIGHTER ASHORE ing been convicted of being membe
night between Mr. Budlcott. Matthew OFF STAMFORD 9! a gang which had been kidnapping fifteen,
'0. Brush. president of the company:
John R. Rssrdon. vicevprosldent of
the Amalgamated I{.Associat of
pix-set and Electric
ognised. according to a statement. It
sued afterward, that the contract be-‘muslcstlon with the vessel is being emerged from a theatre.
said be named at once with pro-‘
The explosion was said to be due to
nounce the terms of the settlement, the ”mm” of 3 “V0 bomb in] box .
supposed to contain dummies.
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pears to be resting on a ledge.
lean Federal slicers were executed
young girls, carrying them away in
d for the purpose of adopting such.
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JUARBZ, Mex., Feb. 28.—Elght Mex-
automobiles and detaining them for
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 28.—A days. according to information receiv-
ilway 3 plays: cosstwise freighter was aground In ed here last night. ’
today. The vessel ap- The prsalce of Abe men was to one v
Com- sells a vouns society on u Ibo Another Spanish ship, the ’Sar-
“"1 M niero,-the sixth have weeks, ii. ,0
tween union and mossy, be operu-iopelml from shore. Thorn was a into the sutomablis and drive away
luvs until May 1, 191’. was notrto be heavy fog last night, which section with her before she could give an
, “t ed this (cream. \ alarm.
modllsd or «macs.
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itiouu .
British Foreign Secretary
Sees No Basis For Peace
in the Speech of Count Von
Hertling
0£NMANY Hill's ' .
aluminium ~
Five American Soldiers
Killed and Sixty Poisoned
From Gas Attack
No basis for peace is found in
the speech of Count vomllertlin‘
by A. .l. Balfour, the British Sec-
retary for Foreign Afleirs. In.
making the,first official reply to .
the German Chancellor in the
House of Commons, he rejected,“ ‘
the German suggestions concern—
ing Belgium and said the Chancel-—
lor’s professed acceptance_ ,. 0L
President Wilson ’s . four pi'inctpl,‘r .'
was only “lip service.”
There was nothing to indicate
diplomatic conversations with the ,
Central Powers in th
frame of mind would! .
ing ace. To an e -
tiatio‘iies unless they would lead to
the righting of the wrongs com-
mitted by Germany would be “the
greatest crime against the future
peace of the. world."
Secretary Balfour declared
Germany changed her policies to
suit her needs, and'that von Herr,
ling oflcred no new proposals.
In their advance into Russia the
Germans are meeting with more
resistance, and apparently they
have been unable to make much
headway toward Petrograd from
Psrov. The Petrograd correspono‘
,.
dent of the Exchange Telegraph ,
Company says the German army
has received orders to stop its ad-
vance into Russia. _
Petrograd was declared to be
the Teuton objective in the north.
will be,Tuesday the Germans made no
progress there or. at least, Berlin-i
reports none, while in the south
the greatest gains were made in
A Gérman attempt-
to take Vitebsk, near the outer
of the front, failed beforeRussian
resistance which forced the snow
my to retire, Petrograd says.
The American sector in France
on Wednesday again was subject-
ed to an attack by gas shells
which had little efiect. Tuesday's", '
two gas attacks caused five deaths
and the poisoning of about sixty
American soldiers. A majority
of those affected by the gas are
not in serious condition. German
airplanes still are active over the
American front, twenty-seven hav-
ing crossed the ~line Wednesday.
Aerial and artillery fighting on
the British and French fronts is
most severe. Eighteen German
airplanes were brought down by'
the French and British guns and
airmen, while Berlin claims I’to
have accounted for fifteen Entents
machines. German airdromes,
railway junctions and other mili-
tary targets continue to be bomb-
ed by Alliedmirmen.
British shipping losses for tho
week show an increase over the
previous period. Eighteen merchc.
antmen, fourteen of more than
1,600 tons, were sunk by submaé.
n rines or mines, as compared with
including twelve of the
large tonnage, the week before.
France and Italy lost no ships of
the large tonnage and France only
easel of less than 1,000'tons.
W‘MMJ
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Norwalk Chronicler