. : Inter-Jaime South Nemlk Poet Office as Glue Matter. Generally Fair Tonight and Wed. W, , .it one at Emergency " Corporatio 3 Plant at" Wilson Point 111 Not rifle Pleasant For a Social 1111111111 1111111111111 ,Repor't to be Made 1111111- :iourned Meeting of Club on Thursday Night .11 was 'aimounced this morning that the Koch club would not open this 51.1 as 11111111111 planned, due to thel (act that advice of officials at the1 ”Emergency Fleet Corporation's yards ‘,‘dt Wilson's Point was to the effect ' that the vicinity of the ship lumber, I t . 3 storage yard would be noxplace for a 3 club this summer. There have been grave doubts since the commandeel 111g of the land at “'11- son's Point.~ whether O'l not the. club would ripen this summer. although plans had been made for the opening of the club on Decoration Day. 1., (Colitinued Qn Page 'rwelve) I 11 111111111111 111111111111 Governor M. ll. Holcomb, of Ccn-' ' ucolicnl. in a proclamtnio't issued to the people of the stale sets aside the wcek commencing Mav 21 11:11 closing May ‘27 as a time fo1 mak'. 11:; (until buttons for the support of tht Ame-12 can lied Croas. urging his people to 10! gonorbue' in their gifts. His proc- ' 1.1111' .1llon follows: 'In the nation-wide ole/1110111 to collect .3100,,000000 for the Strord War Fund of the American Red Cross time has been alloted to the people of this state the privilege and re- sponnlbijity of subscribing $2. 000. 000 «between May 201k and May 27th, the ' period 1101 aside'by the. President of Vthc United States for the purpose of ‘ raising funds to support the work of The Red Cross at home and abroad. "This cause is close. to the hearts of all of us and I earnestly bespeak for (Continued on Page Seven.) REEF/ill] EXPRESS } NREEllEll; lllEA New Y ark-Chicago Flier Smashed at Shodack Land- ing, N. ‘1 SCHODACK LANDING. N. Y., May 114,—The Buffalo Express from New York to Chicago was wrecked here late last night. One fireman was re- ported to have been killed and a large "n‘umber' of passengers more or less seriously injured. One fireman killed. one passenger fa allv injured and eight or ten other passengers more Or less ser .ously in- juled was the lesult of the mock of the Buffalo Express late last night at Scliidack Landing. accmding to the officials of the New York C-E'llll‘dl “811 She was formerly an American, Maud ens, today was sentenced ‘0 thirty The engineer was badly scald- rr- 1:1. (Continued on Page Two) COUNT MINOTTO OUT UNDER BONDS CillCAlGO, May 14.——Connt James Minolta. son-in-law of Louis F. Swift. packer, is out on $50,000 bonds today. as a result of babeas corpus procaed _ jugs following his arrest yesterday on . 111111.11“ 11g 11 dangelous alien. a presidential warrant charging l"‘ The - bonds wele signed by Mr. Swift and 'his attorney. Henry \eeder Stern's: was set for lllay 20 on Judge George A. Carpenter. \ and the J Feder- e i V 11111111 1111111 ll l ;B. Wilson and stall". IS lllSEllNTlNllEll Second District Firemen WillIIave to Listen For E Central Station Bell The fire alarms in the Second Tex- ing District will no longer be sound- ed by the whistle at the South Nor- walk Municipal Electric works—at least not for a time and perhape the whistle will be silenced forever. This was the announcement received by members of Old Well Hook and Lad- der Company at the monthly meeting 11 Central Fire Station, last evening. be reason in “economy.” It takes a lot of coal' and oil to (keep no steam day and night Just to sound an alarm lin case of tire, and the electrical com (Continued On Page lllleven) BATTAllllN llRIllS lN RINSE EllRNlTlllN ERR llllNE EUARR Work to Continue For Rest of Month—Various Units Reviewed Intensive battalion drill order formation has begun by'the Home Guard under orders recently issued by the Military Emergency Boald a1 Hartfmd The work will be ”A- ”4.. \ r in close- .c'arl. ed on during the remainder of this month by the field staff officersl of the Fourth military district. Battalion A, comprisin 2nd Greenvflch com one 01‘ Noroton and Sound Bench. together with the Ambulance company, of Bridgeport were ’nlobllltcd at Field Point Park. Bridgeport, on Sunday at. ternoon under command Of )iajox Samuel K. Thomas. After completing drill and an evening retreat parade they were passed in review before District Commander Colonel (‘lill‘ord Later on Sunday afternoon Ilali- talion B. composed of the 1st. 2nd. and 3rd Stamford companies, and the New. Canaan company, paraded through the principal streets of Stamford to Hallowe’en park where the some pro- cedure as at Greenwich was repeal- e,d under command of Major Donald Nicoll. . Next Sunday Battalion B. in this city. undel Major \l' ecd. will be re- viewed in the same manner, and on the following Sunday Battalion 11.111 Danbul'v, haling the largest number of companies and platoons of any Fourth military district battalion. will: be re\ 1e“ ed 1111111111111 , [INNER lllES ARRllllll' James Gordon’r'Rennett Di- cted‘ Details of New York Publication Many- Years From France BEAULIEIT, France. May 14.— James Gordon Bennett proprietor of the New York Herald, died at 5. 30 o clock this morning. after having been unconscious for two days. Mr. Bennett’s last words before re1 lapsing into unconsciousness were in relation to ills newspaper interests. Mrs. Bennett was with her husband, when he died. , Mr. Bennett was born in New Yor‘k city May 10 18-11. When seventy- three years old. in 1914,1112 married in laris, the Baroness de Renter. widow of George Julius de Renter, a son of the founder of Renter's Limited. a British telegraphic news service. The Baroness was then about fo1ty years old and the mother of two children. Potter, daughter of John Potter of Philadelphia. ' (Continued on Page Four) .p. FOREST FIRE DESTROYS 250 CORDS OF WOOD NEWTOMW. May 14.—About 250 cords of wood the property of the Egan brothers of Hawleyviile. we1e destroyed by fire on Saturday. The. ,fire 11 as stalled by parties who were putting up signs and in order to clear away the brush around the signs they started to burn it, up. In a short time the flames were beyond c0111.. ,The authorities are investigatlng. RATES 0N lllE lllllllllllllS ARE Officials. Estimate 25' Per Cent. Increase on Account of $750,000,000 Additional 'in Wages‘gnd Supplies . Rllllllllllll REPAIRS llRllEREll ill N’Allllll Otficials.Warned Not to Al- low Lines to Become Run Down WASHINGTON, May It.——A'n in- crease of 25 per cent. in freight and passenger retes is indicated in esti- mates of railroad officials, 11 report of which was published here today. The report sets forth that the costs of fuel. wages. equipment and other operating expenses will be from 3611 000. 000 to $750. 000,000 more than last year. Directm General McAdoo' 1-1 advisers have locomonded that rates be in l0 (l0 lllllllill Norwalk Cit 118 Can Reple- dy Condttl By Giving T1me and oney (to Help Families in ' When announc. two! do in Norwalk th‘et'l‘b Wouldn't er Bu- reau Awae soles of child saving United States: went up: “What until after the take up the work 'W Government is not a minute too low in Drelervmglte eldldren. l in .. self same chlld‘ren' who the men who have give-mil will give their lives in title tical conduct of ll plicity of worthy chief causes clean in that any new no son why it should not the little ehlld in the worldfit - 11111111 111111 1111111 1111111 Harrie C. Coburn Exonerat— the very. multi- 7 111er clear ion. . annotation reav . a lumen. I: ‘ W thins ' ”are belt! to .; ALIENS lN NATlllNlll ”l 111111161111 army, In addition to many or. In the one . The result. ’ Cbmmisai creased by approximately this percent age, and it is expected that he will act within the next six weeks and put 1 increases unto effect. Under the rail- loads‘ ac‘t‘; shippers will be permitted to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Finelf‘deciaion will be with the resident. Directomheral 5!" Railroads Mc- ed in The Farmers’ Dairy Company Case All criminal charges against Har- rie C. Coburn. of Bropkllellll until 11 ahortxtime ago president of the Farmers’ Dairy company, have been withdrawn by the directors ofthe company and Mr. Coburn has been completely exonerated of all liability (Continued on Sixth Pane.) SllllA WATER MEN . MUST BE lIEENSEll l llNllER NEW lAWl Sugar Restriction Efiectivel Tomorrow—Only Non-Es-l seniials Are Affected CCDSPS. All the. manufacturers of candy; In theil work as inspectors, these ice cream and soft drinks of this cityl men have in the 033$ been frequently w.ill beginning tonlorl'ou, have to pup |called upon to act as notaries and lchase their sugar on certificates is- “We 800901011 fees for their service. sued by the flood administration In Commissioner Stoeckel recently de- addition to the 1llnnuf11ctul'ers of cided that doing a DONUTS "”0111 Norwaik, that use sugar in their pl'odo‘ "1'33 merely 0'10 0f the duties of an note all soda water fountains willlinspcctor and that fees were not nec- llave to have certificates. essary. Hereafter all persons taking Ice Cream Preferred. examinations will pay the legal ex- To stop llnv apprehension it is learn- lamination fee only. ed that ice cream will be put in mm IDSDBCtOTS have been worked so prefmred class and that all the sugar! hard. some examining no less than will be given to the makers of ice forty applicants in a day that the cream that the food administrator be 'commissloner has decided to PIOVlde lieves is essential and which uses uplthem with clerical assistance when- much of the surplus milk that is rais- lever they deem $0011 "809558152 This led by fat-liters in this state thelebylruling will go into effect soon. encouraging the dalrymen in keeping and increasng their 'dsllel SllllllER IS fill/EN Sll YEARS ERR lllS TAllll Ridiculcd Members of Alberta , can Army and Assorted ' That United States Had l N 0 Business Entering the: l World War l (Continued on Page Twelve) NO MORE NOTARY FEES FOR STATE AUTO INSPECTORS Robbins I}. Stoeckel. commissioner liof motor vehicles for Connecticut. lhas issued orders to the fifteen in- spectors in the employ of the com mission to discontinue accepting fees lint acting as notaries public to per- sons being examined for chauffeur li- Douflg DAY Dollar'Day to coming on Thurs- day, the 16th. The day after to- marrow. Just what day it was, the yellow and black pennants, would not let you forget for very long. There will be many things in the way of attractions. The American Band is to give a concert in Rail. road Square. in front of the Hotel Mahackemo, there will e a prize for the best window an to the general public there will be many. bargains that will fully live up tax the 11 me of bargain. It I - known fact that the word bargain is derived from two words: “bare" and "gain," meaning that there was a ‘barc‘ gain" over the cost of the article to the merchant. The words “bare gain" were too long for our ancestOrs who prompt- iy clipped off the “e” in “bare” and then joined the two words to make one—“bargain." if a merchant buys an article for“ 95 cents and sells it for $1.25 reg. ularly. he is ahead 30 centa‘on the deal, out of which he has to pay a number of other expenses. But when he-buye an article for' 95 cents. and Iella it to you on Thursday for $1.00,,Ithen you may be sure he ie'maklngT“bam gain" and that you are getting a “bar- gain.” l AY ER. Mass, May ll—Ernst Flemtjei of Cambrdgcm aeel'geaut in Companyl F the 301st infantry at Camp Dev vears‘ imprisonment at Fort Jay, N. Y., ‘ for unpatriotic utterances. He was' 111 rested at the cantonmént on March' 26 and tried «by court-.martial Wit- nesses at the trial testified that} Flentje had said President Wilson} was incapable of standing the respon- sibilities put upon him by the war: that this country had no business en- teringthe war and athat Germany could have won if the United States had kept out. Referring to the 7Gthl Diylsion here, witnesses said he del claret! that “if the German army ever ’1an ‘éthis bunch' they would laugh “themselves to deat. Other witnesses 111111 of the sergeant having invited persons to drink with him to the health of the German Etu- and the civil suit brought against him - And if you had forgotten ‘ Alllll Tll BEERNE AMERICAN CITIZENS May Acquire Naturalization Papers Under Act Just Passed ’ W WASHINGTON. May I‘m—In co-op- memion with the army general staff, the naturalization bureau of the de- - .t of labor set in motion yes- .. careful prepared lane to se- - 1 - the one 7 enforcement of the .' raved by President Wilson " oy night which almost imme- .. .. will confer Amerlnen citieen 1111111 open 123, all aliens now in the Wind: in civil life. Through neglect or ignorance of the term of the old naturalization law. y allene now classed as enemies ‘fla to complete the applications be fore the United States com-ti Closed‘ the doors to further pipe-minus u.n~ nor that law. Now those “who meet no test: of e government will be permitted to column their citlhanahip ”Wt ~ (Continued on Page Seven] lllllE ERllSS EUNll RUlillT APPEAlTllAll Send Your Subscriptions to The Sentinel and Give Comfortt to the Siltmt Heroes ‘ It is the desire of the Sentinel that all those who have expressed their 'tn- tentlon to subscribe to the Blue Cross Fund do so during this month so that the campaign in Norwalk may be clos. ed for the present. The remarkable work done by the dogs and horses dur ing the present war entitles them to some of the comforts of life and the Blue Cross Fund work is doing just that thing. Those at the head of the movement are doing a wonderful work and no tbetter-act can be performed by the readers of this paper than to hell come a subscriber 01 this worthy ob-- Ject. Dog Warden Thomas F. Walsh in- formed the Sentinel reporter this morning that the young man that rev? ceived the 525 reward recently from owner of lost dog is to be commended highly for the noble patriotic spirit he i (Continued on Page Four) 11111111111113 111111111111111 The campaign for the Second Red Cross War Fund Drive has already been successfully launched. Tile com— nllttee have had several meetings. at which, all members were present and all entered into the work with 1111 reserved enthusiasm. The committee have lplan of the Norwalk Liberty Loan 1Committee in‘ its. general features This plan which was used in the Third :leerty Loan Drive demonstrated its qualifications for obtaining results. adopted the (Continued on Page Four.) sDAY NURSERY IS The regular-monthly mafing of the Norwalk Day Nursery was held at the home of Mrs Christi an Swattz, on .West av.enue y'estelday morning, at lwbich time the teport of the matron of the home was for the past nlontb lreceived Tile total attendance for 'the month of April was 222, of which lthe highest daily attendance was 18, and the lowest was 6. l A rummage sale to be held to the lvacant store in the old Central Food lcompany block at the corner of Rail- ;road avenue and West Washington vstrec‘t. has been planned for the 24th ” [111111 25th of this month. Anyone hav- ing any clothing or other articles that could be sold at this time are request- ed to contribute, them. Announce ments will be made as to where they can be left. at a later date. The subscription cards that have been sent out have been received and :thanke are given to those people who contributed toys, groceries, fruit, vege~ tables,, etc etc. Anyone having any ‘vegetables that they ,‘would like to send in are told that they would be peror. Flentie denied the charges. . ,greatly appreciated. ‘ Ell M 111111 111 11111 111 ill 1111111 101 111111 } 111111 0111111111101 211 3511111 1"" 11111111 11111 " i 1111111111111 Do Little Damage Pro-German Postmaster Is 11111111111111 _ _ 1W... 111111111111 . , Italians Throwing Back Re- 2.21.111? 11.1.2. 1.1111113: noted Austrian Attempts v ericen citizenship papers they were .~ cancelled yesterday by - the federal t0 Regain the SUNRISE; Of“ the Mountains court, here. Wursterharth. who ac- cording to Witnesses had refused to buy Liberty bonds, or contribute to Red Cross or Knights of Columbus funds was recently removed as post- master at Lakeview, where he lives because of alleged proGerman sym- pathiee. "it seems," United States Judge Haight said today, "that the conclu- Committed as they are, to a con. tinuation of heavy fighting on the w cstet 11 front, the Gel-inane appar- cntly are taking their full time her” fore beginning another forward operation on the line from Soie» 111011 is irresistible that at the time he took the oath of renunciation he did so with a mental reservation as to sons north to the Belgian coast In two weeks the enemy has made only one determined attack, and , and former State Deputy William Mul . ligan, both of Connecticut. have arriv- THANKFUL FOR GIFTS: the country of his birth and retained toward that country on allegiance which the laws of his country requir- ed him to renounce." this was repulsed by the Allied forces southwest of Yang... Along the vital sectors cf the sa- licnts driven by the Germans since March 21.1hc enemy. utilitryMn been active but there .are .. signs of rcnew ed infantry activity ill strel lt'lll. North of Kemmel, around Scrre, on the line between 1.111.111.1111 1,,1117111 1111,, But $25, 000, 000 Wlll Be Re-lacross the. 5011111111 and on the t quired for the Year Begin. French sector immediately south, ning July lSt the Gelmnn big; guns are hurling itllousllnds of shells into the Allied M 14,—- atriotic‘ac- positions. “Jag“ggg‘ descfibed m iepms and: Allied ailnlen the taking advan- recommendations at the twenty 111111 tage of every Opportunity to in- convention of the Knights of Columbus ‘vadc enemy terrtorv.Mn11y more .’ here t(“333’- 0“ the 00‘9“ Side Of ”le'tons of bombs have been dropped Atlantic Ocean, me Supreme Chaplain 011 important railway centers and"- 0! the order. the Rev. P J \lculvney lother military targets behind the 'Gcrnlan lines in Flanders and Pi... , ed to take active management of lor- eurdv. 111 aerial fighting the Brit- "t (Continued on Page Four.) (continued On Page Six) 8‘8“ war work» the "lone" 1'01" “MC“ ish have brought down six more 233135;“ raised by the Council/sin ““3 icnenly machines While British The convention wag, opened bra naval airmen bomb the Germans' submarine bases at Zcebruge and. Ostelld. army fliers continue the aerial lnnnbardncnt of Bruges. .._ ..Wcst of Montdidier in Picardy,. EHILBREN [IF MARY land northwest of T0111 America’s" artillerynlen are hal't'assing the ltletmalls with a heavy fire. Con- EIVE A SHCIALlsidelable damage is believed t0 lllme been caused on both sectors, The announcement from Ottawa. rhA large nturfilbel' 9;?019ngllleisegl‘otf that the American army was not [llleclglessifglgt ailgin&lew11‘gtefis 11:11 to be employ ed fully against the staged by Miss Bewe Hdmumn 0f Germans until it was a complete this city, given at the Children of St orvllnization. it is declared n1 Leu- “811‘ 5 social at St. Josephs hall latst don, was due to an error, which evening has been corrected. _ The social was given for the 11er L . l a] . members of the society. the Red Cross 1‘9.‘ fl" “1“" tontmucs 111. the workers and the friends of the church Monte Como region south of- and society Miss Hamilton desel'veslAsilmo 11 1111 the Italians throwing much pralSe for the work that she did back repeated Austrian efforts to in;g:n;lcgigggt$i§1(ttheeplSIvling was a:- iregain the summit of the mountain. follows: —- ,wElscuh ere on the Italian 110111; the Ove1tu1e—Heleu Boyce, Rose Robl artillery ducl goes on, but there. chaud. are no indications that the chem The Noblcst °f UM" ams Hemme" is real l\ to start his heralded at." In One Act. , cnnntcrnlns. “1101\- Mrs. Evans Widowed .iother of MlCll- l PARTS 11.7111 14 —Scrgednt lI‘rallk TJ. Bayl'ls, of the “Stork” Escadrillc, has broughtL dowu an othc1 German machine, the eighth to his cledit since Febuary 19. T11 serg cont :5 home. is in NcWBe‘d fold, Mass. llc formerly so, in the American Itield Ambulo. Contribution Through the Réd Cross :. 5"“ “TERM” 14'1918'. PARIS, May 14. wHeavy 111111 " Blue or?” Fund, N lery fitrhtin" in the Champagne: ' City ~ 1eportcd in today a official state l..Gentlemen:—— ment. ~ Herewith find enclosed 15- 001 . LONDON, May 11.41.1111. 111 Ioontrtbutedtothe Blue 01'0“ by tillerv fire was violent last nigh,- .raIrvmg Vermilyeal “240030011111 ill the Somme and Ancre sector's Street, City, and handed in to . this office. .. ' Very truly yours, RED CROSS WAR FUND COMMITTEE J. Wood. British casualties reported" “he: s 1 week ending today is 41 ,612,“Y rollin-
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