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3 ”Parties Interesed
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, .Gasolcne Tanks, Registrars’
. Salaries and-Title to‘Calf i
: Pasture Beach Goes Over.
‘. Avery quiet time. together with
the report of the bridge committee.
and a number of other reports re-
ceived marked the May meeting of. the
Zbltérwalk Common Council last even.
an _
Residents along East Washington
street. Fort street and Seaview avenue
were ordered to lay sidewalks of a
coup-lie. width and height prescribed
,on [map on file at tine city engineer's
office, within sixty days of last night's
meeting, or before July 15th.
~ invitation from the Memorial
Day committee to participate in the
Memorial Day parade at 9 a. m., was
received and accented. A similar in.
- .vitation has been sent to the firemen
and the policemen and will be accept-
i
mentioned On. Page Six) . ,
'. THE lillllillNllENl
" .1
~. BO Liberally of Liberty
light
iBonds, War Savings and.
. Z‘I‘hrift Stamps, and Have
$1,200 in SerVice in This
‘ State
iWATERBURY. Conn. May 15.——The
necessity of supporting the govern-
ment in every way in the prosecution
of 'lhe .war was emphasized by Grand
Master George M. Chapman in his re-
port. to the annual session of ,the
Grand Lodge of Connecticut, inde-
pendent Order of Odd Fellows here to-
dity. He spoke of the work which the
order had done in furthering the food
conservation program of the govern-
i
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Illilui. and also said that up to .llnf“mt 5‘09 when ordered to halt Sheriff; 001”“ Church last evening.
intuition:
I nun untrue
lj.ll.ll.llilillililllill
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Indisposition of Two of 112‘
. Defendants Causes Ad-
journment of Court Until
. "Today" 3
millionth .
i MEN suit 0i
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SeveralvDays’ Stay
flEFIGERS Til STUDY
i culminate.
Forty Officers Going to Fir-
ing School at Perry, 0. '
CAMP DEVENS, Ayer. Mass. May
15.»The 304th Regiment of infantry
left camp yesterday afternoon at 2.
o‘clock for Still River. where they
will remain encamped until next Sat‘
urday. The camping site is about
eight miles from this cantonment.
This is the second time that this regl.
input has undertaken a hike and
camping out trip. they being the first
regiment in camp to leave here as a
unit on such work. Their first trip
was made about two Weeks ago and
the men encampcd at the same place.
On the last trip. however, the .regl-
ment only remained away from camp
for three days. This time they will
be gone five days.
This regiment. "Connecticut's Own."
is getting right down to business more
than any other organization in camp.
This morning the infantry field tests
out. After the situation had been
thoroughl ex lain v. vol ne .j‘i-
solfig'm'd yat; is“ uglg‘egt" lngcstl. the
I
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inhibition
ENTERlNii SlAlIflNS
___._..._.___
Youths Who Claim Canada
‘as Their Homes Caught in
Willimantic
/
WILLIMANTIC. May Iii-Fred 0.
Vinton. of Eagleville, sheriff of Toland
county. distinguished himself as an of
beer of the law this afternoon when
he arrested two young men, who had
broken into three railroad stations of
the Central Vermont Railway.
the men saw the officer on their trail
they made. an attempt to escape by
running and when they did they did
\‘inton fired in the air. The pair
threw up their hands and waited for
the officer to come up and liandcul‘l
them. The men gave their names as
Francis Vionne and ljeo Sorcl. They
said that they had come from Mon-
(Continued On Page Six)
llVElliliN Bill ,
PASSES llilllSE .
ipecially considering the youth of the
artist, was the violin selections "Sou-
venir“ and the “Romance and Volero."
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WASHIXC'IOS. Mu 15.—-l‘l‘esiilcnt
CAMPMENI
l
City Engineer Reports on The 304th Infantry Regiment
at Camp Devens, Ayer,
Suggests a Co ference of 5 Hikes to Still River for
. Fuel Administration Prom-
When'
CHICAGO, 11],, May 1;__wml near- Wilson had before him today for his
1y a. score of government witnesses signature the Ovennan bill. giving him‘
present and ready to tlestify, the trial blanket authority to reorganize [50"-
of 112 leaders of the Industrial Worii- ernment departments. Passage of the
are of the World for violation of the measure by “lemme yesterday ended
Espionage act was halted yesterday by the long struggle in Congress over the
the absence of one defendant, Charles question of delegating additional pow-
Jacobson, of Virginianltfinn. who was ers to the executive. and cleared the
reported to be ill. . Federal Judge woy for the president to effect such
Lilndls ordered that Jacobson, who fig» changes in government not agencies.
urea prominently in numerous big‘as he desires.
strikes on the'M‘lnnesota iron range, Jusi._what changes under the law are
be rounded up immediately and exaiut contornplated—by the Administration.
ined by government physicians.‘ have not been indicated. ,
When court convened it was an. The bill passed the House unamend-
nuanced that Grover Perry a dcfcnd- 9"] by a vote Of 395 to 2 Representa-
. not had suffered _a broken arm while' lives Sterling of Illinois and Gillette
. rolling a cigarette. mdge Lands of Mascachusetts Republicans casting
JuStice and Perry soon appearol in -
‘ court with his arm. in a sling. Then SHIP YARD FIRE
. ”land could not be found. Counsel LOSS $150000“
tor the defence denied that the :lb— ‘
at. a scheme intended to slow. down starting in the boiler room of the J
B trial. Coughlin and Boast shipyards hero,
. annulus: dants'physicul hie. mated st;sl.soo.iloo.;0nellreman out
said What! . .lk‘llled Malt several W ‘
J,
cent nunicated with the Department of the only negative votes.
it;..was announced that Jacobson was
Space of the defendants “as a part VAbiCOUVER, B. 0., May 15.—~F’ire
”Court. will convene tomorrow nloln- early this morning. did damseiesll‘
llllilN slid
slut lililJMINilUS
an SITUAllilN
ises Congressman Not to
Abandon All-Rail Routes—
Box Car Service Will Be
’ Retained—Plan to Ship
by Sea From Baltimore
Would Have Crippled In-
dustry
wasnmc'roxv, May lfirOKE’yery
serious matter which threatened the
bituminous coal situation in southern
New England has been cleared away
by the prompt action of Congressman
John Q. Tilson, of Connecticut. who
secured from the fuel administration
assurance that the use of box cars in
such shipments will be continued, al—
though open our service will be cut
{off to the points along Long Island
,‘Sound. Colonel Tllson called the at-
‘tontlon of the fuel administration,lo
lthe 'sierions anger to New England
iii the p “Moment of all~
lrail routes from the Maryland and
lwestern Pennsylvania mines to New
York tidewater points was carried
g (Continued On Page Twelve)
noun ififli"
, ill: Pilliilill
Read The Sentinel Adver-
tisements and Get Real
Bargains Tomorrow
Tonight starting” endow o'clock
sharp, there, will in pm by the
Aluerlcan Band. offionih dint-nth. ll1
Railroad Square. which will and an
o'clock. ‘ v “
.An hour. and a hqlfsotvtboboot inn
sic that Norwalk has heard for "some
time will be given; and 'thena pride
of 86 will be given the merchant
whose store window 3 the best. both
in decorations. born as. and all of
the other points tliat enter into con
sideration of the jllllges.
Store keepers are very active in the
preparation of their stocks for Dollar
Day tomorrow. and the yellow and
black pennants have formed more
than one unique design on a store
window and more than one store in
terior has been decorated with-them.
Bargains in all things f'tnln station-
ary to. china and from day do to
men‘eiweilr. are altered. .8 .It. col-
lars. ties. undmelr. hats. shoes.
stockings and 30x. ribbons. laces. kit-
chen utensils. and in fact the thousand
and one things that tempt the thrifty
housewife. ,
Dollar Days in the past have offered
many good bargains. but it is safe in
say that the bargains that will be
shown in the stores tomorrow will far
surpass any of the previous efforts.
{walnuts .
i illuminant.
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l
iNearly $100 Realized From
1 Entertainment in the East!
3 Avenue Methodist Episco-
i pal Church
l The large audience which almost
.completcly filled the auditmilllll thou»;
ioughly appreciated the. program ren.‘
gdered at he French War Orphan hens-i
T lit at the East Avenue Methodist Epis»
Opening
iwith the stirring strains of the Mar-
‘scillaise and the Star Spangled Ban~
iner ,sung by a large chorus of young
‘ladies. the entire program was liar-
nlonious and in keeping with the main
purpose of the evening‘s entortaln-‘
ment.
Miss Gladys Mills always delights
(her audience. and last night she was
lat. her best singing "Joan of Arc," wit
ligreai feeling and expression. For an
iencore to which she was ob‘iged to
:respond she gave “When the Boys
iConle Marching Home." with fine
i Spll‘ll.
Another number of great merit. es-
l
(Continued On Page Eleven)
1
MW WARSERVIEE ‘
STRIKES NEW HAVEN
‘ lifl“llii_li_lflilii”
'I think it does a man good to go
through a little of what we ,have gone
through. It makes one appreciate
things. In America before the war.
the people had tommuch of every!
thing and they never appreciated it.
To taste the fire and brimstone and;
feel the fire of ‘hell' makes one sp-
preciate the little things.
"I know before I was over here.
lots of times i was disgusted and
sick of almost everything. even life
at times. but put a man in'hell for a
while and he appreciates life. when
he comes out; put him-in a hole that
is dark and damp and cramped and
'clusive batters. came out With a law
'llilllEfiU/llll] .
lexpressed much satisfaction this moru‘;
The best thing to do. if you want to
spend your dollars is to look at the ad
vertisements in today‘s issue of tin
Evening Sentinel. pick out what you
want and than .in the slang phrase;
"go to it."
liilliliii calmly
urn le HAT smr
t
lilobbs & Co.. New York’s most ex-l
l
advertisement in the metropolital
papers this morning announcing the
opening of their beautiful new shop
at 620 Fifth avenue. This announce
meat. is of particular interest to Nor,
walk as the institution of Dobbs If: Co..
is closely allied with the Crofut I
Knapp Company and their complete
line of fashionable hats is created. do
signed and manufactured in the Cro-
fut & Knapp plant in South Norwalk.‘:
The new Dobbs and (‘ompany is to;
kl cated ill the very center of the most;
aristocratic section of Fifth avenue‘si
shipping district. It is just two doors.
below 5th street. diagonally opposite!
St. Patrick's Cathedral. one of Amer-
ica's most magnificent gothic edifices.
Tile building. which will be known as
the Dobbs Building. is in keeping with
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NAME lHANfiEll
Military Emergency Board
. Announces Troops Will Be
Known as Connecticut
State Guard
The “Home Guard” is dead. Long
live the Connecticut State Guard. l
Members of’the Norwalk battalion!
ing when informed of the change in,
name. which was made effective yes-
terday. as being much more appro-
priate.
The three Norwaik companies. and
the Westport company. will make
their first appearance under the new
name next Sunday, Major. Edward P.
Weed. commanding. to take part in
the big parade which will start the
4 ‘ ‘ *< I l . f .
a
l'
l 000, and from saler of public lands 81.-
till BILLION
PAID IN lAXiS
ii) iii NAiION
One-Third of the Expense of
the War This Year Met by
Direct Levy on the Ameri-
can People "
Mil. vim SAYS -
Milllli Is Nliillill
Liquors and Tobacco Pro?
ducts Pay 9 Large Propor-
tionof the‘Anlount
WASHINGTON. "may li—Jlevised
.oanonIo receipts in the current tu-
col parading out. June 30.: . u
84.095.690.000 the. sun which ‘ 9 Ant-
,erlcln people will contribute directly ,
to the government. mainly in taxes, for l
prosecution of the war. These esti-
mates. reported today to the Senate by
Secretary McAdOo in compliance with
a request for specific information
throwing light on future revenue needs ,
show that about onethlrd the annual!
of the war this year-has Men met by
taxation and two-thirds by Liberty
bonds.
The report disclosed that about 33.-
775.185.000 will be collected ‘bb the
basis of income and excess profits tax
returns on his May holiest “48.000-
.000 more thanilla yield. new
when‘tbe war revenue law was enact-
ed last October, but less than the 33.-
000.000 recently estimated. The total
now expected from internal reread!
which. includes receipts from in'EB‘me
and excess profits tax returns. is :3,-
“3.899.000fll from costoms, 3180.000:
000. from miscellaneous sources. in-
cludlng 840,000,000 earnings of in-
creased first class postage. $270,000.-
800.000. Estimates of internal reve-
nue receipts last fall were about 83.-
400.000.000. ‘"
These figures, although not based on
actual collections. represent quite so
curately what may be looked for from
(Continued on Pue Seven.)
Silliiillillli liilY .
lil_ill_i_fl__ill88lNfi
The following notlc e from last
night's papers caused much excitement
both in \l‘estport and Wilton:
"Included in the list of “missing in
action' is the name of William J. Chap
no of Sangatuck. Westport. a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Salvatore Chappa. He
was a member of Co. D, 1,02d infantry.
which was known as the New Haven
Blues. Chappa‘s name appears with
a large number of other missing hen.
He has been missing since April 21."
it appears that the missing man was
cams um son P0|Nl8, .
Bill WERE RiPIJlSiD IN Alililii ~+
a
«n Bl lllE BRHISH AND leNCll f
*wmfl—W
Willllllilll NASH
lNlilNElilllNfl Ell.
Men’s Demands for a Twenty
Per A Cent. Increase in
Wages Is Refused
Without waiting to hear the com-
pany’s decision in the matter of the
demand for a general increase of
angels of 30 per cent, practically all
' the mane employed at the Nash En-
gineering Company's plant on Wilson
Point road. walked out yesterday noon
time. with the result that today a
great many of them are out of a job.
some for of them have been hired
back again by the company. but only
those whose ability was known. and
who the company wanted. and mat.
tors are running along almost as
smoothly as before.
The for'emen did not join in the
walkout. neither did the office force.
an officer of the company declared to
a Sentinel reported this morning.
"In spite of the fact that we are
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BLUE illlllls lllNll
piwmim‘msl
Send- Your Dollarv to The
Evening Sentinel and Be-
come a Member of a Most
Worthy Society
The Evening Sentinel «Blue Cross
fund. which has the. endorsement of
the best people in the land. and which
sportsmen who know and appreciate
animals are espebihlly keen over. will
end with this month. .and it is hoped
that Norwalk will do its share towards
helping make life safer and pleasanter
for the animals engaged in this war~
fare. ,
Practically all forms of animal life
an used in this present war.
Dogs. cats. pigeons and birds. are
being used in warfare.
Horses, mules, elephants. camels
and dogs are used for the transporta~
tion of supplies. men. artillery. am-
munition, in fact. for most every-
thing.
If you have a spark of love in your
heart for any living thing. you will
subscribe before the end of May to
the Blue Cross fund through the Eve
ning Sentinel. The Blue Cross fund
is just as important in its way as the_‘-
Red Cross fund is in its way. and
those who wear both a Blue Cross and
a. Red Cross are to be regarded as
people who are human in every re-
spect.
—..__——-
the son of John Cha-ppa. who lives in
Saugntuck. and is employed in the
Westp'ort Paper mill. Until his enlist-l
ment he was a member of a section.
gang on the main line of the N. Y..|
«N. H. & Hartford R. 12.. and is only 19;
years old. i
The confusion arose from the fact?
that his cousin. William Chappa. soul
PRESIDENT [minis
Til lNliilliiAllllN
of Salvadore Chappa of Wilton, is also; WASHINGTON. May 15.—Presideni
in the service. being the first WiltoniWiison today confirmed reports that
man accepted in the selective draft. lhe objects to any investigation of the
He is still at Camp Devens and wasii'gencral conduct of the war." In a
home for a short furlough last Sundayfletter to Senator tMartin. he pointed
in the best of health and spirits. - iout that the Chamberlain resolution
- directing a renewal of the inquiry into
NIANAGER KANTOR .— .aircraft production and other war ac
INVITES CLERGYMEN;
‘tivities. is unnecessarily broad.
The President informed Senator Mr‘
tin that he had no objection to the
A cordial invitation is 1mm“...- most searching inquiry into the air-
iended to‘the elem). of .‘or-w:.ii;e1\.3icmn situation, but that be deemed
attend any perfomlance at the Regent “9‘18“"? at this time any investiga-
theatre. during the presen‘iimn (”Eton of the conduct of the war, Al
Maurice Maetefljnk‘s “The 1-3.... Bird is, the last session of Congress his op
A picturization of the famous Bel ian2 - ‘
poet's masterpiece. g 3 (Continued On Page Eight)
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WHAT IS THE RED CROSS?
It is the world ’3 international ideal of mercy. It knows no
, bounds of racial. religious or political separation. Wherever and
whenever war, pestilence, storm, flood or disaster hail wrought.
mooring. want or. distraught. ‘
'g they’ready ha (I: omen-h old.
a
has gone and brought relief, and .
I .
Penetrated the British Lin?
' Near Morlancourt, Bu
Were Driven Out by the
, Austrian Troops
in Initial: IN -
main] illllNli
the Italian Section
are still no indications ,that the .,
Germansarc ready to resume in-
fantry-operations on slams matey:
the purpose of “feelingsnt” the.
Allied positions in advance of":
big > attack, have been repulmd ,
north of Kemmcl and south of Al—
bert.
0n the southern battlefield the
German effort was made on a; front;
of one mile near Morlancoul‘t, be- _.
tween the Sonune and Moro riv-,
era. but was pushed strongly. The
enemy gained an initial . success
and penetrated the British lines at .
'whcrc. A counter atthclt by Ans-
tralian troops fully” restored f the
British pasition. The attack north 5.:
of Kclnmel was against the French”
on Hill 44 and adjoining elements.
The Germans gained the *‘ hill, .
which dominates the surrounding
rcion, but Field“ Marshal Ilaig re-
ports they were cpulsad finnllywig
Almost a week has gone by since .
the Germans displayed any mark— .
ed infantry activity, and while the.
attacks north of cmmel and south
of Albert appa‘r tly were not-in'
great strength, they were made
German-driven sulients and where g
the enemy probably will launch his.
next heavy attempt or attempts.
It is not unlikely the attacks'wel'e *
German artillery fire which con-.
tinllcs exceedingly Violent. along;
these sectors. .~
Considerable. activity is report-v .
ed to be going on behind the Ger-
man lilles in the region of Montdi‘ '_
dcr. where Americans hold a part, ‘
'of the Allied lino. French batteries t.“
have brokcn up German troop cons
ccnirations and convoys around‘
lMontdidier, as well as near Nfoyon': 2
lThe artillery fire along the Amer»
.ican zones in Picardy and north .
‘west of Toul has been below nor~ i
Imal. :1
1n the Italian theater the artil-
‘in thc Trentino and on the moon-r
liain front from Lake Garda to the.
Piavc. Italian troops onvMont‘e,
irian attempts to regain
mit of the height. .. .. . i. ,
Much interest is displayed in AL."
’lied capitals as to the meeting her?
tween the German and Austrian
the snm- .
... .-
in the truth behind the. apparently .
purpoacly vague official statement
alliance between the two countries
has been cemented is certain, and
it is believed Austria-Hungary has ,
linqucncies as an ally of Germany
ofvthe stronger nation. Develop-
ments in the near future, it is felt
probably will show whether Enr-
Fighting Is More Lively in _-
,In Flanders and Picardy there-.1
Inca] enemy attacks, probably for . ‘
against the vital sectors of the two 5 ,; ‘
made to ascertain the results of the
levy firing is more lively, especially ‘5
Como have repulsed further Ans-F
Emperors and their diplomatic-and '. ‘
military assistants and especnally. -
been forced to make up for her def" ' I
one point. being repulsed. firm-.. -5
on its results. That a more firm 5
by getting deeper into the power; »
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