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. .was not suiticiently
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E ESTABLISHED 1870
Bill NED (INNSN
PARADE PROVES
AN 'lNSPlNAlNlN
Hundreds of MarchersMake
1 a Fine Display, as the
3 Drive. For Norwalk’s
Quota Gets Under'Way
1E NNUSANNS VIEW
utilimnuAiiu T
[Reviewed by.Mayor Doric-1 -
van, Colonel Wilson and
Staff and Red Cross Heads
at City Hall
It is estimated thaE nearly. all or
«monument: rt. batten: 111111 at
be filled all? ”would gallium that ‘1
could doom is nirw or their ‘
l yesterday at- ‘
surname. tamed
aeration to. witness t a parade of the
Red Cross, the State «Guardg
Spanish War Veterans. the Boy Scouts
and the United States Boy Scouts
The streets along the line of march
were well filled and especially so on
posite the City Hall, whore Colonel
Clitl’fl'ord B. Wilson and staff and
Lieutenant Colonel J. Moss lves, oi
the Military Emergency Board at‘
hiarttord, together with the city ofliv
ciais reviewed the parade The nunr
m..—
wonttnnsd on Pun rive.)
NNENN ENN SEASNN
Good crowd in Attendance
to Enjoy the Attractions
. and some of the Venture-
}, some Ones Go in Bathing
”Altman real summer crowds were at
891011 Point Saturday and Sunday.
theeodays marking the, informal opan~
Onto. to Medicines Matter.
the -.
littered n 111'. 11111111 Rmaik P311
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ASSQClATED PRESS Mews FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WQRLD BY A SPECIAL WIRE'AND OUR OWN OPERATOR
soon 1108qu ms MONDAY, MAYBO 19118,
NEAE BARNANE
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[JANE ANNISENNI 0N ENMNSENNEN
:hig of the season. The first dance of
the year was held on Saturday even
log. and was attended bv twice
many people as were pieaent one you;
ago. it appears as though the pre-I
sent season would be among, the most;
successful for the popular shore i'e-I
sort. Grace Brothers‘ orchestra pro-I
yidrd excellent music. 1 1
Some of the more venturesome of
thef'visitors went in bathing yester-
iday afternoon. and sported around for
sometime, although thhe temperature
high to tempt
many sojourners on the beach.
Many of the concessions were open-
ed. and the roller coaster, carousel.
. «pop corn, candy, peanut refreshment.
cigar, cigarette and other stands
ceived liberal; patronage.
Death of M’Ewen Was
' Accident. Says Coronerl
Accidental death is the finding oil
['8-
Coroner John J. Plielan in the death;
' of Clarence C. McEweu the New York
stock broker who was killed in Green
wich, May 9. The deceased was driv-
ing an automobile owned by W. W
,lMarshal of the Greenwich Tiust Com-
pany‘and an empioye of the Tiust
company was riding with him when
the acc.dent occuri ed.
MoEWen was a good driver. but
'theaccident occurred by his acci-
dently putting his toot on the
accelerator instead of the brake
~ wheri‘he saw: , another machine ap-
proaching. ;, His car shotmhead and
into the other car then into a tree and
he was thrown out of the cai into a
largestone. beaklng his neck. Finn vtho
was in the ear with him escaped with
slight injuries
#
Forest Fire Jumps River
at Moosup—Heavy Loss
ONECO Conn. May 20. ——MorekIthanl
thiee miles of pine woodland were
burned over and several buildinigs,
belonging to Geo. Babcoclz destroyed
Ely the forest fire which began Satur-
ay.
iditiiculty The fire lumped the M005-
.up river and burned a mile beyond it
before tl', tire wardens brought it uh-
(let controh
Two dwellings were saved 111111 -
”NorWalk Boys Meet All Middletown Asylum Inmates
CiasSes at the Alabamal Do Wonderful Work in
Cantonment ' Cement, Charity Heads
Find
ters. Camp McClellan. Annlston. Alan .m
May 20—(Speciall—A1l the 11111111 111111‘ HARTFORD “83 zit-”1111113188 0f
the tribulations of the rookie" in the the Connecticut Hospital for the In-
army, all the joys and sorrows of theisane at Mtddletown air now employ
men under canvas for the first time, led in makmg their 0““ tombstones
the inconvenience of reveille and thel according to the ”PO” 01' C P K61
comfort of tans. are now being ex- logg. seer-start of the State Board of
Derlenced in Camp McClellan by 3. ,Charities and 311's. Frank A Mitchell
000 drafted men whose career as not of Norw.lcl1 on tlieii visit toathe tics-
diers is a scant two weeks old. pita! last week.
'CORRESPONDENTS‘ HEADQUAR-
(Continued on Page Twelve) (Continued on .Seventh Page.)
4—...“
NORWALK CHAPTER Girl Unable to Identify
ELECTS OFFICERS Man, Alleged Assailant I
Norwalk 0113mm, D A. R, at its Because the girl he was alleged to
annual meefing held last Thursday atI ha1e attacked failed to identif1 111111.
the home of Mrs. Motion McCauslaiid IMariin Rose's 0f Gleenwich charged
elected the foumII-ng oificeis to éEII91Witli a seiions assault upon voutliful
fer the ensuing y':ea1 Hariiet Peck of Greenwich, had his
Regent—Mrs Robert 1:. Way. case 1111111111 ‘in the c1 urinal superioi
Vice Regent—«M15 E. G. Hunting- C0m-t 181* Week- Rogers has been in
1011., the county jail since the February
Recording SSCIPlal)——‘Al‘.s Stanley term or CW”
A Smith k’ A $200 bond was forfeited by Col-
Corresponding Secretary«-.\lrs. “1m, lie Lee of Newtown. He wan charged
I{.S11ords.
Treasuier—Mis.B.M.Aiidie11s.
Historian—Bliss Minerva Nash
with having stolen goods from
New Haven railroad in New town
Frank Williams of Bridgeport.
Registrar—1111s. Van Buren. chaiged burglarizing the store of Mi.
Cuiatoiniss Sarah Lewis. chaels and company in this mm was
The reports of the twenty- -seventh 591163110“! to 33“ for 0‘19 yeai lie
Continental Congress recently held in pleaded guilty ‘
Washington were given by Mrs Wm". Charles Giuty of Norwalk pleaded
11111.1 Regent. and Mrs. B M. Andrews 1suilty to the change of horse theft
and was most inspiring and helpful. “’35 gi1en' a sentence 0f 30 days 1n,
the
6
.5 The annual reports of the oflicers jail
I (Continued On Page maven) i
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NIEEIANT. NAENNNN
lilENiN NNWANENN
I.SenioriMet’nber of the Firm
‘ of Raymond Brothers Will
Be Missed by Many
Friends
William Thorpe Raymond died yen-
torday morning at 10 o’clock at his
residence. “The Maples," in Roway».
ton. He was born in East Norwalk
seventy-eight years ago. and. had been
a life-long resident of this town, re-
siding tor‘ the greater portion of the
time in Rowayton. He had,beEn ill
with diabetes fol the past month. Mi.
Raymond is survived by one brother,
Thomas I. Raymond and two sisters.
Mrs. H. R Goi'ham of Rowayton and
Mrs. R. W. Keeler. of Wilton. TheI
*(e'ontlnued on Page Twelve)
Three Divorces Granted .
in Short Session
I
A BRIDGEPORT.Ma1 20. —-Because
Islie considered her husband “too old"
lfor he: hits. Mabel E Smith, wife of
,I‘rcd B Smith of 1565 East Main
street, formally oi Darien left him in
December 1911. and refuses to re-
turn to him. Smith told Judge Wan
Iner in the Superior court today in sup-
IDOIEI of his application for a divorce
William Williams of this city, was
‘Igi'anted a divorce from Margaret Wil
items on the ground of intemperance.
Edna Barbee We tmore of Norwalk,
was given a divorce fiom William L
Wein. Ole on the ground of desertlon.
Wetmore has been dr ted but :was
served with divorce noti before en-
Iteriug the service.
i
In Wednesday’ a Sentinel there *
will appear an article and picture
relating the experience of a Nor-
walk girl who is in France aarv
mg as a Red Cross nurse. me
of the facts related by this splen-
did young lady equal the romanti-
‘cisms of the most popular novel.
proximately monastic
WH AT IS THE RED CROSS DOING?
Thousands of a eeialiy qualified men and women have put
their personal set can at the command of the Red Cross for j
its relief work. The nation has responded to the call by increas- .
tag the membership. within- twelve months, from 300, 000 to ap- .1 "
,4:
r
, 20. ”The platoon:
, tillery. The men will be taught how "
‘ or to the Red Cross will be received; the Boreaugaid car. and bumped the
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Partly cloudy. probably showers. when .1
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Serving the Red Cross With
Credit in France “Over
There”
Just behind the French front the
American Red Cross maintainsnsuper-
canteens. great. establishments with a
restaurant, assembly hall or foyer,
and sleeping or rest rooms; canteens
EIRE EON MEN IN
CAMP DEVENS
Men Will Go Into “Action”
With Gas Masks and Guns
Today
EHANfiENlANlNfi
111 11131111 111111111:
Hartford Boys to Have Field
Day Wednesdayr—Grenade
Contest
CAMP DEVENS Aycr, Mass. M13!
. era. who .
ing Fight
BRITISNNAENINN
NNNNN EIVE it
Increased Local Figh
Also on the Italian
T‘fld—‘P
Good weathe ‘
1 11111011111118 in Flanders and.
but the. enemy has yet
The men will carry their packs. gas
masks. guns and othei personal
equipment. The bai'rage' tire will be'_
dropped in a curtain by the field at» .
Lack of fighting spirit in
crack German divisions, it '
ported, is holding back a ren‘ at
of the heavy baties. Most o
first-class units were batte .
vercly in the fighting in the paint
. two months and require more. _ _
before they can again take it ‘ '
live . rations. althoi'gh cl
have on 11111111111111
stations. w... ‘ 1,
Indieidaasmt this (3511111
111111? originate tinting: front 11111;
1111114 south and east along a
Aisne into the Champagne.
‘iliought they may.“ strike so til it
Laon iii an efiort to gain t e t
which. are open night and day. which tcntion of General Foch and his
“"3: 0‘05” tTlrllfy f9" twining; :I‘g'serve army, while 1111511119111 afiort
0“ e w” 0 e m“ a is .m-ade further north in an attc
flight; the Don“ “Ming on a Sher"Ito separate the British and FreImlh
These canteens are conducted by armies. ’
‘ ' Meanwhile British raidin
.tivity grows livelier. In a 413.11%
_ cossful operation betweenth
. are and Somme river’s, ea
Amieus, Australian troops
Ioccu ied Ville snr Ancre {111111
a barrage is used. how the soldiers?
must lime themselves in advancing 1
under a barrage. so that they will be
at the proper place in the proper
(Continued on bureau: has.)
Miss :Anne 3. Hat-don '
Fine Showing Made on Nor-
walk Green at the Conchi-
sion of the Red Cross
Parade
Following the Red Cross parade the
loeal battalion of. the Connecticut.
State Guards, tinder Major Weed and .
Adjutant Gregory wede inspected and . W
renounced 0n Pose Six)
reviewed by Colonel Wilson and 1111111.
and 11111111111111 Colonel J. Moss ms,
50! th Military Emergency Board, at
Hartford. The members of the stair
included 1.111111. Colonel Cronin, (2119- 1111-11 360 prisoners. (.111 the scat“
1min and Adjutant Stevenson. Inspect- 11111111 between theSo mme 11mm
or of Small Arms Callahan, Major
ms the British have carriedm
minor raids northwest of Albert
While blasting of rocks was going and near Hump]. Artillery w
on at the rear of the Lincoln School aerial work continues at; 9%
Saturday morning several pieces ot- it..ch In addition to drug
stone managed to create a little havoc p
' for awhile. One pic/:e Mint flying many tons 0f b01111“ on 1111
through the 1111- 111111 found refuge in rail1‘vay stations sirdromes
a cellar after breaking the cellar win~ billets Bfiti high-"3 Sam '
down another wristf acres; the streetf, destroyed 21 main machinest ,'
do a at mm o 5 eps o _
theg sldgrgtoogajnd also went into the disabled tWO others.
cellar oi the house, via the window, There' is inert: 1
taking some of the glass with it. The' 011 the italiati fr
damage is being repaired today by the monntaifib jfi
Ford and Major Seeiey.
All three of the local companies. and
the Westport Company were present
in practically their full enlisted
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r'-.--"'-- the City Engineer.
What might have' been the/HEP» When asked whether or not the Frenfilt?‘ A11. its' 1 the
totality 0f the ““5““ in the way 0‘ blastwas too heavy, City Engineer Mi- lave a map 1; ll 11 ‘ .
auto accidents occurred in Westport nor said this morning that in his trlio and Adm lo regions,_
yesterday afternoon' at about 4
o',clock when two and a half year
old Helen Luccanio, daughter of Mr.
and 'Mrs Samuel Luccanio, of West-
port, was struck by an automobile
opinion it. was not, but that all points more driven that in the Ital'
of rock could not be covedretI1 wheriIII1 the Gindic 1
a blast was touched off an t at pos
sibly a seam that could not be see “some zone the
was right where some of the stone prisoners
driven by John Scaringi, driver for would blow out when a blast was set outpost.
the Silverbrook Form Of “YESTDOI‘E with 03‘ 1 i It has been reported film
' . , neutral countries that the
(Continued On Page Eight) GREEN DRIVER Itt‘lalls planned to resume th
fensive with an attack against
BUMEETO AUTOIItalian lines in the Western Tr
Arol Merrill, arrested lor reckless ““0 With the intention Of “a":
driving yesterday, was acquitted this Milan and 3’99““ and out
morning by Judge Vosburgh. Merrill 11g the Italian line along the We
was giving driving lessiis '.o (incite Except for the stunning 0
Haiidir. in his sewn passeng or Studo- ss Bi 9 north of M
terday afternoon, at. which time it was bakei car ysest'erday safternoon and 31111331! .bS‘Eh‘e italians Wk.
3
voted to subscribe to the Red Cross Hamlin made a. wide swing around ‘
fund from the treasury. The mattei the dummy underneath the Washing- Ull‘ed Prisonersi “N’- “hut?
of a celebration on ltallan Day the ton street bridge to go down Wash the front between 11111115 Gerda
24th, was discussed and it was 1oted intgton street from NEIL}! Malta street. the Adriatic has hoe“ confine
to dispense with a pas ade or any S anding in fronts o 11;“ 111'
such celebration this yea ,but that store, where it should not have been artillery bombardmcuts.
a mass meeting at which time D1 if the driver had obeyed the traihc' ' F0!“ German 81113.11! 15
Castellano and other well known rules which permits no parking there. brought d'ovm during an
speakers will give addresses, would was an automobile belonging to John‘ raih 011 London and the so
be held in the evening at 8. The en- IBoreaugard. of Bridgeport The Mar 1 coast of England Simday - '
tire Italian population of Norwalk as rill car was swung into the curb to Th. th 1 t her
well as the various societies are to be avoid hitting an East Norwalk car, i 13 is ‘3 ”39,3 {mun
requested to join in this meeting. which came up suddenly and whichI fall before the Brit shdéfells
Contributions which will be turned ov« was not seen by Hamlin because OfIraid on London and the south
large number of bombs are
charge is composed of Dr. Philip Cas- ideuco given this morning showed that eId all In?" been dropped
telhmo, chairman, R- Dcinartiuo. such was the only thing to do. 1111 ttel 1'3 enemy
ITALIANS TO HAVE .
ACELEBRATION
A special meeting of Court Amicis,
F. of A... was held in Odd Fellows
(Hall in Hoyt's Theatre building, yes
this evening. The committee in rear tender of the Bridgeport car Ev-
Frank F. Oddo. 0 11111111111111. B. 9155‘ that the Boroaugard car was standing .
m
111111111 and G anions. {where it had no business to stand.
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