.v
rs SAVED
IIIIIIIII SIAIIS
Sinking of the American
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J .
Gilles as Second Gian Matter.
Intel-ed at the tooth Not-walk Pom
Is‘oo'rn locum, Fora.
HONDA?
. June 1c, 1918
Steamer Mauban and
I. Schooner City of Pensa-
cola Made Known Today
BRTR WERE IN
EIIREIIIN WATERS
fl‘he Steamship City of Wil-
zmi Burned at Sea
I After Leaving American
Port
11 NEW YORK. June 10. —-News of
the sinking of. the American steamei
11111er the coast of ltaly, late in
flat as brought here today by 26
re of her crew who arrived on o
stamina.
“Rhodium. or 1mm to‘us '31;on
register. was built in 1000. and price
”the .war was engaged in Philip-
mantle .She was lastI reported "
Mulla- for Bumpean waters,
'11 The steamship that brought the
{crew of the Manban had on board
N30 twelve members of the crew of
the auxiliary schooner City of Pensa-
(eels .ounk by a submarine in May
hein- Genoa and thirty members or
tile crew of the Steamship City of
Wilmington; which was destroyed by
Ii . sea after leaving an American
port ith. a cargo of cotton. The City
pi“ Willi; en‘s crew was picked up
by. an ‘out and be ll ship. landed
111-11st and sent by American
iconsnlu representatives. ~
till 1111 111
IIAS 111111111111
11111:. Relief Work Past Year.
Inyolved Expenditure of i
$9.415, 743. 50
An interesting summary of what.
the Daughters of the. American 11m
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be was ordered gofigancc wiggle
-\'—_-‘ .
“The Opposite’E‘nd of the
fiction are doing in these. times oh
now being given. out
. ,This report covers «forty-four states,
and includes also what has been ac- and those who had the pleasure of good until the tickets are “"1"er
bomplished by» Daughters in the Or- both the afternoon and evening per- Insed
lent. Honolulu and Cuba.
i
SIISI’EEI Nfli IRE
ERRRAIIIIIRIIERER
1} Detective Sergeant Thomas Hunt
returned from his trip to Greenwich
lwi‘thoutnhe-murderer of Frank 0111-.
Drill. of 88 Highland avenue, Bridge-
" rt; who met his death last week
Etude)! morning near the house of
(Continued on Page Twelve) 1
{Thomas Hewson of 107 Harbor ave-
hue at the hands of a negro called
"Mlle-Spot" whOSe right name '
11.111111: White.
Asu’spiolous acting negro had been
1natured up by the Greenwich police
had was held until the N‘orwalk au-
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itho'rlticsrould look him over and
ldefntify- him. Detective
Hunt. who is handling the case. went
Sergeant .1
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State’s Casualty List Con-
tains 22 Names
CONNECTICUT CASUALTIES
Died of Accident
Lieutenant Joseph E Beauton. New
Haven. -
Private Frank T. Hannou, 182
Lawrence street. Hartford.
Wounded severely
Private Raymond C. Eicb, New
Haven.
Wounded (Undetermined)
Private John E. Anderson,
Britain
New
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Privates Hugh P. Matron.
Beulamln Kenny and 0th-
on Probably 'llaken Pgs-I
more 1
1
word has been received in N01-
walk that Private Hugh P. Manon, 111
Smith street, has been missing in ac-
tion since the battle of Seicheprey.
Private Morton is a well- known and
popula1 Norwalk boy,
member of the famous- New Haven
Blues being among the first of the
local boys to enlist in that company.
He is a graduate of St. Mary's Paro-
chial school and up to the time heI
heard his country's call was an em- -I
ploye of the St. George Paper and
1qu Mill. Soon alter leaving Nor
walk with the New Hates company
{motioned on Page live.)
RIIIRIIIIR I’IAY AI
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World’ Successfully Pre-
sented “
The Hillside School took its Etienne We schedule went ‘imo effect
‘ need And thus filling their riglithil to‘ ‘The Opposite End of the World" the New “‘39“ Road.
place in the world's work is afford by on Saturday when they gave a Juniorl III“ wished It explained that 3 flat
the report of the publicity directdr Red Cross Masque.
instead of the
usual June Pete.
The Masque was exquisitely given
13-fo1mances were well repaid. for al-
though it was exactly the same story-
nevertheless the sunny glow of the
afternoon made it seem very ddferent
iirom the delicately mysterious play
Ioi the evening. The plot was aile-
goorical and yet so true that many a
e‘rs heart so ched when the Re t‘u-
Ignces asked the Happy Garden Child-
ren of our own land, “Home—why
what is that?"
The Happy Children lived in our
IProsperous Land and while playing at
Fairy Tales one day wished that they
might be transported, on the Magic
lCarpet, to the Opposite End of the
Earth There. amid the booming of
'uuls, they met. the War Children
whocouid‘ not be relieved of their
suffering or hunger. by eithel tally
tail or Mother Goose story. and who
‘5 idid not understand the Happiness oi
IHome. nor the joy of Day Dreams.
[But at ‘tst these .511pr JChildien
learned that it was in the Spirit of
u..-
(Contlnued On Page molten).
to Greenwich Friday. but found that FELLOW KNIGHTS’
the man held was not Nine-Spot.
AMERIEA’S EIIESAIIII
IIIE WIIRIII CRISIS
{I A large and—T— gratltying congrega-
lion was met last abetting at 8t
3
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II)
A
Paul's Church. where they had the
we." 0! listening to en! of
urethral in the nutty. a» Dr.
national on
per
gate-lent at the Church Temperance “I“
Mm. who spoke on a reboot that
II or anti-zeal imp more at
your Ll). famrrimv Pm
«will. a.
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GRAVES DECORATED
The members of Catholic Union
(‘ounciL No. 46. Knights of Colum-
bus. met yesterday morning. and un-
der direction of the committee in
charge. consisting of G. K. Stephenf
Ciraue chairman. John J. Abern. P.
J. Kearney. Francis J Mclaougblln.
Michael J. Dowd and James E. lag-
ner. wont to St Mary's cemetery and
as has been the custom during the
past years decorated the graves of
m the deceased members of the haun-
oil The mm at the “passed
his to the amber of about thlr
when were covered with flowers is
the Item at the council who
showed their love all «one! let
their demand Moods and tattoo
“Ii-tabla in a very little; and thought
M."
having been a‘
I
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Freighter PinarDel Rio Sent
to the Bottom by Gunfire
Seventy Miles OE Mary-
land on Saturday Morning
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“all 1 nflaamship
Itl‘ltln from a small lifeboat obe’utI
'sevonty miles on the coast of‘lew
9?”!
All the members of the crow «I
thus accounted for, as the chief
mate and fifteen men were loud“
,early this morning at a life-saving
Istation on the North Carolina
coast.
I.
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Icrixxtlxiilel,‘~ on me rival.
vrk
I
1
. RATES IR EEEEEI
'Now Costs Ten Cents to Go
to East Norwalk 0! Row-
a‘yton; $1. 33 to New York
City
Commencing this momlhg the new
on
The authori-
l
1rate of three cents per mile is now
Iheing charged and that comniuta
tion hooks already purchased will be
Upon all tickets there will be
a twenty-four- -hou1 limit. That is.
if a person wished to go to New
'ork and buys a return, ticket be-
fore leaving Norwalk. that person
must use the ticket the same day. or
(it will not be accepted on the train. I
Such ticket may, however.be redeem-
.ed at the price paid. at any New Ha. I
gen ticket odice.'l'he1efore it would
ewise for any Norwalk people go-
ing to New Yo1k am time after to-
day to buy a one-way Ilcket‘.
(Continued 011 Page maven)
‘IRAIN IIIIIS EIIIE
AI RRARERRRSSINR
Two Others-Hurt Seriously
' as Automobile Is Hit
LAKEVILLE. Mass, June 10.—-Five
men were killed and two injured seri-
ously here early yesterday. when an
automobile in which they were riding.
was struck on a grade crossing by
a train on the New York. New Ha-
ven and Hartfordllailroad. The dead.
all residents of New Bedford. wore
J. J. Sousa, M. Machado J. Ross. bl.
Arseno and M Rego. The two iniur-:
id 111911.". Deana Pace andJ. 1‘
Hello. also of New Redford. were re-
moved in a serious condition. to a
1mm hospital.
The train was traveling at 11 mph
rate. The automobile was demon-b
ed. One car on the train was derail-
ed by the tone at the collision. t!-
llt or talc tor melanoma-
I
I
"ottoman. stated that the uranium
, extensive plans
other automobile. in! ahead at theI
technetium sumo ”gunman-eh
Molten-slime. snares in ammonium
omoeatthe mum-Maw“
[circumstrsmw. demotion-tum
HAT IRIIIISIRI
' IIIISI IIEI EIIR
Lack of Shipping Facilities
Makes Situation Serious
The constantly increasing scarcity
of hatters’ furs is causing great ap-
prehension in the hat manufacturing
industry and in all eflort to arouse
the federal government to take ac
tion befére the supply of fur avail
able in this country becomes practie
ally exhausted representative hat
manufacturing concerns of the Unit-
ed States held a meeting in New
York city Saturday and placed the
situation before members of the War
Trade Board.
Little was accomplished so far as
receiving satistactory assurances
from the federal “L."presentatlves pro
(Wcubnmt'
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all I
cum
'fiuqu‘nl
Clem Allied'vi'brme
This Summer
WASHINGTON. June 10 .——De1plte
all the delays and dithculties that
have hampered Uncle Ssms produc-
tion of combat alrplules. America s
fighting- m lorces in finance pro-
bably will equal by late summer the
combined airplane strength at fiance
and England and will. alone. consid-
erably outnumber Germany‘s forces
in the air
11mm 11.11am MEI-she so-
me! members)! moat machines now
being-turned out anti'the present in-
crease 1ln the rate of production each
weekrafter making due allowances
for further delays and dillculties
that may be experienced.
(co-mum 011 Pm light)“
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Possible Contests Over At-
torney General’s and
Treasurer Nominations,
Only Excitement' 1n View
Congressman John Q. Tilson of
New Haven, has been selected as
temporary chairman of the Republi-
can state convention to be held atI
Hartfdrd on June 25 and 26. Follow-
ing the practice prevailing in the Re
publican party for the past several
years. of making the temporary chair-
man permanent for the convention.
Mr. Tilson will probably act in that.
latter capacity. also.
man was left with State Chairman J.
Henry Roraback, by the state com-
mittee. He decided on Congressman
Tilson and. the latter has accepted.
Mr. Tilson as chairman will perforce
(Continued on Pm Twelve)
COMMITTEE ON
WAR STAMPS MEETS
John J. Cavanagh. chairman of the
local War Savings Committee. M. J.
Riordan. Postmaster Michael J. Ho-
ward. Postmaster Andrew J. Leary.
Elbert W. Fitch, George L. Wood-
ward, Rev. Thomas J. l-‘mn. Rev. A.
E. Beebe. Superintendent of Schools
George V. Buchanan. Samuel J. Keel-
er and Edward M. Guns were among
the Not-walk people present at the
meeting of the War Savings and
Thrill Stamps committee of Palrfleld
manly. which was held at the Brook-
lawn Country Club. Bridgeport. Sat-
urday morning During the meeting
to
furthering the sales at the war oar
inks and 131th ate-pa la mum
matyhmgtbeeemtegdflnul
IW’“ weenie“:
slump-suite hollow“
every men-bu oi
«dormant/be
signer» «pH-es to
lQ'I
The selection of temporary chair-I
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Giles P. St. John Fearedto
‘ Have Been Injured Intern-
1 ally Today
M
Giles P. St. John. of Bartlett street.
is one of the oldest and most popu
‘lar carpenter's in town. He also owns
1a little place on Pine street and set
out this morning to repair the root
of a barn on the place. Although
well over 30 years of age, he 'climb-
ed up and began to is some shin-
gies He must have let his balance.
for he was seen to fail and land di
rectly on his head. Edward Maloney
was the first on the scene. and host
oped to a nearby residence where
he telephoned to the omce of Dr.
S. H. Huntington. but as he was out
at the time. The uptown police
station was notified and on
car Charles Pugs. sent a hurry call
for the Norwalk Ambulance. and was
soon on the 111101. Dr. Volmer had
been called and had recusltated the
patient. Both went with him to the
hospital. where Dr. Kellogg . took
charge. At lest accounts he was sui-
faring severely; and lnt‘etnal injuries
"WWW”. be m
noanelyllowubrmaa;
childallover:theoity.wnsea'e or
theoldsdeotretclrpdatem. who
Melba-timeunnlnmreotqe.
manure slams-m
and
it four W. a your" tn lawful
mutant”. .
He has uways resided in Norwalk
RRIEI. EIIEERRR
IIEAI IS SIRSEII
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111111110 5 ntetethe Prop-
ut' ‘- A ‘ 1-‘T‘fl‘w’“
I‘ g. a." w 1 a
I.
it became knhwn today that the
deal whereby 11011114111113 1: Gene
acquired the Clifford hotel and the
Quintsrd House in the rear was clos-
ed this noon by the parties concern
1111. This is the biggest real estate
deal transacted in 1Norwalk in a long
time and speculatioum ripe dur-
ing the last week as to whether the
firm of Harris ¢ Guns-had actually
purchased. the property or would it,
be sold at the auction? which, wasI
called for this afternoon. it the
property was not sold by 2 o 'clock in
the attemoon of June 10 it was to
be sold at public citation
It is the intention of the new own-
ers to thoroughly renovate the hotel
building and to have a first class.
modern institution consisting of in-
dividual rooms and apartments that
will be fitted with all modern com-
.forts fer the tourist and traveller “Iot
is likely that the mntracts for
re painting and rel-decorating the
building will be let within a few
days. and when completed Norwalk
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Major Buckley. to Inform
cedure
Major John Buckley of Hartford
who has charage or the enforce-
ment of the selective service not
in Connecticut. is expected to is-
sue instructions to all local boardsI
today on the “work or fight? regu-
lations recently promulgated by Pro
10st Marshal General Crowder. These
regulations. affecting registrants who‘
are unemployed or who are engaget‘
in nonessential labor. will be cn-;.
forced beginning July 1.
(Continued On Page Twelve)
TEN BUSINESS
BUILDINGS BURN
cannon. lulu June lbw-MI
age «and by a the which destroyed‘
l
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email-remnants
01!pr
Mamet: rams. helm
m in the kitchen. of a mour-
3!.
W
th and the W us
“a etc ”I ' Ital-l: actual-tries eachdsy.
Local Boards of LegalPro- .
AIR RAIN 2
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Men Anxious to Enroll in
New Rapid Firing School
~Cashiered Officer Leaves
for Prison—Charge Tor-
rington Man Tried to Make
Others Dodge Draft
it was reported_ today from the or-
(ice of the division of personnell that
twelve draft evaders from various
parts of New England have been turn-
ed over to the military authorities
here.
(Continued on Pd“ Twain)
LEWIS TRIIRR III
IIIIRRI “BARE IIII "
REAR-IRE Ill IIIIIIRI
Prisoner’s Lawyer Gets Lit-
tle Encouragement—Ball
Mpossible in Case
in an effort to have William.
"Baby Doll, " Thomas released from
the county Jail on bail. Attorney Wil-
liam H. Lewis, .he noted negro law
yer of Boston Mass. had a confer-
ence in Bridgeport with State Attor-l
ney Cummings last Saturday. Al-
though no statement was issued it
is understood that the Boston lawyer
received no encouragement from the;
State's Attorney.
As Thomas was indicted by the
grand jury for murder as a result
the riot at the Keystone Social
(Continued On Page Twelve) .
ENTIRE IIEEII IS
SEE ASIIIEEIIR
IIIIRII [III I CLASS-I
Will Canvass Registrants 1n
Every City' in Connecticut
During This Month
HARTFORD. June 10 ——Local ex
emption boards.wlll devote an entireI
week some time this month to- deter
mining whether draft registrants out-
secrvi e
Every local board and legal advis
ory board and government appeal
érnor'e olhce to make this canvass
(Continued On Page Twelve)
IiIIi EXPENSES
ARE ERNSIIIEREII
WASHINGTON.
June to ”With
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We
CAMP hm Ayers has” Juno
smut Why
ARII RAII
Paris Reports Call the All»
vance “Murderous” to the:
Enemy, as French Lined: i
Hold at Meet Points
AIIERIEAN LINES
ARE IINIIER EIRE
Allied c
pated that Rainy woll
Ion this sector All; til I
bably, of pushing it be
nesting up the salients which en‘di»
ed near Montdidier and 1111- Noylv‘ ' I
on French opinion is flight the .
first day..was satisfactory. The. ;
French reserves on the sector are
stillintact.
In the 9. 11:3: Gergtmatteeko
lug way re «some»
Mats and W
“19$”th
miles apafli WEAR? “A “mm:
of tyro .1111 013831911 miles.
reports this advdn co as “mung I}
one" for the Gertillllld. On the la
wing the must the enemy could I‘
eigain was about Ioi’le -‘tltird of A mild,
while on the right he was checked
after crossing the first, or “cover-
ing line, ” of the French~dcf§nse.._ .~
Berlin’ 11 fulllt‘ort rtolrithc dhfiI‘
day s lightly ill be delltyelf
twenty- fourli" ,as is ed ‘tomdiii.
Its latest sta out. ions the
capture of the heights
mediately hehihd the lil'st‘u
tempting tag;
line and north of Ma 1151:;
between-1
The Germans
push back the ‘A lie
IMontdidier and No'y'fim face1'notti
only strong natural obstaclesmi '
the form of large forests on hlgb.
encli;
/
t
elevations, b tl‘ £4,
French resis tin 1E I
Germans are sriving for Com- 11
'piegne on the read to Paris, if they .1
right wing gives Way; or for ‘
Amiens and the separation of the
IFrench and British main “armies
Iif the left flank can he thrust back—
Iward far enough.
Whether the Germans are at-
tacking here in as great or greater
Istrcngtb than against the Chemin
Ides Dames on May 27 is not yeti
clear. If the tactical advantage - .
Igoihed by the advance on the Noyes; ~ ‘
on- Rheima front is to be realized g;
Ito the full the salient there mu'sfi’
be widened toward the west. The it
Germans failed before the Forest
of Villers-Cotterets The Montd’td-
ier -Noyon sector offered a fever» ‘-
1 side of Glass 1 should be placed in ble opportunity and the German
Class 1 to make more COMEWWI command evidently lost no time 111‘ I.
men available for immediate military
massing troops for the attack. .-
The heav preliminary 1151a.-
1bardmento high explosive and
lagents will be instructed by the :0"- gas shells covered not only the
i"
twenty-two miles under attack, but .;
ialso the American sector west 0' :I-I
Montdidier and the British front~
north and south of the Somme din
Irccilv east of Amiens. However,
Ino infantn attacks yet have de-
veloped on these fronts. The enemyI
artillery tire affected the Allied
'lines to a depth of six miles.
(in the Noyon-Rheims salient til
Ionly lighting has been some local
bum hula-p all two real Secretary later u 111. am witness Gel-nan attacks northwest «can ,
1 was «on» the Senate human Alain Com- teau-‘l'hierry, which were m. ‘
at was. hammer-me masts-11111 the Americans and m
troop and on menu Gem
alert we! of Ital-a. 1h
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