l.
‘ liElflRE'lHEffliNfiiNfl
‘whose brother, Luigi. escaped with a
sentences lO‘
‘itl Class l-A unless their dependents
/,
Rasmussen 1870 ‘
‘ EVENI
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE W0
intend at the South Norwnik Poet
Office as Second Class Matter.
scorn soawau. com.
. AONDAY.
NG NTINEL
BY A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OPERATOR
JUNE 17, 1918
Probable Showers Late Tonight
iiiNlCllElil “
Hill lRIPiE
HANGING - lollil
Three Gunmen. Murderers
of West Haven Peddler,
Express Penitenoe for
Crime ;
Run IIIIN Inns
i
r
i
l
'.5"lii""“ii an”
Lanzillo and Brother Have
Parting Farewell —- First
Triple Hanging in State
Prison ” " "
. m '
Three youthful murderers were
hanged at the Wetheratield State
prison, Just after midnight this morn-
sag It was the first triple hanging
in; Connecticut annals. It was also
tinglirst hanging conducted by ‘
new warden. Charlene: bluClaughry.
and the first hanging on record in
Connecticut set for a Monday morn-
lug. the usual day being Friday.
t‘nrmlne Lansillo,‘of New York.
litansentenoe; Genuine ”Biganiello,
who wage a ;aoldim'fs' unify when
arrested. and Frahcescm .asim-
NEXE EOAN IN
Carry Short Term Paper
filllillilli HlNliES
Bl-Weekly
terday by Secretary McAdoo's
uouncenlent that in .preparation
probably st October. about $6,000,000,
be issued. They will be offered
weeks beginning June 25.
map from Brooklyn. werelitlixed for.
the murder of‘ . ' . , n
mmm. ”Ion; v,
up no a road , attemptb to rob
one night in instructor: of i 16. .
. Lanzlllo and Pliehleilo blag been re-,
pricved by the‘toiernor twice. once
because Dusaopthd New York 'g'un-'
mu, had jungle captured and
slid Again so that :
was awaiting t al
their petitionemli: t be hehrd last
Monday by the Si te Boarder Par-
dons, «which refused to commute the
imprisonment.
donut ‘
Hill liliAFljiifllliliS
' EIVEN [lUT TilllAY
’i
1917. In Class 1, If Child-
less
m , ,
Marriage since the selective serv-
ice act went into effect will no
longer be taken as an excuse for ex-i
eruption. This is a new ruling of the:
”War Department and hits the new!
registrants, those who have attained:
the age of 21 since June 5, 1917, eat
well as the men with had already'
been registered and classified.
Men who registered on June 5 of
this year and have been. married
sin0e January 15. 1918, will be placed'
consist of other than a wife. In such
case. the registrant upon proper
proof will be placed in Class 2-13.
.The affect on men who registered
on June '5, 1917. and who. contracted
umriage aftrer May 18. 1917, will be
thesame unless they have a depend.
entachiid. born or unborn on June 9,
1918. ' ‘
(Continued on Page Two),
Working Prisoners on , A
Highways Successful
Having completed work on the state
road at Black Rock. 16 prisoners‘at|
the county jail will “this week he as-f
signed to assistlin the building of a3
mncrete road between Bethel and.
State HighWay Department foreman,I
have done good work and while they
may not be as‘lspeedy as those‘ who;
have liberty to look forward when the!
'whistle blows at night, nevertheless
they have earned‘theirhpay.
IUnder the system instituted by
Shdriff Peace and‘the County Com‘
missioners, the some men are not let
gut every day but the outside work;
istrlbuted among those who most
merit it and theme to be received.‘
as a result the morale at the Jail
has improved considerable as .the
men'want to get out and work for it.
w:
addition. an undetermined 111321;]
lily—perhaps 32.000.000.000.“
certificates will be issued in the sum-i
nier for use in paying taxes a year
from now. It _ .
. ‘ . --i---
(Continuedbn Page not.)
fiiiiilfilil SAVlNli -
EHANiiES PLANNEll
Operation of Law Will Be
Made More Smooth. Dur-
ing 1919
WASHINGTON, June 17.-—Present
application of the daylight saving law.
as it affects localities, .will probably}
4- . be. changed in detail by the Interstate
" . ‘. the
.Those Married Since May 18,.1910‘ spring advance touches Ameri-’
'can' clocks, though in the-main, in-
Commerco Commission before
vestigalions now proceeding find the
hour advance working satisfactorily.
Examiners for the commission have
completed the taking of evidence on‘
the subject in Eastern and Mountain'
cities. but still have to conclude hear—
ings in the middle West.
While the duty of prescribing the
the]
. . .
Effietltefiggizrgeléggegfnfamxfiigd‘painfully burned yesterday afternoon
the demsrkations of Eastern, Central :when the engine or an automobile
limits 'of the four time zones in
Mountain and Pacific time as made
by railroads. and fixed a fifth belt to
govern Alaska.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
BULGARIAN CABINET
. HAS RESIGNED
SOFIA, Sunday,
sierdam.———Pribmier Radoslavoff' has
tendered the resignation of the Cabi-
net and King Ferdinand has accepted
it. The ministers were requested by
the king to retain their portfolios un-
til it new Cabinet is formed.
The downfall of Premier Radosla-
voff most probably is due to the feel-
ing in Bulgaria that he did not make
the most of his opportunities in the‘
negotiations during which peace was
forced on Rumania and Romania
compelled to give up.the Dobrudj
Many Bulgarians have felt. it has
been reported.
Bulgaria"; There also has been some
dissatisfaction over whether the Cen-
tral Powers would back up Bulgaria's.
territorial‘claims in Macedonia.
The coalitioa Cabinet of Premier Ra-
doslavoff, who is the Liberal leader,
game into officefiefore the war.
BLAIRSTOWN PROFESSOR
oaownso.‘
STROUDSBURG. ‘Pa.. June 17.—
Franklin Smith, a professor at Blair
Hall Preparatory school, at Blairs-
town, N. J., was drowned in the Dela-
ware river last night. while canoelng.
OCTOBER filli
SIX BIEEION
Secretary McAdoo Calls on
Banking Institutions to
._ iiN Will EXPENSES
TotalEstintatcd rill-$12,000.-
000,000 for Six Months—
C'ertiflcates to be Issued
wasnmcron. Jane 11.4—Theoov-
ermnent's financial programme forthe
next four months was disclosed yes-
an-
for
the Fourth Liberty Loan. to be floated WHEN TRUE“ F A118
theiooo certi cater of indebtedness will ' ‘
in
blocks of $750,000,000 each every two
:Every national bank and trust com-
pany is asked tgmasslst the Govern! . . . .
ment by subscri g five per cent. 0
its gross resources monthly.’ The oer-iseventeen
tincates will bear four and one-half
per cent’. interest. like'those preced-
inslng the Third Liberty loan. and _
twill. have quip; maturity periodjgmim ,4...W —.u__..._ ~
Wrens .excesdlng four months.
June 16, via Am-l
that the Dobrudjai
Eaton... The prisoners. according mlahould havebeen ceded outright to!
Will [mu BANS
liltliliilflii
Shoes Also Affected by New
Restrictions Imposed by
Industries Board—Men to
Wear Sack Suits-Ruling
Will Save Materials for
Uniforms for Soldiers and
Sailors
WASHINGTON. June- 11.—-Severe
restrictions and modifications in the
style and fashion of clothing and
shoes for the remainder of the war.
imposed for the purpose of saving ma-
terials for military and naval uni-
forms, will be 'put into effect by the
War Industries Board without delay.
All clothing will be plain and ones
tentatious.
.Shoeswill‘be limiied In height and
confined to four colors. A masimum
height of eight inches from the heel is
designated for the footwear of women.
The programnm of curtailment will
not' go’ into "elect wholly until next
spring. Although restrictions of over‘
. (Condom, - Seventh Tip.)
lifliillEllS lililEll
liiilllllfili B’lillliiE
a . a
Others Injured. in
“Georgia on Way to Get
, Draft Evadera. '
”Lama. j ”m [tw'l‘hree
soldiers were “tied and sevbnieen
olbdrs'were seriously injured yester-
ddy when an army motor truck fell
through a bridge into the Etowah
River, in Cherokee county.“ eighteen
miles northwest of Atlanta. All the
men were from Camp Gordon.
‘The men killed were:
Samuel, L. Smith. New york city.
Ernest Rheinsmlth. Trenton, N. ,J.
A. L. Masgulse. address undeter-l
mined. , i
Four of the injured are believed to
be fatally hurt. ‘ They are:_
Sergeant Harry E. Burton. New
York city. ,.
Corporal E. E. Brindley. address
undetermined.
Private Harold Secor. Watertown,
N. Y. “ ,
The soldiers, accompanied by Fed’
eral agents. were on the way to the
northern part of the county to round
two latest victims“: 1
miles out.
’oinoial ‘mouncemt said:
June 14‘: were picked
er slid later. an ' ,
Alintie 1’0”."
(Continued 'On Page Eixbt)"
lilli ARREST you
~ IRISH Illinois
Government Claims to Have
. Much Evidence Against
O’Leary and His Follow-
ers
—-—_
ture of Jeremiah O'Lcary. Irish-Amv
erican leader. under indictment in
up draft evaders. When the truck
reached ‘the middle of the bridge,l
which was a wooden structure, the1
supports gave way. The truck
about forty feet and most of the men.
were pinned under it. There waa‘l
only about four feet of water in the
river. ‘ ‘
STARTS ENGINE or
AUTO; TANK EXPLODES
WINDSOR' LOCKS. June 17:—
Thomas Briggs and his wife were
.truck caught tire and the gasoline
tank blew up. The truck, owned by
Collin Root. had just been cleaned
and Mr. Briggs started the engine. It
started to blaze and he jumped out
and threw sand. on it. The heat was
so great that one of the heads of
the‘ tank blew out burning both
he and Mrs. Briggs. and. also Rob-
ert Lyons, who went to their assist-
.ance. One of the neighbors heard the
explosion and put the fire out with a
,garden hose before the tire depart-
Zment, which was summoned. arrived.
PDr, J. A. Coogan was called and dress-
’ed the .‘burns. Mrs. Briggs was burn-
.ed on the face and arms and Mr.
'Briggs’ hair was nearly burned off
and his hands and face were scorch-
ed so that the skin peeled off. Mr.
,Lyor. was scorched on the face and
hands.
IRICHARD H. IRELAND
ADMI'I'I‘ED TO THE BAR
Richard H. Ireland, who, for a num-
ber of years, has been a popular clerk
in the South Norwalk post office, has
been notified by George L‘. McLeren.
assistant cleric in the Superior court.
that he has successfully passed the
examination for admission to the bar
of Connecticut. and for him to report
at the Court house, in New Haven,
Tuesday; June 18th. to be addressed
by the court. Mr. Ireland is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel C. Ireland. oi}
Bates court. and graduated from the?
Norwalk public schools. Ills many t
friends are congratulating him on his
success. 'T i
New York, in a mountain cabin in
Washington. will be followed soon by
arrest of a number of other Irish agi-
fell; tators in the United States on charg-
es of treason or espionage.
The Government has considerable
undisclosed evidence against O'Le'ary
and his companions. it was learned to-
day. and arrest of his co-workers has
been deferred only pending his appre-
hension. ~
-Ofllcials intimated today that the
Government might not presS its
charges against some knowa con-
(continued on an no»
WINNING or WAR
FIRST OBJECT or
R.‘ R. DIRECTOR
-.
WASHINGTON. June 17.-—~In a
comprehensive statement of polrcy
made public yesterday, Director Gen-
eral McAdoo declared the railroad ad:
ministration'saims in order of im‘
portance are to win the war by mov-
ing troops and war materials prompts
ly, to give efficient service to the pub-
lic, to promote sympathy and under-
standing betWeen the railroad inan-
agement’s employee and patrons and
to apply sound business policies to
railway operation.
He said he hoped future develop-
ment would “humanize the science
of railroading and negative the idea
that corporations have no souls.”
TOOK AUTO WITHOUT
' OWNER’S PERMISSION
Joseph Varady, 18. 'who drives the
delivery car for A. J. Collins & Co..
thought he would have a little ride
and create a little excitement for a
change. He went to the garage and
appropriated his employer's delivery]
car and had both a ride and‘ excite-
ment. While maneuvering the mat
chine along Taylor avenue, he drove
.up on the sidewalk and through ‘a
garden and narrowly escaped knock-
‘ing a passing pedestrian 'down. A‘
complaint wasmade' to the police, who
took him into custody, charged with
driving without a license.
HIPS
iii
. us not into temptation"——Matthew
..—___., $313. He said that is is not a sin to
. . . tempted for Christ Was also
TWO New Swirl .. Hm tempted; vie are sinful when we
Total arenas: V . timsllp
to Twenty T: »,
WASHINGTON. oi o. . "x... 9n...
“a German sum "”2“!“
at large ol the M
a“. cl and «my loyal to Jesus. The
bark Smoc.‘sunk g‘Esyn .1191 - re ”day‘s“. ‘.; .
and thee Nor-we _ . 3 skip , i... --—~~--. ,
Krlnfliu. each sent down ninety Mood on Page Hunt)
The New Department was advised
yesterday that a schooner had res;
cued fifteen survivors (com the Samoa
and had placed them in care of anoth-
er ship which was making port. The
. “The Navy Department is informed
that Ifteen survivors of the Home
gisn bark Santos. which was sunk by.
gunfire about ninety miles or the Vir-
ginia coast at sight I. In. on Friday.
up by a schools-.1
0 not”
vessel. which is 'brlngtng,«thalii to an
WASHINGTON. June 17.~The cap.
CHILDREN’S III”
x
With Address by Rev
Frederick A. Coleman '
Children‘s Day exercises-were held
yesterday afternoon in the chapel at:
West Norwaik. The building was!
beautifully decorated with flags, rib-‘
bons, grass and flowers, and present-
ed a very fine appearance. The pro-
gram was one of the best ever ren-
dered by the members and friends of
the school. and was enjoyed by a
large number of people.
Rev. Frederick A. Coleman. rector
of Trinity Episcopal church. South
Norwalk, made a twenty-minute ad-
dress. taking for his text "And lead
yield to temptation. He spoke of the
my tabulations. especially during
those trying times. Our greatest
temptations: to be dialoyal to Christ
without full! realizing that we are
committing a up. We should be loy-
about Chrlltllll makes the best citi.
Bill saunas
million
Secretary Bakes Believes in
Givmg Objchtors Fjoin 18
. Months to 20 “Years In
Prison ‘
g d‘; H...
WASHINGTON, June ‘17.-Sentenc-
es ranging from 18 months to twenty
years' imprisonment imposed by
curls-martial. upon aocalied con-
scientious obfictors who refused mili-
tary serVIce at Camp Upton. New
York. and Camp Gordon. Georgia,
were approved today by Secretary Ba.
or.
float of the men objected to light-
ing against Germany or Austria be-
cause they have relatives there. In
approving the findings in cOurts. the
first of the kind to reach the de art-l
meat. Mr". Baker went on recor as‘
favoring the return of such men "toE
the countries of their preference" af-
ter the war. '
Twelve objectors? were sentenced,
(ones-a On Page have),
Will auras w
Wilhiiiii BUSY
Seventeen Young Ladies Be-
gin Task of Sending Out
1,600 Pledge and Registra-
tion Cards
mwmmlluuilil illeNSIVE UNDER wu
ilnteresting Exercises Hel ,
f AEONG A ‘100. ERONE Wllli i
‘lflE ENEMY BEING PUSHED * BACK *
l
Italians Were Driven Back
‘aftern00n between Abraham Harris, ol‘I
to Their Third Line on
Venetian Plains, But’Rap‘i. ,
idly Recovered From the
STATE llEEEfiATES
RE-EEEL'E Mil. EliilWE BI... .
...__. REBAPTURE THE 15;”:
illlllNTAIN HEIfiEITS 7
American Troops AreAssisto‘
Unanimous Choice at Con-
vention Held on Saturday
Afternoon—Judge Taylor
and R B. Morse District
Delegates
lidmnndB Crows was unanimously in " ill Many Places collie»; ’-
re-elected as a member of the Repuh- Bil‘tfle . . ~. 5‘s."
Iican State Central Committee. Salim , Lille ' c- : . ~
,day afternoon, at the convention of
the? delegates to the state convention
Mm the towns comprising the nth
Senatorial Dietrich—namely. Norwalk,
vDarlenrldew Canaan and‘Wilton. The
convention was held in the court room
in the City Hall building, JudgerNe’
hemiah Candce acted as secretary.
The following delegates were in at-
tendnnce:
Norwalk—Judge John H. Light.Per—
clval H. Sherron. Albert_T. Eldridge
and Judge Nehemiah Candee.
Darlen~Chnrles E. Williamson and
Ernest B. Crofoot.
. New Corleone—George W.
and C. G. Muller.
Willow—Ernest C. Roscoe
Theodore Olmstend. ‘
(CumuG'u‘hfl'M"
(Willlill. Ilium _
lililillillliilliiiii
Italian, French“? and W E f : .'
troops have met the shock of the
Austrian ofi’ensive along‘n .«ono‘»
hundred mile front, in lilo Merle...
Italy and the enemy is beingpushv
cd back where he is not being held
in check. Violent bottles continue
in the mountains from Lake Gerda .
to the Piave and southward along
the Piave, but at no place has the
enemy broken through the Allied
defense. » _ ~' 3" ,
'l‘hefnll force of the A “may;
blow in the mountain republics 5'
,the defenders of tile Venetian , ‘
lsipsbg , to. eirt' ‘ -. 1
film the mom " .. " g if”
‘ ceasivo counter attache e‘Td“
occupied important posit oils. 0 ‘
the Asiago Plateau and ave r04 r
captured mountain gigiitefi‘alohg .~
Duryea
and
ithe Brenta. Arm (1 .Mtlntdllo
:lleight, where the bat in line turns
. ‘toward the Adriatic, “t2; rltish
_ . have com letcl csta ii their .' ..
NEEOtlaflons Completed Th‘s {line and maintain it a , illst vicious,
mn lmjouem own. .
Afternoon G. . g H. Bty bl ti B ta‘ and th' '
- c ween Ic ren ,. y
Lease 0f Railroad Avenue Piavc the Austrinnfl apparent!
Property ' have gained a strong’foothbld‘ on
hiegotiallons were completed this.
tht'e western slopest of. “Monte-
Grappa, one of the: yypositligonr.
’ d “protecting the plainsfuroun am .
Elie granitigagdserfbycafir.anAurt’inisam- East and we“ 0! YOPW,‘
leases the valuable site on RailroadiGmppa, however, the Italians and
avenue on‘which he will construct the‘Aliied troops hold the enemy ill '
We”; saith "a. in a... ‘ ~ » ' ~
“St “'3 5 a , Although they were able to?
giggiwm was deatroyed by the cross the Piave at two points, just
Work on the new garage will he‘souih of Monte Nelloainud nOrtb-
commenced immediately and it is exyeast of Venice, the enemy. has:
met“ that the building “7:“ bgfsailvl .been checked in strong-efiorts to
:3: :cmpfifig glasmteefl. In Yfiei enlarge his gains ‘and the Italians
front will be a commodious show roomihflW‘ begun t0 drive 11"“ back t0’
and the garage proper will accommo-lward the river. West and nortb~
date 34 cars. Yellow brick WI“ ben‘rest of Imke Garda there has
used in the construction and the same n n] . local aetivilt. with
Wm Present a very attractive appear-l bee o y y,
ance. Such a garage as Mr. AustiniVienna claiming some local 8m" -* .
intends “Mingus long been needed;oesses near Riva, at the head of ‘-
The headquarters at the Royal
James Inn of the Norwalk‘War Sav-
ings committee was a regular hive of.
industry. this morning. when seven-‘
teen young women" reported for work
and the big task of getting out the!
1.600 pledge and registration cards
was started with a vim that assuresl
their completion in time for delivery
to the team captains and lieutenants,
at the get together meeting at head:
quarters tomorrdw night. i
This meeting will be of the utmost
importance. as final instructions will;
be issued. and the cards. distributed:
so-that the hence to house risitationi
which will begin Thursday, may be'
carried on systematically and thor—
oughly. The arm bands of~red._whitel
Continued on fifth me.
AUTOIST KNOCKS , I
WOMAN DOWN
While on her way home from her
day’s work on Saturday afternoon
Mrs. Frances Lane. of 37 Raymond
street. was struck and knocked down
by a passing auto Just as she was
,allghtlng from a South Main street
‘trolley near Raymond street. The ma-
ichlne stopped and one of the occu-
pants lnquired ifshe was injured. She
in turn asked for their names and was
politely told ltrwas none of her busi-l
poses and they dr0ve on. but Mrs. Lane
‘n-annged to get the car’s license. be:
fore it was out of sight. .
5 She complained to the police and.
gave them the car's number. The
owner ‘of thecar was learned and it
Is thb-fitenm oththeauthorities to
[bring him to Justice within a few days“
i s
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."'
audit will be pleasing news that such 'the lake. .
an addition is to be made to our cm: In two days of fighting Vienna
_.._--. ~"fl’ ‘ ,claims the capture of ten thousand .
' prisoners on the Piave and six.
thousand in the mountian region. '
" . ‘ . lFifty guns were taken along the
Emiver front. In their counter at-. ‘
'tacks, begun Saturdayanight, the" ‘
‘ Italians already have captured
i three thousand of the enemy. ' ‘
Court Edmondo DeAm cls. Foresters‘ The nustrians’ plan . apparently _ ,
of America, held a class initiation at A'k h ,1 . tb rtb.
their rooms in the Hoyt Theatre build- was to 8m 8 93H on e no . _»
ing. at which time the state officers and .on the east at t csame mom- . _
were present‘and a class of 41 appli-{ent m the hope that on one of the
“91:15 If"; tzk;nrtltgv::ed3;gegy thetfronts large forces could be tllown
e 6 re 0 v - - .. ..
local team. who, after the commend?“ ‘the Veneélalli‘ Plums Aliffiween '
ies were completes; were coililip‘limtant- gab-33:30 I]?! grcliftvi'fi‘ce and wists:
ed by the state 0 cars on t er ne carrle o In _ , .
work. ‘ 3hcavy bombardments, the Austrl~
Ammfg the “at" and “gargant- aus’ effort seemingly had fallen .
‘I’Egggg‘reséggrgeei; ngai “nub;- short of its purpose of shattering
Grand Chief Ranger WilliamT. Mey. the Italian front 39d rolling Al?
Bridgeport: Grand ‘ Secretary back toward the Adlge.
Themes OTLoughlln. Wildfire“ ' On the front In France the
Grand Auditor J. J. Fitzgera . nso— - - . ~ ll .
nla: Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger fighting activity haslPeen. 1111M
Thomas F. Dowd Norwalk. to local German attac s at Isolated “3.
Each of the officers made appropri- paints, except that the French uni
ate remarks during the meeting, at prove their posxtions nortll;__and
the conclusion of which refreshments nortllweast of Ilautcbray. Agiimr
were “we“ and a musical program the French along the Meta Riyiiiii.
“233:3; were New“ from New Cafthe enemy failed. The same‘resnliia,
naan. Georgetown. Court Narruk and attended a strong effort to pone» _
COX? MEhIICRexEmi'u ti I t b h ldm‘lt‘e the ”WEE" 11? e’l‘b “Amer. XI“. J
.' urge 0,853 n a Oil 5. 03 q 8“ TB “tot St ‘ i6 '2 .9 ..
in Bridgeport this evening 9: the 'cai’aertillery fire backs up them.-
united courts onf Bridgeport. These . .
initiatious are being held all over the my attack With heavy E0339“ and. '
country as a result of the recent For- =
esters membership drive, , [ILKWIMQE M floral). . i . I
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