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Fair tonight and warmer.
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OBSERVANCE
it DIVISIONS
-‘ HflilBOUlS
ovulation
3 Mill flint]
Have Patriotic Entertain-
ment
illltl'l'iii‘illll
suit illiltllllllt
Special Celebration to Bet
Held in West Norwalk andl
Georgetown '
United States Is Six
Months Ahead of Schedule
notions
Alliiifllliilillll
ing Furnished to Troops-—
Supplies Speeded Up
WASHINGTON, July 3.--AllllOllI‘i(‘"'
mom was made by President Wilson
The. one hundredth and forty-second
:Adcquate Equipment Is Be-I
Secrctary Baker Announces:
t
DiMiltllAl
ilclt VillMili
loll Sliiltlif
Former Incumbent Named
Unanimously After First
Ballot Shows Sentiment
leNEfiANllNEll
“ UP Hill EMEllllENEY
.
l
Needed-Ginty’s Proxying
Causes Slight Stir
Former Sheriff William Vollmer. of
lyesterday that more tllan a million ‘ Norwalk. w“ last night nominated for
'Auierican troops had left for anwtslierll‘l ill the Democratic county con-
anniversary of the signing of the De- to wage war against the common ene-l "9mm“: held 1“ ”‘9 Straineid, Bridge-
clarlflon of Independence will be fit- my. The President made public a let-
tiugly observed in this city and viciu- for from Secretary Baker which be
t
port. and Christopher Finnegan. of
Bridgeport. was also it candidate. but
iiy ou‘.Thursday. July 4th. Prepara- E regards as welcome, news to form part; i“ "‘9 an" informal ballot leak?" ”ll“
lions flounder way to provide for the 1 of the nation's national holiday.
biggest, safest and saucer Fourth yet
held in Norwalk.
Morning. lis 1.019.115.
in the morning 1116 members Ol' thirty divisions. Mr. Baker explained
l
, .
vote showed the Norwalk man had
The exact figures of troops mamd‘easily “'0“: H ‘0 21' E' C- Ginty. of
overseas up to and including June ‘30:!)anbury, ioted for the “’39!" dele-
This represents roughly’gme from Bethyl. and this cattle near
upsetting the convention. as one oi
Court (to Amicis. No. 173. Foresters of each division consisting of about 27;, ”‘9' delegates protested.
America. will parade and. tollowlni:l 500 combat troops exclusive of non-
this. will hold special exercises ill .' combatants, who bring the total to
their lodge rooms at 100 Washington 1 more than a million men.
street. The nation is six months alie
Catholic Union
Council, No.
I
M of porters was overlooked.
46. . schedule ill shipping American man ,this little incident ”‘9 convention “'9'“
The vote showed the contest we! not
even close and, for that reason. the
drafting of Ginty by the Vollmer slip-
Outside of
Knights of Columbus. will hold a tiit- ! power to the battle areas abroad. Scc- : along smoothly. ,Jusl before ”i“ 00”"
titotic entertainment at the llcgcnl , rotary Baker's estimate of a million "‘llllflll 0"“911 ‘0‘0001 T- J- Murphy
‘l‘lleatre. at 10 o'clock, for the lllll‘lloh‘c l and a half available Allterit-lln soldiers addressed ”‘9 “0‘08“” W059“ and
of raising funds for the payment oil which he made pt tlie‘begtnning
«an... all...
Til filil AflllllN llN '
$2.50 WHEAT PRIEE
Senator ' Gore Refuses to
Consider Prohibition Until
appropriation Bill 'Is Pass-
two million and a half.
of Americans available this you may
be even greater. ‘
(Continued On Base Five)
Bitlliiil lllllll
formalities
Viscount Rhondda Put the
Greater Part of the United
Kingdom on Food Rations
After War Started
LONDON. July 3.—-Viscount Rhond-
WASHINGTON. D. 0.. Jay a-"rhe
We 0‘ “allow”? "at “me Dl‘ohlbl-lda (David Alfred Thomas). the British:
tion hung in the balance yesterday
when the Senate and the House re-
mained in deadlock over the $2.50
Wheat amendment. Some members
got the idea that the prohibition
amendment was being used as a club
to force them into acceptance of $2.50
Wheat. The adv0cates of $2.50 wheat
denied it.
The two questions became coupled
yesterday in a singular manner and
00“” "0‘ be pried apart. Senator generally regarded as all but impossi-
(lore. of Oklahoma. chairman of the ble.
Senate Agricultural committee. has
charge of both measures, and despite _
the strongest pressure he insisted up
‘On keeping the prohibition amend
nicnt sidetracked until the settlement
of the wheat price controversy.
Food Controller, died this morning.
Since the recent operations for dis
weakened gradually.
Viscount Rliondda was the man who
put England and most of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain on rations
and won the gratitude even of the peo-
ple whose food supply he regulated.
Before he achieved the task it was
1
(Continued On Page Six)
utilititlllllltll
Mlllllt fill an
SURVEY illitlltil
HARTFORD, July 3.-—-Iinmediate
and praClical use is being made of the
recent farm survey of five Connecticut
co ties by warning potato growers
an truck gardeners whose names are
on file Of the blights and pests that
threaten their crops and recommend-
ing remedies. The Connecticut State
Council of Defense foresaw the possi-
teontinueo on 1m: met
STATE DRAFT BOARDS
RECLASSIFY 844 MEN
HARTFORD. July 3.—Re-classiflca-
tion of selectives by twelve out of the
forty-four draft boards in this state
has resulted in a shifting of 844 men
from deferred classes to Class 1, ac-
cording to reports received by Major
John J. Buckley today. If all the
boards report the shifting of men to
Class 1, according to the same ratio,
the number of men in the state's
.‘flghting class" will be increased by
persion of the fluid consequent to a sea
more than 3,000.
bilitles for Systematically helping the
Today's reports resulted from the patriotic task of increased food pro-
work done during the so~called “Classduction when it authorized the survey
1" week. The re-clnssifications wereland now the committee on Food Sup-
made with particular reference tomen ply and Conservation of the State
who formerly had been placed in de-.‘Council and the County Farm Bureaus
ilerred classes because of dependentiare taking advantage of it.
wives. but were. recently made liable: Each County Farm Bureau is being
to classification in ‘Class 1 if they supplied with a classified list of farm-
oould not modem claims for dependen.‘ ers from the tabulated information re-
cy 0f children'besides dependency of cenlly assembled at the stale library
wives. ‘. with the some machinery used in com-
New gotten—Board No. 2. 25: Board piling the state military census. These
No. 8. .
classified lists will nervemnny pup
Stamford—aloud No. l. 167. lposea. ,
State Boards—Board No. 2. Farm. For the present the committee on
m. 2.1; No. l. Brcnford. 249: No. 7. Food Supply and Conservation and the
vere attack of pleurisy. Lord Rhonddll.
l
0Ltold them that Bridgeport would sup;
i the year can now be revised to read'pO" the new “mm“ m the party.
The number,
SENlTfllliltlilllN
DIES utill ltllll
‘One of the Most Extraordi-
nary Members of Congress
Since 1894 _
WASHINGTON, July 3.—~Uliized
States Senator Benjamin B. Tillmanm
veteran of twenty-four years' service
in Congress. and chairman of the Son-
,ate Naval Affairs committee, died at
his home here .early today. as the to-
suit of a Cerebral hemorrhage sum-red
last Thursday.
Senator Tillman suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage last, Thursday, and had
been in an unconscious condition
since that time. The stroke affected
the entire left side.
To honor the passing of one of the
most picturesque figures in Congress
and Southern public life. boil: bodies
of Congres planned to adjourn today
and appoint committees 'J) accompany
the body to the Tillman home at Tren-
ton. S. U.
As Governor of South Carolina. as
a leader in the Southern wing of the
Democratic party, and as an active
participant in the last geeuration‘s
growth of the American Navy. Seno-
tor Tillman had been prominently be-
fore the public for many years.
Se'nator Swanson. of Virginia. prob-
ably will be his successor as head of
the Naval committee. . .
(Continued On Page Twelve)
150 Diaz Men Capture
FOrtified Reynosa Easily
M'CALLEN. Texas. July
hundred and fifty followers of Felix
Diaz made a surprise attack on the
garrison at Reynosa. across the Rio
Granite from I-lidalgo yesterday. and
captured the city after a bloodless
skirmish. according to reports receive
ed here;
Reynosa is fortified and was occu-
pied by Carranzista troops. No fur-
ther details are available.
Four Americans Killed by Mexicans.
‘HOUSTON. Texas. July :l.—-li‘our
American citizens were killed by Max-
ican bandits near Tampioo, Mexico,
inst Shlnrday while can-yin: the paya
roll of the Mexican (3qu Oil Companv.
meal offices here.
osmium millennnd L. A. Dunn.
R. I! Cooper and Alfred E. Elpnrcln.
whose home addresses are not known
Wilford. :6: No. 9. New London. 65: County Firm Bureaus "9 "3'1”“ halo. were the budits‘ victims?
No. 10, Hawaii. 22: No. 18. Putnam. the wide scope of possibilities in the
.0; No. 18 Torrlnxton. 50: ,No. 22." . ---,-
, Deep m: no No. ”.Mkvlllo.18.l (Conn-mil on but Item)
he
“in shot and killed Instant
Pmte telegrams to Millard“: rela-
ml Mutated the four. men
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ii: iii;
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3.-'—One .
according to advice: to the company's
Leslie R. Millard. offieaummt. To» ‘
than“. hundred 11m. .
ll-lll iiittEii 4
AND! lilllllill
Huge Plant Split Rock.
Near Syrac fse, Practically
Wrecked—Fire Finishes
Work of D ‘truction
r
SIX
SYRACUSE, N.
sixty men were
., July 3,—Over
lied in the explo-
sion of the plant the Seniet-Solvay
Company. at Split ock. just wast of
this city. last nigh Iv‘ortytwo booies
had been recovere at 8 o’clOck this
thrilling. and there are three more in
the ruins. . c
The injured number at least eighty.
Most of them are it local hospitals,
but many of them were removed to
their homes in tb rush to remove
them quickly fromfthe scent of the
disaster. ‘
Many of the injured are expected to
t
, die.
Finally Develops He Isn’t At least half of the great munitions
plant was wiped out by the tire and
series of explosion, which followed.
At least ten buildings were destroyed
am! the property damage will exceed
$1,000,000. I
The explosion. which occurred at
9:30 O’clock. shook the entire city. It
REDDING MAN,
I8 NilMINAlED
fill CONGRESS
Democratic Convention De-
cides Upon Former State
Senator as Opponent to
Schuyler Merritt ’
HNAlVlllEIS
MADE UNANIMflUS
Stratford Effort to Boom
John Wilcoxson Failed
Lester 0. Peck. former State Sena-
tor. was chosen the candidate of the
,‘Democratlc party for Congres- in the
1
59m hundreds Into panic. “mm" a Congressional convention. at the Sit-ab
mile or more of Split Rock scores rush-t field, in Bridgeport, 1”! nigbt, ““1
pd from their homes to set out of marble nomination was made unanimous
dang" zone. At leut'nnmn butldlngxl after the Straiford delegates warned
of the great establishment were wiped
(Continued an M navenl‘
BllNijllESS ' Al ,
NllllllllllillN
WASHINGTON. July 3-The resolu-
tion authorizing the President to take
oveti telegraph and telephone lines,
the 312.000.000.000 my Apploprla.
' tion bill. the proposal to increase the
Government guaranteed price of wheat
to $2.50 a bushel, and war time prohl~
bition today stood in the waynt’ the
proposed recess of Congress tilts week.
Leaders in both the Senate and House
were not hopeful that this legislation
could be disposed of in time to recess
Saturday until August 10. while the
new Revenue bill is being drafted by
the House Ways and Means Commit-
tee, The opinion of speaker Clark.
recess plans had “gone glimmering."
Some members. however. had not
given up hope today -of being able to
leave Washington this week. Tenta-
tive plans-were preposed to hurry the
passage of the Army bill. which is
now in conference. due largely to nem-
erous amendments added by the Sen-
ate. and to have the telegraph and
telephone control resolution go over
until August.
Disposition of the last piece of leg-
islation before recess depends upon
insistence of the Administration. it is
known President Wilson is anxious
to have the resolution passed so that
action might be taken should a crisis.
arise in the telephone situation.
(Continued. On Page Maven)
TAKES'CHARGE or
BROOKLYN FACTORY
Leo Kenney. of South Main street.
who has been superintendent of the
factory of H. Jacobs & Son. in Nor-
walk. for several years, has received a
deserved promotion, and will hereaf-
ter be the quality superintendent in
both the large Brooklyn and Norwalk
factories of H. Jacobs &' Sons. Mr,
Kenney has had many years' expert.
once in the shoe manufacturing busi-
ness, thoroughly understanding all the
branches of the work of making shoes.
He has practically doubled the output
of the Norwalk plant in the past few
months, and that his services are ap-
preciated is demonstrated by his be-
ing placed in the responsible position
in Brooklyn. He will spend several
days each week in the metropolis.
—
Fire in Chemical Plant
Causes Loss of $900,000
, the name of John Wilcoxson. of Strat-
’ ford. to be placed before the conven-
m
GERMANS HARASSED BY illlill
tilllls, Willa Milli ill; tilts; :
BilWiiNAlSNEANDMARiiliIViRSA
Stiltilltlttlll Htlllli Tanisha: nitric;
ltlllllllilllllli
Americans and French, ,
Strong German Counter
Attacks Being Ropulsed
The regular monthly meetina of the
Norwalk Board of Education was held
at the High school’s library, last‘bvcn—
ing, with every member ofyle board
AMERICAN llllllll's
25:53?2...?“:tl‘atoaiairz. it: . Sllbbblllll 2045
minutes of the previous meeting. by ..
Dr. Shel-er, secretary of the board. and . . . 9
the transaction of routine bosiness, a Itallans Are Gaining M0! 3
Ground in Northwestern;
Part of Monte Grappa‘
goodly delegation from the Center
school district asked for a hearing, re-
garding different quarters for the
branch of the junior High school,
which has been housed there since it r v 7
was established, four years ago. UhDAI'I'ED “ Ag LEAD (
Cornelius Daniels. Oliver Jackson. The Associated ress).-~
Diederlch Hohn, Charles Winipt’heimer.tr00ps continue to harass the Gen
and a number of other: spoke in favor ,maug and have made further ,
of discontinuing the junior branch oriportaut gains in anticipation of
'tlon. Lynn W. Wilson, of Bridge-part.
made the nominating speech which
named Senator Peck. and he told of'inol
isplendld work of the latter when
inieinber of the Legislature.
lie said during the time he was
member of the State Senate the Rid-t
ding man showed plenty of vision.t
thought and power.
It was during.
this period he saw Woman Suilraigel
coming and that was even before the
{present campaign in favor of suffrage
,hud been waged by the various women
,conmittees. Senator C. B. Weed. of
Ne w Canaamqecondéll the nomination.
flW-M'tskfltthm
(Continued On‘lhge Twelve)
ilflUSEWlthN '
initiations
Oklahoma ‘ Ranch Owner.
Thinks The! Can Do Light‘
Saddle Work '
WAL'RIKA, Okla.. le 3.—~“Just as
certain as shooting." says Bill Davis.
mayor of Fort Worth and ranch
owner of Jefferson county. Okla..
"we'll have cowpunchers in skirts be-
fore next summer. if the war doesn't
end before‘thnt time. The Govern-
ment is no respector of persons in the
draft these days. it can't afford to
he. in this emergency. Hence the
ranchers of Oklahoma. and Texas
have got to give up their cowpunchv
era. and they must be replaced by
women. ‘just as women are replacing
men on railroad trains. street cars, in
barber shops. odlces and stores."
Mayor Davis believes that women
may do practically as well as men for
the lighter duties of the ranch. In
horsemanship. he says. many of them
already have proved as efficient as
men.
1
\
(Cohtlnued on Page Four)
villi fllNiEliENBE
, titan AN ENll'
BRIDGEPORT, July 3.——On a formal
agreement by‘ both sides to the wage
tories, made in conference before
theirrepresentattves on the section of
the Taft-Walsh War Labor Board to-
day. to be bound by the arbitration
controversy existing in Bridgeport lac-t
lyour painstaking and untlrlng effortshdicr has arrived in Franc
and award of the board. and that each!
side shall faithfully abide by the deci-l
sion. the hearings that have been int
the High school. in the Center build-i ,, . ,
ing, as every inch of space was needed renewal at the open? noflens Q’
to accommodate the resident pupils of Amman and Fl‘ellc 0500th ‘_ '
the district up to the seventh grade. meeting With success in carrying
H was voted by the board to take the forward their lines in the imports»
inabtter up, and file its defision 3‘ a nut section of front between the».
so sconen mee ml; - , -, . , .
It was voted to accept the generous m§nc and Mame I‘ll. “3' h f'
offer of Dixon McNetton. of Elincrest. F‘VO Vllliztges and more t an IV
the welleknown publisher. to deliver lliiiltlred prisoners have been take
an illustrated lecture before the board on by the FrwcmAmerica‘h sol
on {1110 Slllgecthofl'W’iallfiil Ed“?“°"t".icrs. Strong German counter
att cilia sc oo;on r ayev ening; .. , , , , «I- , "
July 12th. After an executive ses- tacks lid“) been repulsxfltli'and a?
stun. the meeting adjourned. Allied ”0}le hold hr 3 to,
g -_ m ground gained. , .
' "' . After the captureofywx
adjacent strong points. the
calls withstood violent eh'eln
:tic‘ilOllS, but the German" 9.
fiflES [ll/Ell llll’.
:were of no avails the attac
'forcc being virtually wiped
Further attempts probably ,
The Spanish War Veterans' drive lo'madc to regain Vaux, wh' h is
raise a fund for the Connecticut sol-5' - .
dicrs in France with. which to cele-tllmtmrtnm’qpql,nt 1: trfidbfic M
brate the Fourth of July in old {ash-l ’f’ ,“ee” cotsson ‘ ‘
toned Yankee style went over the topt'lhlt‘l‘l‘l'i the nearest the G
with a nourish. llinve approached to Paris.
Connecticut promised to send 520:} Meanwhile the Amerim a,
000 to her 5.000 boys for an lndepend- .lei‘y is bombarding heavily
ence Day celebration bill. at this time. , . . . .
it looks as if the generous response Gonna" posttlons on 11111200. ..
of Vaux. American avnitors,
of their friends will net them close to _ , , , ,
350.000. The quota assigned for The aiding the infantry and artille
and in a combat Tuesday b
Norwalks' Spanish War Veterans to
nine American and nine t
raise was expected to be something
machines, three Of the enemy w
like 8200, but as this organization is
f it f and atriotism. tlie' rompt- ,
u 0 pep p ’ p brought down. Two American ,
lanes failed to return from _
ly got together and in a week’s time of
intensive hustling. coupled with the p
generous assistance of all concerned, fight and a third from , 0..
they exceeded their quota materiallypcombat ,
in consequence of which considerably. For 8' week now the French
more than $1,000 was raised and this.‘ . . .
in the face of numerous other drives. been drivmg the Germans out
that Were on at the same time. While poéitions between the Aisne “
some Connecticut cities are way below Villers-Cotterets. Thole/Ce
the quota expected. The Norwalks ex- was the village of St. Pier
ceeded theirs by five (5) times the tile immediately north of th e Fumbt
lotted sum. for which much praise is , , .,
due to those who so generously con~ Villers-Cotterets. North .0! :t
the. French have With
tributed their timb and efforts tow- Aisne, , , .
ards making the drive a success. German attacks against V111,!“
Therefore it was resolved. last. night, On~the British front. onlyth
at 9. 599cm meeting or the span 3 Hilary has been active. 3
War Veterans to extend the local' , ,
camp's thanks and gratitude in a per— avnitors, however. continue 1;
Forty-two
sonal letter to those who so generous- 'i'nost busy. ‘
ly responded to the call and who sac- :airplancs and three balloons ‘WQ,
rlflced dollars and cents for a cause so aCcounted for in actions Mp ,1
loyal to the" heart”: while much. bombing, recoup
July 3.1918. , _,
Dear Friends and Patriots: sauce and photography were
Mannheim. Cohl_
in just recognition for the able helmeomplished.
and sacrifices made, by those who Sony-fives and. Thionville, 8.11.1
voluntarily lent their means and “Wmanv. have been attack?
towards making the Pershing Fourth,B 't:sli st uadrons .
of July Fund drive such a success. we I" 1 1 , . ' A ..
feel obliged to publicly thank you for The one-millionth moi-lea Sb
your sacrifice of time and money. _T°,dent “7115011 has announo'
the following. who so generously rewme American force in Fr
agitate were 1 aggregated 19W i ,
' t an
progress here for the, past two days
' MOUNT UPTON, Pit. July 3.~—Fire, Were suspended today. The details
which started from a motor in the du-i will now be taken over by an examines
illex heater house of the Aetnu Chem-l t01’ the board, Who, Will 001116 here Flt-
cal Company here yesterday. destroy—9d . day and open hearings and the section
four buildings comprising the recov-i 0‘ the b08111 has ”01111390 that an-
al? and purification departments undmouncement of its decision will be
450.000 pounds of gun cotton and much 7 131" retro ctlive provision will be made
valuable machinery was consumed.,f°" ““9 W era.
There was no loss of life. but severiil in the hands 0‘ the board. '33 made
employee were severely burned. after conferences of the labor men and
would require four or five months to manufacturers who were directly at-
rebuild and that the tire would delay teem by the “:0 dispute urea in
date. near Pittsburgh, to this pin-Q, Attorney: Howler and Drew announc-
An oxploellm at the Millie plant :9- od that manufacturers they "present.
(Continued on Eleventh Page.)
All Germany Stricken
With Spanish Malady
COPENHAGEN. July 3.—-The mys-
terious Spanish malady has afflicted
the whole of Germany. Within the
last few days several thousand fresh
cases have been reported. Yesterday
a large number of persons in Berlin
fell ill suddenly and before evenina
several thousand were down with the
malady. . '
The working power of the people
has been decreased. although the epi-
demic is not foul. Hundreds of per-
e
the main. portion of the plant. About made by August 1. and that a just and
The loss is estimated . at $900,000, The agreement to leave the matter
The company announced that plum manufacturers. Not only did those
its plan: for moving It! plant a; my. leave the diapoaiuon to the board. but
newmnltodinthol «more --é- .
“I w y _ t0 ,, hour I ,,
bullion «Mirth M
sons in Berlin quit work due inex-
‘tllis number more
went overseas in May and Ju
Continuing their local 'atte
.On the Mountain front, th
'ians have gained round In,
northwestern part
Grappa, between the Brent
the Piave, and taken no »
prisoners. Monte Grap
key position between the
and is east of and screen
Bronte from the height!
Saturday and Sunday,
Asiago the Italians have
Austrian attacks against
positions and captured 1 l
Norwalk Chronicler