MOM at tho m NONI“: PM
Mun-madman“.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and “Friday
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a is $92 000
Taxes Have Been Greatly
Year, But Deficits Must Be
Made Up With Special Tax
PNPENSES IIIIT
PITTTIPIIITIIINI
Lowered For the Coming'IImpresslVe Ceremonies Pre.
NMIIII MITCNEI
BURIED TITIIIII
cede Service Held in St.
Patrick‘s Cathedral For
Former Mayor of the Ctiy
NATIITNNIITEPIAN‘
IN MANT'NATS
. Not One. Dollar Is Owed at
the Present Time on Short
Term Nous '
Estimated That 40, 060 Per-
sons Visited City Hall Dur-
ing the Night .
.I A statement was given to a Sentinel
«rWive yesterday. by Mayor'
[1m Donovan. in which it is
shown what has bepnwemnpiished by
the present administration during the
past year. and what the lntihiions or
‘I out omclals are for the ensuing year. i
it is_appdmat that one thing the
Donovan administration has succeeded
,indoing is the lowering of the taxes
, lathe Fourth and Fifth districts from
‘ filth mills to 18.3 mills; thereby making
"I thorn .513 mills. lower than last year.
For the entire fiscal year. from Sep-
«ember 1 to August 31. the tax rate in
the Firth district was reduced from 16
mills, Inst year's rate. to it mills. un-
der the prescnr administration in the
i‘ohrth clan-rat it was reduced from 6.5
mills. 0! last year's lists. to i. 2 mills.
ear-the present lists. As can be seen.
_ the ratehgs high mused needs mills
the Filthw and 3mil int}: e Fourth.
making a total tedlibllon of 43 mills
Mayor Donovan was unstinted in
his praises of the. Board of Estimate
and Appropriation. the members of
. —--—.
“buttoned 011 r... so,
murmurs
' an an In
; IIITIIII TNPI‘INIIPSI
" State Investigation Con-.
:II,Agri:cultiire Has Been Re-
vived in This Section to
Such : an .-. Extent That
‘ I Horned Motors Will Again
'Trod the Fertile Hills '
wriITON.
NEW YORK. July 11.—.'!‘he body of
John PurrOy Nitchei, ln‘a ilag-drabdd
casket on which rested the cap which
he wore aa‘a major at aviation. was
borne through the streets of New
York today; while lens of thousands
watched in silent tribute
New York has seen other military
funerals for heroes of the nation, but~
none more impressive than the solemn
procession which escorted the former
mayor's body from City Hall to St.
Patrick's Cathedral. All along the
route people stood with bored and
bowed'lrends, many in tears. ‘
The bell in the City Hall tolled as
the casket was borne from the Rotun-
da, where it had lain in Istate through
out the night and placed on an anti:
which carry eyed it: to his cathedral and
mtln‘nice‘io Wdodiawn cemetery.
City Ball Park was dense with citi-
zens and the procession of soldiers.
sailors. policemen. firemen, Red Cress
nurses. civilians, representing all city
nuriiirinlrrurrr
"IIPINTIIINS TINT TIE
July 11. —The catchy
weather is making the work of stor-
ing the. hay, crop diillctilt. Some oi it
will suffer. it is impossible to verify ni ht that the committee is ham 0 n-
the reports bf :1 his crop in this vicin- slfuctive work. ‘ g 0
structive, Not Muckrak-
[IN NEW YORK s
iery addendum“ by four bonsai
UNITEN NEIINTNT‘EII
PNSSE III 200
NEAIIT I0 HUNT
Dozen Men Hold Up a Mis-
souri, Kansas and TEN»
Passenger Mp! Paola,
Kansas
nuns an
“Shot Up” the Coaches in, Or-
. der to Frighten More
and Prevent Pursuit ‘
PAOLA. Ken. July 11.—A‘posse of
two hundred men today was patrolling
the banks at the Marnie do Cygne
river. near here. awaiting the signal to
rush a large patch of timber in which
it was believed were hiding a dozen
men who late last night held up a
south-bound Missouri. Karissa and Tex-
as passenger train at Koch siding,1ust
south of Photo; shot three persons.
looted the express and mail cars and
made their escape in automobiles.
Details of the robbery in which two
of the train crew and a woman passen-
ger were wounded by bullets from the
bandits' guns, as related by railway
employee. seem to indicate the robbers
“shot us‘? the train to tenants the
medulla-WMWJN. The en»
(Continued On ratio six)
SKIPPED AWAY,
OWING CHAUFFEUR
A true type of the midnight prowl-
ing motor hack driver compl
Dinner- Smith, shortly after
dnight.
‘rnruwrrru urr ‘
MCI
ed to
this morning, that a man giving his
During these dart oil-earths airy
is straining every arm to » shim
to transport our treppl to - ,
shores and carry provisions on I prod-
nets of every description for th main.
tenance oi the men in arms. it 11 her
or local interest to know that lb first
steamship to cross the Atlantic
was built by men with Norwsl fam-
ily connections. They were
I
p.
lENITTIT TNIII PN
II
So Declares Judge JI
Walsh at BridgeportIAd-
dressing Big Convenlion
of Brightest-8v I
dress New Canaan. had chartered his
Iand. on reaching the ptown section.
buying a cigar at a nearby lunch cart,
and promising to come right back.
an hear. and then asked for police aid.
I ing, Ofiicials Declare
the results of the investigation of the
ity as there seems so little ground on muckraklng in wartime." said Mm
which to base such 1i statement.
the best is thin at the bottom
Some Rogers.
fairly good timothy has been cut, butI
“”5 year W119"? there was 300d grass commendations are- advisable "
last year out early. these made hay,;
enough to get it all in without
of rain.
Expect Soft co... Year.
The continued cold at night has‘
prevented cum from developing and
grow era fear that this will be another
(Continued on Blue Seven.)
II 8. TIT NITIIIIIIIIT
TNITITP IINVEIIPNTS
No More Announcements of
Figures, Baker Says
the fall and. after that. the associa-
tion would probably resuminend some
probation system which is being ca1~ money.
ried on throughout the state. Mrs A against Mr Scott. who. at this writing.
K. Rogers, of New Haven. who is in 15 5U” 500“ tree.
direct charge of the work. said last
"There isn't time for
“All we are trying to do is
Ito learn What is being done in proba-
Iit on work now. Whenwve have done his oilice the following pictures of
Then there is a big “1‘09 OP daisies; that we shall be able to tell what re- Scout otllcials and Scout men who are
The pictures were
Professor William B Bailey, of Yale taken by Commissioner Pirle MacDon-
and some 9909“ were fortunate University. .resldent of the Connectl- ”aid, who presented their folks with a
"’1’ cut Prison Association, said that the copy and also acupy for Mr. Gregory's
committee would probably remit” 'the cities.
result (if its investigation sometime in of all Scout men and
rection of New York without
after
PICTURES OF
NORWALK SCOUTS
Attorney lra 0 Gregory has now in.
' now in service.
walk. The pictures new are:
Captain. John Keogh, Camp Devens;
legislation to the ’General’ Assembly. First Lieutenant Horace Gray. an aide
'Just as we" did after flie investigation de camp to a majongeneral in France:
by the women' s delinquent committee First Lieutenant Joseph Lockhart.
(Continues On Page Twelve)
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III
I
But Not Go on Strike
reruns. mA.
Apbrnxlmately 560.000 men
ATTITPTSIABITIIPIIIIET
Employees Maya Organize
WASHINGTON. July 11 .——The num- .
her 0! American troops transported tot '
France no longer will be announced"
:1... the War armament: swarms» Emergency meet Corporation
her said yesterday His decision caus- nounced last night that it lies adopted
an surprise, as tor several months ap_ the labor
proximate figures have been furnish-I:
. ad, and lately this has taken the fomi
neuncemenis b Gen
Chiefol Stair. Thea: culmi-
noted 11‘: the oilicial statement of sec-
. err. issued just before July.-
.. .a‘nen bad sailed over. corporation are
slumber transport-3
July ill-The
an-
Camp Devens; {Lieutenant
Gleason, of the Eliginebring Corps
France;
ter Department.
f
funtry.
not been abii to dbtain as yet.
W freedom."
Mr. Gompers‘ was escortedi the
- RAILROAD MEN convention hall at the ocean end
AFTER—BACK PAY pier by the Washington doles" Itlon
booming
name as Charles Scott. and his: ad.
car to bring him from the White Light DIP. will brill! VMDI')’ l0 Ameri
district or New York 1: y to Norwallt her amen. Judge Jenn J. Wat
aligbted, with lhé stated intention or are assembled last night at thoIarm-
Chauffeur Bosenwelg. who is evidently‘
or a patient and trusting nature. when
away from Long Acre Square. waited
but all the genial oilicer was able to
A system of courts of demestic rela- give him was sympathy, and the dis.
’ tions in Connectidt may be one of consolate driver started back in meld:-
1 a
lodging a complaint
It is desired to have pictures
Scouts of Ner-
of
Daniel
Lawre ‘ce Paul. Quartermas-
rance ;_.second grade
Quartermaster John Soulslo. of the U. _
-S. Navy; Robert K Hughey. of Camp
Devens; G. William Achorn, U. S. lib
There arquuite a number of other
men whose pictures Mr. Gregory has
Railroad men in N orwa‘ik were quite
disappointed yesterday in not roomy-
POW formulated by the ing the back pay air the month oi sebum
War Labor Conference Board under ruary, Which was awarded them someI
date of March ‘29. 3918.336 published. time ago in the vase adjustment the
March 31 as a component wt or itsx'made by the Government. On 01‘th
Droflam iOWBl‘d STITPM “Ike“. pay day the m roughed the many
in 191 due them for unset-y, and its new
”“33 under 1110 Infildiotigm 91 the anxiously awaiting the mount: due]
MN m ' . “bitter months. it does bitmap-Imklm
Men like President Wilson Bov-
ernor Holcomb backed by a loyi peo-
and
IvisTT:
Nor-walk. told the delegates and
cry. in Bridgeport for the first until
Iconvcntlon ot the New England rates
Association of the National AsI ocia-'
tion of Stationary Engineers.
Resume of War Causes. I
‘The law of contracts is the 1in of
civilization. This lawhss been bi ken
by the greatest military poweiI
earth. Every nation that has com
merce with another has been tNreat-I
erred. and are at war against the auto
cratic government which has vi ated
its contract even with its own p pie.
This is but part of a moat extra stive .
and clear statement or why A I rice
is at war with Germany to the p ople
(Continued On Paae Siin
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[IVER and BI
SAMUEL IIIIIIPIIIIS
r
Convention at Atlantic
~Forbids Use of Any Enm ‘
Language in Lodges
my
r
ATLANTIC CITY. N J. July 1.—-
Samuel Gem era. president of th Am-
erlcan Fed tion of Labor, stir-re the:
Eiks' convention to enthusiasm y tarL
day when he declared that Pres
Wilson is 'th'e world’s greatest i
preter and spokesman of idealism
the
pro-
trl—
are.
in!!!
out
with a band? Thousands along
boardwalk stopped to witness the
passion. which‘teok the form of
helmareh. When. Mr.
who is a member or the order. out
instance. mighty cheer
I...
n
“that he found . the
mrlsm G. Creole-it page Gardner naked.
on, of Bowayten. The name oi the
boat was the “Savannah."
maiden trip she visited many torelgn
ports it is related that when she ear
I tered Liverpool harbor the coast guard
believed the boat to be on fire and
sent out men to extinguish the damn.
' NINIIIIAT NITNIIEN
When Committee Makes Fa-
With formal presentation to the Son-
‘nte yesterday of the interstate Com-
merce committee's favorable report on I
the House resolution. empowering the
President to operate telegraph, tele-
phone, cable and radio systems dur-*
ing the war, sentiment for the Admin-
istration measure apparently increas-
ed and leaders predicted that it would
be passed before the end of the creek.
Iteratste Commerce committee,
n'nonnoed last night that the resolution,
Will be bailed up for consideration to
alley and that it prolonged debate ap
pears probable an snort will be made
to hasten a vote by displacing the pro
enti
ter— I chair. was one of the prisoners.
I and
applying“: condoned as oral ~
of“. ores-munch
on her
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war drum
vorsble Report Even 0p-
ponents Admit It Will
Pass
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Germans Attack Belgian
Ambulance Park ‘
LONDON. July 11.—ln a recent Ger-
man raid on the Belgians more than
titty girls were killed by air bombs
launched upon an ambulance park at
the, my girls in the ville en-
ti: making bandages and repair-
on lines for the wounded thirty were
killed instantly or died from injuries
within it for minutes. Forty injured
were removed from the villa. oi whom
twenty-four died later.
.—
. BAITITNIIITITIIEIT
I. horrendous enact With ‘
most of Busch:
9 a Live Wire writtein‘ssu'ga-
tuck This Morning I
While at work in the Saugatuckr
freight yards, this morning, Andrew
Bukobeskl, oi Cliffside, N. J.. came in
contact with the overhead electric
.wires and. as a result is in a serious
condition at the Norwulk Hospital
Bukobeeki is employed by the Bar-I
rett Construction 00.. ‘ol 17 Battery
place New York city. who are under!
WASHINGTON, D. 0., July 11:!“
Senator Smith. chairman of the In
an-
(Continued on Page Three)
‘5ITII iiilililill rNT‘ "
NNIIT IIN IEANITIENN
Troops Held in New Jersey
Round-Up—“Bridgie” Web
ber Caught
HACKENSACK, N. J.. July 11..—
'Slrerii’f Coulter called out two compan‘I
‘thyI ice, of state militia. yesterday after
noon, divided the soldiers into three
fdetachments and. at i o'dlock. simul-
taneously raided three Bergen county
hotels:
Over 500' sports were made.
“Brigle' 'w-Webber, witness in the
Rosenthal moi-den. or‘whieh four
New York gunmen and Lieutenant
IBecker. or the New York Police de-
pertinent. were “-‘s'ent to the electric
“Jack" Rivers and "Beansey" Ros- .
enield were other New York men ar-
rested.
Soldier in uniform with
around each hotel. When the gam-
blers. rushed to the open. they were
met iind turned back. They word
6
ordered info may ire-ticks and.
talr'en to Hackenaaclt. Sixty at It.
(Continued on flsixt‘h M
ling ol the state roads. Th
iyards unloading tarvia,
Ithe roads, from an open freight car British anti-aircraft firé
loaded
rifles on fixed bpyonets were thrown
contract with the State Highway Com-
‘miasion to furnish labor for the repair I
e man was
working in the Saugatuck freiglrtI
to be used on
He was stationed on top at the car and'
was engagedin handing down the bar-
rels to a. iellow laborer, when he stood
erict. without thinking oi the live
electric wires which were but a few
inches above his head. The upper
(Continued on nevanth Wings.)
IITIINNITIIII’T NETS
SERVICE HAITI
A most enthusiastic and enjoyable
patriotic entertainment was given at
the Cinnbury Chapel last evening by
the Thoughtful and King’s Messenger:
Circles of the congregation '
The big feature of the evening Was
the predenlation of a service flag with
a star for each of the seventeen young
men of the community who are now in
Uncle Sam 3 service.
A carefully chosen program of reci-
tations, vocal and instrumental music,
and many selections nyI the Epworth
League orchestra of the Norwalk
Methodist church. A special feature
was an original poem, written for the
occasion, and read by .a Bridgeport
friend, wh.ch brought in the name of.
every one oi the enlisted: men from
Cranhuri ,
NORWA FREIGHT
H0 ERE- OPENED
Mitch Joy issexpressed by uptown
business men that the long delayed
opening of the No‘rwalk freight house
is at last an. accomplished fact. I
A hint at to just where to give credit
tor the improved conditions may be
gathered from the following letter
Itrom the State Public Utlity' Commis-
sinners, which reads as follows: ,
. I" 2 “IJlertford. July 11th:
“Frank l Jonee.IJ
ENEMY NTIIIIENI IINIT AENIIII
I
v. pursued by the Allied as
theater has spread eastward
tacks were repulsed with he
.6. Milne and a. JP,
French Hayehf“
and Further
Their Positions
“(By The Associated. Press.
German artillery and oer
tivity has increased so
tiers battlefield, but the inf
still isheld in cheek. E18“?
on the western. from there
been no marked activity "exec .
southwest of Soissons, where til
French have advanced and further;
irn roved their positions. .
inee the revival of the enemy“
bombardment! moat attest
been paid to thmetofd berth.
south of the Scrum . "v
ant railway sup y;
Flanders region. .
guns are busy pounding the IT.
of Hinges, on the south, and...» _~
ere, on the north, of the Lye butt "
ground. In Picardy the
about Morlancourt is being shell
ed.
Enemy aviators. who had
been very active on “.the Brindle
portion of the battle line, stir
quite active in Flanders. Brit
airmen in battles with the “
mans have accounted to:- ten 3
them, while another fell before fit
British
superiority in the air now is firm
lv established and fighting scouts,
and bombing planes have “but
fought and harassed the enem one
innumerable occasions rece tl ,
French troops in their 1 eat:
gain south of the AishohaVe "
'tended their lines around» Core
and Longport, northeast of Vi!‘
lers- Cotterets. Enemy oppo it:
at Chavigny Farm -
come and French
pushed forward to tit
ILongport and pens
Prisoners were tokens.
southeast American
been active are ‘
Thierry.
kumbi River and
nearest natural defen
The evacuation
nuanced from V
was due to the Italian "tog I“
around Fieri and the '
vance between Lake Bohr“.
the Tormorica Valley, up"
the Austrians also are " '
I
I
The fighting in the Msdéd
the Bulgarians are making at
attacks north of Monastir,
ently to“ draw Allied atten
from Albania. The Bulg
losses. by the French.
great danger that the
lines east of Lake Ochri
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