‘1*’,‘ If.
‘ 'a‘eervwaatbeu
- see
I 1
Transition
. Sixth aMW Seventh Grades
” (are on “Visual Edaéation,” by Dixon
w u and
or lllIBIIION
DESCRIBED
Dixon hicNetton and Dr.
‘ William T. Whitney Ad-
drefis the Norwalk Board
I
of Education
I.
BRINRERRURRESIEB
Likely to Be Taught in
East Norwalk
.0. special meeting of the Board of
Education was held at the High school.
hast night .tu' hear an illustrated leo
Museum of- mlmerest. and well-
known as a publisher or educational
works. Owing to the fact that the
Bligh school lighting system is sup
.maatmmtm/
Wumndgmuemr.
VON HNDINBIIRG
us rouluu
RAISER’S mu
Stormy Interview Reported
to Have Taken Place Be- ,
tween German Emperor
and Head of the Army
BUNRESIIUN BE ;
BRAIN IS EIIII
Amsterdam Newspaper Says
Its .1 Information Comes
From Reliable Sources
AMSTERDAM, July 13.~Fleld Mar
shal von Hindenbnrg is dead. accord-
ing to the newspaper Les Nouvellcs
His death is said to have occurred
after a stormy interview with theGer
manEmperor at Great Headquarters
at Spa. The emperor and the tleld
from the South Norwalk direct
cur rent Mr. McNetlon found it impos-
. rible to use his pro acting machine, as.
3 J 'gesilon of the brain.
at b1 adjusted to an alternating cur
rest. but exhibited a large number of
pterograplrtc pictures. which is an irn ,
. portant part of the visual education;
r system,
showing most interesting
via 3 from all parts of the world. with
ly instructive and interesting de-‘
acrlpuve text on the back of each pic ‘
lure.
, . Plans for Wflmrw Buses.
:13. ul membership of the board as-
sandal .soon after slanderous. and
gave eameall Mtention to suggestions
mrde by varlons members for increas-
Jill; the accommodation at the Center
aehOol house. Tentative plans were
suggested for moving the partitions in
certain of thé class rooms. which it:
was estimated would give seating ca- .I
tracity to at least lllly more pupils and
would make it possible to retain the
.1:—
(Continued On Page Six)
IIIRIINBENRIIEN
RERIUUSII BURNER
" IN ENNNINII FRUIT
Miss Mary Anderson, of
I Greenwich, So Seriousg
Injured Her Recovery
5 Doubtful
_ GREENW’ICH, Conn" July 13 «Miss
Mary Anderson, illteen years old,
.d-auglrter of Dr. and Mrs A. W. Ander
son, or Milbank avenue, a student at ' ‘
the Rosemary Hall school was seri-
cushy burned about the lace, hands and
body at her home. yesterday after noon,
while assisting her mother in the can
ning of frhlt Physicians say there is
little hope of her recovery.
Mrs. Anderson had left the room for
a moment and the girl was taking a
pan of persons from the stove when
it became fignited and Set fire to her
clothing. Her screams attracted Wil-
.liam L. Ferris and Walter Bain, two
(continued on Page Twelve)
‘ U BURT BIPIURES
BARN REE EIPERIEE f.
Norwegian Crew of Nine-
Brought to United
States .
ll
German IWIHO- appearing July .6.
‘1 AN ATLANTIC read: my law—A a:
“come within the conditions fired by
marshal are lured to have had se-
rious diite ‘ opinion concerto
ing the Germs!" shelve towards Rap
ris. The field marshal died transom
Tire violent interview between" von
Iiindenburg and Emperor William op-
curred on May 16. Les Nouvelles Bay’s.
It was followed byahapoplectic stroke
which ultimately resulted in the field
marshal‘s death.
The newspaper says its information
use obtained “from good sources in
the
In the past six months there have
been several rumors of the death 01’
F.eld Marshal von thdenburg and
there have been many reports that he
has been in poor health. A dispatch
received in London Friday from The
Hague quoted a Dutch traveller from
German! as declaring a report that the
field marshal was ill and unable to pars
.tloipnle In the work at Army Head-
quarters hrld spread all over Germany.
German newspapers were not permit-
ted to mention the rumor. The travel
or added that General Ludendoril, the
(Continued on Page’ Four) .
NBIIB ERUBIISIRE ,
A MENIBE ARBUNB
WIITUN SEUIIUN
Farrhers Experience Great
Losses in Their Craps, Be-
entries of Destructive Ani-
ma ' .
WILTON, July 13.—The woodchnk
question is a common .issue in. this
neck of the woods, now that every
ounce of food is needed. There never.
were as many of these pests asi‘t pre-
sent, and they are increasing-111' num-
ber every year. One tarm’er,he_re es-
timates his stock of ground hogs at
200, others vary in their estimates
from 50 to 150
The U. S. Department of Agricul-
lure says that a full grown woodchuck
will consume tour pounds of green veg~
elation every day during his busy sea~
son The farmer who has 200 on his
place .theretore. loses 800 pounds or
green crops 9. day. or over a ion a
month.
(Continued Us Page 'I‘Welvs).
NOT TO INDUCT .
NEUTRAL ALIENS
The draft boards received notice to.
day that aliens of neutral countries,
who desire to become naturalized citi-
zens of the United States, should not
.be inducted into army service unlrl
e regulations or the President are
received. The President has exempt-
ed eitleens or neutral countries it they
1101qu uw‘ 3
runs SIBERIA!
General Manager of Chinese
Railroad Proclaimed Pre-
mier of Republic-ls In-
tensely Pro-Ally— New
Leader Declares Intention
to Restore Army and
Treaties
LONDON. July 13 .-(}en. Horvelh.
“director and general manager of the
‘ Chinese Eastern Railroad. has
claimed himself premier of the tempo
Tary Siberian Governmml. according
'to a despoteh to the Daily Hall from
rpm. The program of Gen. Hor-
'vallr. who is intensely antl~Bolshevlk;'
the despatch says. is to restore the
political and commercial treaties of
Russia with the Entente Allies to re-,
«pet the Bolscheviki, to reestablish .e.
disciplined and non- political army and
to restore all private property. Gen.
Iiorvstlr favors Siberian autonomy and
religious freedom.
(Gallium On M W)
AVUIIIEB IRUIIEI,
SIRUBII BI AUIII
Thomas Callahan, of Stuart
Avenue, Somewhat Injur-
ed in North Mainfitreet
A very peculiar accident happened
this morning. at 11:30, on North Main
street, in front of Zeluif's drug store.
Thmnas Callahan. of Stuart avenue,
stoned to (ERIE-$5 gtmsud: meta.
a going mines!
sleppod’In i lot a trolley proceed-
in; in the direction of Nonvnlk and
in” charge of Motorinan Willirm Jones.
"‘he tramc was extra heavy in this
spot this morning. and a number oi
automobiles were following the trolley
hiotormnn Jones was bringing his car
onto the North Main street switch
front of the trolley A quick applicaI
tion of brakes was the only thing that
prevented the pedestrian from being
knocked down by the car. As it was.
he was not out of the woods yet. tor
he had no sooner gotten out or the
,nar's way when he was struck by an
auto. driven by E. Pietniswlng. of 659
'IIallet-t street, Bridgeport, and bearing
.._._....r
(Continued On Page Eleven)
ulsusururs
' REBUIEU 1027
Nearly All of 104 on Original
List Return to Work ‘
Twenty seven members of the in-
I
State Prison have not as yet signi-
fied their willingneds to return to
work,‘ and until they do, they will
have now to start all over-again, to
and water rations served them, three
times' daily, for meals. Thirty-two
prisoners yesterday had their little
heart-to-hearl talk with Warden C.
C. McGlaughry and returned to their
work In the prison shop. It is ex-
pected that by'tomorrow, the uni—
versal day of» rest, when all mankl nd.
whether behind the bars or not, is sup-
the discontented ones will have re-
turned to the fold:
It is a diiflcult thing the warden
has outlined for the strikers to do.
_to ask ladividu'aily to be taken back
to‘thersgplar prison routine. Before
the first week or the strike has round-
ed out, instead of gaining their point
Whatever it was. they are worse oil by
for than when they started All the
104 men, who prior to this instance
had for the most part records without
blemish as concerns prison discipline.
have now to start allover again to
gain their way into the good graces of
the prison onlcials. No work and lit-
tle to eat is not a very encouraging
program for one BREED deprived of his
shorty. 1 .,
3,. 55‘
”W bufllvors
M Di the h 1'th
3» upheavals?!“ use
said the did notl
Irma
:eiliaens or the i show-
1
1181!. Jo-
pap. missile. co. Rentencgro. Ni-
moraine} Poem. Portugal. Boar-ants.
Russia. San Semi. Slam and
bit or its emu-res
Matted be the it bards.
shim
almrltmtm.
u .
EIGHT KILLED 1N
'1-‘I‘ Troop nemesis
I
lured today by
hour.
warehouse and as ”rationalist-
lied. munitions Numb
the colleen ot the top
11an
when he saw Callahan Immediately ln .
' BBBI IS‘EXRUIIEU
dustrial brigade at the Connecticut.
" " “field
lemma. Jilly law-Mb r'er- drive
sons were killed and several others or: seal Reserve District.
Bl.
Indigestion Rally at Hart-
ford City Hall Resultsin
Telegram to Wilson
MISS RIII MINER
BULB STATEMENIR
Says Senators McLean and
Brandegee Put N in a
Treasonbble Pmmtpn
m
HARTNRIE Jill! lip-Quite a M-
erlng of men “drained When and
girls .aaaembl yesterday at noon at
the Liberty 00 balsa streehto
hear the 1.1qu Whit their Indigo"h
nation against Debaters New and
McLean and to applaud the
to President Wilson telling him what
it is "up to trim" to do. One elderly
woman in the crowd. dressed in mod-
est black and looking for all the world
like somebodyfs kind old grandmother,
caused no little merrimenl by her cu-
thuslasm. which knew no bounds and.
which was that a little embarrassing
to the sullraglste. She wanted to vote
right array on all questions, although
Rubi-6113‘ not quite sure just what they
"all. Elsie H31. dargller oldthe late
. , ma 0 rolls
voEy daring statemenfii in her speech-
She said i. th
George P. M can and Senator Frank
B. Brandegee in opposing the Federal
amendment was "treason to our ideals
in this war. thereby lorclng upon the
nation a treasonable position which
was of the utmost aid in feeding Ger
man propaganda"
Telugu-m to the Frost t. ..
Mrs. Toscan Bennett Intended speak-
ing on the topic: “Democracy Demands.
Equal Sum-age." but her voice gave out
(Continued on Page that.)
EU BUEEI’S
ANB IIIENIIEIEB
Taken to Bridgeport by Pa-
trol Boat, and There In-
terned After Misleading
Description Had Been Giv-
en
BRIDGEPORT, July 13.——-A 16-year
old boy, Leo Duffy. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Duffy, of Stamford. was
buried ten days ago in Pot-
ter's field as an unidentified
man of about forty-live years of
age .according to the report at that
time of Medical Examiner S. M. Gar-
lick. The identification of the boy,as
that oi the Duffy boy was made last
night after permission had been given
to exhums the body. .
Marks on the clothing, which had
Iamlly dentist. by certain teeth that he
(Contin’ued on Page Seven.)
allies of Senator ‘
assent/trap PRESS news racer ALL Paste or girl-IE WORLD av 11' GPE‘GIAL writ: Add We we ”search
, eons, camper. may 13.1913
IRRUIIIIIBNS
Count Von Herding Tells
the Reichstag Germany.
Does Not Intent! to Retain
That Country
IIIR RE: IIEEENSE
IIERIIANI BIIIIIS
1m
deucy World Dentin:-
fienRemoved From Ilia
comm. run .13—0enial
glare we dig in Randi vols 1125::
III: .tbe Germs imperial sailor,
in the course of is a mine
"The present position at
only means that we have a pa for
future negotiations" the 10!“
said. "We have no lntention~Mhe
Belgium in any term whatever
"What we precisely want.
pressed by us on Februarrigxfl,» the
Chancellor continued. "is as: litter
the war restored Belgium sheila a
aortas , rot tau out
surbo
"I have held this pornl oi view irorn
manned unfit-Fags m.)
SERREINI URBAI
ANIINR WBUNBEU
South Norwaik Member of
the United States Marine
Corps Appears' to Casual-
ty List
W
The name 0! William F. Creel, of 56
Spring street. South Norwalk, appears
in today’s casualty list from Washing-
ton, D. C., as among those severely
wounded in action in France recently
Sergeant Croat is serving his second
enlistment in the U ted States Ma'-
vine Corps, having b n a member lor-
she past four years and three months,
entering the service long before the
United States went to war with Ger-
many. His ability and faithfulness to
duty won him successive promotions
to corporal and sergeant. and he was
recognized as one of the most emcient
men in the lighting forces in France.
(Continued On Pass Six)
ERENBH RUIIUII
IR BE UBSERIEII
um
J Poyniven.
Y. M. c. A. STATE '
‘ IQUOTA $1,609,000
HARTFORD. July 13.—.-The approxl- ‘
mate quota of. Connecticut in 111131112,-
000,000 drive to be launched next fall
by the. Y. MIC. A. will be. according
to. revised dam-es, $1,600,900. These
figures are basedon information re-
ceived here today front General Secre-
tary Gouge C Hubert, of the local as-
sociation who is in New York opulerr- _
lng with the Association War Council.
«out will be given a unmade the new
drive ma!
wedded to the New York M
The New no;
land'e’nols in the Liberty Men on
"According to his statement Conneclh . »
oherouotalnthefl‘hird“
‘, pins the goals of No, .
ty which in that i‘ormeri I
the city in squadron formation, hover-
ing over each point a; which the exer-
(2 see are being held
for special serv ices.
paling by arranging for public demon
strationa. .
(Outlaw on Page Three)
" SERVICE
I
W
- afternoon.
Showers Tonight: Sunday Fair
II. II. ZINII.IR., RNII
UIUIIRIER ESRII’E
‘ ruuu IN £11er
Bridgeport School Princi-
pal’s Car Overturned—Top
Up. Bears Weight
WELD. July Sit—Tire fact that
the top or the Buick automobile driven
by George H. Zing, Jr.. principal of
Lincoln school. of Bridgeport was up
In the only thing that saved Mr. Zlnk
end his daicbler i'rem serious injury
in a collision between his as: and a
Dodge machine. driven by George 8.
Wilson. oi Westport, at 5: 45 yesterday
The Zlnk. car was going
west. on Center street. and the Wilson
car going south on Elliott street, when
they collided at the corner, Wilson’s
our hitting the Zink machine in the
rear and turning it completely over.
link and his little *daug'hter were
thrown out but the top of the whore-
them.
Both of the drivers any that they
‘ip‘ were driving at a moderate rate or
’1 gm it the time of the accident.
.b men P. J. Mc-
Garry has summoned them to appear
in the Town court, Monday morning.
Wilson's car was only slightly darn-
FARMERETIER
BHEEREUIAI NURII
Tackle Any Job Assigned
Them—Town Boys Hover
About Farms at Night,’
Where Girls Are Employ-
ed, But They Have Ta-
booed Flirting
WILTON, July 13. —-The farmerettes
who have been employed on different
farms here, are still on the Job. in
spite of the many predictions that they‘
would quit before the season is over.
Contrary to the general Idea.
have taken the run of the farm work
just as a farm band would andt‘have
heed out the row no matter how hard'
the work. It is not reported that they
have refused any job they have been
set to do. .
Farmemtte Digs Trench...
They take a. certain pride in the
post ,than suffer the ignominy of do
teat. Yesterday one of them Who was
set at digging a trench completed the
deb and took a day to recuperate.
Swarms of town boys hover about the
in churches throughout the city the“
lday will be observed by special pray-
ers and religious societies have noti-
fied the local committee of their plans
Department
stores as requested by the oommitteei
and other business places are partici-
' son YOUNG wousN as.” ,3.
An opportunity for servlee is otter-ed Sines. harem.
young women. over twenty-eve years cent rate in New York city.
“W with elem shells. at a was 1-3' verdant; «one additional or us. who are at tree. that oi as
“.maemyxnrmuasmuemmas- mrmummgm
miniature. or about, an! Should was:
Poor place. where they are located, but-
the girls are on a serious mission and
flirting is taboood.
, At 9 which sharp the girls say the bombing “thin“. 9 ,
NEWxYORK, July 13 ”Arne French t‘good night” and the amorous swans airmen. The German mill
holiday in New York city tomorrow!
posed to be good the remainder- of “ideally been overlooked by the med-1w,“ be marked by what is expected
““1 examiner Identification by “who be one of the most elaborate flight
demonstrations ever staged in the sky
over an American city. under the die
.roe'otion‘ of the French aviator. Captain
Airplanes of several
I. noations allied in the war will fly over
(continued 011 Pose Six)
Not-avalk Postage Case
I
Goes to Rep. Merritti0
The matter or a two cent postage 0f Flanders and Prcard' I“
rate between the post oliices in the RID tum into 5888, (>le
vented any of the weight tailing upon!
work and would rather die at theirntaken by the French th
Than a Mile Along
Avre River, Cap. n
500 Prisoners I
Territory Being
Austrians
M
(By The Associated Pm.)
Success has ”de '
lied smashes into the Germ /
between Ypros and Rheirns.
more than two weeks the.
have been jamming into the
man defenses here and there , ,.
the results new are just ash ‘
able as at the beginning '
For the first sisterhood”
rtritiorr» ign was on _ .
the French Rave struck with, "
in the Picardy‘,j ‘iield. -'
the Am. .
Montdidier, the Front:
Itheir lines more than a in!
front of three miles and
Iover fiVe hundred prisolle
blow, like the recent ones.
British aslride the Somme.
driven the enemy back oil-n
vital to the defense of Anita ‘
objective of the first Guardrail o
'sive begun on March 21.
In capturin Castel and a .
'fortified positrons the Erenoha
advanced almost to than;
lbank of the Avre Further;
southward toward Mailly'
Ival uill endanger seriously
German posriions west attire A
to. below Iontdidier, west
which the Americans hold C - v A
ny. In an advance ‘-
Arneins, the Germans would '
follow \thc Somme or go 11
lvalley of the Avre, which'Join‘a
ySomme near Amiens,‘,: . .
Between the Aisne and 1.,
Marne, the Germans app '
still do not take serious
French gains east of the o
Villcrs-Cotterets. Several‘
and fortified farms, ', fl
Corcv and Longport, be e: :
but the Germans have me
ions etforts to retake the
and are being slowly f
the high ground.
Bad weather continue
British frdnthespecihlly
Us strong on the Lye so],
Basque), betweensAlbert
Iras, the British drove oi!
{raiders Continuation o
n the British front my
German plans as the battled
‘city of Norwalki—Norjwalk, Rowayton been falling off arid-o .t W
and South Nor-walk. has been taken up
‘with Congressmen Schuyler Merritt. at I
Washington and, as a result, it will
probably bear fruit in the shape of the
two cent rate being given the city.
It
the city. and in the messages
Ipolnted out that the original petition
Ilsa for the two cent rate was turned down.
I
three linept] nlengetgneewml xKori:
and fume]: ya. a t n .01
inthoriliel upholdi
rate in New York w
to hold the
maltose.
A ”number of messages have been Cablenz was brought ROWE I
sent to Congressman Merritt asking day it announced that fivé
his help in having this rate given to
inasmuch as New York city had the bania has enabled the Alli
islr front for five days
Berlin now reports that
sixth American air-plane
!squadron which was fly
six machines with their ore
fallen into German hands ‘
Franco-Italian successes
tablish a (2011an It it
over a stretch or 2%“
W Saltmiki to the A is
three mtrritelntbtsicity. lanai-apidlyereel
iberullngeiethne rrlorytek‘enfromthii
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