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Killedat Chateau-Tillerry on
tidy 14th, When Attacked
y a German Air Squadron
4:..TTAlTilNifl-1l
TN EEEMEN EINEs
lied Been Attached to the
American Forces on the
Marne Front—Youngest
Son of Ida-President
t' m
{$318,1th 17. ~Lieutenant
Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son
of the former President, has been
flied in an air light, the semi-of-
ficial Haves News Agency sn-
nounoeslin Hismachine fell into the
enemymes
0N, July 17. —Lieuten-
ant Quentin Roosevelt Colonel
Roosevelt' s youngest son, who had
been attached to the American,
line forces on the Marne front,
was killed at Chateau-Thien-y on
July 14, says a dispatch from
Paris to the Exchange Telegraph
Company. '
Lieutenant Roosevelt, the dis-
tuning from a
patch commence
_‘;t£;l:°l tight nwhen he was attacked
was' seen nThat Roosevelt sud-
(Continued on “Eichlh Page.)
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$900, IIllIT‘ [IIIII I083
WSEEN IN IIIIY IAN
Revenue Cut Oil by Probable
Prohibition Should BeI
Added to Tax Bill, Sena-
tors Say—Hint to Commit-
» teemen~Postmaster-Geii-
era! Will Oppose Any Levy
on the Mail Service' in Any;
Form
WASHINGTON July 17.—Members
oi the Senate Finance committee fear
that in framing the new levenue law
the House Ways and Means commit~
tee will not take into account the prob-
able enactment of a war time prohi
bition law. before the passage of the
revenue measure. Should wzu time
prohibition be effected in August, as
is possible, it may become necessary
for the makers of the tax bill to wait
just “their schedules in accordance
with suchellminatlon. Senators fear
that the House committee is ignoring
this feature of their problem.
it is expected by the Senate Finance:
committee that with the pioposed in»
crease in taxes of distilled, fermented
and vinous liquo1s the total of income
of the Treasury from those sources
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
A 500 .IAPS ITTST
TIN IiATTIESIIII’l
IKawachi Blew Up in Toke-
yams Bay, July lZ—Had
960 Oflicers and Men
~ - 11 ~ *—
TOKlO‘, July‘l'ls—The Japanese but-
tieship Kawachi. of 21. 420 tons dis-
placement. blew up and sank in To—i
korihna bay, 150 miles northeast of1
Nagasaki on nly 12. Five hundredE
members or e crew lost their lives
a at?
“a
Shile carried a com-
dl’“?£§.‘i“ "f”‘i. T“
on Get
511:0! 23 feet of wit". Her
3mm! of twelve n‘luch
ncb guns. ought s'Mneb
1;— rounder-
with In “did:
- ...1.‘.
Kawachl was bulitE ~
"ITESTWITTIIIII
Loss of Twenty-Two Air-
planes Attributed to the
Work of German Revolu-
tionists at Nivelles
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Plans For the Fire Made at a
Secret Meeting Held at the
Canteen
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LONDON, July 17. -—The de-
struction by fire of a new German
airdrome, with twenty-two air-
planes, near Nivelles, is attributed
to the work of German revolution-
ists in the army, says an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amster-
dam today Nivelles is seventeen
miles south of Brussels.
Ten Belgium and two German
I
non commissioned omcers have,
been arrested.
The day before the fire, adds the
dispatch, a secret meeting occur-
red in a canteen at Nivelles where
the scheme for the destruction of
the air-drone was discussed.
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8: TTTTI ITNEII TIAN
AFTER ATTACKS [TN
IIEAE ANTI ITITTIIi TIIITI
Father of Three Children
Arrested by Greenwich
Police Following Asault
Near Stokes Estate
A
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GREENWICH, Conn, July 17.—~Mlss
Marion Chard, a beautiful deaf and
dumb girl, nineteen years old. is seri-
ously ill here as a result of an attack
made on her Monday afternoon by a
man who offered her a ride in his au-
tomobile ch 11 country road near Round
Hill. William Cliiiord. a taxicab drlv»
er. who is married and has three chil-
dren, has been arrested and is being
held without bail for a hearing.
Miss Chard who is unde1 the cars
of two physicians, has informed them
that she was walking along the road
to the home of her grandmother, Mrs.
Maria Callahan, who lives near the es-
tate of l. N. Phelps Stokes. at Round
Hill. She had gone only a short .dis
lance from the village when the driv-
er of an automobile overtook her and
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(Continued on Pare I Seven.)
TlTTlSHET/lli EEAEEEs
T ilEElTl-TTTTNEITTTA
0NDON, July 17,— —-Rep01ts receiv-
ed in Tokio state that the Bolshevik
leaders in ‘the lrkutsk region have
taken alarm at the coup executed by
Ethe anti- Bolshevik elements at Vladi-
Ivostok and are preparing’l‘d flee tow-
ards Mongolia, according to an Ex-
ghange Telegiaph dispatch from Tien
sin
MINISTER ITETTETTA’S
SIIIIT TIIITI’HIIIEII
ATHENS. Greece, July 17. ———lt is an-
nounced from a Spanish source 111111..
1
31111111111 steamship on which umnEerE
IGalyaa, 'Mlehel Kevesaey,
”Tubby, ‘Jolni. stancs,
ITAS IlAIIfiIITEIT
ANTI STTN TN TRAINEE
Address of Henry W. Hardé
321-“. Wt” phi“
ms 101: as
Interesting " edly
Wilton people are still talking of the
impressive ceremonies that marked
the opening 01 the new library build
ing, on July 4th, or which the principle
motion of the day was made by Henry
W. Harden ,of New York and Wilton.
which, by that gentleman's courtesy,
we are able to give in full today. No
more heartfelt words on Ernst the pre
sent war means to all of us haVe been
heard in Wilton, and added interest
was given by the tact that Mr. Harden
has a son and a daughter in the serv-'
ice in France
Since building their due residence in.
Wilton. Mr. and Mrs. Harden have
taken an active interest In furthering
Wilton’ s welfare, by frequent meetings
(Continued On Pub 81:)
CIEVEIT .IETTEIITT
TITIETES VISIT .
BITIIANITEIT’S PTTINTI
Select $5,000 Worth of Most
Valuable Gems at Mr. Elli-
man’s and $56 in Money
From Bedrooms—Family
Sound Asleep
Douglas 1.. Eillman‘s summer home.
in Coliender's Point. was burglariced,
Mondglinlghg i'upd Jewelry owned by
n o a y «upwards at
up» whim T1“
re is no trace
or” the thieves, who so stole $56 in
money.
I' I'i‘he burglaiy is somewhat building.l
list that there is no explanation of the
manner in which the house was enter-
ed. No window or door was broken,
and but a semen was found off
basement window. This could be
loosened only from the inside of the
house, it is claimed.
———_—
(Continued on Page Two)
TITAN 13311111101
lNTiTTllTl 11111111011
Annual Report Presented
and Ofiicers Re-Elected
The regular monthly meeting of the
Norwalk Building, Loan and Invest
mom Association was held. last even-
ing. in the otilces of Taylor & Golden,
on Washington street. at which time
the otilcers were elected, and the an-
nual report presented. it was found
that the association was in a very sat-
isfactory and sound financial condition
and a very successful year Is lookedi
forward to.
At last evening‘s meeting the fol-
l
e:d
President~hlalihew Corbett
Vice President—~Stophen S Hatch.
Secretary—Richard Ii. Golden
T1easurc1~Frank T Binndage
(Continued on Page Blight.)
HUNGARIAN CHURCH
' HAS SERVICE FLAG
service ting tor-the young men of the
was raised Sunday afternoon at the
Hungarian Reformed church. The flag
contains twenty-eight stars such. star
representing one member of» the
church who is fighting for the big
navy while the remaining fifteen are
enrolled in the army. The names of
the boys thhave gone from the
church and who have a star on the
as are: '_
Army—Stephen Dokus. ‘Julius Do~
lrus Stephen Bardos, ‘Johu Budnar,
‘Andrew Chontas. John Foris, John
"Andrew
msi. Alexander bunchak. ‘John Pasha.
‘Jouph Wnrgc and Alexander Wargo.
Navy—Joseph Burdos. Danni Bur-
Dore: do Vase "- lemme to Sonia. dos. John not, wmmn Akos. William
has been torpedoed by a German sub-
iquoecpb Banjul. Arthur Chon-
marine. The ship low the ministers m, you". Huck”, blur-tin
nag. The diplomat and his ,,,,, may you no“ sea v.11...
behave was misses: 0001M mama and ransom“
Wind
mm!“
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'Newlubmscmwbesshlm
George Johnson, 50, Shot and
. McClsir. sent to state prison for three
lowing officers for the war were elect- {paring ‘0 1311M“ "3 1918 drive and 80'
With a few .simple ceremonies a.
parish who are in Uncle Sam's service
cause. Thirteen of the-boys are in the '
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Killed— Pursued N ight
Prowler
LlTCHFl .nlill 17.-Jinn po-
“seen last dis w'ers‘ as tor a man
Vin; fatally sounded
George Johnson, u m-ymhld Michelob?
in \lorrla’. 01$ HM? flight. The
shooting tonic place on the premises
of Robert wollman, abdit 10 o'clock.
and Johnson died soon utter maklll
his way to the Wellman house
7 Showers Tonight;
somewhat Cooler.
“ITETIETTPTTTTN
Ill " Eu WATT
shuts EEEEEEs
Pledges Should Ful-
filled ' ‘
HARM July 17 .-—Tuesdsr. July
83rd. will be observed throughout the
State of C t as War 801m
Pledge Redemption Day. according to
announcement made code: at the once
of the Connecticut War Savings com-
mittee. "ibis the expressed wish or the
state director. Howell Chaney, that on
or below that date. all pledges taken
Present in the house immediately
before the shooting besides the two‘
men was Mrs Lena Williams. wheel
husband. Henry Williams, lives in
Woodbury According to Conner Her I
msn, Mrs. Williams says she saw a
man lurking near the Wellman barn.
and so notified Johnson. Wellmsn at~
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(Continu
‘ hill
during the recent enlistmentl drive. in-
dicating payment during the month or
July. befuldlled on that date.
All the War Savings chairmen
throughout th estate have been noti-
fied of this date and it is expected that
on that occasion all records for'sales
made in one day since the campaign
started last December will be sur-
passed.
(Continued on Ps‘ge Twelve)
ET TATI’ETIIITIW
July 23 Sctns Day When 1
Actors, has worked had; said
Ecitations.
TEARS [III], TIRES
State’ 5 Attorney Calls Pris-.
oner “Lowest and Meanesti
1Pours Kerosene Over Floor
of Criminals” I
NEW HAVEN, July 17.—Herbert 8.
years, by Judge Kellogg. yesterday.
was described by State Attopiey Ail-
ins in his request for a heavy sea T3
tones as ‘one of the lowest and mean
est of criminals, who had not hesitat-
ed to steal from the United States
(Continued On Page Twelve) .
SEEEquE STUMP
Eu: EEMiEuEE
Getting Ready to Launch the
Political Drive in the Fall
The Connecticut Democracy is pre
cording to Mayor David E Fitzgerald.
of New Haven, chairman of the State
Central committee, the committee will
meet in two or three weeks, probably
about Aug 1. Hartford may be the
meeting place. although New Haven is
likely to be the peimanent headquart-
ers during the coming campaign. and
temporary party headquarters are now
in the Chamber of Commerce building,
in the Elm City. Chairman Fitzgerald
(Continued On Page Twelve)
110111111 EEEusEs,
ATTFETTAEE This
Too BuSy With War Work,
Is‘chly Sent by Secretary
toInterviewers
The New Haven Journal-Courier
says.
IITIITIE, [083$], TTTIII
Then Touches ’ Match—
Danbury Apparatus Aids
BETHEL. July 17 ~—After pouring a
allon oi kerosene about the lloor in
the attic at his home; late yesterday
afternoon. and setting a match to it,
Donald Parsons, eight years old, deaf
and dumb. ran, outside the house and
hid under the front porch. His moth-
er. Mrs. Grover Parsons. discovered
the fire a few minutes after the flames
had eaten their way through the roof
or the home. A call was sent to Dan-
bury and two pieces of apparatus
from the the Boughton street house
were soon on the scene. but too late
to be of service. Several houses in
the immediate vicinity of the blaze
were threatened for a few minutes.
The loss is estimated at $1,000.
(Continued On Page Twelve)
M
AlJlll DEALERS
Reforms intended to conserve labor
and materials and make them availa-
ble for war purposes are so gested to
the automobile dealers of this state in
a letter now being sent out‘ by the Con-
necticut StateICouncll of Defense.
Accepting a report prepared by Al-
ton'T. Miner, of New London. chair-
man of the commercial economy divi
sion of: its committee on commercial
relations, the council has adopted the
. (Continues on Page Twerve) 1
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Bill TTTTT 115
fuses to be interilswed on the sub-
GBMGLKTTT'T' Ject of courage .to determine what his fined $25 and costs. bfiudée George
attitude is toward the issue All at
tempts to secure any statement from
him on the matter are met with the
barrler. set by his secretary. Halos
John Buckley. that ‘the manor re-
rum to be interviewed on any politi-
meal. anaemic. or seal-political met-
,Mr dunes motocross or the was!
WNMMNX
"Governor Marcus H. Holcomb re- -
Oscar lskow orPort Chester. was
H. Vofliursh. In the City court, this
morning. Iskowits was arrested by
Motorcycle Once: Jul-sis Murray. yes-
tonday attend”. W with reck-
less driving.
WIT! lskowltn.
E incourt this
claimed
museum” aniline
much it might fall short of their and no fighting is reperted in
T
1 their counter-offensive on Tuesday. 'armiqs.
uEEEEE SAVE
,the village of Nesles.
the Maine and
East ol Rhelms. '
Enemy Changes Ta-E'I . .
Local Attacks Instead ofco‘ns
linuing a GeneraI Assault
[11 Region of Dorms 11s the Ens :1
Made Gains of Five Miles but
Were Repulsed Eilsewhere. .
(By The Associated Press.) T
The German offensive is in its
third day, and, according to the 011c-‘ lfw miles from Person
views of Eutentc observers, it noIdeno, . “My” fig?
longer has the character of a g‘en- 1the 1d cation 0 thd’T
opal attack. It. alreadv, they de-T HereTand further Web 111 l ..
aEWoOAIy -
series of comparativelr‘doeal op-Estcsj
gun
The success of at least one of EPEFIE 11), Which
these operations, however, “ould RIICT S
lamount: to a considerable achieve-E NeTrer Rheims the Ge 1.
meat for the Germans, howeveriimve been repulsed at V
middle of this area of forest
he hEs advanced about £011 ”
est Em .
pushing soul cast to,
Ice sou
a
distri't immediately surroun
What the German High Com- the QT “19me 01W
mend intended the offensive to IIBE Eatt 6f Rhiems the Ge 11
cannot be surmised. It apparently have ttacked the new French
encountered a defense that was sitions on the south side 0 .
sufficiently stubborn to prevent the Vesle to which the French re -. '-
immediatc achievement of moreion Tuesday. The French chi .
important objectives , and the statement reports the attack ’
Germans have pursued their usual 11 failure.
tactics of making the most of Tamil Fr“ 111 this point eastward
successes at various points along. 1is no report of fighting, the F
the front official statement saying,
Thus the offensive now appears ever, that their lines. have
181391): To take 011 the aspect 0f maintained intact throughou
a turning movement against the regim east of Rheims
Rheims salciut I Unofficial reports from th .1
Reports from the battlcefild tie men say the Germans ‘1
show the Germans during the past since Monday morning. are
night made progress in two sectors mated at 100 000 This siting
of the front. South of the Marne if the report be accurate, is
they attacked the positions on the deuce of the ferocity of the 3
heights commanding the rixer .iug TN d the mighty eiforts
crossings, taken by the French in mudcT by each of the coated
[original designs.
'7}
The French reached the Bourdon-‘ Re] opts declare the situation“
nerie and Clos MilonFarms north. ~viewe‘ as being satisfactory ‘
of St. Arman and La Chapclle-ithg Alicd commanders. There
Monthodon bill there they en- liowei'cr, be an anxious periOd
countered fresh enemy troops who m thT German turning move:
appear to have again forced them threaleniug to pinch ofl
back. The battle is continuing, 'iRheiis salient is definite .
on the slopes and in the woods ped. TAninterestino featm-g of.
south of the heights. fightiT g is that the Franc
Further east the Germans seem cordilig to unofficial reports,
to have made little or no progress lost 0 cannon. .
in their attempt to dcbouch fromi {{3qu have been carried on
the Bonquignv Wood and through the I‘ '
’ 1and t the north, at Halluch
Nearer the Marne the Germans Gal-111T 11 'artillery is said to he
apparently took . some ground tive, Thotably 1n the region are
southwest of Venteuil near Mon-the Arras- -Lcns salient
voisin, but a counter attack by the Thtowing new forces into
French ejected them from this 111- {1131:1113 maintain the st 1
lculity press re against the! All
North of the Marne the turning Ge us have not yet 13 .
movement against RhETmS be- impoitant positions and on 4
comes quite apparent. On Tues- of t 12 front are being hel
dav the Germans had been held up choc:
at Chntillou and Rodemat Wood. Th fiercest fighting con
Since that time the Gei‘mans have 31011... the Marne and on
forged forward along the line fur- ‘
ther to the northeast toward
Rheims. ' '
Today" s report tells of violent
fighting' 1n the Com-ton Wood. but
does net tell of the result- of the
gross on the Marne is 1110
Fran o-American forces 11
eapt red two towns and
com 11 ~nding the bend m the
atD rmans aswelias :11-
at It: there. The point in thisp more.
where the combat' is taking? A11 rently the
place' ll not known. but concedingw ‘ ,.
on the witness
, . thatchegenemy has reached
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