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Arsenal-tie. Motorcycle and Ideal Weather Br' Many
. Meter Bummer: Asked Veterans of “1:38 Seven-
mum lllil
’ :Ilifi’lzill IIEI IIIISI
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' “3‘ ore-Win Prevent Manda-
tory Action, It is Declared
teenth and Twenty-eighth
Conn. Volunteers to'Their
Annual Meetings
RELATIVES till
filJESTS lllsul
Brief Sketch of Two Famous
Fishting Organizations of
the Civil War
Theer was a grand gathering of
grand old men, with the modest
. WASHINGTON, D. 0., August 28.“
. ,_ e Fuel Administration has called
i; the rublic in states east of the
. River to cease the using of
all classes of automobiles, with a few
we! exceptions, motorcycles and bronze button of the Grand Army of
F boats on Sundays until further the Republic. proudly displayed on
‘9“ as h .gasoione conservation the left lapels of their blue coats. at
M. Only voluntary compliance Roton Point Park today, when a one
I'll ”clatter and spirit of the re-I prising number of the old soldiers.
float will prevent the issuance of :i ‘ owing to the Ideal weather, were able
W order prohibiting the use to be present, accompanied by their
if‘gaaoione on Sundays. it was de- wives. children. grandchildren and.
cloud by the Fuel . Administration. even greatgrandchildren, as well as
An niobil to ‘hil'o m eluded ini
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W W W Ilium TRElfillT
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:IIIIII'IIIIIJIIN IIIIIBEII
lit 20 all. iluu
IN NW IIIIIIIII: Head on Collision at Reading
.U- S. Troops Follow Mexi-I
cans Across Line, Killing;
and Wounding 100, Re-‘
Signals Wrong
‘ READING. Pa.. August 28.-—Twn
port persons were killed and 14 insured.
_ ’ late yesterday afternoon when a trol-
fd WALES. Aria. August 28.~One ley freight car and a passenger coach
,‘ can oflcer fell fighting in the on the Boyertown division of the
'.M of Nogales late yesterday, one Reading Transit and Light Company
.Ufllan was killed. another ofilcer e-‘collided head on near the Carsonia
sly wounded and between ton ‘d inn, about three miles from this city.
' y American soldiers killed dur-l The dead are:
‘ athe skirmish which took place‘ Elmer Grlesrner. aged 28, motorman
, odg International avenue between of the freight car. oi Reading.
I ' troops and Mexicans in No- Irvin Aulenbacb, 50. motorman of
'gales. Simon. . ;the passenger car. Reading.
'1' Approximately fifteen Americaniil The injured were brought to hospi-
wers. wounded. including Lieutenant tale in this city in automobiles, where
:Cobnol Frederick H. Herman, who is was found several were painfully
minim! through the right les While but none fatally‘hurt. The accident
cammanding thetmorican from. but occurred on a sharp curve, and it is
continued in command on crutches. believed the signals failed to work,
‘ «'whlch allowed both cars in the block.
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Iwuu‘l‘lusnlls
9 PM” ,3 HIREEASTI till SEPTEMBER]
‘New ScheduleFor Food Con-
8'
or
MMIIINEIIIIE TAX
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Flat Rate of 12 Per Cent” ori servation Issued .
anitrerential, With Abate-I --—.
ment probable In announcing the new wheat con-
servation program for the United
States. which will become e ective
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Kills Both Motormen—I
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Measure Now Goes to Con-
ference Between Both
autumnal
Alibtllllll Till
Contains Modified Work or
Fight Clause
WASHINGTON. August 2s.—-—Tbe
Man Power bill bringing within the
army draft all men from 18 to 45 years
old was passed late yesterday by the
teenate, with a modified work or fight
clause. ' ,
All efforts to change the age limits
,or to direct separate classification of
lyquths under 21 failed, and the
‘meaaure now goes to conference he-
Itween the House and Senate with no
idifi‘erence fer serious controversy ex-
‘cept the work or fight provision.
An amendment by Senator Ster-
ling. of South Dakota. providing that
men below 19 should not be called
upon except for training. .also was
voted down viva VOce.
There were seventy-five
tive votes.
Work or Fight Amendment.
The work or fight amendment. writ-
ten into the bill by the Senate Mill.
tary committee, was approved by‘tll‘l
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afilrntu-
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IITEII 90TH IISM
John A. Partrick Dies After
Many Years of Good Citi-
zenship—Born in Old Par-
triclr Home in 1828
John A. Partrick. one of Norwalk's
oldest and most respected residents,
died at the old Partrick homestead,
where he was born. over 90 years ago.
.at 5 o'clock. Tuesday afternoon. after
a brief illness. The services will be
held from his late home, on Newtown
{avenue. on Friday afternoon. at 3
lo'clock. Rev. Louis B. Howell, rector
'of 8a Paul's church, ofilciating. The
burial will be in the family plot in the
Norwalk cemetery.
Mr. Par-trick was the son of John
and Selina Camp Partrick. and was
born April 4th. 1828. in the house
which even then had been long in the
family. and which was destined to be
Ibis home for full four-score years and
ten.
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$200,000 FIRE AT
. REVERE BEACH
Burrito by a vote of so to II. with an ‘
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IN SAME HIIIISE.
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REVERE, Mass, August 28.-F‘lre
‘ WASHINGTON. August 28.-—Mate
.riai‘chauge in ther normal tax on indi~
dual incomes wtfi‘forecast yesterday
.. 1 members of the Ways and Means
acommittee as a result of the confer-
ence yesterday morning between
Chairnsaanitchin (N. C.) and Beers
«dry iscAdoo. , . -
instead of the 10 per cent. tax on
e'onted'incoinea.with a tax of.13 per
- . .onuucamedincomes.itisprob-
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III’EN Sllfllllillllil
, PRflVEflASTEFUl
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”THIRD. )ugnst 28.4everal
eons ago when the Food Administra-
,-a .. ordered the o r bowl oil'
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0th and tests ‘ . amnesia ta-
-_ the largest lesiaurant inn city in
new
Se tember 1. 1913. the local ederal early today at Revere Beach-destroy-
F034 Administration issuedyesterday ed two hotels. several residences and
the national board's statement regardvtthl'eltened *0 Wipe out many amuse
lag the new schedule. The latter ment places along the Boulevard. The
states flatly that wheatleaa days and‘damse was estimated at 8200.000.
meals will be abandoned after the amt The In. of undetermined origin.
or next month. started in an amusement building.
Ten firemen were burned and over-
come after an explosion in the build-
iflfla‘ .
One man later was reported miss-
e.
(Continued on Page lam!-
l RECOVER PROPERTY
~ ——-——— - ‘land House and Metropolitan Hotel,
I After they had induced him to wooden structures, and landmarks at
Ithem. on a written agreement.“ is al—l -———=——~———~
ileged, that they would support him foe ' AummobilfiMule Case _
l‘oerhardt and wife, of Norwalk, not Brought Before Court
,only did not live up to their agree-I
Iby Frank Churan. in ‘the Common and an automobile, on cennecticut
Pleas court, yesterday, did not.cv‘€n avanue, June 10 last. has resulted in
wants his property back and damages. by [.onis
~Churan. an aged than without kin.
.ed the property “over following, the ': Diamond
' ogligently driven and that Gold-
has died a counterclaim
restore him. the ”3"" ill
hill 8500mm '2’“.
Gerhardt; ‘
:AGED MAN SEEKS To us.
I The hotels destroyed were the Gar-
tdeed over tWO pieces of property to the'beach.
lthe remainder of his life. Edward W '
meat ,but. according to the writ mod a collision between‘a team of males
treat him properly. He therefore suit for $600 damages being brought
against Edward 7Goldsmith. of Bridge-
states that on April 9. 1910. he deed- port. .
. responsible for the dense.
asks. tbs conrtfito'. . the deeds. Golder-gm
' ' t . series the illness was!“
Mend Papers in
in “have...had
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One of Victims Struck
Freight Wore
nifortn
WINDSOR LOCKS, “at as.—
While attempting to cross a fling of
the New York. New Haven and Bart-
ford railroad here yesterday after
noon. with a motorcycle with a side
bar. Russell P. Height. Mansfield.
N. J., and Gus Eldro, of N. 1.,
were hit by a south-bound freight
train and killed. more died instantly
and Height 16 minutes sitar the accl-
dent.
Haight was dressed iii a military
uniform and his hat was circled with
a blue band. The absence of an
army insignia leads to the supposition
by otncials that he was a member of
a state guard orsenlsation. Tele-
grama to the police in the men's home
towns last night were unanswered and
further details as to their identity
were unobteinable here
It to sell their» driver of the nip:
toreycle disregarded a warning-of the
approach of the train which shit the
machine. The car was carried so feel
and eventually tossed cvor an em-
bankment. ‘
by
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SSHII NEII BIANIIII
SENT III IIIIITIIII
Vessel Bound Front Brazil to
of Tobacco Is Victim of
U-Boet
A CANADIAN ATLANTIC PORT.
August 38.--The Newfoundland three-
mastcd schooner Bianca was captured
and sunk by a German submarine on
Saturday night. Her crew landed to-
day. The schooner was bound from
Brazil to a Canadian port with a cargo
of tobacco. ,
crew 0 file submarine told Cap-
es the Bianca that they
l tanker, and that they
to eight more steamers
new ad ler this port.
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Two Killed and Two‘Injurcd
as Car Hits Moving Train
FORT PLAIN, N. Y.. Amlt 38.—
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Authorities yesterday sought to fix ro-I
linonelblllty for the deaths of Charles
W. Van Baron. of Montreal. general
mastercar builder of the Canadian
Pacific Railroad." and Miss Mae Rich-
ard. of New York. and the serious in-
jury of A. c. Murpbi’. of Montreal. and
Miss Alfredo Chalfont. of New York.
The party were riding in a huge cross-
country touring car from New York to
Montreal.
Just outside this town. according to
stories told the police .the big touring
car was rammed by another machine,
and driven over an embankment of
about twenty feet. The car landed on
the New' York Central Railroad tracks
against a passing treight train.
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130 GERMA N MARIN
WASHEDASHORE DEAD
oopamoammn 28.—It is re-
‘that during the last few days the .
Joe of m German marines have
declares the molds were washed ashore at the western coastof“
Jutland.
' The authorities anagram been
substantiated that "to
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Canadian Porthth Cargo l
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Fair and slightly warmer rennin.
"0 W.
Go ' ail Fortes Retreafing'
era Wide Front ill the
Southern Picartly Section
‘IIEI' INII ‘IIIII’
IEIIIEIIS'IIIIEIII IN
III” I IIIII [III
“is Interests Making Fight
3‘ Postpone Operation of
WASHINGTON. Aug. ass-wan a
general. informal understanding to
. as; for nation-wfiyfl‘bone dry" pro
beat“ , i, ran. and
:cflnuing durfutise war. the Senate
today resumedv‘ Mention of the
[prohibition measure which has been
. pending for many months.
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. MINISTRIES III
MUNITIIINS till ,
lVllTlllNlllltlTEll
Benedict C. Crowell Named
First Assistant Secretary
7 Chief of Bureau of Mill-
. tary Aeronautics
WASHINGTON, August 28.-—Virtuai
establishment of ministries of muni-
tions and aviation and the appoint-
ment of Benedict C. Crowell. first as-
sistant secretary of war. and John D.
Rm chief of the bureau of military
geesonautiea. as the respective beads
was announced yesterday by peere-
tery of War Baker. While the ofilcial
statement refers to the appointees. as
(Contained on Page Nine)
IIIIIIIfiII ANII
CITY IIIIVEIINIIENT
The third lecture in the Citizenship
course by Mrs. Nancy M. Schoonmaker
was given yesterday at eleven o'clock.
The topic of the talk was Borough
and City Government and was, of
course. of vital interest to Norwalk
people. Mrs. Schoonmaker had multi-
graphed copies of our city edicers elec-
Marianne.)
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lilSSlNfi tilts
. swan HIIME
I Miss Fl rence Mallory. of West ave—
nue, and iss Lillian DeOrasa, of
South Main street. the two young girls
who mysteriously disappeared from
their homes on Sunday, were returned
to this city last evening. They were
picked up by the Bridgeport police
and held for their parents.
Very little is known concerning the
disappearance of the girls, as nothing
would be given out by the family or
by the police except the fact that they
had disappaa and had returned
home again. t is known that they
were taken into custody by the
Bridgeport police yesterday afternoon,
WMJWIm two girls from Water-
'him. The local police had notified
the police in nearby cities to be on
”“0114. of Nomlk. ported by the' outbcritiea in Jutland the lookout for the girls, and Lionel
. of the Bridgeport Detecfie
found the girls and took them
werefroin andstatedth’at
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workers. at
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of War and John D. Ryan‘
'lliirly Villages
(By The Associated Press.)
German forces in Southern Pi-
cardy are retreating over a wide
front.
After the capture of Roye by
the French yesterday. the German
front has crumbled. The lines
‘which have held back the French
land British for the past two weeks
gare giving way and today ‘s offic-
lial reports show the French on a
litre less than three mil 8 west
the Somme rirb . nil. i
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it
through the battlefeild, has been
points have been taken from the
retiring enemy. ‘
While the .French have been
smashing the enemy ’8 front along
the Chaulnes-Arras-Cambrai read,
they have reached the outskirts of
the village of Haucourt, Remy and
Boiry Notre Dame, about a mile
were known to be yesterday, and
well east of the Hindenburg line.
TWO SUITS FILED T0
RECOVER JUDGMENTS
Two suits to recover on judgments
terday. John Simmons 1 Co., of New
Work, sues Charles Gilbert. of Eastonu
to recover a Judgment for 894.06, giv-
en by Justice John A. Cornell. last De-
.the’ award a judgment lion against
property in Redding was given" but it
develOped that a mortgage of $1,000
and three attachments totalling 3400
were against the property and Gilbert
still holds it. The company asks the
in front of four miles a
.Neuf Berquin road.
fares from which the Germans have
been retiring for the past three
of'
Thirty villages have been capt-lBoIBheVik forces. -
tired by the French in the advancef The great battle in Picardy ”1d '
which was started early Tuesday;
morning. (.‘haulnes, the center of .
e German line between Raye andl
e Somme river, as it flows west?
captured and many other vital.
rendered heretofore in the courts were . . ,
filed in the Common Pleas court ,elgiwrougfully withheld from him. wna- ‘1
Enemy l‘rolll Crumbled After the Capture of '
Raye by the French Troops Yestcr- "
day Afternoon
and Thousands
oi Prisoners Taken in Advance
ilrltlsll llave Also Gained Over a Host oi ‘
l-‘our Miles at Neui Berquin Road
South of the Somme, the British
have taken Foucaucourt, while
north of the river they have gain-
‘6
d nearly all of Troncs Wood.
In the Flanders area, the Brit. '
isll have advanced their line over
stride the
This is the
weeks. ‘
‘ Dispathes from the , Eng. he. ~
tell at Allied adoda'r‘ua‘afiiasi gar;
at».
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Artois continues with undiminiah-
ed violence. Allied troops, par»
ticularly on the northern and :
southern wings of the 57-mile line . a
from north of the Scarpe to south
of Boys, are pressing the Germans
steadily forward. ‘
Every means known to modern
warfare is being used by the else-
my to stay the onruah of the ‘Brit- .
lab and French, but ”the Allied
machine moves on. Heavy rein-
“4
,forcements have been thrown into ’
the fray by the GeMans, mostly
east of the positions where theytin the center around Bapanme.
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REPLEVIN’ . .'
so TONS or ICE
‘r
SUIT T0
Sun to replevin 80 tons of ice val-
ued at $160. which he alleges in being .3
brought in the Common Pleas court
yesterday by Abraham B.'Kapi‘an. of
New Canaan. against Lincoln Taylor.
a real estate and insurance man, of
comber 8. It. is alleged that to cover lgggggr gal”! be heard It .0”
In his complaint Kaplan says that
on May 28 he was the owner of the
so tons of ice located at Talmadge
Hill. in New Canaan, and that Taylor.
without right or warrant. seized it
charge. They admitted to him they
were looking to position
:a g V I"! u,
in am. rim,
‘ miller...
and has since refused to give‘ it'np ‘
to him, although demand upon hills
was made. He asks the court to a?
A. Sheppard Company, of Philadel- only order the ice turned - or or q
phia. against the Ornamental Light-Ihim. but to grant him 3300 dam g
ing Company, of New York, to recover for has sustained in the meantime. . . ..
utilises: enlists“ ‘i ’mcanwlsnm mnom,
STATE BOARD SAYS ,
A suit for $500 to recover on 'i note
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.for $400 was also died yesterday by
-James aConnery against Andrew 1. ‘ .
Phillips, both of Bedding. Property ill. According to statements 1”)th
;in Hartford yesterday, and creditedto
:the State Department of Health.
Bedding was attached. ,
:there has been a great increase‘iniyt
canvass TROOPS ARE
2 DEFEATED BY REBElsft’S‘iLdnlilfi'ntf'Sfa‘. téi‘diii‘fla III:-
' , lincreases center in Brédgplor‘t‘hm-
l PEKING, August 28.—.aehel forces‘terbm'ykNe' Haven an all .-
bave gained successes against the g0v- VEOBUOBMI not taking the WOW
.ernmenttroops near Amoy. according precautions are held responsible for
to reports reaching Peking yesterday the increase, according to Deputy
Idrom South China. The government lState Health Commissioner Boob.
troops in the province of Fabien are who declares that they not only in
said to have been placed in a danger. many cases carry the disease into the .
'ous position. . ' ’tate with_ them, unknowingly ot- ‘
General Chang Chan-yen has in- course. but use old and condensed
.formed the Peking government that wells indiscriminately. take no pro- 1.-
robots; are also active in Huang prov~ cautions as to how or when. they got.
'ince. turtb'erowest. andthat the situa- milk. and Otherwise lay ,themselvos
tiontberelseansinganxtety. Several open to infection. The disease is ».
t g ”has entered then spreadand la._or worse; coanhd
es
_ ' mam “mug . thetovnin'vhioh it ep-
- ' ‘ .ta reality. it my. ,
elm m m m. Mm
|court to order the property turned
iover to it under- the judgment lien.
I The other case is that of the Isaac
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