ass-ashram 1870
illllliNlili} ill
mount «us
alone mu
Hardest, Kit This Summer
For the Connecticut Light
and Power Company, So
’ Supt. Smith States
unmdii‘uuv
omcssabooondciaaslsstsr.
-\
WHMEFFEBTS'
W Go Out and Three Re-
pair Gangs Are Kept Ex-
tremeiyflusy
A ‘l‘gular old-fashioned thunder
mm came up out of the west yesten
ammumamtimmam
when
iii Bill Bill
NlllliN Jillil
Also Authorizes President
to Establish Prohibition
Zones About War Plants
llllllllili lllllllili
llEL‘llllll Will
House Expected to. Take
Similar Action Promptly—
Elfective Till Demobiliza-
tion
WASHlNG'l‘ON. Alkali 30.—Na-
dag afternoon, Just after tlve o'clock.
tional prohibition mbved a considera-
EMPRESS lulu“
liElllliN lililill
Illness Aggravated by Brood-
ing Over Fate of Czar and
Czarina—Adectod by Bo-
verses—Food Trouble of
People Render Her Mor-
bid—Recovery Is Doubtful
PARIS, Aug. 3.0—1 woman belong-
ing to the Dutch aristocracy. says a
radio dispatch from The Hague, meaty-i
ed a letter from a friend belolgtng to UHWMES
the German court referring to the ill
ness of the German Empress. l m" m MT
, munitions
——~—- ‘
The friend wrote that for more than
a year the Empress had been subject
to severe headaches. accompanied by
Local Business Men Mustl
Make Report of Stock oni
Hand and Other Detaihl
fainting spells and hallucinations. Site
For Government
was greatly affected by the arrest of
the Czar and Csarhia of Russia. and
became possessed of the fear that rev-
olutionary ideas would spread to Ger.
many.
it was her custom to shut herself
in her room for hours at a time read-
ing newspaper articles about the tilt!-
cuitiee of dtussia and the food troubles
of her own country. The Kaiser, con-
stantly on the, move; could not. or did
not spend much time wmforting her.
Fair tonight and aaturday.
__
Armies Move Forward
Willi Sustained Power and
Smash All llindenhurg Linc
ISPE
NEW HflSl’llil
Excellent Opportunity Will
Be Alorded Visitors to See
Institution Tomorrow
Thedrstofthethraadays’dsbra—
tioaottbsopenlngr oftbollorwalk
Waapitatwtllstarttomorruw
m. at to o'clock, when the new
noapilalwiubeopsnforinspsction
[Town Alter Town l-‘alls
Canadians
"llaio’s Men as the Germans Continue
to Retire.
. and Australians Con-E-
hone Pressure in (idler
Belore Field liars“
I
and la the half—hour of its duration;bie step forward routerday in Con-
played invoc with electric lights and, grass.
Wes for miles around. [ Without a record vote being taken
The dense black cloud-g presented a or requested, the Senate late yester-
. salad“ sight as they rolled over from day adopted the ieflderfi' compromise
the western horizon, and following a on “bone dry” prohibition. eitectivo
bash Israels, a solid sheet of water July 1, 1919. and continuing during the
crimson. breaking branches from the'Wai- and “lit" the American. WOOD!
treea‘lioodlng through open doors and are brought home and deiuobilized.
windows. and causing considerablo‘ The compromise. an amendment
dnmsgo. While frequent flashes of by Senator Sheppard. of Texas. tro-
llmnlng and Deals of thunder added‘hlbltion leader, to the 811.000.0001
' '_ i
tothe excltement.- “en eigency agricultural appropriation: t
‘blil, is expected to remain in the
Lights and Telephones Out.
(manned On Page halve)
*
The Guru murder and the fate of Th. llrst MM-mmaioas‘
the Crarina. who was a German Prin- "M “‘d‘mm‘ have Med Nor-walk.
cess. upset her terribly. later came through the '08th of the Cu-
the German "new“ in me we“ front servaiion division of the War Indus. the various wards. departments,
. 9th., . I; Y; ’ .
:5:,*:,:°;‘:::g,13,:;;fi;“3{::;°g:- Ll: .“°?Jl’o.i:‘“§§o‘..{°.‘i. trout. o‘l’. use: ills”. ‘3...“‘.°.Ji“.‘l2:: [lope to S alter he"? s I“? a Any
slve Campaign in This Section.
bed. Some of the 00cm” in attend- and detailed information, jug! receiv-i selves of this opportunity to view the
once think she will recover with rest. 9‘ by 1°C“ hat meant-clown. swim-Dim- 0. on Sunday and Monday. _
but the writer of the letter expressed War industries Do “1- UIFOUSII the, it is 033°C“ with: 01'0" Will be “
partment of barnso grea as to ma 0 t rather uncom- , .
I lfortable for a person to view the am (By The Associated Press): l Along the line farther south“
Moving forward with sustainediwhich is held by the British,
| the opinion she would never recover. felt "won or the
ters' felt.
fire place. '
On sud" “mum“ "‘9 mm“ 0|" power, British armies east and night passed without
southeast of Arras appear to have’l‘here were counterrattacks b!
henna-.on,andmamberaotthe
reception com-ittoswtlleseort visit-
,” W
on around the building. showing them '
r"
quires every manufa furor to report to
the board by Sept. 5th, all of the skins
and fur'on contract. in transit and on
£-
The questionnal just issued re-
enlng of the Hospital will take place.
Superlntendentfitqpley A. Smith of; - with the presentation of a gold key to
. | . o .
the c. n and P. 00., stated tlils morn-' 1. my, ~ . N Mayor Donovan and also to the m. crashed clear-through the Iimdén- Germans against General M
“‘8 that “i' 'W'm “"3 “use“ more; —' . T" STAIE Aumlsm tlrls nufinolmfi mi flffm‘mfifl dent or the Hospital tion, John burg line. Dispatches received to-.army between the Ailette an tit.
"0"“? "id inconl'emnce "m1 "‘1 50* , of hats. it the comb “and! m, on McMuiien. . a be an an-fdsy seem to indcate that now they Alene, but these were toppled”;
tl'r‘ig'afiysgmgcal storm aflrcls our! 7. if“ . .2 . "m" a: :mgw’mof such king: Egg?” ””8““! "NM " ‘1‘“ have begun to “roll up’_’ the Gen the French, who hold [thus
“Wm, m ‘ different "y," be said to 4|, . Urges Compliance With Re- I r y cannot 0n Honday‘aiternoon, “‘3 o’clock, .mhn (forcosuon the front to which east of Picardyrrflliofrs- M»
a Sentinel mortar this morning. _ - t Net U Pl . (Continued on' mg. mm) than will an be . pm pmoatr the enemy as betreating along the two miles northwest of Soissons._ ,r
dié'l‘higtone 1': as “:13“? a", the mariyg fillet; bug: 808 fissure ed. to consist of motion pictures, aln r whole‘Plcslidi front, Along the front “'0'“ M“
ore 89C ons EC 9 n 0111' S- ' ::
mm. from Rommnm Ridgefleld. and. , ll mo 0“ till “3'8 ing, instrumental music and othe Bullecourt, which was on the Somme south to the Noyon POM»
from New Canaan to Westport. ! ' .
“in the city proper, sections of R0- iOnly 20 Per Cent. 0f fibfiiln
wayton. upper Main street, and the Km ' '
Wt Rock sections were the most se- airtesk llll'ed After Thls‘
r'loirsly affected. but the business sec. 99 -
tion did not suffer. l
"Wilton was hard hit in manyl
Hindenburg line, was taken this
morning.- Hendecourt-lez-Cagni-
court, to the northeast of Bulle-
court, has also fallen before Field
Marshal Haig’s men’.’ South of
Hendccourt and slightly to the
east, Reincourt has been captured
by the advancing British. East of
Arms astride the Scarpe, further
gains are reported.
The Drocourt-Queant “switch
line” now is within striking dis-
tance. Farther south, the British
have taken the village of Combles,
where there was terrific fighting
during the \German retirement‘a
numbers. that will come in the way of
shrprises.
The general public is aordially in-
vited to attend these exercises. also.
to examine the new building. which is
one of the finest in Fairdeld county.
lit it said. The building will be
thrown oben for examination all day
on Sunday and Monday. and will be
open for inspection from I0 a. m. on]
tomorrow months.
and thence east to the woman
sector which is vitally important-i
at present, the enemy appears Wits
have checked the French until ,_ at
An appeal has been issued to all au-
Cbmmlssloner Robbins s. Stoeckel.’ fully-[9y STRIKE
asking that every one observe the re”
quest issued Tuesday by the Federal
LONDON. August 30.-—The famous
Metropolitan police are on strike.
lFuel Adminlstratlon that no pleasure
The first draft °r the n" Wheat(automobiles be used on Sundays until
“In these times iii war abroad and ‘ TM call V“ issued 1" mldnightand
it is said that men at every station ex~
flacee, the. upper end of Kent streehregulatlons, effective next Monday
roi- 'seme distance south of Si. Mat-ISeptember l. was received today in 33:." notice. The order 1' as fol-
cept four refused to go on duty. The
strike affects only some sections of.
thew‘s churchln particular, while New Norwalk. ,
Canaan was the source of a number of The relaxation of the rule requir-'
complaints outside of the business sec-I ing the purchase of fifty per cent. of preparation ‘t him“ it i" eminently '
tion". a :substltutes with every purchase of proper that we here in Connecticut
Iwheat flour is being more generally 2:"? 2': WE?“ eovarrtedund entlgusi- the city. l
welcomed than any other change that. 5 c p90 N ' y "We" ' “3h The City of London police, who}
number 800, are not elected. The
Metropolitan force has between 4.000
and p.000 members. Eight hundred of
them have gone to War.
can extricate his forces from ‘3;
perilous position in thesalient have
tween the Somme'and the Oise. ’
Progress southeast of ‘
would seem to be the most inipo
ant feature of the news froluiiutui
great battle. Canadians, it lfl‘i‘,
pears, slowly are advancing alo ‘.;~:'
the Arms-Cambrai road and .
widening the gap in the fantasy»;
line to which the Germans retiri‘jii
eighteen months ago. -’:
:‘i‘
(Continued on savanna Page.) .
_ has been made in a long time and are?! :31: the Fedh-al authorities at
- most people will be heartily glad of u ' .
SHflT 1-“ BEAT" AS the opportunity to return to a dietI The 'Unlted States Fuel Adminis-
more nearly normal than has pre~ tration has appealed to the patriotism
. SPY u suiiili
villi CfliSl fililllll
Mysterious Trio Is Pounced
Upon by Government Men
at Ocean City, N. J.
vailcd since the 5050 wheat rule went .1 0‘ all‘Amerlcall citizens. “’ka "’3‘
into effect. (Cont-in.“ d Page Twelve)
“—
iiisml FUNDS ,
_ lilill‘lliii “Hill
I A very enjoyable card party was
held at the Misses McGrane's cottage.
(Continued on Page Five) *
l
llNliB his unit
§ Bl Alilll TRUCK
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., August 30.
~Grent excitement was caused here
‘ last. night when it was learne'd’that an
alleged German spy was shot'and kill-
ed by a United States Coast Guard at
Odessa City. ten miles from here. The
suspected man out up a terrific tight
in which the life of the guard was en-
dangered. -
0n the dead man was a card bean
int; this memorandum: "Thomas Hol-
ly. titty-live years old, Trenton, N. J."
(Continued on Seventh Page.) i
l poration's plant. a heavy truck loomed
(The Knob bus and an unknown
truck figured in a slight accident on
.the Wilson Point road late yesterday
afternoon. Thebus. in charge of Wal-
ter Raymond, was proceeding from the
Knob to meet the 5:40 trolley near the
Standard Oil Company's plant. Just
as it was passing the old Burchard
house, near the Emergency Fleet Cm~
on Saturday evening. August 24th.
It was the first of a series of affairs
to be given under the auspices of the
Harbor View Beach improvement coni-
mittee. the proceeds to go toward the
erection of a club house on the beach
l'ot_ where the dancing pavilion now
stands.
-—-
up in front and both cars turned VlContinued On Page Eight)
sharply to the side of the road, but
because of the slippery condition of
the pavement at that time, it having
just stopped raining, they skidded and
.HARBilRViEWil—EABH .
The Metropolitan police demand in-
creased wages, recognition of their
union and the reinstatement of {dis-
charged man, who was in the Nice-
men's Union. Accordln to the Con-
tral News, the authorltes offered tc
reinstate the discharged constable
with a reprimand, but the union ob-
jected and the demand was granted.
the news agency interprets this as re-
cognition of the union. as the consta-
ble had been active in the union 0;-
‘gsnisation. which is not recognised
by the police authorities, but is sup-
ported by the London Trades Council
and other labor bodies.
Before cyclists went about the city
spreading the strike order, the Cen-
tral News announced that it was un-
derstood the men would get a bonus
of eight shillings weekly stills-that the
percentage bonus demanded would be
considered by the authorities.
v
RIOTS FEARED '
i > 1 home a fractured arm and possible internal ed, . .. .
:3: 33:? xii? Eighzfezlg spubllc injuries. Samuel Ashmeade, of Phlla- lng. When their “a“ ‘9“ 2'00?) (”F-flirt
IN WESTPHALIA house on the corner looks exactly as| delphla, the driver. lumped and 98- Their 91.3“ fell from the top’ot.s. "
it did when i used to listen to the cared inlury. All four were employed 100” -
mun Hull
LONDON, Thursday. August 29.—
Samuel Gompers. president of the Am-
erican Federation of Labor. today vis- i
ited his boyhood home, where he was
born sixty-eight years ago. it was an
event of great importance in the little
section of East London, known as
Spittlegate. . Ir. Gompers had only
visited England once before since he
had left England as a boy to seek his
fortune in America. His previous vis-
it was nine yeare ago.
Mr. Gompere was accompanied to
day on the Jo‘umey to Fort street by
several members of the American la.
American ‘Army automobiles aild got!
out at the street corner. Mr. Gompersr
ing in the middle of the street, recall-
ed many scenes ot his boyhood.
“The old street has not changed
year ago last March.
West of Peronne, the Britishvti
have captured the town of Clery'
and they also have crossed the
Somme south of Peronne.
2 YOUNG WOMEN IN
AUTOMOBILE KILLED
may shatter Germany’s hopes 6Q»?
Sroun AYIATORS
Mrs. Bessie Allen, twenty-five years
old, of Prospect street. Westneld. N.
J., and Miss Marie Johns, twonty-four; third sustained injuries when “We;
were . giachlne mad: a nose dive into
killed instantly last night when thei' “9 “t nig t. ““19“! “'9: . ,
bor mission. They went down in two automobile in which they were driving Lloyd Churchill, Syracuse, N- Y». . I
stopped on the Rahway crossing of Dewitt Glflord,Wilcox. Newton ‘ .. '
stopped when he alighted andstand-“he Lehigh Valley Railroad. at West ter, Mass.
years old, of Plaintield, N. J.,
Piton, .and was crushed by a Balti-
more and Ohio express train.
:30.—Lleut. Iii-R. McGiflln.‘of F.
Horace Ross. thirty years, old, of Cal. and Cadet'Ellls Bernard.
much .. he said, as he stood in front of Cape May, another passenger, suffered 0001‘: of Washington, D. C., were
I came together.
Fall small No one in either machine was in-
. i
l‘ (Continued on Page Twe‘lvr)
‘ i”lflM‘HATTERSjMILLARp-RnQUEsi‘s
DISPUTED DAUGHTERS
GENEVA. Aug. 30.-—Serlous strikes
involving 200.000 workmen, have bmk‘
on out at Bochum in Westphalia. ac-
cording to dispatches received here to
day from Munich. Three thousand
strikers have been sent to the front
and 8.000 deported from the region un-
der escort. Troops are guarding the
liliflllill stalls
The annual Labor Day festival will
be. held next Monday, at Harbor View
"Beach, under the auspices of the Har-
rowd of old (3 makers discusging'at the Standard Aero Corporation’s'
golltica there inmathe evening when 1.9131“ at Elizabeth. 0
was a‘mere egg of :‘bay." talkl n ’ ' .. ..
Whi e Mr. mpe as its .a __
old woman of over eighty years. wear- ,MECHANIC STREET
ing a long gray shawl. hobbled upr'
looked at the stranger a moment and
than broke in:
James/Nicholas, ll Mechanic street
‘Labor Day and» other holidays dost
not come under the restrictions,
It' seems that any great addi-
orial British success in this regime
(Continued on rare. Eleven)
it
FALL TO DEA "
PENSACOLA. Fla, August soar"
{Two naval aviators were killed and my;
the page
J 1‘
WICHITA FALLS, Texas, A'
mi
instantly at Cell Field this magi-2i
While taxicabs were not mentiW
1 in the statement. it was said informalé‘fi
-_ly the restrictions wouldnot prevafijsfi
itaxi service for necessary .pu ""i
though there should be
MAN ARRESTED Chili‘s for pleasure riding.
h‘fi
..
no hiring.
be use otpleasnre automobiles our
- "i know you. Sam Gompers,"
laid.
she merchant, was arrested today on a
bor View Beach Improvement commlt- town, it is sald.‘a‘s “0‘3 are feared. oulrles disclosed.
r
‘ Trade Is Pledged' o Do Ut-
' . “Many’s the time l 83" 3'0“ a warr nt sworn out on (the complaint ' ‘
Mrs. Margaret 0. Millard, who died ,Iee- “- Brunei” ‘5 “‘9 Chai'mfin-“d f—T piece of my mind when 3'0“ 113°“ ‘0 of we. J. Warner, state inspector or'adfiflgknmem B,“;,.",§‘;,"..‘;,:°:,:‘.~. .. .
most to Aid in Winm'n recently. left a Will in which she gnve’858°°i3‘°d“'“h him are M“ OBrien. Registration Day to live there,” painting to “19 hm“ dairy and food products. Nicholas was France was taking his first lesson to?
' ‘ g ipmnk D. Layton 31,000. and the bal-m- Fish, W. Dnlley. D. Baxter and . . .whereer. Gompers was born. e charged with violating the food law robotic worlr"He was 21 are a;
War moo of her estate was to goio the Miss McLaren. The chairman 0‘ the Be Sept. 10’ ll 01' 12 old woman limpet 5°“ him “in“ 11° by selling misbranded pod adulterated I“heritenallt McClain was ”g yeast"
lNorwalk Hosiptal, and Frank D. Lay- .— ~ _ l. - ‘ ' ‘- l ' lproducts. The man was dispensing ,0” and was married. his wife beingat ,
no hot manufacturing industry onion unmade executor. The win Wee mummy“ W" T") WASHINGTON. August «ad—Men. . (Continued 0- Pm "91")
'a mixture of half cottonseed oil and
the country. at a meeting held at the admitted to probate by the court of
Cali Field at the time of the scold“.
kei o be affected b the e t not . h i live oil as the real. genuine Ital- . '
hotel Astor, New York city. roomy, probate. andnow Mrs. Hattie ii. Ro- PLEASURE RIDING of th’eidraft ages, inchide shining: BARRARBOR, ME” 1:31:31“ on, and charging the same. B‘W‘Lfiwmm‘
, «following ‘- luncheon, pledged itself die and Mrs. Mary E. Hits, daughters. ‘ ‘ 18 and 45' years, were notified last AS 100 060 F pricess for the regular article. ‘ i \ 5 .5. f ‘
to do all‘in its power during the ,9. of the deceased, have, through L. ii. ONLY PROHIBITED my; I, . mime... from pm“... H 5 , IRE m Wm" m. to ,m c“, to m. Fossils asun- il anon .
mahdcr i?! “10 Wilt. to aid the Gov- Cleveland, a New Haven attorney, up . . my,“ General cg-o'de, “mfg“, 0],: v estl gate ‘ number 0' similar com- -- _ CA" W ‘
t. .no matter what sacrifices peeled 101110900110? will”! from the WASHINGTON, Aug. Zita-The but f ’1
llsatlon rested on them to ascertain ’ BAR HARBOR, Maine, August 30.—
on the use of gasoline on Sundays for their exact ago before the new regis- The new Florence Hotel and
motorwehlcles and boats ‘will a ly tration; day. ' . ‘bnndinsaoccnpiod by six stores were
only, .to pleasure riding. Fuel im -. Selection of a date in Che near fu- burned early today, with so esti
mate
istrator asroold announced today. Hetero for the registration is known longtime .m-:M’:itlmm Several»
t be entailed.
The meeting is said to have been
the largest egg:- held by members of
.fllb ‘lial'manuraclurlng industry. and
plaints and found the Mechanic street}
”merchant's case to be the most na-,
grant and ordered his arrest. His caeei
wmggmo before Judge George H.
action of the probate court, making
Mr. Layton and the Hospital. the dir
i'endants ,tha More returna-
ble to theSupas'lor‘ court the first
.. LANCASTER. Pl. . .
United States Senator J. '
eronfrom Pennsylvania, died
o'clock this morning, at .
_ .
the "mom red from New. York Tuesday of October. The reasons; for said .reasonsbs use of gasoline-driven “VFW. “mama.” the Provost; “n a. the hotel “I.“ hi?" .10 this b tomorrow. . , PM!“ near here.
i we»... is‘ioia'iilhm"mm-h’“i°“lm “’“t m“. . homo-oil ‘ m. users . .. _ .
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