-
, gross.
. “:7
Washes-lanolin”.
AISOCIA‘I’ED PRES. NEW. FROM ALL PART. OF TAMI WILD IV A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN ”IMTOI
totemdattboloaflrlomlkhst
scorn ‘ao'swm count
unison, sari-712, 1913
.Raln tonight and probably Friday,
name or
PLANNED iii
A
iDEAili AND EiiiE
MANiND iliE IN
DiiiiD DSENS RUSSIA NIDEDDS
m
Morphine, 0001108. Herom‘ Murder of Five Women
and Other Preparations
Are Taken by Over 1500
000 Persons.
NEAYY TAXES MAY
BE IMPDSED
New Revenue Bill Provides
' Wipes
.Trotzky Threatens to Lay Local Registrars “Have Been»
Moscow in Ashes Before;
For Registration of Deal- ’
ers
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.~—Habitual ,.
use of morphine, cocaine; heroin and‘
preparations containing other narcotic
w I. incnnsod rapidly in the
dialled States within the last two
Rats. and a drastic antinarcotie. law
must be saluted at this session of Con-
-_gseas to check the wholesale spread
of. the habit. These are the conclu-
m made public today by a special
Treasury investigating committee to-
nether with s butlal report on the
number of ‘drug addicts actually under
plryslclhns’ treatment in the states.
The investigations of the committee
which is headed by Represeinative
(Continued ”mini
EARNESSPME
FDN STATE TiiDD
State Council of Defense
Sends Letter of Congratu-
lation to General Pershing
w
HARTFORD, Sept. lp.- The Con-
piectlcut State Council of I'ie'ensc, it
was learned today. has sent to Gentr-
as! Pershins- a letter expressing rerolc-
lg at; the Allied drive and pride In the
part played in that drive by Conuectl
out. troops. The letter embodies rero-
lutions unanimously passed bv the
council and expresses the conviction
that there must be no peace by eon~
initiation. negotiation or bargaining. and
*st- Germany be forced to make repa-
ation for the past and give adequate
assurances for the future. The letter
request; General Pershing to see that
the resolutions are communicated to
the coin g officer of Connocrlrut
halts a‘nd also to the rest of the Amer
ican Army A copy of the resolutions
will be sent to each of Connecticut's
motel-s iDd representatives in C on-
tour-tinned on #Psno Bevan.)
iNDlAN NEEIDS
AT THE ”DEAD
Philip R. Gleason' s ValuabieA.
.Collectiop May Be Seen _by
Norwalk Citizens .
Phillip R. Gleason. who has just re-
turned from Chile, South America. has
Out the Entire
Family of Deposed Tsar
TiiD ATTEMPTS MADE
TD Niii HUN ENYDY
He Will Surrender City A
LONDON, Sept. 12.—The Dally Ex-
press claims to have unquestionable
information that the onetime Empress
of Russia and her four daughters have
been murdemd by the Bolsheviki.
The paper prints the (allowing:
“The Express understands from a
source which is beyond doubt that the
Empress of Russia and her four daugh-
ters have been murdered by the Bob
shaviki. The whole immediate family
of the late Czar has thus been exter-
minated.
. 'l-t is further understood that
Dowager Empress, who with
the
her
dau hter and son in law. the Duke of
g 3 below 37 to comprise the big conting-
Oldenburg. has been staying at Yalta,
was recently attacked by Red Guards.
who sought to kill all three Sailors
ofthe Black Sea lest intervened and
hi the Rod Guards.
" or a full fortnight the fight con-
I(lulled, niltil till Rod (Kinds were
beaten it is now understood that the
dowagor Empress is safe."
' The four daughters of the onetime
(con-nu“ A. (III Nina.)
lDDAi SDEDIEN
DDNNED DY DAS
Miss Bessie Wetmore, of 61 Wondr
‘ward avenue, has received another let
ter from her brother Claude Wetmore.
who is with the American Expedition-l
A While American soldiers at the front
AMERICA MililND
DiMDNSiliAiiDN
or PAllllDllSN
Estimated That— 13,000,000
Men Will Register in the
United States Today,
NDNNALN PATNiDiS
DDiNTr-TNEIN DUTY
Kept Busy All Day——
Many Reported Early at
Registration Pisces
\
America
are standing side by side with the
British forces in what may prove to be“
the most important battle of the
world, 13,000,000 men registered for
military duty today and gave the most
inspiring demonstration of patriotism
7
Ion lockwood. Clue,
\
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MN
[III
A case of hold-up an
the Connecticut turnpi
Sterling garage, was
'police, last evening. but
to enable them to make ,y
.The police were notified
highwsymen were open
Sterling garage. and
number of passing, moist!" Patrolo
l_l_J_ii__NPlNl3 us Nliilll
., bbery. on
th of the Sterling garage. At this place
a
one of the young men alightod from
the car upon some slight pretext and
was followed by his two companions.
it being a long drive from Waterbury,
lash no rather mood and stop-
pod item the as! also.
'ltassmod tohsve be. all planned
out by tho yon-l ltailans. for the dri~
r has no sooner stoopod on the
gonad than “was set ups. by the
three foreisnots; who attended to
beat him up and demanded his money
Mardu- managod to break away from
the men and ran to the Sterling gar-
nor were sent to the p
gals the report.
They found Frank Harden. chauf-
feur for C W. Shepherd. t‘l 54 Cottage
place. Waterbury who tod them the
Trailecy and the Heights
listing Southern Country
Mcupicdby General Pciain
DDlD llDlD-ll multimillion
Allies ilave 0uiilanltetl the Important Germas‘ ,
‘ Position at lai‘ere. ,
British Continue Drive ior Si,
Quentin, Reaching Demand
insclraflhriiishl'roopsilow “New
Podflons and lake tiers Prisoners.
(By The Associated Press)
and retained their hold on Buigny.
tip the natians history.
story of the robbery. Nudes was
ago. from where be notified the police.
All will pick those first to be called;
{said, already is under way. for district
1
, perhaps. but meanwhile district boards
A
A diately will be s
Today‘s lighting census will deter-
mine the status of every man just as
The worlgof mobilisation. it might be
boards will select men over 19 and
outs included in the October draft
calls. This means that many avails
his soldiers will live barely two.
A weeks at home. .
‘Tho drawing to It ralativp
standing of the myt‘igistranis
will not take aim» under three wehks.
will start at once numbering the cards
filled out today. Questionnaires humo-
nt to the men of the
1937 class. whl older men will be
classified later. '
Today in Norwalk will go down as!
one. of the epoch days in the history oi
our city. Every male resident oi the
ohas passed his eighteenth
birthday 0and has not reached his forty-
slxth is registering at the various reg
istratlon headquarters. under the pro
visions of the new draft act. The ex-
(Continued On "Page fight)
i
American and French troops;
today began an ofleusive on a
twenty mile front in Lorrainc,‘1
near the German border.
The movement evidently is aim-'
ed primarily at the elimination of
the famous St. Mihael salient.A
which! r more than four years
After their futile attempt to get
Marden's money the men looked
around for farther operations. Espr-
ing another motor car coming along
they stepped out and stopped the ma-
(Continued on Page noun)
driving his empioy'era Hudson Super
Six touring car. No. 45 609 Conn. from
Waterbury to New Y.ork and was ask-
ed by three young Italians, in Water-
bury. it he would give thin a lift to
New York. He did so all went
well until the our reach
in.
,4
how tacks were launched on
sides of tire salient—on a
twelve mile front on the south
Di NilTDN
~ .NDED DADDDS
it. BATTEED AT STDNE
Safe Tempered With at
Jones Heating & Plumb-
ing Plant, Without Suc-
was.
uesterly side. The assaults were
progressing favorably at the lat-'
est reports. i
i
'Double Barrelled Event
Nominates Candidates for
Many Offices. — Prof.
Strong. Comstock \ For
Representative.
p..—
Fully seventy~hve Wilton ' HRepnbli
cans attended a sort of double-bar
rolled caucus at the Town Hall. last in
preceded the thrust. Heavy con.
centrations of French and
icon artillery and airplanes
been effected The fire pourediili
upon the Germans froth thei. Al,
Frank T. Jones. of the Healing and
Plumbing 00.. hada little surprise
when he attempted to open the inner
door of the once safe. at his store. in
the Masonic building. shortly after
seven o'.olock this morning. when he
‘vaorod that the lock was jammed
such a way that it was impossible
the German reply on the whole
was weak.
‘ i, T .: ’ eeted into the Allied liuei
murmur-u.» m... m—
night. and nominated candidates for
ary Forces in France The young sol A state and town officers. and delegates
i
toanlock it.
”a little investigation revealed that
levtzrand, four miles south of St...
Quentin, by repulsing enemy at-
tacks.
The British in their drive for St.»
Quentine have reached Vermand,
about six miles east of thaHinden»
burg line running W
bris with whiehg
the central pivots tbf the German
Y pres. Counter ohm
by the Germans in an effort to pro: «
vent the British from comma
and an eight mile front on thezwedgo botweeAOambrai and My 7
Quentine were repulsed near Gou—
aecourt.
Unfavorable fighting weather- 9 V
A barrage lasting several hours.1 has served .3 an gid to the enemy, . 343.;
A but donuts the rain and tags: rev .4
rshal
sistq‘nec of the foe Field
fld' 'Hsig s men corrtinrre to make pro- -.. . ,‘
ed
A
toward the Iiindenburg lino. W PM
All“
illery activity continuel‘iu the
lied guns was a terrifi cone, while “St Gob‘in sector and also 1mm As
the Aisne and the Veale where
Germans are makings valiant e
“WA
n". ,1
rue
With the occupation 0‘ Travecy fort to retain possession of the Clio-*3 * w
tel:
dier is at present in Bass Hospital ill.
recovering from serious injuries cans-A
ed by the German liquid fire in one of
the recent attacks on the fighting
front. His burns were principailv
about the face, and his eyes were in
lured.
Mr Wetmore states that it has been
some time since he receivei any lot-
(Continued On Page Twelve)
MDNIDDEPDNT DNiDN
ADEEIES iiDNN DNDEiiI
£5, 000 Munition Workers Dis-
obey International Body
.—...———- . ,‘
BRIDGEPORT. Sept. 12 —Fiveihou
«sand striking union machinists from
_Bridgeport munition plants. at a moot-
, ing late yesterday listened to the read-
ing of a message from William H.
Johnston president of the internation-
al Association of Machinists. calling
NAISEii PlDNS NIS
DNDTNEN- IN- [AN
TDii EiNNiSN NINE
Prince Frederick Charles pf
Hesse Now Visiting Coun-
try He Is to Rule
N. Sept. 12. «Prince Freder
rick Charles of Hesse has declared his
willingness to receive the Crown of
(Finland. says a dcspatch to the Ex
A'change Telegraph Company from Co.
rpenhagen The Prince is now visiting}
lCoroner Finds Him Crimin-.
i Finland. accompanied by a strong
_.i\guard.' and dine been engaged in con-
forehead with political leaders in the
different cities he has passed through.
Apps Finnish Landttig is summoned to
(Continued on "Page Twelve)
.a very clumsy attempt to open it had
to 0:319 senatorial and probate conven- been made some time during the nishll.
be meeting was a very quiet one mfclifnimongfimxny 0:39?‘ ‘ loca
Snowmen were practically no can i , A “no, of the "a“: a "nut?!
\ that the man or men entered e
1.3:: Agiixéulgoclulggaidates were nomi- colml inelltdby1 :domhl magmas: $2
or an passed ro
First Selectman—J. Clarence Jack— front of the store and up the stain to
son. the main floor. Absolutely nothing of
and the Heights dominating the min-des-nges strongholds and.
country lb the south 99116"! Po. prevent the Allies from forcing
tain’ s forces have outfianked the' them to f3“ back all along their
imwmt German positron at La line east of Rheims. In the region
Fere.‘ This advance by the French' of Lgftgux and in the Aime area , .~
over a narrow front of two miles enemy attempts to approach new ' '
prep s the evacuation 0f L8 French positions were repulwd,
M y the Germans, Mid Rm"- the Germans losing I50 prisoners»
at weakening of their lines before .In puma." the British have “1. ,.
the vital stronghold of St. Gobain vaneed their lines northwest“ cl ? Y
11! {35W
- Selectman-John Knapp. value was taken. first. . ' ‘
edt th 0- .
The matter "a "9°" 0 e p Slowly the Allies are pushing
ll do rtmont and is being thorough-
lyTeinve’sAigstod. the enemy back on his Hindenhurg;
line from LaFere to St. Quentin,
EDNSHMERS’ SUDAN alstsauszss‘suiims
DDES____ TD i l CENTS
Afig hting in this area. The French
have taken and passed Hinacourt
Food Adminis tration Auth-
orizes Increase to Prod uc-'
mull PRISDNERS
.....—-——-
tCohttnued On ran— our)
DDNADN NEED TDD
NAANEN’SMDNDEN
ally Responsible for Death
of Former Alderman
‘ BRIDGEPORT, Sept. 12.-—No ren-
son, other than possible pique at. be-
ins ejected from the cafe in the PW! Consumers will have to pay moreA
ifoi' sugar as a result of the revision oil
'SENTENDEDIN DPPEN ,
Hulich and made progress west of‘
Armentieres, 1‘tsiozin away from
themlabtapring. In the Ha‘vin.
court wood sector the enemy or»
tillery is active at Gouaeemirt tho
British have reestablished their
STREET iDiTEiliND .
W 0| Pm mam) .
.i
TD DE STiii’iiEil""*~
" 'loaned a‘valuabl'e collection of indian
* rretics to the sons Norwslk Library.
. These have been arranged in one of
the cases in the auditorium and the
public is most cordially invited to call '
anti examine them.
Mr. Gleason's careful. concise de-
- scription of the collection is here of-
fered to the readers of The Sentinel:
on the men to return to work within
forty-eight hours. under pain of sus-
to continue the strike.
The Assembled strikers adopted a
resolution outlining their position.
The strike committee sent a telegram
to Mr. Johnston telling him of the vote
pension. and then voted unanimously.
Explanatory.
The various articles on thenppor
two shelves of this collection are rel-
_i. (Continued on Start]: Page.)
ics of the ancient savages who 00--
copied the arid region of Chile on the
“‘o
(Cuntinuet: on Page Twel've)
33 CHILDREN KILLED
IN WRECK IN PRUSSIA
Norwalk Yacht Club
. Ends Season Soon
The Norwalk Yd'hht Club will go out
of commission formally for the season
of 1918 on Sunday next. but the Club
house. at Hickory Bluff, will be avail-
able for the use of members for sev-
eral weeks longer. “The season has
LISTERDAM, Sept 12 —-In a mi- been a successful one for the club do
“Ion yesterday between an excursion '5 its the fact a my who are
ttalil and a {flight train near School 1: the United: t mew it!
.dssnnebl. Prusdt'a thirty-three childroh,‘ -A meetingof squint-g board
two railway metals and one woman was held last night. at no Glob m
1 vv-si'e killed. monsoon children ‘ware with Commodore Jaini- ll. O'Brien
s
{- dull,
Thomson-ion traiu_ ran by presiding and the above action has
A ‘ ‘ A sénce of a crowd. is found by Coroneri
lPhelan today in his diclslon holding
ilouls Bunion. criminally responsible
for the killing of Former Alderman
Not Decided Yet Whether it
iDaniel E. Walker. in Mr. Walker‘s
i cafe. on Saturday night
The coroner duds that Mr. Walker
(Continued on fli’a‘o Six)
Nllliililli DAPTISTS
Dilllll Al war
The meeting of the ”Ladle? Aid, of
the First Baptiatmhurch. which was
held lpat evening. with Miss Fallon,
. nostril” sfi ‘Tm?
attendance as; no:
slum was sin-puns nominal!
new than.”
“- mus-sow
“MWWWW
A Will BeVoted On Next
Month
NEW HAVEN, Sept. 12 -—Whether
towns in the state at their urinal
elections next month will vote upon
license is now being determinadfln
many of them. The Connecticut Pro-
hibition committee, it is slated tdday.
has urged all ' license towns
where action can .be taken. to potl-
tion tor a vote upon than
attitude of the committee flit???
posted that war prohibition. We
1 into effect on J 1 1%
no campaign gastri-
was not belies tan‘y
for a license for
iprices by the United States Food Ad- A
iministration whereby an increase of;
1 1- 2 cents a pound to refiners and pro
d nears has been authorized The new
sugar prices became eflectlve Septem-
rivers, but as wholess'lers and retailers
will sell upon the old basis untii- their
stocks of the lower price sugars are
exhausted increased prices should not
be reflected immediately in retail
.storoa, according to the Federal Food
Board.
\ (Continued on Page Five)
NDNiiAiN ElNS
“DD TD NDDNYlllE
m
DiiiMiNAE DDDNT
. Judge Severe With Automo-
bile Thief—“Such Thefts
-.Too Numerous," He Says
Chief Pennnigton Has Re?
ceived Many Complaints--
South Main Street the Pre-
sent Scene of Action
A number of complaints have been
made to Chief of Police William 3.
. ~lt is expected that it will be well into
October before the session is conclud-
aarmnron'r Sept 12 -M‘ore than
a score of prisoners were put to plea
and a number of cases disposed of at
the opening session of the Criminal
side of the Superior court. before
Judge Reed. yesterday afternoon.
There are 71 cases on the docket and
ed six murder cases. including the
Baby Doll case. being on the list.
ltonewsli Cobew,of of.8trattord was
sentenced to state's prison for not
more than three years and not less
Pennington reintlve to the action of
Hotel until the early hours of
to them. time and time again. and
come of the ring leaders were ballad
but nothing done so far has seompd tor
stop thou. Ono stbrekeepe would.
contain at them hanging in. l’frotit W
his sate. nakmg disturbances amt
yshanging out in front of the City .
morning. This has got to be quite a :
habit of the young men of tbo’soeosi'
district. Warnings have been “MI
into court on more than one occasion—r
mm The ”like?
than one your on utnrvlotlcnofaa-A‘W‘l“"""Hwt’m’"“"‘Th’c‘m‘?’fl
unit with intent to not» White aim wt. W
promoti- a'tltha county Jail in:
.. its slashed another prism
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