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THE w SOUTH NORWALK
DRAH BOARD "s
10 MAIN llS
HEADlilllRliRS
Declined to Vacate Town
Assembly Hall Claiming
Important War Work
Would Be Delayed
minimums
astigmatism
Mr. Donovan Believed Rent
Should Be Derived From
the Building
An adjourned meeting of the City
Well was held, last evening. in the
Council chambers, in the City rmt.’
Id several interesting matters were
deceased. Members of the Council.
‘ lhfloberl ll. Wolfe, Dr. William J.
.- Iooco. Charles A. Volk. George D.
Meow-Mg“ D. Murphy, George W.
.mo and Albert T. Eldridge. were
present; Frank L. Clark being the
v win-elaborreported absent.
kt the‘last meeting the resignation
d‘or. A. [Bear-d. as chairman of the
. bilge committee, was presented. but
the matter was laid upon the table un-
it! a later date. At last evening's
meeting Councilman Murphy shared a
vresohtton whonby Dr. 'Bosrd's resig-
rnau‘s. was accepted. It waspsssed
Wily.
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‘A Public Meeting Called to
Consider the Matter of
. Adequate Fire Protection
Inc who sr'c' acuuaintcd with the
spusennol of tile Rotuytanilrs de-
ent appreciate the «fact that no
mm ancient body of line fighters can
be loud ip Norwalk .wrth limited
* iaeiltties they, have proveh their metal
air many occasions and have saved
thousands of doliar‘s’ worth of property
'their slorts. it is apparent
~ Mal they are grqtly handicapped ow-
~ lug to their equipment not being up
»- (Cbnunubd 'OI 'i’age Twelve)
’ AUTO DRIVERS
magma DRA
- 'IIAR’I'FORD. Sept. 21.
‘.
«Io to today there have been twenty-
Ive instances discovered and the re-
sot-t will- be an addition to the dratt
r registration -or the cancelling of that
~ number of licenses.
Federal agents say they‘hsd notic-
. ed in their one lot- tbosa. who tailed
- to regts ‘ber 18 some men
driving an '_ who were not
seen in the Vicinity ot the places at
_.chistr'ation. The omoials knew that
sander the state law,no person, under
.15 years of age could be licensed to
aaddvc an automobile and _concluded
avmt a' person exercising the right to
-»drive_ a car was subject to‘registra-
tion. The other day one of these was
- > asked by an agent ‘for his registration
not registered. The
card. He had
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. ClllBRAIION
:Gayly Attired Children, Lad-
ies in the Gowns of Early
New England Days, Civil
War Veterans, the State
Guard and Others
liiisiiiiiimiism
, lEATUldeBASIflN,
Community Demonstartion
of Memory of Darien’s
First Minister
Withiifihe next few hours plans will
be completed ior Darien's community!
demonstration, otherwise known as‘
the Mather pilgrimage, and, Sunday.
with clear skies, will witness a patriot-
ic and historic pageant that deserves
to rank with the most imposing cele-
bration or recent New England days.
. At the burial ground. in Brookside,
prayer will be made by Rev. J. J. Mc-
Guane. the exercises to conclude with
the benediction offered by Rev. Dr.‘
William Sinclair.
A noteworthy lecture will be the
placing of flowers on the grave of
Rev. 'Mr. Mather, by several great-
great~greatgrandchildren of the plo-
near clergyman. A group of woman.
‘garbed in the New England fashion of
l
l
lbs Revolutionasy pound. will partici-
to 1d the exercises. Members of
late Guard will constitute a guide!
honor for men in the uniform of Hit-
ish, French and American soldiers of
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‘PERSHlNfiilH -
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Contribution FromNorwalk
Amounted to $1,690.18 and
Was Appreciated by the
Boys “Over There” '
HARTFORD, Sept. 21.~Some 5,000-
members at the American Expedition-
ary Forces, who either live in Con-
necticut or enlisted in this state. re-.
ceived Fourth of July spending money
from the Pershing Fourth of July
Fund, raised in Connecticut last June,
by the United Spanish War Veterans,
with the approviii oi the Connecticutl
' State Council of Defense. The state
contributed 350.68172'8 to this fund, of
——l-‘ederal oili~ which $42,000 was cabled overseas on descending the Westport avenue hill.
y-oi‘aaay certaln’ automobile drivers June 25. Expenses incidental to the ‘ and the dangerous turn into East sve-
-. have endeavon to escape the draft. raising of the loud totalled 3463.63,; one, she began. in a clear and well
leaving a balance on hand of $8,118.65.
This iniormation‘li contained in a re
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Nfllilliili WiliiiN
minimalist
Some. of the Results of the
Demonstration in Wash-
ington Last Monday -‘
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Federal author-l " thought it more The following communicatle has
than likely that
with the result that twenty-live have flake protest demonstration,
been found. ‘
’ BRISTOL HAS
A $12,000 FIRE
IRIBTOL. ' Sept. fl.—Water ' did
on were other driv- been received by a Norwalk member
am who wet-9.31.0 slackers. and they of the National Womnns' Party, call-‘
. proceeded to make investigations. lng attention to the results or the sub: TW" EUNVIETEH IN
, ._ . I d Conn ti I '
last Mon-
a), in Washington, D. G. e
‘ cit women are still working to secure
the-votes of Senators Brandegee and
McLean, when the bill comes up {or a
vote, next Thursday. There is hope,
among the Republicans of Norwaik.
that the senators will be ibund 'sup
. moat at the 820,000 am". in . Ire porting the moasure,attho_right time:
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lurid in tho collar of
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bdldha. is North Main aunt: 10! should have been here. .filly
”It cartsialy was a'lalasss victory.
two thousand people (this was tho es
lwar shall be prosecuted until the one
LABOR ADOPlS
“BIIIER iii?’
WAR PillfiRM
American Delegates Win
Big Victory at Allied Con-
ference
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No Peace Until Prussian
Autocrats Are Unhorsed.
In Spirit
LONDON, Sept. 21.—Americah dale
gates won a big victory at the inter-
Allied labor conference, yesterday. Af-
ter having retreated at Derby and skil-
fully manoeuvred at previous sessions
“of this oonterencc, they counter at-
tacked yesterday, recovering not only
the ground they conceded in earlier
engagements. but carrying the Eu-
tente labor representatives further
than they have ever gone before tow-
ard stating their war aims.
It was a notable achievement for the
veteran Gompers, a well organifld op-
oration, sdroitly carried out. The al-
lied labor bodies are now committed
to a program which demands that the
my is driven from all the countries .he
has invaded and the enemy armiesare
no longer under the away of the Pm
sian autocrats.
A fair lumpgu‘ylarzf‘lhis fields on
would be that i lied labor- will ot
makeweaca until i e status quo ante
is established and the Kohensollein
(Continued 3?»... Nine)
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Young Lady From Hillside
Tells fol‘ the Delights and
Dangers of “Dead Man’s
Curve"
it was last Thursday. and the-man-
on-the—baclt-seat of a Westport-Nop,
walk trolley car got full value for hisl
six cents.
The forward end of the car was well
illlcd with a good-tolook-at delegation
of fair maidens, from Hillside Semi-
.nary. .who were returning from an air
ternoon's outing at Compo Beach. One
of the prettiest of the lot evidently
knew ber‘Norwalk for, as the car was
modulated voice. to expiate on the
dangers of this particular place. in the
best 'manner of the circus "Bally-
hooer."
“This is ‘Dead Man's Curve,‘ ladies!”
she said. “Made famous by multiple
and varied accidents, to unwary driv-
ers of all sorts of horseless vehicles.
varying from the common garden vari-
ety of Flivver,’ to a ten ton truck."
"This, ladies." and she pointed to
the open gateway. leading to the old
horsesheds,~ in the rear of St. Paul's,
”is a garage for your busted auto."
,snd this, "waving a plump arm tow-
ards the ancient ‘Jurial ground," "is a
Igrave-ysrd for you." ‘
By this time the car had reached
Mill Hill. and the listener got all be
,fore theiitdy passed the hat.
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5, TRENTON. N. J.. Sept. zl.—-0tto
Bruno Relchelt and Frederick W. Bia-
gcholf wore convicted yesterday in the
United States District aaart bore of
.aoasptracytoviolatatbolspluaso
Al
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l8 autumn
Valuable Victrola and Other
Articles Taken From the
Home of Mrs. Mary Ken-
nett ’
it was reported to the police. this
morning, that the maidens. of Ira
was broken into. last evening, by hr-
giars, and booty to the "lips of 88"
taken. All auction was hold on the
premises, Richards avenue and Con-
tral turnpike. Brook-ids, yesterday,»
Auctioneer W. H. Guthrie. an on to
be continued today. »
Upon arrival at the house. this morn-
ing, it was discovered that a large
quantity of the household goods were log
missing. The police ware settled
and lotorcyclc omcer arm Ifui‘ny
was son! to investigate The intrud-
ers, however, had ma a clean
away and loft not the slightest cine
upon which the police might work.
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Tremendo Opportunities
Indies by Vice-Presi-
dent of Shipbuilding Cor-
poration
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. ll..--Arnsri-
ca's vast shipbuilding program has
epoped the eyes of the world to her
unmoadous possibilities, recently do-
clarad Peter 0. Knight. viooprosidsnt
and gouoral sonnet ot the American
international Shipbuilding Cami-a
tion, which operates the big plant at
Hos island.
"it is the best possible evidence that
.we intend to stick." he said. “The
Japanese visitors counted the 50 ways.
(Continued OI PIS. 8h)
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ii ASSEMBLY Hill
lied Sirlrrin
Alter Months at Hard
And Many Bewildering Changes
America and Other Nations Stood llnairaid.
Beiore the MightieSl Ellorls the Enemy
Could Put l-‘orlli.
Latest; Big Drive “The.
0liensive oi Peace” a
Dismal Failure.
the Still Wilhdrswlng in All the important} 9
Fields oi Baltic.
Mary Kennett, or Brookaidn Ila-tr.”
, ot
.mpina
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iiiLii ARREST
Kitchen Helper 1s Hurricd to
a Cell When Camp Flour
ls Tested
with an attempt to poison soldiers in
a certain barracks. They ans with-
holding the name or the prisoner. but
admit the facts. They also are keep
in secret the locating ol the barracks
where the attempted wholesale poison-
occurred
Fortunately the plot was thwarted
by watchful army omcsrs. None of
attains ever reached the moss ts-
‘l'he man, subsequently arrested. was
on kitchen police duty and. taktsg ad-
W an 09 .s .
wfi‘i‘fifié
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Ascendenc
3’
Fighting
Gcrmaus
(By The Associated Press).
Turkish forces along the line
from the Mediterranean Sea to the
Jordan, north of Jerusalem, ap-
oat atthehandrof the
It“
to Is
waver..whon thaw was inspect-
s of the poison
and tested tr
In found and the product thoibua
'1
is to determine what kind at poison
was bad.
An investigation was quickly made
and the Hun sympathlsor taken into
custody.
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Cliford Held in $15,000
Bonds Despite Protest of
Attorney
Tho case oi William Clifford, a
Greenwich iilnoy driver, held under
015.000 bonds tor a serious attack
upon a dear and dumb passenger,
named Annette Chard, will be consid-
ered in the Criminal Superior court,
next week. The bond is the heaviest
llxad in this court in years, particular-
ly in a case of this character.
Kiss Chard is 18 years old and is
said to be very attractive looking. The
story of the assault upon her created
The moat. entertaining thing in this
tour, at this moment, is the children's
exhibit of vegetables and canned prod-
ucts. at the Town Assembly Hall. it
will last all day, and nobody who can
aitord ilve minutes even, should miss
t.
I Under the-Norwalk Garden 'Associs-
tion, with Mr. Callahan as the expert
leader, and 38 men and women as am-
ateur visitors. the children, some of
them as young as eight—nobody over
fifteen—have worked all summer. and
now can show something of the work
accomplished. The Judges. Mr. Bevan,
WEIllillllNllUi
iii BEINIifilSiEIl
(Continued on Pass mt.)
REPUBLICANS OPEN
STATE HEADQUARTERS
J. Henry Rorsback, chairman of
the Connecticut Republican State Cen-
tral committee, ham opened the head.
quarters once of the Republican party
Li‘or thestste in the Allyn House, in
Hartford, and these quarters will re-
main_open every day for the transac-
tion of party business until after the
tall election. Major John Buckley. sco-
retary of the committee, while still
busy with mililhry work at the Capi-i
toi. will be assisted by Alex Creedon,l
as acting secretary. Clarence G. Wil-l
lard. of New Haven, will have charge
of the publicity end of the campaign.
A meeting of the State committee and
candidates will be held Tuesday at-
tsrnoon.
N 0 XMAS PACKAGES
and. F nch armies pad, their al-
iies,3t ’ Arabs. I! the situation
, ‘0“ over. my chem“. “gidevelops as favorably to the Allies
W, “a m, are making n Maire] as it is indicated by the reports of
the opening phases of the fighting,
the sultsn’s forces may suflcr dis-
aster.
Attacking over a front sixteen
miles in length, the Allies have
virtually overrun the whole 'i‘ur-
kish defensive system along the
Mediterranean Sea coast. Railroad
junctions have been taken and
cavalry is,operating in the rear 01
Turkish forceswhich are holding
the line to the eastward 'or'"the
frontl where the attack was
launched. Thede enemy units are
prevented from retreating east-
ward by the hostility of Hejas
tribes beyond the Jordan and they
lace a serious problem in making
their way back to safety along the
western hank . of that historic
stream.
More than three thousand pris-
oners have been captured by the
Allies, who also have taken great
quantities of war materials.
British, French, Serbian and
to have Inflated a serious de-
W
Greek forces are pursuing thoil‘
successes in the Macedonian the?
ter of war. Poloshko, a town runo-
teen milca cast. of Prilcp, has been
reached b the French, while tho
Serbian vo around the Gem
and are in the .nsigbimrbgod 0!
them“ of Dunye, south st Pri- .
lep. hither, the Drill“
Greeks are is ' .
back in the Lake Doirnn region..-
in spite of the violent rcsistsnco‘v
of the enemy. f g.
Along the battle line in France,‘
the British are still hammering
4
the Belgium? i
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away .at the Hindenbnrg lino.
north of St. Quentin, and have,
made gains of considerable im-—_
portance. This region is one great
fortress and progress must of. ne-
cessity be slow. The success oi. .
the British, especially that of tho
Australian nnrts,’ gives reasons tor-
the belief expressed in dispatcher
that the German lines north of St.
Quentin may be broken by the Al-
lied onslaught. South oiSt.Quen. ‘ ‘
tin, the French are fighting Ne
lcntlcssly and are making progress
in the region of Essigny-le-Grgrd.
Figh ' along the American
front in mine has been 01.: nil—-
nor nature sinae the Germain
were forced back to their lines be-
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LIBERTY LO
‘ . N FOR BUYING LIBERTY
A GREA'l RE ASO BONDS.
There is today in France the
armythatihssew’r.
It is not only the sum“
ANNEWS ’1“ '
hi hi under the American Flag.
eulogy in number; his the greatest army in organisation, in
' ment and in war making power. _ ~
eqmlllpon that army hangs the destiny of America and the
whole world. The future of every child in this country, the .. i,
value of every home, farm, factory, industry, or every share, .
of stock—the liberty. the security, the propcly of the AracrL
can people are absolutely bound up withjha success or failure
of thatarm . ‘
Whechr—"the Republic is opportunity” henceforth,—
whether Government of the people, by the people and for the
pooplsistosurvive orpsrish—all that dopamis upon the
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whossashismsntsinbattlsagainsttholaissrsvstonnshavs
boononoatficwoadmotthowsrfiadosdoanodthsmtlitary
miracles osntruy‘ .
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