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lilo AMERICAN SIEAMSHIP "
SUNII BY A SUBMAIIINE
Vessel Was Shelled and Then Torpedoed. According to
Oificers of Ship Which Rescued Some of the Men
BRITISH FREIIiIIIEABIlAIJfiHI SURVIVIIIIS
III AN ATLANTIC Pilill THIS MilllNlNfi
The Attack was Made Five Days Ago, According to the
Survivors
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oct. 10.—News of the sinking by a
submarine of a large American steamship, with the probable loss of
many at her crew, was brought here today by a British freighter.
The British ship had aboard twenty survivors of the American
vessel. 1‘
The American steamship, said to have carried a large crew
has shelled and torpedoed, according to officers of the rescue ship.
The attack was made five days ago. _
It was reported in marine circles that the U-boat's victim was
the Ticonderoga, formerly the German steamer Camilla Rickmers,
of 5,130 gross tons. The ship was interned at Msnilla at the begin-
ning of the war.
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SPEED iiilAFl mt lilANSUBSEllIPiIliN
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Charts Are Sent to EverylFourth Liberty Loan Is 60-,
State Exhibiting Its Staltd- . 'ill‘ilt. Well, Bill AmountflfS
. . R 5' mm as arge as e
"lg '“ ace , Third and More Work IS
WASHlNGTON. Oct. 10.-~Al‘ter one Needed
more quota of registered mett between ....____
21 and 31 years 0" age I“ sent ‘0 0311103 \‘l'ASiith’l’l‘ON. Oct. 10.-—~ln answer
and cantonmettts. the War Department to the insistent question. how is n“.
will begin drawing on the men botWet-n Fourth Liberty with really going. a
the 8395 0t 19 attd 20- and 32 and 36. comparison today of records during
inclusive. The original intention 0f tltis campaign with those of the Third
starting to the camps by the middle of Loan showed (pose l‘ucts:
October the. first quota of those who The fourth campaign of three wcel.s
registered September 12
The Gene
"5‘“ been ‘is half gone. anti 51.791.463.200 in Aim-‘-
abtmdoned on account of the influenza. sci-lotions. or thirty per cent. of the‘
BASE HASPIIAI
At Least Two Army Officers
Are Killed and Many 0th-
ers Are Badly Injured
[IPEN iiIlAIE FIIIE
STAIIIHI THEBIAZE
Miami 500 Patients WereI
‘ Housed in Building in
I Rear of Main Hospital
RAIIWAY. N. J.. Oct. 10.——Two oili-
cers arc reported killed and several
tot hers were injured in a fire which
.dnstroyed tllc oitii-ers‘ quarters at
fllltse Hospital No. 3. early today. at
It‘olonia. lhren miles front here.
i The fire was confined to the ofli-
Iot-rs’ quarters and did not spread to
the main hospital building. fitpluin
‘Warren T. Walker. Quartermaster. is
Al‘cported to lie nnlotttz those burned to
death. AllIOIlL’. the injured ac Lielr
:tcnants Flour and Schamanski. both
Tbeini: badly burned.
i t‘uptain FTP”. it‘, Pole. Portsmouth.
(N. ll.. also is reported to be among
those who lost lllcit‘\il\'es. (‘aptain
(Walker. attached to the Medical
3(‘orps. is from Syracuse. N. Y.
The ofiicers' quarters is a two—story
lbuiltling. about two hundred feet long.
(located in the tear of the main hospi-
ftal. In all the hospital buildings.
:there were about 500 patients. It is
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iliIiIlMAN Fililll Ill
6 build APRIL
cololll, N. l.
HAS__B_A_D fill
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SENAIIIIIS REVISE
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l TAXESIINIUXIIIIIES
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Finance Committee Cuts'
Levy on Automobile PricesI
to 5 Per Cent.—¢Candy to
Pay 10 Per Cent.—-Ticket
Scalpers Must Pay 50 Per
I Cent. on Excess Over 50I
Cents Advance
WASHINGTON. Oct. 10.-—Not even
the luxury tattes in the 88.000.000.000
Revenue bill as it passed the House
escaped a wholesale revision by the
Senate Finance committee. The com-
mitlce. acting on the principle of fair-
ness rather than of having an arbi~
trary set oi taxes on tic—called luxur-
ies and semi-luxuries. added to some
taxes. made drastic cuts in others and
passed owl still others to attend to
inter.
The most important action yester~
day by the Finance committee was re-
ducing the tax on automobiles from 10
per cent. of the selling price. as in the
House bill. to 3 per cent. This til) ap-I
plies to automobiles. parts. equipment.’
motor trucks, tractors and trailersu
The House had imposed .t 5 per cent.’
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initiations l
' or WillllW nil
. Hundreds of persons lined the streets! the “0mm“ line
tlnruesl musitlll organization
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Entered at the seati- stoma: m ~ lam [DIVA]; OOH... THURSDAY, 001'. 10, 1918 Fair Tonight and Friday , m to 170 m
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British am American Forces
' Will a Complete Victory to
; South and Southeast oi Camhrar
French Forces llavc Captured Marcy and Are
Well East oi the Railroad.
Emilcror Wilhelm Reported to
Have Abdicalcd, Stockholm
Rumor States.
Allied Countries Believe That turkey .wm
Withdraw From the Conflict Very Soon.
(.5... m stimulate the bu...“ of the! (By The Associatctl Press). tcltu railroads. the. French forces
bonds and ”h. ..m.a...,m.m..‘, a“. sump} ' \‘igorousy [ll't‘sslllg IIlt' tlti\‘llll~ operating south ot the Americans
musicians an enthusiastic welcomefltagc guillt'd Il_\' lIlt‘ breaking tli'hltti British along the line. where
between (‘utn- the Ilindenllurg railway system
brlli and St. Quentin. the lit‘itisll.illtls beclt smashed, captured Marcy
French and American ltrtttit-sjattd have reached Fontuitte Nott‘e
Reception by the City have widcncd the great wedge itliliamcand It‘ottsommes.welleast of
TIW hand. in DN'Mlnui command uilthis area to such an extent lllaliiilt‘ railroad. They also have oc-
I'Iwwn‘m' "’h" PM”? SW“- mm'Ithc entire ticrniltll t'ronl frontal-opted Etaves Wood and the vil-
gidnligciigih:fliltlitue‘{h‘lhig “nights; “:3 Rheims northward seems to be? Ingl- of Boctiuiaux. further north.
9:10 and matched to the Soldiers' collapstng. i Marcy '“ approxtmately five
“mum?“ at "i9 00m" 0' W9“ 8"!" The disintegration of this line is, “All“ 9%" 0‘ 5L Quentin and 1”
mutants
Sillifliilllll‘il
I sinuous
Big Band Backs Up Several
Four-Minute Speakers-—
Pledges For Over $17,000
Cleaned in One Hour
One of the most maxnificent sper-
tacles Norwalk has ever witnessed
was seen this morning when Lieut.
John Philip Sousa and his naval band
0! over three hundred musicians came
to this city and gave a‘nunlber of con—
certs in the interests of the. Fourth
at both ends of the city to greet the:
in the
world.
title and West street. They were led being hastened i“. vigorous directly south of the line on which
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31.3533?Anifl'fi‘iizfiiiruiiini. T353“ strokes delivered by the “Quartile British and Americans were
inn (‘ltiet' William R. Pennington. Pa. alum.r tllc Aisne. while fltrtlterjfiilhilllii .WS'U'F‘IRY- ““3 advance .
troltnen Reynolds. Raymond. Toothili cast lIlt‘ (icrnlun Iei'l think ill the "In” the “HI“WI li.‘ ‘Whmh ”)9
and Sirntton. and a committee oi Io'illt-tive battle “I...“ is [,0ng lmm,‘(lt‘l‘lllails north, oi St. Quentin
“I men' among Whom . we”? Mewrntcrcd hard by other French rut-.Evnuld escape front the "9‘ being
Jeremiah Donovan. J. 1-,. Catanaulzl. ... I l ‘ 'i .. F. _ A ’ itllrown about them. and marks a
M N Mavehoff (‘harlcs l5. Hoyt. its llllt iii A llltlltult lt'st titty. . . 1‘
James Connors and Joseph Davis.’itt ihc (‘hulttpagtnn Argonne itllti‘new {“99 1“ ”1P “l’i‘i‘fiiiml 0 WI“
flanking the Loop salient.
They were followed by the three hun-;\'m-(lml regions. ‘ . . .
- . British attd American forces
immediate .
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Provost Marshal General Crowder to
cancel temporarily what was practical
ly the last call for men under the old
draft ages. As a result of this order.
which was made necessary by the
prevalence of influenza in the camps.
l42.000 men who would now be ill
training have had to waitt .
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manhunt
State Council of Defense;
Wants Everything Done to
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Prevent Spread of In-'
duenza
All pastors in the. state were today
urgently called upon by Hi? State‘Dc-
partment of Health to cooperate in
the cattlpaigtt to check the epidemic
of Spanish influenza, Pastors were
asked to explain the nature of the dis
ease to their congregations and to imu
press upon the latter that there must
be no sneezing or coughing during;r
church services.
"Pastors'can do much toward pre-
senting the spread of the epidemic if
they will explain to their congrega-
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anions
illuminant
School boards and coumtittee!
Whom the state have Mn ur-
Inltly requested by the Connecticut
State (launch at "elem to task.-
:15th for tire" crests-thin on bolts"
0! edit-lent IIIIII" tear-hers whose ins.-
tlfilflt the operation of the Mien.“
W in MI act to the deal
not at “has! mused. it»
tun-e C‘s-ell mamas or until"
now to m It“ H I. this so
' no sew ah. pr to Promos Ian-hi
Manon] t‘m‘u‘ and to all “out" we
«we. I. Ins-l.
Stat! "3090”." Ordered six billions sought have been reported. EnlargedConservation N1938-
When lhr third campaign was italf
over, $1,371,000.000. or thirty-three per,
cent. of the total finally reached. had
been subscribed. This record in the'
Third Loan drive. $420,000,000 less
ures Are Taken to Feed
Armies and Civilians—Big
Shortage of Fats—Coun-
try Is In Dire Need of Sn-
gar Also—Neutral Help Is
Barred
\VASHINGTON. Oct. Ill—Food ma-
:terials and supplies that have been
iproduced itt Germany this summer will
be suflicient with restrictions on con-
sumption to meet the needs of the.
FIVE mains
lltlll INFLUENIA
122 New Cases Reported in‘cials ol' the Food Administration yes-
. . v '. lat‘ged conservation mess.
Norwalk Within the Past.'“““-‘ E“
ures‘are being put in effect through-
Twenty-Four Hours out the empire which are expected to
stretch out the available food mate-
With 122 new cases and five deaths: rials until little for planting again.
reported in the last twenty-four ltours,. .The. danger spot m em: German mad
the local physicians and departmentimuamm is in the shortage oi fats.
of health are having.their hands full .._.__.
trying to care of the needs of the 5in
hundred odd patients and. at the same!
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‘time. malts efforts to stop the spread'
of the Spanish influenza and grippe.l
This numberwas made known by Du!
SALARY ’lAXAllllli
William J. Tracey, this morning, buti
9 also stated that the majority of tlte’
cases reported lately are not the seri-I
ous nature. but of a secondary import-l
rice. It is usually the case when one?
member of a family is taken ill will i 7 ' ' I
em... disease. the next day two (“altar Necessmes Do hot
- i Warrant Government aLy-
,‘ THREE CIIIIIIIlEN
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dred jackics in their blue and while . . r . . _
. . . . l s .
:regulation unlloruts who made a pro Ml)“ “”1"“ ”I t iIINVi' won a complete "emf“.
Hound impression on the throngs that cfl'ect is IIH‘ thrust b." Field Mill"
Question as to Chauffeur‘spsw them. Etery pickle in‘periect‘shttl liaig: southeast of ('tlmllrni. southeast. and cast "f (smbral.
:Reports from the front state that
Testinq Employer’s Car‘step, every instrument in perfect 8‘“ where American troops also are
a A _
When Kliied I (Continued On Page Eight)
. ‘ Answering the charge made by Mrs.1 FIFTY BUSINESS
tulherine herwin. of this city. and or; MEN HAVE DINNER
her three cbildrcnmliiltrie. aged five.
years; Genevieve. aged four“ cars.‘
and Loretta. aged 13 months. thai they" About fifty local business men and
are. entitled to compensation by reason manufacturers were the guests (if tlte
oi the death of the husband and fallr M“““‘“‘““’"' ““d """anom‘ “m"
er, Peter S. Kerwin. in an automobile mittee M the Fourth Liberty Loan.
accident, on May 28 last. a defense has ”"3 noon. 3‘ a ””8“” L0“ luncheon.
been entered by I). L. O‘Neill, of New served at the Mahackemo Hotel. The
Haven. attorney (or the Tt'avelers' ln- luncheon was held to interest the bust-
surance Company. that Kerwin met ness men of the this city in the loan
with his death through serious and campaign and to get their co-operatton
wilful misconduct. and not in the dis“mu the cooperation of the” employ-
rhargc of his duties as chauffeur tor 65‘ A number or addresses and re-
‘Ricltard Muller. of Winnipauk. t‘otn- (marks were made by “1058 present.
pensation Commissioner Buckingham including the already ”mo“ Robert
heard the testimony. at his oifice_ in Blaylock, whose 999°C" “‘15 received
Bridgeport. and now has the matter in With much “WINS”- A
'his hand for decision. ‘ Mr. O‘tfon'nor. oi the hotel manage-l
~’ . intent, had made special arrangements!
land a very fine luncheon was pttt be-i
Ifore the men. The committee" iné
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NEWifllhhf
WIIIIIEIIPENE fiéiggiiifiiizhihgyl
I “"A'I‘IiRIIURY. Oct. 10: ~Tlle heat)"
To Be USEd for the Present‘ fog of yesterday resulted ill a rear-end
n ~ g , :thc Alics urc marching eastward
“'0 Brmbh command;- through bruttitlg towns in pursuit
of the enemy. At some points the
German rear guards. fighting des-
perately, are being wiped out.
. (‘tlmbrai has fallen. and with
Atltat city .ollapses the German
jlinc along a front which probably
, , . .wili extend as far its Douai. or
of the lateral railway llltes “”"':cvcn farther northward. Therein
'}”‘“"i—'. the German northern nothing to indicate that the tier-
trout “1th the great salient» 0 jlllilllS intend to make a stand any-
Idlull and apparently will titukcmhvrp All this region. airmen re-
ltlthtallle the evacuation oi tlte‘ _
entire Laon area. l ‘
Crossing the St. Quentin-Le (‘a-l (Continued On Page Sm
operating.
er has swung the main direction 0
his drive northeastwurd.and al-
ready has pushed to within two
tttilcs of the important railway
junction of Le Cateuu.
The taking: of Le t‘uteutl, which
seems imminent. will cut the lust
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LIBERTY LOAN NEWS
Total Subgcriptions to Date 3689.350 j
7 ubscrtbers 3.171
hon-Subscribers 3.374
WARNING! _ _
Do not think that this is e. tune for optimism. Because
things are going our way is not reason for us to let up. Be-
J. WrSimonsky. of Flax Hill:
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Honours”;
Road, Robbed While on?
His Way Home i
J. w. stmsy. of m I‘lsx mit'
metre-portsthstltembeldup» a
stranger white cl his way but». tut
stem. and was relieved u! a umber
Qt vats-Noe. lie was as threat-trot
Has “in ml and love m m
as lane“ Ian am I:- and
landmines-median mafia-um
mmerII-shdtlutuw
m
ing Its Hands Upon the
Sovereignty of States
\VASIIINGTON, Oct. lO.—-—TnVation
of salaries of state officials and of in-’
comes derived from interest on stutt-
and municipal bonds. as provided Ill
the House draft of the new 8mm,-
000000 revenue bill. was attacked a“
unconstitutional today by Senapr
Kt-llocu. of Minnesota. Republican.
e war powers of t‘on rest: do not
extend tar "! to suspend constitu-
tional I Itatitms. Senator Keiloxi!
said. taking home with Realtor Knox.
of Pennsylvania. who in a recent
am upheld the sixth of tho feder-
al . to is: state intro
mta I"
“I do not believe that the let-aust-
the of the our but" the seven-em:
hm its hands I... the m
Iv of the states." nu Ir mt...
at use out in. of
m. the sundry. we.
As an Isolation Building!
Two Wards Being Opened 1
Owing to the emergency which has
arisrn in the community on ccount
i the prevalence oi the influenza ep-.
identic, which is now raging. it hast
been decided to open up the new Nor-
walk Hospital building as an isolation
hospital. ‘ .
l The executive committee oi the Nor-
walk Hospital Association met. at the
new building. Wednesday evening. to
which looting an invitation was or,
tended to the member: of the Somali:
limited! Society. and, alter some die,
who. it was Mu" advisable mi
was the We to: the sums-cs.
eases recalling tron this m.
The race lite! will Frail Miss
this my oil In: In: the um
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passe. us use and. mm
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numbness-net.
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member the boys in the trenches have not let up. The govern-
ment has not ceased to send troops over there. The manufac-
ture of ammunition has not stopped. The government has not
put an end to building ships. Provisions are being sent daily.
The boys must be fed. Our army of almost 2,000,000 over there
and the great number in training over here must be clothed and
taken care of. This is no time to talk peace and think it will be
tomorrow. All such talk just put down as pro-German and
trolley ‘crash on the Waterbury and.
hlilltlale Tramway Company line at a
point on the Mcriden road just south.i
of Frost road. The car run into was
at a standstill and the moving car was
going at a slow rate of speed. with the‘,
result that none of the passengers was
injured to any serious extent. Eight
persons received minor injuries.
There were no passengers on the first, 09m” Pmpigflnd‘
car. The nd car was crowded with P1155139!" WIIIOH certainly d0“ not mean I40 talk m.
xirl entp yes oi the Scoviiie "saw He is putting the Pm it; in m he I' t. m
lecturing Company. .5... reside in is only fooling. But she waned out that 0 3a: meals
Sbulhllflgrt and Lieriden, and who m In“. 10“ h ‘ [an g It“.
won- t r I . o ’
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rusmsa LEAHEES 3
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MIMI“. 0n. 9. vi Ludo: wr-
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