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By Vote of Five to One It Is,
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Donovan’s Veto of the Or-
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Mil. MURPHY MAiiii ‘
.CflUNCIlPRESiliENi‘
Matter of the Fire Depart-i
ment Explained by Coun-'
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The adjourned meeting of the (‘ity‘
Council was held, last evening, in the
Council chamber of the City Hall, at
which time Dr. William J. Moores po-
lice ordinance was reconsidered and
was finally passed over Mayor Dono
van's veto. The \session was very
quiet and very few were in attendance.
Pmmptly at 7:30 o'clock Mayor Dono-
van called the meeting to order, with
only Councilmen Stevens, Eldridge.
Clarke and Volk on hand, and ordered
titty t‘letlt lrving l). Robertson to dis-
pense with the reading of the min-
utes ot the last meeting and the call-
ing of the toll and proceed immediate-
L) with the evening's business. Coun-
e.itnan Eldridge instantly rose and ob‘
jected to this, saying that it was ille-
gal to call the meeting, as there was
no quorum present. Within a few min-‘
utes lir. William J. Moore put in his
appearance and made a quorum and
legalized the holding of the session.
City (‘lerk Robertson read the bills
(amtracted by the city during the past
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BRIDGEI‘ORT. Oct. 12.~—The ante,
mortem statement made by Norris:
Pannell beiore his death in St. \‘in-.
cent’s Hospital, in.which is has been
reported that be sad he was shot by a
policeman outside the Keystone Club.:
on Water street, last December, has
mysteriously disappeared, it develop-
ed yesterday in the trial of William
(Baby Doll" Thomas and Jake. (Texas)
Bankins, for the murder of Pannell.
A copy of the statement, made by De-
tective Captain Cronan, is hov’vever on
hand and will later be offered in evi-
dence by the defense, but Acting
State's Attorney Foster indicated that
he would strenuously object to the
copy being, allowed to enter.
N0 ORDER ON
CLOSING SALOONS
' Office as bocond Glue Inter.
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‘ " Looseon‘ Everfi'r
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lntGM I! the M Nomlk M
RiPllBtICiNS ”
' NAME CANDEE
AND _WillilN8
Present Representative in
' the Legislature Nominated
to Succeed Himself, With
Samuel J. Watkins as Run-
ning Mate
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Good Record of Judge Can-
deFMr. Watkins Con-
sidered Strong Nominee
The convention of the Republican
delegates front the several wards of
the city was held, last evening, in the
t'ouncil chamber, in the City Hall.
Edmund E. t‘rowe. chairman of the Re-
publican Town committw, called the
meeting to order and, upcn l'he motion
of C. lrving ilyington, Judge John ll.
Light was chosen chairman of the
meeting and Lewis St. Joint Keeler
elected secretary.
The following delegates were in at-
tendance:
First \Vard~~(‘. lrving Bylngion,
Frederick Buckley, Lewis St. John
Keeler, Joseph P. Wadhants. Charles
E. Kelioug and Thomas C. Balcolm.
Second \‘t'ard—i-John H. Ligltt. Ed-
ward J. Flaherty. George H. Vosburgh,
Phillip (‘astellano Charles E. tHoyt,
Samuel (‘. lreland. Clarence 1. Brown,
Charles A. Waters and Louis S. Beers.
Third Ward—Frederick M. Wheeler.
Everett Preece,and Frank L. Glover.
Fourth Ward—John A. Mills, Clark
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Over 100 Cases With Only
One Fatality Thus Far——
Seventy Out of G. & B.
Factory
Georgetown is in the grasp of the
prevailing influenza with considerably
more than one hundred well developed
cases reported this morning. While
there are a number quite seriously »
sick. there has been but one fatality
thus far, that of Miss Mary Samsul,
who died at the Danbury Hospital,yes-
terday. aftet a very short illness, aged
fifteen years. .
Georgetown's main industry, the Oil-
hert Bennett Mfg. Co.. is seriously
;hampered by lack of help, over sev-
‘entyoflve of the 250.cmployes on its
payroll being out on sick leave‘.’
There are 180 pupils at the George-
,town graded 30111501 and, of this num-
NEW HAVEN, Oct. 12.—No order
has yet come to Yale University con-
cerning the closing of saloons in the
area 01‘ halt a mile of the buildings
now used as barracks and recitation
rooms for the S. A. T. p The mili-
tary authoritiesstate this matter has
been the subject of correspondence
and an order such as outlined is look-
ed for. ‘
A delegation from Middletown. rt‘il-l
resenting the saloon keepers there,
came here today to ascertain the facts
:is to an order Which is said to have
been received at Wesleyan yesterday.
Secretary FitzSimtnons, of the State
Association. had a talk over the tele-
phone wtth an odlcer, in Boston,th
would have the enforcement of a clos-
lnr liltlt’i'. and he was told that there
had been no Oldt‘l‘ issued to close any
saloon. in this state. If an order was
given in Middleman, such an or'lur
would also have effect at other pin: .3_
MATH OF A J. HUTCHINION
\‘ru vu- ten-ind this moronic o!
the death of Andrew J. Nutrhtnmu.
.M mcu'fvd early in tho- tlat II
tin Wd his daughter to liability:
In. law ”t was a prominent
“ "to. chm. and had I
hr!- ” d m be" funeral
up you.“ be he‘d at the "were”
at but lbw. bin 9‘ I Lynn «t
an «at And. loot-y m
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3‘ fit. ’1‘ u” g.
her. less than 80 were in attendance
yesterday.
FUEiEfl‘NSEIiVATIIN
ammunition
Some Lights to Be Allowed
on the Ground of Safety
HARTFORD. Oct. 12.~~Two import-
ant fuel conservation rulings have
been madt public by Thomas W. Rus-
sell. l-‘edrial Fuel Administrator for
Connecticut. The first 8590”) di<play
lighting. and the second has to do with
the use at coal in club houses.
Bulletin No. 05. ruling that no ex-
rotation is made tor the Liberty lama
drive to the “lightless night" regula-
tions, hi on follows:
"We have advices from tho I‘m-l .\d~
mlntstntlu. in Washington. that no
inception in to be lode it the lulu-
ms light mill; [or the Liberty lion
am. Min-mutants scribed womnmmummmum
”Wyn-mutnm-mm- mdmhmwyfiuhlmm'm-dctm.
mmmwwm ud- dvdmhfiudonmflhdm
"m mmggmm gmgmummmdmr
mu ”UH-b- or to anything
31;“ "w " "’ mmmmsuumm ammonia-halib-
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but In. .‘3’. to- tutu on W couplets
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SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN OP ERATOR
; NORWALK 7,-
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ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD IV A
BOOTH NORWALI. CONN. SATURDAY, OCT. 12, 19‘18
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Senate Committee Accepts
. House Provrsions on Auto-
mobiles and Tobacco
WASIIiNGTON. D. C, Oct. 12:—
‘The Senate Finance committee in re-g
.‘vising the War Revenue bill, yester-i
day, approved a business or occupart
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tional tax. House provisions placing albubmarme Reported sunk
.tax of Sit on all persons “engaged in, Ofi North Atlantic Coast
any trade. business or profession.” “——
whose gross receipts exceed $2,000. AN ATI ill’l‘lt“ PORT. Oct. 12‘
were reported after being amended
so as to include farmers, whom the
House had exempted. Announcement
was made that amendments which
would furnish some relief to farmers
would be considered later.
in considering the special tax sec-
tion the committee accepted, with
some changes, House impoats upon
brokers, proprietors of amusement
places, tobacco manufacturers and buy-
ers of new or used automobiles and
motorcycles.
The section levying special excise
taxes upon the capital stocks or cor-
~—-0ii1cers ot‘ a Brazilian steamship ar-
iriving here yesterday told of an en-
counter with a German submarine,
tThursdsy, seventy miles of! the North
tAtlsntlc coast. The steamship tired
on the submarine and the gun crew be-
lieved it was sunk, although no wreck-
age was seen. The submarine was
sighted as it was rising to the surface
and the steamship immediately opened
tire. A shot from the stern gun miss-
.ed the target, but the vessel swung
'around and made a fair bit with the
bow gun ,accordlng to the ofllcers. The
matter Was reported to naval oilicials.
iCIIOLERA lS SLOWLY
BELGIANS IN ENGLAND , SPREADING [N BERLIN
~ ORDERE DBACK HOME l
LONDON, Oct. i2.—-Belgian authorg spreading in Berlin.
ities have delivered orders to Belgians ventive measures taken, a Berlin de~
resident in England. directing titetu‘apatoh yesterday states. Seventeen
to return to their native land, aceord- cases were l‘i‘Dm'lt‘d 0“ 00L 3 and lit-
ing to the Sheflield Daily Telegraph. lteen deaths occurred
to intuitions?
. SiltiliiS town it SlNIiING
or iii lRANSPthl oiiiiio
Hundred and Seventy-Five Bodies of Victims of Col-
lision Between the Irish and Scottish Are Recovered
and Identified—Terrific Gale Last Sunday Night
, Made Rescue Diiiicult, But More Than 300 Were
‘ Saved .3 n land's
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BASEL. Oct. 12.—- (‘hoiero is slowly
despite the pre-
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Enemy Line On Suippe River
Has Collapsed Before Strong .
Attacks By the French Troops
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French and ltalians Are Also Moving Rapildy
Along The Cbemin des Dames and North-
ward From The Ainse
z 'lN ii CillllSiilNiBiazing Villiages in the Valley of ,
.Two Oflieers Among LostI
5 When the Show and Brit-
ish Vessel Crash
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. collision between the United States do
'stroyer Show and a British vessel 00
labor 9, two oti'lcers and eleven cn~
iThirteen others of the crew were in‘
‘iured. The collision occurred in Brit-150““ in France, have Multimed-
; ish waters.
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American Army Has Broken into The Kri-
i wisumawos. 175.; o... 2.-.. .5 emhiid, line and is Keeping Up the Blows
('By The Associated l’t‘es'S). paring to abandon that region,
and the high. wooded massif of
St. Gobain, to the south.
‘ i East of St. Quentin and Cam'-
l’rogress made by the french 3'0»,th the French, British and Am-
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. under its own steam. the Navy Depart-
iment said last night in announcing the
iwas caused by the jamming of the do
stmyer‘s steering gear.
Lieutenants George F. Parrott. Jr..
of Kingston. N. C.. and John D. Ed-
w'itrda oi Buckroe Beach, Va, were the
oflicers lost. ‘
lilliNiiEST iliNiiliNfi
Was One 0T Seven Brothers
Who Started With One
Pin Admission
l cameo. wot, Oct. 12.—Henry
.Rlngllng, youngest of the seven broth-
‘crs who made circus history, died. yes-
terday, of heart disease. He is surviv-
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front the diseasefl collision, which according to reports]
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"I‘m“.V'“ retreat northward ls'ltut their advance is being retard-
tnore of a flight titan an o-rtleriy.(.d by German rearguards. The
retirement. .Allieil progress, however. threat-
FN'Nh mm” “P" reported i" ens serious results to the German
have reached the Retottrne River ‘ armies to “1,. south, which also am
between lioudilccottrt and sauhfimcnaced bv the collapse of the
St- Remy. lloudiiecourt l5 less'ettt-ni,vrlittt‘siitthe Champagne see-
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than four miles east of Nenfchatel, my.
pneot'tlie rincipal Gertnanbases‘l Between Long and Donal. the
llfli'k “fl i 0 Champagne frnm5British are sweeping forward over
This advance brings ”‘0 From“ ll wide front, iilltl have moved up
up to within two and one-half to within striking distance of
miles of the Aisiie river and Douui and Lille.’
threatens the raliroatl line that‘. From the. ‘\rg0nnp Forest east-
paraileis that stream. Farther
cast, the French have llltttlt‘ goodmu. Meuse, the American army
progress. itltat has broken the Kriemhild
Ne“? ”10 Argonne FONS, Git‘ll‘,line is continuing its blows. New
erai Gouraud’s men are officially?"mg.regs has been made near
reported to be less than two tniles- Grand pm Farther east the vii-..
from Vouzieres, an important rail-i1ago of Romgane now is close to"
road junction. They have allllOSiiyhe American line. German‘re-
1'9!”th Slum." 311d Malillulili- sistancc here and east of tits
French and Italians have moved 1 Meuse has but" desperate.
rapidly along the (.‘ltemin desf Allied troops have been attack-
Dames and northward frottt the“ inc: the Austrian positions in the
Atsne. They have. reached the vI-Intountain sector of the Italian
entity of Allies, which is on tlieifr(mt_
rest of the ridge between the; --
American soldiers were lost on. the
transport Otranto, sunk in collision
with he steamer liasmir, off the South
The torpedo boat detnoyer Mounsey
was called by wireless and, by skiit‘ul
andling, succeeded in taking or! twen-
initiation
Ailette and the Aistte. southeast!
of Laon. i
Blazing villages iii the valley of-
BASEL, Oct. 12 (“avast—The ,
Frankfort Gazette announces
that the German answer to Presi-
Scottish coast. This developed from crew and three hundred United States
checking the Otranto‘s list at Ameri-
can Arm) headquarters, where it was
found tht. death roll of soldiers stood
at 364 or 366.
More than 200 bodies had been re-
covered up to this morning. (Many of
these were given burial by a party sent
i'tom Liverpool. ,
A B'RlTlSH PORT, Oct. 12.~Up to
6 o‘clock, Wednesday evening, 175
bodies had been recovered from, the
lost transport Otranto, which was
sunk in a collision with the steamer
Kashmir. Virtually all the bodies re-
covered have been identified. ‘ _
LONDON. Oct. 12.~A British .-\dtnirv
alty statement on the sinking of the
transport Otranto follows:
- “At. 11 o'clock on_ Sunday, the arm-
ed mercantile cruiser Otranto, Acting
t‘aptain Ernest Davidson in comtnand,
was in collision‘with the steamship
Kashmir. Both vessels were carrying
United States troops. The weather
was very bad and the ships drifted
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PRESIDENT ‘ WILSON'S MESSAGE TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
soldiers and thirty French soldiers.
They were landed at a North lrtsh
porL
island or Islay. She beca
wreck. Sixteen survivors have been
picked at lslay. Those missing and,
it is feared, drowned. are 335 United
States soldiers, eleven odicers and 85
men of the crew, including men with
intercontlle marine ratings.
"The Kashmir reached a Scottish
port and landed its troops without cas-
ualties."
BELFAST, Oct. 12.—The Telegram
states that it was in obedience to or-
ders from the Otranto, which Was the
flagship of the convoy, that the steam-
cr Kas‘ltmir. alter the collision. pro-
ceeded without attempting to rescue
anyone from the. Otranto.
The disctepancy between the figures
now arrited at and those previously
given, is due, it was explained. to the
mixing up of two identification lists.
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The White House.
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October 10. 1918.
34 rest events have enhanced. not loosened. the int rune.
of this loan. and I hope that my fellow countrymen let me
say this to them frankly.
befitbingthoteonldbnpponmldbotbotlboloon
also: not onlyboinllymbummmb-
“The Ottanto drifted ashore on theI . . ,
me a total stead. of the United States Shipping man retirement was reported yes-
ty-seven omcers and 239 men of thel
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_ The scores of friends of R. A. Mahl-
Board, are today congratulating him
upon his promotion and appointment
to Chief of Tradic Engineer on the
United States Shipping Board.
Mr. Mahlstcad has been the resident
superintendent at the Shipping Board‘s
plant, at Wilson‘s Point, since it was
constructed. and, because of his tire-
,less energy, his- capability and the ex-
'cellent results he has accomplished,
all were strongly in his favor, and led
to his appointment as chief traific en-
gineer for the entire Shipping Board.
This is a position of the highest re-
sponsibilities and trust, and a better
man than Mr. Mahistead. {or this po-
sition. could not be found.
He is to be succeeded at the local
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plant of the board by W. E. Brothn.‘
formerly assistant superintendent,
who will now be resident superintend‘f
eat, and Horace J. Lewis. of South
Norwallt. has received the appoint-
ment to fill Mr. Brown's position as as-
sistant superintendent.
'Eaa'riiootiiiks Loss
lN eon'ro tuco
, HAVANA. Oct. i:.~Widespmd
danuge has been caused by an earth.
quote. in Porto Rico. according to an
nominal tarpon received here from
Snail-no It Cubs. ‘
Many build.” on- md to have been
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ntght 3 French \\ ar Oi’hce State'ipleted in principle, probably was
utettt. This refers to the SQCtl‘mlforwarded on Fridav’ night. Tlte
near La Fore, where the first Ger-l Gazette says it has-treason to be.‘
Ilicve the answer expresses adhe-
terday. These fires are regardedl ._._...
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LIBERTY LOAN NEWS
REPORT OF RETURNS
Population of Norwalk .................. . . 25.000
Subscriptions to Date .......... ‘ ......... . . . . 3.776
Norwalk’s Quota ...................... 31,823,600
Total Subscription to Date .............. . 3833.250
’ QUOTA and LIFE ‘
To the slogan, “Lend the way they give" should be added.
"Buy the war they buy."
A casual review of the above figures show: very clearly
where Not-walk stands. It "fitters!“ tint in! about ammo
is needed to fill our quota we have just one mm wot in
which to do it. It can be done. It must be done. am b
ward to the high ground east of ,
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Norwalk Chronicler