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. Relatives of Messrs. Selleck,
;_ Guernieri, McGlone, Lef-
J‘; ferson and Vadas Are
,; Awaiting, News of Acci-
dent
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Open Port is Blamed and
lJNfiiiRABii :
IMPRESSION .
lNliliMiN .
President Wilson’s Reply tell
the German Peace Note.
Followed by a Panic on the
Stock Exchange
minimum
in turmoil
Will Discuss Mobilization,
Concentration of Strength
.,,. eve
1 . Vessel Will Be Raised in a and Raising of Military
Short Time . Age ' '
. flour Norwalk boys, at least. are LON , Oct. 16.—Presid:it Wile
known to have been members of the1 son’s re
‘ p y to the German Peace 110W
cm: of the transport America, which a produced “a most unfavorabld Uproa-
onn at her pier. at Hoboken, New man" in Berlin. says a Central Néwo
.IllliN indium
us um um
IN "autumn
Developments in Death of
President of Central Trust
Co. Not Revealed Until
Twenty-Four Hours After
lt Occurred
Details that developed twenty-four
hours after the sudden death of John
Adams Brown. president of the Con-
tral Trust Co., of this city. surprised
those who had grown to know and like
him during his short residence in this
city. almost as much as the sad event
itself.
The facts as printed in this paper
yesterday were those given out by
near friends and business associates
of the dead man, and. at the time, were
taken as being accurate, but it is said
that even some of those closest to him.
were not in possession of the full de-;
tails. until copies of a Bridgeport ps~
"M(oommoed On Page notes)
fililllllfliilN AND
tillililll’iliiii w
multimillion
Sillilfllillfiili
“Careless America” at Local
Theatres Next Week“ f
w
The toll o! lite and limb tab- by
automobiles in recent years in III to
a general crusade against m
on the part of both driver old )deh-
triana. .
Drastic laws governing the we or
o’clock. They are George R; Selieck,
of Stevens street; William McGione,
p. of Putnam avenue; John Guamieri. 26
Water street, First district. and .l. \'a-'
“m!- "Item! morning. about ”dispatch from Amiterdam today. The
ipublication of the reply, it adds. was
hollowed by a panic in Berlin banking
circles and on the Stock Exchange.
. The German Supreme Gourmand, the
MARKEllNfi illllllll
“9' M Springwood, It is believed! advices state will come to Berlin at
in" "I” are "‘9' although “0 “'0"! the end of the present week, “to de-
dad been received from ”1”“ early to liberate 0h mobilization. concentration
sy, and me" ”MW?“ in Nor-walk of the national strength and the rais-
Vere considerably worried. The Navy ing of the military age."
moanmenl. in Washington. declares. BASEL, Switzerland. Tuesday. Oct.
all on bogrd wore saved. but some Of‘ 15. ~ President Wilson‘s reply to thu-
fi‘t-lman peace proposals reached Ber-
(Continued On Page Six) '
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p.
i
iin at noon today. It had not been
. given to the German public. however,
‘i up to 8 o‘clock ionig‘ll.
Z'Ciiiilmlr thrills/limit
‘ BHEBKSPRBVIilili "'ESfliil'EUMW.
gFormer “Sun" Man Wasp
Connected With Maga~,
zines and Creel’s Com-f
mittce :
2“ W
e 3,.“
Senate Committee Votes 8 to;
4—,—Doubt as to Its Accept-‘
ance
. WASHINGTON Oct. 16.—A stamp! illoberl Rudd Whiting. formerly cdi
i“! 0‘ 2 cents 0,; all batik checks is tor of Ainslee‘s Magazine and a mem-
provided for in an amendment to "‘9' her of the Creel committee on Public
War Revenue bill, adopted by the
Senate Finance committee, which is
revising the House draft.
The amendment was adopted by a
ote of eight to six. Many members.‘
wever, expressed a doubt as’ to its
cceptance by the. Senaie. Such a?
tan is opposed by Treasury Depart-i ”I“?! h"
meat oificials and many senators be. PM“
cause it not only would be a serious!
i ncouvenionce to business. but would?
’ d to discourage thrill and en;
nrage hoarding. The amount of‘
.. lull um
um um
day in his home at Tokcncke. Daricu,
Conn. He had returned only a few
days ago from a trip around the coun-
try with a number of visiting ilalian
editors and was thoroughly tired from
the tour and his work in Washington
full on easy viclilu lo the dis-
tContiuued on Sixth Page).
SEPlillillllil _
Tfllii l2,ilfifi,5ili§2°ix‘i:§. rescue:
. , : Rumania .
{Returns From Islands and. _._ i
’ Alaska Expcted to Make;
It 13.000.000
.~__.—.—
LONDON. Oct. 15~One hundred per
sons were killed and 200 injured in
.the deraiiing of the Bucharest express
lunar i’iatia, Rumanis, according to a
despatch to the Central Newa from
Amsterdam. quoting advices from
Vienna.
The despaich adds that several cars
fell into lht Bislrita River.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.—-~0flicial
res on the military registration of
ptembt r 12 show a grand total of
366.594 names of :men between the
._ es of 18 and 20. and 32 and 45 years.
tit was announced today by Provost
:Marshal General Crowdcr. Returns
get to be received from Alaska. Ila»
«wail and l'orio Rico. and registrations
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smiliius ilN -
....._.. summons
. llllllllNfi Hill in. WTEth tau-an.
Enough. flat Not Ska
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ilfiu'l’llflli tho it all room
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ears on. W ,fiu'c‘v‘flm Iran-em .
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miss! Isl-arm We or”
use Kieth m “them
is m the were: rifle an is: luau
”‘4'me mom We «as
”M We who I M
information. died of pneumonia ycsier- I .
Town Clerk " Herbert R.
Smith Receives Copies of
the Law and Blanks For
Producers and Retailers
Under a law. passed by the last lieg—
isiature, copies of which haw- recent-
ly been received by Town Clerk ller~
bert R. Smith, III Mk dooli s must
send to the State" Dairy Commission-
er, in Hartford, a complete statepsut’ ,
or their business operations. *t‘nnl
streets and highways have rodnwd ac-l
cidents considerably in some aectlons,‘
but public authorities admit they will‘
be powerless to do much without the.
active backing of public sentiment and
the cooperation of the people.
ii. S. Firestone. president of the
Firestone Tire & Rubber company has
.undertaken to conduct a campaign of
education on a vast scale using a mo-
tion picture made by the Uunversal
Film Mfg. Co, called "Careless
America."
Chief of Police William ll. Penning-
ton states: “The man on i ot has a
ruponalbiiity as well .3 1
driver. While the former has the
(Continued on Sixth Para.)
blanks tor lliin purpose are. also in
tho posawsaimi ol' the. town clerk and.
all produurs and all retailers mustl
appear. at his office. in persui. :lml‘
fill out the blanks. there being. :\ tlt~
lcrelll our ior catch branch 01' the align?
noes. '
APPEAL") HELP
suing Hurts.
Women of Connecticut Urg-z
ed to Volunteer ServiceSi
During Epidemic
(Continued on Page Ten) }
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HARTFORD. Oct. 16.-- Women of!
Connecticut, cvcn though they are not;
trained nurses, were today urged by!
the State Department of Health to.
Volunteer their services for thc dur~‘
ation of tilt Spanish influenza epidem-l
ic. '
it was pointed out that because so!
manw doctors and nurses have enter;
ed the national service the state is}
short 0C both. and that since whole;
families are stricken with the epidem~1
ic. there would he need of women vol-
unteers even it the normal numebr!
of doctors and nurses were available:
..._.———
(Continued on Page Five)
The Fourth Degree
Knights Elect Officers
Bishop Fenwiclt Assembly.
lh‘grrw. Knights of Columbus. met lasl‘
evening in the (‘atholic club in Net;
unlit and leech-d officers for the on
suing year ‘
Faithful Admiral Daniel F Tooanl’y ‘
Faithlul Navigator William P
Ward.
Faithful t‘apiam Albert P Rose
l'alllilul Pilot .iobn J Farrell
Faithful t‘rmptmtler Jams
sheets-n
trash» sentinel Edwin J “arr-o
”made Swansea .lvhm thorn
”airline "all“ “film “t4 ”WI
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to. «rename small: is! seems not
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assortment»? use at’
name“.
one WWW W! m
fid‘fi‘tflfi
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BERSAiilIEIlEIlAlE
IS BANEEiiEIl
of Earpshooters'
Band
’Scheduled to Visit Nor-
walk This Afternoon Will
Not Appear
._—.-—J————-
The ltalian squads of Bersagiiere,
and Alpini shartshooters which was
scheduled to visit this city this after-
noon in aid of the Fourth Liberty loan,
will not make their appearance. _
As they were scheduled to appear in
Greenwich in the morning it was
l‘ound impossible to perfect arrange
[rents for their transportation and en-
tertainment here. and the date was re-
luctantly cancelled.
_________..,_____.__
NilllWAlli NAMES
IN I3ls___llllll‘mI
The casualty lists this week have
contained the names of several Nor-
walk men.
Andrew M. Weimore. whose next of
kin is given as Walter E. Weimore oi
til Woodward avenue is reported as
missing in action in France.
L. (irimn, whose next of kin is Mrs
Iii. ilritlln of 22 Butler street. Norwalk.
g in- ciled as being badly wounded ir. :zcn
‘ Hun,
Marvin A. i.vden of to ltal’Vlcw ave
llilr‘. I'llmw noun-st relative is Joseph
J l-i'dcn is said to have been severely
i wr'undcd
New at sh.» dt'illh of Aalhonr slui-
vey, neuter known as "till"? “I! W
The teen
trains «racy-ell pounded in of”!!! in
l‘rann, .m the new» of bin Oral".
Iiti law resolved with team
vshlble '
«a
seam asp ill?" seam
Allied Armies Sweep Sieadily
h end in Belgian Flanders a
until iiiNllVlill
mm In
On Advice of Health Ollieer
Tracey, Meal [Alan Com-
mittee Cancels Date, and
bloated and Bridgeport
lLoeal lovers or good music which in
cialdea at! inhabitants with good hur-
inp. will be sorry to hear that the
' “lull!“ visit at the French Veteran‘s
ihoihd. which was aohoduled to take
at the Nos-wall armory at i
o‘doek Friday afternoon has been
cal ad of! on account of the prevailing
epidemic.
it was expected that the band
would be brought from Bridgeport in
automobiles after glvlnl I. concert in
that city. and a splendid'atand was
being erected in front at the armory.
Jludge Henry W. Gregory, chairman
of the local Liberty Loan committee
i was in consultation with Health Olllcer
'i‘rlicey. and on his urgent advice it
wall reluctantly docided to call the
concert on. .0 . ‘4 .
ammo
impart as
The order oi the health department.
this morning. discontinuing all public
gatherings and putting a step to the
plans for the bringing to this city the
tenuous French and ltaiian military
halide. also put a crimp in the prepare.
tiolhs that were under way {or a gigan-
tic tind fitting dedication of the Nor-
walk Roll of Honor. which was to have
betln held on Friday. '
The Roll of Honor is nearing com-
pletion and the finishing touches are
now being put on and it is expected
lthat they will be finished by lemon
row. The Roll of Honor. as it stands
now, is one of the finest and, most
beautiful in the state. it is 15 feet in
height and 50 feet long and is finished
in white enamel. A large golden
'eagie. five ft. tall and fifteen ft. wide.
.surmounts the board and is supported
lby two crossed American flags. Be-
nellth the flags and eagle are the
iwords: “Norwaik Roll of Honor," in
[raised golden letters.
in the center of the bmrd is a
panel which will contain the names of
oi“.
a.
(Continued On Page Three)
iflAN ISIINLY
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‘ll'ASillNGTON. Oct. 16.«--~Wilh ofll-
Eciully reported subscriptions more
’ than 33.045.000.000 short of the some».
000,000 total. instructions were aFnl to»
day to every campaign committee in
prrss upon the American public the
necessity at buying band: now instead
oi waiting until Saturday. the ltoal day
theme-lotions reported by the
vast"- reserve diatricts yesterday
assumed go only example this
a (Woof-JIM)
. .
Take Twelve Thousand Prisoners ,
{interim British. French and at an Armies
Arc rusting Through a haze oiBarlled
- Wire and Other Memes.
{United States Troops have Cane
imam No. 299. at Romantic.
Great Britain sad to llavc Received Peace
Proposals From Turkey.
(By The Associated Press). (ion the struggle in the hope that;
Sweeping steadily ahead over‘thc American onslaught may he
the lowlands of Belgian Flanders, stayed before it reaches the into
the British, French and Belgian'portant railroad lines in the rear
armies are rapidly tearing away of the German front. A victory .
the extreme right flank of the. for the Americans in the Argonne:
German battle line. Twelve thou- i sector would decide the fate 0"
send prisoners have been captiir»!Germu11y on the western front
ed in two days. according to oi’fi-icumpci a general retreat by the
cial statements. » a" enemy from most of the Freneln
“‘ Allied forces have capturedgground he still holds.
Meninaud Wcrvicq and are acressf French and Italian troops are:
the Lys river in llii‘ neighborhood; moving more slowly along tlielim ‘ _
of the latter town. There are un-i from the (lies to the Aime than! ‘
official rcporis that 'l‘hourout has: they did on Sunday. when they!" .
been taken and it is continued that wiped out the greater part of the:
the British arc within two milcs Lilith-Lil Fcrc salient. The Ger—
of (,‘ourtrai. This complctcly out- mans, it appears. are gradually
flanks Lillc from the north and emptying the pocket formed
the Germans probably will be when the Allies broke the lines
forced out of that city in a very ’ north of St. Quentin and along the
short time. The Allies now ure‘Aisuc at Berry-airline.
about clcvcu miles from Brugcsi The French, however, ham
and twenty-five miles from? passed Soissous. formerly one of
Ghent. They have advauccd’principal concentration points for
about seven miles since Mondainerman trops in this part of this
morning. .i'rout. General (louraud's army"
Fighting through a maze of :has crossed the Aisne west. of Re-
barbcd wirc defenses and over‘thcl and this advance apparently
.taugled lines of trenches the jeopardizes the position of the:
[Americans west of the Meuse rivnicilcmy farthcr‘eust. The Germans
Eer arc slowly but surely cuttiugfin the Champagne sector seem to
:through the Kriemhildlinc. Thcyduc slowly involved in '* another
‘have carried Hill 299. a height' pocket.
Evvhieh dominates much of the! It is unofficially reported that
'country west of Romuguc, aud‘Grcat Britain has received pro—-
«have penetrated the second line]. posals from Turkey and that her
of defense in the vicinity of Lan-i reply has been a demand for un—
drcs-et-St. Georges. I coudititmal surrender to General
The battle in this area has been ' Allenby. commander of the Allied.
of a most savage nature. The
(it‘l‘lllillls’fil't‘ pouring fresh troopsl
{Continued 0n Paxe Six)
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LIBERTY LOXN NEWS ‘
THE VICTORYLOAN
5 Population of Norwalk .................... 25.000
5 Total number of subscribers ................ 5.092
. Amount of quota ...................... 31.828509
; Amount of subscriptions reported yesterdav $982,350
Total amount received in subscriptions . . $1.156.550
Balance vet tube raised to meet the uncle . . $672050
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