EVENING SENTINEL
aaeoaano passe new. FROM ALL mm or 1H: wonto IV a 0?ch mu m oua owa comm
”:“THE SOUTH i .NORWALK
"u 3"" leather
Should Be a Daily Visitor
i3 3'"! Household.
mammal-w.
‘ lilll (SUPREME WAR
IlliClllll'S BUM:
ill 0" “0"le DECIDE ISSUE! F‘iii‘i..’°§ift..f"§ii "33:2:
Stilton
‘
Committee Substitutes Com?
bination Plan Less Bur-
' densome to Business
REUUIRESIJNLY '
biannual
War Profits Levy to Apply '
Only to Corporations Mak-
ing Swollen Gains g
chin war profits taxes and excess pro '
tits taxes went by the board yesterday.
and. as has been predicted malty tinlce.
the Senate Finance committee substi-
tuted an altogether new plan tor tax-
ing business proilts. The committee
also completely revised tlte surtax
rates on individual incomel.
The Senatetouimittee's plati in with
tlun to taxes 11 business is believed
by the committee to be more in cott-
iormlty with the ideas hi the Treasury
Department than was the. Kitchtn plan.
it is also their belief that it will beill
a general way less burdensome to bus-
lili'SB and will meet much of the criti»
cisin levelled at the taxation scheme
of Mr. Kitchin. The committee did
~ no. eliminate either the war pmlits tax
or the excess proiits tax. It has work-
rcoutinued On Page Six),
tittitttitttits
ll] ultra Mitt
tits litilM iiiitt
HARTFORD, Oct. 23.“ After consul-
tation with State Dairy and Food (‘Olll‘
tiiissioner Thomas Holt. today~ Robert
Scoville. Federal Food Atl’lltinistl'ator
for Connecticut. said he and Mr. Holt
were of ont mind tliat there was alto-
gether too much unnecessary damage
to milk; cans in transit and that he
proposed to pttt the whole force of the
United States Food Administration, in
cooperation with Mr. Holt'e State Ill"
partment, back of a movement for thc
looser-ration and protection of milk
cans.
/
(Continued on Page Seveitu.
, warmth
ANIlNllN-WARWHRK
HAR'l‘l-‘Oitll. Oct. flit-«The active
and important part to be taken by wo
own in the United States Employment
Service. in Connecticut. has been em-
phasized by the local superintendents
and Federal Director Leo A. Korpcr,
Mrs. Joseph W. Alsop. of Avon, assist.
ant to the federal director. has iiiet
the field forces and explained the aims
and activities of the woman‘s division,
which, in cooperation witlt the various
community labor boards. will place a
great number of women in both war
and non-war work. i
(Continued on Seventh Page.)
nitration
‘ flN THE HifiHWilS
HARTFORD. Oct. 23.—The high-
ways transport committee of the Coun-
cil of National llc use has informed
the tranSportation department of the
(‘onnccttcut State Council of Defense
‘llilil its bt-lp will be desired during the
coming winter in keeping‘tho- main
highways ol the state flee from allow,
it was pointed out that this matter
rut at eapeclal importance in (‘0.-
nocticut because of the large amount
of motor convoy tralc pasta; throeati
M state.
Acting 3 W with cit-pm
all. PINE m of "11. the Dtate
runny Donn-sot. vita Islet the
ire-am MM 1 ‘0 Inn
New Canal is aaaaalatal, no see
(MIMMWN
acorn mum coll. WWY. 001'. as, me
Fa
ir; Not Quite ee Cold Tonight.
{Plantations
! Mtiitittiitttti
Willi?“ W t Militia lElllEllS
t
l .
; 4 ing Honored
Prestdent Wilson Likely,” WASHINGTON, Oct. zuT—Mirshais
Be Glflded by the DCCISIOI'lJPoch. Joiire and liaig and Generate
- - ° - .‘Petatn, litu. Pershing and Gillian.
0‘ the Malta”, Authontlestchiet ot stat! ot‘ the Belgian army.
In ,Versallles ‘were awarded the distinguished serv-
1 ice medal yesterday by President Wil-
,son, acting as Commander-in-Chiei' of
"FFIBIAL TEXT lihe United States Army.
, i General Pershing was directed by
IS “ELIVERFD' Secretary Baker to act as President
Wilson's representative in presenting
Taken to the Capitol This
the medals to the military leaders of
the Allies. and to express to them the
for the distinguished and patriotic
Morning by Frederick service they have rendered in tho
0 d ]a l('Olllanll cause.
0 er In 1 General Tasker H. Bliss, former
_ j chief 0t
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23.~—A.lthough
no intimation has been given as to the
course. President Wilson will follow in
regard to the new German note, there
is a growing feeling here that he will
I)? gttided largely by the decision of
the Supreme War Council, at Versail-
les, as the paramount issue is a utili-
tary one. involving withdrawal of the
stall and now assigned to
the inter—Allied War Council. will rep .
resent the President in presenting the'
medal to General Pershing. He has
dent awards the medal to the Com-
ary Forces as a token of the grati-'
distinguished service and in apprecia-x
Teutonic atmies from France and Del»: tion of the success which the Ameri-l
gium as tltc first requisite to consider-
ation of the German pica for an armi- leadership.
stice. I _..... -- —-
The official text of the German reply"
as l‘E“‘l\'Pll yesterday by the Swiss i.c-' PRIVA-[E w
cation, together with the English trans-' .
lation. prepared by Frederick Oedcr‘
lein. the Swiss Charge. was to be do .
liveretl today to Secretary Lansing.
The olllcihl translation was expected
to clear up rather vague phrases re-
t'crring to an armistice contained in'
the unotticlal version. I
in Washington there still is a dif-
tcrcnee of opinion as to whether the
German note will draw an answer from
the President. Those contending that
it would not, pointed to the (act that
Mr. Wilson had characterized his reply
can Al'lllici~ have ticllictcd under liis‘
ETMtlliElNg
BASE intuit iii;
Misc llcasie Wctmorc has i'cct-ived'I
ii letter from lll'l' brother. Private;
(llaude _\i. “'t-tmore. A. E. l-‘., who was.
wounded iii action some tiiiit-ttgo.
Private “'etiiiorc t4 now contllled to
Base Hospital Jill. ltl Nantes. Frilllt‘t‘.i
wlici'e hc is undergoing treatment llll‘t
his eyes which were si-i'iously aticct-'
cd by the explosion of a shell. As is
stated in the letter Wetmorc's eyes
ari- slcwly btit surely recovering and
he has already regained the use of his‘
right eye. ills many friends hop.- to
soon hour of his complete recovery. t
The letter follows:
Nantes. France. Scot
llrur Beside:
It has bccn some time sincc l have
written Would have written before
/.
Prisoners Hurl Heavy Clips only tit doctor wttlln‘t l t ’
‘ ‘ . _ y c ' 'llt c nlc tlsc
at (luardl‘ Ulltll OVCI'" lily eyes at all. My eyes have iii-on
powered ‘ very slow in healing but are coming
__ ...... along ill good shape now. My right
What. appears to have been an ill-it'l“. '1‘“ is “5 -'~'"”“ "5 “""r "“l ”l“ ””1“"
math of the recent "strikc" at ”H. 0111' isn't coating out so good. (lt‘ter-
state prison occurred Sunday and Mon-3 “1"". I am i" ““9“ “mp“ “M l“““"'
day, and, it is understood, that in “it" in better health. I haven't had
”H. course. of the mm. riotlone of ”10‘ any mail now for two Illt nths but ex-
Ruards. Louis Knapp, was slashed 1"“: mail “‘3' ("L"- "lll’inl‘ l“""-‘"
about the head With‘a knitt- by one [Ml-V ‘5 l“ “W" h‘m‘“. “'i“ ”05*"
of the prisoners. This story was not “H" brotht-r.
confirmed :it the prison not- was thc‘_ . (‘1.Al'lli‘2,
rumor to the effect that the prisoncrs' l'. S.~ This is the host I can do with
had ended thfil‘ dinner Monday b). tllc tl't-ttllllclit lulll :zcllltlg llotv
hurlingr theii heavy cups at the. guttrds' ”‘—
and each other until they were over-
powered and. sent to their cells. All
day Sunday and Monday catcalls and.
shouting could be heard front behind'
the walls by those who live in the
vicinity of the institution. At times
the noisc became it tumult. and, at
other times. it degenerated into a
whistling concert.“ in which the Bac-
carole from the “Titles of Hoffuutn'flboth sides.
was the principal number. l‘ in lieu of the time honored Ro'ptilr
The trouble is said to have origiit- lican rally Congressman Schuyler
ated with the men who work in the Merritt will hold an informal recep
shirt shop. Monday. at dinner, it is tion at the home of George W. Ocden.
said_ as the shirt-tiiakcrswcre tiling chairman of the Republican town (‘Olll-
iiito the, diningroom. one of them mlttce on \V'edttt-suhtv afternoon. 0c
seized a plate or a cup and heaved it tober 30th at 2 o'clock. at which the
at his mate. This started a fusilade members of the towu committee and
or crockery. which culminated with a number of candidates will be pro;
the confinement ot-the shirt-makers ill sent and to Which all who would lilo"
their cells. where they are still con to meet the congressional reprcscn'a-
ilncd. Deputy. “'arder C. L. Parker. livc urn """"lilll,\' invited.
who is in charge of the prison during
Warden C. C. hict'ltiughry‘s Western
trip. overpowered the man who threw
the first plate and. it is understood. 0f Ammonia EXPIOdt‘S
came in for several shots himself dur-
ing tltc melee that followed. icon-p SMITH.
Willie O. Burr. oi' Hartford..i\nd Ed- Tum lives .,,..1 ”an...” ".0". . , . t .
‘ . - I .it it
wani A. Fuller. oi Sumeld. directors of iii-veil it! have 5....“ I"... a mm. 0,
the prison, visited the institution yes- pq-rgong "w.- hurt and ,.‘.,,,.,'.,,, dam-
tcrday. Secretary Frederick M S-d- an Igcrouzutin' mutant! was ”med
man. of “‘estport. \vaii itl~o then- yuainrdav in the ovplnatmi at a "in
* - ‘ .. ' “ “r". o! aiitnionia in the basement 0! tin
' r 7 V V
i snow ray sauAs M, MM m “w“ w
followed by up which penis Gnu-r
s s SALVATOI. oaz‘a.-»n~uu- "w Ne- “! int-I cunt-m at ca:
m'lm It y‘al- ltwer in W ”I!
(Continued on Ninth Page.) i
NEAR llllll initial?
utilisation
23. Iltib
Congressman Merritt
To Visit \Vilton
Following the good example of
larger towns there will he no public
speaking in the local campaign prior
to the coming election. but there is a
whole lot of quiet work being douc bv
Three Killed as Tank
A fit . ()(‘l
n"
_.-.
,itmr start building «I the Fort Smith
"01.0 ON GI'ATEMALA
.._ Momma-unwary.»
i
,‘ltigh regard oi the people of the Unit»!
Hi Statcs and oi the. American Al‘myi
been directed to say that the 'i’resi»
murder of the American Expedition-5 When the propl‘lt‘lor oi the. store at»! mutilation that thin was the best thing
tude of the American people for his:
j
l m.“
l
.iittrs titliitt:
intonation
Show Window, Broken Mon-
day Night, Cleaned Out
by Thieves
ttfiiiiusutit
I3 law [MN
New Building in Stevens
Street For the Use of In-
iiuenza Patients — Four
Deaths Yesterday
Michael P. Dunue's hardware store;
on East Washington st . , was broil-t
cit-into again last eveain for the se ,
cond time within twenty-Your hours. 0" "1° 93“” 39" “0‘9““ h“ been
The break last evening has several ,_throwri 09°“ for the tile and treatment
mysterious happenings connected with .' 0f the Spanish influenza patienta. Ibis
it. but whether or not them have anyth“ been considered. for some time.
bearing upon [hr (-359 lit ”l know“. [and the directors ll. last come ‘0 the
covered the robbery yesterday morn-I ‘0 do_ “Id 030 0‘ "‘0 best “if“ ‘0
ing and the broken plate ““5 win.§ltantiie the influenza situation in this
dow he immediately had it carpenter} city. When the institution was first
place a number of heavy boards across; opened. but ”'0 wards. 0119 mi“- and
the break. Upon arriving at the storeion“. female wards. were in 059- bl“
this nit rning around 7 o'clock Mr I ”ll“ “'3“ “00“ found ‘0 be very inade-
llunne received the surprise or hisI Wale. and all the patients who were
life to find ”10 two bottom txmrdiglnHuchacondltlon uto require atten-
ritiped oil and saw that the cntirczllm‘ Ill the hOBl‘llll. could not b“ ad-
goods in the window had been "unmounted. and it was necessary to turn
towards the trout within reach of at
pet :on on the outside 1 (Continued on Page Mr)
'l‘bc burglar had used a small/bloom
the kind used in play by children. wl’l‘wu MEN “m1! AT
9
reach inside the window d to!
l
all lho articles on display l ‘ards
front where the hole in the glass was
anti when- he could easily put his: ,
hand in and help himself. It is known;
fl
. that be secured sortie of the contentsl
ot‘ the window hill just what he took‘
or the valuu of such could not be its-
ccrtiiincd by .\lr. Dunne. . l'. 3_ shipping Board, was gpriuusly
it was told to it Sentinel i'cporlcl'i injured this morning while at his
this morning that a number of East lion's plant, at Wilson's Point.
Norwalk boys were standing in front tion's plans at Wilson's Point.
of l‘anevari‘s fruit store. ucroas from Paradiso'e ltome is in Port Chester.
illinnc's store, last evening about 10. N. \'.. but he came to this city. where
tli‘li)('li when they saw a strange man' he obtained a position at the local
whom none of the b0.” recognized,’ shipyard. He was employed at the
Antonio Paradise, an employe of the
‘ walking tip and down in front of HIP: yard at excavating work and while en-
‘hardware store. He kept this up for; gaged this morning he dislodged a
some little and his actions wrrc so cute; boulder which was not in the Hldt’ of a
lllt‘iuus at to attract the 3'01"“! men's hill and which weighed nearly 800
attentions and they kept. watch on pounds. The boulder came crashing
hint. l-‘lnully seeing that his move down and struck the unfortunate
ments were being observed he distill-31min“,
(Continued On Page Eleven) t ttmtlnued on Page Mr.)
flirt-two tilt innit
filRFtllilltESSMilNllllli
utf‘t!
; Thirty-two young nicn left this city. this afternoon. at 2:10 o'clock, on u
jspccial train bearing a number of draftees from Bridgeport. all bound tor
li‘ort Monroe. Virginia. This is the first quota of men to leave this city in
tsomc time~ and an unusually large number of persons were on hand to see
lhclu oli'.
Phillip R. Gleason. of «1 Taylor avenue. was ill charge of the party. and
was aided by Assistant Leaders Charles E. Devinc. Strawberry Hill: Will-
iatn it. Hogan. New Canaan. and Wesley E. Lent. New Canaan.
Following is a list of thc men who left this afternoon:
1917 REGlSTRANTS.
Order No. Name.
197~ Everett 1‘. Clark,
SliA-Phillip R. Gleason,
1255-—Guiseppe Ciaccia.
1263—(‘harles E; Dcvine.
mind—Ernest l". Scribner,
‘2333— Fred. L. Bartliff.
Frank McGuirk,
133.93»
Address.
39 Aiken street. Meriden. Conn.
4 Taylor avenue. South Norwalk.
75 Ely avenue, South Norwalk.
.Strawberry Hill. Norwalk.
Cannontlalc. Conn.
“'estport avenue, Not‘Walk.
30 Main street. Nor-walk.
‘
Hill—Paul 'i‘. Torpy, Lynes place, Not-walk.
Stilt—Frank ii. V'anName. Lakewood ltd. New Canaan. l‘onu.
3030—Richard Shaw. ’ Poltus street. New Canaan. t‘onn.
3m Ariiarold J. Byxbee. Toilsome avenue. Norwtilk.
‘ 1918 REGISTRANTS.
Orticr No. Name.
.12 --Georize Mtilloy.
Nit—George A. Finney.
ll9A-Jnhn l‘, noel.
lfiz—t‘harleit ll. Taylor.
159 AlexanderJ 'i'ont-r.
l“ . - William R. Hogan.
, Address.
R.F.ll.. New Canaan. llai len. t‘nnn
New Canaan. t‘onn.
l-Zast Hampton. L. l.
32 Taylor avenue. South Nor-w. ‘l:
R. P. 0.. Norwalk.
Pischcia Hill. New Canaan. Court
I?” li’ri-ili-ritit Gdldsiein. I‘ N” 1vt-utic. Norwalh
17? Arthur I: Riley. "'0 Iain street, Namath
lit: Inuit- Fertluo. I! Leona"! turret. Nora alt
in Anthony Williams. M Will "not. Sleuth Nor-walk
l0. ~-Altred W. Potter. 7 flame aim. South Kuwait
in item l. M. Wt. fall.
I“ ifl Iota street. Misti
If Duh-FamJ‘uu
7 .
‘ an 4m ”b“. Mic-a ave-nut, m
Gettuauy Promises .\ to Carry
oh 3 Delensive Warfare. ii ‘
. “Peace With Justice Fails’”
0n the order of the board of direct‘,
like German People Want to Know What Pres-4
i ident Wilson’s Fourteen Points Will
3 Mean to the Future of Germany.
lEnemy Makes Stand at Scheldl’
t
River and Pursuit Slows Up.
I
E Fortress Very Soon.
. (By ’l‘hc Associatcd Press). the Eecioov'liccbruggc Canal. The
l Defensive wari'arc will be t'ill'- grand average _ts held to a In!“
tried on by the German nation it iigurc 'lll' ll“? iact that “"‘HQI‘S-
'tlic prcsciit govcrnmcttt fails low“ ”l “he!!!“ have 1101 earned.
‘sccurc ,, "peace with jttsticc," the. German line back, over perina-
‘ the Gcr- neiit fortifications anti against;
isaid l’riticc Maximilian. .
desperate resistance, as tar as the-
to flee. farther
man lnipcriui l'liaticcllor, spctik—
int: bci'orc the llcichstag yt-stt-r~!t'"t‘lll)‘ was forced
day. The address lctids new lightht‘Nt lllld ”fifth. in thlfl 59530".
on the latest noti- scat from llt'l'llli ; ll“? WWW-‘8 "1‘“le ””9"“ ‘3 ‘3
to Wabltinmoii important as much greater-— ail--
. I 4 .
\‘ittices iii some other part of the’
front.
Standingr ‘lll‘llllltl
Iiivcr. the Germans apparently
have stabilized their line. and the
swift advance of the Belgians"
British and French have been
slowed down. British troops how-
Tiic German people want. tirstu
to know what President Wilson's.
“i'ourtccti points" nit-an to thc i'u-i’
lure of (icrmaiiy. it" it satisfactory i
answer is not to be obtained. it
“call for national defense" will be
issued by the lit-w govt-t‘tiiticiit.
sitid l'riiicc Maximilian
. Tits “war of dcfcltsc" is not far i the river cast 0f i’ecq, north of
.tlistaiit, ii' military (:Vt‘lllsclllllllllit‘lvulflwimmesi That city, too, has
iio develop during tllc llcill' future I 1m.” "men.“ by the British, but.
gas they have in the rccctit past. t it sccms that part of the place. still
illttriitg the last ninety-seven days! is held 1,... u“. cncmy.
iot' fighting. the Allies have ad~ . .~ _ . .
:\‘lil|('(‘(l along the “HP front l’oiit- “'3'“! “mu". the “Hugh"
‘Alllt‘l‘lcfllls and lit-each are at»
‘ttu‘Moitssoii to {\tcuport. tilt tiycr- tempting to break the "0:“de
This defensive position ill.
age of about twcntyueigbt miles: inc
This advance has aggregated, ~ ' ‘ _ -
thirty-eight miles from (‘liatcuu b}‘fi‘."“‘”~‘ strong to delay 219::
Tillel‘i‘v t0 Grundlup; fifty-lllllc'hos- advance matcrla 3. 1 t on
front Atnicns to the Sambrc River.
and thirty-(right front Dixmude to1
tail innit/tilt EWARNSAIiAINSl .....
ill unitary tilt
They Have Failed to Speed .1
Up Production
land Robert Scovlllc, Federal Food Ad-
WASHINGTON. 0“ 23-“‘Fme"“ 0" ministratcr for Connecticut. asked the
sixteen yards that have been,building coflpemtiou of the Connecticut news-
wooden ships and that have not made papers in cautioning the public against;
30"“ “Fe ‘0 be dropped by the Enter- tmudulcnt agents who are canvassing
Igency Fleet Corporation. Support for trout door to door with publications
these yards will be, withdrawn and pin-Wynn“ to be issued by the Gov-
1119)’ will 1491 110 “"th contracts 1° ertimcnt and representing that they
build ships for the Government. mm. “(”9111QO sanction.
For several months the Shipping in some instances as high as $4.75
‘ Board and Fleet Corporation have 1’9““ being charged for a publication which
studying conditions in the various ship- is not authorized in the slightest Way
yam-“- Th“ We” Corpmallon has by the United States Food Administra.
tried to help the laggards anti bring tiou or the Federal Government. Pub-
”“"“ “p ‘0 ”‘0 “NOS-“a” production ltcations issued by the Government
[standard are always given away or sold at cost
t
(Continued On Page Three)
HARTFORD. Oct. 23.—Warnlng wan
sounded by the Food Administration
{today against imposter book agents
‘or, as in the case of certain school
.tcytbooks prepared by the Food Ad~
tuiinistratiott. are sold under contract
l v.t.h the publisher to charge the price
, 'tlxt-d by competition. ranging from 8.
Gets 506888811 Sugar to .m- ccnte. Any citizen who baa
knowledge of an attempt to detrafi
by misrepresenting a publication in a
house to house ante should promptly
notify the United State! District At-
tomey‘a ollce who.“ W
with the Wood nan-mania
liartttml. which will b turn rotor the
to the diatrlct attonay'l “to.
Pam-o .
(Continued On rare Iix)
l ___.
Hospital (Ielatinc ,‘
l
ticlatine preparations for use in hot
‘pltnl- amt similar institutions have
been placed in the essential clua for
. sugar allotment. owing to their import-
ance in limpital dietary. according to
annulment made today by the ‘
reed latnflnll. Imtaaama;“" . _‘ ‘ .
Mulch don"t-ho apply We EA Y”
.taia only. It" revive the matted at.
an. run-d "- mu... wrun- lSOlN GUAM
fl PANAIA aaruar
*iaaarvdontytotaemaolan tar
word-rump other We.
”use nth-0.0!» “be.
Ida-Invention“... '
the Srheldt.‘ ‘
ever. have. succeeded in crossing“
lifltlliliiliNli 1
0
fits American onslaught is Expected on Matt?
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