int Wit
Milliliiiillil
Party Workers Are Hard At
It. Despite the Unfavor-
able Weather Conditions
llEMflEllAlS SAY IT
IS THEIR WEATHER
But the Republicans Have
Had a Comfortable May
jority For Years Past
iioing back to the good old days of
a century or more ago. it is doubtful
if the old town house OII Mill Hill crer
saw a quieter election day. or one
wrth a smaller tote in lii‘tilitll‘litiil-lti
population titan the one that is making
political history today
The war and the weather liiilt‘ pro
duced a eonibinaticn that will make
the total vote that the machines will
rigister at closing time tonight the
sirraliest in years.
despite this. there is a Vilitiie lot of
hard work belng'done by both sides,
ant ii is possible that some '.~’l|i'|il'l~t'.~.
may be in order. The Republicans,
Iir.’ relying entirely on the corni‘or'i
ab‘e majority that they hate Irrriiit
ta fled in former years_ and in spite
at a limited number of disgruntled co
hurts, are working hard and sysm
Ironically, anti are predicting a safe
majority for every man on their .\'a
tronal. state and town ticket.
The Democrats scent delighted with
what they call "Democratic weather."
and while none of the leaders would
wit-c an opinion there was a sort of
just youwalt demeanor about them.
that seemed to say that their light
hing rods were up and that they were
expecting the popular vote to strlltt-
‘errr and ‘strike ‘eni hard.
That the soldier vote is a hard prob
lem for both sides is certain
In the First District.
The voting machine began to grind
promptly at six o‘clock this morning,
in the old town house. where voters
from the First and Fourth districts
registered their political preferences,
The first voter in the First district
was James Dexter, and in the fourth.
James E. Henry.
James W. Storey was the moderator,
and the registrars, C. lrving Byington
and Bernard C. ir‘eeney were assisted
by H. O. Pollard and D. F. Kennedy as
deputies. The machine lenders were
W. J. O'Brien, D. J. Moore. ileriry
German. and Edward Gregory for the
First District. and Bernard Cooke and
Gardiner Ailingtou for the. Fourth.
The checkers were Harold C. Mar»
ray and Charles E. Curtis for the First
and P. J. Kearney. and George H.
ouintard for the. Fourth. George W.
Raymond. James Cahill. lRichard
\‘i‘tleur were the gate tenders.
Second and Fifth District?
The voting in the second district is
proceeding satisfactorily and although
the balloting is slow it is iery steady.
iii. to 12 o’clockknoon, there were 738
ballots cast in the second district
Wills in the Central fire station on
lr‘rarnklin street. Of this number Tris‘i!
were of the second “11rd and II!) from
the Fifth. and 29 soldier votes from
the second district were received and
1 truth the fifth. The soldiers ballots
seem to be coming in very slowly biit
it is expected they will show a rapid
inr rease during.r the afternoon.
The. following election officers nre
at work at the second district poll's:
Moderator—ellcrnard J, Reynolds.
Registrars __, Jeremiah Earth and
ltufus J. Smith.
Machine tenders-"Conrad Ryan;
Patrick Cox. Cmmer C. iiegenran and
George W. Gladstone.
Checkers—Lester Brush. Ber: Brun-
truii, William Decker and Edward F.
'i‘aylnr.
Challenger—Harry W. Mather Bud
l‘a rick J. Brophy.
Fifth Ward Officer.
Machine tender—-(‘irarles Oakes and
.luseplr i)rurey.
t‘llef'kt'i‘S--M0l'liiilt‘l‘
Earl Thomas.
t'llll‘tJillnll Prank Raymond is sta‘
tioiie'd at the second district polls.
Third District.
Election day is marked vii ii Ii"'i l' I
quietness": the third start! but the
vote has beelreonilng in very steadily.
During the first hour after ill.‘ pen.-
hid it“ allied ll? Voters had cs-t
their ballots in th- Mayflower "colt
mi tun-r cot-unr- scatters so
Van has strut. At soon :96 wt»
hurl In. that ll all. ’ of which ‘0‘."
GWOMM
Ogden and
humanism '#
MM
.. ....... a... m... com Iowan. may. i“
'iilsiivltmiw
in Hill incl
iWant the Allies to Decidei
Upon the Time and Place"
For the Holding of Nego-
tiations
iiiMS SiNl Cuts
. l0 stunt
_,___ LONDON, Nov. 5. The Bolshevikl
Military 1“?" Certian That government of Russia. it is report -rii
DAY. raw. 5, 1316'
_ ‘- .1vb—k--—v‘___-_ _._-
American Advanc
u. {irritant
PfliiNll awn
. ‘ll'tvlli l’eti'ogl'ad. has handed the lieu-t
They Are As Drastic As
that hostilities between the Allics and;
‘ tiic Sotiet government may be ended:
place for the holding of the negotia—
‘ tions.
tral ministers a note for transmission
Those Sent to Austria to the irlutente nations asking tor Int.
. 1 opening of p'eace negotiations in order
MAY BE IN BERLIN ' says art Exchange 'l‘elegraph dispatch.
. 4 irom Copenhagen.
' LONDON. Nov. 5.4m note airs!
BEFflRE TflMflflflflw the Allies to decide upon the time and,
i
i _. . .
it'.tSirr.\'t‘.TON. Nov :..«Trr.- issue ELEVEN NEW SASES
of [N'itit‘ or war rests with (ici‘llllll'i)'.
.‘\lllll>lil't‘ tcrrns upon which lIOstiIi~‘ "
tit-s may be brought to an immediate \\‘hilc tirc litinibcr oi’ new Spanish1
end were unanimously agreed upon influenza cases have decreased and'
anti signed yesterday at l'itl‘is by rep- only eleieli new cases were
rcsctilativcs of the Allied and the known. this Irioi'ning. b
Nothing SliSrtubi Uncondi- ME"
tional Surrender, But
They May Be Accepted
Co-Belligerent--He Writes
to Dmowski—Says U. S.
Government Admires Zeal
With Which Polea Have
Organized Force
i
t
made,
V . ‘ ' ‘ . .. . y llcalth “til-f WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.—-The Polish
1 tilted Matt-v u‘lHt’illlllOI'ils‘ anti are cer \‘liiliani .i. Tracey. the death rate. army. lindt‘l the supreme politicalratt-
cxpcclcd to be in iierlrn lit-lore to- has taken another increase and. yes- tiror'itv of the Polish National commit-
llltil‘l‘tlw, .
Iteidrry. iiic deaths Occurred. l tee.
According to advices received in this“; [inn
rtaiii city and from other towns and cities.
Iio less drastic than about the state, the disease is nearly
by Austria. which extcrriiinated atid will soon be obliter-
sti'ip that nation of its war-making atcd. Local physicians report a small-
machinery both on land and sea and crnuiriber- of cases each day and. with
compel the ciaciratitiii iioi only of or iii a short titiie. the city will be tree
illiilt'tl territory, but part oi its own from the malady which has exacted
“All. heavy tolls here.
The latest list oi” tictlins are as fol-
was recognized yesterday by the
ed States Govern t as autono-
mous and cobelligerent. creiary Lan-
sing so announced in a letter sent yes
yteiday to Iloman litnotrski. president
of the Polish National committee, who
;is in Washington. I-r‘iifl-l
. Secretaiy Lansing said the American
l Government fails a deep sympathy for
i the Polish people and views with grati-
'l‘hcy have Itoi yet been made pub
lic. but military men her.- 1ch cc
that they are
llltlfii“ accepted
incation the ire ress of the Polish
iContinich 0“ Page Four) lows: Nicholas l‘aichen. 23 Leonard cause. He “:0 am it had not been
“”9““ “in” ”“5” we5'9"”? MW“ unmiiidfui of the seal with which the
Saunders. 35 Plattsville avenue; Atax-
_ander Suitak, 100.1Axiagion avenue;
NK-FHRNURSES i“liltrazra‘sw":.:.'.:’."1.:tt::ri
UllliEll'lN SENATE
fluenza admitted to the
yesterday,
Need of Commissions Shown
During Plea
Polish National committee. which has
: the task of enlisting its fellow country-
,” men in a supreme military eflort to
”W hm‘lmml iree l‘olantl.
. Follows Allies' Lead.
.s-. A—«w—A i
LAKE STEAMSHIP" .
SUNK IN COLLISION-
l TORT lil'llON, Mich. NOV. 5. Tllt‘
WASHINGTON ‘. . .. _‘steamship Linn, of the Pituiburgh
' NO“ " ””5”” Sicamsiirp t‘ompany. was sunk in col-
basctl on the Pxpericnce of n . .
' urises at . .
u“. i‘ron . ~ . . lisron With the steamship America, in
‘ (laiining the "“39”": to" Lake Huron. near the entrance to the
the immediate iassa o . . .
Raker bill aranhlng igla{i\"d‘prdnlt“lii S" Clair “we" yesterday morning. The
army nurses, yere yestcr-dav laid be- cause of theyriccident has not been de
fore the Senate Military Affairs cOIn- terrnrried. N) lives were 108"
mittee by Miss Elba Pearce. head'
nurse in an American hospital in Pit-j
ris. Mrs. Helen Hoy Greeley. counsel
for the committee to secure rank for.
nurses, intc 'v'ew - C i -
mm“, Wm'M'ms‘gez'lt‘gaw"“e m'" . NEW llAV 2N. Nov. 5.—l’rivates E.
"The American nurse can accoin-‘A' Miller and Boston Swim?“ mh
plish her work even with the difficul- g‘roeii, Who tame here last night from
ties imposed by her lack of recognized (amp Upton with a contingent or 'men
authority over the hospital orderlies detailed to. work in “ munitions plant
who are assigned to assist her." said were found dead in a room frotu ml"
Miss Pearce. “but the American peo- poisoning today. The. medical examrnv
lllf‘ should know that lack of rank m.‘ or thought that the illuminating gas
suits in a heavier drain on. her time was blown out and not turned Oil last
and energy than is necessary. This!
waste of time and skill nilgirt bo avoitl-. ' ‘7 7' * .-...
ed and even more efficient care given FOUR KILLED
our soldiers if American nurses. liker
Canadians. had rank," =
toontinued on Page m.)
ARMY 0F SAVERS
r
. .. !
COLORED SOLDIERS l
Salvage Service
KILLED BY GAS; $100,000 Daily .
HARTFORD. Nov. 4.———ln .a cable
from his headquarters in the battle-
fields of France. General Pershing call-
ed on every man. woman and child of
’ the United States to join his forces by
‘ enlisting in the army of savers. "We
consider that. those who save are a
part of our army. and we want to know
that we are saving." said the Com-
mander-ln-Chief of the American Ex-
Cpeditionary Forces in his message to
Secretary McAdoo. 'Which has just
IN EXPLOSION . been received by the Connecticut War
Saving
(Continued On Page Eight)
The Christmas Packets
For The Overseas Troops
Where to get them. They
have arrived.
South Norwalk
Washington street, in store
CALL FOR 18,300
DRAFT REGISTRANTS-
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.~—Provost
Marshal General Crowdel‘ today called
for 18.300 drat't registrants physically:
qualified for limited service to entrain;
for camp; between November 25 and
27. Voluntary cnlistments will be 30-] um.“ t0 EIWOOdS& Ski/62.1.0993
copied until Nov. 20. i duly! ‘except'i “11 ayr _ Oll’l
A Variety of trades and occupations: to 6 P. m' Frank J'.mega’n
are mentioned in the call and «it; states and Charles Fresco“ In charge-
are asked to furnish the necessary! Inspectors. A. N. Theriauit and
number. . M». H. Nuttin
Total calls for military service for: » Ngrwalk
November now have passed the 310,-;
Connecticut Light and Pow-
000 mark and are far in excess of pI~e-'
vious monthly mobilization under the el- 00. cm“. M. J. Howard in
charge. Hours 2 to 6.
draft.
Wilton
. ___..__ Savings committee.
Recognized rank, it ‘was urged. would, I
_ . _ . . . Four persons, were instantly killed 1... hate to the men. women and children
31.3.1.0l,t:';:$'nr:ll(.fili‘,:”l:3?” grant‘ day. in an explosion which dclilolish ltl‘
from Second l lemma!" to Major "i part of the plain here of the metal dis -‘
‘ “ ' ‘ and? init‘ll'ratiug company, a concern malei
would grant them airthoriiy only in1 ‘
hospital matters under the supervisiont -. . -
of army doctors.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 5.—The terms
of the Austrian armistice. with paren-
thetical explanations of minor errors
by the State Department yesterday as
follows:
- Following are the terms of the arm-
l ' ‘ ' ' ’ . -. _. ' General Pershing paid a glowing tri-
greatly facilitate hospital discipline l H“ M) ”ROOK‘ N. J" M”- '-
rangingi
would not increase their pay ting aluminum “"0”.
in cable transmission. were announced
istlce imposed upon Austria. rwhich
day:
(Continued on Page Five)
FLIVVER FIRE
DESTROYS TAXI
An alarm of fire called out the up-
town apparatus to 9 Henry street at
tfl last night where the firemen
'found the Ford car owned by Robert
. .\‘. TWIN. of that address in flames in
front at his residue-e.
‘ has I»! the mar-bison: s last
to i. this city. and L at I
l
.vi
WASiIlNGTON. Nov. ii.- President
Wilson has sent the following ares-
aase by cable to the King of holy:
"May I not say how deeply and all-
cenely the people of the United States
writes that the soil of Italy is deliver-
ed turn her males. in their unit- I
so“ your nicely and the amt Italy
in posh the asst Mic can.
We
Winnie-l
.—-. -. .-
PRESIDENT WILSON
To KING or ITAI
r
' Lansing Admits Country'SiThe Pennsylvania Producers
Army Is Autonomous and: Seek increase to Meet Ad-i
l
r
I
m
HiiiHEili’liliJES Hill 5
INIIIIIItIIi ASlilii:
l
l
vance in Wages
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. "lllgllt‘l‘
prices to the consumers for anthracite
coal have been asked by the I’ennsyl’
Tania producers for the purpose of ab-f
sorbing the wage increases given to'
miners. Statistics on costs of produc‘I
‘tion laid before the Fuel Administra-i
:headquat'ters in Paris. has prosecuted:
tion indicate that the present fixedi
prices on hard coal at the mines will;
not ptriuil higher wages to be paidi
without tonsiderable loss on each ton‘
of coal turned out. i
The wage advances that have beeni
allowed incrtase the daily pay of min-i
er‘s $1 to 82, in addition to raises tor
other cniployes at the mines not direct-i
ly engaged in producing coal. Pr'cseiit‘
prices of hard coal at the mines range
from $4 to $4.50 a ton for the larger;
companies am 75 cents a ton aboiei
these figures for the independent oper-
ators. Dr. Garfield has not renderedl
a decision in the application for higheri
prices.
Statements issued by the Federal;
Employment Service yesterday are to'
the effect that 1.301 former InineI-s‘
have been induced to return to the'
l coal fields as a result of a cam
t The action of the American Govern- withdraw them front
iricnt is similar to that taken recently lions.
i.
l
l
i
i
i
i
i
l
paign to;
other occupa-'
inquiries made by the officials of the
Employment Service show that almost
all former miners are engaged in vo-
cations in which their former training
is entirely wasted. Some of thorie who
have recently returned to the mines
.were working as paper hangers. palnt- lines of the Allies were close to i 05.. pi“.
. ‘; ers. grocery clerks, barbers. butchers,‘ tllc city on the west.
HElPINfl PERSHINl
traveling salesmen and chauffeurs. in
state. Pennsylvania, twelve for-
ner miners were employed in soft
drink establishments and agreed to go,
back to the mines when asked to do
so by agents of the Employment Serv-f
ice.
as
l
0
II. 3. IPiilMAi !
‘ PASSES AWAY!
Dr. Andrew D. White, Form-i
er Ambassador to Ger-.
many and Minister to?
Russm l
iTHACA. N v.. Nov. is—Dra Am:
drew D. White. Cornell University's
first president and former Ambassa-
dor to Germany and Minister to Rus‘
sis. and one of the foremost diplo-i
mats anti statesmen of the United
States, died at his borne here this
morning. as the result of a stroke of
Paralysis last Friday. Tire funerai
will be lieid next Thursday, the Stith
anniversarv of Dr. White's birthday. 5
ln botii academic and public ser-
vice. Andrew Dickson White attained
remarkable distinction. lie. was one
of the founders and the first presidbnt _
of Cornell University. in which insti-
tution be largely reformed educational
standards. and be rendered valuable
vplllilit‘ service for many .years as the
went into effect at 3 o'clock yester.
American diplomatic repreSentatiVe in
Germany and Russia.
(Continued 0n -Pase Eight)
300 VVADEHOUSE MEN .
WANTED AT FT. SLOCUM
A telegram from the War Depart-
ment was received yesterday by Gov-
emor Holcomb asking that a call be
made for m warehousensu. 300 sten-
osrsphers and inlets and as general
oilin- clerks. all to no to Fort Slocu-
on Not e-h'y 25. “It!“ “V50.“
only are Intel for Illin- theu calls.
Another all is nods lot twenty-Ive
clearly-tau ot the united mien-h-
is no to "m barns-ls. "out
man. lm'rm of m. so S.
III.» I
”mm... n..- .. ..
0 West of
00 the German Retreat
Easiwarti Thrtiu
iwithin easy range of the rIIilI-otl
"chairman for the National Plionogi'aph
‘Records Recruiting Corps, desires to
.thanks and appreciation for the splen-
Candidate
Anherlcan’s
Privilege
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday.
Meuse
gliigrrainc
British, French, Belgian and American Troops ,
Are Striking [lard at the Enemy's lines F
of Northern france and Belgium. -
Allies Lines Close to the City“ f3
of Ghent on the West. .
General Persbimi's Forces Are Within Ten; —
Miles of Sedan and Within Easy Range
of the Railroad.
tliy The Associated Press).
.. ,day seems to bring new peril id
“Hit the iiei'uiaii retreat cast-I the enemy legions twilight within.
word through Lorraine \‘irtttallyt‘ihe nltnrlv closing jaws, Since!
t'llllttlifi by :lrcilrncizicatrli allianceSaturday noon these jaws have
or re \vcs sit e o ic . cits“.rapproachcd each other an a re~
British. French. Belgian lllltljgiiitf eleven miles. The low'erl-‘gaw -
American trtiOps are striking hard 7 now rests at Beaumont, just wean .
at the eucmydines ‘in Northern i of the Mcrtsc. The other is crun- "
Fl'lilit't‘ lilitl llt‘lflllllll. Field Marlin the t’ilbltll‘li edge of the Cra‘
slial llaig's nicii launched a ter-lfilorrrral Forest. west of Man-
riiic attack south of \‘alcrrciciriics lit-rice. The advance against:
yesterday and made pt'ogrcsti‘tr‘lieiii is another development 05’
which seems to threaten the tier— ; the 51!"... ”mogul...” and still fur~ .
liitiii hold on Mons lllltl Mlllbéther imperlls the only avenue of
bcii'ilzc. t . ,. t H _ l Iirctreat remaining: to the Teutonic
r ieii now Is \‘ii' ha y Iso ntct ‘arinics.
by the French. Belgians and: The whole front from the.
Americans. At last accounts the ' lhitclr border to far below the
H l I r was flaming all day yes-r
nor i am tcrday. Then came a number 08
northeast. and it is said that Al-lsectors which were relatively-i: A.
file-ttllucti‘vtlitlt'fi'irltiasflitclt‘li 'ttipt‘t‘nillltrigriiet.lbiit fall: lit the east till
. i s so Ie cl y t ‘rerrcr, win he Americans id
General l’erslring's forces "it‘l'ltheir right, w“... mm“). moving
are ivithui ten miles of Sedan arid Resistance alongl
r!
Ittrivartl Sedan.
d :tiris last front hits been somewhat
south of that city. In fact. it is ‘ riIor-e stubborn than it was on Sat-
said the tire of the American guns l iii-day afternoon and Sundayybni‘
has cut this great artery of tier- . the speed of the Allied advanctl
man eonnnttiricntiori. aitd that it is i seems to indicate the Germans
useless to the enemy for transport- i have irot as vet reached a line
lug troops or supplies eastward . where they will turn definitely at: “’l
from the Aistic and ()ise i'ronts,||.;i\~. .
where large forces of Germans? hufll‘ln is at the feet of the
still are holding their lines against ‘Alli(\s_ ller armv must be dis—
tiic French. ' . iliaridcd and all nthe munitions.
1i ultijt'al's that “)0 fillllllliu' ' placed at the disposal of the Al» ’
“purer-rs method. which Marshal I “as, The same. is virtually true of
Foch began using on the Soissons- . 1|... ”flirt; Austria also has agreed?
llhciins sector in July. now is in .
full oneratlotl once more and each
(continued On Page Sir-
llliflililllfllllll” ‘ iMilliTilli F. PLANT '
A MERRY MARSH} ' lllES IN NEW Yfllllii?
rs. Newkirk, Chairman of The
Committee, Makes Full
Report—10 Machines. 2.-
500 Records, 5,000 Needles
Contributed in N orwalk
Lillian
M Retired Financier anll‘
Yachtsman Stricken by'
Pneumonia” '
NEW YORK. Nov. 5.--Morton r. . '
Plant. retlrel financier and yachth' .
man, died of pneumonia at his hon.
here last night after a brief illnes. '
Although he was at one time I!“ .
of the Plant system of ra‘lmads an.‘
steamsiilps. now a part ofthe “I
lsntlc Coast Line. .\ir. Plyt was you
traps best known u s yachting .
thuslast. in mm he undo a
«round the world on the
lolande. which he had built II I“.
Remind. especially for the
The lolrtnrle was at "01“an
Sherwood-Newkirk, city
express for them and herself, s.ncerest
did work which made the drive for
records. machines and needles for our
soldier and sailor boys such a great
success in The Norwalk. The patriot-
ic and most helpful daily announce
meals of The South Norwalk'tlcntlnel
and the Norwalk Hour did much to
keep the drive boo-ins and assured no": unfit urhi
Ill am. In. Di!” ml‘ itl “my“; (0" I“ f...“ 3.
its. fin-s l. lat-sad. In bus up.” 4.,
J. We“!!! Wrist.“ kw u, M“...
mum-tumult can dimensi-
wwmmmmsu mid...“
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