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Signed
stice Terms?
rted today that an unofficial message had
come through from abroad announcing that the Germans had signed the armistice terms de-
ivered by Marshal Foch. No authority was given for the statement, and while it added to the
air of expectancy everywhere, officials said nothing except an official dispatch could be believ-1
ed. Neither the American government nor any oi the Allies embassies of war missions had
«been advised even that Marshal Foch actually hadi presented the armistice terms. ( 1'C°"""' " ”"m’l'
MANY Nllllllllt
NlNlSE CHANGES
NE SCNEDNlEll
Powerful Committee Chair-
manships in Washington
Are to Pass From the;
Democrats to the Republi-‘
cans
M._.—p-—
ENRNNEY llNElY
ill llE lEANEN
Talk of Gillett and Long-
worth For Speaker
Heard
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. «The politi-
cal overturning which takes from the
Democrats control of the House 01‘
Representatives foreshadows an up-
heaval in national legislative attairs.‘
changes in powerful committee chair-
manships, and a situation confront-
ing President Wilson which in a
measure parallels that confronting
President Taft. in the midst of his
administration The. situation also is
analogous to that faced by President
leveland at the beginning of his first.
term.
Since, by the system of committee
control which prevails in the House.
all legislation and the practically un-
limited powers for investigation of
governmental affairs lies within the
initiative and control of the majority.
the possibilities are obvious. They
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hection with its lnitul “or Work
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Senate Appears to bei
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1the. United States Senate continued 111'
Yremaln in doubt early today on the
face of returns from three States,
where contests between the Democrat-
it: and Republican candidates contin-
ued close as the count progressed. The
YiRepubiicans further increased theirl
majority in the House when two oi
the three seats front South Dakota
Ywere conceded to them. Three seats.
lone each in South Dakota. New “m
1ico and Montana. still remain in doubt
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llElYl. ENNWEll
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Fine Opportunity For Lo-Y
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Commissions
Lieutenant George ll Farwell.
the .\'ottl111a.~iern tleputtnieni
i-' in Noiualk for at 11111 dens anu
has established headquartt 1's in Room
10 City Hall where he will rw’ecei
applications fioni men of Noiwalk and
\l('lnll_\' who would like to qualify [NY
the ndlccrs' tiainlnl camp to be open 1
ed at (‘mtp l‘.1e1non1 California. be
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routine to llll t‘oiognt (11171-111
'l'hree companies of infantry
sent from Kiel to 1'1 store order The
soldiers immediateLr joined the r1--\o Y
Uptown Commuters Step
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lotion. and 11 fourth company was dis Y1
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Some of the regular commuters at
the \()l\\1lll\ railroad station ale re
it" 1'1ded as high steppeis but their pow-
ers were taxed to the utmost, this
iuoi'.ning when they crept down those
NEE" quKERS dark and dismal stairs to find that the
thitiorui had sunk to a level with the
E rails over night
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Making an Urgent Appeal Y'mk ”Y”? lpulllesd in lther; pas a this
lance o u 1' inc es c ween 111
For Help From the People 11 '
OWer step of each car and the plat
0f Norwalk onrm. which called for quite a jump
1for those who alighted, and a stiff
Yelhnb for those who wished to board
Through the U S.i1‘n1plymeut Se1'1-1the train. .
ice, another urgent appeal tomes to The. change “as made as a ln'e-limi
the people of Norwaiht to \'Ollll'llt‘tl‘ fox ' nary to the proposed lowering of the
industrial work in the 111111111. on plants tiacks through the tunnel which will
in this vicinity The superintendent 'pl'0\e considetabie of an engineering
Edwin S. Blodgeti. stated vesttrdat feat as the plan is to the down to a
that up to a few weehs ago the war depth of 24 inches. fill in the ditch
plants Wilt lallll' uell supplied Milt tints made and build tapertnttuent road
help, but that the 1"cquiiements oi theYbed. 12 inches below the present lctei.
Wat Dennitment have been tecently As the ties of the present roadbed
increased and it is necessari to pro and even the rails ate often under 1wa
vide a conesponding increase in the 111', in taiuv weather. 01' when there
labor corps in ordtr to meet these 1111- is an unusually high tide the know-
ditional demands it is ev1dent also. 1111: 0110s piedict that Contractm Folet
that within a couple of “mks 01' so
when laige numbers of men ate lil-
ducted into military sit-Nice. there 11illY .7
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IlNY NAlNlN NENNEN
lNNllUliH NEW lillNS
Prohibitionists Now List 38
States in Favor of Federal
Amendment
Y WASHINGTON. Nov. 7.»ltatifica-
tion of the prohibition amendment to
the Federal Constitution within the en-
suing year or eighteen months was
confidently predicted here last night
by Pi'ohlbitionlst leaders in and out of
Congress. The returns from fire
States. incomplete though they wEre
iit some instances, indicated the suc
cess of the “dry" cause. They Were
Ohio Minnesota. Florida. Wyoming
and Ne.vada
According to calculations of the Na
tional Temperance Legislative llurtau
this victory for the Prohibitionists
means that the total number of poten-
tial supporters of the constitutional
amendment among the States today is
thirty—eight. or two more than enough
to ratify the amendment.
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ENTIRE SPANISH
CABINET RESIGN S
MADRID Nov. '1'. After a long scs~
slon in the Chamber today Antonio
Maura the Premier. went to Kim: Al
:fonso to submit the tesinnation of his'
entire Cabinet.
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ranks which must in innnediaieiy till-l
ed.
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DEMONSTR ATION lN :
(‘HILEAN PORTS
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NORWALK UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN
It is Cold in Northern France. Winter' is setting in. Snow
In cold and storm Norwalk boys and other American boys
are fighting there for us. for civilization/for the world. They
murderous machine gun are. They are driving the Hun to cer-
Tbey are under physical and nervous strain be-
When they are relieved from the lighting line for tempor-
warm. cheerful. well lighted but to go to. when faithful men
Mmflwmmmandchcrtbeuupgivctbem
bot also. but check“. plea. both. Moment, a touch
1 Donndnattbutahntbatm an
mutvhthmvifli
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men-mm
severe there than here.
shells deadly shrapnel. facing
do we not want them to have a
with
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front lletlit'l eastward to
Vouziers, was broken yesterday.
French troops have thrown
bridges across the river and are in
close pursuit of the foe. who is
abandoning: vast quantities of lllll—
nitious autl material of war as he
flees toward the ever-11amoving
trap that leads through Belgium
to eonipai'ative safety.
\'ei'vi11.\ has been captured.
the] has been evacuated by the
Germans. while the Fi'eiieli are
rapidly appt't'iat'hing the vital rail-
road center of l'lirson from the
‘11't1st. British i'm'ees :ii't1_Yiiio1'iii‘1.:
up lt1\\ili‘(l Maubt 111111 from the
southwest anti the .'\1111"'.titans in
the Alt'ilM' s11 tor, .it'o 11iil1i11 111111-
miles of Sedan.
While the Allim thus have been
,yli'lliall)‘ crushing the lust \‘t'stlgt‘
;ot’ 111111111)“ resistance in Eastern
'l"1'anee. German etnissai'ies have
’been rushing: from Berlin tuu'at'tl
‘lllt‘ battlefront. to niett Maisltal
Foeli and let one at his liaiitls the
conditions upon 11bitl1 the Alli ctl
nations will 11111'1-11 to a cessation
of bibsllllit'h‘.
The (lennau plenipotentiuries
eroswd the lmtticfmnt last night
and 11 t-rt' to lilt't'i the commander-
in-rltiet' of the Entenie legions at
dawn tmlat.
The {ppm-eh of the (lemon
mum however.
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above
Vervins Captured by the Allies
the Enemy Abandoning Vast
Stores ill Their Rapid Retreat
The Last Vestige of German Resisteace in
Eastern France Crushed as Foe Emis-
saries Rush to Battlefront.
Expect to Meet Commander-i11-
Ciiiel oi Eniente Legions Today.
Allied hoops liavc Crossed the Austro-liunm
garian Line in Many Places.
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eryu'licre along the front, the con-
tending armies are locked in a
battle which promises to be de-
cisive.
Sailors on the German fleet at
Kiel are reported to have mutinied
and have seized the battleships
Kaiser and Schleswig-llolstein.
There has been serious fighting
and several offieers have been kiil~
ed. .The sailors are understood to
lbc still in control of the two ships,
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and it is reported that they will
not surrender until a peace is ar-
ranged.
Ententc troops have crossed the
Austro-liungarian lines at. several
points. to take the places of the
troops of the Dual Monarchy so
that the latter can be transported
to their homes in groups. 'l‘hisjs
the first aeiual step toward car-
rying: out the terms of the armis-
tice between the Allies and Ann-
ria.
A critical situation has arisen
beiu'ee Germany and Russia.
DiploiiNItie representatives oi‘both
countries have been recalled.
German Socialists are demand—
ing the abdication of Emperor
William. The linaneial situation of
the German Empire is said by ex-
ports to be desperate and that
the breaking point is near.
(iheni has not wt fallen, but. the
place is closely invented by the
Allies and new: olita capture “1
expected anon. ‘
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