ammonium,
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lac Woman Dead, One
a
Blow-Up .
L s. ifiENTS Mil
' Badly Damaged
Noon Yesterday
Dead.
llldeins Albertine Fournier. Collins-
Serioueiy injured.
was Grace Rhodes, Collinsville.
“isles Josephine Denslow, New Hart
Slightly injured.
Miss Alice Johnson, Collinsville.
Mrs. August Deter. Nepaug.
Miss Catherine Chernachek,
mg.
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volition sup
ilNiiSiiiililYlllliiEli
LONDON, Nov. 23—hour a small
med boarding steamship, lwith the
tip of H. M. S. Achilles, attacked and
ink a German raider three times
tr also, and with 400 men on board,
ll now be related.
On March 16, 1917, the Achilles and
L. boarding steamship Dundee l‘vt'l -
ore cruising between lceland and
may when they sighted the snrokn
' I. steamship. Capt. Teake of tilt
chilies ordered the Dundee to ex
line the vessel. which was flying: lllt‘
orweglan flag, besides having onn
tinted on either- quarter.
Having his suspicions aroused t‘mn-
Nader Day of the Dundee loaded his
1‘ "to 3 WundBI‘S, and 'on npprotrch
lg the stranger sent a boat with an
Moor and five men to examine her.
than the boat got alongside part or
I. port side 0! the vessel was drop»
ed. exposing four or five 5.0 guns,
lch firing a hundred pound shot.
Commander Day at once opened
re. which was returned by the mid
r, so that Day had to manoeuvre his
easel out of range until the Achilles
mid come to his help. All this time
ie Dundee wan able to pet short after
.. t into the stranger. Soon the
chilies came up and under well di-
ected fire of the two vessels the
rider sunk.
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Hiuriwmmu
THE mill is BASE
‘Thc Chairman of the Norwalk
humor of the Red Cross, George L.
windward has caused notice of our
moral meeting of the organisation
ll; be published in Thursday's local
‘ spapers. -
"l'he meeting is to occur next Mon-
ay evening at 8 o'clock in Town As-
embly Hall. Deubtless every- reader
i" this paper has contributed in one
‘ay or another to the. Red Cross.
loney, I mean, time also. no doubt.
laybn you women have worked at
.- no or at the Armory, on garments,
dressings, but now an opportunity
. given all of you. men and women.
rnday evening to make your gift
Inmate. Give that meeting your-'
. your presence, your interest, find
ditto what channels, your money
flawed. give the. out going olllcorfl
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‘ house 0‘ fll- i’llll't bum]
‘ was W to the extent of
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Ill ‘ SIMSBURY
We we!“
in: and Several Injured
Following a Mysterious
sup not llllill
he Ensignlniokrod n...
About
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Int-nu at the M “omit: M
Ollie. as Second Class flatter
tiltillllii you up
WAR corpus iiP lots Will
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UPSEIS lHlNGS’
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Comes to Connecticut to rotary of the’l‘msurv and
Investigate Labor Condi-
tions Here '
armadillo guru
lllliEAliSllliliEll ~
Community Board and U. S. Many NamesSuggested ”‘0
Employment Agents Hope Hrs Successor “‘d Offices
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Expert Statistician Lamson Hands in Resignation asSec-
Director-General of Rail-
oads ‘
PRIVATE llEE!
soon yoawm con. Kronorsvfitovfsa 1918
stuuu
nu till all
BALTIMORE, Md, fire which
threatened to wreck e entire Can-
ton waterfront distrlc or this city
broke out yesterday at he oil loading
doctor of the Stellar-d Oil Company.
destroying the compel: a piers. badly
damning the oil tank P. Q. Bab
stow. loaded With 75. Mela 0f
'gssollno. and deltmyi three pile
driving machines or Rumour!
Concrete and Pile Driving Company.
of New York. ' .
The total lose. it is estimated, will
mob 81.000.000.
The bistro started from sparks
one of the pile drivers, whim ignited
stir-taco oil in the water alt-gem oi
'the tanker. m flamea quickly in-
ASSOOIATED PRES. NEW. FROM ALL PART. '0' Jill WORLD‘IV A ”EOIAL Will MOO!!! OWN OPERATOR
«
PROM RIGHT 30'3“
no Sentinel h Only Pollux:
tween Bridgeport an
vol-tr With AISOCiaied rm
Wire.
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TWO Gm
w. ._..___. ~_-_-..._..._.
Cloudy tonight: Sunday fair.
French Army Ocean 3 ion
of Alsace and Lorraine
Was Most ~ Enthusiastic
' General tie Castclnatl MaltesSolcmn Entry into
STATE "1mm Colnar and Twentieth Colonial Regiment
Pm M! Nibllflls Recovers its Flag—King Albort
SEVERE” lNlllllEll Enters Brussells.
w... W ..... ...... 278 Persons Affected By ”8'.
Machine in Which He Was
ans, which consisted of two l-inch'
to Find Work For All
the industries and in fact to all busi-
ness interests in Connecticut was held
at the State Capitol, Friday afternoon
lat the oflices of Federal Director Leo
A. Korper of the U. S. Employment,
iService. and was attended by mem-
‘bers of the State Advisory Board.
members of the Federal Director's er
ecutive staff. and by several local su-
Ne- perintendents of the Service. and
a rant: chairmen of the Community Labor
f Boards from the larger industrial cen-
; let‘s or ill! state. who were summoned
by wire to meet F. L. Lamson, expert
statistician of’lhe l‘. 8. War Indus-
‘ tries Board, 'who had come from
. Washington to Muire into the indus~
trial situation in this_siate.
it appeared that through some mis-
understanding certain premature or.
.dcra had come to Connecticut. can-
-celling war contracts to a degree
threatening to upset the industries
concerned. and Federal Director Kor~
per bud ni once wired Washington for
fuller consideration of the situation in
this state. Those attending the meet-
ing were. besides Federal Director
Korper and Mr. intmson: Mrs. Robert
H. Fife, Jr.. of Middletown and
Messrs. E. A. Moore of New liriirtin.
James T. Moran and l. N. ()rnburn of
(Continued (in Page Six)
guiiuiuuui
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Recession Led by McAdoo
Includes Americans, Brit-
ons and Tcuiou—Ryatt
Back to Copper—Schcide-
mann. Lord Cecil. J. R.
Clyncs and Henry Ford
Complete List
Six men of international note si-
multaneously announcing their inten-
tion of quitting the posts where the
had achieved their fame made yester-
'tiay a day of great resignations. in
addition to the resignation of William
O. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury
and Director—General of the Railway-
Administration, two Americans. two
Englishmen and a German were in the
recession. They are:
John D. Ryan. director of aircraft
production and Assistant Secretary of
War.
Phillip Scheidmann. Minister of Fi~
mince in\the new German (lovem-
meat.
Lord Robert Cecil, Under Snowing? DISCUSSED LAST NIGHTI
of State for Foreign Affairs in t
British Government. \
Henry Ford, automobile manufacv
turer.
John R. Clynes, British Food Con-
troller.
Mr. Ryan quit the work he has been
conducting for the Administration to
devote his time to the copper industry
to meet reconstruction needs.
Scheidmann'si reasons are not stated
and it is believed he may continue to
hold a place in the German govern-
ment. ‘
Lord- Robert Cecil disagreed with the
Premier of (Treat Britain. TLloyd
_ concerning the Welsh disas-
tab merit om.
I"! new f a. ‘ was:
A meeting of immense importance to
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f May Be Separated
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.——-Givlng
necessity for replenishing his personal
fortune as a reason. William it Me-
Adoo has resigned as Secretary of the
Treasurer and Director-General of
Railroads. His resignation has been
accepted by President Wilson.
As Secretary of the Treasurer. Mr.
hicAdoo will retire as soon as a suc-
cessor has been chosen and has qual-
ified. He will relinquish his position
us head of the govemment-controlled
has not then been selected.
The resignation of Mr. McAdoo,
yelledtoudddookofthow
ure-
Oli Company and mad h a
house and the ' teller“ In:
working on the dock escaped a
barges loaded “Gilead «all t!
ollne burst into times. A number
.fomea in Frauen
[ Thirty of the tanker
themselves by leaping
ter. i
There were numerous
non
four
I“!
these were assigned to be American
crew pared
to the wa-
losions‘ of
cask: of gasoline, but t fire on the
railroads January ' unless a Director tanker was got. under 0 ntrol before
it got to the holds of the vessel.
i
A number of six-inch shells aboard
which he himself announced at a con. i' the "3359‘ were removed to “'9” be-
ferencu with newspaper correspond-
ents late yesterday, was entirely unex-
pected in Washington. Mr. McAdoo
tirade public his letter of resignation
to the President hearing the date of
November 14 and the latturs' letter of
acceptance.
(Continued on lilishth Page.)
lUXURYllXES
STRIEKEN [HIT BY
SENATE EllMMlTlEE
Rates on Semi-Luxuries In-
cluding Tobacco, Cut in‘
Half—Two'Cents Tax on
Gasoline Eliminated—No.
Action on Taxation For.
1920
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.»—lieduc-
lions aggregating $500,000.000 in thci
yield from the new war revenue bill
were umdc yesterday by the Senate,
finance committee in revising the metrj
s'urovdownward to the six billion tiol-!
iur total for 1919 proposed by Secre-
tory McAdoo. The decrease was core
fined principally to the tobacco. lux-i
ury. semi~lumry and other special and
excise schedules. '
Among the more important deci-‘
sions yesterday were elimination of
the luxury schedule proposed in the
House bill levying 20 per cent. of
costly articles of clothing and other
merchandise. and estimated to raise
$184.795.000; elimination of the House
tax of 2 cents a gallon on gasoline, es-f
tlmatcd to yield $40,000,000; reduc-l
tion from 10 to 5 per cent. or about:
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ECONOMIC BOYCO'I‘T
The question “Resolved, that there
should be an economic boycott after
the war with Germany," was debated
at a meeting of men held in the lec-'
lure room of the First. Methodist Epis-
copal Church. last evening. ThereI
wore about fifty in attendance and the!
adult Was a great success in every
particular. Clarence l. Finch presid-
ed and introduced the different speak-g
era. Charles E. Hoyt and Samuel M.[
Stevens spoke‘on the amrmatlve side
of the question and Charles F. Tris-
trant and Holly B. Sinuson appeared
as their opponents in the debate. The
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‘fore the flames reached them.
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Miss Sophia Rogowski Rec-
' ommends Jail Sentence for
Wife Beater. When Asked
For Opinion by Judge Can-
ee
At first glance it seemed to be one
of those countlese cases of mistreat-
ment and nonsuppm't. of his family
that often occurs when the cane of
Joseph (lurczynski who was charged
with assault against his wife Stella.
and of noneupport of his family. was
culled in the uptown court this morn-i transportation in the mail
in; by t‘oscclttor Jesse. T. Dunbar, be; ken. N. J. , , . .
t'ort- Judge Candi-e. but the human in. This extension carries with it it new * Ville, Woioklmgen, Saneguemlncst
i A unpopular
Riding Into Ditch—Party
of State Officers. Were on
m to Meriden'to Make
State Policeman Frank. N. Nichols of
Hartford, formerly of Weetport, was
severely injured a low nights ago
when the automobile in which he was
riding was forced into the ditch by the
roadside. Though four others of the
party escaped with bruises Nichols
suffered two broken ribs and :t pos-
sible puncture of the right lung.
According to the story, Nichols. in
company with four other State police-
men, left Hartford in the early even
tag for Meriden where they trele l0
make a raid. Two or three miles out-
Prussian and
illly.
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PARIS, Friday, Nov. 22.—
.Progreu by the bench army .of
occupation in Lines and Lor-
raine was reported in the follow-
ing otllcial statement issued to-
night by the War Oflice: _
“The occupation of successive
delivered localities in Lorraine
EHRISlMASElREElS
TIME EXTENDED andmmmmm
The American nod Cross hull an-a people. Coimar was solemnly en-
nounced that an extension of time. for. “red by General de Gunman,
sending Christmas parcels to merit-i who was mated by the acclama-
hm 0' me American Epedmonw ition of the whole population which
Forces in France has been granted. , _ t t c‘i
it had been arranged to close nngave 0Wd6n06_ln mos on .1 [1g
shipment of parcels on November 20. particulars of its attachment to
but holders of labels will be allowed {Fl-imam
until November 30 to fill and hovel “From the Moselle as I” mum
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‘ lilay comprised Thionvllle, Bouson-
(Prt‘Bl pan of the story was nccentuat-f ruling. The Red Cross will supply "i“rd Bltche.
ed the moment that Mina Sophia Ro-i label on application lo the nearest rel-l
‘ unwski was called as interpreter for; alive of a soldier in France who hosti
the wife Stella. _
it developed that Miss illogowski,
who is the eldest of ten moillcr‘less
_._—
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LIGHTLESS NIGHTS
BROUGHT TO END
HARTFORD, Nov. 23.—-’l‘ltornas W.
Russell. federal fuel administrator for
Conilomlt'ut, yesterday issued instruc-
tions to local fuel administrators
thrnughout the state to rescind all
lilzhilesn~ night orders immediately. All
there is now on adequate supply of
bituminous coal in Connecticub'thef
restrictions on the use of electricity:
are uo longer necessary he said.
Clinton K. Hunter Buys .
Station Garage, Darren
Clinton K. Hunter of Nbrwalk has
purchased the station Garage, Darien.
and assumed the, management on
Wednesday. Mr. Lutterman retired
to devote his entire time to his du-
ties at Soldiers’ Home of which he is
steward. ,
Mr. Hunter is a practical man and
has been engaged in the auto busi-
ness in Norwalk a. dozen years and
goes to Darien highly spoken of. He
solicits a continuance of the patron-
uuuu fllililllNi
will make some improvements and.
“In Alsace our advance guards
have reached Reiportswiller, Roer-
' " b if that nearest rein“. _
tries: ls‘l(1:z(irrin:rtlliltltiication stilling he has ‘Whr Danefidorfr Gendefthelm all
sent no package and that to the best i Gendcnherm, after haying entered
of his belief no other package lip-Mlngeimiller, Rouxvtller and Blu-
been sent to the proposed recipientflmath' where they were given a
The nearest relative. must also agree. touch“? reception.
l “The flag of the Twentieth Co-
not to use a label should he recei.c
one after November 20. . . .
These labels may be hall at Redilonlal Regiment, which was bur-
(‘r’oss receiving stations named to'ied at Vfllerg.3ur_semoy in 1914,;
handle Christmas parcels. After the has been recovered and returned
$33.25.“‘L‘i’I-‘rllaiii’ifin‘élmheading}: with 110110" W the 00W“ “my
Cross and army department as to by E139 204th Rement 0f Infan'
weighl, contents and inspections must try.
be observed. No parcel can be ac- AMSTERDAM, Friday, NOV.
cepted for mailing that weighs mortal”
than three pounds. when packed.
The Red Cross also supplies cartOns .
for nearest relatives of workers in thei by the dethmnement or abdica‘
v. M. c. A., Red Cross, K. of c., and tion of ruling houses in Germany,
other organizations which work be according to the Zeltung Am Mit-
hlnd the lines when the, nearest rei‘a- itag of Berlin. Of this number,
tire, signs an applical on em or 0‘ ~ »
that for reintlves of soldiers. ‘thmyfthrfie wand iifihe ”We“:
Headquarters: Wilton library, no._Prussmn plane on y-xune o
waylon, Wood‘s store: Norwalk, post-f the Bavarian reigning family.
ofllce; South Norwalk, Store. next loi
Elwood & Glover's shoe store.
tutu lfillNiT
"—8everal thousand Anerican sol-
i the liners Lapland and Minnehaizn.
'It was a stirring scene as the men
marched from the railway station
iand local camps to the landing
istage amid the rousing cheers
ifroln the throngs of people along
23.——(}uard ! the streets.
HARTFORD. Nov.
d 1
.—Two hundred and seventy-i-
ieisht persons have been affected l
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LIVERPOOL, Friday, Nov. 22.3
{diers sailed for home tedny on.
lhronemeni or, Abdicaliou oi
Bavarian Roy-
‘Several Thousand American Soldiers Sallod
for Home Today on liners From liverpool.
trio.
Selfgovernment and the proton.
tion of their cultural m the
pmclamhtiotllll says, mourn. l;
ted to 0 compound , .
5:“ republic. The authority 0th. '
Soldiers' and Work-en’s Odin»
ciis should be defined molt nod-
ily by the National 00nd.
A national guard to alphas the
standing army after its demobili—
zation is suggested. ’
Expenditures, it is .doclal'od.
could be covered by assessment!
on big fortunes, especially those
derived from war profits. In-
comes derived from the exploits-
tion of labor should be abolished.
NEW lilNllZliN
tulip HERE
, James Begg's & Company, of 3C
fiWarren Hit-eel, New York, have leased
ithe old power house property on Me.- _.
’dow street. this 'city. from the Con;
necticut Light & Power Company,
for a long term of years.
‘ Beggs oi Company are ’manui‘actur»
era of the Worthington Water Tube
Boilers. and also make shaking ant}
dumping grates, and have been es-
tablished in business over 40 years.
Officers of the company are:
President—George N. Robinson.
Vicepresident—H. B. Bells.
Secretary—S. S. Bells.
This will proveio be an important
,nddition to Norwalk manufactoriee.
The location of this firm here is
the result of the efforts of Albert R. _
Hopkins, of this city.
TWO ENGINEERS AND”
CONDUCTOR KILLEI} .
The Detective Bureau of the Bridge-
port police department notified the
police of this city yesterday after5
noon that two 'flim-flammerd- M
hurriedly left Bridgeport in a. little!
and were seen heading in this diner
tion. ‘ .
One was described as being 35 your
of age. 5 foot 'I inched in height.
weighed 180 pounds, light holi- and .
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“5'9 Of 0‘“ customers and ““3 against all things in Germany—from “331., Nov. 23r-4’hillipp [a brown and grey overcoat [and car-
treaties to ton—said Mrs. John Laid- Beholdemann ha. Wed u ma. ,rled a black hand-bag. The other in
Discharged Soldiers Get low Buei. of thchfield. State Regent. in“. arm in “I. new Ger- said to be about 3§ years old. 3,...
. to the delegates assembled in the 36th m andltis h“ h“ oot. seven inches all, red flood and
Travellingfim general meeting of the Connecticut mp'm p . , ore is blue suit. soft but Indium.
» r. . .. Society.1)aughters'of the American Mphhn W301? MW» monomoorrmh , 1 »_ .
wssrtrxcron. n. c. . Nov. za—lmolnuontin this.clty. yeste . Secretary of Publicity, Art and . ShOrtly afterw mm Joan
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Greeting! "1'8 'OXNI'MOO to the deb". mm
' to . mun ,To’othlll notlcled Monsanto-sly
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