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Need of the South Norwslk
Congregational Church,
After a Year in Camp,
‘ GivesUp Pulpit
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Electing of Members Will Be
Held on Friday Evening to
Consider Letter
The members of the South Norwallt
Congregational Church were given a
ourprlae. yesterday morning. when the
. pastor. Rev. John Stapleton, who has
been away for nearly a year doing re-
lldous work in the eantonment at!
Annistou, Ala" presented his resigns i
tlon. This was I‘m to the congress.
tion by Professor George N. Wilson,
and it was voted to call a meeting oi
the members of the church for Friday .
evening next to consider the same.
Mr. Stapleton’s letter is as follows: !
Annieton. Ala” Nov. 16. 1918.3
_'i‘o the Officers and Members of the-t
First Congregational Church, South:
Nor-walk, Conn. .
1
Dear Friends:
0n the first day of December, 1911.
l preached my first sermon as your,
pastor and have pound seven of the?
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r
(Continued on Page Eire)
vacuums
m m: PIAEEI] [IN
BHRISTMASBUYINfi
Father and. Santa A re Turn-
ed Loose by Defense Coun-
cil and Told to Shop
,WASHINGTON, I). 0., Nov. 25.—
"lfhd Council of National Defence to-
day announced that the ban on holiday
buying, which, by agreement with the
. manufacturers and retailers was to
have been restricted, has been lifted.
'l‘he motive book of the council's ac-j
. tlons is to give impetus to the re-em-‘
plcyment of those normally engaged
. in the production of holiday material
’ and in the holiday trade. The Christ-
, _mas season is not to be subjected tol
‘any restraint because of the necessi-
ties of war.
The following statement was issued‘
by Grosvenor ii. Ciarkson, acting di-*
rector of the council:-—— 3
“Before the armistice the Council of
National Defence, composed of the
Secretaries of War. Navy Interior.
Agriculture, Commerce and Labor.
. entered into an agreement with rep-
resentatives of loading industries and
, retail interests to the effect that the
is. sale of Christmas goods should un-
fidergo certain restrictions with re-
(Continued on Page Five)
tutu Pttltis
No Reduction May Be Ex-
Dected Before Next Fall at
the Earliest
. ...a_.._.L
men's hats, boih‘ felt and straw. Ill
current issue of the Americm’Hsttor
=tbeclooeofthe'nmspeuw
Minnow mama-tn
Mammogram,”
[Home 0' mine-snug
.Ilynasty in Serbia.
f""lillli1llil Putt ”:
urn. tttltttu
aluminum
Was Taken Prisoner on
Board German Submarine
Deutschlsnd After Ticcuo
derogs Was Torpedoed
LONDON, Nov. It—Uentensnt
Julius H. Richer of Frisco. N. 8.,
who with Deutenant Frank L Muller
of Oakland, Cat. wsrtalteu on board
the German submarine Deutschlud
from the torpedoed Americsusrmr
cargo ship Ticonderoga on September
30, and was brought to Harwlch yew
tarday by the U-boet. was wounded
severely in the thigh when the Ticon-
deroga went down, according to the
Norwich correspondent of the Daily
Express. He eece'ped on a raft and
was picked up by the U-boat.
“They gave me a drink of brandy
and questioned me shout Amcriran
troops and other things." said Lien
tenant Fulcher. "i then was taken to
the forepealr. where i had to sleep
with not less than thirty—five German
sailors who lived in this dungeon. The
first both i had was when a rain
squall hit the submarine while i was
on deck.
“0n the eighth day of my captivity,
Germany sent a peace note to Presi-
dent Wilson and onthe eleventh day
I
(Continued on Page Seven.)
PllHlilllll fl’lillIEN
ItlllEll IN FRANCE
Popular Young Man Made
the Supreme Sacrifice on
Oct. 14
Private Jeremiah F. O'Brien, Com-
pany C. 60th {1. 8. infantry. A. E. l-‘.,
has made the Supreme Sacrifice upon
the glorious field of honor in France.
A fearless and courageous young man
he left this city a little over a year
ago to answer the call of his country.
and gave his most priceless posses
lion. his life. that his flag and his
country might live.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael J.
O'Brien. of 12 Hamilton avenue, he
was born and spent his entire life in
this city. His cheesrful and pleasing
disposition and ever present sures
i
won for him the friendship and high '
regards and respects oi‘ the entire
He was a. young man of but twenty‘
six years of age and is by trade a
better, but for some ttrne before en-
tering the service he was employed
at Higley'a Machine Shop on Water
street. where he was regarded as an
invaluable employs.
(Continued on Page Three.)
WflUlll REUNITE‘
SElllillN IllNlilller
BASEL. Nov. 25.—-'l‘he Bosnian Nl/
tional Council has addressed a note
to Crown Prince Alexander of Serb-
ia, asking for an immediate reunion of
Bosnia and, Herzegovina with the Ser-
bia Kingdom under the sovereignty of
the Kara-Georgevltch dynasty of
which the crown prince is the ruling
head.
KaravGeorge (Black George) Petro-
‘v-lch was the founder of the reigning
He was murdered
in 1817, leaving two sons, one of
whom. Alexander, became the reign-
ing prince in 1842. The title of Alex-
ander to the throne was confirmed.
but the dignity- is not hereditary. in
1858 Alexander was forced to abdicate
dynasty then became the reigning
house of Serbia. then continued until—o'clock
1903, when King Alexander and his
Queen were murdered. Then Kara:
Oncrgovitch house returned to power,
AIOOCIATIDJII“ “M I”! ALI. PART. 0' WC W
0f WW6
-.10Pli__c_l§_li8l8
Munition Factories in Aus-
tria Have Closed Down.
Throwing Thousands of
People Out of Work
“trauma
[tannin tt'
Profiteers Have Also Been
Badly Hit in the Collapse
of Other Industries
VIENNA. Wednesday. Nov. :0. (By
the Associated Press).—-Diillcuittes st-
tending the process of returning to a
peace footing after the great war W
illustrated here. Munition factories
have been shut down, throwing out of
work hundreds of thousands of men
and women, who have little prospect
of obtaining employment because of
the lack of coal. Cold weather‘alrea-
dy has begun and snow has fallen in
Vienna.
seaweed,
b--. .. '—
“iil” ”it
Bill! m llllllll
PlimrStubsToasIdTum
Passen-
at s to Sunday and after
turning bottom up, . one of its
women passenger‘s it tor some
little time.
The woman was Iva Cougen
who wss‘ridingwithhsr
Mir. Hrs.
Siedol's help to on the ear.
antibac-
bolery,csmeby the-ceneofthese
cident, but was unable with young
Siedel's rein to lift the car. and has
tened to Wall and Iain streets where
Police Sergeant was on City and
rushed himtothobpoh‘d these:
4
—.—-—-
(Continued OI M the)
PARISllllll’liliIE
PRElllllllllllES
I
‘— Ncnnsr, nov. £10137
cm or a ”scant. on“ we ous own 09mm!
- a
”Thompson N ‘
of Help From America
and Allies, Citru'__l_e_s States _
.Flllilltll lllllilll
llllN POSTERS
ll'lllilTl ll'lliNTlflN
At South Norwsllr Stylus!
Bank—Sent to Treasurer
Woodwardbylrieutlames
W. Storey, Jr.
An art exhibition of unusual inter-
est is the showing of eight beautiful
examples of artistic posters, used in
the recent French Liberty Loon st
the South Nor-wail Savings bank. and
lust received by Treasurer George L.
Woodward from Lleu‘enaut James W.‘
Storey, Jr., who is now stationed with
the United States Engineering Serv-
ice in hence.
lir. Woodward has placed them on
view for a limited period, and those
who appreciate these splendid ex-
M--
,_ ~.... .— ”
atr ma... my
former limpet-er, “is Wile “'5 “'9 tithes ‘af
MM— ’-
ectl
' i
(”i
..
in st Hero“ and Sll' Salim
wot Be Very Grett-
Secessiou Seems Probablcm,
' Genuany Dissatisfied. was 1‘}; ::
Berlin.
Movement to Withdraw From Gunny and
CreateSeparate Republic in Rhinelaad -
Gaining Ground.
—’
b “Find“ streets of the city are Sufism!“ AOCOIIIIIIOdItiOflB
rig t the theaters and opera aref '
open, well-dressed people are walking; :3 gorevemerlrces at the
or using street cars. as cabmen de-t re“ apita
mend from two to three dollars a ridei
This is all on the surface. There is
untold misery in the poorer quarters.
(Continued on Page Five)
RAILWAY Httnsm
panorama
Conference Called For De- as having been very animated cvsr‘
cember 4 to Discuss Plans
of Action ‘
One of the most momentous con-
ferouces of railway presidents and
their counse in the history of the
United Statesls scheduled for Decem-
ber I at the Grand Central Terminal.
in this city. it marks the second gun
in the campaign against government
ownership of public utilities and for
the prompt return of the railroads to
the control of their owners. The cor-
porate executives and their counsel of
nearly every important railroad in the
United States have signified their Lu-
teuiion to attend the meeting and un-
less present plans are. changed defin~
ite steps ofdah‘ reaching effect will be
PAlllS. Nov. 25 (By The Associated
Press.)-The conferences on the pre
liminarics of peace probably will be
held in Paris instead of It Versailles
owing to the superior accommodation
and conveniences in the capital. Only
trite formal sessions at concluding stag-
i“ will be held at Versailles.
l The only active sittings now going
on are those of the Joint armistice
commission which holds daily sessions
at Spa. French, British and German
delegates attend the meetings.
to the dominant notes in our own up
erty been posters. two particularly
strong ones depicting two typical (“'t
male figures of . ‘hofrelu
looking forward to s speedy restora~
tion to their own mother country, and
the other. of a Pcilu with a air-auxin
hold on a German eagle of heroic size.
All interested are cordially inVlteu
to view them during the'regular ofllce
hours 0 fthe bank.
t
Some of the meetings are described
the chorus of the Germans to secure
modification of the terms of the ar-
imtstice. marshal Floch'a reply was a;
lrefusal to consider any change and at
dispatch In Basel gives the text of
the marsha 'a reply, which says:
“No attention can be given to the
demands presented in General von'
Winterfeldt's letter of November 11.”:
While the joint armistice commis-
slon's duties are restricted to the ex-'.
ecution of the armistice, it is one oft
the preliminaries which will merge
later into the sessions of the inter
Allied Conference and the Peace Con-
press.
MRS. MONROE GIVEN
SURPRISE, BY FRIENDS,
taken at that time in the direction of:
thel prompt ending of Federal con-
tro.
(Continued on Page Five)
VILLA BANllllS
mtilililitli
Railway Station in Chihua-
A large number of friends and rot
latlvos of Mrs. John Monroe gathered
tat her home. 2 Brush street. on Sat-
‘turday evening in honor of her birth-
‘day. Although taken completely by
«surprise, Mrs. Monroe proved herself
;n.charming hostess throughout the ev-
‘eniug. Music, both .vocal and instru-
mental, dancing and games furnished
a very pleasant evening's entertain-
ment. Very delicious and tempting
refreshments were served by Mrs.
Monroe at the conclusion of the eve-
ning's festivities. Among the guests
included Mr. and lire. Samuel Mc-
hua Attacked and Train Dowell, or Newark. bee Thomson. of
Blown Up
.. " ‘ t‘ r ’ I Q": .
JAUREZ. Mexico. Nov. 25.-irtir
eighty miles south
esterday morn
torped a southbound freight train
Accordins to‘ the official
the affair given out by his.)
f here.
not of
J. Go- The Department offloter Vehicles
Newark. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Poet,
'Mr. and Mrs» Harold Poet, Mr. and
Mrs. John Monroe. Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
' James Monroe; Mr. and Mrs. John
a .,- was '
followers commanded by Stifanlo Hol- 53:32: fan‘gdmfiomfiim‘tfig'
. \ gain attacked the Mexican Central MM? and Nora Katy
and wasbanished. The Obrenovltcll. Railroad station at Villa Ahumada. '
st 3
and later
\
MUST APPLY NOW
FOR AUTO NUMBERS
initiators
outstrip tut
W. Horowitzz Badly Cut and
Bruised When Wagon Hits
Poles
Wolf Horowitz. a. well-known local
junk dealer, narrowly escaped serious
injury this noon when his horse be-
came alarmed and ran away and crash
ed into a telephone pole. i
Mr. Horowitz was driving alone.
Monroe street toward South Main
and just as he was passing benea‘h
' the railroad bridge his horse became
alarmed and started on a mad dash
toward South Main effect. It had at-
tnined such speed as when it reach-
ed the corner that it was unable to
make the turn and crashed in between
the telephone and fire alarm notes on
the corner of Hanford place and South
Main.
The force. of the impact threw Mr.
rim-wits from the wazon to the ground
inflicting several deep gushes about
the head and face and bruising him
severely. lie was taken to the odi-
ces of Dr. I Rosenthal who attended
him and he was later removed to bill
home at 61 Spring street.
lNSUItANtE MllNEY
SENT it! that
' The Norwalh Tire a Rubber Co. has
~sent its remittance for 3,810 lire to
{III-a. Pietro Fume at Camila, prov-
ince of Season. ltaly. in payment of
7
King Peter 1. becoming monarch. His mes Tagle in command of the garri- made the " uran
. announcement yeaterda
older son, Prince.George. renounced sen hero, Hoguln's band. which con- um pox-pong wishing to retain “aim on {has 33?: tub; genie. 331':
succession to the throne in 1909 and
Discussing the effect of peace On Mace Alexander his younger broth- engage
, I . M “Out
the hat industry and the prices of er, became the heir apparent. Prince hour. It was unodlc
in Southern Serbia.
.—. ' .
Mntaswnseeas
Lusvmamtm
elated of 80 men,
antennae" fought with great distinc- several were gm .
\tlon' during the recent Allied odensive ed on both “‘1“
TROUBLE-GROWS .
A993”.
7"“ “W W “‘9' mun! automobile “mint on was employed there mu no recent
3 ‘4" than an yesr mutrtorwsrd‘tueir applies ons- " punish mam
reported that to the state onoo‘ tantrums before an" “M In a ‘ - '
malt 1M. renew it! new! .OI'
Ail . ”git- . I
‘ lathe interest of its employes,their
familie'lmmoem 11:10th
al.thoNorwnlk,Tho&RIbberOpm-
alleviate. octet
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Everyone is a striking plea tuneup MW”: 0‘ Belgium, I“ . ‘ n
port of the loan in a similar strain Paris on December 5, It Is a -
nounccd.
_-—'——--
:PARIS, Nov, 25 (Haves).-'—The
I
a mixed‘conference between the
Allies and the Germans continues
at Spa, the German Headquarters.
Discussions often the quite lively,
according-to the Echo De Paris,
but the Allies imperativciy put a
stop to recriminations intended to
reopen conversation on the actual
signing of the armistice.
VIENNA, Sunday, Nov. 24 (By
the Associated Press).—-Deelaring
there is impressing need in Aust~
ria for assistance from America
and the Allies, former "Emperor
Charles ' of Austria-ilrurgary in- i
sisted that the danger of Bolslre-i
vism is very great in his countryq
It was in conversation with a cor-!
respondent of the Associated:
Press that the former sovereign‘
told of the peril which was im-I
pending. ‘
The former emperor, his wife
and five children are at Eekert-l
sau Castle. With them area few!
faithful men and women, 'lnclud-A
ing Count Alexander Esterhazy,‘
former chief of court to the emper-
or and Naval Captain Seedank. An
interview with the former emper-
or wae granted after the request
had been transmitted through the
president of the Council of the
German-Austrian Republic. The
correspondent then was permittedl
to motor some 25 miles to the cast-l
ile, which is located in the center!
of a vast plain devoted to farming”
This plain is dotted here and there .
with clusters of villages, made up1
of long, low one~story houses not‘
tmlikc} the settlements in ‘ ‘ Dutch " 2
Pennsylvania Men and women
were busy in the fields digging
beet roots when the correspondent ’
passed by. ‘
Eckersu Castle is constructed of
stone‘ and is surrounded by trees.
It is guarded by a few-soldiers,
although there are“ scarcely any
callers. The building dates from
i
88° and later handsomely furnish-
‘e‘d, so that the castle no‘w'sppea‘rs
to bermere' _. lyka luxurious: country
{a strong, friendly (It) - ,
. out food he is apt to do many nn§
1 the interest of the Allies to did u
'as Bolshevism when started may
the twelfth ceuhrry, but its largo”,|
' rooms were remodeled a ”centurylthward the Allies new“
come through
empiric, but h
correspondent,
Motioning the . to
a chair by a center table Gd tab '
ing another himself, brine!“
cmpcromoketgrst in , . _
then is in ~ . ’
”l authorize, The . Id, _~
Press to say thatnots [*M‘wf
should be lost by Austin“ and -. 1‘
the Allies in helping the people --
here, so grave is the situation," it.“
1 said. “During the war, one of my
pee-occupations was the task of"
obtaining food for the soldiers m t 1,
people, but now, notwithstanding: :-
sll my efiorte, it is most distrau-
iug to find there is none left In!“
them. If America and the " ' 7
do not recognize this fact, lulu!»
ing here will be very great . ‘
a few weeks. Indeed, it is ahead! ‘ ,, ,
so and every day we do not use in .-‘ 1
the endeavor to get food is lost.
“We have done our best, 3
more cannot be done If food and
coal are not bought, there will be ,. ,
disorder in Vienna. Possibly that . _
disorder from Russia which we
call Bolshevism will come. '1‘.
people here are fine, kind and _‘
patient, but when anyone is with- ‘
usual and violent things. Looking: :r
back, we. mal recall that Bohhea- ,
vism started in Rania because of
the lack of food. I think it b is
spread and become a danger to the '
Allies, too. . _ x,
food sltnsdon fl '
“Our coal and
worse because of transporhfimt
conditions. The railroad. became
badly disorganized la .‘ l on,
very glad to see an American, who
represents a countri. with! ._
working for peace. I ' Vs worked-
for peace always.
“Regarding the future, I;
not speak of the pass“! out
repeat that I feel I my me.
However, I do hope that. ‘ '
will bring good fortune, . '
days and a better undo '
among all peoples.”
During an interview the .
church didnot show ..
at... at their mlltary .
though it may be inferred ;
is heartsore over the
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