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EVENING SENTINEL
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW. FROM ALL PART. OF THE WORLD W A SPECIM; WIRE AND WNW" OPERATOR
Office as Second Class latter.
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Fair tonight and Wednesday.
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'pping Board Points to
Grave Consequences That,f Give“ at the American? Governor Marcus ll. Holcomb
Would Follow Tie-Up With .'
Over 1,500,000 Men in;
Europe to Be Fed
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000 Men on Harbor Craft
Threaten to Walk Out
ASHINGTON, Dec. 1?.~»—l)eclaring
t the tieup of the New York
bar this time “would involve the
vest of consequences, both to this
try and the allies. the shipping
rd last night called on opeiators of
. r craft at New York to submit
: differences Willi their employes
arbitration:
There still are in the American
ice in Europe. over a million and
a half men," said tln- board's
lenient. “and it is inconceivable
t the American pcoplc or its gov-
ment would imperil this movement
food and supplies to those Ameri~
a, now that their actual task of
hting is over. in addition loll]?
Intaining of our own arniios, there
he obligation to feed and clothe ”it 3
les of our allies in Europe. in a
ed and den-t
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to because of their long resistance
the German power. There is also
‘ nation's obligation to its own cit-
s to bring back to America as rap-
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erat Pershing Adds Se-
verely Wounded Should Be
Reported December 27 :
”ASKINGTON, D. 0. Dec. 17.-——
r noral Pershing today notified the
r Department by cable in' response
a series of questions. that reports
deaths in action probably will be
“plated by December 30 and reports
merely wounded by December 21.
‘-s final figures for all casualties.
cred by the American forces, Gen-
1 Pershing intimates, probably will
larger than those given in his lat-
summary. which was made public
the War Department on November
In this summary General. Pei-sh1
placed the number of killed at 28.‘
; died of wounds. 13,101; missing
action, 14.290; wounded; 189,955. of
cm 51,751 are classified as severely
unded, 43,168 degree undetermined.
. 92.036 slightly wounded.
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REMAIN it mid
Notice to Local 'Food Din
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vrl food directors:
use 'We. are ire
food directors which regulations
e been rescinded and which contin-
t in force, and because the con-
tly changing situation has result-
fn nusual complexity of Food Ad-
tion rules and regulations, we
. ~. to set forth categorically the.
towing resume of answers and en
nations.
Connecticut newnpapers when car-
3 a story under a Hartford date
9 or when quoting "Food Adminis.
for Robert Scovtlle" are inVariably
. cot and authentic sources of in-
mation on Food Administration
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Blilllillillli
IN ERANCE 800M
Will Attc
nd Reception to Be
Embassy in Paris Tomor-
row by Ambassador Sharp
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,Secretary of State Lansingi
Endeavors to Organize the
American Working Force
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SPELLAEY BY 30“ .
IN SilllllEllS’ VillE; SEREEANT Silli
Received 2,054 to 1,715 Ii‘orTBevy’ of Bgid Boys Charged
Democratic-Citizens Noni-f With Ringing in From
inec — State Secretary’s; Box 27, Thursday Night,
Oflice Figures i Will Have a Hear"; in the
-~——— } Uptown Juvenile Court on
Friday -
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bunch of bad boys
the state secretary's odico, the repub- urged 'llh pulling fire alarm 50!
were giVen to him on the citizens Prosecutor Jesse Dunbar, after a
Continued on Sixth Page.
Friday morning. next.
led l
[Illnited States District Attorney Thom}
xthan 300. according to the figures of. Acting on reliable information 8
(the soldiers' vote cast at the rccont'ilewl Bryan Ii. Silk rounded up a
'election, which have been compiled by last evening.
llcan governor having 2,054 votes to I” at Maple and Franldln streets. one
1,718 to the democratic district at-lnisht lasbweek. and causing the up-
torney. Three of the Speilacy votos town fire laddies a useless Journey.
ltickct. the ticket of the party to which careful review of the one. found pm-
...“ bable cause and held them for trial
in the Juvenile Court. uptown,
While it is possible that the lads
arrested. who are of an avenge age
r I‘ 16 years, are not the identical ones
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ENllflEWARAESII
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"I ah Stewart Collier, widow of ur. Col-
DECLINE llltlilli
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Francis P. Garvin, Formerly
of Hartford, Paul Whitney l
and F. P. Dunne Were
Named by Publisher—Ask
That Widow Be Named
Instead
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-—Payne Whit-
ney, Finley Peter Dunne and Francis
P. Garvan, named by the late Robert
J. Collier, editor and publisher of
“Colller's Weekly.” as executors and
residuary legatees of a large part of
his estate, including his interest in
P. F. (‘ollier & Sons. declined in Intr-
rogate's court here today their ap-
pointments and their rights as lan-
tees. They suggested that Mrs. Sar-I
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lier._who did not share in the estate
under the will. be named in M!
stead.
In menacing their right under the
Illusll soulllii loilllli
BliSHElllSl P08|ll0li 0N lliE
EINUlND Gilli SOUlflERN Gilli
Situation in Smyrna Is C
rit" cal and Armed Bands of the
Young Turks Have Been Fired on by the Alli
Fleets
Initial": SiltlllllNfilll PRISflNEllS
ill fiERMANSAl liNflENSAlZA CAME
Field Marshal Von Ma
ckensen Interned by the Hungar-
ian Government, Budapest Report States
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STOCKHOLM, Dee. 17.—-An ;
PARIS, Monday, Dec. L16.---~Prcsi-2
~that pulled box 6-5 at Main street and
“.m' they said that. tho bequests ”English squadron has bombarded
they can be executed." ‘
PARIS, Dec. 17 (llavas).—--Span-
[Ynion avenue at 2:16 Sunday morn-
inz. the authorities are reasonably
certain that they belong to the same
gang. and othcr arrests will mbsbly
follow‘. _
Edward ll. Phillips. of 8 I'nloti
ENDS NEW HAVEN
Pillll__ll3_illlfiHl
Senator-Elect, Drafted, Re-
fused to Resign. Now
dent Wilson's visit to Versailes today i
was unannounced and informal. illnl
idea was to inspect the golf course!
which, on advice 01' Rear Admiral‘
til-syson. his personal physician, he‘
will probably visit as often as time‘
pcrmits. The driver, who was unac-
quaintcd with the mute. missed the
golf course, illld Mr. Wilson saw only
the palace. returning to Paris in time
tl‘ontinuod on Page Mr.)
. Cables Bcin
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tor luncheon. In Local Harbor
Tomorrow night the President willi Back on JOE) .__.
attend the reception to be given by, _- -- -~»- l ‘
milbnssttdor Sharp at the American' The t‘IItI ot‘ the war and the mun-ter- 13mm. u". coming of the icy winds
embassy. King Victor Emmanuel and lug out of tilt' drafted “‘00)” has her and nlid~wlnter cold the (‘nblca in the
Queen Ell-nit, of ltaly, will be received tied a political controtersy in NW4 harbor are being overhauled. Yester-
ill the Murat residence between five llIn‘rn nntl int'lticliliilly retained the day the cable laying barge of the T.
and seven O’clock Thursday evening. ‘ lietllot‘l'ulit‘ tliinol'lty of 010“?!) in the A. Scott Towing Company, of New
——“ ,incmninl: Senate in the General AS- London. arrived in the harbor and is
their behalf were made by Mr. Col- Boishevist positions along the. lab investigators who have con-
“t'r Mew“ ht’ “"8 neatly int”- southcrn coast of the Gulf of Ii‘iu- ‘ ducted an inquiry Into the shoot-
land, according to an oflicial statc- ‘ ing of French prisoners of war at
nicnt issued from the Extllouian the German prison cantp at. 138118—
Army Headouartcrs. Bolshevist (niacin havu forwarded their re-
i‘orces have been repulsed. ticcorti- port to the French governmental
lug to the report. authorities, according to the Pet-
A'I‘IIENS, Dec. l7.~'l‘llte sittta- it Journal. The newspaper says
lion in Smyrna is extremely criti- the report declares that (he at-
ANflEHER RUBBERY ,
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REPflRTEfl Tl] Pullflf‘thl, according to llt'wspapcl‘ tlin- titudc of the prisoners did .not.
. lpatchcs from Mitylcnc. Young justify the ruthless methods of the
y - - I'l‘tlrk officials have lostctl nrtnt-tldjm-mang, While at Imugensulza,
TOMS! Clothing and Eauly-lilillltii at various plulccs about tllc the prisoners erected. I theatre.
ment Taken From City S. town. and these have been hum. Before leaving: the prison they atw
Stone Crusher hurtit'd by thc Allies i’lcets. tmmdm M“. ,, down, and w‘hpe
l"’NDON- DC“. 17 (“Tillfih they were thus engaged were fired
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SEVENllWARSHlPS
lllJE HERE NEXT WEEK
New York City Plans to Out-
do Any Previous Celebra-
tion in Land Parade of
Naval Forces Dec. 26
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.r-~The program
,r'embly. The controversy arose. withmow tied up {‘0 the railroad him“, One more robbery has been report-
1 the drafting of Daniel E. Bailey. Dem- The Scott cumpgny is under con- ed to the police and makes a total of ,
‘ocrauc nominee in the Tenth Senator mm with a“, N" York, paling“ five which have been committed in
ial district. lust previous to election and Hartford Railroad Company. and this city since Friday night, for which
and his subsequent refusal to "“12“ is repairing and laying new cables no one as yet has been apprehended,
'cilhcr bt‘furc or after the election. 08- along the coast and has been working and there does not seem to be any‘,
i -———- :In the I'lrldgrpon and Westport har- chance of their being caught. It was
Ibors and upon the completion of the teamed yesterday that the city stone
'work here will go to Cos Cob and Feb crushar had been stripped of its tools
,BISHflP NliAN ISSUES
' REI] CliflSS APPEAL
.ham Bay. and part of its machinery and equip-
the
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The railroad authorities are endear ment sometime Sunday noon. ,
voring to have the cables in first Tb'o stone crusher is located at Ri-
‘clans condition before the river freez- chants avenue and Cedar street.
‘Is over and stops this work. The cai- whdre it is being used in road work.‘
blabarge is accompanied by a mud- and on Sunday was left unattended
,scow and a few loads of mud which for a will. by the watchman.
,hiut covered the cables have been re- When the work man appeared on
‘moved as a preliminary measure and Monday morning. they were much sur-
the real work is expected to start to- priaod to find two iron wheelbarrow.
Letter Read in All
quently asked by"
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linry'. are thankful that they are- ailerd not to do your share? A heart and a dollar is all you ,
"simply alive"_ as they: say. ma , ' . . ‘ ' I, " . . . "
Out of aoompany of 233‘ . . ' ‘ " i M ‘ "““” i ‘
for the reception of the returning
steamers, now set for the period of De-I
cember 23 to 26, when there will be a‘
land parade of naval forces, will pro-i
day.
Merchants Urged Not
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Churches of the Hartford
Diocese—Catholic Clergy
bably outdo in site and enthu i s . Will Co-Operate—Evcry ,
:fiyxectaclo of the sort this curing i one Should Be Enrolled mi to Keep Ofltfivfi‘ng‘s'y
Some seventy ships of the fighting1 Great organization
force that has been on the other side;
at? expected to participate. In addi.' in the local Catholic churches Sun.“
tion warships are coming from Hamp- day. every man,
We have Just received our appoint.
Woman and child was ments as chairmen of the local War
ton Roads and other rendezvous. The Wired to enroll in the Red Cross, the. Service Committees, and the National
augmented fleet Will assemble of! splendid work of which organization Committee recommend that the pre-
Sandy Hook, and come up the bay Was 8N forth. “sent War Economy Plan be continued.
Monday morning, to be reviewed by; The subjoined letter. sent by Rt. Complying with this recommends.
Secretary Daniels. lRev. Bishop Nilan of the Hartford (“0- tion we urge all merchants to cooper
lcese of the Catholic to every Catho— ate by not opening their store! event
he pastor in the diocese conveys the lugs until Thursday of this week.
.Catholictestimate of the great Red PETER l". BURNS.
lCross organisation: , Norwalk Chairman.
"Dear Father: The President of the . J, EMORY STEVENS.
United States has summoned the on South Norwalk Chairman.
tire American people to membership! BOSTON STORE
in the American Red Cross. The‘ , Main and Wall Street.
Christmas Roll Call will open Decem-’ N’orvmk, Conn. Dec. 17; 1918.
her 16. and continue for one «leech.J in order that many of our patrons.
During that time every mtfn, woman who find it very inconvenient to shop
and child in the United StaTes of during the regular store hours. "Id
America is to be enrolled as a mom who also find its very urgent and ne-
ber of this great national OI'ganiza-'-cessury to do their shopping early. To
‘ as tion. The fee for membership is one accommodate and assist those. we will
the former Norwalk Linc has been dis- dollar. open our stOre evenings, beginning on
continued. but the South Norwalk‘ ,Thuraday, Dec.19.
Board of Trade is in receipt of a com~i l BOSTON STORE CO.
munication from the New York &
Derby Transportation Co., Inc., sug- -... “
gesting the establishment of one of
their branch lines between here and
the business center of New York.
This company has made a specialty
of this work and has established suc-
cessful lines running from New York
to Derby. Shelton, Ansonia and other
points in the Naugatuck Valley, and
are in readiness to start a line to
this city within 24 hours‘ notice pro-
tmnrinued 0n PM St!)
NEW lllElfiHl lull
Illuminati;
At the present time the mérchanfs
of this city are without a marine trans-
portation line to New York City,
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CHRISTMAS RED CROSS ROLL CALL.
Have you joined yet? Come on, don't say you can’t afford
it? You can’t aircrd not to do it. You helped take care of the
boys while they were fighting. You were faithful to them
then. Donit slacken up yet. They are not all home yet. But
a few have arrived. Many are still over there. Many more
are in hospitals and camps. Our obligation to the soldiers and
sailors and the privilege of ministering to the sick and wound-
ed, of feeding the hungry and rebuilding the waste places of our
faithful allies in the war still calls for the aid of faithful Ameri-
cans. The Red Cross is your agency in all this work. Is your
name to be written with the rest of the rcddonts of America
telling the stricken world and our own soldiers and sailors that
the Red Cross has the fullest backing of the people of this favor.
ed land? Such a Christmas gift of universal membership in the
Red Cross would signify to the starving, sick and homeless that
our humanity does not. depend upon the excitement of war, but ‘
that nelghbcrliness is just as strong in us in the time of peace.
A unanhnous response will hearten the whole world. Can you
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THAN FUL THE
WAR IS OVER
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Mrs. W. E. O‘Rellly and children,
William In. and Kathryn, went to St.
Mary's Hospital. Hoboken, Sunday to
see Private Robert D. O‘Reilly, who
purived home last week on the “Com .
nrt." i
it will be remembered that Private,
O‘Raiily was one of the brave boyst
who lost his left leg in the Argonnei
Woods battle in September. ‘
They found him well and happy. in
spite of his wound and he as well as
all the other wounded heroes at St.
p'aeuly
was/the‘otily one'noi kill
‘TOURISH COACH
eight or nine wrenches, a pipe cutter.
a number of monkey wrenches. one
pair of overalls and a quantity of boil-
er fittings listed among the missing.
The police are positive it was not
the work of the same gang who open
ated in the business section of the
city on Saturday night. but believe it
was the work of a suburbanite residing
in that vicinity.
VlllAMAlBlll [1.8.
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Rebel Chief Anxious to Test
America’s Attitude
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.——lnforma-
tion has reached here that Francisco
Villa is planning a "demonstration" in
northern Mexico to ascertain what
will be the attitude of the American
Government toward a renewal of his
pot-a
it is understood Villa plans to at-
tack some important towns near the
border. Government officials have in-
formation Villa has collected a large
part of the following which he had
before Gen. Pershings force went into
Mexico.
The gathering of Villa forces has
caused much apprehension among in-
habitants of towns and ranches in
northern Mexico. i
EL PASO, Ten, Dec. 11—min. Feli-
pe Aussies, former artillery chief for'
Francisco Villa, crossed the Mexican
border near here recently with five
other Villa chiefs to Join their leader.
He arrived here from New York. ,
it is believed Angeles is on a special
mission from a group of Mexican poli-
ticians whose purpose is to declare
Dr. Francisco Vasquez Gomez provi-
sional president.
IS DESTROYED
WiNNlPEG, Math. Dec. 17.--Advic-
as received he e today tell of the des-
fraction by ft of a tourist coach cal
11 Canadian Pacific train which left
here at 9:10 p. m. yesterday for Tor-
onto. and say that thirteen passen-
gers aboard the coach are missingl
The fire. it was indicated. started in‘
n'bai‘tb ,upied by a family party
and quickly spread to the rest of the
coach, guitar can on thetj‘train cacao
' .Wifl.,,;- *,,., s I
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most ample precedents. These crim-
Wirelcss Service).mliespollsiliili»
iy for punishing the former (icr-
man Emperor and other high of-
ficials for crimes committed dur-
ing the war must rest with govern-
ments and not with jurists, accord-
ing to the Marquis of Crcwe, for:
mer Secretary of State for the
Colonies, in a letter pubblislicd in
the Westminster Gazette. He
writes:
The atrocities in Belgium, the
ill-treatment of prisoners, and
the executions of Captain Fryutt
ulld Miss Edith (‘aveii all can be
brought home to the individual
persons concc ed, and punish-
ment can be inflicted by tribun-
als. Whenever, however, we go be-
yond these persons, responsibility
is altered. The. former German
Emperor and the higher German
politicians must surrender first
and then punished by executive
acts. For this procedure, there are
inals can be put away where they
will have no further chance of
bringing mischief on the world, or
upon by the German scntncs. .
COPENHAGEN, Dee. 17.~~Ftcld
Marshal volt Mackcnsen, com-
mander of the German Toms in
Romania, has been interned by the
Hungarian government according
to the Azest of Budop‘ut. The
Hungarian government to report-
cd to have informed/the German
leader that his internment was de-
manded by the Allies.
Other dispatches received here
from Hungary say that the Rum-
anians have disarmed and intent.
ed the rear guard of Field Marsh-
l von Mackensen’s forces.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. -1.——At a,
monarchis' t meeting in Vienna yea- '
terday, which was attended by a
number of generals, Archduke
Maximilian, brother of former
Emperor Charles, was nominated
as the successor to the Crown. The
Socialists, a dispatch from Vienna
adds, intend to take sharp meas-
urcs against the monarchists.
ZURICH, Doc. 17 (Havas).——
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SENATflliS AflllEE '
ll] REEUNI] TAXES
First Roll Call on Revenue
Bill—Income Tax Section
Up Today
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.--After
Senator Smoot, of Utah. republican,
delivered a prepared address, criticis-
ing the war revenue bill, the Senate
yesterday began consideration of dis-
puted sections of the measure. 0n the
that roll call taken on the- bill, the
Senate voted, 36 to.16, to retain the
finance committee's amendment pro-
viding for refund of taxes to those
who demonstrate to the treasury do.
partment that in previous years they
have suffered a net loss in their busi-
ness.
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PIPER llIIlls ,
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‘ Mrs. Amelia REStrauss Pass.
es Away-After Short Ill-
ness—Was One of Toyvn’s
Oldest Residents
Mrs, Amelia ll Strauss. one of Wil-
ton's oldest residents. died at the
home of her son. Henry ctr-cuss, in
South Wilton. on Sunday, aged 96
yearns 9 months and 7 days. The fun-
eral will be held from the house on
Wednesday. the burial being in Hill-
side Cemetery.
Mrs. Strauss was born in Germany
on March 8th, 1823, and came to this
country as a bride with her husband.
the late Rudolph Strauss.
The young people purchased a farm
on the Westport Road. and by their
honesty and industry soon won the
respect of all who knew them.
Until within a few years ago, Mrs.
Strauss has been remarkably active,
even for a woman a score of yehrs
younger, but has failed gradually of
h .
to.
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MUSKEGON, Mic-'lljDec. 1r,—rllren BAKER SAYS SOLDIERS
mysterious figures injected into the
case of Milo H. Piper. insurance man,,
accused of having killed Miss Frieda-
Welchma‘n, a Chicago bookkeeper. are '
being sought by the local police to-
day. According to Piper, who was
brought here from Hamilton. Out, to
face the murder charge, any of these
MAY RETAIN UNIFORMS
Secretary of War . Baler informed
Chairman Dent of the house military
committee Saturday that the soldiers
may retain their uniform
Themtrulinsbubcmtha‘tiftha ,
uniform and overcoat menthol» " ‘
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