t
,r
, a
IIISSIII’S II
it IIIIIIIIIIS
Yet Adopted
IIIlIIIIISI’IIllIIIII
MR.lfIl8_llN’SVIEWl
ize‘ of Bolshevist Army Ex-l
aggerated and Strong Op- 5 Santa Claus Expected to Ap-;
posing Forces in ManyI
Places l
LONDON. Dec.
an
Am.
t
The whole quen~ ‘
ration by the Allies, Renter’s Agen-
‘ f‘
ion of Russia is under serious consid- zollern has arranged for himself a' BI“ SHIP "FA
.(‘hristmas celebration after the tradl-I ‘
Castle
II IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
III III DECIDED,
l0 CElEBRAlE
UnderSerious ConsiderationjElaborate Religious Care-I T...
in London, But No Plan?
Arranged in Amerongen
IIIISIIIIIII WILSllN
III IIII_I_-:_IIIIIIIII
pear on the Special Train
From Paris to London
LONDON. lhIc. 23.»-~ William IIOltt‘ll~
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIS‘IIIIIIII
IIIIIIIISIIIISIIISIIIIIII
. I Bill/ill" llElllAllES
gliiltiilttSlltli *-
t Commissioner Says
report that Miss
as
valuable ofliclal.
“There is no truth
been
found satisfactory." declared
(continued on Page 'l‘werve)
t
i
I
Ill.8.l[ll1lllili ’
I.
‘i‘ learns how an authOritative Brit- tional German style. as far as the ctr"
sh source. No plan, however. has been cumstances will permit, according to; .
can be set- a dispatch to the Daily Express from Board Reaches an
orlnulaled. and nothing
led definitely until there has been
a opportunity to discuss the matte."
'itll President Wilson. i
It is fully realized on all sides that
he, Russian problem is opts of the
lost urgent and important that is to however. has proved impracticable for’
Alllstcl'dalll today. Tile arrange~
lnenta. by the exempcror‘s inslrtience ‘
will include elaborate religious cere-
monies on Christmas eve. The idea
of using the village chapel tor these,
Agree-
ment With Inlernatioanl
j MercantileMarine
“‘ASlllNHTUN, INT. 2 .th‘ttllfitt—
't
.t.
it dealt with, and it is hoped that dnr- ,various reasons. one of tlleln being thel "mu" “’1' 'h" W'rvh‘v's" by ”W l "”"d
ng President Wilson's stay
in Lon. fear of popular hostile demonstrations. l if?)""53”.”1'3“‘H‘F‘Id “"1 all m" “‘5'
I- it it may be found possible to (ll&.'l‘llt‘ service. accordingly. will be held "' ‘I “ " ‘urm'mm
Mercantile
has it bill) a. view to prompt action. ill the drawing room of Alnerongcn MTI‘I‘“ [“113‘9" limil an???” l“ alpro;
There have been numerous alarmist Castle. which will be contorted into. W‘” ""‘ '0 rt “ m “"3" m“
eporta recently relative to the size of
he. Bolshevlst army, but figures quot“
.. so far are considered exaggera-
ions. The actual fighting strength
robably is not much more than. 2005
mlllll’llllifitt
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lllllflllflllllllll
,otorlnan {Claims Not to
Have Seen Auto Because
Light Was Missing
Investigations into the death of
rge Gear, 20, of 154th street and
lithth avenue, New York city. who’
I as the result of being jammed
to a motor truck when a trolley car
charge of Motorman Lewis Ker
tack and Conductor Fred Giza of
uthport hit him Saturday night just
var the Fairfield line in Whatport.
ll be started by Coroner John J.
helan at the town hall in Fatrfield
is afternoon at 2:30 o‘clock. John
. olforth who was a passenger onI
we trolley and James McCormick.|
ho was on the road nearby. both of
"eatport. have been summoned as
. messes. .
Geer was employed by the truck-
Ig firm of Cook and Edwards. and
ad been sent by his employee to
(Continued on Page Twelve)
flElt IS liNthN
III SIIIIIIIIIII
Alleged Slayer and Bandit
Was Indicted There for
Burglary in 1917
STAMFORD. Dec.
3.——Ro,v Tyler.
I-a deaperado who has been identifiedI -
com his photograph as one of the‘
o bandits who shot down Detective
bert Doody of Brooklyn a week ago
hlle Doody was pursuing the m'en
r they held up the East Brooklynl
Vinga bank. killed two of its em-i
ones and stole 313.000. was bound
‘ .I in the city court hereI in Febru-
. , 1917. for burglary. Subsequently
'waa given to the Minneapolis atl-
. ties, who had a much better case
.diurglary against him. After he
. sentenced there he broke tall
I. has never been arrested. He is
years old. married and comes front
I heater, N. Y.
,Wltile awaiting hearing here in the
ity lockup he faked an attempt to
.- lmtt suicidefpretending to swal-
w blehlorlde of mercury tablets. He
2 in a local hospital for a time and
» watched day‘and night by the po-
. . Later he was transferred to the
trims .. I. . .
Aero Squadron: anti
w
port George Washington, the ship that '
conveyedri’rcsident Wilson to France. 1
li chapel.
-.~
(Continued on Page Four)
. .ttlrl'm'mt- [itlll'tlfiF‘fiutu .
tiful countries~ lion he wins lIt-r low
in told in a I'el'lt-r: of the nun-t delight-
iltl St‘t‘nt‘o. t
TRANSPORT CEDRIC ARRIVES
NEW YORK. Dec. 2:I.~.I‘llt‘ l'nlted
States Transport Cedric arrived in
port today. from Liverpool.
American troops.
Aboard the Cedric were sixty-five oi- .
tit-era. 2,1Its enlisted men. four nurses . the Argonne just before the signing of !
and seven civilians. The troops conl~I "‘9 armlstlce. Lieutenant Frederick A. '
prised Winchester (‘asual Companies.
carrying ‘11
I France. while the. American forces 'MISS Bertha PIE“, Salvation
Ihecn completed“ it is expected that
ltlle deal will be ratitied and announc-
.cd a day or two. By its terms the
ivcssels being operated under the
“ ' British “at: by tire urnlnt subsidise:
' ' ' ‘ ”“ieflolthoAmertosn moor-ting '
00 or 300,000. Dtflclpilne has been in. data fol .t ,.o(ltlltlglttll artltle ant . . _ V
I :this wav he enters into the life of lies be turned over to the Lnited
l' ' ' -. ,_ l I (loverntnnnt.
Ill-tie Meggtson. a charming 30"!“ gr . .
‘in whose ship of make believe makes l
iianclful voyages to distant and bean- .
ates
w-‘
(Continued ()n Page Six)
IIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIISIII ,
= SIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIII
Married six weeks ago at Orls.
were hammering the Gamma throuih
Stark. at Newton. 1| now about to
j embark for home with the 96th Aerol
Numbers 1,068 (Colored), 1.05: 1.066 .aquadron while his bride has taken upI
and 1.00:; Liverpool Casual c‘ompnnflher duties in Evacuation hospital 6 st
Iles Numbers 1.002 (Colored). 1.003;“
the 332‘
LOW:
14 officers and
424 men sick and wounded. The Cedric
at: followed into port by the trans-
],004; 1.005: 1.000:
WIISIIIIIIIIIISES
SIIIIISIIIIIIIIIS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-lt may be
stated authoritatively that President
Wilson will oppose in the most direct
fashion proposals from any source to
pink warships surrendered by Ger-
fitany under the term of the armis-
ce. .
Since Word came from Paris that
Amgrtcan delegates to the Peace Con-
ference, with British support, intend-
ed to advocate‘destructioq of the ene-
(Continued On Page Eight)
Coblenz on the Rhine, Germany. Be.
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
i
' LIBERTY BOND .
AND CASH TAKEN
Two clever sneak thieves operated
Ttrlct__on Saturday evening and got
laWay with a 8100 Liberty Bond and
in small amount of cash from the Stud-
well Piano .Company. on North Main
street.
. Two men entered the store and
faulted to have a certain record play.
ed. This was followed by several
more requests and while the clerk was
busy trying to satisfy their demands.
one of the men slipped to the back
of the store. opened the cash drawer
and extmcated a 8100 Liberty Bond
and a number of bllls.’ the exact
amount not being known.
Frederick Kane. manager of the
store, has a good description of the
men and it. is expected that they will
shortly be apprehended and taken tin-
lto custody.
atthe way things are going: We
they are going to make up for it
Solicitors will please try to clca
see the solicitors Headquarters wi
every member it can obtain. Ana
the great cause of humanity.
CHRISTMAS RED CROSS ROLL CALL.
4.500 members reported up to Saturday evening. The response
is coming along pretty well. The committee feels very well pleased
the call last year but are going much stronger. Yesterday was un tln~
fortunate day. The solicitors were unable to do much business but
open all day and for any who desire to subscribe and are unable to
last call. Every patriotic American should see that he is barked
. I
present. All you need is a heart and a dollar. The Red Cross needs
are already beyond the answer of
before the Roll Call is finished.
it up today. The headquarters is
ll be glad to see them. This is the
war yERl-J and give your dollar for
Miss Martha Boughton Re-
signed of Own Accord,
Mhrlha
‘ '. - ‘ . Boughton has been asked to resign
monies on Chrlbtmab IMP superintendent of the Fairtieid
County home in Norwalk. was de-
Inounced as untrue by County Conn
Imissioner Frank E. Ballard yesterday.
IIIe) stated that Miss Boughton resign-
§ed voluntarily and that the commis-
tsioners were reluctant to allow her to
ilcave because they regarded her as a
in the report
that Miss Boughton’s services had not
I“LtJacksonville. Pita. for No:
SIIIw litilliill
IIISSIIIS III III
Had Been For Eighteen
Hours on Waterlogged
Schooner Oil Cape Hat-
tersa I
l
IIIIIIwIIlII, SIIIIII ’
Ran Into Heavy Gales on
December 17th and Began
Leaking Badly
BEVERLY. Mans. Dec. 23.“ Tile
Iloss of the lhtniah schooner Scotia
Queen. off (‘ape Hatteras. on Dec. 19.
:alld the lescue of Captain Richards, ot’
INew York. and his crew of sin by the
‘t-‘leltlilet' (lult‘land, of the (tlllf Refining
(‘olllpany's fleet, became known today
upon the arrival of the steamer.
l The (‘le of the schooner lllMI been
.clinglng to the ringing of their water‘
'logged craft for eighteen hours when
they Were seen by the lookout on the
Gult‘land. (lil was pumped from the
(lult'land's tanks to slnootll the high
waves and after several fruitless at-
‘lt‘ltlpis. the dory. which was in
charge of Third Officer t‘. E. Wheeler.
of Philadelphia. was brought under
the ice of the schooner nntill all the
men of the Scotla Queen had jumped
into it.
The. Scott: Queen was
and from
Conn.
_with lumber. She ran into heavy
gates on December 17, and leaked so
Ibadly that the pumps made no head-
:way against the. Inl'tlr'h of water.
IflllSllilllllt/illifllttl.
I III BEthUNllEll
Army Lassie, Wounded
While Aiding the Boys in ‘
: the Front Line l
The first Norwalk young woman to
be wounded or gassed in the war is
Adjutsnt Bertha Platt of the Salva-
Itlon Army. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
{Phillip B. Pistt. of 50 First street. East
ENorwalk. Miss Plait went to France
{as 9. Salvation Army tussle and is now
in charge of a hut in the rear of the
lines. She has written to her father
and in the letter mentions that she
was up to the front and "got. more
a...- ,: with some ”fed in the second dls- than she was looking for" and states
that she has just got out of the hospi-
tal. The nature of her injury is not
known but it is probable that she was
gamed or struck by a stray shell while
administering to the needs of the
men in the front lines.
(Continued on Page Eleven);
PROF. Looms GAVE
FINE. ADDRESS
Prof. Milton E. Loomls. chairman of
the government department, and reg.
iatrar of the Washington Square Col-
letze. of New York University. deliver-
ed an excellent lecture last evening at
the meeting of the Unity League of
Norwalk (Hebrew institute) and chose
for his subject "The Citizens and the
State." ‘
Prof. Loomia opened his talk with a.
comparison of the average individual
and his relation to the law. He show-
ed the gradual but steady digression
from the old method of right is might
and of settling dispute by physical
force to the present day method
Whereby the state cooperates with
the citizens and settles their disputes
through judicial bodies. Efforts
should be made. explained Prof. Loom-
is‘. to avoid as much as possible, the
bt‘inging’and instigation of law-suits.
Perfect cooperation with the state
should be given in such matters in or-
der that the state may perform its du-
ties. He lead his subject up to a dis-
cussion of the most vital question of
today. the formation of a league of
nations. and his explanation of this
proposed body was clear, concise and
very instructive.
Because of the. inclement weather.
there was but. a small attendance and-
the proposed nomination and election
of officers was postponed until Thurs-
Iday. evening.‘.ianuaty_ I.
“860M QUEEN”;
ident Raymond H. Brady. werefull of
IIItII ItII tut?
lliNlthi IIlIIIIIlII
Accused Man Unguarded in
Cell Two Hours When He
Hanged Himself—Suicide
Long in Mind—Letter
Found Pinned Inside Un-
dershirt Written Before
Arrest
A
MUSKEGON. Mich, Dec. 23. ‘That
Milo H. Piper. Who Saturday night
ended his life in a cell at the county
.jail here. where he was held on a
' it-llarge or killing Miss Freda Weich-I
3"") B" m F0“ , man. had for some time contemplated
‘suicide was the belief expressed by
the authorities today.
This assumption is batted by the l‘o’l
lice on the finding of a brief and
somewhat cryptic note which Corona
er James F. Balbirnte announced was'
found pinned to the dead man's under-
wear. The note. which. according to
the t‘omner. seemingly was written
(Continual on m3 Twelve)
....—.
IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIS
IIIIIIISIIIISIIIS
Building Trades Will Be
Until the Spring
tallied by wire each week by the Fed
cral Department of Labor from the
l’ntlcd States Employment « SerVice
show a decrease in tile demand of la-
bor and a corresponding increase in
supply, according to a. telegram re-
volved from the Labor Department to-
day by the Connecticut State Council
of Defense. Building trades are at a
standstill and probably will remain so
until spring. unless every state com-
munity organization and every indi-
vidual cooperates to the fullest ev-
tent with the United States Employ-
ment Service.
in Connecticut the Employment Ser.
vice has placed the problem of in-
(Contlnued On Page Twelve)
IIIIII SIIlIIIlIIS’“
llll III llIiNtilill
Men Returning to Their
Homes Are Well Supplied
With Money and Should
Be Protected
HARTFORD. Dec. 23.--The Connec.
tlcut State Council of Defense has re
ceived from the Council of National
Defense a statement calling the at-
tention of the public to the dangers
which surround discharged soldiers.
in view of their being well supplied
with money at the same time they
are sod from military discipline.
Stress is laid upon the necessity {Or
increased rigid vigilance on the part
of the. public to protect the returning
men. This has special application to
large cities near camps and to com-
munitiesalong tho well-traveled rail-
road routes.
According to the present scheme ofI
demobilization, each man, after a
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IIIIIIISSIIIIIIISIISS
til’lttflllllltllll'
- IIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIN
Interesting Program Was‘
Well Rendered and Re-
ceived—Dancing Follow-
ed
The first annual reunion of the
graduates of the class of 1918 Norwalk
High School was held in the assembly
room of that seat of learning on Satur
day evening and was a well merited
success.
. l
Out of the total number of 63 grad.
notes that were. present, fully one doz-
en of the young men were in the uni-
form of the Student Army Training
Corps. .
The opening remarks by Class Pres-
”M
l"
lrow will virttullly .
Iprclitninaries h“ ”'5 “1")"de ‘m' . ward the opinion that these are
Portion of It,‘With Mr.
sidered Likely
l
‘I
. ‘ ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW, FROM ALL PART. OF THE WORLD .Y A SPECIAL WIRE AND OUR OWN O'EMTOI fl
'Gu . ___ ,,-__.. .__'!'_': .. ,- , 5:. ---....._._ .- U T? . _ . -. _- -,--...._ ,__ .--- .- - .,,.--.._. ”Tiff-:2,-
uramnb.imo .,_-- ~ intends“ m: c' :03.“ '0‘ SOUTH NORWIIS 00H!" iONDAY, DEC. 23, 1918 Fair, colder, tonight and Tuesday.
Office as econ ass a sf . ..
~— -
m ‘—_‘\‘ 4‘.—
Hoover as Director, It is Con-
PRESIDENT’S CflNEEPlIflN [if llilfilll
ill NlllllNS il'llllfllS AllENlltiN
' Important Conferences in France End Tomorrow, as Mr.
Wilson Leaves Then for England
i PARIS. Dt‘t‘. 23 (By The Asst»
latcd Press) .»-~I’resident Wil-
son’s conferences today and tumor—
t-oulpiete the
l
l
Ipose of before going to England.
ipai part of groundwork for the
lflt'llliil peace conference.
Practically at a Standstjlli
‘ Mr. Wilson consult-n the most
question of supplying food to the
starving peoples of liberated coun-
tries. It now seems probable that
the work will he handled princi-
pally by illt.‘ I'Illlt'tI Slates, illrotlgrll
Herbert ('. "mover. American Food
Ix‘tllilllllhlf‘illttl'. it has been lliiitli‘
"plfllll to lllt‘ Ellicnte nations that
the llllicd States. has no wish to
lelltinl entire credit for the \l'tll'
Ioi' relief ill the minds of the people
trial are to be fed and satisfactory
Illlnlerstantiillg appears to be ill
‘sight. Mr. Iloover will confer \\ hit
the President again today.
Participation by file I'llitetl
55,194 ffllllillliN
State-Wide Measuring Cam-
i Need of Attention
The child welfare department of
the Cennectlcut State Council of De-
fense issued today a summary of the
final reports from all towns in Con-
necticut regarding the weighing and
measuring campaign instituted last
May hmong children under five years
old. One hundred and seventeen of
the state's 168 towns reported. In
these the number of children weighed
and measured was 55.194 and the num-
ber found to need attention was 8,457.
Continued on Sixth Page
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I
tY.M.f.A.lllllltl
I BE IIIIIIIIIIIISIII
South Norwalk Congregational Churcll
who has been identified the past year
with the Y. M. C. A. work at Camp
McClellan. Annlston. Ala. is to take
part. in the. Christmas entertainment
of his Sunday School in a very inter-
esting way, which will give both the
scholars and friends of the school a.
very realistic idea of his interests at
the-camp.
There has been specially bulltlfor
the occasion a very large reproduction
of a Y. hut, which will be equipped
with writing tables. mail boxes. phon-
ographa, games and many other things
.which are found in such a camp to
intake. the lives of our boys brighter
.when off duty.
There will be boys in khaki who
have found through actual experience
how much the Y. M. C. A. has meant
to them They will assist in enter-
taining with “umber of army songs.
solos. recital at and other surprises
which are in store for the children.
The Christmas spirit will permeate
paign Shows Many in}
Ber. John Stapleton. pastor of the,
States in various councils that
illuvc been handling food questions,
llnatters'of shipping and the llkc
'is being gradually wound tip, as
American officials are tending to.
proper subjects for the consider»
t'l‘lli‘l' Pr"l’“l’l-" “i“ lay ”W l"""V'Ultlon of a league ofinations, or a’.
(least. of preliminary organizations
1which may pl‘t‘t't‘dt: lt.
Some of Hitler who
have llt't‘ll
, I
‘ pressing ”f it” l'l"_'l’l“'“-‘.l"'l”'"’ ”W ‘giving the subjects close study and
lllmmh' “““"“‘ m a 1m." “1"). to« Ihave been followilli! tllc conferenc-
HARTFORD. I)“, 33.-.].‘Iguu... Uh.1\\’lll’tlltt‘lllfl solved. Illh ls lllt'lm with Entcnit‘
representatives
say they would not be suprised if
the real foundation of It'll-agile of
nations were to he laid in (co-oper-
ative arrangements between the
flllliied States and the Allies for
tltandiing those fundamental duos»
lions.
. Mr. Wilson's address at the Sor-
‘lltlllllt‘. on Saturday. in which he
again defined his conception of a
league of nations. attracted clos-
Icst attention from all public men
:ltt‘t‘t‘. This is especially true of his
i
l
t
: (Continued on Page Five)
till SIIIISIISS III'I‘ISIIIJIIIII IISIIII "’7“
I IS nun, Mllllllll
III S_II_II_II_I:I:IISIII; IillS IIISlIIIIIIISI:
Iw.. Mama n... s...
' Leslie Allen, of Westport,
Is Prisoner But Alive
3 There have been many peculiar and
annoying situations resulting from
mistakes in the casualty list, but the-I
queerest one has come to light in
weetport. Some months ago Leeks
Allen, who lives in Weatport, was re-
ported by the War department as hay»
ing been killed in action. Prior to
his joining the may be had been its-
bured for $1,000 in a. life insurance
company.
I
Some time after the telegram came
from the War Department his mother.
IIMrs. Maria Allen of Baumntuch, be
llieving that there could be no proba-
bility of a. mistake, presented to the
insurance company the proof of her
son's death in the form of a telegram
from the War Department.
The insurance company, after inns.
ttgatbn. paid the $1,000 to m. At-
len, and Mrs. Allen. having many us-
(Continued on sun: moi.
i FOOD RESTRIC'rlohs ‘
IN PUBLIC EATING
PLACES RESCINDED
I WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Regul»
lions restricting the use
meat. sugar. butter and cheese in
public eating places, which have
in effect since last October 21. were
ordered rescinded yesterday by the
food administration. effective today.
:This order. it was explained. is a. fur-
ther step in the replacement of apecll‘
.ic food regulations by a general sp-
Inca! ‘for increased conservation of all
‘fooda to the end that the ‘Unttod
States may meet its pledge to relieve
the distressed civilian populations in
Europe. ‘
‘ in announcing the withdrawal of
the regulations. the food administrar
tion‘ notified public eating places to
:16 ready to ‘again in puttinghito st-
ootsuyapec crummy, ‘1’ i‘
may. been . “In “
of bread,
IIISIIIIIIIWIISIIII’II'IIIS Hitlilll ’
II IIISSISS IIIIIIIIIII It not ‘
IIIII SIIIIIII SIIIIIIIIIS IIIIIIIIS
United States Will Be Called Upon to Supply the Greater
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