THE SOUTH NORWALK.
EVENING SENTINEL
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Said They Would Go Back
to Former Militia Status I
WASHINGTON, Dc. 24.. A» opinion‘
of the Judge Advocate Generul‘s of-
fice. approved by the Secretary of
War, holds that officers and enlisted
men of the National Guard. will re-
vert to civilian status when discharg-
ed fmm the federal service. The «I'-
fleet of the ruling ‘ practically is to
Wipe out of existence the National
GM as it was organized prior to
the war... - ‘ '
WASHINGTON. Doc. 24.~The opiu-
ion, rendered by Brig-General Samuel
T, Ansell, who has been acting Judge
Advocate General since Nader-General
t‘mwder was appointed I‘I-ov0st Mar-
shal General, to handle the draft. was
made public today by the War Da<
partment.
Gmerai March. Chief of Staff. on
,Docomber 80. naked for an opinion as
to the status of members of the Na-
tional Guard subsequent to their dis-
'Iilill‘RO‘IrOm the federal aerVIce. His
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Norwalk Republican Row.
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As balm for his. wounded feelings.‘
Juleph Budnlck of Nomalk. who said 90% -
it is believed in Washington that.
I'D-t
be wais called a "criminalist" by [my-
can Winewaki. was awarded 825 dam-
ages by a jury in the Common Pleas
court yesterday afternoon. Budnick
ashad for 81,000 damagesbnt the jury.
after deliberating for twp hours. decid-
ed he was entitled to a muclhs‘malier
The remark which caused all the
trouble was made at a meeting'of the
Polish Republican club in Norwalk
- veral months ago. Budnick had been
- vident of the club at one time and
' snowski also a club member. made
a speech in which he criticised Bud-I
.. 'h odicial acts. Wisnewskiis counu
. declared-Budnik had taken small
uounts of the club funds, but ad»,
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, ». - repaid. Budnik said he was
. atly humiliated and that his Iepu.
ation in Norwalk was injured by Wis-
w‘ski'is remark. 9
II'IIE SHINfiE '
IN Hill PIIIIIES
ost of Materials Will Keep
Selling Figure High For
Long Time '
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than? it» outta smut m
We as booaad Glass latter
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IN EMl’lillEES
gEntertain Big Company at
I Lockwood’s Hall With
i Gifts, Vaudeville and Re-
freshments
IAMERICAN— 30 PT. gGuardb u.
I The. true Christmas spirit prevailed
.at Lockwood‘s Hall, on Wall street.
‘IIIXIIIII TAXES
. last evening. when nearly 200 employ.
’cs of the American iiat Mfg; Comm
patty, wine the guests of that corpon'
atlon, and not only benefltted in a ma-I
terial sense by receiving bonuses and:
insurance policies. but enjoyed one of}
the moat enjoyable social events of;
the season. '
The ball. which was crowded to ca
IIEINSIIIEII
3 nature, whatsoever, issued by the Pri-
Senate Rejects La Folleiie’s
Several Riders to Original.
Draft
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21.
IMHMII the War licvenue bill fixing.
taxes for next year and for 1920.
Senate todny began its Christmas to-
oess. The House met to complete gen-
eral debate. on the Rivers and Har-
boxs' bill and to approve the inlay it'-
proposal was brought up.
The. Revenue bill. reduced to raise.
about six billion dollars next year and .‘
four billions in 1920. was pas‘scd last}
night by the. Senate without a rec‘
Oi‘d vote. The measure. which had
been before the Senate since. Dec. 14.‘
and which was revised materially by.
the Senate Financ Committee. now,
goes to conference. Senate confer
eo‘s were appointed last night. The[
Conference committee. however. will
not meet until January 2.
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HARTFORD. Dec. 24.«0n and id-
ter January 1. all the ritlea.- regula-I
tions and directions issued by the
priorities division of the Federal
War Industries Board will be can
celled. and all pledges that have been
made on the suggestionon request of
this division will be revoked. This in-
formation was received today by the
Connecticut State Council of Defense.
flout Bernard M. Baruch. former
Chairman of the War indu'strlas
this removal of regulations will
suit in increasing employment for in
borers. Mr. Baruch’s statement. fol-
lows:
"Effective Januaty i. all the rules.
regulations and directions of every
orities Division of the War industries
Board. are hereby cancelled and all
pledges heretofore made on the sug-
gestion or request of the said priority
division are hereby revoked."
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pacity. ma tastefully dsmrated by a
Miss Marie
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IIIIIIIIIIIIIIESIIASII,
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Mrs. J. A. Montgomery, of
ces’s plan for the holidays. it quorum»
Itot being present yesterday. win-n Ilm'
Norwalk. Hits l’ole to
Avoid Running Down Boy;
'l‘lIIm- Iutsons were injured. one if
Illi'lll seriously. Rliill'.l)' after porn to
day when an automobile owned and
driven by Mrs. J. A. Montgomery of
Nonka 'silnci'. a tcligrnph pole at ill.-
wt-si side of IIIi‘ Yellow Mill bridge In
an attempt to avoid slI‘iking a child
who was running ncrrss the roudu|
The injured are Victor (‘u\tl.~, 9. of;
358 Iinwld’y avenue: Mrs. Montgomery;
and an unidentified person They.
were taken to St. Vincent's hospital by :
Dr. Joseph F. Keenan of tho emergen- '
cy staff. Mrs. Montgomery. the most
seriously injured oi the three. is atti-
faring with a broken jaw and what is,
believed to be a fracture of the skull.
~ Bridgeport Standard-American.
ANOTHER DANCE
IN WILTON LIBRARY
The. new Wilton library was the
scclle. of anothor very jolly dance last
night, which is the ilrst of a series for
the raising of a autllcient sum to pun
chase a piano for the permanent use;
of the library.
The committee which will iil'bbabiy;
be known as the E. F. 0., is «upon.
ed at George Eakland, Sam M. I-‘ltcb,'
and Ben E. Gregory. and the young
men should be. congratulated on the
completeness of their maiden shorts. .;
The music was by Smith’s orchestra!
fmm Stamford, assisted by a \‘olun-t
teer banjoist, introduced by George F.‘
Footc and the music was well up to
the high standard of previous perform-
ances. ‘ .
1f the initial nest-egg Is any crite«
rion. it will not take many of them to.
‘hatch out a piano. .
The date of others of the \teries will
be announced later.
WOUfi) REWARD FIVE
AMERICAN GENERALS
of the permanent rank of general on
John J. Pershing, Commander of the
American Forces in France; Peyton
C. March, Chief of Staff and Tasker
S. Bliss. military representative at
the Supreme War Connemand a per-
! manent rank of Lieutenant-General on
1 Hunter Ligget and Robert L. Bul-
‘lard. commanding the First and Sec-
ond Armie's. was asked by Secretary
Baker today in a letter to Chairman
EDent of the House Military Commit-
lice.
[RUMANIAN MINISTER TO FRANCE
I PARIS, Dec. 24. cutaway—v. An-
toncsco, whose appointment as Ru-
manian Minister to France was recent-
{ VICTORY CHRISTMAS
I CELE BRATIONS
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.~Public cele-
brations of Victory Christma's in New
York tomonow, as well as those in
thousands of homes here, have. been;
arranged with a special view of pro-'
vldnll Yuletide cheer for the one
hundred thousand American soldiers.t
sailors and marines who will be un-‘
able to spend the day at their homes
in distant states. Fighting men of
the Allies also will be remembered.
The. City Government, the Red
Cross. the War Camp Community Ser-
.vl.ce, the Y. M. C. A.. and other organ-
Inations will act as Santa Claus to the
men in the service. Every "enlisted
iman will receive a present and) a
bountiful dinner. Most of the atten-
tion, however, Will be devoted to the
42.000 men. who are ill or wounded at
.43.?th National Association of For and ly announced. presented his ct‘eden- hospital‘s here and in nearby army
,ool Felt Hat Manufacturers ha's is-
.... the following bulletin of infor-
.. to the hat trade:
t a time like the present when
seems to be so much uncer-
in the minds of the mer-
. of the country regarding the.
» e~course of prices.
3 htatcment by the members of
“mutton on the subject, based
w the conclusions Which they have,
.'. . more. careful investigation
- the .ioondittons surroundin’g
He induflry. might be of value. <
‘The nnst important. item is. un-
,v tbtedly, raw material, practically
....ot which is produced in mail
wiry, and must of necessity be
upon. marinade were: ’3“
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it is felt.‘
Itiais to President Poincare today.
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My
CHRISTMAS RED CROSS ROLL CALL.
Response to the Roll Call 6548:
Cross as it is my duty as a true American girl. I know it is late,
This quotation from a' letter received at Headguarters
. manifests the right. Christmas spirit for the Red Cross Roll Call.
Others who have not. beamcaliled upon should show theme
an men 01,5147 tons
t home. I want to be in the Red
and it inflow-a
.the first of the areas.
loawanfwcointf‘russnav. DEC. 24, 1913
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mission of the House Dis-
cusses Quick Action
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Idea, Will Be Guided by
Majority Opinion
WASHINGTON. Dec. ZI.«A mea~
sure for complete and immediate Gov-
ernment control of the railroads in-
stead of the McAdoo plan to extend
the present Government control for
five years is a possibility.that is re-
ceiving consideration it was admitted
by Democratic members of the House
Interstate Commerce Committee.
Supporters and opponents of the
McAdoo plan agreed that putting it
into effect would mean almost in-
evitable Government control at the
expiration of the five-year period. The
fight in Conpress for and against the
Administration plan will be waged on
this Mats and it is now being seri-
ously musidered whether it would not
be a wiser move to substitute for the
McAdoo plan a program for provid-
ing for the outright purchase of the
railroads by the Government now.
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Military Emergency Board
Shows 19,336 Men Have
Enlisted Since March 12,
91
HARTFORD, Dec. Sir—The Military
Emergency Born-d. consisting of Can-
leI-tu Lucien i-‘. Borneo; Colonel Bene-
dict If. Holden and Colonel J. Moss
ivrs. has submitted to Governor Hol-
comb a report of its work for. the
year ending November 11. The report
also contains a resume of the sonic
6's of the State Guard. since the
Board was organised.
The report states that since March
12. 1917. and before November 1 of
this year. 19,330 men have been an-
listed in the State cum.
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24-HIIIJIIIIEIIIIEIIIIIN
. SENT EIIS IN FIIINSE
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, J r.,
Tells How American Wom-
en Y. M.-C. A. Workers
Made Rest Places Attrac-
tice to Soldiers
NEW YORK. Dec. 24.—How Anteri-
can women W. M. C. A. workers
changed unattractive recreation areas
established by the litary authorip
ties for American sol era on leave. in-
to popular playgrounds. was told to-
day by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt. Jr.,
who recently returned from France
after seventeen montha’ service there
in charge of the women of the “leave
areas." Mrs. Roosevelt was the first
woman to enlist with the Y. M. C. A.
for overseas duty. She. went over
in June, 1917. and took charge. of the
first. canteen established in Paris.
”When the authorities decided for
}reasons. the principal one being that
:the men must be always on call. that
the soldiers must take their leave in
certain restricted areas, the men
evinced the greatest disgust." Mrs.
Roosevelt declared. “They christened
Web. was
Aix-ies-Bains. 'Aches and Pains: and
were surly even when they left the
train are, ‘
-,"We went ahead and took entire
charge of the place-hired the Casino
and .instaiied a canteen turned the
, baccarat room we .1. we: re-
Aligons Item and spoilt. ‘
AMBULANCE IIIN
IIIIIWES HIIIII IIN
.IIIANSI’IEIIAIIIIIII
Harry Iiaugh Surprises Rel-
atives in Norwalk—Now
f at Ellis Island
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Harry liaugh, 'son of Patrick J.
Haugh. of 17 Putnam avenue and no
phew of Judge John J. Walsh, arriv-
ed at his home here Saturday. for a
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Tells The Associated Press of the Sacrifices the Country ‘
. Made in the Present War, Having 10,000 Killed on the-
two cases ._
the transport H. J. Mallory, after ser-
vice. in France as an ambulance dn‘ver‘
for over a year. I
Corporal Haugh. as he is now on-
titled to be called. having received:
his corporal‘s warrant for bravery, en-f
listed in the ambulance section in
May. 1917. and was sent to France onI
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board the Baltic in August of that
year. proceeding Immediately upon his
arrival to active service.
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IIIIIIIIIIZIINEIIIIIIEII
IIIII ENEMIES ENIII.
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Provisioning of Europe and Shipping Problems 0W
ed by Hoover and Hurle y With President Wilson
I PARIS, Monday, Ilcc. 22} (By J
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<Nicltoltus of Montenegro intends to '
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Ivis'it President Wilson as soon as. _
Tpossiblc. 'I‘Ite hint.y has been suf—;In 1014, the whole Montenegrm
Associated Press I .—~Kingi
fering from an attack of the grip'
lllltl today. for the first time sun-e
LIIc was stricken. Ilt‘ was able 1".
burs. Montenegro never has oeaaw .
ed to shed its blood and In the boo
ginning of the great war showed
its solidarity with Serbia’s could.
population took up anion It pm-
vidctl 4.3,th soldiers, which, con:
sidcring the. number of Its Inhabao
Gregory lill'ls Most Restric- him“ along llois dc IIttilItiglit'.:liillIN, is the largest proportion of
lions Laid on Germans
Herc During War—ls Ef-
fective Xmas Day-~lntern-
ment and Passport ReguIa-‘
tions, However, Are Left
Stringent as Ever
WASHINGTON. Doc. 2i. Allin-mg,-
Generai Gregory issued orders today
lining all barred acne and other ro
tstrlctiona with regard to German men
and woman in” the United States. ex.
cept those misting to internment and
[Speaking to The Associated I‘t'css,i
Ilt‘ said today: I
. “'I‘Iic nspirntions of Montenegro
‘iil't' in common ncconl with those
{of the other people of tlic SilllLt'
'l'lit't' v—io Ilt‘t‘fllllt‘ n part of the
I.III;:o~SInv t‘oIII'ciIorntion, but pI'c-
serve its autonomy, independence
and customs.
; ”Montenegro wishes Europe to
‘inake it possible for it to have its
own intellectual life, although
maintaining: («prdial and fraternal
lllt‘li given by any nation during
the slruggc. Every Montcnegrll'l
t'IlIZt‘II from in to (iii years of age
is a soldier.
“lilontcncgro was nearly ex-
lInustcd by the sacrifices it made
during the Balkan Wars, in which
“it lost 13,000 nu-II and almost all
its “‘ill' material. The new war
constituted a new series of prine
lions. Our dead on the battlefront
number about 10,000, the number
of prisoners is as yet unknown,
entry into and departure from the "‘IHIIOIIS “'IIII "(‘IKIlhOTIHi!1t('OllI(‘S.IaIItI mnnv succumbed to starva-
country. The order is effective Christ<
mas Day. The recommendations were
approved by the President by cable.
The order affects 39,362 German
men and 36.750 German women in
New York, 4.100 in Jersey City. 3,200
in Hoboken and 4.300 in Newark.
in all 600.000 German nationals
the United States were aflected by the
barred none restrictions. Half of this
number obtained permits to enter one
or more of the. barred aones.
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Underestimated .Mobility of
Russian Army and Ranked
on Italy’s Aid
PARIS. Dec. 24.—in a recent num
ber of the Berliner Tagehlatt. the
Germ ambassador to Rome. Count
Mount. gives reasons for the German
defeat. He says:
“The supreme commands of the
German and Austrian amiss believed
. the liberty of itself and its llt‘lglh
Montenegro might be
dean of the Jilflti-SIIIV peoples. ‘lt
was first to insure its independ-
cncc, fighting for five centuries
against Musselman oppression for
called the ition and exposure.”
When asked for his opinion on
the proposed league of nations and
other subjects likely to come he-
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New Haven Wrecker Crew
Works "I‘ill 7:25 to Clear
the Way
The midnight freight train in
chnrge of Conductor Frank Lacey
'which is due in this city from Data
bury shortly after midnight. was the
cause of a tie-up in the Norwalk tun-
nel where extensive changes in the
track level are being made, at an ear.
ly hour this morning.
Passenger trains have been malt-g
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Claude
One Eye, Arrives Home
Day Before His Name Ar
pears in Casualty List
Private Claude A. Wat-ore, 01.4- f
pany D. 165th Regimen oflnfantry.
who was seyerely waded in
and previously reported missing
tion, has returned to Name
Woodward avenue for a may
laugh before reporting back to
base hospital in Baluuore, d.
Private Wetmore left Norwalk
October, 1917, for Camp Devon's an
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d mo the before ing‘ haste very slowly over this pat-tic hi8 regiment '38 l “11"» 01 the W
3;“ 1:23:72: 33;? 1:3,” :9 able to ular bit of track for some weeks, but Rainbow Division WM“ arrived h
menace the Oriental frontiers: that Wdfllbly the freight “'3! MB. 0" 908' France in March. He m I“ ‘ no.-
me? would be out of the war after aibly did not realize the condition OI ber 0!; emmfimfi- including m
seven] mnnthg. and that Germany the road bed. for COHL'HK down the great Cflmmiln at Chlmu'mfim» It
would be able to send an division‘s to trade at a good rate of speed. the "8“ here °" 5‘18“" 2M 0““ be m"
help the Austrians. This was the.
first grave mistake.
Second Grave, Mistake
“The second. which was even more
factions than the first. was the deci-
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7,000,000 Dead; 31,000,000
Casualties Given as the
Complete Toll of War
Casualties in the great war may
pass the staggering total of 31,591,758
men, of which 7,090,768 were deaths
in battle, from wound or from disease.
according to a. tough estimate compil-
ed here today from authentic (mostly
official) sources.
The totaugspes of seven of the first
powers from death in battle or disease
and accident. and in wounded and
missing were listed as followe:
Germany; 6.006.769 (2.000.000 dead). my Jackson. of the'U-
Austria. 4,000,000 (800,000 dead).
Russia, 9.150.000 (1.700.000 dead).
Great Britain. 3,049,991 ‘ (658.000
dead).
.. Italy. 1.500.000 (200.000 dead),
America,204.098 (72,708 dead).
America’s ca‘s'ualtlas
in. ma. the. sum was
third car from the engine jumped the
track, the rear trucks swerving to the.
'easteriy side. of-the track, causing the;
body of the car to sideswipc a big
telegraph pole. breaking it off at the
base.
The train made a very quick Fstop,
owing to the automatic setting of the
air brakes, and no further damage was
done.
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Problem of Returning Sold- 7 I I I
iers and Sailors‘to Jobs
Placed on a Community
Basis
IIIIIIESIII IIIII
Mr. N. M. Jackson. of South Non:
walk. has received a Dad‘s Xma's lat-
ter from his son, Sergeant Wm. Syd-
pt‘ess Service, overspgq; ,
U. S. Postal Expre’ss Service,'.
A. E. it, A. P. 0. 760
. Nov. 24, '18.
Dear Dtid: '
This; day is called "amp" day . ..
areatilimount-th. nd‘wteare-ai . .
S. Postal Ex-l
HARTFORD. Dec. 22.——The stability
of industrial conditions in Connecti-
cut during the transition from- a war
to peace basis is reassuring. mordv
ing to officials of the United States
Employment Service here. Acting I '
accordance with the slogan. "Redeem
the stars in your service flag.“ the
problem of returning soldiers at
aaitorsto jobs has been placednpan,
a community bash. ,.
’ Officials "of -. ‘
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