ii-EAII BEST PAPER ’ ' .
HE _
” “sacrum pass: new. room Au; nm or ‘I’Hl wont.- Iv A ”mu: mu m: cull own o'l-slwrou
”‘uahfifi~;&_ N“ Entered t at so m u tk P a com loam“. coll. mason? " w m
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5 Office as Second Class Matter. ’ APRIL 23’ 1919 Fair Tonight; Thursday Partly Cloudy ' 0 '
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"i iPPEl till]
.éMONSlRAlItiN"
R NORWALKS
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rcat Crowd Greets ItQ
\Vatches Its Operations
nd Applauds the VVarg
crocs in Charge i
lRRRRRRvAR
MAKES AN APPEAL?
ll. Lamson and Others
\iso Have Good Success:
Selling Bonds. After Ca-:
in rs of the Tank Ended
[lenpll- watched llll'
.ll‘> of a real war whipped
.‘lt rday afternoon and cheer-
ué wondered as they chi-cred. as
.tlltlfi til
'lil m the tale war was put
ugh its paces by the crew ll‘l
.51- Through the efforts of the
l Hy Loan Committee the whippct
I - in Norwalk and proved to bc
.-«lelt impetus which pushed the
u the bonds and swelled Nor-
total considerably. _
at 5:03 yesterday afternoon,
'ul;. securely loaded on the top
- o.‘ tin monster Mark trucks
- i'legineer Corps. l'. S, A.. ill"
in iront of the (‘ity “all where
Jeremiah Donovan t't't'l-ived
. icollled the operators as repre-
.-.l-,. of the government to our
\ :l‘eut. throng oi llllel‘l‘sll'd
all anxious and racer l“.
‘ i‘pé‘l' oi' the Yankee Terminf
.. it til Front of the ('l'l)’ ”till
1 “UN with much ditiil-llity thai‘
~ilict-rzl ol llu- pillll‘u (li‘llill‘lnlt‘nl‘
w-vl lit-"lilltllv‘ -;l'(|‘ ill which
ovi. II‘ all? Hun wonml ,
- Inuit hall ill-tn not at llui'ien
ill..'tl Lou.” t'or-lillltN-l- and at
will"? lllt’ ‘lmv- llalltl fell
" drill l-‘d til» prmwssiou to the:
-.!i lli~ll'l('l, \‘il"l‘t‘_ alter a shorti
~~».- lilm of march was again‘
vl rill-i llll‘ procession started up
w :‘m- followed by the city oil]-
“.lit‘ numbers of the Loan.
.. and the immense throng.
in proportion as it passed
the first district. They made!
my the'Whole length of Vt'est
‘ t'iS.
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ta‘ontinued On Page Five) I
Willi-film s
illllEXi’ElIl‘El]
Til REEBVER}
‘l‘~i[ll.‘lll of Whitehead-I
it ii.'.\ ('ompany Badly In-.
iii-it'd to Automobile
' .m'wlnobiie about 4
.lt'ternoon while.
-nue near Fox
‘il‘redorick F”
of the W'hite-
lnc.. with offic—;
'2 :ll“'t‘l. Bridgeport. is
Hospital in a dying
a fractured skull.’
h ; lllllkt‘ll right shoulder»
zrvvwrnai injuries. He is
w it lo 1'! cover according toI
~“t‘il‘lllilt'S. .
oi the machine. Walter
. Law- his address as Day
i-Et-r‘t
.pan).
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'mlruw On Page Twelve)
It: Story Sends H811)
i'o Brewster, N. Y.,
To Fight Large Firef
"l'llY. April 23.——A call for
was received in this city
~1o-rtlay afternoon from Bre\\'-'
,Y" where a serious fire was
in the business section and
"‘l-‘e of motor apparatus were
the Danbury fire department.
lite. which originated in Mer-
.-iztrket, on the main street of
_"::':v. spread to the factory of
v‘wustel‘ l'nderwear Company.
VrétiliP building. where about
:.~ were employed. The people
factory all escaped. butsome
a": lviv their coats and wraps
‘ t‘l.» .Iames were brought un-
.. Hilli'lll before they had spread
g the building- in-_which they
v
"w 'b l J; a‘
iiAiiNflNiititlltSi‘
‘Nllliiliillin
“iii lggsgg ”iiiiiiiiiim
. Cl0§EQl00AY . 76w-
’ ' ' Got Only $40 Cash
Composer of Music. . Choiri “"
Director. Church Organist ;
and Teacher of Piano Dics§
After Fifteen Months' Ill-
ln corroboration of Anna A. hock-
woml's contention that she acted as
a nurse and housekeeper for “'11.
llianl l‘I. Lockwood of \Norwalk and
[his ult'e. Margaret. for nearly three
"088 ,ycars. Mrs. (‘ecelin Hotallng of Nor-
;\\alk, and Mrs. Hattie Lockwood. al-‘
Ilso ot‘ this city. occupied the witness‘
it‘ltilll' in the (‘ivil Superior court be-
: tore Judge “'illlnm M. Maltble and‘ a
ll llei CHURCH -
‘EINE RESUllStlE Mil.
(fillltlltll. They told of assisting Anna
' l Lockwood on many occasions. and-
'fi’§)_‘ particularly the last 40 hours before
llllt' death of Mrs. \"illlatn Lockwood.
Served Under Admiral Far-i immune" °n 9"" T'e‘")
ragut in the Civil War.’
and Held Many Important
Positions ' EENERAL ALVAREZ
’ t
Alexandr-l. S. Gibson. one of [hp old-i ls REPBRTEH‘SHuT ,
est and best known musicians in the' '
country. died tllis morning at his resy BY FTRINE SQUAD
idl-nce. .‘Jo. i) Chestnut street. South
Norwalk. lie was in the seventyu
i'it'tll yea-r of his age. and had been.
in failing health for the past fifteen‘
months. He is survived by his wife, . H A I
and one son. Alexander. lll‘ Was it ’ Delegation Of Women MakeS:
member of Our Brothers” Lodge. l. 0.. Vain Plea to Carranza t0:
organization... Save MCXican Rebel
0. IC. and for many years took an’
ill’ll\t‘ lull-rest ill the
Funeral services. which will be held
on Friday ailernoon. will he pritate',
lillt‘;lllt-lll will be in Union (‘emeteryz ;.,_ April 23. AUnsuccessful efforts to'
-\“'""““<; 5 save the life of General Francisco Al-i
.\lr. (lllvson enjoyed the distinction . varez. for the last six years in revoltf
or living one of the most widely “n‘liagainst ”,0 government. were mudei
favorably known men in Norwalk. if by a delegation of woman last night.{
not ill the ‘
.-.- ..._.
MEXICO CITY. via Galveston. To},
"mm" H" “'3‘“ a “'“Sloi’m l They appealed directly to. President,
‘i ’ it‘manza to commute the sentence of
(Continued on P329 Twelve) ideath by a Vera Cruz court martialJ
.Plesidem Carmina refused to inter-g
7vene. and ,nccordlng to official an:
' nouncemenl. General Alvarez faced “,
lfiring squad at daybreak today.
2 General Alvarez was captured
(Continued On Page Twelve)
RulllnanRll-tn; -__.______
mini NURSERY :
5’ “ lililfllwnll
of Water Prevented Efi’ec-'1
tive Work by Firemen , g
Requst Housewies to Collect;
Old and Useless Cast-Oil's:
While Cleaning Homes:-
Campaign Will Start in
At just 4:33 o‘clock yesterday after-1
noon that bleseed Hope 111050 wagon.
balked again as .lack Hanl’ord ran it?
out of the house to answer the sec-'
olnl still alarm of tire for the after-:
noon. 1
lioth the sprocket and shaft. gavn'
rt Time
Way as the front wheels hit the gut-1 ShO
ter. and realizing that it was a hope-l
.. . . . i The oilicers of the Norwalk Day
l0» case. Jack started on a dead run .
for the Main street t‘irc, house where ‘ Nursery 35k the “1.1le public. m T“
he jumped into the Pioneer truck gpegatel “'"hn'hfim m a‘mmlium nix?
. . .. _., . .. .iun s )y co cc ng Hill se ng e.
:221'“::d:; ”H hemp oi the me ml city‘s useless. worn-out and cast-oil
‘ ' t , .‘ v i“
T . - . u _ ,rubbish. All houmwnes need (to
balgmogugv‘;2f ggéhgnfvrgw a Rugs; order to contribute is to rummage;
by George Giiibertl “m?“ ue 'mlntell through attics. closets and other stor-'
loss owing to the fact tliaEVEEQi'de 3:51 mg 2130931,!” ‘t'seless rags‘ awning"
.- . :meta.ru er.ec. g
2(fi’ugid'é‘f‘b‘lf th’dran'li‘m‘ 8!? “her; This material will be, collected in.
ital-(ins and as; Slip” y'Chl f leg 80—11. large paper bags which will he ills‘
. . . pu y e 0W8_ ”ribnted to every household. Belore.
new: promptly on th9 scene and (11‘ they receive the bags, however. house.
lieu"! the "A?" m the work ”r sav- wives may prepare for the collectors.
mi “52;! "3:93:31 pmplflnfii' W t by saving saleable cast-offs which they
' _y 00 ”lg '3 9" would otherwise have thrown away
5“"‘9‘ f0" “’0‘" an hour the disabled, sooner or later. Full details will he
Hone mtlchlne was towed by a wreck- made public at the time the campaign:
er to Vogel 5 garage. actually starts.
The l'll‘Sl. alarm W35 at 3 in. m.. and In the meantime the following list
was for a grass fire on Riverside , of desirable articles is given. in order7
avenue. it was extinguished with i that housewives may make their col-’
little trouble. 'lection while cleaning their homesfl
Rags. all sorts of unwearable and:
worn-out clothing. carpets, rugs. oldl
rubber footwear. hot water bags, old
automobile tires, old pieces of metal;
such as copper. brass. zinc, tinfoil, old!
plated "ware, etc. i
FAMOUS ELEVENTH
l3 REEBNSTITUTEB‘
I
WASHINGTON, April 2.———Reconsti-l ENGINEERS HOME'
tution of the National Guard was ac-t
tually started today, when the War, NEW YORK. AP!“ 23.—Some 91'
Department. through the Bureau 0: the famous 11th Engineers. who used
Militia Affairs authorized the organ- their PleS and shovels “'annfl“
ization of seven regiments and one] in helping to stem the German ad-
extra battalion of infantry, one, Squad<l Vance near Cmbm, returned home i
ron of cavalry and eighteen compan- “"1331 Seven oflicel's and 255 men!
ies of coast artillery. comprising the Inn's Field and staff
The State of New York was author- . and Companies B and C. were among
ized to‘ raise four companies of in:f the 1.829 troops arriving on the
lantry. one squadron of cavalry and St93“!“th Santa. Teresa, from Bor-
tWelve companies of coast artillery. deal“. “ft! 0150011! and 1.370 m'en
New Jersey was authorized to organ- on the Sm Taresa returned con-
ize one. regiment of infantry and two valesclns twin wounds or mneu.
companies of coast artillery; Ohio F‘OI'tY-slx omc'ers and 996 men or
two regiments of infantry. and Ore- the Army’ Ambulance Service arrived
gun one battalion of infantry, and on the Steamship Duct «1'an
iour companies of coast artillerv. ' from Marseilles. The '9‘.“ hm
These new units are intended to re- altosether 1.175 about. I”; the-
place state troop. which under Beo- bet-:63 almanac-Ink. ' '
n.
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South Norwalk Electric '
in ‘
lltilil ‘PlANl
Citizens’ Committee of At-
lanta, Georgia, Makes In-
quiries About South Nor-
walk Municipal Works
lllillilil’sllull
Works the Finest in the
Country—Does Not Cost
City or Taxpayers a Cent
That the Second Dis-trim oi" the
(‘ity of Norwulk is the possessor of
what is claimed to be the finest mu-
nicipal plant in the country is con-
llllllllslsl "
vincingly shown in the many and varv
led requests received by Mayor Jer-T
clniah Donovan and by Superintend‘
l-nt Albert
E. “'inchester rekarding-
the operation of the plant. A
The South Nor-walk Electric \Vorks,
is an honor to the city and to Mix:
Winchester. a faithful semnt of the.
. public. who devoted many long years
of his life to this plant which has
grown to be the finest in the nation.
is given the. undivided credit and
honor which is deservedly his:
Through Mr. “'inchesler'j efforts the”,
(Continued On Page Two) 1
lllllll: liTilli‘i
_li_tl_lti trill:
t
i'AlilS. April 23. ~ln a statement is3
sill ll by President Wilson today cx-‘l
plaining his position on the Adriatic"
question he declares that Flume can-,1
not become a part of Italy. t
Tile president points out that everyl
condition concerning the Adriatic 'sel-g
tlemenl has been changed since ltaly‘
entered the war upon the promises or:
the pact of London. the AustroHun-i
garian Eulpire having disappeared. He'
notes that new states have been
created for which l-‘iume is the nat-z
ul'al outlet to the sea. !
The president also contends that the."
. strategic necessity pleaded in behalf of}
1 Italy's claim to the Dalmatian Islands‘
no longer prevails. as the Austrian
naval menace has ceased to exist. ;
M l
VILLA FOLIDWERS ;
WRECKING RAILROADSI
l
l-Il. l’AfiO. Tex. April 23.— —\’illa fol-l
lowers are again wrecking railroads.
hanging civilians and looting towns.
accOl-ding to mining men arriving
from Northern Mexico. They report-
ed that 3. Villa band burned a freight:
train of twenty cars on the Mexico
Northwestern Railroad last Thurs-
daY. including car loads of lumber.
They wrecked the Santa Ysabel‘
Bridge. ran the locomotive into the
break and looted the train of all food
supplies. It Saucillo. Chihuahua a
few days ago, Francisco Villa. Felipe
Angeles‘ and their followers. entered
the town. hanged Bauredo Duran. the
mayor. because he would not round‘
up thecivillans for ransom as they
were all hiding in‘ the hills, hanged
three others. looted the stores and
left, the Americans said.
COSTA RICAN TROOPS
ARE CONCENTRATED
MANAGUA. Nicaragua. April 23.—
The Costa Rican Government. has
concentrated two thousand troops on
the frontier between Nicaragua and
Costly Rica. The Costa Rican Govern-
ment is said to fear an invasion by
exiles from Costa Rica in Nicaragua...
The Costa Rica): Government but
had troops on the Nicaraguan tron-t
tier for several months. The purpose;
of he concentration has had two ex
pl none. one being to protect the?
frontier tmm’iuvssiou by Costa Riot
an exiled. and the other Lint theCos-l
ta mm were to aid in' the over- : strongest cums]: m upon the. ef-
throw of the governments of Nican-i
basal-mulled
mmbelssndddbcmuot
inc-snout 01M
PASS lil’ JAPANESE Pll0lilEM
RELEASE lRllll Bill lliE llAlIAN Diffltilllll
lilill liN JURY,
women :5: Still PRESSES f0ll solullol
Plant Crops—The Jurors j
Drawn ’
~3Italy’s Representatives to the Peace Conference .Are
Evidence that farming in I’ltil't'iellll Showing a Disposition to Recede From Prevnous
county is going to be on a larger” ’ .
scale this spring than his-t year, WaSl EXtreme Aetlon
borne out by the. many requests tof
ed from jury duty because they de-
sired to give their attention to plant. '
The men from the farms l'l-acllrd g Soviet Government in Hungary Appears to Have cmm'
bled, 3|“ Rumors State There Is One In Turkey
ing crops. Out of 40 purors called‘
for duty in the April Additional Sees;
Stiltiiil fiAliiiEN illll’litiVEliENlfi Al
BElNii iiAliE iiEAliYi
Judge “'illiam M. Malthie yesterday“
sion of the court 23 Were excused
There are being mulled under the‘ ”wk" "f the final Shawn" M the
in the (‘ivil Superior court by tillers;
oi' the soul who wished to be cxcus» . ‘
i ' ,
' BE [Ell Etili THE lEAfilJE 0E NAIlliNS
yesterday morning. and most of,
them were farmers.
direction of the new supervisor ofiMany finprove‘ments Plan‘fpencc ll'f‘ll'y- "2" “filial, difilt‘llll)’,
school minions. ,varioun clubs namelyl fled Along Water-Front—!\\'as still presslug for solution at.
(Continued On Page Twelve)
i (By The Associated Press). .
A Although the peace confcrccs m
~I’aris have passed along for in-
‘ ‘ :turc adjustment the Japanese
WN’S mm problem. onc of the two trouble-
lsolne questions standing ill the
t
garden “Ub' pig dab" rabbit Club” ‘ ° CSS :torlax"s mcctings of the Confer—
poullry club and canning club. ; Flve UI'IfiIlIShyl V els‘..nm.'lpadN-s
It is very necessary that all the NOW at the Pomt t l"' l’le Mm“ at the l’ttacl‘ I
school children and even the older‘ 3 lid } s t i it
people join these clubs in order that , F. s, Wax-dwell. of New York my,lt‘oni‘crcm-c. however. seems to lll‘
a greater amount or food be produc-iha‘ been ”ranged the contract {if ‘hliowing a disposnlon to recede-
Pd this year. ‘ :undertaking the completion of a con- , from u..- extreme attitude which
The tremendous drain on this coun- l alder-able amount of work .around the .1 ‘Hd taken and which has
"I" '0? {MENUS from the Eastern . docks and piers at the United States él ‘ ‘ dmittcdlv
countries is going to make food very l Shipping Board at, “‘ilson's PM.“ wrought. a bout _8Il a .t'
scarce and very one who possibly can } ulny improvements have been plan igrflvc Stillalfllll In the work 0
should 40 the" Ml» “d PM“? “med along the water from, includlugirestori g peace. Reports from
mull (M’s. possible.“ is alone 4 the ""1"“ of ‘ um “um" 0' “9" iParis indicate a ‘ willinxnfias on
may nub our country And perhaps plies, the “Mahmoud repairing! h . ‘ f the indium; to 1m”, to
others from soil!!! on food rum. tor the old docks and wharfs. the work 3 t 0 par. 0 N) ' c
The “flu Garden Committee at jon which will probably start wnhmmuggestlons of a comp mil-t .
WflSlllnglm- l" (3.. 1““ sent NWT-"la fe' days. 4 ‘5 {this leading in hopes that 30m?
to Mr. Hodlzdon- "19 lllpel'Vll‘Ol‘ 0f: At the present time line-”loom ship jwmv will he found to adjust the
school gardens. to be distributed ' yard is working full blast and a large . conflicting demands of Ilily and
(Continued On Page Twelve)
Serge-ant Sherman F. O'Connor. Mo-
bile Veterinary Division. Sixth Arluyl
Corps. A. E. R. arrived at his home.
in this city. last night, after club--
een months in the sérvice of his.
country. i
Sergeant O‘Connor is one of the.
most popular of Not-walk} young men
about “W“- Thp"? poatem call “9°“ number of laborers are still employ- . . .. .
the people to grow all the foodstufl ed despite the seven; "1.9m Iay- 'Jugoslavla regard: the Lily of
Flume and tlw Dallnfltlan coast.
Pigs are quite plentiful Just at pr:- mainly as a “on”. station for "19'
sent. but the large demand is stea - near-by ship-building plants and 15 give up all claims to “w Dalma—
il'essels that have been launched mitlall hilltcrland ll given Plum,
6. JPN“ 3"“ five 0‘ “‘9'” V9339“ 5" ”l" ' coastal and watershed. On the
’ lloint awaiting to be tum ported m a ‘other hand. she has rejected ofliorn
SHERMAN and but in readiness to be placed in _ _ .
' .oommission. The boats now at Wil- lug any clolms she may have on
the Dalmatian coast.
-—-—-—---—-———.-— 'Japall to Kiao Chou and the.
VISITORS INSPECTED Shantung Peninsula have not been
i-lapancsc home governments con—
Representatives of a nationally ‘ sent it seems probable then- chums
if” {tiftdmanufafitory haVe bf’e" 1“ . League of Nations aftcr peace has
0"” “ring I 8 put f“ any” lllccll declared. After conferring
possible. offs. The Wilson Point yard is used
'ltaly. it is said. “N “fffifi'd l"
ily forcing the price “it Pit!“ “0W - popular stopping place for unfinished
the Stratford ship-yards. Just now the Dalmatian vomit and the
'dry-dmk Where they Wm be fined 0‘" of Flume in return for relinguishs
" :son‘s Point include the Sanpa. the.
REWRNS FR ‘l(Slit?[(I‘Euywiailzria~ "I? SGNS‘ the Is“) and Rival claims of China and
FACTORY SITES HERE‘scttled. and if the Chinese and
known fur-dying concern and of a. twill llt‘ lt‘fl to lN‘ taken up ll." “‘9
and have been in communication with -
and the high respect in which he is the South Norwalk Board of Trade. 1“" “A“ ”"19”” yesterday. the
held by his large circle of friends Both of the concerns are desirous ollt‘ollncll of l‘ttlll‘ announced “that
WIB cvldenced by “‘9 “mm“ous 1003”": "”9 and were lfilfi‘n about itlcrniany’s rights to thc territory
ner tendered him before he en-,
grilled the service in October. 1917 !
Leaving Norwalk he went to Camp
Devens and some time later Sergeant
(then Private) O’Connor surprisedq
his friends with the announcement of ‘
his quiet marriage to Miss Vera Han-
lon. of this city. the ceremony hav-
ing been performed at Camp Devens.
in July. 1918. Sergeant O'Connor ar-
rived in France and lists as the most
important entitlement be 060k ’plrt
inuthe bottle of the ArgonneWood. ’-‘-'~—-~ —-— —— .. ,_
ou aw oeof he fiercest , ~ ~ '
m an m u n t TAKE A HINT, LADIES AND onurmunn
engagements of the angers-:gnhfllcit‘.
h 'orwulk boy pass \
3"; “d' emem 33;?“32 {.531 Did you get the announcement yesterday that one Norwtlk
it; iii: 153:3”. man had subscribed for $250,000 of the Vim-y My Bondl?
we” ”Finlra‘nhfite‘} if: T133333; m: And he is one of the brainiest business men among us. Why
0 o , .
5:31:30: dung; tliee early part of that subscription? To help finish America 3 job, of course,
““3 m°mh ”d landed “(1,3 “mill? patriotism. But something more. This man known the Vic-
1If“! '91:: mdzglvade‘tiucogiled it; - tor-y Bond is the best. investment yet. Taxes wil be navy
(“idling ‘ “‘0" 19"“ °f .‘bsence next few years. These bonds are of two issues, one on ex-
yfiterdaiuind returned to hm home cmpt and the other not; and either convertible lino this other.
lam we g. - Thcv run for a period of three to four years—the time when
PREACHER AGAIN taxes will be highest. 11» exemption mm. um nabs keen
STIRS AUDIENCE men of means snap at them now will leap chem valuable slur
‘ h' themmpdgnisover. Proof—themmbenyloom It“:
”at “‘8'" u the mud 0‘ l e as exempt It humanly 3 1-2 per out. m but. it. call-
. th, s n: Walk . - * .
m!!! gal-3:; gelenlzg Gilbert. 0f 13me w “I‘ll m of m “My 303‘; in: u your
.Danbury. made a strong appeal for L newspaper I I' I I a“. in“, h! H I bear-
ingduperom.“ Mama-that thumbs-dawn!
notgoboiowpunhqmypsbnepar. Mullins. lop
mutations alt-Thompson nonunion-3mm” ms. unanimity-er
m" mm: mm.:“mm.’ma‘,‘i opportunity. “Io out ' “you be M by the
. ' . . V .. . ‘ ’ ' K _ ‘ ' i ._
the city and examined the various ' . ‘ d’ \ ll be
unolvvd in title lsputl wont
fgzsigieggsl; might be suitable for“ terminated. but no final disposi—
The fur-dying firm Was -mucll tale-3 “it" “'3" made ”f the peninsula or
en up With a vacant factory in the ‘llll‘ 'formct‘ (lcrmfltl fortress 0f
second district and made extensive i Klan (‘lmu
inquiries concerning it and the. repro. l . . ' . l t
t seems to he csiallllshtd tlflv
pentatives were said to be well pleas- . - -
ed and announced they would turn in , ”i" NW'N government "f Hun
a favorable report regarding the 10-! _,._.._..
cal location. i (Continued On PM“ Nil
faith in this day of struggle. I-lilK
any of prayer in bringing men near
and in accomplishing the wot-kl
t
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Norwalk Chronicler