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SERMANS IIIII
SINKINI} SIIII’
.‘l lliod Powers Send Note to
who Enemy That Money
Will Be Collected For the
Loss of the Interned Ves-
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IIELIBERATEBIIEASII
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for Sailors’ Acts
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IIIIS ‘ [SBAPLD IIIIIM II LAND
Reported to be on His Way into Germany inan Effort to
Embarrass the“'AIlles ln Putting the Péacé .fl‘reaty
Into Effect—Had Been Interned by Dutch Govern-
ment Since Last November ~ ,
PARIS, June 25.——Prederick William Hohenaollern, the former
German crown prince, has escaped from Holland and made his way
into Germany. ' ‘ ,
News of the escape of the ex-crown prince caused a considerable
stir in Peace Conference circles. While it is not felt that he is a
figure around which the reactionaries and mo'narchists would gather
enthusiastically. nevertheless his act is regarded as an event of con
siderable significance in view of other Germanrecalcitrancy.
Hints have come from Germany within the past few days that
the military caste there would not be averse tobflnging about” a
military situation within the former empire thatuwould embarrass
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The former crown prince made his way into Hoilind shortly af-
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wants, June‘ 26.—Germnnyhns been
milled in a note sent today by the
ml -.~ ,tllat they posses the right to.
Home,“ the persons responsible for the
I udnfiptiou of the German ships and
. collect reparation for the loss of
vessels. The sinking of the fleet
m denounced as a violalion of the
”malice and a deliberate breach in
.. luktflce ot‘ the conditions of pt'ili't‘.
W n the investigations have been
will}. bled the note stall-s. the allies
will Exact the “necessary I't‘IIlll‘llllull."
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panion Saved From Death:
by Lifeguard in Spectacu-
lar Fight Against Waves
l A.lf{l’lE’LD. June 26.—It was the-
.. \rtlll arms of Billy Hughes. volun-
Ii’i' guard at Fairfield Beach,th;it
I ills? lives of J. S. E. Kingsley,
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. ‘wville actor. of 431 West avenue
an. of New York. when their on
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--., l5-I‘l t‘l-el' light.
.I o‘clock.
yesterday
Tile
. .14viilliil tide and Wind that IOol;
- :l losing fight to hundreds 01‘
um. her: on the beach.
H ‘1‘ illilm H. Donaldson was call
- r-‘xlle the rescued men. \vho‘
"l in the water for an hour and
non: exposure. but the.fir.<t_
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hn F Burnside. the sailor
rested on Monday evening
' »'Y“}' under false pretenses
' Irv-fire Judge Young-g today.
court. Further investiga-
alell that “Burnside" was
or" ‘he service, having re—
. ical discharge.
[Ll l: :he report of the capture
f .~;:ll(»:: inves‘jgation has
: :u'lte irf-‘rtxsting facts
w lane. man. who has. Since his ar-Iday because
. bin-n spending his time in the: than 3,000 um
‘ 'l' Iffl‘s‘up. He is of [when parentage“. .
w Joined the service at Newport oni
. ills tales of overseas
. .llv Villh the American naval forcesi Yorkand New Jersey yards.
ere prepared topre-I mots made
A — 7. 1515.
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"fi:-~p.llt. and John King. a com-é
2 miles off shore. near
after ,
exhausted;
l" l‘. luled aboard ll skiff more?
will dine by Hughes after :1‘
I ter the signing of the armistice last November and was interned there
by the Dutch government, taking up his residence on the Island of
Wieringer, in the Zeyder Zee. .
I WASHINGTON, June 26.—Ccnfidential reports that the form-
I, er German crown prince and also probably the former emperor
iwould attempt to re—enter Germany after the signing of the peace
Itreaty, Were reecived recently by government omcials here. It be-
came known today after an Associated Press dispatch telling of the
escape of the crown prince had been received.
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16 in His Suit AgainstI
Flora InDeckand in Super-I
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_~__.. Ltion of forts and housing accommoda-
. Verdict for the plaintlfl. George ‘UODS alOng the Mexican border. “(1‘
IL Cassidy. to recover the 'sum of: dertaken to ameliorate the trials of
I $873.16 from Flora L. Deckand. or Nor-I “‘9 ‘50?” ”’Ymg “5 ”W's” WI“ 5""
Iwalk, was rendered by a jury in the- the Lnlted States its first real forti-
Fifty-Four Yehng Men and
Way to Place the BlameI-m‘mmnw‘m‘: mm‘“’ ”m “*“Vwfim .Dir
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lomas at. Elliot Interest-
‘ing Program ,
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There was an air of sincere sails-I
faction about the a mbly hall of the'
Nor-walk High schoo. last evening.l
that seemed to be shared equally by;
the faculty and every member of the,
graduating class owls. as denoting a?
task well done. that. should be fitting-z
ly celebrated at the annual, commence-l
ment of the Senior Norwalk High‘
school.
The program presented was of ex—
ceptional interest and merit; a bit
more formality was given the evening
by the fact that most of the dignita-
ries on the platfo .‘w in evening
dress. Harry J. lacrfiresident of
the Bound of Education, presided. and
announcedthe various numbers.
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FRANKLIN IIIIiII
SEIIIIIIL BLASS IIAY'
Annual Graduation of the
Franklin and Center Jun-L
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Superior court. last night. in the ac-Ifie‘i frontler.
tion of Cassidy against Deckand, in‘ Regularly QSMHSIIMT' army P03“!
which damages of $8.700 for an alleg»
ed breach of contract was claimed.‘,
The verdict was accepted by Judge
W'illiam M. Maltbie," the jury excused.
and court adjourned until Friday
morning for the short calendar ses-
51011.
The suit involved a deal for the de-
number more than two score.
I lions. each accommodating a troop of
,cavalry or an infantry platoon. The
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large number of friends and relatives'
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c‘rcises. The program presented. yes-I
terday afternoon, was-as follows:
Roll Call ——— Fred Canevarl, F
Lauder. Madeline Spencer.
Class History—Charlotte Jarvis.
Ié‘tj The class day exercises
'lranklin Junior High school. held in
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Class Prophecy Room
Havens. John W'ehle.
Class Prophecy (Room /36) —— Mae
33)——Hester
Pickets SlilTonedAhoglitl'
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lillll‘w-rlain. of Hartford. 3 re!!-
llll't' of the Department of Jus-
.:::2 «:0 Stamford. yesterday. to
dis-j merchants who have been without
about (fresh fruits and vegetables slcne Mon- I Black Rock 'Yacht Club, where they
. _ . all the time he I details of police w
1‘ -, in the service he was stationed at' vent. “0191339..“
JvaDUl'L R. l.. Whlcu is his name town. and ‘ the m
GIIVERNIIENTSHIPS‘
“'ASHINGTON. June 25.——Sale of
government merchant ships to private
interests. recommended’ to Congress
recently by Chairman Hurley.'of the
1 Shipping Board. was opposed by Sen-
ralor Fletcher. of Florida. ranking
{ Democrat and former chairman of‘the
.Senale Commerce committee. in an
Iaddress to the Senate todly on the
I shipping question.
An indeterminate policy of govern-
ment operation of the new merchant
fleet. either by the government itself
or through private corporations chart-
ered or controlled by the government.
was advocated by Mr. Fletcher.
Whether the government should con-
tinue construction of ships. Mr. Flet-
cher said. is a matter for future de-
termination.
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WASHINGTON. June std—A resolu-I
lion calling on the postmaster genel'alI
for a report on an accident to a mail I
airplane on May 24. in which bankI
correspondence not designated for air:
transmission was destroyed. was in-E
troduceli in the House yesterday by'
Representative Steenerson, chairman,
Amundsen.
Popular Songs for Popular People—
lrene Decesare.
Piano Solo-Josephine Nowak.
Sayings of Teachers—Anysia Bannon.
Characteristics of Pupils —— Eugene
McMahon.
Class Song—e—Entlre Class.
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FIlII TIIEWELIIIIME .
The complaint was made by J. W.
Harriman, president of the Harriman
National Bank, New York city. who
said $63,000 in checks and drafts were I
destroyed and “the loss mysteriously
covered up” by the department.
The accident happened when the
gnail had been transferred from train
to plane at Cleveland to- proceed to
Chicago and the resolution asks by
what authority mail without special
postage was being transported by air.
POLICE OFFICIALS
HAD GREAT TIME
The half dozen members of the local.
police force who attended the State
Police convention held in Bridgeport,
yesterday. report that their Bridge-
port ’brother officers treated mam roy-
ally. After the business meeting. at
which allythe old 'officers were re-
elected and the regular routine hust-
ness disposed of, the menibers of the
convention, together with their privi-
leged friends, journeyed over. to the
various city
tional names to t
Roll which is being pre
specialicommlttee of the Home
vice Section
Ser
was a most satisfacto
several hundred names
The prl
First prize.
being secured
Mary's 'School.
of the strike ol‘ more
feurs. opened
$1.500 freight cars tied up in
'on teamsters and chauf—I The afternoon and evening we
their stands early to-I in all sorts of Jolly making. The po-
day and attempted to unload nearlyIlicemen were treated. to a "w
New _
Heavy? of Bridgeport and surrounding
Second price
Iwere given the time of their lives.
refipent school.
30 Rowan street. We td‘ltch
Jul '1
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spread." at which many notable men
Monroe's-er
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IIIIIIL IIIILL NAMES
The contest which was started some
weeks ago among the scholars of the
schools to procure addi-
he ”Welcome Home
pared by a
of the Norwalk Chapterl
of the Red Cross closed yesterday and‘
ry experiment.
so winners were as follows:
$5.08-Harold W. Buck-
ley, 1‘? Franklin avenue. Grade 7. St.
$3.00—Mary Caney. 13
Mervin street, Grade 5, Jefferson
m pram: $2.004Alma“ Mm.
:prlze. lam—n Humphrey
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the Plant? oi the Vic-
toria Raincoat Co. in
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The Bolsheviks are in our midst!
Yesterday ’afternoon a complaint was
received at the local police headquart-
ers {run the management of the Viet-
oria mincoat Company. on Union
streetqthai the men and women em-
ployed in the shop were being inter-
fered with. Officers investigating the-
matter found that members of the
Raincoat Makers' Union. of New
York. were endeavor-lug to incite a
strike amongst the employee of the
Victoria Company. The pickets. as
they are called. stationed gunman-s
at the entrance“ of the “a“ cud.
as the workers attempted“; enter,
they were stopped and‘arequehedao.
give up their jobs and return to New
York. Tl they refused, they were'
threatened with violence. The police
brought their campaign to a sudden
halt, however. and they were forced,
to disperse. They Were back on the"
job last night and again this morning. I
with the result that some fifteen of;
the forty people employed in the fact-I
ory are out on strike. '
When interviewed by a Sentinel re—I
porter today. Howard Shapiro. mans-I
get of the concern. claimed that he;
the union an
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IIIIY ENFIIIIEIEMENT
BILLS SEPARATE“.
Measure For War-Time Pro-
Class Prophecy (Room 35)—Gene-'
vieve Donnell . I fore July 1 .
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Prophecy on Prophets (Room do) I WASHINGTON, June 26.-—-The
House Judiciary committee voted to.
day to split prohibition legislation in-
to three parts. with enforcement of
war time prohibition separate and dis-
tinct from the others. which relate to .
constitutional prohibition and the:
manufacture of industrial alcohol".
NEW’ YORK. June 26.—'l‘ne United
States Circuit Court of Appeals in an
opinion handed down today modified
the injunction recently granted brew-
ers by Federal Judge Mayer against
‘ United States District Attorney Cafley
and Acting Collector of internal Reve-
nue McElligott. The opinion of the
higher court permits the prosecutor to
proceed against alleged violators of
the war time prohibition act.
\VASHINGTON. June 26.—-—\Vith indi-
cations that a separate bill for en-
forcemem. of war-time prohibition
would be reported out before adjourn-
ment. leaving enforcement of consti-
tutional prohibition for a measure to
be framed later. the House Judiciary,
committee today'congnued mnsidpra- I
tion of methods for carrying into ef-‘
fect anti-liquor legislation. Decision‘
to prepare separateabills. it was said.
Was reached informally last night by
leaders. although all previous efforts
to that end had been defeated.
members expressed belief that as a
result of this decision enactment of
legislation to enforce war-time prohi-
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GERMAN RAILROAD
iS'I‘BIKE/l‘ifi'l‘ SPREADING
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hibition to Be Passed Be-'
nciléirllree Appear‘Satiafied mastic sent l.
Announcement That the Germanfi Will Be Read:
Officials Who Are Likely to Aflix Signatures .
UNLESS llllllllllllllllll cumulus
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General Gunner, Successor to Field Marshal Von,
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I PARIS, June 26.?Efiortsr . .
Ihcing made today tout ’ ,
Ithe signing of the peace t .
Itllree o'clock Saturday aft
Ile Council of Three is up .
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Although t
Ition received was that. the
, . fman signatories wouldrprob
Many Witnesses Testifynemann Mueller, me
That Fatal Injury ‘ Was Secretary; Herr Giesberts
. '-_' Herr Lienert of the old deleg
5);; to Unavaidable Ace! .it developed today that Hut 3.. .—
Iberts, who had remained in
C Pb l r B ‘d t “blsailles for a time, had left‘mll
oroner ean.o rl gepor.w . .' ir m ' .
,Medical Examiner Samuel H. Hunt- for Germany A th d an ’
ington held an inquest in‘the uptown
Innmcd. however. to accoml l
Ciy court room. yesterday afternoon. ‘ Herr; Mueller and Herr Le 2
in the case of John Collins, who was it, is mdlcated.
fatally injured. Tuesday afternoon. ‘ , w l) __ -. .
when his bicycle came into collision! IARIb’ .Jum‘ ‘6'. _ll '5 “n ,
“1th one of the Bishop & Lynes (7035 I Stood that If "0 Offlclfll comm”:
coal trucks. driven by a colored man ration is received by nightfall ‘
“aged 101"; Bgrt. ‘ 11 fl t t ‘ Berlin relative lo'tlle plans of‘
"man ac 3".” ‘ e rs WI “955 i‘crman Government for 817'?
and testified that the rear wheel did 3' . . ’ . .
. not run over the boy as was generally the peace treat} ,tomcthlng _“"
nature of an ultimatum Will ,
sent to Berlin by the Peace l
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' caught the fowvard wheel of the boy‘s
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Dead Man’s Curve Springs;
Something New When'
Car Hits Telegraph Pole
Last Night .
There have been many peculiar"
stunts pulled off in the countless se—‘
ries of accidents on Dead Man’s
Curve. at the foot of the 'Westpcrt
avenue hill during the past year or
two. in which the truck loaded with
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ference.
Up until 11 :25 o 'clock this -
ing, nothing had been heard.
Berlin and the Conference
complete ignorance as to.
many ’5 plan. Paul Dustasta.
tary of the Conference, ‘79”-
Versailles this morning seeking '
formation. He was informed
1v by Dr. Haniel you Haimh
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that the German signatories,
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alumni
NEWEIILI ‘
.The Boy Scouts distributed -
cards yesterday and will out!“ ‘
today and tomorrow. - ’
FOUR AMERICAN .
KILLED IN BATTLE
cer and three enlisted.- men were kill.
ed, two men were wounded, and one
olfleer and four enlisted m were
captured in recent man; with anti-
Kolchek forces in .Siberla, the War
BERLIN, Wanna-do" yam 25 (As-
sociated Press).—-Up
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Department was advised today by use
WASHINGTON. June zo—on. out.
I Besides this they pitched u
‘fmntoftheCityHall. .'
will move it up to the
mtodal .
Thosewhohaven‘tbeeu.
can wheel-lbs through any
Cmclinftheneyaeoutl,or’
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