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SATURDAY?
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Every Indication That Ger-
many Will Be Ready by
That Time, and Council of
League of Nations Will
Meet a Week Latter
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German Ships Sunk' 1n Scapa
Flow Will Be Blown Up as
Easiest Way of Disposing
of Them
PARIS, Jan 6.—There is every indi-
cation now in Supreme Council circles
, that the peace protocol will be signed
by Germany and ratifications of the
treaty of Versailles exchanged this
coming Saturday, Jan. 10, the date
gentatively set by the Council yester—
' .hx’.
. The Council of_ the League of Na-
:. lions. it is understood, will be called
-’ to meet about a week later.
, An application from the German
.. representatives here {01 a 1eduction in
' €353. puinber of troops to be sent to the
-' areas in which plebiscite s 1119 to be
taken undei the peace neat} ha een
I received by the Supreme Council. Ger-
many will have to bear the expense
- of maintaining these txoops and her
representatix es complain that the cost;
Ewill be excessive So heavy an ex-
penditure is not necessaly, it is as—A
. Sorted.
. The Council. it is learned, will re«
,ply that inasmuch as the United
States has not supplied? its. quota of
troops, which were to constitute a.
, quarter of the whole, the number of
1 men sent will comprise only three.
.quarters of the Total originally fix-
(Continued on Page Eleven).
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. NF EW YORK Jan 6. ——Hitherto un-
published details of the "drastic" plan
.President Roosevelt had decided to
, adopt to settle the anthracite strike of
1902, said to have been known on] v
two membeis of his Cabinet and ta.
few p01 30115 who new to take part in
its execution, appear in the fifth in-
LThey reached Torrington and
RAMAEES ERR
AUTR AEEIRENT
William Nelson Alleges That
Machine Was Driven Very
Recklessly
HARTFORD Jan. 6~Da1nagcs ag-
gregating $50. 000 are asked in two
suits over an automobile accident,
uhich me being tried togetlrel today
in the United States District COUltz
heio, befote Judge Harland Howae
:1 jaw. The accident happened in:
VVinsted, but as the plaintiffs. “'llliam
Nelson and his wi ,,Eva axe citizens
of Russia, they b ught their action in!
the Federal court and named Odell;
Capen and his brother Walter as de-'
fendants.‘ All parties reside in Cole-
'brook. A
The Nelsons allege that on April 25.‘
',1918 they hired an automobile from
Odell Capén to transport them £10111
Robertsville~in Colebrook—to Tor-
rington, and that Capen engaged his
brother Walter to drive the machine.’
while
the Nelsons were making a call there, .
Walter Capen waited for them and;
then started back to Robe1tsville.;
It. is alleged by the Nelsons that;
when passing through W insted the our
tomobile was c111elessly and reckless-
ly driven, at an excessive speed of-
mo1e than fifty miles an hour, dashed;
off to the left side of the road and
thww them out. Nelson claims the?
injury iesulted in the loss of one off
his ey es and impairment of the sight
of the other. He charges negligence.
HUNRRER PERSRNS -»
REAR IN THE
RlRTlNfi IN SRHA
Troops Open Fire When
Anti-Dynastic Demonstra-I
tors Try to Rush the Pal-
ace '
- GENEVA, Jan. 6.——More than a. hun~
dred persons have been killed‘ or
wounded in anti-dynastic manifesta-'
tions in Sofia, according to Belgrade1
'radxices published here. Large crowds ‘
Aof manifestants, including the hadlngi
bou1geo151e assembled before the pol-
ace shouting “Long Live the Repub ’
witth eKing” They at-
_1
tempted to“ rush the palate but the
troops opened the, and the demonstra-
tors ieplied with revolveis and stones.
1
asualties occurred.
MRS EARNETT EELS
RELEASE TREAT JAR.
Agan preparations tor the prosecution of Nellie Ball of}.
scullment of the colonel's own lettered.
' edited by Joseph Bucklin Bishop, in
:‘ the January issue of Scubner's Blagtk
2153 The article 3130 gives some in- sheet, downtown, after serving sever-ideiendants in cases to be
timate sldelights on Ropsevelt's atti-
tude toward union labor.
After 20 persons had been killed and
about 40 injured during the rioting-in
the coal ‘flelds and the approach of
:wintcr brought with it the prospect of
(Continued on Page rive).
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Although a sweeping reduction of
the Connecticut State Guard to a
peace-time basis has been. made by -
the discontinuance of twenty-five com-
panies in v.11ious sections of the state,
there has been no curtailment ordered
in the 01 ganization in Norw‘alk.
It is estimated that the order of re-
duction. uhich is effective January 20.
will take 600 men out of the service,
leaving an enrollment of. 3,500 in the
Hate Guard. ‘1
An rude-1
his been issued by the military emerg
we}; board through the piésldenr, Ma-
_‘m-Gnnézal Lucien F Burpee.
1'.
Two BURNED T0
131131 10111:, Jan 6. To?
W3I'E buined to death
filiizh shept through-
our story tenem‘ ‘
First azenue. Th ‘
Mrs John H.
governing the reduction“?!
Mis. Emma Garnett, colored, Water
a] weeks of a thiee months’ jail sent-
ence, imposed after being found guilty{
of theft, was yesterday released from‘
the county jail upon order from Judge-
Vl’ilder, of the Bridgeport City court.1
Mis. Garnett was arrested fors steals-
lng $45 from a Bridgeport man, and?
her release followed the restoral of;
the stolen money. Upon her arrival
[at her home heie she will find her:
Ewardrobe depleted, as during her ab-
gsencem in jail William oColeman rented
oa woman, who,
i
a quantity of clothing and bed linen
Arrested inNeW York A
For Theft in Monroe’
BRIDGEPORT, Jan. 6.~_—A.rrested in
White Plains, N. Y. on a charge of
having stolen an automobile in Monv
roe, Charles Weaver, of No.
turned over to the Monroe authorities
when nrmignemin the City court.
Reformatory, at Cheshire Rennie time
1WILL PROSEEUTE
237 I
Smith street, was yesterday méming. ;
John Gibbons, who escaped from the *
Romanelli, Saleeby and Ware
Held" in $100,000 Bail Each
—-Face 1 Charge of Man-
slaughter
MAY BE TAKEN
T0 RAERTEORR
Saleeby’ 5 Wife Faints and
Mother of Another Dc-g
fondant Has to Be Carried
From Court Room
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5.——Ball on $100,-
000 each was demanded by United
States Commissioner Reifschneidex to-
day when John Romanelli an under-
taker; Samuel K. Salceby. a druggist,’
and~ Edward G. Wale- Saleeby's
brothei-in-law,we1e arraigned before
him on charges of selling alcohol in
violation of the law.
The trio are alleged by fedeial
agents to have been responsible for
the distribution in New York, New
Jersey and New England of wood
alcohol, which later was colored and
sold as whiskey, causing more than
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It is understood that. the men will?
be taken to Connecticut and tried on
charges of manslaughter. 7
Dramatic scenes attend the arm
raignment. Mrs. Snleeby protested
that her husband was innocent of the
crime and fainted when ball was fixed
at $100, 000. Mrs. Ware. mother of
another defendant. also declared that
her son was not implicated in the
case and she had to be carried from
the court. room.
3
(Continued on Page Seven).
ALL BEER SELLERS
W ASHINGTON, Jan 6 .—Imniediate-
ly a’fter the Suprememurt upheld the
constitutionality of provisions of the
Volstead act prohibiting the manufac—1
ture and sale of liquors containing 13' that more than one will be complain-L
It was in this fighting that most of the ”19'1“" Of one per cent or more 0‘ ed
alcohol, the Department of Justice be—
Ioi‘ all persons “he have sold beer
fislnce the passage of the not last Octo-
her a28e. a w11
against those who manufac-
11115132.? 3 beer below the \olstead
act has passed were dismissed, but all
ma facturcrs and retailers who have
dea in beer since the act was passed
E'hate b1. cu recorded by the Departv
ment of Justice and they “ill be made
started
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STEAMER RARNRT
NEERS ASSISTANEE
{$0011.
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Fair $10.11;; Wedneodoy annealed.
Ammo ,
”two our-.11“
1.1
Driver Hurled’” '
in Stamford—Fr
pensions With N —‘
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ER. :AWARRER
SL5, 599.09
The committee appojnted to
fix damages on the chum mode
the Nor-well; Investment
filed; report in the
Court today awarding
the investment company dam-
STAMFORI), Jan. 6.—-~""
of 15 New street, an .1
Slauson Company, of 1 - street.
was fatally injured. SI ~- - “often
noon, when thrown to the ground from
a truck owned by the Stanford Manon
Supply Company He buxom I broken
neck and died in the SW auspi-
tal a. few hours after the CM .
The truck owned by the -
p1 y Company, which {an
ghaullng for the Slalom Co to”
Just taken on a load 0% out"!
It was an open top 1311. '
by a team of horses. The EM $61151
' finely,
. to! the
'
-driven by Arthur Roach, or)“ MainQ
The driver‘had backed the ve- .
:hicle up to a platform at the Slanson:
st reel.
storage house for the load.'. After the
wagon had been loaded Eddy took his
posit: on on top of the loud, sitting
with his legs straddled *
The road leading from the main
building to the street is broken up and
uneven. ' The wagon swayed from side
to side as it became caught in the
ruts in the road. As it came to the
sidewalk. llcaly yea: thrown from the,
top of the wagon to the ground The
man was unconsc. one and was remov-
ed to the‘ stom’ge house. The police
were notified and he was taken to the ,
hospital,
later
Keely was 23 years old on the day
where he died a. Jew hoiréé
he was killed. He is survived by a.
wife and two children. The family.
formerly lived in Pound Ridge.
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ERIIRTEWTL SIRE
Four Cases Assigned for.
Opening Day Today—List
of Jurors Summoned
Judge John E. Keeler opened the
January session of the Superior court,
civil side. today. With 3 Jury for the
trial of cases. Four cases
assigned for hearing,
but it is unlike-
The first case assigned is the appeal
Westport, from the
probate of the will of her father, Wil-
liam 3111,3111: Bail alleges that the
will was not executed as provided by
law, that the testator did not have tes-
tamentary’ capacity. and that fraud
and undue influence was used. The.
will was admitted to Probate court of
Westport. February 3, 1919, and was
executed October 22, 1917. The de-
(Contlnued on Page Seven). ‘
NATURALIZATTRN
ELASS SESSTRN
= BALlFAX, N. 8.; Jan. 6.—A Wire-
nehr hom 11285; mgsagem received hens» today 11111: R 833111 tuna not}; the 1111111 111: deck at the form" “‘“M’A
several ihours later? (lisa Sta as at or American steamer a use t e 3 tion in
ppeared with {m Harndy is in distress and requires.
mediate assistance in latitude 38.
longitude 59. 20. The message says
that the vessel’s engine room is flood-
ed and her condition serious.
no mention bran Marleen W‘
l
Available shipping recordsoontdn 11.;
one
There was, last evening. the use}!
in: or the naturalization class, at the
schools. The men 111 atténdgnce ..
ed interest“ in the em and mm
thegerso‘n 111 Mo to prepares list
of question: covering subject
matter of the pronoun lectures so
ages of $15, 599. 09, this amount
including interest from 1911,
when the first start.
ed. The investment company
claimed part of its property was
1E * RAL AGENTS
Department 01‘ Justice Calls
ial Appropriation to R1
"—-War Department Co-
Upton as a Detention C
s
taken by the city when the
W 11 street bridge was
built and odjoiningland con-
damned.
Q
RNLT T30 RRESES
TEFL STANRTNE
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 6.—-~Only two
houses axe left standing in the village
of Coutzlah, St‘te 0! "era Cluz, Where (d upon Congress :01 support in ‘he "10le
no estimate hné yet been placed on the
‘number of dead and injured resulting
from Saturday nights earthquake ac.
cording to reports received here
Eleven bodies have been recovered
from. the river at San Francisco dc la
“Pena V' ergCrua. in addition to t“ on-
ly four at .Racondn
Welve soldiers were among those
buried under the ruins of the church’
at Coscomaiepcc ‘shaken down by the
earthquake. 1 1
Reports from Jalapa, Vera Cruz.
say that the damage at Coatepec and .
: Teocelo, to the southwest of Jalapa.i
is exceedingly serious. although there
are no estimates of the dead and in.
lured. At Jalapa two persons wry-o
. killed and tWenty injured.
ATTAER MARE 0N
SHEAR DEALERS
lera who are charging
,cents a pound weie attacked in the
Senate today by Senator Smoot, Re<
publican Utah, who declared "they
ough to be handled" b the Attornev '
t y 'General Frierson, who is in charge
General.
' “Sixty-five per cent. of the beet su
4
have been gar crop has been delivered,” Senator:
Smoot said “and if there is any hoard-
ing the Attorney-General should find
out Who is hoarding it and stop it.
Here in Washington dealers are charg-
ing twenty~two cents and selling only
two “pounds at a time. ~There
excuse for’lt. There is plenty of law
to deal in, drastic fashion with 1110“»)
profiteers and the people ought not to
be forced to ’pay such prices "
Purchase of the remainder of the
Cuban sugar crop, estimated at 2 250, -
000 tons. to stiblllze and 1educe
prices to the American consumer was
urged, ,ln u cablcgrmn rec -vcd from
Rafael Montoro. secretary to the
EPresldent of Cuba, by Senator Mc-
ENal'y. Republican, Oregon. President
inlson his announced his decision
(Continued on Page Three).
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IARJNSTALLED ON STEAMSHIP.
QUINCY, Mass. Jan. 6.——-.The in-
sanction of. w bar, with the regula-
tion brass and mahogany fittings,“ .
South Haven no wbelng refitted 111211.91
disclosed todayaplans of New York
and Milwaukee financial interests for.
a new fleet. of not stétmern between
southern points and Havana. Cuba.
Work on fie om which has been
—Retuil real- mcnt departments are working to stop davs, wa
WASHINGTON Jan 6 twenty-two the sale of wood alcohol as a hover-1 ".Govc1nment
age. and to apprehend sellets of the;
is no .
tion at Ellis Island
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.——Federal,meet the legal battle which is consid-
Eagents are continuing to comb the
country for radicals who are known to
champion a movement to overthrow.
.the Government. With means of es-
cape shut at by a. close watch of the
{Mexican and Canadian borders, where ' {m l t l.
Isome of the radicals were reported .‘ he W111 Department has agreed to
mended in an effort to evade the drag-
net spread over the country to entrap
members of the Communist and Com~
I
was expected omentarily.
The Department of Justice has call-1
campaign to rid the nation of syndical— 1
11111 by mending appropriations toL
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WASHINGTON. ‘Jan. 6.—Additional ,
Federal legislation to cope with the.
:‘if‘ of wood alcohol as Whiskey may
1 1s. sked of Congress officials of the
11 emal Revenue Bureau said yester-
den
vehibitive tax on wood alcohol is
0111 remedy suggested, and amend-'
mcms to the pure food law, making it‘
a} crime to sell wood alcohol as a bev- we Americans are prone to esteem
also under consideration
2in (Rho meantime several
drink that caused deaths throughout
the country ' i
At the office of Assistant Attmncy
said that the present prohibition laWs
(Continued on Page Seven).
NT NE’S RAUEHTERS
ERANEE EEEIEERS
A most important: meeting £01 the
Home for the Aged wps held at the
home of Mrs. Eugene McKenna, West“
port, yesterday atteinoon. Mrs. D B.
medley, cbah'man. presided; and the
usual annual repelts were given,
showing that VVestport had raised its
budget for the year, and had a bal-
ance in the treasury. A number of
amendments were made to the consti-
‘ tutiou which provided for future elec-
tions. The. election of officers follow-
Conflnued on rm Twelve.
«vs-TRENT] EARL HURT
0N WAY T0 SITIIL
Martha. slx—yenrold daughter of Mai
Wthembommrechrlotenodatbocityoffimubeo
. ..mpmeun1mmm.m order.
thatthovmdmuyboplylngoverm
0AM, Wmmhfooatbo said or thatchewu
the South
firmly the Navy‘street.
and Mrs. Aaron Acker, colored, 11
Raymond street, was unconscious for
fifteen minutes, this morning, when
hurled to the payment. on
53011111 Main mt. Mr Wham
other Ibo ran into a jltncy, driv-
en by Frederick Beholder. of Marvin
street.
Thefirlprhomouhcrweyootho
WMmoutofW
across
mull... 111.111.441.11” along the W
0RRA010ALS W00 W00“)
RVERTHRRW' THE GOVERNMENT
1 tion proceedings
!gestion at Ellis Island and another
fmunist Labor parties, the arrest of camp probably will be established in
:some‘ of the prominent radical leadels the Middle West to quarter the rod!—
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'ices of John Biight” as his subject.
I
Govern- cause he, like William Pitt, in earlier
A REVENUE AGENTS
' today that Internal Revenue Collector
SWEEP * ' “RTRT
Upon Congress for aSpec- ”
d the Nation of Undesirables
operates in Furnishing Camp
amp to Relieve the Conges-
ered inevitable when the Govemmmt
starts into the final stages of deport-r
It was 3302’“ to“:
the radicals are support y a. ‘
"slush fund" and an array of legal to}-
ent which must be overcome 1! ti.
Government 5 campaign in to but:
co—operate in furnishing Camp Upton
as a detention camp to relieve the cou-
cals until anangements are made in
send. a small fleet of "Soviet arks"
:the 50118.1
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((‘nntimwd on Page Twelve).
0000 NEETRAE
After a week s rest in celebration“
the Chiistmas holidays, the Men's
Club of the South Norwalk Congress.
'tional chutch, resumed its regular
weekly meetings, last Sunday noon.
with George S. Noxlh 1131 the leading
speaker and “The Character and Serv-
This meeting had been looked for-
ward to with unusual interest he‘-
cause of Mr North 11 deep interest in
biography. in general and in the life 0! j“ . .
John Bright in pait11u1ur Probably‘ “1-115
Biights-echaractm more highly be-
S such a staunch f1 lend to our
together Will:
M1 Norths discoul se,
(Continued on Page Seven).
CHANGED ABOUT
R HARTFORD. Jan. 6.——It was Telnet!
[Walsh had tel 111 11 number of revenue
agents 110m H1111 old haunts and was
assigning them 10 territory when
their faces were not so familiar in IC~
loen men and others Who were can
10 be still violating Federal laws.
\‘l'hen asked if 111- had arranged any
dcfinil - program 10 be l'ollOWed by tho
men \‘lfo are to take up their dutlel!
in new districts Collector Walsh said
he was not in a position to inform the
public as to his plans at this time. It
is understood. how ev er, that revenue
agents will be concentrated at certain
points in the state on given dates for.
the purpose 0! “cleaning up" viola-
tlons.
Bolsheviki Army
Leaves City of Dvinsk,
LONDON Jan. 6.—»The Bolohevlk
army has evacuated the city of Dvlnsk.
.on the Dvina, it is admitted in a Run-
eian Soviet communique received by
wireless from Moscow today Tb.
place was abandoned under enemy
pressure, the statement aye.
‘ ‘1
Dispatches from Copenhagen yeah
day reported the brealdnx of the “e
shevlk front on the Drum through flu
tucks by Lettlsh troops. The W
Viki weer reported to be rem
rapidly. and 11 was announced that M
latte were within a for W
Dvlnsk. The Lettish Bum in by
penhigen announced that the M
were supplied on the right. We ‘
the Polish army. “trout. ~ ‘1
it was stem. aimed It the
mo! East Lamond m the ,
The Lemon and PM
which are
on this front 00111:an
Norwalk Chronicler