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THE PARMER: NOVEMBER 1, 1913
REDDING
'-' ' (Special to The Tiir-!.)
" Redding, Oct. 31. John H. Hoh
nan. Republican candidate for rep
resentative. Is plainly not a repre
sentative eitiien as regards a willing
ness to Give practical eupport to the
war measures which have bpn the
subjects of appeal to the public. Were
all Reddini? people of his disposition
the glorious record made by this town
e to Liberty Loans, Red uross, 1. na.
O. A., Thrift Stamps and other patri
otic movements would be non-existent,
because as far as can be learned
not one ofiese objects has been,
aided by tkj smallest contribution
from Mr. Hohman despite urgent per
eonal eollcitatlon on the part of can
vassers. If any of these causes have
toeen helped by him the help was ex
tended by stealth and indirection.
His failure to contribute Is not attrib
uted to pro-German sympathies or to
scruples which influence the "con
scientious objector," as Mr. Hohman
has said or done nothing to indicate
either of these propensities. He is an
Industrious carpenter in good circum
stances and while thriftily inclined
has not been regarded as penurious.
So that stlnginofis does not afford an
explanation arty more than the other
possible reasons which have been
considered and dUsmissed as not ap
plicable to the case. To a George
town canvasser who laid siege to him
for more than an hour a few days ago
in behalf of the last Liberty loan his
refusal to subscribe was accompanied
toy no explanation beyond the state
ment that he didn't care to. He was
firm about it, Wut not at all excited
and the canvasser finally gave up the
Job, thoroughly mystified as well as
annoyed. Had the Republican caucus
Talized Mr. Hohman's apparent lack
of patriotism It is unlikely that his
name would have found a place on the
ticket.
Contrary to expectation the ad1
journed town meeting Saturday after
noon did not engage in any discussion
(regarding the merits of the single
icontract system of pioviding for high
way repairs as compared with other
imethods. It seemed to toe taken for
granted that the former system, in
operation far the past three years,
' ,would be continued. Tha estimates
icontained in the report of the finance
committee made n a total budget of
j$2,000 of which $7,500 was allotted for
iroad repairs,' An attempt to reJuee
the appioprlation to $7. COO met with
:f allure. Under the expiring contract
:the price paid for road upkeep was
$5,000 yearly, and the larger sum made
available on Saturday was determined
ilby the increase in labor costs. First
Selectman Sanford expressed to the
meeting his opinion that while the
'contract system had tM brought any
thing like perfection he considered it
the best practicable plan in sight. He
said that while there had been many
well-founded complaints of "defective
conditions these had always received
prompt attention from Contractor
Banks when reported to him. If the
work was the second time- slighted, as
isometimes happened, the fault was
apparently with the workhjg crews..
;The meetins then passed a resolu
tion fcy which there was appointed a
road committee of six consisting of
ithe selectmen and. Michael Connery,
IT. SanfonS 0orn and F. A. Judd,
Tills committee Is empowered to en
ter into a threc-vear contract for road
maintenance and also charged with
the supervision of the work. In the
former road committee the selectmen
were not included. The terms of the
new contract will provide that gravel
be used on hills as far as practicable.
Appropriations were voted in accord
ance with the finance committee's es
timates. After the American Surety Co. had,
in 1915, paid the town $2,375 to make
gtod the Bho-rtage of 'Henry Iuncan as
tax collector it "placed an attachment
on Duncan's real estate in a suit to
recover.. The case was assigned for
trial la the Superior court at Can
bury on Tuesday last, but went over.
In (May, 1915, following 'disclosure of
the shortage Duncan was committed
to the State hospital at Middletown
as an insane person, and Michael
' Connery was appointed his conserva
tor. The conservatorship still holds
although Duncan received his liberty
after a few months' stay in the hos
pital. While he was there he made
an asignment in bankruptcy for the
benefit of his creditors other than the
surety company, one of the principal
of these creditors being Attorney
Tammany of Norwalk. An effort to
establish the validity of the assign
ment on the ground that Duncan
made it in a lucid interval failed in
the courts, thereby giving precedence
to the surety company's claim. In
defending the pendiing suit Attorney
Tammany makes the claim that the
surety company insuied only against
losses resulting front defalcation and
not from those attributable to the for
mer collector's insanity. Therefore, it
is maintained, the company is not en
titled to judgment for the full amount
. of the shortage. No sum is named as
' being chargeable to insane acts and
how a court or Jury can reach correct
conclusions is difficult of comprehen
sion. However, any deduction based
on the insanity claim would divert
just so much of the assets Dor division
' among the general creditors. Because
such deductions might possibly be col-
lected from the total already paid the
town :by the surety company Attorney
jTaytor, the company's counsel, invited
I the town to put in an appearance at
the trial. The town, believing its in
: tere.sts to be in no particular danger,
! declined. The Duncan real estate in
! volved in the suit is valued at about
'$2,509 and upon it there is a $700 mort
! gage and tax Hens for about $250.
s Following the adjournment of Sat
; urday's town meeting but before the
: dispersal of the gathering First Se
I lectman Sanford introduced1 to the as
! semblage Charles D. Lockwood, one
i of the town's attorneys in the tax
suits and Democratic candidate for
lieutenant governor. Mr. Lockwood
proceeded to make a brief political
address based on Pres:"i?nt Wilson's
' appeal for the election of a Demo
cratic Congress In order that the Ad
ministration might have a safe margin
of sympathetic eupport in its prosecu
tion of the war. The speech was
forcible and incisive and caused some
i, of the Republican auditors to squirm
although they could not deny the per
tinence and force of the speaker's
facts and logic.
" i Formal notice has been given of an
appeal to the Supreme Court of the
j Peok and Luttgen tax suits against
t. the town In which Judge Kellogg re
cently gave a decision adverse to the
plaintiffs. The latter are now taking
. i the cases to the court of last resort
J and probably a year will elapse be-
foS-e the litigation reaches a final con.
, ' elusion.
t" Mrs. Rodney Wilcox Jones, daugh
' ter of B. A. Plnkney of Georgetown,
died in New York last Sunday, her
is survived by her husband and! three
children. Funeral services were held
on Tuesday at the home in New Ro
chelle and the body was brought to
Redding the next day and interred in
Umpawaug cemetery.
For the big drive which opens (Nov.
11 in behalf df the Red! Cross, Knights
of Columbus, T. M. C. A, Jewish
Welfare and other War relief objects
the committee at Hartford has again
split up Redding instead of leaving it
a unit. Georgetown nd West Red
,ding are set off to anbury and the
Center and Ridge to Fairfield in ac
cordance with existing iRedi Cross af
filiations. Chairman McCollam is try
ing to have the arrangement changed.
Transfer was made last week toy
Catherine Drier of her ;real estate in
Georgetown to Granville Whlttlesy of
Danbury.
The infant non of Bert Reilly died
last Friday and was .buried on Sun
day in the Ridge cemetery. Rev. Mr.
Woolworth conducted the funeral ser
vices. S. C. Shaw is at his summer home
on the Ridge, having nearly recovered
from his recent operation for appendicitis.
The new road committee will meet
next Monday to draw uip a contract
ani arrange to ajdvertiue for bids.
N. Y. Live Stock Market
Beeves Fair to choice steers sold
at $12.50 $17.85 per 100 lbs; bulls, $8
9; cows, $4 $10; dressed beef,
15 1-2 S 28c for common to prime na
tive sides.
Calves 'Common to prime veala
sold at $13 $20 per 1000 lbs; a few
head, $20.25 $20.50; Gulls, $10 $12;
fed calves, $8.50 $10; grassers, $7
$8; yearlings, $6 $7; .city dressed
veals, 18 29c; country dressed, 16
2Sc.
Sheep Common to prime sheep
(ewes), $6.50 $11 per 100 lbs; culls,
$5 $6; common to prime lambs, $14
$17; culls, $10 $13. Dressed mut
ton, 12 18c lb; dressed lambs, 20 S
26c.
Hogs Heavy to medium hog3,
$17.50 $17.75 per 100 lbs; roughs,
$15.2J. Country dressed hogs, 29 28o
per lb; roasting pigs, 33 35c.
N. Y. Wholesale Prices
Bufttr Creamery, higher than as
tras, lb, 58 1-2 59c; extras, 58c
dairy, tubs, finest, 67 57 l-2c; good
to prime, 5S 56c.
Eggs Fresh gathered, extras, per
doz, 60 61c; extra firsts, 57 59c
Fruits Apples, Mcintosh, bbl, $6 S?
$9; Alexander, bbl, $4 $6 Jonathan,
bbl, $5 $8; Snow, bbl, $1 $6; Hol
land Pippin, bbl, $4 $5; Fall Pippin,
bbl, $4 $5; York Imperial, bbl, $4
J5.E0; Gravenstein, bbl, $4 $6; King,
bbl, $4 $5.50; Hubbardson, bbl, $3.50
6 $5; Baldwin, bbl, $4 $5.50; Ben
Davis, bbl, $3.50 $4.25; Greening,
bbl, $2.50 $6.50. Pears, per bbl,
Bewrre Bosc, $8 $13; Beurre Clair
gesui, $6 & $9; Beurre d'AnJou, bbl, ?fl
$8; Sheldon, $5 $10; Webster,
$6.50; Lawrence, $4 $6
ROLL OF HONOR
SENT FROM THE
IGHTiNG FRONT
Washington, Oct. 81 Casualty
ists furnished by the Commanding
General of the American army and
made public tpday contain 731
names divided as follows: Killed in
action, 38; died of -wounds, 16: died
of accident and other causes, 3; died
of disease, 37;. wounded severely,
121; wounded (degree undetermined)
457; died from airplane accident, 1
missing in action, 25; wounded
slightly, 30; prisoners, 3.
Private William H. May, of 249
Coleman street, is reported as slight
ly wounded in today's casualty list.
Connecticut list comprises twelve
names in today's list, divided as fol
lows:
Killed In Action.
Charles E. Marshall. Greenwich.
Wounded Severely.
Daniel T. Holbrook, Ansonia.
Wounded (Degree Undetermined.)
Lyles Atkinson, Fair Haven.
Francis L. Foley, Hartford.
Joseph H. Brown, Killingly.
Jontph Wojciechowski, Terryville.
Edward J. Howard, Waterbury.
Edward Jouden, Greenwich,
William H. Snyder, Torrington.
Wounded Slightly.
Charles Horowitz, New Haven.
Stephen Kosilko, New Britain.
William H. May, 249 Coleman
street, Bridgeport.
STATE ''AND
LEGISLATION
NATIONAL
IELATED-W.
CLOSELY
T. HINCKS
Democratic Candidate For Senator From 21st District is
Progressive of Active Type For Woman Suffrage
and Prohibition His Interesting Career As Lawyer
and Business Man.
Washington, Oct. 25 Casualty lists
furnished by the Commanding Gen
eral of the American army and made
public today contain 513 names di
vided as follows: K!ted in action, 21;
died of wounds, 11; died of accident
and other causes, 3; died of disease,
6; wounded severely, 96; wounded
(degree undetermined), 188; wound
ed slightly, 169; missing in action, 13;
prisoners, 4; died of aeroplane acci
dent, 2.
Six Connecticut names are listed
in casualty list today as follows:
Wounded (Degree Undetermined)
Leroy E. Grant, Naugatuck.
Oyvln Blnnlx Lange, Now Canaan.
Slightly Wounded
Arthur Beauleau, Putnam.
August Jackouski, Mystic.
Charles Meyer, Taftville.
William Walsh, New London.
Washington, Oct. 26 Casualty lists
furnished by the Commanding Gen
era! of the American Army and made
public today contain 214 names divid
ed as follows: Killed in action, 5;
died of disease, 12; wounded severely,
31; wounded, degree undetermined.
130; missing in action, 6; died of ac
Kieffer, i cldent and other causes, 8; wounded
$2,508 $4.50. Quinces, bbl, $2.50
$S; bushel bsk, $1 $2.50, Grapes,
case, $1 $1.50; Niagara, $3 $4.
Hay and Straw Hay, timothy. No.
J, large bales, ton, $38; No. 3 to No, 2,
$28 $S7; shipping, $25 $28; fancy,
light clover, mixed, $34 $37; No, 1
clover, mixed, $28 & $33. Straw, No.
1 rvo. $21.
Potatoes. Maine. 100 lbs.' $2.37
$2.63; Long Island, 100 lbs, $2.50
$3.03.
Poultry, Dressed Turkeys, spring,
selected, 40 43c; poor to fair, 20
30c. Chickens, 10 to 17 lbs to dozen,
lb, 45c: 18 to 24 lbs. 45c; 25 to 30 lbs,
38 42c; 31 tb 36 lbs, S5c; 37 to 42 lbs,
3oc; 40 to 47 lbs, 86c; 48 lbs and over,
87c. Fowls-, 0 lw and over to dozen,
35 l-2c; 48 to 56 lbs, 35c; 43 to 47 lbs,
34 l-2c: 36 to 42 lbs. S3 l-2c: 30 to 35
lbs, 32c; under 30 lbs, 31c. Spring
ducklings, lb, 40c. Squabs, prime,
white, to 10 lbs and over to dozen,
per dozen, $3.50 $S.25- dark, per
dozen, $2 $3; culls, per dozen, $i
$1.50. Oulneas, spring, per pair, 90o
$1.50; old. per pair, 60 75c.
Poultry, Live Chickens, 28c; fowls,
28 31c. Turkeys, 32 33c. Ducks,
25c. Geese, 24 250 Guineas, per
pair, 75c. Live pigeons, per pair, 35
40c.
Vegetables Beans, wax or green,
basket. 10c $1. Beets, 100 bunches,
$1.50 $2.50; basket, 60 75c; bbl,
$1.50 $2,500. Carrots, 100 bunches,
$1 $2; basket, SO 90c; bbl, $1.50
$2. Cucumbers, basket, $1 $2.25;
slightly, 27.
Connecticut has three names tn the
casualty lists today.
' Severely Wounded.
William E. Corey, Norwich.
SlUthtly Wounded.
Nells P. W. Nielsen, Hartford.
Wounded (Degree Undetermined).
Vincenzo Gioia, Stratford.
The following Marine Corps casual
ties are reported by the commanding
general of the American Expedition
ary Forces for today: Killed in ac
tion, 1; died of wounds received in ac
tion, 5; died of disease, 17; wounded
severely, 2; missing in action, 15
total, 41.
tbl, $2
$4.60. Cucumber pickles.
email, basket, $2 $3. Cabbages, per
ton, $15 $20; per 100, $3 $4.50; red,
bbl, $1.25 $2. Cauliflowers, bbl, $2
$4.50. Celery, bunch, 15 60c;
rough, case, $2 $3.50. Horseradish,
100 lbs, $6 $7. Lima beans, potato,
basket, $1 $2: flat, basket, 60c $1.
Onions, Connecticut, 100 lb bag, $1.50
$1.75. Pumpkins, bbl, $1 $l.".0O.
Radishes. 100 bunches, $1.50 S2.
Rhubarb, 100 bunches, $2 $3. Squa.'.i,
Hubbard, bbl. $1 $1.60; marrow, bbl,
75c $1.25. Turnips, Rutabaga, bbl,
.$1.25 $2; white, bbl, .$1 $2. To
matoes,, crate, 60c $1.50; green,
crate, 50 75c.
Corporal Bart
Sanford Wounded
by Flying Shrapnel
Redding, Oct. 31 Corporal Bart
Sanford, othejmse known as Jona
than Sanford, Jr., is in a base hos
pital at Reading, Eng., suffering three
wounds received on the western
battle front. Flying projectiles pen
etrated his right hand, left leg an.i
right side. One shell fragment was
removed from his side following an
operation at the hospital. He is the
first Redding boy now serving in
France to be reported as a casu
alty. News of his injuries were received
by his father, Town Clerk Sanfora,
in a letter from the young soldier,
written at the hospital on October 7.
Corporal Sanford tells his parents
not to worry as he is getting along
nicely and expects to rejoin his com
pany in a comparatively short time.
He was one of the first to enlist
from Redding, Joining the colors
shortly after the declaration of war
Washington, Oct. 29 Casualty
lists furnished by the commanding
general . of the American army and
made public today contain 560 names,
divied as follows: Killed in action,
54; died of wounds, 43; died from
accident and other causes, 6; died
from airplane accident,'- 4; died of
disease, 92; wounded severely, 99;
wounded (degree undetermined), 145;
wounded slightly, 40; missing in ac
tion, 65; prisoners, 2.
Lieutenant James Agnew of 276
Bank street, Bridgeport, is among
those reported as wounded severely in
thee aSTialty lists today.
Connecticut names included in list
above are:
Killed in Action.
Orajio Alasce, Manchester.
Died of Disease.
Charles L. Cotter, New Britain.
Eromah Pera, New Britain.
Wounded Severely.
Clarence T. Murdock, Hartford,
James Agnew, 276 Bank street,
Bridgeport.
Wounded (Degree Undetermined) .
Jacob Ariewitz, Tantic.
Robert E. Overton, Waterbury.
Missing in Action.
Dominick Magaldi, Waterbury. -
Washington, Oct. 30 Casualty lists
furnished by the Commanding Gen
eral of the American Army and made
public today contain 423 names divid
ed as follows: Killed in action, 7;
died of wounds, 17; died of accident
and other causes, 8; died of disease,
34; wounded severely, 57;" wounded
(degree undetermined), 141; wounded
slightly, 142; missing in action, 17.
Three Connecticut names appear in
casualty list today as follows:
Wounded (Degree Undetermined).
Walter L. Lamoureaux, Waterbury.
Wounded Slightly.
Albert Porat, Bristol.
Warren R. Thompson, Broadbrook.
Marine Corps casualties reported by
the Commanding General of the
American Expeditionary Forces con
tain 69 names, divided as follows
Killed in action, 2; died of wounds
received in action, 1; died of disease.
41; wounded in action (severely), 3
wounded, degree undetermined, 1;
missing in action, 19; prisoners, 2.
OCT. 30 HEAT RECORD 72 DEG.
New York. Oct. 31. New York had
the hottest October 30 on record yes
terday, when the temperature at noon
rose to 72 degrees and the psreentage
of humidity was 76. On October 30,
1912, the temperature was 71 degrees
at 8 o'clock in the afternoon, this be
Ing the previous high record
The highest temperature now on
record for the whole month occurred
on Oct. 1, 1881. whn the mercury
rose to 88 degrees. Yesterday's heat
svertops Tuesday's by 3 degrees, but
'ooler weather is promised by the
Weather Bureau, with rain either this
demiee following an operation. Shelafternoon or tonight.
Thursday, Oct. 31
"No candidate for office in
these days should ask for elec
tion just because he is a goodj
fellow," declares William T.
Hincks, candidate of the. Dem
ocrats for Senator, in the 21st
district. "He should have
some definite constructive pro
gram to offer to the voters."
Mr. Hincks made this statement
to a Times-reporter, who ask
ed him for an interview, and
continued:
"I. should like to have some hand
in the shaping of legislation after the
war. I heard Dr. John R. Mott, the
head of the United War Work Cam
paign, say that the next ten years
were going to be the most interesting
and vital years in the world's history;
and certainly it is true that they will
be filled with the greatest problems
of readjustment and reconstruction
the world has ever seen. Just how
important a part state legislation will
form in this situation I do not know,
but there is a necessary relation be
tween state and national legislation
so that the one goes hand in hand
with the other, and the man who
takes part in state legislation and who
does his part zealously and unselfish
ly will be contributing his portion to
ward the solution of the great world's
problems.
A Selling Proposition
I believe a candidate for office in
order to make a successful appeal to
the public must have some very defi
nite and fixed principles or qualifica
tions on which to base his claim for
election. We cannot go on in these
days handing out to the voters the
same old stuff that our fathers and
grandfathers did. Not only must a
candidate reflect the conditions and
ideas and beliefs of the times, but
he must be a leader In creating and
modifying those ideas and conditions.
A man ought not to be elected to of
fice today Just because he is a good
fellow and hasn't any enemies. He
ought not to be elected because he is
content to follow, where others lead.
A campaign is a selling proposition
pure and simple. A candidate must
have something posiUve and definite
to sell to the voters or else he ought
not to get their vote.
For Woman Suffrage
"I had- hoped that the federal
amendment for woman's suffrage
would be adopted at Washington and
would come before our state legisla
tures this winter. I still have hopes
that it may, although at the last count
the necessary two-thirds majority to
pass it was not to be had in the
United States Senate.
The Prohibition Amendment
"I am, however, a strong and open
advocate of the proposed amendment
to the United States Constitution pro
viding for national prohibition. This
has already been ratified by the leg
lslatures of many States, and will
come before our legislature this win
ter. I believe the adoption of this
amendment will do more good for
the world at large and will be of
greater benefit to one's time and gen
eration than anything that would or
dinarily fall to one's lot to do.
have made my advocacy of govern
mental prohibition the foundation
stone of my candidacy.
"A large manufacturer In Bridge
port told me that he was about to
build a factory in a state which had
adopted prohibition a year before.
He had a survey of labor conditions
made and found that (he efficiency
of labor had improved 15 per cent
during the year that prohibition had
been adopted. I have never been a
total abstinence man myself, but when
I think of the wickedness and suffer
ing that is caused by liquor, I feel
that it would be a verey small sacri
fice for any of us to give up his own
benefits that would be produced if
personal tastes for the incalculable
rum were forever thrown into the dis
card. "I can claim no special qualifica
tions for the senatorship. I have
spent a good deal of my life, especi
ally of recent years, in the public
service, and I have always been in
terested in governmental matters. I
was educated as a lawyer and prac
ticed for thirteen years, the last five
years being spent as general counsel
for the Connecticut Railway & Light
ing Co. I have been in the banking
business for a dozen years or more,
and am a member of the barrd of di
rectors of quite a number of corpora
tions and institutions.
Student of Taxation
"I am a good deal interested in
the. legislation of local and state tax
ation. I have studied and written
more or less on these fo5ects, and
last year I was appointed by Gover
nor Holcomb as a state delegate to
the National State Taxation confer
ence at Atlanta. I am a member of
the National Tax Association. As
president of the Connectic.ut Associa
tion of Securties Dealers I have been
quite active in securing the passage
of laws by our Connecticut legislature
which have served to modernize to a
certain extent the taxation of securi
ties. This association presented to the
legislature a measure, which was ul
timately passed, making the bonds of
our Connecticut cities and towns ex
empt in the hands of Connecticut
holders, and this has resulted in
Bridgeport, as well as other cities,
procuring a higher price for its bonds
than they otherwise would have
brought.
"I do not believe that anyone ought
to make a strenuous political cam
paign in these times of war. I shall
content myself with a very moderate
effort."
Heads War Work
Mr. Hincks is a member of an old
Bridgeport family and has been idert
tified with the progress of the city
since boyhood. He is a member of
the Fairfield county bar, formerly
practicing attorney and general coun
sel for some of the big concerns ST
the city. For a number of years has
been a member of the firm of Hincks
Bros., dealers in bonds and fi
nancial agents. He has been active
In politics at various times, was a
former chairman of the Democratic
Town committee, and has taken a
keen interest in all of the matters
which affect the welfare of the city
During the last year Mr. Hincks
has been active in war work and has
spent a great deal of his time in aid
of the War Savings campaign, and
especially in promoting the sale of
thrift stamps. As a consequence of
his work, aided by many others, the
sale of stamps in Bridgeport has been
larger than in any city of Connecticut,
and the per capita sale has been larg
er than in any city of its size in the
country, and larger than nearly all
other cities of the United States. Re
cently Mr. Hincks was selected as
chairman of the War Work commit
tee, which Is to have charge of the
big drive to raise' the sum of $400,000
in Bridgeport for the seven organiza
tions doing war work with our sol
diers abroad.
MAKE APPEAL FOR
RUSSIANS SICK IN
HUN PRISON GAMP
Copenhagen, Oct. 31. The Copen
hagen office of the Moscow prisoners'
war relief committee asks The Asso
ciated Press to convey to America an
appeal in behalf of the more than two
million Russian prisoners in Germany
and Austria who appear to have been
generally forgotten. At least 200,000
of the prisoners are ill and death an
nouncements reach the Copenhagen
committee daily literally in bundles..
The funds of the Copenhagen com
mittee are nearing exhaustion and the
committee cannot send more Jhan
20,000 parcels' of food monthly. The
committee -declares that unless funds
are received even this trifling relief
must end.
MARRIED.
LUDLOW k- BAZLET In Danbury, '
Oct. 23, Clarence Ludlow and Mrs.
Dorothy Bazley.
MERRIFIELD FLINT In New
York, Oct. 23, Frederick M. Merri
field of Rowayton and Miss Mary
B. Flint of Detroit.
LITTLE PIERCE! In Springdale,
Oct. 23, Gordon H. Little and Miss
Caroline Pierce.
JOHNSON-PALMER At Riverside,
Oct. 17, Anna A. Palmer to Charles
L. Johnson of Darien.
CASE-DAVIS In Danbury, Oct. 17,
Harold T. Case and Miss Julia A.
Davis.
RUXDLE-BROWN In Greenwich, '
Oct. 16, Samuel H. Rundle, of Dan
bury, and Miss Gladys A. Brown,
of Washington, D. C.
MEN WORE MASKS
ESCAPED DISEASE
London, Wednesday, Oct. SO. A
transport carrying 6,000 American sol
diers has arrived at a British port.
During the- trip there were only 60
cases of influenza Te'ported. One
death was caused b ythe disease. The
success achieved in combatting the
malady was due, in the., opinion of
physicians, to the fact that every man
wore a cloth mask during the vtyage.
PRODUCTION MUST
NOT BE LESSENED
Washington, Oct. 31. An appeal to
munition workers not to slow up in
their work as a result of peace talk,
was issued today by Major General
Williams, chief of ordnance.
"We of the ordnance department
have nothing to do with peace talk,'
he said.
"For us theer is no peace; ouir bus
iness, our awful responsibility is war.
If you and others should plan what
you will do when peace comes, no
welcome peace ever will come.
EMPRESS INSISTS
KAISER ABDICATE
Paris Oct. 81 The German Em
press is very ill and weak. It is said
she is haunted by the memory of the
Russian revolution and insists upon
the addication of the Emperor.
FOR CAMP LEE.
Divided Counsels
of the Bolsheviki
Petersburg, Va., Oct 31 Massa
chusetts will furnish the next incre
ment of drafted men for Camp Lee.
Thirteen thousand men from that
state will entrain for the camp in the
five day period beginning November
11, officers here were notified today.
The Massachusetts troops will be the
first contingent of any size to be sent
to this cantonment from states other
than Pennsylvania, Virginia and West
Virginia.
Moscow, July 20 (By Associated
Press Courier to Stockholm) Bol
shevik leaders are divided as to the
best means of perpetuating soviet
Russia. One faction wants a real
army to fight Germany and believes
actual war with Germany will be
necessary. Another faction, yhich
includes those who lean toward the
social revolutionists, would wage
guerilla warfare against Germany
and attack Germans wherever and
whenever possible. The third and
predominant group urges the preser
vation of the Brest peace and clings
to the hope that social revolution
Germany and all the rest of the world
will be brought about by constant
agitation. Such a revolution in Ger
many, in the opinion of this group
will mean the restoration to Russia
of all its territory and the permanency
of the soviet government.
Many foreign observers believe th
flower of the Russian army and th,
best of the old officers, fell in the firs
three years of the war. Other ob
servers are confident the officers and
men of the disbanded army consti
tute a mass out of which a smaller
army will some day be created to
overthrow German oppression.
EMPEROR NOT OPPOSED
WILL HOLD POLISH DISTRICTS
Paris, Oct. 31 General Skoropad
ski, the Ukrainian Hetman, according
to a Zurich despatch to the Journal
des Debats, has sent three Ukrainian
divisions to the Polish frontier to oc
cupy the districts of Cholm and Pod
lachia. They were given to the
Ukraine to the prejudice of Poland
by the Brest-Litovsk treaty.
The German authorities in the
Ukraine, it is added, support General
Skoropadski. Numerous German sol
diers have Joined the Ukrainian divi
sions sent to the Polish frontier.
Copenhagen, Oct. 31. Request was
made by the Socialist members of the
the tower house of the German Keicn-
stag on Tuesday that the ministry ob
tain the emperor s consent to a cnange
in the article of the constitution which
gives him the right to make war and
-Deace. One Of the secretaries an
nounced in the House on Wednesday
that he had been authorized to de
clare the emperor is no wise opposed
the change.
FUEL SITUATION
IS MUCH RELIEVED
Improvement in the coal situation
as regard the bituminous supply is
noted by T. J. Pardy, head of the
local fuel commission, who says, there
is now a fair supply for the factories
of the city. He also expects improve
ment in the anthracite supply which
has not been quite up to expectations.
release of barge carrying soft coal al
lowing them to be turned over to the
carrying of the domestic supply. He
expects there will be coal enough to
prevent suffering, but urges the ut
most economy in its use. He also
GET ANDRASSY NOTE.
Washington, Oct. 31 Minister
Ekengren, of Sweden delivered to
Secretary Lansing today the note of
Count Andrassy, new Austro-Hungar-ian
foreign minister, asking the Secre
tary to intervene with President Wil
son for favorable action on the Aus
trian request for American and Al
lied armistice terms.
The note was in Swedish text. A
translation shows no 'material differ
ence from the version already pub
lished in press despatches.
GARFIELD'S SON DECORATED.
Washington, Oct. 31 Lieut. Stan
ton Garfield of the French Field Ar
tillery, youngest son of Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield, has been decorated
with the Croix de Guerre for valor at
the front in France, Dr. Garfield was
notified yesterday.
ROAD FROM OSTEN D TO ZEEBRUGGE
FORTRESS LINED WITH MANY GUNS
Belgian Army Headquarters in
Flanders, Sunday, Oct. 27 (By the
Associated Press) The road from
Ostend to Zeebrugge, . which the Ger
mans recently held is one continuous
fortress with many guns silhoutted
against the. sky. The number of guns
increases as the fortified line nears
Zebrugge .
The Germans evidently meant that
this line should be a permanent one.
One concrete block remains unfinished
and there are other evidences that the
Germans started work on new forti
fications as late as one month ago.
The town of Blankenbergh, between
Zeebrugge and Ostend, is virtually
undamaged, but deserted. All the
Bible to conserve the coal supply. It I buildings have been stripped of cop-
;.s expected that prices for wood will I per and Iron.
soon be fixed by the state fuel com- 1 Ostend,from a distance, looks ex-
i . . , .
actly as iexe aa.y i" ume or peace.
mission.
Flags are hanging from every window
and ihe city is decorated gaily. Signs
of ruin and damage, however, be
come apparent as soon as tne city is
entered. Ostend has suffered much
The casino is desolate and empty
and the walls have been riddled with
shell fire. The maritime station
a comolete wreck.
Many houses have crumbled to the
ground and most of the bridges in
the town have been destroyed.
The fact that not all the bridgss
were blown up by the Germans i
commented upon by military visitors
to Ostend. An alderman of the city
explained that the German general
staff had given orders to destroy all
the bridges. However, the German
non-commissioned officers detailed for
the work of destruction, fell easy vic
tims to a persuasive 100 or 200 marke
bills;' ' '
NOW IT IS OUR TURN
(Written by George Ade for the Na
tional Security League.)
A German, In a back room some
where, drew up a program of the war
as it was to be.
France was to be sent sprawling
with one blow of the fat fist.
Then clumsy Russia was to' be sub
dued.
After that, l.aughty England, and
then, bumptious America.
A German picked out the pretext for
the war.
A German whispered to Austria the
words which made conflict inevitable
A German ordered the invasion of
Belgium.
A German sighted the torpedo at
the -Lusitania.
The Germans claimed all of - the
early privileges in the present contro
frsy.
Now we (that is, the Allies) in all
humbleness, calling attention to the
fact that we were somewhat ignored
at the beginning of the performance,
claim Just one right, or privilege, or
inning, or whatever you choose to call
it.
To even accounts and balance the
books, the Allies should be permitted
to name the date on which war is to
end.
Bf fair, Germany, and grant us this
one small favor; you, who have rev
eled in the initiative.
And for goodness sake, don't hurry
us!
Don't be offering suggestions as to
peace terms.
Can't you see that we are busy?
With our hands on our hearts, we
assure you tnat, in due time ana
proper season, the last shot will be
fired and the long peace will be inaugurated.
SEC. DANIELS
DEDICATES HUT
Portsmouth, N. H., Oct. 31. Sec
retary of the Navy Daniels came to
this city today to inspect the navy
yard and take part in the dedication
of a Y. M. C. A. hut.
From here he will go by automobile
to Manchester, making a brief stop at
Durham, where he plans to address
the military and. naval units at New
Hampshire college. After a political
speech in Manchester, at o'clock he
will return for another Democratic
rally here In the evening and later he
may sneak at Dover.
Only a few minor details remain tc
be completed in the $8,000,000,000 war
revenue bill.
DIED.
BRUNO At Noroton Heights, Oct.
20, Benjamin Bruno, aged 22 years.
BROWN In Norwalk, Oct. 20,
Harry W. Brown, aged 37 years.
Ml'RHAY In this city, Oct. 24, 1.918,
George Murray.
OON.-VX In Waterbury, Oct. 24,
1918, Mary Madigan, wife of the
late Thomas Noonan.
McEI.ANEY In this city. Oct. 25.
191S, Thomas F., beloved husband
of Anna Baker McElaney.
PRENDERGAST In this city, Wed- .
nesday. Oct. 23, 191S, Alice, daugh
ter of John and Teresa Ryan Pren
dergast, aged 16 years..
LITTI.EFIEI.D In this city. Oct. 23..
1918, James Charles Littlefleld, aged
3! years.
PAPALIA In this city, Oct. h, 1918
Mury McNarmara, wife of Antonio
Papalia, aged 30 years.
HART In this city, Oct. 24. 1918.
Ethelbert Hart, aged 28 years, 1
month, 1 day.
STREMPEL In this city, Oct, 24,
1918, Augusta Carolina Maria, wife
of. Bruno Strempel, aged 47 years.
GUERNSEY In this city, Oct. 25.
1918, Johanna, beloved wife of Em
ory Guernsey, aged 45 years.
PITZ In this city. Oct. 25. 1918.
Augusta, beloved wife of Gustavo
Pitz, aged 57 years.
KELLEY In thisitv. Friday. Oct.
25, 1918, Thomas Kelley, aged 47
years.
BISHOP In this city, Friday, Oct. 25,
1918, Jennie Mary, beloved wife of
Wm. James Bishop, aged 2 8 years, '
7 months, 23 days.
DAMTOFT In Clayton, Ga., Oct. 25,
1918, Keen Lillian Martin, wife of
Walter J. Damtoft.
EVANS At Calgary. Alberta, Canada. ;
Oct. 23, 1918, William H. Evans, in
his 70th year. ap
McGARKY In Fairfield. Oct. 25.
1918, Patrick J. McGarry aged 70
years 7 months, 10 days.
FEE In this city, Oct. 25. 1918.
Sarah, widow of Patrick Fee.
STRICKFUS In this city. Oct 25.
1918, Christina F. Poland, wife of
Joseph Strickfus,
SAMPSON In this city, Oct. 24, 1918
Howard E. Sampson, 35 Bishop ave
nue, aged 30 years, 16 days.
HALL In Norwalk, Oct. 26, Miss,
Rebecca J. Hall, aged 21 years.
MORTON In Norwalk, Oct. 25.
Mary, widow of Alexander Morton, .
n.e-eri 74 vpnra
WILDMAN In Danbury. Oct. 26.
Anna Mav WilrimHTl. ao-erl 54 veam,
BROWN LEE At the Danbury hos
pital, Oct. .25, Myrtle Loomis
Brownlee, aged 22 years.
SUTTON In Danbury, Oct. 25, Mrs. :
Nellie Sutton, aged 51 years.
BRENNAN In Danbury, Oct. 25,
Patrick Brennan, aged 62 ysBis.
LYNCH In Danbury, Oct. 25, Mary
A., wife of Josps P. Lynch.
LEE In Danbury, Oct. 25,. Charles
W. Lee, aged 79 years.
WIEDL In Danbury, Oct. 23, Han- '
sine D. Wiedl.
SEYMOUR In Danbury, Oct. 23, i
Charles H. Seymour, aged 72.
KANE In Danbury. Oct. 23, Daniel
J. Kane, aged 47 years.
GORMAN In Danburv, Oct. 22,
Nora O'Brien, wife of Daniel A.
Gorman, aged 43 years.
HOWELL In Danbury, Oct. 24, ;
Edward David Howell, aged 70. ;
MOORE In Bethel, Oct. 22, Rev. ;
Samuel B. Moore, aged 72.
GALLAGHER In Danbury, Oct. 24, ,
Francis J. Gallagher, aged 23 years, :
JAMES In Danbury, Oct. 24, Mrs.
Catherine James, aged 42 years.
THOMES In Rowayton, Oct, 27. ;
Kate, widow of Ephriam Thomas. !
ENRIGHT In Glenbrook, Oct. 27,
Jacob J. Enright. ;
EBERHARD At Stamford hospital, )
Oct. 27, Ethel, wife of Howard
Eberhard. !
MENZEL In Stamford hospital, '
Oct. 28, Jessie Marshall, wife of!
Emil T. Menzel. .
BANTA At Glenbrook, Oct. 27,
Cornelia, widow of Thedre Melvin
Banta.
NTXON At Noroton, Oct. 23, Wil
liam A. Nixon, aged 45 years.
HITCHCOCK At Greenwich hos
pital, Oct. 23, Beatrice B., wife of.
Arthur M. Hitchcock of East Port;
Chester.
SCOTT In Stamford, Oct. 23, Wal
ter L. Scott, aed 29 years.
SCOFIELD In Stamford, Oct. 23. :
Elizabeth R., widow of Merritt R.
Scofield, in her eightieth year.
JOSIE In Stamford, Oct. 23, Mary
E. Josie.
RUDOLPH In Stamford, Oct. 25,
George A. Rudolph, aged 27 years.
WYNN In Stamford, Oct. 25, Philip
Wynn, aged 70 years.
GRAY In Stamford, Oct. 25, Anxtl
D. Gray, aged 31 years.
HYNAN In Stamford, May C. Bren
nan, wife of Joseph F. Hynan.
LYNCH In Stamford, Oct. 25, Ed
ward T. Lynch, aged 30 years.
SWANSTROM In Stamford, Ocfl 22,
Carl Swanstrom, aged 34 years.
DAHLGREN In Stamford, Oct, 23,;
iViary Lanwngiii, wite ui xinuuib
Dahlgren.
JOHNSON In Stamford, Oct. 24, Os
car M. Johnson.
SCOTT In Stamford, Oct. 23, Walter
L. Scott, aged 29 years.
DEVITT At the Sta&mford hospital,'
Oct. 24, James F. Devitt
HERBERT At Stamford, Oct. 24,.
Helen, wife of James Herbert.
REED In Norwalk, Oct. 24 Fannie
Annabelle, wife of William G. Reed,'
aged 23.
COLLINS In Norwalk, Oct. 23, Edith
M., wife of Ralph W. Collins, aged
29. ;
MYERS In Norwalk, Oct. 24, Rebec-;
ca, wife of Simon Myers, aged 58.:
HITCHCOCK In Greenwich, Oct. 25,.'
Beatrice B., wife of Arthur Hitch-'
cock. .
HYATT In Norwalk, Oct. 24, Jose-1
phine, widow of Edward Hyatt,!
aged 68. ;
M'STIN In Norwalk, Oct 26, Eliza-'
beth, wife of Burton Austin, aged,
30.