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Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21

eral The retirement Of Lieutenant
Colonel Nash. upon his own applica-
ton is approved BY the governor, ana
dates from August j. 1917. when he
was called into the federal service
from the National Guard. He is al
low to wear the uniform of his new
rank OIL state occasions.
His military career covers a peri \
o. . years. March 10. 1894. lie en-
ot Infantry, Rhode Island Militia. and
Oh March I. 1895. he was appointed
corporal. On July 3. 1886, he was
made sergeant and served until his
enlistment expired May ,. 1897, when
he re-enisted, April 10. 1898. he was
appointed d first sergeant and served
TO The expiration of his term. May 21
1898. when he was honorably dis
charged.
May 10. 1898. he enrolled in Com
pany X, First Rhode Island L. S. Vol
unteer Infantry, and Feb. IS. 1899. he
was honorably discharged. On May
81, 1904. Mr. Nash was commissioned
a first lieutenant and adjutant of the
First regiment of Infantry, Rhode Is
land Militia. On March IS. 1909. he
was commissioned captain of Coas st
Artillery Corps and assigned to the
First Artillery District as ordnance
officer. the name having. been changed
from the Rhode Island Militia to the
Rhode Island National Guard on April
Is, 1907. and the First District es-
tabiished Nov. 4, 1903.
Jan. II, 1911. Capt Nash was adj
vanced TO the rank of major of the
Coast Artillery Corps. and assigned to
the First District On Dec IS. 1914,
;:e resigned as major of the First
Cocst Defence Command to which he
had been subsequently assigned and
IN the same day he was COMMUNIST
| ed major OF the Coast Artillery Corps
I July % 1917. with the rest OF the Ma
tional Guard, he was called Into the
! federal service. and Aug. . OF that
year, he was discharged from the
| National Guard ard mustered into the
service of the. United States
At the annual communication, the
/ oCc hundred and twentyninth, OF the
Grand Lodge of Masolls OF Rhode Isl
and held in Providence, officers were
elected as follows: James C. Collins
| of Providence. grand master; James
E. Batty, Pawtucket. deputy grand
master: Joseph Lawtou, Phenix. SEN
ios grand warden: Frederic d Da.>
! Providence Junior grand warden:
! William f. Greene. Providence, grand
treasurer: S. Penrose Williams, prov-
idenee, grand secretary; Norris G: Ab
bot Providence. deputy first district:
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21
EKONK

Rev. and Mrs. Malouf brought with
them from New Haven Mr.. and Mrs.
Erick Esche and child for an over
Sunday stay at the parsonage.
Five Camp Fire girls from Plainfield
attended church here Sunday Miss
Tillinghast sang a solo very sweetly.
Ekonll was well represented at the
Welcome Home celebration held in
L'anielson Friday Afternoon. The pa
rade with the different bands and
floats was enthusiastically rec lived.
and was the best and largest ever held
in town. The soldiers. Boy Scouts.
and other organizations made a great
showing and were cheered all along
tie line or march.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tanner and
Charles Tanner spent Sunday in
Westerly.
Mrs. Ella Twoomey of Newark y.
l.. came to the Stanton homestead on
Friday to spend two weeks with he
narents, her husband, Rev. Joseph
Twoomey is attending the Baptist con
vention in Denver. Col.
| Miss Esther Gallup spent the week
end at her home here.
Mr.. Ellis of Putnam, who is agent
for the Windham County Farm Blu
reap attended the local grange meet
: \
teal talk -Four members of Plain
field grange We're present Fancy
cookies and Anonade We're furnished
by the brothers, it being Gentlemen'S
night.
Alvin Corey recently went to Point
Judith and returned with some fine
| fish.
| Miss Marion Blakeslee attended the
| teachers meeting in Voluntown Cen
| ter Friday afternoon, and visited vel
| Sunday at James Dixon's. in Oneco
| John Byron Gallup of Afoosup Wis
! tied his cousin, Arthur, over Sun
| day.
! Carl Gallup's tenant house is agair
| occupied by family which adds t.
the church and school attendance.
| Supervisor Ireland of Hartford, wht
! visited school here last week. is max
ing up his quota Of teachers for an.
! other year.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21

L. H. Linderman and Mrs. Paul Gift
ford.
Thirty or more books have been pre-
scented to the library, the gift of Mrs.
Olah Whelpley.
Windsor White is working for A.
c.. Morse,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21

/ 5ranford.-News was received here
Saturday of the death of Thomas Ar
thur King of Oakland. CAL. who was
! killed in action in France July IS last.
He was the son of Thomas and Mar
garet Lonergan King, both well known
here and both being employed in the
i old Branford Lock works.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21

New Haven.-That the ice trust il to
be a political issue in the next city
campaign seems foregone conclusion.
The leaders Of both the big parties sp-
parently have decided that something
must be done if they are to retain the
confidence of the rank and file of their
followers
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21

Farminaton.-The men Of st. Pat
rick's church, Pennington. are spend
ing their evenings digging the founda-
tons for the basement of the new edi
fee which is to be built under the
direction of Rev. Ernest Wilson, pas
tor. Later on they expect to hold a
quarry bee.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-21
ROCKVILLE

Elisha c. Burdick and friends of
Westerly, were callers Sunday at
Rockhaven farm. ...s...
Arthur G. Burdick of New London
spent Sunday at his home here.
Mrs. Carlton Irish and Miss Florence
Barber We're in Westerly, Monday.
Several airplanes have passed over
this section recently. Monday fore
noon one went over in a northeastern
direction, high in the air, but the sound
OF the motor could be heard distinctly.
Middletown.-The nine survivors of
the class of 1859 at Wesleyan are to
establish a precedent by having a Goth
reunion at the coming commencement,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
Medals Of Honor
 Are Awarded By
 War Department
SOCIALISTS GIVE
 WILSON GREETING
Tried to Show MT. Wilson Their Ideas Were His
 Own.

Paris, Monday, Feb. 3.-President Wilson was given an unusual recep- ton by SocialiEs members at the chamber of deputies this afternoon. They tried to drown the applause from the centre and the right in an apparent attempt to show MT. Wilson that his ideas were their own. When Captain Mantoux, the official inter- preter, who translated President Wilson's address, reached that part of the speech In which Mir. Wilson spoke of the society of nations, the Socialists rose, shouting long live the Society of Nations" some of them and down with war;
 Paul Deschanel. who opeend the sitting, said of the plan for the So- ciety of Nations:
 Across the chasm of blood and darkness we see the light of the fu- ture. We believe that if the Entente, instead of being formed slowly under the pressure of peril and under the necessities of the moment in the shock of battles, could have been in stituted long before at The Hague, Germany would never have dared to declare war upon us. We believe that the 30 states which broke reIa- tions with Germany must be the nue. leus of a Society of Nations. We shall continue with all our strength and all our heart to prevent a return to barbarism and to maintain our dear and illustrious friendship which shall be no less fruitful in peace than it has been in war"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
TO TELL TRUTH ABOUT RUSSIA Former Grand Duke Alex ander Arrives in
 Paris.

Paris, Feb. 1.-The former Grand Duke Alexander Michaelovitch, broth er-in-Iaw of the former Russian em- pepor who has arrived in Paris, as he declares, mot for political purposes, Russia" says in an interview in the Matin that the Allies must beware of Germany in Russia
 France has every reason to save Russia" he declared. If you do not intervene, be sure that Germany will intervene in her own time. Beware of Germany. That people, which Is now at your mercy, hides within itself a hate which will find it's first re- venge in Russia
 "A League of Nations or a society mains to be seen if the nations will not have dealt themselves a mortal blow by hesitating too long to cleanse the Russian sore which threatens to contaminate the whole world
 The grand duke related how with his family and the dowager empress and Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholae- witch, the former Russian commander 1n-chief, he had been kept prisoner in a house in the Crimea- However, the chief of the Bolshevilz guard had served under Alexander and made things tolerable for them. They were saved from massacre on May l, 1918, by the arrival of the Germans and were eventually liberated by the com ing of an Allied fleet.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
VenizeIOS Claim
 WiII Be Handled
 By A Commission
WOMAN HURT AS JITNEY HITS CAB
Mrs. Cannon in St. Yin cents With Prossible
 Fracture of Skull.

Mrs. Florence Cannon of Stratford was ordered to St. Vincent's hospital suffering from a possible fracture of the skull, by Dr. John A. Maxwell of the Emergency hospital, following a collision of a jitney and a trolley car at Crescent avenue and William street this morning at 10:S0.
 Emilio Dellili, of 589 Maple street, owner and driver of the jitney Is un- der arrest at the Second precinct charged with reckless driving and driving without an operators license.
 It is said by witnesses that Dellilli tried to pass the trolley to pick up some passengers who were standing at a white pole further up the street. He passed the car, and pulled onto the track in front of the car. The trolley took both of the rear wheels from his automobile, tipped 1t over and threw it to the sidewalk. There was another passenger in the jitney, who was uninjured.
 Last October DellilIi was fined $25 and costs in City court for violation of the automobile laws, and at the same time his license was suspended. The first of the year he bought an other automobile, and applied for an- other license. This was refused. The police state that Dellil1i has been driving a public vehicle since Jan. 2, without an operators license Bond has been fixed at $500 for his ap- pearance in City court, tomorrow morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
PROTEST AGAINST
 COLONY ACTION
Erzberger Says Germany Must Not Be Shorn of
 Possessions.

Basic, Monday, Feb. 3-Speaking before the colonial society at Berlin today, Matthias ErZberger, one of the German arnistice commissioners, protested against Germany being de- prived of her colonies, according to a despatch received here from the German capital He is reported to have said:
 If we no longer have troops or arms we have our rights. The Allies have accepted MT. Wilson's fourteen points as Germany has. MT. Wilson demands broad and impartial regu- lation of all colonial questions, but the Allies are seeking to impose the will of stronger nations, without taking into account the rights of Germany.
 'Depriving Germany of all her col onies would contain a deadly germ for the League of Nations even be- fore that League Is born. We under stand 1t has been proposed to inter- nationalize German colonies under the administration of the League of Nations. We ought to categorically repel such a proposition, or claim the same treatment for the colonies of all other Powers. President Will sons program gives Germany an in -vioiable right to her colonial terri- tories.''
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
PEACE MEETING WARNS DISPUT|NC NATIONALITIES Poles and Czechs Must Re frain From Occupying
 Certain Lands. MAKE RULES FOR
 ADMINISTRATION Had Promised to Keep from Occupying Disputed
 Territories.

Paris, Monday, Feb. 3-The Peace and Czech nationalities who are dis putting control of the Teschen mining district in Austrian Silesia that they must refrain from occupying the ter ritories to which they lay claim, ac- cording to an official bulletin issued tonight. The communication lays down rules for the temporary ad- ministration of the disputed region pending the decisions of the Peace Conference and announces that a commission of control will be imme- diately sent to the Teschen region by the conference. The document reads as follows:
 The representatives of the Great Powers. having been informed of the conflict which has arisen between the Czechs and the Poles in the principal ity of Teschen in consequence of which the mining district of Ostrawa- Karvin and the railway from Oder berg to Teschen and Jablungkau has been occupied by the Czechs, have declared as follows:
 Tn the first instance, they think
 
 ties who have enegaged to submit the territorial questions which concern them to the Peace Conference for its decision, Chat they have promised) to refrain from taking as a pawn or from occupying the territories to which they laid claim.
 '"The representatives take note of the engagement by which the Czech delegates have declared that they were definitely stopping their troops On the line of the railway which runs from Oderberg to Teschen and lab lungkau
 Pending the decision of the peace congress as to the definite assign ments of the territories, that part of the railway line to the north of Teschen and the mining regions will remain in the occupation of Czech troops, while the southern section of the line, starting from and including the town of Teschen down to lab lungkau will be entrusted to the mil 1 itary supervision of the Poles. "The undersigned consider it indis- pensa ble that a commission of con trol should be immediately sent to the spot to avoid any conflict be- tween the Czechs and the Poles in the region of Teschen. This commis- sion, apart from the measures that it will have to prescribe, will proceed to an inquiry of the basis of which the Peace Conference may form it's decision in fixing definitely the re- spective frontiers of the Czechs and | the Poles in the contested zone Tn order to seal the entente be- tween the two friendly nations, which (Continued on Page Two)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
Two Officers and 19 Enlist ed Men Get Highest Form
 of Decoration. ON PERSHING'S
 RECOMMENDATION Wearers of This Medal Con- stitute Special Roll of
 Honor.

Washington, Feb. 4-Award of congressional medals of honor, the highest American military decoration, to two of ficers and nineteen enlisted men of the army ill France, was announced today by thc War Department. Only thre of the medals had been aWar, ed previously for service in the, great war.
 All the awards were upon recommendation by General Pershing.. By act of congress the medals can be given only for conspicuous gaIIantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action"
 Many distinguished service crosses for gallantry in action, and dis tinguished service medals, given for conspicuous service of any character in connection with the army, having been awarded heretofore, but the wearers of the medal of honor con- stitute a special roll of honor. It car ries with it gratuities and certain privileges. Some of the decorations were awarded posthumuously to men who lost their lives in heroic acts. The list includes:
 Captain Marcellus H. Chilles (de- ceased), Denver, Colo, 356th infantry, who led the battalion he commanded forward against a machine gun cross fire, wading waist deep across a stream to reach the enemy and crawl ing on his hands to follow He died of wounds.
 Sergeant Reidar Walker, no ad- dress, Company A, 105 Machine Gun Battalion. for rescuing two wounded men from burning British tank un- der artillery and machine gun fire.
 Sergeants Alan Louis Eggers, Sum
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
WEATHER REPORT
 FOR JANUARY
Total Snow Fall of Only 2 Inches the Past
 Month.

Total now fall of only inches in January of this year equals the re- cord set in the same month in 1913, which is the lowest amount of snow fall recorded in AS years, according to the weather report of Cooperative Observer William Jennings made pub lie today.
 The mean tempeature of 33.5 de- grees for the month of January is 55 degrees below the normal record of 25 years. The maximum tempera- ture during the month was 54 degrees and the minimum degrees. The coldest day occurred on January 12 while the mildest was on the first day of the year.
 The complete report for the month with remarks by MT. Jennings is as follows:
 Temperature: Maximum 54, 1st; minimum 5. 12th; mean SS.5, Normal 2S- degrees. Greatest daily range 25, 1Sth least daily range ?, 2rd.
 Precipitation: Total 3.61 in. Great est in any 24 hours 0S2 in, End.
 Snow: Total fall ? in., end of month %.
 Number of days with d inch or more precipitation 8; clear If; partly cloudy 6; cloudy Il. Prevailing wind direction N. w.
 Dates of fog, 14 light: 2S dense.
 Remarks and special features: High est barometer SO73, 12th. reduced; lowest barometer 2s.s1, 24th, to sesA level. The main temperature, 3s.5, was 5.5 above normal. Absolute max. tenn. in 9 years 65. 19o7-19l6 Abses lute min. tenn in 20 years 14 zero. 1913 The snowfall of in. is the ssIaa as in Jan. 1913 when the total for thrs winter was 7.6 in. lowest in reeor.l for AT years.
 The mean temperature in New Ha- ven was 24 degrees
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
MOTOR BANDITS
 OPERATE BOLDLY

New York, Feb. 4-The operations of automobile bandits in New York took a sensational turn today when five armed men in a green touring car held up two surface cars on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system in Flushing and Elmhurst, suburban dis tricts of Brooklyn.
 During the first hold up, two of the bandits pointed their revolvers at the motorman and the other three robbed the conductor.
 Later, in the business section of Flushing, several of the bandits boarded a trolley car and compelled the motorman to put on full speed. While the car was in progress and the bandits were robbing the conduc- tor the automobile kept pace behind the car. The bandits then forced the motorman to halt and the five men drove off in their machine.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
BERNIE MEETING MAY PROVE TO
 BE HUN TRAP Scheme Planned to Help Germany to Retrieve Her
 Military Defeat. SOME SOCIALISTS
 REFUSED TO GO Prominent Socialists See Plan to Escape Paying
 Indemnities.

Paris, Monday, Feb. 3.-The Berne Socialist conference. to which many Socialist bodies in Europe have failed to send representatives, is the out come of German plan to help Ger many retrieve her military defeat and escape the payment of just indemni- ties, in the belief of Charles Edward Russell and William English Wall ing, speaking in behalf of the Social Democratic league of the United States. Messrs. Russell and Walling tonight gave out the following state ment on the subject in the name of the 1eague:N
 ''As delegates of our organization we decline to go to Berne because despite the pretention of the worlds laboring classes are representing there, It's principal movers are those in all countries who tried to cause peace when it would have meant the triumph of imperialism and the ruin of the working class democracy.
 We note that the general federa- ton of trades unions of Great Britain has no representation there, nor the Italian Socialist party, representing the majority of Italian Socialists; nor the Belgian Socialist party, nor the American Federation of Labor; and that 40 Socialists in the French chamber of deputies allowed their delegates to go only under protest and under the threat that their ac- ton would be repudiated unless the Scheidemann group was excluded.
 We also note that one-third of the Berne delegates are recognized by the Bolsheviki as sympathtic with their doctrines.
 we believe that the Berne confer ence is designed by Germany to re- deem her from military defeat and avoid the payment of just indemnity by intrigue and secret diplomacY"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
HARRY WILLING
 TO WALK, YES
But He Gives Police Good Description of Bandits
 Just the Same.

Harry Sarofi, 4 Barnum Terrace, Stratford, a waiter in Bullen's cafe, John street, was held up and robbed by three soldiers in uniform, in sight of his home as he left a Stratford trolley car last night after work.
 Sarofl states that he noticed an au- tomobile travelling beside the car, be- fore he left it. He says that when the trolley stopped for him to get out, the auto, with the three men in it stopped some distance ahead. That when he got close to the trio he thought he recognized a friend of his and spoke, whereupon one of the men produced a revolver and pointing it at his head said Throw up your hands,"
 One of the men went through his pockets, while the third member of the party watched to see that no one interrupted.
 When they had finished with him, one of. the men said, keep on walk ing and don't look back" Sarofi said. You bet your life I will, and went ~ "A9 AiOti0' NA0 91y9 t'4''t thS du- tomobile then started after the troll ley car, and that he believes the men were waiting for another unsuspect- ing passenger to alight from the car, when the same plan would be worked again.
 . Of all of the victims of holdup men during the past six weeks, Sarofi is the first to furnish the police with good description of the men who got away with his money. Sa- rolf says that all of the men were under average height, that they were thin, spokefexcellent English, and all wore reg4ation overcoats, and hats of the U1Sited States army. The po- lice are khclined to think the army uniforms wers used as disguise.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
Two Men Each From United States, England, Italy
 and France. WILL RECOMMEND
 JUST SETTLEMENT Wilson Working Hard Up on Plan For Morning
 League of Nations.

Paris, Feb. 4-The Supreme Council at it's meeting today agreed that questions in the statement of Premier Venizelos concerning Greek territorial interests in the Peace settle ment should be referred to a commission of experts whose duty it would be to make re- commendations for a just set- tlement.
 The commission will be cOm- posed of two representatives each from the United States, the British empire, France and Italy.
 President Wilson has several ap- pointments for today, including a call from representatives of the Bible so- ciety and visits from some RepubH- can congressman who have arrived in Paris. He is determined, however that nothing shah be permitted to ob- gtruct his progress of the commission of which he is chairman and which is now engaged in pertecting the scheme for the creation of a Society of Nations.
 He is. therefore, concentrating his attention upon that work While less than two weeks remain before the date set for his return to Washing ton. it is still regarded as possible for the peace conference in plenary ses- sion to ratify the plan and thus put 1t fairly in the way to be registered in treaty form within the time limit This would make a. record for inter national conferences, but the Paris gathering has already done that in several instances.
 There is a growing feeling here that the treaty of peace should be speedily perfected, now that the prin- ciple of the Society of Nations and
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04
Menita Carried 38
 Calibre Gun; Arrested

Joseph Mentto. of Gilmore street, charged with discharging a revolver in the city limits, carrying conceal ed weapons and drunkenness, was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to ten days in jail by Judge Frank L. Wilder in city court this morning.
 The arrest of Menito occurred last night at II o'clock after complaint had been received at the Second Pre- cinct station that man answering Menito's description was proving around houses on Pembroke street.
 Searching their catch a 3S caltbre revolver with one shot fired was found in Menito's pocket.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-02-04

"M. Tchitcherin, the peoples com missary for foreign affairs, has made it known to the college of peoples commissaries that he had received a wireless message containing press news, according to which the Entente at Paris had proposed to the different governments of Russia conference at the Princess islands. The peoples commissary added that no formal in- yitation to the conference had arrived from the Entente. All measures will be taken to bring about an agreement with the Entente.''