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The Washington times., 1920-08-24
REDS SUFFER DECISIVE
DEFEAT AT POLES HANDS

PARIS. Aug. 24.-The Fifteenth
Russia narmy on the battle front in
northern Poland has been decisively
defeated and the fourth Russian army
and the third Russian cavalry corps
f.ave been surrounded. the French for
eign office was officially advised by
Warsaw today.
General Pilsudski's Polish army has
crossed the Narew river south of Biel-
ostok.
The Russian army in Galcia has
evacuated StryZ, forty miles south Of
Lemberg.
The Poles have captured Russian
army orders to burn ammunition aud
all supply trains and to mount the in
fantry on horses to facilitate the re-
treat.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24
Unknown Quaker Sends
$4,000 Check for Relief
OF Starving Poland

NEW YORK, Aug. ga check
for $4,000 was received several
days ago at the American Friends
Service Committee. 20 South Twelfth
street. with the request that II be
used for work in Poland. The man
who sent IL was a stranger to the
Friends, and lived in Maine.
Al once, a cable was sent TO Will
bur X. Thomas. who is In Europe.
asking what the immediate needs
OF Poland were. and yesterday the
Following reply came:
Three thousand yards OF towel
ing. ten tons OF good plain sosS
twenty-five barrels OF cod liver Oil.
one thousand pairs children's stock
ings.'
By cable, seycnty-fivc cases OF
clothing already on the ocean were
diverted 10 Dantzig.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24
WILLIAM MCMAHON.

Funeral services for william Me-
Mahon. eighty-one years old former
member OF the Washington police
force, who died at his home, 1900
Kenyon street northwest. yesterday.
will be held from the Sacred Heart
Church, probably Thursday morning.
Mr.. Mcmahon was horn in ireland,
but came TO America in 1866. In 1871
he received his appointment to the
Washington police force, remaining
with the department until 1900. Judge
i. T.. Mcmahon, OF tho Police Court
was a nephew of MIR. Mcmahon.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24


this move. Officials stated that q
vigorous effort is being made to break
up~certan groups who are believed
TO have been acting in close "con-
cert II not actual conspiracy, with a
view to keeping the price of coal up
TO unprecedented levels. Much proof IL
was said, already has been gathered
by investigators with regard TO those
alleged combinations. The difficulty
has been to secure sufficient proof
that will stand the test in court
Through verbal understandings. coal
concerns are alleged TO have followed
certain business practices, whereby 1t
has been easy for them TO divert coal
from one TO the other, each one reap
ing a liberal profit. Special coal ex-
perts are to be assigned as investi-
gators, TO aid District Attorneys in
sections where the practices COM
planned OF are being carried on fla
grantly.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24
RUSS TERMS ARE TURNED
DOWN BY POLISH PRESS

WARSAW. Aug. 23. Via London.
Aug. 24.-Russia's peace terms to Po-
land. especially the disarmament
clause, are called unacceptable by the
Polish press.
Radiograms from Minsk, received
here in a roundabout way. indicate
the Russians may be influenced by
the Polish military victory to moder-
ate their terms.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24
VIOLENT FIGHTING IS
RAGING NEAR LOMZA

LONDON, Aug. 24.-Violent fighting
is raging in the vicinity OF Lomza
l(eighty miles north of Warsaw and
'Bielostok 160 miles northeast of
Warsaw" said a Soviet war office
'communique wirelessed from Moscow
today.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24
Army Of 65OO Surrounded BY Poes Prepares To Captuae

PEAR ADMIRAL A. p. Nj
~ BLACK, formerly director
of naval intelligence. has been
ordered TO London as naval at
taehe of the American embassy
there.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24
DEPLORES IRISH UNREST.

DUBLIN, Aug. 24.-The Protestant
bishop of County Meath has sent a
letter to the press deploring sectarian
animosities in industrial life in north
ern ireland.
The Washington times., 1920-08-24
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS
WILSON'S POLICY
INCONSISTENT

LUCERNE, Aug. A.-Premier
Lloyd George, replying 10 ques-
tion Of the newspaper cOrrespOn.
dents, said he considered President
Wilson's present policy as regards
Russia inconsistent with his decla-
ration with regard to the Prinkipo
conference.
The premier added that he had
no wish or intention OF mixing Into
American internal matters.
He made the same comment con-
cerning France, when he was asked
about the recognition Of WrangeI,
saying; "That Is their affair."
measures to be taken to assist on
Wrangers front.
ALSO widespread agitation must be
developed among the masses. workers
and peasants, in favor OF a volunteer
movement for the army in the strug-
gle against Wransel"
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
FIRES IN AUTO, STORE,


 One bell alarm and three telephone calls gave the fire department a busy day Tuesday. The first call came in by telephone at SAT o'clock Tuesday morn ing for a brush fire of Spring Garden avenue. The West Side company and the chief responded.
 At 3.31 o'clock there was an alarm from Box IA, West Main and Thames streets, for a small fire in the store at No 10 Thames street conducted by Aaron Kivelewitz. The fire was in pile of old rags behind the counter and was extinguished by the large tank of chem icai.
 The thi~7 '- came in by telephone about 4.30 o'clock and was for a fire in an automobile on Shetucket street near the gas and electric. office. The machine is owned by a Rockville man by the name of Bissell who came here on a bus mess trip Tuesday. He had just arrived in town when. the machine caught fire beneath the hood. A small tank of chem ical extinguished the blaze The chief and deputy chief responded
 At 6.20 o'clock the Falls company and the deputy chief were called out by phone for small brush fire at the Rockwell street entrance to Mohegan park.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21

purpose.
 Harold Stoddard of the American City Bureau of New York addressed the meet ing on The Organization and Activities of a modern chamber of commerce. Sev- eral matters of importance were referred to the executive committee.
 The executive committee met on Tues day noon at the Chamber of Commerce rooms where lunch was served by the students of the Norwich Commercial School. The matters that came before the directors in the evening were dis cussed at length and at the conclusion of the meeting Secretary L. M. Cranda1l and Rev. Joseph H. Selden visited the New London Chamber of Commerce where special conference with Secre- tary James c. Hammond regarding the work of the City Bureau in that city was held.
 The following were voted to mem bership in the chamber: Rev. George H. Welch, P. F. Sweeney and Frederick R. Swift. It was also announced that a monday luncheon for the directors would take rlace on Thursday after. which a special meeting would be held to transact important matters.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
COUNTY Y. M. [. A. IN FIRST ANNUAL

boys and 20 leaders were enrolled from 24 communities of the county. The in- spiration, the spirit of good fellowship and the many helpful suggestions con corning the Christian life and it's work has already resulted in 10 boys united with the church of their choice The delegates pledged $75 to Foreign Mis- sion work. Twenty-three boys and three leaders attended the State Boys confer ence in Bridgeport in October.
 Fathers should renew their interest in their paternal obligations, while sons need to deepen their respect, apprecia- tion and loyalty for their fathers and their homes They need to team up.' For this purpose Father and Son ban quets were promoted in five communities of the county; 270 fathers and sons were brought together.
 Five of the 117 boys from Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island. Connecticut l and Massachusetts attended the High
 School Boys Christian Training camI i came from New London county. Many of the boys made definite decisions con. 1 cerning a Christian programme for theil I lives.
 l Community socials and public meet
 ings were directly supervised by the county secretaries in Colchester, Uncas vile, Palmertown, Oakdale, Flanders ant Center Groton. The purpose in ever. I instance was not only to enrich the bo, I life but the social life of the community l The people of Palmertown were enter tained by the American Industries 4 Quartet. A programme which visualize ei our American Life was enacted for tn i benefit of the foreign born of Oakdale
 The young people of Center Groton wer
 aided in organizing what Is known a l the GR n0aiSSanca C1Uh h . The developments of the year hay
 brought the committee in touch with tn
 problems of Americanization. Our group
 in three instances are centers of in
 fuence in this direction. In Oakdale
 the committee, by cooperating wit
 Mrs. H. G. Dart, has aided in teachin : English to coming Americans. The cia:
 of five, enrolling both men and womel
 meets regularly twice each week. Il During the past winter two team , Continued on Page 12, Column 5.)
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DISCUSSES RIVER BOATS

OlSCOb66S hlN Lh DOA1o D
 The April meeting of the directors of the chamber of commerce was held on Monday evening in the Chamber of Com merce rooms with President Charles F. Wells presiding. The first item of bus iness taken up by the directors was the matter of water transportation between this city and New York. The steamer Cape Cod has been unable to secure dockage facilities in New York and it was voted by the directors of the cham Der to offer their assistance to the com pany to help in any way possible to se- cure these facilities.
 Another matter considered at the meet ing the possibility of securing a boat to run during the summer months on the river between this city and Ocean Beach Up to the present time there is no pros- pect Of any pleasure boats running or the Thames and it is the desire of the chamber to secure some boat for this
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
LEGAL NOTICES
NOTICE

FOR SALE: By order of the Honor of Norwich. I will sell the interest of Dominick Sznurkowski, late Of Nor wich. in said District. deceased. in the real estate. consisting of three parcels, situated on Pleasant street, In said Norwich, and being fully described in the application to sell on file In said Court. For more particular descrip- ton, see said application. -.
 KATRINA SZNURKOWSKI,
 apr21d Administratrix.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
SERVED 16 NOTICES FOR
 SEWER ASSESSMENT HEART

City Sheriff Charles H. Raynes was busy Tuesday Serving the necessary mo- tices on West Thames street property owners for a hearing on April 26 on the matter of laying the sewer assessment. The sewer cost $3,805.5o and there were 16 notices that the sheriff had to serve on property owners.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
NOTICE

Owing to high cost of sugar. etc, I wish to announce to my customers that from now on UNTIL FURTHER No- TICE my famous Rock Water Soda will be s1.5o per case. and rebate of soc will be given when empty bottles are returned
 apr21d A. LABARRE. ,
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
ESTATE OF HARRIET M. PALMER

ESTATE OF HARRIET M. PALIER, late of Montville, in the Probate Dls- trict of Montville, deceased. !, The Executrix having exhibited her administration account with said es- tate to the Court of Probate for said District for allowance, 1t Is
 Ordered, That the 26th day of April 1920, at II o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate Office in Montville. be- and the same Is. assigned for a hear ing on the allowance of said adminis- tration account with said estate.
 apr21d DAN D. HOME. Judge.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
LEGAL NOTICES.

AT A COURT OF PROBATE HELD at Mansfield, within and for the Dis trict of Mansfield, on the Sd day of April, A. D. 1920.
 Estate of Philma Rogers, late of Mansfield, in said District. deceased.
 Freeman Rogers, Administrator. Ordered, That six months from the date hereof, and the same are limited and allowed for the creditors to bring in their claims against said estate. and the said Administrator is directed to give public notice to the erealtors, , ol within said time allowed, by posting a copy of this order on the public sign post nearest the place. where the de- ceased last dwelt. within the same three times in some weekly newspaper l having a circulation in said Probate District, and return make to this Court | of the notice given.
 LEwELLYN J. sToRRs. apr21w Judge. AT A COURT OF PROBATE HE'LL at Montville, within and for the Dis. trict of Montville. on the 18th day oi April, A. D. 1920.
 Present DAN D: HoMEs Judge; o. Montville, in said District, deceased.
 Lydia J. Corey of Montville appeared | in Court and filed a petition praying for the reasons therein set forth, | Whereupon, It Is Ordered, That sait l petition be heard and determined a 1 the Probate Court Room in Montville | in said District on the 26th day O April, A. D. 1920. at ? o'clock in tn l afternoon, and that notice of the pen Edency of said petition, and of sai' hearing thereon, be given by the pub lication of this order one time in Tn Norwich Bulletin, A newspaper havini a circulation in said District. at leas three days prior to the date of sal hearing, and that return be made t
 DAN D. HOME. Judge.
 The above and foregoing Is a tru copy of record.
 Attest: SUSAN F. HOME, | apr21d Clerk.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
:. F. WELLS. fn VA
r R<A1Nh I. AO ObRLI,
 Committee on Public Works. ,-uytnh ApriI : 1o0n

OH EuDllC w OIkS.
 Norwich, April 5, 1920.
 The last. resolution, accompanying said report, was adopted as follows:
 Resolved, That the consideration of the foregoing resolutions as recom- mended by the Committee on Public Works relative to the fixing of the level and width for the sidewalk on the. northerly side of Stetson street from West Thames street to Wood mansee avenue. be postponed to a meeting of the Court of Common Coun- cil of the City of Norwich to be held on the Sd day of May, 1920, at s o'clock D. m, and that due notice be given, az required by law, to all parties interest ed to appear, if they see cause, and be heard in relation thereto.
 All persons interested in the above described matter will accordingly take notice that hearing will be given on the same St the Council Chamber in the City Of Norwich on the Sd day of May, 1920, at o'clock p. m., when and where they may appear if they see cause, and be heard in relation thereto. Dated at Norwich, Conn, April IS, ccrrecr copy of record. Attest: W. R. FRISBIE. City Clerk and Clerk of the Court of common, Council. apr21VF
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21

Be good and you will be happy-as happy as you can be under the cir cumstanceS.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21

THERE IB no AdvsrtiSlnK medium in Eastern Connecticut equal 10 The Bull letin for b.s.ae8s :eSultG
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
A Bulletin To Let
 Advertisement VIII Rent It
LEGAL NOTICES
TO WHOM TIT MAY CoNCERN.-

Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Court of Common
 Council of the City of Norwich held April 5. 1920 the Committee on Public Works presented the following report and proposition, to wit:
 To the Court of Common Council of the zr;S City of Norwich:
 The undersigned. Committee, to whom was referred the petition or Arthur M. Thompson and others asking l that the width. course, height and level | of the sidewalk on the northerly side | of Stetson street be fixed from West Thames street to Woodmansee avenue, beg leave to report that they have given the matter their attention and recommend the passage of the follow | ing resolution:
 1 Resolved, That the level and width | for the walk on the northerly side of Stetson street from West Thames street to ,Woodmansee avenue be fixed as follows:
 Beginning at the northwesterly cor. ner of StetSon street and West Thames street at a level 7S.1 feet above mean tide and 1 3S-100 feet below the bottom of the sill at the southwesterly corner of, the house al the northwesterly corner of sait lstreets and running westerly 190 fee
 failing 15-l00 feet; 110 feet falling l 55-100 feet. and 80 feet rising 7-1I
 of foot to the easterly line of Wood mansee avenue.
 | Resolved. That the width of the wall Il e. F WELLS
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
INSURANCE

NO DELAYS in the adjustment when we handls your Insurance. Strongest companies, euisk service; place the increased value line thru US.
 lSSAc s. JONES ei Main Street
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
A Bulletin For Sale
 Advertisement Will Sell ii
AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES

F0RDs painted; s25 for touring and very prompt work. Lewis l. Tales Cor poration, .307 Dean St.. Providence. R. L
 apr5MW
 TENDERS = Mudguards. for Fords. Sold in pairs or sets. Immediate de- livery. Discount to dealers. Lewis L. Tales Corporation, BOT Dean St., Providence, R. L apr5MW
 FORD OWNERS-Does your car siart hard? Have you pcor lights? Have your mas sneto reeharged in the car while you wait. Norwich Welding O.. Chestnut St. oct2od Repairing. Accessories and Gasoline.
 a -, "kARLOk.' !, .
 FORD & ENOS, Agents. Tel. 1711-2. R. F. D. 2. Waterford. Conn. Service station. Quaker Hill, just over New London city line. apr2Od
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21

THERE fs no advertising medium n Eastern Connecticut equal 10 The Bui- letin for business results
Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-21
pANcIna.

N. IT. LEVY. instructor. Odd Fellows Hall, formerly Chamber of Commerce. Phone 124S-3. Private lessons daily. Beginners class Thursday at 7so p m. Advanced class Thursdays. s.30 ?. n.
 aprl6d
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01
SUES FOR FREEDOM
FROM COUNTY JAIL;
HELD AS 'DESERTE:R"
LOSTANT YOUTH iNAUGURATES S
HhBEAS CORPUS TO SECURE
RELEASE FROM CELL, WHERE
HE IS HELD ON WiFE'S COM
PLANT.

/ For the second time in three days q
prisoner was released from the coun
~ jail on hnbe1s corpus proceedings
instituted against Sheriff curt Ayers.
Earl Myers, who was arrested yester-
day charged with abandoning bis wife
in Minot, South Dakota, made an eff
fort TO get lree this afternoon, when
Ihi@ mother secured IN attorney and
/ filed bill declaring that her son
made repeated efforts TO have his
wife come to La sale county to make
her home, but hat Mrs Myers rofus-
Ell The bill stated that Myers, who
/ is a former sailor could not find work
to make a living tor himself in Minot.
I The hearing was set tor 1870 thi at
teruoOn.
Sheriff Ayers was notified several
days ago that Myers was wanted in
Minot TOR wife abandonment and was
informed that the young man might
be in L0staut where his mother re-
sides Special Deputy Harry Griffin
was notified and yesterday located
the alleged wife dcaerter. He was
brought to ottawa and lodged in the
county Jail.
This morning his mother came mere
Ia atraightou things out
She secured the services Of Attor-
ucy elmer Mohau who went before
Judge PAWS ana obtained ha5eas
corpus writ, alleging that Myers was
being illegally held in JAIL
Testimony in Sand Cacc
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01
ENDORSEMENT IS GIVEN ROAD
AND pRlDGE PROJECTS FAVOR
ED BY ROTARY CLUB - MEM
BERSHlP CAMPAIGN is CON
TEMpLATED

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10 Put thtlr shoulders to the Wh""'
ana Boost without STINT or limit three
projects OF great moment to Ottawa
diversion of the state aid road from
superior street to East Ottawa.
changcs in the mat for building the
hiehway throueh West Ottawa. con
struction of a new bridge across The
Fox riyer-and ANYTHING else which
may come up during The next several
weeks in the uav Of Improvement to
holm the city,
The meeting was tho busiest held
by the chamber in year President
Rane called it to order at : O'Clock
adjournment was taken. First to he
disposed OF was the matter Of naming
delegates to tn, Niississippi water
WAYS convention at 81. Louis April 10
President Bano alsnointr1 as dele.
gates to represent ottawa IL. G Ior.
dan, Al f. Schoch. Clarence Grigss.
Fred lSohcrer and II. W. Johnson.
At the Recommendation OF James !.
Doughortv. The directors voted to sell
twelve acres of ground owned by thp
Chamber of Commerce near the pack
Ing plant,
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Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01
SUNRISE PRAYER
MEETING PLANNED

The Epworth League of the First
Methodist church will hold q sunllsc
prayer meeting on Faster morning at
6 o'clock at the church. Fifty mem
els of the league have pledged them
selves to attend this service The
general public IS also extended an in
vitation to attend,
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01

egation of their party in
the New York assembly,
were expelled from the legislature to-
day. The maiorities in favor Of un-
seating the men, suspended on the
opening day of the legislative session.
on charges of disloyalty, were sub
stantial
Voting came after tWents -four hours
of oratory, parliamentary wrangles
and lilibustoring.
owing to the fact that the men
were expelled aitdr midnight on
March 81, there can be no special
elections to fill their seats in the as
scmbly unless an extraordinary ses-
sion OF the legislature is to be con
INcaed.
lly its action TIE assembly estab-
liahcd a precedent altogether unique
ii the legislative history of the
United States as never before has an
entire party delegation been elected
from any Legislative body
Party lines disappeared in the vot-
ing. The Democratic minority. which
was supposed to be pretty well unit
ed II favor of reSeating the social
lists poiled a majority of one vote in
| favor OF cXpelling Waldman, Claes-
sons and solomon, the Democratic
vot" on these men being rs for un-
seating and Z for restoring them to
| thor former legislative status. Twen-
tyone Democrats voted TO reseat De
witt and Orr, while ii favored their
eXpulaiOn
The Republicans, by division of
IS to II, voted to unseat Waldman.
Clacs@ons and Solomon and on the
Dewitt Orr votes they stood 80 to 2g2
When the assembly adjourned, af
ter tho seats OF all five socialists had
been declared vacant, it had been in
continuous session tWenty-fhree hours
Iand forty minutes.
The final chapter lacked the thrills
.thHt many Of the spectators had ex-
.pectcd, Speaker 1haddeus c. Sweet
closed the debate at . 80 a. m and
within two minutes the calling of the
ron had been begun in the case of
Louis Waldman.
There was a BRIEF outburst of ap-
par"e when the clerk announced the
vote on Waldman, followed by an
other lild demonstration when speak
er Sweet announced.
The resolution has been duly pass
ed. declare the seat occupied by
Louis Wadman vacant"
The announcement in the other
co5"H We're received in silence until
tho final declaration nv tha enoaker
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01
COURT ROOM SETTING
FOR HYMENAL- RITES

Miss Nadge Warren of Peoria and
Clarence Purple of Cedar Point were
married yesterday afternoon At 200
O'Clock by Judge T. Harry Reck In
the County Court room. Tho wedding
was the FIRST ceremony Judge Reck
ever performed III the court room;
an the other services having been
read in his chambers.
after short honeymoon. the young
couple viii 90 to Cedar Point to make
their future home.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01
TIME ARRIVED TO
KEEP HENS PEMNED

Mayor Weeks announced today that
numerous complaints had been. made
to him during the past few days OF
residents in the various sections OF
the city who permitted their chick
ems to run at large. He stated that
this was infracting upon city or
dinance and that all offenders would
be prosecuted in the future.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-01
DELAWARE VOTES
DOWN SUFFRAGE

Dover, Del, April 1.-RatiicatiOn
OF the equal suffrage amendment was
defeated in the lower house today
% to .. Some memehcrs voted for
The amendment subsequently changed
for the purpose OF later moving to re.
consider. The final vote was 2G to ).