w"‘w"‘77 we,“ ,n .... DAB! mu ' In Quest of .4. , gel. 441. Coal? When a man sets out tobuyhisCoalhehasa burden on his soul that surely keeps him guess- ing; for if he fails to get gOOd stuff his punish- ment is sure enough and his anger is distressing. There’s lots of fuel to be had. it’s often good but sometimes bad—a truth that: we're confessing. The Coal we sell is clean and bright, and too, our dealing’s safe and right- that we may have your blessing. The reams GOAL 4" RED OAK COAL COMPANY. BUY ‘Hazclton Coal . The B. Hershiield & Son Co , TEL. 204. 122 WATER OT. W”— I ONLY ONE. ‘ Try a. bushel and you'll buy a ton. My cash prices are the lowest In town I do not expect to make a large profit on coal this year, as i sell at such a low price just to advertise my Red - , I am selling Alpha Port- . , O'st Coal. land Cement at very lowest prices. The bag must be returned. WILLIAM EFFRON. I ROWAN 8T., EAST NORWALK. Tel. 441. N. The Well Known Alpha Portland Cement ii -At the Lowest Prices Is Sold by WM. EFFRON, 8 ROWAN 8T. 1r—.-—-—-~’—- Gasoline 160 per Gallon L. STANDARD RAYO LAMPS AND OIL COOKING RANGES AT THE Iowans PRICES. aul Preusser 81 Son CLIFF .8T.. NORWALK—TEL. 1047. with One Awning“ ‘ righten your store or home one of our awnings. Esti- cheerfully given. KOHN BROS. ' . 4st. 72 North Main st. AM THE 1 Tel. 441. ‘ ’ l . w. want to assure our Manda—customers (among whom. we hope you are numbered) that We are ready to furnish them with all their requirements in building materials of all sorts. and that we are in a position to give you prompt service and clean sound lumber and timber tron new stock arriving each day. We will be glad to resume the very pleasant relations which have existed in the past and promise you as or old, trustworthy service and sustained qual- ity. In our interpretations of orders we have the advantage 0! years of experience and an establii-Id reputation for conscientious deal- ings. 1.1 shim! 34f“ ‘ll If You Need 14-16 WALL STREET. A stair carpet. cool matting, reliable oil cloth, or linoleum. be sure to take advantage of the our cut price sale of floor coverings Big reductions on all our hammocks this week The Norwalk Furniture House Prompt Delivery—Repairing a Specialty. a New Rug TELEPHONE 44. fir Funeral work a Specialty. Save money by having your work done here. Fruits and Vegetables of All Kinds. A. C. Cuneo, FIOrist. TEL. 372-12. 7 RAILROAD AVE. VERY MODERATE PRICES. always the Latest 'i‘hingsin WALL PAPER Pap::!:it;%§ing Decdrating The Gorham .Co. 10 rim at. am Nor-walls Tel. m. GOTTLIEB'S SEMI-ANNUAL SALE BEGAN TODAY. MEN'S SUITS. $10 Suits ........................ ‘3 $7 Suits ........................ $5 commas 4 Fits-LI Eyeglasses Great Reductions on all Household Goods SECOND-HAND FURNITURE . BOUGHT AND SOLD. M. GUTKOWSKY 87 NORTH MAIN ST. OPP. CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. oQQ . g§ Should your eyes have been giving you trouble or your glasses need adjusting, feel at liberty to consult WILLIAM J. MOORI. OPTICIAN. Room I. Kselsr Building, No. 160 Washington lt. Opposite Hoyt's Theatre. Monday. Wednesday and Friday Evenings, 0:80 to O. N. V. address—727 stir Ave, I to 4 p. in. daily. IIEIIE SIIIIIAI (continued 11:! am. page) ; 111nm an ill! as 111: BATTLESHIP munued from First Page.) —_—- I: Quiet old Long Island Sound, : With all sorts of bully harbors for a les? The many attractions of the ship I furnish abundant means for enjoy- . ment when the training sailors are j at liberty. Abandon Ship. After lunch a good rest was broken ‘ up by a call to abandon ship. The continuous sounding 0! a gang was the signal that the ship was “sinking." Just as the period of the last sentence was pounded the “war correspondent" was interrupted by the sounding of the signal. Bravely (i) he stuck to his typewriter. Systematicslly all the men took their places. The 50011 or der was a most remarkable character- lstlc. into the boats, ready to lower away at the signal, showed how well the L work can be done In case of necessity. it was merely a practice drill. Well Organized New. I The naval militiamen are working :3 'in well with the regular ship‘s com- - ‘Ipany and a very efficient tion has been developed under the jj r “wonderful executive management of the ship. To the "war correspond- ent" It seems that with the present organization the Rhode Island would .make a good ,record In service. The I three, . landing. The i i discipline is excellent. A stroll about the ship when the men are at work shows the militia- men working systematically . Quar- ters are up to high degree of clean- Would you rather dub around liness. The paintwork is clean and the brass work is well polished. Old timers who have been aboard other ships marvel at the flue order andI cleanliness of the ship. Every man Jack realizes he is living in a six- milllon-dollar home personal pride in the conditions. Shore Liberty at Halifax. U. S. S. Rbole Island, Halifax, N. 5.. July 28. Shore liberty for half the crew of the U. S. .S. Rhodc Island was grant- ,ed today and the Naval Militiamen [hustled into their unity blue uniforms jfor a few hours on land. This was Ellie nrst opportunity the enlisted men. Ihad to go ashore and they took advan- ‘tage of it. The llhode Island dropped anchor well up in the magnificent bay. Hall- fax harbor is so large and the water so :deep that among navslkmen .It In said the ships. 'lhe navies of the wtho world could! l The North Carolina Nay ai Reserves, comfortably anchor here. Many ships are now at author. The arrangements made for shore -liberty provided for the landing of half the crew on the llrst day. The steam launches, of which there are and an equal number of powerboats, had cutters and whale- basis In tow and the landing was quickly made. A boat schedule was made up so that practically hourly trips were made to and from the leave provides that the men shall be present to answer roll-call the morning following the liberty, but as an encouragement forI the men to return to the ship the boats are run until i or 2 o’clock in the: sonar sanotvrs rtnrr‘m’" ing. Places of Interest. Halifax presented the appearance of a bustling city. The strangers noted the bustling activity of the residents. organiw i: I and is tsklng" 6+++++++++* SATURDAY, RUG. 1. m ‘1 l'l .-.I.‘I?-?-.I,-,-.II-,-.-,-.s_.;. ._. ‘l‘l+.¢l+l’~ .-.l.l _._. :-‘:‘-‘.'-' ‘ Es Jae-«w: .‘w‘ fai'é'el'éfi Don’t Miss the Parasol Sale Every Parasol in stock Is now marked at a reduction oi _ per cent. The Half Price Sale of. Ladies’ Suits The agility of the men getting . event. .'.'. q. ‘1’“ s’rs'a‘n'n'a's‘u’s s . . . . . -.~.- ....I . . ‘5; Is almost over. Those who appreciate the best values that we have ever offered, should attend this big j .2 Special Values in Boy’s and Girl’s Hosiery In the Bargain Basement. A cut price sale of Fruit Jars and Jelly Glasses. tallied as usual. The oilicers who re- mained aboard attended their classes in navigation. Commander Hill. probably one of the great deal of time on the bridge, tak- ling a regular tour of duty. His prob- lems and observations are worked out .with great accuracy. Connecticut Men Make Good. No oilicial comments have been Igiven out as yet on the work of any lot the .\‘aval ililitiamen, but the con- versation of officers, speaking person- ,ally. is most flattering for the Connect- Iicut Naval Militia. The State ‘well feel proud of its naval branch of ‘ihe National Guard. The stand high ‘ ' |mentally. and the manner in which w they go at their work shows the care- ful training they have received. The ‘tralnlug on the Machine fits in well . with the present work. The experience ' ‘was practically identical and the Con- It would seem that this also out as a benefit to the govern- iiers. l w orks ment, well repaying V Connecticut to Win. MIIO made a trip to Bermuda on the Rliode Island are leading the Naval Militihmen in tar... at practice. thus far. but If interest on the part of the ship's draw and the hard work of the Con- necticut reserves results as expected. the honors will be taken by Connecti-I cat. ' Has Largest Quota. I The Naval Militia from Connecticutl . is the largest In quota of the four states represented aboardship. The complements of the four states io-l lows: Connecticut, 255. ! iRhode Island, 105. Maine. i61. Missouri. 35. 1 Saturday ev enlng the regular ship's company will entertain with a vaude- ville performance. The talent among the ship's company is spoken of very iProbably the narrowness of the streets highly. A 80388 WI" 1’9 set “P 0“ the best navigating oillcers among the Na- val Militia of the country, spends a may necticut boys had only to familiarlize ‘ : themselves with new stations and quar- . , for the loaning at R —— Make $781310 CIoihingStore 11 NORTH MAIN ST. “1‘9” speeches will I” made by Revu conveyed the impresison that the place 053118? deck Gabriel Dokus, of the Reformed Hun- is more populous than it actually ls l garian Church; John Raises, the pres- ident °f the reception committee, be“. citadel. After a tiresome climb up the sides. the principal addres so! Mr. Hi- bill a. fine view of the city and bay" “em" Th" R“ ““9“ N S“b°- was obtained and the sailors felt well the pastor of St. Ladisiausi Catholicl repaid for the exertion. Canadian 301-! your Roof lThe shore party went first to the old KING BE‘H‘BE "KES "'8 FINAL APPEAL (Continued from first page) H. Kricgcr 8: Co. .— Marked Down to Notch Panama Hats Sell - 1-4-(’- Gilli WIBDHI SIIIIH lliiflllES llllllflli PIRII New Jersey Pariy Was in Hard Straits When'Souih Norwalk Man Lends Helping Hand\ “Bouncing around, up and down. like a cork on the ocean, in danger of being carried onto the rocks and dashed to pieces should the anchor fall to hold, with three women aboard very ill from the rocking of l the craft In the turmoil of watersI, which the strong winds had aroused in the Sound a 3.) foot cruising mo- torboat was indeed In a bad way, and the skipper, not possessed of an over-degree of marine knowledge, frightened to the extreme. when Game Warden Wilbur F. Smith of South Special Sale of Dresses and Skirts Every Dress in our Store has been CHARGE ACCOUNTS ARE SOLICITED Woith $8. 50 to $4.00 ‘\‘ ‘ -\ the Very Lowest as Low as $1.50 awanw- ‘m.-.\ Alli?! night before being discovered. considerable parley. in which the skip- per disputed the advice of the expe- rienced sailor in the warden, the am chor was drawn up and a'towing line' passed to Mr, Smith’s sturdy little launch. ,1. Three miles, all the way up into the Norwalk harbor, the disabled New Jersey boat was towed by the game warden. Here repairs were effected after some hours and the boat again started on her return trip. Women All Seasick. "The gratitinie of the women, as ex- pressed feelingly by their eyes. which fairly shone thankfulness at the res- cue, amply repaid the warden tor his part in the work. He did not learn the names of the people, the man be- ing particularly noncom-mittal and un- communlcative, but judged that it was a man, his wife and two young lady daughters. The women were suffer- ing from seasickness in all Its terrors and their relief on entering the quiet waters of the harbor was great. FIREPROOE $113011 0:11:01"? millihedwlfn known dlers were present. although the forcegI would be compelled to intervene E“ If; 3: is y, “M i e ver the were considerably fewer than ordinar- l German affairs all over the world “5 ‘ 9‘" exp 11 ng t° the ily on account of the fact that many of showed much activity oday T-he _______._,___._____1_. AGAINST UN DER-AGE TROLLEY- MEN. Norwalk. happened along in his “scout" boat. He proved to be the “man of the hour,’ and to him those voice selections will be sung by the Canadian soldiery received the sailors noon today. TRY . ASBE8T08_ CENTURY fiegmosigeg?tl:eflfizlgigrah Sgfil‘hl’m have not returned from New German forces in China were beins ' o centr t t i -T u, h Ger- SHINGLEB ot's American visit Brunswick, to which place they were c n a ed 9. Ta ug- a t e Beautiful four‘lordered on account of the recent riots. man consul general left Ibis POS'; M C. H. Aisihorpel .111. 9117-3. Besvlsw Ave. .Just the '~ Things FOR A (SUMMER on OUR; iNDiAN' ~~ SWEET quire of St. Ladisiaus' Catholic Church cordiallywsnd took them about the: LONDON August ir—American and that of the Reformed Church. Ai- place, showing the many points of in tourists in England gave up their ter the meeting the guests wil l bé entertained at dinnei‘ at the Clifford Hotel. terest. An auto trip was made out to the old French fort, passing through some of the city' 3 fine park system. sightseeing trips today and flocked to Cockspur street. where the head- quarters of the transatlantic steam- 'ship companies are situated. to try and CAMP CARELESS AT CHESTNUT A visit was made to Cliebucto Head book passagges home The compan- RIDGE. A party of young men i‘rom Stam- ' ford and New York have established a camp at Dr. Charles G. Bohannan’ s bungalow at Chestnut Ridge.Cranbury, and it is named “Camp Careless." The members of the "camping party from: New York are employed by the city“ where a line wireless station is locat- ed. A lighthouse i=1 .mcturesquely sit dated. Bedford Basin is guarded on each side of the entrance by two big forts, well equipped with guns and quartering a large number of troops. Halifax contains many beautiful res- idences. There is a handsome resides. ies' oilices Were crowded from an early hour and. the clerks worked at high speed issuing tickets. and making ttansfers to earlier steamers for those who had trspsportatlon sailing on the latter part or August or early In Sep- tersbcr. ‘ 4 LONDON August 1 —The National on the disabled motorboat owe their rescue. Party From New Jersey. The party was from New Jersey. having ciuised about Long Island Sound as~ far as New Haven from the Hackensack riier and were on the return trip when something went wrong with the clutch as the boat had reached a point about a. milei oi‘l' Chimmons Island of the Nor-walk group. Driven before the gale and high winds now taking a wave over the stern and again over the side: rolling and tossing in the tumult. the "Atlantic" was buried toward Copp Island, at low tide an extension of Chimmons Island a particularly dangerous piece of shore because of NEW HAVEN. Aug. 1.~—A.bout nine- ty conductors and ‘motOrmeu on the'lo- cal division of the Connecticut com- pany,.n1ost of them conductors and a. number being men with regularly as- Is‘igned 1,11ns have been disnlssed from the service according to report among trolleymen today because they are under twenty one years of age. it is said that when the report Came ' out that the crew in charge of the trolleys which figured in the fatal IWestpott accident, were under 21 years an order was issued by the ex- ecutive officers of the company to the managers to prune the system ofall minors. .This order has been follow. ed in this city, accmdlng to report and about 90 men have lost their jobs! ‘ Thqmis Crooks, of New,York’ and are: J. J. Murth. Jack Gilbert, Jack tlal shore section and also a, very busy Penny Bank. an institution with many export warehouse locality. Being a branches where small deposits are re the many jagged rocks which skirt as a result. Simendinger, Anthony- Caldwell and terminus of the Canadian Pacific mad“ celved. was closed today. its outer extremity. Indeed when! There has been a rule of the com- GRASS BASKET Arthur '..Smlth The *others are from the order department and time do- the annual grain exports is lsrse The bubbles of the town and their in announcing their decision to close the doors. the directors said that ow- patment of the Yale l'l‘oyens factory! method of handling trailic. In the busy ing to the serious financial situation ' fig M. Gray,I sections were obser ed with a great at home and abroad, which had caused . ,Johu deal at interest. For. one: Irerent nationalities among the people. enormoqu depreciationsso -_, Another " Ina Party. While part-017 Naval wanton cause of theJurthsr dimculty in ob- cm. A filo mpelisd in the intense of dew-It- d 3’0 “9 my du‘ all Iwcleeschang’e securities to suitor that they! were out, and had not the game war- cannot be easily realised upon, and he-~den, who had with his one of his dep-I than who remain: taming gold calm. the directors feel port, and a friend, came upon the pet'- the anchor was finally dropped and pony for years that no one under 21 caught on the bottom, the craft was years be employed as conductor or not far from “Cow" rocks. motorman. This rule has not, however Smith Passes Tow Line. been strictly enforced if in the judg- lt was a day on Which few boats merit of the employing officials the ap- , pllcant was physically fit for either position. Acting Manager Harlan. when asked about the matter. said be hood of no men on the system under ty by accident the “Atlantic" must . 21 years, and had n6t heard about any have remained out all that day and dismissals on that ”count, “I“. J pties, A. Joseph Williamson. of Bridge._
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