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bout 8 Adams. 01‘ \i'estport are»
3‘! rapidly 1'eco1erinii front his re-
”took of illness
itin‘rewrted by local doctors that
3 demic of unusual se1erity
hifitied Nurnalk ‘
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may for eight. ycars Fred Youngs has
igfleti his position. lie in 11011 work-
_ 113411 Bridgeport. 3
fl‘ho condition of Alt‘red Avisoti. or
Maid street ,wbo has been confined
his béd for the past week with 11'
Varoj’ttack of the grip reported to
. Midéwhat improved
' » -»-NEW YEAR CARDS
- B1igg 1':'.1:1n H11 '1.
of the
m Christmas exercises
503‘ Sun-
. («h rwailr Congregational
'1' “5011091 11111 be 111111 11115 evening
at tho church at 7:311 o'1 lock rain or
whine. All of the friends of the school
to ohmunr 1:31 lied
17330“ A ‘13. $0135 of Stamford suffered
'n painful injury to his me on Christ- 3
z ' 1111111 nig'tt a. branch of tree suiking his
3 eye. laceratlng it, He 11'11h driving in
this automobile at the time. Dr. A1e1'v
'attcryied him. D1' Sorgi 11111 not lose:
1:5 sight or the em 3
gmxmns bonus for '11 danc-
3 L‘Polléy's dancing school.
hrdstmns shopping. 11111111.
Mt while 1isilots to thc :1tot'1x'
Nerf? few. The anticipated Jan-
les will probably bring people
ourltorés again.
arr-“MBKETBALL, NEW YEARS '
3t. iArmory. '_\‘1-\'.' 11111111111 1-1.
lk.Prelin1in:1ry g_:;;u:e."l'h\111-iug
“o'clock. ‘Dl.‘.~'1‘l'\'0ll seat 511111
all; Lodge, No. 70:", Benevolent
tootivoOrdor of Elks, met last
3'. A gratifying report 1111:
the. 3McEnelly's orchestra. Ar.
Saturday evening, Dec. 30, 191.3,
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THURSDAY, DEC. 28, 1916
rm, rr_.r
3INv11mNG TEU'roNrc ‘the Swiss action in supporting
ARMY COMPLETES DE-3President Wilson a: an evidence
FEAT OF THE RUSSO- RU- 30f the not-‘e and humane dispo-‘
3
sttion which Switzerland, since
3 [MANIAN FORCES” 3th: beginning of the war, has
3manifcstcd toward all the bellig-~
erents" 3
T he German reply to Presideu’tI
Wilson 5 note is regarded as an:
evasion by the Lausanne Gazette.-
The German reply to the Swiss which says :“' "he Berlin govern-
31mm was handed to the Swiss mrnt pretends to welcome Presi-
Minister in Berlin today. It 15 on dent Wilson’s initiative, but it
33the same lines as the reply to; really evades answering the
.Pxesident Wilson. American ncte as well as 1111‘
United States Ambassador3‘Swits one. It. suggests a confer» 3
LPage had a long interview with3ence between the belligerents, a
Baton Sonnino, the Italian For- iconic: 'ence hcld behind closel
eign Minister, today, in Rome in3d001s'. and at the conclusion of
regard to PresidentWi lson'snote Whi1h each of the negotiaf0r53
.‘Atnbassador Page elucidated pas- would be free to boost of exten-
3sages of the note which have been 3 sive tonvessions made and accuse
the subject of controversy in the' his adversary of secret reserva-
Italian press and emphasized the3tions and bad faith. What the ap—
3friendly spirit which moved thclpeal of Washington and Berne 1'.
president to address the belliger-3 for is, the juxtaposition in 11111
cnt powers. ltlavlinht oi the objects of thowar
The Pall Mall Gazette yester»;but the objects pursued being
day said c‘vidently contained in the mo-
‘Germ3any has not been Slow 1113 tives of those who let loose the
seize. the advantage: given her3war, those motives can not help
by President Wilson's maldroit. being made apparent. 1%“ eas1
(Continutd from First Page)
First Secretary of the German re-
tgation in Switzerland.
If you can get in the movies
and make a succeSS by wear-
ing funny clothes—go to it.
But for the rest of us who
move in the regular channels
of business, success is stim-
ulated by careful dress.
For young men our suits are
specially planned to accent
the new fashions—to em-
phasize new styles.
For conservatice men 'dig-
nity and reserve in suits and
overcoats.
Rogers 81 Stevens
3d'.t)lomac_y.1t would be a real to see what a formidable intlzot—
Norwalk So Nowalk triumph for German: to have‘ mcnr thev would form and win-
_ herself recognized as 111: 1virc»‘3Berl'n an!l Vienna insist on dis-
” ~ ~--~ ~--' ' 1" puller of the power whose su‘) ‘111~1ing peace on the basis of 1111‘
Mrs. ll. Ilurlhlou, of New Yotlt jCCts her submarims drowned wm- map and refuse a procedure
3(‘i11'. is 1111» .L'uvsls ol‘ lit-1'. 143031111 with impunity and which lectutcd3wbi1h would throw a full liuht
liilsdotnol‘ Elizabeth stt‘t'ct. 31151-111 the name of all the cardinal 3 011 the responsibility for til?
————-~— ' Ivirtues. It would teach the-world ' war"
wilvlvn 11111111111 in ”Th" 111- -" "'3 that by letting the Ame icans dc Unsuccessful attacks by th °»
Llilllllt‘l‘ltllillh."
picture which
1hi.- Saturday.
11111 1:11 1' 591'” the talkinw Germany understan :is "il
brain: 11 1311' “Mm“ how to get her own way eventual- lines ‘11 the Lake Doiran reui'pn
:ly bv shcrr of practical unlitics. 321': anno unced '11 today 5 German,
“The studied impartiality of the; (now headquarters‘ statement.
TM “1‘11 innuu":' \'11-111' l‘-‘<"'l'd-“ 4"" American note supplies Germany Patrol actwitins on the Ru: '-1:11 1
itish on Bulgarian advance
thermore
likely to acquire habits
'r'rs can he curcd 1'11 this 1111):
horns from Calverton :\'. Y., 11 on firstl
place for the 11' eek with a yield of 453
egg. Another pen of White. 1 9°— ‘3
horns entered by Abel Latbam. B1iar-' .
field, England, laid 4legcs thus com-
ing in for second plate. A \'etmontt
pen of Rhode Island Reds owned b_1
'Hillview Poultry Farm. St. Albam andi
a Pennsylvania pen or Leglltj‘lillS 11111711113
by Ilratside Poultry Farm of 81111111:
burg ,tied for third mm to rgzs euch.
Of the one hundred entrits in the cou-
test all but two pens of Rocks Were
producers last neck
()m' White Wy andotte pullet was
found to be eating her 01111 c: and
'perhap: others laid in 111W 11111 ThiF
i a rathet 111 tou~ and. 0f(0u1‘F1-’ un-
ptolitable habit for :1 11 'n to il((]\llr(‘2 .
not only this but it is sometimes hmd
to (tire. liens probably 1111;11111- 1l1i<
habit by the accidental breaking: of!
eggs in the nest or in the pen. if :13
bird in" not particularly valuable the:
snfcst and surest euro is 1111' hatchel.3
followed by a chicken dinner. .\.~' 11
precautionary measure it is will to»
itl'm‘ido dark ncsts so that the birdg
would not find a brokon 1131: 11nd tur3
if lh1l hens are kept busy;
lrotn morning.r till night :hv‘y :11'e 111.153
111‘ this sort.
An English writer ‘.~llg2|’>l.~‘ tlu‘ t‘ol'.
lou'inc remcdy: lilou' out th1- contcnts
111' :1 fresh cgg, th1'n ftll 1hr >l11'll with
lm'ml crumbs and suturutt- with 11111
moniu. it is said that (lill‘ililllll‘> :13
single pork 11'. 1311:
sufficient and that int't‘lot‘tlle cu:
duttoted can in
I'ul~
The three host pens ll} 1':11h of tin-
111in1ipul vari1 11115 1111‘ :1-- 111111.111
Barred Plymouth Rocks
lules l-‘. Fl'illlt'itlw, \\'. 11111113111111
litaclt L. l.
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Those that See it,
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South Norwalk
If you are not
‘ an account.
ACCOUNTS ' *
. tor here, you are invitcdvto open
'All money deposited on or be-
3 ore, the 16th of January will draw
toast-front January Ist. '
'-i 3 » 3% “33..
‘ and northeast, who also assures KIWA
a liaison with the allied staffsjiyé
and General Sarrail, of the army
of the'Orient, who, as already an-,
nounced, is no longer answerablej‘
to grand headquarters. but direct-33h
. ly to the minister of war. _, 'e
/; The press and public are unani-3333 1
' mous in welcoming the revival of. 3
the dignity of marshal in favor of 33/
General John. All agree that he3
broke the German power for all
by the victory of the Marne and
saved the capital of the country
from humiliation and despair.
ADD \V‘AR.
A Vienna dispatch says that
the Austro-Hungarian govern».
ment today answered the Swiss
note by transmitting a cow of
the note sent to President Wilson.
A covering message assured the3
Helvetian government that the
‘noblc-minded suggestion of!
President Wilson met 'with a
thoroughly sympathetic recepr
tion" from Austria-11:11:33 The
sourH NORWALK, CONN.
1.
already a deposi-
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iwm “QM“‘mmw
Balance at Holiday Goods at
Greatly Reduced Prices
A. DICK‘E'RMAN a son
“.3in gm: m; WW ac
J. B Jackson
Everything in the Optical Line
msmmNEDFREE
""“ "n 5“" \U“ "‘" -'~'" ""'“" "‘3' with :1 coat of whitewash of whichi‘mnt at? teported 1n today s (‘11'- ”HP '\3 33‘ """"" ' .'
th‘sc 1111“ 111111115 \1itl1 _\'11111 t l11'isl-' she war badly in reed Germany ma n army headquarters‘ 3t t0 liodtnun bcliuil', 11111111111111 .\.
mm 11101111 (‘111111 111 and hour 11111111 prOposcs an immediate confercncc3mcnt on operations m that war ...... . ................ , 111113
111 l)onuell1'<. 111‘ South Main strm 10f beniwgrents. which appears to arc-1. wlthh says: Wh'tfi Wyand‘ottes I
_____. 311er to be th'.‘ moM promising wavl “Eastern from: Front‘ of Pr? me 11111-1-1-1111111glu 11111111, 33 033333333333' ., .,3
1111111 bvloved pupils of \ltms \‘\ ante" of promoting a fissure in the Elk» Leopold At several DO' nts a! on t‘.on11 ................... . "1"-
l““"”"-"' ‘3'“ 10“” ““1"“ ""3““ “‘ tente. The Allies have only one the front the lorCes in 011:3"33'3‘m‘in 1.1111111111111111 ‘\ 333‘ 3";
‘lllll Main street. last evening, contin' possible answer to this attitude, 1'rcncl1cs rcOulst‘d advances JOSt’l‘ll “1111-1111, \\:1ll11111 Lula", _
“l’" ”'9 “Ni-"1”" 503"“ and Pres?!“ 3namely. they will hold no discos»; l" ussiau raidino detachments.” 3 R' 3 """"""""""""" 1"0
1111 her t‘itlt :1 number 111' beautiful piec sion with an unpunished criminal ____._..___________ 1 Rhode ls‘land Rc‘ds
”’5 ”3 "“"g1"5"3' . 01' w: tb a power whose most 303- Pequot i‘pultt'y l‘urtn. South-
'— 3emn engagements are more scraps 3 INIERNAIIONAl '3033‘3 , 1111111 “"I """" _‘ 3 ' 3333
Z1l11. regular 11eekl1' nicoting of 11103 of paper 3f Mr Wilson s ”(3103” Jacob 1.. 1J111so11 .\orll1 “1111111, ..,
lirs—l lli~11'i1't conunissioners was post 3jcct we" to elicit a plain state-3‘ (‘onn ...................... 1113
pom-1i last 1-1e11in,:,but will be m’l'i3ment of the aims and terms 01. [cc CONIESF lliilv'ieu 333333333333 Faun, St. .\l- -3
loniuht in the 11111311.. in \\ .1ll strc ’1'3both Sides Berlin 5 answer shows buns ........ .h ......... 131
Mutton 111 toutine business 1\ill bt‘hhat he failed --——-— “White Leg orns
. lllkt'll 111 1 u lllt'n‘ 5001115 to be no nestion l 1 liillt111 l‘1111lt1'1 \.111l.~. Sullbld,
3 _..._.____ It did not require a note ”3111111 the han in the 1111-1113; (01111111131313 (‘on3u. .................... 3131
3 3 procure a plain statement of 331638101111 3 1 3 3, 1 3 11 3 11' “r 1 .
-—-llel1--n llohnes 111 ihe Loss “138113611 cause Upon the Gcrman' ‘1 1 1111 utter nrds than those 1'11-Uimlldl. 510111111 001 111111 "‘1
the 1.11111b1'rl:111d.~'."3 the great "30'3"l.sidc the invitation meets with33333fd in pnwlous competitions. In «Form. ......... ..... ‘33.. _..
311i1-‘tttz1'3311'lt1111'l1 1101:1115 :11 the ““31”"‘3Summary dismissal. The 311-com - 113:1”1131313133313dp3\3;d‘3:fn3,313,3:r 11131300” thel 1:1131~ 333\3\331(1313;;g1:)3n 33;:2118“. 'rl “"11
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()11i1111'lo the slippery condition of ' lll‘ilt 1) unit year's schedule, 'l‘o b1" Mlscel aneous
3si1lew1tlks and street Waterduy, 11s 11 gang?” be its frank “ith 35111'11 the 111:1nngetncnt has sought con 3 (‘loya-s & Sullivan. (P.1d? \\'_1'- 3 3
31esult of the sleet 5101111 many be! In addit‘ on to 1'1 decree creatinvi 33:33:33,333) 30 333333330333 (30333333303333 3‘33 .33333333.333333 33333333333333"(33132333333133 33333
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'1111121'1'01111. 11:11 motor 114111111113 111 ‘ ' 1 1 111 1e 1 -------- - 1
{01111011 111‘1:111131.stunts all 111M111 3tl1333o3 France. President Poincare 333353 more (‘1111130liulhloilil‘u the “tutor and ”bed 3' 111111rl1t (“33330 0333333333 3
3signed another revoking the de-lm 11 is 1,13 3 3 11 W on. R 1. 171
ci11 011 1111- iceclud street Ct'Ces of December 2 19”. and3i3i1ol1111emnl3l33 (ELLE: 12:31:31: 1111-3 11111:: . H1 1 -
—--—-——- 1 - 1 u 1: no,
In SW“ (.1‘ [ho disaumcnhle \chthet Epfioirltticdlglclfiarshgle 3:33;}? 3233133153 (Olllll ’for all of tire ittcrca'sed yield. 3 lluymond llros. have unloaded six-3
and m...” 33.13111“ 11 .1lk111g 31111111ng 111 manderi tn— -chicf of all the French3 A. l . Roburtsons non of White 1191? ty-five (65) boats during 1911} '
” ““' 1111111111111 WW“ ""lt‘d ”'9 forces, except these ‘11 the colon-
South .\o1'\1'kal Trust (‘ 111113111113 1111113 165 and MOrOCCO' the semnd said: 3 s 33
joined lhc (hiist111:1‘.‘ Club. Thu 1'3'luh “General Jofl'rc_ commander m. N ’ 1
will be limited to 5000 members this Chief of the French forces, will' ew ear 8 at S 3
year. it would be ucll to'hced tho act as technical adviser to tllC3 .
:1111ertis1'111c-11t111111 join today. government 1n all canoerning “13.3 3
. . 3direction of the war. 3 - 3
'lho t‘iutstums ("llit'llililllllt‘lll of; The high command as “Ow: Booklet 3 d 5 1
l‘1'i11il1' ( l1111'1l1 School 11ill bc hchl3 settled finally consists of the wen-3 S - - c an c 3
in the l‘utish Hall at 7 :l.'1 this 1-'-1en 3Committee composed of Premier3 3
i111.:.Th11 11131111111 pin" ‘The Nativity" IBriand. General H Lyautey,3 ~ 3
1133] ha |)l‘t‘\t}lllt'(l by \colurs oftltuzministex. of war; Rear Admiral L n 2 i 5 3
S'tlltlul llll [lili‘l'lll‘i lll‘t' i‘.'.11itotl 10:LacaSCC. mlnister. of marine; A]- e ers - l - 01. c 3
11:1111111. 3bert Thomas. minister of the na-; 1'
“' itional manufactures; Alexander 3
Decision in favor of tho illilimifljRiboi'bminister of finance. and P l 3
11:15 rendervd by Judge Booth in the1 President Poincare. The duty of OS ar S - or c 3
1 Li 1:1'1‘1 1:,‘.l.1l111 ll. Knapp \'s. Stct1hm13the minister Of War is to notify 3
\luim'is The suit u':1'< 111'1‘1‘possessl0n3the other ministers and covri- i
. 33.“ some land in the Splingn'ood SOC'. manding generals concerning the 3
jtiou of this 1111111 and the decl.hm of decisions bof the committee and 3
mag" 300‘“ ta1ored111e 111111111111 “3'" to take measures to insure their " fl
”‘9 “091'“0“ that 3'9 11"“ ‘0 pay th“3 concerted execution. In addition J. I MALLPJTTE
defendant $111) for buildings built by'he is responsible for everything '
”‘9 “"3“" “1'0“ “- concernin the re aration and , _
maintenangce of t3l31e 3hation‘ s mili: 83 Washington St- SWth 1%!”de-
tary resources There are twoi _
»~ generals commanding. General _,3____ ___
Nivellc, of the armies of the northl $3.?" s
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NORWALK
Phone 438
are showing superb
Beaulilul andéiasling Gills
A "Gift From the Jewelers
Colebu'm 81' Lauder
stocks at both of
their stores .
96 Washington St. So, Norwalk
22 Wall St. Norwalk‘"
~ 249 State Street .1. JEQGEPORT—
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Formerly known a m ‘- 0.12111. a Cleaning Co.
Sllk Dresses, Gloves. alum “In: Cumin: Cleaned.
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