NE SENTENEL
I’ROPRIETORS
' ABLISHED BY
AXES GOLDEN
DAY, FEB. 9, 1917
TGMORROW
that 6. 52; sets 5:22.
'7 PHONE CALLS
3‘ Office—93.
alt Branch Office—1388.
_ or'o Residence—418%
- Editor 1:. Residence—qsz-q.
AND A. L. GOLDEN
”12:37 a. m. 12:51 p. ml‘ ..
' ‘thc puéllJOII of the majority of the
‘American people today.‘
ENG SEN'I'INEL fELEZ
s Manager’s Residence—
SHIPS
11 hauling Th? lcruran
_ lllhe only possible thing,
he on diplomanc
human foreign sccrt'tarv
.hlufastonishment" that no
k? such a step
Since thou,
hinted will not go to war.
tit if. this attitude is honcst.
‘ no we explain the
‘ V on ships laid 1111
Almost every
so disabled
» has bccn
fluid six months. Many of
never again
And the
tl:1111a_1:o
ithe' German l-boztt
ontcd precautions to
hips falling into our l1.- 11111.1?
tot-have scizcd th-
one of‘wa1'.' Wc hart-
harbors, and 11 0
can ‘ war develops.
roman ships in the Philippine-
Ihor and thc 1?:1112111111 canal.
tittillyan act of war,
"ed,.for safeguarding navigation.
, Why did Gcrmanv
as nflmattcr oi coursc?
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UNCLE SAM AS MlLLlNER
' lll'nery.
‘mpeaka Bav
the War this
‘otnally appeared
.31!
ion for thc stuff. ,,
The whole behavior of the German
owrnnient in the pl‘cscnt crisis has
Itotc
. , ruins? us that 111euge< \‘l etc 1. 1.1111111
and a new, ruthless l' boat campaign
V niobium to start was sent at .1 n10
when our own govcrmnent had
" lot! to expect :1 pcacc notc. When
and
relations, the
exprcssed
should
llctlin
9' £85919}! and cditors haw t‘.\pl't sited
lr conftdcnt belict that the United
how
bchavior of thc
in American
one of thcsc
. that it
1 not bo‘ put into commission in
thctu
llt‘ 11911dc1'cd sea-
was door
the Amcrican public linen ot‘
det 1:11:11 ion—in
Ct, before that decimation had bt~."11
. olircred it) our stato tlcpnrtntcnt. (11'-
3111:. had bt'cn sent to cvct'y (lcrtnnn
.Hw German govcrmncnt did not
» 1.11.111... with tho linitcd Statcs l
llowed l1} :1 dccl: nation (domain I
[d 1 take, twimth 11111 snth uuptct-c-
an?“ .131. in
lintcnds, it war comes.
; war purely as our own affair, without-
TUBE ‘ALMANAC FOR
1
- placing- our land add $9.11 forces under
E MYSTERY wOF THE GERMAN
l)lt‘\ c111 thus?"
\\' e \\ oultl
ships cxccpt in
NH yct tionn
We how not itttcrt‘crctl with shlps
rows in any way cxct-pt for ”Mr
protection and ll11' protcction (11‘
shall not do so
Worst of all, it is dt"t'l..tl‘r‘ll our 201'-
rtime‘nt has evidenc-a of plots to sink
anti
i‘Panama so us to block thc Manila
‘ That
rocedurc, which would harc llt‘t'll \'it'-
was prcrontod
the'arreut of crows under law pro-
plan to tlo all
“she did not cxpcct ““r m t‘ol sional instances show extensive dam-
,ng ”5 man) Ollie“ 9‘1““ and .111 clectl‘Tc plate warmer in the but.
is, Uncle Sam iinds time to deal let‘s pantry.
”He makes hat t1immings
growth dug “D from the bottom dwellings and often breaking out. at
hydrmd “lb that in which an electric pressing iron
was imported [1 cm the Baltic. is left upon
and: and treated chemically
as a fluffy
'anrtmant oi Commercc and
(lie. Uncle Sam’s millincry
And that's but one 0! many Actuarial Bureau of the
the department pertorms Board of Fire underwriters in one do?
.16 Secretary Redltcld. noted ”Witty one
‘ a can‘MMion of men oi P0“!
undo. the bureau docs “ tot: ll
him main: 3 stone ylrd days "g “m it u m that
‘ , small oleclrloll
'9‘ W'“ "l “9' um-ttmntoumormm
a titanium.
‘iug over bodily
.thc joint
‘We should lose our independence of
few of the enterprises of one depart-
ment.
Altogether, Uncle Sam seems to be
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OUR OWN FIGHT
It is reported that our government
to wage the
ptett) capable, .. l
t
l
lining. up the United States with the
Allies,
This policy undoubtedly represents
Public opin-
1,011 is not prepared to sanction our go-
to the allied camp.
command of the Entente
powers and lighting at the dictation
if we ditl that.
we should inevitably find ourselves "
fighting for the success of ambttions
of European leaders.
and purposes which do not concern us.
action and bccome involved deeply in
European quarrels. Least of all could
wc undertake to give the pledge
all the allied 1)0Wcrs have given each
other, not to withdraw from thc war
until all had agreed to quit. 1
With the
which lllP Attics protcss to be fighting
gcneral principlcs for
.itttcricaus arc in hearty agree:
111cm. But “'9 have refrained from go-
ing to war for thosc principles. If we
1110M
maltc war, it will ho bccau‘sc we have
a tietinlt'. clean-cut quarrel with Gov
many which concerns Gcrmanyand us.
We shall he fighting to thwart the ab
tempted blot-tunic of 1111- Atlantic
occan and prcvcnt or mouse 1hc 1111-
justiflcd sinking of American ships
and slaughtcr of A1nct'lcuumctttzons.
in pursuance of this purpose it may
to wort: in cooperation-
bo desirable
with the .\lllt..~‘~~-tl1at is,
sort of tricndly unticrstandlng and dlv
tlut that would be
with some
vision of labor.
for ditt‘ct‘ent from our bccomlng one
of thc Attics. \l'c Inlrht rcatly join
the Ententc it the war lasted tour.
enough and Germany gavc 11.»; suthcipnt
provocation. but thc nation is ccrtaln-
ly not yct proparcd for that.
...—...,
30,000 FIRES FROM A NEW FORM
OF CARELESSNESS
A new form or fir-2 pcrtl is coming
into promlucncc as a cause of much
dcstruclion, and its fires arc so dis
rcctly 11‘ssociatcd with carclessnoss
that it has been (located necessary. to
issuc a special warning to the [maple
of tho l'nttcd States. .Bccnusc or
their cot1vc11icncc,sn111ll electric dc-
viccs. such as prc‘ssiutt trons, curllnfl‘.
irons, toastcrs. olt'ctric pads 01' blun-
kcts, clot-trio plate warmers, and clcc«
_t1'ic sterilizers or hcalcrs arc now to
‘bc found in almtrst. evct'y community.
It’ thcsc wore Itscd with propcr (are
thc dungcr would bc nPgligibM, 11111,
unfortunatcly, :1 proportion of their
users docs not rcaliZc the peril of
looting them in circuit when not in
usc. In such cases these devices tend
to ltccontc overheated. whereupon they '
arc likcly to set fire to anything con1~
bu'stiblc with which they arc in con-
itat-t.
Most of thcsc fires are small but
lllt‘ 11.21 cgale loss is latmgc and occa-
iagc,:1~s in the case of the $350, 000
iiirc tn the Boston (residence of Ex-
Gmernor Draper; this was traced to
Fires of this class furnish a special
peril to lite, being most frequent in
night. A characteristic example is
the ironing board; with
the current turned on, and then for-
gotten. In such :1 case the fire may
not occur until some hours later The ,
on on the 11.11:. or Amencan burning of the residence of John Wan-
” It is said that mm” ”9‘ amaker, several years ago, was
due to
that g ‘
to '-‘-'t-: 11..
~10 ...
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WE NORWALK the United States These are only at . ' ‘ 2::
2 L'abincts llair Pins
1 10- yard t‘orsct Lace
1 l’:. -ckagc l1cst English l‘ins
11 Pairs Shoe Laces
1 Pair Child's Hose Supporters
1 l 111 Cube, assorted colors. and sizes
lingerie llraid,wh1tc pink and bloc
\sbcstos 110,11 lloldcrs
Lords lltzolcs and Lycs
1—2 Yards Melting
l’iet‘t'
t‘ape Mcasurcs
t’ iccc 'l'willcd 111111 to )attls
\atds Vthittt button Hole Tlapc
l’1ccc lcathcrstttchctl Braid
llalls llt'xtt'r 4—thrczttl Knitting Cob
ttias Tapc
ton, white only
[)rcssintr Comb, horn or rtthbcr
Tooth ltrush
' I ltox Writing Papcr anl Envelopes
1 llottlc \Yitch Hanoi
(1 llozcu Large Size (lothL‘s Pins
1 liarthcnwarc Luspidor
4 Hand Scrub or \ cgct tablc Brushes
9c
91:-
1 ~ ‘1 5 ll).
tcrns
‘llrttochcs
Shcll and
l‘mvtlcr
1 Pair Sash Curtains
1 (Colmtc 'l‘alt‘tttn Powder and l Cas~
tilc Soap
1 ('akc l‘cars' L'nst'cntcd Soap and J.
Tooth Brush
.2 All Linen \Yomcn's llandkcrchicYW‘
All 251: \"cilings, new torches and pat~
1 Luncheon Set, Scarf and Squarc. for
1 Pair Starling Silver llat Pins
1 Pair llcauty Pins
and liar lk'ins
.-\u1l1cr llarrcttcs
Sitlc (baths and Pomp Combs
'5 Cakes 11"011' Soup
1 l xtra Hoary \\1rc Dish lhaiucr
5 llrcakfast Dmncr or 'lca llatcs
Enamel \Vash Basin
11111111011111
chcplng
"1,, All Silk Ribbon, 5 incltcs witlc; .\loirc,
~ ,, " Satin,
1 $1 Pour Women’s
1 Pat: \\ 91111-11 5 “lack lislc llmc
Taffeta and Fanry ll'igurcd
llurson llosc
Moirc, Satin. 'l‘atl’cta
wide
3 Yards lintbroitlcrcd
bmss and t'atnbrit'
l’croxidc
l l'illt lltttllt‘ (.L'tllll' Ull
\Yhitc l'orcclain 'l‘cacups
4 for
4 \\’clsbach Gas liautlcs.
“upright
>1 12-quart 11mg Water P
Ladics' Fibre Silk llbol
. and
Rtbbon. (.1 111t‘hcs With
3 Yards Clun)’ Lacc, 2 to 4
landings, in
2‘ Yartls 'l‘ahlc ()il Cloth. all colors '
:lioys' Outing Flannel Night Shirts
Mcn's Suspcntlt'rs, 50c quality
I t‘akc (.‘uticura Soap and 1 l‘mttlt'
1 Colonial \Yatcr l’itchcr. .3
A Glance Through These Special Items, on Early. ViSit: to
0‘” Store, Will Give hon. an' Unlimited Opportunity to
'Economize.
Figured
int'hcs
quarts
and Snort-rs.
'1111‘c1‘1‘c.l and
all
llasc, black.
an electric pressing tron.
That this tom 0! hazard is already
assuming lot-go proportions appears
mute atatlstloa For example. the
National
hundrcd m
o! tit-n trout this cause. out of
lot two Wicca-1n 111-e
W mum
thmdom
titanic-crud.”
4 '- vs.
Sale
WOMEN'S DRESSES
in wool serge. tattcta.‘mes-'
saline and ,popltns. 11111111
desirable 11101!qu to ruled
from. Blacks. browns.
um. etc "
‘ «:90: I039.
We 3M
mm 13m
m w m
”Montoya!“
nun-Iliad an“
WOMEN‘S CHARM:-
ING‘ BLOUSES ’
At Wat prion monument“
drop.» all! 011m and Gm
on. up».
32439 and 83-99
FANGY 3114K
"MTV
M yard with.
2,500 Yards of
Dainty New
PRINTED VOILES
Valuul up to 39¢.
1.000 Yards Ramona of
LINING snow
”I! ”mum and hill
you] om.
ayartts for . 2“
mm-
w
"W meal-rm.
MID iIvItoov~yd4
éciats We Have: Included;-
‘ ‘ § . , "aunot Sell at 9:1, 190 or 29c, but the
Figure 9- Playso Prominent Part.
$5 00 BLANKETS
One cast.- of Pennsylvania .
bod than“. may or whirl.
Wondoflul value.
i‘air.......
$4.196 COIFORTABLES
Sous am 7 or
What-window 1
inch ......... 313”“
uuu.
Manama m at
mwmmum
“has. nut-11mm
.
in. EMS
$1.50. BED BLANKETS
One we bolt. heavy. my
bed blunts {or loan, etc.
Pair . . .
hoo'BED PILLOWS .
Cot-area with as: (author-
m 11am; can can
.uu--.-v:-l
, pmnwunttsrymm
km Minn.
than. on to A mt.
$1.3; BEDW
Milan-11w u
m mum
on. M“.
5
vol-Itocuvcfl‘“; 1'
(“rttontécsi‘ all now patterns, yard 1 , . .313. 'Ncns Sill: \cclIw car : whltc and putty sltatlt's, pair
cos 0 ars all s1zcs ., 1,000 Ladies Rings, worth up to $11.00 Boys' l‘crcalc' Blouses
,5;
$.12 I-zc APRON »
VtGINGHAMS 14c MUSLIN EILLOW CASES 396 TABLE DAMASK 12 1-2 OUTING 39c LINEN TOWELS
3,, Yard wldc bleached muslins: Values to 35¢. They are Good quality memorized FLANNEL ”9""! union linen hurt:
«1 1.000 Yards“ short lettgths. Lonntlalc 11111 and Ex “inlfitttrhrdv Plain hetnmed “9"“ di"“"““- 9‘95“!“ 21100 . "°“""“' ”mm "mm“
5‘ blues and brown checks, as- :lt‘l‘d 90 2'2“ cggdcd fag“; “Ari; sizes, Y‘d'h' 190 ity c3952] (:Im'llgwl‘ I‘lllul. bcmstitchctt 29
1 ' ............. ‘ ' . x., ’ ............ . ‘ g... :-~
ilrlid........ - 90 ""ahARGAIN TABLE M i 3“" ’ ) «1:933 mPIQUE 9'9“ 111... ““1 1.1.11. “'1” ”8"”‘Tii1'it'aér'c'1‘i1’s' C
‘ Each ................ 25C S or nighties, pajamas, 9 C . I
In 141: L‘ONGCLOTH , Ouc‘thousand vnrdsof fancy Fm” ”“me 1’91“” 1" “1”” NC. 1“! 1mm: yard Squaw. '
AND NAINSOOK white genus, etc. Vatucn to ¥6$I駧ISH $219.11.?er dm‘w’“ “29 5 yds. for """" 29° gldt‘ltt Fm" ml the (able
.— ( or ' '
1.000 “m“. yard wldc, [air if“, 90“ Good quamv Tums“ towels mug“ and engages skirts. 98c BROCADED Each ................ 29°
gnaw, 50,, 11111.1. 90 .............. good : mm «111.11: 1.11.1 ........ ”199 DRESS LINEN 59c BUTCHER LINEN
lard ............... ONE THOUSAND 11y, , 45 inches wide. all pure. Ym‘d wide, all pure linen.
_, DOYLIES Each ............. .190, 5c: CHEESE CLOTH French linen. Colors white Sturdv quality
5c WASH CLOTHS 1.7 ' 1,000 yards of Rcd Cross san- pink and old rose. ' ' ., Yard ' . ' 296
1000 the Turkish wash“ They are embroidered, all WHITE “1130119986 cloth. 38111111th Yard . ............... 290 .............
cioms' au- 60,0” ... . linen. Hematttched, with DRESS GOODS' U111" 10 yards. 19 5°C SCARFS AND
3 for . . . . . . . . .9C glgwn work, lace trimmed, Values to 50121. Thousands of 5’yds. ' ' """ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ' C so: WHITE SSHAMS
2' ‘fj _ 9c yards of dainty pretty white 501: FRENCH CREPE ORGANDIE aggloptfr‘tld film qembroldcrcd
250 MATTRESS . . 01 . .. goods consist of Fine imported French crepe, 40 inch transparent organ— EachLfinmmi , 29G
PROTECTORS 15c GLASS TOWELS 131;!)ch lac}?t v,oiles yard wide, in White only. :iles for wmsts, dresscs,lcul- c SHEETS ~ .. .
17x18 Quilted Mattress Pro- Already hemmed, neat rod “néncemcrcpes, “ 19 pop— “I?“ :10 ironing. F“ ‘arsdnnd cuffs. 29c 4li‘gor baby's crib R
tectors ‘ 9 , stripes Sizc 17x32 9 . Yard _ . 19c- ’wltusts. dresses, underwear, M """"" " , size. Made of good 5,3519%
Each ................. . 6 Zach ...... ......n. C: E c SCAR-FS. Alhll). $1er _ . 190 5°C WHITE muslin 29
15c HUCK TOWELS 9c DISH TOWELING SgllAMS- 24c PILLOW TUBING 3:: A81? 1N2 1- fif’flétrfiiiz C
Sturdy value. regular ’size. Sturdy 0W0“ crash, strong 3R . ' . ' ' . ' “ e. ' nc qua 11y ' ‘
adapts... ...... '“
borders. re 0? cm. in blue and white . inches wide A . wear ‘ ‘m we”; 5) once
. ‘. , ., _ _«.' . . . ' . cloth. .
b Each ............ ......93 ,2 )ds. for ..........9c Each ............ ”.190 lard ................ 190‘ Yard ....... 296 Yard ............. ...290-
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