JOSEPH DAVIS
85 Washington St.
south Nor-walk, Conn.
Your Coal
Dollars
w'dl go a long way just now.
Coal is cheap, but the indica-
tions are that it will go up
soon. .
The more of it you buy at
the mesa?“ prices, the more
money you will save. Our
Coal is ready for you.
Harris & Gant-
68 Water Street
Tel. 721
by- _. -
WEATHER
FORECAST.
‘ Forecast for Norwulk and vicinity:
. flair tonight: fl‘ucsday unsettled. Fore-
ais-t for the week ‘heginning’Sunduy,
April 15: [for -the NorthtrAtltfntic
states: The weather will be fair until
holiday or \l'eduesday; then rains fol-
lowed by fair to the end of the week.
* Tertiperntures will overagé low for this
season, cxccpt near the middle of the
jun-ck, when vfnrmer \wcather will‘prc-
pail. On {tron of high pressure central
fiber the Lake region is producing
pleasant outlier, with moderately low
inmperature in the custom dis'.‘,\’.cts. A
yolldelined disturbance which is cen-
tral this morning. over oColorddo is
«Using unsettled \\'t‘i’.lht"!‘, with local
bills, from the Rocky Mountains onst-
pnrd «to Indiana. There has been quite
'a' decided l'ltlv in temperature during
‘ihe Inst Elliott“; in the control (its
liicts.
WEATHER A YEAR AGO
. TODAY.
Low, 4'): high.
. .
i cmpcraturc :
a 60. Rain.
' lCiiy News
‘A .son was born to Dr. and Mrs. A.
D. Wadsu'ot‘tm’ot South Norwnlk, yes-
terday morning.
c
t The regular luncheon was schcd ut
the South Norwalk Club Saturday
fight. .
. \
Mrs. Frank B. Fields and Mrs. J. J.
fliggons have returned home after at—
tending the funeral of Mrs. Higgins"
‘cou‘sin, John J. Barry, of Orange, N.
U. ‘ "
- Mrs. Louis Zellar is at the Hohno
man Hospital- in New York, recover-
llg from the effects of an operation,
» " and expects to be able to return to
' her home in the West Norwnlk also,
if
ion in a few days.
" Several boys were out prospecting
laturday. and. while near the “cut,“ at
the second bridge, Rowayton, un-
lhl‘nrthed a pile. of bones. ~A report of
[he find was made to Chief of Police
Pennington, and Sergeant Hunt in-
pestiguted, and found that the bones
belonged‘to a dog instead of ii human
king. .
i A. small grass tireln back of the
armory gained ‘such headway "this
\ moon, that it 'was n‘écesséary‘ to call
out the, Hope" Hose Company. The
blaze was quickly ‘extingulslfid upon
the arrival of the firemen but upon
nhe return trip the automobile truck
broke down, and had to be't'owed bee '
1 In its quarters in Water street.
{ one: wuttm'n 'R: Pennington to
bother disgusted with people who call
lining" and report about suspicious
{bolt-sons and then tenure to give their
' " as. Chief Pennington is willing to
vacate all complaints, buthe must
‘ , \fi, , home baslson whlohtowork. He
“ tactile mighty hummus for, a?
” wrap? Witt A rumpus, verses in
'_ ‘Mui‘oa‘may be
Ltion as to how America would
Iing resolution was telegraphed to
l
to refuse to give 1113*th ill)?“ _ .
,. Mophono. , mos. ‘glvlng flash.
surothat, the dourco' oi SGENEV
(Continued on is... T... V
terly attacked the United States!
Among the assertions were made"
the claims that no nation eniovs
greater .
Germany,
neutrality. . . .
Loud laughter greeted a ques-
feel if Germany wanted to pro-,
claim President Wilson the kaiser?
of the United States. The follow:
the emperor: “Three thousand
burghers of Hamburg. fintorm
President Wilson that the only
true and just answer to his mcs~§
sage to Congress is their affirma-‘
tion of unshakeable trust and lay,-
alty in their kaiser and ,empire.
They resent 8‘3 an impcrtinence
any outside attentpt to interfere
with Germany’s internal affairs.
and likewise reject the vain effort
to remove the guilt for the world
war from the shoulders of the
Entente people.” .
AMSTERDAM, April 14.—
Captain Persius, writing in the
Berlin Tageblatt. criticises those
who treat America’s entry, into
the war lightly. "It would'be a
fatal mistake.” he says, “to re-
)f the United States is not to be;
not with a shrug of the should-g
ers.” , ' t
litical writer, reviewing in thei
Kreuz‘ Zeitung the German-i
American clash, contends that?
is far or submarines are concern~g
ed, and also in regard to ncu-g
t
he says, Germany is fighting. The;
war, he says, would have been,
wer long ago if America had notf
\betth the Entcnte. lie con-;
tinucs: t
avoid or German-American cort-
'1ict, played into the hands of herf
upponents. The Gemtan cmbassvi
'n WashingtOn should be blamed,
'n the whole diplomatic‘ service.
the embassy lacked an under-‘
1tending of American psychology,
the best proof of this being the
failure of the whole German pro-
paganda. ‘3‘**"“** It is to the,
Koiser’s lasting merit that he
made: everyJ chart .to hold
‘Arnerica’s_ friendship. , We cannot
blame him because America is
against us, but we do blame the
Gordian-Americans,~ who must
realize that the Fatherland is
deeplydisappointed in them."
PARIS,’ April 16, N00n.—-The
French penetrated the German
‘econd line last night at saveral
ooints in Alsace. The War Office;
reports that great numbers of
German dead were found in the!
trenches. which had been torn up
by the French shell fire. Prison-
1rs and booty were brought back
by the French.
Further gains were made by
French troops south of the Oisc.
There was heavy artillery fight-
ing during the night in Alsace,
Lorraine, the Champagne, in the
region of Soissons and Rheims
and South of, the .Oise. Between
~Soissons and Rheims the shell
fire was. particularly severe.
OTTAWA, April 12.—-—The
Stars and Stripes went into but-
tle for the first time during the
world war, during the recent En-
tente storming of Vimy ridge in
France, according to an unofficial
dispatch received here yesterday
from Canadian army headquar—
ters in Europe. ' '
ROME, via Paris, April 12.—
Premier Boselli,“spcaking ,at the
'nangu'ration of . an 'exhibiton of
chomgraphs from‘) all fronts
which has been organized in the
Capitoline Museum said, in ref-
ercnceto America’s entrance into
tho, war: .. ‘ , ’ ‘
“Six hundred years ago. Coli- di
Rienzi proclaimed from tbs capi~
ml the rig'htsof peoples. Today
from another.. capitol, ‘ that _ of,
Washington,. President Wilson,
has proclaimed the- same rights,
invitingthe peoples to bind them,-
bracing alltcivilizedjracesfl . ,
‘ .g‘h‘e. premier ‘ cmphnslzed , , the
turpentine? of American inter-vein,
. ro
formation will be held strictly'coon '
selves with a pledge; of love, em: .
denblatt publishes an account offing Gfi
anti-American demonstration in rifmg 1
Hamburg at which speakers bit-igmes W
RIO
internal liberties than PICSFM ’3 . .
and that President motto relations With Germany,',
Wilson is a hypocrite in pretendJ and that a declaration of war will: , . j
ting that the German government.- not be issued, at leaSt in the .1314
",‘forced America to abandon her we'll-ate future. A de’ision as to'
seizing the German ships in Bra-
zilian harbors has been postpon—
ed. The German minister
given his passports at Petropolis
RIO .
Custom "
hi
last night.
MANCHESTER, April16, 10:27
a. m.——,A special service will be
held in Manchester Cathedral
next Friday, "to invoke divinc'
benediction on the strengthened
ties between Great Britain and
the United States."
The; ‘ord mayor will attend in .
his official capacity as rcpresen—, . y . . .
tative of the City.
ST. JOHN'S, N. F.. April x6.-—‘
The colony of Newfoundland has,
lost forty ‘sailing vessels in the’
last fifteen months. Figures made;
public today show that of thesc‘ '
eighteen were abandoned at sea,’=
five ,went ashore and were wreck»
edI two sunk, in collision, six were
sunk by German submarines and .t
two by the German raider Moewe.
Seven are missing and are believ»
ed to have foundcred with all on
torms. Ship- -.
have
in an effort to ;t
yard America‘s economic strength ‘ board during winter 5
15 the only important factor fortbuilding
an enemy. The military strength greatly stimulated
activities
replace the lost ships.
BOSTON, April,16.—The pos-
sibility Of a Central American
Otto Hoctsch, a prominent’po-Q'Lcague of Nations is suggested in H
a pamphlet issued by the World '
Peace Foundation today.
“On September 15, 1921,” says
Germany has a perfect right toithe document, “the five states will
nake her own international lawfcele‘brate the cet
frals. for wh05e further interests: States 0
that
tion as
feel
that
her
a centennial union."
NEW YORK April lfi—Six‘ { -
‘ ' crew' or the!“ ' Elihu-large whiicywool blankets, measure 73 by 82 or
Lyman M: V6 by 84 inches, plnko’r‘ blue border, worth 37-— $5.75.
tinnitus. It was the wcakest spotimembars of the
tAmCrican ,schoncr
Apart from its glaring mistakes,§Law, which was sunk by.a Ger-
man submarine in the Mediterran-
ean in February,'arr‘ived here to-
day as passengers on another 1
American ship. The Lyman M. pl.85 ~ f
Law was on a voyage from Stock-z ' ‘ ‘
ton, Mo, to Italy when destrchd.j
WASHINGTON. April
Another important dispute grow-‘
ing out of thewar, involvmg more. ,
than a score of the German chips
recently taken over by the govern-}
ment,'was reached today In theg g»
'Supreme Court. On its docket for. fit
oral hearing today was the test;
attachment suit of New York r" t . t .. _
banks against the North German)
Lloyd-Liner Kronprinzessin Ce-
deliver
tense.
guards have .
German sailors as;hey_ were leav. .
rman ships at Santos, car-'
mportant parts of the en-I
ch they intended to hide?
JANEIRO, April 12.—-It_
is believed here that the govern-
ment. will confine itself for the . , ‘
the severance of diplo—i
nsnary of their
importance. The intervening time
is ample to prepare a new United
f Central America. The
friends of Central America fee‘
ic should adopt that ambi- -
her cardinal policy. They .
separate states '
should now make all possible rc-
“Germany, in always trying reforms looking toward that end.
' LThe spirit of Central America is
ready to rcal‘zc.the great ideal of; l':
’cilic. Breach of contract,
more than $2,000,000 damages.
claimed, is alleged‘ by the banks'
because the steamer turned back,
to America when warned by wire-;
less oftthe outbreak and failed to.
gold ’ bullion
$11,ooo.oco in England. Probov " '
bility of seizure is the owner‘s de- l
WASHINGTON. April
Theodore Roosevlt’s plans for
raising andpaccompanying a vol-
untegr! expedition abroad were;
W.MM3
Sound-y, April is, rm. '.
“.r‘
was
I
Blankets;
’ and acetic! ‘ ~
Yes, even as Winter draws to (we hope) its real clos '
S ing comes tripping forward! _ ~ .
or blankets are of comfort the majority of the
months of the year. ‘And that comfort increases when
lthey are to be bought at a saving.
Even July and August are blanket months—at shore
lor back in the metal the woods. ,
Light fine wool blanket protects, without discomfort, ‘
lagainst chill breezes that come sweeping in from the East— F
tin May as in Octobel’l ' ' ,
And we just bought .'l lot of such blankets from {t
wholesaler who had them left on his hands; he didn’t count
right and bought more than he could sell. . -
Here they are, and their value today, and their prices.
Value today, you may be quite sure, is far less than value
of the same blankets will be next Autumn :—
Whitewith pink or blue border, 56 by 78 inches,
worth 85.25-— ~
Soft blankets, white,
inches, worth 55.50.... -
just three
as examples!
. From all the pretty corset-covers :md camisoles, tht“ '
three styles to speak for the collé‘ction:—-
land
Muslin covers finished with narrow tasteful bandit)
been lace or embroidery——
Nainsook covers finished in both front and luckflwll'l
fine lacc.0rcmhr0idcr_y—— '
Camisoles of crepe dc chine or fine washable vsiltln
white or flesh tint, trimmed with lace, some made with’rlbf
bon straps—$1.25. _ _ ‘ ’
loco-ll now.
i)- '..'....'4).‘
$4.50.
blue or pink border, 60 by 80
$4.75.
Blankets that measure .70 by 80 inches, w—ool, white \
' with border of pink Or blue——
5 worth $5.25-~» ‘ $4.50
~ "' worth $5.50~ $4.75
‘ worth $6— . $5.25
worth $6.50— $5.75
Lightcotton blankets, white, 60 by 76 inches, worth
“65—- ‘ - $1.25.
”Gray. cotton blankets, pink or blue border, worth
"" ~ .I ‘ ,. $1039.
. And bedspreadll
Hemmed crochet spreads of good. size, several excel-.
.lent patterns, serviceable weight and texture— ‘ ,,
, . . . $1.50 $2 and $2.25.
. Satin bedspreads, hemmed, good size— $2.25.
Scalloped crochet“ spreads, handsome patterns—_
. $2.50 $2.75 end $3.
Excellent bedding:~- _
Bleached cases Bleached sheets'f
t ,5 :42 by 385/2+-25c
16.—;
For Baby;
special coats!
3+“ _'A' fine and beautiful little lot of cashmere coats -t
make Baby comfortable—and cuter if that is possible. ' '
Bought ’em from one of our business friends” .W
I
with '
liaSn’t time to make any more; and wanted to clear ' .
. . what he had.~ , . ' , , 3;,
, , 54 by 90—75c r . . .
. . '45 by W 63 by 90—85c 7;: «d 80 they are of specral value at the prices we
_ so lord" in 72 by 904-95; ‘ é fixed. - . - »
. So by 38% 0c 72 by 99-41% ”'2, V
54 byu36— .30.: 81 by oil—$1.15 i ..
Champion bleached sheets, 81 o by 90 inches—extra:
fixtw'v-‘i‘d ‘ ‘ -- . t . ‘wt ~. .
_ Soft fine cashmere in pretty models, long and
Styles, some with silk lining, all finished with embroider:
designs and some with that embroidering done, byhan
S3 cod. $5
worth ,r
Vat—yr
V. 75¢. '" . m, n
p 4 Sheeting unbleached of s ecigl heav ualit ’8" *9
inches widei35c' yd. ’ p , y qgmyim:
16.—
Ilh i... “Eggflfiii Second loot.
Haven
‘ . "harden
of . your! own.
I M
We have the proper tool for. a
digging, planting and cultivetti
ingi. for the small garden or
one: of large acreage , .
__ Come and 5.. '..... line and
ask us; about. anything ‘
mayneedg~we¢specitilly rill
‘ottentio‘ri; to, “tit ‘
. ., other 1 19439?
Cultivator, , . 1. ‘-
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THE liQWLAND DRY 09008 COMPALEXf
laid” before othe_,Sei1ate Military
Committee today by Chairmen
Chamberlain at in meeting called
to considerthe administration’s
,War Department ‘ officials! could not. (lélt'gale
not ‘ ,, ‘ any Vollicer or not! council to turn “Vei- its duti'e
and army officers will ycontinueloi otltcers that Do“: .1'." t .. 5 m}- to buildings etc" and vcste
their arguments for the: legisfa.i At this point Judge Wilder quotedtmmc' in 511011 insuector , -
.. . ., , » . . . ' , -' - .u finding of the supreme court of «Ir-l, .. .} ‘ . ' » .. . ,
arm selective dr itbtll. Details ”0-3 baffle the “"0 committees. ; . .. - . . ”Shinto and not dwdms ,t
. ~ 3' . a — l ; . l0|b m the case of the State vs. Gal-z question it is Sufficient answerto
fof the plan were submitted by th“: « i yin wherein was held: “It is'cvrtninly: um: um ordinance in question-N
{colonel tO‘th'e‘Chail’nlttn‘ Off theGRH-nflER EREE . thr settled rule'thut when by chat-tor. “hssgl 1' 9“ b - n ‘-
Senate and House Military Co‘m-I ‘ , E w” on” ‘emu the ‘Edgmo
. . , of the city the power to license a pair-l vet. man-mu... {at and “lore
“line‘s, ”in response t9 a request: poplin-”occupation Within its limits}: mg in hitch tict, {d volidtttet .
,‘mgge when heywas recently herel WILDER , , . in“? no connnoln conga! of tin; cm, .na-utlc‘. it. seems to he: a uni
1to cOnfcrwith President Wilson‘ ' ‘ Sigh‘.[i?wtm.- ”:9“? ' e nimshi“ 0Hm": ”m legis'w‘“ 3"“ “’m"
tabouthis ProleCt a. , 3 (Continued From First Page) ‘ tm' n m, w .h tensonnbc CEXtilin“consideretl validating "“3“th
.While- expressing hearty .apfi ' ' H
,proval 'otthe administration’s bill,
Col: Roosevelt - insisted that . vol-2
unteers could be patch the firing
ty both the extent 11nd the duration mmficipa] action unless ouch in
line and that‘the Americaniflfag
i
. . itheretor; such power must be oxen. . a“
the" common counctt utonc ltnd truth-i clued by the “common council and can-5:11;); {333:3 ,fcfzvegfufgm‘idffi
wiry reissue these. permits, that the‘ not be delegated by it. in whole or iii" is nothing within this a t whisk
ordinance requiring permits from the‘ port. to" any other- persou or birth (inter: the ordinanép hog.” {0
that ority." J: . ' ' l‘court. " '
inspector" was: not valid; and ‘ , . .
therefore Gnllnher had not violated] Judge Wildcrsays iurthér; . . . ’ _
~ .. ' ' “if it Who“ the duty, of: tiller-0
council of. the time to passi'upo
5i. the law. " _ ' , t It is agreed that thologislnture acti
,tv' Judge Wilder studied nnd ponderedi 0t 1913'f'did not provide for thé cren- .
ruthegcoohtct- between the char- tlon gran omc'eot‘ building. ete’ctucatlmmwlme erection, until“?
d the ordinance enclosure to the, and - plumbing inspector, but it 15' buildings in ““5 'clt‘y or N y”.
on that, Gallnher's' lawyer was. clai ‘ed byv‘the state. that sections. “-1" common council hit
“ , e I - _ , f" ' (to! t e Sbeclnl‘Aots unmoved». in Il,91:'p.rerit,9 delegate “3 . ,
, , .3 . ‘ nturred‘to the relative to the city of Norwalk‘whic'
ntion on' ste , “grounds; the provides for tho‘nppointmontaol"suc
ortontot :whtcht‘ftls ‘th t~the inspector-wood;maturities}. Groom
‘ int!) been ongc uncil to define ,h‘is'dtttiesnn ,
-'woutd ennblejjth ' amnion ,ed
“'fnot‘ the license and the sum to be paid clearly expressed. The 0mm