fights; s‘ets 6:56.
..-
o outrun EL TEL-Ev
aim CALLS
|
.
t
s Residenceofiz-g.
Mayer's Residence-
Mime necnuvrs
the last track of April four
of Chinese contract labor-
a train. pamcd through
edit the Canadian Pa-t
.‘3‘. en route for Halifax,
"7. were to take passage for
p tnilorm
i
one who won the bottom: was. of}
ltd-trod by the dtpartmvt'tt for roaring
'thcatrc put a signboard out inviting
. prociation for the uniformed tic-fender
loi' his country has developed every-
. h h I m h H w a
as I Ii “I In m-
M In. its: no on» out”
hmmwumml
mm W the W of,
it. In many film’s ultra-u have WI:
lam-wt lion; Mow tall: and Howl
thntw: simply hrs-was; the; wrrc m.
it was assumed that any
conrw. not respo-ctztblc and therefore
not entitlcd tu ctiioy i-ntertainnwnt in‘l
Many ludgcs'l
have increased this prejudice by Sen;
1th pcctahlo plat-cs.
tcncing vogrants to enlist in army or
navy.
With the dcclaration of war, how-
(VFl', a changc has come throughout
thc country, quite apart from any lcg-
isluticn on the. matter. A Cleveland
any 'onc wearing his country’s uni-
form to come. in as the theatre's hon-
ored gurst. A similar attitude of ap-
lt. brings to mind Kipling's
with;
where.
soldier who was hu‘stlcd about.
in pcucol
little respect as "Tommy"
times, but was dcierentially addressed;
as “Mr. Atkins" \vhcn his countrv‘
itccdcd him. it sccms to have hccitl
hay will be cmploycd 51%|
‘l laborers, tclcasing sonic-i
. the same number of Eng-l
r army service. France has
imported a considerable nuntv
inane for thc sonic purposc.
unotltcr improsslvt proof Oil
dons resources available tol
0 long as they keep their
fopen. They are uncounted
men in China, Japan and
might be brought. to Eng-
‘cnand ltaly, if the needs-
“lpplng and money were availa-
nrcouceivn‘blc that almost the
Ian-pou'cr of all the Allies
all be released for military
i
{foiled Statcs, in pursuance
folduty imposcd on it, pro-
filenty of ships and money”
no reason why this process;
8‘ continued indefinitely. Thc
‘ is, whether European
t; tot‘lil themselves up
"cit, oven temporarily.
1' ‘Potvet‘s have no Bitch
’lien Germany, Austria,
‘ r. they are donc for.
...—...-
him-m ON THE FARMS l
trends," writes a man in-‘
n the farm problem. “can
ti‘oltc do a great patriotic
elp hundreds of worthy lain
on their foot, create an
.u good suggestion for any rail-
runs agricultural rcgions.
on happens to be philanthropi-
ipposed. Several
h undertaken expensive cam-
‘Ior increased food production
crritory. and it would be ap-
' cough to add this trans-
:plm to their other activi-
ly fair. though to ask the
. carry workers front cities
’é’entirely at their own ex-
tiranting that they will pro-
hy the increased mm
lghts of way, Militant
incl be the solo’benefb
crest of the community
mono than they. This
I all gain by any man-
r
anont Joining
1hovc made up their minds the mo
‘and Turkey exhaust their'nm‘t thcy fttccd the certainty of nut-
lhlc for uervicc anyhow. most. of them
important V
‘unty. the state and;
the sonic with tho American 'soldicrl
and sailor.
Tho atitndc was most unjust. Tlterc
arc as fine men in army and navy us.
in civilian occupations. The uniform
marks them as citizens devoted to
thrir country‘s dcicnsc. it is a uni-
form that patriotic citizcn’s should cc»;
sport. lt vepl‘ct‘cuts them as well {oil
the Imcu who wear it.
It would do tuorc crcdit to the ci-
vilian if he lcarncd rcupcct for the uni-
form without compulsion. But. failing
that, thc dignity of thc national unl-
forin should be protcctcd by law.
—~——-—»O .
‘l‘HE ROLL or HONOR
Voiuntccr recruiting, which lagged
before tho passage of conscription
bills by both houses of congress. has
bceu booming since that event. Rc-
crulting stations which formerly had
overwhelmcd
little to do have becn
try n rush of applicants.
It is the. sumo thing that happened
Men who hesitated
the army and now
in England.
voraul service. If thcy arc to be lia-
would much rather serve as volun-
tccrs than as conscripts.
it isn't that thercis any dlagracc
attached to the wort "conhcript" or
“conscription." The traditional Amer-
ican antipathy to that term has been
pretty well eradicated by the whole-
some. discusslou with which the (mun-
try has been filled in the last. few
wesks. It is almost universally rec-
ognized that the only way to raise an
adequate army and the only Way to
be fair to everybody is to make ev-
ery. able‘bodied mart liable for. scr-
vibc. But just, the same, there's a
natural. irotatintantnl - preference for
the term volunteer, which does iron.
or to the men actuated by it. '
Those who have volunteered to
fight in this great war for human
freedom are listed on a: roll ‘of' honor
whose value they have not yet begun
to appreciate. In future years‘it will
he a source of justifiable pride to any
American to be able to say. “1 served
in the world war." But there) may be
millions of AmeriéansWho‘ can not
that. Thére will be for more honor
in belonging to the comparatively
Email group of veterans who enlisted
of metro'vm'rree will.
i
d the land together
‘ Iperatlro task.) Tho
from: umponwi I
no make the land more,
”not they all help? Get.
well be cultured to
Inmate char-er of the
‘ rustic
(Think a: the pr'estlko attaching to
thought in" the Revolutionary war.
tram may to iatlli more} pmli‘ge. in
«18 future for immanent Volunteers
of the World. wur'jeana 'ro‘rioiei‘r
sons and daughters-I to remote genera-
llontlgwlh ‘ , .‘ _.
WEN: '
day to doncent‘ from...fot'eltathc‘rsr. who ,
KILLED by from. who Scam-ran.
“- ‘
w
, . , ‘ ‘ ,
mil. W m an In».
mm m . . . i
That tin mm: your uh Mimic;
all previous rwotda to: origami-to
lrxin‘rulhfi: la (tum lliilit’lvlfid in a
cubic ol' Spurn mmpiiod tenfold”
in the stair Iuiomohilc decorum-nth
From January 1. 1:911", to fiat) 1. up
proxlmairly ITMJISI'B has hector»
trations and operators" lit-costar, cont-l
pnt'cd to $334,995.”, for last )eill'.t
showing an increase of “45.452.20’
ou-r the preceding year, the biggest
your on record at the department.
Persons granted operators? licenses
since January 1 total 63,378. on in-
(1‘9an of 21.355 over the first tout“
months of 1916; and 51.73? automo-
bile registrations for pleasure and
commercial cars have- been issued. an. ‘
increase of 16,340 over last year.
'l‘hc figures. as compiled, followz~
Auto Receipts.
1916. 1917.
January . .$311,411.72 “52.99199
February . . . . 54,985.95 75,737.37
March .... . .. 31,462.93 68,212.21
April . .. 137,135.28 183,506.51
Total ..... $534,996.88 $780,448.08
Operators‘ Licenses.
January ....... 673 747
l"cbrtt:t1'_v . . .17.lt.t9 29.720
Mulch .........10.-525 19.247
April ..... . ..... 13.716 13,664
Total . . . . .42,tl'3‘.i 63.378
Rrgistrations.
Jutttlztt'y ....... 21,348 27,794
l“.-l.xruar_\' . 1,275 2.215
Mart-ll ..... . .. 963} 9,715
April .......... 11,811 a 12,013
Total .... . . .3539? 51,737
COMMON PLEAS CRIMINAL WILL
USE NEW HOME.
Anothcr Court to Try Quarter-I in
Court House Additionv—Jurorc
Summoned for Term.
it is the turn of the Common-pleas
court. criminal sidc, to try out that
part of the new addition to the county
‘cotut hottiw which has hccn in thc
coursc of construction for tho post
your or so. The now court. room is
on tho north side of the addition. 571
the ground floor. it was used today
for theiiirst timc whcu the court
comes in for the May tcrtn. Judg'c
John J. Walsh will prcsldc.
"l‘hcrc is not much business for the
court to do. Only two jail cases await
action. llut thcrc arc sovcral oifcntl
crs out on bonds and u ,lury has ht-cn
cullvtl for Wednesday in who pity
of thch O:ti~L‘1‘- roll for trials.
Jury Summoned.
'l ho following have bvcn summoncd
to all oil the jury, ll mm is n’ccded,
thc panel to rt-port Wednesday morn—
ing". Watltcr Stoploton and llanic
Shootout. Bridgeport: Frank T. May-
unrtl- and Itrtlnu- L. l‘lokcti, lianbury;
llurt'y LZ Shorrctt and Joseph ll. Slut"
. Foil-fled; Howard 0. Childs and
August 1; ilcud, (lrccn‘wich: William
Holt and Howard Slawson, New Ca»
noun; Villeroy (i. Hand and H. Carle-
ton Ilubbcll. Newtown; J. Sinnicy
Raymond and Albert E. Winchester.
Norwutk: Ilrudicy W. Sanford and Jo
lncplt It. Wuld‘cn, liidgcdcld: Edward
13. Hall and ticorgc ll. Walton. Slum
lord. Stanley ll, Fellow and Jodcph
Morton, \Vcstport.
......- .
NEW CANAAN PATRIOT
Charles E. Diofonthalcr of New Ctr
noun has written to the Connecticut
Committee of Food Supply a letter
which indicate: plainly his readiness
to do hté part and more in the farm
production problem. He says:
"Months ago I made plans for the
raising or such staples on my land as
could be stored. and now from or will
have flcl'ds formerly‘lylng follow un
der cultivation for the purpose. All
fancy gardening and improvements
have been diacontlnucd, and, except
“for such ”on will be required to keep
my place in order. all labor and effort
will be devoted to the harvest of the
food supply which, if needed, will be
at thcpdtsposnl of Uncle Sam and our
allies."
NEED NOT RETURN STOCK
According-to the. dcclslon handed
down yesterday by Judge Curtis in the
Civil Superior courtfhlomcr it). Bron-
son of Waterbury will not ho obliged
llfi tot in 19156
$2.795.
‘ “th9, _'
?_ has ancients, FOOT-EASE
‘11 metal. The issue of fifty pfennig
JUDGE CURTIS DECIDES
to return $2,500worth‘ of'sbook of the
United GermanV‘Silver company which
The’tstnmfoul con-
cern used Bronson for {Allard to for ,
turn the stock, on the ground that he *
hail not paid-for it and hudjfiold it"for
Bronson set up n‘spiifiidl deletion . t
not he had acumeasctwtcaoid on
ginning the communawluohiwy‘
repnld the concern for mammal .7
stuck hehad. and Judge Curtis holds
that under- the lawpthe spéclal de-
, tonne setup-Elly Bronson is ‘adalld'do-
This is the first good photograph to
be taken for yeais of Rene Viviani,
farther premier of France. and min-
ister of justice .Who is at the head
of the French commission to Amcrica
now in Washington.
RUSSlAN RADICALS our,
MANDS GROW MORE:
THREATENING AND Gov-i
ERNMENT IS ALARME‘D.
(Continucd Front Page. One)
Muller is supposed to give a pre-
ponderance of the war party.
AMSTERDAM. May 5.——The,
Maasbode. of .Maestricht. .says
that serious retrolts occurred in
Berlin last week. According to
the paper. the mob became so.
menacing that machine guns!
were used against it. The story,
is not confirmed. from any other!
source, V
COPENHAGEN, r-via LondOn,
May 5.——Thc German Treasury
has been. forced to drastic meas-
ures to cope with the hoarding of
small Coins by which a largcfpro-l
portion of petty change has, dis-.
appeared from circulation. A not
rcsentative of the Treasury 'has:
announced in-the Reichstng‘ that}
the ovemmcnt is contemplating:
retiring from currchy the present
silver and nickel coins, leavin the
boarders only almost wor less
l
bills in aloo'bclnfi‘X onsidcred.
COPENHAQE . May 5.—-Thc
German Socialists have sent an
imposing delegation to the Inter;
national Conference at Stockholm.
Philip Scheidemann and Ebert
Mueller represent the party ex.
ccutivc, and Deputies David.
Noske and Gradnauer, the Reich:
stag deputation. The amalgamated
labor unions scnt two majority‘
Socialist representatives, Carl
Rudolph Legion. presidem of the
German Federation of Trades
Unions, and Deputy Bauer. The
acceding Socialist labor group in
represented by the Radicals,
House. Ledbouoand Bernstein.
AMSTERDAM. April 5.——A
Berlin dispatch says that the .6011;
servatives in the Reichstag have
Lolfcred‘ the following inter lla-
tion ‘ to Chancellor vo_r_1_ 'eth-
mann‘Hollwef.
“The Socia ist Party, demand-
ing peace without annexation or
indemnity. has created uneasiness
amo'ngthe German people owing
to the lack of a cleur‘pmnounch
ment by the chancellor on the
subject.
isuits international principlcs. it
does not suit'thc needs’of the life
of the German people. Is the
chancellor prepared to declare his
attitude on this dilution?" ‘
The Socialist majority party
also introduced an interpéllation'
requcsting the government tostatc
its policy toward the peace pro-
gram.“ the party. The othcr par.
es declined ‘to‘ support either of
those interpellations‘.
_1ADVERTISED LETTERS. '
South Normlhfibnn. .
» i List of unclaimed letters advertised
{or ‘tfie‘we'eig coding. May 5.191%”:
a: "MW-i it:
dime '
’l‘hintioc Rose._
illusion; Fan-cilia}. ' .
1-1. G. Ellis. General ‘Dellvery.
Miss Irene
te'r. ‘7 F I , * '.
Mrs; . J‘.:Lynch.i}é' col Deli .-
. n.7r.._meuuiew; (left one Vt?”
'McGr‘cgorBrOm Go. .~ . ".
~1Mrmfi'A. C. RogérSr 5 I
, Mrs. .‘Mary‘ saunter,
street. ‘ '
24 union
amino, , ,
anonnw
if: r; ‘n '
‘ymgih. and Il‘r-Ifnfit’ tut: trutrm r‘ni
‘ of this character.
bodice
dances on solos, lllltl also with‘covcrai .
,Whlle such a pact
tt‘mlttnm has: for mm
[is the put and for study tum this
prtwnt llll".
Tllr' l't‘ibclml whys-ta room from1
New York «m‘tplly for this 0cm“
sion. Philip Spooncr, non of cr-lfnt‘r
ed Sines Senator Spooner, and who
has won an election! reputation in
the concert field, kindly mounted to
create the part of l-lpimcthcun, and
his fine work last night proved con
clusively that he is not only a fine vo
enlist, but has remarkable. talent for
acting. lle infused into the: part
much grace and spoke his lines with
conviction. lilo rendering of “i am
So Lonely" was an artistic triumph.
So doubt after this success, Mr.
Spooner will engage in further work
Miss Katherin‘o Viley, who sang the
title role. in a charming actress and
has a sweet voice Of a. pure qual-
ity. Her interpretation wasinirly
adequate. and she made a most can
tivating Pandora. Her ilrat solo “l’vc
Come to. Play With_ You." WP rte-dc-
manded and the work of both Miss
Vilcy and Mr. Spanner was most fas‘
cinating. Miss Rebekah Clark, from
Georgia. who to studying in New
York, made it picturesque fairy queen
and although she prepared the part
in one week was omitted to much
credit, while her rich contralto voice
was hcard to advantage in her solo:
“llopc of the World" and also in the
trio. '
Alien Sills. of this city, made It
capital Quicksilver and his fine hara-
toue voice enabled hitu to make a
good dcal of his song about the box
and its mysteries, and later in
another song: "Love is Like a Little
Bird.” MIHS Virginia O'Neil assumed
the role of "Hope," and Consuelo
Ilawaon made the hit of tho cvcnlng
as "Love." Tho eight troubles and
the four girls and four boys with
speaking ports conductcd themselves
with in a manner which reilcctcd
great credit ‘3 Mn. Ethel Virgin
O'Neil, who planned the onttrn or".
ductlon. drilled the actors .taught the
chorus and acted on stage manager
for the production. As she has but]
experience herself in tzrnnd opera.
the cast was worthy of hor art and
everything shown that she possesses
frcnuialtc technique for this kind Of
work. During the second intermis-
sion she song all lutcrpolntod solo
“Doris," by Nevin.
.5:
19..
taxmsnucma- ”C4,; I
m
The chorus sang with spirit and en-
tc furthcr efforts in this lino.
Weld introduced several
of her pupils, which furnichcd no 'lits
tic port of the evening's dollghttt.
The audience was interested througtr
out. and shim-d with [llttaslli'P by fro
quent applause. The "Star Spangled
Banncr" at the and of thc opera
brought lllt‘ audience to its feet and
served as. n countcroctioh for thc
disatzrccablc wrathor outside. A acc-
ond performance will be. given this
nitcrnoon. and will. no doubt, cntice
a full house. as many school chil-
dren will be present and othcrs who
wore unublo to attend last. cvcnina
Both Mrs. (deficit and Mr. LcMottseno
are. to be congratulatcd and thanked
ifor thlr effortslt land is is thoped
that. they will give us another such
‘cntortainmcnt in the. near future.‘
Copies of the score can be. received
at the box oflice. The program and
list of patronn foliowz~~
Anniversary? 53
Starts- Montlay Morning
l .
le;
Extraordinary Values
All Over the Store.
Come, Early in the. Day,
The Earlier the Better
rm:
\
Extra Specials
TON IGHT
in All Departments
“:‘ramrszmr’ m ”Lam « inst :. 103mm” 3*;
_. ,. _____..._.-
F‘. M. Lockwood. Mrs. Charles T. Dltb, .‘cturp contract, to play at the Million
iuoud, Mrs. J. Milton Cobnrnl, Mrs. Dollar Pier the comi
1 . . . ng season and
bltarlets F. Hoyt. Mrs. Alvin I). Wuds- which will give to the dance lovers of
orgy and entered into their Work with fl “'OI‘HI. Mrn. MGXEnch‘ 3- Rummlcr,
enthusiasm. Thc' music is not cosy; Mrs. Solon Borglum, Mrs. L. C. Green,
and that they were able to capo want Miss Breminaer. Mrs. John Keosh.
it «successfully should stimulate thcmg '
Minx! FMRFIELD courtrv pnupanso.
N588 OAMPAIGN
General "mobilization
den-taking the work.
Bridgeport
Thursday noon at. the Strntfield no. impossible to secure the amtory so
tel the various organizations of the “PM Monday evening will be the night
clty 3533mm“ at the call of Chair— of this organization‘s visit and the to!-
man D. Falrchild Wheeler to form“; lowing night in Stamford. Ferdinnzio
late plans for the proposed garden Brothers will Play at the swim)“
club campaign. The city was divided
into fifteen sections. each with a 10- CO.
cal committee in‘ charge. State Club ”'81“ and “'5 9' sure thing W“ “in
header A. J. Brundugc brlot‘ly ontlin- be among those prescnt in Stamford
ed the plans followed by other cities.
Three paid supervisors are to be till»
played immediately to «shirt the tool
committees. Bridgeport plans to mainsi
the work permnncnt. Funds are com.
Fairfletd
After the very enthusiastic mass
meeting held in Shel-than Hull lastt
Tuesday evening, it was decided to'
place 'a paid supervisor in the field at
once. A strong local committee has
been organized. Community canning
is to be planned for late summer and
Stamford
throughout phone quarictte.
the county continucs. Bridgeport add- dance hits and the choicest of the Ha-
nd to the list. of towns and cities un- waiinn tilt-indies which are the danc-
‘ ing rage of the proscnt day. miner’s
lBox Bearers—Francis Scofleld. Bus:
.First Girl . . ... ...... Clara L.‘ O’Neil
Second Girl .......... Velma Gaynor
Third Girl . . . .. . . . .~. . .Bes'sio‘ ‘Kessler
Fourth Girl‘ . . . .‘.l_lobtartlt‘ Ferric
First, Boy .......Byron Fetter
Second Boy ....... Franklin Cleverly
Tonanoy
Fourth Boy
F: Baldwin,“ '31 Greenwich, .
Jefferson, 270 .West cen-
‘ . Mrs 'Ghnrl‘esifl
_. . "M
p _ William? Smith, General cumin"; 4
" 13.59““ ‘ ’ "‘1
Cut. i i i
ll .
Pandora. ............ Katharine Vllcy g a rap dly
Epimctheus .......... Philip Spooner
Hope ...... . ......... Virginia O'Neil
Quicksilver .............. Alton Sills
Fairy Queen ......... Rebekah Clark
Love ........ ‘ ...... Consuelo Dawson
Troubles :~—
I.ios ........ ' ...... It lurk Cnndec
Anger ................ Jack Cantos
Deceit ............... Hurry Fuller f it
Spite ................ Stanley Hoyt a '
Worry ................ Burt Shore?
Hatred ............ Charles Millard
Sickness ............ William Ward
Naughtlncss ... . . . . . .Gerard Taylor
Tormlchore ..... ..Lmllce Weld
sell Cortwrtght. Charles O‘Neil.
Franklin Cleverly.
.. ”George Harris
7 ries O'Neil
tChOrus of Fifty Children. '
Greck Dancengy ~lllss“Wold and
life. ‘ .
“ ‘c‘e...
of Eoimetheus;
ultimate
' ' Raymond
combo ‘ . I ' ' rm? 7. *-
.le arm» mo ' ‘ “
Overt Gnocchi; lg;
' .93.»
mu: Enthusiast
Twofold accomplishment of the
Garden Club; First the turning of non-
productivo ground into the productive
group; Second the cleaning hp of the
now vacant lots. thus improving the
sanitary condition "of the 'city. I
The're can be no question as to
which. is more desirable—the unsight-
ly, city lots covered with tin cans,
broken glass, papers, etc. or the we]
kept garden lots in» in h - »
lots many ofpthe foo: gauging?! General Cole explain! that the 8m
. . . 0nd and Eourth companies. are now-
Stratford
7 "n m“
fallow .hiéhjttcml‘ boys at our city.
_ are to who in the. cuts-mimic. '-
, lion; olia :twenty—acre' field?! potato-
1, pany.
this city the same wonderful music
which earned for thorn the chance in
limbo this contract.
; . All reed instrumenta~a banjo quarv
tettc and an added feature of a saxo-
tho very newest
Hall will be the place as it has been
Armory under the auspices of the 9m
}lear them in this city Monday
at
each, with
on the following evening. Tickcts
be
350
both places will
1 dancing until midnight.
ASKS ABOUT SIZE OF
COAST ARTILLERV
No Orders for Mobillmtion “deceived.
However
Although Adjutant General George
M. Colo has receiVed a telegram
from . Colonel Charles L. Phillips.
commanding the North Atlantic Coast
Artillery Division, asking to know
the‘ total enlisted and commissioned
strength or the Connecticut Coast.
Artillery, General Cole says that mo
orders have yet been received for its
incKillzatlon. _ .
It. is considered that the telegram
indicates the Connecticut Coast Ar-
tillery may be called out. at any
moment. General Cole, in his reply
to the wire, said that. the total
strength of the Headquarters Com-
band and thirteen companies
faulty-one offload! and When. ‘
:‘in federal carried and their strength
The 11991518 of this town ‘hnvo or-"S four officers nod 23% non.
of “my gantzedtmder the ironic or the “Food
‘ ‘- ' . i Pmduoors'nasociatton'i at tho meet.
- lug hold fast Tuchc‘y evening. tic-.1.
, . , . 1 .9." Davis; .Aisst. TDlrector of Extension
ammo Wilson; meumrd'the' W“ ‘0" ““3
carried on. throughout the I county.
m was mm by all
M
so» MhKEsVA'DVA'NOEIf
Almost the last commodity in! rain.
in price is soap. During the last in:
months it has advanced troughs, to 5
25 pet-“cent. in price. depending ‘uptmt _*
its grade. It is Said by some indicts .
.‘ that the price will raise, tnuc‘bddgher!”
hematite e‘ndof' the war with and .
for the raise to thehizh coat-01m.
otto'lnd animal would; mm .
as fasted, tents. Warm ind. bum
ctnx in costmlqoaolmanhn»
rt? ‘ ammonium
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