‘11. Uncle Sam gives coal a
slut and prices go some lower
the coal will come no faster
. then, but possibly some dow-
’er.
X“ The thing you want when
winter comes is heat, or we ’re
mistaken, and no low price
will thaw the ice or help you
do the bakin’.
You’d rather live without
your “div" than have a
house like zero, you‘d rather
have a little coal than die a
frozen hero.
If Uncle Sam is not a clam
he knows he must go deeper;
if coal’s not here ’twill be
small cheer to know that it is
THE
FEFSES
EMS. MESS it?
d in: to
situattoufllattbe women: mu. It that!“
have given this matter your best consideration and it is probable
that you have not, and as customers and friends of ours it is our
duty to try and bring this matter in its critical form to your
immediate attention.
We are notified by all the big railroads 1n the country that
while we can have cars at present under certain conditions, we i
must so adjust our business that we will be prepared to face a 4
car shortage such as manufacturers and shippers have never
dreamed of, and that' in the near future.
At this time, then, itjs well to consider and anticipate your
requirements for lumber and building materials, to take advan-
tage of any temporary relief afforded by a better supply for
lumber shipmems.
Will you do this?
IT.
The Hatch £7 Bailey Co.
-' ~ LKQZQ: 2:011: «333"... @3310; «chum
[1111 EnnEs
rem. l
Located at Cedar Hill, Near
‘ ll hen completed,
along in rho spring of 1918,1he Mon-
Business ---Men
Ask For
MERRILL
‘ GRADUATES
ENROU. NOW
Fall Term "Begins
SEPT. 4
Merrill idsiness
College
South Norwalk
Stamford. Port Chester
SWEEPING REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS
MARK-DOWN SALE ON ALL SUMMER GOODS
An ealy visit is advised. We are sacrificing our entire stock
now of WOMEN’S and MISSES’ WASH DRESSES, SILK
DRESSES, SKIRTS, WAISTS, MUSLIN and SILK UNDER-
GARMENTS, CORSETS, SUITS, OOATS and HATS.
CLOAKS we
33 South Main St.
PARIS mums}?
, South Nbrwalk.
A. Perfect
Product .
RALSTON SHOES
For
Father and Son
The Right Lasts For Either One
ii See Our Early Fall Showing
This balmy weather should re-
mind you that you need another
pair of
PUMPS OR "OXFORDS
There is 20 per cent. ofi‘ now
:Elw00d&Glover
122 Washington Street
South Norwalk
Specials Ior Friday
Blue Fish
Sword Fish
Salmon
HALIBUT . . . .
H'ADDOO‘K . .
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Soft Shell Crabs
$1.00 doz
Schullze’s Sanitary Markets
32 Washington St,
South Nome?!-
39 Main St.
' N orwalk.
séECIALs
Borden's Evaporated Milk, a can .......... , ............. 12c
Squire Skimmed Milk . . .. ................ 2 cans 250
Mason’s Rubbers, pure gum, a dozen .................... Bo
Pure Cocoa in quart jars cut to ......................... 270
Early June Peas ..... . ...................... 2 cans 25c
A. STULL
24 Cottage Street.
East N orwalk.
New Haven-Expect Com-
pletion Next Spring
The. New York, New Haven and“
Hartford Railroad company has start
ed work on 31 new classification yard
111 Illonfon'ése, 01' Cedar ill, as it isl
generally called, near New Haven
The construction of (his yard is con~4
sideled by railroad‘ officials as one 01'4
'1he most impor'lant underuskings d4
"21111 New Hawn in its program to en
1.11% 1he. capacity of the road.
which will
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towese yard will be the largest and
$.22! most complete 111 .\e11 England. and
'in comparison wilh 1119 character and
.volume of businrss handled, it uill‘
rank with 1he great railroad yards.
tor the country.
3 The plans {01 the new vald howl
her-n drawn with 1he idea 01 incr-ezrs
'ing and improving :he servvce of lllo'
New Hard) railroz'fl so nhar i1 111’”
'fullv meet all Elle. demand of the 11211-1
.rling public and the commercial in- .
I'leresls The road will be able to
handlr the peak load at all lilnes'
'1'111hou1 delay or congestion. for pres .
'cnr terminals and main line rracks
iwill be materially relieved of mucil4 ___“
of tlrr'ir' present lurden.
The receiving and departure 1ardsi
1 ill be- .1 big 1:11p tor the New Haven?
'.1n c'onrplying 11illr lire intentions off
‘ lhe Adnnlson eight hour law. llelavs4
will b: pr'zrclirallv eliminated :11 1er-nl
inols, either arming ol' departing in
rl'rzrscs will be made in the tracks.
.‘al the engine terminal A 16- \ldll
jl'ollndllouse will be buill.
‘MAY DRILL DRAFTED
f MEN BEFORE SEPT.5
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-cd men from lire store in a bcllcr
'posilion lo rccrivo proulorion in 1110
. notional alnn
i' No Acton in This State.
4‘ As [.11' :15 known there has been
.110 disposition cirhcr' on the 41:11. 01"
4511119 or municipal aurhorilles in 1his
Estate to 111k.r similar aclion. Onc clcur
:rr'ason {or llns Is the abscllcc of 1111-
jlionnl guard'znron who hnvo already
1 been fcderrrlizcd and placed in active
. scrricc. There remains but one body
of militia, through which such Il‘llIII-.
1111;: could bc given, via. the Home4
Guard Asked today if lilo idcn hurl
ever been givon serious consideration.
members of rho uunld adnrllled that
it had. but 1I111 favorable action w 1114
no: forlhcominu because llre'lime lclr .2
in 1vthlrh to twin-drafted men Is in- ‘
sulllclenl. This holds good absolutely
’ ill so {:11 as ulosc called to the colors
111111 1119 filtrfiluolas are concerned
i In rho near rururc. however, an
Enthcr quota will be called. It may
the 1-111 or'o1cn cighl months before
£11115 takes place. Meanwhile stole.
':rrmorics lune been lurncd 01"cl to.
Me Home Guard. There are two‘-
‘11"1115 in which men who cxpccr lo ho
culicd can become acquainted 11ill14
:lho rundnmcnlnls of Willow life.
'I‘hcv cnn r'llhcr join the Home Guard
or organize in1o companies and her,
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ristram 8. Eva
Norwalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store
Window Shades to Order
Are a specialty with us and we willvgladly furnish
estimates on large or small contracts.
Carpets and Rugs
All grades hour 11 Wilton Velvet 10 an inexpensive Fibre Malling
A Few Large Rugs Reduced—Discontinued patterns, in avariely
ol designs at money saving prices.
Torrington Electric Sweepers
1' Give complete satislaelion. Ask Io see them in the carpet seclion
4 ing people of 111111 lown.
. to increase 11111:er rho number of the.
. dl'l‘
, lilr'hlel'
.‘l-Inst Aurora, N. Y.
3lion which seems to exist in the minds
'1he question of license will be loled c.1-
upon by practically €1.11 town now ‘_
wer in rho Stale;
Danburv is one of rho larger towns
or (‘onnec'vicul uhrre 1111 especially
's1r'cnuous fish: is to be made this fall
on the license. queslion Re1'.\lal-
111 Shanley of lhat clly 1121' long been
known in trade union circles, has aid-
1'ul(< of the $111111, and Fathrr Shall
Icy has lzrrgc influence mm the work-
B‘or' the first
time in 11s history, 1hr: 1‘:llholic To1ul
Abslinencc l'nion will cnicr' the poll-l
lical fight ill linnbur'y this fall, 1131'-
lng IrLIhcrm confined irs influence. 1o
moral surrslon with individual nren.
Temperance Workers Busy.
'I‘Ile' Connecticut Temperance l'ml'ln
in zrnricipulion of this fall‘s campaign
vet Sport Hats.
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lawns of the Store, has added
largely 10 its forcr- of workers. within
the pasl few nlonllls. (lust-arc ’1'.
llochrnnn of llal'lfol'd, a bukcr‘wclb
known ill trade union circles, hos add-
cd especially in promolc lllc'dr'v in
ten sis unions working men. G. F.
'of Ilul'ien. an experienced
has been made, pub-
Iici1y :11:an Rev. George Zur'chcr,
lllr' 11'cll~known Catholic pastor of
will be Eldded In
1hc speaking force nexr month. all
Irnlian spcukcr has been engaged and
our in nddrr s" the French population
ncwspnpcvnlnn.
‘lH. Krieg‘erSzCo.
MILLINERY
Advanceshowing of newVelvet
Shapes and ready-to-wear Vel-
AI Popular Price.
LyonSiIkVereiHals from 2.98 lo 5. 98
Closing 001 All Summer Ready-Io-wear
ll Dresses and Skirts
is also eipcc1ed
44 At Half Price
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EXEMPTION 0F MARRIED MEN.
llé Ely Avenue, South Norwalk,
\ugnst 21. 11317.
The Editor 01 The Senrinci:
Dear Sir: To clear up a nlisconcep:
of several married men/r seeking dis
I
on urge from military scrvicc under 1110
Scloc1i1'e Draft Act, will roll kindly: tle tots, just entering school.
Children’s Dresses
Vacation days are nearing an end, so we call mothers’ 1
attention to our line of'Pretty Gingham Dresses, for the lit- '
Andrew Davey,-Inc.
98 Washington 81., So. Norwalk
19 Main St., Norwalk. I’hoae 388.
Economy Store, 44 Van Zandt St., East Norwalk.
JACOBY’S
Special Sale
On All Summer
Goods
TEA
Oolong, Mixed and English Breakfast ...... . ....... 290 lb.
IndiaandCeylon. ..... ..... . ..'39c1b.
_ COFFEE
35cand30c.............. ..... ..... .. .2401).
280 and 25c ..... .. 19clb.
MY-TFINE DESSERT ......... . ............... 10c pkg
12 lb. ATLAS CEYBON TEA ............ . ...... _....30c
For making Iced Tea.
'Fin {ruining under me dircclion of a. slrlle, authoritallvely, if it is necessary
home guru'd editor or enlisted man 10 ham the three forms of proof, as
lconlpctcnr lo drill 111cm There seems prop "(.41 by 4414. prov 034 “44,54,444 Gen
10 bc no disposition on the part of tho
. , . 11'.
41lomc (in Md 1111 1111 ornnnizmion role”! fluid our and s cm to before "4
husbands clnlm for discharge is conr4
,1:1kc upon itself 1ho task of perfcc1-.
ling the raw material As a mum plc1e? l-roru lllc instructions pllnlcd
. 'ol‘ Incl rile many dlll‘ercnl clrmnnnds on 11... buck or me forms, 11 would up
1 ‘llilnvll‘y‘cmkdan 41141:;4444444111111110. m pear 111111 when rhc claim for discharge 1
‘ 1n 1 1r lot a husband was filed by the husband:
l May Make Arrangement
3 it is generally believed among ‘hinlself. form \'0 130,1llono would be
Whose lnlercsled than some nrrangc- 4sulllcicn1 but rho clerk in charge of
411111111 will be perfected soon whereby [rho department in City 1.4,,“ having to
.thc much needed training will be r 4
“.444“ 44449 m 91911 mnn cllnlble 1m 4111) M111 claims for exemptions $1115 1hr
(m the ”0‘15“,“ of 4m. selective. whole 11m c forms must be llllcd 0u1.1
military not When such an oppor- 4111 he right in so sliding? If he is right
4 11111in is offered no doubt II will he llou can form No 130b be filled out In
taken advantage or. as ”'9 war d9 lllle case of a married man whose lam 4
pnl'lmonl has pointed out again and
STOCK EXCHANGE 1‘0
Pink, Blue, Green/and Brown Plaids, trimmed in plain col-
ore and white braid ....................... . $1.00 to $1.50 l
Middy Dresses in white and pink, blue and brown stripes, -
$1 25 5
J. I. MALLETTE '"
SOUTH nonm. 4 '
88 WASHINGTON ST.
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_ CLOSE SEPTEMBER 1
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 .——The board of4
1113..“an 1-3. .
4:1szrin the better chance of the man
111110 has familllll'ized himself in mili-
in has only qulre lecemly taken up 115 governors of the stock exchange on- 4
domicile in lhis city and who is quite. nounced yesterday that the exchange’
SECOND DRAFT IS
SET FOR JANUARY ll
(Continued From Page One)
' uniforms for several months
‘ The war department is considering
'the national guard camps in rhe son :11,
.‘buc‘nothing definite has yet been sc-
4 complished on th. 8 line. The guards
, men will have or. show period of in
tensive training and then he sent 10
presence. at the American base be
fore 'Chrlsrmas.
What 'nmy be done late In October
t to work enrolling the men
until early next year.
or back a few weeks.
~. In Sentinel Wald-.1 lv.
rinto draft. army camps if necessary,‘4
'7 Trance. Present plans call for their 4'
5 this: Another draft wiltbe called4
and the local and d strict boards cnn4
But
be men will not be called for service E
January 14
. is the remarive date, but it may be'
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REDUCTION SALE
LADIES’ SHIRT WAISTS
At 690. Value to $1.25.
Better Waists—Sizailar Reductions.
LADIES’ WASH SKIRTS
At 690. Values to $1.25.
SPORT SKIRTS
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484 Washington $1.
$2.00. Value to $4.00.
IDDY BLOUSES
At 350, 490, 690. Value 500, 750, $1.00.
nrponmsm srnns
‘ A.Dic,kerman & Son
Phone 4464
asrranger?
The time [or filing exemption papers
lGOING T0 ATTACK is so short that an explicit and authori-4
I JOHN BARLEYCORN 1:11i1'e statelue‘nt on the steps to 1104
’ 1 taken by one seeking discharge or ox '
(Continued me Page One). cmplion. would oblizlle :1 lot of worrv4
and lnconv enicnce.
‘ Yours railhfully,
WILLIAM F BRUXICARDI.
City Cler‘k‘Dokus states that it is
necessary to fill out the three forms
that is 130, 1303, and 1"‘0 b, when :1
married man claims his own discharge.
my routine.
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‘ believe that temperance sentiment is
)slronger \‘n \C-onnectiCut. municipali-
1ics than their opponents will admit,
'and for proof 1i1e1 point to the vole
[lakcn in the General Assembly this
! spring upon the questio/ of Statewide
prohibition when the six Representa-
tives from 41119 three largest Irities
ol‘. the State—«New Haven, Bridgeport
l'nd Hartford—water] every man of
them, for the Statewide prohibition
amendment. ”The dl'ys say that these
men would not have so voted 11.1.1
they not been assured that the senti
ment of their homé’ cities would stand
. back of their votes.
E Business Men Fav0r “Dry" State.
4 The: men in Connecticut business
.crrc'leu are supporting the dry move-
41ne'nt. in the. State nowadays. The
' movement ”for legislation empowering
the GovernOr to make Connecticut
dry during the war, if the kittel deem-
4ed i't ad1 rsablé, was not launched by
‘llre temperance organizati s of the
481ute, but by the State anufactur.
4ers' Association. which handled the
: debate at the hearing before the Gen-
Moral Assembly. The Bridgeport Man-
4ufaclurers' Association has gone on
lrccord almost unanimously In favor-
GUARDSMEN MAY GET
PAY AT SERVICE RATE,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23...—Oflicers‘
and men of the national guard, the
comptroller of the treasury ruled yes
terday, rre entitled to pay in 1he fed
eral service. The. third enlistment
men in the guard. for inszance, is en-
titled to third enlistment pay f'fin the
government. Thousands of ofllcers
and men will by this ruling receive'
more pay than they expected.
EMBARGO ON SULPHUR.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23. —An em
borgo has been pla'ce'd on exports (t
Slphur to Canada, in order that the
supply for war needs of the United
4of :1 dry State. It is expected that States may not be unduly depleted. 4
these same men will give equal]... Canadian wood pulp mills furnishing
.strong support to the. movement no“V’supplies for about three fourths of the'
helm: pushed to make as much or'newsprlnt. paper used in the 11111111114
‘1hc State dry as passing, town by
own , the elehttons “3?; 344 "When States will be seriously affected
ullll“.
- ale-2w '1' ' m .. «is?
"ex...
would be closed on September 1,
Specials 1n Fresh Fi sh
lll()
Saturday preceding Labor Day.
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MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY
WORK
BOSTON, Aug. 23 ——The special aid
society for American preparedness.
has completed a roster of enlistcd
men from Massachusetts, with their
'next of kin. and has arranged wr‘1h4
1he adjulant general to have sent 105
lire society requests for information,
V
Smoked
d' 1 lvidaul soldiers The 90- l
2:83:31; {11:15: prepared for the (Kiln-2 8110 “Id ers
”‘1'
of 1119.4
‘ Lean, Tender,
" Delicious,
taut general military maps
slate.
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Steak cod ................. 209 4 21C 1]). .:
Sword Fish ................ 25c4 ' -'
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- .......... 14.; - . .
,Butter Fish ..... 4 PHONE _ 371
Porgies ..... . ............... 1 50' pnoup-r AUTO
l DELIVERY
Native Mackerel ....... 2004 4 4
Native Eels ................ 20:14 4
HardOlams........2quart325c‘ _ A-
! r. A..
JOE WELLING ENLISTS
New York Market! m .,_,,, 4,8,4“;
1hc Chicago lightweight boxer enlisted
in the N. Y. naval militia here to}
Tel. 359-12 ‘
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