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THE cossrsucrive WA'V
"The cry is Save. Sate' Save"
says Mr. (iconic if. Maxwell, Execu-
tive Director of the National Reels-a-
tion Association. “Why not produce
as well 11s save?"
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clothing. all
the resources we now have. is logi-
cal enough. but it goes only half way.
of winning
Conservation ol‘ food.
The constructive method
the war is lly meeting deficits with
greater production.
“The trouble with the whole situa-
tion," says Mr. Maxwell. in an inter-
view to the New York Times, "ls that
a tremendous effort is being made to
obtain food conservation, without an
eflort being made in any large. Byii‘
I tomatlc.wav, to increase food produc-
‘ “Food produttion can be increaset
year 1'0 per cent,.
—-an)thlng
the
during the (oming
‘40 per cent, 50 per cent
the goVernment desires to win
war.” '
full by embankments which the farm-
or himself can build There is also
slope. And irrigation. Winter crops.
to be reaped in. the swing of 1918 in-
stead of in the fall, are suggested for
«lands with suitable climates such as
" Arizona and California
The establishment of a Farm Ser—
vice Corps. a farm-training corres-
pondepce s1 heel and the exemption
. from war duty of every young tamer
‘who would enlist in this service is
urged by Mr. Maxwell.
The fundamental principle of; the
whole thing is this: There are two
types of people. those who are natu-
by temperament and
'those who me To the
’5 first class, thtre is more pleasure in
passinr: a soda fountain on a bot dal" 1
' and putting the ten cents in the bank'
than there would be in drinking the’
soda. To the the natural:
fithlng is to spend the dime and depart
lto refreshed that the next move is
Tally savers
p1 oduce1 5:
others,
to earn a dollar.
_. To the savers, food conservation
5 comes naturally. They really enjoy
that way of helping the country. And
it is aimed way. But saving irks .a
large part of the population, those
of negativelv.
increasing production comes as a
Moot-call.
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A brilliant suazestion. brilliantly
M forth. appears in a letter written
& the New York Times by F. Wnem-
dinner, a German citizen of Savannah,
The war' is dragging on, he says.
. use the German nation has failed
map the true import of President
' 2 12’1! note to the Pope Though
I forth the war alias of Amer-
Is uncluttered up and perverted
“the commentaries which a hypo-
[ovcrlment thought Wise to ltld
1" the president's words." that the
‘wsbi- missed 111.11- elect.
'11 is natural enough, he slys. that
‘ l .
them see and understand things
;tl1e_v really are here.
. ten,
1dr. Maxwell suggests holding ralnfi
‘cnable the Germans to win the [treat-
: of the Americans.
who want to work positively instead
For them this idea of French soldier hasn't much money in manner in which the. officers handled‘
the situation that confronted them. '
. French set.
had in (lemony. that document. time o the year, we've been fed 11 lot
mmsmnmmmaamaw Andwbugsststo-
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ideas about its own slain and in s
wrong Idea about other nations' act-
. _ QM feelings. how much sound indu-
ment can one expect of this nation
after a deadly sickness of ' three
years? All the prejudices against
America which had existed before the
war were nourished and increased
during the war, and the normals: can-
not today believe at once the truth.
the unbelievable, that it was Ameri-
can idealism which made the Amerl
can nation enter the war."
But Mr. Waerndorfer believes the
is capable of sound
l
German nation
judgment of its own, and sees a way
to appeal to its judgment effectively.
The Germans distrust America, be
‘But there are Americans In
whom the Germans Will always be
lieve-the German- ”Americans If
these (ould talk with their brothers
of the Fathtriand, they could make
as
EBYS.
The Germans
cannot be reached by letter. But
the1e are ways of getting communicu
tions to them—by the airplane me-
thod. for example. 80 he would have
German- Americans unite in a national
message to the people of Germany
and Austria
“In this message I would say that.‘_
first of all, every word of the presl- ,
dent's answer to the Pope is truth:L
and nothing but the truth. That thel
words must be taken as they are writ-
and that nothing whatever must
be suspected behind them. That the
president has pledged his word and
will keep it with the whole nation as
That the German-Americans
witness.
believe in the president. and that the
most hyphenated German-Americans
are today the most enthusiastic fight-
ers in the president's nrmv—those.
German- Americans who are ‘bvphen-
lllf‘d' to their country and their folksl
by their love and admiration for their;N
brothers, but obi for the government
which drove them away from’lhe land
their fathers were'
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or 5 .
where they
born. "
lie would 111d he. says. that Just as
glmcrlcan . brothers " once ; fought
against American brothers, with bleed- '
i
contour plowing. where there is any ing hearts but with all the strength 1
and persistenCe of highest duly so
the (lemma Americans will now'
fight again herman brothers, "be-
cause they know that German defeat
lwill bring through the help of the
president thr.I greatest victory to the
German nation—Liberty. "
This is a noble proposal.
accomplish the purpose sought,
lug untold lives and treasure to Ger
manv and America both. it might
I
It mizht
anv-l
est victory of freedom without furth-
er sacrifice; for the war would stop
if they arose and democratized their
own government and acquiesced in
the peace ideals of the outer world.
Here is a wonderful opportunity for.
our German-Americans.
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“’ SOLDIERS' VACATIONS
There's one respect in which
French soldiers have the advantage
They get vacarz
Ev’ery “poilu” has three weeks
The vacationers are tak
r
tions.
off a year.
on home in special trains, and thei
time doesn't begin until they're with
their relatives and friends.
But ”there's one handicap.
l
n 1
spend on his vacation. The Amen-l
’can troops can give half their waxes' sponded to their commands
1 5 to their families, and still have left
‘ A GERMANAMEMCAN NOTE ’moretban three times asmuclt as the
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Nicholas Romanoff is said to have
asked permission to move from his
tony home in Tobolftlt to the Abolak
monastery, out in the siuburbs. he-
ca'use he wanted to work in the gar-
den. it may be‘so. But if Friend
Nick ls datum any. gardening this
i
of false information about the Siber-
ian climate
”9......”
Wire s lot of American citlsens
who refuse to_ 'coouomlsc on food. and
abuse Mr. Hoover for his racemes-
dstlcns. because they "chin! to bo-
healthy days has been kept in wms SHAM 3AM
i a
‘post fighting took place in the
.hospital and ambulance seivice, un-
i
was mLISTw 2
IN some ways:
~i’ont1uued from first Page.)
ention egs'ns: the “Blue" invade-3.1
The "Blues' were lined up in Batesl
street at 9 o'clock but for some res
sou did not get under Way until shoutg
9:20 a. m. The "Blue" army consist-‘
ed of companies from Greenwich,
Stamford, Danbury and Norwalk.
"Blue" dunking patrols and scoutui
wexe thrown out at the start of the!
advance and these parties penetrated
he dense woods and swamps
ahead of the main body of the“ M'Blue ’
army which kept to the roads. 1
When the Blue" scouts came out
on Grumman avenue and threw their
forces actoss this road they found
trouble awaiting them. “Red"o
pasts were there ahead of them and
had been cleve1ly concealed in vari-
ous h. ding places for some time. Be-
fore they realized that they were in-
side the enemy's lines the “Blue".
reouts found themselves in a hornets'
neat for fair. The woods and corn
fields fairly bristled with “Reds. " and,
as a result. many “Blue" scouts were
:taken prisoners and parched away to
the rear. Major Herman command
or of the 'Red" army, was the first
man to capture an enemy. He caught
”Blue." sergeant on the Newtown
avenue turnpike. soon afterthe hos-
tllitles opened
The. “Blue” army advanc
Grumman avenue and waited
for nearly an hour for the return of
its scouts and patrols. When the
'lted" prisoners began to «come in.
however, the story of the captures
.was soon related, and the Tilt?" army
then began a cautious advance down
Grumman avenue.
The main body of Rods” was 111s-
tioned across the Newtown avenue
turnpike. and much squad and out-
"No
Man's Land.” between these two par-
allel roads.
At three o'clock. when the recall
sounded. both armies were struggling
to get their main forces into action.
and scouting actions were developing
on a large scale
After a lengthy conference on the
part of the umpires, the battle was
declared a draw.
Early in the fray the Westport com-
pany. in command of Captain Nash
found Itself surrounded by -"Blues" ln
a patch of timber. and the uranium
counted the entire company out. Cup:
lain Lounsburys Bridgeport cone ‘
puny was also captured in a body. has
ter in the day.
As the battle was drawing to a
close the First Company of Norwalk.‘
tackled a Bridgeport company. and
with the aid of a machine gun squad, 1
got the "drop" on their opponents.
Ti 2 Park C. ty men refused to be cap-
tured. however. and in a few minutes
there was 11 very fair sired and lively
rough house'going on. The result was
that several men were carried on in-
ie- ambulance, quite badly shaken
up. while others nursed bruised!
knuckles and heads. During the'
course of this action. 1! Bridgeport
captain made an unsuccessful effort:
to wrest a gun out of the, hands qf
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Major.Edward l‘. Weed. of Norwalk .
At the close of the action both;
sides were holding many prisoners;
The "Blues" with two full company:
captures to their outfit seemed to:
.have the edge on their opponents in '
2 this phase of the 'battle.
!
1
During the course of the action, the
Second Company, of Norwalk. lost its
coffee via the prisoner route, but this
necessary staple was later released by
the ‘Reds "
Probably one of the greatest tests
of the manouvers was made in con- }
nection with the supply companies,
which were in charge of Captain
Seeley of Bridgeport. The supply
men were rated as non-combatants.
and were free to go through the lines
of either side. furnishingitbe men
with rations. Enthusiastic praise was
bestowed upon this section of the
guards forvthcir efficient service. The
der Major Ford and Captain Wason,
was particularly good in the estab-
lishment and maintenance of a base
hospital and relief stations, and‘ in
the selection of pure water depots,
Colonel James Geddes of Waterbury
who has served in the National Guard
and Regular Army acted as chief um-
plre He gave unstinted praise to
everyone concerned in the sham war-
fare. He was especially impressed
with the enthusiasm displayed by of-
ficers and men, and their pronounced
emclency in every respect. special
mention was made of the remarkable
and the way in which the men re-
Thls is not the first high praise
that has been allotted the Home Guard
companies of Pairtleld county. The
Military Emergency Board of Hart-
ford has seen lit to command them for
the initiative in making the first-
united appearance in, uniform of any
companies in the state. which was
held on July up last. It is signifi-
cant, as well. that the Falrlleld coun-
ty companies were the first in Cott-
necticut to hold s sham battle
Col. Wilson in Command.
Colonel Clifford 11 Wilson was in}
command yesterday. but he took no
active part in directing the forces of
either side. He merely, obscryed the
work. and was an interesting listener
to explanstlons made of2 certain:
moves by o‘dlcm of both the. Red and
Blue Irmlcs. continually rldlp g In an
automobile from one line to!I soother
throughout the day.
Iuior Louis Herman of the Third
“0'0!
' Gun company was on the Blue side,
to son. of Bridgeport, .
lb Bridgeport; Captain Callahan.
rigeport, and Captain McIntyre. of
' mm. ”"21 from handounrters to of- I February. 1916. Jones and his uso'
' of the ski
2 training
“Factories found the day's battle
.is Bridgeport so much interested as
bsflslion. Brianna-t you 5 and.
orofthellsdor defending y. The
Blues. or invaders. were In 0
of floor ens-3.1mm 0‘ Bullet
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Coats 50f .: Sfyfe , and Qualify 3.
Positively the Greatest Values We Have Ever Of-
fered. Values That Cannot be Duplicated Elsewhere
EXTRAORDIN'AR Y ”SALE ’OF
BEACON BLANKETS
I mmense AssOrtments. Buy Your Blankets NOW
a Ild‘ Save. The prices in many instances are less
than the present wholesale cost today.
3'19”“;de Stanley Hartline
of Company D, Brluseptlrt; “plain
Home: W Nauru of Comm 3
anticommunist» Depots Kelly oii
Company 1?. addition”; Captain Dun-l
ning of Company 0 Bridzeport; Act-
in: Captain Blasdell of Company B,
Bridgeport; Captain Earner of Com-
pany L. Bridgeport; Captain August
of Company L. Bridgeport. and Cap-
tain W. E. Smith of Company M,
.Weutport. The Bridgeport Machine‘
Gun company of Bridgeport was in
command of Captan Irwin. Major
Hall. Jr.. Major Breckbill and Acting
Major Fields were also commanding
liner 318' 1r Herman.
Hujor Ryder of the Blue army.had‘
under him the following officers and
battalions. Major Thomas. Battalion
A, Sound Beach; Major Pratt. Battal 2
Ion B. Slimline]; Major Weed, Battal
ion C, Norwulk; Amine Major Jud-
son. Battalion D of Danbury. One
section of the Bridgeport Machine
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In command of Lieutenant King. The" .
ambulance service of the Blue Army
was directed by Sergeant Doolan.
Col. Goddcs Chief Umpire.
Appo'nted as chief umpire by Col-
onel Wilson. Colonel James Geddee
of Waterburv was assisted by HM fol-
lowing umpires. Colonel Wolfe of
Waterbury; Captain Goes. adjutant of
Waterbury; Captain Beach or “Inter
bury. and Captain Btlrral of Water-
bury. who followed the proaress of
the Blue army and Captain Cronitt of
Bridxeport: Captain Stevenson, ad
jutant. of Bridgeport; Captain Robin-
' f‘optah St-eley, of
of
Bride: port, who were attached to the
Red army.
Some diversion was furnished the
men when civilian pvisoncrs. who had
penmrated the'r lines, were taken
into custody and cross-examio‘d
Newspapermen were allowed to go
through the lines of both armies after,
they had been put upon thrilr honori , ‘
not to report to the upper: ng com- r 11
mands anything they had ser’n on the 90‘1“ d Danbury Electric °°"‘
M n- vtldn 110MB and ll“ “Datum an: (-1,“de
Military Aspect. 1 with wrecking the Dnnliury sud Beth?
A pronounced military aspect was cl Street Railway company and I":
.11511 "m country between Norwalk defendants in the Superior court in
and Watson... Officers darted hero 1 a sun for “50 .000 “an”
and there in motor can. Mosscn- ‘ When this his suit wu brought in
We have just receiVed a large shipment of Fleish-
er’ s Knitting Yarns 5111 all the desirable colors.
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the outcome of that venture
e. Express Service at
Freight Relies: to ~
New iYotk
Steamers Islander and Beard-
sl'ey leave pier 45 E3 R. foot of
JacksoHStreet daily except Sunw
days at3100p. m. Freight receiv-v‘
ed at Norvvalk up to 5100 p.111.
and at So. Norwalk up to 5:30
p.111.
EASTERN TRANSIT LINE
ENC” ’
doors in the acid with imponnnt dls- temp. John and", of Grtcnwich 1
patch" Stonewalls concealed ws-t- ”gourd 11 Saunders Of New London‘
lng soldiery. the roads and lanes sud- {and A W Sperry of N”, Haven were'
dealt: without warning. been!!!" 8““ : held in body writs and have since
with uniformed men. who had a mogbfen out on ball ‘0. the amount of
went before been in ambush. Prison $10 000 each
e rs disnrmed could be seen brink bib 11 was charged in that 'cornplalnt.
trolled to the rear. And at 53V"! that the parties acquired control
point of vantage were ammnobllel of the Danbury and - 11mm and
:and civilian «iterator». keenly "I“ then bonded it to pay 3302000 for
to the color r.’.d inter”! 0’ ”W P”; the Bridgeport sud Danbury lfne,
o‘er-d ngs. jwhen they well knew the latter prop:
Ro ling hills. swamps. thicket! erty Was not worth uoflooo '
woods and fields all u ‘11.: in the path“ Prior to this financial esplolt thei
up: newsman with” pannxy And some! line was a good '
I
d eroded i ‘.four per cent property. with a sur
usble. Afen from edicts. More! Ml: pluslevery year After the deal thet
surp 1111 vanished, there we? no divi-
ztf‘sttllll [3:13:22 313921st: wigs: dollar and all lute“ deflclt occurred. .
o e e compnn 11: party in this suit
tired their cnthufilflfim continued ,un lwas John H. Henshaw of Brooklyn!
abated throuthll administrator of an estate which held"
I R“ ill‘block of lianbury and l'lethel stock ' .
i no case. has been in the courts ever ”
HIGH “NANC E since and is yet to be tried. Dei‘or-
JONES ARRESTED lest ft Klein are counsel for the plain-
. tilts.
UPON BODY WRIT
CABLE KVILLB WORKMAN.
WATBRBURY. Oct. 22;—Arthur Du-
The writ was issued some days hols ”5 electrocuted 'he" he ”'9'
ago, but the process servers were ed a cable while engaged in cleaning {1'
not able to locate their 1111111.. Yes- net at the Scovlll M
terday they received a tip chow pr unulacturln‘
him and the visit to Greenwich fol pant here yesterday. Forty five hun
lowed with successful results. dred *0"! passed “"0“” h‘fs “de:
death being almost instantaneous.
location from eighth page)
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Involved in Ventures.
Jones has been involved In several ____._____________
speculative ventures. But in no one ~Palace today and tomorrow Wm
that which took him Into the Bridge- 8. H3" in "Th9 Narrow 7'73""
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A Phenomenal and Unexampled
WeSale Begins Here Today m
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3, w ,wcbavefoun lttolieourdu to tarball covet-,ssfarulnourpow 2
TI tors of s1 and 10%.”le comm 11:23 tbstwewillnotoidinfmther .
£1", vaulting prices goods and west-Mme)
1". Thuamustbeahmitsomewheremdmttme,sndwebelievethlsisthehmctostrikeforlt. ‘
1| ‘ Therefore instead of bolstering prlcmwowlllmdssvortobeglnalmltbythrowingonthemsrhct' ,‘2
5 1 One Minion Dollars 'ofi- goods at less than current rates '1
‘ 'i Wehaveorgshlzed, Winsome-m, manometer,-
3"?" A sole upon a- new scale of prices--
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