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113.12.
. CHINA'S PART IN THE WAR
The belligerent-y of China has been
at, and by Germany as if it were neg-5;
.1 —£igtblo. But if lht‘ German govern-
" mm is sincere in that 25111111111, it is:
“ making a curious mistake, China is
not only potcntinlly one 1“ the mosh
important of the allivd power-.9, but
' in octually playing a tart: 1 and ever- I
increasing part in the war, I
Gardner L Harding, a student of
alental attain, ‘ Prest’nt
boy China." ‘I
”Before she asked from the Allies?
l"
nrit1s in
‘.~ noingio guarantee, before she ev:on
broke all relations 09"“!th
China had .111 expeditionary force in"
fro-co. A hundrod thousand Clllnt‘se
:wkmen, a contingent that matched
Sir John French's “contempti-f
a little British army." by Feb. 1
mo busy plugging up that holes in
"WI industrial army and freeing
my thousand French soldiers for
juries It the front.
“Immediate plans call for the ex-
1II . of this Chlncno labor army tol
‘,- and it is ranching:
not figure."
it in obvious that sending laborers'
.1 “Prince in nearly as valuable a aer'I
vb to sending soldiers, because the;
m release trained lighters
W5 at thout'lands of French and
‘Mirh are held back of the hattlo’
3.6 for the work of constructingI
Ml, railroads, bridges, etc., and
Wing supplies. Back of than.
outlaw the millions in the moniuon‘
Woo who it rephced would he
2‘nvniltthic for the front. And on the
bottle line itself the number of men
who can be utilized for fighting atg
with
rapidly
l
ht: Med if the trencbdigging could
_ done by mere laborers instead of}
W soldiers.
m the immense importance of i
no a source of milltory labor.
evident. (hint, without
1113, can add millions of fighters
fin allied urlnieo. But that is not;
.. The Chinese make1"superb sol-
) Ir. Harding Iays,w when pro
' trilned ‘Thus, it it .' conceiva-
thc man-power of the Euro-
lilies. with America. added.
not ouflce to down the Gor-
”there 1. an untapped and hot-
» could furnish a substitute for
m on the western front. and
. pIrnlorlc mouo'rnv
America loot PIckcrs' Anso-
. in convention It Chicoro,
’ . mlotlco decimal: m t-
in the world In to the exist-
, till-notion or on ludtlpondent
that. we win this VIII.
f ttlsthoootyoreverrfi'li
.1 .1 whether on tho but“!
’inthcanrorip.ihrholnn to
any given~ time might be enormously? ,
- noticeable gap in her popu i
And China will do 1t. 11 it 112-"
itilrougllout the‘ country in order to'
to thdIn‘monmco.m-I
Itpriccouneoroctnoloootu they
manhetbenl. ordnkotoorlltotho
public at the lowest porcine margin
olprdit.
monqbeitmuoyoodolndfi.‘
‘flo
m
M
com in order to
outnumcnorcdeoaviuofouoot
denim: credit tor the island thoy have
3m bio rings of null recline more
tidy than do tile button the extreme
Herc, indeed is " 'm' m neriohon :53 of the situation. The nddi~
-Iormation in on ind-oily that wovI will ' t of subscribers lotion:
guilty of tho “Embolmcd beef’ial-
Saturday of this week. Judging by tho 1
manner in which the subscribers pour--
ed in yostordny, the outlook is hope-
f.ul
Two Big Subocriptiono.
James A. Farrell president of the
United States Steel Corporation. drop:
111011690000 into the loan yostrrdny,[
and F. E. Lewis 2d, came through with
225 .000 additional. During the net fewI
days, big subscriptions are expected:
along with hundreds of smaller ones. I
List of SuhIcrihol-I,
An additional list of subscribers l‘dl
iglvon uppeudéd to this article. chowhlzI
7 reservoir in Asia to draw omit-omit of the new contributors to the;
huge fund which the United States,
government is raising to back up tth
Isoldicl's and the sailors at the from. 2
There is no doubt but that the fund
will go for over what was raised on the,
,occoIlon of tho ilrat loan, but it into
In rammed that this unit ho Io
have victory perch on tho UnltodI
Suit“ honncrl. ‘
- ‘ col-unto. M
A meeting of the Liberty 11 Com-'1
mlttoc woo hold this morning It III
19 'clock at the quarters, Wall Itrcet. It
Hucl F.813ke
Percy C. Quintnrd
Charles G. Reorder:
Elmer H. Roberto
Daniel 0. Robinson
Joseph W. Rooney
Harriet Emily Rutter
0.9c11r D. Sathcr
William J. Sciiltt
Edward ll. Smith ,
Franklin lrvlng Smith, Jr.
F. lrying Smith
Alice E. Splan
Mrs. James I“. Sutton
Abe 'l‘Il'lov
Harry Tobin
Elizabeth l. Tollel
Mary Van Scoy
Joseph A. Voik, Jr.
Thomas Leonard Whitney
Herbert J. Wilkins ‘
Charles D. Yearnnco
MrI. Grace PlItt
Frank Roget!
int). 1‘". MW ' ' ’
lira. l.- I. Connor
George M; Philcox
James 17'. Kenny
| , ' . .i we 3.31156 1 a
Idu in the Spanish nor. its 196m I Mrs. Georrcnt B h
tied-consulate, mmm strongman i
.Lulo” . Bottom
are accepted at face nine The 0011- Frank J. 9* ll y
duct or the big packers since no 911- Norris ilrercv
teredthenrhuboooooohntocro EbWBWT
. . AnnI 13119.ch ,
ate confluence in their good faith. 51““th C. Briody ,
How the notion would reioice at I {figrgsknllriody
. - \ ' - W!)
demonstration of the me honest and lt‘rarnk Tigrunduo
loyal spirit on the put of the cool in- Minna] 831115 11
_ Alphonso opera
ductry! And how pleasant such on. Stanley C nter
surances would be, coming from ‘tho Oliver P, Golden
‘ . _ Ralph R. Cole
big millet-s and bakers of the noun it. lento: Comes
trr! 11. 11. Creighton
--1~——~——O-—— Fro-cm 1|. Crockett
M A as AT on p Hattie L. Deane '
USTC NDY it i If Lil-LIB Dun .
in a potent statement made by the 11ch"! Donn
food, administrator in a general worn- Kono neonate
tag 0! a coming sugar maltose in thol gmanlgg’k
eastern and soother; Itlltco, he says: 3. unmet“
.. - ' Elude B. l) 13
Unless we on nature I under andI m“ N. Dibble
. immodlato reduction of tho sugar con- Nmoret l". Doughty
. - MI?! E. WWO
Iaumption 1n candy,I ice ocean! and Jamal Evouden
sweet dl-iuluI. it wlll be necessary I John w, Font -
.next year to curtail the supplies to Gordzlgrzogimr
I these industrico, II has boon done Ill Edward J. “we", ‘
;over Europe" - gunmdlrdword Fraser _ .,
. l' .
Mr. Hoover isn't Donating thIt; «3:33.:5,“ .~ .- -;-
all use of candy he Itoppd It onoe.I :1" 1.3115 GIIfilble ‘
nor Int 13
lie has no intuition or desire to do George G. Gerrtah
away with the candy indnltry That 1 Mn. A, D. George
Charles H. it. Godfrey -.
would be unfair and union. lie Itni- Ev: C. Goepplnger
ply wants the people of the country Nettie J. Greenwood " ’
, .. oin John M. Halsey "I”, 3' f '
to .ealizo the importance 9! K S Raymond L. Buyer 1'
may" for a while in the consumption Alvin licerdt. Jr.
, - * John L. Henry ' '
of ”gar. _ . I ed Frod J. Hodges
As a nation no hole a ways us Ailrcd ll.‘ilopklnl .
Imore sucar thou we ncedod. W e are I Samuel Hopklnl
f 3 d7 3 Richard llowarth
into-locum in our use 0 c n 1 Duration E. Hoyt
perft-ctly good food but a menace to Edith A. llyatt
Thomas 1". Kylie Jr.
hP'lllh when indulged in beyond cor- Samuel C. inland
,tllln limits. Source A. Jonnlogtl
f nit . Italic Jenningo .
Not tom: ago when Mr lloover l Winona Jennlnu .,
asked 1111 to save sugar he asked “I Frank Keene " '
by Genovlcvo um.
to reduce our usual ”Wound imdoro “I"
only 1 3—not counting sugar '10 Mary F. Duo-media
for canning There bu been W John C. London
response to this request. But not ,glgl? flail.“ -
nearly euouril families have tuircn tho 'M. Eileen ”as“,
J
mutter 'IoriouSIY- That's Itill tint. if: gag:
to do it voluntarily. before the 69'" o. ('1. M -
i . 11 for us. Mill Mahon
Iommont bus to do 931 my} donning “I M .
Do without cuzar for one in down H. Margo!“
of the three e'very day, and cot out 1 5"“: gm
“I"! .i - .
a “ll“! 0! ’0“! “5““! feast 0‘ y, Edward ll. McGowan
ice crenm or sweet bevel-as" See “I Ella P. McMahon ‘
1 11’ Mrs. Fred McMahon *
your hcoith doesnt improve on I Margaret Manlly ~.- .,
your icons chollge stay by you lonler- Charles .9. Mend :' '1
u at. Charles J. Miller
”“9 ‘3“3 “her" B‘m‘ls' “"1" ' g s. Jessamine Mtlllgnn
will be for your own 5006 tulle M Florence '1'. Mitchell -
Oscar Grunt Moo """
s.
W“ a“ '0’ “’M’ em ' lRusselLE. Morgan
.._—————-—O—-~—'— .
J. D. Mulford ""
R“ James P. Murray. ‘
LOCAL LIBE NEAR Harold L. Nash ‘ '
LOAN FUND Charles R. Nichols
MILLION MARK Not-walk steam Laundry“
Barbara O'Hara
, , Gcorge it Oliver.
(Continued From rare~0n°i- Jams 111. mmstoud
.._-—- Lillian H. Pardon
Committee Working Hard. Augustus PM“!!!
The committee is working tooth and ‘i’v‘ranit A. Parsons
[nail to accomplish the purpose in mindI Alb?“ Pearson
and it hard work and pcrsev erance will I Frederick Funnel]
do anything, .‘orwallt will have 31,501» 323:3; f. :3sz
b c closes on a -
out) in the fund when t e to e } Illlzabgth Price . -7
which various mutton d interest can mllvlt I. Colo ,1-
now discuflion. Another WI Julio L. Alton --
has been called for tomorrow ottusI Fred Putnam
noon It 4 o'clock It which time ro- Frnnk Mullins
ports of rub-committed will in roadr- DInicl Corn-o
ed Io‘d pion- modoafc tho In! No ml’mbo ~-
dIyI drive. Hurry Pedal: 1
Mr. MIoDonIld Spoko. I Andrew ‘Dl Proopcro
Plric moon-lo. Ioont oonlnliulon- hum Gunner
or, come on iron Now York city ll!!!
1, - who It tho dugout“
‘thootroodorluthoovml
flaw. 0.
Hrs. Ethel A. all.
din Edw. Burn!
A. Augusto CrIw
'lllu Julio Grill,
J. smiley layman!
Dr. Boutweti
Arthur D. Kcyworth
Elizabeth Week:
Rose Dcccooro
Gnu Parsons
Frank PanonI
J. Beckett
ll. Beckett
Charles Nicholo
Henry Schmidt.
James Kerr 1
Mrs. Ggrtrude Andrewo
Mrs. lattio Sherwood
Mrs. Sadie Merritt
W. Arnold Dram
Julian ii. lulu“
Harry M. Hubbdl
Walter Kort: ‘
M r11. lsabdlo "rote
Elbert W. Clark
W. B. Bennett
Ewin ll. Btllllnon
Nathan NevaI
J. W. Monroe
Gustaf Rodllmi
Wilbur G. Walton“
R. C. Millard '
Miss Loch Cohen
Mills Edna Antler-on
Percival ll. Sharron
Dr. A. N ('iark
l'lrancr (‘1 Lyon
V Lycyk
lit. anltowailn
J. Lulmslewlcr
David D. Logan
Eva Ogden Lambert
Charlotte lnmont
Ellie l. Lone
Charles Lang
Albert Longinio
Theron. Louder
Maud Lathwood
Frederick Lnudér
William lander, Jr.
Frank Lomron
Andrew Leary
Louis A. Lobmnler. Jr.
«Charlotte E. frolic
Julia V. Lester
Frederick E. hawk. 2d
Gcorgo H. Lockwood
Henry S. lockwood
Mic Illole -
Ruth E Longs“!
Sarah E. inngotnll
Tbnmnn ii. Longotaff
Edythc' M. for.
Annlc Louth
Florence G. Mm
Alfronro Monillglto
Gullford Martin
W zlrtl G. .9le
ltoymond Molina
Ann P. Murphy
M. Mulroney
Charles B. Mimi’s
M. Mooiowalta
F‘. Marohiei
S, Muzuk ' . l
A. Kill-it '
John F‘. Mooro
A. it. Mdlkln & Co.
Johanna McCarthy 1
Donald Mnedonnld
'1)". Gabriel Maren
William Ward Mulkin
‘ROV. C. A. Mark- ‘
Clam Maples .
Mary Louise Marvin
Orin A. Marvin
Grnco C. 'llltiht'fW‘SOh
Catherine V. MoCnrthy
Charles D. McCarthy
Morton R. McCausland
Scroll Ichetero
Mrs. George McKlbhon
Mann McMahon
Robert G. McMahon
Melville E. Mead
Percy W. Mend
Virginia A. Mac-ch
Llrfln Meredith
Nollie P. Meredith
Ed. Merrill
John Morriman
Millicent 'llcrrlrnlln
Nettie 1.. Milton!
Samuel J. Miller
Elizabeth ll. Mills
May 3:1 Mitchell 1 '
Julio E. Mocklcr '
J. A. Montgomery
r waiiIIn Moron
Joseph Morelil
Albert 1). Mar
Grace 1. 'Mo
Mary H. Moscsn
Muller Gloria MtllI _
Mrs. Lottie ll. Munmo
'Edgar'c. Murphy. Jr.
' Edward L Murphy
homas L. Murray
Charles E. Ninth
A. Florence Nichols
Ernoot Nowell
Hal-hm Norman
. Dougmo E. Noah
Horace R. NIIh
(horse A. Now-ion
Lewis B. Null
Ella Nickcrnon
Elizabeth G. Northrop
0 upry Nowok
Olson ‘
Obukowokl
M. Obuhowm
Joseph Ohuonowohl.
Anna Orllch
Mario M. Unborn
lineoln Pound] No 4, O U. A. ll
Mm. Sophia (‘1. lrlunlller I
"rt-iv 1»
"W
J admire May blocombcr
Median Union Foundry
Albert Patterson Mooslnan
Mn. coat-lotto W
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' lit-Po Battery Company.
Positively the Greatest Values We Have Ever 0f-
fered Values That Cannot be Duplicated Elsewhere}
EXTRAORDINARY SALE; OF
BEACON BLANKETS I.
Immense Assortments. Buy Your Blankets Now .‘1
and Save. The prices in many instances are less
fig.
5 er s Knitting Yams in all the desirable colors. I 1
2mm? ”I‘M“
Thoma: J. itilcy
'Wllllom‘ L'lf‘tusseil
FRENCIl MAKE lurch.
J,ltaie1ke ' TAN'I‘ GAINS ALONG
Helen 'r. Rntchford SIX MILE FRONT T01
wggri‘fbfi.m NORTHEAST OF 5018-
Chorlco 11. tumour SONS.
George ll. Raymond ..___._...
Louis B. Reunion
Mu. Alice L. E. Rich!!!
M111. Anna Robor
Alice M. Roberto
Emily Roberto
MrI. Hottic lloIo
Frederick ll. tRowon
Dr. l. Months! I
Jooenhlno A. amount I
Henry E. Unicorn
William Wordtvoll. Jr.
Adeline Miller
Harriet b. about!
6 D. Enroll
Henry ht. Perry
Lloyd Dykmnn
EurekI llebooco Lodge: No. 4
Wilbur P. llubbell
James P. Leonard
Margaret L. Smith
Olga ll. 81anan
Ella M. Smith
Peter Smith
Edward J. Thomas
Caroline A. Heartland
Robert llallornn '
E. E. Brockway
Anton llIvilond
Ruth Golding
Walter Patton
Annie ll. Raleigh
Randolph Brits
till-rho P. Taylor
Slut-oh A. Fitch
William F. Acton
Frederick Buckley
W. B. Kamlnskl'
George F.'HI1nmlli
llnrmon Bteloel '
Bryon ll. silk
Edward ('1. Flynn
listen V. Faun
Margaret E. Pom
Joseph M. Bilge!
GA“.
John 1". “only
Arthurll. Gt“ ' arm
-W
' (70 he Continued)
01.1) snoxnsmcx
1s BLOWN DOWN
do». v
"rm
- An old smoke-stack on the old Colo.
' “l“ 1'0““? "We“, “3 blown down his fleet and his overwhelming 1111- HOME ([12an
by the tome of the wind this morbing.‘
No dnmnpc was done beyond the poo;
siblc wreckage of the stock.which.1
time and which was of no use to the
present occupants of tho fonndrydh
The “int!
and rain together! stripped the trees
aims the various st of the city of
their gold. rad Ind green, which hits
been slo’ddentnx the eyes for me
time part. The leaves wer blown on-
drf‘mt together with small .branchoo
and twin and mode walking for from
Dllnlutt. Today was no day for 11111-
hrelloo either. or I out «rind ot ony
moment might noon atoll In turn
mmhdbmnndm
onowelond drenched blowout
Atoomgpoflodsofthomrntodoyit
boot. witli Ilmoot mind“
sin in vIl-tons placer were broken by
tbofmottho'lndnndroin lntho
roroi «dlotrioto idem no amt-111‘ mam-1111' committee, has
“It
1116111» turn m vIvIurv
Tho lnunolton armor m
‘mumumu
ncuttuwmu
molar m1. Photon, and William
Edwin T. Ruboy i
i
I
1.
M‘momyo’ amnion”!
‘ Igolnrt the homes and come pone. or carried out on exactly than.“
light wirooworo pvt out It W'
pofnrlly.
(Continua rroln first has.)
in the fighting The Russians iti9l '
’the bottelsbip Shiva and 11 largo
torpedo boat.
The Admiralty staff in its rc-
view of the fighting says that llit.‘
Russian units fought oX11--li111tl\
1851th the sum rmritl of the (it-r-
lnmns. The statement roads:
“During October 2] important
enemy not at forces. together “llll
1tmusportll “('f't‘ sighted by our
[outposts 111 the Gulf of Riga. Ill
Moon Sotuul the enemy seems to
be flooring tilt- watcr of obstruc-,
- itiolla uiliell we laid down.
I'l‘bcrc
u as no naval action during the day,
but mom} Sillilflfli‘illl‘s u crc discov-
cred in tho (111” of Finland.
“As the naval operations in the
Baltic isles have no weudcd, it is
possililt‘ to reliow them. The. task
,of our fleet 111 this rogion w 1111 u ith
Ithc organized position of Moon
tSonnd as a base, to prevent 1:11.
'cmy attempts to seize the Gulf of
Riga and Moon Sound. So long
as the Gel-1111111 fleet only employed
in such all Operation elements of
minor importance, as in 1915,
much, too tlrcadnougllts, our
naval forces could cope withI-
them.
“in 1913. although our position
in Moon Sound was organized in
complete!)
fully attacks and the enemy dur
illg .thrcc doys’ pmsessiotl of the
Gulf of Rural snflorcd ion9c9 so
grave that he was obliged to do-
purt. A similar attempt in l916
with unimportant forces foiled
completely.
"In the recent operations the
enemy employed the major part of
periority cnnblcd him to carry out
‘debarkatl'on rapidly and succets-i
however, h. .d not been used for some: fully. Our fleet was able to doI -
its best to hinder tilcsc odorts and
ainflict maximum losses. With
this object we delivered a series
of attooks,11§ing nil the nnmi rc-
soucos in our possession!
11mm CALLS orr
LIBERTY PARADE
.tCootluunl no. M on»
fl
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“Over Tiler-c."
‘ mom” 0mm
3'
Mlflluno
Dull.
nod for today.
(1.0113132!!! JoIoph
gill
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3':
‘nngotnonto tota‘vo the
hoodlum-Ileana!“
corn on bond to
and the factorhr mt
lions“ Horned G -
other}? durum
“total their old to
boon.
warmly.
"our! 1' i
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“’9 rcpulsedii stlccoss-‘
printcd in the local presI last night
. Mercbonto Decorating.
Merchants have been and are decor»
111mg timir windowo today mommy-r
tion of the big 'event. Joseph Davina
hat; a part’ 'ularly attractive window in;
his storr. Washington street. Tiro-
1letoratior.: are the work of Roland!
Sholwood. one of the clerks in that
rmrr, and the windows bot-1 attracted o;
grtai deal of attention.
Tire Company Celebration.
The Norwalk Tire 1: Rubber comv
pally celebration. planned to he held to»
mrlrow afternoon at 3 o'clock War:
pmiponrd this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
on account of the parade tomorrow-
At that time, Mayor Jrremiab W1
van will make a patriotic address...
thcre militia a tin; fairing Ind n Ion,—
lce flag will be thrown to tho linen.
Twontyvsix men of the Norwalk Tiro &:
Rubber compnny are in therebvice Ind!
the rcrvicc flag With the required It”-
ber of start will be displayed. An uto‘
"active prom has boon moored.
. Tciogravn Mud.
Benjamin Strong. glimmer of the
Federal Reserve bank. has tcicmpltedi .
from New York. spurring the local men:
on to greater efforts in behalf of tho-
l.iberty Loan. lnwronce. Louisiana. 1
ho stotcll in MI telegram, in: sub
ncrlbcd $600,000 named a ' quota of
$17."; 000. “'hlle it is not expected that
Norwnlk will hold up to that ratio, it in; .
ham-d that the city will come scram
it. Hit tlw usitcd for million and our halt;
i Tomorrow Big Day.
So tomorrow is the bi: day. the day
in which this city will see the mam»:
purodein its history For-iinzis um?
running high. subscriptions are poor
in: in. The parade will cop the Mr
mar. it is expected and 501m aorwallu;
"ovnr the top" a winner
Headquarters, Battnlton (',
Fourth Military District
Canncctlcut Home Guard
l Norwalk Oct. 24 1917.
General Orders. No. 6
On tho invitation of the Liberty Loom
committee. and in accordance with Cir -
culnr No. 13, M. E. ll, this battalion int
hereby requested to assemble at the»
Armory 6n Tbmday. October 25, at 2'.
pm. for the purpose of taking part has
:1 parade to promote the 1.: berty Loan.
Ollicial:
By order of Major Word.
Henry W. Gregory.
‘ First Lieutonnnt and Adjutant.
MISSING DRILLS
MUST PAY FINES:
(cautioned Front page One)-
1 ll tho cash is not forthcoming with
MM the Home Guard absmrecs:
frlnn dnill’ the innitution in North
avenue Bridgoport, will have a. mo-
den increase in population.
it in known that a numbcr of mm—
d more or less prominence have-
drills and have received 3.1.
to pay tines running Ironnd'i
will have to make good or
2‘11
to
W HOLIDAY
IN THE
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