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WEDNESDAY, D” 12, 1917
TOMORROW
nightid’etzm m.;10.1:fip m.
yinnrius'ldfluttelfl.
Heather oi the Associated Press
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entitled to the‘me for ptlbticahono
ell news dispatches credited to it orl
not otherwise in this paper and also
the local news published herein
All rights of republication of ape-
ciui despatt'h‘ee herein are also re-
“reed. . .
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PROM! CALLS
lorwslk Brena” Indie—1388.
We Residence—21$ 2.
. Oily Editor I Welles—14924.
Business Manager' s Residence—J
1113- 12.
j-
. EXPORTING LIES
German propaganda
Tilt-
it
365 days a year;
24 hours a (luv.
ller export trade
The out-
put is delivered now here, now there
of the catn-
titlt-tion. wor'itn
now t-onsiels chiefly oi lieu.
act-outing to the Nlllll
palgp.
Just as we have begun to iellt'liate
ourselves thaflwe were. pretty well rid
0! it in this t-ountl'v, the anti-Anteri-
can propaganda lll’t‘iikti out HF bad at!
ever in Switzerland anti South Amt-r:
ion.
The Swiss, who have maintained a
sell-respecting and honorable neutral-
ity. and who are as Jealous of their in
dependence All anv nation in Europe.
are heinu told that the United States
plans to liend an army through their
The report is
the
country next sprinz.
people. and has even appeared in rep-
utable newspapers. It ht supplement-
“ ed with reports of mistreatment of
Swiss citizens in this country. and of
American antagonism to Switzerland.
Tile effect
lion in a little republic that is it there
oi‘ all this misrepresenta-
island in a .'iornly sea of war may be
imagined.
the onlv poselble source oi peril
Gnrmanv, and
better friend
it is needless to say that
to
that
in
Switzerland in
Switzerland has no
all the world than America.
Germany's pernit’imlll activity in La-
l'i'l't'illf‘tl by reports
The Pan-Ameri-
can Union recently sounded {tn alarm
the limited
States take immediate steps to stem
the tide of hostile propauanda there.
The German covernlnt‘nt la tryin"
to recover the ground it lost throuzh
he barbarous submarine methods and
its oi‘it-nui-xe diplomacy. It seemed
but a little while auo, that the whole
M'eutern Hemisphere was golngI to
‘- line 'up with the l'niteti Siaten.‘ Tht-
already succeeded in
tin-America is
from many sources.
a nd 'recom mt-ndcd that
Teutons have
slorfing up the movement by- whisper
in: :ltlanil‘ft‘illfi lies into the ear oi ev-
ery Iiriendiy neighbor. \
' It in the iatne in Mexico the some
I the name in Japan, the
Game everywhere. in many quarters
an in Argentina ior example the lle.t
temporarily seem to be nucceedino.
.Btlt we cannot believe that the tree
orces oi democratic civillr Men in anv
quarter oi the world can he pennan-
ently paralwed and betrayed by such
Rlulsehood ‘ ,
"Truth. " as boweii said. ”is toutz.
Our reputation for honor arid sinceri-I
. like, Lowell s football, may be
*t-«rtltetl around all dash"
~ lot ml "round and (till at evening” All
'01 in the end retail on the heads of
it will be no .viith the Kai-'
..r r pronazanda:
Put our tnlth in that righteous out
the liars.
«I. lL‘lllP is no reason why we nbould not.
1‘ taint all legitimate mean: to lop oili
.1 tin-dreaded! the lies whenever we
II‘hcar; while or a rattle.
AN 'AVIATOI'S MII‘I'AKI .
in a le tor lo the Atlantic Maps
‘ sine. 1 Belgian oflcer teile an int
rue-naive etory oi a deed committed by
mm ”.13“ wounding ‘1'.
factory
new-r shuts down. never (-urtailu pro-'
and yet be
i
I‘lertosn aviator hlclt hi the British MW"
k I ' I “it t- Matt
9“” MI And 194 to a mu 7 a
I. pin: in I claim in motion:
"Anorak. ”military m “ wawu1w“m hand?
marine casualties mutually 01- Why didn't 1 well ior the W?
Why didn't I wait whether“?
loud Rollo. Wu signalled the
would keep the loot Blano
solos up to
re to anchor. i
e inshore no,
ts noon UNRIEST
£3906qu Axiom
"m' all that ‘ the wflkih'lth, the drafted nee setting the“ u omé‘W'td‘t no’our purv' . H“ . _
part or it However. “mm amt, mt other ' (manure ‘ii'olli run-r nee).
. moon '. Why lmerely volunteered? stoning a the port ,wltieh would. __.._.
‘ukee happen. ”WI" by '~ light briu her on the some side with us.
’a German plane saw s column 01 VMy ‘aye tut e banuuet:
troops on the mad; he uuocmtullytxfiwi “1‘ a briubt '0"! ‘
dropped two bombs, killing 29 men- wluela
Woo all the goodbye tho! 1 Mord:
.. v .‘l‘hen oil to the training camp hunted,
! it “I”. “um um “In" “dd. To be trained tor the next hell I
will! print Belgian burner, "ell the; year i f 3
And in the abut! e omnttenm .
more so that the column 01 troops i w“ only I. volunteer t
:were German prisoners bells led
hack lrorn work The British “v a When my little My site on my lion-t-
ctithem a nice military funeral with all {And “in ‘h‘t i did in a“, ”m“... >
i acre .1 do to at- As hilt loving eyes look up at me.
‘hei'fflman pm” ' l ulll have to reply to tn- question
{"3" Saying: —~ ’l‘wtu thie way. ray
is mi ht be described as an ex- 491” ‘-
TII ‘ "i haunt among the hoyf drailed-m
ample of poetic justice The intidolrl ‘ l “.35 only a "hum,“
{in brine used. however, rut on error 03:.“ (is? Silly“ ;
ment against env sort oi reprint; 03m” “w"m‘h' ‘I ' "
Not that the German aviator who ac- ‘Only e V'oltftnteer. " howhwgll the
'nbove piece o poetry w to was
(-mupliehed lhlli maosecre war "“‘I'cltpped irom today' s N" York Herald
~06 in rcprisuldhe V“ merely dotns Ito the patriots at our city, the boys
of the Filth Divinion: Nmol Militia
Ithe usual work‘ OI III“ III“ 8‘" “now the national Naval Volunteers.
«rallied aviator attempting reprisaht tor than of whom have pulled through
i lied civil the danger zone of submarine» on
Im? 8!“:th OI fined III II" 'scout‘t «hips and convoy vessels tom
lflhfl. could never be tilll'f that his 'm, army transporie ,0 that our army
\
' h. were not in min his own might be safely convent! to European
born q I “ wheres; the hon oi the Sixth ('orn 1.
countrymen many. now the Thirty ilitb long Mona
I I I h elk t lot who‘
. tthe many 0! er .\'orw pa r n
PUBLIC SALAR'E. Iireely altered their service: and their
The common idea is that a mo- lives it need be by enlistilnuin tb‘enl!‘
. . S. Armyl 9. Navy until 0 'avn e-
ardent-twang “my "an” big erte. bio banquelr. ponder of Wei-
enough Mat'be it lit-tor the overall? (acme, entertainment» or dance: o‘ere
Itheirs nor were thousand: oi do! or.
congresutnan Mavbe $7. 500 u ym’,erpended in their ho..nor they saw
is more than that average law matter :tbeir duty and ”ma“, ready,
mm utlou- The writer doeu not intend to cent
"III" p anyr reaction upon the men or the lie
is
.(Ol'lid earn in am
;But a tart like the maturation of Cow; [mm Army irom Camp Ayer, who'
Foreman lohn .l. Fitzgerald oi New made a Very creditable appearance in
this city on Saturday last. for our
York tend! to make thinking petiole drafted army m a necemity. but the
wonder whether after all we‘ re litre-r- mlunteer in one thing and the con-
.urtipt another. There are many in tht
al enough with our congressional ltal- National Army who m," the uniform
hemuse they are proud to be a part oi
tie the Arm\ oi the i'nitetl States and
‘ would have volunteered except ior
iii‘i good and sufficient nations bu:I ther'e
«- )lhtl‘ll who near l e on
poxttion. always important, is at ore :grn‘m'm” a" ”I?" mm h" '1". but
rent one of the blues! 'lflbl ill \V-ifih because they were compelled to. Nor-
tvallt but! had its «how ior itt ton-
tnuton The than MIdIIIIIIhM chaitman l-crtpted men but what has it done ior
ship has his hands on the control oi its mmmpflmg
aries.
\tr. i'ltzuefald in chairman of
llottse appropriatiom committee,
many billions. ”1' in one of the thiei , T- M: “' Iconteet for ‘5. preeldency My...“ Bf. Brnleted continues. "The fierce ‘
directors oiyour war program. —- I. I—_I—- 10“ W, Shh! 0' ”DWI“ "I! ores. light 0' publicity beats “9°“. "‘9 men“
ttt-tlcrallv accepted that Mr. Fitztzer “#1860 KILLED t ' "it incumbent ill llli‘ Office. and Mi- “f "‘9 armv "“1 “3” and "0 definite
I ' IN EXPLOSION I’M“ F‘ are e of Orange. .\'. .l "utilities can be set lorlh contruntlnfl
aid is one oi the oldest men in the AT HALIFAXI Both Me” .Sculiey and Greene are tmnl: civilians with them”
House, and unusually Well qualified among the moat prominent men in thei ' .
("II ”H" vital work. (Continued from l-‘irst Patel. batters organization, MT- SHINY lfl‘ ‘ I l
i
Yet in the tiimax of our war pre-
tmrnions “Hh enormouxly law and The iormiduhle estimate mode dur-
Mn" to in the hours immediately nittr the
explosion apparently were title it de-
““39“” '9 ‘veloped today. to tht fact that idenli
stuns from honorees. lie explains: “""H‘m" 0‘ ‘Om" 0' ”"‘ mm" '9"
‘= counted several time». The rellei
III“ "Wm 1" years 0' continuous workers explained that even today'e
gum“. in ”1,. ”0“,“. all of my time revised tlmires are not to be regarded
mt final inasmuch as many entlrt lam
hart been nbrorhed in the discharge at tile» were d‘mmypd no ",9",sz
public al'iatru and thire has been no ‘btint.’ alive to row" WC“ ‘0‘!”
f i it in estimated live hundred houses
oppoltttnltt to give any attention to 9-", wrecked beyond "pair. that live
my private affairs. Thu lntreaning re- hundred others were totally deetroyed
and that anotht r {.500 can be restored
to use
Conditions in
mouth Were particularly distressing
'itotlay Sonic oi the inhabitamtt wh
i devote mvvelt to mv profession to um» injured by explosion fire or tidal
tuate had not received medical atten—
ition up to this morning. anti the reliei
properlv, it} pl‘mltl“ illt’lll POIllillrifltsygtpm Lu beln" reorganized 3.0 the“:
tvhith thev should have and to make' may receive term-r! aid at oncr. In
some [lI'OVlSlOYl for ”HAT “nu" n “PI IODI‘ th’llf‘r i" Dartmouth investigat-
uiii therefore rename: the practite “"31?! lz’t'tngrgree hundred men. wom ll
law . HALIFAX N 3.. Dec 12. «A dea-
Dropping out oi the harnesa at such triptton of what took place on the
a time mav be recorded by many cit PilIInCh ateamship “0m Blane “P 10
‘ t r explosion is contained in a state.»
iztns at .m indefensible shirkinu oi; mm" lsuued here today by' the master
duty, no matter how strong the pro-
oi’ the. VoltseL (‘nptain Lamedoc. The
vocation mal’ b9. Bill the question 1"} master plat-ex the blame tor the colli-‘I
mains. This case is typical of many.
nton on the Norwegian Belgian Re
in every branch oi floVemmenl. na~ "“f “m” ""0
,tional. state and municipal. 'it in net" (aptnin Lame-doc said:
dom that a reallv itrstclass man can
he got. into an important oilice, and.
seldom that he can be kept there
'when he is in. We usually blame cap
able men who prefer private prosper
itv oi impecuniouu public eervice. But
is the public doint: its part?
appropriation
vwhip into. shape. Mr.
tutltpitt atetl
qltirements of a huge family and lnu-;
hiliiv to meet my growing obligations'
necessitate that, before it is too late
earn sutiltient to educate my childrtn
_.........,_.
not ill not! till i
: um Ptltt lull
Rub Bad/kaolin My With Trial Iotfl
tie of Old ”0!. Jacob’s Oil" ,x" ‘
When your buck ht sore arid lame
or lumbarro. sciatica or rheumatism
has you stillened up, don't sulier'
(let a email trial bottle at old, honest
”8t. Jacob'p Oil" at any drug store,
pour it little in your hand tutti rub it
right on your aching buck, and by the:
itime you count ility', the melt
and lame/neon is .xone. (
1 Don't ntey crippled! rainwater,
1 penetrating all needs to he need only
once. it. taken the/vain right out IM
WW minty.“ It is magical, yet.
utwolutely harmony and doe'ln'b burl
the still. . ‘
Nothi" else stow m.
ee. bunch! or "M”
-_... o .
e
pit! or! the ermine, grind oi the’
‘nn the storm elde- which would m.“ “a, “my
nil some day 'wuy all in the future '
Sound Company at For! Terry. lfld‘
Icompletlng hilt mmt term or preni-i
the town at Dart-I ‘
Picture Framing !
Bring that’photograph in’now if you want
it for Christmas. We do framing with the new-
est and up-to-ddte’ mouldings- We are now
showmg thé new patterns, Mdarry a full fine
of hand Wed‘fr‘ames, Weasuafl'Walfitrfl ere. ‘I
“ OIIII [fairies repoired and régildedu
Ammflctm‘efi’aming of all Kurds
FREE H.
NWW if ‘
l
i
“long: - z
The Allltirlali battleship Wielt
been ltll'pt‘dillt‘tl anti tillllli.
retina. most of he]:
The vessel mt-au- 1
mod 5 ,512 tons and her pre- way
”We uere keeping to the nuht or
natural. according to pilots“ rules.‘
We kept on our course. hopinn the hall
irno vould come down on she uhotli'J. :Aeeording to ‘V
keep her on the Hollies side of tho,-
b0 h 1 BI 11 on th
m.,,:,,;:‘,,;: “on ' c e complement Wall 441 men.
"But to our ourprtse. the lam kept: ITALIAN A'RMY HEADQVARU
canine down on the port side I0 we Tillitl 1N NORTHERN l'l‘Ai Y,t
leulled again. be h «1‘ ”Tuesday
“The "no rttt into us 2 ill a t if .. ‘
'throun a“. deck and hold and the ciatetiPrcsu). The first American
henzol bound into the picrlr tit-id lg shot again“ Almria “a“ tired b.‘I
siting it -nnd causing a cloud of Representative Tiuitham, of limo
emote to arts! from the vent-cl ior- too, on the lumen- i’iave Iuht-n Mr.
Tinkhtim pulled a string firing a
word. I now there war no hope oi
“on" '"nhm‘ "m" and kn" "m large 149- millimetre gun. senthuu
stileii hurtling across the Piavei
an exudation was ll'li:'.\ilabl0 so the
:boats were lowered and all hands got 3
aboard them end rowed tor the part. to the Austrian pfmiliitflh, ‘
WI! Ibo"! E A huge cloud of black slnokeI
‘leenwhtle "l" ""0 h“ “cke‘lilnark‘ed the piaee it here the shell:
“I" "mm! m" "mmwm "h°'9.1ttirttl.'l'lte ltaiian hatterymen.
W . landed and ran into the wood. ' 1
About twenty minutes an" we ml gathered around the gun and rainy
the ship we hard the txpiouton it ed a cheer as the American cou-'
knotted nearly every one at usddowln urpgglnan fig-“L .
but only the gunner was m- ousy, WASHIVGTON [)(.¢..1'r__c(m_
”mm, Ito M d‘ed'" uri‘lttdlnilll Tiltkhatn. ll) firing an
"my YAL lilaiinn gun at the Austrian [losi-
'tiotm has taken on the status of
“walks MUST GO a lrolwomhatant attacking troops
and. according: to the rules of war-
fare htitl itinlst-li liable to ext-ctr
Lliou ll) the Austrians tthotlitl he by
any chance full into their hands
.
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(Continued 'iroln First Page).
dist its-nine apart-blunt in a classroom:
Samuel D. Schmnlbautteu. ai'i'lllt'd oi:
”mum” one M his butt”! m "M [mice the law of war, a ci‘v'iiiatt'
a letter to l’lettltlent Wiltton in which "‘3.‘ lti‘Vt‘r ”mail“ 1" hofillllilP‘tfi
he called the Chi“! executive .1 your Tilt: fact that War has been tiecl or.
der" and 6 Henry Slime" accused eti time» not alter the pitnalimt. 1'
ol opponlnu mlliisrv traininxJn the
\sclwoll end or objecting to allowing 0
an other in on Term to speak beiore ‘ ‘3'“; WORK!” REPUDIATEO;
the "any“. . Vi ASHlNG‘l'OYi Dec. 12.~—Vigoroutt
.....,_...._._.._—.——.— Irepudiation at those: social workers
HATTIRI' ELECTION. "‘who are inclined to think ill military:
service an an incubator oi immoral»
-—
Oiilcen Will
National Be Chosen llv" In contained in the annual report
Next Friday. 0! Surgeon-General Brut-ted oi the
National ofllcers oi the United lint Navy. made public today. The only
source of statistics in this connection
thut can be relied upon. the report
states. are those of the military tlt‘l'"
vices, leading to the inevitable reuuit
“that the personnel of the nervlces np‘
pear in a bad light."
"There is no available standard oi‘
comparison ior civilian population."
tern oi Vorth America will be hcosen
It the biennial election oi the organ
izatlon. which will he held next Fri:
day. A national preaident and nation
al secretary-treasurer will be chosen.
Marlin Lowlor in unoppoaed for re
election as Iei‘retary-trennllrer and
the election interest centers on the
USED CARS
A fine Investment
All report»: indicate the cutting
(‘doyt'n of new car manufacturing.
This means increased value ior
dent and before election to that other;
was an ofllcer oi the Norwallt local‘
union ior several tennis. lie also‘
served the United Hilton in other ca
pacilies. Mr. Greene is secretary of WWI cars. Which can bebought
the Orange Hat Maltcrtt' annotation "”“I a',’“_"” I35 p" ““t' '° 50‘ ’9' '
Ind has represenetd the linlted "at 3 :leml (“HI than next 5” “g”
tern at convention» of the-American
Federation oi Labor. He has pcrvcd'
several terms as an oillcer oi the ~
Orange use lion. lleiore going toI
Orange Mr. Greene was a resident of.
Dsnbury. 3 _
-—\'o raised priced on jewelry.
Brand's Jewelry Store Washington
etreet, South Norwalk. I
“'onderiul Bargains to Be Had
in Overhauicd and Guaranteed
(”Willis and ,
WMYS-‘INIGI’I‘S
CASH OR TIME PAYMENTS
WlllYS-Wfllhflll C0.
Broadway. at 50th St.. New York
Write ior need car bulletin.
Open Evenlnga.
' t
Dec. 11 (Br The Assn: .
Gift Specials
New, Fresh“ Stocks
for the Holiddyfienoons
HANDKERCHIEFS or EVERY DESCRIPTION .
IN‘ rmENnous assommr AND '1
BEST oUAu'm‘zS' r ‘
WOMEN'S In“ mum 5c eseh }
womwmconnu Wilmer: ..... 12 1 to
wound Au. 1m and“! WW3“
........
worm“ norm. astronomer .............. 15c
woni‘i mull racy m. no no:
anomalous ......... 25c
sun's monument!" Melted ..... . ..... 2mm
sun's must. neunnnonmrs ........... 15c
“I"! ALL LINEN Hm murmurs 206
I!!!" ‘11» LINER INITIAL MIDmcm ..... 29¢
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S UMBRELLAS
ammo Esbecially For Christmas Gifts
. d allotment i H -
lion styl’e: and natural woods. undies in curved ebony, Mi,
$1.00 to $7.00 ‘
ONE THOUSAND CHRIB‘TMAS CARDS
0! the lumbar Herons Wade, Davis and Craft; regular price
100 and 150.
4 for 29¢
USEFUL HOLIDAY G. F‘i‘S‘ IN“ WOMEN’S
N ECKW AR-
ononozm- counts, pldlr‘or hwtrinuned.
sun 030mm contests sun 31m. ‘
sum counts no sure;
r. x. swoon, sit-rs 1.13 GOLL'ARB.
srocxs Alto tenors;
.nouoont GAPS.
mm ncxwzsn.
49c to 34.98
MANY SUGGESTIONS FOR CHRISTMAS ems
' IN OUR KNIT GOODS DEPARTMENT
won'mm LND‘IOHILDRIN" 8m, varied and til-
trs'ctive styled and colors, at Special Prices.
0A! smoomnrs:n various weaves and w' is end'
it beautiful range of patterns ind colors. 79c to $2 the set
would: mm woos‘rnu, noon an hour
nommnmermndwmmm ..... enemies
BATH HOBBS
For women. men and children. Assortment and values you
williindun equalled. Goodmaterinlsndup-to-dstestyles beau-
tiful patterns and color combinations.
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was .................................... $1.98 up
11's. ............................... .98
It "8 ................................. €2.98 3;
CHOICE AIN D SMART SUGGESTIONS IN'
I I EATHER GOODS
A large. assortment of Pocket Books and Hand Bags, in vel-
vet and leather. ‘-
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