‘,
SfliiENiITI illilii
, no You Like asst Specials?
lest lea Do!
“M HillHfiN CliliNlilliS
Witt C m” ‘3 to $4 m
V Bath. muss Value 1 _
. ”gm TAORHINA, Sicily. Feb. 18.—F0ll|‘-
why we“ ”NM refuse“ from the coun-
H mm VIII. try north of the Pive have found she]
Heckwear “c v.1“. ‘ ter in this old Sicilian mountain town.
D
50 an“ described by some Americans as the
. most beautiful place in the world. The
W m of ”3““: m .t'h. hotels which cared 'ior tourists before
fit it“ mm. hiltllll- the war have been thrown open to the
refugees. They have rooms generally
by families, and club together for their
meals in much the same way that
Italian immigrants make shift on the
emigrant steamers.
English and American residents
joined with the townspeople In provid-
ing clothing. The two problems are
food and employment. and rtpresen-
tatlves of the American Red Cross
who visited here left a fund with the
local war committee to purchase wool
and pay the refugees women for knit-
ting warm socks and gloves for ital-
lan soldiers.
E
M
Joseph Davis
85 Washington Street
South Norw'slk.-
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tmidnlght at the Giardinl station, two
and a half miles below on the. coast
1
I Five hundred refugees arrived ati
United States while propaganda de-
tractinglfrom the concentration of
heart and mind on the support of the
American administration might be
misunderstood.
Swiss citizens and those formerly,
Swiss are llrged that they can best
render service to Switzerland “by~
conducting themselves as good citI-i
seas of the country whose hospitality
or legal protection they enjoy;" and
they are advised to "devote their pub-
lic spirit to the support of the Ameri-
can administration and the attair-
ment of the mg tlcent wolfipeac':
aims of President Ilson"
The committee authorizing the an-
nouncement includes Frederick Dos-
sonbach, director of the Official in
formation Bureau of Switzerland in
this ccuntry, and H. 0. Ammann. presi-
dent of the Swiss Scientific Society of
NW York.
LONDON, Feb. 18.—Tvro partners ill
a brewery firm were recently fined 81,-
000 for brewing several hundred bar
rels of beer In excess of their output
allowance.
At llalstead, Essex, police court, a
farmer was summoned for feeding
flour to pigs. liis defence was that It
was more in the interests of the nation
that barley should be used for feed-
lC-‘ivfl'lewsi
The entered apprentice degree was
conferred at the meating of Old Well!
. line railroad, in the midst of a torren-
lng stock than for making beer. The
tlai downpour. The feeblest and ell-i tare was adjourned for a fortnight.
est were brought up in carriages,i
El. PASO, Feb. 18.—}"ranclsco Vil-
inforlaatioaoa things Swiss mmFmNe'myw
6m, jam ll“! like “1M
lasts for candy centers, and also more
cocoa and chocolate. They have re-
duced their output of pure-sugar
candies, such as bonbons and creams
and are devoting their sales ehort
to an increase in distribution of
chocolate—dipped nuts, hard candles
and tallies into which there enter-
a large proportion of corn syrups,’
and to lines like gumdrops. Local
trade for the more perishable can-
dies is being developed. and the pub-
lic is being told through advertising.
about the merits of candy as a food,
as well as the modification which are
made necessary by the war. There is
also a movement for the standard-
ization oi packages. an expensive
imotley line of containers being re-
duced to half a dozen lines suitable
ifor most products.
President
i
of Great Railway System
f
OF INTEREST T0 WOMEN.
What the Gentler Sex Is Doing to
Help Win the War.
The Kansas City Street Railway Co.
:is trying out women conductors. l
, , i Trains running between St. Louis
eight "9“” 0"" once a "PM?" I" and Memphis will hereafter have wo
South Minneapolis. will, according to, k k
an announcement by I.. P. Hill, Minion, as tic at. ‘l‘ "3'
elected president of the Great North- “omen are now employed in every
ern Railroad. Ml.‘ Hill is how pmi department of one of the largest furn-
dent. Since 1912 llt’ hall been \‘ice- "um factories in Grand Rapids.
$32“? ‘2! add: 0321quth 3,354.55] The Missouri Pacinc railroad has es-
0 l ‘ . . .. -
“w, years ago he was general clerk tablished a free school in Little Rock
tor the general agent of the elm-ago for the training of women to take the
Great Western. places of men called into army ser-
Wiliiam P. Kenney, now only forty
Lodge, No. 108 F. and A. M., on Satur-|
l
day evening,
William W. Stone. the well-known iclothing, the majority only the clothes
hundreds climbed the steep footparlt’la's forces have been reduced by me.
In utter darkness and In fear of mm iaria and other causes in the course
'eerie height to which they were taken. of operations on the isthmus of Te-
.A very few had bundles of ', simple hauntepec, from 2,500 men to 500 mm.
’accordlng to letters received here
I
For months there was hardly a fresh
Alllr-richn periodical or newspaper in
camp, and all the old ones were fal-
ling apart from much thumbing. Ad-
vice. .
Mrs. Opal Brown is now probate
judge of lionipltan county, Kansas,
having been appointed by Governor
Copper to succeed 'her husband, who
railway mail clerk ind hll family "‘3 they were standing in. Some had» from General 'Fortunato Maycotte.
'movlng front their "HMO” in West 5 escaped in llt‘ night barely clothed. who at one time operated against 'r'il
Main street to DBDblll‘l’. . l' Many had walked continually for: is in the states of Durange and (.‘hi
- . d' J e1“live days and nights before reaching: liuahua. At present the 500 survivors
_th anniversary. Bran s] ew Itlle train which took eight weary days‘are said to be stationed at l’uv-l‘it'
ry store. 010“" watches, ijewe mot-l and nights to bring them here. it was: Mexico.
”“1 “was a" mum. pr ”5' r‘ :30 packed that many stood up.tbe en-' AMSTERDAM" Feb. tit—That the
”Mk' __ ltli'e distance. Two little chlldrequerman government istaklng every
The American Band and Homolflucceeded to the hardships on tbo'i poacible precaution to prevent the
Guard organisations have plannéd torijourney. Many of the families have, spread of Socialislic propaganda ‘l
Before reaching
is in the military service.
tied to the old-fashioned diseases of Mrs. Ralph Smith In the first “.0
”Mimi’s" and homesickness ‘0 ““9" 'man candidate for the British Column
youths hardly 0"" Went! are will"! his legislature. The by-election wtlli
was add“! also "'9 discomfort 0' ”‘9 take place in Vancouver. which was
cold, raw weather WlthUl any beat. her hu'bind'u constituency. .
and this lack the Young Men's (‘hris-i 301m" from the vicinity of 50".;
thin Association also filled by world roe. M0,, in training at Camp Pam?
ing a good but dre. ‘ston. are receiving the home papcri
MEXICO CITY, Feb. l8.——'l‘he drag~lregularly through the generosity of;
net system has been adopted by the a prominent clubwoman of their town.‘
a smoker to be held this evening in. “1|“!!an member 3'
the army is shown by the following
the headquarters of the band in North‘ their trains they endured almost, telegram from Cologne:
Main street.
.3 cloudbursts of rain, the difficult cross-
"Thc Governor of '(‘oiognc has is
' ling of swollen streams and sodden sued an order forbidding soldiers to
.431“), anniversary, nrand's Jewel- plains, with ever the horror of the par-[join any political committee. Soldiers
ry store. All repair-
on watchea,.stling Austrians.
\ l
During
this time are further warned. on penalty of im-
'ciocks ’e'elry, optical goods, taken al'iamilles' became separated, children billionment, asalmit reldlns any 30
reduced pricel. Plenty of expert or lost their parents "and the few little‘ clalist 0l' Radical pamphlets 0" news.
slstance.
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'reasures from their homes were grad-
lpapers, particularly a recent pubiica
luallv dropped aside to make easier tIon entitled ‘Social Democracy and
Mrs. Bradley 8. Keith, of 58 Vino. :helr hurried journeying.
ithe Field Grays.’ " .
firm, Bridgeport, has been quite ill! LONDON. Feb. l8.——1‘woletters,onei‘ LONDON. Feb. Ill—Hun profit-
for the past week with lntercostal‘ written by Thomas Jefferson, dated have been made out of tobacco during
neuralgia around the heart. and Withillonticello. April 17, 1821, and the'the past year. One large company
.heart trouble, but is now much lin'lothpr by General Lafayette and dated shows a net profit for the year of over
proved, which will be welcome newll hm”, June 23, 1827, have been'three million pounds sterling. They
to Mrs. Keith's friends in ‘Norwalkrgpresented to Consul-General Skinner paid a dividend of 30 lie-r cent. and
where she formerly resided. in London 'as a gift to the Andaman carried forward two and a half mli-
- government. The donor was H. BXHOBH sterling.
.All music lovers in this communitY. Cross. a Philadelphia manufactured lflNDON. Feb. lit-How British
will without doubt receive with much. who until recently had a home here.« culvary charged and captured three
jail the announcement, that Mme. Clar‘. The first concerns certain hooks: Turkish batteries and thus Opened the
lnda’Smltb. the prim! donna 809'" which the correspondent recommend-l way to Jerusalem Is told in a letter
no of .\'ew York, Vi" V's" "“5 city to r-.. m Iefl'ermn and which he declared from n ilrl‘tisb omccr.
. s.
lenderone 0' her‘ pleasing concert .he was cmloavoring to obtain. while "it was the first time thr- brigade
on Thursday evening, March Hill, at
‘ h 1” as the letter, written by Ififayette speaks had use-d their words." he says.
goodner's Hull. Mme. Sm ‘h an 95.. of thelinventlon of a bee hive and of "When ‘Chflrfll'l' sounded i think
charming American “M" wit ' his interest in agricultural develop- Ui‘i’ry man went stark'mnd. Guns
n/tabllshed reputation :Wgyzgegafg ment generally. There is nothing 16
has Keenflprosl3:::dall‘:neaoi the best disclose the identity of the persons to
.the me ca -
whom the letters were addressed.
- 7008“!“ ”new“ ”the Amman, STOCKHOLM, Feb. 18.——l’roposals
concert stage today. 'for the annexation of the Aland isl-
'Judge Paul Miller was elected We? ands to bweden continue a topic of dis-
‘_- f the New England Home for evasion in political tlrclee here. Coun-
ir..cnt owanderel'fi last week. ii. Hi sols In moderation seem to have the
dltgllton was made vice-president 'ultper hand and even the pro-German
“3d also Benton repreSentatlve, andlnewspapers generally insist that the
Norman Leeds treasurer. The meet-i Alanda cannot be occupied without me
in: was held in the organization of-.‘ preliminary assent of Finland “though
flee in the Security building and well) it would be Inconsistent," says till.
. attended. Mrs) Leona Wheaiol'lrf llagblad "for the Finns to refuse this
superintendent, has recently returned if the islanders expressed a wish for
from Watervllle. Me, and 89°“ 0‘ ,lreunlon with Sweden."
min-cum; work which was being; it appears, however. that stops in
m‘r'fled on in that section. Bettor‘s, this direction by Sweden would not
were read and five cases were dlscilfis‘; be welcomed in Finland, and that even
“j and accepted. The directors vote‘li tho‘ Swedish section of the population
to open a branch in Daub“?! with agof Finland opposed the cesaion of the
worker in charse “ml" the super-i islands, - , .
vision of this once manam‘fnt‘ h: PARIS, Feb. ill—Portable houses
t's expected that the Dunbar! brancfllerected in France by the Englishvand'
will be open by MW“ L—Bfld‘em {American Friends, working in con-
BW' lilnctlon with the American Red Cross.
Inow number 50]. These shelter 1,756
rr__~________,::r
1; r The Cum-a] . Some of the American Friends are
l :‘i‘rust dompany
wt-rc belching their shells at us in one
sheet of flame, and bullets b,‘ than
out: swept past. but 'not one man
seemed to be hit as on we went, with
drawn swords flashing in the sun. In
it long straight line. horses going like
made and everyone» shouting like
pals falling, yet straight at the guns
we charged. As we came up with the
enemy put up their hands as they
stood to the trenches, so We jumped
them and were charging at the second
line when the first line thought better
of their surrender and fired at us from
behind. Their artillery and machine
guns kept firing at us tip to the mo-
ment we reached them with the sword
it seems marvelous that any of us
escaped alive. but though our ranks
were thinned we took the positions.
and all the guns and ammunition."
AMERICAX AVIATION CAMP,
Southern italy, Feb] is.—The two
chief events of the New ‘Yhar at the
camp have been thelarrival of some
baseballs and bats and the opening of
'tne Young Men s Christian Association
room by Dr. Walter Miller. Time had
begun to hang heavily on the hands of
the young men, being trained for oili-
'cers, particularly at nights and during
thrashing in the country barns about
Semaizo. Several men are at work
erecting tractors and plows recently
I ‘ arrived from America. Goats for the
fury. Now we could see some of on.-
ilrst line of protecting infantry the
police of the capital to capture a dar-I
int: band of jewel robbers, thus fur|
without .nct-ess. Recently. on two
succeeding days, down town jewelry
stores were entered by a band of all
masked men in broad daylight. Tile
loot secured in the first raid amount-
ed to 50,000 pesos. in the second to a
much smaller sum.’ After a vain
search for clews, the police went
through a part of the city known or
large and varied itssortm 1 Maxi-
cn "Apches" to headquarters, where
they were viewed by the robbery vic-
tims. None of the prisoners, however.
was identified as a member of the
band. V V
ROME, Feb. lS.—ltaly's 'supply of
sugar mixed with saccharine has iln-
ally been consumed. not betause any-
body liked the mixture but because
Food Controller Crespi forced the de-
mand by withdrawing ordinary white
IIntlcr directions of the controller a
large quantinty of sugar was received
with saccharine In order to effect a
sugar raving.
Xrtlcc‘l were issued explaining this.
fact and also that saccharine was not
harmful. as had been suppoaed After
trial the public pronounced the new
war unmr uncatable and refused to
buy It S if was kept in storage linti‘
after Christmas when (‘rcspi withdrew
all other sugar from the murkct- in
desperation the public bought saccbn.
rinc sugar. But it is not expected that
the saccharine bittersweet sugar ex
pcriment will be repeated. -
SUGARLESS CANDY. >
It is More Perishable Than Real
Article.
The recent sugar famine has done;
more to. pull candy manufacturer-5'
together than any situation in their
industry for years. When supplies
of sugar were temporarily reduced
the candy. men found.that_ the real ,
crisis was not so much in sugar as
In lack of public understanding of
their industry. One section of the
public said, easily: ”0b, candy—well,‘
we can get along without that. lt‘
Is a luxury." And another class of'
people advised ‘the candy men ,tol
make confectionery .wlth’ something
clad—fruits. nuts, raisins, corn su-'
I United States ls concentrating Its ef- 1 machines had i0 Id through infill"!
ions on "'1', 8'“. residents in “I“;drl" of do other at“?! OI'III “"316“.
country have decided, it was announé
i
: ”wan . ,pehsants of the invaded regions are'WBl 01' windy weather, or on days
i .. being imported from the pyrenee. when there were not enough machines
l Imam l .. ll‘auntaing, ,/ to keep all busy. lilihe lati—‘l; “I.
1 .__.....‘ . . l xgw roux, p31,, 13,_Becauge the the students for whom there were no
i
Ing kind. it alas a good dealthe same
2dr, honey. molasses, starch. etc.
The shortage of sugar is. now being;
met by new supplies. but lack of
popular understanding of candy is?
“Colonia de la Bolas" an‘ 1
or rrnnulatcd sugar from the marketi
No legal. execution of a woman has:
been recorded in Massachusetts since}
July 2. 1778. when Bathsheba Ruggles’
Spooner was hanged in Worcester for
the murder of her husband. ,
One of the highest salaried wo-i
men holding public ofllce in New York!
city is Miss Mary Catherine Tinncy,|
who receives $3,500 a year as general.
Inspector of the department of public?
charities. ‘
Significant of the importance of wo~
men In industry iiw'a‘rtlme is the ap-l
polntment of Miss Hulda Mulhauser.i
of Cleveland. as assistant manager of
the newly organised employment ser-
vice of the United States Departmenti
'of Labor. Miss Mulhauser's work will’
concern the placing of women In po
.sltlons previously held by men now in
military service as well as the plac-
ing of wage earners made idle through
lindustrial changes.
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MUST AIIDE BY RULES
OF VARIOUS STATE.
' IN SELLING FLOUR
l
i Connecticut dealers who sell flourF
In Massachusetts, New York andl
Rhode island and wholesalers and:
retailers in those states who deal with ‘j
Connecticut consumers are warned}
by the federal food administrationf
that they must abide by the rulings:
of the states in which the sale is madef
Regardless of what exemptions and'
modifications other states may make, ;
the sale of wheat flour in Connecti-;
cut is permissable only" with an equal,‘
amount, pound for pound, of some
such‘substltutes' as corn meal, barley.’
rice 'flour, or rolled oats. Potatoes,
may be sold If four pounds are giVen‘
with each pound of flour, this be-I
.. HOWLAND'S-g,
Entrance on Main St, Fairlie-id Ava, Cannon Sf)
next week;
not two.
Heatlcss Monday holidays have beensuspen’de'tl
all over the country except in New England. Herd
they are to continue—for at least another week.
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That was the decision reached at Boston Thurs.
day. '
Therefore, theistore will be closed
Monday.
Of late years, it has been the store custom to clean
F ch 22, Washington ’3 Birthday.
, Owing to the closing Monday, this custom will be
suspended this year.
The store will be open next Friday
all day.
Let us each continue to do our part. Keep
smiling. Keep saving. Keep buying War Savings
Stamps. Help Uncle Sam march to victory!
l
Any exchangeable article
, must be returned
in 6‘ days. .. ,
In company with many other Bridgeport met/i-
cllants, we are living up to the request of the 8011
icrnmcnt that waste be eliminated.
1,92.
In agreement with those other merchants, this
store established from Dec 1st a rule that any use
{changeable article must be retarded witllinb bush
hcss days} .1
That was not "a rule for the holidays only, as
’ many have seemed to think. It is a rule to be in
fierce for the duration of the war at least.
There are certain articles which we cannot, acd
ccpl, after they have once bccome yours. , Q
But we can accept no merchandise, of any sort
gxchangcablc, unless it is returned within the pre«
scribed 6 days.
Please do not ask that any exception be made
to this rule. It is unpleasant to refuse—but we ’_
Shall have to say: \‘o. .:'v
\
ing a special temporary addition de—
signed to give the tamer a chance!
to release his potatoes.
The food administration has learn-l
ed of‘ cases of cities and communi'
ties extending on both sides of as
states line where the dealers In one'
state are authorized to sell a lassi
rercentase of substitutes. than a N‘-
taller In the other state, and the
state food administrators have been
urged to agree upon a uniform rule
to apply to the entire community.
PORTIONQ AND PRICES
New York restaurant men say they'll
willingly acquiesce in the government
proposal to cut the slse of meat lion '
tions in public eating places. But
therewont be any corresponding cut
In the prices. Because:
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branch of the Nouvelle Societa Hol-
.~etique, an organisation at which aims
to promote the soidarlty of the Swim
. - ed h'ere recently to defer “until a {0' the forty or more men who hit!
‘ 1mm D.- i more suitable time" the mowement to: passed their examinations and been
- - . establish in the united , sum a declared-ready to receive their com
Obtains lsvisgs Glob ' ~
missions. ‘.
_ Although the “rises," as it s called
the big flat body “land usod‘for
something with which, manufacturersi "it will cost just as much to“ serve
find themselves Obllxed to deal. Bet-:a six-ounce portion of steak or five
for Information about actual condi« ounces of roast beer as to serve twice
lions in the industry ls being dis- “l“ amount."
laminated, while manufacturers make! Which is just about what the public
adjustments in their products. Ac-I ' new absurd.
.mlght have expected.
cording to a recent artl in Print-’uym, to argue that there ought to
ers' ink; "sugarless cand
‘has deft be any correspondence between ‘ the
aitashwteomhgs. Formfectionery amount ofiood youget Ina‘flrlt
\
THE HOWLAND DRY GOODS COMPANY. ‘
"' WHEN bi: USED 10
STAND UNDER, 1w BlG
UMBRELLA WHEN t‘l
RNuED ?
LooKlTEP.
COME l!
AIN'T THIS
. GREAT?
.cssav passes wan exasi's.
munitions». ts.—-addle Case!
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people 3' horse and abroad.
The political and economic situlr
and Billy Murray. members oi the
Harvard football team of 1016. and
training. Is generally pretty wen made from honey, mohases,/ maple a..." mum: and the amount of'
cmMmmhuheeamtbom and In» lama is more myoupayforit!
nomads...“ ”W ,'
M . t,‘, tlon of'Swltaerland is well understood niobium:- and-life (bribe-has with” the that made of up, _.__._ rosr sawdust, another former liar-
. _ . '3, minutes. according to resolutioasloaes my become iatuesthg; The : ,thsratoro' not always adapted . , ECONOMY. vard player. have successfully passed 4 ‘1 mm 5". ,.
Id .. ”I'D ll - adopted,” a coil-tittes'remsatiag'l'ms lion's Christin Ml «.L m to distant markets. loose-y. beyond ado-bi. their examinations to the United mm“
visas Indium fi-ism rodents in America, so that room midi-arisesmeiasisu‘m'lmrihfl Imam ml mums-malts sat-o Cadet let-comat- cur. .
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