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104 Washington St
.i!" lan Association Building. lei
"1’“ 28th _street. “Our army as sca‘tertd
‘- A; a Bit Of HOIlch to through many villages luster-l or be-
ing in centralized cantonineu's as it
. Anglia“ , sold”! ill is on ,‘America. The problem is there-
' FYIICCI . fore doubled in size and importance.
———-— - Alter haying studied divisional dis-
tribution and distribution at the (not. able to continuo’ to .do all thin n! the ,
I have com back to Amer. on to get. problem pt ,the war increase. {in
together an organisation that “ill be many 10ml; 59“! food
piepared to lace and overcom: almost news D htsl with! to
_ A Almost ovIerwlIelmlngAltilcultles in
p tr rtation are being, overcome by
in can; Mons Christian Associa-
In“ "uh" '"h the American ”1 insurmountable dilllculties.
~ lotion Secretary in charge 91 trans-
portatioii with headquarters in Paris,
tells this story or what is being done
i “make sure that supplies and small
‘ cations, reach our soldiers. Mr. Wil-
.,non has come to America to get men
I ; and motors. He will take back with
,z‘hlns‘ only the best mechanicians about
you and transportation men.
"A worn-out 1913 div ver costs 31200
France today. and is cheap at the
price. "l‘he life oi as car used in caIry-
llig flopplied for the soldiers is not
more than three months on the aver-
tge. ,‘l‘here are almost no repair
shops, and there aren't even tools
n-‘ovailnbie in France. ”
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carry on its work.
fish: the problem that the Young
f2, and other supplies for the soldiers to iatlon.
Speedqu of Communication
The million and a half miles of wire in the
-Weste'rn Union System are the 'wa s of
communication open- day and ght "
thousand en tire traiiied' In their ‘workof
. assisting t c direction of the enormous
:blleiuess of n mightyination. "The mature
:cficiency of 67 years iszthe value of this
organization in those timcoof stress. "
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Saving Money!
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y diets in France. W. 0 Wilson, As- Five Hundred Core Needed.
'T‘he. Young Men' I ClIrlinsn Asso- poration in one of the most vital prob
clntion has approximately one hun- toms of the war. _ _
dred cars in France at the 'Iresent'I To tho. SpidIn r.
time. These cons st of cheap .imerir
can automobiles,- two or thrceton,the sol r 5h“ :2» Hi to help him
trucks and ltalian. French and Eng- by g the tram running. the'
llsh cars. Sending automobiles lrom lines Mention open. and a bit
America to France. costs real money. '0! homeivn'llnblc for the men as they
yet the Association must have irom' go tor-Mini. no matter how uncomfort- j 7.,
three hundred to five hundred cars able the task oi doing it may be."
there by spring or early summer to
"One can get an idea of what waitian Association at the Great Lakes
are up against by the (act that the Naval Station, and previous to that
French Government is building 1250 time had much experience in the mo-
of th: l-‘oyors du Soldat or 'Y' huts, tor our business. '
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This sums up a few 0! the IiIfllcul- ca; Inivglgnncgrag?dooage:n isA 133;;
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#n's phristian Association is lacing .gfefluf‘; flangepgnéghrgt $9,139 Ans: . CI” 0. Fisher 0f lndlannpolls. origi-
Prance at present. in getting '0‘“! erican Young Men’s Christian Assoc-
lto canteens. according to W. 0 W11 "Where the soldiers of a divisitn
non. Secretary in Charge 0‘ 7513390" are at from thirty to titty dillercnt
fllW'mEChfid to its hpidilumefl points. it means that the lines of com
stall in PorlS- He has C0019 “ Am municatlon between each of these and
W ‘5 make arrangemen's (01' a the young Men's Christian Asloch-
amt system of Young. Men's Chflst- tion division or base headquarters
inn service stations. and repair tho!” must be kept open. and that tons of
in France. 10 Set 1'0" cars. odd 16 supplies must be transported to each
.. secure; number of expert driver! mm. The activities or a but depend
~ mechanics. 2"?- the transportation department.
" and communities along the Uncoln
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throo o’clock. and I‘m Braid you'll
have’ to wait till sheaf At three
o'clock the whole camp has heard I!
the atrivnl oi the truck. and the poor
old canteen is once more olmou de
molinhed."
. The daily and weekly movements 9!
every Young lion's Christ'nn Associav
tion car'apd driver are known at any
given moment to.the Transportation
Department or the Association in:
Paris. Large charts hang on the wall.
the”. showing the approximate posi-
tions of each car and driver. The
needs of the individual divisions are
constantly known at the headquarters
The cargo of every car is checked
and inspected by the stores depart-
ment, and than each truck is sent onI
its. way in an explicit and definite
order.
, Not a Dun Wanted.
Gasolene or essence as the French
call it. Js controlled in a. very com-
plete arid elllciellt fly. no t not a _ .
drop is lost. nigh truck a she
numb master is W with a book
issued by the Government authorities
'wlllcll is honored throughon trance,
at the many essence d 'I‘be
driver need only present his little
book to the Frenchman in charge..
who pours out. verv carefully. Just so
,many litres oi the Valuable fuel.
I We can learn much from the French
Iand the English systems of mechani-
lpglt gunman". Xr...Wlll0n l" ..
marked. “A Ion: train of the great
"camions. with its quote oi forty to
iorty- dive Man is able to make an
nine and n- h‘nl! mils! 9' lid”.
is rapid transportation of WJ
more than onoilnthncc 'lig [it'll lilo-
.tor Iorr' has Massed the ..dni tor both
the French and the arrow: The
roads oi France are splendid. and. are
well kept sphbut they are m be-
,averagq ..npeed with a. gun londfisg n.“ .
“The war.is sometimes nimort n war binning to show wear -u'ndcr the es- "f'f “
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treme heavy tradlc oi the truck sound-
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The Hillincry Bottion is am with
hats One of the most hopeful signs at
the end of such a winter which seems loath
to let go of its icy fingers, is the glimpse
of blue cornflowers. l”ill0W marigolds, and
other flowers of indefinite and Iarlablc
shades.
There are bright red cherries and clIIslI-n
oi grapes, although this 'Is the wrong time
of year for grapes.
There are clusters of black and red rasp-
pluckctl irorn some garden wall, also small
simple flowers includin pinkish purply
1 heather, all oi which loom around the
‘g crowns and on the brirns of these new hats
” ) homes which look as if they had been
‘J
3' Chantilly lace, acrown of flat green silk and
;.. clusters of lIttle gray green tight rose buds.
1‘“ Conventional Tailored Hots are of crepe or
. } silk combined with straw in mode, green
2% ad ofirggict shadtflflfl at!
no W owns a some-
times lilfle bright color'éd'berries sit around
the crowns of hats and these are veiled un-
der black maline
Leather crowns and lacings appear with
brims of straw or fancy braid. These are
mcxclusive. _
In bh'gsmdhnts'insets. made of
khaki kool In most artistic colorings.
The ‘bold that aviation has {obtain every
mind has cxtcndcdcven fo millincry and
thereare “aeroplane hats." Second "00,,
more and .Th0 “I; ‘ '= 3; I
French Petal, ’I‘Pv fled“
to handle 9le JW 32‘ ,
manded' YounsI .~, I,
Men's Christian nltfiipd it to f
sottobceapected Lths'ywillbs ’fi
Association huts can accomplished
only through the motor. lru'ckn. Trans
“it ll only We wish (Io serve
Mr. Wilson was formerly executive
Isecretary of the Young Men's Chrir~
SERVING GOVERNMENT.
onntr and now vice-president and il- .- '1
.rector of the Lincoln Highwayosnbcin‘ ' I
tion. has been giving practically nll’oi
his time recently totthe government in
the promotion of ,aeronautics... Mr
Fisher is supervisihg the laying out of
ntrnl aerial route in lndlnpn and mi.
,nols. securing the necessary landing
places along the way and providing
for a. system of elsciric signals .ligbtn
lior the instruction I'nnd guidance or
- government dyers in the air at night.
i If Mr. F'iaher's‘nsrinl routing plan
I meta with the success he hopes, it is ‘
ientirely probable that a national rout- ' ‘
{ing of similar character will be estnb
' ilshed by the government. Mr. Fisher
has III mind the aeQ’ction or the Lin-
coin highway ior‘tbin route to make
the plan practical; ulcer adopted, it
' Iwill be necessary (or the cities. towns
highway to give their actlve coo
tion in the matter or establishing suit.
able laudng station. and Providing the
electric inciliteu (or the promotion at
night living I
L Rev. ECouklinWoolfolk. "New
Noises, Iowa. where his wife, Annln
.mrutsnsnvuporwlttfimtfltw. If
I’__:" “Wider Four slig- iIor France" .
. ‘ by George Clark Musgrave.
A Mk‘ficm oi the imasion 0! Belgium in 1!”. Many
illustrations and maps.
'54,; . 3 ,New Books
‘ - gr. ry- , , -
- “Buddy’s my: . Verses from the trenches by
Lieutenant Jack'firnn oi the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
its tells}! flu'ddy Baldwin, who undertook to valet a bunch or
boner W‘Ww nnn'nnd alter arriving,
"Helbicw his roll in London in a
gorgeous Jamboree.
Then settled down to soldierlng
"II; ~with the Canuck lntsntree.”
'I’ Price 8!.“
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"Camp Downs" A book in which this training camp,
umiliar to hundreds or Bridgeporters, is photographed and de-
scribed. Iramilles 0! Bridgeport boys will like to have a copy and
‘ ‘doubtlesl ml!!! wen known lanes will be round.
"Long Livéthe'W—l Verses and Drawings by
leading humorist]. Don Marquis, "Ding!" J. A. Waldron. Walt
Innon and others. it lye Kaiser could only see it!
”How much do you owe the Govermncnt”
I Robert Montgomery.
Capital Stock 'l'ax. . ,
j Excess Prod: 'l'na. I
ducomo Tax.
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5 One very distinctive hat has a wide brim of i
“do.
Meta.
Mllfl door.
"We leel ourselves to be intimate partners 01
all the Governments and peoples associated
together against the Imperialists. We cannot
be separated in interest or divided in pur-
pose. We stand together until the end. For ’
such arrangements and covenants we are will-
ing to tight and to continue to fight until they
are achieved."
How many War Stamps have you bought
this month?
In the Art Section
For the Household
Scarves and Centers of needleweave canvas
This is a coarse threaded material in the class oi
art fabrics which takes kindly to any decoration
placed thereon.
One new design is Egyptian and a with
winged scarab adorns each end of a scarf with a
conventional lotus at the side.
Scarves, 24 x 54 inches, 75 ctr!
Centers, 36 and 24 inch sizes. 50 and 35 etc.
While Centers also of needle-weave canvm
have new designs, floral and conventional. Con
apicuonsly among these 13 a large wide petaled
rosc.IIhieh Is very effective.
. . . ’ Main floor.
Blue and White Scarves
and Squares for Bedrooms
Also Luncheon Sets and Napkins, very
attractive, sensible, washable.
Squares, size, 72 inches, $2.25
. , 60inchcs, $1.50
I I 48IIinc11eIs, I $1.25 ‘I
36 inches, 50 etc.
30 inches, 39 cts.
Scarves, 17 x 54 inches, 45 cts
Napkins, 12 x 12 inches, 3 dozen SOcts.
Third floor.
Oil Heaters
We have just received another shipment at
high grade oil heaters, with heavy steel tanks
capacity 5 qts. As the weather continues to bt ,
cold, these heaters are welcome.
. $795 each.
. Basement.
For the Bathroom
‘l'ooth Brush Holders Shaving Brush
heavy brass nickel ' Holders
plated, with glass disc brass nickel plated
that holds five brush- The brush is kept .iI
es. an upright position.
25 ctr. ‘25 etc.
a ”1-... ‘ .. Emmet“.
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The Final Clearance
Winter Suits 1
The remainder of the ”stock, fur-{rimmed
handsome models in taupe, brown,
‘ - wine and navy blue. K,»-
A few plain tailored styles. '
Broken sizes, 1mm 16 years for misses
‘ F s- - to 52 for women.
At one-halt price
,br a quick' sale. 19’"-
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