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.Meuncementllode
mallow-n .
’ ililiilillliN Hill
New "York“ Physicians and
' , Judge ‘ Walsh Speak—'
- —-hounced at the
.. umscting held yesterday. afternopn at
‘ ~ the Palace theatre. Stirring addresses
. ,rrruse
MINT“ FRI“ I". Fm ALL I i:
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OF "I! WORLD IV
PRESERVE hill
or AMERICAN
tillllNSHIPt ’
Heist. Governor Clifford B.;
Wilson Arouses Patriot-i
ism of Members of Trinity;
i Men's Club
.lulllliiiililli l
l ,iNillllNilANBE.
' 'Present Struggle May Be thex
Crisis of the War , :
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All aurience that was composed oi:
the three companies of Home Guards'
an amilorm. together with a large num-
'Iltu' ct other man. did and young in
civilian clothes. was in attendance at
the Trinity Ian's Club rooms in. the
Booth Naswalk mu Company's build-
. ~oa washiagtou street. yesterday
“(listened to a talk given
H“ Wmmovefllot cunord n.‘
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-. Mass Meeting Held‘i'n-Pai-
’: , ace Theatre Sunday After-
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Tgalden‘uupervisors to direct the work
HON. CLIFFORD 3. WILSON
Connecticut's Distinguished Citizen
Who Addressed the Trinity Men's
Club
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Wilson. mayor of the City of Budge
port, and colonel ot the Home Guard
00Al ANSlifli
IS QUESllilNS
Early Purchase and Storage
of Fuel For Domestic Use
Urged by Authorities
Til iilJlllilll
ll_l_l_l_s_llllll
Regulations issued on Satur-
day by Fuel Administrator
Russell
Regiment.
'Mr. Wilson's talk was short. but it
was to the point. and in it he called
attention to the tact that the time for
service to preserve the ideals of Amen
lean. citizenship and to promote the
cause at democracy among the nations
of the world, who had not already
taken some step towards democracyfl
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limitation
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2Wills United States Department of
.Agrlculture has authorized the spend-
ing 0153.000 to help pay salaries of
of boyaand girls in this State. This
HARTFORD, larch 25.~The gen-
eral plan of retail distribution at coal
and cake in Connecticut lor this year
and regulations governing such dis.
tributton, were given out Friday by
State Fuel Administrator Thomas VI.
Russell. Early purchase and storage
. , at and coke tor aaaaaaary t
tic requirements. is urged; The order
applies to,all anthracite coal ct sisea
larger than buckwheat.
The a 'caticn of coal.conaumera
tor snnua‘ requirements demands that
a true declaration be given to iiiteen
on lions. These include thp kind at
bull lng occupied. number oi rooms.
kind of heating. ant, size coal de-
sired, quantity red for ediate
\
ans—o
tau-m 9" ru- W)
Silililillliliilillli.
money is to be distributed through
skin {or the members oi the Junior
rood.Army. who tske~up the work as
Todtlined tor‘ them by the Junior Food
Array committee oi the Committee of
Fund Supply Connecticut State Conn.
cil-ot'Dete‘nae. . , .
After discussing the matter with the
members of the JuniOr Food Army
~—
icosusse's on Pass its.)
. i ? Nurses Get Diplomas ‘
. ‘7'".—
Tweuty-three thousand dollars hasi
- been pledged thus tar in .the 850.000'
,.ltirive for _the new Nor-walk Generall
wiles-pit”, according to the figures an
enthusiastic mass
dweaa'made'. during the afternoon. E.
. To Redford. oi Greens Farms, con-
.armuted 87.500 to the total ’hmotmt
“thus far raised. accordingto the state-
\. merits made by John McMullcn, presb
at. of the hospital association. at
Jule theatre.- e-' ‘
3., zil‘he speakers of the alterncon-Were
' é nonhuman sis)
“LAST SEVEN
worms? SUNG
lit. Joseph's-church was crowded
_ lmlevening.‘cvely seat occupied to
listens-do the choir give the cantata
‘etltitled “The Last Seven Words."
Too much credit cannot be given to
thoorgrutist. Miss Madeline Magner.f .
and the entire membership of the
choir (or the able manner in which
it. was lbndcred.
it was .cons’idered a musical treat ,walk contributed 102 books during the, Thomas J. Peden, 2 Gregory Boule-
and all whol'past week tor the use of our salloas'ward. '
for the music lovers.
listened to this trust last evening, are
speaking in high terms today. for the
chambers of the choir. At the close
lililiiiilllliilillifi
. ,Rowayton’ had a military wedding
,of exceptional prettiness on Saturday
evening. when Miss lda Lois Marsh,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Marsh,
was united in marriage at the Bow-
ayton church. .to Rayner Werme, son
at Mr. and Mrs. l". Wcrme.‘ot West
Haven. .. Mr. Warme is new private
.in the Signal Corps at Camp Dcvens,
.and obtained leave [min 'camp to get
married. , ‘ “'
i The ceremony took place at 8 o'clock
Saturday evening in the Rowayton
IMethodist church. Rev. Elbert S. Hoag
iomciating. The attendants
ll’rederick Werme, a brother of the
lbrldegroom, as best‘man. and Miss
'Elizabeth Sharer, maid of honor. The
ushers were Leslie Hughes, of Brook-
lyn: Russell Mills and Edward Broth-
tContinued on Page Intact)
102 BOOKS FOR . ,
' . THE SOLDIERS
. The South Norwaik Public Library
fieports‘that the people at South Nor-
.‘and soldiers. “and more hicks are com-
.ing in.
.' it is hoped that week, after week
the- connection! Agricultural College.
and 'will be used to provide supervl-i .
were: ,
'lillllilillilil
i Producers and distributors of milk
,throughout the state are showing a
.willlnguea'a to meet the provisions ot
the law reocikiog‘the registration of
all producers and distributors st dairy
products in the state, and the Dairy
and Food Commissioner, has already
received a large plumber of registra-
tions. ' . . . ,
“Muse of the tact that the rules
and regulations under this law prohi-
ibit the sale of dairy products except
iby registered producers ,and distribu- 'to stay until July. when” is believed
tors. it is the desire or this depart-
ment that all persons elected by the
law should be. registered before April
1st," says Commissioner Thomas Holt.
«buttoned on Paar- five.)
Silllllll MEN
l lull lllllllli’llillllll iii lisl
illiiiililillli llillllul SAME
day and Others Will Leave , \
. on Wednesday aft“ )
i
I The following named persons are ”"1" co. ‘—- .
hereby notified that. pursuant to the ,/ _.__...
{Act of Congress approved May 18. L’s-{w '
1917. they are called for the military
service. of the United States by the
local board. They will report at the
-' iodine of this loos! board on the 27th
-of March at nine o’clock'in the morn‘
.ing:-—- .
Edward Boutt‘ller. Wilton.
Alex. Kaplcn. City llotel.
Ernest- 0. Read. 14 Franklin street.
street.
Adam Koeuig. 52 nlenwond avenue.
James F. Waleur. 38 Adams avenue
Ralph ls. Richardson, 1086 Mark's
of the, servi r Rev. B. J. Carroll, the ‘they will continue to come in steadily. "Glue. Brooklyn.
pastor .ths ked all for comlr/out in
for our men will need the books as
Antonio Lspoila Forest street, New
such large numbers. and asked‘ all to ,iong as the war lasts. and the supply Canaan.
sustain at the close while the choir must be constantly replenished.
sang the ester Spangled Banner."
to noses the 10:30
”infill. The Rev. Ii. J. Lynch, was ' The needsrof all camps and stations [John Ii .O’a
m oelehrsut oi the vssper service. ,in this vicinity will be cared tor anti Wallaee‘ .
Al. the 1:30 service in tho morning. lost at the books collected along the. Matcher t: a street. ,
Ima- Edward J. as‘ read the Atlantic seaboard will be shipped to George vor, 0 leadow street.
oi a a; with. the s o'clock runes as rapidly as possible. At Paul 1'. ‘ dri on. as
some. Mantel-«William Hogan; and at least hall a million are needed thert cisi pi e Conn.
1030 um. Blaster ifennsth‘hlewmad. at once. and a constant stream or re- Au ..
filial-were Momm-‘meements must be maintained. tor - 0h! B. . Sunburn-Hill.
i to the taiihful at' he hit. service ,lha wasteasa will be very great. hence hat
”i.”..9'¢l0¢k..wbell the church VII the doll for books, booko and
i. an em . ~ '
,m‘“
. [1-1.
' ,“ The public is urged to send their!
After the service was overu palms :books a's soon as they have read them i
’ .wcn given to’thcse. who ware‘unabie “,in this way a stream of new books‘
service in the .in the camps will be assured
/
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Edgar 1". Could, River street.
Hurt C. chonald, Noroton.
‘ “a 1 .
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O
colilllilii 0f ' mil Pills
One Dolegatioh Started To-
Lia: on s. Salami, 37 Belden avenue.
Morrison E. Dauchey, 4 Franklin
Harry I. D. Davis. 10 Osborne ave.1
Al Pol t SLuigt ' mmwmfithofmcirculat-
am as to. n on av. ins library w now Mason 1
' Markham, Rowaytou. established in its new and attractivr
r. u Center avenue. homein Community lipll, marks an la‘
us Fast avenue. Mg chapter is the history of "it
flat Norwallyi improvement Ashocia-
tico, and is naturally oi great moment
Commer- to'tho members at the-library depart
meat who sas’ their unremitting labors
. 1N Illv "enm- at last mood with success.
~ interest in the library has steadily ,
New Canaan. increased. and it is a Wt tact written meat that "when Commnn- not unreasonable.
boon. uosoav. meantime
A ”ICIN- WIII AND DUI OWOPIMTOI
“‘ ..~-.
Partly cloudy tonight; Tuesday lair.
i) will
or liliilllis
Legislative Committees and
lull
I
Work on
’ Produ
i “'
l
isle er sum
lot-irate to; Almond
,worksd mngtfi} bisbways at
state to improve-line nude. or
be held in th jaib to work
contract. will be the subject of
cussion at Hartford on larch as, when
a meeting at legislative committees
,and county commissioners from all of
‘the counties of~tba state will be old.
The entire subject of labor of p on-
ers in jaih will be taken up {or occ-
sideration at the request of the State
.Council cl Defense.
l in FalrIPld county a legislative
committee has been considering the
subject 0! jail labor under a reso-
i
2%
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I
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, lilfliiilll’
a... John Stapleton Tells of
the Work of the Red Tri-
angle at Camp McClellan
A joint congregation ot the South
Norwalk Con church- and
the South Norwalk Baptist Mil
gathered in the latter'a edllca last
“evening. and listened to a talk upon
""i‘ho Soldier in the Camp." giv- by
the Rev. John Stapletcn, whorhaa for
the past three months been located
at Camp IcClellao. Annlston. Ala, and
who is to return there this neat weak
that he will go.acroaa to dons same
sort of work he is doing now—died
'Trlanglc Y. II. C. A.‘ War Work. At
present Rev. Hr. Stapiaton is director,
of religious work in the amp, with
six large buildiuga,in charge.
locatiauad 'on Page Three.)
it ed than
5:,
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W. __ "Hm-w
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Prominent Physician Asks
Who Gave Authority to
gauge Name of Institu-
Field Marshal llalg’s
The liveliest kind of a discuss ion
took place at the adjouluad monthly
meeting at the directors of the Nor-
walk Hospital Association, held at the
‘-Norwalk Club on Saturday evening.
laceptian wee taken by poms or the
present ninagers oi the hospital to
as publicity campaign dzhicb is now
ing waged in the ve to raise _
.money for the fitting and maintains ill we 0‘ 8”
oi the new hospital, and one of the '
prominent physicians asked by what .- '
‘authortty the name at the hospital
Condom as m page.
Usually???“ . illl MakesaBeportonP .‘l
, Antimony at Hillside! ti‘onofllartlordResidents
School 8.“th night l Hartman, Conn. March 25.—Tke
bile Utilities Commission in a re-
Tha pupils of the Hillside School'port made public today, dulled the pc-
and their triends ”Mod an midsual ition of the City of Hal-lion: alleging
treat Saturday event“ in hearing 3. . the rates oi the Connecticut Com-
3.13am leanincnfln Evan- ymtbaCltyctnarttordandcn'
ing With the Stars." If. Baumgardt lines extending into adjoining towns
is a most entertaining old inlemt- wen unmasonablc. The commission
ins about"; his popularity with sudl- ahst had deliberated upon the and,
mu bolus shown by the not that he cuts or the counsel for the city of'
is in «sound every 401 and sometimes arttcrd. and the counsel for the Con-
twice s day thmush slant months of hecuout Company were Richard 'r.
each year. He lectured Saturday We, 0. c. Iwell and Joseph W.
morning inCarnegie Bail, New York p,
city. before a packed hOIIM- l The conclusion of the arguments oi
. Mr. Baumsurdt prefaced his lecturelthe commission in denying the peti-
,with a general introduction to the you is as tollows:— , -
pint], or the heavens by speaking oil' “Existing abnormal conditions. re-
the marvels of creation hare upon ourfnlting trim the present international
own earth and showing some at the war. are necessarily involved and
beautiful objects in the rasltnxot na- must be taken idto consideration as
.turc about us. His colored? slides “acting‘the cost and selling price
were exceptionally attractive and or Iiw company's product.” The na-
_._'_. Atural result oi war conditions is to
add burdens. but these burdens should
.as tar as possible be equitably dis-
tributed. The added burdens thus rs.
tenancies as an asset
Nflllllilli’s
should be borne in part at least by
the stockholders as a patriotic duty,
‘aa well as by the patrons of such com-
any. Thu; which in normal times
ouid be a fair returnJa the wayot
lidividends tct- capital invested. might
do war time cause an unequal distri'
i ution oi the burdens in favor of the
lstockhclders. . 0n, the other hand.
rates of lore which in nomal times
would be reasonable. might in war
"3 'tlmas be unreasonably low, thereby
‘ . causing an inequitable distribution oi
the burdens in favor or the patrons.
Therefore, any rate established under
war time conditions and influenced by
such conditions, should be the subject
for review as soon as such conditions
'ceasc to exist.
The importance of street railways
Frantic Throws Al'lliw
= into Battle on Western
. Front-Line is Being lie 5
Said to llave Been in Accordance With 5. i
wanted Plan. by Which lie Saved ‘
Men—British Counter-Attacks Sn . ‘si: 1
German Occupation of Peirog
‘ Expected Within 24 Hours.
on Cabinet telnet Proller oi...l‘M .‘
SIX m mm {her to
ed in forcing their way and;
suiting to a transportation company’
r
Previous Wilhdra
ls—l-oni Raise
' France heath» L is w -4
.. «- W W
. s i .71 the western {glint audgthc, .
MN " ' ' ~ and French uniqueness
«‘1‘ ~ .( ‘ ~ , ~ 7 -m... 1‘“ ww‘t°'.'¢m “
' Public Utilities Commission 1|de *
through .
The British armies’ ' are it
fast along the line of the l »
and also in the region w i
Bapaume, Field Marshal. i
ports today. The Ge" ~
their thrusts in the latter w
reachedthe British at m w - ;
only one phint and those they“
immediately ejected. Them '
saults elsewhere wore"’al._uo.
by the British fire with grpat' ‘
to the enemy. . :
~0n the Somme line‘n'-
German troops which had -...
river between Lico'nrt and
south of Peronne, were , ..
back to the. eastern bank. 0:: ‘ _
sides of Bapaunle thchermal
tacks were.resumed today.
The greatest danger ' t5,
present seems to be flirting“
where the Germans , -;
have driven throu'gh’.1ha -_
width of the region theygdey ‘,
ed in retiring‘in 1917, asltlte, ' ‘
statement today reports .
fighting in the regional N
This town itself is someztan‘
to the west of Cbauny, in ,
gion of which Berlin yeste ’
ported the repulse of '
American reserves, but the
iman advance probably has"
met considerably short of N
The wedg: crossing» a
lied line is evilelltly a deep
however, as the French troopm
reported by Paris to be con
ing for the heights to like u
the One with important 4‘
forces. The Oise on this -»
,and other local utility companies in
war time and the necessity of main-
taining them at maximum emciency
are stroneg emphasized'in the recent
correspondence between the Score
tary oi the Treasury and the Presi-
;'dent of the United States. in which the
;latter says: “it is essential that these
utilities should be maintained at their
Maximum emciency and that every-
thing reasonably possible should be
(done with that end in view." intel-
ligent management. wise economy.
o
HOME 07 IA" NORWALK'Q‘FIIS LIBRARY - gsnd sumclent revenues are necessary
tor the maintenance of such eciency.
mllatnfi the need Of a public hall. vot- The old rates did not chord sumclent
ad indirect itsanorgtcs towards rais- revenues. The added revenues result-
ing lands suflicient tor the purpose..ing from the present rates. with the
A canvas was made. small envelopes economies that have been and my
being distributed among the homes in
list Norwslk. and guts of money. ider matgrial assistance and be re
large or small. were solicited. The 'ileetcd in’s higher degree of emcieucy
mponse was panama. One of the Band upon all the facts presented
envelopes returned was from an ingln this case and tor the reasons hero-
Valid girl and contained , the sum climbstcrs stated. we are of opinion and
thirtyaevsn caste. mother with the and that the rates complained ot arc
. The resort SIM
(Wan-saves.» pom. .
1‘.
till further'be introduced should rec-l
. which, sometimes on .
a acetate: as , ~ .
‘the front runs sonthWest _
lChanny and passes to'tllc no 1
lNoyou. . .
Persistent attacks with ..
forces of infantry and lavish
of artillery have not e%b‘l
Germans to break th ugh
British defense and, Latter
,days, the great oflensive bl
iNorthcrn France has' not
lbrought a decision for the!
lens. Heavy lighting is in .- .
around Bapaume, near P
7and where the Firs/nob and
lfront point.
Field Marshal llaig’s wi
it], previously planned in case
heavy enemy attack, has been
cutedinarnanner d
masterlyand great credit...
success is given to the
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