war was was
3 The boys who are: fighting——
um their lives—eerie no
more to their country than you.
: our Liana-n nouns new:
syndrome Am) oven:
‘ 7 soars '
at reasonable prices, despite the
‘ market of high" prices.
rim to $35.00
E
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j— JOSEPH DAVIS
‘ 85 Washington Street
“our "this"?
;1 MAY VICTOR,
RECllRDS
‘ ‘Fl'e’fdill. Ponty
Palace Theatre Building
South Norwalk Conn.
WEATHER rohncasr
' Forecast for Norwalk and vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday;
cooler tonight on the mainland; mod-
erate shifting winds. local showers
were reported this morning tram Wes-
tern Texas and Southern Florida, but
pleasant weather prevails in all other
districts east 0! the Rocky Mountains.
A slight disturbance is central over
North Dakota. The southern ridge of
high pressure extends from Texas
eastward to South Carolina. The tem-
perature is rising in the central and
eastern sections and is generally
above freezing along the northern bor-
, tier. .
WEATHER A YEAR AGO
TODAY '
l —.._-
Temperature: High, :35; low;
'44. Fair.’
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The down town electrical comini
sinners will meet this evening at the
oiiices of the plant on State street,
-. Star of Columbia Circle met last ev-
ening and disposed at routine liusi-
ness. '
i Douglas Fowler Women’s Relief
(‘orps are meeting this afternoon for
sewing at their rooms on Washington
street. ’
The regular monthly meeting of the
board of directors of the South Nor-
walk Public Library will beheld inthe
library building this evening, at eight
o’clock.
Samuel bevy of 60 Water street, and
.Walter Baker, colored, had some trou~
i‘ble over a pair of trousers, but the
1matter was settled out of court this
morning.
, —Auction sale of premiums pf Beck-
,man & Company. Saturday, May 4, be-
!ginning at 10 a. m. Vacant store, Ho~
tel Clifford. Tables. chairs , lamps,
many other articles. Bargains.
Complaint was made to the police
that bicycle had been stolen from the
Jefferson School shed. The machine
'was the property of Mrs, Boerum of
Beacon street, East Norwalk.‘
police of the pulling up of the tulips
from the attractive beds of C. M. Dan-
iels, at 16 Chestnut. street, First Dis
trict.
A sliglitvrztccident. occurred on Rail-
road avenue, near the depot yesterday
5-!
Complaints have been made to the‘
GERMANS GIVE no SIGN
WHERE NEXT arracy
women MADE, an»
Fpou'rs ARE QUIET
TODAY
(Continued from First Page).
peasants have ruined the crops
rather than let the Germans get.
possession.
PARIS, May 3.——'l‘lie French
made. an attack late yesterday on
,the front between Hailles and
ft‘astcl, southeast of Amicns, and
Icaptured Hill 82 and the wood on
“the Avre rivcr nearby, the War
a French troops have. gained
I French tsrops have gained
iground near Villcrs-Brctonncnx,
Son the Andean front. the War ()f’
fire announces.
._..,....
l LONDON, May 3 (Via Ottawa).
!~——l)utch papers stated 107 severe-
gly wounded British who have ar-
irived at Rotterdam for repatria-
.tion were not sent from Germany
under proper conditions. No hos-
'pital train was provided and the
Dutch medical authorities ex-
pressed forcible opinions regard-
ing the transport of stretcher;
leases under such conditions. l
The German authorities, ii is
declared, must either confess iii-
‘-humnnity or admit no hospital
{trains were available owing to the?
{German losses on the west front,
1
l
1 LONDON. May tir—ln the :
gilcigliborllod of \‘illcrsdircton-
neux. on the front before Ainions,
ptternooin {MT}? a itamhpuli bbpnf‘tllrol-Jthp British gained the advantage
:gg;::,:to W2slpo??m tintdoinfliclgdzi" local lighting during the night,
' ’ ’ . , the War Office announces.
align; damages to the Ina-chine. M one, On the lirothcrn front thertjwas
was “FL inciive artillery lighting, especially
incur (livcncliv. .thc Forest of do
i . , , _ I ' .
iedhg‘oxzri‘hgygxgizglm1338050231?“lNicppc and llocrc and south oi
' ” . ' ii'es.
green houses on Harriett street, has”1 W“
listened to the call of his country and i WASHINGTON, May 3.«T_he casuah
Idoined the New] Reserves. He is now? ty list today contained 86 names dividv
- . . . . *ed as follows: Killed in action, iii:
:32:)e,;:l 31:2? gilzsazfigzigff" to, diedof wounded ,1 died of accident, 2‘:
' ' ' 'dled of disease. 0. wounded severely,
l V l 2'. wounded slightly 58, missing in no
| Mr. and Mrs. Louis Raymond, oi ”011,2,
llioyt street, First District. liaVe re, The list included the following:
a ion—Cor iorals Elwood
ceived postal cards from their son” Diligfgexinivccd Haven. 1Com; liomel‘
Private Fred L. Raymond, announcing: A. Porter. West Haven. Conn: Pri-
,
his ”to arrival “Somewhere in: vates Timothy Driscoll, Bristol,Conn.;
France." Private Raymond was 3,Artllur W. llurns, South Boston.
W. Darrow, Guilfordr
« i‘ t., FieldlMaas.; Charles
2mm,“ Battery 8' mm Reg 1 ‘Conn.; Charles B. Davenport, South
Norwalk. Conn; Theron Davis, Wal-
den, N. Y..: Joseph Di bar, Medtord,
Incorporation papers or the \Norwalkl Mass; .fii'nn D. FitzPa rick, New Ha-
Realty and Improvement Company ven, Conn: William H. Gordon. An-
lhave been filed with Town Clerk Her- aonia, Conn; Alfred J. Henley. New
-bert a. Smith. The capital stock ellipse. Cong-l:I ‘l’l’f’fibfil‘l‘l’ihfid
'to be divided into 1.000 shares and will i i/(ille, (hills; 'Ffirank' j Men dillo, Ne w!
be valued at $00,000. The compani‘mavem Conn; William O'Sullivan,
w“...—
HW§ ; - ’ HOWUKNDi
f . Entrances on Main Street, Fairfield Avenue, Cannon Street 1 ‘
Trousers to “ ‘i
Save dollar
on shoes.
For a couple hundred women;
. —-—saving of more than a dollar on
the most-comfortable of all Sum—
mer shoes: Oxford tics!
Friday morning out trot the 200 pairs. .
A splendid lot, they are—vaglow with style and
every square inch of them worthy! l
Good lasts that will bring comfort.
Good leather that will give long service.
Good looks that. will carry full satisfaction. ‘
And ovc ' a dollar of usual price is left in the 4
pocketbook! . , ..
Tau calfskin with wing tip and leather
' French 11ch '
Dark tan vici kid with plain toe and
Cuban hccl .
'l‘nn calf with perforated tip and Cuban
liccl, dark shade
Patent coltskin with perforated 'tip in
wing: shape, leather French liecl
Each pair, and almost every size and width is
included. worth +5- 34 90
Main floor, ru-r.
. save money.
Many a man is saving part
of the price of a suit these
days.‘ , .
He is simply buying a pair
of trousers that harmonize
with the coat he already pos-
sesscs.
That is good business and
good economy—and we are
mighty glad to work with men
who believe in it.
That is why there is a great
gathering: of just such trousers for men to pick from.
Built from suiting woolcns in good mixtures and
tasteful colors—oven if they don’t match coat. they
do not fight with it. ’
And worsted trousers in lilii'uciive tasteful
stripes-give very long service and leok well with al-
most any cost.
Plain blue and plain gray worstedtrousers too.
'And made with cuffs or plain bottom or smart
wide turnup bottom—and with belt straps.
ircnt gathering, great value, at $5
summer wears.
_Fast-flying needles are going to make little
dresses and hats and bonncts that will have a vastlv— .
(liifcrcnt and doubly-pretty effect:
For those needles are _ going. to embroider dis-
tinctivet‘rlesigns.‘ . , -
. Think of a dress with pleated skirt and jacket of
vcllow or pink or blue embroideredcleverly!
And that very sort of dress is waiting here to be
‘ /
mbrorder these I - ._,:-Women’s trousers
.‘luin lloor, i‘t‘i‘tl‘.
11/..-
of dainty style. '
Yes; trousers, or bloomers; if you prefer.
Made of pink crepe or batistc~uud StilllClllllCS
trimmed with narrow ruffle of lace. .
Very delightful, especially. through Summer—s- ..
75c and $1. ‘ ‘
Pretty new crepe slipovcr gowns arc cithcr white
or pink—41nd but $1.50 '
Charming new camisoles of allover embroidery.
City News
finished—and made wonderfully charming.
' ” .starts business on a capital of $1.000,Forestvill€. Conn; George 8. Preston. ' ll'li'C pibhm] s]10u]dor-gtl-q l—-'llltl ‘ll‘ v lill "f .l '9
Th0 Building Trades' Council “‘eolaicash. The lncorporaiors are Percy W.§Dover. Mass: Willilainr J. lScllflellt‘l'.l . SIZOS 8 :10 fliltl 12__$250 illltl $3 ‘ , ' ' ‘l ‘ ‘ L - t ‘ )i .
1 . ' o. L. i. H ii. ' . ‘ . vynrlstoi. Conn..: Josepl oma ems. - n: ‘ . ~ , .
this awning m l ”1 IBrookS. Samuel J. Meier and M- \ {Tarmmfi Conn, 5 Smelt little Summer coats ill 51205 2 to 6, these 50““ ""0“ ‘
. ,‘ Mayehoff. M". m
John Kcilar 0! 54 Woodward ave-n .
, ‘hue' who has been ill with pneumonia A |‘ . l r 0 lums vacant? ' 0 , Frank H Ball R F D No'l
. . . , i I ~— utlion ea c 0 pr m ., , 19,, re.. '. ‘ . , ." V
i' {5053:3335 l;-d’tlbigb‘tillaexllfin.lelll‘iyhi: ! store. Hotel Clifford. South Malllll. .\orthville, Mich. James Mohinle) l
1 ' . 0.; hurlowl
1n attendance. j 3tr§et_.-‘bpgi111]]ng Saturday, May 4' at _ Lalimei, Wopakonata ,
Died of disease-Cook Bryan J. Vim,
iLimaomo; Private pm a. Dixon. oil-g to 1’0 embroidered too—.23"
. Little hats and sunbonncts ready for cm‘ln‘oidcr-
lug-~50c to 85c
Vegetable plants
ready for setting.
' ~ iWood Smith, South Bent, ind. -
I” -‘ l lo a. m. Bargains Died of accident-*Ueuts. Thomas F.
, év'rhe annual convention of the Con-n xMoonoyT‘San Antonio, Tera: lilnsmorel
m
M Third floor.
ectiogt ‘COHSTC’SS ol‘ Mothers 1701' Chillll The local draft board has a call for, 913'. Chicago. . ;
elfare will ‘be held in New HaVen'men in the draft who have experience; Died of wounds—~Privute hpoetouoa,
l in classlN. Makris, Ehessnly. .Greece.
Woundtd severely—Sergeant
\ Good healthy plantsv—nnd they are going; to be .
‘1 ‘bn Thursday and Friday. May 9 and 10. in photographic work. men Eu- '
iifln ThursdayLihe program will include
j‘ '« eports of clubs, inspection or juven-
“ 'iile building by the delegates, enter.
Rainment by the New Haven Woman’s
'"Club chorus and addresses. On Fri-
" iklay morning .at 9:30 o'clock,
‘jwill he reports of standing committees
:gml election of officers.
' County Commissioner John Brophy,
lbi' Ridzefieldpwho has been confined
its his home by an injury since Janu-
Cy‘lpj'y. was able to be at the {cities of the
,. eipommlssioners‘in Bridgeport yester
" Bay for the first time since he was nh
iiluiied. Mr. Brophy was at the otilce
,but an hour and during that time was
filinsy‘with atlairs which required 'his
intention and ”receiving congratuig.
7 Elena from other officials on his recov‘
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To 'Pe‘liitlilogu'f'ligift—
YOUR DUTY
‘TofBe Thrifty
“Saveilmd Buy for
. _. Victory?
WAR SAVINGS
, STAMPS: ~
FOR SALE ‘AT‘ ‘
- TheCentral .
. Trust Company“
_—
‘26 Wall 81;.
there
:drait board room and register.
, .
. run—down conditions of men, women
ione, two or three will be accepted iii
, they have had advanced experience at
this work. Such men as are accepted
[will be sent to Sackctl‘s Harbor, N. Y.
{Any registrant having experience in
this line is requested to call at the
._..._._
George Gainer of of the Central Fire
fStation today received a postal card
Ifrom Archibald 'l‘. Merriam, forntcrl)‘
of this city who has arrived safely in
-Fr'ance with theafith Regiment Band.
"C. A. C. His address is 56th Regiment
‘Band, eadquarters Company. C. A. 0.,
American Expeditionary Forces. “All
gis well and am in fine health. Remem-
ber me to all of my friends,” was the
jmessage on the card.
llllSWlElll,
invouswomn
'0 100K, VINOl
It ‘Made Her Strong and
well
Barnsveid, Win—"I was in a weak.
nervous, run-down. anaemic condi-
' tion. so that‘my housework was a
burden. Vinol was recommended,
and it made the wall and strong. It-
is ‘ certainly the best tonic and
~ strength creator I have ever taken."—
ura. John Lewis.
.V‘moiisacod liver and iron can-
stitution-i remedy for weak. nervous.
and children. .Your money will be re.
lvate W. Stewart, Hudson, Muss.
l Wounded slightly—Sergeant s Wei-
1 ler C. Hughes, Haverhill, Mass; Hen-
lry Ritchettc. claremonl. N. H.; Cor-
lporals James J. ‘Coogan, New Haven; l
IGeorge F. Houlihan, New Haven“
l
igene F. Sharkey, Ansoniu, Conn; l'ri-i
l
l
i
i
(Tenn; Clayton S. Squires. Mont'0\\'ess,x H}
Conn; James R 'l‘nornly, rail Riven} .,’
John M. Walker, New Haven;
_ Mass;
Privates Henry 1.. Avery, an-,
I Conn;
izards Bay.
lt’on; Henry A. Boucnard. liringewaier,
I Mass; Frederick H. Brown, Riverview,j
' R. 1.; Leroy Hurley, Davidson, Maine: I
John Connolly, Hoxbury, Mass: Jamcs‘
Countis, Johnstown, R. 1.; Arthur W.‘
Denyse, Peinum. Mass; Alexander n;
Devlo, Peterboro, N. H.; Edward L.
Dion, Hartlord. Conn; Albert Down-.
ing, East Boston, Mass; Clifton T.‘
Gibbons, New Haven, Conn; Henry;
Goldsmith, South Boston, Mass; David -‘
'C. Griggs. East Hampton, Conn; Ed-l
ward A. Hansonh Bloomfield, Conn;|
Earl C. Harrison. North Swansead
Mass; Henry D. Hunt, New Haven,3
Conn; Edward Jacques, New Have-ml
Conn; James T. Kelly, New Haven.
Conn; Thomas J... Revey. Queries.
,town, Mass; Philadore A. Leiebvra.
Providence, R. 1.; Thomas Lynch. N owl
Haven, Conn.;“ William c. Marshnl1.l
Providence, R. .1_ ; Lyman itioltdiehaels.i
Bristol, Conn.; .Tobn Niemlec, Thump,
sonville, Conn; John 'F. O'Brien, New;
Haven, Conn; Frank Remouda, Al‘tl‘l
more, Pa.; George T. Osgood, East
Hiram, Maine; Robert B. Pope, Middle-
town, Conn; John B. Rewie, Provi-
dence, R. 1.; Michael J. Ryan, New
Haven, Conn; Josef Skrzeskoski, New
Haven, Conn; Howard ILSmith, Wal-
lingi'ord. Conn.‘; Charles M.‘Snell,,East
Providence, R. 1.; Judson H. Smith,
Edgewood, R. 1.; Henry'E. Sorenson,
‘East Hampton, Conn; idmesto Spos’i,
Bristol, Conn. Thomas F. Sullivan.
(New Havan, Conn; Edward J'. Swast-
Auguata. Maine; Felix Wetsbtoki
a
Mass; Adolph Blals, Falll k
lRiver, Mass; George Boniiglio, Boa-l "
Christopher F. Cody, Hartford, Conn. ; i .
or, New Haven, Conn: Leo J. Tetu, ‘
" i‘: {Tie a story-pivin’t'erest-é'eand prices” ‘_
To bring beauty
to garden
These bulbs and roots will spring up into beauty
lll wonderfullyshort time. ,
What a variety pf colors and what dainty charm
they will offer. ‘ "
i Selected gladiolus-——600doz .
Dahlias, Show and fancy \'n1'ictics,«—l:3r .(‘il(.‘ll
Decorative daldiasLJOc each
Fairy lilies—400 doz.
Front basement.
. g. ~Nicehats~
cost little.
' ‘ Which is better: to buy one list for the season or
{to buy two or three (at same cost) and {have the va-
{riety and charm and satisfaction that the two or three
ibring‘i ' ‘ ' .
. . ~ "Notably": which is better when each of two 0
lthree little-cost hats, has same style and practidally
{same effect as theme but costing double or more
than'double‘i ’ ..
{ Come and read the‘auswer that is written do
,‘climningly in the gathering of hats at“ $3.50 and $5!
r Read it in their graceful shapes, in-their tasteful
,colors; in their pretty trimming of ribbons and crepes
land pom-poms and fancy ornaments and feathers.-
ready for eating all the sooner, if they are set out
early. ' ,.,
Big Boston lettuce-~20c doz ‘
Cabbage—early Jersey Wakefield or Flat liutclr
or lied—20c doz .
Rhubarb or picplant—Sc stalk I _ - r
SEEDS—flood supply yet but not of all sorts:‘ , ‘ f}.
and cutting scarccr every day. Butter be quick! ' ' '
Front basement.
‘\
. Rich aura... _
silk specials.
Two in‘lprcssive qualities of fine lustrous firm
taffeta silk—eat attractive saving. _ l
- Taffeta silk of chiffon finish has great attraction.
’Tis soft and yet ’tis firm. It falls gracefully,
info pleats 0r folds and yet it has enough substance},
to retain its shape. It is du able. It has a soft at-"
traclive luster. Its “feel” is agreeable. ‘ '
For many uses, it is actually ideal—serves equal-i
ly well for afternoon wear and for evening occasions.2
> 'And here are two qualities aha saving—and in;
fine range of'colors. ‘ 'l - <"
These colors include taupe, light gray, \‘rose,i 1 >
reseda, Russian green, copenhagen, lightkblue, dark“ .
brow-'n, nile green, flesh,"lavender, pink, yellow, having
ivory and black. - . “
'Regular‘$1.50 and $1.75 grades—‘6‘ ~ . $139 '
. ., stint
Norwalk Chronicler