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5 well Steady March of Thou-
sands of Khaki-Clad Men
AMERICAN PORT. Western Franco”
August 27 (Correspondgwe 01‘
Associated Preach-Lon; lines Oil
khaki-clad men Just debited from
American transports and no! on the.
way to their that camp. melted the
street! from curb to curb and strata»
ed away for miles.
and up hill most of the way—~through
city, suburbs and country lanes, from
the sea-front to the great reception
camp located ontslflb the town. one of
I the largest camps in the world and
W~~-""~ m...” "*“ *4: capable of caring for the population
as 5-1.... ._
JOSEPH Davis
' 85 initiates Street
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”CHORD mum’s jgf a fmelrogogtfn 1filly. Hour after
~ l our mm s orning until late
Plum ‘1") TOILET ithis afternoon the steady tramp of
ARTICLES imarching thousands had been going
l on, for this steady stream is the army
DIED. K138 lof 36,000 just arrived on thirteen Am'
CE 1: wp m eriean transports. making the recOrd.
" O 338' TAL deharkment front ship to camp with-
COLD CREAM. 3T0. Iir, twelve hours.
3’.ch LOW m At 2 'ith Major X., the engineer oflicer
_ ‘1 of the camp. we skirted alongside this
rom's atoms suoe
‘moving stream, from the landing to
the camp. and had an opportunity of
PALACE THEATRE BUILNNG
SOUTHfiORWALK. CONN.
:seelng each stage in the huge mow-
: —-I-Is,
, \
.iy ews
l imam on to the time the tired mumb-
The Ladies‘ Aid’Societv of the
Hers pitched their shelter tents on the
non/'1 grounds and crawled inside to
Methodist Church will hold II regular
monthly meeting in the chapel on
sleep. Stirring as it was to see these
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
L
men come to swell the million men in
the American ranks, yct there‘was a
elimness and' lzrayness to the scene
suggesting the stern reality of war.
A Elt‘lldv downpour swept across the
ranks and the men were dripping as
they trudged through the rsinooakod
mud. They were at route step. will»
out the regularity of parading troops.
and each man carried, beside his rifle.
all his belongings on his back. 70
pounds of tent, blankets, clothing.
i shoes. and all the miscellaneous equip-
ment of a soldier headed for the front.
Mr. Frank Fredericks, of lia‘i‘bor
avenue. has received Word from her
son. Private James Frederirks, ol’ the
108th "U. S. l-‘leld Artillery, that he an
rived safely over seas.
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pod cantonnleuts in the United States.”
where they" slept on dots and had a
semblance of modem comfort. Now
they weer on the war~swepi soil of
France and had seen the last of cots
and comforts. It. was their first
glimpse of real war conditions, and
anyone who says it cheerful shuts his
t‘yoa to the grimness of war.
“There are more troops arriving."
said the mayor as he led the way.
“than the. total strength of the United
States Army a short time ago." And
with web an influx we have to pro-
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-~We have now come to the time
otV‘year when Cupid moves his allies
from“ the sofa to the front porch. Has
yours been screened in? (Get our
prices). Phone 10322, St. John & hey-
norpbuilders, Steamboat Place.
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“Jam... Mason, now of Illinois! With immediate expansion from nthousand
‘lltsfnlfe, is a visitor in Nprwalk. Mr. “" '0 “ “mm" mum“ “‘9”
Mason was well known as an athlete; T“, major was nail qualified to ex~
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lamp activity on a vest mic. Thisiutlon. There are 128 separate or-
" w" tour mi‘u l barley. But anyway available foot ' ed .out and brought together. and every
Their last camp was in the well-equip.
vidc a, very elastic camp. capable of
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this the mamas-at the’iv
lip-amino“ car ' his
he had been chief constructing ensi' emergelltg ration for three «$33....
nee: o! the New York subway system. of them were nibbling it before cilmb— 4
had planned and built a good part 0! In; into their pup tents. but most oil
the system and had made the woula- them waited for the smoking field
i
tion figures on which subway construe‘ kitchen met into action with its ’
tion unshared. lcooks, serving out hot coaee and hot-
f'i‘o get an idea of the camp," he f soup and meat. The item of feeding
and. “compare it with Central Park. an army with precision is in itself a
We have 2.500 acres here. Centrellgimtic task.
Perk has 800 acres. Why, the entire. “We served 1.800.000 meals last
arcs of New York city on Manhattan month." said Major X.."“or 600.000‘
Island it only 11.000 new" army rations of three meals to the ra l
On both sides of the road. for magma,“ ‘ s N. l
alter mile a we seed alone in not And besides all the feeding and wa-
army car. a city of tents was rising tel-lug and sanitation there is the im’
and there VIII the hull and bustle of mouse “Lapel work" of such an organ.
morning all the ground had been stub. l gantzations in the 36,009 men just an ‘
,blo—lbeld from the newly Bit wheat and z rived: Each of the 128 must be sort-
was being “id.“ by “‘5 army 8113i. individual soldier of the 361550 must
‘neera, working with tripoas and in-fbe identified and accounted for. so as
'strumenta like a party at SUTVGYOTS- ‘ to guard against losses, and then each ;
T901843 streets find al‘t’nuesmeltdquar- organization and man must llaye his.
ters lame. mess. kitchen and hospital detail l0 one of the sector! of the nzmv
tents, and vast parks for supplies and j lug front_ This "paper work," as it 5.,
artillery and horses, were “Sing in the: called, is prodigious, and like every
fields and spreadinolor forty squareullng military it must be done with
‘milea over this huge enclosure. ' iabsolule precision. And the paper
‘2 "We never take, it held of growing work calls for paper, which is very
grain," said the major. “but as fast as hard to get.
.the grain is cut we take over the} ‘thon ”headquarters called for sl
fields, and with harvest time well ads? map of the camp the other day," sald
vanoed this entire farming section will the major. ‘thev not it all rlght, on '11.:
7 American only paper which could be founo.
camp." which was brown wrapping paper. but
I In one of the fields where we step. it was a good "Hill _and the “Tallinn:
pad to see the men. two battalions of paper map of the big Amflican ramp
800 men each. just marched in uudlwl“ 101nm ”19 al""‘"‘"—‘- ‘ '
were preparing to pitch their tents.3 rWhen taps 8031!!de tomshi every
The great stretch of ploughed ground. “1““ 0f ”“8 36W“ 1“?” under canvas,
‘just cleared of grain, was rain-soaked, although this morning every man had
land the storm had set in for tho night. bite“ afloat. l' ““5 “‘9 “990m “Will”-
Tile then stood ready,’each with a half pllsllulent in landmz. {or while one
of a shelter tent. to drive the stakes body of arrivals had ”99" lam- 4-:
and “M‘ against the elements, and 000, the handling had taken the best.
then crawl in. it seemed an endless 1““ 0‘ “‘0 days. whereas ”“9 hug}!
Iwait for all the formalities of laying, gang: 3?; in ”l“ daylight 1‘01““ o.‘
out the camp with engineering. exact-y 9 - n ..
noes. yet. all of this was essential to "All“ ”Kl" “Hum" “L "~ “l“ 1”":
“the smooth running of such a large general tonlght, 0“" 5 ll‘ ‘3 “I‘M!“-
concern. Atlast the stakes were driv- with until) more men. and then an
en and scon me great field was donpd othclr‘ riot-Illa ol transports and their
with t ousands of little khaki mounds. anot er. , . ‘
about £119 high as a man's waist. called, Thus the gigam‘f‘ ,mfl‘“ ”I ”3”"?
“Pull tents" by the soldiers. probably "W goes on stcsllllluflnd 'walsuls-
because they look like dog houses. ly, on‘record “ill“. will» littleuor‘no
Under the tent there 13 just room for rolliusmu .each 1mm and ot‘znrllzatlolt
two lying down, «and if the ground is being cured for and accounted for ll;
soaked as it ll tonight. the rubber “my move forward to the (loot, an
pauneho keeps out some of the water all of the huge enterprise. of ducking.
and kindly nature and the iron of landing, transportlnu and camping.
youth must do the rest. Kwith all their Infinite deuils. nested
Tm, was only one typical camp of out of practically nothing within tilt
the hundreds lining the roads for “‘9“ to" months. i
miles in this vast reception camp. ’
Field kitchens and water carts were. FLOYD GOES ""0
Wheeling up to all the camps as the GOVERNMENT WORK
lentil went up. Filtered water is; HARTFORD, 'Aug. 27I_-Marculs L.
:Exgl‘llalnltgogglfiinfid13:21:.beg: Floyd, vice‘president and director ol
heads. Later on there will be g 391.“. the American Sumatra Tub-coo Com
did system of water mains for the pony. has resigned to enter the gov-
whole camp, But ”"0 are "10 1MB. ernment service as an industrial co
:ngaiwggr’gw é; ?;&2§:?11; ordinaior. Mr. Floyd is one of the
inch mains. the‘prltuitive nogghead‘m leading tobacco growers of the cast. l
[soon be turned into an
full
inhumane: days and appeared as a; 7'77” ' . ‘ ., . t ‘5‘"?
pitcher for the Hope Hose team in its; h
combats with the other fire teams or
at
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ADDITIONAL K.
OF C. SECRETARIES
(Continued from First Page)
retaries as are absolutely necessary to
.continue the operation of the perma-
nent huts have been left on their old
assignments.
Wherever the American and their
allied fighters advance, a supply of
methods.
.3 . necessary comforts is movingqbehind.
jSoap and towels have been added to
iihe list of articles carried. The rapid
advance of the Allies on all fronts has
itorced the change in- tbe war W01“
Trucks leave the ports of
debarllatiou daily at regular intervals
nation.
land are met close behind the lines by
flighter vehicles, which take over the
supplies and rush them to their desti~
immediately upon receipt of the ad‘
vice that the new schedule was in ac-
tual operation, the Knights of Colum-
bus committee on War Activities at
their headquarters. 461 Fourth ave»
nue, issued a call for 500 additional
secretaries.
immediately.
These men are needed
it is essential that the personnel of
the K. of i‘. be greatly increased. if
the express service is to be continued,
according to the original plan.
The
service insures the regular delivery of
“smokes" and other comforts to the
men who are in the vanguard of the
fighting.
The committee has decided upon a
campaign to recruit these additional
secretaries.
within the next ten days.
O...” ”M
COUNTRY MAY G0
The quota must be filled
“DRY” NEXT JULY
(Continued From Page One).
negotiation.
A definite “genllcnlen's
agreement” in the Senate is expected
within a few days.
The Wartime prohibition bill pend‘
ing in the. Senate came up for con-
sideration yesterday under the. unani-
mous consent agreement, made sev-
eral Weeks ago, ailing itmrigllt of way
until disposed of,
but was tem-
porarily displaced while the Senate
proceeded with the Man Power bill.
Thou leaders supporting and lighting
the prohibition legislation proceeded
with corridor and cloak room discus-
sions on the compmmiae.
All it now stands.
the bill would
stop the sale of intoxicants January
1 next.
Al President Wilson's sug~
gestion. according to Senator Shep-
pard, of Texas. prohibition advocate.
postponement of the date was agreed
to by spoltcslllell of both factions.
The President. it was stated. believes
additional time should be given for
financial and other adjustments.
In yesterday’s negotiations most of
the prohibition advocates were agree-
able to fixing July 1 as the date. They
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im,,;tlrsl, district. He was an expert
inning threelegged races and with
John, ll. .Clune won many' prizes in
3 other. days.
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_, ‘ Patrolman Flynn reported to police,
' headquarters, that some 'one hadl
thrown at stone through the window‘
of Pohiman's barber shop on Wash-
ington street at about midnight. on
Saturday. night, breaking the 'glass in *
one comer of the wisdom: The blenk- '
fling was the result of a stone being
pinched between the pavement and i
the tire of an automobile, with the re? '
suit that it had the speed of a bullet.
Many Danbury people will be inter-
, «ted in the new that Judge Leonard ,
J. Nickerson, of "west Cornwall, dean
of the'llitchfield county bar, is seri-
y .‘ously ill as the result of It shock
“Which he suffered ‘a levy days ago. He
is understood to be resting comforta-
‘llly at present. Judge Nickerson is
(me of‘the bestltnown men in this
motion or Connecticut and is espec-
ially prominent in Masonic affairs. He
has delivered. addresses before Ma-
sonic bodies‘ln‘vtilis city upon many
occasions. his lot appearance here be-
ing at a meeting-of Gruadér Comman-
«‘ory. Knights Tempura. last spring.
when heave a patriotic talk that
was declared by .those who heard it
«0 be one of the most Inspiring that
12rd been heard in Danbury since the
’ cloning 'of the war.-—Danbury
‘ 5* Two. 1 ‘
Savin
gs that Mount ~p
"SO-CO-NY gasoline gives ‘you so many extra miles per gallon
, that the saving‘you effect over the use of inferior gasoline will
. help our aviators and all our forces over there. Such savings
‘ up. They help to win the war. The mock economy of inferior-gas—like all
‘ false. saving, is real waste. ’
“ SO-CO-NY «is clean, powerful, quick
SOCO-NY Sign. Buy wisely. Buy SO-CONY. » It’s gasoline thrift.
STANDARDo—I
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Thrift-Buying Here
L coma '
these diys mount
starting amt reliable. Look as. the Red, wane. and Blue
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up: an
HOWLAND'S
Entrances on Main St, Fairfield Ave.
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Store hoursz—Bzao to 5 daily except Saturdaysgh
theuopentill9P.M. ‘ ”
Mid-season hats
now reduced.
Hats for late summer and curly Fall wear. The!
contain all the desired colors and Illnivrinls :3.le or.
the season’s approved styles. ‘
Both (’lcorgcttcs and straw rel -' ~ . ll-c Ellie-rc-
:luccd to $1.85
Fillc lot of llllll‘lllllllt‘tl hats in (‘lt‘illl all 'ilt'llVG
shapes. Have been $1 .Bl‘l—l'cducctl to 9Q!
l Second Floor. '
Dinner Set $7.
‘ Ll special 50 piece (lillllcr set is growl 'llluc. (Md
stamp. Alllcricall porcelain.
There are six ouch—Jfl/Q lll. plow 3‘]. in.
plates—Individual BlillOl‘S-—St)llli 1H-
Suuccrs-alld Preserve dishes.
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4
There is one ouch—8 in. covered (“ell-~12 ill. motif
dish——7 ill. vegetable disll-gr21vy hoot—sugar and
cover and cream pitcher.
':_ Makes excellent set for every day use.
Fourth floor.
fl J’Cedar Mops.
O’Ccdat‘s are great. help lll keeping lllll‘Wl clean
and sanitary.
$7}
p
‘ Plenty of large size mops llt‘l'c in metal contain-l . l
ms. The factory is not furnishing metal calls on the ‘
new orders. But many women will want them bot:
cause they help mop to retain the oil and preventthq I - *
staining of wood—work. . $1.25 Each; . <
”J ‘Rourth “”05: . .
You can make ~. 1
a beaded bag. l‘
Not difficult, when 0th
follows directions. _' '
, Frames are furnished
complete with lining and _
patterns are stamped in
color. Beads come in ‘bot'i
, tics. Bag can be made up;
‘cxactly as pattern or in V31
riation. 7‘
‘ Bond bags promise to:
be popular this season and
no wonder—for they’ll)
very pretty. . . _ ’
There are different typed
of frames and several all .
turns from which to select). ‘
so’; ‘
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‘ ‘ run HOWLAND DRY GOODS .00.:
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am insisted that it would be Apt-Ill} couusc-rlcu'r 'MEN women»
that a majority were said to have con- ' ' "
'sented to the later date. Opponents O 3px ' __ t
, . '1‘ WA, Aug. 27. Last. night!
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of he legislation were declalell to be it li‘t l ltd : ,
convinced that. it cannot be defeatetl,. . . l
{and to be satisfied with the proposed; Gased——L H. Hart, NewtomMsssr
jexfinrfililllofll g; tune.i f ‘ Wounded-J. C. Mécniffi.‘ Water.
a no us on 0 an a remnant . . ,
:is expected to pave the waygfor pas- bury, Pom, J. Desmarais. Brooklleid. “
sage of the- bill by the Senate late ““55" W' H‘ F°"’"S' WPWW- ““9”!"
.thig week or early next week. , G. Price, Cambridge:flnss.;— W. Mo
. . " [‘Coy, Barre, Vt; D. Cllmbe,' Maiden;
. Theophile Euphrat, of Norwalk, has Mass. . .’ . ’
been granted a patent for a shade; ‘ ' , ' —-—-—— T ‘ . . *
holder. . l e-Sentine Wen‘ Adsare‘wmnerlé
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. Every time you read ct what; our boys are million. that". -
other side. you purchasers (1 Liberty Bonds and War 83 '
8211:1612, you can truthfully say, and say it with W
, “IEAD a mum IN THIS" “I comm-I'd THIS"
30g ’HELPING DO THIS.” ' "11‘ IS PART'Q‘OP‘jMY.
we congratulate you on the hearty re use 757611333"; I
made to your Government's can; but we, m, Infill 3““
join you not to relax your en‘orts; but to keel) ”3" 7‘
to keep on saving. 11: order that your (lovernmfltt “’7
the ugly thingho‘oanunderswid‘
to give the RUN
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