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Beacons Triumph.
“Hearts of the World”
Accompaald by Orchestra of..
In the Fascinating l'hotoplay.
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3 “Dome Their Bit” ,
. And 12th Episode of
“The Battle’s Eye”
Monday dh—d‘TuesdaY l
Norma Talmadze
In Her Latest Photopiay,
“The Safety Curtain”
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Matinee 2:15. Evening 1 audit.
Today
Charles Ra -
. In Paramount Pic ure,
_ “A Nine O’Clock Town”
You'll get right up and root for
‘(fharles Ray through each foot of
i ill film. He brings "big city
t, ass" to a “one horse town."
Thursday and Friday
Marmerite Clark
In Paramount Production, .
i “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”- .
Saturday Feature
Tenth Episode of.
_“The’Eatrle’s Eye”-
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PALACE THEATRE TODAY ’
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Charles Ray In Paramount Picture "Ag
Nine O'clock Towfi" -' I
Dorcas Matthews. a charming Thom I
as H. Ince actress, who has been seen
In many picture successes, appears as
a .corset model in support of (‘harles
Itav In “A Nine O'clock Town.” biH‘
latest Paramount starring \ehiclc,é
which will be presented at the I'ala‘cc
Theatre today. The role is an excel-.
:ent. one of which Miss Matthews
makes the most, and It provides.
a my laugh! for the spcctators. i
David Clary, the part ass-tuned In"
'vil‘. Ray. is manager of the "Brown‘-
' firm." at Littletown and in so ”for!
to revive bulines sh,e employs a cor-
set model from New York. \‘t’hcn'
Miss“ Matthews appears, she creates a
sensation and even the members ol'
tit brass band cease playing in theirj
e one to get a glimpse. of the model.‘
What happened alter tittlt is revealed
in a seriea‘ot thrillim.r fiI‘Pnrfi.
The picture was written and direct-l
ed by Victor L. Schertzinuer and Mini
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Thomas H. lnee producir...r stall at;
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AT PALACE THEATRE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
Beautiful Marguerite Clark in “Unclei
, Tom‘s Cabin" .
'It was Abraham Lincoln who cx~'
pressed the opinion to Mrs, Harriet
. Beecher Stowe that her book, “L'ncle
Tom's Cabin,” published" In ’1852.
brought on the Civi‘ War. It certatntr
caused such a comr ~ tion as eventual
Iy resulted in the : lition of slavery
in this county. picturi‘r-ttion or
this famous utrv >, with It argueritc
Clark in the roi: : of little Eva and
Topsy. will be sho‘ n at the Palace
Theatre Frid-ty and Saturday.
The alert as outlined in Mrs.:
Stowe's book, has been scrupulously
followed by J. Searle Dawley,‘ the. dl~
. rector. and none of its bealtty or in-
.1 terest has been sacrificed. It is need-
? less to tell thc'story. for who has not
read Mrs. Stowe's immortal novel? It
. is sumcient to say. perhaps, that from
the time when Uncle Tom. Eva and
Topsy are introduced. until the. final
scene fades out, there ,is continuous
:ction, expectancy, thrill ‘und heart
anneal of a quality seldom ,eenveyed
by any motion picture. .
Miss Clark is admirably supported.
while the direction of the photoplay.
3 not to speak of the excellent photogra-
. phy. are all that the most exacting
tame can demand. ‘ - .
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REGENT THEATRE TODAY
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“Hearts of the World." Accompanied
”I By Orchestra of 15 Pieces»
. Hearts of the World." the latest
picture produced’ by- that genius o.
‘5 Pieces. hospital and surprises his comrades.
--- :lle gets into a German omccr's on1
item and goes into the German trench '
. Saturday les, under cover of night In a dt'il'inE’
' and ' Ice iralnstortn. He passed soldiers ant
Jme Katherlne oilioers, but the latter, suspectiugt
‘somethin: wrong, go hunting for him .
He disabled two and escapes..li\‘ing in
in shell hole in the German lines
two days and nights.
-ty In regaining his own lines. but lin-
ally reaches the village which he lei‘i
for the war. where the Germans are
heart is
them.
‘Smith in l89‘l and that since then 90
. son was now-bio to support
tbs war breaks wt. Belted!“
the width in which he lives is we!“
enough to tight tor. he enlists and
aces to the front.‘ leaving his sweet
heart behind. He ,is shown going on
dangerous errands. including those 0:!
invoking information amt raiding. Ht“
'ia wounded in battle and zii‘en up for
lost. but emerges from a sit-2e in the
CHRISTIAN
SCIENCE ,
By JOHN W. DOOBLY. O‘. I. 3.
.0t Leeds. 3118.
for
He has difllcttt
now controlling and where his swee‘v
doing drudaer.’ work for
They meet and rattler than
give in. decide (0 die together. The
lember of the Board of Leo
tureship of the lather Church
the First Church of Chmt,
Scientist, in Boston, Mass.
REGENT THEATRE
FRIDAY EVE- Nov. 15th
At 8 O’Clock .
ALL an: wnwoua
I-‘rénch. however. recapture the town
befote they are caught and ahere is
great reloiciniz, The picture closes
with the scene showing the American
troops marching through Paris.
REGENT THEATRE SATURDAY
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-- GET COMMISSIONS
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Among twenty-seven Connecticut
men just oonimlsslone‘d in he army
are the following from Fairfteld coun-
Jan'e and Katherine Lee in the Photo-l
play. “Doing Their Bit" .
Jane and Katherine Lee. In “Doing.
Their Bit." are the attraction an.
nounced I: the management of the:
Regent for Saturday. As the title in,
dicates. the theme of the new oflerina.
is patriotic. Laughs anti “Hills are:
said to alternate with refreshing ra-
pidity, with ire ees, of course, busi-
est where the p (it is thickest.
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JACKSON DIVORCE
v DECISION RESERVED
BRIDGEPORT. N09. i1.—Jud.ii-‘
molten finished hearintl the evidence In
the divorce proceedings brought by
Mar Belle Smith Jackson against Hor-
ace II. Jackson In the Superior court
yesterday anti reserved decision in the
case.
Jackson, who wept as he testified,I
said that he had married lilav Belle
trouble had been
calmed by disputes over money. He
c‘uhnod that his wife never kept
~ck of any money or bills and that
it» took no interest in his business
or financial affairs. Jackson testified
that he had cxpressed disapproval a“
different times of his wife's Iriende
and associates but denied her cltargl‘l
per cent. of their
,that he had treated her cruellv. I
In Mrs. Jackson's testimony the it“
serted that Jackson had struck her
knocked her (own and had used vtlt ;
lnnguncc to I-cr. She stated that lack .
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0“... BRETON COAST.
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United States Has Great Naval Basel
There. l
“W I ‘ 1
Aincticnn Naval Base, Frauen (Loin!
venisondt-pu‘t oi the Associated l‘i'essl [
wilcvo on this ruched Breton email
their is an American natal establish-l
Nt‘lll which I‘. :- curl of (‘iIlllDO'iilt‘ OI:
I‘.~t- Into zit-tiaity of the navy dcpav‘l-'
'lii'IiI at \th‘hinutcn and of one it lite‘
tic. 'i'|\'_\' yards on the Autcrit'un st-nw
luutrtl, ‘
‘.’it.~ Admiral Wilson, (‘tIililllltIllIiIW
" .. Auwrir'tn mtval tore-w: in French
\unv-rs. has his lteatlounrtcrs‘ hero.
with :‘n executhc stuff quartered In
one ct‘ t‘Ic largest buildings of the city,
irtntinx the Mace President Wilson
American bhtcjuckt-ts are on guard at
all the entrance-e. mm stcntlt‘ files iii
Ameticun naval oillct-rs anti sailors.
crowd the corridors on their various
Idutiel.
The streets are filled with Ameri-
can sailors (in liberty parties." often
501‘" and 0.00 in a single party. And
or the water illi‘l’i‘ is the, hustle and
ac‘ivity of a buzc'nnvy yard. with
:ccreu ot' Autcricon naval craft and
r: n port lying in the. harbor, and the
'iii‘i‘ aiitc with a vast naval installa-
tion_ __
Besides the. rush of the port itself.
illit‘ tr. the naval administration center
' 1"? 3‘10 miles of the French coast. (il-
vided into three districts. with a num-
ber of the chief parts into which the.
masses of American men and material
are pouring.
Aside from the American transport
fleet which comes and goes, there is
a standing personnel ‘of officers and
ships—destroyers” repair ships. con-
verted yachts. mine sweepers and
naval tugs. The shore establishment
Is cu the same. extensive scale. with
aerodromes l'or balloons and airplanes.
great stacks of coal and mammoth
tanks for fuel oil.
Naval headquarters is in constant
wireless touch with the whole rung-c
if this naval activity, along the 300
titles of front and fur outto sen where
he conuvys are steadily moving in_
and out. All the orders are issued
here for this intricate movement, the
meetings at sea at appointed places—-
and the zigzag routes which will cheat
“he hostile craftlying oil the 'coast.
From outside headquarters one sees
the wireless antennae stretching off
to a, near-by church steeple, thus gtV<
in: a great sweep of wire for gather-
ing the sound wages. There is also
direct telegraph and telephone so that
if need be conversations may go on be.
tween naval chiefs and American oili-
cers at. Paris or London.
It is ahuge work this big establish-
|;en. um: um fund earned $111,059.60}
ly' Charles ‘E. De ('harme. second
lieutenant, ordnance; llermau S.
Schuls. first liuetenant, medical: .Ins.
D. Gold, captain. medicat. and Alfred
J.~.Faulkner, second lieutenant. Quar-
termaster corps. all of Bridgeport:
Match (1. Short, Stratiord. second
lieutenant, air service: Hamid . Par-V
sons. Stamford..c.aptain. Quar rmas-
ter; Howard Drummond. Greenwich.
first lieutenant, , Motor Transport
corps. and ward at. Carmody. new
town. second lieutenant, Quartermas-
ter corps.
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STATE SCHOOL FUND.
The state auditors will soon begin
work on the accounts of the school
fund for the fiscal year ending Sop-i
leather 3. At the close of the year the;
fund amounted to $2,008,623.75, an in-
crease of $22.51 for the year. The
money is well invested. On October 1 i
01 this year, cr the day alter the close;
of the fiscal your. there was a balance.
on hand of ”1.13450, but it was all:
applied for and has since been termed;
Investments in Connecticut real:
estate amount to tl.107.037 or $45,240!
more than in the previous year. t
During the Rear ending September
The interest rate chara‘cii iti 5-30 WP“
cent. '.
ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN.
\i‘umcn‘ students are now admitted
to every department 0! the l'nirersity
oi Maryland. I
,Wiecon'sin is the first state to pass
law throwing limitations around the
cmploynflnt of women on railways. '
The women throughout Canada are
tukin: a prcminc‘nt part in the \"w
torv loan campaign. 3
The percentage of women employ-f
ed in the tnetttl trades In the i'nito-ti
States has increased since l‘JIl from
4.0 to 12.9.
It is estimated that 100,000 \\'tmlt‘.'.
are at w etnpioved in munitiou plant:
and airplane I'nctoritu in the I’lllii‘ll
H utcs.
Women are now employed tor the
Ill‘rl time in the tut-clutnit-ztl end of ill!-
ropcwall. at the (Tliurieatown illass,‘
Navy Yard.
Alter u )‘“Ill".~ trial in New Y1 rlr
state. under \arViuu ('tlntlllitlnx Illt't
Woman‘s Land Army htln been [no
trounced a success. ‘.
'I‘rnvcllnt: over some of the wildest
ntcnn‘ain country or West \'Iliiillitl,t
Wurkllli! its practical tdll‘l'twtl‘m. run:
bow tluet- vounu women ot',.\iartins-'
burs spout the past summer. ‘
\‘i’omen physicians oithw York city“
nro soon to open a war hospital for”
treating the returned wounded, in
which all the physicians. nurses and
other expert workers will be women.
‘Two American Red Cross workers.
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same angstroms: Jaw-tumult"
Balance of the Fall and Winter Stock of the -
S. ASHOE C0,,
1159' BROADWAY;
New York
WAS PURCHASED BY
f Slater’s. .Shoe Store
1128-30 Main 31.. Bridgeport, at Ridiculously Low Prices
Ladies’ Depart ment
THE STOCK CONSISTS 0F MEN’S. WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S SHOES
Must'Be Sold at Ghee ]
This Is the Greatest Shoe Event'in the History ”at This City. Let Nothintr Keep You Away. 11 Will‘Pav you
to'Come Even If You Live 50 Miles Away.
SALE - . STARTS TOMORROW f7
' Friday, November 15m, 3! 8:50 A. M. I
These .Prlces Will Stir the Country I-‘rotn End to End
Pass the good word among your friends and neighbors; they will thank you for it. No .
great bargain toast. You must and will be here, as this sale will be arnah fromtbo opening. our and continue to be a rush unt‘d'
every dollar’s worth Ia carried away by happy buyers, happy lathe thought that a dollar saved la a dollar earned
‘hoiammumuugo Itwmbeone
1 BIG LOT
Ladies" Gray Ki’ Hich Luce
bhoes. the season’s atcst militarv
heels. ‘ ‘
$13.00 value ..........
lllltl LOT .
Ladics‘ and Growim.r Girls" High
Lace Shoes. low and militarv
heels. .
$5.50 value .......... o
I BIG LOT .
Ladiw‘ 1-Sti'a1) Black Kid House
Sltoes‘ low comfortable nects.
$22.50 value, '
at ..... c ........... O
o
'1 BIG LOT
’Ladies’ Tan Calf High Lace
Shoes. latest Cuban heel: verv
dressy. .
$7.50 value .4 .........
1 BIG LOT
BIISS Sarah Fleming of Jloa‘lon and
Miss Sylvia Coney of New York.
have been made. honorary members of
tho Bt-t‘suglierl as a reward for then
St‘.\’l(‘(’ti to this. “If“! famous ot’ Valium
fighting organizations. i
The United States Ordnance Depart-j
merit. the American it‘onndrymcn‘s As- f,
socialion, the National Founticrs‘ As-i
socialion, have adopted a ruling that‘s _
woman engaged in industrial work
shall not lift weights in excess of,
twentydive pounds. ' i
To prepare themselves for some cs I
Slippers.
8c
Ladies’ Felt Comfv
All colors and stzes.
$2.00 value.’at . . . . . . .
1 BIG, LOT .
Cushion Sole Comfort Shoes.
sentiai service. a group of University' ,1 BIG LOT
of Chicago women are organizing the
Women Strident Training Corps in or
der to secure. for its members definite
training for some particular work
needed by the naticn. .
The cinémalograph department of
the British Ministry of Information is
sending to the United States for exhi-
bition what is said to be a moat rc- _
markable film production .iilustratinz
in allegoricnl'iorim the work that is
being done by the women of Great
Britain in’ aid of the war: ' ,
Royalties are, as a rule. ‘oniy on
nodding terms with profound learning
or artistic talents. An exception is
Queen Elizabeth of the Belgians, who '
is an accomplished violinist, an expert
linguistJ and a‘ graduate physicians-
Before her marriage to King 'Aihert. '
she frequently.accompanied her ia-
.thcr—the celebrated Duke Charles . ,
< Theodore of Bavarian-on his scientific.
_ expeditions. '
ment is carrying on. On the strictly.
naval side are the defensive and often [I
tttve In the war of cx'ermlnuticn being:
CONCERNING WOMEN.
;7 modal pictures. D. W. Grimth, is act
made against enemy submarines.
Outside of the naval operattongs.
immanent“ Two rf ~ , "
i I)? mmancea will. pair plants, -fuci'stations. oil tanks.
In tall at 2 unit 8. Everywhere it?
reed shown it has been called
t picture ever produced."
'_ 0 ; .miaa teature oi.
‘ , out. an orchestra of in
skilled was» playing specially
I all performances.
In a (nature. but
“ naval construction at alitbe ports
pair pinata. fuel stations, oil tanks.
wait-r works. and all the ‘ equtremtntb
of a areal naval ostnbtishuiou shirt.
is constantly sap-Min.
~""i.'.t":f‘.il.7*’
there. is the steady march .ot a vast,
_ ’White Plains. N. Y.. has a woman
1 fuel administrator.
1 Over 30,000 women in Austria are
. metabolism trades unions? - '
, Drinklnumonx women In Great
along til-ID ”0 authority's“ from. rte-i Britain has decreased 78 per cent in
the last three years.. .
Eunice Futterer, the girl evangelist.
has been preaching since she use
years of an.
‘ About oat-thin! oi the stanchion».
Made of soft French ind—-
Hand sewed. s -
$150 value .......... .
Ladies’ $2.50 Silk Hose. Black,
Gray. Nut; Brown. Ivorv. Mahog-
any. Tan and Smoke Gray.
Extra good ‘
duality .- ........ o
1 BIG LOT
Ladies’ $5.00 High 'QCut‘ Lace
Boots of verv late desmn. Flex-
ible sole With high or
low heels. All sizes
1 BIG for
Ladies:
Shoes. -
styles.
Gray
and B
$10.00 Hand Sewecl
Latest Fall and Winter
' High cut models to
Brown.'Tan
lack . . ”/3
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1 BIG LOT ‘ ‘ . _ I
Young Ladies’ dhd Grow"-
ina Girls’ High Out Boots.
Black and BYQWIL . All :“
sizes. $5.00 ~ . .
soc-c
3.95 .
$32453
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Men s Department
1 BIG LOT
leather blu he t I mimetal
9 ‘ S i ‘,
$4.00 valuec...l...?.c $ 569
1 BIG LOT
Men’s Dress. Shoes.
Men’s $6.50 U. S. Armv Shoes.
Made of Dark Tap Chrome
leather over the Munson last.
ltull double sole. Inspected
by J. J.
, Mahonev .......... .
l'BIG LOT ~
Men’s Dress Shoes. Qunmetal
calf in blucher or straight Ene-
instl inst. Goodyear welt. Tan
and black. $5.50 ' $3 90
value. at
1 Bit“. LOT ..
ien’s l-Buckle Arctic. Prepare
‘ now for Winter.
'\ $52.00 value. at ...... o
1 BIG LOT
, Men’s Tan Elkskin
Ghoes. wa-
- ternroof leather. M
ade with
full doubl= . la- " :-
tongue. $5000 sot and closed
value .............. .
1 BIG LOT
Men’s Rubbers to fit high or re-
ceding toe. 3312' 89C
0
value ..............
1 BIG. LOTT '_ .
Men’s Police. Fire and Post-
man’s Shoes _2 full double soles
and leather lined.
$6.50 value . . . . . .
lBIG LOT . ‘
Men’s $8150 U. s. ‘ -
Beets. Allsizes. An Hm Rubber
unheard of value "
‘1 BIG LOT .
' Men’s ’Hin‘h Cu't Storm Boots.
Made of Tan Elkskin- $4 95
C
C$7.50value..........
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1128-1130 m smear ‘ V
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Children’s Department ., I“
1 BIG LOT
Little Boys‘ School or Dress
Shoes. nonmetal teather.,biuch-
er stvle. copper toes. Sizes ,9
to 13 1—2. $2.25
value .............. 0
4.45.
1 BIG LOT '
Children‘s Gun Metal Calfskin
Button or Lace. Durable qual-
ity. All Sizes.
$3.00 value ........
'1 BIG LO'I‘ '
Bovs’ and Girls’ HIEh Cut Stormj
Boots with strap and buckles.
Great tor wet
O
greather.._>._._.r....... .
lBIG LOT
Big- Bois’ Shoes. nonmetal
leather. agitclisn lust. lace shoes.
Very. stylish shoes for youths.
All Sizes.
$3.00 value
1 BIG LOT . .
Bovs’ Scout Shoes, Tan or Black.
“S. & A." b‘cout Shoes. '.‘he
kind all bovs like. Aumost 1m-
1)OSbibiE LU wear them $2 45
. .
out. $3.50 value ..
1 BIG LOT ., ‘
Boys’ and Girls’ Extra High Qut’
Boots. Black cairskm. I owe
styles. All sizes. Good rough
weather shoes.
$3.50 value ......... -
1 BIG LOT «
oys’ U. .8. Army Shoes. Best:
or, comtort and tone wear.
.ii’iaue on the Morison last.
the boy a pair of'these and
economize. $55.00
value . .1... .r ..... "
1 BIG LOT
,Child’s Lace Shoes in‘black calf
or kid. Strong. service i soles. .
Sizes up to 8. i 29 'v
a." 4
-51.? value.~at . .
lazilolgor d. ’ .
ii ’8 an Misse’ T
HIEh Lace Up 811053. 81%; calf
to 2. $5.00 2.8682
value. at; . . .....
1131.61.01:
Lace_:SI}oes~for school ior: .
.......... 01.98
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Child’s Gunmetal , Leather} .
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