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REAL l
COLD . f .
WEATHER. ' '
Gloves, Sweaters, Cape, Muf-
flers, etc. ’ ,
Overcoate and Ulster-s at reu-
onable prices. -
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Joseph Davis
85 Washington Street
South Norwalk
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FRED .H. PONTY
J anuary Records
On Sale Toda
WE CARRY THE ENTIRE
CATALOGUE. .
Store Open Every Evening Until
9 P. M
, road Administration and the Shipping
Fred H. Polity
37 'NORTH MAIN STREET
Palace Theatre Building.
ECiiy Newsl
Capt. Samuel Goldsehmidt, who has
accently rct-urned on the horse Wash:
.ington from 16 months" in
'France. left his home, in Elmwood
avenue, Second district. to reEume his
oldies at the Johns Hopkins university
Baltimore, Md. ’
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“'inter Paps, O'Brien.
in the line-up of Walter Camp's All~
..-\merican elevens for the year, the
name of Frank Kelly. of New Canaan,
—l;-]‘lP:ll'S, in the third eleven as right
halfback. Kelley learned his football
with the Stamford High school team.
and is famous, throughout Connecticut
.lor his playing,
service
DANCING AT THE_ CLIFFORD
Saturday night from 8.30 to 11.30.
Arthur \dams, u ho has been sui’i'l-r~
I fine for a number of weeks with rheum-
atism. was removed to’ the Nor-walk
. hospital. yesterday. _,Mr. Adams has
‘ been delivery clerk for his brother.
'ZRnyul \V. Adams, for many years. aim
" is well known about town. His friends
gape for a speedy recovery.
.
ll‘ormer patrons of the. J. ll. White
in» (‘0. will receive prompt attention
calling 1968.
3h: and Mrs. William F. 159g}; of
71: East avenue, received yesterday a
tum-r. dated December 10. 1918. from
Frank A., in France. in
\xhioh he states that all is going fine.
but that it rains all of the time where
:u- now is stationed. He is with the
i 11'”) Field :trtillcl‘y.
their son.
l'mhre‘llas and Mourning Bands.
fl‘llrien,
p—é—E a“ " '3 " I m
llu'fzt- rock which had been loosen-
'~-- the rain from the side. of the
' ~ - r'ut through which the. New York,
‘ll - Haven & Hartford railroad tracks
near Stevenson rolled down the
? an}: vesterday morning and lodged on
‘he tlack, blocking traffic. The rock
. van removed by a wrecking crew
which had been called to the vicinity
to replace a freight car which had
been derailed. ‘
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England
. Machinery to Convert
{ Plants to Peace Needs
Again
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all classes of freight and particularly
:foodsctufi intended for American
[troops abroad and Europe's starving
jpeople. was embargoed from other
’0: Boston. Philadelphia, and New
lYork, for export by order of the Fed-
leral Food Administration today.
Food and supplies are accummulat-
led on the piers of New York to such
:lan extent that it is impossible for it tablishment.
‘to be handled or for cargo space to be
I provided for its transportation abroad.
,Similar conditions are declared to ex-
list in Boston and Philadelphia, with
ithe situation becoming more serious.
I Three principal causes. are assigned.
{One is the strlke. of freight handlers,
lwhich was reported to be spreading
"today. Another was a disposition on
llhe part of ship owners to put their
ivessels in drydock upon being relievn
i ed from the war strain, instead of con-
ftinuing the ships in trade. Still an-
anther was the holiday; season, with
,eonsequent decrease. in labor facili-
lties regardless of existing strike con-
. ditions.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.~—Ofilciztls at
the Food Administration, the Rat?
VBoard today professed ignorance oi
‘elnbargoes announced by officials in
New York on the movement of ex-
port freight to New
Philadelphia.
BUILDING COST _
. or BATTLESHIPS
. NEARLY DOUBLE
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York. Boston and
‘Tennessee were asked for no contraca
tor submitted a hid under the estimat:
ed cost of $7,800,000. The government
then declined to build them in its own
navy yards. and the cost will amoum
to probably; $11,250,000 each, an ill-
crcase of 3 per cent. over the estinlab
_ed cost.
"The same increase will apply proc
bably to capital ships authorized in
the 1916 three-year program. For the
. ten battleships and six battle cruisersi
. 1 1%: j provided for in this program I imag-.
r '5' .
" ‘ 51.50.000.000. This applies to the
:and machinery alone."
ine the increase will amount to nearly,
hulls t
Higher Cost of Merchant Ships l
Admiral Taylor said the cost of con-3
struotion- merchanbships hari’ncreh‘lm
ed front $75 to $200 a ton. while the!
cost of battleshipsghas increased less:
than 50 per cent. This has been ac”
eomplished, he said, by exercising thei
greatest economy possible in
government navy yards and by close
supervision in private yards which
are building battleships on the. "cost-
plus" basis. '
ES’IPLOYMENT BUREAI] ; The ‘emergency’ then 'existing’ is ovt
loominueo from I'll-st Page».
s . - . y 1 ‘
willow-s ofzthe women s (lH'lh’lOFl, l nlled
States Employment SQI'VK‘I‘.
State (‘apilol. Hartford. .
Secretary \l'ilsou‘s plan was devised
in recognition of the services of thou-
sands of women during the past year.
and with the view to encouraging the
preparation of women for farm work
another season.
country-wide application. For the new
division of the Employment Service,
the latter will furnish officers’ insig-
nia and assistance in recruiting and
expenses. The Employment Service
will have regulation of working condi-
tions. A National Director. Mrs. Wil-
liam l-l. Hubert, will act. as administra-
tive chief of the division. '
Tile original organization known as
the Woman’s Land Army of America
was organized primarily for increasing
food production during the war, meet-
ing the farmers’ needs’ by providing
units or groups of women who live in
separate houses with a. chaperon-
housekeeper or supervisor. and fur-
nishing their own food or cooking.
This patriotic organization of volun-
teer workers came into existence in
New York City in December. 1917. and
from the beginning, has operated in
err-operation with a degree or success
said. to be far beyond the utmost ex-
pectations of its creators and the
country at large. Forty states now
have Land Army Chairmen. The N»
operation of the United States Elu-
ployment Service will enable the Art
at tho
my to do still better and more eiiici-3
out work. it is believed.
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Must import Much'
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—-8hipment 0: in.
parts of the country through the ports I
the -
The plan will have"
AGENTS PLAN ,
NATION-WIDE
SLACKER HUNT‘
(Continued from m: Rage).
The first, designated as purely civil-
:ian and amenable to the Federal laws
as operated by the Department or Jus-
ltice, include men who failed to regis-
.ter, refused to return their ques-
.tionnaires, declined to submit to med-
ical examination or through conspir-
acy sought to evade their responsibil-
l The other is designated as desert"
ers and includes men who responded
‘to the summons to report for medical
'examlnatlon.to their local board,
'which is tantamount to induction into
l'the service, but who later failed to re.
’ port for entrainment. These men are
Isubject to court martial and may be‘
arrested by any civilian official 01-
member of the military or naval est
A standing reward of»
l$50 has been altered by the govern.
'ment for apprehension of these.
l Draft evaders who failed,to submit
to the call for service and were sen-
tenced to imprisonment for one year
for the offence. cannot be inducted in:
Ho the service at the termination of
,tlieir sentences, it was officially said
!at the war department today. These
men, many of whom were conscien-
5tious objectors, will be free to pursue
Etheir anti-war activities at the termin-
'ation of their year's sentence, as sign-
ing of the armistice brought forth a
cancellation of all draft calls.
SAY PhESIDENT
PLACED “JOKER”
IN DRAFT LAWS
Continued from First Page.
The administration, particularly the
iXVar Department. was bitterly de~
nounced by Mr. Green for the appar»
ent intention of keeping a million and
a quarter soldiers. most. of them draft-
ed men. in service in Europe and a
biglarnly at home even after the wax
is officially concluded by a. peace proc-
lamation. Following this course is a
direct violation of the spirit of=the se¢
lective service act and is made possi-
ble only because the War Department
had chosen to take advantage of n
technicality in the wording of the law,
Mr. Green declared.
Big Surprise to Nation
! Referring to a recent. statement
oi
the Secretary of War that it. is intend-
ed to keep thirty-two divisions of
American troops in Europe and to the.
statement of the Chief of Staff that it
is intended to discharge but 820,000
men from the army on this side of the,
ocean in the immediate future. Mr.
Green said:
“To say that the people at large
were surprised and even astonished at
thesestatemsnts is putting irmiltjly.
The country has been expected that
all not enlisted for a definite term
would be disccharged as soon as pos-
sible after peace became an establish-
ed fact even though it had not been
lofllcially proclaimed. '
. “It seems, hOWever. that what might
I be called a joker crept into the selec-
I live service bill whereby instead of be-
the
‘period of the emergency.‘
“existing
er.'but the language permits the Pres-
ident to put any construction he de‘
sires on‘it. .
“l"ruler it the men can be kept not
only during the. war, but for an ,in.
definite period after peace has been
proclaimed. and apparently it, is the
intention of the officers in command
to retain in the service some organiza- ‘
tigns which have been longest enlist-l
e .
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- LIMESTONE GETS RESULTS
Broome County. N. Y., this your
used 8.000 tons of limestone. an in-
crease of 8.000 tons over the-amount .
used one year ago. This increase has:
been due to the emphasis which thei
farm bureau and county agent hart
placed upon the value. of applying.
limestone to the soil. One farmer ap-'
plied 1 ton of ground limestone an!
acre in 1917 at the time of seeding. in f
1918 the limed area produced 5.32-if
pounds of hay, while the plot beside it 3
having no lime produced only «2017
pounds, 1,307 pounds in favor of lime.’
Another farmer top-dressed hay land l
that had been mowed one year, with
ope-half ton of marl per new). 0']:
the limed area be secured 4.200 pounds 3
of hay and on the unlimed aren'2.160
pounds, a difference of 2.040 pounds!
Still another farmer used 1 ton of lime .5
an acre at the time of seeding. On;
the limed acre he produced 5,324‘
pounds of hay and on the unlimed ac- '
re 2,904 pounds. a difference 01‘ 3.420,
pounds in favor of limestone.
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McADlOO MADE DEFENDANT
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Director General Sued for $10,000 for
2 Death of Anders Nelson
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now forming and save a
SAVE AND PROSPER
We Have Several Plans
will make it easy for you to Save as You Earn
Deposit S .25 Weekly and get $ 12.50
Deposit .50 weekly and get
Deposit 1.00 weekly and get
' Deposit 2.00 weekly and get 100.00
Deposit 5.00 weekly and get 250.00
JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS CLUB
systematically
DON’T PUT IT, OFF—Gall Today
25.00
50.00
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certain sum_ each week,
and Make Your Firsts ,
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IN RAILROAD SUIT,
William G. McAdoo, director getter.
al of railroads. is named as defendant
for the first time in this county ,in a .
suit for $10,000 brought ,by Carl F.-
Nelson. of Bridgeport, administrator?
of the estate of Ande Nelson. The f
latter was killed by train at the
North avenue railroaOcrossing’ on Oc- : .
tober 23 last. It-is alleged that the
crossing was unguarded at the time
.The New Haven railroad represented :
by Director .McA'doo is accused» of‘neg- i
ligence;
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SEE THE. SPECTACULAR l
THIRD U. 8. OFFICIAL WAR
morons.
iug enlisted for the duration of war .
.‘the soldiers were taken during
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LW‘
$7
$25.
Effectively
fur.-
$25.
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Walsts at $1.95
\Vhitc tasteful finaexturc voile. .
Pretty st 5103 trimmed with Val lace of pleasing
oattern. . 1;.“ , ~
7 . unable. grace and charm—for they fit effec-
tiv£3lomc from chap $10 makes as fine voile walsts
as can be found. ' ‘5‘ ‘ '
.5 r ' Number of patterns,
343— ‘ "
dainty and delighting, worth
$1.95
.Seoond floor. 3
_ Hats“ at $3.75
Little group of‘hats to gladden the hearts of dis— :,
eerning women.
Shapes that have grace of themselves and that fit
.with case and nice effect.
Colors, or cOmbinaiions of black with colors, that
have cheer and variety“ ~z: . .
Good velvet, trimmed .with ribbons andfiowers
and little fancy creations of. unique sort.
Impressive, $5 hats-fa $3.75
. ' "'S‘ecohd floor.
5 Dress goods at $1.75 ‘
\Voolell dress goods of practically all-year scr»
.vu-e.
Scrgcs and panafifis and poplins and crepes. .
l Attractive to {bogey-'0, staunch and true, pleas-
ing colors, nice finish”...
. Wisteria, taupe; burgundy. dark green, eopen~
hagén. dark brounumavy, and black.
Forty-one to 44 inches wide worth $2
and $2.25
$1.75
"“"l‘hil‘d tlonr.
Stationery at 69c
'A box of excellent Beaux Arts stationery instead
'of 85c——- . 69c
,Linen fabric of fine smooth surf ace and dellght-
i 11 g weight. 5» ~
, To be chosen in either regular or long
narrow shape. . -
and
9‘ In each box 24 sheets paper and 24 envelopes.
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$3.50 a‘nd $4.75— . .
Nearly all the liked andeorrect. tints, either with
;.Worth 850-— 69c
Main‘ floor, rear.
or Without gilt edge
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.-_ Home utility economies
‘ Wood baskets, convenient and artistic, regular
$2.50 85 $3.50
Aluminum kettles, -Windsor shape, 4 qt size with
cover, regular $1.50e-z- . . _ $1.10
Universal food‘ choppers, work qmckly smoothl
”and satisfactorily, sizes] and 2, worth $2.25 and $2.50
P'—
$1.85 & $2.10
.Hylo lanternswt ‘jvalue in every, home, regulargl:
‘ ' rooms, good halogenaofregtilarisi sorta-.-
’ Save at. least
0 on coat!
VVome‘n’s beautiful and truly-Winter coats-«f»
“Combinettes, whitecnamel, regblar‘$2.10—-$1._75 _
owLANo's 2
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Each worth at least $35; some worth $40.
Those beautlfully-soft woolen velours and fine
cheviots that give so admirable service.
pleated and belted, with big deep
collars---some of those collars of‘plush and of rich
' Either halfor fully lined; skillfully tailored.
Typical Howland economy, value $35 to $40-44
Second floor.
Sweaters at $7 .7 5
Here, Men, is the. real mall's sweater of the day.
A slip-on sweater of pure warm soft: wool; , '
Not a button on it. not a plat-e where breeze can
through.
Instead an unbroken from to every blast.
Pulls on over the head
rich navy blue color.
Regular price $850—-
ll‘mlrth ‘ floor.
dig
, has good warm sleeves,
Boys’ mackinaws and
overcoats
A plaid nlackinaw that nunbines athletic worth
with good appearance formust any t'weasionl
Convertible collar, slashed pocket,
trench buckle.
Sizes 8 to 17, regular $8.75— $7.90.
And a sweater of gray or blue or khaki with
dandy roll collar and two 1" wkets. f
Buttons snugly up the front; the real thing: in
cwg-ry way.
Regular $325——
l"rtmt basement.
Men’s shoes
llilllaell’.
And if he sees. he’ll know how big opportunity is. _‘
Army shoes, made on the famous Munson last
which every boy ill the, Service swears by and not at
——rcgula r 956“ $4.95
Heavy tall leather—lined shoes, blue-her cut, fiber:
$3.95 f '
Sole, regular $5—
Boys’ high—cut tan shoes, splendid slum——
sizes 21/2 to (i, reg $4.50—
sizes 11 to 2,.1'eg $4—
Main floor, rear.
-. Women’s shoes
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bclt. \vi tli'
Those wearful colors:--§-black and navy and
brown and reindeer and taupe.
$7.75 1
$2.90 -‘
A. wise man will make it a point to see, these for .
Such opportunities as many women have been:
we. l oiling for :-—- . ‘ ~_
Staple black shoes at saving.
[Here are some hundreds of pairs of good worthy -
at 2 captive black shoes; from which nearly all women :
ll—LZ‘.\‘ t'llOOSC right size. .
Among those hundreds of pairs are .. >
Black kid laced shoes with imitation tip f
Black calfskin laced shoes with military heel
Patent leather button shoes with cloth q
Value of each pair is‘not' less than $6, ' ‘ ‘
ready now at)— . ' .
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