’11! Lucky
One year ago coal was a.
'01:, with trouble in the air,
but here and now 'tis rather
and no one seems to care.
times like this a simple
. _' agrees with tiny fire and
can't. too rich—when you
ve to buy it—and discon-
catsthe buyer. A Soda mint
will do no good in trouble of
this Rind, the U. S Mint is
”what you need to get your
purse well lined;
Enjoy your luck with our
best Wishes, our day will come
again; and when it does 'twill
taste delicious for we’ll be
hungry then.
'- Everyr House.
without a hardwood floor can be increased in value by re-
laying with Oak Flooring. mg
EVERY HOUSE OWNER
can better afford hardwood flooring than carpets—costs less
in the beginning and lasts as long asthe house.
EVERY WOMAN .
wants handwood floors, they mean less work—(less dirt,
and greatly improve the appearance. of any room.
Back of our recommendation of our OAK FLOORING is a
reputation which is as carefully guarded as a business character
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The Hatch E: Bailey Co. 3""
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STARTERS, GENERATORS AND MAGNETOS
OVERHAULED
EXPERT ON ALL ELECTRIC SYSTEMS AND
IGNITION
Vaast Bros. Garage
17 CHESTNUT STREET
1360 -— TELEPHONES - 2011
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listen to “hut (has F. T"0\\nstnd,1
President of the \.tt1o11tl Poultry As-'
socintion says: 0
. “rout leCll\I\C tests of incubators‘
we found SLH. end 111' the right' kind hutI
111111th them :‘1lllll '1IL-tl to me > 1 ~11nuuly‘
as 'did the 'IlttL‘kLyc. '-\\"L' had «1111 the I
cost only ciglwt Llollm <.TI1.'1t 111.1L'h1'nc I
Wad "t't' cvcl'; lllilllllt; It 11'»: 2:111 it Ll1
”did its otvn 1L 1.1! :1'i1g :111d Suppliullf
its 'owt‘. Illlllhltll't‘. And IillltIl " It 11. \tL'I'lL‘vl
every I‘ntL'IluIIIL' 1211. \1' L111 p'tt 121 it.
infill '“LlCIx‘L'yl' lllLt'lItzItL 1' alum-glad 1.1;
1111: 'Ixc-cnnw it nomad practically 3111
attention. it hutcht (I (‘l't'l')' IIJIII'IIIIIIIL‘ 1L":
and it didnt cmt much 1120., I :1111:
now using finch-1L- i111:11‘:;1i.1r-- Lxclto
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Hockey-L ittLulvalrI' s :. -'1c duavanleed
. 1011.11.11 L-\L1'1 l1.'- 1.11 '.'I1 II I1- c' 11.: and rum 11'11
in th‘cht working 111 hr for two: _\L '115
Mark in {0111' «1'va and old L15 low a:
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A good chance to save your money. so come to
Risko’ 5 Market and try our line of goods.
Sperry & Barnes’ Bacon ..... - ............. 39c lb.
Frankfurters. Bolognas ..... . . . . . . . . . '. . . 25c lb.
Chopped Beef .-... .-.... . . 23c lb.
CornedBeef..........-............ lSclb.uD
53.33““ Shoulders 27c and 30c lb.
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Sperry & Barnes’ Pork Chops ............ 33c lb.
Fresh Shoulders ..... _.._ . . . . . . . . . .. 28c lb.
Rib Roast .............................. 26c lb.
Best Beef. Not native.
JOHN B. RISKO
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We desire .Vour patronage.
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By“ those who in this month are
' born,
No3 gems save Garnets should be
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The} will insure your constancy, I
' Trié‘friendship and fidelity. I
Charles Brand
Tha‘iii'ewelry Store Where Quality
BECKMANN’ S
NORWALK'S LARGEST ECONOMY GROCERY
Low Prices Always Prevail Here
Aunt J emima's Pancake Flour, per pkg. .............. 14c
Breakfast Blend Coffee, per lb. ....................... 28c
Very Best Maine Potatoes, 15 lbs. for ................... 48c
Dr. Jackson’s Roman Meal, per pkg: ................. 350
Magnolia or Glover Milk, per can ..................... 18c
Campbell’s Soups, all kinds, can ...................... 10c
Quaker Rolled Oats ......................... 3 lbs. for 25c
Salt Sea Rhode Island Clam Chowder, can ................ 32c
Nucoa Nut Oleo (The world ’s best), lb.
Choice New Mixed Nuts, per lb. ......................
A. F. BECKMANN 81 ‘30., Inc.
83 and 85 Washington St. Phone 1405.
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34c
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COATS. Sol—rs AND i;
DRESSES -
THE
:LE SHOP
' 6e North Main Street.
rides for a Quick Clearance I
One or two of each style. Sizes ‘
COPYRII’J Hi
King Gem-5;!- didn't seem .1 bi‘ . ncr
the prdsence of Kit. Wilson. ~
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SIRLOIN STEAK .............................. 380 lb.
PORTERHOUSE STEAK. . ....................... 4011111.
RIBLAMBGHOPS.....: .......... -..............'.32L:lb.
8 JUICY~GRAPE FRUIT .......... . .................. 25c
Schultze’s Sanitary Markets
NORWALK. _ SOUTH NORWALK.
United States License No. 17.903.
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Accuracy in Destroying
Vesle Bridges Earns Ar-
miration of Allied Com-
manders
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56m -Regiment." says lieu: en mint
,Ge orge B.Ga1'lick,of Bridgeport. who
returned to this country Saturday on
the- South Dakota “The gallant. Sp 1-
it of the boys in action which. ~10 gon-
orally charactetlzcd the Yunltrrc .. mm-
was the main factor in winnin; [IIO‘
The 56m Regiment is made up of;
(loast Artillery companies from all
:over the state including the [bump
'Sixth Company from Nor'.unlk Accmd
ing to (warlick amumber of the bovs' .
lprohahly including some from this ci- I
Distinguished!
l
have been cited 1'01
Conduct Crosses.
.llenlbers of the, Sixth
remarkable shooting.
Inevitable marksmanship of the boys
in dosnoving the bridges at Vesle won
the admiration of thL Allied cmnmnndg
era.
“It was certainly fine the Way 1110:“
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boys stood bv the guns in the \"c1d11n'
Gat'lick. '
sector) said Lieutenant
"Tm-3' wo1ked them so rapidly that
theI guns became red _l1ot and water
had to be poured over' them to cool
them off' so that they could be handled.
The boys kept at it until the Germans
simply had to retreat. fmor
not face that tertitic tire. for long
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'While not accepted yet omcially,'
it is generally believed that the last.
shot tired from :1 big gun just before
Illie armistice went into effect Was
fired by (‘aptnin Carptntet, of Nor-
iWif‘h N \. All of the bovs wanted
-1his hono1','b1n it fell to the command—
ing officer of the regiment."
"Take it front me.
boys in the regiment was dew-gone
tired When the news of the signing of
in action from curly" Augusl unlil No»
Le'mber ll without :1 rest. There were
so few heavy artillery companies in
France that the boys Simply could not
be. spawn and 11:11! to stick through to
:1 finish without :1 rest."
“\Vuit until you see the souvenirs
which were ca'plnrctl by lIlt.‘ boys E1:-
_oryonc of mom is simply loud-'11 down
\thh trophies."
The casualties
“'t-l‘v' 1'0111:11‘k:1l1l_\'
small. cvcrythin: considcrcd. accord
ins. to l.nieutr- 11m (iatrliL-k Thcv
mngtfiil to about 1 hr ctnt. of 1.785
Int-['1 tn the t'cgimcm
Thc Sixth (‘ompuny men 11 to now 111
Fort Sclluylcr. N. Y and many of
. them u etc (prw'h'd homo on furlough
"lt is cxmsclcd that
low
orcr lIlc \vm'il-hcnd.
they will be discharged within 11
week's.
Hill INDEPENDINBE
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2!), '(Cot'rnspondcncc
of The Associated l‘rcss).-»~Coloncl T.
E. Lawrence of the British army who
recently arrived in London with a son
(If the Shcrif of Mecca to civc infor-
mation concerning the Arabs‘ aspira—
tions for lndcpendence 1's characteriz-
«d by mule London newspapers as
"one of the “lost rcmarkable men
Ipt'udttccd h} the \1111'.’
- A lair -l1.1it'ed voting Englishman of
"l‘ll. smallish of stature (‘olonel LA“-
mnce gave such services to the Arab
1111139 llml be 11.15 treated as a sherit‘
:and niv en the additional “wk of emir.
Iuhich is equiv alcnt to that of p1 nice
No other European 01' Christian, ac-
cording to the London Dailv \lail. has
.over received such a distinction at
3 the hands of the royal family which is
the senior descendant of Mohammed.
I Before the war Colonel Lawrence
was a. student of history at Oxford. As
he was able to speak two Arabian dia-
,lects. be was sent by the War Office in
1914 to do intelligence work in Egypt.
. Later he was assigned to aid in the
negotiations with the King of the Hed-
jaz who revolted against the Turks
at Medina in June. 19th. afterward
'joinlug the Sheriff's militaty setvicc.
H8 adopted the full Arab field kit of
flowing 10b9, headpiece 'md golden
dagger.
With Sherit Feiseul he planned the
blowing up of troop and
trains on the Hedjaz line. and so suc-
cessful \\ ere their operations that the
Turks put a price on their heads of
$85, 000 each if taken alive and $35-
000 dead.
. They blew up seventeen trains. one
a great troop train which contained
Djemal Pasha‘. commander in chief of
the Turkish army and his staff. For
.this train Colonel Lawrence lay in
wait. for nearly three days and nightS~
Sevmal trains were permitted to
pass in safety. Then came the big
AS GOOD AS NEW
'1‘:.--l .'.'s the “at we make that
1102.11 old the of yours. Our
unvnnizel's do wonders with
no”. shoes and inner tubes.
1111-2111215, often trebles, the life
of your tires. Isn‘t it more
eLnnomtcal to pay us for .good
vulcanizing than to buy new
t.1'e$—~t:>1)eci.illy new when the
IIIIRWAUI SIIPFII SIIOP
cost of new tires mounts daily?
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one and Colonel Lawrence pressed 8
button that set on? a mine. The two
huge engines were toppled into a ra-
!vine and the train was wrecked. Die-
mat Pasha’s car near the end was de-
railed and the commander in chief
:was launched into space. Uninjnred.
ghe picked himself up from the sand
Ennd fled for life, tearing off as he ran
1h1s-_meduls, decorations 31nd span-
1 letters: These were found later and
'giuzn to Colonel Lawrence
M , leFORMATlONJN SIGHT
- This. is :1 promiscuous sort of neigh-
. borhood. “For instance, we know noth-
tin; whatever about the people next
amt.” . .
"But ‘We soon will, dear, I sent Eliza.
_ ghgre this morning to borrou some
powder. ”—Balilniore Ameri-
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- ‘The highest of praise is due in tho.
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prices.
' (lmnpany ;
were famed in the old days l‘or their,
in action this,
same accuracy prevailed-and the 111-.
man could
every one of the.
thc armistic» arrived. Thcy had been'
its, L)\\'ll \vt'aptms.
ARABflSPtR/ttltlllfi.
. right in
munition '
NorWalk’s Leading Dry Goods Store _
' Last Days of. the Whtte Sale
Dainty Undermesllns in many models that are sure to spell sal-
lsladion to the fortunate purchasers that obtain them at present
Bargains in the Domestic Department
Cut Prices on many Staple Articles including
Table Damask, Sheets, Pillow Cases and some
specials in Outing Flannel.
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‘Sul‘t’ragnn la (‘.1mpion Acheson of the
DETROIT Jun. 8 -\ long, narrow"
“edge, with a Steclcncased nose ofl
solid concrete tape-ted to :1 knife-like!
edge, forming a considerable part of!
its total length 01 204 feet, and de-‘
clared to be capable of crushing any I
submtuinc~such is the Eagle. built by‘ 1
Henry Fo1'd.and designed originally:
to help rid the 59215 of the menace of
tho (211111an I boats.
Contrary to popular bclief the Eat-1
uh is not :1 motor boat. but an oil-'
burning steam turblncdriveu craft,‘
\Iilh :1 cruising radius of 5,000 miles. ‘
'lhn' Ha :zlt' is not 11 thing of beautyz‘
beauty 11-11» not contemplated in its con-
struction. it is :1 long. guant Weapon
of war. of all-steel construction with
1111- cxcupliull of thc concrete nose.
.\11111l1c1' popular impression that,-
lms been slmtmrvd is an idea that. the
l'lztglc boat is equipped with torpedo
tubes. The submarine chaser was.
not intruded to combat the major in-3
stt'ttmcut of German ruthlessness with
ll was Llcsigncd to
dcpcnd rather upon its mnnucvcring'
qualities, its poWL'rfuI light guns. and
:1 ncw American invention for direct
111,: its fire :11 unseen objects.
its crew including operating and
fighting coullIlctut'un numbers approx-
imately S11 1111-11.
To the observer, lln- first imprcs~
311111 of the 1511,1211, bout is onc of won-
dez' that :1 croft so narrow can DOS-
sess buoyuncy sufficient to keep it up
heavy sous. llospitc' its
length of morc than 1111 :tvcl'ugc city}
block, the craft has 11 beam of only
:5 feet, and draws whcn fully equipped
less than ten font. of water.
Its 3011 \vol'tllincss has been dour
onstt'tttud in tho OIIICIHI ll'ltlIS. accord
ml! to reports to the Navy Dvpul‘b'
ment.
\\ title it is udllliltml the) Eagle does
not make the speed of the average
destroyer, 11 is claimed that it can
outdistancc most submarines and the
razor-like cdgc (11' the bow. silently,
but eloquently tells what wpuld have
happened had it come in contact with '
the. Colman undersea pirate.
Built uitlt util; 1) as its prime pur-
pose. seemingly not an inch of space
is wasted in the tilting of the vessel. '
and not an ounrc of supcxflous weight
enters its consttuction. When drop
ped into the water ready {01 the in
stallatlon of its engines, guns, etc..§
less than 200 tons of material have?
been riveted together to shape the
Eagle boat. '1: I
The plates that. form the shell of
the submarine-chasers vary in thick-
ness from 1-4 to 3-8 inch, and not a
single forging 01 rolled beam enters.
their makeup. Everything is ptessed
from sheet metal, cold, by means 01
machinery that cuts cv ery piece to an
exact pattern) punches rivet holes, and
bends the interior pait to required
shape.
Amidships tises the deck- house hon
ped by the pilot- house with radio
quarters and above all the conning
tower with the crows nest at the,
highest point. Except for this super
structure, the deck of the Eagle car- .
rites always the “shipped for action”.
appearance. -
The first Eagle boat was launched
July 11.1918. and when the armistice;
ended hostilities, early in Novembe
eight had been completed and twenty
one others were under construction in
various stages of completion Some
of these have at rived at Atlantic
coast ports.
Although the sudden cessation of
hostilities deprived the Eagle boats:
. Paris.
IN] used l‘olcv Kidncv Pills
.. and I ttutht‘ully
fPills is the medicine for kidncv trou- t
:ble. Stillson Powell Corporation.
BISHOP DISAPPOINTED.
MIDI.
1*.wmtmm
m. ' .m m‘.
fir.
rector of Trinity Episcopal
church of Hat-.tford He said Mr. MI. 1
. . ‘ . . :. . !
~ . 1 4 t f would alrlve in Haitford .l.1n. l , .111.
D1iftcu t to “6;; Q‘séggm’," 0 Be 0 would telephone to her mast. Lhu-c'
neus from her nus-baud. Dr. Mic-I Ims
Episcopalians and Olht’lb through-
out Connecticut 1le be .‘ntcrc ted in
brief news which Mrs. Acheson has
from her husb:.1nd Bishop
Protest-.111 l-‘p :11. ‘lpll dioctuo of (tn-
netlicut. He has sent he: chclztl.
communications Since he baa been in
France, in the interest of the Red
Cross, but in none of them has he been
not yet arr'i‘ ed.
it was to 11m 111.1.
with the Twntty—sixth Division. up?“
fur. \‘liel had served. that Bishop A
Sun was hoping to be unsigned.
able to give her definite word as to
What he might be mt‘lcl upon 11 do |
The Bishop .znvs that (inllu‘lll'll’ls in:
.'F1'ancc are chaotic at prom-111. .111Ll «Lat!
i1 is very difficult to get any assign
1111:1111 whom» one may help. becausc 11')
one seems to know just. what is best to
do :11 this early date. It is possible,
that Bishop Acheson will votuvn to
\ntet'ica next 11111111.
The bishop has visited onlv the Red
(‘11sz ltcadquattcm in London and
At both places he has tricd to]
get assignments to duty h.ut has re?!
Lci\od nothing beyond ovprcssions of;
encouragement and lo; Illl'fi .11 in. rod-.1. t
'so restless o\e1 night ulth pains 111:
my back and side. Thm' did me 2011 ll
say Folev Kidm‘VI
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Spat-cribs, Pige’ Feet, Knuckles.
Corned Shoulders always on hand.
Heavy Beef Lamb, Veal and Poultry.
Premier Salad Dressing:
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76 NDRTB MAIN STREET
TELEPHONE 583-2
store.
ll. Krieger Co.
.We want you to estab-
lish a credit account in our
3" l “ "i 1 First— class Hindquax‘ter Beef
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tion to take to other officials.\l’ill1"Frankfoners ___________ 24.5.11}.
the bishop is the Right Rm. James Dc '
“'olt‘t' Perry. Bishop of tlw l’mtcstunt‘ _ 1
Episcopal diocosr1 of Rhode 181' 1nd. Bologna . ------------ 241' ‘b'
_ There is a possibility that Bishops
Acheson and Perry will be nssigncd lo ' Salt Pork ______________ 30.; T1).
work with the 'I‘V'cnty-Lixth Division. .
_\l1'S.Acltcson 1ecciycd a faitly 1.111 our— Round Steak ____________ 28.; lb.
11-111g 191101 from her husband laL
week filling her of this pnrmllilil} , .
'l‘hc lcttcr also informed hOP 31,211 the Slflom Steak - - - ------ 28‘- 11"
iii-shop bud sccn 1111; Ito-v, I’l'nu-‘t 1l1-l~‘_
7 ,. __ .. _‘ . , Porterhouse Steak ..... , , 28-: .b.
WAS RESTLESS AT NIGHT ‘ '
A... Chopped Beef .......... . 22: 2b.
Sufferers {10m kidney trouble cx- ‘
pm'icnco backache. rheumatic pains. P011 RoaSt -------------- 25E ll).
achcs in joints and muscles and other
torturous afflictions. E. XV. Kilt ll iROflSt Pork ............ 32‘ )‘b.
1'. 11. 2. 11m— 9. ShortL-‘rs, Ala; \\ r. '1«=-- '
Miller’ 5 Market
rownnn
FAIRBANKS’ LAUNDRY
A. STULL
24 Cottage Street
East Norwalk
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_ SWIFT 's 1'1:an wusfif "
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‘ T“ I 17 ELY AVE.
Today Prices .
, Native Calves Liver ............ 35c: SPECIALS
Beef Liver ..................... 16c ‘
B . S. G. . .................. 58 ' _ ' '
52:32.... ...‘.‘ ................... 382' For ThlS Week
Small Picnics ............... 29c.
Sugar Cured Hams, the Best ..... 40cI BROOMS~Extm Fine qua]-
Smoked Tongue ................. 36c: -t . .. ' ~ "'56
Corned Beef .................... 320 1 y """""""""" .. 3
Large size .................. 34c 1)“
Small size .................. 14c: .
1 Gold Medal Butter .............. 731:. 3 AP """"" 6 bars 2582'
Yuban Coffee ................... 35c ONIONS _________ 3 lbs..100
Hotel Astor ..................... 35c.
Sauer Kraut, 3 lbs ............... 25c' TOILET TISSUE.
.2 rolls Dc
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of an opportunity to test their prowess. I
against the German undersea terror 1
they are nevertheless to become :1.
putt. of the American Navy the gov-I
ernment having annohnced its inten-‘
lion to use them as gun-boats in coast
patrol work, and possibly in insular
waters
The contract for the construction of 1
the Eagle boats. which the govern-3
,ment has announced will be carried,
out, calls for 100 of the vessels for;
the United States government, and:
twelve for the French navy. I
\K- eight for weight and with properI
burners, fuel oil is supposed to give
fifty per cent. more steam than coal.
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The City National Bank
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Are your valuables, papers and securities properly pro-
tected? Have you a. Safe Deposit Box? If not, we can pro-
vide you with one for the small sum of $4 00 per year, in en..."
modern Safe Deposit Vault We will also act as custodian 01
your Liberty Bonds without charge .if you desire.
Our Savings Department pays 4 per cent. per year.
Open a checking account. and pay your bills by cheek.
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