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HELP OF THE PATRIOTIC NEED. for each child up to thlee All ex-
ED penses incidnnt to the coupe of tra. n-
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{Those KnoWiug of Disabled Soldiers
Having Dmulty in Work Asked
' For lnformatmn.
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WASHENGTON. Feb, 20.~:\. call is
being sent out by the Federal Board
101' Vocational Education at Washing-
ton, to patriotic individuals all over
the country'nsking assistance in set-
ting the Board ii touch with returned
soldiers who have been disabled, but
who are 1113:th attempt to well: at
home occupation, and are not. sucrced-
lng well , ‘
.' The Federal Board offers to these
men the choice of over 400 trades, oc.
cupatlons-nnd callinge (mm which to
select one, and in which the Board will
make the Mt proficient, He will
,'be allowed $65 a month support while
in training: If he is married and has
children. there “will be allowed $30 :1
I ed competen l.
Imendoing the some work.
: port allowance ceases when he goes on
ing are paid by the Feder;~.l Boatd.
“’hen he has finished and is pronounc-
there will have been
found for him :1 position in that line
:for which he has been chated. and
preferably in or near his former home
This placement. whorevvr possible, 1"-
mude so as not to inlcl‘fcre with ties
associations and interests which the
man may have.
ter a trial, and is pronounced compe-
tent, his pay begins. which is the same
as that received by Pt'er competent
His sup
the pay roll. but at the same fime his
compensation from tile War Risk In
surnnce Bureau begins and supple
ments his income. This compensatiorx
is absolutely unaffected by whatever
he may be 'able to corn.
The Fedeml Board welcomes con-es
pondenco from those men wife have
month for-hm wife and $10 a montlltricd to “carry on" and find they are
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F 111's
and Coats
At Reduced Prices
To THE PEOPLE or SOUTH NORWALK
_. ' If you want the freshiest and hes: real hone—made c-11dies
,tbatmmdedaflymSoutthaRcometo
New England Candy Co.
”10 SO. Main Street
inducenrqucbtyaadpnce. SeemspcunlsalecveryFn-I
as
\Vhen fie qualifies af- ‘-
- ,I Iron ixnmcdlaleiv
» l’haapha!
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interest of citizens who may know of
such cases is alawsy welcofiicd and
those who send into the Board at
\Vashington adrcsses of men who are
making: a brave but unevailing strug-
1:10, are conferring a. favor upon those
men bccauso they are opening the
door of oponunity to all such.
l). .' oliin erR
Cross n11rsc,,has received a "brevet' or-
der of the third class from the Rou-
manian cnvcrnmcnt in appreciation of
her services in that country during the
past your.
The war has resulted in the employ-
ment in England as commercial traVel-
ors and they are said to be making
good in :1 wide variety or lines, such
as domestic goods and women’s appar-
. e1. ’
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ENTERS INTO LIFE
Miss Alma Forcstcr a Chian'o R90 J“
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CORREOTS “AUTHOR!!!" ON ITAL.
IAN HISTORY.
February 1‘7, 14-3
"Editor Sentinel:
“111 the South Nor-wan, likening Sen-
llm-l," was reproduced tron some
“Leading Italian newspaper," an ar-
, ticle bv Heroert D. Ward dealing with
llaly‘s «var aims.
nmwal' Mr. W‘ard’s
Hue as the gospel, he introduces l'n‘nr
<va as “an authority" on Italian his'
tory and politics and what not. 111?
In order to‘mk' ;
mtemeais as=
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thn article which is evidently a Childi
'of the. propaganda for ”an extreme;
limperialistic (laims {Tr'c‘authm 11:;
v. int 01 en so far as to unite the follow ,
int.r sentence:
:occupied fiVe
“Sixty years ago Austria I
provinCes—filtalian his 3
wry. geography. mum and in the;
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gVenetia the Trentino. Julian Veneb-
land Dalmatia,
lknows-‘a 'bit of history will laugh at=
that, for he knows that Lombardy and f
Venetia have been restored to Italy, in
,the years 1859 and 1856. that Below;
drill of there inhabitants: Lombardy. I
Every high school may ;
Ella and the western coast of lstria,’
I fell to Austria more than one hundred I
,years ago, that luncr-lslria, l
and Goritza (arbitrarily called Julian ,
lVenetia) have neler belonged to Italy '
ihut came under Austrian (lamination!
several centuries ago.
l The“au111orlly"on flallau history;
. speaks then about one-thousand yea“! :
of Austrian dominion. One thousand?
. years ago. even the name Austria old ;
inot yet exist. In the yen? 1873 Ans-If
'lria celebrated her 600th anniversary 3
i If such things are being told. therel
is no wonder that all other statements I
about the territories contested bo-l
gtween Italy and Jugoslavla, are lull or
i errors and wanton mis- ‘3prescntalioal. I;
1 Concerning the ethnofiaphlc struc- .
‘ture of the territories. claimed ”Vi
(truly, the "authority" knows only half
‘iaus and Hans.
i If Mr. Ward means under the namo‘1
o! Hons. the Jugoslnv's then it [lo-I;
'longs to him the upen1~ble honor it!
than: applied this 11 -me {Q‘ the first"
time to Slow. Not ever the mo t m-
t id lallian imperial: sts have c'vcr used i
this word avainst the Slave. That the f
provinces, claimed in" Italy, with the
exception of the 'l'rcntino and Friu...‘
which are uncontested, are inhabitedI
by an overwhelminc majority of Slave.
the “authority" {mum to tell altogeth-
er. .
The provinces contested between I
Jugoslavia and ltaly have to be award- 3
ed to either one accordlnc to the prin-
ciple of the self determination of the,
peoples. That's what the Jnsoslal's
want. Let the peop’e decide under in-
ternational conirol when: they want. to -
belong to. Only llwn, there will be;
peace on the B'l'lmns. Rsmrlcal
rights are nonsensical, and the greater I‘
crim ”ls-c been alreadv commi'lcd in
the name of the richt of yesterday and l
day-beforc-yestcrdav N: peopTe 17mm !
be bartered away from snvmlcnty' to
sovereigntv as more :‘11'271'91 nr W‘Wfls
in a come. The Juxnslavs. freed from ;
Aust‘hn Oppression “F“.‘f wam ‘b nos: ;
under another oppression but they
claim the holy richt to be flea and
independent
3 Azainst tho um or ‘a nation. alminz
at liberty and independence. every his-
torical camouflage of would he lmper-I;
ialists is but a poor wmpon
IVAN PREMRII
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p1esidem of this enterprising nation,
or STOREKEEPER ....
A certain unassuming gentleman in
thus cit} “ho happens to be a prom!-
nenl r1-rclnnt:1n:l who up to 11. few
“1 le§ ago had become :1 recluse be-
1 :-us. 01 ills phxslcnl condition tells this
rem: 1rkable and most interesting tale:
“For a. number of vears". he said, "I
haxc been so mos-‘1'. nominal 10 my
business walking zealously to make my
more represents”. 0 111 every respect
’11 1t 11.9111 and tear .‘ln alLv got me my
face became drawn and haggard and
n .' dispoafi loll sern d to urge people
to exnde 1110.]! was then that I began
to despise my ow 1 “31154113,.
‘lv booldceeper one any suggested that
I met? cl :1 vesta1.1lll-nl n ' nerycs re-
quired attention. she told me that her
{other had in l. on P2: asphatcrl Iron when
in my condition. "Look at him now’. she
said 'He works ten lm urn a day and is
me lupplest man i. 1 the nor ld'.
“All this ‘- nopent-d l-; as than a. month
ago. I 1‘0“de Um. adobe and look
at me now.i'2:1rk in the harness with
n'rmilc all ti1e.r~l2i12. I am feeling
more fit then ever When I. ee a tired
I m';11~t fat-c the 1. .«me of Phosphated
comes in my mind. I
rm convince-c} that it is converting
r::1 :v :1 worn out body lnlo a life rich
in 1hougl1t,ambltlcn and enthusiasm".
"S Hal Notice: To lnsm-e doctors
lheirufallenta getting the Genome
only. '10 no 11.52:],a 111011” "11% m up.
soured, tablets. ' W
, publicansebut
Ipast all 131-)
. Taft.
he was beseiged by visitors from 111
home stale. Ohio, who wanted govern-
mcn‘ jobs. They deserved those jobs,
of course. being, they were good Rt»,
chiefly because they
were born, in the same commonwealthI,
with the president. ,
One ml 11 with :1. spring hall. and :1’
cast in his right eye smuggled himself.
guard: and secretaries
and got into tl1e,private office of Mr.‘
He asked the President to makeé
him secretary of acricuiture: Mr. Taft?
asked some leading questions, and dis- 3
vcovercd. that the vlsflar vas- a Sign?
painter from East Liverpool—dire leed-'
mg sign-painter there. . l
"But. " said the president, "dont.
you know tbct we giv-e jobs like that
onlv to big men?”
"Well,; responded the sign belching
"I'll beehig manirrvettheiob _V~on'It
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Trieste ‘
0n Samrday, Washington’s Birthday the store
,‘ will be closed. This early notice is given in order
that plans may be made accordingly and meant --.
saryehopping-beattendedtoonthepmious day! "
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Shirvans '
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Georgette, the popular Fabric
sizeeas' 5W
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Because it is an adorable material and one, _ 5'qu fight for am:
can manage it 111 so many ways; because it Is thin F rooms and of very GI:
,but very strong, and because it takes on any be} 'sirable designs
Witching shade of color the dyer Imay ofier, it. polorings, 2‘53. "
There is an enormous line—upwards of three _53 mans, blues, Brown
thousand yards, and ninety 'diflerent’ color ‘ E hi geometric Mm‘
shades, including all the principal blues, browns, ' l -‘ medallion center: 31"
greys, greens and reds, and some especially beans ,"5 3;, aide borders, 3 m
hfnl new shades, among them National blue, "' “f .. [Extra 3°03
henna, orchid, chartreuse, jade, copper, primrosé‘: for these days' '
th, which is a deep rose, maroon, smoke, coral, $55 00 TO $75- .0
iagara which 18 a watery and mysterious green, '" m "" W ‘ ”m“ a
..: F"
1nd black. We.“ ., I 3E" 2’3 ’ $ka WT, “by” White PIQUé‘
I fine display 40 inches wide. Standard qualifyt'f when is no and €94
$2. Oanard. "FEE T‘ the aways in' NM:
811k Section. 1111141 119131133 '3 pique may be used.
' ‘ ‘ ’As‘ a‘ trimming fl:
. :- [wash dresses, for 001er
. lars, ‘cufls andvol- “In:
fi Etees, as well as yer!-
5: bus garments and Mg
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. :cessories
.ffiren’s use. ,.. ‘
.3. Pique, all white
. medium and
‘- cords. ‘3‘:- ;
Holiday Favors,“
F ,_ Two items of special importance, *‘F'Z‘i" ”Ti 3:ch wmzw
,1. AllWhiteBlanketsforhzllsizedbeds.Tliesa ' and “fine 3 31m;
blankets are sixty per cent. wool, the remaining , Shields, and 0H,, ._ ,,
forty per cent. being a fine flufly cotton. This " ,IIIDrationgz
makes the blanket light in weight but warm. III - 'C oloni ,, 3 .
Regtflar price $950 " . f' 3‘ flats with 111.:
’ per queues m' ;
Eor $8. 50 Cherry tree
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F? and Hatchets, Nu
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comfortables, cotton tilled. WW! '-;
,, 3‘ Ties for ice cup..-
fine silk mull with plain colored borders to, mun. , I:
Eeyore.-
Regular price $750. “ ’3 Ti." Emerald Par-3'
fl for St. .7"
- For $6. 75 Dry,
mm:- 3
g Shamrw!
Fgr attractive
Flull‘ 5‘
Help St. .
A War Library . . . is,
'14; pm“ Wed ‘50 lBell. 310,1: 1.00 ‘ - . ..
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Ell: Brittling See It Through '1 I’ ,I_ H. G. W ells. ‘I
"‘ 9' I" D‘wm‘ '9 Bottle Stopper?
E?" For all sorts of 1).. -
“Carry 011”“,
“The Note Each of an Attache" Mo od,
”ties that have metal
caps, which, 38 you
'My Home on file Field of Mercy’i
know cannot be put
’All' 111 It"
“Over the Top"
In 11 ,I .
'35”me huh? VET?- . f on again. This littlm
'Th eIlia Present“ fl 3 if Tdeviee springs on. in
“Wifat Gerfnan Th1 ' 3; f 'the place of the magi
'l’aths 0561017,“ . . . " 1 II? nal cap making the
, mam. :e v" .. ‘; I: (.33.: gammy, . 1' bottle absoluteflyhtiglfl
moi ’1 ' . Davis ‘ "' again. It IS 0 cap
With the E“ hwomfia?‘ 31m, " ' meta], nickel plated
7. ‘ . and oak lined.
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