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THE TIMES: JAJSTUAKY 31, 1918 1105 MAIN SI 908 MAIN ST. Hartford iILLOifS JVholesale and Retail Leading Millinera. 1105 MAIN ST 10 Ru8 St. Cecil Paris " NUN FA Advance Spring Styles in Millinery We are displaying all the latest designs in Black and Colored Straw Hats, Georgette Crepe Hats and Satin Covered Hats in the large, medium and small shapes. liats to suit every face, prices to please every purse. IT PAYS TO TRADE AT DILLON'S. SQUAD TO CES FIRING S 400 TIMES RTATIONAf MARKET CO. The National Market Co. has a special attrac tion on Fish and Set Food for Friday and Saturday. FLAT FISH 11KD FISH Gc tr SPANISH MACKEREL 12c lb FRESH HERRING HADDOCK 10c lb STEAK COD MACKEREL TILE ROSTON BLUE ROLL OF HONOR IN EVERY TOW URGED BY COLE Ad'utant General Praises Work Being Done by Many War Bureaus. SHIELD FRENCH Heroic Sister of Mercy Defies Invading Hun Arm ies When They Sought to Maltreat Wounded Soldiers Under Her Care Ready, to Sacrifice Own Life in Defense of Her Charges. BOYS AND GIRLS TO BE ENROLLED FOR FOOD DEPT. Junior Dept. of State's Food Supply Committee Is Organized. neSmithMurrayL wet Main Stand 149 fairfield Ave. Bridgeport's Busy Cash Store The following article wos written for the Times by Princess di Poggio Suasa, wife of the Conseiller General al the Italian Embassy in Paris. The Phincess is by birth a French woman, whose mother is A arican. Two of her sons are already in the Italian Army and a third will shortly follow. By TALLEYRAND-PERIGORD . PRINCESSE DI POGGIO-SUASA . Paris, Jan. 31 We are going our way on a pilgrimmage to the dying land. We are going to help those who have gone through the Valley of Death. Why are we in our homes? What have we accomplished to merit our physical and material preservation? Why have thousands lost their homes, husbands, children and had to suffer worse than death? As we fasten through this sad au tumn day these and other thoughts pnmo into Tnv minrt DOCUMENTS TO HAVE We left Paris in this early raorn- tt A T TTX1 fflD XTTQTT4T? V ins' huyrrinS ojsard the Meuse on the V-tt-LiUri lUi'i niDlUXVI ,same road our soldiers followed dur- , j ing the Battle of the Marne. We are Complete Eeccrd of All In et far from the actual war zone-yet A many signs of warfare become appar- nationai service snouid ALL YOUNGSTERS IN STATE ARE ELIGIBLE Farm Bureau Club, Assisted by Other Organizations to Conduct Work. ideal, and my heart is very heavy. We turn toward Verdun, for the hours have gone quickly. A wonder ful vision meets our ejas Verdun standing in the evening mist, with the towere of its cathedral still proudly The German shells are now falling ;he Connecticut State Council of De on the martyr city, and the crimson son, behind the town, seems to cry Hartford, Jan. 31. Methods for" working out the local' development of the Junior Food Army in each town of ; the State were discussed at a meeting i of the Junior Food Army Department j of the Cominiitee of Food Supply of out that so much has been sacrificed there that nature is surfeited with the sacrifice. fense at the committee's headquarters here "today. In order that every boy dnd girl may have opportunity to join the army, a statewide! organization is planned. The War Bureaus and Town Undermuslin News In our basement department are undernmslins at savings that should be welcomed by every woman who wishes to buy muslin underwear. Here you will find a wide variety and dainty styles in gowns, chemises, white skirts, corset covt ers, and many others. . Gowns i White Skirts Yet Verdun stands, every building ' Committees of the State Defense Coun lb Be Made. FANCY ' MEITS 16C HALIBUT STEAK 27c lb OYSTERS I'LUE POINTS 55c qt. SMOKED WHITE FISH KIPPERED HERRING BLOATERS SALT COD SALT MACKEREL- ATI0NAH JLLJ MARKET CO, LARGEST RETAILERS OF MEAT IN AMERICA. Greater Bridgeport Market 870 MAIN STREET Near State St. PHONE NOBLE 479 VERDICT OF $750 FOR WAGON CRASH Verdict to recover $750 damages of injuries received in a collision of wagons in Milford November 29, 1916, was given late yesterday afternoon by a Jury in the case of Mary Sklenka, 66 years old, of this city against John Daniels, of Milford. Mrs. Sklenka was going to eat Thanksgiving dinner with relatives in Milford, and the carriage she occu pied was struck by a wagon driven by Daniels. Damages of $5,000 were claimed. Mrs. Sklenka was seriously hurt, and claims some of the injur ies are permanent. HOUSE SERVANT SHORTAGE FOUND BY LABOR DEPT. Hartford, Jan. 31 Adjutant-Gen eral George M. Cole issued a state- ; rvent today po'r.ting out the import- ance to Connecticut of work being ! done by the War Bureaus of the Con- j nectlcut Btate Council of Defense in compiling rolls of honor containing the names of Connecticut men who have enlisted in the army, navy and marine corns. He says "War Bureaus which are compil ing honor rolls bearing tha names and 'home and war addresses of Con necticut men who have enlisted for service in the armed forces of the United States are doing a work the importance of which will be realized i ore and more in 1 j" are year3 when tr.e war has become ct history. lA the Ijse of c-vy Amor -sin war efforts have been made a ."'on necticut to comi ile a roll of the men who fought for state and nation. Past compilations have been made only with great difficulty because they were not begun until a war was over, and the records for a war as recent as the Spanish-American War are as a result incomplete. A similar roll will be needed as a matter of histor ical record when this war is over, and the only practical way of compil ing it efficiently is to begin now. "If every city and town in Con necticut compiles an honor roll through its War Bureau or similar agency of the council and every resi dent of each town sends to the com pilers the names, home addresses and military or naval units of every rela tive, friend, or acquaintance who is in the service, it will be possible at the close of the war to compile prac tically complete rolls of Connecticut men who fought for their country. It is important that the rotls be kept up-to-date as the war progresses and that copies of the information gath- by the retreating Germans. ered in the various towns and cities be sent to the adjutant-genera State Armory, Hartford. "The records should ' be authentic and should in each case contain as much information of a military na ture as is available, including a com plete definition of the organization of which the soldier or sailor is a member, promotions, engagements, wounds, etc." BIG EXPLOSION AT NEWPORT WAS NOT HUNS' WORK New York, Jan. 81. There is a shortage of hour servants throughout the country, with no relief in sight and with no possible way of meeting the proMem, according to a state ment here today by the United States employment service of the Department of Labor. This is the only scarcity at present which cannot be overcome by labor distribution, the statement says, as there is no section that has a sur plus from which may be drawn do mestics for service elsewhere. Improved status of female workers, increasing Tange of employment open ed to women by war conditions, and the decline in immigration are given as the reasons for the shortage. ent. More soldiers are in the villages; we meet imposing motor-vans; presently we come in sight of the aviation fields further we notice a camp presenting great animation. Big, fine men are hurrying to and fro, building barracks and we recognize our American allies. The days are short at this time of the year, we have to think of putting up for the night, which we pass in luxury, thanks to Mme. Achille Fould's hospitality at Jean d'Heure, where her lovely home is partly turned into a hospital. There we find two young Red Cross nurses who were severely wounded in the hospital of Vadelln court, shelled by the German's avia tors, who, not content with that alone continued to fire upon the poor nurses and the wounded they tried to get out of the flaming barracks. Mourners Increase nourw We all have a special tnougnt on this day for our dear departed ones. Since August, 1914, every hour the number of mourners has tragically in creased, and one feels this misty, cold day as if the atmosphere were laden with their agonizing prayers. After hearing mass we set off for fha Vi!,(lnirotora nf thd Vprflim nrniv Ge-i. Guillaumat sent a motor ' ing contagious cases. one of the staff officers, Lieut. Gas quet, to fetch us. On our way we stopped at Chau-montsur-Aire to see Mille. Sirodet, ,an ' admirable woman, who, without any j means or protection, started on her ; self-appointed mission through last ; Winter's bitter weather, going from ' one devasted village to another, help j ing by her words and sympathy many I a despairing soul. She has now found i friend to help her materially in her work of mercy. We are now in the land of desola tion. Many villages were damaged by the battle, some wilfully mutilated Others that had not been in the hands of the enemy, nor in the battle line, are still shelled by the airplanes, for en emy aviators seem to delight in de stroying homes. This form of destruction is most trying to the people's nerves, as the bombardment lasts several hours and reads are splendid, the order perfect, and we are gaining a feeling of se curity, although we can hear the fir ing of our guns. One CDmes suddenly into Verdun close to he citadel, and a wave- of strong emotion takes hold of me as Lieut. Gasquet says, "Now we enter the gates of Verdun." Stand Upon a Battlefield This day has been one of those that count in a lifetime the rumbling of the cannon, the entrance into the long Yashington, Jan. 31 The recent explosion at the naval torpedo sta tion in Newport, R. I., was not the work of an enemy, naval officials are galleries of the citadel, the movement now fully convinced after a careful ' and life going on under the surface investigation. Reports to the ord- of the earth. We must be 20 yards nance bureau show 125 pounds of j underground, and we visit with keer fulminate of mercury were destroyed ir-terest all these wonderful and com- by the explosion, which occurred in i plicated passages. the dry house, located in a former bomb proof. The relatives and friends of the Col. Dehay offered a cordial wel come and an excellent lunch, after which we had the great privilege of men killed must appreciate the fact being invited to visit the fort of Sou that they have given their lives for ville. I their country in a manner deserving as much praise as if they were in the trenches opposite enemy forces, said Rear-Admiral Earle, chief of ord nance, in a letter today extending the government's sympathy and -condolence to the families of the men. Westfield, Mass., Jan. 31 Raffaele Cameratta, aged 30, was shot and in stantly killed at the door of his home on the East Mountain road, three miles east of this town early today. His wife reported to the police that Cameratta was called to the door shortly after midnight. Words were followed by a shot THE WEATHER A WEAK BACK Keeps many a hard working woman at home away from her work unable to stand on her foet all day or do any kind of hard work at home. To them that suffer from a weak and aching back we recommend The Cyrus Plaslrr It will give relief at once and Btrsngthen the back and enable you to attend to your work. Everybody that has used this plaster recommend! it. Price 25c. THE CYRUS PHARMACY FAIRFIELD AVE., COR. COURT. LAND ST. New Haven. Jan. 31 For Bridgeport and vicinity: Unset settted tonight; Friday fair, colder. Connecticut: Cloudy tonight; Friday far, colder; moderate slirfting winds, becoming north west. Cloudy and unsettled weather prcva'ls this morning in the Lake reirion and along the Atlantic coast from Maine to Florida. Lisrht snow has fa'Ien during the last 24 hours in some of the northern d'strcts and light rain In the southern d'stricts. The cold wave reported yesterday morn'ng between the Rocky mountains and the Mississippi river has moved slowly south ward cauSng quite a decided fall in temperature in the lower Mississ'ppl va'ley. Temperamres from 25 to 40 degrees below zero were reported along the northern border from Montana eastw.T-d to M ehfgan, and zero temperatures extend as far south as Oklahoma. Conditions favor for this vi cinity cloudy and unsettled weather with Lrht snow or rain, followed by fair with somewhat lower i tempera turn It would be use' ess and pretentious for me to try to describe what we now saw. Others have written of that re gion. I feel as if I had been sudden ly transported into a Dantesque dream where every movement of the atmo sphere murmured words of woes un told. How many young men had passed onwards in full life to meet a glorious, but too often painful and lingering death! No more vegetation, no more trees. a few shattered, torn trunks standing on volcanic soil yet we are told some beautiful forests stood there not long ago. We are allowed to V'.sit the fort, in which a fierce hand-to-hand battle, was fought, and presently we stand upon the summit and see the battle field, for our batteries fire continual ly around us. About us are Douaumont, Vaux, La Mort Homme, Cote 304, and down the valley before the German trenches. We now are before land that has lost all agricultural value for many years; those who lived in villages around us will never find the trace of the spots where their homes stood. Bordering the Valley of Death ' One has the feeling of being at the border of the Valley of Death. All is bare before us. We walk through deep mud; what we are treading is sacred ground which has absorbed French manhood more noble men have given their lives here in defense of their country than ever before in the history of this world sacrificed themselves for VTJNEBAL BOUQUET AND DESIGNS JOHN RECK & SON struck, ill its inmates gone like the proud sentry of our civilization glor iously calling out to the foe: Desolation of Every Kind The houses gone, the families scat tered, the fields neglected, this is the Same sad sight we see on all sides. In the Meuse as in the Somme, where I was recently, are desolation and de struction of every kind. I have al ways loved the country, and do not know a more heartrending sight than the fields once so cultivated now over grown with thistles. In these villages one occasionally finds some courageous women and old grandfather, dwelling under the ruins, who have worked to gather in their crops. Mrs. Ostler, who represents an im portant relief society of Toronto and is my companion on tnis trip, is, like myself, deeply impressed by all we see, and we feel how urgent it is to build temporary homes for these poor farmers. What is needed above all are dry roofs for themselves and their crops. A poor woman told us her cow was ill because the hay she gathered had gone bad. At headquarters we were received by Gen. Guillaumat, and it was arranged that we are to go on to Verdun tomor row. As we still had a few hours of daylight he advised us to see Cler-mont-Argonne. This is situated in perhaps one of the prettiest spots of the Meuse; it is partially destroyed. Its lovely church, situated on a hill, classed as a National monument ow ing to the beauty of Its gothic sculp tures, is a lovely ruin. Col. Lejesute, Who showed us this, advised us to call on Sister Gabrielle Rosnet, the heroine of Clermont, and hear her ex perience with the Germans during their occupation of Clermont. Pistol at Sister's Throat We went to see the sister at her hos pital in Frosdos, where she is nurs- Very small and simple she is, under her white cor nette. On her breast rests the Croix de Guerre and the emblem of the Legion d'Honneur. We were at once under the spell of her honest, kind, straightforward eyes. "My experience with the Germans," she said, "was not a pleasant one." She told how they arrived preceded by a reputation for brutality that made all fly before them. For it was the Army of the too notorious Kronprinz. She would also have left had she not had charge of 40 old and infirm sculs and some poor refugees, with children, who could not be moved. She itceived the officers in her polite and dignified manner. The barrel of a pistol was put at her throat, she says, surely over 400 times during their occupation. It was their courieous way of proceeding each time they gave an order. Why she was not killed she does not understand for she witnessed more than one execution in the courtyard of her hospital for much less provo-1 cation than she had given. I I suppost they needed her and the I two nuns who remained with her to tend their wounded, for that is what they did during those ghastly 17 days. Learned of Atrocities She told me of many atrocities she had learned from the victims. These will omit out of decency, but you and the world must know what hap pened to 25 wounded soldiers in the village of Clermont-en-Argonne. Among the wounded Germans one had a conscience. He told the sister he knew of 25 wounded French sol diers who were locked up in a house in the village and were to be shot the next day. She asked the reason. Because they were so gangrened that an epidemic might result," was the reply. In a moment Sister Gabrielle was before the German colonel and charg ed him with what she had learned. The interview must have been tragic. The revolver at her neck, yet she was determined and gained her point. Fi nally the key was given to her and she rushed to the rescue of those poor children of France. I For 10 days 25 wounded men had not a drop of water pass their parch ed lips,, had not had their wounds looked at, nor received any attention of any sort. They all died. Sister Gabrielle pointed to her desk, where slips of paper were spread and on each a flower. "I have been to day to visit those graves. Pauvres pet- its! I am sending these to their moth ers. May they never know what way their children died!" Oppose Wooden Houses We left Mussey and our kind host esses early in the morning to join Siro- dot, who wanted to snow us more villages, specially one to which through her efforts almost all the in habitants, that is. the women and old folk, have returned. Temporary wooden cottages have been erected and their inhabitants are again courageously fighting the bat tle .of life. Our Secours France-American Pour la France Devastee is doing work on about the same rf-lnciple, but we feel there is much to say against these wooden houses. If they are to come across the seas, what space they will occupy on our ships! If built here, how expensive ! So much is required by the military necessities .that god seasoned build ing wood is not to be had. Beautiful forests have been destroyed by this war; must we sacrifice more than are absolutely necessary of the remaining cil were mentioned as one of the or ganizations which will be asked to carry forward the work. All previously-formed organizations which are doing work on production and conservation with the boys and girls will be recognized and asked to co-operate. The Junior Food Army project is felt to be an undertaking of such magnitude that full use must be made of every individual or organiza tion in the state which can be inter ested in juvenile work. The importance of supervision for the successful carrying out of the plan was discussed, and it was considered highly advisable, if not absolutely necessary, that in all communities where there were any considerable number of boys and girls taking up the work, supervision be prbvided. The Farm Bureau Club leader in each county will have charge of supervi sion for his county. H. J. Baker, director of extension f"r the Connecticut Agricultural Col lege, and A. J. Brundage, as state leaid-er of boys' and girls club work, were appointed a committee to present further plans at the next meeting of the Food Army Department, whicfc will be held next Tuesday. I The meeting, which was called at ! 10:30 a, m.,'was attended by the full committee, consisting of: Mrs. Samuel Russell, Jr., of Middletown. chairman; Miss M, E. Sprague, Storrs; H. C. Mor. rison, State Board of Education.Hart. , ford; A. J. Brundage, Storrs; F. A. -Verplank, Committee on Education of I the State Council of Defense; H. J. 1 Baker, Storrs; Robert Scoville, Federal Food Administrator for Connecticut (joionei u. M. Jarvis, Berlin. Gowns of nainsook lace trimmed empire style pretty models , 1 Gowns of heavy cambric embroidery and lace trimmed ribbon run 85c Envelope Chemises Envelope chemises of fine nainsook embroidery and lace trimmed 89 C Envelope chemises of nainsook fine lace trim med ribbon run 79 C Skirts of cambric em broidered flounce with dust underlay 89 C Skirts of good quality cambric embroidery trim med has dust underlay ' SI Corset Covers Corset covers of nainsook embroidery trimmed ribbon run. Good value at 25c - Corset covers of fine nainsook top is of fine lace ribbon trimmed 50c Corsets These corsets are made exclusively for us under our own direction. They combine all the best points in well made corsets and we offer them at a very small price. It will pay to come in and select your new cor set here. The S. M. Co. Leader At $1.00 CAN OCEAN IN VAIN SEARCHING FOR FUEL BOATS Boston, Jan. 31 With the mercury hovering between 10 and 12 degrees above zero and a cold wind sweeping in from the northwest, Boston went to work today in buildings inadequately heated, because of the fuel shortage which had shut off deliveries to more than 100 places where thousands of men and women work. Meanwhile the local fuel administration made frantic efforts to learn from railroad officials how soon coal shipments might be expected here for rough weather outside had delayed tugs proceeding to this port with a score of coal laden barges. It was believed that the action of federal authorities in Washington last night in giving priority to the loading and dispatching of 50 ships in Hamp ton roads, along with help from the big bins at the navy yard, would bring relief before it was found necessary to carry cut a contemplated plan of shutting down all business for a 48 hour period. Before receiving as surances from Director General Mc- Adoo and Dr. Garfield that New Eng land would have immediate help, James J. Storrow, fuel administrator for this district, had intimated that it probably would be necessary to close every business establishment in Boston temporarily in order to pro vide coal for homes, hospitals and other institutions. The lookout at the Hull life sav ing station near the entrance to Bos ton harbor scanned the sea this morn ing in the hope of sighting coal car rying craft, inward bound. None had been reported at 9 o'clock. The S. M. Go. "Leader" corsets is of heavy coutil top trimmed has lap under front steel which prevents the clasp from breaking through. Hose supporters are fastened to corset with a pa tent piece which prevents tearing from corset. Non rustible J The S. M. Co. Reducer At$1.50 This is an excellent cor set especially for stout fig ures. It combines the best features of the more expen sive corsets. This corset is one of the best values to be had today, at ; 5 J. s5Q (Basement.) HheSmith'Murray Co. ones? This question has been solved and we can put up semi-permanent houses of a mixture in which broken up building materials found on the spot can be used. These houses will last from 10 to 15 years, long enough to shelter the families until the govern ment can pay for the permanent re construction of their ruined homes. Sheds for fodder or cattle could be built on the same principle. Entering Verdun Now we must leave kind Mile. Siro- dot and start for Verdun. It is a dis mal day, not raining, but the clouds are low and we feel depressed as we pass through the wounded . villages and meet large cemeteries for soldiers scattered along the fields. We become more conscious of what is going on beyond as we get nearer the heroic town. Owing to the screening clouds, large military movements are being execut ed. Our motor must pass between the convoys going up to Verdun and those coming down. In these vans are men going to the trenches, others coming from them, these last covered with mud, tired, but brave looking. They watch us with curiosity, as wo men are rarely seen in the region we now have reached. Those going up to watch ov-jr our safety are fine, well fed, hajpy-looking youths; many smile and wave to us as we got past, and we wonder, how many will come back. We skirt by cannon after cannon vans transporting every kind of war implement, many ambulances. The ESTABLISHED IJC 1SBS Store closes Daily at 5 p. m. Sat. 9 p. m. Monday All Day. Nothing Is More Depressing Than Poor Vision If you suffer from eyestrain or if your present glasses do not effectively relieve that strain you should seek expert optical advice at once. Procraltination may ruin your eyes and is certainly dwarfing your efficiency. - OUR EXPERT REGISTERED OPTOME TRISTS WELL ADVISE YOU FREE. , G. W. 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