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IO CTRNR N T advertisi; medium M B Comnaotient gai to The Bul- Mahone LU0 113 | Drescher .8 9 Tetreault 02 Roy 7 Fonts 9 475 487 0! | New York, Dec. 21.—Recognition of cs and recrestion as a part ef the academic program of American institutions of hizher ed- ucation was d-here Norwich, Conn. | J3! b 3¢ today- by Dean of the Universtty of Chi- o opening session of the N College Athletic association’s. cago at National conventton. * The greater part of -the afternoon session was devoted to the presenta. tion of reports of various divisions and committees. The association passed a resolution at the request of the National Lawn Tennis ation favoring the con- struction of temnis courts at-all col- leged in numbers sufficient to glte all students an opportunity to play the game and to confer the same jusignia upen members of the varsity tennis team as may be accordsd other ath- letie teams of prominence. Following adjournment, there was a conference of the representatives of the university basketball teams form- ing the Intercollegiate Basketball as- sociation. The managers or coaches of Cornell, Columbia, Pennsylvania, th, Princeton and Yale were in attendance. It.was ,decided to withdraw the championship trophy from competition during the coming season and to substitute a ‘“round robin” schedule of games in place of the regular titular play. The sched- ule, which was tentatively drafted, will be announced within a few weeks, BOWLING RESULTS. « At the Baltic alleys Friday night Team No, 2 won its match from Team Teams No. The No. 4 of the City league. 1 and No. 3 méet Monday night. score: = Team MNo. 2. Love Semineau .. McShane 13684 446 469 PARTNER RACE FEATURE { AT OLYMPIE RINK| there was an exeit- The race was r and Miss S.| lo entered in I ne of the curves and this| her put them out of the race. There | was a large crowd at the rink to wit-| races and_ Soldier Verbon- ve an exhibition ~of fanc URGES COLLEGE ATHLETICS ON N.C. AL {of Harvard's football coaching depart- for boys under 15 years of age on the tennis courts ,of the Seventh Regiment L n his final today. Bernstein m Jandorff of Stnyvesant school 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. Vincent Richards, holda of two na- tjons,l titles, and Frank D. Ande Commercial High o o e ot o e tional junior ns| n‘s’:fim hfl; Abraham Princeton, §-4, 6-4. NAPOLEON LAJOIE RETIRES FROM BASEBALL Cleveland, O., Deec. 27.—Na Lajole, for twenty years ‘conseded 1‘% be one of the world’s greatest infield- 'ers, today #nnounced his retirement from professional baseball. For many years he was considered the leading second ie managed the In- baseman. Last season Lajoi dianapolis team of the American as- sociation. Tom Keady, athletio t. Lo~ high, has been glves offery by 3 # Muh- Jenberg- and Lafayetts, but has re- newed his contract at Lehigh. Keady has proyed a very successful baseball and football coach at Lehigh, which means that things have not been so rosy at Lafayette. “Snool of this city, Lehigh athlete, declares Keady's between-the-halves creations the most touching and inspiring he ever heard. Keady is eloquent and eloquent, especially if the Lehigh op- ponent is active in the first half. He meets all the Dowd requicements as a coach, An interesting two-mile race for ‘vavsity eight-cared crews 15 a pre- ject that many would like to see put through. It is suggested that Anna- polis Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Penn- sylvania and Columbia enter and _that Boston. An eight-oared race h six crews entered i most _ picturesque event and would surely prove a great drawing card. Something new in the way of rowing is needed by the col- leges, A six-boat race would prove a great lift for the sport. Maj. Percy D. Haughton who re- turned from overseas last week is another optimiet. The enthusiasm of ihe s for baseball leads him to predict a big revival for the major leagues. Maj. Haughton in the chemieal warfare s Christy Mathewson and is believed that he may quit league baseball but continue to serve as head ment. Rube Benton is out of the army and now the southpaw depariment of the Glants' pitching staff does not look badly off. Ferdic Srupp's pitching is under the carc of specialists k is proving a grea attraction T crowds and is “sure M. BERNSTEIN WINS | JUNIOR TENNIS SINGLES| Tork Dec, 27.—M. Bernsteli of | 1 school won the wpionship singles | d Slim Sallee announces that he with baseb: Therefore ance of the assurance that in be with the New| cloud trouble jority of them has a silver lining, f it is th the ma.- on the wrong sid MARKET GA wer some of the several of the tal or contrac- frmment are de\em»med bond marilet-the taes ng prob- “the the low record of ml second 4's at to the and equip- Petroleums an_ave- and General Elec- of two point rie two points. Leathers and tobaceo by pools, which r in so-called .nod . S. Steel ended 4 slight gain nfl&r losi hdlf a m the heaviness of the Lib group, the bond market I !nwlgn issues holding firm: les, par value, sregated 0,000 Ol U. S. registered 4's § per cent. on sales. STOCKS feature, Sales, 600 ‘Adams spress FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL 50, re- | 100 Am Peet Suger 100 Am B S & ¥ ope 2100 Am Can ., . e W g 1700 Can P % 100 Camm J 1 pr 1% 8100 Ot Leather 100 Cent 1000 Chic a cRr 5 % 2600 Chile % 1% 5590 Chile Cen ;g a1 700 Coi Fuel [ 3500 Col_Gas 0% 0% 2900 Conssl % 1150 Cent “ 6100 i??gé’é’ ] i y mma!iiifi! £ £ 5858 i 9% 331 s§§s§§ e 33 B a1 S 4 rate Dflered;& 6 Iast Bank acceptances 4 1.4, e COTTON. ew York, Dec. 27.—Catton fatures opened - stead: January 2969; March §4fi~ May 7170 July 2695; oemm Spot cotton aquiet; middnng 8230, CHITASO GRAIN nnm Open. CORN— o Close. o . _.{g ja e Mar. .. ... 1 136 W men 1% % oy .en 0% a0 S-S the race be held at Philadelphia or| with fll | raale relative (PROTECT YOUR P‘ll'l'). Mfr. Gummings’ i rch Support i Suite 7-8 Alice Bu; Mmu. 321 Md:"s'. i Norwich, Conn. Phone 1366-4 mnmauxnuuxche:wnur- gent case,” I went home and saturated the members of my. household with eu- calyptus apd cinnamen. I forbade anyone to o out, and télephcned for all the food supplies:iho family cou- pous would psrmit. The night passed without developments, i But whamau;‘eum:}d brought me my Hiorning 50 t PAESS.ILLUSTRATING SERVICE ¥f | story which she bad h::ro;n\ trom ¢ f_h: General Potain, Commander-in. | EiSCEUL It was sboul o wedding Chiet of the French Armies, 133 | day. Just as the happy couplo were been made a Marshal of F: Tieparing to “go- away” they were the Fremch Cabinet. T, suddenly seized %ith el the advertised make the number of Marshals thrco | VIDLOMS. and <o were tho brides- % i s o e il el man who was waiting to drive the bride and®bridegroom to the sta- tion had become guddenly indisposed on the box, and had been ramoved on an_ambulance. Since then a perfect flood of dread- ful happenings has inundated my do- mestic interior. But so far only stor- ies of the 'flu have penetrated my pri- vate premises. Touch wood!—The .| Tondon Chronicle. ion ved The “Fiu” in Londen. By Geo. R. Sims. ling epidemic was at its London, and I happened to Defoe's account of the zen who made Due Prepar- atlons for the Great Plague. The first alfrming communic: came from the gentieman who one Saturday aiiernoon with the laun- dry. When he saw the cook, the homsemaid, and the parlormaid zbout as usual he remarked cheer “You're lucky. This is the I've been to today aron( all’ dead parlormaid with t INCREASED TRADE WITH THE ORIENT. g| Trade of the United States with the ! Orient in the year which ends with the month will aggregate more than 1 Dillion dollars, and if we include Ams- tralasia the total will exceed 1% bil- L lions, and” be more than double that|000 in the same months of 1917, and|show a decline, the laundry at the beginuing of the year. $71,000,000 in the corresponding |against $102,000,000 that I felt the time months of 1916. Those to Australia |months of last year. to make due prepar: are $58,000,000 against $35,000,000 in tation of the Victory Year. lpum Aoy srdeih in the cal- 1 turned to the pages ot Defoe for |endar year 1918 will approximate $600,- instruction, and found that 1813, thing to do was to lay in a the imports from Asia and supply of the moucm« will be over $1,000,000,000, to the situation. st $316,000,000 in 1913. went to fetch This increase occurred very largely ¢ | 000,000 ,against $208,000,000, in and hem rotues tbem. There was a long queus, | the last year or two, Importsfrom she didn’t want to stand in | Asia in the 9 months ending with ske thought that m of the peoplé | Septemby 1018 were $682,000,000, might be sufferers that some of the were sold out, and she i return with the microbe in is7 gathered 93,883,000 in the same months | 000: ly 3150 0”L‘ 000 in the same months of medicine, 1916. The inability to state the 181§ I now dstermined figures of exports to Asia with extreme sultation with t |accuracy is due to the fact that $125,- g him up. - | 1| 000,000 worth of merchandise in- doctor was Qown with tha ‘fu, | tended for Europe was sent to Asie- Then I had a telegram from a fe- |tic Russia_before passing thence to at the seaside. There | Buropean Russia and is incinded in was 2 case of 'fiu in the nome. Wogld | the official figures of exports to Asia T send Gown a nurse? I rushed off to |when in fact it was intended for and a2 nursing association, and shown | did pass to Europe, having taken the into the proprietor’s room. was | Asiatic route as one of greater safety. another gentleman the The largest growth in exports to ed I heard him say. Asia occurs in the trade with Japan, thing as a nurse? was the reply. the movement to China, Indla_and been | Australia. The total exports to Japan ng | for the 9 months ending with Septem- Bound Bocks for Every Purpose Carried in Stock LEDGERS, JOURNALS, CASH BOOKS, REC- ORD BOOKS and COLUMNAR BOOKS, " from 2 to 30 columns Special Books ruled and bound at short notice, reasonable prices. Note Books, Account Books and Memorandums for your pocket at little prices. A Thrift Suggestion for 1919 Acquire for 1919 the good thrifty habit of buy- ing Loose Leaf Books. In the past you have spent your money for new bindings every year, whereas with loose leaf you buy a cover once which lasts you for years. You will save the first cost of your cover many times over. We carry Loose Leaf Covers and supplies in stock in all sizes. Before you empty your filing cabinets let us show you the Art Metal Steel Transfer Cabinet. Substantial and low in price. We Carry the Full Line of Art Metal Filing Cabinets Let us fit up your office with up-to-the-minute steel equipment. Fire-proof Filing Safes will keep your records secure. v . Let us send our office siipply man to tell you about our line of Filing Cabinets and supplies. The Cranston Co. the corresponding months of 1917; to China $38,000,000, against $28,000,000; and to india $27,000,000 against $23,- 000,000 in the corresponding months of last year. Imports from Japan $227,000,000 against $181,000,000 in the months of last yedr; from India $103,- 000,000 against $80,000,000 in the same months of last yeat; from Straits Set- tlements $125,000,000 against .$90,000,- from against §14,000,000 in the same months of last year, and from Japan territory in China $21,000,000, against $8,000,000 in the corresponding months 7 - - PRIOR TO Dec1ded Reductlons | JANUARY SALES Our aim is to reduce stocks as much as pos- sible before inventory. Priceshavebeen cut without regard to former selling price or cost. Buy now—no need of waiting further. 121-125 Main Street are Apstralia $51,000,000 leased tomed Cost. of 1917, while those from China proper The figures of exports to Russia show a marked contract when compared with the immediately pre- ceding years, this being due to fact that in 1916 and 1917 enormous quantities of merchandise intended for | the Russian armies in Burope were, sent by way of Russtd’s Asiatic port| inches, we will say. of Vladivostok, and were thus accred- x ited to Asia in the records United States government, while this movement by way of Vladivestok ter- minated at the close of Russia’s parti- | both ends down for a tzble, The ehild cipation in the war. The fisures .of | exports to Asiatic Russia in the cal-| endar year 1916 were $161,000,000, in End$a An Annual Occasion Where Women May Purchase UNDERWEAR NEEDS rom Complete Assortments At Less Than Accus- “EVERYTHING MEN AND WOMEN WEAR” l=l=l=fl=”==fla ber are $209,000,000 against $108,000,- same | Asiatic the of thel babies Mtz 1917 $109,000,000, and in the full year being . $91,000,000 11918 will not exceed $5,000,000. the Amusement for Chiidrem. For the children, before they are ol enough to use scissors, tesring paper iy an engaging occupation. Tear a plecs of ®d newspaper into an obleng shapes it may be any size, about two by four By folding this 1n the middle 1t will make a Rttls tend. | Again, fold in thirds, one plece turmed up and one down, for a chalr. Tam can tear paper into trees, & bail, doll d many other simple shapes : S TTTEE Y Sale Starts Saturday, Dec. 28th, at 8.15 A M. " 'This is really a different sale of White Wear, simply because it embraces a very extensive showing of Silk Underwear, aside from the usual showing of Cotton Undermuslins. Those who plan pur- chasing in the near future will find it advisable to make selection and purchase now, for so broad a showing may not be possible to secure later. Wopen’s Muslin Gowns, low and V neck, value $1.75...... Women's Muslin Gowns, low and V neck, value $2.25. Children’s Muslin and Crepe Gowns, value $1.00 - Envelope Chemise, embroidery and lace trimmed, value $1.25. .Sale price Envelope Chemise, embroidery and lace trimmed, value $1.00.-.Sale price Envelope Chemise, embroidery and lace trimmed, value $2.00..Sale price $1.45 Women’s Long Skirts, embroidery trimming, value $1.25.....Sale price Women’s Long Skirts, embroidery trimming, value $2.00.....Sale price $1.45 Women's Long Slnrts, embroidery md lace tnmmmg value $2.25— Sale price $1.35 eeeseSale’ price $1.85 r..Sale price = 69¢ 96¢c 63c 94c Sale price $1.15 Women's Long Skirts, embroidery and laee tnmtnmg, value $2.50— Sale price $1.98 Women's Long Shrh, embtoldery and lace trimming, value $3.00— 7/ Sale price $2.69 “The Store of Good Values” 94-100 Main Street, Norwich ' SILK UNDERWEAR, CAMISOLES, ENVELOPE CHEMISE, BLOOMERS AND GOWNS AT REDUCED PRICES B. GOTTHELF & CO. SaatieranERasnstt T e e R R Sreesasesae