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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25
BRITAIN RESTRICTS
CHANNEL SHIPPING.

London. Feb. 24.-Thc British adj
miralty has announced that the Irish
channel and the North Channel wa
tiers lying between England, Scotland
and Ireland. have been restricted for
navigation from today.
The southern entrance of the Irish
channel known rs st. Georges chan.
mel. is between Cansorc Point and the
Irish coast and st. Dayid's Head,
Wales. Certain areas of this channel
also have been closed to mercantile
navigation by the admiralty's orders,
which require that all traffic wishing
to proceed through the North Chan
mel must pass south of Rathlin Island
between sunrise and sunset.
mo ship will be allowed within four
miles of Ruthin Island between sun
set and sunrise"
The secretary of the admiralty an
nounced that the Folkestone-Bologne
cross channel passenger boat was att
tackled last night shortly after leaving
Bologne hai'bor by German subma-
rlne. one torpedo passed thirty yards
ahead of the ship.
The passengers, numbering o., con-
sisted of civilians and included a num-
Der of neutrals.
The crew of the Norwegian steamer
Rcgin, which was sunk by submarine
or mine of Dover, arrived in London
last night.
Members of the crew said the Regin
was bound for an American port with
coal. She was anchored off the Kent
coast i'm a fog when the explosion oc-
CURED. The crew had barely time to
launch their boats and get clear of the
steamer before she went down.
The admiralty order restricting nav
igation in the Irish Sea closes the
Irish channel to all ships Of every ma
tionality, and entirely prohibits navl-
cation of this area from February %.
The closed area Is a parallelogram
covering almost the whole Of the chan
mel between ireland and the coast of
AYRSHIRE. A narrow passage Is left
open to sea borne traffic Of the Irish
coast, but this may not be used be-
tween sunset and sunrise.
The admiralty order also closes the
greater portion of the North Channel
leading from the atlantic into the
Irish Sea. This will simplify the ex-
animation of vessels entering the Irish
Sea. and at the same time hamper the
operations of hostile vessels in this
locality.
1t is expected that the effect VIII be-
to divert Atlantic traffic around the
south Of ireland where, owing to the
wider seas, there will be greater Ia
cillties in maneuvering in such wayl
as 10 avoid submarine attack.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25
FRENCHTAKET THE
OFFENSIVE In
CHAMP AGN {
AND THE GERMAN FORCES HAVE
MADE PROGRESS NORTH OF
PERTHES AND IN THE sUIPPE
REGION. ALLIES BOMBARD
TURKISH PORTS.

Paris, Feb. 24.--It Is officially an
nounced that the French offensive in
the Champagne region IS resulting
successfully. The French made prog
ress In north Perthes The engage
ment- at Auberiyesur. in the Sulppe
region, were favorable 10 the French.
The Balkan News Agency has Il dis.
patch from Athens dated yesterday
saying the allied fleet bombarding the
Dardanclles threw 1000 heavy pro.
iectllcs into the Turkish forts sun
day.
The Ottoman batteries replied Zee.
bly,, without hitting any Of the wal
ships.
The allies continued their fire yes
terday but with diminished intensity
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25
Two More In Distress.

New Haven, Eng. Feb. 24.-1S
members of the crew OF the Cardiff
steamer Dranksome Chine, a govern
ment collier, landed here yesterday.
Their vessel either struck a mine or
was torpedoed in the English Channel,
twenty miles southeast Of Beachy
Head, about o'clock yesterday after
noon. The men say the captain and
mate are standing by the vessel, which
is badly damaged and awash.
An attempt will be made to pull her
to the coach and beach her.
A larger steamer is reported In dis
tress near the same spot. Life boats
are in attendance upon her.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25
ENGIISHMAN PRESENTED
WITH GOLD MEDAL.

London, Feb. 23.-American Am
bassador Page, on behalf Of the Amer
lean Geographical Society, last night
presented the Collum gold medal to
DR.. John Scott Kettle. secretary Of
the Royal Geographical Society. In rec
ignition Of his eminent services IN g..
ographys =. "A
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25
AMERICAN LINER
HITS A MINE; GOES ASHORE,

Amsterdam, Feb. 24.-The Ameri-
can liner Noonderyk has gone ashore
near Poortershaven. 1t is reported
she struck q mine.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25
NOT HIS FAULT.

Josephine: II believe John is pro-
voked at my extrvagance. He didn't
even smile when he saw my dressl"
Hortense; Some men, my dear,
have no sense Of humor Judge.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25
p BOWDEN ELECTED MAYOR
? OF JACKSONVILLE

In the Jacksonville demo.
cratic primary held yesterday,
]. Z. T. Bowden was nomi,
mated by a majority Of 700
, votes over his opponent, Van
, G. Swearengen.
, y r y y = y y = = y y y y y
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25
Inns MAKING GOOD
'rifREATS TO STOP SHIPPING.

id. Eng. Feb. "a. The steamer
eia has arrived here and reports
two vessels have been torpedoed
One AK aud the other
supposQd to be IN ii sinking CON
D. NTH three trawlcrS standing
Tho crew of the drst vessel was
3 Mud landed. 4 mine sweeper
aItempting to tow tine other to
NJ Her crew was saved by a
t1Ite fishing smack.
RID, Feb. 24.-The American
oef Carib has gone 10 the bottom
Ia German coast in the North Sea
ft result Of striking a mine. At
enc Of the disaster -hs Carib was
aa|Dg the route laid down in the
inn marine instructions.
Sailed From Charleston.
if'eston, $. c., Feb. "a The
, allied from Charleston on Jan
n with a cargo Of cotton loaded
Df the Carolina Company. She
t1fchased by the Clyde Line Co.
the Spanish-Amerlcan war,
VIA for some time on the regular
tt run between Charleston and
|yde Line ports of call along
aHntic coast.
f. Ihrib carried 1900 bales of cot
'.1In Charleston, and had in her
|tIhe broken pig iron, as ballast.
11fgo, while loading, was thor
|N Inspected for contraband. A
vas brought here a few days
'04t the Carib had left Bremen,
~ landed her cotton, with a ear
&c stuffs, but this report can
|nbstantiated here.
wners Have No News.
fIhah, Feb. 24.-George T.
|t1bg, vice president of Walker,
|Ipg & Company, says that heI
lived no news concerning theI
Ion of the Garth in the North
mine, beyond that contained
+ 4 ews dispatches. The Caribi
~ ntly purchased by Walker,
||4pg & Company from the Clyde
~ this, her first voyage in the
s. q her new owners. Mr.. Arm |
I'D his chief anxiety at pres
s. pcerning the fate Of the crew.
lrib was fully insured.
rmstrong last night said that
||bs cargo was insured by the
3'|.' mt war risk bureau, and that
mi itself was insured partly by
I| risk bureau and partly by
81 tompanies.
rmstrong said that the Carib
erman pilot aboard who was
01 at the Hook Of Holland, and
'&r said that the ship, accord
5 advices, was following the
|a course through the North
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25

], Feb. 24.-The American
Carib has gone 10 the bottom
German coast in the North Sea
result Of striking a mine. At
Of the disaster -h1 CIrib was
Dg the route laid down in the
M ,.it,o fustruDti,t,.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-02-25

London, Feb. 24,-Another Amcri.
Putnam patriot., 1915-01-01

Miss Rita Champeau, from con vent in Baltic, is at her home in this city.
 Miss Lillian Warren, Grand View, entertained friends and relatives from Providence over the holidays
 Mrs. George Pray and her grand- daughter, Miss Gladys Farmer, spent the week.en with MT. and Mrs. Will liam Pray in Hartford.
 Howard Knight, a student in Cor nell, and graduate of Putnam High school, .has been visiting relatives in the city.
 William Wright, an instructor in school in New Jersey, is the guest of his parents, Judge E. C. Wright and wife, Chapman street.
 Jerome Ii. Mann and Miss Smith of New York were weekend guests of Judge J Hurry Mann and family Church street.
 Malcolm Bilodeau of Thompson ville,l formerly of Putnam, returned home Monday morning after few days visit with relatives in the city.
 Miss Ada Alexander of Boston has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Rich ard Whitney, She returned home Monday accompanied by Miss Ger tru Ie Jones who will be her guest for a Ka k.
 III. l.. Burt, wife, and son, k. H.. Blu t; and Mrs. Ellen Johnson and da ghter Mary, have been guests of Mt. and Mrs. George Newell, Wash ington, R. 1.
 Most of the mills in the city shut down Thursday night until Monday morning. Several that started up Sat urday morning could only run for a few hours on account of the low water in the river.
 John Gilligan of 'Middleboro, Mass, spent the weekend with Rich ard w. Gibney and family, wilkin- son street. His wife, who has been ill at the home Of her parents since last i August, returned home with him as her health Is much improved. ! Two cases were disposed .of by Judge Mann in the city court Monday , morning, Roderick Miller, who has been three times convicted of being common drunkard in the past four years, was sentenced to 30 days for drunkenness and to lS0 days for being a common drunkard, with costs. Israel Benoit was sent to Brooklyn for 30 days on an intoxication charge.
 A house toulouse canvass was made by the committees of the various churches Sunday, in furtherance of the United Missionary lCampaign. Many subscriptions were obtained, the sub scriber being allowed to state flor what purpose he wished his o her annual donation to be used, The united effort was promulgated by sert of meet ings on sunday and onday two weeks ago when considq oie enthu- siasm was aroused by Rnt-nf..,-a--- sllI<iAElSfr
Putnam patriot., 1915-01-01
PERTINENT TO PUTNAM :.
 PEOPLE {.
PEOPLE


 Alex Gilman was visitor in Bos- ton Monday.
 All schools will reopen Monday for the winter term.
 w. E. Davlson was recent guest Of relatives in uxbridge.
 John 0. Fox was in Boston Mon- day.
 Mark Wilson spent Christmas with friends in Worcester.
 Irving Miron spent Christmas and the weekend with relatives in Millbury, Mass.
 MI. and Mrs. Charles T, Thayer were with relatives in Danielson for the holiday.
 -Mr. and Mrs. William Warren, Oak Hill, were guests of relatives in Providence over the holiday.
 The states prison at Wethersiield Is very nearly ,ful. there being 63l at the institution at the present time. Miss Ruth White, a teacher in Brooklyn, N. Y., is spending her vaca- tion with her mother on Grove street. Ralph Boissonesu of Bates College, Lewiston, Me, is spending the holi- days with his parents in Putnam.
 Arthur Duvert, son of Alderman Duvert, recently visited with his sis ter who is a nun in New Britain con. vent.
 Philip Benoit and wife of Paw. tucket, formerly of Putnam, ,shave been visiting relatives in this city and Dan- ielson.
 Harold $. Corbin of Cambridge was the guest of his parents, Mir. and Mrs. k. NJ. Corbin, Center street, over Christmas and the weekend.
 -F. w. Perry and grandson, Frank, lin Perry, were guests of MT. Perry $ son, Attorney Robert W Perry, and family over the holidays.
 --IAltie C. Falle, the S.year'old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Falle, died Monday night al the home on Ballou street.
 ..' Jorge 5. ChsmpHn ys ,ceta,
 representative q s8an Of Hartford, si daA his mother N
 '--~- A'ev stre,
Putnam patriot., 1915-01-01
-cau Mock of Hartford, Vt, has

--s HI hOCh Oi 1ihi tibiug V lsf ilho been the guest Of local friends.
 Misses Bertha and Florence Sar- gent are spending a few days in Boston.
 - Miss S. Elizabeth Clarke returned Saturday from visit with her sister, Mrs. F. E. Guild, in North Windham. William Brady, actor, has been spending few days with his mother on Church street.
 Fred Morrell has returned to New York after visit with his parents, pr. and Mrs. r. A. Morrell.
 Win sharpe of Stamfc rd has been the guest ol his parents, Mir. and Mrs. C. Dwight sharpe, School street.
 Miss Bowler, teacher of Latin in the High school, k visiting relatives in WaterVle, Me,
 Mrs. J. ] Russell and daughters, Misses Elizabeth and Catherine, are guests of relatives m Johnstown, \ T..
 Putnam Nest, Order oi Owls, will hold il New Years eve dance in their hall on Pomffet street. Music ny the ldeal Stnging Orchestra of Wooster. Dancing from to l o'clock adv
 There was a large gathering in FoIesters' hall Tuesday evening to witness the installation of the newly elected officers. Dancing followed and refreshments were served.
 --Postotiices in Connecticut number 363, including fifteen first class, thirty two second class, seyenty.four third class, total of l2l presidential, be- sides 242 fourth class offices.
 Funeral services flor Louis King, an inmate of the Town Farm for the past eight or ten years, were held Mon day afternoon. MT. King was abol { S5 years of age and had lived in Put nam many years.
 What Is thought to be the largest fresh water eel ever taken from the Quinebaug river was found lodged in the gate rack at the Manhasset mill Monday morning by man who went to clean it out. IL measured four feet and weighed six pounds.
 Leonard Il. Healey of Woodstock, secretary of the state board of agricai. ture, in submitting to Governor Bald win the 18th annual report of the board, shows the value of the principal crops grown in the state. Hay and forage, sT,2a5, GOO; tobacco, si,il6,o 900; potatoes, sI,l6l 900; corn, sl,6si,oo and oats, Sl6l ,ot0.
 As a result Of the snow covered ice on streets and sidewalks four accident cases have recently reached the Day kimhall hospital; Georgiana Desau- telle lell in front of the Congregational church and broke her arm, Lillian Bursche ot Attawaugan received a sprained ankle by fall in that village, Mrs. Law 4 North Grosyenordaie fell
 ' and broke her wrist,
 % >a child II years old,
 < while sliding down
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
DENIES ne WAS IN
COURT HOUSE RAID
DEPUTY SHERIFF JOHNSON IE~'
TiIIt~ ~ UliA Nils
TRIAL.
1outta,iietS Testimony al btfhi
Witnesses that IT. wa ih'~~'F'
~ Woman.

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l. DEPUTY shrr'a I'll lahH-oa o-
YaunF commits seere ted0 IN thr
trial at IN, Tout Defendant iH rise
nepul shru0 CHERRY heme mHii q
trial that In SO la bed ~ homa ~.
4tead al bsluF a merhef ~ thr a'f-
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fsf,4- He 4eHia tha1 bar had br"H
~ 1esee Pfs Hame chat meAt lia
eelgsnte eoutfadi5 ffe ilHi"if
IT severed sitnea=s- aha sNar" itAi
Inluaan ea dfsad woman
aud aas msmhsr sl The atiaskl"
marty HAS, sTstaEEt WIS stHt tH
frhuttal
rAe Hefeaa. fesfsa peiat after .t
mtansa N raHH sut Nf tf'
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
TUG CHASED
BY ZEPPELIN
DARING. ATTEMPT MADE TO SINK
british NAVAL VESSEL
OF COAST.
THE TUG ESCAPED
Was Followed Several Miles by ZeI-
reiin While Crew Tried to HeaXe
Overheard "A Bag of En-
piusives.

NEWCASTLE. England. April i.
The captain Of the tug Jupiter.
arriving at Blyth today. reported that
the Zeppelin which raided the Tyne
district last night attacked his yea-
sci early this morning and tried to
SINK il. He said the Jupiter WAS
steamins several miles off the coast
Y hen the Zeppelin was sighted The
searchfghts OF the arship disclos-
cd the vessel below and At the same
time it dipped its nose, coming down
almost 10 the deck Of the vessel
simultaneously the Zeppelin crew
was seen trying to get bag sup
rosedIy to contain explosives over
the size OF the vessel. The tug es-
capped by maneuFering under the air
ship but it WAS chased a consider
able distance.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
NJ REPORTS
ma NOT AGREE
bu,R,p ND BERLIN hf'-
WIS ~, SITUATION ARE
CONFLICTING.
(H CLAIMS GAIN
statement says the Rus
r,,,,ts f. Invade Hungary
Have Been Checked at
Every Point,

EDoN AE7l - " ''''e Ell .
|tspatehes told oil ne ''e' ii'a''S
bnlng 10 d ia mite '"''''e'7
hi the tzsok Pass ~ i','' -" VI
kreaiAs, BerIlh OF ''=iHi iSi'o' -
! the Russians haa oeeii ''",'
and their Efforts 10 INV 'oe
aG had been eile2 keo al ever y
Further the f'etii'i ieI'o' to
thai the Russians are exhaust
ID their attacks are s''aaiiH
Hg weaker 50 tiia' ior the Ia I
sys their pressure mas d almost
Berlin also sald '1a' '''e
aa efforts TO invade hungary
the Przemysl siege army hao
and that the enemy 5 a'te"'p'
kak into Hungary BY the f"ul'-
paddle had been blocked, ! lie
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
iTHUIiC UNIVERSITY
OPENS WITH CEREMONIES

WASHINGTON, April 15.-Thrro
American cardinals, eight archbisA-
ops, 300 clergymen and other proul-
hent representatives Of The Catholic
church today joined With hundreds
q other men and women in a solemn
rontifical mass at the tWeuty-fifth
opening Of the Catholic university.
Pope Benediet sent a letter to the
gathering, the first OF the Kind for
America
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15
MRS. THEODORE ROOSEVELT
SUBMITS EB OPERATION

NEW YORK, April l.. Mrs.
Theodore Hoosevelt submitted to III
operation at the Roosevelt hospital
TO-DAY. Colonel Roosevelt and Thea-
dor" If. We're at the institution
V hen the operation WIS performed
The operation was sad Ia be = sue
cos bat its nature was not diac}os-
ed
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15

head and body and also %oundea
Iris daughter on the arms and body
Mills then dashed his brains out by
lcaping from the third story window
Of their apartment house 70 the sid
walk. Mills was suddenly taken IN
sdre, the police believe.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15

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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-04-15

r,e nsus ilaat stsss the news.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
Trapping Balloons

Hagenbeck in his book says that
balloons are caught in traps made much
like the huts of savages. Food is put
into the huts, and once the baboons
go inside a trapdoor closes behind them.
Outside baboons made a great to do
and urge the prisoners to escape. When
the trappers come the captured balloons
ar terror-stricken and try to force
their heads through the walls of the
huts One baboon was caught three
times in the same trap and several
turned loose got back into the same
trap second time. When the baboons
are carried away all their comrades
climb into trees and scream out to the
prisoners, who answer in sad, mournful
voices. On one occasion some big
Arabian balloons were. trapped, when
1900 or 5000 balloons hurled them
sleeves upon the trappers, who had hard
work to save themselves with firearms
and clubs. AS the trappers were forced
bac kthe victorious balloons tore up the
trap and turned loose the captured
balloons.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
The Elgin Marbles

The adventures of the Elgin mar
bles, now in the British Museum. be
gan in 1903, when they were wrecked
at Cerigo on their way from Greece to
England. 1t took the divers three
years and vast sum of money to fish
up the Parthenon relics. 1t is believed
that Lord Elgin spent over $4,000
pounds in procuring these priceless
fragments left by Turkish vandals
VINO would probably have made an emo
OF even these had the earl not rescued
them in time. The House of Commons
voted $1,000 pounds for their purchase
SO that the enterprising peer lost heav.
ily In cash and suffered from a public
agitation against his alleged "vandal.
ism, rapacity and dishonesty" as well
as from Byron s Course of Minerva. ,,
London Chronicle.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
TREAT CANCER QUICKLY
"It Is Not Surgery, But DELAYED Sur
gery. That Fails to Cure,

That cancer is at first a local growth
and not a general disease of the sys.
TEN is now clearly established. This
fact is of the utmost Importance since
it holds out high hope of cure if the
malignant growth is removed before
it has time to spread to other parts of
the body. Cancer beginning in one spot
later appears elsewhere because small
particles or cells are carried away
from the first site and start other
growths, not because there exists pre-
viously some poison in the blood which
causes the disease to break out in
different parts of the body. The great
hope of cure, therefore, lies in remov-
ing cancer entirely from the system be-
fore it has chance to spread from its
first foothold.
The reason why so many people
rcame to believe that cancer was a
blood disease is doubtless because it
was observed to come again in the
same or other parts of the body after
having been apparently cut out. 1t
was natural to assume that when the
disease kept coming back in this man
ner there must be some cause or taint
in the blood which led to its breaking
out in different places much like Ger.
tain skin diseases.
The trouble which started this falla.
cious reasoning was that Tin those
earlier days cancer was not so well
understood as it no wis. Surgeons
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
GERMANS ARE REPORTED
TO Be DAMM|NC THE rhine

Basel, Switzerland, April 15.-The
to advices reaching this city, are throw
ing up dams on the river Rhine so that,
when certain sluice gates are closed,
wide stretches of the surrounding coun-
try can be flooded.
Furthermore they are reconstructing
the formidable fortress at Istein, FIVE
miles from Basel, on the Rhine. The
barracks inside the fortress have been
completely pulled down and extensive
underground barracks to take their
place have been dug and quarried out
of the earth.
Observers in Basel are expressing the
opinion that these preparations are in
anticipation of a French offensive be-
ing successful.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-15
British COAST TOWNS
SHELLED BY Zeppelin

London, April 15.-A Zeppelin passed
over Blyth at o clock last night, drop
ping bombs, says dispatch to the
"Central News from Blyth. The
bombs, it is added, fell in the outskirts
of the town.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph from New Castle says the Yep
pelin also passed over the Tyne, Wall
send and Cramington in Northumber-
land, and Seaton and Hebburn in Dur
ham, dropping bombs at each place.
From the foregoing dispatch it is
evident that the zeppelin made south
ward swee9 of about thirty miles along
the northeast coast of England, cutting
over the southeast corner of Northamp-
ton county and the northeast corner of
Durham. All the towns mentioned are
within a. radius of about twenty miles
to the northward and eastward of New
castleon-Tyne.
'Blyth is seaport town eleven miles
by rail northeast of Newcastle. 1t is on
the River Blyth, short distance from
where it flows into the North sea. Wall
send, where there are collieries, is about
four miles east, northeast of Newcastle