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Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
ENGLISHAUTOMOBILE
STAFF OFFICER
Frederick Coleman, a Volunteer Ameri.
can Officer Of the General Royal An
tOmObile Staff OF Great Britain
Will Speak at Recruiting Rally, Bradley
Theatre, This Friday Evening

Frederick Coleman, volunteer Of
fieer, who has been serving on the
general staff of the British Automobile
Corps, and who is now doing special
duty in this country, will be the prin.
cipal speaker at the Grand Recruiting
Rally at the Bradley theatre, this Fri
day evening.
Officer Coleman has had great deal
of experience at the front and will tell
many interesting things concerning
the great war. He has written book,
called From Mons to Ypres, and is
conversant with ell features of the
great conflict. His address will be In :
teresting from the viewpoint of one
who has actually been on the field and
tells of what he saw.
There will be band OF music and
the affair will be one of the most stir
ring patriotic gatherings that Putnam
has ever seen.
There is no admission charged.
Women will be allowed If sccompan-
led by men but no boys under is years
of age will be admitted.
Bradley theatre will be packed to
the doors to hear the English veteran
and 1t will be wise to some early.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
Public Canning DEMONSTRATIONS

Miss Costello OF the Connecticut Ag-
ricultural College, cooperating with
the Windham County Farmers Asso-
citation, will give Two public canning
demonstrations in Putnam on Friday,
July s; in the afternoon at 2 o'clock in
Owls hall, and in the evening at 7.45
in st, jean Baptiste hall on Provi-
dence street.
These demonstrations are free, and
everyone interested in the cold pack
method of canning fruits rand vegeta-
bles is cordially invited To attend.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
CARL ERICKSON
DROWNED
Boat With Three Fisherman CapsileS at
QuaSSet Pond Saturday Night
Erickson Had Medals For Swimming.
Collar May Have Clicked Him or lie May
Have Been Attacked by Cramps
NO 20

Carl Erickson, -, chauffeur en-
pIoyed by Or. John c. Jay of New
York and Pomfret, was drowned in
Quasset Pond about o'clock Satnr-
day night when a boat from which he
and two companions were fishing cap.
sized. Erickson is said to have been
an expert swimmer and had received
medals for swimming. From the fact
that there was little water In the lungs
IL is thought that In some manner
EricKson's collar may have cnoked
him. Another theory is that he WAS
| attacked with cramps.
In the boat with Erickson were
Thomas kempf, employed at Pomfret
fret. How the boat came TO tip over
| the survivors say they do not know.
| They say the first they knew all three
were in the water about rs feet from
| shore.
Kempf could not swim stroke.
This Lindgren knew so he at once went
| TO his assistance confident that Esick-
son would have no difficulty in taking
care of himself Lingren got kempf
ashore safely and the two men turned
| TO see where Erickson WAS. 1t waslpiteh
dark and they could not see or hear
thing. There WIS no answer TO their
calls and they were Mortified when
they realized that their companion had
gone down.
The alarm was given but there was
not much that could toe done in the
darkness. The water in the pond Is
not very deep and 1t is said that II
Erickson had swan few strokes to-
ward shore he could easily have
touched bottom and waded TO the
bank.
AT daylight men began searching for
Ericksons body. About ten o'clock
members of the Putnam fire depart.
ment were requested to assist and a
number went TO the pond in auto.
mobiles equipped with ropes and
graphing hooks. II was nearly noon
when the body was discovered by
Joseph Lindgren, brother Of the
Lindgren who was in the boat.
Erickson was Worcester boy. He
had been at Pomfret,severnl summers
and was well liked. His father and
sister came from Worcester and were
nearly Frustrated when the body was
brought to shore
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
St. Mary's Graduation
Pupils Who Finish Course Given Di.
pIomas and Gold Medals

Graduating exercises OF st. Mary's
parochial school were held in st.
Mary's church last Sunday afternoon.
There was no program of exercises but
the diplomas were distributed to the
happy pupils by their pastor, Rev. e..
f. Bedard. FIR. Bedard also gave to
each graduate handsome gold medal.
To Rosario Labossiere he gave beau
tiful gold watch for proficiency in
French. The list of graduates was
printed in last weeks PATRIOT.
FIR. Bedard addressed the pupils. He
gave them some excellent advice.
Those who are not going higher in ed
vocational lines he urged to take their
places in the world as upright Ameri-
can citizens and christian men and
women. He admonisned them that il
was a duty they owed their parents,
their school and their church 10 so
conduct themselves that neither would
at any time have the least cause 10
feel ashamed Of them.
To those who are to go To higher
schools OF learning he said that If their
parents were willing 10 send them to
school further il was their duty TO
make the most Of their opportunities.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
Michael Daigle Has Gone to Training
Camp

In compliance with nm order from
Brigadier General Edwards, head OF
the New England Department, Mich
ael j. Daigle left Putnam TUESDAY
morning. He was ordered into active
service in,the quartermasters enlisted
reserve corps and directed TO proceed
TO Boston and report at the quarter
masters department. to receive his per.
sonal equipment and then TO proceed
to the training camp atiAyer and re-
port 10 the camp qunrtermaster.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
Comfy Organization for Food COnser.
walton

Women from all over the county,
over forty in number, showed interest
In food conservation In assembling at
the Chamber OF Commerce roomssVed-
nesday afternoon to listen TO Miss MI
f.. Sprague OF the Connecticut Agri-
cultural College at Storrs urge organiz-
ed effort for food conservation. Miss
Sprague aroused much enthusiasm
and IL resulted In the formation Of
county organization. Town chairmen
name their own committees.
The following were appointed chair
men for their towns:
Rev Marion II. Jones. Canterbury
Mrs. Walter Brown, Pomfret
Helen Cartwright, Hampton
Mrs Robert Fenton, Willirsantic
Mrs. Rienzi Robinson, Danieison
Mis-. Edward Hail, PlainheId
Mrs. William G.. Child, Woodstock
Mrs. Charles knight, Thompson
Mrs. ). w. Bard, Brooklyn
Other town chaIrmen are TO be
named later.
Prof. III. J Baker, director Of exten
sion work, 5torrs College, announced
that the state would give $3.50 toward
the salary Of supervisor and Mrs. w
j. Bartlett added that the "oman's
Suffrage Association OF the state would
add $500 more, bringing the Total up 70
$3.50 Of the 5000 required 70 meet sal
AIRY and expenses.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
Parade and Speechss thursday Night

There was a parade and patriotic
speeches, Thursday night, as part OF
the recruiting campaign. The line
formed at the High school and the
Home Guard was headed by'Warren's
drum corps. On Providence street
speeches were made in French by Post
master Alexander Gilman and Henry
n. Benoit. On the Squared. ID. Lown,
Rev. G. J. Hartman, and George l..
Paazett, made shcrt addresses.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
Food Conservation Sunday

Next Sunday is Food Conservation
Sunday Herbert Hoover, head Of the
nations food bureau has sent perso-
nal letter to every minister asking him
10 preach on the subject OF Food Con-
seryation on that day. In the same
letter the hope was expressed that the
day will became known as IF God Saw
ing Day and that il may be made the
purpose end motto of every household
in America to "5aye the waste and
win the war;
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
Dady and Morrill, Having Good Luck

John A. Dady and DR.. +. A. Morrell
are at the Rangeley lakes, Maine, and
are having exceptionally good luck
with their rods. so far, up to June
9th, they have caught over 100 fish.
The best ones caught weigh as follows:
4 1.2-3-7-2-2 l.2-4 1.2-5--9 2--2
-6-3-4-5 1-2-6-3 1.2-3 l.2-7 L.
3 l.2--2 lbs.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
John A. {. Warner TO Enter Government
Service


5ohn a. G. Warner, son of Judge
ana Mrs E. Nj. Warner, has received
% appointment in the bureau Of
Standards at Washington.
~. Warner graduated from Wor-
esslet Tech this month. VIXEN the
seuool was asked TO recommend a man
~ me position it recommend Mr..
arheF and he was appointed.
Inc bureau of standards has to do
wa thei manufacture of munitions,
- proving methods, increasing the
pus and developing new methods.
i' warner will leave Putnam
~ as he has orders to report in
washington, Tuesday.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
RED CROSS CAMP AIGN
Putnam Donates Over Its Quota Ia the
SlOo,O0O,080iFHad Campaign
District Includes Thompson, Woodstock
and P0mfret

Putnam district has again done it..
self credit. It has donated IS 1853 ss to
to the one bundled million dollar Red
Cross fund. Its quota was but 5000.
The teams worked faithfully and the
result evidences how swen. The com.
plete tabulation of receipts was finish
ed this Friday morning by Mrs, Jennie
X. Cole, secretary and treasurer. Mrs.
Cole has been at the Chamber of COM
merce rooms every day during the
campaign and has had charge of keep
ing the records and tabulating the
contributions. This was a hard task
but it has been system actically accom-.
plished by the secretary and treasurer
to whom much credit is due. She did
not complete her ardous labors until
this Friday.
Everyone who had part in raising
this large amount of money is deserv.
ing of great commentator. 1t was
hard work for all but the duty was as.
sumed as a patriotic duty and was
well done. People were liberal in their
responses and everyone did. his bit,
some even contributing at the rate of
penny day and undergoing self de-
uial in SO doing.
The summary of the work done is as
follows:
OFFICERS
John @. johnson, Chairman.
>. Elizabeth Clarke, Vice Chairman.
u. Harold iGilpatric, Chairman Fl
nance Committee.
Mrs. Jennie X. Cole, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Team l H. &. Meinken, Capt. S1153 So
Team 2 w. j. Bartlett, Capt. 1888 .05
Team Alex. Gilman, Capt. 226. rs
Team 4 Sias Wheelock, Capt. s81 so
st. Mary's Catholic Church 5000
S2705. is
THOMPSON AND GRoSYEN0RDALE
Teams 3 and 6 Capts. Mrs. Charles e.
Searls, Mrs. Frank K. Rich 1929 81
st. Joseph's Catholic Church
No. Grosvenordale rs 90
Sacred Heart Catholic, Church,
Thompson AZ 90
Sl357 "a
WOODSTOCK
Team Mrs. @. NJ. Sampson Capt SIS. 45
P0MFRET AND ARLINGTON
Teams s Gapts. ii. Ii. Daven-
port, Mrs. Everett Brown 1865 OIL
Holy Trinity Church, Pomfret 800
Sl722.01
Total $6359 9S
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29

Captain John J. Notary and his
officers are to be congratulated upon
the fine showing made by the: Home
Guard. With guns and uniforms in
hand but few days they appeared
like national guardsmen and with
more drilling they will be ready for
any duty assigned them.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29

A post card from Leon Talbot states
that he and several other young men
Who went to New London to,enlist
Thursday, had been accepted and
were leaving for Fort Slocum, N. Y.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29

The Ley Co. that built the bridge
over the Quinebaug nyer on bridge
street, has the contract for louiidiug
the soldiers' training camp at Aver.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29

on account of her physical condition.
King was sentenced to 30 days and
costs for intoxication and probable
cause was found on the assault count
and he was bound over To the superior
court and a bond of $500 was ordered
which King could not furnish.
Other Cases
John Cannon, another OF the rail-
road gang, was charged with intoxica-
ton. He was found asleep in q. M.
Kent's automobile under shed. When
MIR. Kent went for his car Cannon re-
fused to have his bed removed SO Can
non had TO be removed himself. He
was arrested in Csrgill park where he
went TO finish his sleep. 81 and costs
was the sentence but Cannon couldn't
pay.
Joseph Mitchell WAS arrested on
Front street in an intoxicated condi-
ton. His fine and costs amounted TO
ST. 90 which he was unable 10 pay.
John Hayes, another bunk house in
habitant, was charged with intoxica-
ton and breach Of the peace. Henry
Austin testified that he was on his
way home Friday evening. Near the
Bradley beef house he heard man
talking loud. He stopped. The man /,
who WAS Hayes, told him 10 keep
going. Hayes took his chew Of tobac.
co from his mouth and threw 1t at
Austin. II struck Austin In the neck.
az and costs for drunkenness and 30
days for assault was melted out TO
Hayes.
When GermaFini Aiassio was asked
If ne was drunk Friday night he re.
piled. "Me just leetle drunk
aWell," said the court, "as you were
only little drunk we will give you
only little fiue." Alassio paid $40 90
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29

The electric light company is ,en-
gagged in installing the new fighting
system In the business section for
which money was appropriated 1t the
last annual city meeting.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
Before His Honor

Peter Dumas, who was brought be-
fore the court two weeks ago last Mon
day on a charge OF assaulting Mrs.
Lena Rivers, and whose case was con :
tinued for two weeks on account Of the
Fuller in chambers, Monday morning,
and the bond OF 500 was continued
for a further period of two weeks MS
MIS-. Rivers is still unable to appear
on account of her physical condition.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-29
Recruiting Drive Roll of Honor


applying for enlistment iup to Friday
noon;
Frank Kalbinsk
Raymond Franklin
Leon A. Talbot
Oscar st. Laurent
Albert Bibeault
Peter st. Clair
Eugene Beaupre
Jean A. Magnan
Joseph Brodeur
Emele Desaulniers
Joseph Goyette
Joseph Cordier
Leon GueTin
Omer Blanchette
Riehard f. Gibney
Joseph Harfa
Kenneth A. sharpe
Clarence A. Lamondy
Helika Anger
Albert Cwieka
William Marquis
Arizona republican., 1917-05-15
PROTEST l (C;()Sj l IF
 l TALL Y|NGj

An effort was made in superior court yesterday to scale down the inspection costs in the governorship contest to all most nothing. Attorney F. C. Struck meyer of counsel for former Governor Hunt filed an exception to the bill of the attorneys for the contestee for in spection costs amounting to something more than 5000. Mir Struckmeyer took the ground that there was nothing in the statutes authorizing the payment of the costs. Judge Sloan replied that there was nothing in the statutes pro- viding for a judgment in the contest and that therefore the case would have to be treated as any other case at law in which the defeated party would have to pay the costs.
 MT. Struckmeyer further objected to the amount of the per diem of the in- spectors. $25 He added that that amount was not unreasonable in the case of Mir. NealOn who had been named by the court, inasmuch as MT. Nealon is a lawyer Judge Sloan sug- gested that that sma cked of a partial ity by MT. Struckmeyer for members of his profession.
 Objection was also made to the pay of the tally clerks but the reply to that was that they had been appointed to
  test concerning which the contestant had been so insistent. Without the tally clerks the inspectors would have been obliged to record each ballot and make such notes in long hand as would have been required, and altogether the jn- spection would have covered many times as much time.
 A further objection was made to the cost of bringing the ballots to Phoenix and guarding them after they had been brought here. But all these matters had been gone over with the court as long ago as last December at the time he raised the bond of former Governor Hunt from $500 to $6,000. And in arriv- ing at that figure, Judge Stanford had accepted aid from Senator Ives of coun- sel for the former governor in making the estimate.
 Mr. Struckmeyer carried the con-
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-15
ORDERS ID BRING REGULAR ARMY IO
 ITS WAR STRENGTH
Republican A. F. Leased Wire]

WASHINGTON. May 14.-Orders. to bring the regular army to it's full war strength of 2g3,999 men were announced by the war department today. Organl- zation of A new regiments will begin tomorrow with further efforts to stlm- ulate recruiting and bring Tn the l6,- 455 men needed to fill up the ranks Since April 1, CT .443 men have been accepted and officials are confident that the full number will have been en- rolled as war time volunteers before lure 15.
 Expansion of the army will be ac- complished by converting each exist ing battalion into full regiment. Sy- racuse N. Y, will he the largest single expansion post. There the 3Sth, 39th, 45th, 46th, filth. 18th, 18th and 50th infantry regiments and the fifteenth field artillery will be raised. At least three infantry regiments now on the border will be sent immediately to Syracuse for expansion.
 In the central department the 10th and 41st Infantry will be raised at Fort Smelling, Minn.: the 43rd and 44th at Fort Douglas, Utah. The 10th and 11th field artillery and the 20th and 21st Cavalry at Fort Riley, Kas.. and the 16th and 17th Field Artillery at Sparta, Wis.
 In the southern department, the 18th and 14th Field Artillery will be raised at Fort Sill, Okla. while the 57th and 64th Infantry and the 18th and Fist Field Artillery will be raised at points l in the department to be designated by the department commander.
 In the western department the filth Infantry will be raised at Vancouver Barracks, Wash. The 62nd and 63rd 1 Infantry will be raised at San Fran cisco and the 24th and 25th cavalry at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.
 Quartermaster officers already have been assigned to construct necessary quarters at the points named and a large number of regular army officers have been ordered up for promotion
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-15
NEWSPAPER MEN TELL COMMITTEE OF. SENATE THAT INCREASED MAIL RATES
 MEANS C0NFISCATION OF SMALL PAPERS
tRepublican A. p. Leased wirel


 WASHINGTON, May 14.-Spokes- men for newspapers and periodicals, large and small and from all parts of the country, appeared before the senate finance committee today to attack as unreasonable and confiscatory, the war revenue bill prov !sion which would create a zone system with greatly in- creased rates for second class mail matter. They declared if the measure went into effect many publications would be compelled to suspend.
 Don c. Seitz of the New York World, representing the American Newspaper Publishers association, said the pro- posed increase was not war tax but an effort to further repress and em- barras the newspaper industry"
 He told the committee there already had been big slump in business which if continued would paralyze the news papers. The publishers, he added were not seeking special favors, but wanted to be placed on the same level with people engaged in other business. Arthur Dunn, speaking for the small CT newspapers of the country, said they could not stand the increase in postal rates with the increased cost of print paper, and that many would be compelled to go out of business If the bill was enacted
 i A similar view of the situation was taken by Arthur J. Baldwin of New York, vice president of the Associated ! Business Papers, Incorporated and 1 representing 300 trade and business
 periodicals
 | J. A. Moore of New York, represent 1 ing the Periodical Publishing assoula- 1 tion. composed of S6 of the leading
 magazines, said the increase would mean an added expenditure of more ] than s3,700OO5 in postage to member ! of that organization and ruination for many of them.
 1 E. C. Meredith of Des MOpes, Iowa, speaking for 45 Of the leading farm publications, joined in the protest He argued that newspapers are a neces- i sary asset of the country and that the government Deeds the circulation of every printed page possible. All agreed that there is ~n unwilling ness on the part of publishers to pay war taxes but they do not want a tax tEat would be an unbearable burden. | D. w. Norris of Marshalltown. Iowa. representing several Iowa newspapers Sad t1ev could not stard d gross sa los tax of 20 per cent any better than the grocer.
 1his bill," he added, proposes an increase or three per cent on luXurieS and on the next page proposes an ln- crease of over 9nn nor no~e on the trH 7sDortation of newspapers" Plans have been made to finish the hearing of newspaper publishers tnls 'erIf' n but the propram was changed. Tomorrow Samuel Gompers, nreS1nent of the American FedeiatloA of Labor. will present the protest of the labor press ana labor organizations which would be affected should news papers suspend
 This mornings session was devoted to hearing protests against the plo- posed taxes on chewing gum. bonds and amuSements.
 Opponents of the ways and means committees proposal greatly to in
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Arizona republican., 1917-05-15
|QNA MINISTER I5 HELD IN
 CHARGE IF NURDER|NG E|CHT

lisca only a'half hour after the murders were discovered
 Kelly, who was 2 Presbyterian min ister, according to his own statement, at that time had charge of parish a short distance from Nillisca. On the night the chime was committed he is said to have slept-in Viliisca at the home of the local Presbyterian minister and the next day to have taken an early train for Macedonia.
 The murders occurred on Sunday night, June 9, 1912 The victims-Joe MOoIe, Nillisca implement dealer. his wife and rheir four children, together with two visiting children by the name of S+illinger-were killed in their beds
 as they slept Their heads were liter
 ally hacked to a pulp. A bloodstained
 axe was found in the horse
 A feature of the case which attracted wide attention during the ensuing in vestigation was s60,000 islander suit instituted in 1916 by former State Sen ator F. F. Jones, of Villisca, against J. N. Wilkerson, detective operative because his name was connected with the murders. WilkersOn won the case but Jones later was eXOnerated after the recent grand jury investigation.
 During the last month, while Kelly has been under close surveillance by the authorities, he has been preaching at the various parishes in southern IT, linois which comprised his charge. He was assigned to churches at Arlington, Pilot Grove, and Macedonia, after his graduation from an Omaha seminary i in 1912. At the time of the murders he was a student at this institution l but preached at Macedonia and Willis ca on alternate Sundays.
 Kelly is a native of England and ] came to this country about ten years 1 ago.
 ] About three weks before the crime according to the statement of the at 1 torney general tonight, a reputable witness testified that Kelly was discov- i cred looking into the house of the wit ness, in bedroom where the latter s wife was moving about the room in ! her night clothes, and was frightened away. Testimony also is cited show i ing that Kelly was seen wandering ap- parentiy aimlessly about town at all 1 hours of the night.
 On the night the murders were com mitted Kelly is said to have come 1 from his country charge to the town of Villisca and attended a childrens day exercise at the Presbyterian fContinued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1917-05-15
FOOD SPECULATION
 BITTERLY DENOUNCED
(Republican Associated Press Leased Wire)

WASHINGTON May 14specuato food supplies vehemeny denounced floor was shown plainly overwhelming sentiment for putting gambling  An amendment to the bill Colorado
  thought had be offered with
  the Thomas amendment the legislation before colleagues declaring objected the that might chked all dealings the redoubIe
 
  m o a of supplies. The controller would with allied
  would that of cabinet member his would be prescribed  nine months after the conclusion of