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Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05
Appointed New England Representa-
 five

Jerome Collins, formerly of this city, son of Cornelius Collins of Union street has been appointed the New England representative of an automobile manu- featuring concern. MT. Collins was formerly the Boston agent.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05
], Burned 17 Years Aao.

Seventeen years ago Sunday. Feb. 4th, the Hopkins and Allen Arms Co. was destroyed by fire
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

were guests of Mir. and Mrs. Robert w. Perkins while in town last week.
 Mrs. Edward H. Linnell gave a largely attended tea Saturday from to in honor of her daughter-in in Jaw, Mrs. Arthur W. BunneH. The decora- tions were in pink. During the early part of the afternoon Miss Hannah M Crowell and Miss Matilda Butts pre- son F. Gallaudet and Mrs Eben Learned served. Assisting were Miss Cecille CrowelI. Mrs. Henry P. Cock rel1, Mrs. Hume F'lagler and Miss Edith Young.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05
William Avery Gallup.

The funeral of William Avery Gall lup was held Saturday afternoon from the home of his son, Frederick A. Gal lup, at East Great Plain, with rela- tives and friends attending. Rev. Ed ward S. Worcester, pastor of Broadway Congregational church, officiated. and the bearers were William M. Gallup of Woodstock, Frederick A. Gallup. Thomas LeffingweIl and Avery Gallup. Burial was in Yantic cemetery Rev. MT. Worcester conducted a committal service at the grave.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05
GOING OUT OF
 BUSINESS

Having decided to go into another line of business, l will sell the contents of my gen. eral store in Baltic, consisting of merchandise generally found in a first class grocery store, either in whole or by re- tail.
 Also a four-draw Cash Register, McCaskey Book keeping System, Coffee Mill, Ice Box, Horse and Team, Ford Delivery Car, COmput- ing Scales and many other articles.
 Everything at cost and for 1@-L
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05
FUNERALS
Mrs. Comfort H. eeaue.

Funeral services for Mrs. Comfort H. Bogue were held from St. James church Poquetanuck, Sunday after noon following the arrival of the body from Westerly by special car. Rev. L. c. Sherburne, rector of the church officiated and four friends acter as bearers. Burial took place in the Po- quetanuck cemetery. There were many beautiful flowers.
 Undertakers Church and Allen were in charge of the funeral arrangements
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

MT. and Mrs. George s. Paine
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

Mrs. w. Tyler Browne has return ed from spending a few days in New York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

Mrs. Lucius Brown entertained at luncheon Friday
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

The Serbian relief committee. New.
 York, whose funds now total $332,- 2S7.1o, acknowledges new subscriptions, including from the New London French class S26
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

Judge and Mrs. Gardiner Greene spent the weekend in Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

The Tre6oil club met Saturday af. ternoon with Miss Alice L. Bennett.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

the Stars and Stripes from their quar- ters A1 the Sunlight building yesterday and the flag was also flying on a num-
 Der of private residences in token of patriotism.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

Thousands of new ties have been distributed along the Norwich -Groton division of the New Haven road, in preparation for early spring replace ment of the present ties.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-02-05

Nathan A. Gibbs and William Rug gles are on a trip to Porto Rico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
Second Peace Meeting
 in Chicago Developing
 Criticism of President

Chicago, July 7.-Directors of the Chicago National league baseball club today revoked permission given the second American conference for dem ocracy and terms of peace to hold a mass meeting tomorrow in the baseball park. First sessions of the confer ence, which began today, developed strong criticism of the war and Presl- dent Wilson and when the directors learned the sentiment of the gathering they immediately took action.
 Secret service and city detectives att tended the three sessions of the con- ference today. The speakers included William F. Mason, congressman-at. large for Illinois: James Maurer, presi- dent of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor; Lindley M. Keasbey of the Uni- versity of Texas. Prof. Scott Nearing, University of Toledo, and Miss Eliz- abeth Freeman of New York
 Kisses and cat calls crowned the voice of William H. Holly of Chicago when he asserted President Wilson de- served the confidence of the American people. The audience began to stamp and jeer, many of the demonstrators being women. and the furore com pelled MT. Holly to take his seat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
Mrs. c. A. Trent Granted
 Parole by Governor

Montgomery, July 7.-(Special.)-Mrs C. A. Trent of Birmingham, who was con victed of performing an Illegal operation and sentenced to two years in the peni- tentiary in one of the hardest fought cases which has come into the courts of this state for several years, was grant ed a parole by Governor Henderson Sat urday afternoon and returned to Bir- mingham from speigner, where she has been serving the sentence for six months
 Governor Henderson has not written his views in the case. but it Is known that he believes the six months sentence with 12 months spent in Jail prior to the final disposition of the case in the courts were considered sufficient punishment. Mrs. Trent, after her conviction, carried the case to the court of appeals and when this court affirmed the lower court, appealed to the supreme court for an order directing the court of appeals to change the decision.
 The conviction of Mrs. Trent and the legal discussion of the case have been commented on throughout tho United States
 Governor Henderson also granted a pa role to Taylor Mathis of Lee county, who had been convicted of arson in the first degree and sentenced to 90 years. The governor said Mathis Is 70 years old. is paralyzed and is confined in the prison hospital at Speigner. He Is unable to work and his family has requested that they be permitted to care for him dur ing the remainder of his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
Student Officers Are
 Learning Trench Warfare

Plattsburg, N. Y. July 7.-Student officers at the training camp here had their first actual instruction in trench warfare today. Under command of Ma jor Koehler a detachment of 100 picked men, with fixed bayonets, leaped out of a trench. cut their way through wire entanglements and bayonetted prone and swinging figures represent ing the enemy.
 Clearing this trench the men went on at double time, springing over two hurdles and into another trench, where they continued their work of bayonetting prone figures. The scene was realistic and was witnessed by many regular amy officers. as well as all the students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
Germans Violate AH LalUs Of Nations As
 to CiUiLians m War
Prominent Belgians Are Arrested and Inhumanly Treated-Allies May Take Steps to Retaliate by Seizing Teutons Now in Their Terri
 tory-Question Is Being Discussed

In her possession, also was arrested. All the prisoners, including the governor and his wife. were sent to France and treated with the utmost consideration.
 Sometime ago the Belgian government proposed to the German government, through the Vatican, that Governor Schnee be exchanged for Burgomaster Max of Brussels The Belgian authori- ties also offered to exchange Madame Schnee for Madame Boel, wife of a prom inent member of the Belgian legislature They further proposed to exchange other Germans held prisoner in East Africa by the Belgians for Belgians who are in termed in Germany.
 The German government sent to the Belgian authorities a most insolent re- ply, demanding that all the German pris- oners be released within three days on the Swiss frontier or wherever the pris- oners wished to be taken. The penalty If the Germans were not released. was to be the arrest of 20 Belgians. The Bel gian government protested against this ultimatum and the next move of Ger many was to make the arrests in Brussels which included Count Jean O'Oultremont formerly grand marshal of the court of King Leopold Count Hippolyte De Ursel director of the National bank, and Baron De Cuvelier.
 Since the arrest of a score of promi- nent persons, Germany has issued a state ment accusing the Belgian government of i'll treating German civilians In East Afri- ca. This accusation is emphatically de- nied by the Belgian government"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR BODY OF CHILD
 THOUGHT MURDERED
Woman Who Is Said to Have Confessed Will Not Talk Further About
 the Crime

St. Johnsbury, Vt, June IA day. s search of the wooded hilles in the out skirts of the city for the body of little Olive Bradshaw, who is believed to have been murdered, was without result to- day.
 Etta May Hicks, the child's caretaker, and Mrs Alvin Kenniston. who are all legged to have confessed they killed the girl by beating and choking her because she was a cripple, and troublesome. were silent as to what was done with the body.
 On behalf of Miss Hicks and Mrs Ken niston, 1t was announced they had re pudiated their alleged admissions. as- serting the statements they made last night were due to terror and confusion resulting from questioning by the author tiles.
 According to States Attorney Camp bell, both women last night told of the alleged manner of the child's death, but later, when the story of one of them that the body was placed under a rock pile had found to be incorrect, they are said to have refused to talk further.
 Prosecutor Campbell today questioned John M. Bradshaw, father of the missing child Bradshaw said that when he re- turned Thursday evening from his work as a house painter he learned of the child's absence and he and Miss Hicks, his housekeeper. began a search of the fields near the farm. After an hour or more he returned to milk the cows and do other chores, and later Miss Hicks also came back to the house and pre- pared supper.
 When the meal was finished neighbors, who had been told of the disappearance, came to the house. and accompanied Bradshaw and Miss Hicks through the hills.
 The search occupied the greater part of the night and 1t was nearly daylight when they returned. Bradshaw said, &C., cording to the states attorney, when the housekeeper bade him good night and went to her room. she re- marked: T won't have any little baby to sleep with tonight
 Tomorrow Sheriff Worthen and scores of men will search the hill country. Many of the neighbors, with whom the child was a great favorite, are greatly aroused over the alleged murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
STEAMER CESTRA|N
 OF 8912 TONS IS
 SENT ID BOTTOM
This Vessel Was Formerly in Boston-Liverpool Serv- ice-TWO Norwegian
 Ships Torpedoed

Boston, July 7.-The Leyland liner Cestrain, long in the Boston-Liverpool service, has been sunk by a German submarine, according to cable advices received here today. The Cestrain was taken over by the British government early in the war and had not been in this port in nearly two years. Shipping men said the loss of the vessel proba- bly, was included in recent admiralty report, although her name was not mentioned.
 The Cestrain, a sister ship of the Armenian, sunk off the coast of Africa, In 1915, was built at Belfast In lsse, and registered ss12 tons gross.
 London, July T.-The Norwegian steamers Havbris of 6s7 tons and Bjerko of 1872 tons, have been sunk, Central News dispatch from Copen- hagen reports. Fourteen members or the Bjerkos crew are missing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
OF PEK|NG
 FEAR LOOPING AND
 STREET FIGHTING

Tien Tsin, China, July 7.-Informauon received here today from Picking confirms the report that the railway between Pe- king and Tien Tsin has been cut py troops of General Chang -Hsun. leader or the royalist forces. One body of his sol- diers is advancing in the direction of Tien Tsin and one toward Patoingfu, Tn an endeavor to prevent junction or the republican armies. The main body or the imperiaists remains in Picking. Chang- Hsun has called out Manchus to his sup port. It is reported that he intends. II defeated. to carry off the young Emperor toward Jehol. in Chill province, 115 miles northeast of Picking.
 The people of Peking arc on the verge of panic. Street fighting and footing are expected. valuables are being carried to the legation quarter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

bill. They will confer early next week and map out plan of action.
 Tn withdrawing the revised war tax bill from the Senate and having 1t re- committed to the finance committee, Chairman Simmons said the further re- vision would depend upon the final action of Congress as to eliminating distilled beverages as a source of rev. enue. The committee may meet Mon day to consider the situation tentative ly. Privately 1t was stated that to make up any loss fin revenue from dis titled beverages, 1t was probable that the taxes on beer and wines would be increased greatly and also possibly the taxes on incomes and war excess profits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

incontestibly the leader of true lib- eral opinion.
 'I have against me all those who are against you" M, Prax quotes Se- nor Romanones as saying to him on Thursday. "They cannot forgive me Tor having manifested plainly and pub licly by resolution and my sympa- thies. But. nevertheless, feel every day more certain that my policy is right and logical My friends may quit mo; I may be left alone, but l shall not change"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
British Destroyer Sent Down in the North Sea
 by German Submarine

London, July TIA British torpedoboat- destroyer was torpedoed by an enemy submarine yesterday in the North sea and sunk. says an official statement to- night. Eight men were killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
American Troops in
 France Begin Work
 on Aviation Camp

Paris, July 7.--American troops are be- ginning work on the first section of the vast aviation training camp. Eventually this camp will be able to accommodate several thousand pilots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
SENATE ON RECORD

Washington. July 1.-The Senate went on record today in favor of Done dry national prohibition during the war, so far as whisky and other distilled bever- ages are concerned.
 Liquor legislation was written into the food control bill In one of the Senate s bitterest contests, which would strike at consumption of distilled tntoxicants by communicating stocks in bond, in addi- tion to absolutely prohibiting their manu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

Fifteen hundred thousand employs in the British Isles received increases in wages totaling s1.50o00o during April according to statistics prepared by the labor department of the Board of Trade. These are. larger figures than previously have been recorded in any one month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
DAY OF SPEECHES
AS FINALLY AMENDED

As finally amended and substituted for the House prohibition section, it reads
 That from and after 30 days from the date of the approval of this act no per son shall use any foods, fruits. food materials or feeds in the production of distilled liquors. except for governmental,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
Mutual Confession

From the Washington Star.
 He-You don't know how nervous was when I proposed to you.
 She--And you don't know how nerv- ous I was until you did so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
SPANISH PROVINCES ARE DEMANDING
 SELF-GOVERNMENT
A French Correspondent Writes His Paper About Conditions in Neigh
 boring Country

Paris, July 7.-The recent meeting at Barcelona of Catleonian senators and deputies, which asked the gov ernment to give administrative auton- omy to all provinces and threatened to call a meeting of members of Par liament in Barcelona If the Parlia- ment was not immediately summoned by tho government. was political event of the first importance. says Maurice Prax, special correspondent in Spain of the Petit Parisienne, tele- graphing from the frontier.
 IMPORTANT MEETING
 The correspondent considers 1t worthy of remark that all parties were represented at the meeting. He char acterizes Senator Raimondo Abadal, who took the initiative in calling the above party strifes, although a region alist, and points out that another of the organizers, the federalist memb CT, Cambo, is a man of great influence and In complete agreement with Alej- andro Lerroux. tho republican chief. Such a combination, continues M.  Prax, is of deepest significance. He quotes Senor Lerroux as saying to him: we are going to try by every legal means to recover our political rights, suspended at one of the great est hours of the national existence. It is impossible that Parliament should not be called upon to shoulder its re- responsibilities and make known it's feelings"
 CENSORSHIP PITILESS
 The censorship adds M. Prax, Is ab- solute and pitiless Three times were his dispatches. which he insists were accurate and moderate in tone, stopped by the Madrid censorship This was in the face of an administration by Pre- mier Dato himself that the correspond ent had never attempted to abuse his privilege of telegraphing. The exi- gencies of the censorship, he declares, are such that 1t Is impossible to write about anything of importance. The Germanophiles, he reports, flatter themselves that they have scored great success in splitting the liberal party, but he said that even If for mer Premier Romanones Is no longer the official chief of the party he Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
LIQUOR PLACED ON TOBOGGAN SLIDE FOR FAIR BY VOTE
 IN U. $. SENATE
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NOUHtiHueu HfUnH T HBc O"e1 against what they thought to be efforts to drive beer and wine of the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

London, July 1.-The events leading up to the arrest in Brussels by the German authorities of 20 prominent officials of the Belgian colonial office, and directors of the colonial societies were related by a prominent Belgian in London to the Asso- eiated Press today. His statement fol- lows:
 When the Belgians and the British captured German East Africa, they took prisoner among others the German gov ernor, Dr. Schnee, Dr. Schnees wife, who was found to have compromising papers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08

Washington, July 7-Presentation to the state department today by Belgian Minister De Cartier of a report on the deportation by German officials of 20 prominent Belgians. in retaliation for al- legged inhuman treatment of German civilian prisoners taken in German South west Africa, aroused discussion in off cial and diplomatic circles of the possibil- ity of the allies inhicting retaliatory pun ishment on Germans.
 Thousands of German civilians, it was pointed out. are in allied territory and it would be easy to mete out to them the same punishment accorded Belgian captives in an effort to compel Germany to respect rights due Belgian civilians by law and the laws of hu- manity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-08
HOUSE MEMBERS TO CONFER

Representative Barkley of Kentucky. father of the House absolute beverage manufacturing prohibitory amendment, said tonight that he disliked the Sem ate bill but declined to forecast what action the House would take on it.
 Other prohibitionist representatives were undecided regarding steps to bs taken upon the return of the Senate
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-02-22
REGISTRATION NOTICE

Registration Book is now open at the Council Chamber for the City of Ket- chikan from o'clock to clock D. m. Registration closes on March 31, at o'clock p. m.
 You must register or you cannot vote at Municipal election April 3, 1917 Dated February 21, 1917
 s 4. PLUMLEY,
 Registration Officer.
 Qualification for voters for the Common Council are all persons 21 years of age who are citizens of the United States or have declared their intention to become such; and who have been bona fide residents of the Territory of Alaska for one year, and have resided within the corporate linn it's of the Town of Ketchikan six mon ths, and shall have been duly regis. tered.
 For members of the School Board, all adult persons, citizens of the United States or who shall have declared their intentions of becoming such, re siding within the corporate limits oi the Town of Ketchikan, and who shall have been duly registered.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-02-22

throw a more piercing light, but last a much shorter time than the French. Distant reports reached us and stirred into action battery on our left. From beneath a curtain of white haze came a series of sharp flashes-one-two- ee-four-five-siX- af- ! ter the other. With the clouds of mist above and below, the battery seemed to he hung in the air-suspended like a package of giant fireerackers explod- ing in wire basket.
 As the last flash was merged in the shadows, the first of the reports reach ed us, untitled in the heavy air in rap 1 i'd succession the others followed-two three ee-four-fye-siX Then silence The captain lit cigaret, eau tiously turning his back to the north. This is the highest point in Verdun." he said, and the Boches watch us like hawks" Another large star shell rose out of the ground close to the serrated ridge Of the File Morte and so lit up the landscape that stumps Of trees and the shadowy outlines of re- doubts were clearly defined.
 Al this juncture occurred an incl dent that for time interrupted the seance. Thru the intermittent bark ing "75s" came an ominous, louder . roar-the roar of an express train com ing over a trestel. I knew what it was. but l was helpless before it. felt as one who in nightmare, is tied 10 the track before the onrushing { Twentyieth Century limited
 Shell fire is sufficiently appalling in daylight. But at night it seems to carry far greater threat, a more poi gnant warning of disaster and death ! The high explosive swept over our heads It was close enoug for us to 1 feel the thrush of night air that follow ed in it's wake Even after it had pas sed. an ambush seemed to threaten in the depths ahead.
 In the mystery Of this filmy night l felt the presence of an implacable en- emy closnig in about me As the shell exploded, the cinema chief. who had risen to watch it, fell backward into the trench.-Walter Hale.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-02-22
UNDER FIRE AT VERDUN

Our escort led us thru a maze of old trenches. Suddenly a great white light rose slowly above the Cote de Poivre and as slowly descended. Be meath it we could see, illuminated as by flash Of Tightening, long white scar above an irregular line of black shadows that stretched across the hills. These were the French trenches from Fleury west to the Mouse. One of our star shells" said the captain. No, 6 Boche,"
 The German Illuminating bombs
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-02-22
Advertised Letter List

For the Week Ending Feb. 17, 1917
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 When calling for the apove. say "Ad- vertised." Parties claiming letters from the above list must pay fee of one cent for each letter claimed.
 All letters unclaimed by March 3, IT will be sent to the Dead Letter Office. Washington, D. c. = M. E. SWINE FORD. Postmaster.