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Putnam patriot., 1917-06-08
North Woodstock Happenings

Henry Murdoch, a respected leol-
oredl citizen OF this town died at his
home in the English Neighborhood
last Friday after painful Illness. Tie
was born slave in Maryland but
shortly after the war he came 10 Wood
stock where he has since made his
home. lie was about "A years old and
leaves widow, who Is In feeble health,
Services were held at the church on
Sunday and many beautiful flowers
contributed by the neighbors showed
their regard for him. He was buried
In the Center cemetery.
Miss Sue Whitney, who has been
spending some months with relatives
here, left this week for Cleveland,
Ohio.
Alta recent meeting OF the Dramatic
club The following officers were elected:
President, Miss Stella Fink; vice
president, Miss Lillian Mulligan; sec
retafy, Miss Martha Todd; treasurer,
r. ]. Denning; stage manager, Edwin
Howard.
Fred j Denniug's house was entered
last week during his absence and a
number OF articles stolen. The author
tiles are Investigating the matter
Mrs. Agnes Quimhy and children
have returned 10 their home in Boston.
They have been visiting her aunt,
Mrs Houghton, for two weeks.
Mrs. =. II Healey is entertaining
Miss Ada Dennis Of Boston.
Mrs. Loomis Of Lebanon spent the
week end with her daughter Florence,
who Is a teacher here.
L. r. Trask and family spent sun
day in Providence.
Mrs. George Lyon and daughter
Jane, have lbeen visiting Mrs. David
Holson of Southbridge for several days.
Miss I4oomis had very interesting
Memorial day exercises al her school.
Many visitors were present.
Miss Ida Wright of New Haven Is
the guest OF Mrs. Harold Hubbard.
They were former schoolmates.
Stewart Austin .of Southeridge has
been spending several days with
friends In town.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-08
AttdWaugan GlHaDIngS

The fifth day Of June was patriotic
ally kept ms enrolment day Per or
der Of the war department church bell,
mill bell and school bell were eheerily
rung Mt appointed hours, and three
times the new ATTAIN augan band rem
deTed patriotic pieces upon the piazza
Of the Clubhouse This music was
given from s TO $50 a m, ut II 70 and
I p. m. The band played exceedingly
we'll, considering the limited instruc
,ion they have had,
A msypole party Was given last sat
urday afternoon ON Mr. Woman $
lawn by Miss Margaret Catirey for the
children OF her Junior League. About
hfteen children participated In the
festivities, and enjoyed singing pa.
tfiotlc songs as they wound bright
colored streamers around the pole.
Elmer Mood was at Dayville Tues
day as registrar from this village In
Columbia hall
Arnold W. Clarke and wife OF Ma
pleville, called upon Rev. and Mrs.
w ID. Woodward last Sunday after
noon. They were accompanied by MIR.
and Mrs rhos Hart and Mrs. Bert
smith Mrs. Hart and Mrs, Smith
Mr.. Moodwa WAS pastor of the
Mapleville Methodist church from
1907 10 1911.
The school children have n large
garden plot hy The Five Mile river,
near the spot where The old gfist mali
stood.
Mrs. Bernard Brown Is convaiesc
INK from quite a serious illness.
CLAYTON Brown Of Nashua, \ Ii
came A., pay short Visit with his par
enIs, NJ. aud Mrs. George l. Brown
Tnesua1. and also 10 register his namt
At the u yvilie registration BOOTH
Sir. AL Mrs Al Leerenier Of Moo
dus, yisi IA Sunday with VI rs LeeTen
ief's paf ants, Mr.. and Airs. ". r
Efi~seli
Mis-. Z bel Woodward ot Whitman
lie Vi,.iel her parents, mr. anu Mrs
". ID Woodward at the Methodist
parsone 20 Sunasy.
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-08
Posi- Office Changes

Postmaster Alexander Gilman an.
aounces number OF changes al the
Putnam postoffice.
Assistant Postmaster Charles Let
ters has resigned. Mr.. Letters has
been confined in the office for good
number of years snd wishes employ
ment that will allow OF his being out
of doors. lie will become carrier on
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-08

rural route 3.
Joseph Potter, who has been cover
ing route will become clerk In the
office.
Edmond Gagne, who has been clerk
for number of years, has been ap-
pointed assistant postmaster TO take
MIR. Letters place. Mr.. Gagne has
lived All of his life in Putnam and is
high school graduate.
Aipherie Tetreault has been appoint
ed substitute letter carrier and has
been learning the routes this week
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-08
Help Wanted

"Help wanted in all departments OF
the American Thread Company's VIII
limanlic mills. Steady employment
and good wages. Apply ut Office "
The American Thread Company
WUimaptie Mills. 40 tf
Putnam patriot., 1917-06-08
To Rent

Office in Union Block
formerly occupied by the Selectmen.
Fully fitted for office use.
Brick House on Chapman St.
with all modern improvements. A.
A. Houghton, Putnam. Telephone
1878 12tf
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19
THE NATION FIRST.

Goycrnor Sleeper. of Mmhiyau.
urges that the troops ug has state
he trained at their homc camp.
Grayling, INSTEAD Of az Mace Tex
as. His desire Is selfish, hut not
unnatural. II Michigan troops
are trained in Michigan. the mon
ey will be- spent where 10 Wlil hen.
eft the Governor and his eonsiit
nenis. On the other hand, the sol
disrS viii he deprived OF the ncccs.
sary knowledge of formations aud
movements by divisions. They will
lee trained as militia. not as men
called upon 10 assume a dciiniic
part ia the stupcndous strategy
abroad. What il every governor
should advance similar pleai Is
il possible that the Nation is Il
lose in military experience what It
can gain IA momcntary profits and
local benefits Is Il not time that
we come 10 realization that
neither Michigan nor Texas is ),
important in this crisis as IA,
United States oi America
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19
THOSE HoLsTELNs

When you tunh ol holland ,ou
thmA of cmds and rhoc,e of sIrpl
rattle and tulips. of WmdmllIs aud
dykcs llut when Nou imuk co.,
Holland Ia connection with tbc
Great War ynu thiuk mosl direct
~ OF sleek ratilc uul ul Gw
many Is demand for mcu tou.r
qucnily, Holland gains m marui
tudc and whatever act ol the A.
lies rifles Dutch blood is ul m,ol
tancc u England has sunk Cor
man ships within three miles of
the Netherlands, what ls lo pre-
vent retaliation in The form ut
shipments ol meat ono tlmg
The Dutch are ihnli1 lar ,cuug
people They scldom lrt sentiment
Interfere with husinc.. NurN as
they may hc. thcA viii NOT wm
down the higher OTTER mr choir
products, aud tho Allies can an.
ford To pay more than thc Ger
mans can Whatever the nid The
situation is somewhat involved
but Queen Wilhclmma has lc,,
love Tor William, if anything than
she has for George
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19

llr ,pohr Nuh ,usht Grmsn a..
rvut hut hs wnids Wru vuria of au.
pcll lur sci,ior uudrr inr Stars ,nl
Nt1ues nee WHs suothlns before thr
nailHs ROTARY Climb at Boa rtuiof,
moetnE. hold at thr nv.nts llulrl
THURSDAY afternoon rht speaker Was
oel iulrs o. Muchrri of Shrrpsn
gommlndmH tbr rcNas Maternal
QUART irnl Nmvficau of German ,ip-
scent tp A Noirc unsns with sin.
grfliA toi, Nuchert wHdp p'rH lef
loHal Americans Co "dn thcn bar id
ihiH Time uf tho nstlons ,risie without
rrsuect tn the,r descendants and Get
dsd that Americans VI German dc
,cnt Nrie dons their SHARE vt sorry
ices col Nuchcrt is Tho tNpr %
man Whl,h har made America stand
trr what 10 doss to-day ilis brand
~ msalt> scrNre as an inspiration fnf
nRtiNe-i,nrn Americans. iils mprump
tn tAh AZ the solsu cluh was "a lcs-
soa n patriotism from one 90 thr HIST
efficcfs Zee she TcAas National Guard
and ons ~ tAs niosi ctilDivnt ughtns
mon n the setNltr nallas rimoa- tier.
aid
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19
CIRCULATION sooko
OPEN 70 koVERTi3UHS
Thursday. July -. 1917
APPROACHING PEACE

Although d Is apparent that
the Herman people Wlll mal.t up.u
the cuunciulIou ul lcma I'D peace
ii Is Uncomfortable that they nlil
at first offer conditions susceptible
of serious consideration n must
be- borne in mind iha tir uIINu,
code has persisted SINCE l.,H ron
hluuill increasing 900 wrHuut mI
Application That unl ou,ur
hhip has prevailed uuul quito w
Gently. leaving the maesc without
direct information as 90 lac pheui
OF other hclligcrcnis The lelu
cant thing is. ihc spirit oi unrest
has taken hold compelling u
vision of the llohwlulcn claim
st divinity aud even mor nrlWl
iusomuth as tho prescni .lrnsulc
Is concerned is the flare of md
pcudcurr iu Ausirm llmWp
where statesmen detached from
The glamom of Berlin srr dfuetcr
as a certainly unlcA. d poacr van
ho brought about with Northern
France, Poland RimWm and sen
bra az pawns 10 hc exchanged m
the game for national existence
II Austria Hungary prove, hih
less Mittlr Europa o. oul, rr
miudcr of rculomp insanity ud
Germany herself Is surromdr 3D.,
enemies whose might vllI ,hnriN
hc felt. with term. from tI AIu.
as guarantee ul security loJ rm
CratluuN to come
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19
A CORRECTION.

Ia a stors Apptarinc n the Nrdnva.
day mornips edlt.un ~ ,he Calict
ncnuen Mas made % ialwara Roberts
snn ~ All ard Mrs , a Gnlslts 81
Portland the accnnni helms ol ihc
youug mans SrlVive in tac NaNN.
Thcrs vas an crrnf In that the natnes
should have read EdN ard Rogcrs. SOP
of Ar. and Mrs. I. a Rogers Mr.
Hosers h aecnt Tor The Department ~
Justice and has scor's o, aeauaintane
- In Corpus chrls,l,
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19
BUSINESS Is BUSINESS.

There are wires aud old piles
around some of the bathing places
Arc wc thinking Of the risk TO-
haihcrs So. We arc thinking
how readily au injured man ran
recover dumages Tor mishap
based un fhc carclcssnc.s of tine
ofltct follow
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19
EXPLANATORY.

links boo pnncciiOn with golf
o. plural Bm links IS no morc
plural than dDllar which swarm
FROM the dcyoicc II ~ necessary
to feed ihc bird that lays The
eoilrn ryg
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19
BY COMPARISON

EAcrp ONCE iu % while wr
imlegc ihc temperature torrd
rlfr rurc lDr such folly "
ls go rl. f1 read ihc weather rc
port Irow lhe remainder oi lrH
a.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19
LOCAL INITIATIVE.

Hereafter, let us count little
more on enterprises depending Oh
ourselves; a little less ON enter
prises depending OH others.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1917-07-19

Battered 49, second class matter Ri The
roaioffico in corpus CHRISTI Tsstn
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
MAY TRANSFER The
RUSSIAN CAPITAL

Petrograd, July 20.-An extraordi.
nary cabinet council is discussing the
proposal to transfer the scat of the
provisional government to Moscow.
NJ Tseretelh. minister of posts and
telegraphs and member of the council
of workmen's and soldiers delegates
said the general assembly of workmen
and soldiers and peasants would be
held at Moscow in order to prevent
the interference from an irresponsi
BILE section of the Petrograd garrison
Owing to reports of an intended at
tack on Tauride palace for the purpose
of arresting NJ Skobeleff, minister oI
labor, M. Tseretelli, minister of posts
and telegraphs, and NJ Tchernoff, min
lister of agriculture, the military au
thorities sent two light guns thithel
which met EN- route a machine guI
regiment Shots were exchanged ant
some horses were killed
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20

Eighteen Vessels Sunk by Mines or
Submarines in Week.

London, July 20.-Fourteen British
ships of more than | 500 tons were
sunk by submarines or mines in the
past week, according to the official
report. Four British vessels under 1 :.
600 tons were sunk, and eight fishing
vessels.
The official report follows:
Arrivals, 2,S2S; sailings, 1920.
British merchant ships sunk by
mine or submarine over 900 tons, in
Guiding one previously. IA, under L..
600 tons, 4.
British merchant vessels unsuc-
eessfully attacked, including three
previously, IL.
British fishing vessels sunk, s.
The admiralty report of the previ-
Gus week announced the sinking of
fourteen vessels of more than 1,600
tons and three of less than 1000 tons
The fishing vessels lost numbered
seven.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
HOUSE Committee
WORKING ON REVENUE

Washington, July 2o.-The house
ways and means committee has begun
work on the war revenue measure.
1t will meet daily in an effort tc
reach compromise grounds on many
contested items inserted by the sen
ate finance committee
One of the items to be contested
stubbornly will be the reduction of the
increased income surta& levies con
tanned in the bill as it passed the
house.
The committee is not reconciled tC
the excess profits provision. the senate
whisky, beer and wine system and the
publishers tax. Before the commit
tee is the task of providing in some
way for the s179,000,0 600 to be asked
for deficiencies and plans for an addi
tional bond issue of $4,000. .000,00 Il
meet future war needs.
Bankers from Western states ap
peared before the senate finance com
mittee and the house ways and means
committee to protest against the liquo
amendment in the food control bill.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
STRIKE APPEARS CERTAIN
Mediators Fall to Settle Colorado Mine
Dispute.

Denver, July 20.-The strike situa.
tion in Colorado assumed serious
aspect following announcement by the
federal mediators that all efforts to
settle the dispute between the min
ers OF the Readville district and the
operators had failed and the announce
ed intention of the miners to walk out
at A. IN. Saturday. kilograms tell
ing of the failure of negotiations were
dispatched to President Wilson and
Secretary of Labor Wilson by the
mediators.
About 1000 miners will be affected
When the strike goes into effect and
the pumps will be stopped.
Another complication to the state
labor situation developed when pack
ing houses were tied up by the walk
out of all butchers Recent activity
of Ben Reitman, an |. w. w organizer
is said to be responsible for thu
butchers strike.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
TAKEN OVER BY GOVERNMEN
Enormous Locomotive Works Under
Public Control.

Philadelphia, July 20.-The Baldwin
locomotive works have been taken un-
der control by the government
All the energies of the enormous
plant will be devoted to making en-
gines for use in Europe
The lines in France to be used by
the American troops will be equipped
from this plant. The companys prop
erty covers sixteen and one-half acres
and its foundry and yards at Fdd =
stone, Pa, occupy 225 acres. At East
Chicago, Ill, the company has &c
acres and has started an extensive
building program there. The com
pany also owns the entire stock of the
Standard Steel Works company.
The Baldwin company has capac
ity of 1000 locomotives year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
CAMBON FLAYS MICHAELIS
French official Criticises New German
Chancellor.

Paris, July 20.-"One thing is Ger
tain and that is that Emperor William
wished to get rid of a man who trail.
ed after him unpleasant recollections
of the days preceding the war" Jules
Cambon, general secretary to the min
istry of foreign affairs, said in dis
cussing DIR. Bethmann- Hollweg's resig.
nation as German chancellor.
Herr Michaelis, NJ Cambon con
tinued, seems to be of the type of
disciplined, brutal, Prussian function
ary liberal so long as he is not in
power, but conservative and reaction
airy as soon as he is charged with pub.
lie functions"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
FURTHER INQUIRY DROPPED
British Mesopotan1ia Scandal Probe Is
Halted.

London, July 20. - Announcement
was made in the house of commons by
Andrew Bonar Law that the govern
ment has decided not to proceed with
the proposed judicial inquiry into the
report of the commission which In.
vestigated the Mesopotamia campaign.
In coming to this decision. the
chancellor said, the government has
been guided by the objection raised
in debate on the report to a further
inquiry and also is Influenced by the
undesirability of diverting the thought
and energies of the legislature and
the executive at this critical time from
the prosecution of the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
PATRIOTISM WINS STRIKE
Rock Island Road Grants Demands as
Requested by Government.

Chicago, July 20.-An appeal by gov
ernment agents based on patriotism
averted a strike of 5000 railroad en-
ployes.
Officials of the Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific granted virtually all de-
mands of their workmen, on appeal of
department of labor agents. They
urged settlement Of the trouble as a
war time measure.
The demand of shopmen for an
eight-hour day was granted and com
promise reached on the demand for
increased wages.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
TO REORCANIzE
ATLANTIC FLEET
Force Expands to About DOu-
BILE Its Former Size.
ADDS NEW VICE ADMIRAL

Albert w. Grant, Commander of Sub
marine Force, Appointed to Place by
President Wlson-AdmiraI Mayo to
Remain in General Command.
Washington, July 20. a Reorganiza.
tion of the Atlantic fleet has been or
dered by Secretary Daniels to meet
new problems resulting from expan
sion of the force to almost twice its
normal size for war service.
Details are withheld for military
reasons. but the secretary announced
the reorganization plan involves the
addition of another vice admiral TO
the feet and that Rear Admiral Albert
w Grant, now commanding the sub.
marine force, has been appointed to
tale the place by President Wilson.
Admiral Mayo, the secretary said,
will remain in general command, with
the immediate authority under him di-
vided between Vice Admiral Coffman,
at present second in command, and
Vice Admiral Grant.
The former is to have direct com
mand of a division containing most
of the superdreadnoughts and desig
mated as Force No. g. while Vice Ad
miral Grant will command the remain
der of the fleet, under the designation
OF Force No. l."
1t is understood the reorganization
will not affect the division of the fleet
now in European waters under Vice
| Admiral Sims.
Vice Admiral Grants appointment
leaves no vacancies in that rank anC
| if additional vice admirals are need
ed a further authorization will have
to be sought of congress. Vice Ad
miral Grant will be succeeded as com
mander of the submarine force by Cap
tain S. s. Robinson, now commanding
the battleship South Carolina.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20

Politician Accused of Violation of the
Mann Act.

La Crosse Wis, July 20.-Jeanette
Palmer, thirty-seven years old,
pointed out Richard j. Shields, a
prominent business man and politician
of Superior, Wis, as the man who had
induced her to go from Minneapolis
to Superior to open disordely house
Shields is being tried before Fed
eral Judge Kenesaw Nj. Lands
charged with violation OF the Mann
act
The Palmer woman testified that
she met Shields in the street in Min
neapolis in May, 1913, and that he
asked her to go to Superior and con
duct a house. The witness said that
she had known and been intimate with
Shields for three years prior to the
time he made the proposition.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
DRAFT DRAWING
is SIMPL|F|ED
Only a Thousand Numbers
Necessary for Big List.
MA TER KEY CONTROLS
ical Process and Makes II Possible
to Reach Every Man in Every Dis
trict by Drawing 1000 Numbers.

Washington, July 20.-Ten million
men are registered in the United
States for war service. Six hundred
and eighty-seven thousand are need
ed in the first call for the national
army Who shall go first?
This question is answered and the
method by which it is to be answered
was outlined by Provost Marshal Gen.
eral Crowder in an explanation of the
great drawing to be held in Washing.
ton
The plan evoked is so simple that
the drawing of one set of a thousand
numerals and another of eleven will
fix with absolute equality of chance
the order in which every one of the
10000, 600 registrants shall report To
his local board for examination and
subsequent exemption. discharge or
acceptance for military service
Since the average exemption dis.
trict registration is 5000 and there
are 4,557 districts, the average mum.
Der of men listed with each operation
of tie drawing machinery will be
about 10000.
General Crowder announced also
that local boards will be instructed to
call 200 per cent of their quota at the
first call to provide for probable ex
emptions. That means that 1,374,001
men will be notified to appear for
examination within a few days.
If more are necessary they will be
called for as needed by the loca
boards in the order provided for IL
the drawing.
Master Key to Decide Drawings.
In order to reduce the mechanical
process and make it possible for the
1000 numbers drawn to reach every
man in every district a SO called mas
ter key has been devised. This viii
be obtained by drawing slips number
ed from to 10, which will be listed il
the order they are drawn to form th'
key Then will BEGIN the drawing o
the numbers l to 1000. For the dis
trict with not more than 1000 regis
trants there will be no problem to de
termine the order of appearance be
fore the exemption board The mum
ber drawn first will fix the man who's,
card bears that serial number as tn
first to appear before his board.
In the district with only 1S5 regis
trants the 1S5 will be liable for az
pearance in the order in which thei
numbers are drawn, and when a mum
ber higher than that appears the dis
trict, of course. will not be affected.
Application of the master key make
1t possible to apply fairly each of tn
1000 numbers drawn TO districts wit
more than 1000 registrants. As nun
ber is drawn it will be added to eae
OF the thousand in excess of 1000 i
each district.
For instance, if 25 is the first nun
ber drawn it will represent %, 1,02'
2,025, 3,O25, 4,025. 5,025. 6,025, 1902
S.025, 9,025 and 10025.
The district with more than 1000
registrants thus will have eleven c
its men assigned to their places q
the head of its list, with 10.025 on tol
The district with less than 1000 me
will have one, number 25. at the hea
of its list This process will be col
tinued until every man of the 10000
900 has been assigned his place o
the roster of his district.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
TOTAL FATALITIES SEVEN
Eighth Man Injured in Explosion Is
Expected to Die.

Bozeman. Mont. July 20 ~ The ex.
plosion of 1,025 pounds of powder at
the cement works at Trident, Mont.
resulted in four more deaths from in
juIies, making the total fatalities
seven and leaving only one of the in
jured men alive. He is not expected
to survive.
The men were pouring powder into
sacks from kegs, preparatory to plac
ing them in a coyote hole" for a
blast when the tragedy occurred. The
bodies of the men were burned sc
that most of them were unrecogniz
able.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
Would Revive Rank Of General.

Washington. July 20.-Revival of the
rank of general. which lapsed with the
death of Sheridan, and promotion of
several major generals to the rank of
lieutenant general will be recommend
ed to congress as war measures by
the administration soon.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-07-20
SLAYER Of Three Confe sses.

Johnstown, Pa, July 20.--George G.
Tompkins of Philadelphia, held in con.
nection with the shooting to death OF
Edmund L. Humphries, prominent
coal operator; his wife, Mrs. Carrie
HUMPHREYS and their fifteen.year-old
son, Edmund |. Humphries. Jr., on a
country road near Carrolltown last
Sunday, has confessed to the three
murders, according to the police.