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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-10

James J. Fallon, an engineer in the employ of the Alaska Engineering Commission at Fairbanks, has resign cd his position with the commission.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-10

Whitehorse is rapidly becoming the center of a great copper mining in- -dustry, the mines Of that vicinity hay ing become regular shippers of ore.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-10

' While hunting near Copper Center recently k. Macauley was attacked by a large wolverine. and severely bitten
 and scratched. The animal had kill
 ed a rabbit and was sitting over his prey when Macauley stepped around
 a rock directly onto him. Before he could shoot the wolverine leaped for him. and for a time 1t looked as if the man would get the worst of 1t. but he beat the animal off with his gun and
 6hot 1t. Macauley had scratches ten
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-10

A slight difficulty occurred recent ly between the miners and the man. agement of the Mother Lode mlne near Mccarthy, with the result that a number of the men quit work. A com- promise was effected whereby the men received raise of fifty cents per day, and all returned to work.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-05-10

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Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
STATE POLICE WARN.

The following is part of letter relative to the new billboard law, which is being sent by Superintendent Thomas F. Egan of the state police to the owners of billboards in the state:
 The license fee is one.half cent per square foot per annum, the space to be computed by measurements to the outer edges of all frames, billboards, etc. The only exemptions are:
 l. Signs containing less than four square feet.
 ?. Signs on the property upon which the goods advertised are manufactured or offered for sale or upon which the business advertised is carried on wholly or in part.
 3. The advertisement by any town, city or borough of it's industries.
 All other outdoor advertising is di. vided into two classes and licensed ac. cordingly:
 1. Those advertisements of definite articles that are not usually changed throughout the year.
 2. Licenses to owners or purveyors of advertising space.
 A separate application and license is necessary for each and every advertise ment or space structure so used or offered for rent. No licenses will be issued for any sign that obstructs the view from the highway, of steam or electric tracks within 300 feet of any grade crossing.
 If this law applies to your business or property in any way, please advise this office promptly of the number and kind of signs or spaces which you maintain and proper application blanks will be sent to you at once.
 In order to avoid a violation of this law by maintaining an unlicensed sign, it is essential that your application date Aug 1, 1917.
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
WOMEN SCHOOL VOTERS.
By Mrs. Alien E. Slmtk, Member of the Red Cross Commiutee

In last weeks News the statement was made that the hundred Canaan women who are school voters should, in order to vote st the primaries this fall attend in body tue first town caucus or primary; the voting privi. leges are almost of no effect if they neglect 10 do this.
 Now this is an errC necus statement that needs correction, No woman can vote at either caucus, democratic or republican who has not previously registered for the primaries, this means that all women voters who wish to vote at the democratic cg republican caucus this fall, must first be registered for that privilege. Sessions of registrars for enrolment are on the first and second Friday in August, the 3rd and 10th. The town chairman is enrolling the name for registration of those voters on her list who wish for the privilege of attending the caucus of their party. If they wish, others may send in their names direct to the regis tar, J. C. Roraback, with the formula given below, but all names for registra- tion must be sent in before Friday, the tenth of August and the chairman of the different districts should help in this enrolment Canaan has the largest number of women school voters over any town in the state. Here IS the formula for registration for the prima- ries.
 gro the Registrars of voters of Town
 of North Canaan:
 Please enroll my name oI the North Canaan list of the (state here whether Democratic or Republican, party in said town. I am not member of, or connected with any political party other than the Democratic or Republ. can party. State definitely your poli. tical party and give your name and post office address, also date of your written formula.
 Town Chairman,
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
THE RED CROSS REPORT.

The meeting Tuesday afternoon brought together 25 ladies in spite of the extreme heat, no meetings are to be omitted even should it be hotter than this week.
 It was reported that the North Canaan Auxiliary was $45 richer be. cause of the entertainment given at Mrs. Pechin's last Saturday evening. The whole affair was so carefully planned that it was great pleasure to witness the scenes depicted, the parti. cipants entered heartily into the spirit of the occasion taking their various parts to perfection. The auxiliary is certainly indebted to those who gave of their time and talent to the occa. sion.
 At the regular meeting August 14 it is planned to make 20 trench torches will the ladies please bring scissors? A sample torch has been received with the accompanying instructions.
 The dance tonight is under the aus. pices and for the benefit of the auxil. iary.
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
SHOW YOUR PATRIOTISM!
One Way to Do Your Bit" for the
 Nation.

The call has gone forth, our young men must answer the summons to ap- peaE at the court house in Winsted at certain hours on one Of three days. either Monday, tuesday or Wednesday of next week. To each man an hour is assigned for his examination.
 Right here is the opportunity for those who own automobiles, to help these men appear at the right time The train service from this section to Winsted and return could hardly be worse; one train east in the morning and none west from Winsted after 0:13, until 6;l9 in the late afternoon.
 There are about hundred men from Cornwall, Falls Village, Canaan, Shar. on and Salisbury summoned to appear on these days. If they plan to go by train it means the loss of a whole day, provided they live on the line of the Central New England, but if they try to go by train from Falls. Village or Cornwall it will take two days to make the trip.
 There are nearly 40 from Salisbury, over 80 from Canaan, l3 from sharon, 10 from Cornwall and from Falls Village. If those who own automobiles will consult the list in another column, they will learn just the men who need to be in Wirsted on certain days, and by placing their cars at the disposal of those men tbey would render them a service of untold value.
 If some man in each of these com munities, would consent to act as a committee to whom applications for the trip could be made, and also to whom parties arriving cars could file the offer of accommodations, it would help greatly.
 : Allyn Fuller has offered to be the committee at Canaan. Without doubt there is someone in the other four towns who is patriotic enough to render the same service to the boys of their home town.
 Stand up and be counted
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
SEND MAGAZINES TO SOLDIERS.

PostmasterS throughout the country have been advised in an official com. munication from the post office depart mel.t at Washington that all maga- ziBrs regardless of size and weight may be ailed to the soldiers and sailors with the United States expeGitionary force in France by affixing a one cent staa p in Ihe npper right hand corner of tI front cover and depositing in a mail box, chute or in the hands of any postal em ploye. There is no necessity of y,ra arplng or addressing such maga- zines, as they will be for general dis tr button among the troops.
 Particular attention is called to the following regulation, which must be printed on the upper right hand corner of the magazine cover.
 "When you finish reading a maga. zine place one.cent stamp in the upper right hand corner Of the front cover and mail and it will be for warded to our soldiers and sailors at the front. No wrapping-no addIesss. |"
 AS yet none of the magazines have appeared with this imprint.
 Postmaster Roberts informs us that he is not authorized to receive any magazines, under the above regulation, until they are so printed; so watch for it before you start for the post office with your contribution of reading matter.
 However, the librarians of the state are authorized to receive contributions of previous issues of magazines, to be distributed by the Connecticut library association at its discretion to the men of our military and naval forces.
 Do not bring to any librarian maga. zines that are out of date. Your boy at home does not want to read last years literature or any old thing you have stored in the garrett. No more does the boy at front somewhere in France. Send them late numbers only and they will appreciate them.
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
SAMUEL 4. BENNETT
Death of Former Canaan War Veteran
 at Hartford, July 27.

Major Samuel A. Bennett was born in Canaan. March 30, 1888. He was the son of Samuel Bennett and grand son of Abijah Bennett who early in the history of the town established himself on the Bennett homestead, which is now owned by Miss l.. H. Bragg.
 Major Bennett died at the home of his stepdaughter, Mrs. Lucien F. Burpee in Hartford, Friday, July 27.
 His early life was spent in his native town but az young man he went to Elmira, N. Y, at which place he was living at the outbreak of the Civil war. In 1863 he raised company of volun- teers, going out as part of the 107th regiment and serving through the war.
 He was in Sherman's division in the march to the sea and was wounded before Atlanta.
 Major Bennett was the first agent at Canaan of the Connecticut Western railroad, later going to Hartford as the general freight agent for the road.
 In 1868 he represented this town in the legislature. In 1879 he was select. man, and for many years after his return to Canaan to make it his home, he was 8 justice of the peace.
 t He was also president of the local Savings Bank and of the North Canaan Water Go. A charter member of Housa. tonic Lodge, F. 6 A M. as we'll as member of D. s. Cowles Post G. A. R.
 He is survived by his wife, who makes it her home with her daughter Mrs. Burpee in Hartford. ..
 The funeral services were held t Christ church Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by the rector, Rev. A. B. C1ichton, interment in the Lower cemetery. Lord 6 Fuller being the undertakers in charge.
 The Canaan Home Guard, in full uniform, acted as escort from the church to the cemetery.
 The pail bearers were members of the Guard, H. E. Lyles, R. D. Peirce, G. P. Hardenbergh, c. D. ". Barnes, G. S. Mather and Allyn Fuller.
 The honorary bearers were Judge A. T. Roraback, J. B. Reed, E. $. Roberts, G. $. Fuller, A. A. Hubbard and a..#
 For the past IA years Major Bennett was 8 government inspector at New Brighton, Staten Island, but usually spent part of the summer of each year in Canaan always retaining an interest in the affairs of hissnetivet town. s.a
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
THE COUNTRIES HONOR.

The large number of subscribers, more than four million, and the large amount subscribed, over three billion dollars, to the Liberty Loan was a splendid demonstration of the worth of good name. For generations the United States Government bond has been a synonym for absolute security, because the honor of our country is behind it. "As good as Government bond," was as common a term as "As good as gold'', in speaking of securities or investments.
 The United States has reaped the reward from it's own people for never having defaulted on an obligation. "Our sacred honor" is no idle phrase in the United States. The tradition of our national honor began in Washing tons day when in his first Inaugural address he said "The foundations of our national defense will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of morality" and it has been preserved through all our history.
 The honor of the United States is back of the Liberty Loan Bonds and all America and all the world know that they are absolutely safe.
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
THE CALL OF THE RED CROSS
Patriotic Appeal 10 Engage in Red
 Cross Work.

The following poem IS sent us from the pen of Mrs. Allen k. smith, who is actively engaged in the Red Cross work.
 She has received e letter of common. dation from President Wilson for the poem.
 With her husband Mrs. Smith will spend their vacation at Twin Lakes. A soldier of America Was dying, off in France, He lay on the bloody battlefield To live, he had small chanae. He dreamed of cooling rivers Flowing through his native land, " A cup of water, Lord '" he cried,
 "This thirst is hard to stand" ~ But the sun beat down in fiery heat And the cries and groans of pain Would cause the very deud to wake And suffer once again, Far.off, across the distant field The battle still ragged on No one thought of the dying men, When the day must still be wonl So the soldier boy lay suffering there, And he said: Where ie my God, i Whom worshipped in my old home
 church,
 On my blessed, native sod?" ..t Hark in answer to thnt lrevent prayer. He heard rushing noise; 1t was Red Cross ambulance, Sent to save our dying boys,  The soldier thought them angel forms Dressed all in puresU white, "Their cross'., he cried lis the cross
 of God Who maketh all things rightr So they touched with okilful. kindly
 hands,
 That wounded soldier boy, And they brought him back to life once
 more To love and home and joy. -z O, remember fathers, mothers, all That your dear son or mine -.. May be lying on the battlefield In some distant foreign cline. May call upon his God and friends To send him some relief, s. O, friends You all would listen then Or 'twould cause you lasting grief. So help this noble Red Cross work, For the soldiers are yours md mine, And let no true American Their share of worB ueUiine
 By Mrs. Alien E. simth,
 Member of the Red Cross Committee.
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
A MYSTERIOUS HOLE.

A hole thirteen feet in diameter and thirteen feet deep, which appeared over night in a buckwhesr field of the Berkshire Industrial Farm, near lake Queechy, caused not littleuneasine ess for the farm staff and they appealed to the state education department to send to the farm one or the men con. nected with the departments soil sur. vey work. R. w. Jones. geological chemist, was the mau selected and he found thHt the hole was caused by dts, solving liucstone ra'k and advised that it be filled witt rocks and stones and covered with topsoI, Other occur rences of this kind arc anticipated in- asmuch as there is conslC erabie llme- stone rock on the farm Eagle. sesa
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
THE CORNWALL FAIR.

The premium list of the Cornwall Agricultural Society is being distri- buted this week. The fifth annual fair and field day is to be held Sept. 28, at The Grange in Cornwall.
 The officers this year are; George B. Farnum, president; s. R. Scovllle, vice.president; A. c. Borland, secre. tary; Andrew Clark, treasurer The above officers with O. L. Gold, ". R.. Brush, and c. W. Ottman comprise the executive committee. Fred Baldwin is the music committee.
 No exhibit may compete for more than one premium. Special premiums may be awarded by the board of direc tors if recommended by the judges.
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
"TOTE YOUR OWN BUNDLES"

Don't hire motor truck to carry home a spool of thread. Don't buy articles you are almost certain to return to the store. And don't get the Well, send them both on approval" habit. Because if you do you ale help. ing to retain trained motor drivers who could be released for more neces. sary service. The Council of National Defense investigated this leakage of man.power and found that the delivery of packages costs the stores from to per cent. on their net sales, and that fully one-half of the articles usually delivered could be carried home by the purchasers without inconvenience.
 The federal council now urges that a system of one cooperative or central delivery be introduced in small cities and towns. Such a reform has been found to result in saving of 10 or in per cent. of the delivery costs unG would release thousands of men. A simple concrete reform ill the lDe ot commercial economy which the federal council wants to have put into practice everywhere as soon as Eossitic, surt,Y before August 1, is to have each .reta.. store send out only one delivery on each route each day. The Connecticut State Council of Defense. on recom- mendation of its committee on indus. trial survey, is to pat the federal coun. cil $ suggestions before Connecticut merchants at an early date.
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
LIST OF STATE FAIRS.

The state board of agriculture is dis. tributing list of the.agricultural fairs and special exhibitions to be held this year with the dates on which they will be held. Those of interest to residents of this section are as follows:
 Connecticut Bee keepers Association Charter Oak park, September 3.7.
 Connecticut Dairymen's Association --Hartford January.
 Connecticut Fair Hart. ford, September 3.7. 70.
 Connecticut Horticultural Society," Hartford, no fair in 1917.
 Connecticut Poultry Association Hartford, January.
 Connecticut sheep Breeders Associa- tion-December.
 Connecticut State Agricultural So. ciety-Berlin, September 1O.15.
 Danbury Fair-Danbury, October 1-6.
 Goshen Agricultural Society-Go, shen, September 3.
 Granby Agricultural Fair-Granby. September 26.27.
 Harwinton Agricultural Fair-Har- winton, October 2.
 Norfolk Agricultural Association Norfolk, September 21 22.
 Salisbury Association-Salisbury, September 13.
 Union Agricultural Society of Bark hamsted. Colebrook and Hartland- Riverton, October 12.
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
BRAVE UNDER FIRE"
A Communication of Special Interest
 to Canaan Young Men.

"One in thirteen of New Zealand's men has gone to war-a remarkably large proposition and the extraordinary gallantry shown by the New Zealand troops is a subject of admiring con- ment in the press".
 Why do they do this? Not only to help England, their mother country, but to save their own mothers and sisters and daughters from the fate of the women and girls who have been carried into slavery from Belgium and Northern France.
 Read few extracts from the diaries and letters of the splendid young Frenchmen who have given their lives to their country.
 "What am to do to prove myself grateful? Fight bravely to defend you, to defend along with you all the maidens of France''-
 On the day of the battle, one cries out Forward, boys, forward for our sisters, the women of France!'
 And another Forward, for France, and our mothers !''
 How many of the young men of Canaan realize that, for three terrible years, England and France have been fighting our battles-that we have gone into this war not to help them to win, but to save ourselves from the dreadful fate that would await us if, in the end, victory should come to Germany?
 Many of our best have gone and they have done we'll to go. To you, young men of Canaan who may be called to follow them, go with full hearts and with the knowledge that you will be doing the best that men can do for their "country and their homes" and that those you leave behind you in the good old town will see to it that you have not made the sacrifice in vain.
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Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
SUMMONED TO APPEAR ON
 SECOND DAY, AUG. 7.

TT 739 William P. Hines, Falls
 Village. 78 601 Edward Joseph Wilson,
 Canaan. 83 COG Angelo Zuffoli, Canaan. 84 182 Harry Edmund Brink, Falls
 Village. 85 513 Isadore Krutman, Canaan. 94 6O2 George Michael Wilson, East Canaan. 97 772 H. B. Mehrlander, Falls Will lage. 99 721 Antonio Goduto, Ore Hill. 101 7S6 John Edward O'Hara, Ga naan. 104 28O Donald S. Hedden, West
 Cornwall. 1O6 972 James H. O'Halloran,
 Sharon. 107 9S3 Edward Coons, West Corn.
 wall 1O8 757 John Fitch Landon, Salls bury 109 966 George $. swaller, West
 Cornwall. no 868 Hans F. Wittig. Lakeville. 114 542 Charles Joseph O'Connell,
Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02

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Connecticut western news., 1917-08-02
DRAFTED MEN NOTIFIED
Must Present Themselves at Winsted Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.


 
 The exemption board for the 18th district Tuesday sent out cards to 245 registrants notifying them that exam nations in the district would begin Monday and continue Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 2 and 8. They will be held in the courthouse at Winsted. The quota for the district is 1714. Below are the names of the men, their draft number and the order in which they appear on the list, who have been summoned for examination. Local board, division No. 19, county of Litchfeld, state of Connec ticut. Notice ot Gall and to Appear for Phy-
 sical Examination. The following named persons are hereby notified that, pursuant to the act of congress approved May IS, 1917, they are called for military service of the United States by this local board. The serial number and the order number of each of such persons is shown below. They will report at the . office of this local board for physical examination on the 9th day of August. 1917, at 9:30 o'clock a. m., or such hour on said day as may be designated in the individual matter mailed to each person called.
 Any claim for exemption or dis charge must be made on forms which may be procured, or the form of which may be copied at the office of the local board, and must be filed at the office of this local board on or before the seventh day after the date ot posting this notice.
 Your attention is called to the penal ties for violation or evasion of the selective service law approved May IS, 1917, and of the rules and regulations which may be consulted at this office. This list covers those registrants living in the towns of Canaan. Corn wall, North Canaan, Sharon, Sails. bury.
 Summoned to appear the first day, Aug. 6. .4FE Ord. Serial No. No. ..a. ...,... 258 Robert Monroe, West Corn
 wall.
 3 45S Henry Cudney Canaan. 854 William Augustus Walsh,
 Lakeville.
 T 73S Carmelo Nadotti, Salisbury. 10 637 Edward Stanton, Lakeville 12 676 John Decker, IT,, Salisbury. IS e~375 George HenryaITal Corn
 wall.
 II 509 James Joseph Keenan, IT,, Canaan.
 Is 564 James Heady Rosler, East
 Canaan. IT 945 Michal Cohen, Sharon. IS 596 Harry J. Waller, Canaan. 20 536 Pietro Montani, Canaan. 22 54S Battista Pera, Canaan. 26 784 Hans c. Nelson, Taconic. 27 755 Frank Knickerbocker, Salis-
 bury.
 B 616 Paul Harry Andrews, Lake,
 vile.
 36 775 Levi Miffin, Lakeville. 37 496 John Ransom Fuller, Ca-
 naan. 38 692 Wallace Estill, Lakeville. 39 500 Charles Henry Wickwire,
 Canaan! - 49 81O Alvise Rizzi, Salisbury. 45 5O7 James Anthony Kane, Ca-
 naan. A 309 Edwin George Odell, Corn
 - wall Blidge. 45 437 William Smith Blass, Ca-
 naan.
 AT GOA Melvin Lawrence Winters,
 East Canaan. -.- 52 924 Raymond N. Dean, Sharon 54 1014 Frank w.. Brown, Sharon. 56 514 Nathan Krutman, Canaan. 57 433 John Edward Bennett, Ca-
 naan. 65 487 Giovanni Gasperine (alias
 Gabrielle Amorizini), East Canaan. 68 797 William Joseph Parken,
 Lakeville. { 72 432 Clayton Monroe Benjamin, # Canaan.
 "A 652 Frank Burton, Lime Rock. 75 927 Walter Stephens Knibloe,
 sharon.
 SUMMONED TO APPEAR ON
 SECOND DAY, AUG. z.