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The Press., 1917-06-14
nISTRICT OF STAFFORD, ss. Pro

1J bate Court, June 18th, A. D., 1917. Estate of Harold R. Gllllngham, late of Staff ford, in said district, deceased. Upon the application of Catherine A. Gining- ham, praying that letters of administration may be granted on said estate, as by application on
 file fully appears, 1t Is
 Ordered, That said application be heard and determined at the Probate On1ce, in Stanford. in said District, on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1917, 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons interested in said estate, of the pendency of said application, and the time and place of hearing thereon, by pub fishing the same once in some newspaper hay ing circulation in said district, and by posting town of Stafford, in said district. ROBERT Fl. FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1917-06-14
Mirrnnn

"The real object of mirrors" said MT. Pinkerton, ''is to enable women to see themselves as others see them"
 "No," remarked his friend, MT. AnkeI- by; ''I think they were invented so that women could make themselves look as they wanted others to see them v"- London Globe.
The Press., 1917-06-14
AT Court of Probate holden at Sta

A T Court of Probate holden at Staf A ford, within and for the District of Stafford on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1917.
 Present, ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
 On motion of the administrative on the estate of Artenus s. Kellogg, late of StafTord, within said district, deceased.
 lowed and limited for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the administratrtx, and directs that public notice be given of this order, by advertising the same once in some newspaper having a circulation il said distr1ct and by posting copy thereof or the public sign-post in said town of Stanord nearest the place where the deceased last dWelt
 MARCUS B. FISK, Clerk.
The Press., 1917-06-14
rhere Are Others.

Tt is very strange that no one has ever been able to find Captain Kidd's treasure"
 "Oh. well. Captain Kidd isn't the only man who has put his money into real estate and couldn't get it out" ."- St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Press., 1917-06-14
RapIaelna A Meat Diet.

The people of the United States con- sume fully twice as much meat per cap ita as do the people of Europe. Dried beans, peas and lentils may replace meat in the diet to a large extent to the advantage of outdoor workers espe- eially.
The Press., 1917-06-14

The Holland county members of the Connections Council of Defense are as follows: Francis T. Maxwell, Rock vile, chairman; Charles Phelps, Rockville; Ralph D. Keeney, Somers- vile; Charles A. Thompson, Melrose Charles D. Taloott, Taloottville Charles B. Pinney, Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1917-06-14
Similarity.

Contractor-Tnen you won't sell me a carload of bricks on credit? Dealer No: me an my bricks are very much alike we're hard pressed for cash. . Boston Transcript.
The Press., 1917-06-14
lmpFovino.

This critic describes your new book as drool"
 Guess l must be improving. He al luded to my last book as utter rot."- Louisville Courier-Journal
The Press., 1917-06-14
rnn InAn

Detective-So I've caught you in the financial district, have ID Crook-Yes, Bill, but can't slip you nothing. just got away from e broker.-NeW York globA
The Press., 1917-06-14
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Notice Is hereby given that we have this day made application to The Staiford Savings Bank for duplicate deposit books Nos b6ay and 1O09S in the name of WardenS. Grace Church Parish and Permanent Endowment Fund ot Grace Church Parish, Stalford Springs, Conn,, Control of the Wardens, respectively, pass books repre- senting said deposits having been burned or lost. Any one finding same or having same in their possession is hereby notifedto return said books either to said bank or to the undersigned.
 WARDENS OF GRACE CHURCH PARISH.
 Stafford Springs Conn.,, June 2, 1917. 10
The Press., 1917-06-14

R. W. Pease, the farm labor special ist of the Department of Agriculture, who is located for the present at the office of the Food Commission at 36 Pearl St., Hartford, spent short time in the office of the Farm Bureau on Saturday last. He has plans where by he hopes that it will be possible for any farmer who is in need of help of any kind to be supplied with it, either skilled or unskilled. MT. Pease stated that he had been working in one of the counties in New York state recently and was able to supply in full all demands for labor. He is in touch with all the leading sources of supply and states that if any farmers of Holland county are in need of help he will do his utmost to get satisfao. tory help. Any requests that are sent into the local Farm Bureau office, located in the Prescutt block, Rock vile, will be handled with the utmost despatch.
The Press., 1917-06-14
RESTRICT OF SOMERS, ss. Probate U Court, June 6, A. D. 1917.
 Estate of AretaS F. K1bbe, late or SOmerS Tn

said district, deceased.
 TJpon the application of Percy A. Kibbe, praying that an instrument in writing pur- porting to be the last will and testament of said ATetas P. Kibbe, deceased, may be proved, approved, allowed and admitted to probate, as by application on file more fully appears, 1t is
 Ordered-That said application be heard and determined at the Probate Of1ce in SomeTs, In said district, on the 18th day of June, A. D. 1917, at g o'clock in the forenoon, and that pub. lie notice be given of the pendency of said appll- cation and the time and place Of hearing there- on by publishing the same once in some news paper having circulation in said district, and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in the town of SOmers, in said District, at least five days before said day of hearing.
 CHARLES s. FULLER, Judge.
The Press., 1917-06-14

Imagination causes more aches and pains than all other ailments. Bah cock
The Press., 1917-06-14
Chaan Imitation,

Tine Shopper-Are these genuine gold fish: The Sales Person-No'm. not at that price. These are only rolled plate Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Press., 1917-06-14

The devil tempts US not: 'tiS we tempt him. George Eliot.
The Press., 1917-06-14

Stafford Chautauqua June 26 to June 30
 Hyde Park Stafford Springs, Conn. Afternoon and Evening
 PROGRAM
 SERIES LECTURES The House We Live In. Food Values The We'll Balanced Meal. The Cost of Living Causes and Con Reducing the Household Budget.
 TO BE PRESENTED BY Mrs. E. A. Yarnall, Superintendent
 Tuesday 2.80 Series Lecture.
 Concert-The Berkeley Sextet, a brilliant program of instrumental and vocal music. 7.SO Concert-The Berkeley Sextet. Lecture Leonora NJ. Lake. "The Rights of Child"
 Chronophotographs.
 Wednesday 2.30 Series Lecture.
 Concert-C Colangelo's Italian Band and Venetian Troubadores with Millicent Melrose, soprano. 730 Concert-Colangelo's Band and Miss Melrose.
 Thursday 2.3O Series Lecture.
 Entertainment Mel Donough-B Baird Co. 7.9O Entertainment--Mc Donough- Baird Co.
 Lecture-Paul M. Pearson, "The Joy of Living"
 Friday 2.30 Series Lecture.
 Concert-The Mordelia Novelty Musical Go. 7.3O Concert-The Mordelia Co. Lecture-Dr. P. Marion Simms, "The Calf Path.''
 Saturday 2.30 Pageant-"Good Fairy Thrift, " presented by the members of the Junior Chautauqua.
 Concert-The Granville Hines Co 7.30 Concert-The Granville Hines Go, Drama-The Chautauqua Players, "The Man from Home." AdmissiOn AfteFnOOns, 3Se. Evenings, 5Oc Children admitted to any session, 2S cents Season Tickets, Adults $2.OO Season Ticket, Children, $1.OO
The Press., 1917-06-14
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

Notice is hereby given that have this day made application to the Stafford Savings Bank for the payment of certain money on deposit in said institution in my name, the pass, book rep- resenting said deposit having been burned or lost Any one finding same or having same in their possession is hereby notined to return said book either to said bank or the undersigned.
 ARTHUR J. MELBOURNE. Stafford Springs, Conn.,, June 7Ch, 1917. 3w
The Press., 1917-06-14

After hearty meal, take Doan's Reg. ulets and assist your stomach, liver and bowels. Regulets are Q mild laxative. 25c at all stores.
The Press., 1917-06-14

J. A. Simms of the extension de. partment of the Connections agricul. tural college, in charge of pig work in the state, spent some time in Rock vile recently with the county agent. He is planning to go into New York state, probably this week, to look up pigs to be shipped into the state. A. J. Gould of East Hartford has volunteered his services to County Agent Clifford in looking up the possibility of placing a car load or more of pigs in Rockville for dis tribution among the farmers of the vicinity. Already quite a number of farmers have signified their desire to obtain one or more from this shipment, if it is possible to obtain them. The county agent is anxious to get in touch with all farmers, or with the boys and girls who ale desirous to join the pig club, the work of which starts on July 1st, and to find out the number that are wanted. Several farmers have shown considerable interest in sheep and it is probable that quite a number may be brought into the county, and any desiring to purchase the same can obtain information through the Farm Bureau office in the Prescott block, Rockville.
The Press., 1917-06-14
Faithful Cook.

Did you ever hear of a cook stay ing with the same family as long as twenty yearsY
 "Oh. yes"
 "I presume she was called a jewelT' "She doubtless was considered one, but the family called her mother "- Birmingham Age Herald.
The Press., 1917-06-14

" OST-A gold chain and pendant, con- l1 taining rubIes and pearls. Reward.
 02W1I MRS. JOHN BOWDEN, Stafford.
The Press., 1917-06-14

HOUSE for rent or sale on Keefe II Plains, after June 18th. Inquire of
 1Otf ANTHONY JACOBSEN, West-Main.st.
The Press., 1917-06-14

EOR SALE-A pair of Ford gas head EN lights, PreStO-lite Tank, K. w. Master Vibrator, a shifting carriage pole.
 10 DIR. F. L. SMITH.
The Press., 1917-06-14

CEED Buckwheat for sale. D s2w11 G. D. SMITH, Westford.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
POLITICAL

A joint resolution authorizing Gov. Williams to pay a reward of $1OO to the first American gunner who de- stroys a German submarineo was in. troduced in the Oklahoma legislature.
 The Minnesota lower house killed a bill making the state bone dry on Jan- l, 1918, by supporting a measure, 8l to 4S, to indefinitely postpone.
 No-license forces have made a gain of six towns in Vermont on the in complete returns from the late cleo tion
 For the first time in the history of the Seventh Illinois judicial district a Republican was elected circuit judge in the special election to fill the va. eancy following the death of Judge James Creighton.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
 GENERAL

Proposed increases Of from to 12 per cent in freight rates on grain and grain products from St Louis and Cairo. IL, to points in Arkansas were suspended.
 Dealers say the price of Easter lilies will be cheaper this year than any year before, on account of the war.
 Four persons are missing and be lieved to be dead as the result of a fire which destroyed the building at the Boone county Ga.) poor farm
 Thomas Collins. a blacksmith of Bi. loxi. Miss, has forged a large iron cross and sent it to Senator James K. Nardaman by parcel post with the in- scription Lest the Kaiser Forget 9
 The Kansas senate has passed the house anti-cigarette bill with an amendment which makes it misde- meanor to sell. barter or use the arti. cles within the borders of the state.
 Swollen streams in East Tennessee, East Alabama and South Georgia have done thousands of dollars dam. age to property and threaten most se- rious floods in years.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
CRIMINAL

Payton Buckle 60, died at Taylor vile, IL. of fracture of the skull suf- fered in a fight with Albert Phoenix, aged 45. The men quarreled over money
 John Lightsinger of Nashville. Tenn, likes heavy music. He stole a piano out of church and carried it two miles. He was caught when he went back for the stool.
 Roy Ard, wealthy Kansas farmer. was arrested, charged with the mur- der of his wife near Elsmore. Kan, two and half years ago.
 William Becker. son and confiden. tiaI secretary of John P. Becker. ST. who, with his wife, was murdered in his home near Mason City, IL. in De cember, was arrested at his home on warrant charging murder
 Oliver Hall was shot and killed and Fred " Peters, a policeman, fatally wounded in revolver fight which occurred at Springfield, H., when Pe- ters is said to have thought he had discovered Hall robbing freight car.
 After taking the iailors keys and locking him in cell, five men es- caped from the King county fWash.) jail. A visitor at the jail was robbed of $16.
 A New York federal grand jury which has for several months been in- vestigating the high cost of food and fuel has returned three indictments.
 Robert Davis of St Paul. Minn., is under arrest charged with turing Miss Bernice Roberts, a 17-year-old high school girl of LawrenceviIIe, IL, to Vincennes, Ind, where he detained her in room for three days.
 c. H. Powell was arrested on a charge of murder in connection with the death of Lee Crosby, a barber, at Savannah, Ok, charged with selling him bay rum as a beverage.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
TO ARM
 AMERICAN VESSEL
SHIP OWNERS HAVE BEEN N0Tt FEED OF PRESIDENT MIL
 SONS DECISION.

Washington-Th American gov ernment began preparations to arm American merchantmen against Ger many's ruthless submarine warfare. Shipowners have been notified cf President Wilson's decision that lie has full legal authority to proceed with the policy.
 When vessels said under the policy of armed neutrality they will do so with the support of the administration .~ expressed in the form of war risk insurance and naval guns and gun ners. In the background will be the entire resources of the United States ready for action should Germany at tack an American armed ship in vio- lation of the warning Of the American government.
 The State Departments view of de fensive armament is that the mere appearance of a German submarine or its perfscope near an American armed vessel will entitle the vessel to take all measures of protection on the pre- sumption that the submarines pur- pose is hostile. This is based on Ger many's announcement that her subma- rines will attack without warning any belligerent or neutral merchantmen encountered within the barred zone.
 Whether this position will be em- bodied in instructions to commanders of American armed ships and wheth- CT arms and ammunition will be fur nished to vessels carrying contra5and were discussed, but no aDnocnuement was authorized.
 President Wilson's attitude has been that no steps of belligerent eharac- ter should be taken and that if 8 state of war comes it must be through Ger many's acting in clear violation of international law Some officials close to the president believe that in line with this policy the United States should not sanction 'shoot-Gn-sight' were discussed, but no announcement aggression.
 Since the policy of the government in the past has been not to insure yes- | sels carrying arms and ammunition to 1 the belligirents, it has been consid cred probable that this attitude will be maintained The lists of contra band articles recognized by the Unit ed States differ widely from those drawn up by the belligerents since the outbreak of the war and therefore it is believed that only actual muni- tions of war will be placed on the re- stricted list for the purpose of de termining what ships are to be in sured.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
SWISS WELCOMES
 YARR0WDALE GREW
AMERICANS SAY THEY WERE TREATED BADLY BY GERMANS
 HAD SOUP ONCE DAILY.

Zurich.-Laden with cigars, cigar cites and food showered upon them by the hospuable Swiss, 59 of the now historic YarroWdale prisoners arrived in Zurich. They arrived at the Ger man frontier at Lindau, after a con tinuous trip of 5 hours from the pris- on camp at Brandenburg.
 The sailors, although emaciated from their Imprisonment and serious lack of food since their arrival in Ger many on December 31, are in fair con dition and confident that with nor nal amount of food they will soon De themselves again.
 The party was met here by United States Consul-General Keene, who greeted them briefly and asked them not to forget that they were Ameri- cans and not to bring discredit on America by yielding to an understand able temptation to kick over the traces"
 The sailors said that they were convinced that the raider which sank their vessel was the Ritz of Bremen" ," They describe her as a brand new yes sel of about 5000 tons, capable of IS knots, equipped with one funnel, two masts, one false funnel, four torpedo tubes. seven rapid firing guns and a wheelhouse which was hidden by side of the ship.
 The tunnels had a devise by which the stripes could be changed at will, and the ships doors were so con- structed as to cut off all light when they were open.
 During their stay in Germany, they reported, they had subsisted on one allowance of soup daily and had made their long journey to the border on one such meal" There was hardly one of them who, they declared, had not felt the fist of a German camp guard, and the squad of five soldiers which brought them to the border had exercised the privilege of abusing them up to the last possible moment.
 The men tell of the terrible suffer ings they underwent during a period of severe cold weather in Germany, due partly to lack of fuel, but more to 1 the absence of the shoes and cloth ing which they had lost. Since their entrance into Switzerland at Ro- schach, they say, they have been roy ally treated.
 The party includes all the Ameri- cans detained, except one seaman named Bulleat, of a French-Canadian family, claiming to have been born in Massachusetts, who was held in Brand enburg They were accompanied by one Brazilian and one Spaniard
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
FoRElGN.

Labor heads issued call for mass meeting in London March 31. to voice labor's opposition to the move for national industrial conscription.
 The palace at Lima, Peru. is under heavy guard. Strong censorship is in effect as the result of revolution ary movement.
 The outbreak of smallpox in Berlin and it's immediate vicinity has in- duced the military authorities to or der compulsory vaccination. Eighty cases have already been reported.
 Vicente Baloas. editor of Herald de la Antillas, native Porto Rican and consistent anti-American, has de- clined to accept American citizenship under the new organic act.
 Senora Hermilia Salindo, the wom- an suffrage party's candidate for con gross. wound up her campaign at an enthusiastic meeting in the capital. The quarantine under which the Yarrowdale prisoners have been held by Germany has expired and the state department looked for word that their release has been ordered.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
DOMESTIC

Mrs. Lucia Ames Mead of Boston, secretary of the Woman's Peace so- ciety, was laughed off the stage by students of Northwestern university when she attempted an anti-prepared- ness speech.
 Robert S. Phillips of Chicago told navy recruiting officers he could blow up anything from a tin can to battleship" and wanted to join the navy. He joined.
 Patriotism. stirred by international developments, was credited by the war department as the reason behind February record recruiting figures 4,S52 men.
 The federal trade commission will not undertake the food cost investi- gation ordered by President Wilson, because of the failure of congress to appropriate the money.
 The state department announces Ambassador Gerard and party are due at Havana.
 Sentence of five years at hard la bor in the Leavenworth penitentiary against Second Lieutenant Jack B. Rigdon, Second Arkansas infantry, was confirmed by the president.
 To encourage small towns and yiI- lages to maintain national guard units the war department has authorized the formation of detached platoons.
 The emergency peace federation an nounces plans for establishment of a commission of five members to work out solution of the trouble between this country and Germany and a code for submarine warfare
 William Albright 65. a farmer of Clearfieid, Pa. has just rendered the services of himself. IA sons and sev- zen daughters to President Wilson.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
PERSONAL

Yilhjalmar Steffansson, the arctic explorer, is wintering at Prince of Wales straits on his gasoline schoon- CT Polar Bear
 Mrs. Catherine Cudahy, widow of Michael Cudahy. the packer, has been made a paDal countess by Pope Rene dict KY.
 Mrs. Helen c. Sawyer, wife of Ned Sawyer, the amateur golf champion, has been granted q divorce at Wheat on. Il, on statutory grounds.
 Buffalo as the graveyard of evan gelism' apparently has tanned the viee-flaying, deYil-beating. booze-bat- ting Billy Sunday
 Thomas j. Slate was married to his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary J. King, at Mansfield, Mo.
The Pulaskian., 1917-03-16
BOTH UNITED STATES AND CO LoMBlA TO EXPRESS REGRET
 OVER OCCURRENCES.
REPUBLICANS ARE HOSTILE
Senator Knox Will Vote for Measure After Getting Through Resolution To Effect That United States
 Is Not ApoIogizing.

on-Modineations in the Colombian treaty was agreed upon by the Senate Foreign Relations Com nittee in an effort to meet Republican objections, and Chairman Stone will lay the new draft before the Senate with a view to pressing for ratisfica- tfon before the end of the present ex- tra session. Republican leaders, still hostile in spite of the changes, said there would be no flibuster to pre- vent action, but that more than 90 senators were pledged to vote against the treaty.
 As amended, the expression of re gret that anything should have oc- cured to mar the friendly relations between the two countries would be made in the treaty by both the United States and Colombia, instead of by the United States only, as in the original draft, and the amount to be paid Co., lombia for the separation of Panama is restored to S25,O00,000. Last year the Senate committee cut the sum to s15, 5,000,000. In addition the commit tee recommended an accompanying resolution proposed by Senator Know, which would declare that the United States must not be understood to be apologizing and that there is nothing to apologize for.
 Senator Know, who, as secretary of state under Taft, negotiated a con- vention with Colombia on t1e same subject, voted in the committee to ap- prove the present treaty after he had with the support of the Democrats secured approval of the proposed reso- lution.
 Senator Lodge, ranking Republican member of the committee, issued a statement condemning the treaty and declaring that even if he. favored it he would not support it at this time. because he was not willing to have the country blackmailed.
 "We are told, and truly, I have no doubt" he said, that German in trigues and German influence have been active in Colombia and, there fore, we must ratify this treaty at once and pay Colombia $25000,00O We are told that Colombia will furnish sub marine bases to Germany from which she can assail our shipping and the Panama Canal and therefore, in the present crisis, we must ratify the treaty and buy Colombia off with $25,- 100000 and an apology. That we are not properly prepared for war I am well aware, but we have not yet sunk so low that Colombia can levy tribute from us. We should have no more SC curity against Colombia's helping ouI enemies after giving her $25, ,000, ,0OC than after refusing to do so.
 "I do not know whether anything has been done, but I am certain that a few ships and nets and mines al Colon will protect us much better from attacks by Colombia and her proposed ally than apologies and money extort ed under threat"