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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05
DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

Thousands of lives were lost during
the year by the sinking Of merchant
vessels and warships as result OF
their being torpedoed by submarines
or blown up by mines. The greatest
loss of life In accidents or attacks
of this kind occurred February %,
when the French cruiser Provence
was sunk In the Mediterranean sea.
and 3,I30 persons were drowned.
April %, more than 1000 lives were
lost In q collision between Chinese
cruiser and a transport.
February >, the Japanese liner
Daijin was sunk in collision and 100
lives We're lost.
February 8, the French cruiser
Admiral Charnier was torpedoed and
sunk with loss of ga lives. February
l6, nine persons were killed when the
opera house at Mexia. Tex, was de-
froyed by fire. February 20 great
snowSlides in the SalZburg alps killed
nearly 100 persons February %, ten
persons were killed in triple col
lision on the New York, New Haven
Il Hartford railroad, near Bridgeport,
Conn. February 20. an explosion In
a mine at Kempton, w. Va, killed Is
men.
March s, the Spanish steamer Prin-
cipe de Asturias struck a rock and
sank off the coast of Brazil, with
loss of 300 lives.
March 2S, 60 persons were killed
and many were injured In collision
on the New York Central railroad
near Cleveland, q.
April 10, Kansas and Missouri were
swept by tornadoes which killed II
persons. June 5. tornadoes killed 81
persons IN Arkansas and 40 in other
middle western states. May s. the
steamer Kirby sank In Lake Superior
and 20 lives were lost. May 10, an
explosion in the Du Pont powder plant
at Gibbstown, N. j., killed 13 men.
Hundreds of fishermen were lost in
monsoon off the Ceylon coast,
July 20. July "a, % men were killed
by an explosion of gas In a water tun-
ueI at 0ltNeluuus ~. u lIOsley WEeCh
at Johnstown, Pa, took toll Of %
lives, August II. August 20, the Unit
ed States cruiser Memphis was
wrecked by a storm In the harbor at
Santo Domingo and IL lives were lost.
Twenty-seven men were killed Sep
TENDER II, when the central span of a
great bridge being built over the st.
Lawrence river at Quebec, col
lapse1 and fell September IS. n
great dam near Hannwald, Bohemia.
burst ard 300 persons were drowned.
A fire in the Christian Brothers COLI
lege at st. Louis, Mo, killed nine men,
October 5, and 10 persons lost their
lives in fire which destroyed hos
pital at Farnham, Que, October 20.
November 3. the steamers Connemara
and Retriever were sunk by collision
in the Irish sea and % were lost. On
November 7. so lives were lost when
a Boston 81" car plunged off bridge.
An explosion III Bakaritza, Russia.
November u, resulted in the death OF
341 persons.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05

Congress was Ia session continuous
ly from January 4, when IL reassem-
bled after the Christmas holidays, I'M
til September s. Early in the session
n hot fight developed over the Phil
ppne bin passed by the house. The
senate adopted the Clarke amendment
providing for the granting Of full ln-
DEPENDENCE to the Philippines within
from two TO four years. May 1. the
house rejected the Clarke amendment
End on August lG the senate accepted
a compromise pledgins independence
to the Philippines when the Filipinos
are tit for elf-g0vernmeut.
February ., the house passed bill
prohibiting child labor 10 ,he manu-
facture Of products for interstate com
merce. and late In the session the bill
was passed by the senate and signed
by the president. February IS, the
senate ratified the Haitian treaty, pro-
yiding for American supervision OF
the finances and police regulation Of
the republic.
Legislation providing for large IT.
creases in the strength OF the army
and navy received much attention.
The navy appropriation bill. as finally
passed. provided for the building OF
157 ships during the next three years.
The army BILL as passed. carried APP
propriatIons Of S313.9 7O. 447 for the en-
suing fiscal year, an increase of $751;
667, O9l over the amount carried by
the bin as It first passed the house.
1918, by the Mcclure NSwsRa5k
per syndlcatAl
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05
POLITICS IN OTHER LANDS

The Sim Fein revolt in Ireland. the
establishment of revolutionary gov
eminent in Greece, the proclamation
of Poland as an Independent nation by
its Teutonic cOnquerors and the res
toratiOn of the republic in China, con.
stituted the most important develop
ments of a political nature in coun-
tries outside of the United States in
1916.
An official mandate issued March
ID announced the abandonment of the
Chinese monarchy and the ri storation
of the republic which had been dis
placed by the monarchy during the lat
ter part of 1915. Yuan Sh Kai an
nounced his rejection of the emperor
ship and resumed the presidency of
the republic. June 6, Yuan Shi Kai
died suddenly and Yuan Ii Hung be-
came president.
The Sim Fein rebellion in Ireland
was preciptated on April Is, when Sir
Roger Easement, former consular Off
Ger of the United Kingdom. was cap
tured while attempting to land In Ire
land from Germany and a German
ship loaded with arms to be used in
an Irish uprising was sunk while at
tempting to land the arms. April -,
the Sim Fein rebels seized parts of
Dublin and serious fighting in the
streets followed. The revolt spread.
and on April p martial law was de-
clared over the entire island. April
%, loyal troops took st. Stephens
green in Dublin from the rc0els. cap
turing 400 of them, and the following
day, Peter Pearse, president of the
Irish Republic" surrendered The
next day the main body of the reb-
els surrendered, May 3, Pearse, Thomas
]. Clark and Thomas McDonagh lead
ers of the revolt, were executed in the
Tower OF London, after being found
guilty of sedltion at military trial
Ten other leaders Of the rebels were
executed during the next few days.
June 2G, Sir Roger Easement was
placed on trial for treason in London.
He was convicted and sentenced to
| utdlH JUNE - anu NllC SGbAEiist '~-tH
executed by hanging in Pentonville
| prison, August 3. Following the Sim
| Fein revolt, an effort was made by the
government to bring about a compro-
| mise which would result in the grant
ing of home rule to Ireland at once,
| but the effort was fruitless.
The revolutionary movement In
Greece, which resulted In the forma-
| ton of a provisional government by
former Premier Venizelos, grew ont Of
the refusal Of King Constantine TO
be drawn into the war on the side OF
the entente allies. September q, the
island of Crete seeded from Greece,
and on September %, Former Premier
Venizelos and Admiral Coundouriotis
issued a proclamation declaring the
establishment OF provisional govern
ment for Greece.
The independence of Poland. which
had been wrested from Russia by Teu-
tonic arms, was proclaimed by Ger
many and Austria, November 3.
The death of Franz Josef. emperor
of Austria-Hungary, which occurred
November 81. was expected IN some
quarters to be productive of events
Of far-reaching importance from a pO-
.ftical viewpoint in the dual monarchy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1917-01-05
WAR AND THE UNITED STATES

Diplomatic difficulties growing out
of the war in Europe continued to
confront the United States govern
ment throughout the past year. The
submarine controversy with Germany,
which had been more or less acute
since the sinking of the Lusitania, was
intensified March >, when the British
Channel steamer Sussex and the Brit
ish steamer Englishman, both of which
carried Americans. were tOrpedoed
and sunk without warning. This oc-
Cured about two weeks after congress,
at the urging of the president, had re-
fused to adopt a resolution warning
Americans to remain off armed mer-
chant ships of the belligerents. The
german government at first denied any
responsibility for the attack on the
Sussex, and on April Is President Will
son addressed a note which amounted
practically to an ultimatum to the Ger
man government. In this note the pres
ident declared that unless Germany
Immediately declared and effected an
abandonment of its methods of sub
marine warfare against passenger and
freight-carrying vessels, the United
States could "have no choice but to
sever diplomatic relations with the
German empire altogether" Ger
many's reply to this note, received in
Washington May 5, promised compli-
ance in the future with the laws of
o.for In, sE-
A supplementary note from Berlin, re-
ceived May TO- admitted that the Sus-
sex was torpedoed expressed regret,
offered indemnity and declared that
the submarine commander had been
punished. No further serious contro-
versy occurred with Germany until
after the sinking of the Marina. with
Americans aboard, October o. 1t was
charged that the vessel was torpedoed
without warning. After an investiga-
ton Germany assumed responsibility
for the sinking of the boat, declaring
that the captain of the submarine
thought the Marina an armed trans
port.
An interchange of notes between the
United States and the entente govern
ments, regarding the seizure and exam
ination of American mails, was produc-
tive of little result. In several con-
munications Great Britain and France
insisted upon their rights TO examine
neutral mails. but on October II they
made some slight concessions, prOmis-
ing to improve the mail service be-
tween America and neutral countries.
A blacklist against American firms
and individuals, charged with dealing
with Germany, which was published
by Great Britain July IS, and by
France August 6, brought emphatic
protests from the United States gov
eminent, but on November ii Great
Britain formally rejected the American
protests, declaring that the blacklist
was not aimed at neutrals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-08

Continued on Fourth Page,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-08
The City Jail.

The city Jail is dirty and insanita nv
The cells are infested with yermin and
many OF them are used as storage
places by the prisoners fer old eieth-
Ing, etc. The utility corridors showed
that they had not been Inspected No
towels are supplied for the use OF the
prisoners, even for their daily washing
OF face and AaHds-,fhe- prisoners are
not given work to DO but are allowed
to congregate in the corridors promis-
cuously so that the jail is In many re-
spects school IF crime. Women
prisoners are left in the custody OF
male guards for ser enteen hours out
OF the tNenty-fcur. The jail is with,
out fire buckets. not TO speak of, fra
extinRuishers or fire hose. The num-
Der of guards Is entirely inadequate
and they are required to remain on
duty from eleven to twelve hours a
day, seven days a week. Visitors are
permitted to enter the Jail any day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-08

A beginning should be HaaaL3e
efforts to prevent industrial diseases
by requiring reporting of Industrial
diseases by physicians. by investfga-
ton OF conditions responsible for such
diseases, and the correction Of these
conditions through the cooperation OF
employers or by mandatory regula-
ton.
Effort should be made by the chief
health officer to secure the corpora
tidr ots'rhe courts In granting work
limits to children under fourteen, to
the end that no permits shall be
issued by the court until the physical
and mental ability Of the child to
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
OFFERS SPY alAss
 TO AID NAVY Jibboem Club Tenders Old Marine Glasses to Government.

The ghosts Of generations of old New England whaIers-as sturdy a the Sound-have declared war upon the kaiser and his fiendish submarines; before long they will best anding watch on swift destroyers lending their keen vision to the young men of Uncle Sam's navy who are today scanning the horizon for periscopes as they once scanned the South Seas for the tell tale spouts of monster whales
 This latest declaration of war was transmitted last week to the secretary of the navy through the Jibboom Club of New London the 400 members of which are successors and descendants of the famous old whaierS of New Lon- don town. Among the most carefully number of spyg1asses that were used years ago by the shippers of old wha1ers which have long since been burned for their copper rivets, spy of whaling trips and which the skip pers gave to the club when they had returned to port for the last time. The glasses, inscribed with the names for years on the walls of clubhouses and few if any of their former owners are still alive.
 r At a recent meeting of the club, when it was reported that the, Navy department through the Connecticut State Council of Defense, had asked for loans of idle spyglasses and binoc- ulars to aid the navy in it's hunt for submarines. the members, deciding that they were showing the same spirit their ancestors would have shown voted unanimously t6 offer all the clubs spyglasses to the Navy for use during the war. The offer has been transmitted to Washington and will be accepted. Soon the spyglasses will be distributed to the Navy's sea scouts and if the officers of today can spot submarines as easily with them as the they. were alive. their ghosts will chuckle with glee as they add sub marines to the tally of deep sea mon . sters caught with the aid of their prized glasses '''.'. The letter sent to the navy depart
 Jibboom Club, No.
 New London, Conn, Hon Josephus Daniels.
 Secretary. L. $. Navy,
 Washington. D. C..
 Dear Sir:-At the regular meeting on vote of the Jibboom Club, whose membership is about 400 to offer you for the United States Navy a number of old marine glasses which we have now in the club.
 This club was organized by the old whaIers of New London, and a great number of these glasses were presented by members of the club who have made their last voyage. Where they are of little use at the present time. we believe that the glasses themselves and their lenses would be of great value to the gov ernn1ent with very little expense for repairs. GEORGE, M. SCOT, Commodore, "Per $. M./Marters.'
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
ARE RAISING HALIFAX
 FUND IN NORWICH
Collections on Tuesday TotaIed Near
 iy $35The List of Contributors.

Sponsored by Charles R. Creighton, steward at the Wauregan House, and a native of Halifax. a fund was start ed Tuesday in Norwich for the relief of the homeless. injured and dying Of the stricken city in Nova Scotia. Mar tin E. Jensen of this city is to be the treasurer of the fund which will be sent to Halifax as contribution from tEe City of Norwich.' The collec- tons reported on Tuesday totaled al- most $35. The contributors announced on Tuesday. night were as follows: - Fred Thumm. W. K. Tingley, Otto Hoilke, J. E. Stead. D. Murphy, J. F. Ccsgrove Co., James E. Moore, B. P. Bishop. H. (. Adams. C. E. Taylor, Charles w. Tingly. J. L. Donovan. A. F. Matthews. D. L. Gleason, J. Cotter, J. Hutchins. J. D.. Haviland, D.. S. Haviland, T. z. Havi1and. T. ". Will son, The Manhattan Co, Mary E. Stapleton, friend, William Robert son, B. Enright. May K. Ketehel, S. s. Whipple. Charles Gregory, Gabriel Gregory, Mel Hoffman, A. H. Noonan, M. D. Jensen. F. D. Weber, W. H.. Bull lard, c. R. Creighton, Frank P. Mo- Namara. R. H. Cutter. M. E. Brown, !. P. Sullivan, William H. McGuinness There are additional names which have not been turned in by the .solici- tors.
 Contributions may be sent to either MF. Creighton or MT. Jensen
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
MORE MEN TO
 LEAVE FOR CAMP. Twenty from Surrounding Towns Will Go to peveus on Thursday.

Some Of the boys who write home from Camp Devens complain that it has been very cold up there. The Eleventh division draft board is to send some Cole to camp on Thursday O. this week-not carload, bat around 500 pounds total.
 One of the shipment of Cole comes from Yantic. His name is George Stark Cole. The other shipments are both from Waterford, Lewis J. and
 Along with these three drafted men are to go 1T others on Thursday morn ing. making % men who are expected to board the train for Camp Devens d1 Thursday morning. This number com p;etes the quota of the Eleventh di- vision in full up to tine present time. This makes the S5 per cent that the boards have thus far been called upon to send to camp.
 Tine men who are to report for camp Glasso: Julian Griffin Ely, Hamburg; Charles W. Mitchell. BlackhaH: Amos Sheffield. 2 Liberty street. Westerly, R. l.: Percy A. Fairbanks, Uncasvi1le; }; Peter Garden Smith, East Main street. Mystic; Richard ". Morgan, 25 Broadway. Mystic: Joseph Gable, Wa terford; Edward Wheeler. 75 Mechan- ic street. Stonington; George Star,, Cole. Yantic. R. F. D. No. 1; Edward l.. Kelley. Colchester: Edward c. Gil more, TrumhujI street, stonington:
 Sweeney, Fitchvifle; Lewis J. Cole, Waterford: William A. Cole. Water ford: Nathan Eisenstein. Celel,estf: Louis Mazzupegheli, East Lyme Moses Tatrc, voluntowr; Antonio Si;vea, Colchester.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
Forty Hours, Devotion Ends.

The forty hours devotion closed at St. Mary's church Tuesday morning with the same ceremony as marked the opening of the feast: a procession of about fifty boys and girls of the parish escorting the sacrament through the aisles of the church. The sacra- ment was borne by Father Calvin, ac- companied by the other priests of the mass. There was large attendance at all the masses Tuesday and it is estimated that there were 1,5bG who received the sacrament during the three days. This devotion is privileged 10 be held in each parish church of the diocese once a year and is held at St. Mary's the second Sunday in December. The sanctuary and altar were handsomely decorated with palms, potted plants and flowers by the Sisters of the parish.
 The visiting priests who aided Revs. John H. Fitzmaurice and William H. Kennedy with the work were Revs. John H. Broderick, Myles P. Calvin, Peter J. Cuny, Charles W. Brennan, Ignatius Macieiewski. this city: John F. x. Quinn, Uncasvi11e; William c. F1tzsifnn ons. Alexander Wollschlager, New London; Ulderic O. Bellerose, Taftvifle; J. v. E. Belangen Thomas H. Lynch, Baltic; John A. Sullivan, Winimantic: John J. McCabe, Jewett City; Richard P. Morrissey, volun- town; William A. Keefe, Piainf1eld; John Landry Wauregan: John Ma thieu, Moosup; Charles F. Bedard, A. Mayotte. Putnam: John Quinn, Gros-s yenordale; Otto Baumeister, Colches- ter; Frederic H. DesSureault, Occum.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
QUICK RELIEF FROM CONSTIPATION.
Get Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets

That Is the joyful cry of thousands since Dr. Edwards produced Olive Tablets, the substitute for calonlel.
 Dr. Edwards, practicinR physician for F years and caiomel's old.time enemy, discovered the formula for Olive Tablets while treating patients for chronic con stipation and torpid livers.
 ,Dr. Edwa ds' Olive Tablets do not contain calomel, bat a healing, soothing vegetable laxative.
 No griping is the s1keynote'' of these little suEar-coated, olive-colored tablets. They cause the bowels and liver to act normally: They never force them Co unnatural action.
 If you have dark brown mouth" now and then - . bad breath -a 8 dull, tired feeling-sick headache-torpid liver and are constipated, you'll find quick, sure and only pleasant results from one or two lit- tie Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
 Thousands take one or two every night just to keep right. Try them. 10c and 25c per box All druggists.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
Sum. Aaoon and Tides.
CREENEVILLE
Jay Rieketts Writes Home From "Somewhere in Africa" - Having Hand in "Real Thing"-Personals.

Rev. and Mrs c. H. Ricketts receiv- ed two interesting letters and picture post cards from their son, Jay, Mon day afternoon, dated at some Afri- can port" The cards contain views of the city of Gran, Algeria He mentions the fact that on Thanksgiving day he was an outfielder in the American game of baseball in Africa, there be- ing great rivalry among the crews of the different boats, his own having suffered but one defeat Nothing but the French language is spoken, in which he is now able to converse.
 In one paragraph he says: When you write to Paul tell him that MT. Morse Gan officer on our ship) sends regards to Steve He formerly lived in Norwich, later in New Haven and used to summer at Gales Ferry. He was one of the bunch Steve knew and when in the Academy roomed with Jack Murphy
 He closes one letter with this very significant remark: Trust the boys arc still at Fort Terry, tell them not to complain about the cold: they don't know how well off they are. If they were over here they might be warmer and still they might find it too hot -''
 "Remember me to everyone and tell The Bulletin that T ann seeing la great deal of the real thing and also having hand in 1t. Please don't worry, for I am we'll and strong and just as safe as I ever was On Preston City pond at 4 o'clock in the morning. Write a lot and tell me all.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
THANKSGIVING DINNER
 IN MEXICO CITY HOME
Vice Consul Luther K. zabriskie and Bride Entertained at Old fashioned New England Feast.

A letter received by Mrs. Clarence !. Boynton, of Cliff street, from her daughter, the wife of Vice Consul to Mexico City Luther K. Zabrisllie, tells Of a pleasant Thanksgiving day in the Zabrislzie home. These former Nor wich residents are keeping house in Mexico City and on the New England holiday they had the regulation old fashioned Thanksgiving dinner, hav- ing as guests a prominent lawyer and his wife from Washington. D. c.
 Mrs. Zabriskie describes the enjoy able social life of their new home. where she has been voted into the Reading club. while her husband has joined the Universit yc!ub.
 They took a trip recently to inspect a number of big cattle ranches and they have visited the national palace. The climate and surroundings are de- Iightful and although Consul Zabris- 1sie is kept very busy with his duties of the office, they are able to accept the many invitations received and ai- together are having Q delightful win ter.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
Seo,oo0 FIRE LOSS
 IN ASHFORD TUESDAY
Several Buildings, 100 Tons of Hay. Two siios and 800 Bushels of Po- tatoes Destroyed.
Especial to The Bulletin. /.

Especial to The Bulletin.
 Eastford, Conn, Dec. 11.--A s29,0e0 fire occurred shortly after noon here today when the house and barn and several other buildings belonging to Anton KaIetchitz were totally destroy ed. Besides the buildings burned, 300 bushels of potatoes, two si1os and 100 tons of hay were lost. The livestock in the barn was saved.
 The fire started from defective chimney, and gained headway so rap idly that after the alarm had been given and the neighbors summoned nothing could be done to save the buildings. The employees of the mill at Eastfortl rendered valuable service in saving the livestock and helping with the sbucket brigade which was forned.
 The farm is located about a mile from the village and with strong wind blowing the buildings were doomed before assistance could arrive. Mir. Kaletchitz resides at the farm with his family and it was Mrs. Ka- letcl1itz that discovered the fire and gave the alarm.
 There is about ss,0e0 insurance on the property. This is the second fire that has occurred in Esastford since midnight Monday.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ELECTION
Board of Directors Chosen by Ballot for the Ensuing Year-Total of Sixty-three Votes Cast-Ofcers to be Elected Thursday Night

The annual election of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of Nor wich, Conn. Inc. for the ensuing year took place at tine Chamber of Com merce rooms on Tuesday. The polls opened at 12 o'clock noon and closed at o'clock in the evening at which time the count began, showing a total of 63 votes cast during the day. The count which was under the direction of Tyler D. Guy, was completed at eIE and after the annual meeting had been called to order by President Charles V. James. the following fif- teen gentlemen were declared elected having received the largest number of votes of the twenty on the ticket.
 George H. Young, Hon. Nelson J. Ayling. Fred R. Smith. John M. Lee, Henry G. Peck, Arthur L. Peale, Fred
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-12

Houseflolders who calf for plumbers services these days are: forced to be patient walters.