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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-22
IAN AUT0CRAT"
Labor Men Condemn the
Policies of BurlesOn
Win. place Before Pres;den. Wilson In
formation Regarding Attitude OF
Postmaster GeneraI-Canadian Dele
gate Who Opposes Conseription
Raises Storm

Buffalo. y. ", Nov. 21.-The conNen-
ton Of the American Federation OF
Labor today adopted a. resolution con-
demning Postmaster General Burleson
al employees" and instructed the exec
utive council Of the federation 10 ob-
tain an audience with President Will
SON and place before him facts con
corning the oppressive labor poIlcy OF
the postmaster general.
The resolution condemning the post
master general Tor his attitude toward
federal employees was introduced by
Thomas Flaherty Of the National Fed
Grafton of Postal Employees and Ed
ward - Gamer OF the National Assoc
citation Of Letter Carriers. Approx
mately a quarter Of million workers
in the postal service, the resolution
said are forced to accept without pro-
test the Unsatisfactory working con-
ditions imposed by an autocrat.
There was debate on u resolution IA
voring The consumption Of citizens of
allied nations now living in the United
States
Thomas Black, Canadian delegate.
brought d storm upon his lead by re-
ferring to all Consumption laws as
''dastardly.'
President Gompers temporarily re-
lin4uished the chair to reply TO Black
and Delegate Cary of Toronto declared
that Blacks remarks did not reflect
the sentiments OF union labor in Can
ada.
The resolution was accepted. the
Vote being PA to %.
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OAKLAND

Mrs. u. NJ. Marshall viii entertain
tie ldlers Bridge club FRIDAY evening.
Nov. %.
Norman Spiller has moved his FAM
lily into the Mantcr rent on Mater.
street
Mr.. and Mrs, Jess lIallctt and niece
and nephew, Rachael and Ronald lla,
lets. returned yesterday from d week +
visit with relatives i'll New llayeG
Conn.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clement d.
East Pond left Tuesday for Florida,
where they VIII pass the winter
Veterans Night was observed Tues.
day evening by J. Wesley Gilman
/ Camp, s. Of V. and the meeting was
very well attended. Musical seleC.
tons by Miss Georgia Youugmar
! Miss Gladys lialIett. Linwood and
Walton Patten. Ruby and Mahlou
Cochrane, Miss Clara Lcech and Thco.
Speeches by Mrs Fred Lecch. pres.
! dent OF the W. r. e.; Miss Charlotte
! Tracy. president of the s. Of v AuXil-
larry, and Miss Louise Benson. prpsi-
! dent of d. of V. Commander Walter
| Damren of the S. Of Y. and George ".
Goulding of the @. A. X. were listen
ed To with deepest interest Refresh
Inents were served. Dancing was en-
loNed by the younger set after the
program. The veterans present Were
y. l.. beverage. g. w. Gouldins,
George Bryant, j, E. Hodgdon. Charles
bartlett and George Benson.
Leo Shesong Of Portland passed the
day Yesterday at his home on Churci
street
y. g. Donovan OF Fairfield was a
business visitor in town "Wednesday.
Sylvanus Sawtelle left Tues az for
the Sisters hospital, WatervilIe.
where he will undergo surgical treat
ment.
choir rehearsal viii he held tins
evening at the home Of Dean Wheeler.
to rehearse the music for tho union
service Sunday evening
Friends in this town Of Lieut. Wal
ter johnson will be interested to learn
that he is now stationed al the train
/ ing camp in Columbia, S G., vhcr"
he is supply officer
Miss Cad Shorey, who has been a
the Sisters hospital for the past tr"
days. where she underW ent an opera
ton for tonsilitis was able 10 return
, yesterday 10 her home on Main street,
Mrs. II, l.. HINTON is y business Fisi-
tor in Winthrop for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Banc have re-
, turned from short visit ir Sahattus
Paul 'kilam met with a painful a'-
cident Tuesday evening when prac-
, tlcing basketball at Mcssal"nsh'1
han. Mr.. killam pu' lis hand throu@i
the glass Of the window, cutting i
quite badly
p. A. liannun. who las been en-
! ploSed at the Maine Central Railroad
office as second trick train drspatches
. for several months past. LEFT WedneS-
day for Bangor where he viii be en-
plDNed in the same TaapriiV
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Experienced Guides Take Charge
Of Personally Conducted"
Excursions to Caliio,,;

A specially-trained guide. who !,
mighty interesting chap. and who is tb,.
ouchly Intimate with all the Wer,,.'
country you pass through On the way |.
california. goes with every Burlinr,s
Party. and relieves you of many OF ~.
burdens of travel He looks after ~
PARTY and it's comfort and attends IN =
the little details of the trip, making o. q.
patrons feel comfortable and periecf
'.at home"
The trip is made on through Pul,,,
tourist sleeping cars, which are well =.
nointed but inexpensive, so that the Coz
cornyared with the regular type OF Phi
man is greatly reduced.
The train schedule is so arranged n,
all the interesting points. such as DENY.
Colorado Springs with Pixies Peak Al,
the Garden of the Gods nearby ~
Royal Gorge. Salt Lake City. and the rid
over the Sierra Nevadas, are passed X,
daylight.
NV experience in helping folk. pls,
fhousa nds Of such trips Is at your co.
mand Come in and see me- or drop a ror
tai and I will send you an illustrated d,
scr,ptive folder, containing maps and
YOU should know about these trips.
Alex Stocks. New England Pass Aser.
C. B. & Q. r. r., 264 Washington s.
Boston.
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ALMA.

little boy arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hasting last
week.
Mrs. W. NJ. Lewellen Is visiting
friends in South Paris
Mrs. Charles Jones has gone to Bos-
ton to pass the winter. Mr.. Jones will
go later.
Lawrence Weston of Portland was
in town Wednesday.
George b. Mcdonald took an auto
party Sunday to Bremen.
Mrs. Arthur Fish of South Jefferson
and Mrs. Tobin Of Whitefield were
callers Tuesday at Parsons Bend
=. W. Campbell OF North Newcastle
was at Parsons Bend Tuesday.
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talons to enter ne trenches were Civ
en- special training. and after being
TRANSPORTED to the front, cSawled
across No Mans Land and took posi-
tions in front Of and in the German
Wire acknowledgements at d point where
il HAD been discovered til. enemy
came out every night. Each man had
been trained to special task and the
entire unit had rehearsed the part it
intended to play under conditions
similar to that in front of the Ger
man lines. The Americans reached the
position soon after dark and remain
ed in waiting all night. but not one
German appeared.
The plan was 70 allow several groups
Of III to Ii Germans To emerge and
meet at a rendezvous. Then the AM
orleans would fan upon the enemy and
repay them fully for recent trench
raids
4 cold which a soldier had caught in
the trenches brought him wound IL
thu hand and gave warning to Ger
nan patrol Of an ambuscade on an
other night An American patrol had
arranged n ambush near a Shell-ruin-
Cd farm house in No Mans LLand.
Several If the Americans had colds aud
coughs. but managed to control them.
Finally when the shadoWy forms Of An
enemy patrol were seen approa ching,
onr Of the Americans coughed. The en-
cmy patrol promptly disappeared to-
ward its cwn lines from which there
soon afterward came a hail Of machine
sun bullets. enc hitting the man who
iad couched.
The first American regimentaI colorS
~ W. carried On the battlefront lit
France have been returned u r"ei-
mental Headquarters. Written on it in
ink over the signatures Of the French
commander III a certifcation that this
Wa the first Tag to reach the front
lines. The ra- did not nv AT the front.
us u" f'a=s arc exhibited there. 1t &C
tnalN Was carried, however. % 4 dug
out 1T the rear Of the second line re-
naming there several DAYS.
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FRENCH TROOPS TAKE
STRONG DEFENSES

l+rs, Nov. "I,-Thc French troops
today attacked in the region to the
north Of Craonnc and Berry Au Bac
or a front Of about two-thirds of a
mile and penetrated the German posi-
tlunS to an average depth of about 400
yards, capturing strong defcnses ana
taking 40 Germans prisoners. accord
Ir9 I" the French official cummUnica :
zion issued this evening
Text of Communication
The communication says.
" est Of the Miette river We attack
ed TO-DAY at about , o'clock on The sa =
lent Of the German line to the south Of
JuNlncourt. on front of about one
hliometre and to all average depth ii
~" metres our troops reached all their
obJet ti1es and captured strong enemy
dcforses
In the course Of the operation We
took i7j prisoners
"BetWeen the Miette and the AiSnn
HiNers our patrols brought back about
20 prisoners
The artillery activity has been snir-
tied IN all this region.
on both banks of the Meuse sever
- ~ SN''IP'7 H7dtlSt our small DOS :
yer" stopped by our fire.
In upper .tlsace a surprise attarI,
~ tn" enemy north Of I.argitzcn fail
d.
Army Of the East. Nov. 20 In the
region Of the Struma several aerial on
counters took place. during which al
enemy airplane was brought down
West of the Nardar in tho direction ~
Fl dzibariman we repulsed an aitomo.
cd enemy raid One prisoner remained
in our hands.
Artillery duels are reported in Tho
Celna Bend and north Of Monastir"
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TORPEDO PLANE
Continued from Page y

permitted us to hope that, as The Moni-
tor was the effective answer to the Mer-
rimac, 50 the torpedoplaue may be the
effective answer to the submarine.
The British began experimenting with
it i'll the autumn Of 1873, and they nave
been progressing with il ever since. The
Italians made many successful expert
ments with torpedo planes III 1914: but
how much they have used them in the
presen, war is not definitely, known. Tn.
Germans sank the British steamer Yuoa
near the English coast on MAY LIST. 1917
but we do not know of any further use
they made Of torpedo planes
1T : my hope that the United States.
government viii also develop the torpedo
nlane
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RARELY so DRAMATIC
STROKE DEALT IN WAR

Ottawa. Nov. II The following dis
patch from British headquarters in
France was received tonight at the
office here of the Reuter- Telegram
90. Ltd.
rarely has there been more dra-
matte stroke in war time than that
dealt to the Germans in the last Of
fensive. The great 'impregnabe' Hin
denburg line has been shattered al a
number Of points and it was primarily
the tanks that did it,
We had against Us here the en-
trcmeiy formidable defenses Of tie
liindenburg line, the great barriers
upon which the enemy fell back when
be retired last spring.
The main liindcnburg trenches
had been made especially wide for the
express purpose of frustrating the
tanks but they We're stil not wide
enough The tanks rolled through.
over every obstacle and the losses of
infantry behind were almost unprece-
dentedlY light"
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WASHINGTON DEEPLY
STIRRED At REPORTS

Washington. NOV. 2l.-Giiicial Wash
.ngtou MAS deeply stirred today a
it-ss bJllctine began To unfold the
,opr of IN" smashing British victory
On the western front. II WAS evident
+" an quarters that officials generally
roparded this d. the greatest blow dealt
tie Germans since the war started.
"'hoy We're especially inspired by thu
",ah ana power displayed by Field
Marsha iIa,G's great war machine ~
iG" brief bnI!ctins from the front pic
'ur.d events from noar 10 hour.
Timer" were hints i'm some quarters
&c M ioUs Information indicating that
Il shortage II ammunition contributed
f' TIE Ge-m4n defeat.
The G'lmtn high command. il was
I'd. in ;hie connection had counted
s.FolGtCl} upon winter and French and
''r.tish forcos Transferred {" support
'h. bafcu Italian lines as making i'm
r">sibic any major offensive on the
western Front Ut this TIM
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station. In evacuating Havrincourt the
Germans did comparatively little dam
age and the place had not suffered
greatly from she'll fire IL Is IN much
better condition than many Of the
towns which saw the bitter fghting OF
the Somme last year
Few, If any, German airplanes ven
tured over the British lines this morn
ing. Thers was considerable fog anc
this. added to the smoke barrage. made
[ observation virtually Impossible for
them.
The lighting was still continuing this
afternoon.
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MAxIMALISTS ORDER
SPEEDY ARMISTICE

London. NOV. 9l.-No Russian mill
tary communication was issued today.
A Petrograd message received by
the British admiralty by wireless press
says: i'm political communique states
that hN order OF the II-Russian Won
mems and soldiers Congress the
Council of The Peoples Commssa-
ries' has assumed power with obliea-
lions w offer ali the peoples and their
respective governments an Immediate
armisti"e on all fronts with the pur-
pose IF opening pour parlers imme-
diately for the conclusion Of Dem
ocratic peace.
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BERLIN OFFICIAL
IS TRULY AMUSING

Berlin, via London. Nov. 31.-The
FF"nch opened a strong att ok on the
Germans on six-Enile front north Of
the Aisne this afternoon. according tc
ne "fnclai report from general head
quarters tonight. The British are still
using powerful forces against the Hin
denbure line in the Cambria sector.
The text Of the statement reads:
ON the battle field southwest o;
Cambria, the British since noon have
attacked again with strong forces. The
fighting is proceeding
This afternoon French advances
commenced on the front from Craonne
to Berry An Bac
There is no news from Italy"
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sEEADLER CREW MAY
HAVE TAKEN MATUNCA

San Francisco, Nov 2l.-That the
British steamer MatunGa may have
boon captured By members Of the
crew Of the German raider Seeadler
ana may now be searching for prey
in the South Pacific is indicated in d
cablegram received here from Sydney.
y. :. W.
The Matunga, Brisbane to Rabaul
district, reported to the latter place
by wireless on August that she
would arrive there August :. the Syd-
ney message said. She has not been
heard from since
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ADVANCE CONTINUES
MORE TOWNS TAKEN

British Army Headquarters in
France, Nov 2I.-(By the Associated
Press. 1.-The advance of the British
army against the Germans was contin-
uing this afternoon. The towns of
Masnieres. Marcoing Ribecourt, Hav-
rincourt, Graincourt and Flesquieres
all were behind the British advancing
line. and the cavalry which is coop
Grating with the tanks and rendering
invaluable service, was drawing in
toward the Bourbon wood, vest of
Cambria
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VALDEZ ISSUES ORDER
German Residents of Panama Are 70
REGISTER and Must Report

Panama, Nov 2l-The president "
the republic DR.. Ramon Valdez h8E
issued an order that all subjects ana
natives of Germany and allied cotin-
tries resident in Panama. shall be re-
quired TO register and report To the
Panama authorities every 20 day
They ae forbidden to travel more than
Is miles without special permission.
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Y. N. C. A. WAR FUND
PASSES s5o,ooo,0Oo

Washington. Noy. 21.-Final returns
announced "a noon today put the
Young Mems Christian Association war
fund above the s5op9o, 900 mark. The
authoritative revised list total is $50
la3.o54. or So, 1913, 054 above the $35 900, :
coo goal.
The contest between the eastern and
central departments with headquar-
ters in New York and Chicago respec-
lively. ended today with the eastern
department almost 5000 600. the fig
ures being: Eastern department $50
loi.o24; The central department SIS
ESQ. ~
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DOES NOT ANTICIPATE
TROUBLE WITH CHINA

London, Nov. 21.-Replying 10 a
question in the House Of Commons
today Arthur J. Balfour, the British
foreign secretary, said he did not I'M
derstand that China's declaration to
the United States and Japan meant
that China did not recognize the Am
erican- japanese agreement.
He added that he had no reason to
anticipate that it would give rise to
any difficulties between China and any
allied state.
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Harvard Athletic Census
DisclOses Heavy Losses

Cambridge, Mass. Nov. 21.-A GEN.
sus of Harvard athletes made tonight
disclosed that OF the 70 men who won
HIS" last year only six are now at
the university. All others are in war
service
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FRONT OF 80 MILES
Continued from Page Onet

chief of the American forces in
France, was an interested observer Of
it.
~. Quentin and east Of that point in
tho .,isne region, the French have be-
gun an offensive. While no details OF
This movement have been received, it
doubtless has the object Of pushing
back the Germans eastward in the
former sector and northward in the
latter region toward Laop. strategic
moves which if successful. doubtless
Will compel that portion Of the Ger
man line north Of st Quentin which
IS stIll intact 10 fall precipitately east
ward
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MAPS AND DOCUMENTS ARE
SEIZED WITH SPY SUSPECT

Oakland. Calf. Nov. 21.-A large
quantity Of maps, letters and docu-
ments were taken by department of
justice operatives in a raid today on
house here occupied by Ernst Buch,
German suspect.
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LAW SAYS 5000
PRISONERS ARE TAKEN

London. NOV. 3l.-Andrew Bonar
Law announced this evening in the
House Of Commons that 5000 prisoners.
including 1so officers. have been taken
by the British in their present opera
tiOuS.
At one point the British penetrated
five miles behind the German lines and
several Villages in addition To those
already announced have been taken.
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ORDER RESTORED
PORT OF ODESSA

Washington. NOV, 2l--Order has
been restored in Odessa. the revolu-
| tionalN committees in the Black sea
port having come to an agreement for
the time beina. the state department
was advised today in consular dis.
patches
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ERTLE AND EAGAN
BOUT WINNERS

Milwaukee. Wis. Nov 2l.-Johnny
trtle, -. Paul bantamweight boxer.
outpointed Joe Burman, Chicago, in a
1o-round. no-decision bout tonight.
sporting writer's agreed. and Joe
Eagan, Boston. mddleweight. defeat
ed Eddie Mona. Milwaukee. in 10
rounds. Tie bell saved Moha from a
knockout after ne had been foored
twice.
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MAINE MEN WOUNDED
in OVERSEAS ACTION

Ottawa. Ont, NOV 21.-In the list
OF casualties to Canadian soldiers
overseas published today appears the
name Of J. Z. Stephens, Somerville
Mass, wounded.
Wounded g. +. Acquin. Old Town.
Me: Arthur st. Pierre, Lewiston. Me !.
Chauncey Raymond. Sharon, VT.
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AMERICANS REKEARSED
GERMANS SURPRISE
NO FLAGS USED

Tuesday. Nov. 20.-tRy the Associated
Press>-only the fact that the Ger
mans failed TO venture into No Mans
Land on recent night saved them
from, an American surprise. one hum
dred and sixty men of the first bat
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MORE WESTF|ELD MEN
REACH CAMP GREENE

Charlotte, =. G.. Nov. 21.-The
Sixth Massachusetts Infantry. the
First New Hampshire Signal Co. and
First Connecticut Signal Company
units Of the depot brigade of the 10Th
Division arrived at Camp Greene to-
day. having been transferred from
Wcstfield Mass. for the winter
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10 YEARS At ATLANTA
FOR C0UNTERFE|1ER

Boston, NOV 2l.-Joseph Holden,
otherwise known as Frank Allen, call
Ell by the federal authorities one of
the most notorious counterfeiters in
the country. was sentenced to 10 years
at atlanta in the federal district court
today.
Holden pleaded guilty to making and
passing counterfeit halt dollars. He
was arrested in New Bedford
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STIFFNESS BEFORE
HOUR Or ATTACK

British Army Headquarters in France,
Tuesday. Nov. N.-Up TO the actual hour
~ the British attack there were moments
when great stiffness reigned over tho
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IS MEN LOST


Broadway South Boston. Mass
Francisco Pagtakhan. mess attend
ant. third class; mother. Martha Du-
nicio, Olongapo, Pa
John Rhinehart. chief water tender;
friend. Mary Sprague, Block Island
l.. /.
John A. Smith. gunners mate, first
class: father, William Smith, New
York.
John Williams Stribling, oiler; father,
John Striking, Waring. Texas
Lieut.. commander Reno's next of kin
was his wife. Beatrice Reno, Philadel-
phia. that of Lieut.. WedderhUrn was
his mother. Gertrude Weddcrburn,
Chevy Chase. Md. and of Ensign skin
ner was his mother. Mrs, Harry G
Skinner of Mount Washington. Md
Oswald J. Terkildsen. yeoman, sec
"nd class uncle Conrad Terkildsen.
Brooklyn. \. Y.
Nicholas II. Wagner. snip filter. first
class: father. Jacob Wagner. Fullerton.
Md
George Fornell, boilermaker friend.
Harry c. Smith, San Francisco.
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Seventy Were Saved

In cabling the casualty list, Admiral
Sims added no details 10 his message
Yesterday which Simply announced
that the destroyer had been sunk i'm a
collision early Monday morning The
vessel carried rs men besides the
three officers. and 10 Of the enlisted
personnel We're saved
Lieut.. Commander Reno was SO years
old and was appointed to the Naval
Academy from Missouri in 1901. He
was made lieutenant in 1910 and was
appointed lieutenant commander last
May.
Lieut.. Wedderturn was - years old
was born in Chicago and was appoint
ed to Annapolis from Maryland in
1911. He was made an ensign in the
navy in 1915 and was temporarily APP
pointed q lieutenant in the junior
grade on july /. 1917.
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CONGRESS SESSION TO
DISCUSS WAR UPON
ALLIES OF GERMANY

Washingt Jn, NOV. 3l.-Whether the
United States shall declare war against
GermanNs allies promises to be sub
jcct Of considerable discussion at the
next session Of Congress. said senator
Hitchcock. ranking member Of the for
eign relations committee. upon his re-
turn today 70 Washington. In his
opinion the question presents many
complications and is one Of extreme
dclicacy ~ Wei as importance in inn
mediate ana future developments of
the war.
Demands Of Italy
IN declaration Of war against AUS
tria Hungary. said Senator Hitch
cock. might be construed as endorse
ment Of Italy's demands upon Austria.
These include q demand for territory
(which virtually would deprive Austria
Of every seapOrt-a fruitful situation
for i future war. 1t is q question
whether the United States would he
willing to give such an endorsement.
Senator Hitchcock said ne antiCi-
patcd that the coming session of Con-
Gress would be a long one and that
from observations during the recess.
he believed the public was giving
whole hearted support To the war.
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Honor Pupils Last Semester

! A list of honor pupils for the Sc
mester ending in June 1917 has just
been compiled and made public by the
registrar. 1t includes al those who
attained a rank Of 90 or over in the
number of hours specified per Week
There are SIS homer pupils; - heinG
men and 81 women. One interesting
fact in connection with this list Is
that all the men in the list are MEM
bers Of fraternities. while all but five
of the women are members of the va
rious sororities The list: