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the jitney driver, was locked up by The
| dressed and will be arraigned in court
tomorrow morning charged with reck-
less driving.
Dinicola says the accident was
caused by a loose plank i'm the front
Of the machine. He says he was not
going fast but when he attempted to
slow down, the loose plank caused the
machine to attain it's full speed when
he tried to halt it.
Swinging around Crescent avenue in
Noble avenue. the moist pavement
caused the car to skidI spin around
and turn completely over. The ma
diator was torn off, the guards broken
and the top demolished.
Blood flowing freely from the wounds
of the injured Despatched the seats of
the auto and passing pedestrians hur-
rying to work were halted by the cries
of the passengers. They raised the
machine and extrioated the girls first
hauling the men from under the ma
chine next.
The emergency. hospital ambulance
was summoned to the scene but other
machines were pressed into service
bringing four patients to the emer-
gency and three others to Bridgeport
hospital Dinieola was taken to po-
Ice headquarters and appeared in the
dock this morning but was not tried
pending an investigation Of the accf-
dent and extent of the injuries to the
passengers.
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COMPENSATION COMMISSIONER
FINDS EXPERT TESTIMONY is
TOO MYSTERIOUS FOR LAYMEN

After expert witnesses have finished
testimony in cases before a court the
proper course to pursue" according
to the views of Compensation Com
missioner Edward T. Buckingham who
recently 1isteneadi with gravity to many
medical experts Of prominence, is Ito
view the entire matter from a practi-
cal, common sense standpoint ana
render judgment accordingly.
This decision is handed Idlown. today
by Commissioner Buckingham in the
compensation award to Vincenzo De-
Martino of Bridgeport in an action
against the Salts Textile Co. of this
city, employers, and the Hartford Ac-
cident & Indemnity Co., respondents.
DeMartino, working at the Salts fac
tory July %, 1916, strained his left
ankle at 6 o'clock in the evening. The
case was not reported to the factory
officials until 10 days later. The in
surance company combatted request
for compensation upon the ground
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AMERICAN SHIPS,
IF ARMED, READY
TO RESUME RUNS

New York, Feb. EFF President
Wilson is authorized by congress TO
arm ships to protect American mer-
chantmen on the high seas the Amer
lean line steamers tied up here will
resume sailings as soon as guns can
be provided, it was said by the lines
officials here today.
The St. Louis, ST. Paul, Philadel-
phia, New York and Kroonland are
at their New York docks, the line
having declined to send them out until
the government furnished armament
as defense against attack in the Ger
man submarine zone. The Finland,
of the same line, is on her way from
Europe to this port.
All the ships are passenger vessels,
but the Kroonland is to be turned in
to a freighter.
It was said also that the vessels
would sail unarmed if conveyed by
American warships.
stAny method which will safeguard
the lives of the passengers and crews
will be satisfactory to u.s." an official
of the line said.
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EXCHANGE
READY FOR new
TELEPHONE Unit

Before the end of this year, 1T is
likely the Southern New England Tel
ephOne Co. will have to insist that all
new subscribers be given party lines.
The volume Of business at the local.
exchange; and the fact that Its con-
slant growth is taxing facilities, prob
ably will make this necessary, accord
ing to, w. w. knight, district man.
ager.
The next issue of the telephone dl-
rectory is expected to contain an an
of the addition of unit
of telephone service to be known as
Noble On the day the next dlrec-
tory becomes official, calls for DIS
trict in the East Side will be prefaced
by Noble others in the city limits
by "Barnum," and those of Stratford
district, "Stratford."
The Noble unit will be operated
from the same exchange building. 1t
will be instituted with a modest num-
Der of call numbers to be increased as
the new system gets In working or
der.
A telephone operator can handle
up to 5000. When the tele-
phone numbers begin to go beyond
that, a new unit is necessary.
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Especial to The Farmer.)

New York, Feb. 26-The treasury of
ington Arms & Ammunition Co.
against any appreciable loss, in the
fulfllment of it's contracts to manu-
facture rifles for Russia.
Russian rifles are being manufac-
tured in the Remington plant in
Bridgeport, Conn. The arrangement
by which the treasury of England will
stand behind the munition orders Of
the Car will be completed this week.
In addition to the guarantee
against loss in the fulfllment of the
contracts, the new agreement will
obviate thel ong standing difficulties
which. have existed between the max
ers of munitions and the inspectors
of the Russian government.
Hitherto, in turning out rifles the
manufacturers have been, seriously
impeded by reflections upon technical
grounds. The rifles in many In
stances have been serviceable, but
because of slight dev1ations from the
exceptionally rigid specifications,
there have been many difficulties in
the way Of production and delivery.
The report became public yesterday
that the government of Great Britain
would guarantee profit to the manu-
facturers holding Russian contracts.
This is not correct There is a clause
in the new agreement by which the
manufacturers are to be protected
against losses beyond a certain point.
Besides the Remington interests af-
fected under the new agreement, the
Westinghouse Electric & Manufac-
turing Co., the Midva1e Steel Co., and
the Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
are included.
In 1915, it will be recalled, the
company contracted to
100000 rifles, and the
Remington Co. 1,2OO,000,' at $27.50
each. Deliveries of this order are be-.
ing made regularly from the Reming-.
ton plants in Bridgeport.
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that the victim had been suffering
from an incurable disease and that De-
MARITIME did not suffer any injury
arising out of Or in the course of his
employment. The insurance company
brought Alfred NJ. Bailey, attorney
from New York, to defend the action
and called before the commissioner
such experts as H. Lee Weadon, head
LeBaron Peters, while the claimants S
case, conducted by Samuel Reich, Of
fered DR.. John C. Lynch as their ex-
pert. DeMartino is awarded $6.68, one
half of his average weekly wage,< for
a period of 130 weeks.
In his memoranda UNI of opinion filed
today, Commissioner buckingham says
of expert testimony: I'm all cases
where medical testimony is given by
experts there follows usually a great
divergence Of opinion. *
Where those who by reason of special
study and research have qualified
Continued on Page 2.)
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Washington, Feb. 26-Preaent Wilson appeared before
Congress o'clock this afternoon and asked for authority
the United States state Of armed neutrality to
sst the German submarine
News of the sinking of the Cunard liner Iatona, with
received here the president
his way address congress. Although without Details its
Continued invasion of the plain rights of neutras the
high further sacrifices of American lives and ships the
ntolerable blockade Of American eec
ual if the country at warhave taken the place of
dreaded over act which expected to shock the world
forced the president into the next step toward
President Wilson, asking to be empowered to take what
steps necessary which includes the amng of ships
the conveying Of merchantmen by vessels what other
steps necessary made plain again that he wanted but
the price American lives and rights by driving the
American flag from the
Once before infancy of the republic state of armed
neutrality proclaimed to check predatory violence on
rights the tween France and England but
did not result actually in for the United States.
another armed neutrality will depends
whether Germany realizes that the United States ready
protect its neutral rights by whatever necessary
With full realization soemny of the the
president today with the confidence that
congress and the country will stand behind him.
The grim faced body Of senators and representatives who
ago heard the president pronounce the words
that of diplomatic relations with Ger
which in all the history of first class nations al
ways has led warhard today in silence and grave
the words which carry the American republic
further its stand against ruthless sacrifice Of neutral rights
and lives and step war if it must be.
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CUNARDER T0RpFD0FD:
II HMERI(, ANS ABOARD

The Cnard liner Lacona Of 49, O99 tons gross which
sailed from New York February for Liverpool has been
sunk by a German submarine
Seven Americans among the 100 passengers on
the steamer The Laconia was sunk without warning,
London reports.
Twenty menlbers Of the crew native born Amer
leans, another London report says.
Nothing is known definitely Of the fate Of the Amer
cans aboard the vessel At the New York Offices of the
company it was said there was but one casualty.
The Laconia Of the largest vessels of the
Cnard fleet and the largest far sunk the Ger
submarine warfare was begun She registered 1909
tons 600 feet long, II feet beam and 40 feet depth
She was built in 1911 in Newcastle.
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London, Feb 26-Kut ell Amara
has been captured from, the Turks by
the British forces, according to a
statement made in the. House of Com
mons today by Andrew Bonar Law. M
. Mr.. Law announced in the House
of Commons that as a result of the
operations on the .Tigris front all the
Turkish positions from Sannayyat to
Kut ell Amara have been secured and
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|ORL LEANS ARRIVES
IN FRANCE AFTER.
D0DCINC U-B0ATS


Telegraph dispatch from Paris says it
is officially announced that the steam
er Orleans has entered the Gironde.
Bordeaux, Feb. 26.-The American
freighter Orleans was sighted off
Pointe de la Coubre, at the entrance
to the Gironde, at $40 this morning.
Because of contrar! 7a she is not ex-
pected to arrive a, auliac, 80 miles
northwest of Bordee before o'clock
this afternoon.
The Orleans. and the freighter Roch-
ester were the first American vessels
to leave the United States for Europe
after diplomatic relations with Ger
many were severed. Both ships sailed
from New York on Feb. 10 for Bor-
deaux, unarmed. They were said by
their owners to be loaded with nom
contraband freight, consisting chiefly
Of canned fruits, meats, machinery and
a few motor trucks. The Orleans is of
2,80S tons gross and carries crew
of 35, SO of whom, including Capt. AL
Ian Tucker, are Americans. Like the
Rochester, the Orleans had the Amer
\ican flag painted on each side, AS well
as the name of the ship. which as in
letters large enough to read three
miles away with glasses. The Roch-
ester has not yet been xAna<As~
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President Wilson arrived at the cap
itel just before 1 o'clock and prompt
ly at that hour he stepped up to the
clerks desk in the hall of the house,
where both branches of congress,
meeting in special joint session, were
assembled before him. He spoke as
follows:
Gentlemen of the Congress: I
have again asked the privilege of
addressing you because we are, NOV
ing through critical times during
which it seems to me to be my duty
to keep in close touch with the houses
Of congress SO that neither counsel
nor action shall run at cross pur-
poses between us.
ION the third of February I official
ly informed you of the sudden and
unexpected action of the imperial Ger
man government in declaring it's in
tention to disregard the promises it
had made to this government in April
Inc operations against all commerce,
whether of belligerents or of neutrals,
that should seek to approach Great
Britain and Ireland, the Atlantic
coasts Of Europe or Of the harbors OF
the eastern Mediterranean and to con-
duct those operations without regard
to the established restrictions of in
ternational practice, without regard to
any consideration Of humanity even
which might interfere with their OBJ
ject. That policy was forthwith put
into practice. It has now been in
active exhibition for nearly -four
Weekss
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SEVEN AMERICANS ABOARD LINER

New York. Feb. 26The Cunard line announced at SO
that they had received confirmation the British admir-
atty of the destruction Of the Lacona and that the advces said
there only casualty known She orpedoed
last night, the line announced
The American passengers aboard he Lacona
Miss Phyllis Parker, New York.
Arthur T. Kirby, cambridge, N. j.
Mrs. F. E. Harris New York
. F. B. Gibbons, of the Chicago Tribune. =
> Mrs. Mary B. Hoy, Chicago.
Miss Elizabeth Hoy Chicago.
Rev. James Wareing New York
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that the town Of Kut Ell Amara auto
matically passed into the hands of the
British.
The Turks on the Tigris river front
are in full retreat toward Baghailah,
"a miles west of Kut Ell Amara, says
an official statement issued today by
the. British war department. The
fleeing Turks are engaged by pursu-
ing British cavalarv
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Its practical results are not fully
disclosed. The commerce of other
neutral nations is suffering severely,
but not, perhaps, very much more
severely than it has already suffered
before the first Of February, when the
new policy of the imperial government
was put into operation. We have
asked the cooperation Of the other
neutral governments to prevent thest
depredations, but fear none of them
has thought it wise to join us in any
common course Of action. Our own
commerce has suffered, is suffering,
rather in apprehension than in fact,
are timidly keeping to their home
have been sunk.
1.-TWO American vessels have been
sunk, the Housatonic and the Lyman
M. Law. The case of the Housatonic.
which was carrying foodstuffs consign-
ed to London firm, was essentially
like the case Of tke Frye in which, it
will be recalled, the German govern
ment admitted III liability for dam
ages, and the HvAO Of the crew, as in
the case of the HSye, were safeguarded
by reasonable e4N,
''The case GL tie Law, which was
carrying lemsA AqKs slaves to Palermo,
disclosed a ruthlsnsness Of method
which deserves Grave condemnation,
but was acco1nUnf lied by no circum-
stances which NJ Dht not have been
suspected at anY time in connection
Continued on Page 12)
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PRESIDENT ASKS POWER
TO PROTECT us. SHIPS
FROM SUBMARINE Peril,

U-Boat Campaign Has Produced Condition That
Calls for Armed Neutrality and State of
Preparedness to Meet Eventualities, He Tells
Congress Anxious for Peace and Not Seek
ing to- Take Warlike Steps, President Informs
Auditors Declares That War Will Come Only
By Wilful Acts and Aggressi0ns of Others.
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TWENTY OF CREW AMERICANS

New York Feb 26-Twenty Americans, all native born,
were members Of the Of the Laconia.
Five sacks of United States mail carried by
the which 300 transferred from the Amerl-
liner St. it decided to hold the latter vessel
in nort MANY securities and documents sent by AM
erican supposed to be in the St Louis mail
bags. -gsz=-ss@sss::@==-s-
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REPORT 27O HAVE BEEN SAVED

London 26he American consul in Queenstown tele-
pranhed the American embassy here this afternoon:
aCunard steamship Laconia torpedoed 1913 p. M Sum
dav Two hundred seventy persons landed Details lacking
Known several missing, one dead"
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NO WARNING GIVEN, SAYS LONDON

London Feb 26 1t stated automatically that the Laconia
was torpedoed without warming
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THE WEATHER

Connecticut:-P rain to-
night and Tuesday; colder Tuesday;
southwest shifting to northwest
gales.
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SURVIVORS WILL LAND TONIGHT

Queenstown Feb 26-The survivors of the Laconia
said to number 27O They will be landed tonight
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ENGLAND To
GUARAN
RUSS ORDER
Remington Arms & Am
munition Go. to Be Pro
tected Against Unduly
Rigid Inspections, and AL
so to Be Assured of Pay
ment for Vast Shipments
of Munitions.

New Agreement Will En-
body Clause That Reming-
ton Co. as Well AS Other
Manufacturers Shall Not
Lose More Than Limited
Percentage in Carrying
Out Contracts.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06
ONLY II KILLED IN EACH
1000 on WESTERN FRONT

The Committee of Public Informa-
ton has obtained from official sources
the most nearly accurate figures pos
sible on the percentage of fatalities in
relation to casualties on the western
front. These figures. taken when the
casualties were greatest in proportion
10 mobiIized strength and combined
with the highest proportion of deaths.
show losses due 10 deaths from
wounds and killed in action to be ap-
prosimately II in every 1000 of mo-
bilized strength
According 10 the figures presented
by the French High Commissioner in
his letter to the Secretary of War. the
hieh-water mark of casualties in the
French Army was reached early in
the war-at the battles of Chaleroi
and the Marne. The casualties in that
period We're 5,41 per cent of the mo-
bilized strength. or 541 men in every
10000 with the colors.
Military experts in this country
agree that the killed in action and
died of wounds have never AT any
time in this war exceeded 20 per cent
of the total casualties. This gives a
figure OF 1852 fatalities from these
causes in every 10000 mobiljzed
strength or practically IL men killed
in action or died of wounds for every
900 men with the colors.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06


The question of purchasing a book
typewriter for use in the Office OF the
city clerk was presented to the coun-
Gil and referred to the finance com
mittee with power to act.
The monthly reports of the city
clerk. city treasurer. city marshal
street supervisor and cemetery sexton
were read and ordered pleaced on file.
The report of the cemetery sexton
showed that only four people We're
buried in Lakeside and Greenwood
cemeteries here during the month OF
August; two OF them adults and two
infants. This is a smaller number Of
interment than during any CORE
spending period 70 ra long time.
A report was submitted to the coun-
ell of an examination and analysis OF
the water in the city mains. made by
a Colorado Springs chemist. The re-
port showed that the water contained
no bacili of colon. or typhoid fever
germs. or other deleterious sub
stancesorqualities.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06
EMI-M0NTALY. MEETING OF
COUNCIL HELD TUESDAY

TIL regular semi-nonthly meeting
of the city council was held Tuesday
night. instead of Monday night. which
$ the usual time for it's sessions: the
postponement having been caused by
the Labor day celebration Aldermen
Grant Dickinson. Lafe Combs and w
c. Huntoon were absent from Tues
day nights session.
The matter of making an inyesti-
CATION into the sanitary condition OF
the city was discussed at length and
referred 10 the police committee a let.
ter was read from w w Barnett of
Denver. state agent and distributor
for the Federal Truck company. ex.
pressing qualification that the comb.
nation sprinkler and sand hauling
truck recently purchased from him
was proving SO effectual for the work
for which IL was being used. He stat.
ed that he would be pleased to assist
| the city in any way he could TO ge,
the maximum amount OF work and
service out OF the machine
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E. Snow and son
Fred, have gone to Rocky Ford where
Mr.. Snow win take his usual position
as Judge of fruit at the fair. They
made the trip by auto. going by the
way of Sugar City for visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Holly Rice.
Henry Palm is substitute mail car.
rier for Route / and has been on the
Job the last few days.
Ralph Hayes made business trip
to the Waugh mountain district Sun
day with DIR. CALDWELL by auto. and
brought the car back Tuesday. Mrs
Caldwell has returned from the ranch
to her home on Pine street TO get the
young folks ready for school. She re-
ports their cabin on the ranch near.
ing completion and about ready to oc-
cupy.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06
MAKING GOOD AT SALT LAKE
CITX

w. A. Hines, at one time employed
at the NoweIs-Stockton Mercantile
company's store here, and. subse-
quently in the service of the local
agency OF the Ford Motor company. is
now popular and highly successful
salesman for the Utah-Idaho Motor
company with headquarters at Salt
Lake City. In recent nationwide
selling contest between statesmen of
the Premier cars he won second
money by selling seventeen cars in
two months. Two hundred and sew
enty-fve statesmen took part in the
competition. The Salt Lake Tribune
of a few days ago contained double
column picture OF Mr.. Hines.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06

high school here. Miss Noble will
stay with her aunt, Miss Rosa Kier.
Miss Doris Ewel left for Larned.
Kansas, last Thursday where she will
teach school this winter.
Miss Clara Jefferson left for Denver
Saturday where she spent a few days
fisiting friends. She will go from
there to TT. Collins where she will
enter college for her second years
work.
Mrs. John Houle of westcliffe, who
has been visiting friends in South
Canon, left for her home Thursday.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-06
PARK CENTER
PARK CENTER NEWS

Mrs. Sarah Terhune of Boulder, ar
rived last Thursday and will make
an extended visit at the home of S. B.
Hoffman.
James Coughlin made a business
trip TO Micanite Wednesday, return.
ing Friday.
Mrs. Sarah Terhune and Mrs b
,Coughlin spent Labor day in town.
Mr.. G. e. Stock is the owner of a
new Briscoe car.
Lee Mattoon, who has been chosen
in the new National army draft, left
Wednesday morning for Camp Funs
ton at st. Riley. Kans., for military
training.
A farewell lawn party was held on
Monday night in honor of Lee Mat.
toon who left Wednesday for Camp
Funston 10 take up military training
Outdoor games were played and at a
late hour all departed to their homes
having enjoyed themselves immense
ly. Those present We're Ora Mattoon
Grace O'Brien. Edith Martin, Mrs. II
j. Collins and Mr.. and Mrs. Dawn
Pearcy. Messrs. Lee Mattoon. Fred
Nation, James Coughlin. Paul Pearcy
William Bell, Huber Stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. Calvert visited
at the home of S. B. Hoffman Sun
day.
Mr.. John Daniels of East Canon was
business visitor at the home of S
b. Hoffman the first of the week.
Fred Mattoon left Monday for
Eight-Mile where he is employed on
the county road