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Evening star., 1917-02-26
Buttons

1t seems as if all the seasons
trimmings were of these pearly
atoms.
Pearl, in round, square and odd
shapes, sew-through and self
shank. in white and colors; also
Porcelain in beautiful colorings;
Jet in round and oblong. I0c,
15c and zSc dozen.
Finest Quality Ocean Pearl
Buttons, in two and four eyes,
self and metal shanks; all sizes
to match. 30c to $3.50 dozen.
Ocean and Fresh-water Pearl
Buttons, square, medium and
large sizes; white and smoked;
sew-through, metal and self
shanks; to 9 on card. 1Oc.
Palais Royal-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-02-26
Underwear Specials

Ladies Low-neck and N-neck
Ribbed Vests, plain and fancy
yokes, also bodice style without
the shoulder strap. Ordinary and
extra sizes. Extra good values:
18c, or for SOC.
Ladies' Low-neck and V-neck
Union Suits, with tailored top, in
tight-knee and lace-trimmed UNI
brella style; ordinary and extra
sizes. Special SOC value, at 49c.
PALMS ROyaI-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1917-02-26

George Healy, a druggist in Balti-
more for nifty years. died at his home
there. He was born in Virginia seventy
five years ago, a son of the late Rev
Nathan Healy. a Baptist minister.
Evening star., 1917-02-26

MASONIC AUDITORIUM = Today
Kathlyn Williams, in ''Redeeming
Love-" Tomorrow. Douglas Fairbanks,
day, Pauline Frederick in THE Slave
Market: also Pathe News Thursday
Marie Dressler. in 'Tillie Wakes Up"
Evening star., 1917-02-26
New Spring Suits at SIS
Special far Women in
Hosiery

Ladies' Pointex Silk Hose, in
white only, with Isle garter top; !;
irregular weaves of $l.l0 to Sl.50
value, at 79c.
Ladies' Two-toned Silk Hose !;
black with white, gold and pink
tops: also green with lavender
and bronze with pink top. Very
special at 59c.
Evening star., 1917-02-26
Saturday. Norma Talmadgc. in 'Tifty-

Theda Bara, in The Tiger Woman"
Wednesday and Thursday, George
Walsh and Anna Luther. in Melting
Millions" Friday and Saturday. June
Caprice, in "A Child of the Wilds.'
Evening star., 1917-02-26
No Guarantee Against Mines.

For the same reasons, the statement
says. until March 3, relative security
meaning safety dependent on good for
tune. will apply to the channel to tho
west of Denmark. through which Dutch
transatlantic shipping must pass.
n large amount of fodder was on
board some of the Dutch merchantmen
torpedoed. In consequence of the nom
arrival of this fodder it will be neces-
sary to kill large part of Hollands
cattle.
Evening star., 1917-02-26
LOSS OF DUTCH SHIPS
BLAMED ON ENGLAND
Holland Is Described as Viewing the
Situation With Silent
Solemnity.
BY ;hc Associa ted Press.

BY ihc Associated Press
sHE HAGUE, February 26-The
-tatement issued Saturday by the Ger
man legation here to the effect that the
torpedoing OF the seven Dutch mer-
chantmelt was due ito an extremely
regrettable coincidence of circum-
stances. which is unfortunate, but was
beyond our CONTROL: contains also an
explanation, made, it says. ito prevent
erroneous impressions" 1t states that
in view of the situation of Dutch ves-
sells in English ports. the sailing time
for these ships was first fixed for Feb
ruary 5, then for February and then
for midnight of February 10.
Finally, "for reasons for which Eng
land was to blame" the sailing date
was postponed to February % or March
IL. The only date of sailing for which
absolute safety from submarines could
be guaranteed was March II, the state
ment says. as by that time all German
submarines would have possessed in
structions in regard to these vessels
Even then safety from mines could not
be guaranteed. shippers having been
warned February that the danger
zone had been mined extensively
Evening star., 1917-02-26

APIECE Dinner Sets, White PorceI
Electric or Gas Lamps


Mahogany Stand Table
Lamps, electric with
silk shades, silk lined.
Large variety of shapes
and colors. Regularly
$5.25. at 4.z5.
R e gularly $3.50, at
1915.
NJ q b o q . n y Floor
Lamps, with 22-inch silk
shades, silk fringes and
lined; all colors; COM
plete. Regularly $500,
at S12.5O.
Evening star., 1917-02-26

SAVOY-Today, Douglas Fairbanks.
in THE Matrimaniac" Tomorrow.
Violo Dana, In Threads of Fate" and
the Drews. in THE Pest" Wednesday,
Louise Huff and Jack Pickford. in
Great Expectations" Thursday, Alice
Brady, in The Hungry Heart" Friday.
Saturday, owen Moore and Irene Fem
wick, in "A Girl Like That"
Evening star., 1917-02-26

day, House Peters and Myrtle Stedman,
in THE Happiness of Three Women" /;
also Bray" 'Col. Heeza Liars Court
ship
LEADER-Today and tomorrow, Pau
line Frederick. in The Eternal City
Wednesday and Thursday. Marie Doro,
in Lost and Won" Friday and Satur-
day. Wallace Reid and Cleo Ridgley, in
THE Golden Fetter.'
EMPIRE-Today. Richard Bennett in
The Gilded Youth; also Pathe News.
Luther. in The Beast" Wednesday,
Dorothy Dalton. in "A Gamble in Souls"
also Fatty" and Mabel, in bright
Lights" Thursday, Douglas Fairbanks.
In The Matrimaniac' also Sam Ber-
nard. in The Great Pearl" Friday.
Charlotte Walker. in "Pardners." Sat
urday, William Russell, in '"The Nan
Who Would Not Die
CIRCLE-Today. Annette Kellermann
in "Neptune's Daughter" Tomorrow,
Raven" Wednesday. William courte-
nay and Mollie King. in Kick In"
Thursday. Clara Kimball Young in
News Friday, Kolb and Dill. in "A
Million for Mary" Saturday. Alice
Brady, in The Hungry Heart: also
Hearst-Pathe News,
. AMERIcAN-Today, Lionel Barry
more, in The GUTTER; also Billie
Burke, in THE Bitter Truth" Tomor-
row, Geraldine Farrar, in Temptation.
Wednesday. Theda Bara and A. H. Van
Buren,. in Her Double Life" Thurs
day, Fannie Ward in The Years of the
Locust" Friday. Norma Talmadge, in
Honor Thy Name"
PENN GARDENS - Today. Frank
Sheridan. in The Money Master: also
Billie Burke. Tomorrow. Marie Doro, in
"Oliver Twist; also Pearl White. in
Pearl of the Army" part 3. Wednes-
day Rupert Julian. in The Right to be
Happy" Thursday, Bessie Love, in
The Heiress at Coffee Dams Friday.
Lou Tellegen. Cleo Ridgley and Sessue
Hayakawa, in THE Victoria Cross
Saturday. Gladys Coburn. in The
Primitive Call
MASONIC AUDITORIUM = Today,
Love" Tomorrow, Douglas Fairbanks.
in American Aristocracy." Wednes-
day, Pauline Frederick. in The Slave
Market: also Pathe News. Thursday,
Evening star., 1917-02-26
Glassware

Water Tumblers, colonial glass,
6 for lZC
Water Tumblers, cut glass
Qight), 6 for SOC.
Water Pitcher, colonial glass,
at Z5c.
Cut Glass Water Sets eight
daisy cutting), pitcher and 6
tumblers to match, at SI.z5.
Evening star., 1917-02-26

APOLLO Today, Marie Doro in
oliver Twist" Tomorrow, Marie
Dressler and John Hines, In "Tillie
Wakes Up" Wednesday, Valeska
Suratt, in The New York Peacock"
Thursday, Viola Dana, in Threads
of Faae," and the Drews, in THE Pest"
Friday. Margaret Van, in THE Room of
Mystery: Bushman and Bayne. in
The Great Secret" Saturday Clara
kimball Young. in Marrying Money"
AVENUE GRAND Today. Mary
Pickford, in The Pride of the Clan"
Tomorrow, Vivian Martin, in Her
Fathers Son" Wednesday, Viola Dana,
in Threads of Fate; Bushman and
Bayne, in The Great Secret" Thurs
day, June Caprice. in "A Child of the
Wilds." Friday. Ann Pennington. in
Rainbow Princess" and Willie Collier,
in Never Again" Saturday. Theda
Bara, in The Darling of Paris.
Evening star., 1917-02-26

Infants Sacques
of flannel or cash
mere; hand seal
loped and embroid-
cred. Sl.0O to S3.9S.
Infants Hand-
knit Sacques. SOC to
$500.
Infants Feeding
Bibs. I0c to 35o.
Evening star., 1917-02-26

day. House Peters and Myrtle Stedman,
III THE Happiness of Three Women;
also Bray" col. Heeza Liars Court
shit
Evening star., 1917-02-26
In Our Fourth Floor Department

Dinner Sets; fine American porcelain, elegantly
decorated full service for twelve persons in variety
of decorations and shapes such floral spray floral
border, white and gold and other decorations
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
Wauregan Makes Splendid Gardea
Record

During the recent conservation move
ment the Wauregan Company, Waure-
gan, ]. w. Atwood Agent and John e.
Phillips, formerly of Putnam, superin'
tendentlhas done as much for their help
toward cutting dowp,the high cost OF
living as has any concern in the state.
The company furnished the land and
prepared it for gardens ,and also fur
nished the fertilizer. Two hundred and
sixteen were accommodated.
The company also offered a prize to
each of the three who had the best
gardens of Sl5, SO and s. respectively.
which decision was left TO the careful
Judgment of the town supervisor,
Warren IL. Slice.
The contest was a close one. The es'
timated value of the gardens was
placed at from seven TO eight thous-
and dollars.
There was also a great interest shown
in the way of conserving the various
products by the way the housewives
turned out to the canning demonstra-
ton.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
HOW WORLD KEEPS BALANCE
Permanence OF Continents Explained
by Biologists as Due to Greater
lightness of Rock of Land.

II IS a comparatively new theory
that explains the permanence Of con-
tinents, though their surfaces are on
the average about three miles higher
than the sea bottom, rs due to the
greater Hghtness of the rocks of the
land At various periods in geological
history the balance thus established
has been disturbed by the forcing up
or depressing of portions of the
earths crust, and the disturbances
seem to have been followed by slow
settling or rising to the point of stable
equilibrium.
Late researches by the coast and
geodetic survey prove satisfactorily
that the mountains of the United
States at least retain their places
through their low density instead of
being held up by the rigidity or
strength of the earth's materials. The
lightest gases rise highest, and are
kept above the general level as Ice
bergs rise higher than the denser wa
ter In which they float. The differ
ences In the density of continental and
suboceanie materials are believed to
continue down to depth of about
sixty miles. The normal condition Is
considered to be that In the large river
valleys and under the coastal plains.
and the material below sea level is
heavier than normal down to sixty
miles.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
IT FELL IN FIFTH CENTURY
And Shingles Are Still Obtained From
Prehistoric Trunk of Red Cedar
Tree in Great Northwest.

Shingles are still obtained from the
log of western red cedar tree which
fell In forest of the great Northwest
between 13 and Il centuries ago. The
huge trunk lies where it fell, blown
over, perhaps by the winds of the fifth
century, A. ID.
Straddling the log with its roots in
the ground at either side is the great
stump. ten feet high, of another tree
of the same species, also still sound.
The latter tree was evidently felled by
woodsmen many years ago. Its annual
rings number 1880, which permits Of
an awe-inspiring guess at the age of
the log which IL straddles. This meth
cd of growth, by the way, is not an I'M
usual phenomenon. Seeds lying on the
surface of the felled trunk were Dour-
ished by the wet moss which covered
IL and sent sprouts down to the ground
on either side. 1t is obvious, therefore,
that the log on the ground was Of
ripe old age 1880 years ago when the
second tree was taking root.
Since the prone log is hollow its
rings cannot be counted. Moss which
covered both log and stump and pre-
served them against decay was evident
ly burned off in a comparatively re-
cent forest fire The species Of tree
described furnishes more shingles
than any other tree in the world
the famous western cedar shingles,
known in every market in the country.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
Congregational Church Notes

Miss Lottie Angel, who is secretary
of the Y. W. c. A. at Central Falls, r..
L., will lead the Y. p. ;. {. f. meeting
Sunday evening. She will give re.
port of her two weeks stay at the July
conference st Silver Bay, and will also
bring with her one Of the favorite
hymns of that conference, "God will
carry out His purpose, which will be
sung at the meeting.
The choir are taking their annual va.
cation this month. Later in the month
they make their annual visit to Cres.
cent Beach giving q special musical
service in the Congregational church,
Mantle, sunday, August 18th, followed
by q concert Monday evening in the
auditorium of that church. They have
been asked and have consented 10 fur.
nish the entertainment at the "Y"
headquarters of the 1860 soldiers in
camp at Mantle Sunday evening.
The following persons will have
charge OF editing Tue " eebiy Caleadar
for the next four weeks:
Aug. 12-F. w. Seward.
Aug. 19-Miss Harriet Brown.
Aug. 26-Miss Lizzie Child
Sept. Miss Lizzie Child.
As was stated in the Calendar last
week, If the Pastors services are need
ed during his vacation his address may
be obtained by telephoning the Par
sonage.
1t is proposed TO have an Honor
Roll on which will be placed the
names of those who have enlisted and
who may enlist in the future. The
roll will be either card to be hung In
the vestibule of the church or part of
the first page of the Calendar will be
devoted to this purpose.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
Leon Seder First Worcester Hebrew
Drafted
Is Nephew of Charles Seder, Putnam

Is nephew OF SUdTtes oSuef, fulndm
The first Hebrew in Worcester to
pass the physical test for the draft
army was Leon Seder, a nephew of
Charles Seder of Putnam. He consid-
ers it an honor to be the first Of his
race to be listed in his home city. AL
though he passed he may not be in the
draft army after all, as the young man
showed his patriotism by enlisting
about four months ago in the coast
artillery, Boston, and was accepted
He is now on the waiting list, and
hopes to escape being drafted soldier,
aud enter the American army as a vol
unteer
Young Seder Is a fine specimen of
health and manhood and was told by
one of the doctors at the time of his
examination, that he passed 100 per
cent He Is anxious to do his Bit and
ready to get into lime against the Ger.
mans.
Speaking of the matter he said: ~
am proud to be called for duty. AS a
Hebrew | feel debt to this country
which treats all of her, people with
equal rights. ,The young Hebrews Of
America are going to sdo their duty as
they did in the war with Spain, when
many of the Jewish lads gave their
lives freely because OF love for,their
county,"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
Methodist Episcopal Church Notes

There will be no services in the
church the last two Sundays in this
month, repeating the plan of last year.
sunday, Aug. 18th, the Baptist con-
gregation is invited TO worship with
our people, and Aug. 18th our congre-
CATION is invited 10 worship with the
Baptist people. Aug. 26th is Wilt
mantle camp meeting Sunday and AS
is customary this church will be closed.
Sunday evening, Aug. 18th, DR.. Bis
bee, returned missionary from India,
will be present and deliver an address.
All are cordially invited.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
KOBE HAS WESTERN FLAVOR
Big Busting Japanese City Seems
Proud Of Having Occidental Rather
Than Oriental Appearance.

When you arrive at the hotel In
Kobe the management informs you
proudly that they have the biggest
dining room between Calcutta and San
Francisco This is a foretaste of
string of disappolntments that await
the tourist who Is In search of the
real japanese flavorS7 Kobe is a big,
busting prosperous city, but it is proud
of being up-to-date and Western rath-
er than being curious and Oriental.
The hotel is full of European travel
ers and business men, the streets are
full of people In Western costumes,
and on the whole you are likely to de-
eide that you might have stayed In
Kansas City.
If you refuse to be disappointed,
however, and extend your explorations,
you will find that the characterlstically
japanese quarters of Kobe are the big
gest part of the city and 1t is still
going about It's affairs in the japanese
way. Here are the narrow crowded
streets, the bounding rickshaw men
who pull up and grin good naturedly
at each other after averting fatal
collision by hairs breadth, the rows
on rows of little low shops with their
big. incomprehensible signs, and the
incongruous groves and forests of tele-
graph poles.
The telegraph and telephone pole to-
day is really more a feature of the
japanese landscape than Fujiyama, the
sacred mountain. The modern jap
anese fan should show a line Of
eonventionalized telegraph poles dis
appearing in impossible perspec-
tive rather than the cherry blossoms
and fan-wielding maidens who belong
to past age. For some reason Japan
has proved a fertile soil for the tele-
graph pole. The wires run under
ground ana apparently more poles are
used than there is any necessity for
The poles are the most conspicuous
feature of the Kobe landscape.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
Pledges for Red Cross War Relief Fund
Coming In
Grand Total Has Reached Almost s654O

Those who made pledges during the
canvass for the Red Cross War Relief
fund are beginning to send in the
amounts of their subscriptions TO the
treasurer of the fund, Mrs. 4. r. Cole
OF course there is a desire To get the
money all in as soon as possible. Mrs.
Cole said Monday morning that she
would receive subscriptions addressed
direct to her, lock box s, Putnam, or If
more convenient for subscribers they
could leave their amounts in envelopes
addressed TO her at the store of the
Champeau corporation.
Mrs Cole says that subscriptions
other than pledges have been coming
in until they amount to $3.50 The
money collected by the Catholic
churches in this section-St. Mary's,
Putnam; st. Joseph S, North GrosVe-
nordale; Sacred Heart, West Thomp-
son, and Holy Trinity, Pomfret, was
first sent to Hartford. Recently a
check has been received for this money
amounting to S235. AS neither of the
above amounts were figured in the
total previously given out it is now
found that the grand total of the fund
is 50, 53S SO or 81 ,53S. 9S above futnam's
quota, which was 5000.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
Home-Makino Robins.

Late In March or early in April, the
robin returns. We may see him hop
ping around on our lawns, or perhaps
we may hear him first. He has a
clear. cheerful voice, but does not sing
his most Joyous songs until his mate
returns from the South, about "A week
later. Together they bsiid the nest, or
remodel one that they have occupied
for several seasons. In the latter case
the old leaves are cleared out, and a
few crooked sticks added to the clumsy
looking mass. Then it Is ready for the
mudcup that will make it firm. solid
and safe. The mo%her bird brings the
mud. and uses her breast as mason
does his trowel, 10 shape, smooth aud
press 1t into shape. She is very dirty
bird when she has finished, but soon
makes herself clean and neat again.
when lined with grass, moss and
feathers fha nest Is quite comfortable
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
Score. Arrests In War Cases.

That a considerable number OF
cases involving action against the
government, or violations OF federal
acts. since the war began have re
suited in arrests in this state which
have never been made known was
admitted by United States District At.
torney Thomas J. Spellacy. The policy
of secrecy was adopted for the protee-
ton Of the public said the federal
official, as publicity in several OF the
cases might have infiamed the public
mind and retarded the work OF the
authorities. Some OF those arrested
have been locked mp in the Hartford
county jail. but federal officials have
reserved the privilege Of locking M
their prisoners IN any part Of the
state they decide upon
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
CONNECTICUT HAS
OPEN SUNDAYS.
New Law, Allowing Certain
Lines of Business, in
Operation
LARGE BUSINESS is DONE
Stores Open For Sunday Sales--Flrst
Day Shows No Sig Resuits-Groeery,
Cigar ard Candy Stores open.

Hartford.-For the first time in
aearly soc years certain mercantile
establishments were legally open and
.ransacting business on sunday. with
oat fear OF the police For many years
the Connecticut blue laws which
were construed as forbidding moving
picture shows charging admission but
permitting a forcibly collected eonri-
button under the guise Of charity, have
given drug stores in Connecticut the
monopoly of Sunday sales, which are
especially profitable in summer Under
the elastic cluase permitting work of
necessity and mercy" the pharma-
eists have done big business In ice
cream soda candy, cigars, newspapers
and odd notions kept by the drug
stores.
Sunday new law became operative
authorizing the sale OF milA bakery
products. fruit, ice. ice cream, eonfee'
tionery. non-alcoholie beverages. tobac'
CO In any form, smokers supplies,
newspapers and periodicals, drugs and
automobile supplies by those whose
places are open for such sales on
secular days Throughout the state
hundreds of merchants, large and
small. gladly took advantage of the
new law. and reports from the l6s
towns of Connecticut Indicated the
thorough appreciation OF the public.
Amateur Sunday sports with no ad-
mission charged and rifle ranges are
to be permitted. provided they do not
disturb the public peace.
Home Guard Field Day.
Plans are being made for a field
day and eneampment for the Middle
sex county regiment of the Home
Guard consisting of fourteen infantry
companies. to be held at Saybrook
over Labor Day. The plan now calls
for two day encampment although
II is possible that some of the COM
panies may not spend but one day in
camp. Middletown has four com
panies in the regiment. while the
others are located in Portland East
Hampton. Cromwell, Durham, Middle
field. Chester. Saybrook, Essex, Gin
ton. Haddam. East Haddam, Deep
River and Essex The men are all
to pay their own way. the companies
raising the funds either by subscrip-
tlons or public entertainment Down
in Saybrook the company gave
dance while other companies are plan
ming various forms OF entertainment.
The officers of the regiment expect
that the fed day and camp will be ef
great benefit to the men. It is plan
ned to have an inspection of some Of
tie state officers on Labor Day
It viii be the first regimental encamp.
ment of the Home Guards in the state
and the officers OF the regiment are
entitled to much credit for undertak
ing such a proposition The encamp
ment will undoubtedly be of great
benefit to the men. giving them val.
liable experience that they could not
obtain otherwise. II will also help In
solving problems that might arise
later in the case of emergency when
the regiment might be needed.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-08-10
The Worry Habit.

In all forms OF worry the organic
sense of well-being becomes disor-
dered, and life, instead of being beau
tfful, is seen through smoked glass.
People worry over trlhes-the weather,
their dress. work, failure, pains or
financial conditions. Some of these
worries have a physical or tempera-
mental basis, but most Of them are
simply wrong mental attitudes. They
can be cured by cheerful philosophy
of life. The sunshine societies. !"
don't worry clubs" and reading cir
Giles" all help In the re-education of
mental habits.