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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
Students in High
School u)iH Not
Study German
2i6 Studnts Enrolled in High School
Opening Day. Grades Also
Opened Fasorabiy.

Friday closed the first week OF the
Canon City public schools for the cur
rent term. Altho the complete enroll
nient figures are not yet available
they are believed TO be practically the
same as they were on the correspond
ing date twelve months ago. The ma.
circulation OF students in the high
school was 246 on Tuesday: a number
considerably in excess of any previous
opening day in the history of the in.
stitution. II is expected that there
will be fifteen or twenty additional
registrations before the Christmas
holidays. The largest number of high
school students last year was about
the middle OF December when the reg.
istration was 256.
The grade SCHOOLS all opened under
favorable auspices and Supcrintend.
ent Milo l.. Whitaker says the at.
tendance is up TO the usual standard
In all departments. He expresses the
opinion that the school year will be a
very successful one.
In the high school the new depart.
ments OF Spanish and agriculture
have prsfen very popular with the
students aud both classes are full to
capacity. II is somewha, remark.
able and noteworthy fact that there
were no applications for the study of
German among the high school stu.
dents this year all Of the freshmen
preferring 10 take up Spanish. or
some other study. in it's place. The
avoidance of German Is attributed TO a
feeling OF hostility TO the kaiser and
the Teutonic peoples brot. about by
the war.
= Prof. Enos Lauterbach. who was re.
elected by the board OF education this
year to have charge OF the commercial
department in the high school. has not
yet reported for work on account of
having been chosen az an army elir.
ible In the selectlve military draft in
Oklahoma last summer The exemp-
ton board has not yet passed upon his
case and until II does. no effort will
be made to obtain a successor 10 un.
dertake his duties here. The high
school commercial department will be
opened next Monday morning under
the direction OF substitute teacber.
Prof Lauterbach has not resigned his
position In the high school here and
the board Of education will make no
effort to secure anybody to take his
place unless the military authorities
In Oklahoma call him to the colors
with the second increment of men for
the new national army onsseptember
10th.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
POTATOES IN TALLAHASSEE
DISTRICT UNUSUALLY GOOD

Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. johnson and
daughter, Miss Edna. spent several
days on Tallahassee creek. twenty
eight miles northwest of Canon City,
the first of the week where they visit
ed at the home of Mrs. Anna and Ed
ward Harris.
Mr.. Johnson says the potato crop in
that neighborhood is unusually good
this year and that it will be an i'm
portant source of income to the ranch
ers. Mr.. Harris estimates that he will
have between fifty and sixty tons OF
potatoes this season and he expects
to market them without difficulty at a
good price.
Mr.. Johnson brot back to Canon
City with him samples of potatoes
grown on the Harris place to show
their size and quality. They were of
the Early Ohio" variety and were
large enough to attract attention at
the state fair. Burt Johnson of this
city has half an acre planted to pota-
toes in the Tallahassee country and
has the promise of big yield at dig
ging time. They are of the million
Dollar" variety very prolific bearer.
Mr.. johnson says the hay crop Is
also promising and that it is being
harvested in splendid condition. The
cattle and other stock on the range
are doing well this fall and will enter
the winter in fine shape.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
MRS. MILLS FUNERAL
WAS HELD FRIDAY

Mrs. Hattie Ora Mills was born near
Erie. Pennsylvania. May 18th. 1S@2.
and died at the home OF her daughter.
Mrs. Cyrus Ewers. on Park Center.
Tuesday. September 4th. 1917. at ~
age of eighty.hve years. three rhon,st
and twenty days
Mrs. Mills came 10 Colorado from
iowa in the sixties and has made this
state her home since that time. She
came 10 Canon City In 1901 from CriIt
pie Creek. About year ago she was
confined to her bed with what proved
to be her last Illness.
Mrs. Mills leaves TO mourn her de-
parture her husband. NJ. a. Mills: one
daughter. Mrs. Cyrus Ewcrs. eight
grand children. Ave great grand chill
dren and one great great grand child.
a son, John Elmer Phillips. died about
i've years ago.
In her girlhood days Mrs. Mills WAS
converted to Christ and united with
the Methodist church. During her later
years. on account OF the infirmiticv
attending advancing age. she was not
privileged to attend services.
About a month before her death she
was surrounded by members OF the
family and a group photograph WAC
taken OF Ave generations. The pa
tience she manifested during the year
OF confinement will be a cherished
memory with kindred and friends left
behind.
The funeral was held from the
Wilson's undertaking chapel. 72s Main
street, at 10 o'clock Friday morning
and Was conducted by the Rev. r. w.
Starring OF the, First Baptist congre-
cation. interment was at Lakeside
cemetery. I-taa6n
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
Railroads Help
to LL,in LU0r by ],
GiOing Jer0ice
With Increase Of Three Per Cent
Equipment, Roads Give 2e Per
Cent More Service

All over the country there Is more
expeditions handling OF railroad
frelshts than usual, due to the war. A
and it is no less manifest in Canon
City than elsewhere. Manufacturers.
shippers and transportation COM
panies everywhere are doing their
bit" to make quick consignments and
not keep freight cars standing idly
on the railroad sidetracks: realizing
as they do the demand for them in
carrying foodstuffs TO Atlantic ports
TO be forwarded TO Europe 10 mast
military necessities in England,
France and Belgium. Chairman Fairs
fax Harrison of the Railroad War
board. whose headquarters are in Chi
cago. recently issued the following
statement bearing on the subject wa
have alluded to. He SAYS: v
with an increase in equipment of
only per cent the railroads of this
country rendered nearly 26 per cent
more freight service in June OF this
tht last
year
These figures are contained In n
report on freight operation which has
just been received BY the commission
on car service of the Railroads wars
board. They furnish additional proof
of the vigorous and successful efforts
which the railroads OF this country
are making 10 help win the war by
producing greater transportation srf.
iciency. They also indicate that the
shippers are doing their part too. as
freight traffic could not have been In
creased TO such an extent without a
prompt and Intelligent response by
the shippers TO the request OF the All
roads TO load cars 10 full capacity.
The distribution OF empty cars. ir-
respective OF ownership. Into districts
where they have been most needed.
has also helped to Increase the rain
roads efficiency in handling tho alb.
normal amount OF freight that the war
has produced
| Both tho railroad men and tho
shippers are TO be congratulated ore
the zeal and skill with which they
have carried out the requests of tho
Railroads. War board 60 make one
car do the work Of two. Intensive load.
ing has increased the number OF cars
available TO meet the demands OF the
government and the shipping public
by many thousands. Prompt loading
and unloading and the efforts which
the railroad employees are making to
KEEP cars out of the repair shops have
also done much 10 facilitate the
movement OF freight
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
mt
Germ Chdsers

Washington. Sept l3.-Even germ
chasers on wheels have been provided
to make life liveable for the drafted
boys in camp. Sort Of sherif's posses
of bug detectives. they are. to pursue
the invisible enemy that runs around
in soldiers systems sometimes and
unloads double handfuls of disease all
over the boys internal arrangements.
Formally and unsentimentally they
are referred to by the Advisory Com
mittee of the Red Cross War council
as Laboratory railroad cars which are
being prepared for emergency work
against outbreaks of epidemics in can
tonment camps in this country"
! AS a matter of fact though. they're
bug hunters. pure and simple. Each
car will have about FIVE experts
aboard to manipulate the apparatus
bacteria will be forced TO tell its right
name and then walk the plank of ma
terra medica.
If flock of these hyphenated apos-
ties of hospital schreklichkeit gets TO
cutting up didoes with the student sol
diers' health in the draft camp at Ad-
miral, Maryland. for instance. the Red
Cross won't rush madly around build
ing up any local germ-hunting de
vices. It'll Just ritch up the nearest
one on wheels. run 1t over to Admiral
from Philadelphia or Pittsburg or
wherever it happens TO be and say;
Here boys. have laboratory"
And il the boys are SO sick that one
doesn't seem quite enough. the Red
Cross'll roll in another one and say:
Here boys. have a couple of labora-
tories"
That in itself ought to be enough
to scare the bugs to death. II you
ever saw the inside of laboratory
you'll know what we mean. For the
benefit OF those who never have. suf-
fice to say that the inside OF labor
dtotS mt bdih VI hat WI ~
a glass blower with delerium trem-
ems and plenty of glass.
Reverting to the official and less ro-
mantle view of the matter. DIR. r. NJ.
Pearce. secretary OF the Medical Ad-
visory committee. explaining the plan.
said:
In sudden emergenciesss such as ep-
idemics OF meningitis or dsphthcria,
either inside a military encampment
or In the vicinity. great deal of high
Ily specialized laboratory work will be
necessary for proper control Of the
epidemic. Although laboratories will
be established in each district, suf
licient for ordinary requirements.
these may have neither the equip
ment nor the staff to meet such emer-
gencies, and to enlarge all Of these
laboratories would be excessively ex-
pensive.
Various large laboratories will fur
nish volunteer STATS OF the most COM
petent men in the country, held in
Seadiness to respond Immediately to
any call. BY this arrangement fully
equipped laboratory with experienced
under fire." Continuing he said:
be able ito repair the machine now
staff. prpared to begin work at once.
will be Immediately available wher-
ever needed"
The U. 8. Public Health service has
such q mobile laboratory unit and Sur
geon General Rurrt Blue said the Red
Cross cars would prove OF the greatest
asBitance in the control Of civilian
sanitary districts. The plan has also
been commended by the Surgeon Cen
eraI Of the United States army and
navy.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
vcIoR FoLks here

+. J. Ready and wife and Elmer
Saunders and wife. drove down from
Victor Saturday for little visit with
Canon City friends. Mr.. Saunders was
on the look out for good horse he
had stolen a little while ago. Mr..
Ready reads the Record regularly and
keeps In touch with Canon City.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
HOME FRIDAY FROM WEDDING
TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Nelson returned
to Canon City on Friday from n we'd
ding trip to the Pacific coast. They
were gone couple OF weeks and
>pent the greater part Of the time in
San Francisco. Mr.. Nelson will re-
surn to his duties As first trick tcle-
srsph operator 1t the Denver and rio
crande railroad station In the courss
Of tho next few days.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-09-13
MR.. scHooLcRAFT VISITS SISTER
HERE

Mr.. J. A. Schoolcraft came down
from Cripple Creek Saturday and Wis
tied with his sister. Mrs. L. w. Felter.
for a couple of days.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26

Norwich manufacturers in general have taken deep intereef in the home garden movement which has been started in this city, and a number have reserved their open land for the use of their employees The manufacturers will have the land plowed and fertil- ized and will offer it to their employees free of charge for the season. Among the concerns which have taken up this work are the Totokett company, Pone- nah company, Shetucket company. American Thermos Bottle company and the Saxton Woolen company.
 The local home garden committee on Wednesday received a total of ten ap- p1ications for plots and three pledges of land. Mrs. Charming M. Huntington, chairman of the sub-committees of 1a~ home garden work, has reported that her committee have canvassed thor ou91fy every section of the city and feel that all the land possible to ob- tain at this time has been pledged. However, her committed still follow ing up several prospects,
 The home garden committee met on Wsdnesdsy morning and ccnpasfed the
 A11is plot on Broadway--To l.. M CraDda1f. 70. Landon. F. T. Crosby and W. S. A11is.s
 William Cruickshank and AIexand- and McKin1ey. avsnue-To CT. Smith and c. R. clifford.
 M. A. Barber plot, on Greene av- enue-To M. 4. Barber, Louis Gs1sr- kin, James OsNef11 and F. c. Prothero.
 Mrs. Charming NJ. Huntington plot on Washington street, consisting Of three plots, zz. z5 and z4-To Miss Augusta c. Ely.
 Rev. Joseph IT. seIden plot at ETC Broadway-To Arthur H. Pea1e.
 Traver Briscoe plot on Broad street ITO Horatio Bigeiow.
 NJ. F. Jensen plot at park entrance on Washington street, six plots-To Hans Ransrnussen, R. c. stapifng. Thomas IT. BeckIey, John Jencks and William T.. Fletcher.
 I. J. Willis plot on Alice etreet-To Dr. IT. F. Higgins.
 Miss Annie Worcester plot on Asy- lurn street-To Miss Myra Frink.
 W. W. Beckwith plot on West Thames street. two p1ots-To A. A.
 John F. Rogers plot on Eimwood avenue and Cedar street-To Willard
 Miss Jane Bin plot on Washington street-To Charles W. Pearson. H. R.
 Frank Fl. smith plot on Maple av- enue--!To C. F. Rathbun.
 J. F.. Stead plot on Bliss street-To J. F.. Stead.
 Miss M. Lathropwplot on Washing ton street-To Lyman Kenyon
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26
Norwich Round Table.

Miss Jennie L. ConSdon was hostess at the regular meeting of tho Norwich Round Table. which wa held at the home of Mrs. Herbert T. wyekofe of A. Tracy. president of the organiaa- ton, presided and the roll call was answered with sayings of famous wc- men in literature. Mrs. Joseph IT.. ans Achievements, and Miss Mary c. Henderson spoke on Kindergarten. At mtersnission there was collation served, and the last paper was by Mrs. Fred l.. Newton and had to deal with Alice Freeman Paimer-A Study. Then followed the discussion. During the evening there were two solos .by Miss Lillian wyckoff.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26
DIED.


 iirnantic. April 95,- 1917. son to Mfr,
 and Mrs. E. B, Lewis of Lebanon
 fHp sss s,.Pass. ss.ess's .:s t T tsDS Soy. aa Y. and Corneiia Phillips Meeeh, aged Nosies ot funeral hereafter. mAUGHrvGAN-dn this city. Aprll as, isly. Michael RaughtiEan' aged "a TSSsS tre% ,r.. easiF;;s Par,Sss %srD,nT Ts
 iiy'i iiyy iot | in MapiswsSS. ~ :" '' AILEN-.In Norwich, April aS, istS, sss of aary sTsii winisms sn sisS. isSsvsa @0s0AAa Funeral services at his late rssldenes. sN nr,9 Teyn 'srssst ssc ts,a,csF 5,c.sFaS afternoon, saasssa a..sss.f allssrs lNlssS'1ss iP' Pas. isas ih FssssS Y $ Mss ss .;..7 as s.lsass Essssy s:Rs:
 isi4: in ms:pisSweod Ss,s ss; s;.s.t.rs S0'''N u''~ oIsy5srn, s :; r,,, snis city, xpr,i % sS. Iss! dssss! Caroiins "; Ptcasi. widow Of dod- I o'clock.
 NoRRIE--fn New York city,. April a. 1917. .at per re.idencs. sI7 Fffth ave aad aaordon % Norriie and d~aEnser of of the the late AmIbrose Lanfear of New Or isi7. Hiice 6. wiSs Swlsh of Frank erR Robin:: is: son of Hartford, aged si years. isi.. capt. Joseph aHSa' smitS. in NRl' Sis astS FES,sba-JIa ss,S Tsss %s :. , Lyme. me. AAsgrll As F.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26
BOY SCOUTS AND CAMPFIRE GIRLS
Gave Joint Entertainment at the See
 ond Congregational Church.

Troop No. 1. Boy Scouts of America and Secochunoco Campfire Girls held a joint entertainrnent at the Second Congregational church on Wednesday evening. The well arranged programme was presented in a very creditable manner. The numbers were as fol- lows:
 Part I-Opening chorus, Swanee River; cornet solo. Down in Old Quak- CT Town. Scout Robert Johnson: solo and chorus. Honolulu, America Loves You, Scout Herbert Corey; The Mys- tery Man, Scout Richard Peale; cor net solo, The Way. to Your Heart. by Scout Russell Rathbone: closing chorus, Mamie's Lille Coal Black Rose.
 Part II-Campfre play1et. written by a member of the Campfire organiza- ton to show the activities of the Campfire Girls. The playlet was en- titled, The Last Day of Camp, and taking part were five Campfire Girls. two country girls and a blue bird.
 Part III-Motion songs and Indian dances: Burn. Fire Burn. The Work Song, Mystic Fire. Wekanda Dey Do, Nanny Moon Lay Me to Sleep in Shelt- ering Flame. These numbers are used by all Campfire Girls.
 The Indian dances included Hopi Corn dance and the Caribou dance.
 Part IVA Strenuous Afternoon; closing number. America.
 John H. Perkins was leader of the or ehestra and Miss Corinne P. Johnson was accompanist for the songs and dances.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26
OPEN MEETING HELD
 AT GRANGE HALL.
Professor Guy P. Jones Gave Address
 on Farm Loan Act.

On Wednesday evening at Grange hall in the Chamber of Commerce building there was a joint meeting of tho members of Norwich grange, No. ,172. P. of H.. and the New London County Improvement League. Preced- ing the meeting supper was served in the dining hall by the ladies of the grange and the delicious menu was en- joyed by many. About s o'clock the delivered by Prof. Guy F. Jones of Storrs college who spoke on the Farm Loan Act, which act Is engaging the wide attention of the farmers and oth- CTS interested in agriculture. ~
 Prof. Jones had his subject we'll in hand and held the close attention of all. There waa large attendance at the meeting.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26

tossfhsr the best and largest nunuber of armed men in the quickest possi- b1e time with t11e least disturbance to our industrial snd agricultural sys- tems. The pending biii makes subject to se1scfive draft af1 msn between the ages of twenty-one and forty years. keenfy realize that this power of se- lection fs ezbapfe of being abused in its administration. but do not believe fhat those charged with the enforce ment Of it's provision viii take any ad-
 vantage CT play any fayofftss. I feel that to exempt at once wftlaout ex- amir 4tfcn a1I those between ti1e aRsg of twenty-five and forty would be a grave mistake but in time of war great
 power must bo given fin tf1e trust that it will be wisely exercised. do know this, that q law of eonseffDtfon 1s q solemn duty that we owe to tse moth srs and sisters of those now tr the regular army and National Guard. many of whom viii bs between the ages Of eighteen afld twenty -ens. in
 order that they may know that their
 boys will not be called upon to make atf the sacrifices. and that every other able bodied American viii be made ready to come to the assistance Of their boys should the occasion ever re-
 qnirs, To this end and purpose I favor the minority report LApplause.1
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26
OSCAR sEDARp GETS
 ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
Was Forced te Leave His Work After
 Having Returned Cured.

On Wednesday afternoon a hearing was held in the compensation commis- sioner's office in the Central building on the claim of Oscar Bedard of Soos- up against Hormidias Couture of Moos- appeared. On October Is. 1916. Mir. Bedard ran a silver in the sole of his foot. November 8. 1916. a voluntary agreement was entered into whereby the claimant received $6.41 weekly with medical, surgical and hospital bills. The agreement was approved and filed He was disabled three weeks and then returned to work. He continued at work until January g. when he was forced to quit as his foot troubled him and was out from his work until Feb rtiary 18th. The commissioner has awarded him S31.13 with medical and surgical bills.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26
WHITTALL,S. TEPRAC WILTON RUGS
WANT sod MEN -S
 FOR U. 8. NAVY
Recruiting, Station Has Been Opened
 at Local Post Office.

J. Harold, chief duartermaster United States navy has opened a temporary recruiting sub station for the navy at the post of1ce, and would be glad to give any information about the United States Navy and to have any one in terested to call between a. m. and 3 D. m., Sundays included.
 The reason for the opening of these sub-stations in Ansonia, South Nor walk, Stamford. Meriden. New Britain, Bristol, Norwich and Danbury. is to obtain 500 men in the state of Con- necticut before May 5. 1917.
 The local station will be discontin- ued on May 5th.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26
Manufacturers WiII Provide Gardens
Local Concerns Reserve Land for use of Their Employes Ten Applications and Three More pisdses Received hy Local Committee Wednssdsy.

[ Mrs Hiram Earnum plot on WaSh> ineten street-To william Shea
 E. e. Rodier plot on sprfne Garden svsnusoTo% % Miss Isabelle H. Rodier Henry R. Woodward plot on Asy- lum street-To Mary Pascouche. IoDie Lovinsky. Julia zabrowky, Mrs. Der that Kisley. Pauline F7shkin. Sam Miss Jane E. Bffi, a member of the sub committee of ladies, is taking ac- tive interest in the work, giving prac- ticaliy her whole time to procuring lots which have been held up for final |seft1ement- It requires a great deal of patience and much time to get pledges of land and to assign proper persons to that some are being given better land than others, but the committee wishes to state that such i1 not the case, as the applications are being taken care received and that there is no favorit- ism whatever in the assignments. As sst need today is teams to do the
 At . meeting of tbose connected with the home gardening movement in New London Wednesday morning. participAs1fs in the campaign were df- cae ciae6 into fv9 os sisssss TT, The .,,fs fFss ts their own plots and will prepare the ground for planting independently. Participants will be afforded the ad- vantage of the general supervision, but for the present viii go ahead with the work fndependsnt1y.
 The second class fs to comprise those who win take small parcels of large tracts. which win be prepared for planting and assigned to the dif- ferent applicants by the. committee in charge. For such plots a nominal charge will be made to defray the cost of preparation. Fer a plot of 70 feet by 30 feet fee of sz will be charged. Two dolia<s and a half will be charged for q piece of land 50 feet by 100 feet. df a lessee desires ad- dftfona1 preparation such as plough ing or fertilization 1t will be furnished by the committee at cost.
 At the meeting Wednesday morning the following were present: County Agent F. C. Warner of this city; 4. T. Miner. president of the Chamber of Commerce. and members of the finance, land and supervising committess. II was decided that the sum Of $500 should be raised. Four hundred doi- lars is to go toward the securing of q supervisor. his expenses and salary not to exceed that amount. The remaining $f00 will be appropriated for fnci- dentaIs. The supervisor is to direct the selection of seed. purchase of fer tiilzer and method of planting.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-26
orsanised easehali Team.

The machine shop of the Ponemah mills are forthcoming with the am nouneement that they win have a base manager this year will be Clifford 6emier and J, paly will be captain of the team. The first challenge of the season is iaaued to Michael Tierney's Mule Spinners for enc game or a series ef games, Tierney was there this past winter with his bowling team and expects to have just as successful a team. The lineup for the Ma chine shop fellewas Cornier c, Mo- Nauy 10. Emerson. D. Arierly ah. J. Emerson SD, Gauehier, as. T, Daily lf baly of. Auntee If. with Thomas Grove and Thomas Greenwood aub- stttutea.