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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
Washington

Persistent efforts of the state de-
partment at Washington to obtain the
release from Belgium of two Ameri
canS-C. G. Clayton of the Western
Electric company and Mr.. Whipple of
the Bell Telephone cOmpany-have
been successful, according to a report
to the department from The Hague.
4
No street meetings under the au-
spices of the Peoples Council of Amer
lea for Democracy and Terms of Peace
will be permitted in Washington, D. c.
The police department made this an
nouncement.
In statement the Navy league an
nOunced at Washington its acceptance
of the report of the naval board on the
Mare island explosion and expresses
regret that in a former statement it
gave currency to an opinion that the
investigation was being hampered by
the navy department under the influ-
| ence of powerful labor interests.
Widows or other dependents of
American soldiers and sailors are
given monthly compensations under
the soldiers and sailors insurance bill
reported to the house at Washington.
Japan is in the war to finish and
will fight shoulder to shoulder with the
United States until the peace of the
world is secured, ViscOunt Ishii, head
Of the Japanese mission, declared be-
| fore the United States senate at Wash
ington.
It was announced at Washington
that the United States is to have the
strongest destroyer fleet in the world
Under Old Glory these vessels, which
are held in many quarters TO be the
doom of the submarines, will insure
the safety of the American merchant
marine.
The senate at Washington by a vote
of 80 to 20, defeated the finance com
mittee's plan to raise $5O,OOO,OOO by in
creasing the twO-cent letter postage to
three cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

With thousands of persons looking
on, 100 policemen fought a battle in
Chicago with Edward Wheede, a cOun-
Der of the bandit gang in the Winslow
iron foundry robbery. The battle
lasted for three hours. After three
detectives had been wounded the POI
lice captured Wheede.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
Personal

Judge Lockwood HOnOre Of the cir
cult court of Chicago, brother of Mrs
Potter Palmer and Mrs. Frederick
Dent Grant, died at his home, SO East
Cedar street. He was fifty-twO years
old.
Mgr. Thomas f. Kennedy, rector of
the American college in Rome, is dead
after long illness.
Lord Grey, former governor general
of Canada, died in London. He had
been i'll for months.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Important
News Events
of the World
Summarized
u. S.-TeutOnic War News

Ten thousand engineers. including f.
600 labOrers, are soon to leave for
France, it was learned officially at
Washington. A far greater number will
follow these troops shortly. Details
of the dispatch of the engineer troops
will not be divulged.
y
The vanguard Of Americas vast air
feet has reached France. The first
of the armada Of 1000 airplanes are
safely across the Atlantic, together
with well-trained aviators to operate
them. This fact became known at
Washington.
Lord Robert Cecil, minister Of block
ade of England, indorsed President
Wilson's reply to the peace proposals
OF Pope Benedict and said he was not
certain any further response would be
necessary
Enlisted men of the National army,
National Guard and regular army will
be given every opportunity to fit them
selves for commissions, it was learned
at Washington.
The possibility that Austria and
perhaps other allies Of Germany may
soon declare war against the United
States because of the financial aid
given to Italy is recognized by admin
istratiOn officials at Washington.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

The average woman worries more
about her complexion than she does
about her prospective harp and crown
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
European War News

Lie lOjdI Oh BFlClSn caSualG1oS on
all fronts as reported to London in
August, is 59,911, divided as follows :
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
1,278; men, 10,942; wounded or miss
ing: Officers, 4,122; men, 43, 464.
Germany's lOng-expected combined
land and sea drive on Riga is believed
to be near at hand. Forty Teuton air.
planes descended upon the various
islands in the gulf, throwing bombs
promiscuOusly. Enemy torpedo boats
and submarines have been observed in
the vicinity Of the coast in the Gulf
of Riga, an official announcement is
sued at Petrograd declared.
For five days Italian and British
monitors have shelled the defenses at
Trieste necessarily, according to cables
received by high Italian officials at
Washington. On land, General Cador-
mas artillery is bOmbarding the Her
mazda, pouring constant rain of
shells into the mountain fortress.
Word has been received at an At
lantic port indicating that the British
7,OOO-ton steamship Verdi has been
sunk by submarine with the loss of
six of its crew. The Verdi left here
for an English port on August II with
cargo but no passengers. It's crew
numbered 10.
An increase in the number of British
vessels sunk by mines or submarines
Is shown by the weekly admiralty
statement issued at London. Eighteen
vessels Of more than 1000 tons were
sent to the bottom.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Live and learn" is a good motto,
but at the age of 80 some men begin
to live and unlearn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
Domestic

The attempted shooting of Il repre-
sentative of the department of justice
and an attack with san ak on Sheriff
Kelner near ManitOwoc Wis, by
man named Voss marked the first
trouble over the draft law in Wiscon-
sin.
Judge James E. Boyd of the federal
court at Greensboro, n. c., declared
the Heating Owen child-labor law un-
constitutional. The government will
at once appeal the decision of Judge
Boyd holding the federal child-labor
law unconstitutional.
In disappearing q proposal by Rep
resentative Shouse of Kansas that all
men engaged in agricultural pursuits
last March be exempted from military
service President Wilson wrote the
congressman that a class exemption
would lead to "many difficulties and
many heartburnngs.
Twenty-Five thousand National
Guardsmen, the rainbow division of
the United States army marched in
parade as 100000 New Workers gave
them farewell demonstration such as
this city had never seen.
Six members Of the Peoples Peace
council who went to Hudson Wis, to
make arrangements for holding a ma
hOnal pacifist convention, were placed
on truck by an angry crowd of 1000
citizens, escorted to the depot, and
placed on a train bound for Mime
apOliS
Twenty-seven men, the majority of
them alleged to be ]. w. w. agitators,
are in jail at Spokane, WASH on or
der of Major Wilkins They were
taken from a train as it arrived from
Troy, Mont, and are held as military
prisoners.
Thomas p. Flynn of Chicago was
elected president of the American
Federation of Catholic societies in the
annual convention of that organiza-
ton.
Two men were shot and killed at
Chicago by payroll bandits who de-
manded a satchel of money belonging
to the Winslow Bros company. The
bandits escaped with 5000.
A contract for 1,O74000 gas masks
to equip the army has been awarded
to a manufacturing company of Phila-
delphia. The contract calls for an ex-
penditure of $1,502, 600. The govern
ment will furnish the material.
Membership of the American Red
Cross has reached the 100000 mark
and is increasing at the rate Of $4,000
TO 100000 a day, according to a head
quarters announcement at Washing
bod.
Byron Nelson, son of Congressman
John M. Nelson of Madison Wis, is to
be arrested Somewhere in Canada" as
a Stacker. The warrant for the arrest
was issued by United States District
Attorney A. G. Wolfe. Nelson is work
ing on his fathers farm in the Cana
dian Northwest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Everybody wants something for
nothing, yet very few are satisfied with
the things they get that way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

s. w. DOOLITTLE, M. D., j. G. DOC
LITTLE, M. D.-Doolittle Bros.
hospital Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
Physicians and Dentists.

DIR. A. B. COOK-Dentist Office over
Benefits drug store. Both phones:
Bell 45-J, Farmers lat. Lancaster,
Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

GEO. B. TSON-Attorney at
Law. Office over Peoples State
bank, Lancaster, Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Byron Nelson, son of Congressman
John M. Nelson of Madison, Wis, is to
be arrested Somewhere in Canada" as
a Stacker. The warrant for the arrest
was issued by United States District
Attorney A. G. Wolfe Nelson is work
ing on his fathers farm in the Cana
dian Northwest.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Membership of the American Red
Cross has reached the 100000 mark
and is increasing at the rate Of $4,000
to 100000 day, according to head
quarters announcement at Washing
bod.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

The senate at Washington, by vote
Of 80 to 20, defeated the finance com
mittee's plan to raise $5OO0O,O00 by in.
creasing the two-cent letter postage to
three cents.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

BROWN, BRENNAN & CARTHEW-
Attorneys at Law. Office in Baxter
block, Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

The attempted shooting of repre-
sentative of the department of justice
and an attack with 'an ak on Sheriff
Kelner near ManitOwoc, Wis, by a
man named VOss marked the first
trouble over the draft law in Wiscon-
sin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

A contract for 1,O74,OOO gas masks
to equip the army has been awarded
to a manufacturing company of PhiIa-
delphia. The contract calls for an ex-
penditure of $1,502,000. The govern
ment will furnish the material.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Thomas p. Flynn of Chicago was
elected president Of the American
Federation of Catholic societies in the
annual convention of that organiza-
ton.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

TWenty-Seven men, the majority of
them alleged to be I. w. w. agitators,
are in jail at Spokane, Wash, on or
der of Major Wilkins They were
taken from train as it arrived from
Troy, Mont, and are held as military
prisoners.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Judge James E. Boyd of the federal
court at Greensboro, n. c., declared
the Keating-Owen child-labor law un-
constitutional. The government will
at once appeal the decision Of Judge
Boyd holding the federal child-labor
law unconstitutional.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

Two men were shot and killed at
Chicago by payroll bandits who de-
manded a satchel of money belonging
to the WinslOw Bros. company. The
bandits escaped with 5000.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-09-05

In disappearing a proposal by Rep
resentatfve ShOuse of Kansas that all
men engaged in agricultural pursuits
last March be exempted from military
service, President Wilson wrote the
congressman that a class exemption
would lead to "many difficulties and
many heartburnings."
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12
UNIONS UNITE
81. Jean Baptisle Societies Install Of.
ficers
Large Gathering Watches Interesting
Program

Councils No. la and No. AZ, Union
st. Jean Baptiste, united last Sunday
evening in holding their installations
of newly elected Officers. The affair
was public and n gathering of over 400
witnessed the impressive ceremony
and listened To tine program at the
close.
The Installing officers were:
President, j. A. Millette of woon
socket.
Master of ceremonies, Mr.. and Mira.
Halle of Dauielson.
honorary president, I'll. N. Benois
Miss l.. Halle Of Daniesen.
Vice presidents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander Gilman,
Doyen, A. Dumont and Miss J..
Halle of Danielson.
The following program opened with
y drill by sixteen young ladies in CO.'S
tune of counceil No. Ia. They per-
formed various esolalions like clock
work and when they finished there
NeS uuthuiSb vi hHNibust.
This was followed by selection by
an orchestra Of six pieces. Miss Lorena
Gallant sang in fine voice. plane
duet by Misses l.. and M. Gueria
came next followed by solo by GIL
bert Dumoehelle of Webster accompa-
MED by Miss L.. Gallant. After anoth-
er selection by the orchestra Miss
Blanche Duclos of Webster charmed
| the audience with her sweet voice and
pleasing manner Of rendition. Another
song by Miss Gallant was a welconie
number.
| Remarks were made in the interest
of the order by Attorney j. A. Millettc
of Woonsocket, and Alfred kobillara.
| president of Counceil Al, who took
the opportunity TO thank the INSTALL
| ing officers and committees In charge
| OF the affair.
| Officers OF Counceil Az
President, Alfred Robillard.
| Vice president, j, J Rivard.
Treasured, Joseph Lapalme.
Secretary, Joseph St. jean.
Assistant secretary, j. Vsndale.
Honorary president, A. Dumont.
! Doyen, f. Brodeur.
Trustees, A. Gregoire, J. Guertin.
Auditors, Alex Gilman, A. Dumont.
| Master OF ceremonies, Victor Auges.
Officers of Council No. Ia:
President, Mrs, Charles Tetreault
Vice president, Mrs. A. Brousseau.
Secretary, Mrs. Louise Dubois.
Treasurer, MIS-. Alphonse Trottier.
Preceptress, Mrs. Charles Maheu
Honorary president, Mrs. N Benoit.
Doyen, Mrs. Francois Menard.
Mistress OF ceremonies, Mrs. OviIa
| Guertin.
TRUSTEES, Mrs. Joseph Page, Mrs.
John Durand,
Auditors, Miss Elizabeth Daigle,
Miss Louise Guerrin.
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12
Went Down the Path

Henry NJ. Morse, head of the Harry
NJ. Morse Company playing Uncle
Seth and the Hoodo, was in Putnam
Monday enroute to New York to find a
new soubrette for the company. Miss
Alberta, who has been with Mr.. Morse
since he started playing vaudeville,
is to leave the stage to be married, as
announced in the PATRIOT some weeks
ago.
Mr.. Morse told of A little incident
that happened at the Commonwealth
Hotel, Boston, where he was stopping
last week.
"My wife and l alw avs have the
same room and it is on the seventh
fioor," said Mr.. Morse. 1.-THE other
morning came out of my room and
saw two men from the country--those
long whiskered kind you know, stand.
ing by the elevator shaft. / heard
one say to thesother: Il wonder how
we git down to the Officer The other
said, What's this here cage fur point
ing to the elevator. Il think thet's to
take the help up and down in was
the reply. Gosh, seems la me it's
fine didoes to ride the helpiand let US
fellers hoofit.' i'WelI, come on re-
piled the other, lets 90 down the path
and they started to walk down the
seven flights"
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12
Dog BIT COWS
Beadle Hound from Providence Thought
to Have Had Rabies
Head Sent to State Labraiory by Judge
Charles O. Thompson, Health Officer
of Pomfret, for Examination

Saturday evening a strange dog APP
peared at the farm of Miss Eleanor
Malhewson in the town of Pomfret. 1t
entered the barn, rushed into COW
stall, jumped up aud bill COW on the
nose. 1t then attacked the hired men
who killed it. The dogs head was
sent TO the state laboratory at Middle
town, Monday morning, by Judge
Charles 0. Thompson of iPomfret, for
the past twenty-eight years health of
ficer of the town. An examination
will be made to determine whether or
not the dog was suffering from rabies.
The dog appeared at The Mathewson
place and was seen near the barn. 1t
was acting strangely and MS soon rs a
hired man opened the barn door 1t
rushed in and attacked the COW and
then turned on the men. They stun
ned the animal with stone ana ,then
killed it with club.
The dog wore collar and name
plate inscribed with The name of
George &. Trainor, Providence, Il. L.
When asked by PATRIOT represen-
tative Monday morning about the &C.
cutrence Judge Thompson said: 81
have just sent the dogs head to Mid
dletown for examination. | chilled MI.
Trainor on the telephone Sunday. He
said that the dog is blooded beadle
\ ~; rId 4 a
queerly last Wednesday night snap
ping at some of the family. The dog
was let out Thursday morning and the
last seen of it it was near the house
with a number of other dogs
Judge Thompson said he had made
inquiries in Putnam and other places
the dog would naturally pass through
from Providence to Putnam. but could
get no trace of it.
The distance overland from the
Rhode Island city to where the dog
was killed is nearly forty miles.
Later it was learned that the dog APP
peared during the afternoon at the
farm of Albert AveriIi near Pomfret
station and bit four blooded cows
there.
The state chemist reported after ex.
amining the dogs head that it was in
such shape, where it had ben beaten
almost to pulp, that he cohld not be
certain in his investigation.
The cows that were bitten have been
separated from the others of the herds
and are beuIg closely watched. If
signs of rabies develop they will be
killed
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12
Legislative Appointments

Among the committee appointments
made Thursday by the general assem-
bly, were the following:
Senator Macdonald, Putnam, chair
man of the Roads, Rivers and Bridges,
committee and member Of Shell
Fisheries Committee; also chairman
of the rules committee under the joint
select'committees.
Representative Kent, Putnam, men,
Der of Cities and Burroughs.
Representative Brodeur, putnam,
railroads; also constitutional amend.
ments in joint select committee.
Paine, Woodstock, agriculture.
Hiscox, Woodstock, finance, and
new towns and probate districts.
Finance, Paine, Pomfret.
Education, Swain, Pomfret.
Claims, Lamoroux, Thompson.
Humane Institutions, Backus,
Thorn pson.
Governor Holcomb sent his list OF
appointments to the senate among
" hieh wss that of DR.. s. b. Overlook
of Poinfret to be member of the state
bosrd of pardons for four years from
January, 1917.
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12

cause the plaintiff did not like it. He
said the mother promised to give him
$500 when he Married, $500 at the time
and 800 later.
In reply to his attorneys question
ing he said that he had always been
ready and willing to marry the girl up
to the time that suit was brought.
Since she had brought him into court
he did not want 70 marry her. He
said that no offer Of the money prom.
Used him by the mother had ever been
made. Before the agreement TO marry
he b ad never tried TO kiss or caress his
sweetheart. Afterward he tried 70 but
she wouldn't let him.
Court adjourned before the cross ex-
animation began.
The plaintiff Is represented by Judge
Harry f. Back OF Dnnielson andState's
Attorney Charles K. 6earls Of Putnam.
The defendants interests are In the
hands OF the firm OF Brown 4 Perkins,
Norwich.
Thursday morning was consumed
with the cross examination OF the de-
PENDANT and few witnesses put In in
rebuttal by the plaintiff.
The arguments consumed over three
hours and the court took half an
hour to charge the jury. After being
out just an hour the jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff TO recover
$675 damages.
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12
Superior Court

Lswyer Foss of Willimantic pre-
sented au application for a temporary
receiver for the A. G. Turner Co, u
Willimantic. He said the company
was engaged In the business OF silk
throwing.
Mr.. Turner testified that the corpora
ton owed him personally $4,000 and
had other outstanding Indebtedness Of
six or seven thousand dollars. lie
said the company owned the machin-
cry and that 1t would cost from sixty
to seventy thousand dollars To replace
IL.
Willie Z. Norris was appointed
temporary receiver and ordered TO fur
nish bond of 5000. He Is authorized
to borrow $1,000, which Is necessary
for the weekly payroll, which, II was
stated, is between four and five hund.
red week The hearing on the PER-
manent receivership will be held The
10Th.
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12
PUTNAM, CONN. FRIDAY, JANUARY II 1917
ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Parish Experienced lis Most Prosperous
Year
Revenue Large, Debt Reduced TO sci.
900

Rev. Charles T. Bedsrd, pastor Of st.
Mary's parish has submitted his an
nual report. 1t shows the most pros
porous year in the history of the par
ish and is gratifying to the priest and
people alike.
During the year the receipts from all
sources have Amounted to total of
$50 49, Oh,
Pew rents amounted TO SOL 70; seat
money at ten cents each, 50 ,05I %; of.
fertngs s8,25l.S6; monthly COLLECTIONS,
$3,626 81 days work collection, sos
81; from annual fair, S3.S25 6s.
Expenditures have teen MS follows;
Paid on mortgage, $1,000. Balance on
contract for new reetory, sl8,So9 81
January 1916 there VAS Cash on hand
amounting To IS ,233 Il.
The total debt of the parish, not
withstandii the extraordinary eN-
penditure IN the erection OF u tiae rec
tory, has oeen reduced to S2l 800.
The ABOVE is a fine financial show.
ing IL denotes the generous support
OF the paGishioners and Rev. FIR, Be
dard has expressed himself as we'll
pleased vita The year ending Deem
Der 3lst.
During the year there have been 1873
oaptisms, 90 marriages, los first com
mupions, IS deaths, of which So were
adults and 30 chiidsen. There are AL
children in the parochisl schools and
the total number of souls in the parish
is 1000.
FIR. Bedard announced last Sunday
that the electric light wiring in the
church has become obsolete and un
safe. It's to be changed nnd TO defray
the expense in part there will be a
Days Work collection in the neal
future.
Putnam patriot., 1917-01-12
In ButIer's Regiment

Captain Charles ]. Fuller, for whom
funeral services were held in Hartford
county Sunday, was q member OF
General Ben Buffers Kid Glove regi-
ment and was born In Woodstock, on
February Sth, 1884, son OF James
Fuller and Eleheda g. Hall Fuller.
His family moved from Woodstock
when be was 6 months .oid, going 10
Massachusetts,, where they remained
several years. When Charles was IL
years old the family returned 10 Con-
necticut. The elder Fuller became the
proprietor of a cotton mill in Windsor
Locks and the 500 assisted him until
he WAS about Is years old, when he
went to work in Hartford.