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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

| A large party of young ladies are
| taking advantage of the excellent
snowshoeing for several long hikes.
Rev. I. A. Ranney was in Montpe-
| lier the first of the week to attend a
| Methodist ministers meeting in that
place.
The Woman's Alliance will serve a
| dinner town meeting day at the M. E..
| church. Business meeting at three
! o'clock.
C. S. Webster made trip to Que
bee the last of the week. Marjorie
Webster, who has been visiting there,
returned with him.
Remember the singing school to-
night. The last session was the best
yet. All singers are invited to come
to the remainder of the sessions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armour Uric have
moved into their new home recently
purchased of w. H. Blaisdell. The
house has undergone extensive inter-
ior repairs.
Crystal Lake Camp Of M. W. A.,
will meet at Odd Fellows hall Thurs
day evening, March 1, at o'clock A
full attendance is desired as there is
important business.
The first actual thaw of the winter
came Monday when a quantity Of rain
fell and the deep snow settled amaz-
ingly for a few hours. On the whole
the past week has been more COM
Portable but thermometers got sew
eral degrees below zero on one or two
nights.
The "Chafng-Dish" meeting of the
Woman's Literary club was held with
Mrs. Florence Pierce on the evening
of Feb. FL. Twenty-four members
and five visitors were present. After
the business meeting Miss Clemma
Seaver gave most interesting and
helpful paper on housekeeping as a
| Business" Miss Marion Redfield
sang in pleasing manner, "Chinese
Prayer-Song," by Louise Ayers Gar
| nett. During the social hour that
followed the committee, Mrs. Pierce,
Miss Patrick and Mrs. Caron, served
delicious chafing-dish lunch. The
next meeting Of the club will be held
with Mrs. Cutting at Hotel Barton,
March 7th.
| The regular meeting of the After
| noon Study club was held Thursday
afternoon in the rooms of the I'm
provement club, with Mrs. Mae Batch
elder as hostess. An interesting pro-
gram was arranged by Mrs. Lucy
Robinson, taking for her subject,
"Clara Barton, the Organizer" Pa
per, "Her Early Life: Great Success
a Promoter of Her School Years in
Washington" Mrs. Emily Webster;
paper, "The Civil War and the Find
ing of Her Vocation. After the War,
the Bureau for Missing Men," Mrs.
Alice Vercoe; song, "Come Where My
Love Lies Dreaming" on the phono-
graph; reading, "Work to Establish
a Red Cross Society: Difficulties and
Success. Position in the Eyes of the
World: Honors. Last Days of Dis
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
VERMONT WOMAN'S
SUFFRAGE FAILS.
Work Progressing Slowly at Montpe-
lier. Rev. Wells of Glover
Senate Chaplain.

Before the largest gallery of visi-
tors which has attended any of the
1917 legislative sessions and after a
spirited and lengthy debate in which
the entire woman suffrage question
was pretty thoroughly covered, the
house Wednesday afternoon of last
week by a yea and nay vote of ia to
Ill rejected the first of the three
woman suffrage bills which have been
introduced SO far this year. The re-
jected measure which was introduced
by the Rev. Fraser Metzger of Ran
dolph, granted to women the same
rights as men to vote for presidential
electors. The bill was the subject of
two largely-attended public hearings
at which leading Vermont women dis
cussed the question from the suffrag ge
and anti-suffrage standpoint. The
Dill was reported back to the house
rom the suffrage and election COM
lnittee with a majority adverse and a
minority favorable report, being the
Iirst measure Of the session to be so
reported.
Orleans county members voted by a
.arge majority for the bill as follows
Tor it-Buck of Charleston, Cheney
i Albany, Coburn of Jay, Demick Of
Holland, Gray Of Morgan, Johnson of
.Zraftsbury, Miles of Glover, Miller of
Troy, Phillips of Irasburg, Prouty of
Newport, Smith of Bloomington, and
Wright of Coventry. Against the
bill were Martin of Westfeld, Parker
of Lowell and Taylor of Greensboro.
Reirden of Barton was in Brattleboro
in connection with the investigation
of the Retreat there and Taylor of
Derby is not given as voting in the
press dispatches.
Continued on Page Seven)
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
RETREAT INVESTIGATION
TESTIMONY REVOLVING.
A Week of Examining Witnesses
Looks Bad for BrattlebOrc
Retreat.

After visit to the Brattleboro re-
treat the legislative committee ap-
pointed to investigate alleged mis-
treatment of patients there, returned
to Montpelier and on Thursday began
hearings in the court house at Mont
pelier.
1t will be remembered that w. w.
Reirden of Barton is member OF the
committee and has examined some OF
the witnesses.
The first witness examined was Mrs.
into the court room accompanied by
her husband and DR.. E. E. Potter, her
father, who was twice a member of
the general assembly and is a member
of the Republican state committee. 1t
was principally on the charges made
by Mrs. Guilford that the investiga-
tion of the retreat was undertaken by
the legislature.
The witness admitted that at times
she had been violent and troublesome
and had to be restrained in a straight
jacket and that she received wounds
as the result OF not obeying orders.
She said that the wounds on her arms,
legs and body were made by an in
strument not unlike curling iron A
detective who had been in her employ
oIIu WIN "co IOi q cAAiiS etiA 0oo~'-N~
in the retreat, told her that she was
burned by carbolic acid. The re-
treat will try. to show that the woman
gave wounds to herself and that the
wounds became infected.
Mrs. Guilford testified that she was
tied to a bed on a rubber sheet for
five days, common treatment, she
said, for the inmates at BrattlebOrO;
also that while in straightjacket she
was forced to eat her meals from
tin plate on the floor in much the
same manner as animals eat. She
said that the food was very poor and
that she saw meat on only two occa-
sions, Thanksgiving and Christmas,
when the dinners were excellent. She
added that the menus shown to the
visitors were much different from
those actually served to the inmates.
At one time, continued Mrs. Guilford,
she was confined in dungeon with
the rats and had no food or water for
two days. She also told how her jaw
was broken when she was struck by
an attendant. She had seen, she de-
clared, an inmate of the institution
killed, and when the announcement
of the death was made it was stated
that the inmate died of apoplexy. At
one time she (Mrs. Guilford) was tied
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Methodist Episcopal Church Note

REV. l. A. RANNEY, Pastor
You are cordially invited to attend
all services.
Morning worship, 1O.45.
Sunday school, II o'clock.
Epworth League, 6 o'clock.
Evening service, o'clock.
Prayer meeting on Thursday
evening, at 7:3O. Come.
The service Sunday evening will be
a union one in this church when Mr..
Warner will speak on, 'The Absent
Thomas"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Derby Lad Instantly Killed by Shot

A shooting accident in which four
year-old boy lost his life occurred at
Derby Friday, four miles from New
port Alfred, young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Lord, was instantly
killed when shot gun in the hands Of
M. Chantagne, young man, was ac-
cidentally discharged. Chantagne
stated later that he did not know the
gun was loaded.
The little boy was on his way to the
home Of his grandfather, Joseph Blay,
a short distance away, and had stop
ped to play with neighbor's little
girl. While they were at play Chan
tagne returned from a hunting trip
and was handling his gun in a care
less manner when it was discharged.
The charge struck the boy in the
forehead, blowing off the entire top of
his head. Young Chantagne is pros
trated with grief.
An inquest was held Saturday
morning by Colby Stoddard, states
attorney for Orleans county.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
COVENTRY

J. T. Wells is suffering with rheum-
atism.
Mrs. Andrew Corrow is in very
poor health.
c.. A. Bickford has returned from
Newport, N. H.
Mrs. W. C. Brooks was ill last week
but is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph West are visit
ing their father, Carroll Dow.
Roy Shippee played with the bas-
ket ball team at Newport Friday
night.
Miss Ruth Shippee is able to be on
the street again after three months
illness.
Mrs. Mary Berry and son of Bar
ton. were weekend guests at P. l..
Metcalf's.
Mrs. Carl King is very i'll. Her
mother and sister have been helping
care for her.
last week but was able to occupy his
pulpit Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Thurber is home from
St. Johnsbury where she has spent
several weeks.
H. B. Marston and granddaughter,
Alice, have returned from their visit
in Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ware and grand
children spent Sunday at Bert Her
rick's in Newport Center.
Mrs. Raymond Kneeland is in New
port caring for her sister, Mrs. c. D.
Wilder and little daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Hermon of
Newport were in town to attend the
donation Wednesday evening.
The Ladies' Christmas club met
with Mrs H. w. Wilder Thursday. A
very pleasant time was enjoyed by all.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs Carroll
Wilder of Newport will be pleased
to know that they have little daugh-
ter born Saturday.
Sunday evening Rev C. c.. Claris
gave an interesting lecture, with
stereopticon pictures of the mission
work in the Philippines, at a union
meeting in the Congregational YES
try.
The regular monthly meeting of
the w. G. T. u, will be held in the
Congregational vestry March 9Th
Let every member be present if posi-
BILE. Dinner will be served to mem
bers and their friends.
The neighbors are quite interested
in watching the flock of grosbeaks
that are feeding in the crabapple tree
in j. T. Wells yard. The birds are
large as robins and very pretty. They
are rarity in this vicinity.
Coventry branch of the New En-
gland Milk Producers association will
hold a rally in the town hall Wednes-
day evening, March z, at 8 o'clock
Women and children are welcome.
Frank Libby will give an address on
the milk question.
The members of the grammar
school will give promenade in the
Continued on Page Eighty
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Town Meeting.

Little is heard about town meeting
and as there are no articles of special
interest in the warning the usual ex-
citement preceding the annual March
event is lacking. The fact that both
Orleans and Barton villages voted Is
per cent of their highway tax to the
town last year in order to have vote
on the road commissioner question has
as yet created no excitement, but it
will be borne in mind that the village
voters will have a say in this matter
Tuesday.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Washington Party March "a.

The annual "Stiles Tour" to Wash
ington, D. C. Rate as low as $32.O5
covers practically every expense for
seven days and this includes aside
from transportation from White Riv-
er Junction, both ways and hotel SER
vice in WASHINGTON, side trips
ing, special escorts, services of con-
ductor, etc. Write Stiles Tourist
Agency, st. Johnsbury, vt. adv.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

Mrs. Clyde Batchelder of Cleveland,
O., and her father, George Litchield,
of Bloomington were recent guests at
T. G. Crandall's.
EVANSVILLE
Fred Bean has returned from Man
chester, N. II.
Guy Hilliard has returned to his
home in Albany.
Jos. Hamel of Manchester, N. H.,
was recently in town.
Elden Laclair is working for w. j.
Montieth in the sawmill.
There will be a school entertain
ment and promenade at Woodman hall
March 18th.
The Evansville Hall company will
give their annual free dance at the NJ
w. A. hall Thursday evening, March
9Th.
Over 60 couples attended the Wash
ington masquerade dance at the M
w. A. hall Thursday. All enjoyed a
fine time.
HOLLAND
Little Sterling Kelley is ill with the
grip.
Miss Ruth Hall has been visiting
her sister in Newport.
The ladies will serve dinner at the
hall town meeting day.
Mrs. M. A. Sykes is visiting her
daughter at Derby Line.
Mrs. George Grey's sister, Rose,
visited her the past week.
There have been 10 births, eight
marriages and ten deaths in town the
past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Stratton were re-
Gently called to Fitchburg by the
death of Mrs. Stratton's father.
The scholars gave Miss Edna Sykes
surprise party at the hall Thurs
day evening. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed by all.
LOWELL
Fire destroyed the farm buildings
of A. J. Sawyer at an early hour Mon
day morning. The cracking of the
fire awakened Mrs. Sawyer, who fled
to her neighbor, Mr.. LaClair, in her
night robe, badly chilling her feet.
The neighbors succeeded in saving all
the stock except the hens. Most of
the furniture and clothing were
burned The loss is partly covered by
insurance.
MORGAN CENTER
Wednesday afternoon was observed
as visiting day at the Center by many
of the parents and friends of the
school.
The Ladies of Morgan Center and
vicinity will serve dinner at the M. w.
A. hall on town meeting day. All
are cordially invited to come and help.
Proceeds to be used for Sunday
school.
WESTMORE
Levi Wills has measles.
The sick ones are all improving.
The L. A. S. will serve dinner in
the church dining room town meeting
day, Tuesday, March 6. All the la
dies are especially invited. Please be
generous with food
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

NOTICE TO FARMERS take
stock every Monday from now on. If
you have any hogs, calves or beef cat
tie to dispose of, write or telephone
me at my expense and I will call and
see them. Have an order for several
carloads of new milch and springers.
w. E. Hanson, Barton. 1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

VENEER LOGS WANTED-We
pay $17.00 per M ft. for good veneer
logs, 14-inch and up, Eastwood, maple,
birch, beech and elm and $1,000 per
M ft. for 12-inch and13-inch logs fit
for veneer, delivered at our mill, Or
leans, VT. We also buy logs loaded
on cars within 80 miles of Orleans.
The E. L. Chandler Co. 1tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Congregational Church Notes

REV. w. A. WARNER. Pastor
Sunday, Mar. 4th.
1915, Morning service.
1900, Sunday school.
800, Christian Endeavor meeting.
700, Evening service
Do not forget the prayer meeting
Thursday evening at 7.30.
Union service at the M. E. church
Sunday evening.
The G. E. red and blue contest is
creating considerable interest among
the members of the society.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
LOST

LOST-Thursday, gold-bowed spec
tacles between station and Monitor of
flee. Please leave at this office 1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

WANTED-Owner operating small
farm wants married man to assist in
general farm work. Milks one COW.
Will pay $35 per month and furnish
house, milk, potatoes, fuel, land for
garden. Address, w. NJ. Burt, Cole
rain, Mass. 9-10p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

HIGHEST PRICES paid for beef
hides and calfskins. For Sale Cheap,
good work horse Easy terms. B.
Cohen. Phone 56-13, Barton. 9-13
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Will arrive at our stables March /,
express load of fine Canadian horses,
bought direct from the farmers. J.
A. Bates, Orleans. 1w
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CLASSIFIED ADVER Rl'I>II.l;.lG l>>I.;G

AHVerttS"n'e ents VIII be inS erted undt.| Til
n ''t 1T t'T0 cents per word for first i~t"tlo II
and one cent per word thereaft,4 ash
must accompany the order. No n@c@rti5e-
nIe2t aCiJ be inserted for less than t.or'Y- flee
ntS
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

FOR SALE-Good work horse,
weight 1850. Also pair heavy work
harnesses. J. G. Martin, South AL
bany. Off
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

Now is the time to buy your sugar
wood at Irasburg mill. Good slabs,
81 per cord. Call for Homer Seavey.
The E. l.. Chandler Co. 45tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
Good Racing Saturday.

The second local ice-race meet was
held by the Barton Driving Club on
the lake Saturday afternoon and there
were some sharp contests. The win
ming horses were reversed in several
cases from the results the week be-
fore. Jenness, who won with "Jud"
from the Eldridge horse, Harry" a
week before, lost to the Eldridge ami
NAL in the last contest. Here is the
SUMMARY:
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28
MISCELLANEOUS

FIRST-CLASS organ to rent cheap.
H. G.. Gay. 40eowtf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

FOR SALE-Holstein bull calf,
sired by the 34-lb. bull, King Korn-
dyke Maid, dam and granddam both
A. R. O. cows. N. M. Hubbard, Bar
ton. 9-1OD
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

Glass A-Pace
Octoroon Prince, Pierce 2 2
The Buick, F. & M. III
Time-:37, :37, :301a.
Class B-Pace
Phil W, Skinner 2
Fanny P, Pierce 1
Time-:41.
Class D-Pace
Jud, Jenness 2 2
Harry, Eldridge 1
Time-:39, 1914.
Class E-Pace
Molly, Reed 1 l
John d., Lee 2 2
Time-:39, 80, :3S1a.
Glass F-Mixed
Maraus, Blckford 2 2 1
Geo. N, Harding II 2 2
Time-:36, 40, Al, 1874, 40.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Two cows, one fresh.
C. H. Atkins, Westmore. Telephone
1921
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rs Cords of Slabs at 75c. per cord
at Bloomington mill. Man at the
farm viii measure them Good SUGAR
wood. The E. L. Chandler Co 45tf
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FOR SALE-At bargain, oak
f1at-top desks, oak table, 1 oak type
writer desk and other chairs and ia
bles. Barton Savings Bank & Trust
Co. S-9
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WANTED-Sound, clean sacks r.
P. Webster, Barton. 38tf
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sension," Mrs. Annie Pearson; paper,
"The Lasting Value Of Her Life Work
Estimates" Mrs. Sarah Gorham.
Twenty-Five members and two visitors
were present. After another selec-
tion on the monograph the meeting
was adjourned
WILLOUGKBY
Mrs. Aaron Drown is gaining.
Alvah Forrest has been i'll with the
grip.
Miss Glenn Brooks is gaining rap
idly.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Duke of Lyn-
browns.
Perley Wells of Littleton, N. H., is
stopping at J. Hodgdon's.
Mrs. Henry Friend spent Sunday
with her husband in Orleans.
A. Springer has been spending the
past week with his family here.
Grosvenor Drown, who recently had
pneumonia, is better from that but is
having trouble with his head.
School began again Monday after
being closed week on account of the
illness of the teacher, Miss Hanson.
BROWNINGTON
Mrs. G. E. Newton is improving.
E. S. Kelley was in Boston last
week.
There was no school in the village,
Monday.
L.
grandparents.
Miss Haseltine visited friends in
Montreal over Sunday.
Miss Antonio Beauregard has
finished her work at Orleans.
E. S. Kelley was in Kerby and
Lyndon, Monday, buying hay.
Mrs. F. E. Newton visited her
daughter in Sheffield, recently.
Mrs. Clyde Batchelder from Cleve-
land, O., is at her fathers, Geo.
Litchfield.
Mrs. Mansel Clark is in town help
ing care for her sister, Mrs. C. D.
Burroughs.
DR.. Allen from St. Johnsbury, was
in town, Wednesday, called here to
attend an operation for Mrs. L. T.
Grow
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Mrs. Joseph Clough has been ill the
past week.
Harry Clough was in Craftsbury on
business Thursday.
Solon Gray of Derby Line visited at
l.. N. Lund'S Thursday.
Mrs. Vietta Wells of Ryegate called
on friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. G.. Crandall visit
ed in Coventry last week.
Alfred Stetson of Westfeld is Wis
ltlng at Lyman Seymour's.
Miss Mabel Varney spent the week
end at her home in Charleston.
Roy Leonard of Barton visited his
aunt, Mrs. Thomas Smith Sunday.
Pearley Lewis of Charleston is Wis
iting his grandfather, Horace White
hill.
John Lower and Samuel Clough
have purchased Mrs. Vietta Wells
farm.
Miss Laura Whitehill visited at
George Burrows in Bloomington Sat-
urday.
Andy Smith spent the weekend
with his uncle, Elmer Leonard, in
Barton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Woodard of
Barton were recent visitors at E. A.
Gallup's.
Mrs. Charles Bennett and son, Will
mer, Of Orleans, spent Sunday at
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WANTED-White ash logs. Will
pay $25 per M feet for good butts
and seconds, 8 inches and up in diam
eter, delivered at our mill in Orleans.
E. L. Chandler Co., Orleans. 4tf
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WANTED-Man to work on farm,
month of sugaring or all summer.
Harry Manley, Irasburg. $40
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WANTED-Llve poultry. Elrick,
Barton. 1Stf
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WESTMORE

Levi Wits mas measles.
The sick ones are all improving.
The L. A. S. will serve dinner in
the church dining room town meeting
day, Tuesday, March 6. All the la
dies are especially invited. Please be
generous with food.
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sension," Mrs. Annie Pearson; paper,
"The Lasting Value Of Her Life Work
Estimates" Mrs. Sarah Gorham
Twenty-Five members and two visitors
were present. After another selec-
tion on the phonograph the meeting
was adjourned.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-02-28

Continued on Page Seven)
The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1917-10-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
tPublisher)

Department OF the Interior.
U. 8. Land Office at Durango, Colorado.
September 10, 1917.
Notice 10 hereby given that burt Parker whore
postotfice address 10 Dolores, Colorado, did, Oh
the 9th day of July. 1911 file in this office sworn
statement and application, No. 07O6l, to pur.
chase tho E NV and E2 SW 4, section 2s,
township 10 north, range II west, N NJ P Merid.
ian, and timber thereon, under the provisions OF
the act Of .,une 5, 1873. and acts amendatory.
known as the Timber and Stone Law" al
such value as might be fixed by appraiSement
and that, pursuant to such application. the
land and timber thereon have been appraised
the timber estimated 10000 board feet at SS.t,
per n, and the land Ss6DOO; that said appli.
cant will offer final proof in support OF his ap.
plicatiOn and sworn Abatement on the 9Th day
Of December, 1917. before J. N. Brumley, clerk
OF the district court, at Cortez. Colorado.
ANY person 10 at liberty to protest this pur
chase before entry, or initiate a contest at any
time before patent Issues. by filing a corob
GRATED affidavit in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
JNo. T. JoIcE, Register.
First pub oct. 5; last pub dec. 7, 1917.