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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-05-11
Connecticut News
HOME Guard Letter Companies.
It's age

home huafo Letter CoHlPabASe'
Infantry companies in the First
Re=iment Connecticut Home Guard.
will henceforth be known by letters
instead Of numbers and town names
The four companies in this city vii
be known as a. b. c. and d, the East
Hartford company viii be known ae
E. Manchester as + Windsor Locks as
G.. New Britain AS II. Plainyile as J.
Simsbary as X and the two Bristol
companies as l. and NJ The First
Regiment is also divided into battal
ions and commanding officers have
been named Major A II Bronson
will command companies h. ID. f an
+; Major Frank r Shea viii have A.
c. G. and X; Major F b. Merrels
will head II. !. l. and NJ. A pro
visional battalion will be made up
later OF small units not yet mustered
In.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-05-11

BY the large, unexpected margin OF
l4s 10 50. the House adopted resoiu-
tion proposing "bone-dry" amend
ment to the state Constitution. efee.
tive in 1922. The resolution Is now
continued to the next General As
semhly, which must pass il by two
thirds roll vote in each house 4 "
is 10 be submitted 10 the people Ga
a referendum in the fall OF 1918 for
final ratification.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1917-05-11
Before His Honor
Happenings in the Court Across the River

Armand Lizotie, an electrician oil
Southbridge, appeared in the city
court Monday morning end after some
talk and argument ia which the judge
prosecuting attorney and captain oil
police took pert plead guilty TO steal
ing s65 from John Carol, Church
, street.
When the man ives first put to pies
he said be was not guilty. Csptsin OF
Police Joseph Ryan told the court that
Lizolte had told him sunday that he
took the money and - be had given
Carroll bsek The mo 10 bis, The
captains, presence
Lizotte said In reply to this: ST
would pay 800 10 sny man If | lived
in his house and be accused me OF TAX
ing money from him. / will never
plead guilty to taking 1t because
didn't"
The court ssked the prosecutor what
he recommended and he replied that
he understood the man had admitted
taking the money and WIS going to
plead guilty. He said that If he did
this he should recommend giving him
! a chance TO see If he WIS sorry and If
he would do better.
The court again asked Lizotte what
he was going 10 do and he said he
never would plead guilty as he didn't
take the money. He intimated that
another man who stayed with him a
couple OF days might know something
about ii.
The prosecutor said that If he was
going 10 Try The case he would have 10
ask for an adjournment a. he had not
summoned the witnesses.
The court then again asked Lizotte
what he was going TO do and he stood
silent.
Judge Fuller then said: awhile the
time OF the court Is TO do business we
are not going 10 stay here an hour.
Captain, take out your watch. We
will give The man a minute To decide.
When the time Is up let me know
"WeIl If the payment of the $50 is
going to settle it III plead guilty."
said Lizotte.
"There are no Ifs about il" said the
prosecutor. "Either you are guilty or
you are not guilty. II is for you 10
say now and tor the court then to say
what disposition will be made of the
CASE
"What time is it captain" said
Judge Fuller.
"Time's just up, replied the captain.
"Ill give you one more chance
said the court.
"WelI plead guilty said Lizotte.
Prosecuting Attorney Eric ii. john
son then said that the defendant had
been engaged In doing a job of wiring
for Mr.. Carroll and that he boarded in
his house. Mrs. Carroll and her
daughter had saved up several hum
dfed dollars. Mr.. Carroll had built a
hiding piece in wall in the house in
which TO keep money. One day Lii
zolle wanted some money and without
thinking NJ RS. Carroll had gone to the
secret hiding place when Lizotte was
present
The next day Lizotte tried TO get
Mrs. Carroll TO 20 TO the moving pic
lures. He WAS very anxious to have
her go and she could not understand
IL. She went out during the afternoon
and the same afternoon Lizotle was
seen going into the house, 10 which he
bud a key.
The next day Mrs. Carroll counted
her money and found 500 had disap.
peafed.
Mrs Carol complained to the pros.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER %, 1917

men themselves in every possible way;
"But the facts go farther. There will
be tennis and golf, already there is q
bureau Of information ana q thsater
ticket ONCE, the union acts a. = Paris
purchasing and forwarding agent for
members out of town as sort OF postal
~ addressed--you'd be surprised at
the number---to co1lege men merely
Somewhere in France"
The census work Is, Of course, i'm
portant. In the club Harvard. Yale,
Princeton, the MASSACHUSETTS, Institute
Of Technology and the University. of
Michigan already havs established bu-
reaus for that purpose; the University
Of Virginia 10 about to open one to
look after the. southern colleges share
ali institutions not officially repressnt-
ed. As soon as It IL learned that 9
college man IL here on any FORM Of
war work he ,,sssnt blank form to
dress, that Of his nearest relative. that
Of the person In Europe that he wants
the nature Of his Job and the facts Of
his war record.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
Anxious for Peace.

By strange coincidence, the vor-
waerts is about as crazy for peace as
are the pan-Germans. 1t says now is
the time for Germany to accept the
peace overtures and astonish the world
by her moderation, Offering Russia
peace without annexations or indem-
mites. which, it says, is the only kind
the German democracy would accept
and approve.
The Leipziger vokesseitung, the lead
ing minority socialist organ, wisely re-
minds us that the German government
Is not thinking of proposing anything
like peace without annexations to Rus
sta, but the Vorwaerts remains un-
moved in its support of the Hertling
administration. though 1t evidently
knows. as the whole world knows, what
no annexations and no indemnities
mean to the present German leaders.
Quite apart from the Russian situa-
ton the whole OF Germany is literally
peace mad. as had always been the case
in the present war whenever Christ
mas was approaching
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS
KILLED; FIVE WOUNDED

Two American soldiers were killed
and I'VE were severely wounded in the
artillery combat with the Germans No
vember 20. Those killed were:
Private Harry L. Miller. field artil-
lery, emergency address. Mira l. Cope
land. 1902 Center street, Baker. Ore.
Private Charles Rissmiller. neld ar
ti1lery. mother. Mrs. Clara Rissmiller
1891 Moss street. Reading. Pa.
Severely wounded: Berst Julian NJ
Peek. nsld artillery. emergency address
A B. Peek, HArtwell, On.
ssrgt. Andrew Ensstrom. held artil.
lery. Mrs. o. Engstrom. wife. Fort Sill
Okla.
Private Harry c. watkins, field ar.
tillery, Fannie Watkins, mother. North
Bend. Ore.
Private Oscar F. Jones. field artillery
Mrs. Maria Jones, mother, Lucas Ohio
Private Joseph Levitt, field artillery
Roy Woodside. friend. Mount Holly
N. J.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
sSH0vE OFF," MARINE LINGO.
1diom for eco Away" Humorously
Twisted by Puflu.

Among the idiomatic terms adopted
by United States marines everywhere
the expression. Shove orr is said
more frequently than any other. In
the sea-soidisr lingo. II . marine goes
homo on furiough. leaves his camp or
garrison, or goes anywhere. he "shovss
or"
A story comes from France Of a
marine who had been acting as orderly
Tor Q lieutenant. The ofiicer sent him
on an errand. and when he returned
the lieutenant was nowhere about. A
poilu, 5=ho happened to be lettering
in the vicinity. was questioned by the
marine:
Have you seen the lieutenantr
"oui, monsieur, oui." replied the
poilu. proud of his newly acquired
Marine Corps English, he have-what
Hou eall-pushed over."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29

twenty more are about to join. Mean
while men from nearly every college
in the United States are registering
here.
"Here" IL the Royal Palace Hotel.
The union has taken 1t over from top
to bottom, 20 that every college man
In Paris has, without dues. a residen-
close to the Louvre. Just of the Avenue
de rOpsra and within 200 yards Of
the Palais Royale subway station. He
can get his American newspapers.
the lounge and has his choice, 1t from
10 francs q day up. Of the eighty rooms,
Of which ten have two beds and forty
two have baths attached. Ten per cent
added to the bill does away with tip
ping, and the table d'hote lunoheon
and dinner--ths union keeps on the
old stan from manager to scullery
maids-has been cut from and Z
francs to 4 francs 90 centimes and o
francs 60 Centimea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
LOOKS AFTER THE BOYS
UNDER FLAG IN FRANCE
American Unworthy Union System
Relieves Anxiety Regarding
Wounded Princetonians.

ny REGINALD WRIGHT KAUFMAN
OF tie vi9ilnntes.
PARIS, October 1s.--The other DAY
at the French front, two young Prince
ton undergraduates. ambulance drivers
were wounded. The bare news was I'M
mediately cabled to their parents
their parents Immediately cAbled to DR.
paul Van Dyke of the University
Union; DR.. Van Dyke Jumped into
taxi, raced to the hospital where those
boys had been taken. saw them ano
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29

got full report Of the circumstances
Of the affair. together with detailed
statement Of their condition. Six hours
later. before the patients had bsen In
the hospital one full day, the parents
at home were in possession Of all this
facts-cabied BY the Princeton profess
sor Of history, brother Of the recent
ambassador to Holland.
That illustrates one phase of the
activities Of the American University
Union. which opened Its clubhouse
here at . Rus Dc Richelisv on the s0th
instant by an informal dinner to the
Paris advisory council. with Ambassa-
dor Sharp. one Of It's patrons. as guest
OF honor.
Does Nothing by Halves.
The union does nothing by halves. 1t
started last July. having on IT. board
Of trustees in America the presidents
of Johns Hopkins. Michigan. New York
State and North Carolina universities.
the secretaries Of Harvard and Yale
and Representatives Of Princeton, Am
herst and Columbia. At that time
twenty colleges officially entered into
the plan to provide their sons abroad
on war work with = Paris home: now
the number has risen to thirty. and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29

The popularity Of tho automatic cigar
lighter has cut down the match con-
sumption Of France by 433.ooo.o0o
matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
Unions Avowed Purpose.

. The unions avowed purpose Is ITO
provide at moderate cost a home with
the privileges Of q simple club. for
American college men and their par
ents or friends In securing informa-
ton about college men in all forms
Of war service, and to assist these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29

The death of ten soldiers at Camp
Beauregard, near Alexandria, La. in
twenty-four hours, was announced
yesterday. bringing the total deaths at
the camp for three days UP to twenty
two. mostly due to pneumonia and
measles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
RUSSIAN PEACE PACT
PUZZLE FOR GERMANS
Maximalist Overtures Cause Huns
Worry While Pan-Germans and
Vorwaerts Seeks Treaty.
BY RENE FEIBELMAx.
CableEram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.


Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1917.
AMSTERDAM, November 2s.-Ger-
many is obviously in a quandary as to
what should be done with the Russian
maximalist peace overtures. The news
papers advise the government to exer-
else the utmost prudence. but in their
comments they are themselves open to
the charge of imprudence, inasmuch as
they say it would be unwise for Ger
many to reject the Russian proposals
without examining what they contain.
The idea seems to be. Russia is ready
for almost any peace and it is time for
Germany to impose a German peace on
the Petrograd weaklings. Never. &C
cording to these comments, would Ger
many have a better opportunity to take
Courland, Lithuania and other Russian
territory and place a farcica1 Polish
kingdom under the Prussian jackpot,
The pan-Germans forget all prudence
in their enthusiasm for the Trotzky-
Lenine peace appeal. They hope that
Russia will become an ally TO help
crush the entente. possibly in this war
and in the next. also.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-29
Hollweg Taking Curee

Former Chancellor Won Bethmann
Hollweg has suddenly gone to Switzer-
land for "cure." taking with him a
whole stan of secretaries. Maximilan
Harden has been permitted again to
publish his newspaper Zukunft, the
government hoping to make use Of the
famous editors celebrity abroad to
give vent to its peace views. Much in
terest is taken in Count Won Hert-
ling's address in the reichstag Thurs
day when, it is hoped. the chancellor
will clear the atmosphere as well as he
can. telling the world what the govern
ment thinks of the Russian peace stu
alton and the peace question generally.
Foreign Minister Won Kuelmann Is
also expected to address the reichstag
on foreign affairs.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
Suaedish Minister to Mexico
Used by Germany; He Furnished all
Information from Enemy" and Sent
Important Communications to Berlin

Washington. Sept 14-Anoeher
chapter to the story of German in
trigue in neutral~countries and among
neutral diplomats was revealed last
night by Secretary Lansing in the
form of a letter to the imperial chan
cellor from the notorious Won Eek
hardt, the German minister at Mexi-
co City, to whom the Intercepted Zim-
hermann note vas addressed. 1t dis
closes that Folke Cronholm, then
Swedish charge in Mexico, was de-
pended upon by the German diplomat
to furnish information from the hos
tile camp" and to transmit ,communt-
cations to Berlin, and that Won Eek
hardt wanted him rewarded by a Sc
cret award from the kaiser of the
order of the crown OF the second
class"
This letter was written on March
8. 1916, and apparently has been In
the possession OF the American gov
ernment for a long time. It was
made public without comment, she'd
ding light upon the methods Of an
other Swedish diplomatic representa-
tive in this hemisphere.
Baron Akerhielm, Swedish charge
here, said tonight that aCronholm was
dismissed from the diplomatic SER
vice last January. He would not dis
cuss the cause, but there was no in
timation that it was in any way con-
nected with Cronholm's relations with
the Germans.
Baron Akerhielm called at the
state department during the day to
inform Secretary Lansing that he had
received from his government the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
THE LOYAL FOREIGN BORN

The display of German partisanship by the court
party in Sweden, 3underssthes inspiration Of the German
consort of the Swedish king, has exerted influence in
many directions. Among other things, 1t has been made
the occasion for numerous demonstrations Of loyalty to
the American government by hosts of Americans of
Swedish origin who are asserting themselves in no un-
certain terms in support Of the principles for which
America is contending. The Herald recently quoted some
stirring sentences from an address by Hon. John Lind,
former governor of Minnesota, with which the speaker
stirred the very soul of his hearers by his declaration Of
loyalty to this nation and what it represents. Another
speaker, Hon. Chas. e. Elmquist, one of Minnesota's rail
road and warehouse commissioners, has been doing a like
good work. In an address at a meeting in Meeker
county Mr.. Elmquist told OF witnessing a Washington
parade Of 5000 former Confederate soldiers under the
Stars and Stripes, pledging, on behalf of the people from
their home states every atom of the resources Of the
south for the use Of the nation. Said Mr.. Elmquist:
IT these men, who 50 years ago were fighting to
tear the nation asunder, can offer their blood and their
property to save the country today" he said, why
shouldn't the people of the north, and particularly the
Immigrants from Scandinavian countries, battle to save
this nation? They came here to improve their condition,
as my parents did, many of them with their little bundles
Of clothes and wearing wooden shoes, and they have i'm
proved their opportunities here abundantly.
my country is now at war; my country, the place
where was born: my country. where in childhood days
I played on the hills and valleys Of the st. Croix, and was
happy all the day long; my country, which opened to me
the doors Of common schools and the university, and gave
me. a poor boy, the same opportunities as were given
to the children of the rich; my country, the place where
I married the girl of my hearts choice, where my chill
dren were born, and where one of my little boys is Sleep
ing beneath the sod; my country, the place to which my
father, a poor immigrant, came from Sweden in 1868,
and worked on a construction crew for a year and a half
until he saved enough money to send for my mother,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14

statement already given to the public
at Stockholm explaining that Sweden
had forwarded dispatches from the
German minister at Buenos Aires to.
Berlin in German code without
knowledge of their contents. He did
not leave a copy of the statement. 1t
is assumed that the Stockholm for
eign office will not address any com
munication to the American govern.
ment IN the subject.
The Virtues OF Cronholm.
The departments TRANSLATION OF the
Won Eckhardt letter follows: &
Imperial legation. Mexico, To His
Excellency. the Imperial Chancellor
Herr Folke Cronholm, the Swed-
ish charge d~'affaires here, since his
arrival here has not disguised his
tered into close relations with this
legation. He is the only diplomat
through whom information from a
hostile camp can be obtained. More
over, he acts as intermediary for Of
fetal diplomatic intercourse between
this legation and you excel1ency. In
the course of this, he Is obliged to go
personally each. time to the telegraph
office, To- seldom quite late at night,
lin order to hand in the kilograms.
"Herr Cronholm was formerly at
Picking and at Toxic. and was respon-
sible for the preliminary arrange
ments which had to be made for the
representation of his country in each
case. Before he came out here he
had been in charge Of the consulate
general at Hamburg. Herr Cronholm
has no got a Swedish, but only a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14

whether Bulgarians might not send
war information to Germany, by
cables in code through Sweden or
other neutrals and they answer Great
Britain and France hold up all such
messages.
Ask whether it Is not possible to
mai information, say to Havana,
thence to Spain, and Germany by
roundabout route. and they admit it
can be done. However, they add such
q procedure takes time. There is
also a feeling that by keeping on
terms with Bulgaria, we keep open
a window looking into Mittel-Europa.
Access to Bulgarian papers, reyeal-
ing Bulgarian thought, causes n to
wonder whether the Bulgarian lega-
ton ought not to be sacked at once.
They will tell you here that Bull
garia Ii only q little country. But
modern Germany started with q Prus-
sia no bigger and no more con-
sumedly ambitious. Remember. too.
that BULGARIAN troops, 3s0,0oo strong.
ere holding the line In Rumania, oc-
cupying two-thirds Of Serbia, the dis
trict Of Kavala IN Greece ana with
Teutons and Turks are facing the al
He'd armies at Monastir.
Wherever they engage the alIfes.
the Bulgars thereby release Germa
troops for the western from. where
they will ultimately face eur Ameri-
can boys.
we are asked, and rightly. to buYn
with Indignation at the cruaities
heaDed upon Belgium BY the GER
mans. But we are allowed 10 forget
the BuigarB fortunes 81 the aerbians,
We call the Germans Huns ana we
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14

Whether you smoke or not til is cer
tain the boys who r Somewhere in
France" or who are soon going there,
Do SMoKE-whsn they can get the
smokes.
If you do smoke you know what a
terribly hungry for a smoke you
become when Q cannot get it.
The boys who are somewhere In
France" find it very difficult and cost
ly to get smokes, the brands of srnok-
ing tobacco selling in the United
States for ten cents, for instance, have
been, sold in portions of France for
as high as one dollar a package.
The boys ON and near the ybattle-
fields are compelled to dispense with
nearly all of the smaller comforts to
which they had been accustomed "at
home" and it is a fact<comnaented on
by nearly every soldier who writes to
his friends that the greatest discom-
fort is to be deprived of the solace of
.cigarets and pipes
And all this can be corrected with
the greatest ease.
Goes Free of Duty and Transport.
For instance, the French govern
ment has agreed to admit free Of
duty all tobaccos sent to the Ameri-
can troops when certain conditions
are complied with-and that removes
one of h largest factors in the high
price proposition. Again the United
states government has agreed to pro-
vide free transportation for all tobac-
cos sent to the "Sammies' when the
same conditions are fuffflled-and
that removes another element of high
cost.
Best of all. certain manufacturers
OF cigarets. sucking tobacco and the
like have offered to give the very low
est manufacturers price - Virtually
the cost OF naanufactuSe-on their
goods purchased for the boys IN
France. and they place no hlteft on
the arae9nt.
So there we have three or the Big
gest items taken care Of TO enable
those Of us wfso would h&e to see the
boys Somewhere IN France supplied
with smokes assured Of getting this
comforsfng help from over homo
NoW To Get the Funds,
There remains on1y the task Of Sc
curing the raoneg to pay for the
goods at the manufacturers price,
seeing that the matter. is handled In
the proper manner. This task has
been undertaken by the newspapers
of certain cities, and The Herald has
made the necessary arrangements to
do its, share.
To this end The Herald this ~Hnorris1g
announces the plan o. the collection
of funds I'm this section Of North Dr.
kota and Minnesota. The plan lis both
and attractive,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-14
CENTS IN
THE HERALD SMOKES
FUND
WILL KEEP ONE OF OUR
WELL SUP
Piled ONE E E

sEA - 6As5Ah4a i.
The manufacturers have arranged
for regular shipments on the various
transports and merchant steamers OF
quantities Of their goods which to
comply with the government regula-
tons of both the United States and
France, must be put UP in uni
form packages. Attractive cartons
have been provided which will con-
tain the following articles;
One tin of cigaret or pipe to.
bacco. with cigaiet papers.
One tin of smoking or chewing
u plug.
Three packages OF granulated
ciGaret or pipe tobacco, with Cd
garet papers.
One 'Missouri meerschaum'
pipe-otherwise the sweet corn
cob.
Two packages OF pipe cleaners.
All of these articles are of the
best known brands soid In this
country.
The retail cost Of the entire lot lis
usually SO to go cents In the United
states and several times that In
France.
But the manufacturer puts up the
articles for only TWENTY-FIVE
cents for the entire lot. And one lot
will keep the most inveterate smoker
supplied for a week.
Boys to Write to Donors.
Also. the manufacturer will enclose
IN each carton a stamped postal card
which will be- addressed with the