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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-02-15
PARENT TEACHERS MEETING
POSTPONED

The Parent-T Teachers meeting and
Parents Night at the High school,
which was to have been held this
Friday evening, has been postponed
until next Friday evening, Feb. 22nd
The business meeting of the asso-
citation will be held at 100 o'clock
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FRIDAY, FEB. %, 1918
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Allenby To Name Terms.

LONDON. Oct. Is. - Great Brit aims reply to Turkeys peace plea will he Unconditional surrender the Evening News says. The Turks will be required to negotiate an armisticc with General Allenby, commander Of the British troops in Palestine.
 According to von Hindenburg, knowing the desperate condition of the German army himself better than any civilian. and especially the fact that there is now no supply of raw material to rcplenish the stocks Of munitions of war. insisted upon the application for an armisticc. This is pointed to as the explanation of why the German note in response to Prcsi- dent Wilson's inquiries was signed by Dr. Soli, .hc minister for foreign af- lairs, although the prince had initiat- cd the cores sDondence.
 From the same source is cablcd a prediction that the German defensive
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one disaereeing with them with bein. 2 Mobblv.
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By Associated Press.

The Entente forces in Belgium and France continue to successfully drive he enemy before them. The wedge that is being driven by the Belgians, British and French troops in Fland- CTS now threatens the tenure by the enemy of many positions in northern Belgium from Lys to the sea, includ- ing the submarine bases. To the south the Lille salient is gradually being eumeshed, and doubtless soon will be given attention from the pin cers which are being oiled for the task of retaining this important tract.
 Meanwhile. the French and Ameri- can forces are struggling valiantly forward in their drive northward from the Champagne region into the country over which the Germans must effect retirement to their own border in event of final dcbacle. Vicious countcrthrusts were launched against the Americans on both sides of the Mouse, where the enemy front is threatened with an immediate col lapse. In the Romange sector. the Americans made further gains in the face of 9 terrific artillery fire, natural dcfenses and a great system of wire entanglements.
 In Flanders the British have taken the important railway center of Menin. Thourout has fallen and the .Thourout-Coutrai railroad has all most been won. Numerous towns have been captured by the Allies and a large number of prisoners taken. The capture of Thourout completely ou,flanks the German submarine bases at Ostend and brings the Allies within 10 miles of Bruges. Reports say that the Germans are withdraw ing their forces in the north. both and naval
 Thourout Falls to British.
 WITH THE ALLIED FORCES IN BELGIUM. Oct. Is. - British,
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FOUR DAYS LEFT AND LOAN NOT
 HALF RAISED
LIBERTY DAY FAILED TO ELICIT THE KIND OF RESPONSE FIX PECTED; OFFICIALS CLARE OUTLOOK IS CRAVE.
By ASsOciated Press.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Is. - Only Sl56O0O,OO0 in new Liberty loan sub scriptions were reported to the treas ury today. The total is now S2,9O0,- 00C.CC0, which is still short of the Halfway mark. In view of the ex- pectation that the fruits of the Lib erty Day celebration on Saturday would be fully reflected in the days reports, treasury officials declared that the outlook was grave. Those in charge of the loan campaign make no concealmcnt of the fact that the sit nation is very disappointing. With only four days of the loan period re- maining the country now faces the task of raising in excess of $3.OOO, ,00O,- 0CO or more than S700,O0O,OO0 a day.
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ENTENTE ADVANCE
 BRINGS LINE NEAR
 OSTEND AND BRUGES
Ya7sks DriUe Teutons Out Of Champagne Region And
 Durazzo Falls to italians

French and Belgian troops in an of 'fensive begun yesterday, captured l0,- 900 prisoners The advanced Allied troops have signalled that they are seven miles inside the German posi- tions. The Belgian town of Thourout was captured by the Allies. Thourout Is an important strategical position of vital importance and transporta- ton center. Upon it hinged large part of the German transportation.
 Capture Railroad Town.
 LONDON, Oct. l5.- The British today captured Menin, a railway cen ter of great importance, fcur miles northwest of Turcoing. Northeast of Lens, the British advanced to the neighborhood of Haubourdin, three miles west of Lille, and to. the south they crossed the Vavte-Deule canal.
 Berlin Statement.
 BERLIN, Oct 15.- (Via London) Strong American forces yesterday attacked the German positions be- tween the Aire and Mouse rivers, the German general staff announced to- day
 The Allied troops which yesterday took the offensive in Belgium captur- ed from the Germans the towns of Handaene and Courtemarck, the statement adds.
 Italians Capture Durrazo.
 WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-Italian troops today occupied Durrazo, the Albanian port which the British and Italian naval forces recently raided, destroying an important Austrian naval base The dispatch to the Ital- ian embassy from Rome announcing the occupation says that the Italians are forcing their way through the en- emy dcfenses on the hills Of Paljamab and Sosso Rosso. They entered the city, capturing many prisoners and much material. East of Durrrazo. the Italian columns advancing from FL bassasn, overcanGe stubborn resist lnce at Kraba Pass and continued heir march.
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GOVERNOR TUNES, ROARS AND MAKES
 STUMP SPEECHES ON STAND WHILE. BEING CROSS EXAMINED IN LIBEL SUIT.
Court Takes Recess arsd Tells County Attorney to Warn EaecsstiUe to Cease
 Making Spectacle of Hjnoself.

one disagreeing with them with being 2 Wobbly.
 Says Wilson Was Slow. On direct examination Hunt said he had always been with the presi- dent except he thought Wilson was too slow 10 declare war after the Lusitania disaster Judge Campbell declared in a statement to the court that he would prove Hunts patriot ism was of the lip variety and that he did not stand behind the president ard never had.
 Hunt admitted having had a call from Prof Harold c. Lawrence, then an instructor in the Northern Ari- zona Normal School but that they merely exchanged commonplaces and ke did not remember that the war or the Bolsheviki were mentioned. He denied enphatically having said: ITO Hell with the w.r" He recalled that his private secretary, Louis Lowen- thal stood in the doorway Of the of flee throughout the conversation, though this was not Lowenthal's cus- tom The intention Of the prosccu- ton evidently is 10 have Lowenthal corroborate Hunts account of the corvorsaion, with Lawrence. Earlier in the day Lowenthal stated on the stand that he had just received an ap- pointmcnt to a c2ptaiucv in the army on Hunts recommendation Hunt on the stand boasted of the Liberty Bonds he had bought. at which Camp bell -sarcastically remarked he had been buying bonds with a salary he never earned
 Brcen, the only witness for the de- fcnse so far introduced, said he had published the article in question with out malicious intent but because he had every reason to believe Law rcnce's statement and regarded the governors attitude as a matter of in Sercst 10 the citizens Of the state. Un- der cross-examination he denied any intention to hold the governor up 10 ridicule but regarded the alleged re- mark as highly improper
 TO hell with the war"
 That this intensely patriotic Ameri- can sentiment and a deep concern for the fate of the Bolshcyiki were voiced by George W. P Hunt. governor of Arizona, on the 27th day Of February. 1918 is the sworn statement of Prof Harold c. Lawrence. at that time an instructor in the Northern Arizona Normal School. Lawrcnce's deposi- ton was today played as the trump card of the defense in the criminal libel action brought by Hunt against Fred :. Brccn, editor of the Coco nino Sun, and Allan B. Jaynes, edi- tor Of the Tucson Citizen. Here is what Prof Lawrence dcposes in re- gard to the conversation in question:
 "The subject of the war was men toned in the conversation. I remark ed. Isn't this war terrible! We are probably in it for some years Upon which the governor turned away in his chair towards his desk and in kind of impatient mannar said in low tone, 'To hell with the war,' The governor then began talking about the Russian situation and inc Bolshc- ,il,i. ] cannot repeat h;5 exact words il this connection but he seemed much interested in the ultimate fate of the Bolsheviili, apparently much more than in the American side of the var. l remarked that I thoroughly
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nv NssncInted rres,.

'sN AsSfa'l; ted frf'S~
 WASHINGTON, Oct. l5.-Inter- nal political conditions in Ger many and possibly in Austria Hun gary, as well as the military situa- rion. are expected to determine the nature and the time of the German reply to President Wilson's communi- cation of yesterday The presidents note probably has already reached Berlin through the Swiss foreign of- flee.
 Reports reaching Washington through official sources by way of neutral countries not only indicated the existence of an almost chaotic condition in the central powers, but also said that von Hindenburg was responsible for Germany accepting inc presidents peace terms and seek ing an immediate armistice. At re- cent meeting of the military leaders and the rcichstag leaders. linden burg boldly declared that Germany believed in education. being absolute ly loyal 70 the national govcrnmen; and the state government in crises of this kind that this had been my view iH the state from which I came and tha. I intended tosfollow it out in the State of Arizona. To this the govcr- nor made no -oD1v ?"
 The trial, which is arousing much interest here, will be continued at eleven o'clock tomorrow.
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EIINDENBURG HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
 HUN PEACE OFFER
War Lord Said to oHave Told Bill That Arnoistice Must
 Be Had ora Any Terms

must have peace al once and on the best terms possible. He said that the armies no longer had the necessary munitions and materials with which ;o continue the struggle. Prince Max is reported to have opposed such a course, but imperial approval was giv- cn.
 No indication has been given as to when President Wilson will reply to the Austrian and Turkish peace ap- peals.
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Special to the Journal-Miner)


 PHOENIX, Oct l5.-Geo. w. P. Hunt Governor Of Arizona and presi- dent of the state council of defense doesn't know whether the l. W. w. is a disloyal organization or not. He so testified under oath this afte=zAnn. during the trial of Fred s. Breen, editor of the Coconino Sun on a criminal charge preferred by Hunt.
 The net result of the first day of the trial was Hunts relations with the Wobblies, and pacifists, matters of court record, barred by own testi- mony. Under the merciless cross cxamination Of Judge John H. Camp bell, he squirmed, perspired, fumcd, gesticulated, roared, made stump speeches, broke every rule of judicial etiquette but made one admission af- fer another which the defense ev;- dently regarded as important. Finally Judge Stanford was compelled to de- clare a recess Of fifteen minutes in the course of which he told County Attorney L. NJ. Lancy to admonish Hunt to cease making Q spectacle of himself
 Gozs Bail For Enemy Alien.
 One of Hunts most damaging ad- missions was that he went bail for Charles w Kastner, a German alien enemy arrested for sedition. While Kastner was out on bond Hunt took him from Phoenix to Florence and got him a job as a guard in the state peni- tentiary. When Kastner left Mari coDa county he violated the terms of the bond Kastner later jumped his bail and his present whereabouts are unknown. Hunt paid the bond.
 Hunt declared he signed the bail bond without reading it and did not even know the nature of the charge against Eastner. The records show that at the time of the alien enemy registration Kastner gave his address as Hunts residence near Phoenix Hunt denied knowledge of this. The defense introduced a copy of letter from Hunt to K2stner inviting him to drop in any time, have q bite to eat and forget the turmoil and strife of politics" Hunt said he might have written that letter but avoided a di- rect answer. and demanded to know where the attorney had secured his personal correspondence and inti- mated he might prosecute him. At torney Campbell then produced the original, written on Hunts official stationery Laney continuously ob- jectcd to the introduction of all this evidence as immaterial and Campbell. backed up by former Governor Rich ard F. Sloan and Judge F. M Doe, argued | was material as it showed the governors state of mind, and proved 1t entirely possible he made the assertion. "To hell with the war" and expressed deep interest in the Boishcviki, as quoted in alleged libel ous articles.
 Hunt injected himself frequently into the arguments Of the attorneys and acclaimed in the course of his speeches: "I represent the people and when they impugn my loyalty ! think it's a disgrace"
 Has Wobbly Pamphlet
 The defense introduced a copy of a pamphlet entitled: "Is Freedom Dead" issued by the Wobblios on trial at Chicago, since convicted of sedition and disloyalty and now in
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the federal penitentiary at Lea

the federal penitentiary at Lea worth In the pamphlet are
 photographs of Hunt. Charles Nc kinRon and Grover II. Perry, two of the defendants, which in his Fourth of July speech at Tucson, Hunt said - -ssera--.aker--at Cslsssshs.su- -1vhile he was there investigating the Bisbee de- portations. On the stand, after much equivocation, he said the picture was taken at his home He also admitted taking 1000 copies of the pamphlet to his home and said some were there yet. He denied paying anything for this Wobbly literature.
 Socialist Literature In Schools
 The defense introduced a letter from Hunt 10 Upton Sinclair, noted Socialist writer, subscribing for Sin clair's magazine for the State univcr- sity. Normal schools and other state institutions, with a blank claim against the state enclosed. He said he did not have any reason for sup porting Sinclair's publication at state expense except that ne had long ad- mired Sinclair as a writer Campbell read extracts from subsequent issues Of SiDclair's magazine which plainly were disloyal In one he charged America with paving the way for the ruling classes of England, France ard Italy to seize German property. Hunt was asked if he approved these uttcrauces. Laney's objection was sustained but Hunt admitted he has never cancelled the subscriptions. He could not remcmber having visited Wobbly headquarters at Phoenix but admitted taking a leader Hamed i Payne in the state car to the peni- tentiary He said Charles '. Tan inehill, well known I. w. ". organi- ger had been employed at the peni- tentiary as a guard.
 Not Sure They're Disloyal.
 Are you member of. the I. w. w." Hunt was asked?
 'I am not" he exploded.
 Do you regard the I. W. w. as disioyal organization?
 Lancy objected violently but the court ruled Hunt must answer. ''I don't know" he replied in the lowest tone he had used in the course of the day.
 Can't Remember Message.
 The defense DroduCed letter vrit- ten by Hunt to Dwight B. Heard, May 9 in which said the federal authorities and peace officers every where were taking necessary and ef- iec,ive steps to deal with the l. w. W. situation. Then Campbell read from Hunts message to the special session of the legislature last spring in which the governor referred 'ro the Wobblies as outlaws and disloyal He said he could not remember what was in the message, but would stand by it anyway though it directly con .lictcd with lis previous statement that he did not know the Wobblies to be disloyal
 Do you not know as a result O. your investigation as chairman of the State Council oi Defense whether ! the | ". W. are disloyal," Campbell nrobcd2
 ''I do not.
 At one stage of the hearing Hunt said he was not even certain there 'wore any Wobblics in Arizona, but certain interests would accuse any
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WILL USE GERMAN SHIPS

MADRID, Oct. l4-The Spanish government has decided to put into immediate service e German ships lying in Spanish ports as the equiva- lent in tonnage of Spanish ships tor pedoed
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INTERNAL CRISIS FORGED TURKS
 ID BEG PEACE
PEOPLE WERE DETER MINED THAT CABINET SHOULD RESIGN AND SUBMITTED PROGRAM TO THE SULTAN.

PARIS. Oct. 15.-The political sit uation in Constantinople previous to the retirement of Enver Pasha, as in dicated in a dispatch from the Turk ish capital to the Figaro, was such that force was threatened unless the cabinet resigned and peace was se-
 cured on any terms. One hundred and fifty members of the military club submitted the following pro- gram to the Sultan: "The closing of .hc Union and Progress club. the dis solution of the chamber of deputies, the resignation of the cabinet and the formation of liberal government. the concession of rights to the popu- lation a general rehabilitation of the army and the signing of peace treaty on any terms"
 cannot be continued without a de- bacle for more than three months at the outside. This statement, from a neutral source, regard ed as semi-official. is based upon be- lief that a great revolution is impend- ing in Germany, the majority of the people being determined to have peace at any price.
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OK.MONEY!
Ss>E %E@mor HRonar ~o&2Sg

thusiasm that her mother showed.
! Mrs. Hattie saw every reporter,
talked freely of dear Cousin Stanley"
and his wonderful generosity, and ex-
planned that she would go into mourn-
ing, Of course if she knew he was
really dead. She sat for two new
portraits for newspaper use, besides
graciously posing for staff photo
graphers whenever requested to
do so.
And she treasured carefully every
scrap of the printed interviews or RET
erences to the affair that she could
find. She talked with the townspeo-
pie, also, and told Mr.. Smith how
fine it was that he could have some
thing really worth while for his book.
Mr.. Smith, these days, was keeping
rather closely to his work, especially
when reporters were in evidence. He
had been heard to remark, indeed,
that he had no use for reporters. Ger
tainy he fought shy of those investi-
eating the Fulton Blaisdell. legacy.
He read the newspaper accounts.
though, most attentively, particularly
the ones from Chicago that Mr.. Nor
ton kindly sent him sometimes. 1t
was in one Of these papers that he
found this paragraph: =.
There seems to be really nothing
more that can be learned about the
extraordinary Stanley G. Fulton
Blaisdell affair. The bequests have
been paid, the Blaisdells are reveling
in their new wealth, and Mr.. Fulton
is still unheard from. There is moth
ing now to do bit to await the open
ing Of the second mysterious packet
two years hence. This. it is under
stood, is the final disposition Of his
estate; and if he is really dead, such
will doubtless prove to be the case.
There are those, however, who, re-
membering the multimillionaire's well
known eccentricities, are suspectlng
him OF living in quiet retirement some
where, laughing in his sleeve at the
tempest in the teapot that he has Gre
ated; and that long before the two
years are up, he will be back on Chi
cago's streets, debonair and smiling
as ever The fact that so little can
be found in regard to the South
American exploring expedition might
give color to this suspicion; but
where, oh, where. on this terrestrial
ball could Mr.. Stanley c. Fulton find
a place to live i'll unreported retire
ment?
Mr. Smith did not show this para
graph to the Blaisdells. He destroyed
the paper containing it, indeed,
promptly and effectually-with a fur
tive glance over his shoulder as he
did so. 1t was at about this time. too.
that Mr.. Smith began to complain of
his eyes and to wear smoked glasses.
He said he found the new snow glar-
ing.
But you look so funny, Mr.. Smith,"
said Benny, the first time he saw him.
why, ] didn't hardly know you"
Didn't you, Benny?" asked Mr..
Smith, with suddenly a beaming
countenance. "Oh, we'll. that doesn't
matter, does it," And Mr.. Smith
gave an odd little chuckle as he turned
away.
Continued Tomorrow
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CHAPTER XII Icontinued).

She was startled terribly startled /;
but she saw at once, Of course, that
it must be just his way of Joking,
for, OF course, there wasn't any vol
cano big enough TO blow UP the whole
United States; and, anyway, she did
not think it was nice OF him and
it was almost like swearing to say
"the Lord Almighty" in that tone
of voice. She never liked that fat
man again. After that she always
talked to Mr.. Chalmers, or to the
other man with a wart on his nose.
Miss Flora had never had a check
book before, but she tried very hard
to learn how to use it and to show
herself not too stupid. She was glad
there were such a lot Of checks iii the
book, but she didn't believe she j
ever spend them all-such a lot of
money! She had had savings bank
book, to be sure, but she had not
been able to put anything in the bank
for a long time, and she had been
worrying good deal lately for fear
she would have to draw some out,
business had been so dull. But she
would not have TO do that now, Of
course, with all this money that had
come to her.
They told her that she could have
all the money she wanted by just fill
ing out one of the little slips in her
checkbook the way they had told her
to do il, and taking it to Mr.. Chal-
mers's bank-that there were a good
many thousand dollars there waiting
for her to spend just as she liked; and
that, when they were gone, Mr.. Chai-
mers would tell her how to sell some
Of her bonds and get more. 1t seemed
very wonderful!
There were other things, too, that
they had told her-too many for her
to misunderstanding abount in
terest, and things called coupons that
must be cut off the bonds at certain
times. She tried to remember it all;
but Mr.. Chalmers had been very kind
and had told her not to fret He would
help her when the time came. Mean
while, he had rented her nice tin box
Chat pulled out like a drawer) in the
safety deposit vault under the bank,
where she could keep her bonds and
all the other papers---such lot of
them!-that Mr.. Chalmers told her
she must keep very carefully.
But it was all so new and compli-
Gated, and everybody was always talk
ing at once, so!
No wonder, indeed, that Miss Flora
was quite breathless with it ALL
By the time the Blaisdells found
able to pay attention to
or to anything outside their
own astounding personal affairs, they |