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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
TRI-STATE CONVENTION



The annual Reunion of the Tri-
State G. A. R. Association will be
held at Canaan on Flag Day, June
IA. Hon. E. S. Roberts is chairman
of the association and he writes that
J. Henry Rorabock will give the adj
ress of welcome to G.. A. R. and the
sons of veterans at the town hall, at
2 o'clock p. m. Malcolm D. Rudd, of
Lakeville, appointment son of veter-
an, will reply for the G. A. r. and the
sons of veterans. Mr.. Roberts states
that the local post will do everything
possible to give the "boys" a royal
good time, and in this we believe the
towns people should heartily join.
The business meeting of the
association will be called to order at
HOO a. m. at which time the read
ing of reports will take place and the
time and place of the next meeting
will be discussed. Usually the chair
man of the meeting is chosen from
the town in which the meeting is
held Malcolm D. Rudd, is secretary
of the association and wishes to
have word of the meeting spread to
all concerned.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
JAMES SIDNEY GARVIN
is DEAD IN FRANCE
First Soldier from This Town to
Make the Supreme
Sacrifice.

, The following telegram was re-
ceived by Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick W;
Garvin the evening of Friday, May
31st.
Washington, D. C..
May 81, 1918,
Deeply regret to inform you that it
is officially reported that Private
James S. Garvin, Medical Depart
ment, died of spinal meningitis May
sixteenth.
Mccain
The Adj. Gen'l."
No particulars have as yet been re-
ceived by his parents.
Private or "Jim" Garvin as he was
known by almost every man, woman
and child in the i own was born at
Toronto, Canada, OIL May 9Th, 1894
and was in his twenty fifth year. He
was educated in East Orange, N. j..
where he with his parents took up his
residence in 1899, and subsequently
studied at the Newark Academy at
Newark, N. J. and at the Castanet
Academy, Orange, N. J. after which
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
PHOTOS WANTED
Government Desires Any Descrip.
tive Matter of Germany

The war department wants photo
graphs, drawings and other descrip-
tive matter pertaining to bridges,
buildings, towns and localities now
occupied by the Germans in France,
Belgium and Luxembourg and like
wise in that part of Germany lying
west of the line running north and
south through Hamburg. The war
department and the National Council
of Defense ask that every individual
assist them in securing material of
this nature.
A few weeks past the News print
ed an article asking the people of
this town to make a search for any
descriptive matter of Germany, and
similar requests were sent to other
towns in the country which come un-
der the same supervision. From
nearly every other town some ma
terial has been received, but up to
the present writing no material has
been contributed by the people of
this town. 1t seems hardly possible
that no material of this kind can be
found and it is urged that every one
consider it their patriotic duty to
make a strict search.
or obvious reasons any material of
This nature which is given to the War
department cannot be returned. A
panoramic view Of the Rhine river
in the window o. 2. R. Collin is a
sample of the material wanted. Con-
tributions of this nature may be left
at. the News Office. Freeman Demp-
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
NURSING ASSOCIATION
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING
Miss Fox Shows Interesting
Slides of the Nurses
Activities

The annual meeting of the North
Canaan District Nurse Association
was held at the town hall on Friday
evening and was attended by a small
but representative gathering. The
third annual meeting was opened by
the president, H. E. Lyles,, who made
few brief remarks regarding the
call for the meeting and stated that
before proceeding to the regular
business of the evening, Miss Eliza
beth G. Fox, associate director of the
town and county service of the
American Red Cross would show
slides of the activities of the district
nurse in various parts of the country.
The slides shown were very in
teresting, and with the explanations
given by Miss Fox, gave a many
sided view of the great value of the
district. The first slides showed the
district in the uniform which she
should wear while on duty, followed
by others which covered days work,
giving advice in one place, making
friends with the children, attending
these suffering and making the
"shut-ins" more comfortable.
Other slides showed every conceiv-
able habitation where nurses are
called for service, from the poorest
kind of a southern negro cabin,
house boats on the rivers and the like
to mansions. The work of the nurse
in the schools was we'll illustrated
and in one community where the
L IA1, L..
children were brought to town in
hay wagons, where they received
dental attention in the shade of a
tree. Others hsowed the nurse
teaching high school pupils, Camp
fire girls and others the proper man
ner in which to prepare food for in
fants.
After showing the slides Miss Fox
spoke on the value of the nurse at
the present time. She stated that
there are $1,000 graduate nurses in
the United States at the present
time; $4,000 are in the service of
the country and this, year the war
department must have 10000 more.
5000 of these nurses are public
health or district nurses. The nurs-
ing profession faces the greatest re-
sponsibility in stihistory, but two
groups of nurses must not go for
military service, said Miss Fox. The
first of this group are these who are
in training, which would cut off the
supply, and the second group repre-
sents the public health nurses. Three
groups of nurses are needed badly:
first, nurses who can act as teachers;
second, nurses and nurses and more
nurses for France and third, public
health nurses, who must remain in
this country and care for the wives,
babies or other dependents of the
soldiers who have gone to war.
Every public health nurse will
wear upon her sleeve red cross and
the words special service. This
will not only designate her position
but will show that she is remaining
on duty in this country at-the special
rekuest of the American Red Cross
officials.
The reasons for taking such a
stand at this time when nurses are
needed in great numbers, are varied,
but the principal ones are that the
people who stay at home must be
cared for, and since many doctors
are being called for service, the
duties of the nurse are rapidly in
creasing. Another reason which
Continued on page 81
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
Corporal Caul Dies in France

Corporal Walter G.. Oaul, grand
son of Representative Harold H.
Caul, is dead of shell wounds re-
ceived in action April 20, according
to advices received from the war de-
partment. This information is con-
veyed in telegram to Representa-
tive Caul from the Office of Adju-
tant General Mccain at Washington.
Corporal Caul was a member of
Company M, 1O2 Uuited States In
fantry, and the third man to die
from that company on the same day
and in the same battle in which Cap
tain Arthur F. Locke was killed. Cor
poral Caul joined Company F when
the unit was organized several
ears ago. He served on the Mexican
border.
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/, Mrs. Henry Setter of Bridgeport
has arrived at Twin Lakes for the
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
$6CJ.C9
Junior Red Cross Appeal

The Junior Red Cross are making
scrap books for wounded soldiers.
Will the reading public help them
by clipping from mazagines = d news
papers, funny jokes, pre- ictures
or bright stories? Any tnir::, Itch
will interest or cheer, but notf4:.. o
do with the war. Leave clippings at
Che News Office rlaasa Thanh NO
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
TOWN ORDERS
Drawn by the Selectmen for Month
Ending June 4th

Ending June 4th
w. J. Reel, 10 days work on
road $4,000
Fuller Hardware Co. tools
for road work 1.89
]. G. Hall, burial expenses,
Geo. K. Goodwin, opening
grave for Eva M. Wheeler 900
Litchfeld Co. Hospital, oper-
alton Sarah Delatino STA
Antonio Passini, board Mil
ton Decker 22.15
> Board Mrs. Hannah Glenn
=. mons, 1900 1915
-. R. Collin, fees in court
cases, Horace Caul 57.O1
William Kelley 1911
David Kannanshow 1887 5000
John S. Reed, Sewer assess
ment of 1918 1000
Conn. Power Co. lighting
"Billy Cop III
Edward Norton, appropria-
& ton for Memorial Day 5000
0Stratton Bros groceries for
Edith Delatino, 1850
House rent 500 1850
c. E. Morris, work on road 7.5O
David Green, work on road $40
Peter Funk, work on road $500
Canaan Lumber Co. Material
for Canaan Valley Cemetery
fence $3.50
Treas. State of Conn. repairs
on State Road 4.37
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
NORTH CANAAN WINS
THE RED CROSS FLAG
Given by Litchfield Chapter to
Town Having Most Con-
tributors.

North Canaan has won the honor
flag offered by Litchfeld Chapter of
the Red Cross to the town in this
district having the largest number
of contributors, and incidently has
proven to all who may have been
skeptical, that when it comes to do
ing it's share or little more, the
town as awhole is solidly back of
every patriotic movement.
North Canaan may well be proud
of this flag, but the following fig''ros
show that every other town il los
district had lone their best to will
Town Amount P. C. Por
North Canaan $3.50 SIS
Canaan 673 81
Morris GIG . 81
Litchfield 1900 so
Salisbury 2,115
Sharon 2,115
The total an 1unt subscribed in
this district whi4h includes the ABOVE
towns, is approG ,nately $4,000, the
exact figures T. Il being compiled as
yet. Litchfiel chapter led the
highest contri lions per capita,
with $3.50, while Salisbury chapter
is entitled to the credit for the great
est over subscription, having over
subscribed it's quota $50 per cent.
The total number of subscribers for
the district is 4,766 out of a popu-
lation of about 10000.
A public presentation of the flag
will be made at the town hall here on
Saturday, June Is at 2:30 in the
afternoon. Admiral George P.
Colvocoresses, retired, chairman of
the Litchfeld Chapter will present
the Flag. 1t is hoped that every
town in the district will send dele
gates to this ceremony, which will
be of added interest to the towns in
general which comprise this district
and which, without exception have
made such fine showing in the re-
cent drive. t.~
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Are You Reading

The Specia' Cables from 'tOvaw
There" which being publiahsA
cover =" .e Daily ara Sun.
day n Ia. iht ( lorn7
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Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-06-06
119 MEN REGISTER WHO
HAVE BECOME OF ACE
Total, Number Less Than Half
That Expected from This
District.

Iames or those who have be
wenty-one years of age since
!, 1917, 119 in number, less
alf that expected to be register
George Roebuck
James William Heady
Arthur James Coons
John Anthony Francis
Hubert Edward Scott
Arthur Joseph Delamore
Alfred Dietz
John Timis Brace
Delton Leroy 0strom
Thomas William Graham
Ralph Stueber
Willis Edward Troyman
Joseph William O'Neill
Clarence Raymond Parmlee
Philip Arthur Lamson
La Forest Jerome Allen
Frederick John Bate
Clarence Francis Fem
Jarvis Jewett Jackson
Alexander Jenkins
Ernest Joseph White
Charles Raymond Tobin
Manuel Dawett Nadal
Chester Farnum Joray
Theodore Francis Evans
Francis Warren Hall
George Wilbur Stowe
John Atwood Hillyer
Hiram Loring Bartlett
Earl Kenneth Roberts
John Austin Adams
Nicholas Mathis
Alvah Floyd Knight
Forbes Sampson Adam
Carl Albert Anderson
Natalie Dalone
Harvey James Dean
Joseph Killawee
Harry Lionel Berkowitz
George Keith Adam
Alfred C. Able
John Craig Coulter
Ferdinand Hart Rapp y
Roy Frederick Crosson
Hervey Louis Wright
Frank Edward Doty
William Mckinley French
Harold Washington Millard
Allyn Henry Hurlburt
Stanley Paul Drobishefske
William John O'Donnell
William Chiffon Hoysradt
Vincent Jules Byron
Frederick Lee Preston
Hadleigh How'd
George Harrison Richards
George Solomon Andrews
Adolph Talbot
Louis Alfred Colligan
Russell Herbert Cummings
Harold Parker Mccarthy
Joseph Francis Ringwood
Emmett Francis Seery
Walter Frederick Young
Julius Amos Rank
Clarence Earle Newett
James Vincenzo Bazzano
George w. Dew
Russell Lee Bevins
Edward Jackson ..
Joseph r. Sullivan
Michael ]. Mangione, Jr. 80
Joseph Garaflo
Carl Yutzler
Louis F. Schmeltz
Henry H. John
Ezra A. Smart
Frank A. Boulet
Frank A. Boulet
Antonio Grappo
James j. Mckee
John F. Green
Roland /. Smith O."
William p. Doyle
Charles j. Nash
Hallitt +. Clark
George ID. Hayes
Alexander Breeder ...
Albert R. White
Eugene L. Beaudoin
Nicholas ]. Sidoti
Raffaele Schiavone
Salvatore Colvinni
Melvin Carey
Stanley w. Colt
John r. Oles
Maryan Morawski
Wolcott I. Humphrey
Clifford Ball
John w, Short
Richard Z. Curtis
Joseph w. Darcy
James r. O'Meara
WILDER ]. Carroll
Frank r. Horton
Louis Speziale
Joseph p. Monty
Lewis P. Holcomb
Aloysius H. Pfaefflin
John Colavecchio
Emile J. Carpenter
Harold F. Kelly
Eugene Aube
Harold L. Parker
George S. Sackett
Harold w. Higgins
George w. Dew
George A. Fox
Elmer Middlebrooks
Are You Reading
The Little River news., 1918-11-06
JOHN VAN HOOK

John Franklin Van Hook, born July Sth, 1907, passed away at his home in Ogden, Ark, Wednesday, October 30th, 1918.-Once again has the death angel entered our town and plucked another one of it's blossoms. Johny, as every one knew him was indeed d sweet child. He was a) boy of good behavoir and splendid intelligence. In the school room he was studious and ambi- tious, his former school teacher gave him the honor of being a model, being always obedient and interested in his studies, of which he was extremely bright. At home he was alwaks true and obedient to his parents and grand parents who idolized him. No fne will be missed .n this lonely home more than Johny. He was possessed of a disposition which produces sunshine and adds cheerfulness to the fires:de.
 He was also boy we'll known to be industrious, yet was not inclined to
 finger on the streets on the streets or around the st res We would refrain
 deeply from doing anything that might
 add weight to the aEreaay ponderous sorrow Of the bereaved ones. So let us remember the words, "Thc Lord
 givetE and the Lord taken dway.'
 Blessed be tho name of the Lord, and
 trust in his almighty power for strength and courage to live ,a life equal to the one wLo has just passed
 over the river and is resting under the shade of the t:'ees. Johny death was caused by Spanish Influenza and com
 plicstions. He. was not thought to be
 dangerously ill until l fcw hours be- fore his death The funeral services
 were conducted from the home at the local cemetery by Rev. Wales of Ash down amidst many sorrowing friends and playmates.
 4 Friend.
The Little River news., 1918-11-06
AshdOwn Man [2ejoices Daughter Can Resume -.-- Studies

Everything my little 12-year-old girl ate distressed her; even a glass of water would cause her to belch gas and she was unable to go to school for nearly a' year. I bought her bottle of Mayrs Wonderful Remedy, and since taking it she is eating us out of house and home and is attending school again" It is a simple, harm less preparation that removes the ca tarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflammation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including ap- pendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded Boyer Drug Store.
The Little River news., 1918-11-06
LIS EXPERIENCE
ulrs. J0iHer's Health Was Completely Broken Gains B Pounds and Is Well and
 Strong.

II have just finished my third bottle of Tanlac and have gained thirty-five pounds" said Mrs. Wilhelmina Joiner, wife of & well-known engineer on the M. D. & S. railros!d, who resides ats761 Mulberry street, Macon, Ga.
 'For nearly two years, suffered from the effects of nervous prostration which was brought on by nervous in0i- gesfion," she continued My condition got so bad that I couldn't eat any kind of heavy food, and it seemed like the harder I tried to get we'll, the worse I got. I tried every medicine and tres tment that l could find, but coli. tinuedi to go down until was alarmed and thought that nothing would evs' help me.
 '.It wasn't hardly any time after l started taking Tanlac until I began 10 improve, and I have improved ever since until I am now as we'll and strong as anybody. My nerves got better right away and began to be able to rest at night. My appetite re- turned and I can eat anything I want and everything tastes good. am only too glad to tell what Tanlac has done for me, for it certainly has been a blessing"
 Tanlac is sold by Boyer Drug Store, Ashdown; Foreman Drug O., Fore man; Winthrop Drug Co.,, Winthrop; Roy Budd, Ogden, and w. M. Sykes, Richmond.
The Little River news., 1918-11-06
W0MEN'S ARMY TO
 BUILD MORALE
Happy Idea Meeting Hearty Response
 Among Patriotic Women.

A new army has been born. It is called the Sunshine Division," and it is made up of women-mostly young women-who are eager to become a part of definite organized effort to help win the war. The soldiers will not bear arms and court death like their sisters among the Russians. Instead, tEeir line of duty will have to do with service that will strengthen morale, and help win the war by promoting life among the American and allied sol dlers, rather than death among the en- emy-the final result, according to
The Little River news., 1918-11-06

the field just as the monarchy has collapsed in the capital Where au- thority lies today in the Austria-Hun- garian empire it passes the wit of empire has flown into it's separate pieces.
 Hungary is in a state of revolu- tion and republic has been proclaim ed at Budapest with provisional government under Count Karolyi. Bosnia declared with Serbia. Croatia has become a separate state. The Czecho- -Slovaks of Bohemia and Mo- ravia have asserted their independ- ence and established government at Prague German Bohemia has done the same, with headquarters at Reich enburg. German Austria is undeter- mined as to its future but it is to become separate state with aspira- tions apparently toward union with Germany t1ae Erss
 Emperor Karl seeks ina vain the whole of his domain place where his rule continues Tn Vienna, there is a new ministry in which the So- cialists occupy some of the more im- portant offices and in Budapest there is also new ministry which does not pretend any allegiance to the reigning house.
The Little River news., 1918-11-06
The evidence is unmistakable;

The evidence is unmistakable; the war is drawing rapidly to close Ger many, if all were of that mind, may hang on for time only to meet en- tire destruction. All her allies are out, Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria, after complete collapse at home and at the front. Germany is being beat en lack, her armies are melting before the ever increasing force and strength of the armies of civilization. The out law chief among nations has her back to the wall and the much vaunted mili- tary machine is rapidly being reduced to scrap. How long it will he before she either surren1ers without condi- tion or suffers a; complete collapse cannot be known, but the hour seems at hand. After all there can be but one ending whether it be in the next few days, weeks or months. Her fate and the fate of those other vassal. na- tions, who were dragged at her chariot wheels in an unholy lust and struggle for world dominion, is sealed. The handwriting has appeared on the wall Civilization has been saved. No en- pire mad nation may in the future have csIlse to believe, when it reads the pages of history covering this war, that it may have better success. A civ 1lization builded on the rights of hu- manity and principles of democracy will endure, though beset with a nigh ty military machine with mountains of guns and munitions.
The Little River news., 1918-11-06
subscription Price Per Year, S1.5O Cash in Advance
THE GERMAN NATION AND ITS
 PINISHMENr.

It seems that the war will end soon for the German army. But it will not end soon for the German people. It will not end for the German people for 100 years, for Germany will have to repair the gigantic damage she has done in France and Belgium and the tremendous bill will touch the pockets of the German taxpayers, in one way or another, for generation after gen. eration.
 Yet despite thst destruction must be paid for in full the German forces continue day by day to ravage terri tory that is in their hands and thus indebt their country for damages.
 And for what has Germany lost between 100000 and 2,000,OOO of her sons and doomed herself to bear upon her shoulders for long years a heavy weight of debt for the ruin she has wrought and had to repair? Did any nations attempt to deprive Germany of liberty and independence? Was not Germany strong and free? Were not all the seas open to her ships? And had not her trade reached over the whole world?
 What Germany fought and bled for was to further the imperialistic de- signs of the Hohenzollern military au- tocracy. And on their part the Ger man people sinned against God and man because they gave way to na- tional covetousness. They thought their empire would seize new terri tories for it's aggrandizement and levy indemnities that would make the tribute money come in golden streams to Berlin. In her secret soul Germany must know that punishment is right eOusly deserved.-Arkansas Gazette
The Little River news., 1918-11-06

military authorities. being equally as effective in its relation to victory.
 The women soldiers of the Sun- shine Division will enjoy definite ness of war work which they have not had before unless they have be- come members of the leading war work agencies, such as the Red Cross. The plan, which had it's inception with gYoup which composed the concert party headed by Miss Wilson, the pres. ident's daughter, which gave concerts ill all the army camps, suggests a happy and suitable disposal of Nthe available time and talent of patriotic young women not engaged in definite war activity. Interested persons are being referred to Maj. A. P. Oakes, at offices of the United War Work Activ- ities, Dallas. Tex.
The Little River news., 1918-11-06

While tig events are happening all most hourly and nations are falling like so many houses of cards before our victorious armies, do rot forget that our responsibilities must not re- lax. From the 11th to the 18th of this month the United War Works Cam paign will be on. Even should the war end today it is estimated that it will be probably two years before all our boys can return home. Their needs will be as great as ever. Vic tories should stimulate us to the roint 1f 1aising this fund in 2 day.
The Little River news., 1918-11-06

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The Little River news., 1918-11-06
GONE LIKE HOUSE OF CARDS
Austrian Collapse Is an Amazing Spec tncIes 6ags Westminster Gazette.

London, Nov. 2.-The quick march of events on the Italian front is de- scribed by the Westminster Gazette IS ian amazing spectable'
 Uhe paper adds Austria has de xlayed surrelder a few days too long and the consequence is that posi- an in the field which did not ap- ;ar parkedly unfavorable to her has one down like house of cards. De- at over a limited front has rapidly rned to a debacle over the whole of line and the numbers of Austrians 10 can escape at all will be decid- cd lsinple by the repidity with which fhef can be followed up.
 Austria has collapsed utterly in