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The Press., 1918-03-21
ANNIE LAURIE REAL PERSON
American Girl Of Same "IIk" Gives Facts of Origin of the Popu-
 lar Scotch Song.

More than once has the question as to whether Annie Laurie, the subject of the ever-popuIar and ever-living song bearing her name as title, was real person or mere fiction.
 A letter has come 10 hand that was written by Miss NJ. F. Riddle. daughter of the late Judge Riddle. for many years & circuit court justice in this section, says a writer in the Pitts burgh Gazette-Times. The Riddles were of Laurie ilk, as Scotch folk say, and they had gone to some consider able pains to get the story of the song straight, as there had been consider able contention about it. Here it is:
 "Jean RiddeI (the name later spelled Riddle) was married to Sir Robert Laurie, the first baronet of Maxwelton. One of their daughters was Annie Lau- rie, celebrated in Scotch song.
 'Annie Laurie was famed for her beauty and cleverness, and was a social favorite In all the country round about. so 1t was not at all surprising that she captivated a Mir. Douglas of England, e man of culture and of letters, who composed the song bearing her name.
 But seeing that the course of true love does not run smoothly, she mar ried q Mir. Gurgesson, leaving Mir, Douglas to his hunting and his verses.
 '"To this day many pilgrims go to Maxwelton, drawn thither by the much loved song, Annie Laurie.' Many also visit Craigdorroch, where she spent her married life in comfort"
The Press., 1918-03-21

This iB the crucial year q tA9 war. Our aolfIiers--hundreds of thouanMds of them-are in the trenches, and million more are ready tO gO. The whole burden of carrying O0 our oNWn nart in the war, and ee aiding eur aiator nations in arms, rests on the United States Treasury. Therefore every cent we can raise and scrape together belongs to the Treasury that our boys may come back eO us vlctOrlcug. We can whip tho Ger mans. not with the money in our Dockets or our bank accounts. but win what we put into the TreaSury in subscriptions t0 Liberty Bon0S!
 Never since the Turks threatened bO Ovorwhslm Europe, perhaps nos even. then, was the world in such danger AS now. Germany is not yet dsSsat&G. We must defeat her this vear. We must withheld Ho&hing fxom the support of the war. we must give our sons. We must bring forth food in abundance snuldpGying our labor to that end. We must give into the Treasury of the United States, in subscriptions to Liberty BOnds, every cent we can spare.
 This summer the support s& the war is up to the farmsCS; @@d UNcls Sam has never called upOH the f@rm- CTS in vain.
The Press., 1918-03-21
POPULARITY OF BLUE GRASS
Kentucky Soldiers, on Return March From Battle of TippeGanOe, Gath
 cred Seed in Indiana.

The tradition that the Kentucky sOl- diers who fought al Tippecanoe took back with them the seed that has made blue grass famous in central Ken lucky, has never been questioned or seemed to require authentic proof, de- clares a writer. Mrs. Lowering says, in her Authentic Indiana
 Ill was OB the return march from the battle of TippecanOe that the sol diers from Kentucky gathered the seed of the blue grass which they found growing in indiana, and carried It home with them, thinking it was su" neTiOr variety because it satisfied the hunger of lhelr horses so well that they would not eat corn. u hOurlshe0 so well on the limestone soil of central Kentucky that 1t made that state fa- nous" This statement was based on information obtained from early set tiers of Indiana. Kentucky was not known as the blue grass state until many years after the battle of Tippe- canoe.
 As long as slavery existed, Ken. lucky. lying south of the Ohio river, was classed as a Southern state. It never was classed as . central Vest ern or middle Western state along witl Ohio and Indiana. 4n the census report of 1910, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Michigan and Wisconsin were classed as "East North Central states" and Kentucky. Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi as "East South Central states"
 When Indiana was admitted to the Union, in 1S16, it consisted of 1S coun- ties, Yiz.: Wayne, Franklin, Dearborn. Switzerland, Jefferson, Clark, Wash ington, Harrison, Knox, Gibson, Posey. Warrick and Perry. In the subsequent creation of T0 counties out of these, making %. the boundaries of the orig final 13 counties underwent material changes
The Press., 1918-03-21
WARY OLD BIRD IS TRUTH
Fact Worth Remembering When One lE Tempted to criticise Errors
 Seen in Newspapers.

"Where do you get the absurd facts you printf' is a fayorite query put to newspaper men. In the view of these cynics, newspapers spend most of their time misspelling names, iIu- agining incidents that never happened, and generally manhandling life as it is led.
 There is just one answer to be made tO the query above, and that is: as are absurd from the absurd human beings who for one reason or a thou sand refuse to relate facts accurately" Newspapers, tFuth-telling newspapers, spend very large part of their time correcting these misstatements, run ming them to their source, and getting at the truth. A certain proportion of error gets by-not as great a propor- lion as can be heard in any village neishborhood gossip, for 1t is the con cern of newspapers-of honest ones, that is-to allow for errors and correct them, whereas 1t is the concern of those other purveyors of news. gossips, to create errors whenever they are more interesting than the truth.
 The next time you find an error in your favorite newspaper, try an experi- ment. Try to capture one small fact yourself. in your own home town. You will quickly discover just how wary a bird the truth is and how very unpopular.-New York Tribune.
The Press., 1918-03-21
Deafness in SoIdiers.

novel cure for deafness in sol- diers has been found by British doc tors. who believe in the power of sug- gestiou to accomplish much that their medical skill cannot. Much of the deafness at lhe front is hysterical, horn of the soldiers fear of going deaf from the incessnnt pounding Of the ex. plosives about him.
 Many times these men cannot be cured by direct treatment, and it Is then that the unique system is brought into play. They arc given very slight anesthesia and a tiny incision made in the skin behind an ear. Then an iron nlate is hammered violently close to inc ear. In almost every instance where the deafness is hyterical the pR- tients regain their hearing immediate ly. convinced thai q serious and there fore helpful operation has been per formed.
The Press., 1918-03-21
RED CROSS DRIVE. FOR S1OO,OOO,OOO ITO START MAY 20
All Chapters to Participate in Big Nationwide Campaign
 Lasting One Week.

The second $1OO,OO0OOO War Fund campaign of the American Red Cross will begin on May 20 and continue through that week, according to an announcement made by G. NJ. DahL chairman of the War Fund Committee for the Atlantic Division of the Red Cross. This announcement followed the receipt of a telegram from the War Council of the Red Cross.
 The big Red Cross campaign was originally set for May 6 to 15, but on account of possible interference with the Liberty Loan drive it was decided that the later date would more etrec- lively serve the interest of the Red Cross and the Liberty Loan Commit tees.
 The campaign will be nationwide with each of the thirteen Division Headquarters and all Red Cross Chap ters participating. Arrangements for the campaign in the Atlantic Division, which embraces the States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, are being made under the direction of MT Dahl, who is Vice-President of the Chase National Bank of New York City.
 S77,721,91s Already Appropriated.
 Through the action of the War Coun- cil the campaign for the second $1OO,- 100000 War Fund will start apprOxi- mately eleven months after the first S1OO, O,OO0,O 900 War Fund Drive. The first campaign was launched June Is, five weeks after President Wilson appoint ed the War Council, headed by Henry P. DavisOn. At the outset of its activ- tiles the War Council saw the need of a huge war fund, not only to uphold the morale and conserve the strength of our Army and Navy, but also to care for the helpless civilian sufferers in Europe.
 The public immediately responded to the appeal, subscribing more than S1OO, 100000. Interest added to the contributions brought the total fund to S1O5.099,25T.
 Of this amount ST, ,721 ,91S has been appropriated for Red Cross activities at home and abroad. In addition, $17,- OO6. 121 was refunded to chapters for supplies and local relief work, leaving a remainder of $1O,371 PIT now availa- ble for appropriations. For the benefit of France alone the American He'd Cross has expended more than S3o,- 100000.
 At the time Of it's first war fund campaign the membership of the Red Cross was a little more than 5OO,OO0. Today, as a result of the membership campaign during the week preceding Christmas, the Red Cross has approxl- mately 23,OOe000 members, not includ- ing the membership in its Junior De partment, a collateral branch of the parent organization, which has en- rolled a large percentage of the school children of the United States.
The Press., 1918-03-21
penIIst UsefuI tn Army,

At the beginning of the war, the dental surgeon. so far as the allies were concerned. was not officially rec ognized in army circles, says Popular Science Monthly. Indeed, it was not until the. Germans marched into BruS' sels. with q dental post every ten kilo- meters, that the allies appreciated the importance of oral hygiene.
 Today there are II American dental field ambuIances in,e France alone. Men who were formerly sent home on sick leave, whose only trouble was their molars. are now kept at the front. Soldiers to the number of d. vision and a half have thus !:een spared to the army. Furthermore, the surgeons insist that wounded man with bad teeth makes slow recovery. And then, too, army fations are hard to masticate, so that the man with noor teeth bolts his food and loses strength and endurance. In our new National army there will he dentist for every 800 men.
The Press., 1918-03-21
COLLECTOR'S NOTICE.

All persons liable by lawao pay taxes in the Town of SomeTs are hereby notified that I have received bill and warrant to collect town tax of Eighteen Mllls on a dollar on list of 1917, and that said tax IS due Wednesday March 20, 1918, and that for the purpose of receiving the same l will be at Fuller Bugbee Co.'s store in Somers Street, Wednesday, March 20, from 10 a. Tn. until D m., and at Knowl- toms store in North Somers, Thursday, March 21, from 10 n. m. until p. m, and at tho postoGlce iu Somersville, Friday, March g, from 10 a. m. until 4 D. m.
 All persons having taxes unpaid May 1, 1918, will be charged nine per cent. inter est from April 1, 1918, together with cOl- Iector's fees, according to law.
 Every male person residing in the town of Somers between the ages of 2l and 50 years, shall, except as otherwise especial Iy provided by law, be liable to pay a personal tax of two dollars for town and state taxes In lieu of d poll and commuta ton tax.
 All persons liable for the payment Of a Personal Tax, must make payment not later than May l, 1918, or be subject to the penalty contained in Section 239o of the General Statutes
 E. P. RUSSELL, Collector.
 Dated at SOmers, February p, 1918.
The Press., 1918-03-21
WHY WE Fi0HT.

"Ysu are called into tAAS great ssrylco of your country not GA1y for the purpose of maintaining the ideals for which America has always stood democracy and freedom, and to keep the torch of Liberty burning throughout the world-but also for this mere immediate object. the pro- lection of our national rights and the democratic institutions handed down to us as inc result of the ValOr and blood of our ancestors. Those 2E@ the things for which you fghE."
 From Secretary Ac.Adoo's A64BS1. to Men of the National Army. p
The Press., 1918-03-21
ASHFORD
 warrenyille.

Earl James was home over the weekend.
 David Mathswson was in Boston ths early part of the week.
 Mrs. Fl. F. Scott spent Wednesday, W wish frisDds st Ashford Center.
 John Nemit sold nis property on the West Ashford road at snction oD Friday.
 Gnrlay Rebbiuatou of Willimautio WAS visitor st Fred Behbington's on Wednesday.
 Mrs. David Msthewsou enteTtsinet the workers of the Red Gross on Tues- day afternoon.
 Several from here attended, the Red Orosa entertainment st Wsstford on Friday evening.
 The large Murphy house at the center of the village was threatened with q blaze on SundaS night. The fire vas started in the yard and was gaining some headway along the exterior of the boildipg when 9 considerable crowd gathered snd made uuiok work with the flames. Tie bOuSe has been endangered hy tires before, aud it's loss would be very marked here
 Mrs Jape II. Weeks, wife of sse late Andrew Weeks, passed away on WedueSday morning. the 1ath, at tue home of her daughter. Mrs. Charles Gallup, in Abingdon. The deoeased' who was in her 18th year, was at- tackled ouIy \ few days before with ppeumonia which was the immediate cause of death For the winter she had made her home with relatives in Abjnrtnp, but prior to this Ashford bad been her place of residence. The funeral was held ar the Ashford Center Congregational church st II o'clock, Friday, Rev. B. c. Bughee ofioiating. The choir of the Warren ville Baptist church sang two hymns "Sone Sweet Day, And ''Nearer My God 10 Thee" The deep sfection in which the departed WAS held was shown iu the abundant floral offerings made by her numerous relatives The bearers were George Hicks, Andrew Amidou, Edwin Grant, w IT.. Lanphear. The interment was in the South cemetery.
The Press., 1918-03-21
To The Boys.

Governor Marcus H. Holoomb .nD.aIs to the boys of Connecticut m make their summer vacation count in tbe winning of the war by enroll ina in the United States Boys Work ius Reserve. Boys between the ages of Is and 2I are being enrolled this week for war emergency work, princi- pally on the farms snd schools, I. M. 0. As and other institutions are acting SIS enrolling agencies.
 The soyernor's appeal is as follows:
 .sThere is B shortsge of labor all over our country because Sf msu being withdrawn from their regular nccu- nations bS the duties of war. The shortage iu Connecticut is particularly acute ou account of the increased de- msud for workers iu muuitioD factories You, and you only, can fill the gaps. You can serve best in agricultural occupations by enrolling in the United States Boyn' Working Reserve.
 sThe state of Connecticut must not depend upon others for anything that can be produced within it's boraeTs. Is is not putting it to strongly to say that every able bodied boy who spends his summer in idleness or pleasure seeking is a stacker and unworthy of the name American. There will Ee times when you'll be weary and lame, but. when you aIe, think of the older brothers in France fighting to preserSe your country and its ideals for you and then go back to your work with . smile op youI face, song on Sour lips and determination in ynur heart. The eyes of this grand old common wealth are upon you; Connecticut ex- peots every boy to do his duty. You are needed now in the ranks of the United States Boys Working BeserTe"
The Press., 1918-03-21
.THE WAR, THE FARM
 AND THE FARMER
By Herbert Quick

Since the dawn of history the farm- or has been tAO man who suffers most from war. All that he posS- eBses lies out of doors in plain sight, snd ig gpoil of war-his house, his grain, his livestock. But the farmer everywhere Is a warrior when war is the only thing which will make and keep hIm free-efther e warrior or Q SeFf. He is sometimes the last bo heat up; but he stays hot, and iE q long fight he is always found sturd' fly carrying the battle across No Mans Land to the foe, in the last grim struggle.
 This war was at first hard ts un~ derstand. No armed foe invaded the Unitad States. The night skies were not reddensd by the burning byrss and fa1msteads of America. No raid- ing parties haFFied us of our cattle or horses. No gabre-rattlerS insUlted our women. We did not then know that q monster had arisen with a thousand arms who could reach across the seas and take from us three fourths of everything we grew with out our being aware of 1t, and who could follow up his robbery with in vasion subJugation and national death.
 What the Imperial German govern ment Ofrel l the farmers of ADer- fca in its ruthless submarine warfare was not the loss of profits, but slavery to the Saber-rattlers of Pots dam, by murdering the people who take our products to market. By all the laws of civilized warfare com mercs under . neutral flag was <reo from any hindranee except the legal interference justified by war; but the Germans not only stopped mer- chant vessels, they sunk them with out warning and without trace.
 Having the right, according to the laws of war, 10 take the sea with his foet and fight the thing out gun to gun, but being afraid to do so for fear he might lose his fleet, or un- able to stop the selling of our pro ducts to his enemies or to open his own ports to us by fair means, he declared his intention to do 1t by the fOulest methods, ever resorted to in war.
 To have submitted would have cost us dear in prosperity; but that would have been. the least of our loss. By % doing we should have accepted deSradation. We should have ac- cept0d, at the behest of half crazed autocrat fin Europe, lower standard | of living in America. We should have basely yielded up our birthright f as Americans. Peace at such . price would not be peace, hut only a pre- paratiOn for . future revolt against wubjugation Better any sort of war better war forever than that!
 This, then, is the war in which we are fighting. Whenever the time comes for new sacrihces, let us re- member that we fight not only for the liberty of the Belgians. the French. the Servlans, the RuS- sians, the British, the Montenegrins the Rou1nanians, the Italians. but o1 all nations. even of the German peo- plo themselves; and most of all. for our own nbeFties-for our freedom todayl There is loss and sacrifice in the war; but there would havS been far more In accepting the Ger. man terms. We should have lOst more in money than we shall spend in the war; and something far moro pE~C1OuS tAan monsy-OHr ssal9l
The Press., 1918-03-21
SOMERS.

Mrs. Aaron B. wbitlock has re- tuxned after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs Humason, in snfheld.
 Mrs. Harriett Pease has returned to her home oD Rattle street after spend' ina three months in Omaha, Neo.
 Miss Eta L. Wolcott has retnrns'' after spending week in East Long meadow sb the gnest of Mrs. Eugene MaFkbam.,
 MT and Mrs. Francis Whitney snd rDur children of ohio have come to live ip the home of Mir. and Mrs. II. n whitney ou Battle street.
 Mrs. Dexter Woodwork, who was saken iIl in the home of her sister, NrA Frank Chapel, on Jones street. hn. rstuxned Co Thompsonville.
The Press., 1918-03-21

If was decided by a vote taken at the close of the service at the Ocngre' aational church, Sunday morning, to continue holding the Sunday services in the chapel until the second Sunday in April. when Rev. John Curtis of Woronoco, who has recently been called by the church, will take up his duties as pastor.
 Miss Anna Denison, 7l, after lingering illness died at tue Naples sanitarium, Longmeadow street, Fri day morning. Funeral services wore held at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lafaye ette KeeDey, Sunday afternoon. Miss Denisop went to Somexsville with her mother, Mrs Ann Elizabeth Denison, from Mystic, after the death of her father a number of years ago, and had lived in Somersville since that time. Sne was formerly mem ber of the Baptist church, but joined the Congregational ohurch in Somers- vile by letter, aud was faithfnl and consistent attendant while she had her health. She is survived by her tthrse sisters in SomeTsville, Mrs. Gsorse E. Kseney, Mrs. Lsfaye ette Keeuey and Mrs George E. Homer, and her sister in Hartford, Mira Wm. Pepdleton.
 A meeting of the executive com' mittee of the Somers war bureau was held Monday evening Rt Arthur Golh' thorps's home It was voted to authorize Mir. Davis, chairman of the committee, to investigate the matter of having some war pictures shown and a lecture given by speaker furnished by the Connecticut State Council of Defense. It was also voted to have a roll of honor built as soon as fapds osn be obtained The matter of the sale of smileage books was brought up and it was voted to take this matter up with the Boy Scouts to see if the Somers quota of seventy bouks at a1 each could be sol1. These smileaae books can now be obtained from the chairman of the executive comm ittee, Fred Davis. A food demonstration will be given within the next week or two by Mrs. Costello, of the Holland County Farm Bureau. The drive for cast-oR clothing foI French and Belgian refugees hy tue Red Cross was considered, aud it was voted to post notices and lo All possible to push this work this week.
 Mrs. Saloma A. Russell, widow ot Lester W. Russell, died at her home on south road early Tuesday morning. She was born in SomeIs, May 24, Is42, the daughter of Robert and ! Amershs Arnold Pease. She married MT Russell on May 24, 1865, anu they celebrated their golden wedding with a family party ahout three yeart ago. Ms. Russell was for many years a member of the Congregations ohuroh and as long as her hesltI permitted was 8 regular attendant. She was held in high esteem by all who knew her for her sterling qualities and in her early years of teaching sht formed many friendships. She ii survived by two sisters, Mrs. Edgar SeIIsw of East Longmesdow. Mrs. Charles NJ. Nsedham of Florence Ala; one brother. Robert Pease oi Beatrice, Neb three soDs. Alber E. of HasaTdville. Elmer w., O Crescent Beach, and Mahlon L., Q. Somers; four daughters, Clara anC Elsie of Somels, Lena of Closter, N J., and Alice of Middletowu. Th' funeral will be held at the home Fri day afternoon.
The Press., 1918-03-21
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The Press., 1918-03-21
NOTICE

Tine legal voters of the town of Wilmington Are hcreby noIifled and warned that there Will DO a 2iIIinrton. on Monday. March 25, 1918, at , o'clock D. m for the purpose of laying a3la1 on on the list of 1917 to defray the expenses or tne toWn nees lawful and proper 10 be done at said meet: ing Immediately following this meeting the Wilmington cemetery association VI noId Gneiu v Business Ot special interest to the tow speopLe will come before this meeting.
 WILLIAM II. BRACK ETT,l . WILBEllT Q. RUBY, selcc men,
 II. l.. LILLIBRlDGE.
 XNiilingtOn. March 12, ISIS.
The Press., 1918-03-21
TAXES.

Notice is hereby given that Town Tax or or twenty Mills on Q dollar has been laid on list Of lelS, and will be due an1 payable on the first day Of pTtl, 1918. n,o.-u
 i hereby give notice that will be at the ToWn Han. in Toiiand, every Monday in Apri', from 10 o'clock a m until clock p. m for the purpose c of re- eiving said taxes, and will receive Inc personal tax at the same time -, oo 1918 will be subject to interest at the rate or per cent. per annum, and all lawful char. es. p0 N 0. WARD, Collector.
 Tolland. Conn Harch 1. 1918