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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-13
Why You Should Give Twice
What You Did Before

The government has fixed the
sum needed for the care of the men
In the service.
Unless Americans give twice as
much as ever before our soldiers,
sailors and marines in 1919 may not
enjoy their
5000 recreation buildings
1000 miles Of movie films
100 stage stars
1000 athletic directors
$500 Libraries supplying
100000 books
50 hostess houses
1900 big Brother" Sec
retaries
Millions of dollars of
home comforts
Give to maintain the morale thai
Is winning the war now.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-24
GOOD SHOW AT COLISEUM
FOR SUNDAY NIGHT

A late and very interesting Pathe
News will be shown at the Coliseum
tomorrow night as starter, con-
tanning among other very interesting
items; scenes depicting the gold
mining industry in the West, giant
Zeppelins. Every Shot Must Hit, and
Remember the Boys.
The Pathe News will be followed
by the popular Triangle feature, en-
titled "Plain Jane, with Bessie
Barriscale in the title role. Those
who have seen the picture say that
it is really very good and we'll worth
seeing.
George W. Pennington will deliver
an interesting address on topics re-
garding the war during the last
intermission
Feature prices will prevail at the
show, which will start at $50 O'Clock
General admission will be so cents.
with reserved seats rs cents.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-24
FINISHED
At JULIUS CREEK:
TRAINS CROSS It
Bridge Spanning Julius Greek Is Now
Completed and Track Is Laid
Beyond It,

The finishing touches were put
on the 156-foot trestle spanning
Julius creek last Thursday evening.
rails were placed in position and
the work of tracklaying on the right
of way beyond this bridge was re-
sumed.
For some distance before reach
ing the bridge and far considerable
distance after crossing it, the grade
had been completed under contract,
but owing to the fact that the only
material obtainable in the neighbor-
hood for building up the grade was
of very poor quality, it was found
that the roadbed had a tendency to
give and spread under the weight
of the locomotive and the gravel
cars.
To make the road bed stable a
large quantity of logs, of which
there is plentiful supply in the
neighborhood, was used and the road
built up and raised to the proper
grade level after the rail had been
laid with liberal use of the gravel
brought on the cars from the drag
line camp.
The work of railroad building
where the line has to be cribbed up
with logs and built up to grade
later with gravel from the pit, is
of course necessarily a little slower
than usual. The soft places will be
steadily got over and it is expected
that some we'll built grade, com
pleted under cotract, will soon be
reached, when the work of ex-
tending the railroad will move along
about twice as fast as it does now
Up to the time the day gang quit
work yesterday, about eight hundred
feet of track had been laid beyond
the Julius creek bridge
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-08-24
WOMEN HELPING
REAP HARVESTS
IN THE SOUTH

LOS ANGELES.-Four hundred
and sixtyfive "Farmerettes" were
sent out from the Southern Cali
fornia branch of the Women's Land
Service here from May l to July II
last, to aid California ranchers in
their efforts to increase the coun-
try's food supply. Nearly all of
these have remained in the service
and as proof that these young wo-
men are capably filling the places
of men called into the army or other
activities of the service that many
of their requests for help came from
ranches near those to which units
had previously been sent.
Volunteers in the Women's Land
army sent out from Los Angeles in
clude teachers, stenographers, sales
women, mattresses and school girls.
Most of them have been employed
in gathering and preparing for mar
get deciduou fruits. Activities of
others have included driving trac-
tors, dairying, planting tomatoes,
harvesting various crops and making
hay. In one of the first units FORM
ed was a young woman who pre-
viously had in her employ a Trench
maid. The latest word received at
service headquarters from ter was
that she had just completed th;r-
teen hour day picking up and sack
ing potatoes.
The dairy industry has taken
large number in daires near Los An
geles women have largely replaced
men as mixers. Of the first units
sent to the diaries only a few of
the young women had MIXED before
and most of them were unaware
that there is wrong" as we'll as
fright" side to a COW until they
had been kicked over by outraged
animals. Two young women after
picking themselves up from the sill.
of the stable opposite to that where
they had begun operations, promptly
resigned. Some of the others, at
latest reports were milking as many
as twenty-six cows twice daily. One
recruit surprised her employer by
milking twenty cows the first night.
She had been employed in a cafe
terra up to the time of joining the
service
The standard wage for dairy
workers is S45 a month with board
and lodging; that for general agri-
cultural workers is $50 month
without board or lodging Those en-
gagged in picking and preparing fruit
for market are paid on a piece work
basis. ~.>... ....-- j" III: +"
The demand for dairy workers, it
was said at the service Headquarters
exceeds the supply. All requests for
help for general farm work are met
promptly. .*:..:..~~-: ~. -.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
PUTNAM DOWNS HIS THIRD FOE
AlRMAN

David E. Putnam, direct descend
ant of Israel Putnam, has just
brought down his third German air
plane within month on the French
battlefront. He is the 10 years old
son of Frederick H. Putnam of Bos-
ton and Newton In letter received
by his mother he says:
I'VE had been flying about ten
minutes when | looked back and saw
two machines heading out of Ger
many. Down on the nearer one !
came, my gun throwing out spray of
lead. But when | had fired about so
shots he got under me, and | shot by
toward plane No. 2, leaving No for
our men behind me. No. 2 Owed, but
| followed, always shooting. We had
come down from 10000 feet to 5000
in less than it takes to tell it, when
suddenly the machine in front wa
vered and then plunged straight down
1t was 'rumpler' biplane. Oh, am
proud"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
SMALL NUMBER AT
CITY MEETING
Appropriations Made AS Rec.
commended By Common
Council
Tax of sle Mills With Mill tax For
Sewer Debt.

Sixteen citizens were in attendance
at the annual city meeting. held in the
city court room, Monday morning,
when SS6,lS0 was voted as the city's
expenses for the coming fiscal year
All Of the appropriations were unani-
mously voted.
In view of the increased appropria-
tions in many of the departments, Al
derman Padgett explained that the
general high cost of everything made
more money necessary and increased
salaries recommended were included.
The appropriations as made were
as follows:
Fire department. $4,000; Of this
amount $500 is to be applied to the
payment of interest and part of the
principal of the special appropriation
of $t,500 for the purchase of motor
truck for Hose Company Ne ,; po-
lice department, $500; city court.
St,700; highway department. $4,000;
sewer upkeep, $500; general expense.
$4,000 street lights, $1,000; city
clerk $3oo; treasurer, $500; interest,
$500; janitor, $3.50; fuel and light,
$3.50; war bureau work, $3.50; to pay
interest and part Of the debt for 1916
16 special street Improvement appro-
ptiation, $500
A tax of s y mills was laid with an
additional tax of two mills to pay in
terest and reduce the sewer debt.
This is an increase of a half mill
over last year. Alderman Padgett
stated that he had been informed that
the grand list would vary only slightly
from year ago and that tax of s II
mills would raise little less than
$500 more than the appropriations as
made call for.
The council was authorized to Dor
row money to meet current expenses
until the tax is collected The taxes
are due and payable on or before the
10th day of July
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
MUSICAL LECTURE, IN HIGH
SCHOOL HALL, SATURDAY
EVENING.

Miss Rosabelle Temple of Boston
will give her interesting and enter
tanning concert-lecture on Edward
Mcdowell, our foremost American
composer, in the High school hall,
this week Saturday evening. She
will be assisted by Mr.. Very of Provi-
dence, pianist; Mrs Thomas j. Cor
coran, soprano, and Miss Gertrude
Warner, cellist The affair has been
arranged by the finance committee of
the Putnam Red Cross and tickets
are now selling. Tickets are fifty
cents and are on sale at the store of
Geo. E. Shaw or by phone of Mrs. s.
M. Wheelock Members of the Junior
Red Cross are selling tickets and a
prize will be awarded the one selling
the most.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
CITY ORDINANCE
Amended March 5th, 1918

Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the Guy of Putnam. that
Section 10 of the ordinances govern
ing the fire department be amended
to read as follows:
Each hose and hook and ladder
company shall have a foreman, one
assistant foreman and clerk. Said
officers shall be elected by ballot by
the members present of the company
Of which SAID person shall be an
active member, at a meeting in March
next following the annual city cleo
ton. The members receiving the
highest number of ballots, if approved
by the common council, shall be de
elared elected, and shall upon sub
scnbing to an agreement to abide by
all rules and regulations of the fire
department, and all the ordinances Of
the city relating to said department,
receive certificate of their appoint
ment signed by the Mayor, and shall
hold their Office for the term elected,
or until their successors are elected
and approved, subject to removal by
the council for cause only.
This ordinance shall be in effect
from and after its passage and legal
publication.
Passed in council, March 5th, 1918.
THOMAS P. RYAN,
City Clerk
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
$4,000 FIRE
In THOMPSON
Barn, 100 Tons of Hay, Two
Calves, Sow and Four Pigs
Destroyed at Home of Geo.
F. Ross Saturday.
Fire Caught From Chimney.-Wa:
Discovered By Mrs. Ross, Who
Was Alone on the Place.

A large barn, 100 tons of hay, two
calves, a SOW and four pigs We're
burned in a fire at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George F. Ross in the Quad
ie section of the town of Thompson
last Saturday afternoon. The loss is
estimated at between fifteen and
twenty thousand dollars. Carriages,
wagons, harnesses, tools, etc, were
also destroyed. The cattle were lib
eratd and taken out in safety.
1t was about half past two when
Mrs. Ross saw smoke coming from the
barn. Mr. Ross was away. She in
vestigated and found that the barn
was on fire She summoned neigh
bors and the Thompson and Putnam
fire departments were also called. The
first arrivals Immediately started to
get out the livestock and all but two
calves, sow and pigs were taken out.
The fire gained Roadway rapidly
and as there is no water for fire
fighting little could be done and the
barn was burned to the ground. The
real estate is owned by Asa Ross and
is occupied by his son, who runs the
farm.
The fire caught from a chimney in
the barn. There was a fire under the
barn where swill was being heated.
Before he left the premises Mr.. Ross
went and looked at the fire and it was
nearly out. 1t is thought that the
chimney caught fire earlier in the day
and had been smouldering until it
broke through.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
INCREASE IN LIMIT OF WEIGHT
OF FOURTH-CLASS MATTER
Effective March Is, 1918.

The limit of weight of fourth-class
matter to 70 pounds for parcels mail
ed for delivery within the first, sec
ond and third zones, and to SO pounds
for parcels mailed for delivery within
any of the other zones, not greater in
size than eighty-four inches in length
and girth combined, and not of a
character perishable within a period
reasonably required for transporta-
ton and delivery.
The increased weight limit does not
apply to parcels sent to the Expedi-
tionary Forces in Europe Parcels
mailed to those forces must not ex-
coed seven pounds in weight.
A. GILMAN,
Postmaster.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
WHISKEY ANTIDOTE
FOR CITY WATER
Unique Excuse Offered By
Charles Baker For Getting
Intoxicated.
Other Cases Disposed OF In Court
Across the River.

Many reasons are vouchsafed in
the city court for "being found intoX-
icated and drunk against the peace, !"
etc Many of these reasons show fer
tile brains and ingenuity. No more
active imagination was ever evidene-
ed than was that of Charles Baker,
who appeared Monday morning.
Charles has lived in Putnam but a
short while, but he had time to learn
that the drink from the Little River
was dark brown in color as well as
taste, and he told the police that the
drink that Putnam served him free
made him sick, so he bought some red
eye to see if it would not make him
feel better. The combination was too
much for Charles and he became lit
up like a lighthouse. He lost his
bearings and wandered down South
Main street and went to sleep on the
soft side of the sidewalk just south
of ex-Mayor J. J. McGarry's. He said
the water with a whiskey chaser
f1oored him harder than any other
mixed drink he ever put under his
belt. Charles was given a fine of IS,
with S costs with two weeks in which
to pay. Doubtless Charles is in a
quandry as to whether to drink less
water and more whiskey or more wa
ter and less whiskey. He will not mix
drinks in the future
William Reed appeared for the first
time since just before Christmas.
This is almost three months and the
court complimented him on his rec
ord. The buying of clothes is always
the downfall of William When he is
ready to doll up he usually tanks up
But he pays his fines and that is
something to his credit The last
drunk cost William an even eleven
dollars
John Rogers drew a sentence of 80
days in Jail and from appearances
John wasn't worrying over a months
stay in the country.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
FORMER PUTNAM WOMAN HELD
WITHOUT BONDS FOR MURDER
George Mccarthy Stabbed Death By Mrs Sarah Lusser In
Boiler Room of Mill In Moosup, Is What Officers Alege.
SAY INFURIATED SPANISH WOMAN STABBED HIM
AGAIN AND AGAIN WITH A STILLETO
Lussier Woman Was Arrested In Putnam Last August For
Shooting Her Husband, But Case Never Came to Trial

In state of frenzy Mrs. Sarah
Lussier, a Spanish woman, stabbed
George Mccarthy, Waterman at the
mill of the American Wooden Com
pany's plant in Moosup, about 10 O.
clock last Sunday morning, causing
his death so officials of the town al
lege The woman was taken before a
justice of the peace Monday morning
and waived hearing and was bound
over to the Superior court without
bonds.
People who know the woman say
that she has an uncomfortable tenn
per, and less than a year ago she was
arrested for shooting her husband
Soon after this shooting the woman
fled and was located by Captain Ryan
of the Putnam police, She and her
daughter were working in a mill in
the north end of this city and were
living in house on Corbin street not
far from where Captain Ryan lives.
The case was never tried.
According to the story of the muir
der at Moosup, Mrs. Lussier sent her
son to the boiler room of the mill to
get some article from Mccarthy. The
boy soon returned to the house a
short distance from the mill and told
his mother that Mccarthy had insult
ed him. The woman became very an
CRY, left the house and went to the
mill and when she arrived met Me
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
w. H. II. T. BUSY MAN IN FEBRU-
AIRY

February is a short month, but it IS
a busy one for William Henry Har-
rison C'Souvenir") Taylor, now night
manager Of Longley's State street
restaurant, as it abounds in days
when souvenirs are in order, with
the birthdays of Lincoln and Wash-
ington, to say nothing of one St Val
entine's Day. W. II. H T. has been
sending an unusual number of cards
to his friends this month and al
ready St Patrick's Day cards are on
sale for distribution next month. St
Patrick's Day comes on Sunday this
Hartford Courant
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08

Carthy on the stairway. After saying
something to him she pulled out a
stilleto and stabbed him again and
again until he fell dying to the floor.
Two of the wounds pierced between
his ribs and one punctured his right
lung causing death His face was cut
in four different places denoting the
frenzied state of his assailant
Fellow employees went to McCar-
thy's assistance and summoned depu-
ty sheriff George Bliven The depu-
ty went to the Lussier home and
found the woman there and took her
into custody OF the two the wo-
mans husband seemed the more ex-
cited and it was with difficulty that he
was kept in the house while his wife
was taken to the scene of the crime
she was alleged to have committed.
She was later taken to the police sta
ton at Central Village and there held
under guard until Mondoy morning,
when she was arraigned in the Justice
court. She had nothing to say and
after the short proceedings was taken
to the county Jail at Brooklyn
Mccarthy had been employed in
Moosup but two years. His home was
in Central Falls, R. l., where his
brother is chief of police
While in Putnam the Lussier wo-
man kept closely to her home and
made few if any friends and is not
we'll known here.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
PARENT-TEACHERS' ASSOCIA
TON MEETING

The next meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association will be held in
High school hall, Tuesday evening,
March Il. The speaker will be Henry
c. Morrison, assistant state superin-
tendent of education, who will talk
on "The Modern Requirements of Ed
ucation." Mr.. Morrison is an expert
enced educator, good talker and will
give an address of interest to all in
terested in educational work.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
10-11
CITY ORDINANCE
Amended March S, 1918

Be it ordained by the Common
Council of the City of Putnam that
Section 1876 Of the city ordinances
governing the police department be
amended to read as follows
The pay Of the Captain of Police
shall be $1,27750 per annum and the
pay of the Sergeant of Police and of
the patrolman shall be $1,095 per
annum.
The Captain Of Police, the Sergeant
and the Patrolmen shall be given one
day off in thirty, with pay, and seven
days vacation annually with pay
The pay of special and supernu-
merary officers shall be at the same
rate as regular patrolmen
This ordinance shall be in effect
from and after its passage and legal
publication.
Passed in council March 5th, 1918.
THOMAS P. RYAN,
City Clerk.
1911
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
ATTEND READING AT DANIEL
SON

Mrs Charlotte Champlin, Miss Bes-
sic Champlin and Miss Ellen Wheel
ock were in Danielson Wednesday af-
ternoon to attend reading at the
home of r f. Hopkins, given by Ben
jamin Brown. Mr. Brown is Dan
ielson boy and is attending Brown
University, and is the head of the
Dramatic Club there He is well
known in Putnam, coming here many
times with the Danielson High school
basket ball team His readings were
three plays Of Lord Dunsany, and the
proceeds were for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
DEPUTY FIRE WARDENS AP-
POINTED

Barrak X. Smith, fire warden, has
made the following appointments of
deputy fire wardens:
District No. l, Daniel Boucher,
Walter Goodall
District No 2, Whitman Danielson.
District No 3, Charles Cummings.
District No. 4, E. E. Chapman.
The deputies were recommended
by the selectmen and have been APP
proved by the state fire warden.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
HENRY FARLEY PASSES EXAM
NATION
Left Thursday For Texas to Join
Aviation Corps.

Henry Farley, son of George Far
ley, Providence street, left Thursday
for Princeton, n j., from where he
Will later 90 to the aviation training
camp at Kelly Field, San Antonio,
Texas
Young Farley is a graduate of the
Putnam High school He was work
ing for the General Electric Com
pany, Lynn, and short time ago
went to Washington. He took the ex-
animation for the aviation corps and
was one of 10 out of lit to pass the
examination.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
D. A. r. MEETING

The regular meeting of Elizabeth
Porter Putnam Chapter, D. A. R.,
will be held in the chapter rooms,
Pomfret street, Monday next at O.
clock The board of management
will meet at 2.30.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08

who have any trouble of this kind what
lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
Donnd has done for me. "-NELLIE B.
BRIrTINGHAM, COG Calverton Rd., Bale-
more, Md.
1t is only natural for any woman to
dread the thought of an operation. So
MANY women have been restored to
health bv this famous remedy, Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, after
an operation has been advised that it
viii pay any woman who suffers from
such ailments TO consider trying IT be
fore submitting to such trying ordeal.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
Gard of Appreciation.

The undersigned wish to thank the
kind neighbors; also the members of
the Thompson and Putnam fire de
partments for their willing services
rendered last Saturday when our
large barn was destroyed by fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Ross.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08

aches and very
month would have to
stay in bed most of
the time. Treat
ments would relieve
me for a time but
nv doctor was al
ways urging me TO
an operation.
My sister asked me
TO try Lydia E. Pink
h a ms Y egetable
Compound b e + Or e
consenting t o a n
operation. l took
FIVE bottles Of it and
it has completely
cured me and my
tail oil nv friapds
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
TRADE SHOP DEFEATED BY
WINDHAM HIGH

The quintet from the Putnam State
Trade Shop was defeated by Wind
ham High school at Willimantic, Wed
nesday afternoon 81 to 20.
Windham led in the first half 10 to
10 and at no stage of the game did
Putnam look dangerous. While Put
MANS pass work and team work was
of a high standard, they were unable
to locate the basket after getting the
ball down the floor.
Summary:
Windham Putnam
Norton, Connell, If
If, Starkweather
Howie, IF RI, Murdoch
Lamoureux, c, Brown
Curran, lg lg, Clemens
Hawkins, rg rg, Moreland
Field baskets: Lamoureux 8, How
lie 4, Murdoch 8, Starkweather 2, Nor
ton, Connell, Curran and Brown l.,
Clemens one. for Windham. Foul
shots, Howie out of A, Lamoureux
l out of g. Referee, Sumner, Tiber,
Reynolds. Scorer, Bowen.
After the game dancing was enjoy
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
CITY ORDINANCE
Passed March S, 1918

Be it ordained by the Common
Council Of the City Of Putnam that
the salary Of the City Clerk shall be
$500 per annum.
This ordinance shall be in effect
from and after its passage and legal
publication.
Passed in council March 9Th, 1918.
THOMAS P. RYAN,
City Clerk.
10-11
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children

For Feverishness, Bad Stomach,
Teething Disorders, move and regu-
late the Bowels and are a pleasant
remedy for Worms Used by Moth
ers for 80 years They never fail.
At all druggists, 25c. Sample FREE.
Address, Mother Gray Co., Leroy, N.
Y 1913
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-03-08
DOCTOR URGED
AN OPERATION
Instead took Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound
and Was Cured.

Baltimore, Md" Nearly four years
I suffered from organic troubles, ner-
vousness and head-