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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
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THE MISSES MARTENS GIVE
LINEN SHOWER FOR MISS
SEWARD

Last Saturday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs William Maer-
tens, Tatem street, their daughters,
the Misses Clara, Margaret and Lii
liam Maertens gave linen shower for
Miss Katherine Seward. who recently
announced her engagement to Nelson
Lown The affair was planned rs 4
surprise and after Miss Seward arriv-
ed at the Maertens' home her friends
suddenly appeared.
Those present We're: Mrs. Carl
Kent, Miss Gladys Sheldon, Miss Ed
ma Mann, Miss Ethel Danielson and
Miss Minnie Cannon. Miss Seward
received many beautiful gifts of linen
from those present, while others una
Bile to attend sent their gifts to add to
the shower
The young ladies enjoyed Miss
Stewards hunt for the gifts which
We're hidden in various parts of the
house. the only guide to the places
where they We're concealed being bits
of poems that contained hidden
clue
A group photograph of the party
was taken and three course lunch
con was served by the hostesses.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
WANTS THIRTY NINE
THOUSAND MORE
Total Subscriptions For Liberty
Bonds In Putnam $154,000
Committee Still Working Hard TO
Bring Putnam Up to Its Large
Quota.

The Liberty Loan subscriptions at
the close of the day, Thursday,
amounted to $l540o0 Puuam's
quota IS $l93,oa. which makes it nee
essary to raise $4,000 more to put
our town over the top.
Putnam has not been found want
ing yet in any var measure 1t IS be
heved that the town has received a
quota really larger than it deserved,
but the committe is not complaining,
but is working the harder to make up
the amount They need assistance
from everybody Dollars are what
count and dollars it must be
Pomfret and Thompson have dou-
bled their quota in applications, and
Woodstock has passed its quota Put
nam will do it, but 1t means an unus-
ual effort
The Woman's committee has raised
over $4,000 and the Knights of CO.
lumbus committee has brought in ST.
$50.
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TRADE SHOP STUDENT GETS
APPOINTMENT

Alvin Russell Dillaber, registered
man, North Grosvenordale, has re-
ceived an appointment to the signal
corps radio school at the University
of Texas at Austin, and will leave
here Friday of next week to take up
his course of study there.
Mr.. Dillaber is one of the class of
rs men who took up the study of ra-
do work at the State Trade school
here in January last. He has applied
himself so diligently that he now is
able to take 20 words a minute on
test and this helps him a great deal
in the course he is to pursue in
Texas.
OF the % young men who took up
radio work when the class was
started eight remain. Clifford james
of Dayville is another member of this
class who has received an appointment
and he is to leave for Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
TWENTY-FIVE LEAVE
FOR CAMP UPTON
Meet at Arcanum Club and
March to Station With
Fife and Drum
John r. Reardon, Formerly of North
Crosvenordale. Acting Captain

Putnam districts quota of 25 men
left for Camp Upton, by the way Of
New London, this Friday morning
Four of the men, who live in outlying
districts, spent the night in Putnam,
and were quartered in a hotel. The
men gathered in the Arcanum club
rooms, where final instructions were
given and arrangements made. John
F. Reardon of Fall River, formerly
of North Grosvenordale, was appoint
ed captain.
The men formed in line and march
ed to the railroad station headed by a
fife and drum. Harry w. Sharpe
played the drum and Ben Gagne act
ed as fifer
Those who went were: Philip Fois-
ey, Howard Renrette. Clarence La
mondy, Joseph o. Gagne, Norbert La
doux, Joseph H. Breault, Arthur La
vine, Edward Lapoint, Harry P.
Keech, Eugene Miller, all of Putnam
Louis A. w olsard, Edward keronack,
Edward Roberge, Geo. L. Pape, Louis
Provost, Henry Rondeau, Jan Stu
dent, all of Killingly; Clarence R.
Lee, Stafford Springs; Ralph s. Poole,
Ashford; John F. Reardon, Fall Riv-
er; Pellegrind Penza, Thompson
Charles A. Pierce. Moosup; Ovila
Courtemache and Zalique Martelle,
No Grosvenordale, and John ]. Mack,
Quinebaug.
Arthur J. Peterson, Thompson, was
excused on account of carbuncle on
his neck, and A. Mityan was found to
be an Austrian and was disqualified
because an alien enemy
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26

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OTHER LANGUAGES
PROHIBITED
Only English May B Used For
Elementary Instruction
After July l
Governor Holcomb Issues Proclams-
ton

The use of any language other than
English for elementary instruction
and purposes of administration in
public or private schools in Connec-
ticut will be prohibited after July
next, under the terms of a proclama-
ton isued by Governor Marcus H.
Holcomb. The proclamation also pro-
hibits any enemy alien from teaching
in Connecticut public or private
schools The use of foreign Ian
guage for devotional exercises in a
private school is permitted The gov
ernors action does not prevent in
struction in a language other than
English as a foreign language.
In his proclamation, Governor Hol-
comb refers to the Connecticut stat
utes requiring school attendance by
children, and says, 1T is clear that to
comply with the obvious intention and,
spirit of these statutes, the required
instruction of children should be Civ
en- in the English language, and it re-
quires no argument to prove that this
is necessary for the safety of the
state and nation
The issuance Of this proclamation
by Governor Holcomb followed the
receipt by him Of a report prepared
by the Committee on Americanization
Of the Connecticut State Council of
Defense, in which facts concerning
the use of foreign languages in
schools in this state and elsewhere
were included
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
NO LIBERTY LOAN
HOLIDAY HERE
Governor Holcomb Says State
Can Go Over the Top
Without X.
Declares He Has No Legal Authority
To Declare Holiday

Connecticut is not observing today,
Friday. as a legal holiday, as are some
Il the other states in the union
Secretary MeAdoo sent a request
to the governors of all states asking
that this Friday be made a holiday to
boost the Liberty Loan.
The governor has two reasons for
refusing the request of the secretary
of the treasury. One is that the gov
ernor has not the authority to make a
holiday. and he feels that it would be
unwise to issue proclamation asking
such thing, since there would be no
force behind it. Chapter 236 of the
General Statutes designates New
Years Day, Lincoln's Birthday.
Washington's Birthday, Memorial
Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day
and Christmas Day, together with
ANY day appointed or recommended
by the governor of this state, or the
President of the United States as
day of thanksgiving, fasting or relig-
ious observance, as legal holidays.
Since the day proposed is neither
a day of thanksgiving, fasting or re-
ligious observance, the state execu-
tive has no power to make it legal
holiday. Governor Helcomb's second
reason for not issuing the proclama-
ton, is that it is not needed in Con
necticut anyway.
He PORTED out that many of the
cities and towns of the state have al
ready exceeded their quotas for the
loan, and will get Liberty Loan ban
ners for the achievement. Moreover,
there are countless others which un-
questionably will exceed their quo
tas before the campaign ends.
Connecticut has done its part in
previous loans, he declared, and from
all present indications it will in this
one He feels confident that prae-
tieally every city and town which has
iiOl an SddN Qoilc 81, Will 1lueti, II IL
does not exceed its quota, and there
fore a special legal holiday is unnec-
essary.
Mrs. Ewart Brunn, who has been
spending a couple of weeks in New
y ork, returned this Friday. Mr.
Brunn accompanied her in their car.
Charles Seder returned from New
York Wednesday night, where he
went to buy the last minute creations
to add to his already large spring and
summer lines in mems and women's
wearing apparel.
Private Raymond Allard of Fort
Strong, Boston harbor, has been the
guest of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Fred Allard He is in the coast ar
tillery His brother, Private Robert
Allard, has been transferred from
Camp Devens to Fort Slocum.
Much satisfaction is being manifest
ed by Red Cross workers on account
Of the recent vote Of the town to re
lay the floor OF the Town hall, and
to give the Red Cross the exclusive
use of the room during the war The
Chapter is convinced that the town
could not show its patriotism in
more practical way
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
HAS DOUBLED ITS
QUOTA ON LIBERTY BOND
SALES

Thompson-W Wednesday the Gros-
venordale Company of North Gros-
venordale subscribed for $4,000
worth of Liberty Bonds.
Chairman E. H. Corttis stated on
Wednesday afternoon that his town
had gone over the top, returned and
gone over again-in other words has
subscribed for double its quota.
Thompson's quota was s54,7000 and
Wednesday 1927 900 had been sub
scribed. Chairman Corttis also said
that more subscriptions are in sight
and the town will make an enviable
showing.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
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SILVER WEDDING ANNIVER
SARY

Thursday was the silver wedding
anniversary of City Tax Collector
and Mrs. Alfred Bonneville. There
was no observance of the event. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonneville are enjoying
excellent health They were married
in Putnam Is years ago by the Rev.
John Van den MORT, pastor of St.
Mary's church. They have seven
children During the day they receiy-
ed congratulations from many
friends
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26

ST. JOSEPR'S CHURCH TO RAISE
SERVICE FLAG

North Grosvenordale- Friday
night there will be flung to the breeze
a large service flag at St Joseph's
church. The flag will carry 30 stars,
denoting that that number of young
men of the parish are in their coun-
try's service
Lieutenant Chaplain FIR. Lynch of
Camp Devens will speak and the flag
will be blessed by Rev. B. f. Don
molly.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26
DIDN'T KNOW HE
HIT ANYONE
Inquest on Death of James o.
Neil Held In Putnam
Driver of Auto SAYS He Is Sure He
Did Not Run Into Amy Living
Object.

County Coroner Arthur G Bill of
Danielson was in Putnam Monday ana
held an inquest on the death Of Jas
0'Neil. who was struck and killed by
an automobile at Attawaugan during
Saturday night, April 18th.
The witnesses summoned were
members of an automobile party that
went from North Grosvenordale to
Moosup to attend Foresters' meet
ing
According to the testimony there
were five ears in the party, and all
left Moosup shortly after IL o'clock
at night
Telesphore Biron of North Gros-
venordale, who was leading the other
ears as they passed through Attawau-
gan where O'Neil was found dead in
the road, was the first witness exam
ined.
He was told by the coroner that he
was suspected of having caused o.
Neil's death and was warned that he
need not make any statement or an
swer any questions unless he cared
to. He said he was willing to tell all
he knew.
After being sworn Biron said he
was 43 years old, and was a loom fix
er in the employ of the Grosvenordale
Company at North Grosvenordale. He
said he owned a five passenger Buick
automobile and that on the night in
about o'clock for Moosup. In his
ear were Philip Depelteau, Adelard
Berthiume and Cleophas Laflamme of
North Grosvenordale, and George and
Victor Labonte of Putnam.
Arriving in Moosup they went to
Foresters' hall and remained there
until shortly after II o'clock. Biron
said his car was third in line on the
start for home Depelteau was on the
front seat with him. There was no
stop between Moosup and Putnam.
He passed two of the other cars be
tween Moosup and DayVille and pass
ed the third near where the short cut
to Dayville comes into the state road.
As he passed this ear he met another
ear coming toward him and had to
slow down. Between Dayville and
Putnam he said he did not strike or
run over any object in the road.
Just as he passed the other auto he
thought he struck stone, as he felt
. shock on the rear axle, lie did not
put on the brake but changed the
clutch He saw man walking by the
side of the road.
The FIRST stop was at the Labonte
home on Church street Putnam
where the two Labontes got out OF /
the car. One of them said it was 1920 /
o 'cIock. After letting the two men
out he started back to see where the
other ears were He found them at
Attawaugan at the place where the /
man lay dead beside the road. He got /.
out OF the ear and asked what the |
matter was He said his headlights
were lit and working all right, but he |
did not see any object in the road on !
the way to Putnam. He was going |
p to 28 miles an hour as he passed |
the spot where the man was found !
dead.
Asked if he cared to say anything |
more. Mr.. Biron said that he was sure |
in his mind that he did not strike any |
living object and that when he turned |
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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1918-04-26

Miss Harriet Brown entertained
her Sunday school class at her home,
Saturday afternoon. The time was
spent in sewing for Belgium babies.
Refreshments of punch and waters
were served.
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
GET IN AND RIDE

was trudging one day down a dusty |
road
While my back was curved under a
bit of load.
And the way was long and my feet
were sore,
And my bones ached under the load
| bore;
But | struggled on in the summers
Then, resting bit | shouldered my
load,
And wendell my way down the dusty
road.
The morning stretched into the after
My journeys end seemed as far as
the moon;
! Till at length horse and a wagon
drew near,
And my heart revived with a spark
of cheer.
But the man saw only his own small
! soul,
And the narrow way to his narrow
goal,
And he whipped his horse to guilt!
trot,
Though the sand was deep and thu
day was hot,
And he passed me by on the dust,
road,
And sank still lower beneath m
| load.
J Yet out of the dust came anothe
man,
With a grizzled beard and check Q
\ tan,
! And he pulled up short and he gayl
cried:
|, 81 say there, comrade, get in an
I ride"
And he place my bundle behind II
seat,
J And he said, "Climb in here an re
L your feet;
4 never pass by man on the road
& An 'speshly, friendly, il he's got
y load"
B And my feet were rested, my hea
I was light;
q And I blest the driver who gay
L cried:
al az say there, comrade, get in a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13

ans in America to volunteer; calls on
their fellow citizens to value service
in the shipyards as it deserves ami
to honor the shipbuilders as they
honor the men in the trenches.
The Shipyards Volunteers are as
sured a generous wage from the day
they enter in a shipyard. They will
also be placed in deferred class in
the draft as long as they are working
bn ships. With these inducements, 1t
should not need much appeal to pa
triotism to persuade them to enroll;
and yet in many respects patriotic
appeal is the most important. For the
shipyard needs not stream of rest
less, apathetic shirkers flowing in at
one gate and out at the next, with no
profit to themselves and less to their
country, but band Of enthusiastic.
earnest workers eager to serve their
country by building ships, till victory
, in the war crowns their efforts, rival
ing each other to drive the most riv-
ets-realizing that every rivet is
nail in the Kaisers coffin.
The crisis in the nations affairs
should be understood and faced fair
ly and squarely by the entire nation.
- The facts should be made public, to
the end that those trained mechanics
y who are the backbone of every man
ufacturing business may come for
ward to enroll, and that the import,
" ance of their work in the shipyard
- may be thoroughly recognized by
their present employers.
~ believe that when the bushes,
=" men in the United States understan,
70 thoroughly that their plants cal
work only on part time, either be
GU cause of enforced holidays or becaus
of OF railroad embargoes, they will b
n willing to cooperate in furnishin
90 these men.
" | believe also that if the men them
en- selves understood that not one {
TN. them is assured of continuous en-
IN p.oyment until these ships are bull
'ur they will be more anxious to aid
of this work.
to | know of no other way in whi(
these facts can be laid before IL
it hation than by taking this matter
'ell directly with you. / understand tho
s.. oughly the tremendous strain bell
one placed upon your organization by t
,ess continuous calls of help from the v
n rious departments of the cover
in ment, but l also believe that you re,
rive ize thoroughly that the fate of t
can nation in this war depends upon the
men ships.
in I am therefore asking that throu
Tell your news columns and through yC
ndle editorials, you continuously dr.
he home these facts to the public.
york Yours very truly,
that FRANK B. LORD,
most Assistant to the Chairman Of
rtis- Board.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
100000 Skilled Mechanics
Needed For Work
In Ship Yards
United States Shipping Board,
Washington, Feb. 6. 1918.

United States Shipping Board,
Washington, Feb. 6. 1918.
Editor Telegram There is only
one way to get before the people OF
your city the real story OF present
war conditions, and that is through
a full and frank statement to you.
AS Secretary Baker has just said.
the lack of ships is the crux Of our
problem. 1t was the lack of ships that
caused Fuel Administrator Garfield
to issue his drastic order closing the
factories of the nation, and forced
Secretary McAdoo to issue his en-
barge on railroad freight. | need not
point out to you that manufacture
will be stopped again and again, re-
CARELESS of the resulting chaos in
the business world, until we can get
sufficient ships to clear the freight
jam at the Eastern terminals. Wheth-
er or not we produce adequate sup,
plies for our troops in France anf
for our Allies is secondary question
as long as we lack sufficient ships tt
carry what we have across the At
lantic.
Our present program for shipbuild
: ing calls for six million tons veal
| and that is an irreducible minimum
we do our fair share in the war. TIL
Shipping Board has the money, tn
| materials and the yards to carry o,
| this 100000 ton program. 1t neeC
| the men. To build over a thousar
ships year, as planned, it must ha,
labor to draw on as fast as plant
completed in the yards and housil
is provided.
The Shipping Board has announc
its plan for the immediate creation
the United States Shipyard Volu
teers-a reserve force of $500
skilled mechanics enrolled for SCI
ice on demand. The Four Minute M
began the campaign on January %
1t is up to you to keep it going u
i til every skilled mechanic in yC
city knows the nations vital need
his services and has had chance
j. volunteer.
iii Tell your people the story-that
is ships that will win the war. I
!" them the need of men in the yard
. that earnest skilled labor is the
element needed to assure the succ
. OF the Shipping Boards program
Y needed not for immediate service
the yards, but as registered reese
on which definite individual calls
I'M be made from time to time, as !
OF are required to do definite jobs
definite yards at definite times
. them that the man who can hal
tool can serve his country; thai
will be trained in the yards for v
akin to his own trade. Tell them
patriotism calls-calls on the !
efficient, the steadiest, the best a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13

ride!"
All. The world is full of sore-footed
men
Who need slight lift every now and
again,
And the angels can see through the
white cloud rift
All the Godlike souls who give them
a lift.
Boston Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
Should Not Be olested

Because of the important part car
rier and homing pigeons are playing
in the war, and the great need for
their breeding and development has
considerably expanded the Pigeon
Section of the Signal Corps. HON
ing pigeons constitute one of the
most effective means of communica
ton in the Army, and are especially
valuable as a sure method of replac-
ing other means of communication.
The breeding and training Of pigeons.
therefore is of paramount necessity
as war measure
Any pigeon in the air may be car
rier pigeon flying from loft under
Government supervision. It's destruc-
ton may be a serious loss to the Am
erican Army. All persons, therefore,
are urged to refrain from the shoot
ing of pigeons and to discourage the
lpractice by hunters and children.
Marked ~. S. A.-18".
i. Persons coming into possession of
pigeons labeled "U. S. AS, indi-
eating that they are being trained for
Army purposes, are requested to re
: port the fact at once to the Office Of
the Chief Signal Officer. Land Divis
lion, Washington, D. c.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13

The city Of st. Petersburg Will I'M
prove its city hall in the amount OF
IS 900 and over.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
DO NOT SHOOT AT PIGEONS;
THEY MAY BE ARMY CARRIERS

The Committee on Public InfoTma-
ton issues the following:
Numerous complaints have been
made to the Pigeon Section of the
Signal Corps that carrier pigeons of
the racing homer type, being trained
throughout the United States for corr
munication service with the American
army, have been shot by persons on
hunting expeditions.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-11-28

How delightful it must have been
when Miles Rittenberg. A. J. russo,
Theo Tobiassen. George Taylor, O..
w. Currier, Wallace Palmer, Chris
Seemuller, Ed O'Neil. F. M. Bloom,
and the rest of the Clam Diggers ar
rived in Washington long before the
young territory became State! No
movies then, and electric lights, type
writer's. player-pianou, Photographs,
tin elizabeths, disc ploughs. milking
machines, silos, spark plugs, incub-
ators, aeroplanes, telephones, sub
marines. tractors, electric cars. adj
ding machines, linen collars, and
gasoline stations weren't quite as
Plentiful as they are now!
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-11-28
RIVERSIDE

Mrs. Elmer Crosier was kicked by
a horse last Monday.
Mrs. S. Woudenberg and son Hem
ry are sick this week.
Miss Tillie Meurer is i'll.
Riverside school closed Friday on
account of the flu.
Raymond Kortlever is sick this
week.
John Theel came to Bellingham
Saturday from Vancouver Barracks.
Albert Meurer has the grippe.
Mrs. Ray Shumway's baby boy Is
sick this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Michel have the
grippe.
Miss Dora Dykstra is recovering
from an attack of the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie De Jong of
Bremerton visited at the Dykstra res
idence Tuesday.
Miss Augusta Dykstra visited in
Bellingham over the weekend.
John Burgraff is sick.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-11-28
1.-THE BARRIER"

"The Barrier" the seven-reel pho
to-drama of Rex Beach's famous nov
ell by the same name, comes to the
Liberty Theater, commencing tonight
Wednesday,, and continuing Thurs
day.
This picture has been heralded as
one of the greatest dramas that has
ever been on the screen. At the
Broadway Theater, New York, 1t
scored a tremendous hit and has
since broken attendance records ev-
erywhere it has been shown.