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Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
CRUISER VINDICTIVE IS SUNK AT 0STEND|
Loaded With Concrete
Old Battleship Now
Blocks Harbor.
BRITISH LOSSES
REPORTED LIGHT
Second Daring Naval
Raid Carried Out
Against Enemy.

London, May 10-The Ger
man submarine base of Ostend,
on the Belgian coast, has been
blocked as a result of a new
raid by British naval forces, the
admiralty announces. The OBJ
Esolete cruiser Vindictive, filled
with concrete, has been sunk
across the entrance to the har-
Dor.
The British lost one motor
boat. Their casualties were
light
The announcement follows:
Operations designed to close the
ports of Ostend and Zeebrugge were
successfully completed last night,
when the obsolete cruiser Vindictive
was sunk between the piers and
across the entrance to Ostend har-
Dor.
Since the attack on Zeebrugge on
April % the Vindictive had been filled
with concrete and fitted as a block
skip for this purpose.
"Our light forces have returned t.
their base with the loss of one motor
boat, which had been damaged and
sunk by orders of the vice admira
to prevent it from falling into the
hands of the enemy.
"Our casualties were light"
Great Britain's naval triumph o.
April % in Zeebrugge, when this i'm
portant German submarine base OF
the Belgian coast was apparent!
blocked by the sinking of concret
laden ships during a daring raid, ha-
been virtually duplicated in Ostend
Ostend was originally attached 70
this purpose at the same time as Zee
brugge, but the blocking vessels sen
in there were turned slightly off thei
course and the success was not equa
to that attained in Zeebrugge.
The importance of the blocking op
erations lies in the fact that, if the,
have been as successful as believed
and the Germans have been deprivet
OF their belgian bases, they will nov
be forced to revert for some time a
least to their own home ports a
starting and returning points for thei
under sea raiders. These Graf
would therefore have to traverse ia
longer, more difficult and more dan
gerous routes to attain their CRUISING
grounds, with the consequent in
crease by many times of the chanc
Of their being turned back or destroy
ed.
The Vindictfve was built in 1891
She displaced $3.50 tons and her com
plement was $50 men.
The decision to send the Vindictiv
to Ostend was made a few days afte
her return from the Zeebrugge raid
and the task of filling her with con
crete was begun Immediately.
AS in the joint raid on zeebrugg
and Ostend, this latest British nava
exploit was kept a we'll guarded sec
ret. AS an evidence, of this, it /
recalled that after the battle SCARE
cruiser returned from Zeebrugge a
urgent request was made that she b
sent up the Thames to London fo
public view. The authorities did ne
encourage the proposal, however. an
the agitation subsidized. All the tim
the old vessel was being overhaule
for her last Voyage.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
FIVE SOLDIERS
ARE KILLED AT
CAMP JACKSON

Columbia, S. c., May 10-Ffve SOL
diers were killed, two were so badly
injured that they died en- route to
the base hospital, four were serious
ly injured, and Is were less seriously
hurt when a passenger coach crowd
ed with soldiers of the 321st infantry
and the 317th machine gun company
jumped a trestle at Camp jackson
today.
The soldier who brought the re-
port of the wreck to the city said he
was standing at the quarternasteTs
depot when he heard the crash of the
falling cars. Calling some officers, he
hurried over to the place and was
appalled, by the spectacle. The light
coaches, he said, were crushed.
The men in the coaches had en-
trained for Camp Sewer in Green
vile.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
AT
POWDER PLANT
SHAKES TOWN

Fort Worth, Tex, May 10.-The mil
ttary board investigating the explo-
sion on Wednesday at Benbrook as
result Of which II soldiers met
death and six suffered serious in
juries, has found and will report that
the accident was caused by the pre-
mature explosion from an unknown
cause of three inch shell in a trench
mortar, according to a statement to-
day by Lieut.. Col. E. ]. Williams,
chief of staff at Camp Bowie.
THE board does not believe" said
Col. Williams, that the shell was de-
fective because every shell fired and
expected to be fired had been care
fully inspected"
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17

We'll, I only had enough gasoline
for ten minutes more flight, and I
was six or eight kilometres inside
their lines.
81 pointed my machine at the clos
est one to me, and as 1 got right on
him, I opened up with my machine
gun and down he went. The rest of
them came at me and at the same
time I sure did some scientific re-
treating Well, the Hun killed is
official; that is L got credit for kill
ing him. He fell about seven kilo-
metres in his own lines, but the
French saw him hit the ground.
THE next morning, March IL, at
9:25 o'clock, 1 speared another Hun.
1t was in just about the same place
as the first one 1 killed. He was
about ten or eleven kilometres with
in his lines when he fell. saw him
crash into the ground. He was one
of a patrol of five Bochs. Again ]
had to do some scientific retreating
However, 1 got home. The second
one is not yet official I do not
| know if it will be officially recorded
but I hope so.
'I really have four Germans that J
have bagged in the air, but credit fol
only one so far. 1 have had five
! combats in the last five days, with
| three bullets in my machine. But
, shot down two Germans and perhaps
another one not yet confirmed
Lieutenant Baer has two brothers
| in the service of their country. Ar
1 thur Baer is a quartermaster aboard
the cruiser Charleston and A. w
| (Bud) Baer. is in the Gun Sighting
Department, Navy Yard, Washington
A. W. Baer served two years on ons
/ of Uncle. Sans submarines
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
TORNADO KILLS
is PEOPLE IN
MIDDLE WEST

With additional reports coming in
today the death list in yesterdays tor
nado in Illinois and Iowa swelled to
is, 1 in Iowa. and seven in Illinois. As
wires were still down in many locali-
ties it was feared that other deaths
were still unreported. $50.
The known dead were in the follow
ing places: New Hampton, Iowa, 4 !;
Nashua, Iowa, 2; Toulon, ILL.,, q;
Franklin, Ill, 8.
Hundreds of houses and farm build
ings were blown down and live stock
was killed in many localities. The full
force of the tornado appeared to have
struck at Mayville, Iowa
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
6 PLANES ARE
BROUGHT DOWN
BY RENE FONCK

Paris, May 10-Six German aero
planes were brought down yesterday
by Sub-LAeut. Rene Fonck. the war
Office announces.
The statement follows:
yesterday Lieut.. F'onck brought
down six German biplanes in the
course Of two patrols. He downed
the first two in 10 seconds, the third
in five minutes later; and the three
others in the course Of the second
patrol
lieut.. Foncks achievement vester-
day had never been equalled. He
Is the greatest French air battler
since the death of Capt. Guynemer,
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
AMERICAN AVIATOR
REPORTED MISSING

New York. May 10-Lieut. Gustav
H. Kissel, reported missing in today's
casualty list, was an aviator temper
arily attached to the British flying
corps. He disappeared after an en-
gagement with German Albatross
machine on April IL, according to 4
message from the War Department
received today by his father, Rudolph
H. Kissel, of the banking firm of Kis-
sci, Kinnicutt & Co. The lapse of
four weeks before the airmAn's name
appeared in the casualty list sup
posedly is due to the fact that no
tice was first sent to the British war
Office, thence to Gen. Pershing.
Lieut.. Kissel, % years old, was
graduated from Harvard in 1917.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
3 CONNECTICUT
BOYS ON LATEST
CASUALTY LIST

Washington, May 1O.-The casualty
list today contained 81 names, divided
as follows:
Killed in action, 4; died of wounds,
/; died of accident /: died Of disease,
8; wounded severely, 3; wounded
slightly, 7; missing, l; lost at sea, l.
The names of three men from Con-
necticut appear in the list. They are
Frank W. Dzinsd, 70 Damon street,
Torrington, died Of wounds; William
Saint Martin, South Manchester,
wounted slightly: Thomas Zocco, 4O5
Baldwin street, Waterbury,
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
LITCHFIELD FOREST
FIRE CONTROLLED

Litchfeld, May 1O.-The forest fire
in this town, Warren and Washington,
is now under central. 1t swept over
1000 acres, including considerable
timber land. The men were out last
night and are still on guard today, but
the danger seemed to be over.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
MEAT COUPONS
TO BE LIMITED

Washington, May 9-England is
about to curtail still further the con-
sumption of meat. A caDlegram to
fthe food administration today said
that beginning within a few days,
regulations would be instituted limit
1ng the number of butchers meat
cards a week for each person to two
dnstead OF three as at present.
A third coupon. may be used. but
Dnly for bacon. fowl and other meat
not. classed as butchers meat.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
FIRE WIPES OUT
SUMMER RESORT

Long Beach, N. Y, May 1o-Fire
today destroyed the post ONCE,
small hotel, 40 bungalows and other
buildings and the board walk. at Mas
sau by the Sea, with a property loss
estimated at $780, geo. The fire started
in the hotel and is believed to have
been of incendiary origin.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
GERMANS CLAIM
CTS PRISONERS

Berlin, Thursday, May 9, via Don
don, May 10-Completely successful To-
cal attacks southwest of Ypres on
Wednesday resulted in the capture Of
S75 prisoners, according to the official
statement from German general head
quarters today. German troops, it is
added, took by storm strongly forti-
fed positions on front of more than
a mile
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
WILSON REQUESTS
YAGER'S REMOVAL

Washington. May s-Removal of
Arthur Yager as governor of Porto
Rico was asked of President Wilson
today by Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of Labor
Mr.. Gompers charged the governor
with incompetency in handling the
.abor situation in Porto Rico.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
BLACK ROCK AIRPLANE
PLANT RAIDED BY MEN
HOLD AUTO DRIVER AT POINT OF GUN WHILE
THEY TAKE PARTS OF MOTORS FROM MA
CHIMES INVENTOR TAKES ALL BLAME

Residents of Black Rock thrown into wild excitement
between three and four o'clock this morning when Angelo Ben
der of Bridgeport staggered to the home of Frank
James, 81 Ellsworth street. exhausted condition from CUTS
bruises and fright with story of German spies breaking into
the aeropane hangers Fanchers Dock.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17

Amsterdam, May 10-The Ruma-
man parliament has been dissolved
by royal decree, according to dis
patch from Bucharest. New cleo
tons have been ordered and the new
parliament will convene on June II.
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17
HOW PROFESSOR DEALT
WITH PEACE EMISSARY
KAISER SENT AGENT TO HERON A FRIEND OF
WILSON'S HERON WAXED INDIGNANT
CAUSED EMISSARY TO SHED TEARS.

London May 10-The story of how attempted German
peace offensive turned down ANONYMOUSLY by Prof
Heron an American living in Geneva told by the Swiss
respondent of the Daily Mail Heron is described as
friend of President Wilson,
Republican farmer., 1918-05-17

'.Pershing's Fifty were given a re-
ception by the members of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
Sharon Valley

A sad affiiction came to the family of MT. and Mrs. James Morehouse early New Years morning when Conrad thei- oldest son passei away to life eternal. Death comes like a cruel blow when it takes away one so young, having only just passed his 18th birthday. The intelligence caused widespread sorrow and profound sympathy for the immediate family also to his many young friends as Connie was such a lovely christian boy, everybody loved Con. and so full of ambition, too much so as he gave up his school duties to help his father with the building of their new home, while carrying large piece of timber in some way 1t slipped and struck Connie in the hip, which resulted in tubercular hip, everything was done that could be done for him, but Gods ways are not our ways. He spent some time in Shaxon hospital thence he went to New York hosDi- the disease finally got the pest of the faithf Il little sufferer which turned into tubercular brain fever, he Uecom- ing unconscious Xmas eve and not re- gaining consciousness till he reached life eterSal on N4w Years morning. The funeral was held Thursday at p. m., it being private only for the relatives, on account Of his mothers ill health and the new home not being completed. His precious body was laid to rest in the mortuary Chapel Rev. Norman Curry officiated. He is sur- vived by his parents, MT. and Mrs. James Warehouse, three sisters, Jessie, Carrie and Anna and one brother William.
 Mrs. Frank Hitchcock of Gaylords vile has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Earnest Potter.
 Miss Flenora McArthur of Hillsdale, N. Y., has been visiting her former home here.
 l Miss Sadie Vosburg has returned
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
Cornwall

On the 3d instant the First church had its annual meeting. With the towns decrease tf population fro Il about 300 to 900 in thirty years, the Increase ill membership of the church has been from 95 to 145. There were III responses to the roll call A rat.ier larger balance than usual was in the treasury and if the benevolent offer ipgs were not so large as in a few years past the gifts for the Y. M C. A., the Red Gross, and similar causes are good reasons why The same officers as last year were almost every one retained The Sunday school attendance, has decreased like Ihe enumeration of school children, and was but fraction over 33. Of the pro posed cradle-roll ten of t"e twelve are boys
 On Friday of this weeE the local Red Cross reOrganize. Before the "Drive" of Christmas week there were 169 embers, that raised the number TO 253, but of these several have moved out of town The Atlantlc Division sent formal reorganization to the Cornwall society for the "splendid quality of the knitted articles which you have sent', and one of the mem hers was personally told that Cornwall had done, an was bei'g asked tc do as much as was generally expected Of membership of 400
 There are a considerable lot of new books in the library, frozen potatoes in farmers cellars, repaired water pipes in the houses of the village and inquiries flying about as to when the public school will open and who will be found to teach it.
 The ice houses are being filled with 20-22 inch cakes and the crowd that nightly wait for our delayed mail always contains somebody who asks "Biil", who comes without overcoat, if he ever before knew such cold spell O. weather. Then his memory wakes mp. and incidents of the past speed up the dragging minutes, or even hours, until the mail, or aI least the mail carrier arrives.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
Lime Rock

Miss Dor ,thy Eggleston of Salisbury was a weekend guest of friends here.
 M. B Richardson came home Mon. day
 Mrs Charles Hubbard and children returned from a visit to New York city last Wednesday.
 Charles Hubbard was in New York and exhibited fowls as usual at the Madison Square Garden poultry show.
 Charles Brasie has been on the sick l-st Perry Loucks taking his place on Boardman and Amundson's delivery wagon.
 George R. Belcher of Camp Dix, New Jersey was home for the week end
 Henry Goux of the U. s. Marines was hone fo- short time last week
 Mrs Michael Hickey spent Sunday in Canaan
 MT. Gager and Miss Barnum de- parted for Florida Friday morning.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
Norfolk

Misses Mildred and Vivian Engdoll have returLed to New York after spending the holidays with Mrs. John Hollister.
 Leo Byron of Canaan was home over Sunday.
 Russell Sylvernale has been in New York this week.
 Miss Florence Fields has returned to New York after spending the holidays here.
 Coal is being drawn from Canaan for the Arcanum building
 The school reopened Monday morn ing.
 The annual meeting of the Church of Christ in Norfolk will be held in the chapel Friday evening at o'clock in- stead of :30 as announced from the pulpit Sunday.
 The marriage of Miss Catherine Blow and John Vincent Garrity was held at the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock. Father Macdonald performed the cere. mony. Miss Lillian Blow of New York and Timothy Goggins of East Canaan were the attendants
 Miss Ethel Cook of Colton, N. Y., has been engaged as principal of the Norfolk Center school succeeding Miss Katherine Kane, who was compelled to give ap work temporarily by reason of ill health. Miss Cook is graduate of Pottsdam. N. Y normal school and has been principal of the schools at Cadyville, Lyon Mountain and Stand ish N. Y
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
DEAD WOOD FOR FUEL
Town of Union Tells Connecticut De- fense Council That 1t Is Not
 Worrying.

A hint to the rest of the state of Connecticut as to what to do in the face of the prevailing coal shortage is contained in a unique letter from the town of Union, which Is getting along without a pound of coal and instead of complaining is using dead wood gathered in the nearby woods. The letter was received by the Connecti- cut State Council of Defense from H. R. Howard, chairman of the Union town committee of the council, in re- ply to request for information as to whether there was nee1 of establish ing a local coal committee in Union. The letter was in part as follows:
 There is no cause for worry in this town in regard to the fuel situa- tion, for not one pound of coal is used here. When we want fuel we go out into the woods and pick up the dead wood. That saves cutting down trees, and the fuel is already dried. I would suggest for future reference In case coal cannot be secured in the larger ceDters that Union can furnish 5000 cords Of wood for Putnam and 25,000 cords for Stafford Springs"
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
Sharon
CONRAD MOREHOUSE.

It is with sorrow we record the death Of Conrad Morehouse, the sixteen year old son of M- and Mrs James More house. who died at his home in Sharon Valley on New Years morning "Connie" as he was affecriona'ely called by his school mates and teachers had been ill for many months past bEt he her his suffering bravelv and pa tiently. He was one of the brightest in hIs classes at schuo! and his ability was a ways highly spoken of by his teachers While his death may seem untimely, we do not know what suffer ing he may have been spared and must rememb.r that "What ever is, is best and that He doeth all things well' The sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved family where c nnie E absence will be most keenly felt. He is survived by his parents. MT. and Mrs James Morehouse, and throe s srrrs, Misses Jessie. Carrle and Anne Morehouse. The funeral was held from nls home on Thursday aG 3 D. m Irterment Hillside cemetery in the Mortuary Chapel, Rev. Norman Curry officiating.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
winning one.
RED CROSS NOTES.

The meetings u' the Red Cross Auxiliary are being hell in large, unused, steam heated room at the home of Mrs Ensign instead of at the Chap l a. heretofore
 hr~ Spra&ue turned over to the Red
 r, ~T treasury tne neat sum of $25 UO a$ The proceeds of the dance given un rI her direction on Dec. 2Sth
 People are earnestly requested to take nme sewing to do, to help along tine rTsh of work we have
 The following articles were sent tn LirchEeld on Dec 27th: 23 shirts, 30 andomInal bandages, 40 triangula handages. pkg gauge congresses, 1 pkg gauge sponges. 24 iractur, pill lows, 3 pair \ cKr, 1 sweaters. 3 mutf1ers, I pairs wr.St.ets, pair bed socks
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
Cornwall Hollow

son was bo~n recently tn Mr and Mrs Samuel Mansfield in Huntsville
 $ k Yale and family were !n Falls Village short time ago
 The farmers around here are getting their ice houses filled
 A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs Eber B Yale in this place re- gently
 W H Chipman from Thomaston came and patched some of his fathers roofs few weeks agn
 Tien~y ScoVel was in West Cornwall a few days ago on business
 Foxes are more plentiful around here than the dogs and hute
 'he cold wave broke ~urday morn ng.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
SHAWANO RED MEN
Indian Remains, Trails and
 Hounds Are Located.
Wisconsin Lake of Same Name Was Happy Hunting Grounds and Gen.
 ter of Tribes Population.

The Indian history and remains of the region about Lake Shawano and the Wolf river are discussed in the Wisconsin Archeologist in an article by George R. Fox and H. O. Younger.
 Lake Shawano was the center of h. dian population of considerable num- Der, and the authors of the article To- cated trails, camp sites, mounds and other Indian remains in great abun- dance. Several of the old Indian leg ends regarding the first Indian settle ment of this region are also included in the work.
 Among the old trails definitely To- cated is one which led from the Wolf river to the Wisconsin river, meeting the latter stream near Wausau. An other trail ran along the eastern shore .1f Lake Shawano to Mud lake and thence to the Oconto river near Pull cifer. A third trail ran southeast to Bonduel and north to Cecil. The Fox river itself was of course the chief Indian highway.
 The legends regarding the occupa- tion of the Shawano lake country are still a part of Menominee lore and per haps contain some facts, because the direct descendants of the first Indian settlers in this country still live. A dream of a beautiful lake, according to the legend, brought an old Indian and his family to the place which aft erward became a large Indian settle ment.
 The mounds in the region were probably built by predecessors of the Menominees, because the latter did not bury in mounds. Some mounds were found near Pickerel creek, some in the city of Shawano, and others on the wilder shores, where it is difficult to do much Investigating. On Mud lake in the town of Wcscott they found q group of four mounds and near the group a mound more than 35 feet in diameter.
 The city of Shawano contains traces of one of the largest mound groups in the northeastern part of the state. A group of 30 or more mounds was situated at the terminus of Green Bay street. Many of these have been destroyed by the tilling of fields and leveling of streets.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-10
NEWS fron REARBY TOW NS
from her visit ar seymour

i from her visit ar Seymour Mrs. A. M ddlebrOok was called away last Sunday hv the death of her aunt Mrs. Benjamin of Newark. N J Mrs Helen Platt has been ol the sick list.
 George Carey is not so we'll Word c4r,e SatnrIa> of the death If Frank Spearing a former resident of this place Death occuIr,d in St Luke's hospital New York city He leaves a wife and SIX children to mourn hIs loss
 Misses Adelia and Emma Gum spent their Xmas vacation at Nivrr vile, N Y.
 Mrs Frank Platt ST. has teen suffer ing with the grippe
 Miss Virginia Turner of Elizabeth N J has been visiting at James More hou@e's called here b. the death of h-r cousin Conrad.
 The town ot Sharon lost one of their lovely large h. rses one day last week
 Mrs John Mitchell is again On the sick list
 Our young people have all returned to their respective duties after spen ing the Xmas holiday at their homes here. Mss Cecelia Hall returning t., Hartford New Years day also Alanson and Adelbert Middlebrook. 'hn and Peter Egan returned to Bridgeport, Jack Tuncey going back to Oakville Friday and Anna Tuncey to Oakvllle Saturday.
 Mrs. Harry Cline of Bristol has been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. Albert Scott.