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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

by nearly 10000 tons. Great Bntain's fleet at that time numbered a total II
oO SHIPS ggregadng 2315564 tons, IS compared with Germanys IT, smps
and 1U5S240 tons and the United States 153 ships and S6OO17 tons.
The completion If all vessels ow building and projected will add 29
ships totahng 100000 tons to the British navy a compared with $40 ships and
l,n6389 tons for the United States, "A ships and 67r200 tons for Japan, and
II ships IN 96UW tons for Germany according to the most authentic figures
available at the navy department.
"a completion OF the present building programs, a matter of about three
years., VIII IN the chief naya powers Of the world with the following rea-
tive strengths: Great Britain, 95 ships aggregatng 2,772542 tons; United
States, Cos ships totaung 2117922 tons; Japan. ITO ships, 1852 tons; France,
1853 ships 1929 tons, and Germany, 643 ships measuring 923,437 tons.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

CIUSVIy pIVSS1U Uy IIdHCO III IOH
its place as third naval power In the
world, is now second only to Great
Britain and is pushing to completion
a building program that will make the
American navy a, formidable con-
tender for first naval hOnOrs.
A little more than two years ago,
the figures show, Germany, then sec
ond naval power, boosted more than
100 more ships of all classes than the
United States, with q total tonnage
IL. Aao.lAnr, NOUN
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
BASEBALL H0N0RS
FOR HARVARD MAN

Robert w. Emmons, second,
captain-elect of the Crimson
nine, has been awarded two tro-
plies offered for individual
prowess on the baseball dia-
mond at Harvard. The advisory
baseball committee announced
Emmons as the winner of the
Wingate cup, offered annually
to the best all-around player on
the team. He had previously
won the Barrett Wendell bat as
the mines best hitter. Emmons
plays %shortstop.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
NEALE TO IMPROVE BATTING
Cincinnati outfleIder Thinking Seri-
ously of Changing His Position
While at Plate.

Earle Neale OF the Reds thinks Sc
rlously of changing his batting posi-
ton. The pitchers have been keeping
the ball inside on him with the result
that he is popping up steadily. He
does not know whether to move closer
or to step back, but is going to do n
or the other to improve his hitting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
SCOUT FOR BOSTON RED sOX
Hugh Duffy Going to Pacific Coast to
Look Over Players In Pacific
Coast League.

Hugh Duffy, baseball coach at Har-
ward, has been obtained to act as a
scout for the Boston Red Sox. Duffy
will go to California to look over the
material In the Pacific coast league
and will then take a trip through the
Southwest and South, and, in fact,
cover most of the minor leagues in
search of players.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
Utilization.

"Our friend Dustin Stax seems en-
barrassed sometimes, in spite of his
fortune"
eyes," observed Miss Cayenne; "he
Is like a friend Of mine who thinks
that because she inherited a fine grand
piano she is under obligations to try
to play on it."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
Bill Fischer to Stick.

Bill Fischer, who quit baseball to
sell shoes, but has been helping out
the Binghamton club, has pleased the
fans by making it known that he will
stick with the team for the rest CT the
season, now that Chick Hartman has
succeeded Frank Schultz as manager.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

Adams" and five abraham Lincolns" Every prominent an has his many
nanesake in the bureaU files. General Grant, General Wellington, General
Pickett, General Jackson, Napoleon Bonapare, and other famous wa figures
H there, although their rank In the world "a was that Of private.
Localities sometimes u to similarity In names. There were SO Porto
RIcans in the army named Rodriguez There were but seven first names
Domingo. Francisco, Jose, Juan, Ramon. Tomas and Antonio.
The most unusual names include these:
Asad Experience Wilson, Van Hook, N. L.
Min Gosh, 2O Halsed street, Chicago, Ill.
Green Horn, StateSborO, Ga.
Velvet Couch, Brinkley, Ark. A
Paris Green, Huntington, w. Va.
Chocolate Candy Clark, Prescott, Al.
Owen Money, Middlesboro, Ky.
Willie Darling, Washington, d. c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
Rule for Shoe Salesman.

"Never ask a woman what size she
wears" said the proprietor Of the
shoe emporium to the new assistant.
"Why?" asked the new employee.
Because it is easier to measure
her than it is to argue with her." re-
piled the successful merchant.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
TENNEY OPENED EVANS EYES
Steve Was Amazed at Way Former
Giant Played First Base and
Threw Down His Mitt.

"When Steve Evans came up to the
major leagues with the Cardinals some
years ago." says Heine Zimmerman,
she was q first baseman. Like most
young ball players, Steve thought pref
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
Colonies Release Corey.

Edward Corey, a rlght-handed pitch
er, has been released by the Louisville
American association baseball club in
New Orleans of the Southern assocla-
tioE. Corey came to Louisville from
the Chicago Americans.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

of the department OF agriculture. rms
provision is made because of the sur
plus of bulls in some of the department
Of agriculture's buffalo herds, particu-
larry the one in the Wichita National
Forest and Game Preserve, in Okla
homa, and because the department is
nearing the realization of the first
stage in the preservation of the spe-
cies-the acquisition of at least 1000
head of buffalo by the government.
There are approximately 1000
buffalo in North America. Canada has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

something over $500 and the total number in the United States is more than
5000. This is about seven times the number in the United States in 1882
when the first buffalo census was taken. Individuals in the United States own
approximately 1000 of the total number in this country.
There are eight government herds, six Of which are under the control of
the department of agriculture. The largest herd in this country is in charge
Of the interior department and is located in the Yellowstone National park
where there are about so bisons The Smithsonian institution % IA q herd
of Is at the National Geological park, Washington, Z. c.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

I'm behalf of the six soldiers who
made up the editorial council Of the
Stars and Stripes, and expressing the
unanimous and o~ften-voiced sentiment
of all men who, from first to last,
wrote the text and drew the pictures
of that weekly journal Of the American
expeditionary forces, 1 respectfully
urge that the right to use its name as
the title Of a publication be reserved
by law as the property of the United
States army, to be used by that army
If and whenever the need of the nation
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

cals for another such expedition as gave birth to the Stars and Stripes.
1.-THE official publication of the American expedihonary forces, which was
bornf in France, February 8, 1918, published it's final number n Paris OF June
13, 1919 a fortnight before the signing of the treaty at Versailles. It's columns
announced then what several earlier issues had forecast that the Stars and
Stripes was being hauled down to be folded and put away beyond reach of
any tahcker in the publication market Many proposals toc continue it into
civilian lne-proposals worthy and unworthy, from big men and 1tte-were
made to its editors and by them rejected. This rejection had the hearty and
explicit support of the secretary of war and of the commander in chief of the
American expediuonary forces"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

Langley of the British navy who was in charge of a British submarine and
one night cruised in the direction of the Kiel canal AT daylight the British
emerged. al
"."And there Lieutenant Langley explained mot so feet away, was
the biggest submarine / eve saw. 1t was the work o. but a few moments to
land two torpedoes amidships. There wa a terrific explosion. The giant sub.
marine separated in the middle. Both ends rose in the airs and / read clearly
along the bow the word Bremen, Then she sank.
."t"Afterward / received two letters from the British admiralty The
first auded me highly for sinking the Bremen. The second was IN Of censIre
Ia which was sharply criticised for sinking an unarned merchant ship.'p
The Cyeops mystery, greatest Of all is yet to be solved
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
TWO Promising Youngsters.

AL Baird, whogis Larry Doylc's un-
derstudy, has a great baseball future
in the opinion of New York critics. So
has young Fewster of the Yankees.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
No Civilian Successor to "Stars and Stripes

A MEMORIAL to congress from Harold w. Ross, former managing editor of
"A the Stars and Stripes has been referred to the committee on military
affairs. 1t says, among other things: FL M%** go
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

Edward ]. King of Illinois. 81 am one
of the few Americans who know the
story of the Bremen" Mr.. King said
in the cloakroom of the house. 81
learned it by chance while crossing the
Atlantic.
Il was seated in the cabin of Lieu
tenant Commander Stockbridge, and /
incidentally asked, BY the way, what
became of the great sister ship Of the
Deutschland? Lieutenant Commander
Stockbridge replied: i can tell you
what was told me by a Lieutenant
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25

J~OhnSOnS there were 2,I3S With the
first name John and 2,O62 answering
10 William. OF the Smiths, 3,412 were
Johns and 2.625 Williams, with 1900
Of them using the battling title of "E.
Smith,
Twenty-three men in the service
carry the famous name of Robert q.
Lee" who have no middle name, using
merely the initial "E." OF George
Washingtons" there are 1913, and there
are six with the modest name of "Gen-
eral Washington" AZ "John Quincy
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
Mystery Of German Submarine Bremen Cleared Up

r EXPLANATION of the mysterious fate of the German merchant submarine
IL Bremen, sister ship Of the Deutschland, which disappeared after leaving
Bremen for New London, Conn in August. 1916 is offered by Congressman
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
Portland siqns Pitcher.

Portland the signing of
d young Highlander named Errest
Frye, who halls from southern Oregon.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
U. S. Army Lists Emphasize whats in a Name?'

T HE bureau of var risk insurance has compiled a statement showing that
4 there were 6S2OO Johnsons in the army, 51950 Smiths, $4,000 Williams,
$4,000 Browns. $4,000 Jones, $4,000 Andersons, and $500 Walkers. OF the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
& WASHINGTON Sd
a SIDFLIGHTS q
Rapid Rise of United States as a Naval Power

yxy ASHINGToN-The rapid rise of the United States as a naval power
w during the past two years is graphically demonstrated n figures compiled
by the navy departments Office of naval intelligence. The United States,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-09-25
No Danger Now of Extinction of American Bison

N RoVIsION is made in the current agricultural appropriation act or the
buttons from any surplus which may edst. In the herds now under the control
New Britain herald., 1919-09-22
'ANNUNZIO GIVEN 4S HOURS TIME
Granted Extension in EYaCuatin9
 City Of Plume

Rome, Sept 22.-~American marines have been landed at Buccari, a small town on an arm of the Gulf of Quarnero, about 0 miles southeast of Plume, says a dispatch to the Messa = zero. One American ship is in Plume harbor, according to advices, but their anchorage is a considerable distance from the city.
 Gen. BadogHo's ultimatum to the fAnnunzio soldiers giving them until Friday night to leave Plume, is said to have been modified so that the time limit would expire last night, an addi- tional AS hours being given.
 Plume is closely invested, but num- bers of volunteers have managed to elude the vigilance of the guards and have joined the forces of Captain Gabriele q d'Annunzio in the beleagured city, according to reports received here Personal friends of Captain q d'Annunzio here sent word to hirfi they have sent supplies to the city a1ad ex- press the hope that ships bearing the stores may run the blockade.
 Reports reaching this city from Plume state that food for 46,300 per- sons must be distributed there daily.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-22
MORE ABOUT PARADE.
Large Amount of Food and Tobacco
 Used Saturday.

The fine spirit with which the soldiers participated in the parade here Saturday was the cause of mak- ing the parade the great1 success 1t was. It was the spirit that won the war-that of willingness to do ones part The men maintained perfect order throughout and this was con- tinued at the dinner at Walnut Hill Park. Some interesting statistics on the appetities of the men who ate there are worth mentioning:
 The caterer provided 450 loins of beef; 50 bushels, or 16 barrels, of potatoes; 5000 rolls and 800 pies Cigars and cigarettes were provided The cigars were the gifts of six local cigar manufacturers. The dinner was served by 300 Waitresses and it was prepared by 5 chefs, while 50 other men-did the quartering. ~
New Britain herald., 1919-09-22
NEW FIRE COMPANY.
Will Operate in New Britain and To-
 cate at IS Main Street.

It is reported that the Welfare Tire & Rubber Co. is about to open a store at IS Main street and will engage in large way ir the distri- hufior of automobile tires and tubes The President of the Company is M D. Boneyman, who states that his or ganization is closely affiliated with the Keystone Tire &5 Rubber con- pany of New York, the worlds largest distributors of tires.
 M. D. Honeyman said: Ut is the intention of the Welfare Tire & Rub- Der Co. to feature Keystone and Ba- taVia Tires, which they consider, after careful investigation, to be the best values for the money in tires on the market, and through our special con- nectlons with the factory we will be in a position to quote extremely mod elate prices on these two leading; tires
 Tn addition to the above mentioned tires the Welfare company will handle a very complete line of other high grade standard automobile tires in most of the best known makes. These Litter they secure through the Key stone company who have special con- tracts with the twenty-one of the
 
 their entire surplus stocks and overproduction.
 As these tires are not put through the same channels as their regular first the manufacturers in market irg them, for trade reasons, are com pelIed to classify them as seconds" The same material, labor, careful pro- duction and costs go into these "sec- onds'' as into their first quality and they are for all practical purposes as good as "frsts'' but as they are sold for considerably less, they prove most economical to motorists who are anxious to reduce their tire upkeep costs and that, of couse includes near ly all car owners.
 Among the better known makes to be handled by the Welfare Tire & Rubber company are the Fisk. Fire stone, Marathon, McGraW, Racine, kokomo, General, Norwalk and many Cthers.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-22
WHAT FOCH SAID.
Authentic Version of HiS Message at
 Battle of the Marne

Paris Sept. 12, Correspondence of The Associated Press. )-Many yer sions of Marshal Foch's famous dis patch to French general headquarters during the first battle of the Marne have been published.
 Raymond Recouly, whose book on och has just been published, has been permitted to search the records of the French army headquarters and finds that the original dispatch from T'orh to Joffre reads thus:
 My center is giving way, my right is rctreating, the situation is excel lent. I am attacking"
New Britain herald., 1919-09-22

Miss Anna Strickland Comes Back
 to New Britain for Visit.

Miss Anna Strickland, well known to older residents of New Britain as the daughter of the formeh proprie- tor of the old Strickland House, now the Hotel Bronson, is visiting in this city. having been attra cted here by the Old Home Week celebration. Miss Strickland is near-relative of Elihu Burritt.
 For many years Miss Strickland had been living in California, but two years ago she came East and since that time has been living at the High land Court hotel, Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-22
Jugo-SIays Complain.

Paris, Sept. 22.-Troops under Ga briele d 'Annunzio, the insurgent Ital- ian commander at Plume, have begun extending their zone of occupation into Jugo-Slav territory, according to the Jugo-Slav delegation in Paris. They penetrated seven miles into Jugo- -Sla- via on Saturday, occupying the heights st Reisnak, dominating the surround ing country.
 fThe Jugo -Slavs did not clash with the d'Annunzio d forces executing this movement, the delegation stated.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-22

Paul Theodore Posteu, Russian, with the American engineers, went all the way from Vladivostok to Hono- lulu to be naturalized, then returned to his, post in Siberia.
New Britain herald., 1919-09-22

War stimulated the inventive in England and 16,o0O applications for patents were made in the last half year. against 1000 ir the same reTiod of 191S
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
SEVEN MONTHS SENTENCE sUS.
 PENDED.
Black Listed Man Says "Hoboes' Will Get Liquor For a Drink.

i George Bellerose, a man on the so- called black list, was before the city court Monday morning, charged with intoxication and non-support. When he was asked where he got his liquor he said: Any hobo will get me all I want for drink"
 Mrs. Celia Bellerose, wife of the accused, said that her husband drank so that she did not want him in the house, and he left three months ago and had done nothing towards sup porting her and the two children since. She said that. one child work ed but the other was too young to work She took in washings tossup- port herself and children. She. said she was willing to live with him if he would make man of himself.
 Bellerose said that his wife and children jumped on his back.
 What do you mean by that?" asked the judge.
 "They find fault with me all the time because l drink"
 Bellerose said that he has sick ness. "The doctor told me-" he said, that if I didn't stop drinking l will dYe, and l hope l will Officer Cordier said that when SO Der Bellerose was a good man, but when he was drunk his language would make "your hair stand on end.'
 Judge Geissler told Bellerose that if he did not take the first drink ht would never get intoxicated and that he should think he would realize, al ter what the doctor told him, that Il quor was poison to him.
 A sentence of seven months in jai was imposed and suspended for si' months.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
RECEIVED TOTAL
 OF 62 WOUNDS
Leon Benard, Ballouville, Back From France.-Nine Weeks
 In Hospital.
Was In Same Company As Jarvis
 Brothers.

While spending nine weeks in a hospital in France the doctors count ed the wounds of Leon Bernard, Bat tery D, Seth Coast Artillery, and made the total sixty-two. Of course the very slight wounds were counted to make up this large number.
 Benard came into The Patriot of flee Thursday looking fit. He said that he enlisted at Danielson, April 5, 1917, and went to Fort Terry. In March he went overseas and saw ser vice at Clearmont, France, Lempdes, Charley, which is near Chateau Thier- ry. In action near Chauteau Thierry about the 5th of August he received slight scratch on the chin from a piece of flying shrapnel. The next day, when the battery had ceased fir ing and the men were about to retire to their dugouts, the Huns began put ting them over. A high explosive shell containing shrapnel and liquid fire exploded nearby. Bernard and four other soldiers were hiding be- hind big tractor and all were wounded. Benard received shrapnel wounds in the back, arms, chest and shoulders. His gas mask caught fire and he had to tear it off He put his handkerchief over his face and hur ried to the rear. A new mask was furnished him, but not before he hac suffered injury to his eyes.
 Bernard was taken to hospital ant after nine weeks was discharged. H' arrived in New York December 1t and went to Camp Upton, where h' received an honorable discharge Dec 24th. He immediately returned t' Ballouville and his mother, Mrs. Marl Ann Molln.
 Bernard was in the same company as the Jarvis brothers of Putnam, bu said he had not seen them since h' went into action on the firing line.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
COMPL LIMENTARY DINNER TO
 HENRY N. BENOIT

A number of young men, friends of Henry N. Benoit, recently returned from The Hague, rendered him com plimentary dinner at the Narragan- sett hotel, Providence, New Years eve. The party consisted of the hon ored guest of the evening, Omer J. Maynard, George Montville, Wilfred Maynard, Cyril Remillard, Jr., Alcide St. Onge and Arthur Duvert.
 The hotel furnished an especially attractive dinner and there was cabaret, dancing and the usual Ne" Years eve jollity.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
TAXI SERVICE HAS NEW QUAR-
 TIERS

Pepin's taxi service, Arthur Pepin, proprietor, has leased room in the German building in Union square to be used as headquarters. A roll top desk and chair and telephone, 430, have been installed and four ears have been put in commission. Mir. Pepin says he is going to give this city a reliable taxi service and will accept calls for long or short dis tances. i
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
PLAYGROUND FUND AT CHILL
 DRENS HOME SIS

Money received at the Windham County Temporary Home during thr Christmas holiday season aInoante'. to s115. This money will e -~-- ,--- a fund to provide playground for the children. Slides, swings, see saws and sand piles will be among the attractions o
 The money was contributed by the basket ball team of the Tourteilotte Memorial high school, special game for that purpose being played; alsS by pupils of the Putnam high schoo and by all interested citizens ol Moosup.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03
LEGISLATORS-ELECT MEET AT
 PUTNAM INN.

Senators -elect and representative elect of Windham county gathered at the Putnam Inn Saturday afternoon at luncheon rendered by c. Harold Gilpatric, state treasurer-elect, of Putnam, and Sheriff Charles A. Gates of Willimantic.
 Following the luncheon committee assignments were made.
Putnam patriot., 1919-01-03

Henry N. Benoit and his father went to Bridgeport Monday to visit MT. Benoit's oldest son, Lotus, who is critically i'll in Bridgeport hos pital.