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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Two important real estate trans
fers have been made the past week.
Mrs. Richard German has sold her
home on Seward street to Daniel j.
Byrne Of the Putnam Savings Bank
and the Sisters of the Holy Ghost
have become owners of the property
of DIR. W. H. Sharpe which is across
Ravine street from the property they
already owned.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11
OF COURSE 1T RAINED

What have the clerks of Putnam
ever done to the Weather Mani Per-
haps nothing, but if so why does he
always hang up rainy day program
on the Thursday afternoons when
they have half holiday. Yesterday
was the first clerks half holiday and
it rained and those who enjoy appear
ing wise are telling all of their
friends II told you So"
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11
A. N. VAUGHN SELLS WILLIMAN-
TIC BUSINESS

A. Newton Vaughn, who recently
bought the insurance and real estate
business of the late Richard German,
has sold his grocery business in Will
limantic so that he can devote all OF
his time to the Putnam business.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11
4TH'S CASUALTY
LIST ONE INJURED
Theodore Larrow, Ia, Received
Bullet Wound In Calf of
Leg
No Drunkenness, No Disorder, and
No Arrests, With But Little Noise,
Mark First Dry Fourth

Fourth of July, 1919, the first In
dependence Day after the world war
and the first dry" Fourth in history,
will go down as model of safeness
and saneness. There was but one
casualty in this city to mar the rec
ord. This happened on the sidewalk
opposite the Empire theatre building
on Main street in the morning. Theo-
dore Larrow, IA, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Larrow, was walking along
when a number of young fellows pass
ed and as they did so they turned and
fired off revolvers. At least one cart
ridge was loaded with lead for the
bullet hit the sidewalk and then
struck the Larrow boy in the calf of
the leg. Who fired the shot that did
the mischief is not known. The lad
was taken to the hospital where the
bullet was extracted and the injury
was found not to be serious.
During the night before the Fourth
there was some firing of explosives,
but nothing of large calibre. Fire
crackers were noticeably absent and
blank cartridges fired from pistols
was the chief nuisance to those who
do no like noise, This was kept up
pretty steadily nearly all day and
well into the evening.
OF course there was the parade in
the morning and also &. base ball
game In the afternoon the theatres
and Alexander's Lake got the crowds.
Many went to Pomfret and all of
these places entertained large num-
bers in the evening.
All of the saloons were closed and
not an arrest was made and no intoxi-
Gated people were in evidence. Men
who in former years spent their time
drinking in the saloons were seen
about the city well dressed, clean
shaven and looking happy. Many
have been heard to say that it is their
opinion that within three months
even those who drink intoxicating Ii
auor will be against a return to the
old order of things in the liquor traf-
fic. Many believe that eventually
light beer and wines maye be sold but
nearly everyone who has been asked
for an opinion has stated that he be-
lieves that never again will whiskey
be sold over the saloon bar. Some of
the saloon premises, cleared of their
as lunch rooms and are dispensing
near-beer and soft drinks, sandwiches
and cigars and cigarettes. Over the
weekend more soda and ice cream
was sold than ever before known and
Saturday night there was scarcely
quart of cream left in this city. 1t
was hot and the people fled to the ice
cream dispensaries in droves.
Captain Bulger had full force of
men on the night before the Fourth,
but they had but little to do aside
from patroling their beats. At both
hose houses the firemen were kept in
readiness for fires or any kind of
trouble. Both companies enjoyed
suppers during the evening. Alto
gether it was most satisfactory
Fourth of July for those who believe
in law, order, and safe and sane or
der of things.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11
HIS "BUNkIE" FOR A YEAR

C. Wardell st. John, an instructor
in the Choat School, Wallingford, was
a guest Of Harold s. Corbin the hrst
of the week. Mr.. st. John entered
the same company at Camp Devens -
a rookie with Mr.. Corbin, and -
gether they were bunkies in trainino
school and at Atlanta and in TexaaI
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11
FIRE ALARM TESTS

This week Saturday between IL
and / o'clock, fire alarm boxes
IA and Is will be tested by the
superintendent of the fire alarm
system. Each number will ring
once.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11
PUTNAM DISTRICT GETS MORE
THAN QUTOA IN DRIVE

According 70 a report received
from national headquarters Of the
Armenian and Syrian Near East
drive. Putnam district, including the
towns of Putnam, Pomfret, Thomp-
SON. Woodstock and Eastford, sub
scribed SO, 260.31. which Is s6oo.Sl
more than its quota.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11
LIBRARY HOURS

During Chautauqua week the pub
lie library will be open from 100 to 3
and from to 7.30.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11

Mrs. o. G. Bosworth and daughter
are at their summer cottage, Mono
met Point, Cape Cod.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1919-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. r. +. Hi spent the
weekend in Rockville.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
NOTES FROM ITALY

ROME, Friday, Jan. 3.-(By The As sociated Press)-Early in the day, some unofficial arrangements were made to have the president address the popu- lace in the Piazza Venezia. This was supposed to be a great secret, and it was a secret for a few minutes. It took just that long for word of the arrange ments to spread all over Rome. In half an hour, the newspapers were on the streets with the news, and in less than an hour, the square was packed with such a mass of humanity that the American secret service men, after one look, gasped and decided that the pres ident could not ~ossibly get into the square if he wanted to- It then turned out that President Wilson knew noth- ing whatever of the unofficial arrange ments.
 In the meantime, while thousands were waiting in the Piazzia Venezia, other thousands were packed about the quirinal, hoping to catch @ glimpse of the president, who was receiving wis iting delegations.
 The presidents visit here is ac- counted by those who have been with him in London and Paris, as the great est personal demonstration of his trip. King Victor Emmanuel attired in a generals War-worn uniform, got no greater measure of exclamation from his own people than did the president of the United States.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
BERGER TRIAL ENDS
 ARGUMENT MONDAY

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Presentation of testimony in the trial of Congressman elect Victor L. Berger, of Milwaukee and four otehr socialist leaders, charged with conspiracy to violate the espionage law was concluded today and the case will be given to the jury next Tuesday afternoon. Argument of counsel to the jury will begin Monday morning. Each side has been allotted five and half hours for closing argu- ments.
 The defense closed it's testimony shortly before noon and the government called six witnesses in rebuttal.
 L. T. Hummer, an investigator for the district attorneys office, told how the German code letter which Private Arnold $. Chilter testified had been used in the alleged underground plot to smuggle socialist slackers into Mex ico, had mysteriously disappeared from the documentary exhibits in the case, after being examined by attorneys for the defense.
 Deputy Chief of Police John H. AL cock was called by the defense to inn peach testimon ygiven by Hinton G Clabaugh former chief of the bureau of investigation for the department of justice, to the effect that there had been riot in front of the Auditorium, duri ing a meeting held under the auspices of the peoples council for democracy and terms of peace. The witness said he had no personal knowledge of the alleged disturbance but he had received reports that arrests had been m de and | he had discussed the incident with MT | Clabaugh.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
MURDERS FIVE THEN
 TURNS GUN ON SELF
 AND BLOWS HEAD OFF'
Crime Prompted By Refusal
 Of Woman To See Him After Having Eloped With Murderer Last Fall
Republican A. p. Leased wirel

OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 4.-Five persons were murdered, after which the slayer committed suicide in the midst of his victims, in farm house on Holman's island, in the Missouri river, about eight miles northwest of Little Sioux, Iowa, early Friday night. A whole family was wiped out. The dead are:
 Wilbur Johnson. farmer, in whose home the crime was committed.
 Mrs. Wilbur Johnson, his wife.
 - Johnson, their eight-year- son.
 Mrs. Mabel Jones, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Johnson.
 Baby Jones, years old, child of Mrs. Jones.
 Bill" Barnes. aged 45, believed to be the murderer.
 All were apparently killed instantly, by charges from a shot gun in the hands of Barnes, who used the same weapon to blow out his own brains. Barnes had but one arm.
 The bodies were found by neighbors, who called at the Johnson home Sat urday morning.
 Infatuation for Mrs Jones, who first ran away with him and later left him and refused to return, is believed to have been the motive for the crime.
 Barnes, said to be a former Omaha man, appeared several months ago at the Johnson farm, giving his occupa- tion as life insurance salesman. He paid marked attention to Mrs. Jones, it is reported, but his actions were strongy resented by her parents.
 Woman Receives Advances
 Mrs. Jones received the advances of Barnes with more favor than did her parents, and eventually went with him to Kansas City, q year ago last fall, and later to Dakota, taking her baby with her. In Dakota, however she left Barnes, and returned to herlp parents a short time ago. Barnes followed her back to the island home, where he was refused admittance.
 It is presumed he reached the John son farm about o'clock in the even ing, as MT. and Mrs. Johnson and their son had not yet retired. He fired two shots through the window, killing MT. and Mrs. Johnson outright He then reloaded the gun. entered the house and shot the little boy as the latter stood aghast at the slaughter of his parents, apparently too frightened even to flee.
 Barnes proceeded to the bedroom of Mrs. Jones, who with her baby had re- tired. He fired two charges at Mrs. Jones. one taking effect in the head, and one in the chest. while gingle shot took the baby's life. It was nee essary for him to reload the shotgun while committing the final double murder.
 The assassin then returned to the kitchen, where he sat down in a chair reloaded the gun for the third time. and removed one of his shoes. He tied string to the trigger of the shot gun and to his great toe, placed the muzzle i of the gun between his eyes and pulled | the trigger with his toe. His body was found still sitting in the chair, with the top of his head blown off
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
ALL WOUNDED TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FROM
 NORTHERN PACIFIC
Republican A. p. Leased WireT

FIRE ISLAND. \. Y, Jan. A. Weary sailors manning the stranded transport Northern Pacific, who shared with coast guards and the crews of rescue ships in the unparalleled task of sending safely ashore through the breakers 2,500 well and wounded sol diers, climbed into their hammocks tonight, free for the first time in four days, of anxiety over the safety of the army veterans, homeward bound from Europe. The last of the troops aboard went over the side today.
 The sun, which cheered the liners company today, after hours of mist, rain, snow and cutting wind, had hard ly dropped below the horizon when the slender arc of a new moon appeared above a bank of red tinged clouds in the west, giving promise of fair weata- CT tomorrow for the removal of half the grounded vessels crew.
 This undertaking, impracticable to- day, when transfer of the bedridden wounded dragged along into midaf- ternoon, will be a simple one compared with the delicate task of lowering helpless men from the towering decks of the liner, and hoistins them aboard the hospital ship Solace, mile off shore.
 While a watch of ten or twenty men would be sufficient to hold title to the transport against salvagers, Captain Connolly decided to retain a skeleton crew of 250 to assist the wreckers whose efforts to release the big shiI have failed thus far to budge her from the bed of sand piled around her hull
 Captain Connolly reported to Cap tain Sterling, chief of staff of the third naval district. in command or the beach, that his vessel was taking no water. The ship. he said, was 1T excellent condition and the crew 1T good spirits, though anxious to get ashore
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
TANKS FIGHTING IN
 BITTER ARCTIC COLD

ARCHANGEL. Friday. Jan. , -(By The Associated Press)-Fighting about the villages of Kadish, which was re- captured by the American forces on December 30, is continuing. The Amer ican artillery has moved up slightly, and is almost co/inually shelling the enemy. There have been numerous out post encounters in the thick woods bordering on the Petrograd road.
 The boshevik force outnumbers the Americans nearly three to one, and is seeking to outflank them, but the American soldiers, though tired after five days and nights of fighting activ- ity in the extreme cold, are bearing up splendidly. The battle is largely a question of endurance in the Arctic weather.
 Now and then. in the course of the fighting, the Americans encounter hid den machine gun positions in the woods or along the road. One of these held out for five hours, until the Amer jeans, advancing step.by step. or crawl ing in the snow, succeeded in flanking it.
 There is some respite with darkness which descends at o'clock in the af- ternoon, but the smelling sat night is making perilous the matter of trans port of munitions and provisions along the. high road in sleighs, or on mems backs through the forest The Russian peasant drivers of these sleighs, strick- en with fear, in some instances, turned and bolted, only to be forced to proceed by American soldiers.
 The American trench mortars are do- ing splendid work. On the Vologda railway front, the bolshevik/ smelling continues. American patrols are en. countering the enemy in the Omega sec tor, where it is considered probable that the American forces may with draw from the exposed positions to one . of the captured villages.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
BREAKING UP IF J. s.
 ARMY WEARS F|NAL|TY
TRepubIican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-DemobiliZa- tion of the army is approaching its final phases, with the breaking up of the combat divisions in this country, and the issuance of orders for early return of the first three fighting divisions from France.
 General March, chief of staff, an- nounced today that General Pershing had designated the 30th and 37th (na- tional guard), and the 91st (national army) divisions for early return, while in the home training camps, 40,500 men of the combat divisions, heretofore held intact, had been ordered discharged.
 The three overseas divisions, with the headquarters troops of Major Gen eral Reads second corps also designat- ed for return, total S3,000 men. General March said that including these divi- sions the total number of men available for discharge was 1.379,000 and that 40, ,491 officers and 630, ,369 men had been mustered out up to yesterday.
 The chief of staff also disclosed that the war department was preparing to take into the regular army, under the proposed reorganization plan, those re- serve and temporary officers whose records during the war show them to De IlIIeu TOT pTOIeSSloldl IHlHldIy He.
 Official records of the war depart ment, announced by General March show that the first regular division, the first unit to arrive in France, landed in June. 1917, and that the last Amer ican division to land was the eighth in october, last. eBtween those dates forty divisions were sent over seas, the advance clements of each being landed as follows:
 August, 1917, second division; Sep tember, 26th; November, 42nd; Decem- Der. 41st; February, 1918, 32nd; March 5Oth and third; April, 77th; May, S2nd 35th, 2Sth, 4th, 27th, 9th, 33rd, 90th and SOth; June, 18th, S3rd, S9th, 92nd, 9Oth 37th and 29th; July, 76th, 18th, s1st and Seth; August, S5th, 7th, S1st, SSth 39th, 10th; September. S7th, S4th, S6th and 34th; October, 31st and 3Sth.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
NO RIGHT TO JUMP

VANCOUVER. B. C.. Jan. 4-Presi- dent Robert Brown of the Vancouver baseball club, Pacific Coast hi rna.- tional league, said today he doubted whether Portland and Seattle could jump from the P. c. l. league to the Pacific Coast circuit in an arbitrary manner. Vancouver, he said. is cel'- tain to have baseball this year. Vic toria appears a certain entry into the game again. and it was intimated that Calgary and Edmonton might be called upon to form q Canadian league, if Seattle and Portland vaeate.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
GO BACK; NO WORK

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Jan. 4.-Several thousand strikers at the General Flee tric plant. who walked out December 16 in sympathy with the workers of the plant at Erie, Pennsylvania who had been discharged, returned to work this morning under instructions from the war labor board. The officers of the cdmpany. however. informed the strik- CTS they were not yet ready to give them employment
 The strikers met this morning and declared the action of the company a lockout and wired the war labor board 10 that effect.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
SERBIA WILL FIGHT
 AGAIN FUR RIGHTS.

PARIS, Jan. 4.-(By the Associated Press) Should the treaty secretly signed by England, France, Russia and Italy in 1915, whereby Italy was to come into possession of the eastern coast of the Adriatic, after the war, be confirmed by the coming peace copfer- ence, then Serbia would fight again and fight to the finish. Serbia did not enter this war to become the vassal of any nation. She cannot agree to have Italy control the territory in question:
 Such was the straightforward state ment given to the Associated Press by Dr. R. NJ. Vesnitch, the Serbian min ister to France, during the course of an interview today. Dr. Vestnitch add ed, however, that he believed the presence of the United States, which has already declared against secret treaAes, and in favor of the rights of small nations. assured fair play"
 So far as the Jugo-S -Slavs were con- cerned, he said, they did not recognize the existence of cOmpacts made among certain of the powers after the begin ming of the war
 Serbia goes to the conference be- lieving that affairs will be directed there, in accordance with the public announcements of the great powers, especially those of President Wilson, ? continued the minister. We feel that America will look after the rights of small nations. The position of Serbia and the ugo-Slavs would be despa- rate, if their hopes did not rest in the principles laid down by America They would be desperate because certain of the great allied powers, while announc- | .I T. opposing conventions and understand ings. Some of these understandings were directed against Serbia. I Serbia is the only nation in Europe l which has made no treaty of any kind with the allies. She has marched or | from the first with justice as her only 1 weapon"
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
THOMSON IS RELEASED.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The state department announced today that it had been officially advised that Edward Thomson, an American citizen, who was held by bandits in Mexico, had been released, and had returned to his mining property in Mexico. Thomson $ home is in San Antonio. Texas.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
POPE TOUCHES ON NEAR EAST

-, LONDON. Jan. 4.-According to the Central News correspondent at Rome the interview between President Will son and the Pope lasted half an hour The great social problems of the day and the general question of treaties were discussed while Palestine and Ar menia were touched upon.
 The Pope showed the president num- erous telegrams which he had received regarding the plight of the Armenians.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
SCHEDULE NOT COMPLETED.

FRENCH LICK SPRINGS, Ind, Jan. 4.-The schedule committee of the ma jor baseball league had not completed its work tonight. but probably win have finished before leaving tomorrow noon for the annual meeting of the national commission in Cincinnati on Monday, President Ban Johnson of the American league said.
 The schedule also is to be presented to the joint meeting for ratification.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05

Many bands were in the streets and the American flag was everywhere. Long lines of Italian troops, just returned from the front guarded the streets and marched and counter marched. At several places along the presidents route, there was a sprinklins of Ameri- can, French and British officers, to give the picture an international touch.
 ROME, Jan. 4.-President Wilson was
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
p. c. LEAGUE APRIL 8

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-The Pa cific coast baseball league will open it's 1919 season on April S, members of. the board of directors announced here today. The season will run twenty eight weeks.
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
METZ MINE ENTOMBS.

METZ. Jan. 4.-IIavas.) Seventy persons were killed as result of an explosion -f fire damp in a mine near here Friday night Thirty bodies have thus far been brought to the surface Five men were killed and 21 entombed by Q caVe-in at another mine
Arizona republican., 1919-01-05
PRESIDENT EXPECTS PLANS
 FOR PEACE READY TUESDAY

made a member of the "Reale Ac- cademia De 'Lincei3 or Royal Academy of Science this morning.
 The president and Mrs. Wilson were seated between the king and queen while among others present were the American ambassador, Thomas Nelson Page, and other members of the diplO- matic corps and many distinguished Italian officials and scientists.
 Senator D'Onidio, who is president of the academy, hailed the president as the worthy representative of the cul- lure of the new world, which now re- vivifies the ancient culture of the old world In reply President Wilson said:
 Your majesty, MT. President and gentlemen of the academy;
 T have listened with the profoundest appreciation to the beautiful address which you have been kind enough to deliver, and 1 want to say how deeply I appreciate the honor you have con ferred upon me, in permitting me to become a member of this great academy, because there is a sense in which the contingity of human thought is in the care of bodies like this. There is 8 serenity, a long view, on the part of science, which seems to be of no age, but to carry human thought along from generation to generation, freed from the clements of passion.
 Therefore, it is, I dare. say, with all men of science, mattel of profound regret and shame that science should, in a nation which has made science it's ] boast have been put to such diShon- orable uses in the recent war. Every 1 just mind must condemn those who so | debased the studies of men of science, as to use them against humanity, and, | therefore, it is part of your task and Of ours to reclaim science from this dis grace, to show that she is devoted to the advancement and interest of hu- manity and not to it's embarrassIehts and destruction.
 Is Political Scientist.
 T wish very much that 1 could be- lieve that I was in some sense a worthy representative of the men of science of the United States. l can- not claim to be in any proper sense a man of science. My studies have been in the field of politics all my life, and while politics may by courtesy be called a science, it is a science which is often practiced without rule and is very hard to set up standards for, so that ono can be sure that one is steering the right course.
 At the same time, while perha p: there is no science of government, there
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