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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Whole IOaun Hunts Lion When
He Settles D0,vn as Resident
oomerville, N. j., Citizens Didn't Bother Him as
Long as He Appeared To Be a Transient, but
When He Keeps Hanging Around They Change

SoMERVILLE, N. j., July 25.-Every
masculine resident of this town who
mas gun or an ak or a pitchfork or
any desire at all to own lion skin is
out hunting lions this evening. Tn to
lo O'Clock no lion skins had been
brought in, but neither had any dead
hunters, so the women folk, who were
under strict orders not to unlock the
screen door until they were sure the
hunters were still outside the lion .re
not complaining.
:. rms time Somerville is sure it has
lion to hunt. There was some doubt
about it few weeks ago when several
men reported having seen one. The
OPINION prevailed at that time that
probably it was only pink elephant
OF the shade that used to be rather
common and not much sought after.
At most, the town hunters de-
clded, 1T was only a transient lion.
Plggerles and memories have suffered
on such a wholesale scale in the inter-
vening weeks, however, that the ad
herents of the pink elephant theory
began to have their doubts and the
open minded hunters of the town
frankly admitted the possibility that
1T was a resident and not a transient
Saturday night Mrs Henry Seinger
and her daughter saw the lion. 1t
was a real lion. they said; just like
the"one in the fourth grade geography.
1t was late at night and there was no
one in Davenport Street except them
selves and the lion, and in practically
no time at all there was no one there
but the lion.
Mrs. Seinger intended to tell Henry
as soon as she got in that there was
lion outside, for her husband is one
of the keenest lion hunters in Somer-
Vile. He wasn't home, however, and
when he pOt homo Mrc Sainror fo,,1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
4@A-HOur Blaze
Ruins Fittings
OF Mauretaniia
CONTINUED from page ons)


stamping out the last traces of the
fire. The crew of the Olympic, which
is lying ahead of the Mauretania, had
made ready to move her if that ship
should be endangered, but this did not
prove to be necessary.
Only the crew was aboard the Maui
retania at the time of the blaze, and
rome of them was hurt. The last of
the ships passengers from New York
were discharged yesterday.
The vessel will be out of commission
for some time as her internal fittings
have been damaged severely. officials
of the Cunard Line declined to estl-
mate the extent of the loss but it
will be great, as the Mauretania is
extensively finished and virtually the
whole interior will have to be re-
placed
The fastest merchant ship afoat, as
we'll as one of the largest, the Maure-
tania for fourteen years has stood out
as the peer of the transatlantic liners.
Her record trip from Daunt's Rock
Lightship to Sandy Hook made a de-
cade ago, was four days, ten hours and
forty-one minutes. Her slowest voyage,
made only last month, required eight
days, and if ships could express their
feelings, the Mauritania, on that occa-
sion, would have said she was humii-
ated. On account of the miners strike
in England she had had to be content
with an exceedingly poor quality of
German fuel obtained at Brest.
The Mauritania is 1852 feet long,
83 feet wide and 81 feet high She WAS
built in Newcastle in 1907. Her de-
signers had planned her for a COM
merce raider, and it was this purpose
she first served on the outbreak Of
the war. Many warship features had
been embodied in her construction,
among which were magazines, gun
platforms and ammunition HOSTS. Her
officers and the greater part of her
crew in 1914 belonged to the British
naval reserve, and all that was re-
quired to make her warlikeness COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Ml-kleax Leader Blamed
For Outrages in Texas
S;ate Legislator Says Every
Member in Secret Organiza-
lion Shares Responsibility

AUSTIN, Texas, July 2b-William
J Simmons, of Atlanta Ga, leader OF
the kuKlux Khan, and "any man who
admits membership of the ku Klux
Khan, is party to every crime the
organization commits" declared Rep
preventative Patman, of Cass County,
in the lower house of the Texas negis.
lature to-day. He was speaking on
resolution signed by himself and other
members protesting against Slmmcns's
reported intention of sending repre-
sentatives into Texas to investigate
the klans activities.
Representative Patman directe! his
remarks at Representative Baker, who
had just concluded a speech defending
the Ku-Klux Khan, and asserting that
Simmons was not associated with the
Texas organization. Baker also had
protested against Simmons sending
representatives to this state.
MIR. Patman said that the Legisla-
ture also sis party to every crime
if it sits idly by and does nothing to
curb the lawlessness of this organiza-
ton
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Ice-Cooled Breeses

From blistered asphalt, into the
forest green of one of the
Avenues exclusive restaurants.
Green hangipgs exclude the
sunlight-rnake of the room q.
sylvan dell. Breezes as cool as
a merry mountain stream revive
you. You look for their source.
Covered in green ferns and
vines is table on which rests a
block of crystal-clear ice. From,
behind it an electric fan watts.
the fairy breezes to you.
Il hint to the hostess is sufficient.
order an extra block Of starklina.r
erystaI-elear Kniekerboeker Ice. Ar~r
range qvith ferns and fosoers and a fan
n scaft the icy fragrant breezes aeroJs
fhe sroqcy-ffnered tdb[s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Purdue University Head
And Wife Missing "a Days

BANFF, Alta, July %. - Fears for
the safety of DR.. w. E. Stone, presi-
dent of Purdue University, Lafayette,
Ind, and his wife, who have been miss
inc since July /, were expressed to-
night by members of the Mount Assini-
boine Club here.
DR.. Stone and his wife, both Of whom
are experienced mountain climbers,
started out for cross country hike
and took enough food with them for
about four days outing. Nothing has
been heard of them since their depar-
ture. Toilet articles belonging to the
pair were found Sunday at the base of
Mount canon, the unscaled peak close
ia Mount Assiniboine. Remains OF
camn fires also were found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Harding Is Unable
To attend Meet Here

DRESIDENT HARDING will be
unable to attend the interna-
tional meet between athletes from
Oxford Cambridge and Princeton
Cornell at Travers Island on Thurs
day afternoon, but the nations Chief
Executive has lot of nice things
to say about the meeting. Here is
his message to John j. McGovern.
chairman of the games committee:
81 am DESTROYS that you and your
associates should be assured of nv
interest and sincere approval of
such contests as this. l know in
the past years such friendly COM
petitions have done much for the
promotion of those splendid rcla-
tions between our country and the
government and people of the United
Kingdom"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Hdlifax-V o7,c0zsver
Ro1Uboat Trip Begun.

HALIFAX, N. S., July 25.-
Bound for Vancouver via the
Panama Canal, Captain j. 7.
Day, Harry Inglis and J. H. Nor
rison put off from here to-day in
a 15-foot boat. Their only motive
power will be a small sail, jib
and oars. They expect to follow
the coast line and pass through
the Canal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26
Two Men, Whose Skulls Negro
Fractured With Bat, Improve

ATLANTIC CITY, July 25.-Samuel
Forbes, who rode seven miles with a
fractured skull yesterday on his motor
cycle, conveying his companion. Leo
pold Dassen, who also sustained a
fractured skull in an attack by negro.
ia recovering at the Atlantic City Hos
pital.
Dassen, who was unconscious
throughout the motorcycle trip, also
was said to be in fair way to re-
covery at the hospital to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26

and, spoke against curtailnent of the
battle-cruiser program, stating thar
such craft were badly needed units OF
the fleet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-26

and that. bitter legal fight of long
duration will follow their efforts.
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
THE AXIS OF THE SEE SAW.

require any delay the part of the Adminsa-
ton very quickly indeed that the statement
made Lodge earlier in the week to the
had found impossible to re-submit the YER
Senate modified form was without ofcal
sanction part the President and Mr. Hughes There
Lodge always positive and emphatic In all ms state
his words and declare that his had been
opinion. As SUCH it is Of course OF little import
ance country whole This however not all the
friends of the Treaty in the
The Knox resolution for all its noise and bomoas
has like the proverb the month of March come in like lion
lamb The actual declaration OF end OF
Germany evidently shorn of great
al significance of its passing and that fortunately
came lend to the Germans or an
the Allies. Moreover and Of the greatest import
snce by participation in the repaatons questions
together vivid remembrance of the fact that did
the invited to SIT with the
pay the decision Of the Administration in this question
hangs of the worlds hope of and economic ADJUST
men entirely depends the basis of just and fair for
egn this country with those nations recently It's Allies
The President and his advisors must be regarding
profound interest the columns OF editorial matter
begging participation this Council being printed daily by
which, prior the November elections the
enemies of participation in European confer
which might in way lead towards final ratlhca-
ton of the Treaty of Versailles.
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
THE TWO CONQUERORS.

Yesterday the of the observance in Paris of the
anniversary the death of Napoleon
took about the Arc de Tromphe
begun by great Emperor himself monumental
Grafton his victories But the paradox presented by the
singular significance greater hero
than Napoleon possession of the Arc The ambitious
and sangune but the final phase of
subsection individual tyranny hundred of
development passed Bona
died St Helena And in the hundredth France
the the Emperor her unknown hero
the great symbol of than Napoleon
waged riumphs in the day of Napoleon Ma
poleons and riumphs But the and trumphs of
today Frances and iumphs Her commemor
alton of her sacrifice in the World War gnhed in the burial
unknown soldier far and far
victory sacrifice than could be
tribute century-dea Emperor Napoleon but great
portrait Frances national gallery But her other and
symbostc of the whole heart of the nation
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
THE DEAR OLD "THREE-FORTY."

evidently said the timetable when
the schedule for that priceless possession of
the local departing from Put
nam every time of three forty o'clock
Punames rule they journey the Hub of the Uni
carefully In doing their actions
contrary army maxim that anything worth trying
So with the hreeforty It's well worth trying
If your steady and your patience longbut
again this be said about the three
forty that although she attain enviable record
speed vehicle seeing the country between here and
the she the blue ribbon For in
stance the three stations and
era points of interest the topography that well
worth brief the stretch between here and Thompson
ambng towards Blackstone she finds number of little
Dougases would otherwise be unknown postery and
mapmaker for the friendly interest of this inter
The other afternoon discovered Mve Heights
town. Mlvle Heights with fine stone church We
had good minutes in Mlvle Heights What more could
ask? That's almost much Cooks tourists see of
Paris Then ambed into Franklin and thence into region
of pleasant little Massachusetts, towns For example Highland
There's for sale in Highland Lake and it's nice
We ought know for read the For Sale sign
the caressng minutes that the three
forty devoted Highland Lake Usually feels to
when Wapoe reached but with the three
forty The old snail discovers number of Wapoles
and separate lengthy visit is the with
region beyond Franklin All pleasant ehatty little
be visited and encouraged Not until Nor
wood Central well behind does the hreeorty perk bit
begin city airs itself Here suddenly pulls
up like lion and rushes pe nell for South Station
Then with graceful of her tail she swings under the shed
victim duty well done The passengers agh and gaDce
their watches. Late? Oh only thry-fve minutes by
standard time and hour and hrve by Boston time Great
old train, the 'three~forty'
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
BANQUET TO MRS. DANIELS
Tribute To Teacher of Drop-In Sun
day School Class

A7banquet in honor Of Mrs F. J.
Daniels was given by the members of
the Drop-In Class, in the banquet
roomlat the Congregational church on
Tuesday evening. The affair was ar
ranged as a tribute to Mrs. Daniels
for her faithful service to the class
as teacher for the past ten years, and
it was with deep regret her resigna-
ton was accepted.
Four tables were arranged in the
banquet room. The honor table had
as center piece pink May basket
filled with pink roses and tied to the
handle was a little box in which a ten
dollar gold piece was in hiding,-a
gift to Mrs. Daniels from the class.
The color scheme at the tables was
pink, little individual pink May bas-
kets holding the sailed nuts. Forty
four sat down to the banquet Miss
Anna Sampson, president of the class,
introduced the speakers. Mrs. Mary
Bishop was toastmistress, and pleas
ing original poem was read by Miss
Annie Randall. The menu consisted
of fruit cocktail, cold meats, olives,
hot rolls, salad, coffee and cake.
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06

the graves Of thirty-fve thousand
American dead, fallen in the capture
Of the Argonne Forest and its en-
virons. In the center Of this great
plain of sleeping soldiers flies the
American flag over row upon row OF
orderly white crosses and turf COW
cred graves.
In the five days that we had been at
the front we had seen numberiess
graves and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
where the French had collected their
dead, Americans buried on the hills
near Neufchateau. But this was a
new and greater graveyard. We have
yet to see a photograph which can give
any adequate conception of the Ar
gonne Cemetery and there are no
words to describe the impression that
the sight Of these thousands of graves
make upon the American visitor to
France. Hitherto, it had been with
us French graves and French monu-
ments and English graves and English
monuments, but these were Americans
Americans in the last biyeuac in
foreign land three thousand or more
miles away from the country for
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06

On the ship coming back from Eu-
rope we were very much surprised to
hear an Englishman in the smoking
room say that the most impressive
thing he had seen in the war zone in
Europe was the American cemetery
at Romagne in the Argonne. He was
impressed in two ways, first by the
magnificent manner.in which the rest
ing place Of some thirty-fve thousand
American soldiers is being maintain
ed by the United States Government,
and he was equally impressed by the
courtesy which had been shown him
by the Americans who are the guardi-
ans and caretakers of the grounds.
His opinion exactly duplicated our
own, for we cannot recall ever having
been treated with more courtesy by
than we were at Romagne,
nor did we see anything in three
months abroad so directly realizing
FOR US the price paid in American
youth for our participation in the
War.
We went 10 Romagne from Verdun,
the valley of the Meuse and
passing through region of totally de-
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
LIMITATION OF CLAIMS

At Court of Probate held at Put
nam within and for the District Of
Putnam on the 29th day of April,
1921. Present David Flagg, Judge.
Estate of Frances E. Harrington, late
of Putnam in said District, deceased.
Mahlon H. Geissler, Putnam, Conn.,,
Executor. ORDERED - That six
months from the date hereof be, and
the same are limited and allowed for
the creditors to bring in their claims
against said estate, and the Executor
is directed to give public notice to the
creditors of said estate to bring in
their claims within said time allowed,
by posting copy of this order on the
public sign-post nearest the place
where the deceased last dwelt, within
the same Town, and by publishing the
same once in some newspaper having
circulation in said Probate District,
and return make TO this Court of the
notice given. Attest: DAVID FLAGG.
Judge. Is
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06

plishments of the government since
the end of the war will have been to
no avail, and, scattered from their
companions in arms in cemeteries
throughout the country, frequently in
graves that are forgotten and uncared
for, this great American host will be
dispersed and, in time, forgotten. To
us, as we left the great wide field of
white crosses, there came the convic-
ton that here should the American
hero lie in the soil of France which he
gave his life to save. This, to para
phrase line of Rupert Brooke, should
be Forever America"
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
FOR SALE

Sixty-seven acre farm; will sacrifice
II taken at once. Fine improvements.
One room house, one 4 room house,
large basement, barn, garage, wood
house, chicken-house, large apple or
chard, wood and pasture; farm all lev
ell, no waste land, As acres in fields,
on main highway, 2 miles Pomfret
Center Depot. Have electric lights,
water In the house This is one Of
the best farms in Windham county. /
VIII include one pair of fine horses,
harness, wagon, spring wagon, plows,
hay and household furniture for two
houses, four stoves. This farm is
ready to commence work on. Reason
for selling is old age and leaving for
the South; must sell at once. Posses
sion in ten days. $500 cash, balance
on terms. No commission. Address
owner, ISAAC FUTRELL, Pomfret
Center, Conn. R. d. 2. IS
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
COURSES AT TRADE SCHOOL
YOUNG MEN AND BOYS

In ancient days men made crude
pictures on stone and bark to
convey their ideas. In this man
ner writing was evolved. Today
men draw pictures or plans to
convey ideas of construction.
The drawing of these plans con-
stitute a we'll defined science.
Mechanical and architectural
drawing is the accepted language
of construction. We live in an
age of construction and should
be familiar with its language.
A course in the drafting de-
partment of the Putnam Trade
School will fit you as practical
mechanical or architectural drafts
man.
Other courses: Machine, Elec-
trical, Textile, Woodworking
Regular or Part Time courses,
free to boys of Connecticut over
IA years of age. Special arrange
ments made for transportation of
out of town students. Complete
information upon request.
STATE TRADE SCHOOL
putnam Connecticut
1920
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
GONE ARE THE DAYS.

In these arid days how the persprng Congressman
thirst he should happen read did the other day
book of diplomatic letters by that delightful writer Madame
Lndencrone the following account of entertain
within the walls of the National Capitol
Then another entertainment sort of mardgras maigre
feast champagne tea given fer at the Capitol.
Sandwiches and cake disappeared in hazy mist and they
champagne They took cocktails before dur
ing and after" But alas that was in 1875
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06

From the heights of Montfaucon
one deseendes swiftly the motor road
which leads through the village of
Cunel directly to the great American
cemetery. The road passes over a
small plain with one or two destroyed
hamlets to the right and the left,
mounts gradual hill, turns and be-
fore your eyes lie as far as the vision
can reach the white crosses marking
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06

stroyed forts, past the bleak hill
known as lie Morte Homme," now
crowned by French military monu-
ment, but retaining its shell pock-
marked and barren contour just as
when it fell into the hands of the AL
lies late in 1918 lie Morte Homme"
was the scene of fighting almost as
fierce as the fighting at Verdun itself
and the bloody Bots de Corbeaux just
to the north still raises the stark
trunks of its trees over the scattered
graves of French, Americans and
Germans.
After passing the shattered and
blasted country of which lie Morte
Homme" is the commanding eminence
the direct motor road, row completely
repaired, leads through the ruined viii
lagos of Esnes and Avocourt, names
well known to a host of American vet
Grams who took part in their capture
during the last days of the fighting in
October, 1918. Thence the road leads
directly across the last battlefields to
the heights of Montfaucon, the high
est eminence after Verdun in the
Mouse country and on the very edge
of the Argonne Forest.
Montfaucon was, in 1914, a pros
porous French village, with a hand
some medieval church, score of
shops and many handsome residences,
and it was the principal rendezvous of
hunters about to penetrate the Ar
gonne, famous for its game and also
well known as the lair of the wild
boar. Today. Montfaucon shows but
remnant of its former self. The
church is a pile of ruins. OF the tow
err, long used by the Germans as an
artillery observation post and blind
to the large Mansard dwelling nearby
in which the German Crown Prince
maintained his famous periscope OBJ
seryatory. there remains but a shaky
fragment
The observatory of the Crown
Prince, solid square building, was
never badly damaged by the Smelling,
and its exterior looks very much like
some comfortable American home
built along in the ''early Pullman"
days. But the interior presents very
different guise. That the heir to the
German throne might safely view the
battlefields below. a solid concrete
and iron tower was built in the center
of this house, heavily reinforced
against artillery fire. Here on the
very top story the Crown Prince had
his famous gigantic periscope project
ing above the roof and here he looked
out on the battle being waged in the
valley and on the hills TO the south.
When in the last days of the battle of
the Argonne, the Americans finally
took the town and the eminence with
n tremendous loss Of life. this peri
scope was captured and it now forms
a part of the military relics of the war
collected within the War Museum at
the West Point Military Academy.
Our chauffeur had been with the
last French troops at Montfaucon. He
described wildly the American at
tack. 1t had reminded him of the
French attacks in the early days of
the war. before the Allies had learned
the necessity of economy Of men. The
Americans, he said. were prodigal. In
their determination TO wrest this cru
cial point from the Germans, nothing
could hold back the troops. They adj
vaneed and won in the face of one Of
the most enormous sacrifices of life
made by the American army at any
nninf in France
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
LOST
ATTENTION FARMERS

Egg boxes to hold one dozen eggs
for safe and neat delivery TO custom
ers, with your name and farm name
and address neatly printed on paper
box, 500 for $500. PUTNAM Bon
CORP, Truesdell street, Putnam
Conn. Aft
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
FOR SALE

Two Ford touring cars, each car in
good condition. at low price. Can De
seen anytime. rs SCHOOL STREET.
16-1s*
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
FOR SALE

Eggs for Matching, S. C. Rhode Is
land Reds, and White Wyandottes,
heavy winter layers, also day old
chicks. Tel. Putnam 1882. EVER
EFT NJ. WHITTEMORE. l4-tf
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
WOOD IS CHEAPER

Chestnut s6.75; hardwood sli.o0.
Mixed wood, 1915 cord. Also some
good hay. H. R. HURLBUT, Wood
stock avenue. Tel. 1885.
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
WANTED

Man by month. Must understand
farming, driving and care of team. Nc
other need apply. w. F. PERKINS,
Putnam, Conn. Tel. 34-14. Is
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
INSURANCE

Automobile Insurance of all kinds.
See ]. RICHARD CARPENTER.
Agent. l2-tf
Putnam patriot., 1921-05-06
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
Clearing Those Who Have Something Dispose
Wishing Acquire Something; For Employer
Employee; Brings Buyer and Seller Together.
WANTED

A girl for general homework. Ap-
ply to MISS KATHARINE MOVES.
Pomfret. Tel. 211-2. -18*