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8i riously in Ney Quadters._ " [ " Febrijary introduced itsel gm« people of this community an early morning temperature of 7 above *Niss Sisan Collins, Wito Fécently un- g:rfil “an endicitis following dates, from m. and from 130.p. m, o 4 ruary 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 16, 19, Perry, ch 3 W I James” N. Tucke! vl New:Quarters. inebaug lodge of Fellows, re- cn?r lessees of the hall on the third floor of the tewn hall building, has oc- cupjed - the quarters, which are to ba repaired and-fitted later. T Candidate for Norwich Stal James Friery, who has classic record in the. town court of Killingly, Where he has been a periodic visitor for - years, was- before Judge Woodward Friday morning and was senteneeg to serve 30°days for having been intoxicated. _ Seriously Iil. RolamHe.Grayz who is il with pneumonia, was reported Friday as resting ortably, but his condition| continued t6”be regarded as danger- ous. At ~Relative’s Funeral. Michael Head and daughter, Miss et Head, of Academy street, t-Friday to- attend ative, Mrs. Edward Carload of Coal Arrives. . The arrival here Friday of one car of hard coal for <distrib§tion to fami- es that are in dire need of fuel t a little ray of hope Into the 1 situation. + Cord wood from the surrounding gountry is to be brought here, loaded| on cars and shipped to the island forts below New Lopdon, it was announced Friday. 7Y by . Recently elected officers were in- Friday evening at a meeting Unity encampment, I. 0. O. F. Mrs. B. J. Hale, mother of Charles . Hale, is visiting with relatives in and Meriden. She will be jway for several months. German Regist n Next Week. In accordance with an order recex- ‘issued, the registration of who ars males and over 14 of age will begin here Monday, inder direction of the police depart- p.m. 21. John H. were in- the funeral of a rel; Mee. ent. Mrs. C. B. Barber will have the lembers of the Ladies’ Reading circle t_her home for » meeting Monday. Rev, William O. Darby of the Hoo- Ep Methodist church is to preach até e morning service at the Methodist hurch Sunday. Saving It All Righe! The coal sitvation in Dani has teached the stage where there is no longer any need of urzing people; to- ::e a shovel of coal. Th h_:v- 5 3 ng Vs Toush Ande Iy oodeibras Board of Relief in Sassion. s John /K. Perry, W. } Pulil James’ N, Tucker, members of Kil- l&nxty's board ptirelief, Mmet veste: begin their ‘we n the grang lis as recently cmr{ple\gn by the asses- . They are to give hearings at ted periods throughout. the month. 2 The war ficates, the s is ng an ap- plaudable habit hereabenis advanced one cent in value on the first of the month, as thegiwill ‘continne to “do for the next years. The certificates 3413 each. '~ Hard to Bpeak Winter's Backbone. i This is ground hog day, the day up- on which most people either amuse or deceive themselves with the old be- liet that the ground hog' appears af- | ter a long period of hibernation, &nd, | i2 he sees his shadow, remains abroad, g that the backbone of winter is broken. If it is bright, and he sees 0%, he'Petired again to his bur- »%dufll‘g the ' six- weeks ather that is likely to“fols ; Shadow.or b shadow, it woufd seem this winter that nothing less than a sledge hammer can break the back of a cold weather period that seems with- out end. 6o row of ceid low. . ONCE A SLAVE " , a resident of dr y , ‘died at his home in that town Friday morning. His age is in doubt, but it is believed that he was nearly 90. He was born in Virzinia and, it was stated Friday, was u siave In his early {He came north soon after the Civil 'l;-r and contimred lo“:mlik Jhis Hothe . mpréftken half a.cen- £ ans thrifeycitisen, roung woman from the south, but n.!‘ltar a une' t)fvy separated and she | To Look After. of the town's teachers will begin indexing work at the office of the local exemption this| at noon Garfield Monday is il e] over. ¥ Malcolm M. Willey and Kepnpeth Ballard, students at Clark ‘Worcester, are at their the week-end. S Rev .and Mrs. F. D. Sargent are-en- iss Madeline hurber .of || Corporal Leon Talbot, ‘who is a member of ‘a regular infantry - regi- ment, stationed in: Chicamaugs park, has written to his uncle, Mark Wilson, that he has- been appointed company clerk, a post in which he will be re- licved of drills and.other work con- nected with the romtine. life of the army. 7 Will Motor to” Washington. ness firm in this ¢ity, and four of his; ‘workmen are to leave here in an au- tomobile Sunday for & trip-to Was ington, D. C., where the firm has a contract. o John F. Hennon, deputy collector of internal revenue, will he at the rooms cof the chamber of rand also Monday, when h! be completed. _Today, ° is D and somé hope to tell by the signs whether the backbone of winter is to be broken at once or net. Should Preserve Cards, Registered men. Who. are receiving the final classification cards, the small size, should preserve them during the period.of the war, for at any time and in any place an gfficer ‘may ask to see the cards, and then they'll be-fmighty handy to have abot T ' Board of Relief‘in Sessiow. Joseph' Plessis; ‘W. Seward and Charles A. Wilcox, miembers, of - the |by Clerk E. M. Warner, follows: board of relief, held-their first session of the year on. Friday, sitiing at the|The James Hanley Br unicipal -Stérm_sig: are. sald” to. be ‘responsible for mak-| ing Putnam.what some consider a too{for reward for furnishing informatiom oWty 3 leading to the arrest and comviction;S¥ ment of certain‘regulations are being |of Joseph Fdward Daviean, umiber of quarters. | with theft of a horse. wide open te More rigid efforce- demanded from a nut To Preach ‘at’ Willimantic. Rev. F. D. Sargent'is to conduet the Sunday morning servige at the fiyan- gregational church:in’, Willimantic. Connolly With Boston Braved. Smiling Joe Connolly, vorite with the baseball fans of Pu nam, where he used to do s diamond_stunts in the Wwas a comer, is to be again \Are in Quarantine, Notice... that ny of”the 'sel district home-: ‘Deveéns.: of Tate? boys are in quarantine. But the meas- Jes cannot conguer the boye, and they’ll begin to come home again . very soon: § T g nehi-Canadians ‘in. Service. A ‘committee anizations of ~ French-speaking embers .in Putnam- is to be appoint- ed to provide ways @nd'means of sup- -plving: special comforts to the far; number of French-Canadian young men of this city who have gone into the service.of the .country .and whe |ed today when membe: are now scattered t! and” abroad. Hope Cars May Be Kept Running. Hope was expressed Friday night that some means would be fayng to- day to keep the ‘local-trolley ' service in operation. Cars kept running dur- ing Friday, when fuel was being con- served to the utmost by not heating the cars. Of this no one complained, realizing what the company is facing in the way -of coal shortage. ~ = .:° No Change in Dog Regulations. The demand thatthe rule erdering dogs confined be-revoked ‘zrows more insistent day by, day, .not _only.in_this ‘town but. throughout Windham-county. No re- ‘lief has been promised, though, on the hrough many states | other. hand, ‘there is talk. of keeping tire order in force iridefinitely. ‘Many dog owners are being put to mueh inconvenience by the order that has been in: force sincé’ -Novembar. They have to find time to take the animals out for & walk and to-devote more or- less’ fime to- caring for the confined canines. . ; ¢ The situation i§" not a joyful one either for the dogs.or the men: that own ‘them. It is being predicted that if the order is keépt in'force until May, ‘when dog taxes are due, there'l! be fewer dogs by many to pay upon than there have been in other years. CAPITAL STOCK INCREASE Manhasset - Manufactuting - Company Announces Advance to $600,000. - Announcement was made of an in- crease from $450,000 to $600,000 in the capital stock of the Manhasset Manu- facturing company, the big tire duck concern that has contributed so much |John to Putnam’s industrial growth and prosperity during the past five years. The action in imereasing the capital stock is subject” to confirmation by | A; the stockholders, which it is saig is o | 3ssured, at the mext annual meeting. n | Short Calendar Se: —_— SUPERIOR COURT. " * n Monday Next, Before Judge Burpee—Five Uncon- tested Divorce Cases Listed. At the Windham County Superior court there will be a short calendar. session at Putnam, at 11 a. m., before Ji ‘resident, J, ARTHUR ATWOOD ook e MicesRrenidenty Surplus and Profits: $115,561.84 WILEIAM: H.. Secretary-' BURNHAM" homes here for. in various other towns Monday, Feb, 4th, wies Luckn P, [ { are set for those who | Spector vs. Harry Weinstein. a great fa-|Pike. - | Stasenopouls. Charles ome great | Theros K. Pappas. Oliver F. Downs [ GOLDMAN AND BERKMAN days when he |ys. Morris L. A. Bradford, member. of & busi- || I:«lt’y‘%‘;r will £ e The materiels are Broadcloth, Velour and Plush, trimmed with Beaver, T - i D ol | Eommemmemcrmmen] ke £ YOUR UNRESTRICTED CHOICE OF OUR ENTIRE REMAINING STOCK OF WOMEN'S AND MISSES' COATS AT = Values to $49.50 -Seal and Opossum Collars - I 1 | 121-125 MAIN_ STREET e e s Federal Paper Co. vs. Max Shuiman. ewing Co. va. Adelar Henault. Samuel Hearing on petition of Lou: Bartholomew A. Moran vs. City of Willimantic. Patrick J. Dan Sylvester, et al. vs. Francis Downing. William N. Medbury vs. Reuben S. Bartlett. Mary E. Pike vs. Zelotes Charles Atsales vs. Niehol Atsales vs. A. Davis, et Foster. Frank th the |2l vs. The Industrial and Mfg. Co., et Boston Braves during the 1918 season, |al, John A. Gitbert, et als. vs. Fran- e Divorces: vidson Ream vs Louis Marshal Ream. There's’ a reason, Measles are |G- Moran vs. bésieging the camp and many of the |na Chapot vs. Alphonse Auguste Cha- khaki-clad | Palmer. | , CLARENCE A. FOTTER RBert F.-More vs. Annie More. James pot. FElia M. Palmer vs. Edwin L. PROSPECTS ‘OF AGREEMENT ON THE RAILROAD*BILL representing difterent | Without 1. C. C. Being Deprived of I8 {210,000 for comspiracy to interfere with It Rate-Making Power. wmmm, Febd. 1.—Prospects of an g | early agreement in congress on the{for their surrender tomorrow follow- administration railroad bill brighten- rs of the Sehate interstate commerce eo& Te- turned from the White House confer- ence with word that the prestdent did not desire.to have.the Interstate Com- merce Commission deprived of s rate-making powers under-. ment operation of the carriers. Soon -after the -conference the com- mittee wrote into the bill provisiong limiting government -contrel . of ‘rail- roads to eighteen months after the war and authorizing the president to initiate rates subject to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission® This préposal, which was adopted by a vote of 11 to 4, was a compromise of the committee’s differences. <ongd: eliminat- es 113 most serious obstacie toprompt enactment of the measare: - - - 'BERKMAN AT MEETING E OF RUSSIAN SOCIETIES. Resolutions Passed Asking That He Be Deported Instead of Imprisoned. New York, Feb. 1.—Alexander Berk- man, anarchist, convictsd of conspiring: t the draft law, snd now out on bail ‘awaiting to be taken to the At- -Janta penitentiary, appeared: thig after- noon at the meetin gof Russian socie- ties here. It became known that reso- lutions were in preparation asking that the government ort him to Russia instesd of sending him to prisen.' Berkman's case has recently been th subject of representations by the Bol. sh"mij in Russia to. Ambassador ncis, - RUSSIAN CONSUL-GENERAL : WiLL BE IGNORED * Reed, an American, Will Have 1 ‘Washington, Feb. 1.—John Reed, an merican apppinted Russian consul- general at New York, will find when he attempts to assume his duties that iy 2 he has no official American My day explained that until recognition Lo °m" of the Bolsheviki; at least as a de fac- is Kruh{to power, had been extended, no ex- equator could” be issued to any con- ehnmdhs -2 because of Mr. Reed’s’ indictment un- .| der the espionage la;‘w in ,\‘e;v York. ¢ i It is’' customary in the case of a ne M. Bugeno Tdmcok, et al Lawils Jui_ o0 ot 0T confinue: the ‘recogni- tion of consuls appointed under the . |0ld government and who are continued jas{at the same points by the new. Aniarchiits Under Sentence Have Been TLeona Moran. Emilie An- | Mayer issued an order in federal cou here today. directing Emma Goldman | | the dighest court. nd Satisfactorily Cleaned Telephone Call 7432 150 Main Street, in Postal Telegraph Office - GIVE US A TRIAL. ~ AUTO stand in the way "of 'proper distribu- tion throughout the ecountry. “At least omne of the substitutes is produced: 1. quantify_in almost every part ‘of the” country. " If any short- ages’ occur ‘they will be local. - “Uniicenised food retailers who sell at more than .& reasonable profit will have their supplies éut off through the notification of all licensees by the food administration forbidding them to re- ceive orders for food from such retail- e & standing government. Officials at the state department to- before the razor from his pocket, slash his throat and fall to the ground. = A young wo- man spectator fainted and men who hurried to thé man's side were blood spaftered. =~ 7 He -was John. Alonzia, address un- known, of middle age and well dress- ed. He was hurried to the Hartford | hospital where it was said an hour later that his case was critical, been seeking a man who was flooding the state with post cards containing denunciations of the war ard- eriti- cism of those conducting it. Th( post cards were signed “The Boob.” ‘Wesson admits writing the pos cards, according to the authorities. lar appointee of Russia. e position of the state department holly technical and was not taken RNMANIANS HAVE CAPTURED s amine il i CAPITAL OF BESSARABIA FEDERAL AUTHORITIES HAVE E e ROUNDED UP “THE BOOB" Who Has Been Sending Out Postcards Denouncing the War. The Scene of Jewish Massacres Fif. teen Years Ago. Sl CUT HIS THROAT™IN: BUSHNELL PARK, HARTFORD Alonzo, Address Unknown— Spectators Were Horrified. Jassy, Feb. 1.—Kishinev, capital o. Bessarabia and the scene of Jedish massacres fifteen years ago. was tak- en today by Rumanian roré: who were sent in response to an apjpcal for aid from the local Bessarabian ov- ernment. John Kansas City. Feb. 1.—In the arrest at Topeka, Kas, of Charles A, Wes- son, a tailor, federal ‘authorities have put-an.end’to the activities of “The Boob™ according to an announcement today by Faderal Attorney Robertson. Since the early days of the war, Mr. Robertson said, " federal ugents have ORDERED TO SURRENDER AR — Persons rougli’ B park abpfit 1.30 this. aftes 100N -wvere: horrified - to see a man seated on a bench draw a | .-Qut on Bail. . New- Yorf, Feb. 1. Alcohol, when pure, is sreenish in color, while water is distinctly blue in shade. - Judge Julius and Tlexander Berkman, anarchists, to | g surrender themselves to United States Marshal McCarthy at 11 o'clock to- morrow morning. ‘The defendants were released in bail after each had been sentenced to two years' imprisonment and a fine of the opération of the selective service law. The United States supreme court affirmed the conviction and the order ed the flling today of the mandate of ERIFF’S SALE - ENTIRE STOCK OF * Madam H. Schwartz Millinery Store % WARN'ING TO DEALERS IN WHEAT FLOUR SUBSTITUTES od Administration Will Not Permit Unwarranted” Price Increases. ‘Washington, Feb. 1.—Unwarranted rice increases in wheat flour substi- utes will not be permitted. The food administration tonight gave warning to dealers that they must not take agantage of temporary -shortages in other cereals brought on by the heavy demand the new baking rggulations has_caused. { Many complaints reached Food Commissioner Hoover today that deal- (ers in the substitutes already have be- gun to lift their prices. “Mills of the country,” said' Mr. Hoover, “are prepar¢d to meet the greater demand of housewiyes and of bakers for other cereals during the next few months. Lack of transpor-|#8 tation is the only factor that will N Kill That ¢ Cold and Save Health > Q“:‘:\\ CASCARA & QUININE ome’ " MILLINERY ‘And Millinery Supplies Of All Descriptions . ? 1,000 HATS. Trimmed and untrimmed, in a wide range of | styles and shapes. e Also Ribbons, Furs, Flowers, Velvets and all kinds of trim- ey BT - mings.. THEY ALL MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE - Buy At Your Own Price \ Hilt's 24 Tablets for 25c. ' AtAny Drug Store | _ SALE STARTS i - ' Saturday Morning, February 2nd | BREED BUILDING 10 MAIN STREET. /