Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 7, 1918, Page 2

WILLIMANTIC The influenza epidemic has bccomi ith o serious that Mayor Charles Gateg called a meeting of the heal authorities Saturday to consider the Dr. J. Hobart Egbert, state epidemiologist, representing the state situation. bard of health, met the local authori- ties and the following rules were for- mulated for the contrel of the epi- demic; 1. Every manufactory and work- shop in the city of Willimantic oc in the town of Windham, is requelte‘d ‘to tinue at work while such employe continud with and ordered to permit no employ shows indications of being ill grip, influenza or kindred diseases. Manufactories and work-shopg must appoint an inspector or inspectors to for the ring whéther or not examine employ each day purpose of disco they should continue at work. The inapection must be done to the satisfaction of the city health officer, or town health officer, who will extend every help possible. Manchester will have charge of the dispensary. . Shert Paragraphs. Private Raymond Parker was at hhd home in thig Tcity over the week- end. Rev. Walter §. Borchert has been called out of to for a few days. The Home Section of the Red Cross is being kept busy with many calls for help. The office is open from two to five every Tuesday and Saturday afternoon. 3 There was an attendance of twelve at the republican caucus held to elect delegates to the Twenty-ninth Sena- torial district comvention and to the Windham Probate District convention. The meeting was opened by the chair- n of the town committee, William Congdon. The chairman chosen as Walter B. Knight and the clerk was Charles A. Gates. The delegates elected for the senatorial convention were Charles H. Perkins, Ernest P. Chesbro, S. Arnold Peckham and A. L. Weatherhead. The delegates for | children, he two- sisters. Funeral services for George Hen- drickson were held from his heme, 22 Loiivia street, Saturday. The requiem high mass at St. Joseph's church was sung by Rev. T. F. Bannon. _The bearers were Valentine Murphy, Judze James F. Twomey, John Moran, Mi- chael Donavan, Arthur McQuillan of this city and L. P. Spain of Cam- bridge, Mass, Burial was in St. Jo- seph’s cemetery, in charge of Killou- rey Brothers. The funeral of Miss Catherine Leary was held Saturday from her home, 51 Francis street. A requiem high mass was celebrated at 8t. Joseph's church. The bearers were John, Patrick, Mar- tin and Timothy Nevins, William and Patrick Hassler of Hartford. Funerai arrangements were in charge of Kil- lourey Brothers. DANIELSON A canvass of different sources of r father, five brothers and|of ihis district will begls i a few|1490 NAMES IN 7 . PUTNAM . Adjusters are expected here today to view the ruin caused by the fre at the Bughee department storer. Cl inspection in the interior of the Bugbee store on Saturday showed that the damage to the valuable stock was very heavy. The shoe @epart<| ment, which is on the Eim-Fyout streets corner and is nearly cut Off, ‘excepting for a.doorway, wita the main store on the first floor, shows the least damage, and it is probable that this part of the store can be re- opened in the near future. To just what extent investigations that have been going on have helped fix responsibility for the fire i not known -outside of official circles, but there is reason to believe that court action will eventually result from what has been learned; in fact, that was being intimated in some quarters on Saturday. 2. All publ kalls, theaters and other places, further notice. This order stores only to the extent that people raust not be allowed to congregate in stores bevond what is necessary the transaction of business. Plans are being perfectad to estab- lich an emergency hospital and a public dispensary. with a physician continuou: on duty. gatherings in churches, are forbidden within the city of Williman- tie or in the town of Windham, until includes for the probate convention were Joseph M. Berard, Chauncey E. Macfariane, F. Louis Hall and Nelson A. Daniels. Today is town meeting- day. The polls open at 6 a. m. and close at § p. m. It is expected that the vote will be light as so many voters have been drafted and so many are ill. The voters who are able to get to the polis should make every effort to do so. The republican headquarters are at 37 Church street as usual. The demo- cratic headquarters are also on Church The order was dated Conn., Oct. 5, 1918 and was Michael D» Riordan, M. D, officer, and Frederick E. Wilcox, D., town health officer. Austin D. Boss, agent of the Ameri- can Thread company, offered to assist igned by city health M. by sending for Dr. J. D. Curry, of the( Holyoke mills, and for a nurse, This offer was accepted and the physician and nurse drrived Saturday night and are working with Health Officer Rior- dan Permission was zained from Adju- tant-General Cole to use the state ar- mory as an emergency hospital. and Dr. Black, secretary of the state board of health, notified Mayor Gates that he would send a physician from Bos- ton to report to Dr. Riordan as soon az possible. Dr. Macdouzal has ar- rived from Boston, and wiil he sta- tioned at the emergency hospital which has been fitted up with 24 cots and is ready to receive patients. A dispen- cary will be opened today at Dr. Rior- dan’s office. Dr. George W. May of The Hun Is On The Run —Keep Him Going He will turn—he will strike hard—he will strive desper- ately to keep the booty al- ready taken and to capture more. But he must be made to do penitential restitution. We must send more men— all that are needed—we have pledged our aid “to the last man and to the last dollar”— and we are giving glorious help. JOIN THE FIGHTING FOURTH Buy Liberty Bonds the way our boys in France fight—to the utmost. THE J.C.Lincoln Co. WILLIMANTIC, CONN. DANIEL F. THOMAS H¢ KILLOUREY BROS. FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EM. BALMERS Willimantic, Conn, tLady Assistant) DR. F. C. JACKSON DENTIST " Rembved tc 715 Main St, Willimantio Hours—9 o. . t0 3 5. M. Fhone 44 86 Union St, Phone 29C JAY M. SHEPARD Succeeding Elmore & Shepard Funeral Director & Embalmer 60-62 North St.,. Willimantic Lady Assistan: Tel. connection Willimantic, street. For the first time in a number of years there is no prohibition ticket in the field; and there will be no vote on the license question. Ernest P. Ches- bro will act as moderator at the town meeting. The selective service board Is re- assuring all who are ill and delayed about filling out their guéstionnaires, extending the time where there is a reasonable excuse. Mrs. George J. Rau, widow of Ma- jor Rau of Hartford, who was killed in action in France last July, is now employed in U. S. District Attorney Spellacy’'s office, in the federal build- ing. Miss Marian Alford of New Haven has been spending the week-end at her home on Prospect street, Selectman Ernest P. Chesbro was a Hartford visitor Sunday. Coventry is the third neighboring town to 'go “over the top” with the Liberty loan. Her quota was 22,000 and the subscriptions are over $32,- 000. The chairman of the committee is Eugene Latimer. Windham has secured subscriptions for about $110,000 for the Liberty loan. This is less than one-fifth™ of the quota, and means that there wiil hive to be some hustling done in next two weeks. The exemption board has been called on to send several men to Troy, N. Y., Oct. 15 for special educational work for the government. Six younsg men have already applied. The re- quirements are a grammar school edu cation or its equivalent, and the woi will be in the following department auto drivers, repairmen, auto mechan- ics, blacksmiths, carpe . concrete workers, electricians, pipe-fitters, ma- chinists, radio-operat reet metal workers, surveyors, topographical dranghtsmen and wheelwrights. Haroid Gager of Tufts Coliege, J. Adeiard Beaucheinin and Nich f Assumption Colleg ve received the phys nation for the Students’ Army Train- ing Corps, Mary Delaney, 32, of New London, died at the Mansfield Training hospi- tal Saturday night. Adam Gentick, 20, died at his home on Card street, Lebaron, Saturday morning. I survived by his par- ents, five s s and seven brothes | Dorothy Leona Parker, tue twelve- ivear-old “daughter of Martin H. and F.dna Mason Parker, died at the home of her parents at Mansfield Four Cor- ners, Saturday. She was in the freshman class at Windham High scho Besides her parents, ,she is survived by four brothers, ason, Stanley, Martin and Evan: and by two sisters, Elizabeth and Mevian. Word has been received here of the death of Miss Florence M. Rider, the 17-year-old daughter of Joseph Ri- der, of Webster, Mass. other deaths at the g School and Hos- of Bri#geport, and Lizzie Matsick, 22, of Canton, Conn. The funeral of William L. Williams was held from his home Sunday af- ternoon, Rev. A. D. Carpenter ofilciat- ing. Services at Willimantic cemetery were in charge of the Masons, hearers were members of REastern Star Lodge, No. 44, Funeral Director Jay M. Shepard had charge of the ar- rangements. Funeral services for Arthur La- Fleur were held Saturday forenoon. The bearers were Pierre Lavigne, Jo- seph Lavigne, Charles ‘Bryant, Orelie Laporte, Alphire Poirer and George Baillergeon. Mrs. Eva Anderson, 25, died at her homé in Mansfield Hollow after a few days' illness with pneumonia, this making the second death in this fam- ily this week. She is survived by her husband, August Anderson, two minor ] STOPPED HER BABY'S COUGH. No remedy is better known than s Honey and Tar for giving quick from coughs, coids and_ croup. W, M. Stev Vivian, W. Va. rifes: “When my baby was 11 months old he had a terrible cough, and noth- ing did him any good. I read about Foley's Honéy and Tar, and the first dose helped him" and_in two days the cough had stopped. I can say Foley's Honey and Tar saved my baby's I after everything else had failed.” Con- tains no opiates. The Lee & Osgood Co. The Belgians, the Poles, to help keep the Huns from in their fight for freedom? MURRAY'S BOSTON STORE Willimantic, Conn. Which Will You Have Mr. Wage-Earner? THE WAGES OF TYRANNY OR THE WAGES OF FREEDOM—THE HORRORS OF SLAVERY OR THE LIBERTY OF FREE MEN? the crushing weight of the Prussian yoke are hopeless slaves; no happiness; no liberty; no opportunity is theirs. Your Country—the good old U. S. A. is free; your wages are good; your homes are happy. Do your share JOIN THE FIGHTING FOURTH AND BUY LIBERTY BONDS. the men of all nations, under our shores; heélp our soldiers THE H. C. MURRAY CO. information in Dantelson Sunday seem- ed to establish the fact that ‘the epi- demic of illness here is on the wane. There are a few cases of partients be- ing seriously ill, but the gencral con- dition is improved and the worst seems to be over. Oneé of the borough's vhysicians rnentioned having had [ now well or getting well. All were sick at the same®time. Today is annual town meeting day in the town of Killingly and the wnolls in the town hall building will open at 9 o'clock this morning. So far as was generally known up to Sunday afternoon there sre no fifhts of ballots scheduled over the filing of town of- ficers, in the sense that ther will be sharp contests between representa- tives of different parties on the tick- ets, but, of course, the rerublicans will strive to retain their majorily repre- they will be able to do so. ,The vote on the license question furnishes the keenest interest, es- pectally for the ‘“dry” forces. There isn't any question but that they have their best chapce to win in years, but they will be obliged to hustle for the desired result, for the license forces, while making no advance campaign, will be getting out the vote today and hoping for victory, where hope seems almost futile. Over in will be a speeding up of the cam- This is the second week of the Lib- erty loan drive and the period during which the work will be speeded up in Putnam, where liberal subscribing must be done if the ¢ity's apportion- ggn patients in one family, but alk| ment is to be raised. This week the house to house can- vass will be inaugurated, and the committees in charge hope to visit every home and obtain subscriptions for many bonds. While officially re- corded subscriptions were in the vi- cinity of $200,000, the drive for sub- scriptions must go forward with in- creased intensity to Putnam over tie top by the end of mext week. What might be termed the battls of Sunnyside Heights brought a jull louse, and a talkative one, to Satur- day morning’s session of the city ourt, Judge Geissler learned what it sentation, and no one questions that|meens (o withstand a perfect drum. re of high expiosive conversation and scmething of the nature of wuat may result from a family quarre; on the heights of Putnam’s Ghetto. Invective against each other was poured out unrestrained in English and other tongues af old as lsrael while the show lasted, but it lasted only until that time when Judge Gois- sler decidgd fthat the orchestration wasn't just to his liking. 'Chen he threatened to have ousted from the court any person who talked when Brooklvn this week there|uot invited to do so and the threat proved effective after it had once been paign to get that town's people en-|put into practical use. rolled as buyers of bonds of the Judge Geissler finally adduced from fourth Liberty loan. As in many other|the storm of accusation and counter- towns, the people are lagging “let George do it. can be pried aw: tive of on possessors is wanted is a tremendous amount and if that much is to be there can be no slacker v the mon- or who can earn it within the next three or four months must buy a bopd be ratetl as unworthy the name of ican. In the endea that is Brook committee of r to raise the $70,000 quota the Woman's town, Miss Mabel Florerce M. ing noble work. on the ntinue to neceive there daily until Wed- . when the house to house can- the This commi green and ntions to begin. are anxious to make a good record this week d hope to sell many bonds at the siation on the green to the patriotic f their town. a 3 ah T $ Putnam was held r home on Reynolds street, on Saturday service at St. Al- han's Rev Albert ucted the ser rinity churchya yi The bearers were William Perkins, Kenneth Ham- ilton, ©. H. Keach and Waido Blake, ", Wood was the funeral director. This week brings the opening of the Liberty loan drive in Killingly. It will be , period of intensified work. The n i here in Kill- ingly is v, but the speed af whic ire being received is not satisfactory. Many who can buy bonds, and who may do so later, are lagging. The time arrived them to come for- ward. Killingly has a long way to go to reach its, spportionment of nearly $400,000. There should be for Killingly people a sort of buckin: n effect en they read that the adjoining town Plainfield, with an apportionment gone over the top and 2 up its excess of sub- scriptions. In the big m: cturing plants of Killingly a canva of op- s is being made and many sub- ptions have been obtained. Not a percentage are doubling up, however, their previous subscriptions, as it has been officially suggested they should do. Some persons subscribed so heavily for bonds of previous loans that they have exhausted their resources and are not in a position to keep up their good work, so it is up to those who haven’t taxed their resources to come forward and help make the fourth loan ~ suceess. One of the big subseriptions re- ported in the Danielson district |is $100,000 by the Lawton Mills of Plain- field, where there best work organiz try. Thomas Reynolds, who is in the rail- road ielephone service, with head- quarters at Hartford, spent Sunday with relatives in this town. Johnt W. Kenpne: who is employed &t New London, was at his home here over Sunday. 3 Corporal Peter Kagan, Plainfield, whose name appears in the casualty list issued at the week end, went into pany, C. A. C., of Danielson. He i§ 20 vears of age. It is not kmown here whether he remains with his old com- mand. Borough Briefs. Copnstable Michael H. Grimshaw of Attawaugan was reported Sunday as very ill with pneumonia. Ensigh Lester Bill, U. 8. N, is spending a furlough at his home here i before going on duty as engineer of- ficer of one of the big transports car- rying troops abroad. Rain, many -cases of illness and anxiety to avoid illness kept many |away from church services here Sun- day, when the congregations were un- usually small. Mrs. J. C. Witter is ill at her home on_Académy street. The Weoman's club of Brooklyn will hold its first meeting of the season this afternoon. « Henry €. Mason of Springfield vis- ited with friends here on Surnday. Mrs. Nelle Brown is visiting rela- tives Norwich. Physical examination of registrants : ITBO‘H [ P onosPAAT | |t | [ ey t sod b.y.ndm‘ Ints ‘-Tnm":. ice, the funerai|® n% and|accusation that took place in his court there are some who are willing to|that a children's disagreement had Every dollar that|siarted the rumpus that finally had from even the most]involved a number of families that live on Sunnyside Heights and that mothers, and in some cases fathers, had been drawn into the swirl of be ligergney. As is usual in such-cases, »ach com- piainant felt very certain that some- one else was to blame for the disturb- ance that rocked the usually socially iet sector of the city from which y casme, and at the height of the wordy storm in the city cour seem- ed to some of the few observers who remaineéd calm that thé wisdom of a Solomon would be needed to arrive at with a fair matter. Children quarreled, mother decision in dealing the mother about the matter. um rmarks were passed and o others, drawing them in cenflagration of words was on. scemed to be the gist of the situa ion. Judge Geissler passed out a ink: ‘of moderate fines and sent erents home. Peace reigns again Sunnyside Heights, for the armistice seems complete. Work of classifying men who reg- istered September 12 is well advanced and very, probably will. be completed on Wednesday. This will bring the physical examinations for the Class 1A men near at hand, for mors men must be made ready at once for induction into service. lliness among the personnel of ihe ccal board’s clerigal staff \has siowed up the work here for a few days, prior to which a splendid record of spe handling of the work in hand was be- ing made. The Class 1A men who were to have been inducted into service next Thurs- day will not go out, as tiie order for their entrainment has hesn cance; on eaccount of the epidemic of i fluenza in the cantonments in the east. Among the several hundred men already classified there is not a high bercentage of men who are in Class IA. Practicaliy all of the men of 19 and .20 are going into that class, but it has been found that in @he grom of men above 31 years of age thv are few who have not good grounds for their claims for deferred fication upon the ground ency or industrial occups The questionnaires of 60 regis- trants who claim to have conscientious scruples against war so far have heen encountered. Two of these nave well founded claims for deferrei classifi- cation on grounds of merit. Some married men have waived all claims for exemption. Questionnaires will be mailed on Thursday of tlis week to British sub- jects of the district who have taken ne action toward entering the empire’s service. ° Raphael Howarth was before Judze M. H. Geissler in the city court Sat- urday morning and was sent to jail for 60 days, a suspended sentence of that length, imposed upon him some time ago for having hesn intoxicated and for committing an illega. act, be- ing put into effect. He had been held in eustody since the fire of Friday night. A Putnam man of genius gives to the public at large a practical plan service as a member of the 33th Com- | for saving coal in the kitchen rango: Block off one-third of the firchox with o brick placéd crosswise of it and cut to fit. Till up back of the briek, This will give a good fire under ons cover of the range and the fire can be run all night. Private Frank Phillips, enlisted man assigned to duty as a clerk at the of- fice of the local Board. was .reported Saturday afternoon as dangerously ill at his home in Hampton. At that time his temperature was 194. Private Phillips became ill on Monday of last week. A number of social svents scheduled (for Saturday night in towns in thia vicinity were cancelledi on account of the danger of spreading illness by having numbers of people congrégate. The republican senatorial caucus 1o nominate a candidate from-the Twen- ty-eéighth district will be held here rext Saturday. There is 2 close con- test on between Senator Archibald Macdonald of this ¢ity and Mélanch- ton Riddick of Wéodstock. Putnam and Killingly delegations stand sclid- !y behind Mr. Maecdonald. Mr. Rid- dick has strong suppert in his home ‘town and in Thompson. What the Fastford and Ashford dslegdtioris will lo seemed uncertain at the week-end. CENTRAL VILLAGE J. BEdward Biliott, son of William f. and the late Bridget A. Eiliott, of Céntral Village, died at Boston City | Hospital Friday, after a brief illness ! with pneumonia. His death is a great i shock to his family and to the com- niunity. . He had been employed as an em- halmeér for the undértaking firm of | John Gallivan, of Seuth Boston. For ‘a time hé was postmaster at Central j Village. | He was unmarried. Besidés hig fa- lmer he leaves several sisters and a b 3 W casualties are manding General of peditionary F from wounds 50; died from and other causes §; died of disease 24; died from aeroplane accident ‘total 467. " New England men are: . THREE ARMY -GASUALTY ' LISTS Killed in action 101; missing in ac- tion 41; wounded severely 240; died aceident wounded, degree undetermined illede in Action. Migauckas, Privates— James F. Martin, Holy- oke, Mass.; Walter A. Walsh, Walth- ham. Mass. . Died from Wounds Received in Action Corporal Edwin C. Me¢Dermott, Dor- chester, Mass. . Died of Disease. Private Stefen Nichiporuk, bridge, Mass. Wounded *Severely. Corporalé—Willlam McCarthy, ‘Whkefield, Mass.; Philip H. Moriarty, Hartford, Mass. Privates—Sinclair B. Blaeck, Boston, Mass.; Lyle C. Bishop, E. Haven, Conn.; Santo Freni, E. Boston, Mass.; William _J. McGuiness. Bridgeport, Conn.; Ethdn Russell Rich, Dorches- ter, Mass.; William F. Cunningham, Randolph, Mass.; William H. Evans, Cam- Holyoke, Mass.; John J. Maguirs, Providence, R. L; Thomes F. Ma- honey, Somerville, Mass.. ' Wounded, (Degred Undetermined)i Private Hubert M. J. Mellyn, Dor- chester, Mass. Missing in Action. Private James Hayes, Conn. SATURDAY AFTERNOON’S LIST. Killed in action 57; missing in ac- tion 33; wounded seéverely 146; died from wonds 13; died from accident and other causes 7; died of disease 6; total 262. New England men are: Killed in Action. Privates—Louis F. Cignoni, Spring- field, Mass.; Alfredo Ghitti, Manville, R L Bridge- Died of Disease. Private Frank Louis Allen, Lewis- ton, Maine. Mechanic John W, Olson, Bridge- port, Mass. Privates — Thomas Benedict Me- Cormack, Dorchester, Mass.; Matthew MeGrath, Stratford. Conn.; Arthur A. McGuinness, Worcester, Mass.; Omar Michaud, Caswell, Maine; John F. Ostraski, Union City, Conn.; Christy D. Spio, Wiorcester, Mass. . Missing in Action. Privates — Niles F. Cunningham Grotoh, Conn.; Tony Diegoli, Ply- mouth, Mass.; Simon J. Doucettey Boston, Mass. SUNDAY’S LIST. Killed in action 155; missing in ac- tion 200; wounded severeély 295; died from wounds 69 died from airplane accident 1; died from accident anl other causes 10; dled of disease 20; wunded, dégree undétermined 3; wounded slightly 1; prisoners 7; to- tal 761. New Englanhd meén are: Killed in Action. Captain Joseph W. McConnell, Dor- chester, Mass. Sergeant Wilfred R. Gorham, Holy- oke, Mass. Privates—Richard F. Grant, Green- wich, R. I.; Thomas L. Russell, Taun- ton, Mass.; Bronson Hawley, Bridge- port, Conn.; Michael Marini, Water- bury, Conn. Died from Wounds. Privates—John H. Collins, Derby, Conn.; Michael Joseph Daly, Andover, Mass. Diled of Disease. Private Harry Elnathan Westerly, R. L. Died from Accident and Other Causes Private Thomas H. MeGrath, New Haven, Conn. Woaunded Severely. Lieutenant John Russell Hay, Stam- ford, Conn. Sergeaint Nelson A. Jacknian, Cam- bridge, Mass. i Corporals—John Carnay, cester, Mass.; Car! i. Ruddock, Lynn, Mass.; James J. Smith, East Boston, Mass.; George N. .3righam, Rociville, Conn. Bugler James A. Cranton, M Burdick, Breck- | Privates--George I. H¥ne, jord, Conn.; Hayden Morris Mass - Eagar 0. Waed, - Frank Paftkus, Worcester, Carl E. Jacobucci, Hartford, John W. Larsén, Collingville, Daniel F. Linéhan, Sémerville, Mass. Barl J. Smith, Hissdale, Mass. Wounded in action (degree undeter- mined): Sergeant Charles Dempster, Boston, Mass, Har Missing in Action. | Privates—David C. Petérson, New! ‘Wiliford, Conn Alphonse Besse, Springfield, Mass.; James N. Besse, East Wareham, Mas.; Fred Hansen, Dorchester, Mass.; William Hunter, Dorchester, Mass.; Wallace B. Lum, Wegt Haven, Conn.; Joseph Tarallo, Lawrence, Mass.; Giacomo Ferfara, Hingham, Mass.; Lucien F. St. Car- tier, Wallingford, Conny; Vitcantino, Yas, Swampscott, Mass.; Charles H. Bridge, Somerset. Mass.; Antonio Brussi, New Hampshire; Bléndon F. Deane, Skowhegan, Maine; Alpherie Gaudette, Thorndike, ~Mass.; Hez- ekiah R. Lombard, Wtitman, Mass.; John Suilivan McGovern, East Boston, Mass.; Edwin J. Mitchell Frederick Joseph Raill, Jew- ett, Conn.; Josebh Otto Schmidt, New Haven, Conn. KAISER ISSUES PROCLAMATION TO THE ARMY AND NAVY; Berlin, Oct. 6, via Basle, Switzerland. —Emperor William today issved a; proclamation to the German army and navy in which, after announcing that the Macedonian front had crumibled, he declared that he had decided, in accord with his allies, to again offer peace to the enemy. The text of the emperor’'s proclamation reads: “For months past the enémy with ehormous exertions and almost without pause in the fighting has stormed against your lines. In weeKs of the struggle, oftén without reposé, you have had to persevére and resist a ntumerically far superior eneriy. There- in lies the greatness of the task which has been set for you and which you are fulfilling. Troops of all the Ger- man states are deing their part and are heroically defending the fatherland on foreign soil. Hatd is the task. “My navy is holding its own against the united enémy ndval fordes and is unwaveringly supporting the army in its difficult struggle. “The eyes of those at home rest with pride and admiratioh on thée deeds of the army and thé navy. I éxpress to you thé thanks of myself and the fi- therland. “The colfapse of the Macedonian front vt PRINKLE 26 Mule Team BO-RAXO gen- erously in bath or washbowl when the housework is dene. Nothing else will cleanse the skin so quickly; and the Borax in BO-RAXO softensand whitensand prevents irritation from soaps and cleaning com- MUI.EwTEAM pounds, should be used instead of soap for bath and toilet. Itsrich creamy lather opens the pores and cleanses them of impurities. Keepsthe skin clear, white and healthy. Removes perspiration odor, Delicately scented. At All Dealers BO-RAXOis sold only in san- itary, sifter-top cans—conven- ient and very economical. 15¢ and 30¢ BO Bath and Toilet Powder - your strength and help, we feel ourselves to be strong ]&nough to defend our beloved father- Wor- | 5 Germhns, of Bruges. ground against the onslaught of our “The hour is grave, but, trusting in in God's gracious (Signed) “WILHELM.” ARGENTINE BATTLESHIP IS TRANSPORTING GOLD Buenos Aires, Upon receipt of news that the battle- £hip Rivadavia, which has paid a visit to ports of the United safely cleared, the government tonight published a telegram from Ambassador Naon, at Washington, giving warning 4gainst the transporting of gold re- serves because of German submarines and mines in the Saturday, Oct. States, the The government rules that, the Ar- gentine battléship having nothing to fear from submarines, and being éspe- construétéd to withstan explosions, brought to Argentina might be placed aboard the ship. GERMANS SET FIRE TO WHARVES AT BRUGES Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 5 (By the . P.).—Some wharves and docks at Brugés have been set on fife by the aceording to the fromtier correspondent of the Telegraaf. Germats have removed their gins and coast defense materials from Knocke and have destroyed the sheds, he says. The entire garrison at Moérkerke ha. been withdrawn and brugge has been spondent says, while civilian workers ave removed a large number of anti- aircraft guns mounted six miles east At Ghent, stores are being hastily loaded by the Germans. The correspondent warehouses at Ghent and the docks, the gold which work stopped, at P was presence of mine is to be The Zee- the corre- states that the Wheré large quanttiies of provisiont for the army have been stored, wre completely cleared. Their contentt have been sent to Germany. German authorities, he says, hav: given ordera’ to the American relief commission to cease sending provisions to Courtrai, Roulers and Thourout, as well as districts near those cities. BELGIAN RELIEF STEAMER - IS REPORTED STRANDED Copenhagen, Saturday, Oct. 5.—The stéamer Mathilda, bound from America for Rottérdam with corn for the Bel- gian commission, -stranded vesterday at Langoe, west of Askoe. according to advices from Bergen. As the vessel was seén to be doomed, the crew took to the boats some of whom landed at Voerland. Others stranded on ths rocks and were saved this morning. One member of the crew was lost. Salvagé stéamers have gone to the wreck. The Mathilda was a steel screw dteameér, built at West Hartlepool, England, in 1906. She was owned by J. Christensen of Bergen and was 360 feét lohig. Her tonnage was 2,833. Langoe is one of the Lofoden Islands, off the coast of Norway. Farmington.—G. O. C. Hagman, who was in charge of the Country elub in Farmington up to a, few weeks ago, and who was a steward at Hotel Clar- idge, New York, previous to that time, is now steward at the students’ army training s¢hool at St. John's Catholic college. Brocklyn, N, Y., with complete supérvision over the feeding of about 100 young men. He assumed these dutiés Sépt. 15 Children Cry FOR FLETCHER’S CASTOR!A Holyoke, | has ocufféd in the midst of the hard- ést struggle. In accord with our &l- lies, 1 ilv'é resolved oncé fmore to offér peace to thé enemy, but I will only éxfend my hand for an honorakhle peage. We owe that {o the heroes who have iaid dewn théif lives for ‘he fatherland and we makeé that otr duty to %%; children, E “Whether arms will be lowered still is a_question. Until then we must no6t slacken. We miust, 48 hitherto, éxert all our strerigth whweadily ta delld aue The Picture Tells Daves Reéady Mived Paint Varnishes, Qils and Brushes and Metals Preston ‘Bros. 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