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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
NEWS IN BRIEF

Mae Smith of st. Adams has on ex-
hibition 52S four-leaf clovers which she
picked in one field recently, and 3S FIVE
leaf clovers.
Il. S. Everett, a farmer of Ridge
town, Ont, died this week few hours
after being attacked by a hive of bees
that were swarmng
The men Of small stature now have a
chance to get into army service The
height regulation has been changed
from five feet four inches to five feet
one inch, with the minimum weight at
10 pounds,
The father of Elmer Wilkins of
Weston died suddenly recently, his
death being caused by drinking too
much ice water while heated His
home was in Tinmouth, but he was
visiting his son.
A public view Of the model of "The
Last Supper, by F, A. Purdy of
Hardwick, was given recently. The
model is of clay and will be produced in
Bethel white granite in the Hardwick
plant of the Woodbury. Granite Co.
The total membership of the Ameri-
can Red Cross in Vermont has reached
approximately $4,000 with occasional
new members still coming in. The war
fund has reached $l75, 900, which is an
increase of $45, 600 in the last two weeks.
Miss Katherine Dillon, the 2O-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Dillon of Waterbury, died Saturday
morning of infantile paralysis. Her
brother, Mark Dillon, succumbed to
pneumonia following the disease, last
April. There are no other children. By
special permission Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon
were allowed to 60 to the cemetery
Saturday afternoon. No one else was
permitted to be present,
In an experiment to learn how fast
a dollar circulates, Brattleboro bank
put a special check into circulation in
that town on January /, instructing its
recipients not to cash it at the bank
until it had received l72 separate en-
dorsements, space for which was pro-
vided on the check, 1t took just six
months and l3 days for the check to
pass through the l72 hands, somebody
evidently having held it up for some
time.
George C. Underhill, widely known
as a marble man and promoter, died at
his home in Rutland Saturday afternoon
Of diabetes. He underwent an opera
ton the Wednesday previous for the
amputation of his left leg, Mr.. Under
hill had travelled extensively in this
country and went abroad several times
in marble research work. He built the
big plant of the Rutland Florence Mar
BILE company at Fowler and he was for
some years general manager of the
Columbian Marble company. He was
twice married, his second wife surviv-
ing with son, Robert S, Underhill of
Prescott, Arz., and three daughters,
Miss Jennie S. Underhill of Rutland,
GwendolynlB. of Burlington, and Meta j.
of Rutland. The funeral was held from
st. Peters church Thursday morning.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
Champion Sheep Shearer' S
Record

Allied Washburn Of Milton is getting
out souvenir and record of his sheep.
shearing days. In the 70 years of work
in that line he has sheared II, 227 sheep,
the largest number in any one year be-
ing l742. He has sheared with experts
and won first prizes at county sheer
breeders meetings and has won honors
by his work with the clipping machines.
His records show as high as AZ being
sheared in a day. His work of the
present year was 235 sheep.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
Thursday, July II
WILSON APPEALS TO BUSINESS

President Wilson appealed to the
countrys business interests today Ia
put aside every selfish consideration and
10 give their aid TO the nation as freely
as those who go out to offer their lives
on the battlefield,
In statement addressed to the coal
operators and manufacturers he gave
assurances that just prices will be paid
by the government and the public dur
ing the war, but warned that no at
tempt TO extort unusual profits will be
tolerated.
"Your patriotism, said the presl-
dents appeal, ''is Of the same self
denying stuff as the patriotism Of the
men dead and manned on the fields of
France or it Is no patriotism at all;
Let US never speak, then, of profits and
patriotism in the same sentence.
IL shall expect every man who is not
q Stacker to be at my side throughout
this great enterprise, In ii no man can
win honor who thinks of himself.
In unmeasured terms Mr.. Wilson con-
demned the ship owners Of the country
for maintaining schedule Of ocean
freight rates which has placed almost
insuperable obstacles" in the path OF
the government.
THE fact is, he asserted, that those
who have fixed war freight rates have
taken the most effective means in their
power to defeat the armies engaged
against Germany,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
AMERICANS CELEBRATE IN FRANCE
Saturday July ID
GERMAN POLITICAL UPHEVAL

The political turmoil which has been
convulsing Germany ever since Russia s
first startling success on the resumption
of her offensive has eliminated in the
resignation Of the Imperial Chancellor,
Dr. Won Bethmann-Hollweg; but all
indications serve to show that his resig-
nation, far from being the last act in
the drama, is but the beginning of far
reaching developments which are bound
to affect the fabric Of the German EN-
pire and have momentous consequences
on the progress of the European
struggle
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
Sunday, July Is
NAMES OF HEROES FOR CAMPS

Names of American military heroes,
including several confederate leaders,
have been given to the 80 camps in
which the national army will be mobi-
lized for training the coming fall and
winter. Camp Devens will be at Aver,
Mass; Camp Upton at Yephank, l., l. d.;
Camp Dix at Wrightstown, N. j.; Camp
Lee at Petersburg, Va; Camp Greene at
Charlotte, N. c., Camp Wadsworth at
Spartanburg, S. c.; Camp Hancock at
Augusta, Ga; and Camp Mcclellan at
Admission, Ala.
VERMONT GUARD RESERVE
Adjt. Gen. L. S. Tillotson has sent
out an order to all members of the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
WHAT CATARRH IS

1t has been said that every third
person has catarrh in some form.
Science has shown that nasal catarrh
often indicates general weakness of
the whole system, and snuffs and
vapors do little, if any good.
Tocorrect catarrh you should enrich
your blood with the oil-food in SCOTS
Emulsion which is a mathematical
and a building-tonic, free from alcohol
or any harmful drugs. Try it-YOUl
q Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield. M.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
RUSSIAN DRIVE CONTINUES

Gaining momentum as it moves west
ward, the great Russian drive along the
Dniester in Galcia continues success
fully. The fighting is progressing
along a 50-mile front from Halcz to the
foothills of the Carpathians and all
along the line the Russians are advanc-
ing. The fate of the Zlota line defend
ing Lemberg is still in the balance, but
the Russians continue their aggressive
efforts.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
C, A, R. SHOWS OLD SPIRIT

j. b, Lewis, past national patriotic
instructor of the Grand Army of the
Republic, Is enrolling veterans in Mas
sachusetts to serve the state in any
capacity in which they may be needed,
He thinks 20 per cent of the veterans
are able to do good work, and that the
state will be offered the services Of 500
veterans.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
VERMoNT's PUBLIC SAFETY

Definite steps will be taken immedi-
ately to start statewide appeal for
SIS, 600 to cover the cost of the work of
the public safety committee, which can
not be done by state appropriation. This
amount will be apportioned among the
various counties according to their
grand lists.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
Friday, July 10
BIG BATTLEsHIp BLOWN UP

Official announcement was made today
that the British battleship Vanguard
blew up and sank on July 8, as a result
of an internal explosion while ship was
at anchor, only three men out of 700 Oh
board being saved.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
Sunday, July Is
ANOTHER LIBERTY LOAN

Unless the unforeseen develops, Con-
gress will be asked before adjournment
to authorize another gigantic loan to
the allies. The present authorization
of $1,000, 100000 will be exhausted
within from three to four months at the
rate at which the governments lending
money to entente governments.
Indications are that the amount of
the second authorization will be no less
than the first and may 60 as high as
So, 900, 900, 900.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
SPREAD NEWS OF DISASTER

The man who started rumors of dis.
aster to American warships which grew
into wild reports that the New York
naval hospital was overcrowded with
wounded men is believed to have been
found today in the person of Charles f.
Knapp. District Attorney Lynch has
obtained confession from Knapp,
which is said to contain vivid picture
of the imaginery blowing up Of an Am
erican dreadnought The prisoner, who
was sentenced to year in Jail on a
charge Of disorderly conduct, propably
will be the subject of a federal grand
jury Investigation.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
Tuesday, July II
GUARDsMEN MAY CROSS SOON

Mobilization of the National Guard
for war service began today. While no
orders for embarkment of the state
troops for France will be given until
after August 5, when the entire force
will be formally drafted into the United
States army, there are indications that
some divisions will be regarded as ready
to board transports soon after that
date.
The next step in the general mobili-
cation will be the ordering of divisions
to camp sites already selected for them
The most serious shortage of equipment
for the guard is in the artillery. For
training purposes the big gun regiments
undoubtedly will continue to use the
equipment they have supplemented by
such additional ordinance as the regular
service can spare.
Departure for France, it was indicat-
ed will be governed by the shipping
problem. War officials regard many
divisions of the state troops as ready
now for the intensive training behind
the fighting line in France. There is no
reason why some elements should not
go forward at once except lack Of
transportation and the submarine
menace.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
Wednesday, July IS
TO VOTE ON FOOD BILL

After a months consideration final
voting upon the administrative food
bill will be taken Saturday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
HOTEL Food ECONOMICS

hOlEl fOOD ENONOMlNo
The executive committee of fifty of
the leading hotel associations of the
United States met today at the same
hour, each in its home city and dividing
the country into five sections, elected
by telegraph and telephone national
hotel food conservation commission.
VERMONT GUARD TO NORTH CAROLINA
Assignment of national guard troops
to training camps was announced today.
All New England troops, which will
make up the Fifth division of the
national army, will 90 into training at
Charlotte, N. c. The Sixth division,
comprising troops from New York
state, will go to Spartanburg, N. c.
GOVERNMENT sHlPBulLDlNG PLANTS
Major General Goethals announces
that the Government will build two big
shipbuiding plants for construction of
400 steel steamships He also plans to
commander l,500, 600 tons of shipping
under construction for private account.
GERMAN CRISIS NOT MILITARY
Washington opinion is that the politi-
cal situation in Germany concerns in
ternal reform and that there is no
reason to believe that the crisis will re-
suit in "anything remotely approaching
revolution or in any diminution of
Germany's military power. 1t is be-
lieved Germany's food supply, though
scant will last until present crops are
harvested.
TO ELIMINATE SPECTATORS
New York merchants of the East Side
district have organized to buy food
direct from the farmers, eliminating
the spectators. The producing dis
tricts are to be divided according to a
zone system and the products distributed
pro rata among the merchants, the later
contributing a certain sum each week
to the purchases, which will be made
through the state commissioner of
markets.
AMERICAN HELD PRISONER
Held prisoner three years in
German detention camp at Luxembourg,
despite his protests that he was an
American citizen, DR.. A. M. Mars,
editor of L'Avenir Of San Francisco,
who arrived here today on a Spanish
steamship, said he escaped to Holland
after plying his captors with drugs
while they were intoxicated and steal
ing an officers uniform. A United
States consul in Holland told him to say
nothing until he reached this country,
DR.. Mars declared, and through the
officers aid he reached Spain.
DR.. Mars said the treatment accorded
French and English prisoners is in
describable. The German officers, he
said, encouraged the men to such abuse.
He said the German officers refused to
communicate with Ambassador Gerard.
Saturday, July IA
VERMoNT'S PUBLIC SAFETY
Da6nita stanS will no tokan irnp,odi
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
THE NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR

Germany's first commoner chancellor,
DR., George Michaeis, a bureaucrat
without noble "von" before his name,
has as yet given no indication of his
policy regarding reform and peace.
Neither the conservatives nor the liber-
ais have as yet ventured to call him
their own.
The chancellor's first step, which
might be interpreted as an indication of
an open mind, was to receive represent
atives of the two divergent groups in
the Reichstag and permit them to ex-
plain their respective viewpoints, the
chancellor playing the role of listener,
The German papers unite in charac-
terizations of his energy and fair mind
edness, but are most reserved in their
predictions of his probable policy, The
papers aligned for the so-called German
peace are perhaps shade more enthu-
siastic about the political possibilities
under the new regime than the radical
and socialistic organs.
The German Crown Prince is credited
with the unseating of Bethmann
Hollweg He is known to have long
been a foe of the Chancellor's policies,
and warm friend of the new chancel-
lor, DR.. George Michaelis, who has
been Prussian Under Secretary of
Finance and Food Commissioner for
The Empire.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
KING AND QUEEN AT FRONT

King George and Queen Mary have
just completed an I1-day visit to the
British armies in France during which
the king visited every section of the
front from the sea to the Somme.
Queen Mary devoted herself principally
to the hospitals and the various arrange
ments to treat the sick and wounded.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
PROTEST PAPER POPULATION

The war department is receiving com
plants from many cities that the census
bureaus estimate of population, on
which the draft is based, are too high.
The higher the population, the heavier
the burden the city must bear in filing
the army ranks Detroit, Chicago, New
York, Cleveland, ST, Louis and San
Francisco are some of the chief sources
OF complaint.
AMERICANS CELEBRATE IN FRANCE
Not since the fall of the Bastile 1913
years ago has Paris seen such a celebra-
ton Of the l4th. The American army
contingent was given holiday. Nearly
every street in Paris was festooned
with the tri-color. Major General
Pershing was among those who re-
viewed parade of 5000 veterans of
French service.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
GERMANS SHE'LL WOODS

On the first morning after his arrival
in France King George visited the
Messines ridge sector of the front,
climbing the ridge while the Germans
were Smelling the woods just to his left.
He inspected the ground over which the
North and South Irishmen fought so
CALAMITY side by side during the taking
of the Messines ridge and where Will
liam Redmond fell. While the king
was doing this, the Germans began
Smelling places on the ridge which he
had quilted but half an hour before.
Later the king visited the Vimy ridge,
from which he could see the German
lines about Lens with British shells
breaking on them,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
CAPTURE OF 36,643 MEN

Not alone have the Russians in their
drive in Galicia made goodly gain of
terrain, but their capture of men, guns
and material have been enormous. From
July to July 10, according to a Rus
sian official communication 36,643 Of
ficers and men of the Teutonic allied
armies have been made prisoner by
Brussiloff's forces, and SO heavy and
light guns, 20 trench mortars, 403
machine guns, and 81 guns Of other de-
scriptions have been taken.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20
500, 900 FOR AIR FLEET

Without dissenting vote and with
only four hours debate the House today
passed the Administration Aviation
bill, carrying an appropriation of $780,
000 600 for the air fleet that is to carry
the war to Germany. No roll call was
had on the BILL and the debate, by pre-
arrangement of members of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee, revealed none
of the details of the plans of the War
Department as to the number of air
planes to be sent to Europe or the
number of aviators to be trained.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20

National guard reserve of Vermont to
report for active service July 20, The
National guard reserve comprises men
who have completed their term of active
service or men who have been ordered
to the reserve because Of removal from
the vicinity of their company,
Gen, TillotsOn estimates that there
are about 70 reserves,
Monday, July l6
GERMANS LOSE ON ALL FRONTS
Again the Teutonic allies have sui
fered reverses-n the loss to the
Russians of a part of tho village of
Lodbany, in the Lomnica river region
of Galicia in the repulse of an attack
by the Russians northeast of Kalusa
and in the Champagne region Of France
where the French drove them from
positions they had recaptured lnilicting
heavy casualties on them,
From Riga on the Baltic to the Ru-
manian frontier the Russians and
Austro-Germa along the entire front
are engaged in battle, but except in
Galicia where the Russians continue to
develop their advantage or hold back
thrusts of the Teutons, little has yet
become known concerning the opera
tons,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-20

The executive committee of fifty of
the leading hotel associations of the
United States met today at the same
hour, each in its home city and dividing
the country into five sections, elected
by telegraph and telephone national
hotel food conservation commission.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
MAY SETTLEMENT
g.. IS ANNOUNCED
'G&NTfY AUb5fETsoR GIVES OUT
FIGURES OF APPORTIONl
MENTS OF TAXES
VARIOUS FUNDS OF CITIES OF
COUNTY AND OTHER ITEMS
b, AREtGIVEN OUT I

II The May settlement of tax co1lec-
tons for the various funds of the
county was given out by County Audi
tor Nicholas Thomey, July 3. The fig
ures show that a total of $41,732.25
is to be distributed to the various
funds Of the cities, villages, towns and
school districts. The complete figures
are as followss
City of st. Cloud-May Settlement
1917. {
The total amount apportioned to
the city of st. Cloud, including reven-
ue, poor, fire department, library,
permanent improvements, sinking
fund, fire dept. and water works, in
terest, park improvement, water wks,,
paving, road and bridge, cross walks,
hydrant rental, removing snow, fire.
dept. bldg, state loan, penalty and
interest, water works and light, water
fund and various improvements, is
Sd1 732 %
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
PROFIT SHARING INTER
est Is GROWING FAST
CONTINUED from LIST PSkeE

next Saturday night to yacEQmmodate
those who wish to wrok right up t9
the last minute on the big offer. The
solicitors who live at a distance in
the country may mail their subsc1ip-
tions just so they are received at the
offic on Monday, July 9. There are
just 2G more working days in the Hec.
AIDS campa gil, and then some Org " ~
have a Ford car all their own 10 sell
or keep as they wish. Some one else
will have $3.50 for their trouble in the
campaign, which is a handsome sum
for six weeks of work. Three other
people will receive $50, $25 and SIS re-
spectiveIy and all who complete the
work will receive the salary of SIS.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
Watch For Your Chances.

Every young man has chances ccE.'
Ing his way constantly; it is not q
question Of having chances, but of rec
ognizing chances when they come
says President. Bedford Of the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey. You
sometimes hear fellow say. 4 had q
chance once. but didn't take it. Never
mind the chance that is past; watch
out for the next one and qualify to be
able to seize it.
Success that is worth while is, after
all, very largely matter Of plain,
everyday morality combined with ire
mendous industry and deserved rep.
utation for integrity and for fairness
toward the other fellow."-B. G. Forbes
In LeSlie's.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
to give evidence favoring or opposing

to give evidence favoring or opposing
the decision.
Heavy penalties are imposed for
making false statements or any eva
sion of the requirements Of the regula-
tons. imprisonment for not more than
BSnpqxearIwitheut the alternative Of a
! hsas provided for evasion.
THE text of the regulations covers
% printed pages. Every publication
in the United States will receive these
printed copies within the next few
days. All are appealed to print, the
official text in full. 1t. is suggested
that if the complete regulations can
not be printed in one issue, that they
be printed in succeeding issues.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
WATER PRESSURE IS POOR

Keep all faucets and water taps clos
ed as much as possible. / have been
informed that at some residences and
business places the faucets and gar
denIhose sare running day and night.
Please do not let the city water run
when it is not absolutely necessary.
Unless we can keep more pressure oul
city will be obliged to install meters
in every place with city water connec-
tions. as
"A. ]. puBeau, Mayor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Congregational Church I

Congregational Church
An invitation is extended to all
those without a church home to wor-
ship here.
Morning service at 1000; worship
and sermon Sunday school at 11:15.
At the Sunday school session next
Sunday the two boats "Mauretania"
and "Aquatania," will make the first
dash for Palestine. go i,
Come and get interested.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
Japan's New Naval Base.

Japan's purchase from Portugal of
the little island of Macao. at the mouth
Of the Canton river. near Hongkong.
has given japan strong naval base.
such as Gibraltar gives to Great Brit
ain and Helgoland gives to Germany.
It can be used to menace any Euro
pean power that tries to thwart the
ambitions Of Japan in China.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-07-05
Ann 0uncenent

We have installed . Hemstitchins
Machine in our lecal shop ard Dc hcm-
stitching on the finest materials ON
garments, on short notice, at very
reasonable prices. Our work is of high.
quality. We give you the, hest, of at.
tention and assure satistaetfoH.