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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01

Napoleon De Guise who was formerly
employed by Fred Nash has opened the
barber shop formerly occupied by the
late Samuel E. Meekin.
Mrs. A. E. Lambert and son, Hersom,
have gone to Camp Abena, Belgrade
Lakes, Maine, where they will spend
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Thomas
have returned from Florida where they
spent the winter at Lake Helen, near
Daytona, and are now occupying their
cottage on the eastern shore of Lake
Dunmore.
Earl A. Frost and family have moved
this week from the Stewart house on
Court street to the house owned by
Mrs. Earle on South street, occupied up
to Monday last by Prof. Luther |.
Bonney and family. For the next
month the Bonney's will occupy the
house on Franklin street lately oc-
cupied by Prof. L. R. Perkins. The
latter part of June they will go to
Aloha camp at Fairlee, VT, for their
first season, Prof. Bonney having been
engaged as hike master at the camp.
Aloha camp is one of the largest camps
for girls in New England.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
WILL TELL WAR EXPERIENCES
Henry Israel, Y, m, C. A. Leader, To
Speak Here, vergennes, and
Brldport

Several sections of the county will
have an opportunity to hear some first
hand information Of conditions in the
war camps in Europe during the next
few days from Henry Israel, a Y, NJ c,
A, man who was leader of the first
camp for interned Germans in Wales
early in the war, Mr., Israel will make
his first address tonight in Middlebury
at the annual meeting of the Addison
County and Brandon Y. M. C. A., which
will be held at the Addison House fol-
lowing supper which will be served at
$3.50. A short business session will be
held prior to the supper and afterward
Mr., Israel will be tell of some of his ex.
periences. Delegates are expected
from majority Of the towns in the
county and from Brandon.
Tomorrow Saturday afternoon) Mr.
Israel will speak at the library in Yer
gennes.
On Sunday he will speak at union
service at the Bridport Congregational
church. If the weather is suitable it is
hoped to organize an Automobile Sun
day., bringing as many persons as pos
sble from Shoreham, Cornwall and Adj
olson.
Sunday afternoon he will speak at
a union service at the Baptist church in
Middlebury. Mr. Israel has many in
teresting experiences to relate and
some very impressive things to say of
conditions he found in the camps in
Europe and of the help which the Y,
NJ. C. A. is rendering
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
LILLIAN MYERS WINS FIRST PRIZE
Pauline Fletcher and Norma
Taylor Are Second and Third


The first prize of Sl2 in the annual
prize defamation contest for seniors Of
the Middlebury High School at the Town
Hall Monday night was won by Miss
Lillian f. Myers the second prize Ct S.
by Pauline Fletcher Of Bridport, and the
third of SIS by Norma Taylor, daughter
of Mrs Ira M. Taylor of Middebury. 1t
was a close and interesting contest
with eight speakers all girls this year
as the three young men who had
originally entered for the contest had
withdrawn on account of the war,
Russell Duncan and Donald Yates hav-
ing joined the navy, and third boy
having gone to work on a farm.
The judges were Professor Abbott,
Judge Button and Mrs. Ezra Brainerd,
Prof. A. S. Hartman, principal of the
High School, in announcing the award
of prizes paid an honorable mention to
Lucy Calhoun, daughter of Postmaster
Calhoun, who impressed the audience
very favorably. The stage was taste
fully decorated, and music was fur
nished by Vittum's orchestra.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01

Mrs. George E. Wright Of Wey-
bridge and Mrs. Erwin Adams Of
Addison were weekend guests Of
their sister, Mrs. Frank c. Gulley.
Tonight there will be a social at
Masonic Hall to which all NSsons, with
their families are invited, The pro-
gram will include dancing, cards and
music.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard c. Monahan
and daughter, Helen, have gone W
birmingham, Mass, to attend the
golden wedding anniversary Of Mr..
Monahan's parents.
Prof. Luther |. Bonney of o. De-
partment of Mathematics at Middle
bury College was in Lewiston, Me-,
from Monday to Thursday of Ehie week,
receiving the Phi Beta Kappa key at
Bates College, from which be was
graduated in 1906. The Phi Beta Kappa
is just being organized at Rates and
Prof Bonney was chosen as one of the
alumni to whom the honor of the key
was due. The Register also learned
later that Prof. Everett SkilMgs Of
Middlebury was also elected member
of the new Phi Beta Kappa at Bates,
but he was not present at the in,ta& zion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-01
MIDDLEBURY LOCALS

Mrs. C. E. Nash has been in Rutland
this week on business.
Miss Florence Smalley of Bristol was
visitor with Mrs. Pauline Kent this
week.
Patrick Leonard of South Norwalk,
Conn, is visiting his brother, Rev. 7. J
Leonard.
:. Philip D. Aines was out today for the
first time in ten days, after an attack
of German measles.
Carl Wiley, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith, has returned
to South Londonderry.
Mrs. Horton W. Jones is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Nellie Nottingham in Shore
ham for few days.
Blanche Winch, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clyde Winch, is confined to the
house with the measles.
Miss Sarah Thomas, youngest daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. John M. Thomas is
i'll with German measles.
Milton Brown dislocated his right arm
last Wednesday morning while cranking
car at the Middlebury garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar j. Wiley have
returned from short visit at the
home of f. j. Ormsbee in Brandon.
Joseph Ash has returned from Bur-
ington, where he has been visiting his
wife, who is a patient at the Mary
Fletcher hospital. Mrs. Ash is re-
covering slowly.
The Ladies' Association for Home
and Foreign missions of the Congrega-
tional church will hold their annua
meeting with Mrs. P. E. Mellen next
Tuesday at three o'clock.
Henry r. Kidder of st. Johnsbury
who has been visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Kidder, left Wednes.
day for Burlington where he will join
the quartermaster's service.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society of the Methodist
church will meet with Mrs. Mead and
Mrs. Hinman on Elm street next Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 O. clock.
Mrs. Emily Rogers has gone tc
Swanton, having been called there by
the death of her daughter-n-law, Mrs.
Fred Rogers. Mrs Rogers was &C
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Lyman and Miss Ida Waugh,
President Thomas was in Brattle-
boro Wednesday, delivering the Me-
mcria address there. He has recovered
from his recent indispostion. His
daughter, Sally, is i'll with German
measles, and his son, Henry, although
not i'll, is under quarantine as a
matter of precaution.
Private Wilson of company A. LIST
Vermont, who is one of the guards at
the Brooksville bridge broke one of the
bones of his right ankle while climbing
fence. An ambulance was sent from
Fort Ethan Allen and he was taken to
the hospital at the fort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
SIDE T TALK S
"ThiS Once"
BY RUTH CAMERON.


Once upon a time 1 ran across a
magazine article in which readers
were asked to send in what they con-
sidered the most terrible word in the
English language.
Blood Death" Alone" For
ever" were some of the words that
were submitted, by the largest num-
Der.
If some one would run a contest
asking for the word that has done
the most harm, and would admit
phrases as well as single words,
submit. 1t would be This Once
'Mayn't 1 stay up later this once 90
''Mayn't L skip my practising this
once?"
So the child leases until one
comes to hate the sound of This
Once"
But it was not so much of the
child's use of the phrase that 1 was
thinking, as of the grown-up's
Children say this once Grown
ups think it. Children use it to tease
with. Grown-ups use it to excuse
themselves to themselves for doing
something wrong or foolish or ineffi-
cient.
For instance. You have your teeth
all cleaned for the night. Some one
prevails on you to take a bite of an
apple or a sweetmeat. You know YOU
you say to yourself, This once it
won't hurt me-
Or you discover at night that YOU
haven't been outdoors all day. You
know you ought to have some exer-
else and you consider the thought of
walk, but it would mean changing
your shoes, and you'd really rather
SIT by the fire and read that tempting
new magazine and so you say to your
self, We'll, l guess it won't do any
harm if 1 do go without exercise this
once"
Or you hear some enticing bit of
gossip and are tempted to repeat it.
1t is against your principles but YOU
know the person to whom you are
talking would be so interested and ex-
cited over it. This once" YOU saw to
yourself - subconsciously perhaps
and open your lips and let out the
words that no power on earth can
bring back again.
This once is a screen that we
put between ourselves and the truth.
Next time you catch yourself saving
This once" Cor words to that effect)
lSpush the screen aside and look the
truth in the face.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
HOUSEHOLD HINTS


Luncheon Dish-Make a white
sauce from one cup milk thickened
with one tablespoon flour rolled in
one tablespoon butter; season to taste
with salt and pepper. Chop coarsely
one cup boiled macaroni. add it to the
white sauce, and allow it to cook five
minutes. Pour this over buttered
toast and dust literally with grated
cheese. Set on top shelf of oven for
minute and serve very hot.
. Real Chocolate Cake-Cream one
tablespoon butter, add one cup sugar,
one egg yolk. three-fourths cup sweet
milk. one and one-hah cups flour, two
tablespoons melted bitter chocolate.
one teaspoon vanilla. Beat white of
the egg stiff and fold in with a heap
ing teaspoon of baking powder. Bake
in two layers. Filling: Two-thirds
cup sugar and two heaping teaspoons
flour mixed well, pinch of salt. Pour
into this two-thirds cup of milk, cook
until thick. add two tablespoons melt
ed chocolate and teaspoon of vanilla
When cool spread between layers. II
this seems little too thick. thin with
a little milk or cream. Icing: Gun
confectioner's sugar, tablespoon melt
ed chocolate mixed with enough hot
water to moisten it: flavoring. For
those who do not care for the all
chocolate. vanilla custard is Just as
good. making the filling just the same.
only substituting an egg for the two,
tablespoons of chocolate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
THE TOPEKA STATE IOTTRNAL IN
FORMATION RTRFAU.

Pope Benedict is reported to have
abandoned all hope of bringing about
peace at present. He is said to have
reached the conclusion tAat the war
must be fought to a finish. The al
lies have felt that way about it since
the beginning of hostilities. Having
failed to conclude a separate peace
with Russia, Germany probably has
attained a similar frame of mind.
Since the whole world now seems to
have reached the same conclusion, it
is apparent that there can be but one
end to the struggle. Germany must
and will be whipped. 1t is only
question of time. She is out of trumps
and must play the game from now on
with the lead in the hands of her OPP
ponents. Her submarine campaign
has failed as have her intrigues in
Russia. She must voluntarily sue for
peace the coming winter or be forced
to do so next summer when America
and probably Russia also. will be in
the field with large and well equipped
armies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20

One of these days, says the Los An
geles Times, all this tomfoolery of en-
ploying rascals to tempt the viciously
inclined and to put stumbling blocks
in the way of those who would live
decently will be done away with. The
old saying that it takes a thief to
catch a thief has too long placed a
premium on vice and rascality and is
largely responsible for the corruption
that exists today among the police
force in every city of the nation.
1t is said to be conducive to health
to eat fruit with the skins on instead
of peeling it. Does this suggestion in
clude the banana and the pineapple?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
GLOBE SIGHTS

tFrom the Atchison Globe.
: Ais fair in love and war: keep out
of both.
All some men can boast of is that
they get up early.
Most male quartets sing under the
impression that they can sing.
Some men never save for a rainy
day until they feel the rain drops.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned, girl who blushed on slight prov
ocation.
A lot of things that people think
about public officials is treason to the
government.
So lie would classify tobacco as a
luxury, but the man who tries to quit
is apt to regard it as necessity.
If you meet with a political misfor-
tune it is very easy for you to ina CINE
that the form of government should
be changed.
If a stranger with something to sell
proclaims that a town is dead, that is
proof that the stranger is a CRATER
and the dead town didn't fall for his
game.
If a man happens to have a good
voice someone will say that he should
have become a preacher. Is a loud
mouth all preacher needs? Verify,
we think not
Look around at the unhappy men
and women you know, and then see
if it does not dawn upon you that it
is not the bad women who wreck
mems lives: it is those who belong to
the class known as good women.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
: THE SOLDIERS
ISSUED by the War Department and all
rights to reprint reserved1
XIII

"Close order" is defined in the
regulations as the formation in which
the units, in double rank, are ar
ranged in line or in column with nor
NAL intervals and distances. Elk
tended order, on the other hand, is
1.-The formation in which the units are
separated by intervals greater than
in close order"
The diagram below shows at
glance what is meant. The stars rep
resent a small body of men in double
rank arranged in close order.
The space between men standing
side by side in rank is called the in
terval." In the American army the
standard interval is 4 inches. meas
ured from the elbow of one man to
the elbow of the man next to him.
This gives room enough for free
movement and the proper handling of
arms and equipment during drill. The
space between a man in the front
rank and a man directly behind him
in the rear rank is called distance"
The standard distance is 40 inches,
measured from the back of the man
in front to the. breast of the man in
the rear. In practice intervals and
distances are, of course. not measured
exactly. A weli-trained soldier, how
ever, soon learns to gauge them with
sufficient accuracy and almost uncon-
sciously keeps himself properly placed
in relation to the men about him. 1t
is essential that every man should
learn to do this in order to maintain
a reasonable degree of uniformity.
CTomorrow's article treats on fight
ing formations.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
LANsING.s ExPLANAT1oNs.

The state department undertook to
elucidate the presidents note to Pope
Benedict, which is no new task to the
state department. for it will be re-
membered that Mr.. Lansing put forth
appeal for peace last December. The
presidents language is more belliger-
ent now than it was then; but that
offers no obstacles to the official in
terpreters at the state department.
The president, we have been told, is
not insistent that the Hohenzollerns
and the Hapsburgs shall lose their
membership in the autocrats' union.
If the Germans and the Austrians con-
reign over them, their wishes will be
respected.
The president, it will be seen, has
made some advance from the position
he took in the spring of 1914, regard
ing Huerta. but he has not changed
his attitude since the Jackson Day
speech at Indianapolis in January
1915, when he declared that the peo-
pie of a country have the right to set
UP odNA q AOAAAi Va oONCA as INV
may themselves determine.
It therefore becomes difficult to see
just how the president as Interpreted
by the state department is going to
carry out the plan which he has out
lined to the pope of making peace
only with a German government
which shall be responsive to the as
pirations of the German people Those
aspirations are today what they have
been since soon after the present kali
ser came to the throne and the doc
trine of an-Germanism began. to be
preached. There are few, if any, in
dications that the course of the i'm
perial government has met any large
resistance, even in an intellectual
sense, among the German electorate
The various parties in the reichstag
have been much more firm and united
in support of Kaiser Wilhelm than the
Democrats in our congress have been
in support of President Wilson.
But before peace comes there will
be plenty of time for more notes and
for more interpretations. And maybe
when that time comes, there will be
new Underwriters and new inter-
prefers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
DINNER STORIES

Lou Hymers, who travels thru the
southern states for Gage Brothers &
Co., milliners, tells the following:
Zone day there came to a New Or
leans clinic a negress with broken
jaw The examining physician, intent
on discovering the exact nature and
extent Of the injury. asked numerous
questions To all of them the negTess
returned evasive answers. Finally she
admitted that she was hit by OBJ
ject
Was it a large object or a small
object?' asked the physician.
'Tolle'by large
Was it coming rapidly or slow
ly?'
'Tolle'by fast
Then, her patience exhausted, the
negress turned to the doctor. To tell
de truth. doc, 1 was jes' simply xix
in de face by genaman friend"
Now" said the doctor to the young
married man, IF you will take this
medicine you will sleep like a baby"
The patient surveyed the prescrip-
ton doubtfully.
We'll, DOCTOR he answered. IF
you mean like our baby. guess l
won't take it"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20

knew of the chest. He probably MUIR
dered her oh, if you only knew OF
the tragedies hidden in the gardens II,
old China. 1 can never thank you
enough for helping me. II II haon
been for YOU / would never nave
found it out Just think what II means
to me to be able to turn this treasure
over, in my fathers name, TO the
cause that he died for
Diggs felt the last remnant OF MS
New England caution swept away. as
he looked at her radiant, upturneo
face.
Can you guess what this means TO
me?'' he asked, huskily. God bless
the little Jade frog.'-(Copyright
1917, by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
CHANGES WROUGHT BY WAR.

1.-The United States has come out
of the trenches of neutrality and
gone over the top in business and
finance, as we'll as in active war" de-
clared Francis H. Sisson, vice pres
ident of the Guaranty Trust company
of New York, in an address entitled
lover the Top in Finance and Bust
ness" delivered at the twenty-seventh
annual convention of the Illinois
Bankers association, held in Quincy,
Ill.
National cooperation, on scale
>such as we have never before known,
was the keynote of Mr.. Sisson's
speech. He sounded the call to move
on as one people, in unity of feeling
and community of interest, to our
great common task" He pointed to
the ideal of national unity exemplified
by the closer relation existing today
between the government and business,
and their great interdependence as
the most progressive step in "our ex-
cursion over the top"
LAS we march. across the no mans
land of preparation, before we plunge
AAANO NAAC CllCLlAy we may pos
sibly be better guided if we pause a
moment to view our position and get
our bearings for the next charge" Mr..
Sisson suggested.
I'm many instances the war has
shown US how far afield from sound
economics some of our governmental
policies have led u.s." he continued.
'sFOr vearS vve hava apar0atioon.- +r;o a
by legislation to prevent cooperation
in business. Restrictive state and fed
eral laws in bewildering variety have
sought to compel an uneconomic con-
dition which the necessities of war re-
veal in its true light, and every effort
of our authorities is now being made
to establish, with law or without it, a
sound, economic state of cooperation
for which the leaders in business and
finance have for years pleaded in vain.
Our railroads, under the paternal
aegis of the government are demon
strating in marked degree the eff
cheney of combination in transporta-
ton. With only a 800 increase in
equipment. they have shown a 1850
increase in transportation service,
simply thru being permitted. by agree
ing among themselves to operate their
properties on a national instead of on
a sectional or local basis. Here is a
/ vision of what we may hope for when
the railroads may be permanently
freed from the thousands of petty
cords of local interest which have
bound this modern CULVER, and the
instruments of interstate commerce
be permitted to serve the needs OF
Interstate commerce under the direc-
ton of the federal body which repre-.
sents US all.
only yesterday the word pooling
was anathema; today we are poolins
food and fuel and ore and oil and
transportation, and glorying in the eff.
ficiencies and economies effected
thereby. Restrictive laws and regula.
tions are ignored, and under the sane
ton of government, private bushes:
is not only permitted but urged tC
lend its efforts toward effective com
binations in the public interest"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20

There have been vocational schools,
Misunderstanding schools and trade
schools. but the Opportunity Public
school of Denver. Col, says the Popu-
lar Science Monthly. differs from all
these. A man or woman, boy or girl,
can secure, day by day, instruction
there that will enable the student to
hold down a new job. Or, one who
has never been a student at the school
may call upon it for instant help and
receive it as readily as one of the reg
ularly enrolled pupils. All instruction
is given by men and women who are
successful in II e shops and stores of
the city. Foremen and forewomen
give several hours a day or night to
guide the raw youth or the middle
aged misfit in a practical manner.
Men and women over so years old are
among the pupils. Twenty national
tiles are represented among the for
eign students. The Opportunity school
hes automobile mechanics, Red
Cross work. cooking, dietetics. bed
making and other domestic-science
arts, salesmanship. hairdressing, mani
curing mechanical drafting, ,millin-
cry. dental assistance. bookkeeping.
stenography. and other practical.
everyday occupations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20

Australia has issued a proclamation
importation of apples with
out written consent of the govern
ment. Undoubtedly some regulation
Of shipping in order to conserve ship
space is necessary, but if this order
means that Australia regards apples as
pure luxuries, a mistake has been
made. "An apple a day keeps the
doctor away" is just as true in war
time as in peace. And there is nothing
to excel the American apple.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20

When little Mexican boy was bit
ten by a rattlesnake few days ago.
says the Los Angeles Times, the great
Schumann- Heink sucked the blood
and venom from his wrist at the risk
of her own life. Is the Times quite
sure that there was any risk? 1t has
been reported and currently believed
that the venom of the knake is harm
less when taken into the mouth. But
it is good story and it can hardly
be said that the diva needs the adver-
Using
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-20
THE BUGLE CALL.

THE BUGLE CALL
One plied the ak in the woods of morn,
one hoed the fields of the sprouting corn'
One balanced books in an office pare
One lounged all day in an easy chalr,
one Ioafed. and fished in a forest pool
That mirrored the shadows long ana cool
When the notes of a bugle, sweet anu shrlii'
Sang suddenly out Ger vale anu NIL
The ak was left in the woods OF morn.
The hoe was dropped in the flelds OF corn'
Shut and locked was the or1lce Dare,
Overturned was the easy chair,
The rod remained in the forest poor
To rot and rust in the SHADOWS COR,
For the men had answered the summons
shrill,
And followed the flag DER vale and nil;
-Minna Irving, In Leslie s.