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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

The inquiry in regard to the leak in
official circles, giving out advance in
formation on the President s peace note
which was used to the advantage of
speculators who knew of the effect
which the communication would have
on the stock markets has developed the
fact that somebody is lying. Thomas
w. Lawson, the famboyant Boston
broker. testified that Chairman Henry
of the committee of inquiry, told him
all about the leak, duplicating sena'
tor and a New York banker in gam
bling pool formed to make use of inside
information in stock deals. lie also
stated that he received information
from another source that Secretary
McAdoo, the President S son-in-law
was a part of the inside ring. Henry
has denied the charge in toto. The In
quiry will go on until Jan. 30. The fact
that "ticker' service told of the
forthcoming note hours before its ex
istence was made public shows that
somebody profted by the advance ad'
vices. 1t is a nasty scandal in any
case, and it will be extremely difficult
to whitewash the case.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
ESTATE OF LUCY S. ALLEN.

STATD OF VERMONT
District of Westminster, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District Aforesaid:
10 the heirs and all persons inter-
ested in the estate of Lucy s. Allen.
late of Townshend, in said district de-
ceased, Greeting;
Whereas, application hath been made
TO this court In writing, by the admins
traitor, praying for license and authority
to sell all of real estate of said de-
ceased to wit That part of the home
place and residence belonging to said de-
ceased being owned by her and the late
Seth T. Allen. representing to said
court that ii would be beneficial to the
| heirs and all persons interested in the
estate of said deceased to sell said real
ey.
And bringing into court the consent
and appreciation in writing, of all the
heirs to said estate residing in this
state, and setting forth the situation OF
the real estate.
Whereupon. the said court appointed
and assigned the 18th day Of February
1917, at the Hotel in Townshend, in said
district. to hear and decide upon said
application and petition. and ordered
public notice thereof to be given to all
persons interested therein by publishing
said order together with the time and
place of hearing. three weeks success
sively in The Vermont Phoenix, a news
paper which circulates in the neighbor-
hood of those persons interested In said
estate, all of which publications shall be
previous to the day assigned for hear
| ing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified &c
appear before said court, at the time and
| place assigned. then and there in said
court to make your objections to the
! granting of such license, If you see
cause.
Given under my hand at Bellows Falls
| In said district. this 18th day of January
| 1917
S.5 WARNER A. GRAHAM. Judge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
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of a hundred eyes, but the modern man
with half an eye for progress can see
the wisdom of life insurance protection,
Insure and be sure. National Life Insur-
ance Co., Montpelier, Vt. Mutual) eth
year.
ALBERT C. LAIRD. Special Agent
Abbott Block. BrattIeboro VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

Atlanta, Ga, elected a millionaire
business man, Asa G. Gambler, to the
mayoralty by more than a two-to-one
vote over a Brotherhood locomotive en-
gineer who claimed to have the sup
port of all the labor element.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

1t is estimated that so per cent of
the 1,750,000 automobiles in use in the
United States arc owned by farmers
and the percentage is increasing each
year. 1t is estimated that 90 per cent
of the 1915 output will go to the farm
ing communities.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

A woman in Chicago is circulating a
petition for the passage of a law com
pelling men who smoke cigarettes to
walk in the middle of the streets, and
some of the men are circulating petit
ton in favor of the passage of n law
compelling girls whose dresses are over
six inches from the ground to walk in
the middle of the street also.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

Sea otter is the most valuable fur at
present; Russia sable is next in value,
with silver fox nearly approaching it,
although when the size of the skins
is considered the sable is infinitely
greater in value.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

CHlROPODY and Shampoo Parors -
switches, pompadours, combings made up
to order. MRS. L. p BAILEY, III Main
st. Phone. left
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
NOTICE

To all taxpayers of Guilford:-
All delinquent taxes not paid on oil
before Jan. 20, 1917, will be collected
with costs.
w. e. HIGLEY, Constable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

We, the undersigned auditors of the
Brattleboro Savings Bank, hereby GER
tify that we have personally examined
the securities held by the said bank and
find them to correspond with those in
the above statement.
II. p. Wellman,
+. l.. Hildreth,
a. +. Schwenk,
Auditors.
OFFICERS FOR 1917.
F. X. Barrows, President,
+. l.. Hildreth, Vice President,
c. A. Harris, Treasurer,
j. c. Dewitt, Assistant Treasurer.
TRUSTEES.
F. X. Barrows L. w. Melendy
S. E. Lawton II. p. Wellman
j. Harry Estey C. A. Harris
L. l.. Hildreth
A. F. Schwenk c. L. Stickney
BOARD OF INVESTMENT.
+. X. Barrows, +. L. Hildreth,
II. p. Wellman, G. A. Harris,
A. f. Schwenk.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-19
BrattlebOrO Savings Bank
Forty-sixth Annual Statement
December 80, 1916.
LIABILITIES.
Due Depositofs ........$ So 1856, 635 go
Reserve and Surplus .... 240,S52.91
$2,627,4SS.6O
RESOURCES,

RESOURCES.
City and County Bonds
(par) ................$ 4O2, 10000
Loans on Mortgages ..... 1868, 57S.16
Loans Personal ........ 100000
Loans on Savings Bank
Books ................. e,275.OO
Loans on Mortgage
Collateral ............. 29,473.14
Loans on Bank Stock ..... 4,950.00
Real Estate ............. 40,S21.S6
Cash ON hand ............ 2,390.44
$2,627. 4ss. 60
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
NE AI}L ' SI60l).0I. RELIED Z. !: DURING
 Xli1c CAHP4It]'
Many AuxiIiaries Still To Be Heard From. Reports
 Not Quite Ready Yet

Chairman Harvey M. Staekpole, of the recent Red Cross Christmas Mem hership Campaign for 10,000,000 new members, was more than enthusiastic his morning in speaking of the way, the city had come to the front during
 he past week in the drive. and said hal he was indeed proud to have been at the head of so faithful and persist ent band of workers, who were in turn given such splendid support by the citizens Of Ketchikan in genuine First City style.
 We have nearly sixteen hundred dollars turned in now. and there is still number of auxilaries and branches to be heard from yet, the Tt" and Mamie mines, Metlakatla, and Sulzer," Mir. Stackpole reported this morning.
 It is believed by the committee in charge that no stone in the town has been left unturned to secure members and that an average or I00 percent. membership has been secured. A thorough canvass of the residential districts by the diligent workers and of the business section by the business men has failed to reveal any who were not members.
 Several families, who were unable to subscribe every child, was given the subscription thru the Alaska Steam ship fund and from the money raised at the dance last Saturday evening, and it is thought that the field is pret- ty well covered.
 Tt-e First City may well be called the Red Cross City, for all here are in sympathy.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
R()T TSHF.vIKT
 GOVERNMENT
 ()N LAST I.E'CSS
Drunkenness and Reluct- ance ot People to Work
 Are Some Causes

LONDON, Dec. 26 Todays dis. patches rom Petrograd are all agreed hat the power of the Bolnseviki gov zenmehs iswaning. Among the many earses alleged are a general lack Of authority. in creases of drunkenness; reluctance of the population to work md the scarcity of foodstuffs. But -he @eason is said to be q desire or pe2te among the soldiers.
 PETE0GHAD Dec 26.-The com uander Of the army reported this morning 10 the Bolsheviki government hat the Germans We're transserring troops in very large numbers Wltn as iuich movement as possible to the western fronts; also to the western Russian front. General Trotsky has -a'lad attention to the peace declara- ion included in the armistice and having reference to this very action.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
UNITED STATES GUARDS TO POLICE
 HOME DISTRICTS

The United States Guard will be the name Of the 25000 auxiliary force of troops authorized by the war depart mau state and other forces now guard ing war supplies and doing police du- Y essential 10 the conduct of the war.
 The order for this force prescribed tbat f be raised by voluntary enlist ment or drafs. Volunteers will be ac- eepted only between the ages of 31 and 45. If resort to the draft is neces- sary, men placed in the special classes under the new draft system as being fit for limited military service only will be used 10 i'll up the ranks.
 The guards will be clothed in regu- lar army blue uniforms and will be armed with Krag- -Jorgensen rifles. As far as possible the men will be given service in the immediate neighbor- hoods of their homes.
 Each battalion will be commanded by major from the list of those class GU as unavailable for arduous cam paigning in Europe Men who failed to qualify for commissions at officers training camps will be offered com missions or places as non-commssioned ofFicers.-Oncial Bulletin.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
IDAHO GOVERNOR SAYS KAISER WILL SOON BE
 OUT OF 4 JOB

Be hopeful and of courage trust in the Father of all mankind. I came to see what you are doing and you are doing well"
 declared Gov. Moses Alexander of Iu.ho, in his address to the men of Camp Lewis in the Y. NJ. C. A. Au- ditorium recently.
 We have every confidence in you said the governor, "so preserve your health; you'll need it. Russia has dropped out and Italy is hanging in the balance, but there is one nation which is going to see the fight through with your help and that is the United States.
 When. you get through in Europe there will be no Emperor Wilhelm; there will be only a fellow known as Bill out of job. 1 ask myself many times What will the outcome of it all be-" and then I realize that the his tory of the human race is such that that the human race must bathe Mo ther Earth in blood for any great trans formation. It's worth it, boys, for you're going over to stay the fendisn trocities of German regime in order nat it be raised by voluntary elist-
 ou are protecting your own homes and iresides and establishing dem- ocracy in every sense of the word. ."- Tacoma News.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
KNITTING TO TIE
 FORE NOM FOR THE
 JANUARY SHIPMENT

Now that the rush that always pre- cedes Christmas, for the busy house. wife. i'll preparing all manner of good things for her household has again abated and life will go on in it's ever varying routine till New Years, the women of Ketchikan are urged not to forget their knitting.
 MT. Barber, chairman of the mill tary relief committee reported this morning that a big shipment of work was ready and only waited on account of the knitted articles still out, manv of which are nearly completed. I shipment will be made as soon after the first of the year G.. possible for it is during the cold weather that the knitted sweaters, wristlets and socks are needed. after that it will be too Hate to reach the men in the trenches and the camps before spring There fore all those having any yarn ouI. and articles on the way, are urged to have then completed if possible by next Monday, so that the shipment may be packed ready to go on the first southbound boat
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
WAR NEVIS FROM VARIOUS
 PARTS SHOW SOME ACTIVITY
;aut0ns Captured Nine Thousand italian Prisoners
 Including T#o Aundre and Seventy Officers

LONDON, Dec. 26.-The city of Manheim, Germany on the Rhine riv- er was bombarded by a British air squadron on Monday evening, says an official statement issued last night. Tons of bombs were dropped resulting in starting several fires that appeared to spread rapidly. All but one ma chine returned to safety.
 AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Dec. 26--Germans have be- @un their sayagery against American soldiers One was found yesterday with his throat cut after he had been captured. according to an official statement issued today at the head .rerters.
 WASHINGTON. Dec 26.-General pershins reports this morning the death of twelve men. Six were killed n action The others died of natural cHuSes
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
Revolutionists, Anarchists and l. ". ". involved
 All Over The World

WASHINGTON, Dec 26-Evidence twas uncovered by government agents .the las tfew days indicating that the American Industrial Workers of the Wrold supported by Russian Bolshe- wiki followers, Irish agitators. revolu. tionists and anarchists of the various countries at war with Germany and her Allies, are seeking to lay the foun- dation for an elaborate world wide plan to overthrow al lsocial orders
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-Since the discovery of the plot that the I. w. W. of the United States are involved in the world wide overthrow of social orders the department has under con sideration a general round up and in. tern all those known to the authorit- ies.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
AMERICAN PRO- GERMAN DEP0RTED
 OUT OF CHINA

PEKING, Dec. 26.-Gilbert Reid, an American, accused of being a pro German propagandist and sympathiz- CT, and who was put under arrest sey- eral days ago while awaiting an in yestigation into his conduct, has been deported to nila at the request of the Chinese government. Reid is said 10 hyae been very active in cir culating false reports and trying to create 2 fee'Ua that was decidedly German. lis activity along that line was discovered by an American who reported his observations to the proper officials.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
S}{AGWAY FROZEN UP
 SAYS FATHER KERN

Rev. raul Kern who returned on the City of Seattle yesterday from Peters burg, Wrangell and Juneau. reports that ketchikan is still the Banana Belt of Southeastern Alaska At SkagWay, the therometer registered 15' below zero with strong Taku. whipping the particles of snow around the citizens are enjoying a Taku with the thermometer at 9 below Ket- chikan has not registered zero as yet. Saturday at midnight the coldest, was only 2 above.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
MAN FROZEN TO DEATH

SKAGWAY, Dec. 20.-L. Barnich, a laborer employed on Section 10, of the W. p. x Y R.. Cowley. Y. T.. was found dead near mile post 100 this morning at 10 o'clock by Foreman K. 5. Anderson.
 uarnich left Cowley yesterday morning on a small hand speeder for Whitehorse for the purpose of deposit ing some money at that place. As near as can be learned he left White horse on his return to Cowley about 2:30 D. n The mile post where he was found by Anderson is only about five miles north of Cowley
 The body was frozen across the rails and about four feet behind the speed CT, which was standing on the track. Tl.o weather was not severe in that vie lity yesterday, being calm and on 20 degrees below zero.
 special train was run from White ho.3 today with the coroner and an inquest Was held at Cowley.
 Barnich was a Russian, about 36
 "s of age, and came from Tenakee,
 xa last February. -Skagway Al
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26

BERLIN. December 26.-According to the war office statement this morn ing. yesterday the Teuton forces stclmed Coldel Rosso and the adjoin- Ing heights west and east between the As;8go and Brentna rivers, taking nine thousand Italian prisoners including iwo hundred and seventy officers.
 ROME. Dec. Yesterday in d des. porate battle when lasted all day the Italian forces fought their way back 10 p9s4' ons from which they were forced on Monday on the Asiago river plateau
 Under Arstro-Cerman attacks. ac- cording to today's war office state ment, during the great struggle that enauea some Of them had been left the destroyed lines the previous 1ly, wera recovered The Teutons tta eked en mass
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
SOLIDARITY OF
 MOTHERS DESIRABLE

That the mothers of the country will stand together and be a source Of strength to each other is the state ment made by Dr. Kate Waller Bar rett of the Mothers Congress. She insists that the American mother must halp the foreign born American mother to understand the reasons for the war. The foreign mother cannot support her boy at the front, unless she understands what he is fighting for" says Dr. Barrett. Chairman of the immigration Committee of the Ma tional Council of Women. The for eign mother in America, unable to understand English, has come to this country to be at peace, and she is
 ett in chaotic state when her sons are drafted to fight for their new coun- try. She cannot read the newspapers CT talk to American women, except through her children as interpreters As she cannot understand the reasons TOT this war, she becomes rebellious and her feeling is communicated to her son in the training camp She must dier is dependent upon the feeling in
 Dr. Barrett urges American mothers to feel solidarity with the Ameri- canized mother of nations. "The sol der is dependent upon the feeling in his home for his own attitude of mind She says The Mothers Congress is doing great Worl, by holding meet ings in many cities, to explain war measures, and develop the patriotism os the bewildered foreign women We mothers must stand together"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
{; {, ;,gAMAD!AN'S EMPTY
 SLEEVE: EMPHACIZES
 THRILLING STORIES

We left cur trenches on the River DouYea al midnight" so runs one of the thrilling stories of personal en- I counters on the war front which Pri-
 ate W E. Collinge of the famous ! Canadian 7th battalion is telling in his lectures throughout the states:
 After crawling on our hands and knees through S5 feet of barbed wire we arrived at Fritz's trench Every nan WAS on his toes. He knew what | vas going to happen It was a chance we had been waiting for several months. With the orders of our com mander Bring back F prisoners. still ringing in our ears, we started at them.
 After the first bomb had been thrown we dropped into the trench Many Of the men were caught on the great meat hooks which Fritz had hung on the inside of the trenches, but fortunately none was injured more than losing particles of clothing With in three minutes, 15 or 20 Germans had surrendered to our 16 men and were crying for mercy.
 We sent 12 prisoners back with an escort of two Canadian Tommies while we proceeded to bomb the trench un- til we knew the prisoners had reached safety. Then we received the signal to retire in perfect order and we ar rived at our trenches with but one man dead.
 Tn the early part of the attack this Tommy had rushed foolishly into a German dugout. But the spirit of the troop was so strong with the Canadi- ans that they would not leave him. hut two of them went in and got his body and carried it on their shoulders back to our own trenches, where he was given proper burial"
 Private Collnge enlisted at the out break of the war and was one of the first to be sent over to relieve the Can 2dian division. He had nine months of bomb throwing in the front line tren- ches and the empty sleeve with it's wounded-i n-service badge is mute tes- timony of the service he gave his country.
 ''l tell you, the Tommy relies on the Red Cross for all the comforts in the trenches" he said earnestly. His main comfort is his flag or cigaret; but socks and other things from the Red Cross are greatly appreciated. It is up 10 everybody in the United States to stand behind their boys in the trenches. l know what they are up against"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
EXEMPTION BEARD
 PREfbRIfiG To SEND
 FiEt QUESTI0NNAIRE

Attorney Ernest Blue. who return d on the City of Seattle yesterday
 rom Petersburg. where he has been on lodge business for several weeks,
 nnounced today that the work of sending cut to all registrants of this district the new questionnaire, pre- pared by the government, will he com menced immediately.
 The questionnaire, as MT. Blue eX- plained. will act as self classifer. in other words each man of draft age, Il answering the questions as put in the stionnare pamphlet, will clas-
 imself, in class 1, 2, 3, and 4, The york of the government will then be simplifed for instead of having 70 examine every man of draft age, whether ha is fit or not, they will call first the most desirable, or Cle5a 4, who will be then at the mercy of the medical board, for exemption. No ex- amptiOns except on the grounds of oermanent physical disability will be allowed and all exemptions as claim ed On former registration cards will he null and void.
 Men Of draft age will be given a certain length of time in which to i'll cut the hundreds of questions asked ln the sheet and will then be obliged to return the completed record to the exemption board, from where the questionnaire was sent out. There the work of classifying the men will be done. ready for Uncle Sam to call upon.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26

DENVER. Dee. 26.-The local Ma r.ne Corps recruiting station today re cetred from Washington the authority to enlist Larry Woodrow Hamilton, distant cousin of the President. who @as rejected several days ago because of lack of weight He is a son of banker at Cheyenne Wells, Colo. Marine Corps officers said he was un- der weight because of too much ath- iet;c training
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26

But twenty miles now intervenes between the end of the government railroad out of Seward and that end of the line being constructed south from Anchorage to connect with it? Trains will be operated between Sew ard and Mile T. the end of that line and between Anchorage and Mile 91. Tracklaying operations have been suspended for the winter but grad ing will be continued The gap will be closed early next sumer.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
FINED Sl00

CfaGAGOD ec. 26.-George Wander yeer, who several days ago was ar, rested in the court room while attend ng trial ci I. w. W. charged with car y;ng conceded weapons, and let go at the time. was brought in today and fined one hundred dollars. Wander yeer was chife agitator in the l. W. w. association il Seattle and came to help his co-workers.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
WILLIAMS MAY BE CHOSEN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Comp- troller Williams is spoken of today as the most likely man 72n whom the management of the } way will fall should ths governmcn 3ecide to oper- ate the railroads of the country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
PRESIDENT AND MRS.
 WILSON REMAIN HOME

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-President md Mrs. Wilson remained at home all 7al yesterday, and although they had 3,anned to go 10 church, the rain kept hem indoors During the day a Christ aaa tree Waa lighted for the Presl- iens e1anr eh8dren af the White .iCuse.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
MAIL STAGE DRIVER
 KILLED BY EfEXICANS

FL PASO, Dee. 26.-An American mail stage driver was hanged and his throat cut today by Mexican raiders who crossed the line His body was not discovered for several hours af- ter the act was committed.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
GERMAN ATTACKS REFUSED BY THE
 FRENCH FORCES

PARIS. Dec. 26-Early this morn ing the enemy laun he'd fierce at tack extending on the right bank of the river Mouse on the Verdun front
 After several hours of fighting, the French silenced their battery and brought back prisoners taken in raid on the upper Alsace a short time ago.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-12-26
IRREGULARITIES WANTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-The ad- min,stration is calling upo nthe gov eInment of the several states to mob flize enc thousand bricklayers for service with General Pershing. it is announced today.