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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
.|NTER.ALL|EO WAR
CONFERENCE SOON
American, British and Italian
Missions Already Have
Reached Paris.
MET BY CLEMENCEAU.
Conferees Will Determine Basis fol
Stronger Joint Action and Dis.
cuss Russian Crisis.

The representatives of the chief ma
lions at war with the Teutonic allies
are gathering in Paris for the inter-
allied conference, at which are to be
discussed momentous questions for more
unified action in the prosecution of the
war.
The American. British and Italian mis-
sions already have reached the french
capital. They are led respectively by
Col. e. NJ. House, David Lloyd George,
the British prime minister. and vittorio
Orlando. the Italian premier.
In addition to determining a basis for
stronger Joint action against the enemy
countries. the conferees doubtless also
will discuss at length the anomalous
situation in Russia, where the Bolshevik
factions are In control and where Ger
man staff officers are reported to be act
ing as military advisers to the Lenine
government Possibly most pertinent
point in the discussions will be the
future attitude Of the allied countries
toward Russia-whether the situation as
1t now stands does not place the Boil
sheviki government and its followers in
the category of allies of the central
powers.
Inside Russia the unsettled condition
Of affairs daily seems to be growing more
intense. All communication now has
been severed between north and south
Russia, even the foreign embassies In
Petrograd being unable to get in touch
with Odessa and other points to the
south. Unoff1cial advices are to the
effect that the Russian northern army Is
in dire straits for food, having had nc
bread for several days.
Paris, Nov. T.-David Lloyd George, thu
British premier, accompanied by Foreign
Secretary Balfour and other British Off
Gals and Premier Venizelos of Greece
arrived in Paris tonight.
Sir Eric Campbell Geddes, first lord Of
the admiralty; Admiral Sir John Jellicoe
chief of the naval staff, Earl Reading the
lord chief Justice, and General Sir William
Robertson. chief of the imperial staff al
army headquarters. were the other mem
bers Of the British party. They were me-
at the station by Premier Clemenceau
former Premier Painleve and Stepher
Pichon, the minister Of foreign affairs Of
France
Baron Sonnino, the italian foreign
minister. arrived at Paris this morning
The italian premier, Vittorio Orlando
Minister of the Treasury Francisco Nitti
Minister Of Munitions General Alfredo
Dallolio, Minister Of Transport Bianch
and Aviation Commissioner Chiosa lef
Rome for Paris last night. These official.
will represent Italy at the inter-allied con
ference.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
CUTTING CORN IN VERMONT.

(By Daniel L. Cady).
The farmer moves right up tho line"
Through years Of silly city scorn:
He plants new kinds of citron vine,
Invents new ways Of cutting corn:
I'd like to make this last my text,
For corn is cut. in theory still.
And tell how grandpa used horse"
But father set around the hill"
That horse" was sure noble nag
A sapling spruce. with two ash legs
Stuck through the butt: you'd set a jag
OF hills around it. then you'd drag
The pole along dozen pegs:
1t didn't have no wheels or gears,
No oilcan that you had to fill.
And thousands used 1t till one day
Some sun-soul set around the hill"
I've heard our forbears further back
Would take a sickle and-kerslash.
The corn fell right and left, kerwhack;
And then they'd armful-up a stack
Which soon the wind tore all to smash:
They couldn't build a STANDARD" stock.
The kind that gives your eye a thrill.
They never. likely. saw horse"
| Or dreamt of setting round the hill"
And now the harvesting machine
Runs through the ".naize lands" under
power
The great red dragon with his keen
And noisy teeth bite of the green
Frumentum-miles Of it per hour:
| Your crop gets cut. but there 1t lays
Like scantling. scattered round a mill;
The dragon can't horse-up a stock.
Nor. Mercy Me! ''set around the hill"
How smart a hand-cut cornheld stands.
The stookums all one size and height!
Their tops turned down inside the bands,
The bands composed Of two good strands
OF wheatstraw. special-thrashed and
bright:
That's farming-work laid out and done.
/ call 1t agronomic skill.
1t shows why grandpa used horse"
And father 'set around the hill"
Such fodder as our folks would get
From them bright bundles every year.
The sheep and yearlings used to set
Their muzzles into 1t and let
No other business interfere:
l never heard that strange word 'orts''
Till ! was big as Uncle Bill
It's plain why grandpa used a"horse''
And father ''set around the HILL
I'm not discussing sIlo feed.
But corn, real corn. the kind you husk
The kind that meets a porker's need.
The long-eared kind you save for seed.
The kind it's fun to roast at dusk:
Yes; that's the kind ! used to cut
see my shiny cutter still
Once more I'm back by grandpa
horse"
And ''set." with father. "round the hill. II
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
FREE OF CHARGE.

Why suffer with indigestion. dyspep-
STA. torpid liver. constipation, sour
stomach. coming up of food after eat
Ing. etc, when you can get a sample
bottle of Green's August Flower free at
J. w. OSullivan's. This medicine has
remarkable curative properties. and has
demonstrated it's efficiency by nifty
sss~v ": SUCCESS. Headaches are often
caused ny u 0isvruef- Gu stomach.
August Flower is put up in rs and
TO cent bottles. For sale in all civilized
countries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
A RETORT IN KIND

Little Tommy. who IL of rather an in-
quiring turn Of mind, and who had been
gazing at his fathers somewhat rosy
couYtenance for some time. at last asked !:
Papa. what makes your face and nose
SO dre'fly red?" 1.-THE east wind. Of
course" answered papa. rather i,=..,y.
"Do not talk no much. Thomas. and
pass me the beer" 1t was then that a
voice came from the other end of the
table In dulcet tones. saying Tommy. dear
pass your papa the east wind. and be care
full not to spill It on the clean cloth. Tit
Bits.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
CUT THIS QUILT II WORTH
MONEY

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip,
enclose with &c to Foley & Co.. 2s35 Shelf
field Ave-, Chicago. ILL.,. writing your name
and address clearly. You will receive In
return trial package containing Folsy's
Honey and Tar Compound for coughs,
colds and Group: Foley Kidney Pills and
Foley Cathartic Tablets. J. w. O'sullivan
% Church Ut. LAdvl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
REAL ORATORf

The wounded soldiers from the front
Have wondrous tales to tell
And one and each can make speech
And do 1t mighty well.
They do not peddle eloquence
In banquet speakers way,
But real applause they get because
They've got something to say
-Detroit Free Presa-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
IN sANlrARIux rmanr WEEK.

Splendid results In kidney and bladder
troubles are achieved by Foley Kidney
Filis. Mrs. Enie D. Kisppe. Avsrili. MIMI,
wrNes' i was At Fargo sanitarium three
weeks 20. rneumatism and kidney trouble:
got no relief. began using FOLEY Yidnev
Pills and found Immediate rsIief. 4
bottle completed the cure.' j. w. O'suili.
van. % Church ct. tAAvA.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
VERMONT NOTES
News Items Of the State Cath
cred Here and There.
CAIRO TEMPLE TO MEET,

Cairo Temple. Ancient Arabic Order.
Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine. will hold IT.
annual meeting December At the Shrine
theatre in Rutland. A Hoover lunch will
be served after work, followed by q pic.
ture show.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
RUTLAND HAS SUGAR SHORTAGE.

The sugar shortage in Rutland has
reached the acute stage. In many gro
ceries the stock Is at low ebb. Two pounds
to q customer was the rule Monday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
AGED MAN A SUICIDE.

Curtis Emery Of Barre. an elderlyhostier.
is dead Of carbolic acid poisoning. It Is
thought. The contents Of the bottle found
by his side are to be analysed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
SHOPPING.

II never saw a woman SO crazy over
shopping as she is."
"Is she really"
why, the other day she went to q
prominent surgeon and priced number
Of his operations. "-Boston Transcript.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
OWN ANCIENT BIBLES.

J. W. Bates Of Montpelier 10 the owner
Of Bible 1oS years old. and Earl Sher-
burn has one s06 years old. The latter
was brought to this country ty John
Sherburn, an ancestor. who bought 1t In
1920.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
BRITISH LOSSES
FOR WEEK, SO,S14
Notwithstanding Heavy Fight
ing before Cambria Casual
ties Drop Off.

London, Nov. N.-British casualties ON
cially reported for the week ending to-
day aggregated 1854. They were divided
as follows:
Killed or died Of wounds, officers go;
men 5,e47. Wounded or missing, officers
500; men 1902.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
PROCTOR GAVE Ss.os5.5o.

Harold Ladd Smith. chairman. Of Proc
tor announces that Proctor subscribed
to the extent of $6,03S5o toward the
Rutland county allotment Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. war work fund. It had been pre-
viously enormously announced that Proc
tor had given $4,000.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
BuRoLARIzE wALLINaroRD STORE.

Burglars entered the store Of M. H.
Roberts at South Wailngford. one Of the
large plate glass windows at the front
Of the store being cut away with . knife.
Wearing apparel Of all kinds was stolen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
SUBSTITUTE NEEDED.

II wish ! had baby brother to wheel
In my go-cart. mamma" said small
Elsie. my dolls are always getting broke
when Il tins NvAr."-Chicago Daily News.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
MAKES A WHEAT RECORD.

Arthur F. Cove Of Bristol says he can
60 H. H. Page of Hinesburg. who raised
IS bushels Of wheat from three bushels
Of seed sown on two acres Of land. one
better. Mr.. Cove raised 107 bushels Of
wheat on three and a half acres Of
ground from Ave and a quarter bushels
Of seed. which would be a yield little
over 30 bushels per acre. He put on 500
pounds Of fertilizer per acre. Not any
manure was used and the seed was sown
with q drill seeder.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29

Notwithstanding the heavy fighting
during the past week in the Cambria
district the British casualties are less
than in the preceding week. when they
totalled s2,227. Two weeks back they
were 25,065
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
STATE NEWS BREvIrIEs.

Fearing an impending operation. Louis
Spear. ten. left his bed In the Melrose
hospital. Brattleboro. dressed himself and
departed by way Of the nre escape.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
MT. HoLYoKE ALUMNAE Asso.

The annual meeting Of the Vermont
Mt. Holyoke Alumnae association has
been postponed until after the meeting
Of the college graduate council in Feb
ruary and will be held in Rutland.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
FIRST WOMAN DEPUTY SHERIFF

Mrs. Hattie e. Tracy. wife Of Vermont's
prison reform sheriff. Frank NJ. Tracy Of
Montpelier. Is the hrst woman to be
made deputy sheriff in the Green Noun.
tain State. She was specially deputised
by her husband. and while she may not
be called on to serve papers and make
arrests she will have authority to do
these things II she 20 desires.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
DEER KILLED IN SEASON $50.

The total number Of deer killed in tho
1917 season. announces State Fish and
Game Commissioner. was S33.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29

OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Hoy Of Rutland
celebrated their golden wedding ami
versary Monday, with family dinner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29

rRsaS parss WANT ADS. PAY BEs1.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-29
SELECTING A RATION.

In deciding upon ration a poultry
keeper should be governed largely by the
availability and cost of foodstufrs In his
locality. The common grains do not diff
fer extremely In composition and food
value.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-29

deep sea. Soon the. force Of the In
ternal pressure would disrupt II.
He turned of the gas and staggered
out through the kitchen into the littie
garden. He knew now that Master
mans story had some germ OF truth
he had discovered some species OF
deep-water-seal, and his mind, strained
by his privetlons, had Imagined the
rest. why, he himself had almost
imagined he had seen woman In the
second tank
He reached the gate, opened IT,
slammed 1t, and ran down the road.
He did not cease running till he pulled
himself up under street light. He
realized then that he was hatless; I;
people were staring after him.
And, looking back, he imagined that
he saw the shadowy outlines OF the
girls body beneath the light OF the
lamp.
'"rm going crazy" he muttered.
"It's been crazy night. l wonder
wonder how much Of 1t happened
and how much was the result of the
blown
And he half believed MacBeard had
never existed, and that u burglar had
assaulted him.
But, as he thrust his hands into
the pockets Of his trousers, he pulled
out the single page Of Mastermans
manuscript, and then he knew that
there was at least some basis for the
remembrances that surged through his
busy brain.
Under the light of the next lamp
he read the page.
my dear friend Donald" 1t began.
Then followed the lines which Paget
had begun in the Inventors club, but
never finished. There was the warn
ing against MacBeard, "the enemy OF
the human race" Then Masterman
had written:
So much have learned. but know lit
tie. He has the shrewdest brain OF the
century, and It is capable OF infinite evil.
Not as a tale-bearer. Donald. but out OF
duty to humanity here set down what
have discovered about him. II he knew
that his past was revealed. my~life would
be worth less than even the two months
which my doctor gives me.
He has been tracking me, spying on me.
I learned only today that he has fast
motorboat in readiness Off the coast TO
make the journey to the Shetlands as
soon as he has discovered all that know
You must thwart him. and under no cir
cumstances let him get hold OF this man
uscript. His history Is as follows:
Donald scanned the rest Of the page
hastily. MacBeard's past, though 1t
seemed shady and criminal, had little
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-29
Paqet sinks German cruiser
and Ida Kennedy enters the
story.
CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
TABLET HARD TO SWALLOW
Physician Has Provided Safeguard
Against Accidental Poisoning by
Blchloride Of Mercury.

At the annual meeting Of the Amerl-
can Pharmaceutical association, Louis
Spencer Levy described safe bichlo-
ride tablet" The user is safeguarded
against mistaking 1t for a headache
tablet, probably the most frequent mis-
take, by the addition to the ingredients
of about per cent Of pungent oils,
such as capslcum or mustard, and by
shaping the tablet so that 1t Is prac-
tically impossible to swallow.
Regarding the latter form Of protec-
tion the author says: "Very few per-
sons find much difficulty In swallow
ing pieces of food Of considerable size,
but anything Of rodllke shape, about
IL inches long, cannot be swallowed
without great difficulty, If at all, even
with water. have, therefore, de-
signed a tablet of this length, about
one-fourth inch wide and about one
eighth inch thick, weighing about 1.0
grammes. If you try to swallow any
thing this shape, you will get the sur
prise of your llfe.'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-29
5u&1x<
*
AA A'.-As<
M..> A-.AN
BE THANKFUL AT ALL TIMES
Too Few of Us Think Of Gratitude In
Connection With Our Every
day Mercies.

Genuine thankfulness Is one Of the
sweetest. richest and hollest Of the
Christian graces; and yet we fear that
1t is one of the rarest. We take
large portion Of our daily exercises as
a matter of course, and hardly think
of thanking God especially for them.
Other things we attribute to our own
skill, or industry, or good judgment; |;
we take all the credit of them, and
leave God quite out of the calculation.
For special deliverances we return
thanks to Cod and seem to forget ut
terly that he has been taking care Of
us at all other times, when our eyes
discovered no danger. How many Of
us awake in the morning after riding
all night in sleeping car and espe-
clally render thanks that the train
did not shoot the track during the
hours of darkness? But If the train
had actually been pitched down an
embankment, and we had escaped un-
hurt, we should throw ourselves down
on our knees and pour out our thanks
TO God for wonderful preservation.
Common, everyday services that pass
wholly unnotlced, deserve as fervent
an expression of gratitude as an es-
ne from Il burning house or ship
wrecked vessel would deserve. / sus-
poct that when God said "Whoso Of
fereth praise glorificth me-" he had
reference TO the habltually thankful
souls who recognize his loving kind
ness every hour and under every kind
Of providences. A graceless sinner
might thank God after being dragged
up from drowning into a llfeboat ! "a
devout and thorough Christian only
would thank him "ln whose hands our
breath is' for every breath that he
drows.-Theodore Cuyler.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-29
Be Thankful Every Day.

The purely passive contemplation Of
all good ought to be granted to COM
mon days on which no more has oc-
Cured than the daily round of little
pleasures and the absence Of more
than ordinary annoyances. With the
evening offering Of silent thanksglv-
Ing to God we take conscious posses
sion Of simple happiness and enjoy
It once again, instend of slipping off
past Gods best gifts as men so often
40. Thus thanksgiving involves the
recognition: All this good is from
God, and this recognition reacts on our
own mood, creating conscious joy and
humble trust in the God who will con-
tinue to bless in things both great
and small.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-29

few days, and pondering on their Sig
nlficance.
On the day following his visit to
Baltimore, Donald had telegraphed re-
peatedly to New York, but no news
had been received of the Beotia, and
he had been unable to obtain any In
formation concerning her from any Of
the port officials. He had finally gone
aboard at Newport News In very
disappointed frame OF mind, hopeless
Of meeting Ida Kennedy until after
the war.
The chances Of his surviving II did
not appear to him to be brilliant ones.
A last message from the mother ship
Informed him to keep his course
toward the Shetlands. He was in.
structed that a battle cruiser had
slipped out Of the Klel canal and
was lurking somewhere among the
Norwegian fjords, with a view to
evadlng the blockade, making for the
Atlantic, and harasslng shipping there.
The Inference from this statement
was an obvious one, for the American
fleets patrol Joined the British in this
longitude.
"Smoke to starboard. sir"
Sam Clouts, the lookout, was speak
ing, and instantly the two parts OF
Donald's personality fused. Ida Ken
nedy was forgotten. Upon the hori-
zon, through his glasses, Donald could
see tiny spiral Of curling smoke.
He flung over the surface steering
wheel and headed the F55 straight for
the stranger. From that distance he
knew that, while he could see the
tunnels Of the ship, the submarine was
invisible, owing to the curvature OF
the earth.
Rellnquishlng the wheel to Clouts,
he watched the stranger. Gradually
the smoke thickened; then there came
into view two tunnels, and hull half
invisible among the chopplng waves.
1t was impossible to mistake the on
coming ship. She was a battle cruiser
of the Bluecher class, and she could
only be escaping westward to harry
commerce along the Atlantic trade
route. With her fast heels and 12-
inch guns, she could match any unit
afloat except those of the home squad
ron.
Donald's luck was with him after
all.
She was proceeding west-nor'-west,
evidently purposing to round the Shet-
lands and so gain the shelter of the
open seas. 1t was daring maneuver,
and she would certainly be sighted by
the British destroyer fotilla. Still,
though she could hardly outsteam
these fast little craft, she might beat
them Off and escape before either the
British or the American blockadlng
vessels could come upon the scene.
Donald spoke sharp command into
the tube of the diving station. The
hatch was jammed down. The hOri-
zontal rudders at the bow were de-
flected, the water rushed into the div
ing tanks, and the F55 began to dip.
The surface running light slanted sea-
ward as the bow went under, and
slowly regained poise as the stern fol
lowed, bringing the F55 back to an
even keel. The hum of the petrol mo-
tors ceased, the hull was filled with
the roar of the inrushing water; then
the electric motors took up their
steady throbblng.
"Fiye metersw announced the man
at the depth Indicator. "Six meters
| Seven-half |"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-29
Season for All to
Magnify Blessings
and Forget Crosses

w re CELEBRATE that great
M holiday, Thanksgiving, at
Wv this season. In the gay
round Of pleasures the day
always brings, perhaps not one of us
will stop a moment and seriously look
back over the past year, now rapidly
drawing to a close. Many Of us-in
fact, all of us-should pause moment
and quietly review the past months.
Perhaps these months brought US
many trials, but they also brought us
many blessings. 1t Is the blessings we
should itemlze and magnify and for
get the crosses. We may sigh dis
contentedly and say, "Well, last year
had many more reasons to be thank
full than I have this year." but II we
are fair and honest with ourselves we
will have to admit that, even II
troubles came our way, the blessings
that followed them were far greater
in number.
Who has not read the story of that
first Thanksgiving Day? Fancy
woman In these times enduring the
hardships and worries those strong
hearted New England pilgrims en-
dured; and what n wonderful lesson
in unselfishness they have handed
down to us
Argue and elaborate as we will on
our burdens, we know fate has been
GOOD to us. Life Is not all sunshine.
If 1t were we would very soon grow
tired of life. Disappointments, set
backs, dislllusionments come to every,
one, and we must expect they will
come to us. Indeed, we, have no voice,
In the matter. They will come to us
as surely as day follows night; but do
we accept them patiently7 That Is
another story.
Many women look only on the dark
side Of life. "What's the user" they.
say dejectedly. Everything l try to
do turns out failure" There is
tiny breath Of selfishness here. "T' is.
very prominent in these women's
thoughts. Perhaps II they did some-
thing worth while for someone else
their work would be crowned with
success. Doing something for another
has never yet turned out failure.
There isn't case on record showing
where failure has followed kind deed
done for another. Perhaps this other
did not appreciate the efforts taken In
her behalf, yet the fact remains that
the woman who put herself out to
make another woman happy expe-
rienced wonderful happiness herself.
New York Evening Telegram.