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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-17
REPORT NICHOLAS ESCAPE
Is OFFICIALLY DENIED

olas, the former car, has not escaped.
Official denial of the report which was
circulated yesterday is made from
army headquarters at SmoIney. These
adviees say that he is still in 'Tobolsk.
Yesterday there were persisteh: and
apparently fairly we'll authenticated
reports that Nicholas had left To
bcsEk.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-17
XMAY DAY TO BE REAL
HOLIDAY FOR SAMM!ES

AMERICAN FRONT, Dec ia
proclamation by General Pershin5
read yesterday brought JOY to khaki
clad boys of the American contingent.
They are to have a real holiday, not
merely a halfway Christmas Day, but
no drills and no work, a Christmas
dinner that will be like those at home
and gifts and other Christmas cheer
The proclamation also gives the
men holiday with no drills and work
on New Years Day
The orders cannot apply to the men
on, the actual fighting front
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-17

A copy of this statement was wire
lessed to J. F. Child, federal food ad,
ministrator for Hawaii. yesterday with
the authorization to him to release it
for publication Immediately and with
the request that he give it the widest
possible publicity.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-17
SLAV SOLDIERS WOULD
PUT NICHOLAS IN JAIL

PETROGRAD, Russia, Dec. 17.-Ac,
tual Imprisonment for the deposed
car and the members of his family
is being urged by the soldiery. SIEVE
raj regiments yesterday passed reso
lutions asking that Nicholas and all
the members of the Romanoff family
be incarcerated in some fortress in.
stead of being merely detained under
guards as they have been since ar
rival in Tobolsk
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-17
WOMAN ANGLER PULLED
INTO WATER, DROWNED

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. Ii
Killed by fish was the fate of Mrs.
Anna Connors, pleasure seeker, yes
terday.
Mrs. Connors was fishing with sew,
eral others yesterday when a large
fish suddenly struck her hook. The
line was wrapped about her hand and
she was pulled over the cliff to her
death.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-17
ZEPPELIN AND BOMB
FACTORIES BLOWN UP

LONDON. Eng, Dec. 1.-Two
great explosions. the effects of which
Germany will feel in its war conduct,
are reported in. dispatches from Zu.
rich received last night.
The Zeppelin works at Frederick
shaver were wrecked by an explosion
which did immense damage to the
plant and the big aircraft in course
II construction.
A second explosion occurred near
Kiel where a bomb factory was COM
pletely demolished.
Loss of life was heavy in both ex-
nlosions. the report said.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21

Cross and the gift is in the form of
credit upon the Ford factories for
half a million dollars worth of au-
tomobiles, ambulances and parts, as
the Red Cross may designate. The
Ford gift is particularly valuable in
view of the fact that the Red Cross
has assumed the responsibilities for
the support of American ambulances
in France where despite the large
number OF machines in service, many
more are required. The Red Cross
is the authority for the statement
that machines will be accepted for
service despite the rumor to the con-
trary.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
Candidates and Standing
so More Men Called.

Another call of so men has been
made by the Local Board and %
came before the board Thursday and
Is today (Friday.)
Seven more names have been re.
ported back from the District Board
as accepted and held for the next
call of the Adjutant-General. They
are: John L. Morse, John H. Muir
ply, Uzathier Quay, Alfred c. Par,
ent, of Island Pond, Edmund Fortier,
Groveton, N. H., Henry James
Beachman, Bloomfield, and Stanley
Austin Marsh, Canaan.
Joseph Belisle of Bloomfield, certi-
fed by Local Board, discharged by
DistrictBoard on industrial grounds,
VIM. M. Bronson of Lunenburg ap.
pealed from decision of Local Board
and the decision was reversed by the
District Board and exempted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
PROBATE NOTICE

Regular sessions of the Probate
Court for the district of Essex will
be held at Guidhall on the first
Wednesday of each month, in the
forenoon.
At Island Pond, the first Wednes-
day of January, April, July and
October, in the afternoon.
At Lunenburg, the second Wednes-
day of January, April, July and Octo-
ber, in the forenoon.
At Concord in the afternoon of the
same days.
Special sessions will be held by
arrangement.
Communications should be sent to
Edwin 0, CARL, Judge, Canaan, or
to George A. Hubbard, Register
Guildhall
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
GROUP MEETING
A Methodist Conference Claim
ants Group Meeting Will Be
Held Here September Gath.

A Conference Claimants Group
meeting will be held at the M. E.
church in Island Pond on Monday,
September "a.
There will be a Round Table dis
cussion at pm. led by the. speaker
of the evining; a banquet in the ves-
try at $50 pm, when short address
ses will be given by DR.. William
shaw, Rev. j. E. Taylor and Rev. w.
H. May; and at 7:30 pm. there will
be a mass meeting addressed byRev.
c. o. Ford, district superintendent
of the Springfield district of theNew
England conference.
The public is invited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
TOOK AUTOMOBILE

Jesse Connolly Helped Himself
to an Auto at the Coos and Es-
sex County Fair-Went on a
JOY Ride and Landed in Lock-
up.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
Red Cross Work.

The Red Cross Supply Service for
the New England Division has Just
shipped abroad its 103Sth standard
case of garments. Each case is
worth $3.50, which represents over
$3.50, 900 worth of goods shipped dur
ing the year.
The average sales of raw material
of the Supply Service are $4,000 a
day, or over 81 800, 900 for the year.
During the first five days of Sept
ember, over $4,000 pounds of stand
ard knitting yarn were sold.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
OLD JUNK WANTED

Big prices paid for Old Rubber,
Metal, Hides, Calfskins and Bran
Sacks. Phone 1921
SAM SCHNEIDER, Island Pond, vt.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
Troop Train Passes Through St
JohnSbury and LyndOnville.

Three troop trains passed through
St Johnsbury and Lyndonville Sat
urday afternoon. The first train did
not stop at St. Johnsbury but all
these trains stopped at Lyndonville.
Large crowds were at the station at
both places and coffee, sandwiches,
cigarettes were given the boys. The
girls from the Institute at Lyndon
vile gave many boxes of chocolates
to the boys. These troops consisted
of a hospital unit and the former
102d Connecticut regiment in which
were a few Vermont boys from
Montpelier and Barre.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
SAVE The FOOD
James Hartness, Federal Food
Administrator for Vermont,
Appeals to the People to Con-
serve the Food and Save Waste

Springfield, vt, Sept. 13-Federal
Food Administrator James Hartness to-
day issued a statement in which he out
lined the world food necessity and urged
the people of Vermont to cooperate with
the new governmental department Of
which Herbert Hoover is the head in
Washington and which Mr.. Hartness rep
resents in Vermont. Mr.. Hartness' state
ment is as follows:
Modern war has become a contest, not
between armies, but between nations, 1t
is an economic conflict as well as a clash
of fighting men, and the prediction made
some years ago by NJ. Bloch, the noted
Russian economist, that food, not bullets
would be the determining factor in any
world war in the twentieth century, is
rapidly becoming true.
Eve have only to glance at the bigger
strategy of the war to see just how true
this is. Germany is making desperate
effort by an unlimited submarine war to
cut England and her allies off from water
born supplies from all corners of the
globe Germany seeks to starve England
into submission ana to make it impossible
for the other allied nations to continue
in the field
The Allies on their part, are seeking
to pull over tighter the band of steel in
which the Teutonic powers are grasped.
1t has become, in its larger conception, a
war on transportation facilities; the aim
to disrupt them, and thus bring the enc
my to bay. But it is not at transporta-
ton itself that the blows are aimed but
rather at the things transported, food
stutfs and munitions of war,
To-day all of the great states of the
world are beligerents. Millions of men
have been withdrawn from productive la
Dor, particularly agriculture, and are busy
either at Staying the enemy or furnishing
the slayers with the machines of destruc-
ton. Yet men must consume food as in
ordinary times, and while the demand re-
mains constant, and even increases for
certain commodities, production has been
seriously lessened
"The problem is to make good the de-
crease in production. This may be done
in one of two ways: either the absolute
production may be increased, which we
are trying in this country to do, but
which has its limitations, or relative pro-
ducton may be attained by means Of con-
serving the diminished supply and thus
bring demand into a normal relationship
with supply.
With the fate Of armies and nations
hanging in the balance the waste or IN
necessary consumption Of fooisls criminal
and no person who, while comprehending
the situation, does either Of these things
can be considered a loyal American
Every consumer of foodstufs, and that
means all of us, is either helping the gov
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
DRAFTED men GUESTS
Supper in Their Honor at the
Railroad Y. NJ. C. A.

The supper at the R.R.Y.M.C.A.
for the drafted men of Essex county
Tuesday night, was an expression of
the honor, appreciation and good will
of the people in the county toward
these boys who are to do their part
in the great struggle in which the
United States has become involved
for the defence of our country and
the freedom of the world.
Tables were spread in the assembly
hall of the Y. M. C. A., where
Edward Dickson as chef served a
sumptuous supper. The hall was
decorated with flags, the tri-color of
France, St. Georges cross and Stars
and Stripes brought out forcibly the
great allied cause in which these
boys are 20 become active workers.
Draped from the four corners of the
ceiling were rows Of bunting red,
white and blue.
After supper the drafted men
were given the freedom of the YIN.
G. A. and many took part in games
of pool, bowling, etc.
This first contingent of the county
left Wednesday morning at six O.,
clock for Camp Devens, Aver, Mass.
The Local Exemption Board appoint
ed Gordon Arthur Marsh of Norton
to have charge of the men and re.
port with them to the commanding
officer at Camp Devens.
Out of the twenty called, seventeen
reported. Henry Elmer Marsh en-
listed and is in a hospital unit, Law
rens Morse was sick, and John Hen
ry, who was in a lumber camp, die
not get his notice. Their names fol-
low:
Harry Leroy Lathe, Maidstone
Alton Fred Langlois Norton
Ivar Cecie Harshorne, East Concord
John Leon Vincent, Norton
Gorion Arthur Marsh, Norton
Gackne Gewble, Fitzdale
Frank Marshall Canield, Lancaster, N. H
Winnie Nelson Heath, Westmore
Charles Wesley Phillips Jr., Concord
William Elvin Robinson Bloomfield
Albert Arthur Lewis, Lunenburg
Ray c. Bailey, Concord
Bernie Joseph Bresette Norton
Leon w. Miller Concord
Lewis L. Phillips, Concord
Harry Allen Chase, Canaan
Edward Peter Daley, Colebrook, N. H.
The Vermont boys in this call will
become members of batteries A,
and G, 302nd light artillery and let
ters addressed to them should in
clude this regimental number tt
comply with the following received
| by Adjutant-General Tillotson:
"Adjutant-General,
Montpelier, Vt.
"In order to facilitate the distribu
tion of mails at this camp instruc
the second increment that the frs
40 per cent. coming will be assigned
to Batteries A, B and C, 302nd ligh'
field artillery. Have newspaper
I make feature of this fact and in
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
Elihu Root Defines Treason to
America.

Treason to America in the war was
defined by Elihu Root and labor was
pledged by Samuel Gompers to fight
until world terrorism had been over
thrown, at a patriotic rally held at
Chicago on the evening of September
IA by the National Security League
for the announced purpose of vindi-
eating Chicago of alleged intimations
of unpatriotism.
Mr.. Root said:
"The men who are speaking and
writing and printing arguments
against the war now, and against
everything that is being done to car
ry on the war, are rendering more
effective service to Germany than
they could render in the field. The
purpose and effect of what they are
doing is so plain that it is impossible
to resist the conclusion that the
greater part of them are at heart
traitors to the United States, anC
wjlfully seeking to bring about the
triumph of Germany and the humili
alton and defeat of their own coun
try"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21

up.
Jesse Connolly of Westmore, a lad
II years old, while attending the
Coos and Essex county fair at Lam
caster, N. H., last Thursday spied
an automobile on the fair grounds
and without so much as by your
leave" got into the machine and
started on joy ride. The auto was
a REQ SIX cylinder with a New
Hampshire number 16101. Connolly
went through Lunenburg to St.
Johnsbury and some where between
these places had a collision with a
team and bent the mud guard and
damaged some other part of the car.
The number of the car was taken
and the police at St. Johnsbury noti-
fed but Connolly had left. He
made his way to Lyndonville and Is
land Pond without molestation.
About six O'Clock Thursday night
Deputy Sheriff Bemis got a telephone
message to watch out for car bear
ing the number 16101 of New Hamp-
shire registry and with Policeman
Fred Lord kept a sharp lookout.
They noticed a car drive up in front
of the Brighton Cafe and a party of
ladies came out and got into the car
which started off down Cross street,
but nothing looked suspicious.
Sheriff Bemis went back to the
corner of Cross street to keep on the
lookout and soon was overtaken by
Policeman Lord who said the ladies
had returned to the cafe and that
the machine was stuck in the mud
near the farm of Charles Petrie.
Sheriff Bemis got out his auto and
with the policeman and 'son, Alonzc
Bemis, went on the trail of this par
ty. Connolly had been helped out
of the mud by passing autoists anG
when the sheriff's party arrived was
gone. They learned that the auto
had taken the Charleston road and
took up the chase, overtaking Con-
molly near the farm of J C. Farmer,
where the car had been stopped and
the driver was filing the radiator
with water.
Sheriff Bemis arrested Connolly
and placed him in the village lock.
up. Relatives of Connolly settled
with the owners of the car fol
damages and that charge was drop
ped. 1t appears that Connolly ha:
previously committed the offence OF
uttering forged check and his JOY
ride escapad4 made the authorities
think it was best not to overlook this
offence, which was committed ir
Charleston and outside Essex county
States Attorney Powell got in com
munication with the states attorney
of Orleans county and Monday Con
molly was taken to Newport by Dep
uty Sheriff E. A. Bemis. At a hear
ing held Monday evening Connolly
plead guilty to forging a check and
was sentenced to the Industria
school during the remainder Of hi
minority.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21

ernment to win and end the war or else is
making victory more difficult and further
removed, and that means the cost of
many additional lives.
. Naturally we of Vermont are as one
behind the government in the conduct of
this war, and now there is presented an
opportunity to prove again our loyalty to
America and to the cause of humanity
which our war-making presents"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
Ford Gives $5OO,OOO to Red
Cross.

Henry Ford may be opposed to
war, but he is with the Government
in its present argument with Ger
many. The Ford Motor Co. has do
mated $500,000 to the American Red
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-09-21
Herald Piano Contest
Closes Saturday

Candidates are hustling.
Last chance to help your
favorite.
The standing of contestants fol-
lows:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20
FINE MEETING OF
FARMERS CLUB
""'''' HELL HELD TODAY

One of the most pleasant meetings
the Farmers Club has held in a long
time took place today at the hospit-
able home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Scarf
on South Florida avenue. Fully one
hundred persons were present, and
among these large proportion were
newcomers. which shows that the out
lying sections are being built up and
developed by our friends from the
North who have come. seen and are
delighted with climate. conditions and
the country generally.
The morning hours were spent in
social converse, and at noon the us
'ual sumptuous dinner was spread. A
Farmers Club dinner is a meal fit for
a King. and today's dinner was one
fit for many Kings. Mr.. and Mrs.
Scarr saw that their guests lacked for
nothing, and it was happy, well-fed
assembly who gathered after dinner
to enjoy the excellent program pre-
pared and rendered by the ladies', for
this was Ladies' day.
The subject under discussion was
| How to Prevent Isolation in Home
Life" and most excellent papers on
this subject were given by Mrs. Irwin
Kelsey, Mrs. Van Sickler, Mrs. f. w
Mercer, Mrs. ]. w. Scarf and Mrs
Gordon. These ladies are brainy
women who think intelligently and
act accordingly. and their woSds were
indeed inspiring. They dwelt on the
necessity of improving the social
life on the farm. thus attracting and
holding the young people, and they
gave various ways and means looking
thereto. Their talks were enjoyed by
all present and by none more than the
men, who enjoy Ladies' Day fully as
much as the ladies. In Mondays is
sue of the Telegram we will reproduce
these papers in order that all our
readers may enjoy them.
Mrs. Barnes, the County Canning
Club Agent and Mrs. Lee, the Distric
Nurse, made very interesting talks
which all much enjoyed.
Today's meeting was a great sue
cess and the large crowd felt that il
was good to have been present all ap
preciating the cordial hospitality o
Mr. and Mrs. Scarf.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20
l

the body buried and proceeded to
try him on the charge Of carrying
concealed weapons. for which he
fined him fifty dollars.
We are eamped on the court
house square with trenches all the
way around. The court house is 4
fat-toppd two-story building, with
the Jail. a low hat-topped structure.
surrounded by a ten-foot wall. in
the rear. One man Is kept en- top
of this building throughout the day
Mayor Banding and his stan and
tie company officers have their
quarters on the second floor.
The river at this point Is wide
and shallow with a rock bottom 50
that a man can easily wade from
shore to shore. There Is a small
ferry operated at this point and
many of the Mexicans from the 9th
er side cross TO do their trading.
The ferry Is a crude affair, consist
ing of small flat-bottomed skifi
which Is polled across the stream
Military authorities control the fer
ry and IL is only allowed to be oper.
ated from a. m. to p. m. when
/ il Is locked up and the keys turned
over to the sergeant of the guard.
There is quite an island in tho
river at this point, which is known
as "No-Man's Land" BELONGING
neither to the Mexicans nor to thu
limited States. The Blue river o.
Mexico flows into the Rio Grand'
ljust below this island.
Guerrero, the nearest Mexican
town Of any Importance, is six mile
finland from the mouth of the Blu
river. There is garrison at TIL
point of about 1900 men. TIL
town can just be seen from the to
OF the court house. As yet, how
ever, none of the Company ID boy
have had the pleasure of payin
them a visit.
Captain Steitz returned to th
company the 18th, after a twenty
day leave of absence spent with hi
wife in Peoria. Ill. Everyone wa
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20

glad to see the Captain return. We
think the Captain was rather glad
to get back himself. Eel. Captain"
has been appointed summary court
officer by Major Banding.
Lieutenant c. A. Will has been
appointed supply officer in addition
to his numerous other duties and has
charge of the wagon trains in keep
ing us supplied with hard tack"
and bacon" The Lieutenant's main
diversion at present is hunting
birds with his oliver"
Hunting is the main form of
amusement at this place, but as yet
none of our Nimrods have brought
back anything larger than a jack
rabbit. Corporal Victor" Lewellyn
and Potts, Carter and lyle have Just
returned from a forty -eight-hour
search for venison which produced
no results We hope, however, some
OF our boys will have better luck,
that we may dine on venison in the
near future.
/ Nearly every squad has started a
class Of Spanish as English Is one
CT the dead languages as far as COM
lmunication with the natives is con-
cerned The sergeants have become
so deeply interested in their study
of the language that phrases like
I"Amo listed and Bonita Senorita"
are frequently heard from their
tents long after taps have sounded.
Sergeant Tied" Whelpley while
looming to quarters Sunday night
allowed his thoughts to wander TO
subjects far removed from military
AFFAIRS and walked into an open
, trench. In response to his s. o. s..
/, for assistance his tent mates helped
him out and put him to bed. Out
, side OF a few bruises and being
, somewhat stiff the sergeant is ready
for duty again.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-20
In Society
Mrs. c. A. Cole Is Entertaining
For Miss Dorothy Bates

For Miss Dorothy Bates
The beautiful home of Mrs. C. A.
Cole is the scene of a delightful So
cial gathering this afternoon, the pref
ty affair being kitchen shower given
for Miss Dorothy Bates.
The rooms are attractively decorat-
ed with pink roses and ferns, and in
the living room a large canopy has
been placed underneath which is a
wedding bell, the canopy and bell be-
ing made of white chrysanthemupls.
The hostess has provided a wedding
dress, veil and orange blossoms for
the honoree, which she will be asked
to don on her arrival, this coming as
a complete surprise to her. After the
guests assemble, she will enter the
living room to the strains of a we'd
ding march played by Miss Louise
Roquemore. Her only attendants will
be her little ribbon bearers, Bonita
Moon and Chas. Trammell. On taking
her place beneath the wedding bell
little Charles Trammell will bring In
a dainty little trunk, covered with silk
and tied with maline and ribbon, and
within she will find many useful gifts
including tea towels, kitchen aprons
and other necessary articles in cloth
/ for the kitchen.
The dining table has as its center
piece large wedding cake, on the
top of which rests a doll dressed as
bride. Pink ribbons with hearts at
tached run from the center of the
cake to the edges of the table, max
ink a very pretty center piece. Miss
Bates will be asked to cut the cake
which contains ring, thimble, but
ton and penny.
Mrs. Cole, assisted by Misses Evan
geline Sammon and Louise Rogue
more. will serve refreshments Of oys
ter patties, cheese wafer sandwiches
fruit cream, preserved figs and coffee
Those invited to enjoy this delight
full affair are Mrs. r. n. Skipper, Mrs
j. p. Getzen, Mrs. G. NJ Clayton, Mrs
Leon Howe, Mrs. w. B. Goodwill, Mrs
U. G. Bates, Mrs. o. NJ Eaton, Mrs
j. d. Griffin, Mrs. c. w. Jacobs. Mrs
Sarah Thomson, Mrs. S. F. Smith
Mrs. w. F. Reid, Mrs M. F. Hether
ington, Mrs. c. H. Williams, Mrs. w
H. Bates, Mrs. Virgil McRae, Misses
Dorothy Bates, Evelyn Cowdery, Eliza
beth Pritchett, Mary Jackson. Heller
Conibear, Mary Grower, Rita Phillips
and Elizabeth Elliott.