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Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
WILL AID YOU MAKE RETURNS

You won't have to figure out your
own income tax by yourself hereaf-
ter. The government is going m sor5
out men to help you. Il will he i'm
20 you TO hunt up these men. who will
ue sent INTO every county seat town.
anu some other towns besides, to meet
eue people. Postmasters. bankers
ana newspapers Will be able to tell
you "heh the income tax man for the
government Will be around and where
70 ma hlm He Will answer vour
questions, swear you to the return.
ana accept payment of your tax. Re.
turns Of income for 1917 must he
made between January 1 and March
1, 1918. -''''' ="
me government recognizes" said
Joshua W. Miles. Collector of Inter
nal Revenue, that many persons ex-
perience a good deal of difficulty IN
Hillng out income tax forms. II rec-
ognizes too, that taxpayers resident
at points where collectors offices ara
not easily accessible find il hard to
get proper instructions in the law
Next year, when every married Der-
son living with wife or husband and
having a net income of S2.OOO and
every unmarried person not the head
OF a family and having a net income
OF $1,000 for the year 1917. must male
return of income on the form nra-
scribed, there will be hundreds in ev-
cry community seeking light on tba
law, and help in executing their re-
turns. My own and every other roll
lection district in the nation will ha
divided into districts with the county
as the unit, and a government officer
informed on the income tax assigned
70 each district. He will spend hardly
less than a week in each county and
m some counties longer time yerv
iiheIy III the courthouse at the coun-
tysedI town. In cities where tbera
are collectors branch offices. he will
De there, and in other cities possiblv
at the city hall. My office will In due
tilhe ADVISE pOstmasters and bankers
ana SEND out notices to the newspa-
pers stating when the officer will be
III each county. It will be unneces-
sary Tor prospective taxpayers to ask
my ONCE for forms on which to make
returns. The officer who visits their
county will have them.
1t may be stated as a matter of
general information that net income
is the remainder after subtractine
expenses from gross income. Per-
sonal, family, or living expense is NOT
expense in the meaning of the law,
the exemption being allowed to cover
such expenses.
The new exemptions of $1,000 and
$4,000 will add tens of thousands to
the number Of income taxpayers in
this district inasmuch as every farm
er, merchant, tradesman. professional
man and salary worker and a great
many wage earners VIII be required
( to make return and pay tax.
THE law makes it the duty of the
| taxpayer to seek out the collector
Many people assume that if an in
come tax form is not sent or a gov
ernment officer does not call. they are
| relieved from making report This
is decidedly in error. 1t is the other
way round The taxpayer has to go
to the government and if he doesn't
within the time prescribed. he is a
violator of the law, and the govern
ment will go to him with its penal
ties. "
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
BOX SOCIALS

There will be a box and shadow
social held at Smiths school house
Thursday evening, December goth.
This is in District 651a
There will be a box social and par
eel post sale at Messick's school on
Friday evening. December q, begin
ming at O'clock If stormy the fol-
lowing evening. Everybody cordially
invited.
A box and shadow social will be
held at Postles SchoolhOuse, near
Frederica, on Friday night, December
IA, 1917. Miss Keturah Beideman.
the teacher. and pupils, are preparing
short program. Everybody wei
come
A box and shadow social for the ben
eft of Pine Grove School will be held
in the community hall building al
Millwood. on Tuesday evening, Dec
ember 18th, and the public is cordially
invited to be present. The usual re-
freshments of ice cream. cakes. pies
etc, in addition to the boxes. will be
served. Miss Carrie L. Masten is the
teacher in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
MAJOR LANK WANTS CHRONICLE

Major Lank, who was formerly in
command of one of theh Delaware
battalions. but who is now at Annis-
ton, Alabama sent the following let
ter this week:
Camp Mcclellan, Admission, Ala,
Dec. 8, 1917.
Col Theo, Townsend,
Milford. Delaware.
Dear Colonel:
Please change the adress of my pa
per and send it to me here. at the
above address My wife has been
sending them to me but she is now go
ing to be here until we leave, and |
want to read what is going on up
there in the old home town.
The weather has been very cold and
disagreeable here yesterday and to-
day. II showed some yesterday and
last night it froze things stiff; water
buckets that were left outside the
tents We're frozen solid. and mine was
frozen in the tent where / had a fire
going all the night through 1t has
been very good day to sit by the
fire, and that is what we have been
doing most of the time.
Wishing to be remembered to all
l am.
Yours truly
W. +. LANK,
Major 11etb Inf II y y G
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
INTERPRETATION OF
The new DRAFT RULES
Chief Aim is to Simplify Matters
For Local Exemption Boards.
Men Placed in Classes.

The new classification Of men for
military service will not affect any
one who has not registered or was
within registration age. The intention
is not to bring into the draft the men
who were not eligible for service be
fore June 5th. registration day, nor
to extend the age limits
The reason for the classification is
merely to place every registered man
in his proper place and make the
work of the local boards simple when
they wish to call men for service. In
stead of calling 300 men and finding
only 100 physically fit, of whom so
claim exemption. the men who are
known not to have been exempted
will be called and exempted for phys
ical qualifications. The QUESTIONABLE
deals only with men who have regist-
cred on June >. or were required to
do so, that is those between the ages
OF p and 81 years of age
No man will be granted exemption
from the military draft because he
has dependents In review of the sit
uation as affecting registered men,
Provost Marshal General CrOwder
has made that plain in his instruction
to the local exemption boards. He
clearly and cOncisely defined the gov
ernment's position in the following
words:
War must bring Inconvenience and
sacrifice to all. The selectiye service
law eXempts no person from military
service on the ground of dependency
The re-classification scheme is design
ed to defer the induction into the
army of registrants upon whom other
persons are mainly dependent for sup
port until after persons without actu-
al dependents have been called. "
Despite the agitation which is said
to be in progress in congressional and
other governmental circles to bring
under the draft the class OF men who
have reached the age Of q since June
last. and to make accessible the
classes of 20 and 19 years old, there
by guaranteeing the practical eXemp-
tiOn of married men with dependent
families, it is said the War Depart
ment would oppose any extension OF
the draft until the present registered
men have been used up.
Sending out OF the questlOnalre Will
be a tremendous task, it is pointed
out. the local boards having between
5000 and $500 each to send to the
different registrants.
To bring in one or more new class
es would completely upset the present
machinery and the new classification
both of which were carefully prepar
ed and worked out. it was stated. Fol-
example, each registered man now
has a number and a position on thi
| list subject to call To bring in
new class would entail a new regis
tration for that class, and then unde
the present machinery it would b.
practically impossible to arrange
| just method of distributing the new
comers in reference to liability t.
] call
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
EVDEAVORERS HAVE A new PRESIDENT

At the recent convention OF the
Delaware State Christian Endeayor
Inion held in Greenhill PRESBYTERIAN
Shurch. wilmington. the following Of
icers were elected for ensuing year
Dr Evans Roberts, Milford, presi-
lent. vice-presidents, William Foulk'
Ty;I1,ineton. for New Castle County;
9ov FIoris Ferwerda. Dover, for
[ent. and Rev. J e. L. Nlcnols' o oea-
ord for Sussex; secretary, MISS anna
1loward Wilmington; treasurer sam
rel P. Rolph, Wilmington. Presl-
lent Roberts made the following ap-
1ointments: Director, Rev. James h
Straughn. Laurel; missionary super
ntendent. Mrs. Mary Ostrosky Smlln'
Wilmington; citizen superintendent
9ev. G. E. Dryden, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
EXCESSIVE COLD WEATHER

The people of Delaware have ex-
,erienced the coolest December
weather during the past week that
has occurred in years. The weather
-ecords show that Monday was the
,oldest December 10th in Al years.
md several days this week have been
equally as cold. On Tuesday the
axes at the western entrance OF Mil
sord were covered with skaters, who
stated that the ice was ample tnicB
or their purposes. Snow fell Wed
nesdav. The snowfall south
GEORGETOWN was greater than at Nil
ford
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
Quotations.
XMAS At BEAVER DAM

There is being planned a Christmas
entertainment to be given by the
Christian Endeavor Society Of Beaver
Dam NJ. P. Church. Harbeson, on
Wednesday evening. December 26th
917. entitled "Santa's Santaplane.
Preparations have been going on fol
his and it gives every promise Of be
ng an enjoyable affair. Every one
invited to come. If that evening
.hould be stormy the play will be Civ
IN the next clear night.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
PERSONAL MENTIONS

Miss Emily Jones returned Monday
from Elkton, Md, and Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles B. White
visited Harrington relatives last
Sunday.
Warren Newton of Bridgeville has
entered Beacon Business College at
Wilmington.
Lieut. ]. Rankin Davis was a guest
If his aunts, Misses Jennie, Burdella
md May Davis, this week.
Lieut.. John Gum. of Frankford,
vas the guest of relatives and friends
here Tuesday and Wednesday.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B Cullen, of
1908 Pine street, Wilmington, have
announced the engagement Of their
laughter Miss Sarah Cullen to J..
Bradford Shawn, formerly Of Denton
Nd. but now OF Wilmington. Mr. =.
md Mrs. Cullen are both former we'll
known residents Of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
WARMING TU RESTAURANT PEOPLE

JOSIAH Marvel, acting 1000 director,
has issued a warning to all restaurant
keepers in the state, setting forth that
unless those who have failed to OBJ
serve wheatless and meatless days
conduct their places of business as a
patriotic American should, that it
may bring upon them. as well as the
loyal business men, the odium of
government license.
Mr. Marvels letter follows:
Food Headquarters, Wilmington,
Delaware.
December Z, 1917.
My Dear Sir:
Some time in October Mr. Her
bert Hoover. the Food Administrator
for the United States Government,
asked me to serve as State Director
of the Food Campaign in Delaware
for one week, for the reason that no
Food Administrator for Delaware had
been appointed. At the end of a
week it was explained to me that be-
cause OF an unfortunate situation
that had arisen there was a further
delay in the appointment, and l was
asked to continue. and so from week
to week until now.
1t is now explained to me that an
appointment of a Food Administrator
for Delaware will soon be made and
that will be relieved. l now want
to thank the keepers of Hotels, Res
taurants and public eating houses for
their prompt acquiesence in the sug-
gestion made by me that they observe
Tuesdays and Fridays as meatless
days and their agreement to observe
Wednesdays as Wheatless days as
soon as the bakers can pOrvide TO take
care of them. and meanwhile to OBJ
serve at least one wheatless meal
each day.
II have been clothed with no legal
power whatever have simply spOk-
en- as one American citizen to another
each working to the same end. You
have not waited for orders from any
one, you have simply carried out what
appeared to be a practical suggestion
toward helping to win the war. just
as patriotic Delawareans may always
be depended upon to do. Your ex-
ample has influenced thousands of
private families so as to cause food
substitution and food conservation to
be the rule among the 100000 people
in Delaware.
Il was proud of your attitude as l
am proud Of all good traits in Della
wareans I trust now that you will
all persist in your plans as it may
prevent your being burdened with a
plan of government license and gov
ernment supervision If here or
there in your business it is found that
there is one among you who is not
playing fair ! feel confident that
| patriotism and public sentiment in
/ the community will cause him "a
mend his ways Tt would be a pity
indeed if a few selfish or thoughtless
ones among you should cause the
! faithful and patriotic ones to have
brought upon them a necessity for q
governmental supervision by a FOoC
Administrator when appointed.
My relations with you have beer
pleasant and / hope that your future
actions will be such as will show t.
the whole world that Delawarean
need no incentive to do their duty 9th
err than pure American patriotism
and a manly willingness to share 4
some extent the burdens Of the sol
diers who are now or soon will be a
the front
JOSIAH MARVEL,
state Director.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
HOME ECONOMICS CLUB

Milford Home Economics Associa-
ton will hold its first meeting in the
High School kitchen on Wednesday,
December 18th, at 2:30 p. m, when
he county agent, Miss Dole, will dem
onstrate the making of war breads
etc. Samples will be given, also re-
cipes for same Every woman is in
vited to he present
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
EXPLOSIVES INSPECTOR

limited States Senators wizard WHl
SALISBURY and Josiah o. Wolcott 4aye nay,
10Th recommended to President VII
on the appointment Of Dr.. William a.
= Hoey. Of Frederica, as Federal IN
hector of Explosives in DeiawaIe, iI g,
NE position pays an annual salary aI
# $4,000. DR.. Hoey is a former Dem Dem
cratic nomineee for lieutenant-goF-
srnor Of Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
MARRIED
LEVINSON-GOLDEN

Abraham Levinson. of Milford. Del.
and Miss Jennie Golden, Of Philadel
ohia. were married in Philadelphla oI
Tuesday evening, December 4th, 19l'
he ceremony being performed DA
rabbi b. L. Levinthal. Mr.. Leylnsoi
is engaged in business in Milford
where the young couple Will maxi
their home
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
Sl4,s66 50 BEING PAID CLUB MEMBERS

The Milford Trust Company and
Caulk's Savings Association are dls-
tributing $14,366 50 to their Christ
mas Club members. This is evidence
what a little put aside regularly eacn
week will do. The 1918 Clubs are
now forming and is a very popular
plan to save.
Milford chronicle., 1917-12-14
WIkMINGTON STOCK MARKETS

Furnished to the Milford Chronicle
" Laird & Company, Wilmington
Delaware.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-03-07
Felcherville

Mrs. Geo Seymour is feeling a little
better this week.
How do the town officers suit? lust
wait till the ladies vote.
James Fletcher began work Monday
for month for John Button.
Mrs. Ray Baker kept school Saturday
on account of sickness Monday
Baby Eugene William is up to Grand
pa Blanchard's for a few weeks visit
A nice drove of cattle went by here
Monday for Roy Stafford of Morrisville.
Mrs. VIM. Emerson ard daughter,
Stella are both better from the prevail
ing distemper.
, A nice string of Canada horses went
through here Saturday, going to Morris.
vile sale stables.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernie Udell of Morris
vile made call Sunday on Mrs. Ray
Bakers housekeeper, Mrs Mudgett.
Will Grimes wenl down to Waterbury
Saturday to find something from Mr..
MoodY's nice herd of cattle to add to his
own fine bunch of Jerseys.
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INAUGURATION Day

1t is the first time in just 40 years that
the Inauguration of a President of the
United States has fallen on the 9Th o
March. In 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes
was inaugurated on that day.
1t would be well for us to remember
how serious was the situation of our
people in the winter of 1876 and IT.
With the Civil War only ten years behind
us we seemed to be on the ragged edge
of another outbreak of hostilities over
the contested election of a president.
Happily both sides showed sound com
mon sense. Both parties accepted the
view expressed by Oliver Wendell holmes:
II say now, as have said before:
If voting tor your Tildens and your
Hayeses
Means only fight
Then, Freedom, say Good Nightr
Pack up your ballot-box and go to
blazes %
1t is well for us to remember that the
Ship of State has weathered too many
storms and sunk too many enemies for
its crew to be scared when submarines
show up.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-03-07

Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Crocker and daugh.
ter, Elaine, spent Sunday in Morrisville.
Herman Kinds has rented the Obe,
farm on ODER Hill and moved there Fri
day.
Tom McNally has rented the SIDNEY
Davis farm in Eden and moved there
Tuesday.
Leo Grimes and lady from Cambridge
are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Grimes.
: Earl Gray returned home from Law
renee, Mass, Friday. He has been very
ill with the grip, il leaving him with a
weak knee, and he now is obliged to wear
a cast.
Result of speldown of r. w. Crocker's
pupils Friday afternoon: 5th gre de, Ella
Griswold; 9th grade, Rodger Newton:
7th grade, Vivian Haselton; 8th grade,
Harold Kneeland.
we nave one man who is waiting for a
call from Uncle Sam and that is G. W.
Haselron. He held his post at ODER Hill
against the Germans and thinks he can
win anywhere now.
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The Germans Plot Against Us.

On Thursday last the Associated Press
published the most sensational announce
ment that has appeared concerning our
foreign relations since August 1914. 1t
was in the form of a dispatch signed by
the German Minister of Foreign Affairs
at Berlin. Dated Jan. 10, 1917, it au-
thorized Won Bernstein, then Ambassador
of Germany at Washing ton, to commune
cate certain instructions to the German
Minister to Mexico. These were to the
effect that if the United States would not
submit to Germany's piratical policy up
on the high seas, Germany would make
an alliance with the Carranza govern
ment in Mexico. The latter was then to
make war on the United States, being
supported financially by Germany, and
was to be rewarded by receiving Texas,
New Mexico and other portions of the
United States territory which once were
a part of Mexico. The last named coun-
try was to be asked by the German min
lister to make every effort to secure Japan
as an ally against us.
The enterprise proposed is SO fantastic
that one could hardly credit it, though it
would not seem that the Associated
Press would risk its reputation for the
next fifty years by telling such a story
without good authority.
Inquiry by Congress brings from Presi-
dent Wilson through the State Depart
ment full confirmation of the news. The
documents showing the plot are in the
possession of the President.
This'condition of things should silence
for good those of our citizens who be
cause of prejudice against one or the
other of the Allies have talked of the Ger
man government with any degree of
favor. That government is the enemy of |
every civilized power upon the face of the
earth, and its power must be utterly |
broken before the earth can be at peace,
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EDEN
ohm Rogers is able to be out.

John Rogers is able to be out.
Mrs. N. B. Mower is visiting at Lyndon
Vile.
Mrs. Dan O'Hear was in johnson Sat-
| urday.
A. e. Sargent lost horse Monday
morning.
Dell and Irwin Lonely of Lowell were
| in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. l. Sylvester of johnson
were in town Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs r. w. O'Hear spent Sum
day with friends in Lowell.
Fred Jones was called to Lowell Friday
by the illness of his brother.
Carl Sargent and Manora O'Hear are at
home this week from j. H. S.
Henry Emery and Will Richards were
in MorrisVlle Friday on business.
Elmer Backum from Lowell has moved
into Riley Earl's upper tenement.
George Whittemore and James Tatro
were in Burlington a few days last week.
Mrs. c. Fl. Souther and son, James.
were visitors at II. K. HERS last Sunday,
Lewis Robinson from North CAMBRIDGE
visited his son, Herbert Robinson, last
Saturday.
Arthur Limlaw was taken to the state
hospital at Waterbury last Wednesday
for treatment.
Miss Bernice Atwell, assistant town
clerk of Hyde Park, visited friends in
town last week.
The promenade given by the Branch
school last Friday night was largely at
tended by people in town and also from
Hyde Park.
Miss Abbie McGookin is at the Fanny
Allen hospital, where she underwent an
operation for appendicitis last Wednes-
day. She is doing as we'll as can be ex-
pected.
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Garfield

Mrs. Laplant has had a relapse and
sent for DIR. Dustin again on Tuesday
morning.
John Atwell and wife of MorrisvilIe
were guests at the home of Perley Tres.
colt Sunday.
H. :. Keller and wife of Morristowu
Corners were guests on Davis Hill the
first of the week.
Mrs. Abby Healey of Irasburg was a
recent guest of her sister, Mrs. David
Tollman, at the home of Perley Tres
cott
George Harris and family of HYDE
Park were guests at the home of E. O.
Combs Sunday. They also visited hi,
brother in North Wolcott.
H1lda Jones, the little daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Jones, has been
quite i'll. The two children of Elmer
Bartlett and wife are also i'll.
E. A. Butterheld has recently pur
chased an Empire milking machine o.
U N. Campbell. He has it installed and
ased 1t for the first time Monday night
He says it works fine.
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Waterville

Mrs. +. w. Darrat was in Burlington
Thursday.
Mrs. Phoebe Church has returned
from Burlington.
Mr.. Colby has moved onto V T,
Langdell's farm.
w. W. Gauvin has moved onto A M
Carpenters farm.
Eldon Westover has finished work in
st. Adams and returned home.
Mrs. J. o. Thomas OF Belyidere Wis.
ted Mrs Della Taylor last week.
Miss Ruth Chandler of Oambridoa
visited relatives in town over Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Mcfarland and daughter
Ila, were in Essex junction SATURDAY.
Walter Cook has moved into L. f.
Tillotson's tenement house on Church
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. 7. Beard visited
Mrs. Boards parents in Williston re.
Gently.
Rep. Geo. II. Beard and r. s. Pierce
of the sergeant-at arms Office were at
home for town meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Waterman of
johnson were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Brown over Sunday.
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HYDE PARK
l.. C.. A. Notes

Last Thursday Mr.. Simpson and his
Civics class visited Montpelier to see the
state legislature in session. They put in
full day, leaving Hyde Park at half
past five in the morning and getting beck
at eight in the evening. They visited the
Senate and the House of Representatives
and then explored the mysteries of the
State House.
Last Monday night the Debating Club
met. The n'stion was: THAT Women
Should Have Equal Rights with Men"
The speakers on the affirmative were
Miss Collins and Mr.. BurDham. The
negative speakers were Mr.. Stewart and
Miss Fairbanks. The result showed that
the young ladies expect to vote, as the
affirmative side won.