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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24

The Rev. and Mrs Henry H. Shaw
of Marlboro, VT, observed their colder
wedding anniversary Monday Of this
week in the Congregational church at
Marlboro, of which Mr. Shaw has be
pastor since 1894. Mr., Shaw is a gradu-
ate of the college in the class of 1865.
From l9O4-l906 he was a representative
in the Vermont Legislature.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24

Those who may be planning trip of
any distance by train during the first
two weeks in September should take
note that at that time the railroads will
be moving several hundred thousand
troops to mobilization camps and delay
and inconvenience will have to be ac-
cepted with good grace by the ordinary
patrons of the railroads
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24
METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. G.. M. Moody, Paste

Rev. G. M. Moody, Pastor
1915. Morning Worship. Sermon by
the Pastor.
12m. Sunday school session.
1880 p. m. Epworth League service.
Thursday 7:30 p. m. The regular
mid-week prayer service.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24
CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION,

Two Masses every Sunday Children S
Mass at $780, followed by instructions
in Christian Doctrine.
Low Mass at 1890 a. M, during July
and August.
Rosary and Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament at 1880 p. m. On week days
the regular hour for the morning Mass
is 1880.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24

Eczema spreads rapidly; itching al.
most drives yon mad. For quick relief,
Doan'S Ointment is well recommended
Coo at all drug stores adv.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24
NEW FIRE PROTECTION
Continued from page ~

protection adequate, says Mr.. Kidder,
is siren alarm. 1t is costing about $40
a year to keep the present Gamewel
bell system in repair, says he, and the
bell is not loud enough so that all the
members of the fire company can hear
if wind is blowing in the wrong direc-
ton, The siren which would be operat-
ed by electricity, he says, would cost
less than $500 and be sure alarm.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24
CHURCH NOTES

CThe pastors and congregations OF all
Middlebury churches very cordially well
come strangers to all Of their services
and invite them to avail themselves Of
many other privileges which the churches
nffnr
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

Rev. Henry c. Newell, Pastor.
Sunday l0:45 a. m. Morning worship
with sermon by DR.. Ezra Brainerd,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24

MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. Roy E. Whittemore, Pastor,
Sunday morning service at 1915.
Sunday evening service att 80.
The Rev. T. B. Huges of Bristol
will preach at both services.
There will be no mid-week service.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24

Terms STRICTLY In Advance
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-08-24

CHARLES d, CRANE,
Editor and Business Manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
Mines in Pittsburg
District Are Closed Today.
Strike Spreading; Predict so
VIII Be Idle Friday.
TIEUP UNAUTHORIZED BY UNION
Southwest Union Heads in
Washington for Conference.
Garfield, Federal Administra-
tor, AnnuIIed X. C. Agreement.

Pittsburg, Kan, Nov. Twenty
one Kansas coal mines are idle today
because of a strike of the miners. The
strike is due to the rejection of the
Kansas City contract by the fuel ad-
ministration.
At the district offices of the United
Mine Workers of America it was stat
ed that the locals had been advised
not to strike but to continue working
pending the conference at Washington
tomorrow between the fuel admins
traitor and Representatives of the min
ers and operators of the southwest
concerning the penalty clause in the
contract recently agreed upon at
Kansas City. 1t was said that the sus-
pension movement was spreading
fifty mines would be idle tomorrow.
Strike Unsettled Recently.
Kansas City, Nov. According to
officials of the Southwestern Coal
Operators association here, the shut
down in the Pittsburg district is large
ly a protest against the course of the
federal fuel administration in refus-
ing to approve the agreement entered
into by representatives of the miners
of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Arkansas and the operators here on
October %. The kansas City agree
ment'' granted wage increases to the
35, 900 miners of the southwest and in
cluded the penalty clause, which,
however, differed from that of the
national agreement in that instead of
making fines automatically assessed
the penalty would be applied only
after hearings.
On October 80, H. A Garfield, fed
eral fuel administrator, advised Alex
ander NJ. Howat, president of the Kan
sas district of the United Mine Work
ers of America that the penalty clause
agreement was unsatisfactory and in
vited the district presidents of the
southwestern districts and officials of
the operators association to confer
with him in Washington on N0Vem-
ber 2. The signing of the agreement
was declared to have averted a gen
eral strike of the miners of the south
western district which was scheduled
to have begun October 10, and which
was postponed at the request of Fuel
Administrator Garfield and John P.
White, then president of the United
Mine Workers of America, who asked
that another attempt at mediation be
made. The effort was successful in
that the agreement finally was
reached,
1t was announced here today that
d. A Frampton, president of the Mis-
souri, district; John Wilkinson presi-
| dent of the observation-disclosures dis
| trict, and President Howat of the
Kansas district, as well as a number
of officials of the. operators associa-
tion had gone to Washington for the
conference with Mr. Garfield
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
so PLEAD GUILTY
Admit Conspiracy To Thwart
SeIective Draft Law.
Three Leaders Got Ten Years; !;
Others, Lighter Penalties.

Ardmore, Okla, Nov. IL Thirty
anti-aircraft rioters, members of the
Working Glass Union pleaded guilty
to charges of conspiracy to defeat the
selective draft law and received SEN
tences varying from ten years to two
weeks in federal court this morning.
Sentence will be passed on the re-
naming anti-draft rioters, who plead
ed guilty, at the next session of the
federal court, to be held at Muskogee,
November 80.
H H. Munson, w. D. Penfield and
p. c. Spence, were sentenced to serve
ten years each in the federal peni-
tentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas,
Roy Crane was sentenced to a six
year term. Anthony Eberly is to
serve four years and Spurgeon Estes,
three years.
six of the w. c. L. 'resisters will
serve two year terms, seven got one
year, the balance various terms down
to weeks Jail sentence.
The defendants were charged with
organized resistance to the selective
service law when the youth of the
country was registered. According to
witnesses. the W. c. L. was organized
several years ago as an organization
to aid tenant farmers. but when the
draft law was passed. the farmers Of
Tered resistance to federal officers and
more than 1875 We're arrested and
charged with cOnSpiracV
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
COL. REEVES TO TALK
Funston Officer Will Tell c. of G.
Members of Life at Camp.

Col. James A. Reeves, of Camp
Funston, will talk before the Cham
ber of Commerce Saturday noon.
Colonel Reeves is in charge of the
recreation work at Camp Funston and
promises to give one of the most vivid
accounts of soldier life at the camp
that Topeka has had chance to hear
Colonel Reeves is now interested in
the erection of a $4,000 recreation
building at the camp for the soldiers.
The building will include all the lux
uries and home qualities of outside
club houses. The building will be
erected for members of the 353rd in
fantry now encamped at Camp Fun
ston. When the company is called
into service overseas the building will
be used by a succeeding company and
viii be one of the big assets Of the
camp.
Colonel Reeves will talk on camp
life at Camp Funston and on the
things that the boys really need and
want He has been one of the com
manding officers there for some time
and is an authority on soldiers life
Reservations for the noon meal at the
Chamber of Commerce should be
made Immediately. The talk will be
the second military lecture of the
week and promises to be even more
popular than the first.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
CANADIANS SHOW 'EM
Captured Five Heavily Fortified Posi-
tions After Crossing Swamp.

Can,iian Headquarters in France,
Oct 31.-(Delayed)- )-(By the Cana
dian Press, Limited. I'm addition to
taking Meetcheele and Great Farm
the Canadians captured three other
fortified farms on the left of their
advance, after encountering deter
mined resistance from the enemy.
whose machine gun detachmeuts had
to be driven from concrete strong
holds. The Canadians carried the
positions after crossing an almost i'm
passable morass. The wounded tell
of innumerable heroic incidents of
men facing the fire from machine
guns, stopping to bandage a compan-
ions wounds or to pull men out Of the
eacherous water shell holes which
threatened death to the unwary al
every step
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
Take Advantage of Split in Old
Parties Strength.
Campaign Now On Is Hottest in
Many Years.
AMERICANISM main ISSUE
East Side Jews Rally to Rus
sian Socialist, HilIquit.
Charge Hylan, Democrat, Aid
of German PrOpagandists.

New York, Nov. 1.-Republican.
Democrat and fusion managers in
New York's hottest mayoralty cam
paign in recent years awoke sud-
denly today to the importance
of Socialist claims of electing the
mayor of the nations biggest
city The result was concerted
drive by all three parties against
Morris Hil1quit, the Socialist can
didate who is making the most
strenuous campaign any member of
his party has ever waged in New
York.
The Socialist claims and aspirations
are based primarily on the division
created in the ordinary voting strength
of the old parties. Mayor John Pur-
roy Mitchell. a Democrat, running on
a fusion platform, lost the Republican
nomination on which he won at the
last election. William Bennett, a Re
publican, got it. He could not be in
duced to withdraw and has gone into
the race with the support of a number
of the old conservative Republicans.
Mitchell Has Strong Following.
MitchePs name will go on the bal
lot by Independent petition. The
mayor is supported by most of the Re
CONTINUED on Page Two)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
DEFEAT TURKS
British Resume Palestine Drive
Capture Beersheba.
Have Penetrated 40 Miles
Southwest of Jerusalem.

London, Nov. 1.-The city of Beer
sheba in Palestine has been captured
by the British. it was announced to-
day
Indications from Palestine are that
with the advent of favorable weather
the British are resuming their active
campaign up the Syrian coast The
capture by British troops of Beer
sheba, approximately forty miles
southwest of Jerusalem, is reported in
an official statement today.
When the operations in Palestine
halted last spring the British had
pushed up the coast from the Sinai
peninsula to the gates of GAIA, on the
coast in southern Palestine. while in
interior Palestine their columns had
advanced on virtually a parallel front
to the vicinity of Beersheba-
Reports early last month stated
that the British and revolving Arab
forces from the southern interior had
effected a junction in southern Pal
estine and that combined operations
by these forces against the Turks
might be expected shortly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
UNCOVER CAMP
CONSPIRACY IN
BIG FOOD THEFT
Involves Five Civilians and
Three Petty Naval Officers.
Charge FOOdstuffs Valued $780,
900 to $4,000 Stolen.
CARRIED AWAY AS GARBAGE
COmmissary Officer and Two
Assistants Are Involved.
Selling Goods Too Cheap Led
to Barring of Plot.
Charge FOOdstuffs Valued $25,
900 to $4,000 Stolen.
CARRIED AWAY AS GARBAGE
COmmissary Officer and Two
Assistants Are Involved.
Selling Goods Too Cheap Led
to Barring of Plot.

Chicago, Nov. Five civilians and
three petty officers were under ar
rest today charged with stealing food
stuffs valued at from $25, 900 to $50,-
600 from the Great Lakes naval train
ing station.
The accused men are:
Edward and William Koos, sau-
sage manufacturers at Kenosha, Wis.
Anton Dudek, of North Chicago.
who has a contract for collecting
garbage from the station.
Phillip Lewandowski, of Fourth
Lake, Ill, at whose farm much of the
stolen goods is alleged to have been
stored.
Gustave Gehl, alleged fence"
H. L. Horner. petty officer III charge
of the station commissary.
c. c. Molnari. petty officer, assist
ant to Horner.
George Bowen. petty officer. assist
ant to Horner-
Federal authorities are said to have
learned of the alleged conspiracy thru
Ralph Teach, manager of the Cudahv
Packing Co. at Kenosha.
Teach said customers told him they
We're able to obtain his products at
prices far below those quoted by his
concern.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
2 PROVINCES BALK
Russia PrOcIaims Military Law
and Cuts OF Funds.
Finland and Ukrainia Spurn
Govt Commands.

Petrograd, Nov. 1.-The provisional
government took sternly repressive
measures against two recalcitrant
Russian provinces today. Finland
was announced as having been put
under jurisdiction of the northern
front, because of refusal of autho-
tiles there to cooperate in evacua-
ton of certain points.
Ukrainia was hit even harder. The
government decided to cut off all
money from the central government
Heretofore given the province for ad-
rninistration, because of the growth of
movement there for autonomy.
More vigorous measures, it was stat
ed, are in view,
Presumably the transfer of Fin
land to jurisdiction of the northern
'front.' means a sort Of martial law
has been proclaimed there.
The evacuation" mentioned prob
ably refers to Helsingfors. where dis
patches a week ago reported q civil
evacuation ordered, presumably due
to the menace of an attack by the
German Baltic sea fleet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
MEANS INDICTED
Grand jury Brings Charge He MUIR
dercd Rich Widow

Concord. n. c. Nov 1.-Gaston
Bullock Means was formally charged
with the murder of Mrs. Maude A.
King here today when the grand jury
returned an indictment.
Mrs. King, Means's benefactor and
friend. was killed at BlackwelIer
Spring near here by a pistol shot
and the original cOroner's inquest
brought in a verdict of suicide
The Indictment charging Means with
the murder of Mrs. King came after
the grand jury had examined wit
nesses for three days. A postmortem
examination of the body of Mrs. King
at Chicago. where it had been taken
for burial, was partly responsible for
the re-opening OF the investigation in
to the case.
Mrs. King was kille dabout s D. m.
August %, at blackwell Springs. a
lonely spot ten miles from Concord.
where she had gone with CASTOR
Means Alton Means, a brother, and
Captain Binghamr, apparently for tar
get practice.
Means has maintained that he AMI
Mrs King left the automobile party
and started for the spring. Means lead
ing the way. According to his story,
he was leaning over the spring getting
a drink when he heard a shot. and,
turning around. he saw Mrs. King fall
some distance away
Means, when arraigned, pleaded not
guilty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
No Lives Lost; Damage to Big
Liner Is Slight.
The Finland, Second Transport
Attacked on Return Voyage.
NO SUBMARINE WAS SEEN
Two U-BOats Kill British Sail
OrS in LifebOatS.
Story by Survivor of the East
Wales, Reaching N. Y.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The Ameri-
can transport Finland was torpedoed
in foreign waters, homeward bound,
Secretary of the Navy Daniels an
nounced today.
There was no loss of life and the
transport returned to a foreign port
under her own steam. The damage
to the ship was slight.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels
statement was as follows:
The navy department has received
dispatches stating that the transport.
Finland was torpedoed while return
ing from foreign waters.
The damage to the ship was slight
and she returned to port under her
own steam. The Finland was under
escort but no sign of the torpedo or
the submarine was SEEN"
The Finland is the second transport
TO be attacked while returning from
its mission to Europe
The Antilles on October IT was tor
pedoed and sank with the loss of
sixty seven lives.
The Finland 2,7OO Tons.
The dispatches to the navy depart
ment regarding the attack on the Fin
land stated that no submarine was
seen, as was the case in the attack. on
the Antilles.
Whether the Germans are using n
new system in hiding their assaults on
transport ships is a question puzzling
naval authorities.
The Finland is 12,7OO ton steamer.
commanded by Captain Jensen. She
was formerly a Red Star liner, and
was built by Cramps in PHILADELPHIA
in 1902. She is $50 feet long
U-Boats Massacre Victims.
An Atlantic Port, Nov. IA Ger
man submarine torpedoed the British
steamship East Wales. of 4,321 tons
gross, off Queenstown on October IA
according to a survivor who arrived
| here today. One of the U-boats which
| took part In the attack sheIled the
| open lifeboats and four of the crew
perished and five others were
wounded.
The survivor, n passenger on a Brit
ish steamship is George w. Ffnnegan
| of Baltimore, from which port the
| East Wales sailed for England with
mules and steel. The vessel had dis
charged its cargo at Southampton and
was on her way to Queenstown when
at 6:30 a. m. a submarine, believed to
be one which had been observed the
night before sinking a freighter, ap-
preached Unexpectedly.
| On the East Wales were 81. The
U-boat's third she'll carried away the
! wireless and wounded the operator
| Steering gear and bridge were destroy
ed and the crew then took to small
| boats. A second submarine Joined in
1 the sheIling and shot decapitated
/ one man in a small boat, killed two
| and wounded four. British patrol ves-
| sells hove in sight and the East Wales
| was sent to the bottom with two tor
| pedoes before the submarine fled, es-
| Gaping British projectiles. The stew
! ard of the East Wales had refused to
leave the freighter and went down
| with it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
AIR RAID KILLS 8
OF 80 Planes, Only 3 Reach
Heart of London.
21 Civilians Injured and Prop
erty Damage Is Slight.

London, Nov. 1.-The most pictur-
esque and noisy raid London and its
invirons have yet seen and heard took
toll OF eight lives and injured
twenty-one, according to official an
nouncement today.
The casualties cover the whole dis.
trict bombed, from the coast to Lon
don
More than 30 German planes, in
seven groups, were sighted late las
night over the Kent and Essex coast
and the Thames Estuary.\ All en-
deavored to fly up the Thames Il
London. At least three peEetratei
the capitals air defense and drappes
bombs in the heart of the city. The.
went thru the hottest fire of anti
aircraft guns that the British hav
ever loosed against aerial assassins.
Everywhere the material damag
was slight" the official announce
mcnt asserted. "Our machines all re
turned safely"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
SINK 18 BRITISH SHIPS
Italy and France Each Lose Three
From U-Boats During Week.

London. Nov. Fourteen British
merchantmen over 1900 tons were
sunk by mine or submarine in the last
week, according to the admiralty re-
ports tonight. Four vessels under
500 tons were also sunk, but no fish
ing craft.
The British losses of merchantmen
Cor this week show considerable de-
crease as compared with the previous
week when seventeen vessels over
500 tons and eight under that ton
mage were sunk
French Ships Sunk.
Paris. Nov French merchant
shipping sunk by submarines or mines
during the week ending October 2S
was two ships of more than I. SOC, tons
and one vessel If less than 1000 tons
No fishing boats were sunk. Four
steamers. We're attacked unsuccess-
fully.
Italy Also Loses 3.
Rome Nov. THE losses of Ital-
ian shipping on all seas by submarines
for the week ending Sunday last, We're
two steamers over 1900 tons and
one steamer under that tonnage. One
small sailing vessel also was sunk One
steamer was attacked, but escaped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
SINK LOT U-BOATS
Between 40 and so Per Cent Of
All Have Been Sunk.
In Last 8 Months Lost as
Many as in Year 1916.

London, Nov. Between 40 and
so per cent of the German submarines
operating in the North sea, the Arctic
and the Atlantic since the beginning
of the war have been sunk, said Sir
Eric Geddes. first lord of the admir-
atty, in the house of commons today.
During the last quarter the Ger
mans lost as many submarines as they
lost in 1916" said Sir Eric
The output of merchant shipping in
the first nine months of this year. he
said. was 123 per cent higher than in
the corresponding period last year.
The admiralty had decided that four
new additional shipbuilding yards
would be necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

The temperature today averaged
degrees below normal The wind WI
blowing u miles an hour from n
northwest at . o'clock this sfternoo
Indian summer Is the brand +
weather predicted for tonight and {
morrow. Warm weather with lots
sunshine. Clear weather Is al III
is in sight Reports this nornil
showed clear weather over the enfi
state with fairly high Temperature
The official forecast promises f8
weather tonight and Friday with RI
Continued on Page Two.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
NO MORE PENNY LUNCH
III. {. l." Hits Poor School Kids
Chicago Teachers Ask "Raise''

Chicago. Nov. High food prices
have hit the school children.
The board of education has voted
to raise the price of the penny
lunch furnished pupils of the public
schools. to , cents.
SimuIta neously. the board received
from school employees demand for
wage increases averaging about . per
cent This would amount to more
than si.0O0.e0o a year for teachers
and S1ss.O0 for engineers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
ALL RESTAURANTS
AND HOTELS ARE
I'm LINE" IN CITY
They Will Have Regular Meat
less and Wheatless Days.
Friday Is To Be Real Fish Day
in Topeka.
CORNBREAD TUESDAY SPECIAL
Pledge Campaign Will Be Com
pleted by Tonight.
All Urged To Put Pledge Cards
in Their Windows.
Is To Be Real Fish Day
in Topeka.
TUESDAY SPECIAL
Campaign Will Be Com
pleted by Tonight.
HELPING ALONG.

On Sunday we no sugar eat,
On Monday we refrain from meat;
On Tuesday all our bread is rye;
On Wednesday we cut out our pie;
On Thursday butter has no call;
On Friday we've no milk at all;
On Saturday we dine on meal.
And so you see we somehow feel,
We do our bit-an, so perchance
Contribute to he eats of France.
Brooklyn Standard Union.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

Kansas City. Mo, Nov. kansas
City banks today began offering TO
pay express charges on shipment of
pennies from country banks. In
augur; tioE of the new war taxes has
depleted the citys supply of pennies
Theaters offer s1.05 for each one
hundred pennies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01
435 MILLION MORE
This Loan to Great Britain Brings
Total to Allies to ) = Billions

S435. 900. 600 was made to Great Brit
ain today by the treasury to cover
British expenditures in this county
up TO January l, 1918.
This brings the total loans to Great
Britain to 81, SOC, 100000 and total
loans to the allies to $3,566, 100000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-01

st LoLl-. Mo. Nov 1.-Joseph \
Gibbs. said to be a son of Sabin A.
Gibbs. wealthy Seattle leather impor-
ter. was under arrest here today on
charge of having stolen a diamond
brooch from Andrew Melgard, ranch
owner. Warren. MINI