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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27

The Treasurer of the Kremin con-
earlier rulers of Russia and each one
is studded with jewels of the purest
quality. All sorts of rare plate used
at the coronation feasts, rich enamel
bowls and chalices of solid gold.
sceptres set with diamonds and rubies,
gold and silver horse trappings used
by the princes together with the
coronation robes of the Cars and
Czarinas, are spread out in cases
where the public may view these rich
relics of Russias splendor. Russia
has preserved some queer things in
it's museum as well as rich ones, for
here may be found stuffed and mount
ed with the rarest skill of the taXder-
crime the Great. while close by is the
bludgeon said to have been used by
Ivan the Terrible, when he murdered
his son, and these things in the same
room with the rare jewels. Truly
Russia is land of contrasts.
On the wall outside one is shown
the place where Ivan the Terrible
used to watch the executions which
were carried out by his orders on the
old execution block which still stands
in the Red Square outside the Kron-
lin. Russian history is filled with the
horrible crimes of this ruler and Il
makes one shudder to look upon the
place where his orgies of blood were
carried out.
Queen or Bells.
No write up of Moscow would be
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
Copyright, 1917, by Tn


IN ROUTE FROM the Middle
q West to Washington recently,
the writer Of this article, merely
~ TO satisfy a curiosity, talked
with every passenger in his Pullman.
There were no women in the crowded
car. Two of the men were tent and
awning manufacturers, one represent
ed firm of steel shell makers, one
was a partner in a fuse manufacturing
concern, two were millers from the
Northwest, three were coal operators,
another was a wholesale dealer in
soap, one represented a knitting mill
IN Chicago, one n rubber company in
Central Ohio, one a truck and wagon
factory in Indiana, another readily
gave the information that he was an
Inventor" and the remaining pas
sengers were officers and enlisted men
of the Army and Navy, called to
Washington to receive war orders.
Smoking room conversations are
quite likely to become confidential, so
that he was acquainted in Washing
ton, his popularity was assured. There
was no beating about the bush. the
desire of his fellow passengers was
apparent
"Was there an inside track to this
official or a subterrane~n passage to
that official?"
This fellow who buys the govern
ment's tcntirg-do you know him?"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27

H~EAR LEST The GERMANo
e. should capture Petrograd has
VI led the Russians to remove their
capital at least for time, to
Moscow, the place which was for so
many years the center of that coun-
try's government. 1t is one OF the
worlds magnificent cities, its semi
barbaric splendor makes it one OF the
most interesting, IL not the most IN
teresting city in Europe. situated
near the middle of European Russia,
it is the natural center of That great
but unfortunate land. Its architec-
ture, its traditions and its institutions
are a truer reflection of that nation OF
cong,omeratc people than the com
parativoly modern city of Petrograd.
1t has lust enough touch of the Orlen-
tai to make It strange. foreign and
fascinating and yet on every side are
evidences of the hand of western
progress and culture and business con-
ditions So here one finds a truly
modern advanced city in the setting
of medieval semi-barbarlc seml"Orl-
entail surroundings.
Old City.
Long before Columbus discovered
America Moscow was mentioned in
history, it's name appearing in records
dated May %, 1147. 1t was not, how
ever, until the reign of Ivan the Third
toward the end of the fifteenth cen
fury that Moscow began to fix UP both
as q fortress and as a city. At that
time a wealthy merchant built pal
ace of brick which so pleased Ivan
and his wife SODhie who was a Greek
princess from Constantinople, that
they decided to introduce bricks into
the city as building material. Archi-
tects were brought from Italy and
palaces and churches of great beauty
began to rise in Moscow. in 1903 an
italian architect was commanded to
make plans for surrounding the city
with entertainments.
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each other until they reached tho
gate. They ceased and removing their
hats drove through in silence only to
renew their quarrel when inside.
Remarkable Relics.
The Kremlin which rises in the
center of commercial Moscow is the
most sacred spot in Russian history
for here all the Cars have been
crowned for centuries, and here the
most sacred relics Of the country are
preserved. Here are the palaces and
churches, monasteries and military
barracks, and museums where Jewels
of the rarest beauty and purest quail
ity are preserved. 1t is also the last
earthly resting place of the Russian
patriarchs, whose bodies are in vaults
beneath one of the churches. The
church of the Assumption, where the
coronation of the Cars were held. is
one of the most richly decorated
places of worship in the world and
its treasury contains many venerated
relics, among them q written copy of
the Gospels dating from the twelfth
century, nail said to be one of those
used on the cross and a thorn said to
have been taken from the crown of
thorns worn by Christ.
The Palace is so magnificent that
all the royal castles of Europe pale
into insigniiicance when compared to
it. In decoration, in floor covering
and in size the Kremlin Palace stands
prominent. 1t has several hundred
rooms each one vieing in richness with
the other. Modern Russia, however,
has seen fit to make use Of some Of
these great halls and during both
the Russo-Japanese War and the pres
ent conflict the throne room of Alex
ander has been used as Red Cross
eadquarters and here each day wom-
en- of all ranks meet to make band
ages and clothing for the wounded.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27

second, having added over two thou
sand names within the past six
months. 1t Is probable that another
thousand workers will be taken on by
this department before the end Of the
present year as result of recent &C
ton by Congress. 1t is estimated that
these will be needed by the internal
revenue bureau to care for the in
creased war tax provisions. The &C.
tivities Of the Treasury Department
are so varied that definite figures Of
rapid growth are impossible.
The Departments of State, Labor,
Agriculture and Commerce have taken
on their quota of extra help. while
the Post Office Department is the only
one which cannot trace any increase
directly to the war. Over two hun
dred workers have been added because
of recent changes in the railway mail
service.
The Civil Service Commission has
examined over two hundred thousand
applicants in the present calendar year
and has certified sixty-five thousand
of them for places in the government
service more than a third of them be-
ing for positions In Washington.
War work in the nations big print
shop, the Government Printing Office,
has reached large proportions. Vast
numbers OF orders covering every con-
ceivable class of printing and binding
have been taken care of and rushed
through to completion. Working
forces were augmented as rapidly as
possible to meet the demand. and the
shops linotypes and presses do not
stop when the six o'clock whistle
blows. The workmen are divided into
several shifts and the factory works
through the full twenty-four hours Of
each day.
Uncle Sans Official Bulletin, con-
Quoted by the George Creel Bureau OF
Information, is new publication
printed by the Government Printing
Office. The first issue came out on
May 10, 1917. 1t has eight or more
pages and over eighty thousand copies
are printed each evening.
During a single month. the govern
ment print shop. aside from all other
routine work of the various depart
ments, Congress and the bureaus,
printed twenty-five million registra-
ton cards. together with eighteen mil
lion certificates of registration. blanks.
vouchers. kilograms. Instructions. etc.
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ment in the prosecution Of the war.
Tho man best fitted for the particular
job to be accomplished, whether It
be to facilitate the subscription to
loan, to extend and make more effec-
tive the work of the Red Cross
throughout the world. to bring rail
roads into coordination with the gov
ernlnent's rcQuircm to invent
means to remove the submarine men,
ace or to mobilize the raw materials
and manufacturing products, has
found his way to Washington and has
stepped into the place where his serv-
ices are most needed.
About fifteen thousand names have
been added to the governments pay
roll--all of these working in Wash
inEton-since the entrance of the
United States into the war. Fully as
many have been added to take the
places of regular employees who have
joined the military forces, taken more
lucrative positions with other employ
ers or left government service for 9TH
er reasons. While the Civil Service
Commissio has been unable to keep
pace with the unprecedented number
of employees who have been placed at
work within such n short time, Off
Gals of the Commission estimate that
over thirty thousand new names APP
pear on the payrolls.
Naturally, the greatest increase In
the personnel has been in the War
Department, where the normal force
of eighteen hundred civilian workers
has jumped to almost six thousand.
The division devoted to ordnance
claims the greatest increase, but not
single branch of the departments ac-
tivity has escaped considerable expan-
sion.
The War Workers.
The Treasury Department figures
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
An Intimate Sketch of This Great City With Its
Magnificent Palaces and Churches as The
Center of Real Russia.

From that time on Moscow grew
rapidly in population. but its progress
was stopped several times by great
fires. Indeed, in reading the history
of Moscow one begins to think that its
early history consists of nothing put
descriptions Of fires. one of the most
disastrous of these CONGREGATIONS oc-
curing in 1897, began in the poorer
section when an old woman piously
placed taper before the ikon, which
was in her kitchen and then went out
to talk to a neighbor The taper fell
and fire which burned for days was
the result. In 1872 the residents
themselves set fire to the city to save
it from Napoleon. who, as the result,
was compelled to leave in such a
hurry that he left several hundred
cannon behind. These are still on
exhibition in the grounds Of the
Kremlin-the royal section of the city
which is set apart from the other part
of the town and surrounded by high
wall
Holy Gate.
There are five gates to the enclosure
and while they are all interesting from
a historic standpoint the Gate of the
Redeemer sometimes known as the
Holy Gate, is the most important
Since the year 1925 a light has burned
above its entrance placed there by
Car Alexia Michaelovitch. It is de-
creed that no man may pass through
without removing his hat. There is a
tradition that NapoleOn refused to do
this and on entering the wind blew
his hat off and it was carried quar-
ter of mile away before it was re-
covered. Several times 1t is said that
the French tried to steal the gold
frame which encases the holy ikon
over the gate, but at each attempt
the ladder broke in the middle The
Russian of today still carries out the
law and the writer has seen drosky
drivers C''9rro1inr and sven ring NJ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27
kinds on the boom,


On the day a state of war was de-
clared between the United States and
Germany, the Capital was given i'm
petus. All of the gigantic schemes
that go toward putting n nation on n
wartime footing and entering into the
greatest conflict of the ages were con.
ceived and formulated in Washington.
where, in most instances, headquar-
tiers were established and thousands of
workers placed on the payrolls. Mr..
Hoover's Food Administration is an
example of this. When his plan was
decided upon, before the passage of
the Food Bill by Congress, his entire
force of workers consisted of a score
tary. There are now almost n thou.
sand men and women employed in the
Food Administration alone Efforts
to interest millions of women through.
out the country in food conservation
have been successful, and a saving Of
$4,000. 100000 Is expected within a
year.
The Capitals wartime increase in
population-enough in itself to make
a good-sized city-has changed the
outward appearance of Washington to
a certain extent. All public buildings
are heavily guarded, admission to
many of them is refused sightseers,
and government employees are required
to show their Identification cards, con-
tanning physical descriptions and
photograph when entering or leaving
buildings where they are employed.
Ohicers of the Army and Navy, to-
gether with the enlisted men, throng
the streets at all hours and give the
city true war setting.
The White House, always Mecca
for tourists and sightseers. has been
closed to their inspection. 1t is guard
ed by both the military and the police,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27

e~EAR LEST THE GERMANS
e. should capture Petrograd has
VI led the Russians to remove their
capital, at least for a time, to
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs Henry llas4ell q
Spring Creek visited the latter
father, w. J. kimhfo, the week end
Mr., and Mrs. Cleveland Welct
and children spen, the weekend
with relatives In this vicinity,
Ebert, th. little son OF Nr and
Mrs, J. D. Mystt, IL very alex
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Griffin and
little daughter, Pauline, OF SptIHs
Ctvok. we're guests of Mr. and Mr..
jesse Moore Saturday night.
Misses Gurtha aud Lucy Dudley
visited their sister. Mira Ernest liar,
bison on Bear Greek SATURDAY.
Mr. aud Mrs ID. A Luther nsitpi
Mi and Mts. J~D~ Mya,t SnnfaY
lit,l, Miss Bonnie Frazier and
brother we're guests OF their cousin,
Miss Lucy Dudley. Tuesday night
MIR. and Mira frpes, HARRISON
spent Monday night with the bat
tor = parents, Mr. and Mrs u y
Dudley.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26
N, c. 1 ST. |. AND
the NATIONAL ARMY
Nearly 1900 Employees Sub
ject to Draft in Addition
to 1913 Who Enlisted.

Nashville, Tenn. Oct. 23rd 80 Re.
cent ,Abulation OF employees at tn,
Nashville. Chattanooga 4 ST. Loui.
Railway nov in the service Of I ncle
sam, and those suh,ec, to draft,
shows total a l,642 cut o! an
proximstely 10000 on the CON.
nany's psy-solls.
80 lar ias employees saye enlist.
I'd in the Army or Navy. while L..
(t9 men In the several departments
II the road are suh,ee. TO draft. D!
the enlisted men. one 10 from the
executive department.. one irom the
iegal department, Ave from the ,rai.
DC department. one from the pur.
chasing department., twelve from
the accounting department.. enc.
hundred and seventy from the oa.
Grating department., two nom the
agricultural department, and one
from the department, Of sssety. On
the employee subject to the draft
there are 1901 in the operating de-
partment, thirty from the account.
department. and sixty six tram the
traffic department, The other de-
car,meuts a~ Represented by from
two 10 sax employes,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

Frank Moore OF Tres~ell was here
laat Saturday
l,re and Oscar Frazier. viii and
S4m Hall, t'us Mathis and All
Richardson. citizens Of the Burns
section spent Saturday here,
The Adventist meeting, conduct.
cI py Eht n2u-low has been trans.
i,rred from the Lolabak field To the
store building on the Gns'ln place
Columbus Adcock OF Grab Creek
vas bpte saturday.
joe t,rahil has come in from
Crockett. Texas liz has been
drafted aud il here To pay his fare
wpil ylvit e. relatives
Mrs. fu'a k'fcucx wilt'visft rais:
tiv"- on t,rah Creek ior few weeks
after shich she vii make her home
wllh hrr brother, Feun, Adcock, at
Nashville.
q, + A icook and sons, Lester
a3i Herbert, II tam Branch. we're
here saturday.
ihr public sale " the personal
property Of The 'ate + h. Aytcocs
at saturday at the Aiccck home
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26
Presbyterian Church Notes.

The Westminster Guild Circle
meets with Margaret Monaw this
tthursjsy) afternoon q, 1 O'Clock
A special program d interws; has
been prepared. and large attend.
anoe ~ expected
The pastor and others attended
ihe Synod a, Mckenzie thi. week.
The meeting II the Woman Mis-.
~,onsry Society will be held nj the
home nj Mrs GoH on October .)th.
instead 81 the 21lh. All members
and friend. are urged 10 he present
81 hear Synodical tepns,s
Every one IL invited Ia attend
,iAr ~exgioassi, liza. ,ttss. ,.asSstv -ssAise
bath The pastor will preach on
Economy This meeting In held
10 accordance with IN. plans III the
tsltpd sts,4a Faad Commission
All other services will b. held al
iilr usual hours
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

Il have had more or less stom'
ach trouble ios eight or ten years.
writes Mrs. q. II. Smith. Bre werton,
n. Y. When suffering from al
tacks OF indigestion and heaviness
after eating. one OF two Of Cham
heriain's ,ta,hleta have always re;
lieved me. | have also found then.
a pleasant laxative" These tab.
let's tone up the stomach and en-,
able II 10 perform il functions na,ur,
ally. II you are troubled with in.
digestion give them = trial, get well
and clay well.--Ady.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26
SULPHUR SPRINGS.

The meeting which has been IN
progress al Floral lor some ilmn.
has been announced 10 continue
thru Sunday.
Jobe po,y ~ on the sak last.
Jewel Sensing ka. returned from,
Detroit. where be has been Tor the
psst several months
Willie Tolas attended services Al
Floral >un5aJ@
I, Ma lSss~ }e-Y st~- sss,fsu~Ss vwgfi
kanleet, whcr. size has been visit
ing her uncle. :, Y" Bo~ker, and
wife
] " Story vile and little son.
Ruturd have returned from Clarks.
vile. where they spent -evrrsl dsya
with ,heu daughter. Mrs code
billiard.
Mrs Mack ~ertlng and little
.laasaiara- Sarah AID aeo.aleA -peht
last week whitaker daughter Mr.
e II I'nderhliI
Mn. and Mrs Mon. Crews and
little son Alton, spent TIE @eek-
md with hom.toIks nn iiarptth
Ridge
4 Mr. sri Mrs y T. ssbs1ag sterss
sundsy with their son. w I sen
sing
Wriiey bowkef and family visit.
81 relatives ri Dali The past week.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

emp,ed from military duty. his APP
peal having been granted
DE-. Frank Walker OF Dickson
was here Saturday.
The extreme drop in mperature
reached this seciion the last oi the
week. the mercury registering III
degrees Saturday morning,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26
Concert at Oak Grove
~
Schoolhouse Oct. 9th

There will be concert al Oak
irove Schoolhouse. on Johnson =
Greek, Saturday night. October p
A plsy, entitled 'fopsy rWvy. =
will he presented, Everybody in
vi,ed. Admission 10 and i5c.
Virginia l.ark,ns
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

FOR SAlk-~One ~ horse power
traction engine and ssw mill. near
Harpeth Valley Church - ". J
Oakley, White Blaf. now
Why do you continue 10 suffer
isaaa indigestion, wbsa you. have \
sure sem4dy IN your awn town that
ney-r fails 10 cure OF gresily benz.
hi9 SItsxone, Dsiurs's own remedy.
cures diseases 81 the stomach quick.
liz. snl W. seli il nndes a strict
money.hsck guarantee .---clsnoss
Pharmacy,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

Roger /. Weakley Headquarters
Co. 18th Depot Brigade Camp ~.
yier. 1recuyiIle, :, &, More 10
follow!
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

A mo Tern hotel, 30 rnnns newly
furnished. at l.,,tl. Rock Arlanss.
Would exrhsnsr Tor farm nea,
Dickson, Tenn,
nr r. u. Mnfi -An.
1924 Main St. Little Rock Ark
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

Try a saek II Sonesuch" flour !.
gusrsuteed 10 give satisfaction u.
II Springer
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

Remember tile Alamo
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-10-26

Up to midnight, September 18th, during period Of
81 onths we sold and delivered to tire dealers
United States Tires than VIE sold to dealers during the
entire IL months of 1916.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-14
The Cresco" Oct. lst.

The cast of principals to be seen in
the gorgeous musical spectacle my
Soldier Girl coming to ''The Cresco"
Oct. lst, includes several names which
have been distinguished in our best
light operas. Gudrun Walberg, play
ing the leading soubrette sole, whose
dancing is one of the many big hits of
the show. has played many leading
roles yet hardly out of her "teens."
Minns Heiden, the prima donna, pos
sesses remarkable voice and renders
her solos in true operatic fashion-she
too, has been seen in several of our
most successful musical plays and light
operas. William Moore, who has .
host of friends throughout the entire
United States will be cast as colored
servant and his many admirers will
readily appreciate the opportunity this
comedy role offers Mr.. Moore to pre-
sent his funny capers. Leslie Jones, q
clever dancer who has world of
friends as one of Americas youngest
leading man, is cast as Teddy Carter .
light comedian in a role offering him
excellent opportunity to display his
ability as an artistic dancer. James
Baber, will be cast in the role of Colo
mel Stone, q character with which Mr..
Baber, has become familiar, as he has
been cast iu Colonel roles for several
seasons past. Charles George, cast in
the leading juvenile role, is typical
matinee idol with a remarkable barl-
tone voice. The cast is supported by q
wonderful ballet of bewitching beau
ties whose dancing is revelation.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-14
Sermon Treat at Saratoga.

Rev. John Burma, vice-president Of
Dubuque College and Seminary for
training preachers, delivered great
treat in sermon at the Bohemian
Convention at Saratoga, Sunday even-
ing, Sept 4th. If put into practice.
what nice change would take place in
the local community and the whole
world. His text was taken from the
eighth chapter Of Deuteronomy con-
cerning remembering and forgetting
God and was plea for the people to
repent. The neglect of God, the
Bible, the Church, Sunday School and
Religion was shown to be the cause of
the present war.
He showed that the people and ma
tions have robbed God by withholding
young men and women from preachers
and missionaries and at least one
seventh of their time for worship and
at least one-tenth of their money from
the cause of the gospel and. righteous
GUS in the e7world.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1917-09-14
Hall Of Cresco Lodge No. $50, A. F. (
A. M

WHEREAS, In the Wise: Providence Of
God, Bro. N. B. Wheeler has been
removed by the hand of death from our
lodge associations here to the Grand
Lodge On High; be it ..5,t.
RESOLVED, By Cresco Lodge No. $50
A. F. ga. Nj, that we hereby express
our high appreciation of the deceased
as friend and brother, who has left
behind him record Of long years Of
service in the lodge and the community;
be it further
RESOLVED, That we record our deep
sympathy with the bereaved family in
their great sorrow and unmeasured loss;
be It further
RESOLVED. That q copy Of these reso-
lutions be transmitted to the family,
that they be spread upon the records Of
the lodge, and printed in the local
papers,, ". "A. GLEASON. q
.,.. G. A. STERN.