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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
FOREIGN

The Swiss army is being cut to
strict minimum. Only border guards
to prevent smuggling and espionage
are being kept.
A Kingdom of Great Serbia" has
been proclaimed at Sarajevo, the town
where the assassination which started
the war took place, according to Wen
ma dispatches.
The Austrian revolution. which has
been smoldering for the past two
weeks, has broken .ntQsa sudden fame
that is sweeping over all parts of the
crumbling dual monarchy.
Soldiers IN sympathy with the popu-
Iation at Budapest have proclaimed a
republic and have seized all of the
government buildings.
Sir Robert Cecil announces that the
terms Of the armlstice signed by Tur-
key amount to unconditional surrender.
The terms Of the armistice as announc-
ed in London provide, in addition to
freedom of passage Of the Dardanelles,
the Bosphorus and Black sea, the fol-
lowing: Rehabilitation of the Turkish
army and surrender of its fleet, ports
and garrisOns in both European and
Aslatic Turkey, surrender Of informed
Armenlans and political prisoners. de
portatiOn Of all Germans and right Of
the allies % occupy Armenian vilayets
in case Of renewed disorders.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
NORTH HYDE PARK

Mrs. Cleon Mum and children were
visitors in town Sunday.
Ezra Thomas is going to drive the
stage for Lowell Whitney.
Miss Bertha Page, who has been III. is
gaining and able to be out.
Edgar Pratt was Sunday visitor at
his home here from PlainfieId.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Wedge were
visitors in Burlington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cortez Foss and son Law
were visitors at Mr.. Emery's at Calais
Sunday.
Mrs. Sargent, Porter Butts and Miss
Mary Butts and Cleon Mum were visit
ors Sunday in Waterbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sargent and Neil
Sargent were Sunday visitors at their
homes here, from Eden, where thew are
working in a lumber camp.
Charles Manning's barn, on the hill.
was burned Sunday evening by lantern
which was upset near the hay by cat.
The live stock was all saved.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
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German owned wooden mills and 9TH
er textile concerns, chemical and color
companies, magnetic company and,
other manufacturing plants valued at
more than $100000,000 will be placed
on the auction block within the next
60 days and sold to 100 per cent. Amer
leans.
Killing frosts with ice was reported
from the Mississippi-Delta.
Chairman Baruch of the War Indus
tries Board is considering government
control of the news print paper indus
try so that the distribution will be
more even and to protect the smaller
papers.
War department announced that the
three American officers that escaped
from Germany and reached Berne
were i'll good health and would soon
start for France.
Henry Ford, umpire in the case Of
the International Association of Ma
chinists against the Wheeling Mold
and Foundry Company, Wheeling, w.
Va, awarded the verdict to the ma
chinists.
Operating income of the New York
Central for September was $9,293, 773,
an increase of $3,705,S36.
The war department has started
quantity production of anti-cootie I'M
derwear for soldiers overseas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
Mountain View.

Gladys Jones from the Street snent
Sunday at home.
Quite few on the Hill quietly OBJ.
served Halloween.
Miss Mildred Foss was a visitor on
the Hill Sunday last.
Glenn Clapper has recently purchased
horse of Elbridge Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Jones visite d
Mrs. Ariel Wilson Sunday.
Miss Vera Davis returned Monday
morning, to her school in Westfeld
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Langal1 and
family visited at John Thompson's
Sunday.
Mrs. Della Jones of Cady's Falls has
been visiting at Harold Jewett's the
past week
Mrs. Arthur Jones received word
last week of the death of her ueice, Mrs.
Elmer Magoon of Corinth.
Mr.. Chattin, who recently moved to
the Martin Ovitt farm, has been doing
numerous jobs of threshing in this
vicinity.
1t must be that some boys in the
neighborhood were busy on Halloween
as wagons and sleighs were moved
mysteriously into other folks door
yards and put a board over neighbours
chimney. More pranks might have
been PLAYED if dogs hadn't barked but
their courage should have been stouter
as small puppies barks never harmed
anyone yet.
A letter was received from Delmer
Tewett by his folks saying he has had
a taste OF warfare at the front and if we
could see the poor and ragged Huns
we would wonder how the war can be
going on. He says all the letters sent
to the boys over there should be address
ed American E. F., instead of A. E. F
as in that way they often get mixed
with the Australians mail. He has sent
the label for his Christmas package.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
HYDE PARK

Fred Miller's family have moved in
to the Page tenement near the depot
Jack Grenier and family have moved
into apartments in the Vaughan house on
Prospect Avenue.
Col. Mcfarland returned home last
Thursday evening. His daughter, Mrs.
Douglass, came with him and will remain
awhile.
j. e. Needham and daughter, who
have spent the month of October at the
Iuu, left Monday for their home in
Brandon. While here they made many
friends who will be pleased to see them
here again.
The usual Halloween pranks were in.
dulged in by some of "the boys' last
Thursday night, although not as exteu-
sive as heretofore. Some bright things
were done and some not so bright, the lar
ter included tearing up the steps in front
of a house on Church Street. Nobody
begrudges the boys having good time,
but injuring property is another thing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
German-American War

Two drives were begun by the allies,
Americans taking part in each. One
was in Flanders toward the Scheldt be-
low Audenarde and the other north
west of the Mouse. In the latter sector
General Pershing's troops pushed for
ward between the river and Grandpre
several miles, capturing a number Of
villages. On their left around Attigny
the French advanced The object of
both is to turn the large forests on the
north and attack MeZieres.
General Pershing's forces attacked
the German positions on the front
northwest of Verdun. At least dozen
villages were captured. More than
5000 prisoners were taken.
Near the sea, where the American
contingent is engaged, three bridge
heads have been established on the
east bank of the Piave.
A transport carrying 5000 American
troops arrived at British port. Only
90 cases of influenza were reported
and one death.
On the Piave river front the Aus
trian rout continues, and the battle
line has extended south beyond San
Dona di Piave. The Three Hundred
and Thirty-second American Infantry
has gone into action.
The American forces west of the
Meuse have solidly established them
selves on the ridges north of Aincre-
vile and improved their positions
around Grand Pre-.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
WASHINGTON

Final reports to the treasury depart
ment show the fourth Liberty Loan
was oversubscribed $S66,OOO0OO. Every
federal reserve district made an over
| subscription, Boston leading, with
percentage of 126, and New York COM
ing sixth, with Ill per cent.
The Senate Finance Committee
adopted a provision in the revenue bill
to exempt from the excise taxes under
Title TX, including the articles on the
luxury" list, all articles manufactured
solely for export.
Charles L. Hughes aircraft produc-
ton report recommends the court mar
tial of Col. E. A. Deeds and the crimi-
nal prosecution of three other army
officers. Mr.. Hughes finds that APP
proXimately $24, 100000 was wasted in
the early stages of production, due
chiefly to the abandonment of two
types of airplanes and failure to sal
wage.
Charles NJ. Schwab and Edward n.
Hurley announce that only one-siXth
of the United States shipbuilding pro-
gram has been completed, though
100000 tons have been added, and
construction will continue until the
program has been carried through, no
matter when peace comes.
Charles L. Hughes report of his
findings in the aircraft inquiry is said
TO be commendatory in general,
though he found instances of lncOm-
petence and waste, some of which, he
reports, in the light of later develop
ments were eXcusable.
The occupational tax of SO year
on every person in a trade, business or
profession whose gross earnings are
$500, was stricken from the revenue
bill by the Senate Finance Committee
Only few minor details remain to
be completed in the SS,00O,000OOO war
revenue bill
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
Governor Graham Comments

Governor Horace F. Graham has sent
the following message to the Vermont
bows at the front. The Governors mes
sage expresses the pride OF the people OF
the state in their fighters, and pledges
their ceaseless effort in sustaining the
men who are battling for civilization.
Cass Connaway. an Indianapolis, Ind,
attorney will carry the greetings over
seas, Connaway adjourned his law
practice for the period of the war to don
the Y. M. c. A. uniform and follow in the
wake of his two soldier sons. He will
visit the huts, hostels, shelters and dug
outs of the Y. NJ G. A, the Y. w. c. A.,
the War Camp Community Service,
National Catholic War Council TX. of o.
the Jewish Welfare Board, American
Library Association and Salvation Army
the seven accredited welfare agencies
that have Joined in a United War Work
Campaign, November 11-1S, to raise
$17O, 100000 to carry on their work for
SOlulGIS, SdllOIS anu MAJ ibSS a. hChN
and abroad. Wherever he comes across
a man from Vermont, Connaway will
give him the home folks greeting.
Governor Graham's message reads:
"We know that they will remember
that their dear State was given its name
by one OF the greatest of Frenchmen,
and one of the most famous Vermonters
gave to our capital the name of one u
Fran ce's beautiful cities. Our boys are
returning to the French people portion
of the debt which America owes. New
England, at Hubbardton, at Bennington,
at Saltwater and at Saratoga, made
this great Republic a certainty. Let
New England, at the Rhine, help make
Democracy universal.
"Those of us at home are ready to aid
with every resource, that they may do
their full art to give to the world last
ing peace.
with my best wishes and sending the
love and affection of the State to all
Vermonters overseas, / am
Yours very truly,
HORACE F. GRAHAM"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
LamoiIle County to Furnish
Four Men

Adjt., Gen. H. T. Johnson has made
the allotment to the different counties of
the number OF men each will furnish in
the call received this week for 121 men
from Vermont to go to Camp Dix No
vember Is. 1t was expected this call
would clean up all the old draft men, but
there are some SO more than needed. The
county allotment follows: Addison five;
Bennington 20; Caledonia FIVE; Chit.
Grand Isle two; Lamoille four; Orange
tenden IA; Essex two; Franklin seven;
II; Rutland No. %; Rutland No. 2
two; Washington six; Windham II;
Windsor FIVE.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
26 KILLED IN ACTION

Figures compiled by Mrs H. T. John.
son from the records sho wing the number
of Vermonters on the casualty list re-.
ported for the month of October reveal a
total of 213. OF these 26 were killed in
action; 104 died of disease and four died
of wounds, making total of 1874 deaths
Seventy were wounded and nine are re.
ported as missing, making a total of 21S
casualties. There was a total of Is re
ported missing but of these six were
afterward located. Sd that only nine are
credited in that column.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
GENERAL

Owing to the burden imposed on the
grain and storage houses and eleva-
tors of the country importations of
grain will be curtailed.
More than 100 persons were killed
and 80 seriously injured i'm tunnel
crush on the Brighton Beach elevated
line of the b. II. T. on the first day of
the Brooklyn strike. A new motorman
ran his train wildly before the crash.
passengers declare. District Attorney
Lewis of Kings county ordered the ar
rest of all b. II. II. officials. The strike
was ended.
An expenditure of S34,OO0.OO0 for
meats for the army was authorized.
Forty-fOur nOn-commissiOned Off
GERS at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass,
were promoted to second lieutenants
without having had to attend an off,
GERS training school.
State governors were notified by the
Chemical Welfare Division Of the
army to designate gas mask day" for
the gathering of nuts and pits to make
charcoal for gas masks.
Shipping Board estimates that only
three months viii be required to bring
home American troops.
An additional credit of 100000
was granted to Belgium by the Treas
ury
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
Riverside

Charles Lucas transacted business in
Johnson recently.
Walter Barnes transacted business at
Street the Saturday.
Ed. Styles from the Street called on
friends here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mr.. Gee. Cutler were in
Morrisville asst Saturday.
John Sweet of Johnson was Sunday
visitor at Frank Hooper's,
Mrs. Oscar Whitcomb has been i'll
the past few days, but is better now.
Rollie Roddy was business visitor
in Johnson the latter part of last week.
The Manley brothers spent Sunday
with their sister, Mrs. Carpenter, in
Fletcher.
Miss Helen Bucklin has been sick
with a hard cold and sore throat the
past few days.
Mrs. Addie Turkey, from MONTPELIER,
is spending few days with her BROTH
ter, Charles Lucas.
Arthur Page has been quite i'll the
past two weeks with rheumatism, but is
some better at this writing.
Mrs Nelson Styles, from Stowe, is
spending a few days with her daughter,
Mrs Will Wright, at the Plant.
Mr.. Tatro, who has lived on the La
pan arm the past year, is moving to
Pla15 field, where he has employment.
Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Corbet o
Underhill visited Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Allen last week, returning home Mon
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Crowell, from
North Hartland, were at their home
here last Sunday. We understand they
have rented the farm to a man from
Morristown, who will take possession
this week.
Fred French, who has lived on the
Fred Crowell farm the past year, is
moving to the Souther house on the road
to the North village. We are sorry to
have them leave the place, as we all
like good neighbors.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
Felcherville

Say, did it rain Saturday night or
pour?
Thursday Mrs. Emerson was taken
very sick. Grave fears of Rheumatic
fever.
Will Emerson has gone to Hardwick
to work on farm for Mrs. Bronson.
Mr. Fleming has throwed IN his iob
at Walden, end is now working for
Jewett on the road
What call for hens to winter. Ouqbt
to thought of that before all the Ella
girls went cityward.
W: Lapan was up and settled with
Mr.. Iatro, all o. k. Got a living that's
all. Good luck, say ALL
Tuesday Mr.. and Mrs. Tatro were in
Morrisville. He went to see about Oct.
ting truck to move them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brainerd Mudgett were
at the village Monday, the lovely day
tempted her out for ride
Arthur Jones and family were Sunday
visitors at Lewis Decell's Their dauph-
ter, Madge returning home with them
Joel Bessey entertained Mrs. Holmes
and Miss Jennie Jewett of Johnson, and
VIII Lapan. He is up TO take care of his
place.
We are sorry TO hear of Charles Man.
nlng's loss by his barn being burned.
lie lived 10 Felcherville a couple of
years ago.
But did you notice that drove of
cattle going down by to Bedell's? Some
Some 30 cows, young stock and
number of fat sheep.
Will Grimes folks entertained, re.
Gently, Will Davis aud wife. of Johnson
Mrs. Nelson Styles, of Stowe and Mrs.
Will Wright OF Riverside.
J. Fletcher has succeeded in getting
Geo. Crowell and team to help to skid
and get his wood in shape for drawing,
when the first snow comes.
Again the stork has stopped at jaw
Blancbard's. Word comes to Mrs.
Moulton that her sister, Florence, has a
hne g Ia ID. baby boy born Sunday last.
at Derby. Ali well Congratulations.
Official notice received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Sargent that their son,
harry was wounded in France. oh, the
heartache of the mother, fearing her
son wont get good care. We'llhope good |
news may come coon.
Who owned the dog that lay dead by |
I he roadside, and who should have seen
1t was buried? Men You would suppose |
ought to see to it thought best not to |
1t seems, but for decency's sake it |
should not have been left there so long.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
SPORTING

Commander ]. X. l. Ross bought
War Pennant, War Marvel and Motor
| Cop from A. L. Macomber for $4,000.
Edward ]. Thorp, formerly Columbia
coach, is appointed by Walter Camp to
direct football team at New London
submarine base.
November % has beeA set as the
date for the football game between the
Harvard radio and Princeton aviator
elevens at Polo Ground in aid of the
sports fund for Uncle Sam.
Jim Coffey, the Dublin Giant, after
a long ay-off, has decided to take up.
boxing again.
Major William B. Dean, former
West Point football star and acting
division machine gun instructor at
Camp Dodge, Ia, is dead from pneu-
monia, which developed after influen-
"a. Dean, twice unanimous choice of
critics for all-American halfback, was
directly responsible for West Points
victories over Yale in 1910 and 1913.
Columbias football team has lost
one of its best men, Charles Shaw,
halfback, having been ordered to an
aviation training school.
The entry of the thoroughbred stall
lion Adams Express, owned by the
United States government, has been
received for the National Horse Show,
New York
The sailors from the U. S. S. Gran
lite State won a hard fought football
game from the Fordham University
s. A. T. C. eleven at Fordham Field,
New York city. The score was 6 to 0.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06

The little town of Windham of 345
people has family in which there are
Is children, which is more than MANY
a larger town can boast. Perhaps there
is no significance in the fact but the
father is the official town collector. and
be seems to be well titled.
Fire starting from a stove in the old
chair mill in Green River village near
Brattleboro destroyed the mill and con.
tents and a house owned and occu,ied
by Mrs. Thompson, also the barn on IN.
Thompson place. The loss was frnr,
$4,000 to $4,000 and there was
small insurance.
Landlord J.F. Hale, of Wells River
has leased the Deming estate propertv
for the winter season, and will omen II
as the Tavern annex. This il necs,-
STATED as war time measure owing 10
lack of fuel to heat the Tavern. Tn
annex is spacious and well eouipped h.
ing one of the finest houses ia the Mace
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
Should Have Stayed Here
burlington News)

The Brattleboro young man who went
West to grow up with the country and
to have chance to expand might have
done better had be stayed in Vermont.
A high-hying clerk in his office in Chicago
has just robbed him OF nearly $4,000
Perhaps fortunes don't grow every night
in Vermont, but oftentimes it is safer to
to make haste slowly. At any rate YER
mont towns are more God fearing and
law abiding as rule than the big cities
and business man of average care is not
roooed OF his eye teeth. Then, too, it
would be impossible to steal SAC, 900
from many concerns in this state.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06

Gov. Graham is one of the II govern ors
who have accepted invitations to ttend
a mass meeting that will take place in
the auditorium in Chicago November s
in honor of the return of Samuel Com
pers to America. Governor Graham is
thus far the only New England governor
who has indicated his entention of at
tending. The meeting will also be
attended by many federal and STAFF
officers. The arrangements are In cba-ge
of the American Alliance of Labor and
Democracy.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06

The progress Chart on the work 0f
the various draft boards in Vermont,
which is kept in the a1jutant-gene taI' s
Office, shows that every county has now
completed 80 per cent of the classified
ton of the men between the eges of 10
and 36, under registration of September
IL. Windham county having filed it's re
port with the Acknowledgement Oct. 80.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06

Sincere sympathy to the Mortified
News, Edosburg Standard and Rutland
News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
NEAT AND FISH !
Somebody's Dollars Will Do tt
Wonder If They'll Be Yours9
BY BRUCE BARTON

By BRUCE BARTON
will tell you what will happen some night,
this winter in France. Some night when it's
colo and dark.
There will be rusting through the front line
trench, where boys stand guard. And a
heaven ladened Secretary will make his way
along.
In his hands will be great steamlng pots: IN
his pocket chocolate and cigarettes
From to another he Will go, passing
cup full of hot coffee to hands that tremble with
the colo; bringing the comfort OF bit OF sweet
and smoke.
Men will hail him chcerily, slapping him on
the back and when he has gone things will be
little easier in that trench because he has passed
that way.
How much will it cost to make that :rIP-do
you supposed Counting the pittance that the
Secretary is paid, and the cost OF the chocolate
and the cigarettes and all?
Five dollarsi Twenty-Five dolarsF do not
know.
But whether it is FIVE dollars or twenty-five,
Id like to think that it is my five or ta0rHty-tgs
-wouldn't your That some night when Its cold
and lonesome, my money and yours might send
SecTetary along that front line trench.
Let's make up minds that we are gong to
pay Tor score of those trips. score OF the
nights this winter shall be our nights.
nights when the boys greet Joyousy the
chocolate and cigarettes that our money pro-
uded; and are happier because our representa-
tive has passed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06

The 2. e. Luce Co. annouEce their
annual Fall, Coat and Suit Sale for Ladies
and Misses, for Monday, Nov. IL. See
adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06

The F. C. Luce Co. announce their
annual Fall, Coat and Suit Sale for Ladies
and Misses. for Monday, Nov II. See adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-11-06
Politics is adjourned !
President Wilson'S letter did it.

The washington County M ago Club
has closed up shop.
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