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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
THE GOVERNORS
PROCLAMATION

BY the Governor of the State Of Yer
mont.
Never since the great Lincoln selec-
ted the last Thursday in November as
Thanksgiving Day has this Nation been
blessed with such cause for rejoicing
and praise to Almighty God
"Our ieals as Nation have won for
us an immeasurable share in the strug
gle for world democracy. The righteous
might and integrity of our arms have
been victorious over autocratic might
and selfish tyranny. There remains for
us the greatest responsibility in our
history, that OF cooperating with our
Allies to establish industry turnout the
world and to enforce peace for all time
We pray that our Heavenly Father as
sist in making our dealings with other
nations honest, generous and, above all,
just
Vermont and New England deserve
to feel proud of the record of their fight
ing sons in this war Our dauntless men
in the Navy and especially the heroes
of the Yankee Division have earned
true thanksgiving. Patriotism ever
thrived on New England soil, and her
war workers have labored unstintingly
at home and in the field. Let us thank
God for those who have given them
selves for freedom and pray that He
may comfort their loved ones.
LET us continue to remember that
"a mighty fortress is our God,
"A outward never failing"
I, HORACE F. GRAHAM, Cover
nor, designate Thursday, the twenty
eight of this November A DAY OF
THANKSGIVING AND PRAYER
LET all the people of the State, for
that day, lay aside their ordinry &C.
equations and in their several homes
and places of worship give thanks to
God and ask for a just peace with His
benediction.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal of the State, at Montpelier,
this twentieth day of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and eighteen, and of the in
dependence of the United States, the
one hundred and forty-third.
Horace F. Graham,
Governor
By His Excellency's Command
Harvey E. Goodell
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
NEWSBOYS ON BATTLE FRONT
Belgian and French Youngsters Take
Great Risks While Distributing
Papers to the Soldiers.

During the first days of the war
British soldiers going up to Mons from
Boulogne We're hailed by an ancient
French dame with her only British
phrase, "Da-e-ly Ma-i-l." She did her
best. Since those far-off days "Da-e-ly
Mail" has been called by the little,
Belgian and French boys and girls all
along the line from Dunkrk to Bel
fort. Many risk has been run to buy
and sell the news Of yesterday. One
great load of copies of the London
Daily Mail arrived at a distributing
center by train just as the advancing
wave of Germans threatened to pour
over the line
Prompt to the occasion the parcels
were seized by the soldiers and
thrown into the gap. Surely no news
paper parcels ever had a stranger fate
than to be used, fresh from the press
and unread, as sandbags for trenches
and shelter against whining scurry
Of machine-gun bullets. Back in Paris
an ANXIOUS publisher and thoughtful
cashier wondered in what category Of
"unsold copies" the wagon load should
be put.
Three times the Daily Mail has
heard through advanced line distrib-
uting agents of paper sellers shot by
snipers' bullets while making their
way along the trenches.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
SUGGESTIONS FOR
THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving is coming and every
housekeeper is beginning to think Of
that dinner which is to be the best OF
the year and better this year than ever
because we have 50 much as nation
and as individuals to be thankful for,
Turkey comes as the first thought
always in connection with a good old
fashioned Thanksgiving feast. 1t seems
to be a question this year if it will be
possible to get them and there are
vague rumors of unheard of prices, but
the market keepers expect to have some
at the price of soc or 60 c. 1t is bad
season for turkeys for they are hard to
raise, especially in rainy weather such
as we have had this fall. Hoover asks
that all families of three or less have
chicken and leave the turkey for the
larger families. Ducks are scarce this
year and very hard to get Chickens are
plentiful and broilers are 55c pound
and fowls 45c.
The turkey must be stuffed Epicures
agree that nothing is better than a
chestnut stuffing, though potato or
bread filings are excellent.
No Thanksgiving dinner is complete
without its pumpkin or mince pie.
During the shortage of meats, many
housekeepers have used green tomatoes
in their mince meats which are an ex-
cellent substitute and hardly discern
able. Pumpkins are rather scarce this
year though there are some very good
ones on the market which are higher
priced than usual.
Mixed nuts vary in price from 30c to
Acc a h. according to quality. The
English walnuts are the most expensive
nut on the market and are SOC Id.
Many raisins should be eaten this year
because they are plentiful, healthful
and contain much natural sugar. Cali
fornia table raisins are very good and
are 35c.
When we remember the shortage OF
potatoes in 1917 we are glad to buy
them even at the price of 40 and SOC
peck. Sweet potatoes are at their
cheapest this time of year
Turnips, squash and onions are at
their usual prices. Celery varies but
tie Boston celery is 15c a head. Cauli-
flower is more expensive this year and
is l5c pound.
But even though we are rejoicing we
must remember the starving people
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
WEYBRIDGE HILL

Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Hier are moving
their household goods to Bristol.
Prof. Lawrence of Middlebury College
spoke at the Congregational church
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel H. Jewett and
children, spent last Saturday at the
home of Guy Wocott in Brldport.
Word has been received that daugh-
ter, Joanna, was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas ]. MacMurtry, Jr., of Beverly
Mass, November II.
MIR. and Mis-. H. c. Dewey Smith and
two children of Fletcher spent several
days last week with relatives here.
Saturday evening party was given in
their honor, to relatives at the home of
their uncle, c. S. James.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
German Chemists at Work.

The activity Of German chemists Is
shown in technical journals received
through neutral countries. One of the
new products Is safety detonator
which is stated to be cheap and eff
fective substitute for illuminate OF
mercury. The latter, besides being
costly, is very dangerous to handle and
In the caps Is unstable, little damp
ness causing it to attack the copper or
brass, forming a copper salt far more
explosive than the illuminate itself.
The new filling is mixture of potas-
stun chlorate and anthony sulphide
neither explosive. Held against this
by a thin strip of tin is varnish Of
gum lacquer containing ground red
phosphorus and a little disphemyla-
mine, and as the hammer strikes the
cap, ignition is produced by friction Of
the PHOSPHORUS against the charge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22

Value in Skim Milk.

Skim milk is chiefly casein, and
while it is a food rich in protein 1t
was formerly fed to the pigs or thrown
away. Chemical research brought out
its value in paper sizing, in making
water soluble paints for interior use
and for many other purposes.
Another use for skim milk consists
under a patented process of emulsify-
ing coconut oil and skim milk In water
and then stabilizing them so that the
product has substantially the same
food qualities as milk and cream, and
1t looks and tastes like milk and
cream. The skim milk may be shipped
dried, and no COW is needed within ten
thousand mles.-FrOm Chemistry in
Overalls," by Arthur D. Little.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
EnaIlsh. Grown ReIIadonna.

Belladonna, which before the war
came almost exclusively from Ger
many, is now being cultivated at Dork-
ing on scale that will prevent any
possibility of dearth in the future, and
doctors, who partially discontinued its
use, may now prescribe it as freely as
they did before the war, says the Lon
don Times The first of the Dorking
plantations was started Immediately
after the war broke out, but the diff
Guilty Of obtaining the seed, and more
especially the slow growth of the
plant, in the initial stages, prevented
the drug being produced in large guam
titles until this year. Next year still
larger quantity will be placed on the
market. Practically the whole Of the
plantations are on waste ground that
could not possibly produce food. If
the seed is sown in the open, it takes
four years before sufficient herb can
be cut to make paying crop,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
FROM PROFESSOR
TO SHIPBUILDER

From High School professor TO eX'
pert riveteT in five weeks may seem 10
some like bridging an enormous chasm,
but the system Of making mechanics
employed al the industrial training
school OF the Merchant Shipbulding
Corporation at Hartman, Pa has
caused ieats Of that kind TO become
quite an ordinary thing The wizard
like transformation IN question IS that
OF Frank Johnson, wizard-hke because,
hguratively speaking, strip Of paper
was changed into band Of steel
II was in the latter part Of the sum
mer that Johnson came 10 Hartman,
lie said that he was High School pro-
lessor, His clothes bore the stamp OF
one unaccustomed 10 the more siren
uOus kinds Of labor his face marked
him as man who had lived studious
life, his muscles were soft to the verge
OF Aabbiness, and his hands appeared
never TO have picked up a heavier tool
than tennis racquet
Johnson said he wanted to do some
thing for Uncle Sam There were SUI
iicient reasons why he couldn't enter
the service, so he decided that his man
power could be employed in no better
way than 10 help build ships that were
needed to sustain the soldiers boys IN
France,
The professor admitted that he hadn't
done any laborious kind Of work for
years, and al first the riveting instruc-
tor of the industrial training school
looked at him rather doubtiuIly, John.
sons patriotism and persistence, how
ever prevailed and he was given
chance and through that patriotism
and persistence he won out
Johnson said afterwards that when
he first picked up the riveting gun he
thought il weighed two hundred
pounds, But the next day the machine
weighed only one hundred and fifty
pounds, and on the third day even less
Nor was the weight Of the gun the
only thing that had to be overcome
In the hands Of the instructor, il look
ed like a mighty easy thing to manip-
ulate, but in the hands of the ineYperi-
enced Johnson, il seemed to jump all
over the plate and hit everything en-
cept the rivet head at which he aimed
Just as soon as the muscles hardened
bit he could hold it in place quite east
ly, and under the careful guidance of
the painstaking instructor, he was soon
able to manipulate il as deXterously
From that time on progress was
rapid-rapid because of the method
of instruction Five weeks from the day
he entered the industrial school in the
Merchant yard Johnson was a finished
product of the riveting trade The
great span between the pedagogue's
chair and the staging of ship on the
ways was easily bridged
Johnson is not sure that he will ever
return to the schoolroom of other rays.
He attributes his present mechanical
knowledge to the modern methods of
teaching in the Merchant yard, and
thinks there is broad and useful field
along that particular line,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
THANKSGIVING DAY
PROCLAMATION

President Wilson in a proclamation
Sunday designated Thursday, Noyem-
Der 2sth, as Thanksgiving day and said
this year the American people have
special and moving cause to be crate
iul and rejoice, Complete victory, he
said has brought not only peace, but
the confident promise Of a new day as
we'll in which Justice shall replace
force and jealous intrigue among the
nations"
The proclamation follows
by the President OF the United
States OF America
"A proclamalion'
1T has long been our custom TO turn
IN the autumn OF the year IN praise and
thanksgiving 10 Almighty God for his
many blessings and mercies to as as a
nation, This year we have special and
moving cause TO be grateful and TO re-
joice, God has in His good pleasure
given rs peace II has not come as a
mere cessation OF arms, a mere relief
from the strain and tragedy OF war II
has come as great triumph OF right.
Complete victory has brought u.s. not
peace alone, but the confident promise
OF a new day as we'll IN which Justice
shall replace force and jealous intrigue
among the nations Our gallant armies
have participated IN a triumph which IS
not maHed or stained by any purpose Of
selfish aggression, In a righteous cause
they have won immortal glory and have
nohly served their nation IN serving
mankind, God has indeed been gracious.
We have cause for such rejoicing as
reyives and strengthens in US all the
best traditions OF national history A
new day shines about US IN which our
hearts take new courage and look for
ward with new hope to new and great
er duties,
while we render thanks for these
things let us not forget TO seek the
Divine guidance in the performance OF
these duties, and Divine mercy and for
giveness for all errors OF act Of purpose,
and pray that in all that we do we shall
strengthen the ties Of friendship and
mutual respect upon which we must
assist to build the new structure oil
peace and good will among the nations.
Wherefore !, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States OF Amer
lea, do hereby designate Thursday, the
2Sth day Of November next, as day
OF thanksgiving and prayer, and invite
the people throughout the land to
cease upon that day from their ordi-
nary occupations and in their several
homes and places OF worship to render
thanks to God the ruler OF nations,
I'm witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal Of the
United States to be affixed
Done in the District OF Columbia,
this 10th day of November, in the year
of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and eighteen and Of the independence of
the United States Of America, the one
hundred and forty third,
WOODROW WILSON.
"By the President,
ROBERT LANSING,
Secretary of State
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
CHARLES z. CRANE
COMMUNICATION
Editor Of "The Mddlebury Register
Middlebury, VI.
Hear sir

Editor Of "The Mddlebury Register
MddebuTy, W.
Dear Sir,
"In Governor elect Clements notable
announcement OF his candidacy made
when he saw with his customary
ehrewdness that a close three-cornered
contest presented hnal hope for the
realization OF long cherished political
ambitions, he declared that the most
important consideration leading 10 his
noble and heroic volunteering was the
purpose OF professional reiormer" TO
line up Vermont for national prohibi-
ton. To prevent, II possible, this tragic
Invasion OF personal rights" appeared
10 Mr. Clement as his manifest and
supreme duty To make possible the
continuation and perpetuation OF the
saloon IN as many Vermont commune
ties as possible was his conception OF
Special public service
THAT announcement Of Mr. Clement
gave US the measure Of his political Wis
ion and idealism, II We had needed any
thing in addition to his previous record
10 show US how much he lacked except
In the realm Of finance where he has
long been an acknowledged expert, No
body ever thought, however that II
would be enough to induce a majority
OF Vermont electors to change their
habit OF voting the Republican ticket
especially when il seemed certain that
Mr. Clements power in the direction
Of his iondest political purpose would
be almost negligible,
But in justice now TO those support
efs OF Mr.. Clement who are such for
reasons other than a habit OF voting
for Republican candidates, he must
try to do something or lose his standing
with them One appreciates therefore
the gentle or perhaps the hali'uncon-
cious irony with which the editor Of
the Vergennes Enterprise says that
even il Mr. Clement should use his in
fluence as governor in an attempt to
thwart or delay the ratification OF the
Prohibition amendment in the Vermont
legislature by a majority pledged to
that action, il would be ridiculous TO
suppose that he was acting in the in
teTest Of the rumsellers,"
I'VE are Of course certain that our
new Governors pecuniary fortunes
made it quite unnecessary for him ever
to be the paid hireling' of anybody
Whatever he may do as governor or
as private citizen, either for the rum
sellers or for the people, we shall know
that il is entirely a labor Of love. And
he must be a very unsophisticated Yer
monter who at this late day does not
feel sure which their Governor-eect
loves the most.
Yours truly,
r. Barclay Simmons
Shorebam, VI Nov Is 1918
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
VERMONT HONOR ROLL
R. Barclay Simmons
Shorebam, VI, Nov, Is, 1918

Constant Emerson, Johnson, died Of
disease.
Arthur F. Aunchman, Shoreham,
died from wounds received in action.
Harry M. Fitzgerald, Orwell, died
from wounds received in action.
John L. Saltus, Burlington, wounded
degree undetermined.
Ralph H. Manning, Colchester, miss
ing in action.
Clarence r. H. Hebert, Marlboro,
slightly wounded.
Robert Wakefield, Shelburne, died
Of disease.
Charles ]. Gleason, Manchester De-
pot, slightly wounded.
Edward O'Connor, Burlington, slight
ly wounded.
Lieut.. Lloyd Hamilton, Burlington,
killed in action.
Albert A. Bushey, Richford, killed
in action.
Edward Clark Fales, Rochester, died
of disease.
Victor Gervais, jr, Alburg, wounded
in action, degree undetermined.
Chester A. Longe, Montgomery Cen
ter, slightly wounded.
Charles H. Blakely, Victory, died of
disease.
Raymond A. Warn, Bennington, kill
ed in action.
Arley H. Guyette, Burlington, died
of disease.
Harry L. Nelson, Mountain Mills,
died Of disease.
William J. Woodbury., Castleton,
slightly wounded in action.
Ezra M. Ross, Brandon, severely
wounded.
Clifford L. Messer, Westfeld, died of
disease.
Freeman J. Priest, Waterford, died
of disease.
Curtis F. Haskins, Waterbury, severe
ly wounded.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
Two Brave seamen Commended.

Two men of the United States navy
have recently been commended for
risking their lives to save shipmates.
Turner S. Lux, boatswain's mate, ma
tional naval volunteers, saved a paint
er who fell overheard from the United
States Steamer Houston. A life belt
had been thrown to the man, but he
failed to grasp it and was going down
for the second time when Lux came
to his rescue. Lux gave as his nearest
kin G. II. Lux, 1927 Valence street,
Birmingham, Ala. A similar service
was performed by Chief Boatswain
John NJ. Penix, whose mother, Mrs.
Mary Stout, lives in Kingston, Ala.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22
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United States Life Insurance.

The people of the United States
carry more than $60,OO0,0OO,OOO Of
life insurance, the largest record of
any country in the world. OF this
$90,000000,000 is government insur-
ance for soldiers and sailors.-Leslie's,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-11-22

among the Allied nations OF Europe,
especially Russia We must send $500,
600 tons more of food than we sent over
last year and we sent over 100000
tons last year In order to do this we
must conserve in our homes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
Watches and Water,

When person falls overheard OF
GETS ducking IN any other way he al
once has trouble with bis watch. un
less, OF course, it happens that he be
not wearing 1t. III he is wise he will
send it at once to matchmaker
What the latter can do to it depends
upon the extent of the wetting and
the length OF time that has elapsed
since the immersion.
The jewelers. Circular says the re-
pairer will take the watch entirely
apart. II there be water still notice
able he will place all the parts In al
cohol and then clean them. If they
be dry he will put all ordinary steel
parts in benzine and all plates, bridges
and brass parts In solution of alkali
and soap.
A repairer receiving watch several
days after its wetting will immense 1t
in coal oil Then he will decide wheth-
er it will be less expensive to clean
the works or to replace them with a
new movement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
RUSSIAN ARMIES ARE
UTTERLY DEHOR1LIZED
Only Chance to Save Themselves Is TO
Fall Back to Natural Defenses
and There Reform.

Petrograd, Jan. 26.-Maior General
Bonch Brueviteh, chief of staff at the
Russian front, paints a gloomy picture
OF the condition of the Russian armies in
a report to Ensign krylenko, the com.
mander-inc chief. The army organiza
tions are utterly demoralized he saws
the officers are inexperienced. and the
maintenance of discipline is impossible.
The only possible salvation of the army.
the only chance for offering an effective
resistance, he declares, is for the various
sections of the armies to fall back to
their natural defenses and undergo a
thorough reorganization of the units un.
der trained leaders.
Many parts of the western front are
entirely open, General Bonch Brueyitch
reports, at numerous places there being
only 24O 1nfantrymen to the mile The
reserves are refusing to relieve the men
in the trenches and the soldiers are de
sorting in masses. Communications are
broken and few horses are available. The
wire entanglements have been DESTROYED
TO facilitate fraternizing and the ex-
change of commodities with the German
armies.
AT many points, adds the chief of staff
fortified points have been destroyed
making resistance utterly impossible on
the lines as at present located, even with
good troops. Various stats must soon
cease work, he declares, because of the
disordered conditions, and the economic
life of the army will thus be ruined.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26

Dobra is the general word of assent
In Servia. IL a doughnut is good-and
Serbs make deleetable doughnuts in
tin pans over camp fres--it is dobra.
A good looking girl is dohra, and ii
she is very good looking she Is dobra-
dobra. A good speech or lucky gen
eral or a pleasant summer or the word
to charge are all dobra.
One can go anywhere In Seryia IL one
is but letter perfect in dobra and nal
mo, which latter is the general mega
tive One should also be able to say
"Hydyr with great force and convic-
ton. That is the slang for hurry"
And it is needed, for these Balkan peo-
pies do not like to hurry unless killing
Is somewhere involved. Ones CONVEX.
sation might lack continuity perhaps,
but if supplemented by assorted rubs
and pattings one need never miss bed
or a meal where Serb camp fire
shines.-Herbert Corey in Saturday
Evening Post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
CHIEF SHIP DESIGNER FOR
EMERGENCY FLEET QUITS
Chairman Hurley Accepts Resignation of
T. E. Ferris-offered Because of
Clinchfeld Affair.

Washington. Jan, 26.-The resignation
OF Theodore Z. Ferris, chief ship design
err for the emergency feet corporation
was accepted yesterday by Chairman
Hurley of the shipping board
Mr. Ferris designed the Ferris type
wooden ship. 400 OF which are being built
by the fleet corporation, and helped de
sign several steel ship types the corpora
ton is having constructed He quit the
corporation, it is understood for fear
that his continued service would embar.
rass the construction program. The Sen
ate committee investigating shipbuilding
had questioned his connection with ship
building interests and he, it is said, felt
that he should resign.
The Senate committee inquired par
ticularly into his connection with the
Chnehtield Navigation company, which
he recommended 10 the fleet corporation
to build ships, The corporation, it was
brought out was not an actual builder
OF ships. but had sublet contracts to the
Sloane Shipbuilding company of Seattle