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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-12-05
U.S.PEACE ENJOYS
President Wilson Selects Men to
Accompany Him to Con-
ference at Paris.
HENRY WHITE AMONG THEM
Former Ambassador to France Is the
Republican resentative-Nam-
ing of General Bliss Some-
thing of Surprise.

Washington.-Pres Wilson on
Friday made public the American dele
gates who accompany him to France
to participate in the world peace con-
ference. Besides the president, the
American delegates are:
Secretary of State Lansing.
Henry White, formerly American
ambassador to France.
Edward M. House.
Gen. Tasker n. Bliss.
White House Statement.
The names were disclosed in the fol-
lowing announcement from the White
House:
"It was announced at the executive
Office that the representatives of the
United States at the peace conference
would be the president himself, the Sec
retary of state, Henry White. recently
ambassador to France; Edward M.
House and Gen. Tasker H. Bliss.
ut was explained that 1t had not
been possible to announce these ap-
pointments before because the number
of representatives. each of the chief
belllgerents was to send had, until
day or two ago, been under ia s.
sion."
Bliss Name a Surprise.
The only surprise In the announce
ment was the selection of Gen. Tasker
H. Bliss, former chief of staff of the
army and now the representative OF
the American war department in the
supreme war council of the allies.
For several days 1t had been gen
orally understood that the Republican
member of the delegation would be
Mr.. White. That Secretary Lansing
and Colonel House would be the other
members had been unofficially ad-
mitted.
White Long in Service.
Henry White, long in diplomatic
service, was the American ambassador
to France during President Roosevelt's
administration. His diplomatic service
began in 1888, when he served for two
years as secretary to the American
legation at Vienna. He was trans
ferred to London in 1884 as second sec
retary of the American legation ana IN
1886 he was made secretary to the lega-
ton there, being recalled by President
Cleveland in 1898.
During his career he also served the
government in special diplomatic ca
pacities, representing the United States
at the international conference in Lon
don, 1SS7-SS, for the abolition of sugar
bounties.
He was a delegate from the United
States to the international conference
on agriculture at Rome in 1908, and
also was the American delegate to the
international conference on Moroccan
affairs at Algeciras. From March, 1905,
to March, 1907, Mr.. White was the
American ambassador to Italy, leaving
that important post to become the am
bassador to France, where he remained
until December, 1909.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-12-05
Formal Decree of Ahdication.

Berlin (Via BaseD The text Of the
former German emperors act of re-
nunciation which was issued by the
new German government, "in order to
reply to certain misunderstanding
which have arisen with regard to the
abdication," follows
"By the present documents l re-
nounce forever my rights to the crown
of Prussia and the rights to the Ger
man imperial crown. I release at the
same time all the officials of the Ger
man empire and Prussia and also all
officers, non-commissioned officers
and soldiers of the Prussian navy and
army and of contingents for confeder-
ate states from the oath of fidelity
they have taken to me as their en-
peror, king and supreme chief.
81 expect from them until new or
ganization of the German empire eX-
lists that they will aid those who ef-
fectively hold the power in Germany
to protect the German people against
the menacing dangers of anarchy, fam
inc and foreign domination.
made and executed and signed by
our own hand with the imperial seal at
Amerongen, Nov. 2S.
(Signed) "WILLIAM."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
A CLEAR CONPLEXION
Rudy CheeIss-Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says Dr.. Edwards. q Wcll-known
Ohio Physician

DR.. z. M. Edwards foZ II years treated
scores Of women FOR liver and bowel
ailments. During these years he gave to
his patients q prescription made OF q few
weli-known vegetable ingredients mixed
with olive oil, naming them Dr.. Edwards
Olive Tablets. You viii know them by
their olive color.
These tablets arc wonder workers on the
liver and bowels, which cause normal
action, carrying of the waste and poison
GUS matter in ones system.
Eyou have pale fcce, saliow look, dull
eyes, piuples, coated tongue, headaches, a
listless, no-good feeling, all out of sorts,
inactive bowels, you take one of DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets nightly for time
and note the pleasing results.
Thousands Of women as well as men
take DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets-the sue
cessful substitute for calomel-now and
then just to keep in the pink of condition.
l0c and 25c per boz. All druggists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
MUCH RHEUMATISM
Local Druggists No-cure No-Pay Of
fer Attracts Many Sufferers.

III There atc ans rheumatic sufferers in
town who have not awaited themselves Of
Niltrrd r. Roots generous offer they
should do 50 az once.
MIR Root states that il Rheuma, the
guaranteed prescription for rheumatism.
does not give any purchaser quick and
jo,iu fehct be viii return the purchase
price without any quibbling or red tape
Rheumatism ~ dangerous disease, and
anyone who has tile slightest taint Of it
should drive IL from the system as soon
rs possible Read What Rheuma did ior
this sufferer:
For tive years ] suffered with atticular
rheumatism. having lunches on nv 81
bows feet and wrists ! took everything
| could get. with no relief / saw your
ad, and was greatly improved before |
had used two bottles, and was cured be-
lore bad finished the third ! thank
God for Rheuma and that ! am free from
rheumatism today. Ii anyone wishes IN.
formation from me | will write them. !
think Rheuma is a miracle. Mrs. Lucia
RYDER l02 Gilbert street. syracuse, y. \.
Good druggists everywhere sell Rheuma,
\ large bottle is inexpensive and sufficient
tor two weeks trcatment-Ady.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
SHOWS BURY COAL TRAINS.
Rails Previously Opened in Pennsyl
vania Again Covered by Drifts.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Fresh
SHOWS and high winds in the Pennsyl-
vania mountains buried scores of coal
trains and rails previously opened TO
coal mines were again covered with
high drifts. In the middle west tracks
to mines were opened but the supply Of
empty ears reduced to fraction OF
normal. Indications were that loading
of coal in the Pennsylvania, Ohio, West
Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana fields
would not be restored to normal for
three or four days. Even this situa-
ton was dependent almost entirely on
Improvement IN the weather.
Along the eastern seaboard and in
the extreme west conditions were ..acl
better and coal was moving rapidly.
Thousands of protests against the
| fuel administration s order reached tbs
railroad administration today and were
| net with the announcement that thj
railroads were helpless to improve tn,
situation materially until the snow anC
ice blanket covering the middle ives
had melted
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
DEATH OF EDWARD PELKEY.
Manchester Center Man Was Veteran
of the Civil War

MANCHESTER, Jan. ls.-Edward
Pelkey died at his home i'll Manchester
Center at 1870 clock Thursday morn
ing after long illness with heart
trouble. Mr.. Pelkey was born in
Clarendon March 9, 1912, son of Ma
tilda Billings and julius Pelkey. The
early part of his life he lived in Swan
sey, y. IL. Later, with his parents, he
moved to Pittsford where he lived until
eight years ago when he moved to
Manchester Center.
He was veteran of the Civil war,
having served in Company G, 9Th Yer
mont volunteers, for IS months.
On July /, 1872, he was married to
Mary Hart of Proctor. Besides his
wife he is survived by three sons, Mar
tin of Rutland, Arthur of Worcester
Thomas of Manchester Center, one
daughter, Stella, and two brothers, Ju
Illus of Pittsford and Isaac of Milford
Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
GERMAN ENEMIES.
Continued from Page l }

ing Of the finger prints and the at
taching of the photographs. If the
registrant can not write he must make
fix his left thumb print in the space pro-
vided opposite the signature space.
The finger printing is method of
Identification and follows the practice
observed in the military and naval
service of the United States.
1.-The registrant is hereby informed
that he must again present himself be-
fore the registration officer who took
his oath after 10 days but before Is
days from the last day fixed for regis
tration in his registration district to
obtain a registration card, upon which
he must sign his name, or make his
mark, and place his left thumb print
III the presence of the registration of
ficer.
Relative to finger printing the gen
eral rules and regulations contain the
following paragraph:
particular attention is called to
| the requirement that the registration
officer shall register the finger prints OF
each registrant. This must be done
| by the registration officer personally
The following suggestions are given to
those who are not familiar with the
method of taking finger prints: On I
smooth slab of glass or metal a coating
of printer ink should be carefully
spread, evenly and thinly, by means o
a roller. The registration officer SHOULD
then grasp the thumb and each inge
of the registrant in turn, beginnin;
with the right hand, and roll the bull
of it on the slab. The thumb and fin
ger should then be rolled lightly on tn
paper in the space designated for each
The registration officer should press tn
finger lightly so that clean impress
sion may be made. The rolling is in
portant, 50 that the lines on the side a
we'll as the face of the finger may b
shown. After this has been done fo
the thumb and each finger of eac
hand, fiat impressions of the four fiji
gers Of each hand should be taken s
simultaneously and pressed upon the ps
per in the blank spaces provided fc
; this purpose. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

Protestant churches in the United
states last year received 100000 new
members.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
INvENTs BOMBING MACHINE.
Driverless Machine Designed by F. G.
Haynes of Grand Rapids.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. IS
Fred c. Haynes of Grand Rapids has
invented an automatic driverless air
plane for bombing purposes which may
play an important factor in war on
Germany. The machine is controlled
from the engine IN manner which is
being kept secret by the inventor
Each machine, it is said, could carry
1900 pounds OF explosives and could ne
sent any distance from 100 feet to 800
miles On reaching its destination the
explosives would be dropped and the
machine itself would be blown 10
pieces, so that it would be of no use to
the enemy. A fleet of the machines
could be directed against an ammuni
ton depot, the inventor says, and bring
complete destruction.
Mr.. Haynes has shown his plans t.
Senator Smith and government officials
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
BELLOWS FALLS.
john W. Slattery Receives Commission

A great many in the community will
be interested to know that John W.
Slatterv, son of Mrs. Mary Slattery
OF 80 Bridge street, who has been tax
ing course in aviation in San An
tonic, Texas. has received commits
sion as first lieutenant in the Aviation
Section signal Corps.
Lieutenant Slatterv graduated from
the Bellows Falls high school in the
class of 1908 and of Norwich univer-
sity in the class of 1912 He is also
member of ST. Charles Council, x. of
&. Previous to his entering the training
school of aviation he was investment
banker with Bodell & Co. of Provi-
dence, K. |.
Lieutenant Slattery was president Of
his class and was POSTMASTER at the
banquet of ground officers training
school, held at the Menger Hotel IN
was represented in the list Of mem
bers of the class. Lieutenant Slattery
addressed the faculty in behalf of the
class, thanking them for the kindness
and consideration shown during the pc
| Rod Of training. He also made the
presentation speech in presenting tc
Major Brennan the silver loving cup
given him by the class.
Lieutenant Slattery was a favoritt
among his many associates and espe
cially with his class at training school
| To manifest their esteem for him The
| class presented him with a wrist watch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
DUMMERSTON.

James B. Read of East Dummerston
is very i'll with pneumonia, but is re-
ported more comfortable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Brown returned
to McIndoes Falls to visit Mrs Brown s
relatives Jan. 10, expecting to reach
their home in Jacksonville Monday
There was no Grange meeting Jan. Is,
because of the weather. The next meet
ing will be held Jan % Windham
County Pomona Grange will meet with
West Dummerston and Evening Star
Oranges in Dummerston Center Thurs
day, Feb. Z. Members are requested
to contribute food for the dinner
Mrs. Henry Hazelton 5 funeral was
held from her late home Jan 10. About
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
NAVY DIDN'T AWAIT
WAR DECLARATION
Department Preparation Be-
gan Long Before Action
of Congress
VAST CONTRACTS
QUIETLY AWARDED
Material for Repairs and Replacement
on Hand Before Hostiities Began
424 Vessels Now Building, Making
Biggest Program Ever Attempted.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-More tes
timony showing that the navy depart
ment did not wait for the actual dec
laration of war against Germany but
realized that it was inevitable and
took advantage of this fact by prepar-
ing for war conditions was developed
before the subcommittee of the house
naval affairs committee investigating
the part the navy played in the war.
Gen. Barnett, commandant of the
marine corps, testified that every man
in the corps, although il has been eX-
banded to more than three times It's
former size, is fully equipped in every
way. The clothing factory maintained
by the marine corps succeeded in sup
plying uniforms at a price consider
ably lower than the best price which
could be obtained in the open market,
He testified that the quality of supplies
of all sorts including clothing had been
KEPT up to the high standard demanded
in peace time.
Rear Admiral David W. Taylor,
chief of the bureau of construction and
repair of the navy department, and
Rear Admiral Il. S. Griffin, chief of
the bureau of steam engineering, told
the committee of the steps taken be-
fore the declaration of war to prepare
for the enormous task the war was
bound to impose on them.
1t was shown that extensive prepare
tions had been made by these bureaus
before the outbreak of the war, that
/ large stores of material necessary toI
the repair and replacement of ships IL
/ service had been accumulated and eX
/ tensive contracts made for stores not
ordinarily carried in peace times and
\ that repair ships were thoroughly
4 equipped and were ready to sail in con
| ditiOn to carry out any repairs neces
sary in the destroyer force.
1t was testified that war prepare
tions at high speed were started in some
instances fully a month before wa
was declared and in anticipation of ap
4 proprfattoa4-b p-eeH gloss
n 1t was shown also that i'll addition Il
the fleet ailoat and submarine chaser
being built there are now 424 vessel
building for the navy, by far the great
est program ever attempted by an.
navy. Contractors are now being al
lowed only a fat profit. instead of COS
plus 10 per cent, for building vessels.
Building naval vessels has progresse
so that now it requires less than hal
the usual time for completion and les
than two-thirds of the best time eve,
made before. 1t was testified also tina
in addition between 700 and 500 vessel
had been converted to naval use.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

rs were present and the floral offerings
Mr.. Beardslee officiated and E. H. Mil
Ter sang. Bearers were Merton Hazel
ton, Leslie Worden, Arthur and Harry
Brown. Out-of-town people who were
present We're Mrs. Lestina Brown of
Lowell, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Hazelton and Miss Mabel Hazelton of
Newfane, Mrs. Frank Willard and AL
Ian Fairbanks of Bellows Falls. Burial
was in the cemetery at Dummerston
Center. Mrs. Hazelton had been a mem
Der of the Baptist church at Chieopee,
Mass, since 1886.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

Miss Grace West, assistant IN the
telephone exchange, who went to her
home in Peru for visit, is snow
bound but will return to her work as
soon as the trains are again in runnin :
order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elearv Chase went the
latter part of last week to Winchester.
\. H., to spend the winter in the homo
of their son, Erving Chase. Wayne In
gram has moved into Mr.. Chase s home
to remain through the winter.
Mrs Horace Leonard of Marlboro
and her daughter, Miss Clara Belle
Leonard of Colrain, were visitors the
latter part of last week at Horace
Wood s. With them was little Berton
Prouty, who came to visit his sister,
Miss Cecil Prouty.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". II. Goodnow, who
have been keeping house at the home
of Mrs. f. J. Butterfeld since their
home was destroyed by fire last sum
mer, moved the first of the week into
their new home, erected on the site OF
their former home.
The annual meeting of the corpora
tors of the Windham County Savings
bank was held Tuesday in the bank
Although it was stormy and very hard
travelling Il corporators were present
The past year has been one of the mos,
prosperous years in the history of tbs
bank A fine turkey dinner was served
at the Windham County House. A few
ladies were present accompanying then
husbands to the annual banquet.
On account of the deep SHOWS anC
other conditions the trains on the Wesr
River road have been blockaded anC
unable to make any trips through from
Brattleboro since last Friday. TIL,
mail which had not been received il
! Newfane since that day was brought
| from Brattleboro Tuesday by A. r. Tn
derwood, assistant carrier on rura
route No. ., who has been authorized
to carry the mail for the present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
GRANITE QUARRY SOLD.
Whetmcre & Morse Get Control of Val
liable Property.

BARRE, Jan. ls.-One of the largest
granite transactions consummated in
Barre town for sometime took place
this week when Whetmore & Morse
bought the controlling interest in the
Barre Medium quarry. 1t is understood
that many thousands of dollars was
involved in the transfer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
Advertised Letters.

Men-LeSlie Barber, Henry Bridge,
Sinai Glodich, V. X. Jones, George W.
KENMORE. Francis Patton, c. S. Will
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
BOY SERIOUSLY HURT.
Edward Cullen Falls from a Roof and
MAY Die

MONTPELIER. Jan. ls.-Edwarl
Cullen, son of James Cullen. who fell
from the roof of house Wednesday
afternoon, is in a critical condition at
Heaton hospital. He has failed to re-
gain consciousness. An operation was
performed and it was found that a
blood vessel in his head had burst He
fell about u feet
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18

Women-Mrs. f. H. Martin, Miss
Eva Mckenzie. Mrs. Fred Rogers, Miss
Lavinia Thwing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-18
NEWFANE.
Rev. T. D. Child Begins Passionate.

Rev. T. d. Child preached last Sun
day for the first service since he ac-
cepted call to the pastorate of the
Congregational church. Arriving in
Brattleboro Saturday evening he was
not dismayed to find the train service
had been cut off and enjoyed sleigh
ride to Newfane, the first he had had
for many years. Mrs. Child will not
join him at present, as their household
goods shipped in December have not
been heard from and owing to the Grip
Piled condition of the railroad, will not
be likely to reach Newfane at present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
CIVIC ASSOCIATION.
 PLANS FOR BIG NIGHT
 AT EAST LAKE PARK
Minimum Attendance of One Thou sand Set by Committee-Special
 Cars Provided

The Boosters committee of the Civic as- sociation met yesterday and made plans for a record outing of the membership on the night of Friday, May 10, winch will be known as "Civic Association Day at East Lake park. The committee handling this event is composed of o. H. Martinsen, chairman; Judge Henry j. Martin and Aaron Ash.
 The minimum attendance is set at l00o by the committee, All members are be- ing appealed to on the ground that it IS civic obligation on the part of all civic bodies to popularize an institution which the city las purchased for the recrea- tlonal welfare of all the citizens of Bir- mingham.
 Special stunts will be staged, following the gathering of the membership at the starting point at the postoffice corner second avenue and Eightheenth street, where the street railway will provide a chain of special cars to haul the fboost CTS to the park. A band will accom-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
BORGLUM TURNS OUT MAN WHO WOULD BUTT INTO INQUIRY
President Wilson Turns Light on Sculptor Making Accusations Against
 Aircraft Board

Washington, May 6.-Talk of graft and mismanagement in the national airplane con struction programme heard for months in Senate debate and Capitol lobby gossip culmi- mated today in a presidential order for an investigation by the department of justice. AL most simultaneously 1t became known that Major General 'Squier, chief signal officer and until recently in direct charge of army aviation, had de- manded a military court of in quiry.
 The White House, in announcing President Wilson's action, made public telegram received Saturday from Howard Coffin, former chairman of the aircraft board, urging an official inquiry "that regulations af innocent men may not be ruined" and series of letters and telegrams exchanged between the President and Gutzon Borglum, the sculptor, to whom is at tributed responsibility for statements
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Dr. Whitten Happy

To the Editor of The Age Herald: God is greates than man. was a fine utterance of Job. "Fear not, fer they that be with us are more than those that be with them,' Elisha stated to be fundamental truth in q great peril 'If God be for us who can be against us?" is another truth from the Word of God.
 "six days shalt thou labor ana do all thy work" is what the Lord our
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-07
BORGLUM ANSWERS

Washington, May 6-Upon learning of the publication of letters and mes sages addressed to him by President Wilson in connection with the aircraft programme, Gutzon Borglum tonight gave out the text ofs an open letter to the President in which he expressed the hope that the "camouflage deliberately planned by group of men entrusted with great arm of our military machane has come to an end but added that the chart of Reconstruction of the aviation organization filled him with definite alarm.
 ARTIST WAS SHOCKED"
 MT. Borglum said he had noticed the publicity given his correspondence with