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For SALE.

i405 Rodney St. nine rooms. bath
porches heater Possession March Is. 1919.
sO7 Franklin St. II rooms. bath. porch,
heater. Early possession
Adams St. near Eighth. l2 rooms. bath.
porch heater Pine location for roomers-
Monroe Place near Twenty y-frst street.
10 rooms bath. porch. heater. Room FOR
garage. Corner property.
Market St. near Tvent y-sixth, new. six
rooms bath. porch. heater. Large lot.
North Connell St. eight rooms. bath.
porch. heater. Only 5000 rash required.
Price. - 900.
sixth 81. near Madison. nine rooms. bath
81. 700
Washington street near Nineteenth. nine
rooms bath porch heater. Possession 80
days.
Jessup St near Twenty y-second. FIVE rooms.
bath, porch. heater. Easy terms. Price.
81. 500
s4o-42-44 s. Broornc st eight rooms.
hath, porch. heater. Price. 50 300.
Monroe st. near Ninth. 10 rooms. bath.
porch. heater, gas and electric. Good con
dition prics, S. 900.
Harrison 81. near Third. eight rooms.
bath. porch. heater. gas and electric, Good
condition Early possession
East seventh 81. near Poplar. nine rooms
hath. heater
Ashley. corner property. large lot. Hous,
electric Early possession
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NOTICES.
PROCLAMATION.

PROCLAMATION.
State OF Delaware.
Executive Department.
John q. Townsend. Jr.. governor Of tho
said State.
To all Persons TO whom these Presents
shall come. citing:
Whereas An election held i'm the
State OF Delaware, on Tuesday. the h.th
day of November. In the year ot our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and eighteen
thar being the Tuesday next after the first
Monday In said month. In pursuance OF the
Constitution aud laws of The state of De1a-
ware. In that behalf. for the election of n
Representative for the people of the said
State. in the siaty-sixth Congress OF the
And Whereas. The Official certificates or
returns. of the said erection. held IN the
several counties of the said State. having
bsrn duly received and examined by the
governor Ii appears from them that the
votes In The said counties respectively for
such Representative we're cast as follows.
NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Albert + Folk Observation-Disclosures. 11.615
Caleb X. Layton 55.............st. l2.545
" iilam II Crawford .s.==.z4=..t. 49,. 40
KENT COUNTY.
Albert r Polk $1,000. 3.z3s
Caleb X. Layton 3.f32
Albert r Polk ..........=..z t.2a9
Caleb n layton $40
And Whereas The said returns of the
election for he choice of a Eeprsscntatlye
of and for the said State In the Sixty sixth
said duly made out. signed and executed.
having been duly delivered to the governor
by the Superior Court OF said countries.
and the governor having examined said
returns as aforesaid. and enumerated and
sscs.rt aimed the number Of votes for each
and every candidate or person voted Tor
for such Representative the result appears
as follows. to wilt
Whole number OF votes for Albert
Y Polk 49, s5=.. ie.oa@
Whole number OF votes for Caleb
X. Layton. Sl,<%"
n rraxford 42n
Now Therefore. |, iohn q ToNnsend.
Jr governor OF the state of Delaware, DO
hereby declare that Caleb Layton has
received the highest vote at the election
aforesaid and therefore has been ana rs
duly and legally elected the Representa-
tive NJ aud for the state of Delaware In the
sixty sixth Congress Of the United states
Given under my hand and the great seal
of the said state at Dover, the isth
day Of November. in the year OF our
S,au lord one thousand nine hundred and
eighteen and of tho independence OF
said state the one hundred and
JOHN G. TOW NsEND. JR.
Ry the governor
ENERETT & JOHNSON.
secretary Of state -----
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EFFICIENT PROTECTION
WILMINGTON
SEAPORp
NtlLLSbORO
slIDDLETOHS
DOVER
LAUREL

AT no greater cost 10 your estate than Il
employing an individual. YOU can ; =
cure for the protection Of y0ur heirs n
guardian which
is always at its place Of business
Is never on a vacation
will not move from the city
is not subject 90 illuess
will not grow old and feeble
will not die.
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Bethlehem Steel Dinner
DEATHS.

The Fcthlehem Steel Corporation VI
give dinner in he Hotel du Pont tonlgh
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NOTICE. HARRY BROWN the owner and
trrcubant OF tn. house situated at NO 2u3
w ~ cond street In The First ward OF the
city OF Wilmington county Of New Castle
and state OF Delaware, in compliance with
the requirements OF the acts Of the General
Assembly in such case made and provided
do hereby give notice that ! shall apply in
writing the Court OF General sessions
of he State of Delaware. in and Tor New
Castle county on Monday. the 9th day Of
January. a ID. 1919. being the next term
of SAID court, for a license for said house
as an inn or tavern. for the sale therein Of
intoxicating liquors. in less quantities than
one quart to be drunk on the premises
and the following respect able ciLiZens OF
said ward at least twelve of whom are sub
stantiai freeholders OF said ward. recon-
L..
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-12-20
the corner Of my cyS watched liiAa 90
his way to the company billet.

the corner Of my cyS watched liiAa 90
his way to the company billet.
he called man named Stein,
member Of our company, who thought
no more Of losing franc than he did
Of having his right arm shot off. Stein
went over to Stewart, who whispered
to him and passed him something.
What struck me as strange was the
fact that Stein, who had fifteen francs
on the game, instead of coming back to
watch the game, disappeared behind
the billet, while Stewart was marched
off to "clink."
The rooters were getting impatient.
so put big Welshman in to pitch.
told the umpire that according to the
rules pitcher being put in "cold" was
allowed four balls cover the plate to
warm up. The umpire agreed to this.
whispered to the Welshman, sect out
in that box and take your time, delay
ing the game as much as possible be-
tween each pitch. Now. you are al
lowed four balls over the plate I'm
which to warm up. Slam 'em into me,
but if you put one of them over, our
goose is cooked"
The Welshman was nystified, but
followed my instructions to the letter.
He threw four balls which nearly
broke my back to get. Then the UNI
pire held up. his hand and called, "Play
BALI" Immediately went over to him
and explained that these four balls
had not gone over the plate. He fell
for this and agreed with me. After
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-12-20

Of the game. Their antics were awful.
II we had used a regular baseball
| don't think there would have been q
Tommy In the squad without a black
eye. Did you ever watch q girl trying
to catch ballf Well. the girls team
alongside Of some Of these Tommies
would have looked like the winner In
our worlds series. It was hard work
keeping their Interest up.
Two weeks later we went up into the
front line; then came back again for
another rest. The interest In baseball
was dying out and we were at our wit s
end. Time passed, and we figured out
that we ought to be hearing from our
appeal. but nothing came. Then. once
| again we went into the front line
| trench.
The Tommies were very skeptical
and every time baseball was men,
toned they would gaze in our direction
with sneering look. This completely
got our goats.
One evening we were sitting In a
dugout of the support trench; it was
raining like the mischief, and we were
cold and downhearted. Pretty soon
the rations came up. The ration party
generally brings the rations down into
the dugouts, but the two men carrying
our 'dixie" set 1t down in the mud Of
the trench and almost "ShOt the
chutes" down the entrance to the dug
out. They were breathless with ex-
element. One of them yelled out:
"Yack, there's timber full of par
GELS down in the reserve dugout.
They're all addressed to you, HEM
pey, and they're from America"
Stewart let out a shout and I felt
warm all over. How we lorded 1t
over those poor Tommies. That night
we were to be relieved and go back
to rest billets. We could hardly wait
for the time.
The next morning was Sunday, and
after church parade we made mad
rush to the orderly room to get our
mail.
The quartermaster sergeant was
waiting for me, and behind him STOOD
every officer In the company. trying
to disguise the expectant look on their
faces. Every eye was turned in the
direction of a heap OF parcels.
thought the quarter never would
start. Evea the captain could not
stand it, and giving way to his eager
ness, said: Sergeant, you had bet
| ter issue the mail"
Stewart and i were all anxiety.
Then, STOPPING down, the sergeant
took up a parcel and read off: "Em-
pey, No. $685." and threw it over to
| me. I caught it on the fly. The SER
geant kept on reading out "Empey,"
| and parcels came through the air like
| q bombardment.
The first parcel I picked up was
stamped passed by Censor" and con-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-12-20

tanned twelve brand-new baseballs, or
at least, eleven, anu the remains of
one. This twelfth ball was stamped,
Opened by Censor" but search as
could. I could find no stamp reading
"Sewed Up by Censor" We did the
sewing up, but that ball looked like a
ducks egg when we had finished.
Stewart and / roundly cussed the GEN.
sor. Later, we both cusSed the inven-
tor of baseball. There was a rea-
son.
The readers of the newspaper ap-
pealed to had nobly responded to our
appeal. There were enough gloves
and balls for two teams, and even a
chest protector and mask. The mask
was an article of great curiosity to all.
Some of them thought it was bomb
protector. Every one In turn tried ii
on, and every one. upon learning that
the catcher was to wear the mask,
wanted Immediately to sign up for
the position. Stewart and / could
have been elected 20 parliament right
In6T0, IL THESE LOIuul1CS SOuA~ hnfS
had their way.
The next afternoon the candidates,
forty in all, and the whole company,
turned out en- masse on the baseball
field, which we had laid out during
our previous stay in rest billets.
From that day on, Stewart and
led a dogs life. Though On paper
everything looked bright, and the can
didates were letter perfect in the
game, or thought they were. on the
field they were dubs of the worst cali
ber-regular boneheads. If NeGraw
of the Giants had had that mob
wished on him he would have chucked
up his job and taken the stump for
woman suffrage; so you can appre
ciate our fix.
Stewart was really good pitcher
plenty of curved stuff, having played
semi-pro ball in the United States. Il
was my intention to catch for him
end fill in the other positions with tie
most likely candidates. This scheme
did not work n with the popular yer
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-12-20

that rube of a pitcher had thrown
about fifteen or sixteen balls, several
passing me, Which / chased to the bill
let to waste time, the umpire got i'm
patient and the roOterS were yelling
like mad to carry on. / still insisted
the plate, and the umpire was in q
quandary. Just then one Of our men
passed in the rear of me and whis-
pered: "Stewart says to go on with
| the game" Wondering at this infor-
nation. started in.
The pitching of that Welshman was
! awful. He hit the first two men up
and walked the third. was in despair.
bases full and two out. Some of the
Canadian rooters were jumping up and
down, throwing their hats in the air,
and one fellow was whistling "The
Star-Spangled Banner" This got my
goat completely.
Near every billet hangs a gas gong.
This is triangular piece Of steel or
an empty shell case. Beside this gong
hangs an iron striker. Upon the
sounding of the alarm, by striking on
the gong with the striker, every man
is supposed to put on his gas helmet
and repair Immediately to his proper
station. These gongs are to warn sol
diers that German poison gas is COM
ing over.
While was signaling to my rube
pitcher and beseeching him to put one
over, the changing of the gas gong rang
out. / dropped my glove, got off my
chest protector, and madly rushed for
my helmet and soon had 1t ON, the
rooters and players doing the same.
Then ] got wise. remembered Stew
arts instructions: watch out for gas.
I'll make 'em hunt for their gas he'll
NETS" The nerve and daring of his
scheme took my breath away. The
Canadians had mile to go to get to
their stations, and believe me, it is no
fun double-timing for mile while q
gas helmet is choking you with it's
chemical fumes.
Well, those Canadians beat IL, and so
did we, but the game was saved and
all bets were off.
I nearly smothered with laughter in
my gas helmet. To the rest, not being
Sin the know" it was a genuine alarm.
Shortly after the stampede 1t was dis
covered that the alarm was false, and
rigid investigation Immediately took
place. But the Canadians had left and
our money was safe. 1t certainly would
have gone hard with the culprit had
he been caught. AS 1t was, our bat
talon got two weeks as extra fatigue
on working and digging parties.
Afterward, / was let into the secret.
Stewart had given Stein ten francs to
sound the gas alarm, which, with his
fifteen francs bet on the game, Stein
did not have it in his heart to refuse.
Many time, Stewart, Stein and my
self had quiet little laugh when we
pictured the Canadians stampeding for
their billets.
Then orders were received to take
over new sector of the line and base
ball was forgotten. The work in front
of us was to be of the grimmest nature.
Not long after that, in my first going
"over the top" Stewart was killed and
Stein was wounded. / was also slight
ly wounded.
Thus ended the career Of the Fusiiier
Giants on the western front.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-12-20
The Difference.

The fool shows his folly and knows
1t not, but the wise guy knows his,
folly and shows 1T not.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-05-16
dollar receiued for the Red Cross War Fund goes for War

The American Red Cross is the largest and most
efficient organization for the relief Of suffering that the
World has
II is made up almost entirely Of volunteer workers.
the higher executives being without exception men
customed to large affairs who in almost all cases
giving their services without pay.
Il is supported entirely by Its membership fees and
by voluntary contributions.
1t is today bringing relief TO suffering humanity.
both military and civil in every War torn allied country
1t plans tomorrow help in the work of restora-
ton throughout the world.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-05-16

1t feeds and clothes entire populations in times Of
great calamity.
1t is there to help your soldier boy in his time Of
need.
With It's thousands Of workers, its tremendous
stores and smooth running transportation facilities.
It is serving Americas advance guard-and thus
helping win the
Congress authorizes 1t.
President Wilson heads II.
The War Department audits its accounts,
Your Army, your Navy and your Allies enthuh.
astically endorse IT..
Twenty-Five million Americans have Joined It.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1918-05-16
Across the Seas They Call

\ CROSS the seas from every war-torn nation in
N the Allied cause there comes the call for Red
Cross help
1t comes from soldiers who have grimly faced the f.
cleaning bayonet steel and poison gas and screaming
shells, and who now lie with parchng Threats and
throbbing wounds.
Itcomes from soldiers sick with fever, pneumonia
tuberculosis.
1t comes from soldiers crippled, mutilated,
blinded who no longer fight and must be taught
and trained for useful occupations
1t comes from the underfed, shivering, helpless
prisoners in the German prison camps
1t comes from little children orphaned, home
less slowly starving day by day, by tens and tens of
thousands.
1t comes from mothers in the pilaged zones Of
war whose hearts and souls have been made numb
with horror.
From all these millions of suffering human beings
there comes across the seas the call for help-help
that because of the frightful burdens placed upon
Allies cannot be giuen unless be provided BY the
american Red Cross
Another hundred million is needed to carry on"
What will Americas answer be-?
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
o, IL, 20, -22, -26,
-22, 10, ~, rs, 10
Result Coolest Ten Days Known
Here in Twenty Years
Plumbers Busy Day and NIGHT on
the Trail OF Frozen Water
Pines

Weather figures for the past ten days
resemble nothing more than the score
OF the man who took the BOBBY prize at
our last 800" party They have been
in the minus column every minute since
last Wednesday every minute, at least,
chat Mr. Peck has looked at his official
thermometer, and if there is anyone
VINO has discovered the mercury steal
ing above the dividing line they are en-
titled to the consolation they may get
from an unreliable instrument,
The headline figures in this column
tell the story as Mr., Peck read it at
eight o. clock every morning beginning
last Wednesday and ending at eight to-
day, making an aggregate of l62 below
zerol We have on affidavit from Mr..
Peck and all the plumbers that there
hasn' been a spell like this for twenty
years,
1t has been calamity week in many a
household, In more than a hundred
houses in Middlebury village, the various
plumbers report, there have been cases
of frozen water pipes, steam pipes and
radiators, and occasional bursting boil
ers The County Court House water
and steam pipes both froze, and the
sist of private residences where there
was trouble would include dozen or so
on every street
one of the worst Of these minor
tragedies occurred in President Thomas
large house ON College street. A bath
room pipe burst during the night and
NppIDI The unutry gO rOmDlptpIV and
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04

in Foochow at the time of his BIRTH
Feb. 8, 1861. The father died when
Edward Martin was only four years old,
and the mother, desiring togive her son
an adequate education, returned to
Vermont. Her former home was in
Milton, Vt. The son attended Mont
peIier Seminary, graduating in the class
of 1878, and graduated from Amherst in
1882, and from the medical school at the
University of Vermont in 1884. The
following year he. established his first
practice of medicine in the town of
Salisbury, and in 1892 he moved to Mid.
dlebury where he had since lived.
Shortly after his graduation from Am
herst he married Ida M. Hinckley of
Georgia, VT She survives him with
three daughters and three sons. The
former are Mrs. Lucius j. Buttolph and
the Misses Marjorie and Mildred Mar
tin, all of this village; the latter are
Edward II. Martin of San Francisco,
CAL, Carl S. Martin of Twin Falls, Ida
no, and Harold H. Martin Of Seattle,
Wash.
For more than twenty years DR.. Mar
tin had been active and prominent in
Continued on Page 3
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
BENTLEY LEASES A MILL
Will Start Operations Soon With
Full Equipment

The old marble mill property on Wat
er St, known to some as the cold de-
pot" has been leased by w. f. Bentley
from Ira H. LaFleur, with an option for
purchase, and Mr.. Bentley will shortly
establish there his saw mill industry
which he announced sometime ago. Mr.
Bently has ordered a 40horse power cleo
tric motor, and Lanes saw mill equip
ment, together with a shingle mill out
fit, which he will install soon in the old
marble mill. Two large building lots on
Water ST., known as part of the old
Nash place, adjoining the marble mill
property on the east have also been
leased by Mr.. Bentley for his log yards
and he will shortly stock them with some
$50, 900 feet of oak, pine, bass wood and
white birch. He has already had a
number of inquiries from farmers who
have timber to be cut. and who have
heretofore had to haul their logs to
East Middlebury or Weybridge, as for
a number of years there has been no
timber saw mill in Middlebury. In ad-
dition to this custom saving he will
turn out a quantity of timber on his own
account, and he expects later to take up
the flour and feed business in conjunc-
tion with the mill.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
BURNED TO DEATH
new YEARS DAY
Aged Miss BOwleS Caught Alone
in Burning Home
Sixteen Year Old Miss Frances
cHawell valnly Sought 10
Rescue Her

When, after four,hour fight, the
local tiremen had subdued the flames
which practically destroyed the home Of
Miss Eliza Bowes on Seminary street
on New Year'g morning, II was found
that the aged woman had burned. TO
death. II had been feared during the
fire that she was in the burning build
ing but II was not until her charred
body was found in the smoking ruins
of the house that this was definitely de.
termined Miss Bowles had at first es-
capped the fire and then, unknown to
anyone, returned and met her death in
IT,
The story which Mrs, Mary Caswell,
a neighbor, tells is the account closest
TO what probably actually happened
Mrs. Caswel was awakened about $3.50
O'Clock in the morning by a strange
noise on her porch Her first thought
was that some drunken person was out.
side and had fallen on her steps, She
called from the window but no one
answered She went TO the door, and
there found that Miss Bowles was pros
tratc on the steps gasping Fire. Tele'
phone
"At first" says Mrs. Caswcl.. "l
could see no evidence Of fire, ard !
asked cNcitclIy where il was, But
Miss Bowlcs only gasped Telephone!
] then caught a glimpse of smoke and
flames issuing from the nclghborIng
cellar and ! ran 10 our telephone To-
give the alarm. In the minute or two
that wa, phonng Miss Bowles had
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-01-04
DR.. f. II. MARTIN
DIES IN HOSPITAL
PraCtiCed Medicine in Addison
County Since 1885
Consulting Surgeon Of Two Big
Hospitals and Prominent In
Mlddlebury Village Affairs

In the death Of DR., Edward
Homer Martin of Middebury at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington
last Friday night, Addison County has
for the second time the past month
suffered the loss of a prominent meni-
ber Of her medical profession, Dr. Mar
tins death follows shortly after that
of Dr. wv Howard of Shoreham, just
four weeks ago
DR.. Martin had been in i'll health
for nearly two years, suffering from
stomach trouble for which he under
went IAN operation at the Burlington
hospital about ten days .ago. He was
supposed to be rallyng from this when
it is understood, pneumonia set in, and
in his weakened condition this caused
his sudden death. The news of it came
as a great shock to his many friends,
who only the day before had heard from
the hospital that he was recovering,
In his 33 years of practice of medicine
in Addison County DR., Martin had be-
come one Of the most highly respected
members Of his profession, and was
honored not only with important offices
in the state and county medical asSocia-
tjons, but by several village Offices,
which be- filled with great credit.
He was born in China, where his pa
rents, Methodist missionaries who had
gone ont from Vermont, were stationed