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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25
NOT IN COLD BLOOD
Soldier Simply Could Not "TII"
His Prisoner.
But Though There Was an Impedl.
ment IN His Speech, His Comrades
Found There Was Nothing
Wrong With His Courage.

lie was the "baby" of the company.
This sobrIquet was not applied In
irony, His comrades had dubbed him
this because of his youth and an Inn
pediment of speech. lie couldn't pro-
nOunce his C's, KS and SIS, especially
when those cOnsonants were the first
letter Of the word, And consequently
his conversation had the sound of a
three-year-old But those of his mates
who had poked fun at him one day
learned that though his speech and
manner might be childish, there was
stern stun beneath
During nm allied attack the platoon
Of which the "baby" was n member
was held up In IN old trench by Boche
machine gun fire and snlpers, The
"baby' discovered an enemy snlper In
y shell hole and reported him to his
lieutenant.
"Go out and get him." ordered the
lieutenant.
ObeyIng orders, over the top the
baby" crawled, and creeping up be-
hind the Hun, forced him to surrender.
Unable to bring him back, he took
away all his ammunition and crawled
back to his own lines again.
"What thai | do with hlm2" the
"baby" asked the lieutenant
Better kill him, he's probably got
hand grenades and gun hidden about
him and we're In too tlckllsh a posi-
tion to be bothered with prisoners"
answered the harried officer
Out again went the "baby" all
prlmed for the execution. The Boche
saw him coming, dropped to his knees,
clasped his hands in prayerful en-
treaty and begged for mercy-a habit
of the Boche after they have exhaust
ed all their ammunition killing and
woundlng all the Americans they can.
Twice the "baby' raised his bayo-
net to run the Hun through. And
twice the renewed entreates Of the
lNlIlltu h'llldH Nulp'l lldu' Hllh hNo-
itate. Finally with a gesture of de.
SpNir, he ordered the Boche to crawl
ahead of him to the American line.
Reaching it, the "baby' put his pris-
cner in a dugout Then he went in
search of his lieutenant and reported:
Lieutenant, I tant till that d.
BoChe, sir Please get tomeone else
to till him."
The officer couldn't help laughing,
and sent the "baby" back to his post.
An hour later the "baby" was wound.
ed by another sniper and ordered to
the dressing station in the rear,
Hes all broken up, sir, because he
couldn't carry out the lleutenant's or
ders," said his comrade to the Ameri.
can Red Cross worker In the dressing
station.-From Red Cross Scrap
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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25

at the house Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock Burial was in Hortonvlle.
Mrs. Mary Campbell, wife of Eugene
Ellis, died Saturday evening about five
O'Clock at her home north of the vii
lage after a brief illness OF influenza,
followed by pneumonia She was 80
years old and besides her husband is
survived by two small children and her
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell;
sister, Mrs, Henry Dickinson, and a
brother, John Campbell of Granville,
n. y. The funeral was held Tuesday
afternoon at three o'clock at the house
and was private
Elmer E. Hack died very suddenly
Tuesday morning at about o'clock of
what is thought to have been heart
failure or acute indigestion, as he had
been in his usual health and did not
complain of feeling ill when he retired
at night. He was 81 years old unmarried
and lived on his farm at Bresee Mills
with a brother. He is survived by two
sisters and two brothers, Mrs. David
Mills of Pittsford, Mrs. David Loner-
gan, Elliot and Earl Hack of this town.
The funeral was held at the house this
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25

Mrs Hiram Buttles returned to Burl-
ington Sunday, after visiting her sons,
John and Arthur Buttles, here for sew
eral weeks.
Francis Carrigan left Monday noon
for Holy Cross College, Worcester,
Mass, where he will enter the Students
Army Training corps
The local food administrator, Fred
w. Briggs, received notice Saturday
that no more sugar cards would be is
sued for canning sugar,
Lloyd Sprague, an instructor in avia-
ton at Pensacola, Fla, is at home visit
ing his mother and sister, Mrs. Alice B.
and Miss Ruth Sprague.
R. d. Minis has sold his farm near
Jones pond, to Julius Slanson OF Sud
bury, who will soon move there. Mr..
Minis expects to go to Rutland.
Guy Hosmer, who spent the week
end here with his family, has returned
to Burlington where he and Leon Viens
have bought a grocery and meat bust
ness.
Mr.. and Mrs Don Martell, who have
been visiting at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. o. A. Durgy, have returned to
Pittsfield, Mass.
The following have been appointed
a committee to assist the Red Cross
in preparing Christmas cartons for the
soldiers in France: Mrs. R. H. Everest,
Mrs. R. C. Flood. Mrs. R L Eddy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25
Fed the Multitude.

Mess sergeants are just the same
whether they're In Kansas City, Mo-,
or Chateau Thierry France-a always
suspicious that the whole army is
trying to edge on their company
ness.
The beans ran low-which will in
dicate the gravity Of the situation
IN company that was having it's first
hot meal out of the lines.
"Three hundred and seventeen
men I've fed" finally exploded the
mess sergeant "Three hundred and
seventeen! And when we went into
line we were only two hundred and fif-
ty strong, You'd think a company
would lose when it's fighting, but it
doesn't, It gains"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25
Wheat Crop in Scotland.

The president of the Scottish board
of agriculture recently stated that the
wheat crop in Scotland this year had
been increased by 10000 acres, the
Oat crop by 10000 acres and the POI
tato crop by $4,000 acres. There was
some decrease in the barley crop, but
the net increase on the whole of these
crops was 227OOO acres, compared
with 1917.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25
HOW OTHERS MAY BENEFIT
FROM \ GFNFROUS GIFT

These statements may seem strange to some
folks, because nearly all sufferers have all along
been led to believe in the ole ''Uric Acid" humbug
1t took Mr., Ashelman fifty years to find out this
truth. lie learned how to get rid Of the true cause
of his rheumatism, other disorders and recover bs
strength from ".ho Inner Mysteres,"a remarkable
book that is now being distributed free by an
authority who devoted over twenty years to the
scientific study of this trouble. II any reader OF
this paper wishes copy Of this book that reveals
startling facts overlooked by doctors and scientists
for centuries past, simply send postcard or letter
10 II 7. Clearwater, 50 b Street, Hallowell, Maine,
and it W j he sent by return mail without any
charge whatever. Send nowl You may never get
this opportunity again. II not a sufferer yourself
hand this good news to some afflicted friend
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25
SALISBURY

Hilton Newton spent Sunday in Bird
port
Paul Whitney was called into camp
on Monday,
Salisbury went over her quota $500
with lO7 subscribers
Mrs, Hugh Seager Of Brandon Is visit
ing Mr. and Mrs Paul Field
Charles Hunt Of Rutland was a bust
ness visitor in town this week,
Miss Hazel Stewart Of Burlington
is visiting Mr., and Mrs Frank Hum
phrey this week
Fletcher Marcelle and Hubbard
Graves have gone to Rutland where
they have employment,
Mrs, William Fletcher Of Weymouth
Mass, has been visiting her father
Joseph Payne this week
Clayton Ellis who has been visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis
has returned to Tufts College.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Pixley and Cur
tis Preston and son OF STAFFORD, VI
were guests this week at Mr., and Mrs
L K Preston'S
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Lawrence
went Sunday TO Lake Placid with the
body Of Mr. Lawrence's mother, who
died in Weybridge,
Mrs. Harriet Pierce suffered a stroke
of paralysis Sunday which affected her
left sde,A nurse from Rutland IS car
ING for her. Mrs, Pierce lives with her
daughter, Mrs i, b, Nelson
Mrs, Charles Fulncr, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs, Henry Marcielle died
Saturday at Troy, N, " following a
short illness Of influenza, She was 81
wears old and is survived by her hus'
hand. a daughter II months old, her
parents, four sisters, Mrs, George Film
oi Buffalo, N. Y, Mrs, Benjamin Vim
cent of Hydeville Mrs, Linn Hanson
Of Houston Tex, and Miss Clara Mar
ceille Of Salisbury and four brothers,
Isaac of Buffalo, n Y, William OF Am
sterdam, NJ Y, Edward Of Hydeville
and George of l46 Infantry now in
France. Mrs, Fulner was born in Sails
bury March 4, 1884 The body was
brought to Middlebury on the 400
train and the funeral was held Tuesday
morning at St, Mary's Catholic church,
Rev. T J., Leonard officiating The bur
ial was in the Catholic cemetery Mrs
Fulner's brother, Ernest R. died OF the
same disease October s in Saratoga, N
Y
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25
Airman's Discovery.

Writing home from France an Amer
lean airman says of a recent flight
u went up for altitude and made the
remarkable discovery, which 1 am
thinking of publishing at once-name-
ly, that the world is not round. but
saucer-shaped, slightly depressed In
tho middle"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25

Measure your Dollar BY WhGt II Bgys-Is
there anything that represents better value for
your money than 50 weekly issues of The Regis
ter1 sl.oO in Vermont; si,2s outside
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-25

81 am eighty-three years old and doctorcd for
rheumatism ever since came out of the army, over
fifty years ago Like many others, spent money
freely for so.callcd cures, and have read about
Uric Ac'd' until coI'l almost ms'ot. Icould not
sleep nights or walk without pair my hands were
so sore and sDiG could not hold pen But now
an in active business md can wa k with ea-e or
wT'ieaIl das with comfort. Friends are surprised
at the change"
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
WORKERS LISTED
WELL IN ADVANCE
Major Murdock Looks For
Prompt Reports to Be Made
by Local Boards Tonight

Some of the local draft boards of
Pennsylvania have registered a fair
percentage of men employed in iron
and steel, shipbuilding, munitions
and other plants and on railroads,
according to reports coming to Ma
jor w. G. Murdock, state draft Of
ficer. In Pittsburgh local boards
have been registering men for sew
eral days who have been away from
home or who are engaged in big es-
adjustments so that there will be no
necessity for any suspension of op-
erations.
we look forward to about 1,100,-
600 Pennsylvania men registering to-
day. Boards have been getting ready
flor days and I think will do what
the government asks in fine STYLE"
said Major Murdoch. "I hope that
as soon as possible the Board will
report their totals to this office by
wire. They should report the to-
tails; the details can come after
wards"
Arrangements have been made for
registering men who are in prisons
by local boards.
War has brought about reduc-
ton of about forty per cent. in the
prison population of PENNSYLVANIA,
declares Bromley Wharton, secretary
and general agent of the State Board
of Public Charities, in report
made to the Board. Mr. Wharton
has completed a tour of many pris-
ons and institutions under state su-
pervision and says that the military
and industrial conditions have un-
questionably brought about this sit
uation. In number of counties
where prisoners are very few. they
are being used to clean courthouses
and similar work, while in others
where the number makes it worth
while they are employed in farming
and on road repairs.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
YANKS BRUSH PAST
MACHINE GUN NESTS
Men Of 18th Infantry Took BraDe Part in Great Oensipe
Against LudendorffS InDading Army; Huns Cry
= "Kdmerdd' When There Is No Mercy

Sturdy Pennsylvania boys from
"the oil country" had been pursuing
the retreating Hun from Chateau
Thierry to the banks of the Vesle
river. Always on the heels of the
enemy, they pushed forward in the
face of German barrages and rear
guard fire from hidden machine guns.
When the Pennsylvanians reached
the south bank of the Vesle Germans
were still in Fismette, on the north
bank. Lieutenant Arthur Nelson. of
Kane, with Company B, 112th Infan-
try, comprising these "oil country"
boys, has returned home, and tells
this story:
THE Germans in Fismette seemed
to be moving around pretty boldly.
l don't know whether they held the
Americans in contempt or what was
the cause of their foolhardiness. At
any rate, one of our boys asked me
to go into a house to do something.
/ went upstairs and one of our men
was sitting at window in a morris
chair
He had his rifle sighted toward
the Germans in the village. l asked
him how he was getting alons.
Fine, so far he replied. I've
got two. Just stay here and you will
see something
Just then a. Boche came out of a
house and sat down on the doorway.
'Jlst look at that d fool,
said cur man. No brains at all. It's
a shame to take the money, but here
goes! He blazed away and the Boche
rolled over into the street
AS the 112th was pushing forward
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Tax Collectors Turn in
Big Sum to Treasury

County tax collectors in the city
have returned into the treasury al
most $4,000 in 1918 county and
state taxes. These figures were COM
piled to-day by County Treasurer
Mark Mumma and Deputy Josh. E.
Rutherford. Thirteen of the fourteen
city wards are represented. The
Third ward contributed the most in
county taxes, a total of more than
$4,000; and the Fourth ward the
most in state taxes, $19,677. The
totals collected and turned in dur
ing the month follow: The first fig
ure representing county tax, the sec
ond state tax: First ward. $5,06S.S5
and $131.15; Second, $11,193.9S and
$1,206.02; Third, $23,264.S6 and
SIG, 6,369.56; Fourth, $11,S22.56 and
$19, 9,677.44; Fifth, $9,62S.S4 and $3,-
471.66; Sixth, $4,019 and $592.67;
Seventh, sS,666.01 and $335.61;
Eighth, $7,175.27 and $7S4.43;
Ninth, 20,434.50 and $2,325.69:
Tenth, S17,S6S.79 and $1,671.72;
Eleventh. sS,5S2.S4 and $2,507.16;
Twelfth, $6,232.32 and $1,27S.41;
Thirteenth, $3,37O.8O and $149.2O;
Total county tax. $137,32S.11; state
tax, $50,500.73; grand total $751;
S2S.S4.
While the amount of taxes COL
lected is larger than in 1917, off.
cials said that the increase in the
rate from four to five mills was
largely responsible. The state tax
represents the amounts collected
from persons with money on inter-
est such as judgments. mortgages,
stocks, bonds and similar invest
mentS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Germany Must Renounce
Pan-Cerman Ideas to Win
Peace, Berlin Recognizes
By associated Press

Stockholm, Sept. 1..-As the first
step toward peace, Germany must
renounce the pan-German ideas in
the opinion of Professor Hans Del
brueck, of the University of Berlin.
In an article in the magazine Prus-
sian Year Book, he declared the pan
Germans not only bear portion of
the responsibility for the war but
also the chief responsibility for its
prolongation. He says:
The world demands and has a
rlght to demand that the German
people give a Guaranty that the pan
German spirit, the spirit of superior
1ty. of might, of heathendom isn't the
German spirit. The best method of
showing the world that the German
government has definitely and ire
vocably shown the pan-German en-
deavors the door would be for the
government to collect all of those
ante-bellum pan-German incitations
and demonstrate by means of our
enemies literature how greatly their
conduct damaged us and helped to
light the fires of this catastrophe
war"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Raise Fund to Fight
Trolley Fare Increase
Before Utilities Board

Following on the heels of a pro-
test by the Pennsylvania Federation
of Labor addressed to Chairman w.
d! b. Ainey, of the Public Service
Commission, declaring against the
proposed increase of street car fares
from five to six cents, which the
Harrisburg Railways Company in
tends putting into effect October 1,
two businessmen have made initial
contributions to a fund designed to
be spent in engaging counsel to
legally combat the scheme of the
corporation.
The men, Irving e. Robinson, of
Robinson's Woman's Shop, 20 North
Fourth street, and Max Reiter,
pawnbroker and jeweler. 1S North
street, have sent amounts of $50 and
SIS, respectively, to Charles f. Quinn,
secretary of the Pennsylvania Fed
Grafton of Labor. whose oces are
in the Commonwealth Trust build
ing, offering the same as a nucleus
wherewith to wage war on the in
creased fare proposition. Mr.. Quinn
has agreed to become treasurer of
the fund.
Discussing the matter yesterday,
Mr.. Quinn said: The question in
volved in the protest is not only the
increased costs of operation and
materials. OF course they have gone
up. But it is one of ridding the
company of stock not represented in
physical property. This is a big
question and one that was put up
to the last Legislature in a bill that
proposed wiping out all water stock
in railroad and street railway prop
critics by a system that would have
uyorlxed M ba rdshin IN tho inn0cent
holders of the watered stock. This
was for the companies to purchase
in this stock with money used as
dividends and to pay no dividends
until all of the spurious stock had
been taken in"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
AMERICAN TROOPS
AT ARCHANGEL
TO FIGHT -SOVIETS
First U. S. Expedition Arrives
on Murman Coast During
Red Terror Flareup

Washington, Sept. 2.-Announce-
ment by General March. chief OF
staff, that the first American Expedi-
ton had landed at Archangel to help
the Allied operation against the Boil
shevik from the Murmansk coast
was made last night few hours af-
ter apparently authentic dispatches
reached the State Department that
Petrograd was burning and that peo-
pie in the streets were being massa-
cred indiscriminately in f1areup OF
the Russian Red Terror.
For military reasons the number
of soldiers landing was not revealed,
nor was it made clear whence they
had embarked. 1t was assumed,
however, that the soldiers had been
sent from English camps, where
Americans are training.
General March's announcement
was made public through the COM
mittee on public information which
issued this statement:
by order of General March, the
safe arrival of American troops at
Archangel is announced"
After the Allied forces landed on
the shores of the White Sea several
months ago. there were reports that
American troops were cooperating
with them, but it subsequently de-
Veloped that the forces were marines
from American warships. The troops,
the arrival of which is now an
uounced, are the first from the Unit
ed States to be sent into Northern
Russia.
Most of the troops are from states
where the winters are like those in
Russia. Their voyage was quick and
tranquil.
The men suffered. few discomforts,
except there was a heavy list of sea-
sick, said dispatches from Archangel
announcing their arrival. Many of
them speak the Russian language
fluently.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Come back" man was really
never down-and-out. His weakened
condition because of overwork, lack
of exercise, improper eating and liv-
ing demands stimulation to satisfy
the cry for a health-givin appetite
an5 the refreshing sleep essential to
strength. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, the National Remedy Of
Holland, will do the work. They are
wonderful! Three of these capsules
each day will put a man on his feet
before he knows it; whether his
trouble comes from uric acid poi
soning, the kidneys. gravel or stone
in the bladder, stomach derangement
or other ailments that befall the over
jealous American. Don't wait until
you are entirely down-and- out, but
take them to-day. Your druggist will
gladly refund your money IL they do
not help you. Accept no substitutes,
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
every box, three sizes. They are the
pure. original, imported HARLEM Oil
Capsules.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
Catarrh
Of The Stomach
Is Dangerous
Thousands Have 1t and Don't
Know It." Says Physician.
Frequently Mistaken For
Indigestion-How to Rec
ogniZe and Treat.
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Thousands of people suffer more
or less constantly from furred, coated
tongue, bad breath, sour burning
stomach. frequent vomiting. rumbling
wind, and stomach acidity and call it
indigestion when in reality their
trouble is due to gastric catarrh of
the stomach" writes New York
Catarrh of the stomach is danger
Gus because the mucous membrane
lining of the stomach is thickencd
and a coating of .phlegm covers the
surface so that the digestive fluids
cannot mix with the food and digest
} them. This condition soon breeds
assimilated food. The blood is pol
luted and carries the infection
throughout the body. Gastric ulcers
are apt to form and frequently an
ulcer Is the first sign of a deadly
cancer.
In cataarrh of the stomach a good
and safe treatment is to take before
meals teaspoonful of pure Bisurat-
ed Magnesia in half glass of hot
water as hot as you can comfortably
drink it. The hot water washes the
mucus from the stomach walls and
draws the blood to the stomach while
the bisurated magnesia is an excel
lent solvent for mucus and increases
the efficiency of the hot water trent
ment. Moreover. the Bisurated Mag
nesia, will serve as a powerful but
harmless antacid which will neutral
ize any excess hydrochloric acid that
may be in your stomach and sweeten
its food contents. Easy, natural di-
gestion without distress of any kind
should soon follow. Bsurated Mag
nesia is not a laxative, is harmless
pleasant and easy to take and can be
obtained from any local druggist.
Don't confuse Bisurated Magnesia
with other forms of magnesia. mflks
citrates. etc, but get 1t in the pure
bisurated form (powder or tabIets)
especially prepared for this purpose
G. A. Gorgas.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-12
MCCORMICK WINS
OVER CHICAGO'S
MAYOR ATPOLLS
Thompson Captures City, but
Rival Gets 1900 Plu-
rality Outside
By Associated Press

Chicago, Sept. 12.-In the face of
the early returns from yesterdays
statewide primary Medill McCor-
mick has defeated Mayor William
Hale Thompson for the Republican
nomination for United States SEN
ator.
With half of the returns from
Chicago at 9 o'clock Thompson was
leading Mccormick in the city by
9.475. At that hour returns from
492 out of 2.973 precincts in the state
outside of Cook county gave McCor-
mick 21,105 and Thompson, $685..
If the present ratio of voting con-
tinues, it was estimated that Thomp-
son will carry Chicago by approM-
mately 10000 while Mccormick will
come to the Cook county line with a
plurality of approximately 71,0OC