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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
FUEL SHORTAGE FELT
AT BELLOWS FALLS
Bellows Falls. Dec. .

Bellows Falls, Dec. fue
shortage is being felt in this vicinity
more acutely than heretofore and meas
uresi are being taken to conserve coal
in all possible ways. The schools Of
this town are 1875 tons short of annual
need and the directors have voted a
week additional vacation. not opening
here and at North Walpole until Janu-
airy II. All churches are reducing serv-
ices and q number are to hold union
services each week the remainder Of
the winter. One closes the auditorium
entirely using parish mouse only.
Dealers are not getting supplies of
coal sufficient for orders and In order
to distribute what they have as equit
ably as possible are making deliveries
only upon presentation of cards signed
nv the local fuel committee who inves-
tieate relative needs in all instances.
Local dealers sold last year 1900 tons,
while this year only $500 tons have
been available.
Practically no wood has been thus
far available. Dry hard wood fitted for
stove sells readily at $40 per cord and
In some instances higher.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
Issued 20,366 Licenses.

Montpelier, Jan. 1.-Secretary Of State
Frederick G. Fleetwood and his prede-
cessor, G. w. Bailey, in 1917 issued licenses
for the operation of 2O.366 automobiles in
Vermont. In some States the automobiles
and motor trucks are differentiated but
in Vermont this is not the rule. although
an extra fee is paid If the truck has over
a certain capacity of carr'''-~ now -
Fleetwood Saturday received the certih-
Gates that are sent 70 owners an. -
feurs to show that either has authority
to operate a car These should have ar
rived in November, but the federal gov
er,r,eut took over the plant which was
doing the work for Vermont. which &C.
counted for the delay.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
EMERGENCY FooO SURVEY
Bureau Of Markets Places
Agency In st. Adams.
Local Representative Of United States
Department Of Agriculture to AS
sist Dealers and others, who
Must Report.

TO facilitate the taking Of the national
inventory Of foods in the State Of ver-
mont, the bureau of markets Of the United
States department of agriculture. which
has the war emergency food survey In
charge, has placed an agency Of the
survey with It's local office at st. Adams,
n care Of the commissioner of agriculture.
M. r. Tolsti up. in charge Of the local Of
fee, has received a supply of the SEIZED
u,as srf v',il distribute them in response
to personal or mall request on or after
January Q.
Copies of the schedule have been mailed
from Washington to most Of the dealers
in food materials in the State of Vermont.
The names Of new concerns, and of few
others were not available, however, and
arrangements have been made therefore
70 supply them locally. Applications for
schedules should not be made to the local
agency before January q This will permit
schedules mailed from Washington to
reach their destinations, and thus elm
mate duplication.
PERSONS REQUIRED TO REPORT.
NJ. r. Tolstrup points out that the act
Of Congress providing for the war emer-
gency food survey requires every dealer
in, and manufacturer of, foods or food
materials, and every holder of such COM
modities in lots substantially greater than
family supplies. to fill out schedule and
mail it to the chief of the Bureau of Mar
kets, Washington, D. c., by January 10,
1918, and fixes the penalties for failure to
do so. This includes not only all whole
sale and retail dealers in foods and feeds.
public warehousemen and food and feed
manufacturers, regardless Of the size Of
the stocks which they hold. but also those
in charge Of hotels. restaurants, COM
missaries Of industrial concerns. schools,
institutions. etc, providing that their
stocks on hand have value of $3.50 or
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
STATE BUILDING
COMMITTEE MEETS

Montpelier, Dec. Ex-Governor Graham
held a conference this afternoon with the
members Of the State building committee
at his office in the State House. In view
Of the lateness of the trains there was
but little time could be spent on the mat.
ter. They looked over the progress Of the
work and continued the meeting until
January 10. Two subjects are always
under discussion at these meetings.
namely. the new building and the re-
mobilization of the capitol to At the new
needs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
TEN CENT STORE co.
HAS $4,000 CAPITAL

Montpelier, Dec. 2S.-The Allbee-Phil-
brook Ten Cent company. Inc, of SPRING
field has filed articles Of association
in the Office of secretary Of state. with q
capital stock of $4,000, for the operation
of store in Springfield The subscribers
are Leon j. Allbee and II. H. Blanchard
Of Springfield and Laurence L. Philbrook
Of Mt Vernon, n, Y.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
Loses Finger Nails.

Middlebury, Jan. 1.-Harry Abbey was
painfully injured this afternoon in the
newsroom Of the Register, when his right
hand was caught on form. The hand
was badly burned and the nails Of two
fingers were torn out.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
OFFER HOTEL SITE As HOSPITAL
.aa Mr.. Albert r. L.
Already Spent $4,000
posed $1,0OU,OOO HOstelry.

Randolph Dec. 28.--Mr. and Mrs. Albert
r. Chandler have made a formal offer
to the State of Vermont and the United
States government Of all the property.
together with the plans and specifications
Of their proposed million-dollar hotel
here. for use as hospitals for wounded
American soldiers. They have already
spent $4,000 on the site and plans.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
STATE SHVERS IN COLO SNAP
Montpelier Has Temperature Of - be-
l0w--32 In stowe-Otker Low
Records,

Montpelier. Dec. N.-Mercury stood at
Is to "a below zero In Montpelier this MORN
ing, while in some Of the nearby towns It
was as follows: waterbury, 20: Plainfeld.
90; Waitsfield. %; Jonesvilie, is; Norris
VILE, %; Northheld, 20.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03

Stowe, Dec. N.-Thermometers regis.
tered from 20 to 80 below zero at different
places In this vicinity this morning. The
mercury did not rise to zero until this
afternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03
"CUT A CORD"

Fuel Administrator Declares That ver-
monters Must Look Ahead.
H. J. NJ. Jones. Vermont fuel adminstra-
tor. is sending the following letter to mem.
pers Of the local fuel committees:
AS a supplement to instructions No. 5
| issued November /, l desire to call your
attention again to the fact that it will be
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-03

Randolph, Dec. ia temperature Of 20
to 30 below was recorded here this morn
ing. and 1t did not rise much above the
zero mark all day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
CdnDdsSing Board
Will Declare Ten
Amendments Pass
(By Associated Press. J

Bismarck N. D., Dec. THE proposed ten amend
ments to the constitution of North Dakota initiated by
the Nonparsan league and voted at the recent cleo
ton will be declared carried by the state canvassing
board which meets this afternoon, according to an an
nouncement of Secretary of State Thomas Hail. who is
also secretary of the canvassing board
The ruling of the majority of the board will be made
under the act of 1892 holding that majority of all votes
cast for any question is sufficient for it's passage.
The official canvass reveals that only five of the
amendments have the majority required by the cons
tuon that majority of all votes cast in the election
The session laws under which the board is said to be
ready to proceed passed "a years before the nta
tive amendment to the constitution adopted, in
which amendment it is specifically provided that each
amendment must have majority of all votes cast in the
election.
Chairman Lemke, of the Republican committee;
President Townley of the league and the league publ
cations frequently declared prior to the election that
each amendment must have majority of all votes cast
in the election.
noon and adjourned till o'clock. During the interval
Mr. Hall made announcement of what he believes to be
the plan of the Nonpartsan majority the canvassng
board
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
$4,000 GIVEN
TO N. D. COLLEGE
jamestown Institution Fa.
fored by the Rockefeller
Foundation

Jamestown. N. D.. Dec. T.-The
General Education board of New
York. commonly known as the Rock
efeller foundation. has appropriated
$4,000 to the endowment of James
town college. according to a tele-
gram received by President B. H.
Kroeze OF jamestown college This
gift is probably the most Important
incident in the history OF the college,
since 1t is a recognition of the schol-
arships financial rating, equipment
and location and value Of Jamestown
college. The office secretary. DR.. 81.
G. Sage, visited the college in person
to mack a, careful inspect of the
institution.
With this new gift the college will
Immediately begin a + campaign to
make its endowment q half million,
having now near 100000. This gift
from the General Education board is
the first and only gift Of it's kind to
any institution in the state.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
German Papers
Roast Freddy
(By Associated Press. }

Munich, Friday, Dec. 6.-The in
terview with Frederick William, the
former crown prince of Germany.
obtained by the Associated Press.
was published here today in part.
and has drawn out displays Of anger
from the local press.
III the former crown prince really
made such statements, he has done
his reputation a bad service, says
the Neueste Nachrichten.
''TIis belated excuses and attempts
to clear himself make such a dis
gusting impression that no one Will
need to grieve over his flight to Hol-
land"
The Augsburg Evening Gazette, in
commenting on the conviction ex-
pressed by the ex- crown prince that
President Wilson would be able to
bring about a peace of justice for
Germany, remarks that it fears
Frederick William is badly misled.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
TWO OF LEAGUE
GET
REQUIRED VOTE,
STEEN DECLARES.
Lenke Insists All Have
illegally Passed.
fetal Total Issued

The official tabulation of
votes. announced in the accom-
panying article, Is virtually the
same as that carried by The
Forum some time ago, except
that the official count discloses
an increase in the vote for the
first Of the initiated amend
ments providing for changes in I,
the initiative and referendum
section Of the constitution.
Bismarck. N. D. Dec. 7.-"All
league amendments initiated at the
recent election, with the exception
of that changing the initiative and
referendum clause Of the constitu-
tion and the hail amendment, are
lost" declared State Treasurer John
Steen, chairman Of the state can
vassing board, when that body had
completed it's canvass Of the official
vote from 81 counties and the Off
cial vote from the one remaining
county last night.
"All of the amendments are un-
doubtedly legally carried" said Will
liam Lenke of st. Paul, chairman OF
the Republican state central COM
mittee Of North Dakota. Mr.. Lemke
made this statement before the re-
suits had been reported to the state
canvassing board. He reiterated 1T
after the returns had been totaled
In both instances he emphasized
legally" and both times he main
tained a cryptic silence when asked
to explain his statement.
Chairman Steen OF the state can
vassing board was at a loss to ex-
plain how Chairman Lemke arrived
at his conclusion Mr.. Lemke went
SO far as to say that he did not know
what attitude the state canvassers
would take and that he made his
declaration without regard to the
opinion of the courts on the matter.
'aThe amendments have legally car
ried beyond doubt. That is what
/ have contended all the time" Mr..
L,enke asserted as finale.
Contest May Develop
Someone suggested that Mr.. Len1ke
based his statement on knowledge
that the state canvassing board, in
spite of the fact that the five amend
ments enbodying the leagues econ
omic program all failed to secure q
majority of all the votes cast at the
recent election, would declare the
amendments carried. .
IF such an attempt is made" said
Chairman Steen. will do what
1 can to block it. / don't know how
far I can succeed, for the league
members Of the caavassing board
outnumber me. I do not know that
such action is contemplated. Under
the working Of the law, which plain
ly requires a majority OF all the
votes cast. do not see how 1t can
be-"
The whole number of votes cast.
using the vote on governor from
Wells county, which has made no Of
ficiaI returns, is 94,027. The vote
CONTINUED on Page -
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
Bank CZearingS
Ub : Millions

Fargo bank clearings for Nover-
ber, 1918, are $3,174, ,149.47 larger
than for November 1917,
Figures announced by the Fargo
Clearing House association today
chow total Of S13,474,75s.25 for the
month just past, and $1,000, ,soa.7s
for the corresponding month in
1917.
Renewed business activity follow
ing peace and unprecedented cash
business are reasons for the ins
crease as assigned by Fargo bank.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
Bernstorff Tells Berlin of
Failure 30 Hold y. S.
Sentiment
MANY SEEK TO
EXPLAIN STATUS
Men Whose Names Are
Dragged Into Mire,
Would Be Heard
(By Associated Press.)


Washington. Dec. 7.-Shipwreck
OF the German propaganda initiated
In America by Bernard DerIburg was
attributed by Count Won BerustorfG.
in his explanation to the Berlin
foreign office. to the impossibiIity af
Keeping secret the fact that an
American newspaper Is subsidized.
and to the sinking of the Lusitania.
The former ambassadors explaua..
ton was laid before the senate COM
mittee investigating brewery and
German propaganda today alonF
with other secret documents from
the files OF the department OF JUS
tice by A. Bruce Bielaski, chief of the
bureau OF investigation.
Always Got In Bad.
In letter TO the foreign office 10
1915 Bernstorfe said the subsidtztng
Of papers always ended with him be-
ing held responsible for all the arff-
Cles of such papers. For that reason.
he said, he had succeeded in getting
free OF all relations with the Fair
Play of Marcus Braun, and that hG
also would like to be free from tho
Fatherland,8 which he added, f7aaa
shown itself OF little value"
Hoped For Better Luck.
The letter spoke Of an unfortunate
experience with the Times Mail"
and said only the future could show
whether we will have better luck
with Mr.. Huntington Wright and
Mr.. T. e. Low"
MIR. Archibald.
Among other documents presentad
by Mr.. Bielaski on the second day-o
his appearance before the com
mittee were several relating to j. r.
Archibald, the American newspapers
man from whom German communi-
cations were taken by the British
authorities while he was on his way
to Germany. One paper was q. Ger
man embassy receipt for 81, 900 sign
ed by Archibald dated April 81. 1915.
Smirched Persons Want 70 Explain.
kilograms began to reach the COM
mittee today from the men whose
names appeared on the Important
list OF names" among$ the German
papers produced yesterday, NEXT
Tuesday was set for hearing Profea-
sor Alfred Bushnell Hart of Harvard
who asked to be heard.
Took a Fresh Start.
A communication from Bernstorfs
to Berlin, dated November / 1915.
announced that reorganization of
ed to avoid complications since the
public sentiment was aroused against
the sinking Of the Lusitania.
s-.~." Lowe Got 5000.
Submitting evidence concerning
the National Courier, published for 3
time in Washington. Bielasi said ita
editor, Theodore e. Lowe, received
$4,000 from the Germans during the
papers short life. BielasISi also tes
titled that Louis Garthe, Washington
correspondent Of the Baltimore
American, was regular contributor
to the Courier without the knowIedge
Of the management Of the American.
Department Records In.
Confidential records of the de-
partment of Justice dealing with this
activities Of German agents ana
others in the United States were
placed yesterday before the senate
committee investigating brewers and
German propaganda by A. Bruce
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
Relief Rushed
To T. S. Prisoners
(Bv Associated Press. }

Paris, Wednesday, Dec 4.-Three
sanitary trains have been rushed by
the American Red Cross from Switz-
erland to Rastatt where $500 Amer
lean prisoners have been confined.
The trains were loaded with. food
and clothing and more trains have
been arranged for. The American
Red Cross committee in Switzerland
has arranged for the United States
government to pay all costs due
Switzerland for transportation, and
also that France will furnish oil and
coal, as Swiss railroads are suffering
from a lack Of fuel.
Great difficulties are being encoun-
tered in Germany in raising funds,
as German banks are not permitted
to pay out more than 200 marks at
one time or more than 900 marks
weekly.
Three hundred American officers
arrived at Berne yesterday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
STANFORD MYERS
REPORTED DEAD

Another Company B has been list
ed as killed in action, being Stanford
A. Myers. formerly employed in the
Herhst, department store in Fargo.
, His name was on the casualty list
published by The Forum Friday af-
ternoon, Des Moines, Iowa, being
listed as his home.
Some time ago the soldier was re-
ported missing in action.
The 9Th member OF Company B to
fall on the field of battle was an Or
phan, having q brother. Remley r.
who also resided in Fargo, and who
was reported severely wounded some
time ago.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
1900 Beds Are
Needed for" Boys

Washington, Dec. 7.-Hospitals
costing $26.ooO,O0O and providing 49,
900 beds are estimated as necessary
to care for discharged sick and dis
abled soldiers.
Assistant Surgeon General Stimson
of the public health service, has ask
ed the house buildings committee,
with the approval Of Secretary Nc
Adoo, for an appropriation Of S10,-
600, 900 TO provide the first 5000 beds.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
White Pibboners
Go TO Versailles
,(By Assoeiated .Press. !

Chicago, Dec. 7.-The executive
committee of the National w. g. Il. u.
has decided to send a committee,
composed OF Miss Anna Gordon, presi-
dent: Mrs. Ella a. Bool, vice president,
REORGANIZATION aa s % V wae5inssfon exgeutlye ye
Versailles to carry to the peace con-
ferences any messages which the ma
tional organization may decide to send
to that body. 1t was decided to hold
next years convention shortly after
the November election in st. Louis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
EnREGAaT.

Mtnnesota-General fair tonight
and Sunday; warmer tonight.
North Dakota~-Fafr tonight: warm
er in southeast portion; Sunday partly
cloudy and somewhat cooler
South Dahota--Fafr teatght. warm
or I'm east portion: Sunday increasing
cloudiness; cooler in west portion
Montana - Generally fair tonight
and Sunday: cooler Sunday and In
southwest portion,
Upper L.akes--Generally cloudy to-
night and Sunday, probably snow On
Lake Superior.
Lower Michigan--GeneraI cloudy
tonight and Sunday; little change ia
temperature.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
Neu1 York Unions
For Labor PdrtU
-(BY Associated Presa. }

New York. Dec. THE Central
trades unionists In New York city, de-
cided last night to join In the move
ment for the formation in the United
States of a national labor party SINH
planned that the party would include
both those who work with their
hands and those who work with their
brains". ..s..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
wEEKLY FnREcAsr.

Weather predictions for the week
beginning Monday. issued by the
weather bureau today, are:
Region of the Great Lakes: Eonsi1-
erabie cloudy weather during tha
week with occasional rain or snow
after Monday: temperatures Will az
erage above normal
Upper Mississippi valley. Rain
about Tuesday and probably Wednes-
day; possibly snow in extreme upper
Mississippi valley; temperatures above
normal; generally fair the second hair
OF the week with nearly normal tenn
peratures.S
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
HOLLAND WOULD
PUT KAISER ON
AN ISLAND; NAY
OFFER THE PLAN
Dut c h Will Surrender
Father and Son on De-
mand of Allies
fRx Associated Preas.1

London, Dec. 7.-If the allies in
sist upon the. delivery of the former
German emperor and, crown prince to
an International court of justice,
Holland will yield, but will first urge
that the allies content themselves
with an undertaking by Holland to
intern him for life in one Of the
Dutch colonies, according to an Am
sterdam dispatch to the Express.
Suggests Island for Bill
Holland, it is understood, will sug-
gest that Herr Hohenzollern and his
son be placed on an island in either
the. East or West Indies, where he
will be guarded by a Dutch fleet.
1t is also anticipated that Holland
will be asked for compensation for
permitting a violation Of her neu-
trality by allowing German troops to
pass through the province OF Linn
burg on their retreat from Belgium
and receiving German ships from
Antwerp. This compensation, says
the correspondent, may possibly be
the. cession Of certain territory
along the Belgian border owned by
Holland since 1889, perhaps the
southern part of Dutch Limburg. the
population of which region is claim
ed to be principally Belgian.
Charged With Murder.
Paris, Dec. Havas.) 1.-The for
nation of an international jury to
try the former German emperor is
gaining wide support in France. The
Matin says.
Attorney General Lescouve, after
an investigation, has transmitted to
the ministry Of Justice the charge of
murder made against the former en-
peror by Madame Prieur, whose hus-
band was killed in the torpedoing of
the mail steamer Sussex. The at
torney general said that he consid
cred the charge admissible in the
French courts.
Paris. Dec. GA dispatch received
in Basel from the semi -offcial
Wolff Bureau quotes the crown
primes in renouncing the throne as
having said:
II renounce formally and definite
Iy all rights to the crown of Prussia
and the imperial crown which would
have fallen to me by the renuncia-
er reasons.
Given under my authority and
signed by my hand, done at Wier-
ingon. Dec. i. 1918.
(Signed) Wilhelm
In an interview with correspon-
dent of the Associated Press on the
island OF Wieringen, received in New
York, Dec. 8, which bore no evidence
OF delay. and presumably was given
not earlier than Dec. 2, Frederick
William said:
i have not renounced anything,
and I have not signed any document
whatever"
Berlin, Dec. THE Prussian gov,
ernment has formally withdrawn the
privilege heretofore held by the mem
bers OF the Hohenzollern family of
immunity from law.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-07
PERU WANTS AMBASSADOR.

washington, Dec. 7.(By The AS
sociated Press.) with the approval
OF President Wilson, Secretary
Lansing has asked congress to raise
the, American legation at Lima,
Peru to the rank of embassy. Peru
has signified a desire to appoint an
ambassador. to the United States
and the administration wishes to
agree.