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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
WHAT THE LIBERTY BOND DOES

Having bought Liberty Bonds most
purchasers would like to know in what
particular way the money they have 80
gladly given is to be expended in the
conduct Of the great war that has ell.
quilted the world. In response to this
silent appeal the War Department of
the United States Government has
computed the cost of various things
and Just what bonds of different de.
nominations will do. Five hundred
$1OOO.bonds, for instance, will buy an
amount of powder equal to the output
for one day of one Of the Government
powder plants while one $50-bond will
provide one soldier in the American
Expeditionary Forces with food for
practically four months or exactly 116
days and tiny fraction over.
One $1,000 bond will provide one 16-
inch shell, ready to fire; or smokeless
powder enough to propel three 16-inch
coast shells and T. N. T, enough to
burst so three.inch Stokes Mortar
shells. Six $l00-bonds will provide 10
alrplane flares or so three-inch shells.
One $500-bond will provide two ma
chine guns or 300 steel helmets. Two
$500 and one $5O-bond will purchase
meat cans for two soldier companies,
or bacon cans for four soldier compa-
MES, or 300 intrenching shovels.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
FARMERS WILL NOT Fall
In THIS LOAN.
DoOrOtAFv Houston Says Each Must
Feel Personal Responsibility.

Secretary D. +. Houston Of the
Dept OF Agriculture has sent this
message 10 the American fOrmOrI--
THE Ath Liberty Loan will not fail
for lack Of support Of American far
mers.
THAT is the answer Am giving
to those who ask me what the re-
spouse Of the American farmer Will
bo. ! am making this confident
assertion in the face Of the fact that
the American people are being asked
10 make colossal contribution 70
Lberty-six billion dollars.
American farmers have demon
Btrated their patriotic support Of the
nations great war loans. One Of the
most striking features Of the ard
Liberty Loan was the support given
Il BY the farming and rural popula-
tons. Not only did farmers purchase
literally Of the bonds. but the rural
communities az a rule, were more
prompt in completing their quotas Of
the Loan than the larger cities, More
than 10000 communities In the U, g.
buDtCTlDcu Vi ONtI bupSCIlDcu luVli
quotas. Many OF them on the hrst
day OF the campaign. The majority
Of these were not cities, but country
districts.
But we have now a greater effort
to make, and the responsibility is
more directly than ever upon the
individual farmer The conditions
throughout the country, particularly
In New England. mako It impossible
to 60 to the farmer II is for him
10 act with full knowledge OF the
situation that conf onts the nation.
Our largest war loan has been
launched. II vii tax cur determine
ton 10 defend our liberty and our
Republic at all co"tG Our Armies IN
the field are Acting victoriousIv
Tho fo"cee AT home are row in an
cAror~'ro thot r'u"' not fail with
nut ~"-t =" ''r7't" let us buy Libe"'V
>o~'- "ro' W. WOW attain our ~
'""+'''o--o .r'~NCo"s and lasting world
~~c -o"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
Town and County
Short of Quota
Continued from page onel

Chairman Fletcher Of the County
Committee today made the following
appeal
Considering the prevailing conditions
in the County the past ten days, the
results on the whole are encouraging
There is much TO be done, however to
bring the campaign 10 a successful
issue, Three towns are over the top
Others will be soon, but Others are lag
ging
This is a time for us all to do our
part, We can not settle back with the
CONVICTION that some one else will as
sumo the burden
Consider what our men and their
allies are doing at the front Consider
the families, that have sent their faith
ers sons and brothers, some OF whom
must make the supreme sacrifice
How little we are called upon 10 do
in the Liberty Bond campaign not to
give TO make the best and safest in.
vestment in the world, We must find
the money in some way,-save It or
borrow i'll
Do we want TO see the despicable
Hun beaten and punished for the des'
polling Of thousands of homes just like
our own DO we want TO see him driven
back TO his own boarders and made to
pay for his outrages and cruelties'
Then we must each one buy bonds to
help furnish the funds, The Hun can
not be beaten with out the money to
back up our army and navy
John Anterior,
County Chairman,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
CONVERSION OF LIBERTY BONDS

1t is often asked by owners of Lib
erty Bonds If 1t is wise to convert
their first and second issues into high
or interest rate bonds. To them
it should be said that the First 31as
are completely tax exempt and conse-
quently there is demand for them by
presons subject to high rates Of addi-
tional taxes. This demand has caused
them to sell higher in the market than
the other issues. They therefore
should not be converted, but persons
with ordinary incomes will probably
find it advantageous to sell them and
purchase AXIS. 1t would seem gener-
ally advantageous to exchange the As
for ANS. This can be done only be-
fore Nov. 0, 1918. Most banks will ct
tend to exchanges, sales and pur-
chases
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
WHITING

No new cases Of influenza in town.
The Baptist parsonage is to receive
some 'epalrs fitting it for occupancy, ..
Mis- Chr, tine Webster left last Fri
day for Schenectady, N y, where she
has accepted position, RhG
Mrs Herbert Leslie was called to
Arlington last riday to see her hus-
band WHO was quite sick with influenza,
later reports he is improving. Mrs.
Leslie las shipped her household goods
and was going there this week.to live.
The Congregational parsonage is re-
ceiving some needed repairs-the roof
is to be slated, hard wood floors are to
be put into two rooms, also painting
and pape! ing is being done. Rev. F. j.
Malzard Wiz he here next week and
will occupy thespllpit October 20.
-Harold Webster ana Lee nawson Of
U. S, S. Maang made short visits at
their homes last week. While on their
last trip overseas they visited train
ing camp near the coast and met sew
eral boys from their home town also
from the county, who they.reported as
feeling well.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
LIBERTY BOND Or

BY Helen M. Cummings, Attleboro,
Mass,
Some day is your boy going to ask you
why
When need was urgent, stress was great,
Your help was not forthooming2
When in Hen's fray, he stubbornly
fought to hold the Hun.
wounded, suffering, almost spent
- breathing prayer
God give ME strength to- keep this
dread beast from Home.
From all love from my fair lana.
America"
In olden days, battle ragged, and 10 tha
story goes.
That Just as long as were upheld the
Leaders hands,
So surged. the tide OF victory.
Are you then going to help those hoys
OF ours
Your boy and mine
Uphold their hands and help them save
the free mans Right
Or-fail them and fer evermore, be
slaves to Murderous Might
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11

Three million buttons for the
"Fighting Fourth" Liberty Loan Ia the
order OF the New England Committee
This is 500 more than were used In
the Third Loan, and the aim OF the
Organization Ia TO see that every buy
or of a bond in the Fourth Loan has a
Button and wears II,
No one thing brings home to the
people as a whole the fact that all
members OF the community are taxi
ing a share in the Loan more effec-
lively than the general and conspicu-
pus wearing OF the button, In many
communities and establishments a
1000 subscription was secured more
easily because of the open demonstra-
ton by the wearing Of buttons that
participation was reaching every per
eon.
The new button is smaller than
the earlier ones, but equally effective,
On dark blue ground Ia carried a
flag of red with four blue stripes the
Honor Flag OF the Loan, and the
words Fourth Liberty Loan"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
HELP THE GOVERNMENT

Purchasers Of Liberty Bonds who
wish to help the Government to the
fullest extent should keep the bonds
which they have purchased, and when
they buy additional bonds do 80 from
the Government during loan offerings
rather than in the open market, as the
money paid for bonds purchased in the
market does not go to the Government
but simply to previous holders. On
the other hand, those who must real
ize upon their investment can always
do so at the market price.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
WINDHAM FAMILY OF IS
Live Under Same Roof AS Their
Great Grandfather

The town of Windham boasts Of
what is probably the largest family in
western New England ID children
eight Of them boys, the eldest q years.
Town Collector and Constabl e Elias
Lewis Stowell and Mrs Minnie E, r.
Stowell are the parents of this interest
ing family The youngest member Is
Margaret Irene, who will be three years
old in December. Mr. Stowell says that
while he will not be able to fling to the
breeze a service flag with 10 stars on it,
he can at least have a family reunion
three times day-at meal times Sto-
we'll is 43 and his wife is three years
his junior.
Fourteen of the children reside witt
their parents The oldest girl is married
and now lives in Stockbrdge. The chill
dren are living under the same roof
that sheltered their grandfather and
their great-grandiather. This came
about by the burning of the home
built by Mr.. Stowell II years ago.
After the fire, Mr. Stowell purchased
the ancestral home, where he has reared
his large family. Besides being town
constable and collector, Stowell has been
a member of the school board for seven
years. He performs all these duties in
addition to his farm work, And just
to keep him busy The is official moder-
ator at town meetings, overseer OF the
poor, lister and fence viewer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
MONEY is MADE TO FIGHT

With fine spirit of patriotism DR..
James o. Ely Of Winnetka ILL.,, father
Of Lieut.. Dinsmore Ely who died from
injuries received in action, gave the
proceeds Of his sons life insurance
policy Of $4,000 for the purchase of Lib
erty Bonds. This in a sense, doubles
his sons help to the cause to which
his life had been dedicated Even in
death his work goes on, fighting in the
cause he loved.
Lieut.. Ely had an aeronautic career
replete with hairbreadth escapes and
was cited for extreme bravery in van
gushing German plane in his first
fight in Picardy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
CORNWALL

Mrs d. O. Foote of sCharlotte has
been recent guest ofsher daughter,
Mrs, A. l.. Payne, ,--..r.r
Mrs kGeorge Carleton and infant
daughter Of Springfield, VT, are guests
OF Mrs. Carleton 8 parents, Judge and
Mrs. A. ". Foote
A. j. Field is building barn. Charles
Shackett is doing the work. L s s,.-cc;:
Lee Harris and c. p. Tulley Jr.. have
enlisted and leave on Tuesday, October
Is for lotsdam, n Y, where they will
enter Clarkson College for mechanical
training.
Miss Hazel Blair a graduate nurse of
the Mary Fletcher hospital, who for
three weeks aided at Camp Devens'
hospital, and has been for the past ten
days at her fathers, George Blair's,
has received orders 10 report at Camp
Meade, Md, and leaves for that place
Sunday night to serve as an army
nurse.
Miss Hazel + Otis, eldest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs V. E. Otis, and Don
aid Lang were married Tuesday even
ing by the Rev. Christopher Hamlin.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
SMITH FOR SENATOR
Democratic County Committee Names
Bristol Man

The members of the Addison county
Democratic committee met at the Ad-
olson house in Middlebury Friday Oc-
tober 4, and made up the ticket for
the November election. Those present
were J. H. Donnelly, chairman; w. H.
Baldwin, secretary; Fred NJ Foote,
treasurer; c, B. Kendall of Shoreham
and c. A. Burnham of Bristol Mr.
Baldwin succeeds Ira ]. Everest of
New Haven.
R, S Smith of Bristol was nomina-
ted for Senator, l. H. LaFleur, whose
name is also on the Republican ticket,
was Endorsed, as were the other nomi-
nees of the Republican party.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
Coughed So He Couldn't Sleep

bronchial coughs tickling in throat
and asthmatic spasms break ones rest
and weaken one so that the system is
rim. down and serious sickness may re-
suit. Enos Halbert, Paoli, Ind, writes;
az had a severe cold this fall and cough
ed continually at night; could hardly
sleep. The first bottle Of Foley's Honey
and Tar relieved me, entirely curing
nv cough" 1t covers irritated mem
branes with a healing and soothing
coating, loosens phlegm and clears air
passages.
Frosts Pharmacy, IS Main st,
Middlebury
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
Cut This Quilt is Worth Money

Don't Miss This. Cut out this slip,
enclose with &c and mail it to Foley &
Co., 1885 Sheffield Avenue, Chicago,
ILL.,, writing your name and address
clearly. You will receive in return a
trial package containing Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds
and Group; Foley Kidney Pills, for pain
in sides and back; rheumatism, back
ache, kidney and bladder ailments;
and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a whole
some and thoroughly cleansing cath
artic, for constipation, biliousness, head
ache and sluggish bowels.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11
OUTFIT OF A SAILOR

To supply sailor with a single one
of each of the several articles of cloth
ing he Is obliged to have costsS$6S.7 10.
This brings his entire outfit to not far
from the price of one 500 Liberty
Bond.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11

At the National Bank Of Middlchurv
il is noted that subscribers are slow
about placing their first installment on
purchase Of bonds Get started now
with the payments, and save confusion
and congestion at the end Of the cam
paign. Something must be paid down
before Oct 10.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11

Betty-"Ive given up candy during
the war"
Jack-"Too bad; I've just bought
you box"
Betty-"In that case III give up wa
termelon instead,"-Daily Eastern Ar
gus
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11

William Sears Of Seymour street
has purchased the Charles Lamorder
house on North Pleasant street end
moved his family there this week
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11

Are shocked to the lady drinking ships?
You dnk shlS every time you sugar unnecessarily In
beverage
seeny-Me cent Of the this country
brought
poriaton Of troops and supplies 10 the other side
Eliminate luxury, ships
Teach your appetite 10 remember this
DON'T DRINK SHIPS
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11

# you haze something 7VOrth selling
it surely should be gcOrth telling about
II yOn don't adpertise it the public
vOn't knO1c you haze it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-11

The Womens Committee reports the
following sums raised by their sohcita-
ton during the first week OF the drive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Negroes Of Jefferson
 County HaUe Made Good

churches in Europe. The Kaiser can not love God and at the same time murder defenseless men, women aI.d children, or seek by lies to make one class of people hate the other.
 NEGROES DUTY PLAIN
 My friends, it is for freedom we fight Are you not proud to be citi- zens of the United States of America? There is no future for men or for women. black or white, until the com mon foe is defeated We have a pres ent duty, which is to do all we can in winning this war.
 we cannot remain a free people, we do not deserve to be free-unless in all things we stand by our govern ment with all the free people who al e fighting the Germans. Information and cooperation is what is needed now. The one solution of all differ ences between the two southern races. is cooperation. That means both act ing in conjunction. If the negro will, in becoming way, make known his desire to advance in a meritorious way, he will find white hands stretched out to aid him. We can gain nothing by croaking, murmuring and complaining, but by making known in manly way, the things desired, to the most influential white citizens will not only bring relief. but an interested helpfulness and kindredness of spirit which must be established. and the negro must help to establish it by mutual action, co-operation
 With this spirit we will win the war and bring the bacon home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY Y DUNG MEN
 ADDED TO DRAFT LIST

Three hundred and fifty men who have become 21 years of age since June 5, 1918, registered at the six local boards yesterday. The registration was conducted at the office of the boards on the tewnty-second>f1o floor of the Jeff ferson County Bank building. As the men registered they were given their questionnairs to fill out, and in this way there will be saving of much time and delays by failure to receive question: naires.
 Jecerson county division No. 8 con- ducted it's registration in it's office on the fifth floor of the Jefferson County Bank building, when 96 men registered.
 The number of men registering in both the city and county divisions were in excess of the estimates first made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE T0MEET
New Executive Committee Will Meet Here on
 September 5

The new state democratic executive committee, elected at the primary cleo ton August 13. will be composed of 50 members, instead of 45, as heretofore. The increase in membership is due to the fact that the Tenth congressional district was created subsequent to the election Of the present committee in 1914.
 The committee will meet at the Tut wiler hotel in Birmingham on September
 3 for the purpose of officially announcing
 the result of the primary election and to organize.
 The committee elects the chairman and the secretary. J. Kelly Dixon of Talla- dega is chairman of the present commit tee, having been elected last May to suc- ceed Col. Bibb Graves of Montgomery,
 who had gone into the army. It is stated
 that MT. Dixon may be elected chairman of the new committee.
 George H. Estes of Birmingham, pres- ent secretary. may be elected again if he desires it. s~
 The personnel of the new committee, elected on Augr-t 13, follows First District-J. H. Webb Mobile Mo-
 bile;; Joel W. Goldsby, Mobile, Mobile; w. T. McGowin. Toniette Washington; w. c. McCorvey, Monroeville, Monroe; John C. Webb, Jr., Demopolis, Marengo. i Second District-C. B. Brown, Mont gomery, Montgomery; J. E. Henderson, Andalusia. Covington; R. A. Smith, Brew ton, Escambia: J. T. Adams. Pineapple. Wilcox; w. R. Sellers, Troy, Pike l Third District-G. H. Malone, Dothan,
 Houston Mike Sollie, Ozark, Dale; L. H. Boykin, Pittsview, Russell; w U Acree, Dothan, Houston; l.. M Moseley. Union Springs. Bullock.
 | Fourth District-J. F. Averyt. Colum- | biana, Shelby; J. A. Brown, Sells Mills, -t1t,
 Calhoun; s. P. McDonald, Sylacauga; iTalladega; E. w, Pettus, Selma, Dallas | Fifth District-J. w. Austin, Wetump- ka, Fillmore; E. J. Garrison, Ashland, Clay; c. W. Hare, Tuskasee, Macon; J.
 E. Holmes. Fort Deposit, .I.owndes; A. T. Smith, Ashland, Clay
 Sixth Distrct-E. l.. Clarkson, Tusca- vile. HalepJ. T. Fuller, Centreville, Bihb; Robinson Brown, Tuscaloosa. Tus- caloosa; John T. Bishop. Akron, Hale
 Seventh District-R. Lee Barnes, Albert vile, Marshall; Thomas Bradford, Gen.
 ter, Cherokee; s. A. Jordan. Gadsden, wah; R. A. Mitchell, Gadsden, Etowah
 Eighth District-virgil Bouldin, scotts- boro Jackson: J. F. Koonse, Florence,
 I.auderdale: A. G. Patterson, Albany,
 Morgan; John P. White, Monlton, Law
 renee; E. P. Johnston Huntsville, Madi- son
 Ninth District-John R. T. Rives, Bor-
 den Burr, w. D. Nesbitt, Forney John-
 ston and George Bondurant. all of Bir-. nil gham, Jefferson county. Tenth District--R. L. Blanton, Haley
 Vile. Winston; A. F. Ffte, Jasper. Wal
 ker; A. c. Freeman. Heckleburg. Ma
 rion: J. c. Mlner and John A. Cobb of Vernon. Lamar county.
 The member in each district receiving the highest number of votes in the pri- mary will be a member from the state at large, the other four representing their district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
 EXTENSION URGED
Enterprises Not Essential to Winning of War Should Be Held Up Till Peace
 Comes, Says Committee

Washington. August 24.-Every exten sion of q street car line, electric lighting system, water main, street paving CT other public utility enterprise not abso lutely essential to the war should be post poned until peace times, said the govern- ments capital issues committee in let ter sent today to all state public utility commissions. These state bodies were urged not only to frown upon additions and bet. t.e.ments requiring capital expsn- ditures, but also to remove from public service corporations if possible the ne- cessity of carrying out contract or fran chise obligations which might be dis- pensed with in the war emergency.
 The letter was the first of several measures planned by the capital issues committee ia co operation with the treas. ury and other financial agencies to draw tighter the nations purse strings and prevent by voluntary, though effective method of supervision the disspating Of capital in less essential enterprises.
 If the men, money and material which the government needs are to be made available for essential war purposes wrote the committee to the state commits sions "theIe must necessarily be a con
 
 of individuals, communities and corpora tions in adjusting themselves to the sub stitutions and changed standards which the situation compels. Existing facilities must be made to serve in the place of new ones, regardless of temporary inconven- fences and discomfort unless the public health paramount local economic ne- cessity is involved.
 May we suggest to you that these con- alterations apply with marked force to the public utility situation The exter- sions and betterments which public serv- ice corpora lions are accustomed to make in normal times either on the initiative or their own or by direction of the regu- lating comm 4ssions under which they op- crate should, in our opinion, be post poned until after the war, unless an inn mediate war purpose is served, and may we ask of you consideration of the pro- priety of deferring even the performance of contractual obligations arising from franchise or other local requirements. when no military or local economic no- cessity is served by such expenditures
 The suggestion of the committee, wnlch consists of seven members, with Char.es S. Hamlin, member of the federal reserve board, as chairman, carries special weight in view 0. the committees power to sI- peryise applications for issuance or stocks. or other securities for capitaf purposes, and to withhold its approval II it deems the project nonessentlai 10 tno war Recen. developments have shown that most banks and organized lnvestoia decline to buy securities not approved oy the committed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-25
Pershing to Send Veterans
 To Train Men ir7 the U. 5.

Washington, August A.-(SpeciaL )--Gen eral Pershing has ordered 1900 captains and lieutenants to return to the United States from the trenches of France. They will be employed in training and equip ping in practical military science men who are now in the various cantonmenrs and who. under the provision of the ad- ministration man power bill, pending be- fore Congress, will soon be in camp.
 Each of the young officers will appear in the United States a veteran, his cou-- age and resourcefulness, his spigit, dar- ing and fidelity tested under fire of actual battle.
 This order of General Pershing, known to have been issued, although no public announcement has as yet been made, IS