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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Up to December /, $29,S24,655 had
been paid out to farmers on per cent
longtime loans, according to a report
covering the operations of the II fed
eral land banks. The total of loans
approved, including those closed and
those awaiting verification of title and
other formalities, is S105, ,136,529.
The interest rate under the farm
loan system has been increased from 5
to 51h per cent, to apply to all applica-
tions which have not yet been ap-
proved.
Borrowing is done through co-opera-
tive farm-loan associations organized
by farmers, each association being
composed of ten or more farmer bor-
rowers and each group borrowing at
least $4,000. Up TO December 1 the
farm loan board had chartered 1889
such cooperative associations.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

In a recent review of military opera
tiOns the secretary of war says:
"The various reports of immediate
peace proposals by the Germans on
seemingly favorable terms should not
for moment induce US to slacken our
preparations for war. 1t is only neces-
Sary for us to recall that during the
Christmas season last year the Ger
mans put forth very similar peace
rumors."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Christmas gifts for the expedition
airy forces aggregated $50 tons. Hun
dreds of thousands of pounds of tur-
keys, purchased in Eastern markets
and refrigerated on the ships, tOgeth-
er with great quantities of cranberries,
sweet potatoes, and mince meat went
to the forces overseas. In the United
States every camp was supplied with
fresh turkey and the usual Christmas
accessories.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

The equipment of no soldiers is COM
plete without emergency food ratiOns.
United States troops are supplied with
three different parched maize-meal
packets and three chocolates. The
former is a revival of the maiZe-meal
of the American Indians, on which they
could exist for days while hunting or
on the warpath.
The "chain-shOt" ration furnished
Belgian, French and Teutonic soldiers
is a winter food of compressed meat.
There are more than a dozen varieties
Of compressed teas used by the Rus
sian commissary. Compressed rice and
macaroni is supplied Oriental forces.
Oat bread in sausage form is used by
some of the north British troops.
A curious ration is the compressed
fig coffee of the central powers, which
may either be utilized for food as it is
or converted into coffeelike drink.
SmOke-dried pears are used in the
same armies. The Swiss soldier re-
ceives an emergency ration of white
chocolate, made entirely of cocoa but
ter and sugar.
An Italian army chocolate is in sau-
sage-length form, while their plum duff
goes into beef membrane.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

DR.. Asa w. Chamberlain was found
guilty of the murder of his brother,
Albert, at Richmond, Va. Life imprfs-
onment for the physician was fixed by
the jury.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

British avIators have dropped large
quantities of bombs on the Ramegnles-
Chin airdrome in Belgium and in the
vicinity of Metz. Lorraine, according
TO the official statement issued at Lon
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

British patrols have again crossed
the Plave river, the Rome war office
announces. They forced passage at
vaEious points, causing an alarm in the
enemy lines.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

An official statement issued at Berlin
announced that because of the Russian
request to transfer the peace confer
ences from Brest-LitovslS TO Stockholm,
the central powers had temporarily
suspended negotiations with RUSSIA.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

President Wilson announced at
Washington his support Of the federal
woman suffrage amendment. The pres
ident made the announcement to a
delegation Of Representatives headed
by Taylor of Colorado.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

Germany will make no peace which
destroys the territorial integrity of
any Of the Teutonic allies. The semi
official German organ, the Norr-
deutsche Allegemeine Zeltung, makes
this announcement. says a dispatch
from Amsterdam.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

British troops attacked and captured
from the Germans q trench section
(snp) which the Teutons haC occu-
pied earlier in the day to the east Of
Bullecourt, on the Arras- Cambrai front,
the war Office announced at London.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

A British torpedo-boat destroyer has
been torpedoed and sunk in the Medi-
terranean sea, according to an admir-
atty announcement issued in London.
All the officers Of the destroyer were
saved, but ten members Of the crew
were lost
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-01-18

General Pershing reported to Wash
ington the death of Capt. William E.
Hard of penumonia. He lived at 200
Western avenue, Joliet, Ill.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
Salisbury

Lester Fl. Libby, former principal of the high school and now Y. M. O. A secretary at Camp Devens, Aver, Mass visited at Fred Reeds a couple days last week tss r A son was horn to MT. a.d Mrs Frederic E Williams af Boise, Idaho. on Deo mber 18th The young man Is 8 grandson of Mrs M E Bower who recenily moved from this place to make her home with her daughter Corgra' 'ulstions are extended. 9.
 Percy Tanner returned 10 Hartford last Thursday after spending a few days with his parents. Miss Florence Hardisty. who is in training at St Mary's hospital in Waterbury, has been visiting her co1s,n, Miss Gertrude Hardisty. .
 George Barton has purchased the Salisbury Market of David Hatmaker, and taken possession
 Miss Mary Reed and gentleman friend returned to West Suffield on Monday. s d.. .... O l. Warner returned to Rockville on Monday. ... ...t
 Miss Gladys Stone returned to her school duties at West Suffield on Tues day, .....
 The thermometer has ranged from 90 to 32 degrees below zero in the past few days, with the result of many frozen pipes etc. <.
 Sunday morning Frank Spur started fresh fire in his cook stove, as he had just left to attend to another stove, the water front of the former one burst, blowing the stove in many pieces, i'm bedding some of the iron deep in the plaster of the room, 6 very narrow escape for MT. Spur, beside it being necessary for him to 70 out and buy a new stove.
 Master Horace Kelsey is ill at shis writing
 A. L. Dickinson has returned to New Canaan; Mrs. Dickinson has stored their Household goods and will beard with Mrs Price for the remainder of the winter.
 Miss Frances Norton spent the week end with friends in New York.
 Horace Kelsey, one of the youngest of the Boy Scouts secured twenty-foar members for the Red Cross Fand.
 Rev. A. N. Griffen, who is to sub- stitute in St. Johns Parish. during Rev o. B. Carpenters absence began his duties last Sunday morning.
 Miss Helen Harding spent part of her vacation with relatives in New York city.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
Lime Rock

Courtland Fenton Is spending the holidays in town.
 Hugh Cummings came home from the Hillcrest hospital in Pittstield the fore part of last week.
 Mr. and Mrs Chester Patterson have been guests of friends in town during the holidays. +'s
 We hear of cellars freezing that were never known to before. s
 Miss Elizabeth Hickey who is spend. ing the winter with her sunt, Mrs. Peter Coggin in Canaan. has been at her home here for few days.
 George R. Belcher who is located at Camp Dix in New Jersey, writes of having fine turkey dinner for Christ mas .- +.F. Oscar Sabin of Pittsfield spent the early part of this week with friends here. Gs Miss Esther Lowe is spending part of this week in Bridgeport. ,,,'
 Bordens began cutting ice on the Housatonic river Monday.
 Edward Hawver of Hartford visited friends here and at Canaan, last week.
 The Barnum Richardson Co.'S. Pack ard truck is laid up for repairs. Their Reo truck taking its place.
 Teachsrs and scholars are enjoying
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
Canaan Valley

The Misses Mabel and Jessie Donalds are spending tiIe holidays out of town.
 Miss Mabel Anderson is home from Bridgeport.
 Miss Blanche Brink is visiting rela- tives in Winsred.
 Wm. Evans ant B l. Frink spent Wednesday Tn WInsted on bu mess
 there were several guests at various homes in this place over Christmas, some of the homes being honored with a family Christmas tree
 The school have received their vic- rcla, Mss Lowe the teacher and the pupils are very grateful to those that donated towards paying for the instru- ment.
 The Valley Sunday School entertain ment held at the Emmons home last thursday evening proved to be 8 pleasant affair, the exercises by the children were interesting all taking uhelr parts wei, nice supper was furnished and served by the ladies and oranges and popcorn balls were passe 1 were omitted and the money sent tc the suffering Armenians. x
 Mrs. k. M. Robbins and daughter, Mrs E. B. Dagge of South Manohes ter, MT. and Mrs 5 K. Leonard ot Bridgeport and Stiles W. Stevens oi Hampden were recent guests at F. h. Langdon's. .".="E ,
 In this vicinity the mercury reglste. ed l2 below zero Saturday morning, 25 below zero sunday morn. ing, 32 below zero Monday morning. 22 below zero Tuesday morning and 26 below zero. Wednesday morning, not at any time during these successive days has the mercury reached zero.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
Norfolk

Leon Sylvernale of the N. Y, N. H. & H. railroad office in Boston, Mass. spent Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs Foster Sylvernsle. F.
 Donald Shores, who has deserted his post in the navy, several times. has again been taken by the authorities and must serve f,e years in a military prison.
 Miss Kane, principal of the Center school, has been granted a leave of ab- sence for the remainder of the school year Her successor has not yet been appointed.
 William Moseley. IT,. of New York has been in town for 6 few days.
 Harry Cook is spending few days in Medford, Mass, the guest of his mother. .,.t.
 Reginald Mitchell has been assisting at the Adams express office during the holidays.
 Thomas Morris is now located at Camp Dix.
 Albert Green has secured employ. ment in Waterbury.
 Wesley Prescott of Boston is at his home here
 Gerald Mulville has accepted a posi-. tion in Winsted.
 William Byron of Fort Slocum has been home on 8 short furlough.
 Edward Dunn has returned from New York where he spent the holiday.
 James Beattie has accepted . posi-. tion Tn Torrington.
 O. W. VanBuskirk Is enjoying a two weeks vacation.
 Harry Thorn is acting agent at the railroad station.
 The timber on the Peaslee estate at Doolittle pond is to be out of.
 Robert Stack of Bristol is spending 8 few days in town.
 Miss Minnie Lawrence of Cambridge is home for two weeks.
 The beautiful community Christmas tree glowing every night on the green seemed to appeal to the public more than ever before and everyone in the village, old and young, shares equally in it's cheer and benediction. In these days of coal shortage it is also satis. faction to know that no additional coal is being consumed as all this cleo. trio light is produced by water power.
 A party was given in honor of Miss Marion Watson Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Winthrop Cons,
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03

Dr George Woolsey and family are visiting at J E. Oalhoun's.
 Dr E. M Foote and family spent the holidays at their summer home
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03

Total ........ -., $703. 35
 The six draftees from the town have been given sets of articles as in box No. 8, and comfort bags ana Testaments. A temporary loan of $7S.05 has paid all bill for the year. '.@.
 The membership of the American Red Cross in Cornwall before the "drive was 169, by that about 80 have been added
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
Lakeville

The dog catcher Was on the job last week and captured aud shot three stray dogs which had no rullar or tags on
 There were nU nuVIng pictures in Roberts Hall on New Years day ne- cause oi the severe weather
 The last quarterly conference will he held in the Merhodist Episcopal Parsonage on Thursday evening. Jan. IT The nev MT, Con pton, district superin endent will preside
 Dwight Cowles spent a couple of days last week in New York city.
 Little ThelmH Hamm, one of the twIns of MT and Mrs Floyd Hamm who has been very se,Iously ill TOT the past three weeks Tx reported s.owly improving
 A large audience is anticipated at the war rally in Roberts Hall on Wed- nesdsy evening next, Jan 9th, to hear the noted speaker, KabDi WIse, when Is rare treat
 Clifford Cullen ot the pest office staff i. coI fined 10 the house with pneumonia He was taken last Satur- day evening alter goins hrme from ms work at the D st office.
 Willard Reid aDd family of New YorH city occupied their cottage m Lakeville during rhe holidays
 John Silvernale and George Miller were in town from their studies in New York c'ty for over the holidays
 M P Flynn ot Hartford spent portion of last week. visiting friends in town
 MT and Mrs. Wm Smith attended the funeral of Adelbert Blass in Canaan on Thursday of last week. Mrs. Blass IS sister of MJs Smith The ladies aid of the Methodist Church wi hold their regular monthly business meeting and supper on Friday afternoon and evening this week, in- stead of wednesday W as usual. Also the regular Thursday tven,ng prayer meeting will be neld on Friday even inRs during the winter months, for the purpose of saving fuel. The Tuesday evening prayer meeting has been dis continued, for the winter.
 The res didr monthly business meet ing will be held at the home of Mise Gladys Davis, in Ore Hill on Thurs day evening of next week, Jan lou, All who wish to attend will meet at M. E Miller's store and transportation will Le provided
 Harry Wilson's many friends are pleased to see him able to be about again, after his serious, illness of several weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
:, oIass-Rottom sea Boats.

After refusing to accept a $4.0OO.OOo shrapnel order at the beginning of the European conflict from the British gov- ernment because of humanitarian req sons, Charles R. Bryson, president of the Electric Steel company, has placed his patriotism above his conscientious beliefs and Is now aiding Uncle Sam in seeking a solution for the German submarine menaces says Pittsburgh correspondent of the New York Com mercial ... a ..ta .... sf.
 He has submitted plans to the gov ernment of his "glass-bottom~ patrol boats, which, he declares, can be used e a Hpeans to rid the sea of the U- boat tmines and other unseen perils Do
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
NEWS. frorQ REARBY F0W NS

H vacation dnTInR tine holidays.
 The Barnam hicharGisOu Co.'S office vas a husy place Monday Dec. 24tn ss aii or theIr employees of the draft age cane rhere ro nave rheI! quesutonnaires made out William Wallace of East UansaD and l. J NIckersnn of W.st Cornwall were there to, tn heip out
 Misses Agnes and Esther Luwe spe # the early pa't of last week with friends ID Pjtts1elu
 Through the courtesy of the Barnnm Richardson Company the movies at the Casino on New Years night were free
 Engine trpnbIe is causing long hours of waiting for those travelling north as rne llains are any where from TO 4 hours late
 Ihe sugar shortage is beginning 10 lIghren a hrrle
 Ernest Dotv has been ill with pneu- munia.
 rhIs vicinity Tuesday
 Fay Chaffe- nas given up his baehe Tor apartment over the station.
 4. 1. CrUnk was in Albany last week.
 James VsuDyke has been breaking heavy pieces of scrap iron at the sta ;Im with dynamite. tor a couple of weeks past.
 Mrs George Dory had 8 neishbor- hood tree, st her home on Chrlstmas night.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
West Cornwall

Miss Alice Mansfield wko has been with Mrs George Cochrane the past few weeks Las gone te work for Mrs. Calhoun #
 Mrs W. c. Hart was out of town few days a week ago.
 The Misses Gertrude and Helen Sturges are at nome for the holidays.
 Leete Ives was home for a visit and ia now visiting friends Lear Boston; he has left college and enlisted in the medical corps, and was making short visits before reporting for dutvh Jan. Srd ....-..
 0 whirrlesey Hart has also left college and enlisted in the aviation corps. .,
 Christmas night Miss Jessie Hart had party to the number of ab~ ut twenty an 1 pleasant social evening was enjoyed.
 Mary and Henry O'Donnell are at home from New Milford High School for the holidays ..-.... ...
 Miss Nell @ Rogers of Hartford, Miss Elizabeth Hart. of Bridgeport. and Miss Elizabeth Salewski are also in town TOT l6 nOtI avs ..#
 Tbe scholars of Cream Hill school closed the ia l term with recitations. songs, and games There were only four visitors James Gold had per feet recos ] fir attendance during the term. .-. f'
 Recently, Patrick O'Donnell came near having a serious fire in his house TA Sr ln by rats as u match was found in a rats nets near the chimney.
 H1Miss Ruth Soule. who was with Mrs J. A Cochrane several years is now living in Canaan.
 Mr and Mrs Barton. living at Rogers Farm have presented their letter to the church from the church at Kent
 W B. Hubbard has gone to Yer mont possibly to see if it is any colder than Connecticut during this cold snap.
 owing to the unusual cold there was no service at church last Sunday.
 Next Sunday, Jan 9th, there will be no service at North Cornwall but there will he the usual union service at West Cornwall, ar 16:45 a. m
 Miss Margaret O'Donnell closed her school TOT tho Christmas vacation with afew special exercises. but no visitors no scholar had perfect attendance and one day the teacher was at school with no scholars If tie parents could knoH how disconraging it is to both teachers and pupils to have poor attendance. there .woull be fewer absentees and more visitors f4
 The Christmas exercises at the vil- lage school were excellent. cons,sting of singing. recitations and selections on the viotrola. then the distribution Of gifts from the tree. There we e twenty-nipe visitors John Davison. Franc,s Dean, and Gladys Seamon had . perfect attendance record for the term Esther Rogers, living three miles from school. was present every day re-
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
The Balanced Ration.

We hear much of. the balanced ra- tion, and 1t, is most important when you are, feeding cows and chickens. But there is very little fear that the average healthy human being will fail to get an adequate amount and a prop CT and balanced proportion of the diff. ferent kinds of food if he is given a good table and a free choice. There is no poorer economy than trying to skimp on food.-Washington Post.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
Cornwall

The Cornwall Red Gross Auxiliary. at-Large first met for work June 18th. Ia the half year since the largest attendance was 53, the smallest-in the storm of Dec. f4th was 2, the average a little over 30. They have shipped six boxes to the New York Headquarters. containing: No 1--l32 hospital shirts. 80 seersucker pajamas, 36 outing flannel pajamas, 24 pairs bed socks a
 NJ 2-20 dog. slings, 10 dog four tailed bandages 45 double abdominal bandages, l 5 single abdominal band ages, 80 T bandages, 2i three-inch [ yard bsndaRes, four-inch yard bandaRes, i3 knitted scrub cloths, 3 hot water bag covers. q
 No 3-5O sweaters. to muff1ers. 50 pairs wristlets. 5a pairs socks. n
 No As Christmas packages, value $s5 co. -.-..... ..
 No 5-SC sweaters, A muff1ers, IT pairs wristlets. I pairs socks.
 No 6-5l0 cotton pads 8x12 inches.
 The ladies in these six and half months have bought 2200 yards of cloth and 6c0 of gauge, paying for cloth $328 40, wool $387.80, sundries $6O-24,, total of $776.4O. Besides the hoxes bhipped. they have made TOO gauge congresses, and cut out and mostly made up about 40 psjamas suits. TO hospital shiI ts, 250 bandaRes. 40 pairs of socks, and miscellaneous supplies besides. ...s
 Thanks are due to many contribu.
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03
Falls Village

Mrs. Cosgrove, nurse has gone to Kent to care for Mrs. Northrup who has been i'll for sometime. .,.
 MT. and Mrs. E l.. Ferguson enter tained few of their young friends on Monday evening. a.tF ..,
Connecticut western news., 1918-01-03

her6.
 Rumsey Holl's service flag IS io to its stars, being now .nt' Ied io 22
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-30
WHY IS An EXPRESS COMPANY?

The taking of the express companies by the gov
raised old question OF why there
should be any express companies We take them
a matter Of but the close scrutiny which
they have been subjected in the few years has
shown little reason for their existence.
The chief objections to them have been removed.
Their profits by fed
eral regulation and their administrative abuses
have been corrected That process may accelerated
under direct federal control still whether private or
public enterprises they do any pur-
pose that cannot be served as WELL and probably at
cost by themselves. or by
roads and the post office department jointly
This view is well stated by Royal c. Dunn, public
utilities commissioner of Florida who says:
There for one or any express companies
Let the railroads take Of the express business
There Tor express company TO
handle fast freight than for handle slow freight
passengers Express companies merely 20 the
cost of transportation and provide huge profits for
express magnates
Whether have government owned or private
operation railroads, nation should abandon
the express company idea Every railroad should
forward express does freight collecting
livering il"
II is question of confscaton express com
panies abolished it should be- of course 10y the
process Of ABSORPTION a price by the railroads
or the government Perhaps the present federal OPP
Grafton a step toward such abolition
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-11-30
Other Editors Than Ours
DECENTRALIZATION.
louisville COl;rier-JOurnal. }

As the peace-loving people of the world learned TO
their sorrow that a million didn't and couldn't
spring overnight check the aggression o.
militant autOcracy now we are learning veXaton
that the omcette can't be unscramblec quite
quickly some expected in the hope of having the
soldier boy home for Thank sgiving dinner The wars
over; let's so home" shouted who
couldn't the OF continuing go through the
motions of military life after the kaiser been
the knockout punch And too many of the folks homo
echoed the cry and began preparations welcome the
returning hero
There is world of red tape i'm army administration
but knowledge at all of what the government IS
doing return the soldiers civil life will quickly dis
pei the impression that this red being allowed
unduly 20 delay the rapid process of rehabilitation.
Records of a bewildering necessary variety must
be made in each individual order justice
may be done and fraud prevented in the days
Officers and men alike submit a critical ply
steal examination. for thing. before discharge
determine whether inhrmities have developed during
army service which in the future may be made the basis
for claims for government compensation Every item
or government property be accounted whether
II Is In the hands OF officers enlisted The gov
eminent system for checks property is a model OF
thoroughness and while 10 the unthinkng il may ap-
pear picayunish i'm its neticulous small
items anything less thorough would open the gates
20 perfect flood premeditated unpreme
loss In word, you've 10 clean the army
and when the rehabilitation is complete shall have
the assurance that armed received
their civil life the sQuarest square
That comfortable assurance is well worth temporary
Inconvenience which individuals, itching home
are these days being put