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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01
GRANGE HAS BIG
RESPONSIBILITIES
Mrs. Homer Balm Sketches
Need of United Effort
Interesting Meeting is Also Addressed
by the Rev, G, M. Moody, on
Prohibition.

ilNihh'''NH'
Middlebury Grange held largely
attended meeting last Friday nighl
with patriotic exercises and two adj
dresses OF particular note, The Rev
|G. NJ. Moody Of the Methodist Church
spoke on National Prohibition and
Mrs. Homer Bain discussed the per
sonal Responsibilities in the Grange
Her address has been handed TO The
Register as one Of special interest to
the members Of the order, whether in
Middlebury or any other part OF the
County, 1t is as follows
I'VE have been told by the leaders OF
our Country that the supreme test OF
America has come and what IS true
of our Nation is true Of our Order,
New conditions have come and
changes are before us that we know
not Of
ION every hand are demands for
time and service in many a worthy
cause These we must answer, but
we must not neglect our Grange.
Soon after the setback in Italy at
the hands Of Germany, Lloyd George,
speaking before the council of the
allied powers said Unite or lose,
These words have been heralded around
the world
president Wilson has insisted on
unity from the beginning Without IT,
he has repeatedly said, we cannot win
the war Unity is the condition OF all
success IN peace or war, Just so, we
must have unity and united effort If
we would make our Grange a success.
"The subordinate grange is the main
spring OF our order Let us remember
the important task that is before us,
and strive to keep our grange strong
and enthusiastic during these strenu-
Gus times.
How is this to be done; read
an article a short time ago, saying,
that the welfare Of the grange depend
cd almost entirely upon the Master
! think | appreciate the work OF the
Master, and to some extent realize how
many and varied are his duties. But
can the Master do it all
In an article entitled "Advice to
Lecturers | read how they must al
ways have programs that will interest,
instruct and arouse enthusiasm. not
too long not too short, not too prosy,
not to spicy in short always have them
inst right Thus we might 90 on
through the whole list Of oficer,. and
speak OF the great Importance and re-
.uon.ibil,tv rrst;no an each
oBut our officers cannot do all We
must come to realize that there /, 4
personal responsibility for each and
every member We an .aioy a good
program. We feel A sense of pleasure
when the degree work !, well done.
and are pleased when A GOOD number
are in attendance
How can An This he broucht about,
"Trst let each member feel that thew
are A part of the grange In speaking
of the grange do not saw Won or thew
but saw we or our grange.
"Let us attend the meetings regular
lly. he punctual Come for the busi-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01

a limb falling and cutting a severe
cash in his head Dr. Williamson was
called
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Stephen +. Young
and Coral Belle Hurlburt of Port
Chester, n. Y, Both formerly resided
here
Mr. and Mrs Russell d. Young were
guests of Mrs, Rebecca H. Tracy in
Monkton last week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01
DR.. T. H. Martin

Whereas, In the death of DR. T. II.
Martin Middlebury Grange has lost
not only a member but a beloved
physician whose whole professional life
has been spent in this vicinity
Be it resolved that we as a Grange
do hereby express our appreciation OF
our loss and do tender our heartfelt
sympathy to the members of the be
reavcd family and be it
Resolved that these resolutions he
spread upon the minutes OF our Grange
and copy be sent to Mrs r. II
Martin.
Mrs. George Reynolds
A. ID. Barter.
Committee
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01
Card of Thanks.

We wish to express our sincere
thanks for the many beautiful flowers
and the expressions of sympathy Civ
en- at the time of our bereavement
Mrs c. H. Reese and family.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
Daughter Always Tired
Mother Says VfnOI Built Her Up and
Completely Restored Her Health.

Long Island City, \. WY
daughter is a milliner and she got
into a rundown condition. pale and
had no appetite After other medi-
cines failed to help her, Vinol gave
her a good appetite, built her up
and completely restored her
health. Mrs. II. OFT.
The reason Vinol was so sue
cessful in this case is because it
contains beef and cod liver pep
tones, iron and manganese peptO-
mates, the very elements needed to
build up a weakened, rundown sys-
TEN. and create strength. Red
Cross drug store, Charles J. Strate,
Bengston's drug store and drug
gists everywhere.-(A dv.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
REYNOLDS MAN
ENDS OWN LIFE.
John Lemon Committed Suicide by
Shooting Through Heart
Body Found in Field.
Especial to The Argus q.

Reynolds, Ill, Aug. 30.-John
Lemon, age AZ, a lifelong resident
of this village. committed suicide
by shooting himself here about
o'clock last night.
His near lifeless body was found
by his neighbors in corn held
close to his home. He had shot
himself just below the heart.
Shortly after the farmers discov-
cred the body, Lemon died.
1t is believed that he committed
the rash act because of i'll health.
He made his home with his mother,
Mrs Elizabeth Lemon. and sister,
Hilda. They survive with four sis
tiers. Mrs. Albert GustafsOn and
Mrs. Ross Bonynge of Aledo, Mrs
Sarah Hutchinson of Milan and Mrs.
Arthur Swartout of harrisburg,
Iowa, and a brother, Lundy, of East
River, Iowa.
Coroner Frick of Keithsburg, Ill.
conducted an inquest. The verdict
was given as suicide.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
lIGHTLESS BOAT
MAY DRAWSHOT
arnerS Craft Nexlecting Regula-
lions Face Great Danger While
Near Arsenal.
VISIT COMPLY WITH RULES
Authorities Demand Cooperation in
observance OF River
Laws
list COMPLY WITH RULES

Crave Danger faces those motor
"a row boat owners who fail to OBJ
<a~ve Government regulations in
carrying lights upon their craft on
me Mississippi river after dark,
srSenaI officials announce today
II IS declared by the authorities
,rs+ many violations Of the lighting
r-rulatIous have been observed. A
.stsfemert from Colonel Leroy T.
Is11mau. arsenal commandment, EN-.
rbasizes the Importance Of strict
eo-7pI5ance with government re-
rrest in this respect. Lights should
" carried on all motor and row
MATS between darkness and day
-,vht when operating on the river,
esDeciaUy in the proximity Of the
Rock Island arsenal
Il IS pointed out that the pTac-
,sre Of running without lights IS a
dangerous one in time of peace, and
IL continuation al this time with
the arsenal SO closely guarded Is
svrreueIv hazardous. Craft run
ing anywhere within the proXim-
;fv Of the government island with
out lights are under suspicion and
snbiect to being stopped and
searched by arsenal seHtries. Dan
rsr lies in the fact that because Of
tbe noise of his engine, a motor
boat owner NAV not be able 10 hear
fbe commands OF the sentry and be
fred upon.
Owners Of motor boats east Of
Moline bridge have been especial
" negligent in regard to observ-
aDce cf boat lighting regulations.
Cooperation of the owners Of all
craft IN reducing violations to the
minimum is requested by Colonel
LEROY T. H5lluan-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
REVISE RITUALS AT
NATIONAL MEETING

Revision of the rituals will large
" occupy the attention of delegates
to the national convention of the
Spanish War Veterans and ladies'
auxiliaries to be held at Baltimore,
beginning Sept 3, and lasting
through Sept g. Mrs. Olivia Reid
of Moline will represent the Helen
Gould auxiliary of this city and
Sergeant John O'Brien and Cor
poral Peter Herbst, both of Rock
Island arsenal. will attend as del
egates of Siboney Bay camp.
The Rock Islanders will have a
further interest in this years con-
vention. for an Illinois woman has
been endorsed by all the states as
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30

nominee for the chief executives
seat Mrs. Violet f. King of Rock
ford is Illinois candidate for pres
ident.
E. V. Engale and Guy f. Humph
rey of Moline leave with the dele
gates for the conference Members
of the organization and their fam
lilies are welcome to the convention
and those attending, upon present
ing the proper identification papers,
will be allowed a one cent a mile
rate.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
MAJ TALk 4NGFRS 0XEORn.

Eol5on.-A memorial asking for
The promotion OF temperance in OK
ford which was presented to the
university authorities has been re
sented by them on the ground that
its insinuat5on that there was need
for greater temperance was untrue.
The memorial was signed by 731
PERSONS. of whom $50 were gradu-
--es Of Oxford
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-30
BID. VS. COOTIE PROoFi NO!

Des Moines. Iowa.-With thou
sands of garments already shipped
overseas, efforts of patriotic women
of Iowa to provide "cOotie-proof'
trench underwear for soldiers from
this state have come TO naught.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26

to keep his job. Parkhurst is regarded
in county political circles to be as
strong as Pollom, if not stronger, and
not a few side bets are being made on
Simms to come in first under the wire
at the election. At the last election
SimmS was defeated by Pollom by only
a few votes.
Billiard for Representative.
L. H. Neiswender, the present state
representative from the North district.
will meet opposition at the primaries
from H. w. White. At the election
he must battle against the enormous
following possessed by j.. B. Billiard,
Democrat, in the district.
Four hopefuls are seeking the ONCE
of state representative from the
Thirty-fif district All are Republic
cans and include w. A. Myers. w. M.
Amos, Allison J. Little and j. e. Ad-
dington. Addington is a lawyer and
a prominent member of the Shawnee
County Bar association.
Guy Kiene and Tom Boyd are bat
Ting for the nomination for county
treasuref.Ssz<iene~ is- a brother of-for-
mer Sheriff l.. L. Kiene.
Oran Layton and F. NJ. Kimba11 are
latter" the office of register of deeds.
Layton is a deputy in the office of Mrs.
Mary E. Chaplin, clerk of the district
court, and is we'll known in county
politics. Kimball is a Civil war vet
eran and is vice-president of the Kan
sas Building & Loan association.
Frank r. Conwell, a North Topeka
undertaken, will attempt to obtain the
nomination for coroner against DR.. o.
F. Narcotic who, at present, holds the
office.
The remainder of the candidates on
the county list are Republicans asking
for second terms with the exception
of Paul Edgar. a deputy in the office.
He asks election for promotion. Edgar
has no opposition on either ticket.
Present indications are that big part
of the list of ''holdovers" will have
no opposition at either the primaries
or election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
ROB GROCERY STORE
and Eatables Taken-Lcft
Much on Roof.

The Synns Grocery store, 210 Kan
sas avenue, was burglarized late Tues
day evening or early this morning.
The robbers escaped with loot, mostly
tobacco and groceries, valued at ap-
proximately $25 and left between 500
and $3.50 worth of goods scattered on
the roof of the building and in the
alley.
The building occupied by the store
is a two-story affair with a roof COW
ering a part of the first sto1y. The
robbers gained entrance by shining"
up a telephone pole to the roof on
the first story and entering thru a
second story window. Judging from
the large amount of tobacco and gro
ceries scattered over tn roof and in
the alley, the vandals were fright
ened away before they obtained a
chance to salvage" the loot they had
taken out of the store,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
WAR SITUATION TODAY
Outline OF Events on All Fronts Fur
-. nished by United Press.

ITALIAN FONT-The west bank of
the Piave has been completely cleared
of Austrians, the last rear guard sur
rendering after it had been nearly
annihilated. -
The Italian drive northward Is be-
1ieved to be a defensive move to make
thes expected Austrian offensive in
the mountain region more difficult.
The enemy is reported to have con-
centrated all of its available reserves
there.
The Austrian losses, now estimated
at ESQ, 900, are reported to include
10000 drowned in the retreat across
the Piave.
MARINE FRONT-American troops
completed the capture of Belleau
on the Germans and taking 221
prisoners and a number of machine
guns.
ALsACE FRoNT-The Americans
have taken over anew sector in Ger
man territory, near Gebweiler and al
ready have repealed several raids.
LORRAINE FRONT = Germans
heavily bombarded American posi-
lions on the Toul sector, using great
Quantities of gas. The French took
prisoners in raids.
PICARDY FRONT-Enemy artil-
lery bombarded British positions along
the Ancre.
Ii -
shelled the British lines in northern
and western part of the front. The
British made a successful raid west of
Melville.
Observation-Disclosures Kerensky,
form Russian premier, after spending
few DAYS in London, is reported to
be en- route to America.
H. Jaimar Branting, Swedish Social
list leader, urged American Socialists to
back up President Wilson's war aims
program.
RUSSIA-eentraI News quotes the
Russian newspaper VIENNA as saying
the former car was killed by Red
guards at Ekaterinburg. The Ex-
change Telegram. quoting a Moscow
dispatch, denies 1t.
AUST RO-HUNGARY - Swiss dis
patches declare the Austrian popula-
ton is further downcast by the Italian
victory on the Piare and has renewed
its demand for irnn mediate peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
PAY FABULOUS WAGES
Farmers Pay Harvestcrs SIS to 50 a
Day at Great Bend.

Great Bend. Kan, June 26.-After
agreeing to a wage scale of As cents
an hour, the farmers of Barton county
have voluntarily raised the pay for
harvest hands to the highest they have
ever paid. Pitchers are being paid IS
a day header drivers Sc and stackers
81 and SO, but even at this high scale
farmers are still short of help.
Business men, from patriotic mo-
tives are going to the fields but as a
general thing they are unable to cope
are urgently needed. Many women
are driving ond loading barges until
men can be obtained.
From four to six hundred men are
needed and every train is met by
farmers in an effort to get the men,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
MISSES The SHELLS
Wife of Correspondent Suffers Nerv-
Gus ssPcace shock" in Amerfca.

Gus "Pcace Shock" in America.
New York, June 26.-"Peaple liv-
ing in London and Paris do not realize
the strain they are under" said Mrs.
Bertha K. Mellett. writer and wife of
Lowell Mellett. United Press war cor
respondent, who arrived last night
from Paris.
Shell Within 200 Yards.
1.-TWO days before left Paris shell
from the German long range gun fell
a couple of hundred yards in front of
me. Not having Gallo temperament
1 ran away from and not into the
smoke and fumes and took refuge in
q shop. Not a single .SaAeswoman Sun-
der the frail glass roof of the estab-
lishment seemed disturbed by the
catastrophe in the street. They went
on matching samples and measuring
materials as calmly as tho the sys-
tematic boche could not be relied on To
forward another memento of himself
in fifteen minutes.
No Interest But Curiosity.
six shells fell between noon and
half past one that day and except for
mounting curiosity and his racial
ambition to be able to tell of being
within twenty yards of a bursting shell
and coming away unscathed, the
Frenchman evinced no fear.
'sPeace Shock" After War.
1.-THE big gun and the Gothas have
not made panic in Paris. Much less
have the Gothas weakened the Lon
doners genius for carrying on But
after the war when all the new
evolved faculties of resistance against
shock which have come like supple
mentary senses to the people that
need them, are left without purpose
or function, there may be a general
uneasiness such as 1 felt during my
first night in New York. We may
hear as much of peace shock then as
we hear of shell shock now.
Couldn't Sleep Except ut Front.
1.-The absence of war conditions
comes to be the abnormal state of af-
Z fairs to the person who has spent a
year or more under the Gothas. To
land last night and find not only I'M
dimmed street lights, but unshuttered
windows, and moreover to see the I'M
loved moon in the sky and then to
experience not SO much as a raid
warning amounted to a shock to my
nervous system. I understand now
the plight of the war correspondent I
know who is kept awake by the crick-
ests and nightingales at the chateau
where he lives and has to get up to
the front where the guns boom to get
a nights rest now and then"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
is WITHIN LIMIT.
City Expenditures Leave Budg-
cts All in Good Shape.
Many Improvements of Perma-
nent Nature Provided.

The expenditures of all departments
Of the city government are stih well
within the>limit OF the budgets. ac-
WATSON. commissioner of finance. One
or two of the departments have suf-
fered heavy expenditures during the
last month for items which will not
have TO be purchased again for some
years to come. so If their accounts
seem somewhat overdrawn at the
present time, this condition will auto
matically adjust itself.
The three departments under the
mayor-the fire and police depart-
ments and the extra fire platoon
spent a total of $17,399.s0 during the
month of May. which included some
years to come. The budgets set for
these three departments totaled
1852, 321.41, out of which a balance
of $8S,625.17 remained June /.
Make Permanent Improvements.
The disbursements of the sanitation
and health department under. Com
w. L. Porter spent $1.2S0.s1
during May and has a balance of &c.
024.95 left out of budget of $13.790.
The park department. also under
Commissioner Porter, spent $4.S93.S5
in May, including nearly $1,000 for
and has a balance of
$7.962.45 out of a budget Of $22.-
003.09. This department has also SUI
fered heavy expenditures that will not
be necessary again.
The disbursements Of the street de-
partment under w. G. Tandy amount
ed to $4,337.90 during May. leaving a
balance June 1 of $27,703 out of a
budget of $43,600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
Make Permanent improvements.
Indicted for Larceny.

investigation of the financial affairs of
the National Emergency Relief society.
Mrs. William Cumming Story. former
director general of the Daughters of
the American Revolution was indicted
here today on charges Of grand lar
ceny, petit larceny and conspiracy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
TRUCE CALLED OFF
British Labor Party Will Inject Poll
tics Into War Affairs.

London, June 26.-The British La
Dor party at its conference held here
today adopted a resolution to the eff
feet that the party political truce
which has been in effect in Great
Britain since early in the war should
no longer be recognized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
TODAY is Anniversary
First Division Of American Troops
Reached France Year Ago.

Washington, June 26.-Without
outward celebration but with a deep
inward sense of satisfaction the Amer
lean nation today observed the first
anniversary of the landing on French
soil of American troops Twelve
months ago today the first American
division debarked at a French port.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
MAY SINKINGS 233,639
Gross Tons Sunk During First Twenty
Eight Days of the Month.

Washington. June 26.-Allied and
neutral shipping sunk by German u
boats during the first twenty eight
days of May totaled 233,639 gross
tons, according to estimates made by
the navy department, Senator Beck
ham of Kentucky announced today in
the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
MANY GOOD FIGHTS INDICATED
Considerable Competition for
State Representatives.
Register of Deeds and Treas
urer a Lively Combat.
SHAWNEE COUNTY CANDIDATES.


County Commissioner, North District.
Boyd PolIom. Republican.
Frank Il. Simms. Democrat.
V. X. Parlihurst, Republican.
State Representative. North District.
J.. II. Neiswender, Republican.
J. r. Billiard. Democrat.
II. W. White, Republican.
state Representative, 34th District.
Matt -yeightman Republican.
state Representative 35th District.
w. A. Myers, Republican.
w NJ. Amos, Republican.
Allison J. Little. Republican.
J. T.. Addington. Republican.
Sheriff
Hugh Larimer. Republican.
County Attorney.
Hugh Fisher. Republican.
Marshal, Court Of Topeka.
+. w. LEIGH. Republican.
judge. Court OF Topeka.
Rad Lee. Republican. ~
Judge, Probate Court.
Ralph III. Cav.
Judges, District Court.
Robert r. Carver.
Gcc-@o II hitcomb.
Clerk, District Court.
Mrs. Mary T., Chaplin.
County Treasurer.
r. b. Boyd, Republican.
Guy Kicne. Republican
County Clerk
Kent Raub. Republican,
Register of Deeds.
Ornn Layton. Republican.
+. NJ Kimball, Republican.
Clerk Court of Topeka.
Paul Edgar, Republican.
County Assessor.
Frank Bowen, Republican
County Surveyor.
J. A. Campbell. Republican.
Coroner.
DIR. q. +. Narcotic, Republican
Frank X. Ccnvcll, Republican
County Superintendent.
Miss M'Edna Corbet, Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
Shawnee County War Savings Committee

Bone p Jones' p Guthrie Geo H Wood Wilson B Brown,
H. B. Fink A. A. Graham Miss MEdna
r Funk Hlhoue J. T. horrisey w O. Rgby MCary Mrs. n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
That's the day we sign up.

That's the day we sign up.
That's the day we tell Uncle Sam u:
the day our Government has officially set f
And pay for same out Of future Savings.
@ On June 18th every man, woman am
upon to pledge his or her full quota of V
You will be expected to pledge the
but by the same token, no less.
: Shawnee county quota 81, 356,00O, of which
S475,000 has been paid for.
Unless you have already bought War Savings
Stamps to the 1000 limit, get busy with paper
and pencil and figure out the utmost you do
Remember this: You take no chances when
you go the limit on War Savings Stamps. They
are the best and safest investment in the world.
They pay you % interest compounded quarterly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26
STEAM RErREAp,No kErrLs


ow hard we want to win this war; That's
is to agree to purchase War Savings Stamps.
hid in the United States will be called
Savings Stamp purchases for 1918.
amount that you can afford no more
They can't go below par. You can get back
every dollar you put into War Savings Stamps
any time you need it. You can turn them in at the
postoffice any time for their full value plus
interest.
Uncle Sam is asking hundreds of thousands of
men to give their lives to their country. He is ask
ing you only to lend your money.
What are you lending?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-26

Candidates for Shawnee county Of
fees today tocd the mark for the
$ ramble for nominations in the pri-
r,aries. August 6. Today. the last day
i r office seekers to file their petitions
o. declarations of candidacy, saw
thirty candidates in the field. rms
number included all those who mao
filled" up until this afternoon. ana
short. tefore the office of Kent Rauo'
county clerk, closed for the day.
Taken in all, the campaign wnlch
will rrecede the primary will be most
~ a Republican show. The thirty can
ei.dates Include ouly two Democrats,
i 4 fsfffard vito will run Tor state
representative from the North district
aud - B. Simms. who will seek cleo
ton as county commissioner from the
;,n5e district The fight for commas
s-oncr from the North district Will
vrolc bly, be one of the stellar acts OF
the county show at both the primaries
and election. Boyd Pollom, the pres
ert commissioner. must defeat V. X.
Parkhurst. q widely known drainage
and bridge engineer, for the Repuo-
lean nomination and then defeat
Frank Is. Simms, Democratic candl"
date who has no opposition at the pr1-
1--nries ut the election If he wishes