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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16
ENEMY ROUT COMPLETE
Entire Hindenburg Defense Over
come on IS Mile Front.
Franco-American Operation North of
Verdun Called brilliant Attack"
by Pershing in Statement.

London.-The enemy Is in wild re-
treat on a thirty-fve mile front be-
tween the Scarpe and the Disc, south
of st. Quentin. The remnants of 80
broken divisions are fleeing at full
speed.
Cavalry is closely pursuing them.
Behind followed infantry marching
rapidly in columns of tours through
evacuated villages. The allied advance
is now nine miles, and its speed is in
creasing.
At the same time the American first
army, striking on the whole % mile
front from the center of the ArgOnne
forest to several miles east of the
Meuse, northeast of Verdun, won a
great victory.
Two thousand prisoners were taken
by Pershing, in addition to 5000 on
the preceding day. East of the Meuse
his men advanced two miles, taking
Sivry and penetrating Chaune wood.
West of the Mouse the Brunhilde
line was penetrated between Cunel
and Romagne. Pershing cleans the
last German defenses out
In some sectors the retirement was
n disorderly rout. A whole regiment
ran away at sight of some Tennessee
men Of General Edward r. Lewis
Wildcat division.
The First British army Joined the
battle captured Families and the
great but now ruined city of Cambria
and crossed the Scheldt canal at the
first named place.
General Lewis southern mOuntain-
GERS again were we'll in the van They
beat down the weak rear guards, cap
tured flaming villages, took batteries
re ~uns and turned them Immediately
ill.,. he ranks of the fleeing enemy.
Al. along the front of the retirement,
from The Scarpe to below St. Quentin,
the enemy is burning and looting the
towns and villages he is evacuating.
Beautiful BoLain was put to the torch.
Pershing in his official statement
called the .Franco-Amerlcan operation
north of yerdun Monday a brilliant
attack" Brabant, Haumont, COnsen-
yoye and Beaumont were captured,
with 5000 prisoners, of whom LOCO
fen to the French, who co-operated
with the Americans. The American
front west of the Meuse is freed of the
CALLING flank fire from across the river.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16
Death OF Carl Sulham

Carl Ernest Sulham, son of Bert and
Gertrude Mary (Jackson) Su'ham died at
about four O'Clock, a. IN, last Friday,
October II, from pneumonia. following
influenza, after an illness dating from
Sep ember 80. when he was taken with
severe Geld and high fever. He had
been valued enploye of the A. Roy
stan livery stable for nearly two years
and was working there when taken i'll.
His case was considered critical from the
first as he had suffered several attacks of
pneumonia previous to the illness. He
was born in Morristown Oct. 81, 1898
and had lived in this village for the past
seventeen years.
Funeral services were held from the
home Monday afternoon, Rev. GeorgelF.
Fortier of the Uniyersalist church oficia-
ting. Interment was made in Pleasant
View cemetery. The bearers were Earl
and Jesse Sulham, cousins of the deceased,
Everett Eaton and James Billings. There
was beautiful floral offering, including
Two pillows from The Randall help and
from Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. Roystan and
John Bradshaw, bearing the name Carr
and pillow inscribed "Our Son" from
the parents.
He is survived by his parents, one sis
ter, Myrtle E., and two brothers, Har-
old A. and Arthur B.
Carl was an honest and industrious
young man and had a large number of
friends who regret his death and who ex-
tend sympathy to the bereaved parents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16
Dies At Waterbury

George Brown, aged about 20 years
died at the Waterbury State hospital
Monday night. His remains were brought
here Tuesday night and interment will be
in the Morristowu Corners cemetery to-
morrow. There will be short service
at the grave and Rev. W. T. Best will Of
fciate Mr. Brown formerly resided in
the west part of town. He leaves sis
ter, Mrs +. A. Dyke and several neph-
ews, He had been in Waterbury for sew
eral Years.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16
Death of Mrs. Edward CrowelI

Mrs. Edward Crowell died at her home
on Court street last Saturday alter
noon at about four O'Clock, from pneu-
monia, following an attack of influenza.
She had been i'll for nearly two weeks and
as she had been in poor health for a long
time previous to this attack, her case
was considered doubtful from the first.
A short funeral service attended by
only relatives and near friends was held
in the dooryard of the home this after.
noon, Rev. w. T. Best officiating Inter
ment was in Pleasant View Cemetery.
Rose Cleveland Ctowell, was one of
several children of Joseph Orlando end
Irene Clark Cleveland. She was born in
Hyde Park August II, 1870. She mar.
ried Edward Crowell about 80 years
ago. For many years the family resided
in Gilmore and moved to Morrisvile from
Laporte road about four years ago. To
their union were born four children,
whom with the husband survive. They
are Mrs. Harry Demerritt, Logan Crow
ell, Mrs. Ernest Cross and Lawrence
Crowell. She also leaves four sisters and
one brother, as follows: Mrs, Henry
Stowell OF AIorrisvile, Mrs Lizzie
Thompson, Mrs. Frank Prescott and Ada
Cleveland OF Manchester. N h and
Andrew Cleveland OF Hyde Park. Her
ather died in March 1904 and her moth
in April of this year.
The family have tie sympathy of the
community in the loss of a loving wife
and mother.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16

The following item taken from
The Enterprise" a PlainfeId, Ill.,,
paper, will be of local interest, the
bride being a niece of Mrs. Mary
Bedell. Mrs. Eliza Cram and Mrs.
Carrie Barrows and has been visitor
in Morrisville several times: Joseph
Dewey Brown and Eileen Agnes
Blakely, were united in marriage at
the home the brides uncle and aunt,
Editor and Mrs. U. Sc. Blakely, Lin
coin Way, Oct. 8. After an auto
trip to Michigan, they will reside at
the Brown homestead, near Plain
field" Congratulations and best
wishes are extended from Morrisville
friends.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16
Buy your Outing FIannels Early

you planning Flannel this fall should buy
a rel time 10 ruder.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16
WINTER COATS, SUITS
and DRESSES

that the Coats Suits and Dresses selling have
ght prices. and
how splendid prices
market quotations.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16
DAYLIGHT BILL APPROVED.

Senate Passes Measure in Interest of
Fuel Economy.
Washington. - The daylight saving
law would remain i'm effect until re-
scinded by Congress, under bin pass
ed by the senate.
The measure, which was Endorsed by
Chairman Baruch of the War Indus
tries Board in the interest Of fuel
economy. now goes to the house.
Under the present law tie clocks
wouId be turned back an hour on Octo-
her %
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16
NEW HOSPITALS IN RIVIERA.

Beds for 10000 Prepared and Sur
ueons and Nurses on Way.
ashington.-Thirty thousand beds
are ready for American wounded in a
series of new hospitals established in
southern France under the command
of Major W. H. Browne Of Detroit.
Hospital units composed Of American
musicians and nurses are being sent
to Nice and other cities along the
Riviera. where the hospitals are To-
Gated. said a dispatch received by the
American Red Cross.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16

Woman loves a clear, rosy compile xicn.
BurdOck Blood Bitters is splendid for
purifying the blood. clearing the skin,
restoring sound digestion. AL druggists
sell It. Price, 81 25.-adv
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-10-16

CARD OF THANKs.-We wish to express
our heartfelt thanks to all those who so
kindly rendered their sympathy to us in
our great bereavement, and for the beau
tiful flowers. and Mrs. Charles B.
Kramer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
IF CONST|PATED|
If CROSS, BILIOUS, SICK. FEVER
iSH. OR FULL OF COLD -
TAKE NO CHANCES.
CALIFORNIA SYRUP or Floor
CAN'T HARM TENDER SToM.
ACH, LIVER. BOWELS.

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else cleanses the tender
stomach. liver and bowels 40 nicely.
A, child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels and the result In.
they become tightly clogged with
waste. liver gets sluggish. stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross. half sick. feverish. don't eat.
sleep or act naturally. breath L. bad.
system full OF cold. has sore throat.
stomach ache or diarrhoea. Listsa.
Mother! See n tongue is coated. then
give teaspoonful OF California Syrup
Of Figs" and In few hours all the
constipated waste. sour bile and undi-
gested food passes out OF the system.
and you have well. playful child
again.
Millions OF mothers give California
Syrup OF Figs" because It Is perfectly
harmless: children love II. and II never
fails to act on the stomach. liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of
California Syrup Of Figs,j which has
full directions for babies children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Beware Of coun-
terfeits sold here. Get the genuine.
made by California Fig Syrup Com
pany." Refuse any other kind with
contempt.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
SALTS FINE FOR
ACHING KIDNEYS
WE EAT TOO MUCH MEAT WHICH
CLOGS KIDNEYS, THEN THE
BACK HURTS.

Most folks forget that the kidneys.
like the bowels get sluggish and
clogged and need flushing OCCASION
ally. else we have backache and dun
misery in the kidney region. severe
headaches. rheumatic twinges. torpid
liver acid stomach. sleeplessness and
all sorts of bladder disorders.
You simply must keep your kidneys
active and clean, and the moment you
feel an ache or pain in the kidney
region, get about four ounces OF lad
Salts from any good drug store here,
take tablespoonful in glass OF water
before breakfast for few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon Juice. combined with
litha, and is harmless to flush clogKed
kidneys and stimulate them to normal
activity. It also neutrallzcs the acids
in the urine so it no longer irritates.
thus ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is harmless; inexpenslvc;
makes "A delightful effervescent lithia-
water drink which everybody should
take now and then to keep their kid
neys clean. and avoiding serious COM
plications.
A well known local druggist says he
sells lots of Jad Salts to folks who be-
lieve in overcoming kidney trouble
while il is only trouble.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15

terday's meeting 10 write resolutions
announcing the change of the name OF
the organization and setting forth It's
purpose. The resolutions will also ex-
press CONGRATULATIONS to the people OF
the world on the victory over German
autocracy and VIII pledge the support
of the organization to liberty, law.
religion. education and everything
which can promote the right kind OF
American citizenship,
President Orth viii continue his
work, which the league desIgnates as
Americanization, in which he en-
dcavors to inspire the foreign born
peoples to he aggressivcly loyal 20
America. No membership fee IL
charged for membership In the organi-
cation but those Joining sign an oath
OF allegiance to this country. Branch
organizations are being formed In
many parts of tho state and these
orga nizations will get back of all
pptriotc programs and movements.
The league hopes to st,ll further dis
courage the maintenance of foreign
settlements In this state, schools which
are separate and apart from tho public
school system over which the state or
nation has no supervision and insti-
tutlons which operate just as similar
Institutions do In foreign lands In
stead of adopting American systems
and courses of study.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
Sues For Arrest of Son,

Webster City. Nov. 15.-Mrs. Eliza
beth Frances Walden, acting for her
son Clarence Walden. a minor, has
brought suit in the district court
against the Illinois Central Railway
Company and Rufus Nelson. sheriff, for
damages in the sum of $4,000 for the
alleged wrongful arrest Of Clarence
Walden upon tie charge of stealing
and his detention in Jail.
Clarence Walden is now in the army
with the Thirtyfourth division in
France. While ut home in this city last
January he drove n taxi for J. c.
Smith. 1t was during that month that
some 5000 was missing at the Illinois
Central station. it having disappeared
between the time that one operator
went off duty and another went on.
Young Walden had been about the
railroad office and the theft seemed to
lie between him and one of the oper-
atorS y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
News Of Eldora.

Special to Times Republican.
Eldora, Nov. 15-By resolution passed
by the board of health. the ban which
has been on in E.ldora fortthe past four
weeks prohibiting the holding of public
meetings of any mature. is to be lifted
Saturday morning and churches, NOV
ing pictures and other public places
are to be again open. The 'hu" cpl
demic has never been in this place as
severe as in some sections over the
state.
Numerous farmers in this section OF
the state have finished harvesting their
corn. The yield was to some extent
affected by the extreme heat of sum
mer, but the report is universe! that
the quality is fine. ......
1t is now thought, because of the i'll
ness Of Miss Lola Curtis, living near
Iowa Falls, that tho case OF state
against Bryan Brown, scheduled for
hearing in district court Monday. will
not be tried. Miss Curtis is one of the
principal witnesses in the case. She is
suffering with influenza.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
c. e. N. w. ENGINEER DEAD.
George Stanley Higgins, Of Clinton
Victim of Pneumonia.

Special to Times Republican.
Clinton. Nov. 15,-George Stanley
Higgins. an engineer widely known
along the line of the Northwestern died
Nov. IS at his home here, OF pneumo-
MIA. His wife was Miss Julia Dudek,
of Vining, 10 whom he was married
Sept. 2, 1908, at Marshalltown. Mr..
Higgins had been a resident of Clinton
fol ten years and had been an engineer
during the past six years. He was a
member of the railroad brotherhoods
and of the Masonic fraternity. The
widow and three children survive, as
do the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Higgins, and one sister, Mrs. William
GlendN Of Tama, and half brother,
Oscar Smith, OF Sheridan. Wyo. F'une-
raj services were held Thursday after
noon, with Masonic honors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15

Clinton.
While Louis Rockrohr lay III at the
Mercy hospital recovering from pneu-
monin. twelve OF hts neighbors and
relatives gathered AT his farm sunday
and huskod and cribbcd more than 500
bushels OF corn.
Sac City.
Sac City citizens passed resolutions
Monday requesting that a detachment
OF American troops be marched to Ber-
lin to place an American nag on the
Royal palace ind to show the German
people what American soldiers look
like.
Sioux City.
Sergeant Theodore Iyoctz, who on
July 80, 1918, captured fourteen Ger
mans and killed. four others in single
handed battle is dead. \ pessagc was
received by his mother, Mrs, a, j.,
Lootz 1901 Myrtle street, conveying
the information that he died oct. ~,
1918, OF pneumonia in a military hos
ptal in France.
Sioux City.
Robbers during the heat OF the VIC
tory celebration, when all attention
was turned 70 the streets. backed n
truck in the rear OF "a local restaurant
and loaded a safe In and escaped. The
safe. which contained several hundred
dollars in war savings stamps and lib
erty bonds, has not beer located. and
the robbers are still at large.
Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W, Paterson. OF
Chanute. Kan, celebrated their sixty
fifth wedding anniversary at their
Kansas home, messages received by
their sons. George and w. w. Paterson
stating that the aged couple are hale
and hearty. OF their nine children six
are still living. The aged couple lived
in this city from 1856 to 1856.
Silver City.
The celebration in Silver City over
the close Of the war was brought to
a sudden halt Monday night by the
death Of T. +. Plumb. one OF the city's
most prominent citizens. Mr.. Plumb
had been active In preparing for the
celebration and was leading a parade
in the evening when he collapsed in
the street and died almost instantly.
Cascade. .r
Word has been received of the death
in France, of pneumonia, OF Joseph
Poos. former Cascade boy. Also of
the death of Joseph Heating of Temple
Hill of pneumonia in France. - OF
the death of Frank Moran of the / nit
cd States navy in New York. Lieut.
enant Thomas Kingsley was wounded
ia France. as were Stephen Green and
John Davis.
Waterloo.
Deputizing himself an officer OF the
law and pressing into service a neigh
Dor as assistant, Howard Holman.
farmer living six miles northwest of
here, captured two thieves red handed
III his corn field Saturday midnight,
brought them 10 town and turned them
over to the police. M. Holman had
seen evidence lately that his corn field
had been roo5ed of many golden ears.
While patroling the road at II o'clock
a neighbor told Holman of seeing a
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
News Of Traer.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer. Nov. l5.--Traer friends were
especially sorry to hear of the death of
Charley Life at Hawarden, Sask, Can
ada, from Influenza. Mr.. Life was a
Geneseo township boy but has been in
Canada for a number of years. During
the first years Of his residence in Cam
ada he farmed near Hawarden later,
moving to town. where he was man.
aser of a lumber yard.
Mrs. Albert SimonSen, of Cluster who
has been critically i'll in local hos
pital. has sufficiently improved as to
be able to return to her home.
Robert Montgomery is erecting a set
of buildings on the Daniel farm three
miles north and east Of Ttaer. He has
rented the place for five years.
H. d. Peterson, Of Des Moincs, is Wis
iting his mother, Mrs. Chris Knoob.
Tom Green has purchased the small
house on Woodlawn avenue of Henry
Smead, lately occupied by Miss Wright.
Mr.. Green intends to occupy the prop
erty as home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
DIES MONIES CELEBRATES.
Sober Demonstration Participated j
by 100000 People.

Des Moines, Nov. 15-Nearly 100000
people filled the down streets of Des
Moines yesterday to view the most
elaborate parade ever attempted in
the city. 1t was an organized cele-
bration of the great victory of Amer
ica's fighters as contrasted with the
wild, riotous joy of last Monday. The
impressive military parade Of soldiers
from Camp Dodge featured the day.
Overseas men from the hospital at
Fort Des Moines were guests and the
men who wanted to go and the men
who had been in France marched to->
gether in such a demonstration as had
never before been seen in this city.
For two hours before the parade was
scheduled to move, hundreds of people
had already taken positions of want
age to see and could not be pryed
loose by any sort of an inducement,
so that traffic was completely blocked
for hours during the afternoon.
A platoon of policemen led the pa
rade. followed by Brig. Gen. Benjamin
r. Simmons and his staff, mounted.
When the reviewing stand was reached
near the library, General Simmons re-
viewed the troops while mounted, with
Major Eckcnfelder of the French mis-
sion at camp on his right and Major
Maxim of the British mission ON The
left. His staff remained mounted be-.
hind them and the Headquarters troop
commanded by Captain Foster. dis
mounted and formed guard.
The Thirty seventh brigade, the
Two Hundred Nineteenth engineers
two battalions Of the One Hundred
Sixty third depot brigade, platoon Of
mounted military policemen COM
manded by Captain Drake. the Two
Hundred Nineteenth ambulance COM
pany. four military bands and nurses
from the base hospital made up the.
military division
Hearts Of Dcs AIoines people swelled
with pride as the troops marched
rhythmically up Walnut street, and
more than one person remarked "how
glad they were and thankful that these
boys didn't have to go. too"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15
S. A. r. c. Boys Transferred.
ecial to Times-Republican.

Special 10 II!ltS- ftepuDllCdll.
Iowa City, Nov. lbs. A. T. c.. SOL
diers totaling 1863 left last night and
Wednesday night for southern camps.
They will enter officers training schools
and seek commissions thru courses of
study. that come as a climax to special
ly meritorious work at Iowa University.
They went in three groups as follows:
Camp Pike. Little Rock, Ark. Gnfan-
try: Camp Zachary Taylor. Louisville
Ky. field artillery; and Fort Monroe,
Va, (heavy artillery.
Nearly 1000 s. a. r. c. men still re-
main here and many of these. when
their work shall have been. graded suf-
ficiently high, will doubtless go to Of
ficers training schools. also, if the war
department has not advanced new
rules
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-15

the former place and about s27 at the
latter.
Sam Holland, who is stationed at
Camp Devens. Mass. is here on nj
teen days furlough visiting his mother,
Mrs. Betsey Holland
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thor Highland, November Il.
Allen Holland. of the Great Lakes
naval training station. Is here visit
ing at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Holland.
Roland celebrated the signing Of the
armistice with great enthusiasm. The
school children and teachers paraded
during the forenoon. In the afternoon
special services were held at the opera
house A patriotic program was en-
joyed. During the evening a huge bon
fire was built in Main street.