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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-26
MONTPELIER
Mrs. Jane t. Dillon Died Last Night
Was Mother of Barre Woman.

Mrs. Jane I. Dillon of Montpelier,
mother of Mrs. B. w. Goodfellow Of
Barre, died at Heaton hospital about 10
o'clock Sunday evening, after long
illness which started from poison devel-
oping from eating oysters. The deceased
was a native of Birmingham, Eng, and
was born Feb. %, 1858, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Monroe. She was
married to William Dillon of Montpelier
in 1868. He died IL years ago. The de-
ceased has a large circle of friends in
Montpelier She is survived by her chill
dren, who are Edward W., John j. and
Ernest f. Dillon and Mrs. Z. R, Plaisted
of Montpelier, and Mrs Goodfellow, men
toned above The funeral viii take place
at 0 o'cloclc Tuesday morning. The fam
lily request friends to refrain from send
ing flowers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-26
BARRE TOWN.

Meetings viii be held to revise the
checklist for the September primary at
the town clerks office in Graniteville,
Wednesday, Aug. 2s, at p. m, and at
East Barre Wednesday, Sept. 4, at p. m.
w. H. Miles, Town Clerk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-26
EAST MONTPELIER

The Winooski Valley Pomona grange
will meet at South Woodbury. Saturday,
Aug. 81.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
Mrs. o. II. Kroman

o. H. Kroman was in the city Tues
day. being on his way back to Forbes,
from Kilkenny. Minn., where he had
taken the remains of his wife for
burial. Mrs. Kroman had died at
Forbes on the 9Th instant of influenza
and pneumonia. Mrs. d. w. Clifford,
a sister of deceased, came from
Scranton, N. D., and was present at
the funeral
Miss Elizabeth Mclaughlin became
the wife Of Mr.. Kroman at Scranton
March %. 1913, and was 30 years, 9
months and 18 days at the time of
her death. They had taken into their
home an adopted daughter, now 2h
years of age.
Oscar Kroman was well known in
Oakes. The family moved to Rhame,
N. D., some years ago. The boys
scattered, going west. Oscar had
worked a number of years in the
general Offices of the Thompson
Yards in the west. He came from
Scranton four months ago and was
agent Of the yards at Forbes. He is
figuring on being relieved here and
going west to take place again with
the general offices.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
FIRST 0AKES BOY TO
return FROM FRONT

e., Clarence Bartlett has sent a letter
to his mother saying he will be home
tomorrow.
This is the first Of our boys to re-
turn that have been to the front and
it is planned to give him a welcome
1e-will remember. The city is making
plans to meet him at the Northwest
ern train at 2:35. The band will be
out and when the procession gets to
the main square there will be some
words, Of welcome by Mayor Slocum
and others.
Clarence returned to this country
some months ago and has been in the
base hospital at Camp Dodge for some
time. In one Of the skirmishes he was
wounded in the left hand and lost
three fingers. He is coming on 20
day furlough.
Let the whistles let loose again to.
morrow and the flags be thrown to
the breeze. Clarence is coming home.
somewhat SCARED, but they are the
scars of honor. A-.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
Obituary

Obituary
Caroline Ann Hayden was born at
Waterbury, Vermont in the year 1887,
where she grew to womanhood. At
the age Of nineteen she was married
to Isaiah Bunker, he being one year
her senior. To them nine children
were born, two dying in infancy. Four
are now living, James NJ. of Aber.
deem. D.. Charles E.. Of Casselton.
N. D., Jennie NJ. Hamilton. of West
field. wisconsin, and Ernest J., Of
Grantsburg, Wisconsin. Martin A.
died in Cakes in the year Of 1916:
Eta died at Glendale in February,
1916 and Elijah died at West6eld,
Wisconsin in 1882. ,..
In the year Of 1867 Mr.. and Mrs.
Bunker moved from Vermont to
Westfield, Wisconsin, where they re-
sided until the year 1883, when they
moved to Frederick, Brown county,
3. D., later coming to Ellendale,
where father Bunker died in 1913.
Stricken with blindness. Mrs. Bunker
went to live with her daughter, Mrs.
Eta Burroughs. After Etta's death,
nearly three years ago. she went to
live with her other daughter, Jennie;
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
Letter from Henry Nelson
Somewhere in France.
Oct. 8. 1918.


Oct. 8, 1918.
Dear Folks: r''9
Am now located in a Base Hospital
and my wound is doing nicely. It is
now ten days since I received my
wound and though rather painful at
first it gives me very little trouble
now. It is shrapnel wound pene.
trating the chest over the left lung,
SO it will cause no Disagreement or
bad after effects.
It was in the fifth day of battle in
the drive on the Argonne Wood that
I was wounded. Fighting here GER
tainly was fierce as I suppose you
know perfectly we'll. When I get
back I'll have better opportunity to
tell Of 1t 90 will cut short all news
on the battle.
A 7. N. c. A. lady wrote = letter
to George for me at the field hospital
and suppose he told you all shout
things. and as my position for writ
ing is very poor will make this letter
rather snappy. Don't worry about
me AZ I'm doing real nicely and will
be up and about ina few days.
v Your son and brother; s.'s H1nry:
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
Cakes Makes Merry
Ouer Peace News

It was not hard Monday morning
to learn in Oakes that the peace ar
mistice had been signed.
The 500 locomotive was the first to
Jet loose, to be followed by the whist
les Of the creamery and mill. and later
by the siren at the light plant. As a
rule these whistles are all too loud in
the early morning but that morning
It seemed they were just like tin
Whistles. Not one of them could
screech loud enough to suit the feel
ings Of the old town. Soon every bell
in the city. added their chimes to the
din, which was kept up at intervals
all day. Service and other flags were
thrown to the breeze.
The youngsters Of the town just
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14

couldn't stand the pressure until night
fall. and with improvised noise pieces
a parade of boys went up and down
the streets to be followed later by a
bevy Of girls bent on making noise.
The older folks behaved first rate
until about nine o'clock in the evening
when the band (?) started a prone
made. An effigy of the "Kaiser" was
hung in the main square and as the
boys marched around they kept filling
the STRAW" man full Of holes. 1t all
ended with bonfire and the burning
of the KAISER"
There was a joyousness that told
too plainly that everybody was glad
that the world war was over.
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ties. They play in the afternoon os
evening. around pay day. ss-
Sergeant: Who worries the corpor-
ala and privates, and tries to com.
mand the post.
Somewhere: Largest town In
France.
Sick call: When every man who 10
sick or thinks he is sick goes over
and gets some c. C. pills. -. s
Supply Sergeant: Non Com. ,whu
stalls of the men when clothing
comes. .r. =, :. My, T.
Barracks: A place to sleep. ehsM,
smoke and sit around and tell whal
we will do when we get out Of tha
army. ~. 4
Uniform: Each soldier is supposed
to wear, but misfit when he gets them
~, I remain, ~
Private Arthur F. Welsh:
Syracuse, N. Y. Oct. %, 1918. ~
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
Mrs. Ole eakkaoard pa..es

Mrs. Ole 6akkapard Passes
Mrs. Ole Bakkagard passed away
at the Oakes hospital Monday morn.
ing, October %, 1918.
She had been in poor health for the
past year; was in the Abbot hospital
in Minneapolis last spring where she
had an operation but had not re-
gained her health as she expected. In
her weakened condition the pleura be-
came affected. Two days before her
death she was taken to the Oakes
hospital where an operation was per.
formed, but her heart failed and she
passed away.
Ida Mos was born in Sojen, Nor.
way March 1S, 1876; came to the
United States in 1901; married to Ole
Bakkagard April 4. 1904. the husband
coming from the same plsee ana I'd
the same ship with a number ;o9speo.
pie Of their Acquaintance. To them
were born fve sons, all Of whom sur
vive. and in4their tender years, seven
to fourteen, need SO much the moth
er's tender ministrations and guild
ance. '-'..
The family came to their farm six
miles southeast Of Fullerton in 1909,
purchasing the Holway farm.
The funeral was conducted at the
home Friday afternoon by Rev. Lind
land Of Oakes and interment was
made in the Clement cemetery.
The family have the sincere SYM
pathy of all in the loss of good
wife and mother, which was shown
by the beautiful floral offerings sent.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
KAISER FACES MURDER TRIAL
Flight May Not Save Him From Con
sequences Of Deeds.

Washington, Nov. 12.-1t is suggest.
cd that William Hohenzollern is not
safe from the consequences of his
deeds, even though he has fled to Hol.
land. After the sinking of the Lusi.
tania and during the early days Of
aerial raids on London. he was three
times indicted for murder in England.
Under international law. it is said,
requisition for his extradition may be
made by England under the indict
ments still standing against him.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
WILSON APPEALS TO NATION
President Asks People to oversub-
scribe War Work Fund.

scribe War Work Fund.
Washington, Nov. 12.-President
Wilson in . letter to Dr.. John r.
Mott, director general of the United
War Work Campaign, which has be-
gun drive for $170,500,000 to be ex-
pended in relief work among the
American soldiers and sailors by sSv.
en- organizations, expressed the hope
that the American people would give
prompt and generous response to the
appeal. The letter was made public
at the White House.
mo matter how far distant the day
Of peace may prove to be-" the Pres
ident said, ut will be followed by q
long period Of demobilization during
which the opportunity and need for
the constructive work of these organi.
cations will be quite 20 great 20 In
war times.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
JOY RE|CNS At BERLIN
Capital RsesIvss rid,nas Of Ka,ssrs
, Abdication With Genera! Manlsss.
tatlons Of Approval, Tempered
by Fear for the Future.
London, Nov. IA dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company
from Copenhagen quotes the Poli-
ttken ~ saying that whom the
former German emperor arrived at
Maastrieht he was accompanied
BY the former empress.

Washington, Nov. William
Hohenzollern has arrived in Holland
and is proceeding to the town Of De-
Steeg, near Utrecht, according to
dispatch received BY the American
army general staff from The Hague.
The message said:
press reports state that the for.
NOR kaiser arrived in Maastright, Hol.
land, and is proceeding, to Middachten
castle In the town Of Do steeg, near
Utrecht"
Do steeg IL on the Guelders Yssel,
an arm Of the Rhine river about 40
miles east Of Utrecht and II miles
from the German border. The chateau
Middachten. to which the former en-.
peror 10 reported to bs proceeding, be
longs to Count William Frederick
Charles Henry Won Bentinck. He 10
member Of the Prussian guards and
before the war was attached to the
German embassy in London and .
member Of the English Tpft and Royal
Automobile clubs. He Mti years old.
He belongs to the hHpus Anglo.
Dutch German house o{ Bentiek, the
continental branch otths family Of
the Duke Of Portland.
Middachten castle datSsa1 kSt1 No
year 1897. -
News Brings Joy to ssritn.
Copenhagen. Nov. 13.-News Of n,
.peror Williams abdication wass sts ),
sceiyeds at Berlin with general rejoic-
ing which was tempered by the fear
that It had. come late.
signs AbdieatIon Document.
London, Nov. 12.-Emperor William
signed letter of abdication at the
German grand headquarters in the
presence Of Grown Prince Frederick
William and Field Marshal linden
burg, according to . dispatch from
Amsterdam to the Exchange Tele-
graph company.
The German crown prince signed
his renunciation to the throne shortly
afterwards.
1t is believed that King Ludwig nj.
of Bavaria and King Frederick Aug
ust Of safony also have abdicated.
The ex-kaiser and the former crown
prince took leave of their troops Satur.
day, but nothing has been settled re-
garding their future movements, &C.
cording to advices from neutral
sources. y
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14

where she lived up to the time of hes
death, November End.
Father and mother Bunker, both
being loving people, lived a happy
and useful life. being enemies of no
one and friendly to all.
After short service, conducted by
Rev. Cooper at the grave, the remains
were laid to rest beside those of Mr..
Bunker in the Glendale cemetery.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
SOLDIERS INcITINe REVOLT

TraInloada Leaves Bremen % Induce
Other Towns to Join.
- London Nov. ia train filled with
soidiers has been sent out from. Bre-
men: for the purpose Of persuading
other towns to join the revolution,
says dispatch: from the Danish
frontier, forwarded here BY the cor.
respondent Ut Copenhagen Of thu, III.
change Telegraph COMPANY s.1sa {
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
Germany, Her Armies Beaten and
Ruin Within Her Borders, 10
Most Abjeot.
TERMS OF ARMISTICE
Foe Must Quit France. Belgium and
Aisace-lorraine In Fourteen Days
.-Armistice to Last Thirty
oays-The stipuiations

Washington. Nov. l2.-The world
war has ended
Germany. her armies beaten. in
ruins within her borders, signed the
armistice with the Allies at q. m.
Paris time III p. m. Minneapolis
time). and fighting stopped on all
fronts at IL a. m. French time Is q.
m. Minneapolis time).
The terms of the armistice with
Germany were read to Congress BY
President Wilson at / p. m.
Assembled in the hall of the house.
where 10 months ago senators and
representatives heard the president
ask for the declaration of war. they
today heard him speak the words
which herald the coming Of peace.
The Presidents Words.
In announcing the terms the prest.
dent said:
I'm these anxious times Of rapid and
stupendous changes 1t will In some
degree tighten my sense of response
bility to perform In person the duty
of communicating to you some Of the
situation with which 1t Is necessary
to deal.
THE German authorities who have.
at the invitation of the supreme war
council. been in communication with
Marshal Foch. have accepted and
signed the terms of armistice which
he was authorized and instructed to
communicate to Them"
The terms are as follows:
Terms Of Truce.
Cessation of hostilities.
Evacuation of invaded territories. IN.
cluding Alsace-Lorraine and Luxem.
burg, within IL days. - ''''-'-, I.
Surrender Of vast amounts of guns
and equipment, evacuate the left
bank of Rhine. Surrender Of vast
rolling stock in occupied territories.
Abandonment of Bucharest and
Brest treaties.
Unconditional surrender Of all Ger.
man forces in East Africa.
ReparatiOn of damage done.
Concentration of aircraft at stipulat.
ed points.
Evacuation OF all Black Sea ports.
Restoration of all Allied and Unit.
ed States merchant vessels.
Duration of the armistice to be 30
days.
Surrender Of 100 submarines, so dc.
stroyers, battlecruisers. 10 battle
ships, 8 light cruicers and other mis-.
cellaneous ships.
All Allied vessels in German hands
are to be surrendered and Germany IL
to notify neutrals that they are free
to trade at once on the seas with the
Allied countries.
Truce Announced in London.
London, Nov. 12.-It is officially an
nounced that the armistice with Ger
many was signed at S a. m. and that
hostilities ceased at IL a. m: Prime
Minister Lloyd George announced that
the cessation Of hostilities was effec.
tive at II o'clock on all fronts through.
out Europe. The Allied troops will
not, until further orders. go beyond
the line reached at that date and hour.
News In Paris.
Paris, Nov. 12.-Announcement is
made that the German delegates
signed the armistice terms at 6 q. m.
(French tine) Monday. Hostilities
ended at la. m.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
DESTROYS 43 FOE WARsHtPs
Work Of British Baltic Sea Fleet Dur
ina the War.

ing the war.
London, Nov. 12.-It was stated here
that since the beginning of the war
British warships operating OF Helgo.
land. In the Baltic sea and in the Ses
Of Marmora have destroyed 2 German
baftleships, 3 armored cruisers. . light
cruisers. z destroyers, S gunboats, 20
submarines; Zeppelin and armed
auxlliaries. Vessels which reached
port damaged include three battleshipe
and one light cruiser. - sss 4,
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
AMERICAN VESSEL IS SUNK
Steamer Probably Struck Mine on
Maryland Coast,

Ocean City, Md, Nov. 12.-Twenty
minutes after striking what is be.
lieved to have been q mine the Amer.
ican steamer saetla, a 5000 ton tramp,
.ank 26 miles Oh shore here.
Thirty.seven members Of the crew
are missing, but are believed safe in
boats and 47 men were landed at this
city.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
From Carl Peterson
France October q 1919

OeAE MIN. -. =
Received your letter dated Sept.
Goth today and two or three others
from you during the last three or.
four days. You are real good about
writing even II you don't gets an
answer to more than third Of them.
keep it up. Kiddo! 1t sure is great to
get letters from home. tt
Got a card from Vic that he had
arrived in France, but Of course he
couldn't tell where he was. I'm glad
he finally got over He sure wanted
to bad enough. There's small chances
Of us meeting each other because We,
are in different divisions. He in the
84th and me in the 35th.
Have just returned from six'day
drive at the front. and. caii truly say
I have now seen all crave Of war,
which is all what Sherman said It
was, and more. Our battalion was the
first over the top and we were at It
day and night until the 9Th night
when we were relieved. It rained all
the time, and we slept in holes dug
in the ground Ito protect us from
shells. and these holes were all wet
and believe me I nearly froze to
death. Strange to say, didn't catch
a cold at all. All we ate was canned
salmon, corn 'Willy" the bread, dur.
ing our. drive. and believe. me the
first warm meal got after It was
over sure tasted good to me. Not
even cup Of coffee while on the
lines. still We. drove the GermSns
back IL kilos, took several towns
and prisoners. besides killing a lot
of the beasts. They just keep back
in safe place and shoot us up with
shells and machine guns. and when
we get up to them they holler the
famous "Kamerad" and are as docile
as you might wish. My mess pan.
which wore in my pack, saved me
from wound in the back by stop.
ping big piece Of shrapnel. and
once spent three hours lit seemed
like fifteen) in a shallow shell hole
while three machine guns were pop.
ping away at me every time showed
any part Of my anatomy. To make
it worse had a wounded buddie
with me to look after. Was finally
saved from my embarrassing posi-.
tion by some tanks which soon put
the machine gunners out Of business.
Next to the last day I was slightly
gassed but got over that o. K. Aside
from these experiences had pleas
ant outing (?) R.. w. was slightly
wounded in the shoulder but Axel G.
came out as sound as l did.
Have received two Times and three
Enterprises and letter from Rae
which will answer today IL get
time. These are the first Cakes
Times I have gotten. Never got any
letter from Mildred, though she has
written. Have sent three letters to
her myself. The letters from Cakes
have all come through fine.
Well, this will be all for this time.
Send this letter home when you have
read it. It's better one than the
one I sent and contains more news.
... Your Sammie Brother,
Pvt. Carl Peterson,
Co. L 1.38 U. 8. Infantry. A. e. F.
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Benl. Jones

Benz. Jones. aged 20. living on the
Sedivec farm east Of the city, died
Monday, Nov. 11th, and the; remains
were shipped to Chester, 8. D.. for
'hnf3af..'. II a+'.:fio'. = IN:
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
Emil Holen

Emil Holen of the Hample country
died at the Oakes Hospital on the
11th. He was As years Of age and a
native of Sweden.
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
Alex. Koeniu

Death claimed Alex. Koenig, a well
known implement dealer at Forbes,
last Thursday. He was only i'll a short
time from influenza and pneumonia.
He leaves wife and three children
The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1918-11-14
: NEUROLOGICAL
Miss Ethel GALLON

MISS etnol 0al11on
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Gallon are
sore1y grieved by the death on Nov.
8th of their daughter, Ethel. She
was taken with influenza about two
weeks ago which affected the heart
action so much that it finally gave
way.
Ethel had been q care to the par
ents and family since early childhood.
She was taken when about year
old with spinal meningitis, and al
though everything that loving hands
could do. was done, she had remained
an invalid and was only taken out,
in the arms or in wheeled chair.
She was mentally bright and had
passed the seventh grade in school
and doing well in her piano lessons.
Always happy and winsome she had
friends by the score. I.
- Miss Ethel Gallon was born in
Oakes July 8, 1902. being the young
est Of four children. The remaining
ones Of the family are E. G. Gallon,
brakeman on the Northwestern out
Of Oakes; Corporal Ray Gallon, who
is in the service Of his country at
Camp Dodge, Iowa, and who was
home during the illness and funeral,
and Myrtle. now Mrs. d. X. Olson Of
st. Paul.
Mrs. Gallon and Ethel had been in
st. Paul for some time and Ethel had
come home for visit four weeks
prior to her death. Mrs. Gallon came
Monday Of last week and was with
her daughter at the end.
The funeral services were conduct
ed Sunday afternoon by Rev. Jas. Opie
first at the residence and then at the
grave in Oakes cemetary.
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Mrs. Fred M. Kinoery

Gertrude Redding Kingery passed
away on Nov. LIST at Forbes after only
few days illness from the prevailing
malady. She left husband and one
son.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-25
ASK FTLTON'S ARREST.
Local Board Says Heavyweight Il
Draft Delinquent.

Harrison, n. j., July 25,-The Har~
rison draft board yesterday received
orders for the arrest of Fred Full
ton, pugilist, scheduled to fight Jack
Dempsey Saturday at Federal league
park.
Officials of New York draft board
No. 125 have asked the arrest of
Fulton for ignoring work or fight
regulations
Harrison officials wonder why the
New York board does not nab Full
ton in training quarters in New York
state. Harrison may appeal to Wash
ington for instructions before making
an arrest.
Jacques Curley, one Of the promo
tiers OF the Saturday fight, declared
Fulton will fight even if he should
be arrested. Curley figures on having
n bondsman in readiness.
New Britain herald., 1918-07-25

to Henry Severeid catcher of the st.
Louis Am orleans.
cit depends upon the outcome OF the
Crowder edict," was the reply received
from Hendrix and SEVERED.
Hub" Perduc, formerly Boston
National pitcher came to Duluth today
to pitch for tho Duluth club of the
new league.
Officials Of the Superior team are
reported angling Tor the shortstop Of
the Philadelphia Nationals. There is
much rivalry among the various team
managers and each is most deSlrous
Of putting the best team in the field.