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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30

Two drastic war orders indicate that
the real test of our patriotic coopera-
ton at home will come this fall and
winter, Beginning at once, the use Of
automobiles on Sunday must be aban-
doned in order to conserve gasoline and,
according to the fuel administration
Office, this will apply to all motor We
hicles except such as employed in actual
transportation of freight, professional
medical duty, hospital and fire service,
and Tor errands of necessity in rural
communities where transportation by
steam or electricity is not available. y
This morning state Fuel Commissioner
Jones announces that Vermont's anthra-
cite coal quota is $1,000 tons short and
that if real suffering is to be avoided
this winter soft coal and wood must be
burned
Every school, church, institution and
block" he says, Should have its CRATES
in furnaces and boilers changed so as
to burn soft coal this winter"
Why can't we start a Community
Wood Pile right now
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30
BRISTOL

Mrs George belong and children re.
turned Monday from visiting her father
Peter Ashline and other relatives in
Shelburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Sprague and
daughter, Florence OF this village and
Duane o. Sprague Of Burlington started
Wednesday for an automobile trip to
Boston and vicinity.
William E. Bickwen still continues
very ill. His daughter, Mrs. Ransom
Benedict of Middlebury, is caring for
him.
Mrs, George Delong has received
word from Randolph that her sister,
Mrs. Genge Fargo, is seriously i'll with
appendicitis.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30

The only flip given to political inter
est this week is the effort Of some OF the
Darling supporters to spread the false
rumor that Frank Howe is TO retire
from the three.cornered contest for the
gubernatorial nomination Mr.. Howe's
own reply is published in an adjoining
column, and should be read by all who
have been feeding upon some OF the
more recent Darling bait
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30
apekesn Lead on Service Roll

Classification Of the POI names on the
latest Middlebury College War Service
Honor Roll shows that out OF the POI
whose fraternity afliliation can be de-
termined, the Delta Kappa Epsilon
chapter here is represented by the lar
gest percentage Of men 1t is also noted
that the first two Middlebury men TO
die on the field Of battle were "Dekes,"
The tabulation Of men in service is as
folloWe,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30
COLLEGE LOOKING UP
Pay For Students Starts Registrations
Booming

Congress has approved the recon-
mendations OF the War Department fol
the Student Army Training Corps, i'll
Guiding the proposal to place enlisted
students on full soldiers pay. Accord
ing to advices received at the college
the regulations for the management Of
the college detachments have been com
pleted and approved by Secretary Of
War Baker
In letter OF August 26 from the wal
departments Committee on Education
and special training to President Thorn.
as the articles Of clothing to be ISSUED
free to men Of the S. A. TIC are listed
ar follows
overcoat
service hat
coats, cotton, o, ID.
> shirts, flannel, o. d.
breeches, cotton, o. ID.
! pair leggings.
pair shoes,
belt
collar ornament
The new arrangements for military
training are stimulating advance regis
tration of boys for next year very mar
kedly Several new candidates are APP
pearing every day, Professor Cady Of
the Admission Committee declines to
make any prophecies as to the size OF
the Freshman class, but he admits
that the outlook has greatly improved
recently With its new endowment
fund Middlebury is in strong position
and will undoubtedly make an excellent
showing next year.
President Thomas is enthusiastic over
the situation and believes that Middle
bury has turned the corner of its war
difficulties He said to a Register re-
porter that he thinks that the new poll
cy announced by the War Department
is the most important and far-reaching
step with reference to education taken
in this country in many years. 1t is
efficiency of the colleges they have ever
received. Thirty dollars month paid
to a boy to go to college is pretty
strong argument. Nothing like it has
ever happened in any country in the
world. The American boy just now has
an unparalleled opportunity to get a
college education and it will be very
strange if thousands of them do not
take advantage of it, The government
could not be more emphatic that the
best thing a boy can do is to 60 to col
lege.
He pointed out the boys now COM
ing on over these great advantages to
the college men already in the service
who have made good as officers. Eighty
per cent of the present officers are col
lege men and they are today helping in
the great victories in France. The gov
eminent wants more such officers and is
taking the sure means to get them.
President Thomas believes that the
policy of enlisting men with pay will be
continued after the war, under sys-
tenn of universal military service, which
he believes in. The officers will be
trained in the colleges. A great nation
al system of collegiate education will
thus be evolved and colleges will be on
a footing they have never before en-
joyed.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30

II you haze something 1cOnh selling
ii surely should be goorth telling about.
II you don't advertise it the public
7con't knO70 you haze it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30
Death of Mrs. Clinton Smith

Alice M Smith, widow OF Clinton
Smith, formerly of Mddebury, died
last Monday al the home OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs, Charles J. Bullock, wife of
Prof, Bullock Of Harvard University, at
6 Charming street, Cambridge, Mass,
Mrs, Smith was in her END year, and
had been in i'll health OF some time.
For many years she lived in Washing
ton, where she was president OF the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union Of
the District OF Columbia, She was a
charter member of the Columbia Chap
ter Of the d. A, r., member OF the Ma
tional Women's Press Association, and
formerly active in the Anti-Saloon Lea
que. She was a writer OF note, and be-
lopged to more than a score OF charit-
able, philanthropic and other semi-pub-
lie organizations,
She leaves in addition to her daugh-
ter, four sons, as follows Major Delmar
Clinton Smith, u S. A., who is in the
Engineers Corps and is stationed at
Camp Humphreys, Virginia; Clifton r,
Smith, president of the Keystone Gyp-
sum Fireproofng Company, New York
Harold Clinton Smith, Of Washington,
d. c., where he is a contractor and
builder, and Leon NJ Smith, who is in
the governments service in the dirigible
balloon department of the Goodyear
Company at Akron, o.
The funeral was held at Cambridge
Tuesday and the body arrived here on
the 1857 train Wednesday and was TAX
en- to A. ]. Blackmer's undertaking par
lors. Burial took place in the Central
cemetery at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-08-30

George Farrell returned to the Fan
ny Allen hospital yesterday where he
will undergo an operation today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
GOMPERS DEFENDS
GOVT WAR POLICY
Labor Leader Recites Firm
Belief in Administrations
Plans and Deeds.

INIANAPOLIS, Jan. 2S.-President
Gompers. addressing the United Mine
Workers defended the administrations
war policy.
mo name has been mentioned for
the place in power in the admins
tration comparable in brain. art and
practical understanding with the men
row occupying these positions of re-
sponsibility."
He believes the industry suspension
order was a mistake and advocated
seven hour day for the duration OF the
war in place of the closing order. He
warned labor against the spread of
bolshevikism here, declaring wed be
crawling on our bellies at the feet Of
the kaiser like the Russians are" if
the bolsheviki in America had their
way He said if the people didn't
expect mistakes by the administration
in wartime they expected the. impos-
sihle. He opposed one manpower for
winning war. saying the kaiser one
man power had started it.,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
Statement Made to Senators
as Example of War De-
partment Efficiency.
LACK OF COAL, CHIEF
OBSTACLE TO SPEED
Some Mistakes Inevitable
But Same Mistake Does
Not Reoccur.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.-Amcric1
j. sending troops 10 Europe faster
than originally planned. It is esti-
mated, barring disaster. that twice as
many will be aBoad by june thar
was estimated earlier. President Wit-
son told the scTEitor's as AN example
Of tho war departments efficiency.
Besides n fair Proportion of fighting
men. america has furnished consid-
cradle units OF stcvcdorcs, engineers
and forcstcrs badly needed there.
Lack of coal. heretofore the obstacIc
in quick transportation, is now being
overcome.
Under the circumstances. Wilson
holds that some mistakes are newt
abl. but "the same mistake is not
made twice" Conflicting requests d.
to men and supplies came but with
tho culn7nation Of the interallied con-
ference, House recommended thar
the transport system be sped up for
quick removals. The war departRleEs
is studying ways of accelcratng the
mCycment
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
FOOD AND WAR
SJUFFS GIVEN
RIGHT OF WAY
McAdOO Puts Embargo or
All Other Freight on Sew
eraI Eastern Lines.
ORDER FOLLOWS THE
FORECAST MORE SNOW
Work of Coaling Ships Con-
tinues; Many Ready
to Leave.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-secretary
McAdoo today ordered an embargo on
all freight but foodstuffs and war sup
plies on the Pennsylvania road east of
Pittsburgh. On the Baltimore & Ohio
east of the Ohio river and on the
Philadelphia & Reading, until the
weather moderates. The lines are to
concentrate on the removal Of coal to
Atlantic points and return the empties
to the mines. McAdoo and Fuel Ad-
ministrator Garfield held it ''vitalIy
necessary for the operation of ship
yards and relief for the poor
The order followed the forecast of
more snow in the east and central
states. The priority orders embraced
in the Garfield order, continue effeC
tive. Garfield is instructing state fu e
administrators to supply domestic al
other preferred consumers first. The
work of coaling ships continues aud
many are about ready 70 iaave-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
Is SEIZED VESSELS
READY THIS MONTH

WASHINGTON, Jan. ss.-Reports
to the shipping board from shipbuild-
in gplants show that eighteen yessei..
requisitioned the mergency fleet
corporation for var purposes will be
completed this month
The ships were originally laid for
private owners. Their aggregate tom
mage is 154, 1901. The rate of progress
on them is highly encouraging TO
Chairman Hurley.
RepoFts from the shipyards indi-
cate that an even better showing will
be made on requisitioned vessels il.
February. BY the end or next month
it is expected that twenty three yes
sells. with tonnage OF 1S2,06J, will
have been completed.
The forty-nne Commandeercd ships
for the most part are Cargo vessels
\ few of them are tank--s.
4 large number OF ships under con,
struction on the Great Lakes We're
requisitioned yesterday, and the work
of getting them in condition for ser
vice ny the time the To- Jhaws has
begun.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
EYEWITNESS PUT ON
STAND BY DEFENSE
IN COLWELL TRIAL

no was returning in the direction
taken by the boy and upon reaching
the top Of the hin had witnessed the
shooting. The boy. after shooting
camc up to him and gave him the
glin. he said The states attorneys
subjected him to Il severe Grilling in
an effort TO shake his testimony ana
tried to establish discrepancies be-
tween his testimony before the cor
oner's jury and that at the trial
Both the boy and his mother made
splendid Witnesses and held stead
fastly to their story Of the shooting.
The boy calmly and quietly told Of
shooting the old rancher, declaring
that the other fired first and was
throwing another shell into tfie cham
ber when he fired. lie said. upon
learning that John Short had taken
the horse, he and his mother left the
house together with the intention Of
recovering te horse. He took the
shotgun and two shells. one loaded
with buckshot and one with hirdshot.
After they had gone a short way. ne
said his mother sent him to find his
uncle and ask which way the horse
had been taken. lie did not see his
lti'illfI lStlil tIlAll FlAfi INV '7ii'Pt-
Ing. he said.
He came upon the elder Short
standing by the side Of his buggy
gun in hand, as he rounded the Mer-
ritt barn he said. lie asked Short
where tho horse was, whereupon
Short fired, he said. II was scared
and excited and. when / saw him try
ing to throw another shell into the
gun, ! fired. / saw MIN walk back
few stems ard ;ncn I ran to where
my uncle was"
The boy. upon cross examination;
dem ostrated the position in which he
and Short were and also explained
his movements by n map.
. Mrs. Colwelis testimony up to the
time she parted with her son was sub
stantiaily the same as his. She ad-
mitted she was carrying n revolver
hut declared IL was always her habt
To do so, because Of fear Of rabbi.
coyotes She dcuicd having told tho
boy 10 shoot Short and the boy like
wise denied receiving any such ad-
Vice
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
CONDUCTOR MYTINGER
QUITS RAILROAD TO
FOLLOW DAIRY FARM

Frank Mytinger for IS years con-
ductor on the Pendieton- Huntington
division of the ON. K. & y. co..
has resigned his position. 10 take ct
feet February l and Will after that
devote his entire time 10 his dairy
ranch just east Of Pendleton. lie has
good dairy plant, two miles out on
the road to the agency, and has Il
herd Of so dairy cows at the present
time. Ffe believes there viii be more
money in the dairy business than
working as a railroader
Conductor MytnEer is one Of the
best known and most popular con-
uuctors running into Pendleton and
his departure from the road will be
missed by the travelling public. lie
will take No. is to Huntington to-
night and will have several more runs
before his resignation takes effect
In rendering his resignation to the
company Mr.. Mytinger specified
that il at any time his services shoniG
he needed in handling war traffic he
will be ready for service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
X. OF C. FUND IS
THREE FOURTHS UP

Tho knights of Columbus war fund
campaign will so over the top in Pen
dleton within the next "a hours. Sub
scrirtions received mp until noon today
by the house to house and business
street committees totaled $500 leav-
ing but $500 to be raised by the com
nHttee soliciting farmers. This com
rnirtee did not begin work until this
morning and as Yet has made no re
pert.
There has been the same generous
response 10 this call for 'unds as in
all other campaigns FOR war money,
according 10 G. i. \. Loucrgan who
has taken n prominent part in the or
ganizatiou work. THE majority Of
the people were waiting for the com
mittoe to arrive and no argument was
necessary" he states. "Thore were a
few Individual instances of refusals
but these same people had refused to
contrihute in other campaigns"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
HAVE CONFERENCE
WITH THE EMPEROR

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 23.-Non Hcrt-
ling and Foreign Minister l[uchlmann
had an audience with the kaiser Tues
day according to Berlin dispatches.
Presumably HcrtlinEs long delayed
Rcichstag speech was discussed. AZ
forward. Euchlmann received the
mcmhers Of the Rcichstag and re-
counted the progress Of the Brcst-
l4itovsll negotiations. lie stated he'd
probably make formal speech in the
Rcichstag main committee before ro-
turning TO Brcst-Litovsk,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
Genuineness of Industrial
Troubles Are No Longer
Doubted in Allied Circles.
WAR WEARY PEOPLE
RESENT TEUTON ACTS
Lloyd George and Wilson
War Aims Accentuate
Growing Unrest.
led /. KEEN.l

LONDON. Jan. 23.--The Austrian
strike troubles are genuine. accord
ing to the conviction expressed in au-
thoritative circles today. The first
suspicion here that they were stage
managed by the government itself Is
dlsslpatlng rapidly, According to the
most authentic news arriving. tho
general movement in Aust'ria IS due
to the public's war-weariness ano
widespread dissatisfaction with the
Teutonlc manipulatlons at Brest-Lis-
nvsk and the scarcity of food. Tho
public's peace longlngs have been ac-
ccntuated by the Lloyd George and
Wilson war aims, the Austrian clti-
zenry finding them not supporting
the mIlltarists pleas that the allies
seek TO divide the central powers ana
that tho main aim OF the allies is
conquest. Informed officials believe
the widespread growth of this sort ia
public feeling is bound to mako re-
sumption OF Brest Litovsk negotia-
ttons tIcklish. Austrian censors allow
only fragnentary reports to leave
tho country, hut leaks TO Switzer-
land indicate the tic-up IS bad.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
MAY ADVANCE PRICES
AND CURTAIL TRAINS
McAdoo Considering Meas
ure as Means of Relieving
Congestion.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Secretary
NIcAdoo told the senate interstate
committee he may increase passenger
rates and curtaiI passenger trains as
n means of relieving the congestion
REGARDING tho revolving fund in the
railroad bill he said the railroads d"
their own financing under the federal
control program but the government
is back of them, to stabilize credit lie
said employees of the railroad are IN
effect federal employees nut techhlcal-
ly are not so considered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23

The Colwell murder trial is draw
Ing to Il close this afternoon. BY ev-
enlng the fate of Mrs. Cora Colwci.
and her young son. Lawrence, will
be in the hands of the jury, in a..
probability.
The state rested last night and. the
defense put in it's testimony in about
two hours and a half. concluding at
11:15 this morning. This afternoon
the rebuttal testimony is being taken
and argument will start about 3 o =
clock.
The state in its rcbuttal is attempt
ing principally to impeach Bei.
Crane, one OF the defense's chief Wit
nesses, by proving that he gave testi-
mony at the coroner's inquest contra
dictory to that which he gave at the
trial
Defendants Take Stand.
The defense relied upon the testi-
mony OF three witnesses, that of the
two defendants and OF Bert Crane
a brother of Mrs. Colwcll. Crane
was on the stand yesterday afternoon
ana again this morning while the de-
PENDANTS were placed on the stand
this morning.
Crane claims to have been an eye
witness to the shooting and, when
the state rested yesterday afternoon,
Col Raley, attorney for the defense,
called attention to the fact that only
ono person claiming TO be an eye
witness had not been called by the
state, although the state knew of him
and knew that he was in the coun
house. District Attorney keator de-
clned to call Crane whereupon the
defense put him on the stand.
Crane testified that he was on
hill about three blocks" from the
scene of the shooting at the time OF
the tragedy. lie testified that Short
fired the first shot and that Mrs. col
well was not present. He It was who
had been working the disputed horse
In the field when the son of J. j..
Short f6rclbly took Possession of II.
He had taken the other horses TO
tho barn, he said. aud had encoun-
tered his nephew who had asked him
which way John Short had taken tho
horse. After putting the horse up,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
ARRESTED ALIEN is
AN EXPERT CHEMIST

TACOMA. Jan. 23.-Scarch of the
room Of NdoIph Judd, an ALIEN enemy
arrested on the waterfront today. dis
closed he Is an expert chemist ana
mining engineer. A blueprint of a
Erupp gun base was also found. II
is reported he told federal officials at
Hrcmcrtnn he was graduated from n
German university ana served In tho
Gcrmnn army. lie was a member OF
n cooks and walters and lonEshore-
mems unions.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
(J. p. GRoAT)

WASHINGTON. Jan. 23.--America
IL pressing on encrgetically with n
frank, open effort to wean Austria
from militarlstic Germany. Encour
aged by the open revolt American
publicity campaigncrs are adding pres
sure to keep alive the new spirit, and
convince Austria she Is sacrificing
herself In vain attempt 10 further
Germany's milithrlstic dreams.
It * not doubted here that the Aus
trlan strike is genuine. Americans
knew before starting their publicity
campaign that Austria was the weak
ling in the Teuton chain. They knew
ahe was under worse food and finnn
clal strain than Germany. However.
they warned that America must not
get iIlfolmdcd thoughts that Austria
will Immediately drop out of the
fight. Advices indicate that Germany
is desperately keeping the people in
line to tide over the food difficulties
promising fresh stocks Of food in the
spring.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
DR.. PENROSE WILL
SPEAK AT CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING

DR.. s. E. L. Penrose, president of
whitman College, Wala Walla, will
be the chief speaker at the Church of
the Redeemer next Sunday forenoon
when the choir's service flag will be
unfurled. DR.. Penrose is one of the
best speakers of the inland empire and
his address is being looked forward to
with interest. Twenty one members
of the Church of the Redeemer are in
the army and the flag will be un-
furled to express the pride of the
church in their service.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
DRAINAGE PLANS
GIVEN APPROVAL

SALEM Jan. -J--State Fngiue,r
Lewis approved the plans Tor drain
age and irrigation la the big Bend
district Malheur county. of 50n'
acres. The plan Includes the recta
nation Of 5000 Idaho acres adjoluinr
The work is TO be by contract viii
the reclamation service. The wat-.
comes from the ArrowrucE dam
Boise. Idaho. An election viii De-
held soon and the work VIII be rush.
cd
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
TWO STEAMERS
SUNK; 758 DIE

LONDON, Jan. 23.-Sec-
retary to the Admiralty Nc
Namara announced two
steamers were sunk in the
Mediterranean December
81 drowning 71e, and anoth-
er steamer was sunk in the
mouth of the Mersey, 40
were lost.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
L.ABORTTES ARE FTRNT.

Nottingham. Jan. 2:'.--TO negotiate
pCacc while Germany occupies iii"
territory Of others would he u Ger
man victory. If Germany does n'n
accept the Wilson and lloyd EcorSe
aims. well fight on Chairman
Brady of tho Iaborite party dcclarc'',
opening the annual convention.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
TROOPS BEING RUSH, 10 EUROPE
TWICE AS FAST AS ORIGINALLY
SCHEDULED PRESIDENT DECLARES
COMPROMISE LIKELY
TO END STORM OVER
WAR CABINET BILLS

has done much to consolidate the
democrats for President Wilson.
There is even talk Of a Wilson
Cham berlain conference. Senator
Chamberlain backed by soldiers
letters regarding camp conditions
and other data proposes to pro-
ceed with his war cabinet and
compulsory training.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
'sURNINRTNES RECALLED

PARIS, Jan 23.-lt is reported Ger
mnnN IL recalling her submarines TO
their bases preparatory Ia, adopting Il
new plan of campaign. II is suggest
cd the Older divers may bc rCnlarCd
by new armorCd cruisers carrying
heavy guns.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
nIsENsEn T1sm SOLID.

spcctIon of all fish sold the soldiers
mess is ordered. following the dis
covcry that private contractors wcfe
selling some diseased fish. containing
parasitic life which might bc iniur-
i0uS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan "a
Holding that without harmony
the war will be lost" administra-
tionists are lining up the legisla-
tors who are wavering on the war
ca ahinet bill. 1t appears likely a
compromise may end the storm.
Theodore RoOseveIt's presence
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-23
FRENCH ATTACKS FAIL.

BERLIN. Jan. 23.-Erench attacks
north OF SolIaiu and northeast of ON-
ocourt were defeated after hand T."
hand fighting. The infantry pcnc-
Iratci French positions cast of Mel
anCOurt and captured many.