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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
Denzil Calvin has Pneumonia

Mr. and Mrs John K Dyer recei-
we'd a telegram Wednesday from Camp
Morrison, Virginia, advising them that
Denzil Calvin, her son, was seriously
i'll from bronchial pneumonia Mr. and
Mrs, Dyer and her sister, Miss Eliza
Gee, left Wednesday noon on the flyer
for Camp Morrison and probably reach
ed there this morning No further word
has been received, and much concern
is felt among Galvin's many friends
here. Calvin was recently transferred
from Oklahoma to Virginia, and the
Dyers had been expecting that he
would soon have a furlough for his
first visit home since he enlisted last
December
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
GOOD START, BUT
LACKING $27 400
Loan Figures up to $72,6OO
This Noon
Middlebury Needs More Subscriber
Only 289 on Honor Roll

Chairman c. /. Button today an
nounced that the total raised during the
first week on the Fourth Liberty Loan
has been $4,000 toward the 100000,
and made public the following notes on
the situation.
The fourth campaign in Middlebury
opened briskly with some large sub
scriptions and three-eights of the quota
subscribed on the first day, We have
been unable to keep up the pace.
Wednesday evening just $4,000 re-
mained unsubscribed and no member
OF the committee knew where to look
for it, Chittenden County has reached
its allotment On Thursday Messrs.
Carroll and Hayward of Burlington
agents from State Headquarters, came
to Middlebury with the message that
Addison was the only county that they
feared would not go over the top this
week, We wonder ii it is generally
understood that while the Government
assigned three weeks for the campaign,
there is a nationwide movement to
raise the entire loan this week? Wake
up Addison Our county ranked fourth
in the Third Drive, II must keep its
place.
As we were deprived of the inspir-
alton from the war relics train and can
have no rally on account Of the influen-
"a, the Committee can only urge
everyone to send in his subscription for
the most he can possibly pay for in the
future. Savings bank accounts should
be partly transferred The local Bank
will save you from the loss of even one
cent in the transfer and you will gain
6 and IA per cent income by the deal
and also the best security in the world.
Mr. L. NJ Saunders, in charge of the
Liberty Loan room at the bank com
plains of the slowness with which sub
scribers are completing their arrange
ments 1t is not enough to sign your
pledge card Your subscription is not
counted by Uncle Sam until first pay
ment of ten per cent is also made. The
thermometer shows the pledges The
CONTINUED on page FOUR
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
Record Made in Apple Trucking

c. Leslie WitherelI of Cornwall ship
ped $50 barrels of apples from his Bel.
mont Farm Orchard on Wednesday
and accomplished the task in record
time, By the employment of an auto.
truck of iO.barrel capacity, he moved
all of the 1870 barrels Of apples from his
orchard to the station in Middlebury,
about miles away, making five trips
in ALL in a total Of 5 and l-2 hours. By
the horse and wagon method, which Mr..
Witherell had previously employed, it
took three days to accomplish a similar
shipment.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
MIDD IS MUSTERED
INTO u. S. SERVICE
But More Elaborate Ceremony Will Be
Held Later

There was an impressive scene on
College Hill last Tuesday noon when
in common with 10000 students al
800 other colleges all over the country
Middlebury students swore allegiance
80 the flag and were mustered into the
Students Army Training Corps
Prior to the ilag-raising, Dr. Hamil'
ton Holt of New York. editor OF the
Independent, addressed 100 or more OF
the men from the steps of the Mead
Chapel, telling them interesting stories
of his recent trip to the front Follow
ing this all stood at attention while
Eieut Miles Jones, commanding, read
the orders from Washington, Meantime
hundreds of boys and nurses looked on
from the windows of Hepburn Hall
where they were held in quarantine, on
account OF the influenza,
Everyone stood at attention while the
flag, which was presented by EX-Gover-
nor Tohn A. Mead was raised and the
Star Spangled Banner was PLAYED.
More elaborate ceremonies, which had
TO be abandoned on account OF the epi-
demic, will be carried out later
The orders which Lieut., Jones read
were inspiring messages from President
Wilson, and General March, chief OF
staff, The Presidents address was in
part as follows;
"The enterprise upon which you
have embarked is a hazardous and dill
ficut one, This is not war OF words;
this is not a scholastic struggle, 1t is
a war OF ideals, yet fought with all the
devices of science and with the power
OF machine, To succeed, you must not
only be inspired by the ideals for which
this country stands, but you must also
be masters Of the technique with which
the battle is fought You must not only
be thrilled with zeal for the common
welfare, but you must also be master
of the weapons Of today"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
Death of Allen Cobb

Allen Cobb, son of Mr., and Mrs. 10.
seph Cobb, died at o'clock Wednesday
evening at his home on Seymour street
of pneumonia following an attack oi
Spanish influenza,
Mr.. Cobb was born February %
1892 at Middebury and after leaving the
graded school he worked in local mach.
inc shop where he developed a natural
mechanical genius. In 1909 he opened
the first garage in Middlebury and had
been in that business ever since. He is
survived by one brother Harry Cobb
who is travelling for the Michelin Tire
Company
The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon at the house, the
Rev E, B. Holmes officiating. Burial
will be in the West Cemetery
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
DIR. THOMAS is TO
ENTER CAMP TODAY
Left Wednesday Night for Kentucky
and Goes Overseas Next Month

Orders to report for duty were reee-
we'd Wednesday by President John M.
Thomas Of Middlebury College and he
left Wednesday night on the midnight
train for Camp Zachary Taylor at
Louisville, Ky, to enter the army train.
ing school for chaplans, Prof Charles
b, Wright, whose connection with the
college dates from 1885 when he first be.
came a member of the faculty as pro.
fessor OF Rhetoric and English Litera.
ture, and who has been prominently
identified with many departments of
the administration OF DR., Thomas, as.
sumed Office yesterday as acting pres.
ident.
DR. Thomas received his commission
as lieutenant on Tuesday, and was
given his choice Of going to the camp
or OF proceeding at once overseas. He
felt thtt the training in camp would be
valuable, and Elected to take the course
there which is five weeks, beginning to-
day October fthl and ending Novem-
Der 10th, 1t is probable that he will re-
turn here for a day or so after the
course at camp and then proceed to
France TO serve indefinitely.
Mrs Thomas and her son Henry
Thomas and children will remain at
Hepburn Hall during the winter.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
Death of Mrs. Christina Robinson

Christina Mason Robinson, widow OF
Alvah Robinson, died at the home of
her son, Prof, Duane L. Robinson, on
South Main street Monday evening
at $50 o'clock after a long illness, She
was Is years old and is survived by
two sons d. L., of this town and Ar
thur of Ravenna, o., brother, Viii
liam Mason, of Glens Falls, n Y, and
two granddaughters. Mrs. Robinson
was born in Ticonderoga, N. Y, April
l6, lS43, the daughter of Norman and
Caroline Brown Mason. The funeral,
was held at her late home yesterday
morning. The Rev. Henry c. Newell
oficiated The body was taken to
Ticonderoga for burial
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
Death of Curtis Desjadon

Curtis Desjadon, baggage-master al
the Middlebury railroad station died
at his home on Main street yesterday
afternoon about o'clock Of pneumonia
He was 10 years old and besides his par
ents he leaves five brothers, Peter, ST
mon, Arthur Charles and Napoleon
Desjadon, the latter being with the
3O2d field artillery in France, and five
sisters, Mrs, James Perkins, Mrs, Av.
cry Call, Mrs. Edward Blair, Mrs AL.
bert Cameron and Mrs, Stephen Des-
jadon, all of Middlebury, Mr.. Des-
jadon was born in Middlebury in 1899
the son of Mr. and Mrs, Gilbert Des-
jadon. Funeral arrangements had not
been announced this morning.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
Mrs, Lewis Handeld Dead

Mrs Phillis Hanield wife Of Lewis
] Handeld Of South street, died
Wednesday afternoon at 1880 o'clock
at the Fanny Allen hospital in Win
ooski, as the result Of an illness which
became acute last July, Five weeks
ago she was taken to the hospital for
an operation TO relieve a condition OF
the gall bladder Her condition, how
ever, did not improve and she grad
ually failed Mr.. Handeld went to
Burlington Wednesday morning and
was with his wife when she died
Mrs Hanfeld was born in East
Middlebury Il years ago. the daughter
Of John and Phyliman Lashua Boud-
rcau Beside her husband, she is sur
vived by one son, Paul, aged u years,
and by two brothers and five sisters.
The brothers are NAPOLEON Boudreau
Of Mddlebury and George Boudreau
of Gloyersville, n " and the sisters
are Mrs Samuel Lavarn Of Granville,
y, Y, Mrs John Walsh Of Bennington,
Mrs. Harry Mcclellan Of St Albans,
Mrs. Daniel Mccormack Of Arlington,
and Mrs Necy Dorion OF Middlcburv,
The funeral will be held at St Mary's
Catholic Church at Q o'clock tomorrow
morning, the Rev. r. J Leonard ofici-
ating. The burial will be in the Cath
Ole cemetery
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
DEATH TOLL AND SICK LISTS
ONE OF THE HEAVIEST ON RECORD
Practically Every State in the Union is Affected Innu
cradle Cases in the County
Funerals viii be Held Tomouow-An Public Meetings
Caneeled-Colege Is Under Martial Law

The influenza scOurge, which has
! spread to 43 states, became so threaten
ing in Addison county this week that
practically every town put the ban on
all public meetings, closing movies,
schools and churches until the epidemic
shall abate,
In Middlebury the ruling was made
! by DR.. Eddy last Saturday, and in con,
sequence the stop OF the Liberty Loan
War Relic train on Monday which
many persons had looked forward TO
was cancelled, the schools were closed
all the week, the Boys and Girls county
exhibit was postponed indefinitely, and
every public gathering called of, At
Middlebury college the grounds were
put under armed guard, to keep all the
BOYS confined to the campus, and all
day and all night the patrols are alert
toward enforcing the quarantine Even
the village streets have been patroled
by college men with pistols, making
doubly certain that no one escapes the
guard on the hill,
While the number of cases at the col
lege have decreased, the epidemic has
gained a strong foothold in the village
and scores Of houses are placardcd with
the red sign Influenza" The death
toll, made up both Of pneumonia cases
and deaths from other causes, has been
one Of the heaviest on record, and mp
to noon today had included the follow
ing deaths for the week
Pneumonia
William E. Crannelly, formerly OF
Middebury, at Vcrgennes, Wednesday,
Allen Cobb, of Middlebury, died
Wednesday.
Private Roy Phelps d Orwell at
Camp Upton Monday afternoon
Charles D. Carlson, student at col
lege, died yesterday
Curtis Desjadon, baggage clerk at
Middlebury station, died yesterday
Other Causes
Mrs. Lewis J. Hanfield at Fanny
Allen Hospital Wednesday afternoon,
Mrs. Ada N. Warner at her home in
Middlebury last week
Mrs. Christina M. Robinson in Mid
dlebury Monday night.
Mrs. E. M. Adams OF Addison at
Mary Fletcher Hospital Saturday even
ing.
Mrs. Everett Skillings at her home
in Middlebury Friday night
Mrs. Mary Frances Swift at her home
in Middlebury Sunday afternoon
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
New Time Table

The new timetable which went in
to effect September 30th is as follows
7;j6 a. m. North remains unchanged
daily
1920 noon North instead of 1918
daily
4;45 p. m. North instead of $40 dai-
ly except Sunday
1920 p. m, north unchanged daily
except Sunday
4;O7 a. m/North instead of 1857 (dai-
lyl
1920 Noon South instead of l2:lS
daily except Sunday
4:5O p. m. South unchanged daily
1887 p. m, South instead of 1884
daily
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04

Five Addison county draftees re.
ported to the local board of selection
Thursday morning and entrained on
the south-bound flyer at noon for spec
ial limited duty at Fort Slocum, N, Y
Those who entrained were Harold F
Maheu Of Cornwall, Howard F. Nc.
Cormick of Bristol, Chauncey c. Will
marth of Addison, Leon J. Hanks OF
North Ferrisburg and Edward F
Trombly of Leicester, The men wera
given cigars and cigarettes to last
them while en- route and Chauncev
c, Willmarth was selected to take
charge of the men during the trip.
SERVICE FLAGS
Service flags are selling at 70 cents
each at The Register office-size 2 x 3ft
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
Former Midd Student a Victim

Lawrence D. Havens, % years old
who was a student at Middlebury Col
lege the past two years, but who did
not return this year, died at his home
in Chester Tuesday morning of pneu-
monia following an attack of the in
fluenza He was the only son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter L. Havens OF Chester.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04

The list of Registrants, which we are
publishing serially, will be continued
next week. Space was not available this
week.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
ANNOUNCEMENT
At the Request of the Council
of National Defence:

This store glad to cooperate in the program outlined
which has for its intention the Saving of transportation,
help and delivery facilities during the holiday
The Council Of National Defence also requests that
every retail in the United States conne its Christmas
business the sale of useful articles except in the of
young childen who should not be deprived of their usual
happy Christmas toys and playthngs.
The Council of National Defence also requests that the
merchants of the country prevent heIusua Christmas rush
which would necesstae additional help, by beginning the
holiday business early October possible and spread
ing it the months of October November and December
We pledged to employ extra salespeople There
fore in compliance with the above request and also the fur
he instructions of the Council again urge that
toners help in carrying out this ruling and making their
Christmas purchases early possible.
We believe that customers will understand the sit
uaon and be glad patriotic citizens cooperate with
in this respect.
Very truly yours
FAY a. EVANS
Middlebury, Vermont
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04

By government order, all papers
not paid In advance must be
discontinued, see the label on
your paper, N In arrears, pay
now hssp The Register eomlng
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04

Shell out, New England!
Seal the fruits of early
victory!
No sum too small; no sum
too big!
Fight for right against
the war-mad Hun!
Make your money work
for the peace of the world!
Our boys arrived in time
but more are needed to
crush Prusslan NIIIlUar.
ism!
Buy Fighting Fourth Lib
erty bonds, and prove that
Right is Might!
Buy today at any bank,
cash or instaIment.
Buy to keep!
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04
BIGGEST DRAFT
LOTTERY DRAWN
Frank James Of Vergennes Holds First
Number Picked

The big lottery drawing OF draltees
was completed in Washington Monday,
1000 numbers which will determine
the order in their respective class OF the
100000 regstrants, being drawn IN
the Senate Office building All OF the
numbers have not yet been made pub
lie, but so far as indicated the first
twelve men drawn in Addison County
in their respective classes are as follows
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-10-04

Inc ltAl NUMBER gwen " lNt olltI NuINuc
the second is the serial number,)
l. 322 Frank II, James NergcnneS
O. Ioa7, Robert NJ Oliver, Leicester
4, 1907. Curtis c, Morrill, Sarksboro
A. 4lB, Sanford $, Holbrook Bristol
& 9o4, Gosc T. Rodriguez, MiddIebury
o. Is23. George r. White Brandon
2. Ia4o. William +. Badore New Haven
8, 20. Edwin A Lowell, Leicester
Q. lass, Frank Collins Middebury
10, 739, John a, Baldwin, T., Shorcham
II s3s, I'd, R, Grant T., MddlebuY
II, 2I9. frank +, Wing Bristol
I3, Gas, Edwin a. Ferguson Bristol
u, u. Delor lrombley, Leicester
IS. 832, Henry Vincent Bristol
10, 9b4, Howard II, Barnard, Bristol
II. 34S. Fred r. Bostwck Vcrgenncs
Is, 4, Bernard !, Daigneault Vergcnnes
10, 1861, Felix Couslno, Bristol
20. 39s, Guy p. Wocou, Bridporl
81, o57, Burton II, Deming, Vcrgennc5
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

7o-page booklet, setting forth what thew
plan to do. Then came their annual report.
a 3O-page booklet of little cheaper grade
of paper, telling what they have thus far
done, and these must, of course, be supple
mented by the summary, monthly publica-
tion merging what has been, is to be, and
never can be done. And so it goes. The
Shipping Board has broken out with print
er's ink colitis in several places We see "The
Merchant Mariner" published at Boston.
which no doubt has its counterpart in Phila-
delpha, Hog Island, and probably other
communities where ships are built This is
printed on q good grade Of paper, illustrated,
and printing information and news that of
course could not be printed in newspaper.
Headlines inform a benighted public that
"a New York policeman training for a
sailor likes it too" "Dungarees just now
mean more than police uniform" An illus
traton accompanies this inspiring article.
A two-thirds page illustration, showing re-
cruiting service enrolling agents with Mr..
Louis Ligeett in centre background, with an
announcement that the service has 1854
official enrolment stations at Rexall drug
stores in charge of an agent who receives
81 per year. No doubt to landlubbers who
enroll seasickness cures are offered at
usual retail rates.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

at that time they were putting out only
about 10000, which would not reach very
far, and many columns Of the fourth issue
were devoted to a report of q banquet,
where various chiefs flattered each other.
Mr.. WALSH. l thank the gentleman for
the interesting information, of which l had
some knowledge.
We are told in column editorial that
there is only one American merchant ma
rne. This announcement is probably the
principal reason for the publication of this
chronicle, as the daily press has undoubt-
edly been insisting there were two Ameri-
can merchant marines, one in Boston and
the other in Idaho. There is that illus
trated daily Emergency Fleet News" filled
with sea breezes and epigrams Of the deep.
We received also letter from .he United
States Shipping Board, inclosing an article
reprinted from "The Saturday Evening
Post" issue of August 10, 1918, by permis-
sion Of the Curtis Publishing Company, and
release for September 21, entitled ocean
Delivery Service for the Farmer" These
are both good reading but, in spite of the
fact that they have been sent to thousands
of chambers of commerce and similar
bodies, if there was news of merit in them
1t ought not to be necessary to reprint and
rcn'a'c at government expense an article
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

sert their rights, meeting and presenting to
the new regents their demands or remon-
strances. Furthermore, in the sixty no
near relations must be included, every class
being fairly represented and every hearth
furnishing its contribution to the govern
ing power. The code of its laws has been
published--a copy is before us, 1t is based
on Roman law, is extremely simple and dig
nhed, while its agricultural regulations,
forming real manual of agriculture, are
taken from the Georges of Virgil and the
writings of Alemanni. Its judge must be
stranger, and is elected for three years, and
the appeal from his decision has been for
generations to an English Judge in high
position; but it is very long since any ap-
peal was made by this law-abding and
obedient people.
"As to economies, its revenue exceeds its
expenses, and in consequence its roads and
canals are perfect and it's house property
in excellent order.
From the summit of the mountain on
which San Marino is placed (2,735 feet)
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

doubt, is considered Of interest and value
by large circle of its readers, as it sets
forth, on the whole, information in concise
and authentic manner; some of it, however,
twentyfour hours after it appears in the
daily press. 1.-THE Official Bulletin" on Au-
gust II last came to be known as "The
Official United States Bulletin" no doubt to
distinguish it from some of the fifty-seven
other varieties.
The Joint Committee on Printing last win
ter recommended certain economies in the
use of print paper, and effected saving of
nearly million dollars, but, in spite of
this, the mushroom growth of new journals
mas wiped out the saving and run rampant
throughout many of the administrative de-
partments.
would cite few instances where either
JOY of position or scatter brain adminstra-
ton has cost Uncle Sam needless dollars.
and which, l submit, we ought to save in
the future. Taxing children's toys and candy
as we'll as women's hats and stockings in
order to maintain some of these documents
is lndefensibie. Here is an instance, fur
nished me on apparently reliable authority.
where the Alien Property Custodian, de-
string to dispose Of the property of George
Benda, of Boonton. N. j., q manufacturer
OF some sort of powders, sent out a twelve
page pamphlet announcing the proposed sale
of the Benda property under the trading
with the enemy act. Ordinary paper would
not suffice for this announcements appar-
emily, for it printed on fine coated ma
per, S%a by II inches, estimated to cost 1C
or II cents per pound, and sent through
the mails in an envelope of heavy manila
paper, size II by Is inches. This enve
lope is an inch wider and an inch longer
than "The Saturday Evening Post" Not
content with the expensive paper, but prob
ably desiring to spoil as little as possible
OF the expensive pages used in the pro-
spectus, care was taken to have borders on
each page almost as wide as the SPACE
taken by the printed matter.
Conservation and economy apparently
were unintentionally banned by the enemy
trade act.
Here is the Federal Board for Vocational
Education issuing the Vocational Summary.
printed on good white paper, family size.
printing in full copy of the vocational
rehabilitation act, with various articles
clipped from other publications. Their first
document was a statement Of policies, a
New-York tribune., 1918-09-29

one looks down on the surrounding country
and on the Adriatic, gazing upon a highly
cultivated and prosperous country.
Gas one drives to it from Rimini one Is
struck by special feature. San Marino
contains no beggars: it allows no begging.
From the moment the carriage crosses the
boundary line all begging ceases, and every
family appears to be prosperous, happy and
contented.
"These are the people that of their own
free will have Joined US in arms
"They could have remained neutral, there
was no power to compel their alliance;
they stand alone on their mountain soli-
tudes and have their own interests to con-
slider. They are somewhat unsympathetic
toward their Italian neighbors, whose Ian
guage they speak and with whom they in
termarry, and they have their own treaties,
including one Of extradition, and their in
dependence is fully accepted all over the
world.
Nevertheless, the cry of freedom reused
the Sanmarinesi with instant effect, and