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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10

July A aunchings added 112 vessels
to the American fleets, SO units being
for the merchant marine and II war
ships to the navy. The total tonnage
was 474,464
Statement issued a, Washington
shows that the Germans now have only
a dozen U boats at sea, instead of 20,
which they previously maintained.
House committee makes favorable
report on bill for the federal control of
wire lines
James Gordon BENEFITS will pro-
vides for the founding of a home for
INDECENT newspaper men, for the con-
Enhance of the New York Herald and
Evening Telegram, for an annuity of
$4,000 a year to his widow and other
annuities to relatives and employees,
and a beQuest of $4,000 to a former
fancee.
Senator Tillman, for "a years a
member of the United States Senate,
died from a stroke of paralysis suf-
fered in Washington.
War Industries Board, aroused by
the leak of the decision on the cotton
price schedule, decides hereafter to
Announce all prices fixed without wait
ing Tor the Presidents approval.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
U. S. TRANSPORT LOST
Troopship Covington Sunk by U
Boat Without Warning.
Vessel Remains AfIoat All Night, but
All Efforts to Save
Her Fail.

Washington. - The United States
transport CovingtOn was sunk by
submarine July l, according to re.
port received from Vice Admiral Sims.
Six members of the transports crew
are missing. All the others, officers
and men, were landed at a French
port. No troops were on board.
The Covington was formerly the
Cincinnati, and was one of the Ham
burg-American line ships taken over
by this government when the United
States entered the war.
The following official statement was
issued:
"The Navy Department has received
dispatches from Vice Admiral Sims
stating that the Covington was struck
by a torpedo on the night of July
at 9:17 o'clock. The torpedo struck
just forward of the engine room bulk
head and the engine room and tireroom
We're rapidly flooded
with its motor power gone, the
vessel was helpless. The submarine
was not seen. Another vessel and two
tugs took the Covingron in tow, but
she was too badly damaged to keep
afloat and sank"
The six men of the crew who, at last
accounts, were still missing are:
Ernest G. Anderson, fireman, Lynn
Mass; Joseph P. BOwden, Mountain
Lakes, n. j.; Ambrose c. Ford, fire.
man, Somerville, Mass; William
Henry Lynch, Jr., fireman, Manches-
ter, N. H.; Albert S. Payne, seaman,
West New Brighton, N. Y; Lloyd H.
seaman, second class, U. S.
n, cambridge, n. Y.
The Covington was one of the Ger.
man ships taken over by this govern
ment and was formerly the Cincinnati.
She was COS feet long, 65-foot beam;
gross tonnage 1889 She was used
as transport, but had no army per-
sonnet or passengers aboard when she
was torpedoed.
had no troops on board it is assumed
here that she was bound for the United
States. 1t is also assumed, inasmuch
IS the crew was landed at a French.
port, that the attack occurred off the
French coast.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
NORTH HYDE PARK

Mrs. Freeman is visiting her friend
Miss Helen Crocker.
Many from here attended the celebra
ton at Lake Eden the Fourth.
Summer Chaffee was called here by
the illness of his brother Frank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cortez Foss and son re
turned from Montgomery. Thursday.
Frank Chaffee passed away at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital Tuesday morn
ing.
Mrs. and Mrs. Don McAllister and son
George were visitors in Burlington Sun
day.
Mrs. William Warren and son, Herbert
of Morrisville are visiting at Herbert
Beardsley's. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kneeland received
word of the safe arrival of their son,
Earl, in Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gallup, Mr.. and
Mrs. Nate Gallup and son were visitors
at st. Johnsbury Sunday.
Miss Mildred Foss has returned home
from Eden Mills, where she has been
staying the past few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartley Souther, James
Parkhurst and Miss Helen Bucklin are
camping at Smuggler's Notch, Stowe.
The funeral of Frank Chafee, who
died Tuesday, will be held from the
Cong'l church Thursday afternoon at
oae o'clock.
Don McAllister and family, Frank
Kneeland and family, Earl Gray and
family and Edward Billiard were campers
at the Lake last week.
Mrs. Don Seaver, and brother, Sumner
Chaffee, and Edgar Wedge motored to
Burlington one day last week to visit
their brother, Frank Chaffee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Wedge were in
Burlington last week. Mr.. Wedge went
to Burlington Tuesday. Mrs. Chaffee
and Miss Beryl Harrington accompanied
him home.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
Great Events That Are Chang.
ing the Worlds Destiny Told
in a Paragraph.
LATEST WAR BULLETINS.
Short Chronicles of Past Occurrences
Throughout the Union and our
CoIonies-News From Europe
That Is Not Ali War News.
WAR BULLETINS

The Allied War Council in Versailles
and General Foch are agreed that mill
tary action in Russia is necessary, ant
the Entente governments now are
awaiting a decision by President VIII
son. Washington hears Finland is
about TO declare war on the Allies.
In the Geleino Valley the Italians
penetrated the Austrian positions on
Forte di Salton.
American and Australian troops cele'
brated the Fourth of July by captur,
ing Hamel, south of the Somme, in the
angle between that river and the Avre,
east of Amiens, further restricting the
Germans in that confined area.
The Germans are preparing for a
new drive on the western front either
in July or August, according to state,
ments made by prisoners captured by
the British.
American troops standing at VauX,
northwest of Chateau Thierry, have
completely smashed repeated and de-
termined counter attacks by the Ger
mans, who sought to Gust the Ameri-
cans from their new positions.
Martial law proclaimed in Austrian
Duchy of Syria in order to deal with
mut!ny and desertiOn and the refusal
of some persons to serve the state and
for other Offenses.
Russians Of the province of Archan'
ppl thrao tapod hv n Einicb- Eor,,1 q n
army, appeal for entente aid.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
SPORTING


The first official ruling on the status
,of professional baseball players under
the "work or fight order was made at
Dallas. Sam Lewis, pitcher of the
Dallas club, was ordered by his local
board to engage in a productive occu-
patton or be placed in Class l. Lewis,
who is married and has one child to
support, had been originally placed in
Class 4.
Royalty saw the American navy
baseball nine defeat the army in Lon
don by ? to 1.
Ralph de Palma in Packard won
the Liberty Handicap on the Cincinna-
ii Speedway, driving 100 miles in 57m.
and 2-10s without a stop. Chevrolet,
Resta and other well known drivers
We're forced out with either tire or en-
CINE trouble.
Twenty thousand men, boys and girls
competed in the Independence day
games in the New York Fairgrounds
and swimming pools.
Frank T. Anderson, sixteen-year-old
winner of the Long Island tennis cham
pionship, added the North Side title to
his credit in the University Heights
Tennis Club final, New York.
The Beverwyck stables Old Koenig
won the Carter Handicap in record
time for race and track at Aqueduct,
New York.
Sisler of the Browns and Carey of
the Pirates should steal close to 20
bases this season unless forced out of
the game by injury.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
EDEN

Rev. Mr.. Barnes was in Burlington
Monday.
Leon LaDuke and wife were in John.
son Sunday.
Frank Sulham was in Burlington one
| day last week.
James Mcdonald of Montgomery was
at the O'Hear home Sunday.
Milton Bell cf Westfield was visitor
at R. l.. Shattuck last week.
Miss Dorothy Collins. was very i'll last
Sunday-an attack of indigestion
Levi Snyder is working for F. Dur
gan of IA orristown through haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Robertson and
family were visitors in town Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Adsit and Mrs Kidder
of Burlington were callers at B. b.
Blake's Sunday
Eugene Rivers of Belvidere has pur-
chased the Sidney Mason farm and will
take possession at once.
Mr.. and Mrs H. F. Parkhurst and
Mr.. and Mrs. John Howard of West
ford were weekend visitors at Bert
Parkhurst's.
Onias Whittemore had shock Thurs
day and is in very critical condition.
A trained nurse, Miss Collins, from
Burlington, is in attendance.
Mrs Bertha Larbodee and daughter
Doris of Stowe were visitors at Bert
Parkhurst's the Fourth. Miss Lizzie
Parkhurst was also there that day.
Mrs. Eta O'Hear accompanied her
son Lewis to the Fanny Allen Hospital
Wednesday of last week, where he un
derwent an operation for appendicitis.
He is getting along nicely.
The subject at the church at the Cor
ners next Sunday will be; Ought
man be satisfied with being respect
able?" At the Mills: Goods plan is
our every day life" DR.. Barnes is CIV
ing US some very interesting sermons.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
A HunniSh Victory

The sinking of the hospital ship. Liam
doveny Castle, by German submarine,
is typical victory" of the Prussian or
der. 1t is simply another drop in the
cup already running over. We are fully
in sympathy with the proposal that a t
the close Of the war all submarine COM
manders guilty of these crimes should be
hanged, beginning with the pirate who
torpedoed the Lusitania.
At the close of the Civil War our Gov
eminent visited that punishment on the
man who transgressed all the laws OF
humanity at Andersonville. He was a
German.
We also believe that all allied hospital
ships should carry certain number of
German officer prisoners. A nation that
has pushed civilization along the road S
in front OF its troops as screens" is in
no moral position to object.
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Hyde Park Center

1
George Clapper visited his mother the
| Fourth.
Miss Kathleen Mudgett visited at Har-
vey Turner's last week.
Clarence Clapper was business visitor
in Burlington last week.
Miss Eliza Foye, who is working in
Worthwhile, spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Jones and daughter
of Montpelier were at George Wheeler's
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Snyder and Miss
Beryl Snyder were at Harold Jewett's
recently.
Miss Kathleen Griggs of North Troy is
visiting at the home of her brother, Per-
ley Griggs.
Mr.. and Mrsr Leonard Hutchins and
two children of johnson were at Melvin
Jones' recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Patnode and three
children spent a few days at Harold
Jewett's last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Webster Hale of New
York are visiting the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rawleigh Caswell.
James Reed, wife and daughter, and
Mr. and Mrs. Perley Jones of Morrisville,
were visitors at Melvin Jones' Sunday.
Misses Tia Jones and Madeline Whit
comb of East Barre were the guests of
their grandfather, Albert Whitcomb, a
few days last week. They alro visited at
Edgar Whitcomb's.
Mr.. and Mrs, Lyle Whitcomb and two
children, Mrs. E. L. White and son Les
lie and Mrs. Joel Whiteomb and daugh-
ter Emma, all from East Charleston, Wis |
tied their sister-in-law, Mrs. Perley
Griggs, the first of the week.
Alton Jones and Alton Whitcomb were
home from the Mechanical School at Bur- !
lington Saturday and were given rous-
ing good time at Melvin Jones' when the
nelghbors and friends met there Satur-
day evening. Games were played, music I
was furnished and refreshments of ice
cream and cake served. 1t was very
enjoyable affair. Toe boys expect to
leave Burlington soon for some mechan-
ical training camp.
Delmer Jewett, who is in Headquarters
Company at Camp Devens, was at home
for the first time June 10Th. A party
was given for him the 9th, at which
about fifty relatives and friends were
present Ice cream and cake we're served
and all had a delightful time. Delmer
says he expects to take free boat ride
in the near future. We hope the change
from this country to France will be as
beneficial to his health and general APP
pearance as the change from Vermont to
Camp Deyens has been.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
MCKinstry Hill

Harold Bedell was in Morrisville last
week.
Merl and Rex Stewart were in Morris.
vile last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orvis Jones were in
Morrisville Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Jones visited rel
atives in Johnson recently.
John Atwell of Morrisvile was a
guest at O.. H. Jones Sunday.
Mr.. G. I. A. Smith s people of Morris
town were guests at B. f. Bowen's Sun
day.
Mrs. Sam Crafts and little Helen
Rumney, of N. H. were guests at Mr..
George Stewards part of last week.
Several attended the reception at Mr..
Melvin Jones Saturday i'll honor oftheir
their son, Alton, who is at home on a
furlough,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
Why Beef is High.

The wasteful slaughter of calves goes
on undated as the end of the fourth
year OF the war approaches. We arrive
at limitation of a pound and quarter
of beef to each member of a household,
but no suggestion is made to the farm
ers for fear, perhaps, of offending them
when calves bring high prices, that this
potential beet be conserved. So long as
our dairy farms are allowed to ship
calves to the slaughter house just so long
must we expect to pay high prices for
bsef.-Brooklyn Eagle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
Riverside

James Mclean from Johnson was at
Ray Bakers Sunday.
Mrs. Hier and Mrs. Geo. Allen and
daughter were at Riverside Sunday.
Lee Elliot, wife and son, from the
street, were at Chas. Lucas Sunday.
Thomas and Hattie Hyde from Center.
vile were at James Roddy's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lilley, from the
street, were atthe Marley home Sunday.
Ray Mclean from johnson is WORKING
Tor his Uncle, Ray Baker, through hay.
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Ruggles and son
from johnson were Sunday visitors AT
the Manley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Patch from john
son, came Sunday to see her mother
Mrs. Charles Whitcomb, who is very
ill
Lucian Chambers and wife from East
johnson visited their daughter, Mrs
HER, at the Mountain View Farm re.
Gently.
The Manley brothers took in the cele-
bration at Fletcher the Fourth. A
fine celebration with good music bv
johnson band.
Mrs. Walter Barnes and son, who
have been spending several weeks on
Long Island, N. Y, returned home last
week. Her sister and son came with
her.
Mrs. Geo. Allen and daughter were
Sunday visitors at Lowell. They also
spent some time at Lake Eden. They
went with their nephew, Lloyd Brigham,
in his auto.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10

The enforcement of the work or fight
order" in the large cities has resulted in
supplying the factories with much needed
help. Many men have gone TO work
that have led idle lives for years. It is
to be hoped that when these men find
out that more real pleasure is to be found
in work than in idleness they will get
the habit and continue in the industries
even after the supreme need is over.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
Gcrrnan-American War

General Pershing in a report on
American operations in France, re-
counts the defeat of the German
cOunter-attack at VauX, the killing of
20 Huns by raiding party of % Amer
leans and the finding of propaganda
balloon in the WOevre.
The Berlin newspaper, the Vor-
waerts, upholds the demand of the
Relchstag socialists for an early peace.
1t says "a sensible accommodation by
the other side" would speedily end hos
tilities without regard to the war man.
Paris newspapers in commenting on
President Wilson's Mount Vernon
speech refer to it as a remarkable
summary of everything the allies are
fighting for, IAN appeal, vow, pro-
gram says the Temps.
General Pershing in his report on
the American victory at Vaux says
the village was taken and all Objec-
tives attained in an hour and a half.
A German officer taken prisoner, tell
ing Of the counter attack, said the
American fire was so fierce his men
refused to obey the order to advance.
Surprise. at the size of our army
in France is expressed by London
new spaper. in comment on President
Wilson's letter making public Secre-
tary Bakers estimate.
Lieut. Arthur NJ. Parsons, injured
by an airplane propeller, died at Fort
Worth, Tex.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
FOREIGN

Distinguished service crosses. are
awarded by General Pershing to GO
officers and men for gallantry in ac-
ton.
Premier Botha announces that stern
and prompt military measures have
suppressed a revolutionary plot in
South Africa engendered by German
agents and disgruntled Beers.
A counter attack east of HameI
failed and the British announce the
capture of more than 800 prisoners in
the two days engagements. More
than 5000 have been taken by the al
lies during the last week.
Thirteen American aviatOrs engaged
twenty-seven Germans in fierce COM
bats near Chateau Thierry and ON
the TouI front, bringing down three
enemy airplanes.
A report from Moscow says 100000
armed peasants have been engaged i'm
battle with Germano- L krainian White
Guards.
The Italians fighting along the lower
Piave make further gains, and in the
mountains they strengthen their posi-
lions astride the Brenta valley.
Fourth Of July celebrations are held
throughout Italy, the Italians loudly
cheering President Wilson at various
municipal receptions.
Sir Robert Borden, Canadian pre-
mter, presented a hospital to President
Poincare Of France at JoinviIle lie
POEG.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
New Regulations For Draft
Board.

Adjt.-Gen. H. T. Johnson has sent to
the local boards of exemption new reg.
ulations relative to those in deferred
classes because they are agriculturally
employed, which states that the local
board cannot issue to such persons per-
mits releasing them to emerge ncy fleets,
merchant marine, navy, or marine corps
The boards also have received further
notice that medical examinations must
be conducted early that calls received in
August may be responded to by men in
class one composed of the persons who
registered June 5 this year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
Garfield

Miss Mary Strong was recent visitor
in this place,
Harold Crosby aud wife were at Adds
Darling's Sunday.
Norman Hull is building a new stable.
Sam Gagnier is doing the work.
Sherman Farnham of Morrisville is
work for A. c. Munson during having.
A daughter, Marion Blanche, arrived
at the home of Adds Darling and wife
July Sd.
Mrs. Ella Davis attended the meeting
of the School Board at Hyde Park on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Alma Campbell of Hyde Park is
spending few days with her nieces on
Davis Hill.
Mrs. George Harris and children of
Hyde Park are stopping with Mrs. Har-
ris' parents, E. o. Combs and wife.
II. A. Davis, wife and daughter, Edith
were guests at the home of n. s. Keller
at Morristown Corners, the first of the
week.
Chester Holbrook, who has been spend
ing a few days with his daughters on
Davis Hill, went to Centerville Sunday
and returned to his home in St. Johns
bury on Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry ]. Carney of Pennington,
n, II. and Wheeler RushfOrd, of Mont
gomery, Vt, were business visitors in
this place last week. Mr.. Carney was
buying carload of calves for market.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
Eden Mills
Go to church Sunday.

Go to church Sunday.
A large crowd at the Lake the Fourth
Rev. Mr.. Barnes and wife are boarding
at the Hotel.
Mrs. Bernice Gilchrist of Newport
spent a couple Of days here last week.
Editor Lewis and W. Presley of HYDE
Park called at Col. Scott's the Fourth.
The dinner given by the Red Cross
ladies at the church the Fourth was
largely patronized and a fine time It was.
10 the afternoon patriotic exercises were
held, at which we're given addresses and
splendid music, among the latter being
songs by Miss Freda Whittemore.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
independence Day, 1918

The Stars and Stripes everywhere in
the lands devoted to the cause of human
liberty; and the statue of Frederick,
sometimes called "The Great" at Wash
ington, now for sometime consigned to
basement. 1t is a Fourth of July to be
marked with a constellation. "This is
the day the Lord hath made; let US re
joice and be glad in it'll"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
INFLUENZA GAINS IN LONDON.

Social and Business Life Is Seriously
Affected.
London.-The epidemic of influenza.
here is steadily gaining ground. Dur
ing the last "a hours 30 persons have.
been picked up by ambulances in the
streets and the epidemic is affecting
seriously the social and business life
of the city.
Reports coming in from country dis
tricts say that the schools are being
closed in an effort to stop the spread
of the disease.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
News and Citizen

An army of three million men now in
service abroad, or in preparation in
America, equals in number the entire
population of this country at the period
of the American Revolution.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10

Eugene Y. Debs has long and stormy
record, recovering many years back of
him. His life has been erratic and siren
uous. He has persistently sought fame
through the spotlight. Now, he has de-
liberately de6ed the law and is likely to
suffer its penalty.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10

In his speech denonncing the sentence
of Rose Pastor Stokes, Mr.. Debs re-
marked, casually, that he was just as
guilty as the lady. 1t would seem that
the Federal Grand Jury quite agreed
with him by the promptness with which
it returned an indictment for sedition.
Mr.. Debs will have difficulty in explain
ing his remarks satisfactorily to a trial
Jury,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10
YANKEES TAKE 81 PRISONERS
Only Thirty. Germans Left Of One Reei-
ment Which Attacked.

with the American Army in France
The Germans counter attacked in
La Roche wood, but failed completely
to gain their objective and left 81 pris-
oners behind. A number of machine
guns and trench mortars were cap
tured, and when the Germans counter
attacked their own weapons were used
against them effectively. One German
regiment was almost annhilated, only
30 men being left
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1918-07-10

There will be preaching services at the
schOOlhouse next Sunday afternoon at
2S0; Sunday school at 800. Everybody
cordially invited.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-30

Drives OuG bHlA0S vi ySLCAM
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic,
GROVES TASTELzSS chill TONIC, drives out
Malaria. enriches the blood. and buiidauptheeys-
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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-30

in the service at Kelly Fields. Mr.. Roos
had not been in O~pelousas for thirty
years and, of course, found some
changes in the quaint old town.
Mrs. J. N. Brown of Washington
attended the meeting of the executive
committee Of the Red Cross held here
last week.
Mrs. Kirtley Lynch of Washington
came here Thursday and enrolled as
a member of the surgical dressings
class.
Guy Jackson of Washington was
a visitor to Opelousas IN Tuesday.
Mr.. ozeme Fontenot, prominent
citizen of Grand Prairie was in this
city Monday.
IS. H. Fox and P. Dohr, of New
Orleans, who visited this city for
several days returned home On Tues
day. They made their trip by auto.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1918-03-30

Mrs. Ed. Foote of Red Wing,
MINI, was a visitor to Opelousas this
past week, renewing old acquaint-
ances. Mrs. Foote, as Miss Eva Law
ther, was well known here, and had
scores of friends who were delighted
to see her in the old town once more.
Mr.. Fritz Dietlein, native Opelou-
sean, but now a prominent business
man of New iberia, was in Opelousas
Sunday last.
Mrs. Vaiery Bourque of Church
Point visited this city on Tuesday.
= A.V. Vidrine of Vile Platte was
the guest of friends here Tuesday.
Mr.. Henry Clements, Of New
York City, visited relatives in Opelou-
sas recently, leaving the past week
for Oberlin. Mr.. Clements is promi-
nently identified in the art circles of
the greatest city in the nation, his