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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-05

Representative Carter Glass of Vir-
ginia was nominated today by Pres
ident Wilson to be Secretary of the
Treasury.
II expected it would be-" said Mr..
Glass, when informed of his nomina-
tion. ut would be presumptuous of
me to make any statement before the
Senate has acted" -.....-
He added that he probably would
make Il statement following the Sem
ate's consideration of his appoint
ment. but declared it proba bly, would
not contain any reference to policy.
A few minutes later Mr.. Glass
| walked into the hall Of the House to
answer a roll call,s and the $50 repre-
sentatives present arose to applaud
him.
To Take Office December 16. i.
MIR. Glass will take up the duties. OF
Secretary of the Treasury on p.senshs-
rs. : In the meantime he will confer with
Mr.. McAdoo and also go to his home ~
tLynchburg, Va.s to adjust business al
rairs to which he said he cannot give as
much attention as he did when a MEM
ber of the House.
His formal resignation as member
of the House within the next few
days will cause a special election to
be held In his district to choose sue
cesSor.
No changes in policy of the Treasury
are to be expected at present. if at all.
Mr. Glass explained. He said he was
out of touch with Treasury affairs
during the last several weeks. because
| of his trip to Europe. His friends,
however. say he keenly realizes the
problems of the new position and that
1,x y-a1,y n accent Inn0lnt.
ment because of this as also his dis
like to quit Congress.
MI. McAdoo to Take a Rest.
Secretary McAdoo, in discussing his
future plans today, said he would first
| take short rest, new experience
| for him, and then would practice law
| In New York city.
He denied reports that he would be
affiliated with various industrial con-
| Germs.
Member of Eight Congresses
Carter Glass has been a member of
eight Congresses and for years has
been recognized in the legislative
body and by the financial interests of
this country as one of the hest in
formed men on banking and currency
questions. He has repeatedly refused
| tempting offers of official positions
with some of the largest banking in
stitutions in the country.
/ He was born in Lynchburs. Va.
| and educated there in private and
| public schools and in the newspaper
i business He is a publisher, and owns
/ the Daily News. the morning paper
, of his city, and the Daily Advance,
| the afternoon paper. He was a mem
ber of the Virginia state senate from
| 1899 to 1903, and was also a member
| of the Virginia constitutional con-
| yention in 1901 and 1902. For eight
| wears he was a member of the board
of visitors of the University of Vir-
ginia. He will be sixty-one years
| old next January.
He resigned from the Virginia state
| senate to contest for the seat in the
| Fifty seventh Congress vacated by
/ the death of Representative p. j.
| Otey. He has been elected uninter-
| runf e]ly ever since
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Drive Against Ebert,
Would Arm Workmen.

The article demands the dismissal
of officers and the choosing by soldiers
of their own leaders. 1t also demands
the immediate arming of the revolu-
tionary -workmen' and the disarming
of other organizations.
The program includes the destruc-
tion of capitalism, the annulment of
war loans. and socialization of all
business. The government declares
Liebknecht has no followers outside
Berlin and only a few here.
In interviews with the correspond
ent today leading men of Berlin show :
ed pessimism oyer the situation, TAX
ing the ground that the government
was not displaying the vigor and de-
termination required to cope with the
danger.
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Hindenburg Plans for Troops.

AMSTERDAM, December 4.--The
Berlin Tages eitung Of Monday says
that Field Marshal Hindenburg ad-
dressed. the following proclamation
.The preliminary work for a:land
settlement on q big scale is in prog
ress and will be pushed forward as
1Continued On Sixteenth. Page
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j, S. PEACE PARTY
T0USE BIG HOTEL
Each Delegate Will Have
Suite With Business Of
flee Included.
FURNISHINGS ELEGANT.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
! PARIS. Tuesday, December GUAR
tiers for Secretary Of State Lansing
! and the other American delegates to
the peace eonferenceshaye been as
signed at the Crillon Hotel efI atate
Place de la Concorde. This large hotel
has been divided up into suites of
rooms for the delegates. Each suite
will comprise living quarters and a
business Office for each delegate and
| his immediate secretaries. The apart
| ments overlook the esplanade of Place
! de la Concorde, which is now filled
with war trophies, and where stand
the great statues of Strasbourg. Lille
and Metz, each covered with floral Of
ferings and flags.
Probably Will Dine Together.
Each suite is handsomely furnished
and has paintings and tapestries.
There are commodious baths and
, sleeping chambers. The delegates will
! probably dine together in what was
formerly the hotel restaurant. All
| accessories, including the bar, have
been removed.
Most of the conferences between
the American delegates will be held in
the large salon in the Hotel Crilloel.
! The business offices of the delegation,
where several hundred experts in in
ternational law, geographical boun-
daries. intelligence, etc, will work,
will be in large building immedi-
! retary of the peace delegation, has
established quarters there,
Paris Is Cvercrowded.
Paris is filled to overfowing. Prices
of all hotel rooms, following the requi-
sitioning of twenty-five hotels for
peace conference purposes, have dou-
bled and tripled and are still going
up. Food in restaurants and prices
generally are similarly mounting.
A breakfast. of coffee, bread and
butter continues to cost between 81
and S1.50 at hotels. 1t is virtually
than SO or 81 for a simple meal. Peo-
pie arriving in the city frequently go
| to fifteen or twenty hotels before they
secure rooms, for which the owners
] demand large sums and refuse to low
er their rates. saying they can get the
price.
The city is becoming more crowded
daily, with the bulk of conference Off
| cials and others interested lin getting
rooms, such as several hundred of the
worlds newspaper correspondents not
yet here. Where persons of the latter
class are going to find accommoda-
tio1is nobody in Paris knows. :
| In addition to all the other arrivals
| officers and men of all the armies are
coming to Paris on leave in consid-
cradle numbers. Sometimes as many
as twenty officera stand for an hour
! in front of hotel Offices waiting for
! somebody to leave, when they all de-
mand accommodations. f.
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Chinese Delegate Oh Way.

PEKING, Monday, December 2.-Lu
Cheng-Haiang, foreign minister, who
Twill head China's delegation at the
peace conference at Versailles, left
last night. He was accompanied by a
party of; fifteen, which included NJ.
Decoot, a Belgian. who. will act in an
advisory. capacity. The delegation
cials and the diplomatic corhs.
After a short stay in Japan the
party will proceed to Paris by way Of
America. .- :.
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Press Arrangements. A

Representatives of the Associated
Press, the United Press and the Inter-
rational News Service are accompany
ing President Wilson and party to
Europe aboard the L. $. s. George
Wa ashirgton. Arrangements were
made in advance to permit the corre-
spcndents to send brief individual
messages from the ship by wireless,
the first dispatch being released for
simultaneous publication at IL 80 q. m I.
eastern time, today.
President Left Clear Desk.
White House officials say the Presi-
dent left his desk clear and until
there are developments no instruc-
tions are needed for the conduct of
the executive offices.
Members of the Presidential party
were able this morning to read a
practically complete newspaper. re,
port of interesting events from all
over the world. A naval officer as
signed to the duty always makes up
each night a synopsis of the late news
for radio transmission to all ships. al
sea 1t is understood that while the
George Washington is crossing the
sea the service has been supplement-
ed by additional matter prepared in
the State Department and referring
particularly to affairs of international
Importance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-05
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and tomorrow: warmer
tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty four hours
1890 pm. yesterday; lowest. "a, at 8
am. today. -
Full report on ge cs.
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schwab for Big Merchant Mar

Charles NJ. Schwab. .hefd of the;
Be1hlehem Steel Corporation and di-
rector general of the Emergency.
Fleet Corporation, yesterday after
chant martinez to give outlet .t9Esur-
plus Americn products. and dxclared
that labor should be permitted to Or
zco9tinued on. Twentx. third SRaGs.k
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Mr. McAdoo to Take a Rest.

Secretary McAdoo, in discussing his
future plans today, said he would first
take short rest, a new experier ce
for him, and then would practice law
In New York city.
He denied reports that he would be
affiliated with various industrial con-
Germs.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-12-05
been a "Farmerette" during the fall,
is at her home for a few weeks.
LAkEVILLE

Misses Virginia and Mary Thrall
have been confined to the house the
past week with severe colds.
Mr.. Bame of Millerton, Supt. of
the Presbyterian Sunday School
visited Lakeville Sunday School
on Sunday last and gave a very in
teresting talk.
Word has been received of the
death of DR.. Joseph Bissell at his
home in New York, after only few
days illness. DIR. Bissell was home
on a furlough from Baltimore for
Thanksgiving, when he was taken
sick.
The usual exchange of pulpit3
took place on Sunday, the Rev. J. c..
! Goddard occupied the M. E. pulpit.
the Rev. A. A. Vradenburg occupied
the pulpit of the Congregational
church, observing the custom of
many years, the First Sunday after
Thanksgiving.
w. F. Andrews has been quite i'll
for the past week.
The appointed drill of Co. l, State
Guard did not take place on Mon
day night, but will be held on drill
field on Sunday afternoon at 2:30.
Miss Hazel Thurston of Union
vile was home for over Thanksgiv-
| ing.
Miss Mary Martin of Boston was
a guest of her parents the last of
the week.
Miss Anna Morrison of Philadel-
phia is visiting her aunts, Mrs. Ny
ron Holley and Cassie Robertson.
| Miss Ruth Hoysradt is visiting
Miss Gladys Defendorf in New York.
Miss Louise Heaton of Holyoke
College spent portion of last
week with her parents.
Fred Egleston of East Canaan
has the contract for redecorating
the interior Of the Wake Robin Inn
J. G. Philips and son drove to
Gallaston, N. Y. on Sunday and
visited friends.
D. II. Thrall has advertised all
! his stock and tools for sale cheap, as
he wishes to dispose of everything
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PILGRIM CHURCH

Congregational
Rev. Ralph M. Undertake, Pastor.
Sunday, Dec. Sth
1890 A SERVICE FOR PARENTS.
Sermon by the pastor, subject
"Battlements of the Home"
During the morning service the
Beginners Class of the church
school will be in session. Parents
are invited to bring young child
rem between the ages of four and
six to this class.
1900 Session of the church school.
The Brotherhood Class will be led
by Mr.. William S. Smart, with the
topic Can Society Lessen Crime"
GAS The Young Peoples Society.
Leader Miss Mildred Mansir, sub
ject Begin Now"
Thursday, Dec. 9Th
500 Teachers and Parents Class
conducted by the pastor, in the
Lecture Room.
Friday, Dec. 9th
200 The Woman's Missionary Soci-
ETY. meets with Mrs. Wilcox, and
the Mission Circle at the Red
Cross Rooms.
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visited old friends here last

Y. visited old friends here last
week.
Mrs. Anna Mallory has gone to
Danbury and Westport for an indie
finite stay.
Mrs. Hattie Middlebrook was
called to Brooklyn last week on &C
count of the death of her neice Miss
Katherine Pink who died of the in
fuenza.
Mrs. Kline and Mrs. A. Skinner
called on Mrs. Ashman at the home
last Friday.
Miss Gladys Brace who represent
ed "Uncle Sam" at the Masquerade
Dance held at the Sharon Casino
Thanksgiving night won first prize
for her costume.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Klebes and
daughter Beatrice spent Thanks
giving with their daughter, Mrs.
R. Reach in Waterbury.
| The sad news reached our village
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SHARON. VALLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Klebes
spent the Thanksgiving holiday with
relatives in Hartford.
Miss Anna Morehouse of Jersey
City spent Thanksgiving week at her
home here.
Mrs. M. G. Fellows of Scarsdale
was with her sister, Mrs. F. M. Platt
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sackrider of
Ridgefeld spent the Thanksgiving
holiday with the latter's neice, Mrs.
Grace Brace.
Miss Gertrude Walsh and Miss
Augusta Colligan enjoyed the
Thanksgiving vacation at their res
pective homes.
Miss Sadie Vosburg was with
friends in Lakeville over the week
end.
Miss Alta Draper of Lillydale, N.
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SALISBURY

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Eggleston on November 29th
at Denver, Colorado.
A. L. Dickinson of New Canaan
spent the weekend with his family
here.
Among hose who spent Thanks
giving here were the following
Howard Selleck and Richmond Ian
don from Yale College, John Ian
don, Miss Anna Clark from New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. Franz Dohrn, of
Rochelle, N. Y, Mr.. Groglund and
family of Pennington.
Mrs. Margaret Russell has closed
White Hart Inn for the season.
Mrs. F. C. Hicks is visiting her
SON, Norman Hicks of Canaan.
D. T. Warner, Jr., who has Deen
+ in camp in Georgia, since Septem-
Der, has been honorably discharged,
and is now at his home here.
William Parsons succeeds Fred
Seeley at the drug store.
George Whitbeck and wife of New
York visited friends here a few
! days last week.
! Mrs. J. S. Clark who has spent the
; summer here returned to New York
on Monday with her daughter, Miss
Anna for the winter.
Willard Sanford has been at his
home here the past week.
! Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Washington OF
Waterville spent Thanksgiving with
! relatives here.
Charles Fish of Fort Andrews was
at his home in Taconic from Wed
nesday until Monday.
George Mitchell and family re-
turned to the city on Tuesday fol-
| the rest of the season.
Rev. J. C. Goddrd exchanged pull.
pits with the Rev. A. Vradenburg OF
! Lakcville last Sunday, as is the us.
ual custom.
I. Kent Fulton and family have
closed their large house and moved
! into their cottage for the winter.
Miss Frances Norton, who has
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To Guard Against Influenza

Don't let the dread influenza get
you. If you have even the slightest
cough or cold, better begin using
Foley's Honey and Tar at once.
Henry Wills, Sandy Point, Texas, is
enc of many thousands who con-
slider this remedy lust fine" He
says: 81 suffered severely with bad
cough; after using four or five
dollars worth of different medicines
decided to try Foley's Honey and
Tar. One bottle gave relief. Best
medicine l ever used" Contains no
opiates.-Freeman Dempsey, dealer.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-12-05

Mrs. Fannie z. Joyner, G1, died
Saturday at her home IN Ashley
Falls after n few weeks illness. She
was born in that village and died in
the house where she had always
lived. She was the daughter of
George Blodgett and Julia Ashley.
She leaves her husband, Henry c.
Joyner; a sister, Mrs. Henry Winship
of Sandisfield, and brother, George
Blodegtt of Ashley Falls. The fun
eral was held Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock and burial was in that viii
lage.
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Gard of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the friends and neighbors
that so kindly helped US during the
sudden death of our dear son and
brother. Also for the floral tributes.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Wright
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Wright
John Wright
Paul Wright
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-12-05

The Government has lifted the
ban on publication of Shipping News
The New York Herald is again pub
fishing most complete shipping news
daily and Sunday. See the chart
showing exact location of all trans
atlantic vessels in the New York
Sunday Herald. Order your copy
today.-adv.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-12-05

Monday of the death of Russell Full
ton who was reported killed in ac-
ton Oct. 8, 1918. He was formally
employed at Robert RandalPs.
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Gard of Thanks

l. R. Baldwin and sons, William
and Berton wish to thank all their
neighbors and friends who so kindly
and atfectionately assisted in the
care of our wife and mother, Mrs.
l. R. Baldwin in her last sickness
and burial.
/. r. Baldwin
w. ]. Baldwin
B. r. Baldwin
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b. the middle of the month. re
expects to go osuth for the winter.
Miss Gladys Osborn spent Sunday
with Miss Charlotte Landon on town
hill.
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FOR SALE

For Sale-Anconas, the greatest
winter egg producers. Laying
pullets at $500; Cockerels, $3.50.
One pen hens, and yearling
cockerel, SIS. A. w. Krouse,
News Office.
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E. p. HUNT & cos. STORE

Undoubtedly the greatest pleasure to be
had from any musical instrument comes
from An EDISON PHONOGRAPH that repro
duces the human voice on VICTROLA TALK
ING MACHINE. To save disappointments,
buy now while the full line is complete.
Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1918-12-05

Wanted-At once, married man, all
around farmer on my Dairy farm.
Must be absolutely sober and re-
liable. Good pay with cottage,
milk, etc. N. ]. Lofmark, Shelf
field, Mass.
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4NZ411Wl W4lGgWAWE4NZ40
E. P. HUNT & cos. STORE

Now To Prepare for The Greatest Christ
mas The World has ever known. It's only
few weeks away and wonderful lot to be
done. Many are shopping early, selecting
gifts from our bounteous stocks
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WE BUT
OLD r AIS Z T E E T II

OLD ALSE TEETH
We pay from $500 to $500 per
set (broken or not). We also pay
actual value for Diamonds, old Gold, !
Silver and Bridge-work. Send at
once by parcel post and receive cash
by return mail. Will return your
goods if our price is unsatisfactory.
MAzTRS TOOTH SPECIALITY
Cep:. K, 2oc7 So. 5lh ST.
PhiiaGslrhia, Pa.
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MISCELLANEOUS

Peabody--ortometrist will be at
DR.. Skiff's office in Falls Village,
Dec. a, D, and 1t Mrs. George Will
cox's, Car aGn, Dec. 6, z.
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For Sale-Two farrow cows, milk
ing, good condition, 1 Holstein
heifer, 20 months old, bred in
October, $14O for the three.
Richard Palmer, Falls Village.
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Cent-a-Word Advertisements
WANTED

Misunderstanding and free homes
for attractive healthy children of
all ages. Apply Conn. Children's
Aid Society, Brown Thomson
Building, Hartford.
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For Sale-Three Ancona and one
Leghorn rooster. Columbia Phono-
graph and go records cheap. Ar
thur B. Smith, Falls Village.
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For Sale-A good new mich cow.
Ralph E. Woodin, Falls Village,
Conn. r. f. ID. No. /.
Milford chronicle., 1918-01-11

THE PEOPLE Of Milford were
aroused 70 the fact that a general in
terest IN the town Affairs would be
manifested Al the annual elections.
which took place last Monday after
noon, and as a result more than six
hundred voters took part II was a
curious situation indeed. and one
which will be dlmcult for most per-
sons 70 analyze. The question Of per-
mitting hogs 70 be raised in the in
corporate limits Of Milford cut no
figure whatever The question as 10
who would direct the Law and order
Of Milford through the police control
was only a minor question. Il IS true
that the Law resisting and lawless
element Of the people turned out TO
the last voter 10 elect their candi-
dates. but a majority Of the men elect
ed we're against disorder and the
wlnking al the use Of liquor. or the
public disturbance Of the public thru
the Illegal sale Of whiskey -Four Of /
the six councilmen are against the /
whiskey faction. and therefore that /
element can hope for nothing Al the
hands Of the new council. But the
people have spoken and the majority
must rule. and be responsible for the
government Of Milford for the year
1913 Let us have faith that the peo-
pie chosen will have pride in Milford
and uphold her standard Of public
Improvements. and her moral stand
ards. The men constituting Town
Council control town affairs. and they
are property holders and citizens
whom the people have charged with
a property Of near two mil
ions Of dollars in value. and expend-
ng about twenty thousand dollars Of ,
heir money each year II they do
veil. then the people have made no ,
if they fall down as did
ne men CHOSEN TWO years ago by the
'eople. then indeed will there be a {
amning which win have its results u
t the next election in bringing about II
mother form Of municipal govern d
nent, by asking for a change in the e
'harter at the hands Of the next leg p
Stature. a