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. . - , .. w ( ... ING-TON EYEMWGr AlN jBi, FIFTEENTH YEAR NO. 4332 BENNINGTON, VT, SATURDAY, OCT015ER 2G, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS When a Gossip Says a Bad Story Is All Over Town She Means It Will Be After She Has Made a Few More . Calls ft" A jl J1J1 JLLLA RFPimi inawQ i ML. I UULIUIIIIU Si? IT IS iT mvan m They Insist on Their Sharing In It Party r APPEAL CAUSES STORM Republican Resent President's est Request qf People As Being Mere Political Move. ! I In answer to Washington, Oct. 24- ... i th on,,io me pic.ucui i- - " -I for the return of a Democratic ma- Jorlty to Congress, - the Republican i leaders of the Senate and House is sued this statement this evening: "Some time ago the president said 'politics is adjourned. Now, in the closing days of the campaign delay ed by the united efforts of all parties for the Libert loan now, when all public meetings have been given up owing to the influenza'epidemic, the president sends out a direct party ap peal calling upon his countrymen to vote for Democrats because they are Democrats without any reference to whether such Democrats have been or are in favor of war measures and have a war record which deserves support. "The voters of Michigan, to take a single example, are called upon to DRUGGIST!! PLEASE NOTE VICK'S VAPORUB OVERSOLD DUE TO PRESENT EPIDEMIC Tremendous Demand Last Few Days Has. Wiped Out Excess Stocks That We Had Estimated Would Last r : Until Next January. Last Week's Orders Called For One and Three QuarterMillion Jars-Today's Orders Alone Amount to 932,459 Jars sr.-, Biff Shipments Are En route to Jobbers. Until These Arrive There May Be a Temporary Shortage. All Deals Post ponedBuy in Small Only. A any one shipment. . 4th We are now out of the 60c RETAILERS CAN GET IM- size and will be for the next 10 days. MEDIATE SHIPMENTS DI- Vvhat we q ask the q retail RECT BY PARCEL POST ,Juy jn as Bmu tUan,itlPa as po9. slble. If you have nny quantity or i ders, given the Jobber's salesmen or This advertisement is written on ; ciV(,n t0 our salesmen, don't bother Monday, October 21st. It is directed i tliemta need to write us It is ab to the attention of all distributors of golutely Impossible to fill these orders Vick's VapoRub, both wholesale and nt thj8 tiInP Jr tll0 jobbers in your retail. In an emergency such as the ; urrit01.y nre out 0 vick's VapoRub, present epidemic our dlity-rmd we wiil BnIp you by purrci poat pre. your duty is to distribute VapoRub i pui(1( quuntile3 not ni0re than three in the quickest possible manner to,3) dozen 30c size in any one order, those sections stricken by Influenza. Naturally, we can't open accounts at We. therefore, call your careful at-lln;s tiin0 8 ymir check or money or tentlon to the following: , ,i,.r for this amount must accompany DANGER OF SHORTAGE IF SUP PLY IS NOT CONSERVED " On October 1st we hud on hand, at our Factory and In twenty ware houses scattered over the country, sufficient VapoRub to last us, we thought, until January 1st, allowing for a 50 per cent. Increase over last year's sales, and not counting our dally output. This big excess stock hud been accumulated during the summer months. flu za' hi us-nnd In the luT 10 duya this stock has vunishod. At first we thought this tremendous de mand would last only a few days, but the orders have run: Wied.. Oct. 1818,504 Doz. Thur., Oct. 1725.325 Ioz. Fil. Oct. 18-39,256 Doz. Kat., Oct. 1D-45.833 IHz. Won,, Oct. 2177,705 Doz. Up to Saturday, October 19th, we have actually shipped for this month $400,284.10, or over two million Jars of. VapoRub. THE PROBLEM NOW IS TO DISTRI - BUTE VAPORUB QUICKLY Most of this tremendous quantity is i In addition to the usual method of still en route to the Jobbers, but i using VnpoRub-thut Is, implied over freight and express are both congest- the throat and chest and covered e(l nowadays, and It muy he some ; with hot fbtnnel cloths our custom lime before thin supply renches the crn lire writing us daily telling of Jobbers. In the meantime, therefore, ' their success In using VapoRub in It In necessary that we distribute, ns other ways, particularly ns a preven widely Us possible, the stork that weitive. They nilt n little In a spoon nre manufacturing daily, together j ""'1 Inhale the vapors arising, or melt with that now on the Jobbers' and re-, " 1,1 n benzoin steam kettle. Where tnllers' shelves, In order that U tuny 'ho steam kettle Is not available, get to tin Influenza districts quickly. : VapoRub can be used In nn ordlnory Our normal output Is about 4,000 doz-j tea kettle. Kill the tea kettle holt rn per ilny. We are putting on night shift, but it will be n little whilo before that is producing. WHAT WE ASK THE WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS TO DO Iiast Saturday we notified nil of our Jobbers, by Special Delivery, ns fo. lows: 1st Deals and quautity shipments of nil kinds are cancelled. Fill no THE VICK CHEMICAL COMPANY, GREENSUOUO, N. C. support l!r. Henry Ford, notorious for his advocacy of peace at any price, for his contemptuous allusions to the flag, for the exemption of his son from niii.tary service on tne sole ground that he will blindly support the presi- ' dent. The president, is quite ready to admit that Republicans are loyal enough to fight anil die, as they are doing by the thousands; loyal enough to take up great loans and pay enor mous taxes; loyal enough to furnish important men at no salary on some of the great war boards in Washing ton. Uut they are not loyal enough, in the president's opinion, to be trust- ! ed with any share in the government of the country or legislation for it. "If the Republican party controls the House we can point out some of the things they will do. They will replace Mr. Dent of Alabama at the . j head of the Military Affairs Commit ! tee with Mr. Julius Kahn, to whom the administration was obliged to turn I for assistance to take charge of and ! carry the first draft bill against Mr. Dent's opposition. They will put a Republican at the head of the Ways and Means Committee, as leader of the House, instead of Mr. Kitchin of - North Carolina, who voted against the war. They will give the country a seaker wno did not oppose and would never oppose a draft bill and would never say as tpeaK.or uiarK am that 'there is precious little difference between a conscript and a convict.' "Although the Republicans of the House are in the minority, they cast more actual votes on Beven great war measures than the Democratic major- cord of the Senate? On the fifty-one roll calls on war measures between April C, 1!)17, and the 29th of May, 1U1S, the votes cast by Republicans in favor of such measures were 72 per cent., while only 67 per c ent of the votes cast on the Democratic side were in favor of such measures. Those were the president's own measures. Does that record look as if we had hampered him? The Re- I quantity orders of any kind, whether taken by our salesmen or by your own. Sell In small lots only. 2nd Order from us in as small (Itiantities as possible. If you are out we will try to ship a limited amount by Parcel Post or express, and pay the charges ourselves. 3rd In order to make distribution IjOlh'stiu quicker, we will ship direct to your retail customers quantities not more than three (3) dozen 30c size at order. Don't write us statintc to ship ! thru your Jobber, as we then have to wait until we write this Jobber and : get his O. K. If you w ish the goods : to come thru your Jobber, have him I order them for you. SNOWED UNDER WITH CORRES ; PONDENCE Our force has already been "shot ! to pieces" twenty-four of our men ; are wearing Uncle Sam's khaki and this, recent rush has simply burled us ! All our sales force has bf en called In 1 !? ?J?. tory We Just mention this so you won't hold It against us if your wires and letters aren't answered promptly. SPECIAL BOOKLETS ON SPANISH INFLUENZA We will send, on request, to any re tall druggist, 100 or more little book lets. Just Issued, on Spanish Influenza giving the latest Information about this disease-Its history tho symp : toms the treatment, nnd particularly the use of Vlek s apoRub ns an ex ternal application to supplement the ' ,h'8l, ia " treatment. i NEW WAYS TO USE VAPORUB full of boiling wat(r, put In half a tea spoon of VapoRub from time to time keep the kettle Just slowly boiling and inhale the steam arising. According to n ltulletln Just Issued by the Public Men llh Service, Dr. Stiles, of this Service, recommends that the nose be kept greased us u preventive measure against the Influ enza germs. For this purpose Vapo jkiii is excellent CLOCKS WILL BE STOPPED F(1R ONE itllii t i United States Completes 'test of Daylight Saving,. ALL TRAINS MOTIONLESS During One Hour Beginning at Two O'clock, A. M., There Will Be No Train Service. i 2 Washington, Oct. 20. At ;o o'clock tomorrow morning the United States will complete its test of day light savins. At that hour the clocks of the naval observatory here and other agencies by which time is regu lated will be stopped one hour. At the same, time trains on all the rail roads of the country will stop by or der of Director General McAdoo. They will remain motionless for an hour and then proceed. It is the general opinion in cities and larxer towns that the scheme is said to have been very successful. War gardens have profited by the ex tra amount of care made possible from those who otherwise could not have been able to work garden plots it various distances from their homes. Without the extra time these plots would have grown up in weeds. Be sides the greater amount of food rais ed the physical work done by office em ployes and others who work indoors has been a benefit. In the agricultural communities it has made but little difference as the average farmer "goes by the sun" rather than by the clock, anyway. PROGRESS TOWARDS PEACE German Newspapers So View Wil- son's Latest Note. Amsterdam. Oct. 2C Although the German newspapers are not satisfied with President Wilson's latest note, many of them say it means progress towards peace. This feeling was re sected in the operations yesterday on the llerlin stock exchange in the ad vance in prices. ijubllcun party in Congress has sup ported the administration policies ilnce the war with a unanimity ana an ibsence of criticism unprecedented in party history. There are some domestic ques tions where we should undoubtedly liffer from the course pursued by the administration. We should not, for example, fix a price on the farmer's -heat and leave the planters cotton jntouched. Another domestic ques tion in which the Republican party elieves thoroughly Is economic pre paration for the coming of peace, and hey are clearly of the opinion that he Congress of the United Mates should not be excluded from that ;reat task. This is not tho president s person- il war. This is not the war of Con rress. It is not the war of the Democratic or the Republican party. t is the war of the American people, t is more. It is the war of the Jnlted States, of the allied powers, of he civilized world against barbarism )f Germany. In this great burden and esponsibility, tho Republican party epresenting more than half the jllizensltip of the country, demands ta rightful Bhare. ."If the Republican party is Intrust )d with power in either or both hous ;s they will do everything possible to Irive forward the war and husten the lay of victory. Tho president speaks if the necessity of telling the , plain ruth. That the Republican party in :ontrol of Congress would do, for they lave no friends to shield. And they ft'lll do more, they will give all the noney to the last dollar necessary to mstaln our armies und our fleets, but hey will check the wusto now going in of tho money given by the most senerous 'people on tho face of tho mrth. "The president speaks of tho effect f the election abroad. lie says that .hero they understand tho meaning of jleetions. They do, nnd they will mow that If tho Republicans have a naor;ty in Congress the war will be pressed with greater vigor than ever before. Thoy are quito aware that he power of the Senate Is equal to hat of the president In tho consum nation of peace by treaty. They will enow that the Republican party itanils for a victorious peace and tho overthrow of Prusslun militarism. That knowledge will not depress iie spirit of our allies or encourage he government of Germany. "The Republican party believes hat t ho question of surrender should 'ie left to Marshal Foch, to the goner lis, and to the armies in the Held. When they report that O crinany has :ald down her arms, the United States and tho allies should then im oose their terms. Will that know lodge ciiuso dejection to those who ire lighting with us? All tho world knows that the Republican party Is opposed to n egotiatlons nnd d Iscus- sion carried on in diplomatic notes opposed to negotiations and discus The Republican party stands for un conditional surrender. There is no Republican creed so short that thero Is not room in it for those two words. (Signed) "Henry Cubot Lodge, "Reed Snioot, "Chairman "Republican Sen "iitorlal Committee: "Frederick II. Oillett, "Simeon I). Fess, "Chairman Republican Com "gresslonal Committee." MRS. ELLA FLAGG YOUNG Chairman of Liberty Loan Committee Died In Washington. ..Washington. Oct. 2C Mrs. Ella Fiagg Voung of Chicago chairman of j the National Woman's Liberty Ix)an committee, died nere today or pneu monia induced by influenza. FIELD-DUFFY WEDDING North Adams Couple Marred by Rev. W. H. Hammertley. Mr. and Mrs. Uarry A. Duffy of North Adams are guests of Mrs. Hat tie Albee. The North Adams Herald has the following account of their wed ding. - Miss Katherino M. Field, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James 11. Field, of 309 Eagle street, was married Mon day morning to Harry A. Duffy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ftanlc Duffey of 620 Church street. The ceremony was per formed at the Methodist parsonage at 9 by Rev. W. H. Hammersley. The young couple was attended by Miss Helen Duffy, sister of tho bride, and Mrs. Robert Cunningham, the groom's aunt. The bride wore a traveling suit of Pewin blue with large hat' to cor respond and carried w hite roses while her bridesmaid wore a traveling suit of tan velvet with hat to match and carried pink roses. Mrs. Cunningtam wore brown silk. A wedding breckfast was served at the bride's home Immediately after the ceremony?" Mr. and Mrs. Duf fey left soon after for a wedding trip to New York city in the groom's car. Upon their return they will make their home with the bride's par ents on Eagle street. Both the bride and groom . are very well known and popular among the young peoplt? of tho city and were the recipients of many beauti ful wedding gifts of cut glass, silver, gold and furniture. Among the out of town guests were Mrs. John Rice of Chnrlemont. Mrs. Ilattie AP'ee nnd Miss Ella Wright of I'.cnnlngton. CANNED MUSIC FOR SOLDIERS Send Idle Phonograph Records to Boys at the Front. Music is one of the factors that Is helping to win the war. There is no doubt about it. That intangible some thing called "morale" must be stimu lated and maintained at the highest pitch, and music contributes more toward that end than canned beef. In every home where there is a phonograph, a number of records are idle. Perhaps they are not the latest, or perhaps tho owners are just tired of them. In any case, these are "slac ker" records that our boys at the front need. And thev need them now. Records-for-tlghters" week extends from October 2fith to November 2nd. Help make it a great success for Ben nington and vicinity by giving gener ously from your collection of records or by buying new ones in case you have no phonograph. Ilring them to Mrs. Arthur Elliot. 117 South St., or leave them at some store, plainly marked for her, and telephone her (437-W) that you have done so. If you chance to have a ma chine that is not In use, that will be still more acceptable. PRAISED BY KING Good Words For Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Columbus. ' Rome. Oct. 25. Anonuncement was made yesterday in conjunction with the coming United War Work Cam paign that Vittorio Emanuele, King of taly, had forwurded a letter to the ainpaign authorities in which he paid high tribute to America for the efforts being made in the fighting zone by the Y. M. C. A., the Y. W. C. A., the Knights of Columbus, the American Library Association and the Salvation Vrnii'. The King's message Xollows: . 'To offer something to the soldier at war facing thf enemy Is not only a brotherly thought of gracionsness nnd kindness, but also a powerful means to keep their minds in all hours vigi lant, prompt and courageous. To have given these institutions so great a de velopment is worthy of tho American people who thus Illustrate again that In their genius, a sense of the ideal, allies Itself admirably with an essen tially practical mind." AMERICAN TONNAGE DOUBLED Nearly All Coal Field9 Have Been Reconquered. Washington, Oct. 26. The total world's shipping tonnage, members of the senate military committee were told at today's war department con ference, is today only seven percent lo:;s than at the beginning of tho war. The American tonnage has been more than doubled. Summarizing the situation on the western front. Gen. March today said tho Germans had evacuated or been driven from seven thousand square miles of llelglnn and French territory Binco July and that nil coal fields In northern France have been reconquer ed except for a five mile tract where tho allied advance now Is being pressed near the lielglan border. He also announced five Amerieon corps and division commanders who have been uctlvely engaged in France are returning here for important as signments. RED CROSS REPORT Dcnnington Branch Send9 Articles to Headquarters Many The Pennington Brunch of the American Hed 'ros shipped to headquarters at Hoston Thursday: Socks (pairs) 270 Sweaters tl7 Wristlets (pairs) r. Hemlets 5 Mulllers . 2 .1 yd. bandages .1 Gauzo sponges .1000 Convnlescent Robes 15 ITALIANS GET iinrn tii mi; nr I U 1 ! FIGHT AGAIN! I Three Thousand Austrians Cap tured on Italian Front FRENCH SWEEP 40 MILES British Are Defeating Turks in Meso potamia Americans Advance Lines Though Strong Resistance London, Oct. 25. British, French, and Italian troops are engaged in a new offensive on the mountain front between the Ilrenta and Piave Rivers, and, despite unfavorable weather, the operations are meeting with consider able success. Nearly 3.001) prisoners had been captured at latest reports. The Italians yesterday advanced across the Ornic River in tho Monte Grappa sector and captured Monte Solarole, part of Monte Prassolan, and Monte Pertica. On the Piave front tho liritish have gained a footing on some islands in the river nnd captured enemy garri sons of 40u men. On the Asiago Plateau, the French have taken Monte Sisemol, increasing their number of prisoners to 8(u, London, Oct. 2.1. Continuing their attacks upon the German lines south of Valenciennes, the llritish today readied the Le Qiiesnoy-Valenciennes railway on a front of six or seven miles, capturing the villages of Sep merles and Querenaing. At the same time the French armie3 mucking on the Serre and Aisne, ov er a front of approximately forty miles, advanced their lines at all points, capturing many villages and making nioro than 3,000 German pris on ers. North of Valenciennes the enemy rearguards have been driven by the Jlritlsh from the villages of llruille and Iluridon. i.Nine thousand Germans and 150 sun? were taken on the Scheldt-' Sanibro lattlefront Wednesday and yesterday. London, Oct. 25. The Germans in Belgium and France still are stublwrn ly resisting the attempts of the en tente allied forces to break through their lines and bring about an Immedi ate collapse of their defensive posi tion:. They are succeeding to some extent bat nevertheless on all salient posi 'Ions under attack, the enemy line gradually, but slowly, is being forced backward. On the northern Italian front be .ween the Hrenta and Piave rivers the iustriaiis are being put to the test in i new attack by British, French and 'talian troops, while in Mesopotamia the Rritish again have gone on the jrfensive against the Turks and at !ast acocunts were making consider able progress. Tn Albania and Serbit .lie operations of the allied forces are tending to.vard the s'ow but sure ova- nation of the Invaded, districts by the eneniv forces. lietween the Oise and Serre rivers American naval gunners with sixteen- Inch guns have joined the French in their efforts to hammer their way northeastward toward Hirsnn, one of the key point positions in the German line. American shells from these guns are being .hurled aksinst both Vervines and Roseoy. Some further progress has been made by the French in this region, but only after the hardest kind of fighting. The liberation of Rumania has been begun by entente forces after n year's occupation by the Germans. Crossinc the northwestern portion of Ilulgaria t Loin Pnlanka, southeast of the Iron Gales. French patrols have forced a passage of the Danube olid entered upon Rumanian soil. WEATHER FORECAST For eastern New York and western Vermont, rain this afternoon or to night. Cooler In north and central portion. Sunday unsi-ttled and some what cooler in south portion. ESTATE OF MARTIN MURRAY ST AT 12 OF VERMONT District of Pennington ss. The Honorable Probate Court for the District of Pennington. To all persons interested in the es tate of Mart iu Murray, late of Shafts bury, in said District deceased. GREETING: At a Probate Court, holden at Pen nington within and for said District on the 2rlh day of October, lit IS, an instrument purporting to bo the List Will uud Testament of Martin Mur- j ray, late of Sliaftsbui y, In satd I Mm- i tricl, deceased, was presented to llif1 Court iiforesaiil, tor Probate. j And it Is ordered by said Court ! Hint the lSlh day of November, 1818,1 at tho Probate Otllco in said Pen- ninglon, be ussigued for proving said' instrument; nnd that notice thereof be nlveii to ull persons concerned, by publishing thi: order three weeks, successively in the Pennington Even-1 lug Haulier, a newspaper circulating In that vicinity, In said District, pre-j vious to tho tiniii appointed. THEREFORE, you are hereby not-1 Hied to appear before said Court, lit ! the time and place n foresaid, und con-, test the probate of said will, if you! have cause. Given under my hand it t pennliiftou In said District, this 2'th day of Oct ober, l'.HS. Amy H. Harbour, Register. WILL FULFILL PROGRAM Sorf Says Germany Agrees to Regula tion of Alsace-Lorraine Question Amsterdam, Oct. 2G,,As for Alsace Lorraine, it is clear that as these ter ritories were expressly mentioned among President Wilson's fourteen points, we. agree to the regulation of these questions," said German For eign Secretary Solf, in addressing the Reichstag Thursday. "Moreover, having accepted President Wilson's program as a basis of the entire peace work, we will locally and in sense of complete justice and fairness, fulfill the program in ull directions and at all points." MORE NUTSHELLS NEEDED Government Wants 1,000,000 Pounds ; Daily. , New York, Oct. 25. The govern-j ment needs 1,000,000 pounds of nut! shells and fruit stones daily for' manu facturing gas mask charcoal and at; present is unauie to purcnase one third of that amount. This and the failure of the public to co-operate ful ly by saving and sending in this form of waste from the kitchen have made It necessary for the chemical warfare headquarters here to renew its ap peal. FIRE PREVENTION DAY IS NOVEMBER 2. Governor Graham Issues Proclama. tion Urging Co-operation of All to Prome Prevention of Fire Loss Montpelier, Oct. 2.".. Following is j is ; the text of a proclamation Prevention Day Issued by Graham: for Fire Governor i ! This Nation loses annually by fire J ou!1(.ed. Iletwven th Oise and Serre. two hundred fifty million dollars, a tho French maintain contact with the sum nearly equal to the interest on i nemv. Ret ween Sisone and Chateau the Fourth Liberty Loan. This vast ! Porcir. tho French, breaking up t-no-amount means the destruction oi my resistance, carried their lino for immense quantities of foodstuffs, cot-1 ward on a five milo front to a depthof ton, wool, lumber and munitions, all vitally necessary to the conduct of the war. Production is crippled nnd efficiency impaired by Hie. The adop tion of proper measures anil the exer c6o of care would materially reduce this enormous loss. Fire prevention at all times, but es-! pecially at this time, is a patriot ic ' duty, therefore, I, Horace F. Graham,) Governor, designate Saturday, Xavem-I ber 2, 1518, Fire Prevention Day and i I urge the co-operation of navvjspap-! ers, civic bodies, churches, schools.' and homes, that every influence may' pLuie!.i!Llro!!!M!L I p,:cvonl:,n: I upon to emjihasize the subject o bet-! lering all conditions that will reduce I the hazard of fire. We must have1 wealth to win the war. and the dc-j struction of property by lire delays; our war endeavors. We are straining, every effort to bring the war to an! early and successful dose. We must! conserve all property for ourselves and for our Country, and one of tho: best means of conserving property is safeguarding it from fire. Given under mv hand and the Great Seal of the State, at Montpelier, this twenty-fifth day of October, A. D. 1!K Horace F. I!y the Governor: Harvey K. Goodell. Graham. Governor. Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs PREVENT INFLUENZA If you are "run down" or out ' ; of condition, if sluggish bowels ! have allowed poisonous inipur- ities to accumulate in your sys- ! i tern you nre liable to mifiVr so- ! verely with the grip. Dr. True'3 i I Elixir, the r.unous household ' I remedy of fj years' reputation, may ward oiT the grip or nuike ' an attack light and easily thrown ' ! olf. Why? liecause ' j Or. True's Elixir ; is u vegetable medicine Hint nuU I j the system in good condition. ) prevents an 1 relieves cut-.siip.t- j tion, stimulates the nppcr.te I and improves the digestive' pov. I ers. It can do no burin. Jt is purely Vegetable. Ask your ; druggist for it . .- write DR. .1 ! F. TRl'E ii CO., Auburn. Me. '10c, 60c, $1.00. "A Hank for Financial Reservation.' TO MM: S1XUKKLY one caonot live entirely within the walls of cne's "job." 'Tis true, nvmy try it; but rcai security comes from n envings account well placed In tbs BenninsionComtty Savings Bank It supports cue's effortj, founds an unbreakable: barrier, and plscca one within ever strengthen ing protective wallc. For, you know, a dollar or dollars deposited here in built up with 1 PER CENT. INTEREST each yenr nnd compounded c:ich 6 months there after, as long r.s it remains. Our ullli'i-r would In- il'ncd to lmp )!! i-niill l lie in In muiriln to Olirliliiii nn ikioiiiiI TURKEY OFFERS TOSKB- TO THEill Proporsjil Made Through Turkish Minister to Switzerland WANTS TO QUIT THE WAR Ottomans Believe They Will Get Eet ter Terms of Surrender If Step 13 Tsken Now. London. Oct. IMJ. The Turkish min ister to Switzerland has handed the Rritish and French minbters to that country an offer of pc.ui c virtually I amounting to surrender, aeeordlar'.to ja Heme despatch tn D.-.ily Mail. The I Turks want favorable terms of ,'eace, ', ::A briiuve thiir chances it.:- obtain ! inu them now aie better tluui they i would be. later. FRENCH CAPTURE VILLAGE OF MORTIERS Cacry Line Forward Two Miles Throucb Positions Prepared by Germans in 1917. ' r.iris, Oct. 2fi. On the Serre front, southwest of Marin, the French have captured the village of Mor'.iers aftr two miles through positions prepar ed by flu! Germans m rJl. Washington, Oct. 20 Heavy fight ing on the. Verdun front is described In General Pershing's communique for Friday. Strong German counter attacks east o Mouse were repulsed everywhere except in Relleu wood where four successive assaults forced a partial withdrawal by the Americans West of the Meuse the American lines were further advanced in fae.o of determined resistance, ', attorney general p IN TING BOOKS Pratt of Brattleboro 13 Going Over the Auditors' Account for Several Years Back. , Montpelier. Oct. 23. .'.he auditing of the books in the nudltor of ac counts' ollice at Montpelier has taken another turn and this move is being wade by tho attorney general under the direct effort of F. S. Pratt of Iliat tloboro. who Is looking back over a few years to secure information want- ed Ly the attorney general. Some time ago Mr. 1'arber let it bo known that he waa not going to take anv n'tion until he secured informa tion that he wanted. He askd for ; roir.o from the bunk commissioner but ' did r.ot. got it. and then looked it up l:.in.(!!f ana ii now having work done en three or four years in the accounts bj Mr. Pratt, who, it wii be recalled. . 'he scccmntant that installed sho : i-.yst -m when tiio changes were made. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY l.i i.;t.i;;i, k lVimeraulrin lo. .1 iVi eel. SiiltuMa rmvui.l fur re- 'i.; H It. IV- A. IlltiuvuuMli, I'J X".. i s-iect. 3211 !'' tt :: t.I' Cilih ii.'e nnd pio mimp-K'e- : i.- !-.;tle .it A. II. ilihlow's, HI .i ,V.i.:. ivrt.t. '.i.'tf !'!: :' l,lv-Tv i rto'lblH houses on .it1; i : i :i i.t n Ktri-et; 1 room Ihiukc om Si, . I siiii'i: 1 Fort! Inuring tir. li:? t'i"''-!: yards of nil w nol AMiilnsler . :n-i'. i, rtrii'tt:il (liHicn; 1 winkle inri liriNiiv.il. shi-litly I o;ili nil- l".n!. lii'iuir.' Mrs. .Matu Hivh-t 1 1 -i.ll Ml-eet. . 3 .'! ; t iUi.ii ' U C 1 ; I : X T I.;irt:e front loom on first furnished Kiiltel lc for two. A! )-:. llol'.i.n. :i:';! SlIuioI Mrei't. Iltll TO I! KNT Tfiit'eient. Altv to Mrs. C. H.uio. Tel. I'jIi-.M. ;Of ANTi:i' M:iu :uid wife 10 llv.- in H'lti-.mer residence In Old He n m l ll I I'll i ir mi Nov. 'in ber 1 to M.iy 1. K.'i.i l r. ( ddi Bux ! t" ' il.'t'i Mrs. L W. U rail ford, Pres. I