Peace prospects falter as Bolsheviks reject Turkish terms
Neme Switzerland Jan 10 The Hund reports a separate peace signed by Rus Petrograd Jan 1 General Kal edines and Dutoll defeated Dutol in flight pursued by revolutionary soldiers and red guard Rostov workmen soldiers council liberated Ukrainian council of the eleventh army arrested Separate peace proposals from Turkey reportedly rejected by Bolsheviks London Jan 10 Russian news despatch says Brest Litovsk talks center on selecting a neutral city to continue deliberations, with the likelihood of a satisfactory arrangement.
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Switzerland
the Hund
Rus
Petrograd
Kaledines
Dutoll
Dutoif
Red Guard
Rostov
Eleventh
Turkey
Russia
London
Central Powers
Brest- Litovsk
Firing on Brenta River and Haig Reports Heavy Front Activity
A British official dispatch notes lively artillery bursts along the Brenta river near Monte Melaga and on the Asiago plateau with a small enemy attack repulsed. Patrol clashes yield prisoners around Axoline and Sapordpo while Palazzon and Novento fronts see shelling. Bad weather continues. Haig reports artillery activity south of the Scarpe and northeast of Ypres on the front.
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Rome
Jan
WeThe Talia
Brenta
Val Dobbiadene
Montela
Monte Melaga
Asiago
Axoline
Sapordpo
Palazzon
Novento
London
Marshal Haig
Hance
Scarpe
Ypres
Germany Offers Pay For Spaniard Granados Indemnity
Madrid reports the German government offered 660 million pesetas to the family of Enrique Granados the Spanish composer and his wife who perished when the British liner Sussex sank in March 1916.
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Enrique Granados
Sussex
Madrid
Will Not Change Plans in Coal Shipment to New England
Washington denies mayor's demand to shift coal shipments to aid New York and avoid a nationwide shortage. Garfield says eastern cities face shortages due to December's low production. 500 cars allocated to New England will remain unless broader wartime distribution allows it. New York dealers urged redistribution to benefit industries and munitions plants.
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Washington
Gan
Garfield
Hyton
New York
New England
Hylan
Bayee
Farfield
Water shutoff sparks Middlebury disruption in brief flood of notes
Vague OCR report describes water works failures in Middlebury causing outages on several streets. It mentions a temporary halt to supply, tenants affected, and repeated attempts to restore service amid persistent leakage and mild confusion.
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Middlebury
James
Epi
Windsor pastor on trial urges draft resistance
Testimony at a Windsor church trial cites Rev. Charles H. Waldron telling parishioners not to shed blood for country. Witnesses say he proclaimed Christians should not fight and urged resistance to military authorities, with claims the Kaiser is God ordained and prophecy justifies nonparticipation.
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Hrattleboro
Charles H. Waldron
Windsor
Pari Rik
Partor
Dofen
Lowell Hemingway
Waldron
Hemingway
Tarold &. Rice
Charles R. Laughton
Paul Braden
Hin
Sherman Evarts
Kaiser
Evarta
Germany
Substantial Army Abroad Gives Soldiers Modern Arms
Secretary Baker told the Senate War Investigating Committee that America now has a substantial army in France ready for active service with modern and effective arms for every fighting man. He praised the corps for above criticism subsistence and noted the death rate in the U S from mid September to December averaged 7.5 per thousand, with clothing supply substantially complete and no army of comparable size raised, equipped, or trained so quickly.
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Washington
San
America
France
Sec
Retary
Baker
Senate War Investigating Committee
United States
Secr
Tary Baker
Pleaded Guilty to Manslaughter in Caledonia Case
In Caledonia county court Mrs. Berta May Hicks changed her plea from not guilty to manslaughter for the July 5 murder of Alice Bradshaw. The court noted her weak mental condition and imposed a hard labor sentence of seven to twenty years. The judge said the ruling ends involvement of the three participants in the case.
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St. Jotasbury
Caledonia County Court
Berta May Hicks
Alice Bradshaw
Campbell
Ailce
Alexander Dunnett
Kenerson
Sarah Isabela Kenerson
Washington, D.C
Tittle
Requa
Oakland
Cal
Win
Wores
Moorer
Sory
John Lind
Minnesota
Wilson
Micke
Participante
Caledonia County
Nearing One Hundred Million Monthly Military Pay
United States armed forces pay rolling out near 100 million dollars per month, covering salaries for about 200,000 officers and enlisted personnel both at home and abroad. Navy figures show roughly 170,000, with further details on Army pay to be released later.
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Washington
Sian
United Sates
Army
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Committee On
German Sabotage Revival Hint Found in Intercepted Talks
Washington reports that intercepted communications and alien arrests reveal a concerted plan to revive German vintage and anti war propaganda in the United States. The movement was broken up and suspected operatives acted without central leadership, with involvement of pro German sympathizers and ad hoc networks in various quarters.
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Washington
Goovernment Agence
Egeral Head
Nwarters
Relieved by Death of Local Quarry Worker
Robert Lewis a quarryman from Leranville S W an employee in the Nar t mine quarry died at Ruthena yesterday after a terrible fall near the reef roadbank. He was walking across the work area when the accident occurred. The loss is reported by local mine officials and coworkers.
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Hutland
Jan Hh
Robert Lewis
Leranville
S. W
Nar.t
Rutheod
Ceton
Hank
Ereen
Heroic women save most patients as fire ravages hospital
Nuns and nurses evacuated 157 of 158 patients at the General hospital on Water street. A child with weights strapped to a leg died during the blaze. A rescued girl died later, as fire deafened part of the building.
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Ottawa
Dan
General Hospital
Water Street
Burns Day Observance By Barre Burns Club
The Barre Burns club plans a subdued Burns Day observance with a luncheon and exercises instead of the usual banquet due to war and food conservation. The 1918 anniversary will be on Friday January 25 at the Worthen block hall. Officers elected include President Hugh Christie, Vice President Charles Leel, Secretary Jans Wrngg, and Assistant Secretary Treasurer John McKernon.
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Hubert Barne
Burns Club
Barre
Niversary Ly
Ags
Worthen
Preaient
Hugh Christie
Charles Leel
Jans Wrngg
Heaneiad
Join McKernon
Hal
Art Cere
Tole Rolling
Nina West
Abbie Willey
Mra C
Magoon
Inj L. A. Abbott
Flore Burnhem
John Parker
Mre
Lillian Ducharme
Mra
Ur. Maxfield
Eisie Dingwall
Guaed
William Jackson
BE. E. Perry
Ida Tallinn
Mabel Carry
Carrie Gauthier
Chara A. Perry
Pearl Bowley
Elsie Dingwall
Dosin Densimore
Alfaretta Duclarme
Nina Holt
Mary Parkers
Aliee Brigham
Argent Selor
C. Rollins
Aleina
Sons of Veterans
B. Z. Perry
C. H. Magoon
A. M. Holt
C. C. Rollins
Bhowsnrer
A. W. Robinson
Patrioticc
Dogemide
Gauthier
Epunell
B.A. Carey
Cy HL. Mayoon
L. Gauthier
T. S. Howard
Burlington
Aldrich Public Library
Jane Ul
Lin
F Cross
Howard
Joel
Spreker
Red Crowe
Gene
Arei
Trent
Baréale
Barre Merchants Elect Officers at Annual Meeting
Barre merchant association members convened for an annual meeting. Reports were read on the fiscal year and officers were elected including treasurer Frank W. Jeskmen and director Tilbem.
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Barre Hetail
Frank W. Jeskmen
Paris Front Letters and Election Talk in Rimersburg
A feisty transcribed wartime letter from John A. Gordon in Barre recounts a Paris meeting with his uncle Harry Dunham now in the Canadian forces. The piece blends battlefield notes with family news and the home front, detailing mail delays, Paris sights, and hopes for future letters and front reports. In U.S. politics, President Wilson backs woman suffrage while House Republicans push to secure two thirds, with the final vote anticipated before adjournment and a tie possible.
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John A. Gordon
John W. Gorton
Barre
Harry Dunham
Paris
Europe
Pakseave
Harry D
Harry
Hoe
Wis
Ypres Salient
Amit
Tom and Maude
Father
Paul
Philip
Norman
Lillian
Tom Mercer
Otty Lewis
Nell
Weight Brothers
Tom
Mother
Marty
Louvre
Royal Palace
Tor
Wen
Rue St. Anne
Perview
Italy
American Red Cross
France
Prince Mbert Tebavco
Ernestine
Barre Times
New York Times
Cleveland
America
Organice
Ualy
Turin
Milan
Lomorrow
Merlin Nest
Aleepiit
Bert
Pune
Chemin den Daren
Sara Wight
Tinea
Weller
Ted
Washington, D.C
House
Baker
Wilson
Howe
Congress
Republicans of the Mouse
Clark
Hilly Sumbay
Barre Quarry Workers Win Five Cent AnHour Raise
Five cent hourly wage increase for Barre granite quarry workers takes effect Monday Jan 14 after talks between the Barre Quarry Owners Association and the quarry workers union. The agreement, ratified by the union, also allows overtime at the previous scale during wartime. A separate raise of 29 percent applies to Wetmore Morse quarries, with a signing meeting planned for soon.
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Barro Granite
Barns Quarry Owners’ Association
Quarry Workers’ Union
Graniteville
Quartiers’ Association
Fuuis M. Houtwell
Houtwell
Milne & Varnum
F. M. Corry
Wetmore & Maras
Donald Smith
Smith
James N. Pirie
Alex. Milne
George Lawson
John King
Henry Cason
John Coxon
Michael Sullivan
Rane
Quirriers
Wetmore & Morse
Plm
Corty
Rumor Local Railroads May Be Merged
Auditors from the Central Vermont and Montpelier Wells River railroads visited Barre to review facilities and clerical work amid rumors of a possible merger. Officials voiced no definite plans, but chatter suggested reorganizing freight and passenger operations between the lines. The inquiry covered two freight offices and two stations, with no surprise expected among Barre railroad workers if changes occur.
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Barre
Vermont
Montpelier & Wells River
Central Vermont
Montpelier Wells River
Montpelier& Welle
Central Vermontreight
Prospect Street
Central Vermont Road
Traction Company
Itte
Church Shows Gain Amid Adversity In Annual Meeting
The Presbytery church reported a strong year with a large postparade treasury despite the Infantile paralysis epidemic. An every-member campaign boosted funds, new officers were elected, and a rising chorus of thanks was given to workers and supporters. The session included remarks on service, finances, and plans for the new year.
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Presbytierianchored
Ite Fov
Meders Aml
William Craigy
William Dy Macdonald
William Hurry
Wiliam Stephen
Oh Charles Thineham
James V. Laing
Kenneth McRae
Alex, Condiner
W. J. McDomild
William Stephen
W. D. Macdonald
Willian Craig
David Start
James Chubb
Annie Macdonald
A.C. Walkler
Muditorn
John Stewart
Chuateh
Chivtch
Tor
Ladies’ Union
Milk Producers Lay Plans for Barre Meeting
Plans were discussed at a Barre milk producers meeting in Barre Vermont as members projected a formal announcement after several days. State Agriculture Commissioner could not be present. county agent substituted as speaker. Elected for the coming year were officers Prevalent M L Towne secretary Hoy Smith and delegates including Towne Jaren Shepard Wahy and nucpona.
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Bare
Barre
iBcert
Assockathon
Agricul
Ture
War
P. Caleee Y ‘OlBorre
Prevalent
M. L. Towne
Hoy Smith
Waeskisurtan
Pea Ps
Barre City Hospital Receives second $1000 Gift for X-ray Office
At a Barre City hospital trustees meeting trustee Frank G Howland announced a $1000 gift from Mrs L A Ainsworth of Williamstown to fund an X-ray outfit. This is the second $1000 gift by Mrs Ainsworth after an initial donation last June. The trustees set up a committee to purchase and install the X-ray apparatus and elected officers and committees to organize for the year.
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L. A. Ainsworth
Williamstown
Barre City Hospital
Frank G. Howland
FG. Howland
W. EF. Lovell
George N. Tilden
Dr. ML
Chandier
Moore
FE Langley
Questionnaires Mailed in Washington County Teal Teerd
The article notes the mailing of questionnaires in Washington County Teal Teerd and upcoming steps. Chairman Steplan Cushing of the legal advisory board is involved in coordinating with the federal marshal service to determine the count and validity of responses. It mentions potential sums and drafted men, with Vermneh involvement amid broader state coordination.
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Washington County
Steplan Cushing
Legal Advisory Board
Ena
Marshal Peberel
Ieee
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