Public Service Men Holding Hearing Here At The Armory Today
Public Service Commission members gather at the Armory to hear complaints and consider changes proposed by the telephone company. Out-of-town attendees attend the hearing with local residents. several officials and lawyers present for both sides as the session continues this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Commission
Matt B. Jones
Boston
L. N. Whitney
H. F. Mosses
H. D. Reed
F.E. Moore
George R. Grant
J. F. Hall
Rutland
Charles Brown
Newport
C. E. Merrill
Local Exchange
W. A. Dutton
Eli Porter
Neil Clauson
David Porter
F E. A. Cook
Archibald
Manchester
James Campbell
House
Senate
Asten Sa
Burlington
Lake Champlain
S. A. Thompson
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
John N. Cole
Massachusetts House For Representatives
Capt Charlies Campbell
New York City
R. H. Rogers
Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
General W. S. Pierce Decorated for Work
General W. S. Pierce of Burlington ranked as assistant chief of ordnance was decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal along with eight other officers and three civilians. Secretary of War Baker presented the medals for Pierce’s exceptional ability in increasing Springfield Arsenal small arms output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Pierce
Ordance
Army
Baker
Peirce
Springfield
Mass
Breathing time urged for governments amid postwar talks
Alvin W Krech of Equitable Trust urges an international moratorium to give nations time to recover. He cites France England and the United States owed by others and argues for a period of suspension to stabilize payments and reconstruction. Von Bernstorff will skip the Peace Conference report says Germany seeks a people's army but plans complete demobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Associated Press
Alvin W.krech
Equitable Trust C Ng
New York
France
England
America
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Weimer
Count von. Bernstorff
Ebert Toth
Conquers His Shyness by Quick Witty Exchange
A young shy surgeon is invited to dinner by a flirtatious older woman. She criticizes his failure to carve a fowl, taunting him at table. He calmly replies that her lack of a leg shows she is not a chicken, turning the insult back on her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mada
Japan China Peace Talks and Vermont Barge Terminal Debate
A faction in the Peace Conference discussion urges firm German payment demands while avoiding insolvency. Japan desires fair China treatment and independence, opposing coercion. Vermont lawmakers consider a Burlington barge terminal funded by 200000 dollars to cut freight costs and boost regional trade, with experts endorsing statewide benefits.
German Hatred of Yanks Revealed In Coblenz Letters
From Coblenz a censoring review shows German letters to Americans reveal widespread anti American sentiment. Many Germans in occupied territory blame the United States for the war and attack the American army while praising Americans in person. The letters, written by Germans who did not expect to be read by U S officers, illustrate propaganda and the stark difference between what they write home and what they say to occupying troops. They note food shortages and resentment toward wealthy Germans, while praising the American army and President and hoping for French withdrawal. The broader context is Wilson’s peace plan and a forthcoming league of nations draft presented in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeems
China
New York Times
Washington
Brest-Litovsk
Bucharest
United States
Japan
Viscount Uchida
Society of Nations
Conference
League of Nations
Wilson
Paris
George Washington
France
Europe
Coblenz
Third Army
America
Germany
Americas
Arma
Paris to Sell Food Directly to Citizens
Paris plans municipal stores selling foodstuffs directly to consumers at fixed Food Ministry prices. Premier Clemenceau told a delegation that demolition work around Paris would broaden, easing unemployment. He noted municipal salaries rose during the war, making further increases impossible, while prices must fall. Women street cleaners cited rising wages from 240 to 800 dollars, seeking 1000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
M. Clemenceau
Food Ministry
More Discussion About Woman on School Board
To the Editor of the Caledonian a reader argues against assuming that only a woman should serve, stressing business sense and parental experience, urging that a current efficient director should not be replaced merely for gender and that a board member should be a parent who has managed children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Caledonian
Desblehe
Nowhere. We keep it here to run trains on
A superintendent recounts a joke from a great insane asylum. A keeper in a group of harmless inmates meets a traveler near railroad tracks and asks where the railroad goes. The lunatic answers with a wry line, “Nowhere. We keep it here to run trains on.”
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lenny
Berlin
Hans Delbruck
Delbrack
Posen
W. S. Pierce
The
Caledonian
Raoul Peret
Budget Commission
Chamber of Deputies
Vermont
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!