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BXTTRA-CaMMVS DEFEATED COMPLETELY BY BRITISH IN FLANDERS FIGHTING MlDDLETOWN OCT. 4,986 LEADING NEWSPAPER IN ITS TERRITORY PL. XLYIXO. 17. As Daily.) $5.00 the Year, (if paid ta Advance.) MlDDLETOWN, Nr.

WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 50 Cents the Month. THREE CENTS THE COPY IARRIED MEN AS CLASS NOT EXEMPT IN FORTHCOMNG DRAFT 8st8 MHM k. UDDLETOWN BOTS EXCITING STORY OF U-BOAT ESCAPE Times -Press DI AlUITQ TO PUPILS IN SCHOOLS ARE iFFICIAL UMMITVILLE FARMER SEES SUSPICIOUS LIGHTS IN SKY TOLD HOW TO AID IN WAR Convinced Aircraft Scouts Hover Supt. Tuthill Reads Report at School cn Line of Aqueduct; Makes Discovery Monday Board Session; Report of Attend-ance Officer Also THRILLS GALORE 0NJRIP Edward Wight Writes His Parents IS AN AMBULANCE DRIVER IN FRANCE Times-Press that he has seer, the Whether enemy agents are doing scour dutv rh lin nf thP Aqho kan aqueduct, now heavilv patrolled by units of the New York Guard.

orvlac carrlea DV ajr-whether I mted States airmen were craft testing, their machines high over the standing in front of the window in ShEwangun mountains, is a matter bis farmhouse on Mondav night about that is causing at least one resident 9 o'clock. Lahev discerned a swiftlv of bummitviile many sleepless hours movius lisht in the sfcvl He and corresponding days of anxiety. Ihe or his wife to the ob-The sight of mysterious lights, hov-jject sooll a sccod iigbt was enng: hign over the mountain seen. Mondav nisht was clear, and Bfc ML LED IN BY ALL Every Registered Man Must Respond FIVE CLASSES IN THE NEW ORDERS Those With Dependents arePIacedWay Down in the List (By Associated Press) Washington. Nov.

14 The five classes into which the nine million men registered for military duty and those who are registered hereafter are divided, and "the order in which they will be called into sen-ice werc officially announced todav in the Provost Marshal Gen eral's questionnaire which every registered man must fill out and file. The order show some change from fhe tenta tive arait published recently. Contrary to some published reports it does not exempt mar ried men as a class, but it does place, married men with de pendent wives and children iar down on the fist ot babies. In it indicates that onlv men of the first class will be called except in the gravest emergency. These include, single men without dependent relatives, married men who habitually fail to support their family: married men dependent on tnerr wives, unskilled rarai lanorers and unskilled industrial laborers.

SEARCH IN LAKE FOR MISSING MEN Belief is Boat Capsized With Honters Jsorwich, Nov. 14 The two men who left Norwich for a hunting trip in the North -Woods, Frank Hart, or ilaybrook, and Henry Stone, of this city, and who were lost, have not been found, although a diligent search has been made by residents of the locality. Friends the men from this i city are going to the woods to assist 1 in the search. The floodgates of the Horseshoe dam have been lifted and even- ef-1 iort is being made to find the bodies, it Tvas learned tocay mat wnen tne 1 by the two men, passed of A. Lewis it was draw-; ooat, used ins: considerable -R-nter-nnder load A reguHr me.uln- of tho Board ofi in tho rooms citv hull.

President A. E. Hopkins Mavor Thompson and Messrs. IX-iuin and Walsh werv absent. The following rr-port was given bv Superintendent J.

F. Tiitlull: "Gentlemen: "In addition to tho regular dally work of tho wo have- been glring instruction and exhortation to past r.iomh on crty loan, food conservation and Red; ru-5 activities. i children i rhe nature and purpose of me! jwoenj Lxan nonus. and the dut; everyone who could to assist pointed out. Big Mass Meeting in St.

Paul's in Aid of the Y. M. C. A. Fund A big mass meeting Is to be held at St.

Paul's Church. Frlday evening of this week, in the interest of the National War Work of the Y. M. C. A.

Tho address will be given by C. A. Johnston, a prominent business man of Denvel, who has been In tne American Ambulance service in France and also in the work ot the American Relief, there. He has with him the official motion pictures of the French government and also stereopticon views taken by himself. Mr.

Johnson speaks in Goshen this evening and members of the Executive Committee of this city wiU attend the meeting. The speaker is very highly recommended as one who has the facts to present to his hearers in an interesting and convincing manner. The meeting here is expected to arouse all patriotic, benevolent citizens to the importance of the great work being- done by the Y. M. C.

A. on the battle fronts, to such an extent that the solicitors who commence their work next week to raise the quota of will meet with the success they dc-serve. TROOPERS OF STATE VISIT CITY i ne nrst of the state troopers to of the Xt York State Troopers, un der Superintendent Major George F. Chandler, of Kingston, visited -Mid- today, stopping at the City! Hall this ted wi-b Chief of Police John Coach and the other officers of this orce at headquarters. The men are and rid mounts.

ine men who were the first troopers to visit the Broadfleid and Herman Byk, members i roop v. has detailed Major Chandler to patrol the ter-j rltory from Long Isiand as far north i CANVASS FINISHED Board of Supervisors Tallies Up Vote FIGURES SAME AS IN THE TIMES-PRESS Count Shows But Few! Minor Changes in Original Pluralities The Orange County Board of Supervisors, meeting today in their chambers in the County Building in Goshen, as a Board of Canvassers, can vassed the votes cast in the! county for State, judicial and county ofiiees. Their findings are substantially the same as those given in the Times-Press following the election. The official report: Votes ality Attorney-General: Merton E- Lewis (R) I1S29 5,902 Devoe P. Hodson, (D) 5,927 S.

John Block (Soc.) 719 VTm. H. Burr, 421 Associate Judge Chester B. HcLaugh- lin 15,041 14,276 Benjamin Cardozo. 13,399 12,685 Hezekiah r.

Wilcox, (Soc.) 774 Louis B. Boudin, (Soc.) 690 Waiter T. Eiiss (Pro.) 714 Coleridge A. Kart, (Pro.) 437 Supreme Court Justice Albert H.F. Seeger.

(R) 4,32 John C. R. Taylor, (D) 7,945 Irwin E. Giein, (Soc.) C22 Member of Assembly, First Dist. William F.

Brush. (B.) 5,623 l.STi A. D. Stewart, (D) 3,745 Ernest Harrsen, (Soc.) 327 Herbert B. Maharay 239 Member of Assembly, 2nd Dist.

Charles L. Mead, (R). 6,314 Clark Langan, (Dl 3,533 J. C. Hogan, 316 Special County Judge Wm.

H. Byndman, (R) 12.370 5,74 Melvin G. Vemon. (D) 6,630 Core Horace A Sheldon, (R) 11.S4S 5.0S9 John Wilkin, (D) 6,759 John H. Hiilsdcrf, (Pro.) 434 Yes No Amendment Xo.

1 (Suffrage) SS13 S411 Amendment No. 2 62SS 6S7S RED CROSS WORKERS. The colored people of the eiry meet at the Bed Cross rooms, this evening rrom nlo to 3:30 clock to work for the Red Cross. One of their own ladies will act as monitor during the evening. WEATHER.

CS- i- tre't Washington. D. C. Xov. 14 Generally fair tonight and Thursday: little change in tempera-are.

YER GRAN" Pa SEZ THET HIS OLD FLANNEL SHIRT WILL SOON BE RIGHT IN STYLE FER THE SCARCITY OF FLOUR IN LONDON IS KINDER TAKLV THE STARCH OCT OF MEN'S COLLARS A1' Wit's." of mysterious lights over tne mountains. north of and tie interested catchers thought at the were cj'riviiie-'d this was i w-oie theorv. for the lisrhr moved wifrlv nigner than me other, and both (Continued on page eight.) Retail Merchants to Meet in City Hall November 19 In compliance with the recommendations of the Orange County Home Defense League, that retail merchants get together to consider the matter of reducing the number of daily deliveries, restricting the return privilege and establishing of cooperative deliveries principally as a matter of economy in the conduction of their business, the Middletown Chamber of Commerce, through its is cali-ing a meeting of all retail merchants, who now have deliveries, at the City Hall on Monday evening, November 19, at 7:45 o'clock. Since this request has been sent out by the State Defense Council, a number of New York cities report hearty cooperation among the retail merchants on these various matters. In some places the merchants have decided to reduce their deliveries to two a day, with an added charge for any other deliveries.

The Federal- Government has sent out statistics showing that cooperative deliveries are being established throughout the country at a saving to the retail merchant of from one third to one half in the cost of deliveries, and it is hoped that Middletown retailers can get together on some such basis. Every retail merchant in the city is invited to attend the meeting at the City HaU on next Monday evening. The merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce met yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. One of tee subjects considered was the shop early campaign to be conducted by the retail merchants through the Chamber. Retail merchants are all being requested to get together and make a concerted showing of holiday merchandise on the first day of December.

SCHINDLER IS BURIED TODAY Monroe Barber is Laid to Rest (By Telephone to the Times-Press.) ilonroe, Xov. 14 The funeral of John A Scainaier. a barber, who committed snicide here on Sunday evening by shooting himself in the heart with a 22-caiibre revolver in the cellar of his home, was held this morning at the Sacred Heart Church, in this village, with a 3arge attendance of sorrowing faends and relatives, ihe services were conducted by Rev. Terrance E. Gilmanin, rector, and the interment will be in the cemetery at Goshea this EVERYBODY CAN HELP IN WORK The committees in charsre of the.

nea ross oazaar at tne btate Ar mory are workine hard to carrv through without any cost or expense! possible. The less the expensesl the greater the proceeds. In order! accomplish this end everrbodv asked to contribute funds or donate saleable articles of merchandise. The success oir tnis undertaking depends upon the givers as well as the work-! ers. "Help the ladies help the fight-: ers fight" United States' Wealth.

One-third of the wealth cf the whole osprld is in tae Unitea States, purpose and need of The reports of the children at i proved Sr.iitirnti.il in coni.rihiK parc-nts to an appreciation uiuo of this effort. "War time recipes have been pnrcd and ure being printed foi benefit of the public. "Quite ii late contribution cf Red CROSSMAN-LYNCH NUPTIALS TODAY Monroe Couple Wed at St. Coiumba's (By Telephone to the Times-Press) Monroe, Nov. 1A A very pretty wedding was solemnized in the pri vate chapel in the rectory of St.

umba's C. Church in Chester high noon today, when Miss Dorothy Veronica JL.ynch, younger daughter of! Mr. and Mrs. T. R- Lyncn.

of ilon-j roe. was united in marriage to Her-! l.ert S. Crosjman, also of ride and groom are well knowi- section, the parents of Grossman being the proprietors of the; man is the owner of Comsewogu- ag circles. Or.h the members of the iiumedi- 'c i'an-iiiles of the couple were pres-nt nh-in the ceremony was perform-d by Rev. Terrance EL Giimartin, oi the church.

The chape: was rretuiy decorated for the occasion,) nd nch was gnc: st.r attend. v. siste- Mrs. J. J.

McDonald, of" New York city, as maid of honor, est n.an was Ernest JUuniec, and the of New Tf c- of the most noted hore- wc-n the His horses hae ssfuliv cam pa: rteti Coir.fe-.vo.utjo arms sn Grand and. Hfsidcs his acquaintance in norsc racmg r-es, a memoer oi! iany in Monroe and in ro-; after a bounteous wed- mid a siitA-r ncc ana consratu ror an exlC3ded weddine tout lheir home Monroe, -a here Mr sman has prepared a oeautift; home for tae bride. Tne weddin. win embrace many principal in the South and We: denied the probate of the will of Mrs- Sophia Morison, lite of the town of Bethel, on the ground that she was not of sound mind when the will was executed. Jpdge Smith has also or-1 ercn tnat attorneys tees oi t.s; Le "UL VL lul- rtl-t- shipment.

Trench candles and hosal-j (Continued on page eight) EDWARD WIGHT. Tells How Ship He Was on Dodged its Way Through Barred Zone An experience at submarine dodging, that reveals with startling vividness what American ships are "up against" in threading the submarine zone ih contained in a letter to Rev. and Mrs. J'i VanDyke Wiht, from their son, Edward AVight. who is with Hospital L'mt, Xo.

8. in France. "Ouv convoy scattered like a flock of sheep' he says, ''and the different boats started the most amazing zigzaging I ever saw." He relates how one of the convoys let go a mine in thy nar oi' the ship he was on. ''The explosion shook the whole boat," he relates. The letter says: -ecently in New York papers and magazine thtit come over to us many pictures ana articles vith which we are personallv acfiualuted and which are all labeled "somewhere in Anyone who has traveled at all in France must surely recognize many ot the views, and then there are all the sailors who travel back and forth on the transports so you can bet that there isn't much going on here that Germany doesn't know about.

"This is borne out in a little story of which 1 will tell yon part. Perhaps you will remember that I said that our voyage across was interesting and exciting. Well the last part of it surely w.is. We landed in France on a Monday evening. Sunday evening we had been told that we would sight land in the morning, so we all stayed late to see if we could discover a light from some light house, in the morning we were too busy to first saw land.

As I told you most us slept on deck, all of life belts on and we aros i and assembled at our life arly morning is the most inie for submarine attack. This particular morning was wonderful. The sun came up over the bow and showed a long line of fishing boats with their peculiar red sails. Our cop.oj quickly make a wide passage through these, as the gunners told us submarines often use these hoats as decoys, hiding behind them until their prey is near at hand. Alter oreaKiast we were sitting d'-ck.

ruing and readme when the fading transport boat of the fleet ulew sacmarme signal ana our own ooar. tne second, replied witn a similar signal. The convoy lengths. Evidently several submarines had gotten within the destroyers' pro- tecting line and centering the attac it was the 5 fired the largest. The boat behind ti first shoL -Submarine hunting is verv difficult since you see a periscope for a minute and then it is gone and you have to train your guns and fire at the spot which you suppose the boat to have reached in the interval.

Our own gunners now let loose directing their fire at about 9 o'clock (they aim by the clock, twelve is ahead) and four hundred yards. As we were swinging all the time -we had to change the range all the time. The other transports were now several miles aWay and our convoy, rushed back and forth madly. One dropped a mine just behind our vessel and we thought surely we were gone, as the explosion shook the whole boat. While we were firing at this first objective we passed a periscope on the other side at about fifty yards distance.

This was the only real sign of the pnm. that we got as all the other circling ana manoeuvring about! recollection stir keen in his mind of aircraft wnich swooped over Walden a few weeks ago. Daniel Lahey, a farmer residing near Ssrmmitville, has reported to the FIRE IN TOWNER GARAGE This forenoon, at all the fire companies with the exception of Phoe nix were summoned by a call Jrom Box 213, located on the corner of Court- land Place and Lenox Place, the a'arm being given because of a burning aato in the garage of Pred. W. Towner, at 20 Lenox While 3ert Pratt was working on ine gasoline line oi a Steams car short circuit occurred and flam-burst out.

Waaikilis were the fir to arrive and extinguished the biaze with 40 gallons of chemicals. The; aamage was small. nen the-aiarn tas sent in Cnief Higham was sit ting in his private office on the second half minutes after the alarm ceased to rinsr the chief had sent in the rnrn trom trie box wnich souncea alarm. This was the best time which lias been made since the system was installed. FINNISH REPORT ON RUSS CRISIS (By Associated Press! London, Nov.

14 The Finnish telegram bureau says the whole of Rijs-sia except a small part of Petrograd is now in the hands of the provisional government of premier Kerensky; New Tork, Nov. 14 The Finnish telegram bureau's advices so closely paraliel dispatches received on Sim-; day and Monday, asserting that Pre-! mier Kerenskv had overthrown Bol-1 shevike, as to suggest they may be ai delayed version he same reports that Kerensky in cattle C0RWIN PROBES BALLOT DELAY At the meeting o' the Board of Canvassers held in Goshen yesterday, Election Commissioner John E. Cor-win, of this city, referred to the letter printed in the Times-Press from a soldier stationed at Camp Wads- lourg, S. C-, relative to the failure of the ballots to arrive, ilr. Corwin said he referred the mat ter to the Secretary of State, who re plied so iar as ne was aware all of the eieation equipment arrived in time, and each soldier should have been properly equipped, and if there was a delay it was not ihe fault of the Orange county election officials or the State officers.

The last business session of the Tenth Annual State Conference of Probation officers of this sxzze was ir art gallery of the Arlington Hotel, yesterday morning, with Miss Madeleine G. Hooton, of Bing-hamton in charge of the discussion "The Present Problem of the Probation Off cer in Dea3ng With Delinquent Girls." Miss Hooton told of some of the inside history of her work in the city. The picture of the probation officers taken before the hotel in Binehamton. contains a ture of Wiliiam A. Handersen, of Goshen, who is the Orange county probation officer.

ST. PAUL'S FOREIGN SOCIETY. The WomarCs Foreign Missionary Society St. Paul's Church will Thursday afternoon, i if to as Kmsston on the ide of citv. i and it is thought probable that when' Hudson, and as far east as Mrs.

Grossman ss a graduate of thj diately scattered like a flock of scared the men reached the center of the county. There are 57 men in the! of the Sacred and; "he-e? and the different boats started lake the current caused the boat to70? to "hich the visitors are b-'-n identified in the the most amazing process of zigzag-capsize, i 'd. ana the are cics in and vicinity. Mr. Cross- ing I have ever seen.

Our own boat Itf.biifehed at White Piains. The troop-! mrm is graduate of Harvard, and isi turned completely around in a few REPRESENTATIVES OF "WET" i ers rom town to town, stop-1 INTERESTS HOLD MEETING'?" in cUics and fori A conference of nearlv 60 men of this city, representing the "wet" in-, terests met last eve-nine to discuss' uie pians of the coming local optio: campaign. The purpose of the meet ing, as stated today, was "to obtain; information tor tne campaign. EXTRA CBy Associated Press) London, Nov. 14 The Germans met with a complete defeat at the hands of the British yesterday in Flanders, the war office reports.

An attempt to recapture the ground recently won by the British near Passchendael was This afternoon left tor Goshen, where they will take VILLA MEN AND FEDERALS MEET between the isla forces and Mexican goverrment troops began earl this fflornm: Ojinxea. The attack grew with "1. into a constan' rifie fin ican -patrols are suardins the ford opposite Ojinaga. It is reported bul- are isuiing on tne American side the Rio Grando. ThoS -11 Congregational Church will be held in the lecture room of the church this evening.

This will be preceded pper which win oe at 6.4:. o'clock. It is urged that! every member be present as there is important business to be transacted. on page opiums FWSPAPFR N..