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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
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Washington Pomona Grange will
meet IN Wells June 18th,
There were III young men between
the ages Of q and 81 in this town who
registered June 9th.
Thomas License, ST., has returned
from weeks visit with his son and
family in Bellows Falls.
Carroll Dodge is spending his vaca-
ton at the home Of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. w. Dodge.
Mrs, X. II Alexander has returned
from visit TO her daughter, Mrs.
Floyd Narney Of Buffalo, n. Y.
Leroy Haskins, who has been spend
ing several days at home, returned
Monday TO Poultney for commence
week
Mrs. Seymour Wood Of Bennington,
is assisting in the care Of her father,
o. Bushec, who fell recently and in
jured his hip.
Donald Leach and friends motored
to Greenfield, Mass, Saturday, going
by the way of the Mohawk trail, re-
turning Sunday,
The next regular meeting of the
Grange will be held Wednesday even
ing, at which class will be given the
third and fourth degrees.
Rev. S. c. Fooks is having two
weeks vacation which he is spending
in Chicago and vicinity. On his re-
turn he will be accompanied by his
bride.
Halle Barnes and Mrs. Lydia Fitz-
gerald Clark were married Saturday.
Mr.. Barnes recently disposed of his
interest in the farm to his brother,
Daniel.
The Pawlet High School will hold
their graduation exercises Thursday
evening at o'clock. Those who grad
uate are Hazel Smith, Ruth 0'Hare,
Vera Gallup, Marion Weeks, Ellen
Paddock and Vernon Young.
Paul Griswold, sol of Mrs. Minnie
Griswold, who graduates from the
Troy Conference Academy this week
has the honor Of being valedictorian
of the class and won a 500 scholar
ship at the University of Vermont.
Mrs. Collins of Dorset, is visiting
her niece, Mrs. Merritt Sheldon.
Richard Olsen has rented the room
IN the Masonic building formerly oc-
'upied by Henry Warner, and will
open an ice cream parlor as soon as
L can be made ready
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
PERU
Very wet and backward. Grass looks
well, but planting is late.

Very wet and backward. Grass looks
well, but planting is late.
Mrs. Minerva Palm has returned
from her school work in Webster
Groves, Mo-, for her summer vacation.
K. M. Reiner, accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. Reiner of New York, are
boarding at Mrs. Zoa Wyman's for a
few weeks.
The household effects of Mr. and
l.. B. Hapgood have been shipped here
from their home in Connecticut, and
placed in the f. E. Adams house. We
understand they are to locate here.
During the severe thunder storm
shortly after midnight Thursday night
struck the barn on Mrs. Ina
Crossman's place and killed pig
which was in his pen. The horses
on the other side of the par
tition were uninjured and the barn
was damaged but slightly, though
some lumber outside the barn was
badly splintered.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
O. G.. FELT
Manchester, VI. Phone 1872
JUNE TERM OF COURT OPENS.

The regular June term Of county
court was due TO open on Tuesday Of
last week, but on account Of its being
national registration day the opening
was postponed until this week.
The presiding judge is Hon. Leigh
ton r. Slack Of St Johnsbury and the
associate judges are Hon. H. n. Shaw
Of Manchester Center, and Hon. Ed
mund LaFranchise Of Bennington. J. j.
Stakeholder is the county clerk with
Hon. Frank c. Archibald states at
torney and Frederick Godfrey sheriff.
Miss G. Sadie Smith is again at her
place as official reporter
The docket Was called and several
cases remandcd for trial. There are
at least two criminal trials to come
of at this term and possibly third.
There will be no session Of the grand
jury unless a special call is made.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
RED CROSS NOTES

The Red Cross is greatly in need Of
money to buy materials TO carry on
the work. At present there is only
$500 in the treasury. 1t is earnestly
hoped that contributions to the work
will be made.
Joseph ARGUS has generously offer
ed to give the profits Of three moving
picture performances at his Arcade in
Manchester, TO the Red Cross work
The first entertainment viii be given
Saturday evening, June 10th, present
ing Dustin Farnum in Owen Wister's
delightful story, "The Virginian.'
A class in surgical dressings will be
started at Red Cross Headquarters in
Manchester Village on Thursday, June
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
Why Some Of Us Are Color Blind.

That part Of the eye called the retina
is divided into little structures, some
Of which can perceive slowly moving
ray Of light Others can see only me
dium or rapidly moving waves. The
rlow waves look red. the medium green
or yellow and the rapid waves blue or
violet. When any Of these delicate eye
structures lose the power Of visualizing
the coIors which they were destined TO
see the eyes owner becomes color blind,
being unable 10 diferentiate between
red or green or blue
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
Estate of GEORGE r. KELLOGG
Drdnr Of hnfirn VIII


State Of Vermont, District Of Man
chester SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Of Manchester. To all
persons interested In the estate Of
George f. Kellogg late Of Dorset in
said District deceased,
GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Man
chester within and for said District on
the 9Th day Of June, 1917, an instru-
ment purporting 10 be the last viii
and Testament of George +. Kellogg
late of Dorset in said District, deceas-
ed. was presented to the Court afore-
said, for Probate.
And IT is ordered by said Court that
the 26th day Of June, 1917, at the
Probate Office in said Manchester, be
assigned for proving said instrument;
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the
Manchester Journal newspaper cir
in that vicinity, in said Dis-
trict, previous 70 the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified
70 appear before said Court, at the
time and place aforesaid, and contest
the probate Of said will, II you have
cause.
Given Under Ny Hand at Manches-
ter in said District, this 9Th day OF
June, 1917.
8-3 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
NOTICE

The following is list Of all persons
who have submitted themselves TO
registration in the town Of Peru, who
have attained their 2lst birthday and
have not attained their 3lst birthday
on the 9Th day Of June, 1917:
Cosmus, Kenneth Arthur
Crawford, Guy Bert
Grant, Charles II.
Jones, John Chester
Milington, Daniel X.
Prouty, Benjamin William
Reed, Merritt Henry
Smith, Clarence Farley
West, Harry Abe
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14

21st. The class will be in charge OF
Miss Bliss Of New York, who has most
generously offered to furnish all ma
terials, tables and apparatus neces-
sary for the work. The class is open
to members of the Red Cross in each
village and not specially for Manches-
ter Village. The regulation from Ma
tional headquarters is that the class
shall have not less than ten nor more
than twenty members. If more than
twenty are found DESTROYS of availing
themselves of this opportunity, an eff
fort will be made to form two classes.
Those DESTROYS of joining will give
their names to the secretary, Mrs. f.
L. Wyman at Manchester Center, or
10 the respective chairmen Of the local
sections
The Red Cross branch of Manches-
ter has been busily at work making
pajamas. Fifty-six suits made of out
ing flannel go forward TO headquar
tiers today.
Box No. 6 is in process Of compile
ton.
A very attractive lunch was given
by Mrs. Baumgardner to the ladies OF
the Red Cross at Manchester Depot at
the Battenkill Inn at the regular meet
ing on Monday.
The work room at headquarters H.
Manchester Village will be open here
after on Wednesdays and Fridays
from 10 a. m. until p. m.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
FOOT TREATMENT.
Why Your Feet Go to Sleep and How
to Wake Them.

Why Your Feet Go to Sleep and How
TO Wake Them.
There Is hardly man or woman
who has not experienced the strange
feeling Of having his or her foot
asleep. Few OF them really know
what is taking place. Though the pain
is a strange one. the cause is explained
readily.
The strangeness OF the foot going
to sleep" is due to mechanical OBJ
struction Of the great sciatic nerve.
When we sit for long time with our
legs crossed or with the back OF the
thigh pressing upon the edge Of chair
the sciatic nerve ia squeezed.
The sciatic nerve is the largest In
the body. II springs from the small
Of the back and supplies nearly the
whole OF the nerves Of the leg and
foot. The sciatic, like all other nerves,
is really a great bundle Of nerve flbers,
each OF which has Its own sheath.
The whole nerve is elastic, and pres
sure on 1t will flatten 1t, as rubber
hose is flattened by pressure. The
nerve fibers are like bundles Of thread.
but finer They run longitudinally.
each thread having Its ending some
where in a muscle or In the skin and
passing, without branching or commu-
nicating with the other threads with
which 1t is wrapped up straight to its
nucleus in some nerve center OF the
brain or spinal cord
How these nerves carry sensation Is
not known. but the operation il similar
to that Of messages passing by electric
ity over a telegraph wire. IL nerve
fiber be cut It no longer carries sensa-
ton Sensation can also be cut off by
COMPRISING nerve, for the nerve
matter that does the work is soft, and
the sbeaths that inclose 1t are firm,
but elastic. Pressure at one point on a
nerve Is similar In its results TO pres.
sure on a rubber hose through which
water is passing. In the latter case
the flow OF water is stopped In the
former the soft nerve matter within
the sheath is pushed apart. so that the
continuity is actually broken and the
messages can no longer pass TO or fro
over It,
When the pressure on the nerve Is
released the soft contents Of the sheath
return 10 their place
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
HOW.
To Run Furnace Smoothly
and With Comfort

! 0NE house owner writes: In on
i heater we have damper II
~ funnel. one at top Of heater
one IN fuel door and one In ash
1 pit door. also AT top of heater is .
small door which when open allows all
to sc, into funnel, thus checking draft
This is between funnel damper AM
one top OF heater. We have fourteen
radiators IN a house OF twelve rooms
and two bathrooms
Assuming your radiators are large
enough and fun Of water, you should
have no great trouble, However
1t Is very important 10 keep the air
out Of the radiators In the top floor
and we test ours on that floor every
day by opening the little air valve on
radiator until the water flows In each
one, then closing. If the water does
not come there Is quite likely not
enough in the system 10 fiji all We
then run more in until II shows In over
flow pipe.
Another important thing is to keep
the ashes from off the shelves at the
top of heater. We have small door
for each shelf admitting Of cleaning,
which we do with wire brush on long
handle. We brush shelves every morn
ing, taking one minute to do 1t. While
doing this have every damper wide
open so as to draw the ashes away.
The damper in funnel at all other times
we keep closed just as tight as we can
get II, there being sufficient space by
hole in middle Of 1t and around 1t to
take Off gas and make fire burn. We
are particular TO keep heater well
shaken and well cleaned out In ashpit,
as we get the best results by good bot
tom draft. Shake during day If neces-
sary, but surely late in the evening, get
ting fire in good condition for night and
putting on fresh coal on retiring We
then leave the hampers as follows
Funnel closed, top of heater closed lit
tie door between slightly open, allow
ing some air into funnel; ash pit damp.
er open the very least. The water now
in heater is about 10 degrees and In
the morning should be about 100 de-
grees.
In the morning close little door at
top, open damper at top Of heater, open
ash pit door. leaving damper In funnel
closed tight, and while we are getting
the kitchen range a-going the heater IS
up nicely, and when next we
60 to the cellar we find $50 to 40 de-
grees of heat We then open some Of
the radiators on the lower floor that we
closed the night before. This we al
ways do, as we think our plants do bet
ter II not In too hot place at night
As for managing the heater during the
day, 1t depends on the weather, but
anyway we endeavor to obtain results
by use Of damper in ashpit door, believ-
ing bottom draft most economical and
carries less waste heat into the chin |
ney. Hope this will be Of some use to
you.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14
VERMONT TO RAISE 5000, 900

This is Her Share in a 500, 000, O0(
Red Cross Fund Raising Campaign
Vermont is TO Have Another Rec
Cross Campaign.
The Old Green Mountain State is
asked to raise 100000 of 100000.
600 fund, and Red Cross delegates at
meeting held in Burlington Tuesday
pledged themselves TO lend every eff
fort toward making the giant under
taking a success.
Chairman Redfeld Proctor of the
Vermont Chapter, presided at the
gathering, which included over 200
delegates and he graphically recited
the aims Of the Red Cross in the con-
flict in which the United States is now
the greatest factor.
The purpose Of the present cam
paign is TO raise a sufficient sum for
the Red Cross that it may be placed in
position to aid the needy families of
soldiers who are in service in this
country as well as to aid the families
Of soldiers who are fighting in France;
10 aid the soldiers themselves who are
in the trenches and 10 rehabilitate the
devastated sections Of France and Bel
GUM, furnishing temporary living
quarters for the inhabitants who were
driven from their homes, provide them
with stock, farm implements, seed,
etc, that they may be given a new
start in life.
Gov Graham made strong and ur-
gent appeal to all Vermonters TO give
Of their means to this worthy cause.
]. Bayard Backus, field director Of
the Red Cross War Council Of New
England, outlined the plan Of cam
paign which begins Monday, June l6,
and continues to Monday evening,
June 25. Local branches Of the Red
Cross are 10 organize by the appoint
ment Of captains Of teams that are TO
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14

In Waterbury Sunday was held the
largest patriotic celebration known in
that town. 1t is estimated that be-
tween 5000 and 1000 people witnessed
the parade. Some give even larger
estimate.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-06-14

Sir Robert Borden, premier Of Can
ada, has sent TO the Vermont Y. NJ.
C. A. secretary, British flag, ~ by
G feet, TO be used at Camp Abnah this
season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
vON BERNSTORFF IS MARRIED TO
 AMERICAN GIRL

Berlin, Dec. 8, via London, Dec. 10. -The marriage here today of Count Christian Gunther von Bernstorff, son of the former ambassador to the United States, to Mrs. Marguerite Vivian Burton Thomaston of Burling- ton, N. J., is reported by the Berlin newspapers.
 Count Christian Gunther von Bern storff is 26 years old. He visited the United States with his father in l9ll and in June, 1913, he entered the of- fees of Speyer & Co.,, New York bankers, as junior clerk. He spent about a year in the banking house before entering the German diplo- matic service.
 In February, 1915, the Iron Cross was conferred on him and at Christ mas time that year Count Christian was reported sick in BeriiP.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
NO GOVERNMENT OPERATION FOR
 ROADS NEEDED
Officials Prepare to Garry Out Priority Orders
 Immediately.

washington, Dec. 8.-Indications to- day were that fuel, food and railroad war board officials, seeking solution of the transportation problem, are willing to deal with the situation. temporarily at least, without immedi- ate action from President Wilson and congress.
 While no move to define the gov ernment's attitude toward the rail- roads, involving suggestions for either government operation for the war or suspension of antitrust laws and financial support was expected until after President Wilson's conference with Senator Newlands on Monday. plans went rapidly forward today to perfect the priority order for ship ment of fuel, food and government supplies, issued last night.
 The order promulgated by Robert s. Lovett, director of priority, is eff rective Dec. F and gives preferential shipment to the three classes of com modities over all general freight. It constitutes one of the three important developments yesterday designed to relive the situation.
 Another was an intimation from the railroad was board that the gov ernment will name trufffc manager. The board has been urging the ap- pointment of such man to co-or- dinate demands by various govern rpent departments for priority for their shipments. Edward F. Cham bers, traffic manager for the food ad- ministration, has been suggested TOT the place.
 The third development came in the form of a statment from Fairfax Har- rison, the railroad board chairman, and asserted that the roads under their present direction are prepared to furnish all the transportation possi- ble to obtain under any management. It was interpreted as an answer to tSe suggestion that the government operate the railroad, and replied to declarations that railroads had "broken down" under the strain of the war. It pointed out that, the rail- roads had moved without substantial complaints the largest volume of business in the history of the country and the recent action of the eastern made in combining facilities already is reducing congestion.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10

gftimate and illegitimate births, but that the decrease in the former has been greater. To a smaller extent than in Europe, the report says, the problem of wartime illegitimacy ex- ists here and ''in making plans for government allowances (for depend ents of soldiers) the question of sup port of illegitimate children of mem bers of the military forces must be considered"
 The pressing essentials of the pro- gram which the Bureau considers against the aftermath of the war, are stated in the report as follows:
 "1-Public protection, of maternity and infancy. (Last year 15.000 moth CTS and 3O0,e00 children under five years of age died. Most of the deaths were preventable.)
 "2-Mothers' care for older chill dren. Essentials: Adequate incomes, family allowances for soldiers fami- lies, mothers pensions for civilians, special provision for extra ordinary needs, so far as required to enable mothers of older children to afford the home comfort and protection which are the best safeguard against delinquency.
 Reinforcement of all child labor laws and full schooling for all chill dren of school age. Standards should be maintained in spite of war pres sure.
 "4-Recreation for children and youth, abundant, decent protected from any form of exploitation"
 Permanent success in reducing in- fant mortality can be achieved only in connection with the protection of mothers, according to the report, which adds that Investigations by the Bureau prove that an adequate in- come earned by the father of a family is essential Studies made in eight ci- ties showed that while the mortality among infants born to families having less than $550 annual income was 1925 in each thousand births, the average was reduced to 119.8 when the income ranged from $550 to $S49, and was only 61.7 when the income was more than $1,050.
 Where mothers were forced to go into industry by reason of insufficient other income, the infant death rate was more than twice as great as in families where the mothers remained at home. More than one-fourth, or 25.8 per cent. of the fathers of the families investigated, earned less than $550 a year, while only one in eight,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
MUST SAFEGOhRD CHILDREN
 OF THE UNITED STATES FROM
 TERRIBLE STRAIN OF THE WAR
Charges of Gross Immortality Adjacent to Army Camps Have Been Found Unwarranted Miss Julia c. Lath- Top Declares in Her Report

Washington, Dec. 10-Why wars terribie strain on the children of bel l1gerent countries, resulting in death, physical weakness, ignorance, untime- ly work and delinquency, must be Warded off from the future citizens of ths United States by patriotic effort ana sacrifice on the part of our civil lan population" in carrying out a reasonable child welfare program, is set forth in the annual report of Julia Q. Lathrop, Chief of the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor.
 Sensational reports of an alarm dng rate of illegitimate births adja- cent to the great army camps and charges of gross immortality, were in Vestigated by the bureau in three diff 9erent cities, named in the charges, and in each case pronounced ground less.
 Absolutely no foundation could be 1ound in any one of the three towns for the statements made about the girls there" says the report. "It was a case of rumors added to rumors equa1lfng facts. The danger that in- atances of illegitimacy will result from tho camps exists, of course. Undoubt- edly the alertness of Army and Navy officials in this country and to the aeed of providing decent oppostuni- ties for social life among the mobil- 7zsd troops will be an important fac tof In preventing the rise of the file Kltlmate birth rate here,
 Protection must be afforded by proper policing, but far more by pro- vision of ample social opportunities, ample hotel and boarding space of unduestionable character for every woman who visits a cantonment town for any legitimate reason, suitable chaperonage, and competent women Euldes to meet incoming trains.
 For the lack of any or all these safeguards young men and women cannot be held accountable. To pro- ride them effectively is the business ol officials and of civilians no long er young."
 During the coming year, the Bureau expects to make countrywide study of Etate provisions for the care and protection of dependent children and study of juvenile courts with re- Epect to the increase of youthful crime which experience in other countries has taught always follows war.
 atudies of child welfare in the war ring countries have shown that there has bean a decrease in both the le-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-10
GROWTH OF THE ARMY
 ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT

Washington, D. c. Dec. 10.-Before the war began the United States gov ernment employed approximately 5OO,0O0 persons in the civil branch Now that this country is actually en. gagged in the conflict, the great army of workers behind the fighting forces is growing by tens of thousands. A good example of this rapid addition of employees is in the civilian force of the Ordnance Department of the Ar. my Seven large privately owned off, flee buildings in Washington are re- guired to house the officials and clerks of this force, in addition to the usual quarters in the State, War, and Navy Building, which were sufficient before Uncle Sam began to prepare for war. The Gun division alone, which did not exist as a separate d1- vision before we entered the war, now hase more than two thousand civilian employees besides that about three hundred commissioned officers, and it is estimated that this division will be three times it's present size within "a year. The great manufacturing plants of the Ordnance Department in various parts of the country em- ployed about 10000 men last spring. Now 10000 are at work in these es- tablishments..
 The task of supplying these thous ands of workers in the face of the greatest demand for labor the country has ever known is the problem of the United States Civil Service Commis- sion. At this time great numbers of men and women are needed to fill stenographic and other positions in the offices at Washington and me- chanical trades and technical posi- tions in the government plants for manufacturing artillery and ammuni- tion. The local boards of civil service examiners at the post offices in all cities are furnishing detailed inforna. tion concerning positions in which men and women are needed.