Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-10-11
WAR CONVENTIONS
IN ALL COUNTIES
Announcement Is Made by Food
Administrator James
Hardness.

| Springfield oct. 8.-Announcement was
made at the office of James Hartness,
federal food administrator and chairman
of the Vermont public safety committee
this morning that a series Of county war
conventions will be held throughout Ver-
mont during the week of October Is, when
speakers OF national and international
| fame will discuss war problems In their
many phases. AS result OF the great
success Of the recent State war convention
in Rutland, and responding to requests
from nearly every county IN the State for
similar meetings. James =. Taylor, dircc-
tor of the pledge card campaign of the
| food administration. through the co-opera-
ton of the National Security League, has
secured as speakers during Loyalty
Week." as it will be designated. two of the
men who aroused great enthusiasm at the
Rutland convention; George Adam. repre-
senting the British war once, and Robert
NJ. McEroy professor Of history at Prince
ton University. The federal food admin
istration at Washington will also send a
personal representative Of Herbert Hoo
yer, national food administrator, who will
make plain the Importance OF food con-
servation as an effective agency in short
en!ng tho war and bringing success to
the American arms and to strengthen
which movement every housewife In YER
mont and the other States will be asked
to sign food pledge card some time dur
ing the week beginning October Fl.
1t lie possible to bring these noted speak
ers to Vermont at this time only by
enabling them to speak to all the people
| they could not lie secured for a single
address. Consequently schedule has been
J , hr;,, rtn thop int ho Ctoto
Bennington for an evening meeting Mon
day. October Is. working north to Middle
bury. Burlington. Morrisville and st.
Adams. then over to Newport and SOUTH
ward to St. Johnsbury. Washington
county. Orange county. Windsor county
and Windham county In order to make
| this complete swing around Vermont
afternoon meetings will be held in some
of the places.
George Adam, who represents the
| British war office, was noted minis
ter of the Gospel in London, England,
| but when the war broke out he entered
the ministry of munitions in a respon-
sible position, fact to which he re-
| ferred in Rutland in characteristic
way which threw the audience into
wild enthusiasm when he said: Before
the war l tried to save souls from hell.
| anu tHcn tOoh up the WoTk VI DlOW
ing the Germans to--the place where
they belong" Naturally highly effec-
tive speaker. Mr.. Adam. because OF ms Of
fetal knowledge Of actual war condi-
lions gained by visits to the battle
areas of France and Belgium, will be
able, as he did in Rutland. to paint a
war picture of terrific intensity and
value.
Professor McElroy is in such demand
as speaker on the war from all parts
of the country that he has given up his
academic work at Princeton for a year
and Is devoting his entire time to pa :
triotic public speaking. Professor Nc
Elroy speaks with the weight of an au-
thority in his treatment Of the wars
historical developments and his indict-
ment Of Germany; and those in this
country who are not whole heartedly
behind the government evoked reso-
luton at the Rutland convention de.
claring Senator LaFollette no longer
worthy of his seat in the United States
Senate because of his disloyal utter.
ances in public speeches
Speaking schedule as now arranged Il
as follows: Monday evening. October is
Bennington; Tuesday afternoon Octo.
Der 16, Middlebury; Tuesday evening
Burlington; Wednesday, October II
Morrisville; Wednesday evening, st. AL
bans; Thursday afternoon. October Is
Newport; Thursday evening. St Johns
bury. Other dates for the week are II
process Of being arranged.