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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-17
GREENSBORO BEND.

Mrs. W. D. Hill, Correspondent
Rev. Mr.. Howard accompanied. a
class Of boys to Burlington to the y
NJ. c. "A. convention The boys who
went were Fred Leavitt, Fri T. Lcav-
lit, Roy, H Leavitt. Ralph Forrest,
HAGEN Brown, Gerald Smith and Carl
Smith. * ys% r...e'o'
: Mrs. Willis Lumsden and Mrs.
Archie Cuthbertson LOT Greensboro
visited at Albert Batten's Thursday.
George Piper. went to BurIin gton
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-01-17
y ssSS2 Y E d.

Walter S. Story OF st. Johnsbury,
and Miss Angola NJ. Bartlett of
Phippsburg, CTc.. were married at the
Methodist parsonage Friday afternoon
by the Rev. George A. Martin. The
double ring ceremony was used.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
ATTEMPTING TOO MUCH

One Of the causes for delay in the passage Of the
food control bill ts that too much has been attempted in
connection with 1t. The handling Of the prohibition Is
sue Is q case in point. Enthusiastic prohibitionists be-
Heyed that they saw in this bill an opportunity to pro-
mote the legislation in which they are especially concern
ed, and presently the debate In congress turned, not ON
the best ways Of conserving food, which was the subject
supposedly under discussion, but on whether or not the
american people should be required to stop drinking
liquors. This latter subject is a live and pertinent one.
~ is important. But II has no place In the food bill.
Other unrelated features have been injected into the
and the result is that while there might have
been an early agreement on a sensible food control bill
had the discussion been confined to that. the weeks are
passing, and nothing is accomplished.
We are demanding efficiency, conservation. the elm.
nation Of waste, and so forth, In connection with food
production and distribution. our manufactures. ana ali
our activities. 1t might be well to emphasize the need
for conservation and the other desirable things in the
proceedings coed OF our government itself. There would be d
|wholesomt moral effect In the spectacle Of the congress
Eot the United States taking UP a great subject, sticking
ito Il and finishing it up without wasting time on q lot Of
49, - LA 49, fENE 13C
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

ton. In addition to these specialists
1T may call upon the STATS of practi-
cally every association in the United
States for special service, and there
are over 1000 such associations in this
country having over 1000 employed
officers. 81.
Under normal conditions the annual
ment amounts to $36O,00O. A special
war budget has been raised for our
wal with Germany. The department
spent $500, 600 in its work on the Mex
lean border while the American SOL
diers were there.
The mobilization plans include be-
sides the personnel of the headquar-
tiers organization, an equipment for
each brigade Of g. building with a big
assembly room, a series Of smaller
rooms. a motion picture layout, organ,
chairs and other features to make the
building a great social center. The de-
department will set up these equip
ments in recruiting camps, training
camps, permanent garrisons and sta
tons, and In mobilization centers.
1t will be, organized to accompany
the expeditionary forces across the
water if necessary. Wounded men
and men .on furlough will be looked
after by a highly organized group.
In general, the program of the ar
my and navy department will include
besides the headquarters and amuse-
ment places already referred to, CON
siderable plans for the soldiers and
sailors r~ecreational life, and much will
be lone in the field Of instruction.
This instruction will deal with the
intellectual, physical, hygienic and
religious welfare of the men. It is
probable that when the soldiers are
stationed at any particular pOint for
a considerable period Of time indus
trial and general educational classes
will be organized.
But chief among the elements Of
education will be the physical and
moral training for military prepared
ness. The association believes in this
kind Of preparation and it has the
hearty endorsement Of this phase Of
its work from the chief officials In the
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

want, from tea or coffee and cigarets
to entertainment and sociability, they
can find it at a Y. M. G. "A. hut. And
there are 429 Y. M. c. A: huts in
France alone.
A Y. M. c. A. hut is normally a
frame structure Of one or two rooms
which serve for almost anything from
cafeteria to dormitory. But in it's vari-
atoms the Y. M. C. A. hut takes
strange forms. Sometimes it is a ruin
ed BARN. Sometimes it is an old movie
theater, or a section of the town hall
of a half-destroyed village.
Getting closer to the firing line, you
lars and dug-outs. There are 81 Of
the latter variety Of underground re-
creation places situated in the bonn
barded areas or actually in the
trenches.
One of these dug-out "Y. MS"
distributed 10000 cups Of hot
cocoa in a single week to the
men in the neighboring trenches.
Another runs a little moving pic
ture performance, and a third, by
means of a monograph and the
field telephone service has been
giving a concert for men at vari-
ous posts o. miles up and down
the front!
There are nearly 800 workers car
rying on this social service for the
British army in France alone. About
800 Of the workers are women, who
serve behind the counters. There are
other important Y. M. G. A. centers
at Saloniki, Malta and in Egypt and
Mesopotamia. The Y. M. G. A. was
established in Bapaume the first day
following its occupation, and during
the course of the <Arras push-over
$4,000 was spent giving soldiers free
refreshments.
More than 10000 books have been
sent out to the front in ten weeks
past, SO that Tommy can find a fair
sized library at almost any "Y. M"
hut he drops into. The writing rooms
are among the most useful branches
of the work. The quantity of free
stationary supplied the men by the Y.
M. G. A. has risen now to Is, O0O, 900
pieces per month! Indicative of the
number OF men who are helped by
the work is the Y. M. G. AS war roll,
a terse statement Of faith, which now
bears v 100000 names.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
WHO'S WHO AMONG
THE PACIFISTS
I. DAVID STARR JORDAN.
BY Hildegarde Hawthorne of the,
Vigilantes.

- A1AHNSeNANo AR 1 xVO vi NxA0
Vigilantes.
(This is the first of a series of sketch
es of prominent paci1sts which Miss
Hawthorne is writing for the ,Vigi-5
lantes. They will be m out week.
ly. Next week her subject will be
Louis P. Lochner of the famous
Ford peace excursion.)
who is this David Starr Jordan,
anyhow" asked the man seeking in
formation.
Ills business has been teaching
and his %avocations have been peace
and fish,"
ANY sort Of fish,"
Yes, and any sort of peace too"
What has he m for fish 2"
Hes written volumes about them.,s
Has it helped the fish 2" s.
you mustn't ask too MANY cues.
tons"
We'll, what has he done for.
peace?"
"He has belonged to every peace
society he could find"
Has it helped peace?"
Look around"
What is he doing now?".
"Why?"
ao" IIIdI' Ill0y nave ROL
hold of all they can possibly hold On
to that doesn't belong to them. and
are in danger of losing 1t and getting
punished for snatching what wasn't
theirs, and particularly for the way
they do their snatching, they want
peace"
And David Starr Jordan is for
anyone who wants peace, no matter
why they want it?"
yes"
Does he think a German "a will
be good for American"
He isn't thinking about America,
A peace fend is even worse than a
golf fiend. Get a golf fend off the
INKS and he'll admit there are other
Things worth while in life, but you
can't get a peace flend off peace. Since
David Starr Jordan lost interest in
fish 80"
HAS he stopped caring about 1sh?s
In a way"
But doesn't it strike you that the
nd of peace he's roofing for is sort
Of ashy?"
Hush! He considers himself =
very great mamie has a long string
of letters after his name. and he used
to write for the German scientific
publications in Germany, and Ger
many, as we all know, is the great
peace n%ation.'
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

is mODlllZlnS Its
forces rapidly for
the war with Ger
many.
For Q brig
ade Of about 5000
men it will have a
staff of five train
e d S e c r etaries.
Even before war
was declared $50
men of experience
were giving their
entire time to the
army and navy
W o of the
Y o u n g Mems
Christian
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
WHY WE FIGHT
GERMANY

fEd,torial in Omaha World-Herald.9
why we are fighting Germany q
heen SO clearly stated by Secretary
lane that it would be well for every
citizen to recall his words.
He says:
cause h sought to t~errorize us
and then to fool US. We could NOT
believe that Germany would Q
what she said she would do upon
the q
Of children coming up out of the
sea where the Lusitania went
down. And Germany has never
asked forgiveness Of the world.
We saw the Sussex sunk.
crowded with the SOM ana
daughters of neutral nations.
we saw ship after ship sent to
the bottom-ships of mercy
bound out Of America for the
Belgian starving; ships carrying
the Red Cross and laden with
the wounded of all nations;
ships carrying food and clothing
to friendly, harmless, terrorized
peoples; ships flying the Stars
and Stripes-sent to the bottom J
hundreds Of miles from shore.
manned by American seamen,
murdered against all law, with
out warning.
The reason why war was not de-
clared long before the declaration
was made, he says, was because this
government believed the German
promises that she would respect our
flag and the rights Of n%eutrals, but
found that we were only being held
off until Germany could build a huge
fleet of submarines, and as soon as
she had accomplished that tshe blew
her promises into the air."
Besides all that, we are lighting
Germany because while we were at
peace and she was proclaiming the
most friendly feelings, she was plot.
ting, as the Zimmerman note proved,
an attack upon us from Mexico anil
Janan. A government that can do such
things proclairns a gospel that makes
it impossible for democracy to sur
vive. 1t proceeds on the principle that
"the state has no Conscience" "th0
state can do no wrong" With thu
spirit of the fanatic Germany believes
this gospel and that it is her duty tO
spread it by force.
This nation could not submit to that
gospel, which is the gospel of perpet-
ual war and, joining all other civiliz-
ed nations, it first protested, and at
last was driven to war.
That Is why we are fighting Ger
| MANY.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
KENTUCKY TROOPS
SENT TO PATROL
STRIKE DISTRICT

Frankfort, KY, July 14.-Governor
A. o. Stanley announced today that he
had ordered Adjutant General Ellis
to go at once to Providence, KY, with
a company Of signal troops ofsLexing-
ton, where he had been informed a
thousand striking White miners and
an equal number Of negro miners
were on the verge of war.
Few people care to be reminded Of
their little sins nor their big ones.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

France in Uncle
Sans first army.
Make yourself
YES solid with the
Y. M. G. A.
The magnificent
service Of the Y.
M. G. A. to the
men at the front
is almost an I'M
known story in.
America, and yet
it is Of prime i'm
portance to the
soldiers over here
in their few lei
sure moments.
Whatever they
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
THE FUNNY PRUSSTANS

IN order to bolster up the waning
morale OF the folk back home. a Ger
maj military critic tells Germany ma
american soldiers have nothing like
me nnesse In execution and the autck-
ness OF decision that marks German
LOOPS. he adds Americas military
contribution will be the m~echanica1
application of brute power.
# this war to crush Pr,s.ian n,i,,-
tarism were not such a terrific aerin,,a
tnlng, one would feel like smiling
All OF US know the Prussian fvna-
neaVy,handed, ponderous, slow-think-
iis sloW-moving, very methodicaI.
9 down into the minutest IA,
tails. we also know the American tyne
Iuich, alert, ~nervously eager, adapt-
aDle, always on the move.
70 speak Of the Prussian a. exca,J.
ING me American in finesse and quick.
ness Is one of the few funny fhinra
OF this world-horror sS
5ut, U power felt only in the
form OF brute force! The Prussian has
maze MS cause the very
VI prute power. 1t knows no avs ~
nd - y, Sou.l Y wrecks n ruins cities
ano farms, churches and schools. nnns
Gompatant ON and childran witr
same callous indifference n ,,saa
of war not employed sincs
the dark ages. scS
II Is tne Prussiap brute force that
mas shocked the conscience of the
the point eop and steeled them to
Ito see this ~ wa iney. are determined
cost. ~ Whatever
American admires nou,ar
When applied to the arts Of %civ,i;r.
Ion; he harnesses 1t to do the ,rort,
murder. uoWn ana
tba us y because the American idea of
posed "a M power y SO radically OPP
his war to smash down this h,sna
Iurlous Prussian brute forna 80.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
ELECTED BY EDITORS
Hotaling h a s

Hotaling h a 8
become president
of the National
Editorial associa-
ton, which has
just ended its
convention / n
Minneapolis, Min
nesota. He was
first vice president
of the association
and is editor of
the M a p e t o n,
Mimi, Enterprise.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

army and navy. 1t is believed by the
association that only as a soldier is
morally and physically fit can he be
ready for the most effective service.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
Everything from Cigarettes
to Sociability Served up in
"Y. NJ" Huts, Even Right
in Front Trenches.

BY Kenneth w. Paine.
London July 12.-Here's a tip for
you fellows who are coming over to
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
THE 49,

%. g. sHolland:1
no never walks save where bn
sees: tracks. makes no discoy-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

The Austrians could no eet across
n names OF the rivers on the ne a.
grn front quick enough, whom tha
8 esslanA Started
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14
American Y. M. c. A. to
Send Five Secretaries with
Each Brigade; Special.
Funds Raised For Good
Work.
BY the Rev. Chas. stelzle

The army and navy department of
the Young Mems Christian association
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

The plans as now announced contemplate not mere
ly the drawing Of a sufficient number of persons to sup
ply the needs of the army after those exempt have been
eliminated, but the listing Of the whole body Of regis
trants in regular order, so that men will be required
to report in the order in which they have been drawn
until the lists are full, and later. when other troops are
required, the examination for the new force can pro-
coed without further drawing. North Dakota will be
required to furnish $500 men, and the share OF Grand
Forks city will be a little more than 100. The total
number to be enrolled is 6S7, 900. :
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-14

Because Of the injection of extraneous matter into
the food control bill, and from other causes, that bill,
which the administration hoped would be ready for
signature July /, has suffered a process Of disintegra-
ton, and the prospect now is that substantially a new
bill will be framed to take the place of the old one.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Bryan Doesn't Favor
all Recommendations
of President Wilson

Madison, Wis, Jan. 24-The
Presidents message is q wonderfully
eloquent appeal to the nations at
war" William Jennings Ryran said
in an interview here yesterday. elm
sofar as the Presidents message sug-
gests terms of agreement. It is en-
tirely sound and reflects what be-
lieve to be an almost unanimous gem
timent, but dissent entirely from the
proposition that this nation should
join in a movement to effect peace in
Europe
eff VI know the sentiment Of the
American people, it is Uncomfortable
that they should be willing to put the
army and navy at the command OF
an International council, which neces-
sarily would be controlled by Euro
pean nations, and allow the council
to decide for us when we should go
to war.
ct have more faith in our people
to help them by example than have
in our country to help them by en-
dorsing the European plan Of relying
on force and terrorism.
"In the Presidents appeal to them
he presents the philosophy of broth
inconsistent with the proposition that
it be backed up by a larger display
Of force. In other words, the Presi-
dent has sown wheat and tares to-
gether. I hope that the Senate will
approve the wheat and reject the
tares."
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
EMPIRE.

IN the new Metro-Rolfe wonder
play, "a Wife by Proxy, which will
be shown yat the Empire theatre to-
day and tomorrow, Mabel Taliaferro,
the star. figures In q Quadrangle Of
love and intrigue. The four charac-
tiers In the Quadrangle" are: A man
without soul; an adventures. q
young man whose fortune and hap
piness are the spoils sought for, and
q witty, clever little immigrant girl,
stJerry," who battles with great odds
and wins out In the finish in a man.
ner that is startling.
Miss Taliaferro, as the little immi-
grant, transplanted to a great Amer
lean city, IL confronted with problems
which she solves by simplicity and
truthfulness. Always alert and keen
about protecting the man she loves
"Jerry'' in this master Metro play
wins sympathy. admtration and stirs
"A wife by Proxy will no doubt
prove one OF the most entertaining OF
Metro plays.
The "secret Seven" the band OF
arch criminals are still attempting to
find a way to obtain the chest of gold
left to Beverly by her uncle before
his death. Their latest exploits are
thrillingly depicted in the third cpl
sode OF the Metro million dollar su-
per serial 'rThe Great Secret" which
will be shown in conjunction with the
remaining program OF select and en-
tertaining comedy and dramatic first
run Universal fotoplays shown today
and tomorrow.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
DENTIST LOSES NOVEL SUIT.

Berlin, Jan. 24.-An unusual court
decision here has just had to do with
the complaint of a young woman who
disliked her own white but tiny teeth,
and induced a dentist to pull the
whole 20 at once and substitute larg-
er and more artistic teeth. She had
scarcely received the new ones be-
fore she rued the superintendent
sued the dentist. The evidence show
ed that five Of the 20 teeth were al
together sound, that three had only
small cavities. and that three more
had cavities easily filled. At least
csc IL teeth should not have been
pulled. Though the dentist had pro-
tested as much to her originally, she
had insisted that they all be extract
ed. The court held that the dentist
had no right to submit blindly to the
wishes Of a patient, and that if the
patient insisted on an operation
against his or her health, the dentists
duty was to decline to perform 1t.
The dentist accordingly was found
guilty Of breach Of the law pertain
ing to good manners"
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
Anusements
POLLS


Photoplay lovers win have their last
opportunity, at Polls tonight. to see
William Farnun, the noted screen
star, in the gripping five-part drama,
THE Price Of Silence" This big
drama deals with the evils Of child
labor. as practiced in some states, and
offers most agreeable role to Mr.
Farnum. The plot Of the story 10 well
developed and holds interest through
ST.. The Hearst-Psths Msws - an
other screen attraction.
In the vaudeville bill, the Emalina
troupe, world-famed wire artists, are
attracting widespread attention. They
do some startling stunts on the wire.
Lillians Kingsland & Co.. in the dra-
matte playlet, sThe Coward" have one
Of the best sketches seen here In long
time.
John & Mae Burke, presenting 'The
Ragtime Soldier are as usual YER
table riot, and Freddy Rogers, with
songs and dances, is very good. "Gold-
Dust trained mule, completes the
program with repertoire Of unusual
feats showing careful training and
startling natural intelligence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
WANTS WILSON
TO co ON TWO
BIT DIET DAILY
Policemen Still Alive, Dieti-
clan Seeking More Worlds
To Conquer.

New York. Jan. 24.-Having prov.
ed that 10 husky policemen car
thrive on a % cent a day diet, Mrs
Eu1a M. McClary, dietician of the po-
lice diet squad here, left yesterday for
Washington to ask the President OF
the United States to do likewise. In
addition to requesting Mr.. Wilson to
try a 25-cent diet day at the White
House, she said she would ask him
to proclaim such a day for the whole
nation.
more than that, I am going to ask
Miss Margaret Wilson to go shopping
personally and buy the food for the
White House % cent meal day." Mrs.
McClary declared as she started for
Washington.
Her theory is that women could cut
down the cost Of living by doing their
own shopping, reducing delivery and
other expenses for the grocers. She
also hopes to prove to the country
that eliminating useless food in
menus would lessen the cost Of liv-
ing.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-01-24
TRUMbULL

A special meeting of Fairfield coun-
ty Pomona grange was held at Ridge
field under the auspices Of the Ridge
field grange at 1880 a, nj. today. The
reports of the retiring officers were
read and the fifth degree conferred.
Installation Of officers and lectures
are on the program for this afternoon.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Laufer have been i'll with severe
colds.
Gilmore, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Wheeler has ZEN suffering an
abscess, the result Of a bruise. Their
infant daughter has been III with
bronchitis.
Miss Daisy Nichols of Bridgeport,
spent Sunday as the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. BENJAMIN Birks.
Mrs. Arthur S. Burr is recovering
frctn an att" Y of the grip.
Nathan Enslgn entertained a num-
Der OF his friends at whist party,
Saturday evening at his home in
White Plains. The young people
who enjoyed avery pleasant evening
were the Misses Harriet and Helen
Plumb, Ethel Evitt, Edith Hull, Ma
talie Wells, Alice Scott. and Maud
Ward; Julian Klock, Harold G. Beach,
Edwin Evitts, Webster and Carlton
Shepherd and Addison Thornton.
Whist was played.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson N Hurd and
son, Arnold and Mr.. and Mrs John
Hurd of Long Hill, have gone to Flor
ida.
Harry P. Burr of Daniels Farms
has applied for jitney license to do
business in Rridgeport
William O. Beach of Daniels Farms
recently lost one of his work horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Ward and son,
Arthur, are staying in Bridgeport.
Mrs. Ward is assisting in the care Of