Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-15
Thursday, June Z

The Germans made prisoners In
today's fighting between Wytschaete
and Messlnes are expected to aggregate
more than 5000 The battle begun under
Gen. Sir Herbert G, o, Plumer was a
brilliant success for the British arms.
That the Germans were taken by sur,
prise il proved by the fact that the 23d
Bayaran regiment was being relieved
at the moment the attack opened.
More than 100000 pounds of high
explosives had been placed under the
German forward positions during the
past ~ months and the upheayal OF a
score of separate mines spread panic
amSng the troops, already harassed
as they were to the point of distraction
by seven days and nights OF IRE from
the greatest concentration of guns on a
given front since the war began
Friday, June
Herbert c. Hoover's report to the
government on what the United States
must do TO sustain its allies with food
shows that the allies, and few neutrals
which must be considered, require dur
ing the next year billion bushels OF
cereals alone and that their needs of
meat, fats and sugar also will be
enormous. Production in the allied
countries and imports from other coun.
tries can meet only a small portion of
these needs; America must supply the
remainder Americas surplus on the
present scale of consumption will not
meet the deficiency, Mr.. Hoover says,
so he points out that the enormity OF the
task requires reduction of home con-
sumption in many ways. The report
closes with an appeal to the American
people TO assist the food administration
in its efforts to increase production and
to conserve American supplies,
Major General John J. Pershing, com
mander of the First American EXpe-
dictionary force to France, arrived in
England today, accompanied by his
staff. lie reported pleasant trip and
expressed the utmost astOnishment that
the news Of his departure had been so
successfully suppressed 81 thought
the whole world knew about my leaving
the United States, he declared. The
American Army Chief and his staff
were given tremendous ovation on
their arrival. There were 1888 men in
Pershing's party-53 army officers and
the remainder civilians, or enlisted men
of the headquarters troop. 1--WE are
very glad to be standard bearers of our
country in this great war for civiliza-
tion," General Pershing asserted. ITO
land on British soil and receive such a
welcome is very significant-and very
deeply appreciated. 1--WE expect soon
to belplaying our part and ! hope twill
be very large parton the Western
front "
Saturday, June 8.
Large American industrial corpora
tons and banking institutions have
agreed to declare special dividend to
be known as the 'Red Cross Dividend ;.
Each stakeholder receiving this extra
disbursement will be asked in a blank
form to turn the money over to the Red
Cross. The amount of the dividend will
be approximately | per cent of the
capital stock of each corporation. In
the case of the United States Steel
corporation, for example, the sum
which would accrue to the Red Cross
would be about 49, 100000.
Sunday, June 10
Congress promises to be in session at
least month longer.
Another day passed without the
Germans along the Ypres front making
an effort to regain the ground they lost
in the big drive by the British last
week
Lord Northcliffe, on an errand to
America to coordinate British activi-
ties here as a commercial representa-
tive of the British government, ar
rived in the United States today on an
American steamship. AS virtual head
of the British war commission in this
country, Lord Northcliffe, owner of the
London Times and other English news
papers, comes out, it is understood, not
as a diplomatic representative, but to
work along industrial and economic
lines in the furtherance of his govern
ment's interests in America
Monday, June II
A campaign was begun by boy scouts
all over the United States to sell Liberty
Bonds. The boys will make twenty
million calls.
Tuesday, June IL
Dr. Douglas Haig's troops have again
smashed into the German front east
and northeast of Messines and largely
extended the gains previously made in
this region. Nearly two miles of
trenches were stormed and occupied by
the Britishers and in addition the small
village of Gaspard, directly east of
Messines, was captured. Berlin re-
ports activity by the British cavalry
east of Messines during Monday after,
noon, but says the attack by the mounted
men was repulsed and only remnants of
them were able to return to their
positions. The German artillery in the
neighborhood of Lens and Ypres is
bombarding the British line.
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