The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-22
TO WIN THIS WAR
WE MUST SACRIFICE
AND COOPERATE
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you would have line of men stretching
over 10 miles. That division will eat its
own weight in 80 days; it will consume
60000,000 pounds of foodstuffs each
month. 1t will take AS ships of 5000
tons to transport the division, and after
the division of 2s,324 men has got to
the front it will replace the normal loss
OF the war for two and eight-tent days.
| The $4,000 officers that are trained or
are in training for the million soldiers
will have an average life of % days.
Looking at the matter from another
angle, Mr. Newcomb said that if the
United States had done its share in pro-
portion to what Canada has done thay-
ing, of course, entered the war when
Canada did ii would have supplied
100000 men up to now. If the United
States had done in proportion to what
England has done it would have fur
nished II 100000 men. Up to the time
Russia failed in military aid there were
40000,000 men in the combined armies
of all the belligerents. We must step in
and make good the deficiency in men and
materials.
Referring TO the material side of Eng
lands participation, Mr.. Newcomb said
that England and Scotland are turning
out more munitions in As hours than
they were making in years time before
the outbreak of the war. For this ire
mendous work he gave the major share
of the credit to the women of England
and Scotland, quoting from an English
authority as to the excellence and exact
M Of fhnsx OIL In, rln at
base on the French front 800 square
miles OF ground are covered by stored up
materials, and there are a great many
of those bases back OF the allied lines
When it comes to the problem OF trans
portation for American soldiers and
materials he said that it will take 1920
cars and 266 locomotives to carry a field
army of $4,000 men. The railroads OF
the United States cannot possibly do
this unless they curtail some OF their
present service, and in this connection
Mr.. Neweomb took occasion to say a
word about local complaint concerning
the withdrawal of the Barre and Mont |
pelier Boston night train, declaring that
the elimination of this train was not due !
to any discrimination and that it is like !
ly to be only circumstance to what the
people will be forced to put up with be-
fore this war is ended"and it will not /
be ended for a long time"
The speaker explained briefly what his |
own railroad, the Boston & Maine. pro. |
poses to do to speed up transportation
1t is going to reduce the repair period |
Of cars and engines. 1t is going to insist /
that cars be loaded up to their marked
capacity and, if possible, 10 per cent be
yond that. 1t is going to require that
shippers bunch their smaller than carload
shipments in the same car. II is going
to eliminate luxury trains as much as
possible it Is going to cut out excur
sions. In these ways it is hoping to be
able TO meet the tremendous problem OF
during the period of the
war. In conclusion, the speaker urged
Ill to be workers in the war whether
hey stay at home or 60 abroad.
After the address vote of thanks was
.endered to Mr.. Neweomb and it was
roted to instruct the board of directors
If the Board OF Trade to use their judg
nent in making a proposed subscription
o the Red Cross fund, MIR. Newcomb
iaving touched upon that splendid work
n the course of his address and President
Tilden of the Board of Trade having am
,lifed the necessity by mentioning some
details about the conditions
turing the Spanish war in which Yer
mont troops suffered because of the lack
# such effective safeguards as the Red
ross proposes to give in this war. II
vas the sentiment of most of those pres
mt that something ought to be given by
he Board of Trade, but how much was
matter of divided opinion. Refresh
nents we're served at the close of the
alking and cigars were passed around
While interested groups gathered around $
IT. Newcomb TO get further insight into y
he progress made by the government in
Is war program.