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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-22
THE TRAIL OF
THE PAINTED POSTS

Yesterday ] met man who had jus
landed from the western front; and h
tod men the heartrending story Of tn
walking wounded.
The wounded who have lost an arm
or an eye, or part of the face, but ar,
still able TO struggle back from tn,
front line trenches alone.
Go with me for moment to France
want you to see what he saw.
want you to know the truth.
II is the day before the big push
For weeks the army has known the
exact hour and moment when the bar.
rage would lift and the men leap ou,
over the top"
The enemy has known it, too; his
preparations are as great and as care
full as ours.
On the day before, the engineers
plant line of painted white posts a
few yards apart, leading from the rear
straight to the borders Of No Mans
Land.
Simple painted posts; what are they
for?
They are to guide the walking
wounded. Eyes blurred with blood
and suffering that might lose the road
can follow the trail of those painted
posts: bodies too weak from shell
shock or gas to stand alone can find
there momentary support.
The trail of the painted posts is the
trail Of the walking wounded; the trail
of blood and misery and pain.
Just before dawn the men file into
the forward trenches. Singing? Not
bit Talking? Hardly word. Only
the silent, heavy tramp of men who
have written their last letters home.
Men with face carved out of stone.
They pass out of camp: they pass the
base hospitals: they pass the canteen.
And just before they reach the front
trench--at the very front, under the
ire Of the big guns themselves-each
nan pauses for just second at dug
,ut.
1t is the front trench Of the Y. NJ.
:. A.
From it a hand reaches out: in the
hand piece of chocolate for each man
o be eaten in case he falls wounded
II No Mans Land. A hearty Good
iuel and God Bless You. 1t is with
his, the voice of the Y. NJ. C. A. Sec
etary, ringing in their ears that men
% "over the top"
An hour passes: two hours. And
lowly, painfully, draggingly, they
ONE back. ,
Bleeding, staggering men, follow {
lg the trail of the painted posts.
And they stop at the Y. M. C. "A. /,
ug-out first. 1t lies nearest the guns. {
-earer than the doctor or hospital. !
here every man gets a cup of hot 7
a if he wants it, there two orderlies :,
and with hypodermics in their hands. h
''Do you want ?" they demand of ;,
lch man who passes through. h
And either he thrusts out his arm !,
receive the soothing potion, or he q
'ds his head and passes on. :,
On along the way Of painted posts .
the hospitals and to rest. E,
Sometimes the dug-out is shclled. -
ID Y. M. c. A. secretary loses his a,
e: two went out together Oh ono day 10
Gently. :;
1t is part Of the game: they ask for
sympathy: they ask not even for to
Y: many Of them are working for 81,
thing at all.
All they ask is for money to carry :,
~
BY BRUCE BARTON.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-22

Il. ~. houehton died In Bennington,
Nov. 18th He WAS 10 years old, a
lifelong democrat ard veteran OF the
Civil war, He had represented Ben
niugton IN The legislature and was
town oTcrseer fer usany years
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-22

Charles Otis was arrested by Fish
and Game Warden George Fl. Chafree
at his home in Cornwall and brought
before Judge A. W. Dickens in nuni-
cipal court at Middlebury on charge
Of transporting deer killed illegally.
lie pleaded guilty and was fined SIS
and costs, amounting TO S26.53.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-22

Walter Patch OF East johnson. while
working in w. II. Stearns rake factory
in Johnson Nov. 6th, received broken
leg when stick was thrown from a
wheel, breaking both bones Of the leg
abOye the ankle and badly splintering
thcm.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-22
EGGSACTLY

Dear Firing Line: Would you
kindly solve the following, giving cor
rect answer If u hens lay l u eggs
in | = days, how many eggs will 6
hens lay in Z days?
Respectfully,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-22

Secretary Of the Treasury.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-22

BY BRUCE BARTON
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-11-22

G. Il. Mcintyre is in New York
D. c. Risdon was in Rutland Satul
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21
NEW GOVERNOR IN CALIFORNIA
 AT THE HELM
Hiram Johnson Resigns To Go to Washington To Become United
 States Senator.
CRISIS IS CONFRONTED

SACRAMENTO, March 21.-Wm. ID. Stephens is now Governor of the State Of California. former Gov. Hiram W. Johnson, having re- signed to be prepared to go to Washington to become member of the United States Senate upon the call for the extra session of Con- grcss.
 Gov. Stephens was appointed Licutenant-Goyernor by Goyeronr Johnson after a considerable inter val following the death of Lieute- nant-Goyernor John Eshleman on February 2S, 1916.
 In a statement the former Gov error said:
 "T have \had in nina but one thouSht-my obligation and my duty to the people of California, who, by overwhelming majority, have expressed confidence in me, and who have treated me with a generosity seldom accorded to any man in public life. Our nation now conrronts a great information
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21
DECISION OF JUDGEJ JENNINGS IN DFLEGATE MANDAMUS

judgment; but as to that point the Su- ,remc Court of the United States very Iptly says:
 Every statute to some extent requires construction by the public officer whose duties may be defined therein. Such officer must read tho law. and he must therefore in certain sense construc 10 Tn order to form Judgment from its lan- guagc what duty he ls directed by the statute to pCrform-But that does not necessarily and In all cases make tho duty Of the officer anything other than pJrciy min isterial one. 1T tho law direct him to perform an act in regard to which no discretion is committed to him, and upon which the. facts existing he is bound tO perform, then the act is ministerial although depend- Ing upon a statute which requires in some degree construction Ot it's language by the officer Un- less this be so, the value of this writ is very greatly impaired. Ey- cry executive officer whose duty Is plainly dcyolvcd upon him by stat ute might refuse to perform it and when his refusal is brought before the Court he might success fully plead that the performance of the duty involved the construc- ton Of a statute by him, and there lOlt IL Wuf not lllllllak'llils bllN Ali' Court would on that account be powerlcss to give relief. Such limitation of tho powers of the Court. we think, would be most unfortunate. as it would relieve from judicial supervision all exc cutivc officers in the performance Of their duties, whenever they should plead that the duty rec quircd of them arose upon the construction of statute, no mat ter how plain it's language. nor how plainly they violated their duty in refusing to perform the act re- Quired."
 Roberts Treas, V. U. s. TIC U. s. 23l. have no doubt that mandamus 1 the proper remedy provided tho plead ings. which on this demurrer must b taken as true. make out a case show ing that the plaintiff Is clearly enutc to. the relief sought; and that being th ] will proceed Co q congldcratiO of the merits of the remaining ques tons
 R.
 Remalning Questions
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21
SWEDEN BEING WATCHED NOW
 WITH INTEREST
Germany Looks ASkanCe Upon the Latest Move of Scandinavian
 Country.

LONDON. March 2I.-An Amster. dam dispatch to Reuters says that the Dutch papers give prominence to an article by Count von Reventlow on the position of Sweden, which is reprinted from the Berlin Tages Zeitung, Count von Reyentlow con. tends that Great Britain is trying tO influence the affairs of the neu- tral countries by increasing the number of her cOnsuls and con. cludes:
 "A decision cannot long be dc. layed Germany does not await with platonic interest the develop ment of the future attitude of Swe- den toward the demands of the En. tente. but regards it with a watch. ful eye. The future attitude of Sweden is of the highest direct importance in regard to the war"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21
NIFTY JOB STOCK
 OF AMERICAN PAPER
 COMPANY RECEIVED

The Empire is in receipt of one of the nittiest. most complete and compact cabinets for the manager of the job printing department. de- signed and built exclusively for the American Paper Co., This cab inet would delight any job manager of a printing shop and prove a boon and real blessing. not only to the printers but also to the patrons, as they are enabled to see sample of all the different kinds of bond. fiat, book and ruled papers, the diff ferent styles and sizes and qualities of envelopes and stationery. The cabinet was secured through Man ager Parsons of the SchoIacker Brokerage Co.,, of Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21
Remnlnlnn ouestlons

These questions may be epitomized In one inquiry, to-wit: Was t the plain duty of the Canv0ssing Board not to count the returns from the precincts questioned in the plcadings, to-wit:
 Nnm-n nL Ernn-mnL LNLnLnLaLnm E-lZnr
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21

al crisis in which California should play a due part.
 The extra session of Congress renders it imperative that every Representative should lend his presence and his aid in this cri- sis"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21
New Easter Millinery

Just received by express the shapes and coos mediate Colors to match the shades worn spring. both small and medium width brims.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21
RECOVERS FROM A STROKE
 OF PARALYSIS THOUGH 102

WHEELING, w. Va, March 21. 1O2 years of age, John Dixon of this city-h fully recov- cred from a stroke of paralysis he suffered a few days ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21

Rudy's Mendenhall eggs can only be had at Goldstein's. Special at soc dozen, or two dozen for 95c. m21
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21

Give US your nesS oreer for trans fer work or coal. Juneau Transfer Company. Phone 4a.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21
Sheets, Special, soc
Summer Underwear

In the light weight lisle for spring and summer wear: union suits in the low neck, sleeve less and tight knee, at 65c, S5c. Sl.0O and Sl.25. Cumty cut vests in the regular and outsizes. 35c to 75c.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-21

Now is the time of year every woman wants to get her spring sewing done, and es- pccially her wash dresses, and the like for housewear; big lot of new ginghams- 15c the yard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05
The Girls We Leave Behind Us

When, as of yore, we're sent to war
they'll bravely say. Don't mind us. in
KHAKI jeans We'll raise the beans"-the
girls we leave behind us. They'll shed
q tear and say. Don't fear, We'll do
our bit. our heroes-just stay until
you capture Bill that relative Of Nero's
And when we fight to make wrongs
right they'll raise the red tomatoes, in
farmer duds they'll grow the spuds. the
girl is not a churl. she doesn't whirl
and whimper. Unlike the Turk, she
gets to work. nor has she time to sim
per. She'll sew and knit and do her
hit the while one slam the Boches
With grit and pluck she'll drive the
truck and raise crop Of squashes
For all she asks is Jobs and tasks to
do her share. by golly. They'll toe the
line, will Caroline, Pearl. Agnes, Ruth
and Molly. The loyal dame will put
to shame the pikers and the slackers
They'll scrub and sew and knead the
dough, these Uncle Sammy hackers
When we're in France in khaki pants
they'll bravely take our pla ces and run
the land to beat the band, with set, de-
termined faces. And so they Say. Go
tc the fray, don't worry boys-don't
mind us, but break Bits dome and
hurry home."--the girls we leave be
hind us
RAY I. HOPPMAN-New York Even
ing Telegram,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05
Muller Adams

A very pretty wedding was solem-
nized at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G
E. Adams on Wednesday. Aug. 20,
when their daughter. Agnes Myrtle,
vas united in marriage with Harry
Muller Of Long Branch, \. J. The bride
was alfred in a charming gown of
white embroidered net, with a veil OF
tulle tastefully arranged with pink and
white sweet peas. The bridal bouquet
of sweet peas, myrtle sprigs and ferns
vas in shower effect.
The ceremony was performed at
high noon with John G.. Lowell of Long
Branch officiating. The bride was at
tended by her sisters, Anne and Mar
garet. as maids of honor. j. Franklin
Adams, brother Of the bride, acted
as best man. Decorations of golden rod
lent pleasing background to the
scene. The only guests were the near
relatives of the bride.
Mr.. and Mrs. Muller left Wednesday
afternoon for a trip to the White
Mountains, after which they will re-
side in Long Branch, n. j., where Mr.
Muller is employed by the govern
ment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05
QUAKER WEDDING
AT SOUTH CHINA

South China. Me-, Sept 4-Miss Es-
Their l.. Coffin and BARCLAY L. Jones
were united in marriage Tuesday fore
noon at $50 o'clock at the Friends
Chapel. at South China. The bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Solo
mon X. Coffin and the groom is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. l. Lincoln Jones'
The ushers We're Miss Ida NJ David
son. Miss Marion E. Jones, Roscoe E.
Jones and Carroll NJ. Jones' The at
PENDANTS of the bride and groom were
Gladys M. Jones and Harvey D. Jones.
frother ard sister Of the groom. The
flower girls were Darts A. Jones and
Marjorie L. Weber. The bride wore
white net with veil and carried
shower bouquet of white sweet peas,
her veil was fastened with a knot
of lilies Of the valley. The decora.
tions In the church were in yellow
and golden rod and fern. Miss An
nahel NJ. Jones played iLohengrin's
wedding march.
The bride is a graduate Of Oak
Grove Seminary in 1913. attended beg
Il
her Of Alrhi Phi Society. The groom
is a graduate of Oak Grove in 1910
member of the Phi Beta Kappa, Theta
Delta Chi fraternity. taught mathe-
mates at Hill school at Pottstown.
Penn. in 1ol1. The newly welded
couple will 60 to Westtown Friends
School Westtown Pa. to reside as
tho groom is instructor in chemistry
III that school. They will be at home
after Nov. /. Out Of town guests
were Mrs. @. A. Bridges and Mr.. and
Mrs. Sherman F. Avery and the for
Ter being from Berlin. y. H.. and
the latter from New Britain. Conn.
The public was invited to the we'd
ding.
A committee Of four appointed by
the China Monthly Meeting Of Friends.
two men and TWO women. George A.
Roberts. Linwocd w. Jones. Mrs. Eta
l.. Siblay and Mrs. Mary w. Jones,
who sat on the platform with the
bride and groom. The party ma rched
in by the appropriate music in nfuer
Of the flower girls first. who sprinkled
roses. the attendants preceding the
bride and groom. The party seated
and there ensued a period Of quiet
then rising they took hands. repeated
the Friends ceremony. committee rose
at the same time.
PRAYER followed the ceremony ny
Rev. Perry Macy and speaking by
Rev. Harvey Jones. pastor Of the
Friends church. Then followed the
signing Of the certificate by the bride
and groom. BY the committee and all
others in attendance as witnesses
Just after the bride and groom sign
ed the certificate it was read public
ally by the father of the groom. Fol-
lowing the wedding a reception was
rendered hv the newly welded couple
at the brides home by the family AMI
invited guests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05
THREE SUFFRAGE
| SPEAKERS HERE

Waterville people have a great OPP
portunity this week to hear three OF
the finest speakers in this country.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, president
Of the National American Suffrage As
sociation-whom our government has
honored by making a member of the
National Defence Committee = will
speak on Woman Suffrage and Pa
triotism" at the Opera House FridaS
evening at O'Clock. Our own bril-
liant leader of the Maine Suffra sc
League, Mrs Deborah Knox Living
ston. will also speak. Ex-senator
Johnson will preside.
On Saturday evening at the Baptist
church at S o'clock, one of the most
brilliant young orators of the days
Daniel Polling. associate president of
the Christian Endeavor. will speak on
Woman Suffrage II has been said Of
Mr. Polling that he is the biggest
Young man this country has produced
in hundred years"
Tie public is cordially invited to at
tend both these meetings An especial
invitation is extended to all the mems
organizations Of the city. On Sept II
Maine has her great chance to lead
off the New England states in full
then she will have to follow, not lead
Help Maine to be true to her motto:
Dirigo-I Lead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05
Architects fer War Service

An important work is being accom-
plished by the various State chapters
Of the American Institute of Architects
ir carrying out the request Of the
Council of National Defense that q
census be obtained Of architects will
ing TO serve the government in the va
rious departments where such technical
services as they might offer would be
useful.
Each chapter is compiling a list in
which every qualification of each man
enrolled is set forth. BY this very wise
method we may be sure that every
nan that goes into the service will
find work awaiting him for which he
j. best qualified, and we shall, it is
to be hoped. be spared experiencing
the unfortunate conditions that heset
the profession in France and England
during the early months of the war
American Architect
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05
Doctor Says Nuxated Iron VIII
Increase Strength of Delicate
People 1909 in ten DAYS

far you can walk without becominr Wv,
Next take two ive-grain tablets Of o,s
nary nuxated iron-three times per ~.
after meals for two weeks. Thar "a.
how much you have gained. l have ss,.
dozens of nervous run down peop,e ~
were ailing all the time double, and ava
triple their strength and endurance AN.
entirely get rid OF their symptoms 81
dyspepsia, liver and other trouble. !.
from ten to fourteen days time sin,r,.
by taking iron in the proper form, ~,
this. after they had In some cases hsa-
doctoring for months without obtaintra
any benefit, You can talk as you rIs..ss
about all the wonders wrought hy 80.
remedies, but when you come dow, !,
hard facts there is nothing like good AZ
iron to put color in your cheeks and ~
sound. healthy flesh on your bones :. ~
also great nerve and stomach strens.ss
ener and the best blood builder /, ~
world. The only trouble was tina. M nv
old forms of inorganic iron like tjnc.urss
of iron. iron acetate. etc, often r,,;r.s
Peoples teeth. upset their stomachs Az
were not assimilated and for these rs a1
sons they frequently did more harn, ,h,r
good But with the discovery of the news.
forms of organic iron all this has he's,
overcome. NuXated Iron for examn,s 81
plea SAINT to take. does not inture the tss,s
and is almost Immediately beneficial
NOTE-The manufa cturers OF Nuxa,.s
Iron have such unbounded confidence IN
its potency that they authorize the Az ~
nouncement that they will forfeit SIN N =.
any Charitable Institution If they can,ot
take any man or woman under sixty WIZ
lacks iron and increase their strensth N,
per cent or over in four weeks time, nro
vided they have no serious organic ,ro.
BILE Also they will refund your money I,
any case in which NuXated Iron does m.
at least double your strength in ten dave;
time. 1t is dispensed in this city by Joho
Coughlin and all good druggists -Adv.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05

In many irstanees-Persons have suf-
fered untold agony for years 6oetoring
for nervous weakness, stomach, liver or
kidney disease or some other aiIment
when their real trouble was lack Of iron
in the bIood.-How to tell.
New York. y. YIN a-recent discourse
Dr. E. Sauer Boston physician who has
studied widely both in this country and in
great European medical institutions saia:
"If YOU were to make an actual blood
test on all people who are Ill YOU would
probably be greatly astonished at the ex-
ceedingiy large number who lack iron,
and who are ill for no other reason than
the lack of iron. The moment iron is sup
piled all their multitude of dangerous
symptoms disappear. Without iron the
blood at once loses the power TO change
food into living, tissue and therefore
nothing YOU eat does you any good: you
don't get the strength out Of it. Your
food merely passes through your system
like corn through a mill with the rollers
SO wide apart that the mill can't grind.
AS result OF this continuous blood and
nerve starvation, people become gener-
ally weakened. nervous and all run down
and frequently develop All sorts of cond-
tons One is too thin another IS hurd-
ened with unhealthy fat some are so
, weak they can hardly walk; some think
they have dyspepsia, kidney or liver
trouble; some can't sleep at night, others
are sleepy and tired all day; some fussv
and irritable; some skinny and blood!ess,
put all lack physical power and endur-
ance. In such cases, il is worse than
foolshness to take stimulating medicine;
or narcotic drugs. which only whip up
Your tagging vital powers for the mo-
ment, maybe at the expense of your life
later on. No matter what any one tells
YOU, if you are not strong and we'll you
owe it TO yourself to make the following
test. See how long you can work or how
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05

sex instinct that warns her to keep always
BY the side of her mate. Her cry TOT
political freedom is plea for and
movement toward fuller understanding,
a more blessed helpfulness between hus-
band and wife. mother and son. male and
female Those who grow not together
grow apart.
have seen towering trees fall before
the Joined cuttings of two axe-men. Who
working together, with blow following
blow, hewed to the heart of the mon
arch of the forest. I have seen giant
workman laying the brick of city
pavement, with his left and right hands
toiling in perfect unison and with almost
incredible ra pidity. In crash OF great
line drive on the gridiron / have felt the
swa wing OF the human mass in deadlock
and then the impact of the reserve from
the back field. that has destroyed the
balance and forced the ball over the line
Just as the tree falls slowly before the
attack Of a single axe-man. just as the
having waits on "one-handed'' layer Of
bricks. Just as the gridiron struggle re-
remains undecided until it has felt the
drive of the reserve back, so society waits
today on the fullness Of the strength OF
womanhood.
This thing for which the women of
Maine are herocally striving and sacrifice
ing today is the legitimate child of ad-
vancing civilization, the logical step in
democracy.
For the times that are 70 come with the
close of the war. we must now prepare;
for the reforms that will be possible then,
for that mighty new dispensation of So
cial justice we must douby arm our
selves No resources of power available
for the world program Of peace, sobriety.
economic freedom and democracy dare be
, overlooked. Hear the female ultin7atum
10 the race,-a draG or lift. playthng
or a mate, a parasite or partner.