Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-06-08
Friday June l

Friday, June !
Important reyisions in the plan for
training the war army have been made
by the war department, which an
nounced today that the half million men
TO be called to the colors in September
will be concentrated In l6 environments
instead of 80, and that many OF the
forces probably would be put into tents
instead of wooden barracks, Lack OF
funds, material, labor and transporla-
ton facilities, Secretary Baker sad,
were determining influences m the de-
cision to reduce the number of canton
ments. Although the change viii upset
all the tentative plans for camp locations
made by department commanders, II Is
not expected to delay beyond September
! the mobilization of the great draft
army. Four of the l6 cantonment sites
provided for under the new plan al.
ready have been selected, and choice OF
the others is expected soon, Secretary
Baker indicated that building would
proceed as rapidly as possible The
four sites selected are at American
Lake, Washington, Atlanta, Ga, Aver
Mass, and Wrightstown, N. j.
Saturday, June 2
A number of heavily armed anarchists
paraded in Petrograd bearing banners
inscribed "Down with authority Long
live the Socialist Revolution, Speakers
at various meetings of the paraders
urged the people to loot the banks.
MANY soldiers and sailors joined in the
demonstration. The paraders were
armed with rifles, revolvers and
Wenades. No attempt was made to
arrest them. Russia's criminals, all
released from prison in the first joyous
celebration of independence, are fast
making Petrograd unsafe. A wave OF
robberies and violent crimes is sweep
ing the city.
Sunday, June 3
In the Lens and Arras sectors on the
French front the British and Germans
were engaged in fierce fighting in which
each side won successes, but were not
able to hold them in their entirety in
the face Of violent counter-attacks.
Striking heavily to the south Of the
Souchez river, dnring Saturday night
and again Sunday morning, the British
made good gains in Terrain and also
took numerous prisoners. Later the
Germans stitfened their line and
counter attacked with considerable
forces which held the British, who
were unable to maintain their pro-
gress. Southwest Of Arras the Ger
mans, near Cherisy went on the often
sive and succeeded in pushing back the
British front and taking several posi-
tons. The British, however, as was
the case with the Germans in the Sou
chez sector, re.aligned their men and
striking hard regained their lost ground
except for one post.
Monday, June
Prohibition legislation was approved
by the Senate finance committee as a
new feature of the war tax bill. Pro-
hibitive taxes upon distillatlon Of
whiskey and other spirits for beverage
purposes, with ban on their importa-
ton, were agreed upon by substantial
majority Of the committee. Taxes fixed
by the House on beer and wines were
left unchanged, though they have not
yet been finally approved. In addition
to the present tax of 1920 per gallon
on the liquor, tax of $50 per bushel
from So to SO gallon upon all grain,
cereal or other foodstuffs used in man
ufacturing whiskey or other distilled
spirits for use as beverages was written
into the bill.
Hint that Hungarian radicals are plan
ming a democratic revolution was given
by the Hungarian Socialist delegate,
Dr. Hunfi, in an interview to the United
Press; "A democratic revolution in the
mid European countries, he said, rs
not only an interior question, but 1t is
one of the greatest Importance in gen
eral to European politics and a vital
step toward peace and international
solidarity"
The Russian Provisional government
adopted the unique eXpedient of naming
the Russian dreadnought Alexander III
as the capital city, of the port of
Kronstadt. The fortress itself is under
control of the Soldiers and Workmen S
council and has proclaimed its independ-
ence of the provisional ministry. The
provisional governments administrative
officers were ordered to meet aboard the
Alexander for conference.
Sixty per cent of the storekeepers in
Petrograd up to today had granted de
mands of their striking clerks for 100
per cent, increase in wages-and retro
active from the start of the war. In
many cases some of the clerks affected
will receive from 10000 to $1,000 rubles
from S., 900 to $1,000 in back pay, A
large number of stores have announced
they will remain closed rather than sub
nit to the strikers eXorbitant demands.
British forces wrested back from the
Germans the lone British post which
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