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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-11
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS,
United Press Staff Correspondent


With the British Armies
Atield, April 11.-Field Mar
shall Haig's crifnp in the
German line reached a depth
Of five miles east of Arras
today.
With this sweep forward
the strength of the British
offensive increases with each
battering of the enemy lines.
The push today was pressing
along the entire 50-mile
front.
CANADIANS HOLD RIDGE.
The Canadians hold on Vimy ridge,
Of bloody memory, grows stronger each
hour, despite desperate efforts Of the
enemy to dislodge them. Counter at
tack after counter attack was re-
pulsed during the night and today.
Through the whole forest covering
The northern slope of the ridge today
British patrols were actively pressing
on From the plain beyond the ridge
the Germans feverishly served their
guns, directing shells at all parts of
the forest in the hope of checking the
onward rush.
In freezing, blustery weather, with
bursts of binding snowstorms, the
British smash continued today un-
&, abated by fiercest resistance from the
enemy.
MEN AND GUNS TAKEN.
On the blood soaked crest of Vimy
ridge alone it was established by count
today that the Canadians had taken
almost $500 prisoners, including ~ Of
ficers and 23 guns. Included in this
number were nine guns of heavy cali
Der. The booty from the defeated
Germans also included 10 machine
guns and about 40 trench mortars.
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN.
Elsewhere along the line where Gen
eral Haig smashed his men forward
three corps of British troops took 1894
prisoners, including 10 officers. They
also seized S8 guns, IS trench mortars
end 81 machine guns
The top of Vimy ridge now attained
and firmly held, the British were sys-
tematically clearing out snipers in
villages farther ahead on the lower
slopes. The steady pounding of field
guns searching out such nests of the
enemy continued.
Bad weather made no difference to-
day in the strength of the big push"
Elated by their victories, confident of
their superior strength, and secure in
the perfect coordination of all arms
Of the service, the British poured for
ward in waves steadily encroaching on
the German held land and as steadily
eating 1t away from the enemy.
STORM OF SHELLS.
It was possible today to understand,
In a way, why the British losses in
the great spring offensive to date have
been far less than the minimum an
hcipated. British artillery in its con-
centrated fury of discharge literally
turned the ground the Germans held
into a muck. 1t was the same story
over again that was first told when
the Germans started their retreat.
They had to go back. British artil-
Iery had made their positions a hor-
ror; a shambiem; sea Of hummocky
earth, pocImarked by craters
German prisoners today led back be-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-11
WHOLESALE ARRESTS AFTER
RAID ON THE HEADQUARTERS
OF GERMAN ORGANIZATIONS

Books OF German Red Cross and Relief Society at Chi
cago Disclose Plots in Which Wealthy Residents Of the
City Are Said to Have Been Involved-Huge Sums
Used to Garry Out Schemes of the Plotters
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-11
BRITISH CRfMP
IN THE GERMAN
LINES NOW five
MILES IN DEPTH
Strength of the Offensive
Increases as the Teutons
Are Forced From Their
Positions East of Arras.
PRISONERS GLAD TO
ESCAPE THE HORROR

Tired of War and Angered
at Emperor, Germans De-
clare the Kaiser Is Fin
ished-German Airplanes
Almost Driven From Sky.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-11

Continued on Page two,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-11
Goes to the Capitol to Con-
fer With Leaders and
Urge Quick Action on
Bills Involving the Safety
Of the Nation.
BIG BOND ISSUE BILL
APPEARS IN HOUSE
Measure Authorizing Issue
Of Five Billions in Bonds
and Two Billions in Treas
ury Certificates Intro
duced by Majority Leader.

Washington, April H.
President Wilson today as
sumed personal charge Of
whipping up war measures
Immediately demanded fop
the country's defense.
Shortly after noon he went
to the capitol to confer with
leaders and demand that the
interests and safety Of the
nation be observed with i'm
mediate action on the army
bill and other war legisla-
tion.
The president talked first
with Speaker Clark and
then called for Representa-
tive Kitchin, Democratic
n II 4
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
FRANKLIN WAS A VEGETARIAN
Declares He Saved Money With Which
to Buy Books and Gained by
Reason of Observation-Disclosures

Franklin told us how to outwit the
beef trust, save money, improve our
health and enrich the brain all at one
stroke. AS nobody else could possibly
tell it so well as Ben himself, 1 quote
him, writes Girard in the Philadelphia
Ledger.
'When about sixteen years of age
happened to meet with book, written
by one TryOn, recommending veget-
able diet. I determined to go into it..
My brother, being yet unmarried, did
not keep house, but boarded himself
and his apprentices in another family.
''My refusing to eat flesh occasioned
an Inconvenience, and was frequently
child for my singularity. I made my
self acquainted with Tryon's manner
Of preparing some of his dishes, such
as boiling potatoes or rice, making
hasty pudding and a few others, and
then proposed to my brother that If
he would give me weekly half the
money he paid for my board, would
board myself. He Instantly agreed to
save half what he paid me.
'.This was an additional fund for
the buying Of books, but had anoth-
err advantage In it. made the greater
progress from that greater clearness
of head and quicker apprehension
which generally attend temperance in
eating and drinking"
And he kept on thinking so clearly
that he was one of the most active
creators of the constitution Of the
United States when he was eighty-one
years old.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
Nothing to Speak Of.

"Have you taken anything for your
cold?" asked the doctor Of long, lank,
hungry-looking man, who came to him
complaining of being "all run down, F."
his appearance verifying his words.
"Well, I amt bin takin' much o.
anythin', doctor-that is, nothin' to
speak Of. I TUX a couple o. bottles O.
'Binkham's Bftters' a while back an
a couple O. 'Quackem's Invigorator,
with a couple O. boxes Of Currents
Pills. and a lot O. root bitters, an
quinine my old woman made up. I've
got porous plaster on my back and
liver pad on, an I'm wearin' lee
trio belt, an takin' quinine an iron
four times a day, with dose or two
of salts every other day; 'ceptin' for
that, amt takin' nothin'!"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
First British Martyr.
cooking,

st. Alban has the honor Of being re-
garded as the first British martyr. The
bloody persecution Of Dioclesian,
which ragged in other parts Of the Ro-
man empire with such terrible fury
that Dioclesian declared the Christians
exterminated, was kept in check In
Gaul and Britain by Constantine, who
governed those provinces with almost
regal authority. But some few are al
legged to have suffered, and among
them st. Alban was first. He shell
tered a priest, whose name was Am
phibalus, who is said to have convert
ed him, and when he could conceal the
priest no longer, he assisted his escape
by changing clothes with him. For this
act Alban was brought before the Ro-
man governor, condemned and be-
headed
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
SUPERSTITIONS OF THE MOON
Luck Depends Upon Various Lunar
Stages, According to Many
Popular Beliefs.

1t is considered unlucky to see the
new moon for the first time through
glass. To see it outdoors over the
left shoulder is lucky; over the right
shoulder is unlucky.
Letters asking favor should be
written in the full of the moon In
fact, the full of the moon is lucky for
all events. A birth or marriage in a
full moon is Indicative Of prosperity.
It is considered unlucky to have the
eyelashes cut during the wane Of the
moon. They will not grow well, but
will grow awry and fall out. To have
them grow Long they shouM be cut
while tAs Neon - On the increase.
A1iMAlA bern When TIA moon q
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
"Dont you think Santa Claus has beer

"Don't you think Santa Claus has been
good to you"
'Are they all for me? What would
Aunt Rosie say? She thinks there
amt no Santa Claus"
''Your Aunt Rosie knows you are
with me and she says it's all right.
Yes, they are all for you. There are
no other children here. This is the
first time the real Santa Claus has Wis
tied me, and this is the happiest Christ
mas I have had since I was a child,
myself
"What did Santa bring you?" asked
Lena, returning Mrs. Gould's embrace.
The happy woman took a mirror
from the table and held it in front Of
the child. Lena looked into it and
saw a face so clean and white that
she scarcely recognized it, framed by
q mass of brown curls, and a pair of
large blue eyes that returned her gaze
wOnderingly.
"It's me-" she said.
Eyes; it's you. Santa Claus has
brought me you, and Aunt Rosie said
] may keep you"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
UP TIE MISSISOUOI
NOKT1 TROY

Dana Fuller has gone to Orlando,
Fla, for the winter.
John Wilkinson, formerly clerk in
the Frontier hotel, is now clerking
at the Raymond House in Newport.
Mrs. Ray Shaw of Orleans, daugh-
ter of Willard Warner, is sick, and
Mrs. Warner went to that place Sat-
urday.
| A. A. Macomber has sold to the
Blair Veneer company 227 acres of
timbered lands in the towns of West
field and Jay.
H. G. Hadlock has sold to Ashley
Macomber the residence for many
years owned and occupied by the late
Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Hadlock.
John o. Baxendale of Burlington,
formerly principal of the North Troy
high school, was in town on business
! last week.
Albern M. Macomber is at Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass, where he has
been called as one of the required
nine to make up this county's quota.
George Allen has leased one of w.
W. Wakefeld's tenements on High
land avenue and moved there. His
family has returned from a visit of
several weeks in Massachusetts,.
M. H. Smith has leased the From
tier House livery stable, lately occu-
pied by A. S. Larabee, and will run it
in connection with his other livery.
Larabee closed out his livery belong
ings at auction, and will engage in
some other business.
A letter from Fred McGinnis to
Mrs. McGinnis just received, says
that he is at the front on the firing
line in France. He is with the heavy
seen his brother-in-law, Graham Lu-
cier, who is over there but hopes he
will not be sent into the fury.
WESTFIELD
GUY George and Miss Ethel Bailey
went to Mansonville Sunday.
Joseph Goulet has moved into the
house owned by the M. W. Farman
estate.
Chella, Ella, Grace and Ralph Mil
Ter went to Connecticut Monday for
weeks visit.
Charles Ostout moves from DR.. W.
A. Young's house to his farm on the
West Hill this week.
AS Thursday is Thanksgiving day,
the mid-week prayer meeting will be
held on Friday evening at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Watkins and
daughter, Airline, of Barton, spent
Saturday and Sunday at W. B. Gill
pins.
A pleasant evening was spent at
the home of Mrs. Albro Hunt Satur
day, when a linen shower was given
to Miss Ethel Bailey by ten of her
friends. A most enjoyable lunch was
served and sincere wishes were ex-
tended for happy and prosperous
future.
John Baxendale, who represents
the publishing house of CHM & Com
pany, Boston, and Supt. Colby of
North Troy were callers at the vii
lage school Thursday. Mr.. Baxen
dale's father, Rev. Mr.. Baxendale,
was pastor Of the Methodist church
here twenty years ago.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
Every Scrap of Value.

Every scrap of waste fabric, rope or
ton rags are the most valuable, but ev-
cry species of rag, no matter how old
or soiled, can be utilized. Even our
old black stockings return to us in the
form Of roofing paper and are highly
valued by the manufacturers of this
material. And there is going to be a
tremendous demand for roofing paper
after the war, because Of the whole
sale destruction Of buildings for which
It has been responsible Wooden rags
that are not good enough for remanu-
Actuxe are used for the same purpose.
-UXcAAn1e
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
HATTIE WARREN

Port Robinson, July 9Th, 1915.
ave have used sFruit-a-tives' in
our house for over three years and have
always found them a good medicine.
Our little girl, Hattie, zvas t,ou6led witz
Kidney Disease. The Doctor said she
was threatenedw Dropsy. Herlimbs
and body were all swollen and we began
to think she could not live. Finally, we
decided to try "Fruit-a-tives" She
6egau TO sAow Improvement after we had
gig'en her afew tablets. In a short time,
the swelling had all gone down and her
flesh began to look more natural. Now
she is the AeaIthiest one in THE. family
and has no signs of the old ailment.
We can not say too much for EFruit-a-
tives'' and would never be without
them".
WILLIAM WARREN.
5Oc. a box, for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
At all dealers or sent postpaid on
receiptof price by Fruit-a-tivesL Limited,
Ogdensburg, New York.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
A Real Christmas
Gift
By ROBERT GORDON

.&AK~7 rs. GOULD smiled as
!: :: !: !:
@% ~ d around her and tele-
@&S&AA phoned for her automo-
Y bile. She turned to her
S2SSassE cousin who was going
to company her
downtown and said: II think It's
a good idea to get ones Christmas
shopping all done several weeks in adj
vance. You get much better attention
In the shops, and you make it easier
for the poor tired salesgirls."
But" asked the cousin, "do you
know what you want so far ahead Of
the hOliday?"
''Yes, here's my list. Look at it while
I button my gloves"
"Handkerchiefs, dresses, ~ waists,
gloves, veil-whew, for whom are all
these thingS?"
"My maids" answered Mrs. Gould.
"a horn, three dolls, drum. pair of
skates-surely the maids can't use
these?" asked the cousin.
''The toys are for my washerwom-
ans children and their little friends.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28

i always give them presents, since God
hasn't blessed me with children of my
own. Come, the car is at the door,"
Outside q shop window in the busiest
street of the city stood little Lena
Swift. Around her shoulders she wore
a tattered shawl, and her hands were
Struggled under it to prevent them
from freezing. She stood with her
face pressed close to the glass.
MY" she said half aloud. "ain't 1t
cold for the end Of November, and
oh, amt that beautiful doll. I Won
der whether Santa will think of me
this year!"
Lena shivered with cold, and big
tears came to her eyes as she went on
muSing. HE amt never come since
mother died Aunt Rosie says she has
no money for nonsense and such, and
she says there amt no Santa Claus
nohow."
"Move on little one" said a police
man coming up to Lena and tapping
her shoulder with his club. Lena ran
off half fearfully, half reluctantly, and
at that moment spied a large Santa
Claus who stood on the opposite cor
ner ringing a bell and asking the pas
sersby to drop q coin in the bowl for
a Christmas dinner that would be Civ.
en- on the twenty-ffth Of December at
the Wayfarers' lodge.
The child made a dash across the
street to tell Santa Claus what she
wanted him to put in her stocking,
when she received terrific blow from
behind. Then it seemed as though she
were falling-falling- down-down.
Then pair of strong arms lifted her
and she heard a soft voice which
seemed to come from a great distance
say-"Smith is she much hurt? Poor
little puss."
Lena awoke next morning and found
herself in q soft white bed in room
so beautiful that her first thought
was Il must be dead and this sure is
heaven" A white-capped nurse bent
over her.
She tried to glance about, but the
pain shot through her head and made
her close her eyes.
Then Lena experienced something
that she had not felt since her mother
had died-a caressing touch and q
kiss.
Lena had been badly hurt and it
took several weeks for her to get even
well enough to sit up in bed. Christ.
mas morning dawned cold and clear,
and the child was allowed to see what
Santa had brought her.
At the foot Of her bed stood gor-
geous Christmas tree, such as she had
often seen in the great toyshops, but
never in the widest flights Of her
fancy dreamed of possessing. On the
floor beside the tree, in a tiny little
wicker chair, sat the big doll with
the shutting eyes" that she had seen
in the shop window. Then the beau.
tiful lady came over to her bed and,
putting her arms around Lena, said
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28

Savannah, Ga, May 10. 1902.-My
Dear Miss May: What a sincere pleas
ure your sprightly letter Of the Both
,ult. gives me. But to think that you
could have supposed there was such a
person as Mrs. Wallingford! No, in
deed, and alas!
! mo, indeed, my dear Miss May
by the way, suppose the Miss at
least is a nom de plume, is it not-no,
I am crusty old bachelor with bad
temper and more or less bad habits.
And, what is worse, am threatened
with gout-a new kind, you know, that
comes from undertaking instead of
,over-eating, like the old-fashioned
type. I am not treated as well by all
publishers as I was by the Goodman
company.
| But I have prospects of better sue
cess some time. Are there many mar
riageable ladies in California. won
der? sometimes think that my state
and this state are much too lonely for
much inspiration as writer.
II sincerely hope that you will find
time and inclination to write me
again. I enjoy your letters better
even than those that contain checks.
With kindest regards and many good
wishes.
.sHHRBBRT ROY wALLINGFORD."
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28

!, Miss l. S. Morgan was in Orleans
Friday and Saturday.
The Powers Brothers returned
from Wenlock, each bringing home a
deer.
Mrs. II. 81. Newton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Smith Sisco, of Brad
ford.
F. B. Lambert has sold his farm
| on the Irasburg road to III. A. Rich
ardson.
Chellis Kinsley has moved his fam
ny to the house known as the Horace
Hines place.
Charles Stickney has finished his
| carpenter work in town and returned
to Newport Center.
All members of the Grange are re-
quested to be present Tuesday eve
ming, it being election of officers.
Attic Stebbins, Mildred Messier
and Lloyd Kelley are home from
North Troy for the Thanksgiving va
cation.
Mrs. Don Pettingill and Charles
Paronto's daughter went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital in Burlington Mon
day. They we're operated upon for
appendicitis.
There were only five deer reported
in town this season. G. E. Curtis, as
reported last week, Stanford Cello, M.
G. Durivage and Warner Mitchell be-
ing among the lucky ones.
The Ladies' Aid society of the M.
E. church will meet at the commune
VI q
o'clock and will serve a chowder sup
per at $50. All cordially invited.
The committee for the Y. M. c..
A. war fund with A. P. Sweet as
chairman and F. G.. Kinsley, G. E.
Curtis, John Murphy, Roy Percy, H.
A. Richardson, Edgar LaClair, A.
Blake and M. G.. Durivage as assis-
tants, collected about $78.
The Lowell branch of the Red
Cross Friday elected Mrs. Bertha
Curtis, business manager; Mrs. Alma
Young, secretary; Mrs. L. o. San
born, treasurer. Beginning with
Friday, they will meet at the new
community house to work, instead of
in the Congregational annex as for
merly. We expect plenty of new ma
terial for work by then, and hope. as
many as can will be present.
COMMUNITY HOUSE OPENED.
The community house, which has
just been completed by the Methodist
Episcopal society, was opened We'd
nesday evening, Nov. 2. A New En-
gland supper of vegetables, brown
bread, baked Indian pudding and
pumpkin pie was enjoyed by all pres
emit, and a pleasant time was enjoyed
from $50 to $50, which was followed
by a dedication service in the hall on
the second floor. Services were open
ed by Miss Morgan, followed by the
Rev. McFarlane of Newport Center,
who gave a very fine address on the
subject, "What Is the Community
Spirit" and "What Is a Community
House For?" The house will be
open Saturday afternoons and eve
nings and Wednesday evenings af-
ter this week. All are most cordially
invited to come and enjoy the maya
zines and games, which are free to
all.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28
AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
NOTES.
Seed Corn.

Seed Corn.
The farmers of this county who
raised field corn this past year will do
we'll to take careful care of their seed
which they have selected for the COM
ing year. Owing to the short rainy
season much of this corn was har-
vested in a soft state and if this is
well dried out before hard freezing
weather sets in it may be used with
good satisfaction for seed another
year. Any such corn that is used for
seed another year should be tested,
however, for termination as it will
hardly pay to plant corn that has a
low vitality.
Winter Short Course.
The winter short course at the Uni
versity of Vermont and state agricul-
tural college will begin December 26.
Various phases of farming are taken
up in these courses and anyone who
is not able to take a four years.
course will do well to spend eight
weeks during this coming winter TAX
ing one of these short courses. In
these days it is necessary that each
farmer know as much as possible
about his business and there is no
way in which young man may gain
so much practical knowledge about
farming in so short a time and at so
small cost as by attending the col
lege at Burlington this winter. The
county agent will be glad to talk
with anyone interested in this propo-
sition.
Cow Test Associations.
In at least three communities of
this county it is possible with a very
little outlay of time to start COW
testing association. The farmers
know the benefits Of such an associa-
ton and there are plenty of COWS, but
owing to the extreme lack of men
these associations have been unable
to continue. Here is a fine field for
any young man that can run a Bah
cock test and figure accurately.
There is no better opportunity to
gain a frst-hand knowledge of prac-
tical farming. The county agent will
be glad to get in touch with any men
that are looking for such position.
Farm Loan Association.
Since the Federal Farm Loan as
ISOLATION was organized last August
there has been a large increase in the
membership and at the present time
there are over thirty farmers be-
longing to this organization, asking
for totalaggregate loanof 100000.
Farmers are constantly making ap-
plication for membership in this or
ganization and the membership is
growing fast. The land appraiser
from the Springfield bank has al
ready made his appraisals and it is
expected that within a very short
time the titles Of property offered
will be made to all charter members
Of this organization. The Farm Land
bank loans this money at per cent
interest and payments arranged so
that man by paying 1 per cent on
his principal each year may have his
loan paid up at the end of SO years
with interest. This is a good bust
ness proposition for any of our farm
ers of Orleans county and it is we'll
worth looking into.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28

crescent-shaped will be weak and short
lived; those born at the full of the
moon will be strong and lOng-lived.
Trees are thought likely to decay
when cut during waning moon. The
bacon of a hog killed in a waning
moon is also said to waste much in the
cooking.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-11-28

John Baxendale, who represents
the publishing house of CHM & Com
pany, Boston, and Supt. Colby Of
North Troy were callers at the vii
lage school Thursday. Mr.. Baxen-
dale's father, Rev. Mr.. Baxendale,
was pastor of the Methodist church
here twenty years ago.