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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
LETTERS FROM FRANCE.
Various Experiences of the Bows
'Over There

The following is an extract from a
letter from Carroll w. Gleason to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Gleason
of Barton:
Everything is going on fine here
at present. We are just having a
rest in a rest camp. We will be go
ing back soon. Believe me, it is some
place up there in the first lines.
Tell the boys that it is Fourth of
July here all the time. Lots of bang
ing and racket. We don't have to do
much to get the noise started. But
it is not half as bad as they tell about
over there.
Will have to close now. Will write
Sunday when I have more time. 1
have a weeks washing to do. Am
getting to be a regular old wash
woman.
With love to you all from your low
ing son,
Pvt. Carroll w. Gleason,
Co. B, 102d M. G. Bait,
Via New York
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
BARTON LOCAL NOTES

Watch for Mrs. C. L. Hutchins'
ad next week. adv.
The postoffice advertises a letter
addressed to Thomas w. Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur S. Drew re-
turned the first of the week from Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Myrtle Perley of Orleans is
ment.
Wesley Colby of Lyndonville visit
ed his parents here the first of the
week.
G.. I. Cummings of Hardwick put
on lightning rods for Walter Nye last
week.
Mrs. Jerre Buckley spent a few
days at Wheelock with relatives last
week.
Mrs. Moody and daughter of New
port were guests of Mrs. Eva Morse
Sunday.
The ice is nearly half out of the
lake and few more days will see the
end of it.
A. A. Bishop will be in his Barton
studio Monday instead of Friday of
this week. adv.
The Afternoon Study club will
meet with Mrs. E. w. Barron Thurs
day afternoon.
Mrs. J. E. Mead of Plattsburg, N.
Y, is visiting her father, o. A. White
on Park Street.
Miss Adele Blanchard of Newport
spent Sunday with her sister, Miss
Lena Blanchard.
Mrs. Myrtle Wilson of Montreal
was a guest of Mrs. II. M. Gardiner
the first of the week.
Rev. W. A. Warner was in Lowell
one day last week to officiate at the
funeral of Mrs. Lewis Shufelt.
Miss Viola Rollins of Newport is
spending two weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Mae Rollins, and friends in
town.
Miss Marion Redfeld has returned
boro, Boston, and other Massachu-
setts points.
Miss Wilson of st. Johnsbury, a
nurse, who has been at Sunshine SAN
itarium on case, returned to ST.
Johnsbury today.
Regular and annual meeting of
Orient Chapter No. IS, O. E. S. Fri
day evening at 7.3O. Installation will
follow the election of officers.
Miss Bessie Stone of Glover, a
member of the senior class in the
academy, is teaching the spring term
at Willoughby, which began Monday.
John Parker visited his sister, Mrs.
C. A. Barrows, the first of the week,
driving car from McIndoes here. He
has very recently returned from Cal
ifornia, where he spent the winter.
The thank offering meeting of the
Ladies' Home Missionary society will
be held with Mrs. Hamblet Tuesday,
Apr. 80, at 3 o'clock. Each woman
is requested to bring her Bible so she
may unite in the responsive readings.
Mrs. John Campbell, who has been
spending several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Mary Freeman, return
ed to her home in Chester, Pa. Thurs
day night. Mr.. Campbell met her, in
New York City and they spent few
days there.
A glance at the classified column
this week will show it to be the larg-
est amount of advertising ever car
ried in this department. There is
more than half-column of new ad-
vertisements in this department this
week. 1t is always good advertising
The Crystal Lake Ice company an
nounces an increase in the price of ice
The following rates will be charged: |
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
Red Cross Notes.

There will be Red Cross dance in
Odd Fellows Hall Friday night.
Work meetings have been resumed
at the Red Cross work rooms upstairs
in the Davis block and they will here
after be held each Wednesday after
noon.
Donations recently received by the
local branch are as follows: Last
dance in Odd Fellows hall, $16.5O;
John Mcclellan, $500; George Dean,
$500.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-The George Nye,"
so-called, two-story, with ell, wood
and blacksmith shop on Water St.,
in Barton village. Wood shop equip
ped with machinery, planers, lathes,
ETC., electric power, complete for do
ing wheel wright and job work
Blacksmith shop complete, also good
tenement. Will sell cheap. Fine
situation for man who is skilled in
such work. Terms easy, call on or
write, F. w. Baldwin, Barton. 1917
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

Following are extracts from let
ters received by Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Barrows of Barton from their son,
Parker:
Somewhere in France,
Feb. 26, 1918.
Dear Ma and Pa:
We arrived overseas all o. K. Had
some trip over, was glad when l. saw
land. 1t seemed long time on board
ship. Did not have any excitement.
Think some of the boys were disap-
pointed. We were on the fourth deck
which was damp and not very pleas
ant, but the weather was fine. Could
go in shirtsleeves most of the day.
time. Had good food, but had to eat
any place you could get a chance. 1t
seems good to wash in fresh water
again. 1t was very hard to keep
clean on the boat. Have been trying
all day to clean up. This camp is not
as good as Camp Devens for convent
ences. Have had one meal which was
very good. | am feeling first rate,
considering | was sick three days,
out not bad. Caught little cold the
last few days but am all right now.
The weather here is just like the last
of May. The days are warm, but the
nights are cold and you do well to
keep warm, not any heat in barracks
but expect stoves tomorrow. There is
Y. M. C. A. here, but not just the
same as at other camps, but very
good. You can get U. S. news, cost
10c for two sheets. You don't see
any young men in this section. Ex-
pect they are all at the front or have
been killed. We have to get up at 5
o'clock now SO guess l will hit the
hay or rather, wooden Stats without
the hay. They have a Mason's meet
ing tomorrow night. Shall try to go.
Will write a good long letter in a day
or so, when it is warmer.
Goodnight. Keep we'll and write
soon. Parker.
March 5. We have moved again,
had a ten-hour ride on train. Not
much chance to sleep as there were
eight men in a compartment in a
third-class car. Very queer-shaped
cars and engines so small, so different
from ours. The customs and every
thing not much like home. We have
no heat in our billets, as they are call
ed, is some damp, but can keep warm
f you sleep with all your clothes on.
Had our first taste of hardtack. Goes
very good. Am writing in a Y. M.
y. A. beside fireplace and the heat
feels good. We room in house in a
small French village. We get up to
it by a ladder. The buildings are
made mostly of stone with tile for
roofs and you can see the stars
through them. Have plenty to eat,
beans, canned meats and soups with
nlenty of hardtack and black coffee.
Don't expect we will be in this place
very long, but you can't tell. Every
move we make is little nearer to the
front.
March 8. Well, we have changed
quarters again, to another town or
village. Have a good place in a
schoolhouse and chance to take
Continued on Page Eight.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-Seed potatoes, Irish
Cobbler and Green Mountain varie-
ties, from one of the best fields in
this section last year. Harry Man
ley, Irasburg. 16-19p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISER 1

Advertisements Will he inserted under n is
head at taOC cents per word for first inserti IN
and one cent per word thereafter. Ga h
must accompany the order. No advertt Sc
n1ent 'citt be ins erted for less than tUenty-fre
nts
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-33O-acre farm. New
barn with electric lights, milking
machine, electric motors, so cows,
tools and all modern machinery
Will exchange for other property.
One-half mile from school and church
four miles from railroad III health
in family cause for selling. H. B.
Chamberlain, Irasburg. 1917
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-To turn out, 18 two
year-olds, three-year-olds also 10
three-year-old heifers, some fresh,
rest to freshen soon. F. J. Corlis,
Glover. 16-1Sp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-4OO acres of wood
land, one mile from Willoughby sta
tion. Mcdowell, Evansville. 2tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-Handsome thorough
bred Scotch collie, two years old, on
trial for So. w. H. Heating, Barton,
VT 17-1Sp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
How County Gave for X. of C..

In the X. of C. drive carried on
several weeks ago for war work
funds Orleans county gave a little
over $4,000 of the $4,000 given in
the state. Towns in Orleans county
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-My farm of 264 acres
equipped with all kinds of machinery,
2250 sugar trees all equipped and
quantity of wood, lumber and pulp
Farm is running 40 head Of cattle and
teams. Reason for selling, poor
health. A. H. Rich, Glover, Vt. 1917
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-Good 2-year-old Hol-
stein bull, nearly full blooded. J. H.
Bartlett, Orleans. 1917
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-1O-lb., 2O-lb., 3O-lb.
tubs. J. F. Batchelder, Barton. 12tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-125 new hall chairs,
cheap, also secondhand Dodge tour
ing car, five-passenger, at low fig
ure. Cottage at Willoughby lake in
the Lyon Grove, we'll furnished with
garage and boat. Call or telephone
to w. E. Trip, West Derby. Tel.
48-3. lift
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-Fresh Jersey cow, 6
years old, milk will test to $50.
Fine for village cow. Price right
F. A. Hunt, Barton. 17tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

A letter from Wayne French. of
Westmore, who is on active service
with the American Expeditionary
Forces, to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. French:
Feb. 12,191S.
Dear Folks at Home:
Just line. Have had a change of
station since I last wrote. Am now
miles nearer the front. Cannot
hear the guns yet. Struck a good
camp. The barracks are wooden and
are not quite as good as what we left.
The country is much better. The air
and the country is more like Vermont.
Had nice train ride of two days
and two nights in side-door Pullmans.
1t wasn't bad. We had hay to sleep
on.
Have a good Y M. c. A. here. A
man and three American ladies. 1t
seems good to hear a woman speak
English. Have had fine weather ever
since we struck here. The nights and
mornings are some chilly, but the
days are warm just like it was at
Westfield. The first night l did not
sleep good. / was warm enough but
had no mattress and the boards on my
bunk were hard. Before / slept
again / filled my tick with straw and
got my pillow out of my bag and
last night 1 slept like a log. Quite
good-sized town here, much better
than the one left and better class
of people. The officers are quartered
in different houses in the village. Our
horses are kept in stables in the vii
lage. Our camps are at the end of
the main street.
Well, l can't think of any more.
Have had a hard time to write this.
Will write agains soon.
With love,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

HAVING RENTED THE CRYS-
TAI Lake Livery stable for automo-
bile storage we are now in position
to offer the automobile owners a
suitable place to store their autos at
a reasonable rent. Call early and Sc
lect a space as they are going fast.
Crystal Lake Garage. Phone 25-11.
17tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-Buick truck, will haul
one ton, 40 miles per hour. J. A.
Bates, Orleans. 1918
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-Seed Irish Cobbler
and Green Mountain potatoes. Alfred
Brown, Orleans. Phone 151-11. 15tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
LOST

LOST-Female fox hound. Black
and white and licked. Tan head and
ears. $40 reward for return or re-
covery. George Fowler, Green's
bOrO. 1917
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR SALE-A ten-cow farm, good
location, 11a miles from large vii
lage and railroad station, Il mile to a
small village. For further particu-
lars address Box 81, Orleans, Vt. lift
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

SUGAR MAKERS-WiH be at
storehouse Saturday and Monday, Apr.
27 and 20, and will pay highest mar
ket price for sugar Churchill &
Dodge, Orleans. 1w
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

WE EXPECT ANOTHER lot of
Canada horses this week. Have you
seen our new and second hand Cort-
liant buggies? If not it will pay you
to look them over. We also have 100
nearby and fresh COWS for sale and
two good secondhand Ford cars. AL
so matched pairs Of horses, weight
from 2400 to 5000. G. H. Hanson,
Barton.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

NOTICE TO SUGAR MAKERS
Will take your sugar any day in the
week at the highest market price.
Monday preferred. Also want car
load of fresh and near-fresh COWS.
W. E. Hanson, Barton 17tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FARMERS NOTICE-Win buy
stock, sugar, and wool every Monday
from now on. Your trade will be ap-
preciated. WANTED AT ONCE so
head of cattle to turn out Also Of
fer for sale or trade for other prop
erty my Dodge touring car, one sea-
sons wear. Car in No. 1 condition.
Equipped with diversified non-skid
tires. Dodge, Orleans. 15tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

WANTED-To hire two good So
Der men, single preferred, American
born, to work on dairy and general
farm work, 20 miles from Boston; S45
month and board. Edgar Rhoades,
115 Badger ST., birmingham, Mass,
r. F. D. No. 2. 16-1Sp
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

WANTED-Teams to draw lumber
from Lawrence Mill, also from Chris
tie lot, near Glover, to Orleans. The
Parker Young Co., Orleans. 52tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
MISCELLANEOUS

URIE GARAGE-Open for bust
ness on a strictly cash basis. 16-17p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
TO RENT

TO RENT-Tenement, H. T. Seav-
er, Barton. 42tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

WANTED-Sound, clean sacks. r.
P. Webster, Barton. 38tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

TEAMS WANTED-To draw logs
in Irasburg from woods to mill. Ap-
ply to F. E. Fletcher, Irasburg. The
Parker Young Co. 52tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

WANTED-At once an all-around
man, also kitchen help. Valley House,
Orleans. 14tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

FOR .SALE-About 40 acres choice
meadow land; also 26 acres pasture,
containing quantity wood and pulp
wood. Located 11amiles from Or
leans. Must be sold soon to close
estate. For particulars inquire Of
J. H. Bartlett, Orleans. 13tf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

Refrigerator capacity, 1 ton or more,
15c per 100; not less than 400 pounds,
zoe per 100; family use, Soc per 100.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

WANTED-Maple sugar. I have
a contract with j. M. Beeman & Son
of Fairfax, VT, for maple sugar. 1
will pay the highest market price de-
livered at my mill. C. E. Marshall,
West Burke. 1919
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24
WANTED

WANTED-Live poultry. Elrick
Barton. 1Stf
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

We will pay $40 per M it., for No.
l veneer logs, Maple, Birch, Elm,
Bass, "A inches and up and SIG for
No. 2 veneer logs delivered at our
veneer mill in Orleans. The Parker
Young Co., Orleans. soft
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-04-24

Following are extracts from let
ters received by Mr.. and Mrs. G. A.
Barrows of Barton from their son,
Parker:
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
DON'T BE A CREPE HANGER.

THERE IS nothing to be gained by bcliuli1g recent
German gains The Slant-iaccd crown prince and his
cohorts have covered considerable ground some OF it i'm.
portanL The Hun army is hard nut to crack OF It
would have been broken long ago But those papablc
facts do warrant the long faced attitude OF some OF
fellow citizens Since the third stage Of this offensive
began have heard several say in sepucha that
1T looks pretty dark And another said quite doleuly
l the Huns smash forward several miles then rest
week and drive ahead again they going knock the
allied armies TO pieces" All delivered with an air to
indicate that OF course we're roofing for YOU Tommy and
Polu but you have fat chance Of victory
And that gentle readers, is way to win war Thi,
is no time for Americans to be down-heared Napoleon
was driving ahead the European landscape for a
matter Of twenty years or So but Wellington finally at
tended to his No who TO run this world
can get away with it Alexander tried IT, SO did Caesar,
Hannibal Aulla, GcnghS Khan and few other ambitious
autocrats and they met somewhat fate which is
in store for those who take in too much territory in their
challenges hoslties similar fate is coming to the
kaiser and his scheme for world conquest And when the
spirit OF France and Britain remains high and ndomiabe
after four years IN the flood OF fighting it i'll becomes
AmcrcaUs to croak, when hardly have our feet wet
America ha, hardly started to fight and the indications
are We will have large conflict to handle before we
finish We should make up our mind to that and cease
thinking much OF early peace and think more OF
final victory That is the big business we must center on
and there is likelihood that 1t will he a brief per
tormance Take courage from those gallant soldiers over
there and from our own boys who going The morale
Of an army is apt to reflect the morale OF the people at
home and the soldiers far from discouraged Out
hanging crepe, and work to win. Nothing else matters
much but win We must
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
SAVE MORE FOOD.

q "A MERICANS, Mr., Hoover informs us, reduced their
food consumption percent last year. Seven percent
of food saving by l00OO000O people vast store
released feed the hungry Yet in saving that
quantity went hungry and many continued TO eat
too much, dweers in this fat land often do But
we aren't through saving yet, any more than we are
Through fighting and giving and extending the helping
hand to less fortunate peoples The food administrator
urges further food saving until IS percent Of
age annual consumption shall be saved Such concrya-
tion easily be accomplished If all will help aud still
need go hungry, and number will continue to cat
too much II expecting too much OF patriotism to think
that it will entirely eliminate guony long the food
is available for tie gutton's favorte indoor
But some hen will reform under the appeal and there
will be decrease in gout dyspepsia and other plain and
fancy ills of the almentary canal and tributaries,
But saving food doesn't consist entirely in eating less
Wasting less will accomplish wonders and nothing
than little and good cement Americans
have long thrown in the garbage enough food supply
ratons army Of large proportions good food wasted
because purchased in too arle quantities and served too
literally There has been improvement in that respect
but there is still much to be accomplished And those who
do their eating large and hotels have been
guilty Of similar waste They have ordered than
they could eat because of love of layhncs and despite
smaller portions at higher prices still guilty
They should be cured.
Not all this needed food saving is to be accomplished
BY food administration orders and regulations Much OF
h up to the individual Look yourself over Are you
eating more than you need, wasting what should be
eaenl II you are you neHectinR an important duty
to your country and probably nurng yourself as we'll
The prices enough make of us economical but
possession of ample income doesn't waeiuncSs at
such time.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03
WAR AND BASEBALL.

TINIESS President Wilson modic, General Crowdcrs
work or fight" order, baseball will he on the blink
in the bis league, badly it /, now in the bushes And
it is pretty bad in the minor organizations, as has been
evidenced by the fact that certain cities lose their fran
chises without gathering the wailng place And why
should the order be modified for the benefit of these able
ahlctes' Pressure is being brought to bear to have it
changed but the logic is faulty 1t is based on the ground
that baseball is business rather than sport Quite So
but 1t isn't by any stretch of the Imagination essential
business Not only that but it is something of an irrtan
to many who have their sons to war to see large
groups Of lusty athletes exempted follow pastime
Public interest in the national game is less this year than
ever before and the fans of other years will stand the
blow with great fortude
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-06-03

day said he hoped the German divisions
throughout had received the pummeinl
administered on the two iianks
But there is no evidence to support
his wish. Rather his desire is the bes,
evidence that the military critics in
their silence indicate that the enemy has
gained more ground at less blood cost
than in any previous grand assault
This last alarmist said the German.
had used only forty divisions up tc
Saturday and that there is an equa'
number of divisions remaining in the
immediate detachable reserve. SO he
said the force OF the blow was hall
spent But he lett out of consideration
the ability of Ludendorff to press the
armies OF the Picardy salient into this
new battle for Paris, on the sector from
Ncyon to SCISSORS, with great direct
ness.
Let us assume, merely for the pur-
pose OF arriving at rough estimate
that forty divisions OF 1900 men each
had been through the mill up to Satur
day morning | believe the most we
can assume is a 30 percent casualty
list In the Lys salient the losses be
fore kemmcl were as high as TO per
cent. In Picardy the losses ranged
IRON so to SO percent, but the majority
OF divisions lost below 40 percent. TAX
ing 80 percent as a reasonable esti-
mate the enemy would have sustained
10000 casualties in the first five days.
This is indeed an approximation, but
| do not think there is basis for asSum-
ing a higher loss.
Now what have the French and British
lost First we must check off as to-
tai loss, 10000 prisoners claimed by
Germany which is not an cxaggeration
on the fact OF the rapid penetration.
The French faced the new battle tao 70
tics in perfected form, where the sec
ond line system eight miles in the
rear was made untenablc by a hur-
rlcanc OF gas shells and the brief. bit
ter bombardmcnt which preceded the
waves of infantry The Germans
ploughcd ahead at the rate of five
miles a day carrying their new and
valuable infantry cannon and thou
sands of light and heavy machine guns
and trench mortars, which have been
surprisingly served with ammunition
on the sixth day thirty miles from the
front OF a week ago. Rear guard ac-
tion is expensive The initial breaks
were such that undoubtedly big pockets
oi Iefandere vara cauubt ITu;ts ,,o,.
ISOLATED in strong points and told to
delay to the death Only on the flanks
IN the last two DAYS have the French
been making the drive expensive for
German manpower.
We have no exact fact on which to
base our conclusion, but the indications
are that the defense has been lust as