The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-05

cox Tor the ADAMS interests.
Judge L. r. Slack, chairman, and ]. q
Brown, secretary, of the public safety
committee, with III. 4. Goodell of the
governors office, held conference Mon.
day evening, relative TO the work for the
coming summer along agricultural lines,
Commissioner +. =. Brigham of st. Al
bans also attended. They went over the
plans, but owing to the absence of Com
missioner of Education VI. B. Hillegas,
through whose department the children
will work this summer, the plans were
not completed and another meeting will
take place as soon as the men can get
together, perhaps this week, Considerable
advancement was made.
Commissioner r. W. Simonds, who is
state director OF the United States public
service reserve. this morning received the
first issue of the public service bulletin
which will be printed in Baltimore, Md,
during the commissions activities The
bulletin contained good deal of infor-
nation which shows how the work is be-
ing handled. Ii also showed that no man
should leave home until called, and that
of men VINO rushed to Baltimore last
week to enroll l75 had to be sent home.
Vermont will not have to 7.orry much
about getting her men together to re-
spond to the last call of the draft regli-
ations, in which a notice was received
Monday that the Is per cent. would be
allied Feb. %. The state has only lit
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lraft. some 9f.35 per cent. having been
tent TO the different departments of the
lrmy. If the volunteering which is tax !
ng place now is allowed as credit on the |
I'D draft, then Vermont will have full |
quota. Those in the adjutant generals |
,fTiee are making an effort TO ascertain |
he war departments decision in that |
natter before the call goes forth rela
i've to the last 10 per cent. as stated
bove.
Andrew Beattie OF Northfeld who vol
inferred for service Saturday, following
is being examined, is the fourth one in
is family to 20 into serice, the other
hree having been in service for some
lonths. He passed his examinations at
Iontpelier and Immediately volunteered.
Torchina of Waterbury, who also vol
inferred, said the kaiser had been re-
Donsibe for his being picked up twice
n the ocean since the war commenced
nd he wanted now to get some OF the
aiser's men. 1t appears that twice he
ad started for France in care of horses
n ships, and each time his ship was
INK and he was picked up by an Amer
an vessel and brought home.
After hearing the evidence in the juve-
lie case charging David WATSON OF Ber-
4 with being a delinquent child, Judge
NJ Harvey Monday afternoon arrived
the decision that he was a delinquent
lid, because it had been impossible for !
e school authorities TO secure his reg. !
ar attendance at school. the youth is
son of H. Z. WATSON and was ordered d
the industrial school for the rest of
! minority, after which the order was 7
spended and the child placed in the Il
stody of his parents, the promise hay 0
2 been given that he would attend ii
hool. il
r. ". Simonds left last evening for
ltIand, where to-day he met the mem {
RS of the public safety committees '
I'm the towns surrounding Rutland. He e,
pected to be able to return by Thurs i
y morning, after which he viii 20 to
Johnsbury. The visit is for the pur v
sc of explaining to the members of the "
al committee the need of helping in :,
9 volunteer enlstments in the ship t,
ilding campaign. 81
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