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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27
WOMEN AND THE WAR
By MRS. HENRY p. DAWSON
Treasurer War Work Council
National Board Y. W. {. A.

inspiration. Women Of every race
and creed are its wards. The SIX
Of the War Work Council Is tremend.
Gus.
When the United States entered
the great war the Young Womcn'a
Christian Association was, as always
working among women. With the
call TO new duties is members did
not abandon their old responsibilities.
The War Work Council was formed
as an emergency measure to take
care OF the women who were caught
In some OF the mazes OF war, just as
the parent organization has taken
care OF them through many years OF
peace. Tho varied activities decided
upon by the War Work Council fol-
low closely the needs OF the differ
eut communities OF the country. Sec
retaries trained In the methods OF
the organization were sent out
broadcast. They were instructed TO
report TO the National Board OF the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
tons In New York the lines OF work
which could be best followed in the
various localities. These secretaries
work In close cooperation with min
listers. womens clubs. chambers OF
commerce, churches. military officials.
and charitable societies. The rec
ord % days doings OF q secretary
rnaAa tlEA nnuat annnnFnfN
treatise. and a psychological essay
all compressed into line-a-day entry.
A secretary sent out by the War
Work Council must be equal 10 any
emergency. Miss Lillian Hull at Chill
licothe. close by Camp Sherman, hur.
rying along the street atN nightfall
came upon o foriorn couple. A Fin.
nish soldier had found a Job for his
wife. so that she might come on
from Cleveland. When she arrived
she was refused the place because
she spoke no English. Their money
had been all spent on the railroad
Iare. and the soldier was due back
u Camp. The situation was bad.
Thanks 10 Miss Hull a ChIllicothian
now has an Industrious
md grateful domestic. soldier 10
happy. and q soldiers wife is safe.
Army folks often benefit even more
iirectly from the secretaries work.
n Bremerton. Washington. secre-
ary was accosted on the street by n
iailor. She was slender woman.
md he had mistaken her for a girl.
May walk along with your" he
Isked.
Surely" she replied with mature
understanding and intuition. What
5 the matter? Are you homesick?"
The lads story came out with Q
ush. Yes. he was homesick, so
opelessly. despairingly heartsick that
10 was on the verge OF desertins.
lut this woman gave him genuine
ympathy and encouragement. She
aved him to his country.
From north. south. east and west
hese pioneer secretaries sent in
heir reports. The appalling size OF
he undertaking was revealed to the
Var Work Council. Standardization
I tho work was the first step. Ont
I the multitudino1s phases certain
mes OF work were revealed.
Continued ........)
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27
t,75O,OoO YANKEE !
SOLDIERS OVERSEAS
General March Announces All
News During Past Week
Has Been Good.

Observation-Disclosures Of Amer.
lcan soldiers for all fronts overseas
now has passed the 1.T50.0O0 mark.
General March announced. He said
military news during the past week
from all fronts has been continuously
good
On the Lorraine front where General
Pershing's first American army has
completed It's operation 10 eliminate
the st. Mihlel salient. the situation
has become stabilized. with the enemy
hurrIedly perfecting a new line In
front OF the Americans This line
stretches for 20 miles from Maizeray
10 the Moselle at Wanderers. The
Americans are now 10 miles from,
Metz and an equal distance from Con-
fans.
Already the American forces in
France are more than half as strong
as the whole German army, and the
tide Of American fighting men toward
France is continuing at an even pace.
General March read a cablegram
citing general order issued by Major
General H. L. Reed. commanding the
18th Scottish division. British army.
praIsing the First Artillery brigade Of
the First American division (regularl
for work in cooperation with the
Scots
The order said the Fifteenth had
never before received such perfect as.
sistance In taking over" operations.
although It was realized that the
American division at that time must
have been under great strain and had
suffered severe casualties.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27
YANKS AND GERMANS
IN ARTILLERY DUEL

With the American Army on the
Lorraine Front. - Both German and
American lines south Of Metz have
now been well stabilized. Occasional
clashes have occurred between out
posts. but for the present neither side
is making any serious effort to alter
its position.
The German artillery has continued
its harassing fire, but the american
guns have far oyer-reached the enemy's
front lines. a shell falling occasionally
in the vicinity OF Metz and serving to
emphasize to the Germans the ad-
yances the allies have made.
There has been no bombardment of
the city Of Metz, and a bombardment
of that place is not expected during
the present operations. The fire
against the forts around Metz will be
continued at varying intervals.
Fires were observed in the town Of
Dommartin. behind the German line.
together with heavy movement Of
men and wagon trains, These were
taken to indicate possible further
retirement of the Germans. A harass.
ing fire was kept up at different points,
however, against the allied line and
on positions in the rear.
The Germans are using gas shells
to limited extent, especially for
sprinkling wooded areas. The Amer
lean guns are returning the fire and
are harassing the Germans to an
equal degree.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27

Reports from Washington are to the
effect that contracts under which the
newly.organized Klamath irrigation
district assumes liability to the gov.
ernment for payment of operation and
maintenance OF the project for years
subsequent to 1918 have been approved
by Secretary Lane. An announcement
Of the contract says the maximum
amount for which the district becomes
liable 10 approximately si,SsoOco'
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27

In an Illinois prairie town lives .
widow who lannderA seventeen bas'
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27

heth OF Nuhu y
week and every
night thanks God
for having put
pity into the
hearts OF women.
To her came ono
day a letter from
her only son. He
was then at Camp
Funston. KhnEas.
learning 10 be a
soldier. The let
ter begged her 20
come and see him
before he as
sent 10 France.
Tho m 9th err
opened the tib
l.nnL In .nhlAh
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27

Columbus Day As Liberty Loan Day.
washington.-Pre Wilson has
proclaimed Saturday. October IL. the
426th anniversary Of the discovery of
America, as Liberty day. and called
upon all citizens TO celebrate 1t to
stimulate a generous response to the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1918-09-27
Literal.

"Josh Billings said he was an hon
est man because jail life didn't agree
with him." THAT was frank, wasn't
it?' "No, It was josh. Never heard Of
Frank billings. s."--Boston Transcript.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
Prof. Hill Leaves State But Will SUI
pervise Work.

Prof. Clyde M. Hill, who has been
the head of the junior high schools in
the state for three years left Monday
for Springfield, Mo-, where he takes
up a years work as the head Of the
state normal school in that state, in
which the enrolment last year was
2,4OO students. Early in the year
Prof. Hill was elected professor of
education in Cornell university and
after the years stay in Springfield he
be in charge Of the junior high school
year Prof. Hill will reorganize the
normal school at Springfield. He
school and has had a valuable expert
ence in installing the system in this
state. Prof. Hill accepted his new
work with condition attached which
is going to benefit Vermont, for he
will remain at the head of the junior
high school work in this state and
from time to time, as occasion pre-
sents itself, he will come here to ad-
wise and supervise the work in the
state. Prof. Hill is considered an
expert in his branch of education.
During his stay in the state his way
of handling the work has drawn to
him a large number of very close
friends. Not in a long time has a
man come to Vermont who has been
able to fit into Vermont confidence so
well. Since it became known he was
to leave, a great many expressions of
regret have been received from ed
ucators in the state.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31

This paper had thought that the
Burlington Clipper was "laying it on
to Charles H. Darling, the candidate
for governor from Burlington, little
too thickly, but it has proved pretty
conclusively that Mr.. Darling is cor
poration lawyer. 1t seems that in
1911 the mayor of Burlington took oc-
casion to write the secretary of the
United States treasury that Mr.. OAR
ling as collector of the port of Bur-
lington was giving much attention to
lobbying in the legislature at Mont
pelier for the Burlington Gas COM
pany, a corporation owned by outside
interests. The city council of Bur-
lington also passed a resolution I'M
animously condemning Mr.. Darling
for his activities in the legislature
against the interests of the Burling-
ton municipal electric company. From
all reports Darling's candidacy is not
making any "wild-fre" progress.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31

1875 acres D. jenkins farm in said
East Haven.
5000 acres Benson land in said
Westfeld.
Representing to said court that it
would be beneficial to the heirs and
all persons interested in the estate
of said deceased, to sell said real es-
tate and convert the same into mon
ey.
And bringing into Court the con-
sent and appreciation in writing, of
all the heirs to said estate residing
in this state, and setting forth the
situation of the real estate.
Whereupon, the said Court ap-
pointed and assigned the 1st day Of
August, 1918, at the Probate Office in
Newport in said district at o'clock
p. m. to hear and decide upon said ap-
plication and petition, and ordered
public notice thereof to be given to all
persons interested therein, by pub
fishing said order, together with the
weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the Orleans
County Monitor, a newspaper which
.rculates II the reig,l5orhood Of
those persons interested in said es-
tate, all of which publications shall be
previous to the day assigned for
hearing.
Therefore, you are hereby notified
to appear before said Court, at the
time and place assigned, then and
there in said Court to make your OBJ
jections to the granting of such Ii
cense, if you see cause.
Given under my hand at Newport,
in said District, this 9Th day of July,
1913.
1881 B. M. Spooner, Register.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
RETURN THE GOOD MEN.

In the course of an editorial dis
cussing the advisability of returning
many Of the strong men of the 1917
legislature to similar duties next year
the st. Adams Messenger makes ref
erence to Barton and w. w. Reirden,
suggesting that Mr.. Reirden might be
made speaker of the next house
should he be returned. The Messen-
ger says:
1t is much to be desired that a
goodly number of the strongest men,
bers of the legislature of 1917 will be
returned to the legislature of 1919 by
their constituencies. This applies es-
pecially to the house, which is large
body and which, naturally, depends
upon the experience in it's member
ship for the speed with which it tran
sacts business. If most of the men,
bers are without previous experience
the movement will be slow until the
experience is acquired. If a consid-
cradle sprinkling of old members are
present, the wheels move easily and
quickly and much time, which is high
ly valuable from the money, stand
point is saved. The senate, being a
many members who have served in
the house, acquire much more speed
than the popular branch. When man
made a good record in 1917 his town
should think twice before sending an
other in his place this year. There are
many instances that might be cited
as proving this point but the Messen-
ger takes one far afeld. The town Of
Barton was represented by w. W..
Reirden, who made an excellent rec
ord, was held in high esteem by his
fellows, and who would re-enter the
house with a prestige which would
open the way to further distinguished
service, both to his town and the
state, service which might include the
speakership, if his ambitions ran that
way. There are other Reirdens under
different names whose services the
state will need, and it would be a COM
bination of good local politics and
good patriotism to return these men
to the next house.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31

With an August call for men to be
sent into training as great as the July
call, Orleans county's class one men,
both of the 1917 and 1918 registrants
will be practically exhausted. This
means that by September Congress
will need to extend the draft age or
class two men will begin to be called.
This same condition of the draft list
exists in other counties and it is quite
apparent that a new epoch in the
making Of our army is about to take
place. We have now become accus-
toned to having our young unmar-
ried men called, but the time may
not be far distant when older, and
still younger men may be called, and
men with families taken for army du-
ty.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31

In the development and manufac-
ture Of the Marion Rotary pump
Hardwick has the nucleus of bust
ness that gives evidence of becoming
something more than thing of local
Importance. If the pump is all that
engineers, expert mechanics and bus
mess men who have seen it believe il
to be there is an unlimited field for its
sale and it's manufacture and market
ing will mean an industry of size and
influence. Though outside parties
have bid for a large interest in the
concern Hardwick business men are
endeavoring to finance it at home.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31

Orleans county will take particular
interest in the candidacy of Elmer
Johnson of St. Adams for the office
of attorney general of the state be-
cause he is native of this county,
born in Troy; studied law in this
county, with F. w. Baldwin in Bar
ton; married a county girl from Low
ell. All of these qualifications are in
his favor. No one has yet become a
candidate against him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
STUDY Mathematics,

There is no branch of solid knowl-
edge that is not based on mathematics.
That is true of electricity in very
notable degree. 1t is true of physics,
mechanics and all the arts of cOnstruc-
thinking is as true unwavering, direct,
clear and straight to the point as Is
that Of tn mathematician. To get
cobwebs cut of your brain study any
branch CT Mathematics.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
Mr.. A. X. Gale Says:

81 certainly was amazed with the
result of RAT-SNAP. 1t did the
work and no time was lost. It's new
er any effort for me to say good
word for the exterminator. And
anyone annoyed with such pests
should not delay a minute while there
is such a preparation as RAT-SNAP
On the market" adv.
Sold by Fred D. Pierce, Barton.
Austin's Pharmacy, Orleans.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
A Rats One Meal.

A rat will pass up all other food
for RAT-SNAP. It's his first meal
and his last. And then, it chemically
mummifes the carcass: Doesn't have
to be mixed with other food. Won't
blow away, dry up or decay. Surest,
quickest, cleanest, safest, to kill rats
and mice. Four sizes, 25c., 50c., $1.O0
and $500 adv.
Sold by Fred D. Pierce, Barton.
Austin's Pharmacy, Orleans.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
Blanchard's Insurance.

The Insurance Press states that the
third largest payment made by insur-
ance companies on an American life
in 1917 was on policies held by the
late Edwin G.. Blanchard Of Newport,
Vermont, the amount being $653,941.
Mr.. Blanchard was not widely
known man and carried on an insur-
ance business of apparently modest
proportions, but he was evidently pos
sessed of more means than most Of us
Vermonters, as the premiums on pol
icies of the amount paid to his estate
would mean meeting annual premi-
ums of upwards of O,O0O.-Brattle-
bOrO RefOrmer
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
Young Diplomat.

David, recovering from a long Illness,
was given an eggnog daily, much to
his delight, and much to the envy Of
his sister, Mary Jane. While David
was drinking his, one morning, Mary
begged for one too, but mother said,
NO." whereupon mother heard David
whisper to his sister: Here, Mary,
you drink this one quick, and when 1t
is all gone, I'll cry for another one"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
SOLDIERS COUGH IS CURED

Private Harold Hamel, 68th Regiment, Fit. Adams
r. l., writes 81 troubled with bad cough 70,
three months. tried a sample of Foley's Honey
and Tar and felt greatly relieved. have since used
soc bottles and 1 recommend Foley's Honey and
Tar and will always keep it hand" Foey's
Honey and Tar infamed irritated surfaces
with soothing healing coating and relieves coughs
colds, Group and bronchial affectons.-Sold Every
where.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31

1t is apparent that there is to be a
political campaign in Orleans county
after all. Colby Stoddard of Orleans,
the present incumbent of the office of
states attorney, announces his candi-
dacy for reelection and F. D. Thomp-
son of Barton announces that he is a
candidate for the same office.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
INDIANA WOMAN FOUND RELIEF

Mrs Thos H. Davis R. +. D. No. :, Montgom
cry, Ind. writes she had trouble with her tladde
and treated for several months without relief Foley
Kidney Pills were recommended to her and she COM
menced using them She says she got relief from the
first two bottles, and eight bottles cured her. Many
similar letters have been written by grateful
who found relief from kidney trouble backache rheu
matism and stiff swollen joints Sold Everywhere.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
18th Division Overseas.

The news from overseas will be
eagerly scanned by hundreds of thou
sands of people in the northeastern
part of the United States, particular
ly of New England, for information
as to the whereabouts of the 10th di-
vision of the United States forces, it
now having become an open secret
that the division is in some section of
the world where the war is raging
The division left Camp Devens two
weeks and more ago after many
months of training for a considerable
part of the men and lesser experience
in the art of war for the remainder.
The 10th is made up largely of New
England men, with the addition of
men from the upper part of New
York state, and is to all intents and
purposes a New England division. 1t
has been called one of the best train
ed units of the United States forces
| and it's appearance at the grand re-
view shortly before the soldiers en-
| barked for overseas is said to have
been impressive. 1t is expected that
the division will make a good record
| for itself in active service. In the
meantime the machinery Of manufac-
turing soldiers out of the raw materi-
al is not allowed to stop and already
Cnefe is new DIVISION IN the making
at Camp Devens, it being the govern
ment plan to use two regiments of
the regular army as the nucleus for
the new organization and the recruits
being built around these experienced
troops. These recruits are arriving
in large detachments from the New
England states and are being leaven-
ed in with the regulars as fast as pos
sible. 1t is probable that the ANAL
eamating of the division cannot be
completed sufficiently to permit of the
departure of the division before early
winter but the recruits are sure to
oct into the spirit of the military life
faster than their predecessors because
the United States is more on the dui
vive for war than it was when the
10th division started training at
Camp Devens; the civilians are more
imbued with the martial spirit and
they have the additional incentive of
being anxious to go across to back up
their fellow-Americans who are beat
ing off the German war machine: We
hope that the 18th division now in the
making will prove equally as good as
the 10th which has reached the other
side of the ocean.-Barre Times.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
Discount All w uck.

Luck is myth-a dyed-in-the-wool
sham, a counterfelter through and
through-and the misguided individual
who banks on "luck" to assist him or
her in any enterprise or undertaking
is simply reaching after the impossi-
BILE.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
PROBATE COURTS

Special sessions OF the Probate Court will
be held at the office of T. w. BALDWIN. in
BARTON. on the second and fourth Fridays
of each month in the afternoon; and at the
office of COLBY STODDARD, in ORLEANS, in
month. Parties desiring to transact Probate
business at Barton or Orleans should no tify
the Judge in advance, that he may take the
necessary papers.
The Probate Office at NEWPORT will be
open every day, except Sundays and holi.
days; but those coming from q distance a,
far as possible. should make special appoint
ments with the Court in advance.
e. ]. SMITH, Judge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
Yankee Inspiration.

We should not be accused of vain
glorying if we lapse into enthusiastic
praise of our troops and the impor-
lance of their part IN the fighting OF
the past week. We have heard g
great deal of the effect Of fresh Amer
lean troops on the morale of the al
lies, but look at this from the Lon
don Daily News:
The Germans have been buoyed ur
with belief that the war would be
over before the American factor in
the struggle became reality. That
belief is now shattered. 1t can new
er be restored. That is the momen-
tous fact that energies from the Bat
tie of Fossoy.
This is testimony from a quarter
for which we have to make no apology
because Great Brtain's four years of
fighting entities her newspapers to
speak with authority.
Daily News correspondents have
seen the heroic "frst 100000" fight
They know what the French, Bel
gians, Hindus, South Africans, An
zacs, Scots, Canadians and Irish
guards can do. Now they see the end
of Prussian arrogance through the
fighting Americans
works two ways. 1t cheers up our
allies and sets our enemy to falling
back to save his TANKS, with healthy
and rather dazed appreciation of what
our boys can do WITH the big guns,
the rifle, the machine gun and finally
with the cold terror OF the bayonet.
Fritz is more or less Injured to ar
tillery and rifle fire, but he hates cold
steel. That seems to be why he is
falling back north and south Of Sois-
sons with such haste. His strategic
generals realize that he is in a bad
place and Fritz is sure of it.
Incidentally we have an idea that
that fierce comeback of Liggett's men
in the first days fighting settled
Foch's Fabian policy. He became a
fighting general on the instant. Is it
not fair to presume that he had Yam
kee inspiration?
Certainly he had assurance that
Yankee troops would stand and fight.
Wait until the full million gets in
to action, Fritz. The Rhine will look
a whole lot better than the Marne.-
Rutland Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-07-31
What Really Counted.

Miss Yellowleaf-"A wOman's age
doesn't really matter" Miss CaustiQue
mo; the thing that counts is how
long she has been that age."-Life.