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The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-15
Will son TURNS DOWN GERMAN Plea
BELL CLANS TAKE 5000 PRISONERS!
BRITISH BELGIANS AND FRENCH
ALL MAKE GAINS OF ABOUT s.
MILES; CAPTURE 6 COMPLETE
BATTERIES.

French Advancing on Rethel Capture Two
Villages and 800 Prisoners in Argonne:
Americans Bringing Tanks Into Play and
are Breaking Way Through Enemy En-.
!. tanglements.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-15
TO THE PUBLIC.

On account of sickness of all help
there will be no delivery or collection
of express until further notice.
w. C. EPPS, Agent.
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-15
FIRST IN THE LOCAL FIELD

All the local, county, and state
news-that is news-while it is
news. Boosting Tarpon Springs.
Wide-awake, Truthful, Unafraid
The evening leader. (Tarpon Springs, Fla.) 191?-19??, 1918-10-15
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS

The Evening Leader is the only
paper in its field having Associ-
ated Press reports of the world
news-the best and most reliable
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07
DORSET HOLLOW

Edward Kelley has been confined t
the house by illness.
Charles Jones, Jr., is not as well a
his friends would wish him.
William Kelley, Jr., was in Ben
nington last week on business.
William Kelley, Sr., WHO has beer
confined to the house by illness is abb,
to be cut.
Mrs. Smith Mstson and Miss Elsie
Seymour Of Elm street, recently spent
a few days with their sister, Mrs. Ern
Roberts.
Mss Dorothy Kelley, who spent her
vacation at her home here, returned TO
her duties at Burr and Burton Senin-
ary last week.
Miss Cecilia Groonell gave an en-
tertainment Saturday evening at the
school house. II was a little box party
and al had very enjoyable time.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07
LAST CALL FOR
SOLDIERS INSURANCE

Moneptier, VT, Jan. 3l--The Coun'
Gil of National Defense calls attention
to the fact that the time for Soldiers
and Sailors 10 take out insurance will
expire February 18th, and that mil.
lion Of the men now in the service re-
main unprotected.
This is rather a serious situation, in
view of the fact that the Government
has provided most favorable terms for
every man to protect himself or his
dependents. The rates are so easy
that every soldier can easily carry the
maximum Of insurance, which will be
$40 900, but each can take a Lesser
amount, If he 50 desires.
For instance, a man at q years Of
age would pay CSC per month for each
$1,000 cf insurance. At 81 years Of
age be would pay zoe per month. The
intervening ages are graduated be-
tween these figures.
If for any cause soldier has not
made application for insurance, any
person dependent upon him may do 50.
II our understanding that the faith
er, mother, wife, brother or sister may
apply for insurance, but in that case
the premium cannot be taken from the
soldiers pay without his consent. The
soldier may apply for insurance, and
the premium will be deducted from his
pay from month 70 month
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07
JOIN THE FIRST VERMONT
Now is the Time for Men Called in
the Draft to Declare Their Prefer

| ence.
Moneptlier, Vt, Jan. 3l,-Under the
Selective Service Regulations pre-
scribcd by the Provost Marshal Cen
eral every local board IS created .
recruiting unit for men within draft
age for the army, and every registered
man can, upon his written request, be
Immediately inducted into the military
service, and if he desires, be sent to
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. g., where
he can join the First Vermont Infan-
try, provided signed application is
made signifying his desire to join this
particular regiment.
All men who are accepted for II will
receive the State pay Of ten dollars
per month for one year. They will go
with men OF their own community.
They will be volunteers for the SER
vice.
The Commanding Officer of the
First Vermont has, under authority of
the War Department, detailed an Off
Ger to assist in securing as many men
for voluntary enlistment for the regi-
rnent as is possible, and the officer IL
now on duty in the state.
Any men out Of the draft age may
enlist for this regiment at any regular
recruiting office provided signed APP
plication is made signifying his desire
to join this particular regiment. The
recruiting offices in this state are at
Rutland and White River Junction.
All men set down in Class | and
who pass the physical examination
will in all probability be called at an
early date. BY coming in now, they
will be doing only what they will be
obliged to do in short time, and will
be receiving the state pay, and serving
their state as well as the nation.
Let us use every effort TO fill Yer
mont's quota for the draft by volun-
teers. You are asked to heartily CO.
operate in the work Of securing as
many men as possible in the immedi-
ate future for our own regiment by
men TO volunteer.
JOSEPH G. BROWN
Secretary.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07

We urge you 10 have this brought to
the attention Of the relatives Of every
soldier from your county. This Is .
matter in which the public Is deeply
interested, because this insurance pro-
vides for every man insured, against
all permanent disability. For instance.
il soldier Is permanently disabled
he viii be paid $3.50 per month as
long as he lives.
II would be well for you 70 take this
up with your newspaper people and
ask them TO call attention to It. II
you have not in your files The ncces-
sary information, ask the Bureau Of
War Risk Insurance, Treasury De
partment, Washington, for Bulletins
Nos. /, 2 and 3,
Some one in your community who
wishes an opportunity TO render good
service could take this up and make
business of getting into communica-
tion with the relatives Of every soldier
and ascertain whether he is insured
For men enlisted but not yet in the
service, the time for taking out the
insurance will run 100 days from the
time he enters into active service.
JOSEPH G. BROWN,
Secretary.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07

If you will look at map of Alaska
you will see that Unimak Pass is q
narrow opening through the tail o.
Alaska-the tail it like that Of a
comets, the Aleutian Islands-and il
is easy to conceive that once there was
a continuous roadway to Asia. And il
you don't agree with the commonly ac-
copied theory that the natives of
Alaska came across the Bering strait
from Siberia, then it will be lot
easier to think that in the ages ago
they walked, or drove their Fords over
by land, and that later on volcanic
action submerged this connection, de-
stroyed the roadway and left bunch
Of isolated Cinnamon to make a new
race.
This letter ends the Alaska series
and hope the letters have been in
measure as interesting to readers ss
the trip has been to me.
] expect to start the next series
from Europe from the battlefields of
France, and am making preparations
to leave early in the spring.
If my plans carry will be able 20
get up where the shell holes are yet
warm and see the great conflict In its
operation. And viii write you what
the staff men do not write-t,.c human
interest stories, the side lg.,ts.
N. ]. BROWN.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS" AND
YOU HELP WIN THE WAR

You would give your life for
your country. You would scorn
an American whose patriotism
ended with waving flags, cheering the
troops end standing up when the band
plays You want TO serve your coun-
try.
Are you wiling TO do what your
Government asks? Are you willing TO
follow directions?
Are you so comfortably fixed that
you can afford to eat what you please!
An, but you cant afford to eat what
your country needs. FOLLOW d.
RECTIONS.
Are you saving now Of your slen-
der means all you possibly can? still,
as far as your circumstances permit,
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.
Have you servants who can't be
made to understand? 1t is your chore
TO sec that they do. FOLLOW DI-
RECTIONS.
Follow directions. Today the d.
rection is 70 save two slices Of bread,
an ounce Of meat, an ounce Of sugar, a
snitch CT butter. Tomorrow as cOndi-
tons ctarcc there wiii ~ rctv direc-
tions. FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.
Follow directions. II Germany wins
you will be obeying orders given by
someone you will not care 70 obey.
Your Government asks you % prove
that free people can follow directions.
Follow directions. IF We fa9 in this
the war will drag on Az we succeed.
VIC shall soon have peace. FOLLOW
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07
RLC0LlECHONS OF
VERMONT MINSTREL

Hank White ~ Felchyillc Turnc,
Down SlO0 Week Because III,
Gould Not Grasp Such a Sum.
Writing 70 The New York Sun, Fred
ID. Ellis Of Ridgewood Heights. says
'The greatest aggregation Of min
strels | ever s1w grouped together WINS
in the early SOS, when there sat il
the fra. part Of Barlow, Wilson, Prim.
rose and Vests Mastrels thes,
famous stars: Miit G. Barlow, George
Wilson, George Primrose, Billy West
Luke Schoolcraft, George II. Gees and
William Henry Rice-what an array,
"At about the close Of the Civil war
1 there was organized in the State Of
/ Vermont a minstrel troupe that for
more than 80 years toured northern
New York, the New England States
and maritime provinces. ! refer TO
Whitmore and Clark's Minstrels. The
principal comedians were George M.
Clark and Hank White. Clark was an
end-man with the minstrels in the win
ter and circus clown in the summer.
Hank White was one of the funniest
delineators Of the negro ! ever saw,
yet | doubt if he ever saw Broadway
in his life.
"Once the late Jack Havorly offered
him 500 a week to join his show,
which White declined, saying: You
couldn't pay it, 1t is said that his
salary with the Whitmore and Clark
show was $25 a week and found
Besides he had the peanut privilege.
The last time saw him was about q
years ago in Brattleboro, where he
was auctioneering or watches in a
store in his quaint way. Probably
many of your readers will recall him"
Another Recollection
In the same newspaper, at later
date, George 7. Aldrich, of Yonkers,
IN. :, WflJSS dS IOlip"S.
"ln reading the minstrel memories
! found a reference to Hank White,
for more than a generation banjoist
and end man in Whitmore and Clark's
Mnstrels. Not one Of the boys Of 40
years ago will ever forget the only
Hank White. This show did not, as ]
recall, visit many Of the largest cities,
but made a speciality Of one night
stands in the New England towns and
villages. ! know that my town was
not big enough to furnish the where
with fer more than one night to cne
show.
"White was a farmer and his farm
was in Felchville, Vt. He must have
been born artist, otherwise he never
could have acquired the knowledge Of
the negro character and dialect which |
he undoubtedly possessed. In those
days negroes were scarce article in
the rural districts Of New England. l
doubt il there was negro in Felch-
vile. If there was one he was a
curiosity, and Hank must have studied
him hard.
Il have seen White many times,
both on and off the stage. On, like
,ther Ministries, his face was black.
Or, it was Of almost transparent
yhiteness, and as round as an apple.
lis eyes had strikingly merry
winkle. His talk was always in jest,
md his witty sayings and funny
tories were passed from mouth to
mouth for a generation. As your cor
espondent Mr. Ellis, says, there must
e many New Englanders in New
'ork who will recall his droll sayings
nd clever delineations. In New Eng !.
and his name was the whole show,
nd on his reappeararce on the bill
cards the school boy would begin to
ave uu 10 see Hank White"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07
BEN NINGTON COUNTY
IN THIRD PLACE
Result % State Rcd Cross Drive An
nounced. Cali donia is Ahead with
Grand Isle Second.

Result % State Rcd Cross Drive An
nounced. Cali donia is Ahead with
Grand Isle Second.
Burlington, Feb. 2--Final figures IN
the Christmas Red Cross drive in Yer
mont show that results far exceeded
the first reports which showed that
the State far exceeded its quota. Near
ly 10000 ncw memberships we're added
in the campaign under Chairman
Charles II. Darling and the corps Of
country and city workers he organiz-
ed.
The State exceeded it's quota Of "a
$50 members by 1896. The first es-
innate was 6,000.
For the entire State 25.l per cent.
Of the population are members Of the
Red Cross. Caledonia county leads,
with 81 per cent Of its population en-
rolled, and Grand Isle county is Sec
ond with 299 per cent of its popula-
ton as members. Bennington county
is third with 29.2 per cent of the pop
ulation as members.
In the State there are now 89,749
members, but before the drive the
membership was only 50,190. In the
80, Goa additional members secured by
the drive there were counted 1928 war
fund members secured during the
spring Of 1917.
A comparative table by counties
shows plainly the results:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07

iiiShuuIo iyEzD WIZ lufiu UlGlfl-
bers."
Addison, Robert Mills, Middlebury;
Bennington County, Fred Martin,
Bennington; Caledonia county, Gilbert
M Campbell, Lyndonville; Chittenden
county, John M. Carroll, Burlington;
Essex county, Kyle T. Brown, Lunen-
burg; Franklin county, J. Gregory
Smith, st. Adams; Grand Isle county.
Warren F. Parks, Grand Isle; Lamoillt
county, Rev. Frank Hazen, Johnson;
Orange county, March M. Wilson,
Randolph; Orleans county, Col. Curtis
S. Emery, Newport; Rutland county,
Henry 0. Carpenter, Rutland; Wash
ington county, S. Hollister Jackson,
Barre; Windham county, 0. F. Ben
son, Brattleboro; Windsor county,
James F. Dewey, Quechee.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-07
THE CAPTAIN AND HIS MEN

An Army Ofli,cr Gives Advice Abou,
the Boys Who Have Gone 10 War
What Parcns and Friends Should
and Should No. DO.
As q captain believe that | have
the most responsible position in the
Army. The company is the smallest
unit over which a commander exercis-
IS executive and disciplinary author
ity. If the companies are right the
regiment Is right; when the regiments
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
Miss Emma Cook is on the sick list

Miss Emma Cook is on the sick list
~Smoke your meat" with Wright's
Condensed Smoke. - Hickman Drug
Co.
!. r. stephens and wife. Mrs ]. NJ.
Hubbard and q. +. Sullivan moiored
10 Paducah Monday.
Estimates given ont by the public
health service places the number of
deaths among the civil population OF
the United States since September u
from influenza at between 3OoO0o and
3J00O0.
Kentucky Raptists. In annual con
ventiou at Camphellsville last week
voted 10 raise 81 400 600 for educa.
tionaf purposes. II Is the largest fund
~ its Kind ever undertaken by the a
Sociation or the Baptist Church in thf
Stale II will be distributed among
the BAPTIST schools in the state
The former German Kaiser may h'
;,,li,.ted In Favetfe county for murder
col John n. Allen. Commonwealth !
Attorney. said Monday that he was IN
vestipafing whether IL will be possible
"a boId the ex-Kaiser responsible for
Tho drowning Of NJ. L. Corum. of Lex
;no,on who lost his life when the L
: Str. Rochester was torpedoed-
The sudden collapse OF the uii
beatabler German war machine Illus
;rates the futility of any one nauol
,,ta,nnting to dominate the world
According TO all human probabilities
/ Germany ought 10 have been able U
sweep into Paris. as her war lords ma.
planned. But there was delay ID De
rium which was unforeseen and unprc
| vided against, and this gave rano
time 10 force more delay until Eng
land came I'm In force. and these wer
able. with Italy's help. until the Unit
"a states came in to help subdue tn
HIM hordes. These unforeseen thing
are called accidents, by careless think
ers- but the wise man sees IN IL IN
hand Of Providence that has interven
cd 10 keep the world from plungin
backward several centuries toward tb
dark ages.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
THE ELEVENTH HOUR.

The number eleven has assumed a
place in history that will soon not De-
forgotten says an exchange. II will
be- remembered that fighting in the
war was stopped at the eleventh hour
81 the eleventh day Of the eleventh
month Some one was curious enough
to look mp the eleventh verse Of the
eleventh chapter 20 the eleventh book
m the Bible. and this j. whnt he read :.
Wherefore the Lord said unto Solo
mon. fora Smuch as This is dome u thee
and thou hast not kept my covenant
and my statutes which I have COM
msnded thee I viii surely rcnd thy
Kingdom from fhec and viii give il %
fhy servant
The quotation T. from the book Of
Kings. eleventh chapter and eleventh
verse.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
DOCTORS ARE WITNESSES

When this epidemic Of influenza Is
over with and its record comes 10 be
written. the doctors can tell more Of
the heartaches and the helpful ones
and the weary night watchers than
any other class Of people. The ben
evidences Of the quiet ones. known
only 10 the doctor and the unseen
eve have not been. nor viii they be re-
corded hut by the Recording An
gel. who keeps tab ON the secret n
well as the open acts Of men. One
day the books will Ice opened" and
the deeds Of the fall of 1918 in
Trigg viii be read. What hearts
have you cheered by a cherry word
Have YOU taken up all of your time
~dodging the flu" and thinking of self
or have you thought of others May
the answer satisfy your own heart
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12

Randall shepard Is visiting his
grandmother AT McEwen, Tenn.
!. &. Sexton and wife and Misses
Virginia and Inez Luten attended the
burial of Mrs. w &. Porter. in Clinton
Monday.
Mrs. C. +. Mooney. who had been
visiting her sister. Mrs. John Grissom.
returned 10 her home at Hickman
Wednesday, Prairie Eagle.
II. r. Rogers and wife returned Sat
urdav from Nashville. where they at
tended the burial of Geo. Harrison.
who died from injuries received i'm an
accident al the DUPONT powder plant.
near Nashville.
e. W Hampton and W. T. Roger
have purchased 500 acres on Island
No. :. about 10 miles above New Mad
rid which takes mp nearly the entire
Island. They purchased the Land
from Capt J. H. Roger. of Hickman.
XIV. who owned the entire Island Mr..
Hampton will cultivate the $50 acres
which is cleared. and Mr.. Roger will
remove the timber from the rest of the
Island-New Madrid Record
The local chapter of the Red Cross
shipped about sevcnty-five Christmas
packages TO the boys from Fulton
county. IN ample time for their re-
ceipt for Christmas. Packages were
also sent to the following boys. whose
names are not included i'm the list of
boys overseas. I'm another column i'm
this paper: Jesse Pate. Roy Priest.
Avis Hicks. J. Lattimer, Horace
Spann. Roy Stanley, Walter Chuck.
Walter Forsythe. Walter Jones. Claud
Seymons, W. G.. Allen, Henry Clark.
Matt Berger. Granwell ii. Wells. J. +.
Harris. David Wheatley. Guy Clay
brook Earl Bradshaw. Albert Cox.
Virgil Rogers. Jim Fuller. Laurence y.
Fry. Frank Funkhouser. Marvin
Shroat-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
R. c. RELIEF WORK.
Bring Food and Supplies 10
Czecho- SIovaks in
Siberia.

THE American Red Cross has be-
come very active IN that part ~
Russia surrounding YlndiVos-
tok. and the prompt medical s-sfs-,,..s
rendered that distressed country has
arsuiied IN saving thousands OF lives
Inc rescue work done ~ the Red
tross Tor the Czecho-Sl0vak refugees
mas assumed prodiEious proportions
Ahd - daily becoming greater On scope
tabled hdvlces received from Vlafi-
vostok report that more than 20elO
11echo-Siovak refugees. 1000 OF them
children. are now being cared for by
TIE American Red Cross az thar city. In
addition 20 this relief work. the cables
state that the Red Cross MeIical or
gnnization IS attending hundreds II
wounded Czecho SIovnk soldiers who
have reached Nlnditostok arssr weeks
OF the most dcspeEats fighting AGAINST
the pro-tierman forces
The condition ~ the refu~ces. who
were found living In tents and freight
cars along the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way west % Hardin. was piriuble A
majority 81 them are farmers. though
there are many coal miners and rail
way employees Ia the number. people
who were driven fro1 thr-E homes by
the Bolshetiki. and some German and
Austrian war prisoners
The work Of administering % Tie
wounded Czecho-SioYak fighters. who
sfeadfastly refused to recognize lie
Bolsheyiki- peace and reli~v-
Ing the distress Of the homeless civil
ians was started the moment their
plight was brought 90 the attention Of
the American Red Cross The relief
work was directed by Charles X Mo
ser. American consul aud head OF the
Red Cross chapter at Hardin Ameri-
can Red Cross chapters no Tokyo uud
Shanghai also gave valuable aid.
While waiting Tor Instructions from
America. they went ahead AMI ra l-ed
funds in Yladivostok which provided
temporary relief FOR both soldiers and
civilians
ON authorization % the American
Red Cross. Dr < r. Teus'er. head Of
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
WAR GARDENS.
L. =. Government Supporting This
War Time Movement.

Prof. G. W. Matthews. a member OF
the faculty Of the University Of Ken
lucky but now with the Bureau ~
Education at Washington. WAS here
One day last week in the interest OF
the War Garden movement. which
wa~ inaugurated throughout the L. :
during the war This movement was
such success In both production OF
food for the people as wei as cduca-
tiomal. the the 4. :. Government has
decided To encourage the planting or
war gardens. and 10 that end has or
ganized school Garden Army. with
directors foT each section Of the conn
try.
Prof Matthews was here TO stimu-
late interest If school teachers and
their pupils. both city ana country. i'm
this movement
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
MOBILE HOSPITALS At FRONT.

II Is the task OF a mtiiie hospital TO
advance 70 the front lines with the
troops 70 give first aid treatment 10
the wounded. The mobile hospital
unit from base hospital No. 20. Uni
verslty OF Pennsylvania. were COM
mended by General Pershing for the
courage they displayed under shell
IRE. Two Red Cross nurses were In
cluded in this special distinction for
their bravery and devotion TO duty.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12
AL YOU CAN PAY FOR

Sugar has now been entirely re-
leased and Won are no longer limited
DOB the four pounds per person per
month No records are now required
fo Dee kept ON SALES Of sugar Every
merchant should Doe careful 20 keep q
lookout that there may be no boarding
# sugar.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12

81. Luke's Hospital az Tokyo. hurried
to Yladivostok with necessary hospital
supplies and perfected medical or
ganization 10 care for the incoming
wounded soldiers.
This organization. which was com
plete from medical and sanitary
standpoint. consisted OF base hospital
with a bed capacity for 200. one rolling
canteen. two sanitary trains. one field
hrst-aid unit and a disinfectiug train.
DIR. Teusler cabled that there were
IN active service with his unit fourteen
American and seven sapaness doctors
and sfteen American anS seventeen
japanese nurses. All the American
doctors are volunteering their services.
DR.. Teusler said he hoped 70 enlist
thirty additional American doctors and
nifty American nurses in the Orient.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-12

Baltzer & Dodds DIG. Co.
Turk Wilson-Hale Co.
F. E. Case.
j. r. Brooks.
E. r. Ellison.
c. II. Moore.
Farmers & Merchants Bank.
Hale Lumber Co.
L. E. Andrews.
Speer & Sexton.
Helm & Amberg.
r. l.. Bradley.
Creason's Cafe.
A. o. Caruthers.
E. Dobson.
ID. p. Leibovitz.
Reid Bros.
SIN. Naifeh.