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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Gen. Otani Moves
Rapidly in Siberia
Lands on August 10 and
Fights Battle 42O Miles
Away September S

TOXIC. Oct, 1.-The capture of
Khabarovsk, Siberia, by American and
Japanese troops has been subject of
mutual congratulation by commanders
of the troops of the two nations which
co0perated in this swift move of 42O
miles north from Vladivostok to the
point on the Amur River
The American troops were COM
manded by Lieutenant Colonel c. H.
Morrow, acting with the 18th Japanese
Division For the share of the Ameri-
cans in the action Lieutenant Colonel
Morrow has received a congratulatory
message from Baron General Uyehara.
chief of the Japanese General Staff.
through General Otani, commander of
the Allied forces.i In return Lieutenant
Colonel Morrow sent the following
message to Baron General uyehara:
General Otani's campaign on the
Ussuri and the Amur for rapidity and
success is truly remarkable He landed
at Vladivostok on August 10, concen-
trated on the Esd and fought brilliant
and successful battle on the Oath On
September S he had moved his army 400
miles for the capture of Khabarovsk,
an accomplishment worthy of the best
traditions Of the glorious. Japanese
army.
~ sincerely thank General OF and the
staff Of the splendid 18th Division for
ell the courtesy and friendly feeling
displayed to the American troops under
my command. The serving together Of
the japanese and American armies will
more closely unite the already friendly
nations"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10

said the medical officer, "but after one
month in the front lines l can believe
anything that is said against them.
They are SO guilty of inhuman and
barbarous acts themselves that they
refuse to respect the use of the Red
Cross by the Allies. Their use of the
Red Cross insignia is one of the big
gest crimes they ought to be made to
answer for after the war"
One OF the tricks used by the Boche
was to plant Red Cross flag in the
tower of church of village in the
path of the advancing Americans. Re-
specting it, the infantry would not call
for any concentration of artillery fire
on these buildings.
The American troops upon taking one
particular village, advanced upon a
church from which was displayed d
Fed Cross flag without suspecting any
trick. When they were within short
range a murderous machine gun fire
was poured into their ranks from the
windows and towers of the church.
When the Americans finally gained the
interior they found six machine guns,
manned by platoon of sturdy Boches
not sign of any hospital or dress
ing station. Needless to say no pris
oners were taken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
tack the first explosion threw half the
crew into the sea.

tack the first explosion threw half the
crew into the sea.
Fatigued by Cold Water
Captain Lynch Immediately ordered
call hands on deck" but before life
boats could be lowered, the cold salt
water pouring in upon the boilers,
caused the additional explosions. The
ship 'careencd violently, settling heav-
lily at the stern. With the water pour
ing through the shaft alley in the stern
only the bow remained on the surface
within fifteen minutes. A few minutes
later the slip had settled entirely in
about 800 feet of water
Due to the excitement and the short
time to put off" in the lifeboats, none
Of the crew coul give coherent &C.
count Of the sinking. II is believed q
number of the sailors were taken down
by the suction of the freighter as she
made her final plunge.
The first rescue ship, United States
coast guard launch, to return capsized
in the heavy sea. All the men were
picked up within a few miles of the
shore, while hundreds of persons
crowded the shore.
1t rs only with the greatest skill
That the large. power boats could ride
out oC the rough seas, and no persons
could hope to fight long against it.
The destrovers and revenue cutters
spent the night patroling the ada
cert waters for any survivors.
Tho/e landed here was scantily clad
and gued after several hours in the
water.
Although it had been rumored that
the Saetia had been torpedoed, naval
authorities here scout the idea. The
stories related by the crew also tended
to disprove it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Handmade "BonteN"
GEORGETTE
BLOUSES
1850 TO $500

Original modes designed and executed in
the Bonwit Teller & Co. workrooms.
Examples of deft and exquisite needlework
which further emphasize the elegance of
simplicity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
War Insurance to
Cost U.S.$17O, 200, 900
Assistant Treasury Secretary,
Says Government, Has
Made Great Record

CHICAGO, Nov. st has cost H.
government only s1,5oo.ooo to write
sS6,25o,ooo.ooo Of life Insurance on the
lives OF soldiers and sailors within
the last year, said Thomas B. Love. as
sistant Secretary of the Treasury, in
an address here to-day before the As
ISOLATION Of Life Agency Officers. Bv
its accomplishments in the short period
of twelve months, the Treasury's Blu
reau of War Risk Insurance "has
wrought the insurance miracle of
doubling the volume of ordinary life
insurance outstanding in the world"
Mr.. Love added
Describing the growth of the lar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
soO0Ton Steamer Saetia
(,oe. Down rs Miles OFF
Ocean City, Md.
II Scantily Clad Men
s.yed From Icy Water
M.dly Plunging Sea Makes
Rescue Difficult; AN of
aBlack Watch" Lost

OCEAN CITY, Md, Nov. 9.--rwenty
,;outes after striking what is believed
:, have been mine, the American
,,.smer Saetia, a 5,000-ton tramp, sank
twenty-five miles off shore here ate:o5
N to-day. Thirty-seven members of
4. crew are missing and forty seven
,s,e landed here shortly after O'Clock
,.;s afternoon. The chief engineer,
r.,les TURNER. of Hartford, Conn. was
ajured.
The sinking Of the ship was preceded
BIS an explosion few minutes after
s',lock. A few minutes later two more
violent explosions followed. Although
he ship was light, having just left an
American convoy off the Delaware
Cspes, she went down within twenty
minutes, according to her master, Cap
IAN ". S. Lynch, of Pleasantville, N.
j. Who landed at this place.
Coast Guard cutters and a number
81 dsstroyers rushed to the aid of the
steamship, which submerged before
sny could come alongside. A number
Of The crew were picked up in the
later, but late to-day thirty-seven sail
ors we're missing.
Little Hope for Black Watch"
Although an all-night watch will be
apt by destroyers and fishing boats.
no more survivors were picked up after
i.o'clock in the afternoon. Little hope
q held for those who wero among the
adIack watch" in the engine room at
Tho time The mine was struck. The ex-
pIosions which followed the first, it is
baleved were the boilers.
DESPITE crushed left leg, the chief
engineer was able to talk after he was
given stimulants at q hospital in Sails
Bury, Nd. He held very little hope for
The sblack watch" on duty at the time
he boilers exploded.
The Saetia left it's convoy, returning
rom France, thre days ago, and was
heading for Philadelphia. twenty-five
miles of this place she ran into the
taine, which sent her quivering from
bow to stern. Before the ship could
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Americans Bitter
At Huns Tactics
Misuse of Red Cross Emblem
to Cover Machine Gun
Nests Arouses Amer

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY N
RANCE. Oct. 7.-Misuse of the Red
Cross. emblem by the German army Is
bringing bitter comment from Amer
lean officers in position to know what
is being done. A lieutenant in the
medical corps and an infantry officer
assert that "all the stories told about
the German army's devilish and in
human tactics are true
Taught to respect the Red Cross flag,
American troops were led into many
display Of this insignia. And what has
lncensed the Americans the most is
the fact that the Germans refused to
recognize the Red Cross emblem at any
time
Before going to the front I was in
cllned to doubt some of the stories
being circulated about the Germans, >
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-10
Misses afternoon
FROCKS and GOWNS

A collection of most engaging models exc
cuted in duvetyn. velour. veIveteen, chit
fon velvet and satin accentuated with
decorations of fur and beading.
800 TO 1000
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26

plications for allowances, applications
In behalf Of widows and wives who
had been deserted. and miscellaneous
correspondence relating to the busi
ness Of the office One clerk, more
conscientious than the rest, undertook
TO open and attend 10 the eommunica.
tons. After opesing a few Of them
she was discovered by higher otlic
ial, who ordered her to. stop because
she WIS making too much work
That incident occurred IN the bu-
reau having the largest force Of EN-
poyecs in Washington, constantly be
ing increased by fresh arrivals. II is
indicative Of the utter lack of compe
tent management ard executive direc
ton that is imposed on branch OF
the Government whose work affect
more directly the homes Of our boys
than any other. Complaints Of condi
tons flood the mails of Senators and
Members Of Congress, and soon there
will be an explosion that will expose
to public view one of the most extreme
cases of Democr, tic incompetency that
have characterized the war.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26

thousand dollars a year ard stll keep
In repair the cross roads The kind Of
roads that Vermont wants are going TO
cost money and they will BE- worth all
they cost Blu, the project is too big
70 be handled in piece meal II Is a
big state proposition and the people
are now ready for il
|, would not be wise TO issue bonds
il no provision is made FOR their pay
ment. II is good business To borrow
money for an improvement when IL is
known where the money is coming
from TO pay the bonds when due The
automobile licenses will do this and
there can now be no excuse why this
important matter should be put off
any longer Make bond issue Of
81 .O00, 600. This will build over 30C
miles Of the finest roads in all the
United States Increase the automo
bile licenses, If necessary The ca,
owners would not t4Jsgt
they got something for their mn'
But good roads have got TO come in
Vermont and the sooner the better.
A competent engineer should be Sc
cured to make the plans so that the
money would not be wasted. Do not
let the highway commissioners get
their fingers on this money or It will
20 for nothing the same as now.
The member Of the next legislature
who will introduce bill providing for
a bond issue Of four or five millions for
good roads will go down in history as
the father Of the greatest improve
ment Vermont has made in decade.
Bond and let the automobiles pay
Burlington Clipper.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
COUNTY
DRAFT BOARD
Work Finished and Members Have
Made a Commendable Record.
MINNIE HENNIG.

Records at the Office Of the Benning-
ton county board of registration show
that 644 Bennington county young
men were in the military or naval
service during the war with the Cen
trail Powers through the action of this
board. This number does not by any
means, include all Of the Bennington
county soldiers and sailors. Some
were already in the service when war
was declared, others enlisted in towns
outside the county and others were
indicted through other boards and this
list does not include several hundred,
who volunteered before the local draft
had charge Of all the methods Of get
ting into the service.
The record Of the local borad is ex-
ceptionally good as regards men who
were indicted and who were rejected
after undergoing the final examina
tons by the army surgeons at train
ing camps. There were 549 indicted
and only Is were rejected, making
total of 524 placed in the ranks Of the
national army
There were also 100 class D men,
registrants who enlisted before the
rules were changed making it neces-
sary for such men to be indicted
through their local boards In June,
1917, there were i0I Of these enlist
nlents recorded; in June and August,
1918, there were I6, and in the fol-
lowing month Of September there were
three.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26

The work of the local exemption
board. consisting Of DR.. Henry s.
Goodall and J. j. Stakeholder of Ben
nington and A. C. Orvis of Manches-
ter, was completed December 23rd.
For several months more than year
the Office of the board at the court
house in Bennington has been the
scene of continuous activity. Not
withstanding the handicaps imposed
by the regulations, the work has been
accomplished in a highly satisfactory
manner. The rulings of the board
have been sustained to a degree that
reflects considerable credit upon the
ability of the officials. A few escaped
service due to the regulations sent
from Washington but the number was
not large.
Much of the efficiency of the work
has been due to the diligence and
patriotism of the assistants who have
labored conscientiously and untiringly
in the service Of the government.
Young women, some Of them teachers
and some of them pupils in the village
schools, have also helped in the making
of the boards good record. For some
weeks Neil o. Sheldon, a Rupert
young man in the service and who was
detailed from Camp Devens, was at
tached to the Office and aided material
ly in the work of registration. II was
a long, hard task and those who had
a part in it have every one of them
been good soldiers"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
A COMPLETE BREAKDOWN
Especial Correspondence


Washington, Dec. 24-Matters at
the Bureau Of War Risk Insurance are
steadily going from bad TO worse.
The efficiency Of that branch of the
government appears to vary inversely
as the number Of clerks, to use a
mathematical phrase. Although a
stream Of new employees is constantly
being added to the Bureaus personnel
the work is falling behind more and
more and soldiers allotment checks
are many months in arrears. Should
a Congressional investigation of the
Bureau be had disclosures would be
made so startling &C to constitute a
practical breakdown Of the organza-
ton.
Even the Democrats Of the House,
accustomed as they are 10 the incom
potency Of their political appointees,
are shocked at the conditions they find
at the Bureau Of War Risk. One Of
the leaders Of that party states on his
responsibility as q member that while
our soldiers were fighting at the front
pile Of more than 100000 letters de-
livered at the Bureau were dumped in
to heap and left there without being
opened. Many Of them contained APP
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
PAYING FOR ROADS

Illinois is going TO have some decent
roads and they are going to be paid
for without a cent Of taxation on prop
erty. The money is TO come entirely
from automobile registration. Some
$500 miles Of macadam road is to be
built at a cost of $50, 1000, 900 and the
entire bond issue, principal and inter
est is TO be paid by the fees derived
from automobiles.
Vermont may not be Illinois but
Vermont is not as large. The proper
ton Of roads 70 automobiles is prob
ably just about the same. 1t may be
a grand lesson that Vermont road
building can be drawn from the state
Of Illinois.
Vermont is row getting about $780,
900 year from automobile registra-
lions and the amount will certainly be
no less in the future. In five years
IL can be expected that this source of
revenue will amount TO 100000
year. Take your pencil and see what
il will amount TO in Is years, not
long time for bonds to mature. 1t
can reasonably be expected that Yer
mont will raise total Of 100000
from automobiles during the next Is
years
Why not borrow against this fund
and build some roads that are decent
and let the people use them while they
arc being paid for?
II is out Of the question TO construct
any amount Of good road on Few
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
SYNDICATE

Clifton Mears was in Albany the
past week.
Mrs. John Morey was in Benning-
ton recently.
Mrs. Fred Squires and children are
visiting relatives in North Adams.
The Misses Bessie and Evelyn
Sickle are home over their Christ.
mas vacation.
Miss Marjorie salter Of the Russell
Sage College, Troy, y. Y, is home
over her Christmas vacation.
ms. Philander Motif, life long res
ident Of this town, passed away on
Thursday at the home Of her son Fred
in Camden Valley. She was buried
Sunday.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
NORTH DORSET

Geo. p. Griffith spent Christmas in
Bennington.
VIM. T. Herrick is home from Burr
and Burton Seminary for the vaca-
ton.
Mrs. w. d. Herrick visited Rutland
and Mrs Barney Cooney and Miss
Mary Raiche visited Dandy last Sat
urday.
Mrs. A. J. Gormley has returned
from a two weeks visit with her
daughter, Margaret, in New York
City.
Miss Zilpha Herrick, who has been
teaching in Shrewsbury since Novem-
Der 4th, is spending the week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Her
rick.
Mrs. Viola Streeter of Dandy, who
has been staying with Mrs. 0. f.
Petty for couple Of months, has
gone to Northampton, Mass, to live
with her granddaughter, Mrs. Irving
McGinn, for the winter.
Edward Potter arrived at the home
of his mother, Mrs. Chas. Lane, Tues
day morning TO spend a twenty day
vacation. He has made six voyages
across the Atlantic Ocean since his
enlistment in the Navy in the spring
Of 1917.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. B. Lille will
observe the seth anniversary Of their
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
WHERE TO DEMOBlLIZE

With the hordes of persons added
to the public payroll during the past
two years it could not be otherwise
than certain that good many of them
would prove to be mere job-holders
and salary hunters.
In war time, with workers at a
premium, loafers and incompetents
have found it easy in many cases to
hold good place and do mighty little
This situation could not be avoided
but there are certain places where
neglect, laziness and failure to deliver
the goods have been more regrettable
than in ordinary lines. One of these
places appears to have been in the
departments dealing With soldiers in
surance and the allotment of soldiers
pay.
The plan devised is admirable but
it has failed badly in its carrying out.
A local instance is enough TO show
incompetence that ought to result in a
thorough housekeeping in the de-
partment.
The first Bennington boy killed in
action was George Oesterie. 1t was
June 16-six months ago-that he lost
his life in the service of his country.
There was no dispute about the facts.
The adjutant general wired the news
promptly to the boys mother, Mrs.
Christine Oesterle, but not yet is re-
ceived the first installment of her sons
insurance money, consecrated by death
on the battlefield.
Notwithstanding the fact that Mrs.
Oesterle and her children were left in
meager circumstances, the little
bureau. job holders of the war risk de-
partment have taken half year to do
what any first class life insurance
company would have promptly and
courteously completed in from six
days to two weeks.
The department controlling the al
lotment Of soldiers pay has been man.
aged as badly or worse. In some
cases it has started and stopped with
out reason or explanation, in some in
stances the money has come in a
bunch that ought to have been scat
tered over several months. This re-
suits in sudden riches, soon wasted
where the money comes to persons
unskilled in ways of thrift. 1t is not
their fault that they do not know how
to conserve until next payday.
We hear a good deal about disband-
ing the army but what the country
needs first of all is the rehabilitation
of a score of thousand human orna-
ments now attached to the government
payroll in Washington and elsewhere. /
Banner.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
Estate of MARGARET KELLY
Order of Notice of Allowance OF


Order OF Notice of Allowance of
Account
State of Vermont. District of Men
chester IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the
estate of Margaret Kelly late of Man
chester in said District, deceased,
GREETING:
Whereas, said Court has assigned
the 10th day of January next for ex-
amining and allowing the account of
the executor of the estate of said
deceased and for decree of the resi-
due of said estate to the lawful claim
ants of the same, and ordered that
public notice thereof be given to all
persons interested in said estate by
publishing this order three weeks sue
cessively previous to the day assigned,
in the Mancheter Journal. newspaper
published at Manchester in said Dis
trict.
Therefore, you are hereby notified
to appear at the Probate Office in
Manchester in said District, on the day
assigned, then and there to contest the
allowance of said account if you see
cause, and to establish your right as
heirs, legatees and lawful claimants to
said residue.
Given Under My Hand, this Gath
day of December, 1918.
1913 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
Protects Your Chickens

and sure enough it does. A rat will
leave all other food to get RAT SNAP
and it's the last he eats. RAT-SNAP
chemically cremates the carcass.
Doesn't have to be mixed with other
food. Won't blow away, dry up, soil
or decay. Surest, quickest, cleanest,
safest to kill rats, mice and reaches.
Four sizes, 25c, SOC, 81. and SO. T. J..
Healey, Manchester Depot, Vt. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

The following is an interesting
account of side trip made by one of
The Journals subscribers on her way
to California for the winter. Mrs.
Hennig spent the past summer in
Manchester
Los Angeles, California.
Mr.. Otto r. Bennett,
Manchester, Vermont
Dear SIR
Will you please send my Journal
to the above address as | am out here
in California caring for my sister-in-
law, who is more or less of an invalid.
We had a perfectly wonderful trip
across the Desert, there was not a
moment of monotony about it to me;
at Albuquerque, New Mexico, we
stopped over for twelve hours. From
there motored to many of its environs.
These too, we found very, very inter-
esting. The Pueblos of lsleta and
Laguna which are about six and 56
miles respectively, west of our start
ing point. The white man seems to
disturb but little the affairs of the
Pueblo Indian. Centuries OF contact
with the Caucasian race hasg not
materially changed him. The Indians
of the Pueblos are their own builders
and own architects, as their adobe and
stone houses plainly demonstrate; they
are Independent and self supporting;
till their fields, harvest their grains,
worship their gods in contentment and
peace, absolutely unmindful Of the
struggles of their civilized neighbors.
Are their own judges and make their
own laws.
! have been in Southern California
two different times before. Never has
it seemed such an inspiration as now.
| think it would not require much to
make me a disciple Of the California
Cultivation, Irrigation and Exagera-
ton" Society. 1t is the great out door
land, the land Of action and Of dreams.
| wish could bottle some of the warm
sunshine and box some Of the sweet
flowers and send them back to my
friends in dear old Vermont.
Kindest regards to any enquiring
friends and to yourself and daughter.
Approximately,
MINNIE HENNIG
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-12-26

The Patrol Committee made a ten
strike when they were able to secure
the Hon. Franklin X. Lane, Secretary
Of the Interior, as speaker at meet
ing TO- be held in Burlington early in
January. Mr.. Lane is one of the real
big men in President Wilson's cabinet
and il will be treat for Vermonters
to listen to an address by SO well quail
flied person as he.