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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
NINE BILLIONS FOR WAR.
More Than Half Went In Loans to
Allies and Will Be Repaid.

Washington Nine billion dollars is
the approximate cost to the United
States of one year Of war
OF this more than one-half has gone
In loans to the allies and will he re-
paid eventually, over one-thlrd has
been spent for the army and military
establishment, one.tenth for the navy
and one-ffteenth for shipbuildlng.
Government expenses now are aboul
$1,000, 100000 month, with somewhat
less than half going to the allies, who
spend the greater part of their loans
for war supplies In this country
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
MORE WHEAT SAVING ORDERED
Hoover Directs Par Cent Additional
Substitute In Flour.

Washington,--To effect still great
er saving of wheat flour the food ad-
ministration announced new rules for
baking by which % per cent. of sub
sfitutes must be used In all bread and
rolls, an increase Of 5 per cent over
the present requirement.
All bakery products must contain a
certain percentage Of wheat flour sub
stitutes beginning April IA until fur
ther orders
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
43 TRUST co.'s JOINED RESERVE.
March Admissions Brought $685..
215 in Resources TO System.

March Admissions Brought S1S1 ,slo,.
215 in Resources TO System.
gton.-Forty-three trust COM
panies were admitted TO the Federal
Reserve Bank system IN March, the
Reserve Board announced.
The total capitalization Of these
companies is Sll,4l5000 and the total
resources $751; 61G.2l5
The Reserve system now includes
9S5 state institutions. having total
car fallzation of S337. gil .576 aud total
resources of sci .2lSO72O77
Hun Gun rs Feet Long.
Amsterdam According 10 Les Nou-
velles of Maasirlcht, another long
range run similar TO those already
bombartllag Paris passed through Bel
GUM from Essen on Monday The
length of the barrel Is from 20 10 25
meters taUout 60 to "a feef) and the
caliber from 20 10 70 centimeiers
(from about Z 10 20 Inches)
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
Savage Battle Again Is Raging
from North OF Albert to
North of Montdidler.
DEFENDERS GIVE SLIGHTLY.
French infiiet Cruel losses"-Berlin
Now Claims Total OF 10000 Prls-
oners and 1900 Guns--Freneh
Maintain Their Line

London. Both north and south OF
the Somme the German drive for
Amiens was checked with heavy loss.
The Germans we're thrown back
when they attacked the British on Il
l5-mlle front between the Somme and
BucQuoy, about half way between Al
bert and Arras They gained only II
tiny triangle of ground just southwest
of Albert
South oi the Somme the enemy fail.
ed TO p,oy& his costly attacks OF
Thursday The French gained ground
at several points near Mailly.Raine.
val, southeast of Grivesnes, north OF
Oryilers Sorel and at Renaud Hill.
As result of the fighting the Brit
ish have retired to just east Of Villers-
Bretonneux, between the Somme and
the Luce, giving up u small salient on
the south bank of the S0mme. The
French appear to have withdrawn
from the angle of the Luce and the
Avre They have established their new
line just west of Castel. Here the
enemy Is less than three miles from
the Amiens- -Clermont-pari railroad
and eight and half miles from
Amiens
A al, OR t,i t1tn any IN tyIl
'cruel losses" were inflicted on the
stormlng Germans south of the
Somme. Fifteen divisions t1S0,000
men) were identified They were
thrown forward recklessly On the
other hand, Berlin announces that the
allies resisted desperately" and their
losses were Unusually severe sever
al thousand being taken prisoner
The prisoners taken so far In the Of
fensiye, the enemy states, number o0,-
600 and the guns more than 1900.
The first anniversary Of Americas
declaration of war found Pershings
veterans either actually In the great
battle or in reserve not far from the
firing line. just what units are there
or how they will be used cannot be
said, but their hour of trial cannot be
far off.
General Foch, the new commander
in chief. in welcoming war correspond
ents said that he hoped they would
continue TO work for the interests Of
the common cause of the allies as they
hitherto had done Pointing TO a map,
General Foch said
"All Is going well Look at the small
advances made by the boche--to call
them by their real name-during the
9th, 2Sth, Goth and Both,
1T Is now the 4th Of April, and II
Is clearly evident that the great tidal
wave Of the German army has Neen
broken on the shore, evidently because
1t met an obstacle Now they are
against an embankment and complete
ly stopped
"The future will show the full meas
ure of our success We are going TO
try to do better and TO get the upper
hand of the boche | cannot say what
will happen, but all is going WE'LL
General Foch then wished the cor
success in their work. He
spoke with cool confidence Every ac-
ton, every glance, portrayed strong
man, fully alive TO his task and pre-
pared to deal with II.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
SKATERS PEACE" SCHEMES
Baltimore Speech Viewed as Knockout
Blow to Shan oyertures.

Washington President Wilson's ad-
dress in Baltimore Is regarded here as
shattcring Tcutonic hopes Of trapping
the Unite ! States into sham peace dis.
cusslons II Is viewed as a knockout
blow 10 the latest German peace Of
fenslve SO clcyerly promulgated
through Count tzcrnln the Austrian
foreign minister. and is expected TO
abruptly terminate interest In the Ger
man and Austrian illusions regarding
the alleged peace talk between Aus.
tfia on the one hand and the United
States, France and Great Britain on
the other
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
"UNSl NkABLE" SHIP HAD CONVOY
Lucia Arrives at European Port With
Rush Cargo.

Washington The Lucia, first mon
sinkable' steamship, has slipped
through the submarine zone and Is nj
II European port. The Lucia left
Hampton Roards, Va, about three
weeks ago.
She carried rush" cargo of sup
plies for the western front, and be
cause Of that fact the originally pro-
posed test of sending her without con-
voy was postponed
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11

With the 10000 month program
100000 men will be drafted by the
end of the year
General Crowder said that the draft
machinery now was In shape TO sup
ply men as fast as needed. 1t Is be-
lieyed that in arriving at the 10000
figure for April the general staff has
worked out a plan under which this
number Of men can be transported TO
Europe each mnnth
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
CONGRESSMAN cAPsTlcK DEAD.
New Jersey Congressman Suecumbs to
Heart Trouble After Long illness.

MorrlstoWn. y. j. John II Capstick,
congressman from the Fifth New Jcr.
sey district, died al his home AT Mont.
vile following long illness due to
heart trouble He was Republican.
Mr.. Capstick was born at Lawrence,
Mass. in 1886 and upon graduating
from a business college at Providence
engaged IN the business of dyeing,
printing and finishing Of textile fab
ricS
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
kikoLAYEv FALLS TO GERMANS.
Town 20 Niles Above Odessa Granary
for 100000 Bushels Wheat

London The German invaders
have occupied Nikolayev ID addition
to Odessa, a dispatch from petrograd
says
Nikoiaycy He's about seventy miles
northeast Of Odessa and Is reported 10
be Russia great wheat storing center.
An American grain expert, who re-
turned recently from that area, said
Toe storelionses al Nikoiayey con
iained IO11OoJ bushels Of wheat.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
U. S. LINER FIRED ON ITS CONVOY
One Man Killed, Three Wounded; In.
puiry Under Way.

Washington The navy department
has let IL be known that one man was
killed and three slightly wounded
aboard an American destroyer in Eu-
ropean waters last January when the
armed guard Of an American line
steamship fired on the conveying de-
stroyer miStasing II for submarine.
\ court Of Inquiry is investigating
the circumstances
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-11
5o,ooo REFUGEES IN UKRAINE.
Seeking Safety on Eastern Frontier
From German Troopa.

London More than 10000 refu-
gees from The various regions taken
from Russia By Germany are seeking
safety from The German troops on the
eastern frontier Of the Ukraine The
Russian government has notified the
German government that since The
conclusion Of peace the situation has
become intolerable, and The refugees
are on The frontiers OF the provinces
of SsnoleHsk, yiiebsk and Mohiley
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22

Many and various are the requests
that come to the hostesses, some that
tax their ingenuity, but SO far as we
can hear, no legitimate request has gone
unfulfilled. 1t may be q wedding to ar
range (including the finding of
preacher), or transferred man to
trace; letter to write or one to read,
a partner at checkers wanted; a boy to
be taught to read or write; q baby to be
cared for; the mother of q sick boy to
be comforted; transportation to be Sc
cured for a woman returning to her dis
tant home; feast to be arranged;
mending or shopping to be done, ETC.,
etc. The hostess is always ready to
smilingly help in any way she can.
Military etiquette is waived in the
hostess house SC that officers and en-
listed men alike may feel that it is THE
one place in camp where their women
folks may 60 without any question.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22

in use since September, but the formal
opening has been delayed by the quar-
antine.
At two O'Clock on Saturday a few
guests will assemble for the formal Pro
cram. This will include the dedlca-
tory prayer; brief talks by Brigadier
General Simmons, representing the mill
tary authorities; Mrs. n. n. Coggeshali,
representing the Hostess House Com
mittee, and Miss Josephine Pinyon, rep,
resenting the War Work Council Stan
from the New York headquarters Of the
Y. w. G. A.
Immediately after these brief formal al
ties all friends and relatives Of the sol
diers and all interested in the work,
will be given an opportunity to 60
through the house. Attic, staff rooms
living rooms, cafeteria, rest rooms,
kitchen and basement may be inspected
and will be Of interest as indicating the
thoroughness and completeness Of DE-
| tail that marks the plans OF the <. ~
"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22
OMITTED WAR WORK.

In the United War Work Campaign
which is just closing, our women have
rendered valuable assistance, Mrs. s.
Joe Brown serving as one of the cam
paign speakers in various cities
throughout the state and Mrs. J. B.
Rush here in the city. Mrs. Brown was
also one Of the Precinct Lieutenants
and with the assistance of Miss Lulu
Jackson, who raised $3.50, and Mes
danes Susie Hart, who raised $3.50;
Mrs. Anna Harris, $3.50; Mrs. jennie
Shaw, $34.7O, and Mrs. Dannie Hultz,
$40. so, was pledged by members OF our
race for this worthy; cause, of which
$4,000 was pledged by one lady, Mrs IS
John Mayweather.
The Charles Young Auxiliary Of the
American Bed Cross comprises nearly
one hundred fifty men and women Tof
Des Moines who are eager and anxious ~
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22

to do their bit for the men in uniform
at home and abroad.
The above picture shows group OF
the women at work in their shop in the
Army Y. NJ. G. A. at 10th and Park
SITS, where they have turned out more
than thousand garments, including
two hundred refugee garments for the
destitute men, women and children Of
Belgium, one hundred fifty cretonne
hospital bags for soldiers in France, five
hundred ntanti-fu - game masks and 9
number Of sweaters and helmets for the
soldiers at Camp Dodge.
In addition to the above work q num-
Der Of these women have given assist
ance in various ways to soldiers and
their families while sojourning in Des
Moines; and in order to keep the mem
sbers Of the organization informed with
reference to similar work that is being
done throughout the various states OF
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22
Rocker T. Washington Memorial

.Tuskegee, Ala, Nov. 16.-Thursday,
Narember ID, marked the Third Ami
ysrsary Of the death +aof Booker 7.
Washin gton, founder and first principal
If Tuskegee Institute. At the regular
chanel exercises held at the Institute
last Sunday night, DR.. Robert r. Motion,
nresent Principal of the Institute, de-
lrivered a brief, but touching address on
the life of DR.. Washington. He said
among other things:
aBooker Washington was q man with
faith in his own race, in the white race;
IN the North, in the South; in himself
and in his God. Is there anything bet
ter worth doing, young people, than to
O;ye your lives to services There is
nothing more worth while than to give
Yourselves to the service Of your fell
lowmen. It does not make any differ
euce who. Crowns and thrones may
perish and will. They are perishing.
sslfshness will perish. Only virtue and
honesty and unselfshness will live for
ever. Love that suffereth, is kind, is
not pulled up, vaunteth not iself. Love
will never fail, and love permeated
Booker Washington; comforted, direct
ed and guided him in all Of the great
work God permitted him to do for you
and for me.
DIR. Motion concluded his remarks
With a strong appeal in behalf Of the
War Work Campaign which was
lsunched at the Institute as follows:
#si" What a wonderful privilege, what a
wonderful opportunity you and / havel
Nobody has greater chance to serve
where service is most needed than is
. true Of the students and workers Of Tus.
kegee Institute. What wonderful
chance you and I have during this war,
during this DRIVE, this Wark Work
Drive to help the boys over yonder; all
those who may 60 and those who remain
for while. What a wonderful chance
for service we have, and you ought TO
thank God every night Of our lives and
every morning for your mothers and
fathers, yonr country, for Booker Wasn-
sington and Tuskegee Institute. = st.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22

G A. War Work Council, regardless Of
what group it is working for.
During the afternoon refreshments
will be served and music supplied by
the Y. M. G. A. and X. Of G.
The house at Camp Dodge is the
seventh hostess house to be opened for
the use Of visitors to colored troops.
The other six already in use are at
Camps Funston, Sherman, Upton, Dix,
Gordon and Jackson. Houses nearly
completed are at Camps Grant, Taylor,
Meade, Lee, Alexander, HUMPHREYS,
Pike, Greene and Travis These are ex-
pected to open before January !. There
are workers already stationed at some
of these camps, bravely enduring the
discomforts Of temporary quarters for
the sake of the women to whom they
can minister in many. ways even before
the permanent houses are finished.
All Of these houses are stated by race
women, carefully selected and trained
for the responsibilities Of camp work for
women are not light and much depends
upon the initiative and judgment, the
dignity and wholesome Christianity of
the "hostesses. At Camp Dodge, Miss
Virginia Robinson is executive hostess;
Mrs. Mary Dixon, cafeteria hostess;
Mrs. w. J. VERIFY, information hostess,
and Mrs. w. H. Brooks, assistant host
ess. The "titles'' Of the hostesses in
dicate Though in small measure) the
function Of the hostess houses. They
are built and furnished by the War
Work Council Of the Y. w. G. A. to be
the place in camp where women rela-
tiyes and friends Of soldiers may meet
their men folks under proper conditions.
| The wide porches and ample living
rooms afford plenty Of space for the
!, family groups, and the tete-a-tetes Of
the soldier boy and his sweetheart. In
the cafeteria they may be served sub
stantial meal or the extras that sup
plement the soldier 8 mess. In the rest
room the weary women who come long
distances to see their boys may find
comfortable couch; and the mother who
has brought her baby may find a crib
| in which the youngster may nap while
the information hostess at the desk out
side is getting a message to Daddy
| that he is wanted at the hostess house.
In case of illness or some other grave
emergency woman may remain over
NIGHT in the hostess house, but unless
| some such serious emergency arises all
visitors are required to be out Of the
| house by FIVE o'clock.
While its first duty is to the women
/ visitors, the hostess house is also priv,
]1eged to supply the home touch to camp
life. The soldiers are always welcome
even when accompanied by relatives and
j friends. The comfortable chairs and
settees, the writing tables, the books
/ the piano are all at their disposal. Tbs
draperies, floor lamps and potted plants
emphasize the nominees of the place
! and the hostesses are always ready witt
{ the word of cheer, or advice, or jus
/. plain friendship that the soldier DO.
may need. IN
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22

the Union such persons as Mrs. Mary
b. Tolbert Of Buffalo, N. Y; Miss Hal
lie O. Brown Of Wherefore, Ohio; Miss
Elizabth G. Carter Of New Bedford,
Mass, and DR.. r. r. Motion Of Tuske-
gee, Ala, the only member OF our race
to preside over Red Cross Chapter,
and Judge Hubert Utterback, chairman
Of the Des Moines Chapter, have ap-
peared before them.
The ladies are also deeply grateful
to the following male members who
have rendered valuable assistance as
follows: w. n. McCree and Sec. Edw.
Ross Of the Army sfY," who presented
also proceeds Of the selected men .
banquet on July 18th; Rev. DR.. Geo.
w. Robinson, of the Corinthian church,
wio presented 45.O 90 from the DR.. Motion
|lskaure; Rev. a. +. King Of the sunisn
church, who presented $500 from the
Emancipation meeting Of Sept. 22nd;
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22

Rev. DR.. j. Francis Robinson Of the Ma
tional Committee on Public Informa-
ton, who presented $13.35 from his
meeting at the Auditorium, and to
Attys. John L. Thompson and s. Joe
Brown, who presented $500 from the
silver Offering taken at the public re-
ception given at st. Paul 3 church in
honor of Col. Franklin A. Dennison on
Sept. goth.
The officers Of the Auxiliary are Mrs.
s. Joe Brown, Chairman; Mrs G. w.
Smith, Vice Chairman; Mrs. Thos. Har-
ris, Secretary; Mrs. Dora Mcclure,
Treasurer; Mesdames w. H. Lowry and
J. A. Wilson, Instructors, with Mrs. a.
w Hughes and Celesta Jones in charge
Of Knitting Department, and Miss
4Aash r Hyde il charge Of Juvenile
Department.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22
C1.ARINDA. IOWA.

On account Of the epidemic Of infiu-
enza the funeral Of Mrs. Laura Jones
was very private. Very appropriate
services were held at the city cemetery,
conducted by Rev. r. B. Nanley, pastor
of the A. M. f. church. Mrs. Jones will
be greatly missed. Not only will she be
missed in her society, home and various
church activities, but those Of the city,
community which she lived, and every
one that ever came in contact with her
will notice the absence Of first, her
sweet smile, secondly, her pleasant con-
versations, and third, the presence OF
that true type Of Christian. Truth
fully we can say that Mrs. Laura Jones
lived and died the death Of the right
eous. The floral offerings in behalf OF
the Daughters of Eastern Star, and
friends were most beautiful. A few
friends and relatives attended the fu-
neral. The out Of town relatives were
her mother, Mrs. Sarah Stewart Of
Blair, Neb.; sisters, Miss Mamie Stew
art, st. Paul, Mimi, Mrs. Jno. Howe,
Bedford, Mrs. Tillie Lee, Des MONIES,
Mrs. Mary Knight and Mrs. Marjorie
Dickerson of Sioux City; Mr.. Geo.
Jones, Oskaloosa, also Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fonzo Stewart, Omaha. Mr.. Jones and
little daughter Alice have the sympathy
Of their many friends.
Mrs. Fields expects to move to Sioux
City in the near future.
The Spanish flu lid was lifted Satur-7
day noon, Nov. 9.
The Baptist Sunday school was held
in the home Of the superintendent, Mr..
X. d. Black.
Rev. r. B. Manley filed his pulpit
last Sabbath evening.
Regular services were conducted at
! the IA. M. E. church Sunday.
Mr.. Samuel Stewart is able to be out
again.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-22
HUNTSVILLE, MO.
: Especial to Bystander.)

Mr.. Editor: We feel lonesome not
ever to read word in your wonderfully
liberal pages of Huntsville, who is per-
fectly elated over the late news OF the
close of long bloody war. We can
only hope at this time that it is true;
il so we will tell you later.
We have been having Q siege Of flu
in our city, but don t seem to reach our
people directly. But when the peace
angel dew over they all began to fly and
forgot the flu sick.
Our public assemblies are still OPP
posed. however. We are anxious to
have the ban lifted of the churches as
we believe prayer is. the key to peace
and health.
Rev. G.. D. Saunders Is very busy
remodeling his church as he is now lead
ing the Baptist family here to more en-
ilightened things; the right man in the.
right place, not afraid OF himself or
people. VIZ
Mrs. Saunders has been on the sick.
list, but is now convAlescing.
Mrs Clarence Teetsrs il yet indis-
Pro Prof.. ]. 4. Wiley !. .vsry .iei 4 this.
time.
Mrs. Talbert ,Routt is still very i'll at
her home in South Huntsville. Her
husband is over seas.
Prof. 8. T. Pettigrew is. away this
week in the interest Of his work as
signed him by the government. He will
attend the State Association Of Bap-
fists at Fulton, Mo-, this week.
We ask the reporter, Of Krokuk,
Iowa, if she will please put the address
of Mrs. Emily Spice in her next news,
for the benefit Of Mrs. Ike Robinson Of
Huntsville, MOI
We are glad to say Mrs s. T. Petti1
grew is home from few months visit
to the Twin Cities, Mimi, and enter,
tanned few of her lady friends Thurs
day by serving a three course luncheon,
with the dainties of the season. Among
them were Mrs. Ellen Hicks, former
matron Of the w. B. F and 8. M. /.
Home of Hannibal, No, Mrs. Ike Rob-
inson, Mrs. Ida Payne and others. Mrs.
Pettigrew is an amiable woman. We
| miss her out Of our society these seven
summers of her illness. 3-
Mrs. Emma Lee and friends are plan
| ming trip to Des Moines, Iowa,
Thanksgiving. We wish for them q
good time.