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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-01-17


talk with them. Their playthings and
amuscments are very few, and enjoy
ment Is almost unknown.
One day | ran across pretty little
white girl playing on rock above the
town. big fiat stone on which she
had her pitifully few little playthings,
a little wagon with spool wheels, an
Indian baby basket and a few tin
spoons. She was playing house." |
told her about the many toys and
playthings my little girl had on the
outside and her eyes grew big with
wonder and desire. Then she told me
a great secret, one her father and
mother had told her TO guard, but !
promised not 10 tell
Daddy says when he sells his goods
we will all go outside, where summer
is most all the time, and where chick
ems and lots Of things grow, and he
will get me 4 real white doll and a
cart"
Her father had little store, carried
meager stock and managed 70 live
by trading with the Indians. His wife
was a white woman.
Fishing! Every stream in Alaska
is filed with fish, and the Yukon with
salmon. but in my 22oo-nile trip down
this river | never saw an angler.
Fish Is meat, not sport, in Alaska.
There are Ash wheels all along the
river and they are there TO toss up
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16

those who came here to fill their belly
we had no use for.
He said when the boys come back from
the battlefelds and take part in the max
ing Of this new democracy then we shall
have a government of the people, for the
people and by the people"
James P. Taylor, director Of campaign
activities, spoke of the work along his
line. Much Of the success of the work is
due to the activities Mr.. Taylor has so
efficiently handled.
There was a demonstration of Home
Economics by specialist from the Uni
versity Of Vermont extension service.
The conference gave all better under
standing of the food situation and the
work necessary to be carried out in help
ing to win the war.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
DESTROYER HARD TO BEAT
Fierce Wasp of the Sea Is Slim Built,
Loose, Timber and De-
structive.

The destroyer people have great
faith in the durability of their little
ships. They are slim built and not
much thicker in the plates than seven
pages of the Sunday paper, but maybe
that is their safety. There Is no get
ting a fair wallop at them. They
evade the issue. One man compared
them to a hOt-water bottle. Try to
swat loaded hot-water bottle. What
happens? When you poke 1t in one
place doesn't it come bulging out in
another to make up for it? Sure it
does, writes James P. Connolly in Col
lier's.
How do you account for the de-
stroyer which had her stern cut off so
that the men in the after compartment
leaned out and chinned themselves up
do you account for the way they come
bouncing along at better than twenty
knots in a gale of wind and q rough
sea and nothing happening to them
OcI elIOOh upySS, Dul lney CUlue
home, don't they? They sure do. May
be it's the way they're thrown to-
gether-looSe and timber.
Whatever it is, they are dashing In
and out of here on their job of convoy,
ing merchant ships and hunting U.
boats. They expect to get their bumps
and they do; but so long as they get
an even break they are not kicking
The charthouse gang on the 343 say
they are satisfied that they got ar
even break. (The 343 was cut IL
halves by a torpedo and made port.
They are sticking a new stern on thu
343. When they get it well glued OF
she is going out again.
Maybe the same U-boat-you can
always tell some people have luck
maybe that same U-boat will com,
drifting her way again. And If the.
see her first-oh, boy!
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
US. War Stamps in Every Home

receiving the answer pas bierre,
and deciding to become Frenchmen
and begin drinking wine, and sing
ing and talking, both French and
English sometimes half of one and
of the other) you could not for
your life but remark: We'll, if
they're not the happy bunch | want
to hear of it,
"Do you remember Lieutenant
Lang, formerly of D, company, Isl
Vermont infantry? Well, he has
been commanding this company for
the past three months. He is but
a second lieutenant at present, but
has been doing the work Of captain;
yes, two captains. He has been
agent officer of the train for the
past three months. This speaks
we'll ssfor his efficiency, and best of
of all, he is prince-Well liked by
the men and square as a brick.
There are Vermonters and Massa-
chuetts men in the company and
both agree that they have never met
finer fellow than ILieut. Lang.
He is Vermonter and one that Yer
mont may be proud of. He is due
for a rise and I'm sure it's coming
to him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
W00LENS
Suits or 0vercoats $500 to $4,000
Handmade Throughout
We also do
Cleansing and Pressing
G.H. ST. PIERRE, Merchant Tailor
PROBATE NOTICE

Regular sessions of the Probate
Court for the District Of Essex will
be held at Guildhall on the first
Wednesday of each, month in the
forenoon.
At Island Pond, the first Wednes-
day of January, April, July and
October, in the afternoon.
AtLunenburg, the second Wednes-
day of January, April, July and
October, in the forenoon.
At Concord in the afternoon of
the same days.
Special sessions will be held be
arrangement,
Communication should be sent
to Fred A. Brewer, Judge, Concord,
or to George H. Hubbard, Register,
Guildhall.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
AUTO RUN into fence
Car Overturned, A Broken Leg,
Fractured Ribs and DemOlish-
ed Car the Results.

An Overla and car with New Hamp-
shire number going towards North
Stratford ran into the fence near
the home of B. Corliss, Sunday,
overturned, threw the driver and
two men out.
The occupants were Chester Hare
and VIM. Otterly of Groveton, N. H.
Hare sustained a broken leg above
the knee, Otterly fractured ribs.
The driver escaped without injury.
Deputy Sheriff Bemis and DR..
Parlin were called to the accident.
The injured were taken home by
Vern Hardy in his auto where the
fractures were reduced.
A drunken driver was the cause
of the accident and he escaped.
owing to Sheriff Bemis being recall
ed to the village. His case was re-
ported to New Hampshire auth
critics by Officer Bemis. The car
is in Brighton Garage for repairs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16

Written by a Brattlboro boy and
copied from a Brattleloro paper:
1--WE are in the thictest of the
scrimmage at present andare having
our laughs, our good tines and so
on; but we are having also our
tough times and last but Dt least
sad times. If you could haze seen
the unloading of a CARLOAD of dead
the other night, as | did, you Wpuld
have felt the sensation | did. 0ne
by one these poor fellows Wse
hauled off the cart, covered win
their overcoats and laid in their las
hunks. Again when you see a bunch
of fellows huddled together in som'
old barn where dampness and coo
winds are not prohibited, and witt
nothing to eat for perhaps 10 or l.
hours you certainly would call /
tough.
But getting back to the goo
times-if you could see a bunch o
happy-go-lucky Americans strollin
into a French cafe, asking for beel
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
fAVORS RATIFICATION
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Howe FavOrS
Amendment But This is Over
shadOwed by War Work.

Il am in favor of the ratification of
the National Prohibition Amend
ment. 1t should be borne in mind,
though, that the action Of Vermont
on the question depends on the
legislature elected and not on the
governor, who has no vote on the
issue and no power of veto. Yer
mont recently went on record as
decisively in favor of state local
option as opposed to state prohibi-
ton. While national prohibition is
a different issue, the people have
the right to enforce their convic-
tions and the only sure method of
expression in their hands is in the
election of senators and representa-
tives.
1t must be remembered also that
there is more than one issue this
year, that the war overshadows all
other questions and that Vermont s
responsibility is to do the States
full share, and as much more as
possible, in the great cause of
humanity against the Hun.
I'VE must check expenses to pay
the bills which state patriotism i'm
pels US to authorize; we must aid
and encourage the production of
food crops-an industry that is
threatened more than any other,
because of the drainage of labor
from the farms to cities and
manufacturing towns; and we
must not neglect the schools and the
children, for on them depends the
the future.
1T is not time for experiment in
any field save that of patriotism.
1t is right and proper to be deeply
concerned in the prohibition amend
ment. To many it seem of impor-
tance hardly second to the war, and
it is therefore certain to stir deeper
feeling than any ordinary issue.
This in itself does no harm; but no
mere difference of opinion should
blind US to the need of cooperation
in the great common cause. All
should work together to elect a
Legislature that can be trusted to do
its work quickly and economically.
Vermont needs its money for the
war. Other expenditures except
such as are necessary for the conser-
walton of our assets and resources
and for the protection of our people
should be curtailed as far as is
humanity possible"
Frank E. Howe
Bennington, Vermont August 8,
, 1918.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
Sales of war Savings Stamps

Postmaster Mackenzie reports the
sales of War Savings Stamps foi
Essex County for the month of July
as follows
Number of war Saving Stamps
sold 8, Sal, Thrift Stamps 1885. Fol
Island Pond, War Savings Stamps
1911, Thrift Stamps 473. Total for
county, War Savings Stamps. SIG,
055. .3S, Thrift Stamps 45S.75.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
LETTDRS FROM SOLDIER BOYS
G. Dale Writes Inter-
eSting of France-BrattlebOrO
Boy Writes of the Ammunition
Train and Lieut.. Lang
United States Army,
Base Hospital 5, France
July 20, 1918.

Dear Father:
Believe me, there is lot doing
here now. x Hope Uucle
Sans big army will soon be over.
Such beautiful weather! Have
done some hiking about here lately.
In fact | spend all the time off duty
| can in the woods. | have often
wished | knew this country better
when you were here. Sometimes !
think it is the most beautiful place
| was eyer in with the exception of
home.
There is a place not far from
here which the French call Happy
ValIie." Such a variety of flowers!
In some parts banks of purple and
yellow feur-de-lys; tall willow trees
with ivy vines running up the
trunks; every hundred..yards or so a
big spreading oak. Over a rocky
falls at the upper end, a brook
comes in and begins winding it's way
down through the vallie. A path
leads alongside the brook and crosses
it in several places over quaint
little wooden bridges that look very
pretty as one approaches them.
Beside the brook, deep in the vallie,
is an estaminet, or cafe, with tables
and benches under the trees. Here
the soldiers with their wives, or
sweethearts, try to forget their
troubles as they talk, laugh and
play over glasses of red or white
wine.
really am almost carried away
with some of the wonderful country
scenes about here. 1t may be partly
because of the great contrast from
scenes of suffereing and moaning
men. Some men endure the
pain till they laugh and sing
songs they learned years ago. No
doubt it is one of the Almighty's
gracious ways to comfort men that
causes them to lose their minds when
pain gets to be uncomfortable. wish
| could write more of what would
be Of interest to you,
Have been on night duty in E Hut
for nearly a month. You will recall
seeing this hut when you were here.
This summer it was turned over to
wounded patients. Have had more
Americans than English of late. An
operating table is set up in one end
and there is a little kitchen at the
other end and hunks are made along
the sides. Sandbags are piled all
around it Being here along nights
is not so interesting, but the nights
pass quickly and, especially when
new patients come in, | am kept
busy. Under the conditions, like
the nice rainy and windy nights.
listen 70 the thunder and watch
the lighting and only wish it would
come nearer and stay longer.
wear two gold stripes now, one
for each six months in France. |
hope to get rome without having
any more striles put on me, but
such hopes are Improbable. = 4
| would like to write more about
many things hopt to tell you later.
Timothy.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
Check List Posted

NE check. list for the primary
eIeion, September 10, is posted
and ontains 491 names.
Iht board Of Civil Authority
Will mt at the town clerk, office,
Saturda August 25, 1918 at 2 o'clock
to reVlseame. See that your name
is on the st.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
ENGLISH VILLAGE
HAS NO YOUNG MEN

iYTLIlAGE OF, fPOTTEN End Hert7
fcrdshire. Eng. Nov 4--(By rnail.)
The English countryside is today
is just as quaint and peaceful and
beautiful as ever. But it has lost its
young men.
On the village green last night the
ccuntryfolk gathered at sundown as
they have done for several centuries.
The duckpond in the. middle of the
green: the Red Lion Inn GOO years
old tight ina hedgewalI on the south; (;
the squat little church steeple just
.dXer the hedge ON the north: and the
-neathery moor to the west-alf were
jus as they were before the war, ex-
cept-
There were no young men.
They who came together on the
green We're women. girls. children.
old men. and occasionally a man of
90 Two sober faced young women
were pushing baby carriages. 80
A motherly woman of so presided
al the bar in the Red Lion (the bar
was perhaps four feet long in a room
about feet square). ON the right
was another brown walled room with
bare table in the center. A dozen
old men were smoking and slipping
their ale. At the head of the table
sat a soldier home on leave.
The innkeeper's daughter was bang
ing a tinpanny piano in rne tiny par
lor. She played to an empty room
and to a soldiers picture above the
Instrument.
From the common this morning
one could see squads of Women's Land
Army girls, in Khaki. shocking wheat
in the hedge-framed fields.
A wooden tablet nailed to the wall
OF the village church-by the door
displays the roll of Honor Under
meath on little wooden shelf a few
sprays Of flowers tell their story.
1t was Hertsfordshire regiment
with it's quota from Potten End. that
was practically wiped out at CALI
poll
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
DECREE
OF ABDICA TON
is MADE PUBLIC

PARIS. Nov, 26.-In order to end
the discussion as to whether William
HohenboHern has really abdidated hs
German emperor, it is understood
that the German government intends
to publish his decree OF abdication.
This consists of an attempt to justify
the war on the ground of Germany s
Isolation.
The abdication decree. according to
the correspondent at Zurich of Lin
formation, concludes with these
words:
ITO avoid difficulties and to put an
end to the mourning and suffering of
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
HOW COULD WE DO
BETTER?

M HERE is certainly much
VI merit in the suggestion
that Hut or Y. NJ. C. A.
building be erected as a me-
mortal to our soldiers and sal
lors. Such a building could
Give the returning boys
a club where they could be at
home, where they could have
their souvenirs and always
find congenial companionship.
PIT would also be an IN
stitution for the benefit of the
coming boys of the city and
county, inculcating the best
ideals and educating them ply
sically, mentally and spiritu-
ally.
If we wish to combine the
idea of service with that of a
memorial tribute how could a
better plan be adopted than
this? That any memorial adj
opted should contain an ele-
ment of practical benefit most
people VIII contend with good
reason. Statuary is beautiful
and would be very appropriate
for the purpose of commemor-
ating the work Of our fighting
men. Yet returning dough-
boy could get little sociability
or direct personal benefit of
any sort from looking at a bit
of bronze. His need is for
something warmer, something
to entertain him; something to
keep his morale up to stand
ard, so he will not forget that
cleanliness, vim and courage
are assets in civil life as they
were in France.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
FooD TO BE HIGH

1T is quite evident that the
era of war profits is end
ed. Some decline in GER
tain commodities may, there
fore, be expected. A few lines
of cotton goods are already
lower, and there is a general
belief that commodities have
reached their high point and
should hereafter decline to
more normal levels, which if
not too rapid would stimulate
consumption and aid in pre-
serving a more natural and
substantial degree of prosper
ity than was the case during
the war. Commodities, it is
realized, are much inflated,
and bankers are alive to this
situation and seeking to prevent
dangerous speculation by care
full discrimination Of credit. In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
1EdSf :3 : Ore8OniaI(
- ss25qSsEBgsS e -

one direction, however, there
is little prospect of lower
prices, and that is in food. Mr..
Hoover has already predicted
high prices in this direction.
We are blessed with an abund-
ance of nearly all staple foods
in this country, such as cereals,
meats and vegetables; but
large sections of Europe devas-
tated by war are on the verge
of famine, and immense guam
titles must be shipped to meet
such needs. AS long as this
condition of approach to fam
inc lasts, no great decline in
the price of food is possible
From the Clews Financial Re-
view.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
Permit Return 10 Germany.

that William Hohenzollern the Ger
man emperor may possibly return to
Germany as supported by the Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger's hint that he wouldn't
be refused an entry to that country,
have created a considerable stir here.
They are featured by several of the
morning newspapers as creating an
situation which is rendered
more doubtful by accounts of the ac-
tivity of German propagandists in
several countries.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
Bavarian Tots Gather
Leaves to Feed Horses

WASHINGTON. NOV. 26.--Ba-
varian school children are enl-
pIoyed ia the collection Of leaf
hay. according to German news
Iapcrs reaching here. They arc
told the importance OF ube work.
which Is 20 supply food for army
horses.
In Hanover 10000 children are
said 10 have assisted I'm harvest
ing.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26

Bhigadier- General Douglass Mae
Arthur has had the unique experience
of being captured by United States
troops General Macarthur. who had
to fight to get away from Washing
ton because Of his keenness and abil-
ity to tell newspaper men just what
they ought to know. was a brigadier
commander of the Forty-second Df-
vision. The First and Forty-second
divisions were advancing rapidly to-
ward Sedan and the Forty-second out
stripped the First Near Autrecourt
General Macarthur was taken pris-
oner by soldiers Of the First Division
who could not believe that any Am
orleans were ahead Of them. Thre
We're explanations and General Mac
arthur went ahead with the Forty;
second. LIZ EM
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
GOOD SMOKES FOR YANKS 4.
on POLICE Duty OVER THERE

LANCASTER. Pa. Nov. EFF
any Of the boys are over there when
next spring arrives. they viii be sup
piled with the best smokes for their
peace pipes that have ever been made
in America.
Tobacco growers In this belt report
that the 1918 crop is the finest ever
raised. and that the leaves are aver
aging from "a to 30 inches. The crop
also IS ideally cured as a result Of the
perfect weather. and tests show that
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
NECESSITIES
WILL CONTINUE HIGH

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-Chaotic
OF foreign manufacture
with resultant demands for American
goods will tend to keep prices high
for all household necessities in the
United States indefinitely in the optn-
ion Of the delegates to the American
Specially Manufacturers association
which is in convention here today.
Higher prices for soaps and soap
powders are also predicted
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
Huns Were to Have
Occupied Paris and
London, Changed Mind

! LONDON, Nov, 26.--"We :
would have demanded the oc- +
; cupation OF London and Paris :
+ and would have dictated peace =
+ at buckingham palace if Ger I
: many had won the war SAYS :
+ a letter to the Wezer zeitung, =
+ written by the late Albert Bal- =
+ lin, former head Of the Hams +
: burg American line. Herr Bal +
+ lin went on to say that Ger +
; many, would have annexed the ,
: whole European continent from :
+ the Ural mountains to the bay +
= of Biscay.
= 80 . = . :
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
Anti-Jewish Outbreaks
Fatal Throughout
West Polish Galicia

+ STOCKHOLM, Nov 26.-Anti-
= Jewish outbreaks with numerous +
+ fatalities to Jews, have occurred +
!. in several towns in the western =
+ part of Polish Galicia, accord r
= ing to the Jewish press bureau +
= here. In Siedlce, Polish legion =
+ aires Killed six Jews. the bu- >
i reau's advices state, while at +
+ Chrzanow nine Jews were slain. +
+ Other anti-Semitic outbreaks =
+ have occurred, it is stated, at +
+ DOmbrowa, Jawaorno and other =
+ cities.
= : > , , = >
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26

the weed inst harvested burns ber-
fecth.
Purchases OF the 1918 harvest have
started, and the bulk of the weed
raised in this belt win be sent into the
cigar manufactures Of this district,
Virtually all Of the cigars made in
this district are being sent to the A,
II. f.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26

representatives of the National and
American leagues. He had taken the
matter under consideration. In case
his decision Is affirmative, his ap-
pointment is expected to be approved
at the proposed joint meeting of the
l6 Club owners here December 10.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26

The internationalism that
will count for world benefit is
to be found in the plan for a
league of nations such as Will
son and Lloyd George favor.
The internationalism of the
bolsheviki calls for the muir
der of every man the tempor-
airy leaders happen to dislike,
be he patriot, villain or other
wise.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
TAFT TO BECOME SUPREME
BOSEBALL COURT

National aud American League Rep
rcsentatiycs Offer Him Unique Po-
Sitlon.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-William IT.
Taft has been offered the job of su-
preme court justice of ofabasehall-con-
stituting one-rSan national commits
sion to replace the present body of
three. =.
The offer was made MO Taft by
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
AUSTRIA Will GET
NEW SOURCE OF REVENUE

BASEL, Nov. 26.--Announcement is
made at Viennt by the council of state
that it has decided to raise the new
Austrian loan from new sources of
revenue" because of the financial sit
uation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
17O Planes Participate
In Record Peace Parade

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 25.-The
largest aviation demonstration
ever held in America OCCURS
Wednesday, with 100 planes par
ticipating in II peace parade.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26

my people, l renounce the throne and
leave my faithful subjects free to
choose a government which seems to
them best compatible with honor and
to their interest"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26
S%@~0~~"S

Pendleton is great home
town and every step towards
making it better equipped in
this regard is a step for the ma
terial advancement of the city.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-11-26

With the trial judge urging
a new trial for Mooney it seems
only fair that he should have
If