Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-02-15
WHAT VERMONT HAS DONE.

WHAT VERMONT HAS DONE.
The Vermont Committee on Public
Safety issued on Friday the following
statement, written by Gov. Graham,
showing what the state base done IN
the way of patriotic service in the war:
l. Appropriated 100000 for pub
lie defense, six days before the decla
ration of war.
.. Spent over 100000 to equip the
Vermont regiment prior to its call into
federal service.
). $40 per month additional state
pay to all Vermont volunteers. No
other New England states does this
except Massachusetts,.
4. The ratio of enlistment credits
for the first draft gavo Vermont sew
enth place among the states and terri
tories and fifth place among the states.
| .. Windham county has furnished
so many volunteers that it has not yet
been called upon to furnish any men
for the draft Eight other counties OF
the state have been called upon to fur
nish fewer than 80 men each.
6. In proportion to her population,
Vermont has more soldiers in France
than any other state.
Z. Vermont, the mother state of
eleven admirals, has filed the maximum
lquota allowed to enlist from Vermont
in the navy.
8. May, 1917, organized full regi.
ment of home guards. These are uni
formed, armed, equipped, efficiently
drilled and ready for service.
9. September, 1917, held at Rutland
the first war convention of its kind.
The British, French, Italian and Japa-
| nese governments were represented and
a special representative of the federal
food administrator was present.
10. March, 1917, organized the Yer
mont committee of public safety of 81
members and 46 district committees
IL. The state department of agri-
culture through its farm markets bu-
roau and farm employment bureau was
of great assistance in food productio
| The markets bureau received and fur
nished daily reports and quotations by
telegram and these were distributed
| throughout the state the same dav by
the press
10. The citizens Of Vermont have
exceeded her quota in every war en-.
deavor, among which are:
Two Liberty loans,
American Red Cross,
Y. NJ. c. A.,
War library,
War Camp Recreation,
Armenian and Syrian Relief,
Halifax Relief,
Knights of Columbus.
Wo nra nou. anna naI
for:
War Savings Stamps.
Smileage Books,
Salvation Army,
L. S. Public Reserve.
10. The day following the declare.
tion of war, passed a drastic espionage
law, with the death penalty.
Achievement 1917-Preparation 1918.
Thirty thousand boys and girls en-
rolled last season in campaign for
food production and conservation con-
Quoted by the Vermont committee of
public safety, the department of edu-
cation and the agricultural extension
service of the state agricultural col
lege. The results of this campaign as
reported through the district superin-
tendents to the department of education
show that our boys and girls produced
$4,000 bushels of potatoes and 1000
bushels of beans and nearly $4,000 bush.
els of other garden vegetables, and
that over $4,000 quarts of vegetables
and fruits were canned by these young
people. The value of this production
in money reached 100000. That is,
the school children in their own gar.
dens, added this amount to the food
products of the state. The young peo-
pie who enrolled in this work are called
the Green Mountain Guard
Besides tho actual production, the
most important factor is the experience
which the boys and girls of the state
received in elementary agriculture and
nature study, and the impetus given to
home gardening. BY work of this ma.
ture, young people have an opportunity
to do their part in winning the war
BY foregoing portion of their sum
mer games and sports, the Green Noun
tain Guard became an effective army
engaged in the production of food
Doubtless the guards already under
stand the nature of their patriotic sery.
ice, and by enlisting in this army they
are assisting their elder brothers who
have followed the flag and who perhaps
even now are in the trenches.
The committee of public safety pur-
pose to engage in like campaign the
coming season and will ask for the
same assistance as was given so cheer
fully before. To care for overhead ex-
penses of the committee and to supply
necessary seed and its distribution re-
quire money. Last year about $4,000
was used. When the call comes for
money this season, l hope there will
be no failure to respond. If boys and
girls can produce 100000 worth OF
food by an outlay of $4,000 no one
should hesitate to give. The depart
ment of education, the commissioner of
agriculture, the agricultural college ex-
tension service and the county agents