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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
Carbon Hill Over the
 Top in Good Style

Carbon Hill yesterday reported that 1t had greatly exceeded it's War Saw ings quota. The quota fixed was S50,- 900, but when the local campaign closed Friday evening, the community had bought and subscribed s6o,500. Thurs day night the total cash sales were s31, 800, and the pledges on Friday night totalled s29,ooo, making total cash and nledeed of S60 800,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
Dr. C. Ross Baker
 to Conduct Services

The Rev. Dr. c. Ross Baker of the Woodlawn Baptist church will conduct the baptismal service at the Colored Baptist church on Sixth Avenue, south, of which the Rev. J. W. Goodgame is pastor, this afternoon at o'clock large class will be presented for bap- tism. and seats will be reserved for white friends who wish to be present at the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
TWO COUNTIES REPORT

"Complete returns have been received from only two counties-Marengo, which reports that it has secured it's quota of S9O0,o00, and Blount county. which re- ports that it has gone over the top with it's quota of almost $50o,O0o. In both counties there are still some districts to hear from The fact that Marengo county has a very large coored popula- ton, while Blount has very small col ored population, demonstrates that 1t Is possible to secure the quota for county regardless of it's population.
 "At least 25 chairmen have wired to- day for additional pledge cards and are still holding meetings Consequently, it is doubtful whether complete returns will be received from the entire state in less than a week.
 "In addition to the pledges which have been taken, we know that many hundreds of thousands of dollars or War Savings Stamps have been sold and that this drive. whether It se- cures the entire state quota or not is unouestionably a success It mas mt War Savings Stamps in the hands of the people who would otherwise never have had them, and has aroused in them a spirit of patriotism ana ioVe for their country which we believe Will be of untold value in future war dc- tiyitieS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
CITY AND STATE RESPOND WELL ID /. WAR SAVINGS DRIVE Incomplete Returns Indicate That Alabama Will Ex-
 ceed Quota ALLIED ARMIES TO HOLD CLEANUP WEEK Director Johnson Issues Statement and Gives Praise to Workers
 Final Accounting Next
 Week

After a conference between State Di- rector Crawford Johnson of the War Savings campaign, Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton and the general staff of the allied armies yesterday, it was de- ciued to postpone final elean-up day to Friday, July F, on account of the Red Cross bull sale and July both coming in this week.
 Good reports reached headquarters yes terday from all parts of the state, and those from Birmingham and the other districts of Jefferson county were uni formly encouraging. Hundreds of pledges taken by canvassers had not been re- ported at state headquarters up to last night and when these are in there is no doubt but Alabama's showing in the drive will equal that of any other state.
 Pledges reported by the allied armies up to last night are: British, $11S,S75; Bel gilan S149,510; Italian. $246, ,S25; French, S1S2,S9o; women's division, including Rain bow and volunteer relief, s12S99o. Total
 s776 599 These figures do not include about s75,OoO of stamps and bonds sold by the women at the booths and on the
 streets.
 FINAL BOMBING Field Marshal J. Frank Rushton stated yesterday that the allied armies will con- tinue the work of cleaning up their dis tricts during the current week, but that
 the final combing of the city and coun- ty will be deferred until the following
 eek, The final accounting will be made at a luncheon on Friday of next week. The Semet-Solvay company reports that
 the He negroes employed at it's plant sub
 scribed for S3220 of bonds, and the 159
 white employees s5970 worth office force, 5000; the Semet-Solvay company, s1000 making a total of s11 ,190.
 | Crawford Johnson, state director of the national campaign, said yesterday after noon:
 | The reports from the various counties
 of the state are so far very meager and incomplete. which is accounted for by reason of the large number of meetings
 held in the rural section Friday after noon and night at places where no tele- phone connection could be had with county headquarters Some counties ex- pect to hold their final meeting on sun day afternoon and Sunday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-06-30
Dr. Stuart Absent

An important call of the govern ment will prevent pr. George Stuart from filling his pulpit at the First Methodist church on SUR day The Rev. Carl c. Gregory. a3 sociate pastor, will preach at both the morning and evening services.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
FOR BURROUGHS

A bin to authorize the Secretary Of
War to grant furloughs with or with
out pay and allowances to enlisted
men of the Army of the United States,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
United States OF America in Congress
assembled, That whenever in the opin-
ion Of the Secretary Of War the in
terests Of the service or the national
security and defense render it neces-
sary or desirable, the Secretary Of
War be and he hereby is, authorized
to grant furloughs TO enlisted men Of
the Army Of the United States with
or without gay and allowances or with
partial pay and allowances, and for
such periods as he may designate, to
permit said enlisted men to engage in
civil occupations and pursuits: PRO
VIDED, THAT SUCH BURROUGHS
SHALL BE GRANTED ONLY UPON
THE VOLUNTARY APPLICATION
or SUCH ENLISTED MEN UNDER
REGULATIONS TO BE PRESCRIB-
ED BY THE SECRETARY OF WAR
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
TREApwAY MAKES HIS ACE

Seldom is a new member of a com
mittee called upon to consider such
important legislation as the War FL
nance Corporation Bill, amended and
reported to the House by the Ways
and Means Committee. Congressman
Allen r. Treadway of Massachusetts
was appointed TO that committee at
the beginning Of the present session,
and has taken an active part in the
rewriting Of the War Finance meas
ure. "The original bin says Mr..
Treadway. would not be recognized
by its own father" While he agrees
with Mr. Warburg that such a meas
ure in times Of peace would be "abso-
lutely rotten" he and other members
Of the committee have worked in en-
tire harmony TO perfect the act, which
all agree is war legislation solely,
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
BAPTIST LAYMEN,s CAMPAIGN

When q church Of as members rails
Is $500 inside Of seven minutes foI
a special object il is a sign that time,
are changing So they are in the Bap
tist denomination. Never in the his,
tory Of the church have Vermont Lay
men hustled 70 accomplish thing as
they are getting behind the drive "a
raise one million dollars before March
3ist The men at Brattleboro started
the campaign Of by raising SS76 the
FIRST week Of the drive, at the rate Of
Sl25 per day. They expect 10 reach
$1,000 before they stop. The 10 mem
bcrs Of the church at Shady Rill pledg-
cd 10 per cent Of their share at the
hour Of organization. They expect to
go over the top
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland, tho cam
paign director, Is encouraged with the
responses that church laymen are
making. Three fourths Of Vermont's
$1,000 have been pledged for 40
churches; the complete success of the
campaign will depend upon how well
the smaller churches can respond, If
they respond like Middlebury with
$500 in record time, or with the
Shady Rill spirit, the big drive will be
a success in Vermont.
Some Of the other "over the top
churches and what they expect to
raise are Burlington 5000, Rutland
and Bennington $500 each, Bellows
Falls and North Bennington $l20 each,
Chester, Ludlow and Richford
$3.50 each, Montgomery Center and st.
Adams 500 each. East Poultney re-
ports "You can count on $50 from
this church." a 100 per cent church.
Nobody knows what Newport and
West Derby will do but it will be
worthy Of their entrance
nto the city class. They expect to
lose their campaign March oath.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
GUESS YOU ARE RIGHT

Sometimes even partisan Repub-
lican gets along with the present adj
ministration and even thinks it pretty
good, but sometimes things happen
that makes anybody but dyed-in-the-
wool Democrat feel ugly. A recent in
cident of this latter kind is the ruling
of the war department that the Amer
lean soldiers in France this year will
not be allowed to vote in the fall cleo
tions. This is q rank injustice Of the
most partisan kind. By November
this country ought to have a million
and a half men in Europe. The great
er bulk of the soldiers are from the
great Republican states of the north
and cast. The lesser number are from
the Democratic states Of the south and
west. To deprive the soldiers in
France Of the right to vote in the cleo
tons this fan is one or the ways Of
keeping the south in the saddle at.
Washington We suppose that the
sixty odd thousand Democrats who
have been put on the federal payroll
the past year will also be kept at their
posts and so hard at work that they
cannot be allowed to go home to cast
their ballots Evening Banner.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04

Prussian Guard, broke the center
forced the guard into the marshes ~
Sc. Gond and made il imperative Cor
the guard and the SaNons on their
flank, now separated, 70 retreat.
Stopped Drive at Calais
A little later he prevented the Ger
mans from breaking through to Gains
IA their llrst smash at fpreS, The
next year. 1910, he directed The often
sivc - ArtoiS, "a partial French sue
cess, ana ~ 1916 his handling OF the
4 French troops had much to do with
the advance III the Battle OF the som
me- which resulted last spring IN the
German Hlteal 70 the hhdenDurg
+ llhe
IA April last toca Naa detached
from active service, and aS he was
then o6 years Old, 1t was thought has
hghthg days were over. he became
ono OF the most important advisers OF
the French government, lie was the
French military member Of the Inter
Allied Supreme War Council from its
formation until December last, when
ClcmoEceau took HIM away because,
as he said, he needed him At his side
all the time.
Foch is only five feet six inches tall
and slender He has large, we'll
shaped head rather thin, iron gray
hair and broad, high forehead, Per
haps because Of his Basque blood, he
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
THE WAY TO DO TT

A manufacturer engaged in wal
work in another state was in Spring
field recently and expressed the opin,
ion that to prevent The business Of this
country from being repeatedly dis
mrbe3 and hampcrcd By strikes il will
eventually be ncco ary for shopmcnt
especially those employed on govern
mont orders, railroad mon, coal miners
and Ole likc Is bc drafted into an in
dustrai army and b subject 10 mil
itary control and discipline during the
period 81 The war As an illustration
Of how well Ibis might be expected to
work out hc told Of an incident which
occurred 10 bis town plant where the
men walked out one day and stopped
completely all further effort towards
the completion of a rush government
order The next day United State
inspector appeared and found the
plant at n standstili, Tha, work must
be finished BY such date, he told the
proprietor. II know" replied the lat
ter. "hut what am 70 do ," You
can furnish me the names and address
es Of your men said the inspector
grimly, "and in the meantime ! wi
get 10 communication with Washing
ton" He did, with tho result that ha
mailed to each of the free and indie.
pendent strikers notice 10 the effect
that ne could take his choice Of re.
sumiug work in the plant the next
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04

Monday morning Nt wagc q general.
ii S. day Or ~ going % TIE Federal
pgssoa il Atlanta. Ca. for term a
imprisonment 70 BE- fixed b. the gov
crnmcn, and then being drafted %
serve ia the trenches for tho compar.
atjve pittanco of a priyates pay When
the whistle blew Monday morning not
man was missing from III plant
ard there hasn't been strike there
since Springfield Reporter
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
OVER THE rop wrrn THE Jap


Especial Correspondence
Washington April 2 American
troops ahoBld h sent 10 co-opcrats
with japanese "a tn movement whicf
10 more than likely to take place e
cheek The German advance irto Slbcr,
in" declares Charlton q Perkins. Of
san Francisco engaged In export and
import trade between Asia and tho
United States Mr. Perkins has ;rav-
eled for years ia the Orient and is
ihoroughly familiar aith conditions
there
TO send American troops u tight
with The japanese against the Huns
would h. . wise move fof NJ least two
rrasona said Mr. Perkins First Il
would put us on friendlicr terms with
the JapS and ease the somewhat
strained relations which have existed
between the two countries for some
years past There Is nothing more
calculated 70 promote friendAness be-
tween different peoples than fighting
shoulder 70 shoulder for q common
cause Second. il would ncutraIze the
suspicion which certain elements in
Russia hold with regard to possible
Interior motives Of Japan in advanc-
ing into Russian territory a suspicion
which accounts for Russian opposition
to such move
"Our record in Asia is the oleanest,
We have never sought territorial ag.
grandizemcnt there. We have never
barRaincd for pelf The example which
We set for the other Powers in return
ingto China our share Of the Boxer in
dcmnity created great confidence in
the United States. and the honorable
manner in which our troops, during
the Boxer rebellion, conducted them
selves, refusing to loot Chinese prop
critics, gave tothe Asiatics the assur-
ancc that not Only is the United
States Government TO be trusted, but
the personal integrity Of our armies
can not be assailcd The sole advan-
tage FOR which the United States has
contended in the Orient has been for
the open door in China, and even in
that we have stood for the impartial !
treatment Of all nations with respect |
TO trade, John Hay being the great ex-
ponent of that policy, which recently |
has been losing support in this coun-
try.
There is just enough Of the Mongol
strain in that portion Of Russia where
japanese armies would be called upon
10 operate to keep alive what is known
in Eastern Asia as face. The Mon
golian will more readily compromise
il he can save his face Hence, with
the pressure from Germany increas-
ing, the Russians would be far less
likely TO resent what they would char
acterize as Japanese interference, if
the troops Of the Mikado were accom-
panied by an American expeditionary
force TO Asia. 1t would be the sugar
coating of somewhat bitter pill. As
a precautionary measure the sending /
of Americans into Russia with the
japanese cannot be too highly com
mended.
"The Administration should awake
promptly to the importance Of this
move, and not spend So much time
trying to wriRgle out Of responsible
ity'
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04

50 Bennington county Is continuing
TO climb, having moved W % ffth
place since the last report. There are
still four ccu ties 1acl@ e us ard
there ought not TO be any, The county
allotment Is $427 $50 We have the
year 1918 70 take 4 in. 4 quarter "
the year has gone by and We should
have disposed Of one fourth Of The
allotment, which equals sl0G, 500, in
stead Of which we have 10 March 10th
sold only $50, 1880 worth If We Do
not increase this rate We shall dispose
OF legs than fgDrth Of our allotment
during the year.
Arlington still leads the county 1he
o4apdiuo, jc as foiipmg.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
STANDING TIMBER SOLD
WITHOUT THE LAND II
PERSONAL PROPERTY

Al the listers meeting held IN thc
several counties thru ughaut the State
dur. tie las, month, The eommi
fioncr Il taxes discussed the question
Of the taxation Of standing timber
which has been sold and conveyed
without the real estate on which il
stapdb II appears from what be said
that this elisa Of properly is not real
estate, but personal property This
interests ret only the ow2crs Of such
property nd the listers who have 70
appraise lis value, but shcriiTs. cor.
stables and pc lice officers who in The
service q writs are making attach
meats II property
Mr. PIumlcy said:
Standing timber that has been sold
and conveyed without the land is to be
taxed and set in the list to the owner
II is to be set n the list, aot as real
estate, but rs personal property and
there shall be not deduction, no offset,
as again.t ouch personal property on
account Of debts owing. BY examina
ton Of Section No. IT'S Of me General
Laws (Sactioa 500 p. s., you viii see
that the statute provides for the tax
alton Of standing timber, and you will
find if you examine tie 9th VT, l55,
and the s9tn VT, 20l-2l0, that our
supreme court has fatty held that The
conveyance Of growing trees (stand-
ing TIMBER to be removed within a
specified time, works in law seve"-
ance of the trees from he real estate,
and converts the trees into personal
"In the cssc of Deerfield Lumber
Co. VS., Lyman, S9th W., 20l210, a
decd under COZ siGer.uien "a not def
initcly specify he time within which
the trees should be removed from the
real estate. the court went eve.
further than it had gone IL any prior
decision and said in substa,ce that the
iced under consider ,tioE plainly did
not intend that the timber should re-
main upon ,he lanl for an indefinite
line and, therefore, it should be re-
moved within a reasonable time, and
his kind Of deed the court said work
d in law 4 severance of the timber
rom the freehold and converted it in
o personal property.
IF you will stop to think you will
ee the sound reasoning and common
ense on which this proposition is bas-
d. The timber, growing, has been
old. The real estate has not been
old. If the real estate has not been
old then the man who bought the
rees has bought something other than
cal estate. Yes. He has bought the
landing timber, which not being real
state is personal property and must
g set in the list as such. By the sale
ne trees are severed from the real
state as effectually as if cut off the
oil.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
STAND BY OUR FIGHTING MEN

From hundreds Of thousands of
American farms, in answer to the call
Of their country and in obedience TO
the law Of their country, American
boys have gone and today are fighting
side b. side with hundreds Of thous-
ards # American boys from the
cities and towns Of the country, con
ItlHg danger and death.
duty of Ma who remain at home
.y 10 afford the means TO make
Boy powerful and VICTORIOUS is
j pefatiye one.
Fuss fberty Bonds
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04

Do f1eI strong, have good appetite
DIR ton sleep soundly and enjoy
Use Burdock Blood Bitters, the
ig tonic. Price, Sl25. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
ARLINGTON

Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Buck spen
! Sunday in Salem.
I Leslie Jones has. returned from 4
/ trip to Montreal
Thomas Morrisey of North Adams
Mass, was in town for Easter
Curtis Monroe of East Arlington
died Sunday at Troy hospital
John L. Burdett Of New York, spent
Good Friday at his summer home.
Rev V. R. Gibson attended the min
ister's conference in Manchester, Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Cullinan
spent several days in Boston last
week
Charles yelling of North Benning-
ton, was the guest Of Harry T. Will
son Sunday.
Miss Helen Lakin is spending her
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. B. Lakin.
Miss Eichbaum of Mount Vernon, n.
T., is spending the Easter vacation at
her summer home here.
Miss Mary Grady, who has been Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Alfred Buck, has
returned to her home in Salem.
Chas. +. Garfield and three oh ums
potorcd from Pleasantvilie, N. Y, ar
irving here Monday at a. M They
will spend their vacation at the cot
tage on the Garfield farm.
The Modern Wcodman gave an Eas-
ter Bill in their hall MondGy evening,
which Yves largely attended. The
Neighborhood Club served the lunch
con which cleared them about $26
St. James Sunday school held their
festival service Sunday afternoon at 4 |
o'clock. The mite box Offering was
presented and amounted to over SIG.
At this service eight children were
baptized. Easter even three adults
we're baptized.
The Neighborhood Club held their
regular meeting at the home Of Miss
Martha Garfield Tuesday afternoon.
The club now has membership Of ca.
Miss Garfield read three very enter
aiming letters from Mrs. Fisher which
we're thoroughly enjoyed by all pres
mt.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
BENNINGTON co. COMING ON,
NOW STANDS 9Th IN STATE
April ], 1918

April !, 1918
Dear Sir:
The report as 10 The salos Of War
Savings and Thrift Stamps in Yer
mont to March lCth has been received
The counties arranged ON percapita
basis now stand us follows.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04
BONNEVILLE

Mrs. Lydia French Is i'll with the
grip.
J. J. johnson Of Dorchester, Macs,
came last week TO do his eugaring.
The American Realty Company are
floating several thousand cords OF
pulpwood down the river and brooks.
II viii be taken out Mt Brattleboro
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-04-04

Very truly
RoBT +. HEALY.
County Manager
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-20
STRAPPING WOMANHOOD

Mrs. William PiersOn Hamilton's
statement that one camp of farmer
cites reports an average gain of nine
pounds for each worker as result
of a summers hard work may not
encourage every woman who has
leaned toward manual labor upon
the farm The loss of nine pounds
would be more pleasing to at least
90 per cent. of women who are be-
yond their early twenties. But Il
there is any doubt about women
finding unallOyed consolation in Mrs.
HamiltOn's report there should be a
good deal of consolation for men in
the news that the women are feel
ing as fit as the proverbial fiddle
after months of "haying, hoeing
corn, shocking wheat, stacking grain
in the sheaf, blowing, planting, driv-
ing horses, operating tractors and
binders and saving wood"
"Under it all the women are get
ting stronger" Mrs. Hamilton de-
clares. "They are refuting argu-
ments, past and present, that they
are unfit physically for manual la
Dor"
Here's consolation for the head of
the household-if needed a man IS
the head of his household-who
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1918-08-20

knows not where to obtain the do
nestle and extra domestic labor
wherewith formerly he protected the
women of his household from hard
work. If women grow stronger, and
feel like singing, at general farm
work, it follows that just what is
needed for "nerves" and that often
mentioned tired feeling is the chore-
work which formerly required the
services of a strapping man about
any detached city home or about any
suburban or country home. Such
work as moving the lawn, putting
the ice in the ice box, putting the
coal in the cellar, cultivating the
garden, changing automobile tires,
washing the automobile, stocking the
furnace, saving wood for the open
fire in the living room, hitching up
and unhitching the horse, where
there still is a horse, and giving the
horses stall some daily attention and
a weekly Thorough cleaning" as
women would term it, not only will
not overtax womanly strength, but
actually will improve a woman's
health and strength.
If the "outside man" or the chauf-
feur who was also the handy man,
has been drafted or has become the
president of a bank, thanks to the