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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
RUSH 100000 TROOPS
America Has Promised That
Number OF Fighting Men.
Declares Misunderstanding About
Foreign Workers Replacing French
Are Cleared Up.

Paris.-The United States has prom
Used TO have 100000 fighting men In
France by the end Of 1918. says
L'Iiomme Libre. Premier Clemenceau's
newspaper These troops, IL adds,
must have their own organization and
services, which will mean at least
100000 specialists, workers, men In
the quartermaster's department. and
others
The newspaper says certain misun-
derstandings which had existed have
been cleared up. and that under no
circumstances VIII allied workers or
soldiers replace French workers In
factories The presence OF American
workers on French soil will be In d.
rect consequence OF the presence Of
American fighters on the front
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
U. s. ARMY JOINS BRITISH.
Americans to Assist In Defense OF
Channel Ports.


With the American Army in France.
Troops Of the new American army
have arrived within the zone of the
British forces In northern France and
are now completing their training in
the area occupied by the troops which
are blocking the path Of the Germans
to the Channel ports.
Their commander already has com
manded American forces In trenches
on the French front. The British Off
GERS and men who are training the
new force say the Americans are Of
the finest material and are certain TO
give most excellent account Of them
selves when they meet the Germans
The British troops greeted the
Americans not only as comrades In
arms, but as warm friends, and the
work of instruction is being continued
In that spirit The American forces on
arriving within the British zone were
cheered to the skies by the sons Of
Britain, many of whom bore unmis-
taxable signs Of battle They had not
seen the Americans before, but they
knew they were coming.
The Americans, on the other hand,
gained all the more enthusiasm by
the heartiness of the greeting which
they received from their battle SCARED
comrades In arms. The last stages Of
their training before entering the line
were begun almost as soon as they
reached their destination.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23

Shipments OF coal to this part Of
the country by water are far behind
Moreover, the outlook is discouraging
as the fuel administration admits that
New England's demand for ships has
become matter OF competition with
the commander of Americas expedi
tionary forces overseas" In his official
warning, Fuel Administrator Storrow
says New England consumers must
save coal. as Industries must be pro-
tected next winter Shipments OF coal
during the months OF January. Febru-
airy and March were far below esti-
mated requirements The New England
reserve coal supply is completely
wiped out The shipping tonnage.
Mr. Storrow declares. is hardly ade-
quate to meet current soft coal re-
quirements.
The Gloucester. Mass. fishing
schooner Good Luck justified her
name when she landed at the South
Boston fish pier the other day 10000
pounds OF mackerel picked up on the
way home from Southern waters. The
mackerel sold for and 8 cents q
pound Captain John Morash re-
eeiving check for $500. which he
said was like finding money. The
Good Luck spent the Winter fishing
between the Virginia Capes and Cape
Hatieras Early this week she start
ed for home to OUTFIT for the Cape
shore fishing South OF Nantucket
she ran into a school OF mackerel
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
Berlin Uneasy as Americans Pour to
Front

Paris.-The steady arrival of Amer
lean troops In France is CT using great
uneassness in Germany.
Following the admission in the Ber-
lin Relchstag that II is not known how
many troops the Americans already
have In Europe. Colonel Gaedke, the
military critic Of the Vorwaerts. says
that Americans may yet play the most
important part In the great battle.
Gaedke also admits the wonderful
tenacity with which British and
French troops have defended their
positions.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
LOQllt tCITY

k1e wea now much n times
3ient silence means,
And yet We say our Little say,
And SO we spill the beans,
For keeping still is heavy work
Sometimes. in storm and stress,
And yet we'd all be better of
If we should all say less,
-. i !. 4 IL. s'~'sfs.' ,lrl uA
A devils weapon is the tongue;
II gets us all in bad,
Especially the flow Of speech
We let out when we're mad.
We all know well how wise one is,
When angry, to keep still,
And yet that tongue works overtime,
And likely always will
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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
|. o. o. +. GRAND LODGE
Next Years Meeting is 10 he Held in
Burlington.

Barre, May I'll Burlington has been
selected as the next place Of meeting
OF the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows
for the annual convention The con-
vention is TO be held during the third
week in May and will be the more
notable in 1919 for the reason that one
day will be set apart for celebrating
the Tooth anniversary OF Odd Fellow
ship in the United States. 4
o, w, Edwards Of Burlington, was
elected yesterday to head the Grand
Lodge of Vermont The remaining
elective officers are: Deputy grand
master Alexander Duncan Of Barre;
grand warden. II. T. Brown Of Lud-
low; grand secretary, Frank w. Jack
son of Barre; grand treasurer, l.. c.
Grant of Burlington; grand chaplain.
the Rev. John B. Reardon Of Barre;
grand marshal, II. A. Morse Of Bel
lows Falls; grand conductor. c. G.
Staples Of Brattleboro; grand guard.
ian, Orlando l. Martin Of Plainfeld;
grand herald, Ned c. Buck OF Ran
dolph; trustee OF Gill Odd Fellows
Home for four years, H. 7. Brown Of
Ludlow. T.. A. Spear Of Woodstock,
the retiring grand master, was elected
to twoyear term as grand represen-
tative to the sovereign grand lodge.
One Of the most enthusiastic gath
erings OF convention week was the
annual meeting Of the Past Grand Off
GERS Association and the post prandi-
al exercises which followed it in How
land hall last evening. Appointive
officers named to supplement the
grand encampment officers elected in
the forenoon, were announced as fol-
lows: Grand marshal, F. II. Palmer
of Bristol; inside sentinel, H. II. Kid
der of White River Junction; outside
sentinel, p. A. Dean of Bellows Falls.
Installation OF the grand cncamp-
ment officers came in the earlier part
Of the evening. J. M. Jewell Of Procf
torsville, was officially inducted into
Office along with the other officers
elect, the installing being done by the
retiring grand patriarch, Elmer +,
Jenne, Of Newport The ceremony
was witnessed by large Of number OF
Odd Fellows and the work was highly
commended by the onlookers.
Officers for the Past Grand Officers
Association were elected soon after
the meeting was called to order. They
are as follows: President, H. c. Far
rar of Rutland; vice-president, Smith
B. Waite of Hyde Park; secretary,
Frank w. Jackson Of Barre; treasur-
er, 0. E. Chilson of Burlington; his
,orian, E. S. Nichols of Richmond;
executive committee, Calvin Endress
If Bennington, Gerry F. Walker Of
Bellows Falls and w. r. Haigh Of
committee on invitation
# guests, H. c. Farrar, 0. w. Ed
wards of Burlington, j. M. Jewell Of
'roctorsville, and G.. II. Metcalf Of
}rattleboro.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

NEW YoRk.-csptain Resnati,
Italy's most famous aviator, is killed
In fall at Mineola when a new air.
plane he was trying out "sideslips"
after bad start and tumbIes TO the
earth.
WASHINGTON. Georae creel,
chairman OF the Committee on Public
Information, makes full and frank
apology to Congress for his slur In re-
cent New York address.
LokDok.-British press is urging
allies to intervene and save Russia
from complete German domination.
Fayors giving Japan free hand. with
formidable entente representation.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
PITH OF THE
w AR NE IS

The Kaiser 10 on the west front again,
apparently 10 direct a new attack.
The Emperor has been present be-
fore several times, on each occasion
witnessing a defeat
The rapid f'ow OF American troops 10
France makes II imperative for the
Germans to renew their offensive
soon, In the view Of the British gen.
ersl s,an. Delay enables the Ger.
mans 10 reform their divisions and
prepare another blow.
Lieut. James Pellaehe of New York
continued TO fight after being fatally
wounded In the Pleardy battle and
ehoked q German to death.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
THE FLAG RAISING

About two hundred people gathered
to witness the flag raising in the little
park by the station, Tuesday evening
the l4th. The young men Of Manches-
ter Depot furnished and set the pole,
and collected the money by subscrip-
tion for the flag. A service flag was
also raised at the same time, which
was given to the village by the ladies'
Friday Club. Claude f. Rich presided
on the occasion, and his introduction
of the speakers was very appropriate
and pleasing Mrs. Loveland Munson
was the first speaker, representing the
Holister family on whose, land the
flag pole is set. Among other things
she said that members Of the family
fought under the flag in the Revolu-
tionary War, other members in the
Civil War, and that all members now
living who are of acceptable age are in
war service for Uncle Sam.
In few well-chosen words, Herbert
King, on behalf of the young men,,
presented the flag to the Red Cross.
Mrs. f. l.. Wyman, superintendent Of
Red Cross work, made the speech of
acceptance in her usual forceful, earn
est manner, beautifully describing the
meaning and mission of the flag, and
expressing the loving thoughts Of all
our hearts toward those who are fol-
lowing it today in camp, on the seas,
and at the battle front. Mr.. Rich read
the long list of Manchester Depot
names represented by the stars on the
service flag.
A. j. Hicks accepted that flag in
behalf of the village, voicing our pride
in the fact that in its field are 38 stars,
showing that so many of our boys
have bravely and Loyalty "joined the
colors" and gone forth to serve not
only our own country but the world in
the cause of freedom, justice and
W. H. Shaw, representing the gov
ernment, spoke in honor Of the flag
under which our government has been
built up to its present power among
the nations.
Rev. j. S. Brown was the last
speaker. He was given leave, he said
ITO talk at random, so he would speak
along that line" But although "at
his words hit the mark. One
thing he said was that the failure of
Russia had thrown her share Of the
struggle for freedom into our hands,
and we must meet the situation brave
y. He mentioned three things we are
asked to furnish:-man power, food
and money. And in reference to the
nan power he said that someone in
he audience had said to him, 'If the
laiser could see the five husky boys
Who are just going out from here he
would he so ashamed Of himself that
le would want to go and hide where
lie never could be found"
The exercises closed with the sing
ng of one verse of America" and
hese two lines: II
"The spangled banner, 0 long
nay it wave
Ger the land of the free and the /,
Iome Of the bravew
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
lNTERNED HUNS NEAR MUTINY.
Prisoners Incensed When Told They
Will Be Moved

Washington mutiny
broke out among the 2,200 interned
Germans at Hot Springs, n. c., when
they learned of the governments plan
to move them before July to army
posts at Forts Oglethorpe and Nc
Pherson, Ga
Many OF the interned aliens had in
vested their savings in improvements
on their cottages, TO make them more
comfortable.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
Records by Districts
Records by districts are as folio

The subscriptions accredited to the
treasury were those sent direct to
Washington. Treasury officials vii!
begin Immediately to organize canvass
Ing forces for the campaign for the
next loan in the autumn.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23
ITALY ASKS U. s. TROOPS.
Would Show America Is Behind Ally
Rome lntimates.

Washlngton.-ltaly In an informal
way has made known to the United
States that the presence OF American
troops on the Italian front is greatly
to be desired. A few thousand men
under the American flag. Italian Off
cials feel. would hearten the Italian
civilian population and their troops.
Italy desires the inspiration that would
be afforded by the presence Of Ameri.
can forces.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23

Employees and owners OF the ship
yards of L. H. Shattuck. Inc, Ports
mouth, n H., are feeling pretty proud
Of the record being made In the yard
In the framing Of wooden ships, Gov
ernment Ferris type, for as the days
gy by the machinery is moving faster
tand faster and the ninth ship turned
out made record which, though re-
markable In itself, will be surpassed
quickly The yard has contract for
Is ships and the ninth has Just been
completed When the first was
tackled II took almost month 10
frame 1t but the ninth's frame was
completed In 3'1-2 days
Figures compiled by the Boston
Chamber OF Commerce committee
which is pushing the war savings and
thrift stamps compaign In the business
district, show that the down town
section OF Boston alone has purchased
stamps 10 the value OF 31.09s,511, or
more than 20 per cent OF all the stamps
sold in the state The sales In the
down town section during April
amounted to S2s7,247. an increase Of
1875 per cent over the sales in March
This spurt, more than any other fact.
has boosted the per capita throughout
Boston TO 32.35. as compared with the
per capita figure OF S1.3s for the state
81 large
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-23

Rear Admiral Wood, commandant Of
the first naval district has ruled that
yeOwOmen should salute naval officers
and that officers must return the sa-
lutte Some of the yeowomen had
complained that salutes were not ac-
knowledged by officers and commit
tee waited upon Admiral Wood In re-
gard to the matter The admiral WAS
inclined to think It was not necessary
for the young women to salute. but
they insisted that as regular members
of the naval forces they were required
by the regulations to salute their su-
periors and that they were entitled to
have the salutes returned
At recent meeting OF the Ports
mouth IN. HI, city government repre-
sentatives OF the Atlantic corporation
who have taken over property at
Freemans Point for the purpose Of
building steel ships. submitted plans
to the members OF the council In rela-
ton to the laying out OF streets and
erecting houses for the occupancy OF
the workmen IL Is stated that II was
the intention OF the government TO
erect houses that would cost from
$2,1O0 TO $4,000 their construction 10
be principally OF brick and stucco
Miss Mary Steele Patton. nurse
with the American expeditionary
forces In France. Is at home on a
seventeen days furlough She has
been for several months in base hos
pital No. 6, and has been honored
with an appointment as hrst lieu
tenant. She la at present visiting
friends In Waltham. Mass. Miss Pa
ton was for some years nurse to the
late Rev. J, w Wellman, who lived
in Maiden.
The maximum price OF ice for the
coming summer TO householders OF
was fixed by the state
food administration at 30 cents for
100 pounds delivered, 25 cents for 30
pounds, 10 cents for 80 pounds. 10
cents for 20 pounds and 9 cents for 10
pounds For the smaller quantities
the maximum prices are the same as
last year and the prices for 100 and 30
pounds are only lightly In excess OF
he 1917 prices
Republican farmer., 1918-11-15
LAFOLLFTTE'S POSITION


" HE SENATE, having majority of two Republican, is
 largely the hands of LaFollette of Wisconsin, under investigation charges of dsIoyalty. The charges very heavy and have been in state of rest the table of the senate since they made many months They based upon certain statements speech by Sen ator LaFoee The important of these statements aerward repudaed by the Associated Press having been naccurately transmitted.
 The stand pat Republican element in the senate most bitter against aFoete and he perhaps may not be especially friendly regime which will have Senator Lodge at the head of it. In tight places where there be differences be- the Republicans and the Democrats LaFoete be able to tie the voe which would have the effect of Demo- cratic majority for the presiding officer of the senate is the vice president, who is of course Democrat.
 The Republicans will be far from solidarity; there the widest sort of separation between the economic and industrial ews of men like Lodge and such from many the Western Republican states in which votes for pro- sion received.
 Indeed Lodge to be rapidly getting out of touch in his state not because David l. Walsh elected the other day though that is proof but because Massach- etts in the election adopted the initiative and referen- dum by substantial majority.
 To the initiative and referendum Senator Lodge opposes the utmost antpahy; to the Senator Elect Walsh has been friendly The measure, received during the when Mr Walsh Massachusetts the impetus to its embOdmen into lie constitution of the first New England colony, which has become greatest New England states
 Senator Lodge is confronted by difficult task.
Republican farmer., 1918-11-15
Id of disagreement. New Eng

enterprise ground of disagreement New Eng land prefers the West
 This choice will in the long sooner satisfactory New England than the overthrow of Adrich was The South is conservatives the West is radical New England is conservative, and not radical Of New England states Connecticut the most conservative and the least radical On side Connecticut bounded by Mas sachusets which approves the national prohibition amendment and adopts the initiative referendum On the other Connecticut is bounded by New York which gives votes to women
 Connecticut lacks popular representation and cngs the ancient town system Yet in Connecticut cmaxes fear of South and abhorrence of the Democratic government
 The habit of being opposed to the South ougrowh of the Connecticut is the land of steady habits and acquired during the Civil War remains in almost its original strength.
 Old usages and habits communities 10 proceed against their economic interests.
 The Democratic South conservative even the point of reaction is the natural bulwar and support England which is also conservative to the point of reaction.
 The Republican West is the natural antagonist New England for the Western Republican is almost socialist and has the habit of thinking of New England as he money DOW CT" and in like terms
 When Roosevelt divided the Republican party in 1912 that organization about pass into the control of the radical Vest it about to become radical and socastc to be everything that New England dreads, despises.
 New England for instance is for the most part against gov ownership public utilities but the West for pub lie ownership New England for high tariff but the is mainly for low, for tariffs The the economic and indusrel has little in with industrial England The South is the natural ally of New England which Miss Elsie ! of Norwak we'll understands though distinguished and amented father did not.
Republican farmer., 1918-11-15
THE SURRENDER

N KE TERM armsce" had before recent events definite significance. It applied to temporary cessation of hOses created under conditions which would permit the resumption of the fight substantially equal terms between the parties
 The armsce signed by Austria and that later signed by Germany is not armsce but surrender, under terms the most complete and humliang.
 Germany yields her her machine guns, her ships and her strong places along the Rhine She yields the prison she has taken to compensate for the damage she caused and must repara the nationals she has removed from the communities in which they lived.
 Should the amistce terminate at the end of lS hour ioo it would find the Allies and the United States German soil and ready for leap at the heart of Germany. Such thing will not take place Germany has surrendered not condonay but with many conditions every against her By the terms she accepted before the armsce signed Germany yields saceorrane Eastern Prussia and all hel colonies She yields any and every section of her citizenship which desires to set up for itself Scheswg olsten perhaps Bavaria Germany and Austria have accepted th doctrine of self deerminajion of peoples.
Republican farmer., 1918-11-15
INFLUENZA REMEDIES
,A ooLER MEATHER exerxwhere has produced

~ OOLER WEATHER everywhere has produced sharp de- N cline influenza Bridgeport is fortunate in being among last the cities to be acd the number of cases here will be considerably less because of the early nterposon of the favorable weather.
 This malady which has cost the nation many thousands lives than the has cost it, proves how helpless the word in spite its boased progress against the assaults that ere ;&ced upon time to time by natural forces little understood arising nobody knows how
 There has not time to comparehe several methods of meeting the epidemic that have been used throughout the world Investigation and comparison may show that places have strictly limited the disease More likely it will appear inub ordinate all methods of attack with wide difference in the number and relative death rate in localities about equal ly protected by preventive and remedial measures
 Existing differences n the extent and vriy of the disease will be traced 10 economic rather than to the type of medical sanitary emergency that were adopted
 Where very poor and ignorant people lived much crowded together in ily-venaed msantary apartments there suffering than there in communities where the pie enjoyed higher degree of economic prosperity
 The disease attacked all elements of society," but it attacked most erOcouy many diseases do those least instructed poorest and least familiar with the necessities of personal hygiene
 It may be said of influenza and of all similar diseases that the protection against them consists not in in med cine in masks in quarantnes of various types much raising people higher state of economic well being and hygienc education.
 Impoverished Russia stretched out fatal influence the world and smOte everywhere with the painful and deadly malady which has cost Bridgeport many worthy and America of it's population and the worlds millions of its and daughters.