Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-17
new ENGLAND news
IN TABLOID FORM
Items of Interest From All
Sections of YankeeIand

Cambridge, subscribed more than
$500.00 to the Liberty loan. There
are 700 cadets at the school and OF
these 200, who had just reported al
the receiving ship, raised S120, 900 OF
the total subscribed.
Boston's motor tractor, christened
Liberty Queen" has been c~ultivating
the city war gardens on the public
golf links at Franklin park. Farm
Manager Samuel Youngman said he
hoped to have the citizen farmers
planting their tracts by the middle of
the month. Mayor Peters is to desig-
nate a planting day" and will SOW
the first seed.
Orders have been issued to officers
and o commissioned officers direct
ing them to cooperate with draft
boards in providing opportunity for
military instruction for all regis
trants in the first class Of the draft.
ton previously given and "the graft
flying results obtained by many Of
those draftees who were appointed
o commissioned officers shortly af-
ter their arrival "a mobilization
camps"
George e. Kelleher has been APP
pointed division superintendent of
the bureau of investigation of the
Department Of Justice with h%eadquar-
tiers at Boston. He will have charge
of Investigations In Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Vermont. He
has been acting special agent, and
directed tho Investigations in the
cases Of DR.. Karl Muck and DR.. Karl
Bertling, now informed. Special Agent
Norman l.. Clifford of the Boston Of
fee has been appointed assistant
division superintendent.
1.-THE people of the United States
will not discuss peace till the Huns
have been driven out Of France and
Belgium" declared Samuel Gompers,
President of the American Federation
of Labor in an address before a joint
session Of the Massachusetts legis-
lature last week. His statement was
loudly a%pplauded by the legislators
and abe crowds in the galleries. Mr..
Gompers said that there was not a
thing for which this war Is being
waged which had not been a principle
Of the labor movement from the be-
ginning.
A special committee of the COVER
uor's council visited the state dry
dock under construction In Boston as
the first step in an investigation of
charges by the Boston Central Labor
union that ineflciency was causing
serious delay in the work. The visit
will be followed by hearings. The
commission on waterways and public
lands has been requested to lay all
contracts and other documents bear
ing on the dock construction before
the investigators.
Gov. Beeckman of Rhode Island in
q proclamation has ordered all able
bodied male residents between the
ages Of Is and so inclusive to obtain
regular employment for at least SO
hours a week, under penalty Of fine or
Imprisonment for failure to comply.
The details Of supplying work to
those who apply for 1t are to be car
ried out by Col. George H. Webb,
state commissioner of industrial sta
tistics. The Legislature recently
authorized the Governor to take such
steps when he felt that the war stu
alton made 1t desirable.
Brig.-Gen. John e. Ruckman has
been ordered to assume command OF
the Northeastern Department, re-
lieving Maj.-Gen. Johnston, who will
become commander at Camp Cody,
N. M, according to word received In
Boston. Gen. Ruckman has been in
command of the Southern Depart
ment. Maj-Gen. Willard A. Holbrook
was named by the War Department
10 succeed Brig. Gen. Ruckman as
commander of the Southern Depart
ment. Gen. Holbrook has been in
charge at Camp Sherman. o.
Appreciates Decorations Of Our Sol.
diers.
In a special message to the Legis-
Lature, Gov. Mccall recommends ap-
propriate action in recognition Of the
French decoration for bravery of
Massachusetts troops.
Gov. Mccall said:-
"a few days ago the news was re-
ceived that a large detachment OF our
soldiers from Massachusetts had
been decorated by the Republic OF
France for distinguished bravery in
battle.
1.-The Croix de Guerre was conferred
upon members of the 104th infantry,
National Guard, known to us better
% the old Second Regt. of Mass.
and upon members of the 1O1st En-
gineers, National Guard, better known
as the old First Corps Of Cadets OF
Massachusetts. This honor Is not
lightly given. 1t is an especial mark
Of distinction, for 1t is only conferred