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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
NATIONAL CAPITAL NEWS.

A deficiency appropriation of $685..
1853 for resurveying public lands in
Colorado and the classification Of lands
involved in the Oregon and California
railroad forfeiture suit has been asked
Of Congress by the Interior Depart
ment
B. L. Winchell, traffic director of the
Union Pacific, has been appointed re
gioaal director for the southern dis
trict, and N. d. Maher, of the Norfolk
and Western, regional director for the
new Pocahontas operating district.
Charges that two Food Administra-
ton representatives have been bribed
by dealers prompted Food Administra
tor Hoover to warn state food admin
I.istrators to exercise particular care in
the employment of investigators and
ether Food Administration representa-
tiyes.
Pacific coast tanners having govern
ment contracts will be given first op
portunity to purchase the output OF
hides in California, Oregon, Washing
ton and Nevada.
Major General Erasmus NJ. Weaver,
chief of Coast Artillery, was trancfer-
red to the retired list Of the Army en-
account of age
John r. Alpine, of Chicago, was
named advisor to Stanley King, War
Department representative on the La
Dor Policies Board.
Government insurance Of Dutch ships
taken over by the United States is
provided in a bill approved by the
House.
The Rivers and Harbors bill carry
ing $21. 572.0O0 was passed by the Sen
ate and now goes to conference.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
HOSPITALS BOMBED BY HUNS.
Hundreds OF Wounded And Those
Caring For Them Killed.

British Army in France-German
airmen have again bombed heavily
British hospitals in the area behind
the lines, and this time have killed
and wounded some hundreds among
the personnel and patients of many
different hospitals in the group. Re.
corded in the casualty list are the
other women nurses, stood bravely by
their posts throughout terrific del
uge of explosives.
There is in the neighborhood ono
large American hospital and another
in which there are American workers,
but neither of these appears to have
suffered. Last summer a number of
American doctors and nurses were
killed and wounded when these same
hospitals were raided by the Germans.
This latest horror was perpetrated
Sunday night, apparently by four
squadrons Of enemy planes, which ap-
pear to have comprised more than a
score of machines. A great num-
Der of bombs were dropped, about 60
per cent of them huge affairs whicE
] dug vast craters in the hospital
grounds, and the rest high explosive
shrapnel which sent their death-deal-
ing bullets tearing in every direction
through the crowded hospitals, tents,
and buildings.
A three-seated. airplane was brought
|
down by gunfire while flying at low
altitude, and the occupants were made
prisoners The enemy captain and the
pilot sustained comparatively light
shrapnel wounds, while the observer
was not hurt. When questioned why
he had directed his men against hos
pitfalls, the captain explained in mat
ter-of-fact way that he did not see the
Red Cross signs. He said he was seek.
ing military objectiyes and had no de-
sire to modest hospitals.
! With a shrug of his shoulders, the
! German captain added that if the Brit
ish choose to build their hospitals near
railways they must expect to get them
bombed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31

The amendment to the existing Law
adopted by the committee follows.
Provided, That the authority con
ferred upon the President by the &C.
approved May IS, 1917, entitled ar
act to authorize the President to in
crease temporarily the military estab-
lishment OF the United States, is here
by extended SO far as to authorize him
during each fiscal year to raise by
draft, as provided in said act and
acts amendatory thereof, the maxi.
mum number Of. men which may be
organized, equipped, trained and used
during such year for the prosecution
of the present war until the same
shall have been brought to success
full conclusion
Deferred classification granted Oh
account of dependents will be disre-
garded entirely in applying General
C@owder's new rule to compel all men
of draft age to engage in useful occu-
pations A man may be at the bottom
of Class One or even in Glass -Four.
but If he falls within the regulation
and refuses to take useful employment
he will be given new number in
Class One that will send him into the
military service forthwith. Local
boards are authorized to use discre-
ton only where they find that en-
forced change of employment would
result in disproportionate hardship
upon his dependents.
1t had been known for some time
that some form of work or fight"
plan had been submitted 10 President
Wilson, but there had been no init
nation that it was so far-reaching in
scope. Both the military authorities
and Department of Labor officials be
lieve that it will so long way to-
ward solving the labor problem for
farmers, shipbuilders and munition
makers, and will end for the present
at least, talk Of CONSUMPTION of Labor
The announcement gives notice signi.
6cantly that the list of non-useful occu-
pations will be extended from time to
time as necessity requires.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
THE TRAINING CAMPS.
Attendance Materially Below What
Was Expected.

ington.-Reports received at
the War Department from command.
ers of fourth series of reserve or
GERS training camps show a total at
tendance materially below that ex-
pected Less than 10000 men nave
reported for instruction, although
provision had been made for $500.
The fact that National Army divisions
are Eer below their proper strength
is giv,n as the reason for the failure
of the yamps to reach the size desired.
1t is pr vnable that authority for sup
piemenuM selections will be given
DIVISION commanders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
ALL RAILROAD PRESIDENTS OUT.
They Are Relieved From Active Duty
AS Executives.

AS EXECUTIVES.
Washington.-Every railroad presi-
dent in the United States was relieved
from active duty as executive man
ager of his road today by Director
General McAdoo, who will appoint a
Federal director for each road, respon-
sible only to the Railroad Administra-
ton. In many cases the president OF
the road may be named Federal direc-
tor
To safeguard the interests of stock
holders and maintain the individuality
of each railway Federal directors,
whenever possible. will be appointed
from among the operating officers of
the property, the director general an,
nounced. This will avoid disrupting
any roads working organization un-
necessarily.
AS another step in the reorganiza.
ton of railroad management the di
rector general ordered the creation
of two new operating districts-the
Allegheny region, consisting of the
principal trunk lines east of Pitts.
burgh, excluding the New York Cen
tral, managed by c. H. Markham, now
regional director for the South, and
the Pocohontas district, consisting OF
the east and west trunk lines termi.
mating at Hampton Roads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
AMERICAN F[|ERS
IN MANY FIGHTS.
Take Active Part in Bombing
Operations
CHASING THE HUN MACHINES.
American squadrons Participated
With The french In Bombing OPP
erations On A large Scale
Behind The German Lines.

+ French front in France.-American
air sQuadrons have been engaged in
participation with the French in
bombing operations behind the Ger
man lines. These operations are be-
ing carried out on very large scale.
At one time recently 120 Allied ma
chimes were flying at the same mo-
ment in bombing work.
Records have just been received Of
the air activities along the French
front between May Is and IS, since
the weather became again favorable
10 flying, which reveal the intensive
aerial work of the character noted.
In this period los aerial-ccmbats were
fought in the course of patrols. Ger
man machines to the number of 81
We're destroyed, sixty others were
forced to land badly damaged within
their own lines and eight captive bal
looms were burned
In the same period bombing squad
rillas threw 100 tons of bombs on the
enemy's depots and other establish
ments. Of this quantity the night
bombing squadrillas dropped 1875 tons.
During the night of May Is no less
than 100 airplaEes were in the air at
the same moment bombarding large
number of towns and villages in Ger
man-held territory, causing fires and
explosions everywhere. American and
Italian squadrons participated in these
operations.
On May Is the broad daylight work
continued with the bombing machines
being protected by IS chasers, which
swept all the enemy aircraft out of
the skies over large space.
American Army in France.-Capt.
David Peterson, of Honesdale, Pa,
after long chase, sent down Ger
man two-seater airplane wabbling and
diving to the ground in the neighbor-
hood of Chateau Salins. The Ameri-
can aviator pursued the enemy ma
chine for 40 kilometers along the bat
tie line and then chased him IL kilO-
meters behind the German lines be-
fore he succeeded in attacking him
from beneath. The Germans dive
to the ground followed promptly.
Lieut.. William H. Taylor, of New
York chased a German biplane from.
the American lines to over Pagny-
Sur-Moselle, north of Pont-a-Mousson,
and defeated the Boche in desperately
fight, 5000 meters in the air.
A bullet from the enemy machine
barely missed Lieutenant Taylor, and
punctured wing of his airplane.
A second later the lieutenant saw
one of his tracer bullets penetrate
the fuselage of the enemy machine
where the observer was working a
machine gun, and there was no more
fire from the German.
Lieutenant Taylor continued to fire
at the German pilot, and after $50
shots had been fired, most of them
at about 10 yards, the enemy ma
chine went spinning toward the earth
in a nose dive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
U. s. TO MOUND UP OILERS.
Men o: Draft Age Must Either Work
Or Fight.

Columbia, S. C.-Governor Manning,
returning from Washington, an
nounced that the War Department
WAS planning to round up all idlers
OF draft age in the country and make
use of their services. 1t is planned,
the Governor said. to take all men OF
deferred classification who are nor
engaged in some necessary occupation
and make use Of their services, either
in the army or in war work. Every
man of draft age must either work or
fight, the Governor declared.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
IRISH PLOTS PART
OF HUN INTRIGUE
Plotted With Other Groups Here
Besides Sim Fein.
SECRET SERVICE ON TRIAL
Irish Uprising Set For The Date
When The Germans Had Expected
To Reach The Channel Ports
And To Create A Division.

Observation-Disclosures that the
government has gathered evidence in
this country of conspiracies between
Irish Sim Fein leaders and German
agents to precipitate a rebellion in
Ireland was followed by announcement
that government agents have uncov.
cred similar German intrigue with
other nationalistic groups in the Unit.
ed States.
German money, it was said, has
been used to finance agitation among
negroes and among Firms, Lithuani.
ans and other of the so-called "op.
pressed nationalities, which for
years have had nationalist griev-
ances against Russia or other anti
Germanic allies. In most cases, this
propaganda has been carried on by
Americans affiliated with these
groups, paid from some mysterious
force believed to be the German Gov
eminent. Except among the radical
Irish agitators, however, the propa-
ganda did not appear to make much
Roadway.
For many months, it is now re-
vealed, United States Government
agents have been inside the counsels
of the Irish in the country who
plotted armed instruction of Irish
citizens against British rule and have
discovered conclusive evidence that
German money and promises of aid
stimulated the conspiracies as a
means of diverting the British Gov
eminent from it's war task in France.
Direct action to stop the intrigue was
thought not advisable, inasmuch as
the Government did not wish to med
die in domestic problems of the Brit
ish Empire, but the information gath
cred was turned over in some cases
to British representatives. and it is
understood that the recent arrest of
number of Irish Sim Fein leaders
was prompted probably by evidence
of German-Irish plots discovered in
this country.
Full details of the evidence were not
made public, it is explained, because
number of persons still are under
surveillance. Some announcement of
the reasons for arrest of the Irish agi-
tators is expected soon, however,
either in London or Washington
The story of how the intrigue in
this country was discovered, it was
said, if published fully would tell of
many communications brought sur
reptitiously into the United States in
violation of regulations. Many of
these were written with invisible ink
and in code, and when deciphered fur
nished clues leading to detection of
many ramifcations of the plot The
men responsible for the agitation were
supplied with funds from deposits in
banks in which German representa-.
tiyes formerly kept their accounts, or
from other mysterious sources.
The Irish radicals, in their CORE
spondence, referred frequently to the
promise of German aid in an uprising,
which was to be called for this month
or next, when the Germans had ex
pected to reach the channel ports in
their big drive The Germans then
were to send arms and ammunition
and possibly troops to the Irish coast
to participate in the rebellion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
|lAb oilers
AND SWELL ARMY
House Committee Approves
Bakers Plan.
LIE ARMY BILL EXTENDED
To Give President Unlimited
Power in Drafting Men.
CROWDER SPRINGS SURPRISE

Issues Order Calling Upon idlers OF
Draft Age To Get Positions AND
For Store Clerks And Other Young
Men In Non-esscntiaI Industries To
Get Jobs Helpful In War Or Be
Taken Into Army-Army Bill Pro-
vides For Ordnance For Force Of
Four Mi!lion-No Change Yet In
Draft Age.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
BIG eoBBLER FOR WILSON.
Bird That Sold For $4,000 Goes Tc
White House.

Washington.-Co Jake Dawson, a
Texas turkey gobbler that recently
sold for $4,000 in Red Cross auc.
ton at Austin, was delivered as a
Gift to President Wilson by Represen-
.atiye liard,. of Texas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-31
r. r. WAGE AWARD READY.
McAdoo Expected To Announce It In
Few Days.

Washington.-An announcement OF
q general wage increase for railway
employees, following in a general way
the Railroad Wage Commissions rec
cmmendation, but with notifications
* Imminent Director General Nc.
Adoo, rsho has been studying the COM
miss oa's is9ort, viii be ready 10 act
within few days
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01

The newspaper men who sat last
week, for the first time, in the classic
shades of Middlebury College, during
the recent annual meeting are glad to
admit that there is an atmosphere OF
tradition and sentiment about the in
stitution as well as evidence of mod
ern thought and advanced educational
methods that are full of promise for
the future. Just at present, Middle
bury shares with all colleges a severe
drain by enlistment in various arms of
the military service After the war,
its alumni and clientele should be
ready to support its interests in every
material and moral aspect.
They also serve who stand and
wait" Mr. Garfeld's adoption from
Milton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01
MIDDLEBURY

Mrs. Edwin Sears is III at her home
on Seminary street
The Womans' Home and Missionary
societies OF the Methodist church will
meet with Mrs NJ, II Eddy on Tues
day at 2;3O p, m,
Lucius Buttolph received a cable
gram from his brother Clayton,
Saturday, saying that he and Samuel
Sheldon, Jr., had arrived in England
safely,
Mrs. s. /. Baldwin and son, Leon,
who have been spending week with
relatives in Lowell, Mass have re-
turned,
Thomas Ormsbee of Brooklyn, a.
y, is in town on visit OF several
days with Mr. and Mrs. W. $. Hunt
ley
Mrs, Julius Williamson, who has
been i'll for the past few weeks with
an attack of bronchitis, is able to be
about again
The annual meeting OF the Congre-
gational church was held in the church
vestry Tuesday evening A covered
dish supper was served to 100 persons.
Following the reports Rev, {. {, Mer-
Till, secretary OF the Vermont Congre-
Rational Conference spoke on as the
Church Any Longer Needed" These
officers were elected; Deacons, c, A.
Phillips 7. E. Boyce, c. b. Wright, J,
/. Crane, ], o, Seeley, c. +. Harris
and L, c. Bryant deaconesses Mrs,
G. H. Chaffee, Mrs, Maria d. Seeley,
Miss Florence Eddy, Miss n b. Price,
Mrs. +, {. Ryder and Mrs. Archie
Cook treasurer, L. c. Bryant; clerk,
+, G.. Matthews; assistant, ] o, See.
ley, jr; historian, Miss Susan T. Arch
ibald 1t was voted to hold the church
services in the vestry during February
Mr., and Mrs. Richard Bedard and
son, Reginald, were in Rutland this
week to attend the funeral Of Mr..
Bedard'S brother, Edward, who died at
the Rutland City hospital Sunday.
There will be social and dance for
the benefit Of the Red Cross fund in
the Masonic hall this evening.
The Middlebury Electric company
has finished installing the new water
wheel at the plant on Mill street and
as soon as thaw occurs will start
generating electrical power for town
use, the job Of installation has been a
long one owing to the continued cold
weather, and since early in December
electrical power for use in Middlebury
has been taken from the Belden sta
ton. The new wheel is of the Rodney
Hunt type and is capable of develop.
ing 300 horse power under head of
70 feet. The wheel is equipped with
Woodward governor of the compen-
sating type, thus regulating the speed
OF the wheel to the load. The com.
pany is busy testing out the wheel and
is in hopes to be able to start for good
in few days.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01
Death of Mrs. Edna A. Grosvenor.

Mrs Edna Almira lockwood Gros-
Venor widow of Darwin 4. Grosvenor,
died at her home on Pleasant street at
9:20 o'clock Monday morning. Mrs.
Grosvenor had been in her usual
health, she arose about } o'clock, and
was found later by her son in an I'M
conscious condition, The cause of her
death being apoplexy She was 50
years old and leaves three children,
Miss Ruth l.. Grosvenor, teacher in
the public schools at Pittsford, Miss
Lucy A. GroSvenor and Walter L.
Grosvenor of Mddlehury, three step
children, Harry A. and John NJ of
Los Angeles, Cal, and Flora n, eros
Venor of Bridport, two sisters, Mrs.
Alice Hough Of Bridport and b. H. Nor
ton of Shelton, Conn, and a brother,
Albert lockwood of Potsdam, n. Y,
Prayers were said at her late home
Thursday morning at II o'clock The
funeral was held at the Congrega-
tional church in Bridport at 2 o'clock
Rev H. c. Newell of the Middlebury
Congregational church officiated, assist
ed by Rev. Hervey Gulick of Bridport.
Burial was at Bridport. Mrs Gros-
venor was born in Bridport November
3, 1889, the daughter of Levi and Lor-
raine lockwood She had lived in
Middlebury for the past few years.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01

tectcd One could not hear another
machine If it were within ten feet and
a collision in the air would be certain
death
with the exception Of flying our eX-
iStence is much the same as any army
camp. We live in barracks or bunk
houses and detail some OF the men
every day to keep them clean. Each
man cleans his own window and keeps
his bed made The beds have to be
made regulation style with square
corners, and the blankets folded just
so. The pillows in their proper place,
also all clothing and shoes in their
respective places, Punishment for
failure to do these things is usually a
couple OF days in the kitchen washing
dishes, scrubbing floors or some dis
agreeable job Of like nature.
They are letting men go every day,
who do not work out good in actual
flying In order to he flyer one has
to have a positive Sense of balance"
1t don't seem to me that am getting
on as fast as should, but am learn
ing faster than some OF the boys.
I'VE were visited the other day by
some Italian army officers, they came
from Newport News, Va, in a large
Italian aeroplanc They brought ten
passengers, and covered the distance OF
3G5 miles in four and one-fourth hours
This is the largest flying machine ever
saw 1t weighs two and half tons
without passengers They say they
have one like il that carries % people
that is coming up as soon as we get
place to house it. They sent small
two passenger scout machine on ahead
and the small machine covered the 36j
miles in three hours. This little ma
chine can climb into the air a little
better than 1909 feet per minute. |
think, sister we can trim your little
old horse, don't you;
81 went to New York Saturday but
came near not getting there at all.
We get our tickets at Mineola station
and have to cross the track. | slipped,
fell down fat on the track in front of
an express train that did not stop here.
The boys grabbed me and pulled me
off just as the train ran past seem
to be in more danger on the ground
than up in the air
Had a little experience the first
night at camp Went for a walk to
Mineola about one and one fourth
miles in company with two of the
boys. We were walking way over on
the side of the road when a motor cycle
came along about 30 or more miles per
hour and ran into us. The rider hit
one OF my companions, fellow named
Brown and hurled him nearly 30 feet,
giving me a slight bump as he went
by We picked Brown up and hustled
him into an auto which we hailed and
hurried him to the Camp Hospital
where he died without regaining con
seriousness. Don't think he ever knew
what struck him as he made no cry
when he was hit. The fellow on the
motor cycle was thrown quite dis
lance and the machine was wrecked
1t was not a soldier, but an ordinary
civilian who rode the wheel We pick
ed him up unconscious The next
morning he had not come to, and he
is probably dead by now His ma
chine caught fire and burned up. |
think | had pretty narrow escape
myself
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-02-01
BOOKS FOR FARMERS
Make Keeping Of Accounts Easy
Cost But 10 Cents

The demand Tor farmers account
books, issued by the Agricultural En-
tension service Of the College OF Agri'
culture OF the University OF Vermont,
in cooperation with the College OF Az.
riculture in the other New England
States and the Boston Chamber OF
Commerce, is very large and more
than 1000 books already have been
spoken for
These books cost the farmer only 10
cents, which is the actual cost OF print.
ing, binding etc, and can be secured
hy Addison county farmers at the Of
fcc Of County Agent l. n, Bartlett,
Battell block, Mddlebury,
The book is bound in stout paper
covers and contains sc pages II has
several features which are lacking in
most farmers account bookS The
purpose of the book is explained and
directions are given for keeping simple
accounts About half OF the book is
given over TO farm receipts and eXpen-
SEES, This part is so arranged that to-
tails can he found Of milk receipts,
crop sales, labor bills feed bills, etc,
without going through the entire book
to sort them out, Pages are provided
for itemized inventories Of stock,
tools feed and supplies on hand. To
simplify the taking Of the inventory,
rules are given for measuring grain in
the bin, corn in the crib hay in the
NOV and stack, Tables also are given
for figuring the capacities of round
and rectangular slos, and the approx.
mate weight Of silage remaining in the
Silo in the spring,
One of the most important pages is
that on which the record Of the years
business may be summarized to see
how much the farmer has received for
this years work on the farm The
last few pages are intended for keep.
ing separate accounts Of poultry, hogs,
potatoes or any other single enterprise