The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
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land chairman of the war personnel
board, A. G, liurd, who has been doing
the state secretarys work in Vermont
and Byron n. Clark, the secretary, who
has recently returned from France, spoke.
Mr.. Penman told the plan which has been
adopted by the recruiting committee and
said that the New England states arc
behind ON their work; 1870 men are need
ed 10 make up the April quota and 100
| for May, but Mr.. Penman wants To make
/ the number larger than even that. He
wants to put New England on the map
as she has always been in other work
and asked the sons of Vermont 20 uphold
the record. Mr.. Iurd appealed 60 the
men, of whom there were few over 80
present, that ii they can get away from
, their business To 20 into the Y. NJ. c. A.
work or if they know of any man who
has judgment and ability TO do things
that these names be sent TO the commit.
tee, Mr.. Clark said men who can give a
soldier a cigarette, a bar of chocolate,
drink of coffee, drive an automobile or
dig grave are the men wanted, those
with red blood. Mr.. Penman said il was
not place for preaching, that service
was wanted and that the other good
things would come when service had been
done One Canadian general he said,
after finding the Y. M. C. A. over the top
ahead of his troops and serving coffee TO
the wounded said, Is that religionl- He I
had not been much on religion but If 1
that was religion, then he was willing to
change his policy. Following the meet
ing, individual conferences were given, in |
which stenographer took the remarks /
of each so that their statements may be
on record for looking after the selection
of men. Some will be found who should
not leave for this work, while others will
be found the right men for the place
Linus Leavens of Cambridge. commits.
sioner of fish and game, was in the city /
Friday afternoon for the war conference
and to attend TO other matters. The
department is Matching the most fish this
year that il ever has Matched. The
amount will go into the millions in ex-
cess Of any year in the history of the
state. The only hatchery not in opera
tion is the one at Vernon The exchange
of fish between the federal government
and the state is helping materially in
the distribution and is big saving in
expense. The distribution has already
commenced SO Mr.. Leayens is saving a
great many fish that died last year,
The county game wardens have succeed
ed in removing most Of the feeling that
existed against the commission.
Three of the members of the new city
of Newport council were in the city Fri
day Mayor Curtis Emery and Alder
man Harry Black the former recently a
senator and the latter clerk of the House, !
are well known here. Alderman j. r. 4,
Gardner was here during the morning,
going back before noon. /,
The officers Of the Montpelier Gun club .
are completing their arrangements for 1
the annual trap shoot meet which takes !
place May % at their range. Only one :
lay will be occupied this year, owing to
war conditions.
A meeting of the farmers war council {
was held Friday afternoon in the State /
House. presided over by +. S. Brigham, +
hartman. Reports showed that Vermont !
& to plant this year over 10000 acres of !
wheat and that while the allotment by i
he federal agricultural department was \
900, the state is going over double that y
amount The matter OF the farm trac- !;
ors discussed by Governor Graham Fri "a
lay with Ford representative was un
Ter consideration and the council was adj
Used that a carload is now en- route to =
Burlington and is expected any day. The h
ounch urged a campaign to enroll labor !,
RS from the business centers to help in :,
aging and harvesting, p
Henry Bailey was lodged in the county h
nil Friday afternoon for lack OF bail on II
he charge of larceny of maple sugar a,
rom the farmers in Calais. Bailey, it is a,
al faIlr ba He bot cd boy,
e reached the Jail that farmers in that 8,
ection had placed an attachment on his h,
roperty and therefore this morning en-
aged an attorney. A
The heavy thunder storm which passed HI
YER Vermont last night was not local g,
ne, because the telephone service ia
trough all parts of the state was af w
acted. There were no circuits between IN
utand and Burlington. The same con
itions existed toward Wells River and -
t. Johnsbury, while south of White Riv
Junction similar condition was con
,nded with Locally the service was
cry good for such a storm, some lines
nd phones being out of order.
The train arrangements of the boys
aving for Camp Devens when 500 go
ON Vermont have been settled and
rev will leave Washington county on
lie 1850 O'Clock train May %, which will
It them into camp early that evening,
The will of James w Sleeper, late of n
'aterbury, has been proven in probate {
,urt, and Elizabeth Bugbee of Barre has s
zen appointed guardian of Donald Bug
e, a minor.
Paul X Clogston left this morning for
alham Bay, n. y, having enlisted in
lie navy. Mr.. Clogston was married
nesday night to Miss Grace Mahon,
tighter of Mrs, Marion Mahon OF this
Ly.
Arson F. Barber went to Burlington
is morning for examination, having
en- accepted at the recruiting station
re- Robert E. Wilkinson has also been
cepted for the navy at the station here
d will go later TO Burlington for fur
err examination.
W Special communication of 4,