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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-04-12

own medicine. Our boys are going over
the top at dawn of the morning to take
their trenches. Wen give 'em a taste
of cold ste6 with their sausages and
beer You just sit tight now until they
relieve you. I'll have to 90 now, lad
as it's nearly time for my relief, and /
don't want them to see me a-talkin'
with you. So long, laddie, cheero."
With this, the sentry resumed the
pacing of his post. In about ten min
utes' time he was relieved, and d
company man took his place.
Locking into the guardhouse, the
sentry noticed the covering attitude Of
Lloyd, and, with sneer, said to him:
Instead of whimpering In that cor
ner, you ought to be saying your pray
ers. It's bally conscripts like you
what's spoiin' our record. We've been
out here nigh onto eighteen months,
and you're the first man to desert his
post. The whole battalion Is laughin'
and pokin' fun at d company, bad
luck to you but you won't get another
chance to disgrace us. They'll put
your lights out in the mornin'."
After listening to this trade, Lloyd,
In faltering voice, asked: "They are
not going to shoot me, are they? Why
the other sentry said they'd pardon
me. For Gods sake-don't tell me I'm
to be shot |" and his voice died away in
q sob.
"Of course, they're going to shoot
you. The other sentry was jest a-kid-
din you. Jest like old Smith. Always
a-tryin' to cheer some one. You amt
got no more chance O. bein' pardoned
than l have of gettin' to be colonel Of
my bait"
When the fact that all hope was
gone finally entered Lloyd's brain, a
calm seemed to settle over him, and
rising to his knees, with his arms
stretched out to heaven, he prayed, ana
oil of his soul entered into the prayer.
20, good and merciful God, give me
strength to die like a man! Deliver
me from this towards death. Give me
q chance to die like my mates in the
fighting line. to die fighting for my
country. ask this Of thee"
A peace, hitherto unknown, came to
him, and he crouched and covered no
more, but calmly waited the dawn,
ready to go to his death. The shells
were bursting all around the guard
room, but he hardly noticed them.
While waiting there, the voice Of the
sentry, singing in low tone, came to
him. He was singing the chorus of the
popular trench ditty:
want to go home, want TO go home.
1 don't want to go to the trenches no
more.
Where the "whizzbangs" and "sausages"
roar galore.
Take me over the sea, where the Allemand
can't get at me.
Oh. my, l don't want to die! I want to go
home.
LLOYD listened to the words with a
strange interest, and wondered what
kind Of home he would go to across
the Great Divide. 1t would be the only
home he had ever known.
Suddenly there came great rushing
through the air, binding, deafen-
ing report and the sandbag walls Of
the guardroom tOppled over, and then
--blackness.
When Lloyd recovered conscious
ness, he was lying on his right side,
facing what used to be the entrance Of
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1918-04-12
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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
STATE ADVISORY BOARDS, COMMUNITY
 LABOR BOARDS AND ORGANIZATION
 COMMITTEES STARTING GOVT PROGRAM

Hartford, July 91-The organization of state advisory boards, community labor boards, and organization com rnittees, as a part of the administra- tive forces which, under the United States Employment Service are put ting into operation the new Govern ment program for the shifting of labor which becomes effective tomorrow Is in progress in Connecticut.
 The new labor program calls for the recruiting and shifting of all unsl1ill- ed workers in war plants employinN more than 100 persons exclusively through the United States Employ ment Service. It is contemplated that later this shall be gradually extend ed to cover all classes of labor.
 In Connecticut this matter is in charge of the State branch of the Uni ted States Employment Service, of which Leo A. Korper Is director,
 By order of the Director General of the United States Employment Ser vice, there is being established in each state the following boards and com mittees.
 1. An Advisory Board, to be known as the State Advisory Board of the United States Employment Service, State of Connecticut.
 2. Community labor boards, each to be known as the Federal commun- ity labor board, city Cor town) of. ...
 8. A State advisory committee, to establish the state advisory and com munity labor boards, to be known as the organization committee of the United States Employment Service, State of Connecticut.
 At the labor conference in Wash ington, Charles E. Julin, Secretary of the New Haven Chamber of Com merce, to represent employers, and Ira M. Ornburn of New Haven, Sec retary of the Connecticut Federation of Labor, and member of the Con- necticut State Council of Defense, tC represent labor, were drafted to act with Director Korper in the selection of a State Advisory Board. This or ganization committee will also select community labor boards to serve ir local industrial communities.
 The State Advisory Board is to be composed of Director korper as chair man, and two representatives of la bor, and two of management.
 The organization committee ir forming this board will secure sug- gestions for membership from rep resent3tive organizations of employ CTS andt employees in Connecticut, and will select therefrom the men to com pose the board, the assignments to be subject to the approval of, and made by the Secretary of Labor on rec onmendation by the DirectorG General of the Employment Service.
 Community labor boards are to be composed of one representative of the United States Employment Service, as chairman, one representative of local employers, and one of local employees These boards are to be organized ir industrial communities, the location and boundaries of which are to be de- ternined by the State organization committee.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
The functions Of the State Advisory
 State Board Functions.

State Board Functions.
 ton just received from Washington, as followsi
 "To assist the State Director of the U. s, Employment Service in ohoos- ing the members of his own staff and the officers to be placed in charge of the main local offices. When any new main office is opened in any city or town, all applicants for the position of examiner in charge should appear personally before and submit their ref erences to such boards, who will ex- anime into their qualifications and recommend one or more applicants to the State Director for appointment. He may reject such nomination and ask for another, but may not recom- mend the appointment of anyone without such nomination. A similar course should be pursued with regard to the personnel of the State Direc- tors office.
 Applicants for positions as exam &aers in local branch offices should likewise be examined and recom- mended to the State Director by the Community Labor Boards.
 Such State Advisory Board and the Community Labor Boards shall have power to recommend removals in their respective fields. If an officer | in charge of the main office in any city does not concur in a recommenda- ton for removal by the Community | Labor Board of a man under him, or in any branch office, he may submit | the matter for decision to the State Advisory Board. If the State Direc- | tor does not concur In the decision of the State Advisory Board, or in a rec ommendation of the State Advisory Board as to the removal of any officer in charge in any city or town, or of any member of his own staff, the matter may be referred by him to the Director General of the U. s. Elm ployment Service The State Advi- sorry Boards may appoint local sub boards containing a like representa- ton of employers and employees to exercise it's powers under its instruc- tions in localities designated by it.
 Tt must not be overlooked that 1 both in appointments and removals the State Directors power is limited to making a recommendation to the Director General; the sole appointing and removing power resting always in the Secretary of Labor.
 "In choosing examiners in charge of main offices, and wherever practical in choosing other officers, notice should be given in advance of how applications are to be made, and when and where applicants are to be exam ined, and of the salary. Attention should be called to the great import ance of the work to be done, and of the exceptional opportunity for pa triotic service in order to attract men who might not otherwise be interest ed.
 "The State Director of the Public Service Reserve should submit to the State Advisory Board, for revision and approval, his proposed apportionment among the communities of his state
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

of the quota assigned te his state for recruiting purposes.
 The Employment Service Director should accept the decision of the State Advisory Board in determining the To- calities in which recruiting shall be permitted for local war industries, and in states where the quota exceeds the demand, for transfer of men to other states.
 Questions as to the proportionate contribution which employers in non war work in any industrial community should make to war work, and of the proper distribution in any community of available supplies of labor among local war industries are to be deter mined by the Community Labor Board; but a minority member of such Community Board may appeal to the State Board. Determination of all questions of priority are subject to regulations and decisions of the War Labor Policies Board of theSDe- partment of Labor.
 "On all questions of policy affecting the state generally, the Stake Direc- tors of both. Employment Service and Reserve should seek and. accept the guidance of the State Advisory Board with the right to refer a decision in which he does not concur to the Di- rector General"
 Functions of Community Boards.
 According to instructions from Washington, the functions of the com- munity labor board are as follows:
 "All questions concerning recruit ing and distributing labor in the com munity should be decided by the Com munity Labor Board, subject to ap- peal by any member to the State Ad- visory Board. All decisions of both community and state boards are sub ject, to regulations issued and approv- ed by the Director General of the U. s. Employment Service, acting on the advice of the War Labor Policies Board of the Department of Labor.
 Local quotas assigned to the com munity for recruiting purposes, inso- far as they have to be raised by get ting men from non-War work, will be recruited by agents of the Employ ment Service, including the agents of the Public Service Reserve. As a pre- ] liminary, the Community Labor Board should divide up the total of the com munity's quota assigning to industries and employers in non-war work the proportionate share which each should stand ready to contribute. The selec- | ton of the men who will go into war work islnot to be made by the employ CT but'by agents of the U. s. Employ ment Service who will recruit them, and who should seek the cooperation | of the employers.
 'In, distributing available labor sup plies among local war industries, the Community Labor Board should con- suit the local communities board of employers which have a representa- tive on the Community Board.
 ''The Community Labor Board has 1 no executive duties, but so far as pos sihle should assist in recruiting labor by securing harmonious and co-ope- rative action on the part of employ CTS and employees
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

they deem 1t advisable, in exactly the same way that a soldier who offers himself for active duty. You should not be offended if your services can not be used; yiu have done your part if offering yourself; the government must be allowed to do the rest.
 Tt is the desire of this division, therefore, to have as many persons as possible who are qualified, file their applications with it, and in fil- ing these applications have it clearly in mind that it is really a registra- ton and that if a position is offered to him Or her it will receive serious consideration. We have no desire to secure a large number of applications in that senese alone, but we do wish a large number of applications from people who are willing and anxious to turn from essential employ ment to something which is of vital importance. When openings arise, as they are continually doing, we will then get in touch with the applicants who appear to be best qualified, and offer the position to them. It is in this spirit and this spirit only that we want to meet you. Of course ap- plications cannot be received from persons employed by concerns en- gagged in government work, unless a written release is or can be secured.
 NOW at the present time the most pressing need in the headquarters, in Bridgeport, of this district is for women stenographers and typists of experience and education. Will you who have these qualifications come
 FT7I-. more the better, provided always that it is done in the right spirit. Do not consider this as if you were asking for employment or. looking for job, but rather pride yourself upon the fact that you have something to give and are willing to do this"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
ARE SPANISH
 CITIZENS EXEMPT

San Juan, Porto Rico, July 31.-A test case to decide whether the ruling of the Department of State that is land-born sons of Spanish parents are included in the operation of the se- lectiye draft is valid, is pending in the Federal Court.
 F. H. Dexter, an attorney acting for Jose Lopez Garcia has asked that a writ of habeas corpus be issued against an Amercian military officer directing him to produce the plain tiff before the court
 The plaintiffs ground for asking for exemption from military service is that he, as the son of a Spaniard. is a Spanish citizen and that his citizen ship is recognized by international law and the constitutional and stat utory law of the United States.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
TENNIS MAKES MEN PHYSICALLY
 FIT FOR ARMY

Uniform physical requirements for recruits in the regular army, nation al army and national guard, as re- gently announced by Surgeon General Gorgas, have been brought to the at tention of members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Associa- tion by Vice President Julian S. My rick. He indicates the part sport has in developing men for military ser General Gorgas' statement:
 " The rule for all three armies is that to make a good soldier a man must be able to see we'll have com paratively good hearing, his heart must be able to stand the stress of physical eXertion, he must be intel ligent enough to understand and ex- ecute military manoeuvres, obey com mands and protect himself. and must ing as the exigencies of military life may depend.'
 If these specifications had been made to order they could not have fitted the tennis player more perfect ly. Every requirement. set forth by the Surgeon General can be develop ed on the tennis court. The fact that thousands of our players have already entered the service shows that uncon- sciously we have been developing men who were just the type needed by the government in this crisis.
 With this official pronouncement as our aim, there is an unparalleled opportunity before the tennis clubs of the country to render real service in making the nation physically fit. Tournaments as such are a second ary matter. The important thing for every Club to bear in mind is that consistent exercise is not a waste of time but a real service. Youngsters may be developed into the kind of men the country needs and the older men may be kept fit to bear the in creased responsibilities of wartime.
 In line with this policy the pro- ceeds of all tournaments are given to the War Department Commission on Training Camp Activities, to provide tennis equipment for men in military service. Courts have been construct ed in more than 25 of the larger camps where the game is proving pop ular. Particular effort is being made to realize a large sum for this fund from the National championships to be held at Boston and Forest Hills, August 12 and 26.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
SOLDIERS WAR SHOES WEIGHING
 5 POUNDS EACH

Even if an army does travel on it's stomach extreme care has to be ta- ken of it's feet. According to an ar ticle by Frank G. Carpenter in the Boston Sunday Globe" General Per shing has sent home recommenda- tions for a serviceable army shoe, and the smallest size that will get by with Pershing's crusaders is an eight. The largest size is No. IS, and shoe of this size will weigh five pounds and consume two square yards of leather in the making. Ex-Pres- ident William H. Taft is one of the few civilians who wear No. 1 5 shoes.
 In fitting out a soldier with shoes large margin is allowed over the size that the man thinks he ought to wear. The soldier is loaded with his full equipment and a drawing made of his feet. Then about a size and a half is allowed for expansion. The great majority of cases of flat foot in the army arise from improper care of the feet and especially from the wear ing of shoes that are too small.
 The government has gone into the shoe business on a vast scale. About
  made under government contracts. and more are being turned out at the rate of something like 1,50O,000 pairs a, mouth, or about 5000 pairs an hour, for every working day in the year. Shoe experts are sent to France to study the conditions of warfare as they apply to shoes and experts are always at work in the factories to de- wise means of meeting the demands that have seldom been put upon shoes before.
 "The government is very rigid in it's requirements that the shoes be made just right, and that they con- form exactly to the rules laid down by the government" writes MT. Car penter The specifications for the new Pershing shoe are so many that they would fill three or four col unns of this newspaper and the gov ernment has had it's inspectors in ev- cry factory to see that every bit of the shoe is properly made. The shoes are watched as they go through the machines and inspected before they are packed
 At present very few are rejected. The machines do the work exactly, and the factories are so efficient in their operation, including the labor, that the percentage of poor work is exceedingly small. In recent order for 450.000 pairs of shoes only thir-. teen were rejected. In other words, tt ere was only one pair of shoes in every S4,000 that did not come up to the specifications in every respect
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
150 WANTED FOR
 SPECIAL SERVICE

Hartford, July 30.---Major John Buckley of the governors office, di- rector of the draft for Connecticut. received today from the provost mar shal general call for 15O men for special service to be sent August 6 to the training camp in Syracuse. N. Y. These are to be selected from the 5,O42 enrolled in Connecticut for spe- cial service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31
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'When I saw blackheads and pim- pies on my face used to pinch them

OUl, dIIU IIIOIC "OUIU NO14IO' The pimples were big and hard, and red, and when l picked them they scaled over. They itched and burned causing me to scratch so that I always had nv face full of blood.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

Americas war bill has reached s13.- 930, ST, 900. The war is costing the United States nearly g, ,0O0, 900 an hour.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-31

British casualties last week totaled 12,093 officers and men.
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