Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-24
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q telegram from Washington to Capt.
Foster Veitenheimer, signal officer on
Gen. Johnston's staff. A change in the
course is to be made, however. The
new coruse will be an Intensive one for
for training of radio electricians. Only
men who can qualify as radio oper-
stors will be accepted. They will be
required to enlist as ~privates in the
Signal Corps. But steps are being
taken to give many noncommissioned
grades while at school, and there is a
possibility for commissions for a
number of the men. Gen. Johnston Is
authorized to receive applications I'M
til 100 men are secured.
The Massachusetts state food ad-
ministration has issued an order for
bidding Combination sales" These
sales are defined by the administra-
ton as IAN sales of two or more COM
as ANY sales Of two or more COM
modities, or different kinds or sizes at
a price effective only II they are
bought at the sametime." The new
ruling does not affect previous regu-
lations in regard to selling wheat
substitutes with wheat -four, but pro-
vides that these substitutes must not
be sold at a profit greater than would
be permitted in case they were sold
separately.
The island of Westport, Me-, was
swept by fire last week, "a farm
buildings and summer cottages being
destroyed. Much timberland was
burned over. The loss Is put at
5000, 900. The woods were very dry
and the high winds carried the flames
beyond control. Many New York and
Massachusetts families have summer
homes on the island.
Fire which started In a wooded
tract at Evergreen Landing, Peaks
Island, Me-, was carried by a high
wind to a group Of cottages near the
landing, destroying eight small
dwellings and a two-story wooden
building connected with the Knicker-
booker Hotel. Another wooded tract
Of about twenty acres was burnerd
over. The total loss was about
$685. 900.
Rhode Island is now on sugar ra-
tons and manufacturers Of food pro-
ducts in which sugar is used are
obliged to make applications for SUI
gar direct from the State food admin
istrator and are limited to certain
amounts of the commodity. Tanners
and makers Of non-edible products
may have no sugar at all. The order
does not apply to bakers. hotels or
restaurants.
Six hundred students Of the Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology will
spend their vacations working in New
England shipyards. They have signed
up a ship filters helpers and many
Of them will be assigned to plant at
Quincy and at Bath, Me. Arrange
ments are being made by the enroll
ment committee to have the students
housed together.
Orders received by the Saco and
B%iddeford, Me-, exemption board from
Washington have rescinded the ar
rangement placing farmers in deferred
classes under the draft law. AS a
consequence farmers will be called
out in the next draft quota from this
section. The order will mean a on
siderable change Of status among
drafted men locally, for many farm
ers are registered and under the old
plan they were given deferred CLASH
fcation.
The Harvard men who were as
signed recently by the War Depart
ment to the officers training school
at Camp Grant, ILL.,, will not go there
for new orders have come counter
handing the former one. Instead
they will go to Camp Devens, Mass,
with other attachments Of men from
the Harvard Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps. Men to be entrained at
Camp Grant must have had four
years. military experience which the
Harvard men lack.
John A. Spaulding, formerly an In
structor of German at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute. tried by a gen.
eral courtmartial on charges OF dis
loyal utterances, was released from
the guardhouse at Camp Devens and
sent back to his company. 1t was an
nounced that Spaulding, who is a
corporal, would be required to resume
training, pending a review of the
courts findings by the war depart
ment.
Training in carpentry Of 100 drafted
men from New Hampshire was begun
at Tufts College, Mass, last week,
under the directions Of college in
structors aided by students. The
men will be given a two months
course, each day consisting Of six
hours carpenter work and two hours
Of military instruction.
Forty-one graduates OF the Wal
than, Mass, Training School FOL
Nursea are in the service as wal