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SOLDIER STARTS FIRE.


WASHINGTON. Jan. Frederick
Woodward, a private In the quar-
tcrmaster corps, confessed today "a
having started the fire that threaten
ed warehouse last week and de-
stroyed $4,000 worth OF supplies
lie declared himself pyromaniac.
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SOLDIERS INJURED BY
GASOLINE EXPLOSION
uuy Associated Press.J

PARIS. Jan. 2l.-A gasoline can
exploded Sunday as some American
soldiers we're filling an auto tank
at the famous Moulin de La Calette
dance hall. now used as a camouflage
school for the American army. The
tank also exploded and two Ameri-
can soldiers were seriously injured.
They we're taken to the American
ambulance hospital at Neuilly.
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MINEWORKERS BACK UP
SECRETARY GARFIELD


N87WTTWNVW
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 21.-
The United Mine Workers of Amer.
lea, in biennial convention here. to-
day pledged Secretary Garfield their
unqualified support and co-opera.
ton in his great task"
The union miners pledged him the
maximum of production in the coal
fields under their jurisdiction.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-President
Wilson today notified the Democratic
leaders in the senate that he will use
his influence to beat the war coun-
Gil bill. II was said at the capitol:
The president win fight to a fin
ish"
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LARGE FREIGHT DEPOT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
my Associated Pre--D

tBy Associated PresaD
PORT ARTHUR, Tex, Jan. IL
The freight depot of the Kansas City
Southern railroad was destroyed BY
fire of unknown origin early Sun
day, causing an estimated loss OF
100000.
Firemen prevented the blaze from
spreading to the yards, where hun
dreds OF cars containing export ship
ments are waiting their turn at the
dock.
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GOVERNMENT CHARTERS DUTCH SHIPS

land and two will take cargo for the
etherlands Overseas trust.
The ships shall carry 10000 tons
of food for the Belgians
They may be used for other voy-
ages later in the American coast.
wise trade and possibly said to Java
for sugar
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PETROGRAD, Jan al Minister
OF Finance shingaroff and State
Comptroller Kokoshkine under Ker-
ensky. were murdered today In the
marine hospital.
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GENERALLY OBSERVED.


ny Associated PFessl
NEW YORK. Jan q Deserted
streets In the downtown and ship
ping districts today indicated that
industrial New York generally oh
served Us first heatless Monday.
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CHARGED WITH TREASON


PARIS, Jan. 2l.-The senate will
hold its first session today as a
high court of justice in the case OF
Louis j Malvy, former miniseer of
the interior, accused of reasonable
intercourse with the enemy, and
whose impeachment has been de
manded BY the chamber OF deputies.
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MEASORE TO PROTECT
>COAST FROM ATTACK
'n, Associated Press, ,

thy Associated Press.l
WASHINGTON, Jan 2l.-Nepre-
sentative Raker of California has in
troduced bill to acquire and main.
tain system of national defense and
military highways and post roads in
Washington, Oregon and California,
With lateral roads to protect the Pa.
eific coast against invasion.
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DECLARED CONSTITUTIONAL


WASHINGTON. Jan 2l.-The su,
IRENE court today declared constItu.
tional the California medical prac.
tice act. licensing and regulating per
sons engaged in healing the sick.
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NY Associated Prsss. }

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The
Dutch government has signed pro-
yisional agreement chartering to the
United States eighty vessels now in
American ports. They will not enter
the war zone, but five of the steam
ers will carry material to Switzer-
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ny Associated Press. ,

AMSTERDAM. Jan. 21.-Brest.
Litoysk adyices say that negotiations
between the Teutons and the Ukrani-
an peoples republic" have resulted
in an agreement on the principles of
peace treaty which is to be con-
cluded and the war declared termin-
ated
by Associated PressI
PETROGRAD, Jan. Bolsheviki
authorities conferred with the three
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GREAT FIGHTER PASSES.


tBy Associated Press)
LONDON, Jan. 2l.-General Sir
Beauehamp Duff commander-in-chief
of the British forces in India from
1913 to 1916. was found dead in
his bed in west end cub yesterday
morning.
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ARTILLER ENGAGEMENT
ny Associated Press,

ROME, Jan. 21.-Lively artillery
fighting in the Monte Asolone sec
tor, on the Italian northern front, is
reported in the war office statement.
There also was lively artillery activi-
ty along the Piave line. No infantry
operations of moment are noted in
the official statement.
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WEEKS CASUALTIES
IN BRITISH RANKS
ny Associated Press,

tBy Associated PresS)
LONDON. Jan. 21.-The British
casualties for the week ended today
included Killed or died of wounds,
rs officers and 2277 men; wounded
or missing 2lS officers and IA,
or missing, 21S officers and 14,477
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STONES SPEECH NOT
QUIETLY RECEIVED
ny Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Stones speech today, in which he
villfied Colonel Roosevelt, provoked
the greatest political debate in the
senate since the United States enter
ed the war Senator Lodge eharac-
terized 1t as the most striking in
lection of partisanship into the war
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ward bankruptcy OF the workmen's
and peasants revolution.
tHy Associated Press. ,

tWl HHNbcINIcu Ffeaa,I
LONDON, Jan. 2l--News from a
Petrograd correspondent says that
the constituent assembly had moth
ing of the character of serious
meeeing of patriots prepared to work
together for the creation of new
Russia There is no essential diff
ference between the aims of the so
cial reyolutionist and the Bolsheviki.
their opposition being merely per
sonal THE question is less what
is to be done than who Is to do IT,
the correspondent says.
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ARMOUR NOT STACKER.
ny Associated Press. /,

CHICAGO, Jan. 2l.--P D. Armour
III viii leave next week for gov
ernment aviation school, lie en-
listed as a private some time ago.
The report that he asked for exemp-
tion grew out of the questionnaire
in which he asked for transfer of
classification.
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NO WEDDING BELLS.


Ell PASO, Tex, Jan. 21.-MIss
Anita Patton of San Marino, Cal.
today denied published reports that
she is engaged to General Pershing.
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PEACE NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESSING
BETWEEN RUSSIANS AND TEUTONS

BolshevikiUkranian delegates sent
by them to Brest-Litovsk to confer
with other Ukranian delegates to de-
termine who actually represents
Ukran.
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= = . . . . . . . = .
TODAY AND A YEAR AGO.

Official readings OF the ther-
mometer by the United States
observer at Tonopah.
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COPENHAGEN, Jan. 21.-Trotzky.
before leaving Brest-Litovsk, told
Won Kuehlmann that he was going
to Petrograd to report to the con-
gress Of workmen's and soldiers dele
gates. Peace negotiations would con-
tinue during his absence.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
eALENA BOY KILLED IN FRANCE
First Young Man of This Vicinity to
Lose His Life lover There"

First Young Man of This Vicinity to
Lose His Life lover There"
James E. Caldwell, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Caldwell, of Galena,
Md, near Middletown, has been killed
in action on the western front in
France. His parents received official
notice from the War Department Fri
day that their son had died for his
country. Before his enlistment year
this May the young man was employed
as bookkeeper with the E. l. du-
Pont de Nemours Powder Company.
He is the first man enlisted from Will
mington to be killed in action. En-
listing on May 21, 1917, the young
man Was stationed at an army camp
in Texas before sailing with an en-.
gineer corps, of which he was a men,
ber, last September. His family has
heard from him nearly every week
since he has been abroad. A recent
postcard stated that he had sustained
broken wrist, hut that it was mend
ing nicely, and that he was doing
some work connected with the Y. M.
C. A. while waiting for his wrist to
heal. Consequently his family is
puzzled by the notice that he was
killed in action. They think possibly
he may have been working in some
hospital that was bombed. They
have heard no details. The young
soldier was 27 years of age and be-
fore he entered the service was en-
ployed in Wilmington where he was
held in high esteem.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
NEWS OF CLAYTON.
And Local News Budgets from CheswoId, Kenton
Blackbird Townsend Thoroughfare Neck,
Leipsic, Brenford and Their Vicinites.
KENTON.

John Numbers of Kenton Weds Miss
Rose Davis of Chester-Personals
Kenton, June 25th.-- The Epworth
League services will be III charge Of
Mr.. John W. Arthurs next Sunday
evening, June 30th, topic: "Our Her
itage as Americans.
The Ladies Aid will hold their
next meeting with Mrs. Benjamin
Bedwell on Wednesday evening, July
3rd.
Mr.. John Members, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Numbers of Kenton, and
Miss Rose Davis, of Chester, Pa. +,
were married in Philadelphia on Satur-
day evening, June 18th, at 8 o'clock
by Rev. D. E Whylie. Miss Davis
is daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
William L. Davis, of FELTON,. Mr..
and Mrs. Numbers will reside in Ken
ton until Fall when he will take his
fathers farm. They have the best
wishes of their friends for long end
happy married life.
A party was given at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carey on We'd
usday evening of last week. Games
were enjoyed by every one when at a
late hour, the guests were invited to
the dining room where refreshments
were served.
Personals. Miss Blanche Jackson,
of Greensboro, Md, is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Attix near town. =
Mr.. David S. Clark left for an ex-
tended visit to his son Gilbert Clark
in Duluth, MINI. Mrs. Charles Clark
and daughter Hilda, have returned tC
their home in Brooklyn. N. Y, after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Knotts-
Mrs. James Lawrence, of Whining
ton, is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Fl. Greenwell. A number Of
our people are attending the ten
meetings that are being held il
Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
TOWNSEND.
Those on the Sick List improving
Locals and Personal Mention

Those on the Sick List improving
Locals and Personal Mention
Townsend, June 25.-Miss Ethel
wyn Maloney, who underwent a surgi-
cal operation at the jefferson Hos
pital, Philadelphia recently, is doing
very nicely, much to the qualification
of her many friends.
We are glad to report Mr.. Richard
Fennemore improving after his serious
condition from a surgical operation
at the Delaware Hospital, Whining
ton.
Personals. Mrs. Walter Money
and assistants, Mrs. G. Daniels, Mrs.
L. Maloney, Mrs. Rheims entertained
the Ladies' Aid Society at the home
of Mrs. Money recently. Mrs.
Howard S. VanDyke and two daugh-
ters returned to their home in Atlantic
City after three weeks visit at the
home of George w. VanDyke. Mrs.
Walter Gill has returned home after
several weeks stay in Philadelphia. -
Reuben Harman has returned home,
after a two weeks stay in Rochester,
N. Y.-Miss Mollie Lyman, of
Smyrna, has been spending this week
with D. B. Jones and family. Mr..
Benjamin West and daughter, Miss
Lillian West. spent Saturday in Phil
adelphia. Mrs. Ruth Harris, of Ches-
ter, Pa, was the guest of her mother,
Mrs. A. Richardson, over the week
end.-Miss Elizabeth Richardson, of
Camden, N. j., is spending her vaca-
tion with her mother, Mrs. Anna
Richardson. Mrs. Jennie Stats, of
Philadelphia has returned to town to
spend the summer with her daughter,
Mrs. Joseph Pritchard. LloyC
Knotts and family, of City Point, Va.
returned home Friday, after spending
two weeks with his mother, Mrs. Clara
Knots.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
CHESWOLD
Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town

Items of Personal and Social Mention
Cleaned About Town
Cheswold, June 25. Personals =
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Anderson have
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Anderson, of Philadelphia. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Swain and Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Swain motored to Wilmington
Saturday. Walter Ford and Lynford
Lacey returned home Monday from
business trip to Buffalo, N Y.-Miss
Margaret Jackson spent Thursday with
Mrs. W. G.. Savin. MIR. and Mrs.
Frank Harvey entertained Saturday
evening Mrs. Clifford Anderson, Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Anderson, Mr.. Her
man Anderson, and Miss Fields, of
Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs. Seabourn
Buckson. and Miss Baker, of Dover,
spent Friday with Mrs. Mamie Ander-
son. Walter Knotts, of Camp Dix. is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Knots. Mrs. Ebbie Clark is
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. A. Moore.
Mr.. George Swain, of Viola, spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr.. D.
Swain. Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Kemp
spent Sunday with relatives in
Smyrna. Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Massey
and family, and Miss Marian Helms
spent Sunday at kits Hammock
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
L.EIPSIC.
Personal, Social and Items of Local
and Social Interest

Personal, Social and Items of Local
and Social interest
Leipsic, June 25.-Mr. and Mrs.
James Cummins, whose house and
furniture was destroyed by fire in the
spring, we're given a miscellaneous
shower on Tuesday night, June 19.
by their relatives and friends. They
received many useful presents. They
have rented George Maclary's property
on Main street and have started house
keeping again. Those present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cummins, Dave
Cummins, Mrs. Jacob Wrench, MIR.
and Mrs. James Wrench, Harry
Wrench, of Dover; Mrs. William
Donovan and son Cove, of Whining
ton; MIR. and Mrs. Henry Hoffecker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hoffecker, Ed
ward Hoffecker, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Goldsborough and daughters Ethel,
Mildred, and Elizabeth; Frank Dea-
kyne, Mrs. Charles Walker, and sons
Irving and Cooper, MIR. and Mrs.
George Jones, Mr.. John Kimble, of
Los Angeles, California; Mr.. John
Slaughter and son Cummins, Mary
Gooden, Nellie Downs, Lee Jones,
Mrs. Fletcher Gafford, Mrs. Joe Snow
and son Raymond, Bill Connard, of
Smyrna; Mrs. George Slaughter, Miss
Fannie Slaughter, Mrs. William Cum
Minis, Mrs. Myers Cassons, Mrs. ]. W.
Thomas, Mrs. L. R. Vessels and chill
dren Margaret and L. r. Jr, Mrs.
Ben. North, Mrs. Gardner Cummins,
Mrs. Alonzo Jones, Mrs. N. I. Jer-
man, Mary David and Edward Harper.
After refreshments were served they
bade Mr.. and Mrs. Cummins good
night wishing them many more happy
years together.
Personals. George Marshall and
Harry Hall of Camp Dix, spent the
weekend with their parents. Dor
othy, Pauline and Lillian Rawley are
visiting in Wilmington. MIR. and Mrs.
Joseph Brinton and son, of Whining
ton. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Alonzo Jones. Mr.. f. S. Clothier and
family, of Lansdown; Mr.. C. F.
Harper, Jr.. and family of Dover,
and Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Boyce, of
Cheswold, spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Harper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben North are visit
ing her daughter, Mrs; Alex. May
berry, near Pearson's Corner.
Winfield Rash and children, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, and Mr.. L. A. Lafferty
and Mr.. Shell, of Philadelphia. visited
their parents Mr.. and Mrs James
Lafferty on Sunday. w. Scotten,
of Penns Grove, visited friends in
town on Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Gard
ner Cummins are visiting their sor
Taylor and family at Salem, N. j.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pugh, o1
Wilmington, visited his parents OF
Sunday.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
Free of Charge

Why suffer with indigestion, dyspep.
sis. torpid liver, constipation, sour
stomach, coming-up-of food-after. eat
ing, etc., when you can get sample
bottle of Green's August Flower free
at Chas. B. SWANS drug store. This
medicine has remarkable curative pro-
perties, and has demonstrated it's
efficiency by fifty years of success.
Headaches are often caused by dis
ordered stomach.
A gentle laxative. Try it. For
sale in all civilized countries. ADV.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

Mrs. Edward Reynolds, of Middle
town. has announced the marriage of
her daughter. Miss Anna Louise Reyn-
olds, to Walter Francis Nash, of New
York City. The marriage took place
in New York on Monday, June 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nash will make their
home in New York city.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
COUNTY TAX

l will be at my Office on June 18th,
22nd, 28th and 29th to receive County
Taxes. per cent. discount will be
allowed only for the month of June. -
H. d. Boyer, collector.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

Mr.. Charles G. Coverdale, who has
been in a Philadelphia, hospital un:
dergoing treatment has returned
home.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

Richardson Cole, son of Mark W.
Cole, of Dover. who graduated at the
Wesley Collegiate Institute recently,
has entered the U. S. Marine Corps
and has gone to the training camp at
Port Royal, South Carolina.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

A meeting of the Calendar Club
was held Wednesday evening at 8
O'Clock in St. Paul M. E. Church.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

The many friends of Miss Ruth
Hitchcock who was operated upon for
appendicitis four weeks ago are pleased
to know she is recovering rapidly.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

Mrs. John Mayhew, who was
operated on for appendicitis a week
ago, is now cnnvalescing. After a
few days spent with her husbands
sister, she will return to Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

Personals. Miss Mary Donovan,
of Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Houston,
Jr. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Cam and
Mrs. W. S. Chambers. Mr.. H. Leach
and Mr.. L. Murphy, motored from
Wilmington and spent Sunday with
Mrs. M. E. Davis. MIR. w. Baldwin,
of Camp Dix; Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Baldwin and daughter, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. Baldwin. Miss Marian Stewart
and Miss Mary Proctor, of Whining
ton, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stewart. Mr.. John Houston.
of Camp Dix, spent the week end
with his wife, Mrs. John Houston. -
Mrs. Ethel Garrison, of near Smyrna,
spent Sunday with Miss Marguerite
Jones. Mrs. Nellie Evans, of Albany,
N. Y, and Mrs. Emma Stocknell, ot
Wilmington, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
L. F. Boyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Tarburton, MIR. George Slaughter,
Miss Elizabeth Slaughter and Mr.
Albert Steens, Miss Ruth LeCompte
of Trappe, Mrs. Harmon Coburn anC
son, of Easton, spent Sunday will
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles LeCompte.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

st. Paul M. E. Church Sunday
School, 10 a. m; preaching, IL a.
m. song service, 7.30 p, M. preach
ing, p. M, by Rev. Beecham,
secretary of Wilmington Missionary
Society.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

Charles W. Baker, aged 20 years,
one of the most prominent and one of
the wealthiest citizens of Aberdeen,
Md. and well known in Clayton where
he had canning interests, died 50 d.
denly Tuesday night at his home. He
was found sitting dead in a rocking
chair on his porch at 1920 o'clock.
Mr.. Baker was the head of the pack
ing firm of B. w. Baker & Sons,
which his father established years
ago. 1t was the first concern to pack
corn in Hartford county. There were
FIVE brothers, of whom Rev. John H.
Baker of Aberdeen is now the only
survivor. William H. Baker, who was
elected to Congress on the Republican
ticket some years ago. was one of
these brothers. There is also a sister,
Mrs. Susan Courtney. In addition to
his packing interests, MIR. Baker
owned large farm there. He recently
sold the greater part of this to the
government for the proving grounds.
He was one of the most active mem
bers of the Aberdeen M. E. Church,
and member of the Aberdeen Lodge
of Masons. He is survived by a
widow, his second wife, who was Miss
Susan Pritchard, of Aberdeen. His
first wife was Miss Emma Michael, of
Hartford county. Three sons and one
daughter, all children of the first wife,
survive. They are: Tobis Baker,
Frank E. Baker, A. Lynne Baker and
Miss Beulah Baker.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26
CLAYTON.

Festival at Delaney's Church Sat-
urday evening next.-adv.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

The tent service, under the leader
ship of Evangelist Bennett is meeting
with fine success. So far there have
been As conversions. 1t is expected
that at least 100 will accept Christ
before the meeting shall close. Tues
day evening of this week, was Grail
road" night. Other special services
every night during the week. The
services on Sunday. which is the last
day of the meeting, will begin at 9. 80
in the morning. Sunday School at 2
O'Clock, evangelistic service at
O'Clock, evening service at 7.30.
Smyrna times., 1918-06-26

Monday, June Oath, a meeting was
held in the tent for opening of drive
for war saving stamps. Address by
Hon. L. l. Handy, music by the
choirs of the several churches of the
town. Hon. J. R. Clements, pre-
sided, and introduced the speaker of
the evening with appropriate remarks.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-01
WOMEN AS FLOoR-WALKERs
Have the Tact and Quickness That
Enables Them to be of Service
to Shoppers

Department stores are opening a
new branch of employment to wona-
en-. In many of the big shops in the
large cities Of the United States
women are taking the places of
fioorwalkers who have been called in
to the Army service.
Personality counts for so much in
this line of work that special care
is exercised in choosing the women.
Most of those now taking the mems
places have been promoted from 9TH
er positions in the stores. Some of
them have been heads of departments
and others have acted as commercial
travellers. It has been found so far
that the women fioorwalkers develop
extreme alertness and efficiency.
They are quick to grasp the needs of
shoppers and have the tact to meet
the usual problems that come up in
the course of busy day. AS a rule
the older women are chosen for these
positions, which command good sal
aries.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-01
Abridged Training

To offset time lost because of the
epidemic, troops are to be sent abroad
with somewhat abridged training, and
it is believed that in this way it will
be able 20 keep up to the standard of
a million men in four months which
has been somewhat exceeded since
July. Of course, time lost can never
be recovered, but the loss can be shift
ted to a point where it will matter
less, and the essential just now is to
keep a steady stream of reinforce
ments flowing. If part, of the men
have missed certain kinds of training
they will find frst-rate instruction
abroad, and there may be plenty of
time for it before they are needed.
The war department is very sensibly
acting on the assumption that every
man that can be sent will be needed
and is gong ahead with equipment
on the same scale. If peace should
come soon then men longest in active
service can be sent home first as is
but just, while the newcomers, though
too late for a share of the fighting
will have chance for thorough
military training and also for voca-
tional and general education in the
schools Tor soldiers; their time will
by no means be wasted.-Springfeld
Republican.