The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-05-16
new ENGLAND NEWS
IN TABLOID FORM
Items Of Interest From All
Sections Of Yankeeland

Burlington Is 10 be continued with
third class, IL has been announced II
a telegram from Washington to Capt
Foster veltenheimer. signal oilicer OF
Gen. Johnston's stan A change in tht
course is to be made. however The
new coruse vii be an intensive one fol
for training of radio electricians. Onl,
men who can qualify as radio oper'
ators 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
number OF the men Gen Johnston is
authorized TO receive applications un-
I'll 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 an 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 high
wind to group Of cottages near the
landing, deseroying 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
s25. 900.
Six hundred students OF the Massa-
,husetts Institute Of Technology will
spend their vacations working In New
england sbipyards. They have signed
up a ship filters helpers and many
II them will be assigned to plant at
Quincy and at Bath, Me. Arrange
nents are being made by the enroll
nent committee to have the students
Ioused together.
Orders received by the Saco and
Me, exemption board from
Washington have rescinded the ar
angement placing farmers in deferred
lasses under the draft law. AS
onsequence farmers will be called
ut in the next draft quota from this
ection The order will mean a con
Iderable change OF status among
RATED men locally, for many farm
RS are registered and under the old
Ian they were given deferred classi-
cation
The Harvard men who were as
gned recently by the War Depart !
tent to the officers training school
t Camp Grant, H., will not go there \
,r new orders have come counter I
anding the former one. Instead Q
icy will go to Camp Devens, Mass, '
ith other detachments Of men from
le Harvard Reserve Officers Train
lg Corps Men to be entrained at a
amp Grant must have had four /,
ears military experience which the
award men lack n
John A. Spaulding, formerly an In N
ructor OF German at Worcester N
olytechnic Institute. tried by a gen y
al courtmartial on charges OF dis V
yal utterances. was released from Y
e guardhouse at Camp Devens and X
mt back to his company II was an
unced that Spaulding, who is
rporal. would be required TO resume
aiming, pending review OF the p'
urt's findings by the war depart IN
ant
Training in carpentry Of 100 drafted a,
en- from New Hampshire was begun a,
Tufts College, Mass. last week, ),
der the directions Of college In -
-uctors aided by students The :.
N will be given a two months
lrse, each day consisting Of six
urs' carpenter work and two hours
military instruction. eA
ANY American citizen between q 40
30 years old. who weighs 14y
nds and ls 8 feet. inches tail "
apply for merchant marine train
in the engine department Of y
tied states Shipping Board train
ship, provided be has not actually ~
n called IN the draft" said Henry
ward, national director of recruit vo
for the Shipping Board oi Boston.
There Is especially great need of ~,
by more Americans 20 train for
hs