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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-08
CIRCUS DAY

What is there about a circus that
thrills the blood Of healthy person ?
What is it that makes you restless and
stand up on your toes when you hear
the band coming up the street playing
that music with swing and vigor
only heard in circus band? You say
that circuses are all alike and when
you have seen one you have seen them
all, but still you walk fast-Or even
run-right in the heat Of the day in
order not to miss one bit Of the fascin-
ating street parade and then when the
caliope has passed, you will rush to
the return street and push several
children out of the way to see it all
over again. Why do you do it?
Think it over. Then you will go to
the show "just to take the children"
or possibly because your girl insisted
on going and you did not wish to dis
please her.
It's all right to alibi yourself almost
everybody has done the same time and
time again. Does not the flesh and
glare and glitter have lot to do with
your enthusiasm for circuses? Don't
you like the scintilating brilliancy and
gaudiness Of the ensemble. Sure you
do Let's all be human when the
Walter L. Main Fashion Plate Shows
are in Manchester and have good
time. Good circuses do not come often
I'D tbav ,ra NOT exnepsive Co meet
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-08

Mrs. Sarah Russell and her grand
daughter, Miss Theresa Quackenbush,
of Natick, Mass, are spending a short
time in town.
There will be moving picture en-
tertainment at the church this week
Friday evening, August 9Th. for the
benefit Of the c. +.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p Hunt, who have
been spending a few weeks with Mrs,
Hunts sister, Mrs. d. X. Millington,
returned to their home in Chicago last
week
Mrs. Mabel Williams, who has been
at work in New York for the past two
years, is spending short vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. NJ Bachelor have
received news the past week OF the
safe arriva; overseas Of the ship upon
which their son, Lyle Batchelder, re-
Gently sailed for France.
The play, DR.. Cure All, given for the
benefit OF the c. t., under the direc-
ton OF Mrs. Edna Bonner on frlda!
evening was well attended anc
brought in little over nine dollars
over expenses.
The auction sale Of stock and per
sonal property at the home farm o.
the late w. w. West on Saturday was
quite well attended. We understand
that the Chandler place, belonging Z
the estate, was bought BY N. J. Hap
good.
Rev. NJ. J. b. Fuller and children
Joined Mrs. Fuller at Dea. Lyons oil
Wednesday, and attended the funera
Of his aunt, Hrs. Matilda Landman
and the whole family returned to thel
home in New Marlsboro. Mass, OF
Thursday.
Old Home Day will be observed OF
Friday, August 10th, with patriots
meeting. The following speakers ar
expected: Rev. Mr.. Crathern OF Ben
nington, Judge Healy and Chairman
Martin Of the Red Cross Fund in Ben
nington County. The meeting is to D
und& the direction OF the Red Cross
A cafeteria dinner will be served a
noon or whereabouts, the proceeds
be equally divided between the Re
Cross and the Ladies Aid. The Ladies
Aid will also hold their sale Of rug
aprons and useful articles the sam
day. Tell your friends and help :
make the day success.
The funeral Of Mrs. Matilda Land
man was held at the church here o
Wednesday afternoon and the buri'
took place in the village cemetery Be
side her frs, husband, the late Charlie
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-08
The Bath Habit.

In the eighteenth century the bath
was a seasons event, and soap was al
most tn!ng unknown. II was scarce
by ever used, or at least infrequently.
II was by no means indispensable as
a toilet necessity. And most OF US
can recall the time, muses. an ex-
change, when Saturday night was re-
ligousiy dedicated to the weekly
bath. That Is why we all appreci'
ate the story Of the woman who wrote
her friend: 1--WE Just moved into a
new apartment. 1t has the cutest
bathtub. ! can hardly walt until Sat
urday night"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-08
PACKAGES MUST BE PROPERLY
LABELED

Unless makers Of butter and
cheese and producers Of maple prod
ucts have their packages properly Ia
beed. showing the net contents Of the
package, and in case Of cheese also
state whether il is made from skim
med or part SKINNED milk, they are
apt to find themselves called before
the Federal authorities for violation
OF the Package Marking Law, accord
1 ing to a statement issued at the office
of NJ. r Tolstrup, field agent in mar
keting, this morning.
The following extract from letter
received from the United States
Bureau of Chemistry, Boston Station,
is self explanatory;
"For your Information, ! am enclos-
inga copy Of the net weight amend
ment, which,as you will note, states
that all food in package form must be
plainly and conspicuously marked with
the net contents in the terms Of the
largest unit. This means, Of course,
that any syrup shipped out in one gal
lon cans must have the statement
Zone Gallon" plainly and conspicuous
" marked on the main or principal
label.
$50 far this year we have taken a
number of samples in the Massachu-
sets market and some in the Maine
market, of Vermont syrup and in al
most every case we have found that
the cans lack proper designation of
net contents. In all these cases the
individual shippers have been cited to
hearing, and as you know, citation
to hearing is step which is taken be-
fore recommendation is made for
prosecution. While am not at liberty
to say that these individual shippers
will not be prosecuted for the first
offense, do feel certain that in the
future, whether it be the first offense
or not, they will be looked upon as a
violation upon which the shipper has
had information, and there will be
little or no excuse for recommending
permanent allegiance on such cases.
"For this reason, | believe, it would
be we'll to call attention as much as
possible to all shippers Of these prod
ucts, to the requirements in order to
avoid unpleasant results.
In regard to the marketing OF
cheese, the Bureau requires all skim
med or part-skimmed cheeses to be
plainly labeled or branded with the
words skinned or 'part-skimmed
upon the wrapper or container Of each
individual cheese, as well as upon the
case in which a number of small
cheeses are packed.
SKINNED or part-skimmed cheeses
of a size commonly sold uncut to the
consumer, and not enclosed in wrap
per or other individual container, must
be branded or labeled, in accordance
with the fact, on the rind of the
cheese itself.
Large cheeses, SKINNED or part
SKINNED, which are not enclosed in
wrapper or other covering than the
wooden drum or box, and which are
commonly sold to the consumer in seq
ments or slices and not as entire
cheeses, need not have the brand or
( label on the cheese itself, but only on
the drug or box. If, however, any cir
cular or printed matter be enclosed
with such cheese, it must bear in con-
spicuous type the words SKINNED or
part-skimmed' in accordance with the
| fact"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-08

us in front OF the elephants when The
Walter l.. Main Shows are in Man
chester, Saturday, August 10th, and
we will throw trouble TO the winds and
peanuts to the elephants. adv
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-08-08

Any skin itching is temper tester.
The more you scratch the worse it
itches. Doan's Ointment is for piles,
srzema-any skin itching. Coo at all
drug stores. adv
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WILL MEET AT PHOENIX
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 GLOBE, Ariz., Aug. 9.-The seventh annual convention of the Arizona state federation of labor adjourned at Miami this afternoon to convene at Phoenix next year
 Thomas J. Croan. thep resent in cumbent and Charles Wilmuth were nominated for the presidency of the organization. C. E. Tracy and George Smith were nominated for the office .Cf secretary. President Kimball of the Arizona board of trade addressed the convention on the necessity Of closer relations between the farmers .of Arizona and the labor unions Pres ident Kimball told the delegates he was a strong advocate of the proposed wcrkmens compensation law. Dele gate Vargas of Clifton introduced a resolution Co expel any member or organized labor who talked in favor Of the proposed compensation law After Ia lengthy debate the measure was killed Delegate Donnelly made an appeal Co delegates present to vcte down any measure that would tend to throttle the voice of the membership
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PHOENIX IN LAKE DISTRICT

PHOENIX. Aug. 9.-Numerous are the suggestions received by the com mission of state institutions. regard Ing the disposition of the large exca- vstion immediately west of the present capitol building and intended for the first addition to be constructed.
 Put fish in it." Make a swm- ming pool O. it." You've got the parks beaten are a few of the caus- tic remarks caused by the striking of water and the subsequent heavy rain fall that assisted in flooding the hole.
 One pump struggled intermittently all day yesterday and barely kept the water line from rising. The second big six-inch pump was not placed in operation yesterday. The motor. by which the pump is 10 be operated by electricity, had not been laced in posi- tion. but probably will be today some time.
 According to the laws of Arizona the building of the state capitol ani additions must be by day labor. and it was remarked that this feature of the law some contractor had escaped be- ing caught with a bad job" in the digging for that foundation.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-10

counter attacks stopped the allied pro- gress between the Somme and the Avre, just east of the line Morcourt- Harbonnieres Caix-Fresnoy-Conto The communication adds we suffered losses in prisoners and guns"
 The text of the communication fol- lows:
 Between the Yser and the Ancre there has been lively nocturnal artil- lery activity.
 Southwest of Ypres and south of the Lys enemy partial attacks, which were repulsed, followed upon strong artillery firing.
 Between the Ancre and the Avre the enemy attacked yesterday with strong forces. Favored by a thick fog he forced his way with tanks into our infantry and artillery lines
 Between the Somme and the Avre (AncreO our counter attacks brought to a standstill enemy storming at Jacks just east of the line of Morcourt, HarbOnnieres, Caix, Fresnoy and Con toire. We suffered losses in prisoners and guns. Among the prisoners we made were English, with Australian and Canadian auxiliaries as well as French,
 We shot down over the battle field thirty airplanes.
 The artillery activity was revived on certain sides of the Braisnes CVesIe fronD and in Champagne northwest ward of Souain took place"
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La Liberte, a Parisian newspaper, said yesterday that Field Marshal Foch appeared to be twenty years younger and positively radiant, so pleased was he with the sue cess of his strategy, which was resulting not alone in the winning of battles but in the relief from pressure of parts of the allied line least able to withstand it. Fochs mental attitude is not to be wondered at. Shortly after the March offensive of the Germans, the great French strategist was made supreme commander of the allied armies. It became his task to coordinate the millions of men and the vast stores of war material held by the members of the entente, so that they might best be utilized against the Hun In the meantime he had the task of stopping the German onrushes, wearing down the offensive power of the central powers and at the same time saw. ing his own forces from loss as much as possible. How well Marshal och has suc- ceeded in his task the whole world knows. The Press, instead of chronicling steady losses in territory, men and material, each day brings news of victory and encourage ment to us and to our allies. Cermanys vaunted shock troops have been met and defeated not only by the seasoned veterans of France and Great Britain, but by the Yankees, whose prowess Berlin affected to despise, only few months ago. No won der Marshal Foch is happy Is not the greater part of the civilized world coupling the names of Foch and Freedom? He has performed a feat which establishes his place in history as one of the greatest of strate- gists of all times, military man whose en- orgies have bent themselves to the side of right ard justice, liberty, freedom and equality for all mankind.
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with the supporting tanks that two colonels were caught while putting on their leggings. The soldiers captured manifested icy that the war was over for them and bounced upon the provi- sions given them like famished men. The officers showed i'll humOr and grumbled because they had 10 walk to the rear and could not ride,
 The resistance Of the enemy in- fantry and machine gun detachments appeared stronger today on the French sector. The reaction of the enemy's artillery was relatively more feeble than on Thursday. The French took a number of guns, which at once were turned against the enemy. The booty captured by the French was large. but naturally less than that captured by the British.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-10
FRENCH OFFICIAL
1r,. pn,.io,,. 1ens..d 1uiren


 PARIS, Aug. 9.-The official com munication from the war office tonight says that the British and French troops continued their advance today and won new victories after breaking the enemy's resistance. The French trops took 4000 prisoners besides a great quantity of war material and captured several important towns on the southern end of the battle zone.
 The text of the statement reads:
 Continuing our advance on the right the forces of the British and our own troops won new successes today after having broken the resistance of the enemy We have captured the vii. lages of Pierrepont, Contoire and Han gest-En-Santerre.
 Beyond the railway east of Han gest weh ave reached Arvillers, which is in our possession. Our progress in this direction has reached fourteen kilometers in depth
 Besides considerable m terial. which has not yet been enumerated, we have made on cur part 400O pris- oners. Our losses and these of our British allies are particularly light.
 "On the Vesle. American troops cap tured Fismetta where they took a hundred prisoners.
 Aviation: The French aviators have been a valuable auxiliary in the bat tie to the south and east of Amiens. In spite of a thick mist and and low clouds which increased the difficulty of their work. our squadrons made numerous reconnaissances above the enemy lines, taking part often in the fight with their machine guns. During the battle they captured four enemy aiTplanes. Four captive balloons were shot down. Finally, our bombing ma chimes dropped neatly ten tons of shells during the night on railway sta tions in the neighborhoed of Chaulnes Nesle, Ham and Rove. Hires and ex plosions were observed, particularly in Rove and Nesle.
 Eastern Theater. Aug S.-There was artillery activity on the Struma and the Vardar in the region of Veternik and east of the Cerna. In the region Of Monastir an enemy detachment which attempted to reach our line was lrepulsed with losses.
 In Albania. following their failure the Austrians have net renewed their attacks
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pared to accept a radical increase in taxes, to meet which widespread public economy will be imperative. Congress will doubt less seek to avoid financial suicide by over burdening productive industry. Thus far the war has cost Great Britain O,OOO,- 000,000 in four years, and the United States since entry about $l 1000, 900, GOO, of which $6, 500, 100000 were loans to our allies. We are now spending money at higher rate than any other country, our ex- penses being figured at $50,000,000 per day. and those of Great Britain at over $35, 100000 per day. It is now announced that another loan will be issued about the middle of October, the campaign to com mence in the last week of September, the amount named being $6,000,000,000.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-10
BRITISH OFFICIAL

LONDON, Aug. 9.-Fighting was still continuing between the Anglo French forces and the Germans south east of Amiens, according to the Bri- tish official communication received from Field Marshal Haig this evening The general line of Pierrepont, Anvil lers, Rcsieres, Rainecourt and Nor court had been attained by the allied troops this evening.
 An official communication issued this evening says that F, ,O00 prisoners and between 200 and 300 guns have been captured on the SOmme-Ancre front
 The text of the communication fol lows;
 During the morning the allied arm ies renewed their attack on the whole battle front south of the Somme and have made progress at all points. in spite of increasing hostile resistance. French troops extending the front of their attack southwest, captured the village of PieTrepont and the woos north thereof. North and northeast of this locality French troops made rapid progress and realized an ad- vance of more than four miles in the course of the day.
 "On the front of the British fourth army. the Canadian and Australian troops, with admirable dash, having captured the line of outer defenses of Amiens, advanced beyond them to a depth of two miles after severe fight ing at a number of points
 Before evening the French and Bri- tish troops had reached the genera line of PierrepOnt, Aryillers, Rosieres, RainecOurt and MOrcourt
 Fighting is still continuing on this line.
 North of the Somme local fightins is reported.
 The number of prisoners has reach ed 17,O00 and between 200 and 800 guns have been taken including rail way guns of heavy calibre.
 Trench mortars and machine guns have been captured in large numbers and also immense quantities Of stores and materials of all descriptions. in- cluding Q complete railway train and ether rolling stock.
 Our casualties yesterday were ex- tremely light"
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Of the road are army motor trucks, one of them with.a trailer filled with artillery maps. some the headquarters staff could not save.
 The guns abandoned here are in shallow pits three feet deep. Little holes nearby, covered with curved iron slabs, show where the German gun ners lived before they were killed or ran to save themselves.
 Harbonnieres nearby was shelled to pieces. Debris lies all over the streets Here the allied forces found the house which the German mayor had oc- cupied. The whole top had been knock ed eff and several shells had hit the walls, but there were evidences that he had stayed until the last moment
 Further sOuthward the ground here and there had been ploughed by the shells and the bodies of men and horses were lying where they fen.
 In many open places the ground was literally dotted with German corpses.
 The allied casualties were extreme ly light. For instance, one battalion in the thickest of the fighting had only six men killed and four officers and sixty men wounded during an advance of eleven miles. These men were tired when they finished the tasii before them, but today they pushed forward again.
 In the north it appeared. that the stoutest resistance developed, the Ger mans firing a great number of shells, especially across the Somme in tho region of Chipilly However, War fusee-Abancourt, Bayonvillers and Harbonieres are in the control of the British
 The German trenches throughout the whole length of the front were ex- tremely narrow and poorly construct ed This was not caused by iao. ol material, all kinds of which are being discovered and used. Aside from the loss of ground and men this is most serious to the enemy.
 The allied aircraft today heavi:y bombed the German rear and carried out a great number of other flights, observing the enemy's movements, and keeping his machine within the German lines. This forenoon the ab- sence of German planes was especially marked.
 The British and French guns ham, mered away at the enemy all day, nov ing forward whenever required. But few German shells were coming in
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NEW RULES OF CLASSIFYING
 REGISTRANTS
Continued from Page One,

ages on colleges and also in the Ques- tion as whether young men IS up would be drawn indiscriminately in class one or placed in a deferred class by age and drawn later.
 'I told the committee" said the war secretary, that no fixed policy had been determined upon by the depart ment. but that the purpose was to al- low the president to defer in class one the call of the youngest men. l have always considered that 19 was the probable minimum and l have come to the IS minimum only because 1t seems necessary to get the men
 Not that I think men of IS are necessarily too young. l think that history shows that boys from IS to 19 are immensely valuable. but I think there Is a sentiment in the country which will look with very much more anxious regard on the boys from IS to 19 than the boys from 19 to 20 Eigh- teen years seems to many people a more tender age than 19 and it is for that reason that we are thinking or making this preferential deferment of men from IS to 19."
 Senators said that the urging speedy enactment of the new man power leg islation Mir. Baker had left to the judg- ment of the congressional leaders the question of recalling the senate in ses- sion before the expiration of the recess program August 26.
 Mir. Baker told the committee. sen ators said, that the department want ed to carry out the plan of register ing the men September 3 so that class one could be re-supplied. The present reserve soon will be exhausted.
 Secretary Baker was the last of the army and navy officials tO be called before the committee begins considera- tiOn of the new bill No meeting will be held tomorrow but the committes will assemble Monday. when an el- fort will be made to reach a favorable report on the measure.
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AT LAST!

From Amsterdam comes the following, credited to the Berlin correspondent of the Cologne Volks Zeitung: American troops who have been employed in battle have shown themselves to be thoroughly good fighters" After being told for year that the Americans could not get over to France in force and then being told for the past three months that they couldn't fight after they got there, the German people at last are getting a word here and there of the real truth of the American effort in this war, which is the real, menacing and ever increasing peril that hangs over the German empire today.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-08-10
4 TaLe Of TWO Cities

The Marne defeat" says Berne news ps,er, has produced unspeakable scenes of dispair in Berlin Such outbreaks of utter Encouragement and downhearted ness never before were witnessed.
 Contrast this with the heroism and the inAexible purpose of the people of Paris who have been bombed from the clouds and bombarded by the long range gun and heard the roar of the enemy artillery as it destroyed the fairest provinces of France, all this for four terrible years. Consider their courage, their serenity, their sublime patience and faith in the face of three great defeats this year. What an Illuminating in- sight into the character of these two peoples!