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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18
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.7ol to secure special reports from all
the state institutions, setting forth
their requirements for the next two
years and embody these in report
to the state board Of works.
He will then call meeting OF the
board of public works, OF which he is
chairman, for the purpose of co2sid.
ering the report from the board OF
control and the making up Of the
budgets for each Of the two years
which are to be provided for by the
next legislature-the fiscal years OF
1919 and 1920-together with the
sources of income for those two years,
After these budgets have been pre-.
pared. it will be the duty OF the board
of public works draft an appropr1a'
ton bill which shall fix a maximum
Iimitfor all the regular appropriations,
but a COPY Of this bill shall be intro
duced in each house on or before the
tenth day Of the legislative session.
The legislature may not increase
any of these appropriations; neither
may it introduce any new items IN
Of public works to draft an appTopria-
tons; but in doing that It must at the
same time provide special revenues to
take care Of them.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
PERSONAL PUNISHMENT DE-
handed.

NEW YORK. Nov. 11.-IEditor The
West virginicn. There must be per
sonal punishment for the supercrim-
fnsls of this war. They must be
brought before an international Tri-
bunal. tried for definite violations o.
International. Law Qike the ravishing
of Belgium. the sinking of the Lusi-
:ania, the bombing Of Red Cross hos
pitals, the starving and brutalizing OF
HELPLESS civilians on land and seal
and sentenced to personally pay the
clearly provided penalties for these
crimes, so that posterity may never
forget their wickeaness. Napoleon
Bonaparte was personally punished
for his crime Charles Stuart was per
sonally punished. Nicolas Romanon
has been personally punished. And
now William Hohenzollern must be
personally punished.
No money indemnities, no territorial
adjustments, no overthrow Of Prus-
sian autocracy can relieve their arch
criminal and his guilty advisors from
their personal responsibility for this
var and its hideouS consequences
They must suffer in their own bodies
for their own sins. The deed would
rise from their graves on the battle
field OF these monsters OF cruelty and
rapacity escape personal punishment
1 believe that an Overwhelming ma
iority OF American citizens will cry
out in horror against any peace that
does not provide adequate personal
punishment for those who deliberate
~ by their own acts brought upon the
world the greatest misery mankind
has ever known.
Very truly yours.
CLEVELAND MoFFETT.
Member Board Of TrusSees, American
Defense Society
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18
THE GERMAN NAVY.

4ENNJE Of the many ru1nors regarding the beginning Of
The n1utiny IN the German navy which the signal
for the collapse of the German nation. even before
army was actually beaten, sto the effect that
followed promptly upon the receipt of an order for the
heas feetto sally forth and give battle to the grand
Heel Of hea allies It probably is not true but serves to
attendon the fact that to the end the German
1avy did nothing that naval traditions require.
The German navy should have made attack at the
Beginning Of the great German offensive last March But
policy Of caution which prevailed naval headquarters
from very beginning held tue at that stage too. and
long before Il was certain that the Germans would not
reach either Paris the channel ports twas too late TO
expect The German navy accomplish anything valuable
u military way by coming out and fighting m the open
But The moral value of such effort would have been
7nealcuable Even if the feet had been wiped out the
enan people would have been able to feel that their
naval force had been capable of heroic courage. They
could have pointed to it with certain pride AS the
matter stands the record made by the German navy IS
about as despicabe as any all naval history holds.
Some brilliant individual raidng records were made
early clash off the Falkland islands was all that any
proud people could ask for. though it did end m
Ce1man defeat The Jutland battle also created fine
although mared by theuse of gas shells
81 die Geman sunners But taken whole the German
navy IS contemplate thing and hereafter the German
VII inspire much respect in any part of the world
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18
VOTERS RATIFIED
AMENDMENT
Appropriation Bills viii B,
Passed For the Next
legislature.

CHARLESTON, W. Va. Nov. 10
The budget amendment to the West
Virginia state constitution, ratified by
the voters in the last election, will be-
come effective as soon as the ratitica-
ton has been officially proclaimed by
the governor, and will become opera:
tive for the making Of appropriations
by the next legislature, which meets
In January.
Governor Cornwell has announced
that as soon as the Official returns
from the election have been certified
to him by the secretary of state he
will issue his proclamation. He will
then call upon the state board Of con-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18
The GERMAN APPEAL AND THE JOKER.

s5 q, ERNIAEI women are not appealing to American
women to supply them with shiploads of free food
Read their appeal 1t is for the release of railway
ears and locomotives be surrendered to the allied pow
ers gmder:the armistice terms.
he German women argue that unless these and
engines are left German hands food supplies cannot be
Brought om German farms to German and cities
or distribution IN which case starvation likely for hun
ees Of thousands furnished that scientific diet
which we were told while back such good thing
for The oyerfed peoples of the world
The long four year taught US all that you can't
izlst anything that comes out of Germany. It's all
nouaass Nothing IS true, nothing holy, nothing has
sood faith
What Gaming scheme IS behind this appeal of the Ger
nan women. an appeal sent to America, ignoring Com
Iane5erltC Chief Foch9
he cans and locomotives 1equisidOned from Germany
81 tie terms of the armis6ce the cars and loco
that moved German troops from front to front and
lp and down the lines IN bewlderng numbers a7d with
beaIlderng speed all through the war. The same cars
enc locomotives that carried to the millions of German
troops thea enormous supplies of food, clothing. camp
eqipase. ammunition and guns. The same cars and
oeomotves that hauled from France and Belgium and
huge loads of lumber coal and iron ore to make
guns and anplanes The same that bore billions
dollars worth Of loot from invaded territories back into
5eszu1a1y.
cas- and locomotives did not carry food from the
he towns for four years. and yet the popuIace
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

The annual meeting of the Fatrmont chapter Of the
Red Cross which will be held at the Opera House on
Wednesday afternoon will be important occasion for
all who are interested Red Cross work. and it should
be well attended The end the will notm mean the
end of Red Gross work. Rather It will mean begin
ming OF greater usefulness new fields and the chap
tiers should steps up the local interest in
the affairs Of the organization
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

eISel1t sfaEge I1eSe are elsEls
ssffoFI1Ieel hit senlse .sffors 4ioilEsyears9
Ie alie1 waT eosrc1 that The tznas Of the
armistes also adoptec Tesoludon provision Germany
PEeSdsnt Wson N rs sps.e6 70 Congress said
allies and Americans are already organizing to feed Ger
many as the, organized to feed Belgium
Herbert Hoover today route to Europe to start this
lrnanitarian work IF be finds that those and loco
times are needed m his task you can depend that he'll
Some day We may forget bow eed were the German
people-ssomea meludeghn The L1sitania was earned
Gown with It's precious burden Of or and babes
Some sy we may forget the psasabe thrills the people
Of Germany fet when hundreds of women and children
were blown to bits m London and Pans by Zeppellns-
But we re not eumps enough to be taken any more
more By German propaganda and cunning. Were not
cute certain what's the game this loeomohve7andaI
appeal but we know IT'S trick
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

believe N The United States of Anaaica as govern
l1e1t Of DE people By the people. for The people, vhose
t popas 1e derpcd from the consent of the governed:
demoaaey m republic sovereign Nation of n1any
sopseisa Statcs: perfect Union. one aad n7sep9abe.
established upon those PRINCIPLES of freedom equality jus
ice and humanity for pheh American tatiots sacrificed
her a: and fortunes. therefore believe II IS mp duty
% mn country 10 love it, 10 support It's Constitution; TO
oBey Is hDs to respect its flag: and TO defend II against
an eaemss.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

Next month regular daily air mail service viii be
started between New York and Chicago Isn't it about
time some taken to get air mail service for
the towns this mountain state which have to depend
upon railroad service that is always more uncertain
than the elements?
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

Prince Maximflian, the former German chancellor,
has issued pamphlet which he that his peace
plans entirely upset and intimates that his hand
was forced. This probably is the opening testimony
in the biggest and most interesting coroners inquest
ever held.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

irwin S. Cobb Who viii lecture in Fairmont wednes-
day evening is not the press agents the worlds
foremost war correspondent Each Of the big news
papers at metroDolises has at least one
worlds foremost war correspondent, and Cobb does
not run such large field. Cobb is just Cobb one
Of the comparatively few literary men this country has
produced who has enough individuality and intel
lectual force to make it certain that he viii have
niche in the literary ha fame he is worth hearing
for himself more than what he talks about
And right now we do not recall the OF another
American of whom that may tuthfu1ly be said.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18
Gueate a. Shadyslde.

Paul Hamond who is located on
Government works at PIttsburs spent
the week end with his parents, Judge
and Mrs. w. S. Hamond at Shadyside.
He was accompanied by two guests,
Lieut. F. NJ. Hawley, and Lloyd Dug
gan, both OF whom are engaged on
the air plane works at the Union
Switch and Signal Company at Swiss
vale They all left last evening for
Huttonsville. W. Va, to spend several
days hunting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18
UFF STUFF

vet Sunday in more ways
The Telts hear that Bill Hohenzol-
lerns the head villain in tho late I'M
plcasantness, intends 20 return to Ger
many becauSe Of the unrest N Hot-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

Wet. u. Meeting.
The regular meeting Of the w C. T.
Z. win be held on Tuesday afternoon
at 2:3o O'Clock at the Library parlors.
Members are urged to attend.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

The United War Work drive will end here tonight If
present plans are carried out It has been an uphill
tight but that county has come through with
drive viii go on until Wednesday night and there
prospects that viii even then far short of the sum
it was: hoped to raise
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

Equal suffrage advocates estimate that they still need
one vote to put the Susan B. anthony amendment
through the Senate and they going to start I'm
paign to land that They had better hurry up If
they do not want to bring up the tail end of the suf
trage procession 1t probable that one OF the
first peace readustments in France viii give suffrage
to the women who did SO help save the nation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

Home baked Pies and Pastries. Boy
er's Restaurant. Adv
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-18

ing to see President Wilson pretty
soon-
II woodrow goes to the peace Con-
gress Col. House wtu lose the only
excuse he ever had.
But remembering Woody's proper
sity for Springfng surprises IN connec-
ton with his JOB It Is possible he may
=! IN that event he colld leave ele
1ce1oneI N 7Was1l to tls.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
ONE L. S. THRIFT STAMP HELPS
One War Savings Stamp will Buy 100
Cartridges. Four will Buy Rifle.

The purchase of 25c U. S. Thrift
Stamp may seem a small help towarc
winning the war, but
ONE Thrift stamp will buy a tent
pole. or five tent pins, waist belt OF
hat cord, shoe laces and iadentifieatior
tags
TWO Thrift stamps will buy one
trench tool, ono pair Of wooen gloves
FOUR Thrift stamps will buy two
pSirs of canvas leggings.
SIX Thrift stamps will buy five
pairs Of wooden socks, three pairs
summer drawers, summer undershirts.
TWELVE Thrift stamps will buy a
steel helmet, SO necessary TO protect
our soldiers in the trenches.
ONE War Savings Stamp (16 Thrift
stamps and IL cents in February will
buy 100 cartridges, or a cartridge
belt, a scabbard or bayonet.
FOUR War Savings Stamps will
buy rife for one of our boys at the
front.
Can we people of Vermont refuse to
do our part toward protecting our sol
diers? Remember, too, you are not
giving the money; you are making a
safe investment at per cent com
pounded quarterly.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
PNEUMONIA FATAL TO
REV u, VI. KENT
Nas Superintendent, Of Burlington
District Of Methods, Churches. End
Came Suddenly.

Vas Superintendent Of Burlington
District Of Methods, Churches. End
Came Suddenly.
Rev Dr. Burt Murray Kent, super
intendcnt of the Burlington District
Of the Troy Conference Of Methodist
Churches, died Sunday afternoon OF
pneumonia at his home In Rutland
The funeral services were held at the
Methodist Church in Rutland on Wed.
ncsday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the
remains being taken to Pittstown, n.
Y, for burial,
Rev. DIR. Kent succeeded Rev. Dir.
John II. Coleman as head Of the dis
trict in April, 1915 The deceased
superintendent was born July l5, 1862,
at WilIsboro. N. y He was educated
al Troy Conference Academy, Poult-
ney, and Drew Theological Seminary,
Madison, N. J. He was ordained in
1890 at Saratoga, n. Y, and he had
held pastorate at Pawlet and Willis
ton in this state as well as at Salem,
n. Y, Washington, Mass, and other
smaller places
Mr. Kent was twice married. His
first wife was Miss Fannie Shields
Grant Of Johnstown, n. v, whom he
married in 1890. She died two years
later. One daughter of this marriage,
Mrs. Edward O'Neil of Lynn, Mass,
is Mr. Kcnt's only survivor besides his
wife, formerly Miss Sarah Frances
Reed of Pittstown, n. Y, to whom he
was married in 1895.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
HOW MUCH DO BABIES COST?

"How much do babies cost ?" said HI
The other night upon my knee,
And then | said: "They cost lot
A lot of watching by cot,
A lot of sleepless hours and care,
A lot Of heartache and despair,
A lot of fear and trying dread.
And sometimes many tears are shed
In payment for our babies small,
But they are really worth it all
For babies people have to pay
A heavy price from day to day;
There is no way to get one cheap,
Why, sometimes when they're fast
asleep
You have to get up in the night
And go and see that they're all right
But what they cost in constant care
And worry, docs not half compare
With what they bring Of JOY and bliss,
You'd pay much more for just kiss.
Who buys baby has to pay
A portion Of the bill each day;
He has to give his time and thought
Unto the little one he's bought.
He has to stand lot Of pain
Inside his heart and not complain,
And pay with lonely days and sad
For all the happy hours he's had.
All this a baby costs, and yet,
His smile is worth it all, you bet.
Edgar A. Guest in Detroit Free
Press.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
SUMMARY OF VT. FEB. EDUCA-
TIONAL BUTTER SCORING

Burlington, Feb. 20-The second ed
ucatlon butter scoring took place at
Morrill, Hall bn February 10th with "a
samples entered. This is an increase
of six over the number scored ir
January
The average score this month was
GIL, or Z higher than the January
average which was 904 Most Of this
gain was on flavor Some samples
showed notifies and few were gritty.
Most of these were underworked. In
some cases there was evidence of froz-
en- cream. The average moisture con
tent was 1871 per cent, and the salt
average 2.9 per cent.
The scoring was done by V. X.
Jones, NJ r. Tolstrup and H. B. Ellen
berger
Scores Of the individual samples
follow:
], 9Oh; 2, "a; 3, 92; 4, s21a; 5, 81;
6, 94h; 7, 92; s, 81; 9, 50; 10, 81;
II, 81; II, 69z; 10, 92; Ia, 90; 10,
1914; i6, 81; H. 90h; Is, 92; 10, 1914;
20, 891z; 81, 88la; 22, 80; %, 92; "a,
50; 25, 80; rs, 1914; q, 9012; 28, SO;
20, 95; 30, 9llz; 81, 81; 30, 90h; 33,
81 "a, 92.
The next scoring will be held March
18th. Samples should arrive not later
than March 18th
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
RUTLAND COUNTY STILL LEADS

State Sales OF L. y. Thrift, and Wv
Savings Stamps Amount 10 sli3..
57l.I5.
Rutland county Increased it's lead in
the sale Of Z. S. Thrift and War
Savings Stamps during the week end
ing February 9th according to returns
made to the state distributor, II. l..
Farwell of Montpelier; and Washing
ton county maintained second position
by comfortable margin, although
Caledonia and Chittenden counties re-
ported almost as large sales,
The total gain for the state was
$l9,2272l, making a grand total Of
$l43,57l.l5 up to February 9.
Banks and postoflices are again urg.
ed to make prompt reports of sales TO
the state distributor.
The table showing the weeks in
crease and the total up to February 8,
is as follows:
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
HOSPITALS FOR SOLDIERS
Barracks at Fort Ethan Allen 10 be
Discontinued as Station for Cavalry
men. Inspected by Surgeon General
as Hospital Site.

Fort Ethan Allen, VI, long the bar
racks of cavalry regiments and last
summer the post for about 10000
cavalrymen, is to be discontinued as
cavalry station and will be converted
into hospital for invalided soldiers
from the battlefelds of Europe, ac-
cording to information received in
Burlington, VT, by constituents Of
Congressman Frank l.. Greene Of Yer
mont. 1t has been agritated for some
months that with the Vermont clim-
ate the post would make an excellent
base hospital for American soldiers,
and three weeks ago the Surgeon Gen
eral Of the War Department made a
visit and studied the sanitary condi-
tons and was favorably impressed
with the possibilities. II is now up
TO Secretary Baker of the War De-
partment to finally decide and his de-
cision is expected with a few days.
The Second Cavalry will leave the post
within two weeks for other duties, and
the new Three Hundred and Tenth
Cavalry to be formed of National
Army men will be recruited at once
and be quartered in tents, leaving the
brick barracks for the use of the Med
ical Department. 1t is planned to ac-
commodate 800 to 1000 invalids and
they will be attended by staff of 500
Medical Reserve Corps physicians and
nurses.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
EAST RUPERT

The dance given Friday evening for
the benefit Of the Red Cross netted
the society about ST.
Misses Annie and Ruey Root, Sarah
Danforth and school friends Of Il.
and b. Seminary, spent the weekend
at Their homes here.
Miss Grace Hammond returned Sun
day from a few days spent at her
home in Middle Granville, N. Y.
Mrs Thomas Haley went Thursday
night to her home IN North Granville,
N. Y, TO spend the weekend with her
parents.
Colds are quite prevalent.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
Latest Contingent of Bennington Co.
Infantry Volunteers

A letter received from one of the
Bennington boys who went to Camp
Greene, Charlotte, N. c., with the last
contingent of infantry volunteers from
this county stating that they all reach
ed camp in fine condition but were dis
appointed in that they were not
assigned TO the first Vermont regi-
ment. They are comfortably situated,
however, with one of the best regi-
ments that is camped on high ground
and are beginning to become accus-
toned to life in the army
At the final examination held upon
their arrival at camp one of the young
men was rejected because Of faulty
eyesight. Those who passed the final
tests are John kimball, Earl r. Lloyd,
William c. O'Keefe, Raymond A.
Warn, Leroy B. Holton of Bennington,
Henry Laplant of Rearsboro, l.. +.
of Manchester Depot, John L.
of Rupert, Frank w. Hoyt
and William H. Smith of Arlington.
The weather conditions at the time
The letter was written were ideal The
soldiers are drilling without coats and
here are days on which they would
De glad to dispense with their outside
shirts.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28
SECOND RED CROSS SHIP
MENT in FEBRUARY

On Thursday Of last week the Re-
Cross sent its 10th shipment TO Boston
headquarters. This shipment consist
ed Of two boxes containing the fol
: lowing
IL sheets.
80 pajamas.
60 hospital shirts
AZ sweaters.
"a scarfs.
rs helmets
is pairs socks
! 1 Afghan.
"a handkerchief substitutes.
Total, 2S9
On the 5th Of February, Manches-
ter sent l72 garments thus making a
total for the month of 461 as against
Ala for the month of January.
The Afghan sent was the work of
the children in Miss MarshalPs room
at the Center school, while an excep-
tionally nice lot Of helmets and scarfs
were made by the boys and girls of the
East Manchester school, Miss Hanna
teacher The interest and general
spirit Of helpfulness of the teachers
and pupils in our schools is most graf
flying. The faithful and efficient work
of the women both those who work
in the rooms and those who for vari-
Gus reasons do the work in their own
homes has been greatly appreciated
not only by those in charge Of the
local work but by the officials at Bos-
ton headquarters who have spoken Of
the quality of the work done and who
always express the wish that it may be
continued.
Not only this, but the appreciation
Of the men who 20 out from our own
community who feel that We stand
back Of them TO the utmost and viii /
do anything to make them comfortable
leads us TO feel that every effort we
can make is well worth our while. |
This is one Of the real and practical
ways in which the women can help to
win the war and that is our business
just now
FRANCES WYMAN,
Chairman Supply Committee.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28

Miss Iva nj. Thorp of Underhill,
who has been i'll, but was recovering,
in attempting TO rise from her chair
recently, pitched headlong onto the
stove, breaking it and badly burning
herself. Her mother, in attempting to
help her, was also badly burned, as a
teakettle full of boiling water poured
onto both of them. The daughter was
scalded nearly over the whole upper
part of her body, the flesh upon her
back henging in shreds. Mrs. Thorp
was burned upon the face and arms.
A fur cap, which she was wearing,
protected the top of her head. Both
are recovering.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-28

Leroy z. Guitar, native Of Vernon,
died at Springfield, Mass, Feb. 22nd.
He was pioneer wholesale boot and
shoe merchant and Civil War vet
eran.