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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
TO FORM BASEBALL LEAGUE.
Three New Hampshire and Three Yer.
mont Towns to Organize.

Bellows Falls, April ls,-An effort is
being made by local fans TO organize a
local baseball team so as to be in shape
to join proposed league of amateurs
to comprise Bellows Falls, Springfield
and Windsor in Vermont and Claremont,
Newport and Lebanon in New Hamp-
shire. A meeting is to be held in Bel
lows Falls in the armory next Sunday
to decide on details and arrange to go
ahead if the prospect seems favorable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
Saturday

Round Steak. 10. Use and 35c
Boiling and Stewing Beef 1S-22c
Salt Pork, ID. .24c
Roast Pork, 10. 49,. .34c to 36c
Good Smoked Ham, ID. !. SIC, SOC
Dairy Butter, ID. .....,...5 soc
Large cans Tomatoes. g for soc
Fancy Peaches, large cans. .25c
Sweet Corn and Peas, 3 cans 45c
Van Camps Soups. 3 cans 25c
Corn Flakes and Rolled Oats,
3 pkgs. for 25c
Macaroni ..... 30 pkgs. for 25c
Small Cans Beans g for 25c
Medium size can Beans 3 for SOC
Strictly Fresh Eggs, doz. !. .42c
Oranges, dozen ........... 29c
Frankfurts, per ID. ........ 27c
Montpelier Crackers, box. 55c
3. p. SHADROUI
90 ppnnK STREET pARRE- VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18

Why 90 limping around with aching,
puifed-up feetfeet so tired, chafed
sore and,sswollen You can hardly get
your shoes on or off, Why don't you
get 25.cent box of tTiz" from the drug
store now and gladden. your tortured
feet?
"Tiz" makes your feet glow with com.
fort; takes down swellings and draws
the soreness and misery right out Of
feet that ehafe, smart and burn. "Tn"
instantly stops pain in corns, callouses
and bunions. "Tiz" is glorious for tired,
aching, sore feet. No more shoe tight.
ness-no more foot troubles--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
p { storv of & Johnsb,,rv showme

F.S. Story Of st. Johnsbury, Snowman
and entertainer, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy in the office in Rutland Of
the clerk Of the United States court He
has liabilities Of $3.9ss.4s and assets Of
5000, all claimed exempt There are so
unsecured creditors, mostly in st. Johns
bury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
A DAYS RECORD
ON GOLF LINKS
Scotch Player Covered 216 Holes in One
Day, Thereby Winning the Worlds
Championship for Number
Of Holes Played.

Chicago, April ls.-Recent claim of a
Philadelphia golf player TO have "broken
all known American records by play
ing l44 holes in one day, to-day brought
a statement from statistician here that
the eastern record had not come up to
one made here 10 years ago. George H.
Lytton and Andrew McCaugey of the
Exmoore Country club, according to the
statistieian, TO test their endurance
started play at 430 a. m. and stopped at
1850 p. M, making 1853 holes--nine holes
more than the Philadelphia player.
According to the same statistician, the
worlds championship appears to be held
by II. b. Lumsden, who in June, 1910
played PIG holes over the Aberdeen golf
course in Scotland, starting at 2:30 a. m
and finishing at . p. m. u is estimated
he walked more than forty miles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
$ It's the only way to save money.

The taught lesson that good quality People
had make their money do more they found they couldn't afford
poor quality they couldn't take chance they bought good stuff
because saved Don't forget that lesson still holds oodbuy
clothes of good quality they less because they last longer
We back that pu with neyback guarantee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
DARTINC, PIERCING
SCIATIC PAINS
Give way before the pene-
trating effects of Sloan's
Liniment

So do those rheumatic twinges and
the loin-aches of lumbago, the Nerves
Inflammation of neuritis, the wry neck,
the joint wrench, the ligament sprain,
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
bruise.
The ease Of applying, the quickness
OF relief, the positive results, the cleans
illness, and the economy of Sloan's
Eminent make it universally preferred.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18
The Search for Life ms. Policies

commences when man dies. Why's
Because his liabilities then become ap.
parent and must have attention. Insur-
ance is always worth one hundred cents
on a dollar. National Life ms. Co., Of
Vt. (Mutual) S. S. Ballard, general
agent, Rialto block, Montpelier Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18

weighed over three pounds, length. one
foot. In st. Johnsbury A. H. Porter got
two big ones, the larger weighing three
pounds and Ia ounces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-18

The first trout caught in Mortified
since the season opened was taken from
the water by George England and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
GuEnerS on the Job;
Commander INDICATED

When the cavalry reached the bridge the
gunners were even with them. They were
shouting and yelling. They were waving
their hats and they heard the order to un-
timber with a cheer.
Then they settled down to the firing
and the day was
The official record Of that days work was
an unstinted Endorsement Of Captain
Organs initiative and ability. The official
record caused some of the higher officers of
the National Guard to rub their eyes with
amazement. They began to see possibilities
in the artillery arm of the state forces that
they had not even dreamed of before the
man9uvres
The First Battery was ordered to be reor-
ganized the Second Battalion Field Ar
tillcry and the erstwhile private of the Sew
cnth Regiment advanced to field rank
Major Organ devoted himself to study
of the artillery and while in command of
the Second Battalion wrote his book "Or-
ganization, Maintenance and Training of
Field Batteries" This book became
recognized treatise and was used as a ref
erence work by the postgraduate classes
of Fort Leavenworth.
In May, 1912, Major General Charles Roe,
commanding general of the New York Ma
tonal Guard, retired. Major Organ, then
only thirty eight years old, was chosen in his
place
Back of the appointment was an interest
ing bit of political history. The law of the
state held that no man could be appointed
tn the ma ior GENERALS n1ace unless ho had
been regimental commander or had served
as general officer A bill was quietly
slipped through the Legislature and signed
by the Governor which made possible the
appointment Of an officer who had attained
field rank. Major Organ just qualified
under this new enactment, fer major is
the lowest of field officers.
While Organs ability was generally rec
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
All Delay Used to
Build Up Division

Every day of delay was utilized by Gen
eral Organ. He had one Of the most YER
satiie divisions in the American army.
treat levies were made upon II by the War
department for men especially skilled.
these levies took not hundreds, but thou
sands. General Organ met each demand
snilfngly. When finally the strength of his
evasion wss 70 much reduced that he could
not complete the required numerical strength
from all the surplus regiments in Camp
"adsworth, he organized special recruiting
parties that toured the state.
he had gone into the field with volun-
ssss division Of more than the required
strength, and he determined that he would
sfsss the scas with only volunteers in his
e0mmand. When embarkation orders came
- oiv'SiSn was. again up TO war strength,
spS me efforts 10 Grain the new men were
sMons the most intensive ever known in
sse army. Bat there was not man on q
ss'a Division transport who was without
.csss training.
lamp Wsdswoy:h, nnder General Organ,
7ss o''s cf The SHOW pIscvs Of the army In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
No Playing at War;
Real Thing Demanded

That incident illustrates his method. The
men were not playing at being soldiers.
They were in for the real thing.
When the 9th Division landed in France
the perfection of discipline amazed the
Allied commanders. None was more amazed
than Marshal Haig. He visited General
Organs headquarters one day, and the
Dandy Seventh, now the 10th, was turned
out for review.
The men marched with such precision
that Marshal Haig paid them what he
thought the finest possible compliment He
told General Organ that they marched like
seasoned British soldiers. While he was
speaking an airplane descended over the
heads of the marching men. According to
some OF the observers it came at one time
within twenty-five feet of the helmets Of
the men OF one battalion. But not a. man
looked up.
No finer test could have been arranged.
Marshal Hnig could restrain his enthusiasm
no longer He congratulated General
Organ in the warmest possible terms, say
ing it was alnost inconceivable that these
men, who only few short months ago were
civilians, could hayc become such splendidly
disciplined soldiers.
General Organ told him with pride that
the men he was reviewing were known in
America civian-soldiers. He told soma
thing Of the fine traditions Of the old
Seventh Regiment and pledged his word
that the 10th would do just as well in
action as in review.
He made good his pledge. The 10th did
more than well. 1t not only made record
In action, but after it's men were Withdrawn
from combat 70 go to rest camp it furnished
officer material To othsr commands. II is
a proud boaSt Of the men Of the Seventh that
they furnished more officers in the war
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Major General John F.. Organ
Commander of the eth DECISION

the various units of the division General
Organ found some we'll known artists. He
did not find as many as he needed for his
purpose, which was not disclosed until he
WAS certain he could carry it into practice.
So he brought pressure to bear upon men
we'll skilled with the pencil and brush and
enlisted them. Then he established a ca
moudagc school. soon the training grounds
we're dotted with PAPER mach6 horses and
figures Of dead Germans.
Just before the artillery units were or
dered overseas General Organ decided that
as his men would have to creep behind Il
barrage in actual combat, the sooner they
became accustomed to the sensation the
better. He ordered the artillery out on
distant range. Then he sent tie infantry
regiments on long hikes, at the conclusion
of which they went under an actual bar
rage. 1t was the first time troops had un-
dergone any such test this side Of the
water.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Forbade His Men to
Smoke i'm Public

In the mobilization days, preceding the
departure Of the division for Camp Wads-
worth, General Organ had issued an order
forbddng the officers and men from smoking
while on the streets or in public convey
ances. This order had been the subject of
much adverse comment in the daily news
papers, and the soldiers had come to the
same view once held by officers of the regu-
lar army, that the division commander was
"strutting militia martinez" General
O'Ryan had learned the psychological effect
of little things. If a man would give such
thought to his military bearing that he
would refrain from smoking, because it
would seem unmilitary, the reaction would
manifest itself in his whole attitude toward
soldering. But the men did not glimpse
the larger significance of the commanding
generals order. They only saw that he
was denying them a pleasure
But at Camp Wadsworth, when It became
noised about that the commanding general
was getting up before daybreak and tasting
the mems mess, they came to see that
kind heart and sympathetic, friendly at
titude were concealed beneath the stern
military reasonings.
The steely eyes that could become wistful
betrayed to studious observer that the COM
manding general was real human being.
The incident that betrayed his sympathetic
side 8 shooting. prisoner tried to
escape. A watchful guard was overpowered
and thrown to the ground. He reached for
his rifle and aimed at the fleeing prisoner,
dropping him dead in his tracks.
As matter of military routine, and for
the protection of the guard, he was placed
under arrest and court martial was con-
vened The man was completely generated
1t was brought out in the testimony that
the shooting was in strict line of duty.
General Organ read the court martial
findings. Then he sent word to the COM
manding officer of the regiment that he
wanted the entire company TO which the
guard was attached parade before him >that
evening.
He called the guard from the formation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Unfit Displaced
At Very Outset

AS soon as ne took command he showed
the steel in his makeup. He displaced first
this man. then that. He called into the bat
terry some personal friends who were we'll
qualified for artillery work and who would
be in sympathy with his efforts He went
outside the organization and raised funds
for the purchase of horses which he QUAR-
tered in the armory. He kept his men ever
lastingly at it and made of them just as
proficient horsemen as he had made of the
members of the Second Battery. Then he
took to breeding horses for military pur-
poses. The animals that could not be used
he sold and turned the funds back into tho
organization.
Finally he developed highly efficient
battery and was promoted to the rank of
captain.
1t was while in command Of this battery
that ne attracted the attention of the regu-
lar army.
At Pine Plains, during series Of militia
n1an9uvres, the success of his side in
sham battle depended upon the capture of
a certain bridge. One Of the conditions
that the bridge must be taken bv
cavalry who would be opposed by another
cavalry organization.
A council was held and Captain O'Ryan
suggested that he had solution for the
problem. Even though the opposing force
might be superior in numbers, he still could
capture the brdge-by the use of artillery.
The other officers tried to laugh him down
Whoever heard Of being able to keep the
artillery up with the cavalry? he was asked.
~ can do it," was his reply
There was something in his manner that
was convincing. Without the artillery there
more than an even chance so it
might be worth the effort at any rate, it
was finally reasoned
Captain Organ went to his men. He or
dered four extra horses for each gum He
mounted all his men instead of permitting
them to ride tho limbers, and he discarded
his extra caissons. Then ne told his men
to "ride like hell
"Uness you come to stone wall or a barn
you are to go over any obstace,' were his
instructions.
The next day when his cavalry went into
action the artillery was close behind They
had gone tearing through cornficld and
they had cleared bitches somehow They had
man9uvred through copsc and often they
chop down trees, for General Organ, with
true military instinct, had mapped every
inch of the ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Depended on ChapIains
To Preserve Discipline

On one OCCASION General Organ called
conference of the chaplains.
1--WE been with soldiers great deals nd
began. I've seen many chaplains at tkd
posts. Some of the army men have been ;ra-,
clined to regard chaplains as fifth wheela.
chaplain's job is just what he makes 1T.
You that are in this division have msde 4
great deal of your work. You are backing
up the military authorities. You are making
better of the soldiers, and as they ara
better men they will be better soldiers.
"The people of Spartanburg have boon
very hospitable. They have invited our men
into their homes as If they were their own
sons. 1t is part of your job to see that
our men do not violate the condolences the
people here have placed in the soldiers"
A few days later the chaplains called the
clergy of the town together at dinner
General O'Ryan q guest. He repeated
his statement to the ministers, adding: II
want our men to be we'll received But T
don't want any people of Spartanburg to
have any regrets because they have invited
these soldiers into their homes. As our
chaplains have the responsibility of masking
good men of our soldiers. so you OF fieg
clergy have the responsibility of seeing that
our soldiers surrounded by proper.
wholesome influences"
There something in the generals tone
that was direct as to cause local clergy :.
man to say that the influences of the fa;rl
city Of Spartanburg were. and could only be.
wholesome. General Organ smiled indul-
gently and then called upon the chaplains To-
tell their side of the story. The chaplalns
told of conditions in outlying districts where
women had come with the purpose of plying
an illicit traffic with the soldiers.
This caused General Organ to say that
/ he would permit his men the privileges OF
the city and it's environs only if the condi-
tions were as wholesome as the clergy
thought.
The result OF that meeting was deter
mined effort on the part Of the clergy to see
that no Objectionable person could find any
haven in the city.
From the time of that meeting until the
departure of the division there were no
complaints. AS
The record of the 9th Divisions stay ji
the "City of Success" is new trat ton IN
soldering.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
The Man Who Put the Bulldog Spirit Into the u
The Life Story of General ORyanHs Rapid Rise, and the
Military Genius That Has Made Him
By Percy T. Edrop

there. The fateful travelling Office was now
installed in the divisional headquarters
building. General Organ was strengthened
by his new commission as major general
OF the national army.
He consulted his records, which knew no
favorites, which were written only in terms
Of efficiency or the reverse. One day he an
nounccd to the officers the United States
army plan of REMEMBERING the regiments
and of bringing them up to the war strength
of the European organization. This meant
the wiping out of many old commands; ii
meant consultations; it meant the elimna-
ton Of colonies from commands
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Always a Defender
OF Men i'm Ranks

Commenting this one day General
Organ said: AT one time there seen I'd 10
be an idea that because a man was a soldier
he was necessarily guilty of all the crimes IN
the calendar. But that day has changed.
Because man has served with the coioyr
he ought to be better man. In my digrin6 4
il shall be that way
The general had no patience with the over
wrought preachers who insisted on reform
ing the soldiers. at is the wrong method
Of approach" he said one day. "My chap
lains, am glad to say, do not approach the
men from that angle. They tell them that
the uniform is badge Of honor not
mark of Disgrace
General Organ counted bis sepice =
soldier as the greatest privilege of his life.
He wanted his men to feel the same way.
After he returned from Europe, having
been under fire with the 9th British Di-
vision, he showed his intensely human side
in friendly talk with group of officers.
THE first time went out to the front
line l did not feel any fear he began
Don't think this is Dragging. Let me finish
the story. Ever since / had become inter
ested in the military as an officer had been
studying tactics and the problems of sup
ply. Before me l saw all these problems
being worked out on grand scale. ] had
studied textbooks. I had dealt with maps
and pins. Now l was dealing with trenches
and human beings. / was fascinated, and
the fascination overcame every other emo
ton.
"The second time / was under fire / saw
a man shot down right before me, within a
few feet. l saw mans head blown off and
we'll, gentlemen, I will leave it to you to
consider how / felt
At the dedication of the Spartanburg Club
for Enlisted Men on a Sunday in March a
band concert was being held. Without an
nouncement the general hurried to the plat
form from which he was to make the prin-
cipal address
Instantly every man was on his feet.
There was no call The General 1t was
the automatic response to his insistence up
on the courtesy of the military. There was
something spontaneous about it, sonie-
thing so complimentary, that United States
Senator Calder, who was also scheduled 10
speak, turned to an officer and said. General
Organ will either be made or be broken By
this war. He will emerge great figure or
great failure He can do nothing BY half
measures"
Senator Callers prophecy has been full
Allied in fact.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16

period than West Point, in spite Of inten-
sivc class work and short terms.
The question naturally will be asked,
"What manner of man is this major
general"
He is slight. erect and every inch d sol
der. A closely cropped mustache half con-
ceas and half discloses the firm lines Of his
mouth. His nose is prominent, but not
unduy so. His eyes interest every one
They are a stecly blue. Sometimes they can
be as cold as steel itself. Sometimes, when in
deep thought, they seem almost wistful. De-
spite his soldierly bearing. General Organ
is mild-mannered, studiously courteous. At
Spartanburg the people we're prepared on
account Of his name, for fighting Irish
man. They found charming gentleman.
When his division received it's overseas
orders the whole city joined in tribute to
him, and this in spite Of the fact that he
had let the business men and others see
his jaws snap like a steel trap, in spite Of
the fact that they had seen the steely CLINT
in his eyes.
The story of his rise to the command Of
a division is almost unparalleled. Certainly
there is nothing like it in the annals of the
National Guard. The close comparison is
that of Captain Pcrshings rise to the rank
of n brigadier through the instrumentalty
of Theodore Roosevelt.
Private Organ, of the Seventh Regiment,
was lover of horsefesh. He rode like a
centaur. 1t seemed as if the lines Of his little
body conformed to those of whatever horse
he rode. For three years he served as
foot soldier hi a1Wavs no ~ 1,s
early days, when he used to ride the Western
horses that came into Mott Haven, stirred
hopes of the cavalry or of the artillery.
But the cavalry of the National Guard
was in its infancy. The horses were mostly
hired mounts. So with the artillery; and
the artillery was subjected to SO much ridi-
cule that it was seriously considered for
elimination from the state forces.
Captain David Wilson, then in command
of the Second Battery, was tired of seeing
his men make spectacles of themselves as
they rode their hired mounts. He wanted
to teach them something of real horseman-
ship Captain F. N. Gibson, of the Seventh
United States Cavalry. then retired, sug-
gested that young Organ be commissioned
to the vacant second lieutenancy and given
the task Of drilling the artillerymen in
equation.
At this time Organ who had been study
ing law and giving his spare moments to
infantry work, knew nothing of the artillery.
Incidentally, it may be remarked that the
same j. r. Organ later wrote a textbook
on the subject) He was offered the COM
mission and he accepted eagerly. He put his
men through such course Of sprouts" as
some ono put it, that they became graceful
riders. and finally they even qualified as
rough riders
In 1904 O'Ryan wac advanced TO the grade