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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Movies i'm the
Park Delight
Thousands
XX 7 HEN the Twenty-eighth-
w strestess meet the T~sn-

LIEN Lllo lWcnCV-o1Qnt1-
wv streeters meet the Twen-
ty- sixth streeters and
there is no mortal COM
bat, surely that is rare event,
When all of West Side kid-dom
pours into Chelsea Park on Monday
and Friday evenings, leaving stones,
bean shooters, sling shots, boiler
covers and other weapons of war
fare to repose in their secret hunks,
surely that is unique occasion. 1t
has been the tradition for years that
on Monday and Friday evenings
there exists a temporary state of
peace in the Hudson Guild neigh
borhood. All gangs meet on neu-
trail ground and the ceremony they
come to observe is the Hudson Guild
movie show.
AS the youngsters enter the park
the wise ones turn Immediately to
the business of selecting choice po-
sitions, while the curious ones linger
about the movie machine or steal
furtive stroke on the keys Of the
piano. Sprinkled in the crowd are
many "little Mothers" girls with
two or more babies, who have come
to the grand show.
Babies arc at a premium on
movie nights, for screen an
nouncement reads: Benches are
for women only. Women with in
fants have first right to them"
The trumpeters sound a bugle
call, there is a moment of silence,
the chorus leaders baton drops and
thousands of voices join in singing
patriotic song. Then follows a
programme of community singing
conducted by Mr.. Tall Esen Morgan,
of the Peoples Music League of the
Peoples Institute, and sung by the
largest chorus of children that as
sembles regularly anywhere in New
York, as far as know. The singing
is accompanied by two trumpets and
a piano.
The children make no secret of
what songs they like. If melody
is flat or lacking in swing, no
amount of cajolins will make them
sing it. The popular melodies are
sung with great enthusiasm. As the
mighty volume of tone radiates it
can be heard over the roofs Of the
surrounding houses. The folksongs
are becoming increasingly popular
as the children learn the words
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05


4 n own spas, writer in
"Leslies" thinks. Before
the war Germany and Austria Ell
joyed an income Of about $780,
100000 yearly from the patronage
of their thermal and climatic
health resorts. "And," the writer
continues
"This huge sum was contributed
very largely by tho Americans. The
spas Of the Teutonic countries will
not for many years enjoy the splendid
income which they formerly received.
In tho first place, there is sentiment tai
reason existing among the Allies which
will prevent the citizens Of the Allied
countries from visiting Germany again
for their health. The organizations
Of the many spas Of Germany and
Austria are thoroughly demoralized.
The physicians are scattered and tho
attendants have been killed. Tho hotels
arc filled with tho sick and wounded
and va doubt very seriously X tho
Teutonie countries will ever regain
their past popularity.
What was tho cause OF the popu-
larity Ut tho foreign spas7 Their
many years Of success have been due
entirely TO organization and system.
Tho visitor was so impressed by the
ehiciency OF the system that he readily
entered into the cure with tho greatest
enthusiasm. When there was an ar
rival OF 9uest the whole machinery
OF the sp4rwas yet in operation and
every factbr was brought into action
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

attempt made to have our spas become
cure. They have been usually places
for sport and fashionable hotels. The
commercial idea has predominated and
the baths and treatments were in the
majority Of instances prescribed by
layman or the patients were per-
mitted to diagnose their own ailments
and prescribe for the same
"The sentiment is now Americans for
America first, last and always The
slogan to keep your good American
dollars at home is growing daily
Patronize your own spas and health
resorts, where the waters are equal
and in many instances superior to any
foreign waters.
"Tho White Sulphur Springs Of West
Virginia have possibly the most won
derful scenic environments to be found
in the United States. Here is found
great variety Of mineral waters,
white and black sulphur water, chaly-
beatc water, alum and the alvon waters.
IT has also one Of the largest bath
establishments in America.
Tho springs at Saratoga Springs,
New York, have tho most notable COL
lection Of mineral waters. There is
not another spot where there is such
variety Of mineral waters, not only
for bathing but also for drinking pur-
poses"
There are many springs in
America the waters of which need
concedc nothing in medicinal prop
critics to those of Europe. The
writer asks, "Where can you find
a moro wonderful radioactive watcr
than at Hot Springs, virginia."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
n ESTABLISHING schools
n on the battlefelds of France

is big reconstruction
problem in which Americans are
lending a hand.
Refugees are returning day by
day to their shell-torn fields and
crumbling walls, and with them
come children who for five years
have had absolutely no chance Of
schooling.
Reports of the American Com
mittee for Devastated France, at
Laon, show that in the canton of
Anizy-le-C Chateau, through which the
Hindenburg line ran, the educa-
tional system was broken into
splinters along with the villages,
and every man, woman and child
was evacuated.
To-day these children are return
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
Back to Three RS on French BattlefieIds

ing. Boys and girls eleven years
old have not learned to read and
write. Youths of nineteen have
no more education than normal
youngsters of fourteen. Babies
five years old think war is the nat
ural state of things. And with it
all each and every one is under
nourished. No child of this district
knows the taste of fresh milk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05
II, One Canton

What is being done to bring
these children back to normal?
1t is an interesting story and one
in which Americans are the princi-
pal actors. Here is what has been
done in the one canton of Anizy,
which, at the request of the French
project, the American Committee
for Devastated France has added to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

all the children, and the teacher has
to use methods of oral teaching or
else write the entire lesson on the
blackboard. Until the Americans
obtained these blackboards, many
teachers wrote lessons on the walls
of the schoolroom with a piece of
charcoal.
But there are still stranger uses
Of supplies salvaged from the
trenches. Boxes used by the Ger
mans for packing hand grenades
make excellent bookcases, and their
deadly load of war days is replaced
by harmless readers and arithme-
tics. The boxes are marked "Lehr
in die Heimat zuriick schicken"
("When empty send back home"),
but. empty or otherwise, French
children have found use for them
and the boxes will never see "Hei-
mat" again. Games of ninepins
are played with empty cartridges.
And wonderful puzzles can be made
by cutting pictures of French
poilus into pieces and then fitting
the pieces together.
Food
The problem of undernourish-
ment is being met in this district by
the American Committee for Devas-
tated France in cooperation with
the American Committee for Relief
in Belgium and Northern France.
Every day $500 children get an
extra ration Of hot chocolate and
biscuits. It's the thing experts be-
lieve will most quickly replace the
elements they lacked during the war.
The chocolate is sweetened with
plenty of sugar and the biscuits
are specially manufactured at Lille
and contain chocolate, sugar and
large quantities Of phosphates. The
Commission for Relief in Belgium
and Northern France supplies the
ration and has asked the American
Committee for Devastated France
to organize the school canteens and
superintend the distribution.
Children Of the city Of Laon have
been served their afternoon meal
for the last three months in six
schools of the city. In the rural
districts Of the canton Of Anizy
schools are organizing as the refu-
gees return and the extra ration
has been served only month. With
these children, all Of whom were
carried off by the Germans into Bel
'Eium, Germany or northern France.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

de on child,the movie is the thing, and he
let you known it.
every The voice is the child's most ar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

half-starved condition Of many OF
these children to realize how they
look forward to their afternoon cup
of chocolate" Miss Russell says.
Many children insist on coming to
school who would otherwise drop
out. If the next generation to gov
ern the destinies of France Yields
an intelligent vote, American choc-
olate and biscuits may have a good
zeal to do with it."
Miss Russell declares that as COM
pulsory education in France ends
at the age of fourteen and many
children have not been in school Tor
five years, boys and girls OF this
district are going to work to-day
with the schooling Of nine-year-olds
And children Of eleven years arc
just learning to read and wrlte'
she exclaims.
Educators now are trying to solve
the problem by inaugurating nigh0
schools and outside courses for Boys
and girls at the end Of the teen
age, whose schooling the war cus
! short.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-10-05

sound all through the West Side on
q clear, summer night.
However, in the mind of every
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
CONGREGATIONAL GAINS IN 1918
Statistics of Vermont's 2lo Churches
Compiled for the Year Book.

Chelsea, April l2-John M. Comstock,
the corresponding secretary of the Yer
mont Congregational conference, has
compiled the statistics from the 2l0
churches reporting in 1918 and forward
ed the same to the editor of the national
year book Notwithstanding the many
iproads made by the war and home and
overseas sacrifices the report is quite en-
couraging There was a total addition
to the churches of l,l6S, Of mhich 70S
were by confession and 400 BY letter.
The additions by confession are fewer
than for any of the four next preceding
years. The total removals of ,l59 have
only been exceeded twice-in 1894 and
1925. The number of deaths, 475, is the
largest ever reported and is partly ac-
counted for by the serious inroads of
the influenza epidemic last fall.
The war contributed to the cause OF
the loss of LAOS in Sunday school mem
bership, of 495 in the membership of the
young peoples societies, and of 4S5 in
organizations of men and boys.
Gifts for church benevolences on the
denominations apportionment plan were
S36,266, an increase of Sl,S22 more than
the preceding year. Home expenditures
showed an increase of $3,S46 over 1917,
the total being $242,i73.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
Gravity of Situation in Rus
sia Cannot Be Overesti-
mated, Says Hoover
SITUATION LIKELY TO
GROW IN INTENSITY
Leonine and Trotzky Proc
esses of Production Have
Created State of Famine

Paris, Friday, April ll.-Herbert G..
Hoover, the food administrator, has Is
sued this statement:
with regard to the rumors of food re-
lief to Russia, Mr.. Hoover stated that
numbers of projects from various sources
have been laid before him for provision
ing the people in the larger cities OF
Russia. DIR. Nanzen (head of the Nor
wegian food mission to the United
States) and other eminent neutrals came
to Paris some time ago with proposals
for relief of the first order and have,
therefore, all been referred 10 the coun
ell of four as they arose.
"The relief administration has carried
on great deal of investigation as to
the actual food conditions in Russia.
The gravity of the situation cannot be
overestimated. A very conservative es-
innate would indicate that upwards Of
100000 people are directly or indirectly
dying from the food shortage monthly
and the situation is likely to grow in in
tensity as the season progresses. Under
the distribution system rigidly enforced
cities, the children have the first priority
on the food supply by way of meal sery-
ice in the schools, which are open TO chill
dren of all classes. The red guard and
workmen have the second priority and
the bourgeois and intellectual classes,
etc, received the remainder Our reports
would indicate that the children who at
tend the schools are now being reason
ably cared for, that the red guard is re-
ceiving a sufficient ration, but that the
burden of the shortage falls on the mid
die, upper and intellectual classes, and
threatens their considerable extinction
before the next harvest. How far this
viii be the practical result, however, is
a little difficult to determine because of
the great migration to the country. The
population OF Petrograd has decreased by
20 per cent.
"The Lenine and Trotzky socialization
Of the processes Of production has so
wrecked both production and distribution
as TO create a state of famine in coun-
try which formerly contributed so large
ly to the food supply of the world"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
FATHER GIVES SON THRAsHING.
As Sentence Imposed by Judge in a
Chicago Juvenile Court.

Chicago. April l2-James Frome was
soundly thrashed by his father in the
Juvenile court OF Judge Victor f. Arnold,
yesterday, by direction of the Judge and
under his supervision. James is IL years
old, big and strong, and so is his father,
Joseph Frome, carpenter. The boy
was said to be incorrigible and was sus-
pected of completely in stealing an auto
mobile Judge Arnold said what the boy
needed was a sound clicking" and that
the father was the one to administer it /;
that if he did not the boy would be sent
TO reform school
Father, son and judge went into the
latter's chamber. The Judge said there
would be three rounds of two minutes
each and that he would be timekeeper
and referee. The father took off his
coat and wentx at James vigorously, the
youth not striking back, but dodging
and wrestling with his assailant. At the
end of the second round James was
bleeding from the nose, both eyes were
blackened and his face and shirt were
covered with blood The judge stopped
the proceedings and said:
James has taken as fine beating as
ever | saw young husky take. Go and
wash, James, and then come into the
court room and I'll dispose Of your case.
What your father just did viii do more
to make man of you than being sent
away to a reform school"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
ROAD MEETING ENDS.
Gathering at Montpelier Yesterday Dis
cussed Care of Roads.

The meeting of the road commissioners
and Others connected with road work in
Montpelier Friday afternoon, was one
of the best that has been held in Wash
ington county with the largest attend
ance of recent years. S. B. Bates was
the principal speaker, but there were
several others who made some very in
teresting points in connection with their
experience in the work. Fl. b. Chaplin Of
Middlesey. following an explanation bv
Mayor H. c. Shurtleff of Montpelier
relative to the liability of towns for
damages, said that there are about 200
culyerts in Middlesex and based upon Mr..
Shurtleff's statement, the town would
be liable If accident occurred on any Of
them excepting possibly 25.
Other speakers were County Commits
sioner X. S. Currier, ID. j. Mcmillan of
Barre City, s. S. Ballard of Montpelier,
Benjamin Hayward, city engineer of
Montpelier, George Reed of the state
engineers Office, Senator Henry Hills of
Waterbury. NJ. E. Carpenter of Charlotte,
commissioner in Chittenden count, Fred
Dudley, commissioner of Orange county,
A. B. Cobleigh of Derby, commissioner
in Orleans county.
Mayor Shurtleif explained that where
there is no railing at the end of cul-
vert although if it be several feet below
the street or roadway, that the town i
liable in ease of accident He showed
pictures in which town had to pay
damages recently.
Mr.. Currier spoke upon the federal aid
and Of the plan for making reports,
using the patrol book, the officials keep
ing their books posted. and their re-
ports being forwarded to him and the
state commissioners office.
The patrolmen present included: F. J..
Sargent, Barre; NJ L. Chester, NJ. B..
Mears, Cabot, c. H. Collins, Plainfeld;
C. w. Alexander, A. W. George, Middle
sex; Howard Bruce, Moretown; Earl
.Ager, Moretown; @. d. Dearborn, North
field; John Plunkett, Northfield, Frank
Day, Roxbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
THE AMERICAN ARMY
BELOW TWO MILLION
Since November II, 6s6,ll4 Men Have
Sailed for Home and 1,701,4 ,46o
Have Been Discharged.

Washington, April -Demobilization
has reduced the total strength of the
American army below two million. Com
plete reports to April announced to-
day by General March, showed the ag-
gregate strength on that date to be
,90Sy sos.
Since Nov. IL, 6s6,l men have sailed
for home, and up to April s, 605772 had
been landed. There have been returned
to civil life, 7,70l 400 officers and men,
so per cent of the officers and 46 per
cent of the men who were in the army
when the armistice was signed Dis
charge orders now total l,925, 900.
Comparing this progress with the de-
mobilization of the union army follow
ing the Civil war, General March pointed
out that the breakup of the Civil war
forces occupied the war department from
May, 1865, to November, 1866, total
of l,023,0sl officers and men of the vol
unteers being discharged in that time
After the Spanish American war, be-
tween September 5, 1898, and June %
1899, only l79,397 officers and men were
mustered out.
Enlistments under the special over
seas volunteer system have reached a
total of 1881. 1t was indicated that the
first contingent of 1000 men of these re.
placements would start from Camp
Meade before May L.
Health conditions in the expedition.
airy force, General March said, were ''re.
markable,' less than 10000 men having
been entered on the sick reports for
the week OF March 27. In the United
States conditions were described as very
good.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
SOLDIERS WHO REFUSED
TO RETURN TO FRONT
Members of Company I, 33oth Infantry
Their Protests Indentical with
Bolsheviki Propaganda.

Washington, April l2.--Company | of
The 339th infantry was identified to-day
by General March as the unit which re-
Gently refused to return to the front line
trenches in the Archangel when ordered
TO do so by its officers,
A supplementary report to the de-
partment on the Incident, said it was
worthy of note that the question put
by the men Of Co. to their officers were
identical with the questions which boil
sheyiki propaganda advised that they
put to Them
The department has not received copies
of the bolshevik leaflets containing these
questions and General March said he
was extremely anxious to secure one.
''In my long service" General March
said, Il don't recall another instance
where American soldiers did not want
to go into fight. They always have
said, Lead us to it, General March
did not indicate what the latest reports
showed as to the present state Of disci-
pline among the American force.
A report from Murmansk dated March
% said the 0nda bridge on the railroad
south Of Murmansk had been rebuilt, re-
storing communication with the south
ern-most post of the allies.
While the actual situation of the small
commands of the expedition in north
Russia is not known, General March said
the reopening of communication to the
south over the onda bridge solved any
military question, since it afforded d.
rect line for supply and reinforcements.
Communication between AIurmansk and
Archangel is being kept open with the
assistance of ice breakers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
To Enforce Demands for In
creases n Pay and the
Rig' 30 Organize
STP 81 ACTION TAKEN
@ LAST EVENING
2 emands Include Maximum
of $22 Per Week for Opera
tors, $25 for Supervisors

Boston, April l2.--Formal notices of
the intention of 5000 telephone opera
tors in New England to strike next Tues
day morning to enforce demands for in
creases in pay and the right to carry
out the principle of collective bargaining,
were made to-day by officers Of the Bos-
ton Telephone Operators union They
planned to present the notices to Post
master General Burleson and officials of
the New England Telephone & Telegraph
company and the Providence Telephone
company.
The strike action, taken at a meeting
in Faneuil hall last night attended by
more than 1000 delegates, was contrary
TO the advice of G.. NJ. Bugniazet, vice
president of the International Brother
hood Of Electrical Workers. Mr.. Bug
niazet told the operators that they
should await the result of a referendum
vote of all the unions, now being taken.
This vote, he said, would be completed
on May IL and he expected it would
lead to the calling of nationwide
strike.
The wage agreement under which the
operators are working expired last Au-
gust and repeated attempts to reach
new agreement have since been made
The demands include maximum of S22
a week for switchboard operators OF
four years service and $25 for super
visors.
The present maximum for operators,
reached after seven wears service ia Sl7
and for supervisors so.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
With Exception of Monroe
Doctrine Amendment,
No Vital Change
NO RECOGNITION OF
JAPAN'S REQUEST
For Racial Equality-Reser.
vations on Two Points
Made by France

Paris, April l2.-With the single ex-
ception of the amendment specifically
exempting the Monroe doctrine from be-
ing affected by the covenant, no vital
change was made by the league of ma
tions commission in that document in it's
meetings on Thursday and Friday nights,
last nights meeting marking the conelu-
sion of the consideration of the covenant.
Last nights discussion lasted four
hours, President Wilson attending the
session and remaining until it closed,
after midnight No date was set for a
plenary session of the peace conference
to consider the covenant.
The covenant as the commission left
it did not include any section granting
Japans request for the recognition of
racial equality, and neither was section
introduced covering the request of
France for an international military gem
eral staff Both Japan and France an
nounced they reserved the right to bring
up the amendments they desired before
a plenary session of the conference.
As it now stands, the covenant con
tains 20 sections.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
OVERSEAS FLIGHT
is COMING SOON
Two Airplanes on the Ground in New
foundland, Hurrying to Put Ma
chimes in Working Condition.

ST. Johns, n. F.. April l2.-With two
airplanes on the ground and two rival
camps of British aviation experts hur-
rying to put the machines in perfect
working condition, preparations for the
trans Atlantic flight took on an appear
ance of real race to-day The Martin
syde airplane, which arrived yesterday
on the steamer Sacham, was unpacked
and mechanics began assembling IL. Ma
ior C. w f. Morgan and Lieutenant
f. F. Raynham. air pilots, who accom-
panied the machine here, said they hoped
TO have it ready for trial fight within
three days.
The Sopwith airplane, which Pilot
Harry G. Walker and Lieutenant Com
mander Maekensie Grieve are tuning up,
is considered virtually ready for start,
but the soft condition of the flying field
will probably make ii impracticable for
them to get away before Monday at the
earliest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
ALL RETURNS IN BY MAY IS.
Internal Revenue Dates in Barre Ex-
tended

Organizations and individuals general
ly are advised by Collector of Internal
Revenue Seth w. Jones to underscore on
their calendars May Is, the last day for
the filing of returns of information, Civ
ing the names and addresses of all in
dividuals to whom payments of salaries,
wages, rents, interest, commissions, and
other gains, profits and income of $1,000
or more were paid during the year 1918.
An extension OF time from March Is to
May Is was granted by the commission
er of internal revenue for the filing of
these returns.
Floyd NJ Desring, deputy collector,
will be at the following places at dates
given; Barre, VT, city hall, April Ia, Is
and 20; Randolph inn, April l6 and III;
Chelsea inn, April IS.