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Trere Witt Be A SuMMER ScHoor institute held 
this summer in Manchester under the auspices of the Ar- 
bella club that will serve a very important purpose. — In- 
structions are to be given in scientific canning under the 
instruction of corpetent leaders from the Amherst Agri- 
cultural school. With Manchester as a center the entire 
North Shore will be served. Young women from Mag- 
nolia.and Beverly Farms will be eligible for membership 
in the classes. Auxiliary lecture courses will be held in 
other places. The dates of the lectures in Beverly Farms 
are announced as June 8 and 15, at 2.30 p.m. The lec- 
tures will be given in the kitchen laboratory at the Bev- 
erly Farms school house. Mrs. William Hooper is chair- 
nan of the committee, but the school supervision will be 
directly in charge of the experts. This is a very import- 
ant undertaking and it will receive undoubtedly the sup- 
port and encouragement of all who are interested in in- 
struction for young women and in the conservation of 
food supplies. 
MANCHESTER Was Honorep by being selected as the 
gathering place for the first conference of the National 
Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher associations in 
Essex County. Tuesday’s conference, attended by state 
and county officers, was the fifth to be held in Massachu- 
setts since the origination of the county conference. It 
was one of the most successful yet held. An inspiring 
address by Dr. Payson Smith, commissioner of education, 
hrought a realization of a new responsibility of the com- 
to its youth. The conference was of benefit not only to 
those deleeates from elsewhere in the county, but to the 
people of Manchester as well. 
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Tue Apprars Have Gonrt Forrir for everyone to 
murchase a Liberty Loan bond. They may be purchased 
in denominations as low as fifty dollars each. At your 
banker’s vou will receive a Treasury Department appli- 
estion whereon you are reauested to state the number and 
the denominations of the bonds which you desire and a 
statement of your plans for payments and the bank 
through which you expect to do your business. 
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THe WARMER WEATHER has brought good cheer and 
courage. The earlier parts of the season have been cold 
and somewhat belated, but Sunday brought a much de- 
sired change although the temperature since then has not 
been all that was desirable. On Sunday all fires were 
out. Windows were thrown open and the open air plaz- 
zas were used by all who had not taken out the car for 
the first seasonable ride. 
GENERAL Hoover—and so he must be called—is like- 
ly to be as valuable a “general” as any in this world war 
which we now have on our hands. He has a large task 
upon his hands, but he is capable of handling it with skill 
and determination. America is fortunate in having such 
a man available for this important service. 
Res BS BS 
Tue Autuoriries Ark Now considering the advan- 
tages of the Cap Cod Canal and there are possibilities 
that it will soon be taken over and the channel 
deepened 
ior our larger ships ot war. 
Tur Presipent Has Issurp his proclamation cailing 
for the selective draft and the fifth day of June has been 
set. Every young man between the ages of twenty-one 
and thirty-one is required to register his name. Every 
man is required to register whether he be exempt under 
the conscript act or not. Provisions have been made for 
registration in our North Shore towns. Every young 
man should be careful to observe the strict demands of 
the proclamation as severe penalties are laid for disobedi- 
ence. The conscription bill assumes that every young 
man is liable for military service as his duty to the re- 
public. With the responsibilities of government and 
freedom go the obligations to defend and serve the nation 
in times of war. America has begun the war aright. It 
is fair to all. Every man should be willing to serve his 
country when his hour has come and now there can be no 
charges of slacking. The selective policy makes it pos- 
sible for the nation to keep such of its workmen as are 
needed behind the firing line and the sharp shooter in 
the front rank. Every man will be given his place and 
opportunity to do the very best that he has in him to 
serve his nation. 
BES 
Tre Animes Have Been Assurep that Russia will 
rot make a separate peace. but there is no immediate pos- 
sibility of any aid in a military way from the East. Rus- 
sia has, however, a great opportunity to recover and be, 
even in a inilitary way, an aid. ermany is likely to 
make apparent concessions in the East and the West for 
the great gains that have heen made through central 
Furope. Great Britain and France and the United States, 
however, are not likely to be deceived. Germany’s am- 
bitions to a throueh wav to Asia will not be gained by 
anv slight concessions. The war is now being fought on 
higher ground than territorial aggrandizement and Ger- 
many will soon realize that. 
BSS 
CONGRESSMAN GARDNER has served the sixth con- 
gressional district well and all have regretted that any 
eecasion should arise which would necessitate his release 
from duty in Congress: He has been loyal to his con- 
victions and it is a pitv that America could not have 
sarlier heeded his appeal. As a member of the officers 
reserve corps he was called to service and there was 
nothine else left for him to do. Tt is everywhere recog- 
nized that the man from the old sixth has acquitted him- 
self well and has been an honor to the house in which 
he served and to the district which he reprseented. 
SEBBes, 
THE SECRETARY oF THE NAvy has requested that all 
of the restrictions placed upon the sale of intoxicating 
liquors to army men be placed upon the men of the Navy 
as well. The leaders in this great contest are determined 
that the cause be not weakened by the use of intoxicating 
liquors by the men in uniform. There are many who are 
willing to subscribe to the policy of prohibition for the 
period of the war who do not believe in constitutional 
prohibition. 
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Every Man AvaILABle for service will be obliged 
to answer the call to service if drawn and there is nothing 
for him to do but wait. 
