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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

vague or intangible, even though our gov.
eminent has set up no emblems OF au-
thority or form of government.
The title and the responsibility rest on
the work of American explorers since
the days of Kane, more than 90 years
ago. He made known the habitat OF the
Etah Eskimos, a thousand miles above
the arctic circle, the most northern tribe
in the world-the natives known in later
years as "Peary's Eskimos." Their vii
lage, and that whole region along the
northwestern and northern coasts, has
been the base Of American exploration
work from the days of Kane down to the
Croker Land expedition under MacMl-
Ian, which is there now awaiting its re-
lief ship. The Volar expedition of 1871
70, under Hall, pushedthe limits of dis
coyery far northward and added thou
sands of square miles to the known
Greenland. A decade later the Greedy
expedition added its wor, and then came
the various expeditions of Peary, which
definitely determined the insularity OF
Greenland.
The work of these and other explorers,
as contrasted with the work of British
and Danish explorers elsewhere, has made
eographers view an indefinite but vast
part of Greenland as American territory
though for obvious reasons our govern
ment has not considered its interests
there worth enough to bother with. Nine
tenths of Greenland is covered by an ice
sheet, in places thousands of feet thick.
But there has been a certain response
IF Etah natives, and it viii be good |
thing if they are looked after in the flu
.ure by Denmark, which has long had a |
very definite oversight of the several |
thousand Eskimos on the more habitable |
stretches of the southern and western |
Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
Ending the Suez Dream

The last attempt Of the Turks to real.
i've for Germany the pan-Germa ,IrcaIn
of dispossessing England Of Egypt failed
alJectly four days ago at Romani, a
scant twenty FIVE miles east OF The S@cz
canal When this German drea,L was
really put in,o shape at AlepPo last win,
ter Field Marshal Won der Goltz, placed
in command OF force of about 100000,
made a speech and declared that con-
quest OF Egypt was to be the swal. song
of his military career. The most active
preparations on the thorough German
scale were made for everything. lie te
diods desert WAS conquered by light rail
y avs and pipe lines / 4 water, and due
sGeei tisemehu made OF what C.rmar,'-
allies were about 10 IL There vas to
lie M chance for Engpri
y, lie Won de Colt, was predicting
coming events Russia s,idolly burst the
barriers OF snow and captured Ezerum
This marked the passing ol The dream
of Suez Won der Gotz hurried eastward
with the bulk of his troops ard mum
tions. Twenty five thousand troops We're
left behind to hold the position as a
nucleus and be ready-when the Russians
had been thrown out of Armeni r. to re
sumo. The stripping of the British forces
in Egypt to feed Saloniki may have attempt
ed the Turks to believe that there was
an opportunity with a small force to
effect a surprise. 1t is, however, much
more probable orders were sent TO the
Turkish commander direct from Berlin
to make an attack in the hope OF les
SEEMING the British pressure elsewhere,
at Saloniki. The British we're
not caught mapping, and the Turks at
Romani lost a third OF their forces and
we're chased across the desert whence
they came The whole affair was charac
teristic of the hour, in foolishness, in
attempting with insufficient force what
then became impossible and in carrying
nut the wishes of Germany which has |
nothing to offer the Turks in return. |
The battle of Romani is but one OF the |
spectacular dissolving views that mark |
he beginning of the end of a war that |
or the Turks has brought them naught |
1ut suffering and loss and the historic
.urse of defeated ambition promised |
" power which now finds it impossible
o make it good Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
Killing the Goose.

The family of the man who killed the
goose that laid the golden egg has been
perpetuated in New Hampshire. In that
land of scenic effects and close bargaining
it is, apparently, the purpose of certain
gentlemen holding responsible positions
as officers of railroad corporations oper-
ated by the executives of larger corpora
tions to throw the Boston & Maine Rail
road company into the hands of receiv-
er, rather than to make reasonable con
cessions in the matter of guaranteed
rentals which never should have been
framed, and which are among various
heavy burdens that the Boston & Maine
has had to carry to its own undoing.
If the company goes into receivers
hands, stockholders in the Concord 4
Montreal and the Connecticut River rail
road companies will learn, too late, that
there are to be no more golden eggs, and
probably only few silver plated ones.
Those who are insisting on seeing just
how much gold there is in the Boston &
Maine goose would not suffer materially
in the event of receivership, for they
are beyond the reach of poverty; but
they should give thought now and then
to the welfare of those whom they are
chosen and paid to represent.
Give the goose a chance! Plain eggs
ire of real value The Boston & Maine
will not lay golden ones again for years
10 come.-Boston Traveller.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
CHASING GOLDEN VISIONS

A Vermont man writing home from
California asserts that since the close of
the two great expositions on the Pacific
coast the bubble has burst; that is,
those people who went to California from
other states, chiefly states in the East,
with view TO getting employment dur
ing the rush times Of the fairs. are on
their uppers now and are glad to get
merely enough on which 70 live Indeed
some Of them could not live were il not
for the handouts which they get from
the restaurants in some OF the larger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
His Discovery.

ii ! do say so myself, / was right
smart of speaker when | was kid
modestly confessed Gap johnson of Rum.
pus Ridge, Ark, 'Afany's the time at
school of Friday afternoon that I've
stepped forth on the rostrum and recit-
ed The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck,
or Woman, Spare That Tree!' and such
as that"
"Shncks, Cap" broke in the storekeep-
er, who had been listening; that there
word hain't woman it's 'woodman.' !"
"Well, that's devilish funny" returned
Mr.. johnson. Il becha I've recited that
piece so times, in round numbers, and
this is the first I've ever heard of that
You must be sorter mistaken, hain't you,
Gabe Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
High Price for Islands.

We observe that editorial opinion
throughout the country, concerning I'm.
Gle Sans prospective purchase of the
Danish West Indies, is not so much OPP
posed to the purchase as staggered at
the stated price. The negotiations have
been carried on at a high rate OF speed
which leads some commentators to sus-
pect the presence of a niger in the
woodpile" Others, while inclined to the
opinion that we need the islands for ma
ti0nal defense, hodl that we need ships,
guns, ammunition and men even more,
and that we might better put S25 ,000,-
600 into that form OF defense than into
the purchase of the three islands in ques-
ton. Nearly all seem to think the Unit
ed States senate viii he less easy TO sat
isfy than the Danish Parliament, in the
matter of price.
Ever since 1867. when Secretary Sc
ward acquired for the United States
from Russia. the territory OF Alaska for
81 POO, 600, this country has been looking
for bargains whenever any real estate
came its way. The iinan-
cial value Of the Danish West Indies,
IS not to be compared with
that of Alaska-though our experience
with Alaska makes one hesitate to say
even this, for S7,200.000 was regarded in
many quarters as tremendous price for
Alaska. and the purchase when it was
finally made. was not uncommonly re
ierred to as Stewards folly" Anyway,
il is unlikely that the islands would
ever produce anything Ike the wealth
Of gold. fish. furs and so on that Alaska
has produced When We consider 81
100000 as the price Of Alaska, alongside
IF S25.O00.OO0 as that OF the Danish
West Indies-well. it doesn't look like
real Yankee trade. now, does its
Manchester IN H Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
Effect of Military Training on Character,

In the August Woman's Home Com
panion, a woman writes:
Comparing our boys with those of the
present waring nations, our boys seem to
lack culture and physical training. Be-
side the thrifty European peasants, our
lower classes of boys are shiftless and
lazy Even one years enforced military
training would make real men of the
thousands of poolroom hangers-on and
the budding criminals that infest our
Juvenile courts 1t would mean enforced
education for boys between Is and 90,
and preparedness either for war or life's
battles.
Think of a nation of healthy, clear
headed boys, trained to discipline, con.
centration, and energy"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
Don't Let Others Live Your Life for You

In the August Woman's Home Com
panion Is the following quotation from
Mills essay on liberty:
"'He who lets the world or his own
portion Of it choose his plan OF life for
him has no need Of any other faculty
than the ape-like one Of imitation. He
who chooses his plan for himself uses all
his faculties He must use observation
TO see. reasoning and judgment to fore
see. activity to gather materials for de-
cision. discrimination to decide and when
he has decided irmness and self-cnntrol
70 hold to his deliberate judgment
1T will be objected BY some, says the
that this is dangerous
teaching But the worlds great men Of
all ages. its heroes. its great scientists.
reformers. inventors. artists. writers.
have al without exception been men who
very largely did their own thinking in
the way Nil describes.7
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

A new possibility in municipal dicker-
ing for automobiles is revealed in the
suit brought by an automobile concern
against the city OF Dover, n H., because
the mayor of the municipality refused to
sign a warrant to pay for a machine
bought by former police commission.
1t is evident that the purchasing power
of such high-priced articles ought to rest
with the city council or the highest au-
thority in the municipal government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

Helen st. Cyr, aged Is, drove an auto
mobile into another car in Brattleboro.
That wouldn't have been so bad for Miss
Helen ii she hadn't been driving the car
without license. As it turned out, she
paid 1852, or somebody paid it for her,
because she had failed to provide herself
with the necessary papers before essay
ing the little expedition All others who
drive automobiles without q license
should take due notice of Miss Helens
predicament.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
Our Greenland.

When Washington dispatches said that
our government was ready to pass over
TO Denmark our rights in Greenland in
part payment for the Danish West In
dies. most persons wondered what rights
this country has in Greenland that can
be bartered away Major General Greedy,
the eminent arctic explorer Of genera
tion ago. rises % point out that our title
TO ownership OF part Of that vast island
and our share 81 responsibility for
part OF its inhabitants are not g. al
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

II the Germans should show us how to
make news print paper out OF cotton
stalks, the service would bo OF vastly
more consequence than the war they are
now fighting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

Charles Evans Hughes showed that he
has the human" side by going to a
league baseball game and being intro
duced to the Hon. Tyrus Cobb, premier of
the baseball field. For that matter,
President Wilson has penehant for
baseball that has been demonstrated on
many occasions since he has been an oc-
cupant of the White House There are
plenty of Others in high public life who
confess to liking for the great national
game and there are others who like it
but are not willing to admit it for fear
the admission may mar their dignity.
Baseball, played squarely and without
disgusting rowdyism, gets a grip on about
every red blooded male American if once
they permit themselves to witness a.
game. So Hughes and Wilson. candidates
for president of the United States. are
not peculiar individuals in their admira-
ton of the sport; they are only showing
their democratic lower case d. Amer
icanism.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

One of the greatest drives OF the year
is on, it is drive on the price of gaso
line. In New York the wholesale price
has been reduced TO % cents per gallon
There is bare possibility Of cause and
effect in the recent congressional investi-
cation of the rapid rise in the price OF
the oil
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

Berlin reports assert that Poland will
have food enough by October when the
crops are gathered. Perhaps one might
expect a material reduction in the mum.
Der of stomachs TO feed by October.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09
Announcement that Richard r. Gran,

Announcement that Richard T. Crane,
IT., of Chicago, summer resident at
Jefferson n. H., has offered $4,000 for
the best cure or preventive of infantile
paralysis, brings to mind again that the
name of the person whose gift made pos
sble an investigation in Vermont has
not yet been revealed to the public. Al
though there have been no marked de-
velopments in that experimentation, so
far as the public has been allowed to
know, the people of the state are never
theless appreciative of the benefcence of
the donor and would sooner or later be
pleas ed to know his or her identity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

About year ago this time Henry
Ford was vowing to get the boys out of
the trenches by Christmas, Mr.. Ford
probably remembers there's another
Christmas coming, and then several more.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

Those $4,000 veteran troops" of the
entente allies on the Saloniki front could
probably be reduced by a third and be
nearer the actual figure. If there were
$4,000 entente troops in Saloniki Bull
garia would be wiped off the map inside
of a month, and Austria would find a
hole driven into her southern underpin-
ming.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

It is yet to be proven that some ambi
tious summer resort publicity agent was
not back of that report concerning sub.
marines seen off the Maine coast A sub
marine is sort Of substitute for the
"sea serpent"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

Hughes headquarters men are Ginning
the state Of Maine by $4,000. The next
reckless claim by them will be that Yer.
mont will 60 Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

We shall again see what magic the
name OF Won Hindenburg can perform in
Europe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

~Auntie, can You change a dime for
me-"
How do YOU want il changed. DEAR
Into 8 quarter. please. 7-Pickings.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-09

The dog days have got MS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11

Many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Krepps formerly of Per-
rysburg, will be pleased to learn Of
the splendid success of their son
Fred Krepps, who has been in
charge of the Carolina Central cleo
trio and ice company's immense
business located at Somerville, S. G..
about % miles from Charleston.
The company controls the busi-
ness in II different cities and to
have the general management of a
company of such Importance is a
high honor for a young man-and
he came from Perrysburg.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11
BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
County Deputy Supervisors Per.
feet Organization of New
Board.

The new board of deputy super
visors of elections organized Sat-
urday morning by selecting
George Brubaker of West Mill
grove, as president, and Frank
Black of Bowling Green, as clerk
The other members of the board
are Henry Archer, of North Balti-
more, James Muir, of Pemberville,
and George Bickmeyer, of Custar.
The retiring member of the board
is G. III. Draper. Mr.. Jacob Easily,
who has been clerk of the board
for several years, has retired from
service.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11
WATCH CHILD'S COUGH

Colds, running of nose, continued ir-
ritation of the mucous membrane, if
neglected may mean Catarrh later.
Don't take the chances-do something
for your child! Children will not take
every medicine, but they will take DR..
Kings New Discovery and without
bribing or teasing. It's sweet, pleas
ant Tar Syrup and so effective. Just
laxative enough to eliminate the waste
poisons. Almost the first dose helps.
Always prepared, no mixing or fuss
ing. Just ask your druggist for DR..
Kings New Discovery. 1t will safe
guard your child against serious all
ments resulting from colds.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11

In Vienna and Budapest the after
noon occupation of the leisured is to
gather in the restaurants and drink
coffee. Now this pleasant custom may
have to be abandoned. The govern
ment has ordered that no milk of any
kind, fresh or condensed, may be
served after 12 midday. Coffee with
out milk has small attraction. Possibly
tea will be used as a substitute. In
Austria-Hungary tea is drunk with
rum or slice of lemon, but 1t is not
popular, and the taste will have to be
more widely cultivated if it is to fur
nish inspiration for the gossipers who
discuss strategy and fight the war at
long range.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11
MARRIED..

On Wednesday morning, May TO-
1916, at 9 o'clock, at the home OF
the brides mother in Toledo, Mr.
Leroy Ivan Oblinger and Miss Har-
riet Duniprce were united in mar.
riage by Rev. Charles S. Black.
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Oblinger started fol
Madison, Wis, where they will re.
side.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11
Real Estate Bargains.

40 Acres of good sand loan with
house of rooms and cellar. Barn.
Good orchard and plenty of small fruit
within 3 miles of Monclova. Horses,
and cow and machinery, go for $4,000.
A bargain.
SO Acres of fine corn, wheat and
oats land. Good orchard, and house of
seven rooms. Small barn, corn cribs
and other small buildings. Well tiled
and in number one condition. Only
half mile off of stone road and only
31s miles of Monclova. Price $780,
154 Acres of good sand loan, with
good brick house of rooms with cell
lar Fair barn, 20 acres of timber and
orchards. also plenty of small fruit
Half mile off stone road and within
21s miles of Monclova. Fine stock
farm. Price for quick sale, $4,000 per
acre.
6 Acres of fine land, we'll tiled, with
house of seven rooms. A good barn
and chicken house, good we'll and
cistern, and 80 large apple trees, Is
pear trees, peach, cherry and plum
trees and 200 grape vines in Perrys-
burg, for $3.S00.00.
A. T. DEWLAND.
Perrysburg, Ohio
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11

The inflow Of gold to ths United
States, which has been going on since
the opening of the European war, has
proceeded until now the stock of yell
low metal in this country exceeds two
billions Of dollars. This is by far the
largest stock of gold in the world. The
financing Of continued large purchases
in the United States will give Euro
pean bankers occasion for fresh nego-
tiations from time to time.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11

Health statistics of New York show
that Of 3,64S people in that city Bit
ten by dogs last year only one died
of the bite. This ought to allay the
unreasonable dread which exists of
tho ravages of hydrophobia and of
its frequency in dogs. The fact is
further impressed by the report that
out Of 36,50O dogs collected only 1O3
were rabid. These figures are i'm
portant for their bearing on menace
which 1t Is highly necessary the gen.
eral public should not overestimate.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Beginning next Monday, May
Is, all patrons are asked to kindly
place milk bottles out early as we
intend to deliver milk earlier by
means of a new Ford truck. This
will be great accommodation to us
and we will return same by prompt
and courteous service.
II. KELLER SONS.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11
PILLS BEST FOR LIVER

Because they contain the best liver
medicines, no matter how bitter or
nauseating for the sweet sugar coating
hides the taste. DR.. Kings New Life
Pills contain ingredients that put the
liver working, move the bowels freely.
No gripe, no nausea, aid digestion.
Just try a bottle of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills and notice how much better
you feel. 25c at your Druggist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11

To Republicans of Wood County
] am candidate for the Republican
nomination for sheriff of Wood coun-
ty subject to the primaries August
Sth and l shall greatly appreciate your
interest IN my candidacy and your sup.
port at the primaries.
MILO M. LYBARGER.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11
A. T. DEWLAND,
Perrysburg, Ohio

Mrs. Chris Bauman enter
tained Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Gus
Bauman and daughter and Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Bauman and sons of
Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Carpenter
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Carpenter and
family and Alfred Carpenter
motored to Dunbridge Sunday and
took dinner with Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Carpenter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-05-11

Misses Zelma Britten, Jessie
DeVerna, Unice Dauer and Zelma
Taylor and MIR. Marvin Duhamel
of Toledo and Messrs Dwight De-
Verna, Harley and Elmer Dauer
and Harry and Kenneth Taylor
were Sunday afternoon guests of
Misses Ruth and Nellie Frusher.