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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

! permit the Washington government tC
secure all the available evidence, wheth.
err from Germany or from other sources
before committing the nation to pro
nounced policy. We have heard the Ger
man story, or will have heard it com
pletely by the time the official reply to
the United States query is received; and
we are still hearing the story of the
other side which contends that the Sus-
sex was attacked by a submarine in the
crosschannel trip, causing death to many
people and injury to many others, in
Guiding several Americans who were pas
sengers, an attack which the United
States contends was in direct violation
OF the agreement Of the German nation.
Possibly the evidence is not all intro
duced. To give reasonable time for the
presentation Of further evidence is the
desire OF the American people. That
done. let the government at Washington
decide the issue calmly and without the
stress which comes Immediately follow
ing an event that seems to be fun Of
hideous possibilities. A few days will
not matter. Moreover, the delay may
serve to clarity the matter in the minds
Of the officials whose duty it becomes to
decide a very weighty issue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
WILLIAMSTOWN


Theodore Wilfore has sold his farm to
A. b. Mckenzie OF Wells River and pos
session viii be given the latter part OF
the month. This farm is on the road TO
Brookiield and was for many years
owned by the late George Denny, who
later moved TO Mortified. 1t was also
the home for many years of Frank Mar.
tin, also deceased. IL is stated that Mr..
Wilfore and family will move to Mont
pelier, and that his son, Titus Wilfore,
now the manager of a garage in that
city, will live with him.
William B. Jones went last week to
Utica, n. Y, being called there by news
of the serious illness of his father
Veteran Benjamin +. Robinson has sold
his personal property and moved to
Barre, where he will live with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Jane Robinson at 81 John
street. Mr.. Robinson lived on what was
left OF the Woolcut farm, situated be-
tween Adna Downs farm and Frank
Boyce's. The place now comprises only
the buildings and two acres of land, the
balance of the farm having been bought
by Mr.. Downs few lears ago.
Warren Grearson ia now recovered
from severe attack of rheumatism in
his knee so that he is able to be at his
place OF business every day and to do
some part OF the work Lisle Burnhanl,
who has been with him for several weeks,
il to continue for the present
Carl w. Lawrence, who has been at
work for L. L. Kibby for several months,
has finished his engagement and has gone
TO Montreal
Miss Dorothy Simons, having spent
her vacation with her mother here, has
to st. Johnsbury, whore she is |
a teacher.
The high and grammar schools are al /
ready IN session and the balance OF the I
schools in town are to open for the spring
term on next Monday April II. There |
are very few changes in teachers
Levi Carr has bought a farm of about I
20 acres in the town of Barre, and on
he direct road from this village to that
'ity. The place II sometimes called tie
Wales farm and was for several years.
1Wned by Warren Goodrich. Mr.. Carr
viii attend to the work on the farm this
.pring but does not intend to move un.
il June.
Mrs. G. + Reed and son, Harry b !
Reed. whose former home was at Lex
ngton, Mass. are to be with Mrs. Reeds
laughter Mrs. G. Leslie Putnam, for a
line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
A Question of Influence.

The editor OF The Advance can hardly
be taking himself seriously when he as
sumes more credit for the adoption of
the direct primary than he accords to
former Lieutenant Governor Howe. Mr..
Howe advocated the direct primary in
Vermont and introduced and promoted
primary bills in the legislature long be-
fore Editor Howard ever expected TO
glorify this state with his presence. And
it is oar opinion perhaps not worth a
rush, but entertained nevertheless-that
Mr.. Howe's communication in behalf OF
the primary, published shortly before
election, in the state 81 uncertainty that
existed. was directly responsible for
votes enough to put It across Editor
Howard bore his part. doubtless. but It
l. ridiculous for him 70 compare his work
on this issue with that Of Mr. Howe
III Vermont at least Randolph Herald
and News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

dolph high, on the Wall field at Ran
dolph, April 20. There are Is games on
the schedule this spring, five of which
will be played during three-day trip
to the northern part of the state. New
uniforms have been purchased and the
team will present a natty appearance on
the field this year.
Lieut.. Parker and two other men from
Norwich university, were at V. S. A.
Thursday of last week, enlisting students
for military drill. About 20 are plan
ming to take the course; uniforms and
rifles will be furnished by the govern
ment and instruction will commence next
week.
A six'horse power gas and Kerosene
engine, a milk separator and manure
spreader, have been placed on the school
farm, for demonstration purposes, by the
International Harvester company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

In the six weeks of fighting before
Verdun the Germans are said to have
captured between $4,000 and 10000
French soldiers. The number is not large
in comparison with the seizures made on
other battle fronts, notably that on
which Russia was Germany's adversary,
but it was still large enough to add ma
terially to Germanys problem Of caring
for the subjects OF hostile nations. Up
to a certain point Germany can use these
prisoners in internal work, to take the
places of many of the men who have
gone to the front to support the father
land, although the task OF finding food
for the increasing number must be very
difficult; but as Germany's food supply
becomes lessened, as it inevitably must,
the great hordes of prisoners are likely
10 become a real burden. There are said
to BE- a million or more prisoners now in
the hands of the German government at
interior points. Germany might almost
be better off were large share Of them
still under their own colors and trust
ing to their own nations 70 furnish them
food Scattered over many war fronts
they would not add oppressively to Ger
many's military problems.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

II takes a lot of optimism for the
French to proclaim the German attack a
failure when the French evacuated a
strongly contested point and the Ger
mans not only took possession but car
ried the attack still further. The evac-
uation of Bethincourt was forced by Ger
man hammering and was to all intents
and purposes a victory even though the
French were not attacked at the exact
moment Of their retiring. However, the
retiring movement strengthened the
French line as a whsle That much is
conceded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

very popular color for school room and
porch ceilings. There are several reasons
| why blue should never be used on a cell
/ ing. First, it absorbs the light, thus
making the room darker, instead OF re-
hecting the light and making the room
| lighter. Second, it is never in harmony
with the color of the woodwork and
school room furnishings What color
should be used? While the direction and
amount OF the light has something to do
with the color, it is always safe to use a
buff or cream tint, produced by adding a
little white to the Sidewalk color.
The window shades should be OF the
same color, but OF darker shade. The
best way to attach the shades is to fast
en- them inside OF the casing and so ar
ranged that they may be pulled up, in
stead of down. When attached in this
manner, they may be used to shut out
the direct sunlight and still let in the
best light, which is from the top Of the
window.
Frequently the walls are badly decor
ated with advertising cards and cheap
chromos pasted or tackled upon the wall,
or bouquets Of dried grass or tissue paper
flowers. There are old discolored maps
faded prints OF educators and authors,
examples OF pupils work, wilted and
dust covered. The maps and notables
should be put into the closet for possible
future reference and all the rubbish
should be burned.
Henry Turner Bailey says: "Sayages
and half civilized people delight in mul
tiplicity; the more tattooing, the more
earrings and noserings, the greater the I
beauty. Perhaps one ought not to say
that American parlors are barbarie; they
are at least composite, they contain col I
lections, they are museums or would be /
If properly arranged and catalogued. Our
school rooms are in danger Of becoming
so full of a number of things that there
IS no room for beauty"
II is far better to have clean, bare
walls until we can afford to get one good
picture than to cover them with so much
Floors which are used as hard and
ong as school room floors are, should be
made of first quality, narrow, matched
hardwood boards Such floors give long
Continued service and are easy to clean
md keep clean. What kind of a floor
ave YOU in your schoolhouse?
The purpose of this article is to get
he parents to thinking about the school
lome," in which their children spend so
many OF their waking hours Teachers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
RURAL SCHOOLS
School Room Decoration.
BY CHARLES II. BEEMAN

At this time of the year, when the an
nual house cleaning is so popular with al
good housewives, it seems natural Il
want to make the "school home" of Thu
children little more presentable.
As fundamental statement, ! wish t.
maintain that a school home" should b,
Just as attractive and convenient, inside
and out as the average home in the com
munity.
What are some of the things necessary
to make il attractive and convenient?
|. II must be clean,
2. The walls and ceiling should be OF
a color at once pleasing and restful to
the eye.
g. Its walls should not be covered
with all sorts of papers, pictures, adver-
! tisements, etc.
| 4. The floors should be OF matched
| hard wood.
| We will now consider these points.
| While the annual spring house cleaning
seems to be necessary task, no self
respecting housewife contents herself
with one general cleaning, but she also
puts in several weary hours of hard work
with the mop and scrub brush each week
on the bare wood floors and woodwork.
Should the school room, with its larger
number of inhabitants, receive less con
sideration than the farmhouse kitchen?
Manifestly, no, but upon investigation
YOU will find that the school room usual
ly receives only one cleaning in whole
school year of at least "a weeks. Now
who is to blame for such criminal neg
lect? You, the taxpayer, are to blame.
But how am ] to blame, you say. List
en-. When ] plead with school directors
to have the schools cleaned more FIRE
quentlY they say, "We would be glad to-
do so, but the taxpayer would object,
Now what have you to say to that In
Justice to your children you have no
right to object to paying for frequent,
thorough cleaning of your children's
school home"
Have YOU ever heard anyone say, II
enjoy going to such home. for it always
seems so homelike and cheerful?" Per
haps YOU have said, or at least thought. /
that same thing yourself, Did you ever
stop to think that perhaps your children /
are similarly affected by pleasant, home I
like School homes? Does the school I
that your children attend produce such +
an effect upon your children or does it T
seem so cherries and unhomelke that
they take every opportunity to stay
away from SCHOOL,
One way to make the school home"
more attractive is to freshen up the walls
and ceiling with new coat of kalso-
mine. 1t is not expensive and does not
require great skill to be put on. The
color is a most important consideration.
For some unknown reason bright blue is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Asks to Display the Flags.


Editor, Barre Times: VIII you please
allow me a little space in your paper
that ] may call attention to some of the
ievents OF the war of '6l to '65 that oc-
Cured in April?
/ The 9Th OF April, the date of Lees sur.
render at Appomattox, has passed, but
April 1913, 1851, Fort Sumter was bonn
barded. April Is OF the same year Har-
per's Ferry arsenal was evacuated; April
I2l Norfolk navy yard was evacuated, and
might mention several others, but |
more especially ask that the people will
display the flag on the 18th and 18th, as
those are the days that Fort Sumter
was bombarded. and J also wish to ask
that the flag may be draped on the 18th.
as that is the anniversary of the death
of Abraham Lincoln He was shot April
II, 1865, and died the 18th. On the l4th
Of April the flag was raised on Fort
Sumter, where it had been struck from
four years before.
In the observance OF that holiday the
president and General Grant were IN
vited TO Lords theatre. Grant was un
able TO go. Mr.. Lincoln went, though
unwilling. u should be sorry" he said,
Ito have people disappointed. These are
the last words Of the president which
may rightly be published to the world.
In short speech of Lincoln, he said
This war falls heavily upon all classes
OF people, but most heavily upon the sol
diers, for it has been said that "all man
hath will he give for his life and while
all contribute OF their substance, the sol
der puts his life at stake and often
yields it up in his country's cause. The
highest merit is due to the soldier" All
honor to the memory OF Lincoln.
Emma A. Lapoint for the w. R. c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
EAST CABOT

Bert Houghton &C. Cabot spent last
week with his brother, Harry, at s. L
Houghton's.
Laurel Blake, who has been visiting
relatives here for few days, and who
has been working for Charles Roy at
West Barnet during the winter, has re-
turned to his home at Whitman, Mass
Frank Morse returned Saturday morn
ing TO his home at St. Adams, after a
few days visit with relatives here.
Mrs. Carrie Houghton has finished
work at Lanesboro and spent last week
with her two sons at .. L. Houghton's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
GRANITEVILLE

NJ. A. Corbett has gone to Lowell
Mass, to spend a few days with friends
Mrs. NJ. X. McAulay of Barre has re
turned to her home after spending q
month here, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
Malcolm McKinnon.
The ladies' aid society will meet with
Mrs. William Earle next Wednesday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock.
Catherine and Sophia McAulay spent
the weekend with friends in town
Mrs. Christy Murray, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Spauld-
ing, in Montpelier, returned to her home
Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

1t will be surprising indeed if Italy
has not the reserve strength to repulse
any offensive that the overworked Aus
tria is able to make on the Austro Ital-
ian firing line. Italy's strength has
scarcely been drawn upon at all in the
fighting thus far between the two coun-
tries, while Austria has been waging war
for nearly two years with very serious
consequences. When Italy begins really
to fight she ought to be able to crush
Austria's southern army.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

President Wilson might agree with
Carranza to withdraw the American
troops from Mexico just as soon as Car.
rama, by giving active cooperation,
made 1t possible to capture Villa. Other
wise, he might calmly assure Carranza
that he will stay in Mexico till the mis-
sion is completed. Carranza troops are
not doing their best to carry on the pur
suit; they are simply playing the wait
ing game
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

and pupils win welcome the parents at
the schoolhouse, Then all can discuss
plans for making the place more cheer
full, but plans will be OF no use unless all
get together and work.
| shall be pleased to hear from school
districts which get busy and make their
schoolhouse the most cheerful one in the
town.
Let prosperity come to the rural
school
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
CURRENT COMMENT
An Old Memory Recalled.

License for Middlesex revives memoir
les Of the famous Three mile bridge sal
Don, located within the limits OF Middle
sex township but as near Montpelier line
as possible, which served the thirst OF
Montpelier and Barre when those cities
went dry some years ago. Happily, the
law now does not permit such an abuse,
The selling places must be located in
the principal village of the town-Ran-
dolph Herald and News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
MAKING An ACCURATE DECISION.

MAKING AN ACCURATE DECISION.
While there is no doubt in the minds
Of a great majority OF the American poo
pie that the United States is being
treated with polished contempt BY the
German foreign office in relation 10 the
case OF the Sussex, as well as Of pre-
,ious instances Of attacked commerce
ships. there nevertheless is a disposition
in that same majority 81 Americans to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

The opposite extreme from the strict
est of censorship is reached when the
British tell the world just where they
are going to strike next in an effort to
relieve the imprisoned troops at Kut Ell
Amara. However, the world may expect
that the blow will not fall at the point
suggested.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

We are surprised that some enterpris-
ing automobile concern hasn't sent a
motor car down for Villas use in his
skipping about movements. Splendid
chance for advertising being lost.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

Theodore Roosevelt does not look very
favorably on the reported endorsement
given him by William Barnes, ir., of New
York; nor does he particularly banker
after endorsement from Boies Penrose Of
Pennsylvania. If he should get into the
same political bed with those fellows he
would have to eat a housefuI of his own
hot, angry words uttered in years agone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

Horace f. Graham seems to be elected
governor of Vermont, the negative side
of the acclamation not even being put to
a vote of the dominating party.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

Was it the bad man from Egypt
which caused DR.. Waite to plead not
guilty to the Indictment charging murder
of his father in law?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

Just as protest, Boston might elect
Tristram Speaker as president of these
United States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11

1t looks safe enough to put up the
snow shoyels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
V. S. A. NOTES.
Prospects Considered Favorable for Coco
Baseball Season.

The prospects for a successful basee.
ball season are very good, The athletic
association has secured the services OF
Clyde Heath as coach for the season. He
is expected to arrive Monday, April H.
The first game will be played with Ran
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-11
ARE YOUON

Do you know the val
ues we are offering you
to-day in clothing, hats,
furnishings for men and
boys? Do you realize
the price on nearly ev-
erything in our store
has advanced from 10 to
% per cent, and that
our prices on nearly ev-
erything in the store are
the same as always?
To-day, one-half case
Of mems cotton sweater
coats, in plain Gray col
or only, at SOC each. Just
the garment to take the
place of a frock, and at
only one-half the price.
See them in our win
dow.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-12-09

Three separate prohibition laws may be necessary before Alaska fin ally will enter the dry column, as of the yagueness of existing stat utes on the subject, in the opinion of John w. Troy, editor and pub lisngr of the Alaska Juneau Empire at Juneau. MT. Troy is in Seattle for a few days for a rest. He is ac- companied by Miss Helen Troy, his daughter.
 Alaska went dry overwhelming ly so far as the people were con- cerned,' MT. Troy said yesterday at the Frye. There were probably only two or three precincts in the whole territory that returned a 'we+' majority. EY2"y incOrpOrat- ed town in all of Alaska voted dry. Every division returned a big 'dly' majority, so that the propor- ton of dry votes to wet was all most five to three"
 MT. Troy said that the legality of the so-called referendum measure was likely to be questioned by some on the grounds that the legislature of Alaska had no power to refer or delegate powers to others which had been distinctly delegated to it by the organic act. Again, some Alaskans have contended, accord ing to Mir. Troy, that in order to make the matter doubly sure, the
The daily Alaskan., 1916-12-09
ALLEGED MASONS
 ARE INDICTED.

Portland, Dec. - Portland'S s spurious Masonic order died today with the indictment of s. H. Haines Frank Motter and D. E. Stackhouse, ifs founders, under criminal stat ute passed in 1911 or the protec ticn of secret and fraternal orders. Motter and Stackhouse must also stand trial on charge of obtain ing money by false pretenses. The alleged offense consisted of taking $1O from c. H. Borquist for mem bership in the order.
 Motter has confessed to Deputy District Attorney Ryan, according td Ryan. The confession admitted Robert Burns lodge No. 47, Ancient and Accepted Scottish, Rite Ma sons, does not exist, and implicated the other two accuse7 men.
 The indictment charges Motter, Haines and Stackhouse represented themselves as accredltea memDeTs of the Masonic order and qualified to make other members. They have no affiliation with any Masonic lodge. --.---.,-.--.
 Motter Is said to have induced young Borquist and his brother to pay $1O for neatly engraved certi- f;cates of membership in the spur ious order.
 The lew lodge of alleged Ma sons had 96 degrees, and the $1O entitled the new members to take every one of them, it was said. The The Borquists were told that the membership card was presentable in any Masonic lodge in the world. AL leged victims of the scheme were put through pretended ceremony of initiation.
The daily Alaskan., 1916-12-09
TREATY SIGNED
 BY DELEGATES

Atlantic City, N. J., Nov. 24-A protocol providing for the condi- t'oneI withdraYal of the American trot ps now in Chihuahua, Mexico, and for the military control of the border, but with the supplemental stipulaticu that United States troops shall be sent into Mexico in pur- suit of bandits at any time the Am ericau government deems it neces- sary, was signed here today by the members of the Mexican American joir' commission.
 One of the official copies was taken by Albert J. Paul, of the Mexican commission, who left here tonight for New York, whence he will starr Monday for Mexico to ST omit it to Gen. Venustiano Car ranza for his approval. The other copy will be delivered to the Ameri- can government by Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, chair maI of the American commission, wnC lett here today for Washing ton.
 f the protocol is ratified by the two governments the commission vii reconyene December to re- sume the discussion of other ques- tious affecting the two countries, those related to the pro- tec.!on of life and property of Am orleans.
 After the protocol was signed Sec retary Lane issued a statement de- lining the policy of the United States government toward Mexico.
 He stated that he believed Gen cral Carranzar a strong man and that lie should be given a full chaEce," adding that Mexico will do right either without our help or with il. This is her choice"
 I've will help her to get into
The daily Alaskan., 1916-12-09
GERMAN U-BOAT
 SINKS SUFFREN

Paris, Dec. 9-It has finally been officially announced that the battle ship Suffren, which has been unre- ported for the past several days, hes been destroyed.
 h an encounter with all under sea craft, flying the German flag, the big craft was unable to cope with the smaller adversary, and the U-boat finally succeeded in discharg irg a torpedo at the big Bh.p which hit and tore an immense hole in her bottom, causing her to sink al- mos immediately.