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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04
A SOP TO THE GERMAN PEOPLE.

Field Marshal Won Hindenburg's teIe-
gram directed to Kaiser Wilhelm and
stating that the Franco. British offensive
on the western war front has come to a
definite conclusion was perhaps intended
as sop to the German people who we're
beginning to complain bitterly over the
failure of the ruthless submarine cam.
paign to bring England to her knees in
supplication for peace. The German peo-
pie were promised that when Germany
played her last trump card, ruthless sub.
marine warfare, the war would end in
victory for the central powers in three
months; and then the time of the great
denouement was set for six months. Al.
ready four months of the time have
passed, and there is no indication to
show that England is anywhere near be-
ing brought TO her knees as supplicant
for peace; in fact, the only way in which
England is down on her knees is TO per-
init her to dig into the defenses of Won
Hindenburg all the harder. The prom
ises of the German government to the
German people have been so much dissi-
pated during the progress of the war
that the possible breaking of this most
recent promise was likely to provoke tire
mendous anger on the part of the Ger
man people for being duped so grievous-
~. The submarine was not doing so well
against England As il did during the
early fury Of the assault; England was
fighting tenaciously, as was France; Ger |
man wounded were being brought home !
hy the thousands while the Lists of the 1
dead were mounting with startling rapid |
ity. and all the time the deprivation Of
the German people at home was increas-
ing in its pinching force. Hence, there
was reason for the government to try to
display a rainbow before the ewes Of the
German people. The telegram from Mar
shall Won Hindenburg to the effect that
the Franco British offensive has been
definitely halted is perhaps intended a. a
rainbow, although il must BE- admitted |
that for the time being the trojan blows
at Hsig and Petain have been relin-
pushed. giving the semblance Of truth
TO the HindenhIrg statement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

Special values i'm coats at Abbott's.
Burton brothers reception voiles at
Abbotts.
Look for the large sale of personal
and real estate at auction in Tuesdays
Times.-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

"Breathes there man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land? ?"
Or if, by chance, it should be
That | was born across the sea,
Have crossed the ocean, and to-day
Am a citizen of the good, old U. S. A.,
May | plainly my duty see;
Though by age or infirmity
| cannot go to fight for Liberty,
May its BONDS appeal to me.
May my earnings, present or past,
Go to support our soldier boys till the last.
] think / see my duty clear
That / should invest them now and here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04
TALK OF THE TOWN

See Abbott's line of wash waists.
Large showing of wash skirts at Alb
bolts
While selecting your undergarments
for summer wear, see the Marcella line
at Mrs. Shepard Co., Inc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

The practice of parents or friends Civ
7 ing presents to the graduates of the high
school might be appropriately followed
this year by donating one or more bonds
for NEST egg" in business life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

to year and their most permanent fea-
ture is a growing tendency toward ex-
travagance. The time for a change is
opportune. NJ S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

Building lots at your own price on
Wednesday afternoon, June 6, at 4
o'clock. Location, corner of Currier and
Wellington streets, Barre Cityc-adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

If you are financially able and still re-
fuse to buy U. s. bond you are doing
just what the kaiser wants you to do.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

The Socialist party lost one of its fore.
most men when John Spargo left the
membership.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04
The Bond Buyers Soliloquy.

To buy, or not to buy, that is the ques-
ton, whether
1t is more patriotic to buy bond from
Uncle Sam, and
So help him to take arms against that
Despot in the East,
And by opposing him. bring to an end his
Rule of Terror;
Or, to keep my coin in the bank at 4
per cent.
To live. to muse, to dream-aye. there's
the Joy. for
In that musing what dreams may come,
when all Humanity
Shall inherit the liberty and freedom of
true Democracy.
And the Kaiser and all his tribe shall be
sunk in
Oblivion forever Tis a contamination
devoutly to be wished.
Ginikbus, 1917.
Commercial candor in Ludlow. where
Archibald advrrtises a eorking work shoe
at S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04
Registeri

Every man between q and 30, inclu.
sive, 90 to the voting places to. morrow
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

THE SENIOR CLASS in a high school
Of Importance not many miles from
Barre has abandoned some OF the more
spectacular plans for its commencement
week Observance and proposes 90 use the
money thus saved in a subscription 10
the Liberty loan The students have
taken a patriotic stand that is worthy
Of emulation right here at home. Two
institutions In this city are on the eve
Of graduating sizesble classes, but even
now the time for retrenehment Of this
sort il not overripe After all. some az
the more elaborate and varied functions
Of commencement 20 for little and in the
long nun do Nc anouat % a feather in
the scale pan. To the most detached OBJ
server IL b. patent that most commence
ruent week programs are too lengthy.
Moreover, they vary but little from year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04
Misdirected Patriotism Causes Sligf
Ruffle in Newbury.

Misdirected Patriotism Causes Slight
Rufle in Newbury.
ethan Hutchins is a patriotic citizen,
| but his ardor was somewhat dampened
| last Sunday morning when he discovered
/ that his wife had sent off his Sunday GO
to- meeting pants with lot of waste pa
pers for the Red Cross. Than discovered
the loss Just as the church bell was ring
, ing and was so agitated that he did not
attend divine service that morning. =
| Newbnry item.
Lines More or Less Poetic on Lately La
mented Loss of Meerschaum in
Berlin Pond
Cousin Jim was a fisherman bold
To Berlin pond he hied,
Hooked meerschaum pipes and rings of
gold
With mere fish he was never satisfied.
Cousin was busy with his pole
The boat leaked without a doubt,
So into the bottom he bored a hole
Said he: Twill let the water hout.
Jim won't have any more fishing times,
The reason is very clear,
Around the pond are numerous signs:
Don't dump any rubbish in herel"
-Ex- Chisel- back.
If you are thinking of taking shot
at poultry breeding it may interest you
to know that Mr. Handy OF Springfield
has been picking up eggs in Belmont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04
Brother, You Don't Want
to Be a Stacker!

Do you know what curtain of fire" is? 1t is when
the brings thousands Of pieces of artillery great
firing shells as large mans body of which
exploded among five hundred could kill them a-oth-
smaller guns firing shrapne, with millions of bullets
scarcely less Observation-Disclosures of thousands of Shells
all exploding along certain line until there real wall
of explosion, wall of death to be passed
And boys going in-in where they curtains
of fire matches in with high hearts and
laugh-and OUR boys will go THROUGH-some of them.
Brother, you can't go with them. You are too old,
have too many dependent YOU you can't pass the
animation needed in your present work to keep
the wheels of business moving at home.
Do your bit NOW Subscribe to a Liberty Bond before
the day is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

"The supreme test of the nation has
come. We must all speak, act and serve
together President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-04

"Joseph Jelly of Bellows Falls we no
tice about town. Weston item.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
GOODYEAR TIRE
 REPAIR SCHOOLS
Men Given Complete, Prac- ticaI Course in the Art
 of Repairing Tires

One of the natural results of the tre- mendous increase in the number of motor cars and their operation is the insistent demand for expert vulcanizers to carry on the tire repair business which has fol- lowed In the motor cars wake. Among the tire repair schools that has set about to relieve this condition by training men in the art of repairing tires. with a re- markable degree of success is the one established about IS months ago by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company at Akron, o.
 We are furnishing a complete prac- teal course' states D. R. Cain, dean of the school. Beginning with funda- mentals we demonstrate every step in scientific repairing. Occasionally we get men with no idea whatever of how a tire is made. and some who have never ex- amned tire. but before these men leave our school they are master vul- canizers, competent to undertake any kind of repair, from a simple puncture to a retread.
 We start them all at the same point in the practical work-cutting down sec ticns of tires. After the student becomes skillful in this. he Is instructed in build ing them up. Then we take him through all the various divisions of the business.
 We use the working equipment of the average tire repair shop, and only meth ods that can beemployed by any tire re- pairman with a modest capital"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
900 SELMIANS BUY
 $237,5OO BONDS
 TOF|NANCE WAR
Dallas County Capital Meas ures Up Well in Final Drive to Provide Funds
 for the Nation

Selma, June Special. )-Selma'a g total in the purchase of liberty loan bonds amounted to $2S7, 300 in the final counting up. it was announced by Huston Armstrong, chairman for Sei- ma for the bond committee.
 The total number of persons buy ing the bonds was 300 and of this number several invested heavily.
 Selma has measured up well in the purchase of the bonds.
 Selma banks invested well and pushed the campaign to the limit. In the last lap the women of the city assisted in canvassing the residence district and secured number of sub- scriptions to the loan.
 The Selma Wholesale Grocers' as sociation entertained it's members with big barbecue Saturday at the Wal ton Callen place near the city
 More than 50 grocers and employees were in attendance. The affair was most successful and was in the hands of an efficient committee headed by Frank Cothran of Cothran & Go.
 The lecture course for Selma is as sured for another winter, according to Mrs. Albert Meyer. chairman of the lecture committee. under whose man agement the two past successful courses were arranged.
 e Among the attra ctions already booked are the Princess Radziwill. Ralph Partlette. Edward Howard Grieg. Other arrangements pending will add to this notable list, which guarantees to the public lecture course worthy of their full support.
 o. M. Hendricks left Saturday for Philadelphia, to attend the convention of managers of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
PAIGE RUNS 20 MILES ON A GALLON OF' GAS
Linwood With Five Passen- gers Makes Excellent
 Economy Record

Recently the question was asked: How far can a siX-cylinder car travel on a gallon of gasoline? The Paige answered that under carefully inspect ed and attested conditions, a Paige en-passenger "Six-51' covering F miles flat ande the record was sworn to by responsible witnesses.
 Now the Paige comes forward with another emGstration of gasoline mileage, this time with it's smaller six cylinder model, the Linwood SIX 39,' which made an attested record of 20.9 miles before the gallon of low test gasoline was exhausted.
 With five men in the car the smaller Paige, with 39 horse power motor, was driven over exactly the same route that the larger Paige had fol- lowed in making it's record of 17 miles to gallon, which included both city and country driving. As before the speedometer had been tested for ac- curacy. The engine gave its last gasp at 209 miles.
 The car was made tos do some high gear hill climbing to demonstrate that the carburetor was not cut down fine for low gas consumption. The car was driven at an average speed of about 20 miles an hour at which pace the motor shows it's highest efficiency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Humphreys Fate Is
 Depending on Decision

Montgomery, June 16.-(Special) )-Is the sale of Jamaica ginger as beverage a violation of the state prohibition laws? ? This question must be answered by the Alabama court of appeals before it enters the summer recess June 30. If it answers "yes," J. D. Humphrey, formor mayor of Huntsville, will be forced to pay fine of $500. If it says no Humphrey will go free and the sale will be unrestricted in the state.
 Humphrey was convicted of disposing of the beverage in his drug store and was fined $500 by the city. When he ap- pealed and the case was submitted to the jury, it said Jamaica ginger was dis posed of as a beverage by Humphrey and imposed fine of $25O. Humphrey ap- pealed to the court of appeals and the case was submitted this week.
 Humphrey contends that he disposed of the drug as a drug and not as a bev- craze But the jury disagreed with him. The case is of great interest throughout the state, as the question has been raised in other sections. Jamaica ginger con- and the prohibition laws say no beverage containing more than one-half of one per cent alcohol shall be sold in Alabama.
 One witness against Humphrey testified that he bought the ginger and drank it. ''The contents of one of the bottles made me feel pretty curious" he said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
BANKHEAD SPEECH TOUCHED HEARERS
 BY ITS SINCERITY
Senator Wore Confederate Uniform When He Asked Senate to Adjourn
 for Day

Veterans returning from the Con-
 federate reunion in Washington speak
 in high terms of the address made
 by Senator Bankhead in the Sena te
 when he moved an adjournment for
 the day in honor of the veterans of
 the lost cause who were in the city.
 Senator Bankhead delivered his speech while wearing his Confederate
 uniform. the last time such an inci-
 dent will ever occur in that great
 body The scene was deeply touching,
 the senator himself greatly affected
 and his colleagues rushed about hin
 when he had finished to offer their
 congratulations and felicitations. The
 senator spoke as follows:
 MT, President, in submitting the
 motion I intend to make I trust no
 senator will feel that it is an impo-
 sition upon the time or the business
 of the Senate or that its purpose inn
 plies any motive of disloyalty to the
 flag of our country. On the contrary,
 it is intended as tribute to the
 patriotism of the Confederate veteran
 and his son. who stand ready and will
 ing to offer their lives and their
 means for the perpetuation of the
 union which they so desperately and at such great sacrifice attempted to dissolve. I take the liberty of offering this motion since I am the sonly re- maining senator who served four full years as a Confederate soldier.
 The local post of the Grand Army of the Republic and the civic organi- | zations of the city of Washington have extended the Confederate veter- ans most generous and pressing in- vitation to hold their twenty seventh annual reunion in the Capital City ot | the nation. and in the same generous and gracious spirit the invitation was accepted. Today the shattered rem nants of the armies of Lee and Jack son, Johnston and Bragg and of thu I navies of the Confederacy, who are i physically and financially able are il | Washington and on Thursday will march with their sons down Pennsyl- l vania avenue in review before the l President of the United States. Think l senators, of the significance of a spec 1 tacle like this A little more than l half a century ago these same men l were hammering at the gates ol | Washington in an effort to sever their | relations with the national govern ment. Thursday, marching with brol5 ( Ii | body and faltering step, on a mission l Of peace and love, not of hatred ana 1 bloodshed, but in a spirit of resolutc | conciliation and absolute loyalty tc | our flag, they will voice in vibrant l tones to all the world an indissoluble l union of the United States. l am gratc- | ful that God has spared me to see 1 this day, when my old comrades ir arms of the Confederacy are here in
 the capital of that nation which for l four years they struggled desperately to destroy but which none in all this great republic are now more anxious | to preserve.
 1 For four years I marched and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
PAIGE CONTRACT IS
 RENEWED FOR YEAR
L. H. Pennington and Associates En- ter Into Contract With Detroit
 Motor Car Company

Enthusiastic over the record they have made with the Paige during the past year, Lawrence Pennington. president, and Bill Pape, sales manager. of the Detroit Motor Car company have re- newed their contract for the distribution of Paige cars for another year
 We have been more than justified in our prediction that the Paige would prove one of the most popuar cars in Birming- ham," said Lawrence Pennington, and in renewing our contract as distributors for the Paige in this territory We are simply demonstrating that we know a good thing when we see it. l believe that the automobile industry will receive tremendous impetus in the immediate future, and we certainly expect the Paige to get its full share"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
La Creole Hair Dressing


 Will bring back to all your gray or faded hair it's youthful, original dark color and leave your hair fluffy, clean. full of life and lustre La Creole Is not dye. but revives the color glands. Abso- lutely harmless and impossible to detect; without odor or stickiness, Hair can be washed or curled without affecting the restored color. Sold by druggists every where, or sent prepaid for N. by Van vleet Drug Co.,, Memphis, Tenn. Guar anteed to darken all your gray hair so evenly that not even a trace of gray shows. Stops dandruff and falling hair and promotes it's growth. Give La Gre ole trial. Has been used for past 30 years by ladies and gentlemen to restore all their gray hair to original dark color, lustre, freshness and fluffiness.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
94, ,000 MILES IN
 THIRTEEN MONTHS

What is believed to be a world s record for continuous driving of an automobile is that of J. A. Van Horn, of Los Angeles, Cal. For 13 months he has been engaged in the transpor : tation of newspapers from that city to Santa Barbara in a Chandler car equipped with Goodyear cord tires, and during that period covered the amazing distance of 94000 miles nearly four times the circumference of the earth.
 Van Horn loads his car bright and early each morning with papers fresh from the press, and on week days carries load of half a ton, which usually increases to 1900 pounds on Sundays Whenever passengers wish to make the trip the newspapers are hauled in a trailer The capacity of both car and trailer is taxed to trans port the Sunday editions.
 In commenting on his record recent ly Mir Van Horn said: T have never lost minute because of the cars be- ing out of condition. I have put it through the severest possible service. My car has become the talk of other car owners all along the route, and the run has been so regular that some people say they can tell the time by my passing.
 haNc iouiu it duFiSdple to equlp the car with oversize tires and have been usnig Goodyear cord tires. They have been averaging 12,000 miles which shows that despite having to haul trailer the car is exceedingly easy on tires. My average daily run has been 237 miles and in the 19 months have missed only three days relief driver handled the car on those days.
 T have kept an accurate accoun; of gasoline mileage and have figured that my car averages 15 miles to the gallon. To operate 94.000 miles has required more than coco gallons oi gasoline costing more than $1200."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
BESSEMER BOARD INVITES FARMERS Recruiting for Local Com pany Is Disappointing
 to Officers
W. c. T. U. MEETING
Services at the Churches-Odd Eel lows to Hold Open Meeting at
 Hall on Tuesday Night

Bessemer, June 16.-(Special)-Th Bessemer Board of Trade held meet ing this afternoon at the Board of Trade rooms on Nineteenth street and the secretary was instructed to in- vite the Alabama Farmers association to meet in Bessemer the latter part of July
 At least 300 delegates will attend and every effort will be made by the Board of Trade to bring the convention to Bessemer
 Capt. Lacey Edmundson of Company D, Fourth infantry, A. N. G. who has been in Bessemer recruiting for the past two weeks, is much disappointed at the small number of men who have enlisted during that time and stated that he was surprised more Bessemer men did not respond to the call or their country. Captain Edmundson will remain in Bessemer for several days next week in an effort to secure enough recruits to bring his company up to war strength.
 After being out severar-hours the jury in the case of Cullen Harris vs. the Republic Iron and Steel company returned verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $2S50 The plaintiff was seeking damages for al- legged personal injuries and was rep resented by Mathews & Mathews
 A public meeting will be held Sun day night at 8 o'clock at the Jones' boro Methodist church by the local Woman's Christian Temperance union at which time the Jonesboro Meth odist and the Jonesboro Baptist churches will unite in the, meeting. J. E. Haffner will make a talk on "The Flag" and Mrs. Moon will speak on Temperance" Talks will also be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Five Pike County Men Going to France With
 Brigade of Engineers

Troy, June 6.-(Special )-F3ve Pike county men have enlisted in the regi- ment of engineers and will likely go to France for service They are T. M. Sewell, Amos Spivey, Boyd Shaver, Rob- ert Worthington and Frank Sims All of these men have had experience in railway track work, having been en- ployed by the Atlantic Coast Line road in the Troy division. They have gone to Savannah to sign up the papers and take the examinations and will report to Atlanta.
 At a meeting of the track men of the Coast Line Troy division, held at the office of Roadmaster Beck, Sunday, MT. Beck and others subscribed s135O for the purchase of government liberty bonds.
 At meeting of the state board of health of Florida, held in Jacksonville Thursday Dr. Lothair- Tatom, formerly of this city, was elected assistant state health officer. On the same day he was rendered the position as surgeoen of the First Florida regiment of infantry with the rank of major, but declined in order to accept the former position. As assist ant state health officer he will have charge of all matters pertaining to health in west Florida and will be cus- todian and supervisor of the state bac- teriological laboratory and isolation hos pital at Pensacola. Dr. Tatom moved to Florida a few years ago and has met with marked success in his profession there.
 On their hike from Ozark to Mont- gomery, the Ozark Military company will be entertained at luncheoen in Troy by the members of the local organi- Zation of Red Cross.
 The Methodist, Baptist and Presby- teran churches of the city have united for their night services for the remainder of the summer The union services will be held on the campus of the city school, which has been wired by the city. Seats have been arranged for the large con- gregation expected to attend and spaces fixed for cars in order that members tmay attend the services seated in their own cars. Music will be furnished by the combined choirs of the city and the ser mons will be furnished by the ministers of the three churches.