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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
PROCEEDS FOR RED CROSS.
Play Breezy Point" Was Repeated IL
Barre Last Evening.

The Red Cross cause in Barre was
financially assisted about $50 as a result
OF the benefit play, Breezy Point" pre-
sented in Spaulding assembly hall last
evening by the entertainment commit
tee of the Philathea class of the Con-
gregational church, which gave it's serv-
ices to aid the Red Cross work. Many
who attended the play when it was pre-
sented few weeks ago in the Congre
gational vestry, were among the audi
ence last night for the second presenta-
tion, and the attendance, in spite of the
fact that the entertainment came on the
evening of holiday when many were
out of town, was large. The audience
was very enthusiastic and the members
of the cast took their parts in finished
manner. With the exception of the part
of Fantine, the French maid, which was
taken by Miss Ruby Bradley, instead of
Catherine McLeay, who was called from
the city, the cast was the same as at
the previous presentation. Miss Bradley
was excellent in the part. Others in the
cast we're Mrs. Harry Kendall. Miss Eva
Annie Bisbee, Miss Elsa Ramage. Mrs.
Carl Eisenwinter, Mrs. Chauncey Wiley,
Mrs. Loren Bell, Miss Ruth Waterman,
Miss Anna Mcdonald, Miss Gladys Per-
kins, Miss Harriet Houston, Miss Adele
McConachie and Mrs. George Annas.
Miss Gladys Rhind acted as pianist
of the evening A feature of the pres
entation of the play was the appearance
of l6 small boys and girls, aged six or
seven, who marched to and from the
In aTsd oa inc for ha
ing's entertainment, waved flags as Miss
Rhind rendered "The Star Spangled Ban
ner" on the piano. The girls were
dressed in white and the effect was very
pretty.
Candy was on sale. which with the
proceeds from the play, brought in a
sum which will aid materially in the
work at hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
AMERICA BORN TO
SERVE MANKIND
President Wilson Speaks to Veterans at
Arlington National
Cemetery.

Washington, May 3I.--America's re-
sponse to the call for liberty in the
struggle OF the world will hold the at
tention of all mankind, President Will
son said yesterday in a Memorial day
address at Arlington National cemetery.
In observing the day. he said, the natural
touch of sorrow is tinged with reassur-
ance, because, knowing how the men
OF America have responded to the call
OF liberty, there is perfect assurance that
the new response "will come again in
equal measure, with equal majesty"
The president spoke in the natural
ampitheatre in the cemetery at a meet
ing arranged by the local Grand Army
of the Republic, and attended by a crowd
OF thousands.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
Motorcycle and Auto coIlided.

Brsttleboro, Nav 3l.-An auto owned
by Barney Z. Mead and carrying veter-
ans in the Memorial day parade struck
a motorcycle with side car carrying Hen
~ johnson, Perley Martin and Rishard
Powers. all OF Brattleb1ro. All ihree
were injured and taken 70 Memorial hos
pitaL Martin sustained disld sted
ed shoulder. johnson was cut Owl the
eve and Powers was cut about hislfsee
and hands. All went home last evt1 linz
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
CHARGE WENT
INTO HEART
Edward Calbret, II, Started
to Clean a Loaded
Gun
HAD BEEN ENGAGED
IN TARGET SHOOTING
Wilmington Young Man Has
Father in Massa-
chusetts

Brattleboro, May 3l.-Edward Calbret
aged II years, of Wilmington, was al.
most instantly killed at Mountain Mills,
near Wilmington, yesterday while he and
another young man were shooting at a
mark. Calbret placed the butt of the
gun on the ground and started to clean
the gun, having forgotten that it was
loaded. The charge went through his
heart. Calbret had been employed a
short time by the Deerfield Valley Pulp
Co. His father and stepmother live in
Massachusetts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
LODGE BUYS BONDS.
Barre Knights of Pythiss Set Example
in Patriotism.

Vineitia lodge, No. 10, at its regular
meeting Tuesday evening, showed the
way for other frsternal organizations in
Barre by voting TO buy $1,000 worth of
Liberty bonds, the money therefrom TO
be taken from reserve fund now in
the keeping of the trustees. II. L. Camp
bell, the chancellor commander. made the
proposal after conferring with other
members and the vote 20 subscribe to
the loan was unanimous. Although Vim
eitia lodge is not the first Pythisn lodge
to consider such a move. il is undoubted-
" the first lodge TO authorize the pur-
chase of Liberty bonds from its own
funds. Not long ago the local Pythisns
elected a special committee TO ascertain
in what ways the Barre lodge could be
of service to the Headquarters company
at Fort Ethan Allen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
SOUSA, ENLISTING,
STARTS THREE BANDS
Famous Director of Bands Became En-
listed Man in the U. S.
Navy To-day.

Great Lakes training school, ILL.,, May 81.
John Philip Sousa, who gained fame as
the director of the United States Ma
rine band at Washington, d. G., to-day
became an enlisted man in the United
States navy. Immediately he began the
organization of the Great Lakes naval
training station band, from which he
hopes TO develop three separate bands
for service on the water.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
CENSORSHIP FIGHT
RENEWED TO-DAY
House Took Up Conference Report on
the Espionage Bill Compromise
Censorship Provision.

Washington, d. c., May 3l.--The con-
test over newspaper censorship was re-
newed in the House to-day when the
House took up the conference report on
the espionage bill, including the COM
promise censorship provision.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31

Detroit, Mich, May 3l.--Federal offi-
cials announced to-day that an alleged
plot to tie up all the Great Lakes com
merce through the medium of strikes was
broken up last night as the result OF a
raid on the local headquarters of the In
dustrial Workers of the World. Two
officers of the organ were arrested and
considerable literature was confscated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
Germans Attacked with Elk
treme Violence in
Champagne
THEIR LOSSES VERY
HEAVY, PARIS SAYS
Attacks We're Made at Sew.
eral Points During
the Night

Paris, May 3l.The Germans attacked
the French lines in Champagne with ex.
treme violence at several points last
night. They were checked in some
places by French fire and in Others at
the bayonet point, with heavy losses. it
was officially announced to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
srattIeborO Exceeds Expectations.

Brattleboro, May 3l.-0yer 700 new
members were enrolled from Monday
morning 10 this noon in the Red Cross
drive here. The goal for the week was
$50. The committee hopes TO secure
900 Sy the end of the week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31

The figures do not bear out the asser-
tion that the losses were fifty per cent
smaller than in the Somme battle. In
August, the second month of the Somme
battle, there were 1875 casualties, com
pared with 1928 for May, the second
month of the Arras battle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
ITALIANS DRIVE
is BEING KEPT UP
Rome Dispatches Tell of the Capture of
Four More Villages from
Austrians.

Rome via London, May 3l.-Italian
troops in the Gorilla region captured
four additional villages, according to dis
patches received to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31

Columbus, O., May 3l.--A gigantic plot
with national headquarters in this city,
organized to influence men of military
age all over the United States to refrain
from registering for conscription on
Tuesday next has been uncovered by
state and federal secret service officers,
according to an announcement made this
afternoon by Gov. Cox. Details of a
plot which is said to extend into many
states became known when United States
marshals raided a printing shop and dis
covered literature and posters ready for
distribution. 1t is stated that the plot
appeared to be well financed and well or.
ganized.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
BRITISH LOST 1928
DURING MAY in
THE ARRAS BATTLE
Official Reports of the Casualties Do Not
Bear Out British Statement That
Losses Were Fifty Per Cent
Smaller than in
S0mme Battle.

London, May 3l.---The British casual
ties published in May show total OF
5,902 officers and l06,33l men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31
And One Woman, Charged
with Conspiracy to
Defy Draft
MANUSCRIPT ON "WILL
YOU BE DRAFTED ?"
They Went to a New York
Printer and Were Nabbed
by Dept. of Justice

New York, May 3l.--Two men, de-
scribed as Columbia university students
and a woman were arrest to-day by
agents of the department of justice
charged with participating in conspi-
raey to defy the CONSUMPTION enact.
ment. The complaint alleges that the
students and the woman, as commit
tee elected at a meeting held recently,
went to a printing establishment and
displayed a manuscript containing mat
ter headed, "Will you be drafted?" Cir
culation of anti-conscription sentiments,
it was said, was confined to the manu-
script as a result of the activities Of
the agents OF the department OF Justice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31

tContinued on second psge.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-31

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28

into that apathctic gathering. For. at
the outset and for some minutes there
after. his auditors were ruld--cold and
unre$pUuSire. They listened. politely
enough. hut that was about all--fnr
awhile. But aS ! watched tn" faces in
front "f me- gradually | saw the express
SIunS an those faces hanging | saw
the hrOnp going out OF the curved SntnrS
of those people and almost as plainly
n: though it had been Il tangible thing
| | SrnScd the waves Of sympathy flowing
in great and greater and Still greater
volume from them 10 MN and back
again from him 10 them
The Cltmax-Then Exhaustion.
lie worked harder and harder. His
husky voice rose Ia Il hIarc. He ran
from side In side Of the platform. whirl-
ing and twisting. with every thew OF
his athletic body iii play. IL" beat with
his two rlrnchrd fists on the pulpit top
until il shook and Quivrred. His wiltcd-
down collar chokrd HIM and. with 4
quick grab and II sound of rcnding linen.
he Jrrkrd ii loose and flung it behind
him.
He reached his conclusion. This time
he wound up with II litll" prayer. and
then h" turned and l." went down tho
steps. all wrIuEinE WEI ana staggering
from exhaustion as he came. to he halt
I'd ut the foot at HE platform by per-
hap$ two SCUr" converts of the night
before who came pressing forward tn
tell him suppose how much they
thanked him and how thorough was
their repentance. He shook hands with
each one Of them. and, To each. he said
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
q" THE EPIC OF WOOL ,

In remarkable article entitled The
Epic of Wool" appearing in the April
number OF The Nations Business, the
official organ of the United States
Chamber Of Commerce. Anselm Cho-
mel traces briefly the rise and fall Of
the wool industry. closing with these
words:
England knowing will the value OF
her sheep. has even III the stress or
this unprecedented conflict maintained.
il NOT increased her best breeding herds.
II we show equal Giscernment and wis
dom. the United States Will witness
dramatic revival Of the industry which
will eclipse any period OF prosperity
which IL has enjoyed in the past
We could produce the 300.Un0.0n0 pounds
Of wool a Year that we import. and W.
ought to produce il. or most OF =. IN
order TO maintain the economic lnGr-
pendence which is essential /" tn" main
t"uance OF political independence"
It is no, difficult 10 place the respon-
sibiltty for the decline OF the sheep in
dustry in this country. which dated
from the hour the Democratic party
threw the doors wide open TO the in
vasion of the home wool market by
foreign producers. Some Of the apollo
'sists for the free wool policy of The
Democrats blame the defamation Of
the sheep folds on the dogs. II is true
dogs do kill sheep. but free trade has
been the rayenous wolf In 1916 We
imported 535.0O0000 pounds of wool
against 1875 100000 in 1913. Ia 1915,
the high production record. we raised
"a 200 900 sheep. Last year We had
$4,000 600 sheep less than that figure.
In no other commodity should we be
50 independent of other countries rs
in wool. The gradual imposition of a
tax which might ultimately be we'll
night prohibitiye of Importation would
be a justifable measure if it would
enable us TO raise sufficient wool Tor
our own needs, and once that status
was reached it should be retained. This
world war should be taken advantage
of by our wool growers 10 increase
their flocks. Every small farmer should
have at least few sheep. And when
the war is over the industry should
be perpetuated through the medium
of high protective tariff.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
OLD soLITUDEs WONT DO

lit was quite easy for President VIII
SON. after the Senate had eliminated
the drastic restrictions on the liberties
OF the press from thu espionage Dill.
to declare that he WAS not IN favor
OF. forbidding jlsstcrisicisnl Of the acts
of government officials. The eSpion-
fage bill was framed II secrecy. u
was An administration measure. The
President knew Of i;s provisions. II
he was so de;zrminedly opposed TO
nuzzling the press, why didn't ne de-
clare this position while that prnfl-
sion was being bitterly debated IN The
Senate, and moi wait until the Senate
struck out the objectionable feature
OF toe spy bill?
president Wilson should get ava:
from the idea h" has OF making th!S
war alone-iu the old solitude he was
accustomed 20 run the affairs OF inc
country before the war. He has asked
extra powers from Congress. and got
mostly what he has asked, but NE
balks in giving Congress any voice in
the conduc, OF the war. Money mas
been freely granted. Authority viii
be granted with equal freedom II tho
President will only abandon his secre-
tive policy and yield TO Congress the
recognition o. its cOGnate powers in
the framing Of policies Of action and
expenditure such a. war. requlteS..
Congress would even be willing 10 go
home if IL. PreSiden, would assent
to. program which would assure 10
Congress a measure Of co.operatlv"
action during ;he period OF lis recess.
Such q proposal has been made in
the resolution tathercd by Senator
Weeks and Representative Madden
calling for The creation OF joint conf
mittee on the conduct OF the war. lhlS
committee is not proposed as Il means
to hamper the administration in itS
priying The Democrats OF their rlSnts
as ajori,y party. 1t Is proposed rs
It ts.etns-of concentrating tn" lcsista-
tive and executive branches OF the
government in the greatest undertaN'
ing which the United States has ever
confronted. The committee would ne
controlled, numerically. by the Dem2-
cfats-the resolution provides for thar.
Bat !, would be nou-parlisan in the
highest sense. II il Is properly made
up: and it would do more TO secure
the elimination OF part% lines IN the
consideration OF war legislation than
any other device that can be mag
ined. Ye, Mr.. Wilson balks at IT,.
Why?
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hrIr me TO do il! I've got to get en-
in-dav--Dh. Lord, help me TO do it
just like that over and over ana Oyer
again. You did not hayr I" he n,:-
lirvrr i'm Sunday or the Sunday way 10
know the man meant what he was say
Inr There was nothing studied, NTH
ing theatrical about II. II WAS AS Slnh-
tancoliS. as natural and as sincere "H
when Il rag" track. tout hugs II post
in the home stretch hrEe.ng IN" little
horse upou which he has riSk"d his last
dollar to come Oh aud win. or when IL
local ruUtcr. ia the last nal! oi IN" hihth
inning. with tn" bases III! ana tue HF"ie
= tie, two men out and tn" home team
lat hat. TWO strikes called and three
balls. pleads with Providence TO rou"h-
SAFE just ON" himky little hit.
Then Sunday got mr AMI went to III"
rmlpit and Erppcd his hands upon us
edges and rocked back and forth on HIS
heels, as though |" supple his leg mus
rrS and began his sermon. me ser.
mon doesn't matter. IL WIS JUST one III
those unrrihOd"XirHlly orthodox sunday
sermons with not hit NJ trHrhihs III
H. hui with 70 great deal "f harrisburg
uing preaching la IL. II was laden with
.Ilnrantrrs Of eternal salvation for those
who hrnrhcu /" The Word. and with
threats OF everlasting anthracite inr
iuusc who did not IT WAS laced with
flashes al tkr rough Sunday humor and
..nnt with hashr:; at Sunday coursrncSS.
which Sounded duuhly ""urs" dealing
q : i; generally did. with sacred SUBJECTS,
rs FOR instance, when he lik"n"h three
If tn. APOSTLES /" ducks In Il puddle.
and. Of course. IL ;,h0undHd in eXtraNa-
rant promises Of what religious
nw,krninr. - revival nj tho Sunday
cvu,Ir variety would bring 10 pass in tho
wicked and plea sure-loVinG city of New
York.
you folks dn your duty" Ii" shouted.
in their flrrS. and when we get through
with his figh!. there won't hr saloon
left ur"n IN this old town. nor u rruSli.
i,it. walking thr streets Of tn" Red
l.iuhi district. nor - Tunnan lurking IN
a ,larh alloy. And that's the truth. Eud.
I'm telling YOU.
He went on the hard assumption that
all u!ru who drank liquor came home 20
their wives physically unwrll aS Il re-
.uil-"4urwimr' was the highly de-
,,,.rirtivr word favored hy HIM Ia de-
scribe the most prevalent symptom or
IN" sufferers. and nl the equally hard
.aSSIImpii"n that all retail liquor deal
rrs had hull-nrrlS and weasel eyes. f.nd
that all girls who wore low neck dresses
and went tn ,iHnrrss ruurtrd Il certain
IuwnialI And whether the subject he
dealt with was good or evil he had no
adjective for IL except tbs superlat!re
adjective. For further details read at
random tho verbatim reports printed in
the New York papers any day.
For tho purposes Of this dispatch. the
sermon was Of no consequence. To me-.
tho maIu thing was tho fashion after
which this man, by d!nt OF sheer MUS
cular force and sheer Intent put fcrVor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28

prompt movement OF troops and NUM-
tions. TO attain transportation Ell.
cheney rcudired the travelling public
will be called on 10 dispense with
SOME Of the conveniencies they now
enjoy through the withdrawal OF 4
number Of passenger trains. RallloaI
labor and operation will have 10 be-
modified in the freight service at tho
expense of the passenger service. The
European countries at war have been
compelled 10 resort 10 such measures.
and we might Us we'll prepare TO sus-
tain any Inconvenience the changes
contemplated here may impose.
In England there has been an i'll
crease OF so per cent In passenger
fares. This large advance has been
made not to increase revenue, bat 70
reduce the amount of passenger tra7c!
in order 10 facilitate the movement Of
freight. With this increase the third,
class rate becomes cents per pas
senger per mile and the drst-class 5H
cents per mile.
1t is hardly possible that such meth
DDS will have TO be resorted 10 in the
United States. The Railway Exccu-
tive Committee. acting under the au
thority Of the British Government, has
found it necessary to take some of It's
most vigorous measures as recently
as since January !, 1917. 1t has taken
off many passenger trains. closed many
stations and abandoned the operation
of some branch lines to expedite the
movement Of freight and military trait
fc, TO save coal and 10 relieve en-
ployes for more important service. The
amount of permissible baggage has
been curtailed. restaurant and sleeping
cars have been reduced in number or
taken OUT of service and several hun
dred daily passenger trains we're with
drawn from service on January /. The
average speed of passenger trains has
been reduced by the elimination Of &
number Of fast express trains. We may
have to come 10 all these things before
the war is over.
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something. suppose an evangelist can
not very well refuse to shake the hands
of men and women who want to tell him
that. to him, they owe their hope OF
grace and glory. wondered how many
hundreds Of thousands of such hands
this man was called upon TO shake every
year and how many hundreds OF thou
sands of times per annum he had TO
hear the same things over and over
again from these and from such as these
and in reply. had 10 answer back the
same things.
AS he went with dragging legs toward
his rest rooms 1T the rear, his wife on
one side of him and 4 member OF his
personal staff on the other. one OF the
newspaper men alongside me-the vet
eran chronicle Of any number or Sun
day mrctinSs-rcmarkco. as he gathered
up his notes and reached for his hat and
UNerroat:
We'll. Billy didn't so so very strong
this afternoon. did he? Saving up his
hest ticks for the big doings tonight,
guess. eh"
don't know how much money Billy
Sunday makes in the course OF year.
but take II from me. whatever the size
of the pile may be. he earns 1t down to
tho last red penny.
Copyright. 1911, by Bell Syndicatelnc)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
EXTRA SESSION CALLED

Governor Coruweli has issued the
anticipated call for an extraordinary
session Of the legislature. converting
it on May Ii. The subjects TO be treat
ed are nine in number, only FIVE OF
which are connected directly with
State affairs. The remaining four cor
Germ matters growing OUT of the state
OF war. The principal state measures
are action on the Virginia debt suit
and the consideration Of the PROPOSE
ton OF a constitutional amendment
providing for State budget.
$50 far as the interminable debt ques-
ton goes. any forced payment at this
me would be an unbearable burden
\1hen We consider the extra expendi-
lures contemplated by the State for
it's share in the defense program c.
the nation. Under such circunl-
Stances it would be. we'll il some ar
rangement could be made for declar-
ing a moratorium which would suS-
pend further proceedings in the mat
ter until after the war. The State
budget proposition. which failed 10
pass the last legislature. was recon-
mended b. Governor Hatfield and
warmly approved by Mr.. Cornwell. be-
fore he took his seat as Governor. 1t
is something the State needs TO pro-
vide check on The eNtravagant and
reckless expenditure of money b. the
LEGISLATURE 1t is simply a business
proposition seeking 10 make for eff
cheney ana economy in the administers
ton OF the states finances. and should
BY all means BE- affirmed by the leSlS-
lators ar the Coming extra session.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
FOR RAILROAD EFFICIENCY

It is highly important that the rail-
roads Of the country should be put in
the highest state Of efficiency for the
transaction of such business which
TO the constructive forces
Of the nation. Such a course has been
outlined in the news dispatches and
the railroads have indicated their will
ingness to heartily cooperate with the
government. Coal and iron ore are 10
have the right of way. After THAI
will come the requirements for the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-28
FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE

In MS memorable address to Con-
sress President Wilson accented the
Importance the coal miner is TO play
in war. He said: ITO the miner lei
me say he stands where the farmer
does: the work of the world waits on
him. If he slackens or fails. armies
and statesmen are helpless. He also
is-enlisted in the great service army"
This direct appeal TO the miners "t
the country to be on their job in this
crisis. The ;ntellisencer believes vii!
not 70 UNDECIDED. for so far as We haV.s
been able to observe they are an IN
telligent and patriotic class OF cItI-
zens. Coal production Is very proper