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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS.
Red Cross Plans to Send Useful Arti-
cles

cles.
The Red Cross needs the ready helr
of its members in order to carry ont the
plan of giving to each of our boys abroad
and at home a present Of useful articles
at Christmas time. The New England
division has prepared a list of suggested
articles which experience shows are most
welcome and from which selections may
be made While no attempt Is being
made TO standardize the package. il is
desirable to choose only from this list
II comprises; Playing cards. checkers,
wash cloth, talctIm powder, coarse No. )
needles, writing pad. shoe lsces, tooth
powder, mouth organ, jews harp, one
spool khaki and one spool black thread,
Christmas card, cigarettes, tobacco and
cigarette paper, chewing gum. box Of
matches, pencil. stamped enevolpes, tooth
brush. hard candy or chocolate. baseball
handkerchief. one game, bag l3xl0, to
hold these things, made Of khaki out
ing flannel or khaki denim, o. any other
serviceable color
These articles are to be wrapped in =
particular kind II handanna handkrr-
= 81 which can shHiiy BE- obtained f..m
tbs local Red tross headquarters. ThtuS-
ards 81 these CbFie-mas hags W''i be-
nreaed and IA order that no scii.sr Toy
sNGli te forCvtigl. Fed Cross members
arc asked not 10 deiay preparing then
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
READY. TO ASSIST
THE GOVERNMENT
American Bankers Association Offers Aid
in Flotation of Future Bond Issues
According to President Peter
w. Goebel.

Atlantic City+N. j., Sept 27--Assur.
ance that the American Bankers asso.
citation stands ready to give the govern.
ment all the assistance possible in the
| flotation of future bond issues, was given
| by Peter w. Goebel of Kansas City, Kas..
president of the association, in an ad-
dress he delivered here to-day before the
annual convention of that organization.
He adds:
"All the banks of the country have
extraordinary duties to perform in these
trying times. They have assumed these
new tasks willingly. One of them is TO
assist the government in the sale and
distribution of war loan bonds. This
duty naturally falls to the banks The
banker is the financial adviser of his
community. To him the people turn even
when the government calls and patriot
ism dictates. The financial machinery
is under his control. So when the sec
rotary of the treasury calls on the banks
to assist in floating the two billion dol
lar Liberty loan issue, the banks, with
scarcely an exception, devoted their
entire energies to the task and greatly
aided in the achievement of the splendid
success of that campaign.
"The American Bankers association
stands ready to give the government sim
liar assistance in the fletation of future
bond issue. The organization should
not again undertake to finance such ac-
Invites and it will probably not be
necessary. The federal reserve banks,
as the governmental agencies for selling
and distributing war loan bonds, have
had experience and ample time in which I
to perfect organizations for this purpose. I
The association will cooperate with them
in every way possible. There are un +
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28

also announced his retirement from the
governing boards of other similar organ
izations
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
FORE RIVER GETS
$1OO,OOO,OOO JOB
Work to Start on New Yard
When the Money Is
Available
COST OF THIS PLANT
SET AT $25,0O0,0OO
Contract Calls for Fifty De-
stroyers at 100000 Each
or a Total Of $75,000,000

Washington, Sept. 2s.-Close to $500,
100000 will be expended by the govern
ment on the great destroyer plant to be
built for the Fore River Shipbuilding cor.
Quincy concern will construct. When the
construction work is completed the de-
stroyer plant will be the largest in the
United States. More destroyers will be
built for this country than are now owned
by any other nation in the world and
the Fore River yards will build more of
the ships than any other concern-pos-
siby more than all other companies com
bined
Secretary of the Navy Daniels is the
authority for these statements. In an
interview yesterday he said that at
least fifty destroyers and probably more
will be built, by the Quincy plant. The
contract, he said, has been drawn aud
will be signed as soon as the S350000,-
600 naval construction bill passes Con-
gress He, said that it was possible the
bill would be enacted yesterday after
noon and if this action were taken the
contract would be signed before night.
Mr.. Daniels corroborated previous
statements that the work is already I'M
der way at Quincy and Milton. Land on
Neponset river has been leased and civil
engineers are hard at work in their pre-
liminary survey The great destroyer
plant, in the words of the secretary will
be temporary structure, so that it can
be dismantled after the war, if such a
step should be deemed advisable. Mr.. |
Daniels, in his enthusiasm declared that
work on the plant would begin instant
ly."
Mr.. Daniels estimates that the destroy |
ers to be built at Quincy will cost APP I
proximately ST 100000 each If fifty de-
stroyers-the minimum number given by
Mr.. Daniels-are built at Fore River
this alone will cost the government 49,
100000 In addition to this, will be the
expenditure the government will make
on the plant itself The secretary said
that the government would allow GER
tain sum of money to be expended on
the plant in proportion to each destroy
er constructed at Quincy, but could not
say what the allotment would be-
The navy from now on will concen-
trate its attention on destroyers, believ-
ing they will prove to be the most effec-
tive naval weapon in the war. In the
successful prosecution of its plans, the
navy will rely more on the Quincy con
Germ than on any other single ship
builder. Mr. Daniels, and the naval chiefs
are exceptionally well pleased with the
success the Fore River plant has had IN
expanding its facilities and in meeting )
The naval demands. They are hopeful
that the Quincy corporation will meet
The present demand, the greatest of all,
and more than this, expect that it will +
build destroyers more rapidly than ever
before.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
WOMAN COULD
HARDLY STAND
Restored to Health by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Fulton, N. Y. - "Why will women
pay out their money for treatment and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28

doubtedly some things the association
can do better than any other organization
and it remains only to have these thing,
assigned to it as its work in aiding K
raise funds to carry on the war.
'The loan operations of the govern
ment are in proportion to its vast mill
tary operations. We have undertaken
not only to pay our own bills, but to ad
vance funds to our allies. 1t is idle to
give figures, They are incomprehensi.
Bile. So far, the funds advanced have
been expended in this country Soon the
payment of the troops will call for large
expenditures abroad. The food and mu-
milton for our armies will not be paid
for by Others. To supply these necessar-
les, production must be greatly increased.
1t is obvious that we must change our
ways if we are successfully to perform
that which it is set for us TO do We
must stop skimming off the cream and
use all the milk.
The only way the people can produce
the funds with which to supply the gov
eminent is by thrift. Thrift means the
wise and wasteless use of our resources
II applies as well to the employer of
labor as to the wage-earner 1t de-
mands the effective use of machinery, of
soil, of mines. of forests and of men. We
need thrift in the productive processes
as well as in consumption. Thrift means
greater production as well as wasteless
consumption, so we must save and be-
come more competent"
Discussing the recent change in bank
reserve requirements, Mr.. Goebel said
that fear OF an undue credit expansion
and currency imitation frequently have
been expressed. He said:
Under the existing conditions. IL
seems TO me that both credit and cur
rency expansion are necessary. We are
all inclined 20 measure the possibilities /
in such case by the disastrous expert |
ence that attended expansion or the need |
for il under the old system. We must |
remember that we now have the ma
by which the tendency Of ex-
pansion can be controlled. and we have
watchmen. Under any plan of banking 4
confidence must be placed in some human
element No automatic system for the
Of credit has vet been devised;
none il possible The situation. as
view it. j. perfectly safe, provided we
exercise good Judgment and requisite
are We now control the system. II
no longer controls US
Asserting that the railroads Of the
United States had been most patriotic
n responding to the demands Of the gov
.rnment. Mr. Goebel said:
1t seems TO me that the real lesson
5 found in the lack Of railroad facilities,
n THE failure 20 have reserve which
would permit the railroads % meet that
emergency The greatest difficulty i
ound in moving c0mmodities The longl
smpzigu q repression i bearing bitter
rIit. The situation besPsaks the need
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28

of justice for the railroads, of fair rates
of liberal treatment and of the sum
mary discontinuance of persecution"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
POPE WANTS SL4V
LANDS GIVEN BACK
Desire Taken to Mean That Germany
Must Relinquish Her Polish
Plans

Rome, Sept. 2S.-Restoration OF Riga
and "all other Russian territory now
held by the Germans was explicitly and
implicitly suggested in the pope's appeal.
This is the Vatican announcement to the
United Press yesterday. 1t was taken
to mean that Germany must relinquish
her plans for kingdom of Poland with
a German regency, to meet the pope's
conditions of peace.
1t was also reported yesterday that
the Holy See had advised Germany that
the pope will view with active displeas
ure any attempt in Germany to restrict
the liberties of Matthias Erzberger, the
Clerical (Catholic Liberal leader, or the
Catholic press, which is firmly support
ing a non annexatiohist program.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
Food Prices Fall.

Washington, Sept. 2s Retail food
prices, reports to the bureau of labor
statistics show, declined approximately
four per cent during the month ending
July To- The labor department in max
ing public the figures yesterday, states
that the decline was due largely to The
decreases in the prices of flour and 20.
tatoes which form a large part of the
diet of the average family Flour de-
creased 10 per cent and potatoes - per
cent on the average. Onions fill ~
per cent. General prices were, however,
y per cent above July, 1914.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28

receive no benefit,
when SO many have
proved that Lydia
Z. Pinkham's Vege-
table Com poun d
will make them
well ? For over a
year ] suffered so
from female weak
ness ! could hardly
s stand and was
afraid TO go on the
street alone. Doc
tors said medicines
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
Baby Eight Months Old
Had Itching Rash Since
Birth on His Face, Neck
and Back. Two Cakes
Cuticura Soap and One
Box Ointment Healed

Above are extracts from a
signed statement recently re-
ceived from Mrs. George
Woodbury., 4 French Street,
Lynn, Mass.
Cuticura Soap, to cleanse, purify
and beauty, Cuticura Ointment
to soften, soothe and heal, have
been most successful in the
severest forms of skin and scalp
troubles, but greater still is what
they have done in preserving
clear skins, clean scalps and good
hair as well as in preventing little
skin troubles becoming great ones.
Cheap soaps, harsh soaps, coarse,
strongly medicated soaps are re-
sponsible for half the skin troubles
in the world. Stop the use of all
doubtful soaps. Use Cuticura for
all toilet purposes.
For Trial Free by Return Mail adj
dress postcard: "Cuticura, Dept. X,
Boston," Sold throughout the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28

were useless and only an operation
would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham $
Vegetable Compound has proved it
otherwise. l am now perfectly well
and can do any kind of work. Mrs.
NELLIE PHELPS, care of r. A. Rider,
RID. No. S, Fulton, N. Y.
We wish every woman who suffers
from female troubles, nervousness,
backache or the blues could see the let
ters written by women made well by Ly-
iia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
If you have bad symptoms and do not
understand the cause, write to the
Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
P. c. Knox. II, Married Again.

Charleston, w Va, Sept 2s.-Philan-
der c. Knox, jr. son of the former secre-
tary of state, has been married to Miss
Josephine Pool. This is Knox second
marriage His first ended at Reno
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
WILL GIVE BREAD FIGURES
Federal Trade Commission to Complete
Soon Its Determination as to Costs.

Soon It's determination as 10 costs.
Washington, Sept. disclosures of
co operation to reduce the price of bread
will be recommended by the food admin
istration within a short time to bakers,
retailers and consumers. The federal
trade commission will complete, probably
this week, an inquiry into the cost of
bread baking and distribution As soon
as its report has been gone over the food
administration will announce its views
as to standards, shapes and composition
of bread. AT the same time it will make
public its recommendation as to coop
GRAFTON to reduce prices. This announce.
ment was the first indication that the
federal trade commission had the bread
question under its immediate considera
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-28
KERENSKY QUITS COUNCIL.
Also Resigns from Other Radical organi-
cations.

Petrograd, Sept. 2s.-Premier Keren-
sky yesterday resigned as member of
the Central Council of the Council of
Workmen's and Soldiers delegates. He
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-21
THOMAS RIGGS FOR GOVERNOR

Endorsement of Thomas Riggs, Jr., member of the Alaskan Engineering Commission by majority of the democratic central committee and national committeeman of the territory should his appointment gov enor providing Secretary Lane is willing to part with his services on the government railroad
 Commissioner Riggs is representative Alaskan in every of the word and eminenty fitted for the of flee of governor Being well informed Alaskan condi- tOns he has been of great service to the engineering mission in determining its construction policies
 Loyal to a degree Riggs at the outbreak of the war volunteered to resign from his present place and accept any appointment with the army which he might be as signed and further offered to take with him hundred and fifty frontiersmen who had also volunteered their services The position of governor does not carry with it anything like the financial recompense of Riggs present office but that will deter him for an instant from talk ing the place should his fellow citizens call upon him to serve and he be convinced that it is his duty
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-21
HER SON ENLISTS

Mary Roberts Rinehart, in commenting upon the en- stment of her oldest son. has written editorial on uni versal service She says:
 q would not have my son do other thar he is doing. He is still in his teens but he is man. and this his coun try. have not raised him to be shirker Only-ths is matter for everybody It is not my war or hs or the of those other college boys who always the first to go. Just all benefit by the country so we must share-and share alike-its dangers.
 Unless it is your war; this is not democracy. If in the past have allowed the few to do our political thinking tor us if in this allow the few to fight for us then nation have died and our ideals have died with Though win, if all have not borne this burden alike then do we lose"
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-21
TERMINAL FACILITIES

Announcement of recommendations by the secretary of the navy concerning the development of terminal ia elites here will bring satisfaction not only to the people of Seward but to officials of the railroad and those in terested directly in the development of the coal fields this is the first information upon which to base estimates as to probable demand for the coal and traffic the railroad.
 The recommendations speak for themselves and are based full reports Of conditions in this part of Alaska supplied by officers of the navy.
 With this tonnage assured from the government it remains for prospective coal operators to the Pacific coast to probable consumption of high grade cokng coal and contract for deliveries In the meantime the commission can proceed with the construction of first unit bunkers sufficient handle the amounts the navy guarantees to take.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-21

must move from within radius of half mile around military poss arsenas and navy yards. In many places such as in San Francisco about the Presdo this would mean the abandonment of homes by hundreds
 After the order had been issued and served by deputy narshas some of the Germans protested declaring that
 they had intention of in any way giving aid to their home government, even offering a bond rather than abandon their homes Officers at headquarters cOnsid cred the matter and it decided that of such aliens as to and occupation would be sufficient even the Germans living around our forts and navy yards will be allowed to live in peace while giving of best to smash the Pssan rule which drove most of them over here in the first place.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-21
AMERICAN FAIR PLAY

Germans residing in the United States must now realize the full value of life in the greatest of republics While Germans have been nterned regardless of their Ons in other countries with which the empire is atwar they free and enjoying all the comforts of life here with the exception of those implicated in crime
 Germans at home who expected those living here to rise revolt must have faint inkng by this time that there is possibly something wrong with the home govern ment.
 An incident of the American spirit of fair play is in the changing of order that all alien enemies
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-05-21
THE PRICE OF RABBITS

In paying seven million dollars for Alaska Uncle Sam didn't pay in full for the rabbits it conains- neau Dispatch.l
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-29

John.M. Patterson, Jr., has been add
ed to the role by birth.
Tive of our boys have answered the
call to the colors and 60 forth to rep
resent us in the world struggle for
freedom, justice and humanity. We
bid them Godspeed and proudly place
their names on our family honor roll:
CLYDE DcShiclds, Eugene Cox, Earle
Langston, Carlisle Patterson Albert
Patterson. We extend the thanks of
the entire family to the following:
Dwight Patterson for his hearty words
of welcome; Annie Mae Patterson, for
her well rendered recitation; Prof. j.
G. Martin, for his earnest prayer; Rev.
j. II. Miller, Rev. j. II. Williams and
Mr. 0. c. Cox for their helpful talks,
and Mrs. Alice Mills for music on her
Edison photograph. The officers of
the past year were reelected to serve
another year. The bOunteous spread
of the noontide hour was enjoyed by
all.
w. l.. Patterson, Chairman.
Mrs. w. ID. Patterson, Secretary.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-29
Schc,Inlc on G. 4 ". c.

The following schedule on the G.. &
w c. Railroad became effective Sep
tcmhcr II. 1915:
Train No. |, daily, leaves Augusta
at l0:i0 a. m, arriving at Mccormick,
l2:21 y. H., Greenwood l:2l y. m,
Laurcns 2:20 y. M, Spartanburg 1903
p. m, connecting with No. > at Nc
Cormick for Anderson and No. y at
Laurens for Grcenvillc.
Train No. 3 daily leaves Augusta
d:4Q p. M, arriving at Mccormick $50
p. NJ, Greenwood 1870 p. NJ, and runs
as No from Greenwood to Spartan
burg the following morning, leaving
Greenwood at 1920 a. m, and arriving
at Laurcsn S:2S a. m, and Spartan
burg 1905 q. m connecting at Lau
rens With Nos. 81 and 81.
Train No. =, daily, leaves Spartan
burg T:O5 a. M, arriving AT laurcnS
8:33 a. m., Greenwood !:3S 4. NJ, Nc
Cormick 1894 a. m. Augusta 1920 y.
m, connecting With Nos. ,. and 81 at
Laurens Nos. % and ) at McCor-
mick
Train No. 1, daily, leaves Spartan
burg 400 y m.. Greenwood o:33 p,
m, Mccormick $50 p. m, Augusta
S:l5 y. m, connecting With No. 53 at
Laurcns and No. 8 al Mccormick.
got
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-29
Biz Sales In MaXwcllS.

The Laurcns Motor Car Company
is enjoying the biggest business this
summer that il has ever had, states
Mr.. John ID. Mckee, president. Dur
Ing the month of July The Maxwell
cr lines which the company handles,
showed total of over $lS0,0C0 worth
OF cars delivered to distributors in
the company's territory The August
sales are keeping abreast of the July
sales and the years business prom
iscs to be the phcnominal About ten
or fifteen cars have been sold in the
local territory during the past few
weeks.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-29
FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Take notice that on the Ist day Of
October, 1917, we will render n final
account of our acts and doings as Ex-
ecutors of the estate off e. L. Ed
wards, deceased, in the office of the
Judge of Probate of Iburens county,
at / o'clock, a. m. add on the same
day will apply for inaL-discharg
from our trusts as executors.
Any person indebted to said estate
is notified and required to make pay
mcnt on that date; and all persons
having claims against said estate will
present them on or before said date,
duly proven or be forever barred
w. ID. EDWARDS,
j. n. EDWARDS.
Executors.
Dated Aug. 30, l917.--1 mo.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-29
A CttiLD'S TONGUE
SHOWS IF LIVER OR
BOWELS ARE ACTIVE
III cross, ieycrisll, sick, bilious. give
fruit laxative ut once.

Every mother realizes. after giving
her children California Syrup of
Gigs that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly clcanseg~+he tender
out gripping.
When cross, irritabld fcvcrish or
breath is bad, stomach jsour, look at
the tongue. Mother! lfI coated give a,
,easpoonful of this harmless "frpff
laxative and in fewl hours aH~thc
foul, constipated waste, \sour>Ibfle and
undigested food passes oNr-6f the bow
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
OF cold. throat sore. has stomach-ache,
diarrhoca, Indigestion, colic-remem-
per, good inside cleansing" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep California
syrup of Figs handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
2u-comt bottle Of California Syrup of
Figs which has directions for babies
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1917-08-29
WATTS MILL NEWS.

Watts Mill Aug. 27.--On Saturday
morning at $50 Mrs. Jane Balcom an
aged lady Of this place, died very sud
denly while sitting in her chair at the
home OF her brother Mr. j. p. amby,
with whom She had made her home for
laid to rest in the cemetery here Sun
day. The funeral service was conduct
ed by Rcv W. T. Mullikin She was
Il member Of the Baptist church for
many years. Aunt Jane, as she was
called will be greatly missed by her
many friends and relatives as they
so in and out tho homo, and only sec
the vacant chair. She leaves only two
brothers, Mr., Policy Hambic, of Greer
and Mr. j. j. llambc, Of Watts Mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sorgcc and family
left Sunday morning in an automobile
for a visi; among relatives in Augusta,
Ga.
Mrs. NJ {. Davis, OF Grccnvillc,
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
W. j.. Burns.
Miss Mac Garrett has returned home
after visit with friends and relatives
in Fountain Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbcrt Benjamin. of
Clinton, visited at the home of Mr.. +.
Y. McQucwn on Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Babb and Mrs. Lulah
Kelly returned home on Saturday from
4 visit with relatives in Grecnville
and Simpsonvillc.
Miss jamie i3cll Smith and little sis
ter. OF Wilmington, y. c., visited Mr..
and Mrs. W. +. Burns last week.