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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
PERSHING SENDS
WORD TO POILUS
Hold On Till We Come and
Drive the Foe
Out"
MESSAGE TO
THE TRENCHES
Final Victory for Allies
Is Americans
Prophecy

Paris, June 27.--Four hundred ant
fifty of Frances grizzled veterans Dor,
to the front trenches yesterday Major
General Pershing's first message direct
to the poilus. 1t was delivered to then
through Capt. Il. N. Margetts, Pershng',
aide, at meeting in the Care du Nord
which for overlooking enthusiasm has
seldom been equalled in Paris.
The $50 were preparing to return to
the trenches. During the day they had
each received tuck bag" made by
American women, mad attended a lunch
con where some of Frances most famous
stage stars entertained them, and at
night met in a great room in the base
mem for what in America would be
called "a smoker"
Into the smoke filed room came Capt.
Margetts and Major Churchill of the
American headquarters staff, amid cheers
that reverberated up into the great rail-
way station. Margetts mounted the
stage, held up his hand to still other
cheers, and then, in slow, careful French,
said:
Comrades, Gen. Pershing regrets it is
impossible for him to be with you. He
has detailed me to represent him.
Il bring you good news from Amer
lea. | tell you America is with you
She admires you for the wonderful
things you have done in these last three
years.
1--WE come to fight with you now, to
put the common enemy out of France.
You must hold on until the American
army is ready. If you do, we'll surely
crush the Boehes and the final victory
will be ours"
Two negroes, wearing the uniform of
the Canadian expeditionary force, halted
yesterday before the American flag in
the Rue Constation marking the house
where Major-Gen. Pershing makes his
headquarters, saluted the Stars and
Stripes wistfully and then ducked in
side.
Eve want to get back with our own
white folks" one of them. formerly Pri-
waite Simpson, 10th q. 5. cavalry, told
the orderly.
We'll do anything shine shoes,
or take care of horses-just anything at
all, SOS we get chance to tote gun
for Gen. Pershing," the two chorused.
Eve don't want no commission, no
rank, nothing but just the chance to
get with our own white folks again"
They went out hopefully, They were
only two of dozens of Americans now
fighting with the allied armies whose
pleas for transfer back with 'home
folks" were received by the American
commander chief yesterday.
Pershing is trying his best to see them
all personally, but if he can't one of his
aides does.
The American commander is over
whelmed with letters from all over
France, sending him greetings, inclosing
poems of welcome, making suggestions
and voicing Frances gratitude. To ev
cry one of these Gen. Pershing personal
ly dictates letter of reply and thanks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
EVIDENCE OF
POLICE LAXITY
Brought Out in Cruger Case
Investigation Yes
terday
POLICEMAN NOT
ASKED OF COCCHI
Priest Denies Aiding Stay.
er's Flight-Confession
Didn't Include Murder

New York, June 27--Something of tn,
movements of Alfredo Cocchi. confessed
slayer of Ruth'Cruger, Immediately afteI
the murder last February, were expected
to be disclosed yesterday by the Rev
Gaspar Moretto, manager of the st. Ra
fael Society for Italian Immigrants.
A subpoena calling Father Moretto be
fore District Attorney Swami was ISSUED
early yesterday, following the receipt oil
dispatches from Bologna, Italy, stating
that Cocchi in confessing his crime had
asserted that he spent two nights in the
house of priest in Charlton street, this
city, before he fed from the country or
board British ship.
In a statement to an assistant district
attorney, Father Moretto said that Coo
chi came for confession about the middle
of February. Cocchi was greatly agitat-
ed. he said, and left after confession
without telling where he was going
Statements also made by the priest dis
closed that Helen Cruger, sister of the
murdered girl, and young woman called
on him later and asked if Cocchi had
been to see him.
NlOftILp tOlI tHtUis Ht SAUL
that he had not seen Cocchi, because nei-
Their Miss Cruger nor the man with her
had any official standing and were not
entitled to the information.
AT the public inquiry yesterday before
Leonard M. Wallstein, city commission
err of accounts, John Largarenne, the de-
tective who was assigned to the Cruger
case when the girl was first reported as
missing, was to be recalled TO give fur
ther details of his Investigations of miss
ing persons and the general system fol-
lowed by the police in such cases.
Further proof of elaring police lsxity
and apathy in the investigation was
brought out. The patrolman on the post
near Cruger's shop, whose own wife, be-
tides another woman, had complained of
insults. by the Italian testified that none
If the police sesrchers had asked him
bout Cocchi or his reputation. The BIZ
ycle shop, the patrolman said, had bad
lame
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
FOREIGN TRADE
FIGURES FOR MAY
Exports Were Valued at sssI, 900, 1000
Gain of Sal, 900 900 Over
April

American exports in May were valued
at 1851 100000, a gain of nearly sci,
100000 over April. according to state
ment issued to-day by the bureau o
foreign and domestic commerce, of thu
department of commerce. The total ex
ports for the IL months ended with May
were valued at nearly s6,ls3, 100000, the
highest figure ever recorded for any one
year.
Imports for May were valued at S2sl,
100000, the greatest total for any one
month in the history of American com
merce For the year ended with May
goods to the value of $2,60O,000,0 900 were
imported into the United States-an.
other record.
Merchandise entered free of duty in
May amounted to ] per cent of the to-
tai, and for the l2.month period to
1913 per cent.
The imports of gold in May were S52,-
100000 and the exports $5s 100000. The
net imports of gold for the IL months
ended with May were $76,00,00O.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

had seen advertised in the newspapers,
and in two weeks noticed a marked i'm
provement- continued its use and am
now free from pain and able to do ALL
my homework. Mrs. B. B. ZIELINsKA,
234 Volt Ave, Buffalo, N. Y.
Women who recover their health, nat
urally tell others what helped them.l
Some write and allow their names and
photographs to be published with testi-
monials. Many more tell their friends.
If you need medicine for women's
ailments, try Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound. Write Lydia E. Pink
ham Medicine Co. tconhdential) for any
thing you need to know about these
troubles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
FUEL SHORT,
SOUTHERN Pa
CIFIC MAY STOP
Unless Road Can Get Larger Quanti-
titles Than Heretofore, it Can
Run Only 90 Days Longer.

San Francisco, June 27.-Unless the
larger quantities of fuel oil in the open
market than have been available hereto
fore, the railroad. at the present rate
of consumption, can operate only ninety
days longer. w. R. Scott, general man
ager of the company, so informed the
California railroad commission yester
day at the hearing on the request for
permission to raise freight rates Is per
cent.
Mr.. Scott also told the commission
the company had investigated the prac-
ticability of changing the engines of one
or more divisions to coal burners, but
that the idea had been abandoned be-
cause no coal supplies could be found.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

witness, was attired in black and talked
in low voice. Once or twice her in
terrogators had to ask her to speak
louder, but at other times she stressed
her answers noticeably and replied in
tones that carried clearly to the rear of
the courtroom. Much of her testimony
relative to the earlier details of move
ments on the Sunday morning after her
son was slain eorroborated her husbands
statement, as the two were together
until they reached the Felch farm, when
John Fetch. went ON to the sugarhouse,
his wife remaining at the Felch home.
The witness testified that she knew from
Anna Felch that gun was involved in
the death of the latters husband and
quoted the accused as intimating that it
must have been case of suicide. The
witness testified to talking with the re-
spondent while she waited for her hus
band to return from his investigation at
the sugarhouse and said she was present
when a conversation between the accused
and Otis Williams took place.
There was talk, she said, between Mrs
Felch and Otis in which reference was
made to the probability of suicide.
Whereupon Williams, the witness went
on, said he hoped that Anna, meaning
the accused, didn't blame him for the
suicide, because it was his rifle that
had been used and suggested that he
should have taken the gun home with
him before the Saturday night on which
Fetch died. To which the accused replied,
according to Mrs. Felch, in words to this
effect: "Why, no, ] don't blame you,
for if Joe wanted to kill himself he
would have done 1t anyway" Mrs. Feleh
was cross-examined briefly concerning con
versation with the accused and her OBJ
servation of Williams, and before de- |
scending from the stand she answered |
two or three questions asked in the re-
direct examination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
AMERICANS IN
BRITAIN CALLED
TO REGISTER
Are More Than 5000 There of the
Military

London, June 27.--Robert P. Skinner,
the American consul general, having re-
ceived the necessary forms, has issued
an appeal to all Americans in the United
Kingdom liable to military service under
the act recently passed by Congress,
asking them to register 1t is estimated
that there are $500 American males of
all ages residing in the United King.
dom.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

hands to his face TO scratch while
asleep, waking him. The eruption also
caused disagreement.
Somebody advised me to Try Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment so bought a
cake of Cuticura Soap and a box Of
Ointment. They brought relief right
awzyand beforeth first box of Ointment
was used with the Soap his face was
healed. (Signedl Otto V. Jorgenson,
Kingman, Me, Sept. IL, 1916.
Cuticura Soap not only works wonders
In all cases Of skin troubles but its prop
cries are 50 mild and delicstely COM
bined that il is ideal for every toilet use.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard: ''Cuticura,
Dept. X, Boston" Sold evenwhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
APPEAL BY FARMERS
To Hoover Not to Lower Prices to Make
Business Improbable.

Washington, D. c., June 26.--Repre-
sentstives of the dairy, egg and poultry
interests of the East and middle West,
in conference to-day with Food Control
Ter Hoover, asked the food administration
not to lower the prices to a point where
it would make production improbable
to farmers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
NEW HAVEN FINED.
Charged with Failing to Water Animals
in Transit.

Providence, r. l., June 27.-The New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
was fined $3.50 in the United States court
here yesterday for failure to properly
feed and water several carloads of hogs
while in transit from De Witt, n. Y, TO
this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

eflptlons and pITnples. I
had him Neated and tried
many remedies but all
failed to help. The skin
was sore and inhamed, and
the rash itched badly caus-
ing him to scratch the
breaking out all the time,
and he would carry his
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
There Is No Law

that compels you to insure yourself and
assure your dependents, but it is a. duty
that should be performed willingly and
at once. National Life Insurance Co. of
Vermont (Mutual.l S. $, Ballard, gen
eral agent, Rialto block, Montpelier, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
NOW FREE
FROM pain
Woman Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound after Three Years
Suffering.
Buffalo, N. Y.--'T am the mother Of
four children, and for nearly three years

| suffered from q
female trouble with
pains in my back
and side and a gen.
eral weakness. [
had professional at
tendance most of
that time but did
not seem to get
well. AS a last re-
sort / decided to
, try Lydia E. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
,omno,Ypd which r
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
Cuticura Healed
Itching Eczema on
My Little Boy
Writes Mr.. jorgenson

my little boy two years old was suf-
fering with eczema for about year.
his face being almost covered with sore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-24
Republican Russia.

The constitutional democratic party
of Russia has declared in favor of
republican form of government. That
is the logical outcome of recent events.
The Romanoff dynasty has been re-
moved from power. The former car
is held in custody. The provincial gov
errors have been displaced by the heads
of the zemstvos, or popular assemblies
of the provinces. The bureaucratic or
ganization of the empire has been swept
away and a new personnel installed, rep
resentative of the duma. The work of
reorganization is proceeding along lines
of popular government.
The natural outcome will be a repub-
lie, rather than a modified monarchy.
The prestige of the ear was destroyed
when he was so swiftly swept off his
throne and when the Holy Synod re-
moved from its session chamber the
symbol of the imperial power. No
Romanoff could with efficiency sit again
in state There is no rival house Rus
STA has had no pretender for centuries.
The local Russian assemblies have been
based upon the principle of true de-
mocraey, and Russia has always present
ed the anomaly of an absolute monarchy
superimposed upon population in large
degree republican in spirit and to a
great extent in local action. The
dethronement is merely the delayed
manifestation of that spirit under great
stress of national need and suffering.
Friends of the Russian people will in
this crisis hope for a peaceful adjust
ment along the new lines. Factionism
will no doubt develop and may delay
the final institution of the republic. At
present, however, it is indicated that
the revolution will carry through pro-
gram of reform to the point of effect
ing an initial organization under ca
pable and trusted men. Russia's real
test will come later, when parties have
formed and political lines are drawn and
ambitions clash and differences arise on
the score of domestic policies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-24

intrench positions ~ close as possible
to the German lines, as soon as the lat
ter are fixed. They must advance their
heavy guns from their old positions to
new emplacements, transporting them
over broken roads anywhere from a
dozen to a score Of miles. They must
next bring up to the artillery line the
enormous mass of munitions accumu-
lated during the winter in preparation
for the spring drive. They must do this
in country that has been system
atieally denuded of cover by the re-
treating Germans in their late move
ment, a country without houses and with
few trees left standing and with roads
wrecked and bridges broken. There is
but little cover for artillery in the newly
occupied territory. The task before the
French and British commanders is by
no means an easy one, but they will
have the encouragement of the thought
that the Germans have no relish for the
offensive power they are able to develop
when their full complement Of guns and
shells is assembled, ready for action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-24
A Deliberate Act of War.

Details Of the sinking of the steamer
Healdton by a German submarine show
it to have been fragrant violation of
American rights and a deliberate indi-
cation of disposition to sink all Amer
lean ships on sight The Healdton bore
her name and an American flag on her
side. They were illuminated by bright
lights, SO that there could be no doubt
as to her identity. The submarine fred
two torpedoes, aiming them so that they
hit the ship at the name and at the
flag. No more aggressive action has
thus far occurred in the course of the
German submarine campaign. This case
alone would justify declaration that
Germany is making war upon the United
States. Coupled with the sinking of the
Algonquin, the Memphis, the Vigilancia
and the Illinois, the Healdton case
leaves no ground for doubt of Ger
many's design to force the United States
into the war. All the warnings given
by this government of the consequences
of continued aggressions have fallen on
deaf ears.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-24
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
18th st. and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Drink and the War.

Representatives of organizations fight
ing the drink traffic will meet in con-
sultation in this town on the eve of the
assembling of Congress, and arrange a
program of action toward forwarding
their cause at the extra session They
are expecting to make progress
The general counsel of the Anti
Saloon League in an interview says:
"If war is declared the resolutions for
national prohibition will be urged as a
part of the preparedness program 1t
is becoming clearer each day that ma
ton cannot be prepared nation unless
1t is a sober nation. 1t will not be a
sober nation unless it is a saloonless
nation"
Supporting this movement will be re-
ports from the European countries
where the drink traffic was shaekled soon
after the beginning of the war. They
are most decidedly good. In England,
France and Russia not only the men in
arms but the people, men and women
alike, behind the lines show benefit from
the new order. Their health is better,
their strength greater, their energy the
more conspicuous. In both town and
country improvement is plain.
In Russia there is the heartiest CON
graduation on every hand. The change
there is great. Sottishness had for long
been the curse of the poorer classes
Vodka had for years ruled both farm
hands and wage-earners in the towns
and cities. 1t befuddled their small
powers and consumed their small earn
lngs. Free from it, they are now better
off in every way. and their families bet
ter supported.
In America we have not known this
low plane, although the drink traffic has
wrought much. harm, and the fight
against the evil grown to large proper
tions.
1t was to be expected that those seek
ing to abolish the evil in this country
would improve the new and developing
situation. What progress is possible
will depend, of course. on how long Con-
gress sits, and how far it will go into
the matter of general war preparedness.
The country is aroused, and a thorough
debate is on the cards. Efficient Amer
iea-eficient in every way and to the
last degrees the controlling demand !;
and when Congress takes up the subject
1t will be urged to consider and act on
every phase of it.
This is point in the prediction that
the extra session of the Sixty fifth Con-
gress is likely to be one of the most
important in our whole congressional
history. and memorable in many par
ticulars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-24
The New Alignment in France.

Satisfaction is expressed by German
military observers with the success of
the retirement of the forces in France
from the old position along the Somme
and the Ancre TO the new Cambria st,
Quentin-Laon line. 1t is held that by
this move Won Hindenburg has prevent
ed an allied offensive and POSTPONED
general aggressive action by the British
and French long period. This is prob
ably true as to the full length of the
allied line, although at some points the
entente forces are in full touch with the
Germans and evidently prepared for a
vigorous offensive movement, So far az
mere territorial gain is concerned it, of
course, matters nothing to the allies
whether the Germans were forced back
under pressure or retired for their own
strategic purposes. Thus as regards the
change of position netting large gain
of ground the postponement of the Of
fensive is of no moment. But the re-
gaining of territory is not the sole OBJ
Jective Of the allies. They want to break
the German line at some point, SO as
to get behind it with large force, and
thus cause the rolling up of the two
tanks, precipitating a general and per-
haps disastrous retreat, flight in force,
possibly the capture of large bodies of
troops. To the extent that such an rs.
sault, with that possibility in view, has
been for the present prevented by the
retirement the German movement has
been success. That the retirement was
ordered in fear Of such an attack, which
might have broken the line, may be of
considerable satisfaction to the British
and French, however disappointed they
may be that the breaking of the Ger.
man line has been for the time pre-.
vented.
Three things must now be done by
the allies in order to prepare for an
other offensive in full strength against
the German line. They must gain and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-24
The WAY to Begin the War,

From the New York World.
The World agrees heartily with those
who insist that war against Germany
must be offensive on our part. not
merely defensive. But an offensive war
fare contemplates the employment or
our resources to the best possible ad-
vantage An offensive that gets nowhere
that hampers and binders france ana
Great Britain, is worse than a waste OF
men and money. It is a form OF trea-
son against ourselves and our cause.
Being at war. we must play our part,
and our part is to assist the allies in
all the directions in which our aid can
be most useful to them for the over
throw of German autocracy.
The way to begin is for Congress to
give France $1,000, 100000, thereby re-
neving the French people OF their
financial anxieties. administering to all
their necessities and making 1T easy
for the French government to concen-
trate its forces against the enemy to
the utmost of their power. In connec-
ton with that. there must be the most
aggressive naval campaign that Amerl-
can genius can devise against Ger
man submarine warfare. for the sea
lanes must be kept open at any cost.
Unless we are prepared to help
France In the way that France needs
our help, we might as well stay out of
the war altogether and continue the
benefcent businesssof pi1ing up money
for Wall street to loan to the bel
ligerents at pawnbroker rates OF In
terest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-24
John Hay.

The Chinese are to honor John Hay
by the erection of a monument to his
memory in the Central Park of Picking.
They hold his memory in the greatest
respect. And rightly. He was their
friend, and as Secretary Of State
wrought for their welfare. His policy
for the open door in China was the con-
ception of a man of high and broad
vision; and even if in newer and more
difficult times the door should be shut
the credit of the policy will not be less
ened or dimmed.
A memorial Of John Hay should be
erected in this town. China ought not
to be permitted to precede US in mat
ter so worthy Of American action.
Washington was Mr.. Hays home for
many years. He came when little more
than a lad, took his first lessons in pub
lie business as a secretary at the White
House in the great days Of Lincoln
later sojourned elsewhere for periods
in different employments, but returned
in the maturity Of his fine powers, and
did some Of his most notable literary
work here, closing his career, as we all
know, at the head Of the State Depart.
ment.
John Hays gifts were varied; and he
excelled in the exercise Of each and
every one. His youthful services in an
inconspicuous post attracted Mr.. Lin