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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
Good Roads and Bad Streets.

There was time not so long ago wher
the only smooth roadways were to bt
found on the streets of the cities anc
towns in some parts of the country, while
to-day there are many districts where
the good roadways are in the country
and the city streets have wretched pave.
ments. 1t is an interesting fact to OBJ
serve in such districts that along with
the good roads go good looking farms
while with the poor streets go dirty
stores and scraggly lawns, II is not true
of course, that road building has pro-
crossed faster technically than street
paving. Both have developed greatly OF
late. But the eountryman has shown
his realization of the value of good roads
more than the townsman has shown his
appreciation of smooth, clean pavements.
The countryman is dragging his dirt
roads and in some places is oiling them.
and is voting bonds and taxes for expen.
sive types of construction which he is
convinced will enable him to save money
where the travel is heavy, while the
townsman is content to bump over holes
and let every wandering breeze fiji his
house and store with dust. Is IL difi.
cult to decide which of the two is the
more progressive concord IN. HI
Monitor
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
CURRENT COMMENT
Let Burlington Lead Off.

The recent Red Cross war fund cam.
paign in Vermont brought in pledges
amounting to sly 900, which is less by
$4,000 than the quota required of the
state. To meet this deficiency the Off
GERS of the state organization are said Ia
be planning another campaign in which
all towns will be asked to contribute re-
gardless of what they gave in July.
Doubtless the Red Cross officials have de-
cided on this policy after careful DELHI
Grafton, but il would seem as if the
towns and cities which responded so gen
erously in the first campaign should be
exempt from further call until other less
patriotic communities have responded
As a matter Of fact Burlington, which
gave only 1000 in the July campaign.
ought to be shamed into contributing the
entire amount needed to make up Yer
mout's quota Even then she wouldn't
be in a position where she could hrag
much.-Brattleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11

hence each local exemption board will
summon the men of the first 100000, will
house and feed them until their hour OF
departure, and then will start them on
| their way to camp with one of their own
number as temporary commander.
The first lesson of order and discipline
will be learned, the first command will be
given and obeyed, before the men get a
glimpse of an officers uniform. That is
about as close to the ideal of democracy
at war as we can hope to get Even the
armies of the new Russia, with their
soldier committees and commissariats,
could 60 no farther from militarism.
If anyone wonders why we Americans
have accepted the draft so well he will
find the answer there, The recruiting
of the peoples army has been all in the
hands of the people. They were told the
army's needs, but to them was left all
the business of supplying those needs
There has been no faint echo of the old
press gang; the uniformed recruiting SER
geant has cast no shadow ON the thresh.
old of the quarters of the civilian boards
From first to last the draft has been a
civilian affair. And under civilian guild.
ance still win the young men Of the draft
army leave the trenches of peace and go
"over the top" into the field of war
Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11

village improvement society itself, mean
ing well, that sends him forth. More
often it is his individual sense of respon.
sibility to the office whose salary he is
expected to earn. He, too, means well
and would be greatly indignant if told
that his labors tended to drive prosper
ity away from his district. Yet such is
visitor loves the country for its wild
tangle, its untrammeled growth, its bosky
dells and its friendly shrubbery which
crowds into the road itself, Haunting
dewy fragrance in his face as he walks.
When the day comes that he returns
and finds in place of these along his ac-
customed walks dry brush, bare stubble
and clumsily unkempt cleanliness, his
soul revolts and on the morrow he seeks
fresh woods and pastures new.--Boston
Transcript.
All of which may be true; but when
that same person travelling in an auto
mobile, even at moderate pace, runs
crashingly against another automobile
1T a sinai VIC III tLt lbdbs Nhtif vic
vision of the approach is completely OBJ
scured by the dense growth Of under
brush lining the road, he curses out the
lazy town which does not offer protection
to the people who wish to travel over its
roads. There are two sides to this ques-
ton of roadside bushes. One is the side
which contemplates merely the artistic
and the wildly beautiful as it meanders
its way along the country highways, gaz
ing at the reyels of nature and caring
not about his own safety or the safety
of another. The other is the side which
believes in safety first and beauty next
and which demands that the bushes
'crowding on the highway and obscuring
the vision at dangerous curves be cut
back to a reasonable distance. And
safety first wins the verdict nearly every
time.
This does not mean that the ruthless
and indiscriminate slashing of bushes and
underground back to the field fences
should have it's full way. There is no ne
cessity that the entire roadside from
highway to fence be denuded of its vege- |
tation. Thus to denude the roadside is |
wanton destruction of that which is I'M
doubtedly great asset to the country |
side The better course and the course
which the Vermont law, for instance,
seems to direct is that the bushes and
small trees be cut away from the road
side itself in order TO afford ample pro-
lection to traffic. Unfortunately, how
ever, some road keepers interpret the law
as demand that every living thing be
cut down from road to fence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
MORE PEACE RUMORS.

Nothing in the entire attitude of the
ed has tended to convince the world
that its impending proposal for peace is
anything more than a mere subterfuge
in an extremity, forced upon it because
really hard pressed. So long as things
were going Germany's way-territory
being conquered, foreign lands ravaged,
citizens of those lands hurled into sla
very or something worse than slavery
and the enemy being cut down by tens
of thousands because of Germany's bet
ter preparation in war machinery-iust
so long as that was the complexion of
the situation, Germany was all for war
and for conquest. Now that things have
taken a somewhat different turn-food
supplies greatly shortened, army worn
down by the courageous thrusts of the
enemy, which finally was placed on a fair
fighting basis with Germany, duplicity
revealed to the whole world and the
most powerful republic brought in as
foe-now Germany is more willing, is
even anxious, for peace Therefore, va
rious sly advances have been made, first
through direct appeal to one or more of
the enemy countries to break their allie
glance with their allies and sign sep
arate peace with Germany. That fail.
ing, the Socialist party in Germany was
made the tool of the Prussian govern
ment in an endeavor TO inveigle the So
cialists of other nations into a condition
of mind which should demand a cessa-
ton of the war. That, too, failed of its
purpose. And now the German govern
ment finds itself against the necessity of
securing peace in some way Just what
form the new attempt to secure peace,
while Germany is yet in control of
great deal of enemy territory, will take
is not yet apparent; but the signs in.
dicate that such a move is in immediate
prospect. Finding itself baked in its
ambition to dominate the world and now
greater force than ever, so-called Ger
man diplomacy may be expected to go
the limit in subterfuge It is, therefore.
well for the United States, as well as all |
the other NATIONS aligned against Ger
many, TO be on guard against some in
sidious agency. President Wilson does
well to make public declaration against
any proposal for peace at the present
time, so long as the German menace to
the peace Of the world remains strong.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
THE RED CROSS ENLARGED USE
FULNESS.


The American Red Cross is an organ
ization looking about for fields of en-
larged usefulness to the people and its
work is generally well directed and car
ried out with efficiency. The latest pro
posal of the society is to look after the
sanitary conditions in the civilian areas
surrounding the army environments be
ing established in the United States for
the training of the new citizen soldiers.
The immediate areas of The camps for
the national army, the National Guards
and the naval forces will, of course, be
under the control of the federal govern
ment and will, therefore, receive the at
tention which they require; but the sur
rounding territory would naturally be left
largely as it now stands were it not for
some organization like the Red Cross So
ciety. Now that organization has &C
cepted the responsibility of looking after
many of the conditions which exist for
miles around the army or navy camps,
1t will look after the milk supply of the
hundreds of thousands of men; it viii
attempt to eliminate the mosquito pest
which spreads disease; it will send SAM
tary engineers into these districts, on re
quest, to cooperate with the local organ
izations. These and many other smaller
plans are being mapped out for the Amer
lean Red Cross, the organization that the
people of the United States financed in
the great moneyraising campaign which
is still fresh in the minds of the world
and in which approximately $l00,000,000
was contributed. Everyone who contrib
uted a cent to that campaign fund may
have a more or less direct interest in
the work about to be undertaken, feeling
that he himself is helping to support the
endeayor. Your money is going to be
used well
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
GRANITEVILLE.

Malsolm McAskill of Scotland who is
soon to return there, was pleasantly
surprised at the home of Malcolm
Mclean by over 70 of his friends, when
the evening was spent in music, where
the bagpipe played a conspicuous part.
There were also solos by Jonathan Stew
art, a recitation by Mrs. r. Prize and a
duet by Mrs. Joe Suitor and j. Stewart
on the piano and violin. A purse was
presented Mr.. McAskill by Alex Stewart
as testimony Of good esteem, Refresh
ments of cake and ice cream were
served. Mr. McAskilrs son, Roderick,
was killed in action in France last April
and another son, Malcolm, is private
at Fort Ethan Allen.
First Presbyterian church, Granite
ville.--Dr. J. F. Piani win preach at
p. m All are cordially invited to at
tend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
The Liberty Loan Cycle.

Through the sale of Liberty loan bonds
the United States is borrowing large
sums of money from it's citizens, its bust.
ness men, farmers, bankers, wage earn.
ers, merchants, manufacturers The gov.
eminent collects this money and dis.
burses it in two ways. Part it expends
itself and part it loans our allies. The
United States and these other govern
ments spend it for American products
and American labor and it goes back di-
rectly into the hands of the pepole, the
American business man, farmer, banker,
er.
This is the cycle. John Smith, the
farmer, and Thomas Brown, the wage
Garner, each has purchased Liberty
loan bond paying down the initial pay
ment of per cent. On June 2sth they
made the Is per cent payment, deposit
ing the amount in their banks and send
ing checks to the federal reserve bank of
their district. The federal reserve bank
collects the check and redeposits the
money with the local banks. Later the
treasury department draws against it
and the money is again lodged with the
federal reserve bank. Ii is almost imme-
diately withdrawn from the federal re-
serve bank either by the United States
or by some foreign government engaged
in war with Germany to which the Unit
ed States has advanced money and is
paid out for American products or labor.
Some of it is spent for farm products and
raw material, and some of it for manu-
featured products, thus going back into
the hands of American citizens.
Therefore the money paid in by the
above mentioned John Smith and Thorn
as Brown on June 2sth in part payment
of their Liberty loan bonds may have
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11

Aliens who join the military service OF
the United States now will give pretty
conclusive evidence of their fealty to the
government and they will merit the
right to acquire citizenship without be
ing forced to await the customary period
of residence. The government might
with reason make an exception of thei,
cases and grant them citizenship just as
soon as they enlist and are accepted by
the war department. A man who is will
ing to fight for the United States is wor-
thy to be called citizen even though
he may not have lived with us as long
as the law requires to permit him to be-
come citizen. For many men it would
be great inducement to enlist, if they
know that the act would place them in
line for immediate citizenship of the
United States
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
ROADSIDE BEAUTY VS.. SAFETY.

In many charming countryside the
town road-destroyer with his bush-scythe
gamers the beauty and leaves bleakness.
= singulsrly unkempt result Of an at
tempt to clean up. Sometimes il is the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11
Entirely in Civilian Hands.

Begun under civilian auspices, the op-
GRAFTON of the draft machinery will con-
tinue under it to the end. Three weeks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11

The nation wants so aviators from
Vermont Let the high-hiers come out
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-11

gotten back into their lands in time to
make up part of their payments made
July 30th.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11

the leader, now rcgaining control oi
himself and smoothing his closely
cropped mustache with his long, why
fingers, Now let's proceed with the
regular reports
And so. while the reports were be-
ing heard, William Montgomery
Strong, handsome, stylish. wealthy
was driving his tandem on the out
skirts Of the city straight into one OF
the greatest secrets OF The Secret
Seven.
Strong was a youth who had lived
for innocent pleasure and let the rest
of the world take care of itself On
this particular day the sun caressed
him from cloudless sky, and the
great out of doors sang nature
sweetest song to him. Straightway
he became a child OF the singer. Turn
ing the reins over to his funky, he
told him to drive back to the club.
while he set out for a cross country
run.
He had covered half a mile when
a fash of something strange caused
him to halt abruptly. He saw three
men dart from roadway into a
stretch OF woods, and he was sure
that he giimpsed woman's skirt be-
tween them. Inclination told him to
mind his own business, but instinct
said that something was wrong. He
gazed intently toward the woods,
every sense alert, until. he heard a
muff1ed cry OF distress.
He ran toward ramshackle house
in the woods and tried the door. 1t
yielded. He Stepped inside to find
The Spider, The Rat and a third
gangster holding Beverly Clarke.
Strong felt that he was one good
man against three, One shot his
right, and down fell one man. Next
The Rat crumpled up under a blow
from his left, and he gathered The
Spider in his arms and tossed him
thu ough window. Then he turned
to the hysterical girl.
Run" he urged. Follow mer' She
did. They fed to the woods. In the
distance they saw an abandoned
barn. They made for it, entered and
barred the door. The three kidnapers,
now reinforced by their entire band,
surrounded it. Unable to batter their
way in, they put dynamite under the
structure and scrried for safety.
Strong saw the smoke from the sput-
tering fuse. Lifting the girl in his
arms, he swung through the window,
and both reached the shelter Of a
huge tree just as a tremendous ex-
plosion shook the place.
The gangsters came forward and
dug through the wreckage, expecting
to find two bodies. Soon they. real
lied that their victim and her rescuer
had escaped, and they began another
hunt through the woods. One of
them, pistol in hand, ran full upon
Strong and the girl. The clubman dis
armed him and, seeing the other gang
sters approaching, called to her to
flee. As she ran toward a roadway
The Rat scampered after her.
Now" yelled Strong, ITS bunch
against onel And I've got the drop
on you. What are you going to do
about it,"
end Chapter u
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
More Danger in Britain
For Babies Than Soldier!

Correspondence OF The Associated Press)
London, Jan. 27-"Reckonine
deaths, it is more dangerous in Great
Britain to be baby at home than it
is to be an infantryman serving a year
in France" according to report
on vital statistics And this is how
he proves it: "Of 100 possible births
ten are lost in advance. OF the re-
naming 90, each of which fills
cradle, fifteen arc dead by the end
of the first year In other words out
Of 100 children who ought to be cele-
brating their first birthday at this
present date. twenty-five have left us
prematurely or in earliest infancy
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11

Movie fans have seen Miss Rose
Tapley, the well-loved big sister" of
the Vitagraph studios, in ever, so many
big features and comedies, but did
you ever think that you would be
so lucky that some day you would
have the pleasure of seeing her in
person? Well, you will be able to
see her own sweet self in person at
the Muse next Sunday, February Is,
when she will bring with her one
reel picture entitled From Script to
Screen" showing the development of
a photoplay from the acceptance of
the manuscript to its final exhibition
in the theater. This picture takes The
spectator through every phase of pho
toplay construction. 1t will also give
score of. behind the scenes" views
Of Vitagraph favorites at work and
at play, including Anita Stewart, An.
tonic Mareno, Edith Storey, Earle
Williams, Lillian Walker, Alice Joyce,
Peggy Highland, Harry Morey, z. H.
Sothern and others. This picture will
be shown in conjunction with the
talks Miss Tapley will deliver at the
Muse theater.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
NONE Notes

Jake Mitchell, local uanaSer q the Uni
versal Film company, says marty rumors
have been heard lately about Carl Iaemmle
and Pat Powers leaving this company and
forming company Of their own. He says
he Is nov in receipt of informa ton to the
effect that Carl Laemnle Is still presid en- t
OF the Universal Film company and ex-
poets TO he for many years to come.
W. O. Jensen, owner OF the Lothrop thea
ter, thought that by going 10 Florida this
winter and raising cabbage he would have
the laugh on the people who we're in cold
Nebraska post card has just been re
ceived from him saying that they have just
had the hardest freeze there In twenty
years, Proving that he who laughs last
laughs best
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
Japanese Fighting British
Uniform Wins the MEDIA

Correspondence of Tho Associated Prss..)
London, Jan. 2O.--The British
medal has just been awarded to a
Japanese, Private Harry Ohara, who
has worn the British uniform on the
western front since the outbreak OF
the war, and who has seen so much
hard fighting that he has seventy
scars. He has been in the hospital
six times, the last time with twenty
shrapnel wounds.
Ohara entered the army with the
S1shs, being taken for an Indian BY
the recruiting officer. Later he
fought as member of a Middlesex
regiment, and now, having earned his
discharge, he expects to enlist in the
flying CORPS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
l&Flas5h}2e&;SS; . FROM ]: 49,! F jl2g2 s
THE GREAT SECRET
Novelized From the Metro Wonderfully
X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne are co-Stars
!. m. LOUCHBOROUCH

Clyde FiAs play -fisr Sister" "s Bakdoor
Romsne and other short
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-09-04
CHANCE FOR BOYS
TO SERVE COUNTRY
URGES THE BOYS TO JOIN
WORKING RESERVE.
Spend Spare Time in Productive
Enterprises Without Inter
rupting Their Studies.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Young men
of the country between the ages of
16 and p not employed are called
upon by President Wilson to serve
the nation Uy joining the United
States boys working reserve. In a
letter made public today by Secre-
tary Of Labor Wilson, the Presi-
dent says it is the patriotic duty of
these young men to use their spare
time in productive work and help
support the nation in the present
crisis. The Presidents letter fol-
lows:
Permit me to express my great
appreciation Of the work undertaken
by the United States boys working
reserve of the employment service
of the Department of Labor. To give
to the young men between the ages
OF l6 and 21 the privilege of spend
ing their spare time in productive
enterprise without interrupting their
studies at school. while their older
brothers are battling i'm the trenches
and on the seas, must greatly in
crease the means OF providing for
the forces at the front and the main
tenancc Of those whose services are
needed here, 1t is a high privilege,
no less than a patriot" duty to
help support the nation by devoted
and intelligent work in this great
crisis
Let me express the hope that the
young men of the country not per
manently employed may eagerly en-
ter the boys working reserve to fit
themselves by training and study for
good citizenship and productive SER
vice. In this way they can show
themselves worthy of patriotic faith
ers who have fought for democracy
in the past, sustain their patriotic
brothers who are fighting for ii to-
day. and command the affectionate
pride of the brave mothers who are
silently bearing the burdens at
home"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-09-04
TO ANNOUNCE COAL
PROGRAM NEXT WEEK

Washington. Aug. S1.-The gov
ernment's complete coal control
policy will be made public next
week. Dr. II. A. Garfield, the tuel
administrator, announced today. DR..
Garfield left tonight for Williams
town, Mass, TO spend several days.
and will prepare statement on the
subject while away. One of DR..
Garheld's first moves may be to fix
a scale OF retail coal prices. Many
officials believe there is no chance OF
bringing down commercial costs to
the consumer until some step is Ia
ken toward controlling retailers.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-09-04
AGREE TO CALL BIG STRIKE
Will Affect 10000 Workmen in
Seattle ShipyardS.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. 31.-A strike
of more than 1900 workers in Sc
attic shipyards and plants engaged
in fabricating ship building mate
rials to enforce demand for a gen
eral increase in wages was set for
next Wednesday by officers of the
fifteen affiliated unions of the Seat
tie Metal Trades Council, in execu-
tive session today.
Formal notice of the strike date
was served upon all companies and
firms that have not met the union
demands. The ultimatum is that
the demands made by the union six
weeks ago. when they gave notice OF
their intention to abridge the exist
ing blanket agreements on August l 4.
must be met on or before next Tues
day.
The wage increases asked are said
to average per cent in most of the
trades. A Sc a day minimum for
mechanics Is the basis of the pro-
posed scale.