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The sun., 1917-08-10
BRITISH MASTERY OF AIR
SHOWN AT FL LANDERS FIGHT
Gen. Maurice Describes How Germans Were at Mercy
of English War Birds-Warns Against Loss
of Aerial Control by Neglect.

and chased .he car Ave miles. The ex-
cited passengers, while urging the chauf-
feur to find shelter. stood up In the car,
drew revolvers and fired wildly into the
wings of the big bird which was circling
overhead.
The British pilot finally got the car
into the right position In front OF his
machine gun and swept the car with
hail OF bullets, killing two of the Of
ficers. The car then stopped abruptly
and the two other passengers rushed TO
a farmhouse for refuge.
Germans Afraid to Fly.
THE enemy airplanes were we'll nigh
helpless to interfere. Less than twenty
fights in the air occurred, because the
enemy did not dare come up, and in
these fights we downed six enemy ma
chimes, while we lost only three OF our
own.
There were eleven cases of machine
gun attacks on German airdromes by
British machines. Our airmen swooped
down to an altitude lower than the tree
tops and fired string after string into
the German hangers, killing mechanics,
damaging machines and blowing up
workshops. Similar attacks were made
repeatedly on parties OF marching
troops, on working parties and on trans
ports.
The German communicates. In their
usual fashion. reported numerous Brit
lsh infantry attacks repulsed with heavy
loss. That shows the Germans are
jumpy and nervous. As n matter Of
fact, there has been only one British
attack. that on st. julien, which was an
entire success The German com
munique made n deal OF an alleged Brit
ish attack from Newport, which was, in
fact, only a minor raid"
The sun., 1917-08-10

LONDON. Aug. o. Despite the bad
weather or the Flanders front for
week or more British airmen have been
very active there. Many thrilling Incl
dents were told to-day by MaJor-Gen.
Frederick b. Maurice, Chief Director Of
Military Operations, in his weekly talk
TO the Associated Press
I'VE had absolute command of the
air" he said we won this, however,
only by persistent air offensive during
the weeks before. There Is no evidence
that this mastery is permanent. We
shall have to fight again for 1t. but our
airmen are confident they can win 1t
again II necessary.
"On the day of the big Flanders at
tack" he added, the weather conditions
were as nearly impossible as could be
imagined with low clouds of great
density, haze and mist The observation
was almost nil and as result the artil-
lery was under a severe handicap, hRv-
ing to work without adequate airplane
observation.
Enemy We'll Bombed.
But the airpianes were enormously
busy in other depaT T.ments. More than
100 engagements were fought by air
planes with the forces Of the enemy on
terra firma, our planes In these cases de-
scendlng often to within less than fifty
feet Of the ground and sweeping the hap
less enemy with their machine guns or
bombing them.
During the afternoon one OF our air
men, cruising aloft several miles behind
the German lines. spled a German car
containing four staff officers speeding
along a country road He swooped down
The sun., 1917-08-10
MICHAELIS is ASSAILED,
New Chancellor Must Go, Says
Herr scheIdemRnn.

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AMSTERDAM; aug, ne nhuepeho-
ents AT the oocIu',r. ~. i.ee'ns neiu AZ
,, MannneIln r,,,I',,, St.'a.,,,, 49, ma'
auu, .' to,.',p canIatists 80
leaaes VI VIC Two,' aS,,,s oSoa 80 ria,,,
a.ep ",so SoauS ord sa,S '"rhs WorlS,,an's
W W ne ,,'a,so W.o - rrhs Al, hscarns co daaf
s,'1ns MH. that usrr schs,dannann den,sn6sd
es''e ,S. ,ontIo, ~ The indsnendents and me
NC nc ,r'',an ~ tbe meeting threatened to
,nii I'VE noi,ca 10 thev continued their
dan,onstration
AS,sr thts "a in, preyai,ed for a while
and Herr scheidemann delivered his
sneech but tumult again broke out at
The sun., 1917-08-10
CANADA LIMITS USE
OF MEAT AND BREAD
Beef and Bacon at Five Hotel
Meals Weekly-NO Wheat
for IntOxicants..

OTTAWA, Aug. 9.-Definite regulations
white bread in public eating places and
for prohibiting the use OF wheat in the
distillatlon or manufacture of alcohol
have been promulgated by Order in
Council at the instance of the Food Con-
troller. The serving of beef and bacon
Is prohibited on Tuesdays and Fridays
and at more than one meal on any other
day. Substitutes, such as corn bread,
oatcakes, potatoes, &c, must be provided
at every meal at which white bread Is
served.
The term public eating places in
cludes any hotel restaurant. cafeteria,
club or other place where meals to the
number OF twenty-five a day are served
TO persons other than members of the
household of the proprietor. In all such
places there must be displayed promi-
nently a printed notice to the effect that
all persons in ordering their food ought
to consider the needs of Great Britain
and her allies and their armies for wheat
beef and bacon, and that the Food Con-
troller requires the public to do every
thing in its power to make these COM
modities available by eating as little as
possible Of them and by making use of
substitutes and avoiding waste.
/ The regulation relating to the use of
wheat in the manufacture of alcohol
reads
mo person shall use any wheat in the
distillation or manufacture OF alcohol
unless such alcohol is to be used for
manufacturing or munitions purposes
and no person shall use wheat in the
distillation or manufacture OF alcohol
for manufacturing or munitions purposes
unless such person has obtained license
from the Food Controller OF Canada. No
fee shall be payable for any such
license"
Heavy penalties are provided under
the order for violation of the regulations
The sun., 1917-08-10
STARVING IN EVERY
STREET OF WARSAW
People Lost Unless America
Aids, Says Letter.

Warsaw under German rule is de-
scribed in a letter which has been re-
ceived and Is vouched for by the Zion
lst committee, ana which was made
public last night by the Mayors Com
mittee on National Defence. The iden-
tity OF the writer was not made public.
The letter 5ays; Death from starva-
ton is a real iact; II is witnessed all
over here. in every street. at every step,
in every house, Jewish mothers
mothers of mercy--feel happy to see their
nursing babies lie, for at least the in
fants are through with suffering, Our
wealthiest people cut Off their daugh-
ters' hair, TO be- able to buy the indis-
pensable things. like bread, for their
dying Children. Four and five year old
children must be carried In the arms
like babies. Should America not aid US
we will be lost. Fathers, should they
return from the battlefield, will meet, of
their five CT six children who kissed
them good-by when they left, only one
or two"
The sun., 1917-08-10
'UNARMED FREIGHTER
SINKS SUBMARINE
British Steamer Rams U-Bo0t
-Crew Gets $2,5OO.

LONDON. Aug. 9.-Another unarmed
merchantmen has sunk a submarine, but
because of the fate or Capt. Charles
Fryatt OF the British steamer Brus-
sells. who was executed In July. 1915, by
the Germans for. attempting to ram
submarine. the names of the captain and
the steamer and particulars concerning
the achievement cannot be published.
The captain and crew of the vessel
have been presented with $4,000 by Sir
william j. Tatem, chairman of the
Tatem Steam Navigation Company, for
their deed.
The sun., 1917-08-10
MARC0NI BACK IN ROME.
Reports 10 Premier and starts for
Front 10 See King.

ROME. Aug. 9.-Senator Marconi. of
wireless telegraphy fame. the last mema
ber of the Italian mission to return from
the United states. arrived In Rome to-
day
The Senator made a most satisfactory
report to Premier Boselli regarding con-
ditlons in America and the assistance
which that country Is ready to give to
the Entente Allies. Signor MarconI to-
night left for the front to report 10 King
Victor Emmanuel.
The sun., 1917-08-10
Bethlehem Co. Eager
to Make u. S. War Rails


Special Despatch TO TBH suN.
BETHLEHEM, Pa, Aug. 9.-E.
G. Grace, president Of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, de-
MED to-day officially that the cor
poration had refused to furnish
rails to the United States Gov
ernment for use in France, as has
been rumored in Wall Street.
He asserted that the matter is
under negotiation now with the
proper Government officials, the
price as first suggested by the
Government being below the cost
of manufacture. To prevent any
delay in supplying the rails the
Bethlehem company has offered
to 60 ahead and make them, leav-
ing the price to be fixed later by
the Federal Trade Commission
after investigation.
The sun., 1917-08-10
PUPILS "sTRAFE" KAISER PAGE
Chicago Children Tear Out sheet
I'm SpeIIer.

CHICAGO, Aug 9.-Although Mayor
Thompson's new school board declined to
remove page laudatory OF the Kaiser
from the eighth grade speller, the page
is being "strafed" anyway by the young
sters themselves.
Every mail brings mutilated pages
torn from the speller to the newspa-
pers. Often they are accompanied by
childish letters. One writes:
my brother is a first class yeoman
in the navy. so you see how l feel about
the speller."
Little Helen Merry wrote:
use for It,"
The sun., 1917-08-10
CONSUL WINSLoW ARRIVES.
Comes 10 Confer Regarding Ex-
ports 10 Scandinavia.

. Edward d. Winslow, American Con-
sul-General at Copenhagen, summoned
to Washington to confer with the au-
thorities on problems of export to
Scandinavian countries, arrived at an
American port yesterday on a Danish
stea mship.
Other voyagers were Capt. Newton A
McCully, American naval attache at
Petrograd; Miss Asta Nielsen, Danish
motion picture star; Miss Eleanora
Lindroth. here TO wed Capt Hjordtdahl
OF the Norwegian American steamship
Kristianiafjord, wrecked recently near
Cape Race, and b. Bjarnskjold, who will
sing at the Metropolitan Opera House,
The sun., 1917-08-10

The League to Enforce Peace an
nounced yesterday that Vance c. McCor-
mick. chairman OF the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, had become member
OF it's executive committee. Mr.. Nc
Cormick Is spending most of his time
in Washington. working with the Gov
ernment Exports Counall.
The sun., 1917-08-10
PRO-GERMAN EDITOR ARRESTED
President of st. Paul "Volks Zeit-
ung" Goes to Jail ms Enemy.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. s-Dr. Fritz
Bergmeier, president of the St. Paul
Volks Zeitung, was arrested to-day
under the Presidents proclamation of
April 6. The policy OF the Volks Zei-
tang has been to cast asperslon by in
nuendo" on American war measures, II
was charged, Reflections on Gen.
Pershing were among articles In the
VoIks ZeitanO found Objectionable.
United States Attorney Jacques said no
trial would be held, and that the editor
would be held as an enemy alien until
President Wilson permitted his release.
Bergmeier came from Germany twelve
years ago and has taken out first natu-
rallzation papers.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Aug, 9.--Curtis
Ackerman, editor of a German language
newspaper here, was arrested here yes
terday charged with encouraging resist
ance TO the draft. A man called in the
first draft informed Assistant United
states Attorney Rector that Ackerman
offered to give him powders which would
reduce his weight so that he would be
physically disqualified
The sun., 1917-08-10
prru Approves stand of u. $.

LIMA. Peru, Aug, s.--The Peruvian
Senate to-day adopted a resolution ex-
pressing the sympathy of Peru with the
motive OF the United States. as declared
by President Wilson, for participating
In the European conflict
The sun., 1917-08-10

1T is thus apparent that the filing of
these improper claims will react directly
and injuriously on persons whom the
present regulations were designed to
protect. and that the welfare of persons
who have filed bona fide claims under
tho present generous clauses OF the
regulations is seriously imperilled by per-
sons who have filed claims without merit,
and that the only protection OF persons
whose cases are within the meaning of
the present rules lies in the power of
local boards to refuse exemption in every
doubtful case,
1T is true that cases OF discharge on
the ground of dependency are appealed
to the district board, but this clause is
only inserted to secure uniformity OF
action District boards are to examine
these cases to discover departures from
the law. regulations and rulings and
they will not and cannot open every case
on it's merits. 1t is I'm the local boards
alone, therefore, that the solution OF the
difficulty and the protection OF deserving
claimants lie"
The sun., 1917-08-10
Duty of Com ma N der.

1t will be the duty of the commander
OF each party 10 watch over his mel
during the trip, to see that none is lcrt
behind at any station, that all are f,.l
regularly and that no intox,cant +, frr.
rIshed TO ltom err route. WneG within
The sun., 1917-08-10
CROWDER HALTS.
ARMY DODGERS.
Provost Marshal General Or
dprS Drastic Limit on All
Exemptions.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.--Claims for eX-
emption under the selective draft law on
account of dependent relatives have be-
come so numerous-in some districts
reaching 80 per cent. OF the registrants
called for examination--that the raising
Of the National Army is imperilled, and
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
been forced to restrict in drastic way
the classes entitled to such exemption.
In a telegram sent tonight to the
Governors OF all the States he points out
that unfair advantage obviously is being
law and warns that IL the local boards
do not greatly cut down such exemp-
tions new regulation will be necessary
which will reduce discharges for de-
pendency to a far more restricted class
and TO the very necessitous and clearly
defined circumstances"
The message TO the Governors fol-
lows:
Section OF the selective service law
exempts no person from military service
on the ground OF dependency. 1t only
authorizes the President to exclude or
discharge from draft those in status
with respect to persons dependent upon
them for support which renders their
exclusion or discharge advisable
Army Must Come First.
"rhe controlling necessity is to raise
an army. 1t is advisable to disturb de-
pendents Just as little as the necessity
OF raising an army will permit. To~this
end Section is OF the regulations was
compiled carefully and after the most
earnest consideration. II experience Is
TO prove that the generous conditions
prescribed by Section IS or any abuse
of them will interfere with the raising
Of any army. then IL is no longer advis-
able to discharge so wide a class, and
the conditions stated therein will have
to be restricted until an advisable rule
Is reached. A..
Nothing has happened to change the
belief that the persons enumerated in
section Is could be discharged without
interfering with the raising OF an army,
but there are Indications that abuses OF
section Is may render its continuance
no longer advisable.
There is moral certainty, in :he
/ extravaganza OF this percentage, that
( hundreds OF unfounded claims are In
/ cluded in these totals.
This state % affairs greatly increases
( the burden OF local boards, for IL so high
! q percentage 1f registr2rts claim en-
1 emption only ,he urcomprornsing acton
! of local boards can prevent new regu-
| lation on the subject OF dependency
which shall reduce discharges for de.
/ pendency to far more restricted class
and to very necnssitous and clearly de
! fined circumstances.
The sun., 1917-08-10
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Partly cloudy and cooler to-day; to-
morrow fair; northwest winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, So; lowest, "a.
Detailed weather reports on page 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
FOR SALE

FOR SALE FRe-yoar-old horse. weight
1000 Iba. good driver and worker safe for
mileh COW a. l.. Bevle, South Barre phone
292-M. s3atas
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
Fools Hen by Electric Light.

A writer in Farm and Fireside tell;
of seventeen year-o old hoy who is max
inc good profits from hens. The you'll
saws. in explaining how he makes his
hens work overtime:
Every afternoon at 4:30, when Bid
dy began to chant The Shades Of Night
are Falling Fast and prepared to turn
in, ] put. one over on her by Lighting
couple of those daylight style Of gas
oline lanters The scheme worked like
charm The hens stayed right on the
Job till $3.50. when | turned out the
lights. AT $50 a. M, lighted them
again and back they came TO the floor
litter, scratching away for dear life.
Kept the lanterns burning in the morning
till s a. M Some of my neighbors pro-
phcsicd dire calamity my hens
were bound TO die, being forced to go
contrary to nature like that but so far
have not lost any to speak Of, and I
believe it's only question OF time be-
fore the use of artificial light, during the
short winter days, to make hens lay
will become general practice.
Young Goelzer didn't have just what
he wanted to breed from last spring so
be bought 900 day-old chicks, but he
is now trap nesting and wedding out the
incicients and next spring he expects
TO hatch his own chicks.
"'Nes I've done very well for. be-
ginner, the experts tell me- Roy admit
ted modestly. I've got layout here
that cost between $500 and S400, and
240 hens and as many more pullets,
worth $50 apiece
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
Publication Work for the Department of
Commerce

The annual report of the division of
publications of the department of com
merce, issued to-day, shows that that de-
partment is one of the largest publish
ing establishments of the government
During the past fiscal year there were
issued 1872 daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly, annual, and special reports,
covering the broad scope of work of the
secretary's Office and the eight bureaus
of the department. The printing of these
reports cost the government more than
$4,000.
The publications contain a total of 54,-
407 printed pages, a decrease of 1925
pages from the preceding year, and there
were printed of them a total of 4 ,i44,-
200 copies, a decrease of 2,679,s35. This
large decrease was due partly to the de
partment's efforts to confne the distri-
button of many Of its publications to
tions and individuals having real use for
them.
The department limits the free dislri-
button of man yof its publications to
few well defined public and quasi public
classes. Others are encouraged to pur-
chase them from the superintendent of
documents, who maintains a supply for
sale at nominal prices. This has resulted
not only in reduction of wasteful dis
tribution, but the report shows that the
superintendent Of documents received
s43, 43706 during the year from the sale
Of the departments publications.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
ESTATE or WILLIAM MARI

State Of Vermont, District Of Washington. Is.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis.
tret Of Washington, to all persons Interested
IN the estate Of William Mari. late OF the
city Of Barre, In said district, deceased.
GREETING;
Al probate court. holden at Montpelier,
within and for said district, on the Sd day OF
December. 1917. Thomas H. Cave. Jr., admin
istrntor OF the estate Of William MARI. late of
the city of Barre. In said district, deceased,
makes application to file in said court new
bond. with sureties in substitution for his adj
ministrators bond now on file In said court.
And II Is ordered by said court that the goth
day Of December. 1917. at the probate Office in
said Montpelier. be assigned for hearing on said
application and that notice thereof be given 10
all persons concerned by publishing this order
three weeks successfully In the Barre Daily
Times. n, newspaper circulating in that vcin.
ity, in said district, previous TO the time APP
pointed
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified to ap-
pear before said court, NJ the time and place
aforesaid, and contest the filing Of said bond
IL you have cause.
Given under my hand vt Montpelier. in said
district, this Sd day of. December. 1917.
MARY J. CUTLER Register.
Deci-ll-iS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
MUST EcoNoMIzE IN COAL.
All Must Recognize Their Opportunity
to Render Patriotic Service.

Montpelier, Dec. ls.-veFmont's Fuel
Administrator ii. j. Nj. Jones issues the
following appeal'
1T is apparent that all material, en-
deavors and expenditures must now be
devoted to winning the war, and loyalty
TO the government in this task Is the
present pressing duty of every American.
70 assist in the accomplishment OF the
purpose Of the country and to realize the
ideals for which we are striving. ] feel
that the churches can play prominent
part, and that, in these times, the un.
essential elements which previously have
produced sects and keep bodies of wor-
shippers apart should now be ignored,
and that the spirit of true Christianity
as well as the true Americanism should
now be manifested on the part of all
church people Consequently, | hope that
all church going people will fully rec
ognize their opportunity to render pa
triotic and Christian service and will de-
wise means by which they can economic
on coal and thus assist the govern
ment in its present crisis. Also, would
like to appeal to all occupants of large
coal heated residences to economic rs
much as possible by shutting off heat
from all unused and unnecessary rooms
and i urge coal-using citizens to econo-
mize in every reasonable way in the say
ing of coal and to begin at once to pro.
vide winters supply of fuel for next
year. ANY coal saved in the coal bin
this year will certainly be needed next
year according to present positive as
surances from Washington"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
THURSDAY. DEC. 20. 1917
16 HEAD OF CATTLE

HoLSTEINS AND JERSEYS - SEVEN
GOOD COWS, ? now fresh, balance in
early winter; = yearling Hostein heif-
ers. I full blood 5-months old Holstein
bull, nearly all white, a good one. =
young heifer calves, 3 Chester White
brood sows, not bred; 100 hens and Q
turkeys.
FARM TOOLS horse lumber wag-
on, J roadcart. a good one; pleasure
sleigh, hand sled, set of double driving
harnesses. single work harness, express
harness and single drive harness, light
sleigh pole, buggy pole, set OF shafts, set
of Fairbanks platform scales, ? sets of
pulley blocks with rope, lot of extra
rope. farmers boiler, ! 26-ft. ladder.
with small tools such as chains, spread
chains, neck yokes, oN yokes and other
small tools
You will find this to be a good lot Of
stock, hogs, poultry and farm tools and
II is being sold for the reason above
given. Everything viii be sold a. sdver-
tised. Sale positive, regardless of the
weather conditions. Terms at time Of
sale.
JOSEPH cYR, Owner.
c. F. SMITH, AuctiOneer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
The Home Farm

Consisting of 1870 acres of land, 80
acres of which is productive tillage
balance pasture and woodland; sugar
orchard of 500 trees, equipped; good
fruit orchard. This place will keep
90 cows and team; more than enough
wood for the farm and considerable
quantity of soft wood; house contains
rooms and is in very comfortable
shape; two silos; stock barn 30x50
#; horse barn, blacksmith shop; barn
is shingled Located two and one half
miles from railroad station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18
A GOOD FRIEND

A good friend stands by you
when in need. Barre people tell
how Doan's Kidney Pills have
stood the test. Mr.. Lander en-
dorsed Doan's over four years
ago and again confirms the story.
Could you ask for more con-
yincing testimony?
Geo. w. Lander, cigar manu-
facturer, 90 North Main street,
Barre, says: my back began to
bother me about some ten years
ago. ] used a box of Doan's Kid
ney Pills, and they strengthened
my kidneys" Statement given
August 81, 1929
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-18

FOR SALE OR RENT-Having decided TO
sell rent my livery stable in East Barre be-
tend 10 besides ! have 10 horses, all kinds
work harnesses, driving harnesses. sleighs,
that are going 10 be sold. This stable OF mine
is in the best location for a combination stable
there is in the state with plenty of room for
garage in connection also have 10000 cedar
poets to sell | win deliver them very reason
ably, as l have Smith-form-a-truek that can
do the job ; you can have one If you come and
see me II interested, call w. E. Bixby East
Barre; N. r. telephone 112-W: also Peoples
phone etf