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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-05-19
Whole Wheat and

hole w neat and
Mllk-the two most per-
feet foods given to man.
Dietetic experts may quar-
rel about everything else.
but they are agreed on
this. The proper .conbina-
ton is Shredded Wheat
Biscuit with milk-the
greatest amount of protein
(the element that builds
muscular tissue) for the least
money. Two or three of
these Biscuits with milk
make a nourishing breakfast
on which to start the days
work and they cost only a
few cents. A boon to the
housewife because they are
ready-cooked and ready-to-
eat. Delicious with berries
or other fruits. Made at
Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1917-05-19
Holiness

Apostolic HoIiness-There will be
an all day Prohibition meeting at A. H.
church, Cor. No. 18th and H Sts, May
20; Sunday school, 9:15 a. M; services
10:30: general discussion of drink and
and tobacco habits; p. M. children s
exercises; 7:30 p. m, VIM. Kicker will
give his experience with liquor traffic
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
GERMAN POSITION
TAKEN BY FRENCH
AND HELD FAST
Minor Victory Near Chevreux After
Which Germans Threw in Heavy
Counter-Attack.

Paris, May l-French troops cap.
tured German position in the region
of Chevreux yesterday evening, according
to the official statement of the war office
this morning. Heavy counter-a ttacks
by the Germans were repulsed
The following official announcement
was given out last night:
Northeast of Scissors and on the
Chemin-des- Danes the artillery fighting
was intermittent, except in the sector
of La Royere and north of Braye-en-
Laonnois, where the two artilleries dis
played great activity.
"We carried out detailed operations,
which proved of value to us North
of Sancy, particularly, we captured an
enemy trench system and took about 30
prisoners. In the sector of Chevreux the
Germans attempted anew to drive us
from the trenches which we gained on
May s; their attacks were broken by
our barrage and machine gun fire.
"Our batteries caught under their fire
and dispersed enemy troop concentration
in that region. Quite spirited artillery
actions occurred south of Moronvilliers
North of Presones we made appreca-
BILE progress and took about 80 prison
ers
Belgian communication: Intense ar
tillery actions continued at numerous
points on the Belgian front, especially
in the sector of Dixmude.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
ESPIONAGE BILL CHANGED.
Press Censorship Section Has Been Toned
Down.

Washington, ID. G., May ll.-Debate on
the administration espionage bill, whose
press censorship and embargo provisions
have been the object of bitter attack for
nearly 10 DAYS, reached a point yesterday
when leaders were hopeful vote can be
taken upon passage before to-night's ad-
iournment. Many speeches are yet to be
made on the censorship section, but the
Senate bound itself to limit debate so
that no filibuster or dilatory tactics can
DELAY the final rollcall.
Just before adjournment last night
Senators Cummins and Thomas suggested
an amendment to the censorship section
greatly modifying the original language,
and il was accepted by Senator 0verman,
in charge of the bill. It's adoption may
end the fight over this provision, although
Senator Stone announced he did not
want it accepted and efforts may be
made to eliminate any sort of censorship
from the measure.
The amendment provides that in time
of war the president may prescribe and
promulgate rules and regulations "for
the purpose of preventing the disclosure
TO the public and thereby to the enemy
of information with respect to movement.
numbers. description and disposition Of
anv armed forces of the United States
in naval or military operations or with
respect to any works intended for the
fertilization and defense of any place"
Willful violation Of the rules would be
punished with a five-year prison term or
s.. 900 fine. A proviso removes members
of Congress from operation of the rules.
The original language Of the section
made it a crime to publish or communi-
cate information calculated TO be useful
to the enemy.
Amendments were adopted yesterday
the opening Of mail by any
postal employe except in the dead letter
Office and declaring non-msilsble any
publication containing matter "advocat-
ing or urging treason, insurrection or
forcible resistance Of any law Of the
United States
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
SCHOOLMATES ATTENDED
Funeral of Esther Z. Alexander Thursday
Afternoon.

School children of the seventh grades
in the Msthewson school paid a marked
tribute to one of their number yesterday
when the entire student body attended
funeral services for Miss Esther Elaine
Alexander. beloved member OF the class,
whose untimely death occurred Tuesday
noon Services were held in the after
noon at o'clock at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Alexander,
l3 Branch street Rev. J. W. Barnett,
pastor of the Congregational church, was
the officiating clergyman and those who
acted as bearers are: Howard Alexander,
a brother of the deceased, who is a sailor
in the L. s. navy, Charles Beck, Wendell
Beck. Newton Martin. Lorraine Carroll
and Louis 0'Lesry. During the services
Miss Tyndall, one of the teachers. sang
"A Little Pink Rose" the accompaniment
being played by Miss Taylor another
teacher. Along with the representation OF
sehoolmstes came many OF the little girls
friends in Mrs Ewen's class at the Con-
gregational church. There was a profu-
sion of very beautiful flowers. lnterment
was made in the family lot at Hope
cemetery. the children accompanying the
funeral procession TO the gravesidc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
MILL TOTALLY DESTROYED.
Loss of 5000 Was Incurred Near Ben
nington.

Bennington, May 1.-THE shoddy mill
located about a mile south of this viii
lage and owned by f. H. Crawford was
totally destroyed by fire yesterday aft
ernoon, throwing between Is and 20
hands out of work. The loss is placed at
$1,000. with no insurance. A shoddy
mill is a veritable fire trap owing TO the
fact that it is filled with lint and fire
once started is impossible to check. The
insurance rates are so high that most
owners prefer to take their own risks.
Between and o'clock yesterday aft.
ernoon one of the machines struck a
spark which started a blaze in the lint
and the fire spread with great rapidity.
The shoddy mill and a grist mill ad-
Joining were destroyed. Most OF the
stock was saved, but the machines were
total loss.
Three mills have burned on this site
in the last 35 years. Mr.. Crawford had
operated a mill there for 20 years and
had been burned out once before. He
stated last night that he would not re-
build as the risk was tco great.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
BIG DEMONSTRATION
IN MONTPELIER
Parade Held This Afternoon, Followed
BY Exercises in the City Hall
Gov. Graham Marched,
Refusing Carriage.

| Business life in Montpelier suspended
at noon to-day, every store, manufactur-
| ing establishment, office and bank closing
at that hour in order that every resident
might be given an opportunity to join in
the big patriotic demonstration. consist
ing OF monster parade and mass meet
ing in the city hall auditorium.
Business blocks, residences along the
line of march and store windows proudly
displayed the American flag and sprin-
kled amongst the colors of this country
were TO be seen the French flag and Tn.
ion Jack.
Under the guiding hand OF Chief Mar
shal w. A. Pattee and his half-dozen as
sistants. the line Of the parade was
formed at the corner Of Main and Barre
streets at o'clock, the marchers and
automobiles taking their places in line
commencing at the corner mentioned and
extending across the Berlin street bridge
and far up Berlin street.
The parade was headed by the Mont
pelier police force and Immediately fol-
lowing were several floats with tableaux
of Uncle Sam and the spirit OF 1916.
Gov. Graham and other state officials
lHIUTtHRQ tHe HidlsHdi early III the ApIe-
noon that they did not desire convey
ances and that they wished to march.
Their wishes were honored and the chief
executive of the state walked with the
thousands of school children and laboring
men of the city.
Every fraternal organization in the
city was represented in line with a big
delegation of its members and the va
rious laboring unions in the city turned
out in large numbers.
City government officials, supreme
court justices and members of the pa
triotic committees followed the Montpe-
lier band and the Norwich university ca
dets. The recently organized Company
H reserves was the only other military
represented although the
Civil war veterans and Sons of Veterans
with their auxiliaries might be designat
ed as such.
The parade headed up Main street,
turning at School to go on to Loomis
street, to Jay and back TO Main, across
the Spring street bridge to Elm and then
to State street. The line was headed up
Western avenue TO Bailey avenue and
the turn made back up State street to
the city hall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
NO FAVORITISM
IN CONSCRIPTION
Soldiers Will Be Enrolled Under Condi-
tions Which Will Make Such Prac-
tices Virtually Impossible.

Washington, May Ito dispose OF
any fear that county and city registra-
tion boards will exercise favoritism in
enrolling soldiers under the selective
draft act, Provost Marshal Gen. Crow
der issued statement last night de-
clarlng such practices would be virtually
impossible because of the explicit terms
IN which the act is drawn. He warned
registration officials that favoritism
easily could be detected and would be
punished with heavy penalties.
Every precaution," said the state
ment, "will be taken to make it certain
that the registration will be conducted
with exact justice.
The law is specific and allows no lati-
tude to the boards either in the matter
OF registration or in the matter of ex-
emption from service. In fact, the law
is self executing. Every man within
the age limits fixed by the selective serv-
ice act must register and the penalty
OF the law for evasion of registration
will fall not only on the man who
fails to appear, but on any member of
a registration board who may be shown
~ 10 III coiiuolou with tHc ptlaoh "ho
attempts to escape his duty.
Further than this, the registration
boards will never act as exemption
boards except in certain specific cases,
such as where young man, who has
shall claim to be employed in
a federal, state or local office, and there
by does come within the exemption
clause Of the statute. In case like
this the facts must be entered officially
and attested.
$50 far as the other reasons for ex
emptions under the law are concerned,
exemptions for men engaged in pursuits
in which their work is more valuable at
home than in the service the authority
will lie with board of higher juris- |
diction.
"The law provides the penalty of i'm
prisonment with no alternative OF fine |
for any official or any registered man |
who shall make false return or con-
niye at such practice. The safeguards |
against fayoritism or evasion are am
pie"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
RECRUITS JAM FORTS.
There are Now 24oo Soldiers at Fort
Ethan Allen.

Burlington, May ia telegram re-
ceived yesterday by Colonel Rivers, COM
manding officer at Fort Ethan Allen, was
to the effect that two additional regi-
ments would be raised at the post, COM
prising ,625 officers and ren, making
three regiments in all, total OF 5000
officers and men. Over 400 recruits re-
ported at the post yesterday, bringing
the total number at the fort up to p
400.
The men are being housed in every
way. The barracks were
filed to overflowing several days ago.
A large number of tents have been placed
on the reservation, taking care of many
men, and the riding hall has been util-
lied. All the men are being put through
examinations by the medical staff imme-
diately upon their arrival, stiff drilling
following as soon As is possible to whip
them into shape for service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Margaret Doheny, a teacher in
the summer street school, has returned
TO the city, after having been called
to Mortified by the death of her father,
James Doheny, whose funeral was held
Monday.
Word has been received from William
Milne. formerly OF Laurel street. saving
that his regiment in the regular army
has been transferred from Des Moines,
Ia, to Fort Logan, Utah, where it is un-
dergoing intensive training Young Mr..
Milne left Barre several years ago and
was employed as a granitecutter in Iowa
for some time. His enlistment as a reg
ular fighter for Uncle Sam dates back
to the DAYS before a state of war was
said to exist and he has been in training
several months.
Truekmen and others who are handling
money of various denominations com
plain of no end OF trouble in promptly
identifyingthe new 81 bills, recently put
in circulation by the treasury depart.
ment. The trouble arises out of a re-
semblance betw-,n the new bills and a
certain issue of IS bills and unless the
figure is fully exposed TO the light
the most observing money changer is apt
to make a common error. Yesterday a
truckman who does large amount of
business at the NJ & w r. freight Office
lugged around a 81 bill which was sup
posed to be a five-spot and did not dis
cover the detection until he began to
square accounts with little leather bag
which takes the place Of a desk during
the daytime. The freight clerk willingly
made good the deficit. but the truekmsn
IS one Of the wary ones now. Others
are encountering similar experiences
with the new "ones."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
Parliament Voted Down the
Resolution Tough Mob
and Prem ( Urged 1t
TROOPS y OUGHT OUT
TO DISS ERSE CROWD
Premier $ anounced by the
Members of Parliament
for Trying Coercion

Pekin, May ll.-After riotous se-
cret session lasting throughout Thurs
day night the House of Representatives
refused to pass resolution declaring
war on Germany The house of Parlia-
ment was surrounded by mob demand
ing war and making threats of violence.
Troops finally dispersed the mob.
Premier Tuan Chi Jul addressed the
House. urging declaration of war, and
was denounced by members who said
that he was attempting to coerce Parlia-
ment. The press is opposed to the war
party, urging Parliament to resist mill
tary pressure on the ground that it
threatens the republic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
CAN HAVE CHEAPER FLOUR.
With Government Control, Says Herbert
c. Hoover.

New York, May ll.-Herbert c. Hoov-
er, who recently came from London to
advise the government on food condi-
tions in Europe, says that without con-
troll we may see flour at $50 barrel
before the year is over, but that with
control, "the present price of -four can
be reduced 40 to 80 per cent, and at the
same time the producer be treated in a
liberal manner"
Mr.. Hoover, in outlining food condi-
tions to the Associated Press yesterday,
also said;
There is absolutely no occasion for
food panic in this country nor any JUS
tification for outrageous prices unless
the opposition of special interests de-
feats tho president in obtaining the
necessary powers to control the nations
food fully and adequately. Americas
problem is not one of famine, for we
have now and viii have next year a
large surplus. Our problem is, after
tho proper protection of our own people,
TO give to our allies the last ounce of
surplus of which we are capable.
Therefore the nation needs a food
control for two purposes: To regulate
prices and to increase the surplus. After
providing our normal consumption we
will have together with Canada a sur
plus for our allies equal TO only 60 per
cent of the food they require from us.
If we take broad measures of control
we can with as little disturbance TO econ
omic machinery as need be furnish
them an additional 20 per cent. Their
loaf even then Will be a privation loaf
and every ounce we can put in il will
diminish their privation. The problem
is capable of solution. If, however, the
whole world, allied and neutral is TO
have the unrestricted run of our markets
in competition with each other and in
with the speculator in this
we may expect to see So wheat
before the year is over.
Large measures of food control do not !
mean arbitrary interference with the !
necessary economic machinery of trade. |
They mean that every branch be called 4
in hy the government and forge them \
selves into a link from which the con- 4
chain will protect producer, le- /
Ultimate distributor, and consumer.
Food control does not mean bread /
ards 20 the American people. Il means I
he broad conservation Of our food. the
,etter handling by elimination Of waste !
ind speculation. With proper control /
or America the government would ask
My one thing from the individual con
umcr. that be eat plenty but wisely
md waste nothing. and If democracy Is
aith worth defending our people viii
10 this service voluntarily and willing
y
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
A Big Offensive Is Started
Against the Bulgar-
German Lines
ENEMY CLAIMS ALL
ASSAULTS REPULSED
Allies on the Other Hand
Claim Considerable
Success

London, May ll.-Furious assaults
along virtually the entire Bulgar Ger
man line in Macedonia by the allied
forces were reported in a long detailed
official Bulgarian report which was is
sued Thursday. The report claims the
repulse of all the attacks but says the
most violent artillery actions are con-
tinuing day and night.
In the vicinity of Makova, about l3
miles northeast of Monastr, the Bulga-
rians say that vigorous attack was
opened after heavy bombardment but
collapsed with heavy losses. Ii was fol-
lowed by another attack which, the re-
port says, was completely shattered.
Further to the east the allies assaulted
the Bulgarian lines in the direction of
Stravina and Gradeshnites but all the
attacks, according to Sofia, We're re-
pulsed
London, May IA great entente of
fensive is under way in Macedonia. Fol-
lowing up their recent successes, the
British have by desperate fighting cap
tured two miles of the Teutonic allies
positions southwest of Lake Doiran.
Russian troops took by storm several
trenches in the Cerna Bend, and Serbi
ans won Bulgarian posts in the Mogleni-
ca region. Severe artillery actions along
the whole l00-mils line forecast fur
ther extension of the attack.
This is another Battle OF the Ma
tions," with British, French, Russian,
Italian, Serbian, Albanian and Greek
armies, all under the French General
Sarrail, attacking the German, Austrian,
Bulgarian and Turkish forces.
1t is the fourth great theatre of war
to show an entente offensive this year,
following France, Mespotamia and Pal.
estine. Only the Russians and Italians
main armies have not yet started owing
to lingering winter on the northern
plains and in the Carpathian and Alps.
Nowhere in his vast 0stend- to- Persia
military empire has the kaiser this year
initiated blow of general offensive
propaganda.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
JAMES DUNCAN ON
u. s. COMMISSION
TO PETROGRAD
Head of Granite Cutters Association and
Vice-President of American Fedora
tion on Labor Said to Be
Slated for Position.

Washington, D. c., May 1.-The
American commission to Russia, for
which Elihu Root has been chosen chair
man with the rank of special ambassa-
dor, is expected to be composed of the
following, although no official announce
ment has been made yet: Lieutenant
Colonel William V. Judson of the army
engineers, Lieutenant Colonel II. Bentley
Mott, retired, of the army engineers,
Samuel r. Bertron, a New York banker,
Charles r. Crane, a Chicago manufsctur-
er, James Duncan, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, and
Charles Edward Russell, author and So
cialist
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
HUNDREDS ARE SAVED.
By the Agency of tuberculosis Sanatoria
in Massachusetts,.

Cincinnati, o., May 1.-THE tubercul-
osis sanatoria OF Massachusetts have
produced results that prove them well
worth while, said DIR. John b. Hawes,
of Boston, in an address here to-day
before the annual meeting of the Ma
tionsl Association for the Study and Pre-
vention OF tuberculosis. This conclusion
was based ON a study of Lose patients
discharged from the sanatora in Mas
sachusetts, 46 per cent of them having
been far advanced cases on admission.
Each patient had been visited within
three months after discharge by Mrs
Bernice A. Billings, in charge of the
after-care work at the Massachusetts,
Ssnstoria.
"0f these 1856 patients" said Dr.
Hawes, "433 are still alive, 4s5 have
died, and l3s have left the state or their
whereabouts are unknown. OF those who
are still alive, 3l2 are in good condition
and regularly at work OF these 3l2 pa
tients. 35 per cent were ineipient, 43 per
cent moderately advanced and 22 per
cent far advanced on their admission TO
the ssnatoria.
AT the average rate of $3.50 week.
which Is the approximate total cot a
week for each patient at the state ssna-
toria. these patients cost the state Of
Massachusetts approximately s9-5O0 a
week. We have found that the 3l2 pa
tients now living and at work are earn
ing approximately 5000 a week which.
in itself. shows that the investment
which the state had made in this large
group Of patients Is not altogether vast
ed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-11
TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MOVE
In Case Any Graniteville People We're
Exposed to Smallpox.

The fear OF smallpox outbreak in
lower Graniteville has prompted the
health authorities OF Barre Town to issue
rigid orders in the belief that precau-
tionary measures will reduce to a mini
mum the danger OF a general epidemic in
the event that persons exposed to the
malady develop positive symptoms. To
that end the public schools and the pa
roehial school in the village will be closed
might at the instance OF DR.. +. H.
Bailey. the health officer, who has also
authorized the closing of the Presbyte
rian church Sunday,
Thus far no cases of the disease have
been diagnosed and none of the persons
believed to have been exposed is i'll. New
ertheless the authorities have acted
promptly and if an epidemic of any pro-
portion develops it will not be due to
negligence ON the part of the town health
department. Some days ago a young
man named Alex Campbell returned TO
Graniteville for brief stay in his for
mer home. After few days visit he
returned to Hartford and soon afterward
an illness which confined him to his bed
was diagnosed as smallpox. In Granite
vile he had moved freely among aequain-
tances in the lower village and it, at
that time, the disease was progressive, it
is thought that many were exposed. The
ban on school and church attendance will
be lifted by the end of next week, it is
thought, if signs of the malady do not
appear. Public gatherings of any sort
are being discouraged until the exposure
period is over and in his efforts to mini
mize the danger of a general epidemic
DR.. Bailey is receiving the cooperation
of the people in Graniteville.