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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

war--business men who have arrived In
Washington only to find that the wor,
of the advisory council of nations Il
viewed with petty suspicion by members
of the cabinet, who are afraid of being
overslaughed or of having their infrmi'
ties become public property. 1t will dis
close a condition of defenselessness on
land and sea, lack of coordination in
the war and navy departments, a mean
and jealous political prejudice, an atti-
tude toward men Of affairs which is dis
heartening and disrupting
When the explosion comes the country
will be told that all criticism Of the cab
met is aimed at the president and ema-
mates either from the ranks OF the oppo-
sition party or from bankers and bust
ness men who want to reap rich har.
vest in war profits from the government.
Every device known to the demagogue
will be employed to hoodwink the people
in the effort to protect the group of me-
diocrities who for the most part make
up the cabinet. If the espionage bill be-
comes law without too much amend
ment it will enable the administration
to Jail leaders of the press and the pub
lie who dare to tell the people the truth
about the government; but war is time
when patriotic service is limited neither
to arming nor farming.
The sooner the explosion comes the
better it will be for the country. The
fathers and mothers who are giving their
sons to the army and navy have right
to know what the government is doing,
and to criticise what is badly done or
lodged altogether, The brains of Amer
lea must be modified and used before
we can win the war, even though more
than one mediocrity who is to-day block
ing progress loses his job.-Boston Tran
script.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08
An Explosion Coming.

Washington will be the scene within a
few fortnights of an explosion the like
of which the nation has not witnessed
since the war with Spain. 1t will blow
the lid off the public delusion that ours
is TO be a placid participation in the
great conflict. "a little and long dis.
lance war" 1t will blast away the bar
riers which ineffectives in high places
have erected against the efforts of the
ablest business men between the two
oceans to help the nation get ready for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

Cleanup campaigns are now under
way in several Vermont communities.
The looks of some backyards in Barre
reveal an imperative need along the same
line. Ugly heaps of ashes piled outdoors
during the winter make the city look
very untidy; and the various other col
lections of the winter add their part to
the general disorder. Why not clean up
now, before the hot weather comes to
turn the accumulations into disease
breeding places?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

Those drivers of teams who use their
vehicles at night without lights will re-
greet their delay in complying with the
law, when they are taken into court and
fined for breaking the law 1t would be
far cheaper and less trying to the feel
ings to make a small expenditure now
before the hand of the law is laid upon
the drivers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

Mr.. Saunders moves to amend his first
statement, that the way to eliminate the
German submarine has been found. He
now moves to state that the agency may
be found. With that we are willing to
rest in content, believing that everything
possible is being done to invent some
thing to wipe out that great German
power. In the future, why not be more
guarded in our statements as to positive
results?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

Fraternizing in mo Mans Land" by
German and Russian soldiers brings to
mind the similar attitude of "Yanks" and
"Rebs" during certain stages of the
American Civil war. In fact, the friend
~ feeling became so strong back in '62
that the "Yanks" promised to give the
"Rebs" warning before they commenced
firing, and vice versa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08
MESSIAH STORY 1880 B. c.
Date Fixed from Tablet at University
Museum.

Philadelphia. Pa, May s.--Dr Stephen
Langdon, in translating the tablets in
the Nippur collection of the University
museum. has found evidence of belief in
the coming of the Messiah on a tablet
whose date is fixed at $500 b. c.
The Sumerian priests were then look
ing forward to the advent of divine
king, in the hope of restoration of hui
manity to the sinless state of happiness
from which it had fallen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

If there are any really strong men in
Russia they are likely to come to the
surface in the present national crisis
And surely Russia is not bereft of all
its big men. Therein lies measure of
optimism among the allies regarding the
future of the perplexed people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

1t was to have been expected that a
solemn warning against over production
of potatoes should have come out of Mil
waukee, the place where they raise
froth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

The French war mission seems to have
captured Senator w. J. Stones state
without struggle. The honors heaped
upon the distinguished Frenchmen in St.
Louis were distinct credit to the state
of Missouri, which has had some reflected
discredit during the last few months
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08
ORANGE COUNTY FARMERS
ASSOCIATION NOTES.
Notes for Week Ending May S.

Have you tested your seed corn am
beans YETI Remember that this lttl
aid to efficiency may mean as great al
increase to your crop as that increased
acreage you are working so hard upon
Last weeks notes contained the method
Or write direct to me for it.
The following bulletins are available
for distribution from this office and arr
pertinent at this time to the crops W.
are interested in. These contain littlt
hints which may mean greater elf
cheney in handling these crops this year
Potato Scab and It's Prevention.--Ver
mont circular, No. 2.
Potato Growing.-U. S. farmers bull
letin 533.
Vegetable Growing-U. S. farmers
bulletin SIS.
The Corn Crop-Vermont bulletin 1879
The Dat Crop.-Vermont bulletin 1877.
The Hay Crop--Vermont bulletin III.
Treatment of seed potatoes for scat
is particularly necessary this year, when
the scarcity of seed makes it impossible
always TO get seed free from scab. The
disinfection of seed with formaldehyde
or corrosive sublimate is not prevent
i've if the soil is liable to produce scab-
| by potatoes, but is an aid and will usu-
ally prevent on new land. Treatment
with formaldehyde is best if only ordi-
nary scab is present, as it is non-p poi
sonous If black scab or rhizoztonia is
present, the corrosive sublimate is more
sure.
| The seed should be soaked for two
hours in a mixture of an ounce of for
maldehyde in two gallons of water, or
one ounce of corrosive sublimate to Is
gallons of water. Sacks, as well as seed,
should be soaked, to prevent reinfection-
Injury to the seed viii result if soaked
in stronger solutions or for longer
time. Distinction may be done any
time during the winter or spring
Meetings were visited this past week
in Bradford, Williamstown, Washington
and Orange. The Bradford meeting on
Monday evening was held in co-opera-
ton with the local Board of Trade and
the committee of public safety. The
WiIliamstown meeting Thursday even
ing was under the auspices of the local
farmers club. This meeting was well
attended, and much interest was shown
in the preparedness talks and the talk
on marketing by VI. R. Toistrop of the
state department of agriculture. The
other meetings were Friday night, when
short talks were given to the Washing
ton farmers club and the Orange
grange.
Meetings for the week ending May ~
include a series of poultry meetings
scheduled as follows Wednesday even
ing, May 8, Peth farmers club; Thurs
day afternoon, Bert Clouds, Union vii
lage; Thursday evening, May 10, West
Bradford farmers club; Friday after
noon, May II. Randolph village, meeting
at the houses of several poultry faneiers
on Highlands. The afternoon meetings
are demonstration meetings at the poul-
try house.
Summary for week ending May s,
1917:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

One feels like asking with the Spring
field Republican,; "Now cant Mr.. Edison
provide an automatic stopper for foolish
talk?"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

ingenuity is working feyerishly to keep
up with the procession which it started
to invent an agency to nullify the sub.
marine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

Wednesday evening, May 0, at 1880
o'clock Important business at.this meet
ing. All members be present. P. }.
Finnigan, Sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

The allies have captured another town
therefore, Berlin reports another victory
for the Germans
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08
GRANITEvILLE

Meeting of branch No r. Q. W. /. L.
of n. A., viii be held in Miles hall on
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-08

Have you bought your government
bond? Have you done your bit?
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
RECORD HORSE SHOW ENTRY
seventy-slx Mounts to Take Part
Tn One Event Here.

Seventy-six horses are entered in
the free-for-all jump Of the National
Capital horse show, May to 10,
which Il believed to establish new
American record for the largest num-
Der of entries In q single horse show
event
While statistics are no available,
officials OF the association today said
that tkis IL q record for the local
show and that they did not belisre
that the Madison Square Garden or
any other horse shows held In this
country had ever attracted 80 many
thoroughbreds for one class.
In the free-for-all the best horsss
of the East, South. and West are en-
tered and exceptionally high-class
jumping IL looked for.
Manager Hazen and other OPTICIANS
Of the shows are considering having
the show start this year at instead
of ? D. m So many nominations have
been made In all Of the eighty-odd
classes scheduled that II is thought
the events cannot be run Off In the
time heretofore allowed.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
BRING RUSSIAN INTO
EDDYSTONE BLAST
Two Messages Sent Following
Munitions Explosion May
Clear Up Case.

CHESTER. Pa. April 2Z-"Explosion
occurred today: our crowd safe"
This terse message wired to a radical
Russian newspaper in New York may
be the missing link in the chain Of
mystery that-today had appeared in the
investigation into the Eddyst0e muni-
tions disaster.
As Coroner Drewes' inquest into the
disaster entered its second day. evi-
dence was brought out disclosing these
facts and connecting with them Was
koff, a Russian government inspector.
Federal and municipal authorities are
combing the country for this man.
Sent Soon After Explosion.
The message was sent by waskon
only a few hours after the munitions
plant had crumpled under a series Of
terrific powder explosions, according to
agents who have been investigating the
disaster,
Only two weeks before the explosion.
1t was brought out, many OF the Rus
SLAMS employed in the destroyed plant
engaged in a radical meeting. urging an
industrial revolution" Logeda, an
other Russian inspector. and close
friend Of Waskor. participated in this
meeting. He vas the first witness on
the stand today.
Telegram Sent to wife.
Walter Durman, Russian. testified
to having been the man who urged an
Industrial revolution" also is missing.
He Is believed to be in New Jersey.
Hunter Nugent. OF Harrisburg. deputy
State marshal. brought out that another
telegram was sent from Eddystone the
day Of the explosion ato Miss Mary
Marias. IS Stuyvesant street. New
York" 1t read: Explosion has oc-
CURED. am safe.-Shika-"
The authorities discovered that Miss
Marias" was waskoff's wife
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
RUSS ARMY SWORN
TO FIGHT TO FINISH
Copenhagen Advices Indicate
Failure Of German Propa.
ganda Among Slavs. I.

COPENHAGEN, April 27.-Far
from being affected by the tremend.
Gus and insidious Germanic pressure
for a separate peace, Russia,s ties
with the entente allies are slowly
strengthening, according to informa-
tion reaching here today through
diplomatic channels.
What was regarded by pro-allies
here as the most interesting evidence
of Russia's Increasing war power
against the Teutons was information
OF highest authenticity that the Rus
sian army has repledged itself to
the war.
The provisional governments plan
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
WASTE AIDS ENEMY,
RAILWAY MEN SAY
Speeding Up of Transportation
by Unification of Systems
Resolved Upon.

Declaring that svery primary Amer
ican interest is to win the war; the
Railway Business Association, a ma
tional organization of car, track, and
appliance manufacturers, today an
nounced 1t would take every step to
reduce transportation delays In an
effort to perfect railway facilities
and do its bit" in the war.
The association will urge shippers
to cooperate through fuller car load
ing and prompter loading and un-
loading of cars, and will attempt to
organize shippers and consignees in a
movement to order supplies at sea-
sons when a large flow Of empty cars
is expected to be returned in the d.
rection the shipment must go.
Regulations Suspended
The Railway Business Association
also will encourage the use of cars in
any direction, under suspension of
regulations announced by the railroad
defense committee OF the American
Railway Association a week ago. per-
mitting the sending or cars away
from roads owning them and the op-
try as one unit without retarding en-
tanglements.
The action taken by the Railway
Business Association will tend to cur
tail orders by diminishing require
ments OF customers. The peace time
work OF the association Is to foster
demand and sell all the output pos
sible.
Waste Aids Enemy.
Following a conference with rail-
way advisory committeeman of the
Council OF National Defense last
week. President George A. Post said
today:
Waste by any one of us in any
sphere Is aid and comfort to the en-
emy. Operation of the 250,0O0 miles
OF railways as a single system by the
concentration OF authority in a cen
.ral committee was proposed and ap-
proved at a memorable conference of
railway executives. The Railway
BUSINESS Association has offered its
unlimited support toward making
every pound "a IractISs po"eI -
and will do what 1t can to limit ship
ping waste"
The Washington times., 1917-04-27

of sending its leaders to the various
fronts to explain to the soldiers the
plans Of the new regime and the
menace OF Germany has proved sue.
cessful. Word received here Is that
unanimity on all fronts among all
soldiers now that the provisional
governments war program must be
carried through. There were vari.
Gus other moves reported from Rus
sia In which diplomats professed to
see the weaving of even closer bonds
between Russia and England and
France. For that reason there II the
greatest interest here In the forth
coming note to its allies announced
by the Petrograd officials.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
VETERAN MISSIONARY DIES.

Word of the death of Archdeacon
Eliot II. Thompson, of the Protestant
Episcopal MissionNin Shanghai, China,
was received here yesterday by his
son. Eliot H. Thompson. jr-, of the
Washington Loan and Trust Conf
pany. He was in his eighty-third
year. and had spent fifty-eight years
in the mission service. Mr.. Thomp-
son is survived by his widow. three
sons and one daughter. Funeral ser
vices and burial will be in Shanghai
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
ENEMY ALIENS HERE
NEED NOT MOVE YET
Major Pullman Announces That
Restrictions Go Into Ef-
feet June 1.

Unnaturslized Germans living with
IN half a mile of the Navy Yard, Ma.
rine Barracks, Washington Barracks,
Naval Observatory, or Giesboro Point
steel plant will not be required to
move until June l, Major Pullman
announced today.
The major also announced that the
Attorney General had decided to give
United States Marshal Maurice Splsin
authority to issue permits to Ger
mans to remain residents within or
travel through the restricted areas
under certain conditions.
The order of the Attorney General,
as made public by Pullman, reads in
part as follows:
Text Of Order.
"An alien enemy who fails to re-
move prior to June /, 1917, shall be
summarily arrested. Alien enemies
who do not reside within one-half
mile of the places above referred to
and who come within one-half mile of
said places will do so at their own
risk and may be summarily arrested.
The marshal may isste a permit to
anyone to continue to reside in the
forbidden locality or to come within
the forbidden locality for the purpose
of passing through such half-mile
area or of being employed or doing
business within the same, If, after
such proof as the marshal may re-
quire, he is satisfied that such con-
tinued residence or shch passage
through or such employment will not
be dangerous to the community or to
the United States.
Conference Ordered.
PERMITS must not be Issued, how
ever, until after the marshal shall
have conferred with the special agent
OF the Department of Justice, and
until after the employer OF the appli-
cant shall certify in writing, in such
form as the Attorney General shall
prescribe, that he desires to employ
or TO continue to employ the appli-
cant, and that he is satisfied that such
employment will not be to the injury
of the community or of the United
States or until the applicant (if he is
himself the head of a business) shall
give such security or assurance as
shall be prescribed that he will
strictly obey the law and the Presi-
dents proclamation. and the marshal.
before issuing any permit, shall Sc
cure the approval OF the United States
Attorney or Assistant United States
Attorney.
"All permits issued will be re-
vocable at any time IL the interests
of the United States so require.
Whenever permission is given to
more than one alien enemy to reside
or to be employed within a forbidden
locality, a violation OF law or of the
Presidents proclamation by any
holder Of such permit may result in
the revocation Of the permits Of every
alien enemy within such locality. II
will therefore be necessary in their
own interest that all alien enemies
should see that each obeys the law
and the proclamation"
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
LONDON WELCOMES
big PUSH WOUNDED
Cheers and Flowers Greet Sol
diers Back From the
Ancre.

| LONDON, April 27.-Lowerlng dusk
and a whining wind; dense crowds.
gray ambulance line drawn up in
the train shed, a suppressed feeling
OF emotion-this is how London well
coined back home" her wounded
from the great push.
! 1t was so last night. Coster wom-
en- sQuawked like parrots when the
"blighty" boys arrived; the London
ers cheered and threw flowers: din
ners grew cold in a thousand house
holds-but the wounded were greet
ed with the welcome OF triumphant
heroes.
By the time the train arrived the
audience had grown to two long
rows five or ten deep in the train
shed and thousands more outside.
-Coster Women Thrive.
The first ambulance sneaked
timidly out of the shed. seeming to
tiptoe through the rows OF craning
necks. Coster women ripped through
the crowd shrilling their cry of
"Vflets! Sweet vilets and danfydils
for the wounded" and peddling with
both hands.
Peering into the shadowy interior
of the creeping ambulance, the crowd
saw six men lying on swinging cots
with nurse STOPPING over examin-
ing the symptom card of one.
Flowers rained out of the crowd.
gently pelting the wounded. Violets
and dahodils, poorly aimed, fell un-
der the wheels-but no matter. Their
intentions were good. Two wounded
men propped themselves up and
nodded in response to the welcome.
One had, been shot through the face,
for only one eye and a portion of
his nose were showing through the
bandage. Still he seemed to smile
with that one eye. Just off the
fringe of the throng a little cubby-
hole OF cigar store was' enjoying
a business rush. Two clerks showed
out cigarettes in twenty-fives and
fifties.
Gimme hundred virginias," one
white-whiskered man demanded. He
grabbed four packages and pushed
back to his place on the curb, extract
ing handfuls to throw at the wound
ed men.
"Sitters' ADpreeIatlve.
Amhulances were filing softly past
in regular intervals Of half a minute,
their headlights flashing on the shiny
pavement. Some had a "sitter"-a
man whose wounds permitted him to
sit mp on the stretcher. The sitters
waved back at the fiuttering hand
kerchiefs. and nurses smiled in ap-
probation of the tribute to the men.
At the last came an ambulance that
moved more slowly than the Others.
This particular ambulance carried
some one who Swas very badly of.
The cheering hushed.
Through the back OF the car a doc
tor was seen bending over a wounded
man. A little homely woman in the
front rank covertly made the sign Of
the cross. and then smiled up at her
son whose face was dishgured and
whose sleeve was marked with the
gold stripe showing he had been
wounded doing his bit" Il
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
SCHOOL GRADUATION DATES.

Commencement dates for high and
normal school graduates. asked by
school principals, have been author
lied by Superintendent Of Schools
Thurston as follows: Business two
year class June IA, 8 D. m: four
year class. June IS. 8 D. m; Central.
June 10, D. m; Eastern, June Is,
4:30 D. m: Wilson Normal School,
June 20, D. M; Armstrong, June IS.
8 .. m; Dunbar, June Is. 8 p. m. and
Miner Normal, June is, 1890 q. m.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27

sale of liquor there. The opinion was
given in a suit filed by Mrs. Mary E.
Dugan against Jeremiah Costello, al
leging he had leased the saloon prop
erty at 632 Delaware avenue south
west for five years, beginning No
vember 1911. but had since moved
out and had not paid rent since octo-
Der. 1914 Costello. in reply, said that
under the law passed by Congress
the premises. in question was in
residence section, where saloons were
excluded.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
For BACKWARD PUPILS.

All pupils of the third division who
face a possibility OF repeating their
work at the end of this semester will
be permitted to attend the coaching
school for backward students con-
Quoted b ythe Parents League at the
Wilson Normal School. It was an
nounced today. Glasses meet Tuesdays
and Thursdays at 2:30 o'clock. Compe-
tent instructors are in charge. A Sc
ries of eight lessons will be given.
An entertainPent for. the benefit
of the Parents League will be given
at the Wilson Normal School tonight
at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
RITES FOR ROGER WETMoRE
Son Of Former Senator to Be Buried
In Rhode Island.

The body Of Roger Wetmore, son
OF former United States Senator Wet
more OF Rhode Island, and who died
yesterday at his home, 1913 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, OF apo
pleKy, was taken to his former home
in Newport. r. J., last night. Inter-
ment will be in that city tomorrow.
Mr.. Wetmore apparently had been
in the best of health. He was born
in the American legation in Paris in
1882, when his father was on a mis-
sion for this Government. He was
educated at Eton, England, where he
was a roommate OF the Prince Of
Wales.
He is survived by his parents. two
sisters, Misses Maude and Edith, and
q brother, William Wetmore.
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
sALooNIsT LOSES RENT SUIT.

Justice Mccoy. In the District Su-
preme Court, yesterday handed down
an. opinion holding that leases on
property occupied by a saloon cannot
be broken because the law stops the
The Washington times., 1917-04-27
SECULAR LEAGUE ELECTION.

Officers will be elected Sunday
afternoon by the Washington Secular
League in Pythian Temple. This will
be the last meeting OF the league
this season. DR.. Riley d. Moore will
speak on "The Breath of Life"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1917-11-06

Mr.. D. Ray Boyette will probably be
one Of the wedding party at the mar
rage of the county agent, Mr.. n. 3.
Stevens, at Plymouth tomorrow noon