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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-08
CALIFORNIA WAS TORPEDOED
WITHOUT WARMING TOO

New York Feb 8Oca cable advices that California
topedoed without warning to-day by the Anchor
line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-08
The Formal Notification of
Granting of American Re-
quest Has Been Received
NOW AWAIT ACTION
FROM GREAT BRITAIN
Ambassador Gerard Is Still
at Berlin, Instead of
in Switzerland

Washington, d, G., Feb, S,Franee has
formally granted safe passage through
the allied blockade for Won Bernstorif
and his suite, Similar action is being
awaited from Great Britain
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-08
Bills introduced in Senate.

By Senator Proctor OF Rutland. an act
to amend Secs. p. p and % of No. les
Of the acts Of 1910 and to repeal No. l53
Of the acts Of 1915, relating to unclaimed
deposits in savings banks and eXamina-
tion Of deposits in such banks. On the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-08
Senate Advances Administration Bills.

The Senate ordered TO a third reading
two administration measures during
busy forenoon session, one creating di-
rector of state institutions and the other
creating the office Of insurance commits
sioner, removing the duties now per-
formed by the secretary OF state and
state treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
LINDSEY SAYS CHURCH
WEAKNESS AIDS CRIMES
Most Of Juvenile Offenders EI-Sundsy
School Pupils, Declares Judge

Failure Of the modern church 20 do
aught but utter empty precepts, plat
iudes and cant is in large part respon-
siblc for juvenile crime IN the opinion
If Judge Ben B. Lindsey, of Denver,
an authority on juvenile reform. The
Judge Yesterday afternoon delivered an
address before the Brooklyn Institute.
of Arts and Sciences on Love and
Law" -,
Most Of the boys brought before him
wore former Sunday school pupils.
Judge Lindsey declared.
when the preacher says Thou shalt
not s,sal' the people in the pews all say
| family Yes. yes and visualize pict-
ure Of the thug smuggling the citizen on
me street and taking his pOcketbook
from him" ne said. "But they don't
have the vision OF the vell-fed man in
the front pew who stole traction
franchise from the people OF tho city
and who is thousand times worse
thief
dealing with Youthful delinquenS'
Judge Lindsey advised. One was VIC
lence, which breeds hate; the other
sentimeutzlity. which was Just as bad.
But sympathy IS the divinest force
in all the world II wisely used he
continued. The hsngmsn's moose will
never savs the world, but other things
can. We are learning 20 bring out the
human soul
The European war Was described as
arising from the same psychological
seeds which cause boys and girls TO do
bad things.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Women's Tailored and Dressy Suits

Suits of broadcIoth velour CLOTH in
bette or sem-6tted models. Red
broadcoh velour
stri,ed materials beIted and other models. Ret
Drey Suits of high materials in ur-rmned and
braid hound models. REQ
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
srNote Far Too Late

"Many. critics oppose the last note Of
President Wilson both in substance
and in the time IL was sent said the
Rev. DR.. Charles f. Jefferson in the
broadway Tabernacle. IL praise the
note hut add that il should have been
sent two years and more ago Dr..
Jefferson said he believed many people
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01

would never go beyond notes oil procees
and offers of peace because they reared
TO do so would interfere with their IN
comes.
The Rev. Samuel Schulman, preach
ing in Temple BETHEL yesterday, said
with the message OF peace ana good
will ringing in the ears OF a humiliateo
Christcndom we ought to ask ourselves
How long shall this horror In Europe
he allowed TO blot out the light OF nope
from humanity
"The elected head OF the American
people has courageously spoken TO a.,
the peoples engaged in the war II
there be genuine desire for peace
there are, indeed, strong reasons TOT
beginning that negotiation or thougn'
which BY It's very nature Is matt 10
war and a prophecy OF peace
America Justified"
"America is justified in persisting IN
it's neutral attitude. 10 has the correct
instinct; that, in origin and IN essence
this terrible world war is the outourss
Of smoldering rivalTies ana Compel.
tons for mastery among the great
peoples of Europe. so that, IN pro
found sense, whatever be the tragic IN
cidents Of IL, 10 does not concern amer
lea. whose genius is denial OF these
rivalries and a prophecy OF the posi-
bility OF various races living together
with the consciousness OF a common
free and independent nationality.
"Ours Is the nobler task now-to
dare to speak the word of truth and
peace, and even IL we offend in one
direction or another VIC will be blessed
later on. II is the duty Of this country
10 create an atmosphere OF peace
Whatever may be the varied construe-
tions put upon the Presidents worus'
whatever NAV be the question OF their
onnortuneness or correct diplomacy, It
is clear that they are simple and
STRAIGHTFORWARD and are a direct chat
lenge in the name of humanity to III.
moral sense, to the responsibility o.
nations"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Dunes To Be TombStones
of Race Unless Aid Ar
rives by Spring
HUNGER AND DISEASE
KILLING THOUSANDS
Turkish Whips Drive Ref
ugees to Death, Eye
Witness Says

This n the story Of one who has
watched the death throes Of broken,
driven, persecutsd nation. It Is an
eysw4tness's picture OF the exiled refu-
gees from ArmeuiA-the Belgium OF
the East-written by neutral and
made public by the American Commit
tee for Armenian and Syrian Relief.
In the deserts OF North Syria and
Arabia the last helpless remnants OF a
bounded nation are gathered. The
Turks their implacable enemies for
centuries, have herded them thither
and are holding them 70 die. They do
die-of dySentery. OF enteric fever. Of
a hundred and one diseases. But chief
ly they die Of starvation.
The man who has seen the horror
Of the death struggle is neither Turk
ism. Armenian nor American. He Is s
member OF neutral nation and his
name was withheld by the American
Committee. There is no doubt Of the
absolute authenticity Of the report,
according to DR.. James L. Rsrtou'
chairman Of the American Relief Com
mittee. % whom It's author is well
known.
No Hope for Thousands
Before compiling his report the man
was allowed TO investigate the At
roV~u~b QInnC
the desert-bordered Euphrates. These
sra NOS camps in tho accepted sense Of
the word. The unfortunate people
have been brought thus far and then
herded on the desert, ringed around
With Turkish guards and left to die
The brown sand dunes Of the desert
that look down upon Meskene, DeT-i-
Zor and a dozen other concentration
points are fast becoming the tomb
stones Of Armenia. And the dunes are
crowned BY Turkish guards, who tor
ture the famished wretches who try 70
break free. and shrug their shoulders
end let those who remain die.
There are $4,000 old men and women
and very young children perishing OF
starvation. All the men not slain when
rheir families were carried away into
slavery are working at the bayonet
point on the Turks military roads.
They are not slaves, Turkey points out,
They are paid for their services, and
this pay amounts 70 a lump Of coarse
bread each day-just enough TO enable
man to continue 10 swing a pick or
shovel.
Upon the women Of Armenis-the
Young women snd girls-even more
terrible fate has been visited. You
must search for them now in the
seraglios Of their wealthy masters.
That is, the more lovely ones are there.
The rest are known only by the bones
and shallow graves that dot the pain
Armenia trod into slavery. They were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Misha Appelbsum to Speak

Misha Appelbaum, who has been APP
pearing az a Broadway theatre In con
nection with an anti-capital punish
ment film, will transfer his eloquenee
70 Carnegie Hall tomorrow night and
address his Humanitarian Cult upon
The wickedness OF the death penalty.
owen r Loyejoy will be chairman Of
Tia meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Peace Prospects Are Dis
cussed in New Years
Eve Services
DR.. MANNING PUTS
OTHER THINGS FIRST
Lutheran Pastor Sees No
Christmas Spirit in the
Allies Reply

watch Night" services in the eity's
churches last evening were marked by
discussions in many pulpits OF peace
prospects, as indicated by the notes OF
belligerents and neutrals. These ser
vices, more numerous than ever before,
were largely attended.
"The peace of the world must be
founded on kindness and mutual re-
spect," said the Rev. Dr. F: ". Crowder
in st. Jsmes's Episcopal Church, Madi-
son Avenue and Seventy-frst Street.
Terms % peace must be in them
selves a mighty proclamation OF the
eternal laws Of right" he continued
"Otherwise it will be pstched-up
peace-a mere truce among the war
ring nations.
"0ur President may find himself in
delicate situations, our national inter
ests may be imperilled. our SAFETY al
stake; but TO use the immense innu-
ence of this great country TO bring
about peace in Europe, irrespective OF
the merits of the conflict, with Its IS
sues left clouded and unsettled, would
be an unworthy, even an ignoble, role
for a great hearted, liberty loving peo-
pie to play
Christ at Door Of Life
The Rev. DR.. william T. Manning,
rector Of Trinity, on the question OF
uesce. said: con this last night OF
the year Christ stands at the door oil
the life Of the world and offers 10
bring peace into it. But the peace lie
offers 70 bring is not the peace OF sur
render to unrighteousness or compro-
mise with open and fragrant wrong.
1--WE all desire and long for peace
but IL we have the spirit OF CHRIST IN
our hearts we shall not allow the fear
Of physical suffering, the dread OF
physical death or the love of ease ana
comfort to lead US 70 put our desire
for peace above the divine claims OF
Justice, righteousness and truth.
Germany is making mistake TO
bring forward at this time peace pro
possls, whether she specify terms or
not" said the Rev. Or. A. B. Moldenke,
at ST. Peters German Lutheran Church,
Lexington Avenue and Fitty-tourth
Street. 1--WE can see no reason for
her 80 doing save her ueSlle 20 Wins
an end TO suffering and death. Never
theless, such suffering must be en-
Gured that right may prevail.
Germany possesses resources OF
men and money, food and inventive
plans which are far from being ex-
hausted. The reply OF the Allies to the
kindly advice of the Kaiser is unfortu-
nate. 1t shows the Christmas season TO
be unavailing. They would have done
better TO accept and smooth out differ
ences.'
Mote Far Too Late
"Nany. critics oppose the last note Of
President Wilson both in substance
and in the time IL was sent said the
Rev. DR.. Charles F. Jefferson in the
Broadway Tabernacle. praise me
note. but add that it should have been
sent two years and more ago DR..
JsTerson said he believed many people
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Drifting Toward Disaster

"s.cause American public opinion "
90 bedevilled BY sophistry and sent
mentality. so horizoned By paroehlal,,
ism. so emasculsted by timidity AND and
opportunism, we are drifting steadily
toward disaster. Our overtures OF
friendship, however sincere their mo
tive, serve only TO irritate and puzzle
tn. warning people. In our frantic de-
sire 10 keep out Of war we are Great
ing conditions which contain every Gle
ment of misunderstanding and strife.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
S.DRIFTNG INTO
WAR,SAYSPASTOR
DR.. Eaton Declares Frantic
Desire for Peace Brings
Strife Nearer

Armed attacks on the United states
would be a good thing for the Ameri-
can people, the Rev. DR.. Charles a.
Eaton. pastor Of the Madison Avenue
Bsptist Church, declared in his morn
ing sermon yesterday. The pastor as
serted that they might be the only
means Of reviving the spirit Of rs and
freeing America from the delusions
which, he says, threaten the future.
81 am doubtful" DR.. Eaton declared
az there is any civilized nation in the
world in greater danger than the United
States Of America. BY this | do not
mean in danger of armed attack, but
should an armed attack be made upon
us it would be a good thing. II would
arouse those slumbering agencies OF
soul and mind which have been dor
mant far too long.
while the war has shaken the Eu-
ropean peoples down to intellectual
and moral bedrock, our American ma
ton continues to live at ease in fools
parsdise. We have plenty OF strong
men who see ana know the truth. but
for the most part they have STOOD
aside in silence, hopeless Of making
Roadway against the food OF fAtuous
sentimentality which threatens 10 en-
gulf US
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-01
Voice. in the Wilderness

we hav. newspapers which 20 their
undving honor have spoken like seers
Of the Kingdom Of God. but as yet they
have been voices crying in the wilder
ness" ,..
people lsbored under four princips,,
dclugions neutrality in thought and
feeling, the dclusion OF sloofness' IN
rDired BY our geographical isolation
the delusion OF service without saeri'
flee and the delusion Of peace without
a moral foundation -.
"The cry has gone up for peace al
any price. And it has remained for
LLOYD George. the spokesman OF the
British Empire, standing in the very
shadow of death. 20 show Us that an
inconclusive peace with no efeetuai
guarantee of permanently would be q
greater crime against humanity than
tie war itself Strange IRONY OF his,
tory that he should md precedent and
sunport for this momentous declars
lion in the words Of our own great
Lincoln. spoken 10 panicstricken psei-
fstS during the fateful days OF our
1f-u Wsr
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-07-06
VIRGINIA RED CROSS NURSING
SERVICE.

charlottesville, July 3.-A base
hospital unit, to he known as No. al +,
is being organized ut the University
of Virginia for service in France. A
letter has Just been received here
from Col. Jefferson r. Kcan, u. S. A.,
appointing DR.. William II. Goodwin.
associate professor of surgery, as
director of the unit, and naming Miss
Margaret B. Cowling, superintendent
of the school of nursing Mt the Uni
vcrsity as chief nurse.
The unit will have personnel of
268. Director Goodwin vii, be as
sisted by the following staff: An adj
jutant, Il quarter master, regis
trar and Il subordinate administrative
personnel Of 1853, who must be member
Of the Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps
or who agree to enlist in such corps
when called into active service. These
men must be between the ages Of Is
and DO and must pass the usual army
physical examination. Salary runs
from $50 for privatcs to $8l for mas
ter hospital sergeant.
The surgical, medical and labora-
tory sections have been practically
filed. The ready response TO fiji
these departments was very gratifying
to the organization committee, con-
sisting of William III. Goodwin, b. A.,
M. d., Associate PROFESSOR of sur
gerry, Chairman; Edwin A. Alderman,
Ph. b., ID. G. L., LII. d., President
of the University of Virginia; Theo-
dore Hough, A. b., PHI. d., Professor
of Physiology and Dean of the Med
ical School; james Carroll Flippin,
M. d., Professor of Clinical Medi-
cine; Margaret b. Cowling, II. NJ,
Superintendent of the School of nurs-
ing; Lewis d. Crenshaw, M. A., b. L.,
Alumni secretary.
SiXty-four nurses will 70 with the
Virginia unit. Half of this number
have already been enrolled. All nurs-
cs must be members or eligible to be-
come members of the Red Cross nurs-
ing service. Applications should be
sent to Miss Cowling.
The &irginia unit is anxious to
have applications for the administers
tive personnel. Among the positions
to be filled are merchanics, machin-
lists, clerks, orderlics,. cooks, pharma-
cists, telephone operators, carpcn-
ters, chauffeurs, plumbers, BARRIERS,
tailors, waiteDs, electricians, book
keepers, and cobblers. Applications
should be sent to DR.. Goodwin. Fif-
teen civilian employees are also want
cd--six stenographers. one chief cook,
three cooks, one baker, four maids,
Salary from $75 to $50 per month.
Nurses, enlisted men and civilian en-
ployees receive lodging and rations
from the government in addition TO
their pay.
AS soon as the unit is fully organic
ed, it will be accepted by the United
States government and will be assign
ed. to active service. The enlistment
for any branch of this service will be
for the duration of the war.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-07-06
JOE LESLIE TO GO TO FORT
OGLETHORPE.

(Richmond Virginian, of June 3O.)
Joseph A. Leslie, for some time a
member of the staff of The Richmond
Virginian, was yesterday mustered
into federal service as a member of
the headquarters company of Virginia
artillery, and will leave for Fort Ogle-
thorpe within the next few days. Ac-
cording to plans announced by the
war department, the Virginia artillery
will be sent to Fort Oglethorpe for
preliminary training and will be
among the first American troops to
be sent to France.
Although his home is in Tazewell,
Mr.. Leslie is wildly known in Rich
mond, having attended Richmond col
lege for four years. He graduated
last year, the most prominent man in
his class During his four years at
the institution, Mr.. Leslie was editor
and manager of the college publica-
ton and took a prominent part in
every phase of college life, from track
man to cotillion leader.
Leslie and Pollard, both members
of The Virginian staff until last week,
were examined and mustered into
Uncle Sam's service yesterday, and
will leave for Fort Oglethorpc this
week,
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-07-06
A STORY OF THREE WARS.

T. l.. Webb, who lives near the
Russell line, and who was a Confed-
crate soldier, told remarkable story
to two veterans, who served on diff
erent sides in the same war. His
story, boiled down, is about as fol-
lows: Released from Johnson's Is
land, he was enroute for Dixie, but
stopped and worked for rich farm
er in Ohio, but suspecting matrimo-
NAL designs on the part of the farm
er's daughter, who he said was as ug-
ly as sin, he escaped and finally land
ed in Carroll county, where he got in
bad with his neighbors, voting for
Grant. Presumably he moved to Rus
sell, where he has n store near Raw
en-. He claims to be the father of
sixteen children, ten of whom are
boys between 81 and thirty one
years of age, and all anxious to go to
the war.
Two older sons were in the war
with Spain, one wounded in the
Philippines. The mother of all these
children weighs 285 pounds and keeps
store while he comes to town, but is
often bothered good deal by the
79 grand children, who occasionally
raise Cain while swelling the census.
ne Has VI HIS iif-u 1OuT uauButcIS,
one of whom pulls down the scales
at 256 pounds.
Mr.. Webb owes much of his pres
ent prosperity to the fact that he nev-
er had to call in doctor but twice,
and this reporter would love to know
just what sort of cataclysm of mis-
cry brought about these two visit.
Webb, who looks to be sixty, has n
son 48 years old and his youngest
is 21. He was wounded at Gettys-
burg, but the ball struck his cheek
and he soon recovered. Mr.. Webb
didn't impress the old soldiers to
whom he unfolded this story as a ro-
mancer, but as rather serious and
we'll balanced citizen who certainly
deserves we'll of this country, and
who should receive an autograph let
ter from Col. Roosevelt, who has
done things himself. Any one who
doubts this story can inquire Of Geo.
Mccall at Raven for direction to
Webb's store. Mr.. Webb will doubt
less show him the way back, or in
duce him to remain permanently.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-07-06
COL. LEEDY SOUNDS STRONG NOTE
OF WARNING TO TAZEWELL PEOPLE,

in his address, which few, if any. of
his auditors had heard before. He
said i'll speaking of German methods
of waging wnr, that they were ere
vcrting to type" "You all know" he
said, what is meant by revcrting to
type. In the course of n generation
there will appear crook or thief or
vagabond in Al perfectly good, well
ordered and intelligent family. Peo-
pie are astonishcd, and ask, "What's
the NATTER" The explanation is, h.
is rcverting to type. The Toutons
were originally barbarious. They
have reverted to type. Their cruelty,
inhumanity aud devclishness, as
shown in their methods of wnging
var and their treatment Of the con-
quered, is true illustration of ere
version to type" After generations
OF progress and development, they
are now proving that originally they
were barbarians of the lowest typc
and must be dealt with ns such"
This was n new point and deeply
impressed the thinking men ana wo.
men OF the audience. Perhaps not n
single man in the audience had heard
the statement before.
AT the close Of Col Leedy's address
the band played My County, "ris of
Thee" the entire audience rising.
There were louds calls for Major
Bullitt. The Major arose and nc
knowledged the compliment paid him
but declined to make speech.
REPORT OF RED CROSS
CHAPTERS.
After the speeches Mrs. w. G. Har-
risson called for reports from rep
rcsentatives of the Red Cross chap
ters present. This report in detail is
not available at this writing. This
much is known, however. One month
ago the Red Cross members in the
county numbered Al. Today there
are over 1000 members, all active i'm
their home organizations.
The County officers arc:
J. w. Chapman, Chairman.
Miss Mayola Gillespie, vicc-chair-
man.
Mrs. =. ID. Johnston, Treasurer.
Mrs. j. w. Ilarman, Secretary.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-07-06
The Lunches for the Soldiers.

There was some little confusion
as to where and when the lunches
would be spread. However, there
was more than enough for all the mil-
itary. Large baskets and boxes of
provisions were found unopened in
the late afternoon. There was ample
provision.
The country visitors to town
brought large boxes of fine lunch;
that is, many of them did. 1t was
not proposed in the start to furnish
n free dinner to everybody and hence
everybody should have brought lunch
from home. However, all's we'll that
ends well. Quite number of the
citizens took soldiers home with them
for dinner, thinking that perhaps,
there might not be enough on the
ground. In addition they sent ample
baskets. All are pleased now, and
more than glad and proud, too, that
they had part in promoting the larg-
est and most successful demonstra-
tion ever witnessed in Tazewell.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1917-07-06
HIGHER IN ALTITUDE THAN
THE "GARDEN.'

Mountain Lake, Va, July 3.-Mr.
and Mrs. w. jeff Hogc and Miss Let
tie Moss, of Burkc's Garden, spent
the last few days at Mountain Lake
and they were Il very welcome addi-
ton to the colony of restorers here.
MIR. hoge comes from Il high coun-
try himself,-God's country he will
tell you,--but here at Mountain Lake
he reached an elevation 1900 feet
higher than the bluegrass sod of his
own beloved garden" lie proved
that he could row boat with the
best of them, though coming from a
section in which nature afforded lit
tie opportunity for the development
of nautical sports.
Both Mrs. Hogc and Miss Moss
were very popular here during their
stay, and it was with many regrets
that the other guests saw Mr.. Hoge
and the two ladies depart.