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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-30
PORK NOW $50 A BARREL.
Huge Government Purchases Are Blamed
for Record Price.

Chicago, Nov, 30.--Pork available for
immediate delivery commanded $50 a
barrel Wednesday, the highest price on
record The topmost figure during civil
war days, when gold was at a big pre-
MUM, was S43 Wednesdays sales of
pork showed that the commodity had ris
en- $3.50 barrel in the last fortnight.
Huge purchases of packing house prod
ucts for the government was the chief
reason ascribed to the remarkable Jump
in value.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
DRIVE FOR THE NEW IBERT LOAN

The drive for the fotation of the second great issue of
Liberty bonds is now under way and has started with an I'M
petus that certainly should carry it well over the goal. The
machinery for the exploitation of the issue has been organ
lied with great care, with full advantage taken of the expert
ence gained i'm the conduct of the first campaign last June.
That was the most successful of the kind ever tried. Not only
was the amount of the bonds issued larger, but the total of
proffers and number of subscribers exceeded the experience of
European governments. The hope now is that our own rec
ord will be broken this time and a new mark established.
The great rush and confusion of preparation for war is
now over and the business of conducting our share in the I'M
dertaking is taking on orderly form. Patience and admins
trative skill, combined with utmost willingness to serve, have
succeeded in bringing all the great forces of the nations
manifold and diversified life into unison and Americans are
proving that democracies can be efficient in great emergencies.
Immense sums of money are needed to carry forward the work
we have set about and these sums will be forthcoming to the
uttermost penny. Just as this nation has devoted its man
power to the defense of liberty, so has it pledged its wealth
and it will be niggard with neither.
Patriotism will be the great spur in animating subscribers
to the Liberty Loan, but for those whose ardOr may not be so
readily moved to heat the proposition has it's attraction. The
loan appeals to the deliberate judgment as well as to the ge \
erOus impulse, for it is the most attractive form of investment
known. The result of the drive is not in doubt.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
THROWING WHEAT TO HOGS

We have not entered this war to make money out of It,
The federal government has limited the profits of manufacture
es of iron, steel, copper and wheat to win the war. Those who
remain at home must do their part and bear their burdens as
we'll as the young men in the army and navy. 1t is incredible
spite, as reported, because the federal government has fixed
the price at s.. 20 a bushel, which is more than they ever
dreamed of getting before this year.
Farmers have been favored by congress beyond any other
class of producers and their profits are relatively larger and
better assured. They have received a guarantee of a minimum
price of 81 a bushel for the harvest of 1913 and may receive
more if circumstances warrant it. The laws of supply and de-
sacrifice beyond foregoing the chance of enriching themselves
by grinding the faces of the poor, who must have bread. They
must do their part along with the rest of us.
The hardest burden rests on the salaried classes in cities
and towns that have to pay more for food and other necessaries
of life. War means sacrifice, not profit, for the Americans,
but all the farmers are asked to do is to provide food for our
selves and our allies at prices that exceed those of any time
within living memory.
If this war comes to an end before the spring of 1919,
which is probable, the federal government will have to take
over wheat at two dollars a bushel which may not be worth a
dollar a bushel after the accumulatiOns of Argentina, Austral-
asia, British India and Russia reach Europe, from which they
are now practically excluded by lack of shipping facilities. In
that event those farmers who are threatening to feed their
wheat to hogs will receive an artificial price which the public
must pay directly or by taxation. Are they willing to forego
this guarantee of two dollars a bushel for the crop of 1913 in
consideration of being permitted to charge what they please
this year? Exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
NEUTRALS AND THE PEACE COUNCIL

President Irigoyen of Argentina presented a singular rea-
son to support his opposition to war with Germany. He says
he prefers a continuance of the rupture of relations with the
standing of his country with regard to the future. In his
opinion the neutrals will have a stronger position at the peace
council than the belligerents. This point is worthy Of exam
inatiOn, as it involves the status of neutrals in the settlement
that is coming.
Americans have commended from the outset that neutral
nations must have an equal share in negotiations on which the
future peace of the world is to be established and our change
of attitude toward the war cannot affect this conclusion. What
ever action is finally taken in the council of nations must be
on the basis of justice to all, with little regard for the private
concern of any. 1t is on this principle that we rest our case
as belligerents. Neurals, wherever situated, have suffered
severely and those of Europe scarcely could be worse off if
they were actually at war. Warning nations have shown scant
consideration for international law, while the German policy
of unrestricted U-boat operation has amounted to making war
on every nation that sets afloat a ship. Such conditions are
intolerable.
the great world council that will follow the war, but not to the
exclusion of nations who have taken no active part in the war.
All will be affected by the engagements then entered into,
which must rest equally upon all if a balance is to be main
tanned. National and neutral rights and RESPONSIBILITIES alike
will be more clearly defined and safeguards for all provided.
Thus considered, it may be questioned whether President
Irigoyen is correct in his present expressed belief that a neu-
trail will have an advantage in the peace council. AS the senti-
ment of his people is against him, little doubt exists as to the
resentment of the Argentinian public aroused by the treatment
received from Germany.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
HAIG'S GREAT VICTORY

The latest British drive in Flanders is hailed as the great
est victory since Marine" and some reporters enthusiastically
hail it as the greatest of the war. Whatever its comparative
extent i'm relation to other engagements, it is of greatest mo-
ment because of its bearings on the task General Haig set Tor
his left wing months ago, that of turning the right wing OF the
kaiser's army. His steady pursuit of this objective, with It's
great dual purpose of driving the German line back upon itself
and breaking the navy's hold on the channel coast, is bringing
its reward. The magnitude of the latest engagement, which is
but a detail of the general plan, is such as warrants the use OF
superlatives. Thousands of Prince Rupprechts best men have
been put out of action and other thousands of them have been
captured. Arms and stores have been taken and positions
which have been built with utmost skill and care and improved
until deemed impregnable have been taken. The advantage
that for three years has been Germany's in this section is
crumbling and the enforced retirement of the invaders, who
dug themselves in there in October, 1914, is coming nearer
with each forward surge of the British army. And this in turn
brings a lasting peace.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
THE BURST BUBBLE

Senator James Hamilton Lewis made an interesting con-
tribution to literature bearing upon the war when he present
ed to the senate the report of Admiral Dewey to the navy de-
partment repeating a threat of German world conquest made
by Captain Won GOetzen of the German navy in 1898. The Ger
man officer boldly warned Dewey that about fifteen years from
that time Germany would start a great war, take Paris arl then
hurry across the channel and crush England.
Some months after we finish our work in Europe" he
said, 1--WE will take New York and probably Washington and
hold them for some time. We will put your country in it's
place with reference to Germany. We do not propose to take
any of your territory, but we do intend to take a billion or so
Of your dollars from New York and other places. The Monroe
doctrine will be taken charge of by us, as we will then ha !e
put you in your place"
Dewey, then in command of the American Asatc fleet,
thought this boastful statement of enough Importance to make
report of it to the department and it is to be found in the
brutal franknoss, it will occasion little surprise among the
here for many years that Germanys war preparations were
based upon such delirium as this.
Germany's course during all of the present kaisers reign
obviously was aimed at the accomplishment of world domino
ton. The American public has not forgotten the attempt made
by the German fleet to interfere with Dewey in Manila bay in
that memorable month of May, 1898. Dewey stopped the inter
ference by notifying the Germans that if they were looking for
a fight they could get it right there.
The kaiser, it appears, was late in starting his world con-
quest and, once he started it, he met such delays that he is now
running far behind schedule time. New York is doing very
nicely and Washington remains in the hands of the Americans.
The Hohenzollern bubble has burst, the vision has vanished
into air, the German government stands baked in it's designs
and the insane effort to vanquish the world has accomplished
nothing but misery and suffering Washington Post.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
WASTE

Waste must be avoided in these days of war. There is
plenty for all in the country if distribution is well handled.
Those who can afford to buy good clothes help others by Keep
ing the wheels of industry in motion. If people stopped buy
ing the country would be swept by panic. War orders look
large in the mass, but they can account for only a fraction, pos
sibly a tenth, of the industrial production of this country WIN
our own armies in the field.
It is the domestic consumption of peace products that sus-
tains business and helps those who produce as well as those
who consume. The parable of the talents is directly in point.
The two servants who put their talents to good use were re-
warded. but the one who hid his single talent in the ground was
cast out and deprived of that which he had. Those who have
should spend in accordance with their means and make use of
their wealth to promote industrial prosperity.
England is not forgetting the days that will follow peace.
France is trying to retain her trade in luxuries through which
she drew rivers of gold from the rest of the world. Our allies
are doing their part in this war, but they are looking forward
TO happier days.
Americans must preserve their own peace industries. II
the production and consumption of peace products are not main
tanned during the war this country will face financial disaster
when the demand for war materials comes to an end. There is
little danger of this, but those who bury their talents now
weaken their country to that extent. Those who make peace
products must have a chance to keep their heads above water
during the war, so that the work of reconstruction and reorgan-
izahon may be as possible when it is over. 1t is the duty of
everybody to buy what he can use, but to waste nothing.
One reason why there were only seven wonders of the
world is because, even in those days, wives didn't take any
back talk off their husbands birmingham Ledger.
The popes peace offer has been accepted by the Teutons.
The only obstacle to peace now lies in the fact that the pope
was never fighting the kaiser, a~nyhow-Dallas News.
Forward with Cod! cries the kaiser. It's a wonder he
hasn't ordered iron crosses for the angels.-Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
The German government does not make known its peace
terms lest it betray how it's expectations have shrunk.-Albany
Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
THE NEW WAR TAXES

The new war taxes will aggregate about $2o525,OOO,OOO,
which is a large total to take out of the pockets of the people
in one year. But it is no. too much, after all. 1t is something
that we have to do and it is the cheaper way of doing it. We
would better spend these moneys now to make ourselves strong
than to give them up after while, if we permitted Germany to
become strong enough to hold us up, for it is a hold up game
that she was bent on.
The taxes are well distributed. Over a billion of the whole
amount will come out of excess or war profits. And $85OOOO,-
900 more will come out of increased taxes which are graduated
so that they will fall lightly on moderate incomes, but very
heavily on men with large incomes. The rest of the taxes are
of the people, like tobacco, which bears %$30OO0OOO of the total
and liquors and Injuries also come in quite heavily.
There are, however, a few taxes which will hit most of the
people, and it is entirely proper that all should be touched
somewhere, for this war cannot be won without such universal
sacrifices. The postage rates on letters, for instance, are raised
one cent, which means that $%7O,OOO,OOO will be contributed in
that way. But this is an increase of which none should com
plain. 1t is worth while to put an extra cent on each stamp if
thereby we can help win this war.
Every man tells the truth once in a while, but to some of
thnnni It iS on auful Shnnk- TaxaS TaYarkana
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
BONDS BETTER THAN CURRENCY

1t is essential to the success Of the war and to the support
of our gallant troops that the Liberty Loan shall not only be
subscribed, but Over-subscribed. No one. is asked to donate or
give his money to the government, but everyone is asked to
lend his money to the government. The loans will be repaid
in full with interest at the rate of four per cent per annum.
A government bond is the safest investment in the world; it is
as good as currency and yet better, because the government
bond bears interest and currency does not. No other invest
ment compares with it for safety, ready convertibilty into
cash, and unquestioned availability as collateral security for
loans in any bank in the United States.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
LET PUNISHMENT FIT THE CRIME

The Tribune believes that Provost Marshhal General Crow
der is eminently right in insisting that a more severe punish
ment than dishonorable discharge from the army be accorded
soldiers found guilty of certain unworthy conduct. There is
no combating the correctness of his contention that there are
numerous men who would cheerfully accept the ignominy of
dishonorable discharge rather than go to war, and for the good
of the service it is well that adequate provision be made
against this class. Indeed, the morale of certain regiments
might be disturbed very seriously by those seeking discharges
through unworthy conduct, and unquestionably a far heavier
penalty than mere dismissal should be provided. Perhaps, the
punishment most calculated to serve as a deterrent would be
a sentence to serve with the army in some mental capacity
one which would entail hard work, great danger and a denial
of the privileges and companionship of the real soldiers of the
country. The imposition of a sentence or two of that sort
would bring to an abrupt end all attempts to secure discharges
by bad conduct.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

Down in old Missouri the popularity of the German Ian
guage in the schools Says painfully and French grows CORE
spondingly in favor. In one girls college at ST. Louis only
sixteen out of $50 students elected to take the dislked language
and the class was abandoned.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

Good people who in times of peace have Exchanged" Christ
mas gifts can now pool their efforts and make up a nice box for
the Observation-Disclosures Post.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

While there are those who do not advocate the dismember-
ment of Germany, no dissenting voice is heard against the dis
memberment of the kaiser-Pttsburgh Post.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

What are we fighting for?' demands Senator La Toilette.
The Wisconsin senator should amend by substituting you" for
I'VE" He is not doing any fighting, only obstructing. Kansas
Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

The Russian army is displaying a fighting spirit on the
Riga front. Better late than observation-disclosures Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

The result of an argument usually isn't worth the time and
energy expended-Albany Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13
1t seems to be no longer good form to discover substitutes
for gasoline.-Albany Journal.

pacificism in war time blew Pearson's Magazine, a New
York periodical, into the bankruptcy court. The concern ran
in the hole 100000.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

The devil quoting scripture is like the kaiser claiming that
God is with him-Butte Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

Everybody accumulates something if he lives long enough;
years at least-Albany Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

Every man tells the truth once in a while, but to some of
them it is an awful shock-Texas Texarkana.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

Forward with God!' cries the kaiser. It's a wonder he
hasn't ordered iron crosses for the angels-Alanta Consttu-
ton.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

The pope's peace offer has been accepted by the Teutons
The only obstacle to peace now lies in the fact that the pope
was never fighting the kaiser, anyhow-Dallas News.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

One reason why there were only seven wonders of the
world is because, even in those days, wives didn't take any
back talk off their husbands Birmingham Ledger.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-10-13

The German government does not make known its peace
terms lest it betray how its expectations have shrunk.-Albany
Journal.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-03
GlDpY GRANDMA.

Speaking about war, have you noticed the narrowing warfare against old age Father is not taking the prom nent part that generally in catacly smic struggles beyond limiting his diet taking exercise and shaving every morning. But motherl My goodness ou should mother. And you should grandma
 was boy just far enough back to remember the odfashioned grandma with her steel specs" her quiet seat in the sun window, and her wholesome advice. Grandma of the eddies of life in her quiet corner living in retrospect and in fear that Willie wculd learn to smoke. Now by gum, she is smoking, herself, and Willie is the least of her troubles.
 give you my word that grandma is wearing a skirt
 .t two n.kes above her shoe tops and it is aston fhing how we'll preserved she is; than that she has just shade Of nicotine coloring inside of her thumb and the outside of the index finger right mitt
 l speak about grandma because she is the more con pcuous example and because she mother faded in te ruthlessaess of her warfare against age She not oniy looks younger than mother but she is positively gddy at times
 l often wonder what has happened to grandma's wrinkles was sizing her up other evening" and her ace had some of the aspects of sixteen-it even carried the justly celebrated maiden blush But when came closer thought it had something like reno. vated appearance, like she had taken of and sent it ever to the cleaners What they to face nowadays is certainly aplenty.
 In theenthusiasm Of the moment said
 My goodness grandma you are twenty years younger an the year of the riquos theatre fire" and srandma giggled.
 -G'wan' she said. quit yer kddn' me-" and s'e 4c actually blushed
 Whatever do you think has happened to grandma ?- G M F in Seattle PostIntelgencer
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-03
JUST \ SUGGESTION.

Thus far we haven't done much spring clean ing. Wouldn't it be good idea if We were to make next week, for instance. the Cleanup" week? And incidentally, the garden-making week.
 The fishing season is coming rapidly and the men folks will be away most of the time In that case. if the housewives want help. they had better give the order to proceed with the clean ing of back yards, etc. otherwise they shall find the work heavy when they are ordered to cleanup by the health officer.
 Men are naturally careless when it comes to do that kind of work and most of them would rather pay to have someone else do that work than do it themselves and if the women allow them to get away. they are likely ohave to do it themselves. because women are naturally eco- nomical The only time that woman fails in that is when bargain hunting Bargain hunting
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-03
THESE ARE CRITICAL TIMES.

There is no need of trying to disguise the fact that these are critical times. According to reports. Germany has sunk 100000 tonnage dur ing the last week and the carnage seems to be about the same today. At that rate it cannot be long before the allies will have to surrender.
 There has been from time to time complaints in the newspapers that the British war office was unduly denuding the shipbuilding industry of needful labor and material, and that the constrc- tion of ships was neither speedy enough or upon a large enough scale to replace lost shipping. Now, according to one of the most prominent military men of England the reason for this was the lack of material and not the lack of willing ness to build more ships. Ii such was the state of affairs few months ago. how much more so t must be todev can easily be imagined From that it is obviously the duty of the United States to take drastic measures to help the allies Not only in shipbuilding but also with armies to help crush the enemy. Otherwise it will be matter of only few months before we are all starving together. No wonder Secretary Lane wants to rouse the country.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-05-03
CATHOLIC CHURCH,

Low Mass at 8:3u a. m.; High Mass at 10:30 a. m.; Sunday School at 2:30 p. m.; Sunday Vespers at 7:30 D. m. Week Day Mass ar a. m.-Rey. Paul P. erns. Pastor.
 ST. JOHNS EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
 Sunday-S a. m., Holy Communion. (except first Sunday in rhe month. 70 a. ID. Native Sunday school; II a m. Morning prayer and sermon. (Holy Communion first Sunday in month ) F m. Sunday school; 7:30 Evening prayer and sermon; Holy Days-10:So a. m, Holy Communion; Tuesday: 8 ?. m., St. Johns Social Club, Guild room; Wednesday: p. h., Native FonAn's Guild, Indian school house: Thursday: 2:3o ?. n.. St Johns Guild -oom; 7:30 D. m., St. Johns Athletic Club, E0y's, Guild room; Friday. 8 Tn., Choir rehearsal. Guild room. 4 Iincere welcome is extended to all- especially to newcomers.-Rey. Harold II. Kelley, Pastor.