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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24
GERMAN FOOD
CRISIS IS CRAVE
Short 100000 Tons of Wheat,
Washington Is
Informed
PAL.

WASHINGTON. July % Food
shortagc grows apace in Germany
any there is such dearth OF war
material she cannot last thru anoth
or winter. according 10 clblegrams
sent here thru reliable sources
from Americans recently in Berlin
Other advices reaching the state
department say Germany lacks 600
900 tons OF wheat 10 reach the mid
august harSe sts and the crop pros
poets are very poor
These reports also 90 so far as TO
say the kaiser's popularity is wan
ing They say that the German peo-
pie see no hope for Improvement
over their present lot
Authorities here see In Chancellor
Michaelis' statement 10 tho reichstag
this week determination by Ger.
many 10 throw hor full force into
the balance al this time Oficials
believe Germany's force Is certain TO
Nane from now on.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24

PrIntir~-the plain nent kind--thst
IL right--Tim~. Job Depf.--NRiu t52O.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24
BY MARY &. WALTER.

She was % and he was 21 when
they became engaged They lived
In the same town. and for year
previous 10 their engagement had
been close neighbors Her engage.
ment meant much to this girl, for
he was the first man she had ever
cared for and she was the first girl
he had ever thought OF
When they had been engaged
three months-last year ne went
away 20 New Mexico with his regi-
ment Of the National guard. The
soldier boy wrote the girl long let
ters of his first sight Of the great
world and what wonderful expert,
cnce II was 10 him who had lived
always in the one little town.
When the boy returned after six
months he went first 20 visit the
girl. He spent an evening telling
her all he had seen and done. Aft
or that he called on her once and
then once more. quite formally for
engaged folks On the second call
she showed her hurt She taxed him
with remissness. She drew out Of
him by questions that he wished to
break tho engagement She dc
manded reasons For a long time
he pleaded with her not 20 insist on
knowing. but on her persistence ne
admitted he had come TO feel that
he no longer loved her In such
case. he said. il wasn't fair TO him
self and, above all. fair 10 her to
continue their engagement and
marry The girl asked what she
had done that he should no longer
care He answered that IL was not
a matter OF any ones fault or any
ones intention. but OF change OF
feelings OF growth. that couldn't be
helped But she pleaded that since
he had cared once ne must still
care. that he would come 20 see he
still cared. and would want 20 fulfil
the duty and obligation he had un-
dertaken RE replied that. unless
the duty and obligation We're full
filed in love on both sides. they
We're Cancelled.
The poor girl felt her world had
failed beneath her feet Yet she still
chung 10 tho idea that her fiance
had made some gloomy mistake In
his feelings, that he would return
and ask forgiveness and reconcilia-
ton For week she waited for
a month She dropped, grew pale
and thin. The SECOND month went
by She saw the young man occa-
sionally. lie was friendly, but
showed no wish 10 renew their re-
lations Neither did he indicate
that he had found some one else 10
take her place.
The third month the girls moth
or decided her daughters health de-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24
5000 MEN
~
TO GUARD
THE STATE
Organization of Troops
Being Rapidly
Completed
MAI. VANDERCOOK
ALLAYS FEARS
Michigan Will Not Be
Left Unprotected,
He Says

Michigan Is 10 have a military or.
ganization OF at least 1000 men 10
protect industries az once. accord
ing TO Mai Ray c. Vandercook. sec
rotary OF the Michigan war prepar
edness board n had been feared
that the Home Guard plan had fall
len thru because the preparedness
board had not made any apparent
EFFORT 10 equip such an organization
This attitude OF delay caused pro
tests TO come from all parts OF the
state. Big manufacturers feared
that their properly would be Al the
mercy Of the lawless gangs OF agita-
tors which u was expected would
get busy as soon as the National
Guard was withdrawn from the state
and there was no longer any mill.
tary body 20 restrain them
city Clerk Lindsay Monday morn
Ing received a letter from Mai Van
dercook in which II was explained
that the organization OF the state
troops. 1900 strong, was going on
rapidly that the unit already had
so per cent OF sufficient uniforms.
furnished by tho local organizations.
and that the state was already clos.
ing contracts for additional con
tracts for ammunition. field equip
ment and other necessities He OK.
planned that in this organization
there would he 500 members of the
mounted state Constahulary
Mai Nandercook, who wrote AZ
the behest of GOV Sleeper in re-
Spouse 10 a resolution Of the De.
troit common council. asking infor
nation as 20 tho delay in organic
ing the state Homo Guard took Oc-
casion 70 criticize Secretary OF War
Baker and pass tho whole RESPONSE
bility for the delay mp 10 him
The delay was due 10 the fact
that the secretary OF war. both
verbally and by written word. had
advised the state preparedness board
that the National Guard would not
be Withdrawn from the state, leay
ing IL unprotected. he said
Mai Vandercook said. however
that the state troops would be avail
able for guard duty Immediately
The state troops will be employed
TO guard public property only. but
may be available for private bust
ness when the owners OF the prop
erty pay the men their salaries and
furnish their rations
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24
5 CENT LOAF
TO COME BACK
Hoover Says Conservation Plan
Will Make 1t Pos
Sihle

WASHINGTON. July "a. Five.
cent bread should reappear in the
United States when the full effects
Of 81 wheat and conservation meth
DDS are felt. one OF Herbert Hoover's
chief lieutenants said today
There is plenty OF food Of all
kinds for us and our allies" he said
1T is mercly-a question Of conserya
tionand distribution.
THE threat Of co-ordinated Allied
buying probably will scare the
wheat spectators out Of business.
and If We can keep the price az 81
there is no legitimate reason why
the fye-cent loaf should not be re
stored TO the entire United States"
Prfnting-the plain neat kiDd-thnt
u r'sht-Ttm~s Job Drpt.--Mnin S5zo
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24
SEES NO HOPE
IN MICHAELIS
BY JOHN n. HEARLEY.


stat Correspondent United Press
ROME. July % Naming ~ Or
Michaelis as German chancellor
shows there Is no hone % Germany
democratizing herself, in the opin-
ion OF -Signor Bissolau. member Of
the italian war cabinet and minis
ter without portfolio.
His speech Bissolaii said in an
interview for the United Press to-
day, has caused collapse Of the
Illusions OF those who were expect.
ing that Germany herself would find
strength TO correct her own defects.
THE facts now prove that those
can only be corrected by outside ac-
ton. That outside action must be
applied by the Allied nations"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24
Iuaticn

Country Justte-The constable
SAYS you were speeding
Motorist-What, on such rotten
roads as you have here?
Justice-Five dollars for speeding
and ten for contempt--of our roads
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24

Judge VIM did YOU speed away
after the collision
Chauffeur with q black eye,
broken nose. and one arm in spllntsD
why, | didn't know that ] had
been Ia an accident
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24

Every phase Of realty dealings. TO.
gether with numerous problems OF
general public interest. will be dis
cussed by the National Association
OF Real Estate boards at It's tenth
annual convention which opens to-
day at Milwaukee.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-07-24
At the Rinoside

The Novicc-why does that pug
crouch so?
The Old sport--He stoops 10 con
quer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
COMMITTEES NAMED
IN OTHER PLACES
FOR CO. C. FUND
Amount Contributed for the Comfort of
National Guard Soldiers Will Be
Augmented By Several
Towns.

c compsny's fund is growing steadily
as result of liberal giving on the part
of Barre citizens and the aggregate for
to-day indicates that the young men who
make up the unit, Bsrre's second com
psny contribution to the lst Vermont
regiment, are very much in the thoughts
Of the folks back home Zoo much EN-
phasis cannot be laid on the fact that
the company fund. when il is completed.
must be = testimonial Of popular feeling
and not the aggregate contribution Of a
comparatively few large givers. There
fore. IL Is necessary that every man,
woman and child IN Barre and in the
towns which have sent men to the colors
OF { company. should make il = personal
appeal and give according TO his or her
means.
Without the contribution Of the small
ziver. the fund viii not Be- q suocess any
more than the Red Gross fund o. the
Liberty boud issue would have been suc-
,essful had i not been for the people Of
Moderate means Who psiTiotioally sub
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
NEW BATTLE AT LAoN.
French War Office Declares the Germans
Failed Completely.

Paris, July 20.-Yesterday's battle IL
miles southeast of Laon is described in
the following statement from the French
war Office last evening:
"The artillery was particularly active
to-day between the Somme and the
Aisne. South of st. Quentin a fresh
enemy attack delivered about 1880
o'clock against the hillock of Moulinsous-
Toutevent failed completely.
After a bombardment of extreme vio-
lenee lasting the entire morning the Ger
mans attacked our positions from the
northeast Of Craonne as far as east of
Hurtebise, sending forward the 5th guard
division, which engaged at several points
in thick waves. The attack was a com
plete failure on both wings; only in the
center were the Germans able 10 reach
some elements Of our first line trench,
where counter-attacks arrested them att
er they had suffered additional heavy
losses.
There was a prolonged enemy bonn
bardment on one side south OF Corbeny
and on the other a. far as the region
1f Cerny. where the German infantry.
-zurht under the IRE Of our artillery,
vas not able to debouch. The artillery Z
sas active on the ieft bank Of the Meuse. F.
During the days Of July Is and le, !
100 shells we're thrown into RheinS.S
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20

The first drawn from Washington county for the
tional under the selecve conscpton law to-day
Barre Wilbur Joseph Duquette of 76 Washington street
Next Mortified Falls Clifford Crawford Barnes and
third another Barre man. Congo Maple
AS fast the numbers drawn Washington they
communicated the various district boards including
Montpelier.
The list of Washington county men drawn follows
No. 258 WILBUR JOSEPH DUQUETTE 176 Washington street.
No 2522, CLIFFORD CRAWFORD BARNES Mortified Falls
No I4S6, Al HENRY ENNIS. Cabot.
No 1924, RALPH HOBART PERRY, Panfed
No s54, LOUIS SAN MIGUEL, Ahen place, Barre
No 1894, RAYMOND THOMAS LEDDEN, II First avenue,
No 1873 HARoIb BYRON NELSON GA State st. Montpelier
No 1895, DOMINGO BELELLo Granitevlle.
No. 2o22, ANDREA TOMASI, 6s Main street, Barre.
No. 7ss WARREN R1N WFoRE Bailey Street Barre
No No. dsIs s RAY R VI LIONEL S1 JERoNME m Montpeler
No. 1858, WILLIAM KELMAN MITCHELL, Main street.
No. No. ss EbbE VILLAIN VILLAIN Wife Marsh faRdef
No. 2494 HARRY ASA WILEY, Northfed
No. Y EbWARb oARBoNNEAG afA GaneVe G9GdeuH
No. 1872 ROY CARLTON DAVIS Waterbury
No. 2762, FRED ADAM MOBUS Warren.
No 2l95 LEWIS BENJAMIN PRoVisT, Iii Barre street,
No ss7, WEELLi NICOLA 80 Foster street Barre.
No 2Os6, WESLEY BYRON HAYES, 1873 Main Montpelier
No 676 CARL HEINRICH Low, Is Pleasant street Barre
No 275 ROBERT BURNS KNOX 45 Merchant street Barre
No. % ARSGnq ERSs 80 Bss aSeeu eee Barre Barre
No 1885, NOISES ARRONTE, East Barre.
No. 21e6 RAYMOND M IvoR Northfed street Montpelier
No. 945, JOHN GROVER CLEVELAND KENEFIcK, Prospect
No 1918 WILLIAM LADALE Mckee Wilder St, Montpelier
No. SsS WILLIAM SINEoL 4Q5 North Main street. Barre
No. 1886 1886 vERM N LESLIE SMITH; H; Waterbury.
No. 1895 ARCHIE GLENN RUSSELL, Lower Cabot
(This list is not Officially
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
MONTPELIER STORES
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Easements of E. T. Seguin and Chapman
Bros. Were Burned Out and Smoke
Did Some Damage on First
Floor of the Former,

After about 20 minutes fighting of a
fire in the stores of L. I. Seguin and
Chapman Bros, in the Hazen block on
Main street, Montpelier, this morning,
Chief Pattee sounded a general alarm
from box Is at the corner of Main and
State streets and for an hour the de-
partment fought stubborn cellar fire,
which did about $500 damage to the
owners of the two stores and block.
William Brown was passing the store
of Mr.. Seguin about 1915 o'clock, when
he saw smoke coming out near the avn
ing. He dropped the awning down and
saw that the smoke came from inside of
the building. The department respond
ed to still alarm and after effort with
a garden hose, line of big hose was
laid, but the fire seemed scattered and
at 1882 general alarm was rung in.
The first line of hose was laid in the
Chapman store for what seemed to be
a partition fire, but soon flames broke
out in the cellar of the Seguin store and
then two cellar nozzle lines of hose were
laid with two ordinary streams, which
soon drowned out the fire. The firemen
were able to keep it from getting to the
first floor OF the building.
The firemen were greatly handicapped
by the volume of smoke, which gave
them chance to try out the new Draeg- |
n respirators. The machines worked nice
y and helped materially in getting con-
.rol OF the fire. The all out was sound |
ID about 40, although the fire had been
inder control for half an hour. Chap.
nan Bros will have small smoke loss,
while Mr.. Seguin will suffer well to-
wards $1,000 on cigars and goods stored
n the basement.
There will be quite a little damage to
he building. Mr.. Seguin will also sqf-
er some loss from smoke in the main
art of his store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
CHANCELLOR TREATS
AMERICA LIGHTLY
Says Entrance of the United
States into the War Is Not
Regarded with Serious
Concern-Expresses Faith
in Submarine Campaign
and Declares Its Use Is
Justifiable

Copenhagen, July 20.--The Reichstag
yesterday adopted the majority peace
resolution by vote of 2l4 to lie, with
II not voting.
Chancellor Michaelis in his address be.
fore the Reichstag said that Germany
would not continue the war day longer
if it could obtain an honorable peace.
Americas intervention was not regarded
with serious concern. The German fleet,
particularly the submarines, would mas
ter the situation, he said.
The chancellor declared his adhesion to
Germsny's submarine campaign, assert
ing it TO be lawful measure, justifably
adopted and adapted for shortening the
war
Dr.. Michaelis opened his Reiehstag
speech with hearty tribute to Dr. Won
Bethmsnn Hollweg, the retiring imperial
chancellor, whose work, he said, history
would appreciate.
The chancellor declared that the war
was forced upon unwilling Germany by
the Russian mobilization and that the
submarine war was also forced upon
Germany by Great Britain's illegal block
ade starvation war
The faint hope that America, at the
head of the neutrals, would check Great
Britain's illegality was vain, Germany's |
final attempt to avoid the extremity by
a peace offer failed and the submarine
was adopted, said the chan
cellor.
The submarine, the speaker continued,
had done all and more than had been ex-
pected and the false prophets who had
predicted the end of the war at def
mite time had done disservice to the
In remarks concerning internal ques-
lions the chancellor said: "You cannot
expect me, as | have been in office only
i've days, to express my views exhaust
vely and finally on pending questions
of internal policy 1t goes without say
ng that stand upon the ground of the
imperial rescript of July II concerning
he franchise in Prussia. i consider it
advantageous and necessary that closer
ouch shall be established between the
,reat parties and the government"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
ORDERED TO WASHINGTON.
Major Seldom S. watson of St. Albans to
Enter Federal Service.

Gen. L. S. Tillotson received a message
Thursday afternoon from the war de-
psrtment stating that Major Seldom $.
Watson of ST. Albans had been ordered
to report to the quartermsster general in
Washington Immediately TO take up
work in federal service and that upon his
reporting at Washington he will be as
signed 20 the duties of constructing
quartermaster. II is expected that he
will look after the construction OF some
of the camps along viii other officers de-
tailed for similar service.
Major Watson Is brother Of Charles
Watson Of ST. Albsns. He was commits
stoned as major in the Vermont quarter
master corps in 1911 and wss camp quar-
termaster at Fort Ethan Allen last year
when the state troops were stationed
there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
RESTRICTIONS PLACED.
Because of Single Case of Infantile Pa
ralysis in This City.

| Following the discovery that case OF
infantile paralysis exists on Rowland
street, the city health department to-day
promulgated an order which prohibits all
public gatherings within the city limits
/ Thus far the only case in Barre is that
of the infant son of Alexander Ross of
q Rowland street and, numerous rumors
to the contrary notwithstanding, no
| other cases have developed since the ILL
ness of the Ross baby was reported yes
terday to DR.. j. w. Stewart, secretary
of the local board. 1t is stated that the
condition of the Ross child remains prac-
tically unchanged. Both legs of the child
are paralyzed,
All because of the Rowland street case,
Barre, for the first time since smallpox
broke out in 1912, is under a general
quarantine. The order which proscribes
all public gatherings is to remain in force
until vacated by written order issued
from the Office of the health secretary.
In the language of the official notice the
ban is placed on "all public gatherings,
indoors or outdoors, including schools,
Sunday schools, churches, theatres, pic
mics, baseball games and all places of
amusement"
Chief Samuel Sinclair of the police
force received his instructions from the
city health officer this morning, and dur
ing the forenoon he served notice on the
of moving picture establish
ments in the city. People who are in
terested in holding public meetings,
whether they be church gatherings or
for amusement purposes, are not to wait
for official notification, as the subjoined
notice is regarded as sufficient. DIR. |
Stewart stated this afternoon that the |
local board of health met recently and |
decided to establish the quarantine. Par
snts are urged to keep their children |
rom the streets and to segregate them
Is much as possible.
The order:
'.In accordance with No. 1914 of the
avs of 1917, the local board of health
# Barre, VT, hereby makes the follow
ng regulations against the cause, devel-
pment and spread of infantile paraly-
is:
81. All public gatherings shall be pro-
ibited whether they are to be held in
oors or outdoors, including schools, Sun
sy schools, churches, theatres, picnics.
all games, places of amusement and all
ublie gatherings of any kind whatever.
TO be in force until vacated by writ
IN order, signed by the secretary of the
oard of health.
Health Officer J. w. Stewart
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20
BIG GERMAN DRIVE
AGAINST RUSSIANS
Berlin Reports That Russian Positions
East of Zlochoff Have Been Pierced
on Wide Front.

London, July 20.-German armies in
the west and the east delivered great at
tacks yesterday to recover ground re-
Gently taken from them by the Russians,
British and French
Berlin sent out the following official
communication last evening, announcing
a victory 45 miles east OF bemberg:
Challenged by the offensive which the
Russians have begun on our fronts by
order of their government, and in spite
of their peace assertions, we have
launched counter attack in eastern Ga
licia. German corps have pierced Rus
sian positions east of Zlochoff on wide
'front.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20

Secretary Baker was the first man to
withdraw slip enclosed in capsule
from great glass bowl. Blindfolded, he
drew number 25S., Chairman Chamberlin
of the Senate military committee drew
the second number and Chairman Dent
of the House military committee drew
the third. Senator Warren and Repre-
sentative Kahn, ranking minority mem
bers of the committees, drew the next
two numbers. Major General Tasker H.
Bliss, acting chief of the staff of the
army, drew next. A million men, rep
resented in the first thousand numbers,
were drawn in the first hour and a half.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20

scribed their bit. Pennies, nickles, dimes,
quarters and halves must have place
in the fund and they will be as duly
credited and thankfully received as if
they ran into two figures and more. II
will be noted that many of the larger
subscriptions have come from the granite
manufacturers.
Everyone is interested in the destinies
of C company, a fact which is shown in
one way by the announcement that
women of Barre are preparing comfort
kits for the men who make up the city's
second company. Yesterday at Fort
Ethan Allen c company men, meeting
with Lieut.. H. P. Shaw, chose representa-
tive citizens from the several towns
where they enlisted to take charge of
subscription papers. Here in Barre the
Board of Trade, which had charge of the
company fund. is conduct
ing the campaign and other committee
men are as follows:
Chelsea, Postmaster H. o. Bixby;
Brookfeld. DR.. f. f. Ellis; Washington,
Town Clerk N. w. Chamberlain; Norris
vile. Lieut. James Kelly of the home
guard: Stowe, c. L. Mcmahon; Hyde
Park. Russell S. Page.
Each town committee is to forward its
contributions to The Times, and after
sredits are made the money will be
turned over TO the treasurer, H. G. Wood
ufT A careful system Of accounting is
oeing used and any giver. no matter how
srge or small his donation is. may be
.ure that the money viii carry aid and
omfort 10 the boys in khaki
The contributions are a. follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-20

the group system of drawing which had
been adopted was not applicable to cards
numbered in this way and change to
straight serial number drawing was
Immediately ordered to meet the situa-
tion.
"If press reports are to the effect that
the situation in New Jersey alone was
the sole or even the principal cause of
the change in the system OF the drawing,
they are not justified. On the contrary,
that state has been conspicuous for its
efficient cooperation with the federal
government in sll stages OF the execution
of the self-service law"