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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
FIERCE FIGHT
ON GABRIELLE
Battle Is Raging Furiously
Between Austrians
and Italians
ITALIANS ARE
HOLDING THEIR OWN
Vienna Says Italian losses
Reach 250,000-20,000
Prisoners Taken

Rome, Sept. 1.-THE battle between
Austrians and Italians for possession of
i Monte San Gabrielle is waging furiously,
according to the official statement issued
yesterday by the Italian war depart
ment New Austrian forces Wednesday
renewed their attempts to dislodge the
Italians from the slopes of the height,
but after advancing at few points they
were stopped by the main Italian line of
occupation.
The statement reads:
Northeast of Gorilla the enemy, en-
ploying units recently sent to our front,
yesterday renewed with greater intensity
and with larger number of forces his
attempts to dislodge us from Monte San
Gabrielle His furious attacks were sue
cessfu in a few advanced posts but were
stopped by our main line of occupation,
which was stubbornly defended by the
gallant troops of our 18th division and
which could not be shaken or penetrat-
ed
ION the Trentino front during actions
at advanced posts enemy patrols were
put to fight.
All biVhSh' ~
our anti-aircraft fire, fell in the vicinity
of Dunno"
An earlier report said:
THE enemy Wednesday made various
attacks, which were at once repulsed,
against our lines on the Bainsizza pla-
teau, afterwards carrying out his great
est efforts northeast of Gorilla.
After having kept under the most vio-
lent fire for several hours the positions
occupied by us along the crest of Monte
San Gabrielle and on the western slopes
of the mountain descending towards Bal
caro-, we attacked them from the east
and the south. The bitter struggle, |
which began at dawn, became more pro.
nounced around the western edge of the
table land of st, Caterina, Finally, to-
wards midday, the enemy, beaten and
repulsed, gave up his fruitless attempts"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
COAL MEN DEFYING u. S.
FACE CONSEQUENCES
Refusal of Some to Sell at President
Wilson's Prices Causes an In
vestigation.

Washington, Sept. l4.-Coal operators
and dealers Sin two or three sections
are violating President Wilson's coal
price orders, say reports to the fuel ad,
ministration. Violations in Ohio are said
to be most serious" Federal investiga-
ton is under way
Home owners in hundreds of cities are
unable to lay in their usual winter sup
ply and face great hardship as a result
of developments in the coal situation.
The first cold spell this week brought
thousands of letters to state and federal
authorities complaints by consumers
and dealers that they could get no coal
The violations of the presidents order
are taking several forms. One is refusal
to sell at the governments scale of prices.
Another is selling at higher figures after
secret "gentlemen's agreements over the
telephone. A third is a claim that there
is no coal available not previously con
tracted for.
1t was said yesterday on the highest
that if these practices are not
stopped Immediately the full power of
the Pomerene coal amendment to the
food control law will be used Punish
ment by $1,000 fine and two years i'm
prisonment for each separate ofrense is
provided.
The government may also take over
such a mine owners plant and operate
it during the war.
Ex-Governor Fort of New Jersey, mem
Der of the federal trade commission, yes
terday warned operators of the serious
ness of attempts to violate the govern
nent's coal order.
"They don't realize what they're do |
ng," he said. The law is full of teeth
He was astonished to hear of evasions
by Ohio men whose prices |
rs fixed by the government are higher
han other fields in the central territory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
.SWEDEN'S PLEA
A BOOMERANG
Plea of Transmitting Notes
for United States to and
from Turkey
DOES NOT STAND
LIGHT OF DAY
Riddled by Proof That She
Required Text of
Messages

Washington, Sept l4.-The effort Of
the Swedish government to justify her
action in transmitting the Luxburg
"spurlos versenkt" messages from Buenos
Aires to Berlin was frustrated in sudden
and dramatic fashion yesterday
The department of state announced
that report had been received from Ira
Nelson Morris, the American minister at
Stockholm, completely contradicting
statements made by Admiral Lindman,
the Swedish foreign minister
Admiral Lindmans defense was that
neither the Swedish minister at Buenos
Aires nor the Swedish foreign Office knew
the contents Of the messages sent by the
German minister at Buenos Aires, and
consequently could not be charged with
a violation of neutrality from the fact
that the message undertook to advise the
German government how to proceed with
the destruction OF certain Argentine
ships
The United States government has
taken the position that Sweden in her
role Of a neutral was obliged to know
the contents Of messages she was carry
ing for a belligerent. in order to be able
to vouch for the fact that the messages
we're not against the interests Of the 9th
sr side in the war.
II now develops, from the statements
Il Admiral Lindman on the one hand
and Minister Morris on the other that
whereas Sweden was freely and without
showing their contents transmitting all
no messages that Germany desired 10 /
end. she was requiring the United States /
Ehenever il desired 10 send a message /
through Swdish channels. 10 disclose its F.
outents in every ease 70 the Swedish /
government and 20 have il sent in the
swedish code.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
U-BOATS LESS
EFFECTIVE
A Lean Week in Reports Of
German Destruc-
tiveness
TWELVE MERCHANT
VESSELS ESCAPE
Fifty Lives Lost in the Sink
ing of the Mime
haha

Boston, Sept. l4-While the U-boat
sinking for the week are held in England
To be the lowest mark since the unre
stricted campaign began, the problem has
not been solved says the Boston Tran
script war expert Transports with
American troops and supplies for our
army in France are now sprinkled over
the ocean, and at any moment one or
more of them may fall victim to the u
brute. The only solution of the question
! is an offensive against the German sub.
marine bases, as repeatedly pointed out
England SHES at the cost involved in a
campaign against Zebruzze, Ostend, and
Helgoland Right, but eventually such a
campaign will have to be begun. In
proportion to the sailings the number
of large British ships sunk by mines
and submarines, last week, was smaller
than in any other week since the gov
eminent began to make reports in the
present form. This means that fewer
ships of above 1900 toHJ were sunk than
during any other week since Feb. l.
Twelve ships above 1000 tons were re-
ported sunk and twelve were reported Is
having escaped submarine attacks. This
- W. i"i - HANPpANiVHs
lost six vessels and Italy none. The
one Italian vessel attacked escaped. The
ports from sailors who have reached this
side of the Atlantic tell of the destruc-
lion of various vessels by submarines. |
One such is the Minehaha, an Atlantic |
transport liner which has made twenty
six successful voyages through the war
zone, carrying great csrgoes, This yes
sci was sunk off Ireland by submarine, /
and fifty of the crew are reported lost /
from an explosion in the engine room and I
from drowning. With the destruction
of another steamer. the Verdi, loss of six |
lives is reported. Survivors of the Ley
land line steamer Devonian, which was
sunk by German submarine attack
while on the way to Boston recently,
say the Devonian was one of about TWEEN
ty-fve steamers coming from England
by British cruiser and other
naval craft. Two U-boats attacked Them
off Tory island, north of Ireland, sinking
FIVE Of the steamers, also the cruiser.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
RUSSIANS NEAR RIGA
DRIVE GERMANS BACK
Berlin War Office Admits the Retreat
of Cavalry From Two
Towns,

Berlin (via London, Sept. l4.-'Under
strong Russian pressure, German cavalry
on the Riga Venden road withdrew from
Moritzberg and Neukalpen," the war Of
flee announced yesterday.
Petrograd, Sept. l3.-Russian troops
are fighting desperately and successfully
against the Germans on the north front,
despite the near civil war between Gen
eral korniloff and Premier Kerensky.
Wednesdays official report said
"On the north front our advanced par
ties, in desperate fighting, occupied Ma
soft, south of Lake Plaonda, and are for
tifying on the Schkeroten- Silamuia line :"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
TRAINING FOR WORK.
U. S. Marine Corps Recruits Get Some
Hard Practice.

Paris Island, 6. c.. Sept l4-Inten-
sive training, under tutelage of a high
ranking officer of the United States ma
rine corps who has been abroad two
years learning the methods, is now being
given all recruits. at The local training
camp for the soldiers of the navy"
Bomb throwing, trench construction.
etc, serve to relieve the monotony of
Squads right" and the recruits are
quickly informed that their training is
not for splendor on the parade ground,
but on the contrary, is for the highest
in actual warfare. The re-
cruit sea soldiers are also being indoc-
trinated with the idea that L. s. ma
rines must never fail in a pinch-for
that is the history Of their corps, and
that they must never yield to any foe,
under any circumstances
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
/ STORE POTATOES EARLY.
Food Administration Plan to Prevent
Shortage

Washington Sept IA more general
use Of potatoes 70 cut the consumption
Of flour and meat will be. urged BY the
food administration in campaign to
be conducted through the grocery trade.
Consumers everywhere will be asked TO
store enough potatoes in their homes
during October and November to carry
them through the winter
The plan WAS proposed BY the food ad-
minisiration retail food committee. which
comprises 2 score Of representative
wholesale and retail grocers, and is in
tended % avoid a repetition q last win
tiers unfortunate experience when pota-
toes reached an abnormal figure. because
transportation facilities were not avail
able
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
SOFT MUSIC BEST FOR COWS.
Funeral Marches Make EN- Sad; Rag
time Excites Them.

San Francisco, Sept. l4.-Canned mu-
sic will increase the production of milk
on the prize dairy ranch of Charles w.
Ward near Eureka.
play the right sort of music when
you are milking her, and COW viii give
10 per cent. more milk" Ward said yes
terday. I'm going to take the phono-
graph out of my yacht and install it in
the dairy barn.
MY head masters graduates OF Cor
nell and Ames colleges, tell me a funeral
march makes cows sad, and bangy,
stirring music gets EN- excited so they
don't give as much milk. They like
something like the Blue Danube
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
FLOUR MILLS SHUT DOWN:
BREAD SHORTAGE FEARED
Light Receipts of Wheat Compel the
Large Milling Companies
to Close.

Minneapolis, Sept l4.-Light receipts
of wheat compelled the Washburn- Cros-
by company to shut down its flour mills
here yesterday, and other large milling
companies expected they would be
obliged to follow suit to-day.
Paralysis of the milling industry is
threatened, while orders for flour con
tinue to pile up and the country faces
a bread famine. The Minneapolis flour
mills have never before shut down in the
middle of the harvest season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
VIENNA PLACES ITALIAN
LOSSES At 100000
Eleventh Isonzo Battle Ended Enormous
Casualties-2o,oooP Prisoners TAX
en- By Austrians.

Vienna (via London, Sept, l4-Brit-
ish admiralty, per wireless press-"The
Italian losses in the eleventh Isonzo bat
tle," says an official statement issued
yesterday by the Austrian war Office,
"have reached almost quarter of mil
lion, including 10000 prisoners"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14

and Irregularities
so | could hardly do
my work. | tried
many remedies but
found no permanent
relief. After TAX
ing Lydia +. Pink
h a ms Vegetable
Compound / felt a
great change for
the better and am
now well and strong
so ] have no trouble
in doing my work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
CONGRESS INVITED TO
VISIT BRITISH FRONT
Delegation Would Be Guests of British
People, Says House of Commons
in Message te Marshall.

Washington, Sept, l4.-An invitation
to Congress to send delegation to visit
England and the British fighting front
was received yesterday by Vice Presi-
dent Marshall from Lord Chancellor Fin
lay and j. w. Lowther, speaker of the
House of Commons. 1t was presented to
the Senate
"We are authorized by the govern
ment to say that such visitors would be
guests of the British people" said the
invitation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14

ing with the enemy act, carrying Sem
ate amendment forcing German news
papers to carry English TRANSACTIONS Of
war criticisms in parallel columns, will
facilitate matters for the postoffice de-
partment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
DRILL MEN AT NIGHT.
Drafted Men to Learn Their Duties by
Searchlight.

New York, Sept. l4.-Captain A. G.
Boyce, in charge of drilling drafted men
on Governors island, yesterday an
nounced an innovation of drilling his
men at night Eight powerful arc lights
turn the grounds into daylight clear
ness, and from now on every evening
the recruits will get their training from
a quarter to eight until quarter to
ten.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
TO PRESERVE GUARD UNITS
They Will Be Broken Up as Little as
Possible, War Department Repeats.

Washington Sept IA Renewed assur-
ances that National Guard units will be
broken up as little as possible in the
army reorganization was given yesterday
by the war department. 1t was ex
planned, however, that in many cases it
will be necessary to change the status
or unity of organization, and that the
decision rests with the department com
manders
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14

hope every user of Lydia E. Pinl,ham's
Vegetable Compound will get as great
relief as | did from its use. Mrs. S.
ID. McABEE, 122 Dewey Ave, Spartan
burg. S. G.
The reason women write such CRATE
full letters to the Lydia Z. Pinkham
Medicine. Co. is that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has
brought health and happiness into their
lives. Freed from their illness they
want to pass the good news along to
other suffering women that they also
may be relieved. This is praise
worthy thing to do and such women
should be highly CONNIE nded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
BRITISH IMPORTS SHOW
REMARKABLE INCREASE
Figures for August Show Gain of sI2z,-
$4,000, Largely in Foodstuffs-Ex-
ports, Chiefly in Cotton Goods,
Are SIo,4I5,ooo.

London. Sept. 1.-THE British board
of trade figures for August show a re-
markable increase in imports of Sl22,-
375 900 OF this sum S50,000,000 was
in food, S35 100000 in raw materials, in
Guiding Sl5,000,OOO in cotton and $751;
100000 in manufactured articles. Ex-
ports showed an increase of SI0,4l5,000,
chiefly in cotton textiles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
NEGRO LYNcEED IN ARKANSAS
Taken From Constable and Shot to DEATH
Annoyed white Girls

England, Ark, sept l4-Sam Gates,
negro. = years old. was taken from q
deputy constable and shot to death BY .
mob q white men late Wednesday night.
Gates rras charged with annoying white
girls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
SUFFERED
Nine YEARS
Many Remedies Tried in
Vain. Well and Strong
After Taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Spartanburg, S. C.-"For nine years
] suffered from backache, weakness,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14

well. l would advise you to let him
do what he likes to do. Perhaps he
will some day find out what he Is fitted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14

Of with Cuticura Soap and no; water.
The mission Of Cuticura is not only 70
soothe and heal but 10 prevent skin
troubles BY keeping the pores free from
impurities and irritation.
For Free Samples By Return Mail
address postcard: ''Cuticura, Dept IS.
Boston Sold everywhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
PORE CLOGG|NG
P|MPLES AND
BLACKHEADS
Easily Prevented by
Use of CutiCura
These distressing dist

6 designations are
prevented, in most
cases by using Cuii-
Cura Soap for every
day toilet purposes
and Little touches Of
Cuticura Ointment
as needed. If PIN
TlCs are actua ally
present. smearthem
gently with Cuticura
Ointment and let II
remain on FIVE min
ufcs and then wash
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-14
He Followed
His Bent
By r. A. Mitchell

When was boy ! remember hear
Ing conversation between my school
teacher and my mother. He had called
TO say to her that my scholarship was
so poor that she might as well take me
out OF school and put me TO work.
Mother was so discouraged at this that
the teacher. who was a kind hearted
man. undertook TO comfort her.
TO tell the TRUTH" he said, you can
never tell what kind of man boy Is
going TO make For my part believe
In following ones bent. What we do
well we usually do easily. Has Tommy
ever shown especial adaptability for
any particular work.
aNA 3
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-06

more than she can keep. for house by
house. street by street. Vitrimont is
rising from it's ruins. And those who
loved the old homesteads have the JOY
of seeing them resuscitated as nearly
a possible like what they were BEFORE
with a few modern improvements here
and there. so the villagers have been
calling down blessings on their fairy
godmother from over the seas.
And it seems to them only right and
natural that one of their brave gener-
ais should have turned up, like Prince
Charming. TO offer his hand and heart
to their benefactress and thereby turn
her into a citizeness of France And it
was Just like her to want to have the
ceremony take place in Nitrimont.
which was thereby given an occasion
of giving vent to its gratitude for its
I-s.L
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-06

A house warming has been an
nounced for the evening Of Friday at
the NJ f. parsonage in the name Of
the pastor Rev and Mrs. Elmer Jones
1905 Grapevine street. program has
been arranged and refreshments will
be served. All members Of the church
are hidden most cordial welcome to
attend
Miss Kate Dolsen. bookkeeper at the
W +. Diamond. grocery. is leaving to-
day for Pennington. w. Va. for a few
weeks visit
Mrs Percy Roberts Of Chicago avenue
is expecting the arrival Of Miss Mabel
Burke OF Marinette. Wis for a few
days visit
Mr.. Harry Mustard. an empIoye Of
the Inland office. was surprised by a
large number OF his friends an even
ing ago. in the nature Of Halloween
masque. The occasion was his birth
day anniversary and a very pleasant
evening was enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs William Huber and
family Of South Magoun avenue at
tended the funeral OF Henrietta Huber.
which occurred yesterday afternoon
from her home in Hammond to Crown
Point. where interment was made
The Twin-City Embroidery club viii
be entertained tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs Robert smith Of GRAPEVINE
street as hostess
CARD OF THANKS.
To those who We're most kind and
sympathetic in our late bereavement
in the loss Of our dear babe. who de-
~ r.fod tHf. 1ffo E~-i<7,,-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-06
The Balanced Ration

We hear much of the balanced ra-
ton, and it is most important when
you are feeding cows and chickens.
But there is very little fear that the
average healthy human being will fail
to get an adequate amount and prop
er and balanced proportion of the diff
ferent kinds Of food if he is given a
good table and free choice. There
is no poorer economy than trying to
skimp on food.-WashingtOn Post.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-06

The Scottish word tartan IS sup
posed to have been taken from the
Spanish and French tire taine;'' in
Spanish this means something thin and
fiimsy, from TARTAR" to shiver with
the cold. In French. the term tire
tame" is applied to the mingled fbers
of linen and wool. which is called
sometimes lnsey-woolsey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-06
War News
Mailed By u. P.
Men To The
United States
(Ry United Press.)


PARIS, Oct. 15.-(By MaiD-In a
humble village of Lorraine now being
resurrected among the devastations and
ruins of war, wedding has been cele-
brated which eIoquently symbolizes the
alliance between France and America.
The bride was Miss Polck. the god
mother of the village, Vitrimont. The
bridegroom was a French general
A few months ago. when Vitrimont
was stih heap of ruins. the papers
announced that a wealthy American
woman had adopted the village ana was
to rebuild it at her own expense It
sounded to many like a good newspaper
story, for it seemed rather tall order
for one person. even though she was an
American
But the "godmother Of Vitrimont~
has proved that she does not prof.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-06
INDIANA STILL IN LEAD
WITH FOOD PLEDGES
More Than -Four Million
Signed in All States
Reports Incomplete.

WASHINGTON. D. G.. Nov Off
cial tabulation Of reports at headquar-
ters on the food pledge week campaign
show that more than 1000 900 Ameri-
can women have signed cards pledging
themselves to conserve food There are
stil eight states that have not reported
and in those cases where results have
been received. they are far from com
plete and in but few instances include
any of the country districts
Indiana reports the largest number
Of cards signed since the last tabula-
ton. 1921. which gives her 147493.
the highest enrolment among the
states that have reported so far Mich
igan ranks second in the total Of en-
rollments reported. with 145.645, and
California is third. with 132. $50
The total number of pledges recorded
in Washington since the last report. is
547.462 making the grand total 4.O0s.-
ri.
Price Drop Predicted
An immediate drop in prices Of can
ned vegetables is predicted by the rood
administration as result OF putting
into operation the license system for
wholesale dealers Many canned goods.
It is said. were bought by dealers at
low cost last spring and can be sold at
less than the present market price.
Those charging more than a reasona Bile
profit are liable to forfeiture of IL
censes 20 do business.
Retailers will be controlled to an ex-
/ tent through the operation of the Ii
! censing system. Those charging more
than the food administration considers
/ Just viii ind their supplies cut off
through orders to wholesalers to cease
/ furnishing them with goods.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-11-06
TWIN CITY
NEWS NOTES

Katharine Howard, 45Is OIcOtt ave.
Phone 2sS. will be pleased to write and
receive social news and advertising for
The Times
Mrs Frank Callahan Of Fir street
was hostess TO the Five Hundred club
IN the afternoon Of yesterday The
honors in the game went to Mrs Otto
Seehase. first. Mrs. George orr. second.
and Mrs. Ernest Summers the draw