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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09

and he's got me so talked about
that rather like It. His stories
will certainly not suffer II go to
war. Pete nicknamed me Matt II
is hard to find a skipper without
a nickname. but ] escaped until
Pete came along. The name
stuck"
Matt has been sailor all his
life. lie started as II cabin boy
and worked his way TO captain.
There is no place like the sea for
Matt. He has reached So yet his
hair is black, untinged with gray.
The tropic sun has Drowned his
face. but cannot blot out the smiley
lines that loll around his brown
eyes when he talks OF his beloved
sea.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09

<x%HEN Herbert Quick left the Newspaper
W Enterprise association. for which he was
exclusively
which The Star Wemes teT out its land sapsb Ths
QUICK That's why Russe Star exclusively
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09
WAR COSTS ENGLAND
81 MILLION DAILY

LONDON, May 9.-England's war
expenses each day at present total
s34 100000. Chancellor of the Ex
cheauer Bonar Law announced in
the house of commons today. lie
asked the house to vote war credit
OF 800. 900, 900 pounds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09
Germans Known Only as "Huns"

We were filling printed forms. giving further dent-
of ourselves, and purpose going Canada, when
another official arrived lie appeared be the senior
mander. The younger man reported To him.
1t until the detailed examination concluded
that the Canadian officers relaxed their stern demeanor
Cant be careful, said the older and prove
his endnes he showed souvenir he had just received
from his boy in the trenches 1t bit of metal which
inscribed the of German soldier who had been
killed in battle
every Fritz carries of these" the Canadian
planned so the Huns keep track of him..
NetO Jorgon Heard on Other Side
Il the front myself for II MONTHS the oustoris
head informed
He said il matter-o-aCt manner, as II he were
telling us he had his breakfast hour before.
"lhe Huns got me" he laughed-and he the only
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09

HARRISBURG, Pa. May O.
Harry X. Thaw can remain in
Pennsylvania.
Gov. Brumbaugh today refused
the request OF New York for extra
dition. Brumbaugh was guidel by
tho advice OF Attorney General
Brown.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09
ONE OF every lS
IN THE TRENCHES
War Takes Heavy Toll Of
Population; Conscription
May Replace Volunteer
System.
BY ABE HURWITZ

VANCOUVER, B. G.. May 9,-The American customs
officer Blaine Wash the border adjoining the Cana
dian boundary line, busy with his morning shave
His good spirits however, not in the least disturbed
There five of in driving British
Columbia neighborng country after three
of huge sign had notified us to report to the customs
officer first before crossing the boundary.
"A fine day the official said between dabs of soap. ANY
az Ike To haNc 4 ShaNesN
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09
Grain Gambler
Called Embezzler

DAVENPORT. Ia. May 9.-Re-
ported short 10000 In his ac-
counts from playing the wheat
market, J. II. Currier. former man
ager OF the Purity Oats Co. OF this
city. was arrested today on
charges Of embezzlement. II Is
stated Currier signed over insur-
ence policies to protect the com
pany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09
PROMOTER SHOOTS SELF
Staff Writer for The Star Tells What Three Years of Wa
Have Done to Our Nearest War Neighbo British Columbia
EDITORS NOTE-Our nearest

lEDITOR'S NOTE-Our nearest
war neighbor is British Columbia. Van
couver, its principal city, approximately
100 miles from Seattle, has had the taste
of war for three years. Our own govern
ment experts declare the war is likely to
last two or three years more. Have we
anything to learn by the experiences of
British Columbia? After three years of
war, what has Vancouver to tell us? The
Star sent a member of its staff, and its
photographer, to get first hand informa-
ton on this subject. The first article
follows
The picture at the right shouUs ~
returned soldiers, one of the largest
groups to return in one body, to their
recruiting point, Vancouver. Crippled,
Hmping, some of them hardly able to
valk even with crufches, they haUe
"done their bit" in the trenches and
have officially been declared unfit for
further service.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-05-09
WHEA &

WHEAT GOES UP 2zIz CENTS
MINNEAPOLIS. May 9.-July
wheat jumped up 2+h cents today.
following publication OF the govern
ment crop report, going TO S2.77.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
CHRISTMAS RED
CROSS MEMBERSHIP
PLAN COMPLETE
State Organization Ready for Big
campaisn-ooai 10000 BY
Christmas Eve.

Detroit-The machinery Is all be-
Ing assembled and oiled, the
crews instructed and made ready,
and the final touches are being
given to the campaign plans for the
big christmas Drive" of the Red
Cross In Michigan. Beginning official
ly, Monday morning, December II, the
entire strength of the state organiza.
ton is to be turned loose on the
citizenship of the commonwealth
with a membership for the Red Cross
OF 100000 people.
"And we're going to win." says
Sidney T. Miller, Chairman Of the
Michigan Red Cross. We simply must
not fail, and with the careful prepa.
rations made for an enthusiastic. in.
tensive campaign, do not see how
we can do other than gain success.
The responses We have had thus FAR
to our appeal for assistance has been
glorious Michigan people are as ia
tent on going over the top in this
campaign as they have been in every
other they have participated in.
THE plans for the drive are com.
prehensive. We hope that every city
in the state will have an organization
for every one Of its blocks OF resid
ence and business places. Tons Of
publicity literature, designed to edu-
cate every last person in the state as
to the purposes Of the drive, are going
out daily. Posters, cards. service
flags-everything Is ready and await
ing only the word to go. Churches
and schools are taking up the work
in a most satisfactory manner. Moth
ing less than three-quarters OF a mil
lion members In Michigan will satisfy
the state organization. and I'm con
fident we will have gained our goal
when the campaign closes on Christ
mas Eve"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
RED CROSS WORK
SAVES SOLDIERS
FOR NEXT SPRING
MEN AT FRONT ARE HEARTENED
BECAUSE THEIR FAMILIES
ARE CARED FOR.
GENERAL PERsHIkG Co-OPERATES
American Leader and Gen. Petain Aid
In Relieving Distress, Thereby
Keeping Up the Morale
of the Army.

That the work which the Red Cross
is doing in France to allevi.
ate suffering among the fam.
U362 lilies of Frenchmen who are
- fighting at the front repre-.
sents a saving of 100000 men Is the
opinion Of William Allen White, noted
writer and owner OF the Emporia
(Kan.) Gazette. who has Just returned
from France.
1T Is not probable that our army IN
France will get into the fighting to
any large extent until next spring.
The real war work that should interest
the people OF America this winter is
OF an economic rather than of a mill.
tary character. 1t will be carried on
by the Red Cross in France. its pur.
pose being to relieve needy conditions
in the homes Of French soldiers who
are in winter quarters in the trenches
at the front.
Comfort Women and Children.
1T Is felt by the military officers Of
both nations that nothing could Do
more TO keep up the morale Of the
French soldiers during the coming
winter than to bring comfort to wcn-
en- and children at home, The soldiers
knowledge that his family is being
well cared for will take a great load
off his mind and hearten him TO stand
up against privation which otherwise
might break his spirit and render him
Of no physical use.
Maj. Grayson. M. p. Murphy of the
Red Cross. Gen. Pershing and Gen.
Petain of France are working in uni
son to perfect the plans for the relief
of families of soldiers, the military
commanders believing that 1t will be
of the greatest benefit to both armies
1t should be kept in mind that every
soldier who is saved this winter means
the saving Of an American boy when
the big drive begins next spring. Some
American boy will have to take the
place of every Frenchman who Is
killed or who breaks down under the
strain.
"This particular relief work means.
therefore, that French soldiers will BIO
saved for work in the spring and
American lives will be conserved at
the same time.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
Ways of the Oyster.

Oysters after they have been brought
away from the sea know by instinct
the exact hour when the tide Is ris'
lug and approaching their beds and so
of their own accord open their shells to
receive the food from the sea rs If they
we're still al home. London Telegraph.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
Cnniunal Anenities.

She was fool when | married
you. He-Aren't yon II fool still? She
be thankful to me for reforming you
London Tit Bils.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21

Home Is the seminary Of all other 1
situations Chaplin.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21
BaiIiHs.

The title baillff was formerly very
honorable. and the official was vested
with many important powers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-12-21

The secret of success has been fairly
well kept. considering that so many
people are anxious to tell about it
Puck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
CALLS ON PACIFISTS
TO FIGHT 4UTOCR4Cl
Secretary Redfield Says the Deep Causes
of the Contest Call on Them as Well
AS on the Remainder of the People.

Scranton. Pa, Dec. l7.-Pacifists and
Socialists were called upon here last
night by Secretary Redfield to take their
stand by other peace-loving peoples IN
the fight against German autocracy' :,
"The deep causes of the contest call
as imperatively upon the Paciiists and
the Socialists as upon the rest oil our
people" he said "The fine flower OF hui
man happiness which Pacitist and Social
ist alike claim to seek does not grow
out of. cannot be nurtured by the doc
trine of blood and iron. One may indeed
respect the ideals that Pacifists and So
eiaiists seek, but must deeply regret the
lack of vision which prevents their see
ing realities through the mist of war"
Mr.. Redfeld spoke before the Scranton
board of trade ON the underlying causes
of the war, which he asserted called I'M
peratively on every one of US" for sac
riffce and effort.
III ever a nation had just cause for
battle. il is We" said he. 1--WE stand as
those who are thrice blest, having their
quarrel Just On the face of the record,
in the face of the deeds done by ter
many, we do well to fight.
Behind the more visible provocations
of war, there lies deeper cause. Fright
fulness abroad and on the sea and the
war carried on in very truth by Germany
within our own borders, while outwardiy
friendly, having its center and home i'll
the German embassy and its field OF ac-
ton in every great city, are not the deep
est offense at which we might take
alarm. Far more serious is the thing OF
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
T4LKOFTHE TOWN
Christmas cards at Abbott S.

Christmas cards at Abbott's.
Christmas neckwear at Abhott's.
Horsmann unbreakable dolls AT Alb
bolts.
Hand -colored Christmas cards. Mrs
William Jack, Keith avenue.
Marshall Fields handkerchiefs at Alb
bolts.
Fine showing of pianos for Christmas
at Gould's, So Spaulding street.
Fred T.. Heath left this morning for
st. Johnsbury, where he is making a
brief business visit.
On Tuesday evening, Dec Is, at
o'clock, a public recital will be given at
Goddard seminary by pupils of the music
department.
That a surprising amount OF interest
is being shown by the boys and girls in
the competition contest" for prizes of
$40 is attested by the telephone calls
that have come in to the Peoples Ma
tional bank from the city and surround
ing towns. The boys and girls are evi-
IDENTIFY going after the money with de-
termination that speaks wonders for
their future financially. All the condi-
tions are given in advertisement on page
ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17

| ~ foe of the Pacifst. for it is the seek
er and promoter of war. 1t is in its very
essence all that peaceful men must hate.
To the extent that they, are peaceful,
they must labor. If they do not abhor
it, they are friends of war and not of
peace. he who has the social spirit must
revolt against this thing. There is no
room in Socialism for ships sunk with
out trace, for treaties which are scraps
of paper and the slaughtered children
and the outraged women of Belgium and
France cry out in horror at the mockery
of socialistic theory which fails to rise
in horror at this sight"
Mr.. Redfield declared that 1--WE fight
not the German peofe or central pow
ers so much as the evil enthroned among
them, seeking to control the world,
Against this we offer ourselves, our
goods our children, our lives and sacred
honor jim resistance We have put our
hands to the plough. The things which
have been wrought are hideous and hate
full and we shall not withdraw our hands
until they are destroyed"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17

which these are but the evidence-the
presence in the world Of the malign pow
err that gave them birth. For we know
now that these crimes are not acciden-
tai but deliberate. They are the express
sion of the will and purpose of power in
high places, and by them that power
shows its hope and plan to terrorize man
kind Besides the malign purpose and
power thus revealed, how pitiful are the
cries of those who call peace, peace,
when there is no peace, or those who
speak of social solidarity in the very
presence of purposeful, deliberate inhu-
manity."
While the world slumbered and the
Paciist dreamed and the Socialist bab-
bled of international comfy, said Mr..
Redfeld Germany's cruel philosophy of
blood and iron, imbued with ruthless
ness which rocked not of human pain or
life was evolving into full force and
vigor, abiding the day when all should
be ready.
This evil thing menaced mankind, I"
continued Mr.. Redfield. 1T is the dead
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
TALKOFTHE TOWN


Walter Kopf of New Britain, Conn, a
student at Goddard seminary, is assist
ing in the Union Clothing store during
the holiday season.
At meeting of the North Barre Red
Sox Saturday evening committee con
sisting of Joseph Quatropani, Richard
Bizzozzero and Joseph Giudici was sp-
pointed to make arrangements for the
annual club sleigh ride which is to be
held in the near future. A proposal to
abandon the yearly winter festival was
discussed, but the majority of members
favored the sleigh ride with a curtail-
ment to some extent of the elaborate
banquet usually served at the destination
of the outing party.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
TALK OFTHETOWN


Miss Emma Whitney of Elm street
was business visitor in Burlington to-
day,
THE Peddler," featuring Joe Welch,
the Yiddish comedian, in six-reel fea
ture, at the Bijou to-day. THE Wolf
Woman -morrow.-adv.
Barre council X. of c., is laying plans
for another drive in behalf of the ma
tional X. of c. war fund and methods
used in the first canvass last summer
will be employed in a drive to be
launched soon after New Years. Mil
lions of dollars are to be collected
throughout the country in an effort to
put the X. of c. cantonment system on a
solid basis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
BARRE DAILY TIMES
MONDAY, DECEMBER II, 1917.
The Weather

Partly cloudy and not quite so cold to-
night, probably snow in Vermont. Tues
day, snow and rising temperature, mod
crate variable winds, becoming south.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
BARRE SAVINGS BANK &
TRUST COMPANY

The stockholders Of the Barre Savings Bank
& Trust Company of Barre are hereby notified
that their annual meeting for the election Of
directors and the transaction of any other
business that may legally come before them
will be held at their banking rooms on Tues
day. the eighth Of January next. at o'clock
MARY j. WRIGHT. S. Rotary.
City Of Barre. VT. Dec II, 1917. 23Stls
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
WRESTLING CHAMPION DEAD.
Frank Gotch Was Inventor of the Fa.
nous Toe Hold.

Des Moines, Iowa, Dec. l7.-Frank A
Gotch, retired champion heavyweight
wrestler of the world, died at noon yes
terday at his home, Humboldt, Ia, OF
uraemie poisoning He had been in fail.
ing health for two years.
Gotch was Al years old. The record
books. detailing the events of his life
give his age as 80 years, but these are in
accurate. He was born on April %, 1876,
on a farm three miles south of Humboldt.
Gotch made fortune in wrestling and
by investing his earnings in Iowa farm
lands. His estate is variously estimated
at between 100000 and 100000. all of
which represents money made through
his ability as wrestler He won the
American championship Jan. %, 1904.
from Tom Jenkins, after one of the
toughest matches ever seen in this coun-
try. The bout was staged at Belling-
ham, Wash. Gotch won the first fall and
was awarded the second after jenkins
had fouled him repeatedly by applying
the strange hold and by striking him.
Four years later the humboldt man
won the undisputed championship of the
world by defeating George Hacken-
schmidt, the Russian Lion, at Chicago
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17

81 Stated eonvocation Of Granite
SChzpter. No. p. X. A NJ. Tues
Fl2 day, Dec. Is, AZ p m Rusi-
~. X hess and work, 4. A Per order
49, T. H. p.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17

A a committee
~ meeting of Win
meta council viii b.
held at Mrs
ThomPson's on Spsuling street al 1880
tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-31
heavy British howitzer in novel position.
DRYS WILL Win |?
Predict Victory for Prohibition
Amendment in Senate.
Wilson Stands Pat for No War
Control Board.

Washington. July 31.-The senate
entered upon the second day Of de-
bate on the Sheppard resolution for a
national prohibition amendment to
the constitution with many senators
ready to speak.
Under a unanimous consent agree
ment the resolution will be finally dis
posed of tomorrow. Its passage is ex-
pected by narrow margin.
Senate and house conferees on the
food bill had only one problem to
work out when. they convened again
today namely, whether there shall be
created congressional committee on
war expenditures. They hoped to
reach a final agreement by tonight.
AS the situation stands now. the pro-
vision for food board of three mem
bers instead of a single administrator
will go out of the bill and it seemed
strongly probable that the war expen-
ditures committee also would be elm
mated. President Wilson has insisted
that both provisions be stricken out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-31
FIGHT FOR BABIES
Infantile Maladies as Great as
Armed Foe without.
ChiIdren's Bureau Making Ma
tion-Wide Campaign.
By GEoRGE MARTIN.

washington, July 31-"War is
about to kill our young men; hence
we must not let the summer sun kill
our babies" was the warning issued
to the mothers of America today by
Miss Julia Lathrop. of the federal
children's bureau.
'I stood at my window this morn
ing" she went on, land watched COM
pany after company of the flower of
our youth marching past the secretary
of war in review.
81 could have sat down on the floor
and wept buckets full.
But weeping buckets full will do no
good. We must fight the war
Part of War.
"And saving babies is vital part of
fighting the war. Now that the heat,
almost as deadly an enemy to babies
as shots and bullets and bayonets are
to men. is upon us, the moment has
come for the women of America to
take up arms against it," Mss Lath-
rop's bureau is doing its bit in this.
Out thru the south and west today
her army of trained women is NOV
ing on the houses of poor, attacking
the village which does not insure it's
babies pure milk and plenty of it;
fighting the butchers who are wan
tonly slaughtering milk cows.
In addition, Miss Lathrop has a
brigade of home education workers in
els of outdoor baby cribs, fireless
cookers and iceless ice boxes, they are
invading homes having babies, teach
ing mothers to make and use these
baby saving devices.
England Sees Need.
THE horrible slaughter of their
young men has brought England and
France to keen realization that they
must fight the battle for their ba-
bies," continued Miss Lathrop.
And the quicker the better for
America to realize that this war must
be fought twice; once before the lines,
with bullets and blood and shells and
flying men; once behind the lines,
with intelligence and extreme care
combating the enemies of baby life
and health.
The general health of the public
at large. of course. is important, but
the health and welfare of those little
ones and their mothers who are to
replenish the race. is absolutely vi
faI ,,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-31
LAY COUP FOR CUPID
U. S. Detectives Make Five Stacker
Raids On Hymenal Altar.

New York, July 31.--United States
Marshal Thomas d. Mccarthy, with
fifteen of his deputies, appeared at
the marriage license bureau this after
noon where scores of young men of
the draft age with their prospective
brides were waiting for licenses and
within is minutes cleared the room
and Railways of every man who was
unable to produce his blue registration
card
In view of the large number of mer
of draft age who are getting married,
Philip ]. McCook, executive chairman
of the mayors committee on national
defense wrote today to Provost Mar
shall General Crowder suggesting an
appeal to the president for an eXecu-
tive order declaring that marriages
that have taken place since the an
nouncement of draft numbers will not
be recognized as a basis of exemption.
For time today marriages were
being performed at the rate of nearly
one minute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-31
THEY DON'T LIKEIT'
Neighbors Complain of Taber-
nacle Meetings on West Side.
Evangelists Keep Residents
Awake With Their Tactics.

Residents in the vicinity OF Eleventh
and Lincoln streets have been able to
Withstand the pleas of to- Williams
Robinson evangelists for money, ex-
penses, motor cars, ETC., but when
they walk up and down the streets
praying for each other in the dead of
night, they think it time to call a halt
A petition against the tactics of the
evangelists is being circulated in that
section of the city today.
1t seems, according to the nhigh-
bors. that after the regular meetings
are over at about IL o'clock Of there
abouts, the evangelists have a little
session of their own AT his post
script" meeting the neighbors declare
that the evangelists yell at the top of
their voices.
Il don't mind their evnring meet
ings," one west side resident said to-
day. They are pretty busy collecting
funds then and they must keep the
tabernacle financed but when they
carry their activities far into the night
it is time to complain. We are work
ing men out there-we wo@k days and
try to sleep these hot nights. We
can't conduct tabernacle meetings for
a living and sleep late in the morn
ings. That is the reason we are kick
ing"