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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
Wheat and Flour.

The statement Of John Washburn of
Minneapolis, president of one of the larg-
est flour milling concerns in the country,
that "the mills are grinding away to-
day and reports that the industry will
be seriously affected as to output are
unfounded," may be worth preserving
for future reference. Mr.. Washburn says
there has been in circulation, broadcast,
a report to the effect that the Minnesota
milling industry had been temporarily
crippled by the new government wheat
buying plan. This report he declares
TO be entirely untrue; and he character
lies as likewise false a report, evident
ly based on light wheat movements, that
dissatisfied farmers were withholding
their wheat. "The new wheat buying
plan will work out successfully" AYERS
Mr.. Washburn, with considerable posi-
tiveness.
This is reassuring. II is also some
what at variance with the balky and
sulky disposition manifested by some
wheat raisers in portions of the West,
1t is not to be supposed that the -four
trade will at once bow in meek submits
sion to any plan, federal or otherwise,
to prevent an inordinate rise in prices
1t will not yield without struggle.
There will be excuses of varying degrees
of plausibility, for high prices; and there
will be arguments galore to show that
price increases are inevitable. II is al
ways so. These excuses will be based on
alleged conditions far removed from the
and these arguments, nine
times out of ten, will have TO do with
the same or similar alleged conditions.
Excuses and arguments alike viii he
applied TO such processes of progress
from wheat field to household as seem
best calculated 70 serve the purpose.
In view Of all this, the assurance Of
he president Of one Of the cuuntry's /
eading -four milling interests that the /
farmers are NOT holding back their /
xheat; that the mills ARE grinding mer-
lily and uninterruptedly on. and that the /
mills will NOT be seriously affected ss TO
yutput. i encouraging and well worth 4
Il may come handy, later
ln.-Nanchesfer Union
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
TALKOFTHETOWN

New showing of waists at Abbotts.
Bluebird day at the Bjou to-day.
New line Of house dresses nc Abbott's
Splendid showing Of new coats an'
suits at Fitts'.
Hobart Hanley in "The Sign Of tn
Poppy" Bluebird, at the Biiou today.
Regular meeting Of Sons Of Veterans
auxiliary, No. 5, Wednesday evening
Sept. 20, at o'clock.
Notice-The store will be closed from
Tuesday, p, M, to Wednesday, p. m
Little Dry Goods Store.
Regular meeting of l.. A., A. o. II.
viii be held in X. of c, hall Wednesday
evening. Refreshments.
Mrs. w. II. Wilson and daughter, Miss
Sadie Il. Wilson, Of Harrison, Mich, are
guests of Mrs. Lizzie A. Robinson OF
Eastern avenue.
| A number of the Jewish colony are
planning to go to Montpelier this even.
ing to celebrate the feast of the Pass
over, which commences this evening at
sunset.
We invite all the ladies TO come to
our store during the demonstration of
Sac Paulo coffee, most delicious South
American plantation coffee. The demon
strator VIII serve you free sample.
The Smith & Cummings Co.
The auction sale held at South Barre
last Saturday afternoon for John Nichols
was fairly well attended The real es-
tate of the home place was sold TO Jerry
Donahue of South Barre for 81 $50.
Personal property brought very good
prices. c. +. Smith, auctionecr.
Several of the Barre young men who
are members of the Headquarters Co. of
the old First Vermont have recently re-
ceived promotions, according to informa-
tion which has come to this city. Nor
man Gordon, Wilfred Lowe, Thomas Sib-
ley and Lawrence Wilcox have been pro-
NOTED 10 first-class priyates, while Clar-
ence Geddes is stable sergeant and Lo-
raine Densmore is sergeant in charge
of the mounted orderlies. Further in
formation states that they expected to
be moved to Charlotte, \. H., within
three weeks. The Barre men were feel
ing well, except that they, like many
other soldiers at Westfeld, had been
having trouble from the drinking water.
Dan A. Perry, who lives on the Mont
peler road in the town of Berlin, is
minus 40 hens as the result of raid on
his henhouse some time Saturday morn
ing The fowls taken were among the
best of the flock. Mr. Perry was awak
ened at an early hour Saturday by the
squawking of hem and he glanced out
of the window. Seeing nothing unusual,
he returned to sleep, only to find on GO
ing to the henhouse that a good share of
the poultry population had been spirited
away, probably at the time when the
was heard A neighbor re-
ported the next day that he heard
team driving rapidly away at about the
same time, so it is suspected that the
thief or thieves came prepared to carry /
off a big swag. Another large theft of
poultry in the town of Plainfield is also
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
CHELSEA

A daughter was recently born to Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Luce and son to Mr.
and Mrs. Ray A. Royce.
Ray F. Titus of CIaremont, n. H.
was a guest last week of his father
Frank j. Titus.
Robert Ames, who has been spending
the summer at the home of Holton S
Annis on the west hill, has returned to
his home in Montclair, n. j,
Mrs. r. B. Smith of Washington, D,
c., who is pleasantly remembered here
as Miss Alta Sleeper, with her little
daughter, is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. Abbie F. Sleeper.
The regular monthly communication
of George Washington lodge, No. 81, F.
and A. NJ, will be held this week Thurs
day evening with work on the NJ NJ de-
gree. District Deputy Grand Master
Bigelow of Brookfield will be present,
and it is requested that all the brothers
make special effort to be present.
Judge S. C. Wilson was week end
visitor at his home here, returning to
Rutland Monday morning to resume his
duties as presiding judge of Rutland
county court. He was accompanied by
Mrs. Wilson and Lyle r. Beckwith, who
is law student in his office.
Rev. John A. Lawrence has returned
from his annual vacation and occupied
his pulpit at the Congregational church
last Sunday morning.
This is war library week, and there
will be a book sale at the library on
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. the
proceeds to go toward the soldiers H.
brary fund. Chelsea is asked for SIS
as her share, and the committee for
raising this are John NJ Comstock,
Judge Stanley c. Wilson, Judge B. H.
Adams, Prof c. d. Grippe, Rev. Robert
Rev. John A. Lawrence and
the librarians, Mrs. Horace T. Walker
and Miss Mary George.
C. |. Hood of Lowell, Mass, was
brief visitor in town last Thursday and
called on a few friends while in town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
THE UNION DRY GOODS COMPANY

snce. 1t may be necessary subsequently
to reject some of the men who have been
listed.
Applicants must have reached their
18th birthday and not have passed their
4lst birthday. They will be subject to
the same physical examination as re-
quired for the regular army. Men Of
draft age whose names have been posted
by the local board" for service in the
national army are not eligible for enlist
ment Enlistment viii be for the period
of the war. Men with dependents will
be required to give certificate signed
by them and their adult dependents that
they will not call upon the United States
for financial support during the period of
the applicants enlistment. All recruits
will be enlisted as privates. Warrants
for non commissioned officers are issued
if man is found qualified by the regi
mental commander after joining the bat
talon to which he is assigned
While designed to serve primarily as
mobile logging and milling crews, the
battalions are organized on military
lines, subject to regular army rules, reg
ulations and administration; and their
members will be armed and uniformed
The first duty of the officers and men
will be to learn military discipline and
teamwork through thoroughgoing drill at
training camps.
Pay will begin at the date of enlist
ment. Transportation and subsistence
will be furnished to recruits by the re-
cruiting officer,
Enlisted men may arrange to have
their families receive all or any portion
of their pay during their absence. About
80 per cent of the enlisted men will re-
reive monthly salary of from $50 to
$40. For further particulars and appli- ,
cation blanks, apply to w. G. Hastings,
St. Adams, VT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
"KnoW Thyself.n

A stout, baggage-laden, old English
man was trying to make hurried exit
from railway carriage. At the door
he stumbled on the foot of a brawny
Scot.
"Hoots, toots, mon!' groaned the
Highlander, Gamma We look whaur ye're
going? Hoot, mon, boot"
The burdened traveller slammed the
door behind him and shouted through the
window:
"Hoot yourself! | am traveller, not
an automobile. San Francisco Argo-
naut.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25

troit, Mich, who have been touring Yer
mont, were in the city Monday. While
here they met Rev. L. c. Carson, whom
Mr.. Carroll knew several years ago. He
is pastor of one of the largest churches
in Detroit.
Commissioner of Industries Robert w.
Simonds left last evening for Burlington
and Rutland on hearings relative to
workingmen's compensation
Miss Sarah Parker of Bradford is Wis
iting with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Parker
James Kennedy left last evening for
st. Adams, where he was called by the
death of an aunt, Mrs. d. c. Howrigan.
+. d. Fox of Walden was in the city
Yesterday afternoon, accompanying his
son here to enter Montpelier seminary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
Seeking Sympathy.

Danny and Bobbie had been left in
the care of their big sister while their
mother went out. At bedtime they
wanted to stay up for mother" but
their sister relentless put them to bed.
Danny maintained stolid indifference,
but Bobbie cried Justify. Their sister
listened at the foot of the stairs, hoping
they would soon be quiet. At last Bob
bic stopped, and the listener heard him
say:
"You cry a bit, Danny; I'm tired
Irish World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
MINDOE FALLS

Cards received Monday from Erwin
Whitehill and w. j. Ramsey stated they
arrived at Lincoln, Neb., the 2lst, and
were enjoying their trip very much,
Mr.. and Mrs. Burns Abbott, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wilson
of South Peacham, visited relatives and
friends here Sunday.
w. w. Dow spent the week END in
Boston.
Harold Jochee visited in Windsor over
Sunday.
John Parker and two of his friends
took a trip through the White noun
tains Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Whitehill remains about
the same
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
Reporting the Meeting.

The new reporter was told to make
story of about four hundred words
about the meeting of the trustees of the
public library. Later the chief in
quired for the story. The young report
err, fustered at being late, said:
at isn't quite finished yet. You told
me to make four hundred words of it,
and I've got only little over three
hundred so far"
What did they do"
"They met, called the roll and ad-
journed until next Tuesday evening
Irish World.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
Child Killed.

Fall River, Mass, Sept. 25.-Mabel Ro-
berge, Is, was run over by an automobile
operated by Mrs. Mary F. Frasier of New
Bedford here yesterday and died from
the injuries at hospital A charge of
manslaughter has been placed against
Mrs. Frasier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
MONTPELIER
Mrs. Orsola Albano Died Last Night as
Result of Shock.

Mrs. Orsola Albano, who was employed
1 in the family of Peter Cavoretto on Sib-
( lev avenue, died at Heaton hospital Mon
4 day evening after a short illness OF
( shock. She was taken ill while getting
supper at the home one evening the early
part of last week and was taken to the
hospital, where she failed until death oc-
Cured yesterday. She was Al years of
age, born in Italy but came TO this coun
try several years ago. She had lived in
the city most of her life in this country.
She is survived by her husband, Eusebio
Albano, and two children, Rose, who was
employed in the city, and John, employed
at the Barton stoneshed in Barre. The
funeral will take place Wednesday after
noon.
Commissioner of Industries Robert w.
Simonds has made an order in the petit
tion of dot Malais against the Green
Mountain Slate company of Poultney
and the Travellers insurance company in
which he has ordered the insurance COM
pany to pay the petitioner $67S for six
and one sixth weeks for an injury re-
ceived to one knee March 20, while EN-
ployed in moving stone for the slate
company, during which time the iron bar
slipped, allowing him to fall on the froz-
en- ground.
G. L. Hunt, as representative of Their
iault & Hunt, this morning filed in pro-
bate court the accounting of the estates
of p P. Pitkin, Frank l. Pitkin and Car
roll P. Pitkin, as made by NJ. L. Wood,
surviving administrator of the estates.
The accounting of Carroll P. Pitkin as
surviving administrator of the estate of
p p Pitkin, of which Mr.. Wood later be-
came the administrator, was also filed,
showing that property had been proper
ly accounted for and later in the day a
hearing was set relative to increasing
the bond of the administrator in the
estates of T. |. and c. p. Pitkin c. b.
Adams, for the Waterbury National
bank, presented petition relative to the |
bonds of w. J. Boyce for the bank as
trustee of the last will and testament of |
Martha A. Moody for the benefit of Bet
sey Grout. He petitioned the probate |
court, praying for the allowance from the
bond of w. j. Boyce for carrying out |
the provision of the WILL setting forth
that funds were not available TO be
transferred to the bank, which has be-
come trustee in place of Mr.. Boyce, de-
ceased. The amount is about $4,000.
Roy Hardigan, who has been employed !
in the Chapman store, has completed his
services there and commenced work in
ese shipping department of the Cross
and Son store.
Dr. John Carroll and daughter of De-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
EAST BARRE.

A meeting of the wesbterviIle Socialist
local will be held in the basement Of the
Baptist church Tuesday evening, Sept
%, at Z o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
BARRE DAILY TIMES
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1917.
The Weather

Fair and slightly warmer tonight.
Wednesday fair and warmer in the int.
riorj gentle shifting winds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25
GRANITEvILLE

There will be meeting of the Red
Cross in Miles hall Wednesday after
noon at 80 to sew.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25

Regular meeting Of lroquois
.ribe, No. 10, tonight az 1880.
Work. adoption and warriors
legree.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-25

Special convocation Of Granite
: chapter. No. p, r. A NJ, Tues
dav. sept. p. al $50 p m
Work, mark degree. Per order
L. II. P.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
MADISON GRAIN MARKET.
SIOUX CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET

Sioux City, Jan. 22.-Flnal day Of
the week brought a run OF 800 cattle
to the local market, compared with
429 a week ago and 248 head the
corresponding day a year ago.
Conditions as a whole have fav-
ored the selling side during the past
week in the cattle division and beef
offerings have been disposed of at
stronger rates, the advance for the
week amounting to Is zoe. Cows
and heifers have received about the
same treatment, and are also closing
with a substantial advance.
Outlet for the arrivals Of stockers
and feeders this week has been at
strong prices and better classes are
as much as 10@15c higher than a
week ago.
Weekend hog trade ruled mostly
steady to stronger. Some losses
were onted in reports from outside
centers, but the local market was out
of line on Friday and sellers were
enabled TO hold today's prices to a
strong basis. Bulk of sales at $1O.4O
@10.S0, tops $11.0O.
Sheep trade ruled 10 higher
and several new price records were
made. Lambs landed at $13.75, ewes
at 1910. wethers at s10.25 and year
ling wethers at ss11.75.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
Oddities In the News

Mules love music, says George Gage
California stock raiser, who breaks
mule colts TO tunes played ON a phono
graph.
A Bayonne On. j. coal dealer was
recently held up at the point Of n re
volver by robbers, who took a bucket
of coal.
John $. Avery of Manchester, n. H
a veteran of the civil war, has resigned
as %janitor of the high school there aft
er serving for forty years.
The last wish of q La Crosse (Nis.1
woman was that she be buried beside
her five husbands, to each of whom
she had erected a tombstone.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22

Exotic Plant Grown at New Jersey Ex-
pertinent Station.

Now comes the purple carnation. For
IA number Of years the Horticultural di-
vision Of the horticultural department
at the New Jersey agricultural expert
ment station has been carrying on
breeding work with the carnations. The
work has been done for the sake of
studying the inheritance Of various
characteristics of the flower and to
improve If possible its existing com
mercial varieties.
This year a Seeding was secured that
bore purple flowers. 1t is the offspring
Of a cross between a white variety and
one of deep maroon color. Purple ear
nations have appeared before, both in
Europe and In this country, but most
Of the flowers Of this color have been
of the single or bullhead type, which
splits easily. The New Jersey station
seeding, however, is of the CONNER
cial type of bloom. Ii on further test
1t proves as vigorous and productive
as 1t now promises to be it will be
propagated and disseminated as a nov
city.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22

troubled with cramps and feel like a
different woman. | cannot praise
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound too highly and | am recommend
ing it to my friends who suffer as l did,"
Mrs. GEORGE r. NAYLoR, Box 72,
Marysville, Pa.
Young women who are troubled with
painful or irregular periods, backache,
headache, dragging-down sensations,
fainting spells or Indigestion should
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Thousands have been re-
stored to health by this root and herb
remedy.
Write for free end helpful advice to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. ICON
fidentiaD, Lynn, Mass. Only women
open and read such letters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago. Jan. 22.-Cattle-Receipts,
1000, steers. s780dtt.75; cows and
heifers. st70@1O.t0; calves, 10000
14.75. Hogs-Receipts. $4,000; light,
$10.55d11.10; mixed, $107501l20;
heavy, 1075m11.20; rough, $fO.75Q
10. 80; pigs. sS.0Gm1G.l5. Sheep
Receipts, 5000; native. 1850 10 so;
lambs. $it.S5m14.40.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
GEORGE BERNARD
POSSIBILITIES
Allies Should Not Fail to Heed
Proposal For Peace Confer
ence With Central Powers,
Says Noted British Author.

BY r. v.

Copyright. 1917. by American Press AS
ISOLATION.
"HE newsboys were shouting Ger
many proposes pcace!' as | rang
the bell on the little gate on the
first landing OF the broad stair
case OF 10 Adelphi terrace, George
Bernard Shaw's town residence.
1t was answered by the philosopher
himself, who Unmatched the gate and
showed me into his sanctum.
''Come up! Come up!" he cried,
his reddish beard. tinged with gray.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22

Paris.-General Hubert Lyautey, the
minister of war In the new French
cabinet, arrived In Paris after a
voyage full of incidents from Morocco.
where he was French resident general.
The new war minister crossed from
Tangier to Gibraltar In a submarine,
and his train was delayed by the snow
In Spain, thus obliging him to decline
King Alfonso's invitation to dinner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22

Mrs. Games r. Hopkins Of Rutland.
Vt, has a full blooded Angora cat,
which is said to be the largest feline
In Vermont. The cat Is thirty-six inch
es In length from the tip of its tail to
the end OF its nose and weighs twenty
one and one-half pounds. Its fur L.
Ave inches In length.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
South ST. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul. Jan. p. - Cattle
Receipts, 1900; steers. $650M9.75;
COWS and h%eifers, s5.35m7.50; calves,
s700013.25: stockers and feeders. ST.
50m7.50. Hogs - Receipts. 1000 /;
range, $10.65010.95. Sheep-Receipts,
500; lambs, s12.50M13.75; wethers,
So. O0m11.00
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22

streaming In the draft like Thor s
blown by the night Wind "Now what
Is itr' he inquired. standing erect,
alert and expectant, like "A viking war.
rior, In q pepper and salt lounge suit.
do you think, Mr.. Shaw, that the
proposals OF Germany for a statement
by the allies as to their terms of peace
should be considered seriously by Eng
land. France, Russia and Italy or
merely brushed aside as an insincere
diplomatic nov on the part OF the
central powersi"
"What are we coming to that 1t
should be possible to ask such a ques
tion?" exclaimed Shaw emphatically
ITO take the proposals with anything
short OF the deepest seriousness would
be an exhibition Of frivolity, in the face
of a horrible calamity. which could
only be characterized as revolving
blackguardism. 1t would put us in a
position of inexcusable moral inferior
ity. We have no right to assume that
1t was meant to do so. But If IL was
1t Is u business to see that IL does
not succeed"
lis 1t your opinion, then, that Ger
many Is so exhausted by the war that
she is honestly DESTROYS Of peace, or
are her proposals. as a section Of the
press declares. merely bluff"
Germany Cannot Be Exhausted.
Germany cannot be exhausted by
the war" was the reply. THE central
empires can afford to go on fighting
for a hundred years as well as the
allies can. But Germary. being hu-
man, Is necessarily Disguised, dam
aged, disillusioned, made miserable by
the war and must be honestly DESTROYS
OF peace. So are all the other belliger-
ents. 1t is the Wanted desire for war
to the last shilling and the last man
that Is dishonest and i~nsincere."
Then do you think the allies ought
TO discuss peace? II so what terms
should they offer Germany
"Of course they ought to discuss
peace" was Shaw's response. "In
every war peace should be continually
discussed from the very beginning I'M
til 1t is actually achieved. AS to terms,
they should offer and demand the best
terms they think they can get. But
this leaves open the question of wheth-
er they should aim at the best terms
for their reigning dynasties, according
to the ideas and ambitions Of kings
and courts or at the best terms for Eu-
rope and the world. For instance, II
they offer to agree to the independence
Of Poland, provided 1t be made a repub-
lie. and to the Observation-Disclosures Of
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22
Minneapolis Grain.

Minneapolis, Jan. 22.-Wheat-May.
$1.90; July, S1.82A. Cash close on
track: No. | hard, $1.9SQ2.00; No. /
Northern, $1.91@1.94; No. 2 Northern,
$1.SS@1.94; No. 3 Northern, sl.790
100; No. 3 yellow corn, 96A @97Ac;
No. 3 white oats, 56R @5614c; fax,
So. 904.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22

WOuiu nave W stay
in bed several days
every month. I
tried all kinds of
remedies and was
treated by doctors,
but my trouble con-
tinued until one day
/ read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
what it had done for
others. ] tried it
and now I am never
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1917-01-22

Chicago, Jan. 22.-Wheat-May, ST.
So; July, s1.52%; Sept, $1.35h. Corn
May, $1.01A; July, 99Ac. Oats
May. $3.50; July, 55Bc. ~Pork-Jan.,
$30.70; May, $29.45. Butter-Creamer-
les, 326S6he. Eggs-"sSQ40c. Poul-
try-Springs, 17hc; fowls. 1sc.
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st. Paul Grain.

st. Paul, Jan. %. Wheat No. 4
hard, s1.97%m201B No. Northern,
$1,000 m1.9SB; No. 2 Northern, ST.
S7An1.94A; No. 2 Montana hard, ST.
S9B6 1.93h; corn, 96h @97%c; oats,
55%0 56@c; barley, S9c@$1.24; rye,
$1.4001.42; flax, $2.93B.