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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
"Passive Goodness" in Vermont.

Baccalaureate sermons this year hav
generally had something of the ring o
war in them. We should certainly hav
expected clarion note or two from tn
president of the university of that erst
while warlike state of Vermont, in har
mony with the tendency. Great is on
surprise, therefore, to take up the verba
tim report in the Burlington Free Pres
of the baccalaureate address of Presi
dent Guy Potter Benton, OF the insti
tuition named, and to find its theme t.
| be "The Merit of Passive Goodness.
| Passive Goodness! The doctor could no
| give his hearers enough of it. Through
six columns of space this Vermont ed
ucator exalted that peaceful virtue, Civ
ing off as he did so such rays of com
posing thought as the following:
Gold passivity is more valuable as 8
social asset than feverish activity.
active service that is worth while il
the concrete expression of passive good
ness. No life can be poured out il
deeds that count unless it reaches dowr
deep into heart centre where the still
waters flow inexhaustible in clarity and
purity.
Strengthen yourselves for the con
flicts which await you by the stern re-
solve that come adversely or prosper.
ity, you will establish yourselves in the
possession of that passive goodness
which will bring you contentment de-
spite all contrary winds.
"There are those in this class who al
ready wear the soldier uniform of our
country 1t is badge of high honor
and yet, let me remind you, if you
would make it mean all it should mean
it must stand for the firm strength of
passive character rather than for the
buster of spectacular action
Possibly the merely passive goodness
which the state of Vermont has shown in
the war thus far, and its aversion for
like spectacular action, are due
in some measure to the exhortstions and
the influence of President Benton. En-
listments in Vermont have not been
what they should be- There is nothing
to encourage them in such profound NOR
al utterances as the above. II is true
that Dr. Benton went on to praise the
men of the senior class who had the
spirit to stand before him in khaki. He
could not very well have done other
wise. But there was about his praise
a labor of restraint, a solemn attitude
Of balancing, as if he were afraid that
be would really say something on the
side of the war in which his country is
that made this portion of the
address really pitiable
What can have happened to the state
of Vermont f-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

This is no time to rock the boat"
but Mr.. Pinhead will do it just
as usual.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

The Groton Times is another of the
weekly newspapers in Vermont which
has felt the force of rising prices of
materials used in newspaper making, and
it announced in the most recent issue
that after July the subscription price
of the paper would be $l.25 a year, in
stead of 81. The increase OF % cents is
slight indeed and the contemporary
ought not to lose a single subscriber be-
cause of the larger cost OF the PIPER
Fiftytwo copies of local xnper should
be worth as much as two and four-t enths
cents apiece, only slightly more than the
price of postage stamp.
Another Vermont paper which is feel
ing the depressing influence Of growing
prices of materials is the Londonderry
Sitter, which announced recently that it
was forced to reduce the size of its week.
.lv to six-column quarto Moreover,
there are several others which are con
sidering moves to bring the expenditures
more nearly in accord with the income
Self preservation demands the change.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
An Abuse of Language.

| The men who are daily telegraphinc
from Montpelier to world send and in
termediate stations alarmist reports OF
conditions in city and county in regard
to poliomyelitis would deserve better OF
their neighbors and fellow citizens were
they to show reasonable restraint OF Ian
guage and some sense of the relative pro.
portion OF things.
The present appearance of poliomyeli.
| tbs in Washington county cannot be
called, accurately, an epidemic. 1t Is
merely an outbreak of the disease-dan-
gerous, of course, and calling for prompt
and effective measures of sanitation, but
surely not an epidemic, for an epidemic
spreads through community like wild
fire, and the home is fortunate which es-
capes it. As to Washington county, it
appears that in the entire county there
are at present p cases OF poliomyelitls
As the total population is about $4,000,
there is then one case of the disease to
each 1000 people. 1t is an alarmist in
deed who could regard one case OF disease
among two thousand people as an cpl
demic. Why not call it an outbreak and
let it go at that instead of straining our
serves 10 Ut 1ATge WoFus ~ Tue etIici
gency?
We would not look through the wrong
end of the telescope at such an outbreak
as that in the center of Washington
county, nor even at a single case Of such
threatening, sinister disease, but why
brighten the local public and perhaps
cause needless anxiety through half the
state by verbal exaggeration wholly in
accurate and entirely uncalled forf
Twenty two cases in the county would,
if the distribution were equal, be one
case in 20 square miles-which would
seem to indicate that the patients are
not l,nduly crowded. But If Barre and
Montpelier take more than their share,
there Is nothing in the Sherman law to
prevent it, and the country districts
would show still bigger proportion OF
square miles to the case.
Moderation in everything was one OF
the notices the Greeks inscribed on the
great temple OF Zeus at Olympia. Let us
borrow the thought and apply ourselves,
when it seems desirable, to moderation |
in language .-Burlingt News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
RUSSIAN REPUBLIC "FINDs ITSELF

| RUSSIAN REPUBLIC FINDS ITSELF
Even more important for the time
being than the material gains already
made by the Russian troops on the Cali
clan front in the moral effect OF victory
on the rising young republic which takes
the place Of the monarchy of the Roman
offs. A decided victory on the field Of
| battle is likely to arouse the imagina
tions Of the Russian people, to acquaint
them with the power which already is
| theirs and to stimulate them to a closer
and more compact democracy. When.
ever great dissensions have arisen inside
nations it has been common device to
lead the dissenting elements against a
foreign foe; and almost invariably the
result has been that the dissenting ele-
ments forgot their differences and rallied
their forces in the cause of the nation.
In the throes of the new governmental
birth, Russia was torn and we'll nigh sew
cred by the various elements which go
to make up the political life of the peo-
pie; and it seemed almost impossible to
bring ahem together under form of
government that would be acceptable to
all or the great majority of the whole
Hence the resort to the old device of 60
ing against common foe in the hope
that the internal discord might be ironed
out. kerensky as the leader of the
scheme was well chosen, for in him the
Russian people seem to place consider
able faith. And Kerensky it was who
was chosen to give the signal for the new
offensive which was started on July ],
albeit General Brusilloff undoubtedly was
the military genius behind the move.
ment. Marked success has crowned the
early efforts of the Russian forces which
have taken the field against Germany,
Austria and Turkey, To be sure, the
Russian revolutionary army probably
was not faced by such stiff opposition at
ago. because Germany had diverted part
of her eastern army to meet the British,
the French and the Americans, and Aus
tria had been forced to send large part
Of her available men to meet the Ital-
isns; but the central powers line repre-
sented a hard and fast division, to break
through which was an inspiriting per
Torrance And Kerensky and Brusilloff
have broken through and sent the de-
tending army back in retreat The NOR
a effect Of the initial victory must be
tremendous if the Russians are gifted
with imagination. Il ought to enable the
Young republic to find itself. 50 to speak.
L ought to give the new government
constantly growing foundation on which
o appeal to the people for the building
ip Of q great nation. There j. strong
'sason for hoping for that result.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
NOT REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED
STATES.

Our friends and our enemies across the
water will perhaps find in the outrage
committed at East st, Louis, ILL.,, proof
that American life is filled with its rot
ten spots. They may even consider that
the reign of anarchy for the period of a
few days is more or less Indicative of
the fiimsy foundation on which democ-
racy-Ameriean democracy-rests. How
ever, East st. Louis is by no means
typical American community. 1t is a
hybrid city. Moreover, those who have
visited the city and talked with its peo-
pie tell us that it does not represent the
highest type of American municipal gov
eminent. There is something more than
mere racial differences between the
whites and the blacks which lies at the
bottom of the murder, arson and pillage
of the last few days. East st. Louis Is
one of those fast-growing. irresponsible
communities in which the unsettled ele-
ment of the body polite constitutes
powerful influence East st. Louis is
not a good type Of the American munich
pslity and will not be until some power
full factors, well-grounded in the highest
instincts. come to the surface and claim
the control Of the community No doubt
there are a great many people OF East
st. Louis who deplore such an occurrence
al that which shocked the whole nation
this week; but they have been too supine
in the past. Il is time for them to lift
themselves in righteous wrath and wipe
out the elements Of civic life which per
mitted the stain to be made. By wiping /
cut, we mean the submerging. not the ]
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

The sympathy of the entire newspaper
fraternity of the state, as we'll as of a
great many other friends, will be extend
ed TO Editor Luther B. Johnson and fam
lily of Randolph in the death of the eld-
est child, Paul w Johnson who had
been associated with his father in the
conduct of the Randolph Herald and
News since his graduation from Dart
mouth college. The young man had
served as local editor of that paper and
had given evidence of much ability in
newspaper work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

How did it happen that Governor Ora
ham did not let Barre in on one Of the
home guard companies? About every
recognition so far to be handed out in
this county has been turned over to
Barre. Not that Waterbury gives a
continental Johnny cake--but we do feel
the situation keenly for Montpelier an /
Northfe!d.- Waterbury Record.
Barre scarcely knows what the con
temporary means about every recognl,
ton" being turned over to Barre" To
be sure, Gov. Graham named Barre
man to fill out the unexpired term Of
the states attorney and two Barre men
were named on the exemption board I'M
der the federal seIective draft act. and
along with the latter job went tremen
ly, those appointments are not enough
to give rise to the assertion that Barre
is getting all the recognition in the coun-
ty. In fact, when it comes to getting
the honors of Washington county Barre
has to take back seat, for Waterbury
has one of the assistant judges and
Woodbury. the Others Montpelier has the
county clerk; Plainfeld has the high
bailiff, Montpelier has the sheriff; Mont
pelier has the probation officer and Mont
pelier has the county treasurer, while
Barre has the Judge of probate Not
much evidence of Barre trying to "hog"
the honors of the county in that list
surely. Moreover, Waterbury forgets
that it has one of the largest public in
stitutions in the state, namely, the state
hospital for the insane. We feel sure
that in looking over the situation again
the contemporary will scarcely claim
that Barre is getting all the recognition,
or anywhere near the recognition which
its size and business Importance would
seem to warrant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

Cotton. which sells now above p cents
in the American market, is unprocurable
in Germany. Muriate Of potash, an in
dispenssble ingredient of a properly bal
anced fertilizer. remains locked up in
Germany. and cannot be had here. An
other indispensable fertilizer element.
Chile nitrate. is coming freely from
South America 20 the entente powers,
while in Germany electrolytic nitrstes.
made from the air to take its plzes- cost
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
ITO North Main st.

just such elements, only they are able to
keep them in subsection. Therefore, East
st. Louis has chance to redeem itself
and to redeem the reputation of Amer
lean municipal life which some unthink
ing people outside OF the United States
win ascribe to most of our cities because
of this exception.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

II transpires that the Montpelier city
councils vote in accepting the proposed
new franchise for the Barre & Montpe-
lier Traction & Power company was four
to three, the mayor casting the deciding
vote.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
Unthinkab BILE.

She What do you think of matrimo.
N.Y.
He Sorry, but I'm married already
Philadelphia Record
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

Canada is following good example in
going in for universal CONSUMPTION for
military service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
MEASLES NOW ON
DECLINE IN CAMP
Pneumonia Is Cause of Many Deaths
Mt CantOnments During the
Past Week.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The measles
epidemic in the camps OF the Thir-
tieth, Thirty-frst, Thirty-eighth aud
Thirty-ninth divisions Of the national
guard troops no longer constitutes a
menace. according to a report for the
week ending Dec. 7, made public to-
day by Surgeon General Gorgas.
The epidemic has spread somewhat.
however, in the Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-dt.h divisions and to a greater
extent in the Thirty-sixth. Pneumo-
MIA following measles is particularly
increased in the Thirty-sixth division
and slightly increased in the Thirty
fourth Thirty-eighth and Thirty
All other national guard camps show
a decrease in measles, although there
have been a number of cases of pneu-
mOnia Independent Of measles in ali
national army and national guard
camps.
The report shows 1870 deaths dur
ing the week In the national guard,
of which III were from pneumonia;
"A deaths in the national army, of
which AZ were from pneumonia.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
A CLEAR COMPLEXION
Ruddy Cheeks-Sparkling Eyes
Most Women Can Have
Says DR.. Edwards, a Well.Known
Ohio Physician

DR.. F. NJ. Edwards for II years treated
scores Of women for liver and bowel
sailnents. During these years he gave TO
nls Patients a prescription made of few
weil-known vegetable ingredients mixed
WIN olive oil, naming them DR.. Edwards
Vliye Tablets. You will know them By
hslr olive color.
:, These tablets are wonder.workers on the
nver and bowels, which cause normal
acton. carrying off the waste and poison
0us matter In ones system.
fyou have a pale face, sallow look. duh
yes pimples, coated tongue, headaches. a
asuess, no-good feeling, all out OF sorts.
rnssctye bowels, you take one OF Dr.
EDWARDS Olive Tablets nightly for time
ann note the pleasing results.
thousands of women as well as men
NAe DR.. Edwards Olive Tabiets-the sue.
.esstul substitute for calomel-now and
, ,aen just to keep in the pir k of condition.
~ aud 25c Per box. All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
III TT " t"AENNs
Th;riy-three Years Experience Treat
ing Eye, Ear. Nose and Throat
Diseases

Dr. w. 0. Coffee, the oculist and
aurist, will be in his Davenport Offices
in the First National bank building,
corner Of Second and Main streets.
Davenport, Iowa. Saturday, Monday
and Tuesday Of each week, three days.
Ills hours are from 3 a NJ. to p. M,
Saturday and Monday, and Monday
night from 7 to s. Tuesday from 8
a. m. to 2.30 p. m The Bridge car
line stops right at his Offices. He is
having remarkable success treating
weakness and disease of the eyes, fail
ing sight and blindness caused from
graduated lids, inflammation, scars,
growths. iritis glaucoma, weak wat
cry eyes, weak nerves Of the eyes, and
other eye diseases. He is restoring
sight to some people that were blind.
He is curing many cases Of deafness,
head noises and loss of hearing, es-
pecially those cases that are quite deaf
in one ear, and just getting deaf in the
other. He says every case of deaf
ness where the tissues of the middle
ear and ear drum are not seriously
damaged by the disease should be
benefited or cured. He straightens
cross eyes In three minutes without
anesthetic or danger. He removes
adenoid growths in two minutes with
out hemorrhage and without anesthetic.
He SAYS catarrh is a constitutional
disease. and the blood and system
must be treated as well as the nose
and throat. and every case should be
. III e11f
fering with any Of these diseases TO
cali and be examined. If he thinks he
can help them he will treat them one
time free TO show them how his new
treatment acts He wants every child
suffering with deafness or ear trouble
| brought 10 him He has treated over
/ five hundred different children. He
| wants every person suffering with
diseased tonsils to see him before
they allow an operation He says a
large per cent OF these cases can be
cured without it. He says operations
and harsh remedies are usually not
necessary in most cases. He is giving
relief to many very bad cases here. He
/ Is absolutely reliable and will tell you
absolutely reliable, and will tell YOU
the truth as he sees it. He has treated
over fifty thousand cases in the last
30 years. and has treated eye, ear
nose and throat troubles for thret
years. This makes it possible for him
TO cure many cases where other ocu-
lists Of less experience would fail.
DIR. w. D. Coffee. First National Ban.
! Bldg, Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
REPORTED KILLED
+. WHILE IN ACTION
lieutenant ". T.. Iaberlaw, Rumored
70 Have Been Shot by Germans
While In Service.
rrfrfR is CAUSE OF BELIEFS
rseal Woman Receives Message From
France Telling Of the Death
0i Sammies.

Persistent rumors are In circulation
IN the city 10 the effect that Lieutenant
NJ Haberlaw, a member OF the
thirteenth Engineer regiment Of the
american eXpcditionary forces in
Frsnce. has been killed In action.
Lieutenant Haberlaw was, previous
'm his enlistment. employed by the
pack Island railroad as a civil
engineer and was well known in this
dty Inquiry at the Thirty-first street
division Offices Of the road revealed
nothing OF a definite nature Officials
,of The road have heard rumors Of his
death
The rumors seem TO have grown
ont OF letter received BY a local
woman which stated that Lieutenant
Haberlaw and q number of other mem
bsrs of his regiment were killed and
that 20 had been captured by the Ger
mans An effort TO trace the owner of
the letter has been fruitless. The per-
ds;ency Of the reports are causing
many Of his local friends to worry
about his safety.
Rumors OF the same nature, regard
bog Lieutenant Haherlaw were spread
about the city several weeks ago but
Investigation showed the reports to
be false as an official had received a
letter from him only short time pre-
yous stating that be was in good
health and still among those alive
The message was published in The
Argus
First Officer From Here.
lis friends arc expecting at any
time 90 receive letter from France
either from him or members of his
regiment regarding him. He was The
FIRST commissioned officer from this
city 20 land ln France with the Amer.
lean eypedl.i0nary forces.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
GERMANS PIN FAITH
ON WESTERN FRONT

London, Dec. ia genera in
creased confidence in Germany. based
on the Russian armistice and other
obvious factors. IS shown il extracts
from the latest German newspapers
telegraphed from Holland Travellers
arriving in Holland from Germany
are quoted as saying that the German
people are building great hopes on a
great offensive in the west, which is
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
PLAN $50, 1000 MORE
FOR ROCKFORD BASE

Rockford, III, Dec. IA. Plans fer
additional buildings for the base hos
pltai at Camp Grant and for additions
70 some Of the Institutions buildings
nave ben approved by the war depart
ment. Work on the new structures
Will be started soon and the expendi-
ture will be approximately $50. 900.
Two additional barracks buildings
VIII be erected. also a new building
for women nurses quarters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14

All the news all the tine-The
Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
PLACE PACTS AIM:
TR0TZKY HELP OF HUN

Continue From Page oue>
Eo-niloG and Kaledines forces cen
lors I'm the Oreaburg district, where
General Dut1T has large force of
CossacE5, there has been little fight
Ing and the BOlsheviki have sent agi-
utor3 Co work among his troops II
Is reported that Ealuga has been TAX
en- By the BolsheyiH after the defeat
Of a counter revolutionary death
battalion
The commander OF the Black sea
feet has called upon all the sailors
to fight against Kaledines. declaring
'kalejlnes, together with the allied
imperiaH1ts, has declared civil war"
Senate IN Secret Meet.
The employees OF the food supply de-
pariment called today at the Smolny
Institute, the BolsheyiH headquarters.
and urged that they be declared
neutral department. Otherwise they
would decline TO work under the peo.
Pies commisssries Their demand was
refused. The senate, the highest Rus
sian court, which has been abolished
by the Bolsheviki, today held a secret
meeting at which it was determined
that the members would continue in
their offices.
Striking employees Of the govern
ment departments announce that they
are ready to go to Kiev, If the con-
Slltueut assembly is dissolved. and
the railway union decides also to 20
TO kiev The socialist newspapers
appeared this morning without adver-
tisements but they carried long
protest against the Bolsheviki adyer-
Using monopoly.
"Jocke!ing' for Control.
Peirograd, Wednesday, Dec 13.-
boish5yiki delegates TO the constitu-
ent assembly are Fastening toward
Fetrograd from all parts of Russia in
response to an appeal from their head
quarters here. None of the Bolsheviki
attended the preliminary organization
meeting of the assembly yesterday. II
is believed they are holding off until
control is assured by force of mum
bers
Inc preliminary meeting was at
Tended 10y about seventy delegates
mostly social revolutionists. who
adopted "a resolution declaring that
me assembly would have all power
when a quorum, as fixed by the old
committee, should be present. II was
determined 20 hold sessions daily in
Tue meantime.
Make appeal 10 Allies.
Peirograd, Thursday, Dec 13.-Tht
soldiers and workmen's organiza
IONS in the territory inhabited by III,
Let's have formed temporary ma
loaal council Of Lettland at Walk
Ile council has announced the forma
non OF am autonomous government
lor TIE Let's. taking Courland, Lii
yonia and other regions in the Balti,
Provinces An appeal has been mad,
y 10 The entcne allies to prevent division
= VI this territory A lawyer nance
Aamuer has been chosen president.
All the news all the time-Th'
Argus.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14
FRIDAy-THE ROCK ISLAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS = 4a,v

regarded as certainly impending
Major Mcraht. newspaper critic
predicting such a move. writes in the
Tageblatt Whenever Gernanyts su-
preme war lord or Field Marshal Ynn
Hindenburg promised our At,strn-
Hungarian allies assistance againsr
Rassia's mighty forces. 1t has been
promptly assembled, powerful blows
delivered and the Russians driven
back. We really DO not need to doubt
that this time also deeds viii follow
words
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-14

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