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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-19

The National Guardsmen of the various States who
enlisted under the Federal banner have drilled
and manoeuvred for years in accordance with regular
army tactics founded the lessons learned in the Civil,
Indian and Spanish American Most of these tao
ties, far they apply to fighting I'm France and Bel
gium practically obsolete The National Guards
men, like the regulars must forget large part of what
they have been taught for years and take up entirely
new course in warfare The volunteer recruits and the
men drawn by draft have nothing nlearn but whole
lot to learn. The regulars and the National GuardSmen
have slight ad vanta gehey already instructed IN
discipline; they know how handle a rifle and shoot;
they know the military formations of squad platoon,
company regiment and battalion With these differences
the regular the National Guardsman the volunteer and
the conscrpt who 90 into training in camp behind the
Western front will face the problem. All will have
the tactics to learn. The major portion of the les
sons will be to all.
In accordance with changed conditions the efforts
of the instructors many OF them English and French
officers who valor decorations the first two
years of the war, who teaching American soldiers
the rudments of the warfare concentrated
the of the bayOnet hand grenade throwing,
machine gun operation trench construction and the
erection and destruction of barbed wire deenses The
primary evoutons of the various military units and
not fOrgOen-enOugh attention Is paid to them to
insure efficiency them but the main effort Is expended
on the various forms OF oenSe and defense IN relation TO
the trenches
The trench being the soldiers base either for offense
defense, he is first shown how it in its
various forms. He learns how to build the first line
defense trench and It's communicating supporting and
trenches with their of first aid supply and
rest stations He learns how either to string barbed
wire barrcade in front of his advanced trenches
to cut similar barrier to allow his age front
of enemy trench which he is attacking in his
artillery fire has failed to destroy IT, Next he is taught
the art Of what is referred to in the dispatches
consolidating our gains. This means the reconStruc-
ton and fertilization in sufficient strength withstand
counter attack of captured enemy trenches trenches
which have previously practically been destroyed by the
artillery fire which precedes every attack in force Third
he Is shown how to
to ADVANTAGE
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-19

Another Phase of the New Bayonet Practice. The
Men in the Holes, Representing Actual Trenches,
Are Supposed Guard Of the Bayonet Thrusts
of the Attacking Party the Outside. (And Be
low Training in Grenade Throwing. The Wooden
Structure Is Exactly the Height and Width
of Trench The Learner Has to Land His Limi-
tation Grenade in an Exact Spot Without Touching
the Sides of His Shelter and Without Being Able
See the Place Where the Grenade Is to Land
When He Can Accomplish This He Is Eff
cent Grenader.
carry fourseconu grenades smoke bombs Of petrol and
phosphorus weighing three pounds each and sx-second
fuse bombs weighing nine pounds for wreckng dugOuts
and machine gun emplacements.
The officers and rank and file of the engineering pio
neering and sappng units at the various instruction
camps and in the American camp in France learning
how to tunnel through the EARTH and construct and
pOde the underground mines which have been used TO
such great advantage by both sides in the terrific Euro
pean struggle
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-19
Bayonetiing, Bombing, and
Trench Fighting, That
Have Revolutionized the
Grim Art Of
Battle

~ ROM the Atlantic to the Pacific and
behind the farflung battle line of
the allies on the western front, the
soldiers of the United States, the Sam
mics " as the French have dubbed them,
arc learning the new method of waging
war
First of all, the men who viii carry the
Stars and Stripes forward in France and
in Flanders are learning the rudiments Of
trench warfare. form of conflict prac-
tically unknown until German hosts dug
themselves into underground Notifications
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-19

ne is shown how to use
to the best advantage,
either for offense or
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-24
KEEP LOOKING YOUNG
It's Easy-1f You Know DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

The secret Of keeping young is to feel
young II to do this you must watch your
liver and bowels - there's no need Of
having sallow complexion dark rineB
under your eyes - pimples "a bilious
look in your face - dull eyes with no
sparkle. Your doctor will tell you ninety
per cent of all sickness comes from in
active bowels and liver. -.
Dr.. Edwards a well.known physician
in Ohio, perfected a vegetable com.
pound mixed with olive oil to act On
the liver and bowels. which he gave to
his patients for years.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tableta the substi.
tute for calomel are gentle in their action
yet always effective. They bring about
that exuberance of spirit; that natural
buoyancy which should be enjoyed BY
everyone, by toning up the liver and clear.
ing the system of impurities.
You will know DR.. Edwards Olive Tab.
lets by their olive color. lOc and Csc per
box. All druggists.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-24
WHO WANTS PICTURE OF ENGINE?
(American Press)


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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-24

l have two carloads Of breeding
ewes in transit, which will arrive
here Thursday morning. There are
400 choice Western breeding ewes in
the lot which are of class best fitted
for the successful foundation of the
sheep industry in this northern elm
ate.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-10-24
THEY'LL STAND A FINE CHANCE

dispatch making host
presidential
part:
situation commonly heard is that
candidate Secretary of
the X. is ineligible for the pre-
born in Canada
of 8 geaton by the bltheome poll
cabinet. The
eorder in whic
"Secretary w. G. McAdoo the presidents
H. Baker; Secretary of Agrcu
D. A. X.
Of Lansing.
Secretary McAdoo have
receiving the nomination
convention. Whereupon the
administration will admit harborng such
deasun that he
a third
general O be official makes
handling problems
formidable claimant for demo-
candidates
as the president carefully
fane from his
war;"
rumbings
sonnlaw
presidential
possessed
their fitness Therell be plenty
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
VEST TOPSHAM

Mrs. w. r. Hight and Mrs. Alberta
Fellows were in Orange Monday to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Nellie Magoon
Several others also went from here.
Harley Hood, who works in East
Orange, spent Sunday with his parents
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley Hood and son OF
Waits River visited Mrs. R. c. Mills
Sunday.
Charles Mills of Orange was at his
sons recently.
Nevada, or the Lost Mine" three
act drama, will be presented by the East
Topsham Dramatic club at West Tops
ham Friday night, March 2, followed by
dance.
David Bagley carried Duncan Mckay
and George Hight to Bradford to load
car of spoolheads. Four other two
horse teams, of spoolheads also went.
The remains of Andrew Thurston, who
passed away at the home of his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Stewart Moore, of East Barre,
were brought here for burial Saturday
Mr.. Thurston was well known here.
d. Z. Bagley and Luther Hight were
in East Topsham Tuesday, Mr.. Hight be-
ing one of the auditors.
Robert Whitehill is i'll with blood pois-
oning and erysipelas and is in the care
of trained nurse.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
CABOT

Another lively runaway took place
Monday, when DR.. Burbank's horse gave
sudden jump while going over side
ling place in the road near the Edgar
Peck place, tipping the sleigh over and
throwing out the doctor, whose hands
were so cold he let the reins rest on
the dashcr, which prevented him from
catching hold of them. The horse ran
nearly to the village, when it stumbled
and fell in the snow. The doctor could
not make quite as quick time as the
horse, but caught up with it before it
could get up People in the village saw
the trouble and went to aid in freeing
the animal. No damage was done ex-
cept broken sleigh thill.
Mrs. William Barr spent the day in
Danville with relatives recently.
Mrs. Charity Morse passed away Sun
day night at her late home. More par
ticulars later.
Orson Blodgett received word Sunday
morning of the death of his sisters little
girl at st. Johnsbury, a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Mclean.
Don't forget the concentration OF
Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays,
which will be duly observed Saturday,
Feb. II, by G. A. R. and w. r. c.. At
2 p m, there win be appropriate exer-
cises at society hail. The public is cor
daily invited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15

Belgium Is acres, Italy SO acres, and in
continental Europe at large 4s acres. The
average in the United Kingdom is about
eight or ten times that of other parts
of Europe, and about three times as
great as the American average.
The very large properties are estimat-
ed to number about 10000 with an aver
age of 2200 acres, and value OF 4o,-
600 pounds. Then, among these, there
are a comparatively few of vast extent
running into the hundreds of thousands
acres, as the duke of Atholl estate. Mr..
Money, the member of parliament who
is an authority on land, claims that one
SEVENTEEN part of the population owns
two-thirds of the entire land. Another
authority estimates that the lso,ooo
larger landlords own ten-elevenths OF the
total area.
Lord Masham. whose death also was
announced recently was the former own
er of the Jervaufx estate of $4,000 acres,
or about So acres square miles, part OF
which he disposed of on the ground that
600 acres of English lsnd is too large
a holding to be prudent"
The still more recent death of the duke
of Norfolk further reveals the extent oil
big land holdings among the nooiilty'
He was possessor of immensely rlch
estates. chief among them that OF Arun-
del castle. which dates from the time
Of King Alfred. who mentioned 1t IN ms
will. The late dukes income from ms
estates amounted to about Sl,5OO,OOO
wear.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
GR4NITEVILLE

On and after Feb, Is, 1917, goods from
my market and carts will be sold for
strictly cash. Wallace C. Jones, East
Barre.
Mystic circle, No. 9s5. will hold fair
in gymnasium hall Feb. 10, l6 and II;
entertainment two nights. Admission,
l0c. Everybody welcome.
A valentine party for the benefit OF
the Sunday school was held last evening
in the Presbyterian church hall. The
hall was prettily decorated with white
crepe paper and hearts. A minstrel show
in which the following members of the
Sunday school took part formed part of
the evenings entertainment: Misses
Laura and Edna Suitor. Bess Hammett,
Avis Smith, Madeline Evans, Katherine
McIver, and Alex Imlah, Jonathan Stew
art, Ernest Belville, Alex Campbell, Alex
ander McKinnon, Ralph Winter and John
Morrison. Readings by Miss Georgiana
McAuley and Mrs. Angus Mcleod were
greatly appreciated by the audience.
After the program sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served. The proceeds amount
ed to $685..
Miss Theresa Miles left this noon for
Boston to make an extended stay.
Duncan McInnis has returned from
Montreal, where he has been employed.
st. Valentines day was observed in all
the rooms of the schools yesterday.
Mrs. Rodney Morrison OF Toronto is
the guest of Mrs. William Edwards.
Miss Johanna McIver of Saskatchewan
is spending few weeks at the home of
her aunt. Mrs. Margaret Mc1ver.
Mrs. William Mckee and children ~
Barre, who lave been visiting Mr.. and
Mns. Wilfred Gillander, returned to their
home Tuesday.
Mrs. Neil MacIver of Saskatchewan is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Mckenzie.
Mr. and Mrs. William Fraser of Al
berta, Canada, were visitors here to-day,
while spending few weeks with rela-
tives in Websterville.
A letter for John Turley is advertised
in the postoffice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
BETHEL

Royal Wallace brought yesterday from
Springfield his infant daughter, Thelma
who viii be cared for at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. F. A. Marsh. Mrs
s. F. Jordan came with Mr.. Wallace and
the baby.
The principal dance of the season and
some say of several seasons, was the
masquerade ball in honor of st. Valen'
tines day at the town hall last evening
There was bewildering display of cos
tunes and the room was brilliantly dec
Grated. The number of spectators as
well as of dancers was very large. Car
rolls orchestra furnished the music. The
proceeds are for the baseball association.
George Dustin is again on the street
with horseradish, after being laid up a
month at the home of his nephew, A. III.
Dustin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
SOUTH CABOT
Alex. Cassidy, Who Died Feb. 8, was
"a Years Old.

The community was saddened Thurs
day, Feb. s, by the death of Alex. Casa
| DIV. Mr.. Cassidy was born in CANADA
June IL, 1888. and had been resident OF
the town of Peacham for over 20 years,
and for the last few years had been ten
derby cared for by his son, Allen Guy, on
| the home farm.
! Funeral services were held at the home
Saturday at p. m, Rev. Mr. Currier OF
Cabot officiating. The male quartet OF
Peacham sang three selections, over the
BAR" GO to Thy Rest in Peace" and
"Softly Down the Valley" The remains
were laid to rest in the family lot beside
his wife in the Peacham cemetery. The
bearers were j. A. Cassidy, J. II. Cas-
sady, A. G. Cassidy and G. +. Cassidy
Mr. Cassidy leaves to mourn his loss
seven children, 10 grandchildren and 10
great grandchildren, also one brother.
Relatives from out of town present at
the funeral werc Mrs. Eta Pinkham
from Quincy, Mass, Colin Cassidy of
Springfield, Mass, J. A. Cassidy of st.
,Johnsbury. Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Cassidy
of North Danville and M. Herbert Cas-
sadly of Walden.
The flowers were: Crescent, Mrs. n. s.
Ashley; wreath, Mrs. ]. II. Cassidy; pill
low, j. Nj. and j. H. Cassidy; wreath Of
magnolia leaves, Mrs c. NJ. Wing, each
having the word Father" on it;
wreath, Colin +. and Phyllis j. Cassidy,
with the word. Grandpa" on it; mar
cissi Mr. and Mrs Harry Chandler and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Cassidy; jonquils,
Samuel and Eunice Chandler; carna-
lions. Ruby Rogers; carnations, j. A.
Cassidy; carnations, East Cabot school;
carnations, Mr.. and Mrs Charles Austin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Abbott, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Morse and Jerry Hutton.
Harry Danforth of Danville was at
George Gees Monday.
Road Commissioner Houghton was out
Tuesday with the road machine, trying
to make the road passable.
Mrs. Susie Gee returned from Danyille
the first of the week, where she had been
visiting friends.
A number from the East Cabot school
are detained at home with the grip or
hard colds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
WATERBURY,
Feasibility Of Fairgrounds Discussed BY
twenty-five Club.

Much interest was shown in the sub
ject of Rev. William L. Boicourt's paper
at the Twenty-Five club Monday evening
on "The Serious Business of Play A
discussion followed, the feasibility OF
Fairgrounds discussed and the suggestion
made that as it becomes necessary to
employ more teachers in the high school
that one should have for part of his work
the directing of play, his salary to be
paid in part by popular subscription. IL
seemed to be the thought that equipment
was not needed as much as trained SUI
pervision. Copies of the leaaet, What
Small Communities Are Doing" were dis
| tributed.
The ladies' union had very enjoyable
meeting Tuesday afternoon with Miss
Ollie Nichols. The hostess was very gen
erous in her entertaining.
John Miller has gone to Montpelier be-
cause Of illness.
Edward Pero has returned to the EN-.
ploy of +. f. Palmer.
A canvass of the community will be
made next week for entertainment for
these attending the Vermont Methodist
conference to be held here in April.
Mrs. Richard Davis is very i'll with
pleuro- pneumonia and Miss Rose Gibson
is caring for her. Master Raymond, who
has been having bronchitis, is better.
Miss Marguerite Minard and Miss
Clarissa Minard attended the funeral OF
DIR. r. NJ. Minard in East Barre yester-
day.
The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Reynolds
was held from st. Andrews church Tues
day morning. Rev. Robert Dewey Off
eating. The bearers were Maurice Con-
way, George Flanagan, and Alex Pat
terson of this parish and Michael Mar
rion of Montpelier. Among those pres
ent from out OF town were Daniel Rey-
nolds of Albany, N. Y, Miss Mamie Rey-
nolds of Newport, n. H., Mrs. Belle Rood
of East Barre and Margaret Marion OF
Montpelier Burial in the Holy Cross
cemetery.
The body of Alfred Mccoy came from
Essex Junction on the noon train Tues
day, burial being in the Holy Cross ceme-
terry. Accompanying the remains as
bearers were James r. Flynn, Arthur
Flynn, ~. H. Mccoy and James CARR
gan. Others present were Mrs. Flynn,
Miss Ellen Mccoy and Miss Agnes Flynn.
Mrs. Joseph Cormier is i'll with pneu-
monia Mr.. Cormier was also i'll yester-
day.
+. H. Jones and George Jones of Waits
field were in town yesterday on business
connected with the Guptil estate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
MONTPELIER
A Double Wedding, Powers-Pratt and
Maxham--Durkee.

AT the Methodist parsonage Tuesday,
Ora A. Powers of Fort Wayne, Ind, and
Miss Myrtle V. Pratt, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Pratt OF South
Fayston, and Charles c. Markham, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Markham of Waits
field, and Miss Sybil L. Durkee, daughter
Of Mrs. Hannah D,irkee of North Fays-
ton, were united in marriage by Rev
William Shaw, each party acting as wit
nesses for the other. Mr.. Powers is a
papermaker by trade and about the first
of July will take his bride to Fort
Wayne, where they will reside. Mr.. and
Mrs. Markham will live in Fayston.
The Montpelier Woman's club held a
valentine party and cabaret Tuesday
night in the auditorium of the city hall,
with between 400 and 500 in attendance.
After the program. about 100 couples en-
joyed dancing. The program consisted
of fancy dancing, solos, quartets and
choruses, with pantomimes, and black
face stunt by St. Johnsbury performers,
Miss Madeline Randall of the same place
giving an exhibition of fancy dancing,
The program took place in an open space
in the center of the auditorium, while 40
tables were arranged about it. The
event was considered one of the most
successful of its kind ever held in this
city.
Articles of association have been filed
with the secretary of state by the Kent
Ice Cream Co., Inc, of Burlington, the
capital stock being $4,000. The signers
are W. H. Carr, II. c. Carr and b. L. Kent
of Burlington.
An increased attendance was in evil
dence at the Choral society rehearsal in
Kellogg library, Montpelier, on Tuesday
evening, many new members being pres
cnt. The evening was spent upon Eli
jah." During the intermission, Perley
Pitkin sang the baritone solo, ut Is
Enough" from the same work; his rendi-
tion of the number was greeted with pro-
longed applause. Beginning next week,
I'll members will be required to register
In the membership book; record will
be kept of the attendance of each mem
Der, so that it may be known how many
members there are i'll every section and
the number of rehearsals attended by
zach, to provide for early assignment of
seats. The rehearsal will be held next
week in the library, owing to the caucus
in city hall. The executive committee
met after the rehearsal to discuss plans
for membership campaign, the question
pf privileges of members outside Mont
pelier and the date of the festival. Ow
ing to Memorial day coming the last
week in May there is some doubt as to
The advisability of holding the festival in
the same week. An investigation will be
made and report made at the next meet
ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
CORINTH

IL. G. Hunter and family are taking a
vacation of two weeks in Philadelphia
and New York. Mr.. Whitman is TAX
ing charge of the mines during Mr.. Hun
tiers absence.
b. B. Scribner Of st. Johnsbury is in
town for few days on business.
Oscar Eastman died suddenly Friday
morning of heart failure at Z. L. Me.
Crillis', where he was stopping. Burial
was at East Orange Saturday afternoon
All are glad that Linus Edison is able
to be about again.
Lena Merrill of Milford, n. H., is visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. /. Sar-
gent.
Rue Eastman is on the sick list.
Bert Hill Has gone to Chelsea for few
days.
Lyman Norris has returned to his
home in Thompsonville. Conn.
F. /. Sargent is i'll with the grip.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
SOUTH WOODBURY

Notice! Farmers meeting, held un-
der the auspices of the Washington
County Farm Bureau association, grange
hall, South Woodbury., Wednesday, Feb.
81, beginning at 10 a. m. Dinner will
be served by the ladies of the grange
at 25c per plate. Forenoon subject,
"Dairying and Breeding" Talk from
charts by County Agent F. H. Abbott,
concerning The work Of the county farm
bureau, also discussion of other farm
subjects in the afternoon. Come and
learn about the county farm bureau. All
are invited to attend, and ladies are es-
pecially welcome. c, A. Badger, commit
tee OH meetings and field excursions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15
LEFT VAST ESTATE.
Duke of Atholl Had 100000 Acres in
Scottish Highlands.

London. Feb l5.--The duke of Atholl
has just died leaving an estate of 100000
acres in the Scottish highlands of Perth
shire. At $40 acres to the square mile,
this is over 3l5 square miles, or about
the size of those sections in southeast
Europe which desire 10 be liberated and
"nationalized" II compares also with
some of the Indian reservations in the
western states, but is not as large as
any of the American states. 1t is not
all fertile land, however, but is noun
tain and valley with the intervening Sec
tions of farm land, towns and villages,
all maintaining the old-time feudal 10y
atty to the lord of the manor.
Although the United Kingdom IS
comparatively small in extent OF terri
tory, 1T has more of these vast proper
ties than any country in Europe or the
world, due perhaps to the law and Gus
tom of primogenitnre by which estates
are kept intact and pass TO the eldest
son. There are 10000 comparatively
large holdings, running into the hundreds
of acres and averaging about 400 acres,
whereas the average of larger holdings
in France is 32 acres, Germany 81 acres
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-15

snatch it from under the noses of ex-
perienced mining men. She is public
speaker of such good sense and good hui
NOR that organizations in every state
of the union have asked her to talk be-
fore them. Yet the surest key to her
character is found in the title by which
she is known all over the sun-swept
South-'The woman who loved Alabama
into line
"a letter addressed to Mrs. G. II.
Mathis, Alabama, will reach her, for
she is an institution in the cotton state.
Governors are glad to serve her; con-
gressmen are happy to do her bidding.
"'Anything that Mrs Mathis wants,
she GETS New York broker told me
the other day. When heard her speak
a little later at big luncheon atop
steel skyscraper, began to understand
WHY. For this woman had a laugh that
rippled confidence and a most disarm-
ing pair of eyes,"