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The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-27

Entered as second class mai, mat |tr November 4th, 1905, at the post |a4se at Prescott, Ark, under the act N Congress, March 8, 1879.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-04-27
IN THE CHANCERY
 COURT OF NEVADA
 COUNTY, ARK ANSAS

Crecy Splunge. Plaintiff VS. George Splunge ...... Defendant
 Warning Order.
 The defendant, George Splunge, Is hereby warned to appear and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, Crecy Splunge, within 30 days.
 April 26, 1917. (SEAL) c. C. CALHOUN, 4-27-4t Clerk
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
Vermont Justified.

| Vermont knows that it is not a Stacker
state and we have been content to pass
over certain surs of the metropolitan
press calm in the confidence the official
figures would eventually prove to out.
siders what was well known at home.
From Colonial days through all the
wars in which this nation has been en-
gagged Vermont has been in the front
rank of the states and the story is no
different now
We are glad that steps have been TAX
en- to present the official figures in form
which will make the states position clear
to all and they will be found printed in
another column of this paper to-day.
Vermont is not so populous as some
of the other states of the nation and it
has not the large cities with their con
comitant slums. But the official figures
of the adjutant general of the army
show that on June 80, the last figures
available, this state had furnished 81
per cent of its share of men for the regu-
lar army. In enlistments in the Nation
al Guard and regular army, after the
date of call, Vermont stood seventh in
a list of all the states. As compared
with the entire nation the state fur
nished los per cent of its share.
With respect to the National Guard
at the time of call and subsequent en-.
listments Vermont stood eighth, furnish
ing, in comparison with the rest of the
union l66 per cent OF it's share.
These figures tell the story.-Burling-
ton News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

matter and handled in the human inter.
est style Of Mr. Gordon's efforts along
the line of rythmic word There are
some poems with particular reference to
the life of Mr.. Gordon's home city of
Barre; there are others which recall the
days of his service in the Vermont SEN
ate; there are some which call attention
to his alma mater, Dartmouth college,
and there are still more of miscellaneous
topic. All of them make as interesting
reading as they did when first they fell
from Mr.. Gordon's pen, and the little
volume will be treasured very much by
many persons, In presenting the book
to the public eye Mr.. Gordon lays no
claim to undying fame as poet, but de-
clares:
1--WE vainly wish that they were better
These products of our idle hours
That they were true in line and letter
As are the stars and vernal flowers"
And he adds:
NO reader with critics eve
Should waste his time upon these pages;
To win his praise we did not try
Nor shall we sorrow if he RACES.
$50 here they are-our waits of fancy
No thunderous line to stun the ear
No witching, rhythmic necromancy,
No tragic word to draw tear"
But in spite of Mr.. Gordon's modesty
of presentation we feel sure that the lit
tie anthology will appeal to many per-
sons upon whose ears the thunderous
lines would fall UNDECIDED "A Voice of |
the Hills" may not speak in stentorian
tones but it does have human interest
appeal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

That the University of Vermont was
not completely in sympathy with Anton
II. Appelmann. recently professor of Ger
man in that institution, is indicated by
the action of the Student union, repre-
senting the student body, in adopting a
set of resolutions withholding endorse
ment of statements made in the college
newspaper that che was held in high
esteem by all" that never has the de-
parture of a professor caused such feel
ing among the students" and that cit is
with the deepest regret that the students
see DR. Appelmann 60" etc. Besides
Withholding endorsement of such asser-
tions, the Student union goes further
and declares that while DIR. Appelmann
undoubtedly raised the tone of the Ger
man department 'the time was ripe for
him to depart" The Student union
might have gone further and investigated
the source from whence the statements
came, whether from member Of the
editorial staff of the college newspaper
or from someone very close to the de-
parting professor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
Are You Keeping Scrap-Book for Your
Soldier Boy?

A woman writes to the December
Woman's Home Companion and sayss
When Co. of our State National
Guard was assembled at the armory in a
nearby town last summer, waiting for
orders to proceed to the Mexican border,
the morning paper printed a large pic
ture of the company. 1t showed such
splendid likeness of my soldier boy that
cut out the whole picture and pasted it
in an old ledger found handy. The next
day the paper contained the names of
the officers and the men, with few
other items of interest connected with
heirleave-taking These also | cut out
and pasted in the ledger, and that was
the beginning of a wartime scrapbook
that was appreciated by my boy and will
be when all this trouble is over.
My friends helped me by saving all
the news items they found in the state
papers relative to the infantry division
of which Co. d is part These, with
letters from camp to the home and coun-
ty papers, published letters sent to pri-
vate individuals, contributions from the
regular camp correspondent, and other
news items about the boys individually
or collectively, and all the poems writ
ten by camp poets), were carefully pre-
served and pasted in the scrap book at
my leisure"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
To Secure the Drafts Fairness.

If the next quotas of the national army
are to be filled in the selective order so
carefully planned for them, it begins to
seem evident that the administrative
plan of the draft must undergo still fur
Their amendment. At present the unit
for classification of registrants is the
number which comes under the authority
of any one local board. This number
may include fair percentage of regis
trants under each one of the four classes
lately announced by the provost marshal
general to determine the order of eligi
bility for the national service. Some
large divisions may still have large
proportion, indeed, of the more eligible
candidates. On the other hand, by the
inroads of the first draft, some local di.
visions may have been wholly depleted
available for service, and have ready to
offer only those of the deferred classes.
1t appears, therefore, that if quotas
should continue to be filed by each local
division, without regard to the regis
tration list in other divisions, the es-
sential purpose of the new seective
order would be in large part defeated.
Many men of the deferred classes would
find themselves at once called for serv-
ice, despite the fact that in other d.
visions many of class and class had
not yet been called.
The suggestion offered to combat this
difficulty is that the whole state should
be taken as the unit of classification, in
way which would pool the resources of all
the local divisions. Not until the moro
eligible classes throughout the state had
been practically exhausted would de- |
mand be made for the service of the less |
eligible men in any district. Since the |
purpose of such a change in method |
would coincide with the purpose declared |
by the provost marshal general in issuing
his latest instructions, and be. perhaps, I
the only effective means of carrying out |
his intentions, it seems natural to antici- |
pate the change win be ordered.-Bos- /
ton Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
Green Mountain Echoes.

Well. time for items again, so her
goes. Felcherville item.
G. W. Buss lost a valuable cow thu
past week, also our favorite dog, "Trix
| lie. East Acworth item
The correspondent has nasturtiums
marigolds, bachelor buttons in her gar
den, reminder that winter is not her,
yet.-Simonsvil item.
Miss Laura Leonard dined with Mr.
and Mrs. L. L. Lane recently. She is a
decided acquisition to the small social
circle of sIiddletown.- Middletown item
The snake skin found by Ralph Clark
on the bank of Bell brook measured 6h
inches in length and in the center was
10 inches in circumference
item
VIII the person or persons who have
taken the flowers from Douglas Nc
Clure's grave in the village cemetery be
kind enough to return them, for he likes
flowers West Derby item
Little Muriel Kingsbury looked doubt
fully at the parsnip soup and said: 81
don't like this soup very well, but | will
because it is war time. "-Tarbel Hill
item.
Mrs. Mason Smith and Mrs. Frank
Carleton each got an eight point buck,
the woman hunters seeming to be more
successful than the men.--Windham
item.
Letters received from Miss Maud
Washburn announce that she is very
much pleased with her surroundings in
the family of Prof. and Mrs. Stevens in
New York and mention is made of her
trips with the family, which are of inter
est and instructive. Alstead, n. H.,
item.
George Hartwell and Ida Robe, two
of our popular young people, gave their
friends surprise last Wednesday by
setting up the cigars at J. Z. Lees. They
we're married in Observation-Disclosures,
\. H., item.
According to present indications a
party from Watervile has sold some
that belonged to another man
without first consulting the owner
That's the initiative, the referendum will
come later.-Cristy district item.
There is nothing more impudent in
he history of plagiarism than our APP
lropriation of God Save the King" and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

The United States is virtually at wal
with Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria be.
cause the government at Washington has
been loaning money to several of the en-.
tente allies which are fighting against
those countries. The United States is
occupying an anomalous position and
should get out of it at once, thereby
putting itself in situation to guard
against the intrigue of those three coun-
tries, as well as Germany. Then, too,
there is possibility that United States
troops will sooner or later be fighting
shoulder to shoulder with the Italians
against the Austrians. So declaration
of war seems to be the only solution of
the present situation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Some day the people of the United
States will welcome chance to hear
Fritz Kreisler, but that day will be after
Kreisler's country has finished making
war on the allies of the United States
and virtually on the United States itself
The people of the United States cannot
overlook the fact that Kreisler fought
with the Austrian forces until he was in
capacitated by wound and that he
would be still fighting against our allies
were it not for that wound.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Col Theodore Roosevelt seems to have
carried a considerable section of Canada
by storm. The welcome which the peo-
pie of Toronto gave the ex-president
Monday night was equal to anything
which the American people are doing.
The chairman of the gathering, which
was addressed by Col. Roosevelt, was
particularly happy in his introduction
when he referred to Roosevelt as man
who "has been of incalculable service in
mobilizing the moral forces of the world
against Germany and its iniquities." Sir
Thomas White, who uttered those words
was telling nothing but the truth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
CURRENT COMMENT
Graham Could Have It.

The people of Vermont are not inter-
ested in politics at the present time, al
though various newspapers keep referring
to the subject. If Horace f. Graham al
lows his name to go before the primaries
next year he viii be chosen governor for
a second term, breaking precedent
which has been kept in force for years
by the senseless mountain rule. If Mr..
Graham says his work is completed, and
that he prefers to have another man take
up the duties of chief executive, Frank E.
Howe of Bennington will step into the
limelight as the strongest candidate in
sight, for the reason that he is widely
known and trusted.-B rattleboro Re-
former.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
"A VOICE OF THE HILLS

There i being issued from the Capital
City Press at Montpelier a volume Of
poems written at various times BY John
W Gordon, esquire, Of Barre and now
gathered in q collection which has been
designated by the title Of A Voice Of the
Hills The collection consists Of -
poems covering a wide range Of sBbielI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Above all things, do not waste food or
Thanksgiving day and do not cook an
unnecessary amount of food. Make it a
reasonable Thanksgiving. Remember
there is a shortage of food among our
allies and that every pound saved by the
individual family helps materially to-
ward feeding the soldiers who are fight
ing for deceney in the international
world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

The benefits of open-air life, regular
habits, wholesome food and a certain
amount of exercise are being experienced
by the men of the national army who
are gathered at Camp Devens, Mass. The
men are gaining in weight and are gen
orally improving in health.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Adiutant General Lee S. Tillotson has
served the states military department
wei, and he goes TO federal service with
long and creditablo record in military
affairs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

The United States government will
not, of course, continue to send money
and supplies to Russia in case the Boil
sheviki government at Petrograd should
actually begin peace negotiations with
the German government. Such state
OF affairs would be intolerabe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Modesty begins at the toes and works
upward in Orleans county, where Frank
d. Flint, the Newport merchant, adver-.
tises that he will arrange separate
room for the men who are inclined to be
bashful about trying on shoes in la
dies store"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

The capture OF Cambria would be a
reason for giving thanks on Thursday,
but perhaps It is too much to expect that
event so soon afte. the British broke
through the Hindenburg line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Germany, it seems, is willing to give
Japan something in return for retiring
from the war, but the trouble is that
Germany is willing to give somebody
else's property and not her own.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
With Mackerel Skies for Friday.

Harry Blake and Miss Lila Burke were
married at Derby Saturday and returned
to his home here, where they will reside.
Mr. and Mrs Blake are well liked and
their friends hope that clear sky may
always hang over their lives with just
enough clouds in it to make beautiful
sunset,-Salem Derby item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

clubbing it America" So much for the
opinion of Prof. Lounsbury, but since
most of us are reconcied TO the theft
why not add the following verse when
we sing america in public or private.
Canadians sing it with deep feeling.
God save our noble men,
Bring them safe home again,
God save our men.
Make them victorious,
Patient and chivalrous.
They are so dear to us,
God save our men.
Nothing down-stage about the north.
ern Vermont practitioner who gets into
print with this; MY natural ability as a
taxidermist is unusual"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
Ma can do no cooking

Ma can do no cooking
She hasn't any wood,
Nd we kids amt looking
AS farmers children should.
Pa says, learn the turkey trot,
t'Twill warm your frozen knees
Cause I'm too busy wood to chop
I'm shipping Christmas trees"
-Nostaw, 1917.
Evening service 1880; come early.
Evening theme: "Come Before Win
ter."--From the church notices.
Even the censor must pause in admira-
tion of the Vermonter who wrote home
1--WE have left where we were, and are
now where we are"
The Colyum, as one of the abutting
lessees, grants the freedom of Enterprise
alley to the Windsor county man who is
advertising for second hand coal"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
MABEL SYRUP'S COLYUM
ITO have q lively and not stolid
countenance Truth Of Intercourse.

"The time has come to conquer or sub
init. For us there is but one choice. We
have made President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Music furnished for all occasions by
Montpelier N. band orchestra. Karl For.
sell, manager. phone Montpelier 252-W
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
oh Hum, woman's Work Is Never Done.

Mrs. Myrtle Neal of East Acworth has
been papering at the home recently pur-
chased by Mrs. John Symonds.-South
Acworth item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication of all news dis,
patches credited to IL or not otherwise eredited
in this paper and also the local news puonshed
therein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Winter hannels and double windows
are having their vogue just at this time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27

Beer and bombs are wing with each
other to make Milwaukee famous
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
Sunday, November "a.

In the fifth pew down she is seated,
With tortoise-shells riding her nose
This grave young Lucy is knitting
A marvellous pair of hose.
One sock is shaped like fiddle,
The other is smaller by inches
Yet never moment relaxing,
She thinks not of breadth nor of
pinches.
She pities the shivering sailor,
Who is out in the pelting storm.
So she busily plies her needles.
To keep him hearty and warm.
The lyceum of our high school days
are forums" now. Church suppers are
gone and in their place we find the "cafe-
terra" Every dance is an Assembly"
and down in Chester the junior Red Cross
is going to hold a circulorum fantasia
cum.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-27
The Race Is Not Always to the Swift,
Brother

Inc Race Is NOT Always 10 the SWlit,
Brother.
In the last weeks issue of The Opinion
the Newbury correspondent insinuated
that / was slow. In reply TO this will
say that | have always been swift
enough to keep up with him. If you
don't believe it, ask him. (Signed) r. F.
Dickey.-Bradford Opinion.
Little Raphael Choffe was the victim
of an accident last week when his feet
were burned by hot coffee. Bartonsville
item.
From his shins up to his nose,
A rogue is Raphael Choffe.
just now he singed his little toes,
So Dad can't have his coffee.
''Over the river and through the wood"
remember the Thanksgiving song of
your youth? And the refrain
Hurrah for the fun!
Is the pudding doneY
Hurrah for the pumkin' pie!
NJ S.
Mohave County miner., 1917-07-28
GRANTHAMGETS
 OFFER ID JUN
 PORTLAND CLUB
PhenOm of Kingman Ball Team Has Opportunity to Break Into Professional Class; Bats Over 400 in Late Games.
(By Howard Smith.)

One of the happiest and most sur
 prised boys in Kingman yesterday morning was George Grantham, when
 on opening his mail he found a letter from Walter McCredie, manager of the Portland base ball club of the Pa cifc Coast league, informing him he had been highly recommended as a ball player and that if he would re- port at Los Angeles this week or San Francisco next week he would be given a thorough try-out, everything to be at the expense of the Portland club.
 To the ordinary baseball fan, this is not surprising as good ball players come from very nearly every place on earth, but when you find the real facts of the case it is surprising.
 Grantham, only a boy of IT or IS years of age, played practically no ball until this year. He started out playing the outfeld and at that time was a right handed hitter. Nothing sensational about him was noticed. In fact, practically all of the other field CTS were better players than he. Then came the surprise. Jess Orndorff, man of many years experience in minor and major league baseball, came to town and started coaching the local ball club. The club, at that time, was badly in need of infelders and George. was shifted to third base and also taught to bat left handed.
 His first game at third base was against the Chloride team, in which the local club was defeated. Grantham was the only bright spot in the game, making impossible catches and hitting -he ball like fend, securing three or four hits for the day. In game after game his sensational playing con- 5inued, until he was pointed out by everyone as a coming star of the dia- nond. Hitting around the 200 mark light handed he increased his average Q over 300 when he changed to the other side of the plate, or in other words he has been hitting 400 or bet CT ever since he has hit left handed. |
 As 0rndorff was the man that him, Grantham is wait ng to hear from him before making lis reply to McCredie.
 Receiving proper training and talk ng good care of himself without doubt | George will make good, and it is the lope of everyone that he will not let his opportunity slip as it may be Iuite a while before he receives one as sood.
Mohave County miner., 1917-07-28

| Stable sergeant, engineers, S44.
 Sergeant, engineers, ordnance, sig nal corps, quartermasters corps, medi- cal department, s44.
 Assistant band leader, cavalry, ar tillery, infantry, engineers, $48.
 Sergeant bugler, cavalry, artillery, engineers, $4S.
 Master gunner, coast artillery, s4s.
 Sergeant major, junior grade, coast artillery, S4S.
 Squadron sergeant major, field ar tillery, infantry, S4S.
 Musician, first class, military acad- emy, S51.
 Assistant engineer, coast artillery, s51.
 Sergeant, first class, engineers, quartermaster corps, signal corps, S51.
 Electrician sergeant, first class, coast artillery, S51.
 Battalion sergeant major, engineers $51.
 First sergeant, cavalry, artillery infantry, engineers, $51.
 Ordnance sergeant, S51.
 Quartermaster sergeant, quarter master corps, S51.
 Regimental sergeant major, cavalry, field artillery, infantry, engineers, $51. Regimental supply sergeant, caval- ", field artillery, infantry, engineers, S51.
 Sergeant major, senior grade, coast artillery, S51.
 Sergeant, field musician, military academy, S56.
 Sergeant, first class, medical de- partment, S56.
 Engineer, coast artillery, S71.
 Master engineer, junior grade, en. gineers, S71.
 Hospital sergeant, medical depart mcnt, S71.
 Band sergeant and assistant band leader, military academy, S71.
 Master hospital sergeant, medical department, SS1.
 Master engineer, senior grade, en- gineers, SS1.
 Master electrician, coast artillery, quartermaster corps, SS1.
 Band leader, S81.
 Master signal electrician, S81.
 Quartermaster sergeant, senior grade, q1artermaster corps, $S1.