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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
President Urges Increase of
the Limit to
$4,000
CALLS ACTION
IMPERATIVE
Says Obligations of Human
ity and Justice Are
Involved

Washington, Sept. 5.-President vii
son wants soldiers and sailors to have
$4,000 government insurance. In let
ter to Representative Adamson of Geor'
gia he expressed the hope yesterday that
the limit for life insurance available
would not remain at $1,000, TO which
figure il was cut in committee. The
letter follows:
May | not express to you and through
You to the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce of the House my sin
cere qualification at the favorable report
the committee has just made on the bill
granting family allowance, indemnities
and life insurance for the officers and
enlisted men of the army and navy, and
the hope that the proposed figure may
receive the prompt approval of the Con-
gress?
There are so many arguments for the
bill that / do not know which to put
forward as the most imperative No
doubt you have assembled them in your
own mind in their most effective order.
But what principally appeals to me
about the bill is that it takes into con
the wheel obligation of the
soldiers not only, but the whole obi
cation of the government-the obliga-
tions of justice and humanity boht to
the soldier and his family.
ut is one of the most admirable pieces
Of legislation that has been proposed in
connection with the war and | cannot
100 earnestly urge its adoption.
Il am filled with regret that the limit
If life insurance available to the officers
md men in the service has been reduced
rom $4,000 to $1,000. earnestly hope |
hat the $4,000 may be restored"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
POTATO "DONTS"

"a Don't injure the selling and
storing quality of your potatoes
by careless digging
~ Don't glut the fall market
and injure your winter market by
placing large quantities of ungrad.
ed stock on the market at harvest
ing time.
81 Don't ship any frost dam
aged potatoes. 1t is disastrous.
"a Don't demoralize the already
over burdened transportation ia
cilities by shipping Gull potatoes.
Unless potatoes are extremely high
in price, cuIIs will not bring trans.
portation charges.
% Don't overlook the advan-
tages of machine sizers." They
are proving of great value in many
shipping sections.
90 Don't expect machine sizers
to grade for quality--only human
hands can grade out the defective
tubers.
"a Don't mix No. and No. ,
grade potatoes. There are custom
ers who desire each separately, but
do not want them mixed.
(s Don't overlook the potato
grades recommended by the United
States department of agriculture
and the United States food admin
istration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05

agriculture, in a statement about the
food situation, which continues:
Faced by shortage in the wheat crop,
Americans can substitute corn bread for
white bread with advantage to health
and pocketbook. 1t is said that by di-
verting one tenth of our enormous corn
crop into bread the shortage of wheat
would not be as serious as it now seems.
This adjustment of human rations to
meet new conditions of crop production,
has been worked out in Europe during
the last three years, and in some cases
the food habits of nation have been
changed radically. Even before the war
Germany is said to have been on
pork ration" because hogs require less
land per unit to produce than do sheep
or cattle If the United States is forced
to use more corn bread there will be no
serious upset in industry, and even if
the live stock must be reduced, because
of less corn, that condition will be but
and substitutes for animal
food are easier to make than in the case
Of human food
Before the days of huge -four mills
corn meal was made of whole corn, and
many older folk lament the change to a
meal with the germs of the corn taken 4
out by the bolting process. There are
still few small mills turning out wat
corn meal from whole corn,
md persons living near these mills can
,btain fresh meal. Meal made from
whole corn does not keep as long as
,ther corn meal and should be used soon
lfter it is ground
Dorothy Dexter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05

was prevented from doing my work.
II sent for free sample of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. II gave me relief
so 1 bought more. and used two cakes
Of Cuticura Soap sndt baxes Of ONT
ment when I was completely healed"
(Signed) Miss Josephine Hovey, Adams
Court. Biddeford, Ne. July %, 1916.
You may rely on Cutioura 10 care for
your skin, scalp. hair and hands. Moth
ing better TO clear the skin Of pimples
and blo;ches. the scalp Of dsndniff ard
the hands Of chzpping. Besides the
Soap has no superior for al toilet uses.
For Free Trial BY Return Mail adj
dress postcard. '-Cutieura, Dept. r,
Boston" Sod throughout the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
On Picket Duty.

Reserve Recruit on Guard-Advsnce
and give the countersigu,
The Courier limpatiently I've for
gotten r.
Reserve Recruit with equal impsti-
enoei-weIl. say Washington and pass
on. I'm not going to wait all day, for
you to think OF it.-Puck-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
Can and Can Now.

Only we'll matured onions should be
and outside papery covering then slice
in one eighth inch pieces and dry as soon
as possible Another way is to blsnch
in boiling water for five minutes after
slicing and then dry in thin layers as
above.
Leaks may be handled in the same way
as onions except the strips are little
thicker.
Dried Potatoes-Sweet and Irish:
Use only sound mature ones. Wash
and boil or steam until nearly done
Peel, run through meat grinder or ricer
and spread on trays in thin layers until
brittle Toasting slightly after drying
will improve flavor Another method
is to cut in one quarter inch slices in
stead of mincing. the rest of the pro-
cess being the same.
Pumpkins and squash should be sound
and well ripened. Cut crosswise, peel,
and remove all seeds and soft parts Cut
in one quarter inch slices and dry on
travs or on string II desirable the veg
etable may be cut into one-half inch
strips. peeled and the seeds and soft
parts removed then blauched in boiling
water for three minutes after which the
strips are dried as above
Be sure 70 condition all dried prod |
nets ' pouring from one box TO another
iaily for several days and then store in
r,roof ru-.asuara IN r,I.-. Sc.
rom insects and vermin
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
BRAZIL WILL NOT SEND
An ARHY TO EUROPE
Neither Will Requisitioned German Ships
Be Leased to the Entente
Allies.

Rio Janeiro. Sept. 5-In a denial of
newspaper reports the minister of var
has announced that Brazil will not send
troops to Europe The announcement
also stated that the minister Of the navy
win not lease requisitioned German ships
to the entente allies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
NEGRO SOLDIERS FOUND GUILTY,
Six Infantrymen Face Long Terms for
Waco Rioting.

San Antonio, Tex, Sept. 5.--Found
guilty of intent to murder, five mem
bers of the oath United States infantry,
who rioted at Waco on the night of
July 20, yesterday faced five years at
hard labor in the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth. Kan.
A sixth negro soldier will serve ten
years at Leavenworth for the same of
fence. This was the finding of the court
martial made public yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
WOMEN PICKET As THE
DRAFT MEN MARCH
Suffragettes Declare That They Will Con-
tinue Fight as Long as Pickets
Hold Out

Washington, Sept. 5.-Militants of the
national woman's party made yester-
days procession in honor of men drafted
for the national army the occasion for
more picketing of the White House.
Pickets began appearing at the White
House gates in pairs, and as the police
arrested them Others took their places.
The women announced they would keep
up the battle as long as The supply of
pickets held out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
Topics of the
Home and
Household.

Clothespins that are dipped in white
enamel paint can be kept perfectly clean
Biscuits may be shaped in variety Of
ways, but they should always be small.
A too stiff icing for cake may be
softened and also improved in taste by
adding a spoonful of cream and beating
it thoroughly.
In preparing cereals remember that
long, slow cooking, with the necessary
amount of salt best brings out the flavor
of the cereal
When putting away winter clothes
after giving them a good airing and
brushing, fold each suit, placing tissue
paper in the folds, and lay it in tail
ors pastebosrd box; then slip the box
into clean pillow case, taking care to
see that there are no holes in it. II is
better to buy cheap, new, unbleached
for the purpose. Fasten
he loose end of the pillowcase by roll
ny it over stick and pinning it Sc
,urely If the garments are carefully
brushed, and there are no holes where
/ moth can enter, no eamphor nor tar
,aper will be necessary. Label the boxes
md put them on shelves in the attic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05

Miss Pankhurst has been engaged for
some time in propaganda in Australia
against conscription, aa3 several meet.
ings at which she was to speak were
broken up by soldiers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05

s57 Carroll II. Marston, Topsham.
424 George Samuel futile, Newbury.
524 Ernest F. Eastman, Orange"
963 Gould Northy Patriquin, Vershire
talienl.
~ Herbert ID. Dowse. Bradford
l39 Ora Z. Whitney, Williamstown.'
1919 Merrill Z. Upham, Brookfield.'
Enlisted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05

aims were covered. linen
a hard crust formed Just
like a scale. My face too
broke out the same way
and the eruption caused
Disagreement. Host a good
deal Of sleep. My arms
were inhamed so ! could
no, rollun NV sleeves andI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05

Simply can't sink her. | know because
I've had her over three times this morn
Show
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
Consoling.

Landsman-T say, is this boat quite
safe?
Captain r. y. ton leave Rather!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
Grind Your Own Mesls.

II you want old-fsshioned corn meal
Try running whole corn through = clean
coffee grinder, says the state college 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
Enlisted.
ADELE P4NKHURST
JAILED nv AUSTRALIA
English Suffragist Held for Holding an
Unlawful Demonstra-
finn

London, Sept. 5,-Adele Pankhurst,
daughter of Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst,
the English suffrage leader, was sen
fenced yesterday at Melbourne, Austria.
liza, to nine months Imprisonment for
holding an unlawful demonstration, ac-
cording to a Reuter- dispatch from that
city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05
CUT|CURA HEALS
BLOTCHES ON ARMS
That ltched and Burned. Hard Crust
Formed Like Scale. Face Broke
Out. Two Cakes CuScura Soap
and Two Boxes Ointment Healed.

Great blotches broke out on my arms
that would itch and burn so that when
| scratched them they spread till my
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-05

Clothespins that are dipped in white
enamel paint can be kept perfectly clean.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
THE YANKEE PRINCE
 ON LYCEUM SCREEN

\
 In keeping up with the progress sive policy, the Lyceum presents on tonight, Friday and Saturday, Geo. N. Conan. the famous Broadway comedian in Broadway Jones'" Ever since the early days of tho moving pictures. Geo. M. Conan has been ap- preached by various moving picture companies with hattering offers but 1t was not till . few months ago that he flnaliy decided to branch out into this field. At the head of his own company he commenced activities in the motion picture art, with the same enthusiasm and energy that has marked his success in theatrical. &c., lscting s'Broaway Jones' conceded to be his biggest stage succsss and which WAS written and produced by himself. he makes his bow n movie star, and that the film version Of this play will even score greater suc- cess than the original play Is freely predicted. Also on the program will be the Black Cat Stories' which are worry good. These are all finished stories, well worth while seeing. Now that the Lyceum has their cooling system in operation you could not spend a warm afternoon or evening in a better place. Matinee, 1880; evep- ings, 1900 p. m. Saturding continuous from 1880 to 11:00 D. m. <
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
$ IT LUST A C0LD?"
New Britain People Should Ask
 Themselves This Question.

Don't say: ''Itss just a cold.''
 + may turn into backache. rheu- m4ttc aches. a0l1y joints
 Or other serious sickness that comes from weak kidneys.
 ColdA are due to congetion.
 Congestion makes the kidneys over- work to litter the blood.
 Colds often leave the kidneys weak.
 Firnt break the cold;
 Then use Doan's Kidney Pills to avert tho kidney dangers.
 Let thfs New Britain resident tell you about them.
 Mrs. ]. Young. 95 Elm St., Says: 1T have used Doan's Kidney Pills for baclxache which has como on when [ have causht a cold. They have al- ways 1tven mo relief. know Doan's Kidney Pills arc good ana that 1t why ! raoommed them to others.'
 eec. at all dealers. Foster-l1ilburn e.. Mfrs, 1udalo, N. Y,
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28

! So I talked of the weather. the ad- joining houses in Marvin which we and the Durkees were thinking of purchasing-oh. the mockery Of it now. when in all probability the next few hours would sec Dicky and mo at the final parting of the ways!- even retailed at great length our ludicrous experience of the night of the blizzard.
 A Very Different Aladge.
 Dicky drowned a bit at that reminis- cence. I knew he did not quite fancy my description of his ploughtng through the drifts laded with bundles, which because of his anger at the snow-stalled taxi he had childishly re- fused to surrender to the garage man. But all that was pretty and malicious in me enjoyed his embarrassment, and I purposely spun out the story until after we had reached Broquin's.
 As took my seat at one end of the wall tables upon which Mrs. Dur kee insisted I had a sudden tragic glimpse of the difference between the warm-hearted impulsive girl who had come there with her brother-cousin, mistaken as she had been, and the coldly cynical malicious creature I felt myself to be.
 1t was as If had etherixed my better self
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28

From July to 14 tho National Educational association. the largest body of teachers in the United States. will hold itS annual convention at Portland, Ore. Questions of tho greatest importancs to all parents of children of school are and to- the pupils thsmselves will be discussed at the convention. Tho president of the association Hs pr. Robert T. Alley, who is also president of the University of Maine. at Orono, Me.
 9I.oyalty to our country demands that we study the problems with which we are confronted. Keeping constantly in mind that # the war is of short duration tho services of tho children in our public schools will not be needed except ln 70 far as part of 1t can be utilised on gArden patches and on farms under properly regu- lated and kystsmatized conditions and without . complete cessation of regu- lar school work, | says the associa- tion's bulletin. If the war shall. bs of long duration the services of the children should be directed in chan nels the value of which shall be de- tsrmined only after careful investiga- ton and consideration"
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28

Bald the Authorman's Wife to the Lady-who-always-kn
 T think it's an outrage tho way you did all the work on that commit tee and tho other people shirked. should think it would make you just wild"
 The Lady smiled gently. T didn't do all the work nor half of 1t, but even so, why should be wild about what other people did or didn't do ?''
 "why?'' said the Authorman's Wife, Because it was outrageous the way they ehirked.'
 "But I didn't do any more than wanted to-" said the Lady, ESQ what difference did 1t make to me what they did? How did it hurt me if they shirked? If had shirked that would have been another thing. That would have hurt me-" It Would Oertatnly Have Annoyed
 The Authorman's Wife looked per, fectly unconvinced.
 ''well." she reiterated, '1t would have made me just wild.''
 Doubtless it would have.
 And yet, as the Lady said, why shou1d 1t?
 Why do we trouble ourselves so much about whether other people do their duty or not?
 Why such a bother about our neighbor's righteousness? After all 1t isn't our affair. We really don't have to keep him up to the mark.
 Not Ones Brothers Critic.
 Being ones brothers keeper means being his helper, his friend. not his critic. It does not mean that one ought to constitute oneself inspector of beams in ones brothers eye.
 After all. the only person you need to be greatly concerned to keep up to the mark is yourself.
 The chief person whose character you are developing by your daily ac- tions Is yourself
 The one person whose respect it is supremely important you keep is
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
PETROVA THE STAR
 ON FOX PROGRAM

A drama of unique construction and unparalleled intensity is ''Black But terfy''. the biz i've act feature of the present Fox bill in which Madame Olga Petrova, the peerless Russian actress stars. As Q simple peasant maiden in her early life, she learns from sad experience to distrust men, and soon forms the conclusion that all men are evil. Hence, when she finds herself few years later as the belle of prominent Parisian Society, she has no scruples about taking ven- geance on her many worshippers. As the "Black Butterdy". Madame Pe- trova is given wonderful opportunities for the exercises of those remarkable talents which have made her famous, and the picture, in consequence. ranks among the best that have even been produced.
 4 secondary feature of the pro- gram, but one of surprising interest is the two-reeler "Our F1khting ForceS". This picture cannot be con- sidered as propaganda, but It has . striking lesson all its own. It deals with every branch of Uncle sam's de- fences. embracing cavalry, infantry, navy. and air service and shov11(s An . vivid manner the every day tife of the boys in khaki. It h of ektraor- dinary value to those who arc tubject to tho imminent draft, as 1t gives a very clear idea of the various depart ments of the service, and sonaa of the qualifications necessary for the good soldier or sailor.
 The Florenoe Rose models are spe- ciaiisfng in wedding costumes this week, and. together with many other short subjects, comic and serious, round out most entertaining bill
 Tomorrow's feature will be Yankee
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
SAYS THE DRUG IS
 AN ETHER COMPOUND
Just . few drops 1oosens any corn % 1t lifts out with.
 out pain.

You simply say to the drug store man, "Give me 8 quarter of an ounce of freesone.'' This will cost very little but is sufficient to remove every hard or soft corn from ones feet.
 A few drops applied directly upon . tender, aching corn should relieve the soreness instantly, and soon the entire corn, root and all,.' can be lifted out with tho fingers without pain.
 This now way to rid one's feet of corns was introduced by Cincinnati man, who says that while freeGone is sticky 1t dries in moment, and seems to simply shrfvsl up the corn without infiaming or even irritating the surrounding tissue or skin.
 Don't let father die of infection or 1ockjaw from w1ittljng at his corna. but cut this out And make him try 1t.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
SINGING TRIO IS
 APPLAUSE WINNER


 Prominent among the performers at Keeney's this week is tho Guy Bartlett trio. an exceptionally clever combination of signers and entertain CTS. They have an up-to-the-minute speciality and the patrons of the the- ater enjoy it. This weeks big act ts .arhe World Girls" and is show in itself. It is . musical comedy and it has many excellent features. There are plenty of girls and comedians and program of popular songs. The Roma Duo contribute an entertain ing singing number to the program. Katherine Williams in Out of tho Wreck will be the phdtoplay leader for the next three days. Friday and Saturday the patrons will sse the latest chapters In "The Neglected Wife"
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
RHEUllIAIICS NO LONGER
 CL.0OlH|Y ss~ t3

They have used '.Neutrone Pre- scF1ption 99" and found it there with the punch that kills Rheumatism.
 Only the skeptical now suffer. Tho victims of Rheumatism all tell tho same story, they have sore, innamed muscles and sti6 joints. they have no ambition or strength and set nervous. cEo0 and irritable, whteh l. not to sbo wondered ax. Thousands of old fine DhsuntAtics are now in the best oE hsa1th altar using '.Neutrone Pre- scr1ption e9'..
 Its saf1sdsd users are its best ad- vert1serA pretty good advertisers. too.
 No matter hoW little or how much you suffer goAnd get . bottle of ''Neu- trone Prescription 99". You will be snrpE1ssd q the fesufts. Those core, manned 50fnts and burning, aching muscles will disapp1Ar, and you will feel hne eysry hour of the day. Mail oedore 111sd on $1.o0 dxe.
 ooatSer Drug O.. and leading ArmnHin1n 0yorYWhAro
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
SIDE TALKS
The One Important Person
BY RUTH CAMERON

yourself. The ono person you will certainly have to 1.-Two with until death you part (and presumably for ever after), and whom therefore you most desire to make into an honoi.- able, ivable person h yourself.
 As for the rest what they do,- well here is . little story which l read few weeks ago and have thought of perhaps hundred times sinco.
 A Blacksmith and . Philosopl,er.
 Frances Elwell, the Concord sculp- tor. was brought up by an uncle who was . blacksmith, and a philosopher.
 Someone had treated him very un- fairly and the blacksmith had re- fused to retaliate. Several of the village people felt 50 hot about the matter that they wont to him and protested. saying, "If you were I'd have tho law on that scamp or I'd go and knock him down.
 Tks blacksmith drew himself to his full Height, and towering over his anvil, answered.:
 ''Sirs, in time he will have his re- ward, in time will have mine.'' n~o
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cuged

by local applications. as they cannot reaeh the Aioeaaed portion of the ear. S5 Thefo is only one way to cure catarrhal deafnsss, snd that r ey . constituticnal /tsmsoy. namod condition of the mucous lining of the EaetAchlAn Tube. When this tubo ls inflamed you have . rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. and when 1t b entirely closed, DeAfneao to the result Unless the inflammation can be re6uced and this tube restored to ito MOglAAl condition, hearing will he deetroyed forSvef. Many caese Of deafneou arc caused by eatarrA. which Q m iuhAunAA condition of the mu0eoe oQf- face0. l1allso Catarrh Cure acts. thyu the
 We win sfve one Hundred Dollars Tor any ease of Catarrhal Doafneoo thGt cannot be cured by Halrs CAtarrh Cure. Cireularu ~ F. | GHENEY a CO. Toledo. Q.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28
ROUTE D0lk0 TO THE WEST

From all New England points to CHICAGO vA BUFFALO. ERIE, CLEVELAND and FIT. WAYNE.
 THROUGH OBSERVATION IT. BRARY-LOUNGING aLEEPDRs.
 DRAWING ROOM aIEEPERs and DAY COACHES.
 Daily from New York and Buffalo to Chicago, with direct connections for all Western and Pacific Coast points.
 Inviting Dining Car Service. . Ia Carte morning and evening meals ranging in price from 1tc up. with Table d'Hoto Luncheon at 76c.
 Bsfore arranging your Western Trip, save money by writing me for rates and information.
 l. F. BURGESS, Y. E. F. A. S83 old South Badg, Recon. Mas.
New Britain herald., 1917-06-28

NA0LD 0ANIEA8IUN AssD R1IvATU
 Ho0RTIAI. e CEDAR 0XD&ET. NBW BRITAIN, 1GeAleal, GaEs4esl enA Obseslzas Ratasa1A Qnlst leeae3ea, excoaleat sasEondgsI 1Foo Gr1an lnoa31utaonAl atmosphere. Tho HnaaAoA uQmboe ot eaght recoaveA aaeuroe e4ooo h. AviAnll as4satssa. Al physseiaas entitled to EocoGnafao0.
 Ceaauc4ed eoIely by
 MARY IL. NAGLE. R. Y.