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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25
AN INFLUENCE FOR BETTER
DEMOCRACY.

Universal service in time of war is the
only democratic method because it brings
into the service of the government, in
some capacity or other, every person
eligible to enlistment. Moreover uni
vensal service is not wholly new thing
in the history of the United States be-
cause a kind of CONSUMPTION, or draft,
was carried out during the Civil war and
was the only means of saving the ma
ton from disunion. Tho United States
needs at the present time just such
forced service to bring its citizens shout
der to shoulder in the common welfare.
They have been drifting away into
groups and need to be brought together
for a common purpose. Universal service
would call out the rich man as well as
the poor man, the high salaried admins
traitor as well as the day laborer. Great
Britain has benefited greatly through its
law because the classes have
been brought into direct contact with
each other in the trenches and in the
many other phases OF activity incident
to war. Great Britain is far more
democratic country than it was three
years ago. Indeed, it ranks well with
the nations which have thoroughly re
publican forms of government, albeit it,
still has king and royal family. A
United States army of two millions or
three millions of men drawn from all
walks of life would be a powerful factor
n revivifying our own democracy, which
$ becoming flaccid in spots Therefore.
t is to be hoped that Congress will re
1udiate the pro-German influence and
Igree on some plan of selective draft in
he present emergency.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

The United States ought also to de-
clare war on the irresponsible persons
who are starting false rumors like the
story that an American warship had cap
tured German submarine which had be-
come entangled in a submarine net at
the entrance to New York harbor. In
order TO nullify the efforts of such ru-
NOR -mongers the federal government
would be wise if it decided to follow the
policy of taking the public into it's conf
dence regarding whatever success may be
attained in the line of capturing subma
rines or inflicting damage on the enemy.
The British policy of silence regarding
the number OF submarines sunk or cap
tured does not seem to have reduced the
menace or to have made enlistments to
that branch of the German service any
less numerous. In fact. report from Ger
many has il that submarine service is
one of the most sought after opportuni-
ties offered by that country Moreover,
the policy of silence seems to have a de-
pressing effect on the British people
themselves, mainly because Of the feeling
that everything possible is not being
done to combat the menace. Let's have
the truth and nothing but the truth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

prisoners secured is reduced to a small
number in comparison with those taken
in the initial stages of the offensive. The
German strength is far from demoraliza-
tion unless it be that the courage is les.
sened through fear of shortage of food
extending to the army as it is now AZ
fecting the civilian population of the ma
ton. That possibility might defeat the
Germans in the west; but for the pres
ent they remain strong despite the re-
verses of the last few weeks. II may be
that the shortening of the western line
was done for the purpose of releasing
large number of troops for the Russian
drive, and that the maneuver was the
so-called strategy of Hindenburg which
the military experts of Germany wrote
about so copiously at the time of the be-
ginning of the retirement,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25
LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
Favors Exemptions.

Editor, Daily Times: The establish
ment within our city of a shirt factory
wooden mill or other industry, as rec
commended by the Board of Trade, would
be, as everyone knows, great and good
thing. Indeed, managed rightly, it would
mark the beginning of new era for our
city-new growth and prosperity.
But in order to secure this benefit, the
city, for certain number OF years, must
exempt from taxation the party, firm or
company bringing to our city such new
industry. Other cities will gladly offer
this inducement, and unless Barre does
it, the industry win go elsewhere
This matter, therefore, should be at.
tended to at the city meeting next Fri
day evening. 1t can be done under ar.
ticle six in the warning. TO do any 9th.
er proper business" Every voter should
be present to help improve the golden
opportunity.
Harvey Jersey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25
BRITISH TRADER
SINKS U-BOAT IN
RUNNING FIGHT
Captain Says His Gunners Hit Submarine
Three Times, Causing Violent
Exposion.

New York, April 25.--A vivid account
of running fight in the Mediterranean
between German submarine and Brit.
ish freighter, was related by Captain
James Cruddace, skipper, yesterday. The
engagement occurred on April while his
ship was outward bound from an Ital-
ian port The U-boat opened fire at a
range of three miles and was answered
by the gunners on the freighter, Finally
a shot from the freighter tore into the
submarine. There was a violent explo-
sion on the submarine Captain Cruddaee
said, "and we could distinctly see the
crew scrambling on deck. It is certain
she was disabled. After the explosion
two more OF our shots found their mark
/ continued on my course for | was tax
ing no chances What became OF the
crew ! cannot say"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

II the German general staff is con-
templating a great offensive in Russia,
with the avowed purpose OF cutting of
Petrograd from the remainder Of the en-
pire, il would indicate that Hindenburg
feels a marked degree OF confidence in
the strength Of the barriers he has erect
ed on the western front against the most
powerful and most persistent Of his en-
emies He never would consent 10 a
weakening Of the western army in order
70 score . triumph over Russia unless be
felt sure Of being able to hold the British
and the French armies in check That
his confidence j. not wholly misplaced i
evident a. the British snd the French ar
prosch The new line 81 defense 10 which
HindenbuTg reiterated. The advance Of
the two armies has been slackening to
great extent of late and ire number 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

Amateur gardeners who are ambitious
to get their crops in the ground, as the
saying goes, should take due warning
from the heavy frost of this morning
and wait until the ground is warmed
sufficiently to protect the seeds. 1t
would be unfortunate il the gardeners
should plant too early, resulting in the
destruction of the seeds and turning ex-
pectation into disappointment. Those
who are not accustomed to gardening
should seek advice from those who have
had experience
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

The Times is sending out with to-day's
issue a supplement containing the laws
enacted at the 1917 session of the legisla-
ture. We would advise our readers to
save the supplements for reference from
time to time as points of dispute may
come up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
Mutt & Jeff's Wedding" Next Saturday
at Barre Opera House.

Even more auspiciously than either OF
it's former seasons, did Bud Fishers
happy thought character conception Mutt
& JEFF, open it's fifth season as a must
cal comedy offering under Gus Hills d.
rection. With an entire new production
from scenery to music, Mutt & JEFF have
set out to conquer new lands. Their
wedding is the title of the new vehicle
selected TO lead our heroes to fame and
fortune in the land OF dreams. From
its premier presentation, they have
played to absolute capacity business dur
ing the five seasons ii has been before
the public. The success Of Mutt & jeff
is not alone unprecedented, but almost
unbelievable.
It's coming to the opera house Satur
day, matinee and night, April %. ii
you've seen Mutt & JEFF before, see it
again by all means, there's a new laugh
to every minute from start to finish
adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

That report about Kaiser Wilhelm be-
ing advised by members of his family to
abdicate reads like great historical
event, but it probably can be put down
as pure myth. II the kaiser should
sbdieate, he would have to turn the
throne over to cigarette smoking,
blood craving son; and in that case what
would be the gain to the empire?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25
WAS KILLED IN FRANCE.
Archie w. Devenger Was Born in Dan
vile

vile.
St Johnsbury, April 25.-The first st.
Johnsbury man to lose his life in the
cause of the allies is Archie Weddel
Devenger A telegram to his father,
Charles Deyenger, an employee of the
Fairbanks company, announced that his
son was killed in action April ..
The young man was private in the
mounted rifles. He left st. Johnsbury
about a year ago for Sherbrooke, p. O.,
where he was employed He enlisted
there last fall in the ll7th battalion
and went overseas in March. He was
born in Danville 10 years ago next
month, the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Devenger. Besides his father
he leaves two brothers, Vernon j., and
Ernest c., OF Danville and one sister,
Miss Gladys Devenger OF Newbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

If the colleges regret that intereollegi-
ate athletic contests are being eliminat-
ed, let them send their military battal-
ions against each other in sham battle.
That would be an excellent substitute.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

While we are not feeling the stern
actualities of war we are getting some
of the minor effects, like the tragedy in
Swanton in which st. Adams National
Guardsman was shot and instantly killed
by a companion in arms. Tragic as
seems that happening, it would be but
mere passing incident in the progress of
actual warfare.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

ayiators The text of the message, trans
lated into German, has been delivered
by the printers and is now ready for
distribution. The dropping OF the mes
sage is the result of an agreement be-
tween the French and American govern
ments,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25
GRANITEVILLE.

The box social to have been held in
Miles hall Friday evening is postponed.
Those interested please watch The Times
for further announcement. j. Stewart
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

All hail to Joffre, the man who saved
France and the man who really turned
the tide of the world war; America sa-
lutes him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

If Max Wolff of Saxtons River had
kept his mouth shut he would not have
put his foot in it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

Switzerland is not at war but it has
its avalanches, which are performing the
work of war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25
AIRMEN TO DROP MESSAGE.

100000 Copies of Wilson's War Address
Will Be Distributed Along the Front.
Paris, April 25.-Upwards of 100000
copies OF President Wilson's war address
to Congress are to be dropped over the
German lines by French and American
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-25

Save your dollars for the government
war bonds.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
Export Increase LARGE.

American foodstuffs exported in May
reached a value of $104, 000, 900, a con-
siderable increase over previous
months as shown in department Of
commerce statistics. Shipments were
greater by $4,000, 900 than in April and
500, 900, 900 in March. During the IL
months ended with May the country
shipped abroad $833,O0 900 worth of
food as against $744, 0OO, 900 in the
same period the year before.
Grain exports fell off in May, but
-four shipments were heavier, as were
exports of meats, meat products and
vegetable oils. All breadstuffs ship
ments in May were valued at SCI, 000,-
900, against $5S, 500, 900; meats were
valued at SAL ,000, 900, against $37, 000,-
900 in April.
Complete figures for internal revenu
receipts for May show an increase of
$11S, 723,360 over the corresponding
month in 1916, a large part of the diff
ference being due to new income taxes.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
NEAR-NEUTRALS NOW
FEAR POLICY OF U. S.
Complain America Does Not Realize
Difficult Position of Small
Kingdoms.

Copenhagen.-The Ek%strabladt and
menting on the proposals to limit
supplies to Scandinavia and Holland
complain that the entete powers with
America at the head lack apprecia'
ton of the difficult position of small
neutrals and proposed measures OF
the great powers fighting in the
name of liberty, justice and civiliza
ton are calculated to crush these
small states whose sole desire is tc
maintain true neutrality toward both
camps.
Judging from these newspaper re
ports the situation is regarded as
desperate.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
BOY EMPEROR OF CHINA
ADVOCATES THRONE
Lad Put on the Throne BY Chang
is Marked for Death-His
Troops Flee.

London. Reuter- Limited dis
patch from Picking that
Hsuan Tung, the young emperor,
has a~bdicated.
Hsuan Tung. the SOL of Prince
'Chun, for the second time has abdi-
Gated the throne Of China. He first
became emperor. December 2, 1908,
under the regency of his father. On
December s, 1915, Prince Chun abdi-
Gated as regent and the youthful en-
peror abdicated the throne February
IL, 1912, and the Chinese republic
was established. From then until
last Sunday. when he was restored
to the throne by General Chang
Hsun, military governor of Anwhei
province, he has been virtually a
prisoner of Presidents Yuan Shi Kai
and Lii Yuan Hung.
Hsuan Tung first bore the title OF
Prince Pu vi and took the name OF
Hsuan Tung when he was first en-.
throned as emperor in 1908.
Hsuan Tung, the boy recently de,
clared emperor of China, has been
marked for death by military leaders
of the republics forces, is the report
to San Francisco.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
SPORTING ITEMS
The Northwestern league season
will end Sunday, July Is.

The Northwestern league season
will end Sunday, July Is.
Harry Harper is again to the fore in
the race for the leading hitting honors
OF the Northwestern league.
No football for Princeton or Yale is
announced. 1t is unlikely that big
eastern colleges will have teams this
fall.
Jack Dillon, hailed as one of the
greatest fighting men who ever drew
on a glove, is headed straight for the
trenches in France.
Ty Cobb is nearing the 400 mark.
The Detroit star, piling up "a points in
~ games, is batting 1888, according to
unofficial averages.
The Western Golf Association team
Saturday won the Olympia cup team
contest with a total score of 655 for the
four men in a double round at Chicago.
Benny Leonard, lightweight champion
OF the world, has been matched with
Johnny Kilbane, featherweight champion
of the world, in a six-round bout at
Philadelphia.
Bill Squires, the Australian heavy
weight, who is we'll remembered by rea-
son OF his short encounter with Tommy
Burns, was stabbed in a fight in Aus
tralia' recently.
Warden Mclean, the Princeton foot
ball tackle last fall died in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, from inquiries received
when his horse bolted and threw him
against a tree recently.
With Governor Tener's uncem
that he will retire, the baseball prog
%nosticators are busying themselves by
casting about for a man to take his
place. and the consensus Of opinion ia
vors Edward G. Barrow, present head
OF the International league.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
OUR BIG NAVY YARD
HAS BIG EXPLOSION
MARE ISLAND PLANT At SAN
FRANCISCO SCENE OF BIG
BLOW UP.
TWO STOREHOUSeS RAzED
Powder Magazine Destroyed-Reports
Fall to Tell Of Loss Of Life-The
Wrecked Buildings Burned
200 Men Employed There.

San Francisco, July 1O.-Two store.
houses at the Mare Island navy yard
on San Francisco bay were destroyed
by an explosion Monday morning.
Whether any lives were lost has not
been determined.
Twelve or fifteen magazines were
badly damaged by the explosion, the
force of which broke thousands OF
windows in Vallejo, about half a mile
away.
Fire started in the wrecked build.
ings and desperate efforts were made
to prevent its spread to other build
ings where explosives are stored.
Several buildings used as sleeping
quarters for detachments of gunners
were wrecked. Whether any men were
in these buildings is not known.
Naval officials at Vallejo said about
200 men were employed in or near the
buildings wrecked, but whether these
men had reported for work at the time
Of the explosion was not known.
Six Are Dead.
A searching investigation was inau
gurated Monday night to determine
the cause of an explosion of a blacl
powder magazine at the Mare islant
navy yard in San Francisco bay early
Monday which claimed a toll of ST,
lives and resulted in serious injurie,
to four persons and wounding of q
others.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
SUMMARY Of THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMl
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED F0RQUICkREAD|NG
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are Of Legitimate Interest
to all the People.

A British t~orpedo-boat destroyer
was t~orpedoed by an enemy submar.
inc Saturday in the North sea ano
sunk. Eight men were killed.
The famous old cruiser Olympia
beached recently in Block Island
sound after striking an uncharted
rock. was floated and anchored safely
in a sheltered position this week.
The losses among French merchant
vessels, due to submarines or mines
during the week ended July l, includ-
ed four vessels of more than 1900
ton and four under 1900, according to
an official statement issued Saturday
Under command of Lieutenant Mad
emoiselle Vera Butchkharaff. the
woman's war battalion, fully armed
and equipped as infantry, Monday
left for the front. Before their de-
parture the women soldiers appeared
in military formation before the kaz
an cathedral, Petrograd, where a sol
emn religious service was held.
New York ended it's official enter
tainment of the Russian mission Sat
urday with an open air massmeetine
and concert at Central Park. which
was attended by an enthusiastic
crowd. Every reference by the speak
ers to the New Russia" the UNITED
States" and world democracy" wal
the signal for a demonstration.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
NEW RUSS GOVERNMENT
SEXES CARS GREAT RICHES
Millions In Money and More Millions
In Property, Are His No More
Vast Estates and Mines.

Property valued at 500, 900, 900,
from which Nicholas Romanoff, for
merly emperor of Russia, enjoyed
the for life only. have been
taken from him by the provisional
government.
A special commission of the gov
eminent has been discussing whether
land, palaces and other property own
ed by Nicholas and estimated to be
worth $48,O 0 900 shall be sequestra-
ted by the state. This commission
also considered whether the property
of the grand dukes and duchesses
worth about 100000 900 should be
seized for the benefit of the republic.
The value of all the property owned
by the former emperor or members
of the former royal house of Russia
is estimated by Professor Okunieff at
$685., 100000.
In addition, the professor asserts,
Nicholas still has on deposit in the
Bank of England $35. 900, 900, placed
there years 6 in provision for the
rainy day which now has come. The
late Grand Duke Alexis, uncle to the
former Emperor Nicholas, left $780,
O00, 900 on deposit in the Bank of
France.
There are also two Romanoff fami-
lily trust funds. One was founded by
Alexander III. when on his death bed
in Livadia, which now amounts to
s 1900, 900, is invested in Russia and
is within reach of the revolutionary
government. Another, amounting to
$24, 000, 900, was derived by Alexan-
der II. when he liberated 1000, 900
serfs for Sc each in 1861.
Chief among the properties taken
from the former emperor are the SO.
called cabinet lands"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
No Arbitrary Price on Wheat.

Washington, d. C~.-Reports that the
food administration will fix an arbi-
trary price of less than 50 a bushel
to the grower for the 1917 American
wheat crop drew from Herbert Hoo
yer Tuesday this denial:
ut is not the intention of the food
administration to fix the price for
wheat, nor is it expected that it will
have any such powers. If the food bill
passes congress, however, we certain
ly will not stand for speculative buy
ing"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
Rich Miser Dead.

Stockholm, Sweden.-Sixten Nilsson
of Malmo, 70 years old. hanged him.
self for fear that he might die in
poverty. More than 1900 crowns were
found in his pockets, together with
a bank book showing deposits exceed
ing $4,000 crowns. He had for years
lived principally on bread and wa
ter. An elder sister killed herself
some year sage for the same motive.
She was at the time worth about
10000 crowns.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
Enormous Buying of Our Goods.

Washington, D. C.-Recent heavy
purchases of American foodstuffs by
foreign countries, both allied and neu-
trail, were considered Monday by the
exports council. Some members it is
understood favor a complete embargo
on food shipments for a period of go
days to give the United States time ITO
make a survey of its supplies and to
permit foreign governments to give a
definite estimate of their requirements.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
Use Bio Space.

Think, ink, curiosity, money and
action, are the words that sell goods"
said l.. d. Stocking, Milwaukee ad-
vertising expert, who talked or adj
vertising before the Cincinnati Ad-
vertisers' club at the Gibson hotel,
recently.
Make the people think of you by
using all the space you can Afford"
he said in part.
Ink, you will notice, forms a big
part of the word think 30 be care
full how you use 1t.
mo ad Is good unless 1t makes the
prospect think OF money, SO don't fail
to improve the idea of It.
Curiosity Is another big factor.
The way to sell women's stockings is
with a picture showing only a little
of them, but on a III
Then you must make people think
Of spending money."-Cincinnati Post.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
British prop Bombs.

London.-Royal naval airplanes car
ried out a raid Sunday on the CHS
telles airdrome, according to an ad-
miralty announcement. Although
heavily attacked by an enemy forma'
ton bombs we're successfully dropped
on detectives and all the British ma
chimes returned safely.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-07-13
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
The National Educational Associa-
ton met in Portland this week.

ton met in Portland this week.
Vancouver, B. c. was without a
fire department Saturday, every
member of the force having gone on
strike and having left the fire halls
in every part of the city. Demands
were made upon the city for changes
in conditions of work and increased
pay.
The state industrial welfare COM
mission Of California has formally
adopted a minimum wage scale for
women and minors employed in the
mercantile industries in California,
the commission announced. This in
cludes department stores and SINH
lar lines of employment.
In a vain attempt to rescue a pas
senger who had fallen from a ferry
boat in San Francisco bay Sunday
night, two deckhands on the ferry
were drowned when their lifeboat
was swept against the paddle wheel
of the larger vessel. The lifeboat
was s%plintered by the revolutions Of
the big wheel. The dead deckhands
r julius Fernandez and Karl Han
sen, both Of Oakland. An envelope
bearing the name IL. Bissell' is the
only clue to the dead passenger.
Arrested for Murder.
POrtland.-Rufus Coates, 10, and
Clyde Tucker, %, were arrested here
Tuesday and held for the authorities
of Fort Worth, Texas. On a charge Of
having slain leila Faux, age 20, near
Fort Worth. on June Q last. Detectives
| who made the arrest said the young
men had confessed.