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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29
Russia Out, America In.

As an offensive force, Russia Is out
of the war for time, disabled by in
ternal trouble, and it is not at all GER
tain that she will everywhere maintain
her defensive lines. Potentially power
full for attack, America enters the war
but she is as little prepared as Britain
was at first with an army equal to the
task in prospect. The gravity of the
situation the public mind has not yet
grasped. Before the Russian revolution
the participation of the United States
in the struggle would have easily turned
the scale, but that revolution, with its
sequel Of class dissension and army dis
organization, has made vast difference.
Though Russia has neither concluded a
separate peace nor effected truce for
any length of time, her allies are at
present as much deprived Of her help as
if she had. While the conflict in her
councils prevents her from doing any
thing definite for truce or peace, it also
prevents her from doing anything def
mite for the prosecution of the war. We
hope and trust that she will be able to
make her way out of this chaotic condi-
ton and prove that she cares no less
for the freedom of other nations than
for her own.
But it may be that before then our
American boys will have to fight enemies
that the Russians ought to have fought.
From the Russian front German troops
have been taken to fight the French
and British in France, and Austrian
troops to fight the Italians in Carniola.
In those regions the allies are facing
an additional million of seasoned sol
diers, and not till next winter will the
first half million of our new army be
ready for action on any European bat
tlefeid. Unless by that time the new
Russia shall come into the fight, the
American army will have to fight on the
western front the German forces which
the Russians should have fought on
their own front Had all Russian lead
ers been like Milyukoff and Rodzianko
free Russia would not have stacked arms,
but would have stood to her guns and
have heartily welcomed American sol
diers to stand on her own ground in the
cause of world freedom. The prospect is,
however, that we shall have to fight else
where in the place of a temporarily lost
ally. We do not fear the outlook, but
let us understand it and face it, not
thoughtlessly understanding the work
that has to be done Knowing it, we
can 60 into it cheerfnlly with the cour
age and resolution that endure.-Boston |
Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29
TALK OF THE TOWN

Remnants jersey twoolen) at the Little
Dry Goods Store, Cottage street.
L. Mazzolini and Anthony Mazzolini
who are engaged in the fruit business
in Randolph, are passing few days with
friends in the city.
Charles Caron of the City bakery, who
has been i'll for a week with bronchitis
and pneumonia, is slowly recovering,
though still confined to the bed.
Joseph, Louis and Charles Calerara
have returned from Milford, N H., where
they attended the funeral of their broth
er, Peter Calderara, former resident
of Barre, which was held Sunday after
noon.
infant daughter9of Mr.. and Mrs. 0razio
Cont of Websteryille, whose death Sat
urday morning followed an illness Of
pneumonia and whooping cough, was held
in st. Sylvester's church at Graniteville
Sunday afternoon at 2 O'clock, Rev Jo-
seph Turcot officiating. Interment was
made in st. Sylvester's cemetery.
Again tonight the board of aldermen
at its regular weekly meeting will hear
more of the proposed new traction fran
chise for the request made by the trac-
tion company for another conference
viii be taken from the table and dis
cussed Some of the city fathers are for
putting an end to negotiations with the
road officials, while Others are for Civ
inc than anot ha,. baarino The ravau, nod
franchise as amended by the council
some weeks ago has been rejected by
the traction company. In Montpelier
the council still hopes to get redemption
due on the Rialto bridge construction
and has granted the railroad people
another conference.
Pedestrians along North Main street
and Depot square were treated to an
excellent impromptu concert last even
ing when members of the Barre pipe and
drum band, recently organized, marched
from City square to the Central Ver-
mont railroad station and back, playing
the while some of the melodies especial
" adapted to bagpipes. Committees in
charge of the Allied Red Cross concert |
in the opera house this evening accom-
panied the musicians to boom the sale |
Of tickets for the entertainment The
advance sale has been very eneourag
ng and it is expected that large au-
Hence will be present to greet the cast |
II local entertainers who have offered |
heir services. The entertainment, which
,egins at 1880 o'clock, will be followed
" dance In Clan Gordon hall
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29

DISTINCTION
Notice

All male persons residing in the town
of Washington, in the county of Orange,
in the state of Vermont, who have at
tanned their twenty first birthday and
who shall not have attained their thirty
first birthday on or before June 5th,
1917, the day set for registration, are
hereby notified and warned to meet for
that purpose in the town hall in said
Washington on Tuesday. June 5th, A. D.
1917, between the hours of a. m. and
8 p m. on said day, as all male persons
within the designated ages must register
in accordance with an act of Congress
approved May 18th, A. ID. 1917, and from
which failure to appear would be pun
ishable by Imprisonment.
Dated at Washington, VT, this 25th
day of May. A. d. 1917.
NJ. w. chamberlain,
Town Clerk and Registrar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29
THE UNION DRY GOODS COMPANY

been issued at the Montpelier city
clerks Office: Albert Herbert Moulton
of Worcester, Mass, a stationary engi-
neer, and Lucy Steward Guernsey OF
1873 Main street, Montpelier; Victor Riu
of 0 Taplin street, Montpelier, fore.
man in granite plant, and Miss Rina
Cola, also Of Montpelier; Roy M. French
Of rs North Main street, Montpelier,
and Miss Pearl Gladys Densmore' of
Prospect street, Barre; Thomas F. Nell
son of IA Winter street, Montpelier, an
express messenger, and Miss Mary Alice
Corven of 252 Main street, Montpelier. E
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29
TOoLATE TO CLASSIFY

HELP WANTED
MOULDERS. LABoRERS.
HANDYNEN
ALSO
excellent opportunities for young men oeirins
to learn trades seed wREG lccate N Yer
uiout's largest Industrial center. 4. and T.
Fairbanks and Company. Employment ofsce.
ST Johnsbury. Vt stt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29
MONTPELIER
Employees of Montpelier & Wells River
R. r. Raise a Flag.

Employees of the Montpelier & Wells
River railroad and other patriotic citi.
zens joined in a flag raising at the rail-
road shops in the rear OF Barre street
at $3.50 o'clock last evening. Chief Mas
ter-at-Arms Charles Mitchell, the naval
recruiting officer, sounded colors and the
national anthems was played by Karl
Forsell, cornetist. Rev. w. L. Haskell,
pastor of Trinity church Mason S. Stone
and Captain d. L. McMath gave brief
addresses.
Fred S. Plat, clerk of the United
States court, was business visitor in
the city yesterday, returning this fore
noon to his home in Rutland.
John Flanagan, Bernard Mcclure and
George Rivers went this forenoon to Bur
lington, where they will attend the Sd
degree of the state council knights of
Columbus. A large number of Montpel-
Ter knights expected to go on the after
noon train to the Queen city.
William B. Francis, Leon f. Nixon,
employed in the Central Vermont freight
Office at Barre, and Mr.. Kennedy of
Montpelier went to Burlington this fore
noon to enlist in the navy. Mr.. Nixon
was accepted some time ago and goes to
Burlington to obtain passage to New
port. The others will take the physical
examination.
The following marriage licenses have !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29

0~ Regular meeting Of Hiawa-
A< tia lodge, !. o. o. r, No. %.
Thursday evening at 1880.
Work, first degree. IL il earnestly re
quested that every officer and member be
present. a. a delegation from Waterbury
j. expected. A cordial invitation to visit
ing brothers. Per order y. @.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29

the asylum at . o'clock a. m. Refresh
ments served in the banquet hall imme.
diately after the parade. Per order emf
nent commander.
Stated conclsve st. Aldemar command
cry Thursday evening, May 81. Work
temple degree.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29
C0RINTH.

Mr.. and Mrs. True and Miss Brown
were in Chelsea Friday.
Several from this place were in Yer.
shire Friday night to attend the dance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29
BARRE DAILY TIMES
TUESDAY. MAY 20, 1917.
The Weather

wednesday generally fair over east
ern states with fresh northwest winds
changing TO strong northeast.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-29

Special conclave of st. Aide
mar commandery, No. IL, X.
T., Memorial day "wednesday,
May 30), for the purpose of
acting as escort to the G. A. r.
Sir knights will assemble at
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
WHEN FATHER TELLS A JOKE
Mother Sees Nothing Funny About IT,
and Daughters Glance Simply
Expresses Pity.

When q man hears a joke which his
primitive sense Of humor classifles as
"the funniest thing he has ever heard
he hurries home to bear the glad It'd
ings to his wife. Father produces his
great discovery, but mothers counten-
ance remains untroubled by SO much
as smile. Nine wives out Of ten will
gaze blankly into that interesting emp
tiness to which woman's eyes are con-
tinually travelling over her husbands
shoulder. The tenth and cruelest crea-
ture will wither her spouse with PEN
etrating stare which registers, IT see
nothing-absolutely nothing funny in
that"
Disguised and baffled, the husband
tells the same joke to his daughter.
Her only indication of amusement is q
plying uplift Of the eyebrows and a
subsequent absorption In her knitting.
With his finger On the last unbroken
string Of hope father approaches his
nearest masculine relative. At last
success Is his. for his son or his SON.
in-law or his uncle roars, applauds.a and
slaps him on the back. Father bows to
imaginary audiences and compliments
his fellow man on his perspicacity and
his fortunate possession Of sense Of
humor. He pites "those women-those
poor defective women."-New York
Evening Sun.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
RoDAYA LOWEST OF Castles
Those Who Survive Are TO Be Found
Today In Handy, the oId.Tlme Cap.
ltal Of ceyIon.

The old.time capital Of Ceyion Is
city rich with the usual picturesque
ness Of the East, and having two or
three unusual points about 1t as well
In Handy you will find the Rodaya
caste, one Of the few Buddhist castles
whose origin is q matter Of history.
Handy, too, contains the most sacred
object in the Orient, no less a relic
than q tooth Of Buddha. These two
features are Kandy's principal claims
to fame and interest.
It Is written that the Rodaya had
their origin in the sentence pronounced
by an old-time king, who charged that
they served his table with the flesh Of
pigs instead Of the flesh Of deer. For
this crime he made them the lowest
Of all castles, and their lot has not
been q happy one. There are perhaps
600 Of them left today; they may be
seen daily around the outskirts Of
Handy. They are not allowed to live
In houses, but inhabit miserable lean.
tos. They have no recourse to native
courts Of justice, although under the
English law they are not Disseminated
against. They may not use a bridge.
but have to swim all streams. They
must kneel when addressing the higher
castles. When the shadow Of one Of
them falls upon food, the food cannot
be eaten.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

Farmers throughout the state are
urged to make the mouth OF January
1918 school mouth. The College Of
Agriculture has arranged to give short
course In Agriculture from Jan. l, to
Jan. rs. In order that classes may start
promptly Tuesday morning at 8 A. n.
registration will be held In Winslow Hall
Dec. 81, from ! 80 to 4:30 P. N. This
course covers Q short period and the
work has been very much concentrated.
1t is planned particularly to emphasise
the need of better farming methods In
this time of war emergency.
The course will include class room and
laboratory work in the most important
branches of General Agriculture. Horti:
culture, Live Stock husbandry and
Poultry Management. The instructions
will DO given by the regular teaching
etaff of the College of Agriculture.
The short course students will have
access to the full laboratory equipment,
will use the same class rooms ~ the two
and four year students, will work In the
green house, the dairy building, the
incubator house, the stock judging
pavilion and will have excellent op-
portunIty to familiarize themselves with
the breeds aud types OF farm animals
ffom the University herds and docks.
Each week several special lectures
will be given dealing with important
agricultural subjects and the agricultural
problems at the present time.
No tuition or fees OF any kind Will be
charged. Any person fifteen years OF
age or over will be admitted to the
short course without examination.
For Bulletin describing the short
course write to Leon 8. Merrill, Dean,
College OF Agriculture, University OF
Maine, Orono, Maine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
Enollsh Women Hello.

Over $4,000 educated women are
now employed In Great Britain in
dairy work, market gardening. poul-
try and pig rearing. bee-keeping, work
in public parks and gardens. the cul-
ture Of special flowers and medicinal
herbs, gardening at the various royal
residences and country seats and or
dinary jobbing gardening. It Is mar
velous how women who knew little or
nothing about growing anything before
the war have earned substantial sums
Of money by supplying some demand.
One woman made ESQ last summer
by selling small salad plants, such as
mustard and cress, spring onions
grown In boxes, and cabbage, lettuces.
etc, to a military depot in her neigh
borhood. She had only tumble-down
old glasshouse, some wooden boxes
and seeds at her command.-Provi-
dence Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
American Pin olebe Iross.r,

The American pin goes the Wide
world around. and our exports are
pretty equally divided between the or.
dinary pin and the safety pin. Ms
sionaries from Africa and Asia say
that the American safety pin II 30
highly valued that 1t takes the place
Of currency. Manila 10 said to be
taking 100000 gross annually. and Italy
bought last year 2.160000 safety pima
The reason for this IL the shortage OF
supplies from European countries
England. France and italy need the
metals for military purposes, and Ger
many and Austria will not make pins
even II they could get them out Of the
country. because they need the metal
too badly for guns and shells. The
American pin madc by machinery IL
Of superior quality, and the machines
are 90 developed that they chm Be fur.
nishsd even moro cheaply thAn By the
cheap labor In Hurops.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

The Fuel Administrators says that In
spite of the best endeavors the coal
supply has fallen far behind the require
ments. The situation 10 serious. At
the present time New England 10 several
million tons of soft coal short Of its
needs. The hard coal situation 10 not ~
satisfactory a. It vas three months ago.
Every effort bss been and 10 being made
by the Fuel Administrator to facilitate
shlpmepts and to secure tho economical
utilization OF the coal received.
The fact remains that the outlook for
future deliveries for New England 10 nm.
favorable. II has become the duty Of
the Administrators to- advise the
public of these facts and to urge that
personal and community prudence and
national patriotism require that New
England should begin ct once 10 ntilise
a. fully ~ may be the native wood sup
plies for fuel.
To further this the Maine Fuel Ad-
ministrator has appointed state fuel
wood committee for Maine consisting
Of Chas. D. Woods, Director OF the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station,
A. n. G.. Soule, Chief Bureau OF In.
spections of the State Department OF
Agriculture, and Forrest Colby, State
Forest Commissioner. This comittee
hss begun lts work and solicits the %.
operation Of every citizen. Owners Of
wood lots are urged To out sll tho wood
they can the present winter and the con-
suming public should place orders at
once Tor next years supply Of Hre wood.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

Horace and the
Violin
By K.lb.lia. How.
By K.lhsias Howe

WVpySA8uk 4S4ss " We We VoeVuSeost
"This is outrageous Maddeningi
The limit"
/, Horace Padden threw down the pen
ell with which he had been trying to
make the first rough draft Of his story,
and sat back In the chair with murder
In his eye. At that moment 1t Is possi-
BILE he might have done actual vio-
lence to the perpetrator Of the raucous
shrieks from violin on the floor be-
low. Just then his telephone rang.
BE got up and answered.
Eyes, let him come up" he called.
Then he let in q man who ap0loget.
ically said: Pardon me, old man. !
would not have come at this time II It
hadn't been important"
"Sit down. Jack" said Padden des-
perately. ut doesn't matter at all.
/ couldn't write anyway with that In
fernal racket underneath"
"Great Scott That Is something Of
a nerve racker sure enoughp ex-
claimed the visitor as a screech Of
the key rose high above the uncanny
din.
"What right has landlord, janitor
or anybody to let that loose on a quiet,
law-abiding community? When came
here expressly stipulated that I must
have q quiet place, as I was writer.
I've lived here three years In peace
and have annoyed no one to my knowl-
edge. I've had nothing to complain Of
till now. But there's going to be some
complaint go in If this keeps up"
Maybe it's someone who has to
make his living?" suggested Talbot.
"Well, don't have to make my liv-
ing?" protested Padden with some
heat. "Don't l have to make it writ
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
JUST WHAT CREATES ECHO
Under Proper Conditions Any Kind Of
q Sound Wave Will Be Effee-
lively Reproduced.

An echo is caused when the waves
Of air which you create when you
shout are thrown back again when
they are stopped by something they en-.
counter and are turned back without
changing their shape. Any kind OF
sound wave will make an echo in this
way.
You see, you can have no sound Of
any kind without sound waves. You
could not make q sound II there were
no air. Now, when you shout, you
start a series Of sound waves that 90
out from you in every direction and
they spread away from you in circles
Just like the rings or ripple that are
caused when you drop q stone into q
pool Of water. You can prove this to
yourself easily by having one, two,
three or more Of your friends stand
around you in q large circle. You can
place them as far away from you as
your shout can be heard II you wish.
When you shout, each Of your friends
will hear the shout at the same time.
provided, Of course, they are at equal
distance from you.
Sometimes these sound waves as
they 60 away from you In circles strike
objects that turn the waves back un-
broken just as they came to them. The
waves will bounce back just like rub.
ber ball from wall against which It
has been thrown and this is the echo.
However, some things that the sound
waves strike break up these waves en-.
tirely and others partially.
No doubt you have sometimes no
ticed when you shout you hear q dis
tinct echo and that at other times,
standing In the same place, you can
not hear any echo, although you shout
in the same way. This is explained
by the fact that at times conditions Of
the air are such that no echo Is pro-
duced while at other times perfect
echo results.-Book Of Wonders.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
NUMBER So.
"You must get at your clothes dear,
and fix I'D something to wear, 90 that

"You must get at your clothes dear.
and FIX up something to wear, 20 that
you'll be ready for the next party"
Emily made no answer. She knew
that the time for getting at her own
wardrobe was not likely to come very
soon with all the sewing for her moth
er and sister that was already laid out
for her. She arose q trife YEARLY,
and went into the kitchen to prepare
the meal.
Dora came home from the party
flushed and excited with the dandy
time" she had had. Howard Hale had
danced with her more than with any
other girl; and both women saw quite
plainly that something like a romance
had begun under their own roof. To
the elder sister the knowledge came
with chilling, benumbing weight. She
tried to set 1t aside, and be glad OF
the others happiness, but her own
heart cried out in revolt. She saw be-
fore her battle to be fought to gain
the victory Of renunciation.
After Hale's first call at which ed.
quette required the presence Of the
family, Emily invariably left the field
clear for her sister, who had intimated
that she wished this. Emily was find
ing the battle with herself an unusual
" hard one. The more deeply she
found she loved this man, the more
strongly came the temptation to re-
volt; but her mother was SO pleased,
and her sister so happy how could she
reveal her feelings. Besides Hale evt-
IDENTIFY loved her sister, and had not
even thought Of her, so she hid all
evidences Of the struggle under quiet
exterior.
One evening Hale came when Dora
was out, as she had not expected him.
Emily met him with the information.
After a few minutes talk he said:
"Will you answer me frankly, truth.
fully one thing7"
In surprise she agreed to his re-
quest.
"Why do you always fly from me
as though I were pectilencer he
asked.
"why-why, you come to see my Sis
ter"
mo. DON'T" he broke In. II come
to see you! Don't you think know
you are worth all the Doras In crea-
ton. You're courageous, unselfish lit
tie womanl"
At this Emily quite broke down.
sobbing out something rather unintel-
ligible. But holding her close against
his heart, he seemed to understand.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25
Oppose EIeetroeutIon Of Animals.

Oppose EIectrocution OF Animals.
Considerable sentiment against the
use Of electricity as a means Of put
ting unwanted animals out Of the way
Is growing up among members OF hu-
name societies In various parts Of the
country. The popular belief now is
that animals when electrocuted suffer
intense agony. Members Of the Hu-
name society of Kansas City, Mo-. have
been conducting a wide intelligence
campaign In which opinions Of per
sons familiar with electricity and ex-
perienced in handling 1t were obtained.
These people firmly believe that cleo
tricity inflicts pain, 1t is said, and
strongly advocate the adoption Of some
milder way Of putting animals to
death.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-12-25

The sugar shortage may well d'rec'
stteu ton to maple sweets ana tne la
dustrious honey bee. Maple prooHosSs p.nS
can be largely increased. ansrut & DR..
Gates Gates Of Msssachusstts says that there s
% are ssoo .pisriss in the Bay state. The 70
,so.nt sxSibit of 600 pounds honey at
tSs Kssteru states exposition was IN
sys-opsDsr % many. ss.,,. Next year ,o o'1sa ~
states should JOIN OHM. M.sda0os,s s;snl.v' A thor.
onph csmpaien Of education 10 needed
oust ous ths Industry should develop moss .s
oowosssns com bet spiarisss. This. too: at: I'm N
vJ ~tsh the drive for better fruit. ss Ins
presence Of bees for pollsni.ssisSn. .,on otssS -
e the difference between gooa S,op 'p.t. =.
sruit or none ss al. In Aass:cousss.s
c .,cna = there Are $500 colonies OF bees 70
9,ssnhouses for the express purpose o. o.
polinating oucumbers. The money '''
h NOT appreciated.