The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-29
MONTPELIER
Leslie M. Shaw Says America Can Defeat
Germany.

A good sized audience listened to two
addresses by Leslie NJ. Shaw, ex-secre'
tary of the treasury, Sunday evening at
Trinity church. His first talk was upon
Our Form of Government" and having
completed that, and the closing songs OF
the evening service having been sung, he
told his audience that those who wanted
to leave might, but that he was going
to talk upon "The War" Most of the
audience remained. listening to one of
the best addresses heard on the situation
as it is to-day. He compared democracy
to our form of government, explaining
that Russia at present is democracy,
while the United States is republic, and
that he believed that Washington and
his associates who drew up our consti-
tuition knew whether they wanted a
form of government where the people
elect their representatives to govern the
people or that one like Russia where
the masses are trying to rule. He said
we lived under republic until six years
ago, but now we hear we are living in
a democracy. He looked forward to the
republic being in vogue again. He said
that in his opinion Germany could lick
Europe, but that the United States can
and will lick Germany, predicting a vic
tory for this country. He said he had
more use for the German born in his
native land who expressed his sympathies
for his fatherland than for the Stacker of
the United States. His witty applica-
tions to the condition of affairs brought
cheering frequently in spite of the fact
that it was a Sunday evening service.
He said capital and labor never accom-
plished anything but these two, plnus
management, acn accomplish everything.
He stated that people of this country
will not see another railroad construct
ed as long as there is so much tamper-
ing with their management and that
when that stops then railroads will ad
vance.
Lewis Drew, who has been visiting his
parents in Berlin, went back to Fair
Haven to-day to resume his work as
cashier of the bank in that town.
Sergeant John Marshall left this morn f.,
ing for Westfeld, Mass, where he has
been assigned to the depot brigade of the
26th division. His place at the state |
arsenal is taken by Lieutenant w. P.
Springer.
A man named Aaron driving an au-
tomobile into the Davis garage yard
Saturday night, knocked the stand pipe
of the gasoline tank off. This allowed
the heavy rain to force the gasoline out
of the tank, wasting some 275 gallons
The damage was not discovered until
The fire department was called out
about s o'clock Sunday evening for
gras fire in Hubbard park Some one
had set tree on fire in the park during
the day and the sparks had fallen down,
setting the grass on fire. The use of
brooms soon put out the blaze although,
if left during the night, it might have
developed quite fire.
Miss Anne Mcmahon. who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McMahon,
her parents, went back to Brattleboro
his morning, to resume her duties as as
iistant to the surgeons in the hospital in
hat village.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lane have sold
heir home on Barre street to Mr.. and
Mrs. Bertoimao Tomassi, who will take ,
Dec. l. The consideration was
\ and other valuable considerations.
Yrs. Jennie Dunwoodie has sold to Isaac '
Aron anw wife,her residence on Harrison 5