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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
PL1INFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. j, Royal Kinney have re-
turned to their home in Dorchester
Mass.
Mrs. Eugene Spicer and son recently
visited relatives in Hardwick.
A reception was given the teachers in
town Monday evening at the schoolhouse.
| A large number attended Refreshments
were served.
George Hamel of Fort Strong, Boston,
visited his mother, Mrs. Jennie Hamel,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, II. Martin returned
from Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Wednesday night.
William Hayden of Hartford, Conn,
visited friends in town last week,
Miss Ethel Colby and Miss Lowe of
Waterbury spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. L. j. Colby
Mrs. Robert Gould of Springfield,
Mass, is spending few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Bancroft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Davidson were in
Montpelier last week
Mrs. Dan Moses visited relatives in
East Montpelier Saturday.
Mrs Eva Bailey and j. Newton Perrin
were in Montpelier Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. V. Duke and Mr.. and
Mrs Antonio Bonazzi have moved to Mrs
Whitcomb's house on School street, which
they recently purchased.
Mrs Minnie Whitcomb has moved to
her farm on Hollister hill.
a Norman Lafayette is spending a few
days in town with relatives. Mr.. Lafay
cite recently received an honorable dis
charge from the u. 5. army on account
of poor health caused by incubation.
Lloyd Farnham of Montpelier visited |
his mother, Mrs. Fred Farnham, Satur |
day
Miss Mary Lampson of Montpelier
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur |
Batchelder.
About $25 was raised for the camp IL
brary fund in this town.
Miss Lenora Batchelder has gone to her
home in Randolph for few days.
Mrs. Ellen Shorey is spending few
laws in Wheelock with Mr.. and Mrs
Pliny Shorey.
Robert Harvey has finished work in
he creamery and is at work in c, p.
iellogg's store.
George st. Cyr is at work for Martin
/ Nye.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Townsend visited
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Colby of North Troy
sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. f. Leayitt have re
urned from Detroit, Mich, where they
purchased 1918 eight-cylinder Cadillac
curing ear, in which they made the re-
urn trip. Mr.. and Mrs. w B. Stratton
f Montpelier joined them at Buffalo,
I. V and accompanied them home.
Fred Corliss and family of Glover spent
sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Mayo Wy
nan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. L. Burnham and chill !
rem of Marshfeld spent Sunday with
ir. and Mrs Medos Pelkey. II
Miss Frances Sutherland has finished
airing for Mayo Wyman and returned b
o her home in Montpelier. {
Waldo Bemis of Hardwick spent the
eek end with Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Dwi- n
ell b
Murray Martyr was a business visitor a
Barre Monday.
Wallace and MILFORD Pelkey Of East
rontpeier spent Sunday in town with {.
alatiyes I
Mrs Harvey Partridge is spending a |!
w weeks in Washington with Mr. and |!
Irs Arthur Partridge. !?
Wallace Goodwin of Montpelier was in |.
own sunday |
Mrs Martha Heath visited Mr. and |:
Lrs. f. p Whitcomb of HOLSTER hill |.
st week !:
Mr. and Mrs Jerome Balaw and Mr. :.
nd Mrs Arthur Lafayette spent Sunday
Marshtield with Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph !.
ellis =
Fred Dwinel has finished work in =
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Mrs. Fred Dwinell has finished work y
n Arthur Thompson. =
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
Those Who Have Houses.

insure them Those who expect to have
= house il they live, Shouts insure the
lie that is 10 earn the house. Those
who own an equity and owe the rest
should never sleep without Life lnsur-
ance National Life ms Co. Of Vt
Mutual s s Ballard. general agent,
Rislto bloSk. MoatpciicE. "
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
ORANGE

Miss Edna Beard is visiting friends and
relatives in Boston and vicinity.
Mrs. J. L. Arkley of Barre spent few
days last week with Mrs Sherman Cham
berlin.
The ladies aid society will meet with
Mrs Frank Aiken Wednesday afternoon
Important business and all members are
requested to be present
A grange meeting will be held Friday
evening. All members try and attend
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16

in Connecticut over 60 years ago met
with g. w. Flagg last Wednesday Be
side Mr. Flagg were his sister, Mrs. Per
sis Hutchinson of this place, Zion Cope
land of Hartford and Edwin Rising of
Randolph.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11

l Italy, France and Great Britain would be laying the blame for the disaster each on the shoulders Of the other Russia, torn by internal anarchy would be Germany'S vassai The war has cost Germany far less than her opponents, partly because she prepar- cd for it when costs were low, partly because her boundaries have remain cd practically inviolate; sne owes no money except to her own people. The British merchantile marine has suffer ed terrible losses; the new empire of Central Europe, armed with the sub marine, would threaten to control not merely the land but the seas as well. Dominating Europe, always seeking new markets, how long would it ke before the triumphant Pan- Germans reached across the Atlantic for the rich and unexploited territories of the Americas? And would they pay more attention to the Monroe Doctrine than they did to their own promise to re- spect Belgian neutrality?
 But if we fail to win this war there wi;I be another and a worse con- sequence. For our failure will signify the triumph of brute force as opposed to justice The authorities which in cold blood commanded the devastat ton of France and Belgium, the torture ef children, the rape of women. the mur- der of Red Cross nurses will have gone unpunished. The doctrine that might makes right will have been jus tifed.
 We must not fail to win this war"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11
HoME-READNG COURSE FOR CITIZEN SOLDIERS
 War r..erve

as to the state of affairs ir every sec- 1 tion of. he Army.
 partment is the legal department of
 the Army. It prepares opinions on l legal questions for the guidance of
 other officers or departments; serves
 as the representative of the law in
 military courts, and keeps the legal
 records of the Army. Closely related
 is the office of Provost Marshal Gen 1 erai, whC has charge, among other l jet law.
 Unless you work your way up to a commission, it is not likely that you | will come into touch in any direct way ! just named Their duties are review ed here simply because it should be interesting to you to know how the great Army machine is kerr well oiled and running smoothly ever in periods
 of great difficulty.
 The Engineer Corps. You will frequently see the other five stan branches in opera tion. how ever, throughout your Army life. The Corps of Engineers are the skilled workmen of the Army. They lay out permanent camps and en- trenchmrnts: build and repair military roads, railroads, and bridges: dig saps and mines under the enemy's trench es: and fake care of other work which requires technical skill ot this char acter.
 Theorically the Eneineer Corps is not one of. the fighting aIms; but in fight and to perform dangerous duties. They may build bridges or dig en- trenchmsnts. for example, under the enemy's fire. In modern warfare the engineers play a highly important and often an lleroic-part.
 The Signal Corps is t;'e message Se of the Army. It carries in formation and orders iron: one head Frr70 0y~fA fo y,y a c essentia: to 1he conduct of a great e.rmy as the telephone is to the con duct of ,s great business.
 The Signal Corps.
 At one time the Signal Corps trans mitted messages chiefly through the (mirrors so arranged as to reflect and flash rays of fight, and the ike. Then came a period during which it was chiefly concerned with laying down lines; and this is still one of its most important duties. However. the wire less is becoming more ano more inn portant, even on the battlefield.
 A first class signalman is expert with all these various methods. He is also good horseran since he must be able to move about rapidly. His du- ties may freqGently carry him into the battle line and into other dangerous positions. and he must know how to defend himself: his chief weapon is the pistol. There is no branch of the service in which a mans intelligence, initiative and technical skill count for more.
 The Signal Corps of the American Army includes the aviation section which has grown to be o such vital importance. The best-known types of air planes are the scouting machine, which goes out to get information by flying over the enenv's IilI .s to do S much damage as possibls. to the en- emy's military works: ant the swift fighting machine, which attacks enG.ny air planes and protects the s1Gwer scouting and bombing machines. The work is dangerods. but partly for this req son s especially attractive to men of high intelligence and daring.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11
CANNING
STORING VEGETABLES,

Today's bulletin or the Nationa
 Emergency Fcod Garden Commission
 with witch the Bulletin is cooperat-
 ing in nation wide campaign to save 1 .he vegeta bles grown in war gardens
 says that cool, we'll ventilated cellar
 under a dwelling offers a good place 1 for the storage of vee~ bles. Many
 cellars gre not suited for storage pur- poses because of poor insulation or ! lack of "entiation.
 1 Cellars containing a furnace are usually too warm and too dry for the | storage of root crops 1t IS often pos 1 sible. however, to partition off a room eitI CT in one corner or at the end of a cellar, where the tempo rature may i be controlled by means of windows. At least one window is necessary, but i two or ,nore are desire bic for ventila = 1 tion and admitting light.
 In building the partition walls for this new storage room, either lay 2x4 scantlin.: flat or the floor or nail ther, to short posts set in the ground These scantlins form tNe sils upon which 2x4 studdfng, 16 inches apart, are set, convenient place leave an opening for a door feet inches hy feet 6 inches. Put a header over the door opening, allowing one inch for the
 bottom. Corner the studd:ng on the
 outside with sheathing lumber. tack
 building paper over this and then put
 on tong-;e anu groove material The
 and plaster or with wall board if de- sired. An earth floor is better than one of concrete or brick. because It
 releases small amount Of moisture,
 which tends to prevent the root crops from whitening.
 Ventilation may be secured by open ing the windows to let in the cool air, or by means of an intake duct for cold air to come in and a window opening for the swarm air to go out The intake duct is fitted into the window where one pane of glass has been removed. It is made of wood or stovep1pe with an elbow and extends nearly to the
 floor. It has a damper to control the flow of cold air inward. The warm air exit is a small hinged door replacing a pane of glass. This com bination of the damper in the duct and hinged door for the exit of warm air makes a good system of ventilation
 The crops may be stored in this room either in barrels, crates. boxes or in bins built along the walls. The windows should be screened and the door closed except when crops are be- ing moved in or out to prevent the entrance of rats and mice. Fruits and vegeta bles should not be stored in the same room unless they are well covered CT wrapped with paper because the fruits easily absorb vegetable f1avors.
 In case of very small crops boxes may be lined with a dozen thicl1nesses of newspaper the vegetables put in can be covered with more paper and | the top nailed on. A box packed thus | may be placed under porch in an or in any cool place pro- l tected from rain until cold weather l sets in so log as the vegetables do 1 not freeze. If well covered with bur | lap other protecting material the i box may be safely stored in an un- heated garage O. other building ex- l ,ept in the coldest weather. Such a 1 oox could be buried outdoors if de- sired
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11

When 1t is declared in a Washing- ton despatch that the postonlce de- partment is giving consideration te the closing of the mails to disloy al citizens as part of the plan for wip- ing out disloya1ty and seditiofA, there cannet help being a feeling that it fs plan which if taken would be fully warranted. ss
 Those in this country who Are dis loyal to the government are quick to resort to the mails for the purpose of extending their ideas and spreading 6 their propaganda. They do not hesi- tate to use this important branch of the government service for undermin- Ing the national welfare and playing intor the hands Of the enemy. Under such conditions they ought no. to be allowed to have such Advantages and The idea of denying to them, the use of the mails appears to be founded up- on good Judgment
 The plan which the department of- acfals have in mind is to prevent them from sending printed matter in keeping with their disloya1 views, but also at the same time to refuse to al- low them to carry on any correspond enee whatever. There is no telling to what actions their dislcyalty might lead them. Some might be worse than others, but the only safe course to follow would be to shut off all such privileges entirely. Much care would have to be exercised and disloyaIty fully established, but once that is done the other step should quickly follow. There can be no consideration for peo- pie of such stamp.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11
MORE GERMAN GUILT.

The disclosures which have been made relative to the transmitting of the code messages of the German charge through the Swedish legation 1t Buenos Ayres, whereby the author ties at Berlin were not only advised ss to the location of Argentine ship ping, but were told if they could not spare it to make certain that the ships .were destroyed so that no trace would be left of the crime. meaning of course that the vessels were not only to be sunk hut that the crews were to be murdered in cold blood. only add to the evidence which is possessed re- garding the methods of warfare and diplomatic conduct that are resort to by Germany.
 But there is more than the German eide Of the matter to cause anxiety, for both Argentina and Sweden are placed in a decidedly awkward pcsi- tion by the revelations. which are not confined to hearsay or rumor but which furnish the text of the cable grams.
 It has been known that Sweden WIS more oi' less fayorably inclined to- wards Germany. As a neutral nation, however, it has it's responsibilities un- der which it should have been exceed ingly careful not to permit its diplo- matic corps to engage in any such un- neutral operations. There will there. fore be much interest in it's explana- ton and it's action. But with Argen- -+ tina the situation is different That country has only just accepted repara- ton and promises regarding the de- structfon of one. of it's ships. As a neutral 1t now finds that Germany was planning to do just whae it did and what it has promised not to do again Its faith in Germany must therefore undergo a marked change and may go to the point of making it one of the belligerents Germany is making it harder every day to live down its underhanded work and 1t is ] seriously involving others
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11

vilege Of trading and erecting forts in the vas: region of European Russia. The brothers employed soc Cossacks under the former Volga River pirate Yermak to assist them in the ex- ploitation of the country. Yermak was drowned in 1884 while trying to swim the Iraysh and three years Tobo x was founded A museum in the city which soon become the capital of the country. bears the name of this pioneer Cossack leader.
 Twelve m'les southeast of Tobolslx are the ruins of the fort of Kuchunn", marking the site oe the city of Isker, the Ancient capital of the Siberian Tar tar empire.
 "A much easier route to Tobolsk than the carriage trip of 172 miles from Tyumen. the terminus of the North Si- berian Railroad. iss to travel hy boat from Omsk Con the Trans-Sibtrian line) down the Irtysk. a journey re- uuiring four or five days.
 One If the principal buildnss of Toboisk is the kremIin. built in iTTlita ton of the great citadel of Moscow. This structure was erected by Swedish prisoners of war captured by Peter the Great at the Battle Of Paltava in 1109"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITO}
Lettuce Pods,

Mir. Editor: The Cloud Digger has broken bose again. He says he is con neeted with the U. s. weather bureau; dares mo- disobey his superiors, but his old weather jules look good to him. Does he mean to intimate the officials of the weather bureau object to his forecasts, his competition. and have bought him off by giving h1m a posi- tion? And does it not apply to other matters, as he prophecies the world will need workers next year more than this?
 He urges your readers to save every pod of lettuce seed. Does he have a kind of lettuce that grows it's seed in pods? Or does planting in the moon do it? If so, can you sec Cure a few pods for exhibition in some store win dow? And can you not persuade him to send specimens to the Smithsonian Museum of Unnatural History? Such curiosities are often lost through care lessness.
 He walls that knockers" gre every where, that Jesus had them before the Cloud Digger. But 1t was because Jesus told too much truth he was 'lSEocked '" while in Cloud Digger's case-well, some difference, eh?
 MRS. T.
 voluntown, Sept. T. 1917.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11
THE MOVE INTO RUSSIA.

All is uncertainty regarding the sit- uation in northern Russia. Germany is not in the habit of spreading out it's plan of a campaign in advance for the benefit of the enemy. It's, plan is to do and to talk about it afterwards. so that there is no telling what it has up it's sleeve following the success which has been gained in the vicin- ity of Riga. Owing to the -lateness of the season, the character of tfie coun- try which must be traversed and the hard winters in that region. it has been felt-that it would not press on to Fetrograd. It has. however. bridge the river Aa and it is rsassing troops in tha+ region. Time alone will tell just what the meaning of this Is. It may be solely for the protection of its advanced positions and it may repre- sent a flanking movement in connec- ton with a determined assault upon Drinsk
 At tfe same time there comes the report that the Russian defense has stiffened. Just what has brought it about is not explained but with the taking up, of a new line and the dig ginE in of the troops an Improvement in the morale of the troops involved over those who gave up Riga is to be noted. Army generals contend that Germany will not try for Petrograd now. They may be right. as may be those who explain that the civil evae- uation of Petrosrad is being car ried on to relieve the food situation and not with an idea of abandoning that city, but Germany knows the con dition of the Russian army and If 1t gives up it's offensive at this point now, 1t will be because of it's troubles elsewhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11
Juice of Lemons!
 How to Make Skin
 White and Beautiful

At the cost of small jar of ordinary cold cream one can prepare a full quarteR pint of the most wonderful lemon skin softener and complexion beautifier, by squeezing the juice of two fresh lemons into g. bottle con- taining three ounces of orchard white. Care should be taken to strain the juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman knows that lemon juice is used to bleach and remove such blemlshes as sallowness, freckies and tan and is the ideal skin softener. smoothener and beautifier
 Just try 1t! Get three ounces of orchard white at any pharmacy and two lemons from the grocer and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage 1t daily into the face, neck arms and hands. It naturally should help to soften, freshen, bleach and bring out the roses and beauty of any skin. It Is wonderful to smoother rough. red hands.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11
NO TIME FOR TROUBLE.

In addressing the house of com
 mons recently upon. the question cf mercantile ship construction in con nection with the submarine menace. Lloyd George quoted a very important statement made by the shipping con troller when he said relative to ffg- ures bearing on the output: "I can give you figures with trouble and fig ures without trouble. If there is no trouble in the shipyards I can give you exactly what we will turn out"
 That shows, what everybody should understand, that there is need of ev- erybody connected with the ship building industry. as we'll as everyone connected with every industry in the iand having anything to do with the filling Of war requirements, dting all they can to render full and efficient service. It is the time for patriotism 10 manifest itself in the work of build ing ships as well as in shouldering rhe rifle and entering the trenches.
 Fair treatment of the workers as well as of the soldiers is of course to be expected, but it must be realized that every obstruction that is placed in the way of turning out ships simply means that help is being extended to the enemy. and as long as that is per rhitted to continue the war is bound to be prolonged and the horrors in creased. This is the time for every | one to do his duty in whatever direc- tfon it lies. It is the time to avoid the trouble that will delay operations and pull together in the accomplish n1ent of the one great purpose. Let there be no occasion to say that trou- ole at home was one of the causes for
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-11
CLEVER WORK.

Much has been said throughout the war abou. the spy system which is built up and maintained by Germany for keeping it in touch with the con- ditions in other countries whether there is war prevailing or not. There has likewise been many compliment s paid to the secret service work which is carried on by other countries, but there have been many reasons for the people of this country to congra tuia te themselves on the efficiency of thai very kind of service right here in tie United States
 This is a branch of the government service which has not received as much attention as others. It has not been developed the way it has in other countries but when called upon in the past three years. there have been nl1- merous instances where it has accom- piished what was desired and with highly satisfactory results.
 While it has not been disclosed just low this country came into possession of the messages which were sent by through the Swedish legation, 1t is one of the clever accomplishment s which must rank on a par with the getting hold of the German scheme for dragging Mexico into the war by playing it against the United States How much more of just such valuable work has been done is known a. Washington but fer good and suffi- cfent reasons the tins has not ar rived for disclosing it, but it is a sat isfa ction to know that the secret ser vice can be depended upon when oc- casion requires it's assistance.