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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-28
BETHEL
At Least SO Men from This Town Are in
U. S. Army.

v. 5. Army.
| AT least 80 men from this town, al
follows, already are in the United States
army; Alfred Arnold, Wallace Arnold
Leon Barnes, Charles Beckwith, Clyd'
| Blossom, David Bodner, Harold Bundy
Arthur bearing, Ernest Dustin, Iveri
Hackett, Harold Haskins, Charles John
dro, Earl Kidder w. Trott King, Angelo
Lepeo, Theodore Lynch, William Moore
Arthur Newell, Austin Noble, Robert
Paine, Eugene Parrott, David Raymond
Edward Rogers, Myron Rogers, Vito
Sanford, Elmer Sturk, Glenn Twitchell
Dewey White, Edwin White Archie vii.
liams, Bernard Wilmot, James Wilson
Paul Wilson. II is estimated that hall
the men in town whom the government
would accept are in the service already
MIR. and Mrs. A. j. Holden of Benning-
ton were at the Bascom house yesterday
f. V. Fraser and p. II. Brathrow of
Bridgewater are buying furs in town.
The mercury fell to one degree below
zero yesterday morning
DIR. +. A. Edmunds was operated on
at the Randolph sanatorium Monday for
chronic appendicitis. AT last reports he
was doing well
Miss Grace Gilman has gone to St.
Augustine, Fla, to spend the winter,
stopping on her way to visit her sisters,
Misses Edith and Esther Gilman, who
are in their fourth year at the teachers
college, Columbia university
Sergt Edwin G. White of Co. c, 30lst
field signal battalion. at Camp Devens,
has been promoted to the position of
master signal electrician.
Toward the end of the open season for
deer ). H. Gillette sighted fine buck
near his house, a mile north of this vii
lage, and was preparing to take shot
at it when an automobile came around a
curve in the road and stopped while one
if its inmates stood and shot the deer be.
fore the eyes of the surprised manager of
the farm, The successful hunter. aided
by his companions in the car loaded his
game and was off in a few minutes.
Mrs. +. O. Roberts is recovering from
the lameness caused two months ago by
a fall down the steps of an outbuilding,
when she scraped the skin from sn area
If several inches on her lower leg and
ilightly cracked the bone
Miss Jennie Kendall has finished a
quilt made up of 1921 pieces, on which
the has been at work in spare time for
everal years.
Miss tearle Tewksbury adds hot baked |
potatoes 20 the noon hlncheons OF her |
,upils al the Finley bridge school.
f. W. Hunsberger has moved to Green
ield, Mass.
Dewey w White is at home on l0l
lays furlough from Camp Greene, Char
otte, n c.. where he is attached to the
medical corps Of the army.
Miss Helen Brooks il at home for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-28
GRANITEvILLE

Dance in Lassasos hall Saturday even
ing, Dec. |, three piece orchestra AID
mission, soc. Ladies ree.-adv.
Regular meeting of branch No. II, Q
w. l. U. of N. A., will be held in Miles
hall on Wednesday evening, Nov. 26, al
7:30 o'clock. A good attendance is de-
sired.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-28
EAST BARRE

Dance in Lassaso's hall Saturday even
ing. Dee. l. three piece orchestra. Ad
mission, soc Ladies frce.-ads.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02
F H 0 \ E 262
SC BAIARINF. LOSSES.

While the report oi the British admiralty oi the losses oi vessels from the submarine blockade during the past seven days shows that the tonnage lost Wa, considerably less than that O. the week previous, there i, really only difference oj seven or eight ships i'll t.c total number destroyed. It i> evident onar IL yet there has been no epoch making device put into operation against the U-boats, since inc number oi vessels destroyed k still almost equal to the toll cXactcd each week since the beginning oi the campaign of unre- ~.r;rrei submarine warfare.
 Although the average tonnage lost week N does not amount to enough to make the starvation oI England an accomplished fact, il nevertheless contains threat that 1t may be possible to ~taryc England unIes, there is a more successful means devised to combat the submarines The report for the past uyc. OH the whole, k considered cncourag ing by the naval experts a> showing that the y.a~vr- which SCOUT the seas are becoming more and more successful, and that it is only question ot few months until the losses will he but a negligible quantity compared Wit. the increased ship building rate and the number of ships that escape destruction. EV- cry week ~ expected to find a greater mum her a.. boats landing supplies in both England s.1 France eliminating all chances for the starvation of the English into peace nego tations
 The report that there Is thought to have been d submarine base established by the Ger mans on this side oI the Atlantic seems to be authentic, but it Is not thought that, even should such base have been set up, the sub marines could do any great damage to the shipping OH this side ot the Atlantic, as they are too lar away from base ot supplies, and will be limited both in cruising range and torpcdocs. Just what is the present status o1 the American chaser fleet Is, o1 course, unknown, but undoubtedly a large number have already been placed i'll commls- sion, and there is already established all ettl- cient and capable coast patrol which Is h- tended to give protection to shipping on the Atlantic coast as well as unprotected seaports.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02
FILLING THE, RANKS.

At present throughout the States an cN- tensive campaign is being carried on to se- cure recruits for the vacancies which now cN- ist in the ranks of both the regular army and the national guard organizations. It IS the wish of the government that every va cancy be filled with volunteers, and it is to this end that every effort is being directed. It is also thought that the ma joritv of recruits thus obtained will be men who are outside of the conscrption eligible list, thus leaving the sources of the new national army un- touched.
 The result of the first days work, ac- cording to reports, is very encouraging to the war department and if the response contin- ues on an even scale there is no doubt that both the national guard and the regular army will soon be recruited to their authorized strength Under the existing enlistment regulations there is no longer any danger of enlisting and being held for the full enlist ment period, regardless of whether the emer- gency which procured the enlistment is over with or not. Any recruit who enllSts now either in the national guard or regular army enlists for the duration of the war only, and should 1t cease in a month or a year without any recruit seeing any service whatever, all those who have enlisted since the suspension of the regulations several weeks ago would be given discharge at once.
 With all the former cumbersome red tape abolished, and excellent prospects for active service the present recruiting campaign has every reason for being more successful than any yet conducted by the present army leaders. However, if the campaign should prove either partially or entirely unsuccess- ful, the army will not suffer from lack of men, since, under the measure which provid-
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02

cd selective conscription for America, the President, after calling for volunteers with out avail Is authorized to ill any gaps i'll the ranks ol both the national guard and the regular army with conscript troops
 This would be an excellent opportunity for those one hundred and seventy thousand men who enrolled themselves in RooseyeIt'S army to satisfy their ambition to go 10 France, as there are many probabilities that the first contingent Ol American troops will draw largely on both the forces now being recruit cd IL might also give them an opportunity to serve under the colonel, as he has been offered a commission in the New York na- tional guard organization by Governor Whit man, and may possibly accept it.
 Under present conditions there does not seem to be much opportunity for local men to enlist as there Is neither recruiting of flee nor examining office located here. It can hardly be expected of applicants for en- listment for them to eXpend any considerable sum for transportation to the nearest recruit ing office and stand the chance of being turned down on account of some minor physical de feet \ littfe later on there will probably be ample opportunity for everyone to enlist, as the formation of the Alaska national guard will undoubtedly begin at an early date, and facilities will be given every Alaskan to en- roll himself therein. But until that time there will hardly be any occasion for recruit ing activities here.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02

That he k accomplishing what Was eN pcctcd oi him is indicated by the ease and silence with which the American contingcms for France and their supplies have been as scmbled at variou, Atlantic ports. In spite of the extra train equipment and operation required in this movement it has been han ded as quickly and cxpeditiously as though jt were not out of the ordinary, and With absolutely no comment
 Thi, movement k but small prelim- nary oi the real movement that will occur when the big national army k organized and ready for service Then will come the >u- prcmc test of the railroads efficiency, and the ability of Willard and his organization to cope with the transportation problems that will present themselves. But those who know 1im best declare that every difficulty will be solved before il presents itself, and that NlI- ard will prove to be as capable of handling the nation S transportation problems as he was in handling those of the Baltimore & Ohio.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02
\ WAR PRESIDENT.

President Wilson during the four years of his first term proved himself to be one of the greatest leaders of the nation ever oc- cupying that high position in peace times Practically every measure of any importance passed by the SiXty-tOurth congress bears the Wilson label and was secured by the strength oi the Presidents strong influence and stand- ing with the people Of the country. His record made during four years of peace at home while the major portion of the world was involved in the most gigantic struggle the world has ever seen was the direct cause of his being reelected as head of the nation for four years more.
 The problems that he will be forced to deal with all through possibly the entire length of his second term will be vastly diff ierent from those which he solved with such great credit during hs first term. He will advancement of the country, and the world in general which would have been of first importance were we at peace, but worse than useless now that we are at war
 The success of his transformation from q great peace President to a war President will be judged by every citizen of the coun- try, and the headWay which we make against the enemy is going to depend a great deal on how he takes hold of the problems pre- sented Brute force will in many cases be necessary to supplant diplomatic methods cap able of being effective in peaceful times.
 The initial vigor with which he has un- dertaken the task of placing the nation on d footing for aggressive warfare indicates that he will be as great in war time as he was at keeping the nation out of war The confi- dence of the American people i'll him made it possible for him to secure the passage of seective conscription by congress- providing for census of the military resources of the country, thus laying the foundation for not only aggressive action against Germany but assuring adequate military protection for the nation for all future generations of America.
 Strong as his position was at the break with Germany, it is much stronger today, and the people of the country are following m complete confidence that he will be able to serve his country as efficiently and nobly in war as he did in peace.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02
WHAT THE. WAR MEANS.
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A closet philosopher who has devoted much of his life to dreams instead of action wrote Charles Edward Russell one of the members of the Russian commission, asking what the great war is to do for socialism. Russell, while protesting to be variety ot socialist, is not of the type ordinarily heard in public places, or of the school that bom- bards the editor with letters of protest against existing institutions.
 Mir. Russell has replied that the war will mean no progress to the common garden va riety of socialism, You cannot advance q madman's dream' he writes, "or a movement whose conception of progress is to run about circle' What Russell conceives to be so- cialsm is advanced democracy, and as we shall presently hear more about this issue, his views of it are interesting.
 By advanced democracy l mean addl- tions to the degree of democracy we have ar rived at now," writes Mir. Russell. "Broad democracy in politics would mean universal woman suffrage; there would be no obsta- cles between the will of the people and it's execution; 1t means also the inevitable de of industry; war will make these things the definite policy of civilization. De can stop it now. The wide world is undergoing tremendous changes, and all of them make for democracy, political and industrial"
 To Russell the world war is the final struggle between autocracy and democracy, and there are no longer any intermediate po-
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02

litcal values. Capital, labor, the aristocrat, and the drudge, all in America, Great Brit ain, France and Italy are with democracy and against autocracy. The final result o1 war will cause very great changes i'll the governmental and social systems ot the world, thinks Russell. Ii mankind saves itself from Prussian disaster 1t will be quite sure tc safeguard the road ahead when the war Is concluded The public spirit Is shown ill the ready surrender of the citizens substance that the republic may triumph.
 Mr. Russell is not alone in his views of the probable changes in the worlds social and governmental structures that the war is to bring about. Dr. Frank Crane, the Chi cago divine, sees nations hereafter governed by the people that compose them; he sees both combinations of capital and of labor under governmental control; he thinks every human being will be a conscript for national service; that women everywhere will have the vote; that alcohol will remain in use only as utility of medicine or industry.
 While our one business just now IS to win the war and make the world safe against despotism, and keep faith, hope and liberty alive ln the hearts and institutions of men, we may very properly look forward to what IS to befall Us, once the victory is earned.
 That the readjustments of peace will call for all the intelligence, tolerance fair ness and patriotism the people of the world may possess is evident even now, and in all this the great republic must lead the way for the people of the world.
 The after-war period will be no time for the irenzicd orator or the soap-box en- thusast; 1t will be time for intelligent man hood to counsel, to reason together, for the good of all mankind
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02
NILL.ARD'S BIG JOB.

Unless there has been some unannOunCed change from the pre-arranged plans of Presi- dent Wilson, one of the busiest men III the United States today Is Daniel Willard, head ol the advisory commission O1 the council ior national defense, and the man i'll actual charge o1 the transportation systems for the government while the war shall last. Mr. Willard's selection for this position by Presi- dent Wilson was not due to any political pull or influential friends possessed by the former but solely because oi the evidence ol ability to organize and command that he has shown during his rapid rise in the railroad world.
 N iIlard Is a born raiIroader. He began as fireman up Ill ermont, and worked up through the successive steps oI engineer, d. vision superintendent, general superintendent general manager and vice-president ot such roads as the Erie, the Burlington and the Baltimore X Ohio, and finally, thlrty-tWo years alter beginning the game, seven years ago he was given the presidency o1 the Bal- timore X Ohio. At that time this road was just beginning to make its light to emerge from almost complete inett clency Today Nll- lard, with the aid O1 the organization he per 1eCted, has his road on a solld footing. It ranks among the largest railroads Ill Am erica from standpoint of total earnings and its methods of operation and manage ment are considered marves of efficiency.
 It is up to Mir. Willard to organize the railroads throughout the country so that there will not be the slightest hitch in the move ment of troops or supplies in any section Nor must the movement of this class of freight and passenger traffic be allowed to he Il to ore of the nation. It is a big job that he has, bigger than any other railroad executive III America has ever undertaken. It did not find him wanting, for before it became nec- essary to turn wheel he had called into conference practically all the big railroaders of the country, and outlined plans for co-ope- rative schedules designed to meet almost any abnormal war condition that might arise.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02
RELIEVING CONGESTION.

With the greatly increased business i'll the United States since the first year o1 the war, the traffic of the railroads of the COun- try as a whole has been more than could be handled expeditiously, and in some sections of the country there have been shortages in supplies due to lack of equipment for trans portation purposes. There has been an espe- ciallv large increase in transcontinental rail way traffic which is due to the transfer of a great part of the Pacific fleets to the At lantic trade
 It is noticeable that great part oi the transportation of raw materials could be dis pensed with if the right parties were inter ested Pacific coast ports report large ship ments of ores from the Orient which, ar irving say in Seattle, or San Francisco, have to be hauled to the eastern mills to be con verted, and then are reshipped back to the western coast for using, making double rail way haul practically across the continent, when the establishment of mills on the Pa cifc coast would eliminate such useless eN- pense ank needless transportation, and re lease equipment for more necessary trat1lc now being held up.
 Nor is this state oi affairs confined to ''iN country to greater or less degree The south ships millions of feet of lumber every year to the northern furniture dealers which in turn is reshipped back to the south as a finished product The same thing happens in the cotton industry, more of this staple being converted to the finished article i'll the northern states than where the product grows. Such transportation as this is profitable neither to the railroads nor to the people ot the country. It would save money all round if all this unnecessary hauling could be done away with and some new method ot tratf1c ar ranged based on necessary hauling It would do away with the present congested cond1- ton of railway yards and prevent recur- rences of commodity shortages such as were reported in various sections ot the country last fall and winter.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02
SHIFTING RESPONSIBILITY

The action of the senate i'll passing the responsibility of placing absolute prohibition into effect up to President Wilson appears to be an indication that this body itself does not care to take any chances on a question that is sure to create widespread comment both favorable and adverse This matter is one that was bound to call for national con sderaton in few years at all events, but the war has forced it to the front unex- pectedly, and it finds the lawmakers unready to deal with 1t.
 Any settlement made now will be made for war purposes only, and will be fixed so as to expire at the close of the struggle. The prohibition question will then be put back to its present status, unless unforeseen events should make 1t desirable to continue war time measures, or enactment of other measures to cover the same provisions.
 If the food control measure passes with the prohibition measure, insofar as 1t effects light wines and beer, left up to President Wilson, it will probably take some time to form estimate as to whether such steps as this are necessary, since there IS no preCe dent to go by. In no other nation now en- gagged in the war has there been put into effect bone dry prohibition. The light wines and beer have been excepted from prohibit tion laws. In fact in most of the European nations there has never been any fight made on the latter class of beverages. If the Presi dent concludes that absolute prohibition will assist the country in putting itself on a solid war footing, no consideration as to adverse criticism can be expected to prevent him from putting it into effect
 But even If the country does not get bone dry prohibition, the prospects of a stop page of the sale and manufacture of all dis titled liquors and the importation ot all liquors containing high percentage of alco~ hol are excellent. This provision has been passed by the house and is written ill the sen ate bill One of the main reasons for this step at this time is to divert the grain used for this purpose to the food supply. In ordi- nary times the amount thus consumed, about four per cent of the Country's production, would not be felt, but with the country strain ing every resource to obtain an adequate sup ply of food, both for itself and its allies, this amount will be of great assistance. And i'll addition to this reason, the experience of both England and France on this question has proven that nation is more efficient under such prohibition than unlicensed and uncurbcd in the consumption of alcoholic drinks.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-07-02
CARL SChURZ AND THE HYPHEN.

(From Speech Delivered by Carl Schurz in lSSs)
 The German who makes this country the home of his must learn understand-and most do learn it immediately-that henceforth this is his country; that his that of his poserity closely bound up the welfare of this republic; that it should never the minds of him or his coun- trymen to form here separate nationality; that as a German has exceptional rights or duties interest but only the rights and duties and interests of the American citizen under the free institutions of this republic. 5 exercise his political rights honestly wisely for the public good; thai his own freedom, his rights and his own future are pre- served most safely in the freedom rights and future of the community, and that he the American republic his fullest devotion, and, necessary, his goods and his blood.