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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
ACETATE REFORM
Epidemic of Democracy Grow.
ing Even in Kaiser's Realm.
Interest CenterS on Report of
Reichstag Committee.

Berlin. via London, June 27.-Agi-
tation for immediate liberalization of
Germany is growing daily. Even news
papers of heretofore strongly con-
sentative tendencies are urging re-
forms. A number of leaders of Ger
man thought, heretofore reactionary.
apparently now favor greater reform
Such newspapers as the Vorwaerts
(the Socialist organ), the Tageblatt
and the Vossische are pointing the
way. But the most significant was
the statement issued today by the
historian, Prof. Otto Huntze He
said:
I'VE Prussians cannot stand alone
in the midst of Germany. of Europe
and of the whole world and resist lib
eralization. We are threatened with
dangerous isolation from the worlds
people"
The greatest Importance was at
tached to Professor Huntze's decIara-
tons, since he has heretofore never
given evidence of any liberal tenden-
cieS.
Reichstag Conyenes July 5.
The reichstag will reopen it's ses-
sions July 5 and on that date the so
called constitution committee will
make it's report. This BODY. of which
Philip Scheidmann, the maioritv So
cialist leader, is chairman. adopted
recommendations in May which were
enthusiastically hailed by certain eIe-
ments in Germany as tending toward
immediate liberalization of the gov
eminent The constitution committee
mad been authorized to make recon-
mendations by the kaiser himself.
Their suggestions, as announced
May 81, We're:
To make the imperial chancellor
directly responsible to the reichstag
as well as to the emperor.
RediStrictipp hf Garpoap1, CO +bo+
the reichstag may be more repre-
sentative.
Is Scheidmann Government Tool?
After having made the recon-
mendation as to the chancellor, the
committee proceeded to vitiate all the
reform nature Of this suggestion by
declining to give the reichstag any
power over removal of the chancellor
The constitution committee, headed
by the procurement Socialist lead
er, Scheidmann, is dominated by pro-
government forces-that is, by the
/ chancellor and the autocratic German
machine. The committee is to hold
further sessions in July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27
NO RELIEF IN SIGHT
All Kansas Swcitcring in Dry, Hot
Weather Again Today.

Hourly temperature readings for
the day reported by the local office of
the United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

NOW that chocolate matted mlllxs
have gone up too, fewer of them
will probably go down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-27

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day. Warmer northeast portion to-
night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
Up to His Old Tricks.

Simultaneously with the arrival in
Ambassador Fletcher, the American en-
voy at Mexico City, come telltale adyices
by wire from the latter capital and FL
Paso From Mexico City a cablegram
announces that Carranza has called upon
his Congress for authority to negotiate a
large foreign loan. A telegram from Ell
Paso reveals the renewal of firing across
the border upon American troops by
Mexican armed forces. The conclusion is
inevitable that "The Coxcomb of Coahui-
La is up to his old tricks. Americas
emergency is again his opportunity and
he quickly takes advantage of it. In
the first year of his usurpation he sand
wiched in his Matchmaking demands for
a loan by the butchery of American
troops in deadly ambuseades. Since "the
nervous and excited among us" have
been charged with the raising and train
ing of an army of million men, Car
rama has ceased any attack in force
upon American troops and has been bus
lily engaged in Irritation with the Ger
man government, whose minister at Mex
leo City is believed to be responsible for
many recent acts and evidences OF hos
tility in Mexico toward our leaders and
The embargo of arms has de-
pleted his supply, but the shots across
the border the other day show that his
troops will have enough ammunition to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
CURRENT COMMENT
Vermont.

A party of widely known hotel men
are touring Vermont in five automobiles,
yesterday going from Burlington to st.
Johnsbury, the day before having COW
cred the islands. The course selected
is giving them pretty good idea of the
natchless scenic beauty of Vermont's
lake and mountain region. The visitors
are members of hotel association with
a membership of 100, which includes
leading hotels all over the country.
Among the party is Yaliquette of the
Woodstock, New York, Rennie, OF the
Ten Eyck, Albany, Miner, of the Len
OK, Buffalo, and others of equal promi-
hence in the hotel world.
Valiquette, Vermonter of Rutland
hotel fame, knew very well what sum-
mer paradise he was leading his asso-
cates into, and it is pretty certain he
had no reason to be ashamed of little
old Vermont. She is at her best to-day,
refreshingly bright and inviting, with evil
dence Of bumper crops on every hand and
peace and quiet and thrift everywhere.
Then the roads, poor in spots, maybe,
but as country roads 60, mighty good,
and a pleasant surprise to visiting auto
mobile parties. We might have more
and bigger hotels, but what we have are
good enough and it is safe to say that
the party can find little fault with the
feed and service of Vermont public
houses.
The going is good up this way and it
is to be regretted the party could not
have dropped into our Tavern" for a
nights rest 1t is all right and they
would have been taking no chances com
ing to st. Adams.
But we are all glad they came TO Yer
mont Just the same and the charm of
the Green mountain state is something /
sure TO linger very pleasantly in their
Albans Messenger
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
vERMoNTs LAKE REGION.

Considerable desirable publicity is Civ
en- the flake region" of Vermont in 4
new booklet issued by the Vermont bu
reau of publicity and called "The Lake
Region of Eastern Vermont For the
benefit of those who are not sure about
the location of this so-called "lake re.
gion' il should DO stated that ii is in
the northeastern part of the state, chief
~ in the counties of Orleans, Essex, Gale.
donia, Lamoille and Washington, al
though there are some ponds and lakes
in Orange, Windsor and Windham coun.
ties. In the "lake region" proper there
are approximately two hundred bodies of
water, many of them small enough to
come within the laws designation Of
private preserves in case of purchase
and all OF them having their points of
attractiveness. Ii was not possible to
give extended description to all of these
lakes and ponds in the booklet prepared
by the publicity bureau, but enough de-
scription is given, accompanied by excel
lent half-tone illustrations, to furnish a
magnet for those who are looking for
summer recreation. The booklet con
tains SO pages and bears 55 illustrations
of water and land scenes. 1t is a very
handsome work and should prove of great
benefit to the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

poster our troops and towns along the
southern boundary, Hard up for money
and running short of munitions of war,
without which be cannot hope to hold
his power, Carranza is doubtless ready to
/ give Washington one more opportunity
TO compete with Germany for his favor
and bid upon him as an ally.
Surprising, but no less gratifying, is
the assurance that Washington SHES at
any suggestion involving the acceptance
anew OF Carranza as an ally. He was
tried in that role and found wanting, as
the massacre at Carrizal and the graves
of American soldiers and citizens that
dot northern Mexico solemnly attest. His
hands are dripping with the blood of de-
tenders of the Stars and Stripes. 1t is
humiliating enough to have an ambassa-
dor accredited to his tottering govern
ment, but to take him on again as an
ally would provoke Indignation at home
and ridicule abroad. If he wishes to
keep Mexico neutral that is his affair,
provided he does not permit its neutral
ity to be the cloak for German intrigue
against America. If he wishes to ally
himself with autocracy, his natural part
ner, America viii not be reluctant to add
him to its open and avowed enemies.
Under no circumstances, however, should
he be allowed to succeed in tempting or
Washington to lend him
dollar or lift the embargo on arms
Pastou Trauscrint
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
WHERE THE BOYS WILL CAMP.

Charlotte, N. c., the place where the
Vermont National Guard is to be sta
toned together with the guards of the
other New England states, has already
engaged in the press agent business and
the stories of conditions in the southern
city are appearing in the northern press.
There seems to be peculiar unsnimity
about the verdict that Charlotte will
make very acceptable temporary abid-
ing place of this section of the organ
lied militia of the country; in fact,
about everything written has been along
the line of affirmative virtues of the
place. One is left to believe almost that
there are. no drawbacks, at least none of
serious nature. And it must be admit
ted that their probably are particular
partment would not have abandoned the
proposal to place the New Englanders at
Fayetteville. Charlotte is a place of
about the same size as Burlington, has
three railroads, besides a long trolley
line that extends into South Carolina,
and its climate is said to be reasonably
equable, with no violent extremes of
either heat or cold. Moreover, its people
are called hustlers and Hospitality in
clined. We New Englanders are, of
course, pleased with the painting of the
town by these press agents, or publicity
workers, whatever You may call them;
and we hope that when the Vermont
troops get settled near Charlotte they
will report just as glowing conditions as
the advance notices portray for US. We
desire the best of situations and condi- 4
tions for the men Of Vermont who are
preparing for the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
An Idle Army.

The army maintained in Macedonia By
that it seldom comes into view in cal
culations of war prospects. Since De
cember, 1915, when the Franco British
forces withdrew from the Vardar valley
no advance has been made beyond Mon.
astir, and nothing that could be called
battle has been fought The fighting
has been confined to frontier skirmishes
Yet additions have been made to the
force from time to time ever since the
evacuation of the Gallipoli peninsula in
January, 1916, and, having regard to the
mixture of national colors, it is now a
motley army of considerable numerical
strength that, with its back to Greece,
faces the German, Austrian, Bulgarian
and Turkish troops in Bulgaria and what
was Serbia This idle army is composed
of contingents that fly the flags of Brit
tain, France, Russia, Italy, Portugal,
Greece, Serbia and Albania, and it num-
bers about 100000 men.
Why is force so powerful occupying
a position of strategic Importance kept
out of action? Not because a successful
advance up the valleys of the Struma
and the Vardar would be of no value.
Not because the capture of Nish from
the Germans, Of Belgrade from the Aus
trians, of Sofia from the Bulgarians
would not improve the position of the
allies. Not because the cutting of com
munieation between Berlin and Constant
tinople, or the recovery Of Bucharest and
Joining of hands with the Rumanisns
would not be a crippling blow to the
enemy. And surely not because the com
mander in chief, Gen. Sarrall, married
wife since his assumption Of the com
mand. No: the explanation is in one
word. Constantine. His German sword
at the rear had to be broken before a
forward move could be freely made. Now
II is for his successor. with the energetic
aid of Venizelos and all liberty loving
Hellenes. to organize the Greek army
for the defense Of Greece, and let the al I
lies press on to the great work that calls
them. Bar from Germany the Turkish /
and Serbian copper. the Rumanian Pc /
troleum and wheat. and then the Ameri- {
Fan embargo viii do what else is neces- j
sary The sooner the Greeks m Billie, I
The sooner the big army Of the Balkans I
viii cease to Be idle-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
SUMMER RESORTS SUFFERED.

The summer hotels of northern New
England, Vermont, New Hampshire and
Maine, have been having a very poor
patronage thus far this summer, accord
ing to the reports which are permitted to
leak by the official censors of news in
those regions. The opening of the sea-
son has been particularly poor in the
White mountain region, so it is said.
There are many reasons which have mill
tated toward bringing this about One
of those reasons, and perhaps the strong
est, has been the uniformly poor weather
up to the first of July and the more or
less uncertain atmospheric conditions
since that date. Rainy, cold weather OF
the early summer made life in the open
more or less of hardship; and a sum
mer vacation in these resorts is hall
made up of living in the open. So peo-
pie who usually HE themselves toward
the mountain, lake and beach resorts by
the middle of June stayed quietly at
nome, waiting Tor the time When the
weather should become settled and there
they have remained up to the present
time because of the continued poor at
mospheric conditions. The sum total of
business done in the summer resorts up
to this time does not make a very i'm
pressive showing However, life is just
one hope after another for the keepers
of these vacation hotels, and they are
confidently looking for prolonged warm
season in the fall that will help to make
up for the losses they have sustained in
the early summer. Their investments
are very large and they must be optimis-
tic and keep pleasant exterior to their
guests, lest the blight fall on their Gus
tomary summer crop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

mere fact OF incumbeney would give
him an advantage over other candidates
With all due regard 20 the political
acumen which would dictate such an ap'
pointment, The Herald submits that the
reason alleged is wholly political and not
founded on the best public policy.
The Office OF secretary OF state is in.
creasingly important. Its duties and re.
quirements are constantly expanding and
il has developed into such depot for
various activities that legislation was
passed last winter to relieve II Of some
work. IL needs first-rate man and a
man who is prepared to succeed himself.
II some honorary" appointment were
made, the apointee would merely mark
time" for 10 months, keeping up the
routine, perhaps, but making no effort
to become expertly efficient in the Office
and giving it at the best a perfunctory
and superficial administration.
Why should such an appointee over
exert himself when he would have signed
away any right to succeed himself and
would be avowedly mere stop gap and
political expedients
The plan should fail by force OF COM
mon sense, but the chances are that no
such appointment could be made, as The
Herald could not imagine any first-rate
man with SO little TO do as TO be will
ing TO give up Is months of his time,
knowing full we'll that $500 a year, for
a little over one year, must represent
his entire recompense.
Can one imagine proper successor to
Guy w, Bailey willing TO give up his
time and business for little over a
year, merely to fill out an unexpired
term and with all avenues of preferment
barred thereafter
With such men as w. r. McFeeters, |
Melvin R. Morse and Harry A. Black to
choose from, why should the governor
pass them over and appoint some oblig'
ing figure head, who will consent to re-
tire to private life after Is months of
perfunctory servicef
The Herald would support and applaud
the governors selection of any compe-
tent, active man, such as those named
above, for this important Office, but sub
mits that neither public policy nor good
politics would be served by pro tenn.
Notwithstanding Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
Appoint a Real Official.

From the State-House grapevine, that
most informatory Of all news sources,
word comes that Governor Graham pur-
poses appointing some one 70 the Office
Of secretary Of state who viii merely
On the place pro temPore and who will
not BE- q candidate for election in 1918.
The reason alleged for this singular pun
pose is desire to leave the people Of
the state unembarrassed when they come
10 select a "permaneut" Official at the
primaries and the polls next year. In
other words, the governor does not want
20 appoint any one who will b osnii-
date for the peoplf's choice because tie
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
Green Mountain Echoes.

Fred Arel is sporting new touring
car.-Quechee item.
Henry Parlin was run into by the
Island Pond cream team and had one
wheel taken off recently.-West Charles
ton item.
Henry Burnor is the owner Of new
little colt-Beaver Meadow item.
Frank Def. Baker & Son purchased a
54O-pound hog of H. P o'Neil estate
Monday, for which they paid Ssl.-White
River Junction item.
Suspicious of German family ought
to vanish, as two of the boys have en-
listed.-Cristy district item.
The wedding bells are going to ring
again soon.-North Hyde Park item.
One large-minded lumber jack, Harold
Jewett, expects to 60 to war very soon
and if he is as good with a gun as he Is
with an axe, the war won't last long,
you bet.-Hyde Park Center item.
Well, what about the storm we had
Saturday night! II was the most severe
storm that we have had here for years.
1t took of bridges and washed out the
roads, so that they we're impossible; also
doing great damage to crops and grass.
If we should have another storm, Il
would fit Us for the insane asylum or
some other home.-Riverdale item.
"String Beans,v the faithful bus horse
Of the Hyde Park inn. @died in the har-
mess" last Friday morning. He had been
to the depot twice and was entering the
barn when he dropped dead. He died Of
old age. being p years Old lie was a
faithful beast and his demise is lament
ed.-Hyde Park -ssm.
Miss Cigar. Who has been stopping AZ
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
On the Birth of a Child.

Lotto the battle ground OF Life,
Child, you have come like a conquerine
shout,
Out OF struggle-into strife;
Out of darkness--into doubt
Grit with your fragile armor OF Youth,
Child, you must ride into endless wars,
With the sword of protest, the buckler of
truth,
And banner Of love to sweep the
stars.
About you the worlds despair will surge;
Into defeat you must plunge and
grope-
Be to the faltering, an urge;
Be to the hopeless years, hopei
Be to the darkened world, flame;
Be to its unconcern a blow
For out of its pains and tumult you
came,
And into its tumult and pain you go.
Louis Untermeyer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

NOT so LONG AGO the brewers and
distillers were prating of the vast mar
ket which they provided for the Amer
lean grain grower. Not so long ago cities
now complaining of the inflated popula-
ton estimates in connection with selec-
tive service were suspected of padding
their census returns. Compared with
their representations, past and present,
the historic hydrostatic paradox may be
understood as if seen through a crystal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
FraiIity Thy Name Is Not Woman.

Quite an accident happened here on
Tuesday which we are glad did not
prove serious. As Mrs. Rhodes was com.
ing down the hill from her home in some
way the wagon tipped over. Its con-
tents were scattered by the road side, ice
cream and candy for the church sale. 1t
was an express wagon drawn by one
lady, so no one was injured Christian
Hollow item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
The Nose Knows.

Fourteen families in the village were
out of water over Sunday when a skunk
got into the spring which supplies them
-Waitsfield item in the more or less
esteemed Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
With Amends to Pippa.

Bill has the coat.
Jim has the pants;
So it's a tossup
Who goes 20 the dance.
Yale Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
An Obstacle

She looking over the menu cardi-
Wen what Do you find in the way 81
sstsf
He-Ths prices
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

The whole world is waiting for viii
liam Hohenzollern's debut as a private
citizen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

You viii find a good assortment Of
small sires in pumps for sl0s ~ the
Peoples shoe Store.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

We thought the silly season ended I'M
til it was reported that purchasers of
court plaster from a crippled peddler
who passed through Randolph a few
weeks ago were burning the adhesive
sheets on the strength of a rumor that
the vender was German spy seeking to
spread virulent germs through the me
dunn Of the plaster.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

THE SILLY SEASON officially opened
in Waterbury last spring when the beau
ty of the state hospital grounds was
undone by converting its spacious lawns
into a potato field while hundreds of
acres of state farm land near by were
permitted to remain fallow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21
MABEL SYRUP'S COLYUM
TO have a lively and not stolid
countensnce. Truth of Intercourse.

"The day has come when America is
privileged to spend her blood for the
principle that gave her birth and happi-
ness and the peace that she has treas
ured. President Wilson.
Add Sunday Church Notices:
There will be no Mormon worship in
Depot square during the quarantine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

what moonshine," we said, just like
that, when we learned that samples Of
the court plaster submitted to the state
laboratory Of hygiene for analysis had
come back with the report, absolutely
sterile"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

Report by W. B. Smith, federal chem
list, that court plaster, bearing the label
of n. Shure & Co., Chicago, and being
sold throughout Kansas, is laden with
tetanus bacilli, has caused the arrest of
five Germans on orders of Fred Robert
son, United States attorney in Kansas
City, kans. The names of the Germans
are withheld by the officials, as they
hope to seize others who are believed to
be in diaboical plot to scatter lock
jaw and death throughout the state and
tie up the harvest. When farmers and
other workers refused to buy, the plot
tiers gave away samples free"
Nj s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

And then, as if by Encouragement. we
turned to the New York Sun and scanned
the following dispatch from Kansas City,
Mo-:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-21

Echo inn, has gone to Middlebury for
month. Fast Charleston item.
Probably to visit Miss cigarette.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-04-18
TO CAMP AT 'STYx.
First Regiment Troops 70 Move to
Camp Moore Monday

Columbia, April 1.-THE war de-
partment today ordered the compa.
nies of the First regiment to proceed
to Camp Moore at styx in Lexington
county, upon completion of mob.
ilization." Lieut.. Col. P. X. Nc
Gully, commanding the regiment, in.
formed the adjutant generals Office
that he would be ready to move by
Monday morning. Arrangements Tor
transportation by special trains were
made Immediately by the adjutant
general. ,.Ys-
The regiment is expected in camp
about Monday night to be mustered
into the federal service. ..tEs
The opinion was expressed today
that it will not be many days before
the call for the Second regiment
and the troop A cavalry. -.