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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
Six Years Old; Types IS Words a Minute

There is a wonderful story about girl
ak years old in the July American Maya
zine. Her father has taught her type.
writing since she was four She now can
do S. words minute. The writer of the
article says:
"The Champion Child Typist of the
World is the title Grace Ruth Byers,
six year-old San Francisco tot, has
earned by her record of more than so
words a minute on the machine BY the
end Of this summer, her father, Fred F.
Byers, head of San Francisco CONNER
cial school, expects her to do at least 100
words minute. The present worlds
record is LAB words minute.
when she was little past four, Mr.
Byers began practical typewriting les
sons; at first merely finger exercises
She practiced these in Commute periods
four times day. If her fingers were
cold she would dip them into lukewarm
water and then massage them with cold
cream. She specialized on the most diff
cult exercises, such as keeping the third
finger from the thumb extended while
the others were elenched. She memorized
the different parts Of the typewriter, car
riage, keys, spacer, shift key, shift lock,
ribbon winder, tabulator, and SO on. And
she became familiar with every modern
machine.
''When she was five years old her fa-
Their began taking speed tests of the
child. One of the first results of these
was that she could do 80 words minute,
copying from any material Since then
speed tests have been taken every day.
In June, 1917, when the child was FIVE
and half years old, she did 60 words a
minute, all perfect Although she does
now 80 perfect words a minute, and oc.
casionally 50, her father believes he could
teach her to do 100 words minute with
in two weeks"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
1876 NURSES
FROM VERMONT
Are Wanted for the United
States Student Nurse
Reserve
TO FILL VACANCIES
IN HOME HOSPITALS
This Enrolment Will Be
Started on July
20

Washington, D. G., July l5.-Enroll.
ment for the United States student
nurse reserve viii begin July 20, accord
ing to an announcement by the women's
committee of the council Of national de.
tense. The student nurses will be used
to fill the vacancies in American hospi-
tails created by the great number of
American nurses now in overseas service.
States quotas include:
Connecticut, $50; Delaware, l05;
Maryland, $40; Massachusetts, 1000;
New Hampshire, 800; New Jersey, L.
900; Pennsylvania, 2,S70; Rhode Island,
$50; Vermont 1876.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
NO WARM WEATHER IN SIGHT.
But Temperature This Week Will Begin
to Approach Normal.

Washington, July l5.-Westher pre-,
dictions for the week beginning to-day
issued by the weather bureau include:
No present indications of much warm.
er weather, and temperature will average
somewhat below normal first half Of the
week and nearly normal during second
half, No indication Of rain of eonse-
auence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15

movement is later than usual, while the
western movement began earlier.
Increased production may be attribut-
ed in part TO the national campaign for
more sheep.more-wool.' Dog laws along
new lines have been enacted in many
states, and especially in the East, which
formerly led in sheep production. just
what this means may be readily under
stood when we consider that in Ohio
$4,000 sheep were killed by dogs during
one year.
May lamb prices average $500, com
pared with 1880 in May, 1917, and
$lO75 in May, 1915"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-15
THAT LIVER is NO GOOD

that is so lazy it let's the skin do part
Of it's work. The skin turns yellow
doing it. Such liver upsets the whole
system. Take Hoods Pills, they put
the liver to work; best for biliousness,
yellowness, constipation. Do not irri-
tate nor grippe. Price Csc, of druggists
or C. j. Hood Co.. Lowell. Mass.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
CONGRESS HITS
HOME TRAIL
Adjourns Sine Die with
Eagerness, to Return
December 2.

Promptly at the stroke of five yes
terday afternoon both houses of Con-
gress adjourned sine die their extra
ordinary session. The second session
will begin December and last until
March T.
The proceedings in each house at
tendant upon adjournment were pure
ly perfunctory. In the House there
has been an eagerness to adjourn
for several weeks. but the Senate
declined to enter into an agreement
for joint adjournment. So the res
oiuuon when presented by Majority
Leader Kitchin was adopted with
shout Incidentally the number of
members who departed from the Cap
ital month ago is so great that
there was barely a handful there
when the adjournment resolution was
passed.
When the resolution was brought
up in the Senate, Senator Borah in
sisted upon having the roll called
The resolution was passed by the
vote of Al to IS, all of the negative
votes being cast by Republicans ex-
cept that OF Trammel Of Florida.
viii Get Their Mileage.
DF ldklilS the Appointment Tnefn-
bers Of each house will be enabled to
draw their mileage. which is COM
Duted on the theory that it costs them
ten cents a mile each way to travel.
This will amount to S5l, 900 for the
Senators and S175,OOO for the Repre-
sentatives- If Congress had not ad-
JOurned and had continued in session
up to the time for commencing the
short session on December . this
money would have had to remain in
the. Treasury and the Treasurer
wouldn't have known what to do
with it. Now it will be drawn out
and disbuTsed by the Sergeants-at-
arms.
The Senate. on motion of Senator
warren. adopted a resolution thank
ing Vice President Marshall for the
kind and courteous manner in which
he has presided over the sessions.
He responded in a speech of thsnke.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22

He described the wonderful part IN
the war carried on by the American
forces, and the indomitable spirit OF
the Americans which, he said. was
developed by following Washington
teachings.
AT a time like this" he continued.
when a peace which is about TO be
declared. made possible by the valor
and power Of this country, II Is pro-
posed that We Shall abandon our
ancient and traditional policy and that
We shall become eutangled in eveEy
bron Of Europe that exists now or
may hereafter exist. II is the most
nsonstrous doctrine that ever was pro-
posed in this republic. The sanctity
of no great name can make IL holF.
and the opinion OF no great man can
make Il safe"
Senator Phelan. OF California, in
troduced a resolution endorsing the
league Of nations idea He spoke
briefly on the resolution which wss
not acted on.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
LADIES! LOOK YOUNG,
DARKEN GRAY HAIR
Use the OId-Time Sage Tea and
Sulphur and Nobody
Will Know.

Gray hair. however handsome. de-
notes advancing age. We all know
he advantages Of a youthful ap-
sarance. Your hair is your charm
makes OF mars the face. When
fades, turns gray and looks
treaked, just a few applications of
Sage Tea and Sulphur enhances its
a hundredfoId ~
Don't stay gray. Look young,
Either prepare the recipe at home
or get from any drug store a bottle
Of 'Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound" which is merely the old
time recipe improved by the addi-
tion OF other ingredients Thou
sands of folks recommend this
ready-to-use preparation. because it
darkens the hair beautifully. be-
sides. no one can possibly tell. as
il darkens so naturally and evenly.
You moisten a sponge or soft brush
with it, drawing this through the
hair, taking one small strand at a
time. BY morning the gray hair dis
appears; after another application
or two, its natural color is restored
and it becomes thick. glossy and
lustrous, and you appear years
younger.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound Is a delightful toilet requisite.
1t Is not Intended for the cure, miti-
cation or prevention of disease
Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22

Morshal Foch is directing a battle
in which are engaged simultaneously
or successfully six million men be-
longing to eight different nations,
against Germany.
History will show how he does It.;
do not pretend to do so here. But
because l served under him and at
times lived in his intimacy l may
be permitted to recall two personal
memories to which the present situ-
alton lends a certain interest.
In February. 1915, following upon
the terrible battle of Ypres. Foch said
simply to US:
The enemy offensive upon the
Western front is smashed for some
time to come. 1t is a great triumph
by reason of the far reach of the
German plan proposed conquest of
the nayd bases); but it is still a
negative success. We must solve the
problem of the future use of our
numerical superiority"
Use Your Brains.
"A very difficult problem" imme-
diately exclaimed a general friend
of his. To which Foch retorted:
II grant you that the problem is
a difficult one, but that does not
concern me; it alters nothing in
the necessity of solving it. There
fore, gentlemen. make the best use
of your brainsr'
And he returned to his studies.
Each of us remembers his long
meditations before the man and the
pad upon which he put down daily
the refiexions of a mind necessarily
at work.
Three years later, almost day for
day. on the 27th of February, after
1 had been talking with him about
the military efforts of the United
States he fixed on me that profound
gaze of his in which 1 could read
the future and firmly said: with
the American forces Joined to the
allied armies, can surely find the
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
$1,000, 100000 WAR
COSTS ALREADY CUT,
BAKER ANNOUNCES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

Immediately determined. The de-
mobilization in this country. how
ever. can proceed at once. Blanks
have been distributed, physical ex-
aminatiOns are being had and rec
Ords made. so that within a period
Of two weeks 100000 soldiers will
have been demobilized. and there
after the work will progress rapidly.
We are reducing the officer per
sOnnel of the army in disseminating
all commissions and honorably dis
charging officers whose services are
no longer needed. The number pos
sible to be dispensed with increases
from day to day. and there will OF
course be a corresponding decrease
in civilian employees.
Labor Interests Considered.
In the termination of contracts
for supplies and material. the War
Department IS working in close har-
mOny with the War Industries
Board and the Department of La
Dor, in order that there may be
the utmost freedom for the resump-
tion of civil business and the most
complete opportunity for labor re-
leased from war industries and mill
itary service to find suitable and
profitable Industrial and CONNER
ciaI employment. In general, it is
my earnest desire to restore the
soldiers to their homes and-their
civil occupations and to cut down
as speedily as possible and com
pletely as possible the extraOr-
dinary expenditures which the War
DEPARTMENT was Obliged to under
take for the prosecution of the
war.
Il have not set up the details OF
the contracts cancelled. because the
list is long and the individual items
are not of special significance, but
if at any time you desire to have
detailed informa ton it win give me
great pleasure to supply it"
After Secretary Bakers communi-
cation had been read. Senator Gore
took the floor to say that the re-
sponsibility for enforcing economy
on the departments of the govern
ment rested upon Congress and that
it should not be entrusted to the
discretion of the executive branch.
He said that unless the policy of
rptrenchment is satisfactory to Con-
Eress he would insist upon the pass
age Of his resolution for the crea-
tiOn of a committee on economy
and retrenchment.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22

formula of an offensive battle
which will definitely smash everv-
thing before it." And he explained
to me his ideas. The tone of con-
viction with which he expressed
himself is still craven in INV mem
ory.
Ihe very difficult" problem, from
"hlch already in 1915 Foch separat-
ed only the epithet in order onIv
10 recall the necessity of solving
it, is solved. The battle begun on
July IS is the same one OF which
he spoke to me in February, He
directed it so energeticaIIy that
Germany, fatally stricken by the
shortage of men and material will
doubtless surrender before Foch has
achieved. according to his own ex-
preston. "the definite smashing of
everything" before him.
When historians write about
Foch, let them remember that this
great leader worked an entire life
time with the sole ambition of be-
ing ready. on the day when his
country would have need of him
and with the conviction that that
day would inevitably come. Let
them then. note that. after form
ing his mind through forty years of
meditation upon war, Foch has
never ceased studying. even during
the war, adapting the best methods
to the new requirements, but es-
pecially applying vigorously those
great principles which he had
taught us in peace time, with thai
ardent faith which he conveys I'd
al those around him
And. 1 would like to suggest {
those same historians that they d
not forget Foch's high appreciation
of Americas fighting arm; that h
needed but American forces joineI
to those he already had to -sma
everything before him.
He got the American forces, an
he did smash the foe armiea.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
Jury Holds Benedict
Following Throat Cutting

Antonio di Benedetti a barber. re-
siding at 246 Eleventh street south
east. who is ALLEGED 10 have cut the
throat Of his father-in-law. Jacob A.
Eroon. s. years Of age, in his shop
Wednesday night. was held for the
action OF the grand jury yesterday
by the coroneT's jury
Benedetri is said 10 have become
enraged at the alleged interference
os Kroou with his treatment Of his
wife. Kroon's daughter, and to have
assaulted him with a razor, killing
him almost instantly.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
u S. to Make Anacostia
Permanent Aerial Base
Extensive improvements Already Begun at
Station by Navy Department Include
Facilities for Bombing Tests.

Washingtonians may soon expect
to hear the frequent whirr of hydro
planes above the city as they now
do airplanes, for the Navy Depart
ment has plans to make the Naval
Air Station at Anacostia. d. C., a
permanent experimental station.
This decision on the part of the
Navy Department will involve many
extensions to the present station.
Several of these are now under way.
New hangers will be built: a con-
crete retaining wall, three hundred
feet along the Potomac, is now be-
ing constructed; additional planes
have been ordered, and equipment
for radio and bomb testing work
will soon be installed.
Less than a year ago these quar-
ters housed two hydroplanes and a
dozen men detailed for service at
the station. Nine hydroplanes are
now crowded into the space orig
inally occupied by two planes and
the personnel of the yard has in
creased to fourteen aviators and an
additional staff of one hundred and
fifty men.
70 Extend Mail Service.
Plans have been approved and
adopted for. two additional hangers
and for separate engine testing
building. These will be built facing
the Potomac. The new concrete run
way for the planes has just been
completed. The concrete retaining
wall along the river is being built to
give the filters easier landing accom-
modations.
An extension of the aerial mail serv-
ice for the Navy Department, which
is now in operation between Anacos-
tia and the Norfolk station, is ex-
pected soon. Under the present
schedule the Anacostia plane leaves
daily at l o'clock. The Norfolk plane
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
WILL RUSH SOLDIERS HOME,
transportation Problem Solved
Says c. P. Head

The steady movement of soldiers
homewar from France constitutes
an immense transportation prob
lem, according to Edward w. Beat
ty, thefnew president of the Cam
adam Pacific Railway.
plans of the government for de-
mobilization are being completed,
and our available shipping will ad-
init of a steady movement OF troops
as fast as the situation over there
permits"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22

leaves at the same hour for Anacos-
tia. The trip is made in two hours
time, against twelve-hour postal
service.
Roadway facilities between Anacos-
tia and the Naval Air Station are
rapidly being completed. The city of
Anacostia is now paving Howard
street from the car life to the station
gates. The Navy Department has
Just comp, ted a fve-foot concrete
pathway from the gate to the admin
istration offices. A boulevard high
way is being smoothed off.
Several of these improvements had
been carried through and others viii
be completed, 1t is expected, by
Lieut. Commander G. d. Murray, the
commanding officer of the station.
Commander Murray has ben in the
service of the Navy Department since
1911, upon his5 graduation from the
Annapolis Naval Academy.
Exploits Win Him Stripes.
Privileged to wear fourteen service
stripes for wounds and service. Lieut.
E. A Stone, L. S. N. who scars
over Washington daily from the naval
hangers, has had an exciting career.
In England when the war broke
Lieut.. Stone, whose home is at Nor
folk, Joined the ranks Of the Royal
flying corps. After several months OF
training at the ground and flying
schools of England he was assigned
to duty at the Dardanelles and in
Mesopotamia. 1t was in the scout
ing and bombing raids while here.
and later along the French front,
to which he was transferred, that
he was wounded.
Two days after America declared
war he boar6ed a home e-returnlng
ship to offer his service to his ma
tive land. Arriving here he at once
entered the naval air service and
was assigned to the Anacostia Sta
ton. where he has been since.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
Liner Camoania Sunk.

London. Nov. 21.-The liner Cam
pania was recently sunk in the
Firth of Forth, it is now permitted
to announce. The liner. which was
acting as a seaplane carrier, broke
from her mOorings in a gale and
Colided with a battleship. All
aboard were saved.
The CaInpania, a vessel Of l2,SS4
tons gross, belonged to the Cunard
Line.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
TO REMOVE DANDRUFF

Get a small bottle of Danderine
at any drug store for a few cents.
pour a little into your hand and
rub well into the scalp with the fin-
ger tips. BY morning most, if not
all, of this awful scurf will have
disappeared. Two or three apph-
cations will destroy every bit Of
dandruff; stop scalp itching and fall
ing hair.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
DUAL SOCIALIST STRUGGLE
PREVAILING IN GERMANY
Political Chaos to Reign for Year; Macmillan
Harden, the Fearless Editor May Be Ruler.

in Russia for a year. and that a large
allied army NAV be necessary to re-
store order. The question of en-
forcing the armistice terms and of
recognizing a stable government with
which TO discuss terms of peace will
givo the allies considerable trouble.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
ALEXANDRIA
THE HERALD BUREAU,
A. s. Donipban.
- Nrns strs,,

Alexandria, Va. Nov. 21.-Corp.
John Russell Mitchell, Il years old,
son of Mrs. S. A. Moore. Burke.
Fairfax County, Va, was killed in
action in France October Is. accord
ing to word just received by his
mother from the War Department
The deceased was member OF
Company A. 116th Regiment, ~ S.
Infantry, and was member of the
old Alexandria Light Infantry, OF
this city. He served on the Mexi-
can border with the local company,
and left with that company from
here for Anniston. Ala. where he
received his training previous to go
ing overseas.
In addition to his mother. Corp.
Mitchell, is survived by a brother
and two sisters, James NJ. Mitchell.
Wilmington. Del; Mrs. Nancy Pur-
cell. Washington: Misses Annie and
Nellie Mitchell. Burke, Va.
A large force of mechanics today
resumed the work of constructing
the $50 houses being erected at East
ROsemount by the General Realty
Company. this city. Seventy five
houses now are in course of con-
structiOn and sevcnty-five are to
be built upon their completion. All
OF the houses completed are now
occupied.
Alexandria thus far has collected
$4,000 for the United War Work
Campaign. The drive Sunday. ac-
cording to latest figures compiled.
resulted in collections of s4.72676. OF
60 0-- in
and SSS965 in pledges Since then
the committee in charge has col
lected $1,6O4.
The drive made at the Potomac
Ra lroad yards yielded s1.243.9O.
Miss Imogene CrilIy, Is years
old. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
jeremiah H. CrilIy, died at o'clock
this afternoon at the Alexandria
Hospital where she underwent an
operation yesterday. The body was
taken to the home of her parents,
6O7 Cameron street. and prepared
for burial. Miss Crilly was a stu
dent at st. Mary's Academy and has
| host of friends in this city.
Vincent Pittman died at 3 o'clock
| this morning at the residence of his
daughter. Mrs. Samuel w. Pitts, PIG
! South Royal street. His death fol-
! lowed stroke OF paralysis which
he received Monday. Mr.. Pittman
vas coach PAINTER and for many
wears was employed by the John w.
I Summers Company. He was a ma
! tire of Northumberland County. Va
Besides his wife he is survived by
! two daughters and a son: Mrs. J.
b. bGriffin. Mrs s. w. Pitts and E.
n. Pittman.
III the Corporation Court today the
| will of Francis l.. Nichols was ad-
mitted to probate. The instrument
is dated September 49, 1917. Testator
/ Ieates his estate to his two chill
! dreb, Francis II. and Abner Iden
/ Nichols. Robert Carroll Iden is
naned as executor. Appraisers
narfed are Clinton s. Ballenger, c.
w. Nichols, 1. o. Hardin, and Eu-
ge1e Gray.
] Those desiring to secure certificates
/ fof sugar under the rules of the Food
! Administration may obtain them by
| kplying to ]. T. Preston, secre-
| taEy of the Chamber of Commerce.
I Al the rooms of that organization.
| Haul r. Hulfish, formerly food ad-
| Hinistrator for the city, is now a lieu
tnant in the army.
/ IWilliam B. Dulany has sold to
torman J. Contee a house and lot
IA the north side of Wolfe street,
| 9etween Columbus and Alfred
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22
Marshal Foch Leads Entente Forces to Vic
tory by Making Use of Staff's
Intelligence
Intelligence.

Editors note-Who this war? Foch and Anericar
That's the standing forth clearly and truly
after Lieut. Col F. Regun OF the French general staff in
Washington told how the conqucror of the German
forces studied lived worked fought and what he thought OF
Americas assistance.
What kind of Marshal Foch?
Lieut. Col. Reguin tells
He's the kind of who USES HIS BRAINS
But here the story of Marshal Foch the lieutenant
colonel who fought with the told
The Washington herald., 1918-11-22

They are only half developed. They
have a people that are naturally our
allies and our friends Their COM
merce ought to be our commerce;
our commerce ought to be their
commerce. Our friendship ought to
be their friendship; their friendship
ought to be our friendship. Bound
together by ties/of interest and by
amity and good will, surely we can
visualize a scene so glorious and so
splendid, not only for them, but for
North America, that all ambitions
ought to be satisfied. all yearnings
for power and greatness ought to
find complete and absolute satisfac-
tion.
Republics Life at Stake.
The life Of this republic may
hang upon this decision. You can
not engage in these foreign alli-
ances without mailing mutual bar
gains. You cannot call upon them
to protect you unless you agree to
protect them. You cannot expect
them to come to our relief in a con-
troversyr unless We go TO the relief
Of every one of them in their con-
troversies. The man who proposes
~ 'ili uSN SiiSd lHNo AhS tou-
troversies OF Europe, binding her
for all time to the intrigues and
conspiracies and ambitions of Eu-
rope, proposing to reverse the policy
of Washington, the opinions OF JEFF
fersOn, the doctrines of the fathers,
proposes a policy that will unmake
this great Republic"
Senator Reed read a portion OF
WashingtOn's farewell address in
which America was warned to avoid
entangling alliances with the nations
OF Europe. and declared this to be the
policy under which the republic has
thrived and prospered for l32 years.