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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

industrial unt-perhaps q better chance than he
has ever had before.
One of the most important means OF instilling
this vitally important lesson will be through the
utilization Of "cheer-up men," themselves Grip
ples who have lost arms. legs sight, and who
have. nevertheless, made good. Plans are COM
plete for the employment of large corps OF
these "cheer-up workers." they are being en-
listed through the aid Of the Red Cross institute
the National Association Of Manufacturers, In
surance companies dealing with Industrial accf-
denta and from the ranks of Canadian and Brit
ish soldiers who have suffered mutilation In this
war and are again elf-supporting civilians.
Eventually, unless the comes to a much
earlier termination than Washington Is figuring
on. our own army will provide q supply Of cheer
up men, from the graduates Of the reconstruction
hospitals. These workers are to be attached to
the base hospitals the hospital ships that will
bring the incapacitated soldiers back to America
for treatment and to the general and special
hospitals this side
Supplementing the work of the 'cheer~up men,"
whose function ls to demonstrate both orally and
usually that a cripple Is far from useless, will be
books, pictures motion pictures and other
hibits calculated to inspire the will and stimulate
the ambition of the injured man. In the surgeon
generals office a wonderful book IL being COM
Piled under the direction Of Of the most
famous Of American surgeons, In which the life
stories Of hundreds Of MANNED and crippled men
who have overcome their handicaps are told In
trated. copies Of this book will be available for
the perusal Of every crippled soldier In the hos
pitals Motion picture Aims showing crippled men
who have undergone almost every conceivable
form Of mutauoo. performing useful work for
good pay. with and without the use Of artificial
members. are being prepared BY the Red Cross
institute and elsewhere for exhibition to the
MANNED soldier early as he IL able to zee them
To insure against the habit Of idleness, provi-
sion Is being made for the employment Of every
crippled soldier At some form Of work soon
he is able to use any of his faculties. Special
nurses, male and female are being trained as
bedside teachers" to give the wounded man
start at employing his faculties before he is able
to leave his cot The things he does at first win
necessarily be trivial In their results but they
will be required duties, gauged to the mans
pacity and strength, and leading to his future
career a crippled civilian. Thus, the man who
has lost his right hand will be taught to use his
left for the things he was accustomed to do with
his right; the stenographer who has lost q hand
will learn to operate typewriter with one hand
not din1cult a feat as 1t may seem. As the
cripple becomes . convalescent able to leave his
bed, more work will be required Of him. By this
time he will be ON the hospital ship, on his way
back to the United States for every wounded
soldier who cannot Be quickly restored to active
service will be sent back to this country as soon
he can be transported. for further treatmeae a.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

Barney "Whee
.n~. i
the-conhrming
galley
relief from the
How'd eatr Quxzed
a
fstful of dollar bills. strings white
in
Berlin
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handful buckhot
out
scare of the
was long beneath
Miller aim and pulled the trigger
clothes he
the waddng of the struck the basket
Il backp o flames
had
outbuldings
Jest get hev overloaded
the sxte&
But I'll get that sneakn
reptile he round here enough"
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remember his
the the Of Miss Stumvol.
Of
Of
robbed
It belong says
to ar,.>a
tor series similar escapades short time
abandoned
ehe was then convicted only Of simple probaoe
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cHEEREp HIM UP.

Caller-I sent you q poem about three wee1s
ago. What have yoL done with IT.
Editor-Tm holding It. Every little while lateav
get to thinking that we are not getting out -
good a paper As we ought, and then I take that
poem and zee how much worse the sheet .uigAt
be, and that makes me cheerful again. 0ay.
how muchn you take for IT.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

consequences. The snake. as before
stated. was a big one, and as Miller
had been missing chickens as well as
eggs. he at once decided that the six
foot reptile was the guilty culprit and
one that ought to be put out Of busi-
ness.
1t had been many years since he
had fired the old war weapon. but as
1t was still in pretty fair condition
he concluded to use IT in dispatching
the snake. He loaded 1t with an ample
charge Of coarse powder, rammed in q
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
FORCE OF HABIT.

Where you eon'f Charlie" asked a friend a
an old horseman who had kept up with the pace
Of civilization and had bought an automobile.
"Oh, I'm Just out to let the crittur stretch hes
legs bit and take - kinks out Of the gasoline.
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peta your as me as a ktten."
accidentally point
blow intentional the grizzly dug clawtng Hunss
The did succeed in freeing Of
collapsing a flo bed.
10 he
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

dHu 10 I0ok twice before knew heF."
The police interrupted the keeping
OF the date-for q while. They wanted
to know where Stella got all those
good clothes. And they say they
learned the clothes came from the
apartments Of Ernestine Stumvou and,
Miss Julia Latham. which had been
reported robbed.
The police were going to pre-
vent Stella from keeping the data. but
said Stella: ri gave that fellow .
diamond ring and q signet ring 10
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
Younqster Yearned for the Delights Of Big City


4
his with evident dan
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
Probably Last Time He Will Pet Grizzly Bear


In
Of
the stofit will to be
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

s'school kid" walked into Central 20
lice station hand in hand with Patrol
man Barney Mangin.
"Here comes Mangin with another
Of his urchins," commented Litut.
John Callan. as he caught the approach
in Cherry way Of a piping voice re-
lating things to Barney that caused
that worthy to burst out in stentorisn
guffaws. Who'd ever thought Barney
had arrested the child7 But, child or
patriarch, there have been many par
takers of Central station hospitality
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
Detroit Police Capture Elusive Girl Burglar

nETROTStea Brentkowsk to keen
Bhrendt
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GO CITIES NllGzsS J
Farmers Shot at "Pesy Snake Lroved Costly

big baksnake that invaded me
stopped to figure out the poeoe
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MOOD C4RN5R ri M72X
kvIFLE/HZHD

discharge. On the hos
pital ship and In the
reception hospital on
Ellis Island there Will
be special ohcers
whose duty 1t will %
to ascertain all the
available facts aoou1
each mans personal
ability. social status
and similar data on
which to base a judg'
ment as to the partic-
ular form of re-educa'
tion best adapted to
his needs.
Fourteen OF the gem
eral hospitals being
constructed by the war
department in as many
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13
Reconstruction Work
Has Already Begun in a
Number Of Large and
Well Equipped Hospitals

HE problem Of putting the Grip
pied or disabled soldier or
sailor back into self-support-
ing civil life is one with which
all the European belligerent na-
uons have been struggling for
nearly four years. with only
partial success In Its solution.
Based upon the combined e1-
perience Of the allies and the
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-09-13

The man, who Is about fifty years
old, thinking more Of providing a few
minutes entertainment for the group
Of persons who had gathered before
the park bear cage than of his own
personal safety, ventured inside the
guard rail that surrounds the cage to
assume the temporary role OF an ami
NAL tanner.
Bruin, scenting the odor of the
fresh-roasted peanuts, welcomed HUI.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
NURSES ARE VOLUNTEERING.
For Emergency Service for Red Cross in
New England.

Boston, Sept pa public meeting to
discuss plans for effectively combating
the epidemic Of influenza in New Eng,
land was held at city hall here TODAY.
The closing of theatres, motion picture
houses and other public gathering places
in this city, was among the questions
taken up.
An urgent appeal for volunteer physi-
Clans, and nurses sent out from the State
House resulted in many offers of assist.
ance and the officials continued their ef.
forts with renewed vigor regardless Of
the unfavorable weather condition. More
than 100 nurses have enrolled with the
Red Cross for emergency service.
Experiments with new influenza vac.
rcine produced at the Tuft college labor.
atories are being made by nurses at the
Boston City hospital and students in the
Tufts medical school have been inocu.
lated and officials said that day or
two would show definitely whether the
product would be effective as a preven.
tive.
The New England division of the
American Red Cross has responded TO
the emergency created by the prevalence
of the disease. A fund of 100000, pro.
vided by the executive council, was made
available to-day for the work of the
emergency public health committee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
HIT IN FIVE PLACES.
Clark Tayntor Says War as a Great
Game" and He Is Still in II.

The following letter from lst Lieut..
Clark o. Tayntor with the American ex-
peditionary forces in France, to his
brother, Lewis Tayntor, was forwarded
by the latter TO Mrs. Nellie L. Kidder
OF Summer street, and inasmuch as the
letter tells Of Lieut.. Tayntor's wounds
it viii be of much interest to the people
of Barre, his former home.
This is Sunday-about the 18th of
August / guess, and it will be two weeks
to morrow that / got whanged, but I'm
coming fine Stopped piece of shell
with my left hand and nearly lost
thumb, but l guess it will come out all
0. K Perhaps it will be a bit stiff. AT
the same time ! detected couple of 9th.
er shell fragments off their true course
with both legs, but both cuts are quite
superficial and l think they will be closed
up in few days if the thread holds out,
but it wasn't half bad and / tell YOU
there is no use to worry about me. AT
present ! am in a base hospital near
little town of Verdun, not many miles
from the Swiss border, and somewhere in
the southern half of France I really
don't know just where. Wouldn't be sur.
prised if / were out in three or four
weeks if not before.
"All have is my Identification tags
uniform, all glasses, gone--pack.
gone--gun, gone. The Dakins tube has
been taken out Of my hand and all there
is to be done is to get dressing once
a day. For the last two days [ have
walked to my meals, about IS feet from
the ward but aside from that + don't
hike any.
altogether ! was hit in Ave different
places. Once a irst-aid packet in nv
pocket was nearly cut through, but that
was all, and another time spent frag-
ment hit my leg fat-side, and only raised
a bump, but ! guess / can pick up more
junk some place.
Have saved two months pay, so ev
erything is o. X. Am getting the best
of care and haven't a thing in the world
to worry about, It's a great game and
I'm still in it,"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
BULGARIAN
ARMY CUT OFF.
It's Main Line of Communi-
cation Was Severed
at Izvor To-day
GRADSKO STATION
WAS CAPTURED
With 1t an Enormous Guam
tity of Supplies and
19 Guns

London. Sept 26.-Reports in official
quarters here Indicate that the Prilep-
Yeles road has been cut at Izvor, isolat-
ing the first Bulgarian army from its
main line of communication and placing
it in preearious position. The first
army is on the allied left.
Serbian troops reached the outskirts Of
Ishtib, an important Bulgarian base. on
Tuesday, says Serbian official state
ment dated Wednesday. Elsewhere east
of the Vardar the Serbians have made
important gains.
The Serbs also have captured Gradsko
station, southeast of Uskub. It was de-
Tended by German troops An enormous
quantity Of supplies, including 10 guns,
was captured by the Serbians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
FOCH HURLS FRANCO AMERICANS
TO CUT OFF THE FIINDENBURG | lVE.
= PREFERRED WIFE TO THRONE.
Crown Prince Charles of Rumania Be-
lieves Latter Too Uncertain.

Amsterdam, Sept. 26 - In answer to
pleas that he desert his bride Of humble
birth, Crown Prince Charles of Rumania
has replied that thrones are so unstable
nowadays that he preferred the certainty
of having the wife he wanted to the
chance of losing the succession.
The escapade Of the crown prince in
going to Odessa and marrying Cecilie
Lambring, the daughter of major in
the Rumanian army, reopens the ques-
tlon of the Rumanian dynastic success
sion. When King Ferdinand heard of the
marriage he ordered that the crown
prince be given rs days solitary CON
fnement for absenting himself without
leave from his garrison.
King Ferdinand also sent an emissary
to Bender, Bessarabia, where the young
couple are spending their honeymoon,
with instructions to try to undo the nup-
tial knot, but to no avail, The. brider re-
fused to part with her wedding ring, and
the crown prince declined to leave her.
Crown Prince Charles has not yet vol
renounced his rights of success
sion, and the king is reported to be very
angry. The Rumanian constitution does
not contain clause barring morganat-
ically married crown prince from success
sion to the throne.
Should Crown Prince Charles renounce
his rights of succession, his brother, Mich
olas, would become the heir apparent.
Nicholas is Is years old pnd physically
weak
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
SMALL BRITISH GAINS.
Were Made Near Selency and Gri-
court.

London, Sept. 26.-Northwest of st.
Quentin, British troops continued their
pressure against the German defenses
and have captured enemy strong points
in the neighborhood Of Selency and Gri
court, Field Marshal Haig reported to-
day.
In Flanders the British line likewise
has been advanced, progress having been
made in the sector of La Bassee.
The statement reads:
"Local operations were continued sue
cessfully yesterday afternoon and during
the night northwest of st. Quentin. Eng
lish troops progressed and captured GER
tain strongly defended localities in the
neighborhood of Selency and Gricourt,
together with a number of prisoners.
In addition to the counter attacks
already reported, which were launched
by the enemy yesterday northwest of
Fayett, his troops twice attacked the
positions north of Gricourt. These at
tacks were unsuccessful.
"A Successful minor operation was
carried out yesterday by English troops
northwest of LaBassee, as the result of
which the line was advanced and over
one hundred prisoners were taken. A
counter attack launched by the enemy
in this locality during the night was re-
pulsed and several prisoners were left in
our hands,"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
FINAL FIGHT
ON SUFFRAGE
Was Started in Senate To-
day on the Susan B. An
thony Amendment
CROWDED GALLERIES
HEARD THE DEBATE
And Each Side Is Claiming
Enough Votes for
a Victory

Washington, D. G., Sept 26.--Plans for
vote by the Senate to-day on the fed
eral woman suffrage amendment virtual
" were abandoned in the midst Of de.
bate, Chairman Jones, Of the woman
suffrage committee, Majority Leader
Martin and other leaders Of both factions
Joined in private statements that the
resolution would 40 over until Saturday
While the Senate debate was under
way with crowded galleries awaiting the
final test, Chairman Jones made the fol
lowing statement to representative Of
the Associated Press:
III now appears likely that no vote
viii De taken to-day and that the resolu.
tion will 60 over until next Saturday,
when Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin ia
due to arrive
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
JURYMEN ALL EXCUSED.
Because They Had to Do Farming or
Other Necessary Work.

Owing to the fact that many of the
iurymen originally called for the Wash
ington county court work presented rea-
sonable excuses, showing that most Of
them are needed on their farms or for
other labor, all have been excused ex-
cept those on the present case, and a new
panel of jurymen were notified Wednes
day aftrnoon to appear for the next trial,
which will probably commence to-mor.
row.
The new jurymen called are: V. e..
Ayers, Barre; r B, Bailey, Berlin; Il. J..
Bartlett, Plainfeld; B, L. Bell, Berlin;
w H. Berdan, Waterbury; D. r. Bisbee,
Waitsfeld; Fred Black, Middlesex; G.. L.
Blanchard, Montpelier; B, W. Boyd, Rox-
bury; A. M Bingham, Waterbury; Fred
Buchanan, Woodbury.; F. III. Bulkeley
Moretown; B. L. Cameron, Marshiield;
Fred j. Cardell, Warren; J. A. Chaplin,
Middlesex; M. Z. Chase, Roxbury; S. ?.
Chase, Calais; j. A. Converse, Moretown;
B. F. Davis, Barre Town; J. b. Fair,
Woodbury., Henry Green, Waitsfeld; J.
J.. Greenwood, Mortified; c. A. Hanks.
Warren; Alfred Hatch, Calais; Verne
Hudson, Msrshfield; Walter Lance, Plain
iANihs VI w AshSEs hIOubpGiibEF Dulb l4Y"
ford, Cabot; Warren Murray, Duxbury
s. J. Norris, Cabot; e. Z. Perry, Barre
Town; E. e. Pray, East Montpelier; S.
c. Rich, Northfeld; Philip Shonio, Dux.
bury; Roy H. Sibley, East Montpelier;
f, L. Small, Barre.
The Bancroft VS.. East Montpelier case
was finished to-day. The plaintiff rested
yesterday afternoon after two witnesses
had been on the stand, Mrs. c. e. Law
renee, who was injured in the accident
and who is the plaintiff in another case,
told a story of the accident of car go.
ing over the bank, her story being similar
to those which had preceded. William
Hersey, who was driving a car in front
of the Bancroft automobile, testified that
he was going about 20 miles an hour and
that no effort was being made to get
away from the other car f. Il. Pray,
w E, Pitkin, Willard Walker and Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Richardson testified
during the afternoon for the defense,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26

Great possibilities might result from a
successful allied advance on the front
cast of Rheims, as the German communi-
cations would be severed and the formid-
able enemy positions from Arras to Laon
endangered with the important southern
end outtlanked. The length of the attack
ing front is not disclosed, but it may
possibly be from Rheims eastward past
Verdun to southwest of Metz.
In local operations between Cambrai
and st. Quentin on the western front, the
British are pushing farther into the Hin
denburg line and capturing points vital
to the defense of St. Quentin West and
northwest of st. Quentin, the British
have advanced in the regions Of Selency
and Gricourt.
Paris, Sept. 26-French and American
troops began joint attack this morning
on the Champagne front and in the re-
gion beyond it on the east, to-day's war
office statement announces.
With the French Army in France, Sept,
f26, 9;l0 a. m. By the Associated Press.
French troops to-day attacked in the
Champagne in thick fog after a period
Of artillery preparation which terminal
ed in an hour Of most intense gunfre.
The early Indications were that the at.
tack was progressing most favorably.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
k. OF p. CONVENTION
ENDED BY "DOKIES"
Several Candidates Were Initiated Last
Observation-Disclosures Was Not So
Large as Usual.

Vermont Knights of Pythias, here yes
terday for their 90th annual convention,
closed their meetings lsst evening with a
"Dokie' ceremonial in Clan Gordon hall.
The affair was held under the auspices of
Suadah temple, No. 40, D. O. X. X, and
while the attendance, owing to inclement
weather and the prevalence of much i'll
ness, was much smaller than usual, the
ceremonial proved to be a worthy fnis
10 the convention W. II. Duthie, the
royal vizier, presided, and a number of
other officers were present. The attend
ance included ''Dokies" from several Yer
mont towns, from New Hampshire and
from Canada.
The following Pythians undertook the
eyentful journey across the fiery sands
OF the big desert: Mark f. Cutler, w. w.
Parry, Z. l.. Scott, Seaman John Glib
and William Black Of Barre, e. A. Tup.
per OF Orleans and Harry Mcdonald OF
Bellows Falls. They emerged smiling,
after one of the most adventurous Jour
MES IN some years. Following the cere-
monial buffet luncheon was served.
Most OF the visiting Pythians as we'll as
members Of the fraternity who came
only Tor the ceremonial left for their
homes on early morning trains.
Before adjourning the business session
late yesterday afternoon, the Pythians
completed the task of electing officers
for the ensuing year so that the list,
with the complement elected in the after
noon, stands as follows; Grand chancel-
lor, Levi T, Miner Of Rutland; grand
keeper Of records and seal, Frank f.
Robinson Of Barre; grand vice chancellor,
n. A. Norton of Lyndonville; grand pre-.
late, ]. G, Hoyt of st. Adams; grand
master of exchequer, F. w. Hardy of
Orleans grand inner guard, P E. Crane
Of Middlebury; grand outer guard, c, P.
French Of St. Johnsbury; grand trustee
for three years, w H Farrar of Mont
Pelier; grand tribune, M. P. Maurice of
Morrisville.
The matter Of selecting a meeting
place for the 1919 convention was left to
the grand lodge officers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-26
TALK OF THE TOWN

William Brown accompanied his broth
er, George A. Brown, to Aver, Mass,
early to-day to take charge of the re-
mains Of Supply Sergt. Robert Brown,
whose death was reported last night.
Specimens of the cotton plants which
abound in the fields surrounding Camp
Wadsworth, Spartanburg, S. O., are be-
ing displayed in the window of Martins
Book store. The plants were sent to
this city by Sergt. w. S. Luce of the 57th
pioneers and are the property of rela
tives in the city.
The Liberty loan rally, which was to
be held at the Barre opera house next
Saturday night will be held on Sunday
afternoon at 230 o'clock, the plans hav.
ing been changed to-day because the
French officer, Lieut.. Beaufort, who is to
speak, is one day late in filling his en-
gagements in Vermont Other announce
ment will be made later.
Frank Murphy, who was assigned TO
the Pelham Bay training station soon
after he enlisted in the navy, has been
selected with three other apprentice
sailors to attend a gunnery school. In
a recent practice shoot on the station
ranges, Seaman Murphy was one Of four
among l25 ment to qualify.
Giuseppe Pellegrini of Foss street left
yesterday for Yaphank, N. Y, where he
was called to see his cousin, Private q.
Pellegrini, who was reported seriously i'll
in telegram received Tuesday night.
Before the Foss street man reached his
destination, friends of Private Pellegrini
received a message telling Of the sol.
dier's DEATH
Walter Tobin, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
NJ Tobin of Academy street. who en-
rolled as a student in Boston business
college some weeks ago, writes his par
ents that he has been quite seriously IN
with the Spanish influenza. A shortage
of physicians in greater Boston sent many
victims of the malady hurrying to the
drug store for prescriptions, and the
writer of the letter, in describing bis
purchase Of medicine for ills that tbe
physicians had not time to treat. states
that he waited in line for six hours while
the crowd ahead of him was obtaining its
packet Of pellets,