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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
How Weather Affects Hotel Business.

J.. NJ. Boomer, one of the big hotel
men of the country, says in the May
American Magazine:
Zone day a friend in my Office spoke of
how beautiful the day was outside. Yet
a few moments later, when nv secretary
put a piece of paper on my desk,
looked at it, picked up the telephone,
and cancelled large order of perishsble
goods which were due for delivery the
next day.
Hearing me do this, my friend said,
curiously:
why did you do that's Find YOU had
enough on hand
"eNo. / answered, but il is going TO
rain to morrow And ] handed him the
weather report from Washington, which
we receive every day. Rain OF snow hits
the business Of selling food in certain
places ] said to him. although snow
has not such bad effect ~ rain. Nv
experience has saught me that men and
women do not come to hotels to eat
when the weather is had. The men 20 10
the nearest place and the women stay a.
home.
a man looks out Of the window. sees
the driving rain. and either sends out for
q sandwich or dives into the nearest good
restaurant, making business for the res
tsursnt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
TO REFoREsT PALESTINE.
That Will Be One of the First Recon-
mendations of Civilian Commission.

London. May Correspondence OF
Associated PressD.-Two principal rec
concentrations which the civilian COM
mission now in Palestine will make as
beginning for the reconstruction of
that country will be scheme for begin
ming an afforestation, and proposal for
the conservation of water supply by stor-
age and by opening up old springs.
A preliminary statement from a mem
Der of the committee says; ''The great
est of all Palestine's needs is afforesta-
tion. For centuries the land has been
denuded of it, trees, with most disas-
trous consequences For the heavy rains
at certain seasons, instead of beneftting
the soil, over more than fourffths Of
the area carry away in rushing torrents
much OF the little soil that remains on
the high lands and valley slopes.
Palestine has not always been tree
less The Roman emperors had valuable
forests in the country. and Abselom,
riding, was caught by the hair among
the trees. but today one might gallop
TO duck ones head to avoid branch.
Trees Of rapid growth will be plant
cd. and for the more cultivabie districts
fruit bearing trees will be utilized.
The storage of water ia lakes and
reservoirs Is comparatively simple in
Palestine. BY erecting small dams across
certain wadvs. a series Of small rcser-
voirs can be constructed a. little expense,
creating a supply that viii last through
out TIE dry season. In southern Pales-
tine hundreds Of natural springs can be
opened up which under centuries Of mis-
rule have been allowed TO choke up and
fall into disuse.
Palestine to-day Possesses an sdvsn-
tage il never had before in a first-class
railway connection with Egypt. All the
surplus crops vii find a ready market in
lhe growing Egyptian cities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
VISITED U. S. AIRMEN.
King George Went to Their Aerodrome
Near Lincoln, England

Lincoln, England May 10 Correspond
ence of the Associated Press king
Georges first inspection of American air.
men in training was made at British
aerodrome near here, where a squadron
| of American aviators is working with
British pilots. One OF the young British
officers at this camp is Prince Albert, and
the king and Queen Mary had run down
from London to see how their airman son
was getting on.
During the inspection on the parade
ground. the king spoke with several OF
the American officers. The aerodrome is
a finishing school for pilots of both air
planes and balloons. Pilots go there aft
err passing through their preliminary
course and are taught to loop, roll and
dive and to become expert in the many
other varieties of aerobratics which are
the mark of the expert flying man.
Later they complete their education
with courses on meteorology and the
theory of fight, and finally pass on to
gunnery school and qualify for the rank
of lieutenant In summer, if the wealth
er is favorable, the recruit can 60 through
the full program in about ten weeks.
The king and queen, in the course of
about an hour, saw machines and build
ings and apparatus none of which was
dreamed of three years ago. Special at
tention was given TO a giant Handley
Page machine which rested on tarmac
at the edge of the aerodrome.
The king, after donning a linen buster,
climbed into the pilots seat and the
mechanism was explained to him by
British and American officers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
The Amazing Exodus of American Girls.

| Margaret Deland, on her way tc
! France as correspondent OF the Woman
| Home Companion, writes in the May
number of the American women going
abroad for war work:
"0f all the amazing things that have
! come bubbling and seething TO the sur
face of life during these last three and a
half years. there has been nothing more
amazing TO me than this exodus of Amer
lean girls! Has such thing ever hap
pened in the world before? A passion
ate desire on the part of the women of
one people to go to the help of the men
of another people2 Would any other ma
tion, | wonder, if We were at war, send
its girls across the ocean to serve us?
"0f course, the divine and terrifying
ferment, the yeast, which is stirring our
girls and driving them into the high ad
venture of altruism, is stirring all wom-
en- everywhere; but | am inclined to
think that this special expression OF it,
which has started little army of girls
over to France, could not have happened
anywhere but in the United States,
where fathers and mothers have so very
little to say as to the behavior of their
daughters They may stand on the dock
and squeeze the wet ball of a handker
chief against quivering lips, and they
may run half way down the gangplank
and let the raw December wind rumple
the hair around their thin temples-but
they cannot hold their girls back from
the gray sea, where heaven only knows
what may meet them!
But through the parental bewilder
ment which is one of the hallmarks of the
twentieth century. there is one thing of
which we must all be sure, namely, that
these young creatures are moved by
true and honest impulse of service.
Granted that the accusation of the elder
" Stay-at Homes where there is plenty
to-eat is true, and that they 90 over to
France for the love OF adventure, and be-
,ause of the lure of the uniform, or the |
iesire to stand up beside the boys and |
,ay. 'Herel Look at me; I'm just as |
rood soldier in my way as you are in |
goursr ('When the war is over said one |
If them, the men will be ashamed not to |
yive us the ballot!'l Grant all these |
Kings, yet the deepest thing, and the !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
Comes to Support of Over
man Bill in the
House
FORMER SPEAKER
ATTACKS CREEL
Representative Gillett, Re-
publican, Led Fight
Against Bill

Washington, May l5.-Former Speake
Cannon came to the support of the ad
ministration yesterday in debate on thu
Overman bill, giving the president power
to reorganize government departments
Representative Gillett of Massachusetts,
Republican leader, led the fight against
the bill.
Both Democrats and Republicans, Mr.
Cannon said. would continue to support
the president in the war until victory
was won. He departed from his subject
to attack George Creel, chairman of the
committee on public information, and
said that if he had his way he would
"take Creel by the seat of the breeahes
and the back of his neck and throw him
into space"
Representative Gillett told the House
the bill proposes to abrogate the pow
ers of Congress and give them over to
the president. No suggestion has been
made by the administration as to what
1t hopes to accomplish under the Dill, lie
said. Under the bill, the president could
transfer the powers of the civil service
commission to the postmaster general or
the functions of the controller of the
treasury could be given over to the sec
rotary of the treasury, he asserted. "The
question is, will Congress give up the
powers granted by the constitution and
delegate those powers to the president?
Will we exercise the functions given to
us, or will we give them up? We are
here" he said, mot simply to be rubber
stamps and give everything that is
asked, but we are here to use our judg-
ment in passing on legislation
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
SUBSTITUTES FOR FAT.
Are Being Sought Now BY German Sci
entists.

Stockholm. May l5.-The great short.
age of fats in Germany and the result
ing necessity Of using more of all edible
fats for human consumption have driven
the empires scientific men to extensive
experimentation with so-caled mineral
wax" The result has been both a more
varied use of this product and greatly
improved method of securing it.
Mineral wax is substance extracted
from brown coal with the aid of ben
zine, benzol or other technical solvents.
Benzol is now used exclusively in Ger
many for this purpose. Old methods
have been unable to extract all the wax
from the coal treated. but the Kaiser
Wilhelm institute for experimentation
with coal is now winning nearly the en-
tire quantity in the coal treated.
The main feature of its improved sys-
tenn consists in extracting the wax under
high pressure, as much as six atmos-
pheres, and at high temperature. A
brown coal which had produced only
eleven per cent of wax under the old
system gives up % per cent under the
new treatment
Mineral wax was used in peace times
mainly for the fabrication of shoe polish,
photograph records and the insulation of
electric cables. Its high percentage of
sebacic acid-about so per cent of its
entire content--has been turned to ac-
count in the making of consistent fats.
II is also being used extensively in the
paper industry as sizing, taking the
place of colophonillm.
Experiments are now being conducted
to find method of refining the wax and
giving it lighter color.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
ANEMIA RUNS
IN FAMILIES
In This Case Both Mother and Daughter
Found a Remedy for Blood
lessness.

A tendency To thin blood, or anemla,
may be hereditary. In fact, IL often runs
in families and in such cases II should
be combated, MS soon as II symptom
shows, by the use of a reliable blood
making tonic.
Mrs, Elsie Monatesse. 2 Porter street,
Haverhill, Mass, and her seventeen year
old daughter Miss Antoinette Monatesse,
both used DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
the treatment of anemia, and their expe-
rience follows.
IL had suffered with anemia or lack OF
blood from my girlhood," says Mrs. Mon
atesse, and kept getting worse. | was
losing my strength, was rundown, and
had terrible headaches | took bitter
tones and other medicines, but they did
not seem TO help me. | was discouraged,
my appetite was poor, and what | did
eat would not stay on my stomach.
81 had heard of people who were ben
Gifted by using DIR. Williams Pink Pills,
and | decided TO try them. / noticed inn
provement after had taken three boxes.
My appetite became better, and ! felt
stronger in every way
my daughter, Antoinette, became run
down about three years ago and seemed
to have no ambition. She was colorless
and her limbs ached continually. She had
no appetite and at times would come to
the table, but eat nothing.
"fIer face broke out with pimples and
then / remembered how DIR. Williams
Pink Pills had benefited me, and ] had
my daughter take them. She was helped
at once and began to eat better. Her
u. al l. L.ts
limbs disappeared"
If your blood is not fortified against
the multitude of disease germs that sur
round us, you risk being prey TO sick
ness. You may not be able to put in
good days work without constant feel
ing of exhaustion.
A simple, safe and effective blood tonic
is found in DR.. Williams Pink Pills.
With good blood you will be able to ward
off headaches, stomach trouble, tired
feeling" and lack of ambition.
Get out of the sick class by building
up your blood through the use of the
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Williams Pink Pills. Get package to-
lay from any druggist. Use them regu-
arly, according to directions, and in
hort time you will note a marked i'm
in your general physical con
Iition.
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nd "What to Eat and How to Eat"
i've just the information that every
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re free. Write for them to-day to the
)r. Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady,
I. Y Your own druggist sells DIR. VIII
ans Pink Pills, or they will be mailed,
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tx boxes for $3.50 DO not pay more.
here has been no increase in price
.dv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
WILL DRAFT MEN NEEDED
FOR VAR WORK
General Crowder Submits New Plan to
Secretary Baker, Who APP
proves 1t.

Washington, D. c., May l5.-All men
between the ages of q and 81 needed
for war work will be utilized, under a
plan submitted by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder to Secretary Baker and re-
ceived by that official with such enthusi-
asm that he has promised to lay it be.
fore the president. With the president s
approval, which is expected, the plan can
be put into operation without legislation.
This plan is substitute for that where
by all men between the ages of Is and
so would be registered for service, which
was fatty rejected by the president, who
returned it to the war department with
instructions that it should not even be
discussed. Several hundred thousand in
classes 2 and would be called for war
work, although not for actual service as
soldiers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
GERMANY GIVEN
A FIRMER GRIP
On Austria Hungary as Result of Meet
ing Of Emperor Charles and En-
peror William.

London, May l5.-The meeting of En-
peror Charles and Emperor William al
German great headquarters has aroused
keen speculation which the official ac
count of the conference has done little
to satisfy. There is an inclination, how
ever, to take it for granted that the
meeting resulted in giving Germany a
firmer grip on Austria Hungary and the
dual monarchy's internal and external
policies; in fact, that from now on Aus
tria Hungary will be little more than a
German colony.
Emperor Charles is pictured as doing
penance for his peace letters u France
and as promising not to offend again.
Emperor William and his military ad-
yisers are seen as having accepted this
promise at its face value, but as taking
in the way of security for its fultillment
more active control of Austrian affairs.
to save them from anarchy, in the inter
est of the ruling German minority. The
fact that Germany has taken control of
the Bohemian food supplies indicates the
Austrian government is not adverse to
German interference in its internal af-
fairs.
1t is evident that hereafter the foreign
policy of the central powers will be con
trolled more than ever by Berlin. While
Austria may be used to launch peace of
fensives, they doubtless will be dictated
by Germany.
The question of Poland is believed to
have been reconsidered. BY the adoption
OF new solution a good portion of that
country, including the industrial district
will be linked with Prussia.
Another matter which is understood to
have been discussed is Austrias more
active participation in the war, or rather,
in the offensiyes. German newspapers
have long been complaining of the
failure of Austria to attack Italy, desir-
ing such move in the hope of diverting
some of the French and British troops
which are offering such strong defen-
sive in France. They even suggest that |
+fe Hungarisns should be able to handle |
he Italians and that the Austrians
should be sent TO France to offset Amer
can reinforcements.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
NORTH CALAIS

J. W, Butterfeld of Calais was in tow1
last Thursday.
Mrs. Irena Goodell of Marshfield i
spending few weeks with her daughter
Mrs Sidney Nelson
Mrs. Frank Hill was in Montpelier last
week to help care for Mr. Hills mother
Edwin Celley of Woodbury. is at II. H
Holmes for few days stay.
Gertrude Daley visited her sister, Mrs
Walter Eastman, in East Calais, recent.
".
Frank Hill was called to Montpelier ia
attend the funeral of his mother last
Sunday.
w +. Ainsworth was in Montpelier a
few DAYS last week.
l.. Wallace Leonard went to Spring
field, Mass, last week, where he has EN-.
ployment
Mrs Alice Daniels of Woodbury. was
recent guest at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Perley Fifeld.
Mrs. Laura Cameron returned home
last Saturday, after spending a few
weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Har-
vey Benjamin at Woodbury. Center.
Miss Myrtle Thurston spent the week
end with her sister, Mrs. Arthur Ben
jamin, in South Woodbury..
Mrs. Hattie Scribner and nephew. Mas
ter Clyde Daley, were in Montpelier last
Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Slsyton of East
Calais visited his sister, Mrs. S. +. Dali
ey, Sunday
Il. w. Cate went to Burlington last
to accompany Mrs. Cate home
from the Mary Fletcher hospital, where
she had been for several weeks for an
operation and treatment. Her many
friends hope for a speedy recovery.
Wayne Scribner was in Montpelier last
Saturday on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith returned
.ecently from Hardwick, where they
ipent the winter,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
OvERWORKED,
TIRED WOMAN
TOOK VINOL
Now She Is Strong and
Hearty

Philadelphia, PA was overworked
run down, nervous, could not eat OF
sleep. [ felt like crying all the time ]
tried different remedies without benefit.
The doctor said il was a wonder ] was
alive, and when Ninol was given me I
began to improve: ! have taken eight
bottles and am now strong and perfectly
healthy in every respect, and have gained
in weight. | cannot praise Ninol enough. =
Mrs. sarah A. Jones, l025 Nevada
street. Philadelphia, Pa.
We guarantee NinOl to make over
worked, weak women strong or return
your money. Formula on every bottle.
This Is your protection.
Red Cross Pharmacy. Floyd C. Russell,
Prop. and ~ the best drug store in ev-
cry toWn and city in the country.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15

down pains SC
badly that at times
i could not be on
my feet and it did
not seem as though
i could stand it. |
tried diff ere n I
medicines without
any benefit and
several d o C t ors
told me nothing
but an operation
would do me any
good. My drug
gist told m e of
Lydia Z. p in X
h ANS Vegetable
Compound. ! took
it with the result
that | am now well
and strong. / get
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
POTATOES THE
GOOD OLD WAYS

Bake Them.
Wash uniform sized potatoes.
Bake them in hot oven until
soft-about As minutes. Break
the skins slightly to let the steam
escape Serve at once.
When the Family Is Late.
To keep potatoes flaky, when
they have to stand, pierce them
full of holes with fork or crush
them a little in a towel and pierce
a small hole in the end of each
Put them where they will keep
warm.
Nothing is better than big baked
potatoes. Cook. some to-day.
Write the United States depart
ment of agriculture for new potato
recipes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
MAILS BY AIRPLANE.
Senate Goes on Record as Favoring the
Experiments.

Washington, May l5.-The Senate
went on record yesterday as approving
further experiments in carrying mail by
airplanes. Efforts of various senator's
10 have excluded from the postoffice ap-
preparation bill, $780, 900 appropriation
with which TO provide airplanes for this
purpose were defeated 80 to "a.
Opposition TO the provision was led
by Senator King Of Utah and Gallinger
Of New Hampshire, who declared expert
ments should not be made now when ev-
cry dollar had been used in war ex-
penditures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15

up in the morning at four clock, do my
Homework, thengo to a factory and work
all day, come home and get supper and
feel good. / don't know how many Of
my friends i have told what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. Mrs. ANNA METERIANo,
Sc West 10th St, Peru, Ind.
Women who suffer from any such all
ments should not fail to try this famous
root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
GERMANY WANTS MOSCOW.
And Large Financial Concessions from
the Russians.

Washington, May l5.-Details of the
latest German demands on Russia, re-
ceived at the state department yester
day from Swedish sources, show that
Russia has been asked to make financial
concessions to give up Moscow and other
large cities to the Germans, to cease
arming troops and TO dissolve all recent
ly formed military units
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15

Much interest is displayed in allied
capitals as TO the meeting between the
German and Austrian emperors and their
diplomatic and military assistants, and
especially in the truth behind the appar-
emily purposely vague official statement
on its results. That more firm alliance
between the two countries has been ce-
mented is certain and it is believed Aus
tria Hungary has been forced to make
up for her delinquencies as an ally of
Germany by getting deeper into the pow
er of the stronger nation. Developments
in the near future, it is felt, probably
will show whether Emperor Charles has
been compelled to renew the offensive
against Italy or to send large numbers
of his troops to aid the exhausted Ger
mans on the western front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
Coal Laden Ship Floated.

An Atlantic Port, May l5-The steam
er Lexington, coal laden for New Eng
land port, which ran ashore on an island
yesterday. floated without assistance on
a rising tide later, and proceeded on her
way unchanged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
Willie Wilson
Bradford Sunday.

Willie Wilson and family were in
Bradford Sunday.
Merle Hood got hurt quite badly while
riding his bicycle Friday afternoon. The
last report was he was getting along as
well as could be expected.
Mr.. Malzard will conduct service at
the hall every Thursday evening and
also next Sunday night, instead of the
week after, as he will be in this part
of the town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
To Reign Over Lithuania,
Courland, Esthonia
and Poland
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
CONFERS WITH KAISER
Names Of the New Rulers
Have Not Been
Disclosed

London, May l5.--The Austrian and
German emperors at their meeting at
German great headquarters, German
newspapers say, according to an Ex-
change Telegraph dispatch from Copen-
hagen, selected monarchs for Lithuania,
Courland, Esthonia, and Poland.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
Sergeant Frank L. Baylies
of New Bedford, Mass,
Wins Air Fight
HE is MEMBER
OF FRENCH FORCE
Sergeant Baylies Is Rapidly
Coming to the Front as
Star Air Fighter

Paris, May l5.-Sergeant Frank l..
Baylies of New Bedford, Mass, a mem
Der of the French flying force, has
brought down another German airplane,
His score is now nine enemy machines
since Feb 10.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15
REJECTS EQUAL SUFFRAGE.
Prussian Lower House Refuses to Re
store 1t to Franchise Bill.

Amsterdam, May 1.-THE Prussian
lower house has rejected a motion to re-
store the provision for equal suffrage in
the Prussian franchise reform bill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15

truest thing, is the impulse to serve. And
it will be just as well for some of us
critical folk to remember who it was
who said some two thousand years ago:
i am among you as one that serveth.'"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-15

A dispatch from Paris Tuesday an
nounced that Baylies had brought down
his eighth machine. He is a member of
the "Stork" escadrille.