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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
SLIGHT REDUCTION
IN SCHOOL FIGURES
High School Fell Only Little Short of
Highest Registration During Fall
Term Last Year.

Anticipated defeetions in the registra
tion OF students did not materialze when
the city schools reopened this morning
Tor the fall term. Complete returns are
not at hand, and it may be a week be.
fore the registration in every building is
finally compiled, but reports from the
several wards Indicate that the slight
falling-of in registration is nowhere
near commensurate with the reputed de-
crease occasioned by the departure from
Barre of many families attracted to the
munition cities of Massachusetts, and
Connecticut.
Supt. c. H. White stated this after
noon that the registration in Spaulding
high school to-day was 42s, which is
bound TO increase somewhat in the next
fortnight. When 1t is considered that
the best registration at the height Of the
fall term in 1917 was only 44l. II will
be seen that this falls figures are not at
all discouraging Beginners in the grades
numbered 200 to-day, as against 230 a
year ago. Larger by II is this years
entering class in Spaulding high school.
where the registration of new students
was lI2, as against l6l year ago.
With but two or three exceptions.
where teachers engaged for 1881 10 were
detained by illness, the entire corps Of
teachers, both in the grades and in the
high school, was present when the bell
rang this morning. Lyman C. Hunt, who
resigned as head Of Peoples academy in
Morrisyille TO succeed Henry II jackson
as principal of Spaulding high school,
has been in town several days and met
the teachers and pupils for the FIRST time
this morning The high school faculty
presents many familiar faces. although
some substitutions have been made. Miss
Beulah Bates Of East Barre. and Miss
teachers IN the Mathewson
school, were detained by illness, but their
places were filed by substitutes, and the
curriculum was not permitted to suffer
by their absences. II is expected that
they will be present within few days.
Including the special teachers, there are
upward Of 70 names on the roll of teach
ers in the city schools this year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
RETURNS TO UNITED STATES.
Rev. w L. Boicourt Has Been Doing Y.
M. c. A. War Work in France.

Waterbury, Sept. lO.Mrs. w. L. Boi-
court received telegram this morning,
announcing the arrival of her husband,
Rev. w. L. Boieourt, pastor of the Con
gregational church here, who has been
in France doing Y. M. G. A. war work
for a year The telegram was sent from
a place in Virginia and it is expected
that Mr.. Boicourt has already taken
train for Waterbury. The local church
gave him years leave Of absence in
September, 1917.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
PROMPT ADJOURNMENT
Of Washington County Court Taken To-
day Till Next Tuesday.

Washington county court convened at
10 o'clock this morning, Judge z. S.
Stanton presiding Only a few of the
attorneys were present, because it was
generally understood that no work would
be done. Rev. S. f. Bloomfield offered
prayer and Sheriff Tracy made the proc
lamation. Then adjournment was taken
until Tuesday, the 10th, and the Jury
win be notified that they win not come
for one week later, namely, the oath. The
first jury case to be tried is that of Ut.
ley VS.. Phelps, which will begin at 10
o'clock in the morning on the gath.
The court requested that the attor.
neys have their court cases ready for
trial next Tuesday, The trial of court
cases before jury cases is something new
in this county and will be done to short
en- the term, so that attorneys are being
advised to have their cases ready for
trial next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
ASSIGNED TO NORWICH.
Maj Arthur M. Edwards to Take Charge
of Military Department.

Mortified, Sept. l0.--Acting President
II. r. Roberts of Norwich university re-
eeived telegram this morning from the
war department, announcing that an or.
der had been issued assigning Major Ar
thur Nj. Edwards as professor of military
science and tactics at the university.
The announcement was received with
great satisfaction here because of the
fact that the university had requested
the assignment of Major Edwards, who
is considered a frst.rate man for the
position.
Major Edwards is cavalry man and
that fact is also pleasing, as Norwich is
specializing on the cavalry branch of
the service. He is graduate of West
Point and has recently been assigned at
Western Reserve university at Cleve
land.
Another telegram was received to-day,
announcing that official action had been
taken by the war department placing the
student army training corps in Norwich
and instructing the university officers to
60 ahead with the steps necessary to get
ting it under way,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
FRENCH CAPTURED
IMPORTANT GROUND
Including Liez Fort Within Two Miles Of
La Fere-North of That Town
They Captured Several
Towns.

Paris, Sept. Important progress to-
wards the southern end of the linden
burg line in the neighborhood Of La
Fere, north of the st. Gobain massif,
was made by the French forces to-day.
The war office tonight announced the
capture of the Liez fort, northeast of the
town of Liez and of wooded regions to
the east and southeast of Liez, within
two miles of La Fere.
Additional ground was gained in the
St. Gobain region south of the Disc,
where the Servais station was taken, as
well as a wooded area about mile and
half to the south.
North of the La Fere region the French
pressed in far, capturing the towns of
Remigny, Montescourt- LizeroIles, Clas-
tres, Seracourt e-Grand, Roupy and Et-
reillers, the last two towns being within
3Ia miles of ST. Quentin.
Improvement was effected in the
French positions north of Laffoux, oppo-
site the end of the Chemin des Danes.
There also was a betterment of the po-
sition in the region of Glennes, south of
the Aisne, where Franco American forces
are operating.
The text reads:
New progress was realized to-day by
our troops at various points on the bat
tie front.
North of the Somme we captured the
villages of Etrevillers and Roupy. Be
yond the Crozat canal we have taken
Seracourt- Grand, Castres, Montes-
court-Lizerolles and Remigny. Our ad-
vance elements occupied hill 103, south
of Contescourt station, Essigny- -le-Grand
and hill III.
North of the Disc we took the fort
OF Liez, the wood northwest of the Cam
lers farm and the Rouge farm.
South of the Disc we have taken
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

The headway thus made in encircling
the st, Gobain positions constituted the
most important feature Of yesterday :
operations, because of the fact that the
objective in this sector unquestionably is
the German base at Laon, the keystone
of the whole German defensive system.
A more spectacular advance by the
French armies, however, was effected far
ther north.
Having forced on Monday passage of
the Crozat canal, on the line opposite
the LaFere-St. Quentin front, Monday
witnessed a rapid development of the
forward push, until by evening advances
of well towards five miles beyond the
canal had been scored at some points.
Five towns were taken in this region,
including Essigny lie Grand, directly
south Of st. Quentin and but three and
a half miles distant. To the north, be-
yond the Somme, Etrillers and Roupy
were taken, while in closing in on LaFere
the Liez fort, northeast of Liez, and i'm
portant wooded land within two miles of
LaFere were captured.
On the Franco American front, lust to
the south of the Aisne, there was an
improvement in the allied positions in
the Glennes region.
On the British front Field Marshal
Haig's troops made headway in their
turning movement south of Hayrincourt,
where the left flank of the German po-
sition behind the Canal du Nord, defend
ing Cambria on the west, is being as
sailed. A German counter attack on the
new British positions along the linden
burg line near Gouzeaucourt, southeast
of Havrincourt, was completely repulsed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
ACCIDENT CASES HEARD
Before Commissioner Of Industries ST.
monds in Barre.

Alleging that the witness had made a
misstatement of facts and invoking ?
clause in the workingmen's compensation
laws, counsel for the insurance company
and the Harrison Granite Co., at a hear
ing before Commissioner of Industries
Robert W, Simonds at city hall yester-
day, asked for the prosecution of Charles
Booth, who is seeking compensation for
disabilities which he claims to have le-
eeIyed in fall at the granite comp any's
plant last February. Atty. II c. Sullo-
way of st. Johnsbury stated to the COM
missioner that he was about to prove
that the witness had not adhered to the
facts in saying that his confinement at
the City hospital was due to the fall in
stead of to disease. Commissioner ST.
monds quickly informed counsel for the
companies that the request for prosecu-
ton was irrelevant at that time.
Among those who testified were DIR.
W. d. Reid and the superintendent of
the City hospital, whose records of the
case were submitted by the company.
Statements from local physicians were
also introduced. The commissioner has
reserved decision.
In the hesring of Alfred Morgan VS..
the Dewey Column and Monumental
works, no hearing took place, it having
been agreed that one hand was injured.
The Interpretation of the law will give
the plaintiff Sll07 for l05 weeks.
The hearing of Michael j. Crowley vs..
the Eastern Tale company, by agree
ment, also took place at Barre. This is
relative to the injury to one leg, there
being question as to the extent of the
injury, the plaintiff claiming three
fourths loss of its use.
In the case of d. L. Murray VS.. Bout
well, Milne & Varnum, the hearing was
not completed, because the plaintiff was
not present. In this case the plaintiff
claims the loss of eyesight The eye was
injured and was removed. The defense
claims that the sight Of the eye was gone
previous to the accident and, therefore,
the plaintiff is not entitled to full pay
ment for the loss of his eye.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
DR. Y" REGIME
STEP NEARER
FOR AMERICA
House Agricultural Committee Decided
To-day to Report Favorably the
Bill Making Prohibition
Effective July 1, 1919.

Washington, D. c., Sept. lO.-War
time prohibition moved step nearer to.
day when the House agricultural com
mittee decided to report favorably the
food production bill, including the
amendment added by the Senate making
prohibition effective July |, 1919.
The committee inserted a provision
permitting the Importation of Italian
wine until May ], 1919, as requested YES.
terday by the Italian government
through the state department. As passed
by the Senate, the bill would stop impor-
tation Immediately.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
GEORGE BoNETT DEAD.
Former Resident of Montpelier Died at
Rock Island, P. o.

Word was received in Montpelier to-
day that George Bonett of Rock Island.
p O., former resident Of Montpelier,
was found dead in bed yesterday. Mr..
Bonett was a former barber, leaving sew
eral years ago for Bellows Falls, later
going to Dock Island, where he followed
his trade. He belonged to the local lodge
of Odd Fellows and the secretary has as
yet been unable to get in touch with rel
atives. The deceased holds the distinc-
tion, it is said, of owning the first auto
mobile in Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
"FARE" BY THE FAIR.
Women Conductors to Be Tried Out on
the Trolleys.

Fares will be requested in different
manner and tone of voice Wednesday
morning on the Seminary hill and Wash.
ington Street cars of the Barre and
Montpelier Traction and Power company
If the proposed arrangement is put in
force tomorrow morning, for female con
ductors will commence learning the du
ties of handling the rear end of these
two cars of the company.
The company is teaching the girls to
be conductors so that it may be ready
for the change from male to female CON
ductors should the male employees be
called by the government to other work
Owing to the uncertainty of labor condi.
tions, preparations are being made for
the employment of conductorettes.
Flora Morani and Florence Clopston
will commence their duties tomorrow
morning, one being assigned to each of
the above cars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
OLD RESIDENT OF DUxBURY.
John Carver, SO, Died in Hospital in Bur
lington.

Waterbury, Sept. l0--John Carver, a
longtime resident of Duxbury, died at
the Mary Fletcher hospital in Burlington
late yesterday. He was SO years Of
age and leaves his widow and five chill
dren, Charles, Nellie and John, ir., who
live in this vicinity; Mrs. H. j. Inglis
and Miss Mary Carver of Boston, the
latter of whom has been home caring
for her father. There is also brother,
Thomas Carver, Of Berlin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
ALLIED VICTORY DIsHEARrENs.
Austria Hungary Reported to Be Pro.
foundly Impressed.

London, Sept l0.-The continued ad.
vance of the entente allies on the battle
front in France is making profound
impression on Austria Hungary, accord
ing to a dispatch from Zurich to the
Evening Star. The recent departure OF
Austrian troops from Vienna caused
riotous scenes in the Austrian capital.
Thousands OF angry women, the dis
patch says, raided the railway stations.
protesting against the departure of the
men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

Briquettay, and the servais station.
Elsewhere we improved our positions
north of Laifaux and also between the
Aisne and the Vesle in the region of
Glennes.
Army of the east Sept y;
There was activity along the entire
front, particularly west of the vardar
in the bend of the Cefna, in the region
Of Monastir and between the lakes,
where the enemy attempted raid which
failed, with losses In Albania there
were patrol encounters"
The report from the army of the east
under date of Sept s, reads:
'There was activity by the artillery
and aviators along the greater part Of
the front"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
AMERICAS FINAL
DEMONSTRATION OF
MILITARY EFFICIENCY"

Registration day will be Amer.
ica's final demonstration of mill
tary efficiency. The selective serv-
ice system has proved itself the
most efficient method of raising
the army that will bring about
the prompt and final defeat of our
national enemy. On June 5, 1917,
this nation began to demonstrate
to the world that it could do in
one day what the vaunted Ger
man efficiency had been nearly 80
years in preparing; it registered
almost 100000 of men between
the ages of q and 30. 1t remains
now to complete this demonstra-
tion.
"Such a mighty effort has never
before been put forward by this
country. It will be the most nota-
BILE instance in Americas history
of an army raising itself
Every man within the ages
named in the presidents procla-
nation must realize that it is his
personal duty to come forward.
The registrars viii be at their
posts, awaiting you at the regis
tration booths 1t is for you to
cooperate and to come forward.
They will do their part. You must
do yours.
"E Fl. Crowder,
provost Marshal General"
All men between the ages of is
and As, both inclusive, must regis
ter Thursday, Sept. II.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
SERVAIS STATION AND
BRIQUETTAY CAPTURED
Allies Have Progressed Nearly Five
Miles Beyond Crozat Canal, Captur-
ing Five Towns British Are Turn
ing the HavrincOurt Position
(By the Associated Press.l

Fast made by the French yesterday closing
upon both St Quentin and LaFere important German srongod
along the southern section of the Hndeburg line They with
in two miles of LaFere and within three and half miles of St.
Quentin
In the region of LaFere the French pushing
north of the formidable ST. Goban baston defending
have made considerable impression this powerful position by
direct pressure in the Servas sector the south of
The Servas station captured yesterday and by taking
qeay further SOUTH General Pean troops have advanced
within little than mile the ST. Goba on one of
the highest points of the bastion.
Near Laaux around the bend in the line of the
bason the French made further progress the north
the town.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
MADE FLIGHT IN EIGHT HOURS.
But Max Miller Stopped Twice on Chi.
cago-New York Trip.

New York, Sept l0.-Max Miller,
aerial mail carrier between New York
and Chicago, arrived at Belmont park on
his flight from Lock Haven, Pa, at II .22
a. m. to-day.
Miller left Lock Haven at 0 o'clock
this morning, where he stopped last night
after flying from Cleveland, which was
his first stop after leaving Chicago YES.
terday at 9 a. m Miller's actual flying
time between Chicago and New York
was eight hours and two minutes.
Miller prepared at once to fly to Wash
ington. The mail he carried included
letter to President Wilson from the
president of the Aero Club of Minneapo-
lis, William r. Brooks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
REPUBLICANS WON
VICTORY IN MAINE
Not Only Elected the Major Officers But
Increased Their Gains in Both
Branches of the Legislature
and Among Sheriffs and
County Attorneys.

Portland, Me-, Sept. l0--rhe Repub
licans won a general victory in the bi.
ennial state election yesterday. United
States Senator Bert NJ Fernald, Con-
gressmen Louis B. Goodall, Wallace NJ
White, jr John A. Peters and Ira G.
Hersey and Governor Carl e. Hilliken
were reelected over their Democratic op.
ponents by substantial majorities and, in
addition, the Republicans made notable
gains in both branches of the legislature
and among the sheriffs and county at
torneys
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
American Tanker Presents
Apparently Reliable
Information
NAVY DEPARTMENT
INVESTIGATES CASE
The Enemy Vessel Was Sent
Down During a
Fight

Washington, DC, Sept. l0.-What ap-
parently is a reliable report that an
American tank steamship has sunk a
German submarine in fight off the At
iantic coast reached the navy depart.
ment to-day and is being investigated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
KINGS PLAN NEW STEP.
Perhaps 1t Is Toward Saving Kaiser
from Decisive Defeat.

London, Sept. TO- Newspapers in Ger
many, according to an Amsterdam dis.
patch to the Exchange Telegraph com
pany, commenting on the forthcoming
annual conference at Copenhagen of the
kings of the Scandinavian countries, say
the monarchs may seize the opportunity
of taking steps of international impor-
tance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
AUSTRIA LOSING
HOPE OF VICTORY
Foreign Minister Burian Expresses Doubt
Of Teutons' Ability to Win Military
Decision But Is Sure That Terrible
Cost Will Be Paid By World.

Amsterdam, Sept l0.-Baron Burian,
the Austro- Hungarian foreign minister,
in addressing number of visiting Ger.
man newspaper men is quoted in a dis.
patch from Vienna to-day as saying:
Il am certain that this war must cost
this tormented earth terrible amount
Of bloodshed and an immeasurable de.
struction of precious possessions before
the end can be reached by the military
overthrow of the enemy if, indeed this
at all is possible"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
$4,000 PRISONERS IN -FOUR WEEKS.
Were Captured By the British, Together
with $50 Guns.

London, Sept. lo.-The capture by the
British of 10000 prisoners and 75O guns
in four weeks is announced by Field
Marshal Haig in an order Of the day,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

All men between the ages of is
and As, both inclusive, must regis
ter Thursday, Sept. II.
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-01-28
farmers Movement Praised by Educator
Dr. A. E. Winshp Sees Through Attacks of Gang Politicians
and Reactionary Press ~

ences of school men and women and
men from the farm in 32 county
seats. Much of the time have had
Governor Frazier as companion and
comrade. We trailed the prairies in
automobiles and Fords by night and
by day and he accepted the humping
of the humping of the bumps like
good sport as he did all sorts of
sleeping and eating places.
Has any other governor gone to
the people day after day for six weeks
with no political speech? I have
travelled with governors in other
states, but never before have known
a governor to talk education to the
people for four weeks about their
schools, never boasting, always boost
ing for better schools.
Whatever the future may have in
store for Lynn J. Frazier. does not
seem to concern him any more than
it does me, but he has one glorious
purpose to make his administration
contribute as much as possible to-
ward a citizenship that shall be as
we'll informed and as intelligent as
any in the United States and this ad-
ministration should be an inspiration
to all the people.
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-01-28
IF ExPLOlTERS WORKED
Cedarbend, MINI.


Editor Nonpartisan Leader:
Since our Leader has been sent out
to us hayseeds, some of the other
papers are trying to make the farmer
fool, but they have to go back to
the woods, for they haven't got the
goods and We'll stick to win. No.,
they have not much respect for a
farmer that has raised their daily
bread and was the first one to till
this mother earth. If we don't stick
they'll try to plaster us with mud
right and left, and today the worst
enemy to them is the Nonpartisan
Leader.
But, bravo, Mr.. Editor, the Leader
is backed by many thousand strong
and they hope by 1920 there will be
no useless middlemen to feed There
is lots of land in this north part of
Minnesota taken away by the money
lenders, so you middlemen, apply to
the money lenders of northern
Minnesota and see for your own part
what this struggle is to keep you all
in bread.
Lots of red tape would be cut, Big
Biz would lose his fat and be fit for
Uncle Sans duty, when the time
comes. ALBERT w. BIZEK.
The nonpartisan leader., 1918-01-28
MORE FARMER coNeREssMEN

Congressman Baer of North Dakota,
elected by the Nonpartisan league of
that state, is recognized as represent
ing personally the interests of organ
lied farmers of not alone his own state,
but the entire Northwest. He was
elected less than year ago to fill a
vacancy from his district, but has been
active in the interests of his constitu-
ents ever since
: A farmer congressman from this dis
trict would be of great benefit in for
cling attention upon these needed ap-
preparations. For the present session
of congress, nothing in this respect
can be expected. Lawyer-Congressman
La Toilette will continue on the job
for almost another twelve months.
Farmers would do well to consider the
coming election, however, with a view
to getting representation in congress.
If there is any reason why they are
not entitled to this representation, we
should like to know that reason. As
the dominant interest of the district,
we believe farming should he repre-
sented by a farmer YAKIMA VAL.-
LEY (WAsH.) FARMER