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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09
"Yanks."

1t appears that the term Sammy
hasn't "taken" as we'll as home folks
imagine. The soldiers themselves don't
like it any better than they did at first,
and the British and French comrades,in-
arms don't make much use of it, The
term applied generally by the British and
French is the same term that they used
before the war-"Yankee," colloquially
shortened to "Yank"
The testimony Of certain captain
from Virginia in The Stars and Stripes
battlefront publication shows how our
boys feel about it. There was a time,
he says, when Yirginian would have
felt he was being called foreigner if
anyone applied 'Yank' to him. But ]
rather like ii now; and when it comes
to a choice between 'Yank' and Sammy
there can be only one answer. Maybe a
few battles will evolve something else,
but Pm afraid Wen stay 'Yanks' just
as the British fighter has remained Tom
my Atkins.
"'Yank' is the unanimous vote at the
base section here"
That ought to settle the matter.-Con.
cord Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09
WILLIAMSTOWN

The Home Study club will meet with
Mrs. Anne e. Randall Thursday at 900
p. m. This is the annual meeting for the
election of officers. Mrs. Musette Seav.
er and Mrs. Morgan will tell the ladies
what they have learned at the conser-
walton meetings.
Corporal Harrison B. Martin, who has
been spending l5-day furlough at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, George
F. Martin, returned june 20 TO Camp
Wadsworth, Spartanburg, s. G., where
he is stationed with the 57th Pioneer
infantry, formerly the lst Vermont
While in town he was accompanied by
his mother on motor trip to ST. Johns
bury. Peacham and Danville, where they
visited friends and relatives. On their
return trip they we're accompanied by
Mrs. Harold Somers of Peacham for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09
GAYSVILLE

Harry Blanchard passed away July s,
after an illness of several weeks dura-
ton. Mr.. Blanchard was veteran of
the Civil war and is survived by his
wife and several children, two of whom
are IN military service at present Flu,
neral services will be held Wednesday
at 2 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Blackmer and son,
John, were in Bridgewater Saturday to
assist in a program given at Pomona
grange meeting.
Dr. and Mrs. r. f. Steele of Mont.
peller, former residents, called on friends
here the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dutton, with their
two children, We're guests Of relatives in
Barre Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail r. Osgood Of Ex-
eter, N. H., were guests at B. L. Osgoods
from Wednesday until Sunday.
Mrs. Clyde Phelps and two children,
Howard and Marjorie, of Sidney, N. Y,
are visitors at William Flint's.
Rollin Fassett of Tunbridge, a former
resident, was in town part of last
week.
Miss Lila Mills is visiting relatives
in White River Junction.
Mrs. Annie Hickey and Miss Florence
Hickey of Royalton were visitors at
Fred Browns the first of the week.
Fl, H, Harrington, who is employed by
the Hortonia Power Co. in Rochester,
spent part of last week here.
Miss Alfredine Hassam was in Pitts
field Monday.
Among those to spend last Thursday
in Randolph were Mr.. and Mrs. William
Flint and son, Stanley, j. A. Chedel, Miss
Alice Chedel, G. s. Hodgkins and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ingham of North
Billerica, Mass, are spending ten days
with Misses Florence and Nellie Ingham,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09
CURRENT COMMENT
Newspapers Hard Hit.

The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
has discontinued publication as result
of merger with Mr. Cyrus Curtis even
ing edition of the Public Ledger. The daily
morning Tribune of Loss Angeles has
just stopped publication, its owner an
nouncing that he feels this particular
paper not necessity in war time
These occurrences are symptomatic Of
the times There were 925 suspensions
and nearly third as many consoida.
tions of publications in this country and
Canada in the last calendar year. And
the process is moving still faster now,
War conditions and war costs have rev.
olutionized the publishing business. Only
the stronger newspapers are likely to
survive.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

By asserting that Germany could have
peace at any time she consented to the
proposals laid down by President Wilson,
Premier Lloyd George rather nullified
any effort which Germany may make to
bring about peace by her own terms.
Germany is gradually learning that there
are two sides to this peace matter, just
as there are two sides in the war 1t is
a different matter to force German
peace on the allies than it has been to
force a German peace on Russia and
Rumania. -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

Judging by what the Koelnische lei
tung has to say, Germany still does not
believe that the United States has size
able force on the western front, that
newspaper, evidently under the direction
of the government, having declared that
the statement of transportation of
troops, as given by Secretary of War
Baker, is Unfortunately exaggerated" and
the usual American bluff 1t remains,
therefore, for the truth to come home to
Germany with sudden and crushing force
when the time comes for the use of the
vast army already on European soil
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

That the coal mines of the Island Pond
region are more or less chimerical, prob
ably more, is indicated by the following
statement from the Essex County Her
aid, which is printed at Island Pond;
The much talked of coal mines near
Island Pond refuse to be discovered, for
the recent diligent search by Derby and
Canadian parties failed to find any out
cropping of black diamonds If the edi-
tor Of The Herald gets time he will take
a pick and go down to these mines, for
he knows it's only by digging and a
constant plugging" that black diamonds
are brought to the surface. In the mean
time don't get excited IF it's there wen
find it, and all shall have fair chance to
stake their claim"
Nevertheless, we wish that Bro, Lord
might find big mine up his way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

The official statement that there are
only $4,000 Americans actually fighting
in France may be misleading, as much to
the enemy as to Americans at home.
That statement is, of course, subject to
considerable explanation if one were
seeking to get at the real facts of Amer
lean participation in the war. However,
it goes well enough for German consump-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09
CUTTING OFF A FRATERNAL C0UR
TESY.

Beginning Monday, July Is, the news
papers of the United States are ordered
by the war industries board to 90 under
more drastic provisions by which it is
hoped to curtail the consumption of
white news print stock. The provisions
cover wide range of operation and are
intended to reduce to minimum the
distribution other than the actual cash
circulation. From purely professional
standpoint, the provision which tears
things up by the roots most of all is the
rule which says, Discontinue all free
exchanges This means, undoubtedly,
that newspapers cannot exchange copies
Of their publications. and thus goes out
time ,honored custom in Vermont For
time immemorial it has been the practice
IN Vermont Of sending a single copy to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

Most householders would be satisfied if
they could keep the temperature inside
their houses up to the government figure,
6s degrees, during the rigor of Vermont
winter like the last one, to say nothing
of going beyond that point.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09
Finding an Opening.

81 see that old Bill Gilmore has got
job. He's working now in Hicks livery
stable"
What doing?'
Hicks has some horses that won't
take the bit, SO Bill talks to them till
they yawn. Farm and Preside
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

The Australians are doing some good
fighting on the Somme, as are the Amer,
leans located there, the lions share going
to the former at present because of the
fact that the Americans associated with
them are newcomers in the field of war
Despite their inexperience, however, the
Americans are proving themselves to be
apt pupils.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

The reported attempt to hold up and
rob an automobile touring party near
Brattleboro was not so successful as
similar attempts have been in other parts
of the state at various and sundry times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

Unless they put more than 40 divisions
into their next offensive, the Germans
cannot hope to meet with continued sue.
cess of their efforts. The allies have met
and stopped greater force than that
several times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

weeks visit Mrs. Somers is a niece Of
Mrs. Martin.
Mrs. Ernest J. Aud and children of
Keene, N. H., are visiting at the home
Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George f.
Martin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

There is no doubt that Teddy Roose-
welt would be quite an effective enlisting
agent in Ireland providing he were given
a loose rein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

An assassination was the nominal
cause of the war; an assassination may
be the beginning Of the end of the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

The voters Of New York ought TO make
short work of the Hearst candidacy for
governor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

The seasons are changing about, il
would seem; autumn and fall first, then
summer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

You know town by the roads it
keeps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

There must be remedy for this cpl
demie of railroad disasters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-09

Rationing of coal is rational.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
drug TO PRODUCE
DISEASE SYMPTOMS
Doctor Arrested Charged with Help
ing Men Evade Draft.

New York. March 16.-Accused OF
conspiring to sell soldiers at mill
tary camps a drug that would pro-
duce symptoms resembling Bright's
disease and enable them to obtain
discharge from the army, DR..
Philip G. Becker. a physician, and
Harry Z. Walters, a former soldier,
were arrested and arraigned yes
terday before a United States COM
missioner. DIR. Becker was held in
$4,000 bail and walters in $500.
The pair are alleged to have ef-
fected Walters discharge from the
Spartanburg. S. c., camp by means
of the drug prescribed to him by
the physician. Soldiers at that and
other camps were to be required
the government charges. to pay
preliminary fees of $50. with fur
ther fees Of 500 or 5000 upon dis
charge from the army.
The arrest was made under the
espionage act-Walters at a West
Side apartment, where he is alleg-
ed to have accepted $50 in marked
money from soldiers. and DR.. Beck
er at his office, where detectives
say they found marked money in
his possession.
DR.. Becker denied his guilt, de-
claring the medicine he prescribed
was intended as a cure for Bright's
disease and that he was being
framed up" by Walters.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
ALLOWS new issues
OF QUARTER billion
Committee Grants Capital Stock Per.
mits to Many Companies.

Almost a quarter OF billion dollars
in new capital issues have been approv-
ed by the new Committee on Capital
Issues. of which Paul NJ. Warburg, OF
the Federal Reserve Board. il chair
mani. The work of the committee
has been heavy. Mr.. Warburg said In
a statement last night. many applica-
tons having been received. His state
ment follows.
THE total number of applications
received up to date and disposed of.
was ninety-six, aggregating S25s. $685.
91s. The ma jority of the approvals
given by the committee covered re-
newals and refunding operations. Ap-
prevails OF new Issues, municipal or
otherwise. represented in many cases
deductions OF the amounts originally
applied for.
The number OF cases formally de-
clined Is comparatively small for the
reason that a great many of the ap-
plications are being suppressed at the
source, either because the applicants
realized that the purposes for which
they would desire to issue securities
were not compatible with the national
interests or because the local commit
tees were able 10 impress upon would
be applicants this point of view be-
fore the applications reached the CEN
trail committee in Washington.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
OLDTIMER IN SENATE
SERVICE Celebrates
Friends Congratulate Henry M. Rose
on Sixheth Birthday.

Henry II. Rose, assistant Secretary
of the Senate enjoyed his sixtieth
birthday yesterday by receiving the
concentrations OF his many friends
in the Capitol whom he has gained
during his twenty-three years OF ser
vice there.
Mr.. Rose enjoys a distinction which
has fallen to no other man in the
United States in that a special clause
was inserted in the general deficiency
appropriation bill OF 1896 creating the
position Of assistant secretary OF the
Senate especially for him and naming
him as the incumbent during his nat
ural life.
doing his bit in the war by giving
Illustrated lectures on Washington,
the City Beautiful" under the aus
pices of the Legion of Loyal Women
and has gained considerable contribu-
ions for their philanthropic work.
notwithstanding yesterday Mr.. Rose
recalled that the only two Senators
now on the floor which were in Of
flee when he first assumed his duties
are Senators Gallinger and Lodse.
He took out his famous "A Hit or
Miss Scrap Book" for some of his
friends and satisfied their curiosity
by giving them the dates of some of
the highlights in his interesting ca
reer.
Never felt better in my life," re-
sponded Mr.. Rose heartily when ask
ed how he felt in his :hree score
years
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
ship Welfare POLICY
HIT BY LABOR BUREAU
Believes Present Association Plan to
Be Discriminating.

The welfare" policy OF the Lake
Carriers Association is condemned
In report issued here last night by
the Bureau OF Statistics Of the De-
partment of Labor.
1t sets forth that this policy of
the association. which operates over
400 vessels on the Great Lakes. vir-
tually amounts to the buying and
selling of labor to the discrimination
Of the Seamen's Union. The "wel-
fare plan was put into effect in
1908, and provided for the registra-
ton OF seamen and their accommoda-
ton at rooms maintained by the as
sociation in various lake ports, upon
the payment of an annual fee OF $40.
With the open shop" in effect. how
ever, union men lost caste, the re-
port says, as soon as their names
were entered upon the registries OF
ship commanders. The men were
given books. which they were COM
PEELED to show each new master,
and unless their past conduct was
up to the associations standard they
could not obtain employment again
on the lakes.
When a general strike was threat
ened on the Great Lakes last fall,
the Shipping Board investigated the
discharge" book and recommended
its abolition, together with a modi-
fication OF the welfare plan.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
DRAWS S35 fine
FOR watch Theft

Edward E. Stein Csometimes
called stern). the ls-year-oId former
messenger boy. who was arrested
Friday by Detectives stringfellow
and Embrey, on q charge Of lar
ceny in connection with the theft
Of two watches from the residence
Of NJ. F. Simpson, l2l2 ThiTty-fourth
street northwest. was fined s35 yes
terday morning by Judge Hardison
in Police Court. Upon his failure
to pay the fine Stein must go 70
Jail for thirty-five days.
The youth gave the court no sE-
planation Of why he left a good
home in Boston five monhs ago.
Neither did he have an explanation
for the theft OF the two watches
Attorney NJ +. Mangan interceded
for the boy and asked the court 10
be as lenient as possible.
1t was understood however. that
an effort will be made to have the
sentence suspended and the boy
sent back to his home.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
CHILDREN sign Pledge
TO SUPPORTN NEWLOAN
Washington Pupils Give Names in
Interest of Liberty.
Support of the third liberty !,

Support of the third liberty loan
j, e.. II ny Il group Of Washington
scHooI children in a pledge, which
is circulating throught the schools
of the District.
The first signers OF the pledge
and the pledge itself follows:
TO our great President of the
United States and his honorable
advisers:
I'VE. the school children of
America, with trust in God, Su-
preme Rul r of the Universe, pledge
our earnest support of the Third
Liberty Loan to win the war and
make the world safe for Democracy.
Germany. by her brutality to the
innocent women and children, has
lost the respect of Christian nations.
For Americas success, we are,
Faithfully yours,
Blanche F. Acher, Goldye NJ.
Stevens. Mildred H. Leeche, Edith
Sparkle, E. Morozzi. L. Adelaide
Watson. ]. Hammond Brewer. jr.,
K. c. MarkwaFd, +. L. Tuch, NJ.
L. Raedy. Richard BerIan and Roy
Houck."
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
LA TOILETTE PRAISES
THOMPSON'S POLICY

Senator LaFoIlette yesterday gave
the reasons why he strongly sup
ports James Thompson. Of Lacrosse,
Wis, to succeed the late Paul c.
Husting in the Senate. Thompson's
candidacy. according to LaFolIette,
contains the following "fundsmen-
tai" points:
Win the war. but Congress to
keep Democratic control of the is
sues Of the war. (2) Freedom OF
speech and press. C3) Conscription
OF war profits and excess incomes
(f) Government ownership OF rail-
roads. telegraphs and telephones
(5) Cnalterable opposition to com
pulsory military training.
The subcommittee which Is in
vestigating Senator LaFollette's al
legged disloyal speech at St Paul
last winter. held no meeting yes
terday because OF the illness of the
Senator's son.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17

incident TO war. The situation must
be viewed from a national and not
from local standpoint.
I'VE are engaged in a clossal war
in which the safety OF America is
seriously imperiled. We cannot win
the war unless every resource OF
the nation is carefully husbanded
and used with the utmost intellt-
gence. The great financial opera
tios of the government greater than
those ever undertaken by any gov
crnment In the history of ciyiliza-
tion. make Il essential that every
unnecessary expenditure by the
government. by the States and mu-
inequalities and by private corpora
tons and indiviuals, be avoided
while the war is in progress"
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
PLAN Changed SITE
FOR ATHLETIC CLUB
Building Proposed on Street Fac
ing Franklin Park.

Change in the location Of the new
Washington Athletic club from the
proposed site on New York avenue to
a new site on l street, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth streets north
west. was decided at a meeting Of the
executive committee last night.
The new site has a frontage on l
street. facing Franklin Park. OF sew
enty-two feet, and Is 40 feet deep,
with an open exposure on all four
sides. Constructed on the proposed
new site. the new club house, to be
ten stories high. will cost the club
less than one-half the estimated cost
OF building it on the New York ave-
nue. ground. In money the saving
amounts to S25O.OOo the executive COM
mittee announced.
Executive officers were unanimously
voted power to make the change
Members are voting on the proposal
at present. Should the members of
the club endorse the plan. a second
trust will be given owners of the
property and the club house con-
structed by the Longacre Construction
company. Work will begin as soon as
plans and papers can be drawn.
The building Is to be eIaborately
equipped.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
ALIEN SLACKER
BILLHASSLOW
NEGOTIATION
May Be Delayed Beyond
Next Draft by Pending
State Treaties.

"Alien slackers'' may yet escape
being called in the next draft sum
mons. There is a smaller chance that
men who have become n since the
first registration may also be i'm
mune.
This is true despite the determine
ton Of administration leaders to push
all draft legislation promptly, and
the apparent wishes Of q majority
in both branches OF Congress. The
situation arises out Of differences be-
tween the two Houses on details Of
the measures.
After the alien Stacker bill was
passed by the House, 1t was referred
to the senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. Before that body. the treaties
which the State Department Is pre-
pairing for the drafting of the aliens
is also pending. The House bill has
a wider effect than the proposed
treaties. which the Senate must rat
ify before they could be effective
because it calls for summoning men
OF all nationalities which are now
co-belligerents with the United States.
The treaties propose agreements
Win Great BriIaln ana SandQd, lhe
state Department having been unable
to reach understandings as yet with
the other nations.
Chairman Stone Is holding up ac-
tion both on the treaties and the
House bill until further action by the
state Department. Champions Of
alien Stacker service fear this course
may last so long that it will be i'm
possible to arrange regulations call
ing even the British and Canadians
into the next summons
4 minority in the House Committee
on Military Affairs has effectively
prevented action so far on the pro-
pOsal TO call the men recently be-
come n years old Their aVowed
program is to keep this amendmCn Mt
TO the draft bill from the floor. where
they fear, it would pass by a large
majority The Senate already has
acted on this measure. Provost Gen
eral Crowder. who says il would call
1.OO0,00 into service-mostly in class
is its chief champion.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
BAKER VISITS front
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climbed up the many construction
ladders
Next the party visited a huge
warehouse covering three square
miles, stopping at the last camp,
which accommodates $4,000 men.
Here they arrived at the mess hour.
Mr.. Baker personally questioned
the darky stevedores who. not
knowing the little man In civilian
clothes. answered freely. declaring
the food was good and plentiful
except one Of them asserted "dey
wouldn't give me mother piece o
bread. All likes noah bread when
All wants it."
Mr.. Baker saw to it that the gen
tIeman from the Sunny South got
his bread although he had already
received his ration.
10000 Beds In Hospital
The Secretary than inspected the
base hospital, the largest in the
world. having 10000 beds.
In the afternoon he visited the
Eig artillery camp where the gun
ners unlImbered the six inchers, re-
porting ready to fire" within two
minutes after they had taken their
places. Mr.. Baker nodded his ap-
Proyal and asked to have the gun
mechanism explained to him. also
questioning the men as to the re-
suits of the target fire.
Then the party went over to the
rcmoUnt station and look over some
newly arrived horses. Mr. Baker
showed no fatigue after thoroughly
going over the whole port. After
the strenuous 10-hour day. the train
which is the War Secretary's 5
home" this week pulled out, taking
Mr.. Baker and his party to another
port. which he will inspect tomor-
row.