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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
CURRENT COMMENT

1t looks as though the support Elmer
Johnson would receive in the northern
part Of the state would be almost unani-
nous. Johnson is good, clean fellow,
and the kind Of man this paper would
like to see become attorney general of
the state.-Barton Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

An alarmist is a man who reads that
Louisiana has ratified and then hustles
around the corner TO take on oil before
the rest of the states follow suit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

While Mrs. Wilson was doing that job
of christening the other day why didn't
she pick out good name for Hog island
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

These are hay-feyer days and lucky is
the victim who can motor over to Beth
lehem and attend the convention
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09

no one under 46 for enlistment except
men having had previous military ex.
perience and wanting to 20 into the
Y. s. guards
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-09
The Season for II.

4 hear that your employer is laying
OIL all his pretty stenographers."
Yes, he's canning peaches Boston
Transcript
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-24
August "a, 1918

eooyrrbt 1914 ey star Company Great RshI Reserved
REGISTERED u s. Patent once.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
GOOD ROADS IN CONNECTICUT
Excellence Due to Efficient MaInten-
ance Under Extremely Heavy
Traffic Conditions.

The main roads of Connecticut have
iong been famous for their excellence,
a condition due to their efficient MAIN
tenance under heavy traffic as well as
to their original good construction.
State Highway Commissioner Bennett
has organized special branch of his
bureau to attend to this maintenance,
so that there Is no divided responsible
ity for results. 1t Is under super
lntendent of repairs, w. Leroy Ulrich,
who recently explained how the good
results are attained. The state has
been divided into ten districts. Any
part of each of them can be easily
reached from central point, where
the office of the district supervisor of
repairs is located. Each district is d.
vided into sections, each in charge Of
foreman. These foremen sometimes
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Former Royal Dublin Fusilier Tells
of TOrtures Undergone
by CaptNes.
NURSE spITs IN COFFEE
Torments Wounded officer Begging for
prink-Travel Five Days Without
Food or Drink-Fiendish
Forms of Cruelty.

Chicago.-A tall, blue-eyed, fair
haired Irish boy recently arrived here
after spending two years in German
prison camps and suffering from hor-
rors such as few men survive. NJ. j.
Prendergast is late of the Royal Dub
lin Fusiliers. He was with the Fourth
division of the contemplate little
army" that fought at Mons. He took
part in rear-guard actions after the
retreat began, battling with what
'semed to be innumerable hosts of the
enemy until on August 81, 1914, he fell
wounded In the head, somewhere near
Etreux.
He was picked up by the enemy and
piled into cattle car along with
scores of other wounded prisoners. For
five days he travelled north and east
on The way to Germany, without food
or water, without any attention by doc
Tor or Red Cross nurse.
Nurse Torments officer.
In his car was an officer of the War
wicks, painfully injured. At one OF
the many stations where the train
stopped this man begged for some re,
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
JACKLING HAS BIG JOB

When the government decided that
500, 600 900 should be expended for the
erection of explosives plants it felt 1t
showed 1t should be shown where and
how the money was spent. So 1t called
for Daniel Cowan Jackling and he re-
isponded from the Pacific coast.
! Raised in Missouri, Dan Jackling
is the very essence Of the "show-me"
spirit, and when asked by the war de-
apartment to take charge Of the build
ing of these plants he consented.
He was born In Appleton county.
missouri, in 1869, where he spent his
early school days. He took up the study
of metallurglcal engineering at the
Missouri School of Mines. In 1892 he
took a postgraduate course and be-
cause of his thorough knowledge of
the subject was made assistant profes-
sor Of chemistry and metallurgy.
His first big accomplishment was
In 1897, when he was appointed super
intendent In charge of the construction
work Of the immense metallurgical pl
mines In Utah.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
WHAT WILL YOU
CALL THE GARDEN

ache and you want to curl up In the
loft of the barn and read, or go out
in the lot and play baseball, and you
will have to stick to the garden and do
your work for Uncle Sam.
What are you going to name that
little garden Of yours?
/ will tell you what I nm golng to
name mine-mlne Is going to be called
Sam Brown--becnuse Sam Brown Is
boy who never had chance In life
till the war broke out, and then he
saw his chance and took 1t, and he Is
over there in France today fighting for
you and for me and for Uncle Sam,
and I nm going to name my little gar
den after him.
What are you going to name your
garden? Who Is the soldier you know1
Who Is the one you think Of when you
hear them singing "Over There" and
'The Long, Long Trail?" Lets name
the little garden In our own back yard
for him.
And You, Little Sister.
Come, little sister, you are uOlnB
your part, too, and doing 1t faithfully
whether you are tired or not or whether
you wish you could go down town and
have an Ice cream soda and forget that
there was such thing as rake or
hoe in the world. You are the COM
fort of your lonely fathers heart now
adays. Where's that picture of the
boy in uniform? Your own particu-
lar soldier? ''"% e.
You wouldn't take anything in the
world for 1t, would your How hand
some he is, and how brave. 1t pakes
your eyes flll with tears Of pride even
to think of his name-call your little
garden after him and write to him
over there IN the trenches hnd tell him
about 1t, and just walt till you get
back his letter In reply.
'Sam Brown" that Is going to be
the name Of my garden.
;sWhat Is going to be the e>of
yours?
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
GERMAN PRISON CRIMES RECITED

at was here they had a peculiar
form of torture. Two big poles were
erected in the center of the camp.
The officers would pick out couple
of men-for no apparent cause beyond
the fact that they were hated British
ers-and have them tied tightly to the
poles, with ropes around their arms
and their feet about an inch from the
ground. Then they would set bowl
of shadow soup-our only food-in
front Of them. and leave them there
for 48 hours. Three times I was given
this torture. OF course ones head fell
forward while in this position, and one
was compelled to look at the bowl Of
soup that could not be reached, while
hunger added to the pain of the tight
ropes and the terrible WEAKNESS Of
suspension.
Another favorlte entertainment for
the officers was to compel us to run for
hours with our bare feet in wooden
sabots that chafed with every step
We would run until we dropped from
sheer exhaustion.
"From Senne Lager went to Lin
berg.
"At Limberg we were inoculated
with some virus, which we were told
was to make us immune from typhus
The strange thing Is that soon afteI
20 per cent of the camp came dowr
with what they called bronchitis II
developed into tuberculosis. 1t is tC
this fact l owe my freedom. They
thought was dying from consumption
and they sent me to Switzerland to bt
exchanged. guess they would be dis
appointed If they could see me now
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
DIRECTOR OF PROPAGANDA

An American propaganda cam
paign Of worldwide extent, having for
it's purpose the spreading among the
neutrals of the truth about Americas
role in the war, the informing Of the
people of Germany Of what the Unit
ed States is fighting for, and lastly,
and most important, bolsterlng up the
morale of our allies by a thorough
knowledge Of what this nation is doing
and plans to do to help them, has been
undertaken by Arthur Woods, police
commissioner of New York under the
administration of Mayor John Purroy
Mitchell. The propaganda is to coun-
teract the sinister effects of German
lies and Vaccinations all over the
world, and Mr.. Woods will act in har-
mony with the committee on public in
formation, of which George Creel Is
chairman.
In directing American propaganda
outside the United States Mr.. Woods
will have the opportunity of lnfusing
the American spirit into places where
Ito1ion TNonnla will ho koIJ 16o
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
New Idea for Boys and Girls of
the United States School
Garden Army.
WHO is SOLDIER YOU KNOW?
Name the Little Plot for the One You
Think of When You Hear Them
Singing 1.-THE Long, Long
Trail"
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

(From the Department Of the Interior)
There Is n new Idea in the United
States school garden army. It's this:
What are you going to name your
own little plot of ground, little sister,
II you are lucky enough to have one
of your own in your back yard?
What are you going to call your po-
tato patch, brother, you with the
bright eyes that weren't so bright the
day you went down to the station to
see big. brother Off with his regiment2
Oh, yes, you fell In behind the SOL
dlers and kept fine step to the music
of the band and held up your head and
felt big enough and strong enough to
march n thousand miles and take a
million German prlsoners-but when
he had gone and you went home and
mother put her arms around yon and
laid her head on your shoulder and
asked you to help her to be brave
something queer happened to your
heart and you have never felt quite
the same since, have your
And now they are beginning to tell
you in school about Russia and what
rich country 1t Is and how much 1t
will mean In food If the Germans real
ly get possession Of it-and at home
sometimes your grown folks look pretty
serious and you wonder If 1t could be
possible-no, 1t isn't, and you are go
Ing to help make 1t impossible. You
and those strong little brown hands Of
yours. You and your brave heart and
loyal soul. You and your war garden
that you are cultlvatlng for Uncle Sam.
What VIII You Name Your Garden7
You'll have good luck with your gar
den or good success with 1t. There
isn't much luck in the garden business.
1t all just SINNERS down to hard work
and the right kind Of care, and 1t is
going to be hard work, too.
There will be hot days when your
back aches and you want to go swim
ming; and cool days when your knees
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
GOOD
ROADS
GOVERNMENT ASKED TO HELP
Proper Construction and Maintenance
Of Roads Demanded by condl-
tlons of Great War.

"That the effective conduct Of the
war demands immediate attention to
proper construction and maintenance
Of the highways of the country is
plain statement of facts" asserts
Chairman George P. Coleman Of the
American Association of State High
way officials.
Never before has there been such
urgent need Of comprehensive and
definite policy for road and street con-
struction and maintenance as is the
case at present, and, In making their
request to the United States govern
ment to formulate and promulgate at
the earliest hour a plan which shall
be countrywide in its character, the
state highway officials believe that
they are expressing the concensus Of
opinion Of all citizens interested In
roads progress intended to encompass
the greatest economic and military
value In conserving the resources Of
the country and facilitating the high
ways transportation of freight.
"In our appeal to w. G. McAdoo,
director general. of railroads, we have
Included special petition that freight
cars shall be furnished early in the
spring for transportation of the neces-
sary materials entering into the build
ing of main artery roads which com
mand a priority of attention. We are
going to be exceedingly hopeful that
the director general will recognize the
interrelated needs of railroads and
highways, enabling the road arteries
of communication to serve a maximum
help in relieving the rail lines of their
present overload"
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

lief. A Red Cross nurse brought a
cup of coffee, held 1t in front Of his
eyes, spat in 1t and threw 1t in his
face.
ut was the usual thing whenever
they offered us anything to drink for
those German nurses to spit In 1t
first" Prendergast declares.
The prisoners were detrained at
Senne Lager bel Paderborn, one Of the
first prison camps opened by the en-
emy.
"For 17Adays," says the Irish boy,
1--WE lay on the bare earth uncared for.
There was no shelter above us and
not even pallet Of straw beneath us.
There were barracks and stables near
by that might have been used, but we
were not allowed to enter them. Most
Of us were too weak from our wounds
and virtual starvation to be able to
move. At last they put up a marquis,
a mere canvas roof, without sides, and
we were permitted to lie under 1t.
The first medical attention got was
when some French and Russian doc
-prisoners-arrived at the camp.
They dressed my head as best they
could, but they had no bandages, ex-
cept what they could make from my
dirty old army shirt.
"I was four months at Senne Lager,
and in all that time was not given
even the chance to bathe.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
THE GOAL
BY Katherine Lee Bates Of The
Vlgilantes.

BY Katherine Lee Bates Of Tho
VlglIantes.
The world has glimpsed vision
It shall not lose.
Not hatred nor derlson
May dlsabuse
The nations, wronged and wronglng,
Misled, misunderstood,
OF their deep human longing
For brotherhood.
Love Is the only healing,
Music that blends
All discords, light revealing
Foes as friends.
New flies our youth enrapture
To strife that shall not cease
Until their glad hearts capture
The Prince Of Peace.
They shall return with singing,
Whether they come
In flesh or spirit, bringing
Their prisoner home.
Courage and faith have bound him
Fast in shining chain;
The blossomed thorn has crowned him,
Beauty from pain.
Goal Of the toiling ages,
No longer far!
On through these battle RACES
Leads the star.
At last for a decision
They fight in mortal feud,
Brute Force against the Vision
OF brotherhood
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Building Asphalt Pavement.

have charge of 10 to 10 men, depending
upon the season Of the year and the
work to be done. In addition each dis
trict has one or more gangs transferred
from place to place to carry on recon-
struction, oiling and other work which
Is occasionally needed in such amounts
that the section forces are unable to
perform 1t without neglecting other du-
ties. This bureau handles all the
maintenance and small reconstruction
work Of the state and keeps the roads
in good condition until long stretches
become so worn that their reconstruc-
ton by contract is more economical
than further maintenance.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

sHERLEY FOR BUDGET SYSTEM

Is there need now, as In the days
of peace, for reform budgetary sys-
TEN of national finance for the United
States government? Representative
Swagar Sherley of Kentucky says yes.
He is the chairman of the house COM
mittee on appropriations, one of the
bis finance experts of congress, and he
has been budget advocate during the
greater part Of the 16 years he has
been q member Of the rational legisla'
ture.
II am not blind to the fact" he
said the other day in the course of an
interview, that there must be ana
should be wide distinction between
the spending policy of the nation IN
time of peace and it's policy in time OF
war. Under normal conditions we
should consider every expenditure win
reference to whether 1t Is worth tbs
burden it puts upon the people. In
time of war there is only one side to
that vital question. In time of war ws'
must spend to the last of all that the
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
SERGEANT METTIE GETS THEM
British Canadian Recruiting Mission
Has Only Woman Recruiting
officer In United States.

Chicag0.-When Sergt. Nettie Nc
Pherson sounds the battle cry the men
just go wild about her and 5all over
each other to enlist in the British
army ut local stations of the British
Canadian recrul,lng mission. In her
trim Gordon High,anders' kilties and
tartan, and with her snappy black eyes
and winsome smile, Sergeant Nettie
gets 'em. She can also do Highland
fling and play the pipes, and when she
does, the fighting blood of the Scot and
Briton boils and he can't resist. Ser
geant Mcpherson Is said to be the only
woman recruiting officer in the United
States.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
MEMPHIS BOY GETS MEDAL
Horace M. Emery Decorated by King
Of Great Britain for Distinguished
War Service.

Memphis, Tenn.-Horace NJ. Emery,
Memphis boy, has been decorated by
King George Of England for distin-
guished war service. He was wounded
in the battle of the Somme and was
sent to a hospital In London. where
he has just recovered. When restored
to health young Emery was summoned
to the kings palace. King George met
him and shook hands with him In real
American fashion, and said:
"I am glad to meet you as an Amerl-
can citizen who came to my country
as member of our Canadian troops"
Then the king pinned the medal on
Emery's coat.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
RECTOR DEEP IN WAR WORK

DIR. William T. Manning, rector of
Trinity parish in New York, said to be
the largest and wealthiest parish in
the world, who aligned himself with
the forces opposed to the appearance
In New York of DIR. Karl Muck, dlrec-
tor of the Boston Symphony orchestra,
has been an active figure in patriotic
movements since the beginning of the
war. He was one Of the strongest
supporters Of the allied cause, 1t Is
said, between the outbreak of the war
and Americas entry into 1t, and was
particularly prominent in the move
ment Of protest against the Belgium
deportations in the winter Of 1916.
He was an advocate of conscription
long before that measure was adopted.
Since last December he has been
serving as voluntary chaplain at Camp
Upton. His term expired the first
week in March, but at the request Of
Upton officers he is to continue at his
post in the cantonment. Doctor Man.
came to the United States when boy
1903 he came to New York as vicar Of
West Ninety-second street. The follow
ctor. and uDOn the death of Rev. Dr.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Taste and ImaalnatIon.

Taste is merely a matter Of imag-
ination, says scientists, and 1t is as
serted that tests have been made where
chopped onions had been called raw
potatoes, but this was when the SMELL
ing apparatus was out of commission.
People do not know what tastes are.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Wool Frinqe.

Wool fringe is used on some Of the
best-looking Of the new spring suits
1t appears on the end Of sashes and
scarfs that form the ends Of the col
lars Of some of the serge suits. One
smart suit Of gaberdine made with ar
apron tunic shows a deep blue wooden
fringe along the lower edge Of the
apron.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
The Sable PhlIosopher.

Don't worry bout when an whar de
long lane'll turn, but jes keep good
holt er de hosses SOS de wagon'Il
make de turn without spillin' you in de
rierpatch.-Atlanta Constitution.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Ponqee Headwear.

A low-crowned pongee sailor, with
stiff bfim, has blue dots embroidered
in wool almost solidly on the crown,
with only one or two on the brim. A
pongee colored veil has hem embroid-
cred to match. and weighted for the
high winds.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Trees AIono HIohways.

The highway commissioner Of Penn
sylvania suggests that trees planted
along highways should be fruit or nut
bearers. This would make fine pick
ing for tourists and small boys.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Contrasts In Color.

Evening gowns from Paris show
stronger color contrasts. Black with
currant color, brilliant blue with Law
ender and green With white and black
are good examples Of this tendency,
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
Ruin Asnhalt Paverhenta.

Asphalt pavements are softened and
sometimes dlsintegrated by illuminat-
Ing gas leaking from mains beneath
them.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

According to British government sta
tistics recently compiled, 1t takes Eve
women to do the work of four men
In the munition factories.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25
pou Travelled to Camp.

Sutton, w. va.-A common yellow
cur owned by Hugh McQualn of In
dian Fork, near here, soldier sta
toned at Camp Lee, refused to permit
distance to bar his presence beside
his young master. The dog mysteri-
ously disappeared from home, and
three weeks later came letter from
young McQuain that the dog had
turned up at Camp Lee. The dis
tance Is nearly 400 miles.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

Fifteen women are now included In
the membership Of the st. Louis po-
lice department.
Meade County news., 1918-04-25

in Doy
ten 1908 he to New York as vicar OF
in The follow
and upon the death or Rev. D
rectorship Trinity
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-09
Richest Man In The World.
CNY.,n street Journal.l

WAL SiFc0C journal
Not Rockeiel,er, Rothsch.ld, Nor
gan, nor Krupp. The richest man in
the world is no mere multi-million-
aire, whose wealthscan be estimated
by income tax experts. He is the
Gear Of Russia and no man living
knows nis wealth. His income is said
to be million or so dollars day,
which enables one to estimate rough
ly son ethinG like ten to thirty bill
lions es the sum of his possessions,
and this ia largely guess work.
As bead Of the church, he, controls
the ch,Jch property, amounting to
billionb. lie owns in his name 15O,-
100000 acres OF land, comprising
timber, mines aud agricultural lands
sufflcielit 10 furnish food for even
such a nation lie receives from the
state, Or government, salary Of
$4,000, o005a d year.
The Car pays more than his own
expenses He naaihtains his palaces
and royal residences, g hundred or
80, and takes care OF the cost Of the
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-09
Wutclv,c TrufIic Blocked.

Camden, 5. c., Jan. 2.-Traffic
over the Wateree river here to-day
was suspended owing to ice in the
river. The large fiat used as ferry
is fastened so securely in ice that it
will probably be couple of days be-
fore it can be operated. Ice cakes
three inches thick have massed on the
upper side and the river is frozen on
each side except for a narrow stream
In the middle.
The large pond Of the Wateree
Cotton Mills, situated on the edge Of
Camden, has been frozen for several
days, Many sightseers have been
out and few have ventured to walk
across. Ice two inches, thick, covers
the pond and snow has fallen on top
of 1t.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-09
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