The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-07


of treatment the most economical for
blood, weak, unsteady nerves other
aecomplishcs so much for each cent ex.
1 pended.
Hoods Sarsaparilla aud Pcptiron aid
each other, and TO take both b TO derive
a four,fold benefit.
Ii laxative is needed IN connection
with them, the gentle and thorough
Hoods Pills should be used.-Adv.
one camT had attended no service for two
years and when the white.robed priest
began the opening chant of the mass, a
great many cried A young officer -
years old had written every, note of
Shubert's mass from memory and trained
a chorus for the occasion.
Football Stars.
Glasses are in progress at many camps
At one there is a school with y courses,
1900 students, and 30 teachers. Anoth,
er has daily attendance of 800 in sum.
mcr and 1000 in winter. Workshops and
gardens have been started-not only to
bhti Dul lOl iIdluUE
as well. At one point soap factory WAS
started, II developed so well that tan !
merry was put into operation. II in turn
was followed by chemistry. At other
points the men work at bookbinding |
wood carving and in lamdries.
In one camp alone the tailoring depart
ment made 400 new overcoats from old
ones, the shoe department made 800 new
pairs OF shoes and rs new pairs of boots
and repaired 300 pairs of shoes.
Athletics are encouraged wherever pos
,ibe The men get along with the best
equipment obtainable. Golf enthusiasts
leld an exciting tournament recently, us.
ng tennis balls for golf balls and ordi-
lary canes as sticks. Mr.. Hugh Moran.
ecretary in the Russian prisoner.of war d,
amps, in one of his reports, writes:
Il attended football game between {
wo picked teams, Among the members |
we're three international players, two of I
whom competed on opposite sides in the
olympic games at Stockholm.
Hens Lay Eggs for Prisoners.
Special efforts have been made to pro-
ide nourishing foods for the men in the
ospitals Fresh eggs are sent from T
denmark to sick men in the German
rison camps In one case number of
ems were sent to a prison in the inte
or in order that fresh eggs might be
valuable for those needing them. In
EDITION they provided amusement and Ii
rcupation for men assigned TO take n
IRE of them. d
More than $4,000 books have been dis h
'ibuted among German prisoners, and
ore than 100000 among Russian pris q,
lers in Germany. As Russian books II
ere scarce, Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress .,
as translated into Russian. Special
litions of the Russian prayer book and r.
! A. B. c. book for Russian illiterates m
ere issued. A total of 100000 French ~
'oks and pamphlets were also distribut.
in Germany.
Musical instruments. ranging from L
outh organs supplied in individual cases
full equipment for bands and orches-
as, were supplied. Wheat -four for
aking bread for the celebration of holy r
has also been provided in
any places
Wife Finds Husband in Picture.
One of the biggest pieces of work done
this connection for the folks back 4
me is the locating in prison camps of St
VS. and men reported as missing. More sn
an 10000 have been located for the 81,
me folks.
After searching for months for her
sband, who was reported missing, a
ung wife called on Dr. Archibald c. A.
rte, international secretary for work
ong prisoners.of-wa She Travelled
'eral hundred miles to do so, During
: visit some pictures which he had CHI
'ught from Russia were shown her In wi
king over these she suddenly discov- SUI
d her husband in one of them An fue
lltant cry, There he isl" burst from ins
lips as she excitedly ran to the win. dis
Y to make sure it was he. Then she exl
lted. After she regained conscious ]
$, she clapped her hands, exclaiming, uer
I'd he has even got pipe" tut
lax, prince of Baden, who is head of yol
Young Mems Christian association cial
oner-ofwar work in Germany, in his
well message TO the American work en-,
when this country entered the war, sup
that the brotherly love shown in bris
work would be the one solid pillar tina
md which the warning nations could out
her. In part he said ven
can assure you that the co-opera- dus
with you and your leaders belongs -
he most delightful experiences that
I've had in this war, at time when
the foundations upon which up to
!, the life of nations and their rea
5 to one another rested, have begun
otter and threaten to crlmble com
ely. The work among the prisoners For
80 aat;o,a+;o,, s;o,;eas oro soI;J ,,;,Ia ions
md which all these thoughts and sha,
ngs can be collected, which breathe anti
the spirit of worldwide brotherly s sofe
That brotherly love which declines -
Re in the wounded and captive enemy
hing other than a suffering mortal
he conversations that | have had
Q these lines with your leading men,
NC whom would name in first place
John r. Mott and DR.. A. c. Harte. -,