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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-25
V;sito las regiones dsvastadas.

F. ConGr &c Romanones vislto
aver las regiones devastadas durante
Ia ocupacior alerana. Y manifesto
haber;n ;mp-esionaio muy profunda
mente nor Ia cn7rme destruction
causada por los alemanes en- et Norte
dc Francia.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-12-25
uBROS EN- ESPANOL

Compre usted sus Gbros en- espa-
mol la Casa Editorial LoZalo, lis
y. Santa Rosa Ave., San Antonio,
Texas. ES ia mas barata.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
WHY SAVE THE WHEAT NOW,

Official estimates place the wheat re.
serve for domestic consumption in the
United States as only 20,O00,000 bushels
as against the normal reserve of 100000.
600 bushels at this time This means
that between the present time and the
harvest, which is approximately Aug Is,
there must be a marked conservation of
wheat. This conservation is absolutely
necessary in order that our allies and the
armies OF our allies and the army Of the
Americans in Europe may not suffer for
want of the kinds Of food that can be
shipped without damage and which can
be best utilized in the European cOun-
tries. Those who heard Mrs. Beatrice
Forbes Robertson Hale's lecture in Barre
= short time ago have a vivid conscious
ness Of the reason why the people Of the
United States must save wheat during
the next two or three months. The thing
TO do Is 10 take this responsibility home
20 our individual selves. to make the re-
solve 70 cat no wheat ct al. Or a. little
wheat ss possible, Ia car homes and then
70 live up 20 the resolution.
To that end clubs and other orgznizs-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

tions are being formed all over the Unit
ed States 10 encourage the saving OF
wheati and in many places systematic
oanyasses are being made to enlist each
household in the conservation movement,
Such plan is to be tried in Barre, as we
understand it, and all the people are TO
be asked TO eliminate the use of wheat
during the next two or three months.
When we realize the suffering and depri.
walton that is coming TO the people Of
France as they are forced out of their
homes and TO travel scores Of miles on
foot in order TO escape with their lives
it seems little enough sacrifice for us
Americans TO suspend the use of wheat
and TO use substitutes which are practi.
cally as good for the average person. In
deed, il is not really a sacrifice at all to
give up wheat for the next few weeks
because we are not confronted by the in.
vader and we are living practically nor
NAL lives far removed from danger, It
ought TO be welcome duty for all
Americans to accede to this request TO
eliminate wheat either entirely or prac.
tically so.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

The action of the survivors of the
steamship Carolina in striking up the
"Stsr Spangled Banner as they left then
ship under orders from the German U.
boat was heroic performance and the
music must have instilled courage into
the hearts of all. Music under adversely
is one of the finest antidotes of fear In
theatre panics, in school room hysteria,
in real disasters there is nothing like
music, mad the strains of familiar music
especially, to relieve the tsut nerves and
restore the mental equilibrium. In these
times it is particularly fitting that the
national air be used at every possible
occasion of this sort. In addition to be-
ing an inspiring message, it stands for
strength, solidity, energy. The Star
Spangled Banner means the United
States and all that the United States
means, and the singing or playing of it
is calculated to exert a wonderful infu-
ence. Let the Star Spangled Banner" be
heard often, both in adversely and in
time of joy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
Gunpowder VS.. Talcum.

(From Letters to the Editor.l
Washington, May Is, 1918: have re.
fused three commissions in the non-com.
Blatant branches of the army, and am GO
| ing to enlist in the army as a private OF
| infantry and work my way up to a com
mission from the ranks. | came here all
prepared to take q commission in a Ger.
tain staff department, commission as
major After seeing the enormous mum
Der of incompetent staff officers here in
Washington, | decided that a desk lob
is no place for real soldier, and nv
place was In the honest God branch
of the army, where the fighting is going
on. The doors are closed TO civilians
seeking appointment, SO the only way
to get in the line is to enlist and kick
your way up. This have decided to do
and by the time this reaches you I shall
be on my way to Camp Meade, where
shall take on with the 3l6th infantry.
Il did not attend the training camps.
SO missed the opportunity for getting
commission in the line If ! had not
come to Washington | might have been
content to be 'Bevo officer but after
seeing the crop do not care to be staff
officer | am graduate of the Virginia
Military institute, served several years
as captain in the Tennessee National
Guard, was major and commandant of
cadets at Sewanee, am the author of
military publications used extensively in
the army, and have had, you might say
20 years study and experience in army
and military matters
Il don't know whether | shall ever be
an officer or not, but do know that we
are going to the other side pretty soon,
and instead of specializing on talcum
powder around the fashionable hotels in |
I expect to be among those
who come into intimate contact with
We are going to kick hell |
out of the kaiser, and am going to be |
there at the kicking
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
CURRENT COMMENT
Where Fitzdale Is.

Since Fitzdale has come before the
public as the home of that mother who
has given two sons TO her country on
the battlefelds Of France, there has
arose the query where is Fitzdales 1t
has been commented upon as being in
Essex county and the inference con
veyed that was sufficient reason for its
being so little known. This is not so,
for we know of places within a short
distance of the state capital that are as
little known throughout the state as
Fitzdale. We believe as great query
would be made if the place called ada.
mant" was up for location and vet ada
mant" in the the town of Calais is within
seven miles of Montpelier, and is To-
Gated in the heart of the states indus
trial activities. Fitzdale is in the town
of Lunenburg and located there is one of
the largest paper mills in the state, 1t is
on the Connecticut river, one Of the most
important waterways in New England,
and although Essex county is located
in far away corner of the state almost
a NO Mans Land" yet it has within its
bounds some OF those noteworthy things
that make Vermont and New England
famous and not the least of these is its
patriotism.-Island Pond Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
The Destroyer Building Record.

The remarkable speeding up in build
ing of destroyers in this country is an
encouraging feature of the situation. De-
stroyers are the best hunters of sub
marines. The more American destroy
ers there are the safer will be the high
seas. In FIVE months now a destroyer
can be built and made ready for service.
Before the war IL months made a rec
ord in America.
As for the phenomenal record of l7H
davs in which the new destroyer Ward
was made ready for launching after the
keel was laid. at the Mare Island yard,
the speed was more apparent than real.
Il is explained by the navy department
that much Of the superstructure and va
rious parts were assembled and put to-
gether before the keel was laid. so that
once the craft was made ready for
launching in unprecedentedly quick time.
Still. this remarkable performance indi-
Gates how construction processes are be-
ing developed in the direction Of speed
q output
The swift construction Of the cargo
carrier Tuokshoe and now the destroyer
Ward are tangible evidence q progress in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

The Woodstock minister shoulders a
rifle with the uttering of these words
q have come increasingly Of late to feel
that at this time of world crisis my place
of duty is with the other young men OF
the nation in active service against the
enemy of those things for which the
church of Christ, as well as all true civil
ization. stands. | can no longer with,
hold my full contribution to our common
cause" That is the sort of spirit that
is bound to sweep young American man
hood into the service of their country
and of the worlds best ideals. The words
are the words of modern crusader.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

Every little thrift stamp has mean
ing of its own Manchester Union.
And every little war savings stamp has
meaning 20 times greater. Therefore,
don't be satisfied with thrift stamps
simply buy the larger denomination of
government securities and soon own a
war savings certificate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
Brithers iva.

AYE, Willie, we hae disagreed
l. times lang game by word an deed;
Ye wadna my guild counsel heed
An took fla
Thegither moo we'll max great speed
We're brithers twal"
AYE, Teddy, mon, We ken flu weel
Ye banged me like tn very deil
MAST like we've bangit Geordie Creel--
Flu on tn jaw
TIL past's a ghaist, tn presents real
We're brithcrs twa"
AYE, guild folk, we haze had DOR spats
L fact we focht like dogs an cats!
But i ane ring moo lies DOR hats
Moo ohark We a:
The warl's nae safe for democrats!
We're brithers twan
Mac" in B. L. It's Column.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
Wherein the Reporter Casts OF His
Mantle Of Charity and Points
a MoraI

At a session Of the probate court last
week Tom Penniman. formerly Of Cam
bridgeport. later Of Bellows Fails. and
for a number Of wears a boarder At the
town farm At Bartonsville, was sdiudged
insane and Monday was taken to the re
treat az Brattleboro. The removal con
rcrted him from q town % state
charge Poor Old Tom. picked IN booze
roiting with disease, town psuper and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
CR4NITEVILLE

Don't fail to hear Charles r. Taggart,
"the man from Vermont" at Miles hall
Monday evening, June 10. Enjoy an
evening with one of the best entertain
ers Of the country and help the Red
Cross at the same time.-adv
Members of Granite Mountain lodge,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

The late Charles w. Fairbanks earned
the money with which to gain an educa
tion, became millionaire and lat
err was elected to the Office of vice .presi-
dent of the United States after having
been in the Senate. That in brief is the
story of the career of the Indiana man,
who has been frequently ridiculed in
American political life, called the human
icicle" and alluded to as more or less
child of good fortune in politics. Indeed,
Fairbanks was SO often pictured falsely
that the American pepole came to have
an entirely perverted understanding OF
the man; they did not realize what a
self made man he was and that he was a
man of force and initiative albeit rather
austere in manner Now that Fairbanks
is dead the good qualities of the man are
being placed uppermost and he is re-
vealed as one of the strong men of the
past generation of Americans
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

The German submarines, lying in wait
for American transports. got desperate
at failure and had TO attack the first
thing that came to hand, whether sailing
ship or rowboat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

The disparity between the allotment OF
anthracite coal to Vermont for the win
ter of l9ls-l9 by the national fuel ad-
ministrator and the expressed wants of
the people of the state indicates that
many people will have to burn wood or
go heatless at some time through the
next cold weather The desires Of the
people are far greater than the amount
apportioned to the state. And inasmuch
as there seems to be little chance of get
ting the national fuel administrator to
increase the allotment TO be equal to
the demand it behooves Vermont people
to turn their attention toward getting
up woodpile for their own use or for
sale. Many Vermont people are in posi-
ton to do this and, moreover, the heat
ing apparatus of their homes is such that
wood is almost as good as coal. There
fore, prudence cautions that the Vermont
woodpiles should grow rapidly in the
months intervening before the advent of
cold weather.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
Our Modern Ewes Order the Thing Diff.
ferently.

The other day Marcia Kesson White
ran her hand onto great big adder
which was enjoying a nap in one of her
hens nests. Marcia did not purpose,
like her ancient relative, 70 fall to the
wiles Of his snakeships Establishments
so seizing turf cutter promptly decapi-
tated the reptile, at the same time wish.
ing from the bottom of her heart that
il was the kaiser.-Newbury item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

fighting the U-boats. The Tuckahoe and
the Ward represent the two ends of the
rope with which the German submarine
peril is to be finally lassoed. When the
rope is long enough one chapter in this
war will be fnished.-Springfeld Re
publican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
The Impetuous Morticians.

go With them came all the I'm
dertakers of Burlington, in addition TO a
number of other willing workers, who
plunged into the task of rescue, Bur
lington news story
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

1897, J. Q. o. F., NJ. u, are requested to
meet in Miles hall Monday at IL o'clock,
noon, TO attend the funeral Of our late
brother. James +. Riley. Bring aprons
and gloves
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
Your Motives Cannot Be Impugned

The service was conducted by the pas.
tors OF the local churches. The large
choir and orchestra rendered appropriate
music, so as to merit and receive APP
plause Bradford item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
A Massachusetts, farmer. writ

A Massachusetts, farmer, writing to his
county paper, consigns all dogs in the
Bay state to far less frigid climate.
J.. d., who is not suspected Of being a
sheep breeder, suggests the better al
tentative of repopulating the nation that
let loose the dogs Of war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
MABEL SYRUP's COLYUM
ITO have lively and not a stolid
eountenance. Truth of Intercourse.

"The time has come to conquer or sub.
NIT. For us there is but one choice. We
have made it."-President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

Il refuse to eat boiled eggs" advises
j. l., NJ, because they are too damn
glossy" Borrowing j. L. Ms penulti-
mate adjective as a starter, we should
say that he has smooth excuse
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
Speaking of Red Letter DAYS.

Mrs. Sarah Sanborn and family had
their annual meal of string beans last
week.-Thetford Center item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

See A. V. Beckley's adv. on page Sad
Good auto for hire. Prices reasonabl
Call 100. Cutters livery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

The Putney cor. who complimented
Mrs. Naomi Darden on having the ban
ner garden Of the village missed, to the
best of our belief, one of the vernal sea
sons best openings for a nice little item
in rhyme. Business of signing for the
Walt Masons of yesteryear.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
Business as Usual.

Recent changes in automobiles are
these; Henry Rising and d. A. LaDuc
have each exchanged their Ford cars
Orwell item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
In Flanders Fields.

In Flanders fields the peoples blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place, and in the sky
The larks still bravely singing, fly,
Scarce heard amidst the guns below.
We are the dead Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe.
To you from falling hands we throw
The Torch--be yours TO hold it high;
If We break faith with us who die,
We shall not sleep, though peoples grow
In Flanders fields. Capt. John McRae.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
Some with guns
Help smite the Huns,

While others with zest
Are padding war chest, M S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled TO
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited 10 Il or not otherwise credited In this
paper, and also the local news published
therein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

has many desirable positions in store for thos
who secure a course Of practical training In u
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

boarding place. Two or three years ago
his condition created much local sym
pathy. He was visited by wellmeaning
ladies, who attempted to clean him up,
but il was hopeless case. For years
his mind has been going down into dark
ness. His approaching end illustrates
the truth of the biblical statement that
the wages of sin is death.-Bellows Falls
item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

Time ahort Expenses moderate For catalogue
address CARMEL HOLT. Albany, N. <.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

Going, it seems, on the theory that We
have hard work to fill The Col, w, B. II.
reminds us that the cognominal entitle'
ments of the law breaking motorist who
attempted to elude the lynx. eyed police
of Montpelier ends with Looney
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

As the day approaches when this COM
munity shall decide for itself the meas
ure of its patriotism, it seems meet to re-
print two stanzas that form one OF the
heritages left us by soldier who never
wrote line of verse before he arrived
on the battle-ground of Europe. 1t is
good war chest gospel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-08

EIEIGSzLI SG1Il4EzI lIIM
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
HUN BIG GUN MOUNT
LIKE A SHIP TURRET
Emplacement for the Huge Bonn
harding Machine Found
by Americans.

Curiosity MS to the method Of mounting
, the supcr-cannon which have doomed ~
large in the recent war news liz both APP
pcascd and whettcd bv the report ot
American troops who discovered the ON
placement which supported the gIn-cnr-
riage which revolvcd on race" of steel
balls each ten inches in diameter
The whole was constructed in n pit
which gave about six feet clearance all
round, leaving the trajectory. The weight
of the cylinder must have been more thpn
thousand tons and of the carriage n
quarter as much.
The cannon itself had been removed. but
in their recent drive. near Breezy.
This was built up Of arn0r plate. Steel
nearly two inches in thickness, in the form
of cylinder, ten meters in diameter.
cross-braccd inside On thisfor boiling up
the plates are deep enough To bring the
gun level with the surface Of the ground
There were elaborate devices for taking
up the rccoil and sweeping the horizon as
well rs elcvating and nm idea Of ifs sze
may be obtained from the size and weight
over 1900 pounds of the projectile
which ~ 80 centimctcra in diameter The
range was probably about 35 miles and
the machine was made by the krupp
establishment
\ spur track from tho main line of the
nearby railway led down 10 the bottom
OF the pit. and for delivering the material
and two switches nj grade 10 the sides. for
handling munitions
\ repair shop and tcn-mcter dugouts
were clOse bv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
NEW REG|STRANTS
PROVE PATRIOTIC
Held an Enthusiastic Get To-
gether" Meeting in the High
School Last Night.

Characterized by enthusiastic patriot
ism and apparent welcome of the oppor-
tunity to serve their country, upwards of
300 Wilmington 1918 registTants attended
'get-together' meeting in the High
School last night The meeting had been
called by the draft boards ut the request
of Provost Marshal General Crowder.
Joseph Bancroft, of Board No. !,
presided, and after calling the meeting to
order, read the letter from Gen. Crowdcr
In reference to the purpose Of the gather
ing, and then introduced Lieutenant Is &.
Slske, of the Coast Artillery, stationed at
Fort du Pont, who Mt once secured the
attention of the listeners and held it by his
sympathetic attitude and evident familiar
itv with the subject, the entry into
military life of the drafted men.
He described the assignment OF men
rewly arrived at camp to their company
organizations, their equipment, their
quarters. urged the Importance of prompt,
cheerful and unquestionng carrying out
of orders and performance Of duties and
ccrcnonials incluiing the salute, which he
explained was a matter of uniform and
rank, not AZ alI Of persons
His remarks were received with much
applause,
hr Franklin SchindcI Of tho " NJ.
&. \ spoke of his1 personal experiences
in France and IN paEticulnr of the aid and
comfort to be fouI|d in the "Iiuts' and
lodges. and 9th fer centers kept up by
the y NJ G. \. thu X OF G. y NJ H. A.
and similar bodics|
Captain Horace Wilson. chairman If
Board No. ;, mdde a few preliminary
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
CHEAPER TELEGRAPH RATES.
Phone Services May Also be Reduced;
Government Plans 10 Cut inflated
Salaries

Washington, D. c., Aug 2.-I'he
pruning knife is to be used by the Gov
ernment upon high-salaried officials OF
the telegraph and telephone companies
Facts and figures which have been
laid before the Post Office Department
OF these lines of communication, demon
strate beyond question that extensive
economies alonz this line can be instituted
without interfering in the slightest degree
with the service 10 the Government or
the public In its determnatlnn to cut
down expenditures in TINS direction,
the Commission feels that withina com
paratively short time the rates upon both
telegraph and telephone messages can
be materially reduced
Through the unihcaflon Of the two
corporations the Government viii also
save many thousands Of dollars year
Up TO the time the wire companies passed
to the control OF the Post Office Depart
nent. both telegraph companies had
their separate set Of officers 10 manage
the business of the concerns " hile
these Of1cials still remain on duty under
TIE Postmaster General : order issued
last night there viii be a general con
solidatiou msde just as soon Is the or
gaaiEauon OF the department Is perfected
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-08-02
FOR ARMY OFFICERS.
Delaware College Recommends Men TO
Attend OfIicers' Training Cnmn.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Newark, Aug 2.-Delaware College
announces That the Department Of Mill
tnry Science and Tactics, after having
interviewed the applicants, has recon-
mcndcd the following men To- attend
Central Officers Training camp:
To Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky, for
artillery training James G. Lewis, No
5, Rose Valley Road, Moylan, Pa, and
Paul g. Swayne, No 1900 West Seventh
street, Wilmington.
To Gamp Leo, Petersburg, Va, for
infantry trimming Morton Harvey, No
l40i diilpin avenue, Wilmington; Lowell
r. SrRith, No l0I6 Rodney street, Will
mingfon; Clement w Miller, No. 10l7
RODNEY street, Wilmington; Harvey w.
Ewingl Elkton, Md Henry A Houston,
.Jr Georgetown; Robert T.. Ritz, No
1907 West Ninth street, Wilmington;
Edward +. Joyce, No. 3 East Twenty
second street, Wilmington; Tom r. Bates,
No 200f Woodlawn avenue, Wilmington;
Kenneth "A. Drake, The Watmough, Clay
mont; John @. IIadercr, No 225 West
Ninth srtcet, Wilmington; Irving r.
Boggs, Dover, and j. Gordon Mcmillan,
No. 30l West Twenty-frst street, Viii
mingfon.
There may he AZ good submarines in
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