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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
CURRENT COMMENT
Lay in a Wood Supply.

The Reformer has no hesitation in re-
peatedly calling attention to the impor.
lance of providing for next winters fuel
supply because the circumstances seem
to warrant urgent and insistent remind
ers Of the winter that is ahead. No mat
ter how cheerful the local coal outlook
may appear at present it is fact never.
theless that Yermont's allotment of an
thracite is only about so per cent of its
normal needs. This means that unless
next winter should be abnormally mild
an unusually large amount of wood must
be burned. There are thousands and
thousands of cords Of refuse wood in the
cut-over lots of this state-wood that is
going to waste because nobody considers
it worth while gathering. Now is the
time to begin collecting that wood and
cutting it for stove and furnace. Brat
tleboro Reformer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
ICELEss REFRIGERATOR.
Cheap and Effective Apparatus, Easily
Constructed.

The woman who cannot conveniently
get ice, or who cannot afford ii, resorts
to all sorts of contrivances to keep her
milk sweet and her butter hard.
Here is plan for homemade milk
house that viii answer the purpose
Make your frame work the size you
want the refrigerator, making the bot.
tom a trife larger than the top. Cover
the frame work with ordinary bag
saeking-clean potato sacks viii do
Stretch this covering tight and secure ii
with small nails. The door is made OF
the same material. The door can be
made to open and shut, or you can have
a hanging door which simply drops over
the opening.
Now set a vessel Of water on top Of
the refrigerator Of old wooden cloth
make strips two or three inches wide and
dip them in the water. Place one end in
the vessel and lay the strips out over the
sides Of the refrigerator. These make
wicks and gently draw the water onto
the sacking. Evaporation Immediately
sets in, and you viii be surprised 20 find
in a short time TINT your butter is hard,
ening and your milk growing cold. A
few gallons Of water will keep this re.
frigerator in operation throughout the
day and night, but the vessel should be
filled morning, noon and night.
This refrigerator win give good service
il placed in the sun, but better service il
placed in a shaded place. The water
used may be either cold or warm, the
object being to have free circulation Of
the air, force evaporation, and keep the
sides Of the refrigerator wet at all times
Farm Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
THE MENDAcIoUs PRESS OF GER
MANY

Having been forced to admit that
Americans in large numbers are occupy
ing places in the battle line on the west
ern front, the gagmen Of the German
press are now telling the German people
that the American dead are being piled
up mountain high. Undoubtedly, too,
there is another purpose back of the
bare-faoed lie, and that is to get some in
sidious German propaganda started in
the United States, the idea of the Ger
man gagmen being that the Americans
at home will cry out to stop the alleged
slaughter and compel the government at
Washington to call off the American par
ticipation in the offensive Thus, beaten
in military strategy and in man-toman
fighting, the Germans are resorting to
the methods which worked successfully
against the Russians. But their work
along this line will be Of no avail be-
cause the American people, as well as
the people of all our allied countries,
know that the word of the German news.
papers cannot be relied upon. There has
been ample proof of the mendacious
character of the German press ever since
the war started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
SIXTEEN WAVES"
OF AMERICANS
According to German Story, Attacked
the Germans--Fantastic Reports
Submitted By Wolff Bureau.

Amsterdam, July -Telegraphing
from the Aisne Marine battlefront under
date Of Tuesday evening, the correspond
ent OF the Wolff bureau, the semi Official
German news agency, says:
Continuing their attack between the
Aisne and the Marine the French for the
first time employed American cannon
fodder in comparatively large numbers
as an addition to their Senegalese aux.
iliaries.
"Dense masses of blacks and Amer
leans were hurled against the German
lines. They paid for 1t in some hundred
thousands of killed negroes and Amer
leans. In some places they advanced to
attack 10 waves deep. One wave after
the other broke down in the German ar
tillery and machine gun fire.
Next day they renewed their assault
seven times with gradually lessening
force.
"0n the third day the American in
fantry began TO halt at the first rush,
throwing themselves down as soon as the
German artillery commenced. When the
firing continued they retired rapidly so
that at times their attack became hur-
rled nlght.
"0n many occasions the German in
fantry stood up in the trenches and
while standing there received the Amer.
leans with salvos of rife fire.
In the attack on July 2l American
battalions of the second division, adyanc-
ing through the ravine of Vissioneux
were caught in the fire of German ma
chine guns which covered the ravine from
the sugar works at Noyant They i'm
mediately turned about and fled.
American casualties on July 10 and
20, especially officers, were exceptionally
severe. Prisoners say some regiments
were annihilated."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

The alleged statement that Germany
has made new suggestions for peace
through the Spanish government should
not be taken with much seriousness. The
statement coming through the Berlin
Vorwaerts looks like another clumsy
trick to ensnare the allies or to weaken
their war activities Until the German
government takes different attitude
than it does at present, the allies cannot
consider the matter seriously.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

Serious typhoid outbreak occurs in
Berlin" says newspaper headline, and
thereby adds to the disgust of many
American communities that they bear
the name of Berlin. The casual reader of
the newspapers might jump to the con-
clusion that the Berlin referred to in the
headline might be the place nearest to
them, and full-fedged rumor would then
going a-winging that Berlin, such-and-
such state, was having terrible cpl
iemie. A good deal Of damage might be
done that way. So many bad things are
taking place in Berlin, Germany, that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
DRASTIC PENALTY.
For French Officials, Who Do Not Follow
Instructions.

Paris, July 24.-Drastic punishment
viii be visited upon officers of the rank
of general for negligence and non-compli-
anee with orders under new bill which
was introduced in the Chamber of Dep
uties yesterday.
The bill, as published, provides that
any general commanding force in the
presence of the enemy, who, by negli-
gence, non. compliance with regulations
or disobedience of orders, fails to &C.
cept positions assigned to him which
loses troops entrusted to him or those
he is charged to support or who loses
a position he is ordered to defend, may
be punished by dismissal from the army
and imprisonment from two to five years,
if the fault is inexcusable A reduction
in rank also is provided for,
Accused generals have the right to ap-
peal their cases to the court of cassa-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
Rogers
Walk-Over Boot
Shop
KEEP THE GARDENS GOING.
Department Of Agriculture Urges Every
Foot of Available Ground Be Made
to Work All Summer.

Foot OF Available Ground be MADE
to Work All Summer.
Keep every foot of ground busy every
day during the growing season, urges the
United States department of agriculture
in an appeal TO American gardeners on
farms or in the cities or suburbs. Gar
deners who neglect their plots in late
summer and do not plant second crops
are unmindful of their own best interests
and Of their patriotic duty In helping TO
increase the countgy's feed supplies
Prepare for Growing Fall Vegetables,
AS the early vegetables are removed
the land should be planted second time
to something that viii give returns dur
| ing the autumn months. Early peas,
beets, onions, cabbage, lettuce, radishes
and Irish potatoes may be followed by
late crops of snap beans, navy beans,
turnips, carrots, beets, late cabbage, kale,
| spinach, lettuce and radishes, In many
Of the milder sections of the north such
crops as spinach, kale and hardy va
rieties of onions may remain in the
ground all winter.
Plenty of Seeds for Fall Gardens.
Seedsmen advise the department that
there is sufficient seed available to pro-
vide for an extensive planting of fall
gardens. The problem is to escape the
drought of midsummer and yet to ma.
ture the crops before the weather be-
comes cold enough to injure them. The
date of the first killing frost is shown in
the zone map and the table shows the
latest safe date for planting the various
vegetables in the different zones.
O. Give Care to Soil.
Special care should be taken in fitting
the land for fall crops and the addition
of little quick acting fertilizer will
hasten maturity. If the ground is dry
at planting time it should be rolled or
slightly packed over the seeds to insure
an even start
Gardeners uncertain of when and what
to plant in fall gardens are advised to
consult experienced neighbors or get in
touch with their county agricultural
| agents, state colleges of agriculture or
the United States department Of agricul-
ture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

The comparatively slow progress being
made by the allies just north of the
Marine river may be accounted for in
part by the fact that the transfer Of
troops across the river in the face OF
heavy defensive tactics by the Germans
is necessarily slow. Coupled with that
difficulty is the necessity Of constructing
bridges and keeping them in serviceable
condition against the artillery fire of the
enemy. Once the allies get across the
river in large numbers the advance ought
to be more rapid,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

time forth names of heroic invocation.
We followed his splendid, bloody prog.
ress, with tug at the heart and long
ing TO be beside him, sharing the an
guish and the glory, proving ourselves OF
the same inyincible spirit. Our wait
ing became intolerable while he, the
younger, made his magnificent effort,
showing us the way. And now we are
there, shoulder TO shoulder with him,
always been brothers in blood, in aspira-
tion, in all that makes up the tradition
of the Anglo-Saxon race.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

The British are doing splendid work in
keeping the Zeebrugge submarine base
corked up That is one of the best fea-
lures of the allied warfare of the present
time, for it undoubtedly facilitates the
transportation Of American troops and
American materials to Europe, by keep.
ing some Of the U-boats imprisoned and
Others forced to operate from base con-
siderably further away from the field Of
operation Of the undersea craft.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

Pershing said to the American soldiers
recuperating in the hospitals Of Paris;
"The American people are proud Of you"
No truer words were ever said And the
same applies to the brave young fellows
who have escaped wounds and those who
have given their all in the great fight.
The American people are proud of them,
one and all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

Theodore Roosevelt does not lose any
thing by refusing to run for governor of
New York. He will measure up still
higher in the minds of the American
people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

The crop estimate of Windham county
shows ten times the normal yield of
wheat, and conditions Of like nature pre-.
vail all over Vermont. We are doing
considerably to help out the wheat sit
uation Of the entire allied world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

The American navy force is of such a
size as to make it seem out of proportion
to the army. There are now well toward
100000 men in that branch of the service
which ought to be a sufficient number to
man all the warships and transport and
freight vessels which the United States
has and can turn out for six months to
come.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

If they ever capture an American In
dian, the Germans win probably expect
to uncover tomahawk and scalping
knife The Germans have not been keep
ing up with the current of American life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

Paying 100 cents on dollar and hav-
ing $4,000 left for the bankrupt makes
a healthy bankruptcy case. The case Of
the southern Vermont lumber man makes
a record to be aimed at for years to
come but not likely to be reached.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

If Hearst is to be candidate in New
York notwithstanding the conditions, he
ought to be buried SO deep that he will
never be able to get his head above the
surface again.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

The late Benjamin F. Fiield OF Mont.
pelier was once giant in the field Of
the law, one Of the great men who have
been developed in the legal profession in
Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

The Romanoff family is wasting away
at rapid pace, through such agencies as
assassination and exposure" Probably
the latter explanation is polite language
for execution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

If the German leaders get their men
out of the Marine trap without serious
loss they will have to be given credit for
being good strategists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

and good enough for
every live man; live pat
terms, live colors, live
fabrics, all made in U.
S. A. by American work
ers of many nationali-
ties.
American dyes dye hard
and fast. Madras shirts
$500. Sill shirts $3.50
to $3.50.
Belts, good leather and
good new material that
has the leather charac-
terlStlcS. QUO, 15c, Sl.OU.
STRAW HATS
Harvest hats, 25c to Csc.
Boys and Youths Straw
hats, 25c. A few Mems,
one-half price.
MEMS CLOTHING
Don't buy only what you
need, but look around
and be sure you buy
right. We are in a posi-
ton to save you money
good suits, $18 to $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

The U.boat commanders are very con-
siderate to pull Off" their moving pic
ture performances before the summer re-
sorts on the north Atlantic coast.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

CORA braid is combined with leghorn, vel
vet with straw, duyetyn with stitched
taffeta, organdie with crepe de chine,
and, of course, fur with chiffon"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24
Cape Cod canal without a U.boat.

Some day that German submarine is
going to get over-bold on the Atlantic
coast and will pay the penalty for it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-24

many Berlins in the United States are
seriously contemplating a change of
name.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
CABOT

The ladies' aid society of the Method
list church held meeting Tuesday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. S. c. Voodry.
1t was voted to serve dinner as usual
town meeting day. Menu: Baked beans,
Victory bread, pickles, assorted pie,
doughnuts and coffee. Price of the same,
25c 1t was also voted to give one-half
the proceeds to the Red Cross society.
Rev. A. A. Plat will preach a patri-
otto sermon next Sunday morning in
memory of Washington and Lincoln. A
feature of the service will be the I'M
rolling of service flag in honor OF the
boys who are in the service OF their
country. In the evening the subject will
be, Safety, Certainty and Enjoyment"
Everybody welcomed to these services.
A boy scout troop has been organized
with membership of 10 scouts, with
Rev. A. A. Plat scout leader. The camp.
fire also has organized with IL members
and Miss Florence Plat as guardian.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
STOP A MOMENT!
LISTEN TO THIS
Cincinnati man tells how to
lift off any corn without
hurting one bit


You reckless men and women who are
pestered with corns and who have at
least once week invited an awful
death from lockisw or blood poison are
now told by a Cincinnati authority to
use drug called freezone. which the
moment a few drops are applied to any
corn. the soreness is relieved and soon
the entire corn. root and all, lifts out
with the fingers.
Ii is a sticky substance which dries
the moment it is applied and is said
to simply shrivel the corn without in
flaming or even irritating the surround
ing tissues or skin. Ii is claimed that
a quarter of an ounce Of freezone will
cost very little al any of the drug stores.
but is sufficient TO rad ones feet OF
every hard or soft corn or callus.
You are further warned that cutting
AZ a corn Is a suicidal habit.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
DRINK HOT WAITER
IF YOU DESIRE A
ROSY COMlPL LEXICON
Says we can't help but look
better and feel better
after an inside bath.

To look ones best and feel ones best
is to ENJOY an inside bath each morning
to flush from the system the previous
days waste, sour lamentations and poi
sonous toxins before it is absorbed into
the blood. just as coal, when it burns
leaves behind a certain amount of in.
combustible material in the form OF
ashes, so the food and drink taken each
day leave in the afimentary organs a
certain amount of indigestible material,
which if not eliminated form toxins and
poisons which are then sucked into the
blood through the very duets which are
intended to suck in only nourishment to
sustain the body.
II you want to see the glow of healthy
bloom in your cheeks, to see your skin
get clearer and clearer, you are told to
drink every morning upon arising, a
glass of hot water with a teaspoonful
of limestone phosphate in it, which is a
harmless means OF washing the waste
material and toxins from the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels, before putting
more food into the stomach.
Men and women with sallow skins,
liver spots, pimples or pallid complex
ion, are those who wake up with a
coated tongue, bad taste, nasty breath,
Others who are bothered with headaches,
bilious spells, acid stomach or consti-
patton should begin this phosphated hot
water drinking.
A quarter pound of limestone phes-
phate costs very little at the drug store
but is sufficient to demonstrate that
just as soap and hot water eleanses,
purfies and freshens the skin on the
outside, so hot water and limestone
phosphate act on the inside organs
Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
Making Hens Lay BY Artificial Light.

There is an article in the February
Farm and Fireside about making hens
lay after hours by artificial light. The
author of the article says:
Some observations | have made and
confirmed in focks kept under lights in
the country can be summarized as fol-
lows:
Hens, when kept active twelve to
fourteen hours daily by artificial lights,
require abundant feed and litter to in
duee exercise.
ANY bright light strongly reflected
to the floor will give good results. But
each 400 square feet of floor should have
about 60 candlepower. The cost Of light
ing house to accommodate 500 hens by
electric lights runs from SO to 81 a
month.
Under lights, early maturing year
lings and two-year- old hens lay well all
winter, but breeding stock should not be
kept under lights or they will lay too
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
ROAD BUILDING DURING WAR.
Houston Announces Policy of Department
on Highway Construction.

Secretary Houston of the department
of agriculture, in communication to
the American Association of State High
way Officials, has set forth squarely the
policy which he thinks should be fol-
lowed in highway construction during
the war. Secretary Houston sayss
$50 far as it is practicable to do so,
this department will urge the mainte
nance of the highways already con
structed; the construction and compile
ton of those highways which are vitality
important because of their bearing upon
the war situations; or for the movement
of commodities; the postponement of all
highway construction relatively less es-
sential or not based upon important mill
tary or economic needs. The department
is preparing to suggest to the state high
way departments the preparation of
schedule of work for the federal-aid prof
ects for 1918 in line with this policy"
In carrying out the policy thus an
nounced there has been sent out by the
Office of public roads, of the department
of agriculture, schedule forms ON which
the states are requested to set forth
their proposed federal-aid work for the
1918 working season. These schedules
call for a description of each road; the
character, quantity and haul of the ma
terials to be used the probable cost the !
amount of federal funds desired; the /
specific purpose of the improvement; its |
bearing upon the war situation; and |
what delay of the work until 1919 or
alter would have. With the information |
.hus assembled and classified, an eff
,ient road construction program is as
ured. While it is impossible to make
my definite statement regarding the
of road materials, the ex
are that the transportation
ituation will be improved and that the
hipment of such materials for essential
Projects can be made.
Road construction and maintenance in
he United States involve an annual ex-
enditure of some S3o0,o00,000 and there
) scarcely section of the country that
! not seriously affected by marked
disturbance in road work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-15
TUNBRIDGE

Town auditors have been settling with
various officers the past few days. The
town has hardly met expenses the cur
rent year.
The body of Mrs. Imogene Goodale,
whose death occurred at Melrose High
lands, Mass, Wednesday, was brought
here for burial in the family lot Satur-
day. She was born in this town and
lived here until her removal to South
Royalton some Is years since. Mr.. Good
ale's' death occurred some months later.
The Red Cross benefit Friday evening
was huge success in every way, the
proceeds reaching nearly si00. Although
the weather and travelling conditions
were not of the best, the attendance was
large and the program, supper and social
dance met with great favor. Each and
every member of the corps of workers
deserve much credit and praise, but Miss
Anne r. Howe seems to have contributed
her share and ne-half. in time, talent
and means, and received one and half
of blame for real or imaginary discrepan
cies. This is feeble, but genuine, at
tempt to even the account.
As the crowd dispersed Friday night,
two single teams driven by Harry Blake
and hugh Williams, respectively, came
out of the general mix-up with the road
well broken out, two sleigbs ditto, but
happily few personal injuries.
c. w. Osborn, who has been combat
ing diabetes for a few weeks, is improv
ing
Brook farm, practically the only home
known to the BRIDE was the scene of
holy matrimony Wednesday evening,
Feb. 9, the winners 1--WE assume they
both win being Charles Welch and Miss
Hazel Brooks. Rev. j. c. Mitchell was
The officiating clergyman. Earl Cushman |
and Gladys WEIGH, the sister of the !
groom, supported them. The Welch farm
,laims their immediate attention. Con- |
and best wishes are almost |
without limit. Pvt. Percy WEIGH of
camp Devens, Mass, was present.