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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
INFLUENZA
INCREASE IN BOSTON
For the Past "a Hours a Total of 454
New Cases Were Reported and
2S Deaths.

Boston, Dec. 27--The largest total of
new influenza cases recorded here in a
single day since the disease was made re-
portable during the epidemic of last Sep
tember and October, was reported to the
Boston health authorities for the "a
hours ending at a. m. to-day, The to-
tai of new cases was 454 and there were
2S deaths. Sixteen cases of lobar pneu-
monia and eight deaths were reported
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
HEARING ON WATER DAMAGE.
Case Brought by G. L. Hasseltine and
Others Against Lane Co.

A further hearing in the matter of G. L.
Hasseltine and others against the Lane
Manufacturing Co. took place at Mont
pelier yesterday before Z. G, Mower of
Burlington, who is the special master ap-
pointed by the court of chancery to hear
the evidence in the case. This is a bill
brought to prevent the Lane Manufactur-
ing Co. setting the water back over the
land of property owners north of their
dam. The defendants recently raised the
height Of their dam, with the result that
the water sets back more than usual
Several attorneys were present this
morning, including Theriault and Hunt,
]. G. Sargent, Il. NJ Harvey, and A J..
Sherman of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
CONCLUDED TO co
WITH THE OFFICER
Walter Grace, Who Is Said to Have
Failed to Register, Had to Be Per-
suaded Physically Before He Would
Accompany Officer to Montpelier.

Walter Grace was arrested last night
by Deputy United States Marshal q. T.
Lackey on the hills in Northteld at the
home of brother Of Grace, where he has
been stopping of late He has been want
ed for many months on the charge of re-
fusal to register, The opinion prevails
that the man has brain trouble He is of
German descent, his father having taken
out first papers. His brother is an Amer
ican by birth and is good citizen.
Grace is supposed to have been in Gran.
vile. Two constabes there, according to
Grace, have been driven from his place,
and when Mr.. Lackey and Chief J. NJ
Donahue of Mortified appeared at the
house last night he told them that they
could not take him away but he was as
sured that when they were ready to go
he would accompany them. Grace tried,
however, TO escape. He started to go
through door but Chief Donahue
reached it and, grabbing the man, yanked
him around, with the result that the man
soon found he was but plaything in
Chief Donahue's hands. His brother ad-
vised him that he had better conduct
himself properly, which he finally con-
eluded to do He was brought to Mont
pelier and landed in Jail to await hear
ing before Commissioner H. c. Shurtleii.
Grace is understood to have said that
no officer could do anything with him and
that they had no right to- He expressed
.pro-German ideas. This morning his
brother came to Montpelier to bail him
when he was brought before the com
missioner but il was found that two per
sons are required to bail federal prison
er. The matter was recently turned over
to Mr.. Laekey, other officers having
worked on the ease since registration
took place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
SETTLING CUBAN TROUBLES.
Conservative and Liberal Parties Getting
u. Together.

Havana, Cuba, Dec 26---Leaders of the
conservative and liberal parties met here
late to-day and agreed to appoint joint
committee to begin work Immediately in
an effort to harmonic as quickly as pos
sible their conflicting interests.
As a result of this exchange of views,
it is declared, messages are to be sent
Immediately to former President Jose
Miguel Gomez and Orestes Ferrara, for
mer speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives, both Of whom are in the United
States, asking them to return at once to
this country to form that part of the
committee TO be named by the liberal
group.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
MRS. WILSON ENTERTAINED.
She Was Guest of Honor at Countess Of
Readings Luncheon Party.

London, Dec. "a. Mrs. Wilson was
entertained at small luncheon party
to-day by the countess of Reading. The
guests included Mrs. David Lloyd George,
Mrs. John W. Davis, wife of the Ameri-
can ambassador, and Mrs. II. H. Asquith.
Other guests were Miss Benham Mrs.
Wilson's secretary; Viscountesses Hari-
court and Erleigh, Lady Wiseman, Lady
Mond and Miss Bonar Law.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
SHIP BROUGHT AMMUNITION.
The Transport General Gorgas Carried a
Few Soldiers.

New York, Dec. 27.-The United
States transport General Gorgas arrived
here to-day from Bordeaux with fourteen
officers, seven enlisted men and p civil
ians As the ship was loaded with re-
turned ammunition she anchored in
Gravesend bay and the passengers were
brought ashore in boats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
ALLIES OCCUPY
MANNHEIM
To Prevent Further Atroci-
ties Against Prisoners
by the Germans
MARSHAL FOCH
SENT TROOPS THERE
Several Allied Prisoners Are
Reported to Have Been
Murdered

Zurich, Dec. q tEIayas) "A battalion
of infantry has occupied Mannheim by
order of Marshal Fcch in order to watch
the prison camp near there whefe ten
thousand allied prisoners await liberia
tion, the Badische LandeszeituDg says.
This step, it is added, was taken be-
cause Of the treatment Of the prisoners,
several Of whom were murdered
Mannheim is on the east hank OF the
Rhine, south of Mayence. 1t is within
the neutral zone east of the Rhine, out
lined by the terms of the armistice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
HIT BY TREE STUB.
A. o. Comstock Of Calais Suffered Great
Deal Of Pain.

A. o. Comstock, who lives in Calais
was in Montpelier yesterday on his way
to Burlington to have an X-ray taken OF
his right shoulder to ascertain whether
he has suffered broken arm or dislo,
Gated shoulder joint He suffered great
pain all of the time Mr. Comstock was
working in his woods Thursday afternoon
when a stub of a tree fell, striking him
with great force on the right shoulder
developing the condition given above. He
arrived little before noon and had to
wait until the afternoon train in Mont.
pelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
NEW PROBLEM I'M EAST.
So French Government Has Summoned
Gen. d'Esperey.

Paris, Dec. 81 New problems having
arisen in the east, following allied oc-
cupation of parts Of Hungary, Turkey,
Russia and Bulgaria, the French govern
ment has summoned General Louis Fran
chet d'Esperey, commander of allied
forces in Macedonia, to Paris for con
ference, says Marcel Hutin of the Echo
de Paris He is expected to arrive in
Paris in few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
The British Premier Made an Official Call on the
President at Buckingham Palace and Remained
for Three Hours, After Which They Went to the
Premier's House for Luncheon.
WHOLE DISCUSSION WAS
OF A GENERAL NATURE
EX-KAISER REPORTED
TO HAVE BEEN SLAIN

Paris, Dec. %, 4:25 a. m--Ru
mors that the former emperor of
Germany had been assassinated be-
came current in Paris, notably in
the Chamber of Deputies, last
evening. There is not the slight
est confirmation of the report up
to the present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
NAY SINK SHIPS
AND EXECUTE CREWIS
UNDER RED FLAG
British Admiralty Is Reported to Be Pre-
pared to Take Drastic Measures
Against Bolshevism in German
Fleet StiIl in Hands of
Gnruaue
Germans.

Amsterdam, Dec. 27.--The British adj
miraty is prepared to take drastic meas
ures against the propagation Of bolshe-
vism in that part of the German feet re-
naming in German hands, according TO a
Berlin dispatch today. The sinking Of
vessels displaying the red flag and the
execution of crews infected with bolshe-
vism is threatened, it Is declared.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-27
Entsnte Forced Departure.

London, Dec. 27. Under pressure
from the entente says a German wire.
less dispatch received to-day, the German
ambassador to Turkey and his staff have
left Constantinople. They are expected
to reach Genoa on Saturday.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
TANK RECRUITS SENT
TO CAMP POLK, N. C.
Men 60 From Richmond to
lie Trained for ArduOus
Service.

~ Carl Boschen's thirty-two tank re-
cruits left the latter part of last week
FOR Camp Polk, near Raleigh. The
men Were all volunteers. Following
arc the names of the men and the
boards which get credit for them:
Board No. Warren J.. Hogan.
George A. Walters, Leo L. Sullivan.
frame c. Dabney. Joe c. Marks. John
r. Koehlcr H.
( Board No. 2--Benjamin f.. ByrdsonE.
sTildcn Tenant, Hugh Dilhre Shepherd.
Stanley Taylor Mitchell, George Fred
crick Sipp. Horace Russell Smith. WI
liam Stuart Sorg, William Leigh Davis,
White Messick Roundabush.
IS Board No. 3--Mauly .. Belts Charles
E. Putse. William T. Powell Fritz
Holzward.
Board No. 4-Kenncth NJ Lehcr.
George r. Atkinson. Robert Med. Cow
art. stuart w. pias, Clarence y. Rice.
Richard l.. Minter. Robert l.. kerScy.
Board No. 6-Russell Alfred Moore
field. Grayson Wray Paimore. Sterling
Tucker GrigE. Edward Theodore Miller.
Page Massie Beck, Walter Richardson
Blankenship.
Local board No. has announced the
following additional men who will join
its quota for Camp Washington. Md.
Monday: w. II. PrinClc, Thomas II.
Gresham. Charles ]. McMurray. Mar
celluS B. Bew. Edro l.. Larsen. Edwin
b. Birchmore, Paul Il. Hood, Richard
6. Mills.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20

have adjusted the Word Of God to
German ideals
Now see whore Germany has gone.
and is still going.
Heartily desiring to save our coun-
try from national calamity, TO lead the
people to highest good and richest
comfort. and to impress upon all the
spiritual lessons OF these distressing
times. we respectfully suggest and
earnestly urge:
First. that now and always we
think OF God more. and count more
Second. tina, now and always. we
have n more sacred regard for Gods
holy day.
Third: that HOW and always. we
read Gods Word daily. and more dit
gently.
Fourth. that now and always, we
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20
MINISTERS ISSUE MESSAGE
AK Tint People Turn More Fully tn
God mud Observe Sunday As
Holy Duy.

Following is q sunday message"
from the Methodist ministers OF Rich
mond:
Let no American pass this by with
mere reading, but let all think on
these things and heed them:
We are told that the Germans have
iorSaken the God Of Heaven for II
tribal god of the Germans.
I'VE are told that the Germans have
given up the Sacredncss OF the Sab
bath for. Continental Sunday, that
is. 4 wide open Sunday.
We are told that the Germans have
Whitfield away the New Testament and
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20

Private w. X. Scweii OF the marine
corps, son OF Mrs. NJ. Sewcll, of Lake
side. has arrived overseas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Flge. of $685.
announcing the arrival overseas of
their son-in-i law, Private Wesley G..
Williams.
L. w IeTberton has received word
OF the safe arrival overseas OF his son,
NJ. 4. Pembcrton.
Sergeant Hartwcll r. Myer, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs W. 7. Mycr, has arrived
safely overseas.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20

pray pray without ceasins. ana more fer
Fifth. that now and always. we give
ourselves without stint TO gentle.
Hu!ef service for others.
ye know these things happy
are We II We do them
we recommend that this day. sun
DAY. october 20. 1918. be made II day
ot snesi-l prayer in the homes of all
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20

The IIclp Wanted Ads In The Times
Dispatch arc rcnd by the class of cm-
cfcnt employees you will he glad to
hnvc In 1our business. You mny insert
Help Wanted -td by calling Run
dolph 1.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-20

a. nnndrcds of people nrr looking for
light housekeeping apartments. If you
nnEe ono to rent. tell them nbout Il
through TfmcS- Dispatch Want Adj.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06
Common Interests and Duties

Certain common interests and du-
ties that bind together all the War
Service Committees include:
War lndustriesTTo keep efficiency
and production at the highest posi-
BILE point through stable labor condi-
tions and steady flow of materials
through plants, thus assuring the ut
most aid in carrying out the war pro-
gramme of the Government.
Non-War Industries-To keep plant
organization and production from
falling below the danger line in the
face of shortage of materials, labor
and transportation.
Jointly-To face squarely and con-
structively the reconstruction period
and to be ready through accurate and
exhaustive study to lay before such
governmental agencies as may be ere
ated to deal with reconstruction the
necessary data bearing on the subject.
Questions foremost in the minds of
SNSlg DuSlllSSS llldH Will Ue ulSCuSS6u
at the conference. Speakers who al
ready have accepted invitations to ap-
pear include Secretary of Commerce
William c. Redfield, Mr.. A. C. Bed
ford, Mr.. James A. Farrell and Mr.
Paul Warburg.
The conferences will include gen.
eral sessions at which questions COM
mon to all industries will be taken up
sessions of Committees within parti-
cular industries at which specific in
dustrial problems will be discussed
meetings of related War Service Com
mittee groups, and conferences of in
dividual War Service Committees.
National Councillors of the Chamber
of Commerce also will hold separate
sessions.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06
Something New
Something Good
Big Pound Cans
Pacific Brand
Species of TUNA
HEART OF nation
REVEALED IN RED
CROSS WORK DONE
Charles +. Griiien, Writing to Rela'
tiyes Here, Tells Of the Achieve
ments Of Mercy Organizations
In War-TOrn Lands.

The following description was writ
ten by Mr.. C. Field Griffen, Jr., who is
now in France doing Red Cross work
Mr.. Griffen's mother, before her mar
riage was Miss Annie Phister, wo-
man of rare Intellectually and
daughter of Hon. e. c. and Mrs. Phis-
ter of our city.
The Department of Public lntor-
nation of the American Red Cross re-
Gently requested me to write BRIEF
account of some of the incidents of
my work, and, in compliance with
this demand, the following sketch of
My experience is submitted.
The most interesting and exciting
part of my work over here occurred
not long ago during my service with
an emergency ambulance unit of vol
unteers attached to the regular am
bulance company of the. regiment. :.
division, U. S. Army, serving with the
Our unit, composed of ten new Ford
ambulances, left our base about eight
thirty in the evening, and drove stead
lily all night long, making only one
short stop for midnight lunch. AL
though we had been driving through
ruined villages and areas that had
been badly shelled, we encountered no
difficulties until we ran into road
that had been so badly shelled it was
practically impossible. The fact that
we drove without any lights added to
our difficulties in seeing the deep shell
holes, and one of our cars fell back
into one, breaking a rear spring. 1t
required the combined efforts of all
our men to push this car out.
We continued driving on into the
morning, and about ten or eleven
o'clock, arrived among the batteries
of heavy guns which were blazing
away. The roads had rapidly become
congested with great motor trucks
detached companies of infantry and
cavalry, ration wagons, limbers, am
unition carts, etc, and we were forced
to crawl along, although the military
police directing traffic gave us The
right of way. We soon began passing
patches of German prisoners, guard
ed by military police with fixed bay
thair thn and linn
bers bearing in the dead. AS we con
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06

tinued on, the road became even more
congested, and our progress more
slow.
Finally we arrived at the advance
dressing station in the ruins of what
was once a beautiful garden. 1t was
filed with stretchers bearing the
wounded from the fresh drive of early
that morning. We had driven all night
and all morning with no rest, and yet
we began at once the work of remov-
ing these wounded men back to the
main dressing station about four kilo
meters to the rear. Our ambulances
carried each three stretcher cases and
one walking case, and each ambulance
was filled to capacity every trip. We
worked on into the afternoon with no
thought flunch, the slow work of
crawling along in our little cars
through deep mud and shell holes,
back through ruined towns to bring
our wounded and gassed passengers
where they could receive more careful
and immediate medical attention.
The Germans had been forced to re-
tire their batteries on account of our
| fine new push and so we were not
bothered with their shells during the
morning. In the late afternoon, how
ever, Jerry" had his guns in position,
to the main dressing station with a
| load of woundtd, when the German
artillery began Smelling the road d.
rectly ahead of me. AS this ground
had been occupied by the Germans
only a short while ago, it was well
known to them, and so old Jerry
had the range almost perfectly. Ger
tain sections of the road were struck
quite frequently, and all traffic wait
ed until the shells became fewer, and
then made a dash over these stretches.
| soon came to a turn that was being
| blulN run VI iNN SiiSiis
would burst in quick succession along
this curve and then for very short
uncertain time there would be a lull
There was gassed-captain with me
on the front seat, and l asked his ad-
vice. He was for waiting a few min
utes and then shooting ahead, | was
for making on at full speed at once
AS he appeared to be an old expert
enced soldier, decided to follow his
advice. I kept my eye on the road
ahead. and figured in my mind, how
ever Just about where | would be on
the road if | had made dash for it
Suddenly, just in the SPOT where
would probably have been a shell eX-
ploded and great sheet of flame shot
across the road. When | sped by 6
few minutes later a wrecked gun car
riase, and a great pool of blood, three
dead horses, and two dead manglet
men lay in the road. | verify believe
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06
INDUSTRY TO MEET
FOR DISCUSSION
Gathering of National Councillors An
nOunced by the United States
Chamberlain Discuss
Reconstruction.

Plans for assembling at Atlantic
City on December 4, 5 and 6, the Ma
tional Councillors of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States in con-
ference with the War Service Commit
tees, are announced by the War Ser
vice Execution Committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States.
Mr. Carl Dodds, Secretary of the
Maysville Chamber of Commerce is a
Councillor
National Councillors to Attend
The meeting will bring together
from 1000 to 5000 industrial leaders
to discuss problems that have arisen
with the war. National Councillors of
the Chamber, representing the more
than LOO commercial and industrial
organizations which comprise its
membership, will lattend the confer
ence.
The main purpose of the confer
ences will be the determination of
practical methods whereby industry
, may cooperate still more closely with
the Government through a more cen
tralized scheme of organization. This
probably can be accomplished best by
the creation of federation of all the
War Service Committees Questions
of reconstruction, too, will be taken
up.
Problems of Reconstruction
For nearly a year the National
Chamber has bee engaged in directing
the organization of War Service Com
mittees in all lines of industry to as
! sist the Government in mobilizing
most effectively the country's indus
tries for prosecution of the war. 1t
is evident that however far away the
end of the war may be, it is neces-
sary to begin to outline a general pro-
gramme of organizing business for the
period of reconstruction.
Single industries, acting Individual
ly, can scarcely hope to prepare for
reconstruction on the scale that will
be necessary, and a federation of all
the War Service Committees of all the
industries will be of inestimable value
in cooperating with those agencies OF
the Government to be created with
this subject
The War Service Committees repre-
sent the most important and best in
formed body of business men ever as
ISOLATED for a practical and patriotic
purpose, and the conference therefore
will be one of the most important
business gatherings ever held in this
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06
All Ac0RE

owe my life to that unknown cap
tain.
= Coming back from this trip, an.
major and captain we're hit in a staff
car about two hundred yards ahead of
me, and both died five minutes after
arriving at the emergency dressing
station. AS l reached the advanced
post | had a dangerous experience.
The cry Gas" was sounded, and ev-
cry one doned their gas masks. Now
was accustomed to the French gas
mask which is quite different from
the 500, which l then had. l had only
had this mask on once before, and had
never been instructed in its use or
mechanism In my hurry and igonr-
ance, put it on incorrectly The big
eyes goggles became almost at once
logged, and in few seconds l could
not see my hand before my face. But
this was not the worst. l found /
could not breathe. Try as | would
could not breathe in any air from my
mouthpiece. In a flash | realized tn a
the little air remaining in my mask
stone blind. | felt l was suffocating
l tried to cry out and my voice seem
ed swallowed up in my mask. A kind
fapnic seezed me. l staggered and
strength. Shells were bursting al
about in the ruins and l could hear
brick walls falling. And then l felt
steady hand on my arm. Fingers
readjjusting my mask. 1t seemed ages
to me as l was lead out of that gas
area. concentrating all my conscious
ness to keeping a hold on that un.
known arm.
We slept in our ambulan ce thai
night amid the ruins of what had once
been large factory. About midnight
however, Jerry's shells began to droI
so uncomfortably close that some o.
lis took shelter in dugouts. | remain
ed in my ambulance, however, for one
becomes a sort Of fatalist in France
The next morning our work continued
until the advance dressing staticr
work became less congested and tn,
regular go. men were able to handle
it. We were then ordered to still
more advanced work because our ligh
cars could go over stretches of roat
impossible to the heavier ambulance
of the ..... We found this work eX
ceedingly difficult. A fine rain during
the night had made the roads yer.
muddy, and shell craters were yer.
numerous. In the morning drove OIL
the left flank which was in a dee
valley, full of gas. Dead horses
broken limbers and smashed wagon
bordered the road, with now and the
dead German or American soldier
In the afternoon | drove in the cente
of the line, and here | was in tn
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06
NASHVILLE MARKET

The United States Government has
issued request that young turkeys
be held on farms until following
weights are reached. Hens 8 pounds
and over, young toms IL pounds and
over.
The e. L. Manchester Produce Co.,
Inc, U. s. Food Administration.
License No 0-09467
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06
RAILROAD TIME TABLH
fi!IEt i'|RI|| 11||'

Time table effective Sunday Feb
ruary 10th.
No. II leaves Maysville 5:s5 q. m.
daily except Sunday.
No. leaves Maysvills $40 D. m.
except Sunday.
No. 209 leaves Maysville 4:1O D. m.
Sunday only.
No. 10 arrives In Maysvills S:46 ..
M. daily except Sunday.
No. 21O arrives in Maysville a:36 D.
M. Sunday only.
No. 16 arrives in Maysville $3.50 D.
m, daily except Sunday.
H. g. ELLIS, Agent
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06

Secretary Daniels announced that
the Austrian navy mentioned In the
arimstice terms consists OF 248 yes
sells of all classes, among them fif-
teen battleships.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-11-06
BEWARE OF SPANISH INFLUENZA

1t Is caught by breathing a germ In
to the nose or mouth. Sterizol kills
germs and prevents disease. Sold by
MRS. GEO. sHIPLHY,
sos East Second Street.
Why not try Ledger Want Adj