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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-18
LUDENDORFF ODKLADA TAzENf ma
PARlz A HLEDi 81 L0KALNfCH
ZAPASU.
MEsTU REMESI, u NEHOz HUNOVE
NEJDALE PRONIKLI, HROZf
UPLNE: SEVRENL
TICHO MA FRONTE AMERICKE.

Nemecka offensive vychodne zapadne cd Remese selha
la Tre den velkeho tazenf bylo opakovanm dvou
predchazecich nezdaru.
Ludendorffova vojska vystvana celou spojeneckou
lee nikde nedosaha cile nemeclm sabem Jim
naxnaeeHehd polobnSln ezdarln Idedndorff
zanechava vseobecneho vyboe ni padesamove araci
ku zapasGm lokalnm Spojenect eXper predpoklada,
re Nemc myslu tazen Pafz zanechaji budou hledet
opanovat katedVni m6sto RemeS jehoz oko nyn6jsi
ofensivy nell jese uspech nejvetsi. .
Remesska obloukovita frona meri 20 mil a mesto
e nepreem Ti stran obkiceno Pouze sired m6sa
MIN zveda vsny jsou moci vosk rancouzskych al
skch Vcera N6mci SVEN svirani mea opet ponekud
kroci lee francouzsk6 komando o%ekva dnesnm protuo
KEN suac napraviti Pak by vsak neprte dale Remese
poop Fochov nezbyde n6ho nez nafdit vykizen dotte
neho Remes n6meckemu postupu do boaych fran
couzsch kran vekou prekazkou bez obsazen onoho me
sta Hunove vaznes posup mysiti nemohou Cd poeaku
nyne ofensvy postoupil cekem est mil Remese Nikde
nde move linii tfdennch naporG tax daeko
probi sestimlov postup ku vze RemeSe nestac
proo nemecke vetevf venue dnes remesskemu bojst
zorno hlavni Vcera nejkryave zapas odehrava pred
mestske osad6 Bos du Ro esa Courton zapadne cd
nicy Manteu Fosse ke neprte ziskal n6kok kranich
posc franko-askych Nemc pokouse tez vesnic Pour
cy tamnejf alska pechoa zasadia Jim krvavy od
raz pftomne Vlasi chystaji tam dasi protinapory
cd Marry kde pred SO hodnam stuace spojencdm
bya vece neprzniva, obrtily pomery Francouz Ame
ricane zdstava msry doeen6m sekoru Vsi St. Agnan
La Chapee nichz boovao z zacatku Ludendorffo
dvonasobn ofensivy ay vcera destem krvavch w
ev N6mci opfe tamn6si francouzske zakopy
nekoikrat vzdy byi odrazeni.
Rovnez vychodne cd Remese bojist Champagne
francouzska voska odovala nepfekym rozbehum kdezo
americkem bojst mez Vaux Chateau Therry nedav
porazkou vysenf Hunove podnki jen nekok vypadG
vyzvednych, kere Jim nkterak nezdarily Jnak
ricke fronte Marny byo cho to destive povetrnos
Postaveni spoencd remesske fronty vymaje - podel
cee 5Omove bevnl e bezpecne ku RemeS francouz
ske amecke vyslany kerezto zlohy mali pre-
kazt Nemcm vstup do hsorckeho m6sta jakoz do kra1
"a rozkadaiicich kraft bohatych revu sampa
skym vnem zasobenych
Berlin nezapira sve choutky Remes pfedevsfm pri
tom zaznamenav Ludendorfova rdenn ofensva zskaa
N6mcum z $4,000 rancouzskych, vlasskych americkych
,zajatcd. Pafiz vsak tvrzeni to lez prohlasuje.
Berlin dale XVIII Americana bouji bezohledne dvoce
jako "barbar snad budoucnos budou pouzivat to-
mahavku ku skapovan Berlin nepovazue jiz nase
hochy zbab6lce strachuje Sc jich.
Ma bojisti Flandrech pokracovano je kanonade
drobnych vypadech Britt kdezto itaskem postupu Alba
nil rovnez nerusen6 je pokracovano.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-18

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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-07-18
NOVY UTOK MA
PROHIBICNf
PREDLOHU.
ZDANOVACf VYBORY HLE.
DAJf PODPORU BILL
HO DOMU.

Washington, II. cervence. =
S odlozenim projednavani pred
lchy narodni prohibice al do no
veho zasedani kongresu, dine
26. srpna vstupuje BOZ stran O..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
TO REDUCE SHIPPING 'PRoGRAM.
Hurley and Others Are Inspecting Condi
tons in Expeditionary Forces.

Tours, Dec. 2l.-E. N. Hurley, chair
man of the United States shipping board,
has been the guest of Quartermaster
General Harry L. Rogers here while max
ing an extensive tour of inspection of the
American supply service. He is being
accompanied on his journey by William
s, Gibbs Of the ship control committee,
and Thomas i. Logan, special American
shipping commission. They are gather
ing information so that they may pro-
ceed Immediately with the reduction of
the shipping program for the American
expeditionary forces on account of re
duced requirement since the signing of
the armistice.
Senator James Wadsworth, jr., United
States senator from New York, is here,
and both he and Mr. Hurley were i'm
pressed by the salvage plant established
in this city by the Americans. They de-
clare it should be taken back to America
intact to serve as model there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
Cook Thos. Forbes Of Barre
Was a Vic ] of
InhVsa "a
RECENT q TIER SAID
WAS Y GOOD HEALTH
The Young Man Enlisted on
Memorial Day,
1917

Cook Thomas Forbes of the l0lst am
munltlon train died in France Dec. A, ac-
cording to telegram received from the
adJutant general at Washington last
night by his mother, Mrs. Georgianna
Forbes. Influenza was given as the cause
OF death. The young mans mother was
wholly unprepared for the intelligence.
as IN the middle of the week she received
a letter from him saying that he was in
good health and enjoying himself in
rest hotel for soldiers in Paris. The let
ter was written Nov. 26.
The deceased was one Of the first Barre
soldiers to 60 overseas with an American
contingent. He enlisted in C company of
the lst Vermont regiment in Barre on
Memorial day, 1917 Thereafter he was
stationed successively at Fort Ethan Al
len and Camp Bartlett, Westfeld. Mass.
Previous to his enlistment he had been
associated with his mother in the res
taurant business in Barre and during the
early weeks Of his training he was as
signed to duty as cook He went over
seas with the l0lst ammunition train in
September, 1917.
Mr.. Forbes was born in East Barre "a
years ago, the son of the late John
Forbes and Georgianna Forbes. Much of
his young manhood was passed in this
city, where he WAS highly regarded by
his companions Besides his mother. he
leaves two brothers, William and John
Forbes, and his sister, Miss Bella Forbes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
INSPIRING PERSONAL BRAVERY.
Brought Distinguished Service Medal to
Lieut.. Col. Alfred C. Arnold.

st. Johnsbnry Dec. 2l.-Lieut. Col
Alfred c. Arnold, son of Captain and
Mrs. Lyndon Arnold Of st. Johnsbury,
has been cited for bravery and awarded
he distinguished. service medal He has
been severely wounded and gassed. The
citation sent to his father, Captain Ar
mold reads:
Lieut.. Col. Alfred C. Arnold. 9th in
fantry. For extraordinary heroism in
action near Medeah Ferme, France. Oct.
I to 9, 1918. This officer displayed the
most inspiring personal bravery and cool
judgment under massed counter attacks,
heavy machine gun fire and intensive
artillery barrage. Performing many gal
liant acts beyond those in the limo Of his
duty. Lieut. Col. Arnold held his line,
maintained liason under difficult eondi-
tions with the unit on his right, and
at a critical time repelled serious coun-
ter attack
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
NO MORE FOREIGN LABOR
Win Be Permitted to Come to the United
States.

Washington, D. G., Dec. 2l.-No more
permits for the importation of Mexican
and West Indian labor viii be granted,
the department of labor announced to-
day, and permits already granted will
be void after Jan. Is. Aliens permitted
to enter temporarily for war work viii
be repatriated gradually, without inter
fering with agricultural or other work
now in progress.
The admission of semi-skilled laborers
from Canada viii be discontinued, but
present arrangements whereby skilled la
borers are admitted only when they
cannot be employed in their own eoun-
try, and when those countries have Civ
en- consent to their departure, will be
continued for the present. Conferences
on this subject are under way between
the United States and Canadian gov
ernments.
Many alien fishermen from Canada and
New Foundland have been employed by
the New England fishing feet. The de-
partment's statement said it was not in
tended to discontinue this practice i'm
mediately.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
ALIIES WAITING FOR UNITED STATES
TO PRESENT SOME DEFINITE PLAN FOR
ASSURING FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
BECKER ANGERED
senator REED
By Saying That the Latter Represented
Hearst at the Investigation of
German Propaganda.

Washington, d. c., Dec, 2l.-Cross-
questioning by Senator Reed of Missouri,
who is not member of the committee,
led to a sharp clash at to-day's session
Of the Senate committee investigating
German propaganda, between the Mis-
souri, senator and Alfred L. Becker, dep
uty attorney general Of New York, and
Major E. Lowry Humes in charge of the
inquiry,
Mr. Becker refused to answer questions
by Senator Reed as to the identity OF
persons employed by the attorney gen
eral of New York to get information con-
cerning the German propaganda system.
Senator Reed demanded that the COM
mittee instruct the witness to answer.
Becker asked the senator If he desired
to have information on matters relating
to his client, Mr.. Hearst" whereupon
Senator Reed told the committee that
Mr.. Becker's reply had been framed in
an insolent manner and denied that he
was appearing for Hearst.
Il beg your pardon" said Mr.. Becker,
you needn't beg my pardon Senator
Reed retorted. "Your answer was what
your testimony has been all the way
through this case, and it does not reflect
on your veraeity. am here in the in
terest Of trying to develop some truth
through a maze of testimony that has
been distorted"
Mr.. Becker based his refusal to answer
the question on the ground that it was
secret service work, and secrecy was es-
sential to its success. He said he had
known that "the Hearst forces had been
trying for six months to find out the
names of the men making the inyestiga.
tion and "they haven't found out yet
which shows we have a pretty good secret
service"
Major Humes, who has been conducting
the investigation, objected to Senator
Reeds questioning, and Senator Reed
asked him whom he represented. Major
Humes replied that he represented the
committee, had been detailed by the wal
department to conduct the investigation
and was under orders from the committee
"If you do represent the committee,
said Senator Reed, Il want to know what
kind of representation it is that you give
when you refuse to give up the names oi
people who got this testimony"
Il win not dignity that question with
an answer" replied Major Humes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
Can Collect Only 100000
Tons, Instead Of the
2,5O0,000 Demanded
FOR PROVISIONING
THAT COUNTRY
And Another Million Tons of
Ships to Be Surrendered
for Allies Use

Paris, Dec. 2l (Hayas) Instead of
the 2,50o00O tons of shipping demanded
of Germany by the allies to carry out
the provisioning of that country, as men
toned in the armistice, the German au-
thorities viii be able to collect only g.
100000 tons, according to German ad
vices by way Of Geneva.
Paris, Dec 20.--Herbert G.. Hoover,
American food administrator, will soon
come into possession of million tons
of German shipping, which will be en-
ployed in reyictualling devastated por-
tions of France, Serbia, Belgium and Ru-
mania. These ships were wrung from
the Germans by the armistice commits
sioners without pledging that Germany
would be supplied with food.
At present no supplies will be sent
to Germany, the first relief work Of the
allies being planned in neutral countries.
In the meantime, il is believed that the
Germans can subsist on food stored for
the use of their army and boarded by
peasants.
A thorough investigation of the food
resources of the central powers is being
made, and only after the needs OF the
entente nations and neutrals are met
viii supplies be diverted to enemy pow
ers, should such action be found imper-
atiye.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
Few Prisoners Are Believed
to Be Left in Germany
Now
SEARCH KEPT UP
TO FIND ANY LEFT
General March Reports That
1852 Soldiers We're
Discharged Last Week

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2l.--With a
total of lsS,562 men discharged from the
army during the week ending Dec. IA,
General March announced to-day, the
war department has about reached the
average of 10000 discharges daily, for
which the demobilization plans call.
On a seven-day basis the average for
that week was $4,000 men per day, but
in many cases Rehabilitation officers did
not operate on Sunday.
Additional units in this country desig-
mated for early demobiization brings the
total of men SO selected to 100000, Gen
eral March announced. Up to the date
of the latest official reports, 26,903 Off
GERS had been honorably discharged
General Pershing has reported that
3,2l0 American prisoners OF war were re-
patriated up to Dec. l6. OF these 1858
came through Switzerland, 324 passed
through the American front lines, l20
went through Holland, and ll3 through
Denmark. Those passing through Hol-
land and Denmark are now all en- route
for England, the dispatch said.
General Pershing expressed the opinion
that very few American prisoners are in
Germany and believed these would quick
ly eyacuate. A continued search is being
made for isolated prisoners, British and
French officials in Switzerland, Holland
and Sweden and in Germany itself aiding
in this search
As an illustration of the heavy flow OF
troops returning from France on board
the largest ships, General March an
nounced that the steamer Leviathan
making 10 trips, had carried an average
of 9,4lS men to France on each trip. Sew
en- other ships Of unusual tonnage aver
aged better than 1000 men per trip.
Every effort is being made to arrange
for the delivery of mail consigned I'd
units which have been designated for
early return, the chief of staff said. In
cases where majority Of the members
of any unit have been ordered home the
mail is held in the United States until
the organization arrives and report is
made OF the men left in France. The
mail addressed to these men then is sort
ed out and sent across.
In cases where only a small proportion
Of unit ii homeward bound, the mail
for the entire unit is shipped to France
and that consigned to the men who have
been returned home is sorted out in
France and redirected.
General March disclosed that the com.
munication facilities with the American
forces in Russia, particularly in the
Archangel area, have been very unsatis.
factory, The war department itself has
had difficulty in communicating impor.
tant military instructions to the com.
mander, and only meagre dispatches have
come through TO this end General March
said be felt sure that the authorities in
England and France, through whom these
messages pass, are doing everything pos,
sible to improve the situation.
| In answer to question General March
said that coast artillery units, which
were being used for army and corps ar.
tillery, are all being returned TO this
country but. those which were serving
as divisional artillery probably will stay
abroad for some time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
OVER 1,4oo MEMBERSHIPS
In Red Cross Already Secured in Barre
Territory.

With the greater number of territory
divisions still to be heard from, returns
at the campaign headquarters of the
Christmas Red Cross rollcall to-day
showed that more than ! 400 member
ships have been registered for the first
time, or renewed, since the drive was
started Tuesday. The campaign com
mittee is greatly encouraged by the
showing, and it is fair prediction that
the total may exceed 1000 when the last
canvasser has reported
All day yesterday and again this fore
noon granite manufacturers, to whom is
due much credit for cooperating with the
committee, were reporting the canvass in
their industrial establishments Much of
the strength developed in the member.
ship returns since yesterdays total of
600 was reported is derived from the re-
sponsive attitude of the men in the
granite plants. To the following con-
Germs, in addition to the list announced
yesterday, honor flags signifying a 100
per cent enrolment in the Red Cross,
have been awarded: The North Barre
Granite Co, Union Granite CO., Parry &
Jones, j. O. Bilodeau Il CO., james Sector
4 Co, Freeman & Wasgatt, Olson & Mel
son, Alex Barclay 4 Co., Genest & Beau
lieu and the South Barre Granite Co.
Manufacturers who have not reported are
asked to make returns by tonight, if
possible.
The committee is emphasizing the fact
that it is not too late to join the Red
Cross. Membership, not money, is the
principal end sought in the Christmas
rollcall With every membership card or
renewal 90 Red Cross service flag, a
Red Cross button and ten Red Cross
seals. The membership card keeps the
owner in good standing until Christmas
1919 At the Aldrich building. Red
Cross representative is stationed in the
waitingroom, where membership cards
may be received
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
CREENSLIT CASE
WELL PRESENTED
Judge Stanton Said in Delivering the
Case into the Hands of the Jury
at Montpelier.

The arguments were completed this
forenoon in the case Of State VS. George
Greenslit of Warren, who has been tried
in Washington county court since Tues
day on the charge of manslaughter in
connection with the death of his neigh
Dor, Oscar Heath, who was shot on the
night of Oct. "a and who died Oct. % Of
peritonitis, after having been brought to
Heaton hospital in Montpelier.
States Attorney II, r.. Davis opened
the arguments late yesterday afternoon,
outlining the states case. He was fol-
lowed this morning on the reconvening
of court by Attorney j. Ward Carver for
the respondent, after which Attorney
General H. G. Barber closed for the state.
On giving the case TO the jury, Judge
Stanton said the case had been well tried
and well presented to the jury.
Presentation Of evidence was eomplet-
ed yesterday afternoon, two witnesses
being on the stand during the afternoon.
Over an hour was used in getting in ex-
pert testimony relative to the revolver
and the pistol which have figured in the
case. G.. B. Walton was sworn in and
then the defense objected to him because
he had been in the courtroom and had
listened to some of the testimony Friday
morning, as well as preceding that time,
The outcome was that the court was di-
yided as to allowing him to testify. Then
Frank r. Dawley was qualified and he
told the jury that the cartridges of one
gun could not be used in the other weap-
on, together with much information as
to the kind of cartridges used in the two
weapons.
Alex Downs followed on the stand He
told more about the clothing Of Heath
and small matters in connection with the
case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
SEVEN YEARS. TERN
IN STATE PRISON
For Frank Martini for Stabbing to Death
PHILIPPE GrenaIdi at St. Johns
bury Last Summer.

St. Johnsbury, Dec 2l.--Frank Mar.
tint, the Italian who has been in county
jail here for the murder last August OF
PHILIPPE Grenada, fellow workman, at
the Fairbanks shops, was sentenced yes
terday to not less than seven nor more
than nine years at the state prison at
Windsor. Martini and Grenada got into
a dispute at the Italian quarters near
the scale factory the night of Aug. "a,
and Grenaldi was fatally stabbed. The
dead man was about As and Martini is
35 years old.
II is probable that court will take a
recess to-day until the first of January.
The case of Mrs. Agnes E. Tillotson VS..
Il. D. Kicker, both Of Groton, has been
discontinued, as one of the principal wit
nesses is in France. Mrs. Tillotson
seeks to recover $4,000 for the aliena,
ton of her husbands affections.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
WITH A CAREFUL EYE
War Department Is Watching Labor Sit
uation in Connecticut.

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 2l.--As the re-
suit of visit of United States District
Attorney Thomas j, Spellacy to Wash
ington this week the war department is
watching the labor situation in Connec-
ticut with a careful eye, and Secretary
of War Baker has promised Mr., Spellacy
that the termination of government mu-
milton contracts will be arranged with
the least possible distraction of labor.
District Attorney Spellacy went to
Washington Wednesday night to see
what he could do, as a government rep
resentative, to ameliorate the conditions
in this state which threatened to throw
many men suddenly out of good paying
jobs. This was prior to the council of
defense's authorship of Governor Hol-
combs telegram and Mr. Spellacy was at
the national capital when the publicity
about the telegram caused considerable
comment there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
WILSON AND HIS PARTY
TAKE TIME TO CONFER
King Victor Emmanuel of
Italy Left Paris To-day
and Started for Belgium
to Review the Italian
Troops There.

Paris, Dec 2l--King Victor Emman-
uel of Italy left Paris at midnight on
his way to visit Italian troops in Bel.
gium. With his departure, Paris puts
aside her holiday attire and matter Of.
fact consideration OF conference arrange
nents began in earnest this morning.
Premier Orlando and Foreign Minister
Sonnino of Italy remained in Paris but
will start for Rome tonight, expecting
TO return early in January. The Italian
king will start on Sunday for Rome, GO
ing directly from Belgium.
President Wilson and the American
delegates had day of few Interruptions
before them in which to study various
plans which have been proposed for car
Tying out details of Mr.. Wilson's pro-
gram.
Apparently, the other powers are look
ing to the United States to bring forth
a concrete proposition concerning free.
dom Of tie seas. II is believed that the
proposed limitation of construction of
naval craft to lightly armored vessels,
like revenue cutters, whose sole purpose
would be to protect merchant shipping,
finds favor with the American delega-
tion. Advocates of this plan say there
would be no further use for heavily
armed ships, If all nations were placed
on an equal footing by this means.
In answer to the British plea that
she requires a great navy to defend her
colonies, advocates Of the plan of limit.
ing construction say that with no strong
enemy of the sea, England would not re-
quire great fleet, as she could pro
tect her distant possessions by troops
transported on armed transports,
This, however, is only one of the plans
advanced to open the discussion and de-
velop the views Of other powers.
Count Romanones, the Spanish pre-
mier, was in conference for half an hour
with President Wilson last evening. It
is reported that the premier invited the
president to visit Spain, but no official
announcement as to Mr.. Wilson's reply
has been made.
Premier Clemenceau also conferred
with the president during the evening
The Sorbonne will confer an honorary
degree on the president late to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
ANARCHISTS GETTING CONTROL.
Are Fomenting General Strike in Mon
tevideo.

Monteyideo, Friday, Dec. 2O.--Despite
police precautions, success appears to be
attending the efforts of agitators here to
start general strike, which seems to be
intended as a revolutionary movement.
The agitators are reported to be Russian
maximalists
The Monteyideo newspapers tonight
say the port will probably be paralyzed
within "a hours and that the maximalists
are endeayoring to bring about port
strikes here and in Buenos Aires stimuli
tsneously, meanwhile striving to cause
dissension among the police and fremen
in this city, as in Argentina.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-21
DIRECTOR OF AIR SERVICE
Major General Charles T. Menoher Is Ap
pointed.

Washington, d. c. Dec. 21.--Appoiut-
ment of Major-General Charles t. Memo
her, who commanded the AID tRainbow)
division in France, as director of air
service, succeeding John d, Ryan, was
announced to-day.
Colonel James A. Mars has been named
acting director of aircraft production
succeeding William c. Potter.
General March explained that these
two details brought the producing ma.
chinery of the aviation service back into
the permanent military organization.
General Menoher is now on his way
home to take up his new duties, General
March said His old division, the Rain.
bow, is attached to the American army
of occupation on the Rhine.