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New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
She Broke Out
The Flag at the Stern

Their flagship hung for a moment
on wave, then there was a squirt of
white at her stern and she came flying
down on us. There was no foam by
tho bow There was no smoke from,
the short raking tunnels, only the
CULVER of heat from her oil fires. She
slipped through the water like fish,
and as she passed us, slim, high bred,
with her razor bow and her lean curv-
ing tanks, driving through the water
like an express train, with no visible
effort and as smoothly as a canoe She
broke out the American flag on her
stern. We broke out ours and that was
our greeting-that and the yells of the
soldiers who were acting like madmcn.
AS she flashed by we caught a GLIMPSE
of her guns, all cleared for action and
the depth bombs ready at her stern
one OF her men, his feet braced to Mar
roll. looked IN at us, grinned and then
yawned. We knew that was only show.
,ng of, He couldn't shame the troops
bunch of kids" ''"'
The worst of the war zone was ahead
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

MAY have told Of the deeds Of
w the destroyer men, for the ex-
ploits of those who drive the
swift war boats to their double task
of Staying and saving make fine and
joyous telling. To the credit of the
killers of the U-boats and guardians Of
the convoy let it be said that half
of the splendid tale has not yet been
told.
The men of the lean hunter craft
are the pick of the navy and their ships
come close to being the best in the
world. They know it, their countrymen
know it and Fritz of the submarine is
learning it to his own sorrow.
Much honor is also paid to the men
of the Grand Fleet-the bluejackets who
are waiting at some unnamed sea rem
devious for chance to loose the de-
struction Of their great guns upon the
ships of Wilhelm, sea lord of the Kiel
Canal.
These are our buckler and our
shield. They man the first line Of the
nations defence. They are fighters
skilled in their appointed tasks and
eager for that battle that they believe
cannot be so far off now.
No one tells of their brethren of the
transport service. Only the brief Of
fcial announcement gives their history
and this comes but rarely. Occasionally
the powers at Washington lift the cur.
tain of secrecy that hangs between Oh,
coast line and the Atlantic to announce
that troops have been landed to an un.
mentioned number at an unnamed port
in France. Only once so far has il
pamed the ships that carried those
troops.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
There Was a Sudden
Gasp of Relief

"She hove to, only few hundred
yards away. All OF our guns were on
her. You could see their gray muzzles
rise and dip as the ship rolled and the
gun pointers held them true on their
mark. All at once | realized | loved
those guns and the men who were
handling them. 1t was funny I'd never
thought of them at all before. Now
they seemed to be the biggest thing in
the world to me-"
There was sudden gasp of relief
all over the ship. The tramp had
broken out the British flag. On her
bridge some one was semaphoring fran
tically. The Ramapo men picked up
the hysterical little message.
"Submarine encountered one hour di-
rectly east. Believe it is pursuing. Ad-
wise caution"
Then the smoke came bursting from
her funnel again and she went blum
dering on her way over the sea, like a
frightened duck.
''lf we had been steering into a fight
we would have cheered and have been
pretty happy, because we knew we
would have an even break. But this
was like expecting man in Jail to be
eXuItant over the fact that he might be
electrocuted in the morning. There
wasn't anything to do. We just kept
on ahead and kept on waiting-watch-
full waiting"
Then, all at once, a whisper ran
through the ship. 1t was repeated as
those on the walls of Lucknow must
have told of the advancing British
column. The destroyers were coming.
Somewhere out over that gray, cruel
sea the American war boats were
sweeping down on the convoy. Our
destroyers, our men, they were coming
to see their brethren safe through the
war zone.
Il shall never forget the way they
came. 1t was a gray afternoon, when
the maintop reported the flicker of a
blinker signalling far out over the
waves. We didn't see them when they
came. They seemed to materialize sud
denly out of nothing.
All at once, we saw the first one.
She was only few hundred yards off
our bows, and we had to watch her
closely to see her at all. That sounds
foolish; but it is literal fact. She was
camoufage and dotted and
splashed in a dozen colors, and she
melted away into the background of
the sea as though she weren't made of
steel, but of mist.
"Then we realized that they were all
around us. Eight of them. All dappled
and harlequin patterned, all practically
invisible at half mile.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

white bursts Of foam along ahead Of
her. The cruiser charged toward her.
The gun crews on the Ramapo were
fighting to bring their pieces to bear.
cts a German raider" the whisper
ran about the ship.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10
The Sick Prayed
The Ship Might Sink

Boys fresh from training school
looked on in astonishmcnt to see men
grown gray in the service rush to the
rail and surrender all at the call Of the
sea. These unfortunates had dwelt
heretofore in the heavy ironclads
that plough through the waves or else
po yielded gayly to the touch of the
pillows Down in the troop spaces,
solers grew white Tipped and prayed
that tho ship might sink. Tho regi-
ment of negroes had hong since counted
themselves as lost and lay in their
hunks moaning fcebly.
There was little timc free Of hard
work and no leisure for the seamcn.
To sleep one had TO clutch the sides of
his bunk, and usually when he relaxed
as slumbcr overlook him, he fell out
with dismal crash
Day and night, they fought the seas,
max ing fast, repairing, defending their
vesfeI against the unendng assault of
the waves. Suddenly, one day when tho
New-York tribune., 1918-03-10

thought. They progressed puss-in-t
corner fashion across the heaving decks
in the inky darkness, making fast
davits that were wrenching free with
the rolling, securing a hundred diff
ferent objects that strove to burst
away.
The phosphorescence Of the wave
tops was the only light they saw. Save
for two OR three exceptions there was
absolutely no illumination on the boat.
In the stern carefully shaded lamp
shone directly astern so that the others
in the convoy could keep their distance.
Over the instruments on the bridge
were other dim lamps as carefully OBJ
scured. Down far below, behind shad-
ed portfolios, tiny blue electric bulbs
were set in the floor where an unwise
step might send one crashing down
stairs. Except for the engine room all
other light was forbidden. Smoking
after sunset was absolutely taboo.
Even radcliffe watches were discarded
before the trip began.
Far up on the two masts, switching
back and forth across the sky in great
"crows nests" In each of these four
men were stationed-the eyes of the
vessel. In pent house at the foot of
each mast dwelt the commanders of
the fore and aft guns, in constant COM
munlcation with the lookouts above.
you would think that it would be
worse in the tops than on deck when
the old Ramapo was rolling so hard.
They say it isn't. Men have gone up
the ratlnes sick unto death. Their
stomachs get back to where they should
be up there. The motion is easier
somehow"
Dawn broke over thousand ranges
of gray, rolling mountains. Behind
the Ramapo, two other transports
ducked and crashed through the waves
Before her the bulk of an armored
cruiser showed now and again through
the foam. Waves were breaking over
her all the time. She ploughed
straight through. Sometimes to the
men on the Ramapo it seemed as
though only her tunnels and masts
were above the sea.
The first night, when the Ramapo
behaved more like a drunken acrobat
than stately ship, was merely the
forerunner of worse things to come
All this winter. storms have ranged
up and down the sea lanes of the
Atlantic. Calm days on the trip
across are always rarity in Deccm-
ber, January and February. This
year they have ben unique.
There were wind storms, when the
vessel rolled in an arc Of 50 degrees.
There were days of ice when the spray
froze wherever it struck and men came
off watch, cased in mail There were
days of snow that lashed the lookouts'
faces like whips. There were days Of
tremendous seas that reached up sixty
feet from the water line to rip life
boats from their davits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
EsrArE OF LucIAN 4 DOWNING

State Of Vermont, District Of Randolph, -.
The Honorable Probate Court for the Dis
trict Aforesaid. TO the heirs and all persons
interested in the estate Of Lncian A. Downing.
late o. Washington in said district, deceased,
GREETING:
WHEREAS, application hath been made 70
this court In writing BY Martin w. Chamber
lin, administrator Of his estate, praying for "
cense and authority TO sell ell the real estate
acres Of wood and pasture Land in the town Of
Plainfeld, VT, representing TO said court that
il would be beneficial 10 the heirs and all per.
sons interested in the estate Of said deceased
70 sell said real estate and convert the same
into money
And bringing into court the consent and APP
probation in writing of all the heirs to said
ectAte residing In this state, and setting forth
the situation Of the real estate.
WHEREUPoN. the said court appointed and
assigned the eth day Of August, 1915 at the
probate Office in Chelsea, in said district 10
hear and decide upon said application and petit
ton, and ordered public notice thereof to be
given TO all persons interested therein. by pub
fishing said order. together with the time and
place Of hearing, three weeks successfully in
the Barre Daily Times. 3 Newspaper which cir
culates In the neighborhood Of those persons
interested In said estate all OF which publica-
tons shall be previous 70 the day assigned for
hearing
THEREFORE. you are hereby notified 70 Ap-
pear before said court at the time and place
assigned, then and there in said court 10 make
your objections to the granting Of such license,
II you see cause.
Given under my hand at Chelsea, In said
district, this leth day Of July, 1915.
GEORGE L, STOW, Judge.
July22-2sAug5
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
Small Boy Killed in Middlesex.

Middlesex had three accidents last
week, the first proving fatal, Harry,
fve-year old son Of Jerry LaBreek, being
run over by loaded hay wagon, under
which he had crawied in the field, un-
beknown to the men The wagon passed
over his stomach and at Heaton hospital
in Montpelier, where an operation was
performed, it was found that his mites
tines were badly injured. He survived
only few hours The accident hap
pened at the farm Of G. w. Alexander,
where Mr. LaBreck was working. There
are four children in the family.
Mildred, young daughter of Harry
Sherman of the same place, while look
ing in one direction and going in another,
ran into the automobile of Ralph Put
nam as it was turning corner Her
nose was broken, her head cut and she
received laeerations on one leg.
Ralph White, son of Roy White, slid
off a rock into the river in Middlesex
one day last week and was saved from
drowning as he sank for the last time by
Rev. Mr.. Anderson, who is supplying the
Methodist church there this summer
The boy is 10 years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
Secretary Lansing's optinism.

Secretary lansing of the department
of state has requested the Spanish gov
eminent, which has charge of our inter
ests in Germany, to inquire Of the impe-
rial German government as to the basis
for certain statements attributed to it
with respect of the American Red Cross.
The state department says:
Early In June the department Of
state was informed by the American
minister at Berne that the international
Red Cross at Geneva had received a let
ter from the central committee of the
German Red Cross at Berlin, which stat
ed that it was understood from press
news that Mr. Dawson, chairman of the
American Red Cross, had made the prop.
osition that the American Red Cross
should not assist the wounded and help
less Germans. but should leave them to
their miserable fate.
"In response to this, the department of
state sent to the American minister at
Berne, as from the American Red Cross,
the following:
1.-The American Red Cross knows no
such thing as the nationality of a wound.
ed man. Any wounded enemy turned over
to the care of the American Red Cross
will receive as kindly treatment as any
friend
"Supplementing the foregoing, Mr.. Da-
vison said;
""These sentiments are exactly those
which | have publicly expressed through
out the United States. have never en-
tertained nor expressed any thought to
the contrary. The fact that we are to-
day caring for German wounded in our
Red Cross hospitals should dispose of the
frequently recurring statements that we
do not care for such of the enemy wound
ed as fall within our lines.
If Secretary Lansing expects, or even
hopes, to have Germany deny the au-
thenticity of such reports, or TO do more
than disclaim responsibility for them in
manner designed to convince the Ger
man people that they are true, he is
chasing the pot Of gold that is reported
to lie at the end of the rainbow.
The policy and practices of the Ameri,
can Red Cross in the treatment of wound
ed men are as well understood in Ger
many as they are anywhere else, but the
opportunity to arouse German hatred
and fear of Americans by misrepresent-
ing that policy and those practices seems
too good to the imperial German govern
ment to be overlooked A distortion of
the truth or downright lie, familiar in
struments Of Prussian statecraft, dropped
into the susceptible intellectuals of the
German people, is intended to bolster the
military power and increase the author
ity of the Junkers.
In the same spirit the German army
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
As to Lawyers.

There has developed in some quarters
a cloud of political poison gas camou.
tagged under the title, "the menace OF
the lawyer"
( A new discovery Of the alarmist, sure.
ly; else why was the danger not appar.
emit when Governor Graham was sup.
posed to be a candidate for re-electionl
A little late for those who so long sup.
ported Graham to see cause for alarm be.
cause one of the present candidates for
governor is lawyer.
And the matter goes further than this.
1t is suddenly discovered that there have
been or are likely TO be too many law
yers at Montpelier.
Yet a perusal of the records shows that
in the last legislature, of the 20 Chit
tenden county senators and representa-
tiyes there were but three lawyers.
Among the l6 representatives returned
was but one lawyer, and of the four sen
ators one was farmer, one a physician
and two lawyers.
Surely not a threatening proportion,
especially when the evidence makes IL
plain the lawyers were hard-working and
efficient members of the legislature.
Rather there was a shortage of law
yers, for not enough were found in either
Senate or House to fill up the judiciary
committee.
In the Senate there were five senator's,
Morse, Peck, Eddy, Villas and Fairchild /;
two, not lawyers, were drafted to fill the
committee. And one of the five able
lawyers, Eddy, was removed by death
before the end of the session.
OF the ii members Of the House judi
eiary committee, nine lawyers were
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22

officers have sought to fill the minds Of
their men with fearsome tales of bad
treatment of prisoners by the American
soldiers. These stories are pure inven-
tions, and are known TO their authors to
be pure inventions. They are circulated
to the end that terror of capture may be
developed in the minds of the soldiers, a
fact which on numerous occasions has
been attested by prisoners taken by us.
Secretary Lansing may get an answer
from the imperial German government,
but it viii be such an answer as will
tend to intensity the feelings created in
the minds Of Germans by the original lie.
New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22

Mrs. Norrat of Houston, Texas,
writes: 81 would not be without
DIR. True's Elixir in my home"
There is no better Laxative than
DIR. True's Elixir, which has been
prescribed by the medical profess
sion for over so years. AT all deal
ers, 4Oc, Coo, Sl.0O. For further
information write DR.. ]. F. True
& Co., Auburn, Me. ADV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22

found in the membership and two others
completed the committee.
True, lawyers have seemed to have a
special leaning towards politics, but also
they have proved able and serviceable
legislators.
There is no evidence they are unduly
represented in the Vermont legislature
or that they are likely this year to gain
any threatening Notwithstanding
ton News.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
coMMENDs VERMONT POLICY
Regarding Little Construction Work Dur
ing the War.

The following letter from Frederic H.
Curtiss, chairman of the district com
mittee on capital issues, Federal Reserve
bank of Boston, has sent the following
letter to Governor Graham:
July II, 1918.
Honorable Horace f. Graham,
Governor Of Vermont,
Montpelier, Vermont.
Dear Sir: | want to thank you for
your letter of the 10th instant, relative
to the construction plans of the state Of
Vermont in the matter of the new dormi-
tory at Randolph Center for the state
agricultural school
] note that the building was construct
ed of wood and from local materials and
is now practically completed.
We are particularly grateful for the
memorandum given to the newspapers
of Vermont on July 6, regarding the
policy Of your state in reference to new
construction.
We want you to know that we appre.
ciate that the weight of your influence is
being exerted along the lines which the
capital issues committee is striving for
and that we are grateful for this co.
operation. (Signed)
Frederic H. Curtiss, Chairman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
ARRIVES IN FRANCE.
Major C. c. Waller, Formerly Lyndon
vile Phyieian.

st. Adams, July 22.-News has been
received here of the safe arrival in
France of Major c. c. Waller, who for
merly resided in this vicinity and who
for many years was practicing physi-
clan in North Troy and Lyndonville. For
over year previous to his sailing for
France he was stationed at Camp Dew
ems, Mass, with the 30lst ("Bostons
Own" regiment.
The cable telling of Major Walters
safe arrival has added interest here, as
ii tells indirectly of the arrival overseas
of Donald B. Keith of Newport, who is
a grandson of Judge and Mrs. .. N. Kel-
ton of this city. Mr.. Keith is an or
derby on Major Walters staff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
ABOUT THE STATE
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST FROM
DIFFERENT SECTIONS

Ira Fl. LaFleur of Middlebury has an.
nouneed his candidacy for the office OF
senator from Addison county.
Frederick Hyde, SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hyde of Chester, first reported
missing in action, has now been located
in German prison camp.
At the recent annual meeting of the
trustees of the Soldiers home at Ben
nington, Hugh Henry of Chester received
his Goth election as president.
Among late appointments by the war
department were the following Vermont
men: Enlisted men to be second lieuten-
ants, quartermaster corps, national
army, Albert Brooks Washburn, Bethel I;
captain in national army, David +. Hunt,
White River Junction.
Edward j. Lockwood, instructor in his
tory and commercial law in the Rutland
high school, has enlisted in the United
States navy, having passed the necessary
physical examination. Attorney Lock
wood was admitted to practice in the
VERMONT courts ldSJ rail-, ana ne mas sluce
been in the office of Lawrence, Lawrence
& Stafford. He expects to be called at
any time.
Middlebury is to have knitting CON
test next Wednesday afternoon, when
the women will strive to exceed the
worlds record in knitting, which has
been claimed by Mrs. Fred SPRINGER of
Detroit, Mich, who in contest in which
over 700 women took part, beat all 9TH
ers by completing in two hours 2l inches
of mans sock-the leg, heel and three
quarters Of the foot. Prizes of thrift
stamps are to be offered at the Middle
bury contest, which also win last two
hours.
There have been several cases of scar
let fever in Morrisville and number Of
quarantined homes. Robert Stone, u S.
n, who was called home on account of
illness in his family, which was later
diagnosed as scarlet fever, and who since
then had been quarantined, was arrested
last week for breaking quarantine and
going out on the street, and John 0vitt
and son, George, who had been quaran-
tined out of their home, so that they
might continue working, were arrested
for breaking quarantine by going in and
out Of their home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
A Short Stop

at our Office viii convince you that our
monthly income policy ID the best guar
antee OF future financial security for
women and children. National Life In.
surance Co. of Vt. tMutual.l s. s. Bal
lard, general agent, Rialto block, Mont.
pelier, VT.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
is ALIVE AND WELL.
Sergt, Harry Lord of st, Johnsbury Was
Supposed to Be War Casualty.

ST. JOhnsbury, July 22.--Sergt Harry
Lord, known in the army as Harry Long,
reported killed in action May 7, is alive
and well, according to letter received
Saturday by his father, Octave Lord, of
st. Johnsbury. The letter was written
June s. 1t is supposed that the mans
death notice was confused with that of
his cousin, Harry Lord, of Manchester,
~ III.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
TAKES UP NEW WAR WORK.
Alice L. Soule to Take Charge of Activi
ties in Burlington.

St. Adams, July 22-Miss Alice l.
Soule has been appointed to take charge
of the war headquarters office in Bur
lington and has taken up her work there
All the war activities Of that city and
Chittenden county will center at that
office. Miss Soule came to this city,
where for many years she made her
home, about three weeks ago from Rich
mond, Va, where during the winter she
was secretary in the war savings stamp
office. Her present appointment came to
her unsolicited, She went to Burlington
this morning to take up her new work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22

NO, i21s--Two-sToRY HOUSE eontainins
s rooms and IL acres OF land. for only 81, 200
terms, $500 to $500 down this property Is 10
Gated in the village Of North Calais neal
stores, church. school. etc. and only a few
rods to Mirror Lake; daily stage passes
good summer or all-the-year place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
STRIKE AT WINDSOR,
Parts Of National Acme Co. Employees
Went Out.

Windsor, July 22.-One hundred en-
ployes of the National Acme company
machine builders, abandoned their work
here Saturday because Of grievance over
wages. This firm has force of 1000
men, so that the dissatisfaction is con-
fined to small minority.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
AFTER THE WAR,
WHAT?
Are you using the extra wages
to the best possible advantage !?
Why not pay for a home now?

HERE is A GOOD ONE, just outside lit
tie; splendid house Of 5 rooms and ] acre of
good land 10 or is minutes walk from the
stonesheds; fine home for anyone wanting
To have large garden. keep COW, chickens,
etc. price only sl,4O0.O0; terms win be easy
just like paying rent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22

FARM FOR SALE--lO0 acres, horses, Is
70 20 head cattle, hogs. rs tons hay cut and in
barn, also acres corn. clean and looking
good, acres potatoes, together with all farm
tools, everything TO do business, large house
good barns, silo, new henhouse location desir-
able owner has other property in view write
TO Farm" care Times office. 92t16ftf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
Four Lines for Csc

The Times will publish Wants, Lost and
Found, For Sale To Let etc.---short advertise
cents for the first insertion and FIVE cents for
each subsequent insertion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-22
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

FOR sALE-5O acres heavily umbered wood
lot, easy road to Graniteyille, Williamstosn
or Barre estimated 1000 cords wood and 1907
600 It. spruce and hemlock A. u. Stearns,
South Royalton, VT. l07t6#