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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
BRooKFIELD CARNIVAL SUCCESS.
A Large Crowd Helped to Swell Red
Cross Funds.

East Brookfield was the rallying place
for a large number OF people last even
ing when the Red Cross society OF that
village added handsomely to its patriotic
fund by staging a carnival aud poultry
show. The village church was hardly
spacious enough TO hold the crowd OF
home folks and many others from near
by towns, Barre included. From this
locality autos carried nearly so people
who made the carnival a way station at
one time or another during the evening.
Revenue derived from an auction, an
entertainment and the sale of refresh
ments, together with contributions en-.
tered on a subscription paper circulated
among the people OF the village will add
sl00.l0 to the Red Cross treasury.
Much Of the interest centered around
the auction sale, in which poultry and
potatoes, along with maple syrup, canned
vegetables, pickles, Belgian hares, apples,
eggs, hand d-and home patched quilts, pill
lows, rubber boots, etc, figured quite
conspicuously. The alert Mr.. Cad, as
his neghbors know him, was the auction
Ger, and as such put in some of the hard
est work of the evening. The auction
man had line of knockdown chatter
and faculty for drawing out bids that
figured nightly in boosting the proceeds
of the sale.
After the auction there were exercises
in the auditorium, with f. L. Holmes
acting as chairman. Old and young con-
tributed to the program, which was
heartily enjoyed Women of East Brook
field served refreshments of ice cream,
coffee and sandwiches, and a tidy sum
was realized therefrom. The program
closed with the entire audience singing
America"
George Sprague, treasurer of the carni-
'al, said that the patronage from out
tide towns was sincerely appreciated by
he Brookfield people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
NINETY-Two CENTS AN HOUR.
That's What Ohio Factory Workers
Earned in Their Gardens.

One large manufacturing concern in
Ohio provided gardens for its employees
in lei7 and required them to keep an
accurate record of the time spent work
ing the gardens and the value of the
crop grown.
At the end of the season the results
showed that the gardeners had received
% cents an hour for their spare time
spent in the gardens.
Another large manufacturing concern
in Illinois plowed up a prize 40-acre al
fslfa field and divided il into garden
plots for the use Of its employees. The
results obtained from this garden plot
far exceeds the expectations Of both the
company and its employees.
Manufacturer all over the country are
providing gardens for their employees this
wear. according TO reports to the United
states department Of agriculture
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
THREE BILLION
MARK At HAND
ON u. S. LOAN
Tabulation When the Treasury Officials
Began Their Work This Morning
Hope in Last Day to Increase
Drive By a Billion.

Washington. ID. G., May A. Liberty
loan workers to-day are out for 81 ,000,-
100000 or more oyersubscriptions before
the campaign closes at midnight.
With s2,o40. .644 400 officially tabulated
at the opening of business, the commit
tees went TO work to gather enough be-
lated pledges to send the nations war
credit over the S3,0000Go,0O minimum
in the early morning hours. 1t was the
busiest day of the four weeks drive.
Local committees summoned every work
er to aid in street-corner speeches, house
toulouse canvassing, office and factory
soliciting and telephone appeals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
CORP. B. L. CARTER
OF RUTLAND WAS
BADLY WOUNDED
To-day's Casualty List Carries Names OF
So Americans, Of Whom Three
Were Killed in Action.

Washington, D. G.. May 4-The cas-
ualty list to-day contained Sc names, a:
follows:
Killed in action, 3.
Died of wounds, 5.
Died of accident, 4.
Died of other causes, l.
Wounded severely, IA.
Wounded slightly, so.
Missing in action, |.
Lieut.. Wilson Marshall, jr., of Bridge
port, Conn, died OF accident. Lieut.. Al
bert Z. johnson of Colinsville, Conn,
was severely wounded. Lieut. Maurice
S. Redmond of Pittsburg is missing in
action. The wounded severely include
Corporal Benjamin L. Carter of Rutland,
NJ
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

and after June TO- all subscriptions to The Times
paid advance will be discontinued If your subscription
any will out before that date and you wish
the paper continued please remit call and pay up
in advance No papers will be mailed to anyone after that
date unless paid for in advance
This taken at the request of the American News
paper Publishers Association which cooperating with the
it for the conservation OF paper
in the interest of the with its increasing de-
mands for coal and transportation facilities during the
tinuance of the war
The label your paper will show the date to which you
paid
FRANK E. LANGLEY Publisher.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
PROMINENT TENNESSEE MAN.
Major Rutledge Smith, Who is to Speak
at Montpelier May 10.

Major Rutledge Smith, who will speak
| in Montpelier May 10 on behalf of the
/ council Of national defense at the war
conference, is one of the outstanding
war leaders of the South. He is the
southern representative of the council of
national defense, having been appointed
to this position on account of his tireiess
| and effective work as chairman of the
Tennessee state council of defense
Major Smith, a native of Tennessee,
is a railroad man of many years expe-
rience He is a member Of the American
Railway association and the General
Managers association of the southeast.
He has been prominently connected with
banking mining and newspaper interests
of his state and throughout his career,
he has been esteemed in his state for
his public spirit, his interest in good gov
ernment, his Judgment of men, and his
wide experience in all sorts of public
work.
When war was declared against Ger
many, his counsel was sought by Gov
ernor Rye and he was asked to under.
take the duty of organizing the state
for war. He at once gave up his private
interests and devoted his time and mon
ev to the cause of the state council
which he has made one of the banner
organizations of the country.
His inexhaustible energy and organiz-
ing ability have frequently caused him
to be called upon for special service by
the council of national defense and the
war department, and recently he has
done much TO build up the organization
not only of Tennessee, but of other
southern states. He comes north at the
special request of the council of national
defense.
Major Smiths two sons. like himself. !
are in uniform. one being an artillery /
man and the other in the engineering /
corps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
DUBLIN LORD MAYOR
EXPECTS PASSPORTS
TO VISIT AMERICA
Declares He Wants to Put Ireland's An
ti-Conscription Arguments Before
President Wilson.

London, May 4.--The Dublin CORE.
spondent of The Express quotes the lord
mayor of Dublin as saying that he ex-
pected to receive passports any day for a
visit to Washington Il go as a special
representative of Ireland he is quoted
as saying. MY task is simply to state
Ireland's reasons for resisting conserip-
tion. President Wilson will, l feel sure,
listen to me. Lloyd George and Bonar
Law did recently in Washington"
The lord mayor has son serving in
the British army and he cited this fact
to his interviewer as evidence that he
was not disloyal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
PLUGGING ROAD HOLES WITH HAY.
Already Three Loads Have Been Dumped
Into East Montpelier Highway

State Commissioner of Highways s. B.
Bates has directed the use of hay on the
road between Montpelier and East Mont
pelier. One day this week is automobiles
were pulled out of mud hole there;
but the use of hay has fixed up the place
SO that the machines are able TO go over
IT, There is a sign at the turn coming
from East Montpelier, which advises
drivers-to 60 over the hill road. Hay
works better than brush because when
the mud dries up, it can either be rsked
off and burned or else it win 60 out of
sight in the mud. Three loads had been
used up to Friday afternoon. Because
of the continued dry weather the frost
is coming out of the ground slowly this
spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
Were Counted in Daytime of
Three Days, Returning
to Germany
EVEN COAL CARS
WERE UTILIZED
Dutch Newspaper Says That
Public Buildings in Bel
gium Are Crowded

Amsterdam. May 1.-Two hundred and
sixty.iive trains full of wounded soldiers
returning TO Germany from the battle
fronts in Picardy and Flanders, says
the newspaper Les Nouvelles of The
Hague, were counted in the daytime on
April o, IL and l2 on the Namm Liege
railway. The transports were so crowd
ed that the Germans were even using
open coal cars to carry the wounded.
The paper says that the hospitals,
converts, schools and factories in Bel
gium are packed with wounded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
BRITISH AND FRENCH SUCCESSFUL
IN MINOR OPERATIONS In FLANDERS

London May Am intense bombardment opened by the
Germans early morning the Flanders front from Locre to
south Ypre There activity also the southern side
between the forest of Nieppe and Meeren
The war office to-day that the British slightly i'm
proved their position operation Hinges the
souhey side of the salient while the northern front the
French local enterprise which prisoners were taken
in the Locre sector.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
599 DEMANDED
FROM VERMONT
A New Call fc Soldiers for
Genera sN.,litary
.Slry Jses
MEN 80 EE SENT
+ CAMP DEVENs
County Quotas Are Being
Prepared by the Adju-
tant-General

A new call upon Vermont for men for
military service was received by Gov.
Graham to-day and was turned over to
Adjutant General Fl. T. johnson to put
the machinery of the draft in operation.
The call is for 500 men, who are to be
placed in general military service. The
men are to be sent to Camp Devens,
Aver, Mass, during the Ave days follow
ing May 25.
The county quotas will not be ready
for publication before Monday, according
to the statement of Adjutant-General
Johnston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
GAVE PLAY FOR RED CROSS.
Girls of Spaulding Teacher Training
Class Presented 1t.

Members of the teacher training class
of Spaulding high school showed their
ability as thespians at the Spsulding as
sembly hall last evening, they being
greeted by large number of people who
were anxious to do their "bit" towards
helping the class in patriotic act. The
class chose the playlet entitled, The
Girls Over Here" and it can be said in
all truth that the members of the cast
carried out their parts in an excellent
manner. As a result of their efforts the
class will donate to the local branch of
the American Red Cross $53.l5 for
relief work. The scene of the play was
laid in a modern diningroom, while the
school service flag, which constitutes Is
stars representing that number of stu
dents in the service, made a fitting and
appropriate background to the theme
and plot Of the play.
The cast was made up of Miss Lillian
Geake as Dolly. a Stacker. who could see
no good at all in the world struggle for
democracy, although the viewpoints of
her patriotic friends changed her out
look on the conflict; Edah Perry as Vir-
glnia, Red Cross nurse; Florence Fin
nigan, as Madge, happy go lucky
slangy girl; Stella Nelson, as Ethel, a
pretty, lively American girl; Vera Wat
son as Mrs. Davis, veterans wife;
Anlelia Giudiei as Molly, an ambulance
driver; Leila Hathaway as Dora. pa
thetic figure of Irish parentage; Mar
garet Murray as Babe, a postwoman.
During the presentation of the play
the members of the cast rendered several
patriotic selections, while Miss Alice
Murray added materially to the even
ing's entertainment by rendering several
solos. A great deal of credit is due Mrs.
Nella Roscoe, the teacher of the class,
who was ably assisted by Miss Eva
Smith of the high school faculty and by |
Miss Wallace, supervisor of music in the
,ity schools,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
GERMAN EMISS4RY
OF PEACE IN LONDON
British Newspaper Says That He Is
Dutch Financier-Another Agent
Also Said to Be There.

London, May Am emissary of Ger
manys new peace offensive already is IN
England, according to the Central News,
which declares he is a Dutch financier.
The paper says that another agent is be-
lieved to be on the way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
caIlinr the Kettle Blaek.

I despise = hypocrite. Now there's
johnson. for examples he's the biggest
hypocrite on earth
But You appear to - his best friend
oh. yes. / ~ 90 appear friendly to-
wards him. lt pays better IN the end
Boston Ir4nscript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
FEDERAL ROAD MONEY.
Being Put Into Highway Construction
Between Middlesex and Waterbury.

I btlnk tuA AHAo hishNdE NtnSAAhNtA"h
Between Middlesex and Waterbury.
It Is expected that the work on the
piece of road between the tale mines and
the cemetery in Moretown on TIE route
between MiddleseN and Waterbury viii
be commenced Monday. This j. the
first piece of work that has been dove
with federal aid money and the plan "a
heinC worked out 20 ascertain the fess-
hilitv of the use Of shat money. The
lob. although not a long one. viii Coz
about $1,000. one half Of which is - b,
paid BY The federal government.
This Is q piece Of work that = - be
done without the town having any psrt
~ f. in fact. that town has not been
considered in the matter. 4 rsrt 81 u
is where automobiles have BEN pulled
cut in The last lev days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
Good Riddauce

Landlord Sir. the other tenants will
not stay if YOU insist on playing the cor
net
Mr.. Toots I'm glad Of that They
were very annoying Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
Derress Of Yiracitr

ave got an uncle eighty wears old
and he Is a. frisky a. schoolboy.~
As q schoolboy going to school o.
coming cut i'-Bost0n Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
HUGE NINE FIELD
Laid IN NORTH SEA
TO TRAP U.BOATS
After May IS Shipping VIII Be in Dan
ger, According to the British Gov
ernment-Field Covers
i2i,7s2 Miles.

London, May 4.--Thc greatest mine
field ever laid has been completed in the
North sea for the purpose Of foiling the
submarine. The British government has
announced that il will be dangerous TO
shipping after May 10. According to
Archibald Hurd, the naval critic in the
Daily Telegraph, the mine field will EN-
brace l2l,TS2 square miles.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-04
INTENSE BOMBARDMENT HERALDS
BEGINNING OF NEW GERMAN EFFORT
TO SMASH DOWN ALLIES STRONGHOLD

Artillery Attack Was Made This Morn.
ing on Flanders Front From LOcre to
Point South of Ypres-Great Activ-
ity Between Nieppe and Meteren
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-15
PERSONAL MENTIONS

DR.. and Mrs. Paris T. Carlisle an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Elizabeth Vaules, to Charles Har-
rington Heisler, American Vice-Consuf
at Cape Town, South Africa.
William Ackerman of Carneys Point
was home this week.
Miss Elizabeth Ackerman of Penns-
grove spent the weekend in Milford.
DR.. Samuel Marshall Of Milford, Del,
who is in the Medical Corps of the q.
S. Army, sailed for France last Sun
day before the war ended.
Misses Hilda and Ruth Mayhem, Ella
Deputy and Grace Balfour of Whining
ton were the guests OF Mrs. ]. NJ. May
hew Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Joseph Kelly and son, Ludwig,
also Mr.. and Mrs. Alberta Steward
and daughter. Selma, who have been
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. willard
Morgan, have returned to their home
in Atlantic City.
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-15
ENLARGED SHIP YARDS

The ". G. Abbott Shipbuilding Com
pany. of Milford, Delaware, has en-
larged the yards located on the Mis-
pilhon river in Milford, and at the
present time one steamboat for the
Lewes Marine and Product Company,
of Lewes, Del, is ready for delivery to
the owners. Another steamboat for
New York parties is ninety per cent
completed They have recently laid
the keels for two harbor tugbOats Of
the following dimensions: S5 foot keel,
22 foot beam and 10 feet depth Of hold.
These are also for parties in New York.
They have this week purchased large
boiler and are adding much improved
machinery to the plant. The work OF
building ships will be rushed as fast
as men and materials can be assem-
bled
The Vinyard Shipbuilding Company,
at its yards on the MispilliOn river,
have one steamboat ready to turn over
to the Seminole Fishing Company of
North Carolina; also one harbor tug
is ready for launcing for the United
States government They have an
other steamboat on the ways which is
seyenty-five per cent completed, and
they are laying keels for two more
harbor tugs for the U. S. government.
The McLaury Boat Building Com
pany, at their yards on the MispilliOn
river in Milford. have one steam
freighter ready to receive the ma
chinery, and also the keel laid for an
other craft of the same character, of
10 feet keel, 90 feet beam and 10 feet
depth of hold.
The Abbott Company has installed
a heavy hosting shears, operated by
steam, for the hOisting of machinery
into the hulls of steamboats,. This will
obviate the necessity of sending the
hulls to other points for installation.
They are erecting additional shop room
on additional land which has been
bought for this purpose.
At present there are about a dozen
keels laid for new work in the ship
yards of Milford, the greatest number
since wooden ships were supplanted
by iron.
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-15
~FOR YOUR BOY AND MY BOY"

The war, as far as fighting is con-
cerned, is over-God be praised!
The boys over there have made ter
rible sacrifices for US who have been
permitted to remain at home. Now
le. US try in some small way to prove
to them that we do not only appreciate
but are worthy, in a small degree,
OF their sacrifices.
The United War Work drive is on.
and everyone will be called upon to
contribute to this worthy cause.
(Should a solicitor miss you, simply
mail your check orcontribution to me.)
Fighting having ceased, our boys
will be held there for an indefinite
period with practically little to do.
During this transition from war to
peace. their minds and time not being
fully occupied. feeling Of homesick-
ness will naturally arise. This Of
necessity must be relieved. Thousands
of feet of moving picture films thou
sands of phOnOgraph records, tons of
Y. NJ G. A. stationery, literature, ETC.,
etc, etc. are but a small portion of
the many things that will be needed
to give entertainment, pleasure and
diversion to our boys before they leave
the shores OF France.
To meet this enormous expense. the
United War Work Campaign, which
embraces seven of the war activities,
namely: Y. NJ. c. A, Y. W. c. A.,
Knights of Columbus. Jewish Welfare
Board, War Camp Community Service,
American Library Association, and the
Salvation Army. will raise throughout
the United States this week S170,500,-
600.
Let US not look upon any cOntribu-
tion as a gift, but merely as a very
small payment on a debt to the boys
who have fought and bled for us,-a
debt OF such magnitude that we will
never be able to repay it in cash.
When you are called upon, make it
easy for the solicitor by willingly
handing out your contribution.
Frank L. Grier,
Chairman for Cedar Greek Hundred.
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-15
GERMANY BEATEN,
ACCEPTS ALLIES TERMS
Announcement of Signing of Armis-
tice on Monday Threw Entire
Country into Wild Rejoicing

The world war practically came to
an end early Monday morning last
when the German representatives ac-
cepted the armistice terms laid down
by the allied governments. The ac-
eeptance Of these terms put the Huns
in such a position that it is almost
impossible for them ever to renew
the war, even should it be their de-
sire so TO do. Announcement was
made by the President of the United
States in person Of the signing of the
armistice terms, and with the coming
OF this announcement which the world
had been expecting momentarily for
some hours, the pent-up enthusiasm
of months found an opening for re-
lease.
In Milford the people were notified
at z o'clock Monday morning when the
fire whistle started the glad news
throughout this section of the State.
Within a few seconds thereafter the
factory whistles and bells were add
ing their part in the Increasing din.
Those who were still slumbering for
got their maps, dressed and hastily
went out on the streets. Fathers whose
sons are in France today could not
restrain themselves, so great was their
joy. II was no uncommon sight to
see strong men with tears streaming
down their faces. Hardly had the
first demonstration died out, when at
ten o'clock a parade started, the like
Of which Milford had never witnessed
in its history. School children, the
ladies of the Red Cross, and other or
ganizations, assembled as if by magic,
and hundreds of automobiles, hastily
decorated, assembled. The paraders
marched about all sections of the town
while the enthusiasm of the people
grew as the demonstration continued.
During the hour which the paraders
were out all business was suspended
Whistles blew and bells were rung.
In the evening another monster pa
rade formed at the depot. This parade
was even larger than that of the morn
ing. 1t was indeed an inspiring sight,
and the thousands of persons who wit
messed the affair will never forget it
as long as they live. This parade was
by far the largest ever seen in Milford.
Following the parade, fully four thou
sand persons, and by many is was es-
timated much larger, assembled on the
baseball grounds. where bonfires were
lighted and they illuminated the en-
tire place. The Kaiser and the Crown
Prince we're strung up and burned in
effigy, while the assemblage sang pa
triotic songs. The day and evening
was one which will linger in the minds
Of the smallest children as long as they
live.
The signing of the armistice does
not mean that the boys Will come home
for the conquered coun-
tries will have to be policed for months
after peace is declared. In all prob
ability it will be months before the
soldiers now in France again set foot
upon these shores.
Milford chronicle., 1918-11-15
POULTRY SHOW AND CONTEST

We had an excellent poultry exhibit
this year. Most of the leading breeds
of poultry were exhibited, together
with ducks, guineas and bantams. One
pen of leghorns illustrated the differ
ence between the high-producing and
low-producing pullet.
OF most interest, however, was the
contest for utility in S. c. White Leg
horns and Barred Rocks. Two classes
entered this contest: First, pens of
two pullets each; and second, breed
ing pen consisting of a yearling hen
and a cockerel The following prizes
were awarded by the judge, Mr.. Fried
ell, of Seaford:
Pullets-1st prize, 81, J. E. Elliott;
End prize, 75c, C. e. Grove; 3rd prize,
Soc, E. C. Gates and w. H. Lemex; 4th
prize, ribbon. G. Swanson; 5th prize,
ribbon, Miss NJ. Baldwin.
Breeders-1st prize, 81, Miss NJ.
Baldwin; End, 75c, c. E. Grove and G..
Swanson; 3rd prize, SOC, ]. E. Elliott,
4th, ribbon, E. J. Lewis; 5th prize,
ribbon, W. H. Lemex.
Only one class was judged in Barred
Rocks, viz: Pullets-1st prize, Mrs. L.
Austin; End, Mrs. NJ. Watson. This is
the first contest for Utility Fowls, we
believe, ever conducted in Delaware.
But we hope to have more later.