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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-19
Waist Values

We have on one rack lot of odd
silk Waists in qualities that are the
best. These are Waists that sold at
from $500 to $500. Now in this sale
at one.fourth off from the regular
price.
One lot of White Cotton Waists on
one table, TO close at one-half price.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-19
T4LKOFTHE TOWN

Special turkey dinner with all the fix.
ings for rs cents Sunday at Hotel Barre.
You would pay sl.25 for the same dinner
elsewhere
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-19
Blankets

All Soiled Blankets at a special
discount from old prices
One lot of very large White Cot.
ton Blankets, 10xs0. These are all of
them soiled. This lot in our window
at S2.49 each. VIII look good to
you next fall at $3.50 or more.
Several Wool Blankets in this sale
at liberal discount. One pair All
Wool Red Blankets at $3.50. One
pair Imported Scotch, a genuine
Scotch Blanket, $1,000, for $1,000.
Wool Blankss at our prices are less
than the mill prices to-day What
will they be next fallY
One lot of Colored Outing Flannel
in our basement at lSc per yard.
The market price to-day is 25c per
yard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-19
StOck-Taking Sale

This sale in past years has made
us as busy as our Clearance Sale
IL is the last end of our years
work. All the odd lots are in this
sale.
Several grades OF Ladies' Corsets
A good assortment Kinds that we
cannot get more of; these at about
half price.
Best Percales are worth 25e, to-day.
Here is small lot of odd styles
that are all good, at Ice per yard.
One table of Wash Goods, assorted
kinds. These all at once price, 15c
per yard.
One lot of Silk Striped Wash Goods
that are worth from 50c to 65c per
yard. This lot at 29c per yard.
One lot OF Black and White I'm.
ported Jap Silk Sleeveless Jackets,
worth to-day $3.50. Sale price, now
CSC.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
The Same Roosevelt.

('.Home Guard in New York World.
{ I have read the telegram to Sena
tor Lodge by one Theodore Roosevelt
which evidently seeks to incite oppo
sition in the United States Sen.s :
at Washington in time. OF ws:r. ant
should like to inquire il this is. th'
same Theodore Roosevelt THAI proved
traitor to his party when ne was NJ
longer able to use Il for his own as
grandizement.
Isn't this the same RoosevelN that
took. Panama" in defiance of inter
national law and made Bur treaty
with Columbia q "scrap OF = paper?
Isn't he the man who visited n
Kaiser and became SO friendly tl1a'
the great war lord depended upon
him to hold. America s. in line with
Prussian frightfnlness? Isn't he she
..practical man. who accepted cam
pafgn money sand. deniedsssit white
President of the United States and
then denounced the giver as an "un-
desirable citizen ?'sz ,
We are fighting sstreachery in high
places" having bariished it from o.l,
own national life, and it is digus,iils
that the limelight should be turned
upon an individuai@wh has by al
| rules of decency forfeited every con.
sideration of the party he has betray'
ed and the country he has hurliliated
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23

and supplying substitutes where tfiat
is the ibest-that cansbesaone. has been
officially entrusted BY the Army ana
Navy Commissions on Training Camp
Activities, which are civilian arms OF
the war department. and-the- navy
department., to- seven erganizationa'
the Young Mems Christian Assocta-
ton, the Young Women's Christian
Association, the: National Catholic
war Council, represented in the AgId
by the Knights of Columbus; Tho
Jewish Welfare Board, the American
Library Association, the War Camp
Community Service, and the Salvation
Army.-From Service to- Our spI-
diers and Sailors" by John D. Rookie.
feller, Jr., iii the American Review
of Reviews for October. $50.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
q ~
Training Camp Activities.

The morale of the army and navy
and of The nation behind them Is the
chief factor in winning the war. Gen.
Foch, while a military instructor, is
said always to have emphasized this
principle Because of a growing be-
lief in the soundness Of the doctrine,
the people of the United States have
made extraordinary provision for sup
plying the soldiers, from the day they
take up arms, with everything possible
which will reproduce as nearly as
may be the influences and surround
ings of the home life which they have
left, and also for maintaining high
standards Of health, morality, and
efficiency at home.
It is difficult 20 realize what & COM
plete change occurs when youth
goes from his home to an army can
tonment. There he finds himself in
an utterly new and strange environ
ment. The influence Of home, of par
ents, and of womanhood is absent
The opportunity for social contac!
with friends and neighbors which he
formerly eHJoyeu 1S Ao iouSeI oilSI-
ed. The wholesome amusements
which were available are greatly miss
ed and the religious influences Of his
native environment and Of church
life are lacking. All Of these are i'm
portant factors in keeping a man
clean, high minded, and we'll poised
and their absence creates an abnor-
NAL condition.
The task of reproducing these rela-
tionshipg in so far as that is possible
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Ruse 1ihat Failed.

The oalled-up one volub1y explain
ed that there was no, need in his
case for medical examination. ...s
I'm fit and want to fight. :I.want
to go over ON the first boat. want
to go right into the front trenches
but want to have hospital close,
so that if 1 get hit no time. will be
wasted in taking me where I can get
mended right away, so that I can get
back to fighting without losing 2
minute. Pass me in. doctor. Don't
waste any time on me. I want to
fight, and keep fighting
The doctor, however. insisted. and
when he got through. reported a per
feet physical specimen.
You don't find nothing wrong
with me, doctor?"
Nothing
"But, doctor, don't you think Tn
bit crazy ?''-Tit- Bits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Why the Attack Was Made at St
Milliel.

In the opening days OF september
the situation with respect TO the 81.
Mthiel salient had undergone great
change. A new American army had
been constituted and was ready TO
make it's first all-American offensive.
Most of it's higher officers were fan1ll-
lar with the st. Mihiel salient, having
| heen there. Rich now in American
reserves, Foch could afford what Joffre
and Petain had been unable to ven
ture in the way Of an investment
The opportunity to deal a heavy oiow
was obvious on the map, which showed
the st. Mihiel salient far narrower
at its base than the Marine or the
Somme salients and about the width
of the Flanders salient, out OF whlch
Iludendorff was pulling his trops rap
idly.
By attacking at st. Mihiel Foch
would compel the enemy to look ous
for another weak point, thus conform l.
ing again to allied strategy. 1t would,
II successful, mean considerable
harvest of men and guns, put another
I.strain. upon German man-poWer ana
in addition, it would do several very
useful things, of more local slgnln-
cance. First, it would abolish the ola
Verdun salient and remove the last
chance of any German attempt in the
future. to exploit Verdun's weakness,
as he had in the pasta weakness
growing out of the state OF semi-en-
velopment existing while the Ger
mans held st. Mihiel 1t would, see
ondly, release both the Toul-Verdun
and the Paris-Nancy railway lines for
use, in the first. case giving the
French a valuable lateral line Of COM
munication behind the Meuse Hills
and in the second shortening the rail-
way distance from Paris to- the east
ern frontier by twenty miles.
Finally, and this is important for
the future, it would enable the
French If they chose. to thrust out
ward. from Verdun toward Br1ey,
where are situated all the great iron
mines so essential to German war
manufa ctures, without any fear or
their flank, which would be exposed
end OF the Meuse Hills above Wig
neulIes- and under observation while
they held the high ground OF Hat
tonchatel, the eliminating point OF
the whole Meuse Heights, nearly l.
461 feet above sea level and sweeping
the whole Woevre Plain. In the SAME
way It would guarantee the flank and
Of another allied
army setting out from the Nancy
front for an. invasion OF Alsace-Lor-
ratne. For either operation it was as
essential that Foch should abolish the
St. Mihiel salient as it had been for
Haig to take the Messines-'White-
sheet" Ridge, before he began his ILL
starred Flanders offensive. of last
year.-From Forward Ali Along the
Line by Frank H. sinaondss, IN the
American Review Of Reviews for Oc-
tober.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Try This.

The captain Of the S. s. Piffle .ais
tened patiently to. passengers ac
count Of his shooting abilities, theI
he quietly remarked:
'T. don't think you could hit tn1
bottle. at twenty yards, placed on th'
taffrail, while the ship is heavlns
like this
cit would be only chiid's play
said the passenger.
well, TIL bet you a guinea yo'
don't hit it three times out of six
Its wager Come along.
The bottle was placed I'm position
Crack! The passenger hit 1t, and !
disappeared in fragments into tn
sea-
"Trot out another one," said tn
mot at all. The conditions wer
that you hit that one three times ou
Of six. Five shots more. ."-Chicas'
News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Retribution at Home.

While his mother was away on a
visit Johnny didn't say his prayers
Upon his mothers return there was
a reckoning.
why didn't you say your prayers
John?"
well, you see, it was this way
ma: forgot to say them the frs
night, an nothin' happened. N thel
7 didn't say them the next night an
ncthin' happened. n SO I decided
wouldn't ever say 'em again II nothn
never happened"
And then something happened
Scranton Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
SECRETARY. BAkER WITH: THE
So. SOLDIERS. y
He Carried a Heavy Pack. Visited Red
Cross Quarters, and Made HimseIi
at Home With the Boys.

London, Sept. 25 (Correspondenc
of The Associated Press).-Enilste'
men of the American army grlnne'
sympathically as they watched tn
american Secretary Of War, n ewtoa
.. Baker, trudging back and fortt
carving the heavy pack of the Amer
lean soldier, or his back, when h
visited camp of American soldier
in the Winchester district .lhile II
England. The men were adjusting
their cumbersome kits when the sec
retary arrived at the camp.
81 would like to try one Of them,
said the secretary to the sergeant.
The Lord Mayor Of Winchester. the
camp commandaat ard a group O.
soldiers all gathered about as Mr sa
ker lifted the, pack and adjusted t
his shoulders. Then he trudged baci
and forth two or; three times carry
ing the: seventy slpound load while 3
,air OF heavy hob-nailed trench boot:
swinging from the bottom ofs the kit
banged against MS legs.
cts heavy, alright he comment
ed as he unburdened himself, "bu
not so heavy as the Frenchman':
pack. ] tried one of them on few
days ago and it gave me an addition.
al respect for the Frenchman as Z
soldier"
The Secretary made himself al
home and was friendly With the sol
diers. Everywhere he carried his
pipe and several times, filed it, from
some soldiers pouch as he engaged
in a casual chat with the mon. '"The
whole country is behind you with cv.
erything it possesses" was one of his
frequent messages to the fighting men
In the Red Cross hospitals the Sec
retary went through the wards and
had a few cherry words for each OF
the patients.
In some of the camps he dropped
in upon the soldiers at mess time ano
lunched with the big crowd Of them
IN the mess tent beside as1ittle wood
land stream. He looked through
scores OF barracks and living quarters
He inspected kitchens and spent ten
minutes watching soldiers playing a
scrub game Of baseball fiis irispec>
tion of the Red Cross activities Yves
comprehensive. He saw the bathing
houses in operation with long lines OF
rain-coated soldiers waiting their
turn at the showers. He saw the
dental huts, with the Red Cross den
lists busy at their work. He visited
seyera. Red Cross recreation huts and
listened to the Red Cross Jass bands
atzpractiee.
At one camp he found his cousin.
Sergeant Harry Chiswel Of Cleveland
ana ehatted with him for ten minutes.
Altogether the Secretary gained an
excellent impression Of what the
American army authorities have done
in preparing comfortable and sanitary
camps for the soldiers in the Win
chester district, south OF London. in
for the winter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Ought to be Genuine.

Sam, the. choreman, returned from
the city with a scarf pin that contain
ed diamond" OF no usual size. II
was the pride Of. his heart and the
ehvy Of his village companions. He
treated all inquiries from them a.
to its value and it's authenticity Win
high scorn.
His employer, after week OF
basking in its radiance. asked sam
about its history.
SAM he said, "is II real oia-
mond 2, -.
wall" said Sam, "if 1t amt I've
BEEN skun out OF half-dollar.-
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Trench Repartee.

Australian soldier (to American)-
"You Yanks think you've done
lot. but you forget we Australians
have been at the game for four
years. s
.'Well, what have you done. any
waya"
Done? We've been at Gallipoli.
Mesopotamia, the plains OF Bethle-
hem, and
1.-The plains of Bethlehem"
"Yes; slept a week there myself.
well, guess that was busy week
for the shepherds watching their
fiocks!"-y1t- Bits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
starvation IN Russia

sLondpn, Sept 25 Correspondence
sk the Associated Press3 winter OF
star1ation is a. safe prediction for
Hlssiass Indications are: that VIII
1eone OF the worst winters the Rus:
ssa people have experienced in ali
tiEetf history. -. =. - {; = :
S4t1gsunner the food situation in
Hhtsta particularly IN Moscow, Pc
H6Erad and otfer large cities has been
aadilys growing, more sand more
In yhelatter part of August
6stefe the wratee Jeff Moscow, bread
asshat mixture OF straw, oat husks
AID M other ingredients OF unknown
Sfaksn which Moscow inhabitants are
idHaeed TO accept as bread. had al
EiSs entirely disappeared, and GER
taMeity districss, had not received the
Haesl allowance Tor nearly a week.
a4he government had classified the
p6rAlation into categorfes.- whereby
workingmen and government en-
pSbyees received a larger Allowance
White professionals and wen-to-de
people get the smallest. which in Mos
c6W5amounts to one-sixteenth Of a
por1id In Petrograd the. bourgeois
or middle class Jared poorly on ar
allowance Of three herrings a day.
The shortage OF bread is largely
due to the governments short-sight
ed policy in fixing a low price TO:
Grain which did not even cover the
farner's expenditure, let alone profit
Me peasants refused to comply will
the decree to turn over all grain II
eKeess of a certain arbitrarily fixee
auiount to the, food committee. an9
wfian the latter were reinforced by {
dstachment OF armed "bread crusad
ets,as2 the peasants gathered from sew
esaL villages and offered resistance
xaauently- putting the crusaders t
disht.
Slut even if the government prize
were much higher the peasants woult
r1bs willingly exchange their grain
fots sworthless money. of which the.
seem to have much and which ha
no practical value to them. They wan
nanufa ctured goods, which the gov
eminent is unable to furnish, as mos
of the factories are idle, for lack o
faelsand raw material. and also be
cause the Bolsheviki need the work
men to fight on the numerous fronts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
before and Behind.

zone OF my pupils" says a Buffalo
+sacher could not understand why
7 thought that the following para
granh from his composition on "A
Ir,ntina Adventure lacked animation
md effectiveness: Pursued by the
ra1entless hunter, the painting gazelle
enyane from cliff to cliff. At last she
os1,ld go no farther. Before her
,,awned the chasu1, and behind her
M me hunter."--Montreal Daily Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Fixing Up the House.

Have you no potted geraniums. .
mo. We have some very nice
chrysanthemums."
81 must have geranirms They are
for my wife -
'I'm sure she'd like these chrysan-
themums.
~You don't understand. The ger
aniums are to replace some promis-
ed to care for while she was away
-Fittsburg Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Another War.Casualty.

you don't seem to feel so entnus-
iastic as usual about speech -mak.lis'
well" answered Senator oor-
enum. "times have changed ana ].
isn.t so easy for man in SILK nat
and a frock-coat to stand out oeiore
a lot of men in khaki uniforms OF
o,,ora,,s and assert that he Is saving
the country all by himself. Wash.
ington Star.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Greatness.

Remember. son, Garfield drove
mules on tow-path and Lincoln
split rails
81 know, dad; but say, did any o,
these presidents ever crank coio
motor in a blizzard for half an hour
hafora he discovered that he didn't
have any gasoline e":"-Richmon"
Times-Dispatch-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Discriminating.

Two political candidates were dis
cussing the coming local election.
What did the audience say when
you told them you had never paid a
dollar for vote?" queried one.
"a few cheered, but the maJoriy
seemed to lose interest" returned the
other.-Harper's Magazine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Noted Educator Dead.

Madison. Wis, Nov. 19.-Chas r.
Van Hise, president Of the University
Of Wisconsin. died at Milwaukee
this morning, following an operation,
which led to complications and men
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
ss>s % s,ssss--,. .. fSsi "a.
ARCTIC EXPLORERS.
- - - 90
Two Dairing Explorers Now In Art.s
- tic.

Seattle. Oct. 31.-Two Arctic ex.
D1oTara Road Amundsen. noted Nor.
wasian driffIing III his ice locked boa,
eassw1rd from the Atlantic, ano
SSslKss StorSerson lieutenant Of
Ssaiuur Stefansson. Canadian ex.
pIsTer floating westward from the
sPasshe on am zee pack, are both be
aSeSad approat:htng the New Siberian
Is1snd which tut out OF the Arct:,
Reeanson the mouth of the Lena Ri.-
b. SSberia. authorities credited
p;4 sEn6NaifE the Arctic currents be-
& lieye tie twu Wxn reach the islands
f fisSf year.
osaier explorers are now in the
S sd fl is thought very likely
ffSneffAer Amundsen or Storkerson
fsnovs the other has the same goal
E i, mind Thew probably will land
8 afs s4innr1dsenis course.
xs,ssT4san isl1a5 q discovarer Of the
Sosl4 s ma n1ayigafn OF the DIFF
fiissssS;tG,nsytl,,vsssf y,aissage: is on the
fs,,,r,,,av n the North
aTn sscfs= fos make the last
,anss,y asnipIanss Storkerson is boun:l
baes m taees sesa;seral direction of CIV
i5szafson after spending several years
i1 fhg Arctic. Both are seeking new
ianSis and sfu6ytr1g the currents and
saiYe TIE mort tfelrn ocean.
gKsns Anuf.asen reaches the ST.
Islands tie current. it is be-
Essgsvgf vii sssturr, And carry him north.
exjInectea to, remain with The
5sft,fi1 IL rands him on the i'm.
movable ice fa,c no towards the Pole.
There accordir,g to his plans, he will
esfaD Dfish base and attempt to fly
tie ..esf of the distance to the top OF
the elohe. g 81
StnrE arsan aaecording ta his plans
rs lxS1I leave his ice pack when it reache.
ia ST. iharIan islands. Win his fiye
,naa a. VIII ct,na ashore and make
]. .ssS5 ysav hack "a Alaska. His friends
eeoxIsnect 90 hear OF him landing some
tIraei next summer near the Lena
HaweVers they saw he NAV change his
psans, and come ashore before that
time
Stefansson: when he was in the
nnrth last winter planned to make
ia 49, ...4srins : ssark ersor, 10 now on. Aftar
,,1a4a,a : ~, o,a,,a,,te ..,,d n,,,.
"a ~. .,scassa,,, "a s,,n-,;as am,
,s..s ii,-sss.. - escsd ,,I-. ~ cnnoe o,,t-
80 yUs,,aa,n.. -. lef, ba mt Storkarson
E, harea ....;lz. y =
q srba sa.,a dior, thinks ) storkersons
,ooet 5arine Arctic
.7e q. nm
u 80. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
What's iii a. Na1ne?.

Tommy's uncle. asked him the name
of Mays young man. ;-,$4
IT call him April Showers replied
Tommy. - -.
april Showers" cried his astoa-
ished uncle. Whatever makes au
call him such a ridiculous name as
that?" 80. II. IL. r
Because he brings May fowess. =
Tommy Bits. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Probahv Ncant Florida

so the doctor told you to go to
warmer climate What was the ma
ture Of the trouble you consulted hin
about ?'
"I went there to collect BILL
Boston Transcript
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
No Peace Yet.
Tampa Daily Times.)

(Tampa Daily Ilmes.}
We fear that the American people
are inclined to be. too optimistic over
the prospects Of peace. We confess
that we can see no prospect Of peace
in the immediate future. The de-
mands of the allies. ana the conces.
sions which Germany is willing 10
make are as far apart as the poiss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
R;e P,ane Makes Flight.

paris, Nov. IA huge airplane
carrying thirty-fve passengers, flew
over Paris yesterday. The machine
started from Combes La Vile. forty
miles from the capital, and returned
without a hitch.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
,1teht Be To Much for Him.

southern Parson (to convert)-
"Does yo' think yo' kia keep IN de M
straieht an narrer path now, SAM
SAM reckon 1 kin, pahson' e'
dav amt no watahmillion patches
ar1one de road."-Boston Transcript
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
200 HUNS KILLED;
Biz Explosion Reported Near Co.
1Ogne.

Paris, Nov. 1s.-Two hundred per-
sons were killed in an explosion at
VAIN, southeast Of Cologne, accord
ing to reports received here today
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Kickcrs. Read This.

DE man dat's always kickin'.
said Uncle Eben, lain got any real
| trouble on his mind When real
trouble comes you is ginerally too
stunned to kick. Star
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23

Germany PROCESSES to have had
change of heart. Be that as 1t may,
we demand also a change of head
Baltimore American
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-11-23
Commercially speaking.

II understand you; have several
speeches ready for delivery si--ss,si ss-S.sss;i
YES" answered Senator Sorghum
They are ready TOR delivery; hut
they remain uncalled for" -Washings
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-09-12

POWDER CAPS and fuse at J. l.. Graef. ..-.... u
 GROWN GAS and Distilatc Gt J. l.. Graef. u
 SWATTHE FLY and fly paper at J. l.. Gr2ef. u
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1918-09-12
DELINQUENT TAX ROLL REAL AND PERSONA
 PROPERTY OF SEWARD ALASKA, FOR THE YEAR 1917.

Bv order oft he Council ot the Town of Scw&ld delinquent roll of real Personal nn Special the Incorporated Town of Seward of public inspection the the Bank of Seward Broadway Town of Seward Territory of Alaska and roll will presented the Dis Third Division Territory Alaska for adjustment and o,der O sale.
 testimony affixed the official seal Territory Alaska, this 9th day of September 
 (Signed)