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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
And the Total Casualties Re-
ported Up to Oct. rs
Were $685. ,769
g APPALLING" LOSS
AMONG OFFICERS
First Authentic Information
Comes from a Cologne
Paper

New York, Dec. 20.--When the total
German casualties are published the
number of dead win be about two mil
lion, according to the Cologne Gazette
of Nov 25, copy Of which has been re.
ceived here. UR to Oct. %, the total
casualties reported were 6,066,769 OF
whom more than 4,750,000 were Prus-
SLAMS. The total includes the naval cas-
ualties which were 10000, composed Of
more than $4,000 dead, more than l5,-
600 missing, and nearly $4,000 wounded.
The casualty list published on Oct "a,
according to the Cologne Gazette, placed
the number of dead at 1911, ,l04, the
number Of wounded at $685., ,l43, and the
missing at 772,522 The paper says that
of the number reported missing, 10000
may be considered dead.
The Cologne paper uses the word zap
paliug' in describing the casualties
among the officers The total on Oct. q
included 44,700 officers killed, s2,460 Off
GERS wounded, and 1900 missing, a to-
tai Of l40,760 The loss in officers alone
the paper points out, exceeds the tota
| casualty Of Germany in the Franco Prus
sian war of 1870 when the total losses
| were l29,69s.
The total on Oct. "a. which did not in
clude casualty lists from the fighting OF
| the western front after that date MOI
/ the German losses in Palestine, was ap
| portiOned by the paper as follows among
the various army contingents;
/ Prussia .262,0 dead; 1882 wound
ed; l6l, ,l39 missing Total, 4,760,s70. Ba
yaria--l50, ,65s dead; 363,s24 wounded
| 72,ll5 missing. Total, 5s6,596. Saxony
l0S,Ol7 dead; 252O27 wounded; 5l,7S'
missing. Total, All ,s3I Wurtemburg-
| 84507 dead; l55,654 wounded 1880.
| missing Total, 236,963. Nayy-25, ,s6
dead; 2s,96s wounded; 1879 missing
Total. O.509.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
THIRD MAIL TRIP
ALSO A FAILURE
Aviators Who Started for Chicago Sent
the Mail Back to New York, and 1t
Was Then Sent on by Train.

New York, Dec 20. - Failure marked
the third attempt, made to-day, to estab-
lish through airplane mail service from
New York to Chicago. Two hours after
two aviators had left Belmont Park, l. l.,
with 400 pounds Of mall this mail ar
rived at the New York postofice in
trucks, and it was arranged to send it
forward to Chicago by train.
PostofTice officials here said they had
received no information up TO 1880 a. m,
from Belmont Park as to how far the
two aviators, Bissel and Lamb, went on
their fight before descending and send.
ing the mail back to New York
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
CONTRACTS FOR AMERICA.
French Would Like to Leave Orders for
Shipbuilding.

Paris, Dec. 20.-President Wilson, in
addition to the conferences he had to-
day with Italian statesmen, conferred
with Captain Andre Tardieu, French high
commissioner to the United States, with
whom he discussed relief work in France
and economic questions, including ship
ping. The French government is eager to
place large shipbuilding contracts in
American yards, but the American gov
ernment, it is said, intends to keep the
yards free until the peace conference de-
yelops fully what yards the United
States may need for its navy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
PEOPLES LEAGUE IN GERMANY.
Committee Includes Prince Maximilian Of
Baden.

London, Dec. 2O--A peoples league"
has been organized in Berlin, says a Cen
trail News dispatch from Copenhagen to.
day. The leagues committee included
Prince Maximilian of Baden, former
German chancellor; Hugo Haase, inde-
pendent socialist; Count Won Bernstorff,
former ambassador to the United States,
and Matthias Erzberger, the centrist lead
er, DR.. W. S. Solf, former German for
eign minister, Prince Won Hohenlohe-
SchiIlingsfuerst, the Austrian ambassa-
dor, and Cardinal Won Hartmann, arch
bishop of Colonge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
HOW VERMONT DENTISTS HELPED
Fifty-Four Men Treated s,so7 Cases for
Soldiers.

The Vermont acknowledgement has re.
ceived from the Preparedness League OF
American Dentists the report of the work
which the dentists of Vermont have done
to help in getting the teeth Of registrants
in shape so that the men could go into
the army. The report shows that of the
245 dentists in the state 81 were mem
bers Of the league and that these 81 men
treated 3S07 cases. The report for the
month of November is very low, showing
that the work at that time was practi.
cally at an end, only five men being ex-
amined and l3 extractions being done,
while the total operations for the month
were "a.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
A. r. BELL CHOSEN
GRANITE SECRETARY
Reporter on Times Will Assume His New
Duties Soon After the Opening of
the New Year.

At meeting of the directors of the
Barre Granite Manufacturers association
last evening, the vacancy resulting from
the resignation OF Sec. Harold p. Hinman
was filled by the election Of Athol r. Bell
who for a number of years has been a
member of The Times staff As previous
ly announced, Mr.. Hinman resigned from
associational activities to become sales
manager for the quarrying firm of Bout
well. Milne & Varnum. His successor
viii assume the duties of secretary soon
after Jan. !.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
Six Men Held Up and Shot
Frank Brown at Ev-
erett, Mass.
HIS TWO COMPANIONS
WERE COWED DOWN
The Men Then Fled from
the Place in a
Limousine

Everett, Mass, Dec. 20.-Six men in
an automobile held up Frank Brown of
Lynn, paymaster Of the steel foundry
of the General Electric company, here
to-day, shot and seriously wounded him
and escaped with the weeks payroll
reported to amount to $4,000.
Brown was taken to the Massachu-
setts General hospital in Boston.
Brown and two companions in an au-
tomobile were passing from a bank to
the foundry when the holdup men
jumped from a limousine and stopped
them. When Brown resisted one of the
men shot him twice in the chest The
thieves grabbed the bag containing the
money, disabled Browns car and made
off in their own.
With Brown in the car were Everett
B. kibby, night watchman at the plant,
who sat on the rear seat with him, and
Joseph Shackley, the chauffeur The
chauffeur said they had just turned out
of Everett square when he noticed a
limousine with curtains partly drawn a
short distance ahead travelling in the
same direction. As the paymaster's car
drew alongside, the larger machine sud.
denly sweryed across the road and
blocked the way Immediately the door
of the big car opened and five men
jumped out. While one of the men Gov
cred the chauffeur with a revolver, 9th
ers demanded the money which Brown
was carrying. The paymaster endeav'
ored to put up fight but was instantly
shot, and the night watchman, although
armed, was unable to use his weapon
Meanwhile, one Of the bandits hat
put the paymaster's machine out Of cons
mission BY smashing the spark plugs
and as soon as others had snatched th'
money bag. they jumped into their car
which disappeared at high speed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
AUTO SKIDDED
OYER EMBANKMENT
AND KILLED FIVE
Large Touring Car Became Unmanage-
able on Frost-Coated Boards and
Went Down 4o-Foot Fall.

Atlantic City, N. j., Dec. 20.-Five per
sons were killed when large touring car
skidded on the frost.eoated planks and
plunged through the railing of the second
drawbridge on the meadow boulevard be-
tween this city and Pleasantyille early
to-day
The dead are: Herman ]. Startzenbaeh,
proprietor of cafe here; his wife, Mrs.
Christina Startzenbaeh; Daniel McCar-
thy and Caspar Baldee, both of Amatol,
N. j., and an unidentified woman.
The automobile crashed through the
railing and dropped 40 feet to the waters
of the thoroughfare below, pinioning its
occupants beneath it. All were dead
when extricated a half hour later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
AT MERCY OF BoLsHEyIKI.
Lettish Government Appeals to United
States for Aid.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2O.--An appeal
for protection from the bolsheyiki was
received by the state department to-day
from the Lettish government through
the American legation at Stockholm. The
Lett representatives said the German
troops were not remaining to maintain
order as the armistice terms permitted,
but were leaving the country at the mer-
CIV Of the bolsheviki.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
AN AIR CONVENTION
Proposed by British Secretary of State
for Air Forces.

London, Dec. 20,--The British air board
has drafted articles for an International
air convention, which win be submitted
to the allies, it was announced to-day by
Lord Weir, secretary of state for the air
forces. The draft is accompanied with
the suggestion that an International air
conference be convened,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
INCREASED COTTON GINNING.
Report Up to Dec. l3 Considerably Ahead
of Last Year.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2O~-Cotton
ginning prior to Dec l3 was l0,252, ,402
running bales, including 1904 round
bales, 1898 bales of American Egyptian
and 81 ,060 bales of sea island, the census
bureau to-day reported.
Prior to Dec. l3 last year total gin
nings were lO,l3l ,594, including l70,966
round bales and S3,2Ss bales Of sea island.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
WAS TOKEN OF GRATITUDE
From the American People to General
Pershing.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2O.-An award
of distinguished service medal to General
Pershing was made, says general army
order published to-day 'as token of the
gratitude of the American people to the
commander Of our armies in the field for
his distinguished services, and in appre-
ciation of the success which our armies
have achieved under his leadership"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
WANT MORE PAY.
Trackmen on Springfield, Mass, Trolley
Line Out on Strike.

Springfield, Mass, Dec. 2o.--Fifty
trackmen employed by the Springfield
street railway struck to-day to enforce
the granting of pay increase. Action
by the trolley mems union toward sym
nathetic action will depend on develop
ments, according to the unions business
aOput
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
ELECTIONS JAN. 10.
To the National Assembly of Germany,
1t Has Been Decided.

Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 10 tby the AS
sociated Pressl.-The congress of sol
diers' and workmen's councils has de-
cided that elections to the national as
sembly shall be held on Jan. 49, Those
opposed to the summoning of a national
assembly polled only 40 votes out of a
total of 24O.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
VAS MURDERED
BY UKRAINIANS
Lieut.. Col Henry lvillaine, Chief of
Commission, Sent to Collect Eyi.
dence in Ukraine-Poland
Dispute

Geneva, Dec. 20.--Leutenant Colonel
Henry vilaine, chief Of the French com
mission sent TO collect evidence concern
ing the conflict between Ukraine and
Poland, has been shot and killed by
Ukrainian soldiers, according to tele-
gram from Lemberg just received by the
Polish bureau at Lausanne.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
STRIKE PICKETING STARTS
But There Has Been No Disorder at Sche-
nectady, N. Y.

Schenectady, n Y, Dec 20.--Picketing
began to-day at the local plant Of the
General Electric company, many of
whose employees here, at Pittsfeld, Mass,
Fort Wayne, Ind, and Erie, Pa, are on
strike There was no disorder.
The picketing here was done by repre-
sentatives OF the organized office force,
about half of whom are out. Virtually
all of the organized operatives of the
other departments are idle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
SPANISH PREMIER ARRIVES
To Confer with President Wilson and
Representatives of Allies.

Paris, Dec. 90 Count Romanones, the
Spanish premier, arrived in Paris to-day.
He comes for conferences with President
Wilson and representatives of the allies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
DISMISSED FROM ARMY.
Officer Was Convicted of Striking En-
listed Men.

Washington, D. G., Dec 20.--Convicted
of having struck enlisted men under his
command, Lieutenant illus G. Miller,
Goth Pioneer infantry, has been dismissed
from the army, the war department an
nounced to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-20
TRADE TREATY WITH GUATEMALA.
u. S. Senate Ratified Plan for Proposed
Development Of Commerce.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 20-The Sen
ate today ratified a trade treaty be-
tween this country and Guatemala, de-
signed to aid in the development of com
merce,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
Over the Top
By Serg { Arthur Guy Empey

b having It in my possession I am not
breaking any regulation or cautions
ef the British army.
The whole attack was rehearsed
and rehearsed until we heartily cursed
the n who had conceived the idea.
The trenches were named according
to . system which made It very simple
Tor Tommy to find, even In the dark.
any point in the German lines.
These imitation trenches, or trench
models, were well guarded from obser-
walton by numerous allied planes
which constantly circled above them.
No German airplane could approach
within observation distance. A re-
0tricted area was maintained and no
civilian was allowed within three
miles, so we felt sure that we had q
great surprise in store for Fritz.
When we took over the front line
We received an awful shock. The
Germans displayed signboards over
the top of their trench showing the
names that wa had called their
trenches. The signs read "Fair."
"Fact." "Fate." and "Fancy." and so
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
CHAPTER XVI.

All Quiet ~ on the Western Front
At brigade headquarters 1 happened
to overhear a conversation between our
g. o. @. general officer commanding)
and the divisional commander. From
this conversation / learned that we
were to lombard the German lines for
eight days, and on the first Of July the
big push" was to commence.
In a few days orders were issued to
that effect. and it wat common prop.
erty all along the line.
On the afternoon Of the eighth day of
our "strafeing," Atwen and I were sit.
ting in the front-line trench smoking
Tags and making out our reports Of the
previous nights tour Of the trenches,
which we had to turn In to headquar-
ters the following day, when an order
was passed down the trench that Old
Pepper requested twenty volunteers to
go over on q trench raid that night to
try and get a few German prisoners for
Information purposes. I Immediately
volunteered for this job, and shook
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
Midsummer Hats of Distinction.
Mrs n. n South thanks the

midsummer Hats of Distinction.
Mrs. J.: II. South thanks the
general! public for their splendid
support during the early spring
Millinery season and now wishes
to announce the arrival Of her
midsummer hats. They are not
out Of style, early season models.
These hats are the very latest,
the most fashionable Of models
for summer wear, such as white
banded sailors, poiks, large
Groopy effects, clever dress hats.
ALL THAT'S NEW is HERE-and
at a mere FRACTION of the prices
that should be charged. 1t will
surely pay you to visit this style
shop and view this elaborate as
sortment Of extremely pretty pat
tern hats.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
Bids For Fuel

The Independent School Dis
trict Of Missouri Valley, Iowa, will
receive Bids until 5 O'Clock D. m.
May "a, for furnishing to said
district five hundred tons of good
soft coal, three hundreds tons to
be delivered in the basement and
Bins before Sept, 1st., 1913, and
the remainder to be delivered
from time to time during the
school year as may be required.
The District will also receive
bids to furnish one<hundred cords
of dry soft wood to be(distributed
to the several school buildings as
directed by the Committee, one
half to be delivered by September
fst., and the remainder from time
to time as required.
Bids may be- opened or. sealed
at the pleasure of the bidder.
By order of the Board
NJ 10
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16

comes TINS proportional amount
and rigidly to enforce collections,
we would continue to be a healthy
and vigorous nation. provided
Commerce and Industry were no,
paralyzcd by such a strain.
Since the sums the Government
needs a be provided from eur
rent income. il devolvcs upon us
to select the best methods l.y
which this can be done. There arc
three methods. taxation, fla! mon
cN and voluntary saving. is
estimated that our present tan
program and additional Govern
mcnl revenues from other sources
than the sale of its ohl;gations,
will provide a little less than four
billions for the fiscal yea,'. Oar
estimated annual savings aara six
billions. Assuming that these are
all invested in Liberty Bonds and
War savings Stamps. taxes and
bond sales will bring the Govern
ment about ten billions. 1T we at
tempt TO increase taxation by nine
billions Il year Mc shall tax mlE,
struggling enterprises, c.inplc
many more and perhaps procipi-
tate Il chain OF disasters which
would bring industry to- a stand
still.
Fiat money initiation ina, l,nen
described as the Fools Paradise
OF Finance. III means issuing mo-
ney faster than the increase of fine
Things money represents. Wlinr
there is more money or credit
than goods. the value of money
GOES down, or measured in money
terms, the price of goods gons up.
No thinking business man is
likely to prefer Government fin
ance by methods of fiat none in
llallon when. as a result. goods
for which he pays $1,000 may he
bought from him With money that
ne finds la have a value OF only
5000. lie is not likely to prefer TO
keep hls profits up to the ordinary
volume of. for example, $4,000 a
year by "A method which results i'm
those profits having a buying val
ue OF only $1,000 when he comes
To use them.
Voluntary saving and voluntary
investment of these savings i'm
Government Bonds have none of
the evils of fiat money initiation,
ana possess certain advantages
over taxation. provided the people
of the country all do their share.
There are few types of COM
munlty prosperity so sound and
enduring as extensive and system
attic investment by all its families
IN Government bonds. Govern
mcnt bonds. Government bonds
have long been accepted as the
very basis of investment safety,
and value.
II the rate of interest on Gov
eminent bonds is four o cent,
assuming that the savings of the
Nation were increased by nine bill
lions and the proceeds invested in
Government bonds. the families
OF our country would receive
yearly in interest three hundred
and sixty million dollars above
their present incomes. They all
would have this much more to
spend in the stores of their com
munities, not only for one year,
but forever. unless in some way
they lose or spend the principal
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
Saving for the Government


The wartime money-problcm
OF the country is based on what
We have, what we must spend for
war purposes, and the way to take
what we must spend from what
we have with the least restriction
OF our ability to produce more.
The needs of our Government
for a year of war are placed at
approximately nineteen billion of
dollars. This sum averaged for
the twenty million families of the
Nation, means approximately
nine 'h' dred and fifty dollars per
fam
1t Will be evident that We cannot
we'll provide all the Government
needs from awnings of precious
years. These savings are largely
invested i'm things which cannot be
turned into money on a wholesale
national scale, The families Thai
have invested their savings i'm
houses or real estate cannot all
sell the property. With so many
sellers there would be no BUYERS.
The families which have in
vested their savings in mortgages.
or in a business of some sort. can
no, more readily disturb their saw
ings.
Many families have placed all
their savings in savings banks
many have accumulated substan-
tlal equities i'm life Insurance pol
lcIes. The insurance companies
seek TO gain earnings on the funds
they accumulate through prem
lum payments, 50 that they can
reduce the cost of insurance to
their policy holders. Both classes
OF institutions must invest the
funds entrusted to them by the
people so that they can obtain
the interest paid TO bank deposit
tors IN the one case and the arm
lnes applied to insurance i'm the
other. The banks and insurance
companies have invested a large
proportion of these savings i'm
ways which make il equally mad
visahle to try to turn these invest
ments into money.
The total cash of all kinds. gold.
silver, and paper currency, i'm cir
culatlon and in reserve. i'm the 4.
$. is estimated at approximateiy
five billion dollars. The loans and
discounts of all the banks total
approximately twenty billion dol
lars. III we all begin to pay for
Government obligations bv issu-
ing checks on our bank accounts.
we would force the banks to With
draw their loans and bring bust
ness to Il SlandstilI.
Authorities estimate that the
annual income of the entire Ma
ton Is approximately fifty billion
dollars. Our annual savings from
TINS income in past years are said
TO be about six billions. But the
government needs nineteen bill
ions. Can we increase our savings
by over twelve billions a year?
This is equivalent to a man who
earns $1,000 a year and has saved
on an average of 500 increasing
his yearly savings to 1858. 1t UNI
questionably can be done. Many
families of average size, and even
more than average size live and
thrive on incomes of less than
$1,000 yearly. II the government
Should be obliged to tax all in
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
Are You Going to Build q Home

Are You Going to Build q Homer
The cost Of building has not
doubled in price like many other
things. A residence that would
have cost $4,000 two or three
years ago can be built now for
$3,65O.
l will make preliminary pencil
sketches of floor plans and one
elevation for $500 and will allow
this amount on your permanent
plans if you have me draw them.
| make this small charge as l have
no time to make sketches for peo-
pie who have no intention of
building. All plans free if get
the contract for building.
Neils Peterson,
Contractor and Builder
3f2 9Th st.
Phone 1862 w 2nd & wp.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
NOTICE

The party who purloined the
red purse containing a gold watch
from a silk knitting bag has been
located. If not returned to The
Times office within the next 40
days they will be arrested. Fail
not at your peril. | mean business.
p5&i8 The Owner
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16
GRADUATING r

The Tines office is prepared to
PRINT your calling cards to en-
close in your graduating invita-
ton. Fifty cards, so cents, includ-
ing {. neat card case:
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-05-16

Go to Gilmore's Sanitary Gro
Gerry for all your wants in the eat
line where everything is fresh,
sweet and clean.
Buy w. s. S.