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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
AERIAL FIGHTS
ARE FREQUENT
American Positions in Pic
ardy and in Lorraine Are
Being Heavily Bombarded
by the German Guns

Fair weather during the past few day
have not yet resulted in renewal ot
heavy infantry fighting. The artillery
duels 20 on, most violent on important
sectors, but neither the German infantry
nor artillery displays the activity which
usually marks the coming of blow
against the allied lines.
The enemy, it is believed in London,
is preparing for mighty attack, greater
in force if possible than the smash on
March 2l, along the 50-mile front south
ward from Arras. The Germans, how
ever, are having difficulty in filling up
their greatly depleted ranks, some diyi-
sions having lost more than so per cent.
one 20 per cent.-of their electives in
the recent fighting. In addition, the al
lied artillery is causing havoc with Ger
man preparations near the front lines,
while their railway stations and billets
behind the lines are under an almost
continuous rain of bombs dropped by
allied airmen.
Enemy artillery and manpower con
centrations probably become stronger as
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg delays
new advance, but the allied defenses gain
strength in the same ratio and new
source of fighting power, the American
army, grows in power General Perish
ing's men are now on both the important
attlefronts-Flanders and Picardy, but
in what numbers it is not disclosed. Their
coming, however, is having great moral
effect on the British and French, and
the longer the Germans delay the great
er will the American aid become
Aerial activity is the most prominent
feature of the news from the fighting
zones. French and British airmen have
dropped many more tons of explosives
on enemy military targets while the Ger
mans are becoming more active in at
tempts to get behind the allied lines. In
aerial fighting the British have brought |
down 35 German machines, while British |
guns accounted for 10 more. Berlin |
claims the destruction of Is allied air
planes Another attempt to raid Paris |
Friday night failed.
On the American sectors west of Mont |
didier, northwest of Toul and in Lorraine |
the aerial fighting also has increased,
The American positions in Picardy and t
in Lorraine are being bombarded heavily
by the Germans. The artillery fire has
fallen off in the Toul sector, but Ameri-
,an patrols are active there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
PLAYED JOKE ON AMERICANS.
Germans Nightly Called to an American
warship to Come and Get Them.

London, May I7.-tCorrespondence of
the Associated Press.l-As a grim piece
of German humor, the Wireless Age tells
Of a wireless message received almost
every night BY United States destroy
or in European waters The radiogram
saws:
sMy position is - degrees north and
- degrees south. Come and get me. /
am waiting for YOU
The message is always signed, Hans
Rose the name of the German com
msnder who took a submarine into New
port, Rhode Island. two years ago. Twice
the American destroyer proceeded rap
idly to the position Indicated. but found
nothing. No matter where the destroyer
may be, the message comes nightly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
TO REVOKE CITIZENSHIP.
Bill to Permit That Being Prepared for
Congress.

Washington, ID. C., May ls.-A bill to
make disloysl utterances grounds for re-
voking the citizenship of Germans or
Austrians naturalized in the United
States, has been prepared by the depart
ment of justice and soon will be intro
duced in Congress. officials believe that
the precedent set by a United States
court at Newark, y. j., in Withdrawing
naturalization from a German American
on the ground that he acted fraudulent
ly in swearing allegiance to this country
may not be adequate to cover all sim
liar cases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
ASKED DEATH PENALTY
For Enemy Aliens Who Fail to Register
in France.

Paris, Friday, May l7.-Deputy Baka-
nowski, in the Chamber of Deputies to-
day, asked for the passage of a law pro-
viding the death sentence for enemy
aliens failing to register or guilty of
false registration in Disgusting their ma
tionality.
Enemy Aliens" he said, center France
for no good purpose. Presumption of
espionage should be sufficient to warrant
the death sentence"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
STILL OPTIMISTIC
FOR PEACE Nv 1913,
SAYS VON HERTLINC
German Chancellor Tells Hungarian
Newspaper That Events in the West
Will Bring Us Nearer a Speedy
End of the War.

Amsterdam, May Isl am still OPP
timistic enough to believe we shall have
peace this year" said the German chan
cellor, Count Won Hertling, in an inter
view with the Berlin correspondent of
the Budapest newspaper Az Est II
cherish firm confidence that further
events in the west will bring us nearer
a speedy end of the war"
"If the world should one day unite in
an international peace league" added
Count Won Hertling, Germany would un-
hesitatingly and joyfully join in it. I'm
fortunately, present conditions give very
little hope of that. Our desire is to win
and preserve peace"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
BRITISH CHAPLAIN SHOT.
He Is Believed to Have Been Murdered
at vladivoStok.

Toxic, Tuesday. May l4.-(By the As.
sociated Press The chaplain Of a Brit
ish wsrship in the port Of Vladivostok
has been found dead in the suburbs. saws
a despatch TO the Asahi Shimbun from
' Nlsdivostok. He had been shot and the
case l. believed to be one Of murder, the
adyiccs state
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
KILLED BY GOLF BALL.
Frank Burger, 10, Killed by Sulphuric
Acid Fumes.

Torrington, Conn, May ls.-Sulphuric
acid fumes from broken golf ball
caused the death last night at the Char
lotte Hungerford hospital of Frank
Burger, aged 10. Burger, with several
other boys, was playing with an old golf
ball a few days ago. The outer covering
of the ball came off and Burger inhaled
the acid fumes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
SURPRISE TO IRISH.
Lord French's Proclamation and Arrest
of Sim Fein Leaders.

Dublin, May lS.-The arrest of the
Sim Fein leaders and the issuance of
Lord French's proclamation came as a
complete surprise here. In Dublin the
arrests were made by detectives acting
in cooperation with the military, while
in the provinces they were carried out
by the Royal Irish constabulary.
So far as has been ascertained, no
formal charge has yet been preferred
against the prisoners. They were tax
en- into custody on warrants issued under
the defense of the realm act.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
WITHOUT FOOD
FOR 80 HOURS
Ensign E. A. Stone Clung to the Under
Side of Seaplane Pontoon and
Was Finally Rescued.

Washington, May l0.--Ensign L. A.
Stone, U. S. naval reserves, of Norfolk,
Va, given up for drowned in the English
channel last month, has safely arrived in
London, according to information re-
ceived here to-day from the London rep
resentative of the committee on public
information.
With companion. Stone clung for so
hours without food or drink TO the under
side of seaplane pontoon before he was
saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
MUST REGISTER JUNE S.
All Males Who Have Become 81 Since
June S, 1917.

At the adjutant generals Office in
Montpelier this morning a telegram was
received from Provost Marshal General
Crowder saying that the law provides
that young men who have attained the
age Of 2l since June 5, last wear, shall
register the coming June 5. Town clerks
viii handle the registration as before.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
Wants to Do Business in Vermont.

The National Mix Products Nanufae-
turing company Of New York has asked
permission from the secretary Of state Of
Vermont TO open a branch At Richford.
This j New York corporation with
capital stock Of 100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
NOTICE TO
SUBSCRIBERS

ReginninE With June lo. no suhscrin-
ticus to The Times uill be continued for
a longer period than they are paid Tor.
if your subscription 4 IN srrsars any
or VII run out before that date. and
you wish = have the uzrer continued.
please remit or call ard ray I'd IN Sd
vance No papers wfIl - mailed 10 any
one after that dzte uniezs paid for in
advruce-
TIE lHbci cn FDer rzner ufl shou
the este - vhieh Yca are pzsd
FRANK p. LANGLEY. Publzhsr.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
ON SOUTHERN SIDE
ON FLANDERS FRONT
Heavy Artillery Fighting Has Taken
Place, According to the British
Official Statement.

London, May ls.-Heavy artillery
fighting last night between Givenchy and
Robecq on the southern side of the Flan-
ders salient, is reported by the war Of
fee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
ARTILLERY FIGHTING
ON AVRE INTENSE
To-day's Official Report from Paris
States That Engagement of Big
Guns There Is Intense.

Paris, May ls.--Violent artillery fight
ing north and south of the Avre river on
the front below Amiens is reported in to-
days official statement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18

the review VIC began the distribution
Of the packages during which Bob Ro-
land and myself nearly knocked the
duke over He spoke 70 Bob and i'm
pressed me ~ verv decent sort 81 fel-
low who was not 81 al taken up with
himself"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18

Frank Bryan has gone to Alburg,
where he will be week end guest in a
Lake Champlain camp.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-18
Have Arranged for Military
Cooperation to Meet
German Peril
JAPAN AND CHINA
GIVEN ASSURANCE
German Penetration of That
Section of Globe Is to
Be Combated

Paris, Friday, May l7.-Japan and
China have been informed by the allied
governments that they have arranged
for entente military corporation to meet
the dangers threatening the peace of the
far East from German penetration.
Washington, May ls - The entente
military cooperation arranged to meet
threats to the peace of the far East by
German penetration, as reported to-day
from Paris, is understood here as pure
ly defensive measure, in which partici-
patton for the present will be confined to
Japan and China. It's primary purpose
is the safeguarding of Manehuria with
possibilities of its extension to Siberia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
KISSED ONCE TOO OFTEN.
Drafted Men at Independence Missed
at Train-M. p. at That!

Independence, Kan, Sept. 2.-There
is considerable indignation here over
the treatment a contingent of twenty
eight selective draft boys were given
Saturday night when bound for Camp
Funston it attempted to entrain over
the Missouri Pacific shortly before
midnight Notwithstanding there were
thunder showers at intervals during
the entire evening, big crowd escort
ed the soldiers to the depot.
A Pullman coach had been provid-
CO for the soldiers, but when the train
stopped this coach was locked. After
considerable delay the train officials
were persuaded to open the doors, but
not in time to permit the entire con-
tingent to get aboard. Six men and
the baggage of thirteen were left.
Several of the boys, seeing the train
n owing out, made a desperate effort
u get aboard, and as the train left the
depot were hanging on in perilous po-
sitions. The six drafted men left be-
hind reported to the local draft board
this M ming. The local board has
taken the matter up with the adju-
tant general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
$500 A BOTTLE
Would Pay That Price for Tan
lac If Necessary
Asst. Mgr. Grant Motor Co.,
Makes Statement.

u. C. SEVERN, assistant manager of
The Grant Motor company, 1924 Grand
avenue, Kansas City. Mo, comes for
ward with his unqualified endorse
ment of Tanlac because of what the
medicine has accomplished in his
case. In a recent interview Mr.. Sew
erin said:
81 consider Tanlac has been worth
a hundred dollars a bottle to me and,
in fact money could not buy the good
three bottles have done me. 1 have
had an awful time with my stomach
for two or three years. l could not
eat and when 1 did force little some
thing down 1 couldn't digest it L was
i'll the hospital off and on for six
months and altogether have paid out
fully three thousand dollars. but no
one seemed to know what my trouble
was and nothing did me any good un-
til | got Tanlac.
Now it may sound unreasonable
and you may believe it or not, but
knowing what 1 do about Tanlac l
would pay one hundred dollars for a
bottle, if necessary, rather than do
without it. My indigestion is now a
thing of the past and L can eat as
hearty as any one and never have a
particle of trouble afterwards. I sim
ply feel good all the time and such
benefits can't be measured in dollars
and cents"
There is not single portion of the
body that is not benefited by the
helpful action of Tanlac. which De
gins its work by stimulating the di-
Gestive and assimilative organs, there
by enriching the blood and invigorat-
ing the whole system. Next, it en-
ables the weak! worn-out stomach to
thoroughly digest its food. permitting
the assimilation of the nourishing
products to be converted into blood,
bone and muscle.
1t overcomes. it is said, that great
exciting cause of weakness.
1t renders the body vigorous and elias
tic, keeps the mind clear and energetic
and throws off the symptoms of nerv-
.ess and indigestion. 1t builds up
the constitution weakened by disease
and mental and physical overwork,
Quickens convalescence and is an I'M
failing source of comfort to all suffer-
in" from such troubles.
Tanlac is sold in Topeka by Tu1ly-
Mcfarland Drug Co.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

If all the men, money, ink, paper and
energy expended in running for office
were expended in running the war, the
kaiser would be running for cover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
Sunday.


Now is the time of the cab.
Time was when one had bumped the faro
table or the crap game OF the game COM
monty known as roulette.
After that, If he was broke, as the say
ing is, he borrowed enough to hire cab.
If he happened to be a winner he hired
all the cabs in the immediate neighborhood
Them were the good old days.
But old times coming back.
Once upon a time the cabby was the
monarch of all he surveyed. He couldn't
survey much because he generally was
hanging around the alleyway. And he
never asked any questions except how
much have you got?" If you had $14.75 in
your kick he would accept it without a
S275 or for that matter only a dollar and
a half.
1t was Just the same to the cabby. He
took anything you had.
Taxicab drivers. in modern days have
tried to emulate him. but there is not a
chance in this here world.
Taxi drivers, wise tho they be, m the
accumulation of loose change, are as mere
amateurs beside the old boys who answered
in the night when you called a cab.
They didn't even ask you where you
were going.
On Sundays now the cabby, If there is
any left of him. will come into his own.
We have a suspicion that the ancient
cabby is not driving cab any more.
If our Imagination has not gone astray,
he is sitting in mahogany seat at the
head of a silver mounted table and order
ing terrapin on a diamond studded plat
ter.
Cabs may be running on our streets on
Sunday. but if the taxi is the same in
can afford one
"keb. sir ?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
USED AS EVIDENCE
Evidence Obtained in ,Censoring Let
ter Was Used in Criminal Case.

San Juan, Porto Rico. Sept. g.
The contention that it is illegal to use
the evidence obtained by censor to
convict the writer of a letter of
crime was raised in the federal court
here the other day. Evidence
against Gabriel Guerra, a lawyer, was
obtained in that manner and he was
convicted of using the mails to pur-
chasce tickets in a lottery. Guerra s
counsel contended that the censor's
office is a war measure only and
could not be used to obtain evidence
of ordinary crimes. Apparently the
jury disregarded the legal point in
rendering its verdict
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
CHICAGO OBSERVED IT
Automobiles Did Not Appear on
STREE. of Windy City.

Chicago, Sept. 2.-Chicago conscien-
tiously observed the national admins
tration's gasless Sunday edict, State
Fuel Administrator Durham stated
today. He declared the observation
of t--e. order was a remarkable dem
or stration of patriotism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
Food For ans
BY GEORGE ~. PHAIR.
(Copyrighted)
Copy righted.)

Political Art.
As one walks down a burning street
Upon an August day,
A thousand cheerful faces greet
One on ones heated way.
Some faces wear a beard and some
Are balder than a bean.
And some are rounder than a plum.
And some are long and lean.
But all of them are sweet to me
Beneath a scorching sky
For. one and all, they smile at me
AS go ambling by.
From tfestle-work and window pane.
From 1amp-post. wall and tree
They smile and sing that old refrain:
Come in and vote for me!'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02

Politics is contagious disease.
Its germs permeate the highest and the
lowest alike.
Neither the humble cottage the
gilded mansion is free from its insinuating
influence.
In the classic words of Plato, they all
fall for it,
Politics has started thousand wars and
never finished one.
Julius Caesar was the worlds greatest
combination of soldier and politician.
What happened to julius would be
censored in the movies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-02
N4lyzH.lsI|

1uCI 1CCCuIiol W Iuc llIillISu supply.
Several pairs of fine wool Blankets found new
homes last week. There are just many pairs
and when they're sold, that's the end of the
wooden Blankets for this Winter at least.
How the Coats selngi and with good rea-
son!! The cold wave" reminded many that Win
ter is on the way, to many Winter means
Coat, and a new Coat bought NOW at Pelletier's
means saving of from two three to twenty
thirty dollars.
it's sound advice. this Buy Woolens. Now
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18
A M A S Al

Isaac Crow left Sunday night for
Thiensville, Wisconsin, where he has
accepted a position as station agent
Mr.. Crow has been the ST. Paul
station agent in Amasa for nineteen
years and the many friends he has
made wish him success.
Miss Theresa DeLand OF Crystal
Falls motored to Amasa Sunday.
Miss Mary Rossi returned to her
home in Alpha Sunday.
Mrs. =. McMurchie and Mrs. Nj. Null
Inns were high school visitors Mon
day afternoon at which time Mrs. Nc
Murchie delivered very interesting
talk on the history OF the Red Cross
society and its work.
Rev. V. Kunsisto OF Crystal Falls
conducted services at the Finnish
Lutheran church Sunday morning. In
the evening a Mothers Day program
was given.
A. Lepisto OF Hancock showed pic
lures dealing with the life and work
OF Martin Luther at the Chanberg
Thursday evening.
The Misses Hilja and Lydia Thomp-
son and Frank Thompson attended q
party in Crystal Falls Friday even
ing.
Mrs. August Rhine returned to her
home in Crystal Falls Friday.
The Misses Charlotte Webber and
Margaret Rossi, and Louis Notes OF
Alpha were Amasa visitors Sunday.
J. Salimen, travelling salesman, was
an Amasa visitor the latter part OF
last week.
c. w. Hughes, Chris Rowe, DR.. T.
McMurchie, and Supt II. l. Calvin at
tended a war board meeting in Crystal
Falls Monday
Amasa boys and girls are very en-
thusiastic on the subject OF gardening
We are certainly glad that they are
going at this with the proper spirit
, OF patriotism and that they have a
man for their leader who is willing to
devote his tipe to the boys and girls
regardless OF the fact that Crystal
Falls receives. Amasa's apportiont-
ment of government money
Word has been received by Supt
Calvin that the Amasa high school has
been placed upon the University of
Michigan's list OF accredited schools,
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18
THE TRAIN THAT SAVED
A NATION
How the Red Cross Helped
Roumania.

Have you heard OF what happened
In Roumania when that stricken nation
stood In rags and starving before the
shocked eyes OF the world7 We had
thought ourselves grown used to trag-
edles until this greater horror struck
blow that reused still untouched
sympathies.
} And yet we felt so helpless, you and
i. so terribly weak In our ability to of
fer aid. But were we7 After ali.
were we not the very ones who car
ried new life and hope to the heart Of
Roumania1 You shall be your own
Judge.
Fighting with the desperation of de-
spair. the shattered Roumanian army
still struggled TO beat or the Kaiser's
bloody Huns. who were mercllessly
trampling the life out OF the little
kingdom. And the Kaiser smiled bru.
tally as he saw his wolves at work
and knew that from behind the lines,
attacking the lighting men OF Rouma-
MIA from the rear. entering the homes
where mothers clung 10 the frail, dis.
torted forms Of their babies--was star
vation.
No country around RoumanIa could
help her--and America was too far
away. Thousands would die before
supplies held In our own country could
he sent her.
Hope was gone. Death by hunger
and by the dripping sword OF the Kali
ser was closing In. A brave little ma
ton was being torn to pieces.
Then came the miracle. One MORN
Ing the streets Of Jassy. the war capl-
tai OF Roumania. swelled with sounds
OF rejoicing. A city where the day be-
fore there was heard nothing but the
walls OF the starving and the lamenta-
tions OF those mourning their dead
now was awakened by shouts OF Joy.
You, my friend; you who have help
cd In the heroic work OF the American
Red Cross, had gone to the rescue OF
Roumania. A train OF 81 big freight
cars packed TO their utmost capacity
with food. clothing and medicine, tons
upon tons OF II, had arrived I'm Jassy'
after making a record breaking trip
from the great store houses OF the.
American Red Cross In Russia. Other
trims followed IL; thousands were fed
and clothed and nursed back TO health.
For weeks and even 10 this day tho
brave people OF RoumanIa are being
cared for in countless numbers by our
own Red Cross
SO was Rcumania helped. and when
history records how this last fragment
OF sturdy nation was kept out OF tho
hands OF rhe terrible Huns II will give
the victory to your American Rsd
Crosa
The diamond drill., 1918-05-18
PULLED BLIND PIG.

Sheriff Wilson and Deputy Lind
swooped down upon blind pig ma
tanned by Emil Libarch, the keeper Of
a boarding house on the old Michigan
mine location The raid was made on
Thursday afternoon. The officers
found seven full half barrels of beer
In a small cellar under the house, and
four empty ones. 1t Is claimed that
the four empty ones represent the
sales of the institution since the state
went dry
This is the first raid made In Amasa
and II pleased the good people Of the
place immensely to know that the
sheriff will not countenance any un-
lawful selling Of liquor here.