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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
is A DISEASE OF CONTACT.
lnfantile Paralysis Not Spread By Ami
mails, Insects and Fowls.

! That infantile paralysis is known Il
be one OF contact is statement made
by the December bulletin of the Vermont
state board of health in a summary oi
the outbreak of the disease in the state
last summer. Animals, insects and
fowls do not distribute it," continues the
statements
| Human beings do. The virus is con.
| tanned in the secretions of the nose and
| throat of not only the sick, but others,
who have been in contact with the dis
ease. There are undoubtedly healthy
carriers, who are active distributors of
this virus II rs such that give rise to
many OF the mysterious cases, which can
not be traced to any cause. DR.. Edward
Taylor has demonstrated this at our re-
search laboratory and he has also thrown
important light on the susceptibility of
different persons to the virus. In these
respects, DIR. Taylor has succeeded in
making most valuable contributions to
our knowledge of this subtle infection.
The degree Of susceptibility of children
and adults, both, is lower than in many
of the communicable diseases This fact
however, does not in the least detract
from the Importance and necessity of
keeping children at home, isolating the
sick and the known carriers, wherever
the disease occurs. 1t is contagious
disease. The more we know about it.
the more certain this becomes.
Not only has our laboratory thrown
important light on these matters, but we
have been enabled through the genero-
sity of one of Woodstocks summer resi-
dents, to use the immune human serum
in the treatment of these cases, usually
with the most gratifying results.
"The people of Vermont generally, and
especially the medical profession. should
not forget that the most approved meth
cd of treating those psralyzed by this
disease is available, without expense to
those in limited circumstances DR. Rob
ert w. Lovett of Boston has held clinics
at all the important centers of the dis
ease in the state each year since 1914
As a result of these clinics, DIR. Lovett
and DIR. Martin of Boston devised
method of muscle testing, for measuring
varying degrees of muscle weakness. BY
this method, muscles and groups are
tested and weak muscles and the degree
of weakness quite accurately determined.
Many cases have thus been detected in
the paralytic stage. which had entirely
escaped notice Miss Helen King, who !
has had much experience in DIR. Lovett's
clinics, is permanently employed to look !
up these cases in the state and assist in |
the after-care of all who have seen DIR. |
Lovett Miss Selfridee. also trained by |
DIR. Lovett. is working in Montpelier. 1
Barre and the surrounding towns. deyot- |
ing all her time to the new cases. DIR. 4
C. T. Dalton of Burlington, secretary of !
the state board of health, viii always re-
spond to any inquiry regarding this
work"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
ALLIES DOMINATE ON WEST.
Hold the Important Positions, Declares
Secretary Baker.

Washington, d. c., Jan. What the
beginning of the new year finds at the
battle front is outlined by Secretary
Baker in his weekly review of military
operations issued last night by the wai
department, In the west, he says, the
British dominate the Flanders plain with
great wedge into the principal German
lines of defense at Cambria while the
French with their own lines unbroken
hold the key to the Laon area through
the capture of Chemin des Danes
Italy, supported by the allies, is mold
ing firm, while the enemy after batter
Ing in vain for six weeks against the de-
Tenders, is busy preparing for renewed
offensive.
OF Russia the review merely says the
Germans are endeavoring to persuade
that country that they are eager to as
sist in restoring normal conditions and
that the German embassy building at
Petrograd is being made ready for occu-
pancy.
While the operation of American
troops at the front has been confined
to narrow limits, the secretary says
their presence has heartened the allies
and increased faith in final victory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
COMPLETED NOTE AUTHORIZATION
Barre City Council Held Special Meet
ing To-day.

Issuance of new note to take care of
the S25 900 for which the city voted to
bond in financing water extensions and
improving fire protection, was completed
by the city council at a special meeting
this morning, the first of the new year.
The resolution authorizing the issuance
of a note to be taken by the Farmers
Loan & Trust Co., dated Jan. , and due
April 2, was read for the second time
and adopted unanimously A few mo-
ments later a warrant for $4,000 and
another for 1915, due the trust company
for discounting the old note, were ap-
proved
With the brief session under way,
Mayor Glysson took occasion to thank
his colleagues for their cooperation dur
ing the year. The matter of preparing
annual reports was discussed. and the
printing committee was directed to mo
the reports viii be gotten under way
early. this year. TO eliminate the llth
hour rush noticeable when reports are
delayed until the end of January.
Estimates for current expenses TO be
incurred in the period intervening be
tween New Years and the day after
election in March were given in resolu
tion appropriating money for depart
mental purposes. The resolution passed
to a second reading Saturday night and
was adopted to-day. The sums appropr
ated are as follows:
Permanent streets, Sl00; streets, 81
500: lighting streets. $1,000; street !
sprinkling, $50: sewers, 500; surface |
sewers. S400; sidewalks. 500; bridges |
and cuIverts. 500: engineering, $500; |
water, $1,000: salaries. 81 500; miscel |
Ianeous, $500; city buildings, 81 900; fire,
$1,000: poor, $500; health $500; births |
and deaths. $50; police, 81 500; insur-
lnce, Sl00; printing and stationery, |
$500: city records, $50; interest, 81 800: I
notes and bonds. s25 700; dog license and 4
damages. 500; elections. $3.50; dyiving
learse, SIPS; assessing taxes. sl00: Hell
N Wood fund. 5000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
RECORD SHIPMENT
OF ROUGH GRANITE
Year 1917 Established High Mark, Ac-
cording to the Figures Now
Available.

The year 1917 established a record oi
shipments OF rough granite from Mill
stone hill, according to figures available
in the office of the Barre e. Chelsea rail
road, where careful account is kept
of the tonnage which annually comes
down the air line for distribution among
the cutting plants of Barre district and
for shipment to every state in the union.
Labor and car shortages, weather eX-
tremes and freight embargoes have mill
tated heavily against the quarrying and
cutting industry, and yet the figures
show an encouraging increase. over
against these numerous drawbacks, 1t
will be noted in the table below that
the actual gain is rather large.
Because of timidity previous to the
prolonged suspension in the spring of
1915. when employers and labor were
getting together on new agreement,
dealers stocked heavily in 1914, making
the shipments for that year 24S,7lS tons.
The 10 weeks suspension in 1915 brought
the figures down to 2l5,476 tons, but in
1916 the tonnage returned to 24S,2l3
tons, or considerably above the average
prior to 1914. This year the total rises
to 256,353 tons, allowing l7,700 tons for
December, which is regarded as con-
servatiye estimate, although the returns
for the month have not been tabulated.
Conditions unparalleled in the history of
the industry prevailed in January and
February, when abnormal weather condi-
tions proved disastrous to quarters, the
latter month being the lowest winter
month in four years. Then came the
freight embargo and at the years end
quarters endured the most rigorous win
ter weather in years The table follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
MANY MEN FAILED
TO ANSUER BOARD
Their Names Have Been Handed to the
Sheriff of Washington County
for Action.

From the office of the local exemption
board this morning there were turned
over to the sheriff Of the county the
names of persons who have not responded
to the call of the board to return their
questionnares. About five OF those to
whom notices were sent out last week
appeared Monday, all having excuses
why they did not return their blanks !;
but the best one came from South Barre,
where the man had called for his mail
each day and the letter had been re-
turned to the local board with the report
that the party was unknown.
To-day's list of names is as follows:
Luigi Sesena, II Sixth street, Barre 10.
seph Peter Vega, Waterbury; Ernest
Philip Hill, 20 First avenue, Montpelier;
Nicholas Tancreter, Websterville; George
Howe, Fayston; Giovanni Battista Sera-
fini Buzzell hotel, Barre; Pablo Gueto,
Granteville; Marcus Julius Munroe, t.
Barre; Edward James Latueh, Water
bury; Henry Oneison Galaise, 65 Elm
street, Montpelier; Tony Campagna,
Websterville; Harry John Leonard, $50
No. Main street, Barre; Louis Bartlett
Provost, 9S Barre street, Montpelier;
Crisanto Ala, Websteryile; Arthur
james Mack, s Mechanic street, Mont
pelier; Gerald Lawrence Rice, Roxbury;
Alfred John Walker, West Berlin.
Raymond L. Pouen, addison pl.,
Barre; Benjamin Cuez, Websteryille: Ed
ward William Barrett, 50 Hill ST., Mont
pelier; Frank Morrell, Montpelier; Orin
Philip Lambert, Northfield Falls; Gen
naro Caprarella, Northfield; Francis T.
Chalmers, Websterville; Glenn Earl Hag-
gett, Montpelier; Louis Senesky, Waits
field; Forrest Bassett. Trow hill, Barre;
William Patrick o'Neil, Waterbury;
Fred Herbert. 81 Elmwood ave, Barre;
Arthur Axel Blad, 100 Summer St, Barre;
Michael Brown. Mortified; John Amedy,
Webstervile; Walter NJ. Gaylord, Peter
boro. y. H.; Frederick Joseph Noel, 81
Park ST.. Barre; John William Ring.
Waterbury; Jose Ponton, 1856 Barre ST..
Montpelier; John Miles Tower, Montpe- I!
ler: Manuel Cano, A. Tomasi block. !
Barre; Harry Arthur Bean, Middlesex; |
Albert Perry Mortified.
ROYAL Willis Bowman, Mortified, Re /
migio Tore. Graniteville; Battista Mo |
rosini, Woodbury.; Mixime Saim. East /
Barre; Emil Anderson, l42 Elm street, /
Barre: Walter Stiles Cove, So State |
street. Montpeler
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
NEW YEARS GREETING.
Sent to Practitioners by the State Pro
baton Officer

State Probation Officer William II
Jeffery sent the following letter as a
New Years greeting to his probationers
Dear Friend Your report for January
1918 has been received and is satisfac.
tory. | am sending to you herewith an
envelope for your use in making your
February report, which must be made
between the first and the tenth of the
month. Be sure that you sign your
name TO the letter and give your post.
office address correctly.
You and | are beginning a new year
together, neither of us can know what is
in store for us, what sorrows and disap-
pointment, what joys and successes.
After all, life will be largely what we
make it, so we, you and |, should resolve
at the threshold of this new year, that
1918 shall be the best year we have ever
lived. Each of us can be of great as
sistance to the other II this office is
to be a success, if | am 10 have an OPP
portunity TO be your helpful friend, it
will be because the unfortunate men and
who have come under my care,
have played the game of life with me on
the square; because they have honestly
kept the terms Of their probation and
have gone back into life good men and
good women.
May wish you happy New Year,
with the confident belief that each of us
will be better for having known the
other? State Probation Officer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
DOUBLE SENTENCE.
Imposed on Hershel Hitchcock in Hard.
wick Yesterday.

State Probation Officer W. H. Jeffrey
last evening received word from Hard
wick relative to the disposition of the
case against Hershel Hitchcock, who
lived this summer in Barre. He was ar
rested Dee 20 on the charge of larceny.
breaking his probation and for fracas
Christmas day. On the latter he was
given sentence of from three to ten
months in the house Of correction for
breaking his probation four months
When he has completed these sentences
he viii be committed to the institution
again for the original sentence of nine
months for which he was placed on pro-
baton 90 the charge of breach of peace
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
$4,000 TONS OF COAL.
Are to Be Sent Into New England at
Once.

Washington, Jan. Immediate steps
to relieve the New England coal short
age were planned late yesterday at a
conference in the office of the director
general of railroads. Rail shipments will
be expedited and five ships Of $4,000 tons
aggregate capacity will be sent at once
from Hampton Roads with coal for New
England ports.
Three of the steamers are Belgian re-
lief vessels which will be delivered tenn
porarily from their trade for the emer
gency. Other special shipments from
Hampton Roads will be arranged as
quickly as possible.
In addition TO turning over part of
the Boston navy yards store of steam
coal to the fuel administration and or
dering the use of idle naval tugs and
coliers to carry coal from Hampton
Roads to New England, the navy de-
partment instructed yard commandants
TO distribute to the poor scraps of tim
ber and other waste wood which accum-
ulates at the plants and usually is sold
to the highest bidder.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
CIVILIANS CAN
DO THEIR PART
Premier Lloyd George Tells
Them Their Road of
Duty Is Clear
HE URGES THEM
TO FOLLOW 1T
They Should Practice Econ
omy and Should Lend to
Their Governments

London, Jan Premier Lloyd George
in New Year message TO the nation
appeals to all at home to do their utmost
for the cause for which the democracies OF
the world are leagued together, especial.
ly by practiclng economy and saving
money to lend TO the government. The
message concludes:
'To every civilian ] would say that
your firing line is az the works or office
in which You do your bit. The road of
duty and patriotism is clear before you.
Follow it and it will lead ere long to
safety for our own people and victory
for our cause"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01

Train service did not improve with the
weather to-day and the bad shattering
which schedules received when the ner-
curry was sunk without trace a few davs
ago was still i'm evidence The north
bound mail train, due TO reach Barre at
a. m. wheCzed into the local ward at
l0:45 this forenoon. With it was the
connection with the southbound local
train, already more than an hour over
due. A water famine in the locomotive
delayed the northbound near Bethel for
some time. and as for trains north Of
Montpelier Junction, delays will prob
ably continue during the day. for the To-
comotive crews are said 10 be under or
ders 10 proceed slowly a. a precautionary
measure against spreading rails.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
ENROLLED 2,o21.
Bringing Barre's Red Cross Membership
Nearly to 5000.

Net proceeds of the recent Red Cross
membership campaign in Barre amounted
to S2,l67.05. according to figures given
out to-day by Y. +. Ayers, chairman OF
the local committee The total number
of members enrolled was 2,02l and the
amount received in cash was S2,l72.75.
Local expenses, which included printing,
postage. paper, etc, aggregated $40.
The rising 1000 members enrolled in a
week Of intensive campaigning immedi
ately preceding Christmas and the mem
bership obtained in the campaign con
Quoted last Nav brings Barre's total
nearly mp to 5000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
CAPTURED 1,348 PRISONERS
AND SEVERAL LARGE GUNS
They Also Seized 60 Machine Guns and
Large Quantity of War Material.
Defensive Has Been Turned
Into an Offensive

italian Headquarters in Northern Italy Monday Dec 81 by
The magnitude of the achievement of the
French troops the region grows the full details
received Besides 48 prisoners and several large the
booty machine guns and great amount of misce
aneous material.
the chief significance of the stroke change from de-
ensve offensive tactics and the stirring enthusiasm and
with which the French delivered the attack The French
have turned the scales and the being attacked in
this for the first time he reached the Piave
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
CERTAIN BRANCHES CLOSED.
For Recruiting. According to Word to
Gov. Graham.

GOV. II. +. Graham this morning re-
ceived telegram from the war depart
ment that certain of the branches in
which induction into the federal service
is permitted through recruiting in the To-
cal exemption boards have been stopped.
This pertains 10 aviation. ordnance and
other branches. of which a more com
pletc list viii Be given later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
PLENTY OF RIFLES
Will Be Provided for u S. Soldiers BY
Feb. l.

Washington, Jan. complete sup
plies of rifles within a month for all
American forces under arms We're prom.
ised yesterday by Major General Crozier
chief of ordnance, testifying before the
Senate military COMMITTEES. Springfields
for every regular and national guards
man will be ready before Feb l, he said
and the manufacture of remodeled En-
fields for the first national army will be
finished in week
As to machine guns, the general said, a
full supply of American make should be
ready by July |, next. Rifles for the
next draft, he declared, would be on
hand before the men were in camp.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
PLEA FOR ECONOMY.
Issued by the Federal Reserve Board to
the Nation.

Washington, Jan. IA New Year.
plea for war time economy to assist tn,
United States in financing itself and the
allies was issued last night by the fed
eral reserve board TO promote thrift
campaigns in their communities.
Let the public realize" says the state
ment, that it is more respectable IN
war times as confront us to be seen in
old clothes than in new ones.
The banks are urged to teach in theiI
districts the meaning and the necessity
of saving and its relation to the sue
cessful financing OF the war-to tell the
city merchant and the country store
keeper that this is not the time to buy
and stock up especially with Injuries
''Let the people everywhere be en-
couraged TO consume fewer things and
Jet those be the simple and substantial
things that are necessary to health and
strength.
Let the banks tell the people of their
communities and the authorities. the
mayors and governors, that this is not
the time for cities to be spending mon
ey on public works; rather should they
be considering the suspension OF existing
work with the view of releasing men
and material for the use of the govern
nlent and 80 as not to compete with the
government for the savings Of the peo-
pie, thereby weakening the ability Of the
government to place its loans"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
IMMEDIATELY ADJOURNED.
Vermont Supreme Court Was Opened in
Hollow Fashion To-day.

Vermont supreme court convened at
10 o'clock to-day in Montpelier. only
the clerk and the sheriff being present
Adjournment was al once taken 10
Wednesday morning at . O'Clock, because
TO-DAY was a holiday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01

Paris, Monday, Dec 3l.-The war office
statement tonight reports lively ar
tillery actions in Champagne and on the
right bank of the Meuse and the repulse
Of enemy raiding parties on advanced
posts south of Dixmude. The statement
tells of British artillery fire and the
bombing of the railway station at
Mrzentsi by French aviators in the east.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
DECLARES DIVIDEND.
Peoples National Bank to Pay 3Il Per
Cent Semi-AnnuaL

The Peoples National bank has de
clared semi-annual dividend Of 3ls
per cent to stockholders.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
R0BBINS-HART.
East Montpelier and Stowe Parties Mar
ried Early TODAY.

James Clarence Robbins OF East Mont
pelier and Ida May Hart of Stowe were
married at | O'Clock this morning by
Rev. J. B. Reardon at the Universalist
parsonage.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
Sheriff Tracy Goes Visiting.

sheriff and Mrs F. H. Tracy are visit
ling with relatives in Lynn, Mass
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01

The annual sleigh ride of the Epworth
league of the Hedding Methodist church
was held last evening, when about p
members OF the league left in one of the
large barges. with Bancrofts inn at
Plsinfield as their destination. Arriving
at the inn. they had a chicken-pie sup
per, and the members Of the league
did full justice to the hospitality of
their host. After the supper an inform
al program Of musical selections and
the playing Of various games provided
very enjoyable evenings entertain
ment. The return to the city was made
st a late hour
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01

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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-18

and Sobriety which will follow the sale of these stamps, and also the tying in of so many of our people as contributors to and stockholders in this government of ours.
 Tor this reason have worked out a plan of giving to each customer at OUT store tomorrow one Thrift Stamp with his or her purchase. In order to give due publicity to this idea, am advertising it 1iberally, and I hope the public will take advantage of my offer. I shall feel that I shall have made a real contribution to the cause of patriotism and of thrift by distri- outing a great number of these stamps before the end of the day on Satur- day"
 The War Savings Stamp Committee are greatly pleased at this movement by Mir. Mintz, and are taking up with other merchants the matter of differ ent plans of distributing the stamps with sales to their customers, and the committee hopes soon to have some other novel and pleasing ideas along this line to announce.
 An advance supply of posters ad- vertising the War Savings Stamps reached town today They are very attractive in design and execution. Particularly attractive is the one DOT trayfng Joan of Arc. which is address ed to the women of America. These posters are now being distributed, all though the supply on hand is not yet sufficient for a thorough distribution. A further supply is expected by the committee in the course of few days.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-18
STAMPS SOLD UNDER NEW
 SYSTEM IN STORE

Tine C. J. Mintz Co., of 11S6 Main street, are the originators of a plan for distributing the Thrift Stamps to their customers which is novel and attractive
 All day Saturday the Mintz Co. will give one 25-cent Thrift Stamp to every customer who makes a pur- chase at the store. This is entirely chase, and implies no obligation to make a purchase up to any certain amount. Mir. Mintz, the proprietor of the company, in discussing the mat ter today, said: ''I am very anxious to aid in giving a broader distribution to the War Savings Stamps in this city. I thoroughly approve of the plan under which they are being is sued. It is the opportunity of a life time for men, women and children of moderate means to become stock holders in ahe government; to contri- bute to the expenses of the war; to make the war theirs just as much as if they were in the trenches; and at the same time to procure for them selves through the medium of the l Thrift Stamps and the War Savings Stamps the best and safest investment in the world. In addition to all of this the habit of saving which will be inculcated in ouT people through the medium of these stamps will be of in-
 calculable value and will tend to bring them back to earth, as it were, and to take them away from the arti- fcial level on which they were living. Great as the use will be for the vast sum which will be raised by the
 sale of these Thrift Stamps the coun- | try over, regard as even more. im- | portant the return to habits of thrift