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New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
War Finance
Bill, Amended,
Near I Passage
Measure Redrafted by
Agreement Between Nc
Adoo and Senators

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.Prompt
passage, with -partisanship support,
Of the Administration measure to es-
tablsh Il war finance corporation and
provide for n Federal supervision over
private security issues WAS planned to-
ported to the Senate with unanimous
Endorsement OF the Finance Commit
tee. Chairman Simmons will call it up
next Monday, and thinks only few
days consideration necessary for its
disposal. The House also is prcpar-
ing to expedite action.
AS redraftcd under an agreement be-
tween Secretary McAdoo and the SEN
ate Committee, the bill would create
a corporation with $500, 100000 CAPT
tai and power to issue $4 4,00000o,0 600 in
bonds to be advanced 10 war and con-
trbutory industries. Four directors.
appointed by the President instead Of
by Secretary McAdoo, with the latter
as head of the directorate, would man
age the corporations affairs.
To Control Security Issues
The most important change made in
the original Administration draft pro
Vidcs that, instead OF the corporations s
directors. a "capital issues commit
tee OF five members, appointed by the
Federal Reserve Board and comprising
three Of its members. would license
and control security issues of 100000
or moro.
Another amendment written into the
bill restricts the corporations power to
Il 1c t,.io
The committee also provided that, in
stead of issuing short term notes with
which TO secure funds for extending
financial aid to industry, bonds running
from one to five years shall be issued
up to eight times the capital stock of
the corporation.
Interest rates on advances are fixed
at one half of / per cent instead of
/ per cent in excess Of the discount
rates in the respective Federal Reserve
districts. The period Of advances to
savings banks was extended from
ninety days to one year.
The Loan Provision
The new provision, limiting direct
loans provides that the directors shall
have power to make advances directly:
(l). To any corporation owning or
controlling (dircctly or through stock
ownership any railroad or other
public utility.
CD. To any firm, corporation, or
association conducting an established
and going business whose operations
are necessary or contributory to the
prosecution OF the war. provided, that
such advances shall be made only in
such eases as the board Of directors,
in their discretion, shall determine
to be Of exceptional Importance in
the public interest
"such advances the bill says, "may
be made for periods not exceeding
five wears from the passage OF this
act, upon such terms and upon such
security and subject to such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed from
time to time by the board Of directors
OF the corporation, with the approval
Of the Secretary Of the Treasury. The
corporation shall have and retain
power to require additional security
from time to time
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Britain's Resolve
To Win Unsf1aExen
BY Political Strife
Nation Emerges From Par
liamentary Turmoil Firm
ly United Against Foe
By Arthur S. Draper

LONDON, Feb q 1.-Britain' poilica.
storm is over. and now the countr,
can concentrate its attention on &
greater storm which is likely 10 breab
N France Almost amy day. Whetnel
all factions and parties arc united il
the support of personalities, only
time Will tell, but that The whole coun-
try Is ready to present an unbrohen
front to the enemy there is not {
spspicion Of doubt.
Labor disputes, food privations
financial hardships and political pres
! tsge sink into lnsignificance beside tho
great problem of checking the enemy
and eventually throwing HIM back. Al
local interests and petty jeaouses, OF
winch there are naturally many, will
be forgotten for the moment. Th(
phrase lets get on with the war
carries an added significance at this
critical time.
Various opinions exist as to the date
when reasonable or clean peace car
he obtained. l.. j. Maxsc, editor OF
The Clobe,' says there is not d
hundred-to chance of the wars be
ing over this year" although he is
sure it will end in 1919. He makes The
following interesting observations or
the present situation:
Owe will not disguise our sympathy
for those who. looking upon all the
waste and slaughter of this unpar-
alleled war and Europe bleeding al
most 10 death. allow their wish to be
come father to the thought and an
ticipate the end of the struggle in the
, present year. We heartily wish wc
could share their hopes. bat since We
cannot and since we think indulgence
ibCpo of J.,
disappointment. but will be also ex-
trcmely dangerous, we ask them to CON
slider the situation as it really is.
Since the time of Kerensky it has
altered very much for the worse The
Russian army is out of The war alto.
gether, and no military operations
which the Germans may see lit to take
III Russia will put any serious strain
upon their resources.
I'VE must face the fact that the
most numerous army with which Ger
many had 10 reckon when she went into
The war has now, for all practical
purposes, ceased to exist, and is nc
longer AN adverse factor in her cal
culations. The Italians have suffered
sreat disaster. They have borne ur
with sallantry and resolution beyond
all praise, but it is absurd to suppose
loss Of a quarter of million men anC
over two thousand guns, thoy can dc
more than stand on the defensive
Americas Great Task
Americans are making magniticer-
efforts IN every direction, but thc5
cannot lmprovise an army fit for mod
ern warfare and convoy it across three
thousand miles Of sea in a few weeks
Ihe number they have already sen
under the circumstances is astonish
ing, but it is extremely unlikely thai
they will be able to place sutiicien
men in the firing line to restore thC
numerical superiority of the Allies be
fore autumn at the earliest
"Rumania, much against her VIII. i
apparently at the point Of ooncludn.
separate peace. We don't blame her
for we doubt whether she has an,
other alternative. But her army mus
now be taken as eliminated from tn
forces on our side
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
IN FIVE MINUTES
NO SICK STOMACH
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" is the Quickest and
Surest Stomach Re-
lief

You don't know what upset yom
stomach-which portion of the food die
the damsge-do You! Wei don't both,
ct. If your stomach is in a revolt; il
sick, gassy and upset, and what YOU
just ate has fermented and turned sour
head dizzy and aches; belch gases and
acids and eructate undigested food ;
breath foul, tongue coated-just take a
little Pape's Dispepsin to neutrslize
aeidIty and in five Minutes you wonder
what became of the Indigestion and dis
tress.
Millions Of men and women to-day
know that il Is needless to have dys-
pepsis. \ little Dispepsin occasionally
keeps the stomach sweetened, and they
eat their fsvorite foods without fear
II your stomach doesn't take care Of
your liberal limit without rebellion; II
Your food Is a damage instead Of help,
remember the quickest. sures;. most
harmless sntacid Is Pspe's Diapepsin.
which costs only fifty cents for a large
case al drug stores. It's truly wonderful
1T stops food scuring and sets things
straight, - gently and easily that il l.
really astonishing. Your stomach viii
digest your meals if You keep acids neu-
.salizcd.-Adt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05

Most people die eventually of an
overacid condition. If tho blood can
be rendered more alkaline, the longer
we live. With regular hours, 9 TO s
glasses of water between meals, sensi'
BILE coarse food and a chance To get tho
poisons out of the system, a man will
live TO be hundred. But, unfortunate
ly, our highly nervous way of living
brings increased storage Of uric acid in
the blood This acts as a poison, and
when il accumulates in system we suffer
from headaches, baekaehe, neuralgia, lum-
bsgo, aches or pains any where, irregu-
larity of the water or burning sensations
or the painful twinges of rheumatism aud
govt.
Get rid OF this uric acid poison by
taking harmless medicine called
Anuric, which throws out the uric acid
by stimulating the kidneys. Drink
pint of hot water before meals and
take Annric double strength) after
meals and at bed time. An.u.ric is
recent discovery of DR.. Pierce, Chief of
staff at the Surgical Institute, Buffalo,
n. Y. Anuric can be obtained at almost
any drug store. In tablets, 60c, or send
l0c to DR.. Pierce for trial package and
test it yourself.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
CHILD'S TONGUE
BECOMES COATED
If CONSTIPATED
When Cross. Feverish and Sick &c
"California Syrup
OF Figs"

,hildren love this fruit laA.,ive. >
and nothing else clcanses the .hder
stomach, liver and bowels SO nicely.
A child simply viii not stop playing
to empty the bowels, aud the result is,
they become tightly clogged with waste,
liver gets sluggish, stomach sours, then
your little one becomes cross, half.sick,
fererish, don't eat. sleep or act natural.
~, breath is bad, system is full OF cold
has sore throat, stomach ache or diar.
rh@a. Listen, motherl See is tongue
is coated, then give a teaspoonful of
California Syrup of Figs" and in a
few hours all the constipated waste,
sour bile and nndigested food passes out
OF the system, and you have a well,
playful child again.
Millions Of mothers give California
Syrup of Figs" because il is perfectly
harmless; children love il, and il never
fails to act on the stomach, liver and
bowels.
Ask your druggist for bottle of
California Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly print
ed on the bottle. Beware of counter.
feits sold here. Get the genuine, made
by California Fig Syrup Company.
Refuse any other kind with contempt
Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
EAST BROOkFIELD

Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Morse were Sun.
day visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. X
Sprague.
There were no services here Sunday
on account of the storm.
Miss Marguerite Harrington of Ran
dolph high school spent the week end
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. G.
Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs w. C. Banster and Mr..
and Mrs. c. J. Banister were in Barre
Saturday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
George Lavine, the mother of Mrs, c. j.
Banister.
T.. G. Harrington was a business visit
or in Randolph last Wednesday.
Ruth, Grace and Richard Trask were
visitors at Randolph Center last week.
A Junior Red Cross branch was organ
lied in North Branch school last Friday
with 80 members, and the following off
GERS were elected: President, Iva Rich.
ardson;' vice president, Dolphus Du.
shane; secretary. Mabelle Taft; treasur-
er. George Sprague; supply committee.
Doris Sprague; finance committee, Chris
tine Angel.
The East Brookfeld local Red Cross
will hold a sociable in the church parlors
evening, March o. A nine cent
supper will be served and
every ninth person will be admitted free
An interesting program will be given
Gentlemen are invited to donate quart
of beans, to be sold for the benefit of the
Red Cross.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
AD4Df4NT

Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Sloane we're in
Montpelier ON business Saturday.
Fred Ferris has returned from Bellows
Falls. where he has been employed the
past few months
Ernest Kicker has returned to his home
after visiting his aunt, Jennie Ferris, a
few DAYS
George Wood is working for Walter
Davis IN East Montpelier.
Robert Sanders Of East Montpelier
passed away at Heston hospital sat
urdsy ~ 10 p. m. He was well known
here. He leaves = wife and two children.
f. her. mother. and brother. who re-
Gently enlisted and j. in south Carolina
in training
Charles Pike and wife have moved
from Msrshfeld to the new house their
son. Herman, has built for them near his
Own
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
BETHEL

The Suwanee quartet gave the fnaI
entertainment of the Woman's club
course last evening.
NJ r. Merrill has heard from his son
Corporal Laroy Merrill, who has been in
the hospital at Camp Greene, Charlotte,
n. c., seven weeks, that he is now much
better and expects soon TO join his regi-
ment at its new quarters, Camp Wads'
worth, Spartanburg, S. c.
The body of Mrs. William Bishop, for
merly of this town, was brought to this
transferred to the Central Vermont rail
road and taken for burial to Thompson
vile, Conn. Accompanying the body
were her husband, son, Will c. Bishop
of Providence. h. l., and two daughters,
Mrs. Alex Gushing of Northampton
Mass, and Mrs. j. NJ. Amsden of Gays
Vile.
Mrs. Mary Quimby was here over Sun
day from Randolph to see her sons, Ar
thur and Wesley Quimby.
D. i. Parker was at the village yester-
day for the first time since his recent
illness with pneumonia.
Miss Marion Kendall went yesterday
to Boston. prior TO resuming her high
school duties in Chicago.
David Wylie was at home over sun
day from Pittsiield, where he drives
team for the American Realty Co. He is
one of the company's oldest employees,
having been with it and its corporate
predecessors a quarter OF century.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
On Watch! Prepared for German U-Boats
Somewhere on the Atlantic

Our ships and men are prepared and
waiting for the deadly attack of the
U-boat. Our men at home in their
Ordinary life.work should be prepared
for the hidden enemy as well.y
The body, like our dreadnaughts, is
a highly organized machine of compli-
Gated parts in which the stomach, liver
and kidneys work for the common
good. Damage TO any one of these
organs interfcres with man as motor
mechanism. II you viii clean the
stomach, liver and bowels occasionally
with gentle laxative you can keep
we'll. Too much fuel in mans machine,
such as eating too much meat, or alcohol
or tea, nervous overwork, and lack of
exercise in outdoor air bring constipa-
ton and bad health. Eat less meat,
plenty of vegetables, and with fresh air
and good exercise you need little. else. If
the liver needs rousing-and most OF us
need this once week--take safe
vegetable extract of the leaves of aloe,
Mayapple, root of jalap made into a
tiny sugar.coated pill, sold by almost
every druggist as DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets--frst put up nearly fifty years
ago and largely used by almost everyone
today.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
JVESI TOPSH.lM
"The Deacon Repeated for Benefit a
Those Who Could Not Get in Friday

The village hall was filled 10 over.
flowing Friday night, when nearly 200
people gathered to hear the play, en-.
titled, "The Deacon The cast OF char
acters was; Deacon Thornton, Mrs.
Ihornton's brother.inl law. with a ,N..
sion for lemonade with q stick in il. Fred
Bsgley; George Graef. Mrs. ThorntCus
nephew. Ernest Cilley; George Darrah
alias Matt Wheeler. Orwell Williams;
James Reed, friend of Darrah's, Wal.
do Hood; Pedro, an organ grinder Da.
yid Bagley; Parson Brownlow, Harmon
Mills; Pete, Mrs. Thorntons servant.
William Hight; Billy. the deacons boy,
Sherw God Williams Mrs. Thornton, Mrs.
Chester Hight; Helen, her daughter, Mrs.
William Hight; Miss Amelia Fawcctt,
Mrs, Thornton's maiden sister, Miss Al
berta Hotchkiss; Mrs. Darrah, George
Darrahs wife. Mrs. NJ. d. Williams;
Nellie, her child, Flora Smith; Daisy,
Mrs. Thornton's servant, Miss Harriet
Hood
There were IA characters in the drama,
After the play, an auction was held, at
which time a four-month- old bull cali. Il
which was given the Red Cross by Ar
thur and Hale White. was sold. Abra
ham Jacobs of Corinth bid il off for $50. |
He also bid off bushel of potatoes at
$5.25. Other things put mp at auction |
were vegetables, canned fruit, poultry, |
eggs, butter, coffee, beans and many |
other things too numerous TO mention. |
Charles Smith of Barre. an old resident, |
kindly gave his services as auctioneer
free of charge.
ha af he ~
gain admittance Friday night, the play
was repeated Saturday night.
Auctioneer Smith and wife and Mr.,
and Mrs. A. L. Smith of Barre were
present at the Red Cross play and auc-
ton Friday night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05

Charles Jewell of East Corinth spent
few DAYS at B. l.. Richardson's lately
Quite q number from here attended
the Red Cross benefit entertainment at
West Topsham Friday and Saturday
nights. All report fine time.
Now is the time for each to do his OF
her bit for the Red Cross carnival. Frank
Haynes will take any contribution Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Curtis and sons of
Chelsea have been visiting Mrs. Cutler
several days.
Letters from Ernest Eastman and
Frank Clark state they arc well.
Pearl Richardson is able to be out
after his recent illness.
c. L. Flanders is visiting his son, L. L.
Flanders.
Mr. and Mrs. I'd Raymo spent Sunday
at c. o. Peake's
Mrs. Ward Luce and children. are at
II. 5. Clark's for few days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
CHELSEA

Announcement of the marriage of Mrs
Lula Allen Keith to Harry b, Scott al
the home of the bride, 929 Central ave
nue., Willmette, H., Feb. 3, was received
| by her friends last week.
Miss Marion Hall. who has been visit.
ing her sister, Mrs w. II. Cook. re-
turned to New Bedford, Mass, last Mon
| day.
Fred T.. Goodwin was business visit.
or in Washington and Barre last Thurs
day. He is making extensive repairs on
his sawmill
The ladies of the Methodist church
realized about ten dollars from the So
cial held at Ernest Young's last Wednes.
day evening. There were about one
hundred present.
Mrs. Mary +. Bowers and Arthur Hill,
both of Lisbon, n. H.. were married at
the home of the brides mother, Mrs.
Timothy Sullivan, in Lisbon, Saturday,
Feb. %. Mrs. Hill was formerly Miss
Mary Slack of this town.
Cecil r. Kent of Dewey's Mills, for
merly of this town, and Myrtle Atwood
Morse of Quechee were married Satur-
day, Feb. %, at the Congregational par.
sonage in Quechee.
Carlton Slack has rented his farm,
stock and tools to Henry A. Royce for
a year, and Mr.. Royce has already taken
possession.
Sheriff A. D. Reed was in town last
week buying stock
James A, Stacey of White River Juno
ton was in town last week Thursday
buying lumber.
II ,Nf ~, h,a
sent out notices for about fifty men in
class one to appear for examination on
Friday of this week. This will COM
plete the work of examination of class
one men in this county.
Mr. and Mrs. r. S. Thresher, who re
Gently purchased the r. o. NATION farm,
are moving their household goods to
their new purchase.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Sprague received
wire on Sunday morning announcing tine |
safe arrival of their son, Ensign J Dim
w. Sprague, on his return trip from |
France at Newport News, Va.
Rev Robert Haseltine received the |
sad news last week of the death of three |
nephews, who were killed in the war,
which makes six nephews of his who
have lost their lives in the service Of |
their country.
At a special communication OF G &c
Washington lodge No. 81, F, and A. NJ,
held last Thursday evening, the y. A.
degree was conferred on two candidates
Charles E. Dickinson, who has h,e1
I popular clerk in the j. A. Corwin
store for the past three years, has re
signed his position there, in order to de-
vote his whole time to the management
# the Chelsea inn. Guy r. Colby of Pos
Mills succeeds to the position made va
ant by Mr. Dickenson's resignation.
A carload of coal has been received at
he high school. the building having been
leated up to this time with wood,
Mr.. Lawrence will preach at the Metl'
dist church next Sunday evening.
Provost Marshal General Crowdcr has
ssued an urgent call for the voluntary
induction of carpenters into the aviation
cotton of the signal corps at Kelly '
field, San Antonio, Texas, and the quota {
or Orange county is two men, which {
all must be filled on or before March s
from men who stand in class | and {
re physically qualified for full military
uty. None but carpenters of expert
nee need apply and all applications
hould be made at once to William II. =
prague, secretary of the local board, )
hesea. G
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
WEST BERLIN

The ladies of the Rcd Cross will moet
at the home of Mrs NJ. j. Ayers mex
Friday afternoon.
W. Herring has been quite i'll of late
Mrs. George Snow from Sharon was
with her parents a short time last week
The ladies' aid society will meet with
Miss Ella NJ. Ayers next Thursday after
noon.
The people of this community learn
with regret that Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Crockett and family are to leave this
place, and go to Whitefeld, n, H., to re-
side. A farewell reception will be given
them next Wednesday evening, March 6,
at the parish house. The invitation is
general and the public cordially invited
Ladies please bring sandwiches, waters
or cookies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-05
EAST MONTPELIER CENTER

| Winooski Valley Pomona grange.
which was held here Saturday was well
attended, though many of the officers
were absent. However, their chairs were
filled aeeeptably and very interesting
session was held, both morning and aft
ernoon, when the fifth degree was worked
with a class and the work well carried
out, with officers in full regalia With
the closing of the degree work. pro.
gram was announced and pleasing song
was sung by Mrs. Tracy Of Capital City
grange, followed by a song and encore bv
Mrs. Lewis Hammett of East Montpelier
grange. An interesting talk was given
by Mr.. Brown of Berlin grange, and c.
A. Badger OF East Montpelier, who is
president OF the Washington County
Farmers association, told of the meet
ing last week in the executive chamber
at the State House of many county
agents and others, with Governor Gra-
ham, to discuss some of the farmers
problems and plan for relief if possible.
Mr.. Badger said the county work had
gone on by leaps and bounds until now
it took up much more of his time than
he felt as though he could give. with
SO much work TO be done ut home. Many
carloads of chemicals have been ana are
now being bought for members of the
association, over $1,000 worth of seeds
alone More help is needed for the cleri
cal work, as it is getting to be too much
for those who do the work gratis, or
for the honor of being useful to the
farmers of the, county. The meeting was
closed with singing America" by all, |
and then Master Russell Collins an
nounced that the next Pomona meeting !
will be held with Montpelier grange The
first Saturday in May.
Mrs. J. r. Young attended meeting |
Of the Daughters of the Revolution in
Montpelier Saturday, She recently
Joined the order.
Peter Sandison has been quite i'll IN
amp at Camp Greene from vaccination.
Merle BENJAMIN is recovering from an
attack of German measles.
Mrs. ]. r. Roberts has recently been
quite i'll again, since her recovery from
long illness with pneumonia.
Ten friends of Mr.. and Mrs. :. VI.
.yford. from Middlesex, were here to at
end the play.
Mrs. Mary Thompson and daughter, .
susie, visited her parents in West Bcr-
in one day last week.
Harry Daniels - nearly over the ef-
ects of his serious accident at the new
Mill in North Montpelier several weeks
go. when he was hit by shaft and
ulley being installed and hurled Few
Get, when a chain slipped He .hen
ropped through a hole in the floor md G
ras badly bruised and unconscious a
lng time. II was fort'1ate that no J
ones were broken. but one arm has lad h
o be carried in. sling ever since he a
-ss hurt. The bad bruises on his face b
re also healed He has been out and u
. the mills nearly every day in spite a
{ his severe injuries. "
The play, Home Ties, 80 success 4
llly given here recently by home tai
nj. was repeated by request at Plain K
ED last evening. In
Mrs. William Wylie and daughter. /
oris. Of Barre. visited the formers SIS .,
IT. Mrs 4. G. whitchcr, tho last Of the
eek.
Edward Lsvsuway. whc enlisted and =,
ent away week ago, has returned. :,
c was rejected for defectiv- cyc-'stt- \,