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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

1t would be more interesting just al
present if the British admiralty were
giving out its weekly statement of mer'
chant ship losses. Then ii would be pos
sibe to add definite information that the
u boat bases on the Belgian coast were
really rendered unfit for all Use by sub
marines by the British raids, for the
merchant ship loss would undoubtedly
show a decrease However, there is no
reason to doubt the accuracy OF the Brit
ish admiraltys statement as to success
in the maneuvers at Zeebrugge and Os-
tend.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
PLEASED DYING FRENcHMAN.
Ambulance Driver Gave Him Cigarette
Sent from America.

Private Roland n. Cragg writes from
over Here" tmeaning France under
date Of April IS to his aunt, Miss Bertha
| Mason OF Barre, in part as follows:
/ Just let me tell you little incl
dent which happened to me yesterday,
and all of our boys have many of the
same kind. was bringing very badly
wounded Frenchman back from the lines.
! He was bleeding very badly and was
very close to death when ! got him. !
was stopped along the road by French
guard who wanted me to take in a man
who was hit by canton. As they were
loading in the second man the one ! had
originally opened his eyes and asked me-
for a smoke. / lit my last cigarette and
put ii in his mouth and he said: Mercj
beaucoup THANK Won very much Il was
his last word When I got to the hos
pital he was dead, but his last ios was
to smoke Camel you sent me. So you
see, | am not the only one WIN. gets good
from them, but many woundEd men are
comforted also. If could get back to
the states, | would let the people know
how important tobacco is hega. End we
can't buy an ounce.
There is boy in ou~ section who new
or smokes. His father IL Baptist min
lister. But his father sends him many
cigarettes and he gives them to the
wounded You see again, There il
club in Atlantic City who sends one of |
our boys 800 Gig. per week and he gives |
them to the wounded both in the ambu |
lance and in the hospital. To be frank |
with you, do not smoke more than four |
out Of ten of the cigarettes | ever have,
In order to be asuccess in this Red I
Cross work one must do many such I
things. am now in the hospital and
making only special trips, with the itch;
caught it from some poor unlueky sol
der, but | will be out in two OF three
days now. C'est la guerre.
You are right; we must squash and
beat the Hun and the kaiser When
we boys get back, the Germans in Amer
ca do not want to show their faces
Tor some time.
We'll, I am glad you can give the
iraft boys a little music when they
cave We had nothing like that We
we're asked out after midnight and never
nave seen an American tonly soldiersl
Tor have we seen America since the day
before we left camp. We were out be-
,ond sight of land at daybreak so we
lid not even see the Statue of Liberty.
3ut what can we expect We were vol
lnteers. We took the responsibility upon
ourselves and our lives in our hands and
vent into 1t as we should"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Premier Clemenceaus statement, on
returning from visit to the front, that
he was satisfied with the conditions
there, especially with the coming up of
American reserves, deserves to be trans
lated for the benefit of the kaiser and
the remainder of his war lords, Every
days delay in the resumption of major
operations by the Germans enables the
approach of still greater numbers of
American troops. If one were to accept
the German viewpoint, these Americans
are not much value in the fighting line,
but still they are soldiers and will make
quite an obstacle for the German army
to overcome. When the French govern
ment expresses satisfaction with the rate
of arrival of American troops it means
that things are moving along well for
the allied cause, for 1t was France which
was complaining not so very long ago
that more Americans were not in France.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
Green Mountain Echoes.

The fish had to take it Sunday Bull
Run item.
Sunday was national Low Shoe day
Enosburg item.
G. A. Powell has purchased an up-to-
date Tin Lizzie to relieve Old Faithful
Velie.-Post Mills item.
The Larkin club met last week with
Mrs. Henry Thayer All enjoyed de.
lightful time.-Coventry item.
5. H. Conant was the first man to
plant potatoes April 30.-New Haven
item.
Miss Ellen Button drives to Bennng-
ton daily, taking milk.-Green Mountain
Valley item.
My but we are proud of our honor
flag and its two stars Proctorsyille
item.
Mrs. Joseph Besette has gone ID Enos-
burg 20 help her daughter move into her
new house. No help like mother a.
Felcherville item.
Would take less time and space to
mention the well people than the sick,
and all are longing for the warm sun
shine Hard colds prevail West New
port item.
George 0yitt was visitor on the Hill
Sunday. We wonder why Skunk Hol.
low item
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs Will
liam Clapper recently, another enlister to
swell the ranks of the Sammies-Hvde
Park Center item.
A good number were pleased to meet
Mrs Fred 1row on Monday evening at
town hall. In conversation with her over
The phone Tuesday she was feeling fine
after her night out.-AIstead item
A rare old tab
Is Abigail Owen
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A Word for the Motorcycle.

/ Dear Sir just few words regarding
your note in to-days Times in ref
erence TO motorcycles being in the
class with the automobile in its poten-
| tialties to harm the rider or other users
Of the highway" noted. We agree with
| you there. In reference to the statement,
most people who Use the highways
would rather meet an automobile any
| day than a motorcycle" would ask If
there is not one thing worse, and that q
bicyclst, for meeting or passing one is
a dangerous feat because said oyclist is
continually lodging from side to side in
his efforts to propel himself along.
We cannot see your object in making
adverse comments as you have N the
past regarding the power two.wheeler,
for just as long as motorcycles and auto.
mobiles are in use on the highways, there
will be accidents to the novice or the pro-
fessional, the most careful operator as
well as the speed maniac of automobile
and motorcycle alike. You do not i'm
prove conditions by your comments, If
you did we would not say a word. :
When the history of the present war
is written, we think that you will find
that the motorcycle has played part to
compare quite favorably with the auto
and the airplane.
Lest you should not already know, we
might state that the government has
made Liberty motorcycle motor" as
well as Liberty airplsne motor" for
the use of its soldiers in all branches of
the service, so think that you will admit
that the motorcycle has some redeeming
features in its favor.
Motorcycles are fast. coming into their
own as business asset to many firms
who can use them with their sideear 10
better advantage than the heavier four
Why not lay off the motorcycle bit |
this year? With best regards,
lntercity Motorcycle Club
Barre, May 10, 1918.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

There are two sides as well as a top
aud a bottom to the war chest. IL Is a
debatable question whether the time
saved and the confusion ayerted by arbi,
trarily delegating TO committee the de-
cision as to how much shall be given TO
one cause and another is more of an as,
set than the healthy patriotic ardor
aroused in community with each recur-
ring campaign. The enthusiasm general.
ed in Barre during the last Liberty loan
drive cannot be reckoned in dollars and
cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
Card of Thanks.

We wish to extend our deepest graft.
tude to all our kind neighbors and
friends for their expressions of sym.
pathy, both through words and through
beautiful flowers in this time of our
great bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs C. F. Smith.
Miss Dorothy NJ. Currell,
Bradley P. Smith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

When one reads of some of the daring
performances by American army aviators
in the various training camps in the
United States there is not so much won
der that the accidents are numerous,
especially since there are so many am
bilious young men engaged in the work
of learning to become expert airmen
That one of the men under training at
Houston, Tex, should have attained
height of nearly four miles in a trial
flight is one bit of good evidence that the
men are displaying no slight daring in
the course of their training. The United
States is building up an army of airmen
that is going to be useful in the success
full elimination of the war. Accidents
are to be expected although they are, of
course, greatly to be regretted. The
United States cannot build up great
flying force without paying some of the
preliminary penalties for the huge and
overpowering program laid down. 1t is
TO be expected, however, that the acct.
dents will become fewer as the program
progresses
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF
LIQUOR LICENSE

JOHN PAPIN has applied for transfer OF
license of the first class from 325 North Main
street TO sis North Main street, to sell intoxi-
eating liquors.
hearing on said application will be held
in the council chamber city hall, Barre Yer
mont. the goth day of May, 1918 at 4 p. M
w. II. WARD.
T.. b. HOUSE,
B. LUCCHINA.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
The Knot, 1t Seems, Is Tied.

Lula Gragen and Leon Irvine were
married In Wallingford Saturday. We
wish for these young friends health,
prosperity and success, which blessings
will secure for them happy voyage
through life-and brave hearts to meet
the storms as well AS the sunshine which
meet us all alike, on the onward and up
ward way They are with Mr.. Twine's
people at present here.-South Walling
ford item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Who says the censor is cold blooded
fellow A Barre mother received letter
from her son in France and under the
lieutenants censor mark was this mes
sage: "Your son is fine soldier and is
doing splendid work"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Won Tirpitz hasn't been saying much
lately about bringing England to her
knees by the way of the submarine. In
fact, he has little to say about the sub
marine ending the war. incidentally, we
would like to know how a German named
Won Bernstorff takes the failure of the
U-boats. When Won Bernstorff left
American shores he wore wolfish smirk
on his countenance as il to say that the
Germans had something up their sleeve
that would show the alTles the end of
the war within short time. No doubt
that something was the submarine. which
was to wipe commerce of the allies off
the seven seas and force the people by
means of starvation to accept peace. Won
Bernstorff has been silent member since
he left the legation in Washington a
thoroughly discredited man in all coun-
tries except his own, and perhaps to a
certain extent in his own land He never
again can take diplomatic seat and
carry with him the full confidence Of the
people, to whose nation he is accredited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
A BIG WHEAT CROP AND CoNsER.
WALTON OF IT

The very large winter wheat crop Of
the United States offers = note of strong
encouragement to the people Of this
country, as well as 10 those Of all the
allies The spirit Of depression has aev-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Representative Smith of Michigan in
PRODUCES bill providing that the names
of all towns and streets such as Berlin
and Bismarck, be changed to Liberty
and Victory under threat of refusal to
deliver mail TO compel obedience Thus
we learn how little it takes to busy our
Congress
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
1t Looks Like a Big Night Tonight.

Buy Liberty bonds and stand by the
flag, The CASINO opens for the season
Saturday with big dancing party from
s TO II. That superb spring floor and a
full orchestra from the Hub,-Lake Nor.
ey item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Quite surprise was given Arol Ward
Tuesday evening when 80 of his friends
walked into his home on him."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Fear Americas Forces viii Be Left
Gunless. Wilson Says Error, Aircraft
Middle Months Wasted. Failure to
Produce Headlines of a pin. pricking
contemporary
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
MABEL SYRUP'S COLYUM
ITO have a lively and not stolid
eountenance. Truth OF Intercourse.

THE time has come to conquer or sub.
nit. For us there is but one choice. We
have made IL. n-President Wilson,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Our neighbor who had borrowed
workhorse die on him may sympathize
with the lad who--but let the CORE
spondent from East Arlington tell 1t;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

assimilation will be interested to know
that one Of the buwarks Of our demoe.
racy, the old schoolhouse in Cayendish,
recently passed into the hands of Kamicz
0kuliez.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
Progress Of an Inca Arrested.

Mr.. Conover. who began extension
work on the old Crossman buildings last
year, has come to standstill.-Peru
item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Auction at Holmes Jewelry store Fri
day and Saturday evening only; last
chance. Watches, clocks, jewelry, silver.
ware. adv
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Let the yellow dogs howl
And the crepe hangers 90 it,
Beyond the night there's plenty of light,
Maybe So? Man, you know it
NJ. s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
MEMBER or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The allies are widening the distance
between the kaiser and Paris.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

When Berlin tells the German people
about the blocking of ostend it should
make some spicy reading
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
No Washee in Beebe

VIT NhIhese laundry y Closed Tor The
summer, and the proprietor has gone to
his home in China.-Beebe Plains item.
Beyond the path of the outmost sun,
through utter darkness hurled,
Farther than ever comet hurled, or va
grant stardust swirled,
Live such as fought, and sailed, and
ruled, and lived, and made our
world.
And oftimes cometh our wise Lord God,
master of every trade,
And tells them tales of his daily toll, of
Edens newly made,
And they rise to their feet, as He passes
by, Gentlemen unafraid Anon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
Ask Mr. h

Ask Mr.. If.
Mabel: What has become OF the old
fashioned banquet menu with its sprink
ling epicurean eouplets from Familiar
Quotations Hors d0euvre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
Every Newspaper Should Have Mergen.
tha1er Fairy in Its Home.

II is not the war that is troubling us,
for certain it is we are sure to win. 1t is
not the lack of wheat, for we are quite a
lover OF coarse foods. Neither is it be-
cause any opposition may spring mp
against us, for against opposition we
always smile. But where are we to get
one or more competent young men for
the composing room or job plant is
enough to turn our last hair white
Newport Express and Standard,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11
Pome on Patriotism.

tEased in by Artie.t
These here auto ads. remind me,
While | myself own a machine,
That pennies saved for thrift stamps
Are better than quarters for gasoline
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Believers in the melting pot theory OF Mayii-ls-so
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

has many desirable positions in store for those
who secure course Of practical training in the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Artie, if we thought this was the best
you could do we wouldn't print it. Do
YOU follow, or are we alone?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

A rare old tab
Is Abigail Owen
She never stays when she says,
II must be goin'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-11

Tom, Tom, the corporal gay,
Sings all night and half the day,
But the only tune that he can steer
Is: "0h, boy, where do we go from
here?p
Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
0pning his Christmas box.
Twas then about the end of March,
But he found lots of heavyweight
socks, Stars and Stripes.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

Robert S. Fulleri youngest son OF
the late Rev. J. K. Fuller, formerly
Of Orleans, and who has been att
tending the University Of Vermonet,
has received an appointment to
factory superintendency in the man
ufacture of gas masks at Philadel-
phia, Pa. This is a uniform job
which makes him a soldier the same
as going over the seas. He was re-
jected twice for officers camps and
failed for the signal corps, SO accept
ed this latter position, to do mis- little
bit.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19
A Prescription From Dixie

"Make Prussia hate war;" says Sec
retary Lansing. Sure! Give the
Prussians and all other Germans so
much of war that they will not talk
or think war for at least century.
A southern contemporary suggests
that the way to accomplish that is to
"rearrange the Prussian landscape so
as to make it harmonic with the
land scape of Belgium and Northern
France" If that is the only way, it
will be done.-New York Herald.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19
Iouana Valuable Food.

The black iguana Of California, or
which the scientific name is centesaur
acanthur, in allr sion to the comblike
crest of spines along the back, acanthur
meaning "spring-tailed," Is allied to the
"rirg-t0ilpd" iguana, but unlike the ia
maican iguana, It's flesh Is highly es-
teemed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

The officials Of the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad announce that
the suburban passenger service be-
tween this city and Barre will be dis
continued after June "a, the cause
for this being no need of the trip
'acte service Of two steam roads
and a trolley line and the fact that
ne three-cent rate has materially re-
duced the returns from passenger
Stray dogs which got into the flock
OF sheep belonging to A. G. Wright,
o. Walthan, killed Is sheep and two
limbs and there are 10 lambs mis-
>in"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19
Reasonable Theory.

"Why, john" exclaimed Mrs. New
kid as she came into the room. what
I'm the world makes the baby cry sol"
81 don't know, my dear" answered
Newkid, as he handed the infant over
to. its mother, "but imagine he Is
thinking Of what the governor OF
North Carolina once said tc the gov.
ernor Of South Carolina"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

resrautaut manager says thaG
2G.-g ~"a.eu uau&.a money more RI q
-@lg ri.nl re older oaaa. aaC we dom.
@ouoc 4 ior Is 'rG~1ant TIE amon1J
1r A.oneH liz @en n@s@ through The
hands Of young wo!Iou has FRO,
quently parnlyzed a young hus'ar I'D
who thought he was somethiug of =
spendthrift himself - Boston T.an.
script.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19
Amended.

The chairman of the shipping
board is sporting in his office at
Washington a new motto: "Noah was
600 years old before he knew how to
build an ark. Don't lose your grip
To which might be added: "And
don't send the dove out too soon."-
Philadelphia Record.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

made his way back without being
captured. The hospital, when in full
operation, will have a capacity of
1000 patients and will occupy all of
the brick quarters, formerly used as
barracks for the troops.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19
The Wreck on a Single Track Road.

How costly blunder IN train OPP
Grafton on single track railroad
may be is illustrated by the accident
near Burlington, where a collision
between a passenger train and a
work engine, running light, caused
the death of nine railroad employees.
Yet the most serious collisions in re-
cent years have ali occurred in
double-track railroads supposedly
protected by block signals.-Spring-
| field Republican.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

The men who were injured in the
tunnel wreck at Burlington Wednes-
day are improving, but they are not
yet out of danger. John E. Fitzsim-
mons has left the Mary Fletcher and
returned to his home. Frank Yung-
kind will recover, but the other two
at the hospital, Walter Notemeyel
and Eugene SIENNA remain in very
serious condition.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

The Leonard Construction company
of Chicago has filed articles Of reg
istration in the Office of the secretary
of state for the purpose Of doing a
general construction business in Yer
mont. It's office will be in Burling-
ton. It's capital stock is $35O,OOO.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19
CURRENT PRESS COMMENT
We're Forty Years Behind.

Well say this by way of consola-
ton, if the Yanks had been prepar-
ing for this war for forty years it
would have been over long ago.-De-
troit Free Press.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19
VERMONT NOTES

A bear that weighed $50 pounds
and measured seven feet was killed
near West Wardsboro by Albert
Robinson, which had killed five sheep
the day before.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

had been killed in action in France
May 10. Pvt. Clark went from Be-
vince Center, N. Y, and was %
years old.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

Community canning will be a fea-
ture Of the war work which Brattle-
boro will undertake this summer,
and Miss Lucy Swift OF Middlesex
home demonstration for Wirdham
county, will be in charge.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19
~ L.aopeulng3 OF interest III
Green Mountain State.

Harry Grant, aged 10 years, was
arrested by the police in Montpelier
on the charge of stealing cigarettes
FROM consignment going to Barre
he p-e"ied guilty, The court is IL
E1@t's.-5Hg the case Ictoro scutcac-
-ng him.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

Mrs. Lay, wife Of the pastor Of The
Presbyterian church at Topsham, =
Jew days ago received word that hel
only brother, Pvt Clark G.. Miller,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

On the platform Of the union sta
5'on Il Burlington, recently, 10 cans
Iof cream, containing 76O quarts, were
anceren2onlously dumped when the
railing around the truck Of The OK
press company suddenly gave way.
The cream was billed 10 the Coo.
Ice Cream company Of Burlington.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

The railroad station at East Mont
pelier was burned Saturday after
noon. The cause is not yet known,
although it is generally thought that
it originated from sparks from the
engine of the train which passed the
place a few minutes before the fire
was discovered.