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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
ANOTHER UNSATISFACTORY
REPLY.

Following the first suggestion to Presi-
dent Wilson from Germany as to the
possibility of taking steps for bringing
the war to an end, President Wilson re-
Piled by stating the terms on which
peace might be possible for Germany al
far as he was concerned. In response to
that representation a reply came from
some source in Germany, stating that
Germany had accepted" those terms and
asking for negotiations for practical APP
plication. In his turn, President Wilson
virtually called for unconditional surren.
der and asserted that the details leading
TO that surrender could take place on the
field of battle, or at least through Field
Marshal Foch. Now Germany comes
back with another statement, signed
"Solf,' in which a further vague repre-.
Bentation of Germany's position is SET
forth, including the announcement that
the U-boats have been ordered TO cease
sinking passenger boats, denying that
Germany's land and sea forces have beer
guilty of atrocities, and limiting in an in.
definite way that there has been change
in the German government and that the
people now have something to say about
the conduct of affairs. The second an.
swer says nothing about surrender ex-
rept that in naive sort Of way it begs
President Wilson not to approve of any
course of action which might be "irrecon,
cilable with the honor of the German
people" Instead it goes on the assump.
ion that there is to be a negotiated
peace as between eombatants of equal
bower, prestige and decency; that Ger
many is to be admitted to the peace
council chamber with full rights of a
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Brattleboro's Fine Effort.

just as the fourth Liberty loan sub.
seription as a whole was the greatest
popular response to a government call
ever recorded in history, so was Brattle-
boros subscription Of approximately
$500 1000 the towns largest effort in such
a direction. At the outset OF the cam
paign few persons were optimistic enough
to express conviction that Brattieooro
would be able to raise its allotted quota,
bnt equally scarce were those willing to
conoede defeat without struggle. The
general feeling Of those directly con
cerned with the local loan campaign
might be expressed in the words, III we
don't get what we have set out to get 1t
won't be for lack of trying And as no
effort il likely to fail when animated by
such spirit, so the result of the Brat.
tleboro campaign surpassed the hopes OF
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necessity" or even an exhibition of petty
or organized spite; it is part of Ger
many's deliberate plan to cripple the flu
ture dictators of the worlds commerce
so far as possible.
The leaders of German enterprise real
ize now, and the German people are be-
ginning to realize, that they are not only
about to be denied the fruits of peace
by conquest, but that even peace by
negotiation is fading from their dreams.
They see, not world dominated by Ger
man power, but league of nations
against Germany, made up of Germanys
victorious foes.
World power or downfall is working
out as downfall, not only of Germany's
military arm, but of her commercial arm
as well, and the competitors she fears
most of all are France, Belgium and Eng
land. Hence her deliberate plan of de-
stroying French manufacturing towns,
such as Lille, Cambria, Douai and st.
Quentin, the flooding and destruction of
the Lens coal mines and the transporta-
ton of their machinery and movable eff
fects to Germany
Germany has affected imperial disdain
Of money -grubbing America" but mon
ey.grubbing in Germany is not only an
exact science, but it involves practically
every great family in the empire, includ-
ing the imperial family. So in the future
of German manufacture and trade is
bound up not only the fortunes of many
noble families but the nations industrial
potentiality at home and abroad.
Just as Germany has made the sword
hack the way to commercial supremacy
in many fields, just so she employs the
torch and bomb to destroy the facilities
for competition in the future. An impe-
rial Germany has the sublime assurance
to think she can get away with it'll
In this she relies on such information
as her former representatives in this ma
ton have given her, supported by great
mass of idealistic matter, officially ut
tered as the sentiments of this nation.
This also probably lies behind the per-
sstent delusion that the allied enemies
of Germany can be argued or negotiated
out of visiting on the vandal of Europe
the stern reprisal which his crimes have
so richly deserved.
Germany must pay, not only in money,
men and territory, but also in long years
Of humiliation and repentance, for her
barbarian progress through France and
Belgium, for the murdered priests, the
starved children, the dishonored women,
the shattered cathedrals, the poisoned
wells, the cut orchards, the flooded mines,
the burned villages, the enslaved prison.
ers and the whole sum of infamous saw
agery which has sullied the pages of his
tory and made the name of Germany hat.
ed and distrusted in every civilized ma
ton.
Let us quit dickering with this vandal
and deal with him only through the swift
missives of the bomb and shell and the
quick stab of the avenging steel Let the
allies set their next objective on the
Rhine and employ upon its attainment
every agency in their hands or procurable
in their various countries.
The sooner Germany realizes that the
price Of war win stagger this generation
and the next, and that the price must be
paid, the sooner shall we have done with
talk about peace by compromise.--Rut-
land Herald
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The Billboard Nuisance.

We note with interest that one of the
10 amendments to the state constitution
on which Massachusetts, voters win act
at their coming election in November is
the following:
Advertising on public ways, in public
places and on private property may be
regulated and restricted by law
I'm this we recognize step to curb
the ever-growing billboard nuisance,
which has approached such a stage in
many states that the natural beauty of
the country through which motorists
pass is almost entirely hidden behind a
barrage of flaming billboards screeching
forth the best kind of tires, the latest
brand of oil, what kind of pills will cure
81 different diseases, and publicity of the
same sort. We have not as yet reached
dangerous extremes in this matter in
Vermont, although it is noticed that dis
figuring signs have crept up here and
there where some choice contribution OF
nature had proven joy to travellers.
With the closing Of the war and the
resumption by the people Of normal in
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AS far as Germany is willing to &C.
knowledge at the present time, this is a
war between Germany and the United
States; but Germany is apt to learn
quite thoroughly that there are several
other nations which viii have to be reek-
oned with before Germany gets her neck
out of the moose. Great Britain and
France are not likely to let 60 their hard.
earned military advantage after more
than four years of terrible bleeding
Germany's studied efforts to go over the
heads Of those two nations and to APP.
peal to President Wilson are no doubt
resented in Great Britain and France
although those two nations have had the
self control to refrain from comment
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combatant that has maintained all the
provisions of international warfare and
with the strength of combatant which
occupies military position fully as
strong as the other eombatant.
| This is not the Interpretation of the
situation as made by the American peo-
pie, and we feel sure that it does not rep
resent in any manner the Interpretation
which the peoples of our allied nations
put on the situation. Germany, although
not decisiyely beaten on the field or on
the sea, is nevertheless conquered to all
intents and purposes, time only being
needed for the allies TO deliver the final
blow Therefore, Germany does not have
equal prestige and voice in the council of
peace Furthermore, Germany has, time
after time, been convicted of acts which
are entirely without the realm of decency
and beyond recognition by international
law, despite the arrogant assertion that
German naval forces have not fired on
small boats rescuing passengers from
ships torpedoed without warning and
that Germany has not destroyed prop
erty only as it was necessary in a mill
tary sense. Germany goes to the bar of
international law and pleads not guilty
like the most confirmed criminal and
with all the brazen efTrontery of the
worst offender known in the criminal
calendar. As sop to us it throws out
the assertion that the U-boats those
agents whose claws have been drawn al
ready by the allies are to be ordered off
their course of passenger ship sinking.
Therefore, it hopes that President Wilson
will be lenient with Germany.
The whole reply is fit only to be
thrown into the waste basket, into the
rubbish heap. 1t gives no definite as
surance that can be relied upon 1t
makes scarcely concession except that
France and Belgium are to be evacuated,
and everybody knows that Belgium and
France are going TO be evacuated wheth-
er Germany is willing or not. 1t gives a
lot of camouhage about governmental
reforms in Germany without stating GER
tainly what those reforms are and how
long they are to last In short, there is
not really satisfactory thing in the
Solf reply. On the other hand, it cum.
ningly weaves a web in which it hopes to
catch President Wilson unawares, the
web of negotiations, negotiations and
then more negotiations, until Germany
is able to elevate herself to the level Of
the other combatants. 1t is time for
President Wilson and the United States
to drop the matter and to leave it to the
commanding officer on the western front,
who, as the leader of all the allied forces,
represents not merely the United States
but all the allies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22

The lack of excitement in Antwerp, in
contrast to the hubbub in Brussels, may
mean that the Germans are going to try
to make Antwerp one of the bulwarks
of the new defensive line to which they
are retreating. Antwerp is about mid
way between the North sea and the Ger
man frontier and is said to be the north
ern point of the German defensive line
running southwark to Louvain then tc
Namur, Dinant, Sedan, Montmedy, Lon.
guyon and Metz
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22

and quality Standardization program. At
the same time the board ordered colors
of children's shoes restricted to black,
dark brown and white, and the elimina-
tion of perforations except ON the tip.
Another order forbids importation Of
mems and boys felt hats which do not
conform to the style, shape and color re-
strictions imposed upon domestic manu-
faeturers.
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clinations. Vermont is likely to Gomez
into ia own as a summer state. III
might not be too early for us to safe.
guard our splendid views along many y
the highways Of the state against the
encroachment of these blue and red ana
yellow monstrosities against which oth'
or states are now being wrought up to a
state Of rebellion. Burlington News
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It is rather late in the day for Den
mark to bring up breach of trust by
Germany back in 1864, but the revela-
ton comes at a time to warn the allies
against reposing too much trust in Ger.
man promises at the present time. There.
by Denmark performs real duty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22

Two of our Vermont daily contempt
raries which have been running of late
into 10 and l2page editions appeared
Monday in eight.page form, each one
stating that the reduction in size was
made because Of recent order of the
war industries board in restricting the
purchase of news print paper As both
were good, interesting newspapers that
day despite the cut in size, the readers Of
them viii no doubt receive the change in
the proper spirit.
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"Huns Say Yanks Are Honorable, y
says a newspaper headline. However
that feeling on the part Of the Germans
did not prevent them from shooting
down u. S. chaplain who was directing
the work of burying American dead on
the field of battles Evidences multiply
that force, force without stint, force to
the limit is the only sort of agency in
the world that the Germans win recog.
nize.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22

Vermont can always be depended upon
to do her duty. She did it in the recent
fourth Liberty loan drive, going approx
mately three millions above what was
expected E. r. Morse of Rutland has
made very acceptable state chairman
of the campaign, having kept in close
touch with the county workers and hav-
ing injected considerable degree of en-
thusiasm in the canvass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
CURRENT COMMENT

About half Of the newspapers in Yer
mont are being published by dint OF
sheer nerve and determination these
days. Their readers little know that
it costs in human tissue for newsps
per to come out regularly without either
help or adequate supplies Rutland Her
aid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
coLoR on SHOES RESTRICTED.
Shoe Manufacturers and Mail Order
Houses Get Order.

Washington, D. G., Oct. 22-shoe man
ufaeturers and mail order houses selling
directly to the consumer are required un-
der ruling to-day by the war industries
board to sign retailers pledge cards and
abide by the recently established price
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22

everyone concerned. II was q success for
which every bond buyer in Brattleboro
has right to feel responibla and of
which Chairman W. A. Subway should
be particularly proud. Battleboro Re,
former.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22

Approximately 25,OOO,0OO people feel
new proprietary interest in the United
States government through participation
in the fourth Liberty loan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22

When the entente allies are getting
the upper hand Of the Uboats, Germany
magnanimously offers to recall the u
boats. Splendid concession, that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22

The Republican state committee was
pretty well shot full Of holes, but there
were some reinforcements handy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Montpelier made handsome contri-
button to Vermont's offering in the fourth
Liberty loan.
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Practical Vandalism.

The final vandalism Of the Germans as
they eyacuate Belgium is not, as many
people think, the result of imagined war
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A. EASTMAN: A. ABBOTT yisPre NJ WILEY Tras
LEI. E. NJ, " Hooker. H. H Jackson
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-04-27
Ship-BuilderS Wanted.

America needs 100000 volunteer
workmen to assist in the building
of ships - of this number Louisi-
ana must furnish 1000 men. All
classes of mechanics, artisans and
common labor, colored or white,
are eligible for this service Ad-
dress The Ship Building Commit
tee, S04 Gravier Str, New Orleans
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-04-27
TO THE FARMER.

Ifyou have anything to sell pertaining
to agriculture. horticulture livestock.
dairying. ETC.. write the Commissioner
of agriculture, Baton Rouge. La. aud he
will use every effort to dispose Of any
thing grown Oh the farm in Louisiana.
The Commissioner has inargurated a
Bureau Of Markets and wants to aid you
IN every way possible.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-04-27
GUN Appointed to U. 5. Sc
nate From Louisiana.

Baton Rouge, La, April 22nd.-
Walter Guin of Napoleonville, for
merly attorney general of Louisi.
ana and until recently United
States district attorney for the
southern district of Louisiana, was
appointed Monday by Governor
Pleasant as United States senator
to succeed the late Senator r. F.
Broussard until the senator to be
elected next November for the I'M
expired portion of the late sena-
tors term takes his seat.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-04-27
Saturday May IS, 1918,

She following described property, belong
Ing to the said Estate tO-wit:
= LIST. That certain tract Of land with
all Of the buildings aud improvements
thereon aud appurtenancss thereto be-
longing. situated ut the Cotsau in the
first ward Of the Parish of st. Martin.
Louisiana. containing Thirty eight and
14.l0O (3S.l4) srpsnts in superficial area.
aud being bounded North by lands of
J. p. Breaux or assigns, South by lands
Of Mrs. ULCER Bourque. East by property
Of HypOlite JaoQust or assigns. and
West by land Of Oscar Jacqust being
the same property acquired by Hypolite
Jacquet 10 al act Of Partition made
between himself Oscar Jscquet ut ais,
Oh the 10Th day Of January 1883 as per
act passed before VIM. b. Eastin, by
Clerk and Recorded on June 10th, 1883
In Conveyance Book No. 43 folio 4S5
No. 1924 of the Conveyance Records of
the Clerks and Recorders office OF the
Parish OF ST. Martin. louisiana; and
being well described as lot No. Two (2)
Of the plat Of survey annexed to the
said act OF Partition OH file in the Re-
cordsr's office Of this Parish. Which
said larger tract of land 50 partitioned
was acquired by Onesime Jacuuet. Oscar
.Iacquet. Jean Baptiste Jacqust, Hvpo-
lite JacQust and Edward Jacqust from
&. i. Cade as per act passed before Sid
ney Greig. Notary on July 18th, 1884.
the original of which was recorded Oh
August 9th, 1884, In Conveyance Book
No. 40 folio 246 No. 1852 OF the Convey.
ahcs Records Of the Clerks aud Recor-
der's Office Of the Parish Of st. Martin,
Louisiana. And together with the
above described tract Of land there Is
included as all appurtenances thereto
the rights. titles and interest Of the
said Onesimr JacQuet In a Road fifteen
feet wide and fifty four chains and Is
links long. acquired by the said Jacquet
Bros. from Agate Petavin. wife Of
Ulgar Bourque ON December 10th. 1884.
40 per act passed before WIN. b. Eastin,
Clerk OF Court, aud Notary, aud Recor.
ded Oh December 10Th. 1884, in Convey
ance Book Al folio 80 under No. 1852
Of the Conveyance Records of the Clerks
and Recorders office of the Parish of st.
Martin. Louisiana.
Also mules. l bed. table, old safe.
wagon. 1 plow.
Terms and conditions Cash.
Oscar Jacqust
Felix Gaspard
Joint Administrators OF the estate OF
ODesime JacQuet.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-04-27
SHERIFF'S SALE.
Julien Severe
vs.
Torrance Auguillard
Nh 1912

Torrance Augulllard
NJ. 1852
State Of Louisiana, Parish of st. Martin
18th judicial District Court.
By all order of u seizure and sale
issued out Of the 18TH Judicial District
Court. in and for the Parish vi st. Mar
tin, State Of Louisiana, III the above Gu
Titled and Numbered suit. dated this %
day of March 1918.
| have seized aud will proceed to sale
at Public Auction to the last and high
est bidder at the front door of the Court
House, between the legal sale hours III
a. IN. to 4 y. NJ in the Town Of st. Mar
tinyille, on
Saturday May IL, 1918,
the following mentioned aud described
property, to wit:
One certain tract Of land with all i'm
provements thereon. situated i'll the 4sh
ward. Parish of st. Martin. State Of
Louisiana. and containing Forty-eight
aud 3 arpsnts, anu bounded as follows.
tO-wit: North by lands of Eplsy The
riot, South by lands of Joseph TheriOt.
East by lands of Cslestln Rose. and
West by lands of Jos. ThsriOt.
Seized to satisfy above writ.
Terms and cOnditions-cash.
Sheriff's Office this 4th day of April
A. ID. 1918.
WADE o. MARTIN, Sheriff.
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SUCCESSION SALE.
Estate OF Onesime Jacquet.
Probate No. 1921

18th Judicial District Court.
State Of Louisiana, Parish OF st. Martin,
BY virtue OF an order and commits
sion granted in the above Estate, by the
Hon. the 18th Judicial District Court In
aud for the Parish of st. Martin. State
OF Louisiana. dated April IL. 1918. and to
us directed.
We will offer for sale and will sell or
cause to be sold by competent officer.
at Public Auction. for cash. to the last
and highest bidder. between legal sale
hours Il a. III. and p. NJ at the front
door Of the Court House, in the Town Of
st. Martinville. st. Martin parish. La,
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-04-27

FOR CHIEF OFPOLIC E.
| announce my candidacy
for Chief of Police of St. Mar
rinville for the election to take
place May FL, 1913.
Terville Bienvenn.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1918-04-27
FOR CHIFE OF POLICE.

FOR CHIFE OF POLICE.
| announce my candidacy
for Chief of Police Of St. Mar
tinville for the election to take
place May FL, 1918. | invite
careful consideration Of my re-
cord as an officer. a citizen
and neighbor. If elected |
promise to enforce the laws
and perform my duties well
and conscienciously.
Emile Martin.
FOR CHIEF OF POLICE.
| desire to announce to my
friends and the public that |
am a candidate for Chief OF
Police and solicit your sup
port.
Claud Thomas.
A cord of hard wood has q fuel
value equal to two-thirds OF ton
of hard coal.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-04
lRl0 @. IllS
GO Over TIE TOP
Corporal Linn Writes That
Baths are Infrequent
on the Front.

Mrs.. Mary Barnes Linn has received
. letter from her husband, Corporal
lawrence b Linn, In which he tells
her about the Camp Lee boys Of the
8Oth division going over the top on
the 18th Of September. The letter
was written on the 18th at eleven
o'clock p. M away down under the
ground IN a dugout." where Corp. Linn
was operating awireless station.
He says. what has happened here
IN the last three days, can tell you.
but tsghtn have been pretty hot.
have not had my clothes OF since We
left Camp Meucon, three weeks ago.
When we first moved into position
here. only had SIX hours rest IN
three rights. / haven't had a bath
since we left camp, and the chances
are that wont get another until We
get back In rest camp. and the Lofo
only knows when will get change
ofeclothes. It's no Joy anywhere here
now.
.Some time hope to tell you about
September &c, $50 a. M Our boys
went over the top at $50 that morn
ing, and It wasn't long until German
prisoners began to pass our station.
They. had been captured by boys from
Old Camp Lee. Va. One OF the pris-
oners gave me piece OF German nor
ey thar day. Things are awful excst-
ing here. Cen Sherman sure waS
right about war"
Many OF the Fairmont and Marion
county boys were in this S0th division
from Camp Lee.