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WEEK OF SONG

1t Is to give an opportunity for the
longing of the heart to express itself
in song to educate ourselves, and to
be educated to better appreciate good
songs and good singing, as well as all
good music, that the National Week of
Song has been established, and it is
because its aims and purposes have
struck the responsiyec hord of the
people that its observance is on a
national scale In fact, chorus of
millions of voices will be raised in
song during the week of February 18th
to oath. and then it can truly be said
that the whole nation is singing and
among the songs it will sing will be
America" the closing verse of which
should ring true from every loyal
heart
Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Mine eyes have seen the glory of the
coming of the Lord;
He is tramping out the vintage where
the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning
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by
Mrs. Il. B. Allen
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Res. Phone 466
SOCIETY
THINGS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
ROYAL BELGIAN TRIO.

The concert at Carnegie auditorium
tomorrow night at eight-thirty by the
Belgian Trio will be well attended.
as the sale of tickets indicate Ameri-
Gus music-lovers will seldom have
such an opportunity and it evident
that they expect to avail themselves
of it. The concert will be given in
Atlanta on Saturday night next, and
yesterdays Constitution says:
Four hundred and fifty student avi-
ators, led by their brass band, will
attend in body and provide a formal
military patronage for the concert at
the Atlanta theatre Saturday night to
be given by a noted trio of Belgian
artists for the benefit of the Belgian
relief fund.
The concert will be given local
sponsorship by a committee of promi-
nent Atlanta women, headed by Mrs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-11

by the ever increasing demands for
all kinds of foodstuffs, and the excel
lent results obtained by two very
small boys growing two rows each OF
corn in Crisp county last year. 1t is
inspiring to witness the enthusiasm Of
these smaller children and their anx-
iety to join q club to grow something.
Just like their older brothers and sis
tiers Of the regular clubs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-11
TEN YEAR OLD BOYS
ORGANIZED IN CLUBS

CORDELE, Ca, Feb. 11.-County
School Superintendent ]. w. Bivins, of
Crisp county, is organizing the under
10-years-old1 boys into food produe
ing club 1t is, perhaps, the first or
ganization of boys and girls under ten
years old in the state. Each member
is to grow not less than two rows of
something to eat. A large number of
these small boys and girls have al
reaev joined, with their parents and
teachers giving hearty encouragement
to them. The movement is prompted
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John N. slaton.

The active interest of the student
officers at the School of Military Aero
nautics at Georgia Tech has been ex-
tended to the concert, and Captain
n r. Jones, with volunteer body
of between $50 and 500 of the student
eviators. representative young Ameri-
cans from every part of the country.
have engaged seats together on the
first floor of the house, and will sig
Nifty in no unmistakable manner their
patriotic cooperation in this benefit
for the people of our ally, devastated
Belgium.
The artists are Mile Daisy Jean,
'cellist and harpist Mile Gabrielle RAJ
doux, pianist, and NJ. Jan Collignon,
bass-baritone all artists Of high rec
ognition in their own country, while in
Canada, where they began their tour,
which was extended into the United
States, they created profound i'm
preston.
They have the backing Of the Bel
gian embassy at Washington, and ev-
cry prospects points to one of the most
brilliant patriotic entertainments for
war benefit since the war began.
The Hospital Association will meet
on Tuesday evening with the presi-
dent, Mrs. C. C. Hawkins, on College
street, at three o'clock.
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RECEPTION FOR VISITORS.

An informal reception was held on
Saturday evening in the parlors of the
Windsor Hotel, complimenting the
members Of the wesleyan Glee Club
Punch was served in the ladies' writ
ing room throughout the evening
About hundred guests were present
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-11
NATIONS CLUB MEETING
DEFERRED.

The Matron's Bridge Club has de-
cided to defer it's meeting until after
Lent. The meetings will be resumed
some time in April.
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GIRLS SCOUT CLUB.

The Girls Scout Club was entertain
ed yesterday afternoon by Miss Eliza
beth Harris, at her home on Harriold
avenue The house was decorated
with butter cups and hyacinths and a
delicious salad course with punch was
served to teh guests. Those present
were: Miss Naomi Wright, Miss Mar
jorie Kalmon, Miss Mary Sue Cham
Hiss, Miss Mary Alice Lingo. Miss
Mary Rose Brown, Miss Orelan Ans
ley, Miss Geraldine Payne, Miss Mar
garet Wheatley, Miss Nellie Worthy
Miss Pauline Broadhurst, Miss Mar
jorie Brown.
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ID. A. r. MEETING.

Council of Safety Chapter D. A. r
will meet tomorrow morning at ten
thirty o'clock, with Mrs. Thomas Har
rold, on College avenue A full at
tendance is urged.
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of His terrible swift sword,
His truth is marching on
Chorus.

OuOI
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory!
Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory Glory! Hallelujah! His
truth is marching on!
He has sounded forth the trumpet,
that shall never call retreat;
He is sitting out the hearts of men be-
fore His judgment seat,
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer Him!
be jubilant my feet! g.
Our God is marching on!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
King Georges wise Words.

King George appears in an admirable
light in his address yesterday to the in
ter parliamentary delegates who visited
him at Buckingham palace. The king
attempts no personal entrance whatever
into the field where international rela-
tions are being determined, but he
strikes admirably the note of what may
be called the grand entente encourage
ment and resolution. He talks the Ian
guage Of complete victory; no negotia-
ated peace for him, In a few words he
boxes the compass of the future. Put
ting aside all thought of any except a
peace of victory, he outlines the entente
program to restore Alsace and Lorraine
to France, to give Trieste and the Tren-
tino to Italy, and to make Belgium once
more free and prosperous, In this speech
Of the English king the German camou-
fleurs will be able to hear the knell of
their hopes of sowing dissension among
the allies.
King George, by the the way, is one
Of the men who will grow in the whole
worlds esteem. A weaker man than he
would have yielded to the temptation
presented by the summary proceedings
rendered necessary by the war to enlarge
the royal prerogative. King George has
not done this. He has not interfered
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
Grating Gentlemen.

Swanton's committee, who so success
fully managed the Liberty loan campaign
and showed the town over some 100000
strong feel quite elated over the unques-
toned success of their efforts. That
Swanton exceeded her quota some $l0,-
900 is in fact most gratifying to the
whole community and an accomplish
ment which should make Chairman Far
rel and his worthy companions swell
with just pride.
But after all their efforts, after all
the hours spent in pounding away at the
proposition tmany times at an actual
business loss to themselves) that Swan
ton take her place in the honor roll and
not be called laggard, they are perse-
cuted. Yes, some people are actually
brainless enough TO call these patriotic
gentlemen graftersl There are actually
known instances in this very town where
people have had the audacity to accuse
them of getting a ~rake-of' on the bond
salel The absurdity Of such prosecutions
would be amusing if they were not so
dangerous. II people who spread such
malicious lies aren't purveyors Of kaiser.
ism, then no purveyors exist.
Let it be plainly stated for the benefit
of the unthinking, the ignorant and the
pessimists, that every hour put in by the
Liberty loan workers is time contributed
to Uncle Sam for the winning Of the
war-without one single penny Of recon-
pense-Swanton Courier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
A New Austrian Germany"

These are yeasty times in Austria
Hungary. Not day passes that some
new state is not kneaded into shape
there and put into the oven of events
to bake. To-day we have the organiza-
tion of the autonomous German state
of Austria" the object of which Is TO
conduct the affairs of the Germanic
people in Austria" German deputies to
the Austrian Reichstag have organized
this state, under the presidency of So.
cialist deputy. What is the significance
OF this proceedingi 1t might be sup
posed that, II all the Slavic, Magyar, and
Latin peoples were Topped off from the
Austro-Hungarian combination, only
German Austria would be left, and there
fore, since it would be thus left, no
new autonomous German state need be
created, But there is large African
in this woodpile. II will be noted that
the newly proposed German state in
Austria has no territorial delfmitations,
II is intended to represent 'the Ger.
mans in Austria" mot merely in the
Austrian grand dnchies, but presum-
ably the Germans as a whole, wherever
they may be- An unidentified state OF
this description would have the effect to
extra territorialize the Germans in Bo-
hemia, who, otherwise, would be under
Czecho-Sloyak sovereignty, and also the
Germans in Magyar Hungary, in the
Rumanian parts OF Pennsylvania, and
in the German towns found in Croatia
and Slovenia. The arrangement would
be an admirable one for limiting the
authority of the proposed autonomous
states and keeping them in hot water
forever
The answer to such proposition Of
political trickery is the answer which
Professor Masaryk and all the other rep
resentatives Of the Slavic peoples in
Austria Hungary have made in advance
and that is that the new states must
be made absolutely independent, and not
merely autonomous. In that case there
would be no extra-territorial rights for
scattered German communities within
their borders Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
SOUTH RANDOLPH
Automobile, Whose Driver Was Blinded
By Headlights of Car, Demolished.

What came near being serious acct
dent occurred at the Peake bridge Sat
urday evening. A car coming from the
south was stalled just south of the
bridge, with the glare of the headlights
focused on the bridge A Ford tour
ing car, owned and driven by Percy Ri
ford, came from the north and the glare
Of the headlights Of the stalled car SO
confused the driver Of the Ford car that
he ran the car into the iron ratings on
the west side of the bridge, badly de-
molishing his auto. Had the car been
travelling at the rate of the car which
crashed into and tore the ratings from
the bridge near North Randolph few
weeks ago, which caused the death OF
three persons by drowning, similar
loss of life would have been liable to
have resulted here, as the water below
the bridge was fully as deep as at the
North Randolph bridge The owner Of
the stalled car carried the occupants OF
the Ford car TO their homes and the
car was later lowed to the Camp garage
for repairs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
Patrol Committee.

Something valuable is apt to come
out of the organization Of the patrol
committee selected as result Of the
recent meeting Of west-side business
men at Manchester.
At the head of the committee is J. b.
Wilbur, business man and an enthusi-
asst on good roads, who, by the way, has
built some good roads himself, and Luz
cius f.: Wilson Of East Dorset, past mas
ter of booster movements. Associated
with them is Charles A. Simmons, also
with wide experience in putting across"
community welfare movements.
As The Herald understands it, the
plan is to make the movement statewide
and to embrace not only a better. roads
movement, but to demand thorough
audit of state finances, an improved ed
ueational program, uniform assessment
Of property and to inaugurate a serious
movement for more sheep in Vermont to
meet the shortage Of meat and wool.
The Herald has repeatedly advocated
a better patrol system for our state
roads, and the patrol system applied to
state affairs generally is not bad idea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
ARE WE DIFFERENT FROM OUR AL.
LIESl

It is apparent from a perusal of the
comments in some of the newspapers
published in Germany that section of
the German people are still led to believe
that the United States is not really in
the war in the same way as are Great
Britain and France, and that the aims
and purposes Of the United States are
quite a bit different than those of our
Two chief allies. This state of mind on
the part of the German people is revealed
by the machinery Of operation which was
put into action to bring about peace be-
fore Germany Is completely defeated in a
military sense. The government Of Ger
many appealed to President Wilson as a
man apart from the high officials of
Great Britain and France. Indeed, the
appeal was directed almost as if to the
highest official of neutral country, with
the hope that that official would inter.
cede for Germany with the implacable
foes represented by Great Britain and
France. Now comes the expression Of
fear lest the terms down by President
Wilson be swept aside by Great Britain
and France as being too lenient. This
typifes the estimate of many German
people regarding the United States. They
think that despite insult after insult and
injury after injury prior to our declara-
tion Of state Of war and despite the
fact that more than $4,000 of the best
blood of the United States have been
hurled unceremoniously into the casualty
list by German militarism--despite all
those things they still think upon the
United States and President Wilson al
peacemakers for them So like fawning
sycophants for the time-being they came
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

The promptness with which the Ger
man government responded to President
Wilson's latest statement regarding an
armistice betrays feverish anxiety on
the part of that government TO avert the
impending calamity, both military and
political The signing of an armistice
at this time would perhaps serve to save
the Hohenzollerns as well as to save the
army from destruction. The Hohenzol-
lerns are far from regeneration and, in
deed, they are far from having their
rights curtailed to the advantage of the
people of Germany. But the German
people are clamoring more vehemently
than ever for cessation of the war,
knowing at the same time that the over
throw of autoeracy will go far toward
bringing that about. Therefore, the Ho-
henzollerns and the other members Of the
Prussian auteoracy are very anxious to
bring about cessation of warfare, even
ct some sacrifice to Germany, in order
that they may retain their arbitrary
power, they no doubt figuring that the
German people win be so pleased at the
cessation Of war that they viii forget
the tyranny of the power which forced
them into the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
CURRENT COMMENT
Much in a Small Space.

In selecting Hon. Harry Daniels of
East Montpelier as the Washington
county chairman for the United work
council campaign, State Chairman z. R.
Kinsley picked winner. Mr.. Daniels
weighs around ITO pounds and unless we
loose our guess--some of the 200 pound
ers will have to step rather lively to
keep out of Mr.. Daniels way when he
starts this campaign. Everybody in
Washington county knows Harry Dan
iels and we are telling no secret when
we say that everyone in Washington
county likes Harry Daniels and will work
with him and for him to see the county
quota taken care of in this next war
drive-Waterbury Record.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

with his ministers difficult task of gov
eminent He has not sought at any mo-
ment to center his country's effort In his
person. But he has been tireless in the
performance Of broad personal duty
which Is entirely in consonance with the
British royal task of reigning but not
governing. No man has worked harder
than he in the sort of work OF encour-
agement and inspiration that has fallen
to him. And surely he shall have his
reward. Sceptres and crown, on the
continent of Europe, are going to. have
tendency to tumble down after the war
is over. The star of democracy is ris.
ing But the British throne is safe. 1t
has solved the problem of kingty recon
citation with democracy. The eminent
discretion Of King George has secured his
crown not only against attack, but evil
IDENTIFY also against all suggestion Of
menace.-Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

Following the clear and timely assur-
ance of King George in his speech to
the inter parliamentary deputies, giving
plain notice that nothing less than
complete victory over the Germans viii
be accepted, we have to-day the posi-
tive declaration by Mr.. Balfour, the
British foreign secretary, in an address
to the Australians and New Zealanders
in London, that under no circumstances
will Germany's colonies be returned to
her. 1t is needless to point out that this
declaration is plain intfmation that
Great Britain proposes nothing less than
part; for a large part of the object of
the German government in making its
present palaver is to bring about peace
which win assure the restoration of
the colonies.
Minister Solf, the chief manipulation of
the attempted armistice, the signer of
recent German note to the United States
government, is the especial champion
of the restoration of the colonies, He is
on record as maintaining that inasmuch
as the supply of German manufacturers
with raw material is dependent in large
measure upon the production Of the
German colonies, the empire must have
them back or go under economically. The
armistiee negotiation with Washington
is proceeding to make us catspaw
in the recovery Of the colonies, of which
Germany has been deprived by Great
Britain and the dominions. The speech
of Mr.. Balfour punctures this clever
attempt And it comes just in the nick
Of time to do it.
The American people, who have moth.
ing but adherence for the devious meth
DDS Of German diplomacy will syrnpa-
thize heartily with Mr.. Balfour's declara-
ton Their interest in the matter is
only second to that of Great Britain
and the Australian dominions. The Ger
man Pacific and African colonies would
be extremely convenient, as Mr. Balfour
says, as bases for piratical warfare, and
that warfare would be quite as likely TO
be directed against the United States
as against Great Britain.
The American people certainly do not
want the Germans in Pacific waters any
more. Mr.. Balfour speaks for American
as we'll as British Australian interests,
and we may thank him for his vigi-
lance and his vigor. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

much at one time, because scattered fir
ing is not effective, but the plans of the
patrol committee can be stated broadly
under two heads-business methods and
sheep. To the first, the entire republican
state ticket should be pledged, and in re-
gard to the latter, the farmers OF YER
mont should be asked to choose between
dogs and sheep.
Mr.. Wilbur has started movement
thai may be Of the greatest Importance
of Vermont, and which may focus the
general notions of the voters and their
legislators on a few matters which are
ntial.-Rutland Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
war, cannot be elected to Congress with

war, cannot be elected to Congress with
out injury to our national interests.
Would it not be well for him to copy
the example of Lincoln, who put Demo
Gratis as well as Republicans into his cab
inetf Would it not be well for him TO
think of the great Democratic leader,
Stephen A. Douglas, who had been an
opponent Of Lincoln's for the presidency.
yet held Lineoln's hat when the latter
took his inaugural oath and then went
before his constituents and declared that
there were only two classes of citizens in
the crisis Of 81, namely, traitors and
patriots"2 Does the president classify
Republicans as traitors?
John w. Gordon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

to the United States with their false fat
terry and proposed to have the United
States, through President Wilson, pull
the chestnuts out of the fire for them
rather than for them to go like men to
the allies as whole and ask terms of
peace II is an insult to the United
States to be thus classed as anything
different in mental attitude from our
splendid allies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

If the people Of the state patrolled their
public business little better, there
would be less waste and inefliciency in
the application of public money to pub
lie needs.
Any body of citizens united upon a
serious purpose is formidable PROPOSE
tion under any conditions, but if they
happen to be united on such obviously
desirable matters as good roads, bus
mess administration, better schools,
equitable taxes and more sheep, their
influence would probably be of the ut
most Importance.
1t is a good plan not to try for too
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

Having been told time after time that
General Ludendorff of the German
army has resigned, the allies will
go about their business of making the
whole German army resign regardless Of
the person who leads them. II matters
not to the allies who the leader of the
Germans is, for the allies have master
strategist in command of their forces, a
man who stands head and shoulder:
above Won Hindenburg, Ludendorf
or any other of the military prodigies o.
Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

The Swanton Courier deyotes consider
able space to refuting the statement that
the Liberty loan canvassers in Swantor
got "rake-off" The gossip that they
got rake of" or that any Liberty loar
canvassers anywhere got "rake-off, il
an unqualified lie and should not need
refutation. Instead of getting rake
Off the canvassers for Liberty loans sac
rifce their own business while they re
linquish everything to help the govern
ment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

The kaiser's def that he does not in.
tend to abdicate represents the state of
mind of Prussian militarism despite the
hard pressed situation in which it finds
itself
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

The influenza has got around to France
again. Around -the-world- s0-days is
certainly beaten by this strange vista
tion of physical abnormality.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

The people of the United States can
be trusted to carry on their own bust
ness. There should be no political autoc-
racy from any man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

The transition from artificial time to
sun time seems to have been effected
without unusual elashing of the cogs Of
the nations machinery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

The drive ON the Italian front seems to
have been more of threat to Austria
than major offensive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

Those German made toys would make
Boston tea party" for New York har-
Dor. Better still, they would make a
small amount of fuel
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28

The divorce between liver and bacon is
only temporary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-28
WRITE

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