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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
To Weed Out Incompetent Medical Off.
GERS

| The health of soldiers depends much
upon the right kind of medical oversight
In the rush to raise a great army it is
fair to suppose that not all the doctors
who have volunteered are qualified to
| give the sort of attention that is re-
/ quired. The patriotic impulse may 90
with inadequate medical knowledge and
experience. In the light of these consid-
erations il is reassuring to find that
practical results are to follow the sur
geon generals recent tour OF inspection
among the camps and environments in
this country.
General Gorgas has called upon any
army division surgeons, commanding off
GERS OF base hospitals and other medical
officers having subordinates 30 list those
medical officers whose work has not been
satisfactory. This is one of the results
of his personal study of healthy dondi-
lions in the camps. He recognizes that
proportion of medical officers are not
fully qualified TO perform their duties be
cause OF physical disability. mental inca
pacity. temperamental unfitness. laziness.
inability to command men, lack of edu-
cation or proper training"
Care Is to be taken not TO deal I'M
AMY WIN any HVN IN Aut rflNlft- anu
SO systematic instruction in military hos
pitfalls i recommended to remedy "incom-
potency due TO poor training in the tech
nic Of professional work: medical Off
GERS training camps "are relied upon to
correct deficiencies other than profession
al incapacity." No ion for discharge
win he taken until the medical men have
failed ia two lines Of work the pro-
fessional care u the sick and disabled
and medieval field work. the latter inelud-
ing camp sanitation. handling Of men.
first aid and transport ation Of wounded
Men who prove Incompetent IN one line
OF duty will BE- transferred and tried IN
other positions. 81 then unable 10 do
work they viii b. reported 4
10 the surgeon general ~ UNFIT aud sent
before . board with = view 10 their dis
charge from the seFvice- Springfield Re
-alhIiasu.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
TAKE ALL
SAILING SHIPS
Shipping Board Asks for a
Report on Location
Of Vessels
COMMERCE DEPT.
TO TAKE CENSUS
Redfield Says Those in Near
by Waters Represent
425,OOO Tons

Washington, Jan. 5,-Requisitioning
of all American sailing vessels was fore.
cast yesterday when the shipping board
requested the department of commerce
to report the location of such vessels.
Secretary Redfeld replied that l75
sailing vessels with cargo carrying ca
pacity of $4,000 tons now are within
or adjacent to American territorial wat.
ers.
There are nearly 80 sailing vessels of
200 tons or larger flying the American
flag, and il is being urged that in this
time of stress, when the liberty of the
world depends on shipment of food and
supplies to Europe the vessels should
be taken from private business and put
into the public service
OF the l75 vessels which could be made
available. 76 are in hsllast;
90 are loaded, and nine are undergoing
repairs, which will be finished soon, The
other vessels are scattered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
Spies.

! Two kinds of spies are found in war,
and there is wide gulf of difference
between them One kind OF spy was rep
resented in the Revolutionary days by
! Majo Andre on the British side and by
Captain Nathan Hale on the American
side. Both of these men were gentlemen
and brave soldiers For military pur-
| pose, under superior orders, they risk ed
and gave their lives within the enemy's
| lines II takes a brave and intelligent
man to perform this sort of spying, and
the work is accounted an honorable serv-
ice in all countries. Though it is neeas-
sary to put such military spies to Heath
if thick are taken they are awarded a
soldiers death They are shot, not hung,
and often they receive the honors of war
in their burial.
The other sort OF spy is not so noble.
He takes no chances in an enemy's camp.
He lives as a civilian in a peaceful .om-
munity and pretends to be a loyal citi-
zen. Not infrequently he is citizen or
subject OF the country he betrays. 1t is
very easy for him to pretend loyalty,
but he sneaks about, obtaining and for
warding information, destroying proper
ty, poisoning public sentiment, setting
fires and working inealculable injury. If
such person is detected in his treason
what is the legitimate penalty that he
pays He does not die soldiers death
and receive the honors of war. He is
hanged like murderer, or should be
hanged.
We have had large contingent If
such spies operating in this country since
we went TO war with Germany. They |
have performed service as dangerous |
and as odious to the land of their resi-
dence as it has been valuable to Ger
many. Their work leads directly TO the
death OF American soldiers and to the .
defeat OF American plans. 1t Is an as
sistance to German brutality, to German
Some of these spies have been
taken red handed What has been done
with themy Not one has been executed.
The worst that has been adiudged to
my one of them has been Imprisonment,
md most of them have simply been in
erned in camp under very pleasant
circumstances, until the end of the war.
Such a punishment" as that they do
lot dread at all After the war they will
'ome out, and will be in position TO en-
oy their rewards from the German gov
for the rest of their lives
If upon some of these people the legit
mate penalty of their crime were
promptly visited there would be fewer
,etrayals of our soldiers. fewer explo-
ions OF munitions plants, fewer fires
destroying establishments which are sup
lying the material of war.-Boston
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
DRIVES AGONY
FROM JOINTS
AND MUSCLES
"Neutrone Prescription 90" Makes You
Feel Fine and Comfortable

All the druggists are selling ''Ncutrone
Prescription Ga' these days, because al
ready dozens of suffering and weary peo-
pie here in this country have learned that
there is nothing in this wide world that
viii do as much good 10 sore, tired, in.
famed joints and muscles as "Neutrone
Prescription 30,
Take "Neutrone Prescription 90 to.
day! You will find relief, and after two
or three doses all rheumatic troubles will
fade away It's a refreshing and stimu
lating liquid, is "Neutrone Prescription
90" and wonderfully soothing and effec
tive.
And weeks treatment for only soc!
It's the finest prescription you ever saw
to tone up the stomach and kidneys. II
absolutely removes the causes. Mail or.
ders filed no extra charge.
j. A. Drown, the druggist, Barre, VT,
and leading druggists everywhere ADV.
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clothing was aggravating to me and
when | put my hands in water they would
smart.
''The trouble lasted two months
before | used Cuticura Soap and ONT
ment. got relief in less than week,
and after using them a month | was
healed" (Signed) Mrs. James Hardy,
Fryeberg, Me-, Oct. 6, 1916.
Why not prevent these distressing
skin troubles by making Cuticura your
everyday toilet Soap aided by touches
of Ointment to heal the first signs OF
pimples, rashes, etc? No pureror more
effective emollients exist than Cuticura.
For Free Sample Each by Return
Mail address postcard: ''Cuticura,
Dept. X, Boston, Sold everywhere.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
BUSY, HARD-WORKED
MEN AND WOMEN

will find that the sarsaparilla, pepsin
nuX aud iron treatment comprised n
Hoods Sarsaparlla and Peptiron will
give brain and nerve force, relieve the
nervous strain incident to too much ia
do in too little time Characteristic of
life to-day.
These blood and nerve medicines seem
to lift the nervous and overworked into
new life, enabling them TO accomplish
easily the things that have fretted them
and have seemed to bring them to a
standstill.
Hoods Sarsaparilla and Peptiron are
very effectively supplemented by Hoods
Pills, in cases whore laxative is needed
These three preparations are all sold by
your druggist Get them to-day ADV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
RETAILERS AGREE TO BE FAIR.
Seventy-fve Thousand Sign Agreement
to Charge Moderate Prices.

Washington, Jan. l5-Approximately
10000 food retailers have signed the
food administrators pledge to give their
customers fair and moderate prices with
no more than reasonable profit above
cost in the first week of the drive to en-
roll the $4,000 retailers of food com
modities Full returns have not been tab
Mated
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
GREAT PACKING
PLANTS CLOSE FOR
WANT OF FUEL
Swift's and Armour's Unable to Operate
Hundreds of Hogs and Cattle
Dead in Cars.

Chicago, Jan. l5.--The huge packing
plants Of Armour & Co. and Swift & Co.
were shut down yesterday because of the
inability to obtain coal, The employees
were set to work clearing railroad tracks
of snow Hundreds of cattle and hogs
are reported to have persisted on stock
cars because railroads were unable to
move them.
Later several other packing concerns
shut down. A force of 10000 men was
set to work digging snow from railroad
tracks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
WRECK NEAR BARTLETT.
And Fatal Injuries for Three Men at
First Reported.

Portland, Me, Jan. l5-The engineer
fireman and one brakeman of freight
train were killed on the Mountain d-
vision of the Maine Central railroad yes
terday afternoon, according to an un.
confirmed report received by the officials
here.
The engine and Is or 80 cars were
wrecked at Nancy Brook, just east of
Bemis station, four miles above Bart
lett, n III.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
CALLING IN NICKEL COINS.
German Government Orders Subjects to
Turn Them In.

Amsterdam, Jan. l5-All nickel five
and ten pfennig pieces have BEEN called
in by the German government. II is an
nouneed that no more will be issued, and
all citizens are ordered to take all nickel
coins in their possession to the nearest
post office for exchange
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
Keeping the Quality Up.

LAXATIVE BROMo QUININE. the
World Famous Cure for Colds and Grip
is now 30c per box. On account of the
advance in the price OF the six different
Medicinal, Concentrated Extracts and
Chemicals contained in LAXATIVE
BR0MO QUINlNE. il vas necessary To
increase the price to the druggist. 1t
has stood the test for a quarter OF a
century II il used by every civilized
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15

remarked that as Bolo never paid for
this property its previous owner had to
take it back soon after his departure.
Bolo departed, but ii seems that he
left Mile, Lardinos in Colon, Panama,
and took southbound steamer, while
the beautiful actress, penniless and
heartbroken, returned to France
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15

was told it was eczema. My
limbs were badly swollen
and a. great many nights |
was awakened by the itch
ing. The trouble went to
my fingers and the skin was
infiamed and red, | had to
scratch and the eruption
smarted and my fingers
used to crack open. NV
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
Piles Cured in 6 to "a DAYS

Druggists refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails TO cure itching, blind, bleed
ing or protruding piles. First applica-
ton gives relief. 50c.-Adv,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15

Casualties in the British army reported
for the week ending yesterday exceed by
almost 5000 the total reported in the
previous week when the figures took an
upward jump virtually doubling the cas-
ualties of the preceding week. A week
ago the total was 1898, including 56l
officers and men killed, while the total
for the preceding week was 9,05l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
BRITISH LOSSES JUMP.
Last Weeks Total Was 24,o7o Officers
and Men, Including 5,266 Killed.

London, Jan. Is British casualties
reported during the week ending yester
day totaled 24,979 officers and men di-
vided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers, III;
men, 5,l49
Wounded or missing; Officers, 304
men, lS,409.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-15
Mrs. Hardy's Eczema a
Mass of Little Itching
BHsters. In One Month
Healed By Cuticura.

"My right ankle and up as far as my
knee was mass of little blisters that
wodld open when | scratched them. |
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-10

Noyoneses turned south
near Peronne.
There from London report that fighting has
spread to the norhward and that battle being fought
Arras This report true the whole
position north of the Somme.
French troops attacked at o'clock this morning
between Montdder and the river Ose front approximately
l6 miles, and at 10 o'clock had scored advance of miles, The
new line put Montddier behind French.
Take 100 More Guns
By o'clock this morning Montdder had been surrounded
Only small number of
inside the town. To the north the
quite untenable for the Germans, is we'll within
fire of the British field guns.
hundred guns previously captured the
allies taken by the French in this mornings fighting The
opinion in London today that the could
hold sort of line until he reached the Some and the canal
from Nesle to Noyon That would make
20 miles
On Front of 20 Miles,
Roughly speaking the allied advance two front of
20 miles has been IL miles, The number
cardy has increased to 2O00 Information received London
shortly before o'clock this afternoon that the French
was still advancing on both sides of Montddier.
American and British troops captured
court between the Sonlme and Ancre
The retreat of the German army General Huers
from Monddier cut off when the French captured Favere
The German position along the
Must Give Up Salient.
The German Montdder Noyon between
so miles length forms eicrce
Montdder to the south of Noyon retirement this line
ably that the Germans going the Modder
salient which would be the first marked the
British offensive in Pcardy.
In retreating this ne
roads and railways going through Roye which
Arvers east of which the French continued advance
last night.
It is not improbable that the French
dlde Friday night northeastery direction reaching
TenI s
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HUN Who SANK
LUS|TAN|A DIES
fBy Associated Press)

LONDON, Aug. 10. - Commander
Schwieger, who commanded the sub
marine which destroyed the Lusitania,
is dead. His death occurred in Sep
tember, 1917. but has only been ad-
mitted by the German admiralty, ac-
cording to reports received here.
Last September Schweiger, in COM
mand of the U-SS. was in the Right of
Helgoland with another submarine.
Both U-boats submerged and the other
commander felt a chain sweeping
alors the side Of his boat and believed
he had run into an unknown British
mine field. A terrific explosion under
water followed. The second boat rose
rapidly and signalled for the other
There was no reply. A vain watch
was kept for the U-88 and she has
not been heard from since There is
little doubt, the reports say, that she
sank.
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Draft Deserfers and
Pro-Germans Get Little
Welcome in Mexico
(By Associated P.ess)

JUAREZ, Mex. Aug. 10.-Deserters,
draft evaders and pro-Germans who
seek refuge in Mexico find little well
come or comfort here These aliens
sit around the old passenger depot,
waiting for chance to steal ride
south, walk up and down the main
street begging money for meals from
any of their own nationality or work
at the most menial jobs obtainable in
the stores and homes OF the foreign
residents.
Recently three draft evaders ap-
peared on the streets here were true
types Of the many who have come to
Mexico since the United States enter
ed the war. One was a German boy
of 20 who had fed from Germany to
escape army service, had lived with an
uncle in Chicago and finally crossed
the border to prevent being interned.
A second was an Italian shoe factory
worker from Boston. who had failed
to register and had fed. A third was
an American of the tramp type who
was demented from lack Of food and
worry. All were dirty, unshaved and
destitute and all expressed desire
to return to the United States and
surrender.
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fBy Associated Press.)

PARIS, Aug. 10.-The Franco-Brit-
ish offensive in the Amiens region in
augurated the fourth phase of the 1918
operations which began with the Ger
man drive against the same sector in
the closing days Of March. The Cham
pagne drive was the third and great
peace offensive, while that delivered
against the Scissors Rheims sector Is
classed as the second phase. 1t came
after the first blow which brought the
enemy into the Amiens region, tenn
porarily forcing the British back from
long occupied terrain.
Reviewing these four months Of
battle, the allies may feel content.
The German objective is now clear.
HIS strategy has followed the obvious
course. In March his purpose vas two
fold, first, to cut the northern rail COM
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New 0ffensiue in Amiens Region Fourth
Phase of Great Allied Peace Dripe
ms, above, and big German guns

for. His quick recoil in the Scissors
Rheims sector after the Franco Ameri-
can counter offensive, later splendidly
supported by quickly moved British
units is regarded by the military au-
thorities here as demonstrating not
only the superior intelligence service
OF the allies, but the enemy's under es-
timation OF his opponents At the
same time, the stubborn German re-
treating action in this salient shows
that his own army morale is far from
being demoralized
French, American and British troops
who fought the enemy in the past two
weeks over the bitterly contested
ground from the Marne to the Vesle
give testimony not only to his valor
but also to his strategy. He had pre-
pared for victory but had not neglect
Continued on Page Nine.)
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munications to the channel ports and
second, to establish western jaw in
the Champagne-Soissons-Rheims vicin-
ity and close slowly on Paris
His one success was toward Amiens
The last forty-eight hours proved that
that was but temporary as time counts
iU this war; Elsewhere, the enemy
not only has failed, but he has met
with reverses. @
Enemy Unprepared.
In the Soissons-Rheims and Cham
pagne operations, the enemy sought to
improve the eastern jaw Of his pincers
and by dominating the Champaign
heights to force himself in between
Paris and Verdun and at the same
time open a direct southern route to
the capital. He met with resistance
which in both physical and moral as
poets he apparently was not prepared
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The Weather

For Indiana by the United States
Weather Bureau-Partly cloudy to-
night and Sunday
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ENEMY EFFORT
TO REGAIN LOSS
IS Inevitable
Great German Effort Must be
Expected, Warns Allied
Press-Progress Gratifying
fBy Associated Press)

LONDON, Aug 10.-Surprise is not
ably mingled with qualification in the
comment Of the morning newspapers
on the continued advance of the Anglo
French forces in the Somme region.
No offensive in which the British
army has participated, it is remarked,
ever made so much progress on the
opening day, and although the advance
was slower on Friday, this, it con-
tended, was only to be expected.
The full story Of Fridays operations
apparently has not yet been told, as
bad visibility made it difficult to OBJ
tain early news from the fighting front.
The employment of a large number of
ENEMY FIGHTING FOR TIME
with strong forces Of cavalry. is re-
garded as giving entry to a new
feature Of battle.
Predicts New Warfare.
The military correspondent Of the
Times, referring to the remarkable
speed developed by the Whippets in
keping pace with the cavalry, forsees
a future when every heavy infantry
man will have small, light tank,
while swarms of airmen will take the
place of the cavalry and light infantry.
The newspapers comment upon the
stubborn resistance the Germans are
making on both wings of the salient
and the narrowness Of this bulge is
remarked as disadvantage which it
is hoped will be rectified by it's en-
largement through future operations.
further success for the allies is
regarded as depending to a large ex-
tent on the fate of the important rail-
way town of Chaulnes. Should Chaul-
mes fall, says the Times, very large
results may follow.
Nowhere is any attempt made to
disguise the fact that a great German
effort to retrieve the losses is newt
able.
ENEMY FIGHTING FOR TIME.
PARIS. Aug. 1O-(Offensive)-
tendency, according to the latest re-
ports from the fighting front in Pr
cardy.
The line as marked out in the Off
cial statements is that which is held
solidly by infantry, cavalry skirmish-
ers being well in advance of it and
preparing the way for further pro-
gress.
The Germans are relying on ma
chine guns to stem the allied tide not
wishing to risk their artillery which is
bound to be captured under even the
slightest mischance. The enemy is
defending himself with desperate cour-
age wherever the position affords
means and the officers are shooting
down any soldier, who shows symp-
toms of quitting.
The enemy is fighting against time
time for the German command to
try to readJust itself and limit the con-
sequences of the blow devised by the
genius of Marshal Foch
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Yesterday

Today's Temperature.
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Sal AMERICANS
IN CASUALTIES
(Bv Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The army
casualty list, issued in five sections,
shows: a
Killed in action, "a; died of wounds,
%; died of disease, g. died or airplane
accident. 2; died from accidents and
other causes. A; wounded severely,
1o2; wounded--degree undetermined,
102; missing in action, 211.
Total, SIG.
The marine corps casualty list to-
day shows:
Killed in action, IL; died Of wounds,
5; wounded severely, 9.
Total, 25.
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ForWayne County by w. z. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday;
occasional local thundershowers
General .Conditions-Weathe con-
tinues practically unchanged over the
north and central states with showers
and thunderstorms north of the Ohio
river. The British Columbia storm
covers great territory and is moving
slowly eastward.
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FRENCH TROOPS SWEEP HUNS
FROM WEST SIDE OF SALIENT;
ADVANCE OVER 12-M|LE FRONT

Prevent Retreat Of Enemy From Captured Town, and
Render German Position Along Montdidier- r-Roye
Road Precarious- British Advance Continues Un-
checked South Of Somme River, Threatening Ger
man Base Of Chaulnes 900 Prisoners and
400 Guns Taken by Allies in Two Days Fighting
Take Many Towns in Picardy Sector.
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Do It Now
Do It Literally
Do 1t Cheerfully
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Do II Now
Do 1t Liberallv
Do It Cheerfully