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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22
MONTPELIER
Governor Graham Urged Support Of the
War Chest Fund.

Gov III. +. Graham spoke at the Play.
house Thursday evening upon the war
chest fund, urging the people of Mont.
pelier 10 give literally To IL. He was in
I PRODUCED by Mayor r. W. Mitchell. Gov.
ernor Graham spoke Of his experiences In
Washington, D. C., telling how II had i'm,
proved since his first visit TO the place
when IL was large village. Now II is
a busy place in which most of the people
are engaged in the interests OF the gov.
eminent with few who ARE engaged in
profit for themselves rather than the
government. He spoke of his half hour
when, in company with Col. Ira l..
Reeves, he had an audience with Presi'
dent Wilson. He said that mistakes
have been made in the departments and
that others viii be made. but that must
follow because the officials are human
beings. He said that TO win this war
the people must sacrifice. Rnying thrift
stamps is good thing but il falls down
unless the loyalty goes with ID. Pur.
chasing Liberty bonds is another good
thing, but the people should give liberal.
ly. He reiterated the statement which
he has made here before, that the people
OF the city will have to give until il
hurts before this war is over. Then he
brought his audience TO contributing to
the war chest fund in Montpelier in
which he set forth why the moneyed
people should support it literally, and
that all the causes which the city will
be called upon to give to will be well
provided for. He was greeted with ap-
plause both on appearance on the stage
and at the end of his remarks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22

FOR SALEM home farm. known tho
Dr. George farm. situated about = mile from
East Calais on main road 20 Marshfeid. VI !;
r. p. y. at door: consists Of iso scres suitably
divided into tillsge. pasture and woodland !.
rice du-eilinghouse In good repair and painted !;
pleasant location comfortable barns % bead
Of stock were viutered on this farm the past
season and more could Be wintered a surplus
Of about y tons q hay nov On hand crsSu-
cry. church and Eocd school near b. ny stock.
aorsistirz cf IL COWS. yezrlFnEzs ] bull
hrrzps. 3 shssex and some pczitry. s@o fuil
rouursiernent q tonlx. VII - sod Sith TIE
place. rrver-fAilinR watsr a. house ans h@rn
o. neF Is unable - uliik ard Is flowed - aeal
arrfrr or srNorr Irrr Ersse. FiEinfe41.s ~.
4 Ia stss
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22

See Abbott's display of new collars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22

wANTED-A young man with knowledge
Of the dry goods business good opportunity
for advancement: apply * Y. T." TINES
once. etf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22

TO RENT-Tenement Of rooms and bath
on Camp street; hot and cold water. electric
liehts, etc also small garden inquire az
Morse & Jaelxon's coal Office or Of Mrs. Fritz
Jackson. Hill street leeu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE - Six shoats must be sold at
once. as have no place TO keep them; A. To-
mast. phone l7T-W. st3
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22

WANTED-A domestic nurse and a girl 20
work BY the week Central street. Barre. VT
site
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22

EXTRA NICE FURNISHED ROOMS TO
RENT at So Keith avenue st3
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22

Your Easter hat Is at Lamorey's.
See the Easter gloves at Abbott's.
One dollar discount on shoes at Shea's.
Large showing of readyto.wear mil.
nnr,r ~ AlLnAtta
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22

ihShohi fdcn PleduuR ptlIN 10 lHe
charges of petit larceny of mileages from
Katherine Gill of Waterbury. They
were given go days in ths county Jail
In probate court this morning H. c.
Batchelder of Woodbury. was appointed
administrator of the estate of Frank
Batchelder, late of Woodbury.
This morning Judge f. NJ. Butler filed
the orders resulting from the hearing
Thursday in the Cotton matter, in which
each of the four parties represented OBJ.
tanned what they asked for, namely, the
possession of the property under the
order goes TO the mortgages relieving
the receivers; the mortgages were Civ
en- leave to file petition TO foreclose
on the mortgages; Mr.. Gitchell's desire
for confirmation of the sale was allowed
with the provision that the surrender of
the property to him does not take place,
while Harry and Theron Cotton were
granted their prayers of payment TO
asked for in their bills to the receivers.
Gov. N. F. Graham last evening an
that the flag on the capitol
would be hoated at half mast this aft.
nrnoon during the hour when General
L. A. Grants funeral services are being
conducted in Minneapolis, MINI. Gov
Graham also asked that the flags on all
public buildings be at half mast during
he afternoon in memory of the late
Vermonter, who won so many honors for
his state during the Civil war
A conference took place Thursday aft
,rnoon between Gov. II. L, Graham, J. Il.
Weeks, director of state institutions, and
Z. H. Walker, superintendent of the
tate prison, relative TO the employ |
nent of prisoners. Mr.. Walker has so |
If them who may be employed upon |
arms if suitable arrangements can be |
made. Gov. Graham is favorable to the |
'roiect when the plans are completed (
o everything will work satisfactorily. /
The contract with the shirt factory must :
o taken into consideration, and if that
an be arranged, Supt. Walker will place
t the disposal of the different farmers
\ that section of the state men for
arming. The matter will be talked over
nth each man before he goes from the
and Supt. Walker feels that
] an opportunity for the men to show
hey are still of some use to themselves
nd the public.
The Seminary hill car of the Barre
Montpelier Traction company blocked
-affc on the line so that the 1890
clock car Thursday afternoon did not
lake it's trip to the center of the city
1t stopped at the Seminary Hill trans
r. The hill car caught on fire under
cath near the fuse box. Some fast work
I'd to be done to put out the fire with
1T damage to the property.
County Game Warden E. S. Newcomb
Waterbury Center was in the city
,sterday afternoon after visit TO
ainfeld, where he appointed as game
arden, Herman Dix, of that town.
The first souvenir of any size to be re-
ived from France, sent home by
ontpelier boy, is the exploded shell
own by the family of William Ben :
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-22
Sample Suits and Coats
Direct from
New York City

Right from the style center of America come
these Sample Suits and Coats. On sale here Sat-
urday by special representative of the manu-
facturer For the woman who wants high
grade, distinctive garment of unusual quality
this occasion presents an excellent opportunity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-25
Luxurious
Upholstered Furniture

Big Roomy Comfortable Pieces that cannot be surpassed f
their genuine hospable appearance and solid comfort.
The showing includes: Davenpors, Sofas, Chesterfield
Couches Easy Chairs Arm Chairs Wing Chairs Ladies' Chairs,
Club Chairs, and Lounges
large collection of make together with the
products of of the best makers in this country Most of the
pieces are made with loose spring seat cushions and covered
in plain and fancy DENIM to be used they recovered
with materials which you may select from large stock
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-25

confers a double pleasure, that of pa
triotic conservation of labor and that
of having on arrival ones pretty things
to show the home folks.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-26

among the reformers who otherwise have
become emancipated from Talmudic
tradition. A later author adds the re-
mark that these deaths took place be-
tween Passover and Pentecost. Graetz
believes that these 10000 disciples mean
the followers of Bar Kochba, the heroic
leader of the last attempt of the Jews to
liberate their home country by the force
of arms, and Akiba, as the spiritual lead
er in this war of independence, was con-
sidered the teacher of the soldiers. I
have my doubts about this, for Talmudic
literature abounds with similar ex-
aggerations, and the Talmud says that
the rabbis spoke often in hyperbolic
language 1t is certain, however, that
neither Talmud nor any rabbinical au-
thor before the twelfth century records
the law or the practice that in memory
of this event no marriages shall be cele-
brated and Jews shall observe the mourn
ing custom Of not trimming their hair and
boards. The first author to mention this
custom is the French rabbi, Abraham Ha-
Yarhi of Lunel, though later authorities
claim that the practice originated with
the Geonim, not later than the eleventh
century.
Samson Raphael Hirsch, the leader of
modern German orthodoxy, 1808-1SS8)
suggests as reason that the prosecutions
of the crusade of 1896, which occurred
about this time, helped to establish the
practice If this were true, it would re-
main strange that old authors like Yarhl
should not have mentioned it, and in
addition these butcheries continued into
the month of Swan. 1t is therefore prob
able. that Rabbi Julius Landsberger OF
Armstadt (1S19-189O) was right, when he
suggested that the practice not to solem-
nize marriages during the Sefirah has its
origin in the Roman custom to observe
this month as sacred to Venus, the god
dess of beauty who was so jealous that
she would not tolerate any other love-
making. We see today that June is the
favorite month for celebrating marriages.
which is due to the fact that people alb
stained from marrying in May. In such
matters people are very superstitious, as
we can see from a remark made by
Rabbi Jacob Reischer of Metz (dled 1889
who says that in one case, when couple
married during the Sefirah against his
warming their marriage turned out un-
happily. The aged rabbi OF Vercelll,
Isaac Jacob Cingoli, a representative OF
the old orthodox and cabbalistic school,
quoted this statement in similar case
some years ago, and provoked his flock
by his fanaticism
The liberal school of rabbis ignores
this prohibition, and Synod" held in
Augsburg in 1871, declared it abrogated,
but the conservatives still respect it. The
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
LAG BA-OMER--rhe Jewish May Festival
By Gotthard Deutsch.

The first principle required for the un-
derstanding of history is the appreciation
of the fact that human nature is the
same in all ages and zones. The beauty
of nature, awakening from it's winter
sleep with it's f1ower-clad meadows and
it's blooming trees, always aroused JOY
in the human heart and made men chime
in with the song of the birds. Whatever
the Bible critics may say and even prove,
King Solomon surely might have sung:
"Rise up my fair one, and come away,
for 10 the winter is passed the flow
ers appear on the earth, the time OF the
singing of birds is come"
In the ghetto the love of nature was
partly lost. Morris Rosenfeld expresses
this regret in his fine poem: der Yid-
disher May" and long before him Bert
hold Auerbach in his novel ''Dichter und
Kaufmann' expressed the same thought.
He presents to us the young poet Moses
Ephraim Kuh driving through the >coun-
try on beautiful spring morning with
his uncle, the rich banker, Veitel Heine
Ephraim Kuh is bubbling over with en-
thusiasm at the sight of the spring land
scape, but his prosaic uncle can not see
why one should feel Joy at real estate
which he does not own.
In city dwellings, where there was no
space in front of the houses to plant
geranium, and among people who, wan
dering through the country, had to think
of the danger of being stoned or OF the
humiliation of being abused, love OF ma
ture could indeed not become powerful
sentiment. But it never was completely
lost. Human nature is human nature,
and so the Jewish youth had it's spring
holyday on the eighteenth OF lyar, COM
monty called the thirty-third day OF the
Omer. which means the thirty-third of
the forty-nine days between Passover and
Pentecost (the Fiftieth) which is the
Greek name for our Shabuot festival.
This holiday interrupts a period OF
mourning, called the Sefrah, or the time
of counting the forty-nine days beginning
with the second day of Passover and end
ing with the eve of Shabuot. This count
ing is done audibly, every evening. On
the reason for this practice we shall not
speak now, for our concern is with the
question:. why this period, called the
Sefirah, is observed as time OF mourn
ing, and the thirty-third day of it as a
holiday.
Rabbinical law books tell us that the
mourning was introduced in memory OF
the numerous disciples of Rabbi Akiba
who died during that time. The Talmud
contains the notice that Rabbi Akiba had
$4,000 disciples, all of whom died be-
cause they did not treat each other with
respect, bad habit which has not en-
tirelv died out in our days, not even
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-04-26
St. Paul and Minneapolis 26, 1918

late Lord Pribright formerly Baron
Henry de Worms Q84O-19O3) prominent
English politician, married Baroness
Todesco of Vienna in 1864. The marriage
was set for the Sefirah and Isaac N
Mannheimer, the preacher of Vienna,
Q793-1865) was to perform the cere-
mony He refused to do it, unless a
recognized orthodox authority, Rabbi
Abraham Placzek, Landrabbiner of Mora
via, Q799-1884) would give his consent.
The latter refused to do this, and the
families finally yielded, postponing the
date The respect for the opinion of
Jacob Reischer did not prove felicitous
for the young couple, and least of all from
the Jewish point of view. The baroness
died young, and her two daughters mar
ried out of the faith. Lord Pribright,
angered at the censure which this fact
brought upon him, caused genuine grief
to those who gratefully remembered the
services which he had previously rend-
cred to the Jewish community, when af-
ter his death it became known that he
had ordered in his will that he be buried
in Christian cemetery.
The only exception to the rule of
mourning is made, as has been already
stated, for the eighteenth of fyar, or the
thirty-third day Of the Omer The rea-
son for his exception is still more OBJ
scure than the reason for the prohibition
of marriages during the rest OF the
period. Just as a specimen of the fanci-
full attempts at an explanation, the fol-
lowing are quoted. One author suggests
tbo
gin according to Talmudic rule two
weeks before, and the eighteenth OF 1yar
is just fifteen days before Shabuot, and
is therefore holiday. Another author
gives a still more artificial reason He
figures out that if we count off the seven
Sabbaths of the period and the two
new-moon days, there are only thirty
three days left, and therefore the thirty
third day is a holyday. Rabbi Moses
Sofer, Q762-1S39) gives another reason
which is no better According to his
calculation, the first Mamma fell on that
day, hypothesis which is not borne
out by Talmudic testimony.
May I, therefore, not offer solution
of my own? The Jewish youth like other
children loved the spring, and the teach
ers gave them a holiday with an outing.
For which the date of the middle of 1yar
corresponding to May, was selected. The
eighteenth of the month offered the ad-
vantage that it would never fall on
Sabbath, and so suggested itself as the
most appropriate date. 1t became the
"Yiddisher May and even the supersti-
tious fear which prohibited marriages
d,,rin0 thiS nariOd welded to the call OF
King Solomon: "Rise up, my fair one,
and come away, for 10 the winter is past,
the flowers appear on the earth, the time
of the singing of the birds is come, and
the voice Of the turtle"-the symbol OF
love and domestic felicity sis heard in
the land. Rise up my fair one and come
away"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

Don't leave War Savings" for
"the other fellow" to accumulate. 1t
is just as much a charge upon YOU as
it is upon him. 1t is a charge upon
ALL of us. In democracy, the
government belongs to ALL of us;
and, consequently, the government
must depend upon ALL of us for sup
port in time of stress. This is such
time. You'll be happiest if you are
helping. And you'll be helping your
self as we'll as your country; because
these Stamps" are safe as Liberty
Bonds (indeed they ARE Liberty
Bonds" in democratic denominations
and they draw per cent interest
compounded quarterly.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

u. S. Thrift Stamps may be had at 25c each.
One or more of these may be purchased and at
tached to a blank Thrift Card (given without
extra cost. The u. S. Thrift Stamps may be
tached as purchased to the Thrift Card. When
sixteen spaces on the Thrift Card are filled, the
Card with lac in cash will be exchanged during
the month of March for one of the War Saving
Stamps and you may then begin saving the War
Saving Stamps which earn a per cent interest
compounded quarterly.
u. S. War Savings Stamps and u. S. Thrift
STAMPS may be had at post offices, postmen,
banks, trust companies or other authorized sell
ing agencies.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27
Arm Liberty

Arm Liberty with the
the sword of Victory.
You can help by lending
your surplus savings to
the government.
Buying a Thrift Stamp
every day will help you
save $40 a month.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

U. S. War Saving Stamps may be had in March at
Sd IA each One of these may be purchased and
attached to blank War Saving Certificate (given with
out extra COST thus forming government obligation
the holder $500 January 1928 for each stamp
attached to the certificate total of $4,000 the
twenty spaces on the certificate filed The stamps
may be attached from time to time at the owners
venience and redeemabe in any number any time,
providing the holder gives ten days notice
The sooner you buy War Saving Stamps, the more
you save because they cost cent each month
after the 31st of January 1918, follows
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

DR.. j. F. Pinkham
DR.. G.. A. Stanton
DR.. F. D. Harrison
DR.. w. A. Dutt
DR.. E. w. Little
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06
Army Waiting for Word From
Won Hindenburg, Declare
Leaders; Teuton Press
Bureau at Work.
(iBy Associated Press. J

Amsterdam, Feb. s.--Advertisement
of what Germany is planning to dc
on the western front before Ameri
can military power can be put into
the conflict continues to be a con.
spicuous feature of the German news
papers.
THE next six months will be, the
deciding period" says the Frankfurter
Zeitung.
During that eminently important
period the central powers with abso-
lutte certainty will have the strategic
superiority, for the hopes of the en-
tente foE American help cannot posi-
bly, be fulfilled within that time.
READY FOR BLOW.
THE central powers will concen-
trate their whole strength on the west
front for a decisive blow.
French soil, whose fertile. -four
ishing fields already have suffered so
cruelty and have drunk such rivers
OF blood, will be the scene of a final
struggle which will far surpass the
tercest struggles of the last year.
If we do not share the light-heart-
e,dness with which the problem CT
American military help is often set
aside, we also consider it certain that
the United States cannot in the next
few months increase the very great
moral and economic support which
they have given the allies"
All Eyes of West.
The Deutche Tages Zeitung, in an
article declaring that all eyes are now
focused on the west, declares that
the greatest battle of the war is now
about to begin there.
We must not allow the belief to
arise, however" it says, that the in
crease i'll otT strength in the west will
torce the French to lay down their
arms or the British to run away.
III may come to this, OF course,
and Hindenburg said year ago, we
are already doing it. my children
Our emperor, he supreme war
lord, has said that the decision is
not TO be sought. Will t. victory
and readiness for peace are combined
in his words, If the enemy does not
wish peace. we must bring peace to
the world by breaking in the gates
of those who do not want peace, with
mailed fist and flashing sword"
Major Won Olberg, head of the war
press bureau, writes in the official
CONTINUED on Page Two, Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06

ton OF the wage commission to sup
plement, not antagonizc, the infor-
nation presented by the employees.
you nvill pardon my being SITS
picious," Mr. Lee said, "but | have
been dealing with those gentlemen
for half century"
Secretary Lane, chairman OF the
commission, reminded the union rep
resentatives that the railroads were
under government control, that the
commission was seeking all informa-
ton TO make a decision, and that
there was no controversy nor could
ment was concerned.
I'VE do not pretend to take the
position OF discussing matters with
our former employers" said Mr..
GarretsOn. "We don't intend TO deal
with a second set OF employers and
having come here to put all the cards
on the table; we don't intend to dis
arm ourselves
A. B. Garretson, head of the con-
ductors, also charged that railroad
arrangements were trying 10 dis
Credit government operation.
DO you mean that the operating
officials made the increased costs
greater than they should have been?"
Chairman Lane asked.
Eyes, that was natural; they desired
to cast reflections on the law" Lee re-
piled.
II do not think it was natural. l
have not SO cynical a view Of human
nature" returned the chairman.
1--WE are prepared to show many
instances OF rotten railroading,' the
union leader replied.
"On a railroad not far from here
| know OF :. crew that was called out
and the l6-hour law overlook them
before they left the terminal.
The operating employees cannot
Continued on Page Three. Column FourJ
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-02-06

LOANS TO ALLIES.
Of this sum SAIL, 100000 has been
paid as loans to the allies and the bal
ance, about s3,0oO,Ooo,oO0, represents
Americas outlay for its own war pur-
poses, exclusive of more than $780,
100000 for ordinary governmental ex-
penses.
OUTLAY INCREASING.
The wars toll in money is increas-
ing at the rate of more than $780,
100000 a month and indications now
are that the two remaining months
of the first year will run its war bill
to nearly 100000 100000, of which $5,-
000,000000 will be fo1 allied loans and
about the same amount for the army,
navy, shipping board and other war
agencies.
These figures compiled today show
that, although the country's expendi-
lures are running into totals never be-
fore dreamed of, they are below the
official estimates made early in the
war.
Total Below Estimates
Most of the war expenses have
been incurred since July and the
total outlay since then has been
Sc, 500, 100000, in little more than
seven months, as compared with es-
Inmates of $l8,431, 100000 for the year.
Two factors are held mainly re-
sponsible for this difference.
Officials of the War, Navy and
other departments originally figured
literally On their expenditures, to al
low margin of financial safety.
In addition production of ships and
war Supplies has failed to develop as
rapidly as had been planned.
Liberty Loans Pay Bills.
Government borrowings on the two
Liberty loans have paid for four
fifths of the wars cost and taxation
and few minor ordir ary government
receipts fo- about Une-flfth!
The loan campaigns produced
S5,792,000000 and $l,250,000.000 came
direct fror the pockets of the people
and will not have to be repaid
Financial demands of the, war i'll
the next few months will be met in