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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
The German Use of American Millions.

Print paper is scarce and growing
scareer, but possibly the government has
enough on hand-or if it has not it can
save some of that which various bureaus
and departments are wasting daily-to
use in printing for general circulation a
list of the 10000 individuals in this coun-
try who have subscribed to German
bonds. It is said that the secret service
men who have been fighting German ac-
tivities here have obtained list of that
length during the past two years. OF
course, these bonds were subscribed for
before the United States had entered the
war, and so the subscribers were well
within their legal rights, Nevertheless,
those who were sufficiently pro-German
after tho Belgian outrages and the sink
ing of the Lusitania to send money from
this country to help the German cause,
constitute a class well worth watching
until the end of the war
And the significant thing about it is
that the money raised in this country
by the sale of German bonds here, an
amount estimated at nearly $l00,000,000,
was not sent to Germany, but was large
" used in this country, either in spread
ing German propaganda in one Shiny
form OF another or in the secret warfare
that Germany waged against the United
States long before events forced the re-
luctant administration to declare war.
It appears that it was American money
that purchased the New York Evening
Mail and other newspapers for German
use. American money also paid and
equipped the German agents who de-
stroyed munition plants and sunk ships
carrying munitions, all with accompany
ing loss of American lives,
1t is no doubt true that, many of the
American subscribers TO German bonds,
a large part of whom are said to be
American citizens, had no knowledge
that the money they advanced would be
used in any such fashion, They prob.
ably supposed in most cases that It
would 60 to Germany for use in Europe.
The story of these bond sales and of the
hostile use made of the funds in this
country will be written in full some day
and it will make one Of the most amaz-
ing chapters in the story Of the great
war.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20

to master a situation SO, full of evil
possibilities.
DIR. Hollis tells what has been done in
Worcester, where a committee has looked
after the consumption Of coal in various
plants. In January the plants burned
950,000 tons of coal; in February,
through the application of conservation
rules, they burned 10000 tons, and in
March $4,000 tons. And in March, just
as much material was manufactured as
in January, with the coal consumption
almost cut in two. Here is an object
lesson which manufacturers cannot af-
ford to overlook, for 1t casts blaze Of
light on former inefficiency,
Worcester made good deal of use of
wood last year, but that does not affect
this study of the economical use Of coal,
unless wood was largely burned in the
establishments under survey. DIR. Hollis
saws that "the state should cut mil
lion cords of wood right now, so that it
may be partly dry when the cold weather
comes" He also advises that what
ever wood is cut should be hauled on mo-
tor trucks, as the railway administra-
tion will probably prohibit little later
II
the use Of any cars for carrying wood.
Is any thought being taken in Spring
field and vicinity towaru seeing that
there is such forehanded action in re-
gard to wood2 Not in any public way,
so far as appears.
But DR.. Hollis would carry the problem
of saving fuel into a definite policy that
comprehends the human equation and
pays heed to small things. It is the
prevention of leaks that makes or breaks
business enterprises. Tn every mill a
shop committee should be formed, made
up Of men picked from different depart
ments, and these men should impress fuel
saving upon all of the employees Why,
in the matter of machine friction in
plants, there is enough Of it to heat
many plants. If one light, one only, we're
shut off in every factory in this state,
Il would effect saving Of between 500
and 900 tons Of coal" What are these
recommendations but barking back to
the days of small things when men could
not afford to be wasteful2 Yet here is
the key to the industrial salvation of
this section and the nation, not only
now, but no less when the end of the
war brings the world competition in
business that we shall be forced to
meett--Springfeld Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
GERMAN DEAD STREW
AMERICAN PATHWAY
AS Latter Advanced Mile and Quar-
ter on Soissons-C Chateau Thierry
Front, in Face of Heavy Ma
chine Gun Fire.

With the American Army Between the
Aisne and the Marine, Friday, July 10
(By the Associated Pressl American
troops participating in the Franco Amer
ican advance late to-day of about mile
and a quarter on the Scissors Chateau
Thierry front, went forward against
strong machine gun fire over ground COW
cred with German dead
From hill east of Dommiers, about
six kilometres southwest of scissors, the
correspondent on Friday saw the Amer
leans going into action in the forward
movement The advance was well organ
lied and the system worked well from
one end of the line to the other.
Under barrage of fire from seventy
fives and seventy -seyens, the American
infantry and machine gmneTs advanced
through ripening fields .trampled by the
retreating Germans Thursday and reached
their detectives according to schedule,
despite the fire of German machine guns.
The bombardment of the big German
guns was feeble at this point.
The Americans started from a point
JuSb WesJ OF but L HIS -oOlHsOus iOdu near
the shell shattered village of Missy-aux-
Bois, advancing nearly a kilometre be-
fore the Germans began to reply with
their big guns to the American barrage.
Missy aux -Bois lies in a valley, and the
Americans were advancing upgrade
toward the east. A few tanks were here
and there preceding the infantrymen. AS
the Americans progressed. the enemy
barrage fire increased.
The hillsides east of Dommers, over
which the Americans advanced were dot
ed with dead. The entire region was well
within the German lines until after the
Franco American offensive of Thursday
One quickly dug trench had been filed
with German bodies They were machine
glmners who had been caught by the ter
rife fire of the allied artillery. In many
places the German dead were in piles
while trench on the crest of a hill con.
tanned more than 100 dead.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
HAD COUSIN ON SAN DIEGO.
Mrs. A. M. Roach of Graniteville Is
Awaiting News of Lawrence Atwood.

Mrs. A. NJ. Roach OF Graniteville was
intensely interested in the Associated
Press report of the sinking Of the U. S.
armored cruiser San Diego because of the
fact that she had cousin, Lawrence At
wood of Waterville, Me, who was on
board the ship, to which he was attached
as member of the naval hospital corps.
The early statement that so far as
known no lives were lost, brought some
relief to their anxiety. Atwood is about
25 years of age and has been in the serv-
ice about a year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
BRITISH SAEDBAGS
Are Playing an Important Part in War.
fare in Italy.

London, July 20.-British sandbags, as
well as British soldiers, have played an
important part in the recent fighting in
Italy. Since last fall, more than three
million sandbags have been sent to Italy
from this country. Parts Of the Italian
line, owing to the nature Of the soil, had
to be above ground, and were built up
completely Of sandbags, the reason being
that near the river, trenches and dugouts
could not be constructed, as the water
lay within a foot of the ground level.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
BARRE RESTAURANT
BROKE FOOD RULES
Ted Theriault of the Eureka Restaurant,
Pays Fine of Sio--Money
to Red Cross.

Ted Theriauh, proprietor of the Eu-
reka restaurant on North Main street,
has to-day paid to the local Red Cross
$40, fine imposed by the food admin
istrator for the breaking of the food
rules and regulations in his restaurant.
Mr.. Theriault is further ordered to dis.
play six days in front Of his place of
business sign which says: This res
taurant has paid fine for violation of
the food regulations, but we agree to be
governed by the rules and regulations
strictly in the future"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
FEARS FOR HIS SAFETY.
Raymond Campbell Was on the Cruiser
San Diego.

st. Johnsbury, July Raymond
Campbell, son Of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
NJ. Campbell of Lyndonville, was among
those on the American armored cruiser
San Diego, which was torpedoed off Fire
island yesterday Mr.. Campbell went
last night to New York in response to
telegram. No word has been received
yet as to whether Raymond Campbell
was among those saved He had been In
the service about six months, having
been assigned to this ship.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
STOCKS WERE SLUGGISH
As Usual at the Opening of the Week
End Session.

New York, July 20--Stocks were ex-
tremely sluggish at the opening of the
week end session, in keeping with the
usual conditions at this period of the
year. Attendance of brokers on the floor
of the exchange was very small, but in
terest in the war situation continued
keen Trading in the first half-h was
of the most trivial character. In the ac-
tive groups the only issue to vary more
than fraction was Sumatra Tobacco,
which gained lh points. Liberty bonds
were steady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
BELIEVES TWAS ToRPEDoED.
Capt. christy of the San Diego Reports
to Navy Department.

Washington, D. c., July 2O.-Captain
II. II. Christy, commander of the ar
mored cruiser San Diego, sunk yester-
day off Long Island, reported to the navy
department to-day his belief that the
shi was torpedoed, in spite of the alb
senoe of any positive evidence of the
presence of an enemy submarine
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
SOME TRANSFERS MADE
Among the Washington County Regis
trants.

The district board last night sent back
to the Washington county local board
some rs questionnaires on which they
have made final decisions. In the ma
jority Of these but few changes in status
took place, but in the following the sta
tus was changed: 0rville M. Benedict
from 81 to lE, Carlisle Southwick from
&c to lE, William d. Pilbin from &C to
lie, Event j. Bessette from 4C to lie,
Howard w. Norris from 3H to TX, Roy
n Maynard from 81 to lie, Hiram w.
Walker from 81 to Ia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
CHOLERA BREAKS
OUT IN MOSCOW
There Are 224 Known Cases, 76 Suspect
ed Cases and 26 Cases of Stom-
ach Diseases.

London, July 20.-Cholera has broken
out in Moscow, according to Russian
wireless message received here to-day.
Within the past "a hours, the message
says, there have been registered in Mos
COW 224 known cholera cases, rs suspected
cases and 26 cases Of stomach diseases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
French and Americans Are Pushing
Wedge Into Western Side of German
Salient Between Aisne and Marne
Taking Thousands of Prisoners
ENEMY ALSO BEING SWEPT BACK
SOUTH OF THE MARINE RIVER
(By the Associated Press.)

Paris July 20-Fench and American troops continuing
their advance between the Ane and the Mane according to
official statement issued by the Office to-day The allied ad
has reached the line Of Veze beyond the wood Of May
east of Vilers- -Helon and NeullySt. Front.
South of the Marne the French have thrown back the
between Fosoy and Oy and have eten ground towards the
Marne
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
CONTINUED PROGRESS
TOLD BY PERSHING
Covering the Operations on Friday Be-
tween the Aisne and the Mane
Rivers

Washington, d. c., July 2O.-Contin-
ued progress by the Americans between
the Aisne and the Marne was reported
to-day by General Pershing in his com
munique for Friday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
AIRPLANE
VISITED ENGLAND
Was Driven Back by British Anti-Air-
craft Guns After 1t Had Crossed
the Kentish Coast.

London, July 20-A German airplane
crossed the Kentish coast this morning
and was driven back by the fire of anti
aircraft guns, according to an official an
nonncement
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
While Hubby Sleeps.

Miss Mannish Why can't women
have trouser pockets into which to put
their hands?
Mr.. Batch-They have-the married
ones.--Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
Set for About Five.

''What kind of an alarm clock have
you, SMITH"
"Two years old, chubby, full OF ginger,
and with lungs like a fire gong. '-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
A Hot One.

Mrs. A.-That is a lovely gown, but
haven't seen it before?
Mrs. B.-No, think not / have only
worn it at very few smart affairs this
season, Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
one.Half Pound Next Wetl.

Next week the sugar portion is one
half pound to person on sugar cards
in Barre. There is plenty Of canning
sugar for those who need it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-20
oNE-MAN LOCOMOTIVES.
Are Being Tried Out on the Swedish
State Railways.

Stockholm, July 20.-The Swedish
state railways have been recently trying
new type of locomotives which is so
constructed that it only requires one
man to look after it. As the result of
the tests the railway authorities have
placed an order for one of these oil
burning locomotives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
Right Kind of Parson

The vocation of certain Virginia min lister is to save souls. For an ayocation he saves lives. He confines his soul sa wing operations to his congregation, while his life-saving activities cover the state at large. A large number of TO- bust. vigorous babies owe their health to the milk produced by milch goats which this minister made available to the parents of these formerly puny and sickly infants. The novel scheme which this goat keeper practices is to rent out fresh does to families with sicl1ly ehil- dren. The renter pays a given amount for each days use of the doe, furnishes and feeds materials in such amount as the owner directs and signs a contract which makes him responsible for the full value of the goat in case of accident. The renter also pays the expressage of the goat from the point of origin to and .frcm his home.
 In the main, these goats are maintained at a cost of approximately cents day: oats, corn, clover and alfalfa hay, browse and sanitary table scraps con. stitute their ration. This, of course. is contrary to the general supposition that the average milch goat possesses a tin-can appetite and a back-alley dis position As a substitute COW for babies the milch doe Is extremely efficient, says the United States department of agricui- ture She will produce consistently for period of from to 10 months between ? and 21a pounds of good quality milk a day which is highly effective where it is used intelligently in decreasing infant mortality due to malnutrition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
Save Pits and Shells

The war department has requested the boys and girls clubs of the country to help collect fruit pits and nutshells. the carbon in which is used in making gas masks. Contests have been suggested among the million club members by the United States department of agriculture and the state agricultural colleges, which conduct the club work, to see which member, which club. which district, and which state can deliver the largest amount of material in the shortest time. Each member should try to furnish at least 200 peach pits, or z pounds of shells enough material for one mask Since more and better carbon is secured from the pits of peaches, prunes and plums than from other sources, boys and girls should make it their special business to see that every home in their communi- ties saves the pits of these fruits. They should also visit community and conn mercial canneries, hotels, restaurants, and bakeries. In addition, seeds should be collected from dates and olives, and shells and whole nuts be saved from hickory, nuts, butter nuts, English and native walnuts, and hazelnuts. The ma- terial may be delivered to the local Red Cross headquarters. which are acting as central stations for collecting and shipping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03

additional feed was either purcha sed or brought from the children's homes to keep the pigs growing rapidly. At the close of school each school gave it's pig to the boy Gin few cases to the girD who had made the best :all- around schoolboy for the year Regu- larity and promptness in attendance, scholarship, department and general manliness and his interest in club work were the points considered in selecting the boy. The pig was given to this boy on condition that he return two cllt of the first litter. With two excep1ions these pigs have had the best If care They have gained 40 to 50 pounds pei month each. It is doubtful if there is a finer or more uniform lot oe pigs in the entire state than these are at pres ent.
 When the two pigs are returned to the school they may both be cared for as last year, one being given to the boy and the other to the girl in the school or one may be sold and the other kept as a school pig.
 The school pig idea appeals to the modern, progressive teacher, because 1t furnishes laboratory specimen for the teacher of judging, feeding and sanitation, and because it's sale brings in a nice sum which can be used for school improvement or for prizes for community fair It is also a good nucleus around which to build wide- awake community club The keeping of records on the scho9l pig. by the teacher and the club members, makes record keeping simple for the boys with their pigs at home. It is expected that the number of school pigs this year will far exceed those of last year. The Alabama extension service is ready to assist all who wish to carry out the school pig idea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
Velvet Beans for Feed

The feed question is being solved in many parts of the south by abundant yields of velvet beans which were sown on large acreage this year. Owing to the increased acreage in Georgia, that state alone could take care of 5o.oO0 to 100000 head of cattle from states where forage is scarce, according to report recently received by the bureau of crop estimates. Large quantities of last years velvet beans also remain on hand and are being used extensively in feeding dairy cattle. In tests conducted by the United States department of agriculture on the government farms at Beltsville, Md, 1t was found that velvet beans compare fayorably with cotton seed meal. produc- ing profitable gains when the beans are the sole concentrate of the ration; that a combination of corn silage and velvet beans forms satisfactory ration for 1at- tening steers for market; that it is more profitable to feed soaked beans than IL is to grind them, and that more beans will be eaten if soaked before they are fed than if they are fed dry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
Horse Power Waning

After the present harvest is gathered, French farms are to be almost stripped of horses suitable for military purposes. The requisitioning of horses has already caused farmers a great deal of hard ship, anl although this measure is neces- sary to supply the army it is being done with the greatest consideration possible.
 Farmers possessing only one horse are not to be deprived of their animals Requi- sitioning committees nave been in- structed also to take only certain pro portion of the animals of others, and most of the horses selected are not to be removed from farms until after the crops are gathered.
 The rapidly decreasing animal power of France will demand still greater human efforts of the war-weary popula- tions and especially of the women and crippled men who are now operating most of the farms Such conditions em- phasize the need for throwing the full military and agricultural strength Of America into the war to win it as quickly as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
Wool Growers Cooperate

Two hundred and thirty thousand pounds of wool were handled by farm CTS wool pool organized with the help of the farm bureaus of Ada and Canyon counties, Idaho, and the United States department of agriculture The wool sold at 60 cents a pound, and the total amount received by the farmers was SIC, 400. The cost of handling was pro rated and found to be three-thousandths of q cent pound The farmers feel that the pool saved them several thousand dollars. Members of this years pool are planning for next year. They are learn ing something of the different grades of wool, so that next year they can grade and classify to better advantage. Through the help of the Lewis county farm bureau similar pool was or ganized which shipped 10000 pounds of wool to Salem, Ore. Lewis county has always been regarded as a grain-grow- ing county. Since the organization or the farm bureau, however. great in tevest has been developed in sheep rais- ing. and this wool pool indicates what measure of success has already been ob- tained Ninety-five thousand pounds of wool were sold by the Jerome Wool Growers association, developed with the help of the farm bureau in Lincoln county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
Pig Club Wins a Victory

Ten thousand dollars to the Red Cross and 600,0 GOO pounds of pork for our sol diers overseas is what the Red Cross Pig club in Carroll county, Mississippi, has contributed to the nation, according to report received by the United States department of agriculture from o, F. Turner, county agent. The club has 5000 members, and will ship 30 cars of hogs to market "No county in Mississippi says the report, has ever before seen such an array of porkers as we, now have in Carroll The whole county is spotted with hogs of the finest type. Red Cross pigs arc on every hill and in every hollow People who never had any con- fidence in such things before are study ing feeds and using tankage and self feeders. We have pigs that weigh 400 pounds, with litter mates that wont weigh 100. Some of our hogs have gained 11S pounds in one month"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
Lives on Your Farm

From the Nebraska Ruralist Tie boy lives on our farm. he's not
 Afeared of horses none! An he can make em lope. CT trot,
 Er rack, CT pace CT run. Sometimes he drives two horses. when
 He comes to town an brings A wagonful O 'taters nen,
 An roastin' ears an things. Two horses is "a team" he says,
 An when you drive or hitch, The right ''near-horse." I guess. Er-"of'-I don't know which The boy lives on our farm. he told
 Me too, at he can see, By lookin' at ther teeth. how old
 horse is, to T I'd be the gladest boy alive.
 Elf I knowed much as that, An could stand up like him an drive, An ist push back my hat. Like he comes skallyhootin' through
 Our alley. with one arm A-wavjn fare-ye-well! to you
 The boy who lives on our farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-10-03
Vegetable Seed Supply

The production of vegetable seeds, with the exception of cabbage, lettuce, satisfy and turnip, will be ample for the needs of the coming year, accord ing to a seed production survey made by the department of agriculture and crop reports from commercial seed growing centers. Where the condition of the seed crops is not satisfactory increased acreages in most cases are expected to bring the total production up to normal, while more than the nor mal production is indicated for some kinds of vegetables. This situation does not necessarily mean large sur plus, however, for it is pointed out that large orders for vegetable seeds have been placed in this country by foreign buyers Every gardner, no matter what the size of his or her garden, is urged to save as much vegetable seed as DO ssible.