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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-23
ADOPTED COMPROMISE
For Raising Money Needed for the War
Work

Washington D. c., Oct. 22.-In reyis-
ing the war excess profits tax feature of
the House war revenue bill, the Senate
finance committee to-day struck out the
alternative system of taxing war and
excess profits and adopted a compromise
plan designed to raise somewhat less
than the S3,2O0,0000OO estimated from
the House provisions.
Under the new provision, based on an
arbitrary mathematical formula, the gem
eral rate OF so per cent on war profits is
retained, but the rates on excess profits
reduced, a change which Secretary Me-
Adoo has constantly urged
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-23
RIcKER'S MARKET REPORTS.
Mich Cows Few at S6o@$lso-Heayy
Receipts of Poultry.

st. Johnsbury, Oct 90 Receipts at
w. A. Ricker's market for the week end
ing Oct % included:
Poultry 100, 22@25c.
Lambs-425, l0@l3c. rNss.
Hogs-l66, l4@l5e. esFt
Cattle-60s, 31s@l2c. l2'h
Calves--S50, 4@l3c.
Mich Cows so, S60@$l50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-23
To Begin On.

80 your husband refused to buy you
an automobile"
''Not exactly refused; he said ought
first to become familiar with machinery
in general, so he bought me sewing
machine. Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-23
Becomes Convincing.

First Fair one.Do you believe every
thing you hear2
Second Ditto-Not until I have re-
peated it few times. Boston Tran
script
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-23

Mr. Cheechi was taken i'll with the
disease last week and on Saturday was
removed TO Cottage hospital, Woods
vile, N. H. Pneumonia developed and
made rapid progress to fatal termina
ton. The funeral was held to-day at
his home here Particulars of his life
viii be given at later date.
Guissippi Volpi died Saturday even
ing at his home on Pine street after a
short illness with pneumonia, which fol-
lowed an attack OF the grip. The flu
neral was held Monday, with burial at
South Ryegate. Mr.. Volpi, who was a
granite carver, came here from the above
place about two months ago, and was
married at that time to Mrs Sylvia
Santin, also Of Ryegate She survives
her husband and be also leaves relatives
in Barre.
The funeral Of Mrs. Wilson w Pills
bury was held at her late home on Main
street Sunday afternoon at 1880 o'clock.
Rev. F. w Lewis ofiiciated, and burial
was in the family lot in the cemetery.
Music was furnished by Mrs A. r. lay
lor, who sang two selections. The bear.
ers were f. r. Clark, Ralph Foster,
George Clark, W. r. Carbee, b. A. Web.
Der and j. A. Chalmers. Those from
away. who were here 10 attend the fu-
neral were Mr. and Mrs. g. H. Thorn
ton and Miss Josephine Thornton, par
ents and sister of Mrs. Pillsbury. OF
Montpelier, Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Pillsbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Weber of Barre,
Mrs. r. f. Pillsbury of Bellows Falls.
News was received here recently OF
the death of Lena Moulton Campbell,
which took place at Portsmouth, n. H.,
where she resided. Her husband, Walter
Campbell, who is an officer IN The Y. ;.
service, visited his late wife's relatives
in this vicinity Thursday and Friday Of
last week.
A son was born last week to Mr. and
Mrs. William Cassidy.
w. b. Darling has recovered from his
recent illness, and returned TO his work
at Bellows Falls Monday.
Sherwood, the seven month-old son OF
Mrs. Mary Williams, died Monday from
cholera infant,m The funeral was held
to-day, with burial beside another small
son. whose death from drowning oe-
Cured last year.
Miss Stella LaSin was caller in town
Saturday. She has been caring for her
mother in Marshfeld for the past two
weeks, returning to her work at Keene
n. f., Monday,
The funeral of the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs Henry Page was held at the
home on Sunday Rev G. D.Gould Off
ciated, and burial was in the village
cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Shores of Woods
vile, n H., were visitors in town over
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Thornton, who
were called here last week by the death
Of their daughter, Mrs w. w Pills
bury, returned to Montpelier yesterday
The funeral of B. Gelpi, whose death
occurred Friday morning from pneumo.
MIA, was held Saturday afternoon, and
burial was in the village cemetery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19

and we are living in tents. There is
only small bunch of US in this
gang but we are going back to the
rest of the Co. in few days.
/ suppose you had a good time the
Fourth. We had a little time but not
like we do in the States, but / sup
pose the boy up at the front had a
bunch of fire works.
The aeroplanes are flying around
us here. They have camp close to
us. Some of the boys have been up
in them but / have not been lucky
enough TO get to go up, but would
like too.
Now you want to write and tell me
all the news because we don't get
many papers here. The last letter !
wrote you at Devens came back about
two weeks ago. I sent you my suit
case key in it. I got it back now. If
your key does not unlock it let me
know and will send itSnext time
hear from you.
got some cards of the towns SC
you can see what this country looks
like. 1t is a great deal different from
the States. We landed over here just
two months ago today. Will close fol
this time.
Your loving brother,
Roscoe Legion
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
Letter From Barney Messer
Somewhere in France,

AAN3 NSo - LAO
Dear Father and Mother:
4 Will drop you a few lines to let
you know l am feeling fine and hope
this will find you the same. sup
pose you are getting ready to thresh.
1 guess the corn is all laid by. Corn
+ something we never see over here.
They raise a little wheat and hay,
and that is about all. It rains all the
time over here. Well, how are John
and Annie getting along. It is get
ting like winter over here; at nights
we are sleeping under three blankets
any not any too hot at that. Have
you got any chickens big enough to
fry? l would like to be down and
help, eat hem. I bought some chicken
the other day in the can. It wasn't
good. l got letter from Roll today.
He said he was working in Omaha,
but / suppose he is working for Uncle
Sam now. How is Vassie and his
folks now? Tell him l would write to
him but do not have much time. 1t
keeps me guessing to write once a
week. ! will send you picture how
we drill in baynoet. Well it is getting
dark so / will close hoping to hear
from you soon
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19

ing bath, and doing three weeks
washing. This afternoon l have got
to report back to duty. Every day is
the same up around here, but a fell
low don't mind because every little
bit helps win the war. / am still fig
uring on eating that Christmas din
ner at home SO you want to be pre-
pared and please don't have rice, coz
rice and me are getting so we can't
get along with each other. / do not
believe they will ever run out of their
supply of rice out here, but there is
no one getting skinny so | guess it
must be good for us. Well l might be
"a machinist yet. / told the Captain
/ would like to work little and learn
something so he made me an artil-
lery mechanic. Not SO bad. We have
not had any real work yet but will
soon think.
Do you remember the fellow who
gave me back my five dollar bill, Dad
Frank Carlson, well he is with me So
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
From Barney Messer.
~ 49, % anan

IOu DdTLSy MeSSeF.
July 81, 1918.
Dear Father and Mother:
! will drop you few lines to let
you know am feeling fine and hope
this will find you the same. sup
pose you are busy harvesting. I wish
l was there to help stack wheat but
l am pretty we'll satisfied where I
am. How are the crops. Tell John
and Annie to write for letter is
worth ten dollars over here. Well you
do not want to worry about me. Tell
John / don't think I can help shuck
corn this fall. Where is Cora? Is she
still at the Bluffs would like to see
the kids. Is Roll still working in the
Bluffs? l wrote him letter but I
never got no answer. / don't get to
write much but you want to write and
tell John to write. / think they are
getting the old Kaiser in pretty close
quarters. How are crops this year.
The crops look good over here but
they don't raise any corn. The sure
raise fine hay. It sure looks odd, all
stone buildings. You know l can't tell
much through the mail, but when
get home then l can tell you all about
it. We have plenty to eat and that is
what makes a soldier. guess l will
close with lots of love. From Pri.
Barney Messer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
From G. P. Hansen
August Is, 1918

Dearest Folks:
Well, how are things at home. l
have not had letter for quite awhile
and don't think / will for some time
yet but then here is hoping that you
are all feeling as good as / am. Well
did Hazel tell you had moved. l did
not have time to write that night or
would have written to you folks too.
We sure had nice trip in trains
most Of the time and the rest in
trucks. This is the prettiest part of
France | have seen.
We are stationed right in good
sized town, one the Huns had in 1914.
It has been shot up a little not much
though. saw lots of ruins on the
way out here. France will sure be a
stopping place for sight seers after
this war. Well, folks, / am getting a
little closer to the front then l was
before, but not close enough to cause
you any worry. If you only knew how
things were here with me you would
not worry half so much. heard that
the Huns had got over to the States
with some gas. suppose they think
they are soaring the good old U. s.
Well they got another think coming
/ will say, that will only put more
pep in the people and the Germans
will ply dear for it, take it from me
4 have got lots Of work to do this
morning for myself, like shaving, tai
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
From Barney Messer
Somewhere in France,
July Is, 1918
Dear Father and Mother:

ss sfEs July 10, 1918
Dear Father and Mother:
will drop you few lines toilet
YOU know I am feeling fine and hope
yon are the same. Well, Ma, guess
We are about done travelling for a
while. am sure glad Of it. This is
some place over here. The people are
10 far behind the times, they still are
driving oxen. It is the funniest thing
4 have seen yet. An OK team going
down the road and an air ship over
head. / have been trying to learn to
talk French but l do not think I will
ever learn it. We can hear the big
guns every night but do not worry
about me for think / will be home
sxor Christmas dinner.
|, The Y. M. G. A. are awful good to
I The boys. Do not know what we do
without them. We get good old AM
srican chewing tobacco from then.
|Nas down and done q big washing
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
Letter from Martin Thomson
Somewhere in France,
August 9. 1919


Dear Sister.
How are you by this time. am
fine and gettingbetter every day and
the rest Of the Mo. Valley boys are
the same. Oliver Hansen has gone,
and do not know where he is yet,
but viii find out before long. You
can tell the Desert people he is all
right and likes it over here. I don't
think he writes home at all and they
never write to him. Have not heard
from Oliver Fountain for some time.
Have not heard from John Larsen
for about two weeks. They are long
ways from here. They are sure driy-
ing the Huns back to Berlin right now
and very fast the last few days. We
can always tell when there is big
drive on. But we cannot hear the big
guns any more like we used to 81
guess we will have to move little
farther. What do you think / am
going to do to help win the war away
back here. If you could see what the
Huns have done you would want to
fight too. We sure get the spirit and
can not do too much but some time
we have to work night and day. You
should see some Of the big guns,
They are about 100 feet long. They
are sure some gun and they cost a
nice little price too you can bet be-
Sides what it costs to shoot them a
few times, I tell you Uncle Sam il
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19

ana we were covered With dirt, but
not injured. When we crossed the
Marine, we moved to a town on the
bank of the River and stayed there
nearly all night. The Germans across
the River were Smelling the town, and
killing and wounding us. One place
where / stepped out with bunch of
men for couple of hours was being
shelled. A shell would land about ev-
cry man tearing holes in the ground
big enough to bury house. Every
time one would explode you could
hear shrapnel hitting some ones he'll
met. When we started down road,
we were fired at by machine guns.
We were on side of road and we
could see the bullets hitting and the
sparks flying in center of road. We
crossed the River under shell fire and
machine gun bullets. Just passed thru
a town on opposite side of the River
when they shelled it. Started up over
hill near machine guns. You could
hear the bullets sing as they passed.
We kept going all day thru shell and
fire, machine gun, rifle, aeroplane
bombs and men were falling killed or
wounded every minute. One place l
just stepped away from and had not
gotten fifty feet away when an aero
plane dropped bomb killing ten and
wounding several. The conclusion al
so knocked me down. The next day
l ran telephone line from one bat
talon to another. just picked up a
buzzer from where had some equip
ment stacked up on line and was kid
ding four or five fellows who were
standing around the encampment;
and had gotten out on the line about
SO yards when / heard loud re-
port. Believe me kept going. Ran in
to Is dead fellows along the line.
ducked shells and bullets all he way
to my destination. When / returned
to where / had been kidding the fell
lows I learned that the loud report.
| had heard had been an aeroplane
bomb and it had killed five and had
wounded three and tore my equip
ment all to pieces. We went through
a thousand incidents like this one.
Wonder is how we got through and
not scratch. The only comfort we
knew was that the Germans were
running and were losing more than
we were in men, etc. After twY
weeks like that bunch of fresh meh
moved in ahead of us and we were
soon getting some much needed sleep
and eats. | think we will get real
nice rest some where away from the
noise soon. We would not take mil
lion for what we went through but
do not care to go thru quite as hot
battle as that again. Will now close
Write and tell me all the news.
Give everyone my best regards.
| Tell them that every one nearly in
my outfit has accounted for one OF
more Dutchmen and that the Signal
J, Corps were up in the skirmish line
with rifles during the advance.
Your Friend,
I Hoppe,
Ser. John E. Hopkins.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
Letter From Geo. Swanger
Somewhere in France.

Aug. 10, 1913.
To my True, loving Wife:
/ have just got through with my
work and have time to write. / will
drop you few more lines and let you
know ! am feeling fine and hope that
these few lines will find you we'll
and enjoying life. Have good time
while I am away. ask you again not
to worry over me for am alright.
The weather is fine here. Have you
received my letters yet. will num-
Der them, SO you will know whether
you are getting them all or not.
AS to your letters that you have writ
ten me I have not received any of
them yet but / think that I will get
them later. l do hope so for am
anxious to hear from you and to
know you are well and happy.
There is nothing much for me to
write about but l will write all that
l am allowed to. Please do not worry
until / come home then / will tell
you everything and bless your little
heart you sure won't have to wait
long for / think l will be home soon.
We are going to wipe the square
heads off the map. am going to
write Charlie letter this afternoon.
l have not heard from him yet but
1 know he is alright. Have you got
your money yet? If not let me know
at once. L have written about all l
can SO will say good bye and God
Bless you. From your true loving
husband, Pvt: Geo. Swanger.
p. s. Tell all the folks hello for me
because when write they all of them
will know l am still living.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
Letter from Warren F. Cowan
Camp Jackson, S. c.
Sent. 11th.. 1919.

Dear Mother:
l received your letter yesterday
and was very glad to hear from you.
/ suppose Leo and Harrison are both
across by now and / sure wish that l
was.
l am an orderly for Reg. Comman-
der. He took my name off of an over
seas list or might have gone this
month. Lots Of fellows would want
my job but I would rather go to real
war. take care Of his horse and
have horse of my own to ride all
around the camp. have not much to
do but / am on duty for about ten
hours day.
/ am sending you a copy of an ar
ticle in the Columbia State" The
boys are sure proud of it and we
certainly had some feed. l suppose
Bill will soon be going but no one
should be sorry.
The training and the experience
are worth all the sacrifice in the
army. There is certainly going to be
a better class and different class of
fellows after this war. My battery is
composed of two lawyers, a minister
two school teachers, and nearly every
class of profession and trade but they
are all together and everyone has
forgotten what he used to be and
everyone is equal for they are in the
army now.
Well I think I will close hoping tc
hear from everybody real soon,
am, Your son,
Warren
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
Letter From John E. Hopkins
Somewhere in France,
Aug. a, 1913

Lear UuCcn:
= Just received some letters from
Cora. She was telling me that you
had been quite sick for some time. /
hope that when this letter reaches
you you will be feeling as good as
when you used to when was in Mo.
Valley 3 or a years ago. Sometimes
l wish was back in the old town
Gee, folks, the outfit was in went
through one of the greatest battles
in this war, and the Yanks who re-
lieved us are still driving the Dutch
toward Berlin. You see we are getting
tired Of sticking around France. We
want to see some of Germany and
even catch boat from Berlin home.
That is why we are pushing them back
so fast as we want to be home by
Christmas.
Will tell you little Of what we
went through but could not describe
it in writing.
We had been on the front for quite
a while with nothing to do except
duck shells each day. The French sol
diers kept saying the Germans were
too quite over across the River and
that they were planning for a big
drive toward Paris. Our cannons sent
over barrage every little while. It
was quite sight to watch flashes
from Cannons at night. On Sunday
night, July IA, about midnight, a
/, bunch of us were sitting around our
switch board talking about the Sta
ties and different ones back home. We
had just about finished our conversa-
4 ton and were going to try and get a
little sleep when we heard the roar Of
cannons. We thought it our own send
ing over barrage. Another Sergeant
and went outside to see when bang,
bang, quite near a couple of German
shells exploded. We went back inside.
The great German Drive which fail
i ed, had started. For five hours they
kept it up. Shells just blowing up
fields; tearing down buildings. There
never has been any worse nor many
as bad as that bombardment. About
5 a. m. we heard that the Germans
had crossed the Marine and were adj
vancing. They thought there would
be no resistance. Figured that those
who were not killed would be trying
to get away from range Of thei,
camons, but they got fooled. The Am.
orleans stuck and as the Dutch came
across the bridge and in boats we lei
them have it. Killed and captured the
Germans by the thousands. After foul
4 days Of fighting those who were mo-
killed or captured tried to get bacl
across the Marine. Some did and som'
did not. We followed them up and nov
[ we have them twenty miles nearl!
J from where they started and they arr
!, still going. Many Of our fellows wer'
killed or wounded but there were al
most Germans for every American
4 Will tell you about q few marrow
escapes. There were many g time
) thought Uncle Sam would be paying
some ON my insurance, Once ] wa
: showing Colonel where a Compan,
ewas located and 8 shells fell near u,
The nearest one about ten feet ava
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
Letter from Glenn Ball
Somewhere in France,
s.tT lg I,.l.x 0A 1910

Dear Mother and All:
Well, how goes it at home? Lyle
and / are O. X. as usual. i have not
had q letter from you for sometime,
but expect some soon. got two to-
day from May, one dated as.late as
July 2.
don't suppose you are getting
many letters from me now and do
not suppose you will either for some
thine to come because Of the numerous
and important operations that are
Waking place and will continue to
take place until winter and you see
necessarily must be included in a
Sgreat number Of them because my
division (1st) has been here the long
ssst and has had more training, which
makes us full Pledged and model sol
diers. Dewey Wolfe is missing in
action but may turn up later. Charles
y McKeever was wounded in the Shout
{ der and the right arm by machine gun
\ bullets. And do you remember my old
{ Captain I had in "I'' Company, the
Zone used to write so much about?
& Well, he was killed the other day by
|, machine gun fire. He was our Lieut..
Colonel and was sure fine and a
brave man. certainly hated to see
him 60. You don't know how good it
seems to see the people, who were
driven from their homes by the Boche,
< going back to them as a result Of our
4 present big drive until person sees
|lthese things for himself. We cannot
realize how much the people in
\ France (also Belgium) have suffered.
have seen many poor people, mostly
old men, women, and children, be-
Ncause the young men are either fight
+ ing or have been killed fleeing from
their homes taking with them only
!. what household articles that could be
/ carried on two wheeled cart and
er, I don't mind dying when it
results in helping them to turn and go
\ the other way back to their homes.
Even though an American mother
does lose her son in this war she does
not suffer but very little in conse-
|, quence and in comparison with these
y people in France and Belgium, who
are bearing it very bravely. People
\ have lost husbands, sons, brothers,
and homes. Soldiers have lost wives,
mothers children and sweethearts,
who are either captives in Germany,
or have been killed by the Germans.
\ The large cities are almost every
hit bombarded by aeroplanes or
g range guns and last of all, up
rn..a now, the very life blood of
France, Paris, has been threatened.
n Perhaps; Mother, you are wondering
why I am saying all this. It is simply
kibecause I don't want people to say
! in case Lyle or ! are killed, that you
are almost crazy about it, but rather
% want you to feel that it is for
cause worthy Of the best lives and
you are proud to have us die for such
q cause. It is much better to think
Il that way than to regret it. hope
A % live through it but would not
Ashirk in order to do it.
Well, it is getting so dark / can
hardly see to write so will quit and
say good bye for this time.
Lovingly your son and Brother,
Sgt. Glenn T. Ball.
r. s. / saw Dewey just now. He is
d =. K. b. Y
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19

! have still got somebody from home.
Well folks, have got to close this,
and get busy or l will be out of luck,
but I will write again just as soon
as possible. Don't worry. All my love
Your loving son,
Gunnie
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19
Letter from Ross Legion
Somewhere in France,

July 70, 1913
Mrs. Leon Rice:
Dear Sister and Brother, will drop
you a few lines to let you know I
am still in the ring and feeling fine
and dandy and hope you folks are
well. I am writing Dad and Nora,
now. want to see which one will an
swer first. have not heard from Dad
since ! have been over here. wrote
him four times and you and Nora 5
times. ! got a letter from each Of you
girls. Now you will have to write ev-
cry week or more SO as to get more
letters. Now ] am working every day