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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
GREAT SUFFERING IN CHINA.
Floods Followed by Freezing Weather
Work Hardships.

Picking, April l.--Correspondence of
the Associated Press But. daddy, it's
cold, said the little girl, when her ia.
Their brought her to hole in the ice and
told her to jump in,
Never mind, you must get in" replied
the father. 80 he put her In and re-
turned home, with one mouth less to
feed
This, says the Peking Daily News, is
typical of what is happening in Ampt' ing
and adjoining districts, fifty miles south
OF Paotingfu in Chihihi province Some
days ago baby was found deposited
on the ground in Mill village The moth
er was traced to another part of the
village. She explained that her home
was in ruins, there was no food, her hus-
band had gone away some four years
ago at a previous flood time. and she
had already thrown this baby into the
well twice, but it had been rescued BY
neighbors.
On December II the Put .ao-ho river
in this district caused a great food ow-
in to the blockades of ice The vii.
layers suddenly found water pouring
into the streets and into the houses. The
men had all they could do to rescue
their women, children and old folk get.
ting them on to the roofs of the houses
There on the roofs, in bitter cold.
they lived and slept for three days un
Ill the ice was frozen solid Now they
have got back into the houses where
the ice under their feet is one or two, or
even three feet deep Most Of their
belongings arc buried in this ice They
are eating a watery concoction of dead
leaves When the frost breaks the river
is almost certain TO overflow again The
ice in the houses will melt Within and
without, all will be water The houses
will dissolve and collapse. Destruction
awaits these people unless they can be |
removed beforehand to safe places.
In this district OF Amp'ing there are
over 100000 people in distress owing TO |
the foods. One hundred and eighty vii |
lagos are affected, but it is only small |
number that have suffered from this |
last calamity of ice About 40 villages |
are in extreme distress. The people are |
reduced to burning the timbers Of their |
houses and their fruit trees There has.
of course, already been wholesale slaugh- /
tering of animals throughout the flooded |
area. so that ii is serious question how
crops can be sown in the spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01

! developed physically. So far as the army
and navy are concerned, there is nothing
more important that the schools can do
than to keep going at full capacity, and
at the same time to emphasize in every
possible way their work in physical edu-
cation High school boys win render the
remaining in school until completion of
the high school course"
Agricultural labor is emphasized as the
most immediate possibility for high
school boys. 1T cannot be too strongly
urged, however says the statement,
"thst each pupils case should be consid
cred individually and that no pupils be
excused from school for this purpose, eN
cept with the written consent of the par,
ents, to accept specified employment for
definite term under responsible super
vision by the school or by other APP
proved agencies Of the conditions of en-
ployment."
Civil service officials are equally EN-
phatie in their statement that nothing
can be gained by shutting down the
schools or by eurtailing school facilities,
but they suggest that, since civil service
positions have been filled by drawing
workers from commercial and industrial
houses. and also by drawing teachers
from the schools, the schools could I'M
doubtedly render a much needed service
by organizing classes to train stenog
raphers, typewriters, clerks, and seere-
taries'
Regarding the need in industry, gov
eminent officials maintain that no emer-
oapcy ayists which iusfifias any rplaya-
ton of the laws safeguarding the work
ing conditions of our young people. The
official statement points out that there
are serious shortages in industry al
ready and more are anticipated, but
boys and girls under is years of age
should not be used to make up these
shortages any more than can possibly be
helped 1t is easier to provide approved
conditions on the farms than in
the mill or factory"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
FARMERS IGNORE
HOOTER'S APPEAL
They Continue to Hold Wheat vitality
Needed, According to Food Ad-
ministration.

Washington, April 1.-The food ad
ministration's appeal to loyal American
farmers TO market their wheat nov
while the greatest difficulty is being met
in feeding the allies had only slight eff
feet last week, when mill receipts in
creased to 3,250,000 bushels, as compared
with 100000 bushels Of the previous
week. The normal receipts are 1900 600
bushels
Many millions of bushels, the admin,
istration said, still are in storage on the
farms. Exports to the allies meanwhile
continue to decline and from March ID to
Il amounted to only l99,749 tons of ee-
reals, as compared with the weekly pro-
gram of 10000 tons. Up to March %
there was deficit of l00l 3Ol tons on
shipments of breadstuffs, which, it was
announced, must be made up and which
can be made up only with wheat.
Decision to requisition all wheat held
by German sympathizers seeking to
profiteer or hamper the government has
not been changed, administration officials
said. They indicated, however. that an
other week or 10 days would be given
loyal Americans TO sell their grain and
that drastic action then would be con-
sidered to bring out what was left, if the
emergency in the wheat supply continues
as serious as at present.
The administration Saturday night de
clined to extend beyond March 81 the
privilege of using rye flour as a wheat
substitute in the making of Victory
bread. Many requests for an extension
had been made, but so little of last
years rye crop is left that the admins
tration felt the remainder should be kept
for rye bread on which inhabitants of
large cities are almost dependent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
CLIMBER MOUNT BLANC ALONE.
Late Rev. A, S. w. Young Was One of
Three Brothers to Perform Feat.

London, April l-Rev A. S. w. Young
who has just died at his home on the
Thames, was the last survivor of three
brothers who won the attention Of the
world in 1866 by making the first ascent
of Mount Blame without a guide. On
their return Journey they fell 1000 feet
over precipice, one of them being killed
but the other two escaping practically
unhurt.
The three brothers Young, athletes
and experienced mountaineers, announced
their intention of climbing Mount Blanc
at the most dangerous season Of the
wear. All endeavors TO dssuade them
failed, and in view Of the great danger
of the enterprise the main streets of
Chamonix we've thronged with specta
tors and telescopes were much in de-
mand.
Towards II o'clock the three brothers
were dscerned looking like pygmies far
up on the loftiest terrace of the Grand
plateau. climbing with remarkable plgor.
They disappeared in the Corridor" and
were lost to view for an hour, when they
reappeaFed and were seen standing to-
eether on the extreme summit of Mount
Blanc They remained there for a few
minutes and then commneced the des
cent
Suddenly all three vanished and an in
slant later they appeared 1000 feet be
low. One of the trio had slipped on the
edge Of precipice, and the brothers, be
ing roped together, were shot down an
almost perpendicular slope of ice to a
point where it joined the border of the
upper glacier. Horror stricken, the
watchers below presently saw two of the
men rise to their feet, and for two and
a half hours they bent over the pros
trate form of the third, who seemed in
ert.
Then the two, one walking with great
difficulty, began the laborious descent,
leaving the lifeless body of their brother.
1t was dark before they reached the
Corridor and they did not reach
safe stopping place until about O'Clock
in the morning. A rescue party from
Chamonix afterward recovered the body
of the brother. whose neck had been
broken by the fall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
DON'T CLOSE THE SCHOOLS"
Use Them to Their Maximum Capacity
Says Lane.

Don't close the schools use them tC
maximum capacity says Secretary OF
the Interior Lane, in approving state.
ment Just issued by the bureau of edu-
cation of his department, wherein is
presented the government need of the
schools in wartime, as seen by those in
Washington charged with the conduct of
the war.
The statement says THE entire spir-
it of the administration in Washington
is, and has been from the beginning,
that the war should in no way be used
as an excuse for giving the children OF
the country any less education, in guam
tity or quality, than they otherwise
would have had. Both the present de
mands of the war emergency and the
prospective demands of the necessary re-
adjustments inevitably to follow empha-
size the need of providing in full meas
ure for the education of all the people
Regarding the elementary schools, the
statement says; There appears to be
nothing in the present or prospective
war emergency to justify curtailment in
any respect of boys and girls under IA
years of age, and nothing which should
serve as an excuse for interference with
the progressive development of the school
system. Teachers and pupils should be
encouraged to find ways of performing in
the schools some service having war
value, such as activities connected with
the Junior Red Cross, war garden work,
boy scouts, war thrift work, and the
like. Opportunities should be found to
introduce into the school activities hav-
ing real educational value, which at the
same time link up the public schools
with the ideals of service and self sacri-
flee actuating our people, and bring home
TO the consciousness of teachers, pupils
and parents the essential unity of the
nation in this great crisis.
As to the governments need OF high
school students, Secretaries Baker and
Daniels point out that "the army and
navy do not want, and cannot use, boys
inder Is years of age, nor boys nor men
If any age who are not strong and we'll
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
BLOOD AND IRON"
A Combination That Makes for Better
Health This Spring.

Every man and woman who would en-.
joy good health this spring, and would
have such life and strength rs not to be
a Stacker, but equal to anything, must
have an abundance of iron in the blood.
The new iron tonic, Peptiron, combines
this valuable metal in medicinal form so
that il is easily absorbed and readily
assimilated.
Peptiron also includes pepsin, nux,
celery, gentian and other tones, nerve
helps, digestives and carminatives-a
health.giying medicine in the form Of
chocolate pills, convenient and
pleasant to take. 1t has given entire
satisfaction in cases of anemia or thin
blood, paeness, nerve debility, brain
flag One or two Peptiron after each
meal viii quickly tell story Of mar
yellous results.
Peptiron is prepared by its originators,
c. |. Hood Co, Lowell, Mass.--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
QUICK RELIEF
FROM CONSTIPATION
CT DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive Tablets,
the substitute for caloIrel.
DR.. Edwards, practicing physician for
IL years and calomePs old-tiue enemy,
discovered the formula for Olive Tablets
while treating patients for chronic con.
stipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets DO not
contain calomel, but healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the skeynote" Of these
little sugar-coated, olive-colored tablets.
They cause the bowels ard liver TO act
normally. They never force them &c
unnatural action.
II you have dark brown mouth now
and then-a bad breath "a dull. tired
feeling-sick headache-torpid liver and
are ccnstipzted, you'll find quick, sure and
only pleasant results from one or two lit
Gle DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every night
Just to keep night. Try them. l0c and
sc per box All druggists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
MUCK'S RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
Leader of Boston Symphony Orchestra Is
No Longer Connected With Organization.

Boston, April DIR. Karl Muck's res
ignation as conductor of Boston Sym
phony orchestra has been accepted by
Mai. Henry /. Higginson, who has had it
under consideration since early in No
vember, a couple of days after the fail
ure of the orchestra to play THE Star
Spangled Banner ON request at Proyi.
dence, r. l.
Dir. Muck, who is now lodged in jail as
an alien enemy, and Maj. Higginson have
understood since March g that Dr. Muck
would retire May 4 at the conclusion of
the present series of concerts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
UNSETTLED WEEK AHEAD.
Warmer, Then Colder, With Possibly
Some Rain.

Washington, April WEATHER condi
tons tor the week beginning to-day, is
sued by the weather bureau to-day, are:
Somewhat unsettled early in week,
with possibly some rain over northern
New England; higher temperatures, fol-
lowed during middle and last days of
week by generally fair weather and
somewhat lower temperatures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
Father Johns Medicine Builds
Up the Body Without Use of
Dangerous Drugs or Alcohol.
ADoctor's Prescription Heals
Throat and Lungs.
Absolute Truth of This Story
Attested by Guarantee to Give
$25, 100000 to Amy Charitable Insti-
tuition if Shown Otherwise.

Father Johns Medicine is physicians pre-
scription.
Prescribed for the late Rev Father John
oBrien of Lowell Mass. by eminent special
ist in 1855.
Father John recommended this prescription to
his parshioners and friends, and in this way it
became known Father Johns Medicine.
This story is true and we guarantee to give
s25,OO0O0 to any charitable institution, if shown
otherwise.
Father Johns Medicine is recommended for
coughs, colds, and throat troubles. and to make
flesh and strength. Does not contain dangerous
drugs or narcotics in any form-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUTNINE
(Tabletsl. 1t stops the Cough and Head
ache and works off the Cold. f. W.
GROVES signature on each box. Soc
Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
AMERICANS
TURNED OYER
Troops Have Been Put at
the Disposal of the
Allies
MAY SOON FIGHT
IN THE BIG BATTLE
Great Activity Noted in the
Whole American
Area

With the American Army in France,
Saturday, March 30 by the Associated
Pressl.-All the American troops have
been turned over to the allies for such
Use as they see fit to make OF them. The
American troops may soon be lighting
side by side with the British and French
allies in the battle now raging in north
erp France. Ii is enough to say that
great activity OF many sorts is in prog.
ress in the entire American zone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
German Long Range Gun
Bombarded the City
All Day Long
ACCORDING TO NOTE
GIVEN OUT OFFICIALLY
Casualties Included but One
Death and One Per-
son Injured

Paris, April IAN official note issued
last night says that the German long
range cannon continued during the day
to lombard the Paris district. One per-
son was killed and one was injured
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-27
kID RENES WINS TIIE
MEITERNNEIGiIT TITLE

BATTLING Md Reyes. of ~ paso
Knocked out Babe Cabcll Of the 2ilh
Infantry last Friday evening In the
twelfth round of one uf the kccncsl
boxing exhibitions ever staged here.
the feature of the first of a series
of boxing contests arranged by the
Roglmenlal Athletic Boa,d Of the
2ith Infantry
Reyes was never In trouble at any
time. He was the stronger man of
the two. had a longer reach and
wrestlcd Cahell at viii intn the
ropes. Reyes llnored Cahell twice
IN the second round, AGAIN IN the
fourth. twice In the eleventh aud
Knocked him out In the twelfth.
loc Ford was given u decision
over Glnk Parker at the end of the
tenth round of hard light The
men were evenly matched and the
majority nf the fans thought that
The deci,ion should have hccn q
draw. The three Judges appointed
hy the Board were not all Of tho
same opinion One gave the neht io
Parker, another 10 Ford and Tho
third gave Ford six rounds
Fighting Mechanics was awarded
the dcrision In The eight roJrd pre-
lininary, after very good exit
hiiion.
The battle royal was scream
Ten of the twelve men that wont
into the ring were soon disposed #
ard the two left finally were given
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-27
10000 OOO DIsTITJTE BrIGIl\s
AND FRENCH hpPEAL ron mn
MSS

beginning this week and ronliuu.
ms until nest Nunda, september
10 American Ned Drn,. Chapter
throughout Utah. Colorado. New
Mexico aud Wyoming Will do their
utmost Ia collect iiO tons or used
clothing fnr the lOWnOnn destitute
people of Belgium aud France Wh
are hemmed IN behind the Hun mill
itary wall.
The Commission for Relief I'M Bel
gium, through II, chairman Herbert
Hoover. has appealed lu The people
oi Amorira fpr 5Un 'ou- of rlnliur.
Ia prrNeui these unfortunate prppIr
from freezing during The rnmiu'
mouths. The four STATES rumprilur
the Mountain division uf the Red
eros, must du their Share durtug
used rlnih", week. The rrltrt
commission viii have charge of ih,
transportation and delivery uf M,
clothing Red Gross Chapter. have
hccu instructed as in shipment Co.,
,cuhoard. the kind ol clrihup. ,hors
and other article, required. and Viii
give the general public 400 nnur.spr,
information
Chairman llouycr. r'uuurWi plrl
for the millions ul unfortunate. m
u ruhloprum iu The Red lru--. fol-
lows.
TIL" ten milllpu imprisoned pru-
pile m ocCuplod Belgium and France
are facing shame. suffering. disc. sr
and some nf them death fnr hack nf
clothing This winter. They must be-
helped hope that the Red Gross
viii undertake q renewed campaign
Ia obtain lhi, clothing 40 America.
u can come unIl from u- Your
ilrH campaign yielded magnificent
results. hrluglug M fully 5nOO tons
of rlnihing M good runuliou. liul
much more d. needed II ihrs' war
rayaged people are In get thrnurh
the winter IN docency and safety
In the face of brutal coercion and
spiritual suffering They rrumiu
splendidly courageous. This rrur-
age challenges our charity let u-
match the courage ~ Brlsium log
the generosity of America.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-27
RALPH G.. ELY RETIRED

Ralph e.. Ely retired september 3
~ Federal Food Administrator fpr
New Mexico, and has gone lo san
Francisco io ruicr the ssryicr pf
"ur uf The large baud house, tlrtr
Mr. Ely has been fond administrator
i"r fourteen muuihs. nurul Tins
time hr has created an rnrrii,r ar
ganlzaiion to conserve fupd M New
Mexico This includes ever, I'm, nf
industry and business cngnsrd u
producing ar distributing lrid and
the consuming Huhlic of iur stat" ~
general.
llr has rendered his -er,ior.
without pay hrcausc he j. nhh
convinced that conserving iond j.
essential to win the war. Hr feels
pleased that tho food program ha-
received the hoaruost ,upnort uf
the people, the newspapers ald the
business interest. of the state. The
rrrdliahlc showing New MrNiru ias
made b. due iu the active rn opera
iiou nf The people
u. g. Bush of Dcminp. y. w.. a..
sisiani food administrator. D. uuw IA
charge
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-27
rIE FOI RInIOAN Is
I'M FIGHTING LOAN

~ NJ" campaign Tor the Fourth
lihrrl, Loan apprprhr- the \mrr
rln Nm, m Frame moves mn
toward Berlin ludrr our own
l'ador- The great American Nrm,
na- won q npihhlr victory.
The Fourth Loan must BE- great
'ucrrss The Fourth Liberty Loan
is nlhtmr loan.
When our soldier nn the battle
trout ar" bra,lng death. each on,
Offering to make 10" supreme ,arri.
iirr fnr hl- cuuutr, aud the great
'u~' We who rrmV,u ,frly at
far' "rcl, -hould give ihra ever,
uppuri, huuld make every .arrinrc
" strengthen thrm n We cannot
light ourselves Vr ram make uur
.luilar- Tight
u is q great ru-r fur which
\mrrlru g. rur1,rd m Tins war. il
fe q .r"li -irulrir 900 Nlurh the ,pr,
uup' uf ihr VwlI b. bound uu that
- h"lns vagri iu Europe and on
h" ugh ,'1,. u i- AN honor q,
have part iu % and nli Nmrriran,
all "i ihnr lives VIII be- proud ui
ih' nr' lua, bad iu II or ash,mr,
"i ihwr failure ln du ihrir part.
The Fourth luau o., q Hsmm
luHu. Every subscriber lu the Loan
strike, q blow Ur Liberty fo
Victory
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-27
W. - y
ron BIlLGIAN RELIEF

The Red Crp,s is making an effort
lo relieve the dcstilulion of millions
ri Brlgiaus who face the winter
almost without clolhus Accord
maly the Red Gross this present
w"ch Is making AN effort To- collect
throughout the entire country all
available clothing, particularly used
aud sc'oud- hand garments of every
description for this purpose.
Everything usahlc. such as rags.
particularly wooden rags SOFT hats.
raps, shoes. err scraps of leather.
anything that will help lo keep out
the cold
These viii be- gladly received at
the Red Gross rooms the Baptist
Church ON Tuesday. October I. or
Mr., lce A. nigg, will receive such
at the Custom, House at any time.
Red Gross workers viii he ai the
rooms October ! from 10 to r. aud
from io O'Clock.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-27

world and n Is mp Ia Ms to m1Jr
th"s" ldpal- worthy of emulation.
We must be- prepared tn ndurl
mt" civil life after THIS war h over
four million soldiers whose orrupa-
tinns have been abandoned ln secure
Wurld prar" THIS llcrculran task
VIII require profound ,laicsmanship
aud the united action of men. who~r
principles, formulated into action.
have built the foundation Of TN,
Republic.
The Republican party laid tho
solid foundation Of this groat nation
ol ours. and must be- given authority
Ia complete NJ supersiructure.
Public affairs must be- administer
ed that mo- nation viii arain attempt
world domination hut an will ~ the
lasting benefits of world co-opcra-
ton.
\, Republicans aud citizens Of the
great state of New Mexico. we most
heartily commend the wise states
manshlp and patriotic loyalty To du-
ty of United States senator Albert
H. Fall, and pledge To do all In our
power Ia secure his reelection, in
order that his eminent services may
be retained at this critical period
m American history.
We desire to commend the wise
aud patriotic administration Of GOV
ernor Washington T.. Lindsey, aud
all Republican state officials.
We pledge our loyal support in
all Republican nominees ia nation.
state and county, and wiz use ali
honorable means TO secure their
election.
Blair Refuses Chairmanship
Precinct chairmen were chosen al
the convention for the different pre-
cincts. The county chairmanship
was offered J. II. Blair. Of Columbus.
hut he promptly turned il down. aud
Frank Samuels. of Dcming was el-
ccted TO the place.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-27
NO Is
COLUMBUs QUOTA ~
S500O0 N FOURTH LOAN

The quota Of Luna county In the
Fourth Liberty Loan r. si230oo and
oi this amount Columbus has been
asked la raise Sj0,00O Columbus can
not kick ou tins quota a. their share
oi 10" counly's total. for Luna coun-
~ has been appof;ioncd far loo
much and II Is going Ia push a.. all
to rcrh the topf
The committee appointed Ia man
age The campaign is ]. l.. Greenwood.
\. u. Blair and Dr. Z. n. Dahncy.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-27
MINSTREL SHOW NJ i2TH
CANALM TtEsDAi NIGHT

The i2th cavalry is putting on a
minstrel show TUESDAY night. Orio-
her ist al the Columbus Theatre.
They have enlisted q number oi
very clever comedians. and Those
Who appreciate talcnt pf this order
should not fail to -rr this show.
The admission price 3, jO cents and
% cents.