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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
PLAYING WITH A DANGEROUS
WEAPON.

If the war lords of Germany have been
striving by their peace propaganda to
undermine the fighting spirit of the allied
armies, they probably will end by finding
that it is the fighting spirit of their own
army which has been undermined. 1t is
probably true that the armies Of all the
allies would be willing to cease fighting
Immediately, providing it were assured
them that the aims for which they have
been striving had been secured but, on
the other hand, they will be ready to con
tinue the warfare if it shall prove that
those aims have not been gained More
over, they are buoyed up by great vic
tories. In contrast to that is the knowl.
edge on the part of the German soldiers
that. they have been defeated severely
and that there is no chance for them to
win military victory. Besides, they
know that the economic conditions Of
their own country are very bad indeed
and that the food situation is precarious,
Therefore, were it to come about that
the allies insist on further warfare, the
German armies are the ones which will
break under the strain. The allies are in
the position Of the yictors even though
they have not yet given the decisive blow
to Germany. Their armies would resume
fighting with the spirit of the victor. So,
II Germany was merely striving through
her peace proffers to undermine the NOR.
ale, the will to fight, Of the allies, the
effort is sure to prove boomerang,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
CURRENT COMMENT
Abridged Training.

To offset time lost because of the cpl
demic, troops are to be sent abroad with
somewhat abridged training, and il il
believed that in this way il will be able
to keep up to the standard of a million
men in four months which has been
somewhat exceeded since July, OF course,
time lost can never be recovered. but the
loss can be shifted to point where it
will matter less, and the essential just
now is to keep a steady stream of rein
foreements flowing. If part of the men
have missed certain kinds of training
they will find frst-rate instruction
abroad, and there may be plenty Of time
for it before they are needed. The war
department is very sensibly acting on
the assumption that every man THAI can
be sent will be needed and is going a.ead
with equipment on the same scale. If
peace should come soon the men longest
in active service can be sent home first
as is but just, while the newcomers.
though too late for share of the fight
ing, will have a chance for a thorough
military training and also for vocational
and general education in the schools for
soldiers; their time win by no means be
wasted. Springfield Republican
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
ATTACK MAY BE OVERWHELMING.
Allies Are Increasing Their Pressure
Against Austrians.

Against AustTians.
At italian Headquarters on the piave
Tuesday, Oct. 20 Thy the Associated
Press Austrian forces are retreating
under ever increasing pressure and it Is
felt that the attack against the enemy
will become overwhelming as soon as the
entire allied force can enter the action.
With three successive days of fair
weather, an extremely large body Of
troops, with supplies, has crossed the
pontoons over the Pave. 1t is expected
that the Austrian munition supply will
give out. There are indications that the
enemy's heavy artillery Is being with-
drawn In an effort to save the big guns
The American Red Cross is preparing
to assist the Italian population in towns
evacuated by the Austrians. For ten
miles back from the river the country
has been desolated,
The latest reports show the Austrians
retreating steadily to save themselves
in the Pave district, where 100 guns
and one thousand additional prisoners
were captured to-day. Monte Grappa
has been attacked violently by the enc
my, however, but the action resulted in
his repulse.
More than 10000 prisoners have been
captured since the attack began.
King Victor Emmanuel visited the re-
conquered territory to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Announcement by Fuel Administrator
Garfield that there will not be a coal
famine in the United States during the
coming winter may mean that the
French did not find their coal mines in
the Lens district so badly damaged as
the first reports had it following the re-
treat Of the Germans from that section
of France. II was stated then that the
mines could not, perhaps, be worked sue
cessfully for two years because Of the
sabotage wrought by the enraged Huns;
and the full plans of the allies were prob.
ably based on an assumption similar to
that. If, however, the mines are work
able after only short time ii will mean
that France can supply herself and her
allies in Europe with large amount Of
coal in place Of that which has been
drawn from the United States during the
past year and half Tnasmuch as the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

The set Of directions which the state
board Of health has approved for clean
ing out and purifying houses in which
there have been cases of influenza seems
to be nothing more than the housewife
follows in her usual round Of thorough
house cleaning in the spring or in the
fall. So the housewives can combine the
fall house cleaning with house purifying
through the medium of soap and water,
sunshine and fresh air. 1t will do no
harm to turn the house inside out and
then give copious applications Of soap
and water to such parts Of the interior
as will stand it, Cleanliness will 60 far
toward wiping out any stray germs that
might remain after cases of the malady.
So the directions approved by the state
board Of health are recommended as good
'fumigators" Of houses after the recent
epidemic. Incidentally, the people can
clean their houses for the winter at the
same time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Perhaps one reason why there should
be disappointment among the people Of
some of the allied countries because Field
Marshal Foch has not been able to cut
off huge slices Of the German forces in
their retreat is that the expectations of
those people were raised to an excessive
pitch by the speeulations and theorizings
of some of the correspondents at the
front who from day to day, in telling of
the retreat of the German armies, had
those armies all but wiped out and sure
~ cornered Those writer's made it out
as nothing short Of miraculous if the
German armies should get out of the
traps.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

tive committee of the sovists condemn
ing anti.semitic agitation and despite
the appeals issued by various soviet or.
CARNATIONS.
There have been no anti.Jewish out
breaks in recent weeks, but the atmos-
phere is tense. The council Of the peo-
Pies commissars has issued proclama-
tion stating that instigation Of nation
alistic antagonism will be severely pun.
ished and that those directly engaged in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Totals for the fourth Liberty loan are
still incomplete, or, at any rate, they
have not been presented to the public al
though ten days have passed since the
close Of the campaign. However, the
failure of the treasury department to
make statement of the tabulation
should not be taken as a sign of the
failure of the country to reach the quota
assigned but rather as the result of de-
lays incident to the huge size Of the loan
and to the influenza epidemic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
LIQUOR and the Epidernic.

It is a delicate matter to discuss the
use of alcohol in connection with the
epidemic, at this time, but it is to be
feared serious misunderstanding has
arisen in relation to this matter The
United States medical authorities have
issued warning against the unguarded
use Of stimulants, especially in the
early stages Of Spanish Influenza
1t does not require medical knowl-
edge to appreciate the fact that temper
ature or fever is increased by alcoholic
stimulants and the raising Of that tenn
perature tends to help develop pneumo
MIA. A considerable number Of the
deaths in Vermont have been in cases
where such stimuants Of this character
we're early used. The best success has
attended cases where stimulants were
not used. In places where doctor is
not available those having severe colds
should use salt and water for the throat
and nose, keep the bowels open freely,
with simple remedies to reduce any fe-
yer.
We are aware that there are some
physicians who will prescribe liquor for
the influenza, but the fact remains that
it is not the best form of treatment If
liquor is to be used at all the instruc-
tions issued by the United States nedi.
cal authorities should be carefully fol-
lowed, and It should be used, IL at all,
only in extreme Gases.--Burlington Free
Press
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

anti-Jewish agitation and "pogroms"
will be outlawed. The proclamation
says "the Jewish workman is a brother
to us"
While the Russian soviet republic is
making efforts to fight this relic OF bar
barism, the German government puts it,
seal OF approval upon it and helps the
anti-semitic movement by officially ex
Guiding the Yiddish language from the
mails.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

test Of German military strength
may be found by determining whether
or not Germany sends a sizeable contin-
gent of forces to bolster up the Austrian
armies which are beginning to give way
on wide front under the assaults of the
allies in Italy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

London and Paris people are living in
calm now that the German airplane bases
have been moved far back by the allied
drive. Inability to get at the British
must be one Of the most distressing
thorns in the side Of the Germans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

American production was apportioned on
the assumption that Frances coal fields
would not be able to render much help
this year, it is possible that the United
States mines have turned out enough for
reasonable American uses and to supple
ment the production Of the French mines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Some Of our contemporaries rolled up
into compact form look a good deal like
toothpieks now that the war industries
board has limited the consumption Of
white paper, but glance at the few
pages reveals that the real substance of
the more voluminous papers is still there
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
by Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"

The Republican party of Vermont because Of factona
fights and not On account of the scourge of disease which
has swept the state called convention and formu
lated no platform of principles.
The Republican candidates for state office however have
made declaration of principles and these being pre-
scented the people through large display advertisements in
the press of the state by the Republican State Committee
These principles all ne but they just what the Re-
publican party has failed to put into practice during than
fifty years of unlimited and uninterrupted power in Vermont
The confession recently made by the Governor takes
of the first principle and indicates "A sound business admin
straon for Vermont by Republicans has not been the fruit
age Of their unlimited power for many years.
The 3D. 3d. 9TH and 9th principles formulated by these Re-
publican candidates for state office all relate to national a
fairs and all farminded will admit these may safely be
left to President Wilson and Congress.
The 9Th principle set forth by these Republican candidates
for ofceBref business session of legislature" is
thing unknown in the Republican traditions of Vermont
The 18th principle is in which all good Venoners
CARELESS of party utilization, fully concur
The 9Th principle would indicate that Mason Stone had
been born again. for than all other in Vermont
combined he responsible for the closing Of the little red
schoohouse" in the rural districts of Vermont VIII the
farmers by their ballots subscribe for stock in this new
BIRTH"
The 9th principle is another bid for the farmers vote
What guarantee has the farmer that this Republican party of
Vermont which has been in unlimited and uninterrupted
power in this state for than fifty years. and during all
this time has failed to furnish better back roads, will do so
in the next two years?
The 10th principle taken from the Democratic platform
"By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them"
Mayo Club of Washington County
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

We shall feel more certain that the
advertised political reforms have taken
place in Germany when we know that
William is out Of the kaiser's job and the
job has been eliminated,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
An Explanation Required

VIII each of the gentlemen herein named the ques
tons below:
Mr. j. R. Searles chairman of Republican State Commit
tee; Mr.. William A. Lord Republican Campaign Committee
man. Mr. Mason s. Stone Mr. Harry A. Black Mr. Walter F.
Scott, Mr.. Benjamin Gates Mr. Frank hrchibald, Mr..
Frank Williams bank examiners Mr. Hc.- art G. Barber,
attorney general
Prior to the November elections 1916 did you not know
either facts reports to irregularities in the accounts Of
the State Auditor?
State Auditor GatesFor two years evidence of these M
Irregularities has been plainly before you Have performed
your duty in accordance with the oath you took when
ing office?
Bank Commissioner Wliams-In the accounts Of the for
State Auditor is succession of plainly marked items of
deficit of unauthorized expenditures Have you year by
year. certified that the Auditors work correctly done?
Attorney General BarberThese reports with conrma-
on have been public property for months Why have you
not investigated and taken action in accordance with your
findings?
Will the Board of Control tell why they did not plan to
make their report to the voters before election?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

The capture Of l5o big guns from the
Austrian forces on the Italian front is
apt to cripple the enemy as seriously as
the loss OF thousand guns would cripple
the Germans
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

1t is evident that President Wilson
stirred up whole hornets nest of trou-
Bile in the close states, which otherwise
would have taken their politics in fairly
mild degree Of enthusiasm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
TAKES HOUSE IN PARIS.

Col, E. NJ House May Be Planning to
Stay There Some Time.
Paris, Oct. 30.--Colonel f. NJ House,
special representative of the United
States government to the European gov
ernments, has taken house in quiet
quarter Of Paris on the left bank Of
the Seine near the French ministry of
war. He already has had conversations
Of considerable length with British,
French, Greek and American officials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Events in Europe seem to emphasize
the wisdom of an allied demand for ''tn-
conditional surrender" Germany's army
is by no means decisively beaten.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Col r. M. House may be one of the
supreme war council at Versailles but
he is only one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
is STILL CONTINUING.
Anti-Jewish Spirit in Russia Is Very
Tense.

Moscow, Oct 30--The anti-Jewish
movement in Russia Is continuing, de.
spite the resolution passed some time
ago by the ll-Russian central execu.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

The Pave river is another Marine for
the Austrians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Carpenter work at the village school
addition Is finished for the present and
additional masons and helpers are EN-
ployed in the work Of plastering the new
rooms and finishing up the two large
chimneys
Mr. and Mrs. p, ]. Hoffman We're in
Montpelier on the 9th to call on rela
tiyes and friends Miss Agnes McCarty,
who had been spending a few days with
them, returned to her home In that city
Other members of the party were Mr.
and Mrs. George E. Wilber, who made
short visit at the home OF James j.
Kanaly
Mrs. Harry NJ. Lasell and children,
Roy, Bud and Lena, are with Mrs. La.
sells parents in Barre Town, for a stay
of week.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Kendriek, who has been
spending few days with her cousin,
Mrs. D. j. Briggs, returned yesterday to
her home in Barre.
What il known as the "high bridge
over the brook leading from the Martin
reservoir of the Barre water system TO
the Stevens branch Of the Winooski is out
OF repair and the town is taking steps
10 have ii put in order at once.
Bags to be filled with supplies for the
Barre hospital were distributed in this
village last Monday.
Mrs. George Mari, who has been with
her daughter, Irene, Mrs. Raymond Far
rington OF Cabot, for some time past, re-
turned to her home last Sunday. She
will Join her husband in New Haven,
Conn, later.
The seleetmen viii meet at the office
Of the town clerk next Friday, Nov. !,
to pay bills.
L. Marshall jackson, who has been at
home for few days on account Of an
attack Of influenza, has recovered suffl.
GENTLY to return to work in the baggage
room at Barre yesterday.
The new cement bridge at the south
end of the village is now finished and
the road opened for travel.
Francis Lasell, who has been with his
sister Mrs. George Dillingham; of North
field, for little time past, is at home
this week.
George Mari, longtime resident and
we'll known in this town and Barre, is
now with the Winchester Arms company
OF New Haven, Conn, in the capacity Of
inspector. His son, Elmore, il with him
in that city just now, but will return to
Montpelier seminary when the school re-
opens
Herbert n. Farnham, a former road
commissioner and for some years past
having in charge summer road work u.s.
ing state money, has gone down country,
where he expects to find employment for
the winter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Thank heaven, there are. only few
days left in which American politicians
can rock the boat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
MEMRER on rHE ASSOCIATED PREss

General Ludendorff retired strate.
gically.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
WILLIAMSTOWN
Forrest c. Upham and Miss Grace E.
Flint Married at Home Of Brides Uncle.

on-Tuesday, Oct. 20, Forrest Clyde Up
ham, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Upham
of Brookfeld, and Grace Ellen Flint, only
daughter of Mr., and Mrs Fred Flint Of
Williamstown, were united III marriage
at the home of Rev. William n Roberts.
Rev. Roberts, who performed the cere-
mony, il a great uncle Of the bride. The
occasion was the 2eth anniversary of the
marriage of the brides parents, who
were present at the ceremony. After the
serving Of refreshments, the couple left
for the brides home, where they will be
while the groom Is awaiting call to
service, Two brothers Of the groom and
one Of the brides brothers are now in
service. The best wishes of large cir
Gle of friends will follow the young cou-
pie.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

Pressburg is situated on the north
bank Of the Danube, thirty-four miles
southeast of Vienna. II is one of the
finest cities in Hungary It was an
nouneed recently that the Czecho- Slovak
council had changed the name of Press
burg to Wilsonstadt in honor Of Presi-
dent Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
THE REMEDY

To avoid the recurrence of such misrepresentation state
funds the Democratic party would have annual auditing
of all state accounts by independent expert accountants
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
CAPITAL OF SLovAKIA.
Pressburg Has Been Selected By Czecko
Slnvak Council of State.

Paris, Oct 3d.. tHavas) The Czecho.
Slovak council of state has decided to
make Pressburg the capital of Slovakia,
according to the newspapers here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
Don't Vote Against Best interests Of Vermont

No plea will hold that the experience Of the Republican
candidate in private big business has fitted him for the gov
ernorhp The morals and of big business do not
effect that Partial records of his public business fol-
ows-as senator from Rutland county in 1900 he
pcous for his absence from the Senate chamber mayor
of Rutland with associates for conducting its business accord
to existing laws and ordinances he rsged because he
could not get things done he thought they should be- Max
ing it his business become governor he became first bolt
ing candidate in 1902 then independent and Democratic
candidate in 1906 and by the vicious working of pr
mary law made by Republicans he is their candidate rum
candidate for an "antrum' party.
BY widespread report there among the advocates for
his election attorneys retained by the liquor interests ogeh
with candidates for office and ocehoders who two years
ago. knew Of the reported denquences of the
than does the public to-day These helped nominate
him. helped to elect him. used this knowledge
him. and finally betrayed him. And these
that there harmony in the Republican party of Yer
mont. In Gods what iniquitous acts of in high
places will disturb the harmony Of that party?
The Democratic State Ticket
For Governor-Wlliam 3. Mayo of Mortified
For Lieutenant Governor--H G. Brislin Of Rutland.
For Secretary of Stae-Thomas B. Wright Of Burlington
For State treasurer. E. Luce of Stowe.
For State AUDITOR. G. Derrick of Fair Haven
For Attorney General-F. L. Webster of Swanton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

POLITICAL ADVERTISING
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
element for Governor-And Why?"

Mr. Clement in the above entitled circular places the de-
feat of the Sheppard Amendment of star greater mpor
ance than careful and businesske conduct of the affairs
of the state and then proceeds to msrepresen section Of
the amendment by leaving out the words or beverage
poses.s
That the voters may clearly this place in parallel
ment, as follows
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
1ovOterS Of Vermont

Honest party leaders cannot time be for and against
prncpehey cannot at press for the election of Leg
ator favoring the Sheppard amendment and of
opposed thereto and recorded that he cannot him.
self without proving himself unfit for that office
Voters of integrity cannot follow such leaders, In this
day when the souls of stirred before,
such voter will let his conscience divide against itself in
litica affairs.
Leaders with divided conscience SAFE and party
so divided cannot stand
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
Mr.. Clements Statement.
Section / Of the Sheppard Amend
ment

Section Sheppard Mr.. Clements Statement.
"1he business of the state should
ratifea conducted careful and bust
but the question
that
Within the there of the proposed ratification of the
constitution prohibiting the
subject jurisdiction facure and Of Intoxicating
thereof beverage is liquors"
hereby prohibited.
The omission of the word for beverage purposes has de-
ceved misled many Will Mr. Clement tell the voters
of Vermont whether he intended to omit careless
business that he did not observe the omission of the
words tfor beverage purposes"
Which is the fact, Mr.. Clement?
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-10-30
AUSTRIAN NAVAL
FORCES MOBILIZE

PARIS. Oct 80 - (Hava) - The
Austrian feet has been hastily eoneen-
tra,rd a, Fiume, according TO dis
patch from Rome . the Temps under
date OF Oct n. A few vessels remain
at pola, bu, all that were at Cattaro
have lett II is said that the eoncen-
tfl,.on was demanded by Hungary.
Fume &c the chief seaport Of the
Kingdom ot Hungary Pola and Cat
taro are in Austrian territory II Is
probable that Hungary demanded the
concentration oi the Austrian fleet al
Fiume in order 10 have control Of II
Il the dual monarchy should dissolve
There is strong movement for inde
pendence under way IN Hungary ant
Emperor Charles has been reported a
being in favor OF Hungarian independ
cnce.