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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

Every now and then some story start:
up about the Red Cross which, on being
investigated, proves to be completely
false. Recently story developed that
a banquet was held in Greenfield, Mass.
and that the cost of the banquet was
taken out of the Red Cross funds held bv
the Greenfield chapter. OF course, that
was a disquieting story and calculated to
do harm to a splendid organization; and
responsible parties at once started to
learn the facts. They found that no
banquet was held and that none was con
templsted. That finding, naturally
enough, nailed the malicious lie. but the
lie was doing some bad work as along
a. il persisted. The case is an illustra-
tion Of that which has TO be contended
with in almost every place where there
IS branch of the Red Cross
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
Unity of Command.

That unity of inter-aIlied authority
which American opinion has considered
| necessary for the proper combination OF
military activities on all fronts is now
| established by the unanimous decision of
| the French, British, Italian and Amer.
lean representatives, both political and
military, assembled at Versailles. The
body which bears the name of supreme
war council is to be really supreme in
the direction of the war, deciding the
large questions of strategy and saying
on which fronts the blows shall be sue.
cessively struck. while leaving to each
commander in-chief at the scene of at
tack the manner in which the work shall
be done In no other way can America
and her European comrades acquire any,
thing like the efficient directness of the
enemy's one supreme commend Had
the army heads of the allies been as
closely allied as they ought to have been
for cooperative effort, the Austrian lance
with the German point would never have
pierced the Italian line on the Isonzo.
French and British troops might as well
have been there in time to parry the
thrust a sfterward to aid in checking il
at the Pave.
Americas original proposal al the Yer
sailles conference was that the central
body should be- a council of the chiefs
Of staff. but after discussion it was with.
drawn al unavoidable. because the vari-
Gus govepmcnts felt that frequent or
prolonged Absences Of their principal mil
itary adsisfrs might cause inconvenience
and delav lin matters concerning each
army But premier LLOYD George makes
known the tromptness with which our
representat b az the council devised
and acceptst presenting. he saws. ~ene
II the ahle-h documents ever submitted
10 q rniiitsrv conference HiS state
ment that - the document the case i
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

The Vermont soldier boys are having
chance to explore the southland as
their forbears did half century ago but
on an entirely different mission. The
transfer of the regiment from Camp
Greene to Camp Wadsworth moves them
from North Carolina into South Caro-
lima, only not very far south in the lat
ter state, for Spartanburg is one of the
northern tier of towns in that common
wealth.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

fail them in very rigorous touch OF
winter. The fckleness of the weather
was never mote completely demonstrated
than during The days of the present week
But the snn is mounting higher every
day, and the breaking of the hold Of
winter is pear at hand. soon the gaunt
rocks on the hilsdes will stick their
heads through the winter covering of
snow and here and there bare patches Of
ground will be opened to the mellowing
infue1ces of the kindly sun. Then comes
that Grand and glorious feeling.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

IL is a good word for the tall grass
country that the United States govern.
ment is going there after recruits for the
shipbulding reserve force of 100000 men
in preference to taking men from the
congested centers of population. The
wayback places are playing an impor-
tant part in the prosecution of the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

Announcement that the little town of
Groton is to have soldiers monument
is mournful reminder of Barres dere-
LECTION in this respect Barre. too, the
builder of innumerable soldiers monu-
ments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

II is rather odd that potatoes are cost
ing more in New England, the home OF
potatoes, than they are costing in the
cities of other parts Of the country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

Jericho in Palestine seems to have fall
len to the British with about as little
trouble as it fell before the trumpeting
hosts of Joshua
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

Early in the week Vermont people
were fearing = food because warm
weather and a steady dounpour Of rain
we're removing the huge accumulation of
SNOW in rapid manner. The last two
DAYS those same people Of Vermont have
bcen worrying les; their wsteEpiPes
should freeze and their heating plants
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

Guess Hoover will scare us into saving
food
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

We hope that the Russians order Ia
fight to the death" was no. a mere bluff
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled
Go the use for republication Of all news de-
spatehes credited TO II or not otherwise cred
tied In thi. paper, and also the local news
published therein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

has MANY desirable positions in store for those
who secure course of practical training in the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-23

Time snort Expenses moderate. For catalogl
address CARMEL & HOLT, Albany, N. Y.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
\tSS.

Are Won Keeping mp with yonr w
:. :. pi.dp"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
FIRST YANk DRIVE or IMPORT.
ANT size ~ GREAT VICTORY

In less than II month the first
against III" Germans along 4 TWEEN
American army under General l.ig-
S"tt in the first major offensive.
against the Germans along Il TWEEN
tN-inirl 'front.' from the Argonnr IA
IN" M"iS" has an "uyiablr record of
achievement. II has;
Captured 2".o"u prisoners.
Liberated I, French towns.
Advanced an average depth Of ton
miles.
Occupied l6i square mills of ter
riiury.
Brok'n i"ur Grilnan d"f,nS" lin, :
Nor'"d III" Germans - u.s. -, Of
their crack divisions.
Captured 1874 heavy cannon and
many small guns. vast stores nf am
inuni'inr and railway equipment.
Fir' Il I.iuu. udn shells of al cali
hers.
Brought down go enemy air
plan,s and - observation balloons.
Dropped NOR" than i".oo0 kilo-
grams ui explosives IN nnrmy works
ana tiuup formations.
Siorm,d loI fortified hills and
|ci"ar'l out 1870 ravinrS defended hy
machin" guns.
An engineering force Of iu.uuu
has quilt scores ri miles of concrete
highways in tn" BATH" zone.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
COTTON rROSrEt rs EOR 10 rEI,
CENT OF CROP
Monthly crop summary fnr October,
ioIS. by Oklahoma state Board
al Acricult ut,..

III" prospect Tor y full crop of cot
ton * 10 per cent The prospect last
month Mas ~ per cent. and on the
sam" date in 1917 the prospect Tor
II full crop was - per cent. The os-
tima'" Of the average yield OF lint
cotton per acre. this wear is - lbs.
Last year ON the same date th, csti-
mat" ul lint cotton per acre was III
lbs. The a'rcas" planted "a cotton
TINS veal WAS estimated At 3.I1u.0hh
acres. or an Increase OF | per cen
over lat years acreage. our pre-
nmnnarN estimate u the total pro
duction Tor the state. in bale OF
90" pounds each. is 46,.uUo bales.
as compared with last years proiuc-
ton of >il .UUo bales.
There is an incrcas, of u per cent
in the acreage Sown to wheat this
fall as compared with that suwn in
the fall of 1871. The. preliminary
estimate of the 1919 wrcat acrrag,
is 32"l 900 acrrs. Tn. condition uf
wheat is ~ per cent. In some coun-
ties where tn" acreage has been
small III. increase is more than l00
per cent. General rains during tn,
pass iIoI'n nave WffI III great DtIlf'
III 10 cheat, and the arrCagp may be-
increased some on this recount over
tn" present figures.
The average yield per acre Of al.
falta this GEAR is 81 tons. prairi,
hty 4 tons. and peanuts 81 bushels
per acre. Last year III" avrrag" yield
per acre III same crops was. Alfalfa
- tons. hay . tons, and peanuts 2s
bushels.
tn" farmer still has IN hand from
this years crops. 81 per cent uf corn
1G PER cent of wheat. - per cent OF
oats. and 81 per ccnt of milo maiz
ana hafir. lie has consumed and
marketed . per cCnt Of wheat and !
per q n of oats during tn" past
month
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
SOLDIERS SHOULDN'T STOP
THEIR LIFE INSURANCE
FaiIuIS' to Receive Certificates lhrs
Not lnNalilatr the Claims
Of Dependents,

IN" Following warning has been
ISSUED by the field division OF the
Council of National Defense:
Some soldiers and sailors are drop
ping their War Risk Insurance he
cause the relatives they named as
bencficiarics hav" failed to receive
insuranc" certificates from Washing
ton.
such action j. entirely unwarrant-
I'D ard detrimental 10 the best inter.
"Si> ut th" fighting men and their
loved oncS.
B""aii"s of delay in receiving insur-
Anr" rtfiiilcat,S. many soldiers he
li"v" that they are paying for insur-
anc" protection which they are moi,
receiving. This is incorrect. Tn"
Government insurance is effective,
regardless of III" receipt uf the in
snrancc certificate provided proper
application has been mad" and pre-
miums ar" being paid. The %certiii-
cat" Is M part of tn" contract of in
Suranc"; i, is merely evidence that
tn" contract exists.
The Bureau of War Risk lnsur-
anc" oi III" Treasury Department il
mailing inSnranr" certificates a. rap
idly as possible. To date NOR" than
two and a hall million insurance GER
iiiirattS have" been sent forward and
h daily output is constantly in
rrraSing.
Th" Bureau Of War Risk Insur-
anco now has on its books more than
thirty-fivc billion dollars of insur-
ance and j. receiving approximately
II billion dollars of new insuranc"
every week.
II il unn' ctsarv To write tn Wash
inEton asking for your certificate. II
Will rOm. tn You in due course. You
do 81 need the certificate to prove
that YOU have taken II tn" inSur-
ancc or IN prove that Won ar" tn"
beneficiary named by the soldier or
sailor.
Every officer and man in the mill
tary and naval service of the natinl
has the privilege and the op%pOrtuni-
~ Of buying up to Sl0.o"n Of l'ncl'
Sans Insurance. This insurance is
protection for him and for those who
ar" dear to him both for the pres
m and for Nh" future.
Ii YOU are the relative of II man
with III" colnrs, il Is your duty To s"n
to II that he avails himself of his
Government protection n that
when h" has ohtairrI il h" holds on
IN il
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
WSS
SUGAR ALLOW MORE.
Liberal

The sugar ALLOWANCE" Of two pounds
monthly II person for houscholdcr>
WAS increased To three pounds pei
month by Food Administrators iioov-
ar. effective Nov. l.. The sugar reg
ulations also are revised to permit
the purchas" Of he entire month +
supply for tn" family Al on" tire.
This relaxation OF the restrictions
placed ON the use of sugar foui
months ~ was made possible. Mr.
Hoovrr's statement said. through the
rapid manufacturr of the beet sugar
crop in the West. the new cane error
in the South. reductions Of consump-
ton in manufacturing. frrrr trans
portation conditions. and patriot,
conservation by tn" public.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
VNSS,
Rl.N ARDS AUTHORIZED
E fEOTEI TlEE or Ql.Au.

.'r 10 -"Nrnty-thrc. rewards
-d,A uts been hOriZcd by
NiHdm> and George \.
|N.' Fish and Came War
Z l. CONVECTION Of tn" first
'A'' Violations of the gam"
F;n"- hS III" killing Of quailS
~a,'!H In addition to the re-
II" as-I >tanI wardcnS will b."
=" mol half the fines and
d" any arrests and serving
All -h"rllis. deputy sheriff..
aIi polio" Officers ar
{" a. n'1iN Gim" wardrnS.
4 Nt.ion smith SAYS that re
!t- TO- tho department are
:" 81 'ht"th, quail hatch has
r. curing the year. Oifrr-
r. ".Nhrle. he believes, will
'"' ''''i in preventing hunt
r. "i llI>' Tor u few days he
N"a-"n opens. Dee. /. and
z 'hc ,iyi>
f'H. . biennial report of III"
'@' Fl~H D"pai rmcnt is now
NP'.'''i Tor the printer nv
a'' Gtm" Warden and will
'"' distribution in about
a" VIZ Smith says the re-
u &c.,. "a Il practical way, as
= pos 'oI" with the problems
."l'e ~" State with game
IA't" ar" several matters
" h' ."at"h in the report of
hu,iSmcn.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
WSSl
pMN NURSES NEEDED

|au,iicJn Red Cross has nx-
[sl io". 900 in equipping base
Il Wm'~ and has expended
~ IL ,Quipping nurses assign
KS anruLl. says a report. The
.>o .'a''> that il has been "S-
E'hd' IN additional 5000 nur-
b. needed for IN" army alone
~. 'ri Of the year. and that
|74r .putinues on the present
h .,l.' ,,n.nuO nurses will b"
\ ior military hospitals here
t.d 30, July II, Nt. tip to Oct
|n-la,'m.nt of Nursing of tn"
b.. ~ enrolled 3U.o0n nur-
j. n. report. More than H.
)'h... ar. serving soldiers and
! hall "l his number being al
|H.r,.t~ Seven hundred nus
j. h"rl assigned To either tn
J. pgh'ir Health Bureau or to
t''u.~ service in The United
! tn, 1000 nurses enrolled
ta.~l-uri are those who have
fgM Not available for active
! iU,. Nil! be- utilized for
ls'.r Sc, work. thousands nf
Ea''nt answered III" call to
b. ,liUuuza epidemic.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08

MARRIED HERE

At III" home of Dr. 4. T.. sawyer
last "Wednesday occurred the mar
riage of Lieut.. Marvin /. sawyer Ia
Miss Bette stanley. both of ldabcl.
Lieut.. sawyer is stationed al Camp
Funston and arrived in the city on
Wednesday afternoon. Directly al
ter the wedding tn. happy couple,
departed for ldah"l. where. they will
r"main for several days. af!"r which
the ywill return to Camp Funston.
Tn" groom is a nephew of Dr. Saw
yer. and is we'll known in nurant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
|, n\>IiHC'T HIGH
Il\E TOMADILI.

I,ti .,m.l Power Conn
nri S.O.OtIO for lDOu-
"u g., I'Iimt Tor Durant,
|,Aiui"n
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
V\SS

W :. Furlong l"f' Thursday FIR
.Siolrwall, okla. To max" that city
his futur" hnm'. II" has acr"pt"I
the position Of cashier nf Il stone
wall bank II" had been c%uun"rt"i
with IN" DurInr National for S,y,ra!
years.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08

TIL Durant News. 81 90 per veal
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
NSSl

Local hunters and farmer who
us" thu gun a biz report lar-"
number OF ducks To be had ON amy
OF the numerous ponds in the coun-
Try. ii on" i a good enough shot.
There are all sorts OF ducks. that
come. in about %SundOwn and leave
before sun-up Manf stories of hig
bags oi III. t"ath' red ones are he
ini told.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08

i.tf .,ml Power Conn
~,, ,,, S.O.OuO for lhNi-
,pnH ~
,Aiul"''.
i~u-uinciS Light
- hiN" announced
..l. hi and Power
n them. will be
TIT by a high ten
,',d Immediately
iiuUin,. III" local
DE-. current to light
80. cicl will u" Il
IA n>iul line. uS
e.. .- With a thirty-siN
attorneys Tor tn
L, preparing c.Is--
&c.,. 'iuht Of way Tor
|,-. instruction work j.
| III INV WI U'dt
w. %" line vii eos by
/. ''ady to shoot tn"
+ 3d. 800 10 Madill IT, prob
t. 900. j. estimated at
-, u"u mark
I,t,'l D., The high tension
Iu.ll l, company will erect
dlm,. Joe from Durant west
|. H. .nn'> house. which
"a, Hli,r Of patrons along
n. a.. ctric current.
n. iiur plans are an
\ Co. .H. erection of mod
a tr'nry in Durant TO cost
IS viii be- completed
sA %s,.rvic" next spring.
- %. viii hav" "A daily ca
NJ M,lty-iive tons. as against
,. 80. capacity of IN" plant
.a"
.foA,. irrs Light and Power
~. ~ l"r present ownership.
r,nl. for beitcrmpntS $780,
e., rIchasing the business.
r,N projects will run the
nj ar 20 over 5000. 900. il Is
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-11-08
N'SS

The young chap, Kelley. from Van
.Alstync, Texas. who played li.utcn-
AM her" the other day. was taken
in tow by Il couple, al NJ. + as h.
alight"d from the train al lhrnison.
and Is nov in char" ui the military
authorities AT Camp Bowie.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-03
AUGUST SERVICES
 OLIVET CHURCH

Sunday morning next, Mir. Louis E. Black, one of the Y. M c. A. secre- taries who has just returned from France. will give an address on his war experiences. He is one of the best of the Y. M. C. A. speakers. Such an opportunity for first hand knowledge from lover there" should be seized. Never in any previous wars has any nation attempted to take such great care of the moral and physical welfare of the men as all of the Allies are making today. Are those efforts really succeeding? Mir Black can tell the story.
 Dr. H. s. Brown. the pastor of Oli- vet church, will spend his vacation in Northfield, Mass, and Hawleyvilley Conn. Aug. II he will supply the pull pit of the United Congregational church of New Haven. Aug. IS and 25 he will preach in the Epworth Methodist church of New Haven, with which church tie Humphrey Street Congregational and the First Baptist churches will unite. Olivet pulpit will be occupied on Aug. II by Rev. G. W. Judson of Saco, Me. AuG. IS, by Rev. c. W. Simpson of this city, < Aug. 25 by Rev. L. L. Barber of Greens Farms No evening services will be held during the month.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-03
DIR. AKED AT UNITED CHURCH,

Paul at the Indians Grave-fction that Is truer than fact" is the subject chosen by this well known preacher and lecturer for his topic at the morning service of the United Church tomorrow. Many who heard him two years ago will wish to get the message he will deliver with energy and cour- age at the present time Although an Englishman by birth, he said of him. self after coming to America, T am not taking on American ideas I was born with them. I am simply an American born on the other side of the water" Dr. Aked is a personal friend of the British Premier, Lloyd George, and the two men have much in common. He is a man of vision and courage who speaks his mind out, no matter what forces are against him.
 In the absence of Mrs. Elmer Beardsley, MT. Lorenzo D. Oviatt will preside at the organ. Mendelssohn's beautiful solo, 70, for the Wings of a Dove" will be rendered by Mrs. BarHsley,
 Dr. George L. Cady of New York City will occupy the pulpit on Aug. II.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-03
PRINTING PRESSES.

The first important improvement in printing presses was made by an English nobleman, Charles, Eari Stanhope, who died on this date, Aug. 3, in the year 1753. It is remarka- ble that from the time of the first introduction of printing up to the latter part of the eighteenth century no inventive genius arose to produce a new kind of press. During all that period nos alteration took place in the form of working a press. The same clumsy wooden machine which was used by Guttenberg and Faust continued in use until Earl Stanhope devised an improvement which prac- tical1y doubled the output of printing presses. From that time on hardly a year passed without witnessing some advance in the typographical art.
 The process of printing continued to be slow and arduous, however, until little over century ago, when the Lopdon Times applied steam power to it's presses, and thus worked a revolution. The innovation was re- ceived with great anger by the press men, as scores of brawny men, who had been employed to supply the mo- tive power to operate the press, were thrown out of employment They threatened for a time to wreck the Times office, but were finally placat- ed
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-08-03
CANNES TRAITS SURPASS FELINES'

It Is plain that the consensus of our readers is strongly against the cor respondent who desired to have own CTS of dogs so heavily taxed that the dogs would disappear and 1t re- mains only for him to explain that he wrote in a pickwickian sense.
 If the original motion were amend ed to strike out the word dogs" and substitute therefor the word "cats" it would poll a larger vote, for all of the things that can be said in favor of the dog few if any can be said in favor of the cat, while to every accu- sation leveied against the dog the cat must plead guilty to all, practically, except sheepkilling. The cat does not kill sheep: because it is not able. On the other hand, it is equally un- able to guard a flock of sheep, or in- deed anything else. The faithful ness of the dog degenerates in the cat to mere feeble -mindedness. The cat lacks the dogs understanding of its master. The wounded dog will lie quietly and lick the hand of the mas ter or even the stranger who is attend ing it. To dress the wound of a cat usually requires three or four people three being employed in keeping the cat from ciawing the operator.
 As a destroyer of vermin the cat is distinctly inferior to the mouse or. rat trap As a destroyer of bird life, from canaries to young chickens and ducks, it rivals hawks and ~eazefs. It is this propensity to destroy cruelty, warning it's master. The value of the appetite is satisfied that makes the cat abhorred by so many people of humane instincts.
 The killing of bird life which must be charged up against the cat con- stitutes a serious economic loss, for where the useful birds are scarce in sect pestsSthriye and injure crops and orchards The nocturnal habits of the cat are the cause of far more sleepIessness on the part of the unwil- ling listeners to its yowlings than is the barking of dogs. Moreover, the cat yowls for. it's own pleasure, the dog,I as a rule, barks with the idea of to kill for the sake of killing, after it's cat to the community may be correctly gauged by. the answer to this ques- ton: How much did you give for your t?"-Toronto Mail and En- pire.