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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
Green Mountain Echoes.

Arthur Turner has returned, restored
with part of his shin bone in his back
Weston item.
Miss Ida White has fine phonograph
with which she Is entertaining her
friends with high class music. Felch-
Vile item.
An old skunk and several babies
walked across Mrs. Kenyon's piazza and
disappeared one day last week.--Ascut-
NEVILLE item.
In the shower last Saturday the rain
didn't stop to drop, but came down in
sheets -Cristy district item.
Marsh Shattuck called on friends Fri
day on his way to the city. Do so some
more, Uncle Marsh. -Felchervi1le item.
Master Warren White killed five young
woodchuclSs with ball bat last Monday
morning. South Acworth item.
Farmers must keep up their courage
and and face destruction by frost like
brave soldiers Cornish item.
Rumors are still floating about, about
those who have dozen or more barrels
of -four stored in the cellar. That's nc
worse than the woman who feeds the
substitutes to the hens.-Bellows Falls
item.
Harold Carleton, believing in the old
adage, Faint heart never won fair lady,
took another trip to Lyndonville last
fore. Whether this will be a permanent
addition to Maple Grove farm, time alone
will tell-West Newbury item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
Ben Tnlman.

Old Ben Tillman--P itchfork Ben!
Friend Of the Wool Hats
And One Gallus menl
Ready TO take,
And ready to give,
Blow for blow
Lord, didn't he livel
Ne'er mad knight
OF the olden days
Quicker to fight
With an eye alight
With the battles blaze,
Old Ben Tillman-Pitchfork Ben
Took his knockdowns,
And got up again,
Hammer and tongs,
Blow for blow,
Loving the battle,
Howe'er it might gol
Sure, he was not always wise
When he flung the gage of battle down
Fighting for the fights sake, more THAI
for the prize
But, now the old warriors won his crown
Let us for a moment
Pause in our ways
And give to him
At the end of his days
A mans sslute-to a man among men
Old Ben Tillman,
Pitchfork BEN
Edward N. TEAL in New York Sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
CURRENT COMMENT
Religion Except in Summer"

At this season Of the year, when many
are tempted to neglect church attend
ance and ignore religious responsibilities,
the following quotation from minister
to his congregation may well be medi-
tated upon: Except in Summer"
THE Lord is in His temple except 10
summer. will come into Thy house in
the multitude of Thy mercy--except in
summer. How amiable are Thy taber,
nacles--except in summer My soul
longeth yea, even fainteth for the courts
of the Lord--except in summer God is
known in His palaces for sure refuge
except in summer. Preach the word.
Be instant in season--except in summer.
Not forsaking the assembling of your
selves together except in summer. They
continued steadfastedly in the Apostles
doctrine and fellowship and breaking of
bread and prayers-except in summer. f"
st. Johnsbury Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

1t was an Inflated bombing expedition
which set out from an American aviation
camp bound for Coblenz, Germany, only
to return with fve-sixths of its strength
wiped out. Nevertheless, it was merely
an incident of the war. The next attack
by the Americans is likely to prove far
more effective and without serious losses
to the attackers. The Americans must
learn the bombing business as much as
the remainder of the activities of the
war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
A Backward Glance.

1t was just five months ago, on Feb. 4,
that Senator Hitchcock, commenting on
Secretary Bakers statement that he ex-
pected to have 100000 American sol
diers in France before the end Of 1918,
pronounced 1t "exaggeration of the wild
est sort, absolutely preposterous," sin
tended as gigantic bluff - Senator
Chamberlain made the startling discoy-
cry that the war department had "al-
most ceased to function" and Colonel
Roosevelt rushed down to Washington to
spread dissension and play politics in his
usual patriotic fashion. Now Secretary
Baker, a modest, high-minded and re-
markedly efficient official, is having his
revenge on all these four -Hushers, who
simply lost their heads because they
could not look beyond the dark days OF
winter and have faith in the American
people. When the history Of this war
shall be written, the antics of certain
Lilliputian senators will be one of its
most diverting features.-From the Phil.
adelphia Record.
Mabel: The kaiser says that he has
Cots mituns, if he has am willing to
bet that he stole them, possibly from
some of the churches that be looted in
the Holy Land. Moore Kultn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Conservation, Tobacco and Rum.

Editor, Barre Times: Just read your
food conservation squib in last nights
Times. It's all right, but right minded
people are taking such talk with pinch
of salt. just so long as more is squan.
dered on rum and tobacco than we poor
old cripples can save by conservation, /"
| for one don't take such talk seriously.
And there are others.
Am enclosing adv for cigarettes from
the same paper found your editorial,
Who pays for all this? And then, re-
member, it is worse than thrown away.
Cut it out and try again.
How true the statement of the man in
a speech in Boston, "In that day the
United States wants the war to stop, it
will close" Can't be done with rum and
tobacco, either. G. w. Krook.
West Fairlee, July IL, 1918.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

II is worth good deal to the United
States government to get into touch with
Ambassador Francis now and then. The
greater frequency. of the communication
with him of late gives rise to the hope
that within short time the United
States government will be appraised Of
international conditions in Russia, which
knowledge will enable the government tc
take wise steps as to possible interven.
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

owe will win the war or all 60 to
HI" an expression said to have been
made by Prussians captured by Amer
leans, seems to be correct reflection of
The desperate state of mind of the Ger
mans at the present time There is no
longer the confident boasting of subjuga-
ton of the world, only as it is given out
by some pin-headed Junker still welded
to his military idols; on the contrary,
we find note Of doubt entering into the
statements made by the men who come
into allies hands, although there is still
q reckless threat of turning the world
upside down before submitting to the
victor, Since the strength of the United
States has been felt on the battle line in
western Europe there has been new
sentiment among the German soldiery,
those who represent the common people
of that land in contrast to the officer
caste, the vons, etc. The morale of part
of the Germany army at least is far
from that strength which it maintained
in the early years Of the struggle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

The statement of a French general
that the Americans are the best sol,
diers in Europe" is, of course, encourag.
ing information but win not be taken
with such complete assurance as to cause
American people to think the soldiers
have reached the height of military de.
velopment in scarcely more than year
of training, as contrasted with the sol
diers of our allies who have been in the
war for four years. Besides that, the
Americans, both at home and abroad,
bear in mind some of the splendid fight
ing the British, the French, the Italians
and some of our other present allies have
done. We recall, for instance, Verdun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
THE WARS CALLS ON THE NEWS
PAPER FORCES.


It is sometimes said, and, quite fire.
quentIy, enormously, that war is pow
erful agency to build up newspapers.
The casual observer passes the remark
that newspapers circulation must be
booming when people are so anxious to
get the news that they cannot wait to
borrow their neighbours papers but go
and buy their own 1t is true that the
excitement Of war does cause people to
be more eager to get the news and, fire.
9uently, does cause an increase in circu.
lation figures for the time being at least.
To that extent paper is built up. But
there are other agencies at work which
IRE calculated to tear down in much the
same proportion as the war builds up in
circulation. The drain of great war
iepletes the ranks of the workers in a
newspaper plant just as much as many
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
Closing a Painful Charter.

The explanation IN the Maple Sugar
column of the Pare Times Is entirely
satisfactory to az concerned We have
spilled the beanr several times, and have
had an awful job picking them up.--The
Newbury cor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
When People Talk.

Mrs. Moses Randall is in peck of
trouble, as she has lost gray coat while
going out to visit Henry Chalmers, who
lives out near the town farm. Any one
finding it viii bring about peace and
happiness by returning it to Mrs. Ran.
dali or leaving it at Hale's store.--New.
bury item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
Who Will Claim Them7

Letters remaining uncalled for at the
Barre postoffice for the week ending July
IL were:
Men-James Anderson, Robert Even,
Roy French, Russell Ounone, John Reilly.
Women--Miss Lillian Chase, Mrs. M.
w. Chauneey, Mrs. John w. Ryan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

A pro.German newspaper in the United
States would have an extremely hard
time of it squaring itself with the people
once the policy of the paper was re-
vealed. A pro-German paper in the
United States supported in part by mon
ey contributed by the German govern
ment would be such an abnormality as
to have no rightful place in the life Of
the American people. The statements
made in regard to certain newspaper
in New York City are astonishing, to
say the least, and the people demand
that the whole alleged connection of the
German government with the newspaper
organization be cleared up. 1t is UNI
thinkable that newspaper supported in
part by German government money
should have a place in the United States
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

It is well.mea and sensible advice to
the government at Washington to cut
down some of the reckless waste of
white paper, which is now devoted to
circularizing the whole United States for
causes which are multiplying without
end. Enough wasted white paper goes
into the refuse barrels of the average
daily newspaper in one year to enable a
country weekly to print its whole years
supply of newspapers. Now and then
something comes along which is really
useful and acceptable for use by the
newspapers; the bulk of the matter is
devoted chiefly to wasting white paper,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
PLAINFIELD

The snappiest and best liked comedy
ever presented by the Nellie Gill Players
Is the attraction in Plainfeld tonight, a
bright farce, entitled "Afrs. Temples Tel
egram." Dancing until midnight. -adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

Holders in the United States Of Ger.
man government bonds would be sur.
prised, no doubt, to know where large
part of their money has gone and for
what purpose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
Agricola Reclassihes.

Who said frostl Well, the ruin is com.
plete for miles around in everything
freezable. Farmers are certainly in class
for perseverance.--East Haven item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
OVER 100000 MEMBERS.
Of British Trades Unions to Be Repre-
sented at British Congress,

London, June l3.--When the British
Trades union congress meets at Derby
in September for les annual conference,
the membership Of affiliated unions rep
resented probably viii be more than a.
100000, Arthur Henderson, secretary
and recognized leader Of the British la
Dor party, will be present as a delegate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

Man is gregarious animal. Down in
Tunbridge the folks who have had 'em
out are organizing an Appendix club.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
MABEL sYRUP'S CoLYUM
ITO have a liEely and not q stolid
countenance." Truth Of Intercourse.

The time has come to conquer or sub.
init. For us there is but one choice We
have made it "-President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

Commercial Candor in Local Auto
Shop; Our tires are and 10 per cent off
now.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

The annual canoe accident at Sum
ner's Fails occurred Sunday afternoon -
North Hartiand item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
WRITE

II you wish TO prepare for a good position in
Washington, Albany or elsewhere. Employment
sure for those who are qualified Girls are in
active demand and receive the same pay as
young men, For catalogue address,
CARNELL & HOLT, Albany, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13
Small Town STUFF.

There was gathering Of the children
at the home of the late James Nash on
Tuesday and Wednesday to look over
and divide the furnishings of the house,
etc.--Alstead item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press IL exclusively entitled 70
the use for republication of all news despstenss
credited to It or not otherwise credited In this
paper. and also the local news puohshea
therein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

1t Usually Comes Between the Fourth
and Labor Day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

eve would drop the comfort bag work
before we would put in tobacco, as we do
not believe in it."-Mrs. Katherine L.
Stevenson, state president, Massachu'
sets w. G. z. U.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

Personally we don't believe in vaccine.
ton, so between us let's break with this
whole horrid war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

"Quit beef. Hoover.
Also, quit beefing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-13

NJ S.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
$2.20 for Northern No. | at
Chicago, With DifferentiaIs
for Other Markets.
EXECUTIVE ACTS TO GIVE
STIMULUS TO PLANTING
Blocks Bills in Congress Which
Threatened Food Administrator
Flour and Bread Program.

President Wilson last night took steps
to meet the agitation in Congress for
higher wheat prices by fixing the gov
ernment guarantee price for tho 1918
crop.
A price of $3.50 bushel-the same
as for last years crop-was fixed by
the President for the coming season s
wheat yield. The price is for No.
northern spring wheat at Chicago, with
a scale Of differentials for other markets.
The differentials differ to a slight ex-
tent from those now operative and range
from a minimum of So to a maximum
of 1928.
The Baltimore price was set at 1927
and that at Newport News 1927.
Two Objects in View.
In fixing a price now for the new
crop, which will not be harvested until
June, the President was believed to
have had two objects in view. The first
was to halt legislation pending in Con-
gress to fix prices at from s2.25 to 50
ana lne OtHeT was " SltIHuldtc
planting.
The introduction of the price-raising
bills had begun to check the flow of
wheat to market. and food administra-
ton officials feared that mills soon
would have to close down. Hoping the
legislation would pass, farmers. it is
declared, have been refusing to sell at
the present price of $2.20.
In enacting the food control law Con-
gress put a guaranteed price of So on
next seasons crop and this has been
construed as a minimum price. To draw
wheat to market the President fixed a
price of $2.20 on last seasons yield and
it had this effect until the price-raising
bills were introduced. Then the flow
began to stop.
Endangered Hoover's Program.
Food administration officials have
declared that if the bills passed the
government would be forced to raise
present prices to the new levels and
CONTINUED on Second Page)
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Russ Factories Organize
Red Guard Units to
Oppose the Germans
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. >
LONDON. February 23.-Petrograd
dispatches to the Exchange Telegraph
Company state that it was announced
at a meeting of the soviet that many
factories are organizing detachments of
red guards for service at the front.
NJ. Sinovieff, associate of Nikolai Lenine
and chairman of the soviet, reported
that it required only 100 Germans to
capture Dvinsk. He added that the;
committee responsible for the defense
of the city would be tried by revoiu-.
tionary tribunal.
Lettish snipers are resisting the Ger
man invaders near Walk. and havo
asked for support from the eOtiot.
which has decided to send 2.ooo fo4
guards to that region.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
German Report of Gains.
Says Peace Negotiations
With the Rumanians Will
Start in Next Few DAYS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. February 23.-The
Austrian premier, DR.. Won Seydler. ad-
dressing the lower house at Vienna FRI
day declared again:
Hungary is not participate
ing in the military action which Ger
many is at present taking against Rus
sia. There has been no advance OF Aus
tro- Hungarian troops into Ukraine,
with which we are at peace.
with regard to Rumania, an armis-
tice exists between Austria Hungary
and that country. Peace negotiations
will begin within the next few days"
The premiers statement was received
with applause from all parts OF the
house
Evening star., 1918-02-24

CONTINUED on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1918-02-24
WEARY MASSES WANT PEACE.
PINCH OF WAR KEENLY FELT
BY ALL CLASSES IN GERMANY

in the best Berlin restaurants at 40
cents a cup This is supposed to have
been brought from the northern prov
inces by returning soldiers. who OBJ
tanned it from the Russians through
barter.
This raises an important question re-
garding Ukraine. Germany is not ex-
pected to get much from Russia unless
she has goods to exchange. The
Ukrainians, like the Hungarians. want
cloth, nails, plows, boots, etc, in ex-
change for grain. Certainly Germany
has no considerable supply of manu-
factured articles at the moment.
Germans here show little enthusiasm
over the immediate future and they ex-
pect small economic assistance from
Russia this year.
Evening star., 1918-02-24
ASSERTS WAR WILL
CONTINUE ; YEARS
Arkansas Governor Tells Sc
curity League This Opinion
Is Held in Washington.
RAPS "BOLSHEvIKP' HERE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 23.-According
to Gov. Charles II. Brough of Arkan-
sas, the Judgment of official Washington
lie that there will be three more years
Of war. Fresh from visit to the Ma
tional Capital, Gov. Brough made this
statement here today in speech at the
Congress of National Service Of the Ma
tional Security League. 1t was in con-
nection with his declaration that con-
servation and educational program must
be adopted in order to win the war.
Another governor-Whitman Of New
of the leadership Of his state in military
preparedness.
Gov. Brough put his auditors in good
humor with hfsswit. Long. lean and clean
shaven, he took to himself the sobriquet
Of the Arkansas Traveller
There is a new south that is united
and that is Loyalty backing up the nag IN
this war" he said. 'iDo you realize there
is a bolsheviki in this country just as
there is in Russia? Here it is known as
the !. w. w. They are dwelling In the
twilight Of American patriotism. There
can be no twilight-you must be for the
President or you are against the flag
War to Last Three Years.
I was in Washington recently and it
;s the opinion OF men there that this war
will last three years longer. Germany
in some respects is stronger than she was
three wears ago. She has 13. 900 square
miles OF territory and six times the food
acreage that she formerly had.
..she will also come into the possession
Of large munitions factories because OF
the collapse of the Russian government
Gov. Brough made an anagram of
"kultur" as follows:
X stands for killing.
T. stands for U-bOat.
l. stands for lies.
T stands for treachery.
II stands for unfatthfulhess.
n stands for ruthlessness.
other addresses were made by Dean
Eugene Davenport of the school of
agriculture, University of Illinois, on
food production: Charles P. Neill of
,ehor and Victor A. Olander, labor
iaader and member of the Illinois state
council of defense.
Sneakers at a banquet which closed
the three day meeting tonight, were
Samuel insult. chairman Of the state
famous foot ball coach. who urged
physical preparedness: Miss Kathleen
Burke of England and Bainbridge Col
1Continued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Conditions Slightly Better.

Since the treaty was signed with the
Ukraine there has been a slight inn
provement9in conditions. probably be-
cause the authorities released some
food In the expectation of getting more
from southwest Russia later, but 1t will
take an immense amount of food to
makesAny appreciable change.
Soune Russian tea is now available
Evening star., 1918-02-24
Berlin Demands the Acceptance Of
Far-Reaching Peace Conditions
Within Forty Eight Hours.
WOULD GRAB VAST TERRITORY;
GENERAL RESTRICTIONS ON SLAVS
Austria Also Ready Finally to End Confct-Teuton Armies
Press On, But Mutny and Disorders Are
Reported Among Invaders. Il


LONDON February ga Russian wireless state
ment received here tonight says:
Germany will the peace negotiations will conclude
peace the following conditions
Both declare the ended
A regions of the line indicated BrestLtovsk the
Russian delegation which formerly belonged Russia be
longer under the territorial protection of Russia.
region of Dvinsk this line advanced the
frontier of Courland
Evening star., 1918-02-24
sangster's Suggestions.

Andrew Sangster. former chief ac-
countant for the commission. was the
principal witness at the afternoon ses-
sion. He advised maintaining the pres
ent fiat rate service at cost OF 81 a
month to each subscriber. but suggest
ed a limitation of 100 calls per month.
with an excess call rate Of cents per
message.
DR.. Edward w. Bemis. who. testified
at the morning session in favor OF tps
creasing the nat rate from - to IS y
Continued on Twelfth Page)
Evening star., 1918-02-24

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