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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10

~ prices h~io~ co~sidered hy
the LEGAL see< administration to be
fair snd reasonable. Ta~y tssu~d
ny DIR. L. Eaton. io&Aai director OF naRr-
k~t~ and transportation. and apply 10
the Richmond market eniy,
There arc only few changes in
prie~. Butter and lard nre up one
cent.
The fact that the farmer now has
important work TO do, preparing hts
crcusd, and cannot apsre the time to
bring his potatoes to market has
forced the cost price ON thst COM
modify mp n quarter of q cent per
pound. the price to the consumer.
however. remains the SAME as last
week.
Retailers report their sales OF pota-
sces to have increased over 500 rer
s<mt n result of the potTt" "nu'-
paign. and thar tho demand f~ ~'t't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10
Offers Amendment

CONTINUED on Second Parc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-10

The above dispatch indicates that German advance
along the Russian Black ttora about to be ended II
indicates that the Don is to be the Ukanan border line in the
southeast This would extend German influence in the
virtually to the Caucasus where Turkey to be predominant
The German sphere would include the Black sea-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
Timothy and Clover Seed.

Receipts BY dealers Of timothy seed
were indicated to be s5,000,000 pounds
less for the year ending July /, 1918,
than for the year ending July /, 1917,
according to the seed reporting service
of the bureau of markets However, the
carry-oyer on July ], 1918 amounted to
about 100000 pounds more than that
of the year before, and SO, 600 pounds
more than that of two years ago This
large carry-over, it is thought, viii Offset
the greatly reduced acreage cut for seed
this year. Incomplete returns from the
war emergency seed survey of July !, 1918,
show exports for the IL months ending
on that date have decreased from "a
767 $50 pounds to S,56s24l pounds. The
United States has always been the larg-
est exporter of timothy seed, and the
falling off in exports, it is stated, may
be due TO difficulties in securing ocean
transportation and to decreased de-
mand in Europe for seed to produce hay
crops.
Incomplete returns from the survey Of
stocks and receipts Indicate that the
stock Of clover seed in the hands of deal
ers on July !, 1918, is less than one-third
Of the quantity held by them year ago
The receipts by dealers for the year end
ing July l, 1918, were 24,O00,O00 pounds
less than for the previous year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

ed States cannot justify its assertion Of
democratic championship if it persists in
Withholding the right of suffrage from
half its population.
In the course of the correspondence
one finds reference to the bearing upon
the winning of the war of the passage of
the amendment, This is not the angle
from which to approach the subject The
manly view is that suffrage is right, and
that because it is right, it ought to be
adopted as national policy war or no
war.
1t is this view of the subject that we
have endeavored consistently to keep be
fore our New Hampshire people. The
war simply serves to bring it into clear
relief Our country stands out as the
greatest OF the protagonists of human
liberty. 1t lifts its banners as a rallying
point Of the oppressed. 1t lights a bea-
con of hope for all who are held in sub
lection. Its own record ought to be clear
as the light, and as stainless as its flag.
So, it is sound war policy to enlarge
human liberty at home,
But the war merely emphasizes the
truth Of an idea that was true before
the war, and will be true so long as mar
lives on this planet. Man is man, wheth-
err the individual be woman or a man,
and if man is free to live his own life,
and has the right to the consent from
which government derives all It's Just
powers, that freedom and right extend
to all men, regardless of the accident Of
sex. This is sound Americanism, and
sound morals, at any time and under all
conditions of peace or war
That the president didn't see it in this
light when he maintained that suffrage
was state and not national question
ought to have no weight whatever. II
is good that he sees clearly now. The
war has clarified many obscure subjects.
II has made as plain as day this, for in.
stance that democratic people cannot
be democratic if one-half of it has no
voice in government Manchester Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
THE GOVERNORS STATEMENT.

Horace f. Graham has made an excel
lent governor He has been the states
executive at time when his tact, good
judgment and loyalty have served the
state in good stead Because Of his fine
public record the governors acknowledge
ment of a straying from the path of
strict rectitude when he was state
auditor comes as great shock to
fall Vermonters, The governors state
ment does not blink the facts 1t does
not equivocate. And if it is lacking
somewhat in detail the reason for that
lack is concisely told. Confirmation Of
the most persistent rumor, by no less a
person than the governor himself, must
serve TO set at rest the stories that have
been in circulation of late Confession
is never better for the soul than when it
is the soul of man in high station,
and while the first feeling is naturally
one Of revulsion, it will be followed by
the conviction that Governor Graham did
the frank and manly thing in his
straight forward statement Of Monday.
The Times is by no means disposed to
condone any transgression that event
ually may be recorded against Governor
Graham. Yet it directs attention to the
fact that he is measurably a victim Of
system which makes it easy for an
officeholder to divert public money from
its natural channel, even though the di-
version is accompanied by a, firm purpose
to restore Back Of it all is an antiquat-
ed system Of financing, which the legis-
lature should lose no time in revamping.
1t should be borne in mind that the gov
ernor was not at all furtive in his man
ipulations. He made no attempt to con-
ceal them, and it adds not little to the
complication Of affairs that vouchers and
even files have been removed from the
Office, although MIR, Graham, in his state
ment explicitly, and truthfulIy, we be-
lieye, declares that he has taken none Of
them.
That Governor Graham asks for a
suspension of judgment until qualified
accountant in the person of Judge 0. NJ,
Barber can make thorough examination
Of the books should not be used against
him. 1t is his privilege Let the decision
be reserved. A greater Captain Of man
kind than any who lead in the battles Of
France to-day would not have done less.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
THE "BLIMP."
Nickname Given By Pilots to Airship
Submarine Scouts.

submarine Scouts.
An American Balloon Base in England,
Aug. l3,-- Correspondence Of the Asso-
ciated Press The "Blimp9 is the nick
name which the American pilots have
given to the little dirigible airships
which are technically termed IS. ST., or
submarine scouts.
The gas-bag Of the Blimp is about $50
feet long and 80 feet in diameter The
lower structure is virtually that Of a
scouting airplane Of medium power, so
that the whole effect is that of a sort of
a cross between airplane and balloon
The crew is usually one pilot aud an CD
server, and the speed is about 30 miles
an hour
The cargo is load of bombs which
work like destroyer's depth charges,
exploding by waterpressure at depth If
20 to so feet The carriage contains
steering gear, bomb levers, wireless ap.
paratus, camera and observation 'nstru.
ments.
Hundreds of Blimps are constantly on
duty around the coasts Of France and
England American pilots and observers
are just beginning to take up this work
1t is the greatest Uboat destroyer in
existence, if the men who work the
Blimps are to be believed. One en-
thusjastic American pilot who had been
dropping bombs up and down the Irish
sea for month, remarked to the Asso-
ciated Press correspondent, The Blimp
is not only one of the ways Of destroy
ing Uboats; it is the way"
The advantage that the Blimp has
over the seapIane is that it can stand
still in the air. If a U-boat dives down
and lies out of sight on the bottom, the
Blimp sits over it until it decides to
move on OF come to the surpace. If the
submarine does not move, the Blimp is
just as well contented, for in the mean.
time the wireless has been at work, and
trawlers are coming up in the course IL
an hour or two with TIE necessary equip.
ment to smoke Mister Submarine ont OF
his hole
If the submarine rises before naval
help arrives, the Bimp tackles it alone
with bombs If the submarine tries TO
move away along the bottom Of the sea,
the Blimp follows its shadow lntil it
comes, sooner or later, to a shallow spot
where II can be effectively dealt with.
Subject TO the Blimp's fuel supply and
its duration power" in the air, there
is little chance Of escape for a U-boat
once it has been sighted by one Of these
handy little dirigibles. The sighting or
spotting Of the U-boats is the great diff
ficulty, for the seas around England ate
large places and the range of the indi-
vidual Blimp is comparatively small,
A larger type of Blimp is now being
used, known technically as the c. r.
or coast patrol. II carries a larger crew
and greater supply Of fuel and Is used
for detecting mine-helds as well Us sub
marines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
CAYSVILLE


Thomas Jacobs passed away last Tues
day at the home of j E. Stafford where
he had lived for many years. Funeral
services were held at the house Thursday,
Rev V, NJ Martin officiating. Burial
was at Mount Pleasant cemetery.
Mrs. W. i, Hagar of Wallingford spent
a part Of last week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs j. j. Stafford
Mr. and Mrs. G. II. Miner and their
two sons returned Thursday from trip
to Montreal and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Chase and three
children Of Concord, N, H., are visiting
at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Walden White.
Mrs. Gladys Green Of Boston is guest
at Edward Labelle's.
Ernest Lavalley Of Windsor spent the
week end with his family here
Charles Angel Of East Brookfeld is the
guest Of his mother, Mrs. Anne Angel,
for few days.
Mrs. lila Roberts of Springfield, Mass
is visiting relatives here for few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Dukette have re-
turned from brief wedding trip to Con-
cord, n. H., and vicinity
Harrison Costigan returned Saturday
from business visit to Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Janet O. Poor Of South Royalton
is visiting relatives here for a few weeks
Miss Jennie Brown was at home from
Bethel for the week end.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
The Sugar Rations.

The people who are accustomed to pile
up sugar in their coffee until the humps
come even to the top Of the cup, now be-
gin to realize that we are at war
But after they have had a month Of it,
they may have better digestion and a
real appetite for nourishing and substan-
tial foods, such as they were never given
before
Two pounds per person a month is a
good deal more than enough for table
use. But to keep within the ration the
majority of housewives will have to limit
their use Of sugar for cooking. The rich
and eloying desserts and sugar sauces
will have TO become a memory
The human craving for sugar must re-
spond to some need Of the system But
the quantities used by many people indi-
cate morbid appetite. Where so much
is required, it must be that digestion has
been spoiled by abuse Appetite is
spurred into feeble life only by constant
increase Of the saccharine stimulation,
giving the body far more of it than ma
ture calls for or can use.
Even if this limitation does bear hard
on some Of us, it ought to be a pleasure
TO feel we are making some sacrifice for
the boys "over there "A healthy minded
person ought not live along just as usual
in this time Of suffering, giving up moth.
ing and enjoying all his pampering com
forts and soft satisfactions as usual.
When we have to give up this or that
accustomed habit, we can at least feel
that we are making some slight contri-
button to the cause for which Others are
giving the dearest thing in life. It ought
to be a pleasure to do it.-W White River
Landmark
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
CANNED PEAS.
By Laura Buffun, Domestic Science Elk
pert Of War Garden Commission.

by Laura buHuIn, DOMESTIC oGIeuEt Elk
pert Of War Garden Commission.
Those peas which are not fully grown
are best for canning Shell them. dis
cardine broken peas, but do not wash
Blanch five minutes and cold dip Pack
the peas in jars, again discarding broken
ones, and do not press the pack with
spoon or spatula, or Others may be brok
en-. Broken peas cause a cloudy liquid
Pack to within one inch Vt top. Put
on rubber, add one level teaspoonful Of
salt TO each quart and cover with boiling
water. Place the top and adjust top bail
or screw on top with thumb and little
finger. Sterilize $50 minutes in hot wa
ter bath; 100 minutes in water seal out
fit; 90 minutes at five TO ten pounds
steam pressure, Remove, seal tight and
cool Write to the national war garden
commission, Washington, for a free can.
ming manual, enclosing twocent stamp
for postage.
Success in the canning of peas is due
to careful handling and close following
of directions. They should be very fresh
pltheu ttib 7dAle uag ~ pbsSADlc dtd
the work should be done quickly. Grad
ing Is important Avoid having mature
hard peas mixed with young tender peas
Shell enough for few Jars and can
these, before Smelling more. Each step
should quickly follow the preceding
when once the peas are picked Peas
allowed to stand after blahching will not
keep we'll The commission viii be glad
to answer any questions written on one
side of the paper and sent in self
addressed stamped envelope,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
Because Il Is Right.

Two letters from President Wilson to
senator's, asking their support Of the suf-
frage amendment, have recently been
made public, and have greatly heartened
the suffragists. One was sent to Senator
Baird, the other to Senator Shields. And
in both of them, the president took the
high ground that suffrage has become a
critical reform, because Of its bearings
upon the influence of the United States
throughout the world as the champion Of
human right against oppression.
This is the significant feature of these
notes Nor is it by reading this notion
into them that we find it there 81 be-
lieye that our present position as cham
pions of democracy Throughout the world
would be greatly strengthened if the
Senate would follow the example of the
House of Representatives in passing the
pending amendment" wrote the presi-
dent to Senator Baird And to Senator
Shields he wrote Il feel that much Of
the morale Of this country and of the
world will repose in our sincere adher-
ence to democratic principles, will de-
pend upon the action which the Senate
takes in this now critically important
matter"
Nothing could be clearer than that the
president is of the oDinion that the Unit
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
CURRENT COMMENT

If, by war time restrictions" the
drinking Of alcoholics by men and women
in Great Britain has been reduced SO per
cent, vastly to the advantage of an over
soaked nation as all admit, the benefit to
be derived from cutting out the remain
ing II per cent ought to be beyond argu-
ment, 1t is called Solving" the drink
problem in Great Britain, however, to
make the country only SO per cent sober
in wartime That is of course gain
to be thankful for, but what will happen
to it when peace comes and the big
brewing and distillery interests get ac-
tive again in party politics and the
average Euglishman suddenly remembers
the sacredness of his Magma Charta right
to booze Springfield Republican
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
RESENT roo MUCH BOSTON.
(From Soldiers Letter in the Rockland,
Me-, Courier Gazette,)

Incidentally, / want to speak Of some
thing that rather sticks in my crop, You
know that do not pull for any one
state, laying stress rather on the fact
that / am an American and belong to
all Of them; you know that | look at
soldering from the regulars, or, in 9TH
er words, from the professionals point
of view, so you won't think I'm biased.
But it seems too bad to read the ac.
counts in the Boston papers and hear 50
much about every regiment in the Yam
kee division but the l03d. 1t doesn't
make damned bit of difference to these
boys from Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont who are here in the l03d, and
who know the work that they have
done. 1t Is bad psychology, to say the
least, to keep up this continual pratt
ting about the Dandy 9Th" the Fight
ing Ninth" etc, for It causes and keeps
on causing a whole lot of unnecessary
hard feeling between regiments that are
fighting the same enemy.
While they have no great newspapers
to spread broadcast the story Of their
every little deed, these quiet, clear eyed
chaps from the hill of Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont are second to
none not even the Canadian or the be.
loved ladies from Hell"as regards
their courage and soldierly possibilities.
Certainly knew what | was doing when
I came all the way from Michigan to
rejoin a Maine regiment, and l would
do it again, for these lads have fulfilled
my every expectation. The great ma
jority Of them ring true as steel in ac-
tion, and I've seen them stand fast time
and time again under the damnedest ar
tillery and minnewurfer poundings that
Fritz could possibly give them. Neither
has Fritz ever captured any Of the l03d
80 far, nor has he been able to bulge
them from single position they have
held
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

: For ways that were devious and tricks
that bore the earmarks of the master
strategist, smuggling Cinnamon across
the northern border of Vermont, as else
where, in the old days could give points
to most devices in the gentle art of de-
ception. But gun runners along our
southern border have outmatched in the
scope Of their smuggling the clever
gentry who used to thrive on toting
celestials over the line from Canada.
Kerosene cans are readily converted into
sugar receptacles by cutting off the top
and inserting false bottoms. Ten gallon
milk cans are treated in much the same
way, and extra-sized stockings are used
by the smugglers, many Of whom it may
be suspected are women Bustles went
out Of style many years ago, although
The wearing Of them has been revived by
Mexican women, and in these cumber.
ZONE affairs are concealed many pounds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
GERMANS FIGHTING
HARD FOR TINE
Direct Counter Actions Against the Fran
co-American Line Between Sois-
sons and Rheims.

co-American Line Between Sois-
sons and Rheims.
With the American Army on the Nesle,
Monday, Aug. l2-l5y the Associated
Prsesl THE Germans directed counter
actions against the Franco American line
between scissors and Rheims to-day,
but without bringing about any ,hange
in the situation nor did the enemy veal
any intention Of an immediate attempt
to recover any portion Of the territory
lost north of the Marne
The guns on either side were seldom
silent and at many places especially in
the neighborhood Of Fismette, north Il
Fismes, where the opposing lines are
close the Germans repeatedly searched
the American positions with machine
gunfre
1t is quite possible that the crown
prince may decide upon counter at
tack on a big scale in that sector but
such action would necessitate the bring
ing up Of divisions which presumably
are badly needed on the British front
and at other points, 1t seems probable
he realized that any attempt to wrest
territory here from the troops that have
just taken it would be extremely high
priced.
On the other hand, the Germans now
are in such positions along the limo south
of the Aisne that they can afford to
take more time for retreat over that
river, confident that the allies will not
extend themselves too much in an effort
here at this time.
The Germans are fighting hard for
time, but observers continue to report
indications that their plans still include
retirement. The French and the Amer
leans, however, have not ceased to ex-
ert pressure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

A mathematical person has decided
that the average college graduate has a
vocabulary of 10000 words. Plenty OF
cynical people win arise to inquire
whether the 10000 are all different
words, and then maybe someone in the
audience will recall the story Of the To-
year-old youngster whom the teacher
kept after school until he should name
u animals that inhabit the Arctic circle.
1t was June and even the bees, droning
idly at the window, were calling him to
join his companions in the swimming
hole just over the next rise. Finally, in
fit Of desperation, the boy seized his
pencil, wrote hurriedly, and then bolted,
leaving an astonished school ma'am to
scan the answer sheet, which read six
polar bears and six seals"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

State Food Administrator +. H. Brooks.
in his City park address Sunday evening,
quoted a very widely circulated recon-
mendation when he suggested that per.
sons Of mature growth, not including in
valids, might perform patriotic service
by denying themselves sugar until the
shortage is over, At first blush, the rec
ommendation may seem extreme, but of
course the sacrifice, if it may be called
that, is nothing compared to what men
in the trenches are giving up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

Each in his turn most of the members
of the Wilson cabinet have come in for
criticism from sources usually partisan,
but the critics have been unusually len,
lent with Secretary McAdoo and the rea.
son is obvious. The public may be de-
pended upon to hold pretty positive no
tions Of a mans worth and it is gen
orally recognized that Mr.. McAdoo is not
only tireless official but capable one
as well.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

Until an adverse ruling came from
Secretary Baker, Waterloo, la, reporters
were bemoaning the Waterloo they had
met in requesting from their local board
exemption from the work or fight order.
News gathering is an indispensable in
dustry, said Secretary Baker in uphold
ing the stand taken by the reporters, but
in, an addenda he rightly declared that
each man must be judged on his merits,
and that the possibility Of replacing him
in an important industry must be con
sidered before the exemption order is
signed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

A Massachusetts, newspaper receives a
letter requesting that the men who make
the paper cease referring to wounded
men in the past tense. 1t is an innocent
error, of course, but the old suggestion
Of the thing comes home first Of all to
fathers and mothers who have boys over
there. The past tense should be reserved
for those who have made the final sacri.
fee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

And now Willie Hearst is accused of
being friendly with Bolo Pasha, who was
executed by the French for treason. At
torney General Lewis of New York Of
fers to furnish affidavits Of it's truth,
but whether or not the charge is I'M
founded, the most damning indictment
of Hearst is that so many people are
more than ready to believe it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13
Playing Safe.
marines.

Willie's grandmother came for few
days visit, and while she was sitting on
the veranda, Willie approached with a
questioning expression
Grandma" said he, "can you crack
nuts by biting them =
'Not any more, Willie answered
grandmother. Il lost all my teeth sew
eral years ago.
"Fine" reioined win, with look Of
relief, as he handed her handful of
walnuts, Hold these, please, while l
go and get some more, "-Pittsburg
Chronicle Telegraph
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-13

Visitors called at the home Of George
Sylvester Viereck, publisher Of the
vaterland, in Mount Vernon, N Y. They
carried long fence rail, but the friend
of baby killers was not at home to ac-
cept the implied invitation.