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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

While it may be considered that the
granite industry is not direct essential
toward war preparation, it is true that
in the case Of Barre the granite industry
is wholly essential toward Barre's con.
tribution to the war. In other words,
shut down the granite industry Of Barre,
and Barre would not be able to buy Lib
erty bonds or war savings stamps or
make the other contributions to war
purposes. To deprive Barre of coal,
moreover, would be to cripple the whole
of Washington county, which is very de-
pendent on granite, and the whole of
Washington county would suffer not
only for the present but for long time
to come, with the resulting loss of mon
ey aid which Washington county might
normally be expected to contribute to-
ward carrying on the war projects Of the
government. As we understand it, the
governmental department at Washing
ton which has the matter of fuel in
charge, recognizes just such conditions
as exist in Barre and, so far as possible
makes allowances in the distribution OF
coal. This allowance has been made, as
we understand, and Barre will have a
fair amount of coal in order to keep the
industry going; so there does not seem
to be need for worrying on that score.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
CURRENT COMMENT
Save Peach Stones.

The fruit season is now with us. How
readily it relates to the vast clouds of
gas that have been sweeping over the
battlefront Here is the new war
scourge, first introduced by the enemy
at the Somme in 1916 and since applied
by him with ruthless ferocity. Many
have died from the asphyxiating fumes !;
others recovered, but were never the
same again, once the poison had entered
the system,
The experience of being "gassedp is
one OF the most frightful known. Pierre
Lott, who visited a hospital where vic
Tins were being treated, called it "a place
.of horror which one would think Dante
had imagined" In another hospital a
newspaper correspondent found 81 Amer.
leans, some of whom were beyond medi-
cal help. "Their eager drawing.in of the
God given air sounded like bellows, so
nearly were the lungs closed As the
sufferings became worse hands were out
stretched as though the men were drown
ing. Their fingers distended, they stiff.
fened there was sudden foaming at
the mouth-then the end"
That happened in February last, and
the scene is not likely to be repeated
now that the gas mask has come into
general use. To-day thousands of WON
en- here and abroad are giving their time
and skill to the manufacture Of this pro-
tective appliance. Carbon is needed for
the gas mask-not ordinary charcoal
such as can be obtained from the com
bustion of wood, but the special kind OF
it which comes of the burning of fruit
stones, preferably of the peach, the APP
ricot, the plum, the prune and the date
also Of the shells Of hickory nuts, wal
nuts, cocoanuts and butternuts.
That is why the gas defense division
Of our war council is appealing for sup
plies of this material as fast as it can be
gathered in, and why our fruit users are
responding periodically wherever knowl,
edge of the demand has reached them
England and France led the way in this
salvage movement" The British fruit
dealers associations are cooperating in
it; throughout the United Kingdom the
sellers Of fruit display posters asking the
public to furnish stones and shells. In
many districts collecting clubs have beer
formed, and the school children are tax.
ing part in what has become country.
wide effort to meet the request Of the
munitions department for "stones and
nutshells at the rate of hundreds of tons
week" Here is the opportunity tC
make the fruit season tell in the interest
Of our armies on the battle line.-Bostor
Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
WILLIAMSTOWN

Mrs. Ada Lasell, who has been in
| Washington, d. c., with relatives for
several weeks, returned to Vermont q
| few days since, and after visiting her
J brother, William L. Martin, and family
! at White River Junction and her daugh-
ter, Mrs George Dillingham;, of North
field, arrived at her home last week
Friday, accompanied by her son, VIII
liam, and daughter, Mabel who have
been employed in Washington for some
time.
Miss Ellen Bruce Harrington of
Springfield, Mass, is visiting at I. D.
| Poland's.
L. Marshall Jackson is at work for
Wesley NJ seaver.
Henry Phillips has been found to be
physically unfit to be soldier and has
been visiting his mother in Barre for a
few days and is now back at work.
In trying to avoid a collision with an
other car at the temporary bridge this
! side of the L. d. Gale farm, an unlueky
| autoist struck the bank and bent his
front axle last week.
John Perry and Thomas Poland are
painting the house on Quarry street,
lately bought by Jason johnson.
The following extract from letter
from Miss Florence Leighton to Mrs.
| Randall viii be Of interest. Miss Leigh
| ton was formerly a teacher in our high
school and is now in the Philippines:
Laoag, Ilocos Norte, r T., July 10, 1918.
! Dear Mrs. Randall: | came out here TO
the Philippines last spring. The war has
taken so many men that they had to
take women for teaching here. ! am
away up in the northwestern part OF
Luzon, about 300 miles from Manila and
| $50 miles from a railroad. This is the
second largest city on the islands, how
ever, with population Of about $4,000,
There are only 20 Americans: The peo-
pie are very nice though, and some OF
| those who are well educated are very
companionable. We have high school
with about a thousand pupils and are
! lust starting normal school. / teach
geometry and English in both. This
place is very interesting, as one can
see all stages Of civilization from the
Igarotes, who 60 about three fourths
naked, to the students, teachers and en-
| gineers, who look quite American and
often have degrees from American col
leges. The United States has certainly
done some wonderful work here. ! have
not heard from any one out there for a
long time. We do not get much war
news that is satisfactory here. IT Il
old when we get ii and so condensed
that it hardly seemed anything, Just
at present we have been having the edge
of typhoon, so that no mail at all got
in, We are enjoying the rainy season
now-really enjoying it, too, for II keeps
the weather cool so that it is about like
July at home, except that we never have
intentionally warm nights But it GER
tainly does pour here sometimes. Best
regards to all my friends. Truly, Flor,
ence Leighton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Seaver, Miss Ha,
eel Williams and the scribe and his bet
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
THIRTY-FIVE COWS

good young stock, mostly raised on
this farm; most of TENN will freshen in
the fall and early winter; two-year. old
Jersey bull, | yearling heifer, 3 calves, |
shoat, pair work horses, years old,
weighing $500; | matched pair Swear
old colts; ! bay horse, weight about
1900; chestnut mare, 7 years old,
weight 900.
ABOUT as TONS OF HAY, lot of
farming tools, consisting of moving
machines, lumber wagon, long body,
dump body, horse rake, hay tedder,
n sulky pillow, ] disc harrow, ! smoothing
harrow, ! two-horse pivot axle cultiya-
tor, walking cultivator | corn dray, !
bobsled, 2 traverse sleds, milk sled
with body, nearly new 2-seated wagon,
l buggy wagon, sleigh, 2 pairs heavy
work harness, ! single work harness,
driving harness, 200 tin sap buckets, 400
galvanized iron bucket covers, | 3-horse
power gasoline engine, | grindstone,
silo l2x24, other small articles; a small
lot of HOUSEHOLD GOODS, and many
other articles not mentioned.
Terms made known at time and place
of sale. Lunch at noon.
P. A. LUND.
Bradford, VT, Sept 6, 1918.
F. ]. AcKERMAN, Auctioneer, vershire
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
Thrifty Vermont.

Though small in population, Vermont
is showing itself TO be large IN patriot
ism and determined to carry even more
than its full share OF the war burden.
The report of the war savings stamp
sales for July puts Vermont in the lead
Of all the states in per capita sales, with
record of S4.72. How well it compares
with stamp purchases in other localities
Is revealed BY the fact that New York
City, with all its wealth, stands at the
bottom of the list with per capita rec
ord of 10 cents for July. The thrifty
Yermonters are wise in putting their
money into war savings stamps, which
are an absolutely safe investment, not
susceptible TO market fluctuations, and
can be converted into cash at moments
notice. Springfield, Mass Union
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

needs men to save the world from Ger
manic domination, it needs men to main
tain its own honor and integrity. There
fore, why should not every man between
the ages of Is and 40 be willing to place
himself at the service of that country I?
True it is that not all those who register
on Thursday will be called into active
service; but each and every one of them
must hold themselves subject to call
For many years, although not all of
us may know it, the men of the United
States between the ages of Is and As
have been considered the unorganized
militia of the country, the men upon
whom the United States could call in
the case of an emergency. We all know
about the organized militia, the men
who, while pursuing vacations of peace,
were nevertheless under arms and ready
for the call Of their country; but we
have not reckoned on the unorganized
militia of the country, the unframed
men but the potential soldiers who CON
tanned the elements of a great army.
Now there comes serious emergency
and the unorganized militia of the Unit
ed States is to be called on. Every man
between the ages of IS and As, both in
elusive, are possible members of that
militia and they become bounden to reg
lister on Sept. ~ through act of Congress
just passed. Therefore, let every man
between the ages of Is and as register
on Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
The Soldiers Vision.

The soldiers in France are still writing
home: "Heinie is on his last lap; it viii
be all over by Christina. -or to that
effect Those who have seen many sol
diers' letters are familiar with this opin.
ion They encounter it every day. How
do the soldiers get the idea that the end
of the war is so near? What has put it
into the heads Of so many? Is it clair.
voyance, or inconsistencies? IF the war
were indeed to end soon, the soldiers
multifold prediction of its close would
surely amount to second sight, for
there is nothing visible to the natural
eye or determinable by reasoned obser-
walton which indicates that its end is
very near. It is evidently a character.
istic of soldiers to expect an early end
Of the war in which they are engaged.
Those who remember the Civil war win
recall that the boys were always writing
home the same thing: well, folks, you
will see me at home very soon, for John
ny Reb is surely on his last legs" Or if
he were on the other side well, the
Yanks are giving it up, and you'll see me
coming down the pike some day soon"
For that matter, no one at all, in 1858,
expected another two years of it. But
early in 1865 the view changed, and the
people at home at least began to face
the idea of an indefinite prolongation-
early in 1866, when the actual end was
so near Lincoln at the head of 1t all,
and on the 4th of March, 1865, spoke
somewhat despondingly of the prospect
in his second inaugural "Fondly do we
hope, fervently do we pray, that this
mighty scourge of war may speedily pass
away; yet if God wills that it continue
until all the wealth piled by the bond
mans $50 years of unrequited toll shall
be sunk, and until every drop of blood
drawn with the lash shall be paid by
another drawn with the sword the note
here is one Of despair. Yet at that mo-
ment peace was but a little more than
one month away. Men, it seems, may
begin wars, deliberately and craftily,
timing their outbreak TO a day; but not
one among them knows when war will
end. The enchanted tempest lasts until
its destructive will is wreaked
This much we may know of the sol
dier's notion that the end is near, that
his wish is father to the thought. The
nearer one gets TO war, the less one de-
sires that it shall continue indefinitely.
1t is not in the least that the soldier is
down hearted, or homesiek in the ordi-
nary sense. His letters are the cheerful.
est things on EARTH and if you visited
him in the camp you would find him
amazingly light-hearted. 1t is his sub.
consciousness that does it for him--his
instructive knowledge that war is not
| the worlds right or normal condition
and that consequently it must soon end.
It's transitory state is the most evident
thing about il to the soldier; but, as in
! the case of the soldier over there who is
going to have it over Immediately. he
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

ranges Of mountains was marred by the
tains last Saturday, going via East
Barre, Groton to Woodsville, N. H., then
up the valley of the Ammonoosuc river
through Bath, Lisbon and Littleton,
just beyond which village the party ate
dinner on the porch Of convenient
schoolhouse. After passing through
Franconia, we went by devious route
to the shore of Echo lake, afterward
visiting the Profile house and the View,
from which point the best uplook at The
Old Man of the Mountain may be had.
From here our route took us down three
mile hill back to Franconia, thence to
Sugar Hill, where one of the best views
of both the Presidential and Franconia
ranges of mountains war marred by the
low hanging clouds, which made it i'm.
possible to see the SUBMITS. Time now
pressing, we 60 quickly down long in
cline to point not far from Lisbon, then
to WoodsviIle and Wells River, south
through Newhury and Bradford, and
from there climbing up the Waits Riv-
er valley to Orange, and home via East
Barre and Barre. The trip covered 100
miles.
Rev. and Mrs. William N. Roberts
have received word that their son, Neal,
has arrived safely on the other side the
Atlantic.
Born, in Rochester, Sept 5, daugh-
ter, Esther Jennie Rhodes, to William
and Susie (Pemberl Rhodes, and grand
daughter to Mrs. Jennie Fuller Pember,
former resident and pupil Of the village
school, and later teacher in old dis
tricts No. Q, IL and Ia.
Harry and Horace Lasell, who have
been for several months at work in
Springfield, came home last Saturday for
vacation Of few days.
Mrs. Arthur G. Dyke of Bridgewater,
Mass, formerly known as Maria Bart
lett of this town, has been visiting at
c. u Siyright's,
Harry Cole Of Hardwick spent Sun.
day at c. U. Sivrights.
Canning sugar permits may be OBJ
tanned from DR.. C. f. Robinson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

Much in contrast to the kaiser's bla-
tant claim that God is in partnership
with him in the nefarious work of MAX
ing the world reek with blood is the
reverent attitude which Field Marshal
Sir Douglass Haig of Great Britain takes
when he says; I'VE have passed through
many dark days, Please God, these new
er will return" There is no reference in
that to a corner on the Divinity, nor
even of placing oneself on the level with
God. Instead there is spirit Of hui
mility to the Creator and a bowling to
that will whatever it may be. Haig
does not say with flourish of arrogance
that God viii smite the enemy, hip and
thigh, regardless of who and what the
enemy may be; he does not claim that
God is his partner in the war. He says
that if it please God may it be impos.
sible for such dark days of the past four
years to return. Haig's words are not a
familiar conversation with the Deity but
a reverent prayer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
A Solemn pUTY ON THURspAY.

On Thursday, Sept. IL, the male popu.
lation Of the United States Of military
age have solemn duty to perform, the
duty of registering under the selective
service act recently enacted by Congress
The men between the ags of IS and As,
both inclusive, except, of course, those
who are already registered, must 60 to
the places designated in their city or
town and answer the score of questions
which the government asks in order to
make a card index of the man-power of
the country. There is no lodging Of the
obligation, and few there will be who
win try to dodge For those who may
try to evade registration the long arm Of
the United States government will reach
out, not only now but at some time far
in the future when wars and rllmors of
wars shall have subsidized. Attempted
evasion of the duty of registration is
punishable BY Imprisonment for con-
siderable term.
But why should anyone seek to evade
the duty of registering? The country
which protects and gives them the best
opportunities in the world, the country
whose ideals stand out like beacon in
a naughty world, the country which
typifes freedom and unity and the near
est approach to the brotherhood Of man
calls upon them for aid in time of
need. The country does need men to
carry on the program mapped out, it
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

Even though there may be reason to
doubt the accuracy of the reports that
Premier Lenine is dead, there seems to
be no good reason to question the truth
of the report that Dora Kaplan has been
executed. Things are pretty much one
sided in Moscow, as well as in Petrograd,
at the present time, judging by the re
ports which refugees brought to Sweden.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
NNn> S>'
F. H. Rogers &
Company
may see the end considerably nearer than

may see the end considerably nearer than
it is.
But along with this hopeful instinct
goes the other soldier instinct TO see it
through In the Civil war, soldiers who
in 1868 were chanting, MANY are the
hearts that are weary tonight, waiting
for the war to cease" came home, not a
whit less weary, after three long years
of service without a moments de-
liberation enrolled themselves for new
enlistment and went back again. The
soldiers in France would do the same
thing, for three years and another three
years, if the war should last SO long.
But they know it will not.-Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

Yes, the hat, as we'll
as the label, is an Amer
lean product.
The American Derby
is always lighter than
the London Derby - no
man wants a heavy hat
on his brow.
We would not dictate
W h a t a man should
wear, but being in posi-
ton to know exactly the
fashion, we're always
ready to make sugges-
tions.
For the young man
and the man who feels
young, we have a very
sympathetic a ssort-
ment. The conservative
man will also find here
Hats in staple shapes
and shades just to his
liking.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

In view Of the rumor that Secretary
McAdoo may take over the war depart
ment, it ought to be stated, perhaps
that Mr. McAdoo has no intention Of
becoming the government of the United
States, He has enough to attend to, eff.
Gent as he undoubtedly is.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

We are glad to learn that at least one
of the candidates for governor plans to
be good American citizen despite the
outcome of the primary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

One man in Townshend, Vt, has shot
six deer during the present closed season.
And the law permits him to do il be.
cause the deer chewed off some cabbage
heads, etc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

1t is better in the long run to tell a
straightforward story when applying for
sugar certificates The experience Of
Rutland people proves it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

Everybody is on tip.toe for the big
American push over there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

Over 100000 people bought bonds of
the third Liberty loan. It will take
20,000,0O0 to float the fourth loan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10

MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited TO 1t or not otherwise credited IN
this paper, and also the local news published
therein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
TUESDAY, SEPT. II, 1918
at 10 o'clock a. M, the fol-
lowing property:
T H E F A R M

known as the Cunningham place, miles
from Bradford village, near the Goshen
church, containing about ITO acres, suit
ably divided into tillage, pasture and
woodland. Also
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-10
Administrators Sale Of
Personal Property al
Auction

The subscriber, administrator of the
estate of Jay E. Chandler, late of Pier.
mont, n. H., deceased, viii sell at public
auction, on
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-06-10
NIEMCY UDERZAJA w PI-
KARDYI.

- Esndyn. 10. czerwca. = Armia
bawarskiego nastepcy tronu
Ruprechta rozpoczeia wczoraj
mad ranem silny atak ma from
Gle pomiedzy Montdidier a No
yon. w pierwszem uderzeniu po-
suneli sic Niemcy 2 i pol mill ma
prod a w jednym tylko punk
Gle cztery mile z olbrzymia stra-
ia. BezpoSrednim przedmio-
tenn ich ofensywy jest Com
piegne a dalszym Paryz. Maj
wiecej zdobyli Niemcy w Srod-
ku frontu, gdyz Francuzi trzy-
mali sic SLIME ma obydwu skrzy-
d1ach, stawiajac potezny a Ia
ciety op6r wszelkim wysi}kom
nieprzyjaciela. Francuzi dzierza
linie Rubercourt, LIE Fretoy /
Mortemer; Niemcy wdarli sic do
RessonS-Sur-Matz Mareuil. TIE
zdobycze stawiaja ich W jednym
punkcie w oddaleniu 11-stu mil
cd Compiegne, kt0re uwazaja "a
klucz do Paryza. Nova ofensy--
wa ME byia niespodzianka dla A
iant6w cd chwili, gdy niemie-
cka artylerya rozpoczeia o pol
nocy szalony ogien ma przestrze-
nj 20 milowej. Natychmiast
Franzuci odpowiedzieli morder-
,zem kontrbombardowaniem ME
mieckich pozycyi, ale juz po CITE
rech godzinach tel walki artyle-
ryi Niemcy rzucili do ataku pie
chote. Do po}udnia wstrzymy--
wall Francuzi nieprzyjaciela ma
pierwszej linii, poczem wszakze
cofnac sic musieli pred niezli-
czonemi, zda sic masami wro-
ga, zadajac olbrzymie straty
skoncentrowanym ogniem. Wido