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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
ALLIES START
COUNTER BLOW
Attack Made East Of Dicke-
busch Lake on Flan-
ders Front
EARLY REPORTS TELL
OF PROGRESS MADE
Success for the Allies There
Would Be Severe Blow
to the Germans

With the British Army in France, May
2s.-tBy Associated Press British and
French troops this morning launched a
counter attack in Flanders, east of Dick
enbusch lake. The attack began well.
Success would make the enemy's assault
of yesterday complete and costly fail
ure
In yesterdays attack in Flanders be-
tween Locre and Voormezeele, the Ger
mans are believed TO have employed four
divisions on one part of this front, meas
uring 5000 yards. The enemy troops
were punished so severely that the
French, on the right flank, did not even
get to close quarters with them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
ATTACK ON. AISNE
MAY BE A RUSE
To Draw Gen. Foch's Reserves Down to
That Point and Leave Upper
Fronts More Un-
protected
protected.

With the French Army in France, May
27.-By the Associated Pressl.-Whether
the German attack north of the Aisne Is
merely a demonstration in force, with
the object of drawing the allied reserves,
cannot be gathered from the opening
stages of the fighting.
The length of front between the fanks
of the attacking lines seems to imply
great effort on the part Of the enc
my to capture territory in order to claim
victorious progress Immediately after
starting, and thus improve the morale
of the German public.
Both the French and British troops are
fighting with the greatest energy and
bravery. the officers and men working to-
gether in absolute harmony.
The allied commanders have the stu
alton well in hand and had prepared to
meet an attack in this region. The allies
hold a series Of commanding hills and
the western fsnk Is very hilly with deep
valleys.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
INTERNED ALIENS
MUST GO TO WORK
Crowder's Order Caused 100 to Be Trans
fered from Fort 0glethorpe to
Camp Devens.

Washington, D. c., May 2s-Provost
Marshal General Crowder's work or fight
order has been applied TO interned enc
my aliens by the government and many
Germans, formerly engaged in business
in the large cities of the country, soon
will be plying hoes, rakes and other farm
implements in gardens at troop camps,
raising vegetables for the soldiers
One hundred Of the interned enemy
aliens have been sent from Fort Ogle-
thorpe to Camp Devens, Mass One OF
the next quotas will go to Camp Dix,
n. J. A four hundred acre farm will be
cultivated at Camp Dix. Each one-hun-
dred aliens will be looked after by % sol
diers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
BOHEMIANS JOIN
ITALIAN FORCES
Regiment Now Battling Against Austria
Bohemia Is Said to Hope for
Independence.

Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, May 2s Correspondence OF the
Associated Press Bohemian hopes of
independence from the domination OF
Austria Hungary assumed a more con
crete form recently in large city near
the Italian front when regiment of Bo-
hemian troops received battle flag on
the eve of their departure for the fight
ing line. Under their own red and white
banner and their own officers, the Bohe-
mians are now ranged in the ranks of
the entente allied forces, in battling
against their oppressors.
The formation OF the Bohemian regi-
ment gives definiteness to the recent
congress held in Rome of representatives
of the various Slav elements which seek
to throw off the Austrian yoke Serbs,
Croats, Slovenes, Czechs, Sloyaks and
Poles. The Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
have an independent national organiza
tion known as the Jugo- Slavs, while the
Czechs, Slovaks and Poles, the northern
Slavs also are working toward independ-
ence. All are bound together BY the
bond of Slav sympathy and are animal
ed by the aspiration to throw off the
tyranny of Austria.
In addition to bringing all the Sav
elements into accord, the meetings in
Rome have also brought the Jugo- Slavs
and Bohemians into closer accord with |
he allies. The close relations estab |
ished between Italy and the Jugo- -Slavs
ire of special Importance to the harmony |
# the allied cause, for together the Ital-
ans and Jugo-Slavs completely encircle
he Adriatfc italy predominates on the
vest and her aspirations extend to be.
'ond Istria. The extensive Slav front
ge on the eastern coast of the Adristic
5 now in complete harmony with Italy
md the allied cause
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
HOW MUCH FOR THE WAR cHEsTi
Barre People are Urged to Be Making Up
Their Minds,

Barre is going TO be lonesome for you
unless you are determined 10 help rip
the lid Off the victory war chest. The
campaign for Barre's municipal war
chest is just around the corner, and while
the self.enlisted workers are willing 10
give their time and energy to complet.
ing final preparations, they are asking
you to be making up your mind as TO
how much, not how little, your contribu.
tion will be. At city hall V. =. Ayers
and City Clerk James Mackay are in
charge of several people engaged in the
rather arduous task of compiling the
figures gathered by the school children
in their census ten days ago. June is
the date tentatively fixed for the big
drive.
Everybody will concur I'm the PROPOSE
tion that il is ones patriotic duty and
privilege to subscribe TO such war funds
as the Red Cross, the Y. NJ. G. A., the X.
OF e. and other worthy causes. IL is a
proposition that leaves no room for ar
gument, and therefore the war chest as
separate and distinct proposal to elm
mate the delirum and duplicated expen-
diture of energy peculiar to successive
campaigns by insuring once and for all
the maintenance of fund whereby
Barre's quotas may be Immediately con-
tributed as fast as the demands are made
by legitimate war charities. The war
chest idea is efficiency in another guise,
efficiency matched against the tremen
dous waste of energy and loss of time
involved in organizing and carrying on a
every time quota is assigned
to the city.
Every citizen should welcome the war
chest. Campaigns have been held dur
ing our first year of the war and you |
hear from time to time that other cam
paigns are coming. Such sporadic cam
paigns are waste of effort when it is
considered that the same end might be |
attained through one drive or campaign |
Tor war chest. In Montpelier, for ex-
ample, the citizens have a well filled war
hest Last week when Montpelier's
Iuota of 5000 was announced, the dis
,ursing board Immediately dug into the
war chest and gave the de-
tired contribution. Montpelier went
bout its business while its sister towns
md cities, or those of them that are
without the war chest, engaged in fe
erish, hectic plans for campaigns.
Individual pledges guaranteeing reg
lar income for the chest form the Sc
ret Of the idea Every man. woman and
hild-and they are all listed in the cen
us-is asked to pledge so much per week
r month for the maintenance of the
hest, Payments may be made as best
lits mans convenience, or womans, r
r a child's convenience. They may be
Iade in lump sum, or in regular in h
ailments throughout the year. n
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
AMERICANS CARRY
MORE CARTRIDGES
Light Web Belt Enables Them to Be
Supplied with 200 Rounds, While
Germans Have But f2o.

Washington, d. c., May rs Through
the use of light web ammunition belts,
American and British infsntrymen carry
100 more rounds of rife ammunition
than their German opponents with leath-
er belts, and this seemingly unimportant
part of equipment has resulted in the
repulse of superior enemy forces on more
than one occasion, says a statement is
sued by the ordnance bureau.
With his web belt the American sol
der carries 200 rounds of ammunition
disposed so that every cartridge is easily
accessible. The German soldier carries
but 100 rounds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
NAVAL ENLISTMENTs.
Several Accepted and Few Were Re-
jected.

Arthur L. Averill of Barre, James L.
Guthrie of Barre, Peter Johndro of Barre
and Arthur w Giese of South Wood
bury were accepted at the navy recruit
ing station in Montpelier to-day, while
John j. Nally of Lawrence, Mass, John
p Hoffman of Moretown and Gilbert A.
Bailey of Barre were rejected.
Chief Master at Arms Charles Mitchell
received request this morning that
publicity be given to the fact that there
Is great need for electricians in the navy,
both for general service and for the avia-
tion branch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NAVY.
Registrants in Class IA, According to
War Department.

Boston. May -Registrants under
the selective service law who have been
placed in class la by local boards can
not enlist for naval service under in
struction received from the war depart
ment by Major Walcott. in charge Of
the draft in Massachusetts,. Eligible
draftees. other than those in class IA.
are not barred from enlistment in the
navy. however.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28

The Vesle at its mostly southerly poin
in this sector is approximately ten mile
from the German point of departure, hu
the German penetration is apparently
considerably short of this depth.
The battle is continuing fiercely along
the whole Aisne front to-day, tie brunt
of it being borne by the French, before
whoss lines there was seemingly til,
greatest concentration for the enemy Ell
fort The French communiccti tions are tx-
cellent in this sector, however, and the
probability is that reserves are speedily
being sent up TO place before the Ger
mans a force that can effectively stop
them.
The British, when the battle started,
apparently were holding a line approx
mately II miles long, between Bermi-
court, seven miles northwest of Rheims,
and Craonele across the Aisne to the
northwest, the line straddling the Aisne
at about midway this distance, near
Berry au Bac.
There is no indication that the British
right flank was materially affected by
the shock. The left flank, however, felt
the effect of the impact on the French
front, further west, where a crossing of
the .Aisne was forced. and the British
left was obliged to fall back in con
formity.
The British line to the west of Berry
au-Bac is now wholly south of the Aisne,
according to the indications in to-day's
official statements.
The German attack in Flanders was
evidently subsidiary affair, not even on
the scale of some of the previous often
sive movements there, although there
was an extremely heavy concentration of
troops for the front attacked.
The French bore the brunt of this
blow and repulsed it with the loss of
scarcely any ground, the Germans sue
ceeding only in pushing in something like
a half mile south of Dickebusch lake,
about four miles southwest of Ypres
This morning the British and French |
made counter-attack in this sector, |
which was progressing well at latest ad |
vices and promised to turn the whole !
German effort on the northern front into
a complete failure, which had cost the
enemy heavily.
Military opinion seems to be swaying
between the view that the southerly at
tack, now being pressed by the Germans
between scissors and Rheims, is the
main enemy effort in the resumption of
his offensive, or whether he is planning
to deal an even greater blow at the
Amiens front, where his first great stroke
was delivered this spring.
In view of the persistence with which
he Germans are now following up their
,srly success, in storming the Chemin-
les Danes and forcing the Aisne cross
ngs, it seems probable that the former
opinion will gain strength and that a. de-
ermined following up of the enemy eff
ort, in the shape of a drive for Paris,
viii be looked for. General Foch's strate- .
" is counted upon to employ the vast
Elective forces at his command so as to Z
ounter the Germans effectively when z
hey have fully developed their purpose, +
whichever way the attack may trend. '
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
JOHN b. WHITE NAMED
ON LABOR POLICY BOARD
Investigation Will Be Started Soon to
Find Out Needs of Labor with a
View of Formulating Labor
Budget

Washington, d. G., May 2s.-John b.
White, former president of the United
States Mine Workers OF America. and at
present labor advisor to the fuel admin.
istration, has been appointed representa-
tive Of Fuel Administrator Garfield on
the labor policy board, according to an
to-day. The labor policy
board will soon institute an investigation
of the needs of labor, with a view of
labor budget
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
WAS WELL KNOWN IN ORANGE.
Emmitte Peasley, Aged 81, Died Last
Night.

Emmitte Peasley. well known resi-
dent of Orange, passed away at his home
in that town Monday night at ll:20
o'clock, the end following a weeks i'll
ness Of pneumonia. The deceased was
sixty-one years old, and had been res
ident of Orange for the past thirty five
years. Mrs. Peasley's death occurred in
1893, He is survived by his daughter,
who resides in Florida, and two brothers,
William Peasley of Boston, and Fred
Peasley of Florida. Mr.. Peasley was
highly respected by his acquaintances
and will be much missed by his fellow
townsmen.
Funeral services will be held at the
house Wednesday afternoon at o'clock,
and interment is to be made in the fami-
ly lot in the Orange cemetery, near the
Groton town line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
u. S. AIRMEN
AREIN FIGHT
Assisted French Infantry in
Region of Point-au-
Mousson
DOWN
ON THE TRENCHES
And Poured an Avalanche of
Bullets into the
Enemy

With the American Army in France,
Monday, May 27.-A number of Ameri
can airplanes late this afternoon assisted
the French infantry in fighting near
Point -Au- -Mousson. Swooping down over
the German lines the Americans poured
an avalanche of bullets into the enemy's
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28

Except for the baseball game which
the authorities At Goddard seminary have
sanctioned, the Memorial day Observance
ably TO the idea Of day Of prayer and
fasting which President Wilson recon-
mended in = statement issued recently.
A number of frSternsl organizations are
TO join in the morning march which the
veterans annually make, With Elmwcod
as their destinstion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
FRENCH DEFEAT
FORCED BRITISH
LEFT TO RETIRE
Latter Were Compelled to Retire After
Germans Had Succeeded in Making
Passage of Aisne River-Great
Pressure Against British.

London. May 2s.-The Germans yes
terday forced q passage Of the Aisne
river west Of the British sector. com
pelling The left Of the British line to
fall hack. the war Office announces. The
enemy maintained pressure al dsy YES
teriay against the British on that front.
Severe fighting continues to-day.
The Germans are developing attacks Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
FRENCH BEARING MOST OF BRUNT
OFDRIVE; RESER YES SPEEDING UP
French Communications Are Good on
This Front Confidence is Expressed
That Force Can be Sent to Threat
ened Point That Will Stop Drive

The Germans striking south from the Chemn-des Danes after
carrying that important ridge the opening their offensive
yesterday have pushed rapidly and effected crossing of the
Aisne river between Vaily and Berry -au-Bac.
This represents front of nearly 20 miles along which the
armies of the prince engaged in this drive have crossed
the Asne In addition they have apparently pushed points
distance south of the and striking for the river
Vese which parallels the Asne along the greater part this
front at an average distance of about five miles
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
The British Government Had
Nothing to Offer in the
House of Commons A.
BONAR LIZ
REPORTED Te$1AY
He Also Stated 1sSat 300
Wounded Brit. Killed
by German hlrmen

London, May 2s.--Andrew Bonar Law,
government spokesman in the House Of
Commons, to-day announced that he had
no intention at present Of making any
statement regarding affairs in Ireland.
Mr.. Law also told the lower House
that 300 casualties to hospital cases had
been caused by the bombing of British
hospitals in France by German aviators.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
AvIAToRS KILLED.
One Dropped 1ooo Feet at Hampstead,
l.. l.; Another at San Antonio.

New York. May 2s.-Cadet Charles
r. Passwater Of Nobleville. Ind, was
alton field to-day, when an airplsne in
which be attempted 10 negotiate = tail
spin at an altitude of 1000 feet. crashed
to the ground.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
PARIS SUBURBS
WERE BOMB4RDED
But Defenses Prevented German Raiders
From Reaching the City
Itself.

Paris, May 2s.-German aviators at
tempted last night to raid Paris. They
dropped bombs in the suburbs. but were
prevented from flying over the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
SHE'LL EXPLODED
IN Paris STREET
Three Women Were just Getting Into
Tramcar and One Was Killed and
the Other Two Were Injured
Total Casualties Monday
Were II.

Paris, Monday, May 27.-Three per
sons were killed and fourteen injured in
the bombardment of Paris to-day by the
German long range gun. One she'll burst
in crowded street in front of a tram
way station. Three women were getting
into car. One was killed and the 9th
ers injured. Several persons within the
car. one child, were injured
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
FIERCE FIGHTING
BETWEEN RIVERS
French Official Statement Reports Also
That the Germans Crossed the Aisne
Between Berry -Au-Bac and vailly.

Paris, May 2s.-The Germans last
night crossed the Aisne between Berry.
Au Bac and Vailly, it is announced Off
cially. The battle continues fiercely be-
tween the Vesle and Aisne rivers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
LANDAU, GERMANY, BOMBED.
Garrison Headquarters and Some Private
Houses Hit,

Amsterdam. May 2s-Nineteen bombs
have been dropped on Landau, Germany.
by 10 allied airmen, the Tageblatt Of
Berlin reports. The garrison headouar.
ters and some private houses are said to
have been damaged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
NOTICE TO
SUBSCRIBERS

PesinninE With June 10. no suhserip-
sicns 20 The Tires viii be continued for
= louzrr Period than they are paid for.
n year subscription Is IN arrezu any
Or wili nm out hefone that cate. and
vau ufzh tn have the psrcr continued.
rlesse re-uit or call ard ray ~ IN i'd
ra-ee. No uapcrs viii b mailed 70 any
o1e af.er that date unless raid for n
ndtarce.
The ishel - yuur uzrsr wii sha-r
ths date - uhich yru are Rid
FRANK 2. LANGLEY. Pukiishsr.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
careuters

All carpenters interested in shipbuild
ing should Be st the city cour, room
Barre. tonight a. 5.s0 o'clock. rep.
resentative of the shipyard viii be pres
ent r W. Simonds.
Commissions Of Industries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
ITALIANS BROKE
AUSTRIAN LINE
Advanced to Depth of $50 Yards at Capo
Sail and Captured 432 Prisoners
Last Night.
Last Night.

Rome, May 2s.-Itslian troops Mon
day night broke into the Austro- Hunga
rian defenses at Capo Sail on the lower
Piave front to depth of, $50 yards. The
Italians captured 432 prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28
ONE REPORTS
And Another Is Held to Be Desert

The local board for Washington county
announced this afternoon that G. Lu-
chini of Barre, one of the draft quota
which left last Saturday, who failed to
show up at that time, has reported at
Camp Devens from Worcester, Mass.
Adjutant General of the Army Mccain
announces that Emelio Wihervnari, q
member of the same draft, is deserter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-28

San Antonio. May 2s.-F Flying Cadet
Paul " Currier II Minneapolis vas
killed in : fall N an airplane last night
near san Antonio.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1918-03-29

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