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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
SYSTEM OF CANALS
on ATLANTIC COAST
Is Recommended By Sec. Redfeld in Re.
port Submitted to Senate-System
Would Extend from Massachusetts
to South Atlantic States.

Washington, D. G., Sept. Is.-A system
q goyernment-owned deep sea level -
mails extending from Massachusetts "a
the south Atlantic states is recommend.
ed N report submitted to the senate
to-day by Secretary Redfeh IN response
20 resolution adopted last July.
Such action would not only be Of wide
commercial value, but would be Of preat
military value as well, said Secretary
Redtield in letter accompanying the
report.
Permanent acquisition by the govern.
ment Of the Cape Cod and Chesapeake
and Delaware canals and their prompt
Improvement, as well as the eariy con.
struction across New Jersey Of A canal
having a minimum depth Of Is feet i
recommended. The Cape Cod canal Is
being operated now by the railroad ad.
ministration.
The Senate resolution sought informa.
tion relative to the advantages. CONNER.
eial and military, of deep sea level
canal system connecting Massachusetts
bay and Buzzards bay, New York bav
and the Delaware river and the latter
river with the Chesapeake bay, particular
reference to be paid to their ownership
and operation by the government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
SUES TO GET JUDGMENT.
Oklahoma Concern Sues American Fideli-
ty Company.

The Voska Bremen Marble company,
a corporation in Oklahoma, has brought
suit in Washington county court against
the American Fidelity company of Mont
pelier to recover almost $1,000 debt on
judgment. From the specifications
filed with the clerk, it appears that the
plaintiff obtained a verdict in the United
States court in Oklahoma to recover
S6,234.3l, with interest, last December,
and now they bring suit to recover for
debt on the judgment c. H. Darling
appears as attorney for the defendant.
Other cases entered in court are E. w.
Bailey and Co. VS.. H. Il. Hawkins. who
formerly lived in Calais, to- recover
$500; Lila Wheeler vs.. the estate of
Aaron Wheeler to recover 81 200 for
wages during the last illness of the de.
ceased; Anna r. Borry vs.. Harold Fair,
bastardy; w. Fl. Ward vs.. J. B. Kelley
Blanche Densmore vs. Frank Densmore;
Rosa Spaulding vs.. Frank Spaulding;
Lee Hull VS.. Sarah Hull.
This morning in county court was
occupied with further hearing of the con.
tested Crawford divorce case. Mr.. Craw
ford was on the stand during a portion
Of the morning. Both are well advanced
in age and have adult children who have
testified in the case It seems TO be a
case Of where no trouble occurred until
they bought the farm about 10 wears
apo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18


London, Sept. 49, British forces at
tackled this morning northwest Of St
Quentin, Field Marshal Haig reported
to-day.
Holnon, three miles northwest of St
Quentin, has been captured by the Brit,
ish.
A German attack last evening at
Moeuyres under heavy artillery protec-
ton resulted in the British being pushed
back 10 the western outskirts of the viii
lage.
The statement reads:
"As a result of our operations yester-
day on the northern portion Of the bat
tie front we gained possession of Hol-
non village with several prisoners
This morning our troops attacked
northwest Of st. Quentin.
Yesterday evening the enemy attack.
ed at Moeuyres under cover of heavy
artillery barrage and pressed our troops
back TO the western outskirts of the
village.
by a successful local operation car
ried out during the night we advanced
our line slightly immediately south of
the LaBassee canal"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
ORDERED TO HOLD GROUND.
German Division Is Told By It's General
Not to Yield a Foot.

British Headquarters in France, Tues.
day, Sept. T-(Via Montreal. Reuter'sl
The Germans are in their defensive no.
sitions near st, Quentin and the l4th
reserve corps has been ordered not to
give up one foot more of ground A
captured document, signed by General
Won Morgen, dated Sept. 10, and adj
dressed to the l4th corps, says:
Hitherto, owing to military reasons
we have allowed the British to oecunv
desolate enemy country. Now, however
you have taken up strong defensive 20.
sltions. Not one foot more Of ground
is to be given up"
After exhorting the men to defend
their homes, their families and the fa.
therland, the document adds:
'You are more than match for tho
enemy who only attacks with dash when
accompanied by tanks. These we will
destroy. ! expect every man from gen
eral to junior private to do his duty in
the imminent decisive battles"
General Won Morgen was reported 20
have fled hastily in an automobile early
in the British attack north Of the Ancre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
NEW REGISTRANTS
NAY ENTER NAVY
OR MARINE CORPS
Order Issued To-day BY Provost Mar
shall General Permits Voluntary In
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Are
Being Sent Out.

| Washington, ID. c., Sept Is.-Proyost
Marshal General Crowder to-day an.
nounced orders to local draft boards
which viii permit the voluntary induc.
tlon OF draft registrants into the navy
and marine corps and provide for drafts
Of men to be assigned TO these serv.
ices if voluntary induetions do not suf
flee to fill the demand.
Calls for men for the navy will 90 out
before the end of this month and ma
rine corps eonfingents viii be called
within j few weeks.
The order quoting sections of the man
power law which make the term military
service include the navy and marine
corps, announces that separate calls here
after viii be issued TO secure men for
all divisions of the service, State quotas
will be allotted to fiji the marine and ma
val requirements.
After call has been issued marine
and navy recruiting officers NAV ask for
the voluntary induction of men to nm the
calls If the total is not secured by that
method, the boards will order sufficient
men forward to make up the quotas. The
men viii be modified and transported in
the same manner as are those of the ma.
tional army.
Men responding either 10 the induction
or call methods will be counted upon the
states quota as having been furnished
for the nations military needs.
Physical qualification are slightly
higher for naval needs, and the order
directs that local boards shall select
no man for the navy who cannot use
fully the English language and who has
not complete status as citizen Of
the United States.
Special calls for men having teohni.
cal or educational qualifications for the
navy also will be issued from time TO
time. These will be filled by local boards
in the same manner as army calls have
been filed, with provision for voluntary
induction.
Local boards at the direction Of Pro.
vost Marshal General Crowder TODAY
began mailing out questionnaires to the |
approximately 100000 men between |
the ages Of 10 and SO years of age who |
registered under the selective service act |
last Thursday Ten per cent OF the !
questionnaires were to be placed in the |
mails to-day and ten per cent each day
hereafter until the entire group has been
sent out.
British and Canadian subjects within
5he 10 and SO age limit, who have thirty
lays in which TO enlist in the British and
Canadian armies viii not be sent ques
Registrants will be given
'evel days TO fill out and return the
Iuestionnaires. 1t is believed at the of.
ice of the provost marshal general, how
,yer, that most of the forms will be re.
urned within less than the seven days
ime.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
FRENCH HOLD FAST
ON SANCY PLATEAU
Germans Launched Violent Counter-At-
tacks This Morning Without Sue
cess, Says French War
Office.

Paris, Sept ls.-German troops last
night launched violent counter-attacks
against the French positions on the pla-
teau northeast of Sancy, seven miles
northeast of Scissors, says to-days
French war Office statement. The at
tacks were unsuccessful and the French
troops maintained their gains.
The statement reads:
South of the river Oise there was ar
tillery activity throughout the night.
Violent counter attacks by the enemy
in the region Of the plateau northeast Of
Sancy obtained no result. The French
troops maintained their gains.
In the Champagne and in Lorraine we
executed number of raids on the Ger.
man positions and made prisoners"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
WAS FATALLY INJURED.
Bert Daley of Waterbury Was Struck
While Chopping Tree.

Waterbury, Sept. ls.-Bert DALEY died
yesterday after receiving injuries while
ne was chopping a tree Monday. In
some way ne was ehit and was rendered
unconscious. He was taken to his home
and during Monday afternoon went 10
sleep, from which be did not awaken.
He was born in Waterbury 4s years
ago and leaves his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel DALEY; his wife, who was Cora
Murray; six children; three sisters and a
brother. The sisters are Mrs. Bert Good
Ell Of Windsor, Mrs, Bert Downing of
Waterbury and Mrs. Ida French of South
Barre. The brother is Henry Daley of
Worcester.
The funeral will be held at the Baptist
church at the Center Thursday after
noon at | o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
FUNERAL AT coLBYvILLE.
Many Friends of Mrs. W. E. Davis Were
Present.

Waterbury, Sept. Is. The funeral Of
Mrs. w. 4. Davis, who died at the home
of Fred Davis, was held yesterday aft
ernoon at Colbyyille, Elder Parker, who
is supplying at the Advent church, Off,
ciating, assisted by Elder P. c. Lord. The
bearers were V. L. Crossett, Frank Rog.
ers, James Green and Ndward Wheeler.
There were many beautiful flowers.
Among those attending the funeral
We're Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Bond Of
Barrie, Richard Davis Of Bellows Falls.
Mrs William George and William Davis
Of Montpelier
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18

company L, 5sth infantry. A. o. Randall
enlisted from Peacham and, like Private
Hutchinson, went to Camp Greene and
was there transferred to company M,
osth infantry, But little record is oh,
tanned here relative to Walter D. Mason
OF Bristol, who went TO Camp Greene
and who probably was a member Of the
same regiment.
w. IL Hoisington has been given a
years leave of absence from the Ma.
tional Life Office because of illness ana
has left, with Mrs. Hoisington, in their
automobile for a trip to southern Cali
fornia, where they viii live for wear
Ihe marriage of Vernon w. Jewett
and Mrs. Agnes Mackenzie, both az Tor.
race street, took place Sunday. Rev.
Stanley F. Bloomfield officiating. and tba
ceremony was performed at the groom's
home in the presence of friends The
groom has twice been married before this
occasion. He is 62 years of age, while the
bride is 40 years of age and this is her
second marriage.
A marriage license has been issued In
Addison Whitcomb, age IL years. and
Mabel Hill, age l6, both of Montpelier
Mrs. s. Bernardini has gone to Boston
for few days stay.
Members of local boards will have to
think twice before they resign now, for
the war department has sent to the nd.
jutant-general an order that thei- resip.
nations win not be accepted until a com.
plete statement of the reasons for such
action has been received at the headouar.
ters of the war department.
Judge of Probate Frank ]. Martin is
expected back Thursday from Boston.
where he has been taking the 3Sd degree
in Masonry,
Mrs. r. Fl. Standish, who is verv i'll
with pneumonia, is as comfortable as can
be expected
j. j. Chimney, who has been i'll at his
home for a week with grip and comnli.
is doing we'll.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
NO FURTHER MOVEMENTS
MADE BY THE ENEMY
Haig Delivered an Attack Northwest
of St. Quentin After Capturing
HOlnon Only Three Miles
From Great Stronghold

With the American Army in Lorraine Sept 49, 2:30 y
the Associated sGerman infantry attempted to attack the
American lines west of the Mosee Tuesday evening the en-
emy troops driven back by the fire of the American artillery
When observers reported that light line of German infantry
men approaching the American big threw terrific
rage into that There further by
enemy.
Observers reported this morning that there living
in the region where they sighted last night Quite
number of dead were seen however.
American avator report that Tuesday American gunnes
destroyed big German in the region of Dachausee and
number Of gun empacemen nearby The dgouts where the
man gunners had taken also sheled
British Armies France Sept IS (by the Associated Press
Field Marshal Hags forces this morning attacked the German
positions considerable front northwest of st Quentin Stimuli
taneousy French troops taed out operation the right
Progress made on both fronts stts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
Board of Tnstrnctinn.

The local exemption board has named
its board of instruction, which is com.
posed Of A. G Eaton of Montpelier, Rev.
Edgar Grassland of Barre, DR.. G. q.
Chandler of Montpelier, Alton Wheeler
of Waterbury and s. Hollister Jackson
OF Barre. One member of this board will
attend meetin gof the board Of instruc.
ton, to be held at the State House on
Saturday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
NEARLY ALL WORKING.
Coal Miners in Pennsylvania Are Going
Back to Work.

Pottsville, Pa, Sept ls--The strike
of the miners in the ninth district is
practically over. Girardville, Ashland
and Mount Carmel sections are working
full handed, while break has occurred
at Shenandoah. Shamokin is the only
section where majority of men are not
back to work. Meetings held in the va
rious towns on Tuesday evening make a
resumption Of work certain in entire
Mahonoy Valley by Thursday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
FRANCE WILL FIGHT
TILL RIGHT SUCCEEDS
THE Day of Glory Has Come" Said
Premier Clemenceau, in Address
ing French Senate Last
Night.

Paris, Sept. Is (Havas.) 1--WE will
fight until the hour when the enemy
comes to understand that bargaining
between crime and right no longer Is
possible" declared Premier Clemenceau
an an eloquent address in the Senate last
evening I'VE want just and strong
peace, protecting the future against the
denominations of the past"
The day Of glory has eome," he CON
tinued. "Our sons are completing the
formidable task of their fathers. and
with brotherly nations are securing a
supreme victory. All right minded hu-
manity is with our troops, who are lib
Grating the nations from Juror Of evil
forces"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
SEVERAL MORE "DosEs.n
Promised BY General Pershing to Cure
Lloyd Georges Ailments.

London, Sept ls.In reply to the mes.
sage sent by Premier Lloyd George ia
General Pershing, congratulating him on
the American victory in Lorraine. n
which the premier, who received the
news on his sick bed, declared it was
better and infinitely more palatable
than any physic," the American com.
mander has sent the following telegram. !.
Your congratulations are deeply an.
preciated. 1t shall be the endeayor Of
the American army to supply Won with
occasional doses of the same sort of med !.
icine as needed from now until the final
victory has been attained | trust this
viii find you fully recovered from your
Illness"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18

An Amsterdam dispatch said that dis.
patches received from Berlin declared
nothing was known in competent circles
in Berlin regarding the reported sep.
arate peace proposal to Belgium
Information was received in London
Sunday night 70 the effect that Ger.
many had made an offer 30 Belgium. The
terms included the provisions that Bel.
gium should remain neutral until the
end Of the war, that Belgium should use
her good offices to secure the return Of
the German colonies and that the pre.
war commercial treaties shall again be
put into operation. The proposal con
tanned no admission that Germany had
wronged Belgium nor anything concern.
ing reparation or indemnities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
NEW AMBASSADOR
TO GREAT BRITAIN
is JOHN ". DAVIS
West Virginia Man Who Is Now Solicitor
General of the United States Selected
to Succeed Walter H. Page.

Washington, d. c., Sept. ls.--John w.
Davis of West Virginia, now solicitor
general of the United States, has been
selected by President Wilson to succeed
Walter Hines Page as ambassador to
Great Britain.
The announcement of Mr.. Davis Sc
lection to-day disclosed that he had ar.
rived safely in Switzerland where he is
to head the American delegation at the
Berne conference between American and
German missions on the treatment and
exchange of prisoners of war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18

Some alarm was felt at the farm OF
M. L. Towne on west hill this morning
when the disappearance of valuable
horse was discovered Uncertainty pre-
vailed as to whether the horse had
strayed or had been stolen and earnest
inquiries Were sent abroad, but toward
noon the missing one reappeared.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
BELGIUM WILL
NOT TAKE BAIT
Decides to Refuse German
Offer of a Separate
Peace
FATHERHOOD OF OFFER
DENIED IN BERLIN
Earlier Report Had 1t That
Germany Would Agree to
Evacuate Belgium

Paris, Sept ls. lHavas) The Bel.
gian government, after consultation
with the allies, according to the Petit
Parisien, has decided to refuse without
elaboration the reported offer of sep
arate peace made by Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18

H. Babbitt of Montpelier, who has been
taking a vacation of the past two weeks
from his duties as clerk at the Homer
Fits store, has resumed work. During
his absence Mr.. Babbitt spent several
days in Bellows Falls,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18
884 AMERICANS
RETURN TO u. S.
During the Week Ending Sept. 1s, and
447 Sick and Wounded Arrived
the Week Previous.

Washington, d. c., Sept. ls.-Durinp
the week ending Sept. l3. sS4 sick an3
wounded soldiers of the American ex.
peditionary forces were landed in the
United States, the war department an
nouneed to-day. There were AL landed
In the preceding week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18

Word has been received by Alex. Muir
ray Of 2 Bolster place saying that Pri
Vate Henry Murray has arrived safely
overseas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-18

Continued on eighth; psgs,l.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-13
WAR WORKER SlSERVICE men
TOMEETSUNDAY OFFERED JOBS
AT SAN CARL0SBY SHIP PLANT
SPEAKERS BUREAU REPRESENTA-
TIVE WILL MAKE ADDRESS ON
THE ARMENIAN RELIEF CAUSE.

A meeting Of representatives OF ev-
cry war work and charitable organiza-
tion of the city has been called at the
San Carlos hotel at three O'Clock Sum
day afternoon by Julian S. Rodgers OF
the speakers bureau, Florida United
War Work Campaign. Arrangements
are to be completed for aiding the
Armenian and Syrian national RELIEF
committees of the country.
w. B McNeir, examiner OF the u.
S. Employment office received a tele-
gram from Director Dopson at jack
sonville, Of the state labor service,
suggesting Mr. McNeir's attendance dt
the meeting as representative of la
Dor. Members of the community Ia
Dor board, the county council of de-
fense, civic and fraternal organiza-
tions, the American Red Cross repre-
sentatives and officials of the seven
United War Work societies are among
those invited to participate.
The American Federation of Labor
is backing the mhovement to the full
est extent and an invitation has been
issued to every patriotic citizen OF
Pensacola, laborer and employer, to
attend the meeting. Definite plans
for raising money in this county to
aid Syrian and Armenian relief are to
be drawn up.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-13
HAS A STANDING AGREEMENT
WITH ARMY AND NAVY HERE.

The Pensacola Shipbuilding COM
pany has been taking released service
men into their organization at the rate
Of from on to twelve day since the
appeal Of the government to find pla-
ceS for discharged soldiers and sail
OrS were iSued. This announcement
was made by John M. Sweeney, third
vice president of the company last
night.
Although other employers of the
county have been making small an
swer to the appeals Of the u. S. EN-
ployment office to care for men who
could be released, the ship plant has
gone to the army and navy officials
here directly. They plan to |take
care Of every man released from tn
local camps, who has trade which
can be made use of at the ship plant.
The company invites the attention
Of men who are in the service here
and who are competent mechanics, to
get into communication with the ship
plant looking to their employment as
soon as released. The company is
doing everything to expedite the re-
lease of men in the service whose SER
vices are needed at the ship plant.
1t is expected that many will be enl-
ployed by the company in the forth
coming few weeks when the troops
may be freed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-13
5000 YANKEES.
START VOYAGE
TO HOMELAND
FOUR TRANSPORTS LEAVE FRANCE
WITH FIRST BIG SETACHAIENT OF
VICTORIOUS SOLDIERS.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Sailing of
four army transports bringing addi-
tional units from France was an
nounced today by the war department.
The ships are the transports H. r.
Mallory, Rappahannock, Leviathan,
and Celtic with about 9,06v lien.
The Rappahannock sailed December
6, and the other vessels December s.
The Leviathan brings casual COM
panies Nos. 301 to 31S, inclusive, L.
419 hospital patients, 500 caSuals, and
the second anti-aircraft sector.
The Mallory has on board the
headquarters, sanitary detachment,
ordnance detachment, headquarters
company and supply company and
batteries A and B of the 143rd field
artillery regiment; the 65th field ar
tiIlery brigade headquarters and 921
sick and wounded. The Rappahan-
mock is bringing the fifth railroad ar
tillery ordance repair shop.
The Celtic has On board the head
quarters. third battalion, headquarters
company and medical detachment of
the S14 tn pioneer infantry (negro)
casual companies Nos. 1851 to 1857
inclusive; 22o patients and several
civilians.
The 11sth field artillery, complete.
sailed from France December 8 on
the transport Martha Washington, the
department announced later. On the
same ship were training cadets of the
3sth division and the headquarters
company of the 116th field artillery
and a number Of casuals ard $40 sick
and wounded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-12-13
BOCHE PR E M / E r
BACKED BY GUARDS
DEFIES OPPONENTS

London, Dec. I'm consequence of
the support he is receiving from the
Prussian guards, newly arrived in
Berlin, Premier Ebert is taking a stiff
fer attitude toward the SpartacCs
group, the special correspondents in
Copenhagen of the London news
papers are advised.
THE Proletarist must Be prepared
for the worst the Red Gag, organ
of tho Spartacus faction. IS quoted
as saying.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Copenhagen says the Ebert govern
ment, feeling that it's position is be-
coming stronger, evidently has de-
cidod upon sharp measures against
the Spartacus group. The officers Of
the Spartacus organization underwent
an Investigation on Tuesday by gov
ernment forces. the Mails advices
add.
Proceedings have been instituted
against Baron Won Rheinbaben, for
mer Prussian minister of finance. anu
Count Matuschka, accused of being
involved in last Fridays raid in the
executive committee Of the Soldiers
and Workmen's council, the Lokal An
zeiger says it is informed. Both OF
the men accused are said to have
reached neutral territory in an air
plane.