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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21
WEBSTERVILLE

\ very successful and enjoyable en-.
tertainment was held at the vestry Of
st, John the Baptist church, Webster.
vile, last night The program took the
form of short play. entitled, "A Duel
to Death the duel being between two
charming elderly women. Those taking
part in the play were Miss Ella Earle,
who was very true TO life in the part Of
the elderly spinster, who schemed 10
marry her niece TO a millionaire. Mrs.
Edward Anderson, as the charming elder.
" widow, who also wished to marry a
millionaire, did exceedingly well Mrs
Robert Goxon took the part very accept.
ably of the niece, a young lady, who de.
cides she will marry the young man in
the play. The part OF the hero was well
taken by Alex, Bowerman, and Hugh
Raycraft impersonated the elderly mil.
lionaire excelently The program also
included reading by Miss Earle three
selections by the choir, assisted by Mrs.
William Edwards, and short and in
teresting speech by Mr.. Brodie of Gran
iteville. After the program substantial
refreshments were served and a social
hour was enjoyed The committee in
charge was well satisfied with the finan-
eial results of the evenings entertain.
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21
CURRENT COMMENT
Beans Valuable Food and Profitable.

The present high cost OF foodstuffs in
general and of meat products in partc.
uar has tended to increase the produt
tion OF beans and to encourage their use
as a relatively cheap source OF protein
food. In some sections of New England
beans have been successfully raised for
many years, but in view Of the increased
demand for them, as food, many farmers
who have never planted beans are asking
for information as to their adaptability
and culture The accompanying article
is therefore timely
Beans are a valuable food carrying
about % per cent protein against scarce
20 per cent. for sirloin steak, Is for cod
fish, 10 for bakers bread and 10 per cent
for corn. The food calories in dry beans
reach 1905 as against l,l30 for steak.
SO for Goldfish and 1905 for bread. Beans
also carry more carbohydrates than the
foods mentioned.-New England Home
stead.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21
The Red Cross Family.

1t is natural that the families of the
men with the colors. afield and afoat
should be among the first and most FIRE.
quent contributors at all times to the
Red Cross war fund, and that they
should be leaders throughout this week
in the drive for the second hundred mil
lion dollars and more to be added to
the treasury of the organization before
the week ends II is natural because the
war for these families is neither dim nor
distant. 1t is reality that with the
end of every week and the arrival of
every mail becomes more and more a
part of their daily lives. They are do
ing the work of the Red Cross at home
and the Red Cross is doing for their own
away from home. They do not need to
be told what that work is, how essential
it is, why no government can do II, and
all the other details that make Up the
wonderful story of Red Cross relief.
Working for the Red Cross, giving to the
Red Cross, pleading for the Red Cross
long ago became for them privileges too
precious to be described as dvics, and
they will 90 on working, giving and
until their men in brown and
blue come home, and longer, too, for they
viii not all come home
What Of the othep families in the land.
however, who through no fault of their
own have been denied the blessing that
blood representation with the colors be.
Stow To them the Red Gross makes
this week it, most imperative appeal for
support. an appeal 10 do by their own
defenders As they would By their own
flesh and blood; an appeal to show
themselves worthy al the sacrifice which
Inc sons and fathers and husbands and
brothers Of others are making in behalf
If every family under the Stars and
Stripes. II Is not the good fortune Of
VERY man to get 40 the front. nor Of /
very family 20 iy the service flag. but /
very member T every family can come !
ogether and work snd give together
n the great family of the American Red
.Foss--Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

In their operations on the western
front following the offensive by the Ger
mans, the allies are following out the
program set by the French after the ter
rife blow of the Germans against the
Verdun positions. After holding up the
great drive at that point the French be-
gan inching their way back day after
day, sometimes meeting with reverses in
the forward movement. but always keep
ing pecking away at the hastily built de-
lenses of the Germans, until they came
to a point where they could launch
great counter offensive, which they car
ried out successfully. Ever since the
initial efforts of the Germans on the
Flanders and Picardy fronts were
stopped, the allies have been pecking
away al the German defenses in the
more vulnerable spots and they already
have reclaimed some good positions. IL
may be that if the German offensive is
not shortly resumed the allies will con
tinue the Verdun program and launch a
of great strength
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21
A Cheer for Italy.

While we raise a cheer and something
more substantial for the beneficent Red
Cross this week. also several cheers for
the doings of our soldiers at the front in
Pieardy, Lorraine and Flanders, let us
spare a hearty cheer for Italy, who is
helping with daily thrusts at Austrian
positions, and who on Friday will enter
her fourth year in the war. She has had
hard fight from the first. on the most
rugged of all the battlefronts, and dur
ing a large part of the time with but
little assistance from her allies. And she
fought on with splendid fortitude when
many of her people were reduced to des-
titution. unknown in its depth and ex-
tent to those who might have helped
Now her situation and her needs are I'M
derstood. and il will be one of the aims
of the United States to extend to her a
full and friendly hand. Militarily she
will no longer feel herself isolated, as
under the supreme command her own
troops and those of her allies will make
occasional exchanges from front to front
Italy's fighting on the Asiago plateau
has been long sustained, resolute and
brilliant: her foiling and holding Of the
Austrian forces attempting TO descend
the DdEhEiia NdittA nave httu C3uuAcleN
with unblenching determination in the
face Of Austrian superiority in artillery
and positions; and these last struggles
on the rocky sides of Monte Corona, TO
prevent an Austrian invasion Of LON
hardy by way Of Roveredo and the banks
Of the Adige, have shown heroic persist
ance and endurance. Thousands Of the
men who are fighting there 10 wrench old
Italian districts from the Austrian grasp
have lived over here a. fellow workers /
with Americans. and. while they have .
gone back To do service 20 their native
'ountry, they cherish kindly thoughts Of
he United States We reciprocste the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21
Going In.

Six lines from Paris tell us in effect
all that we need to know about the plr-
pose of the entente to go into Siberia
lff it is necessary. The long story from
Washington, with all its ver-elabora
ton of explanation, il interesting enough
because it aids memory in bringing back
certain matter that may have become
obscure in the multitude Of things one !
mind has to carry nowadays, but the
point of the whole matter is that Japan
and China, with the consent Of and prob.
ably in company with the other allies,
are to act for the protection Of Man
churia are to cooperate in what will in
all probability become an offensivede
fensive movement.
This h first-rate. II is no time for
parlor diplomacy time at all for doc
trinaire dreamings about what may or
may not happen. The Germans are in
eastern Russia They are aiming al the
Pacific coast. Once they are there in
force. a struggle for the supremacy of
the Pacific will begin. And we are just
as vitality interested in the Pacific as we
are in the Atlantic
There has been a good deal of mutter,
ing because Japan hasn't done more in
the war, This is idle, We are having
to strain every nerve to be effective
with only 5000 miles OF water between
our doors and the fighting front What
on earth could Japan do2 This, she
can do. She can protect us from the east
ward push of the Teutons. And she is
70 do it,
What about Russian sensibiities? We
must take our chances with them. Ger
many is building high road across
Russia to the Pacific. That road must
be locked, no matter what Russia thinks
about it. And this is Japan's job We
are glad she is going in.-Mancbester
Union
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

The death of Major Raoul Lufbery
called one Of the best, if not the best, oil
the American aviation force in France
viii be mourned by Americans all over
the United States, not so much because
of the loss to be felt by the United
States aviation force as because of the
passing of a brave, patriotic man. In
all his career in behalf of the allies Ma.
ior Lufbery, from the time when he en-
tered the French service as an American
volunteer down to the time when he en-
tered the air for his last flight, carried
himself as a courageous fighter, ready to
tackle any foe and to tackle superior
numbers as the occasion might be. That
is what placed him at the head Of the
American aviation force in France, that
is, the chief ace of the service, as the
French would call it. Major Lufbery's
example was farreaching and powerful
The American air forces will fight the
better and the harder as the result of
that example.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21
vERSnNrERs DOING WELL

The frst-hand information from an
American officer at the battle Of Seiche-
prey is of such nature a to prove that
the Vermont soldiers. along with the
soldiers from other states acquitted
themselves remarkably well ia that i'm
portsut clash with the veteran German
troops The hattie OF Seicheprey was
virtually the first resi hattle in which
American forces had been engaged. 50
that they were. strictly speaking. green
troops. Yet vhsn measured against the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

Announcement Of courageous stand
by two eoIored troopers in the American
army in France is the first published
statement to come to our attention that
coored troops are numbered among the
American expeditionary forces, although
it was to be expected that they would
find their way into Europe along with
the other fighters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

Barring few pro.Germans, the nation
is unanimous in believing that the Amer
lean Red Cross is entirely worthy of sup
port. Don't be in the pro-German class
and refuse to support the noble cause
during the present drive. To fail to as
sist the Red Cross when one is able to do
so would be to help the German cause.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

Those Vermont high school boys who
have gone to Lyndon to enter upon train
ing as farm helpers are doing their bit
for the win-the-war campaign. lnciden-
tally they are gaining some information
which will prove to be of great value to
them all through their lives 1t was
worth good deal to be selected among
the boys to attend the states training
course at the Vail farms,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

Having a war chest did not cramp
Brattleboros generosity, as the town I'M
locked the chest and brought out more
than the towns quota for the present
Red Cross drive
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

London is by no means an invulnerable
city. The German air attack last Sun
day night gives ample proof, though the
military results were probably nothing
at all
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

The Wells River girl who left a suicid.
al note and Immediately started for Bel
lows Falls didn't know what a real live
village Bro. Belknap keeps down that
way.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

feeling. The world owes much to Italy
and Italians, and our sympathies and
arms are with them in this war for pres.
ervation Of the liberty Of which they and
we alike are lovers Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

The Times extends. on behalf Of the
people of Barre, a cordial welcome to the
Vermont state court, Catholic Order of
Foresters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

Those Americans who joined the Brit
ish forces to get into the war early ought
to have joined the old Co. D of st. Johns
bury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

Evidently the government really in
tends to run the railroads Let railroad
presidents take notice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

Not few persons breathe a little cas-.
Ter when they hear that Wilson is safely
back in the White House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

There are plenty of American fiiers
who will ayenge the death of Major
Lufbery,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

MEMBER or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled TO
the use for republication az all news despatshss
credited 10 IL or not otherwise credited " M
paper and also the local news punhshea
therein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

See Abbott's line of silk dresses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-21

See Abbott's line OF wash goods.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
A Deleted Address

Following a friendly tip the un-
fortunate scribe, behind Creep
ing barrage" charged across No
Mans Land and gained access to
a certain hall deleted by censor
where a certain military official,
name deleted by censor was not
supposed to address the deleted by
censor corps.
A number of juicy military sec
rets were garnered by said scribe
who recognizing the value of
punctuality set aforesaid secrets
into an exceedingly interesting (tc
the Germans) article. Income a
heartless but intensively patriotic
censor and deleted the meat of the
story which is now in pi, while the
skeleton rattles here. The scribe
only consolation is that portion
Iof the uniform of aforesaid officia
had apparently also been deletee
by the censor.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
ONE YEAR OF
WAR RISK INSURANCE
AND ALLOTMENTS
Today First Anniversary OF
Provision

October 6, 1917, is "a historic
date in the annals of this Nation
and of the great world war, for 1T
marks the beginning of altogether
the wisest and most beneficent
provision for the dependents OF
soldiers and sailors in time of war
ever made by a nation in the his
tory of the world.
The administration of the act by
the Treasury Department through
the Bureau of War Risk Insurance
during the past year constitutes
one of the big war tasks OF the
Government.
In the twelve months just end
ing the bureau has mailed more
than six and one-half million
checks in payment of allowances
and allotments, representing a
total disbursement of almost
S2OO.OOO,OOO for the care and
maintenance of the families and
dependents of our fighting men.
These wise and just provisions
reach to every corner of the land
Approximately one million checks
Newark post., 1918-11-06
Young Folks Give
Masquerade Party

A masquerade party was given
IN Center Hall on Thursday even
ing by Mildred Major, Emma Low
EFT, Hannah Lindell and Raymond
Wilson. The young people decor
ated the hall with autumn leaves,
prepared punch and cake and
planned games for the entertain
ment of their guests. ALI came in
costume and spent delightful
evening.
Among those. present were
Gladys McAlister, Marion Galla-
her, Anna Ritz, Olive Porter,
Erma Claringbold, Majorie Rose,
Dorothy Hoffecker, Frances But
ties, Edna Green, Misses. Harriet
Wilson and MAY Houston, WI
liam Miller, johnson Rowan, Gran
Vile Robinson, Earl Ramsey, Paul
Moore, Leo Moore, John Hoffecker
Leroy Crompton, Robert Major
and Paul Steel.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
installation Services at
Head of Christiana

On Thursday evening, Novem-
her r Rev. Walter Clyde WIN De
formally installed as pastor ol
Head of Christiana Church. Kew
Thomas Kerr of Greenhill Presby-
terian Church, Wilmington moo-
orator of the New Castle presny-
terv, will preside at the installa,
tion services and will proponn,o
the constitutional questions. Inc
Charge to the pastor will be de-
livered by Rev. Willi2m j. Rowan Rowan
Ph.D.. pastor of the First freSuy,
tterian Church of Newark ana the
charge to the people by Rev. JoeI
g Gilfllan. DID,, of wilmington
Rev David A. Reed OF ChflStian'
will offer the installation prayer.
Beginning with next SUNDAY
services at Head of ChrlsOlail'
will be held regularly in the morn
ing. sunday School at 10 o'clocF
and md preaching service at IL.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
News of Newark Soldiers
"Over There

Mrs. William Little has received
several letters from her son Lieu
tenant James Herman Little, since
his safe arrival in France. He is
in the @. M. c. with Conservation
and Reclamation Department 3Ol.
They arrived in French town
October 6 after very pleasant
voyage. He spent two hours out
of every ten in the "Crow's Nest
mad says he enjoyed it thoroughly
Mrs. William K. Sergeant, of
this town, as received Glitter
from her hsband who is a cook
with the 59th Pioneers. He was a
member of Company E of Newark
for ID years, and was on the Mexi-
can border with that Company.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
Sunday School Class
Gives Halloween Party

Mrs. Edw. Steele's Sunday
School class entertained the men,
bers of the congregation and the
Sunday School of the Presbyter-
ian Church tat Halloween party
last Thursday evening in the lee
ture room. The young ladies had
decorated the room with Jack O.
Lanterns, corn, apples and other
reminders of the festival and had
prepared games to delight the
hearts of the kiddies and the
grown ups. Fortunes were told
and elusive apples suspended by
strings taxed the ingenuity of the
guests to procure without the aid
of the hands.
Nearly all came in costume and
spent a delightful evening.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
w. H. M. S. Holds
Interesting Meeting

The Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the M. E. Church met on
Friday, November /, at the home
of Mrs. Frank P. Herson. There
was a large attendance OF mem
ibers and several visitors.
This was the postponed October
meeting and the October program
was carried out.
After the opening hymn, Abide
With Me-" Mrs. Butler explained
the Scripture lesson and several
members read references.
Under the leadership of Mrs
Cooch, assisted by Mrs. Willis ano
Mrs. Gallaher the subject "lhe
Path of Labor" was discussed
Mrs. Short read a paper on wal
and immigration.
Mrs. Goldey, a visitor, gave
very interesting talk on the Inter
national School in both home an'
foreign missions.
After benediction the SocletA
adjourned to meet with Mrs ROD
ert Campbell on November D. Whei
Miss Freda Ritz will talk on Chll'
Welfare. A social hour followed
~ nd refreshments were served.
Mrs. w. r. Cameron,
Press Correspondent.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
Young People Entertained -,
at The Knoll

George Mitchell entertained
number of his young friends at a
Halloween party on Thursday
evening last at "The Knoll
The time-honored witch was
there with a golden bowl of fate
from which the young folks drew
Slips telling what stunt they were
destined to perform for the amuse-
ment Of the company. There We're
also guessing contests in which the
winner drew an appropriate prize.
Each guest tried his fortune on
tne sea Of fate and eagerly follow
ed his bark to port.
The guests present were Sara
LoVett, Alma Dunlevy, Edna
Green, Elizabeth McNeal, Emma
payett, Marian Gallaher, Mary
mitchell, Majorie Rose, Gladys
Newark post., 1918-11-06
Newton-Eggert Nuptials

Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Elizabeth Egg
CERT, vice-principal at Chesapeake
City school, and Warren Newton
of Seaford, Del. They were mar
ried last Wednesday by the brides
father, the Rev. John Eggert.
Miss Eggert is well known in
Newark having attended Women's
College for two years. Mr.. New,
ton is Delaware College alumnus
class of 1916, and a son OF State
Senator Oliver P. Newton.
Newark post., 1918-11-06

month are now being mailed
regularly to maintain this protec-
ton.
The act also provides that
'liberal compensation benefits,
without cost to the soldier, shall
be paid for death or disability in
Cured in the line of duty, and in
addition that every man wearing
the uniform, who desires to pro-
wide additional protection for his
loved ones, may take out not less
than 81 900 nor more than $4,000
of Uncle SAINTS insurance against
death and total permanent disabil-
1ity.
In the year past the Bureau has
written nearly thirty-fve billion
dollars of this insurance, or ap-
proximateQy as much ordinary life
Insurance as there was outstand-
ing with all the life-insurance
companies in the world at the be-
ginning of the year. Our Army
and Navy are more than 80 per
cent insured and new applications
are now being received for more
than billion dollars of this in
surance per week.
The Bureau has made awards
and is paying monthly compensa-
tion on more than 5000 death and
disability claims, and it is paying
nr0nthly install lments of insurance
on more than 5000 insurance
death clainsy
In the performance of this
three fold task the bureau has
within the year handleu nearly
three million nine hundred 'thou-
sand insurance applications and
more than three million eight hun
dred thousand allotment and al
lowance forms, and it has been
necessary to prepare and maintain
under constant control more than
twenty-six million separate indi-
. vidual card records. The Bureau
has received and answered more
than three million letters.
From a small organization of
twenty persons working in the
basement of the Treasury Depart.
. lment one year ago, the Bureau has
grown until it now has a working
force of $4,000 employees occupy.
r ing thirteen buildings in Washing
( ton.
The Treasury Department has
left nothing undone to promote
and improve the efficiency Of the
Bureau in it's vas, work, and tt
reduce to a minimum the newt
able errors and delays incident tt
carry out SO large a mass of de
tails. 1t is the aim of the Treas
ury Department to make the Blu
reau of War Risk Insurance th'
{ most efficient as it is the .larges
Organization of it's kind.
The work of the Bureau durin.
c it's first year represents the larg
n est service ever rendered by an.
+ nation to the families and depend
Newark post., 1918-11-06

ents of it's fighting forces in time
of war.
In view of the multitude and in
finite variety of difficult details in
volved it represents probably the
most stupendous task ever COM
mitted to a public or private or
ganization to perform.
The Bureau of War Risk Insur-
Newark post., 1918-11-06

McAlister, Mary Frances Hay
ward, Beulah Law, Anna Patchell,
Anna Ritz, Arunah Armstrong,
Johnson Rowan, Granville Robin
son Rowan, Granville Robinson,
Warren Kennedy, Richard Cooch,
James Longfellow, William Miller,
John Hoffecker and Paul Steel.
Newark post., 1918-11-06
Shadow Social at
Jackson School,

A Shadow Social Will be held at
jackson school, near Cowentown,
Thursday evening, November IA.
Proceeds for school purposes.
Everybody welcome.
Newark post., 1918-11-06


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Newark post., 1918-11-06
Baptismal Service on Sunday

On next Sunday, October 10,
there will be a baptismal service
in Pilgrim Baptist Church yard
(colored) at about 2 o'clock in the
afternoon.