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The Meeker herald., 1918-11-09

In prosperity prepare for q change {:
In adversely hope for ono.
The Meeker herald., 1918-11-09
Then II Become. Clear.

Then II Becomes Clear.
ave often wonder" remarks an ex-
change, show many folks make d liv-
Ing until We have a bill against them"
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
= FUNERAL OF JOHN BROWN.
Was Held from His Late Home on Bas-
sett Street Yesterday Afternoon.

The funeral of John Brown of Bassett
street, a long time granite manufactur-
er of Barre, who passed away Sunday
morning after an illness of several weeks.
was held at the house Wednesday after
noon at : o'clock, Rev. j. b. Reardon
officiating. Among those who gathered
TO pay their last respects to the de-
ceased were delegations from Clan Cor
don, No. II, @. ;. G. and the Glenugie
club. with which organizations he was
affiliated. The bearers were five sons
OF Mr. Brown. William VI. Brown. George
A. Brown. Robert c. Brown, John Brown,
jr., and Leslie ID. Brown. and John
Muiry. A sixth son, Serg. James Brown.
Is with the American expeditionarv
foIees in France The body was placed
in the receiving vault at Elmwood Gene
terry.
Among the relatives surviving. in ad-
dition TO the names which were men
toned on the occasion OF Mr.. Browns
death. are two sisters. Mrs. Hunter. who
lives in johannesburg. South Africa. and
Mrs. Frank Allen Of New York CITY. and
= brother, Daniel Brown, who resides in
New Jersey There are also left nine
The deceased was the son
q Elizabeth lCamPbelll Brcwn and Rob
IT Brown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
FIRE IN STORE BASEMENT.
Barrel of Waste Beneath Knothole in
Floor Was Burning Briskly.

When smoke issuing from pile of
burning refuse in the basement of the
little fruit store at 2l9 North Nam
street forced its way through the floor
and then through the roof, passersby
sent in a still alarm to the fire station
at | O'Clock this morning. The auto
truck crew responded and for several
minutes they were doing their level best
to weather the smoke while smothering
the fire. The blaze was confined entire
ly to the basement, which is blind
cellar containing nothing but refuse.
Smoke caused slight damage upstairs,
but the loss is covered by insurance.
The building is owned by Mrs. c. f.
Bolster and occupied by Brown & Rizzi,
who have added to their fruit business
by putting in line of odds and ends
Deputy Chief Gamble was one of the
first TO notice the smoke and his inves-
tgation convinced him that the fire was in
the cellar. The sremen forced the street
entrance. and as there are no basement
directed their attack through a
trap door in the floor, which is the only
aperture leading to the cellar A barrel
II burning paper was discovered directly
under a knot hole in the floor. aud the !
iremen think that someone NAV have
Drushed a lighted cigarette or match |
through the little opening
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
Plan at Home What to Buy.

DO You want to saveY A writer in the
February Woman's Home Companion
says:
Here is my rule: Never make an ex-
penditure that is not planned at home,
noted on a shopping list and the pur-
chase made deliberately.
Until | forced this rule on myself l
was continually in debt, or doing without
things ! really needed. l always tried to
save, and would succeed for weeks at a
time, but always, sooner or later. if
happened to be in the shopping district
with cash in my purse, / would be sure
to see and succumb to some tempting Of
fering. Ii | saw a bargain in dress ma
terials. would hastily think over my
needs and decide | ought to buy the ma
terial. Then / would begin to look for
trimmings and accessories, and my spend
ing spree would be in full swing. Thus
would have Offset my weeks of careful
economy. and in only about 80 per cent.
Of these cases would get what really
wanted. For instance. ! might discover
after | got home that although ] had
secured a most satisfactory dress for
reasonable price. still I bad spent all nv
surplus cash for the month on a dress
that vas not a pressing need, while ]
positively had 10 have pair Of shoes OF
a new coat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
SWEDEN NEEDS FOOD.
The Situation Is Reported to Be Growing
Worse.

Stockholm, Jan. 3l.--The food situa-
tion in Sweden is rapidly growing worse
Pork cards will be introduced, and the
extra bread cards, which formerly were
provided for foreign diplomats, have
been withdrawn, except one for each
head OF mission.
The export Of foodstuif has almost en-
tirely stopped, with the exception of
meat, owing to the necessity of slaugh-
tering stock because of the lack of fod
der. Even meats show large decrease.
In November last 2l.2 tons of pork were
exported. against ,5l7 tons in November,
1915, and Isl tons of all other meat as
against 972.
The statistics of Swedish imports for
the first IL months of the past year,
which are now available, demonstrate
upon what short rations the kingdom has
been put, The total imports of all ce
reals and -four were l43,6l0 tons, against
33l .1S7 for the first II months of 1916.
Coffee imports were S,l94 tons against
81 ALB, tea 90 tons against 4s0, all kinds
of animal fodder, chiefly oilcakes, 33,602
tons against 1922, and hard coal H.
100000 tons against 34500000 tons in
the first ii months of 1916.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
MORE THREATENING.
Berlin Strikers Are Also Becoming More
Numerous.

Zurich, Jan. 3l.-The Socialist paper
Vorwaerts announces that the Berlin
strikers have now become more numer-
Gus. and threatening. They have ad-
dressed to the government an ultimatum,
of which the following are the principal
demands:
First-Accelerated conclusion of a gem
eral peace without indemnities or an
nexations.
Second Participation of workmen's
delegates of all the countries in the peace
pour psrlers.
Third -Amelioration of the food sit
uation by better distribution.
Fourth--Immediate abolition of the
state of siege and restoration of the right
OF public meeting, suspended by the mill
tary authorities.
Fifth-Abolition of militarization of
war factories.
Sixth-lmmediate release of all politi-
cal prisoners.
Seventh-Fundamenta democratiza-
tion of state institutions.
Eighth-The institution of equal elec.
toral suffrage by direct secret ballot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
FRANCIS is THREATENED.
Will Be Held Responsible for Safety of
Berkmann and Goldman.

Washington, Jan. Ambassador
Francis at Petrograd cabled the state
department yesterday that group OF
Russian anarchists had notified him he
would be held personally responsible for
the safety of Alexander Berkmann and
Emma Goldman. under prison sentence
in the United States for violating the
draft law.
New indication as to the probable
power of the threatening anarchists to
make trouble for him was given by the
ambassador. State department officials
think he did not take the matter very
seriously and apparently little alarm is
felt here.
Unless further advices make it neces-
sary, no instructions will be given Mr.
Francis.
II has been known for some time that
anarchists in Petrograd were interesting
themselves in the fate of Berkmann and
Miss Goldman, who are about to begin
two years terms in federal penitenia-
ries. An anarchist organ published in Pc
trograd recently carried an infiammstory
article urging that the American am
bassador be held responsible for the safe
ty and freedom of the prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
295 VERMONT MEN
FAILED TO APPEAR
FOX EXAMINATION
This Record Is the Best of the New Eng
land States--Massachusetts Had e,763
Who Did Not Resrond-Only Three
Washington County Men Did
Not Respond.

| According to figures which have been
given out by Provost Marshal General
| Crowder, showing the comparison of
state statistics in response of registrants,
there were POS persons in Vermont who
did not appear for examination during
the first application of the draft. This is
the lowest number OF any Of the New
England states, Massachusetts, is the
highest with 9,76a. Rhode Island was
nearest to Vermont, for 545 in that state
failed to appear for examination.
Vermont had one county in which the
quota was filled by voluntary enlist
ments. Maine had eight of these, while
Massachusetts, did not have single one.
The same j. true OF New Hampshire
Grand Isle and 0rlearE~eounty, Vermont,
enjoy prominence not held by any ccun-
ty in the four above-namcd states, for
in Grand Isle and Orleans counties only
one man failed to appear. Washington
county did almost as well with three
failing to appear, two of whom have
since been located and will probably in
the due course of time serve in the army.
Lamoille ranks next to Washington, with
four absentees The rest were: Chitten-
den I, Caledonia and Franklin 8 each,
Addison Q, Orange 49, The next on is
some jump to Essex, where 40 failed to
appear. while Bennington lost Al and
Rutland As. Windsor had 100.
In New Hampshire there were but six
counties where the failures were 81 or
below, while the highest was llb. In
Maine there were seven of 2l or below
absent, with the highest number at 100;
while in Massachusetts, because the draft |
was in districts instead of counties, it is
impossible to ascertain from the report
he lowest number failing to appear in
my one county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
STILL DRAWING SUGAR CARDS.
Already 1887 Barre Families Have Re-
ceived Them.

For ,237 people all roads led toward
city hall yesterday and to-day. And with
an anxious crowd of householders and
others elbowing their way into the
clerks office at noon, there was every
indication that the rush for sugar cards
will continue till the end of the week.
All day yesterday and again last even
ing the corridor at the city building was
filled with an overflow crowd that pa
tiently bided its time while the clerk
and his assistants doled out cards at
the window Yesterday. before the first
card had been issued. there was sugar
enough in Barre to furnish every person
with half pound, 50 that none of those
who received cards have been disappoint-
ed when they applied at the grocery
for the amount due them on the per
capita basis figured by the grocers and
food interpreting board before the plan
became operative.
There j. nothing on which to base an
intelligent estimate of the number Of
cards that will have been issued by sat
urday night, but at the present rate
around 2O00 will have been distributed.
At the city clerks Office the work has
been so systematized that an applicant
for card is detained only the fraction
Of a minute. Yesterday many people
waited in line for an hour and more. but
The delay was wholly due to the large
which The crowd assumed -
soon a. the doors were opened in the 4
The crowd dwindlcd somewhat 4
N size toward night, but after the sup 4
ser hour there was another throng wait 4
ng fer cards, and when the clerks Office i
va opened this morning. people were
aitIBE 20 apply.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
PRESIDENT WILSON
APPEALS TO FARMERS
Tells Them That They Can Do Much
During the Coming Year Toward
Winning the War

Washington, d. c., Jan. 3l.--To the
farmers of the United States, President
Wilson to-day sent message, calling
attention to the country's need of their
assistance during the coming year in
winning the war. The message was sent
as letter to the farmers conference at
the University of Illinois
The letter said in part "We can give
everything that is needed with greater
willingness and satisfaction because the
object of the war in which we are en-
gagged is the greatest freemen have ever
undertaken. We are fighting as truly
for the liberty and self government of the
United States as if the war of our own
Revolution had to be fought over again.
We must win and we shall win. The
farmers of this country are as efficient as
any other farmers in the world" He
said that the achievements of last year
must be exceeded and that the govern
ment would help in every way possible.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
VIOLENT ARTILLERY BARRAGE
PRECEDED A BIG GERMAN RAID
ON AMERICAN FRONT IN FRANCE
GOV. GRAHAM NAMES
MORE OFFICIALS
Dr. H. M. Smith on Board of Dental Ex.
aminers and F. ID. Pierce on State
Board of Pharmacy Are New
Appointments.

Governor Graham has made the fol
lowing appointments, to be effective Feb
l, 1918:
John G. Sargent of Ludlow, reappoint
ed for the term of five years, a member
of the board OF commissioners for promo
tion and uniformity of legislation in the
United States
DIR. III. M. Smith of Lyndonville, ap-
pointed for the term of five years, as a
member of the state board of dental ex-
aminers.
Dr. III. X. Sherburne of Rutland, re-
appointed for the term of three years, as
member of the state board of osteo-
pathic examiners.
DR.. John Thomas of Wells River, re-
appointed for the term of three years, as
a member of the state board of veteri-
nary registration and examination.
Cola I. Cleveland of Rutland, reap
pointed for the term of three years, as a
member of the state board of optometry.
+. ID. Pierce of Barton. appointed for
the term of five years, as member of
the state board of pharmacy.
DR.. Smith succeeds DR.. J. d. Buchand
Of st. Johnsbury, while Mr.. Pierce sue
ceeds w. +. Root of Brattleboro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
VermontFar Oversubscribed
Her Quota in the Ma
tional Drive
RUTLAND LEADS
WITH AZ vt $1,000
Burlington : Ales Second
with a Soximately
10000

Burling - Jan, 3l.--The great cam.
paign in th.4 state to raise Vermont's
quota of $4,000 for the Knights of Co.
lumbus war fund of $3,O00,00O came to
| close last night at l0:30 o'clock. The
net result of 10 days hard work on the
part of an efficient, statewide organiza.
tion and liberal and cooperating pub.
lie, will show fund from this state of
probably not less than $4,000, as indi,
Gated by the first of the final returns
received last night at state headquarters
Rutland City, with total of about
81 900, is, without doubt, the banner
city of the state, and wins hotly con-
tested rivalry with the city of Burlng-
ton for first honors. DIR. p. Mahoney of
Poultney, manager for Rutland county,
estimated conseryatiyely late last niglN
that Rutland county would turn in to-
tai of at least $4,000 From all indica-
tions this also makes Rutland county the
leading county in the state in the total
collected
The city of Burlington will have to-
tal of about $4,000, and Chittenden
county, Judging from rather incomplete
returns, should have a total of at least
$4,000
Returns from district managers began
to come in late last evening, but owing
to the fact that so many of them are as
yet unable to give the exact figures from
their respective districts, it was decided
at state headquarters to withhold gen
eral figures for the state until fairly
and complete tabulation can be
made.
Altogether, it is safe to say that the
drive has met with a success which, in
to the amount set as goal,
has not been equalled by any former eff
fort of the kind conducted in the state.
It shows that Vermont is waking up TO
splendid realization of the part she
should play in the winning of this war
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
AMERICAN ART SAFE.
Exhibits Are Transferred from Venice to
Rome.

London, Jan. 81. - American artists
who contributed paintings, drawings OF
sculptures to the British section of the
international exhibition in Venice in the
summer of 1914 will be relieved of anxi-
ETY. by the announcement that their con
tributions have been safely transferred
to Rome. On the outbreak of the war,
these works of art, which could not then
be returned owing to transport difficulty
and war risks, were removed from the
dangerous vicinity of the arsenal to the
basement of one of the palaces, where
they remained until short time ago.
In view of the new danger to Venice, the
Italian authorities transported the whole
foreign exhibit to Rome.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
43 QUALIFIED;
1S REJECTED
Nine More Were Held for Special Service
as Result Of Examinations Held
at Montpelier on Wednes-
day.

A total of 43 registrants qualified for
service as result of Wednesdays ex.
aminations at Montpelier. while Is were
disqualified and were discharged at least
for the present. There were nine held
for special service There were Is who
appealed to the medical advisory board
Qualified.
| No. 1914 James Raymond Allen, S3G
Richard Arthur Bailey, 500, Joseph Balm
bridge, 74o Louis Joseph Balzarini, 697
Antoine Perard. 76l Carl Byron Burn
ham, $40 Miguel Otis Coba, 7s2 Valen-
tine c. Corliss, s32 Frank Clark Dicken.
son, SD Henry Dennis Drumgould. 67e
Antonio Fabrizio, Gel Ned Oscar Fahner.
5ll Arthur Orvlle Farnham, 595 Glen
Lawrence George, 6l2 Peter Joseph Ham.
ell, 523 Harold Tracy Hawes, $50 vii.
liam Laundry, 63S Harry John Leonard,
645 Robert MeAulay, 597 Harley Rodman
Mcdonald, 413 James Mcintosh, 1l5 Fred
Mcknight, 1905 Amos Matott, S35 Am.
sey Matott, 63l John William Moriarty,
400 Albert Webster Moores, 7l3 Henry
Murray, 600 Harold A. Parker, $50 Wal
ter c. Perry. 525 Claire Allen Phillips,
$40 Robert Myer Rosenberg, $50 John
Rosso, 73S Michael Ryan $40 Vernon
Elmer Ryan. S37 Perley Dean Sanders,
50l Clifton Marten Story. 522 Paul Fran.
els Swasey, us Louis d. Tomasi, 14g9
John Torchiana, 4SS Earl Frederick
Town, 5s7 Cerolamo Angelo Trentin, 72s
Frank James W.orthen.
Held for Special Military Service.
S22 Francis George etiquette, 60l Dan
Howe Corse, 466 Evrin Leroy Doten. S55
William Loren Durkee, $40 Fred Glenn
Erskine, s53 Ernest Palucca. I95 George
Quinn, 2sl7 Stillman Lewis
Stevens, S54 John Finley Stewart.
Disqualified.
652 Ira Abbey, 2s6 David Fritiof An
ierson, Az Albert Charles Chevalier. COS
John Downs. 5l2 Louis Tom Fillion, zoe
Wilbur Bradford Freeman, sos James +.
Griffin, 10 Geronimo Hoz. al Frederick
Alex Inglis. 500 Norman Erastus Lafay
stte. 600 Theo Edward Lane, COS Joseph
Charles Martin. SIS Oscar Olsen, 59l
George Horace Poland, SOC William Rudd,
ts9 Arthur st. John, 500 Giuseppe Ia
,usso. 647 Giacinto Zuechinetti, l26s
William Eugene Nichols.
A Correction.
In the list published yesterday as
ualiied for service was the name of
ieorgio Angelina of 10 Seminary street,
Barre. His name appeared through er-
or. Mr. Angelina not having been eN
mined a. yet,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
THE BRITISH HEALTH TEST
Is To Hop Twenty Times on Each
Foot

London, Jan. 3l.--If you can hop &c
times on each foot without showing signs
of undue distress, the British army con
eiders your health good enough for gen.
eral service, according to a new book OF
instructions issued to the examining med
ical boards. The test recommended is as
follows:
"The rate of the pulse is taken, and
then the recruit is directed to hop 20
times on each foot, raising the other foot
nine inches. At the end of this perform
ance, in health, there should be no note
worthy breathlessness and no pallor or
anxiety of expression. Two minutes lat
er the pulse should be not more than five
beats more frequent than it was before
the exercise
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
IL - PER CENT RAISE
Is FAIR INCREASE
Is Decision Made BY Federal Arbiter in
the Wage Controversy in
Fall River Mills.

Fall River, Mass, Jan. 3l-Twelve and
one half per cent wage advance to 35,-
900 mill operatives here is fair offer,
Charles w. Ellis, the federal arbter sent
here to settle the wage controversy, de-
clared in his report to-day. Both sides
have agreed to accept his report as final
for six months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
COMFORT FOR SOLDIERS.
Is the Aim Back of Store Venture of
Madam Maria Verone.

Paris, Jan. 3l.--Among the little
booths set up on the boulevard for the
sale of toys and novelties this year is
one presided over by Madam Maria Yer
one, president of the French Woman's
Right league She has undertaken to
provide comforts" for $50 soldiers in
the trenches, and she has gone into bust
ness to provide money for these.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
TWO AMERICANS WERE KILLED
FOUR WOUNDED; ONE MISSING
Attack Was Delivered During Heavy
Fog a Short Time Before Daylight.
Concentration of German Energy
There May Mean That Big Of
fensive May Be Started Soon

With Army in France Wednesday, JAM 30 (by
American position certain section OF
raided during heavy fog short time after
daylight to-day The attack preceded by violent artillery
barage Two Americans killed and four wounded One
is missing and is believed to have been captured
Casualties have been occurring almost daily for several days IN
this sector permitted disclose that all the recent
uaies Washington occurred here The deaths were
by shere mostly shrapnel certain that the enemy
casualties have equaled or exceeded the American
The casualties given Washington recently occurred
certain buried within of the
guns blown to pieces by shell in reglmental
headquarters while following his colonel into dugout Three
were killed by shell trench another died of wounds in
hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
WOUNDS NOT DANGEROUS
But Major General Wood Suffers Much
Pain.

Paris, Jan. 3l.-NIajor General Leonard
A. Wood, United States army. who was
wounded recently while visiting the
French front, Is confined to the Ritz
Carlton hospital, where he is reported to
be doing well. He expects TO he out in
about a week He Is suffering from a
flesh wound Of the srm, which Is painful.
but not dangerous
Lieutenant Colonel Charles T. Kill
bourne. chief of General Moods staff.
who was wounded in the face. NAV lose
his right eye Major Kenyon A joyce.
Who was wounded in the arm, Is improv-
ing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
MANY ENLISTING.
Capt. Gibson Has Secured % in Two
DAYS.

Captain =. W. Gibson is getting along
very well with the drive for recruiting
in the First Vermont regiment. He OBJ
tanned - on Wednesday, making to-
tai Of % in two days effort. OF the
p secured Wednesday, 10 were from
Montpelier. while six were from Morris
vile. Capt L. q. Munson OF the home
guards in Morrisville J. in charge u the
drive there and last evening he reported
six that had signed up and that several
more are to sign after they have com
plcted arrangements for their departure
In Montpelier l3 were from among tht
regisirants while three outside the draiJ
sre enlisted
The list of those recruited at Morris
vile are Ray C. Bessey. 4. II. Rousseau.
,. 4. Silsworth. r. X. Wilkinson. NJ ~
Cookin and II. 7. Mackres.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
RAILROAD WAGE INCREASE
Is for an Aggregate Average of 40 Per
Cent.

Washington. ID. G., Jan. SILT was
disclosed to-day that demands for wage
increases pending before the railroad
wage commission are for an aggregate
average of 40 per cent The demands
represent a 4otal Of nearly Ssg0O0ooO0
this year. or about halt the railway oper-
ating incrme Of last year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31
SHORT OF HEAT IN BOSTON.
And Rough Weather Delayed Arrival Of
Coal Barges.

Boston. Jan. 3l.-With the thermom-
eter 10 above zero. many buildings were
inadequately heated to-day because of
the fuel shortage order shutting off de
livery to places where thousands Of men
and women were at work. Rough wealth
er outside delayed tugs with coal barges
bound for here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-31

Amsterdam, Jan. 3l.-A semi mi-oficial
statement issued in Berlin yesterday
says that the number of strikers in Ber-
lin is estimated at 10000.
The statement says that traffic is pro-
ceeding undisturbed in Berlin and that
there are no disturbances anywhere in
the empire.
The Wednesday edition of a Cologne
paper says that strikes are spreading,
both in Berlin and in the provinces.