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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20
WASHINGTON

The graduating exercises of the eighth
grade will be held at schoolhouse hall
Friday evening, June 81. The parts
have been assigned as follows: Saluta-
tory, Leyland Wood; class history, Rus
sell Pratt; prophecy and presentation
Lloyd Downing; class will, Patrick Nor
an; valedictory, Lawrence Seaver. There
will also be play by the seventh and
eighth grades, entitled "The Patriotic
Peanut Stand" Other interesting fea-
lures have been prepared. Admission,
Zoe. Children under 10, free. Proceeds
for the benefit of the junior Red Cross.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20
ONLY MEDICINE
MADE FROM fruit
Extraordinary Success which
"FTuIt-a-tIves" Has Achieved

One reason why "Fruit-a-tives"
Is so extraordinarily successful in
giving relief to those suffering with
Constipation, Torpid Liver, Indiges-
iion, Chronic Headaches, Neuralgia,
Kidney and Bladder Troubles,
Rheumatism, Pain in HE Back,
Eesema and other Skin Affections,
is, because 1t is the only medicine in
the world made from fruit juices.
These "FyuH Liper Tablets" are
composed ofthe medicinal principles
found in apples, oranges, figs and
prunes, together with the nerve
tonics and antiseptics.
SOC. a box, 6 for $3.50, trial size 25c.
At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES
Limited, OGDENSBURG, N. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20
SOUTH CABOT

Mr. and Mrs. Fred Houghton of Barre
were at Lee BOWS over Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. j. Eastman were at
their daughters in North Danville Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Cassidy we're in
Wells River Tuesday.
n. NJ Stocker has moved to Danyille,
where he has work on fhe railroad.
About 40 attended the party at Jack
Fosters last Friday evening.
Wesley Hall and family were in Marsh
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20

ed Wednesday for Detroit, Mich, wher
they expect to live.
Z. F. Kidder and family and Mrs.
WILDER Wheeler were in North Montpel
Ter Sunday, visiting Alma Little.
Hayes Bassett carried Carl Durgin's
family TO Tunbridge Saturday, return
ing Sunday,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20

field Sunday at the home of Frank b.
honon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Cassidy were in
Randolph Saturday with friends. Mrs.
Richardson returned with them.
Henry Dow of Marshfield was at his
sons, Lee, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Cassidy start
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-20
Tue and Economic Life

Insurance service, expert advice and cor
rect price. Goth year National Life Ins.
Co, of Vt. (Mutuall $. ;. Ballard,
general agent, Rialto block, Montpelier,
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26

give away my nationality, I figured I
would be tolerably safe.
As l marched along felt so happy
l couldn't help humming an air of one
Of the new patriotic songs that we
used to sing at the airdrome back in
Ypres.
In this happy frame of mind I COW
cred the next three miles In about an
hour and then came to another little
village. My usual course would have
been to go around it-through fields,
back yards, woods or whatever else
lay In my way-but had gained so
much time by going through the last
village instead Of detouring around
1t and my appearance seemed to be so
unsuspicious that decided to try the
same stunt again.
I stopped humming and kept very
much on the alert, but apart from
that, walked boldly through the
main street without any feeling Of
alarm.
/ had proceeded perhaps a mile
along the main street when I noticed
ahead Of me three German soldiers
standing at the curb.
Again my heart started to beat fast,
I must confess. but 1 was not nearly
so scared as had been an hour or
so before
walked ahead, determined to fol-
low my previous procedure in every
particular.
had got to about fifteen feet away
from the soldiers when one of them
stepped onto the sidewalk and
shouted:
"Haltv'
My heart stopped beating fast-for
moment, believe. 1t stopped beating
altogether! I can't attempt to de-
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26
CHAPTER III.
/ Encounter German Soldiers.

@bSSAuSVS 4Wsu&ss SSsotSt 90
What the Belgian told me about
the need of a passport gave me fresh
cause for worry. Suppose I should
run into a German sentry before /
succeeded In getting one?
I decided that until I reached the
big city which the Belgian had men
Homeland which I cannot name for
fear of identifying some Of the people
there who befriended mel would
proceed with the utmost precaution.
Since I had discarded my uniform
and had obtained civilian clothes, i
had not been quite as careful as was
at first. While / had done my trav-
cling at night had not gone into
hiding so early in the morning as
before and I had sometimes started
again before it was quite dark, rely
ing upon the fact that would prob
ably be mistaken for a Belgian on his
way to or from work, as the case
might be. From now on, ] resolved,
however, I would take no more
chances.
That evening came to river per-
haps seventy-five yards wide and /
was getting ready to swim it when I
thought / would walk little way to
find, IL possible, better place to get
to the river from the bank. ! had not
walked more than a few hundred
yards when saw boat. 1t was the
first time I had seen boat In all my
experiences.
1t was firmly chained, but as the
stakes were sunk in the soft bank 1t
was not much Of job to pull them
out. got I'm, drank to my hearts
content, showed over to the other side.
got out, drove a stake into the ground
and moored the boat. 1t would have
been a simple matter to have drifted
down the river, but the river was not
shown on the map and I had no idea
where it might lead me. Very reluc-
family, therefore, I had to abandon
the boat and proceed on foot.
/ made several miles that night and
before daylight found safe place in
which to hide for the day. From my
hiding place / could see through the
bushes heavy thick wood only a
short distance away. decided that
/ would start earlier than usual. hurry
over to the wood and perhaps, in that
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26

east or to the west / could hear
family the striking of village bells,
and knew that IL I changed my
course ! would undoubtedly strike
farms and vegetables. but the North
Star seemed to plead with me to fol-
low 1t and / would not turn aside.
When daylight came, the conse-
quence was was empty handed and I
had to find hiding place for the day.
I thought would approach the first
peasant came to and ask for food.
but that day ] had misgivings-a
hunch-that I would get into trouble
If did, and I decided to go without
food altogether for that day.
It was foolish thing to do, found,
because not only suffered greatly
from hunger all that day, but 1t inter-
fered with my sleep. I would drop Off
to sleep for half an hour, perhaps,
and during that time would dream
that was free, back home, living a
life Of comparative ease, and then I
would wake up with a start and catch
glimpse Of the bushes surrounding
me, feel the hard ground beneath me
and the hunger pangs gnawing at my
sides, and then I would realize how
far from home I really was, and 7
would lie there and wonder whether
would ever really see my home
again. Then / would fall asleep again
and dream this time, perhaps Of the
days / spent In Courtrai, or my leap
from the train window, of the Bava-
rian pilot whom I sent to eternity In
my last air fight, Of my tracer bullets
getting closer and closer to his head.
and then / would wake up again with
start and thank the Lord that was
only dreaming 1t all again instead of
living through I'll
That night I got an early start be-
cause I knew I had to have food, and
I decided that rather than look for
vegetables I would take a chance and
apply to the first Belgian peasant
whom I came to.
It was about o'clock when came
to a small house. had picked up a
heavy stone and had bound 1t in my
handkerchief and / was resolved to use
1t as a weapon If 1t became necessary.
After all I had gone through, was
resolved to win my liberty eventually
at whatever cost.
As II happened. / found that night
the first real friend I had encountered
In all my travelling. When I knocked
timidly on the door. 1t was opened by
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26

TIM VI IT'S NnuUl, Lieutenant ndneys
scribe my feelings. I thought that
the Jig was up-that all had gone
through and all I had escaped would
now avail me nothing, mingled with
the feeling Of disgust with my
self because of the foolish risk
had taken in going through the vii
lage, combined to take all the starch
out of me, and I could feel myself
willing as the soldier advanced to the
spot where ! stood rooted In my
tracks.
had bottle Of water In one pocket
and a piece of bread In the other. and
as the Hun advanced to search me /
held the bottle up in one hand and
the piece of bread in the other so that
he could see that was all had.
1t occurred to me that he would
'.frisk" me-that is, feel me over for
arms or other weapons, then place
me under arrest and march me off to
the guardhouse. had not the slight
est idea but that was captured and
there didn't seem to be much use In
resisting, unarmed as was and with
two other German soldiers within
few feet of US.
Like flash it suddenly dawned on
me, however, that for all this soldier
could have known was only a Bel
gian peasant and that his object in
searching me, which he proceeded to
do, was to ascertain whether I had
committed the common "crime" Of
smuggling potatoes.
The Belgians were allowed only a
certain amount of potatoes, and 1t is
against the laws laid down by the
Huns to deal In vegetables Of any
kind except under the rigid supervi-
sion of the authorities. Nevertheless,
it was one Of the principal vacations
of the average poor Belgian to buy
potatoes out In the country from
peasants and then smuggle them into
the large cities and sell them clam
destinely at a high price.
To stop this traffic in potatoes, the
German soldiers were In the habit of
subjecting the Belgians to frequent
search, and I was being held up by
this soldier for no other reason than
that he thought / might be a potato
smuggleri
He felt Of my outside clothes and
pockets, and finding no potatoes
seemed to be quite satisfied. Had he
but known who I was he could have
earned an iron cross! Or, perhaps. In
view of the fact that I had a heavy
water bottle in my uplifted hand, it
might have turned out to be a wooden
cross!
He said something in German,
which, of course, I did not understand,
and then some Belgian peasants came
along and seemed to distract his atten-
lion. Perhaps he had said: "It's all
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26

potatoes and several slices of stale
bread, and he warmed me some milk
on small Oil stove.
I ate ravenously and all the time I
was engaged I knew that he was eye
ing me closely.
Before I was half through he came
over to me, touching me on the shout
der, and STOPPING over SO that his lips
almost touched my ear, he said in
broken English. you are an Eng
lishman-I know it-and you can bear
and talk IL you wish-am not right?'
There was q smile on his face and
friendly attitude about him that told
me instinctively that he could be
trusted, and l replied: you have
guessed right-only I am an Ameri-
can, not an Englishman."
He looked at me pityingly and filled
my cup again with warm milk.
His kindness and apparent willing
ness to help me almost overcame me,
and I felt like warning him Of the
consequences he would suffer If the
Huns discovered he had befriended
me. I had heard that twenty Belgians
had been shot for helping Belgians
to escape into Holland. and / hated
to think what might happen to this
good old Samaritan If the Huns ever
knew that he had helped an escaped
American prisoner.
After my meal was finished, I told
him In as simple language as I could
command Of some Of the experiences
had gone through and I outlined my
future plans.
'You will never be able to get to
Holland" he declared, without a
passport. The nearer you get to the
frontier the more German soldiers
you will encounter, and without a
passport you will be a marked man."
asked him to suggest a way by
which I could overcome the difficulty.
He thought for several moments
and studied me closely all the time
perhaps endeavoring to make abso-
lutely sure that / was not a German
spy-and then apparently deciding in
my favor, told me what he thought 1t
was best for me to do.
EFF you will call on this man.
(mentioning the name Of Belgian in
-. a city through which I had to
pass). he advised, "you will be able to
make arrangements with him to Sc
cure a passport, and he will do every
thing he can to get you out Of Bel
GUM"
He told me where the man in ques-
ton could be found and gave me some
useful directions to continue my jour-
ney, and then he led me to the door.
I thanked him a thousand times and
wanted to pay him for his kindness
and help but he would accept nothing.
He did give me his name and you may
be sure I shall never forget it, but to
mention 1t here might, of course, re-
suit in serious consequences for him.
When the war is over, however. or the
Germans are thrown out Of Belgium,
I shall make it my duty to find that
kind Belgian If I have to 60 through
again all that I have suffered already
to do 1t.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26
AFTER WEEKS OF HARDSHIP 0'BRIEN MEETS A FRIEND
Ia WHO OFFERS TO HELP HIM ON HIS WAY.

sropss-Pat OBren Of Momence H. after seeing
the Mexican border In 1915
Canada and after brief train
assigned to squadron In active
several hot fights with German
victorious Finally in fight with four
falls 5000 feet and escaping
find himself prisoner in German
mouth After few days in the
hospital he is sent Courta After
bound for prison in Germany
chance for liberty He leaps through
open while the train is travelling IS miles
reopened by the fall OBrien almost literally
caws through Germany Luxembourg travelling
sleeping by garbage and vegetables
almost desperation by hunger
Belgium detection middle
a Belgian family
had IS
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26

a Belgian peasant, about fifty years of
age. He asked me In Flemish what
wanted, but shook my head and
pointing to my ears and mouth init
mated that / was deaf and dumb, and
then i opened and closed my mouth
several times to show him that ]
wanted food.
He showed me inside and sat me at
the table. He apparently lived alone,
for his iILfurnished room had but one
chair, and the plate and knife and
fork he put before me seemed to be all
he had. He brought me some cold
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26
Gro BE CoNTINUED.)
Wood erappIe Saves Work.

The handling of logs by means Of d
crane equipped with good grappla
is not only more spectacular than the
old method, but 1t effects an immense
saving in labor and has made 1t pos
sible to pile logs to great height
Similar outfits are used in handling
ties, posts, pulp wood, etc. The crap
pie is made like clamshell bucket
except that the scoops are replaced by
curved steel tines, In the grasp OF
which large number of logs can be
held at once.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26

o'erien 10 promised help In
getting across the frontier to
Holland, but Just as he 10 re-
Ioicing over the prospect Of
early freedom, he 10 rudeiy
awakened from his dream.
Read about 1t In the next Install.
ment.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-10-26

The Roman catacombs are $50 miles
In extent, and it is estimated that
something like 100000 dead ara
there inferred.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
Spirits of Pennsylvania
Boys High at Front

The boys of the Twenty eighth Di-
vision can stop fighting now and come
back home and yet command the riot
Gus homage of Pennsylvanians. ac-
cording to Captain e. A. Nicodeums,
of Harrisburg. just over from France.
The Captain had this to say about the
Twenty eighths" last evening:
"All the Harrisburg boys 1 have
seen in the last three weeks-and
that is a very large number - have
been WELL" said the Captain. The
local boys are in the Twenty eighth
Division, and l have been handling the
pay and a large part of the supplies
of that division. All of them have
been doing exceptionally fine work in
France Harrisburg can justly be
extremely proud of them"
On the way "over there" his boat
the Mt Vernon, was torpedoed by a
German submarine, when hardly a
day out of Brest, killing thirty-five
of the crew outright and destroying
the after-deck of the ship. Captain
Nicodemus, who has seen almost
twenty-six years military service
speaks we'll of the morale of Pennsyl-
vania's soldiers in France, commend
ing their pep" at the same time
which. he said, was responsible for
imbuing their British and French
brothers in arms with renewed cour-
age and zest. The American troops
he said, harmonized well. in all re-
spects, with their allies abroad.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
POLICE SEEK TO
FIND MOTIVEN
CHAPLIN KILLING
Story of Financial Trouble
Lacks Candor; Probe
His Night Out

New York., Sept. 20.-At the dis
trict attorneys office interest con-
tinued to-day In the case of Charles
Z. Chaplin, who was city editor of
the Evening World and who yester-
day was indicted for the killing OF
his wife. whom he shot while she
lay asleep last Monday in their
apartment at Hotel Cumberland. He
will be tried for murder in due
course unless before he is brought to
trial commission should declare
him insane.
The commission, If one should be
appointed. will pass only unon his
sanity at the time he is examined
and not upon his mental condition at
the time he killed his wife. II it finds
him insane he win be committed to
the State Hospital for the Criminal
Insane at Matteawan and If he is ever
released from there as cured, he will
be brought hack to this county and
placed on trial.
District Attorney Swami and AS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
LEMON JUICE
TAKES OFF TAN
Girls! Make bleaching lotion
if skin is sunburned,
tanned or freckled

Squeeze the Juice OF two lemons
into a bottle containing three ounces
of Orchard White, shake we'll. and
you have a quarter pint of the best
freckle. sunburn and tan lotion, and
complexion beautifier. at very. very
small cost
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply three ounces of Orchard
White for a few cents. Massage this
sweetly fragrant lotion into the face,
neck, arms and hands each day and
see how freckles. sunburn. windburn
and tan disappear and how clear,
soft and white the skin becomes.
Yes! 1t is harmless.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20

sistant District Attorney Magee, who
were inclined to doubt his sanity
when he first talked to them on Tues
day. are not so sure now that he is
not perfectly sane. Since Chapin's s
arrest the police have received con-
siderable information, touching his
habits and friendships, They have
begun an investigation into his life
during the last several years sn,l
already have come upon facts which.
they say, negative his statement that
their married life was Ideal.
At the district attorneys office 1t
was said to-day that Chaplin had
lacked candor concerning his debts,
which, he declared, had so preyed
upon his mind as to drive him to the
idea of murder and suicide. He has
refused 20 name any of the persons
or firms to whom he owes money or
to tell how much money he owes.
The only debt OF which the police
have information is an unpaid ac-
count of $500 at the hotel where he
lived.
Under the law, according to his
own confession and If he is sane, the
killing Of his wife was premeditated,
and premeditation without any mo-
tive is sufficient to support a prose-
Cution for first degree murder.
1t is with the idea of discovering n
possible motive underlying the ad-
mitted prom editation that the police
are checking up his private life and
friendships. They talked yesterday
with a taxicab driver, a hotel clerk
and persons who knew him when he
kept yacht in Gravesend Bay and
gave entertainments on board. In
vestigation is also being made into
the statement that he spent the en-
tire night wandering in parks after
he had killed his wife.
So far he has not retained other
counsel than Joseph B. Keating VINO
appeared for him when he was ar
raigned in a magistrates court.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
MIDDLETOWN
Pastor Elected Another
Year by Congregation

At the annual congregational
meeting of the Church of God held
Wednesday night, it was voted to
have the pastor, the Rev. o. M.
Kraybill, returned for another year.
]. B. Martin was elected a delegate
to the East Pennsylvania Eldership,
which is to convene at Mechanics
burg October 8.
The local Liberty Loan committee
met last night in the Council cham
Der to shape plans for waging the
fourth campaign. E. S. Gerberich,
was chosen president of the body.
The other officers are: Vice-presi-
dent, Adam H. Luckenbill; secre-
tary, John W. Few, Jr. A parade
committee and speaking committee
were also appointed. 1t is also ex-
pected that the women of the bor-
ough will lend a hand in soliciting
for sales during the campaign.
The Senior League of the Meth
odist Church hiked to Coble's school
house last evening. About twenty
five persons made up the party.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon for John Joseph Leroy
Schaeffer, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs Richard Schaeffer, who died
Wednesday night. The Rev. Fuller
Bergstresser, pastor of the Lutheran
Church, officiated. Burial was made
in the Middletown Cemetery.
Shifter No. 2447 of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company was de-
rallied yesterday morning while shift
ing at the siding of the shale brick
plant The track bed had been
washed away by the heavy rain.
Several other engines and other
equipment, owned by Wells Brothers
Construction Company, which built
the aviation depot, near here. were
shipped yesterday to Harmon, In
diana, where the company has a
large contract.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
Brown & Co. Take Over
Another Building to Care
For Expansion of Trade

Among the important business an
nouncements of the season is one
from the uptown furniture house of
Brown & Company, who state that
they have just secured the building
formerly occupied by the E. L. Rink
enbach jewelry store, at 1915 North
Third street, and will shortly occupy
it in connection with the adjoining
buildings at 1917 and 1919 North
Third street, thus giving this pro-
gressive firm three connecting build
ings on Third street, and another
building communicating with them
on Verbeke street.
Owing to war conditions in the
building trade, no improvements on
the property just secured at 1915
North Third street, will be made at
the present time except the placing
of a new front adapted to the proper
display of furniture and the opening
of archways through the wall sepa-
rating the buildings, in order to
throw the buildings all together into
one store.
When the firm of Brown & Com
pany opened its doors for business
nine years ago only part of the
building at 1917 Third street, was
occupied. This last addition to the
floor space used by the firm is the
fifth such enlargement which has
been made during the intervening
years, until now, with this last eX-
ton the firm has the largest mercan-
tile establishment uptown and one
of the largest stores in the city.
The rapid growth in business
which has made such extensions
necessary, is due to the progressive
ness and untiring efforts of the man.
agement, the members of which have
always been identified with Harris
burg's civic and commercial pro-
gress.