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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08
WALTER MUNRO IN FRANCE.
Interested in Things There, but Prefers
the Good Old U. S. A.

Friends of Walter D. Munro, who en-
listed from Barre, will be interested in
the following letter from him, He has
lately landed in France, TheN missive
which was addressed to his parents, is
as follows:
"Just few lines, as I'm not drilling
this forenoon. | surely will be happy
lad when l get back to the good old u.
S. A., for everything here is so old fash.
ioned Most Of the people wear wooden
shoes and talk with their hands and
feet, make a noise with their mouths
and the money, Geel but it's swell You
get a great big bundle Of paper for
change back from 81 bill.
There Is one thing about FIanee.
They have some wonderful farms. some
large and some small, but all fine look
ing The houses are all made Of stone
and roofs Of straw, and some have slate.
we are staying in a town Of four or
five hundred families, There are lots Of
things ! could tell you about, but It
would only be cut out, such as where we
are located and about the ship we came
over in and the place we landed in, but
will tell you All when | get back,
"The French girls are all right, but
none for me, because they use too much
powder and paint and you don't know
what they are talking about.
Il am writing this in home where
two old French ladies live. One Is about
10 wears old and the other 35 or 49, and
her husband Is a captain in the French
army. They sure are two fine old la
dies.
There Is one thing | don't like about
France. They don't have the big warm
fire to sit around in the house as they
do in America. They have big place
built Of stone in about the center Of the
town with a big pool Of water inside,
where the women all come TO do their
washing, and it is fun to watch them, for
instead OF scrubbing the clothes, they
hit them with a stick.
Everybody drinks wine here, even the
small kids, and the milk is most all
goats milk, and they make great dutch
cheese, as we call it.
Guess | have told about all that /
can, for il is hard to write letter that
has to be read three or four times before
it gets to YOU"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08

ton whether the time is not at hand for
the allies, now that they need no longer
trouble about the eastern front" to con
slider anew the whole question of their
Russian policy. Russia is very great
and very proud country, and the forei-
Bile entry of foreign armies, which has
already increased disorder, is not likely
to mend matters, while it may make
them still worse. The great problem for
a country in revolution is to find an
equilibrium by a trial of strength, moral
and numerical as well as physical, be-
tween its restless elements. Such a test
is confused and made more difficult by
the presence Of alien armed forces that
have no concern in the political and So
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08
Talk OF THE TOWN
Saturday sale at Abbott's.

Mrs. Mary Williams Of SO Pearl street
has received word of the safe arrival
overseas Of her son, Pvt. Milton WI
hams.
Barre Town honored its representa-
tive elect, w. NJ. Crowley, with an out
door celebration at East Barre last even
ing, when the people in that pxart OF the
town were Joined by others from more
distant points in public demonstration
over Mr.. Crowley's success at the polls
A big bon fire was built and when the
flames reached their height, Mr., Crowley,
finding himself very much in the hands
of his friends, permitted them to escort
him through the streets while the crowd
extended its congratulations. There were
brief speeches and the representative
elect responded with feeling. Rports that
peace had come added TO the good feeling
which prevailed, and in East Barre, as in
webstervllle and Graniteyille the news
was hailed with joy,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

Saturday sale of sweaters at Abbott's
The biggest day of the sale Saturday
Read Shea's adv.
Miss Helen Mortimer of Springfield is
visiting Miss Elsie Mcleod of the Mont
pelier road.
Auction sale of furniture Saturday at
z P. m. City Auction Market o. H.
Hale, auctioneer.
New shipment of hate, also few Of
this seasons small shapes for 81 SO and
Sl.98. Mrs. Blar Mariani
THE Moral Aims of This War" will
be the theme at the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening at Z. Everybody invited.
adv.
Mrs. G. H. Mortimer and children of
Springfield, former residents OF Barre,
are passing several days with relatives
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss Of 5 Hall street are
entertaining Mrs. Dwight Fisher of East
Braintree and the latter's brother, Storrs
Clough, seaman on the transport Amer
lea, now partially submerged in New
York harbor. Mr.. Clough has made nine
trips across the ocean on the transport.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
the following people: Mrs. Z. w. Has
kins Of Woodstock, Mrs. Patten Of Cali
fornia, Mr. and Mrs. Il. j. Benson of
Woodstock e. G. Brooks OF Rochester,
Mr.. and Mrs. @. B. Hollis Of Randolph,
John r. Foley of Providence, r. l., DR..
H. L. Pache Of Burlington, B. f. Stowell
of Burlington, Mr.. and Mrs, G. w, Scott
of Randolph, Il. W. Post of Essex June
ton, Glenn A. Wilkins of Morrissille, W.
N. Conroy of Springfield, B. Il. Daley Of
Burlington, j. H. Burwell Of Saratoga,
N. Y, Miss Darling of Morrisville, vii.
liam j. Quebec OF Rutland, Miss Helen
Mortimer of Springfield, John A. Wilkin-
son of Rutland, j. W. Farmer of Bos-
ton.
If tho reports brought in from the
countryside by farm hands and others
are to be believed, hundreds Of bushels
of apples are going to waste because the
orchard owners, busy with other fall
duties about the farm have not time to
pick them. Severe frosts have failed ia
affect the quality of the apples, which in
instances reported lay thick on the
ground, To-day man told Judge Scott
of the municipal court that in one small
orchard alone, not farm from Barre
| forty bushels of Mcintosh Reds, most Of
them first quality fruit, weie going ia
spoil unless someone picked them pretty
soon. The report is not an isolated in
stance Of valuable fruit going TO waste
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08
Who win Claim Them7

Letters remaining uncaIled for at the
Barre postofiice for the week ending Nov.
I weTei
Men--Atilano Campo, Guido Commolli,
r. Frasee, d. N. Hunt, Harry Houghton,
Henry McCabe, Daniel Rubalcaba, John
A. st. Clair, Smith Bros Granite Co.
Women--Mrs, Martha Brassaw, Mrs.
r. +. Pierce, Miss Jualda G. Smith, Mrs.
Fred Williams.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08

cial struggles Of the nation. 1t has been
Russia's misfortune to have its revollI.
ton coincide with the world war, and as
soon as the war can be brought to an end
the policy Of the allies should be revised
to fit the new conditions. There is no
longer any question OF raising a Russian
army to fight Germany, but Russias eco
nomic needs are greater than ever, and
the sooner they can be relieved the
greater will be the chance of speedy,
return of tranquility. II is from this
point Of view that the opening of the
Black sea should first of all be consid-
cred; 1t gives a new opportunity for
prompt and effective aid TO Russia
Springfield Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08
MEAT DEPARTMENT

Special sale on Boiling and Stewing Meats for Sat
urday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08
WILLTAMSTOWN
A Gard.

! wish to thank all those who gave me
their support or in any wav aided me TO
win the election. Owing to Ill health in
my family, | shall give no public re-
ception, George r, Colby,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-08
Saturday Values
aska Salmon, LIB. cans
BAKERY DEPARTMENT

Baked Beans and Brown Bread Saturday.
Light and Dark Fruit Cake.
Coffee Buns, Jelly Buns, Tarts and Turnovers.
Victory, Raisin, Rye and Graham Bread.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27
Olildre1vOfY
Poo PlkyoUoorS
CAS- q RIA
(Advertisement.)
5000 LOUISIANANS WILL BE
TAKEN; STOP ENLIST
MENTS IN OTHER
BRANCHES.
wv. s.. S

Baton Rouge, La, July "a
The calling out in August Of ev
cry white man available under
the draft was indicated to the
Adjutant General McCrory in q
telegram received from Provost
Marshal. Under the terms of this
telegram all local boards are di-
rected to prohibit draft men join
ing the navy. or the emergency
feet. The following is the tele-
gram announcing the August
program:
"The August calls upon your
state will be as large as the July
calls. Approximately 1000 white
men and a proportionate number
of colored men will be called.
Some Of the August calls have al
ready been announced.
Immediately instruct all local
board to refuse release to the
navy. marine corps or the emerg-
ency feet to all reeistrants of the
1917 or 1918 classes who have
been or will be classified in Glass
One until a sufficient number of
class one registrants. physically
qualified for general military
service. are in sight to fill prompt
" and properly all calls up to
August 81, with generous allow
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27

The federal trade commission
has torn the cover off a mess 0.
war profiteering by big business
It's report is mass of figures
going clear to the bottom land W
to the top) in the matter Of cost
of production. cost of distribu-
tion. pre-war profits and excess
profits reaped since brave men be-
gan giving their lives to make the
world safe for democracy.
It is the most startling accusa-
ton of profteering ever made.
and it is staunchly backed by evi-
dence.
It points to enormous war prof
its wrunR out Of the meat indus
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27
GERMANS DRIVEN
BACK FORTY MILES.
Americans and French Clear
Out Many German S trong Pofzas

is Of sevident Importance, for i
greatly narro' xxithe> salient .nre
ated by the G Germans I'M <heil
drive of last n lay.
It NO longer is.rroper to apeaE
of the pocket as running hon
Scissors to RI leIms, for the, new
est advantage off the Entent al
lies has pulle, ] the eastern edge
of the pocket eight miles ia4;tht
westward. ma king Mery-Premec,
the marker TO- the eastern NM.
The mouth # the pocket Mnow
only twenty-ol le miles wide aaand
the whole dist ance between 1.-THE
two sides is u nder Sthe range OF
Entente Allied guns.
The French are confirming
their attacks between the river
Ourvq ,and the river Marne.F1 They
advanced last might for a s.Tsais-
tarase s6f mil L, xapturing ~ahe
southern part of Ffre forest and
they now occr py q farm on the
msxn read fronr Fem en- Tarden6is
to ,yaulgonne. The. aown Of 'Fere
en- 'Tardenois is nov within 5000
wards Of the French lines.
|. The French last night also
pus1red well forward along the
south flank of the river Ourcq but
this rmornlng they found they were
in an isolated position and they
were compelled to falf' back.
Fast of Rheims Polish con-
tingent, ATTACHED to the French.
MAKE successful enterprise and
captured 313 prisoners.
Tire advance of the British and
French forces along the battle
front between Rheims and the
Marre to- rGueux and Mery-Prem-
ecy represents gain 6f about a
mile and "a a1alf along a front Of
three miles. The town of Gueux
lies to The, sU1th of the river Vesle
and is about five miles directly
west Of the cathedral city. Merv-
Premety is-a short distance north
of the Fisrnes- -Pareny railroad
and is about ten and half miles
southeast of Fismes, which is the
center CT a line running between
Scissors and Rheims.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

For the week ending July goth
1918: Lincoln 'Boutte. Charley
Bavert, Miss Viola Colaman, Miss
Eunice Crofton, Rodolph Canon.
non. Alceed Castillo. Mrs. Sallie
Domcklev, J. A. Davidson, Mrs.
Cecil Ellis, C. W. Hiff, C. w. Hiff.
Miss Cirnilla Lizzie, Mrs. Mary
Letulle, Miss Victore LeBlac Miss
Camilla McMullen, Anes Robin,
Miss Mildred Sonette- Miss Lizzy
Tavlor. Miss Goroia Yule.
When calling for the above let
ters mention advertised.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27
STATE USES TEN MILLION
POUNDS SUGAR MONTHLY.

The. sugar Distribution system is
q success as far as Louisiana {
part mats operation is. concerned
July 20 was the time Limit for ap
plicants asnd the distribution o1
certificates for the July supply Of
sugar. Up to that time there had
been approximately ten thousand
applicants. The vast majority
were dealers. The sugar distri-
buted amounted to about 5000, ,OOO
pounds As this represents All
allowance far below nGcmal, some
industries heing eliminated alto
gether, and saany large concerns
cut down 70 a6fty per cent it is
safe to ssy that in norual ttimes
Louisiana does and will use 1O.-
O00, 900 poands . month. A line
sugar crop IN thu state yields 0nly
one fourth Of that quantity.
The Preserving question Is still
open and continues to be one 0f
the main problems before the State
Food Administration. Large and
early fig and peach crops, coupled
with the governments campaign
of education, has mdaced more
preserving and canning than the
State has ever known. The deal
ers had failed to anticipate the
rush. and many were ayerse to
drawing upon their Supply to fill
the special permits. The Food
Administration issued an order TO
give the preserving permit pref
erence over all other sales, and
also ruled that where such sales
reached ten per cent of the al
lotment additional certificates
would be issued to the dealers.
The dealers urged that they hao
not considered preserving in their
calculations and requirements.
that any sales for preserving pur-
poses would cramp their supply
for their patrons, that the latter
had already been cut down to
three pounds per person per
month and could not do with less.
and that relief must be more gen.
eral and immediate. The Food
Administration found the point
well taken and has altered its po-
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27

London, July .25.-eOn the west
side of the pocket in which is the
army of the German crown prince,
the Framao-American troops have
-straighteued out their line at the
expense Of the Germans during
the past wenty-fourhhours, this
involving a loss to the enemy OF
about forty square miles OF ter
ritory between Armentieres and
Vino
The line in the lower western
part of the -pocnet now runs
straight southeast from Armen'
there's and along this lime the Ger.
mans have bene compelled to give
up all the little angles and corners
which they had been holding onto
as observation posts or strora
points.
The German military nerve cen
ter at Fere zen Tardenois. which
as the junction of several great
roads was the most important
.storehouse and distributing point
of the Germans, is now under tha
.cross-fre from the French and
American artillery and must be
well-nigh untenable.
In fact, no place in the whole
pocket is a very comfortable po.
sition with the Allied long range
;artillery sweeping back and
forth, with balloons and anplanes
directing the fire.
Possible evidence of a further
withdrawal by the Germans If
cseen on the western flank of the
pocket in the fact that the Ger
man artillery rfre'has grown.much
lighter all through this sector and
the guns appear to be firnigsfro1r
greater distances behind the lies
ras if being pulled back to places
of safety.
British and French troops. tad-
,vanced to Gueux and Mery-Prem-
.ecy in the battle sector just west
a6f Rheims. according to infornla-
-tion received here This afternoon
from the battle front.
The new line shows an advance
4of about two miles toward Fismes.
This gain. when seen on the map.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic
destroys the malarial eerms which are transmitted
to the blood by the Malaria Mosquito. Price 6oc.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINA-
TION-RAILWAY MAIL
CLERK-(MALE).

| The Civil Service Commission
announces an open competitive ex-
animation for railway mail clerk,
for men only. on Aug. 10, 1918, at
the following points in this Divi-
sion:
Louisiana Alexandria, Baton
Rouge. Lake Charles. Monroe.
New Iberia, New Orleans, Shreve-
port.
Observation-Disclosures. Col
umbus, Corinth, Greenville. Green
wood, Grenada. Gulfport, Hat
tiesburg, Holly Springs. Jack
SON. Meridian, Natchez, Tupelo.
Vicksburg, West Point.
Competitors will be examined
on the following subjects:
Spelling-more than average
difficulty.
misunderstanding a knowl-
edge of the ordinary tables of
weights and measures, and arith-
metical analysis. -
Letter Writing-On some sub
ject of general interest. Com
petitors may select either of two
given.
Penmanship-Legibility, rapid
lty, neatness. general appearance,
ETC.. of competitors handwriting
in the subject of copying from
plain copy.
Copying from Plain Copy-A
simple test in copying accurately
q few printed lines.
Geography of the United States
boundaries of states, capitals,
largest cities, rivers and other
bodies OF water, and location Dy
states of prominent cities. =
Applicants must have reached
heir 18th but not their 35th
birthday on the date of examina-
ION. They must measure at least
feet. 5 inches, barefooted, and
must weigh at least 130 pounds
n ordinary clothing without over
'oat or hat, and must have no ply
Iical defects.
Applicants should at once apply
or Form 304, stating title of ex-
lmination. to United States Civil
Service Comission, Washington,
,. O., or to the Secretary Of the
United States Civil Service Board
It any place listed herein.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27

For Indlgestion, Constjpatlea a.
Bl0iouSaeSs
just Try one 50-cent bottle Of LAX-roS
WITH PHPSN. A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi-
cine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bromo
Quinine and Groves Tasteless chill Tonic.
(Advertisement.)
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27
SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL
MERCHANTS.

Every retail merchant in the
United States is requested:
l. To restrict deliveries to one
trip a day over each route.
2. To eliminate special deliv-
cries and restrict the privilege Of
returning merchandise to not
more than three days.
3. To organize cooperative de-
livery systems wherever possible
and especially in the medium and
small sized cities and towns.
"The request for delivery day
on each route applies to all stores
that maintain any form 70 deliv-
cry service, including drygoods,
clothing, or dwepartment stores
and grocery, meat and provision
stores. Under one delivery a
day over each route. delivery
vehicle may leave the store twice
Or three times day but over a
different route on each trip. Not
more than one dilevery a day is
made to any one section of the
city or town. Delivery compan-
les. whether cooperative or indi-
vidually owned, are also requested
to make only one trip day over
each route.
'The restrictions on returned
merchandise is to be interpreted
to mean three days in the Gus
toner's possession. 1t is to be
applied in all cases except for er-
ror on the part of the seller or de-
fective merchandise.
"The establishment of a CO.
delivery system in e.
cry place. where it can be operated
is requested. Where a delivery
system is operating and giving sat
isfactory service, merchants are
requested to avail themselves Of
the savings that this form of de-
livery makes possible. Merchants
in larger cities who retain their
individual delivery service should
confine it, so far as possible, to
the central sections and adopt |
the cooperative plan for suburban
service. thus saving long trips of |
manv partially loaded vehicles.
Every merchant is requested
TO put this program into effect at
once in his store. Carefully CON-
piled reports from stores in both
large and small cities that have
adopted these plans show that
savings have resulted.
In this way these stores have
,een able to operate with a small
er froce as their men have been
,alled into military service or en-
ragged in essential war occupa-
ions. They are helping to win
he war.
"Should any merchant desire
urther information, he should
consult with the State Council of /,
pefense or with the Conservation
Jivision of the War Industries
,oard."
Conservation Division
Wn,, T,,d,sU&v.sns Roo~6
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27

sition to meet the emergency
Dealers and others interested .art
now notified that they will be al
lowed sugar to replace all the Su
Egar distrrbutedsfor preserving pur
kpOseS.
While the Gnyernment encour.
ages preserving, in order to avoid
the waste Of any fruits or vege.
tables it is at the same time EN-
phasizing that scanning and pre-
serving may be efficiently done
with less sugar than was formerly
thought necessary. Processes have
been worked ont by which fruit
and fruit juices may be conserved
without sugar, some of the prep
aratians requiring anly q small
quantity of sugar at the time Of
consumption in order to make
them palatable to the sweetest
tooth Jno. NJ. Parker, Food Ad-
ministrator for Louisiana. OBJ
tanned 1000 copies Of the sugar
less preserving pamphlets and has
distributed them among all the
food and home economics officials
and teachers throughout the
state.
- - -
The peopae Of Louisiana, says
Mr.. Parker, have cooperated so
patriotically and cheerfully with
The Food measures that the -four
and sugar rules have been well
nigh unanimously observed. He
IL firm in the faith that all con-
servation requested as a contri-.
button to National need and Vic
tory will be unquestionably and
nncomplainingly accorded. For
that reason he has advised against
The necessity for any card or ra-
tioning system being applied to1
this state. Louisiana has been
near the top of the food column
right along, and will remain
there of her own free will.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-07-27
ances for physical rejection at


This applies whether or not
registrants have been finally class
flied or examined physic ally. Re-
ports reaching this office indicate
that the 1913 class has not been
finally classified and examined
physically. and this Office is un-
able to place additional August
calls until report is received.
Urge district and local boards
to exert every effort to make suf-
ficient number of men available to
fill the August calls and instruct
medical advisory boards to speed
UP examination of registrants as.
yet unexamined." "