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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19

When broken or soiled, save the remains
for the junk man. Do not burn them!
A paper bag saved is a paper bag
made II every shopper saved bag a
day by refusing bags or using the same
bag second time; it would be equiv.
alent to an output of 100000 bags a
day Twenty million bags produced and
mot tree cut down, not pound of coal
mined or consumed, not an ounce of
precious chemical used or hand turned
over to produce them! It Is maggie Such
could be the record Of the women OF
America, however, by the simple meth
cd Of refusing to use bags needlessly, So
use your baskets Carry your parcels
home unwrapped. Use your paper bags,
your wrappers second, third and even
fourth time when possible Not to save
the merchant, added expense That
would indeed be heaping Goals Of fire
upon his head but to conserve the
nations paper supply, chemical supply
and the nations coal supply.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
ITALY HOSTILE
TO PEACE PLAN
Government Reported to Be
in No Mood for Ne
gotiations
AS SUGGESTED
BY THE AUSTRIANS
However, the Rome Govern
ment Has No Definite
knowledge of Note

Rome, Wednesday, Sept. ls.The
Italian government has no knowledge OF
the Austrian not inviting the belliger-
ents TO conference except for the text
of the document carried by the tele-
graphic agencies, the semi-official Stefani
news agency announces. The govern
ment, however, is indicated by the. agen-
CIV to be in no mood for opening such ne
gotiations as are suggested by the UNI
official text.
If the text is correct, says the agency
statement, the Italian government points
out that Austria's proposals seek TO ere
ate semblance of peace negotiations,
without any real consistency or the pos
sibility of practical outcome.
The agency adds that recent declara-
tions by the men at the head of the
Austro Hungarian and German govern.
ments, which bar any territorial conces-
sions by the central powers and seek TO
make binding and definite the inqui-
tous treaties OF Brest -Litoysk and Buch-
Arrest make the opening of any useful
negotiations impossible.
"The entente nations and the United
States the statement continues, 'have
made known their terms for the essen.
tial basis of just peace. On these
points the Austrian note says not a
word The same remark applies to the
Italian aspirations
Until the Austrian government shows
itself disposed to recognize her special
aims, as well as the other general and
particular objectives for which the allies
are jointly fighting, Italy viii continue
to struggle for lasting peace founded
on liberty and justice"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
FOUND IN FIsH's BELLY.
Jade Seal Belonging to Famous General
in Old China.

Picking, Sept, 49, A jade seal belong.
ing to a famous general Of the Ming
dynasty was found recently in the belly
of FISH, according to Chinese daily.
A fisherman, living outside one Of the
city gates, caught fish weighing over
fifty pounds When he dressed 1t for
sale, he found inside the jade seal about
half an inch square and one inch thick
The seal bears the name Of Tsi Chi
kuang The letters are engraved in the
Chuan style and are still legible The
finder did not know the value Of the seal,
and parted with it for a dollar. The
new owner took it to curio experts and
was assured that 1t was genuine. He
sold it later to foreign collector for
$500
The rare quality of the jade and the
engraving convinced the experts that it
was the property of the great General
Tsi Chi-klang, who fourished in the
latter part of the Ming dynasty and
whose deeds in the suppression Of the
japanese pirates who infested the Chi
nese coast, have rendered his name a
household word
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19

Could there be but a reduction Of %
per cent in the amount of paper used,
a rs per cent reduction in the annual
output, such saving would represent
100000 tons of coal and 100000 tons
Of additional freight in and out Of the
mills, or nearly 100000 carloads. Think
what saving that would meant
Save paper! In saving paper you are
saving coal Every pound of paper you
refrain from using means a saving Of a
pound Of coal and more. Precious chem
icals, too, you will be saving that are
needed now in munition works. Sulphur.
caustic soda, chlorine you viii be saving
as well as trees and space in freight
trains. Save paper Do not burn il!
Your waste paper, your empty cartons,
boxes, pasteboards Of all kinds, should
60 to the junk man, that later they
may find their way back to the paper
mills to be made again into paper.
Save paper! 10 burn or waste it is
now form of treason Save paper!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19

war the United States would receive
from foreign nations annually about
$450000.000 in interest on its loans; in
stead of having to pay about $l75,000,-
900 annually in interest, as it did before
the war. Against this there would be
charged items of payment to foreign
countries amounting to 1925, 100000,
leaving net annual income to the. Unit.
ed States of about Sl75,00O000. To this
added an annual net trade balance in fla
vor of the United States of about $780,
100000. This made total of credits
annually piling up in favor of the Unit
ed States of 1866, 100000
Mr. Rovensky intimated that the Unit
ed States would find il profitable after
the war to leave its $4,000, 900, 900 invest
ment abroad and to reinvest abroad the
income from it by purchase of securities
Of foreign railways, steamship companies,
manufacturing, mining and other enter
prises.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
AMHERST COLLEGE
BECOMES MILITARY
Old Institution Founded on the Classics
Becomes Part of S. A. T, C. and
Students Win Prepare for
War Service.

Amherst, Mass, Sept. 19-Touehed by
the hand of war, Amherst college, whose
curriculum was grounded in the classics
and whose student life centered in a
group of 10 fraternities, will be trans.
formed into a military institution
The majority of its students will pur
sue courses with military training and
special subjects preparatory to army or
naval service predominating. The for
mer custom of living in fraternity
houses, followed by two.thirds of the
students, will give way to assignment
of quarters by the military authorities.
With the exception Of few students
under Is or physically disqualified for
military service, the entire roster of
youths will be under a daily routine
prescribed by the war department and
directed by a commandant rather than
the college faculty.
Placing its resources at the disposal of
the committee on education and special
training Of the war department, Amherst
will abandon virtually all its traditional
policies. The school year will extend
over II months instead OF Sc weeks, spe.
cial students will be received, practice
hitherto prohibited, and the eating
groups" Of former days will yield to
serving Of meals in mess hail. to which
the entire student body will march in
company formation.
As seat Of the students army train
ing corps, Amherst will be the scene Of
daily drills and disciplinary control Of
registered youths extending from the ris-
ing to the retiring bugle
Abandonment Of the fraternity system
will result in closing Of the fine, large
chapter houses Of these organizations on
Oct. /, After that date, according to
recent vote Of the fraternity corporation,
they will be held ready for the use Of the
military authorities in case Of need.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
Lieut.. David E. Putnam of
Newton, Mass, Killed
in Air Battle
HE AND ONE OTHER
ATTACKED BY SEVEN
Lieut.. VENDETTA Robertson
of Fort Smith, Ark,
Escaped

With the American Army on the Lor-
raine Front, Sept l9.-tBy the Associ-
ated Press First Lieutenant David Z.
Putnam of Newton, Mass, American
ace of aces, was killed late Wednesday
afternoon while on patrol along the
American lines.
Lieut.. Putnam was flying with Lieut.
Wendell Robertson Of Fort Smith, Ark,
when they were attacked by seven Ger
man machines. -Four of these made for
Putnam's airplane and three attacked
Robertson's. The attack was sudden and
unexpected and the enemy was able to
fire from above.
Lieut.. Putnam was shot twice through
the heart. His machine glided to the
earth at Limey, within the American
lines, where he was found by his com
rades. Lieut.. Robertson returned safe
ly.
Lieut.. David z. Putnam, descendant
of General Israel Putnam, was credited
with twelve aerial victories. He enlist
ed as an aviator with the Lafayette fly-
ing squadron and brought down his first
enemy machine on Jan. 10, 1918. He
was awarded the French war cross on
March %, after having won five VIC
tories in the air. He later was deco
rated with the military medal by the
French government.
Lieut. Putnam was transferred to the
American aerial corps as first lieuten-
ant early in June. His achievement on
June 10 Of bringing down five German
airplanes in one day has been eclipsed
only once during the war, Aviator Rene
Fonck Of the French army having de-
stroyed six machines in one day. Lesit
Putnam's last aerial victory was report.
ed on Sept. 2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
WILSON'S REPLY TO
AUSTRIAN NOTE
Official Text Of Letter Sent in Reply to
Peace Note Made Public By the
Secretary Of State.

Washington, Sept. TO- Secretary Ian.
sing made public yesterday the official
text Of the communication he sent Tues.
day to w. A. +. Ekengren, the Swedish
minister, in charge of Austro- Hungarian
interests, conveying President Wilson's
rejection of the Austrian peace proposal.
II follows:
Sir; ] have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your note dated September
Is, communicating to me note from
the imperial government of Austria
Hungary, containing proposal to the
governments Of all the bellgerent states
TO send delegates to a confidential and
unbinding discussion on the basic prin-
ciples for the conclusion Of peace Fur.
thermore, it is proposed that the dele
gates would be charged TO make known
to one another the convictions of their
governments regarding these principles
and TO receive analogous communications
as well as to request and give frank and
candid explanations on all those points
which need to be precisely defined
I'm reply, | beg to say the substance
OF your communication has been sub
mitted to the president, who now directs
me to inform you that the government
of the United States feels there is only
one reply which it can make to the sug-
gestion of the imperial Austro- Hungarian
government. II has repeatedly and with
entire candor stated the terms upon
which the United States would consider
peace and can and will entertain no pro.
posal for a conference on matter con.
corning which it has made its position
and purpose so plain.
Accept, Sir, the renewed assurances
Of my highest consideration fSignedl
Robert Lansing, Secretary of State"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
SERVICES WILL CONTINUE
FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Body Of Cardinal John NJ. Farley Will
Lie in State in st. Patrick's
Cathedral.

Mamaroneck, N. Y, Sept To- Funeral
services for Cardinal John M. Farley,
archbishop Of New York, which win con.
tinue for several days, were begun at
his summer home here yesterday with a
requiem mass recited by Bishop Patrick
j. Hayes, chaplain general Of Catholics in
the army and navy.
While daily services are held the body
will lie in state in ST. Patrick cathedral,
New York
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
ITALIANS LOST
SMALL POSITION
But Persistent ThrustS By Austrians in
Seren Valley Were
Repulsed.

London, Wednesday, Sept. ls.-Per-
sistent thrusts by the Austrians in the
Seren valley, on the northern Italian
front, were repulsed on Monday night
by the Italians, according to an official
Italian wireless message received here.
On one point, however, the message says,
the Italians were forced to make a slight
withdrawal of one of their posts. Ital.
ian accommodating patrols have captured
an enemy post in the Gabena valley.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-19
SAVE PAPER.
To Burn It, Rags, or Wood, To-day Is
Treason
tBy Belle squires.

treason.
by Belle Squires.
Save paper! Use as little of it as pos
sible and save the waste whenever prac.
teal. Do not burn it. To burn papers,
rags or wood to-day is treason.
Save paper Use your basket when
marketing and do not ask to have vour
cabbages, carrots turnips and celery
wrapped. Refuse paper bags except when
absolutely necessary to protect the food,
Apples, oranges, lemons, bananas and
such like things do not need bags to
cover them They have sanitary cover
ings Of their own. So save the bags. A
paper bag saved is paper bag made.
Use your bags again and again. Save
your wrapping paper and your cord and
use them a second and third time.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31

Il surrender!" walled Tags. Il
know when I've got enough"
Judge Owl, again enjoying a front
seat, hooted his glee at the tramps'
discontinue.
"Crickety. crickety crack.
The tramp took a bath ker-smack.
II he ever gets clean
He'll know better, / wean,
Than to dive like that on his back"
Tags just glared at Judge Owl, but
he didn't dare throw anything. He
climbed out of the river and the Giant
looked the tramps over.
We'll, what are we going to do
with you chaps?"
Il want job, sir" spoke up Rag
gedy jim.
"We can use a chap like you on the
farm during the fall" said the Giant.
"And by winter I'll have the lazi-
ness all worked out of me so l can
enlist in the army"
And what about this fellow?"
asked the Giant, turning to BERTHE
the Boozer.
"Bertie is a good sort and will go
SCalgnt II he leaves nquor alone,
said Jim.
Well give him chance on the
farm, too" said the Giant. And |
tell you farm life is fine. | used to
be lazy good-for-nothing until the
Good Fairy here"-he turned to
Peggy-"reformed me. Now I'm
helping to win the war by growing
food for soldiers; I'm making more
money than | ever did; I'm buying
War Saving Stamps and Liberty
Bonds, so I'll have something in my
old age; and I'm having the best time
l ever had in my life. Work will
make any man happy"
Not me-" said Tags.
Jake.
81 wasn't built for work." finished
Hal the Fat.
Il told you they were Hunsv' said
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31

Peggy. You can't reason with
them"
"No, but there's one thing they can
understand-that's force" said the
Giant. ITS fight or work in this
country now, and we have a nice
work farm down the road for just
such chaps as you. They've made me
an officer to take in all loafers, so
you'll have to help save the country
whether you want to or not" And
away he marched them to the work
farm
Cant l help save it, too?" asked
Lonesome Bear.
You can act as watchdog on the
farm" suggested Billy Belgium.
That's a dandy idea" declared
Lonesome Bear. Nov that | know
how to handle tramps, III never be
afraid of them again. III earn a real
home and I'll dance with Princess
Peggy for the Red Cross, too, be-
cause l want to--want to-want-"
Everything had gone blurry before
Peggy's eyes. She felt dizzy and
confused. Then, suddenly her vision
cleared and she sat up straight. She
was back home in the hammock, and
in the house the supper bell was
tinkling,
my, we got Lonesome Bear fixed
up just in time" she cried, as she
ran in to join the waiting family.
And, I'm glad those FIVE tramps are
settled where they'll do no more
harmw
(ln her next adventure Peggy has
strange and delightful experience behind
the scenes In a circus)
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31

larger towns. And they orkl
elegant purling and knitting in the
grateful out-of-doors. but the veritabl+
iabors OF the Cyclops. They handle
the great ingots of molten steel tina,
COME belching out OF in:andescen,
furnaces. Streaming with sweat, burn
ed. grlmy, these French women toll in
the breath of roaring blast furnaces
Slaves never worked harde.. {
only in s.irt and trousers, ceiling
steel cars on motor trucks to the
furnaces. where the metal is
for shells.
Many OF these women are married
and many are widows. For such as
have babies there is a creche where
the little ones are beautifully cared
for while their mothers are working
for France. There are doctors and
nurses-everything possible to give
the future Gallo citizen his chance
in the world.
When the mother drops out from
the roaring hell of the munition
plant. to nurse her baby. she rests
for a little while. has some light re-
frcshment-then goes back. In spite
of everything. ] am assured that the
children look surprisingly healthy
The older babies and those whose
mothers are unable to nurse them are
bottle fed. and the larger ones have a
most carefully balanced ration for
their diet
"The woman's right to the child is
at least equal to that of the father"
We are all grateful to Justice Shearn
for this decision. And the judgment
of Blackstone. That the very being
and legal existence OF a woman is
during marriage. is consol-
idated In that of her husband" seems
very far off indeed In the meantime,
Wa arc ,ii nroud of heirp women
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31
Vocational Schools.

Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee:
l have been reader Of your letters
and answers for some time and
thought I'd write you for the name OF
the Girls Industrial school at Kansas
City, the street number and any par
ticulars you may know.-V. F.
You probably rafer to one Of the
vocational high schools in Kansas
City. What Is called girls indus
trial school is usually understood to
be a home for delinquent girls, and l
am sure you are not looking for such
q, place. There are two vocational
high schools in Kansas City, the Man
'ual Training High school and the
Polytechnic High school. They teach
such branches as cooking, sewing,
salesmanship millinery, woodwork,
business courses and other practical
work. You would have to pay
small tuition, not being a Kansas City
girl, but it would be very little. For
information in regard to these schools
address Superintendent Of School
Board, Kansas City, Mo, stating Just
what information you wish In regard
to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31
BY Beatrice Fairfax.

The war has given women their
big chance. 1t has disproved most
of the libels that the reactionaries
have been repeating about them.
And now that women have grasped
their tremendous responsibilities
tilling the soil, working in munition
plants. handling traffic on street rail-
roads--it is almost incredible that
only two years have elapsed since
Justice Shearn handed down his mo-
mentous decision regarding the rights
OF women to their children.
He said that THE right of a
mother to the custody of her chill
dren is at least equal to that of a
father"
The occasion OF this decision was
suit OF a clergyman who sought
to take the last remaining child from
his wife on the grounds of His para
mount right as father"
The reverend gentleman had based
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31
'sDreamlamd Adventures
BY DADDY-"The Five Tramps''
compt. Monday Saturday
CHAPTER vi.
The Dwarf That Wasn't.

peggy. while trying to help Lonesom,
Bear. ia captured by five tramps. With
the aid OF Billy Belgium and the bird
she escapes They are attacked by foul
of the tramps. when the Giant OF tbs
Woods appears on the scene)
THE Giant of the Woods looked sc
comical with his head peekine
through the brushes that Peggy
had to laugh. Ordinarily the Giant
would tower away above the bushes
he was so tall, but now he was
crouched low behind the underground
and loked like a bigheaded dwarf.
The tramps evidently thought he
was what he looked--a stunted
midget, for they roared with laughter
when he said: You'll have to thrash
me. too"
We'll thrash you all right,
boasted Tags. This fight is going
to be short and snappy, four burly
tramps against girl. boy, circus
freak and man. I'll finish the dwarf
first"
He leaped forward and reached for
the Giants collar. But that collar
suddenly raised high into the air as
the Giant shot up to his full height.
Tags let out wild yell of fear as the
supposed midget grew into monster.
He tried to dodge back, but the Giants
hand clutched his neck. In an instant
Tags was turned upside down, and
the Giant had him by the foot Then
the Giant began to whirl, swinging
the tramp around in a circle. Harder
and harder he whirled. giving Tags
a merry-go-round ride that the latter
didn't enjoy a bit.
Ouch! Oooh! Quit, please, good
Mr.. Giantw shrieked Tags.
"Come on and thrash the circus
freak" thundered the Giant. "lm
Just aching to be thrashed by a chap
like you."
Help, help" shrieked Tags. Come
on. you towards, pitch into him"
The three companions of Tags
looked at one another and then at
the Giant. But the Giant didn't wait
for them to attack. He made a quick
rush. whirling Tags toward them as
if he were huge club.
The tramps, with howl Of fright,
turned to run away, only to be up
set by Billy Belgium, who dived into
the legs of Hal the Fat like foot
ball player making tackle. Lone
some Bear and Raggedy Jim immedi-
ately sat on Hal the Fat and Laugh
ing Jake, while Billy Belgium held
clubbed gun over BERTHE the Boozer
"Short and snappy," howled the
Giant. That's what you wanted, Mr..
Tramp, and here's where you get the
snap" With that he let go Tags
foot, the tramp flew out, and for the
second time that evening took an
unwelcome bath but this time in pool
of black mud.
Up he came. sputtering and fuming.
) Quit thatI" he shouted. 1.-TWO
baths in one night is cruelty to
tramps."
You'll have to have third one to
get rid of that mud. Come out while
I throw you in again. chuckled the
Giant.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31
Lots of Questions.


Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee:
What kind OF a girl does the average
bov like? What will be the styles in
winter coats and shoes this year
How much should girls II or Is
weigh? What does 1t signify when
someone winks at you? Will you
please tell us the addresses Of two SOL
dier boys?-Chums.
The average boy likes jolly girl
who is not silly: girl who is always
ready for good time, but uses COM
mon sense and discretion in having it.
He also likes girl who wears neat
clothes and looks nice. A girl with
some "class to her." as he says. Read
our Polly the Shoppers column to
keep up with the styles. The coats
will be long. preferably full length,
either loose or belted. with large col
lars and many buttons. Shoes~will
not be as high as the last few years.
Brown will be the best color, though
black and gray are god. Cloth tops
will be much worn. Louis AMI Gu
ban heels are both good. The weight
depends on height not on age. When
man winks at you 1t signifies that he
Is Ill bred and should be disregarded
entirely. I cannot give you the ad-
dresses Of soldier boys. Girls Is
young as you should not correspond
with soldier boys unless you know
them personally. However, If you want
to write nice. sisterly little letters, the
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31
Advice to the L0vel0rn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

Young Mems Christian association
could probably give you names of
boys who would be glad to receive
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-08-31
Wants to Join Red Cross.

Dear Miss Fairfax. Omaha Bee:
Will YOU turn o er my application to
Mrs. w. E. Martin, as l would like to
Join the Red Cross motor corps.
am a soldiers wife. have no children
and am 26 years old. AS l know
little about driving cars, would now
like to go, so please let me know at
once.-Mrs. Pearl Van Ness, Bloom
field Neb.
The application was sent to Mrs.
Martin, in charge Of the Omaha chap
ter corps.