davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-21
vermont's Deer Staying Record.

Eighty three deer were killed in Yer
mont on Nov. TO- according to the re.
ports to the state commissioner, making
a total of 3ss up to that time. The re-
port by counties for that day was as
foIlnws.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-21

Spanish influenza has broken cut
again in Poultney and the graded school
has been closed All students attending
Troy Conference academy have been in
oculated.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13

military information in their posses
sion through maps. surveys and con-
fidential reports, 1t is thought, led
to the ruling by Secretary McAdoo.
which caused their liquidation.
The report also mentions specific
action taken against the peace edi-
toriaIs of William Randolph Hearst.
A public mass meeting first called at
tentiOn to the menace of his prema-
ture peace talk, and since then the
society has published in pamphlet
form the speech made against him by
James NJ. Beck.
Attack on La Toilette.
The Defense Society has also. ac-
cording to the report, pushed aggres-
sive action against Robert w. La
Toilette, whose case is still before
the Senate Committee. The Defense
Society first submitted to the Senate
Committee a brief setting forth the
grounds of the accusation that Mr..
La Toilette had. through his utter
ances. given aid and comfort to the
enemy" and should therefore be ex-
PEELED. The report promises con-
tinued action in this case.
Society Wages War.
THE American Defense Society is
waging war against the enemy within
our gates, the spies. the preachers of
sedition, the fomenters OF Industrial
disturbance. "the copperheads" of this
era, and all those who are endeavoring
insidiously to thwart and to undermine
the purpose and efficiency of the
United States in the conduct OF the
war;
The report closes with a restate-
ment of the American Defense So
ciety's program, which is in brief the
exposure of German atrocities. the
putting down of sedition in the United
States, the suppression Of German
inspired peace propaganda, the STOP
ping of all trade with the enemy, di-
rectly and through neutral sources,
the enforcement of the death penalty
against traitors and spies in Amer
lea, and the defeat Of Germany"
The report is signed by the execu-
tive committee. whose members are
H. c. Quinby. chairman: H. d. Craig,
secretary: Richard NJ. Hurd, Bertram
Fl. Borden. William T. Hornaday,
Charles Stewart Dawson, C. S.
Thompson, Robert Appleton.
Many well-known citizens make up
the various committees. On the board
of trustees are Richard N. Hurd,
George Agnew, Lee DeForest, George
r. Carter. former governor of the Ha-
waiian Islands; James D. Ellsworth,
Bradley A. Fiske, former rear ad-
miral; George A Hurd, Stewart d.
Preston. Henry G. Meeker. Louis Liv-
ingston Seaman, and others. Mrs.
William Cummings Story heads the
national woman's committee, and Mrs.
Robert Lansing and Mrs. Charles S.
Whitman are members. The publicity
committee contains the names of such
well-known writers as George AIDE,
Rex Beach, Ellis Parker Butler, Rich
ard Washburn Child, Irwin s. Cobb,
Hamlin Garland. Emerson Hough,
Rupert Hughes, DR.. Woods Hutchin-
son, Owen Wister and Wallace Irwin.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
SHUBERTS WIN POINT
IN THEATRICAL FIGHT

New York. Feb. 1.-THE Shuberts
won an important point today in
their war with Klaw and Erlanger
1t was announced that they had
moved to acquire full booking priv
ileges in the attractions OF some Of
the larger producers.
A. II. Woods, it was said. had
agreed to place about fifteen at
fractions with the Shuberts through
out the summer, following an offer
by the Shuberts to buy a half in
terest in his productions and thea
ters at almost a fabulous sum-
Moreover the Shuberts have begun
negotiations with Cohan and Har-
ris and other firms that have been
booking wholly or in part through
Klaw and Erlanger.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Two Bottles of PERUNl
Saved Me From -
An Operation

Mr.. Phil Hasterok, 27I4 Utah
street, St. Louis, Mo-. writes:
"For two years l have been
troubled with colds, sore throat
and swollen tonsils. For the past
eighteen weeks 1 could not drink
any cold water or warm without
a sticking pain in my throat. l
have doctored with four as good
doctors as / could find in St.
Louis. The last two have told
me / had an liberated tonsil and
it must be cut out, but l did not
like that cut out and / quit the
DOCTOR Christmas Eve.
fMy wife had told me a friend
had the same trouble and was
cured with Peruna. l have spent
about fifty dollars, so l thought
1 would invest few more cents
and try Psrgna. With ons-half
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
HOG island INQUIRY
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.
so. I told him, Now, the surest
thing in the world is that we shall
have a Senatorial investigation ]
said he shouldn't do anything that
wouldn't look good on the front
Pages"
1T is. indeed. too bad" said Sena-
tor Nelson, that he should not have
followed your instructions"
He has," blazed Baldwin. There's
not a thing we have been ashamed
of. Let US go ahead. When they are
through. put me in Jail. Do anything
with US, Anything you wish"
He added it had been impossible to
get more than 90 per cent of labor
efficiency at best. and that 1t had
fallen as low as per cent. No one
could remedy that. he declared.
The keel OF the yards first ship.
he said, was bolted together that
very day. Twelve others woud star:
at once He expected to have twenty
five ships ready by November THAT
is, a third of them just before then.
a third on the dot, and a third just
a little later"
4 statement that fifty-two would
be completed by November was
amended. on second thought, to
within the year"
Reports by officials Of the Shipping
Board Of inefficiency and waste, he
said. were unfair, in his opinion, be-
cause they were hastily made. He
declared that Chairman Hurley, Gen.
eral Manager Piez and S. NJ FELTON,,
engineering expert OF the Shipping
Board. had spent only two hours on
the yard.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
LINCOLN IS HONORED
BY 'COLORED PEOPLE

Lincoln knew the heart of the COM
mon folk. and having their trust he
never betrayed them,' said Repre-
sentative Louis Fairfield. OF Indiana,
at the cOlored peoples celebration OF
the emancipator' birthday held yes
terday at Cosmopolitan Baptist Insti-
tutional Church.
Representative Harold Knutson ad-
dressed the meeting on the subject OF
good citizenship.
Rev. Simon p. Drew presided and
gave expression to the everlasting
gratitude due to Lincoln by the COL
ored people, and appealed to those OF
hfs race to strive increasingly to bet
ter their social, intellectual and eco
nomic conditions.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
LINCOLN DAY
OBSERVED BY
QUIET TRIBUTE
Schools and Societies Pay
Homage to Memory Of
Emancipator.

Abraham Lincoln was present in
the heart of every patriotic Ameri-
can yesterday.
School children sang the praises
of the Emancipator. Musty prints
Of the immortal Kentuckian were
displayed in the windows Of obscure
shops. while in many an elegant
home a flag was reverently draped
about a handsome portrait of the
martyred president.
And while Washington quietly
celebrated the day-without Osten-
tation. without show, but rather
with the reverence of a sacred day
above the CITY, as il in special
honor of the occasion. there scared
a British airplane, defender of the
principles for which Lincoln stood.
And yet another significant fea-
ture of the day took place when
leading negroes of America appear
ed before the executive council Nof
the American Federation of Labor.
to discuss means for the organiZa-
tion of cOlored W a g e-earners
throughout the country. The race
which was freed from slavery by
Abraham Lincoln received with
open arms by organized labor-53
years after the death of the Eman-
cipator.
Lewis EuIOgIzes.
And so-Lincoln did not live in
vain. The principles for which he
lived and died have grown and
broadened, spurred by the impetus
given them by the nations mar
tyCed president.
Among the Washingtonians who
publicly eulogized Abraham Lin
coin was Senator James Hamilton
Lewis, Of Illinois. who is in an ad-
dress before his ADMINISTRATORS de-
cIared that America was today
fighting for the things advocated
and sponsored long ago by Lincoln.
Before Germany can secure
peace" said Senator Lewis, she
must accept the principles of de-
mocracy as set forth by Abraham
Lincoln.
Woodrow Wilson fights for de-
mocracy as a right of the whole
world. Woodrow Wilson is the man
who has advanced the democracy
implanted by Abraham Lincoln"
C. o. p. Celebration.
Lincoln's Birthday was fttingly
celebrated yesterday by the en-
ployes of the Government Printing
ONCE with patriotic exercises in
which the singing was led by Ho-
mer Rhodeheaver. Billy Sundays choir
leader. Mrs. A shler also came over
from the Tabernacle. and her beau
tiful rendition of He Walked with
me and He Talked with me-" made
a deep impression on the audience.
High tribute was paid to the mem
DRY of the great emancipation, and
to the patience. wisdom and cour-
age he displayed in the bitter days
Of civil strife.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Wheat Flour Substitutes Listed


ington issued They
and
wh nd cornst
itself substitutes
considerably lower than the
quoted at placed at from 12h
to Is cents 7
by OF the Federal Food Adminstrat for
II. 1918. by wholesale
IN dUBLISHING THESE PRICES FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
In the lefthand
prices to consumers quoted by retailers.
Prices other commodities will be published from time time
practices should writing Clarence
Federal Food Administrator Columbia
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Defense Society Reports
Its Successful Activity
Shows Action Taken Against Enemy Insur,
ance Companies, Disloyal Soap=box
Propagandists and La Toilette.

The American Defense Society.
which lists among its officers David
Jayne Hill, John GTier Hibben, Hud-
son Maxim. Richard Hurd, Robert
Bacon. Charles Stewart Dawson,
Cleveland Moffett and Theodore
Roosevelt, closes its fiscal year with
many distinct contributions to ma
tional defense and safety. according
to the report of the executive commit
tee OF the society, of which II. c.
Quinby is chairman.
The report devotes much space to
summary OF the propaganda work
done TO Offset the counter German
propaganda in this country.
This work includes the printing and
wide distribution of thousands of leaf
let's on thesWar situation. and the fur
nishing of newspapers throughout the
United Stacees with special Sunday
feature articles, Washington news let
tiers. and syndicated material based
upon the war.
Thousands of Pamphlets.
Among the pamphlets issued by the
society Is one by DR.. William Horna-
day, entitled THE Searchlight On Ger
many" which gives in detail the blum
ders and crimes committed by Ger
many and contains a strong plea for
a conclusive and victorious peace.
Two pamphlets, by W. Fl. Gardner,
"Germany's War Plans and Amer
iea's Peace Essentials show maps
of the world outlining pan-German
plans; an article by David Jayne Hill,
once ambassador to Germany, called
The Kaiser and Peace" contains an
-, 80 I,, In "
mad government, and mas been pub
Iished in pamphlet form by the So
ciety, as has also an article by James
Beck. entitled THE Enemy Within
Our Gates"
Many thousands of these PAM
phlets, says the report, have been
distributed free of charge. Fully $50
vigilance corps have been formed
throughout the United States during
the last few months as branches of
the American Defense Society.
These branches have been largely
organized through the cooperation
of Mayors, Defense Councils and pa
triotic. and fraternal organizations.
Their work is the listing of disloyal
residents and the reporting of all
evidence of German propaganda and
activity to the Information Bureau
of the society, which investigates
the evidence and turns 1t over to
the proper government authorities.
Work Headed by Monett.
Effective battles against the pro-
German soap box orators in New
York and against Enemy Insurance
COMPANIES have been waged by the
American Defense Society during the
fiscal year. The first named cam
paign, headed by Cleveland Moffett,
resulted in the absolute prohibition
of seditious speaking on Broadway,
but not until the Defense Society
had proved the inadequacy of the
present sedition law. The report,
therefore. lists among the activities
commenced in 1917 and to, be con-
tinued during the first part of the
coming year, a movement to secure
an. amendment to the Espionage act.
providing punishment for disloyal
speaking.
The American Defense Society, the
report shows, took the lead in the
fight against the enemy insurance
companies. Widespread publicity upon
the subject, calling attention to the
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Child Born to Couple
Is and 63 Years Old

New York, Feb. 12-Joseph Ar
bany, grocer. declared in an affi-
davit accompanying his question
naire, that his father and mother.
natives Of Turkey, were rs and SO
years old. respectively, when their
last child was born.
Chairman Flatto of the local
board had the mans statement in
yestigated. with the result that
evidence was produced 10 prove his
claim
Arbany was not exempted, as
other children were shown to be
able 90 eaes for their aged parents.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
S1,50O Fire in Home.

Damage of $1,000 was caused by a
blaze at the residence of Omar ].
Whaley, 1925 Twelfth. street north
east, last night. Engine Companies
Nos. rs and 81 extinguished the
blaze.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Library Suites

Mahogany finish, fumed oak
and golden oak Library Suites.
covered in tapestry and with
leather seats. Designs are plain,
but artistic, in line.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
All Library
Furniture
200 of Regular Prices

About $50 fumed-oak Arm
Chairs. Rockers and Settees,
all at 20 per cent off regular
price.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Royal Easy Chairs

Easy Chairs in golden oak.
fumed oak. old ivory and ma
hogany finish.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Women's Desks

A large variety OF Women's
Desks in fumed oak golden oak.
mahogany finish, old ivory and
bird's-eye maple.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
$3.50 Lace Curtains,
Pair, $l.85

Nottingham Lace Curtains,
ga and 8 yards long, in var
ious new patterns. Special at
SI.S5 pair.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13

Those who object to liquid
msdicinss me. can secaEs Peruna Tab
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Arnchans
SeHees
Upholstered Chairs and
Rockers

These chairs are large. roomy
and very comfortable, of tapes
try leather and Spanish leather
cite.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Administer Rugs,
$3.50
In 9xl2-ft. Size
Wilton Velvet Rugs,
Seamless

All the new shades, grays.
taupes and mole. Mostly all
over effects. Choice and will
meet any decorative scheme:
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Royal Wilton Rugs
Shirvan Rugs

Are exact copies OF English
Brussels. A braided close fiber.
and will give first-class satisfac-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13
Tea Wagons

Tea Wagons of fumed oak.
golden oak, American walnut
and mahogany finish. Plain de-
sign william and Mary and
Queen Anne patterns.
The Washington herald., 1918-02-13

bottle I was relieved of all pains.
| now have taken two bottles
and l feel like new man. I will
recommend it to all my friends.
Peruna does the work."
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LORD SHAUGHNESST

till he knows the way in a new field, and
he must have a market.
1t isn't an easy and pretty blue print
proposition, this elinching of the returned
soldier down to a man 1ze job on land.
Only to-day l had two people come to me
with inquiries how to begin on land, one
with $500, the other with $4,000, and the
average fastener would say, Cant be
done. Tell the poor beggars to go back
to their city jobs and save their money
And as matter of fact l do not know
of any Eastern State organization to
which to send the inquirers.
l couldn't be sure if they spent their
hard garnered savings and bought that
they could find a profitable market for
crops raised and make a living from the
first. Not so with Shaughnessy's plan.
"Put them on ready made FARMS" he
says; so at the very period when New
York and New England were losing 4OO,-
900 farm people the territory which
Shaughnessy's great line serves had lured
to its farms 100000 American farmers.
Canada's ready made farm project was
first launched about six years ago.
snake it easier for family to buy
farm than to rent, to get an income one
week from going in possession than to
drift" said Shaughnessy, "and that is
what we will do if we have to spend mill
IONS" And that is what Canada did, and
she garnered in 100000 farmers at the
very time New York and New England
lost 100000.
The ready made farm varies in many
features, from irrigation projects in
Texas to Minnesota farm units, and in
Canada to what may be called the Shaugh-
messy plan, but on the whole the Bow
River Valley project, manipulated by
different companies, suggests the seeurest,
easiest and safest way to provide for re-
turned soldiers. These projects were in
no sense charity ventures or Government
plans with unlimited financial backing.
Two Large Companies Busy.
The last time l was West they were be-
ing swung by two large private companies,
one backed by British capital, the other
by Canadian. The British company had
bought up land at from $40 to $50 an acre.
YOU can buy abandoned farms in the East
to-day as cheaply. The Canadian com
pany had either bought at from S. to $40
an acre at an earlier stage of the game or
had taken over some land grants from
other colonization companies.
Both companies had to provide houses
and equipment. In the East houses and
equipment are usually there ready made
The units ran in size from 80 to $50
acres, with a preference for larger units.
A house, a barn, chicken house and
hog pen were provided for the settler. If
a man bought eighty acres at $50 an acre
he paid down One-tenth, the balance to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-07

loo many non-producnve people! Put
them back on the land; colonize them; ;
give them ready made farms; back to
basic, productive, foundation jobs"
l think it was over two years ago that
Shaughnessy announced Canadian plans
for this very thing, and though they are
saying nothing about it yet, some of the
biggest constructive men in Wall Street,
men like Vanderlip and du Pont, are now
studying out something similar for Amer
lean soldiers. So are the Federal land
banks. So are some of the strongest
men in the Federal reserve banks.
Nor is it by chance that plans are under
way round every cantonment to buy up
big areas of waste land and set soldiers
raising a part of the food each canton
ment eats. A paeifist may have eonscien-
tious objections to fighting. Will he have
conscientious objections to hoeing when
the sun is hotf Lounge lizards may rush
TO enlist to escape the loafer laws, but
how about spading up hard pan with
soldier on guard to see they do itf
Attractive Economically, Too.
And apart entirely from way out of
a troublesome dilemma, it is a mighty
attractive proposition economically. l
said that in one State-New York
100000 people had abandoned country
for city life. In all New England and
New York 100000 people have abandoned
country for city life in ten years.
Average five people to each family.
That meant $4,000 farms were abandoned
Average each farm at 100 acres-the aver
age really runs higher-ard you have as
great an area as western Canada had in
wheat only six Years ago. Average each
abandoned farm at $3,000-you can buy
them for that, though the buildings are
usually worth more-and you have
great productive food factory worth in
the aggregate $24O,OOO,OOO standing ut
terly idle, going to waste in fallow fields.
You can't persuade business man that
is not large sized brand of national
folly. No wonder Wells exclaimed, pom
dering similar conditions in England,
What is the matter trith us"' That is
what Shaughnessy was thinking when he
propounded his remedy. 1t seemed to him
that to salvage man power was a finer job
than to turn nation into breeding pen,
as Germany has done, to supply the
slaughter mills.
But you can't jam man down in the
middle of field and tie him there to keep
him from blowing away the way corn
stalks put out roots like guy ropes. A
fighter is not an object Of charity. He
must be provided with facilities to buy
and own his land He must be equipped
with house and stock, so he will have an
income from the very first week. He must
be taught his job, shepherded, as it were,
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Continued on Eighth Page.)
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Mandolins. ukeieles, guitars, violins.
Fargo Music Co.. SIC LIST Ave, N.-Ady.
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Sheet music at 10 cents per copy
Fargo Music Co. SIC LIST Ave. N.-Adv
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AMERICANS MUST
FEED 3OO,OOO,OOO
HUNGRY PEOPLE
OF OTHER LANDS
(By Associated Press.)

NY r<ASSOSIoLSu 4SSSl
Washington, Nov. 29.-An inten-
sive campaign to bring home to the
American people the need for food
conservation so that 100000, 900 hum
cry people in Europe and the near
east may be fed, will be conducted
next week by the food administra-
tion.
Il Beginning next Sunday, when a
message from Food Administrator
! Hoover will be read in the churches
all over the country, every possible
medium will be used during the week
TO awaken the nation to its "oppor-
tunity for renewed service and sac
trif1ce for the relief of millions re-
leased from the German yoke" Each
day Of the week will be set aside for
a special feature of the campaign.
Must Prevent Anarchy
"The conservation week cam
ipaign," said food administration
statement, will bring out the need
for saving food and sharing it with
the allies and the liberated nations
Conservation is absolutely vital to
the relief of stricken Europe. Fam
inc is the mother Of revolt and an
arcny. If we allow hunger to take
its toll of life in Europe, the red
Scourge of revolution is bound to
spread and we will see a definite
collapse of the peace for which we
fought and bled. We entered the
CONFLICT with the avowed purpose Of
establishing world peace and if we
allow this to be disrupted by upris-
angs and anarchy we will have de-
stroyed the very thing for which we
entered the fray and which is now in
sight.
In the coming year we must send
21,000,000 tons of food to Europe
practically the limit of the loading
capacity of our ports. The magni-
fude Of this undertaking may better
be understood in comparison with
our pre-war exports of les than g.
000,0 tons per year and the export
last year of only 11,S20,000 tons.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-29

Luxembourg side are guarded by Am
erican troops. Civilians are permit
ted to pass hack and forth provided
they have passes issued by officials
In various villages along the line. /.
At Echtermach, Gravenmacher and
Worneldange and other points where
there are bridges, groups OF German
civilians and soldiers assembled dur
ing the day. but they made no at
tempt to cross.
For many years it has been the
custom along the border for relatives
and friends to visit each other across
the border on Sundays. The placing
Of American guards and the limita-
ton of the number OF passes issued
by the Luxembourg officials interrupt
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-29
HoIIqyeg Asks
Investigation

London, Nov. 29.-Dr. Won Beth
mann Hollweg, German imperial
chancellor at the outbreak of the
war, is eager for an investigation
into his share in the origin of the
conflict, according to "a statement he
has made in the North German Ca
zette of Berlin, as quoted by the
Central News correspondent at CO.
penhagen.
The former chancellor, in his
statement, refers to the Bavarian
revelations regarding the wars ORR
gin and protests against the publ
cation of fragmentary extracts from
documents and the deductions made
from these.