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Madeline. who is five and a half
years old. Madeline, of course,
cannot remember when there was
no war; but she can remember,
with vivid distinctiveness, the air
raids which occurred in the be-
ginning, when the Germans were
more convinced that now that the
world was their football, and that
all they had to do was come over
in leisureiy fashion, three or four
nights q week, and drop bombs
until all the little Madelines and
Yvonnes and Henris and Jacques
were destroyed.
1t has been a long time since
the German has felt IL safe or
profitable to try that trick on
Paris, but, long as the time is,
Madeline can remember tina
scream of the siren, the
reports of the aircraft
guns, the whizz and shrek of the
falling bombs. the crash of the ex-
plosions. the fire which flared up.
The other night, when there
was a practice warning of the
siren. to keep the defense system
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-03-05
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since DR.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards a practicing physician
for II years and calomels old.time
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients for
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do MOI
contain calomel, but ahealinG, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the keynote" Of these
little sugar-coated, olive-colored tab.
let's They cause the bowels and liver to
act normally. They never force them
to unnatural action.
Hyou have dark brown mouths
bad breath-a dull, tired feeling-sick
headache--torpid liver and are consti.
pated, you'll find quick, sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little
Dr.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one or two every
night just to keep right. Try them.
lOc and Csc per hox. All druggists.
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q big SNOWFALL, and forms about
al the tableau which could be put
In so small a space.
Only an instant OF that wonder
full pose. then there's a flash OF
yellow thru the air, and she's rae
ing up the avenue after a diminu-
tive boy In red military pants, his
toy gun in one hand and her doll
In the other.
There are tiny blobs OF darling
color in all the shades of pink and
blue: there are violets and grays
and glorious greens.
And there's a little girl in
scarlet; There's another one!
No, there are three Of them,
all exactly the same size, all
dressed exactly alike, all with
absurtily long lean legs
stretching far down from alb
surdly short skirts, all pink
checked, red-lipped. spark
ling-eyed, and each with q
small dog led by scarlet
strap.
Deep In the delights OF Follow
my leader" are these three; but
it's q slow game, because each OF
the dogs In his turn, must get UP
on the bench and circle twice and
get down again, without exactly
understanding why. Sometimes
dogs are more or less dumb.
There's another youngster with
q wooden gun. oh yet, rather q
cheap wooden gun, for even the
Riddles are doing without things
ON behalf OF the big war; but
they're not being deprived; they're
making sacrifices, and know thai
they're doing 1t, and are proud
OF It!
Guns are especially popular
these past few years with small
boys. This one has on the velvet
tam" OF poilu, and he walks
with quite an air of responsibility
for q person who is only five. He's
one OF the future men OF France
and seems to know T., somehow
or other.
1t gives rise to rather sober re-
Election to note that his mother is
In deep mourning. One might
thing that the cause of that
mourning would make her object
to a gun as a toy for her baby,
and that there might be pain to
her In the martial stride with
which he carries It, but nothing
OF the sort is apparent, for as he
says something to her he looks up
with a laugh, and she answers
with smile.
Skating in Bots
Skating in the Bots de Bou-
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in working order, like fire drill,
Madeline's lip quivered at the
first sound, but that was all.
She sat bravely in her chair,
and went on eating her dinner,
and even managed to answer, tho
somewhat wanly, a reassuring
smile.
DO you know why Madeline did
not cry, when that weird, wild
sound struck terror to her heart?
SHE COULDN'T; THEY HAD
COMPANY FOR DINNER!
THAT is THE SORT OF LIT
TIE GIRLS WHO GREW UP TO
BE THE SORT OF MOTHERS
WHO RAISED THE SORT OF
SONS WHO HELD VERDUN!
Tomorrow: In South France.
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one which was going on in the
hall.
All! the door opened. and
smiling but moist face was re-
vealed, while a triumphant voice
proclaimed that the owner there
of was indeed, and in fact, little
French gentleman! THAT'S THE
SORT OF LITTLE BOYS WHO
GREW UP TO BE THE SORT OF
MEN WHO HELD VERDUN!
Madeline
1t is one of our great privi-
leges also to know a certain little
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tremendous bitterness which was
in her; against not only the hell
loosed Hun who had taken her
husband and two brothers, but
against everything, to the Infinite;
a fierce protest that she. in the
midst Of peace and happiness. she
and her countless widowed sis
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Ye66n1en Killed
By Altman
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UNITED Press Leased Wire)
SPOKANE March 4George Lucas OF Spokane killed and
his alleged accompe in jail result street battle follow
ing safe cracking at Davenport Wash, today
The with blowing the safe of Charles
jewelry The having ormaldehyde
running to their automobile.
Of hating
officers killing Most the jewels
stock found in the possession Of the
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Francis to STAY

WASHINGTON, D. c., Narch Ambassador Francis cabe
from Voogda under date of March that he intends rem
The American
which the word
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Madnlan AmuCk
UNITED Press Leased Wire.


ATLANTIC PORT, March A pyromanac chained
aboard the Italian liner Duca
to Bellevue haspa The mailman stabbed
while at and after being placed two
his bonds
only article left with him in the brig.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16
RUSSIANS TRAVEL MUCH
And They Put Up with Great Many
Inconvenience.

Travelling is so cheap in Russia that
Russians pick up their families, put their
effects into a bag, sling it over their
shoulder and start out writes Y. W
c. A. secretary now engaged in Blue Tri.
angle work for Russian girls. Il doubt
( If any of them know where they are 90.
( ing.
Our car was crowded with a motley
crew. We had people sitting on the roofs
of the cars most of the time, but they
did not bother much. Our car was sup.
posed to hold 26. There were 40 of us
five on Siberian mission, five counter
revolutionists, a Czecho-Slovak, five
Americans, one Englishman, a Dane a
Pole and Russian artillery squad. But
everyone kept to himself,
During the entire three days we had
barely enough water to wash our hands
once. Fortunately travelling here is not
the dusty, sooty affair it is at home, 50
we were not so unpresentable as you
might imagine"
Personal belongings in our coupe in.
cluded bedding, blankets, huge cart
wheels Of bread, an iron trunk, tin plates
and a step ladder" adds the Blue Tri-
angle secretary. "The Russian native Ia
an amiableo one. Not once did the people
on the roof Of our car complain"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16
WAR HITS GOLD MINING.
Loss of Worlmen Has Affected Efficien-
cy of Operations.

In almost every year since the days
Of the forty.niners, nearly seven dec.
AIDES ago, California, the Golden state,
has led all others in the production OF
gold, and its total output TO the end OF
l9l7--sl ,672, 1871 ,94l-is far greater than
that Of any other state; yet, according
to G. q. Yale, of the United States geo
logical survey, department Of the inte.
rior, the output Of gold in the state il
now decreasing from month to month
This decrease 10 due not so much TO the
exhaustion of the placers, ore bodies, q
veins, but chiefly to war conditions, in
Guiding the loss of miners, for many who
formerly worked in gold mines are now
prospecting or mining metals and min.
erals that are Immediately needed to
make ammunitions of war-chrome,
manganese, bagnesite, tungsten, molyb-
denum, and copper Gold mining seems
to be the only mineral industry that is
losing ground in California, for the val
ue of the total mineral output of the
state is now greater than ever before.
During the first six months of 1918
the United States mint at San Francis,
co and the local smelters and refiners,
to which most Of the newly mined gold
in California is sent, received from mines
in the state sl,l74,500 less gold than
during the first six months of 1917.
Moreover, the decrease in the output for
the last half Of the year is likely to be
still greater, for many mines are clos
ing down or are curtailing operations.
The state mined less gold in 1917 than in
1915, and the combined deficit in the
production Of gold in 1917 and 1918 will
probably be more than S3,650000
The output of the deep or quartz
mines was reduced the most in 1917,
dropping IA to 20 per cent, and was still
further reduced during the first half of
1918. The output Of the placers, espe-
cially Of the dredges, was increased
about six per cent in 1917 but will de-
crease in 1918, for some mines have
been closed and more are likely to close
before the end Of the year. The dredges
now produce more than 90 per cent of
the placer gold Of California. The deep
or quartz mines, which formerly pro
duced 81 to GA per cent of the total
gold, are now producing about 55 per
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16
Kill Rodents and Save crops.

An amount approximating $4,000 has
been raised in Montana to carry on CO.
operative campaigns under the. super
vision Of the United States department
Of agriculture, to kill rodents, such as
prairie dogs and ground squirrels, which
have proved very destructive in grain
fields, This money is used to buy grain
and poison, needed in the preparation of
poisonous bait, which is purchased
through the cooperation of the depart
ment at cost. This material is sold to
farmers at cost and thus the money be :.
comes sort Of revolving fund for the
purchase Of more grain and poison. In
this way the $4,000 raised in Sheriden
county has reyolved until $2l 900 worth
Of material used in the preparation of
poison has been purchased. The depart.
ment is this year conducting a campaign
to destroy rodents on approximately H..
100000 acres in the western states.
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the German offer to little Belgium to
evacuate Belgian soil if Belgium will be
neutral throughout the remainder of the
war. There is no doubt that the Belgian
people are weary Of war, having suffered
every horror that war can bring; but it
is extremely unlikely that the Belgian
people will be willing to 60 into virtual
partnership with the very government
and the very people who were respon-
sible for committing innumerable crimes
against Belgium and the Belgian people
To sign treaty with Germany at this
time would be to go into virtual partner.
ship with Germany against the nations
which have been friends to little Belgium
ever since that country was first devas-
tated, including the United States, which
stood by the Belgian people and saved
them from starvation when the entente
countries were hard put to it to feed and
clothe themselves, say nothing of lending
aid to the Belgians. II Belgium should
forsake the cause for which Great Brit
ain entered the war she would be guilty
of gross ingratitude to that country. II
she should turn against the United
States, now that the United States is in
the war with a view to liberating Bel
GUM, It would be almost as gross in.
gratitude. 1t would also be unnatural
for Belgium to turn against her staunch
ally, France, which has been bleeding
for four years and more to save Belgium
as well as herself from the monster.
King Albert Of the Belgians is not of the
stuff which whifFs about with every
breeze and it is probable that Belgium's
answer to Germany will be a sharp, curt
refusal Of the arrogant proposal, pro-
posal which comes, too, just at the time
when the allies seem likely to rid Bel.
GUM of the German curse
Like treatment will be accorded the
Austrian proposal to the entente allies
for conference looking toward peace, as
there is no doubt that the feeler was
really put out by Germany through the
Austrian mouthpiece to save herself
from decisive defeat. Germany is strain.
ing every nerve to stave off the ignominy
Of world disaster and is using every sub
terfuge in diplomacy, as she has used
every subterfuge in war. Until the en-
tente allies and the United States have
full assurance that righteous peace can
be secured, they will not consider any
proposals from the central powers.
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cent, and at the end Of lol8 win be pro

cent, and at the end of 1918 win be pro-
ducing still less
Skilled labor in the mines not only
costs more but is harder to get and keep,
as many Of the best men have gone into
shipbuilding or other industries where
higher wages are paid. Thousands Of
the younger men have gone into the
army or navy. All the operators com
plain that they are compelled to employ
old men and boys, who are much less
efficient than the men who have left, and
that the output Of ore is therefore mate
rally reduced. Copper mining has been
so prosperous that gold miners Of the
better class have been attracted to that
industry, not only in California, but in
Nevada, Arizona, and other states. In
one mining county having population
Of 5000 over 1000 miners left for other
fields during the first half of 1918. The
rates of freight have been increased and
difficulties Of transportation have pre-
vented the prompt delivery of supplies
The owners Of gold mines, who receive
fixed price for their product and whose
profits have been yearly cut down. are
taxed just like those whose profits have
really been increased by the war, and
unless some remedy is provided the re-
suit must be great curtailment in the
production Of gold.
Gold operators complain that In some
quarters their industry appears to be
viewed as nonessential, and this view
has produced very unfortunate results
The great eleetric-pow companies,
which furnish power to gold mills,
pumps and dredges, submitted tenta.
tive priority list to the state railroad
commission in which mining was virtuGl.
" listed as a npnessential This list has
not yet been passed on by the commits.
sion. The hardware dealers prepared a
list in which mining is rated as nonessen-
tial. Agents of these dealers that visit
the mining districts have been disin-
clined to accept orders for hardware,
and the word has been passed along that
the mines are to be closed down. This
rumor, however, unjustified, has caused
unrest among the miners and has led
them to seek employment in industries
that are supposed to be more stable
and more essential to the winning Of the
war and that therefore make stronger
patriotic appeal.
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The proposal to extend the gasoline.
less Sunday" order to all parts of the
country, that is, to the west Of the Mis-,
sissippi. river, commends itself as reason
able if the government is anxious to
build up gasoline reserve in short
time In fact, the argument advanced in
support of the order TO confne the Sun
day restriction to the country east of the
Mississippi appeared to be somewhat
lame, it being stated that the eastern
section was called upon to sacrifice be-
cause most of the oil sent to the Atlantic
coast came from east of the Mississippi
river. 1t would seem to be possible to
ship oil from west of the Mississippi as
well as soldiers and wheat and other
products.
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II the truth were known about the
German high commands plans in the st.
Mihiel salient, it would probably be
found that, having learned the impos-
sibility of holding the sector against the
Americans, the Germans were replacing
their own troops with Austrians just as
fast as they could accomplish the trans
fer, in order to make the Austrians stand
the disgrace Of the defeat rather than
the Germans. Moreover, the kaiser thinks
a German soldier is worth far more than
an Austrian and he was willing to sacri-
fee Austrians in the Americans pincer
process. However, his tactics were not
quick enough, and the American pincers
closed on many Germans and only few
Austrians. This belief is heightened by
the silly statement from Vienna that
Austrian troops were sent into the st.
Mihiel salient TO assist the evacuation
of the sector. 1t is not customary to
evacuate dangerous point by throwing
in troops. TO evacuate sector is to get
out, with whole hide if possible, or with
as little loss as possible Unfortunately
for the plans Of the German high com
mand, they lost considerable hide in get
ting out of the salient
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16
THE KAISER CHANGES PARTNERS

Though in the East 'mein Colt and me
Made HindenburR a victor
We did not seem TO do as well
Upon the western sector.
And why was this, whose fault was it7
Twas Colts, l have no doubt;
He surely was the one to blame.
So | have licked him out.
When he gave up, ! turned about
And called the Devil in:
We two will be stronger team
In all the works of sin.
The Devil Is a Beemly chap,
With horns and hoof and tail;
With such helper at my side
! know cannot fail.
He'll learn from me new tricks TO do,
He never knew before:
How lies are told, and people fooled
When ! go forth TO war.
The little Hell that he has run
Will seem Of little worth
When I have taught him how to make
A bigger hell on earth.
John w. Gordon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

If the revelations which have been
made by the United States government
concerning the intrigue between the Ger
man government and the leaders Of the
bolsheyik government in Russia could be
presented to the people Of Russia in such
manner as to make them understand
the situation, there is no doubt that the
reign of the bolsheviki in the former en-
pire would be short indeed. The evil
dence presented by the committee on in
formation Of the United States govern
ment is conclusive and damning proof
that the German empire has had hand
in most Of the nefarious doings in Russia
ever since the second year Of the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

The "Kriemhild line" is the expression
which will appear in the public print for
time, until the Americans smash it,
The line runs almost east and west above
the st. Mihiel salient, probably from
Metz westward past yerdun and perhaps
to Rheims.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

Mortified people are to be congratu-
lated on having a hotel once more fol-
lowing the destruction by fire of the
structure facing the common in that vii
lage The new hotel is not large affair
but fills the immediate needs of the com.
munity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

U-boat commanders back from the
American coast report to their superiors
that the Americans are greatly wearied
of the war and depressed because they
are to be deprived Of beer. That's as
good as some of the other guesses the
enemy has made during the past year
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

st. Johnsbury looms up in the draft
registration Of last week being consider
ably ahead Of Brattleboro and Mont
pelier The reason is perhaps to be found
in the fact that the scales factory is
turning out products used in the war
and has called a great many men to its
employment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

President Wilson's message to General
Pershing and the American army is
echoed from every loyal American heart.
The people of the United States are
proud OF the American boys abroad and
glad to hear of the marked success which
met their first independent effort against
the Germans. The spirit which the Amer
lean army is displaying is evidence that
the job is going to be well done providing
the Americans have their say about it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

While the Americans abroad were driv-
ing at the Germans their compatriots
back home were driving for the new
American army by registration. 1t was
a good days work all around
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16
cIose-Fisted.

Edith--That dreadful looking old man
her husband? j don't see what she mar
ried him for.
Marie-I don't think she sees much of
what she married him for either Bos
ton Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16
Reflection at Fore River.

= was just thinking"
What about? 2"
Gee Whit Suppose they ehristened
babies as they christen ships, by crack
ing them over the nose with a bottle. -
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

The energy which the college hoys
have been putting into football will go
far toward making them efficient for
war service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16
JINGLES AND JEsTS
Great Work.

From 'Wipers" clear down to the Aisne
With a ceaseless and terrible din,
Yank, Frenchie and Briton
Keep pushin' and hittin'
And gosh, how the vict'ries roll in!
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16
How Old Was She Before7

Gibson Press-"Miss Dorothy Kelly
was knocked unconscious by brick fall
ing from building on Main street.
When she revived she was IL years old
and lived at "A Lenox avenue. Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

To make their falsehood complete, the
Germans should have told us that they
intended to leave 10000 prisoners in
American hands.
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Jealous.

He-Doesnt Maud look like a peach
to-night7
She-Yes, but she didn't get the bloom
evenly distributed Transcript.
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Very Little.

How slow the world is in recognizing
genius"
All, well, you know it hasn't had
much practice in that line Boston
Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

Vermont might as well get prepared
for that influenza drive that is coming
up from Massachusetts,.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-16

THE NEW. PEACE OFFENSIVE.
Timed to nicely with the Austrian
suggestion Of peace conference comes
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MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to
the use for republication Of all news dispatches
credited to II or not otherwise credited an
this paper, and also the local news published
therein.
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Fish Day.

Look at the mackerel sky
well, isn't it Friday ~ Boston Tran
script,
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