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The Washington times., 1918-10-01
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct. l.
General Ludendorfr is breaking UP
many Of his divisions on other fronts
and in rest camps to obtain man
power to NIL up his divisions on the
front line here.
This became known when Il was
learned that many of the German re-
placement divisions in the Meuse-
Argonne sector comprise drafts from
disorganized divisions resting in AL
SAGE, Ardennes and Briey. Some of
the units formerly policed Roumanla.
1t was officially confirmed today
that Douglas Campbell. OF San Jose.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
Perfected Credit Service!!

What is Credit anyway? If used the Castebg mighty
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than method showing that have confidence merchandise
confidence the honesty the public who will always do the right
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The Washington times., 1918-10-01
FLANDERS DRIVE
STILL GOING ON

WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN
FRANCE, Sept. 80 (niEh).-The Bel.
gian-British ADVANCE in Flanders is
continuing rapidly. despite some OF the
most terrific fighting Of the war.
-Four fresh divisions are reported to
have REINFORCED the Germans opposite
the Belgians, who took Dixmude, in
Guiding the Tooth Regiment, which
sacked Dinant early in the war.
All enemy guns in Douthulst forest
were captured.
One British division advanced 1900
yards (about seven miles) in one day.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
FAVOR LIBERTY MOTORS

De Haviland SIS with Liberty mo-
tors are popular with American
flyers abroad, according to q report
Of an air service captain to Major
General Kenly, aviation chief. today.
The captain said the first De HaVi-
lends were delivered as early. as May
IL in France, and that since then
they have been coming in increasing
quantities.
Trance has said she would take any
excess motors the United States
could produce.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

Cal, shot down a German aeroplane
-GEAdl&AA-AAs&skA.
downing ten enemy planes.
Eddie Rickenbacker yesterday at
tackled a German observation balloon
being brought up to the front on a
mstor truck with a semi-inhated gas
bag. Rickenbacker machine-gunned
the crew and set fre to the truck.
Frank Luke has brought down two
more observation balloons.
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school he took a position with The
Times, which he left to join the army.
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-CRATTQ MITATESA3

The fall eeremonials OF Kallinoli
Grotto. No. is, were marked last lta1
by the initiation Of foFty-three CT
didates, which took place In ~
Washington Hotel.
The men were later eutertAIneAA
vaudeville stars playing at variou
theaters,
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

here and graduated from Technical
High School in 1912. After leaving
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-03-08

THIS war is test of a democratic Govern
Enent It is also a trial of democracy as to
It's fitness to survive. A small group of auto
Gratis within whose hands are the resources Of
Central Europe ere attacking the principle Of
the right Of people to govern themselves. Should
the United Statos and It's elltes fail in this war
will not remain earth people absolutely indspen
dent ceton Of the Toutonc empires organized for
military efficiency and bent using that efficiency for the
purpose forcing their will the world Let the leu
tons triumph and the world will not be safe place for
democracy and to make II such safe place. is not only
the expressed purpose of the United States IN taking up
nc challenge the Huns but also the purpose Of the other
powers who took the challenge when Germany sent
forth three years and half ago. and who for three years
and half have borne the burden Of the Conflict
For tlis reason the PRESENT BUSINESS OF TIE
UNITED STATES is WAR-war to e2Sterminate
gantzsd unrshteousness and to establish peace o.
amcns the nations Of the world. VW
The Government perfected plan which Es
will enable all people without exception, to US
take definite part winning the war 90
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1918-03-08
I Let Your Dollars Be Patriots!

One Of the first great steps called for by the Govern
rnent fs-SAVING. The American people must to
REQUIRE pleasant comfortable Injuries which
they before the war; the production Of which
the energy Of millions Of and women. These
men and women themselves to the production
things which needed to win the This is the
key present situations rests in the hands Of the
average man. and child in every state IN the Union,
by retaining from everything absolutely necessary
health efficiency to release strong for the pro-
cucon materials Of war to support and
Idle dollars are STACKER dollars but dollars spent FOR
Unnecessary articles production Of which require labor
and materials which the government needs to the lives
Of our fighting men, are TRAITOR dollars
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
One Is Raising of the Age
for Military Service
to 81 Years
SECOND Is IRELAND'S
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
Parliam ent Reassembled
To-day with Those Two
Questions Uppermost

London, April 9.Parliament re'as.
sembled to-day with two questions OF
great Importance on It's hands. The first
is the new military service bill raising
the age limits eight YEAR. and making
those born after fixed date IN the
spring of 1867 liable to bear arms. The
second Is saother attempt TO deal with
the problem OF government for Ire
land
The conscription bill results from the
immediate need Of more men in the field.
The Irish question comes up as the re-
suit Of the conclusion Of the Irish con
vention aud the rendering of its report
which has not vet been made public.
Premier Lloyd George announced IN
the House OF Commons this afternoon
that the Irish convention reports had
been laid on the table. lie also told
the House that when the battle on the
Somme front commenced the total com
blatant strength of the German army ON
the west front wa approximately equal
to the total Of the entente allies.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
German Military Leaders Are Beginning
to Acknowledge Error.

Washington, d. c.. April 9Word
that American reinforeements are NOV
ing to the support of the allies in Picar-
DIV has revived argument in Germany
over the efficacy OF the submarine and
drawn from Captain Persius, military
critic of the Berliner Taceblatt, the com
ment that, after being. persuaded to un-
derestimate America, German opinion il
undergoing change.
An official despatch from Switzerland
yesterday reviewing the latest discussion
quotes Captain Persitls AS follows:
I'VE were at first good deal persuad. !.
ed to underestimate the participation of
America in the war. We begin now to
note change of opinion. 1t is beyond q
doubt that it would be well to curb, at
the present time the more or less fantas-
tie vagaries of persons discussing the
submarine war
.We cannot for the moment estimate
when the United States will have ready
the millions of men which her popua
ton will permit her TO raise, but it is
certain that America will in the very
near future succeed in massing armies
which, in any case, win constitute very
valuable aid for our enemies"
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
EGGS SIS EACH
And Meat So Pound in German-Occu
pied Territory in Northern France.
: Buy Liberty Bonds ]

Paris, April 0. Eggs are s. each in
the occupied portion of northern France,
according to Eugene Motto, former may
or of Roubaix, who has just returned
from that area. Meat is 81 pound when
il is obtainable at all. The Germans
have carried off all supplies and every
movable piece of machinery" he says.
"The German arrogance, which had de-
creased. has again become more pro
pounced since the German successes
against the Russian Bolsheviki. In spite
OF everything, however, the morale of the
Belgian and French inhabitants continue
good. and their ardent patriotism, cour-
aye and confidence have never faltered.7
London. April a.-TyPewriters are al
most as expensive in London a. small
automobiles Owing 10 the restrictions
on importation and the enormous de-
usnd due to increased clerical work in
government departments, the prices Of
ali available machines have more than
doubled.
New machines. II they are to he had
at all. are worth from S400 10 $500. Re
rncdeled machines which before the var
sold At about $50. nov fetch from slse
20. ssea second hand mschines in good
coudition have been soli recentiY for SO
20 sIeo more than they cost vheD nee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
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LOVELY MAN WITH WRONG IDEA"
Rev. Harold Retzel Not Wanted in Bos-
ton University.

Boston, April "a debate over the
working assignment to be given Rev.
Harold Retzel, graduate of the Uniyer
sity of Michigan, in the class of 1915,
who was described as paciiist, enlivened
the closing of the New England confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
yesterday The discussion arose in con
necticn with the announcement of the
changes in pastorates.
The report of the district superintend-
ents, approved by Bishop Matthew S.
Hughes of Portland, Ore, who presided
recommended that Mr.. Retzel be ap-
pointed TO work out of the jurisdiction
of the conference. Several delegates i'm
mediately arose to protest. During the
discussion it was said that the clergy
mans first and only pastorate was at
the Methodist church at Milbury; that he
resigned after his attitude on the war
caused split among the parishioners;
and that later he was engaged in work
for the League for Democratic Control.
A suggestion by one speaker that Rev.
Mr.. Retzel be sent to the Boston Univer-
sity School of Theology brought from
Dean l.. ]. Birney the reply that he
would not allow the clergyman in the in
stitution, adding, HE is lovely man,
but he has tie wrong idea"
The discussion was ended when Bishop
Hughes suggestion that Rev. Mr.. Retzel
be put on the supernumerary list was
adopted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
GORGAS TO DROP l.5O0
MEDICAL RESERVE MEN
Officers Found Not Qualified for Active
Service Will Be Elm
mated.

Washington, April illumination
from the army medical reserve corps OF
all men not qualified for active service
has been undertaken by Surgeon General
Gorgas II is estimated about fifteen
hundred commissions will be revoked.
A circular letter sent yesterday To the
four thousand members of the medical
reserve corps on the inactive list said
the surgeon general had found II neces-
sary to discharge all officers who. be
cause of age or other reasons, would be
unable to respond to summons TO ae-
tive duty, and asked from each officer
detailed information as to his present
situation. Commissions in the old mcdl.
cal reserve crops were issued, with the
condition that the men receiving them
could decide whether or not they de-
sired active service Soon after the en-
trance Of the United States into the war
this corps was transferred bodily to the
newly established reserves. A campaign
to rebuild the medical reserve already
is under way. the American Medical as
sociation cooperating with the military
authorities to reach physicians through
out the country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
And Washington County Is
Asked for Only
Four Men
UNDER THE ca { FOR
PRESENy MONTH
Allotment ofss ate's Quota
of 421 Ma : by State
Officials

Caledonia, Chittenden, Lamoille and
Orange counties viii not be called upon
to send any men to Camp Deyens under
the call made by the national govern
ment last Saturday, and Washington
county will send only four men, accord
ing to the allotment of county quotas
Just announced by Adjutant General II
4. johnson at Montpelier. This is due
TO the fact that many men from those
counties lf.inducted into service some
weeks ago, aud under the regulations by
which the 42l men were called from Yer
mont the admtant, general was given
authority TO make his allotments on that
basis.
The order received by the adjutant
general reads as follows: "In filling this
call, men should be inducted out of class
| in sequence of order numbers, except
that the provisions of my telegram No.
B 80, dated March IL, relating To men
actively, completely and assiduously en-
gagged in the planting and cultivation of
crops should be followed.
THE number of men called for under
the above call must be actually en-
trained and you are authorized to make
any adjustment in your allotments TO
local boards to produce this result. The
percentage of your first gross quota IS
given for your guidance ~ making
your allotments to local boards only.
Men furnished under this call will be
credited against your next net quota
Acting on those instructions. the state
officials fixed the quotas as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
WIFE OF COL. ]. G.. ESTEY
CHARGES DESERTION
Prominent Brattlehoro People Are to
Figure in Divorce Suit, Probably at
Present Term of Windham
County Court.

Brattleboro, April "a divorce petit
tion, alleging desertion and intolerable
severity, was filed in the county clerk Is
ofiico to-day by Mrs. Matte P.ylsstey
against Colonel J. Gray Estey, together
with an order for temporary alimony of
$3.50 month signed by Judge Zed S.
Stanton upon stipulation that the. case
will probably be tried at the term of
Windhsm 1,unty court which opened to-
day. It understood there viii be no
contest.
Colonel Estey is the head of the Estey
Organ company and was formerly colonel
OF The IA Vermont regiment, Lawrence,
Lawrence & Stafford Of Rutland are at
torneys for Mrs. Estey. Robert c. Bacon
OF Brattleboro is counsel for Colonel Es-
tey
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
HAVE INVESTED s5,o44.2s.
Barre Public School Children Are Helping
Uncle Sam TO Win the War.

The children of the Barre public
schools now hold Sj,e44.25 worth of Z. ).
thrift and war savings stamps, and l,5ss
bows and girls are now creditors of the
United States government. The number
Of those who are loanng their DC pieces
to the government for the prosecution
of the war is increasing quite rapidly,
and two more rooms have been added 10
the list of those having 100 per cent en-
listment in this cause, the rooms being
Miss Ramage's first grade at the Ayers
street building and Miss Reynolds third
grade at the Mathewson building.
The report from the schools, AS sub
mitted TODAY, is as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
To Garry on Work on Farm Near Brat
tleboro.

Brattleboro, April sa.-Arrangements
were completed yesterday by Elbort c.
Tenney, manager of the Scott farm,
owned by Frederick Holbrook of Boston
and Brattleboro to employ 10 young
women on the farm the coming season.
They constitute one of the units as
sembled by Miss Bertha Terriil, profes
sor of home economics at the University
of Vermont They win occupy a cottage
at the farm and matron will do their
housekeeping They viii wear khaki
uniforms. Some are students III the
agricultural department of the miver-
sitv and will use their earnings to help
pay their college expenses.
Mrs. Russell Tyson OF Chicago has Sc
cured two Amherst agricultural college
Young women to assist in the outdoor
work at the farm here which she owns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
NOH WANT TO RAISE
$4,000, 100000 FOR VAR
Liberty Loan Organizations All Over the
Country Have Set That as the I'm
official Goal ef the Drive.

Washington, ID. c., April 9.-Fiye bill.
lion dollars is the unofficial goal toward
which the Liberty loan organizations all
over the country are working despite the
IS, 900 100000 minimum set by the treas
ury. So far the reports have been en-
couraging.
The loan honor roll Of committees
which had already subscribed their quo
tas, continued TO grow to-day. Burling-
ton, Vt, was an early claimant for the
flag.
Estimates Of daily subscriptions will
not be given out during the campaign by
national, district or local headquarters,
under instructions issued last night 'by
Secretary McAdoo. Instead the treas
ury will gather from each federal reserve
bank figures on subscriptions actually
filed with them, together with receipts
from the initial five per cent payment
and tabnlation OF these will be made
public each day.
Local committees may compile similar
reports Of subscriptions turned into To-
cal banks and give out the results
Thig method of supplying information
on the day by day progress Of the loan
campaign, adopted yesterday BY the
treasury after long discussion of mae
ed to prevent the publication Of inac.
curate estimates which might not he
borne ont by actual subscription. See
retary McAdoo requested newspapers
and Liberty loan committees to observe
the new rule
The new arrangement renders value
less the system developed by the Liberty
loan organization after weeks Of work
to gather from each city, town and coun
tv Mt the close of the days soliciting, an
estimate of subscriptions gathered that
day. Under the new plan il Is probable
that the treasurys announcements will
be from FIVE to ten days later than the
days work they represent,
Officials. explained that the danger Of
or watering" in estimates,
even if carefully made, arises from the
fact that campaign workers report sub
scriptions which may be made payable
through bank. This bank in turn sub
scribes lump sum to cover all the sub
scriptions it handles Thus a pledge
might be counted twice. For the nation
to believe that its loan subscriptions
were far above what they actually to-
tailed would have elements of positive
danger to the loans success, according
to Secretary MeAdoo and other officials
who advocated the new procedure.
Newspapers which heard during The
day of the plans for suppressing esti-
mates protested to the Liberty loan or
ganization, arguing that the estimates
during the second loan were admitted to
have been substantially accurate. They
suggested that psychologieally the cam
paign propaganda needed prompt report
ting of figures as we'll as accuracy. These
protests were met by the statement that
official reports from federal reserve
banks probably would be FASTENED under
the new procedure.
Secretary McAdoo yesterday named
April q as Liberty loan Sunday and
in letter 10 ll4.0O0 preachers asked
that special sermons be preached on that
dav.
Samuel Gompers, president Of the
American Federation of Labor in state
ment urged workers to subscribe eener
ously to the loan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
LIBERTY LOAN HONOR FLAG.
Was Designed to Stir Up Competition in
Subscriptions.

Washington, April 9.-The Betsy Ross
Of the Third Liberty loan honor flag i
J. II. Burton, wealthy New York bust
ness man, who has devoted all his time
for months TO developing the nation
wide system of subscription competition
Represented by the flag.
There wa too little rivalry in The
last loan campaigns ssid Mr.. Burton
to Secretary McAdoo. I'VE need an en-
blem TO designate the goal Of each com
munity and each state.
80 he was put 20 work and evolved
the idea Of the honor flag. blue bor-
dered banner with white interior field
bearing three vertical blne stripes. Each
town or city which passes it. allotment
of subscriptions will get the flag. snd ir
the wears 20 come. u NAV be among the
comnluniiy's most prized relies Of he
great war
The fourth Liberty loan sill have q
hsg Nith four blue stripes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
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JAMES w. SLEEPER DEAD.
Waterbury Man, Aged so Had Shock
Three Weeks Ago.

Waterbury, April 9.-Deacon James
w. Sleeper died at his home on west hill
last night at the age of so years. He
suffered u shock three weeks ago. He
was the son of Timothy and Ruth Sleep
er and had always lived in this vicinity.
The last so years he had resided on the
farm where he died. Mr.. Sleeper was
always a farmer. In 1859 he married
Caroline Guptil, who died 10 years ago.
He held many town offices and was dea
con of the Baptist church in Waterbury
Center for many years. Two sons sur
vive. Walter of Essex junction and Her
bert OF Waterbury also two grandchil-
dren The funeral viii be held Thursday
afternoon at 80 o'clock at the house,
Rev w. NJ. Hill officiating, assisted by
Rev. A. d. Paige. Burial will be in the
Center cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
Going Home on Leave of Absence, II Is
said.

Washington. y. G.. April .. - DIR. Au-
gust Philips. minister from The Neither
lands. has obtained a leave of absence
from his government and viii sail for
Holland shortly. III health, il was eN-
planned. caused him to ask for relief.
He came TO Washington in February,
succeeding Chevalier van Rappsrd. Dur
ing his absence W. II. de Beaufort, the
counselor. viii be charge d'sfsires.
DIR. Philips departure, il Is said at the
legation. has nothing 10 do with the req
uisitioning Of Dutch ships by the Ameri-
can and British governments. The minis
ter. il was explained, was IN when he
came here. His condition vss aggravated.
Il vas said. by the strain be underwent
in conducting negotiations ever the ships.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
FORMER BARRE MAN DEAD.
Joseph Broggini Left the City Two Years
Ago for Springfield, Mass.

Joseph Broggini former resident of
Barre, died Saturday at a hospital in
Springfield, Mass, OF pneumonia, after
two or three days Illness. Mr.. Broggini
was burn in Italy p years age and came
TO America when young, While IN Barre
he was employed in the bakery of T. ID.
Molla and left there two years ago for
Springfield where he had been engaged
in the same business since
Mr.. Broggini is survived by sister,
Mrs. Pochetti Of Northficld George Apc-
glino of Merchant street attended the
funeral, which was held in Springfield,
Mass Burial was also there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09

George Miner II New York. native
and FOR many wears resident of Man
chester. but who later became con-
nec,ed with the Noe York Herald. died
in New Work April >. He was gradu-
ate nf Norwich university and for four
wears vas member Of the staff uf the
iste Gen. Levi q. Kingsley II Rutland
After entering journalism he va Tor
u wears locatei ~ London - managing
editor uf the Paris edition. He J. sur
v.ved by a wife ard daughter. be fu-
ucrai uas hcd in Manchester. with buzz
Ia thrre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
GERMANS MADE ADVANCE.
French Force, Inferior in Number, Held
Up Progress for Time.

Paris, April 9.-The war Office an
nouncement last night said:
During the course OF the day the
enemy pressure continued north OF the
Ailette river in the region OF the lower
Coucy forest. The advanced sections OF
our troops resisted and hindered the ad-
vance of the enemy, who was in greatly
superior numbers, innicting upon him
heavy losses.
aOn the Somme front, between Mont
didier and Noyon, there was no infantry
action. but the two artilleries displayed
spirited activity.
'In the Vosges an enemy attack failed
north of Tete de Faux"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-09
OPEN WARFARE PLANNED.
Germans Had Expected to Take Amiens
Without Trouble.

Washington, d. c., April 0. State
ments of German prisoners have con
WINGED French military critics that the
real objective Of the great German often
siye was Paris, and that so far from eS.
peeting checks which would make Ami
ems the goal of bloody and undecisive
battles, the Teutonic high command sent
its forces forward prepared for rapid ad-
vances in open warfare.
An official despatch received yesterday
from France says:
Every arrangement shows that the
German command had decided TO resort
to open warfare. 1t is certain that the
military situation after more than Is
days of operations is one of extreme dis
appointment to the German command