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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

Here's a treat for your
eye.
Never since neckwear
was invented has there
been such ingenuity dis
played in the patterns
and weaves, and never
such a rich combination
of pleasing colors.
Stripes, checks, Persian
and floral designs, odd
japanese effects, Eng
lish squares, French de
Joinville, Italian gren-
adine - most of 'em
made right in the Uni
ted States.
Shirts, too, in the new
spring colors.
Gloves? Sure.
FREE
ALiberty bond box with
every purchase of $500
or more.
F. II. Rogers q
Company
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

In these days OF rising costs, II is
agreeable to learn that there is one com
munity in Vermont which can pay of
- $40 of its debt and still prepare to re-
duce its tax rate That is Brattleboro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

lnasmuch as the kaiser is bringing all
his forces to bear on the allies in an Ell
fort to gain signal victory at this
time, it seems likely that the German
navy will be creeping out of its contine-
ments one of these days in an effort to
sweep the allies from the sea. The
greatest naval battle in history thus is
in prospect within short time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

Ne amount Of baseball can dispacc the
war in the first interest of newspaper
readers MS long as the stirring events are
taking place ON the western front and
with our own boys participating in the
death grapple.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
Add payIighl sayink casuaItie..

II IS reported that Walter Craig at.
tended church at the village Sunday
We are not sure whether he WAS in lime
to hear the bencdiction on not, bat he
was in time 10 meet the people who did
get there as they were coming home.
DO you suppose Walter forgot to set his
clock along = Sutton item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
The Show and the Show Down.

The Bragg & Bragg show that was
here -four nights last week was rightly
named. They Dragged Of the things they
had done aud advertised 10 do them here,
bat they failed 10 keep their promises.
The people had self.respeet enough TO
let them Get out of town quietly, but
they had better keep away from this
place in the future. East Charleston
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

Dear Mabel, After nationwide prohibi.
ton what viii become Of the Good
Templars, the ". G. 4. T., the Dry
League. the Blue Rihboners, ct ally l
know YOU will head this Zero In Wor
rics, OF something but ! am anxious TO
get your opinion. Granary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

Immediately see through the thin veneer
of the deception OF course, the idea was
dropped. Now Emperor Charles is much
perturbed at the revelation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
Origins of Slang, No. 10.

You beat your pate, and fancy wit win
come;
Knock as you please, there's nobody at
home Pope.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
Three Ha-Ha's and a Pair of Lowcuts.

Why keep your old suits, shoes, pants,
etc.y We think it waste Of good mon
ey. besides moths are apt TO visit you.
So sell them 10 us, we mean the clothes,
ha. ha, we don't buy moths, ha, ha, ha.
Justin's Old Stand.-From the wantads
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

For tingling, tuneiul Liberty loan
verses such as we have seen nowhere
else, we refer our readers to the prose
pome published by the banks of Barre
in their Times adv. of April II, page 4.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

From professional Card Of Thanks
writer, and may their tribe decrease;
We wish To thank all who 50 kindly
assisted us in losing our ls,Aer and has.
band
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

Speaking, as some do Of the well
known future, We wonder how much
back talk our soldiers, when they get
back from Frame, are going TO take
fran the l. W. VS.. the paciiists. swivel
chair fighters, and sein Feiners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

With their backs To the wall the Brit
ish will fight all the better Woe be to
the Germans who, come within range.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

Fresh aud near by fresh COWS for
sale, wantads NJ. A. Fay Of st, Johns
bury. Between friends, which shall we
speak for
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
MABEL sYRUP's coLYUM
TO have iisely and not \ siolid
rountsnanoe. Truth Of intercourse.

"The time has come ia conquer o. sub
nit. For rs there Is but one choice. We
have made il President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
The Boche.

An acrostic.
Behold a traitor at the gate,
Of all created men who hate,
Confound your schemes, you are the
worst.
Hun is your name, and a cur you'll be,
Eternally damned by all humanity
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
A Toesin

The battle call goes forth to all;
Come Join the force for freedom,
Buy bonds Buy bonds And then some
more,
Till YOU are knee-deep in en-
Ginkibus
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

DECLINE OF Country Lie IN America.
+. j. Horton has been having a bath
room fitted up.-Mount Holly item,
James Young has been having a bath
room and piazza built, A. A. Larabee
from Barton doing the work. West
Glover item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

Austria Hungary would shake oil the
Gclmanic ,hackles ii she could.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

less disseminators OF 6. G, stories, but
they are crepe hangers, nevertheless.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

The Boche" is from the prolific pen
more power to it, OF Ginkibus, who. in
submitting his contrib, deposes as fol
lows;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

he that is not with us is against US,
To hell with the pro-German" No boy $
talk, that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
Wrong Again.

one Is urged to be present fhetford
Center item.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

An exceptional Jane
Is Lizzie Bass
She eats her bread
Without finding ground glass,
Not to be classed with the killjoys who
are always imagining U-boat horrors and
heavy casualties in France are the care.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

Come Whether You're One, OF Not.
Rev preached fine ser.
mon last Sunday from the text, Feed
Ny Sheep" Next Sunday he will take
for his theme, "The Stacker and every
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15

sent for Ratciie: was so III
That other doctors gave me over;
He felt my pulse, prescribed his pill,
And | was likely to recover.
But, when the wit began to wheeze,
And wine had warmed the politician,
Cured yesterday Of my disease.
died last night Of my physician.
Matthew Prior.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
Aha, Ny Beamish Bow

Miss Ethel Bailey and her brother,
Dean Bailey, were in town over Sunday.
Mr.. Bailey was accompanied by lady
friend whose presence was indicative Of
the superior judgment OF Mr. Dean Bail
ey.- Newbury item.
Not long ago The Col reprinted an
item concerning Rev. George +. Mayer.
a former Vermont clergyman, then held
on disloyalty charge in Texas. A dis
patch from Fort Sam Houston gives the
sequel to the proceedings against him,
and in fairness il is stated here that he
was completely exonerated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
MEMBER on rns ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Associated Press !. exclusively entitled
10 the use for republication OF all news as
matches credited 10 IL Of not otherwise cred
tied in The paper. and also the local news
published therein.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-15
War Nursery Jingles.

There are folk who scrimp,
Who don't know Hoover.
Ere the pianist can play
Call the piano mover III. ).
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Canada at Maximum
Strength at Front
Enters Spring Campaign With
More Men, Material and
Guns Than Ever Before
LBy Canadian Press I'LL

10y Nduduldn t'reSS, Ltd
CANADIAN ARMY HEADO1rAP
TIERS IN FRANCE, Feb. 13-After
three years and half of war Canada
is entering upon the spring campaign
stronger in men and material and guns
than at any previous time since tho
mobilization at Val Cartier marked the
creation of the Dominion's first divi-
sion. The Canadians are holding q
larger front than ever before.
While military regulations prevent
any extensive statement from the field
as to developments, it may be said that
one effect of the recent increase in
forces has been to add materially to
the rifle strength in the line.
Canada's splendid home support of
the military service measure has placed
the military authorities in a position
where they not only are assured of re-
inforcements for the existing units
but can add largely to their fighting
During the Passchendaele operations
new forces Of artillery arrived from
the Dominion, and while they were not
actively engaged in the desperate fight
ing of last October and November thew
have since taken their places in the
line and have been acquitting them
selves brilliantly.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
y. S.'Guns Drive
Germans From
Their Trenches
Accuracy of Fire Forces
Foe to Partially Abandon
First Line Defences
Enemy Snipers Routed
kaiser's Airmen Appearing in
Force Driven Back bv
French FIiers
Enemy Snipers Routed

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
fhANCE, Feb. 12.-Asidc from in
creased aerial activity, the American,
sector mas been normal for the Ia st
twcnty-four hours. Harass;nc .rt;1
lcry ire and patrolling operations have
been kept up, but there have been M
clashes.
The American gunners are said to ho
growing more accurate daily. They
nave been especially effective ir rcpis-
tcr'ng on the roads and light RAILWAYS
oack OF the cncmy's lines.
80 accurate has bncn ,bc sb,on,o,
ire against the first lines of the enemy
'ha' they arc now nearly abandoned.
the Germans keeping only few mon IN
'hcm. In a sector such as this tho Cor
mans seldom man their first lines fullv
nut opposite the American positions
they arc reported to be keeping consid.
erably less than the usual number IN
the trenches. -"'oei l"
ne number of enemy sinners and
ssnlplng posts has been reduced still
further by the American sharpshoot
gunners and artillerymen.
Alrplanes were overhead everywhere
To-day. The enemy late in the day sent
over considerable number Of ma.
chimes in battle formation. Thev wer.
met and driven back by a French
The wounding of three men in conse-
quence of an accident was reported TO-
day, constituting the only new cas-
ualtcs.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Penetrate to Third Line of
the Crown Princes
Defepces
Dugouts Destroyed
Raid Covers 1900 Yards;
Bitter Fighting at Three
Other Points

LONDON, Feb. Is. The French car
red out in the Champagne to-day one
Of the largest and most successful mill
;ary operations of the winter. Attack
ing the positions of the German Crown
Prince on front of 1900 yards--more
than two-thirds of a mile-in the re-
con OF Butte Mesnil, Petain's troops
penetrated as far as the third line Of
tic enemy defences, destroyed dueouts
.,nd field works and capturcd more thaH
100 prisoners.
Although the Paris communique of
tonight refers to the action only as
big raid its success was greater than
that achieved in many heavy attacks,
as its primary objects-the destruction
OF the enemy's defences and the capture
OF prisoners for information-wer at
.sined.
The Butte MesnM is about midway
between Rheims and Verdun, on the
western fringe Of the Argonne Forest
1t is this section of the French bat
tie line which military critics have been
pointing to of late as the probable
scene of one of the coming German
attack. 1t is very probable that the
French made thei RAID for the purpose
of discovering any evidence of enemy
concentration at this point and to fore !
stall such move on the part of the
Germans.
Bitter infantry fighting in the Lens
sector of the British front and along
tic Lorraine border and south of Yer
dun on the French line, is reported in
to-day's official statements.
Both north and south of Lens. the
french coal centre. which the Cana
dlans have hemmed IN on three sides
SINCE the sanguinary struggle of Nimy
Ridge, sharp patrol encounters oc-
CURED last night, Berlin claiming the
repulse of the British troops in hand (
lo-hand combat, Field Marshal Haic
declaring that casualties were inflicted
on the Germans. North of st. Ouen-
I'm. near Harglcourt. the British in a
rad captured eleven prisoners. includ.
ing an officer
meanwhile accompanied By violent
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Certain Success Only Excuse for
Big Offensive, German Critic Saws

on interior lines of communication
that permitted the reserve troops to bc
carried rapidly from one point to an
other as they were needed. And moro
'han that, General 1offre knew how to
Use these means to the best ADVANTAGE.
10 conquer on the Marne, we needed
another army to march on echclon hc
nlnd tne first line, fill the gaps, rein
lorce the mcnaccd corps and intervene
at the decisive moment to sustain the
1aliing turning movement
1T these resources were lackinp in
l'la TO the Germans, it is not likely
that they exist in 1917; therefore Won
freNtag seems to consider it advisable
TO renounce the strategy of Won Schlief-
zen; what remains? To break through.
And he says:
Inc frontal attack with the sup
port OF great numbers of heavy artil-
lerS recovers its value. Napoleon had
recourse TO 1T many times, even on the
sha'i fronts of his times. This method
mas oecn successful with us, also, in
Gallc,a, on the Russian front at Marcy
IN l915 and at Tarnapol in 1917
But TO win the German general lays
down precise conditions.
Inc first requirement for success
Is superiority in morale and tactics for
the assallant. and chiefly vigor in at
tack proportlonate to the efficacy of
MS arms. Up to the present we have
not gone to the bottom of this ncccs-
slty for VIC have not felt like using
these means on the Western front to
the point which means success
1.-The enemy line must be broken on
front large enough so that reserves
can be rushed in to widen the break,
and the reserves must be at hand and
the enemy prevented from reunitinc his
two broken ends.
An operation Of this Importance
can only be undertaken if there is the
certainty of decisive success
The question thus put is unfoldcd
In all it's proportions. both stratecical
and POLITICAL For these are the re-
sponsiblites of the German General
Staff not only to the Emperor, but to
tile German people. They are the rc-
sponsibilities of the dynasty itself. 10
massacre half a million men and not
obtain decisive victory would mean
70 lose at the same time the war and
peace. Consequently militarism and
Imperialism would play at the same
'lme their last card A second Vcrdun
would be the end of both If they trv
'hce more the result will be the same
'ut the consequences this time will fol-
ow swiftly. They are the prev of
ate" pieS VI
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Ttc NrW York Tribune
F'orr,,o D,

me approaching offensive is prob-
! rem under costant discussions Gabriel
! naho'auN' the distinguished French
writer brings a new light to bear on
~ from study of the deductions Of
,n Lieutenant General Baron Won Frey
,as Lo',nghoven in his book, "L,cssons
IN Germany. puo''o"e"
"Thc German press Announces now
oofffenslve OF on tho Western front" saw "vw
~ ~. hahotauN. Emperor William bran1
d,snes d, inc tanning sword Count An
GRASSY declares that il the Entont,
uocs not submi, to the Central Emn;ros
inc war Will redouble in vgor and tato
on on pltlless form yet unthourht of
nus announced and ostentatiouslv nre-
pateo, the approaching offensive is the
FFoJe'' OF innumerable commentaries
from the military critics Would it
!.. noI De we'll to see what the German
military leaders think of .rrand of
Ienslve IN the light of the exner-
ehces of three years of war? W. co.,
get some idea of their view from w.
pook of General Won Freytag Lorin~-
hoven.' YES HoA '"s
Lieutenant General Baron Won Frey
.ae ,Loflnghoven has been called the
hooern Clauscwitz. He was Won Falk-
uuartcrmaSter general and
mas since been sub chief of the Cor
man General Staff at the headouarters
IN berlin He is looked upon as ana
Oh the most profound military stndents
ara accomplished military leaders in
Germany III
Won Frcytag- Lorinshovcn does not
coheeal that the first part of the war as
conducted by Germany, the war Of
movement. was conducted on the nrin.
clples of Won Schlieffen," NJ Hanotaux
continues. "Thc German armies soueht ua
to encircle their enemies, and they
failed because Of insufficient hume ricai
superiority. He says: "rhe German Of
ienslve at the beginning of September.
I9l4. was not strong enough to wipe
out the enemy 1t was characterized /
oy double turning movement, one by |
the right wing and the other by the
Ieft wing. The one on the right, which |
led to Paris and the Marnc. almost
succeeded, but the one on the left
failed
"'The French counter offensive was
greatly aided by the sure support of
The great fortresses of Verdun. Epinal
loul and the Grand Couronnc of
Nancy, as we'll as by it's excellent svs-
tenn of railroads and automobile roads
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Freighter Sinks U-Boat

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 1s.-
Officers on an American steamship
arriving. to-day from an Italian port
reported that they had running
nght with submarine in the Med
lterranean January 1S and that the
suomerslble undoubtedly was sunk.
According to the captain, the vessel
encountered two submarines in the
Mediterranean on the last eastward
run. He attempted to ram the first
one that appeared, he said. but it sub
merged before he could hit it. Later
another appeared, but gave up the
a1tack because of the rapid and accu-
rate fire of the freighter's stern run
The officer said also that British
patrol boats captured two submarines
otf the Canary Islands January 7.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14

increase in the artillery battle, heavy
ilghtlng broke out along the st. Mihiel
salient, south of Verdun, where French
companies assailed the enemy's line at
Two points, but were unable to ad-
Tance' vance and south of the Marne- Rhine
back several hostile thrusts and CON-
Quoted on tnelr own part successful
raids IN which they swept in prisoners
Aviators Raid Nancy
German aviators. in reprisal, Berlin
states, for the recent French raid on
Saarbrucken. dropped bombs on the
ior'lhed i''a th town of Nancy last night, kill
ing three civilians and wounding FIVE
In the ~xsd from February / to 10
to-nlght's Paris communique states
the French aviators brought down
'wenty-elght enemy airplanes, fourteen
Oh winch were completely DESTROYED.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Italians Parry
New Enemy Blow
East of Brenta
Austrians Hurled Back
With Heavy Losses on
Northern Front

LONDON, Feb. 13-Failing to break
through the Italian defences west of
the Brenta in three successive trials
the Austro German invaders yesterday
shffted their attack to the east bank of
the river, concentrating their infantry
and artillery strength in vain attempt
to sweep General Diaz's troops from
their hold ON the southern slopes of
Caprllle Hill. the scene of sanguinary
conflict in the pcrilous days Of last
The Teuton thrust was preceded by
artillery preparation of extreme vio-
lence, the Rome War Office reports, and
was carried out by powerful infantry
units, but the joint reaction of the
italan troops and gunners turned it
back before it had achieved any of it's
primary objectives. The assailants
left prisoners in the hands of the Ital-
lans, and their losses in killed and
wounded are reported to 0ave been
heavy.
On the remainder of the Northern
front the fighting was confined to
patrol skirmishes and artillery duels of
varying violence. In the Lagarina Val
ley the Italian gunncrs caught hostile
patrol formations on the march and
scattered them. On the Pasubio the
explosion of Italian mines effected con-
siderable damage in the enemys posi-
tions.
The only aerial activity of the day
reported by Rome was the bringing
down in flames of two enemy captive
balloons by English tiiers on the Piave
line, where fighting has died down to
almost nothing in the last few days.
PARIS, Feb. 13.-The Austro- German
invaders in northern Italy daily are
resorting to increasing acts of vandal-
ism. violence, pillage and brutality, ac-
cording to the statements of prisoners
captured by the Italians, a Havas dis
patch from Rome says. Officers as we'll
as soldiers are participating.
Udine has been pillaged and stores
and buildings destroyed wantonly by
intoxicated troops. The rivalry in
stealing, it is said, has been so great
that fights have broken out between
Powers. In Udine these fights resulted
in the death of fourteen Germans and
three Bosnians. There were also BLOODY
conflicts at Polo Cattaro between the
Germans and Austrians
Women and children, it is added.
have been stripped of their cloth
ing. which has been sent to Germany,
while foodstuffs, wherever found. also
are sent away by officers. The CITY
Of Trigesimo has been pillaged of
leather and copper, and the church
oells there have been taken away.
italian prisoners working on roads for
he Austro Germans are reported to be
lnderfed and forced to subsist on the
of horses.
senate Votes to Protect
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Italian Front
ITALIAN

"oMh' FEB. BIN the Val Lagarina
,"e'ny patrols on the march were disperse,
ny our batteries. On the pasubio we or.
pioded mine. causing considerable dano.oo
- enemy positions In the valley of the
Astico and in the western part of the As;ago
r'ateau both artilleries were more active.
a.. IN the zone of Col Caprille an attemnt bv
'e .nc enemy infantry TO break through. wh;cb
t;on Gas preseded wss BY violent artillery
eetic work of our troops and effective ;nter-
sen.,on on the part of our artillery W.
captured some prisoners we
,odm. East OF Coneg'iano two enemy captive bal
'oo'' were set on fire by English aviators.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Pershing Reports
Fiue Avtilleryn1en
Wounded in Actions

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Gencral
Persh'ng to-day reported Sergeant
Samuel r. Roper 446 Harrison Street,
Fassalc' N: j., and Private Schuyler. M.
League, of jefferson, Tex, field artil-
lerymen, severely wounded on February
II. Corporal William F.. Taylor. field
artillery, of Allo, Scotland, was slightly
wounded on the same date.
private Arthur f. Schoenfeldt, field
artillery, of Larsen. Wis, was slightly
wounded on February 3.
General Pershing also reported that
Private Joseph Baggs, field artillery.
was slightly wounded in action on
February II. His home is at Roxsbury.
Mass. Private Raggs also was slightiv
wounded on February 9.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Died Serving Their
Country Abroad

WASHINGTON. Feb. I3.-T1e follow
ing deaths from natural causes were re.
ported TO the War Department to-day
by General Pershing:
LEONARD, Howard h.. sergeant, 227
East Seventy-ffth Street, New York
City.
PERRERIA, John F.. private, rheu-
matism, Mission San Jose. Cal.
LOGAN, William, private. pneumonia.
Arcadia, s. c.
EDWARDS. George B.. priya.e
thrombosis, Torrington, Wyo
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14

Senate Votes to Protect
Officers From Profteer;ro
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13-The bill bv
Senator Jones, Republican, of Wash
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14

ington. authorizing the government to
furnish army officers with eouipment
at cost was passed by the Senate to-
day after being amended to include
naval officers also.
The bill is the result of alleged
profiteering in equipment by private
supply houses.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-14
Coffee Without
By Haywood Broun
Dust back from France,

n american army to
tns nss the az army should be constantly supplied
not n an INQUIRY made December the fact that there was
vnr ON & the supply of fodder horses which
oocahed with difficulty day there M
SOCKS or ovecoats and spite expensive nurchases
nere blankets Ana
$50 % @ a all along the line The army had been furnished vt
tomorrow: "Somcvhcre n West St."