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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-30
MONTPELIER
Train Service Much Put Out BY Wreck
at West Hartford.

| The afternoon mail train on the Gem
trail Vermont railway did not arrive at
the local station until about $3.50 o'clock
Monday evening due to wreck at the
south end of the yard near West Hart
| ford, where some l3 cars were dumped
down the bank These were mostly load
ed with produce 1t is understood that
the derailment was due to the breaking
of wheel under one of the cars. The
big wreck derrick from ST. AIbans was
sent to clear the track. The south and
north bound afternoon passenger trains
went to the site of the wreck and then
the passengers of the two trains walked
by the place. Mail, baggage and some
express were carried by the place with
the result that the south bound train
was sent back north. The engine was
backing up and the train arriving here
as stated above. Traffic was not re-
sumed until after midnight The two
south bound evening passenger trains
were delayed at points north of the
wreck until the track was in shape
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-30
ENTIRE VILLAGE OF L0CRE
NOW IN HANDS OF ALLIES
Repulsed Along Entire Northern Bat.
tleground, Germans Did Not Attempt
Operations Last Night; British Ad-
vance East of Villers- s-BretOnneux

London Ottawa, April 30Correspondents with the Brit
army agree that the yesterday suffered disastrous
feat bloodiest day yet experienced by the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-30

London April 30The French holding the entire viii
lage of KENNEL todays official statement In
French by counteraac yesterday afternoon
and evening drove remainder of the ground
gained the morning The Germans having been
pulsed all along battlefront the night passed in
comparative quiet.
During night the British advanced their line east of Vers
Bretonneux on the front before Amiens
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09

The Chidrens Homes of Clemont and Hamilton Counties
do not report to the state Without figuring it. out it
will be noted on sight that the per capita of the nrm
ary in Butler County the highest record and of
Chidrens Home the lowest in southwestern Ohio In other
counties get below $4,000 per capita notably Athens
County $9278 Lawrence County $8589, Vinton County
$8571 The City Infmary of Cincinnati has record Of
$9848 per capita In small rural counties the per cap
ita is times greater owing to the small attendance with
almost the overhead expenses required for larger
attendance The daily average attendance in the Inmares
of southwestern Ohio Hamilton County 235, Mont
gomery 1892 Butler 128 Warren So Cermon ST. Prebe 53
Brown 81 Hamilton County is the only one having City
lnfma1y well County nirmary, and its at
tendance to be less than that of Montgomery County 1t
be readily that the Butler County nfrmary costs al
most double as much other Inirmaries.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09
The Two Tickets

For the primaries next Tuesday there are two opposing
tickets representing two different ideas that pertain to the
method of administration of County Government Thew
therefore certainly concern your welfare.
Three County Commissioners to be nominated out of
field Of ten candidates The GrayMason organization
which has been controlling the majority of the affairs of the
county including the County Inrmary, behind Luke
Brannon who seeking third term Emil Gerber at present
County Commissioner and Frank Brelsfdrd
The AntGray-Mason forces have centered on Walter
F. Carr of Lemon Township and Nddetown and Leonard
6 Haverand of Fairfield Township for Commissioners
Also there are five other candidates. viz:
Frank Kinch Hamilton
D. NJ Dmwoody, Morgan Township
Joseph L. Carver
Edward Keller, Hamilton
John Wendell Hamilton
All OF the five last named candidates also who
merit the support of the voters in connection with the choos
ing of Walter F. Carr and Leonard G Haverland.
In addition to the office Of County Commissioner the fol
lowing candidates competing for the other Offices
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09
NOT IN THE ENVELOPES.

Jesse Bckensderfer lost his position book keep
at the George Rupp Packing Company after testifyng
in the Thesis before the grand jury And the stock
book of the George Rupp Packing Company in evidence
at the grand jury investigation disappeared before the
trial But without the stock book Mr.. Dickens
derfer testified to payments made to the Butler County
nrmary for hogs sold in 1916 S4160 and SS2 90 which
not turned into the County Treasury into the
velopes' otherwise accounted for to anyone The
farm hands who hauled part of the hogs and test
fled under oath that they did, produced records also,
although Jacob Thesis testified he had sold any hogs
to the Rupp Packing Company in 1916.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09

Comparison of Costs of Butler County Inrmary with those
of other Counties, shows said expense in this county
double those of similar size
Comparisons have been made between the Infmary and
Chldrens Home running expenses which objection
has been made by defenders of in Butler County
Those comparisons made from official county records
to which all have access
Now official state figures given from the great
Commonwealth of Ohio in which Gray and
Mason hold high positions
In volume of Ohio statistics for the fiscal year ending
June 30h 1916 will be found large table ages 2 and 229
the annual expenses daily average attendance per capita
cost etc. of Inmaries and Childrens Homes of Ohio 1t
would be impossible to give this table covering SO counties in
any issue of any neWpaper that half dozen other
counties grouped with Butler County all being CONT
guous the southwestern quarter of Ohio Hamilton, Mont
gomery Prebe and Warren Counties border Butler and
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09

The Journal with the Gray-Maso faction is defend
ing crime. They protecting graft and asking the
Democrats of Butler County endorse such methods
at the primaries next Tuesday.
All those who desire to promote honesty in public
affairs should vote that sentiment without fail
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09

Never in the history of Butler County were such mpor-
stake the Primaries Tuesday. The
lines distinctly drawn between graft office and
honest accounting for public funds Which side you
between honesty and dishonesty while bearing
the burdens of Taxation? That is the issue
At our fair grounds just last Saturday. Speaker Champ
Clark Democratic leader Congress- quoted from that great
Democratic President Grover Cleveland when he said He
his party best who his country best This doc
ne of honesty office applies any part Of the country
state county but the very is the rule public
trusts of Butler County, shown by official records
This appeal for the selection of county officers who
believe that he his party best who his county
best That the opposite Of the way things go under the
corrupt rule of the Grayaso faction which has
fully debauched public office the Of the good old party
Of Jefferson Jackson and Wilson the Democrat
Party from the wreck of gang rule and embezzemen of
the funds of the people, that this appeal made for
Tuesday
Although Jacob Thesis was indicted by fifteen reputable
citizens the grand jury and convicted by twelve others
the petit jury (after being vigorously defended by
able lawyers embezzemen Superintendent Of the
Ter County nfrmary, he is still holding office Why? That
is issue to be Tuesday He indicted five
months ago. convicted about month ago. still holds
he envelopes Why? He has not yet turned into the County
Treasury the amount he admitted the witness stand of
holding any part of it. Since the present County Com
missoners the Gray Mason faction and the Journal have
regard for the findings of Courts ures and other honest
officials up the honest people be heard from next
Tuesday to the Why's and Wherefores.
After ALL the Inrmary is only sample of the way
the peoples money is used be learned by examining
the records Of expenditures for bridges and cver roads
and for other purposes and then investigating the returns
the people getting for the money that rolls out of their
pockets taxes
AS to Thesis, he tried Indictment only for
part the wheat and the hay he sold last year He has been
in office five and half years and there other counts
yet to be heard
Lincoln said You fool all of the people of the
time and of the people all the time but you cannot fool
all of the people all Of the time
The Gray-Mason faction with the Journal and other de-
tenders Of crime in oce have become such experts fool
ing the people in times past that they think they keep
up all time come matter what may be the find
of Courts and uries charges of mafeasance
office They doing their best to fool the people
at the primaries next Tuesday
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09

Cermon and Brown in this State Senatorial District
that these counties not only neghbors but also
related by district Their relative per capita for 1916
according to Ohio statistics are as follows:--
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09
Anti Gray Mason
Candidates

you disappove of the in which county govern
men has been administered evidenced by the proven
bezzement at the County Inmay go the polls August
13th and vote out of power the Gray Mason gang (Which
and put in office who independent Of their organza
on and believe that public office is public trust Then
you will be serving your party best by serving your county
best!
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09

public County private graft
all
all playing hand "ee
further enbezzment by selecting angang candidates
@ OeV1
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1918-08-09

When Thesis heard he being investigated in
April according to testimony in the trial. he said Il am
too smart for them "The envelope" route had then no
doubt been decided on for escape.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
FEDERAL AID TO
ROADS or MILITARY VALUE

Atlanta, Ga. Feb 27,-That all roads
included in project of the Georgia
state highway commission for 1918 and
1919 can be shown to be of military
value. is the opinion of Judge r. +. Pat
terson. chairman of the commission,
who expects that the commission will
have no trouble in securing federal aid
under the new ruling that all roads
receiving federal aid must be of militia
ry value. II is pointed out that road
Of military value not necessarily have
to lead from one cantonment to anoth-
er A road alfording rapid transpor-
tation for farm products to centers of
consumption tends to relieve traffic on
the railroads and thereby becomes of
military value.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
DISCRIMINATION CHARGED
TO EXEMPTION BOARD

Atlanta, Feb. 81 The Washngt on
butterflies are not going to let local
boards in Georgia get by with ne
broes to fill their quota of the draft,
or local boards of any other SoGrn
ern state. tbs has been made known
definitely here by responsible officials
who are in close touch with the stu.
ton.
w. J Sturdivant and Alvin G. CLIQUE
Ike cha rman and clerk of the local
board of Teliaferro county. have just
been remoed by order Of President
Wilson, and two prominent citizens
appointed ntheir place All reg strants
CT the county classified by Sturdivan1
and Golucke will be reclassifed by
the new board. Stltrdivand and Golucke
were removed because of fragrant VIC
lotions against negro registrants in
favor of white men.
a pointed out here the Washington
authorities knew teh relative white
md negro population of every Geor-
ia couGty, and know the proportion
+ whites and negroes that ought TO be
certified for service. They are not
going to let any LEGAL board fill its
quota with negroes while exempting
white men who ought to serve
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
FARMERS OF CLASS ONE
GIVEN TIME TO PLANT

Atlanta. Ga. Feb. 81 information
has been received here that Senator
Hoke Smith in Washington has secur-
ed a statement from Provost Marshal
General Crowder that farmers CLASH
fed in Glass may go ahead and plant
thei rcrops without apprehension of
being drafted into the service before
they can make arrangements In fact,
it was stated to the senator by the
provost marshal that the war depart
ment is now at work on Il plan where
by it hopes to be able to relieve the
farmers long enough not only to plant
their this years crop but also to gath
er ii. The senator took the matter up
with the provost marshal in response
to a number Of letters sent him by
Georgia farmers who have been CLASH
fed in Class and who did not know
whether to plant crop.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
.SEABOARD FINED
$1,000 AND COST
FOUND GUILTY BY JURY VIOLAT-
ING LIQUOR LAW

4 jury n the superior court yester-
day afternoon found verdict OF
guilty within the brief space CT ten
minutes in the trial of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway under charge of VIC
loting the state prohibition laws.
Judge Crum imposed a fine of $1,000
and costs
The road was indicted in connection
with the carrying OF a trunk of liquor
from Ccrdele to Americas sometime
ago after it was sad to have shown
leaks here indicating that there was
liquor on the inside
The Georgia Southern and Florida
Railway is under Indictment and on
trial in the same case, the charge be-
ing that the road delivered the trunk
here to the See board
A number of railway officials and at.
torneys are here and have been en-.
gagged in hard fight against the accu.
sat;ons. Whipple and Mckenzie de
tended the Seaboard Yesterday. J.
Ellsworth Hall and Attorney Parks,
of Neon, and Train Dispatcher Marsh
and Superintendent w. F. Caderly are
here today engaged in fighting the
charge against the G. s. & f.
The case against the latter line will
probably lake up the remainder of
the day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
PETROCRAD EASY PREY FOR THE HUNS
HERTLIN c PUTS
ON FACE OF
WONDERS
LONDON PAPERS SAY HIS DUTY
TO SUPPLY CAMOUFLAGE

LONDON, Feb. 27.-The evening pa
gers see little hope for peace in vCl
Hertlings recent speech, with what
face of wonders can Won Hertling, who
; cid and religious, get up in the
Reichstae and declare his heart bleeds
for huma lity, and processes sympathy
with Wilson's appeal for justice, for
bearance, and respect for national
ghts. at the very time when he is
publicly ng3ged in enc of he most
cynical aad oallous transactions known
in history" says the West Minister
Gazette.
The Globe says Hertling's present
duty is to supply the camouflage be-
hind which the real sovereign power
Of Germany and the great general
staff carries CT its operations.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
SECOND LUNCHEON
Is ON FOR FRIDAY
BUSINESS MEN WILL JOIN COUN-
GIL OF DEFENSE AT ANOTHER
MEETING

The second meet Of the County
Council Of Defense viii be held Fri
day beginning at one O'Clock at the
SuWanee ilotcl dining room. A num-
Der CT the leading business men Of
the community have joined III making
this al occasion for the promo ion of
loyalty to the government and serv-
ing in any public spirited effort in any
cause that will help win the war
There will be u number Of short
lively addresses AID those who attend
will be assured Of plenty OF en- hus-
asm and good fellow feeling. Judge
L ". Whipple promises a program of
interest. Those who were nc present
at the first occasion Should be on hand
ard learn a BIZ CT what is going on
through this body
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
FRANK P. WALSH WILL
REPRESENT LABOR INTEREST

WASHINGTON Feb. 27.-Frank P.
Walsh. of Kansas City, formerly chair
man of the Federal Industrial Rela-
tions Commission was today selected
by labor as its representative in public
interest on the board for framing the
National Labor Policy for the govern
ment
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
NAVAL TUG CHEROKEE WAS
DESTROYED, MEN SAVED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--The naval
tug Cherokee formerly belonging to
the Luchenbach Company. foundered
yesterday off Fenwick Island Light
ship, % miles sou h of Della ware Capes
The survivors are being taken to
Philadelphia.
Normally the Cehrokee carried about
forty men. One report to the Navy
says ten survivors are already landed
At some point on the coast.
Later the navy department advised
incoming ships carrying four bodies to
Philadelphia that the ten survivors pre-
viously referred to were the only ones
out of the Cherokee's complement Of
five officers and thirty-fve men.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
!.
CORDELE MAN DOING HIS BIT.

For twenty years | suffered agon-
izing pains in my stomach, belching up
sour and bitter fluids and gases. Ton
que always coated. Doctors were I'M
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy made me
feel 100 per cent better, and | am now
feeling better than at any time in my
life | deem it my duty to advise other
sufferers" 1t is a simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarrhal
mucus from the intestinal tract and
allays the inflammation which causes
practically all stomach liver and intes.
final ailments, including appendicitis.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
SOLDIERS WILL.
NOT FIGHT
AGAIN
LENlNE,S TRkiTOROUS HAVE PUT
WORKMEN BEYOND STRONG
RESISTANCE.

LONDON, Feb. 27-If special dis
patches from Petrograd gauge acc,I-
rately the situation there. the Germans
likely find little difficulty in occupying
the city with trained troops.
Russian soldiers quite frankly refuse
to fight and say: I'VE have had enough
of fighting, if the Germans come, let
them take u.s."
There is a sitter attitude among the
workmen from whom, if at all resis-
lance to the Germans must come
They are said to be enrolling with en-
thusiasm in respose to the call of the
Bolsheviki leaders. Some correspond
cnts are describing the bulk of the pop.
ulation as lost in bewilderment and
apathy. They think cush resistance as
may be offered will amount to little.
The correspondent of the Morning
Post says the Germans in Petrograd
dre already organized to police the
city.
In several dispatches Ienine figures
s the backbone of the resistance to the
Germans, although originally he was
responsible for swaying the soldiers
and workmens delegates in the direc
> %
terms
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
GERMANS ASKED TO DEFEND
FRANCHISE REFORM Bill

AMSTERDAM, Tuesday. Feb 90
The German vice chancellor, Won Payer
in an address in the Reichstag, urged
the people to stand behind the army
and make a spirited defense Of the
Prussian franchise reform bill
There is only one standpoint for
home politics today, namely, the con
centration of all the forces of the EN-
pire to enable the army to fulfill their
heavy tasks he declared.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
Germans Must Advance.

( LONDON, Feb. Eth a dispatch
filed in Petrograd yesterday, the cor
respondent of the Exchange Telegraph
company says the Germans operating
; in the region of Pakov inquired of the
German General Hogmann if they
should continue to advance in view of
Russia's acceptance of the German
peace terms.
Hoffman, the dispatch adds, replied
lin the affirmative
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
NEW INDICTMENTS
MCNAR AND HILL
GRAND JURY INDICTED TURNER
COUNTY DEPUTY AND NEGRO
SEPARATELY.

Deputy Sheriff r. A. McNair, of Tur-
ner county and Rome Hill, negro
were indicted separately by the grand
jury yesterday and each will have to
stand trial in connection with the kill
ing Of Robert Price, a negro at We
mona on November 3rd, last. Both are
charged with murder.
Hill is an occupant of cell in Crisp
county Jail and McNair is out under
bond. A mistrial has been declared in
connection with his part in the Weno-
ma shooting, but he will have TO fight
for his freedom now on separate
count:
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
GRAND JURY WINDS UP
WORK OF PRESENT TERM

The Crisp county grand jury finish
ed the work of the term yesterday
afternoon and when brief present
ments were read. Judge d. A. r. Crum
dismissed the body with his thanks
The grand jury placed Samps Den
ton and Bessie Edwards. colored, and
John Smith and wife. white, on the
pauper's list at So per month each.
AT the wind up Of business, the bo-
dy took quarter" collection for the
Red Cross. This amouuted to $5.75.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
UNCLESAM CALLS
FOR PROF. CATHEY
LOCAL SCHOOL PRINCIPAL MUST
REPORT FOR SERVICE.

Prof. j. B., Cathey, principal of the
ONeal High School has received his
call to report to Atlanta by Monday
morning, He is a member of the
Emory University Medical Unit which
IS now modelling in Atlanta in prepa-
ration to go TO France
Mr. Cathey succeeded Prof w. r.
Bryan as principal of the high school
in the fall. He has won many friends
in Cordele who regret to hear of his
departure
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
CANNED GOODS Are
HELD FOR WAR USES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27--AlI can
ners were ADVISED today by the food
administration to hold for war pur-
loses, until further advised, all canned
peas, tCmtaOes, string beans and sal
mon now a hand
Reports of such holdings must be
made at once, separate from those to
be submitted before March 18th Can
ners who have no stocksl are required
TO report, indicating this fact.
Quantities not wanted will be re
leased promptly
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
FRENCH FIRE KEPT TEUTONS
FROM RECAPTURING TRENCHES

PARIS, Feb. 27.-After a heavy
bombardment the German troops in
Champaign last night attempted to re-
capture positions recently taken by
the French at Butte Du Mesnil To
days official reports says the Germans
were halted by the French fire.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
JOSEPH HIRAM WARREN
is AN ARMY VOLUNTEER

Joseph Hiram Warren, for sometime
an auto mechanic for Frank Teuber in
Cordele, and native OF this communi-
ty. joined the United States army to-
day I'D is mailing his arrangements
to go from here to Waco Texas, 70
give his time to the prosecution Of
the war against Germany He will be
sent to the mechanical service with
the army.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
WILL ASK FOR NEW TRIAL
IN SAM LOVETT CASE

Attorney NJ. NJ. Fakes, representing
Sam Lovett in the damage suit aga INST
tie Seaboard Railway. in which a
verdict of $1,000 was awarded by a
jury last week, is preparing a motion
for new raj and this case will have
a further court history
On the first trial Mr.. Lovett was
awarded $4,000 The verdict was set
aside and a new trial granted. The
motion will have to be argued before
Judge d. A. r. Crum at a date which
will be fixed.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
&. S. IF. NOT GUILTY
VERDICT RETURNED

The jury in the caes of the G. S. &
y Railroad. charged with violating the
state prohibition laws in corlection
vi h the hauling of liquor. returned
4 verdict of not guilty and the road
established its exercise of precaution-
nry measures to prevent whisky traf
fic on its Ines
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
MAY BE MORE PEOPLE
ALIVE ON FL0RIZEL

ST. JOHNS, Feb. 27.-Rescue stea-
mers were ordeder today to investigate
the report received here that signals
from the Red Cross liner. Florizel
were seen Sunday morning near Cape
Race indicating that persons are alive
on the vessel.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-02-27
GOOD SINGING AT
ZION HILL SUNDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE GIVEN TO A
PROGRAM WHICH WILL CON-
TAIN ALL NEW SONGS.

Those who love good vocal music are
invited to attend the singing at Zion
llill Sunday afternoon beginning at
$50 O'Clock Professor W. H. Culpep-
per viii be Hchalgo az choirister and
hn is considered a good one.
A general invitation has been extern
dod to everybody on all sides to at
tend and take part in making the af
ternOon big success. Those who go
are assured some good music