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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
WAUSFIELD
Obituary of Mrs. Clara Long Griffith,
Who Died Saturday

Mrs. Clara Long Griffith passed away
at her home here late Saturday after
noon with pneumonia, following severe
illness with influenza. She was the sec
ond child Of Moses and Eta Long of
Waitsfield. Her education was received
and her entire life spent in her native
town. On March 27, 1907, she was mar
ried to Ernest Griffith and three children
We're born to them, one girl and two
boys, Mildred, Clyde and Kenneth Be
sides her husband and three children, she
leaves stepsen, Merrill; her father and
mother of this place; four sisters Mrs.
Arthur Miller of Maine, Mrs. Ray Tucker
and Bessie Long of New York state, Miss
Mabel Long of Waitsfeld; and one broth
er, George, of Worcester, Mass.
Because of the danger attached to the
disease causing her death, only prayer
was offered at the house. The burial
services were held in the Common ceme-
terry Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev.
Mr.. Kirkness officiating Howard Joslin,
Will Graves, Ermine Griffith and Oscar
Eaton served as bearers.
Flora and Glen Griffith of Hartford,
Conn, were here for the funeral.
Miss Blanche McAllster was obliged
to leave her duties as postmistress Sat
urday on account of the distemper and
H. w. McAllister attended to the after
noon mail. She was slightly better at
this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Boyce of Waterbury
and Vaun Boyce, cadet at Norwich uni
versity, were Sunday visitors at Bert
Sayage's.
Miss Frances Bucklin has been i'll for
some time with neuritis and does not
seem to gain as she should.
G. T. Farr has been confined to the
house for day or two on account of
illness.
Ed Neill of Randolph was recent
visitor in town.
Thomas Neill's family are somewhat
better. Mrs. f. A. Joslyn of Randolph
came one day last week to assist in car
ing for them.
Seth Boyce, wife and children are re-
cent distemper victims. Mrs. Emma
Marble is assisting in caring for them.
The report that the creamery was
closed one day last week was incorrect,
The informant was entirely wrong.
Miss Annette Battles spent Sunday at
her home in Moretown.
Moses Long and his daughter, Mabel,
are staying at their home on the com
mon.
D. II. Skinner is remodeling the old No.
l3 schoolhouse for storage house and
garage.
Mrs. Clarence Reed is in Moretown
helping to care for Don Fielders and fam.
ily Mrs. Fielders is improving, but Don
has pneumonia.
The Gaylord family are slowly recov-
ering, but Mrs, Gaylord is still in bed.
Mrs. Ellen Place has been helping them.
Eugene Joslin aad son, Jesse, with
grandson, Winston, of Montpelier, were
at B. l.. Joslin's Sunday.
Miss Mary McAllister is now i'll with
the prevalent malady.
Mrs. Charles Folsom is one Of the dis
temper's latest victims.
1t is expected that Clyde Baird, Caspar
Smith and Herbert Smith have sailed for
overseas service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
DRUGGISTS! PLEASE NOTE
VICK'S VAPORUB OVERSOLD
due TO PRESENT EPIDEMIC

Tremendous Demand Last Few Days Has Wiped Out Ex-
cess Stocks That We Had Estimated Would Last Until
Next January-Last Weeks Orders Called for One
and Three-Quarter Million Jars - To-day's Orders
Alone Amount to 49,. 459 Jars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
WHAT WE ASK THE RETAIL DRUG
GIST TO DO.

Buy in as small quantities as possible
II you have any quantity orders, given
the jobber's statesmen or given to our
statesmen, don't bother about them-no
need TO write usit is absolutely impos.
sible to fill these orders at this time.
If the jobbers in your territory are out
of Vick's VapoRub, we will ship you by
parcel post, prepaid, quantities not more
than three (3l dozen 30c size in any one
order. Naturally, we can't open accounts
at this time, so your check or money or
der for this amount must accompany
order. Don't write us stating to ship
through your jobber, as we then have to
wait until we write this jobber and get
his o. X. If you wish the goods to come
through your jobber, have him order
them for YOU.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
Tired, Nervous Women
What You Need is VinOl

The reason we recommend Vinol so strongly for
such conditions is because it is nonsecret remedy
which contains Beef and Cod Liver Peptones, Iron
and Manganese Peptonates and Glycerophosphates,
the very elements needed to build up rundown
system and replace weakness with strength.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
Glasgow Jet, Ky.

"I was suffering from a nervous
breakdown - loss of flesh and poor
appetite so could hardly drag around
and do the work for my family. My
doctor prescribed Vinol. 1t not only
made me well and strong but ! have
gained in weight. Mrs. S. M. Gray.
For all rundown, nervous, anaemie @
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
THE PROBLEM NOW is TO DISTRIB-
UTE vAPoRUB QUICKLY.

Most of this tremendous quantity is
still enroute to the jobbers, but freight
and express are both congested nova
days, and it may be some time before
this supply reaches the jobbers. In the
meantime, therefore, it is necessary that
we distribute, as widely as possible, the
stock that we are manufacturing daily
together with that now on the jobbers
and retailers shelves, in order that it
may get to the influenza districts quick
ly. Our normal output is about 1000
dozen per day We are putting on a
night shift, but it win be little while
before that is producing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

fused one box Of Cuticura Ointment with
three cakes Of Soap when he was all
healed" (Signed) Mrs. Adelina Bello-
fstto, 81 E. Lincoln ST., Marlboro, Mass,
Sept IL, 1917.
Most skin troubles might be prevented
BY using Cuticura Soap and Ointment
for everyday toilet purposes.
Sample Each Free by Mail. Address post.
card: "Cuticura. Dept. II. Boston, Sold
everywhere. Soap 25c. Ointment Is and Soc,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
BABY HAD ECZEMA
FOR I MONTHS
Cross and Had TO Have Hands
Tied. Cuticura Healed.
Total Cost SIPS.

AFTER my baby was one month old he
started TO have eczema and be had Il
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

2nd-0rder from us in as small quenti
ties as possible. If you are out, we
will try to ship limited amount
by parcel post or express, and pay
the charges ourselves.
3rd--ln order to make distribution still
quicker, we viii ship direct to your
retail customers quantities not more
than three 90 dozen SOC size at
any one shipment.
4th--We are now out of the 60c size and
viii be for the next 10 days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30

seven months, Il was in
pimples on his face, and
they were watery. He was
very Cross and had to have
his hands tied. The erup-
ton was SO itchy l had to rub
him, and 1t kept me awake.
SGT ~zaI .L-..s Ys...1
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
HERE is PROOF
MiIwaukee, Wis.

WhIWaukee, Wis.
II was weak, nervous, Il run
down, no appetite and had q en- diff
ferent medicines without benefit. A
friend advised me to try yinol. 1t
gave me wonderful appetite, l sleep
we'll, have gained in weight and am
now strong and well. Mrs. e. Strey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-30
WHAT WE ASK THE WHOLESALE
DRUGGIST TO DO.

Last Saturday we notified all of our
jobbers, by special delivery, as follows:
lst-Deals and quantity shipments of
kinds are cancelled. Fill no guam
tity orders of any kind, whether
taken by our statesmen or by YOU
own. Sell in small lots only.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-26
CHAPTER v.
The Prison Camp At courtral.

The Prison Camp at courtral.
From the intelligence department
was conveyed to the officers prison
camp at Courtrai In an automobile. It
was about an hours ride. My escort
was one Of the most famous flyers In
the world, barring none. He was later
killed in action. but was told by an
English airman who witnessed his last
combat, that he fought a game battle
and died q hero's death.
The prison, which had evidently
been . civil prison of some kind before
the war. was located right in the heart
Of Courtrai. The first building We ap-
preached was large and in front of
the archway, which formed the main
entrance. was sentry box Here we
were challenged By the sentry, who
knocked on the door; the guard turned
the key in the lo.k and I was admit
ted We passed through the archway
The Dolores star., 1918-07-26

form the hardest and saddest duty !
have ever been called upon to execute
to confirm to them In person the
tidings Of poor Paul's death.
The other British pilot who fell was
also from my squadron and q man ]
knew well-Lieutenant Keith Of Aus
tralia. I had given him . picture of
myself only few hours before I start
ed ON my own disastrous night. Hs
was one Of the star pilots Of our squad.
ron and had been In many q desperate
battle before. but this time the odds
were too great for him. He put mp q
wonderful tight and h gave as much
The next two days passed without
incident and I was then taken to the
intelligence department Of the German
flying corps, which was located about
IN hour from the hospital There I was
kept two days, during which time they
put q thousand and one questions "a
me. While was there I turned Oyer
to them the message had written In
the hospital and asked them to have
one Of their flyers drop 1t ON our side
Of the line.
They asked me where I would like to
have 1t dropped. thinking perhaps ]
would give my airdrome away, but
when I smiled and shook my head, they
did not insist upon an answer.
"Il drop 1t over -" declared one
Of them, naming my airdrome. which
revealed to me that their flying corps
Is az efficient as other branches of the
service In the matter Of obtaining valu.
able information.
And right here I want to say that the
more came to know Of the enemy, the
more keenly realized what a difiicult
task we're going to have to lick him.
In all my subsequent experiences, the
fact that there Is a heap Of fight left
in the Huns still was thoroughly
brought home to me. We shall win
the war eventually, II we don't slow
up too soon, in the mistaken idea that
the Huns are ready to lie down.
The flying officers who questioned
me were extremely anxious to find out
all they could about the part America
is going to play In the war. but they
evidently came. to the conclusion that
America hadn't taken me very deeply
into her confidence. Judging from the
Information they got or failed to get,
from me.
At any rate, they gave me up, az q
bad job, and I was ordered to the ON
GERS prison at Courtrai, Belgium.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-26
'NANT PAT, O'BRIEN
FROM PRISON CAMP 0BREM WATCHES LAST FIGHT AND
FATAL FALL OF HIS CHUM, PAUL RAHEY

oyWspsaa-Pat OBeu redent NJ, seeing
servcs American
period France He assigned squadron
seves the
Ayess from which victorious
escaping
miracle prisoner in German
hospital Q bullet ~.
The Dolores star., 1918-07-26

and directly into q courtyard. on which
faced all Of the prison buildings, the
windows, Of course. being heavily
barred. After had given my pedigree
my name. age. address. etc.-I was
shown to q cell with bars on the win
dows overlooking this courtyard. I
was promptly told that at night we
were to occupy these rooms, but had
already surveyed the surroundings,
taken account Of the number Of guards
and the locked door outside, and con-
cluded that my chances Of getting
away from some other place could be
NO worse than In that particular cell.
Az had no hat, my helmet being the
only thing had worn over the lines.
I was compelled either to 20 bare
headed or wear the red cap Of the
Bavarian whom I had shot down ON
that memorable day. It can be i'm
agfned how looked attired In q Brit
lsh uniform and q bright red cap.
Wherever I was taken my outfit
aroused considerable curiosity among
the Belgians and German soldiers.
When I arrived at prison that day I
still wore this cap. and as was taken
into the courtyard. my overcoat cover
ing my uniform, all that the British
Officers, who happened to be summing
themselves in the courtyard. could see
was the red cap. They afterwards told
me they wondered who the "bug Hun"
was with the bandage on his mouth.
This cap I managed to keep with me.
but was never allowed to wear 1t on
the walks we took. I either went bare
headed or borrowed a cap from some
other prisoner.
At certain hours each day the pris-
oners were allowed to mingle in the
courtyard, and on the first occasion of
this kind found that there were IL
officers imprisoned there besides my
self.
They had here interpreters who
could speak all languages. One of
them was a mere boy who had been
born in Jersey City. N. J., and had
spent all his life in America until
the beginning of 1914. Then he moved
with his folks to Germany, and when
he became Of military age the Huns
forced him into the army. think If
the truth were known he would much
rather have been fighting for America
than against her.
I found that most Of the prisoners
remained at Courtrai only two or
three days. From there they were in
variably taken to prisons in the inte-
rior Of Germany.
Whether 1t was because was an
American or because I was a flyer,
don't know, but this rule was not fol-
lowed in my case. I remained there
two weeks.
During this period Courtrai was con-
stantly bombed by our airmen. Not a
single day or night passed without one
or more air raids. In the two weeks
I was there counted21 Of them. The
town suffered a great deal Of damage.
Evidently our people were aware that
the Germans had a lot Of troops con-
centrated In this town and besides the
headquarters star was stationed there.
The kaiser himself visited Courtrai
while I was In the prison, was told by
one of the Interpreters, but he didn't
call on me. and for obvious reasons I
couldn't call ON him. .
The courtyard was not q very popu-
lar place during air raids. Several
times when our airmen raided that
The Dolores star., 1918-07-26

A. he was travelling with 9TH
er prisoners toward a prison
camp In the heart Of Germany,
o'erien conceived the idea Of
leaping through the car window
In 4 desperate attempt to gain
his liberty. There was ono
chance In 4 thousand that he
would escape death or re.
capture. o'6rien took the
chance. Read about this thrill
Ing exploit In the next INSTALL
, ment. .n
New Britain herald., 1918-11-16
WAR WORK DRIVE To
end MONDAY night
New Britain Must Raise $4,000
TO Reach Its Full Quota

The MONDAY lunch was omitted to-
day in the United War Work
campaign drive, but that does
not mean that there was any
Let up in the canvass going on. For
the next forty-eight hours it is going
10 be continuous hustle to put New
Britain over the top in proper shape.
At present there is $4,000 more to
raise to reach just the $4,000 mark.
The last pledges are hard ones to
get, as the city has been gone over with
a fine tooth comb, and it will require
lot of husting to get the remainder
The hardest part of the drive is the
last. To bring New Britain up where
it belongs it Will be necessary for
many people to raise their pledges
over what they have given. Some of
the shops have been too anxious to get
one hundred per cent. instead of pay
ing attention to the size of the individ-
ual pledeg, which is of prime import
ance. The publicity committee finds
that in this campaign there has been
no house to house canvass Whatso-
ever, as the whole drive has been
made in the shop. The result is that
there are a lot of mothers and sisters
who are only waiting for solicitors to
come around. as they have made up
their minds to give.
IT is a good Sundays work 10 go
around and get these pledges and
every canvasser should make it a point
to see the people in his neighborhood.
Many small subscriptions will be re-
ceived and it will be surprising how
much they will aggregate. Another
thing to remember that the days pay
slogan is entirely dropped. The city
is wide open now. The card list is
ended and every canvasser can go out
and ask anyone he sees for a. pledge
Anyone who hasn't a button with a
days pay ribbon on should be at once
seen and put through the third de-
gree.
The closing lunch and grand wind
up of the campaign will be held Mon
day night at 6:15 o'clock. Chairman
E. w. Christ, who deserves q great
deal of credit for the fine list of
speakers he has secured, is going to
| make a variation and have only local
speakers. He has a couple Of sur
priSes up his sleeve, who promise to
make a great hit but he is as dumb as
the proverbial oyster, when it comes
to giving out any further information
about these dark horses. Chairman
George p. Hart of the whole drive,
Campaign Director H. l.. Plat, Chair
man F. A. Searle of the general lists
and estimates, and Chairman G. F,
Bennett of the SPECIAL lists
and estimates committee and
Treasurer F.S Chamberlain, have done
special work in the campaign. If
is hoped that Monday night the
figures will be up to the high water
mark where these gentlemen will feel
that their efforts in behalf of the
| United War work campaign have
been most thoroughly appreciated.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-16
! PlJL.Il[...lA
& NIVEN
BRITISH SOLDIERS
ASSURED OF WORK
Those With Essential Occupations
Will Be DemObilized First

London. Friday. Nov. 15.-(Via
MontreaD-Each British soldier will
be provided with employment after
the great armies in the field have
been demobilized. according to COM
prehensiye plans which now are being
worked out by the government. The
machinery of war will be turned into
machinery of peace as expeditiously
as possible.
Money grants to civilians and
former soldiers who are unemployed
owing to peace are to be provided.
There will be extra allowances for de-
pendents. These grants will run for
thirteen weeks for civilians, and
twenty-six weeks for discharged SOL
diers.
Men employed in pivotal indus
tries" and mines will be the first to
be discharged from the army and
workers in other trades will be re-
leased according to national needs.
Married men will receive preference.
For year after the war, permanent
appointments to the civil service will
be reserved to officers and soldiers.
Plans are being worked out to give
soldiers special facilities to obtain
land Men from the dominions en-
ployed at war work in England will
be quickly released. The ministry
of munitions will be supplanted by
the ministry of supply, which will
dispose of war stores the value of
which is estimated at $4,000, 900, 900.
Production of materials needed in
the building trades will be expedited.
Iron and steel Will he released from
control at once and other metals will
be placed on the pre-War basis in six
months.
There has been no general dis
charge of munition workers at Yet.
The scale of war wages in all trades
continues high because of the high
prices of necessaries of life.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-16
MISSIONARY CONVENTION.
Peoples Church Will Entertain Visit.
ing Delegates Next Week.

The semi-annual convention of the
Gospel Missionary society will be
held on Wednesday and Thursday
of next week at the Peoples church.
An interesting program has been ar
take part.
DIR. w. M. Turnbull, dean of the
Missionary Training Institute at
Nyack, n. Y, Rev. and Mrs. Knapp,
missionaries from Africa; Mr.. and
Mrs II. Herbert Hassler of the
African Inland Mission Mrs. W. Turn
bull, Young Peoples Evangelist for
the Christian and Missionary Alliance;
Mrs, Margaret T Tjader founder of
the International Union of Missions
and Rev. Frank HaWley.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-16
ORIENTAL FRUIT is
THRIVING IN CITY
Chinese Gingko Not a Disease But
Newly Discovered Tree

A new species of fruit has been &C.
cidently discovered in this city Yester-
day a complaint was received at the
office Of the board of health that there
was a be vbgkqj ;: 80:
was a very disagreeable odor issuing
from a yard on East Main street
The place in question is at the corner
of East Main and Summer SITS. J. A.
Dolan of the health board went to
the place to investigate conditions
Upon his arrival there he started to
trace the source of the disagreeable
odor. The result was that it was
found to be caused by what looked
liked some decayed pIums at the base
of tree in the yard There were
probably two or three bushels of the
supposed decayed fruit lying on the
ground.
Unacquailted with the various
forms of botany, Mr.. Dolan took a
sample of the fruit and returned to
city hall. There he saw w. 3. Ross
berg who solved the mystery. Mr.
Rossberg found that the fruit is
known as the Chinese gingko and is
it is quite we'll known to botanists of
former years. AS far as can be
learned the fruit was brought to this
section when George Scott, a local
florist planted several trees in this
city. The one at the corner of East
Main and Summer streets is thought to
be SO years old and is the only fruit
producing tree Of it's species in the city.
There are two more Of the species in
the city, one on South Main street
and the other in front of ST. Marks
church on West Main street, but
both of these are non-fruit producing
kind. The fruit which the tree
yields is very healthful. To the
people of this section the odor would
forbid further thought of it as a fruit
but to the Chinese people it is con-
sidered a delicacy. There is also %
certain amount of food value in the
fruit. The exact name of the species
discovered yesterday is Salisburia
Adiantifolia. AdiantifOlia refers to
the species directly and the name
Salisburia originated from the naming
of it by Lord Salisbury an English
man.
New Britain herald., 1918-11-16

At a Court of Probate holden at
New Britain within and for the Dis
trict of Berlin in the County of Hart
ford and State of Connecticut on the
5th day of November A. D., 1918.
Present, Bernard r. Gaffney, Judge.
Estate of Alice Cora Tuck late of
New Britain, in said district deceased
Upon petition of Oliver S. Lyford of
Englewood, New Jersey. praying that
an instrument in writing purporting to
be the last will and testament of said
deceased may be proved, approved and
admitted to probate, as per application
on file more fully appears, it is
Ordered-that said application be
heard and determined at the Probate
Office, III New Britain, in said district
on the 23rd day of November, A. D.,
1918, at 8 o'clock in the forenoon, and
that notice be given of the tendency
Of said application and the time and
place of hearing thereon, by publish
ing this order in some newspaper pub
lished in said New Britain, having a
circulation in said District and by
posting a copy thereof, on the public
sign-post in the Town of New Britain,
In said District, and return make.
BERNARD F. GAFFNEY,
New Britain herald., 1918-11-16
EBERT PLEADS FOR
UNITY IN GERMANY
econ tinued from First Page.)

chancellor, in speech in Berlin on
Thursday.
Chancellor Ebert said. eff we can
carry on our work for six or eight
weeks new Germany's future is as
sured and we also can hope to OBJ
tain conditions of peace relatively
favorable. But if our adversaries can
establish that anarchy reigns among
us they will dictate conditions that
will annihilate Germany's political
life"
New Britain herald., 1918-11-16
METHODIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Members of Local Church Will En-
tcrtain About $50 Delegates Tues
day and Wednesday.

4 Methodist district Sunday school
convention will be held in this city
beginning Tuesday morning of next
week, and lasting through Wednes-
day evening and indications point
that there will be at least $50 dele
gates in this city from the eastern
division.
In addition to the workers in this
district arrangements have been made
to have prominent Sunday School
workers from New York and Chicago
present to address the meetings of
the delegates.
The first meeting Will be held
Tuesday at the church ard will open
with prayer and roll call Business
meetings and reports will consume
the remainder Of lie time of con-
vc1tion, and places have been allotted
on the program for several addresses
by prominent Sunday school authori-
Ties.
The members of the Trinity Meth
odist church OF this city have made
arrangements for the entertainer
of the delegates in their homes dur
ing their stay in this city. The meet
ings will be held daily in the rooms
of the Trinity Methodist church.