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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
ALLIES CAPTURE VILLEMONTOIRE,
SWEEP PAST OULCHY- CHATEAU
AND CLOSE In ON NFERE-EN-TARDENOIS
VILL HATE AUSTRIA
FOR ALL TIME
And Czechs Are Determined to Betray
Her Whenever They Can, Said Czech
Socialist in Austrian Lower House.

Amsterdam, July &c. aThe Czechs de-
clare they viii hate and fight Austria
forever and, God willing, they will in the
end destroy her completely because Aus
tria embodies century old crime against
the liberty of mankind" said Deputy
Stransky, Czech Socialist, in moving
in the Austrian lower House an indiet-
ment of the ministers for their decree
ordering the partition of Bohemia
'sThe highest national duty of the
Czechs is to harm Austria wherever and
whenever possible" continued Stransky.
"This we owe to the Czech people and
to our loyalty to the Bohemian crown,
which loyalty can only be put in prac-
tice by betraying Austria. Therefore,
we are determined to hetray her when
ever we can"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
40 MORE GERMAN
DIVISIONS READY
For Operation Calculated to Change the
Present Situation to the Advantage
of Crown Prince.

Paris, July 26--General Ludendorff
apparently has 40 divisions of shock
troops still in hand, says Marcel Hutin
in the Echo de Paris They are destined,
or at least part of them, for an opera
tion calculated to change the present
situation to the advantage Of the Ger
man crown prince, but, adds NJ. Hutin,
it is hardly likely that General Foch and
General Petain will let the initiative be
taken from them now.
Between July Is and yesterday As Ger
man divisions were identified in the
Marne pocket, says NJ. Hutin, and com
pletely exhausted divisions are being re-
placed by half rested ones.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
lVEW ENGLAND SPRUCE
S4 HIGHER TO-DAY
Increased Price Allowed By War Indus
tries Board Until Nov. /,
iois

Washington, D. c., July 26 Increases
averaging approximately s4 thousand
feet for New England spruce lumber
were authorized to-day by the price fix
ing committee of the war industries
board for the period from July 10 to
Nov. !, 1918.
The prices apply to the American gov
ernment, the allies, railroads, and others
clistomarily purchasing lumber for mill
shipment, either by rail or water. They
range from S3s TO $50 thousand feet,
according to size, length and finish.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
OUT OF GAME FOR WEEKS.
Rawlings Of Boston Braves Had His Nose
Broken.

Boston, July &c. Johnny" Rawlings,
the regular shortstop of the Boston Ma
tional league baseball team, win be out
of the game for several weeks as the re-
suit of fractured nose sustained yes
terday while trying to field fast
grounder. The loss of Rawlings is Sc
we're one for the team, officials said to-
day. They were undecided who would
take his place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
MOSTLY CANADIANS
Who Are Applying for American Citizen
ship at St. Adams.

St. Albans, July 26.-A special session
of the U. S. district court is being held
at The county courthouse by Clerk II. s.
Platt of Rutland, assisted by Marshal
A. P. Carpenter Of Brattleboro and G.
Def. Bancroft of Montpelier as inter
mediary Up to 1880 this afternoon six
applications for citizenship had been re-
ceiyed, all being from Canadian citizens;
and a dozen applications for second pa
pers were received.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
SEVERAL PASSENGERS HURT.
When Metal Projection from Passing
Engine Raked a Train.

New Haven, Conn, July 26.-Seyeral
passengers on the shore line express
No. 20, Of the New Haven railroad, were
slightly hurt when metal projection
from passing engine broke windows
nthe smoking and next two coaches of
the train. One man went to the hos
pital to have glass fragments removed
from his face, but the others hurt were
attended by surgeon at the station and
continued on the train.
In a list Of 10 persons treated for cuts
and bruises, given out by the railroad
officials, were the names Of J. j. Ryan, T.
P. Thornton, and Frank Gatfey, of New
London
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
AMERICAN STRATEGY
OUTWTTTED ENEMY
fleming a Frontal Attack the Americans
Crept Around and Captured Nest of
Machine Guns Still Holding
Out Near Epieds.

London, July 26.-American troops
met and conquered the enemy in tre-
mendous combat in the region of Epieds
and Trugny, says Reuters correspondent
with the American troops in France.
German infantry which had been pushed
back from the Marne was hurried for.
ward TO check the Fraseo. American
thrust toward -Tardenois from
the southwest
The Germans fought well and checked
the advance for some 36 hours and three
times wrested the village of Epieds from
their determined American opponents. In
the meantime, the village grew constant
ly smaller under the ceaseless lombard
ment from both sides and finally dis
appeared, not even a large pile of bricks
being left behind.
When the village disappeared the Ger
mans were in possession The Americans,
tired of the ceaseless ebb and flow of
the fighting there, had taken the slopes
on either flank and forced the Germans
to make their final massed attack into
the ruins of the village
Meanwhile the allied guns had been
brought up beyond the crest of the hill
and as soon as the Germans took pos
session of the village they concentrated
terrific fire upon it until the place
smoked with its own red dust as though
afre. When the guns ceased firing there
were no Germans left to capture or even
TO bury.
At the edge of the wood heyond Trug-
ny, the correspondent adds, the German
machine guns stationed 10 yards apart
held up the advance little longer Max
ing a feint frontal attack, however, the
Americans crept Indian fashion around
the fanks and captured all the guns.
Afterward the pace Of the advance
quickened The ground north of Epieds
was taken and the line carried beyond
Courpoil.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
HAD GoMPERs' APPROVAL.
Timber Workers Strike in the State of
Washington This Month.

Chicago, July 26.-The defense in the
I. w. w. trial to-day placed w. E. Fall,
vice president of the timber workers un-
ion, affiliated with the American Fedora.
tion of Labor, on the witness stand.
He testified that the strike in the state
of Washington, July l6 last, had the ap-
proval of Samuel Gompers, president Of
the federation, and was solely to improve
working conditions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
FOURTEEN MEMBERS
OF CONGRESS ACROSS
They viii Join Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt in Inspection of
American Naval Strength in
European Waters.

Washington, D. G., July 26.- Safe ar.
rival in England of IA members of the
House naval committee, headed by Chair.
man Padgett of Tennessee, was to-day
announced by the navy department They
will meet Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy Franklin d. Roosevelt, who is now
abroad, and inspect American naval yes
sells and stations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26

however, that General Foch will not let
the initiative be taken from him.
The Matin says that whether the Ger
mans begin an attack against the French
or the British they will find the allies
we'll prepared. The allied high command
awaits in full confidence the expected
enemy reaction. Should the Germans
meet with another failure. says the
Matin, they would be obliged to precipi
tate the retirement which already ap.
pears almost inevitable
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
BALL PLAYER TOLD
TO co TO WORK
Or Otto Jacobs Of Chicago Win Be Moved
from Class to Class I--Is Married
and Has Two Children.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 26.--otto Jacobs. q
catcher, the first Chicago league player
affected by the' war departments ''work
or fight" ruling, was notified by his local
board to-day to obtain more useful en-
ployment or be moved from class four
to class one, Jacobs is married and has
q wife and two children.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
They Represent Peasant Re-
bellion in Southwest
ern Russia
PART OF GERMANS
RETREAT TO KIEV
Peasants Are Well Armed
and Are Fairly Eff
cient Troops

London, July ga peasant rebellion
has broken out in the Ukraine on for
midable scale, according to information
received to-day. Seventy five thousand
peasants, fairly efficient troops with their
officers and their instructors, are advsnc-
ing against the Germans, detachments of
whom have withdrawn, retreating to
kiev. The peasants are well armed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
AUSTRIAN SOCIALISTS
IN SHARP PROTEST
Because Austria Does Not Insist That
Germany Come Down to Business
and Fix War Aims.

Amsterdam, July 26-Austrian Social
Democrats have introduced an interpre-
tation resolution in the lower house, ask
ing that the government negotiate i'm
mediately with Germany with view to
jointly fixing war aims and peace terms
and repeating Austrian readiness for
peace without annexations and indem-
mites, according TO Vienna despatch to
the Nieuwe Rotterdamsehe Courant. The
Social Democrats assert that the Aus.
tro-Hungarian government does not act
sharply enough against the military
party of Germany which momentariIy
has the upper hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
EXPECT STRONG DEFENSE.
Will Be Put Up BY Crown Prince on
Tardenois Plateau.

Paris, July 26The newspapers are
much pleased over Thursdays successes
by the allies and believe that the mo-
ment when the pocket dug by the Ger
mans will become so reduced that the
position will be intolerable is approach
ang nearer and nearer.
A majority Of the military critics
think the German crown prince will not
reconcile himself with falling back to
the line of the Vesle without giving a
further defensive battle on the plateau
of Tardenois in conjunction with often
siye battle in the neighborhood regions
IT is believed probable that the Ger
mans also may strike simultaneously in
Flanders. The critics are convinced,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
GERMANS LOSE PIVOT FOR
RETREAT FURTHER SOUTH
The Americans Are Moving Up From
the Southwark and Threaten the
Strong Section Which Has Fere-
en-TardenOis AS Its Center
(Bv Associated Press.

Vlemontore little than five miles south OF scissors,
has the French and Americans while further south
they have captured and swept to the east
ward of the town.
Oucq and the Marne the Americans pressing
hard against the taken the southern half of
La Fere forest which brings them up to about four miles directly
south of the vital the center Of the
roads leading back out Of the Mae salient and through which the
German forces along southwestern sectors of the line must
retreat forest further southeast toward the Marne also is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
ADMITS CORRESPONDENCE.
But Says His Letters to Germany Were
of Innocent Nature.

New York, July 26--Admission that
he sent mail to Germany through Sc
cret channels for nearly year after the
United States entered the war has been
made by George Sylvester Viereck, edi-
tor of Viereek's Weekly, formerly The
Vaterland, according to statement to-
day by Merton Il. Lewis, attorney gen
eral of New York. Viereck claimed the
letters were innocent communications to
his father in Berlin. He conceded he
had burned the originals here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
CASH BASIS AUG. /.
Railroad Freight Offices Will Go on That
Basis.

A statement was made by railroad
men at Montpelier this afternoon that
no consolidation Of the service on the
Central Vermont and Montpelier & Wells
River railroad, affecting Barre and
Montpelier, willsbe made until the people
of the two cities have been given a
chance for hearing.
Another statement was made that the
freight offices win go on cash basis on
Aug. /.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
BRITISH DROVE OFF
TITO GERMAN ATTACKS
One Was Launched on Positions Recent
ly Taken By British Near Meteren and
Other Was in Hebuterne Sector.

London, July 26.--The Germans this
morning launched local attack against
the positions recently taken by the Brit
ish in the Meteren sector of the Flanders
front. The war office announces that the
attack was repulsed after sharp fighting.
Last night the Germans delivered an
attack upon the new British positions in
the Hebuterne sector, on the front be-
tween Albert and Arras. The enemy
was driven off with severe losses, leaving
prisoners in the hands of the British
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
GERMANS SEND NEW ARMY
To Reinforce Their Right Wing, Says a
Paris Newspaper.

Paris, July 26.--The Germans have re.
inforced their right flank of the Soissons-
Rheims pocket, says La Liberte, with a
new army commanded by General Won
Eben, which has been placed between the
armies of General Won Hutier and Cen
eral Won Boehm.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
TITO AVIATORS
KILLED At BUFFALO
Lawrence ]. Dunham of Brockville, Ont,
and James Doolittle of San Fran
cisco, Victims of Fall

Buffalo, n. Y, July 26 Lawrence ].
Dunham Of Brockyille, Ont, an aviator,
was killed by the fall of an airplane at
the C,Irtiss field here to-day. james Doo-
little of San Francisco died an hour later
in hospital
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
WOMAN DISTRICT ArToRNEY.
Mrs. Annette Abbott Adams Assumes the
Position in California.

San Francisco, Cal, July 26.-Mrs. An
nette Abbott Adams to-day assumed the
duties of United States district attorney
under temporary appointment by Fed
eral Judge William G. Van Flee, She is
the first woman to hold federal Office of
that kind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
A VICTORY A DAY
FOR FIFTEEN DAYS
Second Lieutenant Coeffard of French
Army Has Broken All Records
for Aerial Fighting.

Paris. July 5.--(HayaslI Second
Lieutenant Coeiiard, of the French army,
has broken all records in aerial fight.
ing, according to the newspapers. He has
won fifteen aerial victories in fifteen
days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
COST is JUSTIFIED.
All That the United States Is Putting
into the Battle.

Washington, D. G., July 26.- Secretary
Baker has so far received no word of the
American losses in the present fighting,
he announced last night. There is no
doubt that he construes General Perish
ing's silence on this point as meaning
that the cost has not been greater than
the numbers engaged or the effort made
would Justify.
German press reports of tens of thou
sands of American dead before their lines
are put out as sop to the German peo-
pie, it is believed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
FRENCH CAPTURED
FOUR CANNON
IN NEW ADVANCE
Also Many Hundreds Of Germans Fell
Into Their Hands When Villemon-
toire and 0ulchy y-le- Chateau
Were Taken.

Paris, July 2b.--Capture OF the towns
of Villemontoire and 0ulchy Chateau
is announced by the war Office, The
French took four cannon and many hun
dred prisoners in this fighting.
Villemontoire is slightly more than
five miles directly south Of scissors, on
the Scissors Chateau Thierry high road.
1t is in this region on the German right
flank, that the enemy has been making
his most determined resistance to any
further advance by the allied forces, be-
cause of the danger to his line of retreat
from the Marine salient.
Oulchy .le- Chateau is about seven miles
south Of Villemontoire, on the Soissons-
Chateau Thierry railway line. This line
has been virtually useless to Germans for
some time, however, owing to its having
been closely approached or cut by the al
lies further north. The taking of 0ulchy-
lie Chateau, however, will definitely put
it out of business. The capture of this
town also represents further closing in
on Fere en- Tardenois, about six miles to
the east, although the allies are closer to
Fere en- Tardenois on the line to the
south.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
WESTERN UNION INDICTED.
On Charge Of Transmitting Messages By
Mail.

New York, July 26.--The Western I'm
ion Telegraph company was indicted by
federal grand jury here to-day on
charges of having transmitted messages
by mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
JAPAN ACCEPTS
AMERICAN PLAN
Official Announcement Made in London
That Countries Are in Accord in Pro-
posai to Assist Czeeho-Slovak
Armies in Siberia.

London, July 26--It is announced of
ficially here that Japan has decided to
accept the American proposal to assist
the Czecho-Slovak armies in Siberia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
voLuNTARY WAGE INCREASE
of Ten to Twenty Five Per Cent for New
York Trolleymen.

New York, July 26. = The Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company to-day announced
voluntary increase of wages to its EN-
ployss, amounting to approximately ST.
100000 annually. The increases range
from 10 to 25 per cent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
UKRAINE ABANDONS
BESSARABIA CLAIM
German-Made Peace Pact Is Shot Wide
Open Through the Negation and Ru-
mania Resumes Relations with
Ukraine.

Paris, July Pot Ukrainian govern
ment has announced officially that it
abandons its claim to Bessarabia, says
Bucharest dispatch to the German press
transmitted by the Zurich correspondent
Of the Matin. AS a result diplomatic re.
lations between Rumania and the
Ukraine have been resumed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
Al PERSONS INDICTED
On Charge Of Theft of Beef Consigned to
u. S. Army,

New York, July 26. Twenty one per
sons were indicted here to day by the
federal grand jury on charge of being
implicated in the theft of beef consigned
to the United States army.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26

The peace treaty between the central
powers and Rumania .ceded Bessarabia
to Rumania in return for Dobrudia and
other territory. Most of the inhabitants
are Rumanians. The Ukraine borders
Bessarabia on the north and east.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-26
DROWNED AT SEA.
Henry B. valpey of Everett, Mass, the
Victim.

Washington, D. c., July 26.--The navy
department to-day announced the death
by drowning of Henry B. Valpey, Ever
EFT, Mass, at sea, July 81.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-07
u. S. MEN TO FLANDERS
AMERICANS MAY CONTINUE
TRAINING WITH BRITISH.
Yankees Would Be Passed THROUGH
Training System From Receiving
Camps to Finishing Courses.

Washington, Feb 6. - American
troops may appear in British trenches
on the Flanders front as a result of
studies now being made both here and
in Europe.
II the prospect suggested is carried
out, American units would be passed
through the British training system
from receiving camps to finishing
courses in frOnt-line trenches, drawing
supplies and equipment from British
sources until graduate battalions were
Withdrawn for incorporation in General
Pershing's army.
The suggestion came from British
officials through General Pershing 1t
IS still under consideration at the war
department, but final action probably
rests on recommendations of General
Bliss, who is considering it also in
conference with the supreme war coun-
ell.
The plan is a development of the
proposal made at the time of the first
meeting of the war council that Amer
lean troops might be sent to England
IoF training, releasing BRITISH forces
there for front-line duty. The object
sought is to hasten the expansion of
the American army in France BY the
use of British shipping, training camps
and supply lines, it has been urged
that General Pershing's force could be
supplemented without a proportionate
increase in the demand on shipping.
Details of the plan are not available
for publication. 1t is known however,
to have encountered numerous prac-
teal objections here, which also Oc-
CURED to General Pershing in forward
ing the suggestion. In its original form
the plan contemplated the training of
100 infantry battalions of 1000 men
each through British facilities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-07
CITY WATER SUPPLY.

l is really surprising and at the
same time it is too bad that the city
Of Grand Rapids is short of good
spring water after the great expense
that we have gone to, to guard against
the present existing circumstances.
It nay BE possible that 4 great many
people in our city have been extrava-
SAINT IN inc use Of water by allowing
8 a11ai. amount Of water to flow from
the cold water faucets to prevent wa
ter pipes from freezing, during this
extremely cold month of January. We
hardly believe that this use would
cause sufficient shortage to necessi-
cate the use of river water.
The use of river water would not be
so bad if we had a filtering system in
connection Herewith. During Mr.
Cohen's administration as Mayor, with
he large we'll sunk at the east side of
the city, with its many drainage pipes
leading to the wells, we were informed
shat there would never again be a
shortage Of spring water supply, as
The supply would then be sufficient to
furnish water for city, two or three
zines as large as Grand Rapids.
On Sunday last most of our citizens
were obliged to use river water and it
5ruly was sad calamity.
To change from the purest of spring
water to that of river water was so
great it proved a great disappointment
o our people.
There was a certain odor that came
from the use of the water that was
very convincing to users that their
loss of spring water was truly a great
one. Provision ought to be made for
4 Offering system of sufficient mag
nitude so that this unhealthy condi-
5ion of using river water would be I'M
necessary. A 6ltering system may be
attended with considerable expense,
but it is the only one that will be last
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-07
WADSWORTH URGES NEW LAW
Delivers Speech in Senate in Behalf of
Bills for War Cabinet and Mu-
nitions Director

Washington, Feb. 6.-DevelOpmentS
during the day promised indefinite eX-
tension Of the controversy in the SEN
ate over American war efficiency and
the military committees bills for 4
war cabinet and munitions director.
Senator WadswOrth, a Republican
committee member, delivered q pre-
pared speech in behalf of the proposed
legislation, critiCizmg what he de-
scribed as utter lack of system and
comprehensive planning in the govern
ment's war activities.
Further disclosures of the govern
mentS military program are expected
when Secretary Baker reappears be
fore the military committee for cross
examination.
Senator WadSWOrth in his address
declared that the system and not indi-
yiduals is responsible for present con
ditiOns, which, he said, cruelty handi-
cap" the government and preclude
buSinesslike team work on the part of
bureaus and various official Organiza-
tons constituting a "cOngl0meration
of ambitious and scattered agencies"
He insisted that a war cabinet eOr
similar body under some other name
is essential, because it is physically
impossible for the president to cO-or-
dinate the governments functions
Senator WadswOrth denied that the
legislation was designed TO or would
result in interference with the presi-
dents authority.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-02-07

Chief of Police Payne has been busy
so far this week registering all enemy
aliens in the city Of Grand Rapids.
This registration consists Of the
listing of where a man was born, the
date Of his birth, when he came to this
country, in what port of entry he land
ed, and in fact a complete record of
his history since birth. Besides this
his photograph is attached and an i'm
preston made Of his finger prints
Wednesday Mr.. Payne had forty
listed, he thinks a total registration
Of about IS will be reached in the city.
All aliens residing in the R. F. D.
districts or outside of the city limits
are being registered at the post of
flee by Postmaster Robert Nash. Just
how many there will be is not known
at the present time.