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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-12
NEWBURY

The entertainment given by the New
bury high school last Friday evening
came up to the expectations of all pres
ent. The young ladies in the Queen of
Hearts" were all queens, while the boys
we're credit to the theatrical profes.
sion. The minstrel show (if we can be
allowed to use a Detroit. Mich. phrasel
was "a korkin good show The stage
setting was superb, the costumes were
magnificent, the darkies were blaeker
than Egyptian darkness, the singing
was equal to that Of Adelina Patti or
Caruso 1.-THE scribe is a judge of music
and the band went so far ahead of
Sousa's that Sousa can never catch up
with It. 1t is evident. when it comes 10
niger show" Ncwbury has the tall
ent, and that Newbury people have a
sense of humor and enjoy good laugh,
Miss Sophia Randall Of Keesyille,
n. Y, is the guest of her sister, Mrs,
David Mason.
George Edwards, who chaperoned a
private ear containing 10 females to
Plains, Va, has returned in right
frame of mind and is about his regular
duties Just the same as if nothing had
happened.
Frank A. Temple is considered man
of iron, as far as nerve is concerned.
He can stand up before surgeon and
let him cut off his fingers without wine
ing and smile while the wound is being
sewed up, but when it comes to sitting
down on u red -hot stove Frank isn't
there. He explains that he does not
care rap about the loss of cuticle, but
it is the seat Of his pants, the loss of
which causes him to mourn. Nature
will supply the cutiele, but the loss of
a seat of fellows pants these times is
nothing short of calamity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-12

BOUGHT IN ANY CONDITION Il Highest
prices for old gold, silver and platinum /:
mail TO American Tooth Co., 453 Washing
ton street, Boston, OPP. Filenes.
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TO AID TUBERCULOSIS.
In Figuring Out Meaning of Comph-
Gated Ouestionnaires.

The federal government, through its
treasury department in the administla-
ton OF the internal revenue act, is hold
ing meetings in Portland and Bangor,
Me, on Nov. 1921, inclusive, for the
purpose Of explaining certain features
OF a complicated QUESTIONABLE recently
forwarded by the commissioner of in
ternal revenue to timberland owners
who were obliged some time ago to file
with the treasury department a state
ment of their increase for tax purposes.
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The QUESTIONABLE referred to is a
instrument of SO printed
pages designed TO learn to what ex-
tent the holder of timber tract is
entitled to reduction in his capital
stock by reason of depletion or deteri-
Grafton.
The meetings will be held in Port
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-12
WILLI4MSTOWN

The regular meeting of Fraternity
Rebekah lodge, No. 30, will be held OF
Thursday evening, Nov IL. The as
sembly warden, Mrs Adella b. Wallis
will make an official visit. Rebekal
degree will be worked on candidates
Visiting members are especially in
vited
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-12

TO RENT-A tenement Of 3 rooms at 1903
GOATS"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-12

land on Nov. Is and 10, and in Bangor
on Nov. 20 and 81, and will be under
the direction of regional forest valua-
ton engineer, Ed r. Lynn. The pur-
pose of these meetings is to help the
owner claiming reduction because of
depletion to more properly present his
claim to the government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-12
BARRE DAILY TIMES
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 70, 1919.
The Weather.

Generally cloudy tonight and Thurs
day, probably local rains; colder Thurs
day in Vermont; moderate shifting
winds.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-02-21

No matter how positive woman
may be Of anything, she is seldom will
ing to bet money on II.
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Look at the tongue. mother! II
coated, it is sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach. liver and bowels
needs a gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When peevish, cross, lstless, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu-
rally, or is feverish, stomach sour,
breath bad; has Stomach-ache, sore
throat, diarrhGa. full of cold, give a
teaspoonful Of california Syrup of
Figs" and In few hours all the foul,
constipated waste, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out Of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless fruit laxative;"
they love its delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for bottle Of
california Syrup Of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children Of all
ages and for grown-ups plainly on the
bottle. Beware of counterfeits sold
here. To be sure you get the genuine,
ask to see that 1t Is made by the Cali
fOrnia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contempt.-Adv.
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CHAPTER XII.

And he slept, though he had not ex-
pected to close his eyes that night.
He slept as soundly as his comrades,
awakening, as was his habit, few
minutes before reveille. with q mind
singularly clarified by sleep. He would
ask to parade before his commanding
officer In the morning and state the
facts, leaving the rest to fate.
He was not destined to, for the same
corporal who had put him on duty dur
Ing his previous afternoon "off" called
him five minutes before parade.
"You can leave them buttons, Wes-
ton," he said with a grin. you won't
need to polish 'em where you're going.
The sergeant major wants you at
once"
Mark hurried to the office, to find the
sergeant major In company with one
Of the senior captains; then he remem-
bered that rumors Of the preceding
evening had sent the Major away with
the Inspecting General. His interview
must be postponed, then.
Weston, you'd better get your
breakfast at once" said the sergeant
major. "And have your kit packed in
twenty minutes. You and Hartley are
going mp to the front"
The senior captain temporarily COM
manding the detachment unbent from
the Official air which he was trying
terribly hard to assume.
You were specially asked for from
headQuarters," he said, with another
man.. and I'm sending Hartley be-
cause he's your friend. They want two
more men for the stretcher bearers
company. Wen be sorry to lose you.
Tcston.
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the corporal. you've got 10 bring hin
In. You can see him from this loop
hole"
Mark stepped upon the sentry's plat
form and saw, indistinct In the dark
ness. huddled form. about halfway
to the German trenches.
Then he heard Kellerman's voice at
his side.
"A man of the -th got hit" he said.
'Bring him In. Weston. Make a quick
Job Of 1t. Corporal Baines, you'll take
charge. You two will be ready to take
out your stretcher In case anything
happens" he added to the two others.
The corporal led the way. crouchlng.
toward the gap In the wires. They
passed two lines. traversed diagonal
lane, and emerged beyond the third
into the open. The body of the wound
ed man, which had disappeared, came
into light. black patch under the
stars. N
"Get down 7" whispered the corporal.
They flung themselves to the ground,
and proceeded to wriggle forward, un-
der his directions, pushing the stretch
er as nolselessly as possible across
the rough ground. Suddenly the man
with Mark uttered an exclamation.
"What the DEVILS he sent us on this
job for?" he demanded truculently.
"Shut up, you foolp whispered the
corporal hoarsely.
THAT amt the man. He's been
there these past three days. Dutch.
man he is; every listening post party
knows him. What'sfhe good Of bring
ing him in? He amt got no head to
him."
"What you talking about1" snarled
the corporal. That's the man the Ma
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CHAPTER xI-contInued.

-
ADJ Kenson turned and ran toward
Mark with a scream. She did not rec
ognize him, Mark could see that.
The discipline of a lifetime held
Mark steady. He stood confronting
Kellerman, but did not raise hand
even to guard himself. Kellerman
glared at him In speechless fury. And
even then II seemed little singular
to Mark that Hartley disappeared. so
swiftly and silently that neither the
man nor the woman knew he had been
there.
Then Kellerman burst into hysterical
laughter.
ITS the spy from the war depart
ment," he cried. 'The fellow we
pitched out Of the army for treachery.
masquerading here I'm uniform. A
blank wall and a firing squad for you
tomorrow, my mani"
. Ada Henson sprang between them.
"He doesn't mean thatl" she cried,
peerlng into Marks face dubiously.
She recognized Mark now, but Mark
could see that the recognition meant
little to her; probably he had been only
q trivial incident In her career. Ills
ten to mep she whispered In Marks
ear. "He has been drinking. 1t will
be oil right. Just go back and keep
this to yourself. You'll get a fifty
dollar bill by the next post, and ten
every month afterward. so long as you
don't see anything. Understand? He
isn't responsible"
Mark turned away in disgust, but he
imagined the warped mind that caught
at this hope of secrecy.
He went back into the kitchen. The
soldiers were still there, one or two
hailed him; the incident had occupied
only ten minutes. Annette made q
little mouth at him from the doorway.
But Mark was searching In the room
for Hartley.
"Your friend went home, / think,
monsieur le soldat," said Annette In
banter.
Mark strobe out Of the inn without
a word. Hartley's disappearance did
but he felt that he had relied too much
on Hartley. 1t was for him to act. He
would go to the Major In charge Of the
hospital, tell his story, and do the only
thing possible. He had no doubt any
longer that Kellerman and the Henson
woman were partners In far-reaching
conspiracy against his country, though
he had never before allowed himself
to accept the obvious deductions from
the Washington episode. His mind
moved slowly. His purpose had been
to redeem himself, he had thought
Hartley obsessed; now he meant to re-
veal everything.
And suddenly, out Of the mist of
years, he recalled Colonel Howard's
story of Hampton. Kellerman had
been the chief agent in Hampton's
tragic fall. Suppose Hampton had
been innocenti Suppose that Flea
nor's father had been a brave and loyal
man, whose hideous ruin and abom-
Unable death might be posthumously
indicated?
The blood rushed to his head at the
thought Of 1t. The burden Of the
knowledge Of her fathers shame. and
Of its probable effect on her II ever
she learned had weighed heavily upon
Marks heart since that night in the
tent In Cuba.
Then the blood receded, leaving him
as cold as a stone. For he recalled
Ada Kenson's words to Kellerman. So
the hunter was hard upon the quarry
perhaps he had already shared her.
Eleanor had liked Kellerman. He
forced back his thoughts, strobe
straight to barracks and turned In.
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or course. Hazel. people wear eye
glasses for the looks Of the thing.
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CHAPTER XIII.

No word had come Of any project of
attack on the morrow morning. In this
the sergeant's prediction had probably
proved false; yet the feeling In the air
Of something impending seemed to
have communicated itself to the enc
my's lines.
A wiring party and listening post
party were out from the American
trenches, and Mark was on duty with
three others Of the stretcher bearers
company, ready for a call.
A corporal was at the dugout door.
"Stretcher bearersi" he whispered.
The four men were on their feet
Immediately, two stretchers ready.
"A man hit hetwesn the lines" said
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Fought Amid q HalIstorm Of BuIIstA
jor said, and there amt no other In
sight. Tchti"
They flattened themselves as q
rocket burst into the air above the
German lines.
Then the machine guns burst forth.
"Rat-tat-tat-tati" sang the bullets over
head.
They swished through the grass and
pattered on the ground. No answer
came from the section Of the Ameri-
can line Immediately behind the de-
tenders, but on each side there came
answering volleys. making the air an
inferno Of cracking death. Then.
gradually, the alarm subsided. The
rocket showers died down.
snow. boys" whispered the corpo-
raj.
They crawled onward. The huddled
form came into clear view. The body
seemed to be already blending with
the earth, melting into formlessness; |;
and there was no need to wonder
whether this was Of a dead or wounded
man.
The corporal swore.
II told you sol" mumbled Marks
companion. II told you so. What's he
sent US here for, the fool7"
His words ended in a gurgle. From
behind the shelter Of the corpse leaped
five men. Noiselessly they flung them
selves upon the party Of three. Mark
felt pistol at his temple.
Surrender" Kissed a voice In his
ear.
In flash he realized the trap. The
three were unarmed, noncombatants; |;
1t was a counter-raid-and Kellerman
had known that the enemy were abroad
that night and suspected their rendez-
vous.
He saw his two companions being
dragged, unresisting. toward the Ger
man lines. Three men were with
them; besides his immediate antago-
mist there was only one other figure
in the immediate vicinity. and that one
had half turned away.
And the thought Of the internal trap
goaded Mark to madness. As his cap
tor, never suspecting resistance on his
part, let the muzzle of the pistol droop.
Mark drew back his hand and struck
upward with all his might.
He felt the burn OF the powder AZ
the discharged bullet sped under his
chin, he heard the startled cry Of the
Germans; and then a furious outburst
Of machine-gun FIRE came from the
trenches opposite. Two Very lights
went mp, revealing the two struggling
men to the sentries on either side.
Mark saw a powerful man. ser
geant. he thought with close-cropped
yellow hair and the body Of Her
cules. The man dashed at him. strik-
ing madly with his bare fists. The two
fought amid hailstorm of bullets.
Cro BE CONTINUED,
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Copyright. by w. @. Chapman.)

Mark saluted and went out Just as
Hartley appeared at the door. The
sergeant major enlightened Hartley
briefly.
"You must have some pull at head
quarters. Weston" he said. "Do you
know Major KellermanT
"A little, sir" answered Mark grimly.
swell. he seems to know all about
you, and he told the o. @. over the tel
ephone that he must have you. He'll
be your o. @. now for a while, so
things ought to run smoothly for you"
"He's not a doctor. SIR"
"No, but the stretcher bearers aren't
medical corps; they're attached to
the -th."
Mark hurried away. In the barrack
room, at breakfast, the two were the
subject Of mingled jests and congratu-
lations. The stretcher bearers, form
ing, as It were, the last supports of
the infantry. shared with them the
great proportion of casualties. Keller
mans scheme was perfectly clear to
Mark.
lie was In a wretched state of mind
when the car steamed into the depot
at the end of the narrow-gauge line.
He descended into city, q mushroom
city Of the supply and transportation
department.
A sergeant and corporal, with nine
or ten men. of the stretcher bearers
company, We're waiting for the two.
The little troop was returning to the
trenches after FIVE days Of relief at a
rest camp.
you're the two men from the base
hospltal?" asked the sergeant "All
right Fall In. Right turnl Quick
marchw
They moved away down a slope and
began to pick their way along the be-
ginning of q maze of trenches.
The roar of guns. which had never
ceased by night or day, and had long
ceased to be noticeable. was louder
now.
Suddenly the sergeant stopped.
"There was ten Of you." he said to
the corporal.
"All here" responded the corporal.
The sergeant turned to Mark.
"Where's your mate" he asked.
Mark. who had been ploddlng along
under the impression that Hartley was
following, turned round, to find that
he was the last Of the party. Hartley
was nowhere to be seen.
The sergeant ran back few PAGES,
to return breathless and red In the
face. Hes gone. the silly fooll" he
spluttered. "Must have taken the
wrong turn at the bend. Go back and
get him."
But Hartley was not at the bend.
The sergeant Joined Mark, incredulous.
They scrambled up the bank and
scanned the level road. There was no
pedestrian In sight.
Hes taken the wrong turn some
where" insisted the sergeant. "Come
along with mel We've got to find
him I"
They began doubling back, shout
ing, until they reached the end Of the
trench system. Still Hartley could not
be found.
"If he amt on hand I'll be broke"
the sergeant grumbled. "And I'll break
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-02-21

his head for him. You medical corps
chaps are like a.bunch of babies. Ought
to have nurse and baby carriage for
each of you"
Reluctantly he abandoned the search
and they rejoined the others. The SER
geant, in an ugly mood, ordered them
sharply onward, but could not resist
casting occasional looks back to see II
the missing man was coming. How
ever, at last no resigned himself to
what seemed Inevitable. The trench
widened into q deep. wide, parallel one
extending in zigzags to right and left
Of them.
4 large dugout, made sheil-proof.
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In the Pantry.

Mother-Is Johnny at the jam
again?
Father-Yes. a case of shelf deter
mination.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-02-21

Pennsyivsnia's mineral rssouress
yielded an output valued 1t nsariy
$1,000 0.000.OiM Inst year,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-02-21

Keep your liver active yonr bowels clean By
taking Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and you'll
keep healthy. wealthy and wise. Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-02-21

In this world Of strife man must
be either an anvil or hammer.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-02-21

Even one taste of defeat may be
hnrd 70 swallow.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1919-02-21

Coles Cnrbolisalve Quickly Relieves
and heals burning, itching and torturing
skin diseases. It Instantly Hops the pain
VI burns. Heals without scarS 25c and 50c.
Ask your druggist, or send 25c to The J.
W. Cole Co., Rockford. ILL.,, for a pkg. Adv.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05

ileges and institutions. Not all of these people are going to Europe to remain. Some of them are of course. They have made their pile and are going to spend the rest of their days in the land of their birth. but there are others who are going back to visit, to see what havoc has been wrought, to look up relatives and see from personal observance what effect the war has had upon their homes and country.
 Many of these who are crossing now will come back. but it can be appre- ciated that if they were put in closer touch with American ideals and made to realize that this country held out more for them than the chance to make money. and such can be done through Amerieanizaticn work and the insistence upon the study of the En- glish language. there could be little doubt but what the desirables would have their future interest thoroughly bound up in the greatest country in the world
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
ADMISSION 7s CENTS

egraph line which joins Tihis to the rest of the world. This necessitated the sending of Vice Consul Doolfttle to Teheran in order to establish con nection with Washington at a time when all Americans were being foro- ed to leave Tif1is.
 When I crossed the Igdir plain, where Armenians are starving today, these, much prosecuted people were having their innings and the smoke from a score of burning Tartar vil- lages could be seen. Tatars with arms were allowed to live if they surrendered their guns and women and children were not touched but their villages were footed and burned by the Armenians. This was in March, 1919. All the Tatars re- treated to the Nakhichevan district where they formed a majority of the population. There they have remain ed. Hatred between them and the Armenians is strong but due to the greater strength of the Armenians there are no atrocities.
 The whole problem is made diff cult by the diversity of the popula- tion. In the mountain villages the Kurds are most numerous. strong hand will be necessary to control these several tribes. The KuFds have been forced to be butchers by the only tools and who kept agriculture and education from them. Their condition is as bad as that of the Armenians and when I crossed the Turko- Russian boundary I saw scores of Kurds with only one garment and barefoot at an altitude of seven thousand feet in March,"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05

the boundary between Asiatic Russia and Persia. In the hills to the north east of Shusha, strong Armenian against a circle of foes in the sum- mer of 1918.
 When Russia's power in the Cau- casus declined and the soldats flow ed back from the former Russian front in Turkey through the Nak- hichevan District, the traditional ha- tired between the Armenians of the Erivan district and the Mohammedan Tartars broke out. This closed the carriage road to TabrH and later closed the railway. At great risk several members of the Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief Com mittee with headquarters at Erivan went to Tabriz and brought back several million roubles in train that was so crowded with retreating Rus sian soldats that one of the commit tee members, upholstered with hun dreds of thousands of roubles, was forced to sleep on the roof of the car in a temperature near zero Within a week, the railway service was stopped by Amenian Tartar fight ing.
 'The uprising of the Nakhfchevan Tartars was ill timed German prop agandiSts had placarded the district with posters exhorting these Tartars. who are related to the Turks and are of the same religion, to arise against the Armenians had left to their own devices. This they did But the Armenians had spent the winter in raising an army to take over the former Russian front and about 25,G00 of these volunteers were assembled in Erivan.
 The Tartars advanced along the railway (Tifis to Tabriz) and met serious resistance first at Kamarlyu eighty miles from the city of Nahich- evan. There was some spirited fight feated and at least one well was filled with their dead bodies. Women and children were not touched by the Armenians. By circling between Ka- marlyu and Mount Ararat along the reached the junction of Ulukhanlu and burned the railway station there, also cutting the Indo- European tel
Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-05
SPECIALIZATION.

From the order that has been is- sued from the war department it is in dicated that the much looked for date of Rehabilitation. which will permit the president to lift the war time pro- hfbition ban. will be September SO That means that in the three months previous to the first of October it will be necessary to reduce the present army Of close to a million officers and men to the peace time basis of just under a quarter of million, and the machinery of the government is being put to work to accomplish this end
 Upon the reduction of the army to peace time limits depends the decis- ion as to when demobilization has taken place. and upon demobilization hinges the authority of the president 10 act in removing the restrictions on The sale of intoxicants- Whether it will be a complete removal then or simply a lifting of the ban so that beer and light wines can be sold re- mains to be seen From the message of the president to congress it seems likely that it will be the latter. but there is nothing to prevent the null Ifying of the entire law and giving permission to sell for the time inter vening between demobilization and the soing into effect of the federal amendment in January.
 In the meantime there are those who Ire selling beer containing PTS per cent alcohol They understand of course that they are taking chances. Whether they will be prosecuted de- bends upon the decision Of the courts regarding such sales If the courts uphold the right to sell such under the existing law nothing will be done by the federal authorities, but if it is fcund illegal those who have taken 1he chances will be proceeded against az vfoIators The situation is clear lF set forth by the authorities and those who like to take chances can do so. though there is no restriction on the near beers and soft drinks.