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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-28

has been in business for many ycars
Is TO be converted into Il national ba n,s
ana whom the new charter, which has
VIII be known AZ the First National
tank OF Murfrcesboro. The prese,,,
olhccrs Will remain in their respcctIve
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-28
Good Road. Fever In pcndcr

BURGAW. y. c.. Sept. 27.-The good
roads fever has broken out afres6 i'm
this fPendcr) County and PROPOSE
ton is now on looking to the holding
OF another election TO give the Ponder
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-28

ditional bond issue of 100000. Just
when the. election Will be called has
not yet been decided.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-28

Old state nnnk becomes National.
MURFREESBORO. n. c.. Sept. 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
ALLEGED NAVAL DEsERTERS
Were Found in the Woods Of Vermont
Lumber Concern.

Brattleboro, Feb l4.--Identifed while
they slept two employees at the Kendall
lumber camp north of Bondville, were
aroused from their slumbers yesterday
morning by Sheriff Frank l.. Wellman
of Gmlford and Deputy Sheriff William
NJ. Sparks OF Townshend, and were in
formed that they were under arrest on
the charge Of being deserters from the
United States navy.
The young men were not at all pleased
at being thus unceremoniously disturbed
in their slumbers, but they made no re
sistance, although they denied the charge.
They were brought here and placed in
the lookup, and Sheriff Wellman left
with them on the 1888 train for Boston,
where federal authorities Win take
charge of them.
The names of the two youths were
Louis Anderson, who was known in camp
as Charles Smith, and James Gardner,
whose name in the Vermont woods was
James Gates. They are about 20 years
old and came from Jersey City.
Wednesday Chief of Police George VIII
son received a telegram from Boston that
the two young men were wanted and
that they were thought TO have been
among a gang of men shipped from BIOS,
ton to Jamaica since Feb ! to work for
the American Realty company The mes
sage contained a description Of the boys
designating the location of certain scars
on their bodies.
Chief Wilson turned the message over
to Sheriff Wellman, who was at the coun-
ty court hearing in the federal building
Last night it was learned by telephone
that two young men answering the de-
scription given, who said they had been
in the navy, were acting as assistant
cooks at the Kendall camp of the realty
company a few miles north of BoudvlIe.
The officers then started for the camp
and were shown the two boys sound
asleep in the same bunk.
The officers pulled the bedclothes down
and examined the alleged fugtves, find.
ing that the scars were located as stated
in.the telegram. So soundly were they
sleeping that it was necessary to shake
them violently in order to awaken them.
After rubbing their eyes and being told
that they we're wanted on the charge of
dcsertion the young men, both of whom
have been scameh of the second class, ad-
mitted that they had been in the navy.
but stated that they had been discharged.
When asked to show their discharge pa
pers they asserted the papers had been
stolen from them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
WIDOW SUES FOR $4,000.
For Death of Fred S. Platt in a Railroad
Accident.

! Rutland, Feb l4.-From the office Of
Frank II. Chapman, clerk of the L. S.
/ district court, has been issued a writ of
attachment for $4,000 on. Walter D.
Hines, director general of railroads. This
writ grows out of the death of Fred S.
Platt, former clerk OF L. S district
court of Vermont, who was killed on
Sept 10 on the Boston & Maine railroad
while going to Brattleboro to attend
session of court of naturalization in that
nace. The suit is brought by Mrs.
Platt
L, S. Marshal Arthur p. Carpenter
of BratteborO VIII serve the writ on the
White Mountain division superintend-
ent of the Boston & Maine railroad, II,
l.. Foulson of LyndOnvlie, The writ
will also be served on some station agent
of the road. The case will be returnablc
in May term of court at Windsor.
1t will be recalled that the accident
occurred three-quarters Of a mile south
of Dummerston, in which two other per
sons lost their lives and p were injured.
A local passenger train, southbound, had
pulled onto the siding at DummeTstOn
to allow the southbound White Noun
tain train to pass After the latter train
had proceeded far enough so that the
semaphore to the north Indicated clear
track, an extra freight, which the White
Mountain train passed at Putney, passed
the semaphore just as the local passenger
train started from the siding and before
the latter had proceeded far enough to
set the block signal against the freight.
When the local had reached the main
line and had stopped for the brakeman
to throw the switch, the freight, which
did not stop at the station, appeared
around the curve and crashed into the
passenger train.
The rear-end of the last coach was
demolished and the two coaches ahead
OF it telescoped each other about half
their length.
The third car from the rear was the
smoker and it was in that car that the
three men, who were killed, were sitting
The point Of impact was on curve,
the outside of which was toward high
embankment and at the foot Of the bank
from the Connecticut river. Ii is con
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14

with amateur talent among the workers,
Entertainers will also be secured from
among the members Of the American ex.
peditionary force to augment the work
of the secretaries.
A minstrel troupe is being rehearseG
and this show will soon be staged in
Paris and viii then be sent on the road
to visit the various camps throughout
the American army The members Of
this show will be recruited from among
the Knights Of Columbus workers, and
members of the army and navy.
While the men in the field are being
entertained, those less fortunate and
who are confined in the hospitals are not
being forgotten as concerts are being
given in the various hospitals in and
around Paris several times each week
This portion of the work is highly APP
preciated by the patients and the officers
in charge OF the hospitals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
BONDS TO PAY
DEBT OF HONOR
They VIII Bring Home the Fighting Men
Who Have Won the Vic
torious Peace.

The fifth Liberty loan will be used
especially and emphatically in paying a
debt of honor
The debt is one owed by the nation to
its fighting forces. Who could think for
moment that it would not be paid
eagerly in the finest spirit and with pride
in meeting the obligations?
This loan-the Victorious Fifth-which
will be offered in about three months,
will bring home the men who fought
through France from Chateau Tbierry
right to Sedan, thousands of whom are
to-day on German soil.
The president says that a large pro-
portion of them must remain during the
period of occupation. Those who viii be
brought home viii be transported and
demobilized at very heavy expense for
months TO come,
The loan will pay these charges To
avoid them in any way, to try to cut
down on them, to fail to provide money
for them, would be an incredible act on
the part of the people of the United
States.
The men who went to France, ready
to give their lives if need be for the ma
ton, did not halt half way-did not stop
when they thought the end seemed al
most neaf. They went to the very limit.
They saw the war to the very close, how
ever bitter it might be.
To look after them in the period of
the making of the peace, to bring them
home in comfort and safety and honor,
must be the one effort of all the war
loans in which the nation will Join to a
man.
The realization Of what the men have
done is written across the history of the
United States the past Is months. The
opportunity to pay the debt of honor will
be met in returning them TO peace and
prosperity.
The opportunity lies in the new Lib
erty loan bond, that is the fifth loan.
Use the next three months in prepar-
ing to join in paying the country's debt
of honor to her soldiers who have won
the victory
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
Coblenz Meat Supply Is In
creased by Sale of Con-
demned U. S. Horses
SHORTAGE OF MILK
AFFECTING BABIES
American Soldiers Forbid
den to Patronize the
German Doctors

Coblenz, Thursday, Feb. 10 lBy the
Associated Press Further evidence Of
American determination to prevent the
intermingling of Germans and men of
the army of occupation was given to-day
in the issuance Of orders forbidding
American soldiers to patronize German
doctors. Regulations against fraterniza-
tiOn are still strictly enforced and to-
days order was in line with that pro
hibiting the local purchase of foodstuffs.
Local newspapers express satisfaction
with the establishment of the new Ger
man government, but the increasing food
shortage seems to arouse more popular
interest, A slight, but virtually insig-
niticant increase in the meat supsly has
been made possible by an order directing
the sale Of condemned American army
horses. The shortage of milk, according
to statements by physicians, is being re-
fected in the health of babies. Local
appeals have been made to the people to
use as little milk as possible even though
i'll, The milk consumed by babies in
Coblenz is now $3.50 quarts daily. Be.
fore the war this consumption, as shown
by statistics, was 1880 quarts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14

would probably attend the peace confer
ence for Germany, "but not Bernstortf.
1t was the first time that Count Won
BernstorfT's participation, which has been
advanced freely, was denied authorita-
lively. The German peace delegates,
President Ebert continued, viii appear
with definite proposals, including plans
for a league of nations, wOrkingmen's
protective laws and court to decide
international disputes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
Will Not Go to the Peace
Conference, Declared
President Ebert
DECENTRALIZATION is
REPUBLICS INTENTION
A Peoples Army Based on
Consumption Is the
Plan

Weimar, Thursday, Feb. IS (by the
Associated Press Count Won Berns-
torf viii not go to the peace confer
ence as a German delegate; Germany
plans, for tine time being at least, a peo-
pies army on the basis of general con-
scription; Germany will announce with
in a few days her intention to carry out
complete disarmament and demobiliza-
ton; and commission made up of the
center, democratic and socialist parties
now is discussing details of the new
governmental program.
These points were made by Friedrich
Ebert, the new president of Germany, in
an informal talk with foreign newspa-
permen to-day.
The question of disarmament was first
raised, since reports from the peace con-
ference in Paris indicate that it is Oc-
cupying a large place in discussion there.
President Ebert astOnished his hearers
by declaring that a commission was al
ready working on the problem. He said
Germany in future was going to have
only an army of defense. 1t was at the
very end of his talk that he admitted
that this guard will be raised by CON
scription and he left the room before
further details could be elected.
He said that the assurance that the
borders of the country would be pro-
tected was absolutely essential, although
he would welcome universal disarma-
lnent, which would make such protec-
ton unnecessary. He declared that an
understanding had already been reached
by which various branches of industry
will be united and operated socialist
cally, adding that only monopolized bust
ness will be sociahzed
As to foodstufs in Germany, he said,
regarding the situation as very gloomy
since the conditions are very hard. Ger
many, he said, has but a minimum num-
Der Of foreign securities with which she
can purchase food.
Our gold, as the whole world knows,
has, in large part, gone to the entente, 81
he said. "All the gold and securities
now on hand would not suffice to cover
more than the most urgent needs Ger
many would be glad to repay honorablv
and uprightly as soon as possible, If
food and raw materials are furnished
and Germany is given assistance toward
rehabilitation, I believer the economic
and general situation can be brought
into an orderly and progressive path"
Count Brockdorf Rantzau, the foreign
minister in the provisional cabinet DR..
Edouard David, the president of the ma
tional assembly, and many persons eX-
perienced on economic lines, he said,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14

sidered remarkable that the collision did
not shove the passenger train over the
embankment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
GEN. DTCKMAN BILLETED
NEAR HISTORIC SPOT
His Headquarters Within Stones Throw
of Spot Where King Wilhelm of Prus-
STA Stood When He Heard Frances
Declaration of War Against
Prussia.

Coblenz, Feb. l4,-Maior General 10.
seph Dickmau. commander of the I'd
American army, is "biIleted" to-day
within a stones throw Of the spot where
King Wilhelm of Prussia was standing
July IA, 1870, when he heard OF the dee
laration of war by France against Prus-
STA The spot, now overgrown by a elump
of shrIbbery and marked by a suitably
carved granite tablet, is in the kaiserin
Augusta promenade in Cobenz, on the
west bank Of the Rhine, where the king
had just landed after crossing the river
from Ems.
General Dicbman's billet" is three
story house-one of the finest residences
in Rhenish Prussia. The home is the
property OF Wilhelm Won Oswald an ex-
tensive mine owner, who has gone. away
for the winter
Next door to General Dickm8n's tenn
porary home Ii another fine residence,
also taken over by the army OF occupa-
ton, being used for the accommodation
Of other American generals visiting Co
benz now and then,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14

they seemed to enjoy their free trip to
the United States Most OF them APP
peared to have become quite metropoli-
tan in dress and bearing Some left the
steamship pier to 90 to their homes in
automobiles.
One war worker gave his impression
of New York by saying it was too cold
and there was no rice and beans, Porto
Rican style" The men had been work
ing in places from New York to New
Orleans. Many Of them said the only
reason they returned was that they could
not stand the cold weather.
Virtually all the Porto Rican workers
now have returned from the United
States.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
WILLING THE TIME AWAY.
American Soldiers Impatient While They
Wait to Return Home.

Paris, Feb. l4.-One of the most ap-
parent needs Of the members of the
American expeditionary force at the
present time is entertainment to assist
in passing away the time until orders
are received to depart for home. To meet
this need the Knights of Columbus,
through its entertainment division, have
organized numerous troupes of entertain
ers who will visit the various units of
the army and the first party of enter
tainers has left Paris
1t is announced that this work will
extend to the American forces in France,
Belgium, Italy and Germany and that
every unit of the army will be reached.
Among the Knights Of Columbus sec
retaries in France are many profession
al entertainers who will be distributed
among the groups and will be assisted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
Who win Claim Them

Letters remaining uncalled for at the
Barre Postoffice for, the week ending Feb
IL were:
Mend. R. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. vii.
liam Dunn, Attilio CALI, Manual Gomez
Edwin Johnson, Bill Kerwin, S. S. Osasto
r. j. Pond, Antonio Perozo, L, Ricci.
Women-Sadie Ashline, Mrs. Henry
Duncan, Mrs. N. f. Holt, Carolina Rober.
son.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
BACK FROM THE STATES"
More Than a Thousand Porto Ricans
Find Themselves wealthy"

San Juan, Porto Rico, Feb. l4.-More
than l,loO Port Rican war workers in
the United States have just arrived to
the island well dressed, prosperous and
in high spirits. Most of them confessed
they had real money in their pockets,
some quite comfortable amounts, and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-02-14
GEN. MoIN1ER DIED SUDDENLY.
Military Governor of Paris Was Dining
at Home of Friends

Paris, Feb. l4,--General Moinier, mill
tary governor Of Paris, died suddenly
last night while at dinner at the home
of Jean Cruppi, former minister of for
eign affairs.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
JUST IN TIME TO SAVE WIFE
Gambler Arrives. Home to Find Spouse
Unconscious From Fumes OF
Escaping Gas.

San Francisco-Here Is the case of
a man who stayed out late gambling
and came home to save the life of his
wife, He deserves credit.
His name Is Lee Wah and his wife
is Sing All. She got tired of waiting
for Lee and went to bed In disgust,
She forgot to turn off the gas com.
pletely, so that she was unconscious
from the fumes when he returned. He
was loser up to that time.
Lee struck q match when he came
in. There WIS Il lang and lot of fire.
works on account OF the accumulation
of gas.
Lee Wah landed out in the hallway
on his shoulder blades. The bed his
wife was sleeping in was tipped over.
A window was blown out and the plas-
ter was Jared from the wall.
When it was all over the police and
the fire department came: The wife
was taken to the hospital, where she
was revived. Lee Wah recovered be-
fore that. The couple were reconciled
when each of them learned of the
circumstances,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
WRECKS OHIO JEWELRY SHOP
Pet Simian Bombards Statesmen and
Customers With Choice Bric-a-Brac
and Jewelry.

Cleveland, GA tiny siman with
broken chain about his neck suddenly
appeared in Euclid avenue here when
shopping crowds We're thickeSt, ana
darling into a pretcntious eStabllsh-
ment patroniZed by the wealthy scat
tered the throngS by the very effec-
tive method of bombarding statesmen
and customers alike with choice bits
of cut glass, vases, and trays. Kings,
brooches and necklaces were scattered
broadcast,
A clothing store next door failed
to hold the mysterious wanderers at
tention long and it left, followed by
running posse of police and sperta-
tors. A street car carried 1t rev
blocks and finally it was captured
lust as ii was about to emulate the IA
nous bull and enter china store. Po-
lice have adopted it as a pet pending
claimant.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
TO USE WHALE MILK
Possible Solution Seen of Problem
in Oregon.
Veterinary Says Milk Whale Can Be
Domesticated and Pacific Ocean
Would Be Farm.

Salem, Ore.-Whale milk may some
day settle the question of milk supply
for Oregon, according to State Veter-
marian Lyle, who is entirely serious
in the matter.
"rhe milk shortage" said Mr.. Lyle,
"may be swatted some day by domes-
ticating the whale. With the whole
Pacific ocean as a farm the dOmesti-
Gated whale would put the Oregon
dairy business on mammoth scale.
Whales are mammals, each of which
furnishes about a barrel of milk at
milking, and while at present they are
little too shy to be exactly classed
as easy mixers, some day they will
be domesticated."
Doctor Lyle suggests placing
sheep or two on every lawn in Oregon
rs more immediate means of curing
the milk and wool shortage.
"a good sheep of long or medium
wool will give as much milk as Il $50
milch goat, and it is the finest obtain
able for infants. In addition, from
So to SO worth of wool can be OBJ
tanned. If the lamb is raised, $40 can
be obtained for it at three months, but,
of course, if the milk is wanted the
lamb must be sacrificed"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
HAD MIGHTY WEAPON
Big Ship Is Sunk by "Phantom
Torpedo"
British War Secret Of Discharging Mis-.
siIes From Airplanes Is
Disclosed.

London.-"Phantom torpedoes" from
the clouds sank TNkish ship carry
ing 5000 troops, just before the end
of hostilities. Only the armistice pre-
vented other aerial "phantoms" from
operating effectively against the Ger
man warships in the Kiel Canal and
other German navy shelters.
These hydroplanes discharging tor
pcdoes above the water have been
the great secret of the British navy
during the closing month of the war.
Scientific officers of this branch of
the navy agree that these mysterious
plares are designed to accomplish
from the air more effectively and
more swiftly what the tOrpedoes from
submarines can achieve.
An armored ship carrying twenty of
these machines met the German sur
rendered feet at sea ready for action
I'm ease the Germans should attempt
some eleventh-hour trickery.
These amazing planes ascend from
land or deck, climb thousands of feet
for II sudden dive from the clouds at
speed of $50 miles an hour, straight
en- out fifty feet above the sea and
discharge a torpedo direct at the enc
my ship. Then they disappear into
the clouds as suddenly as they APP
pearcd and so swiftly that the enemy
craft his no chance of training its
guns or machine guns on it.
How the difficulty of discharging
torpedo in the air is overcome is
naval secret. 1t is known that Sc
riouS accidents marked the expert
mental tests with these wonderful ma
chimes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
ALLIED SUBS Ff:Ri!ED
Were Constantly Harried by Their
Own Warships.
British Submarine Nearly Destroyed
by American Vessels While
Being Tested.

LOndon-One of the greatest perilS
to allied submarines during the war
was attack by friendly dcStroy"rs. a
submarine was assumed to he an enc
my when sighted by the ships of any
allied nation and it was up To the sub
marine to show recognition signals if
she was not German.
But if it was Il destroyer that sight
ed the submarine she was always maxi
ing for The little craft by the time the
recognition signals could be shown. A
slight hitch in getting up flag or fir
ing a rocket would mean the Subma-
rine would be forced to seek safety
beneath the surface.
Probably the last attack of this sort
was made by American deStroyers on
new British submarine of large
type. She was being tested when
sighted by the destroyers and they
made for her full speed. Something
happened to the signal system, and
the underwater vessel submerged as
depth charges began to tear up the
water. One charge shook her until
the crew thought she was doomed.
Tho submarine was constructed to
dive 800 feet, but that was forgotten
as charge after charge exploded near
by. Finally she struck bottom at 800
feet and 1t was found she was not
badly damaged. She was kept on the
bottom until her commander was GER
tain the destroyers had gone. Then
she was cautiously brought to the sur
face.
"She don't need any more testing
after that experience the comman-
der reported to the officer in charge of
the submarine base.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1919-02-20
COAL COMING FROM ALASKA
Railroads Planned for Development
of Big Fields in the Far
North.

Seattle, Wash.-Development OF the
coal resources In Alaska which have
been locked up through federal laws
has been greater in 1918 than In all
previous years combined, according to
advices received by the Seattle cham.
Der of commerce, due to the construc-
ton of the government railway.
The first shipment of Alaska anthra-
cite coal to reach tidewater was de-
livered at Cordova October "A. An
other shipment of 100 tons Is now en-
route to Seattle. The Alaska anthra-
cite railway has been completed from
tidewater on Boring river to the coal
mines of the Alaska Petroleum and
Coal company, % miles.
1t Is planned to extend this railroad
eight miles from its present tidewater
terminus to deep water on Okalee
channel, Controller bay, where coal
can be discharged direct from the cars
to ocean carriers.