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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-06
why Archie Mufted It.

It was at cricket match in Australia
A tremendous skyer had been hit and
the fielder was in fair way to catch the
batter out. At this tense moment one
Of the spectators called out, Miss it,
Archie, and I'll let you kiss my sister"
Boston Transcript.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-06

SIXTY KILLED IN WRECK
Laredo-Mexico City Passenger Train was
Derailed.

Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. Sixty
persons were killed to-day in the wreck
Iof the Laredo-Mexico City passenger
train, which was derailed between Vene-
gas and Saltillo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-06
STRIKE IN PORTUGAL.
milk in this city shah have license to
days.

Madrid, Sunday, Oct. 5.--The railroad
strike which broke out in Portugal early
to-day became general throughout the
country, according to late adyices reach
ing here. The strike movement is de-
scribed as of a revolutionary character
The Portuguese syndicalists, it is indi-
Gated in private advices, are asking aid
from the Spanish railroad employees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-06
WOMAN SO Ill
COULD NOT WALK
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored Her
to Health.

Perth Amboy, NJ. - "For three
years suffered with severe female
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
Trimming the BoIshewhiskers

All, the secret Is out What made the
wild man Of Boreno wld9 Records
fail to show that he played golf SO u
must have been his hair and whiskeTs! !
Bolsheylks prove the theory II the
Jazz gent OF Bornoo were fliyylng with
us today, he'd be chief squirrel dodser
Of The Bolshevlks on the strength Of
his chin and dome foliage alone, Hair
goes with Bolshevikk Ike the bite
with a mosquito. All bite. Best way
to trim the Bolshevih IS with razor
and clippers. Then THE blto is dullcd.
Science argues there y strength in
hair Bolsheviks gain. Strong back
and a weak knob. Scissors X U.'d
Sampsonl Photo Of a Bolshevik looks
like a porcuplne battling wltA a barn
broom No such thing as Baldshc-
Vik!
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
While Yet They Live

Surely tie ne greater anyone
Che Geld Star War Mahers whe their the
Of
Nolne fer these brayearted sadsarted mehers
be too much.
10 The Mothers Of living soldiers bringing hack
the days Of
10 Che hershe Geld Star Mothers esnRe return The living
heroes.
heweyer io the their eyed
possible e mothers 10 visit
the OF her boy 10 his Side strew flowers the sod
that him. and 90 possible fer her when death be
laid down HIM.
Ne ia all
should be she the mehr Of the boy who should say the body
should brought permitted 30
Me battlefield France II the neither asks that the
bring The this should he
neuins should
And hs duty should be performed
right That should before bring the
ho sacrifice the mother asks that
e returned then lot quickly Let not forget that
OF Mothers will be with o
them will have Joined their eternity
before The last af The bodies be brought back to America
Let lie hasten,
II he mother do thl. for her lot do 10
possible, while she ls alive 10 soc II done,
ships Rplenty
bringing tho living soldiers halted the
Of this duty them little
supplies OF
them all bakthe living and Tho
Of Tho doed, Or their nest Of kin, ask Il Of US
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

reduced by other evidence 10 a few
men, And each Identification makes
those remaining easier.
Soachers In the Lunevllle district
came across trench grave, mads by
the Germans near Ciery last July. aud
marked simply; Fifteen Unknown
Americans"
Tho bodies were taken up There
wero no Identification Tags. They had
been taken, with all letters and notes.
for the German intelligence service.
Much OF the clothing was gone.
Bat Ia thc pocket OF enc mans khaki
shirt was a card announcing the birth
OF a child to Captain Blanton Barrett.
OF New York.
The body, It was later established,
was that OF Captain Barrett, Of the
nth.
Those buried with him have now
been Identified They were ii OF the
- men he led In a daylight raid last
July. They came under machine gun
fire and seven OF tho IS returned alive.
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
"LANDRU MUST BE DEVIL"
SAYS HNPNOTIIFD CIRI.

\. =. A. Special TO The Evening journal.
PARIS May 30.-Annette Fauchet has
told police authorities OF the manner
IN which Landru, the Partisan Blue
beard, hypnotized her The Fauchet
girl is believed to have escaped the
fate OF perhaps 20 missing women with
Whom Landru had been intimate be
cause OF her aunts infaluailon for
I.andru He made me sit I'm a chair. "
ihc girl says. "and uncoiled my hair
He went down on his knees, took my
hands, ilxed me with his eyes, and said
Anneite, ! am your master; YOU belong
10 me I suddenly felt queer I saw q
1labolical CLINT In his eyes and must
have become unconscious. because
femcmber nothing more. ] don't want
lo see him again-he terrifes me; he
must be the devil"
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

Let us remember that lt was this
Gold star War Mother who refused TO
wear black when her son was slain IN
battle because she didn't want 90 de-
press The sesris Of other war mothers
whose sons had goe 10 serve their
country, and Of still others whose sons
sVaiied the call TO arms.
Some months ag0 Mrs. DOdd was
asked by The United states War Depart
mont " she wanted her sons body
brought back she wrote and told
them that nothing would now please
her moro than 20 have her sons body
brought back to his old home and
buried there
Since then she has heard nothing.
She IS living ina daily anticipation
OF hearing that her son is on its way
home-not as she had hoped he would
come back when he first went away,
but coming back. a hero who gayo his
Evening journal., 1919-05-30


Some ldenll1catiOns are easy, Often
the metal Tags are still Worn around
the neck,
As soon as Identity ls established and
the officers report IL complete the
stretchers on the "skarmlsh line" come
Into use,
Two men carry the body between
them TO the cemetery where tho dead
OF this area are bcng concentrated.
by midsummer Colonel Pierce be-
llevcs that tho great bulk OF the
American dead will DO assembled in
such cemeteries,
But where some ldentlAealions are
easy, others seem almost Impossible,
The Tags are gone. Perhaps some OF
the clothing and all the equipment are
missing. There is no letter; no photo (;
no diary. Nothing.
An examination Is made for a scar
on the body or some other distinguish
Ing physical mark. The color Of hair,
height, build. shape Of nose, etc, are
all recorded.
One case, Colonel Pierce told me, Will
probably hinge on two teeth-an upper
gold crown and directly under II a
silver crown.
The experts at Tours, checking up
records and descriptions. may get the
case weeded down SO that It lies be-
tween two or three men. A letter to
the families concerned viii quickly
determine which man had the unusual
combination OF an upper gold crown
directly over a silver crown. both to-
ward the front Of the mouth.
Location Of a certain unit at a GER
tain time may likewise solve a case
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

Gresham mother Of Jimmy hfat
america soldier n acio on fields OF France,
in OF people OF
Evansville witch he left tho heights
glory nd his
tho nv OF hero
ha body
5 brought back home,
the side OF tho mound day hope
sim alive That's all think pf
my boys is o
"Nou ]
old than did when he with hope they hrns
m hackb I
Tho ns couldn't say o-dimmod
.e,ah ai4alh hor
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

all, his life.
Other Gold Star War Mothers have
received the same formal inquiry from
the government; DO you want your
sons body brought back from France ?
II so. do you want 10 returned TO your
home or do you want IL Inferred IN the
national cemetery
Thus far no hero's body has been re-
turned. The government has not an
nounced when tho FIRST will be brought
back. Investigation In Washington re-
suited In finding a disposition upon the
part OF the war department TO dis
courage the return OF these boys. II
Is said that none VIII be brought back
until all the living soldiers are return
ed and not then unless the next Of kin
insists That may mean a year or sew
oral years.
in the meantime the government Is
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
BERLIN HOUSE SHORTAGE.
INSPIRES CARTOONIST

BERLIN, May 30.-House hunting I'm
Berlin is as difficult as in Paris or Lon
don or any American city. Sfmpllciss-
mus contains little cartoon more del
icate in its humor than most German
efforts. An elderly man. hat in hand,
is saying to weeping widow: MY heart
felt condolences - But It was a happy
release for your dear husband. BY the
way, might l ask II your house will
soon be TO let?2"
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

lust coming once 70 Ms grave anu
then eoing away feeeVeA would
break my heart, J Nvant ia ga Hear
his last restins place often, every
few days durlns the rev fvafs /
have 10 live,
"lt has been hard fer me 20 see
the boys come marching home 80
happy end smiling 10 their mothers
arms, and think that J eaaHei even
go 90 my boys grave
only a mother knows how hard
il is net TO be able 10 soc the spot
where a son ls sleeping lhe last iena
sleep. never 10 be able 90 kneel m
prayer at his grave never te be able
10 lay one flower With ones own
hand upon the earth which eovers
him.
"rhats why want my boys
body brought back, want him
near me, 80 ran go ta his crave,
So can take flowers 10 hlmb And
So VIII know that his grave is
we'll cared for a. mother would
care for a. Ahd 50 when ! de, |
may he laid down beside him"
a mother is talkins, A Gold star
War Mother, The nrst Gold star
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

soldier who died in brance-tO locate
each green mounds the goal set
for itself by tho Graves Regislra-
ton Service Of the a. +. r.
The Memorial Day message OF the
q II. 5. TO the mothers Of the miss
ing back home IS a message Of hope,
voiced by the chief Of the service,
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles C. Pierce.
Erem Tours, this kindly silver
haired army man Of long similar eS-
perience as chaplain The activities
OF about 10000 men whose work is
rabbing death of some Of its sting
Each month reveals more hidden
graves
Each week Identifies more "un-
knowns,'
Each day ends with more heroes
laid tenderly 10 rest In marked
graves alongside their comrades
IN the American cemeteries Of
France,
ft.4- nn.r
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

that they he returned, 70 has been
suggested that tho government should
make an effort TO bring back those
whose parents arc old, so that, as IN
Mrs Dodd's case. The mother might sec
her sons grave before she. too Is
called
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
PORTO RICO FUTURE

UNIV hNa0 h1A 1nh
or MOVIE STUDIOS.
n. b. A Special TO The Evening Journal.
SAN JUAN, May 30.-porto Rico may
become TO the motion picture industry
an that Southern California has been.
There's plenty OF atmosphere" OF the
artistic type, and il only remains to
demonstrate that the atmosphere OF the
climatic type is right +. Eugene Farms
worth Of New York. one OF the a 'oneers
i'm the picture business, here inNNtigat-
ing, says porto Rico's coast line noun
tains, vegetation and buildings are more
varied and attractive than California. II
offers new themes and plots that will
prove AZ fascinating value"
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
and They Are Bringing Our Heroes Together
'in q Corner of America in France"
BY HAROLD e. BECBT0L.


TOURS May 5gThere lies here beneath the proud
Evening journal., 1919-05-30


weuld BE good heart"
explained heroes
Identified facility Of Identification
be a Just what
he said,
in graves
elters>s
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

wondering what II will do with the
merchant marine. There are many
ships not now belnF used, They. were
tied up Immediately after the war
ended. according 20 business statistics,
They might be used 10 bring back the
bodies Of those whose parents ask
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
First Gold Star War Mother Hopes and I
Prays for the Return of His Body
ny r. C. RODGERS.

San Nll o Enterprise Asoeatlon
FVsNsNlrIr ike them brine b
nv hn whore they have lain hn hl eNvh pel
Evening journal., 1919-05-30

Drivers and engineers will always
md the Want Ads a help in securing
new posIlIons.
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
Plenty of Our Fashionable
Navy Blue silk Stockings

particularly ponex heel fitting ankle full fashion
ed al stocking n navy only $3.50 pair
deep $1ss SIPS, $3.50 and
o pair Underwear-Fit Floor
Evening journal., 1919-05-30
A New Drapery of Bright COlOfed CretOnneS
to Replace for the Summer Your Heavier IlangingS
Does Not Cost Much

vet adds wonderfully to the summer charm of your home
You can use effectively these creonnes for cushions and
for furniture coverings slip covers $780, SOC and up
Crafters Cloth heavier and more substantial than
the creonnes and all in darker coors SOC and $1.o0
yard.
NETQUIsETT, new, all white, sheer drapery
weave suggesting somewhat brocaded marquisette.
Dainty fresh Delightful for sleeping room hang
ings, and only 75c yard
Another effective novelty called Nuace, is really
cleverly stencied marqusette that comes in ecru or
white and makes the loyeeSt curtains for only 65c yard
Third Floor-take elevator.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13

! business trip.
 Miss Alice Meigs has returned to 1 her home in New Haven after vistinx, 1 with MT and Mrs r.. Hubbard ! Tie official board and trustees ot 1 the Methodist church will hold a bus mess meeting this evening at o'clock at the home of Walter F. Penneld. Berlin Briefs. Miss Ida Wilcox has returned homo rom Port Chester, N. Y., where she spent several weeks vacation. Miss, Wilcox is much improved from hc4 injuries which she sustained from d fall while thcre. Mrs F. D. Strong. of Scctuckot, R. l., is visiting with Miss s. o. Churchill for a few Wecks Francis Dcming and George Doda returned home last evening from Wil- mington, Vt., where they went on d few days fishing trip. Mrs Samuel A. Fiskc and children returned home last evening from Hartford, where they spent the week. end with Mrs. kis<c's parents
 A. IT. Bushnell visited Washington lodge of MasOnS in Cromwell, Satur- day evening, to sec the E. A. degree
 
 The members of Central Pom ona Grangc will journey to East Hampton tomorrow 10 take part in d joint ses- sion of the two grangcS.
 Tho WOrthington Ecclesiastical society will meet this evening in the Congregational church for the trans action of important business
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Con- grcgational church will hold d supper followed by an entertainment Friday evening.
 Tho Motherhood club will meet with Mrs. Arthur l.. Woodruff at her. home Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Washington Items.
 Roy TrNOn. in company with a party of New Britain friends, is on toying trip down the Connecticut
 The Ladies' Aid society Of tho M. E. church will meet with Mrs. Charles Sharpe Tuesday afternoon.
 Harry Taylor is about town in a new automobile.
 The Ladies' Aid society of tho Con- grcgational church will hold it's an nual meeting at tho homo Of Miss Marjorie Moore, Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
 Mrs. Archie Hoyt, of Seymour, is visiting here with her sister Mrs. Roy Gibney, for few days.
 George Elton and wife spent the weekend at their cottage in Niantic
 St. Faults T. A. B society will holI an important meeting in Parish hal this evening at 7:30 o'clock. All members are requested to he out, as there is consdera hlc business to come before the mccting
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13
W0MEl:N FR0M NORTH, SOUTH,
 EAST, WEST
Recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as Reliable
 Remedy for Woman Ills.

Spokane, Wash. 70 want to recom- mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for women's ailments as it helped me so much during middle age. " --MTc. MARTHA CoNNoR, 1927 Mansfield Avenue
 Abilene, Texas. For almost year l was unfit to do my work as I suffered so from female ills. Lydia E. Pi2l:har s egetablc Compoundr drostorcdmy heath after physicians had failed. "-Mrs :. +. OWENS.
 Rockville, Conn. .-"I suffered so lonr from female ills l was blue and mel~H- choly. Lydia E. Pinkkam' s Vegetable Compound restored my health after everything else, had failed. "-MARY WIRz, 3 Chamberlain St.
 Oakland, Cal. -" Lydia E. Pinllham s Vegetable Compound gave me such relief during Change of Life, wish every woman could know about it. surely praise this great remedy for women's ills "-Mrs. MARY $. ASHLEY, 57O9 Dover Street.
 The reason Lydia F. Pinllham's Veg etable Compound IS so successful Is because it cont tains the curative, strengthening properties of good old fashioned roots &Hl herbs, which act directly on the fer, 'e organism.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13
Anniversary Masses.
COVrIr> buS Day ObScI vance.

The PlainVillc Trust company was closed today and the post office ob- served holiday hours. The factories and stores were in operation as usual. Columbus Day was observed in the schools by appropriate cNcr-
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13
Several Coops Have Been Sepa-
 rated From Occupants
SERVICE MEMS MEETING
All Former Soldiers and Sailors Will Meet Tomorrow Night-NOtOrman Ave1-tS Bad .ACcidcnt-BrOthcrhO Mecting-DOCtOr Leaves TOWn

Chicken thieves are at work in town and several robbcries have been = reported. Walter Greenbacker of the Blue Hills district was much upset his morning when he went to his GOODS and found his flock of 47 hens stolen He communicated with Town Prosecu- tor Lewis who has taken up the mat ter and d thorough investigation is under way and it would not be sur prislng to hear of an arrest within d day or two as the thieves left traces S their work
 MT. Lewis sent out a warning this morning to all chicken raisers to lock up their chickens nights and take care that the chicken thieves will have difficulty in getting into the GOODS. Mir. Greenbacker is out to get his hens back and it is probable that he will get them. Nearly everyone around %hese parts raises chickens so that it hehooves everyone to keep d sharp lookout on the GOODS for a while
 Service Men to Meet
 There will be a meeting of the serv- ice men tomorrow evening at s clock in town hall to make final arrange ments for the welcome home celebra- El0n Saturday of this week. The boys met some time ago and made tentative plans as to what the program for tho day should be and the meeting tomor- row evening will complete any further plahS under way. Nearly all the money has been collected for the celc- ofatlon, so that nothing remains eN- 2ept for the boys to complete their plans.
 tromWell is having their celebration NIoday with q parade and banquet and 8 general good time. It was one of tho biggest days in the towns history and Saturday should be one of the biyrcst for Berlin if everyone will cO-oDerlto The boys have planned q baseball game between the two branches of the service as part of the afternoons en- tertainment. A dance has also been < arranged for part of the evening pro- gram.
 Daring Rescue.
 Fred Wheeler a mOtOrman on the Berlin trolley, prevented what might have been a fatal accident Saturday afternoon when he stopped a runaway near CpsOns corner. The horse was coming down the swamp road at d gal lop, SWaNing the team from one side or the road to the Other, threat cning, at any moment to oVerturn with tue driver, an elderly man and his young son, both of whom were par>yzed with fear and utterly helpless as the reins had dropped beneath the horses , hoofS. Wheeler saw the mans pre- tdicament and stopped the car and run ming out into the middle of the road Aade a dive at the horses neck as it passed. He got a firm hold and shut off the horses wind finally bringing
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13

Announcement is made of the ap- preaching wedding of Miss Vera Manchester, daughter of Mir. and Mrs
 r. B. Manchester of %3 West Main street. to Frank Hohbcin. The wod- ding will take place on October - at the hom" of the bride. MT. Hohbcin is native of Collinsville but has re- sided in PlatnNillc for number of years He is a clerk in the post of
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13
iiriCf Items.
INDUSTRIAL. COUNCIL MEETING.

Tho second meeting Of the New Britain Industrial conference will be held this evening in the Y. VI. C. A. banquet hall and supper will he served the 90 members of the coun- cil. Industrial secretary Louis W. BrCummcT of the association will read report on the activities planned for tho. council and Chairman Wal ter II. Hart will also address tho meCti ing.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13
Williams Chosen Eoar,

Ralph ("Buck'D Williams has been chosen as coach of the recently or ganized football eleven which will represent Plainville on the gridiron this fall. "Burk" played with the New Britain High school eleven for three years, being Il member of the cham pionShip team of the class of
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13

1917 which went through the season with a clean slate, winning every gamo played
 PlalnVille has not been on the map as regards the popular gridirOn sport since the beginning of the war as most of the material eligible for a winning team consisted Of men who entered the service. They arc al! back home now anC the local boys expect to turn out & team which will compare faNO"abIy with other cIovenS throughout the state, under the com potent handling of Williams
 Hartford Autos Collide.
 Mr. and Mrs Jesse stanley of 454 Washington street, jia"tcord, were slightly injured yesterday when their ;utOmobiic COllidCd with d car owned by Francis NcWhOusr of IS Enfield street, Hartford, near the crossroads f0rmCd by tho junction of Farming- ton avenue, Now Britain avenue and u|nSt Main street. Mir. Stanley Sus- tainod several cuts on his hands and Mrs. stanley had a deep cut on hcr forehead. They were attended hy Dr. J. C. Tanner and J. x. Bull. The driver of the NcWhouSc ctr was un- injured This is the third accident at this point within three days. Tho town officials see no reason for tho accidents US an autOm0bilc coming in any direction can be seen by the driv- or of another car proceeding along the other roads. It is believed that "utOistS driving on FNrminGton and New Britain avenues uSc the roads for SrCcdWaN$ and arc UnaElc to avoid accidents when they approach the cor ner.
 Anniversary Masses.
 Rev. John r.. Fay celebrated an anniN CrSarN mass this mOrning for Patrick J. Green. There win be an anniversary high requiem mass to- morrow morning at 1:30 o'clock in memory of Arthur OIlara. Both of the young mon were in the army and were victims of tho influenza scourgc a year ago.
 Co'uIrbuS Day ObSCI vance.
 The PlainviIlc Trust company was closed today and the post office ob- served holiday hours. The factories and stores were in operation a4 usual. Columbus Day was observed in the schools by appropriate cNcr- ciSCS.
 I,rjcf Items.
 Rev. John E. Fay and Edward J. Dyor have returned from a trip over tho MOha Wk Trail.
 Cornelius E. Prior is home from llolN Cross college for a few days.
 Miss Suba and family have moved from Canal street to East street.
 Miss JCnric Manning of SprinGlicld spent tho weekend with relatives on tniOnNillC avenue.
 October devOtions will take place on Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock at the Church of Our Lady of Mercy.
New Britain herald., 1919-10-13
Town Meeting. Tonight.

The annual town meeting which Is held a few days after election will be held this evening at 7:30 o'clock at tho court room in the Town hall The voters of the town will take action on the i@hting of the streets the tax rate, the policing Of tue streets the acceptance Of the town officers re- ports and any other business submit