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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1917
Page
3
A 1917 exhortation stresses Liberty bonds as vital to victory and national safety. It urges all earners to invest, arguing funds stay in the country to aid workers, farmers, and the war effort, while promising prosperity and honor if the public subscribes. It warns that hesitation could embolden enemies and imperil homes and freedom.
A New Jersey committee proposes replacing German in public school curricula arguing unpatriotic sentiment. Critics warn against erasing German language and culture while stressing value of modern languages like Spanish and French for literature and global understanding.
Two hundred eighty eight thousand Boy Scouts under 110 leaders will canvass American homes for Liberty Loan subscriptions over four days starting tomorrow. They will distribute 10 million circulars from the government printing office and collect bond pledges at banks, with a War Service emblem awarded to scouts securing ten or more subscriptions.
Secretary McAdoo, in Birmingham during a Liberty loan tour, dismissed Senator Harding's criticism as partisan and purely political and said such remarks deserve no reply in this historic moment. Harding had called the bond campaign hysterical and unseemly.
President Wilson communicates with Russia outlining US war aims. No territory changes hands except for ensuring inhabitants’ life and liberty. No indemnities unless compensating for clear wrong. The status quo ante German empire to be altered to prevent future domination.
The speaker urges a workable partnership to defend life against autocratic aggression. He insists blood and treasure must be poured out for liberty, declaring the day to conquer or submit. Standing united guarantees victory and enduring justice and security.
In a small inland town a tailor posted an apple sign to explain his business. Crowds flocked to ask its meaning. The tailor calmly answered that without an apple, the clothing trade might not exist today.
A massive coordinated mine explosion south of Ypres marks a bold phase of the British offensive to ease pressure on the Ypres salient and capture Messines Ridge. The event reflects long standing tunneling tactics since 1914 and signals high wartime strategic planning.
A fragment reflecting on strategic trade offs in war showing that Verdun and similar holds were kept not for battlefield gain but for moral sustenance to people and arm ies, highlighting leaders’ insistence on symbolic importance over immediate advantage.
A snippet from Everybody's Magazine quotes an elder who rejects abolishing capital punishment. He says, capital punishment was good enough for his ancestors and remains so for him, reflecting the era's stance on the issue.
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