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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
4
A Barre Daily Times column discusses Allied gains and German setbacks at Chateau Thierry, U.S. casualties to date, and the challenge of transporting troops across the Atlantic. It praises General Foch’s strategy, notes Roosevelt’s views on boasting, and highlights Vermont’s agricultural progress and immigrant farmers’ contributions.
Vermont readers face higher mail prices as three leading papers lift annual rates to offset rising publishing costs. The Springfield Reporter becomes a $20 yearly weekly, joining Ichabod Falls Times in passing costs onto subscribers while publishers absorb no more than necessary. Burlington News notes the burden mirrors broader business price hikes. Dudley Field Malone, ex port collector, pledges to aid the U S government in wartime, declining to defend a German spy suspect. He emphasizes loyalty to the country and Irish freedom concerns, while Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst warns that German victory would jeopardize women's rights.
Voices and sewing machines fill the Red Cross room at the Church street schoolhouse as volunteers knit socks helmets and sweaters. The call goes out for more help three afternoons weekly to meet a Barre quota while supporting Liberty bonds and war savings stamps.
A clipped Massachusetts note details 600,000 pairs of socks to be produced by New England women for men in France, plus a demand for surgical dressings. It defends Red Cross work against wage rumors in Barre and urges careful knitting techniques, stressing loose finishing at sweater necks and adaptable sizing.
The Barre branch treasurer Mrs B R McDonnell reports 14.20 dollars from a lower grades entertainment as war time sewing and knitting details emerge. A sweater knitted by Miss Gladys Stearns, who is blind, is on display in Johnson. St Albans Red Cross notes show declining sewing participation with only a fraction of last year’s signups actively sewing.
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