21 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1918
Page
1
Field marshal Foch reports sledge hammer operations strike east of Epéry as Haig presses a northern assault on St Quentin. The enemy is left with little chance to recover as the offensive advances.
British operations northwest of St Quentin resumed east of Epehy with Haig reporting gains on the Flanders front. The official communique notes improvements west of Mensines near Ypres, captures of a strongpoint, and repulsed German attacks near Moeuvres Gauche Wood and near Messines with several prisoners taken.
Northwest of St Quentin British advance along main line as posts press back. A detachment of seven men was surrounded and believed captured when Moenvres fell to Germans. The post lay in the village north and held for a brief period during occupation, later rejoining their unit upon retaking the village.
Paris dispatch notes French forces seized the town of Benay south of St Quentin and advanced northward in a widening operation. Castres near St Quentin faced a counterattack that was repulsed while French artillery and troops engaged near the Plateau north of the Atene. Lorraine fronts saw German efforts at Arracourt and Ancervillers fail to gain ground.
London report notes the inter-allied labor conference amended the relations committee to say the Brest-Litovsk treaty threatens the Russian revolution and world democracy. It urges that Allied actions to aid Russia follow Wilson’s 14 points to preserve liberty and democracy for durable peace.
Observation balloons in Allied forces serve mainly to guide artillery fire rather than target enemy positions. Balloon observers endure risk without thrills, with a notable moment when forced to bail out as attackers strike, using a parachute to descend from high altitude.
Washington dispatch reports the Norwegian foreign office informed the U S state department that American Consul General Poole in Moscow had not been arrested by the Bolsheviks. Direct communication with Moscow was reported as late as September 18, clarifying the recent rumors.
The cranes men's union at the General Electric plant in PittsfieldMass votes to strike at 9 am Wednesday Sept 25 over an Aug6 war labor board award appeal not acted on A dissident faction pushes for action while expecting a brief strike and prompt return to work.
Sept 21 Tambon reports an air raid by British air forces with a semi official royal war forces line saying Cologne was attacked yet Britain refused to imitate Germanys indiscriminate bombing. The article claims Britain avoided hospital and child targets and could not range on military objectives.
Allied forces pushed along a 16 mile front from the Mediterranean to the region north of Jerusalem and overran Turkish defenses. Rail junctions were seized, cavalry operated behind enemy lines, and Hejaz tribes blocked retreat. Over 3,000 prisoners and large quantities of war materiel were captured.
Ottawa dispatch notes New England men listed in today’s Canasdine community roster. Names include Wounded-W. Parnham Poultney Vi Bod Mannix J. L. Hagar Kennebunkport ME V Rubichand Ethel Mase W. Mubeux Lewiston ME A Wilson Lynn MA A Wilson Boston T Jones Portland ME E M Shorr Lowell MA G A Dennis penc ell Muses G Dogan Manchester USA H. Swan Boston L N Adam Lens Fall River MA Lye Fant River Stace MJ Murphy Somerville MA
Geneva reports Metz endured American heavy artillery with little panic per the Metz Zeitung and Rel, while Basel notes a large sensational impact in Germany. Many residents have left the fortress though neutrals are barred from staying, a rare wartime disruption unseen since 1870.
T Moody clerk of the supreme court has prepared the court docket for the October term beginning Tuesday next. The list shows 154 cases, 23 from Washington county, including State vs Warm, State vs Bedell, State vs Biandin, and others. Also noted are cases involving medical board registration disputes and various civil and criminal matters, with parties such as LeClair, Holton, Sanborn, and Weir among the names.
London notes a British monitor nicknamed the hot coffee march sank near harbor on Monday. One officer and 19 men were killed. many others presumed dead as freshmen and seniors led a sequence of patriotic tableaux and class processions at Spaulding assembly. Principal Hunt and faculty, including Miss Formasi and Miss Cobb, welcomed seniors, juniors, sophomores, and freshmen amid music by Mrs Heardon, Gordon Reardan, and Charles Colling.
Native of Stowe born Sarah Hancock in 1845 Mrs Sarah Blanchard wife of Watson Blanchard of Brownsville died at her daughter Mrs Thaddeus Martin home East Montpelier road at 11 50 pm after acute illness She leaves four children Herbert A Blanchard Lottie M Martin Walter W Blanchard and R L Blanchard Funeral will be held Monday at 2 pm in Brownsville with interment in village cemetery She was member of the Methodist church.
Rumors this noon spoke of a possible freight train burglary near Waterbury last night. Central Vermont officials offered no information and declined to discuss the incident further.
Rod Southwell of the War Industries Board visited granite shops in Montpelier and Hardwick to discuss joint cooperation, government work remodeling with minimal expense, and how to revive operations at the Woodbury Granitery. He urged co operation among firms and expected to place a large order. He met managers at Columbia Granite, Bonasi Bonazzi, and Cotton shops, and spoke with locals about the clothespin business. He departed for Washington, D C after a Montpelier stop.
Serbian troops east of Monastir push more than nine miles in a single day and sit within eight miles of the Prilep Varadar highway. Godiyak, west of the Cerna River, falls to Allied forces thirteen miles southeast of Prilep. Villages liberated include Krugovo Strigovo Polosako, with aviators bombarding retreating units. A surge of deserters from Bulgarian service joins the Serbian liberation army as casualties and captured arms mount.
Barre Vermont next week hosts the State Knights of Pythias convention with 33 lodges and 2 508 members. The event runs Wednesday but includes a reception Tuesday evening at Howland hall and a ceremonial by the Dramatic Owler Knights of Khorassan in Clan Gordon hall.
Burlington man John H Mimms files in supreme court to recover $2 he says the state owes him as part of his salary as a court reporter in Chittenden County. He claims auditor Benjamin Gates erred after paying $180 to another reporter and seeks a ruling to correct the wrong, noting prior work during the March term and a trip to Boston on the liberty loan.
One woman and twenty men appeared in naturalization proceedings at Barre city hall. Esther M. Doherty, a Barre native born in Scotland, received first papers and aims to become a Red Cross nurse. About eighty candidates were examined by U. S. Examiner Allan F. Church in Montpelier today, with second papers granted to eleven applicants.
Families of Mr and Mrs CS Kenerean of Church Street await further news on Private Wilton Smith attached to H Company of the 8th U S Infantry. Smith, missing in action July 20, later reported wounded and receiving good treatment with prospects of recovery in a Paris base hospital. He is 24, a Barre native who lived in North Dakota before enlisting in 1917. his brother Henry Batchelder serves in the quartermasters corps.
The Barre Red Cross drives from Sept 21 to 30 collect clothing and fabrics for Belgian and northern French sufferers backed by ten million people behind German lines. Headquarters at Church Street Schoolhouse invites donations of durable garments, woolen goods, shoes, scrap leather, and baby items while excluding fragile fabrics, ball gowns, rubber items, and nonessential items.
State Treasurer W. F. Scott reports the 1917 legislature set a 40 percent direct state tax with 20 percent paid last year and the remainder due this year. County totals show Chittenden 10,088.10 and Washington Montpelier at 15,456.70, Barre City 15,197 and Barre Town 4,Ro9 with other towns listed for Montpelier Barre Cabot Calais East Montpelier Marshfield Northfield and more.
Mrs. Diantha Hise one of Barre Towns oldest residents died in her 90th year after five weeks illness at the home of her son Carl Huse in South Barre She was born Diantha Cortes in East Corinth Aug 22 1820 married William Huse Jan 17 1804 The funeral will be held Monday at 1 PM at the house with Rev J Reardon officiating Interment in Orange Center cemetery Members of Col JB Mead Circle Ladie of the G A R and Universalist Church member Her survivors include sons Frank East Corinth and Carl Huse sister Mrs Harriet Little of Boston two daughters and a son are deceased
Mrs Natalina Calcagni wife of Goa Calcagni died at her home 27 Foss street after a brief illness following a severe shock four days earlier Born in Arellante Italy December 25 1860 she would have celebrated a golden wedding anniversary next January Survived by husband nine children and a sister and brother in Italy Funeral arrangements await at the house Monday afternoon with interment in Hope Cemetery
Willard B Howe of Burlington has been named the industrial adviser to Vermont's state draft board. He will assist in classifying industries and handling deferment decisions. Employers must present necessary man requests and complete questionnaires. Those deemed unnecessary will be weeded out while essential workers stay at home for industrial needs.
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