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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
Excursion on Lake champlsin, Sunday,
July 70, Via the Central Vermont Ry.

Special train leaves willismstown $50
q. m; So Barre, $40 3. N; Barre. 9:l0
a. M; Montpelier, 9.35 q. m. Middlesex,
9s52 4. M; Waterbury. 1902 a. M; ar
rive Burlington ll.05 a ND. Steamer
leaves Burlington al ll:l5
q. m. for a i've hours sail Returning
special train leaves Burlington 4.3O p.
m Low round-trip fares from VII
Jamestown. south Barre. Barre, Mont
pelisr, ard Niddlessx. $50; Waterbury.
sl-2s Tickets good only on July ia.
See fyers for further pzrtioulars-Aiv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18
BARRE DAILY TIMES
SATURDAY, JULY is, 1914.
The Weather

Sunday fair in northern New England
and northern New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18

WANTEn-A conpeteut yu1nr issy % r.
osshier nay starr e. uork a. cree Arrlr
a. Red Cruss Phsruscg. 1854
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-07-18

sTENoEHAFHER WANTED - Te-no-srr
rositi1r An-rricsn stans TRADE Esstsru e.
Hns. r1drn A. IarAsnm ha89 1nn Na7sh Wain
STREE Arb seturaag afa-ncu- 1884.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
CLAIM CAPTURE OF RoULERS
Gain Is Met With Denial
From Berlin.

London, Dec. 11.-Roulers, until the
last few days headquarters of the Ger
man army staff in West Flanders,
has been captured by the allies,
The news was relayed here from
Amsterdam. The Sluis correspondent
of the Handelsblad is authority for
the REPORT. Roulers is IL miles north
east of Ypres.
Armentieres, for a long time held
by the Germans, also has fallen into
the hands of the British, according to
the Boulogne correspondent Of Reu-
tiers. The dispatch says that the Ger
mans have been pushed back beyond
artillery range. Armentieres is nine
miles northwest of Lille.
The capture of Roulers and Armer
there's verifies the many reports that
the Germans are falling back before
the offensive movement of the allies.
This progress of the allies is indi-
Gated in the official report from Paris.
The movement was started two weeks
ago and has shown steady success.
One reason for the apparent weak
ness of the Germans is that thousands
of men have been detached from the
French battle front to go to the aid Of
the kaiser's forces who have been
menaced by the Russians in the east.
Germans Cite Repulse of Foe.
Berlin, Dec. IL (by wireless to Lon
don).-Today's official communication
issued by the German army headquar-
ters staff asserts that a French attack
resumed in the forest of Argonne was
repulsed, the allied forces losing heav-
lily. The text of the statement reads:
In the district of Souvain the
French yesterday confined themselves
to heavy artillery firing.
"a renewed French attack on Rocroi
and Courcullies did not make any
progress. The attack broke down un-
der the fire of our artillery, the enemy
suffering heavy loss"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Submarines Reported Sunk.

London.-Half a dozen German
submarines made an attempt to enter
the Admiralty harbor, according to-
a Dover dispatch to the Exchange
Telegram Company, and for half an.
hour the batteries kept up a furious
fusillade, firing at least 200 shots.
1t is reported that two or three Of
the submarines were sunk, but no
confirmation of this can be obtained.
The attempt was made under cover
Of early morning darkness and dur
ing a heavy rainstorm. The first
alarm, the dispatch says, was given
by the firing OF. a naval gun, and
soon all the batteries were in action.
The admiralty, to whom this dis
patch was submitted, said that it had
not received confirmation Of the re-
ported attack
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
INTERSTATE BOARD
WANTS MORE LAWS
REPORT TO CONGRESS UReE
LEGISLATION TO CONTROL
RAILROADS.
REVIEWS ITS INVESTIGATIONS
Would Control Railway capitaiiza-
tion, Compel the Use Of Steel
Cars. and Have Authority to
Examine Books.

Washington, d. Gin its an
nual report to congress the interstate
commerce commission makes these
principal recommendations:
Laws to control railway capitalize
ton.
Compulsory use of steel cars in
passenger trains, and prohibition Of
the use of wooden cars between or
ahead of steel ones.
Definite penalties for violations of
the hours of service act.
Laws to make explicit and certain
the authority of the commission to
examine all documents and records of
railroads.
To definitely fix one period-prefer-
ably three years-in which legal acs
ton may be started relating to trans
portation charges.
All the commissions recommends
lions are made in extraordinarily
brief form and without discussion.
Otherwise, the commissions report
is a chronological review of its work
Of the year.
The work of physical valuation of
railroads is well under way. With the
coming of winter the field parties are
being transferred from northern roads
to those in the South. There are now
eight parties at work, surveying
about 1900 miles a month, The num-
Der of parties will be increased on
January | to about 20 for each Of
the five districts.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
FOLK HOLDS RAIL
BUSINESS IS PUBLIC
COUNCIL FOR INTERSTATE CON-
MISSION SAYS BODY CAN
scRUTINIzE CARRIERS.
CASE IN U. S. SUPREME COURT
Would Give the /. c. C. the Right to
View All Business Affairs OF Rail-
roads Without Reservation
U. s. Senate Made Demands.

Washington, d. C.-Sweeping con
tentions, which, If sustained, would
give the interstate commerce commits
sion the right to scrutinize all the
business affairs of the railroads, with
out reservation, were presented to the
supreme court in a brief filed by Jo-
seph w. Folk, counsel for the commits
sion.
Folks written argument is directed
against the Louisville & Nashville
railroad, which refused examiners of
the commission acess to its cores
pondence files, following tie demand
several months ago of the United
State senate. that the commission in
vestigate the relations between the
Louisville & Nashville and the Nash
vile, Chattanooga & st. Louis rail
way.
The Louisville & Nashville officials
took the position that the roads cor
respondence files r priva and con
tain confidential communications be-
tween the railroad and its attorneys.
It further was contended that if the
act to regulate commerce gives the
commission power to pereue private
correspondence it does so in violation
of the constitutional provision relating
to unreasonable search and seizure.
In the brief Folk answers with the
assertion that "the bushes affairs of
railroads are not the private concern
of those who operate these carriers,
but they take their charters subject
to the rights Of the visitation of the
government"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
ATTACK HARBoR OF DOVER
German Submarines Give Authorities
of Big English Naval Port
a Scare.

Dover, England, Dec. 1.-THE city
of Dover was thrown into excitement
today by the announcement that the
Germans early this morning attempted
a submarine attack on the harbor
works and the fleet at anchor in the
harbor.
A heavy rain and haze made search
light work difficult, The forts were
put on the alert about four o'clock by
the appearance off the harbor entrance
of an unidentified steamer which re.
fused to stop until a shot was fired
across its bow. This vessel then re-
tired. 1t is believed to have been the
tender of the submarines.
Half an hour later, it is said, a sin
gle submarine was sighted, and one of
the heavy guns in the harbor fired
at it. This submarine, which evident
ly was the advance scout, disappeared,
but at six thirty o'lcock the observers
sighted what they believed to be a
fleet of about six submarines several
miles out in the channel.
The channel forts commenced firing
in the direction of the supposed sub
marines and kept it up for almost half
an hour. At the same time a torpedo
boat destroyer flotilla put to sea,
where it remained all day.
Large crowds gathered on the water
front in the early morning hours and
watched the searchlights and the artil
lery fire. When they saw no results
of the Smelling many persons ex
pressed the opinion that 1t was a false
alarm.
There is no official confirmation that
German submarines were seen.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Must Put In commutatIon Rate,.

The public service commission as
serted its right to compel the issuance
Of communication tickets by a railroad.
This ruling was written by Commits
sioner Kennish in the Ease of T. s.
Doty and others against the Kansas
City, Clay County & st. Joseph rail
way. The commission, after determin-
ing the present value Of the road to
be approximately 81 900, 900, directed 1t
to put into effect by Dec. 20, 1914, a
schedule Of communication rates be-
tween Kansas City, Liberty and inter-
mediate points.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17

Panama Canal Zone.-Col. George
w. Goethals, governor of the
canal zone, was impelled to suggest
to the government at Washington
that two swift American torpedo-boat
d%estroyers be stationed at the Pana-
ma Canal by the recent activity of
b%elligerent ships and Golfers in the
vicinity of the Isthmus waterway,
The action of the Australian collier
Mallina, which left Balboa without
clearance papers, and the fact that
this and other Golfers have shown a
disposition to disregard the canal
zone shipping laws, tactnated Col.
Goethals to take a decisive measure
to preserve the neutrality of the
canal.
Nearly all the Golfers which have
gathered in canal waters arrived with
out health certificates. and in several
instances the ships sailed without
clearance papers.
1t is presumed that the steamers
met and eoaled the Australian and
English fleet, which concentrated re-
Gently in the vicinity of the Pearl Is
lands. go miles southeast Of Panama
City.
The United States torpedo-boat de-
stroyers requested by the governor are
expected 10 do patrol duty and to
promptly overhaul any belligerent
craft attempting to disregard the
canal regulations.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
STATE TO CHOOSE
NEW PARK SITE
COMMISSION is EXPECTED TO AN
NoUNcE DECISION ON
JAN. I.
GAME PRESERVE in OzARKs
Competition Has Narrowed to One of
Four Lovely Spots, Any One OF
Which Would Be a
Credit to State.
Jefferson City

Jefferson City.
Senator c. NJ, Buford announced
there will be no meeting of the spe-
cial commission appointed by the last
senate to select and report upon a site
for a stale park and game preserve in
the Ozarks until about Jan. l. This
meeting will be in st. Louis. 1t is ex-
pected a selection will be announced
at that time.
The commission has visited several
proposed sites and competition, APP
parently, has narrowed to 5000 to
1000 acres at Ha-Ha-Tonka, Camden
county; 10000 to $1,000 acres in Rey-
nolds county. 1000 acres at Onandago
Springs, Crawford county, and the
Country club, in Iron county, near
Arcadia.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
German Cruisers Sunk,

London, Dec. 10.-Information re-
ceived in London indicates that the
destruction of the German feet in the
South Atlantic, with the sinking Of
three cruisers, was preceded by the
sinking of three German merchant yes
sells.
This information comes from Buenos
Aires. The message said a division of
w~arships, which the commander be-
lieved to have been either British
Of Japanese, a~ggregating five ironclads
and n transport, on the morning Of
December 6 sank n of the German
vessels in the roadstead of Picton is
land. Two other steamers were sent
to the bottom the same evening out
side the harbor Of Plantation, near
Cape Sample.
Reports on Naval Battle.
The fate of the merchantmen is not
mentioned in the statement given out
by the British admiralty, which said
that the German cruisers S%charnhorst,
Gneisenau and Leipzig were sunk in
a battle with the British fleet under
Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee
off the Falkland islands in the South
Atlantic.
The statement added that two Ger
man golfers we're captured and the
cruisers Dresden and Nuremberg are
being pursued,
Admiral Won Spec Is Lost?
The official statement makes refer
ence to some survivors rescued from
the Gneisenau and the Leipzig, but no
mention is made of any of the crew of
the Scharnhorst, which was the flag
ship of the German admiral, being
saved, and it is thus presumed that
Count o Spec, his officers and men
went down fighting.
AS the S~charnhorst and Gneisenau
each carried a complement of 765 men,
the Leipzig 2S6, the Nuremberg 1922, and
the Dresden 261, the total German loss
is estimated at not far from 1000
men.
The British casualties were light.
Ends Search Of Two Seas.
The battle ends a search of two seas
for the German feet in which the Brit.
ish feet was aided by warships OF
Japan.
The search began soon after the
feet of Admiral o Spec engaged a
British squadron off the coast of Chile
on November / and sank the British
cruisers Monmouth and Good Hope
with the loss of about 1900 men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
BRITISH DESTROY
GERMAN SHIPPING
Warships and Merchantmen Are
Sunk in the South
Atlantic.
STATEMENT IS OFFICIAL ONE
Admiralty at London Gave Out State
ment Concerning Sinking of War
Vessels-kalser WilheIm's illness
said to Have Been severe-crisis
Declared to Have Passed.

London, Dec. 1.-THE German cruis-
er Nuremberg, which withdrew from
the battle off the Falkland islands and
attempted to make its escape with the
cruiser Dresden while the British war
ships under Vice Admiral Sir Freder-
lex Devotion Sturdee were destroying
the cruisers S~charnhorst, Gneisenau
and Leipzig, was hunted GRO the
water by units of the British feet and
sunk the same day. The search for
the Dresden is still proceeding.
The action lasted five hours. The
Scharnhorst sank after three hours
and the Gneisenau two hours later.
The German light cruisers scattered
and we're chased by the British cruis-
ers and light cruisers.
No loss of any British vessel is re-
ported.
British Squadron Heavy.
London, Dec. 11.-A dispatch from
Buenos Aires conveys the information
that the British squadron includes
nine big warships, notably the battle
cruisers Lion and Indefatigable The
admiralty declines to verify or deny
that these great ships are in foreign
waters.
The British battle cruisers Lion and
Indefatigable displace $3.50 tons and
1880 tons, respectively. The Lion
carries eight 1876 inch guns and six
teen four inch guns and is equipped
with three t%wenty-one inch torpedo
tubes. It's complement consists of
1000 men and it is capable of trav-
cling twenty-eight knots an hour.
The battle cruiser Indefatigable is
57S feet long, 79h feet beam, and 27%
feet deep. It has a speed Of twenty
six knots. The Indefatigable's arma-
ment consists Of eight twelve inch
guns, sixteen four inch guns, and
three twenty-one inch torpedo tubes.
1t has a complement of 800 officers
and men.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Warsaw the Objective Point.

London. Dec. 1.-THE Germans con-
tinue their efforts to smash the Rus
sian armies. While a large part of
their force is endeavoring to hold
the Russian center, another army is
advancing from East Prussia to the
east Of Mlawa and is attacking the
Russian right with a view to cutting
communications and entering War.
saw from the rear.
Heavy fighting also is going on to
the southwest Of LODI and to the
southeast Of Cracow, where the Aus.
trians and Germans are endeavoring
to get around the Russian left and
force these troops to retire from the
fortress.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Arms Makers Must EXPLAIN.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bryan will
investigate charges made by the Ger
man ambassador against two Ameri-
can arms companies to the effect that
they are selling mushroom" and 9TH
er cartridges prohibited in war, if he
finds that the legal aspects of the sit
uation warrant any action by the de-
partment.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
President Gets, Indian Plea.

Washington.-President Wilson was
asked by a committee Of 100 Indians,
representing the Society of American
Indians, to appoint a commission to
investigate the condition Of American
Indians and recommend the passage
Of a code of Indian law (which shall
open the door Of hope and progress
to our people,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
physicians say. the first being that Il

physicians say, the first being that the
Russian TROOPS have been excellently
fed from the beginning Of the war; the
second that the grand duke is using
the smallest possible forces at the
actual front Of the fighting line, and
the third thty no alcohol Is consumed
BY any OF the soldiers.
The hospitals are proving that the
~recuperative powers OF the Russian
wounded are now equal to the highest
ever known, namely, the figures
reached III the Ease of the Turkish
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17

Washington. From an official
whose knowledge of the situation is
believed to be unquestionable it was
learned that the last serious opposi-
ton to an increase in freight rates on
the eastern railroads was removed
and the interstate commerce commits
sion formally voted to permit the 5
per cent advance.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Two Cutters Authorized.

Washington. Two new revenue
cutters, one to cost $350,0OO for Pa
citic waters and the other to cost
$4,000 for anchorage patrol and ice
breaking in New York harbor, we're
authorized in a bill favorably reported
by the house commerce commission
committee.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
U. S. Relief for Jerusalem

Washington-The Turkish govern
ment, through Ambassador Morgen-
THAI, has signiied to the state de-
partment its willingness that IN ex-
pedition be sent to the relief Of the
people in Jerusalem. The expedition
is being organized by Hebrew phil
anthropic societies in New ork.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Won't Wage Holy War.

Amsterdam, Holland.-The Berlin
Lokai Anzetger asserts that the Turk
ish ambassador to Rome had an ~.
dience with King Victor Emmanuel
and assured the king that Turkeys
holy war did not apply to Italy or her
possessions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
compensatlon Act PLANNED.

The committed appointed by the
Missouri senate to investigate the
subject of workman's compensation
has prepared its report for the legis-
lature. The commission will recon-
mend four measures:
1. An elective workman's compen-
sation act.
2. An act creating the Missouri in
6ustrial commission.
5. An act providing for the organi-
cation OF corporations on the mutual
plan to insure against employers liza
bility.
4. An act leyying a tax of 5 per
cent on all premiums for employers
liability for the support of the In
dustrial commission.
The commission finds that recov-
cry under existing employers liability
laws is had in only 4,S55 cases out OF
$4,000 injuries and deaths. That Of
injuries and deaths approximating
$500, 900, that only $4,000 in dam,
ages were paid in 1911 in this state.
1t is estimated that 50 per cent of
the amount recovered now goes to
lawyers and about Is per ZEN addi-
tional to court costs, etc.
The members of the senate com
mittee are: Ben |. White, Walter G.
Goodson, William G, Busby, Robert
S. McClintic and Alroy s.. Phillips.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
FIaemen at Fault.

No more is the engineer of the fast
tiier the goat" of big railroad wrecks.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion's annual report, just issued, gave
him a nearly. clean bill of health.
Where he used to bear the blame, a
new victim has been raised--the flag
man, ignorant of the company's rules.
The commission pointed out that
there has been a Considerable de-
crease in the number OF collisions due
to the failure of the engineman to
obey the indications of the block sig
nal" At the same time it held that
it is unreasonable to expect freedom
from wrecks when railroads employ
aagmen Of little experience without
any examination as to their knowl-
edge of rules.
Strong recommendation was made
for universal use of a system of auto
matte train control in conjunction
with other safety devices.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
u. 9. Ignores Arizona Alien Law.

Washington.-The war department
has refused the Arizona anti-alien en-
ployment to be applied to the military
reservation and forts in Arizona. The
decision is based on the fact that the
state referred exclusive jurisdiction
over the reservation to the United
States.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
U. S. Army Nav sino "Tipperarv.,

Washington.-"Tipperary," the Brit
ish marching song, may be sung in tn
United States army, Secretary of Wal
Garrison ruled. The secretary said
that SO far as he was concerned the
soldiers may sing it as much as they
want to.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Bill Hits Prison Labor.

A bill providing for the abolition
of the contract labor system now in
vogue at the state p~enitentiary is be.
ing drawn up by the state senate in
vestigating committee.
The committee was appointed by
the last legislature to suggest legis-
lation tending to improve conditions
at the state penitentiary. The bill
will be introduced at tt the meeting
of the next legislature. In place of
the contract system educational and
agricultural work will be proposed.
The present contract system will ex-
pire in February.
The committee visited nearly every
state east Of Missouri and investi-
gated p~enitentiary conditions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Thaw Extradltion Argued.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Harry
K. Thaw from New Hampshire to New
York to answer an indictment for con-
spiracy to obstruct justice by escaping
from Matteawan Insane Asylum was
taken under consideration by the su-
preme court, after listening to oral
arguments.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Automobiles Increase.

Secretary of State Cornelius Roach
presents figures showing the increase
in the number Of automobiles bought
so far in Missouri during the registra-
ton year, which will expire Feb. 4.
Last year there we're 9S,14O machines
registered. This year, to date, the
number is 54,341.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
Risk companies ! Trust.

The report of Rufus M. Potts, in
surance commissioner Of Illinois,
copies of which have been received
here by Attorney General Baker and
other officials, charges that fire in
surance companies of the United
States and of Illinois are in an I'M
lawful combination to maintain ex-
orbitant fire rates.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
"Mother Of Civil War; Dies

Wheeling, w. Va.-Mrs. Sarah
Branden, known as the Mother of the
civil war;" died at her home across
the river from here, at the age of 113
years.
Greece to Buy Chicago Wheat.
Chicago.-Greece has turned to
Chicago for its wheat supply and is
negotiating for the purchase Of 1866
600 bushels a month.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-12-17
SOON LEAVE THE HOSPITAL
Reeuperative Powers Of Russian Sol
dlers In Part Attributed
to Temperance.

Petrograd.-The wounded on the
Russian side, considering the magni-
tnde OF the operations. are compare
lively few. according to officers OF the
medical service. Moreover, those
whose wounds are not Of the gravest
character recover with great rapidity,
This q due to three facts, the