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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
CITY LICENSES

All keepers of hotels, restaurants,
lunch rooms, lunch carts, billiard and
pool rooms, bowling alleys and shooting
galleries; all hackmen, expressmen, ped
dlers of milk and provisions of all kinds,
itinerant vendors, auctioneers and
plumbers, and others required by ordi-
nance to have license, are hereby mott
fed that all city licenses expire April
/, 1914, and should be renewed on or
before that date.
JAMES MACKAY, City Clerk.
Barre, VT, March II, 1914.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
Antiquarian Supper Menu.

The menu for the antiquarian supper
to be served by the Cobble Hill grange
March 10, is as follows
Baked beans Brown bread
Vegetable hash
Graham bread White bread
Cucumber pickles Picked beets
Chopped Cabbage
Pumpkin pie Dried apple pie
Cream cheese Dutch cheese
Spice cake Gingerbread
Boiled cider applesauce
Doughnuts Coffee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
SOUTH BARRE.

The South Barre grange will hold
special meeting Wednesday evening to
confer the third and fourth degrees
Sixteen tableaux viii illustrate phases
of the work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-03-17
TALK OF THE TOWN

New lace curtains at Vaughan's.
Fifty rain coats to sell at Sl.99 each,
at Vaughan's.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
COVERED TRENCHES
MAKE LUXURIOUS
TROOP QUARTERS
Ougouts Protect SIeepers on
French Batt|efie|ds-SheI-
tiers Named For Mag
nifiCent Hotels.
WAGON Is HIT BY AlRMAN
Fifteen Germans Killed and
Auto Train Wrecked When
Grenade Lights In Am
munition Supply.
WAGON is HIT BY AIRMAN

London. Oct. 17.-There has been Civ
en- out in London a descriptive account
of some recent developments in FRANCE,
sent by an eye witness attached to
the British general headquarters.
The account is dated October 13, in
Franc and is in part as follows:
"On the firing line the men sleep in
dusou that they AVE followed or
cut under the sides of the trenches.
Ilese refugees are raised slightly above
the bottom of the trench so as to re-
of the trench also is sloped for pur-
pose of trainage. Some of the trenches
are provided with overhead cover,
which gives protection from the wealth.
er as we'll as from shrapnel balls and
splinters of shells. Considerable inge-
In naming these shelters. Among the
laNorlte designations are the Hotel
Cecil h Ritz hotel the 'Billetdoux
Motel and the Due Dormir.'
On the road barricades also are to
be found boards bearing this notice:
This way to the Prussians.'
"Obstacles of every kind abound and
at night each side can hear the enemy
drlNlng ticket for entanglements. In
some places obstacles have been con-
structed by both sides so close togeth-
ef that same wag suggested that each
80: WIZ hiiS PoiticS W pefiOTIu
this 1atiguing duty alternately, inso-
Ihuch as the work of the enemy is al
most lndistinguishable from ours and
serves the same purpose.
Q'lafrles N caves to which allu-
sion already has been made provide
ample accommodation for whole bat
tal!Ons and most comfortable are the
shelters which have been constructed
IN them. The slopes of the Aisne wall
ley fortunately are very steep and this
TO a great extent protect us from the
enemy's shells. many of which pass
harmlessly over our heads to burst in
the meadows along the river bank.
NJ all points subject to shell fire, ac-
cess to the firing line from behind is
provided by communication trenches.
These are now so good that it is pos
slble to cross in safety a fire swept
zone to the advance trenches from
where the headquarters of units hap
pen to be.
1t already has been mentioned that
according to Information obtained from
the enemy Is Germans were killed by
a bomb dropped on the ammunition
wagon of II cavalry column. 1t was
thought at the time that this might
nave been the work of ore of our air
men. who reported that he had drop
ped ii nand grenade on this convoy and
had then got a birds eye view of the
finest display of fireworks he had ever
seer.
From evidence it now appears, that
this was the case: that the grenade
thrown by him probably was the cau.e
OF the destruction of Il mall convoy
carrying field gun and howitzer am
munition Which now has been found Il
total wreck"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
cARRANzA's RESIGNATION
HAS NOT BEEN PRESENTED

Washington. Oct. 1~6.-General Car
ranza's resignation has not been pre-
scented to the Mexican convention at
Aguas C%alientes. Today's reports to
the state department reiterated that
the question of his retirement would
cot be taken Up until additional dele
gates from General zapata arrived.
Official dispatches today said the
temporary organization of the v
ton had been made permanent and
the delegates, whose credentials had
been approved, numbered 1870. All took
h oath. swearing to abide by the de-
cision of the convention, which was
proclaimed the sovereign power in
Mexico.
Although it is supreme in authority
1t is not believed the convention will
attempt to exercise Legislative or ex-
ecut1Ve functions. beyond designating
the individual or individuals who shall
discharge the executive power i'm sue
cession to General ~Carranza. His re-
~t1re1nent as first chief in charge of
the Executive power is expected ON all
sides as a matter of course, because he
Is desirous of being a candidate i'm the
presidential election and the Mexican
constitution prohibits the executive
who conducts the election from being
a candidate therein.
NoI"ltloha on the west coast of Mex
leo are rapidly assuming a more peace
full aspect INC Rear Admiral Howard
reporting today from the flagship West
Virginia at La Paz, predicted the
speedy restoration of peace in lower
California.
The admiral says that Colonel Men
dez. chief of the Yaqui Indian forces
in that quarter, has just returned to
La a from Mulege and that every
thing was quiet there. with no neces-
sity for soldiers. He expected to re-
turn to Guaymas today.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
KANSAS wheat CROP
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Kansas May Produce 1856,
100000 Bushels of Winter
Wheat, Says Expert.

Topeka, Kan. Oct. 17.-winter wheat
sown in Kansas for this years crop
amounted to 9O,061,971 acres. according
to assessors returns to the state board
OF agriculture. This announcement was
made by j. c. Mohler. secretary Of the
board. today. While the board has yet
made no canvass of yields, and will not
until next month, Mr.. Mohler pointed
out if the governments August / es-
innate of 2O.5 bushels per acre We're
applied to the acreage reported by as
SCISSORS it would mean Kansas pro-
duced more than 1885. 900, 900 bushels of
wheat in 1914. exclusive of the output
of 81, 900 acres sown to the spring va
rieties.
A wheat crop such as Kansas raised
in 1914. according to Mr.. Mohler. has
never been equaled by any other state
in the union.
Kansas, according to Mr.. Mohler,
holds the record also for the greatest
aggregate output of wheat in the 10
years ending with 1914.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21

London. Oct. IA dispatch to
Reuters Telegram company from
Petrograd. say
ITO the local peasantry. among them
many girls. is attributed in part the
failure of the German attempts to cross
h Nistula during the recent fighting.
The girls aided the Russian soldiers
by digging trenches.
"On the initiative of an English club
here. a movement is on foot to raise
a detachment of recruits for the Brit
ish army. Many Lancashire men en-
ployed in cotton mills have volun-
tered"
Petrograd claims that the German
movement on Warsaw has stopped. the
Germans being driven back several
miles. Przemysl, it is stated, is on the
verge of capitulation.
Vienna. on the contrary, announces
that the commander OF the fortress at
Przemysl b%rusquely refused a request
to surrender, on October 2. and that
since that date the Russian besiegers
have been defeated and the city re-
lieved.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
BR|TONS HERE TO
INVESTIGATE TRADE
Sir George Paish ome to
Arrange Exchange and to
Study Business Re-
Iations.

New York. Oct. 17.-Sir George Paish,
adviser to the British chancellor of the
exchequer. reached New York aboard
the steamer Baltic TO confe with treas
ury officials at Washington and bank
ers and financiers in this city in re-
gard to the establishment of exchange
between this country and England.
The Mauritania also arrived here to-
day. 1t was said that this probably
would be her last trip to New York
for some time, as she will be laid up
at Liverpool for repairs on her return
there.
Sir George said that he was here at
the invitation of the secretary of the
treasury. He was accompanied by
Basil b. Blackett, an official of the
British treasury.
"While L am in America" said Sir
George. II expect to investigate the sit
uation here s o far as the handling of
the cotton crop and its financing is con
cerned, as we'll as the exchange sit
uation. England is vitality interested
in h cotton situation here.
w shall discuss the whole financial
situation with treasury officials at
Washington, and New York financiers
and clearing house officials. l ann moi
aware Of amy plan for the establishment
of a gold clearing house i'm America,
in fact we have no specific plan. but
we hope to arrive at some definite con
clusion after our conference"
Sir George and Mr.. Blackett said that
after the British moratorium expired
OH November 4, some plan might be ar.
ranged whereby the London stock ex-
change might be reopened.
Financial conditions in London are
now practically normal said George
II consider that we are ready to wealth
er amy storm Ii we don't expect any
trouble when the moratorium expires
There is much gold i'm London at the
present time and the government will
protect those who are Unable to pay
their debts which are due on Nove1n-
Der d."
Sir George estimated that America
still owed England Approximately $40
600 600 to $500 0 900 in gold. When ask
ed IL England would insist on gold pay
ments he said:
MY reply is that as a great and
wealthy nation you are just as anxious
to pay your debts as we are to lave
o a them. Your cotton exports al
this season would normally pay tho
large balance against YOU. This is one
of the reasons why / want to take NJ
the cotton situation while here.
There has been no discrimination in
the London discount market in regard
to the American acceptances or bills
or notes except in the case of banking
houses with German affiliations"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
EXPORTS INCREASING;
IMPORTS PICKING Up
September Movement Shows
Material Gains Over Aug
ust Transactions.

Washington. ID. c., Oct. 1.-THE for
eign trade of the United States shows
Slow but steady improvement, in the
opinion of President Wilson. who told
callers today he had learned through
letters and personal talks that the de-
man for American goods abroad has
shown a marked increase recently.
The call for American made cotton
fabrics is particularly noticeable in
Spain, in Scandinavian countries and in
South America, he said. Buying OF raw
cotton has not been resumed on a large
scale. he added, largely because OF the
difficulty in getting quotations.
The president indicated his belief that
the cotton situation would be improved
before the picking Of this years crop.
Foreign trade for September showed
marked recovery from the extremely
low levels reached in August, according
to preliminary figures given out today
by the department of commerce.. These
showed September imports to have been
SS.436,777 more than in August, while
exports increased S45,S21,29
Imports last month totaled $139, 2O4,-
26I. compared with SILL. 0S4,S43 in Sep
tember, 1913. and s144.819.493 for Sep
tember. 1912. Export figures are: Sep
TENDER. 1914. $156.1ss.790; 1913, $317.-
24O.001: 1912. $199.078.0Gz. Gold imports
amounted to 50. 761, $50, as against s4,-
626.74S for September of last year. Gold
exports We're $21.S37,2O2, compared with
1886 OBJ for September, 1918.
The alance of trade again shifted to
the eXport side in September. exceeding
imports by SIG. 9S4 ,523. as against al. ex-
cess of imports amounting to sig, AnD, 1856
In August.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
LONG DROUGHT BROKEN
BY COPIOUS RAINFALL

New Haven. Conn. Oct. 16.-Rai,
which began falling in Connecticut last
night will materially check, if it does
not cxtinguish. the many fires in the
wood lands OF the state. some of which
were growing to serious proportions. 1t
will bring the much needed damp
to keep the tobacco crop at it's best
condition. and breaks a drought OF
about six weeks.
Philadelphia. Oct. 16.-More than an
inch Of rain fell in Pennsylvania. in
the last "a hours. breaking a drought
which continued for 55 days. Farming
was seriously affected by the dry spell.
and coal mining was carried on under
difficulties because Of the lack of water
to operate machinery. Railroads in tho
interior of the state were also handie
capped.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21

sucn manufactures. mines and public
works as may he necessary to give
work to all who apply.
Declaring this WAS emergency legis-
lation. How said the government ought
to operate the mines in Alaska and
other places where they are not ope.-
ated. He would also have the govern
ment build roads and engineer othe,.
public Improvements and thus give en-
ployinent to the thousands of unem-
ployed.
The determination of southern sena-
tors to secure some legislation for the
relief of the cotton situation at this
session was laid before President Will
son by Senator Overman, of North
Carolina. While the president approves
h cotton pool plan of Festus ]. Wade.
Of st. Louis. he has not favored any
OF the various legislative proposals.
The president is anxious for congress
to adjourn Immediately and viii seek
to prevent 1t being kept in session by
amendments TO the war tax bill.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
ASK UNCLE SAM TO
u COTTON MILLS
James Eads How. "MiIionaire Hobo,'' Has Scheme to Take
Over Plants. Buy Cotton Crop and Give Jobs to All
UnernpIo yed Men.

Washington. Oct. Thames w.
Fades How, The millionaire hobo.' APP
peared before the Senate committee on
education and labor today and urged
that the great army of the unemployed
in this country be used to help out the
situation in which the cotton industry
is placed by the European wars. How
advised that the government take over
the cotton mills and operate them to
their full capacity. He would have the
raw cotton made up into goods. This
would at once. help out the cotton pro-
ducers and wc.:ld give employment to
thousands of people at living wages.
One hundred and fifty thousand
men gre out of work today in New
York said How. Between 10000 n
100000 are o u of work in Philadei-
rhia."
He asked the committee to make a
favorable report on a bill by Senator
MARITIME. of New Jersey. This bill pro-
vides the government shall take over
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
FIGHTING IN EAST LARGELY
ENGAGEMENTS OF OUTPOSTS

London, Oct. 16.-Taking the unre-
concilable dispatches arriving in Lon
don from Petrograd, Berlin and Vienna
as a basis of information, it is almost
impossible to determine with any accu-
racy the situation in the eastern the
alter of the war. The main armies of
the contending forces, the Russians on
one side and the Austrians and Ger
mans on the other are in close touch
over an immense front, which evil
IDENTIFY will gradually extend from the
Baltic to the Carpathians. In spite of
the claims of victory here and defeat
there. there is reason to believe that,
generally speaking, the fighting so far
has been confined to cavalry engage
ments. and that a general action has
not Yet begun.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
CALL MONEY RATE OF
INTEREST is EASIER

New York, Oct. 16.-Reduction in the
rate for call money from 8 I o Z per
cent was the most significant financial
development in the past "a hours. The
higher rate was established soon after
h outbreak of the war and has pre-
vailed since that time for most day-to-
day loans. Large amounts were placed
at the reduced rate and some relaxa-
ton of long time maturities naturally
followed.
Foreign exchange was trong as the
direct outcome of a call to participate
in the recent New York city 500. O0O,-
900 note isue for payment Of another
installment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
CLAIM 10000 GERMANS
WE'RE TAKEN PRISONERS

Petrograd. (via London), Oct. To-
The Courier publishes a report to the
effect that a German force which en-
tered the Warsaw, Russian Poland,
region. after two days of hard fight
ing. was cut in two and driven back
on the LODI, Petrokoff and Kielce line.
The newspaper says it is claimed that
10000 German prisoners We're taken.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
ALLIES ORDER FIELD
STOVES FROM AMERICA

Mercer, Pa, Oct. 1o.-An order for
$4,000 sheet metal tent stoves has been
received by a local manufacturing con-
Germ from the British and French gov
was made today. Either oil or gasoline
can be burned in the stoves. The or
der will keep the plant working day
and night for several weeks.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
spy AMONG

Dover (via London). Oct. "a
German spy. in a Belgian uniform: and
with a Red Cross badge in his posses
sion. was arrested last night among
the Belgian refugees. He was taEea to
Dover castle and was followed al! the
way by a hostile crowd.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21

Mexico City. Oct. 16.-All the mill
itary chieftans including Francisco Will
la. Emiliano Zapata, and Nenustianc
Carranza. are now subject to the orders
of the Aguas Calientes% convention which
today, after a stormy secret session
voted itself the supreme power of this
land. The delegates took oath to abide
by the majority vote on all questions,
including the form of government and
presidential succession.
The question of the kind of govern
ment that shall prevail will be decided
at d session to be held October 90
When a full Zapata delegation number
ing 50 men will be present.
Prominent delegates to the conference
say the question of further civil strife
in Mexico City has been definitely de-
cided and that peace is assured. A
majority of the delegates lean toward
a commission form OF government until
general elections can be held. though
many of them favor Antonio l. Nillareal
for the provisional presidency.
Under the new arrangement General
CarranZa can be a candidate for the
presidency i'm h general elections.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21

The harbor of Hamburg has been
equipped with floating dry docks Of
two types. which are able to raise from
the water vessels longer than the
docks themselves.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
TO N

Bordeaux. Oct. 16.-President Poincare
has accepted an invitation of the stu
dents of Glasgow university to be their
next lord rector. This is the first time
this honor has been conferred on a for
eign statesman.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
PEASANT r OF
POLAND DAY
FOR RUSSIAN ARMY
FOREIGN MINISTER
OF italy IS DEAD
Had Expressed Wish to Live
Ten Weeks Longer to See
War Ended.

Rome. Oct. 16.-The Italian foreign
minister. Marquis Antonio Di San Gu
liolno died at 2:20 O'CLOCK this after
noon. The marquis had expressed a
wish to live 10 weeks more, hoping to
see war ended by that time.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
FEW DETAILS OF wARsHIP
DISASTER KNOWN IN LONDON

London. Oct. 1.-THE admiralty has
given out the following announcement
concerning the loss of the cruiser
Hawke:
His majesty's ship Theseus. Capt.
Hugh Edwards, was attacked by a
submarine in the northern waters Of
The North sea yesterday. but was
missed. His maiesty's ship Hawke.
Capt. III. p. f 4. Williams. was at
tackled about the same time and was
sunk. !.
The following officers with 40 men
of the crew have been landed at Aber-
deem from a trawler.
"Boatswain Sydney Austin, Gunner
James Dennis and Acting Gunner
Harry Evitt. The remaining officers
and men are missing.
Further particulars will be pub
lished rs 500 as available.
The Hawke was a cruiser built in
in 1882
The Hawke is the British cruiser
which collided with the White Star
line steamer Olympic September 20.
1911. near Osborne ba-. on the north
side of the Isle Of Wight. She received
serious damage.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1914-10-21
ENGLISH CRUISER
IS SUNK AND 400
OF CREW DROWNED
British Warship Hawke Sent to
Bottom of North Sea By
Torpedo Fired BY Ger
man Submarine.
VESSEL THESEUS ESCAPES
Daring Raid of Diving Craft
Nets Kaiser's Navy Another
Victory-Few Details of
Loss Are Known.
VESSEL THEsEUs ESCAPES

London. Oct. 1~7.-Another thrust from
the German submarine service has rob-
bed the British navy of the cruiser
Hawke and has raised the tally OF the
list of warships unk by the Germans
to seven. TO this must be added the
virtual destruction of the cruiser Peg
asus by a German warship at Zanzi-
bar. The Hawke. a cruiser of 1850
tons. under of Capt. Hugh
Williams. was sunk yesterday in the
North sea. the graveyard of six other
warships, victims of German torpedoes.
1t was only bad aim on the part OF
the German gunner that saved the
Hawkes. sister. the Theseus, for that
ship, too. was attacked. but h es-
capped.
The cruisers A%mphibion. Pathfinder.
Aboukir, Cressy. Hogue. Pegasus and
Hawke and the torpedo gunboat
Speedy make up the British formidable
list of losses in warships In the first
10 weeks of the war. Against this the
British admiralty claims fou German
cruisers. two torpedo boat destroyers.
one torpedo boat, three submarines n
eight armed commerce destroyers.
Omitting the armed merchantmen,
the aggregate warship tonnage loss to
England is, of course, much greater
than that to Germany.
In both cases. the lost ships, with the
exception of the cruiser Amphibion and
the submarines. We're older craft used
Tor scouting purposes. the ships intend
ed for the Sterner work of a fleet ac-
ton being held in safer waters for the
day when Germany elects to sally from
behind her naval base of Helgoland.
The British cruiser was of 1850 tons
displacement. She was $50 feet long,
of 60 feet beam and drew 23 feet of wa
ter She WAS n sister shin Of tha I'D
gar, Endymion, Grafton. Theseus and
Gibraltar and was launched in 1891.
Her armament consisted of two 90
inch guns. 10 6-inch guns, 10 %6-pounders,
five 3~-pounders: two machine guns and
two torpedo tube. Her complement is
given as 544 men, but she may
have had fewer on board when she
went down.
The Hawke was commanded, accord
ing to the British admiralty list Of
September, 1914. by Captain II. p. T.. Il.
Williams. and among her Officers We're
Commander Bernard A. Pratt-Barlow
and Lieutenant Commander Robert II.
Rosoman.
The disaster to the Hawke follows.
by about three weeks. the sinking in
the North sea of the British cruisers,
A%boukir. Hogue and Cresy. These YES
sells succumbed to the attack of a Ger
man submarine and with them some
GO British officers and 1900 men went
to their deaths.
While the Hawke was laid down in
June of 1899. she was launched at
Chatham on March IL. 1891.
Among her officers at the time of
the disaster were eight nava cadets.
Other British warships lost in the
war were the cruiser A%mphibion. which
was sunk in the North sea by a mine
August 6. and the cruiser Pathfinder,
torpedoed in the North sea September
10. The loss OF the Hawke makes a
total OF six British cruisers destroyed
by the Germans in the North sea.