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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
expected blessings beneath the condition
of affairs.

Charles w. Eliot, the man who says
what he thinks, makes some very inter.
esting statements anent the causes of the
present war in Europe. While holding
each and every country involved at fault
to certain extent because of their forms
OF government, system of CONSUMPTION
desire for territorial gain or limited dom
nation, Eliot lays most of the blame for
the war on Germany and its emperor as
combining most of the faults. Professor
Munsterberg. who served under Eliot
when the latter was president of Harvard
university may be expected to reply in
sharp fashion to the very plain state
ments made by Mr.. Eliot inasmuch as the
former university head seems to convey
the hint that Europe never viii be at
peace until Germany is beaten and beaten
decisiyely. Mr.. Eliot. as the world knows,
is one of the closest students of current
affairs in the light of history that there
is in the United States at the present
time. Not always are his views accepted,
but generally he is looked upon as a very
cogent reasoner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
Now a Legislator.

The recent election in Vermont took to
the Legislative branch of the government
Of that state James X Prize, the well
known Barre and Williamstown quarry
owner. Being granite cutter who even
tually bought and developed great
quarry, and established almost model
stock and fruit farm, he can be relied
upon to give practical thought to leg
islation and therefore, viii be a useful
agency in q legislature where progressive
action is much needed To the initiated
for many years he has been known as
Jim" Prize. and just how this rough
diamond viii take to the title of Hon.
James X. Pirie, remains to be seen. We
wish him the same satisfactory expert
cnce as a legislator as has been his sue
cess and pleasure in business and in his
domestic life.-Granite Cutters journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

Germany is said to be selling at IL or
is cents a pound, or more than twice
the price at southern seaports-and Ger
many has been, after the United King.
dom, the South's best foreign custom
| err
The British admiralty has proclaim
ed no blockade of German ports. The
voyage on which these American cotton
ships are sent are thoroughly honest and
legitimate, These ships and their Amer
lean cargoes cannot be halted under in
terna tional law
Germany has given assurance that
they will he welcomed, and they supply
the means of securing return cargoes of
the dyestuffs indispensable to American
textile manufacturing. Therefore, New
England as well as the South has vi.
tai stake in the success of these overseas
voyages. Any interference with the sue
cessful passage Of these ships, which sail
IN peculiar sense under national au-
spices, viii call for vigorous protest from
our government.
incidentally new light has come over
the South. "One thing | will saw" de-
clares Congressman Henry of Texas, the
redoubtable chairman OF the House com.
mittee on rules, "the cotton situation,
the lack of market and the lack Of a
transportation to market have at last
convinced and converted the South to the
meaning and necessity of merchant
marine, and | predict that the South.
hitherto indifferent or opposed, will
henceforth be the Solid SOUTH for
merchant marine"
New England viii heartily applaud the
sentiment Boston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
THE SLACK BUSINESS ~ Bill
REkISERS

There really is % oclasiau far dis.atis.
fnction that orif = dorm bHis have b.st
presented 30 ere legislative retizers On
ths ooutrart. there is reason iof sstisfac.
ti0n On che rraHnd tbat ere present
dearth mas fnesu a srortsns 1f i5ls blils
through the ert5ff SECESSION. Tie estab.
1.shfnr 81 board ~ rensars OF frar.oss
legislative snattments b. 1i-sIr o. take 4
turu other tisu Contemplated - tha.e
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
CURRENT COMMENT
Brattlebor's Bill Revisers.

Under the law Governor Fletcmher had
only limited field in which to select two
persons for the important work of revis-
ing legislative bills. The law states that
the position shall be filed by lawyers
of legislative experience" Governor
Fletcher has named Collins NJ. Graves OF
Remington and Thomas c. Cheney OF
Morisville to do the work. Mr.. Graves
recently retired az postmaster at Ben
nington. He is q capable man, but is not
SO experienced as Mr.. Cheney. The latter
was connected with State House capaci-
ties for years before he served two terms
rs speaker. The assistance of these two
men ought to 90 a long toward simpli-
tying and in some cases eliminating bills
which are presented. -Brattleboro Phoe-
nix.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

The French are again lapsing into cryp,
tic language regarding the progress of tho
war in the western part of Europe, foi
they tell ms that while three German at.
taeks were repulsed the enemy neverthe-
less succeeded in reaching an important
French trench. The public is left IN
doubt whether the reaching of the
trench meant its capture or whether, hav-
ing arrived at the trench, the Germans
were thrown back. as one OF the three re-
pulses noted earlier in the official state
ment. The French have proven them
selves good fighters; they ought to brush
up on clear and uncertain language fer
their official reports.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
The Cotton Fleet.

Great Britain has Acknowledged raw
cotton 20 b. non -contrabaud and taking
the British AZ their word an American
ship the Carolyn. left savannah the 9th
er DAY for Bremen. with so bales Of
cotton-the first direct shipment for
Germany since the outbreak ~ the var.
other American ships the Denver.
Greenbuiar. Beruind. Kannwha and Path
finder are loading and about to sail for
Germany carrying 4001o haies in an.
the var risk iusurnnee On which has i.eeu
taken lg the government
This d r. more practicable measure 20
relieve THE south than any scheme fsr
federal loans o. warehouses Cotton I'D
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
GRANITEvILLE.

FIRST Presbrle 1iau Church. GranitetiIle
-Fmd MeNfH pastor Morning seryine
Sc 1880. suhiet The significance 81
she IfWl.h Fessts7 lev Z8 Etenina
service. i o'claak. suhisef. aIte Imrsf-
famor 81 Tr6es. Service e. F8rfiue Ct
3 .. ru. The special usatirrs ~ Forrifs
have el8sef ard utrr q married snraass
several sin come before she Session sun
Hav frenne f8f Church membership
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
ruRcHAsE ARNoRY 80
ST AFbans CITY Counrl Takes steps 3
Acquire State Bu1sinE

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
MONTPELIER
Antoine Ashline, Recently Deceased, Left
Relatives Here and in Barre.

james Ashline Of - East State street
has received word o the death Of his
brother. Antoine, a resident Of Alburp
Syringe The deceased leaves 4 wife. one
daughter. Carrie, a son. Medor. seven sis-
ters and two brothers. Mrs. Olive laugh
in Of South Barre, Mrs n. l. Lewis Of
south Barre. Mrs. Lena Becor 81 Chelsea.
Mrs. J. Coon Of ChazF, y. y. Mrs. n
goucon ~ Chazy. y. y. Mrs. A. Goneau
Of Chazy. ~ ~ Mr. , Martin 81 Barre.
Peter Ashlire 81 Richmond. aud james
Ashline Of this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

The governor acted wisely in following
the suggestion of the Evening Argus, and
appointing Thomas c. Cheney to the re-
vision committee.-Mo Montpelier Argus.
We hadn't heard that the Montpelier
contemporary had been appointed CONT
Dental adviser to Governor Fletcher
Was it merely an ad interim appoint
ment, neighbor? And how close do you
get to the governor when you advise
him?
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

Says the Waterbury Record: "The flag
has been unfurled over Barre's new hotel,
which, by the way, when it is completed,
viii be an asset next to its granite indus
try" We hope also that it win be good
place to sleep and eat, or eat and sleep,
whichever way you prefer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

When mere board OF trade failed and
n merchants association was only fairly
successful, they have built up chamber
of commerce in Bellows Falls. Unless the
spirit beneath the name is changed, the
results are likely to be the same. just a
mere swapping of names will not do it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

The Boston family of Hogans who are
petitioning court to change their family
name to Holman ought to have selected
such a designation as Turncoat, finding
that it would fit better.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

For up-to.date wares we commend
Dartmouth colleges new course in "The
World War" taking up the progress of
the bloody events as they occur. The
course must needs be somewhat hastily
prepared but it will furnish something of
absorbing interest and will carry along
with it some instructive sdelights on
events closely associated with the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

If the belligerents can maintain a
Christmas truce, why not extend it in
definitely?t The Christmas spirit does
not lapse on Dee. 26 but is ever present
although not over-assertive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12
The Educational Report.

IL all depends on just how much OF an
effort such men a. John u Watson. The
odore y. Vail perciyal W Clement, Ho-
race y. Graham, Frank n Brooks, Eli
a. Porter, James 3. Estcc and Allison
=. futile OF this state. assisted by DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler. do in making
their educational report suggestion be-
come a law. II the gentlemen above
mentioned consider their work finished
aud refrain from becoming actively en-
gagged in fight in the legislature. the
IMPORT like most reports, viii de nat
ural death. state Superintendent Of Ed
uCation Mason =. Stone could not run
The rprort through the legislature. The
truth b. that the recommendations are
sc drastic. especially toward rural com
munities and some colleges, that much
persuasive argument must b. forthe0m-
ing IN order % make TIE rank and Gle
~ Aerm0nters believe that the report
o. just the proper thing 20 draft into a
hw. Every Nerfhontcr wants good
schools and colleges and some are very
sanRuinc IL their belief that We have
them to-day The report j. scheduled 20
D. one of TIE big things u The coming
legislature Naterbury Record
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

A dust nuisance in mid-Decembcr
makes one homesick for the old-fashioned
winter which chartably brought its man
tie of snow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

Here's hoping Johnny Evers doesn't
make 'home run" this time at bat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

That holy war has merely been hollow
so far. The effort to invoke the aid of
fanatics has failed, as it should.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

Special meeting sun
daV foreuooH 81 Do
olpk Red Men going
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

President Wilson having warned the
naughty children of Mexico to be good,
now watch them kick up didoes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

We are serving fire. coffee to-day.
liarre Drug co. The new store
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-12

a special On la8ies sutater- for s2so.
eur s359 value: at pgrs's an saturday
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
RUSSIAN

Petrograd, Dec. 24-A statement is- sued by the official press bureau today regarding the fighting along the Rus sian front says:
 ''On the left bank of the. Pilaco ob- stinate fighting continues in the region of the villages of Jeseszee and Rojko- wawolia, about six miles west of Ne wemiasto.
 e'son the right bank of the Pilfca we have made progress in the vicinity of Opozno and Tomascow
 t'In Galicia our success continues South of the Vistula we captured, dur ing the 10th and 21st, 66 officers and $500 men, three common and 10 mi trailieuses.
 Near Prsynlysl the Austrians at tempted a. new sortie during whic} several of their advance eompanie were completely annihilated Othe advance companies were made prisor CTS. In this affair we seized about mile of railroad leading into the city
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
OFFICIAL REPORTS ON THE WAR
FRENCH

Paris, Dec. 24-The French war of flee this afternoon gave out an of ficial communication which reads as follows:
 stFrom the sea to the Lys we made progress by sapping operations in the dunes and we Frepulsed an attack in front of Iombaertzyde At Zwarte- len to the southeast of Ypres we 8oc- cupied a group of houses and we part of this village in counter-at- tack of the enemy; this was done in spite of a very spirited fire from the German artillery.
 tsThe Belgian army: pushed forward certain attachments all along the right bank of the Yser, to the south of Dixmude, and organized a defen- sive@ force.
 --In the region of Arras the fog still made all operations impossible 1 To the east and to the southeast o1 Aniens, especially in the suburbs o1 Lassigny, there have been artillery 1 exchanges.
 .In the region of the Aisne the Souaves, during all day yesterday l held back brilliantly a number of at | tacks; they remained masters, at 2 point near the road of Puisleine of the German trenches occupied by us Dec 1 21
 sIn the vicinity of Perthes all the counter attacks of the enemy on thu positions conquered by us Dec. 2s were successfully repulsed. To the northwest of Mesnil-l -Hurlus WI occupied German trenches for adis l tance of 400 yards and we drove bacl a. counter attack. The Germans en deavored to take their offensive il 1 the direction of Ville-Sur-Tourbe bu our artillery dispersed them. l gro the south of Rawa, the Ger mans are resisting stubbornly a pro nounced Russian offensive movenen being delivered along the northern | bank of the river Pilica''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
GERMAN


 Berlin, Dec. 24-By wireless to Lon den-The ohlcial communication is- sued today by the German general headquarters staff says:
 .AThe enemy did not renew his at tacks in the neighberhood of Nieuport yesterday At Bixschoote we took 23O prisoners on Dec 22.
 .nThe enemy was again active yes terday in the neighborhood< of Cha1- ons. Infantry attacks followed fierce artillery attack made by the enemy in the regions of Souain and Perthes These were repulsed.
 "A trench kept under continuous artillery fire by the enemy was lost by us but was recaptured in the even ing. The position was abandoned af- ter this successful counter attack be cause parts of the trenches had been almost eIeYelled by the enenny'ss fire More than 100 prisoners were left in our hands
 s.In the east we have assumed the offensive and are advancing from Neidenburg and Soldau Gin East Prus- sia) we have repulsed the Russians after several days fighting at Mlawa (northern PoIand) and the enemy positions at NIlawa again are in oul hands More than 1000 prisoners were taken in these battles. ssThe Russians suffered heavy losses on the right bank of the Pelica rivel in the district to the southeast od To1nasowa- The Russians attacked hercelv several times but were re- pulsed by the Austro- German armies with heavy losses.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
AUSTRIAN

London, Dec. 24-Expfaining the de- feat of the Austrians by the Servians and the supersession of Field Marshal Potiork, the Austrian commande4,-in- chief. by General Archduke Eugene, an official communication was issued yes terday in Vienna. The communica- tion follows:
 After we had gained successes the chief in command of the Balkan forces intended to complete the defeat of the enemy but did not pay sufficient re- gard to the difficulties. Bad weather made the conditions of the few roads which led across the barren country worse. so that it was impossible to supply the army with the necessary provisions and ammunition. At the same time that the enemy collected fresh forces and opened an attack the offensive had been given up.
 t'It was thought prudent not to of fer decisive battle under these un- favorable circumstances. Forced by adverse conditions our troops retreat ed from Servia but they are not de feated. What on our retreat we slf- fered severe losses in men and war
 material had been inevitable but re- ports are much exaggerated concern. i ing our Iosses.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
Fightfne sun sevee.

London, Dec. 24-Christmas eve finds little change in the underground war fare now being conducted in the west ern war theater where General Jof- fire. the commander-in-chief of the French armies, still appears to be eau tious1y feeling for, an opening in the strongly entrenched German line across France and Belgium.
 In the east a supreme German eff fort continues to be made before Warsaw where the forces of the Ger man center and of the Russians, seek ing to check them, sway back and forth along the banks of the river barring the way to the Polish capi- tai.
 The Russians claim successes in the latest encounters but during the last 10 days the Germans have advanced appreciably and it is said they now are bringing up their 42-centimetre guns preparatory to siege operations. In Galicia the Austro-German forces seem to have made no further pro gress and in the north the Russians are reported to have pushed the in pvaders further back into East Prus- sia.
 The German tactics in the march l toward warsaw, military observers in London point out, are beginning to have some of the characteristics of the rush towards Calais and DunIirlS which the allies stemmed, thousands being sacrificed and others being hur- ried forward to i'll the gaps with the same prodigality that was shown by fthe Germans in Flanders.
 Military experts here are unable to agree on the number of the AustrO- 1 German troops in the east entimates i varying from 100000 to 1;50o.OOO; but l it is pointed out that Russia, unless Eshe has been exaggerating her re- sources, should be able easily to top this figure now that her concentra- l ton. of forces is nearing comple- ton.
 Petrograd has never conceded that lthe occupation of Lodz by the Ger Imans had any strategic importance bus the German view has now found e1c- l preston from Field Marshal Won Kin denburg who remarked to the rep iresentative of the Associated Press on the eastern front that he considered 1t 'tthe turning point of the cam paign-'
 All the armies are planning to spend Christmas as best they may Boxes and greetings from home have been or are being distributed in the tren~
 ches, at the hospitals and in the camps, hundreds of thousands of post cards to the soldiers and sailors from King George and Queen Mary being
 one feature Of the British gifts.
 The Austrians attempts to cross
 Servia, which some predicted would be
 abandoned in view of the recent turn
 of events, by which the Servians re- occupied Belgrade, are soon to be re newed in the form of a final blow, ? according to despatehes from Buda- pest.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
SUMMARY OF TODAY'S WAR NEWS

the damage was slight and that no men were injured.
 Although accounts vary as to the present status of military af- fairs in Poland, it is evident that the scene of heaviest fighting has shifted southward from Sechaczew, the town on the Bzura riveN 30 miles from Warsaw, toward which the Germans for several days di- rected their principal efforts. Aus tro-German forces operating from the Cracow base are attempting to push northward into Poland In this effort, however, they are meet ing with determined resistance from the Russians.
 A. semi-off1cial statement from Petrograd says that Russian sue .sesses in Galicia is continuing and that in the Carpathians the Aus trians have been thrown back Another sortie by the garrison at Przemysl, which has long been under attack by the Russians is said to have resulted disasrrously for the Aa1strians.
 Heavy fighting continues in France and Belgium but thus far the renewed activities have ac- comp1ished little, neither side being able to drive the other from the strongly fortified positions held for so long.
 Now that the French govern ment has returned to Paris, a ven t11resorne German aeronaut has attempted to prove that the eapf- tai is not yet without the war zone by flying over it. He was brought doWn by a French aeronaut, how ever, at a point 1s miles from the city of Paris
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-12-24
.MERIDEN'S RELIC
 OF US. s. MAINE
 IN A JUNK HEAP

Meriden, Dec. 24-A relic from the batt1eship Maine, blown up in Havana harbor in 1898, sent to the city of Mer- iden a memorial has turned up in a junk shop. The relic is a shell from a Barbette gun and was obtained by Congressman Thomas L. Reilly from the navy department.
 Relics of this kind are distributed as s'Ioans''- to stimulate patriotic sen timent. A letter is on the way. to Mayor D. J. Donovan from Assistant Secretary of the Navy F. D. Roosevelt stating in effect, that if Aeriden does not care enough about the relic to see that it is properly housed it will be recalled and given to some other of the many places which have asked for a memorial of the Maine.
 An inquiry is proceeding to detern1- fine how the shell got into the junk heap. The supposition is that the shell was stored in a warehouse and forgotten and when the warehouse man moved recently he sold all the un- claimed metal stores to a junkman Apparently no record had been made in behalf of the city of the shell.