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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-20
MONTPELIER
Alderman McKenna Resigns, That He
May Be Eligible as Liquor Dealer.

May DC do i<i4uOi OSdACis
Sheriff Frank H. Tracy is in Asbury
Park, n j., where he is to speak to.
night before the New Jersey conference
of charities and corrections, his subject
being, "The Boys" The general topic
of the evening is to be Municipal
Problems"
In probate court Saturday, Judge II.
w, Scott was appointed executor of the
latest will and testament of Albert w.
Jones, late of Barre Town, and Miss
Margaret L. Brown of Barre was APP
pointed Administrative with the will an
nexed, of the estate of Henry Wyatt,
late OF Altoona. Y. Y.
Il. Roy of this city has purchased the
four tenement Alexander house on Barre
street and will take possession at once.
The fourth of the addresses being
given before the Bethany mems forum
on Government by Commission" was
delivered yesterday by Postmaster
Joseph G. Brown. who took as his par
tieular subject, "The Needs and Methods
Involved"
Martin +. McKenna has resigned as
alderman from ward and action on the
same will be taken at meeting of the
city council this evening. Mr.. Mckenna
takes this action because of his applica-
ton for liquor license and the law that
no person holding public Office beyond
notary public can be granted a license.
Removed from his aldermanic position,
Mr.. Mckenna would be on the same
plane with the other applicants.
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will be heard again, Nine. Maria DiCab'
bi, dramatic soprano, M. Giovanni Iatti
a really great tenor. M. Nikola 0ulukon-
off, the famous Russian baritone, Mile
Ernestine Gauthier, the petite prima
donna contralto and last. but by nc
means least, Mr.. Edgar Littleton, the
/ magnificent American basso. OF the
( new singers in the aggregation perhaps
the greatest interest will center IN Mile
! Evelyn Parnell, the Irish prima donna,
who is to sopranos what John Meteor
mack is to tenors. With a pure vel
vety voice similar in quality to Emmy
Destinn's, she possesses all of the color
atura of Tetrazzini. Her interpreted
ton of the role of Violetta in "Trav-
alta" at the Boston opera house this sea
son was considered by many the finest
ever heard in Boston. Another splendid
addition to the company is M. Luigi
Mainiero, a great goIden-voiced tenor,
who brought to this country triumphs
from nearly all the big European opera
houses.
A feature this time which is going to
delight Others beside the music lovers
is the petit ballet of solo dancers from
the Boston opera house. These young
ladies were selected for their remarkable
beauty as well as for their terpsiclorean
ability. They will contribute to the
program the bewitching "Dance of the
Hours" from Gioconda and also por-
tion of Copelia. This novelty has won
unstinted praise in every city thus far
visited.
The musical part of the program. will
be composed as before of opera and
concert. Eight big operate numbers, in
Guiding the duet from Fora del des-
tino," made famous by Caruso and Scot
tie, the thrilling duet from "Andre
Chenier," and other equally well known
ensemble numbers will make up the
concert part The opera will be Verdi's
Ia Traviata" sung complete in four
acts with costumes and scenery.
Previous to the public sale of tickets
which will be announced shortly, mail
orders win be received, and filled care
fully in the order of receipt. The same
popular prices will rule. ADV.
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GRANITEVILLE

A fair. under the auspices of the NJ
W. A. baseball team, will be held in
Gilbert's hall, upper Graniteville, Thurs.
day, Friday, and Saturday, April %, 81
and 25. Thursday, April %, motion pic
lures of the last world series between
Boston and New York. Friday, the
ladies' will present a drama; Saturday,
moving pictures. Dancing every even
ing. Harris ORCHESTRA. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Members of NJ. w. of A., Maple camp,
No. $500, take noticel The regular
meeting of the camp viii be called at
5:45 o'clock sharp Thursday, April %.
All members requested to attend. Re
member the time is set ahead. Per
order Thos. Haley, sr., consul.
All members of Court Rob Roy. who
have not received tickets for dance and
supper will get same by calling on IL
nancial secretary. Members of Mystic
circle take notice.
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Boston Grand Opera Singers Comm
Again.

Augmented by some new worldfamed
artists, with an entirely new and novel
program of concert and opera, and with
an added feature in the form of a beau-
tiful bevy of ballet dancers from the
Boston opera house, the splendid aggre-
cation of Boston grand opera singers
which appeared here during the past
season, will pay us another visit at the
opera house, Barre, Monday evening,
April ~.
Brilliant as were the artists the last
time, and delightful as the program pre-
scented then was, the coming engagement
holds forth some new artists of sven
great brilliancy, and promises a pro-
gram which for variety and novelty, has
never been surpassed anywhere, and
rarely equalled even in the largest cities.
like Boston and New York.
Five OF last seasons great company
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WHAT TO DO FOR
ECZEMA OF CHILDREN

Lillian b. Baker, New York trained
nurse, says Il advocate the use of
Comfort Powder only, in the nursery for
chafng of babies and ehildren's eczema"
1t 10 healing wonder. "-Advt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-20
WASHINGTON.

Mrs. +. A. Warner has returned from
Boston with full line of millinery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-20

The new Colonial league will open on
May Is and close on Labor day The
new league is comprised of clubs in the
following cities; Brockton. Taunton,
New Bedford, Fall River. Woonsoeket
and Rawtucket. The league schedule
will comprise 100 games.
Jimmy Callahan says that the White
Sox have it on the Athletics in both
pitching and catching this season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-20
WATER ROUTES BY RAILROADS.
Commission to Allow Them to 0perat,
After May 1.

Washington, April 2O,--Railroads may
continue their interest in water lines
after July /, according to ruling of
the interstate commerce commission,
provided they have applied for such con
tinuance to the commission, at least
until such time as the commission shall
have passed upon the merits of their APP
phcations.
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Pitcher Villixon and Third Baseman
Gonzales, who have been with the Bos-
ton Nationals in the south, have been
released to the Mason club of the South
Atlantic league.
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EAST BARRE.

Silver Leaf circle will hold dance
in their hall Tuesday evening, April 81;
soc per couple. New sugar on snow, Zoe
per plate.
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via, including Bosnia and Herze-
govinia, remained under the Turkish
Government until 1871, when Austria
stipulated that no Janissaries should
be allowed to garrison Belgrade for
Austria had her own plans for the
little country.
In 1904 Servia revolted against the
Turks and this revolution lasted until
the Autumn Of 1913. The servians
of the present kingdom became aus
tonomous In 1880. but revolted n
1868 and gained complete freedom.
In this they were Joined by Bosnia and
Herzegovina. Then came the Russo
Turkish War which changed the face
of the Balkans again. Servia was now
absolutely free; but the other two lit
tie countries were nominally Turkish
territory. They were, however, oc-
cupied by Austrian troops. This was
another step toward the Austrian plan.
as the latter spent considerable money
on the little States but did not grant
them autonomy.
The Servians who lived there re-
.beiied at this and there wa. a four
years insurrectioni against Austria.
which fostered the intense hatred Of
the races which has gradually grown
stronger. r 81 I
Finally. in 1ses.s. when the Cons
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history. Lorraine. originally q king
dom, was divided in the tenth century
Into two duchies known as the Upper
and Lower Lorraine. The latter soon
Joined with other countries, but both
were ruled by German princes. Metz.
Toul and verdum were free" cities.
Then came religious troubles and Lor-
raine came under French rule by a
treaty with King Henry II. Of France.
on October 5. 1861. but 1t was not I'm
til 1866 that the province was de-
finitely Incorporated with France, and
from that time until 1870 the little
province was governed by the French.
AS to Alsace It formed a part OF
Gaul until the fall Of the Roman EN-
pire. The Rhine was one of the most
Important boundaries Of the Roman
province of Gaul. and over this the
Germans were continually making
ravages upon their more civilized and
prosperous neighbors. and to some Of
these warlike bands (the Franks) is
due the French monarchy which be-
gan with Chloris in the fifth century.
Alsace remained under the Merovin-i
gian and Carlovinginn kings, and the
Germans were allowed to establish
themselves (by the Treaty Of verdum
in s43) on the left bank of the Rhine.
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treachery. Bosnia begged servia's aid
in an outbreak against Austria, but
even with the assistance of little
Montenegro the wiser heads Of servia
knew that the fight would be hopeless
for Austria sent word that If they did
not keep quiet they. too. would be
gobbled up.
Then came the agitation OF the stu
dents at the University OF Agram.
They broke up the furniture OF the
class rooms and rioted in the streets
until the soldiers were called out to
suppress them. Later they came to
Belgrade In a body and proclaimed.
their allegiance to King Peter, declat.
ing that they would assist in re-
generated Servia. The people Of Bel
grade Joined In this manifestation
ana q wave OF patriotism swept over
the land. But Austria sat back and
smiled. Then they promised certain
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In $50 Ohio the Great succeeded in

In $50 Ohio the Great succeeded in
annexing Alsace to the German EN-
p!re. It was ruled by them until
1913. and at the termination of the
thirty years war it was restored to,
France. The treaty at that time did
not include the City Of Strassburs. and
for thirty-eight years It preserved its
Independence as a free" city. &
Strassburg Fine City.
Today 1t isgregarded as the fairest
flower Of the provinces and its resi-
dents are given special privileges by
the German government on account Of
it's commercial activities. It has. in
Guiding q garrison OF fifteen thousand
men, about one hundred and seventy
eight thousand Inhabitants. The city
proper Is, about two miles from the
Rhine being connected with the river
by a canal. It has some remarkable
architecture dating back to the thir-.
teenth century. Although the city
was burned during the F'ranco-Prus-
sian War in 1870, many Of these old.
buildings were saved and are never
ending delight to the restless Ameri-
can tourist who Is ever on the alert
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extension of time. but Germany
was arm. declaring that after that
date those who renamed were Ger
man subjects and added that the
men would be subject to conscription
1.-THE Germany army.
This was the last strawi sour
sons will never night against the
French nag they declared, and by
an irresistible impulse thousands of
people started for France. German
arrogance bobbed up again and all
sorts OF obstacles were thrown in tho
way OF the young men whom Ger
many was anxious to use as soldiers
and q few were unable to leave. Only
those who know the love. of the
French peasant for the little plat Of
ground which he tilis can fully nn-
derstand what It meant to these peo-
pie. yet they did not hesitate when
1t came to the question Of giving up
France. Old men left their beds and
declared that they would not die Prus-
sian; widows without money ded to
France with their baby boys declar-
ing their sons should never be Ger
man; forty-five thousand travellers
passed through Nancy during three
days. Societies for the protection Of
the immigrants were organized ia
France. but even with these there
was great suffering and many died
Just after crossing the border.
For a time business In Alsace-Ior-
raine was at standstilI except for
the repairs which Germany began on
the fortifications. ana today strass-
burg Is one OF the strongest military
towns OF the German Empire, sur
rounded by q girdle of fourteen forts.
Metz. too. Is strongly fortified.
Attempts were next made TO force
the people to speak German instead
of French, but this only. added to the
hatred OF the Germans by those who
were compelled to remain. and they
pretended not to understand German;
and when they were compel to use
it they spoke In a patpis which was
about as unlike German as the ian-
guages used In South Glasgow IS nm
like English, so the Germans were
forced to give this up. At present
everybody speaks French ia Alsace-
Lorraine and the French nag Is seen
inside thelr houses.
The Zabern Incident.
The tsSd .Zabern Incident. Is
one Of he examples Of the boorish-
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ness OF the German army ofiicer. 1t
viii be remembered that young
lieutenant at Zabern, little garrison
town of Alsace-L Lorraine. made some
unpieasant remark about the French
nag. The residents learned Of 1t and
when he marched through the street
with his company somebody hooted at
him. which 50 outraged the young
oficer's dignity that he ordered his
men to charge on the people ON the!
sidewalk. They all escaped with the
exception OF a crippled shoemaker
who had nothing whatever to do with
the affair. He was brutally sabred by
Lieut.. Won Forstner. BY a. strange
coincidence this oficer has been re-
Gently taken prisoner In Belgium
Colonel Won Reuter-. who was, In
charge OF the garrison, at once or.
dered wholesale arrest and twenty
eight citizens Of Zabern were inn
#prisoned all night In the cellar Of the
barracks. Among them was a school-
boy whose only offence was failure
to lift his, hat when he passed the
Colonel on the street. A few other!
school children laughed when the
mated s9th regiment. passed; and
men stood on the sidewalks and stared
lat the soldiers without taking on their
hats This added to the anger Of
the Colonel, who declared that he
would shoot up the entire CROWD Il;
they did not stop laughing and backed
up his assertion by having machine
guns set up in the street, The citisE
zens complained to BERLIN and the
Emperor removed the rssth' and Or
|dered g court martial OF the ofiicers.
This proved to be sort of opera
|boutfe ana ended In the officers going
scot free 4
Alsace- lorraine Wholly French IN
Sympathy.
From the outbreak Of the present
war these provinces have been against
the Germans and d number of fnsns
were shot by the German soldiers for
trying to get across the border to Join
the French army. AZ 50 "
Alsace-Lorraine Is wholly French
In sympathy and the day may not be
far distant when she may once more
gather her children together under the
protection Of the tri-color OF the
French Republic-t1ie land she loves
so well. and be freed from the iron
grasp OF the swar lord Of Europe"
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south once more. Then. too. Russia
was becoming entirely too friendly to-
ward Its slav kinsmen IN the Balkans
and this caused the Austriaus no lit
tie worry.
Capital Moved.
At the frst talk Of war king Peter.
moved the capital TO KraRuyevatz Il. AZ
town about sixty-flve miles from Bel
grade, but even If war had not broken
outfit Is likely that the seat Of govern.
ment would have been moved anyhow
for the enlargement of Servia, Brought
about by the Balkan wars made it
necessary to have the capital nearer
the centre Of the kingdom. KraruyeLs
yatz Is the third town in size, Having
about twenty thousand inhabita1ts.
1t was the first capital Of the prin.
.cipality OF Servia after its partial lib-
Grafton from Turkey: It served a. the
seat Of the Cbrenoyitch Princess from
1915 to 1s42. It Is well adapted for
defense. 81
Servians Heroic In SUFFERING.
During the war with Bulgaria SER
via carried on war practically with
out credit. yet her soldiers fought, un-s
dergoing the most terrible hardships.
without q rnurmur not knowing
whether they would be paid or even
fed. Hundreds OF Servians came home
from different parts OF the world 10!
serve in war frequently paying their
own way. when Servia:s honor 10
at stake we must lock 10 her aid. :, 4
servian who had come from HanaFran.
cisco to Belgrade told the writer. and
he was but one Of many. +
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stitutional revolution came on in
Turkey, Austria annexed the two lit
tie States declaring that they were
Austrian anyhow AND that the out
and out annexation would prevent
them from being compelled to send
delegates to the Turkish Parliament
Dalmatia and Herzegovinia were
promised self government, but as yet
none has been established. nor Is It
likely there ever viii be. as long as
Austria's iron hand holds them In Its
grasp.
Humiliation or servians.
Then the Hapsburg monarchy be-
gan q system Of humiliation. and the
bitter oppression Of these helpless
people caused saTayevo (the capital Of
Bosnial and Belgrade to become hot
beds Of intrigue. Agrann, the pfin-
cipal city Of Crotia, Joined the other
two in the light against Austriass
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Copyright. 1914, by The International
The Bad FeellngB etwee EN-.
These Two Nations Has
Existed for Centuries
How the Little Country.
Has Stood in Austria S
Way in Her March To
the South.
Nlze /Z<He9 nCel.e

oHOSE who seek war always find
| some pretext for 1t, and Austria
Found the excuse in the assassi-
nation of the Archduke Franz
Ferdinand by Gavrio Princeps, the
eteen-year-old Serb. It will be
di@cult to make the world believe
that this Is the real cause OF the war.
1tsWas but the match touched to the
smopldering fire OF Austria's hate for
The Serbs which has existed for sew
lerals centuries.
Ever since the repulse of the Turk
ash army from Vienna in 1883, the
Anstrians have steadily fought their
WY to the south expecting ultimately
% make their way to the Aegean Sea
over. the ruins Of the Turkish Empire.
During the intervals of rest in this
march Austria did not object to the
little Balkan States occupying the
eoFeted land. feeling that when the
time came for action these little
States could be gobbied up with ease.
seryiR Once Ruled Balkans.
me Hefvians during the thirteenth
and t6urteenth centuries ruled over q
IafEe part Of, the Balkan peninsula.
but the greater part OF this came nm
DEF Tntltisl control IN the sixteenth
century Austria soon grabbed Dali
t95ii6 from the Turks, and after
z6hlle MONTENEGRO became an inde-
eAtdens Isirg dom. The rest Of Ser
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concessions to Bosnia, such as grant
ing them the use of the Servian Lam
guage and Of holding. a parliament,
hut there was q string to the parlia-
ment and every act passed which Aus
tria disliked was annulled at once.
Why, we even allowed them to have
signs printed in servian," said q
prominent Austrian with an injured
air.
This was almost humorous when It
is known that Austria has no national
tongue-at least dozen different
languages being used throughout the
Empire. Bosnia soon discovered that
freedom of speech, the use OF their
native language and self government
was only sham, and q quiet bitter
ness prevailed.
A short time after this the Servians
discovered that It was dinicuit for
their race to thrive In Bosnia. II a
man spoke Servian or stuck up for
his race he failed in business There
was absolutely nothing for him In
public life no matter how well quail
fed he might be. The Servian youth
living In Bosnia found that he had
absolutely no chance unless he bowed
10 the Austrian Government and
worked to the detriment OF his own
race. Now. the Servians are Intense
~ patriotic and they refused to be-
come traitors. In vain they tried to
show Austria that they were worthy
of better treatment and when that gov.
eminent refused to recognize the
rights OF the Serb he became bolster
,,,,a nnNa day,nouafra tive yayN soy1a r.rnx.
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and weighed everything. and With x
aarana rnv,a,fA,,n. rs..% <,,t -. -. = Az,

ana weighed everything, and with q
serene conscience Isset out on the path
that duty points.
trust In Austria-Hungary's brave
and devoted forces and in the AL
mighty to give victory to my arms"
It IL claimed by many Austrians
that their country does not covet Ser
Was lands. but merely wishes to
avenge the murder of Franz Ferdi-
nand. Surely Austria can hardly hold
the entire nation responsible for the
act Of q. fanatical boy. who. was cragsd
by the wrongs practiced upon his peo-
pie by the Austrians. This war for
revenge. idea is all the more. ridiculous
from the fact that the Archduke
Ferdinand was most unpopular and II
the people had been given choice
Charles Francis would have been made
heir to the throne. Already the soil
has been drenched with the blood Of.
these two nations, and Servia for a
third time In three consecutive years
has been forced into q state of war.
setvia's Victories.
Servia,s victories in 1912 bothered
Austria for they came as surprise
not only to that country but to the
entire world. In the fall Of that year
that little country put two hundred
and sixty thousand men in the field
during three weeks and later added
one hundred and forty-five thousand
more. At least thirty thousand Of
these were killed and wounded. But
In 1919 when the trouble with Bull
garia came on the servians again put
large army In the Held and proved
their efficiency in warfare.
But once more Austria interferredl
ana robbed them OF q part Of their,
victory. for by delicate diplomatic
tactics she induced the powers to COM
pel the Servians to give. up part OF
their conquest where Albania was COM
|cerned. ana servia lost what she 30
much. desired seaport The cap<
|ture Of sa1pnflse BY the Greeks and
the Victories OF the setxians IN Mace
dcniA blocked Austfiass march e The
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( sTn this solemn hour I am fully;
OF the whole significance Of
my resolve and my resp 6iiity be-,
fore the Almighty. have examined
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for something uncommon.

1Or SomeIn1nH uuCOIlIlOu.
The CHER object of interest Is the
Cathedral with Its wonderful astron-
.omical clock known throughout the
world as the most marvellous time
piece ever constructed. During the
siege of the city the French set up OBJ
;servation towers on the roof OF the
cathedral, which was badly damaged.
However. the old church has been
completely restored and is visited by
thousands of persons each year.
But to return to the history of the
provinces. In 1870 Alsace-Lorraine
was in the height Of its prosperity.
The crops were excellent. the factories
were working and money was pienti-
full. Peace and happiness reigned
War Of, 1870. ~
But this did not continue, for
France and Prussia were at war In
July Of that year, and Germany de-
manded these two provinces as part
of her spoils. During the short space
of four. months devastation had spread
over the land of plenty. strassburg,
the pride Of the province. had been