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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
GERMAN FLEET HEMMED IN
According TO Adviees to British Embassy
in Washington.

Washington, D. C., Aug. 2l.-The Brit
ish embassy here yesterday received from
its foreign office summary of the naval
and military situation to date. Colville
Barclay, the charge. sent copy to Sec
retary BRYAN. ID follows;
"Since the declaration of war the fleet
has been responsible for the safety of
the expedtionary force which completed
its Decentralization in France on Aug. is,
which was effected in perfect order and
without casualty.
"The work of the navy in the At
lsntic and elsewhere in safeguarding the
trade routes is best exemplified by the
fact that at Ll0yd's Wednesday the
war risks rate fell to 40 shillings per
cent for almost any voyages OF British
vessels. whereas the rates to insure
freights of corn, paid by steamers from
the United States to a British port, is
30 shillings per cent.
"The German fleet outside the Baltic
is confined to harbors. English com
merce is almost normal. German sea
borne commerce is paralyzed.
"The only casualty Is the loss of the
light cruiser Ampbion, blown up by
mine after having sunk the German mine
layer Koepigin Luise. One German sub
marine has been sunk in the North sea
"The military positions is as follows:
"The German forces az. present extend
from the north nj neighborhood of Basle
through Liege to a point in Belgium to
the east Of Antwerp and near the Dutch
frontier. The outstanding feature Of the
opera tions up to the present has been de-
law caused TO the contemplated German
offensive across the Meuse. by the de- !
tense Of Liege. where the forts are still /
intact.
1T has permitted the orderly mobiliza- /
lion and concentration Of the French I
,rmy and British expeditionary force. 1
German troops have now crossed the 4
Neuse both above and below Liege and 4
ire gaining some ground slowly west.
yard but their advance cavalry has been 1
continually checked by the Belgisns.
ain the south. where the German
.rmies arr apparently on the defensive.
he Trench are advancing on = long line
nto Alssce-Lorrsine- great extent II
which they now occupy after driving
'sck in several clpac acements the troops
opposed 70 them
An official explanation ~ the Belgian
eld aruiv's backward movement toward
.ntuern was 1iver last night in the fol
owing eablcrfam from london made
uh'r hv the British embassy.
The Belgian Aeld army. heinr hsssd
n Antwerp. has fallen back iu that d.
rction in order % cover its comuunics- Z
iQa with that fortress. In antioigatiOu
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
ACTRESS HAS MIsFoRTUNEs.
Latest for Ella Holland Is Backward
Fall Down Stairs.

Brsttleboro. Aug. 2l.-Miss Ella Hol.
land, an actress belonging TO New York
travelling troupe. Is having = multiplicity
Of burdens 70 bear in the county Jail at
Newfsne Although she is not charged
with anything. she was unfortunate
enough to be with another female mem
ber of the troupe when it is alleged her
companion was struck by Dan p Thomp-
son n Bellows Falls. = former deputy
sheriff. and being without funds with
which to furnish bail was taken 20 jail,
where she is held as 3 witness.
soon after being incaroerated she had
an sttack of appendicitis. from which
she had about recovered. when. one dav
this week. she fell backward nearly the
full length of the stairs Of the jail and
injured one arm ~ hsdlv that % has
been PLACED in a plaster cast.
Miss Holland saws she wiil lese her
shance ~ an engagement for next sea=on
sy ressou ~ not hrine abe O. 60 20 New
Nork n sirn q confrsrf until after ire
September term q court which wiu Be
10 late.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
MAY ASK U. S. TO BE TRUSTEE
OF Kiao-Chow in Case 1t Should Be
Transferred by Germany.

Washington, D. c., Aug 81 Most sig
nifcant of yesterdays developments in
the European situation here was the in.
quirv Of the Chinese government OF the
United States whether the latter would
undertake the trusteeship of the terri
tory Of Kiao.Chow, transferring it i'm.
mediately from Germany to China.
Chinas inquiry was understood TO have
been based on an acquiescence of Ger.
many in such a plan hoping thereby to
avert a war with Japan.
While officials were generally reticent
to express any opinions it was generally
believed that the American government
would not accept the proposal of China
unless both Japan and Great Britain
formally assented.
China's endeavors to obtain the terri
tory of Kiao- Chow and at the same time
preserve neutral relations with Germany.
Japan, and Great Britain were manifest
in dispatches from Peking. In any
eventnality, China indicated clearly to
the American government her firm in
.ention of remaining absolutely neutral.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21

had been. except that he recrossed the
Rhine and blew up by means of bombs
two German conveys.
Capt. Finck, military aviator, Pegoud
said, had destroyed a hangar near Metz
and wrecked a Zeppelin, and also de-
stroyed three tube aeroplanes that were
in the hangar.
Aeroplanes now are playing the part
in war which formerly only carrier pIy-
cons could perform and seem to have
greater possibilities than pigeons.
An official notification issued last night
TO the people O. England requests them
to be watchful for messages dropped
from aeroplanes, describes the peculiar
wrappings which will inclose messages
and instructs the finders to forward
them Immediately to the addresses they
bear.
French aeroplanes scattered messages
to the inhabitants Of Alsaee in the early
days of the war, and the Russians adopt.
ed the same method for announcing the
proclamation of Emperor Nicholas to the
Poles
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
TWO CANDIDATES ALREADY
And There May Be Two More for States
Attorney in Windham County.

Brattleboro, Aug. 2l.--Orrin B. Hughes,
village attorney of Brattleboro, an
nounced yesterday morning in his home
paper, the Vermont Phenix. his candi-
dacy for the office of states attorney
for Vindham county on the Republican
ticket.
This makes two avowed Republican
candidates, the other being the present
incumbent, Arthur v d. Piper of this
town. and there are prospects Of two
more, George H. Thompson of Bellows
Falls and Harold f. Whitney of Brat
tleboro.
Mr.. Hughes is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Vermont. He was admitted
to practice October g. 1912, and already
has established good business. He is
village attorney and town grand juror.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
SUSPECT MURDER AT Epp1NG, N. H.
Body Of Frederick Norris Was Found
Near Fired Barn.

Epping, n, H., Aug. 2l.-It is firmly
believed by authorities of Rockingham
county and the townspeople here that
Frederick Norris was brutally shot to
death at his home early yesterday morn
ing and the body placed close to the
barn, which was then fired, and all direct
evidence Of the crime consequently de-
stroyed.
The suicide theory which was at first
advanced has been entirely exploded by
the fact that the shotgun. with which
| it was said that the deed might have
been done, was found Is feet distant
from the charred body of MIR. Norris
and that one barrel had been exploded
and the trigger on the other was at full
cock
SO well did the fire do its work that
the head of the victim was entirely
burned away and not even any part of
the skull bone was found large enough
to prove the general opinion tkat the
charge of shot was sent directly into
that part of the body and the firing of
the second barrel was not necessary to
accomplish the fendish purpose Of the
murderer
Investigation also shows that the lody
was not in the barn at any time but that
il was placed close TO the framework
outside and when the tmbers fell ii was
covered with burning brands and prac
tically roasted.
II is believed that the person who
committed the decd was thoroughly "a
miliar with the fact that Norris was in
the habit Of having large sums Of mon
ey about his person and this is added |
to by the fact further that only short |
time ago large woodlot was sold by /
him which netted him nearly $1,000.
Whether this sum OF money was in /
his pockets or concealed in the house /
has not vet been ascertained but indea-
tions pointed toward robbery as the mo-
tive and it is the concensus of opinion
that the perpetrator Of the crime was
in his purpose,
Norris was we'll and fsvorsbly known
10 the residents Of the town and while
being known as mn eccentric sort Of
person. there Is none who can recall his
isving a feud with any person in or from
outside of the town
The last person to see Norris alive
5 Frank Johnson. neighbor with whom
le walked home early Wednesday even II
ng. Both men stood for over an hour T
onversing at the gate to Norris home /
nd then johnson continued on to his '
ome. At 2:35 o'clock yesterday morn !
ng fire broke out and when the first I
eighbors arrived the barn was seeth- \
ng mass of flames. In
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
SIDEWALK cAvED IN
And Much Other Damage Done by Water
at Concord, N. H,


Concord, n. f., Aug 2l.--The bursting
OF high pressure water main on Main
street here last night caused thousands
lof dollars worth Of damage to several
business houses, put the Postal rele-
grapn Co. temporarily out of business
and in front OF the Postals office gouged
great 50-foot hole, the depth of which
is at this time unknown.
A heavy rainstorm was in progress
when. almost without warning. 80 feet
of sidewalk in front of the telegraph
office sank out of sight, carrying with
i six-inch high pressure hydrant and
in an inconceiyably short time the base
mcnts of the stores of Hardy & Me-
Swiney, mems furnishings dealers: the
Postal Telegraph Co., American Express
Co, n G. Nelson, jewellers; the Grand
Union Tea Co.. the Concord Coal Co.
Hall Bros, automobiles and supplies. and
Drew's ticket agency were flooded level
with the street.
None Of these concerns last night
would attempt to estimate their losses,
but all agreed thai they would be heavy.
II was nearly IN hour before the wa
terworks men arrived, and they finally
had to shut off the entire high pressure
service, leaving the business section of
the city without fire protection.
There is doubt in the minds of many
as to whether the Pilgrim block has
been undermined and the police have the
vicinity well roped off to
guard against casualties. the street it.
self having shown signs of sinking in
front of this building.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
TWO WOMEN HURT
When Street Car Ran Away at Provi-
dence, R. l.

Providence, r. l., Aug. 2i.-Several
passengers were hurt, two women seri.
ouslv. when a Providence bound electric
'car jumped the track at Charles and
Mills streets yesterday, shot across the
highway and crashed against the Mills
street fire station, breaking in the big
doors and part of the brick building.
Mrs. Adeline Ouimette. aged 40. was
thrown from the car. landing on her back
in the street She was taken to the
Rhode Island hospital with ccncussion Of
the brain.
Mrs. Fred See. aged 81. sustained in
iuries to her back The fire station was
put out Of service until the debris could
be cleared away.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
FRENCH ADMIT
THAT GERMANS
ARE IN BRUSSELS
Official Announcement Was Made Last
Night That Kaiser's Cavalry Has
Occupied the City.

Paris, Aug 2l.-The German cavalry
have occupied Brussels. This official an.
nouncement was made last night.
Strong columns are following up this
movement. The Belgian army is retir.
ing on Antwerp, without having been en-
gagged by the Germans. Along with the
announcement Of the fall OF Brussels the
official statement says:
sour troops have met with brilliant
successes in Alssce. especially between
Muelhausen and Altkirch. The Germans,
retreating on the Rhine, left in our
hands many prisoners and "a guns, six
Of which were captured after a sharp
struggle by our infantry.
In Lorraine. the day was less fortu.
nate for us. Our advanced troops found
themselves faced by exceptionally strong
positions. They were forced by count
er attack TO fall hack m a body. which
Is solidly established on the Seille and
along the canal from the Msrne to the
Rhine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
MUCH RESPECTED CITIZEN.
Matthew Willard Dix of Barre Town
Died Early This Morning.

Matthew Willard Dix, son of the late
Gilbert /. Dix and Sophia Willard Dix,
died at his home in the northern part of
the town at 3 o'clack this morning. after
a critical illness Of four weeks. Mr.. Dix
was an active and substantial business
man. his ability being appreciated by
his townspeople who elected him a
school director for seven years and for
eight years lister. besides honoring
him with several other town Offices,
which he always filled satisfactorily.
Politically. he was lifelong Democrat.
Mr.. Dix wos born Dec IL, 1868, on
the farm where he died. He leaves his
wife. Hattie Smith Dix; a daughter,
Theresa :. Dix; son. Allen G. Dix; a
brother. John L. Dix, of Southville, Mass.
and two sisters, Mrs. Addie Dix Of Barre
City and Mrs. C. NJ. Clark Of Plsinield,
in addition to a large circle Of friends
who mourn his loss. As the funeral ar
rangcments have not been completed. an
viii be made in to-mor-
rows paper.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
NOT A SHOT WAS FIRED
TO PREVENT CAPTURE
OF CITY OF BRUSSELS

conclave meets in Rome to elect a new
pope it will send en- appeal to the war
ring nations for peace and will ask the
United States to aid it in bringing about
tranquility.
According TO the small amount OF news
Berlin, something like normal conditions
prevail in the German capital. The price
of food is declining, and now that the
movements of troops have been accom-
plished, resumption of general work on
railways is beginning
Confirmation has been received of the
port that Emperor William has ordered
resistance to any effort that Japan may
make to seize Kiao-Chow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
NO ADVANCE IN ALsAcE.
German Movements There Said to Be Of
No Consequence.

London. Aug. 2l.-The Germans have
At last occupied Brussels. but in Alsace
they seem TO be making no advance.
The latest report Is that the French have
recaptured Muelhausen and IL still seems
true that after Is days of fghting there
are no German troops on French soil
On iermsny's eastern frontier there
has been considerable outpost fighting.
which would indicate that the Russians
are completing their work Of concentrs-
tion. There has. however. been no big
collision IN this region as vet.
Austria is too much engaged with
Russia and with the need of helping
Germany 20 make much progress in her
"a mpa IGN against Servia.
No news whatever has bacn received n
any naval movements. either IN the
North So or the Mediterranean.
The death of Pope Plus wiil b. made
the occasion for another effort 70 bring
shout peace. 1t i stated that when The
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
SHOWN MUCH HOSPITALITY.
Barre Business Men Pleased with Their
Entertainment at Burlington.

Barre business men, members of the
board of trade and others, returned in
the early evening yesterday from an au-
tomobile trip TO Burlington, where they
were entertained at luncheon in the
hotel Vermont by the Burlington Mer-
chants association. Seventy people
in Is cars reached Burlington near noon,
parked their autos, and proceeded at once
to the Vermont, where a delegation Of
nearly 100 Burlington members of
Merchants association awaited g
No pains had been spared to MAJ ;. =
gastronomc feature of the day sue, -.
After dinner Max L. Powell briefly well
coined the visitors and bespoke the
pleasure which the association felt in en-
tertaining body of citizens from
sister city.
The response was made by II. G..
Woodruff, treasurer of the Granite Saw
ings bank, who spoke appreciatively OF
Burlington hospitality. Mr.. Woodruff
then proceeded TO give an interesting talk
on the early history, development and
of Barre granite Even to
those who count themselves, indeed,
familiar with the city's leading industry,
listened to the speaker intently and
Joined in the applause that followed.
The address reflected good deal of
careful research and was so prepared
and delivered as to give stranger to
Barre granite an illuminating idea of
what the industry and its two most inn
Dortant branches have come to mean in
The industrial life OF the city and state
Most Of the cars were turned toward
Barre by mid-afternoon With scarcely
IN exception, every car made the return
rip without incident, most of them
eaching the city around o'clock. The
3oard Of Trade members are enthusi-
stic in their accounts Of the outing and |
annot say enough for the brand of hos
'itality furnished them by the Bur
lngton business men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
BELGIANS HAVE FALLEN BACK
ON FORTIFIED ANTWERP
Some Minor Naval Movements Have
Taken Place, An Austrian Port Being
Damaged, AS Well AS Port of Libau,
Russia, On Baltic Sea.

The formidable shock in history will Belgian
according French military experts when the great armies
AUSTRIA side and the allied troops OF
Belgium and Great Britain the other into close
contact No definite allowed past the
the decisive encounter is to but the general
staff the army itself confident of fighting under
the best auspices for its forces.
fired by the Begian when the entry into Brus
sells was made yesterday guard of the column of
municaon capital and other of Belgium
off, Antwerp the temporary capital where the Belgans
retired understood to be strongly fortified and military
pondens declare the preparations for its defense extend over
an and the city provsoned for long siege
British French warshps hobarded and greatly damaged
Cattar Austrian seaport Wednesday. Lbau the Russian
seaport the Baltic badly damaged during two hours
by the German fleet according to the captain of
Swedish steamer warhips reported to have de-
stroyed the harbor works at Hango, Finland
Japan making active preparations in view of the approaching
expiration of the time limit of its ultimatum to Germany
the coors has been issued by the Austrian
government.
London Aug 21 $40 ma dispatch the Central News
from Ghnt under yesterdays date the Germans occupied
Brussels Thursday morning.
Antwerp via Paris, Aug 81 $40 m-An official statement
the situation unchanged German cavalry patrols
circulating around Brussels severng communication between the
capital and Antwerp and between those cities and the central
part of the country.
London Aug 81 6:55 ma dispatch to the Exchange Tele
graph Co. from Vienna under Yesterday date the Austrian
government has issued final call to for all abeboded
from the ages of 20 to AZ years.
London Aug 81 2:9O m-The Client correspondent
Chronicle tgraphs that Brussels is occupied by the
having surrendered without firing single
shot. lh
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
HAMMERED ON HEAD.
David Lehan Of ST. Albsns in Hospital
But Will Reeover.

st Alhans. Aug. 2l.-G. Maksrrop is
in the Franklin county jail under ar
rest and David Lehan is in the hospital
as the result. it is said. Of q misunder-
standing in which Lehsn was hit over
the head with n hammer he men are
employed Ia the car shops of tire Cen
tral Vermont railway and the aiterca-
tion occurred early Yesterday afternoon.
ur. p . Melville was summoned 10 at
tenf Lehan and found him suffering
from had r8t on the back Of the bead
uhieh had caused sliFht coneussion of
tbs brain. The condition Of the injured
msn is isvoFsbie Tor reo9vsEy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
LITTLE GIRL DROWNED.
When Tipped Out of Boat in Missis-
quoi River at Samsonville.

Enosburs Falls, Aug 2l.- Helen. the
eight year-old daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Felix Mitiguy, was drowned in Missis-
qloi river at Samsonvlle Wednesday
morning. With other girls she was in
a boat fishing in front Of her home. A
four feet in width and height and
and she fell backward into the water
and was not seen TO rise. A brother on
the shore spread the alarm. but as the
men we're absent from home the body
was not recovered until life was ex-
tinct. Two doctors worked over her for
an hour in unavailing efforts 70 restore
her. Reside her parents she Is survived
by three brothers and two sitsers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
GUN WOUND IN HEAD.
c. Haseltine Basshor Said to Have shot
Himself

Baltimore. Aug 2l.-C Hsseltine
Basshcr. husband cf the former Mrs.
Isaac r Emerson, mother Of Mrs Alfred
C. Vanderbilt. is in serious condition
AZ Cambridge as a result OF punshot in
the head.
According 20 accounts ueCei,ed from
Cambridge. Mr. BssshoT was 80 his
residence. Algonquin manor. near Gam
bridge at O'Clock Wednesday night un-
cons-ious and bleeding The house was
rmutv except for servants
Dr. Rrvce ColdstorouRh who is at
tending Rasshor declared last night that
the wounded man accidentally shot him
self
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
GERMANS PRESSING ON.
Great Masses of Troops Continue to
Cross the Meuse.

Paris, Aug. 2l, 2;55 p. m-Oficial
news made public to-day says the Ger
man forces continue to pass the river
Meuse in the vicinity of Huy and that
an important concentration is being car
ried out in Belgian this morning. No
French territory has been occupied by
the enemy except piece Of enclosed
land in the department of Meurthe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21

that this might become necessary, the
seat of government had already been
transferred from Brussels to Antwerp,
As Brussels is an undefended city and
no longer the scat of government, the
fact that the Germans may have occu-
pied ii is not of great Importance. More
over, the present position Of the Eelgian
field army is a menace to the right flank
of any further German advance west
ward"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
Occasion May Be Seized on
as Pretext for Halt
ing Warfare
UNITED STATES AID
MAY BE ENLISTED
Pope Plus Sister, Anna,
Died Last Night of
Grief

Rome. Aug 2I--lt is asserted that
the cardinals have discussed the advisa-
bility of holding conclave for the cleo
/ tion of successor TO Pope Plus X
without shutting themselves within the
vatican throughout the deliberations, as
has been the traditional practice. On the
occasion OF the last conclaye the three
| days session entailed an expense Of
Sl20.000.
! Greatest efforts are being made to
prevent the conclave from presenting
the spectacle of schism among the for
eign cardinals on account of the conflict
now waging throughout Europe. Among
the so-called political cardinals, there
is movement under way, headed by
Cardinal Agliardi, TO have the sacred col
lege of cardinals address the rulers Of
the warning countries. asking them to
declare a truce while the new pontif is
being elected This plan, as well as
proposition to attempt mediation, pro-
vides for the assistance Of the United
states as the greatest neutral power.
Pope's Sister Died Last Night
The pathos of the passing of Pope
tlus y mas DeeH actenJuated DN tDe
death last night of his sister, Anna.
Always she was at his bedside in times !
Of sickness and she was kneeling near
him when he died. The sister had TO be |
assisted from the room and collapsed I
soon afterwards. Dir. Amici attended /
her. but alarming symptoms developed I
with high fever, from which she did not |
rally
1t is reported that the pope left
nothing to his family, but shortly before
his death he arranged for life insurance
to the amount of $4,000 in favor of his
surviving sisters. Nothing else goes to
his family The will OF the pope was
read Yesterday in the presence Of Cardi-
BAL Merry Del Val, but il has not been
officially made public
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-21
HIS AERoPLANE RrDDLED.
AdolPh Pegoud Returns to London to
Get New Machine.

London. Aug. 2l.-Adolph PeEoud. the
noted French aviator. has returned 10
Paris from the war zone 70 get q new
ssroplsns. According TO a Paris d.
spateh 20 the Exchange Telegraph Co..
the winrs of PeEoud's old machine werr
riddisd By - bullets and two shells when
hs made fight with q military observer
for 80 kilomefsrs ilss miiesI into Ger
nsr territory.
Esggad could 7ot ssy Just where hs