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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16
CABINET DISCUSSES
COMMUNICATIONS ON
WAR ZONE PROBLEM
Full Text Of British Reply to
Recent United States Pro-
test on Seizure of Ships
Presented.
[sY LEASED wuRE.l

WASHINGTON Feb. 16.-The inter
national questions now threatening to
involve the United States in the Eu.
ropean conflict over-shadowed all 9th.
ers IN the cabinet meeting today. Sec
rotary of State Bryan placed before
the cabinet members the latest Off
c1al communications he had received
bearing on the German war zone de-
claration and the flying of the United
States flag by British merchantmen,
and the null text Of the British reply
to the recent United States protest on
the seizure and detention Of United
States vessels were taken up inform
ally. -
He also announced that the subjects
OF the most recent demands on China
made by Japan were considered. The
subject Of the wheat embargo also
was brought up Informally but 1t is ex-
tremely unlikely that the administra-
ton will support such legislation in
congress.
GERARD UNPERTURBED.
BERLIN, Feb. 16.-'I regard the re-
lations between our two countries
calmly and with confidence and l be-
lieve pending questions will be solved
in a manner mutually satisfactory"
declared James w. Gerard, the United
States ambassador. in an interview
published in the Lokal Anzeiger to-
day. "The men at the heads of the
governments in Berlin and Washing
ton are not permitting themselves to
be Influenced either by the press or
public criticism" the ambassador is
quoted as saying. 1.-THE public in the
United States as we'll as in Germany,
should await developments quietly"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-16
.PL0CK and B|ELSK
IN POLAND TAKEN
BY GERMAN FORCES
Successes Show Russian
Drive Toward Thorn
Checked and Cars Troops
Forced Back Into Poland.
az FREDERICK WERNER.

BERLIN, Feb. 16-(By wireleSS)-
The capture of Flock and BielSk, two
towns of northern Poland on the right
bank of the Vistula river, by German
troops, is announced in an official re-
port from the German general staff is
sued here this afternoon. 1t states that
these two towns were taken after a
short fight which resulted in the cap
ture of about 1000 prisoners. The re-
port also claims success on the east
Prussian frontier and in Flanders
where the British efforts to retake
trenches lost near ST. Eloi have failed.
The announcement of the capture of
Plock is the most important that has
been made since the news of the Rus
sian defeat in East Prussia. Flock is
less than SO miles west-northwest of
Novogeorgivak, the great fortress
which protects Warsaw from the
northwest. Bielsk is a few miles
northeast of Plock. The German sue
cesses in this region show that the
Russian drive toward Thorn has been
completely checked and that the
Cars troops are being rapidly forced
back in northern Poland.
BRITISH TAKE TRENCHES.
PARIS, Feb. 16.-The recapture of
British trenches captured by Germans
in Flanders is announced in an official
communique issued here this after
noon. The statement that the British
troops had regained their lost ground
between st. Eloi and the Ypres canal
was the first official confirmation CIV
en- here of the claim made in Berlin
yesterday that the Germans had won
a success near St. ElOi.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
HANCOCK

Miss Lola Fifeld has gone to her school
in Rochester.
Miss May Hook of Granville is working
at George Fairs.
Mrs. George Church and children OF
Rochester were recent visitors at j. X,
Churchs.
George Blair has a gang of men blast
ing out the lodges and widening the road
at the upper end of the village on the
branch road.
Miss Blanche Manning Is to teach the
South Hollow school in Granville, which
will begin in two weeks.
Mrs. Lucy Perry was in Mortified last
week and attended the fair.
Miss Mamie Hubbard and Miss Phyllis
Farr are attending Goddard seminary
in Barre this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blair and
Charles, IT,. visited relatives in Forest
dale last week.
Miss Grace Darling, who had been
spending some weeks AZ r. A. Nhittier's =,
has returned 10 her home in Boston.
Miss Bernice Eaton. after spending a
few days with her grandmother, Mrs.
Caroline Marsh, has returned 10 her work
in Rochester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
EAST ORANGE

Miss Ethel Hamilton, who has spent
her summer vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. X. Hamilton, returned
to Wayland, Mass, Monday.
G. M, Burroughs and son, Harold, oil
Barre and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Cook OF
Orange called on Mrs. Lizzie Corcoran
and Arthur Prescott and family Sun
day.
/. C. Dashner found pulfball on his
farm Just two weeks after he had moved
the grass that weighed five pounds and
was AS inches in circumference and 10
inches in diameter.
w. NJ Prescott and Mrs. Belle John
son visited at Bernal Cilley's at West
Topsham Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Lusett OF South
ern Pines, N. G., who have been visiting
friends and relatives here, left Sunday
for Barre, where they viii visit few
days.
Harry Smith and party of friends
attended Sherbrooke fair last week.
Hias Bowen was business visitor in
Websterville Friday.
Frank Burroughs was business visit
or in Barre Monday.
Arthur Prescott was business visitor
in East Barre Thursday.
Mrs. Harold Lyon, who has been with
her mother, Mrs. Kate Brooks, at their
summer home here, returned to her home
in Syracuse, N. y, Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
ROCHESTER

Miss Ciendeen BAH. who has beer
teacher Of music in the Rochester union
Of schools. has resigned her position e
accept a similar one IN Massaehusetts
with . very fattering salary.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taynor and family
Of Chelsea. Mass. have been visiting hei
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Prank Hubbard.
Mrs. Fred Martin and son. Fay, Miss
Jessie Morgan and Miss Dorothy Buck
have been spending a week 81 Lake
DunmOre.
Miss Emily stockwen viil teach The
third and fourth grsdes in the primary
room and Miss smith the first and SER
nna in The unirersaiist vestry.
CLAYTON Hubbard is slowly improving
Mary Goodno Was - Woodstock last
week
Mrs. Aiirn Downing ard daughter hsfs
afsrtrd fer thsfr borne 8n RFpeklfn. y
". visiting relatives b. Bethel ~ ne
way
i8hu Fulsv is isiiidine hause resi
his hiaci-snith shur
1Iasan Pal has gore g. Boston e tsks
= arrumnrrinl ourrrzs-
Hf5ss gsssis Campbell has gore e. bur-
rrefnu. where she has F,asltian ir The
a-rsnarunr sshool
Marvel Tasleft has returned - his
r-urk IN the Frurtau sore iu Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
"sPYn is oLD-TIME YANKEE.
Newport Fisherman Held Pending Fur
ther Investigation.

Newport, r. l., Sept. l3.-An investi-
CATION by federal authorities of the
charge against Nicholas Card, a fisher
man, who was arrested Friday for al
legged trespass on Rose island, a govern
ment war supply station, Aug "a, is said
TO have failed to show any sinister mo-
tive on his part in visiting the island,
Pending further investigation, the fisher
man was held formally in bonds of $1,000
for hearing before the federal court IN
Providence on the 18th.
Upon his return 20 Newport from
Providence Friday night, Card issued
statement in which he said he had been
closely questioned by officials as TO the
purpose of his visit 10 the island and
the identity of his woman companion.
He said he landed on Rose island 10 get
some matches from the lighthouse keep
er TO light the stove in his catboat, and
that he was returning TO the boat when
a sentinel ordered him 20 leave the island
Immediately. He denied that he or his
companion had any thought Of spying on
government property. He added that he
was a native Of this country, Of old New
England ancestry. that he was formerly
a chief quartermaster in the navy, and
that his companion was the wife Of a
naval petty officer, who had given her
permission 10 sail with him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
FIRST AIR BALLOONS.
DR.. Johnson's Description of the Way
They Were Inflated.

1.-THE chemical philosophers have dis
covered a body (which l have forgot
ten, but VIII inquire) which dissolved
by an acid emits vapor lighter than
the atmospherical air. This vapor Is
caught. among other means, by tying
a bladder compressed upon the bottle
in which the dissolution is performed.
"The vapor. rising. swells the blad-
der and fills IL. The bladder is then tied
and removed and another applied till
as much Of this light air is collected as
Is wanted. Then large spherical
case IS made. and very large II must
be. OF the lIghtest matter that can be
found. secured by some method like
that Of oiling silk against all passage
Of air.
Into this are emptied all the blad'
ders OF light air. and IL there Is light
air enough II mounts into the clouds
upon the same principle as bottle NIL
ed with water will sink In water, but a
bottle fled with ether VIII hoat. IL
rises tn II comes 10 air Of equal ten
ulty with fits own n wind or water
does not spoil IL on the way. Such,
madam, is an air balloon. From DR.
Johnson's Letter. Sept %, i7S3, TO Mrs.
Thrale.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
SECRET PACKET IN
KNOWLES KILLING
Police Seek to Learn Whether the Fatal
Bullets Came from Rifle
or Revolver.

Providence, r. l., Sept. l3.--The inyes-
tigation into the mystery Of the staying
of Judge VIVA s. Knowles at North
Scituate last Monday centered Saturday
in an attempt by the police to learn
whether the bullets which killed Judge
Knowles came from a pistol or a rifle.
A story was in circulation Saturday
that Judge Knowles kept private pack
ct in secret receptacle. This packet,
it was stated, was given into the posses
sion of an attorney, who is to turn it
over to Harry X. Knowles, brother OF
the dead man. just when Knowles will
arrive in this city is matter of conlec-
ture and known only to the police.
Coroner 0Loughlin is arranging for an
inquest, at which number of incidents
connected with the shooting of Judge
Knowles and the story OF the bullet
which skimmed his head some time pre-
viously, an account OF which he told to
a neighbor, will be brought out.
The rewards offered for apprehension
OF the murderer OF Judge Knowles now
total S2,l00. All sorts Of rumors are in
the air, one Of which is that a woman is
mixed in the case. She is said 10 be
known to the police.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
GRANITEVILLE

Walter Weir has returned to his work
in Hartford, Conn, after spending few
days with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
James Weir.
Hugh Murray has returned from a
short visit to Springfield Mass.
The bams of marriage were published
Sunday in st. Sylvester's church for
George Paiemmont of Barre and Miss
Emma Hesley of this place.
Miss Mary Coughton has gone to Shef-
field to resume her duties as teacher
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ Flynn of West
Topsham spent the weekend with Mrs.
James Sheridan.
Roscoe and Leslie McIver were bus
iness visitors in Burlington Friday.
A party of campers, among whom
were Misses Mary Coxon, Ida Fraser and
Bessie; Henry Coxon, Alexander Bower
man and Wilfred Gillanders, returned
from Highgate Springs last week.
Wilfred Letourneau, who has been Wis
iting York Beach, Me-, and Manchester,
n. H., is here for a short stay before re-
turning 10 his work in Barre.
There will be a meeting OF local 423,
engineers, in Miles hall, Graniteville, on
Monday evening, Sept IL. A matter Of
importance will be brought up and every
member is requested TO attend, as we
shall need his signature. Per order, A.
u. Bowerman, Sec. pro TEN.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
SECURE AGAINST BLOCKADE.
No Navy In the World Big Enough to
Patrol All Our Seaports.


Apropos OF plockades the United
States occupies a unique position
among nations. A blockade of its sea
ports is absolutely impossible. There
are not ships enough in. the world to
achieve it. Between Bangor, in Maine.
and Corpus Christi, in Texas, there are
forty ports connected by rail with the
vast network of iron rail which ex-
tends over all parts of our country.
There are forty ports where cotton
and wheat and cattle and canned and
sailed foods could be placed on ship
board, and foreign power could no
more blockade all of them at once than
1t could prevent the shad and the sal
mon from swimming up our rivers to
spawn,
In the event of war we would be i'm"
mune from invasion except from Cana
da. Invasion of any great nation. or
at least continued armed occupation OF
the soil of any great nation which is
separated by an ocean from its adYer-
sary, is practically an impossibility.
There might be some places where foes
could land, but there would be no
place where they could re-embark. for
those who came would stay. for
eign flag would never float over any in
terror city. LOS Angeles Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
BETHEL

MIR. and Mrs. H. H.. Mcdonald have
bought home in Potsdam, N. u, and
with their nephew, Dayton Dodge, Will
20 this week to occupy it. They have
lived here nearly IL years.
Robert S. Adams went yesterday to
Detroit to work in an automobile fac
tory.
Bearers at the funeral of Neil V. Cool
ev last Saturday were d. l.. Chadwick,
j. H. Myott, 0. c. Boyce and J. II. Beck
with. of whom the last two and Mrs. q.
NJ. Owen, accompanied the relatives to
Montpelier.
Alfred d. Abbott sold his household
effects at auction last Saturday.
Mrs. Hattie Dean Rogers went Satur-
day to work for j, d. Wilcox in Stock
bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Bowen are spend
ing a few weeks at George Nichols.
Mrs. A. N. Washburn is visiting her
parents in Morrisyille.
Mrs. Laura Jones and her daughters
after living here eight years, have moved
to Randolph.
Mrs. Albert Blake of Sarasota, n. c.,
came Friday to visit her mother, Mrs.
Mary Abbott.
Mrs. William Wellington of Rutland
called on Mrs. Jane Tolles last Fri
day.
Perhaps the busiest teacher in the
village is Miss Josephine Rourke, who
has IS pupils in the third and fourth
grades.
Mrs. A J. Alland and Mrs. +. n. Bras
sard OF Mortified, were guests over
night at the Bascom house.
DIR. r. M. Chase has been spending a
few days with his family at Duxbury,
Mass.
David G.. Adams horse, "Neddy r."
was at the Mortified fair.
Frank Berini is laid off from his work
at the granite sheds with a crushed fin
ger, caused by block of granite, which
lie and a companion were turning by
hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
CARLYLES TEMPER.
Il Was the Very Reverse of Bad, Said
His Old Maidservant.


Carlyle bad tempered? Not at all, IL
we are to place any belief In the testi-
mony of the maid behind the broom.
One of Carlyle's servants, Jessie, who
on marrying became Mrs. Broadfoot,
has left a very favorable impression
Of her old master, says the London
Standard.
~ could have lived with him all my
days." she says, land 1t always makes
me angry when read, as | sometimes
do, that he was bad tempered. He
was the very reverse, In my opinion.
| never would have left him when l
did if l had not been going TO get
married / took great pride In attend
Ing on him and studying all his wants
and wishes.
ut was one Of my duties to rush out
and move on all street organs and
things Of that kind. Many time In
the morning before he rose | used to
fiji his pipe, the short clay he used In
his bedroom, for him and strike the
match TO light It. | always cut up his
tobacco Che bought 1t In fat cakes
and kept his tin box regularly supplied.
lie was always so grateful for these
title services"
So much for popular belief and the
iictum OF the democratic servant biog'
rapher.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
a..,hov.n,. aMoonIIah, SONATA,

The story runs that Beethoven's
Moonlight Sonata"-always 80 called,
though he 80 rarely gave a descriptive
name to any Of bis works was com
posed on an occasion when be had
been playing 20 some stranger folk
by chance. Walking with friend, he
overheard IN q humble house some
one playing with much feeling a bit
81 one Of his sonatas. lie paused 10
listen. In a moment the music ceased.
and a rirl spoke iongingly u her wish
10 hear some really good concert The
voice WIS 30 appealing that the com
poser stepped without hesitation TO
the door and knocked. Admitted TO
the wondering host. be said. I VIII
play Tor yos." and played wonderfully
ull the lamp burned out Then with the
moonlight filing the room be began
10 Impr0gise- mysterious delicate
hreathincs - the beginning u that
wonderful sonata. then the tricksy Elf
IKE second part. and the glory q the
Close
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
STARTING A BRIDGE.
Tho Boy Who Was Good kiteflier
Came In Handy.

Came IN nanny
Some years ago there died in Nebras-
ka a man named Walsh, who as boy
started a suspension bridge. When
Walsh was about ten years old the
first steps for the construction OF the
suspension bridge at Niagara were tax
en-. The first thing necessary was the
stretching OF n single wire across the
chasm. The engineer in charge had
thought of way to get 1t across.
What boy is the best kitehier In
town r. he asked.
The Walsh boy was named as the
hest kitefiier IA the town or Niagara
Falls, and the engineer accordingly
asked that he be brought to him. He
was made 20 understand that he must
fy his kite across the Niagara river.
He few II across and allowed IL to
come down on the other side. Men
were there 20 seize It. Then the en-
gineer attached a wire 20 the string ON
his side. and the men on the other side
detached the kite and 10y means OF the
string drew the wire across. BY this.
in turn, a cable was drawn across. and
the bridge was well begun.-Harpers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
odd.., Parasite In Creation.

The royal Bengal tiger is infested
with one OF the strangest creatures
that ever lived. II Is said to be fact
easily demonstrated or proved by one
who has access 10 a geological collec-
ton that the web OF the foot Of tigers
OF the above named species Is inhabit-
ed by a bloodsucking insect about the
size OF common fea which is a per.
feet counterpart Of a tiger IN every
particular. shape, claws. tail and stripes
included
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
HUDSON COUNTY FOR WILSON.
Jersey Democrats Act Despite Tumulty's
Request.

Jersey City, n. J., Sept l3.-ln spite
of the request OF Secretary Joseph =. Tu-
multy that no such action b. taken AZ
this time, a mass meeting Of Hudson
county Democrats here Saturday night
endorsed President Wilson for another
term and pledged their efforts 70 bring
about his reelection.
The meeting was arranged by Sheriff
Eugene " Kinkead. Democrat state com
mitteeman from the county. and John
J.. OG;orman, chairman Of the county
committee. United States senator
Jaues Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois was
the principal speaker. lie eulogized the
president. reviewed his administration
and urged his renominstion and re-elec-
ton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
BERLIN.

The ladies Of the Montpelier road have
arranged lawn party 10 be held AZ d. A.
Perry's residence Tuesday evening. 4
committee viii serve ire cream. and the
procceds viii b. used for special decora
tious for the new school building nov in
course Of construction in district No. g,
Berlin. Everybody invited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
A Coed subs,;,u.e.

she-why do all the men dock
around that foolish Miss Sweetthingl
she hasn't n grain OF sense He-No.
but she has a sense Of discretion. She
doesn't require any % her admirers TO
display any more intelligence than she
possesses herself Richmond Times
Dispatch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13

Stranger - Seventeen vears ago j
landed here ln yuur town hroke ]
sfruck sou far q dsiiar 10u gave y
81 me snrinr you never turned r.
Quest llte thnt dpwn CITIZEN tencrr-
- Yesg stranger Wei are you sfiH
ramss t-gufre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13

before ssaffinF sarft in w-inf1v sl1rss
-hsezaat ~ frsi1s ~ fllr t.ur This
A. rtlr kasfs ru11sr taaE f-ufn 30
tsrr amt freren-s iiI-eris- N cC'elis
reaarrsrs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
portsy.Ik.

Redd-whnt Kind Of an engine have
you got in your new cart Greene-A
donkey engine. ] guess. It's awfuiiy
.rubi,orn. -Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13
MORE FAME FOR CARRIE"
Portrait and Hatehet for Topeka Mu-
scum.

scum.
Wichita, Kan, Sept. lS.-Mrs. Carrie
Nations portrait and her Ratchet are 20
b. placed IN the state Historical society
at Topeka For years photograph Of
Mis-. Nation and her Ratchet hung on
the walls Of the Wichita police station,
where they were placed as a result Of
the frequent arrest OF Mrs. Nation and
her associates for smashing saloon win.
dows. bar fixtures and mirrors.
The board Of commissioners recently
ordered that The photograph and the
hatchet he given 20 Mrs. Myra Mchen-
~ Of Wichita. who was nineteen times
IN jaH with Mr.. Nation for disturbing
the peace.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13

aI-unny you never hear gigrs men
tion his golf any more"
aNot AZ ~ Ifis wife has taken M
lie cnme~- Buffalo Express
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13

We ufst e. eHtsna heartfelt ti,rrl-s 30
f.arttl a-a and frian6s uho ~ Kindly 90
.fsz 81 1urfz fte sirlt llirtss- isath
f ar 1gFea rrt nlsn fuT tIIF
81 srHarstir ard llsaut 81 81
aanasr Ma uan Hsrns
W. anH M~s E~1ur HnwHs.
Dir. and Ms. Pau HgFsius-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13

rs attempt n make everything err
rhatir IL 20 make nothing errphstie. r
W-hstrlv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-13

We wish g. express orr thanks ant
aufrs aiafisn 10 ear frieuds and neigh
hars fdr tieif many aets 81 kindness snt
Ser fla 1aanfIfal nuwars 80 received
surinr tis s}surt Hiuess. death and hur
nl 81 err kahF
~. ard Mrs Henry rrUun.
Mr. and Ma Feter Trtan.
NJ. ard Wrs Frnrk uruun.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-23

MACKINAW WILL
CARRY PINES TO
EAST By CANAL

Radio adyices received this morn
ing By Fred l. Waldron, local agent
for the Aiackinaw, stated that the ship
win arrive on port Sunday night and
dock Monday morning, preparatory to
being re-converted into an oilburncr,
which she was originally.
On board the Mackinaw. which is
coming from New Caledonia with a
valuable cargo OF ch1bme ore, also
Australian products. Il her managing
owner, George ID. Flood.
Mr.. Waldron said today that the
steamer will sail probably some time
Tuesday for San Diego, taking $50
tons of canned pines from this port
for New York. At the southern Cali
fornia port she will take on fuel oil
TO supply her until She reaches
Panama.
At Panama the boat will wait until
the canal is partially cleared. AS
she draws only % feet. 1t Is thought
she may be able to pass through by
November 10. the date on which ii is
expected the slides in Culebfa cut
VIII have been dredged out sufficient.
" to permit the passage OF steamers
of light draft.