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MISSING; LEAVES ODD NOTE
Youth Ate No Lunch for 1-2
Years to Save $40.

This money ] have saved by not
eating my lunch for the past year and
half"
Forty 81 bills tucked together with
the above note in pocketbook were
found yesterday in the room of Arthur
Koppen. ~ years old, by his mother IN
a search OF their home, 1879 West l2sth
street, for clues that might explain his
sudden disappearance on Thursday
morning. Another $50 and some jewe,ry
were found in a drawer. The fourth
branch detective bureau has been asked
to find him.
Koppen is secretary and stenog-
rapher in the employ Of the Motor Car
Repair Company at 5o9 West fl'ty-
sixth street. His parents and friends
canno. understand his strange behavior,
The police also have been asked TO
search for fourteen-year-old Leonard
Hart of 1908 West Grand Boulevard
New York, who disappeared on visit 10
his aunt. Mrs. John II. Mcdonald OF 5lS
West llSth street. two days ago
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20 YEARS FOR MRS. BUFFUM.
Pleads Guilty to Poisoning Hus-
band, hut Dcnics She Did II.

BUFFALO, May 2l.--Twenty years i'm
prisonment or the chance Of jury dis
agreement and "A third trial were the
alternatives that Cynthia Buffum pom
dered through seventeen sleepless hours
coming to the decision three minutes
before court opened this morning that
she would plead guilty TO second degree
murder for feeding arsenic to her hus-
band, Willis Buffum. at the Little Na:-
ley farm, causing his death.
\ statutory sentence OF life imprison-
mcnt, with minimum of twenty years,
was imposed by Justice Pound.
Mrs, Buffum has never admitted that
she had poisoned her husband and does
not admit it now" said Roy G. Bauer.
one of her attorneys, at the jail,
"ls that correct. Mrs. Buffum"' the
prisoner was asked. and she said Yes"
in reply, insisting that she did not COM
nit the crime
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LEGGIO GUILTY OF MURDER.
Long DeIiberation In Case Of An
EelO LeggtO.

Angelo Leggio was found guilty OF
hiring a man to fire the shot that killed
Giuseppe Merlno by a jury before Judge
Mott early this morning Merino was
killed in East Thirteenth street early
last year. The jury began its deibera-
tions at o'clock yesterday afternoon
and did not reach verdict until 2
o'clock this morning, Leggio collapsed
when the verdict was announced He
will be sentenced Friday
Leggio in his own defence said that
although he hired the rooms in which
Merino was killed he knew nothing of
the plot to murder him. \ feature Of
the trial was the testimony OF Flack,
who has been convicted of murder and
who was brought down from the death
house at Sing Sing to appear as wit
ness against Leggio.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
WAR CONTRACTS NOW BONDED.
$500. 100000 Worth Are Insured
by One Company.

Since the Allies have been placing
their large war orders In this country,
aggregating hundreds OF millions o. dol
lars. a new field OF bonding has sprung
up for the surety company This Is IN
insuring the belligerent Governments Of
prompt delivery OF the supplies FOR
which they have contracted or a return
OF the funds which they have deposited
in this country 20 enable tn" contracting
Arms to turn out the goods as re-
quired,
The National Surety Company has just
completed the bonding of one concern
for s33.Ooo.ooO The company has been
doing an extensive bonding business for
firms having war orders for about six
months and according to representatives
OF the company .he total bonds issued
covering war contracts is in the neigh
borhood OF $500. 900 900.
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Quarrel with French.

After a brief reference 10 tn" rumor
of quarrel between Kitchener and
Field Marshal Sin John French, COM
mIndor ~ chicf of the British forces IN
France. the DGl!y M0R continues;
There is nothing in the military en-
peI!eucr Of Lord Kitchener to suggest
that n" has the qualifications require i
for conducting a European campaign IN
the field. We can only hope lhat no
such misfortune may beftl the nation
As that hr viii he permitted 10 lntc'teIe
in the actual strategy of the Wal If
by any m!schauce Lord Kitchener goes
10 France to conduct the campaign We
shall probably have most costly oh-
jrct lesson in the difference hetwocl.
African and European warfare
The Manchester GudrdiGH made a SIM
ilar attack on the secretary OF War
which concludes
Finally, Lord KitchoncY's great nam.
and services may wJll Ngd some otAe.
N'ld uo' less honorable and leave tHt
present post for q ma" possessing spr-
,Idl c IT'S which the entirely new and
mrNamplod situation d, mards
n would Dee possible "a quote spmo nt
these persons At groi length admit e.
tnat the secretary ot War, IN his aUNIe,?
To- push ne war to a successful cu...-'
sion, has taken upon himself at IN" Wa
''UI'' more W"Th lni'l ANY one man car
possibly perform THIS Is shown h, 'h
fact that among all The Cabinet maker
I'm the press whether faVurlug Ia" Gov
crnment or the opposition. aS W. Hs '
every CirCl" where the crisis Is in, III
gently discussed there 's rumple
uuanimitN on one point, namely INA
Lord Kitchener must r"ndiu a. he Wa
Office. hut with him there must ne 9s-o
Ciated some civilian ia look after -
business Organization, upon which ~
success of the war depends
TIE other great department l'op"
whioh a political cyclone is raging .
Of course the Admiralty, There -"
Liberal party now seems Joined Ir up
position ~ Winston churchill with ,"u'
greater fervor than has beer shown B.,
. il FOR months
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WILSON NOW HAS
A GRANDDAUGHTER
Baby Girl Born to Secretary
and Mrs. McAdOO and
Weighs 8 Pounds.
PRESIDENT GREETS CHILD
The Infant Will Be Named
Ellen After Her Maternal
Grandmother.

wAsHINGroS May 81 - President
Wilson now enjoys the distinction OF
being twice n grandfather.
\ daughter was born at o:I5 o'clock
tonight to Mrs. McAdoo. wife OF the
her marriage to Mr. McAdoo was Miss
Eleanor Randolph Wilson.
Tho new arrival weighed just cigh.
pounds and both mother and child were
reported tonight 10 he doing finely.
President Wilson himself was at the
McAdoo house, at 1909 Massachusett:
avenue. to welcome his granddaughter
lie arrived just before the child wa;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
SENATE VOTES WAR:
ULTZNATUM THE NEXT MOVE;
FRONTIER AN ARMED CAMP
ALREADY CLAIMS VENICE

LONDON May 2lThc Day Mail prints from Swiss
has
approaching of Milan and Venice
She practically
finished
"Ficd Marshal I1ndenburg quick
They consequently
mora'ized.
worrying the
realize that
the stories Of t;erman confden
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
EXTRA SESSION, SAYS KITCHIN
Democratic Leader Believes Revc-
nuc Problem VIII Force n CaII.

SCOTLAND NECK, y. c.. May 21.--Rep-
restn.ative Claude kitchin. Democratic
leader Of the House OF Repre-
who is passing his vacation on his
be an extra session OF Congress He
said:
II would not be surprised II Congress
is called into extra session In the fall to
take care of the revenue problem. There
is greatly decreased national income
due to the fewer imports on account o,
the European war The income tax r.'
turns will show falling off because
business mon are naturally feeling &c
some extent the effects of the war"
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evidently thcr" is strong desire
that Churct.ll be kept cuHrrly pnt ut
tho coalition cabinet ON tn" ground '"4i
ne more than any one "ls" t"optru.h'"
the position of the present Gov'r' Uc'' :
Even the l'uionist press j. kinder t. hi"
.o-day than IN" Government press, say
ing that while he must leave a." Nd
mlralty his services tt III" beginning u'
the war IN mobl,ziug the feet N"," 50
great that they cannot hc forgotten
The strong Liberal orr'u 'nr Ma. a."
says this morning that the differences
between Nj ChurCh!li and Lord Fl~Uc"
could have but one end. Lord Fisher Is
bound to return 70 the Admiralty and
the Prime Minister is "guillN hound to
send him therr IN company with Frs
Lord of 'hc Admiralty who VIII know
how 20 exercise tho civilian statesman. .~
right of Judgment wIthuu, reducing I'll"
Sea Lords to shadow ana it, mos,
brilliant member to a silent aud rn-
barrasscd item on tho War Council.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
SHOT. TALKS or ASSASSINS.
staten Island Man wounded Him
self. Police believe.

Christian Petersen, a builder and large
property owner OF Tot,eHvillc. Staten
Island. was found unconscious in
Sprague avenue. Tottenville. last night.
with two bullet wouads IN him. He told
the police he had been attacked, but they
made an investigation which leads them
to believe that Petersen shot himself
Petersen was arrested and removed to
the Smith 1nfrmary at New Brighton.
where he lies In a serious condition. He
said that he had recently received threat
ening letters from the carpenters union
because he would not hire union men.
The police hinted that Petersen prob
ably knew that recent fires In houses
owned by him were being investigated
by the police and fire marshal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
ITALIAN ENVOY ATTACKED.
Berlin Crowd Beats Man who
struck Am bRssador Boi1aN.
Special Gable Despatch to THn srs

Special Gable Despatch to Tar srS,
BERLIN. via Rome May 2l.-Signor
Bollati. the Italian Ambassador TO Ger
many. was attacked this afternoon while
driving to the Spanish Embassy. A
man struck the envoy with a cane.
knocking of his hat. The assailant was
seized and beaten by a crowd before
the police rescued him
The chief OF police and the For
bassy TO express their regrets for She
occurrence. and Or. Won Bethmann-Holl-
veg. the Imperial Chancellor. sent an
aide de camp TO make apologies in the
name OF the German Government.
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ONE JUROR BLOCKS
A VERDICT FOR 7. R.
His Stand for Equal Division
Of Costs Ties Up the
Jury Again.
COURT REJECTS THE PLAN
Roosevelt Jubilant That II
Jurors Have Given Him a
Virtual Victory.
COURT REJECTS THE PLAN
VIEW OF THE TRIAL IN
DOLLARS AND WORDS

SYRACUSE, May 2I.-1Iere arc some
interesting statistics on the Barnes
Roosevelt trial:
Estimated cost of trial TO Col.
Roosevelt and Mr.. Barnes 100000.
Number of witnesses ioi. of whom
II were called by the plaintiff and
33 by the defendant
Number OF exhibits 257. Many OF
the exhibit numbers represented
whole series OF letters and other doc
uments.
Exhibit No 5o. tho Platt-Roosevc,t
letters. included more than seventy
five sheets.
Number OF pages in the stenogra-
pliers transcript 3,7o7.
Estimated number OF words in rec
ord. exclusive OF exhibits. $4,000.
Estimated cost OF stenographers'
transcript $3.50.
Estimated number OF words on
which newspapers represented at
the trial will pay telegraph tolls
1000. 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
TAKES POISON AND DIES.
Montauk AppIstOn's Family ID"
Not Think u Was INTENTIONAL.

Montauk Appleton. retired nsrchant'
died last night after drinking q prepara-
tion OF creosote at his home In the Lin
wood Apartments, 55l West l7sth street
Mr.. Appleton. who was S6 years old.
had been In III health Tor several years.
According to the police report he mixed
the dose OF poison in glass OF wine
and drank il. Or. NJ. j. Mayer of
washington Heights Hospital was
called. but Mr.. Appleton died a few
minutes after the ambulance mad hurried
him to the hospital.
The case was reported to the police
an suicide. Relatives. however, insisted
that Mr. Appleton had not killed him
self. but had swallowed the poison BY
mistake. He leaves his father. hts wife
aud four children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
TRAFFIC SQUAD IN WHITE.
New RRincoats Worn by Police
men Attract Attention.

The Mayors committee on traffic and
safety recently recommended to Com
missioner Woods that the policemen Of
the traffic squad he equipped with
white rubber uniforms for rainy
weather The new uniforms were tried
yesterday
Persons passing in Forty-second street
at broadway or Firth avenue and
Broadway at Spring street were at
.ractea by the new uniforms and crowds
of men and women stared and asked
questions.
Complaint was made that on rainy
days the black rubber coats and cap
covers made II impossible for drivers
to distinguish policemen from street
railway Inspectors and switchmen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
FAILS TO PROVE SHE'S WHITE.
woman Husband Calls Negrcss
Lets Him Get Divorce.

DETROIT. May 2I-Mrs. Alma Boone
Little, who was accused by her husband
Charles A. Little, druggist of being II
ncgress, has withdrawn her cross bill and
has consented to a decree being awarded
to him. The husband says he has abso-
Lutte proof OF the woman's paren'age.
Her fight to prove herself white at
tracted attention all over the country.
a nd she received many letters from peo-
pie who claimed to have known her
parents in Denver and who said they
were white
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
SAYS C0EDs ARE THE WORST.
4. os r. Provost Urge. Putting
Them In Building Far From Ncn.


PHILADELPHIA, May 2i.--A new col
lege for women students OF the Univer-
sity OF Pennsylvania. removed long
way from the present buildings so that
the young women will be completely
separated from the male students. was
proposed by Provost Smith to-day at a
meeting OF the association o. alumu1
of the university
Women students OF the college,
though few in number, are giving the
faculty more trouble than all the men
put together, according to Provost Smith.
Members of the faculty stumble over
girls in their walks around the campus
and lind them huddled in corridors wi;a
no place to go between class periods.
The provost said.
Some Of the present women students
seem more interested In the male stu
dents than in acquiring knowledge"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
CAN'T PREACH IF FIT TO FIGHT.
Bishop Of London Won't Permit
Ordination Of Possible soldiers.

LONDON, May 2l,--The Bishop OF Lon
doa, at an ordination council to pass
upon the application of men for the min
istry. caused to be passed resolution
that no such application can be consid-
cred unless the applican; proves his in
ability to serve in the war.
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Upper Chamber of Parlia-
mcnt Votes 262 to , in
Favor of Measure.
AUSTRIA MAY GET
PEREMPTORY NOTICE
Yield in H Hours or l'iwht'
Likely to Be the
Final Word.
ALL CONCENTRATIONS
REPORTED DESTROYED
AuStrians Said to Have De-
strOycd BridgcS-War
Certain. Says Pope.
Special C1iie Despatch 10 THr srN

RoMr MAY 2l,-Tbc Italian Sen
to ratify the hiI passed ~ -terday ny
the lower house cran'irs to tho Cab
inc; fan powers 'o mah. var on Aus
tr.a. gave It's consent by vote OF 2s2
To this evening.
II is believed that tho Cabinet will
draf, an ultimatum to the Vienna
Govornmcn; calling for tho concession
within rorty-eicht hours Of Ttaly''
demands for territorial, compcnsa-
tons.
y despatch received this evening
from Brescia. near Lake Garda. s'ys
the Austrian frontier forces hive
Withdrawn into tho interior of the
Trentino and have destroyed .the
bridges and electric !irht plants. A.;
tho Ministry of War No confirmation
or denial of this report could be OBJ
tanned.
Tho Austrian military authorities
have returned the Italian mails. de-
.,royol tho railway and oppressed
All moan, of communication between
Italy and Austria NJ sNipp'ns ser
vices on the Adr,auy aayc been sus-
pended.
It is reported that Pope HenodrI
after hai,hing Wis reading Of tn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
BUNAU.VARILLA COMMENDED.
Son Of Panama Engineer Men.
toned In Army Orders.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE ST.

PARIS. May 2l.--Among those men
toned in the army order Of tho day is
Etiennc Bunau-Narilla. son OF Philippe
Bunau-N -Narilla, the Panama engineer.
He is commended for brilliant work
as an aviator. both as pilot and as OBJ
server.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
RUMOR ITALY IS AT WAR.
Italian Paper Prints Report Hos
tiIities Have Begun.
From N ProoressO Ndlo- A eIicdno Of

From N Pro9resso Hdlo-A o-AmeTcdno oj
this morning.
LONDON, May 22.-The Daily Teie-
graph prints despatch from Copcn-
hagen saying that according to the
Chrlstiania IntrHi0enssedler despatch
has been received by foreign legation
at Christlania announcing that war has
been declared between Italy and Austria
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
GERARD WARNS AMERICANS.
Advises Them TO Leave Germany
hut Only Forty Go.

Special Gable Despotch TO THE SuN.
LONDON, May 2I.--Ambassador Gerard
at Berlin is warning all Americans In
Germany who are not detained there by
important business to get out. while
American Consuls in all cities are ad-
vising them to register. according to a
despatch TO the Daily MoH fron, The
Hague.
1t IL stated that only forty Americans
have departed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22

me not result was Mr.. Rockefeller's
"tel dted assertion that he had had no
lV''y Tor dealing with the strikers that
.N policy Vas formulated by the offi-
NaS IN Colorado that ne trusted these
oenclas, and that he stood behind what
tey had done.
reward the close of the session Chair
""a walsh opened the question of John
rockefeller, Sr,'s. contribution to col
"sS and universities. implying that
sa'h contributions had been made to In
,",U'hce opinions Of men identified with
we favored institutions toward the
'"akeiener interests.
., thlnk," sald Mr.. Rockefeller with
Wm smile, that the most severe
Ncs my father has ever had have
..t from or been In the university to
'ch ne has contributed the largest
,,r 'n o OF money. I refer to the Univer-
~ what happened to the men In the
s~anverslty OF Chicago who criticised
~ 'A1her A. don't know that any
"Ns happened 70 them.
] cH weren't they fired? Wasn't Prof
h. hsles a leublin one OF them. and wasn't
,neu. 4. ] don't recall.
m. walsh then read a statement on
hssa colorado situation signed by the
r,sa. OF two Colorado universities and
40 s.Ss.ed by the mine operators, and
mat each OF those colleges later
~ Vonfsnred on Last Pses.
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"Euchcncr must remain in the war
office lie would he irreplacoahle. lie
possesses the nations confidence and the
mschicvous attacks against the most
capable of Great Britain's military Or
ganizer is bitterly resented by great
majority OF the nation Of whatever po-
ltiCal complexion"
The Ddiiy Telegraph describes the
NuiPS onslaught AS not criticism hut
whol, sale detractlon and SAYS the en-
vcnomed attacks are nerce'y resented
by all fair minded Euglishmen. Lord
Kitcherer's faults ma$ have he"n s"ri-
nus and even in some cases grave but
it would have been a miracle Il th"r"
had hccn no faults considering the coun-
try's military unprcparcdneSs. The ma
tiou has trusted Lord Kitchener with
i implicit faith and stlll trusts him
The pnil, chronicle says
"If tho scurrillous and mcndacous at
! 'ac>s of tn" Tin"S and tn" Dnilr hnR
, had been made in Russia, Germany or
! Austria, Lord NorthCliffe would have
1 been taken out into "A courtyard and
, shot within forty eight hours, lt they
! had been made In France or Italy he
! probably would have been iynched In
a shorter period and his premises guttad
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22

ATLANTIC CITY TOUR-MAY co.
two days board. Penns. II. R.--AdU.
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Lord Kitchener. ii may be said, re-
.aIns the confidence 90 tho man in the
street because the Secretary of War
seems 10 be the one person who Is run
ming Great Britain Al present. The ac-
ton of the stock Exchange Friday may
he taken as An illustration. After pass
ing a resolution cundcmuatory ~ the
attack ,hc members Of the exchange
with al, solcmuty burned copies OF the
Ddily NdH and the Tones on the noor
oc The exchange ~ the afternoon. There
ar. rsports Of meetings Of other bodies
Tonight. strong arguments Ia the c'uos
and hotels and IN 'he street
\ large number ~ members of the
Ba.'., S.,ppug Exchange tonight
plss.d Il resolution strongly cordemnng
che ycuomous. sp.teful attack Of Sec
aon Of iHc press AGAINST LORD N!'eh-
crcr." The resolution expresses the
fullest confidence IN the Secretary OF
War
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
BLAMES NORTHCLIFFE.
"Ncv." Inii> Him DeHdii"st En--
my Iountr> Has tO Face.

Spcc'ai Coh'c DeSpntch 10 Tur Srv
l.uNpuN. May 22,--Thc radical Daily
N,,Cs. In the course of three column
Continued on Second Page.
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Continued on Last Psss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
THE RISE OF CHARLES KLEIN.

An intimate study OF the we'll known Amer
ican dramatist who lost his life on the
Lusitania. Huge profits from his sue
cessful plays. In to.morrow's SUN.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-05
CHILDREN HATE OIL,
CAL0MEL AND PILLS
California Syrup Of Figs" Best fof Ten
der stomach. Liver, Bowel
Tastes Delicious

LOOK isck - youf childhood days. Re-
n,erHhar the s80se naotheF insisted 0n-
castor oil oalousi. estharties HoH ygu
hated them. hou yoa fought Against tai
INC them
WITT 0u ehHdrtn ne dHmeni- Moth
ers uho ding o. az Cd term - phrsif
Simply aout realize shat thEy d. Ihs
ttaarens reffH 4 wtH founded IheiF
tfudsr lftls nsisfs are injured ~
them
u seer tllas stumart. ilvsr ard Aieu-
- nssi eis1nsinr. rts uHlF tsal1luus
sOaiEa-na egrup q Firs IT. acti1r
: positive. taFf r.tfia Miiisns Of rsnih-
80 taen ttis hnrnlsss frut iaNst'Ee
han5v uer knoa flilfrsa lovs e. tsks
thaf ID neTsr fa1s e. tlaEn a. AteF
ard h1wls end surter fhe sttn-art
nnf fl.sf fansrseti EFer ae1aF
enrrs e Rlrt rkE tn-uErrH
IA ren erurrst fw 4cet tsstir
~ Eaiierra ef-F ffEz. et 80
frI seesHs fr zEs -1 w n
nFss nuf far l~uua .atT e $50
krftfe n frests ut h-s
ST. thHt raas a. alta-na "a
e~~mf Enr Nfne nrF a9
tirs wff errtsurE atr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-05
"1TNEYD SERVICE GROWS.
Nearly 200 Motor Cars New Running in
Kansas City.

Kansas City, No, Feb. 5-The @iitney"
motor car service which began three
weeks ago with lot Of small FIVE pas
senger motor cars has quickly developed
into bus service Carrying from ten 70
twenty-five passengers and with near
ly 200 cars in operation, most OF them
running on regular schedules over regu-
lar routes. Already Il has forced taxi.
cab companies 70 cut their fares in half,
and the street railway company has
been forced 20 meet the competition by
bringing out more oars in the rush hours.
one result OF the iitney service has
been 70 practically clean out the deal.
ers in second hand carr. Kansas City
has been a great distributing centre for
second hand cars for the country, and
dealers are kept on the jump now trying
70 supply carriers for the "jitney' fever
has spread out 30 all the surrounding
towns. and there is scarcely a town Of
1000 people for TOO miles around that
has not At least one "btnsy' CT IN
seryice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-02-05
HOLDS UP FLOUR FOR ITALY.
Canadian Government Refuses to Let
shipment Go Through.

Ottawa, Ont, Feb 5.-The Canadian
customs department was notified We'd
nesday that seven carloads Of high-grade
-four consigned from Kenora, Ont, to
Salonica. Greece, had been held up at
Niagara Falls as contraband OF war.
Greece being a neutral country a ruling
by the department was asked for The
reply OF the department is that since
Oct. 20 last, when an order in council
was passed dealing with the question,
the expectation Of contraband Of war
from Canada TO all foreign ports IN Eu-
rope and on the Mediterranean and Black
sea, with the exception Of those Of
France, Russia Except the Baltic ports,l
Spain and Portugal, is prohibited. When
the order in council was passed food
was not a contnhand Of war, but. now
that food destined for nations az war.
with Great Britain has been declared
conditional coniraband the customs de-