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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Wycomb and
their neice, Miss Dorothy Landon
will be the guest of Mrs. Bob Grey,
at dinner on Friday evening, May
10. Come and see them at the
Young Peoples Building in "The
Time of His Life"
Mrs. Adelaide Frances Martin, wife
of Thonias B. Martin, died early
yesterday morning at her home near
Sharon, Fairfax county. Mrs. Mar
tin was go years old and istsurvived
by two children, John Martin and
Mrs. Hattie Dyer. Her funeral will
take place tomorrow morning at !;
o'clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-05-15

A side-splitting, three act comedy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
21S FRESHMEN AT
STATE UNIVERSITY
Largest Glass Ever Entering at Burling-
ton-Girls Were Winners in High
Standing List for Half Year,
Announced To-day.

Burlington, Sept. 27.-The University
of Vermont opened this morning with
public exercises, including an address by
President Benton. Two hundred and
seventy.one entrance credits have been
filed. OF this number SO We're unable
to attend or failed to pass entrance ex-
aminations, leaving 2ls qualified for adj
mission. A few OF these may not attend
but some others will be registered during
the next week. This will be the largest
entering class on record, last years en-
trance class numbering 100.
II was announced to-day that the Ma
bel Nelson Jacobs cup presented annual
ly to the fraternity having the highest
standing had been awarded to the kap-
pa Alpha Theta sorority. The high
standing list was announced to-day TOR
the last half year OF l0l5-l6. Among
those who received no mark below b
were Norma NJ Perkins of Waterbury
of the class of l0lS and Barbara 5.
Brown of Waterbury, ard Roberta +. Da-
Wis and Mildred C. Kimball of Northfeld,
of the class of 1919.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
THE BAPTIST POSITION.
Set Forth in Resolutions Adopted by
Convention at Chester.

Chester. Sept. 27-At the second day OF
the convention of the Vermont state
Baptists here at which ll3 Baptist
churches are represented, resolutions
were adopted thanking the people OF
Chester and the Baptist church for hos
pitality and expressing in strong terms
appreciation of the work of Superintend
ent ". A. Dawson. Other resolutions
also strongly approve Of the work OF the
Anti. Saloon league; regret the increas-
ing frequency Of divorce and the increas-
ing desecration Of the Lords day. favor
censorship of moving pictures; oppose
the use OF any public funds for sectarian
schools; denounce Mormonism; affirm the
abiding principles OF the brotherhood OF
man; and, while appreciating the neces-
sity OF military preparedness, warn
against the shallow principles OF patriot
ism that find expression in the false doc
trine of my country, right or wrong or
my country can do no wrong"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
In Fire Which Destroyed a
Livery and Garage
at Newport
TENEMENT HOUSE
ALSO DAMAGED
West Derby Hose Company
Rendered Good
Service

Newport, Sept. 27,--Fire which was
discovered at . o'clock this morning IN
the barn owned by II. b. Stewart OF
Beebe, p. O., and occupied as a livery
stable by f. w. Wheeler, burned the
barn and its contents, spread to small
garage building housing two automobiles
and then to three story tenement build
ing, the top floor of which it burned, lhe
loss is $4,000 and the insurance is small.
Destroyed with the livery stable were
l5 horses, several hogs ana large guam
titles of hay and grain. Besides the nre
loss on the top floor OF the tenement
house, known as the Drew building, wa
ter caused damage in the tenements on
the second floor and also the mems fur
nishing store of w. J. Avery and the res
taurant of Richard Hurst on the ground
floor. Mr.. Hurst owned one OF the auto
mobiles in the garage and Mr.. Wheeler
the other.
The origin Of the fire is not known.
When he flames were discovered the en-
tire top of the livery stable was burning
and it was not possible to save that
structure. The Newport fire company
was assisted by the West Derby hose
in checking the flames in the
tenement building. The stable was To-
Gated near the station and in the rear of
the Newport house. Mr.. Wheeler has
conducted livery stable here 20 years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
WILL BE GREATLY MISSED.
Charles E. Shepard Died in Marshfeld To-
day.

Marshfield Sept 27.-Charles +. Shep.
ard, one OF Marshfield's oldest and most
highly respected citizens, passed away
this morning about 80. He had been in
poor health for several months. but was
able to be out until within two or three
weeks. Since then he had been rapidly
failing from brain trouble.
He was 70 years old last April and has
spent most OF his life in this town. He
was veteran of the Civil war, being a
member of Co. c of the 18th Vermont
regiment Being a great lover OF music,
he taught singing schools for many
wears and was one of the original mem
bers of the band He is thought TO have
been the Oldest choir master, band mem
ber and leader and auctioneer in the
state.
Ms. and Mrs. Shepard celebrated their
5sth marriage anniversary last April, She
and two children, b. NJ. Shepard. OF
MontpeIier, and Mrs. G. F. Bliss of this
place, are left to mourn his loss. tie
had genial nature, with smile and
a pleasant word for everyone, traits
which endeared him to all. He was very
fond of children and viii be greatly
missed by young and old in the communl-
ty.
The funeral services will be held from
his late home Friday at 10 a. m. The
friends request no flowers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
MILAN JUMPED
FROM THE TRAIN
COMING NORTH
Former Barre Man Against Whom Judg-
ment for S67 Was Found in County
Court Was Being Brought from
Boston by Deputy Sher-
iff II. ]. Slayton.

Returning from Boston, Mass, where
he located Fred A. MILAN, formerly OF
Barre, and against whom a verdict was
rendered in county court Monday Tor sof
in favor of Irwin j, Boyce, Deputy Sher'
i'll II. j. Slayton discovered at Woods
Vile, y. H., early this morning that Nil
Ian, who had been surrendered by his
bondsman following the verdict and the
non-appearance OF the defendant in court
when the case was tried had jumped
from the train some time during the trip
The officer was unable to pursue an in
vestigation and arrived in Montpelier at
1880 o'clock
1t is said that MILAN complained after
leaving Boston of feeling i'll, aud the
deputy sherins sympathy played an i'm
portant part in the escape, the prisoner
being given permission to 90 to a berth.
The officer kept watch the remainder of
the night and believes MILAN must have
jumped through window when the train
slowed down at some station.
The case against MILAN was tried on
Monday afternoon. the defendant not
being represented by counsel, and the
Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff,
who claimed damages as the result of an
accident which occurred over year ago
near Montpelier Junction, when Millan's
automobile ran into a team occupied by
Mrs. Fred Lovely and Boyce, Mrs. Love
ly won her civil suit at the last term
of court. c. F. Lowe was Millans bonds
man in the sum of $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27

of Combles. Shortly afterward the whole
village fell into our power.
The booty captured in Combles was
large. The Germans had accumulated
in the subterranean regions OF this place
an enormous quantity of munitions and
supplies of every kind.
1--WE collected 100 wounded Germans
abandoned by the enemy. Combles IS
filled with German corpses.
This afternoon our troops develop.
ing their advantages captured small
wood north of Fregicourt, half way to
Morval and also most of the strongly
fortified ground between this wood and
the western horn of st. Vast wood, east
of the Bethline road.
"Ihe number of unwounded prison
ers captured by the French since yester-
dav now reaches 1900. We have counted
up to the present 80 machine guns.
"On the rest of the front there was
an intermittent cannonade.
at appears from fresh information
that Zeppelin which flew over the
Calais district on the night of Septem-
Der 1928 dropped 20 bombs, all of which
fell on waste ground a great distance
from the town. It is probable that the
Zeppelin, caught by the fire of our guns
got rid of its projectiles in order to as
cend and escape"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
BRITISH REpoIcE OVER THIEpvAL
Capture of That Stronghold Thought
More Important Than Combles.

London, Sept 27.-The capture of
Thiepval by the British and of Combles
by the combined Anglo French forces is
regarded here as the most important sue
cess on the western front since the open
ing of the grand offensive.
The fall of the stronghold of Combles
was expected. For weeks it had been in
process of encirclement by the British on
the north and west and by the French
on the south and east. But the capture
of Thiepval has proved genuine sur
prise, because it has been a stumbling
block in the advance of the British left
almost since the beginning OF the often
sive July ], when check at Gommecourt
was suffered.
Thiepvsrs fall gives to the Anglo
French forces the whole line of low hills
which slope to the plain upon which the
town of Bspaume makes the next forti-
fed center.
The semi-official accounts of the cap
ture Of Connbles speak of the large num-
Der Of the garrison and the great guam
tity Of war stores taken. Reuters OIL
cial correspondent says:
This great success was won at very
small cost, thanks in part TO the excel
lence Of the artillery and in part TO a
real collapse of the German defense
Reference is made TO the apparent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
1000 PEOPLE
ON FAIR GROUNDS
AT NORTHFIELD
Second Day of the Fair Brought Large
Number of People-Some Good
Exhibits Shown.

Northfield, Sept. PA sharp patter
of rain this morning probably diseour'
aged many people from attending the
Dog River Valley fair to-day, but at
noon there was crowd Of 1000 on
the grounds and more visitors were pour
ing through the gates in automobiles
and teams. This is the second day of
the fair and all of the exhibits entered
are on display. The Vermont forestry
department is making a fine showing and
there is splendid exhibit from the
University Of Vermont agricultural serv-
ice Evaporators and sugar making uten-
sils are shown in great variety by
Richford firm and an unusually good eX-
hibit OF cattle and poultry has attracted
much attention. Judging of the several
exhibits j. under way and announce.
ments were expected this afternoon and
tomorrow.
An attractive racing card was in pros
pect for the afternoon, but the number
OF starters in several events had not
been fully determined at noon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
BRILLIANT DRIVE
BY FRENCH TOOK
FORTIFIED WOOD
After Fal; of Combles They Also Extend
ed Their Gains East of That Place
Great Amount of Booty
Taken in Combles.
Taken in Combles.

Paris. Sept. PA brilliant French at
tack east of Nermandovillers has sue
ceeded in capturing a strongly fortified
wood, according to an official statement
yesterday.
The official statement last night an
nounced that Conbles was entirely IN the
hands of the Anglo French forces and
that French advanced further north OF
Fregicourt and along the Bethune road
gained additional ground. Last night
statement is as follows:
"The battle continued successfully to-
day. North of the Somme the allied
troops increased their gains Of yester-
day considerably. having attained with
in a few hours the objective assigned for
the second dsy OF the struggle.
This morning the French troops re-
s1ned the offensive and captured the en-
tire section of Combles east and south Of
the railroad. Our patrols entered in con
junction with the British right wing who
were cleaning up the northwestern part
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
A "KITCHEN QUARREL"
Is the Way One Attorney Characterized
Case Coming from Barre.

Only the plaintiff and defendants in
the case of Henrietta Gazzoni vs.. Robert
and Luigi Columbo testified in the case
which was commenced yesterday after
noon in Washington county court, it be-
ing suit brought for personal trespass.
The arguments were made this forenoon
by Attorney r. A. Hoar for the plaintiff
and H. S. Jackson for the defendants,
and the Jury retired before noon.
The Jury brought in verdict for the
plaintiff to recover Sll5.
The plaintiff testified that the defend
ants invaded her home last spring, a
Quarrel ensued. and ended in the Colum-
bos assaultng her, pulling her hair and
attacking her with a broom and stove
poker. In his argument, Attorney Jack
son characterized the affair as kitchen
quarrel and asked the jury to treat 1t
as such All of the parties involved re-
side in Barre. The jury which heard the
case is as follows:
Alva Butler, Milton Glines, Charles
Bullock. W. T.. Stone. Guy NJ. Hale, Al
yah Newhall, Robert Whalen, L, 4. Lam
phere, C. p. Spaulding Neil Tassie, J. K.
Bingham and w H Hill.
The trial of Charles Barclay vs.. Wet
more & Morse Granite Co. was started
this afternoon before the following jury;
w H. Angel. j. P Hutton, George H.
Emery, c. c. Simonds, Walter Wells,
Howard Curtis George j. Long, W. +,
Havford, j. H. SMALL. j. f. Moloney,
Edward Frost and j. B. Kendall.
Pursuant to an order issued last week
by Judge Frank L. Fish on a motion
made by States Attorney Fred +. Glea-
son. the grand Jury met in special ses-
sion at 10 o'clock this forenoon at the
and will consider several mat
tiers. The prosecuting officer was unable
To say to-day how long the session would
last.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27

London, Sept 27.-Between 5000 and
1000 prisoners were taken by the British
in Mondays and Tuesdays fighting on
the Somme front, according to delayed
portion Of General Haig's report OF Tues
day night, given out here to-day. The
battle continued violently during the
day over the whole front between the
Somme and Ancre rivers" the report
says, "and our troops were successful
everywhere, carrying out their attacks
most brilliantly"
Combles, the pivotal point in the Ger
man line guarding the approach to Bap-
aume on the north and Peronne on the
south of the Somme front, fell yester-
day before the terrific attacks OF the
French and the British, the Germans
fighting to the death or surrendering
when there was no longer hope.
French and British troops swept in
from three sides after their capture of
Morval and Fregicourt, broke through
the German defense, overrun the town
and carried all before them. This place
with its marvellous subterranean pas
sages and powerful fortifieations had
been caught in the grip of the allies, who,
coming from the north and the south
had already advanced far beyond 1T and
cut off communication with the rear ex-
cept a narrow strip, which was covered
by the allied guns. At the end of the
fighting, the town was filled with the
bodies of Germans who had fallen fight
ing, the French official statement says:
Both Thiepval at the northwestern
end of the British line, and the fortified
town of Buedecourt, northwest of Les
boeufs, have also fallen into the hands
of the British. Around the former place
many hard battles have been fought
since the inception of the great entente
offensive on July l. General Slr Doug
lass Haigs men after capturing Ihlep-
val drove eastward and took the redoubt,
a strongly fortified position which lies
between Thiepval and the bend in the
British line at Courcelette.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
TO BE
IN VERMONT
Vermont's Soldiers Returned
To-day from Mexi-
can Border
ARE CHARTERED AT
FORT ETHAN ALLEN
Came in Three Train Sec
tions After a Weeks
Trip

Burlington, Sept. 27.-The lst Vermont
infantry returned from Eagle Pass, lex''
this morning after being absent from
Vermont for three months, and to-day
the soldiers are occupying quarters at
Fort Ethan Allen assigned to them oy
Col. Joseph T. Dickman, commanding OIL
ficer of the I'd cavalry. The trip from
Eagle Pass occupied week and the men
are all in good shape and glad to be back
in the home state.
The first train reached the Burlington
station at o'clock this morning
and was greeetd by hundreds OF
people who had waited many hours Tor
the arrival of the soldiers. The men
Travelled in tourist sleepers, in contrast
to the day coaches in which they rode
when leaving Vermont last june Inc
regiment travelled in three sections.
Thz mastering out OF the troops from
the fe ~ al service will occupy at least
Weeks time, during which the men VIII
occupy the following quarters ~t Fort
Ethan Allen: Officers, band barracks; A
and b companies, X troop barracks; Z
and D, l. troop barracks; and +, NJ
troop barracks; X, l. and NJ, machine
gun barracks. Col, Ira l.. Reeves ana
his staff will be quartered in one OF the
houses on officers row. Capt. Il. ,. ny
land, Maj Carpenter, Capt. +. w. GID
son. Lieut. Sheldon and Mai. Melville,
who are the officers commanding the lW
unassigned recruits, have been occupying
ono of the houses on officers row since
the return of this detachment from Brat
tbat hatn a r.
est point to Eagle Pass which they
reached
During the time that the regiment re-
mains at Fort Ethan Allen, there viii be
a regular program OF daily erills and the
men not otherwise engaged will be busy
at the target range. The state National
Guard rife team which will compete in
the national rifle matches at Jacksonville,
Fla. beginning Oct. 20, will be picked at
this time and sent to Jacksonville with
in few days after the regiment is mus
tered out. Mai Carpenter. who Is one OF
the crack shots OF the regiment, VIII
probably command the team. Only one
battalion has been able TO get any target
practice while at the border, so that the
team will be considerably handicapped
lhere VIII De HlRHlly .CohNFi's W ''AS
regimentaI band and q review in honor
OF Gov. Charles W. Gates on Friday att
ernoon. The 100 unassigned recruits who
have been languishing in camp all sum
mer will be assigned to companies to-
day.
As soon as the mastering out, which
will be done by battalions, has been com
pleted the men will be sent to their
homes by companies. The mastering out
from the federal service causes the men
to revert automatically TO their former
status as state mlitismen and they are
still subject to federal as we'll as state
call The process is practically giving
the men a vacation from active duty
until such time as they are needed again
or until their enlistment term expires.
The members of c company were dis
charged upon their arrival at the fort
and are not subject to either state or fed
eral call, without re-enlisting.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
IN PROBATE COURT.
Many Matters Handled, Mostly Appoint
ments.

In probate court at Montpelier to-day
the will of Annabella Macdonald, late Of
Barre, was presented for probate. DR..
Don d. Grout of Waterbury was appoint
ed guardian of William ID. Hills of Dux-
bury in place of f. w. Huntley. deceased
Pearl B. Daniels of Warren settled his
accounts as guardian for Ella Ninson
Mvron r. Goodspeed settled the accounts
of Ruth j. Hewitt as guardian for George
w. Hewitt. John J. Sowles settled his
accounts as administrator of the estate
of Almon C. Downing, late of Barre. f.
NJ Harvey of Montpelier was appointed
administrator of the estate of Sylvester
r. Cummings, late of Montpelier. in
place of Sarah H. Cummings. Ira d.
Harran was appointed administrator OF
the estate of Nancy Cummings, late OF
Berlin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
FRENCH CAPTURED
FORTIFIED WOOD
In Move on Combles the British look
Between 5000 and 1000 Germans
A Great Amount of Booty Was
Seized When Combles Was Entered

No rest is being given the Germans by the victorious
British forces the Somme front The British capture OIL t
Thepva stronghold following closely and ueXpec
edv non the capture Combes by the combined aed oce
was itself followed up night by stroke on the part OF m
French south of the Somme where they captured strongly o
fed wood Apparently this drive aimed at Chaunes Wnch
~ tho southern end of the Somme somewhat the relation
that Conbles did to the northern sector
In Macedonia the forces apparently are encounteng
stiened Bulgarian resistance but Paris insists that e e
re holding fast The official from Bucharest take oack
nothing of the by the Rumanian OF noaoe Victory
in the great battle week Dobrda The Rumanlans and
allies declared defeated heavy forces along the Danube enc
tb front and then of the line held fast the allies
broke the resistance Bgaran Germans and Turks near
the Black sea and drove them back in disorder
apparently the of entering the war on the d
IF e entente King Constantine reportedo have consent
ed to such action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
DIED SUDDENLY ON BOAT.
hudson Reynolds Was Prominent Citizen
of Alburg

Alburg, Sept 27.--Iudson Reynolds, a
prominent citizen of this place, died sud.
denly yesterday while crossing on the
boat from here to Rouses Point. He was
81 years of age and heart trouble is sup
posed to have caused his death. He left
here apparently in good health, but col
lapsed suddenly on the boat. When
Rouses Point was reached. physician
was hurriedly summoned, but Mr.. Rey-
nolds was dead when he arrived. He
leaves a wife, nine children, and a sister.
The funeral will be held Thursday after
noon at O'Clock at the house, with
burial in the Center cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
FEW UNIONS HAVE
JOINED STRIKE .
IN NEW YORK
While Labor Leaders Said That Some of
the 100000 Workers Had Responded
to the Call There Was Little
Evidence of the Strike.

New York, Sept. 27.--A general strike
of labor unions in sympathy with the
striking street car men was supposed to
be effective to-day and although the la
Dor leaders claimed that some of the
1000 workers had responded to the
call, there was little evidence that the
strike was in progress.
Private canvasses among labor unions
reported that AZ least y failed to re-
spond to the strike call this forenoon.
Only one reported, received at police
headquarters, was that $50 members of
the painters union refused to report for
work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
L. B. BROOKS NOMINATED.
Democrats of Montpelier Name Him for
REPRESENTATIVE

At Democratic caucus held in Mont
pelier last evening L. B. Brooks was nom
lated as candidate for city representa-
tive. the checklist being used and voting
occupying from to Q O'Clock. There
were three names before the caucus at
the outset. Phil $. Howes and A. J. Sib-
lev being the others; but Mr.. Sibley
asked that his name be withdrawn. Mr..
Brooks is a well known merchant and
bss . not heretofore figured very promi-
uentlv in politics The caucus was made
necessary BY the refusal OF DR.. W. J..
Tvndan. the primary nominee, to run
for the Office. William A. Lord Is the
Republican nominee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-09-27
cows ON RAMPAGE.
Mason Parker Of Brattleboro Gored
Judge Foote Of Middlebury Dragged.

Brattleboro, Sept Mason Parker,
a well known West Brsttleboro farmer,
is in a critical condition in the Melrose
hospital from injuries received from be
ing gored BY a COW yesterday afternoon.
His abdomen was ripped open. Little
hope OF his recovery Is entertained
Middlebury. sept. 21.-Iuige Fred NJ
Foote. while trying to lead his COW. was
dragged about the lot when the animal
became frightened He finally landed in
a barbed wire fence AMI was severely
cut about the face. bNt the Judge kept
his grip and conquered the animal