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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15

with terrific force. Many farms were
completely inundated. the inhabitants
proceeding in boats to surrounding vii
lagos. There was great CONSERVATION IN
the waterland district as the water came
over the dixie, and the inhabitants arc
fleeing toward Amsterdam. Nolendan
is entirely flooded, and Monnikendam
on the main land and the island OF
Marker, are under water
The Zuider Zee, formed about six hun
dred years ago by the overhowing OF
Lake Flevo, is a shallow sea water lake
which, owing to the narrow openings to
the North sea, is very little affected by
tides. Like the Harlem lake, however,
it is susceptible to the influence of GER
tain winds, which force the water up
the sea bikes to a considerable number
of feet above the normal level The
land is below the level of the sea. In
bad weather the sea is too high to adj
nit of releasing the waters in the ca
nails, and if rain and storms continue,
as they did last year, for any length of
time, the water accumulates. The amount
of water allowed in these canals is gov
erned by very strict rules, and, once the
limit is reached, the polders, or tracts
reclaimed from the sea, are in danger
OF flooding.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
NORWICH UNIVERSITY.
Students and Faculty Volunteer Aid in
Securing Riding Hall.

At o'clock Friday afternoon there
was held in Dewey hall a mass meeting
of the faculty and corps, proposed by
the senior class, for the purpose of OBJ
tanning pledges of aid in the construc-
ton of the new riding hall. The meet
ing was opened by Dean Roberts with a
description of the proposed building. 1t
is to be 2l0 feet long and so feet wide,
and situated below and to the west of
the Carnegie library and the heating
plant, on the slope between the main
hill and the riding field. 1t will prob
ably be of concrete, and will contain,
besides the riding hall, stable room for
90 horses, hay space, hostler's quarters,
etc.
Enthusiastic and encouraging remarks
were made by several of the professors,
and Capt Brooks and Lieut. Creed. Last,
Treasurer Orser spoke. He said that
he had been given the task of soliciting
contributions on the hill and proposed
the following plan: each cadet land
professor) should contribute such
sum as he shall see fit, payable either
in cash, labor, or materials. Pledge slips
were distributed and signed. Some fif-
teen or twenty men are yet to be heard
from.
Prof Lear, head of the electrical de-
partment proposed that he and the pres
ent junior class electric wire the build
ing and install the lighting fixtures as
their share. Most of the pledged labor
will be used in the excavations for the
and each professor has
promised to do his stint of digging with
the other men. An unnamed citizen of
Mortified has offered 500 in cash and
the same value in labor if he can see
the professors doing manual labor with
the rest. The challenge was accepted.
Placing an average value on the time
of the cadets, the value of the cash and
labor pledged was $500. The meeting
was unknown to Pres. /. L. Reeves. as
he is in Washington, ID. c., and Boston,
in the interest of the university. and
be has been notified by telegram Of the
meeting and its results.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
GERMANY STOPS
BREAD SHIPMENT
TO PRISONERS
Unless Each Package is Addressed t
an Individual Prisoner, Causing
CONSERVATION to Those
in Charge.

Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. bly, Of
fetal order, Germany has stopped the
shipment OF bread to prisoners Of war
N Germany, unless eael package o.
bread is addressed to an individual pris-
oner. This order has eau, consterpa-
ton to those in charge OF the bread
etpply to prisoners, as thay say it Is
practically impossible to send mdi nd
ual packages except u few, and that
the great bulk OF PRISONERS vii. have
their bread supply cut oil. They declare,
too, that back OF this order is sldistcr
move to strike such terror among the
allies on the starving condition of their
prisoners, that they will he willing to
listen to peace.
The international Fed Cross, orgamLa-
ton has its headquarters mere, aJminis-
tering its affairs fer the w1n,e world at
this central poin6. ('ustavc Adoe, a
distinguished Swiss citizen, is ut the
head. and Max Doiirs. an Alsation OF
strong French scutincns, is bead Of the
bureau for pris 5ners OF war. As such
Mr.. Dollfus was made dire tor of the
bread supply furnished Ereuch prisoners
of war in Germany, and il was nc who
told the Associated Press OF tie order
OF Dec. %, and the grave effect it would
have.
"Bread is very element of a French
mans existence" said he, you can cut
OF anything else and he c-m stand it,
but he must have bread. Now we have
built up vast orgauization by which
I,raaI - hast,nr ft.ff m
meet this primary want. 4 small part
OF it has gone in individual packages but
the great bulk has been without individ-
ual names, as it is impossible 10 d,sig-
nate each one of abou, 100000 prisoners
in daily bread supply. And yet tits
order of Dec. u cuts of everything not
addressed in an individual package. d. I
rect to the prisoner. SO that the great +
bulk of this supply il stopped.
Il have many opportunities 10 see
the serious effect OF short bread rations 4
to prisoners" added Mr.. Dollfus. The I
prisoners returning to France have been
by me TO Lyons and other 4
points in central France, and nave per-
sonally witnessed their condition aud
heard their report. For example, in one
party Of 400 prisoners which | conveyed.
80 had developed tuberculosis from be-
ng in a famished condition from lack
# bread-they were literally tu'aciated
Ikeletons stricken with fatal diseases.
And this was typical Of the result Of
hort bread rations.
The German ration 20 prisoner-.7 Mr..
)ullfus went on. is one small loaf.
bout four inches in diameter. II the
morning. This Is intended for the DAY.
,ut the fsmished men eat il az once.
nd that ends their supply for the day.
My a soup being given az noon. That
5 the reason that We have ben pour
ng in this bread supply. largely in bulk.
.uf 60 individuals - far 81 they could
p traced II has proved life-ssscf
. a4-s1s4ndz. And yet hy this order Of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
the 27th, this bread supply in bulk is

the 27th, this bread supply in bulk j
cut off.
"This can mean only another great
tragedy" said Mr.. Dollfus, "and ! an
convinced there must be a purpose be
| hind such move--a purpose TO force
| the allies to consider terms of peace
rather than see their own people dying
of starvation. And we except, also, that
if the bulk supply is cut off, this will
soon be followed by cutting off the in
dividual packages, on the ground that
it is too great an undertaking to dis
tribute these individual daily supplies.
And so we are faced with the present
stoppage Of the bulk supply and the
probable stoppage of the remaining in
dividual supply.
a am seeking as best as possible to
meet this condition, by organizing a com
plete service of individual packages, but
it will be work requiring much help
from private sources--in which ! hope
America will help as it did in Belgium
and will be supported by the allied gov
ernments as far as possible. But it is
strange fact that The Hague conyen-
ton designed for the betterment of the
world, stands in the way of govern
ment helping its own prisoners. One
provision of the Hague agreement is
that the country holding prisoners shall
be charged with feeding them. and that
the country from which the prisoners
come shall have no control of the mat
ter That provision, made in peace
times. has had an unfortunate effect in
actual war times, and France and Eng
land are thus prohibited by The Hague
agreement from officially seeking TO con-
troll the bread or food supply of their
prisoners in Germany. Therefore, we
must organize it without direct govern
ment support. but with the expectation
that he allied governments will give it
semi-oflicial recognition without ex-
,roaching on The Hague agreement.
Taking about 100000 French prison !
FRS as basis, perhaps half of them can
De reached after by the efforts of fam
lies and friends in sending individual
packages. That leaves 10000 TO be
ooked after daily. 1t takes eight kilos 1
II bread to supply one man adequate T
V for month, or 100000 kilos for $50
prisoners month. | am paying 40 cen
lines t9.l5 cents but the cost may adj
'ance to 20 centimes ia cents This
makes IS cents per man per month, or
bout 100000 francs (Sl20.0O0l for l5O,-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
ZUIDER ZEE BREAKS
DIKES, ENDANGER-
ING THOUSANDS
Land Reclaimed by the Dutch is Taken
Back by the Waters-All
North Holland in Peril

Amsterdam, Jan. l5.-The TELEGRAPH
reports that the Zuider Zee dixie at Kat
woude has burst and that Zuidpolder has
been flooded. The inhabitants of that
place were obliged to abandon it and
have fled to Edam, which is partly flood
ed, the newspaper adds. A later dispatch
from Edam says that the dixie protect
ing Polderozeedvang is in danger and
that if it breaks the result win be the
flooding of the greater part of North
Holland.
At o'clock yesterday morning, adds
the message, an alarm bell was rung at
Brock. also in the province OF North
Holland, about six miles northeast of
Amsterdam, as the flood was pouring in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
RESERVE ARMY NOW
NUMBERS 1925
But Law When it Becomes Effective Will
Produce $4,000 to 10000,
Says Mccain.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 15.-Adjutant
General Mccain told the House military
committee yesterday that the army re-
serve law, which became operative No
vember, probably would produce a perm.a
nent army reserve of from $4,000 to co.
600 men, when it reached its full effee-
tiyeness. There have been so far 1925
men listed as reserves.
He defended the general standard of
enlisted men, declaring nothing could
be more unjust than a general belief
that the army was refuge for dere-
lets and men who had failed in all
other calling.
"As whole, they are a very high
class lot of men, he said.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
OIL EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR.
Accident Occurred in the Yards of Chi.
cago & Northwestern Railroad.

Chicago, Jan. l5.-An oil tank partly
filled with oil in the west side yards of
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
exploded early yesterday, killing four
persons and injuring two
The cause Of the explosion could not
be learned. The damage to the property
was small.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
Sample Each Free by Mai

With ZIP. skin Book on request Adj
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A CLEANER RIVER.
Mr.. Schlapp Would Prevent Pollution OF
the Merrimack.

Boston, Jan. DEMONSTRATION of
practicability of constructing trunk
sewerage system along the Merrimaek
valley, which would prevent the present
pollution of the river and provide for
drainage from the cities along its banks,
was called for in a resolution filed in
the legislature yesterday.
Representative Fred I. Scblapp of
Lawrence, author of the measure, pro-
poses that the system be installed from
a point on the New Hampshire bound
airy line to the sea.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
PACKERS PETITION DENIED.
Chicago Meat BarOns Sought to Reopen
Decision on Increase in Freight Rates.

Washington. D. G., Jan. EXPEDITIONS
TO reopen the decision of the interstate
commerce commission which gave the
railroads increases in freight rates on
livestock and packing house products
from Chicago and other points to the
east we're denied yesterday BY the COM
mission.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
AMBASSADOR MUJ1cA QUITS.
Chilean Resigns Washington Post, and
WI Go Home in SprinE.

Washington. Jan. i5-Edusrdo Suarez
Mujica. Chilean ambassador to the
United States has resigned. and viii
leave his poet here IN March or April to
za4nrn II Gale
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15

900 men per month. That is the prob
lem which am trying to work out
all resulting from this order cutting off
the bulk bread supply"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-15
AWFUL PAIN FROM
R|NGWORM ON FACE
Then On Head. ltched Terribly. Very
Large. Skin Sore and InAamed.
Had Wet Scales on Il.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

Il felt pimples coming out on my face.
then on my head. and I began 20 scratch
them for they itched terribly. The pimplos
were large and red and after a while they
festered and seemed to run together like
one great ball and then I knew it was ring
worm The ringworm was very large and
the skin was sore and inhamed and had
wet scales on IL. felt awful pain and 4
lost great deal o. sleep.
Il used a number Of remedies. Then my
hair began 20 fall out. A friend told
me about CuticJra Soap and Ointment
and got them IS soon As possible. They
stopped the itching and falling out Of my
hair and I only used four cakes o. Cuticura
soap and four bores o. Cuticra ointmcut
and I vas hezled-- lsiEned) Miss Ella
Roy. westport. Conn. Oct S. 1918.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-13
Color Psychology.

There are some very beautiful
messages for us in the ecclesiastical
use Of colors. There Is green. first
the universal color, the color of sanity
and serenity and sure knowledge
adjoining the ordinary DAYS of the
church's life. Red Ia the human hue
and is used on saints days to sym
boliZe the blood of the martyrs. White
SIS the all-hoIdipg color, the color for
rejoicing. and on feast DAYS typifies
the purity and toy OF true happiness,
Purple. with its august and regal
tones, is the color for the thoughtful.
penetential days OF fasting. And on
one day only. in all the cycle of the
Christian year, is black used. and that
In or the day OF the mighty sacrifice
and death on Golgotha.
Monks and men OF old who chose
these co'tfs must have felt deeply the
power Of outward visible things 10
heir the Inward struggles of the soul
Such 3Dhuences run through every
phase of life and ] have fancy that
people who are sightless possess with
in themselves some strange psychic
sene OF color that influence them no
less than do the outward. visible hues
which our seeing eyes behold. For of
ali the messages which our bodily
senses may convey to that shut-up
something of InfinIty within us II
seems TO me that the message of
color In the most wonderful and NOV
ing and the last one to be denied to
Cur need. 80 THAT even to sightiess
eyes there must be allowed a color
seeing soul.---Anne Rankin, In April
Southern Woman's
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-13
DR.. 7. 4. M'ktOWN
KILLED IN ACCIDENT
Automobile Turns Turtle, ON Dinvtd-
die RoaA--Frmctured Skull speed
fly Results i'm His Death.

+ Petersburg. Va. April 12.--Dr. I. II.
McKeown, of Congress Heights, wash
ington. d. c., died at the Petersburg
Hospital this afternoon, from injuries
sustained when an auto, which he was
driving, turned turtle and caught him
beneath 1t, near Sutherland. Dinwid-
die County. today.
DR.. McKeown was connected with
the United States Bureau of Agricul-
ture and Animal Industry. He hal oeen
In Petersburg several days. Hs lett
the Central State Hospital this after
noon in the car with negro attend-
ant to inspect herd of cattle for
Mr.. Spain. near Church Road. When
about eight miles from PETERSBURG
! according to tira negros statement,
the car struck something in the road
akidded and turned over, catching Or
MoKeown beneathNit. +-t 4
| The negro only sustained slight
bruises. As soon AS ttswas possible,
| aid was secured and The injured man
| was brought here. 7An examination
showed that he had suffered a fractnr Cd
skull and he expired in short trni
without regainingS consciousness.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-13
THREE KILLED N
POWDER EXPLOSION
Fear Theussna Kegs Blew Up. Wreck
ins DuPont Plant at Nemesrs.
w. VA

Bluefeld, W.. Va, April I2.--Three
persons were killed. one perhaps IA
tally injured and two others less Sc
riously hurt as the result of the ex-
plosion OF four thousand kegs OF pow
der at the Nemours plant of the Du-
Pont Powder Company. eight miles
from here early today.
| The plant was almost completely de-
stroyed with loss OF about 100000
Howard Mathena, a glazer, had just
entered the glazing shop and he was
blown to pieces. Calvin Butts, watch
man, was so seriously hurt that he
may not recover. George and Roy
Crawford were asleep in their home
almost a mile from the bill and were
crushed to death under n great rock
blown through the roof by the force
of the blast. Two other persons in the
village were injured by falling debris
The sites of the plant buildings are
marked by great holes. OFFICIALS are
unable to assign any cause.
The force of the explosion was such
that houses in the little village were
wrecked The dead children were
buried In the ruins of their home, near
the powder mill.
Building Completely DESTROYED.
The principal damage WAS done by
the drst explosion which is said to
have completely destroyed the build
ing tn which IL occurred. The succeed
ing explosions were believed to have
been caused by flying embers and were
of less intensity.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-13


the forward part of the ship that the
entire forward part was torn away TO
the bridge.
-CommittaI as to SUSSEX.
The particularly violent explosion
warrants the certain conclusion that
greeat amounts of munitions were
aboard.
THE German commander made a
SIX etch of the vessel. two drawings OF
which are Enclosed. The picture of the
SUSSEX copies of which are inclosed
10 reproduced from the English paped,
The Daily Graphic.
"A comparison shows that the craft
attacked is not identical with the Sus-
sex. The difference in the position OF
the stack and shape of the stern is par
| ticularly striking.
No other attack by German sub
marines at the time occurred upon the
route between Folkestone and Dieppe
| The German government must there
! fore assume that the injury to the
SUSSEX is attributable to another cause
than an attack by German sub
marine.
| "For an explanation the fact may
perhaps, be serviceable that no less
| than twenty-six English mines were
exploded by shots by German nava
| forces in the Channel On the first ant
second of April The entire sea in tina
vicinity IS endangered by hoatinE
mines and by torpedoes that have no
sunk OF the English coast Ii is fur
Their endangered through German
mines laid against enemy naval forces
| "Sholf1d the American government
have further material for conclusion
upon the CAGE Of abe Sussex, the Ger
man government would ask that 1t D.
| communicated in order to subject thl'
| material also to an investigation.
tIn the event differences of opinion
should develop hereby between the TIVE
froyarnm enta the German government
sYyo ~ declares itself ready TO have tn
facts OF the case established through
linked commissions OF investigation II
accord with Hague agreement or tn
peaceful settlement Of internationa
"JAGow"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-13
AID MEN MEET TO-DAY
TO cRlTIclSE COPY

Am advertising clinic will be had ~
the Lexington Hotel at l:is oc'ocS
this afternoon, when the Richmond
Advertisers Club meets In its regular
mid week luncheon session. The event
is down on the program as "criti-
'cism meeting. and it IL to be presided
over by e. N. Ezekiel
Among the specimens to come under
the eyes of the copy yivisectionists are
a folder and circular letter from W.
w. Harwicke. relating to automobile
insurance; form letter by the Smith
Courtney Company putting the per-
sonal touch into a catalogue enclosure,
and a dessert receipt book issued by
II. p. Taylor Jr., local sales agent Tor
a gelatine manufacturer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-13
Weekly Crop Summary

The weather was cloudy and dis
agreeable during most OF the week,
with an excess of rainfall and tenn
peratnres decidedly below the normal
Snow was general over the State on
the sth, and frosta, with fee locally,
occurred on the 7th, 9th and nth,
No reports of damage have been re-
ceived however, For the most part
conditions were Unfavorable for the
advance OF vegetation and for field
work and. AZ a result, the season IL
som ewhat backward in these respects.
Winter crops. however. are in good
condition In most sections OF the State
and grass In doing very well. The
unseasonably cold weather OF the
spring has kept back fruit bloom and
the outlook for peaches. pears and
apples is good. Fall-sown truck i'm
proved during the week, especially
spinach Spring truck is backward.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-13
VILLAGE OF GRANITE
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
Woods Fire Threatraicd Large Part
of Settlement With Destruction.

The village OF Granite. in Chester
field County, had a narrow escape
frem destruction yesterday. when a
woods fire. started from q brush heap
on the McGranighan farm, got great
headway shortly before O'Clock
r. NJ
Famed by stun breeze, the flames
were fought by small force, assist
ed by the ladies of the village. Re-
Inducements arriving from the Meth
erwood quarry and surrounding
farms in nick of time enabled the
fIame-fghters to hold the fire in check
until fortunate change in the wind
relieved the village from danger.
Az one time IT seemed that a number
of dwellings would be destroyed.
Earlier In tine day the blacksmith
shop at the Netherwood Quarry was
burned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-13

realize tremendous profit In the over
sea chipping business are constantly
increasing South America and Asia
want more and more of our goods pc
cause the European countries when
used to supply them are overwhelmeo
In war.
Eat present the United States h
almost poweriess to seize the chance
of obtaining this vast trade. Asia has
bought 5000, COT, 200 of American
goods which cannot be delivered for
lack OF ships. South America could
take half q billion more OF our wares,
IL we could only deliver them.
Unless the American navigation
laws are amended to permit the OPP
Grafton of American ships as econom-
ically. as those of other first-ciass
powers, we cannot sail our ships un-
der the American flag. We would
fly either the Cuban or Brazilian
colors.
Would Lease Ships.
I'VE don't purpose to buy these
German or British ships. We would
lease them. To meet the argument
of the Allies that the rentals OF Ger
man ships might be used for war
purposes, ] will state that this con-
dition is imposed. All monies paid
for the ships will be deposited here.
ana NOT turned over W the 0WHSTS
until six months after the end Of the
war
Unless We get ships soon, the sit-
uation will become so critical as to
embarrass many lines of commerce.
For example, the South American
trade has become almost paralyzed,
with the result that no meat is COM
ing from Argentina and no hides
from other South American ports.
American railroads have put an
embargo on foreign-h bound freightsl
because there are not the ships to
take it off our piers.
The price of coal in Italy and
France is prohibitive. England will
soon be suffering from shortage of
foodstuffs. For that reason. the AL
lies themselves are more anxious to
have us put these interned ships into
operation than the Germans are
A representative OF the British con-
sui said: 81 don't think the Allies
will favor Mr. Breitung's plan. Even
though the rentals OF the German
ships were put in escrow during the
war. they would be as much an asset
TO Germany as bank deposit. Ger
many could borrow on these monies
to their full amount.