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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
Declared Utley in Testifying
in the $4,000 Suit
Against Him
CASE ADJOURNED
TILL TUESDt
After a Few Wit ~ We're
Put on Il sS.nd in
County court

Crowding the testimony of six wit
nesses, in rebuttal, into half hours
session this forenoon, Washington county
court took a recess at 0 o'clock until
! Tuesday forenoon at the same hour The
defense in the alienation case, Phelps
against Utley, finished late Yesterday
afternoon and it was agreed to convene
at $50 o'clock this forenoon so that the
plaintiff might introduce the half doz-
en- witnesses before next week.
The arguments will probably COM
mence Tuesday and the jury be given
the case the following day. Those who
testified this forenoon were the plaintiff,
Frank Phelps, and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cilley, Mr.. Wheeler and William Lance,
all Cabot residents.
On direct examination yesterday after
noon the defendant continued his testi-
mony, contradicting the evidence sub
mitted during Mrs. Phelps story of their
relations. He denied that he met the
woman in the woods on Nov. 2, nor did
he see her near the gate house on Oct. 20,
or anywhere else. He said he had never
attempted to induce her to 20 to st.
Johnsbury or any other place so that he
might meet her.
Utley said he had never been in love
with Charlotte Phelps and had never
made love to her. He averred that the
story as told by her, that they would
commit suicide by shooting or drowning
if the husband found out their relations,
was untrue. He emphatically denied
that he ever had any secret meetings
with Mrs. Phelps or ever had any crinl-
inal intimacy or attempted to have such
intimacy with her.
On cross examination. conducted by
Atty. Laird, Utley said he was AZ years
of age and now resided in Hardwick.
Asked about the automobile ride which
he took with Mrs. Phelps as companion
in 1912, he said he had never mentioned
the ride to Mr.. Phelps because he thought
it was all right. The next meeting with
Mrs Phelps after the ride that evening
took place at the home of Horace Peck
On Nov. "a. There he talked with her a
few minutes in the roadway in front of
.he house.
Mr. utley denied that he had asked
Mrs. Phelps to keep a record of the dates
If their meetings SO that he could estab-
ish alibis If necessary on those occa-
lions. Utley admitted that he knew
Phelps was unfriendly toward him by
lis actions but that this feeling did not
top him from speaking to or talking
With Mrs. Phelps when they met All
he meetings, he averred, were accidental
md when he met her in the road he
Iidnt feel that it was necessary for him
o leave the road to avoid coming into
ontact with her
A new case was entered with the coun-
Y clerk to-day Maria NJ. midget of
Yocott vs. w NJ. Parker of Montpelier,
n action to recover $4,000 for alleged
allure to pay the amounts of several
romissory notes. Dlnnett and Shields
re attorneys for the plaintiff.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
ABOUT 500 LISTED" PEOPLE
Are Barred from Dealing at Saloons
Which Open Monday.

Tonight the board OF license commits.
sioners meets at city bali to consider
some of the less important details that
enter into the legalized sale of liquor
Monday morning Barre becomes an oasis
in county that is strictly dry except
for a single saloon in the town of Middle
sex, although it is anticipated that sew
eral first and second class licensees in
this city, for various reasons, will be un-
able to open their places Of business May
/. In at least FIVE instances where trans
fers have been arranged, licensees will
not begin to do business until after a
hearing before the commissioners Tues
day morning at Q o'clock. Others have
failed to get their establishments in
readiness for opening day. Nevertheless,
there win be plenty of relief In sight for
the thirsty, as there are licensees of
both the first and second class who plan
to be all "hooked up" as the barkeeps
say, before tomorrow night.
Rules to govern the conduct Of licensed
places are to be laid down at the com
mission meeting tonight. Judge II. w.
Scott OF Barre city court, Judge T. NJ.
Harvey of the Montpelier city court as
well as the overseers OF poor depart
ments in Barre and Montpelier win have
ready list of names that are to be
posted by the commissioners Monday
1t is said that upward of 800
men and women in this vicinity viii be
prevented from dealing with the licen
rces, either because they are listed as
habitual drunkards or because they have
been aided by charity department.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
$500 FINE IMPOSED
FOR LIQUOR SALE
IN MONTPELIER
Mrs. Mary Monti, Finally Brought to
Trial After Many Delays, Was Con-
victed-Her Attorney May Take
Case to Supreme Court.

After several postponements for dif-
ferent reasons, including the illness of
the respondent, the case OF State vs..
Mrs. Mary Monti OF Putnam street,
charged with selling intoxicating liquor.
was taken up in Montpelier city court
this forenoon before Judge +. NJ. Harvey,
and the respondent was found guilty.
She was fined 5000, with costs. Her at
torney. G. L. Hunt, may take the case
TO supreme court on the ground that the
complaint was not properly brought.
Grand Juror a. C. Theriault, who
prosecuted. placed two witnesses on the
stand, William Japan and a Mr.. La
Rose. both of whom testified to having
purchased liquor Of the respondent. La
Rose was arrested last Saturday for in
toxication and paid fine and he told in
court to-day Of having purchased the
liquor Saturday afternoon at the Monti
house. To combat his testimony the de-
fense put on two witnesses. Mr. Stack
pole and William Brown, to show that
IaRose on the Saturday afternoon mem
toned appeared az the Monti barn. where
hey were working, and produced a quart
IF whiskey and invited them to drink
With him. They refused. he tarricd only
half an hour to escape a shower aud
hen departed without going into the
iousc. TaRose denied that he had
.uart that day, bat had purchased
int. Stackpole and Brown were unable
O describe IARose's appearance wheu
hey saw him and noticed nothing Pc
uiar about him. When arrested La
Rose was dressed in % blue suit with
ra-s buttons and presented a unique sp-
esrance, 70 say the least.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
HELD FOR MILFORD POLICE.
Henry A. White Is Wanted in Massachu-
setts Town.

Henry A. White, wanted by the police
of Milford, Mass, to answer to statu.
tory charge, was arrested in Barre last
night by Officer Harry Gamble and
locked up at police headquarters, pend
ing advices from Milford Early this
morning Chief of Police Jerry Murphy
of Milford wired Chief Sinclair that he
would arrive in Barre late this afternoon
to take charge of the prisoner. 1t is said
that White arrived in Barre last Sunday
morning. Milford authorities suspected
that he had gone from Massachusetts, to
Vermont with the result that Barre po-
lice headquarters was asked to cooper
ate in locating the man. White is
young man He offered no objections
last night when Officer Gamble placed
him under arrest. Chief Murphy will
probably return to Milford with the man
early Sunday morning.
Twenty-four pints of whiskey seized
by Chief Sinclair and Constable George
L. Morris in team driven by Benjamin
Cruz near the city line on Quarry street
Thursday were claimed by F. Borta, a
Cuban, residing in Graniteville,, when
Cruz was arraigned before Magistrate
III. w. Scott in city court Friday after
noon. Cruz entered plea of not guilty
to transporting liquor illegally and his
ease was set for hearing Tuesday
at . o'clock. He was admitted
to $500 bail. The Cuban, Borta. told the !
court that the whiskey was consigned |
to him from Boston after he had signed |
his name to one of several slips mailed |
him several months ago by a Boston |
liquor concern. One of the slips submit
led to the Judge for inspection was dated
1918. The whiskey was turned over to
3orfa
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
ORGANIZED REBELS
ARE CONFINED TO
FEW LOCALITIES
Field Marshal French Reports Troops are
Closing in On Them-Considerab
Damage BY Fires.

London, April 29.-"The military oper.
ations for the suppression of the rebel.
lion in Dublin are proceeding sstisfac.
torily," says a communication issued by
Field Marshal French commanding the
home forces, late last night.
"What must be described as the or
ganized forces of the rebels" the COM
muncation adds, "are confined to a few
localities, the principal one being the
Sackville-street district, in which the
rebels headquarters appear to be the gem
eral postofice."
"The Gordon of troops around this dis.
trict has been drawn closer, and the reb-
els in this locality are now confined be-
hind their line of barricades.
"Sniping from houses in which small
parties of the rebels have stablished
themselves in various parts of the city
still continues. The district where this
is most prevalent is that northeast OF
the -Four Courts. which are still in the
possession Of the rebels. The clearance
of these snipers is a matter of time.
Considerable damage was caused bv
fires on the 9th and a large fire is still
burning in Sackville street.
In the other parts Of Ireland the prin-
cipal centers of disturbances are in Coun.
ty Galway and in Enniscorthy. Dis.
turbanees also the reported at Killarney.
Olonmel and Corey.
"The other parts of ireland appear
normal The general trend Of the re-
ports received indicates that the disturb.
anees are local in character"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
TROOPS MASSED
FOR AN ATTACK
WERE DISPERSED
Germans Got Ready to Make Assault on
Avocourt Positions and Hill No. 3o4,
but They Were Unable
to Leave Trenches.

Paris, April 29.--After a violent bonn
bsrdment OF French positions near Avo
court and Hill No. 304 on the Verdun
front, west of the Meuse, German troops
massed for an assault, but this attack
was prevented by French artillery which
dispersed the German troops, the war
office announced this afternoon.
A vigorous attack was made on French
trenches east of Thiaumont farm, but
the Germans were repulsed with heavy
losses.
The battle of Verdun may now be con
sidered as ended, according to opinion
prevailing in French military circles.
Not only the recent French official re-
ports but yesterdays German announce
ment stated that nothing important had
developed in that region. 1t is nearly
two months since the German war office
has made such statement. Heavy Ger
man batteries in considerable number
have been withdrawn from before Yer
dun and it is expected that the Germans
gradually will reduce the frequency and
intensity of their bombardments until
HniNihl toftutttuHs dic ttStOIehs
Artillery action was about all that
was reported in the official communiea
tion last night, which was as follows;
North of the Aisne the cannonading
has become violent in the region of Bois
des Buttes.
"West of the Meuse artillery fighting
occurred in the sector of the wood of Ma
ancourt.
EAST of the Meuse violent lombard
ment was directed against our positions
between the Cote du Poivre and Douau.
mont.
'In the Woevre the day has been COM
oaratively quiet.
I'm the Vosges our batteries caught |
Inder their fire an enemy convoy near
Moussey.
"On the rest of the front nothing i'm
,ortant has occurred
Aviation during the night of 272Sth |
,ur aeroplanes shelled the station at
Andun lie Roman. some military huts
lear Spincourt and the stations at Grand
Pre- and Challerange."
Belgian communication: "A rather vio-
ent cannonade occurred at certain points,
specially toward Ramseapelle."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
GETTING ALONG WELL
But Chief Gladding Will Be Incapacitat-
ed for Many Weeks.

Reports from the bedside of Chief G.. b
Gladding of the fire department, who was
taken to the City hospital Friday after
noon following an auto accident near the
base of Jockey Hollow hill, indicated
that the chief passed fairly comfort
able night. Abrasions on the nose and
forehead will heal quickly, the physicians
say, but several months of inactivity arc
ahead of the patient as result of the
thigh fracture which he suffered. The
chief survived well the ordeal OF having
the fracture reduced. Game Warden
Charles Keith of North Seminary street,
the driver of the machine, is confined to
his home with fractured rib and a
sprained thumb. He is suffering the
usual consequences of bad shaking-up,
but his condition is not considered seri-
Gus.
At meeting of the aldermanic fire
committee last evening deep sympathy
was expressed for Chief Gladding as well
as the game warden. Realizing that the
nature of the chiefs injuries will detain
him from duty for some time, r. ID. Car
penter, the second assistant engineer,
was appointed to serve as acting chief
during Mr.. Gladding's absence. James
Benjamin was engaged to serve as a reg
ular fireman. Acting Chief Carpenter as
sumed the responsibilities of the position
at once and Fireman Benjamin was as
signed to the hook and ladder truck this
The damaged automobile was hauled
TO North Main street garage yesterday
afternoon. Examination of the car re
yealed the fact that one of the radius
rods, governed by the steering wheel, had
become loosened from its collar. 1t is
said by some that the condition of the
abroad crossing and highway just north
)f where the accident occurred may have
,een responsible for the trouble with the |
'adius rod
That Chief Gladding has had his share
# misfortunes of late is revealed by the |
statement that one year ago last Sun
lay he figured in serious accident. In |
attempting to board the auto fire truck /
IN North Main street, which was re-
ponding to a general alarm for a fire
N Railroad street, he was knocked down
" an auto driven by an east hill man.
INJURIES which he received at that time
ecessitated his removal from the scene
( the fire and confined him to the house
or few days. AT the Reynolds block
re Nov. 2, 1915. the chief was nearly
yercome by smoke and sustained pain
ul cuts in the face, although he recov
red quickly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
Large Number of Carranza
Troops Arrive South
of Gerrera
COL. DODD'S TROOP
RETURN TO BASE
United States May Urge a
Plan of Concerted Ac-
tion in Pursuit

Field headquarters at Namiquipa, April
2s, via wireless to Columbus, n. NJ, April
20. "A column of American cavalry un-
der Colonel George A. Dodd, which for
six days has been pursuing large band
of Villa bandits under four different
chiefs through the rocky defiles of the
continental divide, were reported to-day
to have returned to their base at Mian-
ca. The bandit bands are said to be
practically dispersed, number of their
members apparently holding to the be-
lief that Villa is dead. -Four trainloads
of Carranza forces are detraining south
of Gerrero to-day and it is reported that
they are intending to cooperate with
the Americans.
Washington, d. c., April 29.--0n the
eve of the conference at Juarez be-
tween General Obregon, Carranza war
minister, and Generals Scott and Fun
ston, representing the United States, it
became known here that the American
officers had been instructed to attempt
to work out in detail military plans
for the cooperation of the Mexican and
American troops in the dispensing of
bandit bands, including a division OF
northern Mexico into spheres of activity
for the two forces.
Generally speaking, the aim Of Gener
ais Scott and Funston will be to secure
the consent of General Obregon to the
of the American troops in
the territory Immediately south OF the
border and to the organization of the
Mexican forces along definite lines in or
der that all Of northern Mexico may be |
secured thoroughly for Villa and other
outlaws.
General Obregon will be assured that !
the troops will be withdrawn just as
soon as there are reasonable grounds 10
believe that American border towns viii |
be free from raids similar to that in CO.
umbus.
Officials here have noted the statement
n border dispatches that General Obre
ron would assert that 10000 Carranza
roops now were employed in policing
erritory south of the border. thus in
uring protection of American border
owns from Mexican raiders. 1t is gem
rally understood, however, that this viii
lot be regarded as the convincing demon
tration desired by the Washington gov
rnment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
RELIEF EXPEDITION
BY RIVER GROUNDED
Following That Failure, the
Imprisoned British, Who
Had Been Cooped Up Since
December, Were Obliged
to Capitulate

London, April 2o.-Maj. Gen. Charles
Townshend, commander of the British
forces besieged at Kut-el-Amara by Turk
ish forts since last December, has sur
rendered, it was officially announced this
afternoon.
Announcement was made yesterday
that an attempt to relieve the be-
leaguered forces failed when vessel
loaded with supplies grounded in the Ii
girls river four miles east of Kut-el-
Amara.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29

Hiawatha lodge. No. ~. Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows. celebrated the an
niversary Of the founding Of the or
der with appropriate services at the Odd
Fellows hall in the Gordon block last
evening. A program, consisting Of a
prayer by Chaplain G.. C. Carr. a vocal
solo BY Miss Mary Patterson, an address
BY Rev. j. B. Resrdon. grand chaplain
grand lodge OF Vermont. I. .. .. H. A
vocal solo By George Macksy. the pres
entation Of veteran jewels by Frank ".
Jackson. T. g. Rep, and responses hy The
veterans who received the Jewels. was
carried out. There were also brief speech
- from members of the grand lodge
who uere present Following the formal
program a s1ciai hour was eni0yed and
light refreshments of punch and WATERS
Were served Tbere was a large attend
ancc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
BUSINESS AND ELECTION.
Occupied Attention of the Central Labor
Union Last Evening.

Considerable routine business was
transacted, and officers were elected at
the meeting of the Central Labor union
last evening, President Thomas Nichols
being in the chair. After the regular
business had been disposed of, new dele
gates were received from the Granite
Cutters union, the Maehinists the Bak-
ers', the Quarry Workers of Graniteville
and the Jumpers union.
President Nichols appointed Alfred
Malnati as Judge and ". j. Kimball and
John T. Calaghan as tellers of the cleo
tion. Alexander Ironside of the Granite
Cutters union was unanimously elected
president. John $. Macdonald of the
Polishers' union was nominated for vice
president, but was excused, and C. r. Hall
of the Carpenters union was elected to
the position. George Maker of the Typo
graphical union was named for secretary
but was excused, and Angus Macdonald
of the Granite Cutters union was elect
ed. II. j. Houghton was elected treas
urer. When w. j. Kimball of the Engi-
neers' union was nominated for doorkeep-
er, he asked to be excused, and John T.
Callaghan was elected to that position
Other officers were chosen as follows:
Executive board, the president and sec
retary, together with Fred w. Suitor of
he Jumpers union, Arthur Edwards of
she Truckmen's unioa, and l.. A. Carpen-
.er of the Typographical union auditors,
:. j. Pillsbury of the Typographical un-
on, r. w. Suitor and O. N. Philbrick of
he Carpenters union.
After the officers had been installed. it |
vas voted to take up at the next meeting
he matter of arrangements for the Yer
mont State Branch, American Federation |
# Labor, convention in August, and also |
he matter of picnic next Labor day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
GERMAN PLOT HAS FAILED"
Declares John Redmond, Leader of Irish
Nationalists.

London, April 29.-John Redmond,
leader of the Irish Nationalists in the
House of Commons, last night gave the
Associated Press the following statement
concerning the uprising in Dublin:
"AIy first feeling, of course, on hear
ing of this insane movement was one of
horror, discouragement and almost de-
spair. ! asked myself whether Ireland
as so often before in her tragic history
was TO dash the cup of liberty from her
lips-was the insanity of a small section
of her people once again TO turn all her
marvellous victories of the last few years
to irreparable defeat and to send her
back on the very eve of her final recogn-
tioB as free nation into another long
night Of slavery. incalculable suffering
and weary and uncertain struggling.
For look at the Irish position to-day.
In the short space Of 40 years Ireland
has by q constitutional movement made
an almost nbrokenly triumphal march
from pauperism and slavery to prosper
ity and freedom. She has won back the
possession of Irish land; she has STAYED
emigration; she has at last begun an era
Of national prosperity. Finally she has
succeeded in placing on the statute books
the greatest charter Of freedom ever Of
fered her since the days Of Grattan. Is
an this 10 be lostf
when wsr came she made a choice
which was inevitable If she was to BE-
true 20 all the principles which she had
held through all her history and which /
she had Just 50 completely rindicated on 1
her own soil, namely. the rights Of small I
nations. sacred principles Of nationality. 1
liberty and democracy.
Moreover. the nations for which 4
through an her history she had felt the !
sympathy that came from common prin-
ciries and common aspirations were (
tramPlsi a. she IN her time had been
tranlrled under the iron heel Of arrogant
force. IF
What has Ireland suffered in the past
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
BOARD OF TRADE COMMITTEES
Were Selected at Meeting of Directors
Last Evening.

! The directors of the Barre Board OF
Trade held a special meeting last even
ing, discussing various subjects of inter
est, and the president w. G. Reynolds,
made the following committee appoint
ments for the ensuing year. which were
confirmed by the directors. The commit
tees are as follows;
Legislative-C. w. Melcher. n. d.
Phelps, S. H. jackson.
Arbitration-J. 3. Rcardon, William
Barclay. f. j. Owens.
Advisory. w. Carver, F. E. Langley,
A. p. Abbott
Education-C n. White, o. X. Hollis
ter. II. G. Woodruff.
Electric power-D. VI. Barclay. j. +.
Corskie, J. +. Mlrrion, Alexander Dun
can.
Foreign trade-N. f. Ayers, Alexander
Gordon. III. J. NJ. Jones
Hotel-F. ID. Ladd. b. W. Hooker. F. Z.
Langley. D. NJ. Miles
Municipal afTairs-H. c. Ladd, G. y.
Tilden. j. r. Higgins.
Statistics and information-,Iames
Mackay. G. II. Pape. u. G.. Woodruff.
Membership F. Millar. $. Rizzi. G. 4
Z. Mcfarland F. ID. Ladd. G.. T. Bond.
Meetings and reeeptions-A. c. Moore, |
d. y. Morse. n. n. Jackson, II. /. Camp /
bell. y. p. Ballard.
Mercantile affairs-D. y. Morse. w. y. /
smith. y. :. Love.
Manufacturing Walter p. Scott, F. y. /
Sartelle. Waldron Shield
View entcrprises-H r. Cutler, b. ".
Hooker. C. 2. Miilar.
Publicity n. Rogers. A. ?. Abbott.
b. G.. Glysson. H. T. Hinman.
Transportation aud raiiroads-,Tames
r. Higgins. q. %. Kent. r. q. Robinson
Taxation and insurance r. Hin
nau. b. Emehini. D.. y. Illden.
WAYS and mtsn~-t. r. Narmum. y.
: Howiand. J. II. Crrskic. c. n. Wiley. +
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29

rotary treasurer Harold p. Hinman; di'
rectors, II. J. M. Jones of Jones Bros,
James T. Marion of Marion & 0'Leary,
James Brown of the Dewey Column a.
Cutting Co., William A. Murray of the
Harrison Granite Co.. John A. Cross OF
Cross Bros, Northfeld, and Stephen Riz-
ii of Rizzi Bros. Three Office assistants
are in the employ OF the association.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-29
oRANGEMEN ARE EXPORTED.
To Place Their Service at Disposal Of the
Government.

Belfast, via London. April 2a.-The
grand master of the Orange hodges Of
ireland issued an order yesterday to
all Irish Orangemen. saying.
In a crisis like the present il l. THE
duty Of every loyal man &C. place his
services at tie absoiut disposal of the
government"