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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
HUGHES TALKED TO WOMEN
Saiuted Them as "Fellow Citizens" at
Spokane, Wash.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. l5.-Charles Z
Hughes yesterday addressed his first au'
dience composed solely OF women voters
They heard him in the first Of two
speeches delivered here. Mr. Hughes
touched upon suffrage and his views con
cerning il, and reiterated 20 a large ex'
tent attacks on the administration made
at Occur D'Alene, Idaho, yesterday.
Il speak 20 You women as do to men,
the nominee said. 81 did not come here
TO make different kind of speech from
the kind | make to men know you are
solicitous about the welfare of this coun.
try. There is no doubt that the heart of
womanhood is patriotic all through"
Mr.. Hughes salutation of the women
as "felow citizens" was appauded. He
told them he was interested in good ma
tional housekeeping" and the means OF
effecting it.
1--WE must have in this country , diff
ferent notion about the conduct of our
business than. we have had in the years
gone by" he said. "This world is not the
world OF even 25 years ago This world
is world that has found itself. II has
found itself In the depression OF ter
rible Gethsemane. Horrible as is the
spectacle of war, frightfu as is the
waste, we cannot look upon them without
realizing that new Europe is emerging
from this struggle We cannot contem-
plate the conditions of the 20th century
without knowing that there is to be a
new spirit in the United States il our
prosperity is to have a firm foundation.
1t must be a spirit which demands eff
cient, impartial government in the inter
ests Of all the people.
at is easy for some to become enthu
siastic when the bands are playing and
the flags unfurled when they hear the
strains of the national anthem and the
crowds are around them. But we must
have a new spirit of enthusiasm in the
humdrum work Of administration. the
spirit of patriotism in the adminstra-
tion OF government That il the hardest
lesson for popular government to learn.
Every day in the year is more severe
test of patriotism than the Fourth Of
July"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
RETURNED TO ASYLUM
Louis R Fisher Taken Back to Massachu-
setts-Sufering Delusions.

St Johnshury. Aug. l5.--Late Sunday
night Officer Coburn took into custody
Louis r. Fisher OF Wellesley, Mass, who
has been stopping in st. Johnsbury since
| April when he was released from the in
sane ward of the Massachusetts, state
hospital at Westboro, Mass. on six
months parole. Late Sunday afternoon
Fisher was seen attempting to regulate
traffic on different streets about town,
under the deusiou that he was a traffic
officer. He interfered with no one, as
autoists paid no attention to him.
Later he was taken TO the police sta
tion and kept until Monday morning,
when Officer Coburn took him as far as
Lowell Mass where the authorities from
the Westboro institution met and took
him in charge.
Since coming to st. Johnsbury in the
spring Fisher has acted queerly at times.
although it was not very perceptible until
lately.
During the early summer he was EN-
ployed as a laborer by Clarence Weeks.
When the recruits were called for Dor
der service Fisher enlisted with Co d but
was turned down in the examinati tion at
Fort Ethan Allen. He returned to st.
Johnsbury, where lately it has not been
known where he stayed or worked
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
PRES. WILSON TALKS
WITH MANAGERS
Later He Will Confer with
the Representatives of the
BrotherhOOds - Working
Out of the Plan for Eight
Hour Day May Be Left to
the Interstate Commerce
Commission

Washington, d. c., Aug. I5.--After the
committee of the railroad managers had
had another conference with President
Wilson to-day it became known that q
which the railroads would accept the prin-
Iciple of an eight hour day and leave the
working out of its application to the in
terstate commerce commission or sons
body formed for the purpose.
Whether this plan can he worked out
will not be known till the president pre-
sents it to the brotherhood leaders. The
railroads are understood to be ready to
concede the principle of the eight hour
day, providing concessions be made by
the employees so that too heavy burden
will not be placed upon the railroads.
The men take the stand that they prin-
cipally want the eight hour day on condi-
tion that it shall be enforced whenever
possible The railroads are said to be-
lieve that it is impossible to accept the
eight hour day unless workable sys-
tenn of application can be built up. Lat
er in the day representatives Of the
brotherhoods will confer with the presi-
dent.
The brotherhood officials did not APP
pear to be optimistic over the likelihood
of the proposal proving acceptable. If
such a proposition is rendered they could
only refer it to the general board COM
posed of 800 committee chairmen now in
New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
BOSTON'S PROSPECTS
Would Be Practically Starved Out Inside
of Week

Boston, Aug l5-Should a general
strike of railway employees be called re-
sulting in a tie-up on the three trunk
| lines running into Boston, this city would
be practically starved out in less than a
week,
This statement was made last night
by a number of leading wholesale pro-
vision dealers.
Never in the nations history, these
men declare, has New England faced such
a serious crisis. Not only is the food
situation at stake, but hundreds of
thousands of mill and factory employees
would be thrown out of work if strike
of over weeks duration We're declared.
At present the fresh meat supply in
Boston is only sufficient 10 last three
days. Walter S Glidden. manager of the
Boston branch of one of the largest meat
houses in America, said last night that in
less than a weeks time with the railroad
service crippled, all New England would
be without fresh meat.
"At present" declared Mr.. Gliddeni
Boston storage plants are almost empty.
This condition is chiefly due to existing
high prices and hot weather. We are
receiving on an average of three carloads
of fresh meat a day, which is only suffi-
cient to meet our regular demands. While
there is a fairly good supply of smoked
meats. such as ham and bacon. on the
market, do not believe the supply would
last more than 10 days"
Mr. Glidden does not anticipate any
further advance in prices in the event Of
a strike.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
BRANDEIS DECLINES
MEXICAN TASK
Tells President Wilson There is So Much
Work Ahead of Supreme Court He
Feels He Must Decline APP
pointment.

Washington, d. c., Aug. l5.--Associatt
Justice Louis D. Brandcis of the supreme
court informed President Wilson last
night that because of the mass of bust
ness before the court he would be unable
to accept the presidents designation tc
serve on the joint commission which will
attempt TO solve the difficulties between
the United States and Mexico.
Justice Brandeis conferred with the
president and Attorney General Gregory
late in the day and the question OF the
Justices accepting was gone over thor
oughly. Later the following letter from
Justice Brandeis to the president was
made public at the White House
My Dear Mr.. President:
81 appreciate the opportunity for high
service which membership on the Mexi-
can commission would present. But upon
consultation with the chief justice | find
the state Of the business of the SUI
preme court at the present time to be
such that it is my duty not to undertake
this important constructive task"
The giving out of Justice Brandeis' let
ter was the first formal announcement
that he had been offered the post, al
though it had been known definitely that
he and Secretary Lane were two of the
three men selected by the presi-
dent for membership on the commission.
The name of the third man has not been
made public
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
FAVORABLE TO SALE
Lower Danish House Votes to Make the
Deal.

Copenhagen, via London, Aug. l5,-The
Folkething, or lower house of the Danish
Parliament, yesterday voted in favor OF
selling the Danish West Indies to the
United States, if plebiscite favored the
sale. The vote was 62 for the proposition
to "A against it, one member being denied
a vote and six being absent.
Having taken this action, the Folke-
thing took up the question of ratification
of the treaty itself, providing for the sale
of the islands. The number of votes cast
for and against the treaty was the same
as that upon the question of the sale.
The discussion in the Folkething turned
upon the question whether the plebiscite
or elections, or both the election and the
plebiscite. shall take place before reach
ing settlement on the sale of the is
lands. Premier Zahle stated that if the
elections should be necessary, the govern
ment would have to ask the American
government if the matter could be post
poned till the newly elected Rigsdag
meets in November.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
TEUTONS STILL RETREATING.
Before the Advance of Russians in Cali
cia.

London, Aug. l5-Ihe Austrians and
Germans in Galicia are still falling back
| before the advance of the Russians, who
according to Petrograd, have made addi-
tional gains along the Sereth, Zlota and
I Lipa rivers and have captured the
strongly fortified town of Tustobaby
northwest of the Dniester. On the upper
Sereth, however. the Teutonic allies at
some points of their newly-chosen line
are holding back the Russians with a
vigorous artillery fire.
Berlin says that south of Brody, on
the Lub and Graberka sector, Russian
attacks were put down with heavy losses
and that Russians who had penetra ed
Teutonic positions on the Zborof Kon-
jucay line, northeast of Tarnopol, later
were driven out and 300 of them made
prisoners. According to Vienna a Rus
sian attack southwest of Podkamien near
Brody, ended with the field before the
Austro- German positions covered with
Russian dead.
No change took place Monday along
either the British 'or French lines in
France, bad weather hindering the oper-
ations. which were confined almost ex-
tAhHiNtiA " dilAittIN uutlSs AGGDfQlUE
to Berlin the British have been ex-
PEELED from trenches over a front of 700
yards southwest of the Thiepvsl Pozieres
sector, which they occupied Sunday
On the Isonzo front, according to
Rome, the Italians have made still fur
ther advance against the Austrians along
the Carso plateau and east of hill 2l2, in
the latter sector another line of trenches
having been penetrated and more men
made prisoners. In the Goriza sector
Rome says the Austrian guns are being
heavily employed against the Italians.
Here, according to Vienna, seven charges
by the Italians we're put down by the
Austrians.
PetrosTad reports a continuation Of
the Turkish offensive on the Persian
frontier, but asserts that retreat of
the Turks has been forced on the south
vest hank Of Lake Van. Turkish Arme- 4
ma, through the fire Of the Russian flotiI- .
IA on the lake. The Turkish war Office
says the Russians in Persia continue to
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
DEMOCRATS OPEN IN MAINE
Samuel J. Graham Says Wilson Has Kept
Country at Peace.

Portland, Me-, Aug, l5.-The Demo
cratic campaign opened in this city last
night with a rally, the principal speaker
of which was Samuel j. Graham, assist
ant attorney general of the United
States.
Mr.. Graham claimed for the admins
tration that. it had promoted progress
that it had brought prosperity. that it
had kept the country out of war at a
time when the world was afame with
war and red with blood.
The administration he declared 'has
kept the country at peace and put an
end to the U-boat war causing the most
militant figure in the world to concede
to its demands in this regard without
the firing of gun or the shedding OF a
drop of blood"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
BRITISH LOSE WAR VESSEL
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Lassoo Torpe
,doed by German Submarine.

Berlin, via London, Aug, ia Ger
man submarine torpedoed the British tor
pedo boat destroyer Lassoo Sunday morn
ing, according to an admiralty statement
issued yesterday.
Ii is announced also that between Aug
2 and 10, five British and French steam
ers and 10 British and French sailing
craft were sent to the bottom by a Ger
man submarine.
The official statement says:
Zone of our submarines Sunday morn
ing torpedoed in the British channel the
British torpedo boat. destroyer Lassoo."
Another official announcement says:
zone of our submarines torpedoed in
the channel between the I'd and 10th of
August seven British and three French
sailing vessels and three British and two
French steamers"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
FIRE AT SUMMER RESORT.
Hotel at Lake Quinsigamond Was De
stroyed--Guests Lost Property.

/ Worcester Mass, Aug. l5,--Fire which
started in the kitchen late yesterday de
stroyed the Edgemere hotel. the largest
resort at Lake Quinsigamond and a ia
nous gathering place of politicians and
sportsmen for many years. The loss is
estimated at between $4,000 and Sl5,-
600. The building was owned by the
Worcester Land Development company
and was partly insured. Early this sum-
mer it was leased to George +, Williams
for five years.
1t was two and one half story struc-
ture with 20 rooms. When the fire was
discovered there were about 10 guests in
the hotel, besides number of persons
who were passing the day there. Many
of the guests lost all their belongings,
while the l5 employees lost everything
except the clothes they were wearing.
Assisted by cottsgers and campers near
the hotel the employees removed all the
silverware and practically all the fur
niture on the ground floor.
The fire was discovered by employees
working on the upper floor. They saw
smoke issuing from the section near the
kitchen and spread the alarm. The blaze
was fought with pony eXtinguishers, and
cottagers and campers formed bucket
brigade The flames spread so rapidly
that all attention was soon directed to
saving property in the part OF the build
ing not on ire The Shrewsbury fire
department was called and apparatus
from Worcester was summoned. Water
was pumped from the lake, but the fire
had reached such proportions that all ef-
forts to get the blaze under control were
futile.
The exploding Of large tank contain
ing kerosene caused excitement. a. sew
eral Of the men engaged in fighting the
fire were nearly caught in the streams %
burning oil II was feared that a tank
holding 500 gallons Of gasoline would ex
plode. and this kept hundreds Of curious
persons at a safe distance from the i
building The fact that the tank was I
1uried deep in the ground prevented an
explosion
The fire spread to the water tower, but .
nat structure was saved. a. vere
lumber OF buildings and cottages in the
ark
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
ACCIDENT HAPPENED
IN TARANTO HARBOR
Fire Broke Out in the YES
sells Kitchen, and Before
the Magazines Could Be
Flooded and the Vessel
Beached a Great Explo-
sion Listed the Ship

Paris, Aug l5.--The Italian dread
nought Leonardo Deyinci caught fire and
blew up in the harbor of Taranto, Italy,
and 800 of the crew were drowned, says
a Turin despatch to Petit Journal The
date of the disaster was given only as a
day in August.
The fire, says the despatch, was discov-
cred in the dreadnought's kitchen and
spread rapidly. The captain ordered the
magazines flooded and tried to beach the
battleship. One Of the magazines ex-
ploded before this could be done, and the
vessel turned over on the other side.
A large number of the crew were thrown
into the sea. 1t is believed that the
battleship can be righted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

William Wentworth of Montpelier, ar
rested last night on an intoXication
charge, was getting ready to pay the
minimum fine and costs for his trans
gression this morning. when Probation
Officer Charles A. Smith of the capital
dropped into police headquarters He
recognized in Wentworth a minor. who
was convicted last fall Of completely in
the theft Of $50 worth Of shoes in
Montpelier and then placed on probation.
Having misrepresented his age on the
occasion of his first arrsignment before
Acting Magistrate A. A. Sargent. Went
worth was brought before the court
again and asked 10 disclose. He told Of
bnying three glasses of beer in a first
class establishment. Wentworth will
serve ten days in the county Jail for his
iutoxicaiion offense and then a sentence
of 2la years in the house of correction
for the larceny ofFense vill become oper-
atne.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
VOLUNTEERS SAVED
THE CREAMERY
Formed Bucket Brigade at West Berk
shire and Put Out Threatening
Fire on the Roof.

West Berkshire Aug. I5.--The cream
cry building of 0, D. Phelps was damaged
by fire which started early yesterday Y
afternoon on the roof of the building,
probably from a spark from the chimney.
A fire extinguisher was used and CON
tinuous stream OF water was thrown upon
the blaze by means of bucket brigade
from Pike river nearby Men and women
formed the line and passed the water
along to the roof, large number OF peo-
pie having responded to the alarm
Many came from Enosburg Falls and
Franklin.
The assistance thus rendered saved the
building, although the roof was burned
from the boiler-room and from the
room and some butter tubs were
damaged by smoke and water. The loss
is estimated between $500 and S400.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
AUTOMOBILES coLLIDED
Baby in One Of Them Was Cut by Glass
from Broken Windshield.

An automobile operated by Russell Al
len, an agent, struck Ford runabout
owned by +. W. Bellville OF Williams
town last evening at $ o'clock, the aeci'
dent occurring near the water fountain at
the junction Of Elm, Washington and
North Main streets. Little Befnita Bell
Vile, who, with her mother, was riding
in the runubout with Mr. Bellville, re-
ceiyed several cuts about the face when
the jar of collision shattered the wind
shield. She was taken To the Office Of
DR.. W. ID. Reid and then to see DR.. ID. c.
Jarvis Seven stitches were required to
close one of the cuts and other abrasions
had to be dressed.
Allen was driving Chalmers touring
car from the main thoroughtare into
Washington street and Mr.. Bellyille was
emerging from Elm street with his car
headed for the south end when the
Chalmers came against the rear OF the
runabout Several spokes in one OF the
rear wheels on the smaller car were shat
tered along with the Windshield. but at
tention was Immediately diverted from
the damage 10 the car to the care OF the
child, who was rushed to the doctors Of
fee.
The driver of the Ford car states that
his auto was moving slowly, as he had in
mind the dangers attendant upon the OPP
Grafton OF autos on the corner where the
occurred. ~ street car was an
chored on the Washington street line and
probably served TO complicate matters.
Other motor vehicles were in the vicinity
and many people who witnessed the acci
lent seemed TO have single opinion in
the matter of assigning responsibility for
he accident The little Bellville girl was
taken to her home, near the Graniteville
line, later in the evening. Her condition
is not considered serious, although it !
will take some time for the abrasions on
her face to heal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
EQUIPMENT SENT
Vermont Recruits at Fort Ethan Allen
to Be Supplied.

Burlington, Aug. l5.--Notice has beer
received at Fort Ethan Allen that ship
ments Of equipment have started from
government depots. Adjt. Gen. Lee s
Tillotson declined to say from what de-
pots in particular. He did say, though
that he expected the things needed within
day or two. There is no truth to a re-
port that the mosquito bars required, one
for each man, may be made in the city,
so far as known. There is no concern
here says the adjutant general, capable
of making them. Permission has been
requested to obtain the equipment else
where than from the government if nee
essary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
FEARS PoLIoMYELITIS.
England Threatens to Put Up Bars
Against Us.

London, Aug. I5.-The Times today
urges the government to enforce a most
rigid quarantine against infantile paraly-
sis now prevalent in New York
AT the moment when we have huge
armies of men in training saws the
Times. ~aR outbreak Of this disease
would be a great disaster. For the sake
OF our children, too. We must take due
precautions. Quarantine regulations
should be enforced on passengers COM
ing from New York and other infected
areas and a thorough disinfeetion ear
med out in al cases where 4 shadow
Of doubt exists. IF Ue neglect precau-
tions and the epidemic spreads here We
shall have only ourselves to blame
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
STRIKE RENEWAL THREATENED.
If New York Railways Company Does
Not Reinstate Men Discharged.

New York, Aug. l5.-Renewal OF the
strike on the surface car lines OF the
New York Railways company, which EN-.
ployes 1000 conductors and motormen
and operates POI cars. is threatened
unless the company reinstates more than
20 employees. who were discharged, union
leaders assert because Of their activities
in the recent tie-up.
Demands OF the carmen were submit
ted Yesterday to President Theodore
p Skonts Of the New York Railways
company and General Manager Edward
a AIahpr of the Third Avenue Railway
company. The men ask for increased
wages and better working conditions,
with 4 nine hour minimum work day
and maximum Of ten hours.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
CAR ROLLED OVER TWICE.
II, F. MCGOWAN Severely Injured on
Highgate Road.

Fairfield, Aug. l5-'rhe condition of
II. F. McCowan, who was injured in an
automobile accident Sunday night, re-
mains about the same. While he was
driving on the Highgate road near ST.
Adams. the car went over steep en-
bankment turned over twice and landed
right side up. Mr.. MCGOWAN was hit by
PARTS of the car and was severely in
iured about the chest and received other
minor injuries.
lie was accompanied by Miss Doris
Rabeock Of Tenafy, N j., who escaped
with only slight injuries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
ACCUSED OF ASSAULT.
Amos Liberty of Burlington Practically
Admitted Guilt.

Burlington, Aug. l5.-Amos Liberty
was arrested last night on warrant
made out bv States Attorney T. i. Hop
llins, charging criminal assault. Liberty,
a man about 60 years of age, is charged
with having made a criminal assault
upon Della Root, the l3-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs Elmer f. Root, whose
home is at the corner of Park and Myrtle
streets The assault is alleged to have
been committed on July Is. The man
practically admitted his guilt to the Off
Ger who placed him under arrest. Liber-
ty, who lived at the house, is said to
have taken advantage of an opportunity
offered when both of the girls parents
were away.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
MOTORMAN DEAD;
PASSENGER HURT
Fred Roux of Rochester, N. H., Killed in
Trolley Car Accident Near South
Berwick, Me.-Car Left
Track on Crossing.

South Berwick, Me, Aug l5-Fred
Roux of Rochester, \. H., a motorman,
was crushed to death and David DUDE
of Boston, passenger, sustained a brok
en- ankle when an open car lett the track
at Great Works crossing. After run
ming 100 feet on the ground the car was
driven into bank.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-15
USE PARENTS BLOOD.
To Make Children Immune from Infan-
tile Paralysis.

New York, Aug. l5.-Family physi-
clans were advised to-day by DR.. Abra-
ham Zingher to try the use of normal
blood serum obtained from the parents
as method of rendering their children
immune to infantile paralysis. The
theory upon which DR.. Zingher and his
assistants are working is that the blood
of normal adults contains anti-bodies
which neutralize the virus of poliomyelit.
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