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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
CURRENT COMMENT
Passing the Buck.

After torpedoing the Lasitania, the
Hesperian, and the Arabic the German
government concluded to stop slaughter.
ing non-combatants on the high seas
Austria Hungary, its ally, took up the
work when Germany left Off Then, aft.
er torpedoing the Ancona, Austria Hun
gary repented herself and gave over the
practice. Inquiries having been made as
to the subsequent torpedoing of the Per
STA, it is intimated that the Turk ia re-
sponsble.
In due time, after the customary pro-
test has been filed and notes exchanged,
precedent suggests that Berlin reared
Envers Bey, a young man Of spacious
morality, who is acting as the kaiser's
understudy at STEAMBOAT, will probably
change his mind. Then, when another
ship loaded with passengers goes down,
doubtless further passing of the buck
will occur, and Bulgaria will be the
wicked partner. Then when Bulgaria
has been persuaded Of the evil OF her
ways, perhaps Luxembourg win become
the guilty one, and then, later, the re-
public of Cracow will be revivifed and
take the onus.
The question arises OF how far the re-
spect for formalities requires our gov
eminent to pretend to be deceived when
it il not deceived. How long is it to be
expected to eoncede good faith to thin
ble-riggers who arrange to have the pea
under the she'll that is not lifted We
don't pretend to say when nominal ere
dulity ceases to be a virtue, but that
there is limit somewhere seems clear.
New York Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

the shores OF the British Isles to the
Mediterranean sea. AS long as the Ger
man submarines were successful in the
hsrEying % BRITISH commerce and in the
occasional destruction Of British war
vessels, they would have been kept at
their task for all of the damage which
they could do in other waters, for Great
Britain is the chief object of German at.
tack. But the vessels became unsuccess-
full, and not only unsuccessful but in ex-
treme hazard themselves. No one out
side of the councils OF the British ad-
miralty knows definitely how many of
the raiding submarines became caught in
the traps set by the British or how many
have been rammed and sunk by British
ships; but ii is quite certain that the
German loss in this way was enormous.
The British have found way to COM
bat submarine raids in waters which are
fairly restricted
Whether the secrets of those traps are
revealed TO any other nations is, like
wise, problematical; but it behooves the
United States, for one, to strive to emu
late the successful invention of the Brit
ish. The geniuses who have been called
into consultation with navy circles of
the government at Washington should
direct their attention in large measure
to means for protecting the coasts
the country against submarine attack.
The development of this form of naval
warfare has been such that the vessels
of that class are able to operate at a
great distance from naval base, and IL |
would not be at all out of the question.
in case of war, for hostile submarines to
be sent against the long coast lines of
the United States. How to thwart those
possible efforts is problem which the
navy at Washington must solve. In
view of the British success, the solution
should be made more easy than it would
have seemed year ago. The British in
This respect lead the world.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
Thackeray at Oxford.

An old story of oxford and Thackeray
Is recalled by Thomas Plowman, who
vouches In the Cornhill Magazine fol
the accuracy Of his version. Thackeray
had to apply to the vice chancellor for
permission to lecture and found that
gentleman ignorant alike of his name
and fame.
Still, he had trump card left which
he had been accustomed to consider
would carry all before it wherever the
English language was spoken. SO. with
a quiet smile of supreme confidence, he
simply calculated, VANITY Fair you
know" Then at last, to his relief, a
look of awakened intelligence mani
tested itself upon the vice chancellor's
countenance, and Thackeray awaited
the ELUSIVE outbarst which would
make amends for all. 1t came In the
words, Yes, yes, have heard of
Vanity Fair of course; it is mentioned
in the Pilgrims Progress - West
minister Gazette.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
as Hsrtness the Right Man7"

The Lyndonville Journal confesses its
doubt Of Mr.. HARNESS quality as a
statesman and thinks il too much to
say that being a good business man in.
sures being a statesmanlike governor.
@Ford made a big success making an au-
tomobile," says our Lyndonville contem-
porary. and then adds sententiously:
"But il looks as If BE- had had a hard
fan in taekling a job that would seem
to require some ability in the states
manship line II is true that Henry
Ford did not get the boys out Of the
trenches BY Christmas. but neither Mr..
Hartness nor his friends contemplate
that Mr.. Hartness shah 20 20 Europe
on mission of the Ford variety. Mr.
Ford aimed. at something for which
there were no rules Or presidents and
- went without authority. The Office
81 governor 81 Vermont i one for which
the duties are prescribed BY the con
stitutiou and the statutes. The COVER
nor deals solely with subjects % which
bis relation Is 6xed By law He has an
thpntr. The next lncambent win have
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

/ saw In the hollow II had left some
thing that looked like the top of 4
small steamers smokestack. Another
wave pRSscd over It. and when 1t had
moved on saw the article again.
! had no glass, and the interval be-
tween the waves was too brief to en-.
able me to get good view of II. Sc
far as l could judge, | saw the top OF
smokestack of sunken vessel
concluded TO return to the hotel and
report what | had seen. made no
mention of my vision. After good
deal OF talk and many assurances that
/ had seen evidence of wreck a tug
was sent to examine what had seen.
] was aboard and directed the captain
10 the point sought. As we approach
ed II he swept the water with a pair
Df binoculars and presently exclaimed;
Its the periscope Of a submarine"
And so 1t was. 1t was subsequently
raised and proved to be German tor
pedo boat In 1t were twelve Germans,
all dead.
This is the only mention / have ever
made Of my vision or whatever 1t was,
and to this statement my true name IN
not appended. l do not care to be con-
sidered either liar or fool or to have
broken down nerves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
The New War Fleets.

II at last the German fleet comes Out
to fight in the North sea, desperately
trying TO cut strangling blockade, il
will not be the feet that took shelter
in the Kiel canal at the opening of the
war. Nor will the British fleet that
meets it be that which then made its
rendezvous in the Firth of Forth. Though
secrecy has been preserved as far as
possible respecting the transformations
that have been going on behind the
scenes, the re-arming of ships with guns
of larger ealibre and longer range, and
the launching of ships that outclass
their predecessors, have been assumed as
matters of course. 1t is long since we
were told that the vessels under the
command of Prince Henry Of Prussia
were being prepared to equal, if not
surpass, the most powerful British
dreadnought, Queen Elizabeth with her
fifteen-ineh guns. And now it is assert
ed by London newspapers that seven
teen-ineh guns Of twenty mile range are
being mounted on the new German bat
tleships, If so, difficult problem in the
prevention or absorption of concussion
and recoil must have been solved, and
the lighter steel that was sought for the
larger gun must have been produced.
Guns such as the seventeen-i inch howit-
zers that demolished the Belgian and
Russian forts might have shaken ships
to pieces, but the scientific artillerist
may not yet have reached his limit in
the combination of greater power with
less weight. The British admiralty is
silent reQardiuo new runs But il is
understood to have been launching new
per-dreadnoughts at the rate of al
most one month ever since the war
began. This is the chief reason why
Parliament has voted $4,000 more men
for the navy. The recent vessels prob
ably have nothing under los in their
main batteries. Sir John Jelicoe will
need them all if he is to get a chance
to fight Germany's new battleship
squadron.-Boston Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
To Make Copper Oxide.

An excellent way TO make copper
oxide for use In batteries is as follows:
Take a quantity of copper filings or
fine copper shavings and heat them in
cast iron container or in crucible
till they are red hot. Stir them with
an iron rod. and while still stirring
sprinkle little water over the filings
until they become ocher red. You will
then have a good quality of copper
oxide.
Copper oxide plates may be made as
follows: Mix the granulated or coarse
copper oxide with 5 per cent or 10 per
cent of magnesium chloride and heat
the heavy mass In forms made Of iron
sheeting, the forms being of the size
of the wanted plate The more
chloride Of magnesium used the more
porous the plates win be. TIE coarser
the copper oxide the better will be the
results. Popular Science Monthly and
Worlds Advance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

Germany and Austria pass along the
responsibility for the sinking OF the
steamship Persia TO Turkey. Turkey
has some submarines. Turkey hasn't re.
ceiyed any direct warning from the
United States to abide by international
rules of warfare. Hence Turkey can just
as well as not be the object of the lee
ture to be delivered by the United States
government. After we have sufficiently
lectured Turkey, we suppose that Bull
garia viii be the next nation to be found
guilty of infraction Of the sea rules of
attack on unarmed and peaceful vessels.
The manner in which the central powers
pass along the responsibility from one TO
another is evidence of the unreliability
OF their governments in the face Of that
cxpedieney by which they are guided in
their conduct OF the war. However.
there Is some slight satisfaction to the
United States because Of the fact that
Germany and Austria have both admit
ted their shortcomings in submarine war
fare instead Of hrazenly facing the world
with added defiance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

Now that Emperor William has recoy-
cred from his ailment sufficiently to re-
turn to the field Of military activity, the
gamblers with death are placing their
bets on the life of that other emperor,
Francis Joseph OF Austria Hungary, a
man who, fguratively speaking, has had
one foot in the grave for several years.
Meanwhile, the newspapers are busting
off their obituaries to meet possible
contingency in his case, just as they had
done in the case of Emperor William, for
you never can tell just what royalty is
going to do, even when it comes to shut
fling off this mortal coil.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
F. H. Rogers & Co.
We Clean. Press. and Repair Clothing

for his guidance the records of fifty.
three predecessors. To casual observer
the work Of Vermont governor bears
no striking resemblance to what Mr.
Ford attempted to do with the nations
of Europe and their rulers at least
that is the way it looks from Wind
sor
Yes, the skin with which James Hart
ness or Theodore n. Vail or Horace +.
Graham has conducted, whatever bust
ness has been entrusted to him, is very
persuasive, though of course, not con-
elusive evidence that he would handle
well the business of governor of YER
mont Windsor Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

The Ford peace party is returning te
the United States in segments and small
parties. Indeed, there was never much
cohesion in the organization which left
the United States, and there could not
be without strong, capable, discerning
head who had full grasp of the respon-
sibilities of the excursion and of the con-
ditions underlying the war A good
heart is by no means all that is demand
ed for such tremendous task as Mr..
Ford set out to perform.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

After each of these sporadic raids on
England by German airplanes, it has
been asserted that the visitation was
simply accommodating expedition and
that the real attack would shortly be
Forthcoming; yet England has never had
the proof of the assertion albeit there
has been no slight trepidation because of
the threat. The German aeroplanes and
Zeppelins have come and gone, doing
relatively small damage, except in one
notable instance; and England goes
along about its everyday affairs just as
usual. In consequence, there is coming
to be real doubt about the capability of
the airplanes to make a serious attack
on the tight little isle. As real agents
of attacks the aeroplanes and Zeppelins
have yet to prove their worth; as means
of spying out the movements of armies
and the location of batteries they are
deal of success. Possibly they may
demonstrate their value in the former
province before the present war is
brought to conclusion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
Our Ocean--To Battle In.

Scandinavian and Dutch shipping, un,
worried by local McAdoos and LaFol
lettes, is doing more than to paint rosy
pictures of its opportunities Bankers
and marine interests of those countries
have entered into cooperative arrange.
ments that are accomplishing powerful
binations-primarily against Eng
land, but ultimately against any mercan
tile marine development Of the United
States.
The Dutch dominant in sea power long
before the English, are particularly care
full to make every day and every resource
count while the war is on The Holland
American line, which, by the wav. has
been bringing home a neat little so per
cent Of net earnings as its share of war
salvage, is now associated through direc-
torships with four other ambitions Dutch
lines. The most profitable freight routes
have been mapped out in readiness for
holding old business and Selling the new.
Germany attained her mercantile ma.
rine power by almost precisely the same
scheme. 1t worked well and will con.
tinue to work after the war, either with
or without opposition from the entente
powers. America, looking on and pay
ing German freight rates, has wished
more than once that she, too, had Herr
BALM and little of the German admir-
atty code.
The United States, now dividing its
time between dreams of ascendency and
nightmares OF government ownership fail.
IRE through Secretary McAdoo's bill.
seems still unawake to these prepare
tions of its trade rivals.
We are between a reviving Europe on
one side and desperate Japan on the
other. And we have staked our future
on our success in sending manufactured
goods TO all the world-Boston Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

Burlington's new union station IS q
reminder of what Barre's union station
ought to be, handsome, commodious
railroad terminal on Depot square, used
by the Central Vermont, the Montpelier
& Wells River and the Barre & Chelsea
railroads.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

If the United States government
should suddenly withdraw its moral sup
port from Carranza in Mexico, the Amer
lean people would become 'gringoes" to
that Mexican element just as they are to
the Villa element at the present time.
The Carranzistas are no better or more
self-restrained than the Villistas; and
both are none too good
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
TRAprINe - sIn,rARINrs

There is no doubt that the British ad-
miralty has been able 70 construct equip
men4 that has proven very efficient a.
traps fer submarines. else the German
admiralty would not have transferred its
operations almost entirely from Tire
North sea and The other waters tapping
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

Dean academy at Franklin, Mass Is
preparing TO hold its semi-centenilial
celebration the coming June. That school
antedates Goddard seminary by only a
few wears, for Goddard will celebrate 90
wears of existence four years from now,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

The wisdom of keeping Col. Goethais
on the job at the Panama canal Is con
stantly being proven, no more fully than
now. when recent slide has tied up the
canal indefinitely. Indeed, it looks like
a life job for Goethals.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

Published pictures of Rodriguez and
Baca. vallas the Mexican BANDITS as
they appear in the press OF the United
states are not very pleasing albeit they
are convincing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25

And now Sweden has issued a blue
hook" The United States will need 10
hurry along its book, else IT WIN ho'
have n distinctive color
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
Well We'll.

"Did you ever aim at a deer in the
Adirondacks and bag a guidef''
II did more than that | aimed at a
dear In a drawing room and bagged a
bride. FLORIDA Times Union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
Ouhi

Mrs. Nexdore- Can you lend me a cup
Of sugar, an egg. a piece Of butter and
Mrs. Nabor-Certainlyl Wouldn't you
like to take home some Of our gas 70
cork Il with i-Exchange
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
TO REMOVE suNKEN SCHOONER
U. S. Engineers Planning to Clear
Channel of Obstruction,

It is probable that the United States
engineer Office at this city will short
ly ask for bids for the removal of the
sunken bugeye i. p. Coleman from the
river channel off Fort Washington,
where she sank more than two weeks
ago following a collision with the
Norfolk ard Washington line steamer
Southland. At the time of the accident
the Coleman was bound to this city
with several hundred bushels of oysters
aboard for the Christmas market. The
master of the vessel was saved, but a
colored man sailing with him was
drowned.
The vessel lies in the channel with a
portion of her mast showing above the
water. The owner of the Coleman has
not yet abandoned the vessel. and I'M
til he does or the time limit for it's re-
moVal expires the engineer office will
make no move toward destroying the
wreck.
1t is thought probable, however, that
the engineer Office will within the next
day or two be notified that the bugeye
has been abandoned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Sweaters and Undershirts Stolen.
COMMITTEE CHANGES NAME.
Anti ilitarists to Be Known as
ti-Preparedness" Body.

The standardization committee" with
headquarters in the Munsey building,
has changed it's name to the "anti-pre-
paredness committee" The announce
ment to this effect was made today at
the offices Of the committee. In the an
nouncement it was stated that the COM
mittee a learned that the word pre-
paredness' had a perfectly definite
meaning in the minds of the people
generally. and that the term as well as
the idea us falling into evil repute as
the people begin to appreciate the fact
that the preparedness programs all
mean a huge navy and a vast increase
in our military budget, with univer-
sal compulsory military service in the
distance as the goal toward which the
militarists are striving"
The committee is composed of Miss
Lillian D. Valid. Paul U: Kellogg. Mrs.
Crystal Eastman Benedict, Frederick
Lynch, John Haynes Holmes. Miss
Alice Lewisohn. Mrs. Glendower Evans,
Or. James P. Warbasse, Rabbi Stephen
S. Wise, Louis P. Lochner. Mrs. Flor
ence Kelley, Miss iona Gale. Max East
Allan L.. Benson and l.. Hollings-
worth Wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
YEAR 1915 A HARD ONE
ON FINANCES OF EUROPE
All the Belligerent Countries Have
Suffered, Former italian
Premier Asserts.

ROME. January 10.-"From a finah-
cial point of view the year 1915 could
not have closed worse thau it did for
all the belligerent countries said SSr.
Luigi Luzatti. former Italian premier.
in an interview published in the Tri-
buna. The exchange rate paid by the
central empires continued Sgr. Luz
zatti. lis getting worse every day, evil
IDENTIFY due to the requirements of their
purchases abroad. since the advance
into the Balkans opened those mar
kets to them. France, the chief none
tary power in Europe. loses on the eX-
change with all countries except Rus
STA and Italy"
The Italian statesman attributes the
in exchange TO speculation,
which. in his opinion, should be fought
by the finance departments of the al
lies in conjunction with banks under
state control. as well as by limiting
further issues of bank notes and by OBJ
tanning the payment of taxes and SUBJ
scriptions to war loans in values of a
monetary character.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
OPPOSED S.
PR0TECT0RA7E IN HAITI.
Admiral Caperton Reports Uprising
Is Not Confined to Port
au Prince.

Evidences of opposition to the estab-
of a United States p~rotectorate
over the republic of Haiti are detailed
in a dispatch received at the Navy De-
partment from Rear Admiral Caperton,
commanding the United States forces
in Haiti.
The message revealed that the upris-
ing of the natives is not confined to
Port au Prince, where a fight oc-
CURED last Wednesday,, in which Corp.
Weder. United States Marine Corps,
was seriously wounded, one Haitian was
killed and others wounded.
Admiral Caperton's Dispatch.
Admiral Caperton's dispatch follows:
The disturbance Wednesday morning
at Port au Prince was part of well
organized plot covering Port au Prince,
Les Cages and southern Haiti in gem
efal. Those engaged belonged to the
black party as distinguished from the
The leaders in Port au Prince
were Pierre Paul, Misaelcodio, Pradel
AnnabeI HiIaire and Philogene. The
latter three have been captured with
several other minor leaders and have
been confined in Jail. Pierre Paul ana
Misaelcodio escaped. 1t appears that
this movement was made in favor of
ex-senator Paulin Dr. Bourand for presi-
The plot contemplated the assas-
sination of the president. Northern
Haiti is entirely quiet and does not
seem to be concerned in this affair.
There is no cause for alarm. The sit
uation is well in hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
LOOKINCFOR WORK

J Everywhere men complain about
} work; even boys and. girls in school
! or business find work tedious and
irksome. but it isn't the work half
( SO much as their own lack Of phys
ical strength that makes it hard. J
! Rich blood, strong lungs and
}healthful digestion make work
! pleasurable in business. in school
( or even homework, and If those who (
are easily tired-who are not sick, !
but weak and nervous-would Just
take Scottts Emulsion for one !
} month and let it's pure concentrated
food create richer blood to pulsate (
through every artery and vein-let (
it build a structure of healthy tissue J
and give you vigorous strength-you
would find work easy and would
look for more. Insist on Scott's.
Scott & Bovine. Bloomfield, NJ. 1875
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-10
Extra Steamer Trips to Indian Head

For the accommodation of the en-
pioyes at the Indian Head naval prov
ing round and powder plant who
wish TO visit their homes here and at
Alexandria for the week end, the
steamer Gratitude of the Potomac and
chesapeake company fleet Is now MAX
ing q special trip from Indian Head
Saturday evenings and to indian Head
Sunday evenings. This service was
inaugurated last Saturday, and 1t Is
stated about 200 workmen made the
trip, The employees at the ndian Head
plant are transported to and from In
dian Head on the navy yard tugs, but
the tugs have but small space aboard,
and the men have TO remain in the open
air during a two-hour ride.