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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
MUCH DAMAGE DONE,
BRITISH BELIEVE
Hurled Bombs
Which Averaged to Weigh
200 Pounds, and All the
Allies Machines Returned
Safely, Although One Bel
gian Officer Was Injured

London, March 20.-Sixty-fve aero
planes to-day bombarded the Belgian
coast town of Zeebrugge, and all OF tn,
machines returned.
The official statement regarding tht
attack says;
"In the early hours this morning
combined forces of approximately
so British, French and Belgian aero
planes and seaplanes, accompanied
by is other fighting machines, at
tackled German seaplanes stationed
at Zeebrugge and an aerodrome at
Houttaye, near Zeebrugge Consid-
cradle damage appeared to have been
done. The machines fred an average
of 200-pound bombs. All the ma
chimes returned safely. One Belgian
officer is reported to have been Sc
riously wounded"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
WILD OKLAHOMA POLITICS.
Rival C. o. P. Factions Try to Hold Con-
vention in Same Hall.

Muskogee. Okla, March 20.-Factional
rivalries made the Muskogee county Re
publican convention Saturday a scene OF
riotous tumult which was not ended un-
I'll j. G. Denton, one Of two -ival chair
men. was pulled from the desk upon
which he stood and arrested. charged
with carrying concealed weapons. With
his arrest, the supporters of !. !. Ne
Graw Of Ponca City, candidate for ma
tional committeeman. Withdrew and the
adherents Of James Harris Of Wagon.r
rival candidate for the same position.
continued their deliberations.
Trouble began as soon az il became
apparent that the Harris and Alcsraw
factions would try TO bold eonvertions
IN the same hall. Attempts 70 transact
business precipitated disorder until the
delegates came tD personal encounters
and fought. while Spectators hoofed aud
fae-cd Denton's arrest was hssea rn
& rues that he drew a pistol and ttrtat-
ened George Pascal, ALI ,fer dele sA.s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
FUNERAL HELD IN BARRE
For Miss Addie Richardson, Who Died in
Brooklyn.

The funeral of Miss Addie Richardson,
daughter of Mrs. Julia Richardson, whose
death occurred in Brooklyn, n. Y, Thurs
day, was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clayton S. Meaker, 40 Jefferson
street, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The remains arrived in the city over the
Central Vermont railroad Saturday even
ing, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Meak-
er, who went to Brooklyn Immediately
on receipt of the news of Miss Richard
sons death. Rev. j. B. Reardon, pastor
of the Barre Universalist church. was the
officiating clergyman at the Sunday serv-
ices and the bearers were as follows;
II. A. Richardson, d. w. Blodgett, A. ID.
Cummings of St. Johnsbury, G. S. Meak-
er, W. G. Reynolds and Perley NJ. Carr.
There were several fine floral tributes.
Interment was made in the Richardson
family lot at Elmwood cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
SPECIFIC ORDER GIVEN
TO PREVENT, SAYS U. S.
Washington Govern m ent
Notified Carranza That
the Troops Pursuing Villa
Will Not Occupy Casas
Grandes or Any Other
City or Town in Mexico

Washington, d. c., March 20,--General
Carranza has formally protested against
American troops occupying Lasas Grandes
in their pursuit Of villa, and the Ameri-
can government has replied that the
troops have been ordered specifically not
to occupy Casas Grandes or any other
towns or cities in Mexico.
The state department to-day had not
received reply to its request for the
use of Mexican railroads in transporting
supplies to the expeditionary forces.
Generally, the reports from Mexico to.
day were of an optimistic character. Act
ing Secretary of State Polk denied EN-
phatically that the government had any
reliable information of plots to bring
about armed Intervention. General Car
-anza, it was learned to-day, has been
urged by some of his closest advisers
10 offer large reward for the apprehen-
sion of Villa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20

materially slackened during the course
OF the day, according to the official state
ment issued by the French war Office
last night, No attempt to attack was
made by the Germans The text of the
statement follows;
"North of Rheims our artillery carried
out destructive fire ON the enemy
trenches at Neuyille and the Godat farm.
There was marked activity of our bat
teries in the region Of Vile Au Bois.
an the region to the north of Verdun
the bombardment slackened appreciably
during the course of the day. The enc
my made no attempt to attack.
Northeast of st. Mhiel, our heavy ar
tillery cannonaded revictualling depots OF
the enemy at varvinay. There is moth
ing TO report on the rest of the front.
"Adiutant Navarro brought down his
seventh German aeroplane in the region
of Verdun. The hostile machine fell in
side our lines"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
HOSPITAL SHIP ToRPEDoED.
One Sailor Drowned and Two Red Cross
Nurses Injured.

Berlin, March 20,by wireless to Say
ville.-The Austro- Hungarian hospital
ship Elektra was torpedoed Saturday in
the Adriactic sea by an entente allied
submarine according to the Overseas
News agency. One sailor was drowned
and two Red Cross nurses were badly
wounded.
The statement of the news agency fol-
lows.
vienna reports that the hospital ship
Elektra of the Austro- Hungarian Red
Cross bound from the North Adriatic
to southern Dalmatia was torpedoed
March Is by an enemy submarine The
steamer stranded. One sailor was
drowned and two Red Cross nurses were
badly injured.
The Elektra was not unknown to the
enemy as a hospital ship and was provid-
cd with the prescribed visible marks"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
THINK VILLA HAS RUN
INTO A GOOD TRAP
Rapid Advance of American Troops and
Cooperation Of Carranza are Saidto
to Have Accomplished 1t.

El Paso, Tex, March 20.--FranciscC
Villa has been driven into a trap by the
rapid advance OF the American troops
according to the information received
Yesterday in wireless dispatches from
the front and in telegraphie dispatches
to Gen. Gabriel .Gavira, the Carranza
commander at Juarez.
Everything seems now to depend on
the ability of the Carranza garrisons to
hold their end of the net. On three
sides the bandit chief is hemmed in by
strong Carranza columns, while on the
fourth the Americans are driving with
amazing speed.
Villa was reported in the Babricora
lake region on the ranch of Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst, which he has ravaged several
times in the past. Babricora is about 50
miles south of Galeana, where one section
of the American expeditionary force has
arrived and is pushing forward at the
rate of 80 miles day. A few miles to
the west of the bandits position is Mai
miquipa, which is held by a powerful
Carranza garrison. On the east are the
frowning barriers of the Sierra Madre
mountains, barring the way to Sonora.
Gen. Luis Gutierrz, Carranza's s field chief,
declares that he holds all the passes to
Sonora.
To the south Villas way is blocked by
the Carranza garrison at MADEIRA, a town
of considerable Importance as the head
quarters of the MADEIRA company, limited,
an American concern which has vast lum
Der, mining and railroad interests.
On account of the Importance of the
town an exceptionally heavy Carranza
force is said to hold it.
While Carranza and his military au-
thorities have succeeded so far in avoid
ing any friction there is one serious crisis
which may arise any time. As the lines
)f communication of the American forces
engthen the problem of bringing up sup
plies becomes increasingly more press
ng.
To grant the UnitedsStates permission
20 use the Mexican railroads for ship
ping supplies, it is thought here, may be
by many Mexicans. On the
,ther hand a refusal would scarcely har
nonize with the professed desire of the
Iarranza government to cooperate in ev-
try way with the American authorities.
The arrival of this crisis is being anxious
Y awaited ON both sides Of the border.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
William w. Blodgett of
Pawtucket Was Ma
tive of Randolph
HAD BEEN JUDGE
FOR 81 YEARS
I ; His Early Life in Ver-
q mont and Gained His
5 Education Here

Pawtucket, r. l., March 2O.--William
W. Blodgett, probate Judge for 47~years
and said to be the oldest probate judge
in the United States, died here to-day,
aged 81 years.
William Winthrop Blodgett was born
in Randolph, VT, July s, 1924, the son
OF Eli and Irene (Dickinson) Blodgett.
He was graduated from the University of
Vermont in ls47 and received the degree
of Ii. ID. from that institution in 1906.
He began the practice of law in Paw
tucket in 1850. He was annually elected
judge of probate for 81 years. In poll
tics he was Republican and in religious
preference an Episcopalan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
MORE TROOPS ARRIVE
FOR MEXICAN POINTS
Most of Those Coming to Columbus, N.
M, are Cavalry and They Will Soon
Be Dispatched After Villa.

Columbus, n NJ March 20.-lncreased
activity on the part of troops stationed
here and the arrival during the night of
a number of troop and supply trains indi-
Gated to-day that additional forces short
ly will be on the way to augment the
American punitive expeditionary forces
now in the field in northern Mexico.
In addition to the troops which de-
trained here, large part of which was
cavalry. many passed through, bound ap-
parently for some point westward along
the border.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20

Noble Love Of fremont street accom-
panied c. A. Bemi. Of Williamstown to
Montreal to-day. whore Mr. Bemis is TO
consult DR.. Byers, an eve specialist.
While ripping up an old floor in his barn
last week. Mr. Bemis got what Is
Thought to be a piece Of steel in his eye
and IL NAV be necessary 10 operate 20
remove the foreign substance.
Edwin. the two -month-old child Of
M ana Mrs. Wesley Pioof OF lower
Web-terville. died yesterday afternoon
al 2;l5 O'Clock Of a complication Of dis
ease,. The child was first taken sick
week ago with pneumonia. followed by
an attack Of Inflammation of the bowels,
which was IN turn succeeded hy case of
the mumps. which resulted fatally. Be
sides its parents three other children
survive Burial sill take place to-mor-
row in tie Catholic cemetery in this city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
DIED IN wEBSTERvILLE.
Mrs. Catherine c. Donahue Native of
Moretown.

Mrs. Catherine C. Donahue. aged 66,
died Yesterday forenoon at GAS at the
home of her nephew, f. H. Nerney. in
Webstervile after an illness of seven
weeks duration. Mrs. Donahue was born
in Moretown. Jan. is. 1850. and most Of
her life resided in Montpelier. going TO
live with Mr.. Nerney seven years ago.
She is survived by no nearer relatives
than nieces and nephews.
The funeral viii be held "Wednesday
morning at o'clock from St. Sylvester 5
church in Graniteville. The body viii be
taken 10 Nloretown for interment in II.
Patrick's cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
STORY PURE FABRICATION.
italian Was Not Badly Treated in Chit
tenden County Jail.

Burlington, March 20-That the ltal-
ian government has been investigating
the Chittenden county jail as the result
OF the confinement of some Italians de-
tanned as witnesses for several months
following the murder OF Henry Bushey
in Winooski two years ago by an un-
known man has just become known. The
investigation was conducted through the
Italian consul in New York and Attor-
ney Guy b. Horton of Burlington.
One of the men so detained, Antonio
Tarzo, died before the case was disposed
of. and another, Michele Dimase, was
nearly frightened to death by alleged
threats of violence from his countrymen
if he told what he knew.
A third. Bruno Cstalano, when he was
finally released returned to Italy and
told Tarzo's widow Of the terrible treat
ment received by her husband. Mrs. Tar
70 sought to recover indemnity for the
death of her husband. claiming he was
shut up for three months in a dark. damp
dungeon. where the little iron cell would
not allow the free movement Of his body:
that he suffered from hunger, his daily
rations being a slice of bread and glass
Of warm water: that he was taken sick
a few days after he was confined, the
sickness being caused by the dampness:
that pleurisy followed and then death;
that no different treatment was extended
to him during his illness; that few
1uarts Of milk and n few visits Of
physician were paid for by his friends:
hat thus be lived in prison and after
three months Of torment was carried
10 the hospital where he died in few
iavs
The investigators for the Italian gov
,rnmeut declare they found the story
lure fabrication.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20

milton and even few machine guns arc
hidden in or around III Paso is n report
that has many believers here, although
IL is secuted by the police and mill
tary officials. There is. however, no ques-
tion that uneasiness is growing here over
the attitude and temper of the Mcxicans.
The extraordinary outward calm which
has existed since the American troops
crossed the border is considered the re-
verse of reassuring by Americans who
are familiar with Mexico and the Mexi-
can people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
FRENCH SEIZE TWO TOWNS.
Drove the Germans from Them Into Bull
qarian Territory

Paris, March 20.-French troops have
occupied Hep and Mayadat on the from
after pursuing German contingent into
Bulgarian Territory opposite the Giev-
gelit sector, says Havas dispatch from
Athens dated Saturday. The losses on
each side were about 80 killed.
The French forces arrested 40 peasants
on charges of espionage, says the dis
patch
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
o,27o RUSSIAN DEAD
In Lake Narooz Region, According to
German Report

London, March 20.--With the slacken-
ing of the fighting around Verdun the
Russians have started a big offensive
movement against the Germans on the
eastern front raid by German aero
planes on the east coast of England and
by French airmen on Metz and other
German towns, the sinking Of French
torpedo boat destroyer by a submarine
in the Adriatic and the reported torpe-
doing of an Austrian hospital ship by an
allied under water boat are recorded in
official and unofficial communications.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20

Mrs. Francis A. Mccarthy Of Averill
street left the city this morning for her
former home in Franconis, n r., where
shc.is 10 make a visit Of a week.
A telephone call at ssl5 Saturday
night brought the FIRE truck to the gro
Gerry store conducted by =. G. Shadroui
on South Main street. where a defective
chimney had allowed the sheathing
around il to become heated 10 the igui-
tion point. The use nf hand chemicals
was sufficient to squeich the blaze. az Il
was discovered before il had gained
hoadWAy. The damage vas slight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
THREE MORE SHIPS
HAVE BEEN SUNK
British Vessel Lost Part of Crew, Nor
wegian Lost One Man and Danish
Steamer Has Three Missing.

London, March 20.--The sinking of the
Norwegian steamer Langelie with the
loss of one life and of the British steam
er Port Dalhouse was announced to-day.
Seven men of the Dalhousie were landed;
the remainder of the crew are missing.
The Danish steamer Skodsborg has
been sunk. Three of her crew are miss
ing; II were saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
BRITISH LOST GROUND.
Germans Advanced in Region North of
Vermelles.

Berlin. via London, March pa sue
eessful attack against the British lines
u rth of Nermelles, in which the Germans
regained ground they had lost in mine
fighting on March ?, was announced yes
terday by the war Office as follows;
Northeast Of Nermelles, southeast OF
Ia Bsssee canal, after effective artillery
preparation and five successful explosions
we recaptured from the British some lit
tie gains they had obtained in mine fight
ing on March p OF the British Ooeu-
pants, the majority Of whom were buried
in the lattened trenches, We captured
30 survivors. A British counter-attack
failed.
.The town Of Lens was again lombard
cd by heavy British artillery"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20

Berlin chronicles an attack of great
violence by the Russians around Dris-
wiaty lake and Lake Rarouz, but says
the Russians were repulsed with great
losses, 9,270 Russian dead having been
counted in the Lake Narooz region.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
BURIAL AT DANvILLE.
Mrs. Eliza NJ. Gray Died Yesterday at
Woodsville, n H.

Woodsville, \. H.. March 20-Mrs.
Eliza NJ. Gray, aged So years widow of
Andrew Gray of Wells River. vt, died
yesterday at the home OF her brother,
F. X. kittridge Of Woodsville. after a
six weeks illness. Funeral will be held
Tuesday at l:l5 p. m, from the Kit
fridge home and the body taken to Dan
Vile, VT. for burial.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
FRENCH DESTROYER
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
AZ Officers and Men Were Lost When the
Renaudin Was Sunk in the
Adriatic on Saturday.

Paris. March 20--The French torpedo
boat destroyer Renaudin has been sunk
in the Adriatic by submarine. Three
officers and A men of the crew were lost.
Two officers and "a of the crew were
saved.
The minister of marine made the fol
lowing official announcement last night
regarding the loss of the destroyer
"The squadron boat Renaudin was
sunk in the Adriatic by an enemy sub
marine on the morning of March IS.
Three officers, among whom were the
commandant and second officer, and A
seamen were lost. Two officers and "a
keamen were rescued by French torpe-
do boat which accompanied the Renau-
din"
The destroyer Renaudin was built in
1913. She measured 756 tons and was
256 feet in length. She was a 30-knot
boat but in her trials had developed 32
knots.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
ATTEMPT TO KILL
PROVED FAILURE
Rome Dispatch Received in London Says
That Effort Was Made to Assassi-
nate Premier Radoslavoff
of Bulgaria.

London, March 20.--An unsuccessful
attempt to assassinate Premier RADIO
slavoff of Bulgaria is reported in an Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from Rome.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20

Nsr. aud Mrs. lyman n Whcciock and
NJ. ard Mrs w. n. Nheatlsy of NORTH
Geld were visitors IN the city SATURDAY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
QUIET SUNDAY BEFORE vERDUN.
Germans Made No Attempt to Renew the
Attack.

Paris. March eo.-Ths bombardment in
the region 70 the north of Yerdun very
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-20
Sidetrack at Windsor.

The commission has granted to the
Central Vermont Railway company the
right to build siding for the Windsor
Machine company at Windsor. the cross
ing to be constructed under stipulations
set up by the commission. The siding
crosses River street in that village at
grade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-21

LisbOn.-The war has turned the at
tention OF the Portuguese people to the
agricultural situation OF the country.
Although Portugal is regarded as prin-
cipally a farming country, it has to
import sometimes as much as half the
amount Of wheat required Tor the
years home consumption.
The years when there have been the
largest importations of wheat have
been years Of hard times. when there
was a great deal OF idleness and at the
same time a great deal of waste land,
which might well have been devoted to
wheat raising. Under war conditions
a shortage in the home wheat crop
might very nearly spell starvation. on
account of the difficulty and cost of
ocean freights.
The true remedy, according to Port
uguese economists. is to be sought in
agricultural measures in parliament to
encourage the sowing of more wheat
corn and rye. The minister of public
works has prepared bills to provide for
the irrigation of Alemtejo, which
should prove excellent farming coun-
Try. to encourage rice-growins, and to
inaugurate the production of beet
sugar, which at present sells at over
y cents a pound.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-21
War Making Political Puzzle.

Paris Correspondence of The AS
sociated Press. French politicians
are already much interested in the
question whether it will be necessary
for candidates for public office after
the reestablishment of peace to have
war record. Some members of the
chamber of deputies who have stuck
to the Palais Bourbon instead OF join
ing the army have shown irritation al
the publicity given to exploits of their
colleagues, some of whom have been
killed and others like Monsieur Magi-
not, former assistant secretary of
war, have been repeatedly cited in the
orders Of the day.
One deputy who recently returned
to Paris on leave Of absence said he
had found that presence at the front
was far better than an electoral cam
paign for his political interests as well
as for the salvation of the country.
Besides" he said. ut is for the can
non to do the speaking now"
One socialist deputy, interrupting
an orator who was recalling the eX-
PLOTS of one of their colleagues at
the front, declared: at is not his
place; his place is here" This opin-
ion seems to he shared By a consid-
cradle majority of the parliament but
not altogether by the public.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-21
SAGE TEA DANDY
TO DARkEN HAIR
It's Grandmother's Recipe to
Bring Back Color and
Lustre to Hair.

You can turn gray. faded hair beau.
tifully dark and lustrous almost over
night if you'll get a 50-cent bottle of
"Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur CONF
pound at any drug store. Millions of
bottles OF this old, famous Sage Tea
Recipe are sold annually, says a well.
known druggist here. because 1t dark
ems the hair so naturally and evenly
that no one can tell 1t has been ap-
piled.
Those whose hair is turning gray, be-
coming faded, dry, scraggly and thin
have surprise awaiting them. because
after one or two applications the gray
hair yanishes and your locks become
luxuriantly dark and beautiful-all
dandruff goes, scalp itching and falling
hair stops.
This Is the age Of youth. Gray
unattractive folks aren't wanted
around. so get busy with Wyeths Sage
and Sulphur tonight and you'll be de-
lighted with your dark. handsome hair
and your youthful appearance within
few days.
Harper House pharmacy.-(Advl
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-21
Old Controversies Revived.

Maco, China. March 81. CORES
pendent Of The Associated Press.l-
Recent conflicts between Portuguese
and Chinese officials in the Macao har
Dor have revived the old controversies
between Portugal and China as to act
ual boundaries of this Portuguese set
Element, which dates back to 1857 and
was the first open port in China.
Portugal owns a territory three
miles square and about 10000 people
live here under Portuguese jurisdic
ton. 1t has always been Portugal's
contention that it also controls the en-
tire harbor and has jurisdiction to the
opposite side of the bay The Chinese
contention is that China and Portugal
have Joint control Of the entire har-
Dor.
A few days ago wOrkmen employed
bv woman junkoWner had dispute
with her concerning their pay and ere,
ated considerable disturbance. Portu-
guese policemen went to the assistance
of the woman, whose boat lay close
to the Chinese shore II was necessary
to discharge some shots to quiet the
row. The shooting attracted Chin