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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Winifred Jeffords of Williams
town was brought to the City hospital
to-day and underwent an operotion Tor
appendicitis.
At meeting of the Vermont Poultry
association in the court room at city hall
last evening final plans were made for
the opening of the annual state show in
the Church street gymnasium Tuesday
morning. Cups to be distributed to the
winning exhibitors have arrived and will
be exhibited in the display window at
b. w Hooker & Co.'S furniture store Tor
few DAYS. Registrations are coming in
rapidly and while the poultry men were
busy in their deliberations last evening
a man from Tunbridge telephoned in his
enrolment of a string of SO birds. Some
inconvenience will be encountered by
reason of the fact that the exhibit fol-
lows Christmas so closely. but commit
tee will be on hand Monday to receive
all shipments and the birds coming in
will be cooped and assigned to their prop
cr avenues in the gymnasium. Edwin
Keast has been appointed superintendent
of the hall and his assistants are William
oliver and Peter Park.
Prompt action on the part of James
Gibson. former National Guardsman
and employed until recently as bellhop
al Hotel Barre, probably modified the re
sults of a spectacular runaway on North
Main street this forenoon. W. II. Mar
fin. Plainfield butcher, had left his
horses near sity park for moment and
IL was during his absence that the pair
made their getaway. Down the street
toward North Barre they dashed with
all the vigor they could summon and by
the time they reached Depot square there
seemed to be few pedestrians who would
consider any move to arrest their flight.
II was up to Gibson, but unlike other
mn ssershv. he was unaware of the horses
approach until they had nearly overtak
on him near Granite street. Without a
Thought of the consequences, Gibson dug
bis heels into the highway, made flying
lean through the doorway Of the enclosed
mes. cab and was soon tugging at the
reins. Near the Seminary street inter
section. the horses feeling MIR. Gibson's
determination to have his own way IN
the matter. quietly resigned. An oil
heater which the butcher uses to main
tain the temperature Of the cab on the
overland trip from Piainiicld was burn
inc cbeerfully when Gibson, after refining
the horses southwark to the Jones & Nye
livery. turned the rig over to the meat
man The ex-gusrdsman was not per
mitted to 20 unrewaTded.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
WAS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.
Ellen B. Corley of Burlington Died Aft
er Operation.

Burlington, Dec. 2l.--Ellen b. Corley
superior OF st. Joseph's convent and
principal of st. Joseph's schools for the
last eight years, died yesterday after
noon at the Fanny Allen hospital after
n weeks illness. Miss Corley, though
a native of Albany, VT, received her
education here, entered the order of the
Ladies of Nazareth. taught in the con-
vent school for the past l3 years, and
had many relatives and scores of friends
and associates, who esteemed her warm
ly. Miss Corley was operated upon at
the hospital successfully, but relapse
came two days ago and she failed to
rally.
Miss Corley was about 81 years Old
Her entire education, practically speak
ing. she received at the school, of which
she rose to be the head. She entered 1t
while still a mere girl, graduating in
1854. After teaching for several years
in New York City, Buffalo and finally
Swanton, where she remained about ten
wears, she came back to Burlington
The surviving relatives include a Sis
ter. Mrs. ID. A. Robbins; brother, Mar
tin H. Corley. and an uncle, 2. II. Cor
lev. all of this city. An aunt, Mrs.
Martin Clarke of New York City, and
several cousins also survive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
ALL NEUTRALS
DEEPLY INVOLVED
Declares Position Is Becom-
ing Increasingly Critical
Ambassador Won Bern
stOrff Made a Call on Sec
retary Lansing To-day

Washington, D. c., Dec. 2l.--Secretary
OF State Lansing to-day, in explaining
the sending OF the presidents note to
the belligerents, declared it was because
the situation for neutrals was becoming
increasingly critical and because the
United States itself was being drawn
near the verge of war.
Secretary Lansing's statement said in
part: at Is not our material interest we
had in mind when the note was sent but
more and more our rights were becoming
involved by the belligerents of both sides,
so that the situation was becoming in
creasingly critical. / mean by that that
we are drawing nearer the verge of war
ourselves and therefore we are entitled
TO know exactly what each belligerent
seeks in order that we may regulate our
conduct in the future No nation has
been sounded. No consideration of the
German overtures or of the speech of
Lloyd George was taken into account in
the formulation of the document. The
only thing the overtures did was to de-
lay it for few days
Lansing's statement obviously had the
approval of the president, although the
president would make no comment.
Count Won Bernstorff the German am
bassador, conferred with Secretary Ian
sing to-day and it is understood the sec
retary explained the presidents action in
addressing the belligerents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
Veteran, Hale and Hearty.

Lucius j. Goodwin, one of the best
known residents of Montpelier and q
veteran of the Civil war, observed his
10Th birthday to-day and received the
congratulations of many friends. He is q
native of Montpelier and when only II
years of age he enlisted in the Civil war
first serving in Co. G, 4th Vermont, and
then with Co. X, eth Vermont, later with
llth L. $. infantry. At the battle OF
Spanish Fort, Alabama, he was taken
prisoner. At the close OF the war he
went to California and later to the Black
Hills of North Dakota. While in Cali
fornia he and another man walked Il
miles in order to vote for Grant for pres.
ident and then walked back home again
Mr.. Goodwin is well-preserved and does
not look to be 20 years of age. He Is
at present the sexton Of Christ church
and resides near the church on state
street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
PETITION AGAINST DEPORTATION
Will Be Submitted to Wilson BY Amer
lean People.

New York, Dec. 2l.---A petition signed
by persons prominent in all walks OF life
throughout the country and calling on
the president of the United States ito
throw the whole influence of his office
against the deportation of the Belgians
by the German government" viii be for
warded to Washington, it was announced
here last night by Elihu Root. The pc
tition says;
"Inasmuch as the chief magistrate OF
a country is entitled to know the defi-
mite sentiments of the people we hereby
petition the president of the United
States to throw the whole influence of
his office against the deportation OF the
Belgians by the German government.
and we especially desire that in
whatever manner seems best to him
steps may be taken to join this country
with the other neutral states of the
American continent in a determined pro-
test against this reversion to barbarism
in warfare not to be witnessed by a
civilized world without Indignation"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
SADNESS MULTIPLIED.
His Two Brothers Died in War and His
Daughter While Visiting in Scotland.

Yesterday was day of evil tidings for
James Coutts of North Main street.
member of the Bonaccord Football club
and prominent in Barre soccer circles.
The mornings mail brought him let
ter from relatives in Scotland advising
him that his two brothers, aged 20 and
2l, had been killed while fighting with
Highland regiment somewhere in France.
Mr.. Coutts himself is confined to the
house by illness, and the sad news from
overseas did not tend to improve his
mental well being. As if to accentuate
his grief. came a cablegram in the after
noon informing him of the death OF his
daughter. child of two years, who was
passing the winter in Aberdeen. The
little girls death occurred at o'clock
Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Coutts and the daughter lett for
Scotland last spring and during the
mothers absence from America second
daughter was born in the family. The
brothers of Mr.. Coutts enlisted In Aber-
deem year ago and had seen hard fight
ing along the western front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
MANY APPLICANTS
For First and Second Naturalization Pa
pers at Montpelier.

First papers were granted TO IA appli-
cants and l3 made application for the
final papers al session Of naturalization
court conducted in the federal building at
Montpelier yesterday afternoon and even.
ing. Court was in charge OF Clerk Fred
$. Platt of Rutland, assisted by United
States Marshal Carpenter of Brattleboro,
Deputy Marshal George Lackey of Mont
pclier, Bailifi j. S. Haley of Montpelier,
intermediary c. Def. Bancroft and Miss
Mary Donetti of Barre, stenographer.
Those who were granted first papers
follow: Jose Artascos, Spain, Montpe-
lier; Edwardo Citrini, Italy, Montpelier;
Stanley O. Davis. England, Montpelier;
Esidro Gomez, Spain, Montpelier; Arthur
Gould, Russia, Montpelier; Genaro LAWN,
Spain, Montpelier; Adam Litalien, Prov
ince of Quebec, Montpelier; Aurele C.-Le-
gare. Province of Quebec, Groton; George
Lucich, Austria, Montpelier; Felix Pa
gliuea, Italy, Montpelier; Joseph Peter
son, Sweden, Montpelier; Peter Sander
son. Scotland, Montpelier; Federico So
land, Spain, Montpelier; Bolus Union,
Syria, Montpelier.
Applicants for the second papers were
George +. Bassingthwaighte, England,
Strafford; Chester II. Boomhower, Prov
ince of Quebec, Groton; Carl 6. Carlson
Finland, Montpelier; Vasilios ]. Doukas,
Greece, Montpelier; Antonion DeNitori,
Italy, Montpelier; Noises Gutierrez,
Spain, Montpelier; Joseph w. Jackson,
Scotland, Barnard; George +. Johnson,
Province of Quebec Marshfeld; Albert
f. Kingsbury, Province of Quebec, Waits
field; Louis LAWN, Spain, Montpelier;
Carlo Melada Italy, Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
FEW YULETIDE DoN'TS.
As Suggested BY Chief Gladding to Pre-
vent Fires.


That Yuletide happiness may not b.
marred any one of the numerous mis-
haps and accidents that sometimes grow
into tragedies with surprising swiftness
a number of precautionary 'don'ts" arr
suggested by Chief Gladding OF the fire
department. Throughout the country 10
cal chiefs are asked to cooperate witt
with National Fire Protection assocla
tion in urging the value of caution IL
Christmas celebrations. Anyone who
contemplates an observance of Christ
mas along conventional lines will do wei
to scan the chiefs suggestions before
lighting the Christmas tree and donnlne
the usually inhammable makeup of san
ia Claus.
Here are some of the suggestions that
may save good bit OF trouble IN the
next few days. Light, inhammable dee.
orations make fires easy to start and
easy TO spread A match, gas flame
or an electrical defect may do it. Natch
gas Jets. Decorations may be carried
against them by air currents. Do not
decorate your Christmas tree with paper
cotton or any other intlammable materi'
al Use tinsel and other -inllamma
bic decorations only, and set the tree
securely so that children in reaching for
things cannot tip it over.
Do not use cotton to represent snow
If YOU must have snow, use powered
mica or asbestos fibre. Do not permit
children to light or relight the candles
while parents are not present. Frequent
ly they set fire to their clothing IN
stead. Electrical illumination is safer
and in this connection, merchants who
decorated their display windows with ex'
ira electrical fixtures are urged to see to
II that the insulation is perfect. Defec-
tive Insulation is the means, many times,
of starting a bad blaze in indammable
material.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
GREAT RUSH
TO UNLOAD
New York Stock Exchange
Was Near Demoraliza-
tion To-day
u. S. STEEL FELL
OFF VERY SHARPLY
Largest Block Of Steel Ever
Sold in History of
the Exchange

New York, Dec. 2l.-Extreme weak
ness, bordering upon Generalization
marked the opening dealings on the stock
exchange to-day. The so-called wal
shares broke from two to eleven points
in the course of the first ten minutes.
The most sensational feature was the
offering of $4,000 shares of United States
steel at decline of two to three and
one half below yesterdays closing. New
cr before in the history of the exchange
has the sale of single block of such
volume been recorded. Two hundred and
twenty thousand shares OF steel were
traded in the first half hour.
The market continued to break during
the noon hour, steel declining to l02l3
The weakest industrial was Gulf Steel,
which made an extreme loss of 20 points.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
SALE is RATIFIED
And United States Will Soon Own Dan.
ish West Indies.

Copenhagen, via London. Dec 2l.-Aft-
er single reading the Folkething yes
tcrday adopted the bill ratifying the
treaty for the sale OF the Danish West
Indies to the United States. The vote
was 30 in favor OF and l6 against ratiii-
cation. Five members were absent.
When the bill came up for discussion,
IA members. of which, six were Conserva,
tives and eight OF the left party, joined
in moving an amendment asking the gov,
ernment to negotiate with the United
States to purchase only st. John or st.
Thomas, while Denmark would retain
the other two islands. This was rejected
by 90 to IA. The proposal for the sale
of all three islands was then adopted.
The Landsthing, it is expected, will
ratify the proposal to-day, and thus the
sale of the islands will be definitely set
tied
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
BURLINGTON LEADS.
In the Sale of Red Cross Christmas
Seals.

Burlington. Dec. 2l.-The school chill,
dren ~ his city lead in the sale OF Red
Cross Christmas seals, returns having
besn received from five of the larger
nIaees in the state where the schools en-
tered the competition.
The returns already received show the
Gales a. follows: Burlington sls3; Rut-
land. Sl67: Bennington, Sl5o; It. Al
hans. 500; Barre $50, Returns had not
h.,en received mp to last night from Brat
,Isboro. st Johnsbury and Springfield
ara from 100 rural schools to which seals
were sent.
II. W. Slocum of this city, member
of the Anti tuberculosis league, who has
charge OF the sale ot seals, expects that
5na o00 will b.. sold He distributed l.
.7,0.oo. In Rutland. Bennington and
Burlington the seals Wers sold in Postoliiee
booths az well as b. tie children,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
MORE POSSIBLE RECRUITS
Received for the Headquarters Company,
v.N. G., in Barre.

More applications for membership in
the headquarters company of the Yer
mont National Guard were received at
the meeting held in the city court room
last evening. bringing the total up to A
out of 5S needed for the complete com
pany. Three of the new men were for
the band and one for the mounted order
lv section. Another meeting will be held
on Dec. 20, when physical examinations
will be conducted by DIR. J. II. Woodruff.
F. c. Dunham of Mortified, who had
charge of the regimental band last sum
mer. addressed the meeting last evening,
telling of the steps for organization and
expressing the belief that it ought TO be
possible to develop a fine organization in
Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
POSTPONED VOTE
On Question of Prohibition in District OF
Columbia.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 2l.-A parlia
mentary misplay by one of its friends
late yesterday upset plans for an imme-
date vote on Senator Sheppard's Dis
trict of Columbia prohibition bill and ad-
yoeates of the measure were obliged to
agree that it go over until after the
Christmas holidays for final action.
The Senate agreed to final vote on
the measure on JAN. Q after its oppo-
nents had been sustained by the chair in
contending that its place on the Senate
calendar had been lost by the action OF
Senator Ashurst in obtaining unanimous
consent TO consider land bill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
Considerable Aerial Activity
Carried Out on the
Western Front
LIEUT.. HUNGESSOR
GETS 21ST MACHINE
Paris Official Report Says
There Was Very Little
Other Activity

Paris, Dec. 2l.-The French official
statement to-day says that relative quiet
prevails on the front in France with the
exception of aerial activity, On the
Somme front four enemy airplanes were
brought down, one by Sub. Lieut.. Hun,
gessor, making total of q machines
brought down by him
German Artillery Bombarded.
The bulletin issued by the war office
last night on the campaign in France
reads:
"sSouth of the Somme the enemy vic.
lently bombarded our lines during the
day. espectilly in the sectors of Belley-
en- Santerre, Berry, Pressoire, and Alb
laincourt. Our artillery replied energeti-
cally. There were intermittent artillery
actions on the rest of the 'front.'
Belgium communication:
"After a relatively quiet morning, the
enemy opened in the course of the after
noon violent artillery fire in the re-
gion of Hetas. The Belgian artillery ST.
fenced the enemy guns
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
NEARLY DISASTER.
Train Derailed BY Automatic Device
Near Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 2l.-An auto
matte derailing apparatus at the ap'
proach of the open drawbridge over the
Peauonnock river caused the engine OF
an extra westbound express train on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad to Jump the rails near here last
night. The train was going slowly, pre-,
paratory to making a station stop and
none of the six coaches left the track.
Closely following the train was the
fast KniokerbOcker express which was
stopped in time e. prevent a crash
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
SERIOUS COAL SHORTAGE
Middlebury Dealer Is Down to the Last
Spoonful

Middlebury. Dee. 2l.-The coal situa
ton has become serious. Emery Wissell,
the we'll known dealer, has got cleaned
out down to spoonful, owing to the
fact that great many carloads ordered
bv him in good season are sidetraeked
somewhere and tracers here had to be
sent out to locate them.
In the meanwhile many people in the
village are getting down TO their last
hodfuls and are consequently becoming
anxious over the outlook. During the
past few days several sleighloads of coal
have been brought in from the nearest
available coal depots, but this little help
goes only a short way towards relieving
the situation and there is scarcely any
wood in sight.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
FUNERAL OF DAVID BoLLES.
was Held from His Late Home On Upper
Hill Street

The funeral of David Bolles. veteran
of the Civil war, whose death occurred
at his home on upper Hill street Tues
day morning. was held at the house
Wednesday afternoon at l:3o o'clock,
Rev. b. 6. Lpsky. pastor of the He'd
ding Methodist church, officiating Among
those who attended were number Of
Grand Army members. The hearers
we're: Clarence B. Bolles. Wallace
Bolles, sons of the deceased. Charles
johnson. a son-in-law. and Walter John
son. a grandson OF Mr.. Bolles- here
were several fine floral tributes Inter
ment vas made in Elmwood cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
WHEAT GOES DOWN.
Loss of Seven Cents Registered After
Wilson'S Note.

Chicago, Dec, 2l.-A maximum decline
of seven cents was registered in the
wheat market at the opening to-day,
caused by the presidents peace note.
Later the market began to climb again
and around noon it was more than four
points above the bottom level touched at
the outset.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
THE TEXT OF WILSON NOTE.
Slightly Varied as Sent to Central Pow
ers and the Entente.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 2l.-The notes
to the belligerents are prefaced with this
instruction by Secretary Lansing to the
American ambassadors presenting them:
"The president directs me to send you
the following communication to be pre-
sented Immediately to the minister OF
foreign affairs of the government to
which you are accredited"
The texts of the notes themselves then
begin identically as follows:
"The president of the United States
has instructed me to suggest to the (here
is inserted designation of the govern
ment addressed course of action with
regard to the present war which he hopes
that the government will take under con-
sideration as suggested in the most
friendly spirit and as coming not only
from a friend but also as coming from
the representative of a neutral nation
whose interests have been most seriously
affected by the war and whose concern
for its early conclusion arises out OF
manifest necessity to determine how
best to safeguard those interests If the
war is to continue"
Special Statement to Central Powers.
At this point the texts vary. In the
note to the central powers this para
graph follows next:
"The suggestion which am instructed
TO make the president has long had it in
mind to offer He is somewhat embar-
rassed to offer it at this particular time,
because it may now seem to have been
prompted by desire to play part in
connection with the recent overtures OF
the central powers. 1t has in fact been
in no way suggested by them in its ORR
Gin and the president would have delayed
offering it until those overtures had been
independently answered, but for the fact
that IL also concerns the question oil
peace and may best be considered in con-
neetion with other proposals, which have
the same end in view. The president can
only beg that his suggestion be consid-
cred entirely on its own merits and as If
Z. had been made in other circumstances.
To Entente Powers.
In the note to the entente allies the
following paragraph takes the place OF
the one Just quoted:
The suggestion which | am instructed
10 make the president has long had il in
mind to offer. He is somewhat embsr
rassed 20 offer IL at this particular time
because II NAV now seem TO have been
urompted bv the recent overtures of the
central powers. II Is in fact in no way
associated with them In its origin and
The president would have delayed offer
ing Il until those overtures had been an
swered- but Tor the fact thai il also eOn-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
COTTON GOES UPWARD.
Great Upturn Due to the Prospects OF
Early Peace.

New York. Dec. 2l.-Cotton opened
at an advance OF from 26 to 3s points
to-day, the upturn being largely attrib-
uted to the overnight development re-
garding peace. Reports were in circula-
tion that one German steamship line
was planning TO resume service as early
as February |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-21
BROKE THROUGH ICE.
Man and Woman Drown in Pond at Ar
lington, Mass.

Arlington. Mass. Dec. 2l.-JOhn V. n.
Hatfield OF this town and girl believed
TO be Anna Doten of Somerville were
drowned in spy pond last night. They
broke through the ice while skating. The
bodies were recovered.