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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-28
VELVET JACKETS AND WHITE SPORTS SKIRTS.

Here are the clothes; If you need our
advice, cali on U.s..
Among the fashions which were insti-
tuted in Paris for the American trade
was the black velvet Jacket with the
white skirt, and the American women
have turned and twisted it into whatever
shape they desired.
From present indications 1t would seem
that the velvet jacket in any form might
be a rival to the colored sweater, when
the season advances We are not tired Of
the gaudy, knitted Jacket that has ruled
the continent for two years and which
has turned our summers into tropical jun
giles of blazing colors, but, being human,
we want more kinds of jackets than one.
and the idea Of black or dark blue velvet
rather pleaSeS our fancy.
Now It Is Sleeveless.
The sketch shows one of the new
est of these black velvet jackets, which
is made quite gay by deep bands Of white
marabou in imitation Of the modern
sweater, which is considered incomplete
by many fashionables unless banded with
peltry.
This jacket is slashed at each side, cut to
deep v at the neck, back and front. and
has no sleeves. The marabou is often re-
placed by rabbit, fur that Paris uses
on everything from shoetops to hats.
This sleeveless trick Is not new. but
it is growing in strength Jumpers have
always had a wide following whenever
they came into fashion, and for year
the designers have insisted upon variety
of garments with emphasized armhoies
and without arm coverings.
Cheruit inaugurated house jacket last
winter made of black velvet with fine
military gold braiding down the front and
at the armholes, and with this garment
went pair of separate chiffon sleeves
made to so over the arm in loose folds.
The women who adopted it often omitted
the sleeves and used it as a jumper for
house gown of thin material.
Showing the Sleeves.
For this autumn there is similar
jacket made of heavy satin and of satin
cloth which is used by women as a sub
stitute for a genuine coat 1t allows
one to keep on wearing white shirt
waists with dark skirts. for the only parts
of the blouse that show are the sleeves
and collar.
We have long since passed the day
when any one with the slightest pretense
to fashion considered it permissible to
wear white shirt waist with a dark
skirt out of the house.
The skirts that are worn with the new
kind of velvet jacket, which is a substi-
tute for a sweater, are of white satin.
Sometimes the deep hens are corded at
the top or finished with form Of stitch
ing that is imitation of quilting. Did
you know that this kind of work Is quite
fashionable? Immense quilted pockets
are quite the smart thing on sport skirts.
Copyright, 1915. by Mcclure syndicate.)
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The thing that most perplexes you
May thus be made quite clear.
Stupid. stupid, stupid" exclaimed
Peter Rabbit, as he watched Jimmy
Skunk out of sight. He didn't mean
Jimmy: he meant himself Here I
have been running my legs Off trying
to find the hole of Rattles the King
fisher, without once stopping to think
that I never have seen him near the
place where I have been looking
Jimmy Skunk is right. He certainly
is. The place to look for Rattles is
near water. No one sees him anywhere
else except when he is flying across
from one body of water to another. OF
course, if he lives around the water he
must have his home near it. That
means 1t is somewhere along the
Laughing Brook or near the Smiling
Pool or over by the Big River. I won
der which place to visit first. Let me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-28

Swift & Company's Sales OF Beef In
Washington, D. c., for the week ending
Saturday, Aug. 26, averaged as follows:
Domestic Beef. 1892 cents per pound
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The bread may also be Drowned and
dried in the oven. For this purpose
it may be cut in many ways Very
thin slices cut across twice give good
pieces. These are put into lukewarm
oven and dried until they are crisp,
curled and golden brown. Or the bread
may be cut in thicker pieces and
Drowned and dried slowly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-28

Pulled bread. too. is good To pre-
pare this take the inside Of a fresh
loaf. pull 1t to pieces and dry and
brown to a light golden color these
pieces In a lukewarm oven.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-28

Then the bread may be served in
thin slices. cut in halves, and two half
slices. folded together. served at each
place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-08-28

To begin with. bread for dinner may
be served in the form of small blocks
perhaps two inches square. cut from the
crumb or inside of the loaf, without
crusts. These are served without but
ter
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lI1IILESoR!Es
%BE1DTInTE
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
s(Copyright. 1916 by T. W. Burgess.)
Peter Takes Jimmy Skunk's
Advice.

What you don't think Of. others may,
SO lend a heedful ear,
The thing that most perplexes you
May thus be made quite clear.
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INTERESTING BREAD.

The staff of life occasionally pals on
the fastidious appetite. We wish, some
times that bread were favored with
vanilla, or that it were rose color, or
that in some other way it deviated from
the monotonous simplicity of it's daily
characteristics.
Bread can be served in SO many diff
ferent ways that it need never become
monotonous. OF course. there are many
kinds of bread--made with rye or corn
or graham or some other -four. But we
are talking about plain white wheat
-four bread.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
Sentiment Grows in Eng
land Toward the Scheme Of
Married Men Enlistment
DERBY RECRUITS
WANT OTHERS IN
Discussion Was Held
in the House of
Commons

London, March lit was past
o'clock this morning when the House oi
Commons adjourned after a protracteo
debate, nominally on army estimates, but
really covering wide range of topics
There were many heated passages re-
garding the problem of calling up mar.
ried men.
There is widespread feeling that COM
pulsion should be extended to the mar
ried men, as considerable part of the i'll
feeling among married men now being
called to the colors is due TO the fact
that those who voluntarily enrolled un-
der the Derby scheme must go into the
army, while the married men who de-
clined the invitation to enroll are al
lowed to continue in their civil occupa.
tion.
1t is stated that the widespread agita-
tion on the part of the married men
has already interfered somewhat with
the war office arrangements, but there
is little doubt that the calling up of
further groups of married men will be
only briefly postponed
Among the proposals now being con-
sidered is that of extending the military
age for single men to As years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
NO POISON IN BODY.
Rutland Mans Death Partly Caused BY
Alcoholism.

Rutland, March l7.-State's Attorney
C. V Poulin of this city yesterday re-
ceived from the state laboratory of hy-
giene at Burlington report of the re-
suit of the examination of the stomach
and other organs of Domenico Ragosto,
an Italian, whose body was found under
supicious circumstances in a house on
Meadow street in this city little over a
week ago. No poison was discovered.
There was a great deal of alcohol in
the mans system. as shown by the anal
ysis, and il is the doctors belief that he
died while in an advanced stage of alco-
holism, choking by reason of greens
which he had eaten filling the trsches,
serving to hasten the end. The wine
found in the room where the body lay
did not contain poison.
Notwithstanding the disclosure that
the man was probably not drugged and
there were no marks Of violence on his
body. the states attorney, who has en-
ployed detectives at Boston. will continue
the search for members Of the Gruppe
family in whose apartments Ragostos
body was found. Suspicion % robbery
falls upon them because Ragosto had
money just before death and
the Gruppos left town very suddenly
and have not been heard of since.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
IN A SERIOUS CONDITION
As Result Of Shock and Exposure to
Frigid Temperature.

James Donahue. aged so, is at the City
hospital in a precarious condition as the
result OF paralytic shock and resulting
exposure which he suffered in Webster
willie late yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Donahue has been making his home with
the family of Samuel Corey. During the
day he appeared to be in his usual health,
going to the store and making a few
purchases In the afternoon he went to
a small shed near the house for an arm
ful OF wood. Members OF the family,
noting his prolonged absence, followed
him to the shed and found him lying
PROSTATE. Apparently he suffered
shock while bending over for wood He
had been lying on the floor of the shed
several minutes.
He was removed to the house and DR..
n. f. Avery of East Barre was sum
moned. The physician diagnosed the
as affecting the entire left side.
He advised his removal to the City hos
pital and Whitcombs ambulance was
called at late hour. Mr.. Donahue lost
MS power of speech after the shock, but
lfterward he was able to speak brokenly.
To- day his condition was reported TO
show but slight change. Owing to the
mans advanced age, his chances for re-
'overy are regarded as uncertain.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
GERMANS FORCED BACK
When They Attempted to Carry French
Position at LIE Mort Homme.

Paris, March 1.-THE French officia
statement last night said:
North of the Aisne there has beez
artillery activity on both sides in the re
gion of Bois Des Buttes, south of Vile
Aux Bois.
''ln the Argonne we carried out con-
centrated fire on the German organiza-
tions northwest of the road from Va
rennes and on batteries in action on the
outskirts of Monfaucon.
West of the Meuse, after very vio-
lent bombardment of our Bethincourt.
Cumiers front, the Germans launched
during the course of the afternoon a
powerful attack against our positions at
lie Mort Homme. The assaulting masses.
which came on like waves, were not able
to gain footing at any point and were
forced back in the direction of the Bois
Des Corbeaux. where our concentra ted
fire, let loose Immediately, inflicted
heavy losses on them.
"On the right back of the Meuse the
activity Of the artillery redoubled east
and west of Donaumont, as we'll as
around the village of Vaux. No infan-
try attack was carried out, however.
Nevertheless, our batteries took under
fire on several occasions troops engaged
in evolutions in that region.
"In the Woevre rather spirited bonn
bardment on both sides occurred in the
sectors at the foot of the hills
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17

best thing they could do. Their depar,
ture, they said, was not caused by any
overt acts on the part of the Mexicans
or failure on the part OF the ae facto
government 10 offer protection. Eleven
Americans joined the party at Monte.
rey.
There were number of American
women in the party, inelhding Mrs. Will
liams. Consul Williams said he would
remain at Laredo or near the Mexican
border pending instructions from the
state department. lie refused to discuss
his leaving Mexico.
Other members of the party said they
had decided to leave because Torreon
was considered to be in Villa territory
and therefore unsafe for Americans. They
said they believed, however, that the Car
rama garrison was strong enough to hold
the city against Villa attack. A few
Americans remained. they
said.
Food conditions at Torreon also, IL
was said, influenced the decision to leave,
as the city was depending almost entire
ly upon supplies from the United States
Duango City, several of the American
refugees said, is cut off from all com
There are said to be at
least 20 Americans there. They said
they feared Torreon might be similarly
ISOLATED by Villa adherents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
DEATH OF ADDIE RICHARDSON.
Former Barre Woman Passed Away in
Brooklyn Yesterday.

Miss Addie Richardson. daughter OF
Mrs. Julia Richardson of 40 Jefferson
street and the late George Richardson,
died suddenly in Brooklyn, n. ", yes
terday, according to a dispatch received
here. Miss Richardson's sister, Mrs.
Clayton S. NTeaker and her husband, left
the city last night for New York. They
will accompany the body to Barre, arriv-
ing here Saturday night. II is probable
that the funeral win be held Sunday
afternoon.
So far as relatives of Miss Richardson
in Barre know. she had not been i'll and
it is thought that the end must have
come very suddenly. A letter received
from her this week indicated that she
was in her usual health. Miss Richard
son was 46 years old and was born in
Barre on the ancestral Richardson farm.
Richardson road. She attended Goddard
seminary and thereafter lived in Kansas
City. Hudson, Mass. and Brooklyn, hav-
ing made her home in the latter city for
the past six years. Her father, George
died in Barre June %, 1914
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
BOTH FEET FROZEN.
Vermont Man Walked Across Lake Cam
plain Ice to Enlist.

Plattsburg, n. Y, March l7.--Walter
Guyette of Colchester Point, Vt, was
taken in charge for medical treatment
at the depot last evening, both of his
feet being frozen as the result of walk
across the lake. Guyette was told at
North Hero that the 30th infantry sta
toned at Plsttsburg had been ordered
to Mexico and as he had desire to en-
list, he Immediately set out for this city.
He walked the entire distance across the
ice and early last night he staggered into
the depot completely exhausted He was
observed by the people there and they
contributed money to buy him some
food. Guyette was then turned over to
Chief of Police SENEGAL, who took the un-
fortunate young man to physician. 1t
was then discovered that the would be
soldiers feet were badly frozen. He was
taken to a hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
EXCITEMENT CAUSED DEATH.
As Mendon Farmer Tried to Extrieate
Team from Snowdrift..

Rutland, March IA sudden attack;
of heart failure induced by excitement
and exertion attending his efforts to ex-
| trieate from a, big drift of snow in front
| of the city poor farm on Woodstock ave
nue. resulted in the death of L. G. Stat
ford of Mendon, farmer yesterday aft
ernoon at 80 o'clock. He was So years
| old.
Mr.. Stafford was returning to his home
| from a trip to this city when his rig
became stalled He alighted from the
conveyance to aid the horse to plow out
of the drifts and while urging the ami
NAL to pull, suddenly toppled over back
wards in the snow. 0verseer John j.
Hickey Of the poor farm was watching
the man from a window and he rushed
to the aid of Mr.. Stafford, finding that
the Mendon man was dead.
DR.. +. H. Gebhardt, city health officer,
was summoned and after an examination,
He gave permission for the removal Of
the body to Spencer & Cantley's under
taking rooms. Later the body was re-
moved to the Stafford home in Mendon
accompanied by Mrs. Stafford, who had
been summoned to this city.
Relatives of the dead man said last
evening that he had been affected with
heart failure for some time. Mr. Stat
ford WAS born in Swanton in 1853. He
is survived by his wife, his mother, Mrs |
Elvina Reed, and daughter. He is also
survived by brother, Frank Stafford, !
who resides in New Hampshire and two
sisters, Mrs. w. Reed and Mrs. P. Reed |
of Pittsfield.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
MRS. MERRILL RUSSELL DEAD.
Montpelier Woman Had Been Ill for
long Time with Cancer

Mrs. Abbie MAY (Corsel Russell. wife
of Merrill Russell of Montpelier, died at
I 80 this morning at her home, l63 State
street, after a long illness with a cancer
which had confined her to the bed for the
past six months.
Mrs Russell was born in Montgomery
on Oct 4. 1855. being the daughter Of
.Iehial and Minerva Corse. She was mar
ried in Montgomery on Nov. I, 1874, to
Mr. Russell. who was then residing in
st. Johnsbury. They resided in st.
Johnsbury for FIVE years and then came
TO Montpelier. where they had lived ever
since. One child, I,ettie Nav. was born
to them but she died al the age Of l3
years. Mrs Russell leaves. besides her
husband. two brothers. L. II. Corse Of
Fresno. Cal. and Seth W. Corse. former
lv Of Montpelier and now located az Col
legeport. Tex. She was a member Of the
Methodist church. having joined when
she was Is years Of age. and she was
for time a member Of the New Eng
land Order Of Protection.
The funeral viii be held from the Rus
sell residence Monday afternoon at
o'clock. Rev. William shaw officiating.
and the remains viii BE- placed in the
tomb at Greeu Mount cemetery until
spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
OPTIMISM FELT
BY GOVERNMENT
Consul Silliman, Who Is with
General Carranza, Sends
Word to State Department
That Situation in Mexico
Is Considerably More Re-
assuring

Washington, D. c., March livery
satisfactory assurances regarding the at
titude of the Carranza government to-
ward the entering of American troops
into Mexico We're conveyed to the state
department to-day by Consul Silliman,
who is with Carranza. He reported that
no trouble from the Carranza forces is ex-
pected.
Overnight dispatches to Acting Sec
retary of State Folk and Secretary of
War Baker are said to be optimistic al
though the text OF none of them was
made public. Administration officials
said the Mexican situation seemed en-
tirely satisfactory and that the danger
Of active opposition by Carranza forces
was believed to be growing less.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
VILLA BANDIT CAUGHT.
He Revealed Villas Plans and Where
abouts in Detail.

Douglas, Arz., March l7.-General p.
Elias Gales, military governor of Sono-
ra. reported officially to General Alvaro
0bregon, Mexican war minister. yester-
day, that his command had captured
prisoner, who revealed Villas plans and
whereabouts in detail.
Copies OF this report. General Gales
said. were forwarded to General Gavira
by him and TO the United States army
officers at Columbus.
The man captured at Doe Cabezos was
in the attack on Columbus, Gales said.
adding:
''He informs me that Villa. after the
attack, went direct to the Corralitos
ranch. where he murdered seven COWBOYS
because they refused 10 give him horses.
From CoTalitos he went to Chossiat,
where he stopped on the 18th From
there he went direct 10 Galeana."
This Is the first prisoner known to have
been captured since Villas raid. He is
being held in Aqua Prieta.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
INADEQUATE DRAIN
SAID BY WITNESS
TO CAUSE LOSS
Testimony Being Taken in County Court
in Suit Brought BY B. w. Hooker
& Co., Against City of Barre
TO Recover for Damages
Done BY Water.

Testimony tending TO show. according
TO the plaintiff, the inadequacy of Barre
City's system of surface draining during
severe thaws or heavy rains was intro.
duced yesterday afternoon land to-day
in Washington county court during the
trial of the b. w. Hooker & Co., VS. City
of Barre suit. A, A. Sargent, manager OF
the Blanchard block, in which the Hooker
store is located, was the first witness
examined, occupying the stand for an
hour and a half. A plan showing the To-
cation of streets relative TO the position
of the Blanchard block was explained to
the jury by the witness and he told of
the arrangements of the surface drain
pipes and culyerts on Washington,
Church and Prospect streets near Main
street.
Mr.. Sargent said that the morning of
January Z, 1915, he was summoned to
the Hooker store by telephone, and upon
his arrival found water coming from
the catch basin on Prospect street, down
Enterprise alley and running into the
Hooker store basement. He testified
that the catch basin in Enterprise alley
was not sufficient to take care of the
water as it poured down the driveway
next to the municipal building.
Attorney for the defense objected to
questions being asked the answer of
which would describe the system, basing
the argument on the ground that the
city was not liable for the manner of the
construction of the system unless it was
shown that it was abuse OF the system
which resulted in the damage done. At
torneys for the defense took exceptions
to the ruling of Judge Butler on the
question of the admissability of such
evidence.
Marshall S. Rounds of the B. W. Hook |
sr company followed Mr. Sargent on the
stand and completed his testimony early
Jhis forenoon. He described the flood /
ng of the cellar and the damage done to /
'toek. The third witness put on by the
plaintiff was City Engineer Reed of
formerly the incumbent of
| similar office in Barre. He described,
much as had Mr.. Sargent, surface drain
'ipes, catch basins etc The case will
,robably extend over until tomorrow
nd possibly until next week if recess
5 taken earlier than tomorrow noon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-17
REP. GREENE AMONG SPEAKERS.
Before House Voted to Retain one-cent
Sugar Tariff.

Washington, ID. c., March l7.-Witl
thirteen Democrats and the Socialist
member opposing. the House yesterday
by vote of 346 to IA passed the admin
istration bill to retain the present tariff
of one cent a pound on sugar instead OF
permitting the free clause of the Under
wood Simmons tariff act to go into effect
May |. The measure now goes to the
Senate.
Voting against the bill were Represen-
tative Bailey of Pennsylvania; Buchanan,
SABBATH, McAndrews and Tayenner of Hi
nois; Galloway of Texas; Crosse and
Gordon of Ohio Hilliard of Colorado;
Howard of Georgia; johnson OF Ken
tucky; Thompson of Oklahoma, and Van
Dyke of Minnesota, Democrats, and Lon
don of New York, Socialist.
Debate on the measure aroused little
until late in the day. when
Majority Leader Kitchin took the floor
to close the argument. 1t was one of
the few times Mr.. Kitchin has appeared
for an administration measure during the
session. Almost every Republican mem
ber was present to see him quizzed by
bhe minority tariff experts.
A rapid exchange resolved itself into
a general assault on and defense of the
entire Underwood Simmons tariff act
Opening with the declaration that the
Republican party was the original free
sugar organization of the United States
md quoting from congressional records
md campaign books of the early '9o's, to
prove his assertions, the majority lead
,r drew attacks from former Speaker
cannon. Representatives Fordney of
Michigan, Cooper of Wisconsin, Greene
# Vermont, and other Republican tariff
pecialists.