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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
GETS s1,7s7.33 DAMAGES
For Death of Boy in Canal at Reads
boro

Rutland, Oct. THE jury in the case
of Victor A. Agostini, administrator OF
Livio Franceschetti, aged five years, VS.
the National Metal Edge Box Co. OF
Readsboro yesterday afternoon returned
a verdict awarding the plaintiff damages
of $l,7S7.33. Nearly six hours were re-
quired to reach decision. The boy
Livio, was drowned in the defendants
canal and the administrator sued under
a negligence act for $4,000, claiming
that the stream was not properly guard
ed.
Frank Roberts, who has served two
years in states prison al Windsor, plead
ed guilty to burglary OF the East Rye
gate postotiice and was sentenced to serve
six months at the house of correction,
Fred Bailey, who was brought here from
Chittenden county jail, admitted sending
obscene literature through the United
States mails and was fined 1928 and costs.
Robert Williams of Burlington, a rail
road porter. pleaded not guilty to an in
dictment charging him with having a
quantity of heroin in his possession un-
lawfully and viii stand trial.
The grand jury, which had been at
work since Tuesday morning, completed
its duties yesterday and was discharged.
Nothing was made public as to the num-
Der of bills found and those not found,
but Foreman Park H. Pollard of Chester
handed Clerk F. S. Platt a bundle Of
about dozen papers, indicating that a
lot of business was considered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
BETHEL rs HOPEFUL.
That Big Granite Contract for Chicago
Building May Be Secured.

Bethel, Oct. IA very persistent ru
NOR that the Woodbury. Granite com
pany had been awarded the contract tc
furnish material for the proposed West.
ern Union terminal at Chicago, or at
least that it was awarded on Thursday
was denied yesterday at the company's
office in this place, where it was stated
that when action by the Western Union
was deferred last spring a date about
this time was named at which the mat
ter would be again taken up; but owing
to the continued abnormal cost of steel
and consequently OF any buildings OF
that class, even if taken up, nobody ex-
poets contract will be awarded at pres
ent.
The Woodbury. Granite company has
a bid in for the contract and considers
its chances good when the time comes. At
present about Is men are working at the
local sheds, where usually 200 or more
are employed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
To Witness Opening Game
Between Brooklyn
and Boston
CARRIGAN UPSETS
ALL CALCULATIONS
By Announcing That Choice
of Pitchers Would Not
Include Leonard

Boston, Oct. T. Clear skies, light
breezes and moderate temperature COM
bined to-day to form perfect weather
conditions for the first game of the world
baseball series between the Brooklyn Ma
tionals and the Boston Americans.
The question of who would pitch for
Boston was still an open one as the
crowds surged into the Braves field when
the gates were thrown open at Q o'clock
this morning. Manager Carirgan had up
set all calculations at the eleventh hour
by authorizing the statement that his
selection would lie between Ruth, Shore
and Mays. Ruth was regarded as the
probable choice. Previously it had been
intimated that Leonard would be called
upon, and the reason for Carrigan's choice
was not known.
For Brooklyn il was thought that
Marquard would serve his left handed
shoots. The identity of the pitchers was
a considerable factor in the making up of
the lineup of either team, both Manager
Robinson and Manager Carrigan relying
on interchangeable outfields to bring out
added strength and having in mind the
ability of the different players to hit
left or right-handed delivery. Before
the game it appeared that the lineup
would be as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
II. S. FARM LOAN
BOARD GETS
100000 LETTERS
Many People Seek the Aid of the Board
to Save Their Mortgaged

Washington, Oct. Enough appli.
cations for farm loan association char
ters to assure the success of the farm
loan banks have been received by the
farm loan board, it was learned yester-
day.
A bushel of mail day has been the
average received. Included are 100 900
requests for information about the act
a record, officials think.
One form of request noted by the board
is from persons who want Immediately
loans TO keep their rural homes and
farms from mortgage foreclosure. A
Long Island woman owning an acre of
land asked the board to extend credit
because she would lose her home, 9TH
erwise, being behind in the interest on a
mortgage she made to enable her to
live through last winter.
The board was forced to reply that
until farm banks are organized the mon
ey appropriated by Congress unavail-
able.
The board yesterday announced it will
hold hearings in Trenton, n j., Oct Is;
Harrisburg, Pa, Oct. Il, and Baltimore,
Oct. Is. Secretary McAdoo and Com
missioners Norris and Quick, Lobdell and
Smith will make up the party.
The board wants TO obtain the at
tendance of farmers and other persons
interested in or having information about
farms and farm problems. Among the
questions it will take up viii be interest
rates. commissions on loan, the difficulty
OF obtaining loan extensions and the ef-
feet of credits on farms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

| Members Of the Meadow Brook Coll
club met last evening and nominated a
committee to make preliminary arrange.
ments for the annual Meadow Brook ban
quet, which is to be held on the eve OF
Thanksgiving day. The banquet, which
will be held in Clan Gordon hall will be
followed by dancing and the presentation
of the trophies.
At the regular meeting of Ida Read
chapter, w. c. T. L., which was held Fri
day afternoon when the members were
entertained by Mrs. Fred d. Becklev of
Park street. part of the time after the
regular business session was given over
TO completing arrangements for the an
nual convention of the state W. c. T. O.,
to be held in Barre next week. Accom-
modations for nearly all of the delegates
expected have been provided.
Miss Mary Given, a teacher in the
schools of Chelsea. is passing the week
end at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Given of Richardson street.
Atty. II. Irving Foster of Claremont, y.
H.. returned to his home to-day. after
passing few days in Barre on business.
Mr.. Foster will 60 from Clsremont to
Boston tomorrow to be present for the
second game of the worlds series. He is
a cousin of George Foster. the well known
Red Sox pitcher, but Boston George is
not the only Foster in the family with
a big league record. Atty. Foster, him
self, won considerable renown as a twirl
er in the old Boston National team un-
der Tenney and in his college days he
played first at Dartmouth and then at
Boston university. He is an enthusiastic
Red Sox fan in the present series and
naturally looks TO the New England
team to win the bunting again this year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
BROOKLYN.
MASTERING OUT TROOPS.
Four Companies Released From Federal
Service To-day.

Burlington, Oct. Companies I OF
Brattleboro, X of Springfield, l. of New
port and d of st. Johnsbury were mus
tered out of the federal service to-day,
Companies A of Rutland, B of St. Albans,
and NJ cf Burlington will be mustered
out Monday and Companies F of North
field, G of Winooski and H of Montpe-
lier will be mustered out Tuesday.
An organization which it is hoped will
finally comprise all of the members of
all National Guard organizations which
saw service at the border has been in
augurated by the first regiment of in
fantry, Vermont National Guard. The
following temporary officers have been
elected for the organization, which will
be known as "The Military Order of the
Centipede": President, Col. Ira L.
Reeves; treasurer, Lieut. Harold F.
Wakefield; secretary, sergt. Maj. II. B.
Shaw.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
TO REPRESENT VERMONT.
Boys and Girls at National Dairy Show
in Springfield, Mass.

Boys and girls demonstration AM
Judging teams, covering projects indicat
ed below are to represent Vermont al
the national dairy show and eastern
states exposition at Springfield, Mass, OF
Oct. l3.
|. Team to demonstrate and Judge in
poultry. John A, Alexander, South Roy
alton; Bertha +. Belknap, Cavendish, and
John II. Vondell, Windsor.
g Team to demonstrate and Judge In
farm and home handicrafts, Sherburne
G. Potts, st. Johnsbury; Orris jerks
St. Johnsbury, and Stanwood Brooks, St
Johnsbury.
3. Team TO demonstrate and Judge in
dairy project, Dewey A. Spooner, Barre 4;
Reginald Reed, Concord, and Ralph Bal
entine, East Calais.
4. Team to demonstrate in pig pro-
jects, Ralph Hovey, Lyndonville; Alice
Hoyt, Lyndonville; Reginald Grady, Lyn-
donville.
5. Team to demonstrate in canning,
bread making and garment making, and
to judge in canning, Dorothy Smith, JET.
fersonville; Hazel Cyr, Jetfersonville; Ina
Westover, Jeffersonville, and Lessie NJ.
Cobb, Jeffersonville.
6. Team to demonstrate in potato, mar
ket gardening and corn projects, and to
judge in potato project, Otis C. Chad
wick, Randolph Center; Harold l.. Poor,
East Brookield; Edward c, Melby,
North Ferrisburg.
The teams are to leave their schools
on October IL, and will meet at White
River Junction, from which place they
will proceed by the $3.50 p. m. train to
Springfield.
Schools where the young people are
enrolled are plrnning to give them an
inspiring send off Other schools along
the route of travel will probably meet
at their respective railway stations to
cheer the teams.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
RUMANIANS ROUTED.
Along Front so Miles Long-Bucharest
Admits Defeat.

London, Oct. Turning against TIN
Rumanians who had been advancin,
steadily in eastern Pennsylvania Austro
Hungarian and German troops have de
feated the invaders decisively along {
50-mile front. North of Forgaras at the
juncture of the Homorod and Alt rivers
near Reps, the Rumanians are in retreat
pursued by the Teutonic troops.
The successful repulse of the invader:
on the southern end of the line was in
the hands of Gen. Won Falkernhawn, for
mer chief of the German general staff
who only last week routed the Rumani-
ans around Hermanstaadt and drove
them back to their own frontier North
of Reps the Austro- Hungarians recap
tured positions and took more than 200
prisoners. Bucharest admits the Ruma-
nian troops in eastern Transylvania
have been withdrawn before attacks by
superior forces in the region of Forgaras.
In Dobrudja heavy fighting continues
along the line south of the Constanza.
Bucharest railway with Bucharest re.
cording progress for the Russians and
Rumanians in the center and on their
left wing.
While Gen. Brussiloff apparently has
ceased his attacks against the Austro-
German lines in Volhynia west of Lutsk
he continues southwark his assaults with
great intensity against the positions of
the Teutonic allies guarding the ap-
proaches to Lemberg, capital of Galicia.
Although the Russian attacks were held
up northeast of Lemberg those south
east of the capital, according to Petro-
grad, resulted in taking of positions
south of Brezany and the capture of 500
prisoners. Berlin. however, declares that
all Russian attacks in Galicia have been
repulsed and that the Austro- Germans
have taken 1900 prisoners from the
Russians.
In Macedonia the armies of the en-
tente allies continue to advance. The
British troops which crossed the Struma
northeast of Saloniki have taken Nevol
yen which was evacuated by its defend
ers. South of Monastir, Serbia, violent
fighting in the region of the Cerna river
is reported by Paris.
The artillery continues active on the
Somme front in France, according to the
reports from the war Office of all the bel
lgerents.
A delayed dispatch from Constantine |
pie tells of the route of Russian troops |
northwest of Hamaden, Persia. Tribes |
men in Ispahan, says Constantinople,
have revolted and driven the Russians
from the city. Petrograd, on the other
hand, reports progress for the Russians
west and southwest of Trebizond in Ar
menia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
State Department Officials
Know Nothing of Gerard's
Rumored Errand
Won BERNSTORFF
CALLS 1T UNTRUE
Sensational Report Gets Lit
tie Support in Wash
ington

Washington, D. c., Oct. Ranking
officials of the state department say that
they have no information to indicate
that Ambassador Gerard is bringing
home request from Germany that the
United States intercede to end the Euro
pean war, aud were inclined not to be-
lieve the story Count Won Bernstorff,
the German ambassador, declared he
knew positively it was untrue.
| While the department does not believe
| Mr. Gerard would accept so important a
mission without notifying his govern
ment, it is realized that available means
of communication between Washington
and Berlin are hazardous where delicate
subjects are involved The ambassador,
| it is felt, might ke especially reluctant
to attempt to communicate with the de-
partment regarding matter as impor-
tant as a peace proposal, with the risk
that his message might fall into the
hands of the allies.
Officials at the department said only
specific request for mediation would
bring about any effort by this country
to effect European peace. It is felt
both groups of belligerents have been so
rigid in their attitude that any advance
by neutral would have to be extremely
cautious.
There is a growing conviction among
some officials that military peace
brought about by almost direct negotia
tions between the belligerents will be the
probable outcome of the war.
New York, Oct. THE New York
Evening Post yesterday published a
story saying that ii has been learned
from a trustworthy source that Ambas
sador James w Gerard, now on his way
back from Germany, viii lay before
President Wilson request that the
president use his good Offices in suing
for peace with the allies.
Germany has definitely decided to APP
ply to President Wilson," the article
reads, "to use his good offices in suing
for peace with the allies This was
learned yesterday from sources in a po- |
sition to have absolutely trustworthy in
formation on these matters.
1T is understood that Ambassador |
James W. Gerard. who is on his way over
lere, will lay the kaiser's request before
President Wilson within a week.
t is fact, however positively it may
nave been denied officially, that the pos
,ibility of President Wilson acting as
Mediator has been discussed by German
,ffieials with Ambassador Gerard. 1t is
therefore, by no means surprising that
he reports now take definite shape In
with Mr.. Gerard's trip to the
United States"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. John Mulroy of Brattle-
boro were among the visitors in Barre
to-day.
| Dennis Sweeney, a ~motorman, began a
vacation Yesterday from h/ djrsies on
the interurban line of the B. & M. T. &
2. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. 2. Schofield, who have
been visiting friends on North Main
street for several days, left this morning
for St Johnsbury, where they will visit
for few days.
John Muiry, who has been employed
at the A. p. Abbott store during the
past five years, completes his duties
there tonight and will leave for Port
land. Me-. where he will enroll in an au-
tomobile school.
With the completion of the state case
against E. Albano in county court last
night, the criminal docket is ended and
most of the cases set for trial in the
September term will be continued, to sp-
pear again in the docket printed for the
March term. States Atty. F. E. Gleason
considered recalling the grand jury to
hear the evidence in the case of State VS.. I
Pasduale Cola, but the respondent will
not DE brought 10 llldl ih INC
term. Friends of the man who figured IN
a North Seminary street shooting last
Sunday made renewed efforts to secure
bail for the man this morning. A num-
Der of Barre cases where prosecutions
were started in the late spring and sum
mer have been added to the hangover
list.
ATTY. Stanley c. Wilson Of Chelsea,
chairman of the state Republican com
mittee called on several Barre people
while on his way to the cap
itaI TO arrange for the opening of state
beadouarters for the party. Most ofsthe
heavy artillery that is to be used in the
Vermont brosdsides this year will not be
,roucht into the state until the latter
,srt Of the month, or on the eve of the
election. IL is reported that Vermont's
in Congress, with the er-
,eption of Senator Page, who is Ill, will
y available for campaign duty in their
,stiye state after Oct. 10. Local Rspub
leans are anxious to have at least one
allv in Barre before Nov. Z. So far ss
an be learned nothing has been done in
he wav of procuring Democratic cam
airn speakers for Barre. In 1919 Dud-
" Field Malone. collector Of the port Of
,ew York. and Congressman William
Iurray. sfterwsnd postmaster in Boston,
poke for the Democracy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Revs W A. Dawson and j. s. Braker
returned this forenoon to Burlington
after having assisted in services at the
First Baptist church.
| Reginald Davis commenced vacation
of few days from the z. NJ Lyon gro
Gerry to-day and will leave this afternoon
for Plainfield, where he will visit at the
home of his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gray of South
Main street left this morning for Leba-
non, n H., where they will visit at the
home of Mrs. Gray's sister, Mrs. L. Ak
telle, for several days.
A continuance in the case of State VS..
Mrs. Z. Albano was granted by Magis-
trate II. W. Scott In city court this morn
ing. Mrs Albano, whose husband was
found guilty in county court last night
of assault with intent to kill, was con-
victed of selling liquor in city court a
fortnight ago and was given two weeks
to raise fine of S400 and the costs Incl
dent to her prosecution. In the extended
period she hopes to receive favorable
news from her son, who is in California.
A second continuance was granted to-day
in the case of State VS.. Guilo Valsengia-
10, charged with breach of the peace,
who is to receive sentence Monday on
plea of guilty entered last Saturday. Leo
Granai, the boy whom Valsengialo, a
blacksmith is alleged TO have struck
across the arm with PAIR of tongs, was
on hand this morning to see his alleged
sentenced.
County Agent F. Fl. Abbott returned |
to Barre this morning from Duxbury, |
where he attended the Duxbury grange |
fair and children's exhibit yesterday aft |
ernoon and evening. The fair was |
great success in every way and one of |
the largest crowds was in attendance of |
any of the grange fairs in Washington
this year. The children's exhibit
was big feature of the entertainment,
rs the children showed some nice things.
Supt. Darrows of the Duxbury school
district, gave a talk which was followed
Dy well planned program. To-day Mr..
Abbott is gathering plant specimens to
lend to Springfield, Mass, to be displayed
It the convention later in the month.
lie has secured prize root of alfalfa
yrown on the George Mcfarland alfalfa
lot on the South Barre road, the seed
,eing sowed in June, 1915. The root of !
he plant measured ~ inches in length s
md had a good brush Of small roots ;
which branched from the main root stock. &
This field of alfalfa has been harvested {
our times this year, with five tons of !
av for the crop. The stalk of hay which
yill be sent to Springfield was the fifth
roWth and measures about IL inches 7
rom the root to the tips OF the leaves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
SUSPECTED CASE AT BRANDON.
Schools Have Been Closed Because oi
Apprehension.

Brandon, Oct. 7.-School was closed
here yesterday noon until further notice
on account of the development of sus-
pected case of infantile paralysis, Myr-
tie Marsette, the nine year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Marsette of
Maple street The girl was taken i'll
during the noon recess. She had not been
feeling well for several days and had not
been in school, but felt we'll enough to
attend Thursday morning <nd was al
lowed to go. One of the child's legs ap-
pears to be paralyzed. The state board
of health has been notified and will prob
ably investigate the case at once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
NEW VERMONT CORPORATION.
Boys and Girls Agricultural and Indus
trial Exhibition.

To awaken more general interest in
vocational education and industrial train
ing through exhibits is the aim of the
Vermont State Boys & Girls Agricul-
tural & Industrial Exposition, Inc, which
filed articles of association to-day with
the secretary of state. The Office of the
organization is to be located at Burling
ton and the subscribers are Archibald c.
Huni of White River Junction, E. l.. In
gals, NJ. B. Chittenden, f. B. jerks and
Henry A. Hagar, all of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

A party consisting of Messrs. J. X
lSweeney, Maurice Mccarthy, P. n. Muir
ply and Leon Deering visited friends or
Seminary street yesterday, while on theiI
way from their camp at East Alburg
where they have been encamped during
the past three weeks, to their home in
Manchester, n II.
At the Swedish Baptist church to-mor.
row, Sunday school will meet at 1880
Send your boy and girl and we will take
good care of them. At p. M, preaching
service, extra music and singing. Tues
day and Thursday. p. m, evening school
for studying English. Reading, spelling
and composition work will be taken up.
Free to all. n. c. EdwalD minister.
The funeral of Arthur Isabelle, the
young son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Napoleon
Isabelle of upper Graniteville, whose
death yesterday followed an injury re-
ceived in the Boutwell,, Milne and Var
mum quarry a week ago, win be held in
st. Sylvester's church at Graniteville
Monday morning at Q o'clock. Rev. Jo-
seph Tureot will officiate at the services.
James Manos. who has been in charge
of shoe shining parlor and hat cleaning
shop in the basement of the Durkee block
for the past four years, has disposed of
his business at 66 North Main street to
Nicholas Struntsos, who arrived here
from Burlington last night The new
proprietor is to take possession of the
business Monday morning and he will be
assisted by his brother, Harry Struntsos,
who has been employed in Winooski for
some time. Both young men have had
considerable experience in the shining
line. Mr.. Manos has not completed his
plans for the future, but he expects to
visit relatives in Burlington, Winooski
and Lowell, Mass, for a time.
Among officials of 100 distinctive trade
unions canvassed by the Literary Digest
for straw vote on the presidential cleo
tion, members of the granite cutters and !
paving cutters unions were asked to |
register their preference Out of 457 re-
quests of this kind, 332 leaders and Off |
cials claimed that their members favor |
Woodrow Wilson's reelection. Benson, |
the Socialist candidate, had AZ votes and |
Charles E. Hughes 43 votes. Thirty four /
officials thus queried were non-committal |
or replied that sentiment among the
g their trades was so divided
rs to preclude the possibility of an ac-
,urate reflection of sentiment.
Seventy-ive members of the class of
1917 at Spaulding high school journeyed
asst evening TO Williamstown for husk-
ng bee at the farm of Kimball Chyno-
veth. TWP barges were required to
transport the seniors and the members
II the faculty who accompanied the stu
Ients. The corn huskers were Hospitality
eceived at the Chynoweth farm and no
ime was lost after the seniors arrived
n getting down TO the corn shocking
business in the granary. Afterward a ,
luncheon consisting OF coffee, cake. dough-
.uts and sandwiches was served. The ,
aculty members who made the trip in :
luded Miss Waugh, Miss Carter, Miss I
,ewborg, Miss Crosby, Miss Robinson. I
Iiss Howard. Miss Eva Smith, Miss NJ. ,
.mith. Charles l. Brown and John T. z
hubbard