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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-12
TALK OF THE TOWN
See Abbott's blanket robes.


Special arrangements made for dinner
parties; dance hall accommodations; tur
key dinner next Sunday. Bancroft Inn
Plainfield. w. H. Snow, proprietor.
A regular meeting of st. Johns court
C. o. F., will be held Thursday evening
at o'clock. Installation of officers and
smoke talk. Every member is requested
to attend.
The condition of Frank Cove, the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Cove
of Eastern avenue, who was painfully in.
iured when an automobile collded with a
bicycle which he was riding, is reported
to be improving.
Miss Gratia Reardon. teacher in the
schools of Chelsea, visited her parents
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Reardon yesterday,
leaving this morning for Burlington to
attend the state teachers convention.
Peter Alexander of Nelson street, who
has been taking a vacation from his du-
ties as baggage master at the Central
Vermont station, resumed his work this
morning, after having passed several days
in Boston and vicinity.
Miss Hazel Hack, a teacher in the city
schools, and her sister, Miss Helene Hack,
who is a member of the teaching staff
at the Cobble hill graded school, left
this morning for Burlington, where they
will attend the state teachers conven-
ton before going to their home in Bran
don for the week end.
Pasquale Cola, charged with shooting
with intent to kill, has been released
from the county Jail and is staying At his
home on Brook street while recovering
from the effects of injuries about the
head. Bail of $4,000 was furnished by
Cois's friends this week and he viii be
at liberty under the bond until his case
is returned in the spring term of Wash
ington county court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Bissett Of
North Main street went this morning 10
Essex Junction, where they were guests
to-day of Rev. Charles Waite. pastor
IF the Congregational church in that vii
Isge Mr.. Bissett and Rev Mr.. Waite
we're schoolmates in Scotland and to-
lays meeting was one Of the few that
the two men have been able to bring
about since they parted. as boys. many
--ars aCo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-12
WhattheHOOSIER Cabinet
Will Do For You

Places for 400 articles all within arms reach.
40 abor-saving features each like helping hand
The Hoosier will cut your kitchen work in half.
Will save you miles of steps
Will save you hours of weary toll.
Will make it pleasure to cook and bake.
Will save your energy and beauty, and keep you
feeling young and strong
Will help you get good meals quickly.
Will help you tidy up in just few moments when
the meals over.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-12
Columbus Day Band Concert.

The Cristotero Colombo band, under
direction of the leader, Peter Gropelli.
will celebrate the anniversary of Column
bus discovery and will give a concert on
the City park this evening from 1880 to
$3.50 o'clock. with the following program:
America
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-12
Centralized Store House
Prices and Terms

There are over 100000 Hoosier Cabi-
nets in use. Enormous factory output
makes our low prices, which now range
from $20.85 to $4,000, possible.
Have the Hoosier delivered at once by
paying only S1.00! You may make pay
ments at the rate of $1.00 per week. And
regardless of the room in your kitchen,
there's special Hoosier model to fit, at
price you can easily afford
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Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27

Hand to hand fighting between the
French and Germans near Neuville
took place when the French tried to
retake trenches captured from them
by tho Germans. Berlin reports that
all the attacks were repulsed. The
French and Germans( near Melville
Germans nine craters they had occu-
pied several days ago and in mining
operations the Argonne forest have
destroyed German trenches.
On the; Austro Italian front Italian
positions near Oslavia have been cap
tured by the Austrians, who made
prisoners of As officers and 1,197 men,
according to Vienna.
The Turks claim that another at
tack by the British near Mentarie, east
of Kit-el-Amara, was discontinued
after the British had suffered "ap-
palling losses"
An unofficial despatch says that Bull
garians invading Albania have come
in contact with and met defeat at the
.lands of Albania troops led by Essad
Pasha, provisional president of Alba
MIA, who is cooperating with the en-
terte allies.
The representatives of the Montene-
grin government, according. to a vi
emma despatch coming by way of Ber-
liu at last have signed articles regard
ing the disarmament of thu Montene-.
grin army and the MorteEegTins are.
everywhere laying down their arms.
The British house of lords has pass
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
AN EVENT REMARKABLE
IN ANNALS OF CRIME.
st. Louis Woman Shot Burglar, Who
Proved to Be Feminine Aciskbor.

81. Louis. Mo, Jan. 2e-With the
house darkened and pistol in hand,
Mrs. Jennie 0. Thornhurg tonight
awaited the return of burglar who
she believed had made frequent visits
to her home. At s o'clock as the
burglar pried open bedroom window
and jumped into the room, Mrs.
ThornbErg fired. Then she turned on
the lights and recognized the body of
her. next door neighbor, Mrs. J. F. Nc
Williams.
In the dead woman's hand was found
q fiat file about a foot long. A pocket
in her apron was filed with matches
and several unpaid coal bills.
When Mrs. Thornburg realized she
had killed her neighhor she became
hysterical. She is heing held pending
action OF coroner's jury.
Mrs.. Thornburg tonight told the po-
lice her house had been entered several
times recently and once fur coat
and SIX pair OF silk stockings had been
Btclen. In each case. she said, match
es had been strewu about the house
At Mrs. McWiIiiams' home scores of
cheap novels were found.
Mrs MdWilliams' husband is a, rail-
way mail clerk and could not be locat-
ed tonight.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
ENLARGEMENT or NAvY's
HOSPITAL FACILITIES
Urged Upon the House Navel Commit
tee as lp'perative.

Washington, Jan. 96.-Material en-
largement of the navy's hospital facili-
ties was urged upon the house naval
committee as imperative by Surgeon
General Braisted, who testified today
at hearing on the naval appropria-
ton bill He said an increase Of about
1000 men in the hospital corps was
needed and that new modern hospital
ship and improvements in existing
land hospitals should be authorized.
The navy department. the surgeon
general said, already was working out
plans for hospital ship to accommo-
date 500 patients, an appropriation for
which Is asked in the pending navy
bill. Both the Relief and the Solace,
the navy's only hospital ships, were
old and inadequate, he said, but il a
new ship were authorized the Solace
might be put into shape, for use in
Pacific waters.
South OF Norfolk and San Francisco,
the surgeon general explained the navy
at present has virtually no hospital
facilities. He said the hospital corps
should be enlarged from the present
1000 to 2,700 and that "a more sur
geons were needed.
Surgeon General Braisted said that
he had recently searched the country
in vain for loo ounces Of quinine for
the American marines at Haiti and
that when he sent abroad for the drug,
holders had wanted four dollars an
ounce instead of the usual thirty cents
Finally he had to borrw the quinine
from the army.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
WILSON DoEsN,E BELIEVE
IN PROTECTIVE TARIFF.
Tells Congressman kitchin So in Let
ter About Tariff Commission.

Washington, Jan. 26. - President
Wilson today sent a letter to Chairman
Kitehin of the house ways and means
committee explaining why he had
withdrawn his opposition to tariff
commission and now was urging the
creation of such a body by congress.
He wrote frankly that he had changed
his mind because "all the circum-
stances of the world had changed"
Declaring that he had mo thought
whatever Of a change in attitude tow
ard the so-called protection question"
the president said the proposed COM
mission would have nothing to do with
theories of policy, but would be
charged only with the duty Of seek
ing facts to guide congress in legisla-
ton. In another letter to Mr. Kitchin
on Monday he had set forth fully his
ideas of what a tariff commission
should be and urged that the ways and
means committee consider the matter
Immediately. He favored a wholly nom
partisan, expert organization.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
DANIELS SAYS PRESS
SHOULD RESTRAIN ITSELF
About Pressing the Government Into
Hasty Action.

New York, Jan. 2e.-The newspapers
Of the United States Ought to be
chary Of anticipating and thus forcing
the hand OF the government and press-
ing 1t into hasty action" Josephus
Daniels, secretary of the navy, de-
clared in letter to the Brooklyn Press
club read at a meeting of the organiza-
ton held to celebrate the opening of
new quarters.
'Tn a time of crisis" the secretary
wrote, when false step on the part
Of the government might plunge the
country into war, war which might
have been averted by a little prelim-
mary exercise of reason, the press of
the country must perforce restarin it
self. 1t must not rush into premature
publication
Secretary Daniels said that this
country would perish without free
press" but that, SO far as possible.
American newspapers ought to sup
port the foreign policy of president,
whatever party be in power. in time OF
grave international crisis
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
NO NEW PROJECTS FOR
RIVERS AND HAR1oRs.
Committee Cuts Out s1,s7o,ooo Propos-
ed for Connecticut River

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-The rivers
and harbors committee voted today to
Include no new projects in its forth
coming bill. but to confine appropria-
tions solely to projects already au-
thorized. thus limiting the total to ap-
proximately $4,000, ,444.
Among the proposals cut out by the
Committees action are: New York
harbor, upper bay and East river and
He'll Gate, s14,280, 900; Boston harbor,
S1,545, 900; Connecticut river Connec-
ticut and Massachusetts, $1,7so. 900.
Boy Drowned in East Haven.
New Haven, Jan. 26,-Stanley Clark,
aged 4, Of this city, was drowned In a
small pond in East Haven today. He
was playing on the shore and tumbied
into water over his head. Doctors
worked vainly over him for an hour.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
Car Loaded With
Powder Blown Up
IN YARDS OF THE N. G w ROAD
AT RLUEFlELD, w. VA.
THIRTY PERSONS HURT
Fire Followed the ExplosIen-shook
Was Felt for Miles and Hundreds
Of Windows Were Rroken-cars
Loaded With Dynamite Nearby.

Bluefeld. w. Va, Jan. 26:-More
than 80 persons were injured, fve Sc
riously, here tonight when a car load
ed with black powder blew up in the
local yards of the Norfolk & West
ern railroad. Fire followed and be-
fore the flames could be controlled,
several cars loaded with merchandise
had been destroyed. Three cars con-
tanning dynamite were on a nearby
siding at the time, but firemen sue
ceeded in removing them to a place Of
safety. The cause has not been de-
termined
mile and half from the business Sec
ton. The shock was felt for miles and
hundreds of windows were broken.
Many persons at first believed that an
earthquake had occurred.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
To sh Ship
Purchase Bill
ADMINISTRATION LEADERs BE.
LIEvE PROSPECTS BRIGHT
is A REVISED MEASURE
President Wilson Has Outlined New
Proposal TO Congressman kitehln,
Who Has Announced He Will Sup
port II.

Washington, Jan. 26.-Prospects for
passage Of government ship pur-
chase bill are believed to be bright
by administration leaders who saw in
in conferences President Wilson had
today with democrats who opposed
such a measure last year, indications
that united support for the revised
proposal eventually would be won.
Urging Members to Hasten.
The president continued during the
day to urge leading members Of con-
gress to hasten action on important
legislation. He discussed the ship bill,
particularly with Majority Leader
Kitchin of the house ana Senator
Clarke of Arkansas. Later Represen-
tative Kitchin said the bill If present.
ed as outlined to him would receive
his support. Senator Clarke would not
discuss 1t, but some of his friends said
they believed the measure could be
submitted in form to meet his ap-
proval.
Senator Simmons, chairman Of the
senate finance committee and Repre-
sentative Fitzgerald, chairman of the
house appropriations committee, were
among those who went to the, White
made it clear that matters before
congress which the administration
hoped to see pushed ahead Of every
thing else were the following:
Matters to Be Pushed Ahead.
ing army reorganization and increased
naval construction.
Creation of a merchant marine de-
signed to serve as naval auxiliary in
time of war.
Revenue legislation, including revi-
sion of the income tax law and crea-
tion of a non-partisan tariff board.
The Philippine self government bill,
which will include a provision grant
ing independence within two to four
years, provided satisfactory steps are
taken in the meantime to establish a
stable independent government
Conservation bills for development
of water power and mineral bearing
lands
Among democratic senators who
fought the ship bill last year. and wi1c
have discussed It recently with the
Hitchcock, O'Gorman and VardamAn
| 1t became known today that one eve-
ming last week Mr.. Wilson surprised
a congressional party Of ladies and
gentlemen by appearing unannounced
at Senator C1arke's hotel. where he
conferred for half an hour with the
Arkansas senator in a corner of the
hotel lobby.
Inclined to Oppose Government oper-
alton.
The opposition senator's have ex-
pressed satisfaction over some features
| of the new bill but are inclined still
to oppose anything that might make
| government operation Of ships prob
able. AS now proposed, the bill would
provide for government operation in
case satisfactory leases to private COR
porations could not be made.
The bill probably will be disposed
| of in the house before the prepared
| ness measures are introduced there
1t is understood the presidents inten-
| ton is to have all the differing fac
| tions of his party satisfied with q
measure before it is made. Much time
will be saved by thus thrashing out
differences before the bill reaches the
/ floor.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
BRITISH ORGANIZED LABOR
SHOWS PATRIOTS SPIRIT.
Adopts Two Resolutions Expressing =
Resolve to Carry the War Through.

Bristol England, Jan. 26, 8 p. m.-
British organizad labor on the first day
Of a. conference which has attracted
worldwide attention outvoted the ex-
treme socialist anti-war section and
adopted two resolutions expressing the
patriotic resolve to carry the war
through.
James Ramsay Macdonald, socialist
and labor member of parliament for
Leicester, and Philip Snowden. social
list member for Blackburn, by the pow
er of their eloquence tried to persuade
the delegates to vote against the mo-
tions, but when requested to define
their position clearly, made evasions
and were unable to convince the con-
ference.
One representative Of the socialist
section, when asked to state the terms
on which the socialists would have
participated in a voluntary recruiting
campaign, declared: "On no terms.
He innmediatalE lost his hold on the
delegates who were overwhelmingly in
the opposing camp.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
1000 BUYERS ATTENDING
FUR AUCTION IN NEW YORK.
First Days Sales Realized More Than
$500, 900.

New York, Jan. 26.-More than 1000
buyers are attending the first fur
auction ever held here. In all $4,000
skins are to be sold and their ap-
praised value is $1,500.000.
The first days sale yesterday real
lied more than 100000. 1t was stat
ed that the attendance exceeded the
crowd at the fur auctions in Londan,
and Borough President Marcus NJ
Marks, in opening the auction, said
there was no reason why New York
could not become the fur center OF
the world.
The first days offerings consisted
chiefly Of bearevr, fisher and
foxes. The highest prices were:
Beaver, extra large, $10.S5; small
and medium beaver, $5.65; southern
otter $3.50; South American otter
S2.25; evtra large fisher, $3.50; me-
dunn and small fisher, $3.50; wc/yer-
inc, $40; cross fox SIC; red fox num-
bers 1 and 2. $S. and red fox $5.35.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
ESTIMATES GIVEN SENATE
MILITARY COMMITTEE
Plant Costing s4oo 1000, with 100000
Workmen. Would Be Required for
an Army of 100000 Men.

Washington. Jan. 26.-Estimates
were given the senate military COM
mittee today by Brigadier General
Crozier, chief of ordnance, showing
that n plant costing 100000, 900, oper-
ated by a force of 10000 workmen,
would be required to manufacture am
munition and war materials necessary
to keep an army of a million men in
the field and equip an additional mil
lion recruits.
General Crozier strongly disapproved
any proposal for government monop-
oily of the manufacture of war sup
plies, insisting that best results could
be accomplished by relying upon pri-
vate establishments to supplement the
of war
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
REV. N. D. HILLS AND
NEPHEW ADJUST MATTERS.
Suit Against Pastor of Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, withdrawn.

New York, Jan. 26.-Charles T. Lark,
attorney for Rev. Newell Dwight Hills,
pastor of Plymouth church, made pub
lie today an agreement signed by DR..
Hills and his nephew, Percy d. Hills,
in which the latter withdrew the libel
suit against his uncle
The suit was filed as the result of an
alleged statement by DIR. Hills that he
had paid out a large sum in settlement
of his nephew's debts.
The arbitrator found that DR.. Hills
did pay out a large sum of money in
which his nephew was more or less
interested but they were not debts of
his nephew
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
A NARROW ESCAPE FOR
EIGHT ICE HARvEsTERs
Supply Wagon in Which They Were
Riding Was Struck by Train.

Meriden, Conn, Jan. 26.-Eight ice
harvesters had a narrow escape from
death tonight when the pay train
from Hartford struck a supply wagon
they were riding in, killing one horse
and wrecking the wagon and harness.
es. The men were just leaving Beaver
Lake where they had been working
and the wagon was crossing the tracks
on a private way. On account of the
dense fog the train was not seen until
it was so feet away. The engine struck
the forward part of the wagon just
few seconds after all the men, but
the driver had jumped, warning hav-
ing been given that the train was
coming. The driver was knocked about
20 feet across the tracks into a vacant
lot and was not found until half an
hour afterwards He sustained a
broken left shoulder. None of the
other men were hurt, but they were
greatly unnerved.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
CHARGED WITH MURDER
OF CHICAGO POLICEMAN
Couple in Custody For Robbing of
Cook Tourist Agency.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Frank Pace and
q woman said to be his wife, are in
custody today in connection with the
robbery of Cook Tourist Agency and
the murder of Bror A. Johnson, a po-
nceman, last Friday.
At the rooming house where the two
were arrested the police found three
wigs, one of them answering the
description of the color of the hair of
the woman accomplice in the murder
and robbery. A hat similar to that
worn by the woman was also found.
AT the police station the woman said
that she and Pace were married in
Canada last September and that they
since had been at PAGES home in Kan
sas, coming here from there the day
before the johnson murder.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
RAPID WORK OF
U. s. SUPREME COURT.
Takes Indefinite Adjournment Because
of Lack of Cases to Argue.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The extra
ordinary rapidMy with ich the SUI
present term resulted today in the
court being forced to take an indefin-
ite adjournment because of lack of
cases to be argued. It was probably
the first time since its Organization
that this condition has arisen. A
meeting to announce opinions will be
held January 81. when recess until
c4creary 81 will be taken So many
cases have been submitted without oral
argument, passed and continued, that
the court is nearly 100 cases ahead
in the regular call of where it usually
has been at this time in previous
years and this has taken counsel by
surprise.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27

Providence, R. L. Jan. 2e. - Mrs.
Elizabeth F. Mohr. on trial with two
negroes on the charge of numbering
her husband. DR.. G. Franklin Mohr, as
serted on the witness stand today that
she loved her husband and as always
oes1rous OF effecting a reconciliation
with him. She denied uneuuiyocaily
that she ever plotted to have nfm
killed
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
MURDERED IN NEW YORK.
Found in Furnished Room with
Their Skulls Crushed.

New York, Jan. 26.-Mrs. Rebecca
Pullman, so years Old said to be the
wife of Chicago business man, and
her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Bazell, 25
years old, were found dead in a furn-
ished room here tonight. After an
investigation Coroner Healy said their
skulls had been fractured. A blood
stained axe, such as is used by lath-
ers. was found beneath a bed in the
room.
Two hours after the bodies were
found the police sent out a geaeral
alarm for the arrest of Nathan Pull
man, husband of the older woman, on
a charge of homicide.
The Pullmans, according to Jacob
Bazell their son-in-law, came here
from Chicago two weeks ago to visit
relatives.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
COMPLAINT AGAINST NEW
HAVEN'S POLICE CHIEF
That He Refused to Raid Saloons
Charged With Doing an Illegal Busi-

New Haven, Conn, Jan. pa COM
plant was made to Judge Hall Of the
city court today by Liquor Prosecutor
Dickerman to the effect that Chief Of
Police Smith has refused to raid sa-
looms which have been charged with
doing business illegally. The state
police have visited the city recently
and there have been numerous prose-
cutions and subsequent fines of the sa-
loon keepers who were found to be
doing business on Sunday or otherwise
violating the law. Mr.. Dickerman's s
charges were made in writing to the
court.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
CLOSE RANGE BATTLE
FOUGHT AT MELVILLE
French Tried to Retake Trenches Captured From
Them by the Germans
BERLIN REPORTS ALL ATTACKS WERE REPULsED

Austrians Have Captured Italian Positions Near Oslava
Turks Claim That Another Attack by the British Near
Mentraie Was Discontinued After the British Had Suffer
ed Appalling Losses"-Bulgarians Invading Albania
Have Been Defeated by the Albanian Troops -Montene
grin Government Has Signed Agreement for Disarma-
naent-N Military Service Bill Has Passed Third Reading
In the House of Lords.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27

Great Britain is preparing protest
to the Carranza government against
the seizure OF British property in
Mexico.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
MILFORD WOMAN INDICTED
IN FIRST DEGREE MURDER.
Mrs. Sophia Krause, Who Drowned
Her Children in Reservoir.

New Haven, Conn, Jan 26. - The
grand jury today returned an indict-
ment alleging first degree murder
against Mrs. Sophia Krause Of Mil
ford, who during At of dependency
drowned her two children in reser-
yoir recently.
A similar indictment was returned
against Raffaele di Gennarro of this
city, accused Of the murder of his wife
her ethree years ago. He was recently
arrested in New Jersey
Both were later arrested on bench
warrants and held without bail to
await trial
Norwich bulletin., 1916-01-27
FIRE DESTROYS FAMOUS
MAINE GUNNER HOTEL
Marshall House, York AsrSor. Built
in fs70--I.oss Estimated at 100000

York Harbor. Maine. Jan. rs. = The
Marshall house, ere of the Oldest sum-
mer hotels on the Maine coasts, known
to visitors from all parts Of the coun-
try, waB burned tonight. It was be-
ing prepared for the opening of the
season and was occupied only by a
caretaker. The loss is estimated at
s2e0. .90e, part OF which is covered by
insurance. The cause has not been
determined.
in height and had about 200 rooms It
was built in 1870.