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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
COLLEGE BOYS SAVED HOUSE.
But Barn of william Halnon in Middle
bury Was Burned.

Middlebury, Nov An alarm was
rung in about 2:30 o'clock Monday aft
ernoon for fire in barn on Shannon
street belonging to William Halnon, 40
feet west of his residence. Both hose
companies got their carts TO the scene,
doubled up their hose to hydrant on
College street, and the fire was sub
dued within half hour, The building,
though, was practically gutted. The
house, nearby, was in great danger and
very likely would have caught except
for the efforts of large body OF college
students, who We're soon on hand with
the college chemical engine. Mr.. Hall
non was away from home and Mrs. Hal
non knew nothing about the fire until
Henry Dumas, a neighbor on College
street, told her, and got the horse out
of the barn. There was small quanti-
ty of hay in the barn and that, with
some harnesses and farming tools, was
lost. The total loss is about $500 and it
is understood that it is partially covered
by insurance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
Exploration in Yukon-Koyukuk Region,
Alaska,

That part of central Alaska lying be-
tween the lower koyul<uk river and the
Yukon was until recently but little
known. In 1918 it was explored by II.
NJ. Eakin, and his results are presented
in report entitled ''The Yukon kuyu-
kuk region" recently issued by the Unit
ed States geological survey. department
of the interior, as bulletin 63l The re-
gion is essentially a rolling upland above
which rise some higher mountain masses
reaching attitudes of 5000 to 6.00O feet
This upland is broken by broad valleys
and lowlands. The mountain slopes are
clothed with spruce trees up to attitudes
of 1000 feet. Spruce and birch also
cover the lowlands. Above timber line
the vegetation Is chiefly moss. The tim
bered areas, notably in the lowlands,
are broken by meadows covered with
luxuriant growth of grass. Moose, carl
bou, and bear still roam over much of
this region, which is seldom visited by
white men. No important mineral re.
sources have been found in the Yukon
Koyukuk region, but many of the stream
gravels Garry some fine colors of gold.
This gold seems to have been derived
from the contact zones of granitic in
trusive rocks, which are abundant in
the region. That some of these deposits
are of commercial Importance is shown
by the fact that the placers of the In
dian river district, which lie in the Yu-
kon- Koyukuk region, have for several
years been mined on a small scale. 1t
is not improbable that other commercial
placers may be found in the region, but
the prospecting thus far done does not
indicate the presence of any very rich
deposits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE.
Hepburn Hall, Mems New Dormitory is
Proving Very Popular.

| Hepburn hall, the large new dormitort
for men, is proving very popular. Every
room is taken and there is waiting
list. 1t is quite an achievement for a
| college of $40 students to add residence
| for 100 to its equipment and fill it the
| first year. The result is due partly to
the attractiveness of the building with
| its large, well-lighted studies and bed
rooms and bath for each two men. An
enclosed loggia connects with cosy din.
ing room, and over this is one of the
most unique rooms ever provided for an
American college. 1t is n large social
hall and on the walls the donor has
placed about 25 trophies OF his hunting
expeditions in Africa and the Rocky
mountains. There are heads of moose,
elk, caribou, mountain sheep, several
species Of deer, and large Alaskan
bear, and of African animals rhinoccr
os, water buffalo, Gland, and several an
telopes and gazelles.
An experiment was tried in placing
a lady in charge of Hepburn hall. She
makes her home in the building and has
staff of mattresses who make the beds
and clean the entire building daily. The
boys like the plan and it results in
college home both cleaner and quieter
than the ordinary dormtory.
For twelve years Middlebury has made
an annual gain in attendance. The stu
dents now number $40, which is 27 more
than last year. The freshmen class is
1872 the largest the college has ever
had. Additions to the upper classes make
the total number of new students l3S.
There are POI men in college and 100
women This is the first year the num-
Der of men has reached 200. The num-
Der of Vermont students is l72, Ii more
than ever before. The numbers from
other states are: Massachusetts, 63,
New York 30, Connecticut 2s, New Jer-
sey 81. New Hampshire 10, Maine 5,
4, Rhode Island ,, Illinois
|, Colorado l. Ohio, |. The above does
not include summer session attendance.
Every student at Middlebury is a candi-
date for degree; there are no "spe-
cals."
The college is greatly enjoying the new
chapel, the gift of ex-Gov. Mead. The
fine pipe organ and the vested choir of 2+
voices under the leadership of Profess /
sor Hathaway, furnish excellent music. /
Visitors are nearly always present at the i
daily service, conducted by President !
Thomas. who also usually breaches at 4
The Sunday vesper services.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
BERLIN ADMITS LOSS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
Russians Forced Back the Austro- German
Troops in Tulghes Region But Lost
Near Bodsea Pass,

Berlin, via wireless, Nov. 7.--On the
Somme front yesteniay the British made
an attack near Eaucourt / Abbaye, but
were Immediately beaten back, the war
office announces.
On the Transylvanian front, in the re-
gion of Tulghes, the Russians yesterday
forced back the Austro- German troops
The statement says the Teutonic forces
gained ground west of Bodsea pass.
The capture of Russian bridgehead
on the Stokhod is reported by the war
office. On the northern part of the front
between Dvinsk and Lake Uarocz, the
Russian artillery is displaying marked
activity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
AUTOIST FINED 500.
Victor Stacy Pleaded Guilty to 0perat-
ing Car When Intoxicated.

The heaviest fine yet to be imposed i'll
Magistrate H. w. SCOTS court for vio-
lation of the automobile laws was meted
out Monday afternoon when Victor Stacy
paid a fine of 500 and costs of 50, hav-
ing reversed his plea of not guilty to a
charge of operating a car while intoxicat-
ed. At a preliminary arraignment in the
morning, the respondent, who was arrest
ed Saturday night on a complaint made
to Grand Juror William Wishart, entered
plea of not guilty and furnished bail OF
5000 Tor his appearance in the afternoon
Arrangements were being made for a
Jury trial in the council chamber to-day
when the respondent, through his attor-
nev. ]. Ward Carver, entered plea OF
guilty.
The case against Stacy was the out
growth of an accident on Berlin street
SATURDAY. night when Mr.. and Mrs. John
Shepard of east hill sustained injuries in
being thrown from their carriage, the We
bicle having figured in rcar-end col
lision with the respondents auto.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
ASKS RECEIvERSHIP.
Following Petition for Accounting of
!. H. Guild Company.

Rutland, Nov There was hearing
before councillor Frank /. Fish of Ver-
gennes at the county court house yester.
day in the case brought by Ella c. Rob
erts, Cornelius NJ. Sheldon, trustees of
the Methodist Episcopal church OF Ru-
pert against Charlotte NJ. Guild and
Charlotte NJ. Guild, guardian of Joseph
and Stewart Guild, also of Rupert,
The case was originally brought by
the plaintiff in an attempt to secure an
accounting of the defendant, who has
been conducting the business of the j..
H. Guild company since the death Of
DR.. Guild The concern manufactures
patent medicines. The plaintiff at the
hearing yesterday urged the appointment
of receiver and Judge Fish intimated
that such might be the proceedings, al
though he took the matter under ad-
visement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
CANDIDATE A SUICIDE.
Thereby Causing Complication in Mis-
souri Presidential Election.

st. Louis, No, Nov. Frank II. Ruhr
Republican candidate for presidential
elector, from The tenth Missouri district,
committed suicide yesterday, thereby
leaving vacancy on the Republican
ballot The Republican state committee
met and nominated Henry kersting to
fill the vacancy. The nomination Of
Kersting was too late to get on the Off.
cial ballot and Republican voters will be
urged to write in the name
The death of Ruhr and the eleventh
hour nomination. of Kersting it is
thought may result in division of the
Republican vote for elector from the
tenth district and even il Hughes carries
the state, it is possible that Democrat
will be elected in that district. In that
event Missouri would cast II votes for
Hughes and one for Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
Business Machinery.

An interesting exposition now being
held in New York is devoted entirely to
devices to aid business men, and their
variety is so great that it may almost
be matter for wonder that no machine
has yet been constructed to do the work
of the business man himself 1t has been
an astonishing, yet after all, a natural
enough development. this reaction of the
factory upon the office. Many men still
in business can remember when a steel
pen, a Speneerian hand, and head for
fractions were an adequate equipment.
Shorthand was saved for reporting
speeches, which now seldom need to be
reported because they are given to the
press in advance. The typewriter made
its way with difficulty, and the laborious
system of keeping books was so we'll es-
tablished that even small innovations
meant to save time were viewed with
disfavor.
When so much ingenuity was going
into the invention of new machinery,
however, il was impossible for the count
ing room to escape infection. and when
once the crust OF commercial conserva-
tism had been broken through, the eyo-
had never been realized how much OF the
routine of business is purely mechanical.
To record and reproduce words and fig
ures, to add or subtract, to put things
where they can be found, these are the
essential things and they all give great
scope to invention. In the old days,
years OF patient practice went to the
requirement of skill in doing what can
be better done by machinery. Skill with
the typewriter has become more impor-
tant than penmanship and for all we
know the typewriter itself may yet be
made automatic. The calculating ma
chine computes faster than the cleverest
accountant and makes no mistakes. BY
standardized methods the work of filing
has been reduced to minimu. and the
efficiency of the bookkeeper has been
greatly increased. That progress has
reached limit is not to be supposed,
but the transformation of recent years,
as illustrated by the exposition in prog
ress this week in New York, is one vet
Grams in business can best appreciate.
In the main, the change has been an
unqualified improvement. If there is an
diverse to the medal it lies in the tend
nncv inherent in highly developed ma
,hnery to run away with its inventors.
An excess of Office system exaggerates
the tendency toward standardization,
which is both the strength and the defect |
If American business. Foreign custom
,rs complain that they do not get the
personal attention which they receive
rom European houses. In SC far as this
criticism is justified it calls notice to q
'eal evil. When invention substitutes
for brains it is creating an
,rea of "bone headedness"; the remedy
5 to put what is saved in mechanical
operations back into the business in the
orm of active intelligence, available in
very department and from top to bot
ON. In a live business there should be
10 ossifed spots.-Springfield tMassl
Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
He Lived There, All Right.

An anxious father got wind of the ru-
NOR that his son was leading rather a
convivial life at college. But the son
strenuously denied the charge in letters
to his father. Still unsatisfied. the ia
ther made an unexpected visit to his
sons lodging place, and giving the bell a
manly pull was met by grim-faced
landlady.
Does Mr.. James Smith live here! ?"
asked the father
He does" replied the landlady Bring
him right in"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
Hughes Cast His Ballot in a
Small Laundry in
New York
WILSON DID DUTY
IN ENGINE HOUSE
Backfiring of an Automobile
Caused Excitement as
Hughes Emerged

New York, Nov. 7.-Charles L. Hughes
cast his vote soon after o'clock this
morning in small laundry on Eighth
avenue, almost directly back of his ho-
tel His ballot was number 49, which he
declared was his lucky number; and Il
was born on Friday, too" he added.
As Hughes left the polling place the
onlookers were startled by the noise of
a taxicab back firing. Half a dozen po-
lieemen jumped in the direction of the
disturbance but stopped when Hughes
smilingly pointed to the heavy smoke
hanging behind the stalled automobile.
Princeton, n. j., Nov. President
Wilson cast his ballot in an engine house
here shortly after 0 o'clock. He motored
over from Shadow Lawn, which he left
after 7 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
Did As She was Told.

"Now remember. Mary the teacher
said lust before the school exercises, IF
von forget some of the words when you
are singing your song don't stop. Keep
right on. Say tum- -tum- tummy y-tum, or
something like that, and the words will
come back to YOU and nobody will know
the difference. Now don't forget"
On exhibition day little Mary electri-
fed her audience with
80 and she wears a wreath OF roses
Around her Tummy tum-tum."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
SPLENDID WEATHER
HELPED VT. VOTE
Local Contests for Representative Served
to Bring Out Voters, There Being
Little Contest Otherwise.

Perfect fall weather served to bring
out a large number of voters in Vermont
to-day for the national, state, county
and town representative election, and the
indications early this afternoon were
that large vote would be polled. Al
though there was little prediction ac-
tivity on the presidential issue and prae-
tically none on the state election. the
contests over town representatives in the
246 towns, together with some scattered
contests over county offices, were incen-
tive for the voters to go to the polls
In Barre there was large early hour
vote following the opening of the polls
at O'Clock, mainly because of the con-
test for representative between Frank g.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
BRITISH ADMIRALTY DENIES
That Orders Were Given Not to Rescue
German Submarine Survivors.

London, Nov. THE admiralty last
night in published communication
again denied that it ever issued orders
that survivors of German submarines
need not be rescued. The communica-
tion states that the German press "is
trying to make capital cut of what they
describe as a second Baralong case, pos
sibly in order to incite American opin-
ion against Great Britain or as a pretext
for an unrestrained submarine cam
paign"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
FIRST ALIEN LAND
TO SUE STATE IN
SUPREME COURT
Cuba Asks Leave to File a Petition
Against State of North
Carolina.

Washington, Nov. Tn what was said
to be the first suit ever bsgun in the su-
preme court by foreign nation against
one of the United States, attorneys for
Cuba yesterday asked the supreme court
for leave to file an original petition
against the state of North Carolina to
secure payment of bonds valued at S2,-
100000 subscribed by North Carolina to
aid railroad construction in that state
nearly so years ago. Payment, it was
alleged has been refused
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
TWO HITS ON
DREADN0UGHTS
British Admiralty Claims a
Submarine Sent Tor
pedoes Home
RESULT OF ATTACK
rs NOT KNOWN
Vessels Torpedoed Are Said
to Have Been of the
Kaiser Class

London, Nov, THE claim that two
dreadnoughts were hit by British sub
marine which yesterday reported launch
ing a torpedo at and striking Il German
dreadnought in the North sea, was con-
tanned in a further report received from
the commanding officer of the submarine,
was officially announced to-day. The two
dreadnoughts claimed to have been
struck were battleships of the Kaiser
class
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
MAKES ANOTHER GIFT.
B. F. Fassett of Enosburg Falls Sets
Aside 81 600 as Trust Fund.

Enosburg Falls. Nov. l.--B. f. Fas-
sett, an old resident and member OF st.
Matthew's Episcopal church, who few
years ago gave $500 for building a
parish house, recently placed the sum OF
81 900 in trust with the Vermont do
cese to be known as the b. f. Fassett
fund and the income to be devoted to
paying the insurance on and keeping up
the parish house property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
But French infantry finally rushed the
place and held it with slight losses. The
battle continued into the night.
OVER 600 PRISONERS.
Taken BY French in Operations North Of
st. Pierre Vast Wood.

Paris Nov. THE French official state.
ment last night was as follows:
"North of the Somme we continued
our progress during the day in the north.
ern part of st. Pierre Vast Wood. We
have taken in this section since yester-
day over 600 prisoners.
"On the Verdun sector there has been
only an artillery struggle which contin-
ued in the Douaumont- Vaux -Damlop re-
gion.
"In the Vosges a'sudden attack of one
of our small,rosts in the Fecht valley
failed"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
A Revelation to the Cook.

A happily married woman who had en-
loved 80 wears OF wedlock. and who was
the grandmother of four beautiful little
children. had an amusing old colored
woman for a cook.
One day when box of especially beau
tiful flowers was left for the mistress.
the cook happened to be present, and she
said: "Yo' husband send YOU all the
pretty flowers you gifts, Missyyn
Certainly. my husband. NANNY
proudly answered the lady
"Gloryi' exclaimed the cook, "he ,ut.
tenly am holdin' out we'll"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
HALF OF BAY STATE
VOTE WAS IN AT NOON
In New Hampshire Cities,
Lines of Voters Were
Waiting When the Polling
Places Opened-Chairman
S. C. Wilson in Vermont
Claimed $4,000 Plurality
for Hughes

New York, Nov. Fair weather which
was general throughout the country ex-
cept in the Mississippi valley and in
western Colorado, accompanied by agree
able temperature, brought out the voting
hosts early to-day. Reports at noon for
virtually all sections indicated that a
heavy vote had been cast and some points
reported the bulk of the vote in before 10
this morning. The early vote was some
thing of surprise to politicians and
caused much conjecture.
New Ashford, Mass, was the first in
the country to report.
"The fight is won. We have Republi-
can weather and it is all over but the
shouting" said Chairman Wilcox 2f the
national committee at noon. He declared
that the result of the returns from New
Ashford was indicative of the whole
country.
Chairman Mccormick of the Democrat
ic committee had gone to Harrisburg to
vote. Henry Morgenthau, the chairman
of the finance committee, in commenting
on the New Ashford vote, said: "We
don't judge by pin pricks. We expect
an upheaval of the masses throughout the
country"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
IS AUTOS BURNED
When Large Garage at Newport, R. L.,
Was Destroyed.

Newport, r. J., Nov Fire starting
in the battery room of large garage
swept through that building and the Ho-
tel Dinsdale, adjoining, causing damage
of between $4,000 and $4,000 yesterday.
About 80 guests in the hotel were forced
to flee for their lives, the explosion of
gasoline tanks spreading the flames rap
idly. Thirty-fve autos were burned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07

Boston, Nov. Reports from various
sections of New England to-day indl-
Gated that record breaking vote was
being cast. In Massachusetts the early
vote was unusually heavy. In New
Hampshire cities large crowds were wait
ing when the polls were opened at 8
o'clock and the voters continued to file
through the booths in steady stream
during the forenoon.
Portland reported that indication that
the vote in Maine would nearly equal
the record vote of the state election in
September. Interest in the popular vote
for United States senator was one of
The features which brought out big
vote in Rhode Island.
Stanley c. Wilson of the Republican
state committee, said that the reports OF
heavy voting in Vermont during the
forenoon indicated that Hughes plural-
ty in that state would exceed 10000.
City elections in some parts of Connec-
ticut added to the interest in that state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
A Little Social Affair.

A woman, dirty and disheveled. went
into a public dispensary with her right
arm bruised and bleeding. As the sur.
geon applied the necessary remedies he
asked: Dog bite your"
mo. sorr," the patient replied, can
other loidy."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
PREDICT LORDS ELECTION.
As Representative in pelier-voting
Was Heavy.

til o'clock nearly six hundred voters
or practically third Of the total regis
tration had appeared at the polls and
+, was predicted that the vote in Mont
heller would be exceptionally large. The
Republican headquarters was established
in the block directly opposite the city
hall. Several wagers were made early
today that William A Lord, Republi-
can candidate. would win on the first
ballot the oiiiee Of city representative.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
CAMPAIGN MANAGERS
PLEASED WITH VOTE
Both the Republican and the Democratic
Headquarters Satisfied with the
Very Large Participation.

New York. Nov. liberalization was
expressed to-day at both the Republican
and the Democratic headquarters at the
fair weather for the election, and the
weather was expected to bring out
great number of voters. The early re-
ports from all sections of the country in
dicated an unusually large early vote.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
BRITISH MADE GAIN
DURING THE NIGHT
War Office Reports Advance in the Neigh
borhood of Butte de Warlen-
court.

London, Nov. 7.--Gains by the British
troops in the neighborhood of Butte de
Warlencourt on the Somme front during
operations last night were announced to-
day by the war office.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
ANCIENT CHURCH BURNED.
Loss in Manchester, N. H., To-day Was
$40 1000.

Manchester, n. H., Nov. THE South
Main street Congregational church, the
oldest in this section of the state, was
destroyed by fire of undetermined or
igin to-day, with loss of 10000. The
church was erected in 1920.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER.
WI Tung Fang's Appointment Approved
BY Parliament.

Pekin, Nov. 7.--Wu Tung Fang has
been appointed minister of foreign af-
fairs. His appointment was approved to-
day by practically the unanimous vote of
Parliament.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07

Barber Ito sleepy customer can't
shave you, sir, unless you hold up your
head.
$. C.-All right, give me hair cut
then.-Columbia Jester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
HUGHES CARRIED
NEW ASHFORD, MASS.
Smallest Town in Massachusetts Gave
Him 16 Votes, to Seven for Wilson
Latter Gained Three Over 1912
Vote and Hughes Had Three
More Than Combined Taft
and Roosevelt Vote.
and Roosevelt Vote.

Pittsfield, Mass. Nov. New Ash
ford, the smallest town IN the state, had
the distinction of being the first to make
election returns to-day. The polls closed
at 10 a. m, and the count showed that
Hughes had l6 and Wilson seven. In
1912 New Ashford gave Wilson four,
Taft seven and Roosevelt six
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-07
A HEAVY VOTE
is BEING CAST
IN THE NATION

Rowland, Republican, and Rev. j. B.
Reardon, Democrat. The polls are turned
on the representative election at 3
o'clock and on the presidential state and
county election at ) o'clock.