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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
st. Louis Cheers Genuine,
Not Pretended Neu-
trality"
PRESIDENT CLOSES
WESTERN TOUR
"Free Field and No Favor,
All That America
Wants"

ST. Louis Feb. 4.-president Wilson
declared here yesterday in the last
speeches of his present tour that he be
Ilieved there would never be another wal
like the present and that the war will
hasten the time of general peace, In
an address, before the st. Louis Business
Mems league, he explained that the
United States must keep out of the war
if possible, Gin order to help in the heal
ing processes"
The president declared that such a
war can never come again; that it will
never come again; and that the war will
put forward the time of universal peace
better than anything else could.
The president spoke to about $4,000
people in the Coliseum. He said in his
address that for the most part the in
structions TO submarines were in accord
with international law, but that the act
of one commander might cause trouble
America is at peace with all the
world and wishes to remain at peace"
he said.
ut would tear the heart strings of
America to be at war with any other
nation.
America has drawn no fine points,
no new issues in her international re-
Iations; she has merely asserted the
rights of mankind when the life of
mankind is threatened in world afame
with war. am ready to make every
patient allowance for those whose tenn
pers are upset by war. | am ready to
yield everything but the vital points.
am ready to make allowances for both
sides.
"You know how one set of belliger-
ents is shut off from the rest OF the
world Therefore, the United States is
not able to express itself toward them
ed States is really neutral. My fellow
while we know we know our
own purpose it does not follow that
other nations understand. The peace of
the world, including America, rests with
the remainder Of the world and not
with America.
"You have either got to get the men
of this nation ready to withstand the
first onslaught or you have got to be
ready to suffer from the first disaster |
"The plans now before Congress are
merely plans to save the lives of Amer
lean youths and those plans win go
through. | am not insisting upon de-
tails, but upon the principle.
"The coast line of the United States
$ so long that we ought to have the
greatest navy in the world.
Every day | have been away from
Washington have had just this feel
ng: The country is up; there is not
nan who is awake who does not realize
What the situation is and what we should
10 to meet the situation"
The president emphatically reiterated
hat he believed the United States was
With him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
Michel Far Reaching.

More than American shipping has
been hurt by the Furuseth-LaFollette
seamen's law. As correspondent of
thirty-fve years residence in the far
east writes in a letter to the Herald. the
action Of President Wilson in signing
this law has brought CONSERVATION to
all Americans in the Orient, for they
foresaw the downfall Of the entire COM
mercial fabric established there by the
labors and sacrifices of three-quarters of
century.
More than the ships have gone. With
them have disappeared the American adj
illustrative organization at Yokohama,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
NAvY's SECRET BOOK GONE.
Officers To Be Court Martialled for Loss
of Code.

Washington Feb. 4--Lieut. Herbert A
Jones. commander OF the reserve torpedo
tiotilla, and Ensign Robert d, Kirkpat-
rick, navigation officer, were ordered
court martialled yesterday because of the
loss or theft of the navy's secret code
book from the destroyer Hull.
Jones was commanding officer and
Kirkpatrick next in command of the
Hull, stationed at Mare Island navy yard
at the time the code disappeared
Navy officials admitted that the code
in the hands of foreign government
would prove more than merely embar-
RAISING to the department even during
peace times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
CONSUMPTION BILL
IN FORCE FEB. IL
King George Signs Proclamation Setting
Date of Military Service
Measure.

London, Feb. 4.-King George, at a
privy council yesterday, signed proc
lamation fixing Feb. II as the appoint
ed date on which the military service
act shall be regarded as coming into
force.
According to the law, all single men
between the ages of 10 and Al who have
not attested under the earl OF Derby's
recruiting plan and are not exempt un-
der the act are allowed until March to
attest. After that time they become
conscripts and may be compelled to
serve.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
Like Father. Like Son.

In the February Woman's Home Com
panion we read that young Richard
Mansfield at Is has distinguished himself
at the organization of amateur theatri-
Gals and has shown other capabilities to
be looked for in the son of the late actor
Let us hope this viii develop so that he
may carry on his fathers work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
BARE TOES GO IN BOSTON.
Mayor Will Not Stand for Uncovered
Ankles, However.

Boston, Feb. 4.--Mayor Curley has nc
objection to display of naked toes on
the stage. Anything above that doesn't
go. The mayors ediet was issued in re-
gard to the Russian ballet at the Bos-
ton opera house.
The city's board OF censors at Wednes
days meeting discussed the ballet in
formally, but decided to take no action.
Shortly afterward, however, the mayor
instructed John NJ. Casey chief license
clerk, to request the management of the
ballet to attend TO the matter of provid-
ing the dancers with a proper covering
for their lower limbs.
"The board decided there was nothing
irregular or improper about the ballet, ]"
said the mayor. u have requested the
management, though. to cover the bare
limbs. l have no objections to the bare
toes, however"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
VILLA NEAR BORDER.
With Mule Train of Stolen Gold Bullion,
He is Headed Towards Texas.

Fl Paso. Tex, Feb. 4.-General Fran
cisco Villa with a mule train Of stolen
gold bullion, is headed toward the in
ternational line in the Rosque Bonito
country near Sierra Blanc. Tex, accord
ing TO General Gabriel Gavira. command
ant at Juarez. Gayira said he had or
'dered Lieutenant Colonel Riojas at Oil
maya 70 close in on Villa from the east
while Major Ortiz moves from Juarez
and Guadeloupe and General Luis Her
rera from Chihuahua City, all on the
trail Of villa
The American vice consul at Durango
reported yesterday that he had been OH
cially informed that General Argumedo
and other rebel officers and men cap
tured BY General Muergula are being
brought to Durango.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04

take LAXATIVE BBONO QUININE
Tablets Druggists refund money II il
fails 20 cure. p. ". GROVES signature
j on each hox- 2se-Adr.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
FEDERAL COURT
UPHOLDS ELEC-
TION CONVICTION
Dom M. Roberts, Former Mayor OF
Terre Haute, and Ten Others
Appealed

Chicago, Feb. 4.-The convictions of
Dom NJ. Roberts, former mayor of Terre
Haute, Ind, and ten others found guilty
with him of election frauds, were sus-
tanned by the United States district
court of appeals here yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
WHEN TONGUE IS COATED

your liver is torpid and Is affecting
your stomach and bowels. To rouse
yaar Aver. take ;Ss piU9. purely vege-
table and in-all-ways satisfactory
Hoods Pills. They relieve biliousness'
constipation, all liver Ills. Do not irri-
tate nor grippe. Price use, OF druggists
or c. /. Hood Co. Lowell, Mass.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18
RAILROAD COMPANY
/ OFFERS RIGHT OF WAY

After lengthy debate by members
OF the Street Committee last night
on the cit Line proposition. a reso-
luton recommended by the City At
torney calling for the requirement by
condemnation of the necessary lands,
rights and easements to strip of
land lao feet wide. for the extension
OF Monument Avenue westwardiy over
the Belt Line, was adopted and re-
commended to Council. On suspen-
sion or rules last night, the Board
of Aldermen adopted the resolution.
President White and Attorney Eppa
HaHten.- representing the Richmond,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
Company, appeared before the COM
mittee. They stated that the company
would accept the Hawkins revised
plans, and stood ready to proceed with
the work of depressing the tracks as
soon as the city notified the company
that II had obtained the right OF way
for MorSment avenue. The company
will hold the city liable for one-half
the cost of the improvements.
As 20 Cost OF improvements
The City Attorney said the city could
not be held responsible for any part
of the cost. and he called the COM
mittees's attention to the fact that
there would undoubtedly be litigation
In he mater, and the proper thing to
,yio was TO proceed at once with the
work, and let the company stand the
consequences.
Mr.. Hunton said the company had
always stated that 1t stood ready To
cooperate and had given concessions,
and would even go further---it would
grant to the city the right OF way
over Monument Avenue, provided the
committee recommended the Han
kirs Revised Plans" and the city
would secure rights through the
Forebs property for the extension Of
Monument Avenue
Regardless of this concession on the
part of the company. the committee,
ON advice or the City Attorney. adopt
ed the resolution a. recommended By
Mr.. Pollard. and sent IL on TO the
Board of Aldermen
Mr.. Hinton stated before this ac-
ton WIS taken that he could not guar
antee that the company would adhere
to its offer 1T the matter got into Coun-
ell and litigation was precipitated. He
safd that the committee could accept
his offer and work could be proceed
I'D with. which would In no way in
terfere with the litigation which might
arise over the responsibility for costs.
IT Common Council concurs In the
resolution the City ATTORNEY may pro-
coed al once to acquire the property.
which the company agrees to cede to
the city b5 condemnation. but there
is little doubt that the ase will go
into the courts. Negotiations are now
pending, it was stated last night. by
which the right Of way through the
Forbes property win be secured by
the city.
Until action lis final In Council the
II IL conceded, will sit STILL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18
Calm REsPoRTED ON
GALiCTAN FRONT

Berlin. Jan. IL wireiess via Say
Vile 1.-THE following report was is
aned fran the Austro- Hungarian head
quarters today.
East front---The Russians OF the
BNssarabian and East Galiciap front
have not resumed their attacks. Cen
eral calm prevails.
THE Austria Hungarian troops east
OF Rarancxe have driven the enemy
from their advance positions, fiiled up
the trenches and constructed barbed-
wire entangIemerts. Ontposts of the
sArchduke Joseph Ferdinand's armies
have repulsed three Russian advances.
Italian front--Artillery duels are
proceeding st several places on the
1sonzc and In the Tyrol. The cap
ts1red trenches near the church AT
<lxiaeia have been@svacuated by the
Austrc- Hungarians, owing TO con-
tNnfrnted italian artillery fire.
"Austro- Hungarian aeroplanes have
forced several italian captive balloons
10 iaii1 and have dropped bombs or
she cnen1yss camps
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18
OKLAHOMA OIL TOWN
BUT SMOKING RUINS


&, Writ. Okla. Jan. I5.--Twelve hun
dred persons are homeless hare tc-
night following = iire which tpday
destroyed the business section az TIE
town, including hoteis and roaming
houses, occupied by oil operators ana
Their families The property loss Is
estimated at $156.000. A gasoline ex-
piosfon I'm small tailor shop before
noon started the FIRE. Four men were
shot. two of them probably fatally.
In gun fights which followed the lsnf-
ing Of quantities OF liquor found III
the business section.
Deputy u. s. Marshal knight. OF
Ardmore: Sheriff James Rifle and
other officers from Ardmore and Ring
ling are assisting the local constable III
maintaining order tonight.
DIR. r. Brewer, OF Ringing has
shipped 500 tents and food supplies
from Ardnore. They are expected TO-
arrive late tcnixht. MIG u u
Writ IL d frontier oil camp ana fr4E~
dItions were upheld when Buck
Roberts, maddened because Jonas
FeesAee made HIM dance BY shooting
at his boots. retalated " shooting
Fooshee just below the heart The
sxsssssf ~ aaeth4a tst4r ~ 7cxprcted to .tfie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18
|IlnI[l's CAPTAIN
FILES AFFIDAVIT
MAN HnID As HosrA \
In Order 10 Compel Delivery Of Food
Supplies TO Submarine Member Of
Grew Was Taken aboard Austrian
WarcTaft.

Washington, jan iT--~rhe State
Department today received an am
davst from Captain Thompson. OF the
Standard Oil tanker Petroiite. which
was shelled BY an AUSTRIAN submarine
of Alexandria, Egypt. on December
6.
The affidavit contains the statement
that the submarine held a member Of
the crew as hostage for q time. and
that the commander laughed when
told one of the men on the steamer
had been wounded by his shells.
All that State Department officials
will say IN the subject is that II
further evidence shows Austria to
have violated International law, a. pro-
tests will be made as In the case OF
the Ancona.
The following il a paraphrase of the
affidavit of Captain Thompson.
The Petroiite left Alexandria on
December 4. On December at
o'clock in the morning, an Austrian
submarine was sighted. A shot was
fired by the submarine and the Petro-
lite was ordered to swing around
broadside In order that the submarine
could see the name and nationality OF
the PetroIiie. The engines were or
(
ment made by the second no. tie the
submarine fired second time and
this was followed by the firing OF at
least fourteen shells at the steamer.
Woundcde One Man.
OF ff1E captain OWL knowledge,
one OF the shells entered the side OF
the ship and wounded a man by the
name OF Larsen. The wound was
caused by a piece of a brass cap of a
she'll. Being ordered b ythe subma-
rine captain they put off in a small
| boat and went out to mec- the subn1a-
rine. The commander of the subma-
rine asked If he would sell MIN food
Captain Thompson said that he would
not, The submarine commander In
sisted, declaring that he was obliged
10 have It.
THE Austrian submarine command
er kept on board his vessel from the
boat In which Captain Thompson APP
preached, a person who In stated to be
an American citizen. This person
Captain Thompson says. was held by
the submarine as a hostage until the
food was obtained.
Laughed When Told OF Casualty.
THE second mate il reported al
stating to the Austrian commander
that one OF the men on the Petroiits
had been wounded and at this the of
/ ficer laughed After the submarine
! COTS It's supplies Thompson was al
+ lowed to go back to his ship.
required three and a half hours q
make the necessary repairs caused b,
the sheiifng OF the vessel. After THU
the Petroiite proceeded to Gibraltar
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18

London. Jan. l7s-4c Colonel i. ii.
House has sucoeeded lii maintaining
the yeil Of mystery which has sur~
rounded him Since a was aisi,oanceds
that he had come tu EUROPE % Ill
special mission for President wilson
ofiicislly, Of course colunei House
il not recognized here but that IL has
talked with number ii I'M ataainx
! men OF the country. both iii saisd 6l1f
OF petition is undeniahia Au1Uis1
these Is Mr.. Lloyd George. with whom,
have good reason for knowing. he
had q very pleasant and prctisable
chat
Matters Of great interest In hnts,
countries arising out OF the war were
discussed unofiicialty, OF course. by
far the most important and outstants
ing subject was that Of the proposed
blockade Of Germany. Y:
There is reason to behave thai
Colonel House knows exactly what
President Wilson's feelings !, are RS
gArding this. and. what Is more. he hfs
/ them be known 10 certain persons
here where this knowledge; would 40
tho most good. 1t Ii felt here that
mt1ch.di fiicailty would be cleared from
the Presidents path II the haockads
Il In this direction that 1 look for re-
suits from Colonel House, visit.
EiKna haze bean yern apparaHt- Ia
the newspapers during the past two
weeks OF y great public and press dc-
nand for using the power Of the
British navy To the utmost IN prevent
ms supplies from reaching Germany
If this he done-alld everyone here be-
heves II can and will be done, very
psSff z 4r.,te 14~f1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18

.;. ~ ,a.,an co,on., fsrunav.
,ybc had hasaechea All bands 10 vote
10 centra,ixa mower AM, responsibility.
voted for the report, Mr.. Gunst, who
had made an -appea4 70 keep the health
board intact. voted against the re-
port Mr.. Melton; whose effort faaled
TO have the Auditor elected by the peo-
pie, stood by the committees report.
Mr.. Mitchell, who had delivered sew
erai hot speeches against ths abolition
OF the boards, swatted the report. Al
so Mr.. Nielsen, whose eHdeavor to have
the vote OF fifty per cent placed In
the enabling bill, had been defeated.
was against the report. Mr.. Paul
stood by his original colors and voted
to retain the boards. Messrs. POWERS.
Fuller and workman stood by the ship.
and Mr.. Adams yctRa against the report
Of the committee. of which he WAS q
member. and which report recommend
ed the abolition Of all. the boards e
that made the vote TO 9. and the
motion Of Colonel Grumpy was lost
The Crux OF the situation.
Ti,e section under debate ives the
rea, juice OF the orange. Previous
sections had given the Mayor and Adj
rainisfratiye Hoard the pnM,er. The
elimination Of the section referred to
will necessitate the going over the en-
tire measure before II can be dis
posd of.
Colonel Grundy. as cha .rman OF the
Finance COMMITTEES. recommended
that the section fixing 81 L. per cent
OF the approximate revenue to be
snent in nakinr I'M tho budget. with
21-a per GER. IA a reserve fund. as
amended in the original recommends
fion from the COMMITTEES by the Cons
mon Council was voted back to s5
per cent and on this recommends
naner win have to 70 back to Common
rouncii for concurrence It was stat
"a NJ rolnneI Grundv that the sum
was CONSISTENT with the demands Of
tho civ ana should he NO naf,re than
az mar cent
While Alderman Mitchell protested
that the naner co,,id - carnplNteiy
considered r. the sittinr. II Il took
untit dayflrff. Nj. powers motion 10
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18
SPEEDING ORDINANCE
APPROVED BY MAYOR

Judge Richardson YESTERDAY after
noon decided In the appeal case OF
W II. Davis, a chauffeur. who had
been fined 800 by Justice crutchfeld
under the state law for speeding, that
such cases should be tried under the
city ordinances, and he dismissed the
case. The state law provides for an
arrest In such cases. The ordinances
simply provides for report and sum
mons.
The Mayor late yesterday evening
signed an ordinance fixing a maximum
fine for speeding. IT was introduced
In Council by Councilman jeff Powers,
and provides a fine of S25 for the first
speeding offense. $50 for the second,
and 800 and revocation of license
for the third II fines are not paid
n Jail sentence may be imposed.
r. Gray Iaddon brought the case
zip in Hastings Court az a test. Judge
Richardson Sustained him in his con-
tention-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18

-
ed by Common Council. was concur
red in.
Real Fight Opens.
Then the real work Of the evening
started. 1t was evident from the be-
ginning that there would be oppose
ton TO the sections of the committee
report pertaining to the health. fire
and police departments. Some mem
bers wished the departments To re-
main as at present Others desired
the Health Department to remain, but
to have the Police and Fire Boards
abolished. while still others were will
ing to place the Police Department
under control of the Mayor, but wish
ed the Fire Department to remain as
at present, and the Health Board
placed under the Administrative
Board. There were several members
who would have placed the Fire Board
under the Administrative Board.
Neither Of these several elements were
strong enough in themselves, but
when it came to the adoption of the
section abolishing the Fire and Police
Boards. and placing both departments
under the Mayor. a consolidation of
forces. on tie vote. defeated that Sec
ton.
Alderman Melton strove hard to in
sert section providing for the election
of the City Auditor by the people. as
formerly, rather than by Council, as at
present. He said such an important
official should be chosen by the peopre,
and that il he were good one the
people would keep him in Office. Twice
was the effort made, but both times
the board outvoted Mr.. Melton.
Many pleasantries, of more or less
sarcastic intent, were INDUCED In. As
a starter Mr. Christian stated that he
hoped the editors of newspapers. par
ticularly that of an afternoon sheet.
would be more circumspect In critic-
izing public officers. and minated that
editors should attend To their own
business. limit their liberties. and con
fine themselves to fair and decent
criticism
This preface led up to statement
by Mr.. Christian that he could see no
special reason for charter changes. but
that he would stick by the report of
the special committee. of which he
was a member. had brought In, and
no did stick by 1t, all through the
bumps and knocks given 1t by Messrs.
Mitchell. Paul. Gunst and Workman.
and even Mr.. Fuller. who Mt one stage
Of the argument. after. advising against
amendments. in order TO avoid delay.
suggested an amendment. The amend
mcnt did not prevail, however.
After adopting the various sections
providing for tho duties OF the Mayor
and the Administrative Board, and
when the discussion reached the crn-
cial point--that Of the eiimination OF
the fire and police boards.-the hoard
came TO standstiiI. Prior TO that tins
the vote was something like three to
nine always. but when, on motion Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-18
REV. Or. HARRIS At
|. THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

Rev DR. Harris II. Kirk. Of Balti-
more, Md, the pastor of the Franklin
Street Presbyterian Church of that
city. is the fifth lecturer on the James
Sprunt foundation, in the Union Thee
logical Seminary. The title OF this
course of lectures Is The Religion
of Power and Its Graceo- Roman,
background" The Introductory lee
ture was given at o'clock last night
and was be entitled THE Westward
Movement Of Christianity"
His object Is the shaping of the
religious convictions of his hearers.
- Five lectures will be delivered this
week and four next.
The public is cordially invited TO
attend 49,.