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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
THE SOUTH ROYALTON TOUR.
Large Crowd of Barre People Expected
to Participate Tomorrow. .

The members of the Barre Board of
Trade are buying tickets eagerly for
the fourth better acquaintance tour, this
time to South Royalton tomorrow
Thursday evening, and the prospects
are that large crowd will attend The
supper tickets are 80 cents each, and
automobile transportation to and from
South Royalton is furnished free 10 any
members and their ladies who make the
request. The autos will start from the
city square at 5:l5 o'clock.
On arrival in South Royalton a supper
will be served by South Royalton people,
Carroll's orchestra of Barre and the
Barre band will accompany the party,
and the former will play during the sup
per and the latter after the supper, Ster-
eopticon slides of Barre and of the Barre
granite industry will be shown and there
will be also an opportunity for dancing
in the open air.
This will be a splendid opportunity for
the people of Barre and South Royalton
and the surrounding towns to get to-
yether for a pleasant evening; and in
addition, the Barre people will have the
pleasure of ride over frst-elass road
n the cool of the evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
FIRE AT ST. JoHNsBURY.
May Have Been Started by Boys Playing
with Burning Cat-Tails.

st. Johnsbury, Aug. l6.-The residence
of Arthur Menut at 46 Concord avenue
was damaged by fire early this morning
when flames broke out in the buildings
in the rear of the structure. The loss is
estimated at $500.
The fire, which was discovered by Mrs,
Bert Morrill,, started in the woodshed
and spread to the back OF the building
and up under the roof timbers on the
back side of the house, where the flames
were checked.
The fire when discovered had gained
considerable headway and the buildings
were ablaze before the department ar
rived, the members of the family barely
having time partly to clothe themselves
before seeking refuge in the homes of
neighbors.
The cause of the fire is not certain, but
two small boys who had been to the
pond had brought back some cat-tails
and had been playing with them as
torches in the afternoon. Mr. Menut
thinks it possible that one of these
which had not entirely burned out might
have been lodged around the shed /
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
BLEW OFF TOP OF HEAD
Andrew NJ Hayward of Amherst, N H.,
Suicide.

Milford n H., Aug. l6.-Andrew Muir
ry hayward, a prosperous and respected
farmer who lived in the Baboosic district
of Amherst, committed suicide yesterday J
by shooting himself with shot gun.
For 80 years Mr. Hayward has made
his home in Amherst, coming here from
his native town OF North Reading, Mass
For q number of years he lived in Aver
Mass. He was the son of Andrew and
Salome Hayward and was born in North
Reading. Dec 2s. 1874 In Amherst, he
has carried on his farm and managed a
considerable dairy business, on which he
worked up to yesterday morning. In re-
cent years he has often carried the mails
on the rural route, Of which his son is
the official carrier
Immediately after breakfast yester
day morning Mr. Hayward went TO the
barn, as was his usual custom. A minute
later the family heard the report of
gun. They found that he had placed the
muzzle of the weapon under his chin and
discharged il, probably with his foot.
DR.. Oscar Burns OF Amherst was sum
moned, but death was instantaneous.
The whole front of the aged mans head
was blown off. Coroner C. f. Congdon
was called from Nashua and after he
had viewed the body it was turned over
to the undertakers, No good explana
tion is offered for the suicide.
Mr. Hayward leaves widow. who was
Miss Helen F. Nichols of Merrimack; a
son, Henry Hayward and two grand
Funeral services will be held
at the house Thursday at 1880 p. m,
and burial will be in Meadowview ceme-
tarN
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
THINK OFFENSIVE NEAR END.
Germans Do Not Believe Anglo French
Armies Can Go Much Further.

| Berlin, Aug. 49,, via London, Aug. 49,
| The worst of the Anglo French offensive
on the Somme is over, in the opinion OF
German officers, although it is conceded
| that the efforts of the allied troops to
pierce the German lines have probably
not ended. This belief was confidently
Expressed literally dozens Of times to an
Associated Press correspondent during
a four day trip along the front from a
point not far southeast of Peronne. All
agreed that any appreciable future ad-
vance by the allies was out of the ques-
ton.
An interesting feature of nearly ey-
cry conversation with the German Off
GERS, who ranged from Subalterns on the
actual front to generals slightly in the
rear, was the universal mention of the
huge amounts of gas and incendiary
which had been used and the difficulty
OF combating this fighting
The correspondent trip was so planned
that it was possible to see an infinite
variety of the defensive methods en-
ployed, from huge mortars that seemed
to shoot increasingly, gas masks which
must be available instantly everywhere.
observation points constructed at van.
tsge points, captive balloons, seroplanes
and even carrier pigeons kept in the
front trenches against the possibility of
destruction of other means of communi-
cation.
A dramatic climax to the trip was
night battle, viewed from the so-called
fighting station commanded by the cap.
tain who acted as guide. 1t was nearly
midnight when the captain led the way
past a shell-riddled field to an observa-
ton point in the top of an apple tree |
The whole front was visible for Il or IL /
miles The heavily clouded sky was IL |
as by lightning by the burst
ng shells from the French guns a few /
niles away and the answering fire of !
he German batteries. The earth fairly 4
hook and speech was difficult The cap.
ain laughingly declared that he enjoyed
ife in the open far better than his ex-
stence in Berlin.
The spirits Of the men do not seem de-
'ressed and the officers say the soldiers
re hard to hold in hand after a long
rtillery bombardment, and out of relief
{ its cessation. unnecessarily expose
themselves in infantry action which -.'
The dispatch ends abruptly at this
.oint, apparently having been cut short i
= the censor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
More Than a Score of Peo-
pie We're Injured at
Providence
HALF OF VICTIMS
ARE IN HOSPITALS
Cars, Going in Opposite Di-
rections, Caught Truck
Between Them

Providence, Aug. l6.-More than a
score of persons were injured when two
electric cars travelling in opposite drec-
tions crashed into coal truck that was
attempting TO cross Broad street, Ten
of the injured were removed 10 hospitals,
though it was stated by the physicians
that all of them would probably recov-
er. The truck was caught between the
cars and demolished.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
After Selling Vermont Farm
Not Up to Repre-
tations i
NEW YORK N FINED
IN BENNY rON COURT
State Commissioner of Agri-
culture Helped to
Push Case

Manchester, Aug. lG.--A criminal sc-
tion brought some time ago for the state
Of Vermont against NJ. Suskind and Otto
Trieb of New York City has been settled
in Bennington county court, Judge +. /.
Fish presiding, with the men pleading
nolo contendere and paying 5000 fine
each, together with sum of money to
Paul Goebel. who, because of alleged
misrepresentation, came out second best
in real estate deal. The case has been
followed TO its successful conclusion by
State Com missioner of Agriculture T. s.
Brigham of st. Albans since it was first
reported to him by the late Bishop w. F.
Weeks in the spring of 1918.
An indictment was brought against
the men in Bennington county court in
June, 1914, and settlement has been pre-.
vented up to this time on account of the
laws delays. The state expected to
prove that Goebel was induced through
misrepresentation by n. Suskind & Co.,
real estate dealers of New York, to buy
the Clark Hamilton farm in Sandgate
for S2,700. Among other inducements it
is alleged Goebsl was told there was
slate mine on the farm, whereas there ia
none. Later Goebe could not meet the
payments and his livestock and tools
were foreclosed. Being thus deprived,
Goebel had to abandon the farm.
1t is said that the farm contained a
small acreage of tillable land, not more
than 20 acres; that it was stony and
difficult to farm; and that competent
judges of farms in that vicinity had
placed the farm as worth not more than
$1,000. Commissioner Brigham followed
the progress OF the case closely because
his department has been interested in
bringing people to Vermont to take up
farm lands and he wants to have a fair
deal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
A RUSSIAN REPULSE.
Germans Captured Height in Carpathi-
an Region, Says Berlin.

Berlin, Aug. l6-German troops have
won a success in the Carpathian region.
according to the war office announcement
to-day, capturing Etarawipczyna height,
north of Capul. To the north of the
Dniester in Gslicia, says the statement,
the Russians attacked only weakly and
were repulsed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
FOUR BUILDINGS BURNED
When Fire Caught in Postoffice at War
ren, N. H.-Loss $4,000.

Warren, \. H.. Aug. l6.-Fire starting
from a stove in the po,toffice destroyed
that structure and three other business
buildings last night. causing loss esti-
mated at $4,000. Two families. who
occupied tenements in the upper stories
Of the buildings. lost practically all their
belongings.
Several other dwellings were saved
with the assistance Of Plymouth firemen.
who sent a motor fire truck here in an.
swer 10 summons for help. The elec-
trio light and telephone service in the
north end of the town was disabled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
FIELD MEETING HELD
Attended at Brattleboro by 1000 People
Inspections Were Made.

Brattleboro, Aug l6.-A field meeting
was held on the fairgrounds here yes.
terday under the joint auspices of the
Vermont state grange and the Windham
County Agricultural association. About
200 persons were present. An automo-
bile trip of inspection was made of farms
with purebred cattle and demonstration
plots of alfalfa and soy beans. Ad-
dresses were made by State Master W.
n. Cady of Vermont, State Master John
A. McSparrow of Pennsylvania and
Thomas Bradlee, director of the Yer
mont experiment station.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
GOT BULLET IN THIGH
Newport Center Youth Injured While
Hunting Squirrels.

st. Johnsbury, Aug. l6.-Laverne Mat
ten of Newport Center, aged IL. was
brought to this city Tuesday evening
suffering from .22 calibre bullet wound
in his thigh. received while hunting
squirrels near his home earlier in the
day.
DR. r. w. Adams, who was called.
probed for the bullet but was unable to
extract it. He brought the boy by auto
to the Brightlook hospital, where X-rsy
plates were taken by DR.. Fitch to locate
the bullet After several unsuccessful
attempts were made 10 extract the piece
of lead the doctors were obliged to give
up the task until to-day. when a further
edort IS being made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
ULLERY A CANDIDATE.
He Would Like to Be National Bank
Examiner

Brattleboro, Aug. l6.-Jacob G. Ullery
president of the Vermont Marble COM
pany, former editor of the New England
Farmer. and one of the best known Dem
ocrats in Vermont. is a candidate for
the office of national bank examiner TO
fill the vacancy caused by the death of
James II. Kelleher of Montpelier Mr..
Ullery has telegrsphed every member Of
the Democratic state committee and 9th
er prominent Democrats, asking for their
support.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
Italians Capture Trenches
Along Slopes of Monte
Pecinka
ON NORTHERN EDGE
OF CARSO PLATEAU
Also Win Success East of
Goritzia Where Trenches
Were Taken

Rome. Aug. lG.-Further advances by
the Italians in their campaign against
the Austrians east and southeast OF Cor
itzia has been announced by the war de-
partment The Austrian trenches along
the slopes of Monte Pecinka on the
northern edge of the Carso plateau and
east of Goritzia have been taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
ULTIMATUM SENT
TO SHONTS BY UNION
Threatening to Tie Up Surface Lines
Elevated and Subway in Greater
New York-Accuses Him of
Discharging Strikers Who
Resumed Work.

New York, Aug l6.--A tie-up of not
only the surface lines in greater New
York but of the elevated and subway
lines as well was threatened to-day by
William Fitzgerald, organizer of the Gen
eral Union of Railway Men, who with
other union leaders charged Theodore
Shonts, president of the New York Rail
ways Co.. with discharging strikers who
had returned to work. An ultimatum
was sent to Shonts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
LETIMBRo PASSENGERS TAKEN
Missing Boat Goes Ashore and Occupant,
Were Seized BY Arabs.

Rome. Aug IA missing boat from
the Italian passenger steamship Letim-
bro, sunk by a submarine. was driven
ashore to-day near Misurata It, eight
passengers we're made prisoners by the
Arabs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
ENGINEERS AGENT
MAKES REPORT
W. S. Carter Arrived in New York from
Washington and Will Return to the
Capital Tonight with the Gen.
eral Committee.

New York, Aug. lev. S. Carter,
president of the brotherhood of engineers,
arrived from Washington to-day and
was in conference with 900 general chair
men OF railroad brotherhoods. Carter
said he expected to return to Washington
late to-day with the entire general com
mittee travelling on two special trains.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
SPECIAL SESSION RUMoR
SETS DATE AS AUG. a.

II is rumored about Montpelier
that special session of the Yer.
mont legislature will be called
very soon, and the rumor has Il
that the date of the conyening is
"a be Thursday. Aug. "a. As yet.
however. there ia no confirmation
OF the story.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
THIRD MAN DECLINES.
Will Not Serve as Mediator in Mexican
Trouble

Washington, d. C., Aug. l6-The third
man originally selected by President vii
son to serve on the commission to com.
pose Mexican border troubles has de.
clined 10 serve, il became known last
night. The president is understood to
be considering a long list OF available
men for appointments in the two places
The name Of the third man among the
original selections never has been di-
vulgea
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
TO ROB AUSTRIA
TO PAY RUMANIA
Germany Is Said to Have Offered That
in Compensation If Runlania
Remains Neutral.

nounces that Germany has offered terri
torial compensation to Rumania at the
expense of Austria in return for Ruma-
nian neutrality.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
TO SAVE TRIESTE.
Germany is Said to Have Taken Owe
City's Defense.

Paris, Aug. l6.-It is reported that
Germany is taking over the defense Of
Trieste, sending troops especially organ
ized for the purpose. says a Temps dis
patch.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16

rated, and Aug. ~, General Brussilof's
forces captured more than $4,000 men,
the war Office announces.
The Russians have captured series OF
heights 20 the west OF Norokhta and
ArdEemey in the Carpathians. In the
Vorkhta and Dalatyn regions the Aus
trians are retiring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
AUSTRIANS GET RAIN
OF ALLIES BOMBS
Italian Squadron in French Aeroplane:
Dropped Missiles on Munitions
Factories Near Trieste.

Rome, Aug. l6.-An Italian hydroplane
with French aeroplanes bombarded the
munitions factories at Muggia, near
Trieste, to-day, causing destructive fires,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
TO BOLSTER EXCHANGE.
Forthcoming Loan TO Be Issued in United
States for England.

London Ang l6.-The Forthcoming
loan 70 he issued in the United states
for England is regarded a. preliminary
move to protect the exchange which has
FeSenty shown signs Of drOPPing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
A GOAL APIECE
IN SOCCER MATCH
American Team, Playing at Stockholm,
Met with Draw in First Meeting
King Gustave Saw the
Contest
Contest.

Stockholm, Aug. l6.-The first game
played here by the American soccer team
against Stockholm resulted in draw.
Each side scored a goal. King Gustave
saw the contest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
HOUSES WRECKED
BY EARTHQUAKE
Three Cities in Italy Were Shaken, Says
Special Despatch Received in Lon
don; and in Two of Them Build
ings Were Thrown Down.

London, Aug. l6.-The cities of An
coma, Pesaro, and Rimini in Italy were
shaken by an earthquake, says a special
despatch At Pesaro and Rimini houses
w~e wrecked.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
FIERCE CANNONADING
ON VERDUN FRONT
Paris Reports That Violent Bombard
rnent Rules at Thiaumont and
Fleury, East of the
Meuse.

Paris, Aug. l6.--A violent lombard
ment is being carried on on the Verdun
front at Thiaumont and Fleury. east of
The Meuse, says an official report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
35O.000 MEN TAKEN
BY BRUSSILOFF
Russian General Has Met with Tremen-
doas Success Since Inauguration Of
Offensive On June <-other
Sections Czutured
sections Captured

FstrosrAi. Aug. l6.-Between June :,
when he Russian offensive was iaaagl-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-16
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
GATEWAY TO HUNGARY
Jablonitza Seized and Along with 1t 1900
Prisoners, According to Official
Statement Issued in
Petrograd.

Petrograd via London, Aug. THE
Russians have captured Jablon!tZas one
of the most important gateways through
the Carpathians to the Hungarian plains
and have taken nearly 1900 additional
prisoners, according to an official state
ment issued by the war office last night
The text of the statement follows:
"Our troops continue the crossing of
the Zlota Lipa under enemy fire which at
many points hampers the construction OF
bridges. Heavy artillery and machine
gun fire is being directed against our
works. In this sector we captured sew
en- officers, 4l3 men and three machine
guns.
I'm the Carpsthian woods at the south
of the Pruth the enemy under pressure
evacuated Jablonitza which we occupied.
South of this point we reoccupied Worm
khta and Ardpeiuf on the Pruth, taking
32 officers and l,006 men prisoners. Our
offensive continues"
London, Aug. l6.-The news that the
Russians have captured Pablonitza,
which opens a way for march from
Galicia to the plains of Hungary was
received here with a great deal of sat
isfaction This is the first news of an
advance by the Russian southern army
since the conquest of the Austrian crown
land of Bukowina was completed.
Further to the north the Russians are
continuing their driving operations
against the Austrians with apparently
uninterrupted success. Their troops are
pouring across the Zlota Lipa at several
points in spite of desperate resistance on
the part Of Teutonic forces. Fierce fight
ing is being waged along the entire line
south of Brody and General Brusiloff is
apparently making supreme effort to
cut off the army of General Won Both
mer and force its surrender.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-08-10

Perfection burns the cheapest of fuels
kerosene, and very little of that.
Because of a Perfection with its fire
less cooker, its separate oven, its i'm
proved long-lasting wick, your work
will be lighter, your cooking better.
Be careful of your kerosene. Get
Atlantic Rayolight Oil. For there is
as much difference between kero-
senes as there is between milks.
Just as one milk is rich in cream
and another is WaterY, so some kero-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-08-10
TRAINMEN's HIGH WAGES.

When I note from the reports
made to the Interstate Com
merce Commission that these
men receive average yearly
wages 80 per cent higher than
those of all other railway en-
ployes, and practically double
those of the average American
wage worker, 1t occurs to me
that they at least have less
cause for complaint than most
others. When l consider that
the average locomotive engineer
has an income of over $1,000
year, and that most of the
engineers who have been long
in service make from $4,000
to $4,000 a year, and when 1
compare their hours, labor and
responsibilities with those of
the average small merchant,
farmer or doctor, whose income
is far less, it seems that In all
fairness they are well paid
John V. Farwell, Chicago Mer-
chant.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-08-10
eWOrk
NEED NOT
be hard work

These days there is no need of
woman running her health and her
temper standing over range in a
kitchen that's little short of an inferno.
No, indeed, when for very few dol
lars, her dealer can sell her a New
Perfection Oil Cook Stove. For with
Perfection cooking becomes inter
esting-a pleasure. All the mo-
notony, the drudgery and the hard
ship disappear.
Where there's Perfection there's no
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1916-08-10
BUSINESS MEN TRY
To AVERT STRIKE
Ask Congress 10 Direct U. S.
Inquiry Into R. R. Wages.
FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT
Members Of United States Chamber of
Commerce Vote Overwhelmingly In
Favor of Letting Interstate Commerce
Commission Adjust Controversy.

Washington.-In order to ascertain
the position Of the business men of
the nation on the controversy between
the railroads of the country and the
unions of train service employees, which
was precipitated by the demand of the
latter for an increase in wages that
would amount to $100,00O,0OO a year,
the United States Chamber of Com
merce recently submitted the mat
ter to vote of all its members. They
were asked to express thar GSinion as
to whether the dispute TlolaA be al
lowed to take its course with the pos
sibility of a great strike that would
tie up all the transportation lines
throughout the country and paralyze
all business. or whether they would
favor the adoption to a joint resolu-
ton by the two branches of congress
directing the Interstate Commerce
Commission to investigate and pass
upon the matter.
The vote received was a very large
one and represented business organ
izatiOns in every part of the coun-
try. The result was overwhelmingly
In favor of placing the matter In the
hands Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. 9S4&, votes being cast In
favor of this course and only 2SA
against it. The result showed clearly
that the business interests of the
country are unalterably against per-
hitting the transportation lines to be
tied up by a national railroad strike
that would paralyze the commerce of
the country and infict enormous losses
on all classes of citizens.
Chairman Wheeler of the Commit
tee In charge of the matter for
the Chamber OF Commerce appear
ed before the representatives of the
railroads and their employees at their
conference In New York In June. He
announced the result OF the Com
mittee's inquiry among the business
men of the country and urged both
parties to the dispute to get together
and adopt the course suggested. AS
result the committee of managers rep
resenting the railroads submitted a
proposal that the whole subject be
placed before the Interstate Commerce
Commission as requested by the repre-
sentatives of the business interests.
AS an alternative they offered to sub
NIT the demands to arbitration under
the Federal law. Both offers were
refused by the union leaders, who an
nounced that they would go back to
their unions and get authority to de-
clare a strike. This they have since
been doing.
Meanwhile a resolution has been in
troduced In Congress directing the In
terstate Commerce Commission to
make an investigation of railroad
wages. This resolution Is now await
ing action. 1t is believed here that If
nothing further is done by Congress or
by the parties to the wage dispute to
bring about a peaceful settlement the
business interests Of Athe country,
through the United States Chamber
of Commerce, or some other organiza-
ton, will appeal to the Government
to take some direct and decisive action
to prevent the destruction of national
prosperity by strike on all the rail
road lines.