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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
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HE WAS RUNNING
AIR DRILL NEAR TRACK
Impact of Car with Buffer
Knocked Box Off-He
Leaves 8 Children

Struck in the back BY an 500. pound
grout box which fell from a grout car at
the j. X. Pirie quarry this morning. Mi
chael Coughlm. aged 80, was fatally in.
jured, the chest cavity being broken in
and death ensuing five minutes after
wards. The man was running an air
drill in the quarry yard and was lend
ing over, intent on his work, apparently
not hearing the approach of the ear,
which was descending the track from the
grout heap. His position was near the
end of the track and his back was to the
car.
When the car reached the end OF the
track the impact with the buffer caused
the grout box to fall off the car and
strike Coughlin. The box was empty
but even so was very heavy, the man be-
ing borne to the ground and pinned there
until his fellow workmen rushed to his
aid and lifted the weight. II was seen
that he was hurt severely and DR., f. II.
Bailey was summoned. Before the ply
sician could arrive, the man had passed
away, A casual examination showed
that the whole left side had been crushed
in, whether from the first blow or from
the weight OF the falling box could not
be ascertained. The remains were taken
in NJ. j. NNhitcomb's ambulance to East
Barre and later We're brought TO Perry &
Noonan's in this city.
Meanwhile call had been sent to
Barre for FIR p NJ McKenna. the resi-
dent pastor at GraniteviIe, Fr J. Turcot,
being in Winooski; but before the Barre
clergyman could get started word was
given that the man had passed away
Mr.. Coughlin was one of the best
known men in the Barre quarry section,
having resided there nearly 80 years He
was born in Ireland but came to the
United States when a young man. He
was married 25 years ago, and he leaves
his wife and eight children as follows:
Daniel, Henry, Anna, Mary. Francis, Nj
chael, Edward and Ileen. There are also
two brothers, Daniel Coughlin who re-
sides in Montpelier and John Coughln,
who lives in Massachusetts,. The de-
ceased was a member OF Robert Emmet
court, Catholic Order of Foresters. He
had worked for J. X. Pirie about six
years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
ALLIES CAPTURED
SERIES OF HEIGHTS
IN THE BALKANS
But They Admit That Bulgarians Have
Thrust Back Both Wings-The
Fighting Is Being Conduct
ed FuIiously.

Paris, Aug. 23.-The allied forces have
captured a series of heights west OF the
Vardar river on the Saloniki front, ae
cording TO the official report issued by
the war Office last night. On both wings
advance detachments have fallen back
before the counter.oflensive OF the Bul.
aarians. The text of the statement fol-
/ lows:
"The battle continued on Aug, 2l on
the whole front of tho allied armies on
the Salonik line. In the center the Brit
| lish- French forces have violently bonn
harded Bulgarian positions on both sides
of Lake Doiran, while our infantry es.
tablished itself on the southern spurs
OF the Beles mountains.
"West of the Nardar our troops have
occupied a line of heights near Liumnica
and have maintained their positions at
all points in spite of violent counter.at-
tacks by the enemy.
"The Serbian army has continued its
progress in the mountainous zone be.
tween the Cerna and Moglenica rivers
On the two wings the enemy at the cost
% very heavy losses has succeeded in
pushing back our advance detachmcnts.
On one end of the line, the covering de
tachment which attacked on Aug. 20
west of Seres, Bulgarian forces more
than a division in strength in order to
delay their march, has fallen back on the
Struma All the passages of the river
are solidly held by the allies. On the ex.
treme left wing, the Serbian army, after
a very hot battle lasting two days, which
was undprfa Lau m ROT ard tho a dvanca pf
the right wing of the BulParians, has re-
taken its principal defensive position in
the neighborhood of Lake Ostrovo."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
TIMOTHY H. MILLS
Well Known Man Died After Very Long
Illness.

Timothy H. Mills. native Of Maine
and in his younger years sea captain
passed away at o'clock Yesterday after
noon at his home on the Montpelier road
after many years Illness with arthritis
a form OF rheumatism. For the past
eight years he had been unable to follow
the occupation Of tool sharpening, a
trade that he followed during the latter
part of his life; and for the past seven
years he had been confined to the bed.
Timothy Hall Mills was born in Vinal
Haven, Me-, May %. ls47, being the SON
Of Capt. Jonas and Sophia tArey) Mills.
He came of long line of sea faring peo-
pie and as a boy became attached to sea
life; and when he became old enough he
shipped as mate to his father, later be-
coming captain of ship himself. He
followed that for number of years,
later taking up tool sharpening, He
came to Barre a quarter of century ago
and worked for many years for Jones
Bros Co., until forced by i'll health to
give up.
He was married on Jan. / 1869, to
Lydia Hall of Vinal Haven and she sur
'i'No Htiiif ia lHE bfts ms Id3AH4ul IOlN-
panion during the years in which he was
practically helpless because OF his all
ment, Two children survive they being
Mrs. L. r. Hutchinson and Charles Z.
Mills, both of Barre. Another son, A. L.
Mills, died in Binghamton, n Y, two
years ago. There are also three grand
Geneva Marguerite Mills and
Arthur Kenward Mills of Binghamton
and Paul Damon Mills of Lowell. Mass.
MIR, Mills was the last of family of five
For nearly half century he had been
4 Mason, having joined the Moses Web
.ter lodge in NinaI Haven the year of his
1869 He also belonged to
Iiawatha lodge of Odd Fellows in Barre
ind the Barre lodge, New England Order
If Protection, as well as the tool sharp
'ners' union.
The funeral will be held at the resi-
lence on the Montpelier road Thursday
Ifternoon at o'clock Rev. b. G. Lpsky
II the Hedding NJ. +. church officiating, |
nd interment will be in Hope cemetery. |
friends are requested to omit flowers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
TWO AUTOS DITCHED
AFTER COLLISION
Each Driver Was Inclined to Blame the
Other for Crowding on the Wide
Barre Montpelier Road-No
One Was Injured.

Two small sized Ford cars of the run
about type failed to negotiate passing
on the wide Barre Montpelier highway V
near Dodge's late yesterday afternoon
and after they had locked wheels in a
close embrace, the car of the American
Tobacco Co, driven by L. d. Sullivan.
buried its nose in the bank amid a cloud
of dust without injury either to Mr. Sui
livan or H. P oliver, his passenger,
while r. NJ Gallagher's car from Hard
wick, with Roy F. Cheney in the drivers
seat. was left derelct straight across
/ the road. Nor was Mr.. Cheney hurt.
/ Then there ensued a long wrangle to
! the party responsible for the accident.
negotiations being suspended for time
pending the arrival OF liability insurance
men.
The tobacco company's car was pro-
ceeding toward Barre and, according to
an unbiased witness, was making leisure
" progress as the Gallagher vehicle hove
in view on the straight highway. Chen
ey AYERS that he was not going over Is
miles an hour, as he was proceeding from
business visit in Barre to his home sta
tion in the granite town Of Caledonia
county BY general consent, neither car
was breaking the speed law: and it then
resolved into question which driver
crowded the other And that caused the
argument for the entertainment of a
considera Bile number of motorists who
happened along just then. In fact, the
highway was blocked so that other We
hicles could not pass. the Gallagher car
being finally moved back so there was
passing room.
The latter vehicle was more damaged
than the other although both were put
out OF commission for the timebeing he
cause of bent axles and smashed front
wheels. It had the left forward wheel
torn completely off the axle with nearly
every spoke knocked out. while the axle
was bent, the left front fender torn off
and the tire on the right wheel Aattened
out The end of the axle cut a mark in
the roadway as the vehicle swung around
with driver Cheney. He was not un-
seated.
The tobacco companv's conveyance
with a large box attachment in the rear
had its left front wheel torn hack and
tire fattened. while the axle was also
slightly sprung. II was LETT as IL rested.
with the forward end against the bank.
where it had been swung around bv the
'orce of the collision. Both Mr.. Sullivan
md Mr.. oliver had managed To stsy in
he seat and were not injured Later
w both vehicles were towed to the place
where they doctor disabled Ford cars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
More Than a Dozen Work
men We're Caught by
Falling Debris
TWO MEN MISSING,
OTHERS ARE DYING
City Building Department
Charges That Inferior
Cement Was Used

New York, Aug. 23.-Two men are
missing, several are dying in hospitals
and a dozen others were injured to-day
as the result of the collapse of a five
story brick tenement building which was
in the course of construction i'm the
Bronx to-day. Between 80 and 40 work
men were in the building and half of
them were caught in the debris.
Officials OF the city building depart
ment charged that inferior cement was
used in the walls and made a dozen ar.
rests, including member OF the con.
tracing firm in charge OF the construc-
tion of the building.
The police later placed the number of
the missing at six. One of the injured
died soon after being taken to the hos
pital and seventeen others have been
taken to hospitals, many of whom will
die
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
PHYSICIAN KILLED HIMSELF.
DR.. Stacy W. Boyle of Middlebury Sui
eide at Colon, Panama.

Middlebury, Aug 23.-News was re-
ceived here yesterday that Dr. Stacy
w. Boyle had committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head few
hours after his arrival Monday at Colon.
Panama. on his way from New York to
Peru for the Cerro de Pasco Mining COM
pany.
DIR. Boyle was only 20 years Of age
and was a son Of DR.. Charles C. BOYLE.
a homeopathic physician Of 40 East 4lst
street, New York City. He came TO
Aliddlebury last fall 10 establish a prac-
tice
DR. Boyle left Middlebury on the night
train July 30 and announced 20 his
friends that be intended % go 10 New
York and from there 90 sail for France
to join the medical corps Of the Frenca
army.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
SHOT IN SHOULDER.
Barton Young Man Evidently Intended
Suicide.

Barton, Aug. 23.-Walter Simpson. a
young farmer of is years. living on the
Duck pond road, shot himself at about
? o'clock last night in the road in front
Of his home IL is believed he intended
committing suicide. The bullet which
was fired from IS cslibre revolver. went
high and lodged in Simpsons shoulder.
DR.. F. r. Hastings was called and hur-
ried Simpson to a hospital at st. Johns
bury on the midnight train. No cause
for the young mans act could be ascer-
tained.
Two children heard the shot and ran
out into the road where they found
Simpson, almost in front Of his home,
with a revolver nearby.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
GERMAN OFFENSIVE
FAILED TO GAIN
ON EAST FRONT
Petrograd Reports that Germans Failed
in Their Attempt South Of Brody
Where Russians Were Ad-
vancing on Brody.

Petrograd, Aug 23.-The Germans re-
sumod the offensive yesterday south OF
Brody where the Russians were attempt
ing to approach Lemberg from the north
west The war Office statement of to-
day says the Germans were repulsed. The
Russians have captured two heights on
the Hungarian frontier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
FUNERAL OF T. L. EMERSON.
Was Held at Daughters Home in South
Barre.

The funeral Of Thomas /. Emerson. a
long time resident Of Barre. whose death
occurred at the home Of his daughter.
Mrs. R. d. BaPp in South Barre Saturday
evening. was held at the house Tuesday
afternoon at , o'clock, Rev. b. G. Lip
sky. pastor of the Hedding Methodist
church. officiating. The bearers were:
Norman Emerson and Charles Emerson.
sons Of the deceased. R. d. Bapp. a son
in law. and Merton Emerson. a grandson.
Interment was made in Elmwcod ceme-
tery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
ITALIANS WIN
STRONG POSITION
Are Thrustng at Austrian Lines in AL.
pine Region and Have Been victo-
rious in Dolomites and
TIavenanzes.

Rome, via London, Aug 23.-The Ital-
ians are making a strong and successful
thrust at the Austrian lines in the Al
pine region on the extreme northern
front, according to to-day's war office
announcement. The Italian troops have
carried strong Austrian positions in the
Tofana area in Dolomites and in Traven-
anzes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
GERMANS REGAIN
GROUND LOST
NEAR ESTREES
After Intense Artillery Preparation They
Got Footing in Trenches South of
Somme, Lost Aug. 2t-They
Also Violently Bombar
ed North of the River.
ed North of the River.

Paris, Aug. 23-The German troops;
attacking the French lines south of Es-
trees on the Somme front, gained a foot
ing at some points in the trenches cap
tured by the French August 81. the war
office announced to-day. The attack was
launched after a period of intense ar
tillery preparation. North of the Somme
the Germans violently bombarded the
French line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
RUSSIAN FLEET
AIDS IN TURK LOSS
Offensive Undertaken Along the Arme-
nian Coast on the Black Sea Has
Been Stopped, According to
Petrograd Report.
Petrograd Report.

Petrograd. via London, Aug. 23.--The
offensive undertaken by the Turks along
the Armenian Black sea coast has been
stopped and the Turkish forces driven
back with the aid of the Russian fleet,
the war office announces to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23

The Misses Myrtle and Florence Distin
of Hartford, Conn. passed through the
city this noon 70 Brookhcld. where they
viii visit at the home Of their sister.
Mrs. Alland Stoddard for few weeks.
Mrs. A. g. Bagley and daughter. Mrs
Leon Wells, returned % their homes In
Iittieton. y H. to-day, after visiting
friends and relatives In East Bsrre ard
CranitevIIie for two weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23

Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Bilodeau and son.
Joseph, returned to their home in Chazv,
y. Y, to-day, after visiting friends on
Brooklyn street for two weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23

John Rogers of Prospect street left
tins noon for Springfield, where he vii
b. employed a. a painter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-23
BRITISH CLOSE
IN ON THIEPVAL
ON WESTFRONT

And Have Guillemont AL
most in Their Grasp,
While French Have Lost
Some of the Ground South
of the Somme Which They
Gained on August q
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-07
ACCUSE GERMANS
HERE OF PLOT TO
INVADE CANADA
Would Blow Up Welland
Canal to Halt Munition
and Food Shipments
BOUGHT MANY RIFLES

NEW YORK. Feb 7.
That the Germans in the United states
! plan to invade Canada, destroy the Well
I and Canal and prevent shipments of food
and munitions TO england are the start
/ ling charges made by Canadian secret
| service agents, according TO the New
| York tterGld.
other facts revealed by secret invcs-
tigation which has been carried on for
weeks in this city and IN Connectictt in
clude the amazing development that ap-
proXimately 100000 rifles have been pur.
chased by German agents here and that
these eapons are being sent by stealth
to the northern border for use when the
time comes to strike the blow against
Canada
II also has developed that during the
last six months scores Of trained German
army officers have come to this country
in the gusc of Belgian refugees and
Scandlnavians, and that they organized
secretly large companies OF Germans with
the avowed purpose Of making raid
upon the Welland Canal. 1t Is said by
Secret Service agents of Canada that
many thousands of men have been en-
rolled.
Another important development is the
statement of n man Convorsant with the
situation that nearly one-third of the
munition contracts entered into by the
Allies with American manufacturers actu-
ally have been let to Germans under as
sumed names, and that the munitions
have been stored away in places not yet
discovered by Canadian Secret Service
agents. The munitions consisting of
shells, shrapne and immense stores of
rifles, have been paid for with money de- |
posted in various banks In this city by !
well-known agents of the German Gov |
That the raid OF this army of Ger
mans was designed to be carried out |
within the next two months was the |
statement made by one Canadian author /
ity last night According to the director |
Of a leading munition plant, whose name
cannot be disclosed at this time, not a
single rifle contracted for by the Allies !
in 1915 was shipped to Europe prior to /
last November. What became Of these .
rifles the Canadian authorities are bend ,
ing their best efforts to learn, hut ihus (
far, 1t was admitted last might, every /
effort to get reliable information has met .
with failure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-07
"DISAVOWS" EVERYWHERE, BUT
NOT ONE ON LUSITANIA CASE
Germans Have Three Equivalents but Pages of the Book
Seem to Be Torn Out, Say Savants
International Tangle

"In the bright lexicon of youth there is
no such word as 'fail"
This is one of those sentiments that
one voices every morning as he under
takes physical culture exercises to reduce
the size of his girth He says 1t as he
bends from the waist without bending the
knees, in order to touch the floor with
his finger tips and If he is very fat, there
is much grunting and putting and con-
siderable pain in calves of the legs.
The Germans have a variation on this
old saying. 1t goes like this;
"In the bright lexicon of youth there
is no such word as 'disavow.'
Savants and students of German lam
guage and literature smiled at the idea
of the Germans disaVowing the word
"disavow" They said today that there
was such a word in German, that there
were at least three such words. and tnat
II the Germans wanted to dsavow the
sinking of the Lusitania it would not be
the German language that would keep
them from doing ii. They were inclined
to believe that il would be because they
did not want to use the perfectly good
equivalents for the English word dis
avow' that might continue to disaVow
"disayow."
They might say "nicht anerkennen,"
which, according to the dictionaries, has
the sense of mot to know" or mot to
acknowledge" and also "to dsown," by
refusing ito know" or recognize.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-07
u. S. TO ACCEPT
LUSITANIA TERMS
BERLIN OFFERED
Senator Stone Says He Be-
lieves Controversy Is Set
tied; Others Not Sure
BREAK IS NOW REMOTE
WASHINGTON Enh

WASHINGTON, Feb T.
Acceptances by the United States Of the
latest German suggestions for a settle
ment of the Lusitanla controversy were
forecast In official circles today.
The chief optimist was Senator Stone,
OF Missouri. chairman Of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee. Following
conference at the State Department and
White House Senator Stone expressed the
belief that the Lusitania danger was
passed He said:
my impression is that the Lusltania
case Is settled
other officials would not go so TAR. The
President has not yet determined on his
course of action. officials expected he
would wait until the whole matter had
been threshed out at tomorrows Cabinet
meeting before announcing any policy.
Meanwhile, he and Secretary Lansing will
discuss every phase OF the German OFFER
and determine whether by accepting 1t
further decisions of international moment
be prejudiced.
The one other outstanding development
OF today was an indication from Secre.
tary Lansing that he is decidedly rritated
over the reported declaration of Herr
Zimmerman German Under Secretary of
Foreign Affairs, indicating that the United
States had increased it's demands during
the negotiations. Secretary Lansing, in
this connection. permit ed himself to be
quoted as follows:
MS Government mas not increased its
demands in the Lusitania case as set forth
in the notes of May -, June and July IL |
doubt very much il Doctor Zimmerman
ever made such n statement, for he must !
know it is utterly false"
Secretary Lansing stated very frankly |
he had not yet succeeded in making an |
appointment with President Wilson. He |
added that he probably would see him |
tonight, Until he does heo will not hold |
any further conferences with Ambas- |
sador Won Bernstorff The Secretary in |
sisted. however, that no deadlock existed. |
He could not say. he explained whether |
n further conference will be necessary |
after the President reaches decision in |
the latest German proposals. Until the |
President reaches a decision, Secretary |
Lansing said, he could not indicate when !
the State Department will give out the |
statement he promised to make summing !
up the Lustania situation.
White House sources today depre- |
Gated the action OF certain German ofii-
cials in indicating that the contro-
versy is settled at this particular stage
1t was pointed out that in International
questions of this moment premature an
nouncements might work great harm.
1t is understood that discreet hints to
the effect had been given to the Ger
man Embassy.
The main factor standing out today was
that the danger point of an ultimatGm to
Germany has passed. Even If this
Government rejects Germanys latest sug-
gestions further diplomatic exchanges are
certain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-07
COL. HOUSE CONSIDERS
MISSION WAS SUCCESSFUL
Denies Hurried Departure From Ber-
lin Was at Presidents Call

PARIS, Feb. when asked today IL
he considered his return mission a sue
cess, Colonel Il. NJ House. special diplo-
matte agent Of President Wilson, replied:
~ am entirely satisfied"
Colonel House will go to Lora4bn to-,
morrow where he will again confar wtth;
members of the British cabinet before
sailing for New York on the liner Rotter-
dam, on February 10.
Colonel House has seen President Poin-
care, Premier BRAND and other members
OF the government, but declined to dis
cuss the nature of his mission.
1t is regarded as significant that Colonel
House curtailed his visit to Germany just
at the time when President Wilson was
making truculent speeches which were
supposed to be aimed at Germany. When
asked why he had left Berlin so hurriedly
Colonel House refused to admit that he
was in any degree responsible for the
recent utterances of President Wilson.
'It is true that 1 left Berlin rather
hurriedly." the envoy admitted, but the
facts of the case are that l began to get
lonesome for America and decided to speed
up my business"