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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
THREE PRISONERS SILENT.
But Five Others Are Said to Have Con-
fessed in Fire Bomb Plot.

New York, April l5.--Clews which led
to the identity of the men "higher up
who provided the money for the alleged
conspiracy to manufacture and distrib-
ute bombs to destroy munitions ships
for which eight men are under arrest
are expected by the federal authorities
to be revealed through the examination
of the bank accounts of Dr. Walter l..
Scheele, who is now being sought. A
national bank examiner will come here
from Washington, Assistant United
States District Attorney Rogers b. Wood
said last night, to investigate six ac-
counts carried by DIR. Scheele in banks
in Hoboken, N. j.
'If anybody handled the big sums it
was Scheele and we hope to be able to
find where he got it" Mr.. Wood said.
Scheele was the head of the New Jersey
Hoboken, where it is alleged the explo-
sive materials were placed in the bombs.
after they had been constructed aboard
the North German Lloyd liner Friedrich
Der Crosse, interned at Hobokep. He
disappeared from his apartment here
on April !. The authorities also were in.
terested in finding his secretary Miss
Ruth Foss, whom they wish to examine.
All except three of the eight men un-
der arrest have made confessions Mr..
Wood said. Capt Otto Worpert, super
intendent of the Atlas piers of the Ham
burg American line, accused of receiving
the completed bombs; Capt. Emo Bode,
superintendent of the Hamburg Ameri-
can line piers at Hobokken, both of whom
were arrested Wednesday, and Carl
Schmidt, chief engineer of the interned
German liner, Friedrich Der Crosse, ar
rested Thursday, have refused to make
any statements to the federal authori
ties.
"The silence of these three men," Mr..
Wood said, Indicates they are probably
the most important prisoners Of the eight
we have arrested"
The five men who are said to have re.
vealed their knowledge and alleged com.
plicity in the plots are Ernest Beck |
err electrician on the Friedrich Der |
Crosse. Capt Charles Won Kleist, super |
of the New Jersey Agriculture |
and Chemical company at Hoboken, |
where the explosives are said to have |
been placed in the bombs; Frederick |
Praedie, Carl Paradis and Charles Kar-
bade, assistant engineers on the steam
er.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
SCOTLAND'S FAME RETOLD.
Peter MacQueen Gave Most Interesting
Lecture to Barre Audience.

| Peter MacQueen, noted lecturer, war
correspondent and author, entertained
only small audience in the opera house
last evening when he delivered his famed
lecture on Scotland" But it is safe to say
that those few who, in spite of the bad trav-
cling attended, felt well repaid for there
is no better or at least no more interest
ing speaker on the platform to-day Mr.
MaeQueen has Travelled extensively and
is well known Those in the audience
who were not of Scottish descent might
have wished for the time being that they
could boast of SUCH for, being a Scotch
man himself. the speaker certainly
brought out the strong points in history
which have made Scotland and of which
the Scotch to-day are Justly proud
In his opening remarks. after having
been introduced by Rev. Edgar Grassland,
Mr., MacQueen told of the inventions and
discoveries given the world by the Scotch
man. John Watt watched his grand
mothers kettle boiling and gave to civil
ization the steam engine. John Knox. the
great reformer, established the system of
public schools which Count Tolstoi
claimed was the best asset of America.
Dealing with the lives of the High
landers and Lowlanders and the decisive
battles fought and won by the sturdy
Scots against the English, the speaker
made fresh the fame of such men as
Wallace. Bruce and Prince Charlie He
said of the Scotch to-day that in some
towns all the men had enlisted and gone
TO the front without being asked; that |
if those same towns had a thousand more /
men there would be a thousand more at |
the front. As in past wars, the Scotch /
regiment are doing the most effective /
fighting and it is they whom the enemies /
fear most.
Perhaps one of the most interesting I
things Scotland can boast Of is the works f
Of her great authors, poets and such I
The speaker touched on the work OF F
Scott. famed for his lady of the lake"
now a classic in the American schools.
of the loved Burns. whose tomb more
travellers visit than that of Speakespeare.
the great English writer. In speaking of
he Burns monument here in Barre the
speaker said il was the best of it, kind
N the world and that he had heard men
ell of il in Portland, Ore, and again in
Austin, Tex.
Speaking of the scenery IN Scotland
ttracting tourists. he said that It was
rot merely the beauty Of the country
which attracted hut the beautiful lines
# the poet describing natures work. Il
inly remained for some writer to make
anibus the hills and valleys Of Vermont ,
nd New Hampshire whose beauty could +,
iot be surpassed.
Nearly 200 scenes Of Scotland, its hills
nd streams. thrown on tho screen. made !
he lecture very interesting. The Barre /.
Voman's club was the means of bringing
o Barre this noted speaker Is
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
BUT NO INFANTRY
MOVE WAS MADE
East of the Meuse Only an
Intermittent Bonn b ard :
ment Was Carried On,
According to the Official
French Statement Made
To-day

Heavy artillery exchanges continue on
the front before Verdun but the German
infantry has not returned to the assault.
Increased activity on the Galician front
is indicated by statement from the
Austrian war Office Along the lower
Stripa there were several brisk engage
ments for possession of advanced posi-
tions, the Russian artillery bombarding
the positions on this front heavily.
In the Austro-Italian campaign it is
reported that attacks were made on each
side. Austrian troops captured an Ital-
ian position at Mrzalivrh, beating back
several counter-attacks with heavy losses
for the Italians. Near Sperone the Ital-
ians gained the advantages. The Aus
trians abandoned their defensive position
and fell back to their next line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
FUNERAL OF MRS. ANNIE OLSON
Held Yesterday Afternoon from Her Late
Home on Warren Street.

The funeral of Mrs. Annie Anderson
| Olson was held from her late home, %
| Warren street, yesterday afternoon at
2:30. Burial was in the family lot in
Hope cemetery. Rev. j. w. Barnett Off
ciated at the services, Mrs. Gladys Brad
ley sang two hymns which Mrs. Olson
had loved so well, and about which Rev.
Mr. Newell, her pastor, had so often
talked with her They were "What a
Friend We Have in Jesus" and Jesus,
Lover of My Soul"
DIR. Barnett, touching on the life just
passed, dwclt on the compelling thought
that had brought her lie to such a happy
ending. In her last moments she had
told of her perfect vision of heaven, and
of the happy meeting which she would
have when they all came there. Words
OF his were futile to express the depth
and height to which her soul had wan
dered. In closing. he gave a part of I'm
Memoriam' from Tennyson.
At the grayeside there was short
service and the Scandinavian Brother
hood Of America, .of which she was a
member, also held their service. The
pallbearers were Victor and Leroy Ander-
son, brothers; Oscar Martinson, Algot
Knutson, Frank Hunton and Frank
Hatch. The chief mourners were Mr..
and Mrs. O. +. Anderson. her parents;
Victor and Leroy. brothers; Aldo Olson,
her husband, and Mrs. Martinson and
family. The flowers We're numerous and
beautiful. Following is list of the
flowers: Pillow, AT Rest" family;
wreath. Wife" Aldo Olson; anchor,
Martinson Estate company and em-
ployes heart. Mrs. M3rtinson and fam
lily; lilies, neighbors: lilies, Miss Pearl
Densmore; wreath, the s. y. of 4. Barre
pillow. the 5. B. Of A.. Montpelier; car
nations. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Knutson;
carnations. ladies and pastors union
Mrs. and Mary Mathews
carnations. Mr. aud Mrs. John Norin |
carnations, Miss Ruth +. Humphrey: ear /
nations, Miss Christina Murray: cana- /
tions, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Olson; car |
nations. Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Knutson: /
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Hid |
burg; carnations. Mr. and Mrs. q. E. /
and family and w. Benson and 4
family: carnations. Mrs. Tivendale and .
family; carnations. NJ. and Mrs. s. +. /
Perry and family; carnations. Miss An.
ME Carlson: carnations, Mr.. aud Mrs
harles Thompson; carnations. Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. ". stafford; carnations. Mr. aud
Mrs johnson; carnations. Earl Parker.
Mrs T. A. Head and Miss Ruby Head;
'arnatious. Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Fraser:
aruationS Prank Hunton and Beatrice
Mann; carnations J.. Lundin and family;
.arnations, a. $ Ahlin. carnations.
5eorCe BoWcs: carnations Miss Agnes
Hurry. carnations. Mr.. and Mrs I'd.
Erickson: roses and carnations. W. !.
Jenkins. roses and carnations. AR and
Yrs. Arthur Anderson; roses and carua-
sons. Mr.. and Mr., Olcf Anderson: roses
M carnations Nr. and Mrs. Brick An
'erson: roses. 1ir and Airs John Booth ;
ui family. roses. Harold LABEL. roses. |,
Ii-- Troup: roses AIr and Mrs Gu-tsf-
on. iouquiis Miss Margaret johnson.
ou0uil-. Mr. Charles Hirrs and Miss
pa r. Hirgs; ieHquils. Miss Christine q
moiiet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
WOULD LIMIT u. S. TROOPS.
Carranza Official Proposed Only 1000
Cavalry in Mexico.

Mexico City, April l5.-The Mexican
government viii insist with inhexible de-
termination that any armed expedition
of the United States which enters Mex
lean territory in the guise of punitive
expedition must be limited TO 1000 men
of one service alone, cavalry, according
to a statement made yesterday by John
Neftal Amador, sub-secretary of for
eign relations.
During the absence of General Candido
Aguilar, minister of foreign relations, in
Queretaro, sub-Secretary Amador is in
charge of the foreign Office and is con.
Quoting its course in international af-
fairs.
THE Mexican government has con-
tended in all of its notes to the Washing
ton state department, said the sub-sec
retary, that the sending OF heavy artil-
lery and slow marching infantry on pu-
nitive expedition is illogical and the
work of the present so-csUed punitive
expedition has more than demonstrated
this for they have accomplished abso-
lutely nothing.
"Mexico will and has in all of its com
munications to Washington insisted that
all punitive expeditions must be limited
to certain restricted areas
"The request OF the United States
that the present expedition be considered
exceptional cannot be agreed to by the
Mexican government for the very good
reason that each day of its presence so
far inland does but excite our people
This is being taken advantage of by the
enemies OF the constitutionalist govern
ment who are endeavoring TO stage Incl.
dents that viii cause grave international
"The Parral incident is a case in point.
consider this happening the last drop
in the bucket, ard believe that when the
American people and the American gov
eminent realize its full significance they
will gladly accede 20 Mexico's request.
and. in the interest Of peace and in line
with the traditional friendship which ex
ists between the two countries. will with /
draw the troops.
"No one has ever questioned the hon.
asty Of the purpose Of the United states
in limiting the present military move /
nent 10 q punitive nature. but It Is hard 4
10 convince the population thst force
VI thousands Of men of three branches i
IF the service do not have the semblance /
IF invaders. The Mexican government +
believes in the friendship Of the United I
states and believes that the present cri- 4
is viii pass. leaving relations more c0r-
lial than ever
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
George I'll. Cross Found by
Jury to Have Been Neg
ligent in Driving
WHEN MRS. S. G.. RICH
WAS FATALLY HURT
Verdict Returned in Wash
ington County Court At
er a Hard Conte -

A verdict for - ntiff, Seth c.
Rich, administrat~ the estate of Mar
garet NJ. Rich, his wife, to recover dam
ages of 81 800 from George II. Cross, a
prominent Northtield granite manufac-
turer and automobile dealer, was re-
turned by the jury in Washington coun-
ty court at 9 o'clock last evening. The
jury was out nearly five hours, the case
being in their hands shortly after 1
o'clock. The verdict was somewhat sur
prising to those who had followed the
trial of the case, which lasted over
week the general belief having been that
if the plaintiff received a favorab Bile de-
cision a considerably larger amount would
be awarded
The case was one Of the hardest fought
legal battles over civil suit that has
taken place in Washington county court
in some years, due in part probably to
the fact that the defendant is under in
dictment by the grand jury for man
i5lltA. W lltAlti VI ihL bNb SbaiC
case will be tried this term depends upon
the decision OF States Attorney Gleason.
Rich sued for $4,000 and in the argi-
ments the counsel for the plaintiff laid
stress upon the fact that Rich was q
cripple and was largely dependent upon
his wife for support.
The defendant was represented by At
torneys Frank Pumley and w. G. White
OF Northfield and j. Ward Carver Of
Barre and the plaintiffs counsel was
Warren r. Austin of st. Albans,
Mrs. Rich received fatal injuries while
a passenger in an automobile driven by
Cross which was ditched on Northfeld
street, Montpelier, one night last sum
mer while they, with two Others were
returning to Mortified after visit in
Barre and Montpelier
Court adjourned to-day until Monday
afternoon when the case Of ]. X. Prize
vs.. Granite Savings bank of Barre will
be taken up. This case was tried last
September and the jury disagreed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
BERLIN PICTURED
AS PERTURBED
AT SITUATION
Oficialdom Is Said to Be Averse to Break
In Diplomatic Relations with United
States, While German Press
Berates Wilson.

London, April l5.-The correspondent
at The Hague Of the Exchange Tele-
graph company sends the following;
considerable perturbation is caused
at the Berlin foreign Office by the wire.
less news of American dissatisfaction
with the recent note. The chancellor has
had several conferences with the Amer
Jean ambassador and also discussed the
possibilities with Count Won Burian, the
Austro-H Hungarian foreign minister, who
is now in Berlin. Lengthy instructions
have been sent to Ambassador Berns-
torff at Washington. German officialdom
now seems to strain every nerve in order
to avoid a rupture with the United
States, while the press continues in the
most famboyant way to give advice TO
President Wilson, publishing vicious ar
ticles and cartoons OF the president"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
MONTPELIER MAN INJURED.
/. w. Irwin Fell Between Boards Against
Girder.

Burlington, April l5.--I. w. Irwin of
Montpelier, while attempting to cross the
planks at the Rutland railroad draw
bridge little before noon yesterday,
lost his balance and fell into the water
below the bridge. In falling his head
came in contact with one of the steel
girders. 1t did not cause him to lose
consciousness, however, and his cries
brought switchmen and yardmen at work
in the railroad yard to his rescue. He
was taken to the Mary Fletcher hospital.
On the way to the hospital the blood
flowed freely from the cash in his head
and his moans led the police to think he
was in serious condition. Upon ex
animation at the hospital it was found
that the man had apparently been over
in intoxicants. His wound was
dressed and his condition was not con-
sidered serious.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
GOOD AMATEUR ACTING.
Made "Elopement of Ellen" at Goddard
Seminary a Real Treat.

| Members of the senior class of God
dard seminary presented their class
Iplay, "fhe Elopement of Ellen" before
a good sized audience in the seminary
chapel last evening. The play, farce
comedy in three acts, is good in itself
but presented by east so well chosen
as that which gave it last night it IS
especially good. Miss Mildred Kent as
Molly. played the part Of distracted
young housewife in fine shape. George
A. Shepard as Max Ten Eych, had trou
bles Of his own in Strengthening out his
love affairs. Miss Mamie Hubbard as
Dorothy Marck, also had her troubles
but finally decided to retain her engage
ment ring. Miss Elizabeth Hoar as
June Haverhill, finally decided that love
was more interesting subject than
economics, whereupon Roy II. Wark as
Robert Shepard, gave up his original
idea of trip to New York. Kenneth
Tillotson made a very devoted husband
William Quinn as John Hume, the bash
full rector, however, was the character
who furnished the most fun, and his
part was probably the hardest one to
play Quinn is above normal size any
how, but in his clerical robes he appeared
immense and this made his nervousness
and shaking knees all the more funny to
the audience. Not trace of a smile APP
peared ON his face during the whole per-
formance though the house was in par
oxysms of laughter most of the time
when he was acting.
The story of the play runs as follows;
IL md AItg I.r lad
couple suddenly find that their maid,
Ellen, has eloped with a coachman Just
at the time when they expect house
ful of company. A hurry call is sent in
to the employment agency for a new
maid, and June Haverhill, a college girl,
looking for material for her thesis in the
economies department, answers their call.
She is known by Bob Shepard, Mrs.
Ford's brother, but rather than have
her leave he promises to keep quiet. Doro
thy AIarck and Max Ten Eych are visit
ng the Fords and have become engaged
N order to fulfill the wishes of an aunt
who has left them property ON that con-
iition. Rector John Hume appears on
he scene, and is much taken with Doro
,hy. Max has once been in love with |
Mss Haverhill and is greatly worried |
or fear that she will hold him to his |
Promise to remain true even though she /
las rejected him. The finding of note I
igned, -. H." leads him to suspect that /
he intends to do this and though he and I
Dorothy have by this time called off I
heir engagement, he suddenly finds that
is she that he wants after all.
In the third act all the trouble il
leared up when John Hume appears as
he author of the note. which was intend
d for Dorothy. Max gives the now will
ng Dorothy back her ring, June accepts
he proposal OF Bob and the Fords send
a another application TO the employ
lent bureau for q maid.
Much credit is due to n. " Barker of
he seminary faculty, who had charge of
he production of the play Owing TO
be marked success OF the farce at the
rst performance. it is likely that it
ill be repeated down town in the near
lture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
GIRL ORDERED TO vERGENNEs
Following Failure of Vac Cofin's Father
to Find Home for Her.

Glenn W. Coffin, father of Vac Coffin,
the I5-yearold Washington girl whose
revelations to the police this week led to
the arrest of three Barre young men on
serious charges, called at police head
quarters Friday afternoon and told Chief
Sinclair that his efforts to find home
for the girl had failed. The father
seemed discouraged over his efforts to
place his child in respectable family,
as suggested by Magistrate H. W. Scott
in the forenoon, but said he had done his
best. The girl remained in the custody
of the officers and last night a mittimus
was issued from city court for her trans
fer TO the state Industrial school in Yer
gennes, there to remain until she has at
tanned her majority. Vac will be taken
TO Vergennes within few days
Edward Milne and benjamin Prestini,
two of the young men arrested Thursday
in connection with the girls alleged con
fession. were admitted to bail of 81 900
each yesterday and released from the
county Jail, where they were detained.
Henry Colombo, who was arrested on a
similar charge, secured bail Thursday. IL
IS stated that the cases will be heard in
county court later in the
.erm. Prestini is said to have retained
5. Holister Jackson and Milne has en-
yaged J. Ward Carver as his counsel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
FEDERAL NITRATE PLANT
Is Proposed in Amendment Adopted BY
the Senate.

Washington, D. c., April l5.-Cham-
pons of a government hydro electric
| plant to produce nitrate for the manu-
facture of war munitions and fertilizer
won their fight in the Senate yesterday
by inserting an amendment proposing an
appropriation of Sl5,000,000 for that pur-
pose into the Chamberlain army increase
bill. The vote was 43 to %.
The action disposed of the second big
contest over the Senate substitute for
the House army bill 1t was taken in
spite of the contentious of the military
committee that an army reorganization
measure was no place for water power
legislation. A nitrate water power sec
tion in the House bill was defeated when
the Hay bill was under consideration in
the House so that final determination of
the issue must await action by the con
ference committee by the two houses.
Yesterdays action was based on an
amendment by Senator Smith OF South
Carolina. 1t would provide for sale OF
Panama canal bonds by the government
for raising the required Sl5,000,000 and
the president would be authorized to des-
ignate not more than five water power
sites to make them available for power
plants to manufacture nitrates. Prod
ucts of these plants to be operated ex-
elusiyely by the government not needed
for manufacture of munitions of war
could be disposed of and sold by the sec
retary of war for the manufacture of fer
tilizer "and other useful products"
Over the objection of the military com
mttee an. amendment by Senator Pom
creme giving military rank to members
of the dental corps was adopted.
Senator Wadsworth urged adoption OF
his amendment to require officers and en-.
listed men on entering the National
Guard to take an oath to obey the orders
Of both the president and of the governor
of their state. He said the amendment |
would strengthen the proposed federal |
ization of the National Guard by max
ing the officers and men federal soldiers |
from the moment of enlistment instead |
Of only in time of war. Senator Cham |
berlain was willing to accept the amend
nent, but considerable opposition devel-
1ped among southern senators.
On call the vote for the proposal was
~ to %, less than a quorum, and the
Senate recessed until to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-15
PERSHING SILENT
FOR THREE DAYS
Is Urging the Com
mander of the American
Forces in Mexico to Report
Oftener, if Possible, to
Keep the Government Ad-
vised Of Situation

Washington, D. c., April l5,-Statc de-
partment dispatches from FL Paso to-
day refer to uneonarmed reports Of a
second fight with American troops at
Parral General Funston telegraphed the
war department that lie had not heard
from Pershing for three days. Secretary
of War Baker said that Funston was
urging Pershing to rush report on the
Parral incident.
Funston's message to the war depart
ment was taken to indicate that the
silence OF Pershing was due to inability
to get information, rather than to the
interruption of communication. Funston
has asked Pershing TO report oftener il
possible in order to keep the war de-
partment advised.