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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
Basil Piper, II, of East Mid
dlebury, Got Bullet
Through Body
DOCTORS REACHT =
HIM AFTER LON SINE
Young Man ST. 5 lied as He
Trailed :. = Com
panions-

Middlebury, Nov. l6.-Basil Piper, the
l7-year son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Piper of East Middlebury, is dying as
the result of wounds received yesterday
morning when he stumbled while deer
hunting, the rifle he carried discharging.
The ball struck just below the left lung
and came out through the shoulder.
Young Piper, together with Burton
Billings, B. Laque, and Walter Hammers,
all about the same age, went Tuesday
to their shack on the mountain about IL
miles from Middlebury. Yesterday morn
ing they started out, the Piper boy be-
ing in the rear. Suddenly his compan-
ions heard the discharge of the gun and
rushed back to young Piper. who gasped
that he had shot himself, but did not
know how
The boys carried him three miles
down the mountain to another shack and
while two of them remained with him a
third ran to the house OF Daniel Dragon,
six or seven miles from this village.
From there, Doctors Martin and Prem
tiss were summoned by phone and they
went to the shack where the wounded
boy lay. He was finally taken to the
Dragon home. 1t was several hours
from the time he was shot till the time
the doctors could reach him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
TELLS WEST OF GRATITUDE.
President Wilson Also Promises to Visit
the West Later.

Washington, ID, c., Nov l6.-President
Wilson expressed his gratitude to the
people of the West for their support in
the election in messages sent last night
in reply to requests that he visit that
section before Congress opens. He said
he would be unable to make the trip at
present because of critical duties, but
promised to go west later if possible.
The president sent the following tele-
gram to William III. King, successful
candidate for the United States Senate
from Utah:
"The invitation to visit the West tugs
hard at my heart because | feel deeply
grateful to all the West for the splen-
did and generous support you have Civ
EN- me; but l would moi be worthy of
their generous confidence if / were to
leave my desk at a time when duties of
the most critical and pressing sort
crowd upon me. | am promising myself
the pleasure of such a trip il ever
can get free from the tolls of axacting
duty and in the meantime wish TO ex-
press my deep gratitude, appreciation
and regret"
He also sent message to F. G. Bonfils
and II. H. Tammen of the Denver Post,
the people of Colorado and has
written letters to Gavin McNabb, Dem
ocratic national committeeman of Cali
fornia, and several othar Democratic
leaders in that state expressing his ap-
probation OF California's support.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
JUMPED JUST IN TIME.
Rutland Man Slightly Injured By Lo,
comotive,

Rutland, Nov. l6-While walking or
the railroad track near the plant of the
Rutland Manufacturing company, just
south of the West street crossing. about
Is o'clock yesterday morning, Elias l.
Jangraw of City Park was hit by a pass
ing train and thrown to one side OF the
track He escaped with nothing worse
than a bruised right knee.
Mr.. ,Iangraw was returning to Strengs
avenue after visit to the Lincoln Iron
works, and to make short cut, started
down the tracks. He heard train cont
ing behind him, and turning saw that
it was approaching on the track of the
Rutland railroad. Thinking that it was
a Rutland train, and forgetting that
there was switch just behind him, Mr..
Jangraw stepped over onto the d. and H.
tracks and continued on his way.
Just before the train struck him. the
unfortunate man realized his mistake
and tried to jump out of harm. He was
successful in escaping the wheels of the
engine, but WAS struck by some project
ing part of the train and hurled to one
side of the track.
Mr.. Jangraw was Immediately given
the assistance of those nearby and DR..
f. f. Quigley was called to attend him.
1t was found that no bones were frae-
tured and Mr.. Jangraw will probably
be confined to the house for three or
four weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
FRENCH RECLAIMED
PART OF PRESSOIRE
Paris War Office Tells of Recapture of
Portion of the Village Taken by
the Germans Wednesday.

Paris, Nov. l6.-The French last night
reeaptured a portion of the village OF
Pressoire on the Somme front which
the Germans occupied yesterday, the war
Office announces.
The statement issued by the war Office
last night was as follows:
"On the Somrhe front the battle con-
tinued with violence the whole day. The
enemy made strong effort with consid-
cradle effectiveness at the same time
north and south of the river. The resist
ance of our troops held back the assaults
of their adversaries, who were able to OBJ
tain only limited advantages at the price
of very heavy losses.
North of the Scmme an attack was
launched after an intense bombardment
against our positions from Les Boeufs to
the south of Bouchavesnes. The enemy
succeeded in gaining a foothold in our
advanced elements in the northern cor
ner and western outskirts of st. Pierre
Vast wood Everywhere else our ma
chine gun fire and barrage fire checked
the attempts of the enemy.
"South of the river the Germans re-
newed their attacks in the course of the
afternoon on the front Of Ablaincourt
and the Chaulnes wood. The struggle
carried on with obstinaey ended in the
repulse Of the Germans. who were Obliged
TO return TO their trenches after sanguin-
ary losses except in the eastern part of
the village Of PressOire. where they were
able TO make progress"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
CAPTURED 400 GERMANS.
British Chaplain and Few Soldiers Were
Searching for Wounded

With the British armies in France,
November l6, via London.--A British
chaplain, while searching the battlefield
of the Ancre for wounded hidden in the
shell craters during the British advance,
accompanied by few soldiers, came upon
an isolated trench containing nearly 400
Germans who promptly surrendered. The
chaplain ordered the men to file out upon
the open gound, preparatory to passing
them back with an escort, when the
German officer, seeing the small size of
the force to which he was surrendering,
tried to rally his men and overpower
it. He was about to kill the chaplain,
when British infantry man shot him
dead, whereupon the other Germans
again held up their hands and shouted
their eagerness to be made prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
WILLIAM G. GREENE DEAD.
He Was Prominent Resident of Franklin
County.

st. Albans, Nov l6.- William X
Greene, former assistant judge of the
Franklin county court and prominent
Franklin county man, died at ] o'clock
this morning at his home in st. Al
bans Town He had been in poor health
for some time but yesterday made q
trip to this city and was intending to
come again to-day.
He leaves his wife and two children,
Joseph Albert Greene of st. Albans and
Miss Martha L. Greene of Georgia; also
two sisters, Mrs. Alvira T. Alexander
and Mrs. Louise Hurlbut, both of Geor-
gia, and a brother, Haskell r. Greene,
also of Georgia. Mr.. Greene was born in
st. Albans June is. lS49 and was edu-
Gated in the common schools OF that
town and Georgia. For many years he
resided in the latter place and held many
offices. He was for two terms an assist
ant Judge of Franklin county court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
GOT BULLET IN FOOT.
Arthur Landon the Victim of Friends
Carelessness.

Rutland, Nov. l6.-Arthur Landon,
who is former resident of this city,
but who has driven an r. F. d. route
in the town of Poultney for some time
past, was brought to the city yesterday
by DR.. j. J. Derven of Poultney, with a
bullet in his left foot. He was taken to
the Office of DIR. c. f. Ball, where the bull
let was located by means of an X-ray
examination. and removed.
The accident happened on Tuesday
night at Landon's home. Mr.. Landon
and friend, Leon Dewey, were exam
ining % cslibre revolver, and claimed
that they did not know it was loaded.
Young Dewey was handling the weapon
when it went off accidentally, the bull
let entering Landon's foot near
the large toe, passing across to the 9TH
er side and lodging just underneath the
skin on the very bottom of the foot.
All attempts TO locate it without the
aid of an N-ray failed, and the young
man was then brought to this city as
early as possible He will probably be
laid up for a couple of weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
EXTERNALLY ON THE JOB"
Is What American Business Interests
Must Be.

| Chicago, Nov. l6.-"Condition grow
| ing out of the European war will demand
more than ever, that the people of the
| United States develop and live in the
spirit OF the international mind" said
c. l.. Deering. former president of the
Chicago Chamber of Commerce, in an ad-
dress on 'World Trade Conditions of the
Future" before the American Mining
congress here to-day
1--WE have repeatedly been reminded" /"
said Mr. Deering, that the Spanish
American war of 1898 made this country
an international power Entrance into
the world as a worlds power quickened
that international understanding known
as the Monroe doctrine and admonished
both ourselves and the world that here
after in craftsmanship and in naval and
military resources we must measure mp
to our responsibilities, even as in indus
trial and commercial development we
must measure up to our opportunities.
"The markets of the world are not to
be taken by conquest. They must be
won and held by the same business prin-
cipes on which our domestic trade is
founded--superior goods superior serv-'
ice, uniform fair dealing. unfaiIing re-
liability and that faculty of being eter-
nally 'on the job that is the truest char
acteristic of American business.
'lt is the foreign market that we
should strive to hold in the future. Then
there comes home to us at once the inn
peratiye necessity of merchant marine
American ships to carry American mer
chandise Another thing we must CON
slider is the establishment of permanent
non partisan tariff commission.
"The immediate and tangible opportu-
nifty is now to fit ourselves for the de-
velopment the future may afford by edu-
eating ourselves and our people on the
principles of conservation. economy, pa
triotism and national preparedness"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
SUING FOR GUIDANCE.
Railroads Say They Want Right Inter
pretation of Adamson Law.

New York, Nov. l6.-Suits filed by
railroads against the federal government
to test the constitutionality of the
Adamson eight hour law also are expect
ed to result in the Interpretation of the
statute if it be upheld, the railroad man.
ayers comprising the national confer
ence committee of railways, announced
in a statement announced here last night.
The statement follows:
"Two questions are involved in the
appeal by the railroads to the courts for
light on the Adsmson law:
els the law constitutional
off it is constitutional, what does
it mean?
"Opnions have been expressed by en-
inent authorities that the law is un-
constitutional and there are conflicting
opinions as to how the law, if consti-
tutional, should be applied.
Therefore, the railroads must, as a
matter of duty, ask the courts If the
law is within the power of Congress 1t
is duty they owe, not alone to the
owners of these properties, but also the
public that provides the revenues for the
payment of wages.
"If the law is declared constitutional it
is expected the courts will make clear
its meaning and the railroads, it is UNI
necessary to say, will faithfully follow
the instructions of the courts.
''In the bringing of suits throughout
the country the railroads have no de-
sire to delay action or to resort to tech
niealities. The railroads are anxious to
have a speedy decision on the points at
issue. Three separate suits are neees-
sary to protect the individual roads. 4
single suit would protect the Individual
road only in the particular jurisdiction
within which the test case was brought
and would leave all roads subject TO
in other jurisdictions.
"The railroads have chosen what seem.
to be the shortest and most practical
method of reaching an early decision and
in the meantime avoiding a multiplicity
Of prosecution and suits.
~The railroads earnestly desire to take
the right road and it is for this rea-
son that they have asked the courts for
light to show them the road"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
SOME APPLE EXHIBITS
SOLD FOR S12 A BARREL
Other Fruit Brought So and sio-Stu-
dents of Norwich University Attend
ed the Show To-day--Prof. jerks
of University of Vermont Was
Among the Speakers.

Norwich university was represented to
day at the New England fruit show be
| ing held at Montpelier, the students, ae
companied by Pres. Ira l.. Reeves and
other members of the faculty, being met
at the station by Mayor Boutwell, and
members of the Board of Trade. The
Montpelier schools were also represented
at the exhibit to-day, all of the forenoon
classes marching from the school to the
city hall, where the fruit was inspected
The prize apples are being sold, the
proceeds going to the show, and some OF
the fruit brought as high as Sl2 barrel,
the other prices being $s and $40 bar
rel.
Those who attended this morning were
privileged to hear Prof. w. B. jerks of
the University of Vermont speak on
Horticulture in Vermont Schools" He
said in part:
"We teach horticulture in Vermont to
show boys how to grow for the ordinary
farm orchard and farm garden. The
average farm orchard is neglected and is
of very little consequence as a source of
income to the farm, whereas, it might be
one of the paying cash crops.
"The farmers garden is generally the
poorest excuse of garden. The village
man and the city man have, in almost
every instance, better garden, both as
to quality of things grown and the quail
ity of the products. To be sure, there is
good reason for this, since, to the village
or city man the garden is a source of
pleasure, a place to get good, wholesome
exercise OF different type than he would
have in his regular business; while on
the farm it is simply added work of
similar kind in many instances, and is
neglected or put aside to wait for more
time, which often does not
arrive.
In orcharding, boys can learn to
prune, to spray, pick, pack and store. In
they can learn the manipula-
tion of hot beds and cold frames; to
grow succession of crops and how to
lengthen the vegetable season by proper
storage and canning.
BEST of all, they can learn the value
of the fruits and vegetables and the need
of growing the home supply. All this
has been and is being done in the schools
Of Vermont"
t0ther addresses will be found on page
of to-day's paper.l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
SOFIA AND BERLIN AD-
NIT SERIOUS REVERSE
British on the Eastern End
of the Allies Line in Mac
edOnia Have Also Taken
Up the Offensive and Have
Captured the Village of
Karakaska in the Struma
Region

Paris, Nov. l6.-French and Russian
troops on the Macedonian front are now
within four miles OF Monastir, it was
announced officially to-day. The war
office says that the pursuit of the defeat
ed Bulgarians continues. On the eastern
end of the line the British troops again
assumed the offensive, defeating the Bull
garians in the region of Struma and cap
turing the village of karaksska.
During the night the Bulgarians
abandoned their principal position west
Of the Cerna river. French and Serbians
took 400 prisoners and made progress in
the Cerna bend, west of Monastir. South
of Monastr the French and the Russians
are reported to be making substantial
progress. 1t is in this region to the north
of Kenali that they advanced within
four miles of Monastir.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
WILL RUSH THROUGH
ADAMSON SUIT
Department of Justice to Seek Early
Opinion by United States Su-
preme Court.

Washington, D. c., Nov. l6.--An early
decision by the supreme court of one of
the railroad suits attacking the eonsti-
tutionality of the eighthour law will
probably be sought by the department
of justice An appeal will probably be
made in the first case decided in the hope
that the supreme court may be able to
pass judgment as near as possible to
January /, when the law becomes eff
fective if it is not suspended by an in
junction. A decision in the highest court
would be binding in all the lower federal
courts and might dispose of all other
suits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
HOPE TO GET MINNESOTA.
Democrats Are Encouraged as Votes Are
Turned In.

st. Paul, Mimi, Nov. l6.--With 46 of
the SO counties in Minnesota having
turned in their tabulation sheets to the
secretary of state and with unofficial re-
turns from the remainder including Hen
nepin and Ramsey counties, Charles f..
Hughes plurality was cut down TO 3s5.
The total vote was: Wilson, l777s9;
Hughes, l7s,ls3.
The sheet from Reneville county made
the big difference over Tuesday nights
lead of more Than a thousand credited to
the Republican candidate. Hennepin
and Ramsey returns are expected and
Democrats basing their hopes on enough
gain for President Wilson in those two
counties and the other 3s not having re-
ported possibly to change the result.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
u. S. MILITIAMEN
ARE DESERVING
BECAUSE OF COLD
Already I45 Men Have Deserted Troops
at Fort Bayard, Where They Had
Marched for Maneuvres.

Deming, n NJ, Nov l6.-The Fourth
Separate brigade, which left here for a
practice march, eliminating in mannu-
vres at Fort Bayard, are badly disorgan-
lied as the result of the extreme cold
and on account of sickness and deser-
tions, according to reports from Fort
Bayard. The death of Corporal Hunt OF
Company l. First Kansas infantry, is
also reported and five men are said to be
dangerously i'll with pneumonia.
The soldiers, driven to desert by the
intense cold of the high attitudes, have
been arriving here singly and in squads
since Tuesday Captain Pegram, in tenn.
porary command of Camp Deming, said
he had been advised of las desertions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
ORANGE GOOD DEER FIELD.
Several Bucks Have Been Shot in Noun
tain Region There.

The mountain regions of the town OF
Orange appear to be the best hunting
ground hereabouts, Judging by the re-
ports already at hand. Leon Cummings
of Barre brought back a fve-pronged,
200 pound buck from the Knox mountain
notch yesterday afternoon, one shot hav-
ing brought the animal down. Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Tillotson each got spike
horn deer on the Orange mountains to-
ward the Groton road. Eugene Hood of
East Barre and George Dobbs of the
same place were also successful in bring
ing down one apiece.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
Berlin Official Report Tells
of Their Repulse at
Two Points
GRANDCOURT HOLDS
FURIOUS CHARGE
Berlin Also Tells Of Capture
of Eastern Part of
Saillisel

Berlin by wireless, Nov. l6.-Attacks
by British troops on German lines along
the road from Mailley to Serre and also
to the southeast OF Beaumont, north of
the river Ancre, were beaten off by the
Germans in hand grenade fighting. the
war office announces to-day. Strong
British forces attacked Grandcourt, but
the assault broke down under the Ger
man fire.
South of the Somme the eastern sec
tion of Saillisel was taken from the
French and French trenches on the north
ern edge of st. Pierre Vast wood were
captured, together with more than 800
prisoners and five machine guns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
GREAT DISASTER
IN ARCHANGEL
Two Steamers Blown Up, $50 People
Killed and $50 More Injured, When
Munition Ship Had Explosion.

London Nov. ia Stockholm news
paper After Tidningen says that some
days ago an explosion occurred aboard
the Russian munition steamer Barron
Breceni at the Russian seapor of Arch
angel, causing the death of $50 persons
and the wounding of $50 others, accord
ing to a dispatch from the Swedish capi-
tai to the Exchange company.
The Breceni and another steamer, the
dispatch says, was destroyed, and sew
eral buildings near the harbor and two
barracks took fire and burned down.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
AT SERIOUS CRISIS.
Great Britain Loss Of Tonnage Stirs Brit
ish Lords.

London, Nov. l6.--The matter of the
destruction of British shipping by Ger
man submarines came up in the House
of Lords yesterday afternoon. Baron
Sydenham invited the government to
make declaration in the nature OF a
"ton-for-ton" policy in behalf OF Great
Britain and her allies as reply TO the
monstrous proceedings" of the German
submarines. He declared that there was
an uneasy feeling in the country that
the submarine menace was more serious
than the authorities were willing TO ad,
nit.
Admiral Lord Beresford said that
Great Britain had arrived at serious
crisis, calling for energy and foresight,
IL was time for plain speaking, because
the House of Commons and the newspa-
pers had been muzzled by the most au-
tocratic government since the time of
Pharaoh.
Had the blockade been properly en-
forced from the first he asserted, eve
should not have been faced by this sub
marine menace"
The Marquis of Crewe, lord president
of the council, replying for the govern.
ment, said it was useless to make such
declarations as Lords Sydeham and
Beresford demanded, without the power
to enforce them. The only voices which
could speak with influence now were the
voices of the cannon on the various
fronts.
at is useless" said the Marquis of
Crewe. "to listen to exact particular rep
arations in the terms of peace unless we
are able to impose those terms by OBJ
tanning complete victory
The admiralty, continued the lord pres
ident, had been singularly successful in
the destruction of enemy submarines, but
the difficulties in dealing with this men
ace had increased.
The Earl of Lytton, civil lord of the
admiralty, having denied that the fleet
had departed from its traditional policy
Of seeking out and destroying the enemy, |
the subject was dropped.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
N0-TIP WATERS DEMAND
SIS a Week Instead of $50 a Month in
Boston Hotels

Boston, Nov. l6.-Union walters in
presenting demands for an increase in
wages to hotel men last night declared
that they would be willing to work on
''no tip" basis if they were paid SIS
week insteatd of the present wage of $50
a month.
The hotel men viii give their answer
on the proposed agreement this after
noon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
DINED AN ANCIENT FRIEND.
Harry Thaw Renewed Acquaintance in
Concord, N. H.

Concord, n. H., Nov. l6.-Harry Ken
dsl Thaw last night was stop-ovel
visitor in this city en- route to Berlin
where he will attend the funeral of the
late Holman A. Drew, who, during the
incarceration of Mr. Thaw in this state
was his custodian.
Thaw arrived in town shortly before
Z o'clock and went Immediately to the
Eagle. where he met many of the friends
he had made while here. At supper he
had as his guest, John Carlton, who is
nearly 100 years Of age, the acquaintance
of whom he acquired in the city, the
friendship being continued since. At
l0:45 Mr.. Thaw left for the North
Country.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-16
FINED FOR STEALING POTATOES
Arthur Dorset of Jamaica Had Previous
lv Settled with Owner.

Brattleboro. Nov To- Pleading guilty
to the theft of six bushels of potatoes
from Edward Rawson of Jamaica, Ar
thur Dorset of the same place was fined
S25 and costs Of SIS by Judge Frank
f. Barber in the municipal court yester-
dav afternoon. He said he already had
maid Rawson. for whom he was digging
the potatoes. S25 for them and supposed
that ended the matter.