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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
BERLIN is PLEASED.
Over the Resumption of Commercial In.
tercourse with America.

Berlin, July IL, via London, July l2.-
The opening of direct shipping connec-
tions between Germany and the United
Statesbv the submarine merchantmen
Deutschland has ocassioned great iub
lation and enthusiasm among Germans.
but no one is more elated than Alfred
Lohmsnn, ex-president of the Bremen
chamber of commerce and the originator
of an underwater service.
To the Associated Press Herr Loh-
mann said to-day that the Deutschland
was only the first Of a feet Of subma-
rine freighters and that a regular trans
Atlantic service with frequent sailinss
would soon be in operation.
A second boat named the Bremen. he
added. il about to start for America
with a cargo and a number of sister ships
are rapidly approaching completion. 1t
l. understood that the number Of boats
viii soon be adequate for the establish
ment Of weekly service.
Remember said Herr Lohmann
that the Deutschland was entirely un-
armed; she carried no torpedo tubes, no
cannon and no weapon Of offense or Dc
tense Of anv kind
80 anxious was I that TIE unaTmed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
BIG BATTLE
IN PROGRESS
Carranza and Villa Forces
Clashing at Caro-
Garcia
HEAVY FIGHTING
is REPORTED
General Trevino at Chihua-
hua City Gets Message
TO That Effect

Chihuahua City, Mexico, July le.-
Heavy fighting is in progress between
the troops Of the de facto government
under General Ernesto Garcia and large
force of Villa bandits at Caro- Garcia. a
few miles below Parrsl. according 20 de-
spstches to General Trevino to-day.
FL Paso, Tex, July l2.-The main Vii
lista command which was beaten off in
an attack upon Parral Yesterday, had
the double purpose of looting the prop
critics of the Alvarado Mining & Milling
an American concern there, and
seizing a quantity of government ammu-
milton stored in the town, according to
private dispatches here last night. The
bandits are rapidly running short of am
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
EPIDEMIC STRIKES
VERMONT; ONE CASE
Child in Burlington is Affected with
What is Thought to Be In
fantile varalysis.

Burlington, July l2.--What is thought
to be the first case of poliomyelits, or in
/ fantile paralysis, to appear IN the sta te
OF Vermont this year F+ss quarantined
| by Health Officer Ennis yesterday aft
ernoon at l3l Park street in this city
The patient is Marshall Freeman, little
four year old boy in the family Of W. c.
Salter, who is very i'll with the disease.
but who was thought By the attending
physician yesterday to be doing as well
as possible.
The little boy was taken on Monday
and DR.. w H. Clancy was called Mon
day evening" Yesterday morning he
again visited the boy and diagnosed the
case as infsntile paralysis. DR., Edward
Taylor, who is doing research work at
the laboratory at the Medical college on
poliomyelitis under the direction OF the
state board OF health, also visited the
case and while more tests will be made
to affirm the diagnosis he is also of the
opinion that the case is infantile para
lysis. As yet only the legs OF the little
fellow have been effected, he not being
able to walk but a few steps. Dr. En-
mis- quarantined the house yesterday aft
ernoon.
There has been one other suspected
case in the state, which has not yet
proved to be infantile paralysis.
Every precaution which can be taken
to protect the ravages OF poliomyelitis is
being worked out by the local health
officer under the direction of the local
board OF health and with the assistance
Of the state board OF health, DR.. Ennis
has quarantined in all about dozen
places in this city where children have
come from New York to get away from
the disease, there not being any cases III
any of these houses, the purpose being |
TO isolate the children from children in
this city with whom they might come
n contact and to whom they might car
y the disease without being i'll with it
themselves. They will be so isolated un-
ii the danger Of their spreading the dis
Ease has passed DIR, Ennis has also Wis
ted the various camps in Colchester
lbout Malletts bay, and warned those
rom New York, who are camping there,
o keep any possible carriers outside ot
he limits OF Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
$4,000 PRISONERS.
Have Been Taken in the Anglo French
Drive

London, July l2.--The British gains in
the battle of the Somme after ten days
continuous fighting cover front of near
| ly eight miles and include the entire Ger
man first system of defense, according to
the official report forwarded by General
| Haig, the British commander in chief on
the French front. This advance includes
a number of small towns or villages and
positions which are considered of great
strategic Importance. The British adj
vance extended into the German posi-
tions for a depth of 1000 to 1900 yards.
Many OF the villages were strongly for
titled, the woods were full of trenches
and surrounded by barbed wire, and what
General Haig describes as Immensely
strong redoubts" had to be carried by
storm.
At the same time the French army
under General Foch has moved up N
the southern section of the Somme uE
til it now holds the dominating hills
around Peronne, a town which has been
strongly fortified by the Germans and
the possession of which they are likely
to contest with the utmost determine
tion.
The British have retaken Contslmaison
and are again in control OF nearly the
entire extent of Trones wood and Ma
metz wood. There has been desperate
fighting in both these sectors for sew
eral days past.
The French along the Somme carried
out some minor detached operation which
enabled them to strenthen their position
at La Maisonette, and apparently the
French are waiting for the British TO
straighten out their line before making
the attempt to drive the Germans out Of |
Peronne.
In this great battle about p 600 pris- !
oners have been taken BY the Franco. !
British forces. Of whom the British an /
nounce they have captured 300
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
TEUTONS MAKING STAND.
Are Putting Up Desperate Fight on styr
River

| Petrograd, via London, July l2.-Ger.
man reinforcements, with powerful artil.
! lery thrown forward in an effort to save
Kovel, have enabled the Austro- Germans
/ to make the first serious stand on this
front since their overthrow by General
Kaledines, a week ago. on the Styr river
The Teutonic forces are now offering
desperate resistance to the Russian ad-
vance, and fighting in the entire Stokhod
region continues, the war Office an
nounced yesterday.
The Russian drive against the Ger
man line on both sides OF the kovel-
Sarny railroad had the desired effect of
stopping the Germans offensive against
Lutsk from the directions OF Kovel and
Vladimir Volynski, and enabled the Rus
slams TO take the offensive and to drive
the enemy across the Stokhod TO the
northwest, and westward toward Nladi-
mir Volynsk.
Svidniki and Mosor where a fierce bat
tie is in progress, as mentioned in the
official communication Monday, are on
the west bank OF the Stokhod, on either
side of the Rovno- Kovel railroad
Further to the left of this widening
circle OF the battle line, beyond Lutsk,
the Russians are launching sledge ham
mer blows in the vicinity Of Kiseln and
Zubilno, before Vladimir Volynski
whence Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, the
Austrian commander in chief, transferred
his headquarters after his army was
crushed at Lutsk.
At the present writing. according to
the military critics, there now remain no
more natural barriers between the Rus
sian lines and Koyel in the shape OF
rivers and swamps. 1t is predicted that
early news may be expected OF assaults
upon the recently constructed German
before kovel.
The approximate total of prisoners
-aken by the Russians during General |
Brusilof's operations up to July l0I
amounts to $500 officers and 266000 |
men, the war Office announced yesterday. |
5uns to the number of 3l2 and 866 ma.
hine guns have been captured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12

merchantmen character OF our boat.
should be established beyond doubt
insisted that the captain OF the Deutsoh.
land should not even carry the customary
revolver upon leaving Bremen
! Under these circumstances, he contend.
ed, there is nothing 10 prevent the
Deutschland. exclusively n merchantmen,
from remaining as long As she pleases in
neutral harbor and loading a cargo OF
fuel and supplies free from the restric.
tons which prevented wsrships from en-.
tering neutral port except under stress,
or remaining over - hours.
81 conceived the idea OF breaking tire
British blockade long ago" continued
Herr Lohmann But the project first
took definite shape last autumn. when
succeeded in convincing the capitalists
associated with me-the Deutsche bank
and the Norddeutsche Lloyd--thst the
war presumably would last another II
months This was Tie hardest part Of
my task. Once this was done the rest
was easy, for our figures showed that
the boats would more than pay for them
selves in a single trip,
"A company was Immediately incor-
porated as the German Ocean Navig>
tion company of Bremen with a noni.
nal capital. Articles were iled op No
vember and work was commenced on
the first and second boats. The Deutsch-
land was completed some time ago, and,
after successful trials in the Baltic start
ed for America following the usual peace
route of our Bremen and Hamburg
steamers"
Herr Lchmsnn now believes that the
war will be terminated before next
spring and that the submarine freighters
will have an opportunity to make many
profitable voyages before they are faced
with competition of surface freighters.
The Deutschland and her sister ship
are 1000, ton boats Between four and FIVE
hundred tons OF cargo can be carried. Tie
'uel is largely carried in ballast and the
iyeing tanks, which are filed with sea
water as the oil is consumed The return
II the Deutschland will be made the oc-
,asion OF great celebration and banquet |
It Bremen. This will be the formal cele-
,ration of the re-opening of direct Ger
nan American trade relations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
FIREMEN FOUND DYNAMITE
In Close Proximity to Fire in New York
Subway,

New York. July l2-Firemen last
night fought their way through dense
smoke into the excavation for the new
dual subway system at Seventh avenue
and 23d street, and removed so or more
sticks of dynamite from close proximity
TO fire of undetermined origin.
Thousands of persons who had gath
cred on the planking which covers the
excavation in seventh avenue, became
panieky when they learned of the pres
ence of the explosives and in the rush
for safety many were knocked down and
trampled on.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
TWO ONSLAUGHTS
BY THE GERMANS
WERE CHECKED
Attacks Were Directed at French Posi-
tion Near Dead Mans Hill, East of
the Meuse-The French Re-
captured Part of Ground
Lost Tuesday.

Paris, July l2-The Germans deliv-
cred two attacks last night on a French
position in the neighborhcod of Dead
Mans hill on the Nerdun front. The
war Office announcement to-day saws that
both these assaults failed. breaking down
under the French fire
East Of the Meuse the French re-toolc
part of the ground won yesterday by the
Germans In the operations east Of the
Meuse the French took 81 prisoners. The
French conducted successful raids IN
Chsmpsgue and Lorraine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
SKIDDED OVER BANK.
Driver of Automobile Sustained Internal
Injuries

Rutland, July l2.-Nelson Babbitt Of
10 Church street was quite seriously in
jured last night at about $3.50 o'clock
when the Ford touring car he was driv-
ing, skidded, jumped bank and turned
turtle at a point about mile south of
the White farm on the Greek road. He
was taken to the Rutland hospital where
he was attended by DIR. F. H. Gebhardt,
Mr.. Bsbbitt. who is. about % years OF
age, has been driving for the E. c. Noyes
Taxiscompany up to yesterday morning
when he took new position. He is in
ternally injured, the seriousness of
which is not yet determined. The car
was not badly damaged
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
KEEPING DEUTSCHLAND SECRET.
United States Government Will Not Pub
lish Departure News.

Washington, D. c., July l2.--If the
news of the departure of the German
underwater liner Deutschland can be re-
garded as military information of value
to Germany's enemies, the United States,
in the interest of neutrality, will take
steps to prevent such information reach.
ing them.
The official report of the naval and
customs officers who inspected the sub
marine and reported her an unarmed
merchantmen will probably be made pub.
lie tomorrow. 1t already has been es-
tablished to the satisfaction of the gov
ernment. The Deutschland's crew was
purely a merchant one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
DAN PATCH DEAD.
Pacing Stallion Held Worlds Sulky Rec
ord-Sold for s6o, 900

Minneapolis, July l2-Dsn Patch, paC-
ing stallion owned by NJ ". Savage OF
Minneapolis. died of athletic heart at
the owners farm at Savage, MINI, yes
terday. In 1906 he paced a mile over the
St Paul track in l;55. the worlds sulky
record. Dan Patch was bought by Saw
azs for 100000 He was withdrawn from
the tracks several wears ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
AMERICAN VESSEL HIT.
Steamer Gold Shell, Badly Damaged
Reached Port.

Paris, July l2.-The American steam
ship Gold Shell, with a cargo OF oil,
struck a mine Monday night and was
badly damaged. She was kept afoat un-
til she entered the mouth of the Gironde,
where she is being lightered.
The Gold Shell struck the mine 20
miles west of the Island of Cordovan.
The forward part of her hull was partly
wrecked. The Gold Shell sailed from
New Orleans June 20 and Newport News
June 27, for Bordeaux. She is owned in
New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
CAN'T RECOVER DAMAGES.
Because He was Mistaken for a Squirrel
and Wounded.

Middlebury, July ia decision FOR
the defendant was rendered by the court
yesterday afternoon in the Addison coun-
ty court case of Ira White against How :
ard Lavarn, in which the plaintiff sought
to recover $4,000 for alleged gunshot
wounds received while he and Lsvarn
were hunting. White claimed he was
mistaken for a squirrel
The case began Monday afternoon. Az
torney J. W, Page appeared for the
plaintiff and ]. B. Donoway for the de-
Tense
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
GERMAN AEROPLANES
DROPPED BOMBS
ON CALAIS PORT
Berlin Officially Announces That Missiles
Were Thrown on Army En-
canpments

Berlin, by wireless, July 1.-Two Ger
man seroplanes made an attack on the
channel port of Calais Monday night, it
was announced officially to-day They
dropped bombs on the port and army en-
campments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
SITUATION BETTER
IN NEW YORK
Only II Deaths and 162 New Cases Re-
ported During the Past "a
Hours.

New York, July l2-Despite the worst
heat wave of the season, the epidemic of
infantile paralysis took a turn for the
better to-day. During the "a hours pre-
eeding 10 o'clock this morning, only IL
deaths and l62 new cases were reported
in the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING DEPUTY
John Edwards Accused of wounding John
Black in Leg.

Woodland. Ne. July l2.-,Iohn Ed
wards. Bangor youth, was arrested here
lest night, after he had wounded Deputy
Sheriff John Black in the leg with re-
volvsr shot. Edwards il ssid n be want
I'd in connection with several hurglaries.
including TIE robbery Of the Red Beach
Postof5ca.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
GOT BULLET IN NECK.
Mrs. John Dukette of South Royaiton
Expected to Recover.

South Royslton, July l2-Nirs. John
Dukerte was accidentally shot in TIE
neck Yesterday afternoon when her sor.
Raw. was cleaning q revolver. The bai-
let entered AZ the hack Of the neck. pass
ing near the spinal cord. Il Is not be-
lieved that the wound vii prove fatal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
The Short Aldermsnie Session.
4 short session Of the aldermen was
CONTINUED on eighth Pagel
In Probate Court.

In probate court. Mrs Mabel n. Bos
worth has settled her accounts as admin
is,rstrix Of the estate Of George r Bos-
worth. late Of Barre; and Ebert l. Claf
lin Of Randolph has settled his accounts
as guardian Of Elmer r Forsvthe. 4
minor. Of Ncrthfeld, and has been dis
charged
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
ALL OTHER ATTACKS
WERE REPULSED
A German Submarine At
tackled the English Coast
Town of Seaham Harbour
and Threw Shrapnel, Kill
ing a Woman - French
Gain Slightly on Verdun
Front

London, July 12,-The Germans, heav-
lily reinforced, delivered strong attacks
against the British on the Somme front
last night They gained ground in Ma
metz and Trones wood, the official an
nouncement says. All other attacks were
beaten off.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
Jitney Landed in Gutter.

A iitney belonging to man named
Stacy came to grief on the Montpelier
road near Jones Brothers stoneshed last
night when it left the road and plunged
into the gutter. There We're no psssen-
gers and Stacy was uninjured The au-
tomobile was removed late in the even
inr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
Wants 5000 for Injuries.

The suit of Robert Garcia against
Louis Csnales. both Of Barre. has been
entered in Washington county court. The
pbintif suing 20 recover 5000 for in
iuries said % have bean received in a
pl,ysicel enooun.s. gith she defendant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
VERMONTERS TANNED
LIKE MEXICANS
Wind and Sun Have Drowned Their Skin,
Writes Edwards--There Has Been
Very Little Illness Thus Far.
EAGLE PASS, TEN. july @, 1915.

EAGLE PASS, lEAa Jlbl %, loih'
We had our first rain storm in eight
months here yesterday, with a sand
storm which lasted for two hours, This
is the worst experience we have had since
we have been here About O'Clock it
commenced and continued until 3 o'clock.
The wind blew a hurricane, the rain
came down like sheet and the boys had
to cit on the walls inside the tents TO
hold them in place. and even then many
tents were blown down. The sand cut
like glass The desert was transformed
into a hard cement and was very hard to
walk around on. At night Cos, Z. I G
and n went out for outpost duties, re-
turning about q o'clock.
On the desert we see all kinds Of rep
tiles. such as rattlcsnakes, horned toads
lizards, tarantulas, and other poisonous
reptiles
The boys are Ill in fine health and lock
like the Mexicans, the sun has tanned
them so. We have had very little sick
ness in camp so far. James Wood, whose
folks live in Barre, former cook for Co.
H. has been promoted TO quartermaster
ser1ant. All for now.
Sipaarolrs ,+o,,rs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
SURFACE ATTACK
WAS CONDUCTED
BY SUBMARINE
Threw 80 Rounds of Shrapnel at Seaham
Harbour and Killed Woman
One House Struck By
Shell.

London, July l2--The English port of
Seaham Harbour was attacked last night
by a German submarine About 80
rounds of shrapnel were fired. One wom-
an was killed and one house was struck
by shell.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
BLISS, TREASURER.
Cornelius N. Named for the Republican
National Committee.

New York. July l2.-Cornelius y Bliss
will be the next treasurer of the Repub-
ican national committee. it was officially
announced to-day at the Hughes head
quarters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
Sincerely yours,
a. @ Edwards

lst Vermont Infantry.
P. s The Mexican people here are
half starved. At mess time one can see
the Mexinn children with pals and
spoons going from one company street
to another. collecting the refuse and eat.
ing same They act as though they had
not seen meat for six months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
GERMANS NEARER
SOUVILLE AND
LAUFEE WORKS
Berlin Official Statement Claims Capture
of 80 0fficers and 2,ioo Men in
Tuesdays Fighting.

Berlin via London, July l2-German
troops on the right bank OF the river
Meuse yesterday pushed forward their
positions TO a point neorer the Souville
and Laufee works, taking 80 officers and
2,l0o men, says the official statement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
AUSTRIANS EVACUATE
TOLMINO POSITION

Paris Gets Report that Indications Seem
to Point TO Such a Condition as
Resistance Has Been Less
and Less.
Paris. July l2--According to a dis
patch from the Italian front, the Aus
trians appear to have evacuated Tolnlino
on the Isonzo front. The correspondent
says that the activity of the Austrians
in that region is felt less and less.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12

!Continued on fourth page,l "a
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22
ANNUAL CONTEST
IN ORATORY is
PROPOSED

be- beginning OF movement TO
establish an annual oratorical con
test for the Championship of De.
lrnt. for all Young people under 10
years I'D MAS made. last week. bv
the Lincoln Debating club and the
Aicott Literary society. Both Of
these ofganiZa ions discussed the
plan and approved II unanimously.
II Is estimated that i'm the several
Dctroil high schools aid among the
indep' pdent debating and oratorical
Socicti"s ther" are probably two doz.
en- ORGANIZATIONS which would be
eligible 20 send one candidate into
the city championship series.
II h. proposed To limit ePCh society
To Cne representative Oh the gon-
eral cOnlmittec of arrangements. and
one representative in the gen
cral elimination contest Each
organization will have to deter.
b1ine iol itself who it's best
aDeakcr Is. Steps are being
taken lS the Lincoln Debating club
to present this proposition to the
o'her societies, and II is expected
that a prize Of $50 In suid will go
To the winner each year.
The president Of the Lincoln club
is Sumner Terry. of No. 232 Vine
wood-aYc. H. H. also a member OF
that schools triangular debating
team, which Is TO meet the best high
school dchatcrs from Cleveland and
Indianapolis In April
The Detroit times., 1916-02-22

Three applications for transfers
OF liquor licenses were granted "
the council committee on liquor req
ulation. Monday. William Murphy
viii be allowed to move from No,
2444 Michigan-ays. TO No. l47 Lar!
ned-st. west, Thomas j. Shorkey.
from No. 1862 TO No. 100 Milwaukee-,
ave. east. and Leon Ryska, from No
2436 Jefferson.ave. west TO a Ioca..
ton two doors away. The appiica-'
ton OF John Capotescu. No. 45 ST.
Aubinave., to transfer 10 No. 7JH
Franklin-st. was denied James Wolf!
who applied for wholesalers ~,
cense at No. 1179 Chene-st.. was
also turned down. The applications.
of Frank Minisci for a transfer from
No. $40 Ersklne-st. to No. ll04 Rio,
peile-st., and of the City Table Sup
ply Co. TO transfer a license to the,
old Edelweiss building at Broadway
and John R.-st., were taken under
advisement.