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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
MANY SEEK REWARD.
For Capture of Murderer of J. Stewart
Hamilton.

! Keene, n. H., Feb. 4.-Seyen claimants
! of the reward of 81 600 offered by the
Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins corporation
/ for the apprehension and deliyeranee to
the New Hampshire authorities of the
murderer of j. Stewart Hamilton, APP
peared either in person or by counsel,
before Judge Chamberlain in the SUI
perior court at the hearing yesterday,
to substantiate their claim for the mon
ey, in all or in part. The evidence closed
yesterday afternoon.
Among the claimants were Francis
Hanrahan, a detective of Halifax, N. S.,
Milton SnoWden of Boston, Ludgi Bra
do formerly OF Brattleboro, VT, Ralph
Kirkwood of Brattleboro, Vt, David S.
Carey of Brattleboro, VT, George VIII
son of Brattleboro, Vt, Frank O'Brien
of Boston
All except Bradio, who is in Italy, and
Frank 0'Brien. appeared in person and
were examined by their counsel Bradio
and 0'Brien were represented by coun-
sci and either had witnesses or deposi-
tions to present to Judge Chamberlain.
All told of the various parts they played
in the apprehension of Wren, who was
convicted of the murder in the Cheshire
county superior court in 1913 and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment at the state
prison in Concord.
J. Stewart Hamilton was boss for
the Holbrook, Cabot and Rollins cor
poration who were constructing rail
road in Hinsdale in 1918 Hamilton was
dubbed to death on the night of Feb
and the next day the corporation Of
fered a reward of 81 900 for the murder
er's apprehension. Wren was arrested
on Feb. by Francis Hanrahan, at Hall |
fax, n. S, and brought back to New
tried and convicted There I
we're SO many claimants to the reward
hat the corporation was unable to de-
'ide to whom it should go and asked the
'ourt to decide.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
SIX MEN MISSING.
After Explosion in Plant of Craig Oil
Co. at Toledo.

Toledo. O., Feb. An explosion fol.
lowed by fire in the plant Of the Craig
oil company here yesterday afternoon
resulted in an estimated loss Of nearly
$4,000 and erippling OF the plant for
several weeks.
Six men who were missing when the
FIRE broke out have been accounted for.
There were - men in the plant when
the explosion occurred. The cause has
not been determined. Fourteen large
oil tanks containing crude oil were de-
stroycd The Office was wrecked.
Fireman A. = AIomonee was seriouslv
injured when one of the tanks blew M.
sixty tanks containing beuzine and gas
oline were saved through the employ
ment Of trenches in lighting the blaze.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04

private Office adjoining the reading room
when the fire started When he left his
room he had to plunge through wal
of flames in the corridor and then gropt
his way along 80 yards of the hall tC
gain safety. DR. Clark was burned while
attempting to obtain his coat, which was
in small locker in one of the corridors
outside the chamber. These lockers line
the halls on three sides OF the commons
and were hidden behind a curtain of
smoke.
One of the first men to make his way
out of the chamber was Col. John Currie,
| who commanded the l4th regiment of the
Canadian first division through the bat
| tie of st. Julien, in which he was over
come with asphyxiating gas. Colonel
Currie at once organized into a fire bri-
gade members of the House, telegraph
operators and police attendants, who laid
several lines of hose from a supply kept
coiled in the corridors for emergency
purposes. They kept streams of water
playing on the flames, but without ap-
parent effect, and soon We're driven back
by the terrific heat.
Standing at the entrance of the read
ing room when the fire started were
Colonel George Bradbury a member from
Manitoba, and Medric Martin, mayor of
Montreal, and member from that city.
Near them was Constable Helmer, who
was on guard at the entrance to the
reading room. All three assert the fire
started from an explosion which filed
the reading room with flames and burst
open the swinging doors. The force of
the explosion was so great that all of
them were thrown fiat on the floor. In
their opinion, an explosive bomb or an
internal machine was responsible for the
fire.
Nine. Sevigny. wife of the speaker, her
two children and three women guests |
were in the speakers private quarters on
the same floor as the chamber and read |
ing room. They were cut of from safety
by a wall Of flame When the fremen
reached Parliament hill, they saw Mime. 4
Sevigny standing at a window with her /
children in her arms.
life net was spread and into it the
speakers wife dropped her children.
Then she leaped safely into the net.
Nine. Sevigny's guests were Nine. BRAY
Of Montreal, Nine. NORM Of Beauce and /.
-'Ahifs bu5Sdhib OF RutDet j ne oNiN one q
Of the three 10 escape was Nine. Dus-
sault, who leaped in the fremen's net.
When firemen reached the speakers
rooms they found Nine. Bray and Nine
Norm insensible. They were taken from
he building and physicians were sum
noned, who applied pulmotors in vain.
After a half eour, the women were pro-
bounced dead. /.
The flames from the burning Parlia-
nent building were seen two miles auav
i Rideau hall, the residence Of the duke
Z Connaught. eovernor-ge Of Can I
da. The duke summoned his household 3
idcs al Of whom are wounded officers 3
nvalided from the front. and they mo- i
ored swiftly into the city, but were an @
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
ATTACK cARRANzA FORCES.
Forced to Retreat-Railrosds Cut and
Wires Down.

FL Paso, Tex, Feb. A large force
Of bandits attacked small de facto gov
ernment garrison at Moctezuma on the
main line of the Mexican Central rail
road about 100 miles south of II Paso,
late yesterday. according to advices re-
ceived here. The garrison was compelled
10 retire. il was said. The railroad has
been cut and the telegraph lines torn
down, destroying communication with
Juarez. The garrison at villa Ahumada,
about 80 miles south OF Juarez. is on the
way 70 reinforce the Carranza troops
at Moctezuma, and the troops were also
sent from Juarez late yesterday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
GERMAN PRIZE CREW
LEFT ALONE ON APPAM
y. 'tish Prisoners Climbed Over the Rail
Last Night and Landed on Amer
lean Soil After Long Dis
cussions Between Ship
Owners and British
Embassy.

Newport News, Vaa Feb. 4.-Nineteel
days of ceaseless vigil for the short
handed German prize crew aboard thu
former British liner Appam ended lat'
last night when the last OF more thar
400 British prisoners climbed over tn,
ships side to liberty on American soil
| And for the first time since Lieutenant
Berg and his twenty-five men boarded
the liner from the raider which captured
J her on the night of January l5, most OF
the Germans slept peacefully with but
few of their number on watch.
All British subjects and the one ma
tionalized American, G. A. Taglaferri,
quit the ships leaving the prize com
nander with his crew and the twenty
Germans who had been prisoners on the
Appam, including three women.
Captain Harrison and the Appam's
British crew left their vessel only after
a sharp controversy between agents of
the owners, Elder Dempster & Co., and
the British embassy at Washington. The
company desired its men to remain on
the liner to support the claim that the
Germans forfeit their prize by remain
ing in neutral waters. But the embassy
insisted that every British subject de-
part as soon as permission had been
granted by the prize commander on the
demand Of the United States govern
ment.
Plans were changed every hour dur
ing the afternoon and evening, but the
embassy's authority prevailed finally
and special boat was provided to take
the Appams crew of los to Norfolk to
await the sailing of a steamer for New
York tonight. Meanwhile the ia pas
sengers and the 1856 British seamen cap
tured with the other seven ships taken
by the raider Ponga or Moewe, had been
ashore by steamers. Five
Of the seamen, one Englishman and four
Lascars of the crew of the Clan Mae
lavish, all wounded, were removed to
!, hospital. All the others with most |
Of the" passengers, were placed aboard |
river steamers for Norfolk. An Old |
Dominion liner was being held at her |
lock to take them to New York.
The British government is caring for |
I'll passengers and crews of the captured |
reighter and will send them on to Eng
and aboard the first available ship. The
Cider Dempster company will arrange
or the return of the Appam's crew.
Lieutenant Berg, commanding the Ap-
,am talked for the first time last night
# his cruise. He ridiculed the sugges
ion that his raider was the new fruit
raider Ponga, insisting that she was
he Moewe He confirmed the accounts
t the capture of the seven English
essels and declared he had nothing to
ny regarding his future plans.
When asked how his crew felt about
heir enforced idicuess, the lieutenant 1
Iuared his shoulders proudly.
"Ah. my crew." he exclaimed. "They I
re artists They take their work as |
comes"
Apologizing for any seeming breyity in {
is remarks, the lieutenant said he spoke [
) fully as he dared, owing to his extra ,
-dinary position. I
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
REOPEN FEB. 8.
Goddard Students, Ill with Scarlet Fever,
to Be Placed in Rented Building

| 10 DC RlaCeu IN Rented building.
Four students who developed symp-
! toms OF scarlet fever three weeks ago
and have been i'll with the malady ara
to be removed from Goddard seminary
tomorrow and sessions at the school
will be resumed on the morning of Tues
day, Feb. s, according to a statement
issued to-day by Principal 0. X Hol-
lister. The decision to reopen the sem
mary was reached at a conference of
doctors, including the health officer, and
the school authorities, which was held
last evening.
The students who were detained at
the seminary by the fever when the
student body was excused late in jan
uary are all making favorable prog
ress toward recovery. Those in author
ity on the hill have leased house here
in the city and thither the students will
be moved sometime tomorrow to remain
during the convalescent period, or until
after all danger of their communicating
the disease to Others has passed To-
morrow night the health officer and his
assistants will begin a thorough fumi-
CATION of the school buildings. The
main building, the Thompson memorial
and the alumni hall win be fumigated
Principal Hollister stated to-
day that every precautionary measure
will be taken to rid the school buildings
Of any possibility of eontagion.
Reports received from students of the
seminary who have been at their homes
since the school was closed do not indi-
,ate that any considerable number have
,ome down with the malady, only four
,ases having developed outside the school
.hus far.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
SAVED MOTHER
BUTLOST OWN LIFE
IN BROOKLYN
Miss Caroline Tag Assisted Mrs. Casimir
Tag to Neighboring Roof and Then
Went Back and Perished with Her
Sister and Four Other Women.

New York, Feb. 4.-Six women lost
their lives in fire which destroyed the
home of Mrs. Casimir Tag in Brooklyn
to-day. Mrs. Tag, who is the widow of
the president of the German Savings
bank, escaped but her two daughters
were among those who perished One of
the daughters, Caroline Tag, was awak
ened by the smoke. She telephoned the
firemen and then assisted her mother
through a third-story window to an ad-
joining roof, from which the firemen res
eued her The daughter then returned
to arouse the Others in the household and
with the other five was trapped in the
flames.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
GERMAN CONCESSION
REACHES LIMIT
One New Phase Is Included
in Formulation of Pro-
Posed Note Of Regret, bit
the Word illegal" Does
Not Appear in It-Grave
Situation Arises

Berlin, via London, Feb. 4.--Informa-
tion reaching the Associated Press to-
day indicates that under no circum-
stances will Germany admit that the
sinking of the Lusitania was an Illegal
act. The new instructions forwarded to
Ambassador Won Bernstortr, according
to this information, contains simply one
phrase OF new formulation of pro-
posed note of regret for the sinking of
the Lusitania.
The suggested sentence is short-only
eight words-and does not contain the
word illegal. 1t represents the extreme
limit of Germany's concessions in the
Lusitania case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
willing to Please.

A certain college president wore side
whiskcrs. Whenever he suggested re-
moving them there was a division Of
opinion in the family. One morning he
entered his wife's dressing Foom. razor in
hand with his right cheek shaved smooth
How Do you like il, dearf- be asked.
eli you think ID looks well / viii shave
the other side too. 7-Facts aud Fancies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
ZEPPELIN IN THE SEA.
German Aircraft in Trouble Reported By
Trawler.

London, Feb. "A fishing trawler re.
ported yesterday TO the naval authori-
ties that she had seen a German Yep
pelin in the North sea in a sinking con-
dition. it was stated in an official state
ment given out last night.
A Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
Wednesday reported that the coast
guard ON the Dutch island of Ameland
in the North sea sighted Zeppelin
which was flying low. probably having
lost her bearings in the fog The Yep
pelin was bombarded by the guards it
was added, more than - shots being
fred at her. some Of which il was be-
lieved hit the airship, which ultimately
10 the northward.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
lNANTASKET BEACH
HAS $150,OO0 LOSS
Because of Heavy Snow the
Firemen Could Not Get
Their Apparatus Up the
Hill to the ROckland
House at the Latter Place

Atlantic City, N. j., Feb. Alive per-
sons lost their lives and eight others were
seriously injured this morning in fire
which destroyed the Overlook hotel at
the corner Of Pacific and Mount Vernon
avenues. Several of the injured are ex-
pected to die.
The fire is believed to have started in
the kitchen, and soon after the flames
were discovered the entire building was
wrapped in flames. There were but few
guests in the hotel and most of them
were aroused in time to escape, although
many jumped from windows. The dead
include the parents of Richard Mott, the
proprietor of the hotel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04

Members of the Parliament, spectator
in the lower house, government employees
and others who were in the building mar
rowly escaped death or injury. Within 9
few minutes after the fire began, corri
doris were filled with smoke, and at many
points walls of flame barred progress
There were many doors to the great
building, but since the outbreak of the
war all except the main Portals have
been closed to safeguard the Legislators
This precaution made escape more diff.
cult and probably was responsible for
the death of Nine. Bray and Nine. NORM
in one of the rooms of the speaker
suite.
Nine Sevigny saved her two children
by dropping them into a tiremen's safety
net, and then leaped to safety herself.
Another of her guests, Nine. Dussault,
saved herself in the same way.
Among those severely burned was Min
istcr of Agriculture Burell, who fell in
sensible after plunging through a curtain
OF fire and cropping his way along a
smoke-filed corridor.
Legislators who were in the building
experienced great difficulty in cropping
their way through smoke-filled corridors.
Several fled through windows and down
ladders to the street.
The entire fire fighting equipment of
Ottawa was unable to cope with the
flames, and Mayor Martin of Montreal,
member of Parliament, at 10 o'clock or
dered the Montreal fire brigade TO this
city. Half an hour after the fire was
discovered. the glass roof over the Com
mons chamber fell and it appeared that
the handsome Gothic structure was
doomed.
"Fire! Run for Your Livesl"
When Speaker Sevigny took the chair
and opened the session of the House at
5 o'clock only about 80 members were in |
their seats discussion relating to I
fisheries was proceeding, when the de- !
corum of the chamber was broken by a !
messenger. who dashed into the room. /
shouting: Fire! Run for your livesl7
The flames had developed so suddenly
that although they started not more
than 80 feet from the chamber. members 4
we're driven back by smoke and flames
when they sought an exit through the
two main doors. Police guards were on
duty in the library, reading rooms and
corridors which surround the commons
on ali four sides.
When the doors of the chamber were
opened the great room filled almost in
stantly with smoke and the legislators
rushed for the doors. Spectators in the
gallery, panic-stricken. stampeded for
the exits at the same time. Attendants !
came stumbling through the smoke-filled 3
corridors from all parts Of the building.
Minister nf ArrwrrrsE.rt~. prvr~.u swaz
overcome as he made his way through !
the thick Of the smoke and fell just in !
front Of the postofiice. He was picked up {
BY Robert Rogers, minister Of public 8
works. J- o. Reid. minister Of customs. :
and Pierre Bloudin, secretary of state. u !
was found that while his injuries were Z
serious be will recover.
1ir. Burren Rad been working IN his
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
GOES TO GRoToN CHURCH.
Rev. George B. Gould Resigns Pastorate
of st. Adams Baptist Church.

st. .Albans, Feb. 4.-Rev. George B.
Gould, pastor of the Baptist church here,
has rendered his resignation. the same
to take effect on March l. and he will
go to the Baptist church in Groton. DIR.
Gould has been pastor Of the local church
for four years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
MANY SMALL FIRES
WERE EXTINGUISHED
AS HOTEL BURNED
Property Near Rockland House at Nan
tasket Beach Was Gravely Endan-
gered-Cause of the Fire Has
Not Been Determined.

Hull, Mass. Feb. 4.-The Rockland
house, one Of the largest hotels on Nan
tasket beach, was destroyed by fire
early to-day, with a loss of $l50,000.
The only person in the building was the
caretaker. The cause of the fire is not
known.
Because of the deep snow the iiremen
were unable to get their apparatus near
enough to the hotel, which was located
on a hill, to check the flames, but they
succeeded in subduing many small fires
on the roofs of nearby hotels and cot
tages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
TOOK BULLET FROM HEAD.
Doctor Performed Serious Operation on
Alleged Wife Slayer

Quincy. Mass. Feb. 4.-After a most
delicate surgical operation at the Quin-
cy City hospital yesterday afternoon, a
bullet was taken out of the head of
Frank Colletti. charged with numbering
his wife and attempting suicide in West
Quincy. Jan. 20. The surgeons found
it near the base Of the skull close TO
the mastoid bone behind the right ear.
Part Of the bone had been badly smashed
by the bullet and the brain had been
slightly injured in one spot.
Colletti came out OF the ether in fair
ly good shape, but his condition was said
TO be only fair.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
CIGARETTE cARELEssLY THROWN
Was Probable Cause of Fire in Movie"
House at Montpelier.

Starting probably from a cigarette
carclessly thrown into the entrance
booth. fire damaged tie Old Comique
theatre building in Montpelier last night
20 the extent Of S25. the loss being CON
fined 70 the booth. i was after tie last
show in the theatre and patrons and at
taches had gone home when the fire was
discovered BY passerby The frpmeu
made short work Of the FIRE. The prop
ertv is insured in the Burlington Mutual
Pre- Insurance company through the Ne
AilisteT 8 Kent agency Of Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
ITALY CALLS MORE MEN.
Those Born in 1881 Who Belong to Cav
airy and Others.

Rome, via Paris. Feb. An the men
born in ISL who belong 70 the cavalry
have been recalled 20 the colors. Aicn
born in lSS2. 1883 and 1854 ard belong
ing 20 the engineer regiments and men
born in 1855 and belonging 60 tile en-
rincer regiments on the lakes also have
5oen recalled
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
TAKE UP NEW PROPOSITION
For AbOlishing the Grade Crossing at
Tabor's.

The Vermont public service commis-
sion held a session at the State House in
Montpelier to-day on tie question of es-
tablishing an underpass at the Tabor
crossing between Barre and Montpelier.
At previous sessions proposition was
presented. which was not considered en-
tirely satisfactory. and the purpose Of
the session to-day was 90 take up con-
sideration 81 q new proposition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
LANSING INCLINES TO
TREATY PRECEDENT
Secretary of State Indicates That Prus-
sian-American Agreement Governs
the Appam, Case.

Washington, d. C., Feb. 4.--Secretary
Lansing indicated to-day that the United
States had decided to hold that the Prus-
sian American treaty governs the case of
the Appam, as Germany contends, and
that all that remained to be decided was
the determination of the application OF
the treaty terms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
TURKS EVACUATE
BIG STRONGHOLD
Trustworthy Source of Information Has
1t That Erzerum on Caucasus Front
Has Been Given Up to
Russians.

Petrograd, via London, Feb. 4.-The
Novoe Vremya asserts that it has re-
ceiyed from trustworthy source infor-
nation to the effect that the Turks have
evacuated Erzerum, one of their principal
strongholds on the Caucasian front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
clerk Notce.

There Will be a regular meeting of the
r. & I 2. a.. local 24l. Friday. Feb. a,
at 7s3o ?. m large attendance request
ei Per order Miss T1om8sina kessoa,
Red. Sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04
BOMB THEORY
IS REJECTED AS
CAUSE OF FIRE

Part of Canada's Magnificent Parliament
Building at Ottawa Was Destroyed
Last Night and Flames Were Said toI
Have Followed Tremendous Ex-
plosion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-04

building were of great value.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-08-21

and there Is law against gambling
Probably II questioned they would adj
vance the theory that it ID no one's
business how they exist, but think IL
Is somebody's business.
The man who exists without work is
crook, and should be given a suit Of
stripes and stone hammer. A white
collar Is no distinction by which to
place the pool hail loafer In a different
class from his brother hobo who rides
a freight and camps out in the
"jungles."
A lady unaccompanied has about
as much chance to get by Marshall
town pool hall without being insulted
by word or gesture. as she has to fly.
We can not entirely blame representa-
tives Of the law for this existing condi-
ton for it would take more eyes than
any city police force could muster to
watch and catch these pool hall loafers
at their daily habits.
We have seen the photoplay series
"Who's Guilty" and | often wonder II
Marshalltown will have to have a pool
hall tragedy like the Vic Gueringer case
at Kansas City before the city fathers
get their heads together and dope out
an answer to who's Guilty" Of allow
ing drones and crooks to injure the good
repute of one of the cleanest and best
cities in the state of Iowa.
F. Theodore Dexter.
IT, Noble street Marshalltown.