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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
LEG BROKEN IN ScUFFLE.
Harry E. Jeffords Didn't Want to Go with
Officer Murley.

Police activities through the week end
centered Sunday afternoon in Bemis
place, where Harry f. Jeffords, who late.
ly lost his spurs in squirt for the office
of his right leg in resisting arrest by OF
fcer John s. Murley. A family squabble
| in which baby's high chair, china, hard
ware and bootjack are said to have
been used as projectiles, came to its ter
! mination when police Intervention was
/ sought by William A. Wright, brother
in-law of Jeffords, who received bad
blow in the face. From the police sta
tion, where the painter was locked up
around o'clock, he was later transferred
to the City hospital at the suggestion Of
City Physician DR.. j. A. Wark who min
istered TO the man at headquarters be-
fore his removal.
While Jeffords is receiving treatment
at the hospital he is under arrest on
technical charge of intoxication. The
mans brother in law, Wright, describes
the patient as the aggressor in the quar-
rel, and is himself at liberty. According
to the story which he has furnished the
police, Mr.. Jeffords, a lodger at the
Wright home, used alcohol in some con
siderable quantities Saturday and Sun
day. Ugliness grew upon him as the
Sabbath advanced and early in the after
noon the high-chair hostilities began.
Wright, it is said, received his facial dis
figurement when the painter, Jeffords,
raised aloft the baby's chair and brought
il down on his brother-in law. One arm
caught on the top of the parlor stove.
according to Wright, else the blow, in
descending. would have had worse effect.
Some of Mrs. Wright's best china went
spinning through the air as the row
waxed warmer and when Officer Murley
arrived he beheld saddening scene of
domestic devastation.
When the policeman began the form
ality of putting the alleged disturber un-
der arrest, resistance was offered and
Jefrords, il is said. was an unwilling
prisoner while the officer was urging him
out of the house and into the driveway.
Once in the road. the path turned slip
perry and the official version at police
is that Jeffords slipped and
fell on the ice. Then and there the in
jury occurred. A team was procured and
the man was removed to the station.
Apparently the painter was aware Of
his injury. for he complained of much
and finally DR.. Wsrk was asked
10 call around at the station 10 examine
The man. Around $3.50 O'Clock an smbu
snce was summoned and JefTords was
aiken to the hospital. The prisoner is
quoted as saying that the limb fracture
resulted from kicking which he received
1t the feet of the pstrolmsn, an allega-
ion which the officer denies with some
lsperity and which is discounted for the
most part by an inquiry made by Chief
sinclair. At police headquarters il IS
ontended that Jeffords. in falling.
,rought his dead weight to bear upon
he leg DR.. Wark reduced the fracture
sst night and the patient j. reported to
ave passed comfortable forenoon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19

New York March 19The railroad strike has been avered
Yielding appeal of President Wilson and facing the probab
ty this couny entrance into the world the railroads
early granted the brotherhoods
eghhour day Telegraph wires this morning carrying
throughout the United States from the brotherhood
resembling the the Inauguration of great
gressive strike at o'clock tonight
The decision regarded complete surrender to the brother
hoods brought about however after the patriotism of the railroad
had been to the test The presidents mediator
playing what they considered their last trump card not
their until after than so hours of anxious
conferences all of which pointed until within short time before
the decision announced to inevitable deadlock
By the terms of the settlement the combined salary list of the
railroads will be increased Approximately s60000000 year.
cordng conservative estimates The number of women profit
ing exceeds 100000.
That the crisis resulting from the sinking of three American
ships by German submarines the prime factor in clearing the
situation conceded by ALL The first nmaton that the strike
avered Unexpectedly at 1245 this morning when
representative of the railroad managers conference committee
called the Associated Press and announced he strike
but several hours elapsed before the settlement
signed and orders went out resembling the strike order
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
FUNERAL OF DR.. Z. M. FUNK.
Held at Swanton and Burial Will Be at
Manchester, N. H.

Swanton, March l9.-The funeral of
DR.. f. NJ. Funk, general manager of the
international Explosives Co., who was
fatally injured in an explosion at his
plant last week, was held from his late
home on Grand avenue yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock. Rev. F. Wilson Day.
pastor of the Congregational church, Of
ficiated. The body will be taken tonight
to Manchester. N. H., where the burial
will be held Tuesday. There will be
Masonic and Knights Templar escort
from his home on Grand avenue to the
station and the bearers will be employees
in the plant of the National Explosives
Co. Among those who will accompany
the body are the widow, her mother,
Mrs. Wasson, and. Mr.. and Mrs. f. T.
Bradley.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
S-HURR LAW HELD
AS CONSTITUTIONAL
BY SUPREME COURT
Decision Handed Down To-day Fixes g.
Hour Standard and Legalizes In
creases Which Went Into
Tentative Effect on Pas
save of Act
sage of Act.

Washington, ID. c., March l9.-The
eight hour standard for railroad wages,
provided in the Adamson law, was held
constitutional to-day by supreme court
decision announced by Chief Justice
White. The entire act is held constitu-
tfonal in all respects. The decision
makes an eight hour standard of days
work and wages for the men in the op-
Grafton of trains and legslizes the in
creases which went into tentative effect
on its passage.
:. National enforcement and operation of
the Adamson law enacted by Congress
last September when nationwide rail
road strike threatened paralysis of
transportation, was suspended awaiting
the supreme courts decision upon its
constitutionslity. National effort, it was
agreed, rested upon disposal of the sin
gle test case of the Missouri, Oklahoma
& Gulf railroad, chosen BY the railroads
and department of Justice to determine
for the whole country the issue
Involved were vital public and private
interests, present and future, including
those of American railroads aggregst-
ing 25oo00 miles and property interests
of s5,Oo0.oO0. together with those of 4O0,-
600 railroad employees. one-ifth of the to-
tai. Also involved was future limit of
public regulation and private operation
Of common carriers, with boundaries Of
regulatory legislation by Congress.
A decision upholding as constitutional
all features Of the Adamson act en-
tailed.
Permanent establishment of work
day Of eight hours as measure or stand
ard Of calculating wage and service oi
train operatives.
Temporary bat immediate increase Of
shout y Per cent in wsgcs. during not
less than seven nor more than II months
beginning Jan. I last, Of about 10000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
LEGISLATURE HAS
BUSY WEEK AHEAD
Some Think the 1917 Session Can Com
plete Business and Adjourn March
3I-0thers Profess to Believe
Two Weeks More Will
Be Needed

The busiest week of the legislature
will be commenced at $3.50 o'clock this
afternoon, when the House meets to dis
pose of a light calendar. The Senate
eonvenes at 7:30 this evening.
In spite Of the fact that adjournment
on March 81 has been discussed for the
past ten days, the House was compelled
to adjourn Saturday forenoon without
acting upon the last bill on the calendar,
adjournment being voted before the ques-
tion of quorum could be raised. Many
of the members seemed to lose all inter
est az soon as the board of control bill
was disposed of by the House, and left
Friday evening for their respective
homes
To.day's session will amount to little
other than clearing the way for heavy
calendars the remainder of the week.
The Senate will consider tonight or
tomorrow the House amendments to the
board of control measure, and there are
two special orders in the Senate for to-
morrow morning, including the bill to
oblige the governor TO appoint county
license commissioners. The bill was
passed by the House but is likely to be
rejected by the Senate.
The Stearns bill providing for equal
suffrage, allowing any woman to vote in
town meetings if poll tax is paid, will
be reported the first of the week, and the
other suffrage bill, which passed the
House ten days ago, viii come before the
Senate. Other important measures to be
considered are the administration bills
contemplating the change in the court
system and the administration bill to
merge the office of weights and measures
with the Office of state treasurer. The
bill was reported to the House last week,
with majority in favor of rejection and
a minority recommending that the bill
ought to pass" The bill is made a spe-
cial order for tomorrow afternoon.
The customs brokerage bill. which
caused two days debate in the lower
branch, is in the hands of the Senate
on corporations and fran
chises, but will not be reported until the
middle or last of the week public
hearing is to be held, but the date has
not been fixed, as lawyers who wish to
appear are engaged in Chittenden county |
court
Bills are still being introduced in the |
House and Senate, scarcely a day pass
ing but what one or more measures are
introduced in one branch or the other
There seems to be difference of opin- |
ion among the members of the committee |
appointed to hurry final adjournment,
one member being firmly convinced that
inal adjournment is not only possible
out probable the last day of the present
month, and another member is equally
certain that it may be until the 10th or
5th of next month before all the busi-
hess is disposed of. The matter rests
almost entirely with the committees, for
10Th branches have shown that they are
,apable of handling all the business
'laced on the calendars, and, in fact, the
senate has had to meet less than dozen
ines IN the afternoon since the session
tarted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
Nobody Likely to Remember.

In the United States Scotland has a
great reputation for learning, and lady
who went to that country from Boston
expected TO find the proverbial shepherd
quoting Nergil and the laborer who had
Burns by heart She was dis-illusioned
in Edinburgh. Accosting policeman she
inquired as to the whereabouts Of Car.
lyle's house.
(Which Carlylet" he asked
Thomas CARLYLE" said the lady.
aWhat does he do" queried the guar
dian OF the peace.
HE was a writer-but he's dead.- he
faltered.
We'll. madam the big scot informed
her. -if the man s dead over five years
there's little chance Of finding out any
thing about him in big city ike this >
Ladies Home Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
NESLE, CHAULNES
AND PERONNE ARE
IN ALLIES HANDS
British Troops Advancing Rapidly on the
Heels of the Germans Over 45-
Mile Front and Have Also
Taken Possession of 60
Villages.

London, March l9-British troops,
continuing their rapid advance on the
heels of the retiring Germans, have oc-
cupied the important towns of Nesle,
Chaulnes and Peronne. Along front of
about As miles they have entered the
German positions to a depth of 10 miles
in places. In addition, the British have
taken over 90 villages.
The announcement of these gains was
contained in the official report last night
from British headquarters. The text OF
the statement reads:
1--WE have occupied Nesle, Chaulnes
and Peronne. Pressing back the enemy's
rear guards we advanced several miles
during the past "a hours to depth up to
10 miles in places on front of approx
matelv 45 miles from south of Chaulnes
to the neighborhood of Arras.
During this period, in addition to the
towns above mentioned, we gained pos
session of our 80 villages"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19

trainmen, mostly of the "Big Four
brotherhoods OF engineers, fremen, con
ductors and hrakemen and those princi
pally in freight service. Comparatively
few passenger trainmen were given i'm
mediate benefit by the law.
Cost TO the railroads of such tempo
rary increase of from S40000,0 600 to so.
| 100000, as estimated by the railroads, oil
about S20,000,000 as estimated by the
brotherhoods. Future additional cost OF
a permanent eight hour day scale was
estimated by the railroads at Sl00,O00,.
GOO annually, with prospective addition.
al wage demands from 100000 other
employees not benefited by the Adamson
| law.
Vast extension of congressional au-
thority in federal regulation of common
| carriers, with power to authorize wage
fixing by the interstate commerce com
mission.
Dismissal OF about 500 railroad inilnc-
tion suits in virtually every federal dis
trict court, to enjoin the laws enforce
ment.
The temporary wage increase, institu-
tion of the permanent eight hour stand
ard and all litigation. by formal agree
ment between the railroads and depart
ment of justice, have been held in abey-
ance pending the courts decision. How
ever, the railroads have been keeping
special account of increases due since the
law became effective January /, with a
upholding the statute.
A decision upholding the eight hour
standard, it was admitted, would not bar
trainmen from working more than eight
hours day, but merely entitle them to
pro rata overtime pay. Also such a rul-
ing entailed making of entirely new
wage agreements for all trainmen affect
ed, by private negotiation, as 10 the
amount" of wages which shall consti-
tute an eight hour day standard.
The federal hours of service act, pro-
hibiting continuous employment of train
men more than l6 hours daily, remains
undisturbed regardless Of the decision of
the Adamson law.
Entitled IAN act to establish an eight.
hour dsy for employees OF carriers en-
gagged in interstate and foreign com
merce. and for other purposes" the law
was made effective Jan. ] and comprised
four sections. Briefly the first section.
providing the permanent eight hour wage
standard. declares that beginning Jan.
J. eight hours shall in contracts for Ia
Dor and service be- deemed a day's work
for the purpose Of reckoning eompenss-
tion Of all employees or here aft.
er employed bv any common carrier by
railroad actually engaged in any
capacity in the operation Of trains
Railroads not more than loo miies
long and Independently owned and elec-
tric street and interurbsn railroads Were
excepted
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
"a MEN MISSING
FROM SUNKEN SHIP
Captain Borum and Eight Men of the
City of Memphis Have Not Been
Reported and Fifteen from
the Vigilanca.

London, March l9.--Captain Borum
and eight men in his boat were among
those missing from the sunken American
steamer City of Memphis. Four of the
sailors are Americans. Fifteen from the
American steamer Vigilancia, sunk by
German submarine, are now listed as
missing. The crew of the American
steamer Illinois, also sunk, have been
landed safely.
The City of Memphis, which left Car
diff Friday in ballast for New York, was
sunk Saturday. When she left port she
had the Stars and Stripes painted on
both sides. She encountered subma-
rine about o'clock Saturday evening.
The German commander ordered the
steamers captain to leave his ship with
in Is minutes.
The crew entered five boats, and the
submarine then fired a torpedo which
struck the vessel on the starboard side,
tearing a great hole through which the
sea poured. The steamer settled down
quickly and foundered within few min
utes.
During the night the boats became
separated and at o'clock Sunday morn
ing three boat crews were picked up by
a patrol vessel and landed. These boats
contained thirty three men, mostly
Americans. The officers believed that the
other boats will be rescued.
The Illinois. from London for Port Ar
thur, Tex, in ballast, was sunk at s
O'Clock Sunday morning.
The Vigilsncia was torpedoed without
warning. The submarine did not appear.
The captain, first and second mates, first,
second and third engineers and twenty
three men of the crew have been land I
ed at the Scilly islands. The fourth en-
gineer and l3 men are missing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
EX-czAR GOES TO CRIMEA.
Members of His Family Attacked by
Measles.

Petrograd, March Is, via London,
March l9--Nicholas Romanof, as the
former emperor is now designated, LETT
with his staff to-day for his personal
estates at Livadia on the south coast Of
the Crmea
The revolution overlook the imperial
family when all but Grand Duchess Marie
of the children were afflicted with mea-
sles.
Grand Duke Alexis, the I2-year-old
erstwhile heir, who was reported dead,
still lives, but is very ill. His attack of
measles was complicated by the break
ing out of an old wound in his foot, dat
ing from the alleged attempt on his life
about four years ago. He was report
ed to-day as likely to recover. He con.
tracted the malady from comrade at
the front.
The grand duke is being attended by
his mother and the old sailor, Derevenke,
who has been his constant companion.
Grand Duchess Tatiana is in serious
condition and oxygen has been admins
tered.
News of the disaffection of the troops
reached the empress on Feb. 27. The
palace guard was modified for defense,
the riflemen remaining within the palace
with machine guns, while outside were
armpred motors.
Wh\n the Trarskoe Selo garrison re.
volted, collision with the palace guards
appeared inevitable. The empress went
to the commander OF the guard and said;
MY desxe is that you do not fire."
This was taken as order to surrender,
which he did. Soon revolutionary troops
entered the palace, and officers went TO
The apartment OF the imperial family.
these the empress said:
Let there be no violence. | am now
'nly Sister of Charity at the bedside
)f my afflicted children"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
WILSON MAY CALL CONGRESS
TO DECLARE WAR FORMALLY
One of the American Ships Was Not
Warned And All of Them Were Un-
armed-At Last Reports Some of
Their Crews Were Still Missing And
May Have Been Lost

Washington D. c. March 9The United States to-day faced
pressing question with Germany the immediate
the ruthless destruction of three unarmed American
chant ships Technically armed neutrality still existed but unof
ay admitted that Germany has committed the overt act
which precpaes virtually of The step beyond
armng merchantmen going the dispatch of warshp to
clear transatlantic lanes of submarines.
President Wilson considering carefully all the
him. He might continue amng merchantmen until the special
session of Congress- called for April 6 he might Con-
gress Immediately authorize aggressive action the SUBJ
he might declare forthwith that state
subject approval Congress Many and
sentaves who remained Washington to-day expressed the
opinion that the latest of German submarines constitute
clear of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
HAD COUSIN ON THE ILLINOIS.
Relative of f. P. Carter of Barre Was
Chief Engineer.

The sinking by the Germans OF the
American steamship Illinois is of psrticu-
lar interest to f. z. Carter Of Is Keith
avenue. Barre. because Of the fact that
the chief engineer Of that vessel was his
George W. Osenberg, resident OF
Baltimore. Mr.. Carter saw his cousin re-
Gently Just before the latter was about
to take passage for the trip TO England
The press dispatches state that all the
crew of the Illinois were saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
LONDON ATTACKED
BY ZEPPELINS AND
RESULTS IN DOUBT
German Official Report States That
Bombs Were Dropped on London "Suc-
oessfully," But London Declared
Airships Reached No I'm
portant Points.

Berlin, via London, March l9.--An at
tack on London, lasting an hour and a
half, has been made by Zeppelins, the
war Office announced to-day. Bombe
were dropped successfully and the air
ships returned safely.
London, March l9.-Dispatches from
southern towns indicate that Zeppelins
penetrated about 25 miles inland but
reached no important points. Several
bombs were dropped in the rural dis
tricts. No accounts have reached Lon
don of any casualties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
SwANToN BUSINESS MAN.
Fred Monet Died Last Night of Bright's
Disease.

Swanton, March l9.-Fred Monet, aged
AZ, and a well known business man, died
at IL o'clock last night of Bright's dis
ease. He was born in Montreal but had
lived in Swanton 80 years. For many
years he had been in the boot and shoe
business with O. X Brown. He was a
member of the Catholic Order of Fores-
tiers. the Knights of Columbus and st.
John the Baptist society. He leaves his
wife and four children. The funeral ar
rangements have not been completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19

The fact that some American ships are
on the other side unarmed IL factor in
the situation, and as large warships are
ineffective against submarines, the prob
lem for the government is to get small
submarine chasers. Most of the Amer
lean fleet is needed at home to guard
against the operations of German subma-
rines in American waters.
Secretary of State Lansing went to
the White House to-day and discussed
the situation with the president.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19

guard the troops from various diseases.
They were startled to find that the Bar
leux wells contained deadly POISON.
Other wells in the line of the German
retreat have been filed up, but this
was the first indication of poison in any
of the wells.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
GERMANS STARTED
NEW ATTACK ON
VERDUN FRONT
Stormed French Lines for Wide Breaches
at Two Points and Took 500 Pris-
oners-Berlin Admits Big
Retreat to the North
ward.

Berlin tby wirelessl, March l0.--The
evacuation Of territory over wide sector
on the French front, extending from Ar
ras to the Aisne river, was announced BY
the war office to-day.
Several lines of French trenches over
an extent of 500 metres in one section
and 500 metres in another on the Verdun
front were stormed yesterday by the
Germans. and nearly 500 French prison
ers were taken, says the statement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
THE DAILY WAR COST.
To Great Britain Is s5o.ooo,ooo, Says Mr..
Law

London. March l9.-Replying 10 a
question Of the House Of Commons. Mr..
law said that the daily average OF eX-
penditures Of the British government
from April last to March 81 will be
f6pooopo
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
DAY BEFORE SPRING
AND 4 BELOW ZERO

It. Albans. March la-on thi-.
the dsy before spring the ther
mometer registered below zcro 81
south Franklin. On tais rife tsr
temperature was zero.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
SUPREME COURT LATER HOLDS
ENTIRE ACT CONSTITUTIONAL

By the Terms of the Signed Settlement
the Combined Salary List of the
Railroads Will Be Increased About
S6O,OOO00O and More Than 100000
Employees Will Share in the New Dis
tribution
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19
BIG STRIKE is AVERTED
WHEN RAILROADS YIELD
BASIC EIGHT-HOUR DAY

Possibility of War With Germany is
Conceded to Have Been the Prime
Factor in Clearing the Situation, Rail-
road Managers Making Complete Sur
render to the Demands of the Four
Brotherhoods
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-19

lHo agreement, which dNerten the
strike, was signed in Secretary Lanes
room at 5:l5 this morning.