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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
TRAINS HOURS LATE.
Extreme Cold Spell Hampered Railroad
ing Greatly To-day

February's reputation for delivering
cold weather merchandise, duty-free, was
| frigidly upheld this morning when the
mercury sank to depths hitherto pene.
trated only by those unimpeachable per-
sons who gauge the quicksilver reces-
sions by their imaginations rather than
I by thermometers. BY all odds it was the
coolest dawn of this bad winter and the
/ indisputable evidence OF the oldest in
habitant is at hand in supporting this
contention. Somewhere it was reported
that sub-zero reading of 81 had been
glimpsed, but people who said they had
seen the mercury beating around the
minus 80 and IS marks were in the ma
iority and their testimony in the pres,
emit instance goes. A spirit Thermometer
owned by Mrs. w j.. Perkins of Elm
street registered minus 40.
Signs of relief were at hand before
noon although there was chill in the
air when the post meridian shadows be-
gan to lenthen and it looked az though
the atmosphere this evening would con
tain at least reminder of the mornings
sharp tang. Ii grew cold rapidly after
9 O'Clock last night and two hours later
the tubes were registering ten and twelve
below zero. Older prophets averred that
the backbone OF the cvid spell would be
broken before day break, but the proph-
cts failed TO reckon with the elements
and the cold hand of Jack Frost was
not to be stayed. At midnight intense
cold hung over the city and the minus
IS reading at that hour was to be still
further intensified Stranger, but not
colder conditions obtained Monday morn
ing when it grew colder after the break
ing of dawn. To-day the lowest reading
was discerned as daylight began to APP
pear
On three railroads having terminals in
Barre train men encountered the hardest |
slipping of the winter. As usual, the |
Central Vermont trains seemed to be the |
most susceptible to the weather extreme |
and an instance of the hardships which |
railroading in Vermont be- |
tween November and May was at hand !
when the northbound mail limped into |
Barre at s o'clock instead of a. IN. |
Train men were not sure that other
trains would arrive on time during the
day until the weather abated, but to-
ward noon service on the main line be-
gan to appear more normal. Higher tenn
perature is promised by the weather man
and while it is evident that the Jan.
aary thaw has been cancelled, it is also
certain that milder conditions are at
hand.
Only one or two granitecutting plants
N Barre were in operation to-day be-
,ause OF the cold, but all hands were
employed at the quarries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
LINCOLN EULoGIZED.
National Lawmakers Held Exercises in
Honor Of the President.

Washington. d. G.. Feb. l3.-Althongf
Congress continued in session through
Lincoln's birthday at work on the con.
gested legislative program, eulogies were
delivered in both Senate and House and
many members attended memorial
service held last night4under auspices OF
several patriotic societies.
Senator Lewis, speaking In the Senate
declared that in the present international
crisis the issue involved IL the same issue
Of liberty and justice which Lincoln gave
10 Americans. lin the House the Gettys-
burg address was read and Representa-
tives Hill and Chiperfieid made eulogistic
addresses. AT the meeting last night
former speaker Cannon related his per
sonal "reminiscences OF Lincoln.
'aI4incoln and America" Senator Lewis
predicted, would be the shrine to which
the world would turn after the great
war for new dedication OF society to
the principle of democracy.
To-day in the crisis pending between
the United States and lands of Europe"
he said. "the issue dividing the world il
the issue which Lincoln gave to America
the right of man to exercise liberty of
action, freedom OF intercourse, and to
enjoy justice from all.
III in this day we hear civilization
pleading in the name of God, that the
century now reeling in the death grapple
of Christianity with barbarism shall halt
in its crumbling of kingdoms and crush
ing of empires-we in the republic OF
America are not without consolation in
II 4, 8a
In this eataclysm we behold the coming
transformation. 1t Is to be the republi
can ideal of government the realized
dream of the democracy of man,
we know that when the blood
drenched events have come to their close,
those who would take increased devotion
to the new day will turn to the United
States and dedicate their people to those
holy standards burning in the sky of the
earth-Lincoln and America"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
CARRANzA HAS PEACE PLAN.
Submits Plan to the State Department
in Washington.

Washington. ID. G.. Feb. l3.-~Revolu-
tion-swep Mexieo's de faeto government
entered the lists as an international
peace -maker yesterday, with an identic
note to all neutrsIs proposing Joint
effort to end the European war, to be
| followed, in the event of failure, by
the cutting off of all exports of NUM-
tions and supplies to the belligerents.
The communication was handed to the
state department by Re. r. DE Negri,
in charge of the Carranza embassy here.
1t was received with expressions of min
gled amusement and gravity in official
quarters. There had been no decision
last night as to the American govern
ment's response, but the prevailing opin-
ion was that Secretary Lansing would
reply promptly and briefly, referring to
the futile efforts of President Wilson 10
bring about peace, and pointing out that
under existing conditions an embargo on
exports would be a breach of neutrality
Among entente Diplomats, Carranza's
action was denounced as another evil
dence of German influence in Mexico. and
as further effort to beeloud the issue
and embarrass the United States in the
situation resulting from Germany's new
submarine campaign. Officials of the
government were not so outspoken in
voicing their opinions, but those who
commented informally frankly expressed
the same view.
Mexieo's exports to Europe are consid-
cradle and OF vast Importance to the en-
tente allies Enormous quantities of oil
for the British fleet are drawn from
the English-owned oil fields on the east
coast
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
WILL STILL FEED BELGIANS
But American Commission Will Go to
Holland for Headquarters.

Boston, Feb. l3.--The American COM
mission for relief in Belgium will con.
tinue its activities toward obtaining
funds and supplies, and will support and
cooperate with another neutral relief
organization as soon as one is formed to
administer the work, Herbert C. Hoover,
chairman of the commission, stated here
last night.
After addressing a meeting in the in
terests of the fund, Mr. Hoover learned
of the announcement from London that
the American relief workers would be
France. He said he thought they would
60 to Holland and set up temporary
headquarters there.
The American evacuation does not
mean immediate lack of food for those
who have been cared for, although the
commission has automatically stopped
the movement of further supplies from
Amsterdam or other points, Mr.. Hoover
stated.
"There is $25.000000 worth of food
now stored in warehouses in the various
districts in which we have been active"
said Mr.. Hoover. at is equivalent to
six weeks supply. The food is in charge
of Belgian officials and they will be au-
thorized to administer its distribution
until another organization steps in to
take over the work
eff the Germans do not interfere with
the Belgian administration and allow it
to go on uninterrupted, meanwhile allow
ing time and opportunity for another
neutral group to control the relief, there
is no reason why the relief work should
not go on indefinitely.
a food supply for these 100000
people is necessary, and it must be in
the hands of some other neutral body
under reorganization of the machinery
now displaced. Support from this coun-
try is just as necessary behind any other
neutral body a. il has been behind us.
The British and French have supported
us Americans as neutrals loyalty and
with large sums The American commits.
sion for relief in Belgium will continue
to support and cooperate with any 9th
er neutral relief organization"
Mr.. Hoover stated that negotiations
looking to the formation of another or
gsnization OF citizens of one Of several
neutral countries were now going on. In
the meantime. unless the preliminary
steps were protracted. he thought the
Belgisns would not suffer any hsrdships.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
AMERICANS STRANDED.
They Shipped to Scandinavian Ports
Without Return Voyage.

Copenhagen, Denmark, Feb. ID
American seamen when they sign tor
voyages to Scandinavian ports should be
extremely careful to see that the con-
tract reads for return voyage. II
Americans are discharged in Scandinavia
an harbors it is next to impossible for
them to obtain berths and they run the
great risk of becoming in desperate cir
eumstances. Many Americans not being
American seamen by profession but hav
ing come here as seamen under foreign
flags are at present stranded in Copen-
hagen and Edward o.. Winslow, the
American consul general, is at his wits
end to care for them.
81 viii do my best" he said, ''to get
them home But conditions are no long
err normal in Copenhagen and work of
any kind, especially for foreigners, is diff
ficult to obtain"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
WILL NOT ACCEPT
BERLIN PROPOSAL
TO SIGN TREATY
AMERICAN RELIEF
WORKERS EXPELLED
German Military Authorities Ordered
Them to Quit Belgium and North
ern France After Two and
0ne-Half Years Service.

Washington, d. c.. Feb. l2.--Expulsioi
! by the German military authorities o
| the American commission for relief IL
/ Belgium and northern France, after it,
two and half years of devoted service
during which the greatest and most sus
tanned relief work in history was built
up, was officially reported to the state
department yesterday in telegram from
Ambassador Page in London. The news
was received here with profound regret
the development being regarded as one OF
the most deplorable results which have
flowed from Germany's announcement oil
unrestricted submarine warfare on Jan
81.
American aid for Belgium will not
however, be allowed to die. The Amer
lean committee outside Belgium will con-
tinue its work as far as possible in coli
ecting funds, purchasing and organizing
supplies, and directing the work from the
outside. Only in the internal admins
tration of the relief in Belgium itself
will the familiar leaders disappear.
There the work will probably be taken
up by joint board of Dutch and Span
iards, who already have come to play a
big part in the relief.
Officials here refuse to comment. They
say that the facts speak for themselves.
Germany has made the position of Amer
lean relief workers untenable and the
workers have been withdrawn. There is
no recourse or palliative. The military
authorities have spoken and thef voice
must be needed.
has hYs Ssp
the break with Germany became inevi-
table. Indeed the gloom of it's forecast
has been one of the strongest deterrents
which has stayed the governments hands
in previous crises.
Even in the shadow of the break. how
ever. officials chung tenaciously to the
bare hope that Germany would not exact
this step. The government went on with
the other details of the break as though
the question of Belgium did not enter
into consideration at all.
The quiet word went out that the
United States would never withdraw
from Belgium until it was forced to do
so.
Now that force has come, 1t was only
a matter of minute, the dispatch OF q
single note from the German military
governor two days ago. The American
relief commission has hung for months
BY thread; it's severance required but
The stroke of pen.
No false pride is felt in official circles
mere over American generosity to Bel
sium. The paltry S9,0e0,000 which this
country has contributed in money does
not represent even a third of the profit |
his country has made on the Sl50,000,- |
400 of supplies bought here, nor a frac. |
ion of the S25o,o0o,000 spent during the |
life of the commission. The qualification, |
however, lies in the fact that the soul
md spirit of the commission was Amer
can, its conception and guiding direction
American, and its whole life American in
and in organizing ability.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
RUSSIANS RESUME
SERIOUS OFFENSIVE
Two Attacks Were Made on Upper Sereth
River and Berlin Claims They
Were Repulsed.

Berlin Thy wirelessl, Feb. l3.--Two at,
tacks were made yesterday by the Rus.
slams on the upper sereth river, the war
office announces. Several battalions
were employed" the statement says
"and the attacks were repulsed."
Considerable artillery activity, togeth-
er with accommodating operations, has
occurred along the Franco Belgian front,
the statement says.
On the Macedonian front. after long
period of inactivity, the Teutonic troops
announced the capture of hill position
east of Paralovo.
The capture OF strong point Of sup
port south of the Vale Putna road, on
the northern end OF the Rumanian front,
is also announced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
WANT WAR REFERENDUM.
Peace Advocates Held Meeting in Wash
ington Last Night.

Washington, Feb. l3-Several hundred
peace advocates from New York and
other eastern cities, members of the
Emergency Peace federation, held a mass
meeting here last night as the con-
GLIDING feature Of a day of demonstra-
lions and petitions To members OF Con-
qress and the White House on behalf of
Senator IaFollett's resolution provid
ing referendum on war. Plans were
laid for organizing branches of the fed.
GRAFTON in many large cities to co-ordi-
nate the work of various peace organiza-
tions.
made the trip to Washington on a spe-
cial train. After comforting with Chair
man Stone, of the Senate foreign re-
lations committee and other members of
Congress they marched down Pennsylva-
mia avenue, with banners flying to the
White House Failing to get an audience
with President Wilson,. they made ad-
dresses to Secretary Tumulty, praising
the presidents peace efforts and protest
ing against any war with Germany.
The delegation crowded into President
wilson's private ONCE ana heV. n. M
Thomas of New York addressing Secre-
tary Tumulty, presented resolutions urg-
ing referendum before declaration Of
war.
Mrs. Henry Willard, chairman of the
federation, spokesof the frightfulness of
the present war and the earnest interest
of American women in preventing its
spread to the United States. Edward
Cassidy of New York, labor leader,
said the great majority Of wage-earners
in the nation are against war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
sUIToR'S POSITION
Set Forth in Announcement Concerning
Barre Mayoralty Nomination,

Entries for the mayofalty nomination
| in the citizens caucus at city hall on
/ Thursday evening seem to have closed
with the names Of three candidates CON
spicuonsly mentioned in the finals. The
present board of aldermen IL represented
| by two candidates, r. A. Glysson, presi.
dent, and Alderman o. y. Shurtlef Of the
| third ward, each of whom was on the
grounds comparatively early with an an
lnouncement. Each is pledged to pro-
| mote. so far as he can, an economical
| administration, and this popular prom
ise ii echoed in the announcements ema-
mating from several men who are candi-
dates for aldermanic offices.
The third mayoralty candidate, +. w.
Suitor, who was nominated by the labor
ing men last week. makes his position
clear in statement which he issued to-
day. 1t is given below:
ITO the Editor of the Barre Daily Times
II wish to use little space in your
valuable paper to make clear my stand
in the coming election as candidate
for the Office of mayor, and / hope you
will find space in to-days issue for the
same, because there seems TO be some
misunderstanding about it which / would
like to clear up.
Il think it is we'll known here in Barre
Just where | stand in my relation to the
organized labor movement, which in
cludes the Socialist movement. / have
always been one OF those union men
who believe in using both arms in the
organized labor movement, one on the
industrial field and the other on the po-
litical field. Ii is not usual for the So
cialists to allow one of their members
to accept nomination from any but
the Socialist caucus, but in this in
stance. in going to the citizens caucus,
as | intend to do, ! am bowling to the
will of both the Socialist and union
and complying with the de-
cision of both as expressed in joint
meeting of Socialist locals in Barre and
mass meeting of union men in our city.
My name win be presented at the com
ing citizens caucus as labor's candidate
for mayer. | believe ii is very fitting
that labor should have its man in office
in city like ours, because it can well be
termed "a workingman's city, and city |
we can well be proud of, although we all |
know there is room for much improve
ment.
"There is no question about who would |
De the candidate for any office in Barre, |
This or any other year, nor who would /
be elected, if the working people would |
stand togetheT--it would always be their 1
.hoice. hope every working man and
organized labor's sympathizers will turn
,ut to the caucus in the different wards
ind to the city caucus and see to it that
,our men are nominated and then elect.
q.
III am nominated and elected, it will
,e my constant aim TO get one hundred
rnts' worth Of return for every dollar of
athens money expended, to advance and
promote il every possible way without
xtravagance the welfare of our city and
o see that the laws are enforced without
ear or favor.
Fl. w Su.torn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
TREATMENT OF ENEMY
RESIDENTS IN WAR
Washington Government De-
clined to Discuss Interna-
tiOnal Differences with
Germany So Long as the
Illegal Submarine Cam
paign Continued in Force

Washington, D. c., Feb. l3--The fiat
rejection by the United States of Ger
many's proposal to discuss international
differences without first hating the lille
gal submarine campaign left one other
suggestion of the Berlin government still
pending at the state department to-day.
That was to reaffirm the Prlrssian- Amer
lean treaties of 1909 and 1928, relating
mainly to the treatment of enemy resi-
dents in war times, with number of
new provisions which apparently would
constitute almost a new treaty.
1t seemed quite possible that the pro-
posal would be frowned upon also. Both
the suggestions were submitted to the
state department through the Swiss min
lister acting in behalf of Germany
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
JAMES STILL ROSS.
Native of Scotland But Resident OF Kan
sas Died in Barre.

James Still Ross, for 80 years farm
err on the plains of Kansas, passed away
at the home of his sister Flaw, Mrs
Margaret Ross, y Harrington avenue
Monday evening at s o'clock Mr.. Ross
a native of Scotland. had been in decln-
ing health for the past three years and
for eight months, since coming TO Yer
mont from Kansas, he had been cared
for in the home of his sister-in- law. He
was native of New Deer, Scotland,
where he was born Dec. -. 1862. As a
young man he emigrated to America and
soon after arriving on these shores he
went to Kansas, During 50 years of his
lite he followed the life of farmer on
the western prairies until i'll health over
took him. He never married.
There are no near relatives surviving.
George L. Ross. whose death occurred in
Barre four years ago, was a brother OF
the deceased. Other relatives who are
left are two nieces and two nephews.
Edith and Margaret Ross and George and
William Ross of Barre. Mr.. Ross was
member of the knights Of Pythias in
Delphus. Kans., near Minneapolis. kans.,
where he lived for many years. and he
was also an attendant at the Presbyte-
rian church.
Funeral services will be held at the
house Thursday afternoon at , o'clock.
Rev. Edgar Grassland, pastor of the First
PRESBYTERIAN church. will be the officiat
ing clergyman and the body will be
placed in the vault at Elmwood to await
interment at Hope cemetery in the
spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
600 YARDS TRENCHES TAKEN.
British Advanced in the Neighborhood of
Beaucourt- Puisieux Road.

London, Feb, l3.-Further progress by
the British forces north of the Ancre
is reported from the headquarters in
France. In the neighborhood of the
Beaucourt Puisieux raod 600 yards OF
German trenches were captured.
During the night a German attack on
the new British positions south of Serre
hill was repulsed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
WARMER WEATHER
is PROMISED IN
NEW ENGLAND
Temperatures in Some Parts Were Low
er To-day Than Yesterday-No
More Severe Cold in Sight
at Present

Boston, Feb. 13.--Cold weather con.
tinued to hold New England in its grip
to-day, the temperature in some in
stances being slightly lower than those
of yesterday; but there was promise OF
warmer conditions, with no further Sc
we're cold in sight at present.
In Boston the mercury again touched
the zero mark early this morning North
field, Vt, reported an official minimum
Of "a below; Greenville, Me-, II be-
low; Portland, Me, s below; Concord, N.
H., 6 below; Hartford, Conn, A be-
low.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-13
REFUSE TO TALK
WITH GERMANY WHILE
UNDER THREAT
United States Offers to Take Up Nego-
tiations If Germany Will Recall
Its Order of January 81, BY
Which II Cancelled Pre-
vious Assurance to
United States

Washington, d. G., Feb. 13.--The Unit
ed States has fatty rejected Germany
offer to discuss differences between tn,
two nations while the ruthless subma
rine campaign is in progress.
In a note yesterday to the Swiss min
lister, who on Saturday presented orally
the German proposal, Secretary Ian
sing said the United States 'Does not
feel it can enter into any discussion with
the German government concerning the
policy of submarine warfare against neu'
trails which it is now pursuing, unless
and until the German government re.
news its assurance of the fourth oil
May 1.-THE Sussex note) and acts upon
the assurance"
The state department made public
the secretary's reply, together with a
memorandum which at MIR. Lansing's
suggestion DIR. Ritter, the Swiss minis
ter, had prepared Sunday night, setting
down in writing the suggestion origi-
nally transmitted orally. Previously of
ficials had declined to confirm the an
nouncement by the Associated press
Saturday afternoon that such a pro-
posal had been delivered by DIR. Ritter.
The Offer and Reply.
"The communication presented by the
Swiss minister follows:
Memorandum:
1.-The Swiss government has been re-
guested by the German government to
say that the latter is now, as before,
willing to negotiate formally or infor-
l.r x.-sth he daI
that the commercial blockade against
England viii not be broken thereby.
tSigned "'P. Ritters.'
This memorandum was given imme-
date consideration and the foreign re-
ply was dispatched yesterday:
"'My Dear Mr.. Minister: | am re-
quested by the president to say to you,
in acknowledging the memorandum
which You were kind enough to send to
me on the tn instant, that the govern
ment of the United States would gladly
discuss with the German government
any questions it might propose for dis
cussion, we're il to withdraw its proc
lamation of the 3lst of January, in
which, suddenly, and without previous
intimation of any kind, it cancelled the
assurances WHICH IL hau given inns gov
crnment on the fourth of May last; but
il does not feel that it can enter into
any discussion with the German govern
ment concerning the policy of submarine
warfare against neutrals which it is now
pursuing unless and until the German
government renews its assurances of the
fourth of May and acts upon the as
surance.'
mo other interchange on this subject
has taken place between this government
and any other government or person"