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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
EQUAL SUFFRAGE OFFICERS.
Mrs. A. L. Bailey of st. Johnsbury Elect
ed President.

st. Adams, June 2s.-The Vermont
Equal Suffrage association to-day elect.
ed the following officers: President, Mrs
A. l.. Bailey of st. Johnsbury; first vice.
president, Mrs. w. T. Schofeld of Bur
lington; second vice president, Mrs. W.
L. Bryant of Springfield; corresponding
secretary, Miss Ann Batchelder of Wood
stock recording secretary, Mrs. H. H.
Thomas of Richford; auditor, Mrs. John
Spsrgo of Bennington; state organizer,
Mrs Lillian H. Olzendam of Wood
stock; treasurer, Mrs. Lucy Blanchard
of Montpelier.
The convention went on record as de-
ploring the recent passage of measure
by the Vermont Legislature whereby the
present labor laws for women and chill
dren should be suspended during the
war; deplored the militant activities of
the congressional union picketing, etc;
re affirmed their loyalty to the National
Suffrage association and its policies;
urged upon the presidents of local
leagues to await definite orders from the
Woman's Council for National Defense
before undertaking any organized pa
triotic work other than Red Cross, in
order to avoid waste of energy and null
tiplicity of organizations; expressed APP
probation of the service of the press
OF the state as whole in granting the
freedom OF its columns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
MARINES LEFT QUIETLY.
Boarded Trains for an Atlantic Port Un-
heralded by Cheering Crowd.

New York, June 2s-So quietly did
a regiment of marines, included in that
part of the Pershing expedition which al
ready has landed in France, slip away
from the League Island navy yard that
sailor baseball team at practice on the
parade ground did not know 200 men
under command of Col Charles A. Doyen
were on their way to the battle front.
The story of their quiet march from bar
racks was released here last night.
AT $3.50 o'clock the afternoon OF the
departure, the baseball players had the
parade ground all to themselves few
seconds later the head of column of
soldiers of the sea, in heavy marching
order, swung into the street in front of
the commanders house. Mai Gen, Bar
nett and little group of other officers
took up posts on the turf. The company
officers of the battalion stepped out in
front of Gen. Barnett and saluted. For
half minute the corps commandant ad-
dressed them. His message was simply
that he trusted that the marines who
were setting ont that day to fight under
Gen. Pershing would staunchly uphold
the high traditions of the corps.
No cheering crowd greeted the men as
they emerged at the gateway and only a
handful of civilians saw them board a
train of day coaches for an Atlantic
port The sun Drowned fighting men, all
veterans of campaigning in Haiti and
San Domingo, waved their campaign hats
from windows as the train pulled out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
RAILROAD GETS ORDERS.
To Construct Drainage System in Under
pass Near Kinney Bridge.

An order just issued by the Vermont
public service commission directs the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad to
build a drainage system which win elm
mate the accumulation of water in the
railroad underpass near the Kinney
bridge between Montpelier and East
Montpelier. At the same time the com
mission maintained a position that when
a contract is accepted by the commits
sion that act does not bar the COM
mission from issuing further orders for
renedying defects
The petition was brought by the Sc
lectmen of East Montpelier through At
torney S. Hollister Jackson OF Barre,
stating that the accumulation of water
in the underpass made an unsafe condi-
tion of the highway besides being incon-
venient to the public. The railroad re-
piled that the underpass was construct
ed at the order of and according to the
plans of the public service commission
and that the railroad company was not
holden for the repair. The railroad had
in the meantime opened up the cutters,
on request of East Montpelier officials,
but the remedy was only partial.
After hearing, the public service com
mission overruled the railroads demurr.
er and issued an order to the effect that
the railroad construct forthwith
catch basin with gutter leading thereto
sufficient to remove the surface water
which runs into the underpass and to
construct tile drain from the catch
basin through the railroad embankment
to the Wnooski river. The work is or
dered done on or before August 10, 1917.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
SANG IN JAIL.
Suffragists Made Merry Over Their Pre-
dicament

Washington, ID. c., June 2S.-Behind
jail bars six woman suffragists, convicted
in police court of obstrueting the side
walk by displaying propaganda banners
before the White House, held a song
service and suffrage meeting last night
for the other forty women inmates of the
prison.
The suffragists were given their choice
of S25 fines or three days in iail, and
decided to 60 to Jail. They did not at
tempt a hunger strike and will be re-
leased Friday morning, part of yesterday
and few hours Of Friday being counted
as full days.
The district prison house women's
section presented an extraordinary scene
last night. At little organ in the car
peted corridor sat Miss Mabel Vernon Of
Reno. Nevada, playing "God Be With
You Till We Meet Again and other
hymns. while about her stood the little
group Of singafs-Miss katherine Morev
Of Boston. Miss Virginia Arnold Of Ashe-
vile, y. c.. Miss Davinia Dock Of Phila-
delphia, Miss Maud Jameson of Nor
folk, Va, and Mrs Annie r. Arnell of
Wilmington. Del
Huddled on a stairway beyond a barred
partition were thirty negro women and
a few white women who joined in the
refrain. The jail mstron gave the suf-
fragists permission to address their fell
low prisoners and the meeting which
followed developed fervent pleas for the
cause of votes for women
Each sufTrsgist has been assigned to
a separate cell on the lowest tier Of the
cell block. with individual berths. toilet
facilities and towels.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
$40 A PINT OFFERED
FOR POLIO" BLOOD
State Board of Health Has Run Out of
Serum for Combating Infantile
PARALYSIS and Issues Appeal

Rutland, June 2s-Vermont need:
more serum to fight the summer scourge
of polio, according to the state board
of health. The epidemic in Montpelier
and Washington county has used up the
entire supply, and volunteers are called
for to donate a pint or quart of blood
TO the war against infantile paralysis.
These volunteers must be old cases
patients who have recovered from po-
lio--and they must be perfectly healthy
and not less than ten years of age. The
operation of taking the blood is entirely
harmless, and, while the service is first
for the benefit of humanity, the state
board will pay such patients $40 for
the privilege of using their blood to
manufacture the serum which so far has
proven of immense value in fighting the
dread disease.
Out of IL or Is cases treated with
the serum, all recovered and all except
two or three escaped paralysis. Now
there is no more serum and the only
way ii can be secured is for old cases
of polio to come forward and give
enough blood to make more serum.
Volunteers should report to DR.. C. S.
Caverly of this city or to any local ply
sician who will put them in touch with
DR. Edward Taylor, who is in charge
of the research work in Vermont and
who has made many valuable contribu-
tions to the sum total of knowledge ON
the subject of infantile paralysis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
WHEAT AND COAL EMBARGO
Is Expected to Be Declared in Washing
ton Soon.

Washington, d. c., June 2S.-The an
nouncement by the president of embar-
goes, or at least partial embargoes, on
wheat and bunker coal and possibly on
coal and other commodities, is expected
by officials here within the next As hours.
1t is not known definitely what COM
modities will be included, but provisions
for a sweeping embargo on the most vi
tai commodities were presented at the
White House yesterday, following the
signing of these recommendations by the
members of the export control board.
The president called on Secretary of
Commerce Redfeld, chairman of the
board. at noon yesterday and went over
in detail the regulations to be laid down
and their effect.
The recommeudatio tion for a partial em-
bargo on wheat will mean control by the
United States of our present stock of
that grain, including all existing wheat
and the stock already contracted for but
vet to be harvested.
The embargo win be sweeping on this
commodity, insofar as it will give an
absolute control of the wheat crop, even
including wheat already purchased by
potn Lhe dllleu anu htutiaA soNtAhhehtS.
Ii is not known whether the expected
provisions against the expectation of
wheat will close all the ports from wheat
export. but some provision is expected
that will allow export only under what
will amount to prohibitive license.
The embargo which is expected on
bunker coal will have a direct effect on
the control of neutral and other shipping
that is avoiding the submarine hazards
and preying upon the trade that our own
and the shipping of our allies is forced
TO forsake when they are drawn into
trans Atlantic service from their normal
coastwise routes.
The bunker coal embargo viii also give
the shipping board forceful weapon to
drive down present exorbitsnt freight
rates.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
MAN AND WOMAN KILLED.
When Their Automobile Was Struck BY
Train at Milton, N. H.

Milton, n. H., June 2S.-Josepf
O'Brien. formerly of Lynn, Mass, anc
for several years manager of Hote
Rochester, at Rochester, and Miss Nora
Collins, a teacher in Rochester, were
instantly killed by train at Potter's
crossing at o'clock yesterday afternoon
as they were taking ride over the state
boulevard in an automobile. Express
train 506, which struck the auto, was
in charge of Engineer Thompson and
Conductor Campbell. The train was
bound from Interyale to Boston and was
running at the rate of As miles an hour.
Miss Collins was at the wheel learn
ing to drive the machine, which was
picked up on the pilot and carried 500
yards.
The locomotive was thrown from the
track and the rails and ties torn up for
$50 yards. The locomotive was buried in
sand to its boiler.
The body Of Mr. O'Brien was found
beneath the baggage car. Miss Collins
was thrown into Milton pond and her
body was badly cut and bruised. The
bodies were viewed by Medical Referee
Walter j. Roberts OF Rochester and
shortly before midnight were removed
to undertaking rooms in Rochester.
The engineer and tiremen were badly
shaken up, as were also the passengers
on the train. The two ears behind the
locomotive were also derailed. Traffic
was held up all night, but passengers,
mail and express were transferred to an
extra train.
Mr.. 0'Brien was about 40 years of
age. He was a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
James 0'Brien Of Lynn, Mass. He was
a member of the Elks and Knights Of
Columbus. He leaves besides his parents,
two sisters, Mrs. James H. Bannon of
and Mrs. Henion of New Jer-
sey, and two brothers, Thomas H., and
James O'Brien of this city.
Miss Collins was 26, a native of
Rochester and daughter Of the late
James Collins She was a graduate of
the Rochester high school and sue
cessful Rochester school teacher for some
years. She is survived by FIVE sisters,
Mrs Nellie Mahoney Of Roxbury, Mass,
Miss Alice Collins, Brooklyn, and Mary,
Margaret and Mildred Collins of this
,ity; also four brothers, Murray, John,
Daniel and Jeremiah Collins, of this
,ity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28

tion were carried out without word Of
publicity. The regiments that were tC
go with General Pershing were all Sc
lected before he left and moving toward
the sea coast from the border. Other
regiments also were moving north, east
and west to the points where they were
to be expanded, and the movements OF
the troops who were to be first were OBJ
scured in all this hurrying of troop trains
over the land.
Great shipments Of war supplies began
to assemble at embarkation ports. Lin
crs suddenly We're taken off their regular
runs with no announcement. A great
armada was made ready, supplied,
equipped as transports, loaded with men
and guns, and sent to sea, and all with
virtually no mention from the press.
The navy bears its full share in the
achievement. From the time the troop
ships left their docks and headed toward
sea, responsibility for the lives of their
thousands of men rested upon the officers
and crews of the fighting ships that
moved beside them or swept free the sea
lanes before them. As they pushed on
through the days and nights toward the
danger zone where German slLmarines
lay in wait every precaution that could
be devised by trained minds was taken
And the news from France to-day shows
that the plans were well laid.
While his troops were embarking or
steaming toward their destination, Gen
eral Pershing and his staff, supplemented
by special corps of general staff officers,
have been busy in France preparing the
way for the new army that is to fling
itself soon against the German lines. The
camp sites have been selected, the details
of the final training to be given before
the move to the front begins have been
worked out, and the question of supply
and transportation lines studied. Regi-
ments of the national army, composed OF
railway workers and engineers, will aid
in that work. They, too have been Gre
ated in few weeks time.
The war department has no announce
ment to make as to General Pershing's
disposition of his forces; presumably
that has been left to him to decide in
conference with the French general staff
md officials of the British army.
The American troops will be an inde-
pendent force, cooperating with the al
les. 1t has been suggested that the
Americans might be placed between the
French and British forces as connect |
ng link, but the exigencies of the
planned campaigns will govern that
question.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28

Ernest Brothers, Who Is Wanted by the
Barre Police

Police headquarters received a telegram
this morning from the police department
in Lowell. Mass. saying that Ernest
Brothers Of Montpelier. wanted in Barre
on larceny charge is being held for the
local officers. A warrant for the man :
arrest has been issued at the request
Of Grand Juror William Wishart, and IL
is expected that Brothers will be returned
to this city at once.
The authorities allege that Brothers
disappeared from this city last October,
soon after a quantity Of lead paint and
other supplies owned by a painter we're
learned 20 BE- missing The complaint
sets mp the charge that Brothers stole
100 pounds of lead, three gallon can ii
mixed paint, and a ladder.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
COSSACKS CONGRESS
STRONG FOR WAR
Adopted Resolution Demanding an I'm
mediate and Decisive Attack
Against Germans.

Petrograd, June 2S.-The Cossack con-
gress yesterday listened to speech by
John r. Mott, a member of the American
commission, who described Americas war
preparations, complimented the Cossaeks
on their unity and strength and de-
clared that America would never abandon
Russia and her other allies.
Subsequently the Congress passed
unanimously an emphatic resolution in
favor OF vigorous prosecution of the war.
The resolution demands an immediate
and decisive attack and rejects the idea
of separate peace. 1t demands stern
measures against deserters and traitor
GUS propagandists.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
NEED NINE MEN
TO BRING co. C
TO WAR STRENGTH
Six More Men Sign Enlistment Cards in
Barre's Second Military Company in
the National Guard.

There is every prospect that the roster
of company will reach war strength be-
fore Saturday. This statement was made
to-day by Lieut.. II. P. Shaw, at the
head of the local recruiting detail, who is
here to confer with young men contem-
plating enlistments. The number now
needed has been reduced to nine, and
Lieut.. Shaw is authority for the state,
ment that If those who are on the point
Of enlisting do not present themselves
at once they will be too late. Just as
soon as the complement is secured Lieut..
Shaw and his companions, Sergt. Brown
and Private Harry Levin, will leave for
Fort Ethan Allen to report to Capt. j. F.
Sullivan. Hence the necessity for act
ing at once Additions to the roll of
honor are announced as follows:
August o. Rouleau of Charestown
Mass.
Edgar White of Barre.
Napoleon White of Barre.
Frank Clark of Barre.
Louis Sassi of Barre.
Clarence Halvorsen of Chelsea.
Private Rouleau formerly lived in
Websterville, and when the good news
about Barre and its adoption of com
pany reached his ears he made haste to
ask for a transfer from Fl company of
the 5th Massachusetts regiment. His re-
quest has been honored, and he is now
a full -hedged member. Edgar White and
Napoleon White are brothers and with
Frank Clark left for the military post
this morning. Louis Sassi will 90 to-
morrow, and Clarence Halvorsen, prom
Using young man who comes from Chelsea
to offer himself to the nation, will leave
tomorrow morning. Yesterday l6 men
were needed, but with the acquisition OF
the half dozen enrolled above and the en-
listment of a well known young business
man of Barre, the necessary complement
is reduced to nine, and the campaign
will end abruptly as soon as they are
signed up.
Acting with the Board of Trade COM
mittee, members of the detail visited in
and Tunbridge to-day. A |
number OF young men who have con
ferred with the recruiting officers are !
about ready to enlist, and it will not be |
if the complement is secured |
before Friday. Saturday is the last day |
when enlistments will be received under |
the present conditions A postcard cir |
eular containing an inspirational appeal
from Lieut. Shaw has been sent out to |
many young men in this district.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
COAL OPERATORS
AGREE TO ACCEPT
FAIR PRICES"
Quick Action Was Taken To-day BY
Conference in Washington-Prices
Will Be Fixed by Commission.

Washington, d. C., June 2s.-The con.
ference OF 400 operators, representing all
the cosl-produeing states, took quick
action to-day toward lowering coal
prices by adopting resolutions, author
izing their committees to give assent 10
such maximum prices for coal, free on
board. cars az the mines in the various
districts, as may be named by the sec
retary of the interior. the federal trade
commission and the council Of national
coal production committee
Plans were agreed on for announce
ment later to-day Of tentative fair and
reasonable" prices based on suggestions
from the operators, to Be effective July
u.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
CIRCUS FOR BARRE.
less willard and Buffalo Bill Show Com
ing August II.

Barre is going to have a circus this
summer More than that, the show is
one of the largest on the road and carries
with it the famous Mr.. Jess Willard.
The Buffalo Bill and jess Willard shows
will exhibit in this city Aug. IL. accord
ing to an announcement made this aft
ernoon by Cady o. Averill, the city bill
poster, who has been in conference with
c. W. Finney, representative of the
circus, who was in town to-day to com
plete contracts for water, provisions, IL
cense and the grounds off Ayers street.
Barre is the only town in Washington
county to be visited by the Buffalo Bill
and Jess Willard show, and only few
dates have been reserved for Vermont
towns.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
PRIESTS IMPRISONED.
One Because He Preached Whitsunday
on christian Charity"

Amsterdam, June 2s.-According to
The Telegraaf. several priests of the en-
tourage OF Cardinal Mercier, primate OF
Belgium were arrested recently and i'm
prisoned in Germany. One is Bishop Le-
grave of Malines. Twenty others, the
newspaper says, have been imprisoned in
Belgium. Among this number is Cardi-
nal Merciers private secretary, who was
sentenced to year for preaching a ser
mon on Whitsunday on Christian Char
itv."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
TWO CASES IN WASHINGTON.
Downing and Johnson Girls Are Ill; For
mer Not Paralyzed.

Two cases of infantile paralysis have
broken out in the town of Washington,
one patient being Lille Downing, the
nine year r-old daughter of Harry Down
ing, who resides in the village, and the
other being l0.year-old johnson girl,
who went from Barre Town last Friday
TO the home of George Henry Clough on
the Washington Chelsea road with the
intention of staying there during the
summer at least. Both the children were
taken sick last Tuesday, Dr. W. o.
Hutchinson being called. The johnson
girls left leg is paralyzed, but the Down
ing girl is not as yet paralyzed. Both
carried a temperature to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
oNE-FoURTH PAID IN.
OF the Liberty LOan-Eighteen Per Cent
Due To-day.

Washington. d. c. June 2s.-The sec
ond payment Of eighteen per cent. for
subscribers to the Liberty loan who
bought on the instsllment plan was due
to-day. No official estimate Of the pay
meuts to date has been made. but il Is
believed that approximately one-fourth
has been paid in The engraved bonds
viii probably be ready next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
PRISONERS
ARE ESCAPING
More Than $500 Are Said to Have Fled
from Russia By Way of
Finland.

Petrograd. June 2s.-The newspapers
say that more than $500 German pris-
oners and 100 officers, also prisoners, es-
capped from various parts of Russia
tArough Finland last month. The Firms
are said to have given very little help
towards capturing them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
ONE ITALIAN SHIP
SUNK IN A WEEK
While $50 Arrived and $50 Departed, Ac-
cording to the Official State
pnut

Rome, June 2s.--The weekly state
ment OF shipping losses shows only one
Italian steamship sunk in the week end
ing June "a. Arrivals at Italian ports
were 5S3 and departures 536.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
LOSSES REDUCED
DURING LAST WEEK
British Ships Sunk by Submarines Num-
bered ga Reduction of Four
Since Last Report

London, June 2S.-Twenty- British
vessels of more than 800 tons each and
seven under 800 tons were sunk by
mines or submarines last week, accord
ing to the weekly statement of losses
issued by the admiralty last evening.
No fishing vessels met with disaster.
The admiralty statement reads
arrivals, 2,S76; sailings, 1928.
British merchant ships over 900 tons,
including one previously sunk by mine or
submarine, 2l; under l,600 tons, includ-
ing one previously sunk, seven.
british merchant ships unsuccessfully
attacked, including seven previously, %"
The aggregate number of vessels fy-
ing the British flag destroyed by mines
or submarines last week shows a net
falling off of four, as compared with the
losses reported the previous week. which
numbered 32-27 of more than 900 tons
and five in the smaller division.
In the larger category. decrease OF
six vessels is shown, while among the
smaller craft an increase of two vessels
lost is indicated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
SENT TO PRISON
FOR YEAR AND DAY
Adolph Swimer Was Convicted of Threat
ening Life of President
Wilson.

Newark. y. J., June 2s-Adolph Swim
er. convicted in May of threatening the
life of President Wilson. was sentenced
to-day to one year and one day in the
federal prison at Atlanta He was
farm hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28
Germans Failed to Puncture
French Salient of
Wattiveiler
WERE REPULSED,
LEAVING DEAD
Petrograd Reports that Ger
man Prisoners Are
Escaping

Paris, June 2S.--The Germans last
night attacked the salient of Wattweiler,
northeast of Thanh, in Alsace, according
to the war office. They were repuIsed,
leaving a number of dead.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-28

The annual meeting Of the Washing
ton county union Of Christian Endeavor.
which was 10 have been held az Water
bury June 20. Is hereby postponed till
fall on account Of quarantine. Earl n.
Lewis, president.