The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-28
MONTPELIER
Ten Dollars State Pay to All Vermont
Volunteers.


Decision has been reached whereby tn,
state treasurer will pay $40 per montl
I to all volunteers in all branches of tn,
| service, enlisted in the United State,
Iarmy and navy. The period for which
such state pay shall be allowed shall not
exceed one year. Men drafted under the
selective service law approved May Is
1917, are not eligible for state pay. The
treasurer will not make payments TO vol
unteers until satisfactory proof is OBJ
tanned that the enlistment was voluntary
and that the applicant was a Vermonter
at the time Of enlistment. Applicants
| to Walter +. Scott, state treasurer
Montpelier, will be furnished with forms
of application as soon as they are print
| ed. Charles w Scott of the state treas
urer's Office left last night for Burling-
ton, where to-day he is securing the list
Of men who have enlisted in the navy,
and he viii then visit Fort Ethan Allen
and the other recruiting places for army
and navy in Vermont, after which he will
90 to Albany, n. Y, and to Springfield,
Mass, as well as to such other places
where names of Vermonters who have
gone into federal service can be obtained
Gen. L. S. Tillotson was last evening
granted leave of absence by Gov. II. +.
Graham during the time he is in the
service of the federal government with
the 35th division, and Col II. r. Johnson
was ordered by the governor to report to
him Tuesday evening for a conference,
which resulted in his appointment as ad-
iutant general during the time that Gen
eral Tillotson is in federal service. Col
onel johnson was colonel of the LIST Yer
mont regiment for some years, retiring
at the time Ira l.. Reeves was elected to
that position. On the organization of
the home guards he was placed in com
mand of that regiment He will accept
his new duties Dec. and it is expected
he will move his family to Montpelier.
The police have received information
that some 2S tubs of butter were stolen
from refrigerator car at Essex June
ton Saturday night. But few of the
particulars are known excepting that the
seal was broken and the produce was
missing when the checking up was done
by railroad officials.
The police are not looking for any per |
sons relative to the claim that wood was
stolen from the rear of city hall; in fact. |
Chief Connolly last evening expressed |
himself as not believing that any wood |
had been taken. II is not such wood as |
anyone would desire, especially enough |
TO carry away. and the night force have !
kept pretty good watch on the place.
4 truck team was seen taking some 4
away Monday evening but the wood was /
to go to poor family in town.
State Purchasing Agent Dewey T. Han
lev feels that he has been very fortunate
n securing enough coal SO that the state /
county buildings and other |
Of the state, for the most part,
nave plenty Of coal on hand. In fact. I
rad he supplied those which are gen
rally supplied locally he would have
leen well supplied everywhere. About Il
he only buildings that are worrying him Il
my are the State House. where 100 tons 4
ire needed, the county courthouse in 81. II
Albans and the county property az Bur
ington. All Of the state institutions
ave q supply 10 carry them through
he winter and the only one which has
lot enough to carry il until the latter
art Of next summer j. the state hos
ital. where about 900 tons are needed
mt even what they have on hand viii
airy them until April Mr.. Hsnley
links he has enough in sight TO take
are 81 the needs after that He did not
VI the supply IN Nergennss until last
aturday, but it i now of his mind
lad il not been for the coal being pur-