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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-26
Church Of the Nativity.

VHUTCH Vi tHt NHtIVIIys
Sunday School $3.50 a. m.
Holy Communion 10:45.
Evening service 1880 p. m.
The Right Rev. L. w. Burton, d. D..
will preach at both morning and even.
ing.
All are cordially invited to come
to hear the Bishop. All seats free al
all services.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-05-26
Where Religious Exercises Will Be
Held on the Sabbath.
Christian Science Church.

Christian Science Church sunday
morning 1O:45 G. A. R. Hall, Cox
Building.
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S. X. HUNT, Pastor.
Central Presbyterian Church.

CBHtTdI IItSUyUtTdH CHUICH'
Sunray School $3.50 a. m. ]. B.
Wood, Superintendent.
Christian Endeavor at 6:45 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 1880 p
m.
No preaching until further notice.
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Miss Virginia NJ. Hurd. A most cor
dial invitation is given everybody to
attend all our services. Come and
worship with us and we will do thee
good.
S. X. HUNT, Pastor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
IN INCREASING NUMBER.
American Troops Are Reaching the War
Front in France.

Within the American army in France
NOV. u, (by The Associated Press ~
General Pershing said to the correspond.
ents yesterday: Troops and supplies
are arriving in increasing numbers"
Thanks to the French, British and
American navies, he continued, the sub
marine to date had not claimed the life
of a single American soldier on the troop
ships bound for France The French
officers, he said, We're enthusiastic over
the character, intelligence and eagerness
of the young officers who are arriving in
France to continue their instruction. and
the American army is proud of them.
Conditions in the American sector con
tinue TO be normal, with intermittent
artillery firing on both sides, At one
place the Germans observed that the
grass had been trodden down in the rear,
and they threw in hundred shells, with
no result other than TO churn up the
mud
The weather continues cold and rainv
The American infantrymen have had two
diversions. The first incident occurred
near daylight. The enemy. apparently
a raid was imminent, opened
up with machine guns at the point where
the lines are closest. A stream of bul.
lets whistled over the American first
line. About the same time French troops
on the American flank observed four Ger
mans who were cutting the barbed wire
defenses. A French patrol succeeded in
heading off the Germans, capturing them
ALL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
ALEX. D. GRAHAM DEAD.
Graniteville Man Had Been Ill for Five
Years.

Alexander ID. Graham of Graniteville
aged 80, died at his home Saturday
evening at $3.50 O'Clock, following a pc
riod of FIVE years illness, two years Of
which he has been quite sick. Death
was due to a complication of diseases
For number of years prior to his i'll
ness the deceased was steady work
man on the quarries. During his long
residence in Graniteville he made many
friends, who extend their sympathy to
the bereayed family.
Besides his wife, he leaves two chill
dren, Lawrence and Gertrude, who re-
side at home, two brothers, John and
Murdo, OF Hampdin, P. O., and brother,
Angus. of Graniteville; also four sisters,
Mrs, William Campbell and Mrs. Even
Mcleod of Milan, p. O., Mrs Homer
Kayer of Worcester, Mass. and Miss
Christine Graham of Beebe Plains. He
also leaves his aged father and mother
in Hampdin, P. @.
The funeral will be held from the
house Tuesday afternoon at o'clock,
Rev William Morrison of Dunvegan,
Ont, officiating. Burial viii take place
in the Wilson cemetery.
The family request that flowers be
omitted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
THE SOLDIERS THANKSGIVING.
Gov. Graham Asks That Vermont Men
Be Allowed to Visit Their Homes.

Gov Graham has sent an appeal to
Ma jor General II. +. Hodges, commanding
Camp Devens, Aver, Mass. asking that
the Vermont men be allowed to come
to their homes for a furlough over
Thanksgiving dsy. His letter to Major
General Hodges is as follows:
Il am in receipt Of a petition from
some Of the men from Vermont. now in
Battery c. 302 field artillery asking me
to intercede with YOU and ask you to
grant them a furlough over Thanksgiving
dsy Cannot you grant this request.
without injury To the service. allowing
the men 20 return home on Tuesday OF
Wednesday Of Thanksgiving week and
to report for duty either the Sunday or
the Monday morning followingg Many
Of these men perhaps NAV never have
an opportunity of again being al home
over Thanksgiving. and feel certain
that IL this request can be granted. thev
wiil esteem Il a great favor 10 be allowed
10 be with their people on this peculiarly
New England holiday"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
REP. DALE IMPRESSED.
BY Evidences of Enduring Sacrifices and
Inherent valor Of British.

British front in France and Belgium
Nov. II, (by The Associated Press -
The American congressional party and
four prominent man in private life, who
have been visiting the western allied
countries unofiieially during the con
gressional recess, yesterday completed
a four days tour and left the British
front The members of the party were
deeply impressed by the war scenes in
the British theatre.
Representative Frederick c. Hicks of
New York said TO the correspondent
THE splendid organization and equip
ment and the grim determination of the
allied forces. both British and French
is most impressiug and significant With
Americas help the liberties of the world
are assured"
Representative Dale Of Vermont, re-
ferring TO the British front said;
II have been impressed by the variety
and magnitude % modern war operations
and by the skill and courage required to
conduct them, but more than all else. by
the evidence Of the enduring sacrifice
and inherent valor of the soldiers Of
Great Britain and her colonial posses
sions along this pathetic and inspiring
way to victory"
Representative Parker Of New Jersey
said
I'VE are awe struck as we realize the
heroism. courage and absolute sacrifice
with which the men, women and children
'f the allies are defending their national
liberty and existence against world con
quest IN battle which also is for the 4
protection of she liSer-y Of America"
The members of the American party /
made % clear 10 the correspondent that 1
hey did not form an official body and /
hat the views they had expressed were
lcrsonal views.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
CONDITIONS UNSATISFACTORY
Deputy Sheriff c. A. Smith Alleges, in
Poorhouse at Northfeld.

| Upon the order of Washington county
court Deputy G. A. Smith went to North
field Saturday afternoon to investigate
the particulars connected with the re-
quest of j. II. Merrill for probation on
the charge of adultery, to which the re-
spondent pleaded guilty some weeks ago
in county court. Mr.. Smith reports that
he found conditions existing in that poor
house, of which Mr.. Merrill was an in
mate, that are contrary to the provisions
of PA of the acts of the session of 1917.
Deputy Sheriff Smith again went to
Mortified this afternoon TO arrest Bert
Briggs on the charge of contempt of
Franklin county court, and hearing is
set to take place in that court Tuesday
morning relative to the matter. 1t is set
forth in the warrant that some months
ago a divorce was obtained and that
Briggs was ordered by the court to pay
$40 month towards the support of
minor child. 1t is alleged that he has
not complied with the order of the court
and that the child has been cared for bv
its grandmother. The matter came to
the attention of the probation depart
ment. with the result that the warrant
was made out for Briggs arrest.
A, l.. Noyes and his former wife fur
nished as interesting romance as has
taken place in the county and city courts
in Montpelier in some time when the
woman appeared in each court Saturday
and her divorced husband baled her in
the lower court. after which he asked
her to go TO his home with him. but as
far as could be learned she did not accept
he . 10
week a hearing took place in county
court on the petition brought by Mr.. |
Noyes for the custody of his minor child, |
which was given to Mrs. Moves when |
she obtained her divorce last May.
The testimony tended to show that the |
woman had not given the child the care
hat the court thought it was entitled to
md Saturday morning the court took the |
'hild from her care, giving it TO Mr..
Soyes, Her testimony was such on Fri
lay that States Attorney Z. r. Davis
obtained information relative to her
statements which did not agree with
hose she made when she obtained the
Iivorce The officers served the warrant
or perjury upon her and she was brought
ater in the day before Acting Judge
:. C. Moody, who fixed bail at 81 900.
Ter former husband who had been keep
ng tabs on the woman and the child
ince they came to Montpelier for the
caring, was in court at the time and
ffered to bail his former wife. His bail
-as accepted. after which he asked her !
o come to his home to stay. Some say
hat he asked her to 20 back to living
18th him, but as far as can be learned y
he did not accept either of these.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12

auto CS)EATH
s.
States Attor 81 Called Fol
lowing e Death of
Danie4 hinsbury
HAD FRACTURE
OF THE SKULL
MiddleseX Man Was Struck
by George Whites
Automobile

States Attorney L. r. Davis was
called to Montpelier to-day to investi-
gate the circumstances surrounding the
death of Daniel Kingsbury, for many
years resident of Middlesex, who died
at Heaton hospital yesterday afternoon,
following injuries sustained by him Sat
urday morning, when he was struck by
an automobile of George f.. White of
Montpelier. Although it was not
thought at first that the man was dan
gerously injured, it developed that his
skull was fractured.
1t is expected that an inquest will be
held before Judge G. H. Dale. After
conference between States Attorney Da-
Wis and Health Officer William Lindsay
last evening, authority was given for
the preparation of the body for burial
without an autopsy being performed
Before being taken to the hospital
Saturday, the injured man talked with
the physician at the home of Milo Mel
son, where he was taken shortly after
being struck. During the afternoon,
however, the developments seemed to in
dicate that he was more injured than at
first thought, and concusson of the brain
was revealed. Besides the fracture of
the skull, the man had one elbow dislo-
Gated and his nose badly bruised.
Policeman p j. McAyoy of the Mont
peller police department went to the
scene of the collision Saturday after
noon and talked with those who claimed
to have seen the automobile strike the
man. They stated that Mr.. 'Kngsbury
apparently started for the side of the
road and then turned back directly in
front of the automobile Mr. White, the
driver of the car, made the man as com
Portable as possible and then drove his
ear back to Montpelier and reported the
case to the authorities.
The deceased was the only son of
jeorge w and Emeline tDennisonl
and was born in Northfield
n June, 1860. He lived in that town
until he reached manhood and then came
with his parents to Middlesex He and
lis father operated shingle mill in
Middlesex village for a great many
Years, but upon the construction of the
electric lighting plant and dam by the
ate Jesse s. Viles they sold their in
.erests and then bought a mill about
.wo miles from Montpelier on the
Worcester branch road which they con-
inued to operate until the death of the
enior Mr., Kingsbury in 1908. After the
Ieath Of his father Daniel disposed of
he mill. and had since that time lived
n Montpelier and MiddleseX. His pains
aking care of his aged mother in the
asst few years has often been men
ioned. She is his only close relative, al
hough he has cousins living in different
owns in the state.
The funeral viii take place Wednes-
ay morning at 1880 from his late
ONE.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
GETTING READY
FOR BARRE DRIVE
Canvassers Will Start Out Wednesday
Morning for Subscriptions to the
Y. M. c. A, War Work-Be Pre-
pared to Receive Them.

Two prominent figures are to assist in
the preliminaries of the big Y. Nj. c. A.
campaign to be launched in Barre on
Wednesday, according to an announce
ment made by the local campaign com
mlttee to-day, the members of which are
rapidly perfecting plans for the canvass
to be made on the opening day of ma
tional drive in which it is hoped to raise
S35,000000 for Y. NJ. G. A. war work.
Capt. John McNab, who went to France
with the first Canadian contingent, and
who is now disabled, viii address the
students of Spaulding high school at
chapel assembly Tuesday morning and
in the evening at 7 o'clock campaign
workers gathered in the school chapel
will listen to C.. Howard Ellenwood, for
merly of Camp Bartlett, Westfield, Mass.
Mr.. Elenwood is credited with a rec
ord of service among the guardsmen at
Westfield and during his stay there he
was on intimate terms with the men of
the lst Vermont regiment On the eve
of his departure overseas with the
guardsmen, the national council request
ed that he remain in America until after
the national campaign. Captain McNab
and Mr.. Elenwood alike are able to
speak with authority of the splendid
work which the RED Triangle" is doing
for the men who are fighting and are to
fight our battles overseas, and their mes
sages are counted upon TO give the Barre
end of the campaign an impetus which !
it might not receive otherwise.
Much of the machinery used so sue I
cessfully in conducting the Liberty loan
drive and the food pledge campaign has
been preserved for use in soliciting y. |
NJ. c. A. funds here and if the response /
Is as spontaneous Wednesday as in the |
past, then Barres quota of the state ap
not in doubt Ward cap
aims have been selected and each is to
nave the oversight of large number of
workers. Perhaps 90 canvassers in all
viii be assigned to the various districts
nto which the city has been divided.
Zach and every worker is urged to be
present at Spaulding school Tuesday
vening.
Evidence of general desire to assist
n this worthy cause has been noted on
il sides and the famous long pull and
he pull all together" is expected to carry
BARRE over the top this week. Yesterday
astors of several of the city churches
poke earnestly in behalf of the war
Z. NJ. C. A. campaign and in number of
Instances interesting accounts OF what
he Red Triangle has achieved were
iven
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
BETHEL YOUTH SHOT
THROUGH THE LEG
Chester Richards, Aged 7 Years, Had a
Narrow Escape from Death--He
Was Out with Some Older


Bethel, Nov l2.-Chester Richards, the
seven year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ley Richards, had a narrow escape from a
serious, ii not fatal, accident last Sat
urday afternoon when he was shot al
most entirely through the front of the
left leg above the knee from the inner
side toward the outer with what evident
~ was a projectile from a .22-calibre
gun.
DIR. 0. d. Greene was called and with
DR.. O. v Greene he went at once to the
Richards home, which is about one mile
from the village, at the foot of Stoddard
hill The bali was extracted with little
trouble, as it had nearly pierced the skin
ON the outside of the leg. Ii il had TAX
en- a deeper course it would have shat
tered bone and If it had entered nearer
the back of the leg it would have pierced
a large blood vessel. As there was no
appreciable loss of blood and no injury
TO the bone, no serious effects are looked
for,
There is much mystery as to the source
of the shot, but near neighbor recalls
that earlier in the day he saw a group
of boys. including Chester Richards, and
that one OF the boys carried a .22-ealibre
gun. The neighbor advised the boys to
take the gun home and warned them of
the danger of carrying it. Five boys had
been playing together most of the day
and were in quest of squirrels back of
the Richards house when the shooting
occurred The injured boy fell when hit
and was carried hume by his elder broth
nr, Leslie Richards, aged l3, and Vernie
Wright, aged II. who was one of the
party.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
President Wilson Makes an
Appeal Before Fedora
ton of Labor
WAR CANNOT BE WON
MINUS COOPERATION
All Factions in America
Must Sink Their
Differences

Buffalo, n. Y, Nov l2.-president Will
son made a personal and eloquent appeal
here to-day for full support of organ
lied labor for the government in the con-
duct of the war. Speaking before the
annual convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, he declared that the
war could not be won unless all factions
unite in common cause and sink their
differences. The president paid a warm
tribute to Samuel Gompers and virtually
called on the federation to give him unit
ed support.
Discussing Germany, the president de-
clared fatty that Germany had started
the war and that he was willing to await
the verdict of history on that statement
He referred to the present war as the
last decisive issue between the old prin
ciple of power and the new principle
of freedom. II believe" he said, "that
the spirit Of freedom can get into the
hearts of Germans and find as fine a well.
come there as in any other hearts. But
the spirit of freedom does not suit the
plans of Pan-Germans. Power cannot be
used with concentrated force against free
peoples if it is used by free people"
Referring to Russia President Wilson
said: "lt is amazing to me that any
group of people should be so ill-informed
as to suppose, as apparently some groups
IN Russia suppose, that any reforms
planned in the interest OF the people can
i've in the presence of Germany pow
,rful enough to undermine or overthrow
hem by intrigue or force"
OF the pacifists, the president said
i oppose not the feeling of the pacifists
,ut their stupidity. Pacifsts do not
Know how to get peace but | do"
In sending Col. f. NJ House to Eu |
ope Mr., Wilson said he has sent a great
r loyer Of peace than any man in the
world. But | didn't send him to nego
late peace; | sent him to determine how
he war is to be won"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
LETTER FROM CORP. DUoUErTE.
Gives Indication That Troops Are Pre-.
pairing to Leave Aver.

Another Barre bow has been promoted
at Camp Devens. The family Of Wilbur
~ Duquette Is in receipt Of a letter stat
ing that Wilbur J. Duquette has success
fully passed the examination in the non
commissioned officers school at Aver.
Mass He was promoted along with
Robert Knox. both Of whom attended the
non com. school since their arrival at the
cantonment. Corp Dlquette states that
though the air is chilly camp life j. good
for the health He also states that thev
have been assigned top tents and shelter
halves preparatory 10 leaving for
warmer climate. A Boston newspaper re-
Gently contained = picture Of Corp. Du-
quette and his comrades.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12

a proper enclosure for such weather con
ditions.
The bankruptcy case of Guido Rossi OF
Barre has been filed with Referee w. y.
Theriault in court of banruptcy. and this
morning the adjudication of Mr. Rossi
las bankrupt occurred. He is a stone.
cutter. He has liabilities amounting to
81 l.j03.6l, while he claims assets Of $50
and that these are exempt because they
are household goods and clothing The
liabilities are largely composed of pur-
chases of provisions for his home. The
discharge meeting Of G. A. Barton was
set for hearing to-day and up to noon
no one had appeared in opposition to
granting the discharge.
The sugar supply is sull low in the
city. One woman from ont Of town. who
came here Saturday evening, wanted to
buy a pound. In the course Of conver-
sation with the storekeeper IL developed
she had 30 pounds at home. A CONNER
cial salesman. who was in Boston last
week brought home 100 pounds with
him, while a resident on state street
has over 100 pounds Five Young men
no enjoyed an automobile ride to Nor
risyillc Sunday bought ~ pounds apiece
They are single and did not need the su.
gar but therefore they turned il over
Ia one Of the local restaurant owners.
The restaurant owners have taken their
sugar bowls from the counters and The
walters are serving q spoonful TO each
customers using hot drinks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
VERMONT SHORT 1s2 MEN.
In Her Quota Now Assembled at Camp
Devens.

Aver, Mass, Nov. r. There are g.
697 vacancies to be filled in the 10th
division at Camp Devens, it was an
nounced last night As a result of dis
charges from various causes Connecticut
has been called to send as soon as they
can be certified .205 men, Maine 2S7
Massachusetts, 2.0l0, New Hampshire 90,
New York 500, Rhode Island 432 and Yer
mont l52.
During the coming week the officers
viii have their scope OF work broadened
and at the same time the men in the
ranks have new change in working
schedule for more technical training in
the school of the soldier The officers
will start their studies in field fortifi-
cations and gas defense.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-12
TWO MILLION LOSS
ON ". Y. WATERFRONT
Policeman Reports That He Found Three
Separate Blazes at Different Places
in Plant Which Was on Gov
ment Job.

| New York, Nov. l2.-New York City's
water front was the scene of another
disastrous fire yesterday when the fac
tory of the Washburn Wire company,
which was working on large war orders
for the United States government, was
destroyed with an estimated loss of near
ly $2,000,000. The patrolman who dis
covered the fire declared he found three
separate blazes at different places in the
factory. which was housed in series
of buildings extending from ll7th to
llSth streets and half block deep on
the East river front in Harlem.
An investigation started by Fire Mar
sha Brophy has revealed that score of
Germans and an equal number of Aus
trians, only one of whom possessed
zone permit. were included in the force
of 900 employees in the factory. Only
about 80 men were in the factory when
the fire started. Fourteen nationalities
are represented among the workmen, it
is said
The federal authorities have been noti-
fed of the failure of the company to OBJ
tain zone permits for its alien enemy en-
ployes, and Fire Marshal Brophy has
summoned Daniel c. Turner, general
of the company, and a score of
employees to appear at hearing before
him to-day
a series of explosions, caused when the
flames reached oil accumulatons in the
added to the dangers of the
FIRE. Some of the explosions were so
severe that the caused floors and walls to
collapse, sending up great clouds of
sparks that flew to nearby buildings
Stores of materials used in manufactur-
ing insulation gave out a heavy black |
smoke, which, with the terrific heat, kept |
the fire fighters at least half block |
from the factory. They were compelled |
% fight the flames principally from roofs
If other buildings.