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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09

his second year in the Royal Army medi
cal corps. At the end of his first years
work he was promoted to be senior off
Ger with the rank of captain. He has
served under the British government, but
in his work, has had the care of the Ser.
bans. The first year he was with the
expeditionary forces in camp, but the
past year, he was in the Balkan noun
tains between Monastir and Saloniki, in
a stationary hospital, one oe the seven
large hospitals with capacity of 1000
beds erected by the government. Capt.
Skeels will probably be home the latter
part of this month. He is coming by
way of Rome and has to report to the
war office in London
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
TALK OFTHE TOWN

Your choice of all trimmed hats al
sl.0s. Mrs. Shepard Co, Inc.
Children's tennis oxfords, black and
white, special, Ace a pair at Shea's
Miss Pearl Wright, former student
| in the training school for nurses at the
City hospital, who has been passing a
few days in the city as the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. George n. Tilden of South
Main street, returned yesterday to her
home in Sherbrooke, p. Q.
Taxpayers focked in numbers TO city
hall to-day to discharge their obligations
before the time for settling the 1917 tax
bills shall have expired tomorrow night.
All day yesterday there was steady
stream of citizenry reaching from the
door to the pay window in the city
clerks office. Conspicuous among the
missing were men and boys who have
enlisted in the army or navy, as the city
council has voted to exempt taxpayers of
that class from paying poll taxes, The
rush to get under cover without paying
the costs of collection will reach its
height tomorrow and the clerks Office
will remain open until o'clock
Trustees of Goddard seminary are put
ting their house in order in anticipation
of the reopening of the school for its 4sth
year, Minor repairs and alterations are
being made in the main building and yes.
terday carpenters erected staging for the
purpose of reshingling the Thompson
Memorial building The outlook for a
large enrolment is promising and the
secretary to the principal is receiving APP
plications and inquiries daily There r.
mains some doubt as to whether the DO.
liomyelitis situation in Vermont will
clear sufficiently to permit the resump-
tion of school sessions early in Septem-
Der, but the seminary officers are going |
ahead with plans for reopening at the
usual time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
Wool Serge Values
T4LKOFTHE TOWN
lew silk waists at Abbott's.

NEW Sin NalHto dG -Ab0pbb p
Miss Emma Downing, 1917 graduate
of Spaulding high school commenced her
duties in the Walk Over shoe store this
morning.
| Those having newspapers or maya
zines for the UniversaIist church will
| leave them at the rear entrance to the
church some time this month Anyone
wishing them called for, phone l50.-ad.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NORM and Miss Ce-
ellie Norm, who have been calling on
friends in Barre and vicinity while mo
toring through northern New England,
have returned TO their home in Canada
Mr. and Mrs John j. Hibbs and son,
Chester w Hibbs, who came to Barre to
attend the wedding of the formers sis
ter, Miss Clara Hibbs, and K. D. Camp
bell, have returned to their home in Low
ell, Mass.
DR.. c. S. Caverly of Rutland, who at
tended the infantile paralysis clinic in
Montpelier. stopped at Hotel Barre while
on an extended automobile trip through
central Vermont He was accompanied
by Mrs Caverly.
n. J. Roberts and party of raspberry
pickers had the unpleasant sensation of
sinking through a small bridge while mo-
toring out of an Orange berry patch one
day this week. Although the occupants
were uninjured and the car escaped dam
age bad half hour ensued after the
deck of the bridge gave way and help
had to be secured before the automobile
was returned to the land level 1t is I
thought that the car bore down pretty |
hard on the bridge when the party en- !
tered the field and as they left for the
main road the planking refused to bear
up the burden. Only the rear end of
the car went through and as the depres-
sion was not great the shock of touching
bottom was soon over.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
Special Wash Goods
Values

On one of our back tables
we have a lot of Wash Mate
rails in a variety of the sea-
sons most popular cloths, in
both Stripes and Figures.
Some very good Skirt Stripes
in this lot. These are SO
inches wide and the price is
only 29c per yard.
At 29c per yard is a lot of
thin Figured Materials in the
seasons best cloths.
On one of our center tables
is a lot of materials in Silver
bloom, Basket Weaves, Gabar-
dimes, Reps and Piques, in
qualities that sold at 75c and
85c per yard. On this table
to close at only 49c per yard.
These are cloths that are
the seasons best at the reg
ular prices. Now all on this
table at Acc per yard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09

ham, DR.. D. C. Hawley, all of Burlington,
and Dr. c. NJ Ferrin and DR.. J. A. Arch
ambault of Essex Junction. The pail
bearers were members of North Star
lodge, No -, of which the deceased
was member. They were C. j. Wright.
C. S. Wright, c. F. johnson, B. c. John
son, H. NJ Fay and R. E. Brown.
North Star lodge, G. d. Warren acting
master, was in charge of the services at
the grave. The lodge attended the fu-
neral in a body. Burlington command
cry, No. 2, X. T., also attended in body
and escorted the remains to the cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
DR.. A. L. BINGHAMS FUNERAL.
Held at Williston and ATTENDED by Many
People.

Williston, Aug. 9.-The funeral of DR..
A. L. Bingham was held yesterday after
noon at o'clock and was very largely
attended by people from all parts Of
Chittenden county Rev. Mr.. Banks off
ciated, assisted by Rev Mr.. Potter The
honorary bearers were DIR. C. H. Meecher
and DR.. j. B. Wheeler, DIR. H. G. Tink-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
DIR. SKEELS RETURNING.
ST. Adams Man Has Been Serving at
Saloniki

st. Adams, Aug. 9.-Mr. and Mrs. Z. A.
Skeels of Hoyt street received word
yesterday that their son, Capt. A. A
Skeels, was on his way home from Sa-
loniki. The message came by cable from
Palermo, Italy, to DIR. Skeels' wife, who
upon her husbands enlistment two years
ago, went from this city to her former
home in Adamsville, Que, to remain with
her father, and in Montreal, with a
brother, during DR.. Skeels' absence.
DR.. Skeels has just just completed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
A.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
A. P. ABBOTT co.
Don't Wait for the Call, Be Prepared

need full We
odd lots and broken dresses skirts and wash goods These values will
all who such merchandise o fill
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
Dresses at Half Price
Your choice at one-half price


from this lot of about four
dozen of the seasons best
Dress values. Under the pres
ent high price conditions of all
merchandise, these values will
surely appeal to many.
The cloths alone would cost
more than we are asking for
the whole Dress. If you need
a thin Dress, you cannot af-
ford to pass these values'by.
These Dress values are in
qualities that sold at from
1898 to $3.50, in the seasons
best styles and extra values.
The cloth alone at a mark
down price would cost you
more than we are asking for
the finished Dress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-09
New Arrival of Waists

Wash Waists in all the diff
ferent styles and materials
have been more popular this
season than for many seasons
past.
Waists are now selling at
the old prices, and the values
were never better for the price
asked.
We have just received a
new lot of India Silk Wash
Waists. These are made from
a fine quality Wash Silk in
plain colors, in plain colors
with colored collars, and in a
variety of different colored
stripes.
This line is selling at only
$500 each and will wash even
better than a cotton.
At S1.25 and $1.0O are some
new Waist values in White
Voiles.
See our new $500 Wolfe
Waists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
CHARGED WITH STEALING
COMMUNION SERVICE SET
Suspect Returns and Is Turned Up by
Man Who Did Tim For
the Theft

Lewis French, forty years old S12 Spring
Garden street, was arrested today by De-
tectives Mcdowell and Maker, of the Thirty
second street and Woodland avenue police
station on a charge of being implicated in
the theft of 500 silver communion serv.
ice from the Asbury NJ, f. Church, Thirty
third and Chestnut streets, in August 1914.
Edward Fidler, who served sixteen
months for the robbery. implicated French
at his trial. French had disappeared and
he remained away from the city until yes
terday, when he took chance on the police
having forgotten him. He was held under
$500 bail for a further hearing on July "a
by Magistrate Harris, at the Thirty second
street and Woodland avenue rolice station
today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
FOUR EVENING LEDGER
EMPLOYEES ARE DRAWN
Sewell Moore, Louis H. Jaffe, L.
Holtsizer and Joseph Hal
lahan Selected ...

Four members of. the EVENING LEDGER
stan were among those whose numbers
were drawn early in the list today. TWO
or them are married and. for that reason
probably will not be drafted for the first
army group. All four however, expressed
satisfaction and willingness to go to the
front.
Among the first hundred numbers drawn
In the draft lottery was 437, held by Scwell
Moore. an artist on the staff Of the EVEN
ING LEDGER. Moore. who is twenty-four
years old. lives at S0S Spruce street. He
Is Democrat, and, of course. with the
present Administration heart and soul. As
the number that will send him to the
trenches came over the wire, Moore calmly
smiled and said, That's me-"
Somebody has to CO." he said, land II
might Just as well be me. War Is no Joke,
but It is much better to be in the first
army drawn and see service at once. for
eventually. think, nearly all the young
men will be called.
Louis II. Jaffe. assistant sporting editor
Of the EVENING LEDGER. was quite elated
when he learned that his serial number had
been drawn early Swell stuff" he said.
and smiled broadly.
Jafre has been anxious to enlist, but re-
Trained from doing SO because of the pleas
Of his mother. A younger brother, David,
at one time also employed in the sports de-
partment of the EVENING LEDGER, is
midshipman and la taking his first cruise
on board the United States steamship Me-
vada He appointed to Annapolis last
June by Congressman William II. Ware.
The third member of the EVENING
LEDGER staff to have his serial number
drawn was L. Hotsizer, head Of the Art De-
partment. He has been employed by the
Ledger for more than ten years.
Holtsizer, although feeling that service in
the conscrpted army would be privilege.
said that he probably would claim exemp-
tlon. as he has wife dependent upon him
for support. His home Is at 6153 Catharine
street.
The fourth staff man to be drawn was
Joseph Hallahan, "router" in the engrav-
ing department. Hallahan's number. 1882
was in the second hundred group. He is
married and lives at 1893 South Cecil street
well, I'm ready" he said with a smile
when told that his number had been drawn.
"Of course the fact that am married may
make some difference, but have no children
and when they need me, l will be satisfied
and glad to 60"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20

Or. William Mcclellan dean of the whar-
ton School of Finance and Commerce of the
University of Pennsylvania, is serving as
one Of the official announcers of the draft
drawings in Washington today. Doctor Nc
Clellan is director of the Intercollegiate In
teligence Bureau and was one of the lead
ers in the movement to organize expert
technical men and expert engineers for war
service.
The appointment of Doctor Mcclellan as
dean of the Wharton School was made last
year. Immediately prior to his appointment
he served as consulting engineer of New
York city and earlier as special engineer of
the New York Public Service Commission.
Doctor Mcclellan is a Philadephian by
birth He attended the public schools here
and graduated from the University of Per ,
sylvania in 1900. In 1908 he was awarded
the degree of doctor of philosophy in
physics, mathematics and philosophy and
in 1916 the University presented to him the
degree of electrical engineer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
HEARING DATE TO BE SET
FOR G. 0. p. Committeeman
McCaughn-Crane Conference Today.
Jones-Flaherty Claims to Be
Heard Tonight

Blakely d. McCaughn and Michael /.
Crane, McNichol and Ware contestants, re-
spectively, for committeeman from the
Twenty-fourth Ward, will meet in the Of
fee of Register of Wills Sheehan today to
set date for the hearing of their con-
ficting claims. Sheehan Is secretary Of
the contest subcommittee Of the Repub-
lican City Committee.
The hearing of the rival claims OF Will
liam II. Jones. the Ware leader, and John
Flaherty, the McNichol representative of
the Thirteenth Ward. will be held tonight
at Republican Campaign Headquarters,
Eleventh and Chestnut streets before the
special subcommittee.
The belief Is that contribution to or
ganization harmony may be made by seat
ing McCaughn and Jones, which would be
f1fty-ffty solution Of the situation
Sheehan, at the conference this morning,
1t is believed, will work to that end.
Sheehans colleagues on the committee
of inquiry are Congressman Peter f.
Costello, State Senator Edward w. Patton,
Magistrate Thomas F. Watson and former
Magistrate William p. Campbell.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
AUTO WRECK VICTIM DIES
Thomas Elder, of Haddonfield, Sue
cumbs to Injuries Suffered June 80

Thomas Elder forty-five years old. of "a
Eliis street. Eaddonfield, died in the Cooper
Hospital, Camden, today from Injuries suf-
fered on June 80, when an automobile in
which he was riding was wrecked near
Waterford. Elder and three Others had
gone on a JOY ride in the automobile owned
by Charles r. Hammell vice president OF
the Ruby Kid Company.
Isaac Gilbert, chauffeur for Mr. HammeIl,
who took the machine without his en-
ployers permission. was arrested after the
accident and released under $1,000 bail
Prosecutor Kraft today announced that he
would have this bail increased to s250O as a
result OF Elders death Raymond and Roy
king' or 7l9 Clinton street, Camden, the
two other members Of the marty wera diso
charged from Cooper Hospital last week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
WORKMAN is ARRESTED
WITH WIRE UNDER SHIRT
Charged With Larceny and Bound Over
On Bond for Further Hearing
of Case

For some time Charles Kelly superin-
tendent of the construction Of the nurses
home, which is being built at the Philadel-
phia Hospital, has been missing sheet COP
per. He suspected that some of the work.
men on the building were taking the copper.
as he had night watchman for several
days. The police Of the Thrty-second
street and Woodland avenue station were
asked to assist him, and District Detective
Thornton was sent Thornton and Kelly
watched the men leaving and finally noticed
that one looked considerably fatter than he
did when at work. Walter williamson, thirty
1--we years old, of Ills Harmer street, was
arrested, and II was found he had about
twenty-five pounds OF copper concealed un-
der his shirt and trousers. Joseph Thomp-
son, thirty-two years old. of 2132 Kater
street who was with him. was also ar
rested today They were held under 5000
bail for a further hearing on July "a by
Magistrate Harris at the Thirty-second
street and Woodland avenue station on a
charge Of larceny. About 800 pounds of
copper had been taken from the operation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
CAMDEN HOLD-UP
BY NEGRO HIGHWAYMEN
Robber Asks for Match and Then
"Covers" Victim

Another hold-up by negro highwayman
was reported to the Camden police today.
The victim, James ID. Moore. Of 1909 Mount
Ephraim avenue, was returning home last
night when a negro accosted him at Ferry
road and Mount Ephraim avenue, asking
for match.
When Moore reached into his pocket for
a match the highwayman pointed a gun at
his head and began to search his pockets
When Moore attempted to knock the gun
away the negro fired, but the bullet went
wild. The arrival of farmer in an auto
mobile frightened of the negro. Moore lost
only twenty-five cents and two keys.
This Is the second Camden hold-up since
Martain Hageney. of 41S Reed street, Phil
adephia, was held up and killed by a negro
at Twenty-seventh street and Marlton pike
just week ago. The police have arrested
one suspect for this murder. but no clues
have been found for the other hold-up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
Secretary Baker
DrdlUS First Number
Continued from Page One

Continued from Page Ono
of the order in which the drafted men will
be called up for examination in the
smaller districts
At dawn the force of clerks finished
numbering 10000 slips Of paper for the
new plan They were carefully recounted
and checked several times and inserted into
little gelatin capsules and checked again
Then they were sealed in glass globes
At o'clock the globe was carried to
the Senate office building. A huge black
board with 1000 squares was erected on one
side of the room.
THREE CHECKERS ss
AS each tiny capsule was pulled out by
the blindfolded men II was handed to a
uniformed officer. He announced the num-
ber in a loud voice. Three checkers en-
tered It upon immense tally sheets. An
other chalked it upon the blackboard.
As soon as the first thousand numbers
were chalked up the blackboard was taken
outside and photographed "close up" Thou
sands of copies Of each picture are being
made
These indelible and Interchangeable records
will constitute the lists for the local exemp-
ton boards.
Two blindfolded men worked slmultane.
ousy drawing and handing to two an
nouncers. Officials estimated 1t would take
nearly twelve hours to complete the draw
ing.
CHAMBERLAIN DRAWS SECOND
Chairman Chamberlain, Of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee, drew the Sec
ond number; Chairman Dent Of the House
Committee the third; Senator Warren,
ranking Republican member Of the Senate
Military Affairs Committee, the fourth !.
Representative Kahn, ranking Republican
member Of the House Military Affairs Com.
mittee. the fifth; Acting Chief General
Bliss the sixth, Provost Marshal General
Crowder the seventh. Adjutant General Nc
Cain the eighth.
The draft then formally proceeded after
movie machines had been removed. John
II. b. Phillips. Of Pittsburgh, a Princeton
man. was cho~-~ to be blindfolded and to
pluck the black pellets after the officials
finished.
The announcers were William Mcclellan.
dean Of the Wharton School, University OF
Pennsylvania, and De Lozier Davidson.
Elizabeth, N. j.. Lehigh University man.
Three of the first eight numbers applied
to only one district in the United States
that a district in Detroit. the largest in the
country. No other district went above 5000
numbers The third number drawn, s613.
applied only to that district; the fifth num-
Der drawn, 1928, applied similarly. The
eighth number drawn was 10,015.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
CAMDEN EAGER FOR
NEWS OF DRAFTING
Crowds Gather at Every Source
of Tidings to Learn
Numbers

Camden received the drafting news with
great eagerness. Crowds gathered at every
point where news was available.
The first men drawn under No. 25s in the
6our Camden districts we're: ,.
Louis g. Rebstock. s2s North Third street.
Albert King, 439 South Fifth street.
Albert A. Morton, 500 Walnut street.
George chwanke. 1917 North Twenty
seventh street.
Those holding 25s and drawn in Camden
County outside the city were
Relph Eden. of Clementon-
Ernest r. Lewis. of 2Ss Warren street,
Gloucester City.
Rebstock the first man drawn, is deaf.
z He Is twenty-five years old, and Is a baker.
He formerly attended the school for the
deaf, at Mount Airy. Despite his affiiction,
he has expressed willingness to go bake
for the boys at the front" He is en-
ployed by the Acme Baking Company in
Philadelphia.
Albert King, when he learned the news,
said he was perfectly willing to go. He
has tried to enlist four times, once in Phila-
delphia and three times with the Third
Regiment in Camden. Each time he has
been rejected on account of his heart, he
said.
Nv Albert A. Morton. first drawn in the
Third District, also Is willing to go but
regretted that he had TO wait to be drafted.
He Is the youngest of a family of thirteen
ehidren. but Is the sole support Of his
seventy ty-two-year-old mother. Mrs Margaret
Roach. who has been an invalid for many
months,
~ All his pals are in the army or have
! Already enlisted. Morton said, and some
Are with General Pershing in France, He
wanted to enlist himself but could not
leave his mother he said. All the other
01ildren are married and are living in other
mates, he explained He is twenty-five
1|1ars old and is q widower. He was born in
I&kmden and is an expressman In the en-
W Of the Adams Express Company.
H 1alph Eden, Of Clementon, is a native of
k1and. He has taken out his first citi-
9Dhip papers. He is twenty-five years
/; he did not claim exemption. Ernest
~ Lewis. Of Gloucester City, ID married,
1< I'D not claim exemption.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
Pennsylvanians Wed in Maryland

ELKTON, Nd. July 20.-The following
marriage licenses were granted here:
Charles P. Engle and Dorothy f. Oils
Philadelphia; Charles Johnson. Philadel-
phia. and Alan Fields, Baltimore; Harry
]. Pierce, Bustleton, Pa. and Jennie L.
Sayre. Philadelphia; Patrick Daily, Phlla-
delphia, and Ellen Mateka, Mahanoy, Pa ;
Berrell Margerym, Arlington, and Florence
Schmpf Willow Grove, Pa. Harvey Sea-
man and Mary E. Baker, Allentown; John
NJ Kohl and Ethel v. Rem. Shamo!rn
Wallace C. Warner and Catherine u.
Gentry, Baltimore, and John s. Brown ana
Jessie NJ Cannon, Harrington, Del
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
1882 OF PENNSYLVANIA
GUARD IN U. S. SERVICE
Figures Do Not Include Those Sworn
In Before July 15--546 Officers
Among Those in New Rank

HARRISBURG, July 20.-The> Adjutant
Generals Department has reported to the
war Department that SAG officers and
16,4O6 men were in the organizations of the
National Guard when 1t entered Federal
service on July Is. The figures do not in
clude organizations already in Federal
service on that date The figures are as
follows:
Headquarters division. twenty-four; ar
tlliery brigade, ten; first brigade. -; Sec
ond brigade fifteen; third brigade, fifteen.
Field battery, sixty-four sanitary train,
SAC; supply train 316 signal corps. 298 |:
engineers. five companies. 636.
Artillery. First. 11ss; Second. 1902 /,
Third, 1247.
Cavalry, First, 1862
Infantry, Fourth. 1886: Sixth. 1899
Eighth, 1913; Tenth, 1878; Sixteenth, 2022,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
Convicted of Cruelty to Animals

Accused of cruelty to animals. Joseph
WIKI, OF 3944 Priscilla street, was fined $50
ana costs IN Magistrate Prices court today.
Wilk had the horse attached TO a lawn.
mower at the Stenton Athletic Club, Twen-
ty-third and Westmoreland streets. 1t was
testified that he had beaten the animal to
the point of exhaustion with the butt OF
the whip. Frank McCready, special agent
vention of Cruelty to Animals. made the
arrest. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-20
CTTY'S QUOTA OF MEN,
FOR NATIONAL ARMY
Figures Indicate Number wh.I
May Be Called Before =
Exemption Boards

The table below shows the quotas q,
for the new national army estIma,.s ma
the various exemption districts oy ,he icr
The quotas given are twice as largo cy.
number OF men who will be needed for ths tSs
Der who will be exempted. THE n,,,rs nuH-
ly show the number who may expsct ~ esl'
called to appear before exemption board, A. y
The city total registration was ,,s a..
The city's quota for the army is IA 30.
Twice that number will be called bs,or. o.,
required number qualities. 'ne