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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
CASE SHORTENED
BY Agreement of Counsel on Phases of
Damage Suit.

That the case of Dodge brothers
against the Central Vermont railway
would be completed in Washington coun-
ty court to-day was expected this morn
| ing when court convened. This was
largely due to the fact that S. H. Jack
son made statement to the jury Friday
afternoon upon the facts which the at
torneys have agreed upon, which mate
rally shortened the trial of the case. He
told the jury that if they should decide
to return verdict in favor of the plain
tiff that they would award the plaintiff
800 damages, because the parties in
volved had agreed upon that sum; fur
ther that it was agreed that the passen-
ger train of the defendant killed the five
colts, further that it was agreed that the
colts got out of the pasture through
gate, which the jury would learn about
when the evidence was submitted. Then
G. s. Black for the defendant stated
that it was agreed that the gate was
found open the morning following the
incident This simmered the case down
to the issue of whether the gate, which
was constructed and maintained by the
defendant, was of sufficient construction,
and the testimony Friday afternoon by
Clarence and Harvey Dodge was present.
ed to show that it was not, their testi-
mony being that it had been proven that
by the Topping of handkerchief the
hasp on the gate could be opened.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
LABOR VOTES AGAINST DRAFT.
Trades and Labor Congress, 135 to los
Reafirms Opposition.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 22.-The trades
and labor congress Thursday night
passed resolution by vote of 1876 to
los reaffirming unqualified opposition of
the congress to the principle of conscrip-
tion.
The resolution added that the congress
does not deem it right, patriotic or in
the interests of the labor movement in
the Dominion of Canada, to do or to say
anything that might prevent the gov
ernment of Canada from obtaining the
result they anticipate in the raising of
reinforcements for the Canadian expe-
litionary force by the enforcement of
the law"
Emphatic opposition was expressed in
the resolution to any development in the
enforcement of the conscription legisla
tion (which will make for industrial
eonscription or the interference with the
trade union movement in the taking care
of the interest of the organized work
ers of the Dominion"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
OFFICERS REELECTED
By Vermont Library Association at
Meeting in Rutland.

Rutland, Sept. 22.-The Vermont Ii
brary association and the Vermont free
library commission were entertained al
luncheon at the Berwick yesterday by
the trustees of the Rutland Free Library
association and at a tea by the officers
of the Baxter Memorial library. The
state association reelected last years
officers as follows: President, Miss Fan
nv +. Fletcher, Proetorsville; vice -presi-
dent, Miss Eleanor Eggleston, Manches-
ter: secretary and treasurer, Miss Alice
Eaton, Woodstock.
A. A. Protzman, a member of the ma
tional war library council, yesterday out
lined the methods to be used in the cam
paign to raise a million dollars to equip
libraries in each national army canton
ment, 10 provide travelling libraries for
the 1855 smaller training camps and TO
send books to Pershings army. He en-
phasized that il was the use to which the
men put their. leisure hours which would
determine what kind Of men they would
be when they came out Of the army, and
proper reading matter could be relied
upon TO keep them physically sound.
The Librarians heard much about the
work already well under way to gather
and disseminate books and the high class
Of literature demanded by the men.
Light fiction is nearly ignored and works
1n science and mechanics are sought, Mr..
PrCtzman said.
Miss Sarah y Cleghorn of Manchester
rave a talk on modern poetry and there
Fere other speakers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
SUIT DISMISSED.
Had Been Brought Against Railroad for
Mental Anguish.

st. Adams, Sept. 22.-In Franklin
county court yesterday the c~urt directed
a verdict for the defendant in the case OF
Max Nichols and Winnie Nichols VS.
the Central Vermont Railway company
Exceptions were taken by the plaintiff
The suit was brought in connection with
the rolling of truck containing rough
box holding casket from the Central
Vermont railway platform at Winooski
to the tracks. The coffin contained the
body of a nine-year-o child of Mrs.
Nichols. 1t was claimed that the box
containing the casket was jammed and
the plaintiffs charged that the head Of
the corpse was bruised and sued to re-
cover for the intense mental suffering
suffered by the mother. j. w. Redmond
and Charles f. Black, the attorneys for
the defendant railway company, argued
that, according to the laws of Vermont,
it is not permissible to recover for men
tai suffering when it is unaccompanied
by physical injury and their request that
the case be dismissed was sustained by
the court. This is probably the first case
Of the kind in Vermont. c. G. Austin &
Sons appeared for the plaintiffs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
WHY SOLDIERS AREN'T PAID
Because the Payrolls Have Not Been Re
ceived By State Treasurer.

State Treasurer Walter f. Scott says
that the delay in paying Vermont sol
diers in August was due to the lack OF
information concerning the payrolls
Treasurer Scott's statement is as fol-
lows:
up to August this office made pay
ments to soldiers assignees from pay
rolls furnished by company officers.
'Payrolls for the month of August
have not been received, with one excep-
tion, and this office, with the approval of
his excellency, the governor, and the ad-
iutant general is holding back the pay
for August until such time as informa-
tion is received, showing transfers, dis
charges and casualties, from which pay
ment can be properly made.
"Just as soon as this information is
received, checks will be forwarded from
month to month.
"This delay is unavoidable and it is
likely that future remittances may be
delayed if reports are not forwarded
from the front"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
ARGENTINA WILL
BREAK OFF TO-DAY
New Developments in the Situation with
Germany Are Expected to Hasten
the Action.

Buenos Aires, Sept. 22.-Argentina
probably win sever relations with Ger
many to-day as the result of new de-
velopments yesterday, the Associated
Press learned from a high official source
Buenos Aires, Sept. 22.-The Chamber
of Deputies late yesterday postponed un-
til to-day discussion of the crisis with
Germany caused by the unfriendly action
of Count Won Luxburg, the dismissed
German minister This postponement
was taken after receipt of a statement
from Foreign Minister Pueyrredon that
the government has received new infor-
nation which he will present to the Con-
gress to-day.
After meeting of the ministry yes
terday afternoon it was announced that
the government was prepared to take
grave and rapid measures in view of GER
tain new developments
A high government official declared
that these measures probably would in
clude an immediate declaration of war
against Germany to be followed by the
dispatch of troops to Europe,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22

unhampered future development IL car
then not be difficult TO find a satisfactory
solution of the other questions which
still remain TO be settled between the
belligerents in a spirit of justice and OF
a reasonable consideration of the condi'
tions for existence of both parties,
"If the nations of the earth we're Ia
enter with desire for peace into nego'
tiations with one another in the sense OF
your holiness proposals then peace could
blossom forth from them. The nations
could attain complete freedom of move.
ment on the high seas, heavy material
burdens could be taken from them and
new sources of prosperity opened to
them.
Guided by spirit Of moderation and
conciliation we see in the proposals of
your highness a suitable basis for ini-
tiating negotiations with a view to pre-
pairing peace just to all and lasting
and we earnestly hope our present en-.
emies may be animated by the same
ideas In this spirit we beg that the
Almighty may bless the work of peace
begun by your holiness"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
VAGUE PLEA
FOR PEACE
Is Contained in Germany's
Reply to the Pope's
Proposal
SUGGESTS RIGHT
SUCCEED MIGHT
And Wants Her Enemies to
View Situation with
Reason

Amsterdam, Sept. 22.-The German re
ply to Pope Benedict's peace proposal
declares that the special measures tax,
en- by the government in close contact
with the representatives of the German
people to discuss answering the question
raised prove how earnestly IL desires to
find practical basis for just and last
ing peace.
The reply says the imperial govern
ment greets with special sympathy the
leading idea in which His Holiness clear
ly expresses the conviction that in the
future the material power of arms must
be superseded by the moral power of
right.
Continuing, the reply says that Ger
many fully recognizes with His Holiness
the peace producing effect of arbitration
on peaceful intercourse with her neighbors
opinion and in this respect Germany
is ready to support every proposal CON-
patible with the vital interests of the
German empire and people,
Germany owing to her geographical
situation and economic requirements"
the note says III CuHCluslUH, mas W rely
on peaceful intercourse with her neighhors
and with distant countries No people,
therefore, has more reason than the Ger
man people to wish that instead of uni
versal hatred and battle conciliatory
fraternal spirit should prevail between
nations, If the nations are guided by
this spirit it will be recognized to their
advantage that the important thing is
to lay more stress upon what unites
them in their relations.
"They will also succeed in settling in
dividual points of conflict still undecided
in such a way that the conditions of ex-
istence will be created which will be sat
sfactory to every nation thereby repeti- |
tion of this great world catastrophe |
would appear impossible. Only on this
can lasting peace be founded
which would promote intellectual rap
and the return to economic
of human society.
"This serious and sincere conviction
encourages our confidence that our enc
nies also may see suiatble basis in the
deas submitted by His Holiness for ap-
,roaching nearer to preparations of fu-
ure peace under conditions correspond
ng to the spirit of reasonableness and
o the situation in Europe"
The document is signed by Imperial
chancellor Mchaelis and is addressed to
,ardinal Gaspari, papal secretary OF
tate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
GERMAN INTRIGUE POWERFUL.
1t Served to Keep Japan and United
States Apart.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 22-Germar
intrigue and propaganda, cleverly ap'
piled in both countries, have prevented
full understanding between America
and Japan. Viscount Ishii head of the
Japanese mission to the United States
declared in an address here last night at
the national press club. The thinner
mann note to Mexico involving Japan
gave clue to the secret agencies at
work to part the east and the west, the
Viscount said, but even the noise of this
diplomatic ''blunder" by Berlin gave a
check only for time.
. "Since then the agents have been hard
at work." the viscount continued. "They
were at work yesterday and they are at
work to-day. Every prejudice, every
sympathy, every available argument has
been appealed to and used to show to
your people and to ours what low cum
ming enemy we have each in the other
and how much dependent we are on the
future friendship, support and good will
of-Germany"
Let me tell you a piece of secret his
tory When it became known to us that
the American and British governments
were alike desirous of entering into
general treaty of arbitration, but that
they found the making of such treaty
was precluded by the terms of the Brit
ish alliance with Japan, as they then
stood, it was not with the consent of
Japan, but it was because of Japan's
spontaneous offer, that the stipulations
of the alliance were revised so that no
obstacle might be put in the way of
the proposed treaty. As you know ar
ticle four of the ne>, Anglo-Japanese
treaty now in effect, excludes the Unit
ed States from its operation. This is a
true account of the genesis of that
clause. 1t was Japan's own idea-her
own contribution to the cause of universal
peace.
Now, if Japan had the remotest inten-
Lion of appealing to arms against Amer
Ca, how could she thus voluntarily have
-enounced the all-important cooperation |
If Great Britain? 1t would have been
wildly Quixotic."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
LAFOLLETTE STIRS
WRATH OF AUDIENCE
Defends Sinking of Lusitania in Address
at ST. Paul Con-
vention.

st. Paul, Sept. 22.-Cries of disap
proval were shouted at Senator Robert
NJ. La Toilette of Wisconsin when
speaking at the closing session of th,
producers and consumers conference here
Thursday night, he declared the United
States never should have been at wal
and sought to defend the sinking of the
Lusitania The disturbance subsidized al.
most Immediately and the senator pro-
ceeding with his address.
"Who is abroad crying in the loudest
tones?" asked the senator. Business,
which is making money. The new pro-
iccts of patriotism are masquerading in
the livery of heaven while you are serv-
ing the devil.
81 have just come from Washington
where with a little handful of men
have been waging a fight demanding
that taxation should be laid, according
to the ability to pay.
Il wasn't in favor of beginning this
war We had no grievance. The Ger
man government had interfered with
our rights to travel on the high seas
rs passengers on the munition ships of
Great Britain.
"0n these grievances, which were in
significant considering the rights and
involved, wa went to war.
We had right to ship munitions, but
wasn't in favor of the riding"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
AUSTRIA SEES PEACE BASIS
Thinks Pope's Plan Suitable for Begin
ming Negotiations.

Amsterdam, Sept. 22.--Peace woulc
come from the recent proposals of Pops
Benedict if the belligerent nations would
enter into negotiations in the sense oi
the pontif's suggestions, Emperor
Charles of Austria Hungary says in his
reply to the Vatican note. The emperor
sees in the popes peace plan suitable
basis for initiating negotiations toward
Just and lasting peace and expresses
the hope that the nations opposing his
own may be animated by the same ideas
The reply, received here in a dispatch
| from Vienna, was handed to Monsignor
T. valfre Di Bonzo, the papal nuncio at
Vienna, on Thursday.
Austria -Hungary's ruler, the reply
said, received the pontiff's note with a
thankful heart and with an expression
of hope that the pontiff's efforts may
lead to the realization of the emperor's
desire for lasting and honorable peace
for all parties.
Freedom of the seas is one of the peace
hopes of Emperor Charles in order that
heavy material burdens could be taken
from the nations of the earth and new
sources of prosperity opened to them.
The Austrian emperor admits that the
future arrangement of the world must
be based on the elimination of armed
force and on the rule of international
justice and legality.
Austria is prepared, the reply states,
to enter into negotiations for the submis-
sion of international disputes to compul-
sorry arbitration.
The pope's idea of negotiation between
the belligerents for an understanding for
simultaneous and reciprocal reduction Of
armaments on land and sea and in the
air by which the high seas which right
fully belong to all nations will be opened
equally to the Use of all is supported by
Emperor Charles.
The text of the reply follows:
Holy Father: With due veneration
and deep emotion we take eogniZance of
the new representations your holiness. in
fulfillment of the holy office entrusted
to you by God to make to us and the
heads of the other belligerent states with |
the noble intention of leading the heavily |
tried nations TO a unity that will restore |
epace TO them.
With a thankful heart we received |
TINS fresh giit OF fstheTly care which /
you, holy father, always bestow on all
peoples without distinction and from the
depth Of our heart we greet the moving
which your holiness has ad-
dressed to the governments Of the bel 4
igerent peoples. During this cruel war
we have always looked up TO your holi-
hess as to the highest parsonage who in
rirtue of his mission which reaches be-
Tond earthly things and thanks to the
Ugh conception Of his duties laid on him
tands high above belligerents and who
5 Inaccessible to all influence was able to
Ind q way which NAV lead to the realiza-
ion Of our own desire for peace. lasting
nd honorable for all parties.
If a. we most heartily desire. agree
aents should be arrived az between the q
which would realize this SUBJ !
inc idea and thereby give security 70 II
be Austr0- Hungarian monsrchy for its ]
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
sHIPBUILDERS' CONFERENCE
To Frame Voluntary Agreements on In
dustriaf Evils.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 22.-The frs,
indication that the government plans sys.
tematic action to discourage employers
from enticing workmen from other
plants, thus preventing industrial evils
caused by large floating populations
came yesterday in an announcement by
Chairman Hurley of the federal shipping
board, that conferences of shipbuilders
would be called soon to frame voluntary
agreements on the subject.
Labor disputes in Pacific coast ship
yards, causing suspension of the gov
ernment building program, constitute
the immediate reason for this course.
Application of the principle to other in
dustries in all parts of the country has
been considered, however, by officials,
who have observed the serious possibili-
ties arising out of competition of en-
ployers for workmen in war industries.
1t is considered certain that If shipbuild-
ers agree not to bid against rival COM
panies for men, steps will be taken to
secure similar agreements in other in
dustries
Although Mr. Hurley has not decided
when or where he will call the first con-
ference, it is probable that it will be on
the Pacific coast, where Seattle ship
yard, by agreeing to 80 per cent. wage
increase, has caused a movement of the
best workmen to that plant and precipi-
tated many demands for the same wage
scale on companies making lower profits
Labor men do not look with entire ia
vor on the general plan, but it was said
that the force of their opposition would
depend on whether guarantees were Civ
en- that their privileges to demand higher |
wages or strike would not be abridged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
BLISS CHIEF OF STAFF
Succeeds Major General Hugh L. Scott
From To-day.

Washington, Sept 22.--Major Genera
Tasker H. Bliss yesterday was nameC
chief of staff of the army to succeed Ma
ior General Hugh L. Scott, who retire:
from office to-day.
General Scott, who is Ga years old, has
reached the age of retirement, but he
Immediately will be recalled to active
service Secretary Baker said that for
the present the general would be as
signed to duty in connection with the
training of troops in the United States
but would not specify the command.
General Bliss has been acting chief of
staff since General Scott left for Russia
several months ago as member of the
American mission. He also will reach
the age of retirement on Dec. 81, next,
but before his appointment yesterday
there were int,mations that he would re-
main as chief of staff for at least those
three months. When the American
forces begin to reach France in large
numbers, however the strain on the chief
of staff will become so great that a
younger officer may be called on to bear
the burdens of the office.
When asked concerning reports that
INuiIl, Htdu Vi tHb
war college and now commanding the ma
tional army cantonment at Annapolis
Junction, Md, would succeed General
Bliss, Secretary Baker said that the
question was not now under considera-
tion.
General Scots assignment to duty in
connection with the training of troops, it
is believed, will be followed later by his
appointment to field command, possibly
division at the front. He has eagerly
songht such n command Possibly his
services may be found valuable as con-
Meeting Ink between the training camps
in France and in the United States, there
having been some discussion at the war
department of the advisability of provid-
ing for closer coordination of the train
ing courses so that no courses will be re-
peated unnecessarily after the troops
reach France
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
FARE OF SIX CENTS
Is Sought By Rutland Street Railway
Company.

Rutland, Sept. 22.--The Rutland Rail.
way, Light & Power company has made
application to the Vermont public service
commission for permission to increase
their trolley car fares and if the commits
sion looks favorably upon the PROPOSE
ton patrons of the road will, after Oct.
l5, pay six cents for riding any distance
now covered by five cent fare. This
will affect both belt lines and the main
line. General Manager F. S. Nicholson
states that the increase is made neces-
sary by decreased revenue due to the
added cost of both material and labor.
Owing to the increased use of automo-
biles there is no prospect of the line
carrying more passengers and some way
had to be devised to make the trolley
cars produce greater income.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
SUES FOR WATER RIGHTS
Burlington Traction Company Brings
Important Action.

Burlington, Sept. PA chancery cast
whereby the Burlington Traction com
pany prays that the city of Vergennes
the L. F. Benton company, +. G. Norton
and A. w. Norton be enjoined by order
and injunction from entering the Otter
creek river above the plant and water
privileges Of the plaintiff company for
the purpose Of widening, deepening OF
changing the channel or from obstruct.
ing. changing or affecting the flow Of
the river TO which the plaintiff is en-
titled, was entered in Chittenden county
court yesterday.
All of the defendants are at present
using water from the river At a point
above the plaintiffs power plant and the
latter claims its rights are being in
fringod upon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
AUTO DRIVER FINED
Because He Backed Into Another Auto
Near Brattleboro.

Brattleboro, Sept. 22.-H. P. Kelsey
aged 81, of Saybrook, Conn.,, was fined
$40. with costs in municipal court yes
terday for backing his Ford automobile
into heavy touring car driven by George
r. Schreck of Buffalo, n Y, on the road
to Putney Thursday night. The Say
brook mans car, Ford, had one rear
wheel taken off, while the Buffalo man
required three new tenders, new steer
ing rod and other parts. schreck claimed
that he saw the Kelsey car backing, that
it came to full stop, whereupon he
tSchreckl sounded his horn to pass, and
the Ford Immediately commenced TO
back again directly in the path of the
oncoming car. Schreck managed to turn
his car so that the vehicles sideswiped
merely.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-22
James M. Beck to Speak at War Con-
ventiou.

James NJ Beck, former assistant at.
torney general of the United States, the
lawyer whose Interpretation in books and
speeches of the origin of the great war,
its significance for the world, its rela-
tion to America, and Americas duty has
found world wide acceptance. will speak
at the first session Of the war conven-
tion TO be held at Rutland on Thurs
day and Friday. Sept. p and 2s. The
first session win be held at the Shrine
theatre at 2:30 Thursday afternoon. Ev-
cry citizen Of Vermont, and especially
every lawyer, should hear Mr.. Beck.