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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
FOUND FIRE
IN OWN HOME
After Startin co Investi-
gate stran : Reflection
in - Yard
LOSS AT SoNTPEL1ER
tA.OBABLY $1,000
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nelson
Had an Exciting Ex-
perience

Fire broke out in the house of Fred
Nelson on Woodrow avenue, Montpelier,
a little after midnight, doing about 81
900 damage to the property before the
| fire department, which was called at
1917, were able to put ont the blaze.
Mr.. Nelson carries about 81 $50 inslr-
ance on the house and barn and said
after the fire that the insurance would
not cover the loss, which was confined
mostly to the barn. Mrs. Nelson, who is
crippled and in poor health was taken
from the house to the home of William
Premier nearby and later to Heaton hos.
pital. She suffered quite little from
the shock of the fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson went to bed about
o'clock, leaving an ordinary fire in the
kitchen stove; but they do not think it
was hot enough to produce fire about
the chimney in that part of the house.
A little after midnight Mr.. Nelson was
awakened by what seemed to him rain
on the roof He pulled aside the curtain
and then saw that the door yard was all
lighted up from fire somewhere. Go
ing to the kitchen he discovered that
ItiC Ilit NpS IN LIS bAIi lbuHt. uIllII1
on some clothing, he went to the yard
calling to his neighbors In the mean.
time Mrs. Nelson, although poorly, had
called the fire station; but while Chief
w. A. Pattee was taking the call the
fire alarm was rung from box IS, near
the place, by Captain Leroy Hall, who
had been awakened by Mr.. Nelson's call
for help.
The barn was all ablaze at that time
ind the fire was well under way when the
department. reached the place Three
streams of water were turned on the
building, resulting in saving the main
portion of the house, but the ell was
sutted and the barn almost completely
destroyed, in fact, il will have to be
orn down before rebuilding occurs Much
t the furniture was removed from the
ouse. There was a quantity of hay in
he barn, which had been recently sold to
J. II. Pollard, which was destroyed
he department had the fire under con
rol in about 40 minutes after arrival
he "all out" was rung at 80, when
'hief Pattee was on his way back to the
re station.
Mrs. Nelson has been poorly all the
ear, being troubled with her evesight
nd with rheumatism, and goes about
he house with difficulty, using crutches
lost of the time. After she had been
sken to Mr.. Frenier's house and had
ested for time, she was carried in
en-. L. S. Tillotson's automobile to Heat
q hospital. The fire, although at the
ltreme southern end of the city, at
acted a large crowd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
T. R. REDUCING GIRTH
The Ex-President Is Thought to Be Pre-
! pairing for Something.

New York, Oct. l6.-A curiosity beset
nation will learn some day late this weel
just how I. r. stands on the Fairbank.
question.
No-not any problem or policy involv
ing his old running mate, Charles Warren
Fairbanks. Merely the scales bearing
that distinguished name. In other words
the correct info" viii be handed out al
to just what the colonel weighs
He is at Jack Cooper's health farm
near Stamford, Conn, reducing his girth
and heft. He went there Wednesday
and is due TO remain for a week or ten
days more, engaged in that psstime. A
reporter made the journey up there sun
day TO try to get a line on the colonels
present poundage and activities, but the
best he could learn was that r. r. was
working hard and gaining his point"
The genial Jack Cooper, an old side.
kick of Kid McCoy's, and who has
trained bay windows" off John.McCor-
mack, the singer; William Ziegler. ir..
and other citizens of note or wealth.
said the colonel wasn't vet ready to pre-
sent himself for inspection aud inter
viewing, but is grand patient and is
coming along fine
About Wednesday or Thursday. Jack
said the colonel will receive his news
paper friends At the same time there
will be ready for publication some pho
tographs showing +. Z. and j. c. engag-
ing in athletic maneuvers Of one sort OF
another.
Jacks ethical sense would not permit
him to describe Just what course Of treat
ment IS being used to reduce the eolonel's
frontage and avoirdupois; but Stamford
sossips taxi drivers and the like-have
heard that the thud Of the merry boxing
glove occasionally Fcsounds in the Cooper
yym, and that 7 r. isn't always on the
-eceiyiHg end Of the punches.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
ASKS MOBILIZATION
OF NATIONS GOLD
Secretary Lansing Says Consideration Is
Being Given to the Ques-
tion.

Washington, Oct. l6 Secretary Ian.
sing said yesterday that consideration
was being given to the question of hay-
ing the United States representatives
at the coming Paris conference of the
allies. He indicated that no definite con
clusion had been reached. II is under
stood that the Russian situation will be
a principal topic OF discussion, although
the question of dealing with the subma
rines i'll the Mediterranean probably viii
be considered, Efforts are being made TO
have all the powers at war with Ger
many REPRESENTED.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
WOMEN DON ovERALLS.
And Go to wok in a Rutland Railroad
Paint Shop.

Rutland. Oct. l6.-The long persistent
rumors that women are to work in the
shops of the Rutland railroad to take
the places of male labor, of which there
is a shortage, became a reality yester-
day when six women appeared at the
paint shop and donned overalls. These
women are to clean cars in preparation
for painting. The small furce is said TO
be an experiment and there is a possi-
bility that women viii be employed in
various departments where the positions
have always been filed by men, many
applications having been received
The regulation one piece overall. ex-
tending to the shoe top. is being worn
by the car cleaners who began their du-
ties yesterday A room has been set
aside for the women 10 use in changing
their street garments for working clothes
on reaching the shop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
From Further German Inva-
sion Because of Late
ness of Season
ALTHOUGH LOCAL
ATTACKS MAY COME
But Already German Sue
cess Is Counted as a
Great Advantage

The German operations in and around
the Gulf of Riga which have centered
attention upon the northern Russian
front for several days are not likely to
/ be extended this fall to the Gulf of Fin
land on the route to Petrograd, accord
ing to the opinion of Russian naval au-
thorities. The lateness of the season will
have the effect of loealzing the Ger
man effort, the minister of marine be-
lieves.
The situation created by the Teutonic
move, however, is serious enough. With
the great preponderahce of Germans in
the Baltic there seems to be little to
prevent them making the Gulf of Riga
a virtual German lake, ON which mill
tary operations, as well as naval, could
easily be pushed,
The military situation on the various
fronts in the western areas WAS virtual
ly unchanged overnight
German Movement Gains Head.
Petrograd, Oct. l6.-The German
landing force on the Russian island of
CeseI is developing its success, the Rus
sian war office announced to-day, and
the Teutons are being reinforced with
additional troops. The Germans have
instituted an offensive against the Svorb
peninsula in the southwestern section of
the island with the object of capturing
Russian batteries located at Serfel. These |
batteries cover the entrance to the Gulf |
of Riga.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
ONE AMERICAN KILLED.
By Shell Fire from German Submarine;
Others Also Lost.

London, Oct 16.-One American was
killed and second seriously wounded
by shellfre from German submarine
against their boats as they were leavin.!
a torpedoed steamer, it was announced
yesterday.
The American killed was James FIRING.
er. Frank Donoghue was wounded Ten
other Americans, like Frinoer and Dono.
ghue members of the crew OF the steam.
er, escaped
Two Englishmen, members of the ve4-
sells crew, were also killed by the sub
marines gunfre, directed with appar-
emily deliberate intent on the lifeboats.
Eight persons in the boats were serious
ly wounded.
The name of the ship that was tor
pedoed was not announced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
AMERICA MAY JOIN
IN PARIS CONFERENCE
President Wilson Calls Upon All Non
Member State Banks and Trust
Companies to Contribute
Their Share"

/ Washington, Oct. l6--President Viii
son last night sounded a. call for the mo
bilization of all the nations gold re
serves under the supervision of the fed
cral reserve bard.
In a statement made public through
the board, the president called upon al
eligible non member state banks anC
trust companies to join the federal re
serve system withut further delay that
| they may contribute their share" tc
the consolidated gold reserves of the
country and aid more effectively in "a
vigorous prosecution and successful ter.
mination of the war"
Scores of such institutions have flocked
to the system within the past three
weeks, among them some of the largest
trust companies of New York, Philadel.
phia and other cities. The movement to
only final impelling force to assume the
proportions of landslide. Within less
than three weeks, resources of such in
stitutions in the system have risen from
81 200 100000 TO more than $2,6000,000,-
900.
Liberty loan financing the resultant
activity in the money market the effect
of the governments huge financial trans
actions upon the bond markets and the
stock exchanges of the country have
made it imperative, in the view of the
for the federal reserve
board to control not a major fraction
of the gold reserve of the country, but
the entire amount"
The recent embargo on gold exports
has made it highly desirable that this
control be acquired as speedily as posi-
ble
With the board in active, daily control
If the country's huge store Of gold, at
more than $3,000,00 900 watch
ng every avenue through which it may
De lessened and vigilant in its super
lision of the eountry's banking activities, |
officials believe that the financial posi- |
nearly impregnable as human skill can |
make it.
AT present the board controls the ac. /
Ivities OF institutions representing only |
ne.half Of the eountrys total banking
esourees. The latest report of the comp /
roller of the currency places at several
lillion above l6 billion dollars the re.
ources Of the banks within the system.
ince that report was issued, however,
early ~ 500.000,000 in resources have
cen added through the acquisition of
ew members.
There are, however, between 5000 and
900 eligible banks and trust companies
18th resources estimated at from II to
) billion dollars, whose activities are en-
rely beyond the control of the federal
overnment, being governed only By
ate laws The president addressed
mself TO the institutions.
These institutions" said the presi- :
mt, have it in their power to add enor.
ously to the resources of the federal :.
serve banks, thereby broadening and !
the foundation upon which /;
lr whole financial structure must rest. !
armit me to urge that every bank off.
r and bank director owes a solemn OBJ
ration to the country which | am sure >
ey wish to discharge. /, therefore. !"
ish again to impress upon them my !
lemn convictions that they can best )
easure up to their duties and respons-
Iities through membership in the fed, :,
al reserve system" 4
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
DUTCH DANGER SPY
EXECUTED BY FRENCH
Mata Hari Shot at Dawn After Verdict
BY Court Mar
tial.

Paris, Oct. l6.-Mata Hari, the Dutch
dancer and adventures, who two months
ago was found guilty by court martial
on the charge of espionage, was shot at
dawn yesterday morning.
| Mile Mata Hari was, according to un.
official press dispatches, accused of CON
veying to the Germans the secret of the
construction of the entente tanks" this
resulting in the enemy rushing work on
special gas to combat their operations.
She was said to have left Paris last
spring and to have spent some time in
the English town where the first tanks"
were being made, afterwards travelling
back and forth between England and
Holland and later going to Spain, where
she aroused suspicion by associating with
a man whom the French secret service
long suspected When she reappeared in
Paris she was arrested, a contributing
circumstance, it appears, being the fact
that she was seen there with young
British officer attached to the tank"
service. Her conviction was affirmed by
revision court and on Sept. 2S the SUI
preme court confirmed the previous find
ings.
hdld hail. vi w ElNt hcl luii udilCs
Marguerite Zelle Matt Hara, had been a
conspicuous figure on the stage in Paris
and other European cities, where she is
said to have captivated men in high |
places. She was not beautiful, but mag |
netic. Early in her career she was com
PEELED to leave British India, where she |
had married a British officer, on account |
Of the suspicious death of her son. She
made her way to Holland and thence to
Paris, where she quickly became part of
the great night life of that city. She
met many men, one of whom was
wealthy German a high official of the
Berlin government. He bought home
,or her at Nieully Seine and fur
lished it in a style most truly represen
ative of Oriental splendor firing of
Ter Teuton admirer, she hypnotized a
ligh French official, who lavished wealth
IN her and set her up in magnificent
hateau in Touraine. Finally she re
urned to her former lover, with whom, !,
t is believed, she was living when war !
'roke out. She was woman eminently )
ualitied to act as secret agent for Ger !
many As a Dutch subject she was at ,
berty to travel anywhere, and it seems !
ertain that she had the facilities for /
btaining information which would have =
cen impossible for Germany to obtain
Isewhere. Espionage was a life which
ppealed to her. Her greatest delight
as in exercising her influence to CON
'ol persons with whom she came in CON
tct, and her influence was almost mir
,ulous. Her constant companion was a 2
erman woman her maid. whom she al =
ays called Anna. l
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
SUES ON FARM TRANSFER
Frank Nichols Claims Property Was Not
as Grant Lane Represented.

The jury having been recalled after
two weeks at home while supreme court
was in session, the first case called for
trial in county court Monday afternoon
was the case of Frank Nichols vs. Grant
A. Lane. in which the plaintiff seeks TO
recover from the defendant $1,000 dam
ages. alleged to have been suffered be-
cause the defendant misrepresented a
farm which he sold 70 the plaintiff II
was claimed that the farm was sold
while the snow was on the ground and
that il would not produce the crops
claimed ~ the defendant in making the
sale
The plaintiff and his wife and a Mr.
Gridlev OF Wiliiamstown testified Mon
dav afternoon relative 20 the value Of
the farm and the condition it would have
been in if it had been what lane claimed
Il was when the sale was made r ap-
pears that Mr. Nichols gave his farm
and some $500 in exchange for the place
bought of Mr. lane.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
MORE MEN CERTIFIED
Twenty Names Added to the Certified
List.

List.
Before the members of the district
board left this afternoon for their homes
they certified the following names to the
adiutant general in the several counties
named below:
Bennington County.
Clinton i. Lyon, Bennington; Elmer
II. Dinwiddie. Bennington; NJ Clark
Loonis, Salisbury; Thinas F. Maher,
Bennington; Louis Margolin, Bennine-
ton; John Paseuzzi, Manchester Depot;
Andrew S. Cadoret, Manchester Center;
Frank Bevis, North Bennington; Niles G.
Carlson, Manchester Depot; Edgar c.
Bryant, ir., Manchester Center; Walter
L. Hurd, South SALISBURY: Charles Fl
Davis, Bennington; Albert w Reed, Dor
set; George l.. Greenset, Bennington:
Robert Williams, Pownal.
Addison County
Lawrence i. AIcShane, Bristol.
Rutland No /.
William T. Price. Dandy; Nicholas
0inn, Rutland; Frank Eobiter, Proctor:
lanes Mcnamara, Middletown Springs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
GRAVE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED
At American and British Naval Congress
Daniels Reticent.

Washington, d. c., Oct. American
naval cooperation with the allies was
further discussed at a conference to-day
between Ambassador Sir Cecil Spring
Rice, Commodore Gaunt, the British ma
val attaehe, Secretary Daniels and Ad-
miral Benson, chief of operations. The
only announcement Secretary Daniels
has made regarding the conferences thus
far is that they concern very grace sub
iectE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
THE LIBERTY LOAN
F. G. Howland to Talk a. Movie Theatres
Wednesday.

You, through your government arc
waging a war to make the world safe for
democracy Democracy means a world
safe for life and liberty, and safe for
business.
You have sent and are sending soldiers
to fight your battles for you. In order
to win the war your soldiers must be
supplied with the things necessary to
win and it takes money to buy those
things.
You call the fellow "slacker1 who
shrinks from his duty as soldier Isn't
the man who will not back up his sol
diers with his money dollar Stacker? !?
r. G. Howland will give four minute
talk on the second Liberty loan at each
performance Wednesday afternoon and
evening at the Park and BIou theatres.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
GOVERNORS BREAK BREAD
As Guests at the Exposition at Spring
field, Mass.

Springfield, Mass, Oct. l6.-Governors
Mccall OF Massachusetts, Graham Of Yer
mont and MiIliken Of Maine to-day were
guests at dinner Of the Eastern States
Agricultural and Industrial exposition
Previously Governor Mccall visited
Westfeld. where many New England
glardsmen are encamped. and made
speech urging them to buy Liberty bonds
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
JAMIESoN-ELLIoTT
Marriage of williamstowr People at the
Presbyterian Manse.

At the Presbyterian manse on Welling.
ton street this forenoon AT 10 o'clock,
Mrs. Nellie House Elliott OF Williams
town and John Alexander Jameson Of
the same town were married hy Rev.
Edgar Grassland The single ring servic.
was used and the couple were unattend-
ed The bride was sttired in a travelling
suit Of blue Mr. and Mrs. Jameson left
Immediately on a honeymoon trip and
upon their return to Vermont will reside
on the groom's farm in WilliamstowR
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
LA TOILETTE WAS REFUSED.
His Request for Broad Scope of Investi.
cation.

Washington. Oct Chairman Pom
creme Of the Senate committee investi-
eating Senator Ia Follette's st. Paul
speech, yesterday refused Ia Follette's
request that the inquiry virtually be
hroadened 10 aequit or convict him Of
disloyalty. and held that the investiea
tion could only concern the much dis
cussed speech and the accuracy Of its
statements.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
DIcKEY-CLARK
Graniteville People United in Marriage
Monday Evening.

Miss Carrie Minerva Clark aud Ernest
James Dickey were married at the home
Of Wilbur Clark in upper Graniteville
Monday evening at $50 o'clock the of
ficiating clergyman being Rev. Edgar
Grassland. pastor Of the First Presbyte-
rian church. The single ring service was
used and the ceremony was witnessed by
houseful Of guests. The couple were
attended by Miss Leola NJ. George and
Ralph George. After the wedding there
was reception and dainty refreshments
were served The couple are 10 reside in
Graniteville, where the groom is en-
ployed by a quarry concern.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
TWO TEUToN SUBS SUNK.
French warship Was Successful in the
Mediterranean.

Paris, Oct. ia French warship de.
stroyed two Teuton submarines in the
western Mediterranean in the last week
of September, according to information
received by the minister Of marine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16

Two Barre musicians are TO figure 10
one If C. H. WHder's concerts in Bur
lington Sunday evening, when Paul sim
anton II the Park theatre orchestra aud
presented with Miss Florence Manssau,
a soprano, and TIE Van Ness orchestra
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16
ENGLAND TO SAVE ON WHEAT.
So the Government Is Advised To
day.

Washington, d. c., Oct l6.-Under the
new war rationing regulations, England
has advised this government that it has
begun the task of reducing wheat con
sumption for the forthcoming year to
less than half the normal consumption
before the war began
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-16

Mr. and Nrs. r. II. Mcdonald have re.
turned 10 their home in Beecber Falls,
after passing lew days in the city.
The Dermott news., 1917-11-22
Cantonment Road Building.

record breaking piece ot road building recently was completed in connection with the army eaatonment at Louisville, says un exchange, which continues:
 This k one of the few military cs= tahli>hmentS that have built Pcrma- neut roads In 63 working days the contractor completed G2,&6e square yards of Trinidad aSpha1tie concrete highway laid on concrete base. er about six miles of road 1S feet wide A mile of the read Was over four foot fill. and immediately upon It's completion traffic count showed that 1000 vehicles passed over il within the first hour NIast of these vehicles were motor trucks and wagons carry ing loads from o8e to five tons The record k all the more remark able in view of the fact that II WIS necessary to haul and crush all the stone used in the work"
The Dermott news., 1917-11-22
OUR BOYS IN FRANCE AND
 HOME PROTECTION

The men on the firing line represent; the pick of our American youth. One in four of our boys at home was sick re- jected because uf physical dch,ieney Many times the kidneys We're to blame.
 II Nc wish tu prevent oia age coming on too soon, or If We waat tu increase our chances for a long life. Dr Pierce of the Surgical Institute Bun3lo. x. T.. says that you should drink plenty of water daily between meals. Then procure al Your nearest drug store Anartc double streugtiu. This An-u-ric drives the uric acid out and cures backaeAe and rheuma- tism
 If We wish te keep our kidneys in tAs best condition diet ot milk and veee- tables. with onlY little meat once a ddy. is the most suitable brink plenty of pure water. take Anuric three times a day fer month
 step Into the drug store and ask for Anurie oo cents a packaE6 or send Dr Pierce lo, for trial pkg Anur'C. uauy times more potent than lsth.u often elin- hates uric acid as hot water melts sa- sI A short trial will convince you