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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
Blow Up Morgan & Co.'S
Office, Tell of the Presi-
dents Assassination
REPORT ATTACKS ON
ATLANTIC COAST
And Disrupt Wires to Check
Truth-Germans Had
a Fine Plan

New York, May IA confession was
made in court to-day by Wolf Hirsch,
arrested last night with George Mey-
ringer, both Germans, that the pair were
on their way to blow up the offices of
j, p. Morgan & Co. with a bomb when
they were intercepted by the police.
The men had planned, according to the
police, to blow up the Morgans, then tap
the telegraph trunk lines between Chi
cago, Washington and New York and
send out false reports of the presidents
and U-boat raids on the
Atlantic coast, and then disrupt the wires
to prevent denial, all to affect the
stock market for speculative benefit.
The police say this program was out
lined in confession made TO the off
cials before the cases were called in
court.
The men were employed in the Roose-
velt hospital, Hirsch as a chemist and
as kitchen man, and had
been watched for some time, according
to the police. They were arrested on the
charge of having a bomb in their posses
sion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
SENTENCED FOR TRAMPING.
Michael Moran Had Annoyed Guards at
MiddIebury,

Middlebury, May Michael Moran,
arrested Friday by Chief of Police George
II. Chaffee, and thought at the time to
be tramp, was in Justice A. w. Dick
ems court yesterday and pleaded not
guilty. Upon examination OF several
witnesses it was proven that he had been
tramping and was given 30 days in jail.
1t was also made known by the re-
spondent that he was one of the two
who on two occasions were ordered away
by the soldiers at the Brooksville bridge
which spans the New Haven river on the
main line of the Rutland railroad and
who escaped from the soldiers after a
run. His partner, who was in town Sat
urdsy, and who evidently got news of
Moran's being arrested, has not as yet
been seen. 1t is not known whether the
United States government win take him
or not at the end Of his sentence, but the
indications are that it will.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
BRITISH REPULSE ATTACK.
Between Monchy and the Scarpe River
London Reports.

London, May l.-Tbe British Official
communication last night reads as fol.
lows:
An attack made by The enemy during
the day upon our new positions between
Monchy- lie Preux and the Scarpe river
was completely repulse The hostile
artillery has been active on both banks
of the Searpe.
There was great activity in the air
yesterday and during the night bombs
We're dropped with effect on number
OF points behind the enemy's lines, caus-
ing several fires, and in one case a large
explosion. Three enemy trains were also
hit by our bombs.
The enemy fought hard to protect
The points attacked. In the course OF
the fighting ten German airplanes were
brought down and ten others driven
down out of control. Fifteen of our
machines are missing.
German documents captured i'm the
past few days urgently emphasized the
necessity of economzing strictly in the
expenditure OF shells of all types. as the
dearth Of material is seriously minimiz-
ing the output of supplits 1t is also
urged that the artillery use wornout
guns on targets that do no require very
accurate shooting, as the tutput of new
guns is limited
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
BRITISH WANT NEWS.
About the Operations of U-Boats on
Commerce.

London, May IA vigorous attempt
made in the House of Commons yester-
day failed to persuade the government
to adopt policy of great publicity with
regards to the submarine warfare. The
only satisfaction critics of the govern
ment were able to obtain was a promise
that the matter would be discussed in
secret session.
As the result of considerable heckling,
Sir Edward Carson, first lord OF the ad-
miralty, admitted that a larger number
OF submarines were operating, and that
generally shipping losses were increasing
In the meantime agitation by the press
and the public is daily growing in vol
ume. Demands are being made in vari-
GUS quarters that the government should
even build merchant tonnage in govern
ment yards rather than warships, taking
the ground, that, especially with the aid
af the American navy, the British navy
is fully adequate to the requirements,
while the replacing of sunken tonnage
is a dire necessity.
In connection with the submarine
problem loud demand is being made for
younger blood at the admiralty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
TRANSFER GERMAN SHIPS.
Senate Voted Unanimously to Use ves-
sells for Commerce.

Washington, ID. c., May by unani-
nous vote the Senate passed resolu-
tion last night providing for transfer to
the American government of title and
possession of enemy ships in American
ports, and their ase in commerce under
direction of the shipping board
There are about 100 German and many
Austrian ships in American ports and
all are under repair, though the Austri-
an ships are not included in the reso-
luton as the United States and Austria
are not at war.
One of the German ships, the Clara
Mennig, is ready for sea and will begin
loading cargo to-day for Italy. The
Pisa, another, will be repaired by
Wednesday and will take supplies to
France. Five more will be ready by the
end of the week.
The resolution WAS debated in the SEN
ate yesterday for more than four hours
behind closed doors. The discussion cen
tered on questions of damages for the
seized vessels after the war, but all ef-
forts to provide method by which own
ers of the property would be given
right to sue in courts of the United
States were defeated. Legislation of
this kind will be left to later date.
The passage of the resolution was
formed by Senator Knox of Pennsylva-
mia, who said it would be crime if the
ships were not taken over at once and
used as targets for the German subma-
rines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
Faints ana sets House Afre.

Dover, y. H., May carrying light
ed oilstove upstairs at her home on 9th
and Chestnut streets yesterday, Mrs.
Frank :. Tompkins, widow Of the late
register Of deeds for Stanford county.
tainted and dropped the stove, which
bounded to the bottom and iguitei the
carpet and woodwork. Mrs. Tompkins'
clothing also took fire, but she escaped
with only slight burns Her screams
were heard across the street at the store
Of Everett Kenniston, who telephoned
the fire department.
Fireman George Mchenzie's both hands
we're severely burned in throwing the
blazing stove outdoors. The chemical
crew eNtinguished the blaze in the house
before great damage was done.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
NORWICH FRESHMEN
DINED IN BARRE
Glass of Io2o Proud That Dozen or More
of Their Number Are Going to the
Plattsburg Officers En-
campment.

Norwich 20 came to Barre last nigh
for the annual class banquet, but to I
bakers dozen of the 65 wellset-up lad
who marched from the Central Yer
mont station to Hotel Barre shortly aft
er o'clock it was something more thar
class dinner 1t was taking oi
their comrades, for the end of the pres
ent week may see them on their way tt
Plattsburg. And after Plattsburg the.l
careers are uncertain. IT was one oi
the largest Norwich freshman classes tc
dine together in years. The students left
Northfeld late in the afternoon, arrived
in Barre at 7:l5 o'clock, and were dis.
posed along bountifully laden tables at
Hotel Barre by s o'clock. After the
dining there was speech-making with
responses by faculty members, students
and Mayor E. C. Glysson of this city,
The return drive on Mortified was eff
fected some time after midnight.
Unless present plans go astray, the
sturdy little military college on the Dog
will be represented by 60 men in the
officers encampment at Plattsburg after
May Ia, and the freshman class is proud
to have it known that IL or Is of its
own number will be doing their bit of
preparation for Uncle Sam along inten-
siye lines before the middle of the
month.
Marching to the hum of well-known
Norwich refrain. the cadets cleared Main
street in splendid order and did not
break ranks until the hotel was reached.
Manager Rowen had spread real feast
for his visitors, and after faring for an
hour on Hotel Barre hospitality the ca
dets were willing to concede that their
visit to the Granite city had been worth
while.
Cadet John S. Macdonald, the class
president, was master of ceremonies un-
til the duties of toastmaster were as
signed to Professor j. II. Sasserno. Ca
det II. A. RED" Amidon responded to
the toast, "Our Alma Mater" and Pro-
fessor c. V. Woodbury. spoke interest
ingly on the topic, Norwich University
in Previous Wars Cadet "Bill" Bas-
sett contributed real humor to the after
dinner exercises with his class prophecy
and Professor A. W. Peach told of what
athletics may accomplish for a military
college in war time. Glass Finances
were discussed by doc" Lyons, whom
the program described as the social lion
The ranking officer of the cadet corps,
Major w. A. Upham, II, gave a spir-
tied talk on preparedness, and less
but wittier diet for after
dinner listeners was furnished by Cadet
Witty" Clarence Witty, who spoke on
'The Fair Sex" Mayor Glysson con-
graduated the class on its soldierly ap-
and said something along the
line of what civilians will expect of their
in the field. All of the
speakers were warmly applauded.
The committee in charge of the affair
consisted of the following cadets: w. d.
Bassett, H. Wingate, w. f. Moriarty,
w. ID. Hall and ID. p. Underhill.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
George Warner, Convicted
Of Murder, Said He Had
Been Neglected
APPEAL FOR NEW
TRIAL WAS 4 EFUSED
He Was Sent !; ed to Be
Executed >-eek of
July j 1919

When his pf for a new trial was
refused in VS. mt supreme court to-
day and the respondent was asked if he
had anything to say, George Warner,
convicted in Windsor county court of
murder in the death of one Virgins,
made open accusation that he had been
neglected by his attorney Bicknell, and
that he had not been given fair trial
for that reason. He, therefore, asked the
supreme court that he be given another
trial so that he could be defended by a
new lawyer. After the man had finished
with his statement, Judge Powers read
the sentence, which was that Warner be
confined in the state prison, that for 80
days prior to July /, 1919, he be kept in
strict confinement and that during the
week of July |, 1919, he be electrocuted.
Warner then asked the judge to re-
peat the date on which his electrocution
was set, whereupon the judge responded,
and Warner intimated that by that time
he would not be living, saying: by that
time | shall be worn out"
Exceptions had been taken to supreme
court from conviction at the June, 1915,
term of Windsor county court for two
reasons: tli Relating to admission of
evidence in regard to the respondents
sanity; ~ for alleged failure of the
court to instruct the jury regarding the
testimony on insanity.
The opinion by Judge Powers held that
there was no merit in the first exception
and that there was no error in regard to
the latter; moreover, that the respondent
had had fair and impartial trial He
declared that the respondent took moth
ing from the exceptions.
When Judge Powers asked Warner IL
he had anything to say, the respondent
declared that his attorney, Bicknell, had
not given him the service that he should
have given; that he (Warner) had talked
with his attorney for seven hours about
the case and that Bicknell had not used
any of the evidence then given him.
he said, had not used him right.
Warner told the court that he could not
remember having committed such a muir
Ter. Bicknell, he said. was too ashamed
70 appear in supreme court when the
,ase came up. Warner wound up his
ak with an appeal for a new trial with
/ new lawyer, which request was denied
Us stated,
In the Caledonia county case of George
soben VS.. Ryegate Light & Power Co.,
ontraet, Judge Haselton's opinion re-
'ersed the lower court verdict of ST ,075
or the plaintiff and ordered the cause
emanded.
In the Rutland county case of Vermont
darble Co. VS.. George p. Eastman and
'ercival w. Clement the motion by the
efendants for reargument was denied
he decree affirmed and the cause re-
handed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
THE VACUUM SURVIVORS
Will Arrive in Liverpool To-night-offi.
cial Version of Sinking.

London, May survivors of the
American oil tanker Vacuum. who will
arrive in Liverpool tonight, include Rob
gren, A. Byl and Raymond Munes. De-
tails of the submarining of the Vacuum
on April 2s have been received at the
American embassy, but have not been
made public.
New York, May 1.-The American
steamship Vacuum, commanded by Capt.
S. S. Harris of this city, left New York
on March 80 for Birkenhead, England
and carried crew of "a men, of whom 10
were American citizens, including nine
native born.
As signed here before the United
States commissioners the Americans be-
sides Capt. Harris were:
Oscar Gales, mate, Russian, natural
lied; Frank J. Yerney, second mate, Ber-
lin, naturalized; z. ID. Hustled, third
mate, Mount Vernon, y. Y; John Kirk,
chief engineer, Scotch, naturalized; John
Simpson, assistant engineer, English,
New York City; Francis J.
Dawson, assistant engineer, Swedish,
r. Williams, assistant en-
gineer, American born; }. Witiens, Amer
lean born; w. \. Crane, steward, Brook
lyn; Thomas Ellis, Albany, n. Y; L. j.
Hatton, wireless operator, Niagara, Wis;
Joseph Mullen, Brooklyn, and r. Punzie
and - McDlog, both of San Juan, P. r.
The Vacuum, formerly the steamship
Bayamon, was owned by the Vacuum
Oil Go. of California. She was built in
1912 at Ecorse, Mich. Since the war be-
gan she has made frequent trips to Eu-
rope. She was a vessel of 2.55l tons
gross.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
ALLIES CONTROL AIR.
Their Airplanes are Driving the Germans
Down.

Washington, May How the British
and French are maintaining practical
control Of the air over the western bat
tie front was graphically described here
yesterday by Major, L. w. B. Rees of
the British flying corps, who himself
once routed nglehanded squadron of
ten German raiders and is one of the
few Englishmen to receive both the Vic
toria cross and the Military cross.
While the allied aerial operations are
conducted almost beyond the German
lines, the major said, the German ma
chimes now cross over the allied lines
only rarely in raiding parties. The Brit
ish fly on three levels, he explained, with
three kinds of machines. The lowest are
the artillery directors, who cycle about
in figure eights about 5000 feet above
the enemy trenches and. flash back direc-
tions to the British gunners by wireless.
Above them, at 10000 feet, are the
heavy fighters, with two men to a ma
chine and able to keep the air for four
hours at speed of ITO miles per hour.
At height of $4,000 feet are the single
man light fighters, capable of 1870 miles
an hour and of ascending the first TO-
600 feet in 10 minutes.
The Germans, Major Rees said, have
given up all attempt to guide their ar
tillery by aeroplane and seek only to
smash up the allied reconnaissance over
their lines. Their machines, therefore,
are largely of one class---fast, heavy
fighters, generally biplanes, which are
continually seeking to swoop down on
the British artillery observers and send
them to the ground before the British
fighting patrols can reach them. Recent
ly, however, he said, the Germans had
developed another light fighting machine,
which, by climbing to 10000 feet, seeks
to overtop the British light fighters and
clear them out.
British losses have been running re-
Gently as high as 80 to 40 machines a
day because of the extraordinary
chances taken behind the enemy's lines,
to the major. As a rule they
90 out in squadrons of six, divided into
three pairs and prepared to swoop down
in unison on any German machine that
may come up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
RINTELEN JURY COMPLETE.
Charge of Conspiracy to Be Heard
Against German.

New York, May 1.-The jury in the
trial OF Franz Rintelen, the German ma
val captain, on trial here in the federal
court with seven other men on charges
of conspiring to prevent munitions being
made and shipped from this country to
the entente allies by fomenting strikes,
was completed last night after two days
examination of talesmen. The use of a
panel from another department OF the
federal court was necessary to complete
the jury.
Counsel for Rintelen made point of
assuring himself that each prospective
iuryman was certain that he could give
Rintelen fair trial, even though Rim
telen is an alien enemy.
David Lemar, who has been called
the "Wolf OF Wall street" through his
counsel questioned each talesman as TO
whether he had any business connections
or sympathies with large capitalists or
capitalistic interests, particularly those
engaged directly or through subsidiary
companies in the manufacture or ship
ment of munitions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
SEEKING RECRUITS
FOR HEADQUAR-
TIERS COMPANY
Recruiting Station Opened in Barre by
Sergt. Maj. N. w. Hooker to Fill
the Ranks of the Barre
Company.

With the arrival in the city this morn
ing of Sergt. Maj. Neal w. Hooker, a re-
cruiting station was opened in the office
OF the Headquarters company armory in
Howland building, although it was not
expected that applicants for enlistment
would present themselves before this
evening or tomorrow morning The de-
lay was due to orders to return to Fort
Ethan Allen, which the sergeant major
received this forenoon. However, he ex-
poets to return TO Barre tonight and to-
morrow morning at 9 o'clock he will be at
the office to receive applications. The
office will be open between the hours of
and IL in the morning and / 80 and
in the afternoon Wednesday and Thurs
day and possibly Friday.
Deviating somewhat from the order
originally received are the instructions
from the adjutant general to the effect
that recruits for the Headquarters COM
pany alone viii be received at the Barre
station. Previously it was planned to
recruit for all companies in the state
regiment, but the latest order provides
that all companies shall be recruited sep
arately. just now the Headquarters
composed almost wholly of
Barre men, is in need Of horseshoer,
and Sergt. Mai. Hooker is authority for
the statement that an enlisted horseshoer
receives the pay OF a sergeant. There is
room for five additional mounted order
lies and the regimental band is anxious
10 secure recruits. Applicants at the
Barre station will receive a preliminary
physical examination from Sergt. Mai.
Hooker and the examination at the fort
will complement the examination of
eyes, ears, etc, here. All applicants for
enlistment must be physically fit in order
10 pass the physical examination. and
also must be between the ages of Is and |
30 years of age. Travelling expenses
from Barre TO Fort Ethan Allen will be |
provided.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
MUCH GRAIN BURNED.
Two Elevators in Chicago Destroyed with
Loss of Half Million.

Chicago, May l.--Fire destroyed two
grain elevators of the Hales and Ed
wards company, which hold approx
mately $4,000 bushels of oats and wheat
late yesterday, causing loss estimated
at S500,000
Police and federal officers began an
attempt to determine the origin of the
blaze.
Experts furnished by the fire insur-
ance companies yesterday began an in
vestigation of all Chicago grain ele-
vators, packing plants, mills and ware
houses containing foodstuffs, in order to
prevent their being destroyed by fire.
1t was said that numerous attempts
had been made to burn or blow up mills
and elevators.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
LOAN To BELGIUM.
United States VIII Extend S15o,ooo, 900,
It is Expected.


Washington, ID. c, May LIN addi-
ton to loans to France and Italy total
ling between 5000 100000 and $300,000,-
600 the United States will soon make
loan to Belgium, the amount of which
is yet to be determined. Unofficial esti
mates of the size of the Belgian loan
place it approximately at $l50,000,00o.
Administration officials have been in q
receptive mood toward the application
for Belgian loan ever since the war
finance measure became a law, but for
NAL application for a loan was not made
until yesterday, when the Belgian minis
ter, Baron De Cartier, called upon Sec
retary McAdoo and placed before him
tentative estimates as to the relief de-
sired. Secretary McAdoo and Assistant
Secretary Crosby discussed details with
the minister for more than three hours.
Further conferences will be held be-
fore the estimates Of Belgian needs is
placed in final form for consideration.
There is said to be wide divergence be-
tween the first estimates Of the various
entente governments as to their require
ments and their final estimates made
after process OF elimination during con-
ferences with trade officials.
Discussion of French and Italian needs
continued in conferences among Secre-
tary McAdoo, Assistant Secretary Cros-
by, the Italian ambassador, and mem
bers of the French commission. Viye-
Premier Yiviani spent more than an hour
in consulta ton with Secretary McAdoo.
Indsna+;n,s 49, vNat yha EraY,.h and
Italian loans will be made within the
present week, the time limit announced
by Secretary McAdoo last week The
Belgian loan probably viii not be made
until a somewhat later date,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-01
ELEVEN LICENSES
WERE AWARDED
TO BARRE MEN
Most of Last Years Dealers Were Fa-
vored Again-Eight of the Saloons
Are First Class.

| Licenses issued by the 1917 board OF
commissioners, w. H. Ward, B. Luc-
china and Z. B. House, were announced
this afternoon, Barre's quota. under the
law, of ii licenses, being divided among
eight licenses of the first class and three
of the seventh class, the wartime pro-
hibition measure adopted by the last gen.
eral assembly having wrought proscrip-
tion on second class licenses.
The first class licenses were granted
as follows: Angelo Rossi, 437 North Main
street; William Emslie and William
Wright, jr 357 North Main street; John
B. Cassellini, 325 North Main street; An
drew j. Guthrie, IL Pearl street: Angelo
Scampini, sos North Main street; J. Ed
ward Murphy, s Merchant street; John
J. Cayhue. PAS North Main street; Gill
bert Phillips, 243 North Main street.
Seventh class licenses were awarded:
Frank f. Austin at PAT North Main
street; John F.. Hoban, 20 Pearl street;
and Paolo Lucchina. location undeter-
mined. On the strength of the referen-
DUN on fifth class licenses in March drug
gists' licenses, as they are known, were
issued, F. A. Drown at 4s North Main
street and Anthony Altieri at 239 North
Marin street
This year the commissioners were re-
lieved from the task of fixing the license
fees. as the general assembly adopted a
schedule TO be followed in towns where
the open saloon is legslized. First class
licensees, therefore. paid 81 900 for the
privilege, holders of the seventh class
licenses paid $500 and druggists or fifth
class licenses cost $40. 1t will be seen
that eight Of the successful applicants re-
ceived licenses Of the first or second class
in 1916. First class licensees observe the
rules followed last year. while seventh
class holders confne their sales TO malt
liquors tbeer under Is per cent alcoholl
and light wines to be sold in bottles and
not to be consumed on the premises.
To-day all licensed establishments in
Barre were closed at the instigation of
the commissioners. Much uncertainty
prevailed and IL was not until mid after
noon that the announcements were made
through the newspaper. IL was under
.jood that all successful applicants might
begin doing business as soon as they
lsd secured their licenses az the city
Jerks onice.