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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
BAKER PAYS TRIBUTE TO
MEN At TRAINING CAMPS
Secretary of War Commends Patriotic
Motives That Have Led Them
to Make Sacrifices.

Washington, Aug. l4.-Secretary
Baker issued the following statement
commencing the work of the men who
have filled the officers training camps
and noting the patriotic motives that
have prompted them to make sacrifices in
order that the nation should have Off.
GERS:
"The war department feels no small
pride in the commissioning during these
days of thousands of young officers who
have passed through a period of train
ing as thorough and intensive as it
could be made by men of the regular
forces, loyal and capable, whose lives
have been spent in preparation for such
an emergency.
1.-TWO thoughts like to keep with me
as these men come from their camps
throughout the country. First: Their
selection and preparation has been ac-
complished by means as far removed
from political favoritism as could be de-
yised. Second; The thoroughness of the
training received by these men win mean
that those who will be chosen under the
selective service act will be properly in
structed and led so as to insure a maxi
mum of effectiveness and a minimum of
in undergoing whatever may
be necessary to bequeath TO coming gen
secured by their sacrifices for us.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
PROJECTORS" GIVEN
PLACE IN ARMY
Those Who Object to War Will Be
Given Work Along with the Others
and Given Work Declared
Non Combatant.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 14.-Religious
directors are assigned definite place in
the national army for the first time in
the ruling made public yesterday by
Provost Marshal General Crowder. They
will be sent to mobilization camps for
duties which the president may designate
as non-combatant
The ruling says; "They will be draft.
ed and forwarded to the mobilization
camps and viii make up part of the
quota from the state and district from
whence they come and they will be as
signed to duty in capacity declared by
the president to be non-combatant."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
URGE SEIZURE
OF COAL MINES
Three Governors Want the
United States
to Act
TIRED OF ENDLESS
INQUIRIES
Would Give the Operators
Chance to Name Fair
Price

Chicago, ILL.,, Aug l4.-Prompt action
will be demanded of the federal govern.
ment by three governors who will at.
tend the conference of representatives Of
state councils of defense here Aug. 10.
Replying TO telegraphic queries as 10
their views, these three wired yesterday
that they would demand the government
promptly seize the mines and fix prices.
Goal companies are taking advantage
of the war crisis" wired Governor Cap.
per of Kansas. "They are demanding
unreasonable profit. The federal govern.
ment should seize the coal mines il the
operators will not make a fair price"
"The government should be urged to
exercise the authority conferred by the
food and fuel control bill and take over
mines, having them operated in the in.
terests of the public welfare and giving
the owners reasonable compensation "a
in the case of private property en-
demned for public use" declared Gov.
ernor Gardner of Missouri
Governor Philip of Wisconsin wired
that the government Should at once de.
termine the cost of coal at the mines
and the expense of distribution and could
then allow the producer and distributor
4 reasonable profit and no more
Endless investigations are of no val
ie What the people want is prompt
action and relief" declared Governor
Philip.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
FIRST ARMY TO co
IN THREE INCREMENTS
Dates Specified Next Month for
Entrain-
ment

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE National
army will move to cantonments in three
main increments-of one-third each
Sept. 5, Sept. 10 and Sept. 80, the pro-
vost marshall generals office announced
to-day.
The dates specified for each movement
of troops are for entertainment at home
stations. The last 10 per cent. of the
drafted men will follow as soon after
Sept. 80 as possible.
Persons subject to draft with depend
ents living abroad will not be exempted
on the ground of dependents, Provost
Marshal General Crowder ruled to-day.
The object of the law he stated, "wss
to prevent such dependents becoming
charge upon the American people. A
dependent residing abroad could not be-
come such a charge"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
MEXICAN U-B0AT
BASE WIPED OUT
Washington Won't Discuss
Discovery Made Off
Tuxpan
VOUCHES FOR
PRESIDENT CARRANZA
Lansing Pleased by Prompt
ness Shown by Govern
ment Officials

Washington, Aug. l4,--State, war and
navy officials refused to discuss yester.
day the report from Mexico City that a
wireless station for the transmission OF
information to Germany had been dis
covered on the Island of Lobos, off Tux.
pan, Campeche. The report, however, is
credited, as the island has been under
suspicion for at least three years.
| Reports from Mexico are that the Car.
rama government recently decided to es
tablish wireless station on the island
and Manuel Rodriguez Gutierrez. sub.
secretary of communications, and Alber-
to Mendez, chief of the government WIRE
less bureau, were sent to Tampico. Men
DEE crossed to the island and found a
complete wireless outfit rugged up on the
lighthouse.
As Mendez was investigating the pres
ence of the wireless one of his subordi
mates discovered launch in hidden
harbor filled with arms and ammunition.
As the lighthouse keeper could give no
satisfactory answer to questions as to
his activities he was placed under ar
rest.
Navy officials believe the wireless out
fit was used to convey information to
German U-boats and that the launch was
for the transportation of arms and am
munition to rebels who have infested
Tuxpan recently and who have inter
fered with traffic to the annoyance of
the British oil concessionaires.
In the crisis of 1914, when the United
States had troops in Vera Cruz, Huerta,
the dictator, sought to start backfre
by charging that the United States ma
val forces had seized Lobos in violation
of the terms of the armistice which led
to the Niagara Falls conference. Admir-
al Badger was questioned by the navy
department and explained that the seiz-
ure of the island was technical one.
The light there is essential to naviga
ton, but when ships from the south At
lantic feet began to anchor off the island /
the light keeper became scared and left |
for the mainland. Marines intercepted /
him and he was offered provisions and !
protection if he would stay to keep the
light, He insisted upon being permitted
to 60, however, and naval men were put
ashore to keep the light.
Secretary of State Lansing is said to
be pleased with the promptness with
which the Carranza government acted
when the wireless outfit was discovered.
The whole attitude of the Mexican au
,horities now is reassuring to the admin
stration in the European crisis. Car
ANA is doing all in his power to justify
he faith the United States is compelled
o repose in him at this time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
WHEAT PIT
ISSILENT
Speculation Stopped by Ac-
ton of the Govern
ment
HOOVER ACTS
TO SECURE PRICE
He May Take Over All
Grain in the
Country

Chicago, Aug. l4.-The federal 20
eminent having determined to take over
the wheat crop and distribute it, those
who went to the visitors gallery of the
board of trade yesterday turned instinc-
tive eyes toward the wheat pit. There
where, tumultuous mob normally is
vociferously responsive to scraps of in.
formation concerning exports from Ar
gentina or even the appearance of rain
cloud over some dry area in Kansas,
there was silence.
Two or three idle traders sat in chairs
near the pit. No one was in the pit.
The clerk who, ordinarily sits enthroned
in cage above the pit, recording quota
tions, rested his chin on one hand. AT
the opening he chalked up 1914" as
the sole bid for September wheat and
resumed his reflections. There was no
longer a string of messenger boys scurry-
ing between his cage and the telegraph
wires One boy is retained, but at the
moment he was down in the street listen
ing to brass band. The whole scene
suggested dust and cobwebs.
Months ago the board adopted maxi.
mum prices and other restrictions which
eliminated speculative trad
ing. News became impotent to affect
prices They were so regulated that even
the big news that the wheat farmer
would have but one customer failed to
reanimate the trade. Grain men expect
to cooperate with Mr.. Hoover in the big
task of marketing the crop. James A
Patton, one of the big men on the board,
said the measure seemed necessary.
''There isn5t wheat enough to 90 |
'ound," said he. "The governments |
measure viii prevent conflicting inter
'sts from bidding the price kyward to
,et what there is. While the board |
ixed maximum prices for futures, it did
lot touch the spot commodity. Actual
wheat, for immediate delivery, is selling
lere at from $40 to $3.50 bushel, and
ven higher in Kansas City"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
FIRST TREASON TRIAL
SINCE THE CIVIL WAR
Two Virginia Mountain Men Are Ae-
eused OF Leading Re-

Big Stone Gap, Va, Aug. 1.-THE
United States government has reached
out along a single riekety track railroad
over into tangled mountains here to try
for high treason two men charged with
plotting against the government.
w. V. Mccoy and John Walter Phipps,
nephew, alleged instigators of a plot
to organize 300 untaught mountain men
for revolution against their country, were
yesterday placed on trial in federal
court
II was the first trial for high treason
since the Civil war.
Through the night men from the hills
had ambled down into town and awaited
sullenly opening of court which was TO
try for their lives their leaders.
Meantime justice department agents,
mindful of former trial in this same
district--at Hillsville-when mountain
henchmen of Allen shot up the court and
spirited him away to the hills, had pre-
pared to disarm all who entered court
and had taken precautions against hints
at an attempt at rescue.
Residents of Big Stone Gap who might
know when questioned by secret service
men maintained abstract indifference,
preferring obviously to remain aloof.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
RUSsIA's JUDICIAL SYSTEM
Is Being Reformed Rapidly Under Pro-
yisional Government.

Petrograd, Aug. IA Correspondence OF
| the Associated ess1.-The reform of
Russias judicial system, proceeding rap
idly under the provisional government,
has brought with it the institution of
women magistrates, unknown elsewhere
in Europe.
The higher courts already have been
reformed. One of the new governments
first acts was to reintroduce the famous
judicial statute" promulgated by Alex
ander III. in 1864 during his brief reform
ing fit after the Crimean war, but abol-
ished by his reactionary successors. The
reform of the minor local courts, the
peasant courts and the police courts is
more complicated task, but virtually it is
accomplished.
Chief is the reform of the courts of
the peace, corresponding to police courts
in other European countries. The sys-
tenn of peasant jurisdiction also has been
reformed by the abolition of the volost
courts. Before the revolution the real
judicial authority in the villages was the
rural chief" or zemski natchalnik, usual
" retired army officer or other person
without legal training, who also was ad
ministrator of peasant affairs; and there
fore was often in a position to justify
as magistrate his own illegal acts as ad
The rural chiefs have all
been dismissed and, for the peasants as
already for the so-called privileged |
classes" justice definitely is SEVERED |
from administration.
The reform of the courts of the peace !
Is radical Formerly a single magistrate /
Of the peace sat in judgment. In future
three magistrates will sit, the chairman
having the rank of justice of the peace
md the two others being members of the
peace court. The electoral principle on
American lines is introduced. By a law
If June, 1912, the old government con-
'ented to election of peace magistrates;
tut the law was only partially put in
orce, as il was distasteful to reactionary
minister's. The law of 1912 will now
be put in force.
The qualification for voting for the
magistrates has been democrstized, as
vas demanded in 1912 by all progressive
'arties in the Duma. Henceforth any
erson of either sex more than 25 years
Id who has passed a secondary school
r higher school examinations may be
lected justice of the peace. This opens
he position of petty judge to practically
n women of the middle and upper
Iasses and to many women from the
oorer classes Men and women without
his educational qualification may be
Iected if they have had legal experience
; court officials or lawyers clerks. As
ibordinate members of the peace
,urt," sitting with the chairman or
lairwomsn. any man or woman who can
,ad or write may be elected.
An appeal will, as heretofore, lie 20
lie peace sessions (Mirovoi Syezdl. The
form makes Russis's system of petty
iministrstion of justice one of the most
,mocrstic in the ford.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
APPLES, ORANGES,
FIGS AND PRUNES
Are The -Four Fruits Used In
Making "Fruit-a-tiVeS

"FRUIT-A-TIVES" is the only
medicine in the world that is made
from the juices of fresh ripe fruits.
Thus, 1t is manifestly unfair to say, 81
won't take Fruit.a-tives because have
tried other remedies and they did me
no good". On the other hand, the fact
that "Fruit-a-tives" is entirety different
from any other PREPARATION in tie world.
is just why you should give it fair trial,
in any trouble of the Stomach, Liver,
Bowels, Kidneys or Skin. "Fruit-a-
tives", IS composed ofthe aetipe principle
oI6nif and the greatest ne,ve tonic evey
6iseove,ed. SOC. box, for 81 so, trial
size, 25c. Atall dealers or sent by Fruit.
a-tives Limited, Ogdensburg, NY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
Sporting Notes.

Hard hitting and excellent pitching
gave Detroit an easy victory over St
Louis Sunday when Cobb, the Tiger star
secured a triple, two doubles and single
out of the first four times at bat, while
he failed on the fifth time.
BY shutting out st. Louis in the first
encounter of Sundays double bill be-
tween Cincinnati and st. Louis, Toney
chalked up his Goth win of the season
and for which he received a bonus of
81 900
George Duffy Lewis, outfelder of the
Boston American league team, has en-
rolled as yeoman in the naval reserve
He will report for duty at the Mare Is
land navy yard on the Pacific coast, his
home being at Alameda, Cal.
Francis Ouimet yesterday announced
that in case he passed the examination
he would not claim exemption. Ouimet
has received several letters charging him
with being Stacker, based on reports
that he would ask exemption.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
GREECE DEFINITELY At
VAR WITH GERMANY
Also with Kaiser's Allies, Austria, Tur-
key and Bulgaria, Balfour
Declares.

London, Aug. l4-In reply to ques-
ton in the House of Commons yesterday
Foreign Secretary Balfour said Greece
was now definitely at war with Ger
many, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria.
In statement at the time of the re-
assembling of the Greek Parliament last
month Premier Venezelos said Greece
was in the war with the entente. No
formal declaration to this effect was con-
sidered necessary at the Venezelos gov
eminent established at Saloniki before
the deposition of King Constantine hav
ing declared war and placed troops in
the field.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
WRITING TO NAVAL MEN.
Hundreds of Letters GO Astray Because
of Incomplete Addresses.

Washington. d. c., Aug. l4.--Hundred
of letters addressed to men on board
ships of t he United States navy e
astray, for lack of proper information
on the part of the senders on the right
way to address them.
All mail TO bluejackets at sea should
be addressed, first of all in a legible
hand writing; next of Importance is to
know positively on which ship the man
Is or was stationed, says an official an
nouncement. A letter to John Avery
Smith on board the II. s. S. South Car
DINA, should be addressed as follows:
John Avery Smith,
u. S. S. South Carolina
Care of Postmaster, New York, N "
If correspondent does not know to
which ship man has been assigned,
write to the bureau of navigation, navy
department, Washington, giving his
name in full, home address, place of
enlistment and the branch of service in
which he enlisted. There are five sep
arate branches in the navy, first, the reg
ular navy; second, the marine corps;
third, the national naval volunteers;
fourth, the national naval reserve force,
and fifth, the naval reserve flying corps.
When one is not certain that the man
sought has enlisted in the navy, but
would like to trace him, the, following
letter addressed to the bureau of navi-
CATION would serve as guide:
Bureau of Navigation,
Navy Department,
Washington, d. c.
as there man in the navy by the
name of John Avery Smith, age about
thirty-one years; height five feet eight
inches; weight about one hundred and
seventy pounds; brown hair, and blue
eyes; home address is Cumberland,
Nd? If so please notify
"Yours very truly,
Mrs. John Avery Smith,
1853 Franklin street Boston, Mass"
If men enlisting in the navy will fur
lish relatives and friends with the fol- |
owing information, much time, worry /
md patience will be saved. They should |
rive their name in full, rating, in which
ranch of service they have enlisted.
lace of enlistment and if possible, to
which ship they are assigned If these
uggestions are followed, mail will reach
Is destination with little loss of time.
The address TO all men on board ships
): Care Of Postmaster. y. Y.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
JAPANESE MISSION
REACHES UNITED STATES
II Is Received at Pacific Port by State
Department Representa-
tiyes

A Pacific port, Aug. l4.--A Japanese
mission to the United States arrived here
yesterday. 1t was headed by Viscount
X lshii, ambassador extraordinary and
and was received by a
state department staff headed by Breck
inridge Long, third assistant secretary Of
state, and by city officials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
PUT UNDER 5000. BAIL.
Two Members of Exemption Board No.
90 Arraigned.

New York, Aug 1.-Two members Of
exemption board No. %. Louis L. Cherry
and DIT. Samuel J. Bernheld, who have
been in the Tombs prison since then
removal from Office and arrest, charged
with conspiring for pay to exempt men
eligible for draft. were arraigned yester-
dsy before q United States commissioner
and held in 5000 bail for the grand
jury. kalmsn Gruper. accused as an
exemption blank distributing agent, Vas
srrsigned at the same tim. and he'd in
200 bail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
FIGHTS PLAN
TO NAME STRIKE BOARD
He Says That Defence Councils
Proposals Wont
Work.

Washington, Aug. H-Samuel Com.
pers, president of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, yesterday expressed Wig
orous opposition to the plan of the eoun-
ell of defence for board of nine mem
bers to settle industrial disputes in gov.
eminent contract work.
Mr.. Gompers said; 81 opposed this
plan when it was being considered by the
council and / am still opposed to it.
do not believe that the plan viii tend to
promote industrial peace"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
An Experienced Buyer.

amy ragsf Any old iron?" chanted
the dealer as he knocked at the subur.
ban villa. The man of the house him.
self opened the door.
NO, go away" he snapped irritably
There's nothing for you. My wife is
away"
The itinerant merchant hesitated a
moment, and then inquired; ANY old
bottles journal American Medical As
ISOLATION.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
CUTS oBRIEN AWARD IN HALF.
Sum Given by Jury in Claim by Typist
~ Against Wealthy Broker.

New York, Aug. 1.-THE award OF
S225iOo0 recently made by jury in the
trial of the breach of promise suit
brought against John Bernard Manning,
a wealthy octogenarian stock broker, of
this city, by Miss Honora May o'Brien,
a 29-year-old typist, was yesterday re-
duced to sl25,000 by Justice James c.
Cropsey Of the state supreme court. jus
tice Cropsey, in his opinion, stated that
the jury's award was excessive.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
JORDAN WON'T GO.
Refuses to Attend the Stockholm Con-
ference.

San Francisco, Aug. l4.-Dr. David
Jordan, chancellor emeritus of Stanford
university, treasurer of the Peoples
Council of America, and peace advocate,
will not be a delegate to the peace coun.
Gil to be held in Stockholm Sept Q, ac-
cording to a telegram received here yes
terday.
DR.. Jordan said that even if the gov.
eminent should alter its decision to re-
fuse passports to delegates to the council
he would not act for any Of the peace
organizations
Dispatches from New York have men
TONED DR.. Jordan as one Of the three
delegates to represent the peoples coun-
Gil
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
What's in a Name?

what a narrow street that isl said
the visitor being shown about the subur-
ban town by a citizen.
yes. it's narrow" replied the citizen.
@And in wretehed condition. See the
holes in the pavement"
Yes. Il looks bad.
And dirt everywhere What Is the
name 81 that street 2"
That's Grand street. T-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

At New York-(First gsme) New York
4, Brooklyn 3; tsecond game) Brooklyn
2, New York /.
At Chicago Chicago 7, Pittsburg 8.
At st. Louis-St. Louis 6, Cincinnati 5.
At Observation-Disclosures 8, Boston o.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
SALAZAR KILLED.
Villas Former Chief of staff Reported
Slain.

Juarez, Mex, Aug. l4.-Jos Ynez,
Galazar, a revolutionary leader and for
mer chief of staff to Francisco Villa, was
shot and killed at the Nogales ranch, a
short distance from Ascension Tuesday.
Americans arriving here yesterday
from Casas Grandes said Salazar had
been killed by small band of home
guards who were organized to protect the
Casas Grandes Ascension district.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
FOOD FOR NEwLY-wED.
StrsSsburg Food Bureau Announces
Concession.

Berlin, via London, Aug 1.-THE mu-
niciPal food bureau If Strassburr an
nouncss that newly married couples viii
bs entitled 10 draw double the amount
Of food Indicated on their feed cards
This privilege vii b sccor8sd them
for six weeks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

At Cleveland-Chicago- Cleveland, rain.
At Detroit-(Firs game) St. Louis 10.
Detroit 5; (second game Detroit Z, st.
Louis 6.
AT Philadelphia-Boston 5. Philadel-
phis l.
At Observation-Disclosures 0, New
York 5.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
Dealers wanted in every town
How Not to Bet.

Miss Elder-Tllbet you hundred that
I'll never marry
Mr.. Easy-Tll take you.
Miss Elder trapturously will you
reallyg Then ] won't bet, after all
Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
THE FUTILE CO., Publishers
RUTLAND, VT.

Send 80 cents for copy by mail pre-.
paid if you cannot buy of local dealer
for IS cents. Cloth bound, 90 cents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
3)A|NFD)RDD)j
GINGER

Don't risk baseball
without Sanfords. It's so
good for sudden cramps,
pains and chills. Put a
little in all water drunk
during play.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
Farmers Monthly Almanac

State and County Officers
Fish and Game Laws
Table of Legislative Mileage
Election Returns to March
and other features
You can't afford to miss it
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14

A delicious combination of ginger and
eronatics for the relief of cramps, pains,
insomnia. Look for the Owl Trade Mark on
ne wrapper. lest you get cheap, worthless
or dangerous substitute. Forty-five years the
standard of purity. flavor and strength. Sold
by all druggists and grocers.