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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
WOMAN IN CHARGE.
Of Airplane Factory in England, Where
Women Are Employed.

London, Nov. 24-Mrs. Maurice Hew
lett, wife of the novelist, was the first
woman to gain an air pilots license in
England, and she has now become the
first woman head Of an airplane factory.
The factory employs girls and women
almost exclusively. 1t has just been
completed, huge group of low frame
buildings covering what was a year ago
wheat field. II is two miles from the
nearest town.
Girls and women cannot fiy during
the war" said Mrs. Hewlett in opening
the new factory, because the machines
cannot be spared to train them. But
they can learn TO make airplanes, and
they are doing so by scores"
Mrs Hewlett gained her pilots certifi-
cate in 1911. and it was not only the first
granted to a woman, but its number was
only l22.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
TRIAL OF G.. b. MEANS
At CONCORD MONDAY
He Is Accused of the Murder of Mrs.
Maude A. King of New York, Wild
ow Chicago Millionaire, on
Aug. 20, 1917.

Concord, n H., Nov. 24.--Gaston B
Means will be placed on trial here next
Monday charged with the murder of Mrs.
AIaude A. King of New York, widow of a
Chicago millionaire.
Mrs. King was killed near here Aug 20,
last while visiting relatives Of Means,
who was her business agent. A local
coroner's jury decided she accidentally
shot herself. After the body was taken
to Chicago for burial suspicious were
aroused which caused an autopsy to he
performed, and the Chicago coroner's
physician announced that the bullet
wound in the back of the woman's head
which caused death, could not have been
self-inflicted
Means, Mrs. King and several friends
of Means had gone out for target prac-
tice and Means and the woman were
alone for a short time at Blackwelder
spring, near the field where Mrs King
expected to learn to shoot with a pistol.
Means told the eoroner's jury that be-
fore bending over to drink at the spring
he placed small pistol in the fork of a
tree. A moment later, he said he heard
a shot, and Mrs. King fell, dying almost
instantly. The pistol lay nearby. He
called the other members of the party,
but Mrs. King was dead before they ar
rived
The investigation started in Chicago
was carried to New York and search of
Means apartments there disclosed evi.
dence which representatives of the dis
trict attorneys office said indicated that
Means had planned to get $2000,000 for
Mrs. King through an alleged second will
Of her husband. The latter in his first
will had left her more than 81 100000, |
and had bequeathed the remainder of his |
fortune to a charitable institution near
Chicago.
Statements that Means had been CON !
nected with German agents also were |
made by New York officials, and a fed !
sral agent attended the preliminary hear
ng here in September. At this hearing, |
which was the formal reopening of the
'ase by North Carolina officials, counsel /
'or Means consented to his being bound |
,ver after failure of litigation by which
hey sought to recover the documents
eized in Means home in New York.
Means was indicted Nov. ] in the SUI
,erior court of Cabarrus county and the
rial was set for Nov. &c Counsel for
Means successfully resisted attempts of
he state prosecutor to have the court
rant change of venue
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
AFTER FOUR YEARS
Barre Testimony Remains mistaken


Time is the best test of truth.
Here is a Barre story that has
stood the test of time. 1t is a
story with a point which will
come straight home to many Of
us.
Frank E. Adams, AZ Elm
street, Barre, says: For some
time l was troubled by my kid
neys. My back ached, and l had
pains in my sides. Doan's Kid
ney Pills promptly cured me, and
] highly recommend them"
Mr.. Adams gave the above
statement on Aug. 20, 1912, and
on Nov. 8, 1916, he added: 81
still continue to praise Doan's
Kidney Pills, because l have lots
of faith in them"
Price Coo at all dealers. Don't simply
ask for a kidney remedy-get Doans
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Adams
has twice publicly recommended. Foster
Milburn Co, Props, Buffalo, n. Y.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
CURRENT COMMENT
The Vermont Troops.

The wide distribution of the men com
prising the Vermont National Guard nat
urally created no end of dissatisfaction
in the Green Mountain state, whose va
rious commands in the Civil war won
deserved fame. When our National
Guard volunteered for service in this
war, they naturally looked forward to
similar opportunity to win glory for
themselves and their beloved state. Their
distribution among many other com
mands from various states shattered
that hope
With the creation and reorganization
of the National Guard of New England
in the 26th division, known as the Ma
tlonal Guard division, as outlined by the
Official Bulletin, there is a grouping of
Vermont troops which will enable our
soldiers to have something of state
feeling of emulation in their service for
the nation, although the identity of the
state commands remains destroyed.
OF This division the l0lst machine gun
battalion is composed of Connecticut
squadron of cavalry and 1876 enlisted men
from the LIST Vermont infantry. The
loAu Hldcnlile gun DattdllOn lntluQpS q
Massachusetts squadron of cavalry less
one troop, three officers and 2l3 enlisted
men from the LIST Vermont infantry
The l02d infantry includes the I'd Con
necticut infantry, l,500 from the LIST
Connecticut infantry, 50 from the LIST
Vermont infantry, 100 from the 9th Mas
sachusetts infantry The l03d machine
gun battalion is comprised of Rhode
Island squadron of cavalry less two
troops, the New Hampshire gun com
pany, three officers and 220 enlisted men
from the LIST Vermont infantry and re-
serve officers.
The largest body of Vermont troops is
included in the l0lst ammunition train.
which has IL officers and 700 enlisted
men from the LIST Vermont infantry, in /
addition to six officers and 234 enlisted I
men from the Massachusetts coast artl- |
lery.
The surplus units of the LIST Vermont |
are assigned to the Goth division
depot brigade. 1t is encouraging to learn
that no National Guard officers rendered
surplus in the reorganization will be de-
NOTED or discharged as a result of the
changes, but all will he utilized in the
of corps troops and so on
Burlington Free Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
LOOK YOURSELF
OVER CAREFULLY

and see if your condition is not such as
to make your best investment the pur
chase of Hoods Sarsaparilla, Peptiror
and Hoods Pills.
This course of medicine will be worth
many times the cost when it removes
that tired feeling, that paleness and
anemic tendency, that warning of wan
ing strength, that weakness of body that
opens the way for disease. that backache
and other symptoms of kidney trouble,
constipation, and that grouchy touch of
rheumatism.
Many people need this splendid combi-
nation to make perfect health. Others
may not need all three, but almost ey-
erybody needs and will find relief in at
least one of them.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
MAY CLOSE
UTILITIES
Shutdown of New England
Railways Is Threat
ened
ALSO ELECTRIC
LIGHT PLANTS
Coal Operators Lay Blame.
to Congestion on the
Railroads

Washington, Nov. 24.--The inevitable
shutdown of New England street rail
ways, electric light plants, gas works
and factories is prophesed by the Ma
congestion is relieved The significance
of this alarming prophecy is that it
comes from the bituminous coal opera
tors who mine the coal and who feel CON
strained to go before the country to tell
their position. They declare that they
are anxious to supply New England with
fuel and can do so if they can get cars
Most of the soft coal sent to New Eng
land comes from the central Pennsylva-
mia and West Virginia districts. The
coal operators give figures on coal ship
ment compiled up to the latest moment
by the United States geological survey,
and say they can do nothing more than
get their coal to the mouth of the mines
and must depend on the railroads to
carry ii away.
According to these figures, while there
has been a general increase in the pro-
duction of bitiminous for the country
as whole, in these particular fields no
material increase has been possible. Coal
from these fields in October,
1916, were 1896 carloads, and in Octo.
Der, 1917, with one more working day
figured in, they were l74,412 carloads
For September, 1917 the production was
l6S,695. For most other producing re
gions material increases of production
are noted.
1t is a correct inference from the state.
ment issued by the National Coal asso
citation that the coal operators are, TO say
the least, impatient with the handling of |
the railroad situation by the railroad |
managers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
ARRESTED IN U. S. UNIFORM.
One Of Three Germans Caught in Ho.
hoken Near Water Front.

Hoboken. y. y. nov. PA man in a
United States army uniform was arrest
"a Thursday in company with two Ger
mans. formerly members Of the crew Of
the German steamship America The
man was discovered with the Germans
when secret service men broke into their
room on the waterfront near the United
States army piers All three were
turned over 10 the army authorities
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
HURRY CALL TO KNITTERS.
Red Cross Urges All Possible Volunteers
to Work for Men in Camps and at Sea.

New York, Nov. 24.-So great is the
present demand upon the Red Cross for
knitted articles for men in environments
and army posts and those abroad Amer
lean warships, that the Atlantic division
Thursday sent out an appeal to chap
tiers in its jurisdiction to mobilize all the
volunteer help it can get in an effort to
speed up work on sweaters, wristlets,
helmets and socks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-24
HENRY FORD BUYS CANADA BONDS.
His Subscription to the Victory Loan Is
100000.

Detroit, Mich, Nov. 24-It was an
uounced here yesterday that Henry Ford
has subscribed for 100000 worth of Can
ada Victory bonds.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
May Invoke Seas to Check
English Advance-Al-
lied Flyers Account for
Eleven Enemy Aircraft.
CBy the International Ne,,. serrI..A

(By the International News seryIee.l
London, Sept 5-Entente aviators,
returning from extensive reconnsis-
sances, continue TO report signs Of a
forthcoming German retirement on a
large front in Flanders. Military ex-
perts look for an inundation Of more
than 800 square miles by the Germans
in order to impede indefinitely any
British advance.
German attacks in the Champagne
and North OF the Aisne were efec-
tually checked by the French FIRE.
Furious gun duels are reported from
the Nerdun front Deaths and in
Juries were caused by a German air
raid last night on the front behind
Nerdun, where the Frencn have just
established some new field hospitaIs.
French fiers yesterday brought down
flve Teuton planes and shot as mary
others out Of control Gun-fire brought
down an eleventh German machine.
French aviators raided the Belgian
bases of Thorout and Roulers.
From the Anelo-German front only
repulses Of TeUton raids are reported.
Portuguese troops distinguished them
selves in repelling one OF the Teuton
"feelefs."
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
johnson Proposes Changes.

The radicals" who favored highest
taxation made a desperate fight. But
when they found themselves defeated,
most of them voted finally for the
committee plan.
La Toilette suddenly switched from
his advocacy of fiat levies and at
tempted to amend the graduated scale
in the committee bill. He proposed a
scale running up to IS per cent. The
Senate refused this by a vote of sc
to .. Shafroth, a strong administra-
tive Democrat, went over to the
radical" side by trying to alter the
committee maximum from 90 to "a
per cent. This move was lost by a
vote of 55 to %
Hiram Johnson took command OF
his group, and proposed altering the
last two levies in the committee scale,
changing one from 30 to 80 per cent,
the other from 50 to 20 per cent. The
senate rejected this by a vote OF 5.
to IS. At once, johnson tried to get
only enc change in the scale making
20 per cent read 20 per cent But he
lost this by a vote of 81 to 29
Attempts to make changes in the
method of determining the prewar
profits were firmly set aside by the
Senate, and the Bankhead amend
ment was taken up. Championed by
Oscar Underwood. Bankhead's col
league, this amendment had been
somewhat favorably looked upon.
1t, so its hackers claimed, raised
more than the committee amend
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
ISHH warns AGAINST
"TREACHERY WITHIN"
Declares Seeds Sown Past Ten
Years Are Bearing Fruit.

"Treachery from within, indeed at
this hour, calls for our attention"
This was the warning to America
yesterday, of Viscount Ishii, head of
the special japanese mission, deliver
cd in the course of visit by the mis-
sion to the House of Representatives.
while your soldiers leave their
families and their homes to fight or
the blood stained fields of France, we
must guard our landmarks as you
will guard yours against treachery
that has found hiding places in our
midst, and which for the past ten
years has sown the seeds of discord
between us. Let it be a part of our
cooperation and coordination to pro-
tect each other from these forces of
evil which lack even the poorest
courage of an open enemy
After declaring Japan is doing her
fIll duty in the war. he pointed the
similarity of aims of the United States
and Japan. I'VE, like you, protect
ourselves from aggression from with
out and treachery from Within" he
said.
Speaker Clark welcomed the Japan
ese visitors during special recess
called by the House, which applauded
the mission heartily.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
MURDERED SOCIETY
WOMAN WAS WARNED
So Says Trained Nurse, Companion
of Deceased, Who Was to
Inherit 100000.

New York. Sept. 5.-Mrs. Maude A.
King. the wealthy New York woman
who mysteriously was killed near Con-
cord. n. c., on August 90, had been
told by CASTOR b. Means, the only
known witness to her death, that her
life was endangered from persons
holding a late will of her husbands by
which she would have inherited for
tune of S2,OC0,UOO.
This was the testimony of train
ed nurse. the companion OF Mrs.
King for years. in an unofficial in
Quiry started here today. eMans,
said to be a relatives of Theodore
Roosevelt, was formerly New York
detective and for sometime had
acted as Mrs. Kings business ad-
wiser. He was with her and two
other men on an automobile trip
in the South when she was killed
by a revolver shot.
Two years ago in Chicago. the nurse
said today, Mrs. King was told she
should employ n business adviser TO
straighten out her affairs. She cor
suited Means by long distance phone
and he advised her immediate return
to New York. Mrs. King was given
to understand her mother was jeri-
ously ill. Returning here Mrs. hinS
found her mother well. the nurse said.
She continued: when Mrs. King
left Chicago she had S25c.00o in Chi
cago bank. 1 don't believe there is
enough of that money left to pay her
bills"
Of Mrs. Kings death the nurse said
further:
II can't understand her having been
killed while practicing pistol firing, as
she had a deadly horror of firearms.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
return JUDGMENTS
AGAINST CHALONER
Committee in Charge of Property
- Fear Raid by Creditors.
CBy the InternationaI New serxie.

(By the Intern ational News servtce.D
New York, Sept. 5.-Two Virginia
judgments against John Armstrong
Chaloner were under consideration
in the Supreme Court here today
before Justice Mitchell. when Fred
A Ware, Chaloner's counsel, ap-
piled for an order directing the
committee Of Chaloner's property to
pay the judgments. amounting to
$4,000. Chaloner. who is in the
anomalous position of being a legal
ly adjudged lunatic in New York
slate, and a sane man in Virginia,
did not appear fn court. Since he
escaped from Bloomingdale Asylum
in 1901, the courts have held he
cannot be declared sane in New
York until he returns to the asylum.
This he has steadfastly refused to
do. although the fight for his res
toration to the rights of an ac-
knowledgedly sane man have been
waged constantly.
Lawyer Ware declared his client is
fearful he may lose his handsome 2OO-
acre estate at Gotham, Va, il the SlS,-
O0O judgments are not satisfied.
Joseph II. Choate, appearing as
counsel for the committee of Chalon-
cr's property, said the committee
would like to pay the judgments, but
fears. as Chaloner is heavily in debt,
that his creditors might forthwith Sc
cure judgments in Virginia and pro-
ceed to collect them here. He re-
ferred to Chaloner as the distinguish
ed lunatic."
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
WILL COMPEL COAL
men TO PLAY SQUARE
DR.. Garfield Says Operators Must
Charge Reasonable Prices.

Coal producers Of the country neeu
not fear being forced to operate at a
loss il il can be shown, the manage
nrent is not to blame. On the other
hand, the producers will be forced to
play fair with the government and the
public.
These announcements were made
last night by DR.. II. A. Garfield, Unit
ed states Fuel Administrator, IN the
first formal statement he has put out
since assuming office. In II he ouI-
lines the aims of the Fuel Admins
tration and lays down rules for the
conduct of producers.
1T is the purpose of the Fuel Ad-
ministration to encourage production
to utilize, as Ear as possible. all eX-
istinS agencies, to seek the advice Of
experts, and the cooperation of oper-
ators and miners, or industrial and
domestic consumers, and of all who
perform a useful service in the pro-
duction and distribution of coal de-
clared DR.. Garfield.
The Fuel Administrator asks all
operators to postpone meetings for
the discussion of prices and wages
until he has organized the machinery
of his department, and states that
plans are under consideration where
by production may continue without
affecting adversely either the pro-
ducer OF the purchaser pending exam
nation q the applications for revis-
Jon Of prices. DR.. Garfield also sug-
gests that until this plan is announc-
ed. sales and deliveries be made at
the prices fixed, with a stipulation 10
the effect that II prices are readjust
cd. settlements shall he made accord
ingly.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
GOMPERSDISAPPROVES
PEACE SUGGESTIONS
Says Talk of Making Terms I,
Traitorous.
international News serviee.) }

Minneapolis, Sept. 5.-Discussion of
terms of peace with Germany was
declared to be traitorous to the
United States, by So nuel Gompers in
the convention here today of the
American Alliance for Labor and
Democracy.
Frank P. Walsh. temporary chair
man of the convention. aroused en-
thusiasm when he declared that no
political party, cult or propaganda
would be permitted to use the organ
ization, but that behind "our great
leader in Washington we may sweep
our armies to victorious peace"
Every delegate to the convention
signed a pledge to stand while the war
lasts Loyalty and faithfully behind the
government. Every speaker ridiculed
the pretensions of the Peoples Peace
Council for terms of peace and OF
democracy. Every reference to labor
giving its all in the struggle for DEM
ocracy was cheered vociferously.
Twenty-Five States are represented at
the convention.
Samuel Gompers was made perma-
nent chairman; John Spargo, wee
chairman, and Frank Morrison, secre-
tary.
A letter from President Wilson In
answer to an invitation to attend the
convention was read and President
Compers outlined labor's stand in the
war.
"All democracies are now engaged
in a titanic struggle to free the
world from ruthless autocracy al
one fell stroke" said Mr.. Gompers'
When President Wilson saw the
people over whom he has been
chosen to guide destroyed. innocent
women and children sent to untime-
" graves. ruthlessly murdered Tor
going where they had right to go
what was he to do? He knew there
was a time in the life of man or
a nation when they were not toe
proud to fight"
Mr.. Gompers spoke of how all his
life he had been an advocate OF
peace and after a conference in
France several years ago, when
leading workin~men of all nations
declared they never would go to
war again and that war had ended
for all time, he returned home with
firm conviction that there would be
no more wars.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
MICHAELIS GIVES
ALIBI FOR KAISER
Says Wilhelm Was on Pleasure Trip
' When War Started.

Amsterdam, Sept. 5.-Neither the
Kaiser nor former Gar Nicholas
but "a couple of criminals who be-
lied the former Car are responsible
for the war. Chancellor Michaelis
asserted today in a statement to the
press. He based IL upon testimony
given at the trial in Petrograd Of
the former Russian war minister.
NJ. Soukmlinoff.
According to Chancellor Michaelis
the revelations of the trial show
that:
l. The military party surrounding
the Gar, who was under the infiu-
ence of France and England" chose
the time for war.
.. That the Kaiser. who was at the
time on a pleasure trip in Scandina-
Wan waters, was completely taken by
surprise.
3. That the Gar. finally convinced
of the Kaiser's sincerity for peace. is
sued a positive order cancellinE the
Russian mobilization.
4. That this order was disrcgarded
by high Russian officials who were
bent on war.
S. That former Russian Premier
Sazonoff and President Poincare. of
France. both alleged to have beer
under English influence, were the chief
| drivers for war
6. That the foundation for the con.
fiict had been laid long before It's
actual outbreak by IAN influential DO.
litical group in France, England and
Russia"
Z That England. fearing her hege-
mony in Europe threatened. plotted
for war and promised Russia her sup
port
The chancellor averred that had Ger
many wanted war she could have had
il many times before 1914 under less
difficult conditions"
The Washington herald., 1917-09-06
CHICAGO MAYOR LOST
FROM PUBLIC VIEW
May Be Interned for Policeman
Attitude-iis Senatorial Boom On.

Chicago, Sept 5.-Mayor Thompson
has disappeared as far as the public
knows. Federal agents are said to
have him under strict surveillance. His
disappearance is all the more mys-
terious since today was the time set
for the launching of his Senatorial
boom.
Friends of the mayor say he has
gone fishing. But at the Federal
Building an air of mystery and semi
secrecy prevails. Questions as to
whether he is interned were answered
! with smiles. No more tangible infor-
nation was Forthcoming.
Friends of the mayor formed a fly
ing plalanx of automobiles and rolled
through the different sections of the
state. The banners on the cars which
announced the mayors Senatorial as
prations We're torn off The surging,
Jserlhg' and angry crowds trampleo
tnem' Or they waved them upside
down from improyised flag poles as
eaIlcatures of signals of distress.
SurNellanee under which the mayor
ana zlu ms friends are kept has caused
the posting of two government Secret
service agents near the home of Fred
Lunoln, the mayors political adviser,
and leader of the Thompson faction or
the Republican party.
A sizzling speech against the trait
ors IN power" was delivered by Gov.
~Lowden at Murphysboro today. "Th.
mayors owe 1t to their cities and to
their country to make the law SUI
prenle," he said. when a nation is
battling for its life whoever. gives aid
and comfort to the enemy has nj
rights as against the right of govern-
ment- II free speech is treason u
must be suppressed"