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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
Union Men, Attention!

A meeting of the executive boards and
all legislative committees Of unions af.
filiated with the Central Labor union ot
Barre and vicinity will be held in the
carpenters hall. Nichols block. Saturday
evening. March p, at $3.50 O'Clock Bus
iness OF the greatest importance will
come before this meeting, so let every
member he present Per order executive
board, Alex Ironside, president, Angus
secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
PREPARING THE MESSAGE.
I':es Wilson Takes Il Up with His
Cabinet.

Washington. ID. c., March 23-The
Presidents address TO Congress was tax
~n up in tentative form at to-day's
cabinet meeting. Virtually all the secre-
tsries had been asked TO bring material
for points upon which it will touch.
While the exact nature of the address
necessarily will be determined by the
Developments Of the next ten days, il is
expected to be specific, and probably will
outline just what steps the president be-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
COLLEGE A TRAINING CAMP.
In Case of War Harvard VIII Close Ses-
sions in Short Time.

Cambridge, Mass. March 23.-A semi
official announcement that in the event
Of war the college year at Harvard uni
versity viii probably be terminated with
in a short time and that the university
plant viii b. turned into a military
training camp was made to-day The
announcement was in the form Of an
editorial in the Harvard Crimson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
D0DGE--HoDGE.
Waits River People Were Married in
Barre.

George s. Dodge and Miss Ethel E
Hodge of Waits River were quietly mar
ried at the Methodist parsonage on
French street, this city, yesterday after
noon at ? o'clock DIR. John W. Hatch,
principal of Montpelier seminary, officiat-
ing. The double ring service was used.
The bride was becomingly attired in a
blue travelling suit
Mr. and Mrs, Dodge left last evening
on two weeks wedding trip which will
include New York and Washington, and
on their return they will make their
home at Waits River, where Mr.. Dodge
is manager OF the J. A. Dodge Co. store
Mr., Dodge is well known to many in
this section. He attended Montpelier
seminary and later the Albany Business
college. Mrs. Dodge is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Hodge of Waits River
and was also for time student at
Montpelier seminary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
BROCKTON, MASS, MEN
BURNED TO DEATH
Their Bodies Were Found in the Ruins of
the Home of One Of Them After
Fire Early To-day.

Brockton, Mass. March 23 The bod.
les of George c. Reynolds, aged 10, and
Charles Smith, aged 80, were found in
the ruins of Mr. Reynolds home on the
outskirts of the city after fire had al
most destroyed the building early this
morning
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
Private John Poor at Fort
William Near Portland,
Foiled Possible Plot
TWO MEN r. FORCED
WAY TO T s3ERVATION
When T @,cted They Were
Nea' ! artery of 12-Inch
c. .s-They Escaped

Portland, Me- March 23.-Private John
Poor of the third company, artillery
corps, at Fort William was shot and
probably fatally wounded early this
morning while attempting to capture two
men who had made their way into the
reservation despite the heavy guard and
had reached a point near one of the bat
teries of l2-inch guns. The men escaped
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
RUSSIA'S ALLIES
GIVE RECOGNITION
TO NEW GOVERNMENT
British, French and Italian Ambassadors
at Petrograd Gave Official
Notification.

London, March 23.--Thc British,
French and Italian ambassadors at Pet
rograd conveyed to the minister of for
eign affairs yesterday the official recog-
milton by their governments of the Rus
sian provisional government, says Reu-
ter's telegram from Petrograd, dated
Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
13 AMERICANS ABOARD
The Healdton According to Report From
Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, March %. - Thirteen
Americans were among the 40 members
of the crew of the American tank steam
er Healdton, sunk without warning by
a submarine, with the probable loss of
20 OF more lives.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
EMPEROR WILLIAM IN
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

London. March 23.-Private
messages have reached The Hague
that Emperor William is suffering
from a severe nervous breakdown.
SAYS an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch. The emperor's physicians
are said u have ordered him 70
take the cure st Hamburg.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
On the Safe Side

Uncle Ezra--So Eph Hoskins has gone
20 Palm Reach. ] wonder If theren be
enough going on 10 suit him.
Uncle Eben-Wcll. Eph amt taking
any chances. He's took his checker board
along.-Life.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
HEALDTON SURVIVORS.
Capt. Christopher and Wireless Operator
Herman n. Parker.

london, March ga Reuters dis
patch from The Hague says that Capt.
Christopher, commander of the Healdton,
IS among the survivors picked up by a
Dutch destroyer.
Philadelphia, March o3.--Herman II.
Parker, wireless operator, was saved
from ;hc Healdton, according to cable
IraI..
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
FRENCH DROVE THEM
TO SARANCOURT
Latter Are Making Progress
Between ST. Quentin and
La Fere, but Their Ad-
vance Toward Laon Near
er Paris Has Been but
Meagre-German Troops
Are Massed There

The initial phase of the tremendou:
battle which has opened in northern
France has apparently turned in favor OF
the French, who are reported to have
forced their way across the Ailette river
and Crozat canal at several points. Fur
ther south the French attempted to bat
ter their way toward Laon, but a COM
paratively meagre advance reported from
Paris indicates that the issue is still very
much in doubt. Some ground was gained
northeast OF scissors, but the fact that
the French report having inflicted very
heavy losses on the Germans is an init
nation that the invaders are holding this
section in force.
Paris, March % "A violent attack was
made by the Germans last night north of
ST. Simon in the region east of Ham.
o.day'S war Office announcement says
the Germans gained some ground at the
beginning but We're counter attacked i'm
mediately and driven back as far as Sa-
raucourt lie. Grand three miles northeast
The war Office report last night stated
that the Germans made a number Of at
tacks TO drive back the French from the
east bank OF the st. Quentin canal but
the attacks failed. The text of the state
ment is as follows:
"In the region of st. Quentin skir-
mishes between patrols have occurred
north of Dallon. Between the Somme
and the 0ise the enemy in the course Of
the day made violent attempts to drive
us back from the east bank of the canal
of st. Quentin, which we occupy in front
Of Clastres and Montescourt Successive
attacks by the enemy were broken down
by our machine gun fire.
Spirited engagements west of La Fere |
likewise ended in a complete check for /!
the enemy.
"South of the Oise our detachmcnts
crossed the Ailette river at several |
points
North of the Aisne the Germans re-
newed their attempt between the Laon
-oad and the river. Three attacks |
against the Vreguy-C Chivres line were ar
'ested by our barrage fire. South Of the /
Aisne enfilading the enemy's troops. our
'rtillery inflicted upon them very heavy
osses
"The artillery fighting was quite vio
ent in the Woevre at the foot of the
'Ieuse hills. An enemy attempt on the
}emainville farm sector of st. Mihiel
vas unsuccessful There Is nothing to
eport on the rest of the front.
"All reports which have reached us
onfirm that the enemy has systemati-
ally pillaged and ravaged the evacuated
one, without. in majority of the cases,
Military feasons. For instance Gen. Won
leck, commandant II r. c. A., German,
n quitting Ham carried away the fur
ishings of the house which he had oc-
upied in that town"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23

Amsterdam, via London, March %
The Handesblad says that only six
Americans are among the Healdton sur
yivors
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-23
HEALDTON LOSS
ADDS TO GRAVITY
OF SITUATION

lieves Congress should take to meet the
warlike operations of the German sub
marines.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31

The fireplace is built into the corner of this room where 1t forms an attrac- tive feature and permits the use Of single chimney with two flues to serve the furnace, fireplace and kitchen range.
 The kitchen has been given consld- erable attention. A counter is placed beneath the window and two cup boards are provided. The sink is handy to the counter. A little pantry adds to the convenience of the ar- engagement. There are shelves and a table in the pantry. An entry from the porch furnishes plenty of room for the refrigerator. The stairs lead ing to the basement are framed in just to the rear of the kitchen and sffall room which may be used either as bedroom or as a den occupies the rear corner of the house.
 The principal bedrooms, two in num- Der, are located on the other side of the central living and dining rooms. The rooms thus placed conform to the very best design practice in bedroom arrangement. It provides windows in two walls for each room and, by the use of the small hall connecting these rooms with the bath, makes them in-
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31

be normally water bearing. because oi the better drainage which is possible.
 Even better than the exterior qual. ities of this bungalow is the interior arrangement. In the real test of home, the convenience of it's interior the ease with which it may be kept clean and the comfort which 1t pro. vides are the vitally important fac. tors. A house cannot be called q good investment if it is not satisfactory in regard to these things, no matter how beautiful it's exterior may be.
 The bungalow shown in the perspec. tive view Is built around the living room and the dining room. Since these rooms are ordinarily the most used and the most noticeable rooms in the house, 1t is logical that they should be treated with special attention. Here they are made equal in size and are placed one behind the other, with at- traetiye French doors between. At the front of the living room there is a door on either side, one leading to the terrace and the other to the porch
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
NEW STATE LAW
 RAISES ASSESSMENT
AT LEAST FIFTEEN PER CENT INCREASE IN THE ASSESSED
 VALUES ANTICIPATED
COMMISSION EXPLAINS LAW
Assessors To File Report On Increase By September Will Bring Assess ed Valuation of Counties to 50 Per
 Cent Standard Fixed By Law.
Little Rock

Little Rock There will be a 15 per cent raise in the assessed valuation of property i'll Arkansas, as the result of the tour of the State Tax Commission mem bers to explain the new assessment law to the county assessors, accord ing to the estimate of the tax commis- sion. This increase will bring the valuation of the state from $450,O00,- O00 to $517, 7,50O,000.
 County assessors throughout the state are responding to our instruc- tions, said Monroe Smith of the commission, "and by September 1 of icial reports will begin to come in so that they can be tabulated. The com mission then will have a definite working basis for the future'
 Assessors of the various counties in Arkansas are expected to complete the filing of reports of assessments under the new assessment law to the State Tax Commission by septem- Der 1.
 The raise of 15 per cent will bring the assessed valuation of the counties up to 50 per cent, which is the stand ard fixed by the new law.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
RED CROSS TO PROVIDE RE EASEMENTS FOR SOLDIERS
 PASSING THROUGH CITY.
REMEMBRANCE PROHIBITED
canteen Committee of 70 Little Rock Women Appointed To Provide Food And Refreshments-Work To
 Begin Next Week.
Little Rock.

Little Rock
 A Canteen Committee of 70 Little Rock women has been appointed by James B. Dickinson, president of the local chapter of the Red Cross, for the purpose of providing food and re. treatments for the soldiers who will be passing through Little Rock, en route to their mobilization camps be ginning next week. The committee was appointed as a result of circular letter issued to all the Red Cross chapters in the Gulf Division by w ]. Leppert of New Orleans, director of the division.
 The message says that the Red Cross, through the War Department has issued instructions to railroad of ffeials throughout the country 10 give the Red Cross officials information concerning the troop movements, so that they may provide food and re- treatments for the troops en route. The message warns that good judg- ment should be exercised so that neither extravagance or waste of funds be permitted"
 The Executive Committee of the local Red Cross chapter has request ed that no entertainments be given, or any articles manufactured and sold, to raise money for the benefit of the Red Cross without the consent of the Executive Committee.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31

Active work of organizing the eighty.seyenth division. National Army, at Camp Pike, has begun by Maj. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis.
 Maj Grieves stated that the assign ment for camp would not be com pleted until all of the officers have reported here for duty The assign ments announced were: Assistant chief of staff, Maj. Kenyon P. Joyce; judge advocate. Maj. KIye Fucker; di- vision surgeon. Lieut.. Col. Robert M. Tronburg; division sanitary inspec- tor, Maj chas E. Freeman; division ordnance officer. Maj Emil P. Pier son; division signal officer. Maj. Jas. Higgins, Bris. Gen William F. Mar tin will command the One Hundred and seventy-fourth Infantry Bri- gade.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
Violations Decrease.

Violations Decrease.
 During August, says John H. Page, commissioner of agriculture, feed in- spectors visited 1S1 towns, 645 feed dealers and 5G fertilizer dealers in Arkansas. Thirty-three shipments, amounting to about 270,000 pounds of feed, were withheld from sale, as compared with 500,O00 pounds for the month previous. The reasons for withholding were improper tagging, lack of tax tags. short weight, mis- branding, and excessive rock In poul- try feed In most cases the irregular ity was remedied and the feed releas- ed for sale. It was found necessary to prosecute only few cases. Sev- eral shipments of feed were returned to the shippers.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31

While this construction does not take anything from the effectiveness of the design and is really included for the purpose ef removing any trace of what some people call "stiff'' effect, mean ing that there is too methodical ad- herence to the symmetrical, it might be criticized by some, in which case there is no reason why either the one or the other of the railings cannot be altered to conform with the other. If the change is desired, it would un> doubtedly be made in the porch rail- ing walls, which would be constructed of face brick with white stone or concrete coping in order that conform ity might exist between the founda- ton, terrace and porch walls. The terrace floor and steps are of con- crete. The porch floor as shown In the Illustrations is of wood flooring and the steps are concrete. If the porch wallis were to be changed to brick, the porch floor would be better if built of concrete.
 This house is fl feet wide, not in-
  beyond the wall of the house or the steps of the porch. The depth is 31 feet inches from the front wall of the living room to the rear wall of the dining room. It could hardly be built on a lot having less than 50-foot frontage, and is, therefore, unsuitable for extremely crowded locations, but this is true of almost any bungalow. The bungalow requires plenty of room or it's appearance Is destroyed. One of the particularly pleasant features of this house is the facility which it pro- vides for lawn decoration. Across practically the entire front of the house the wall surface is unbroken near grade. The appearance of the house and the lawn would be very much beautified during the summer months by carefully selected bed of flowers planted near the house along the front wall.
 This house is one of the type which l looks best when elevated slightly above the street grade, unless it can be built back quite distance from the street sidewalk. The house, standing by itself, is somewhat lacking in height and is made so purposely so that it will have the best possible ap- pearance when built on either ter raced or sloping lot. It is an adyan- tage to build house slightly above the surrounding ground if possible, es- pecialiy when the ground is known to
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
HIGHER GRADE OF 'NoNcoMs'
Good Material for chevrons is Seen in Men Drafted for the New Ma
 tionai Army.

There is growing feeling among the student officers at Plattsburg, feel ing already prevalent among their in- structors, that in the main the quail ity of the draft Is going to be remark ably high, Herbert Reed writes in the New York Independent. It is the thing the regular army has been wait son is simple. It is felt that it will be the army's great opportunity to unearth the right sort of material for noncommissioned officers. It is no re- f1ection on the "noncom" of the old regime, who, by the way, is to have his long deferred chance for promotion, to say that in the mass the army expects better material.
 The new men will meet in many cases-probably in most cases-as en- tire strangers, and the battle for the "noncom" position will be on before the men get to know each other too well. The friendship of the old days, generally long founded by the time promotion came around, were too often a bar to discipline. The situation made it hard for the man pushed up and for his old side partners in the ranks. This accounts, Of course, for the lone- ly life of the top sergeant, that most efficient king pin in our line troops. In the new army the top sergeant in many cases will be there" long be- fore he has made any deep friend ships in the ranks, and the task all around will be easier.
 This should be encouraging to that great body of disappointed young men who for one reason or another could not make the first training camps, and are too young for the second. If not drafted they can enlist directly with the knowledge that they will have their chance for commission along with the brightest men of the regular draft,
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
Officers Visit Capitol.

Major General Sturgis, General Van v1iet and General Martin, with the members of the staff of the command ing officer, called and paid their re- spects to Governor Brough and were taken by the governor through the state capitol, where they met several state officials. The visitors expressed admiration for the new state capitol ument to the patriotism and public spirit of Arkansas.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31

The little bungalow shown in the accompanying perspective view and floor plan is interesting in that it's ar engagement is quite out of the ordinary. The exterior is finished in quite q simple manner, although its appear ance is not lacking in any respect. The walls of the house are given the character of three materials. The foundation walls above grade are of face brick. Above this and carried up to the head trim of the windows, the walls are finished with narrow beyeled siding. Under the gable ends the walls are finished up to the roof with timbered stucco. The perspective view gives some slight idea of the rustic appearance of the low-piteh gable roof. The roof itself is unadorned-charac- terized by clean, sharp-cut outlines and careful balance. The appearance is dependent upon the correct selection of pitch and the general outline of the roof rather than upon elaborate orna- mentation There are two brackets under each gable end, these being ap- propriate to the timbered stucco wall surface: they constitute the only orna- ments which are required to give the building the appearance-effe which the designer has deemed most appro- priate for this particular structure.
 It will be noticed that the railing walls of the terrace are of face brick while those of the porch, on the other side of the house are of wood siding-
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
Ria Crowd at sinoinu.

About 5000 people attended the com- munity singing and band concerts in the old State House park on Markham street. The singing was led by How ard Wade Kimsey, director of train ing camp activities for the War De partment The First Regiment band, under the leadership of Sergt Joe Reitano, formerly leader of the Wynne band, rendered an excellent pro gramme, after which many voices par ticipated in the community concert.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31

Citizens of Melville subscribed s25 for the purchase of an American flag to be hoisted above the dome of the courthouse there The flag was bought but no one was found who wanted the job of clambering over the dome and climbing the slender aagpole. Final ly George Parks. Earl Baker and Wes- ley Cherry of the Yellville Motor Truck Company performed the job. Baker and Cherry climbed with Parts over the deme, and Parks went up the flagpole and ran rope through the slender pulley at It's top.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
Offers Reference Work.

The State Historical Commission, under the management of Dr. Dallas Herndon, is preparing reference work for the members-elect of the consti- tutional convention. It will be pub lished by the middle of September. It will deal with every subject which will confront the constitutional con- vention, giving complete biblio- graphy of sources and indicating where material may be. found.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
Appoints Delegates.

Governor Brough appointed the fol lowing delegates to represent Arkan sas at the National Congress of the American Prison Association, at New Orleans, November 1923: W. A. Co ker, Tucker; John T. Burkett, Little Rock; John McQuistion, Cummins; Mrs. E. j. Erickson, Pulaski county; Miss Erie Chambers, Little Rock; Miss Julia Houston, Pine Bluff; Miss Fula Riddick, Pine Bluff; Grover c. Hardin, Fort Smith.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
Confer On Road Work.

A conference has been held be- tween Governor Brough, the State Highway Commission, members of the State Penitentiary Board and repre- sentatives of the United States army and the Little Rock Board of Com merce, looking toward the securing of an additional number of convicts for the cantonment road. The Peniten- tiary Commission members said that in addition to the 100 convicts who are being furnished to work on the cantonment road, 75 additional could be spared within the next three weeks before the harvesting of crops.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
Back To Penitentiary.

W. c. Alexander of Pine Bluff, who the murder of a Cotton Belt engineer named Kelley, and whose sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, and who later was adjudged insane, is to be released from the State Hos pital and returned to the penitentiary. Physicians at the hospital say that he again is sane.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
Judge Butler Appointed.

Governor Brough has appointed Judge Turner Butler of Hamburg, Ashley county, delegate to the con- stitutional convention from Ashley county, to succeed G. P. George of Hamburg, resigned. Judge Butler is circuit judge of the Tenth judicial cir cult and is serving his first term, hay ing been elected in 1914.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
s4county Plan MeetInes.r

J. L. Bond, state superintendent of public instruction, is arranging to have representatives from the De- pertinent of Education hold county plan meetings in all counties in the state that are to come under state uniformity of textbooks. The meet ings are to be held before the open ing of tae fall session.
The Pulaskian., 1917-08-31
STATE HAPPENINGS

Leases are being taken on manga nese lands in Nashville to fulfill that city's part of contract which means the erection there of a manganese smelter. Most of the land lies in the northern part of the county. In many instances when Nashville lease-takers sought to lease the ground they found that other parties already held the leases.