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DUPONT AGAIN
 HAS EXPLOSION
TWENTY-SEVEN MEN KILLED AND HALF MILLION POUNDS
 OF POWDER DESTROYED.

NEW YORK, Jan. 13. - Twenty seven men are reported to have lost their lives and half a million pounds of powder was destroyed by fire which took place yesterday in the Dupont Powder plant at Haskell New Jersey The cause of the fire is not known but it is believed to have been accidental.
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DENVER, Jan. 1S.-Judge Wall, Cody's legal adviser, estimates the value of the Cody estate at sixty thousand dollars. He refutes the story current that Buffalo Bill was a millionaire.
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FIREMEN'S ANNUAL
 BANQUET TONIGHT

The annual banquet of the fire de- partment will take place this even- ing at 6 o'clock in the city hall. Turkeys and all sorts of good things have been provided and the dinner will be exclusively for the fire boys themselves.
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MERRY THIMBLE CLUB MEETS
 The Merry Thimble Club will meet next Tuesday at Mrs. Lee Murphy's.
Harry Balderston and Frank Cottei

Harry Balderston and Frank Cottei left this morning for Anchorage. Sydney Anderson and Colonel Revell arrived at Mile 54 last night and will come in. on the train tonight. The train got in early this morning and it is found that the trip can be made out without difficulty today.
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A. CHISHOLM
 KILLS HIMSELF
VALDEZ BUSINESS MAN COM MITS SUICIDE WITHOUT
 APPARENT CAUSE

VALDEZ, Jan. 12. - Angus Chis holm, a prominent business man anC an oldtime Alaskan, committed sui eide this morning by cutting hi. throat. No motive for the act is known.
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dishes and would have beat him up but for the timely interference of passengers.-Cordova Times.
ROTARY BREAKS DOWN

The plough of the rotary broke to- day at Mile 12 while going out and the train with its passengers return ed to the city. The train was sched- uled to go out again at 2:3O p. m. to- day.
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LAWSON MUST TALK
 OR BE IMPRISONED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-Con- gress today empowered the committee on rules of the House to force wit nesses to testify in the leak investi- gation and T. w. Lawson will prob ably be called to the stand next Mon day and be sent to jail if he refuses to answer the questions. The decision to go on wit hthe investigation and to empower the committee to force
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BUFFALO BILL
 NOT WEALTHY
WYOMING LEGISLATURE AD' JOURNS TO-DAY IN HONOR
 OF FAMOUS SCOUT.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 13.-Botf houses of the state legislature ad. journed today in honor of Buffalo Bill Cody and both appointed commit tees to attend the funeral.
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SCHOONER PROGRESS
 COMING FOR HALIBUT

The schooner Progress which was here catching halibut some time ago has again left Seattle for Seward to engage in fishing.
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GUARD Is ATTACKED
 BY INSANE PATIENT

Among the passengers on the Wat son for Seattle were Deputy Marshal Wardell and Captain Frank Johnson, of Anchorage, taking Chas. EStmere, an insane engineer from IditarOd to the Portland sanitarium. While the steamer was at anchor at Irish bay the patient attacked the guard, Cap tain Johnson, with a sling full of
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RoUMANIANs RETIRE TEUTONs

PETROGRAD Jan. 13.-In the Kasino river region the Roumanans yesterday retired the Teutons whole mile in their offensive Strong German attacks have been leveed in the Kanzem district on the Riga front but they have been beaten off.
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answers was arrived at after an acri- moniouS debate in the House. The Republicans, or some of them, still in sist that the investigation was inte- rupted intentionally by the Democrats to cloak some higher-ups but the Democrats answer by challenging their political opponents to produce any evidence they have and so put an end to the doubt.
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LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 13.- The legislature of this state has ap- pointed committees to attend the fun eral of Buffalo Bill.
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During the absence of Frank Cot ter the Miners Store will be in charge of Sport M. L. V. Smith.
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ITALIAN BATTLESHIP SUNK

ROME, Jan. 13.-It is officially announced that the Italian battleship Regina Margherita was mined on Thursday and sunk Six hundred and eighty men were lost and two hundred and seventy were saved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

Although Mrs. Ellen Premier Had Long
Been an Invalid.

Mrs. Ellen Reddington Premier, widow
of Henry Premier, passed away this
morning at 6 o'clock at the home of hei
daughter, Mrs. Edward Anderson. The
end came suddenly, although she had
been an invalid for many years.
Mrs. Premier was born in Winooski on
May IL, 1858, and was married to Henry
Premier on Feb. "a, 1873, in Burlington,
Mr.. Frenier's death occurred in Barre on
Oct. s, 1905. Mrs. Premier was a mem
Der of ST. Monica's church.
Thirteen children were born to Mr..
and Mrs Premier, nine of whom survive.
seven sons and two daughters, as fol-
lows: Henry and Walter of Montpelier,
Arthur of Philadelphia, Charles of Barre,
William of Newport, r. l., Uriel of Hart
ford. Conn.,, Paul of the United States
army, now located at Washington, d. c.,
Mrs. Margaret Csyhue of Hartford,
Conn, and Mrs. Edward Anderson of
Barre. She also leaves 10 grandchildren
and one sister, Mrs. Edward Hayes of
Lawrence, Mass.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
ANOTHER DAY OF FAILURE
In Effort to Locate Body of Bradshaw
Girl in st. Johnsbury.

St. Johnsbury, July 1.-THE mystery
in the Bradshaw murder case is still as
deep as ever. The only episode yester-
day was another alleged confession of
Mrs. Kenerson as to where the child's
body could be found. She told the Off
GERS that she and her brother, John Ker-
win, buried the child in the middle of
the night on the farm of H. E. Gray,
which adjoins the Bradshaw farm. She
said she was telling the truth" and that
they would find the body under a fiat
stone next to a stone wall Deputy Sher-
iff Hartman and Is men visited the Gray
farm yesterday, found nothing as de-
scribed and returned in the firm belief
that Mrs. Kenerson for the fourth time
had sent them on wild goose chase that
lasted the whole day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Mrs. Amy E. Archer-Gilligan Sentenced
to Be Hung.

Hartford, Conn, July l4.-Mrs. Amy
E. Archer -Gilligan, on trial here for the
past four weeks, charged with the muir
der of Franklin R. Andrews by poison
while he was an inmate of her home for
elderly people at Windsor, was found
guilty of first degree murder by a jury
late yesterday. Judge Gardiner Green
pronounced sentence of death shortly
after the verdict had been returned, fix
ing Nov. next as the date of execution
The method of execution in this state is
hanging.
While Mrs. Gilligan was tried on one
count only, the indictments returned
against her by the grand jury charged
that she had poisoned to death four
other inmates of her home. In its allega-
tions the state contended that 40 inmates
Of the Archer home had died under pecu-
liar circumstances during a period Of
several years Her motive, the state set
up, was to profit on life contracts she
had made with inmates, whereby she
agreed to provide a comfortable home
for them during the remainder of their
lives for a specified sum, generally 81 ,OOO
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
WAS LONG A MERCHANT.
Louis Pine Of Burlington Died of Heart
Disease.

Burlington, July l4.-Louis Pine, q
well known dry goods merchant of this
city, and for the past Is years head Of
the Louis Pine company on Church street
died yesterday at his home on Hyde
street from complication of diseases
although cause of death was weakness OF
the heart.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
four sons and one daughter, all OF this
city; Fred L., Edward j., Harvey N.
Frank f., and Bertha, all of whom were
present when he died. The funeral win
be held at Q a. m. Monday at st. Joseph's
church. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary
cemetery.
Mr.. Pine was born in Wiliston Aug.
l3, 1852, the son of Moses and Calise
(Fargo) Pine. He was educated in the
public schools. In 1866, the year the
Civil war ended, he came TO this city.
For four years he worked at gardening
and another four years as grocery
clerk. Since then he had been in the
dry goods business, first as a clerk in the
store of Z. E. Clarkson, then the firm of
Huntress and Clarkson. Finally his hon
esty and persistency gained for him the
head of the firm of Louis Pine 4 Co., OF
which for the past four years he has been
sole owner.
He was a staunch Republican; and
was alderman from ward two from 1905
to 1910. For over 20 years he was one
Of the three trustees of st. Joseph's
church. He was member of St. Jo-
seph's and st. Jean the Baptist societies.
He was life member of the Vermont
state Firemen's association, having been
/ volunteer fireman and member OF the
Boxer Engine and Star Hose company
or 35 years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
WRONG DIAGNOSIS.
There Is No Infantile Paralysis in Rich.
mond.

Burlington, July l4.-There is not a
single case of poliomyelitis in Chitten-
den county, said Or. c. r. Dalton, secre-
tary of the state board of health, yester-
day. The case of two-year.old Paul
Kenyon, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Kenyon of Richmond, which was dag.
nosed Wednesday as poliomyelitis, was
found yesterday to be one of tubercular
meningitis. DR.. Edward Taylor, who
has had the case under observation, made
final diagnosis yesterday and stated
that the case was not one of poliomyeli-
tis. The symptoms of tubercular men
nights and poliomyelitis are very SINH
lar, particularly in cases of the latter
disease where the paralysis has not
set in.
DR.. F. j. Ennis was called to the water
front Thursday evening to diagnose the
case of child of one of the lumber
bostmen. The child had drunk some ice
water while overheated from playing,
and the result had been cramps and
fever. This trouble was soon remedied
however, and the child was playing
about yesterday as usual.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
FINES SUSPENDED
In Cases of Barre Men Who Fished With
out Licenses.

Three fishermen of Barre settled sc.
counts in city court last night which ac-
crued from their alleged failure to pro-
vide themselves with an anglers license
before casting their flies in Berlin pond
last Sunday. The trio, Andrew Thaue,
George Thompson and z. Semprebon,
were arrested early in the week by Dep
uty Game Warden Charles Keith, who
was among the visitors at the pond when
the alleged law violation took place
When arraigned before Magistrate H. w.
Scott Tuesday, the men entered pleas of
guilty, but their cases were held open
for further investigation. Fines aggre-
eating SIS, or s25 each, were imposed "
Judge Scott, and on the recommendation
of Game Warden A. A. Newcomb, the
fines were suspended with the under
standing that the anglers should remain
on probation for a period. Costs of s6.eS
were paid by each respondent. Tha case
against j. L. Mcneil of Brockton. Iass.,
also alleged to have fshed IN the pond
without license, is to be called early
next week. Mcneil entered a plea of
not guilty when arrsigned Monday, ami
furnished bail in the sum of 500 for
his appearance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
PRETTY FLOWER DISPLAY.
At Church Street School Under Charge
of Barre Woman's Club.

Peonies and roses bulk large in th'
shown at the Church street school house
although other seasonable buds anc
blooms add much to the display. The
exhibit is the first of three flower shows
to be held this summer under the aus
pices of the civic department of the
Barre Woman's club. Patterned after
the successful exhibitions of 1916, when
the plan was more or less in the nature
represents some of the results attained
by many amateur flower gardeners about
the city. In promising way, the school
children, besides attending to their veg
etable plots, have managed to cultivate
flowers and some of the finest blossoms
are from their plots.
The exhibition opened Friday after
noon and will continue from until 6
o'clock this evening Most of the flowers
were in their appointed places on the
big tables before noon yesterday SO that
the department committee was able to
have the exhibit fully arranged when
the doors were opened to visitors. That
the flower exhibition is regarded as a
fixture in the club calendar each year
was indicated by the large number of
people who made it point to visit the
school house sometime during the after
noon. All told 300 specimens were shown
and in some instances the unusually ex-
cellent results attained by the flower
growers brought forth EXPLANATIONS of
surprise from the visitors. Roses OF
several varieties and a fine showing Of
peonies were especially noticeable, but
the collection included displays of the
early towering phlox, varieties of lilies,
Oriental poppies, pansies and iris. Evil
IDENTIFY much attention was paid to the
arrangement, an important feature of
any show, and the visitors first impress
sion on entering the room strengthens |
the conviction that almost anything may |
be achieYed in flower growing hereabouts
The work of Judging the flowers was
gotten under way yesterday afternoon
and the judges continued their exsmina-
tion of the specimens to-day. Awards
are made to the numbers attached to
each bouquet and in most cases the
names of the winners were not known,
although announcements are to be made.
First and second prizes, consisting of
certificates of merit, are awarded by the
,wo judges. During the afternoon yes
,erday tea table was in charge of Mrs.
!. d. Gale and the refreshment thus
provided was very popular with thcJe
Who inspected the flowers. There will
,e tea service again this afternoon and
'atrons OF the flower show will find mem
'ers of the committee present to ex-
lain the various exhibits.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
TO RUN BLOCKADE.
Eleven Neutral Ships Carrying Grain,
Etc, Start for Europe.

An Atlantic Port, July l4.-Eleven
neutral steamers loaded with grain and
other cargo which could not be exported
except under license after President vii.
sons embargo proclamation becomes ef-
fective Monday, cleared from this port
yesterday for European ports without
British letters of assurance, and will at
tempt to run the allied blockade.
Ten of the vessels are Dutch and the
other Scandinavian. They have been "
ing at their docks here for some time
while vain efforts were made to secure
from British authorities the usual let
ters Of assurance which would permit
their passage through 70 their destina-
tion.
Besides grain. the ships carry a great
quantity Of meal cake and other cattle
feed included under the terms of the EN-
bsrgo proclamation. No statement was
available last night from those directly
in the transaction, but il was
presumed that the shipping companies
decided TO take their chances with the
British blockade and Admiralty courts
Il necessary. rather than await the e.
fective date of the embargo and endeav-
or 10 secure export licenses from the
American goverunent
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
FOUR SURVIVORS
AFTER DESTRUCTION
OF BRITISH WARSHIP
The Vanguard Was Blown Up While at
Anchor and an Official Inquiry Has
Been Started to Determine
the Cause.

London, July 1.-THE British battle.
ship Vanguard blew up and sank on
July Q, says an official statement issued
last night by the British admiralty.
An internal explosion while the ship
was at anchor caused the disaster to the
Vanguard. Only three men of those on
board survived and one of them has since
died Twenty-four officers and III men,
however, were not on board at the time
of the explosion.
The official statement reads:
H. NJ. S. Vanguard, Capt. James ID.
Dick, blew up while at anchor on the
night of July 8 as the result of an in.
ternal explosion.
The ship sank Immediately and there
were only three survivors among those
aboard ship at the time of the disaster
one officer and two men. The officer has
since died. There were, however, "a off
GERS and II men not on board at the
time, thus bringing the total number of
survivors to 81.
"A full inquiry has been ordered"
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But There Is = picion That
Katherir s Dillon Had
Infantile Paralysis
SHE RESIDED IN
TOWN OF DUXBURY
Her Brother Died Of That
Disease on April %
Last

Waterbury, July 14.-Miss Katherine
Agnes Dillon, only daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dillon, who reside in the town
of Duxbury near this village, died at 2:30
this morning of disease, the nature of
which is at present unknown. The young
lady was taken sick Tuesday night but
as the family physician, DR.. G. S. Bid
well, was away she wished to have no
other doctor called. When DR.. Bidwel
returned to town Thursday evening he
was called in. The patients condition
grew worse and last night Dr. Taylor
of Burlington, the infantile paralysis ex-
pert, was called. Nothing could be done,
however, and the girls condition failed
rapidly until the end came at 2:30 this
morning.
Miss Dillon's brother, Mark, died at
the Dillon home on April %, having been
i'll four days with infantile paralysis.
Katherine assisted in the care of her
tanning a girl from Montpelier, who re-
sides on Cliff street in that city. Wheth-
er there is any connection between the
circumstances as to the development of
the malady in Miss Dillon is not known;
nor is it certain that she had infantile
paralysis.
Miss Dillon was born in Bolton 20
years ago last December and had lived
in the town of Duxbury most of her
life, being educated in the public schools
and remaining at home with her parents,
who are now left childless.
There is to be a private burial this
afternoon, although DR.. Dalton of the
state board of health has given permis-
sion for the parents to be present at
the burial. On suspicion that the cause
Of death was infantile paralysis, the
Duxbury board OF health is to adopt reg
llations similar to those which have
been in force in Waterbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
HINDENBURG SUMMONED.
When Reichstag Decided to Suspend It's
Labors.

Copenhagen, July l4.-Serious new;
came from Berlin late yesterday. The
Reichstag has gone on strike and the
members have decided to suspend the la.
bors both of the full House and the
main committee until the political situa-
ton is cleared up. This leaves the
war credit bill in allegiance.
Emperor William has summoned Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, chief of the
general staff, and Gen. Ludendorff, the
chief quartermaster general for con-
ference.
This news has been interpreted in con-
nection with intimations that the Ger
man government has decided to refuse
to parliamentarize the cabinet and the
differences reported in connection with
the adoption of peace resolution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
But Attorney-Genera Bar
ber Will Say Nothing Fur
ther Of Bradshaw Case
HE EXPECTS TO FIND
THE CHILD'S BODY
Will Return to st. Johnsbury
Early Next Week to Con-
tinue Investigation

Brattleboro, July l4.-Attorney Gen
eral Herbert G., Barber returned to-day
from st. Johnsbury, where he had con-
ference yesterday with States Attorney
Campbell and Sheriff Worthen in regard
to the murder of little Alice Bradshaw.
He will return there early next week for
further investigation.
Attorney General Barber says he has
formed his conclusion as to where the
guilt lies, but will make no statement.
He thinks the location of the child's
body eventually will be determined.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
HAVE LOCATED BODY.
1t Lies 20 Feet Down Off Lake Champlain
Dock.

Burlington, July IA body, believed
to be that of James Francis. who was
drowned Sept. 7, when cruising about the
lake in a skiff, accompanied by Louis
Potyin, who also lost his life when the
boat overturned, is lying in 20 feet of
water, about eight or ten feet from the
Lumber company's dock. Edgar Chiott,
Police Officer Oliver Valyou and Wesley
Shepard spent yesterday afternoon Crap
pling for the body, but could bring to
the surface only pieces OF clothing. The
mans clothing is thought to have rotted
to such an extent that it was impos.
sible to raise the body by graphing.
The health officer was notified and q
diver viii probably be employed to-day.
Mr.. Chiott, who has had great deal OF
experience in this work and who handled
the graphing hooks yesterday, is con-
vinced that body is submerged at that
point.
Wesley Shepard was fishing Thursday
evening from the Shepard & Morse wharf
when his hook caught in some heavy
object, which he thinks he dragged dis
tance of some 10 or IL feet along the
lakes bottom. When his hook finally
became free and he pulled in his line,
Shepard found a small piece of cloth, the
condition of which indicated that it had |
been portion OF the garment of a |
drowned body
The police were notified yesterday |
morning and Officer Valyou, Shepard and |
Mr.. Chott worked all the afternoon in
an endeavor to raise the body. Several |
more pieces of clothing were brought to
the surface. Some Of them matched the
first piece found by Shepard, which is
thought to have been part OF coat, while
other pieces are thought to have been
portions of the mans trousers. A sister
IF the late Mr.. Francis failed to identity
he cloth, but Officer Valyou, who knew
he deceased, thinks they correspond to
he texture of suit which he had seen
Francis wear,
James Francis and Louis Potvin left
Burlington Sept. I in a skif belonging
o Capt. Perry of Juniper island, which
who had been working on the {
sland, had borrowed They went from {
his city to Juniper island and the last |
ime they were seen was by Capt. Perry,
ghen they left the island, and started J
o row, apparently for Lakeside. The !
,oat which the men were using was !
licked up on the north shore Sept. s and {
Identified the next day by Capt. Perry. /
he body of Louis Potvin was found
ONE time later near Stearns' dock, a
yhich is somewhat south of the city. :
hat of Francis has never been found. /,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
TEN MORE RECRUITS.
Secured in National Guard Drive in
Franklin County.

st. Albans. July 1.-The drive Of the
recruiting party OF Co. B. Let regiment
Vermont infantry, National Guard
which went to Enosbury Falls and vicini-
ty. in r. r. Mecorney's automobile Thurs
dsy afternoon, secured 10 more recruits.
A big recruiting rally was held in Bzk-
srsfeld Friday evening and there vas q
large turnout. Il IS planned to hold
q similar rally At Enosburg Fails Mon
day evening. In addition it i expectei
that there viii Be several prominent
speakers
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
FUNERAL OF FIRE VICTIM
z. George Turner of St. JOhnsbury Wa;
Burned Early This Week.

st. Johnsbury, July l4--The funeral
of z. George Turner was held yesterday
at his home on Hastings street, where he
lived alone. The man died Wednesday
night from burns received week ago
when he upset . kerosene lamp. He was
taken when found to Brightwood hos
pitsl, but At his request was taken later
TO his home, where he died.
The attendant At Brightwood hospital,
in removing the mans clothing. found
s565 sewed into his belt. The money
Wa not damaged By the aames. Mr..
surner's only relative. 50 far a. known.
i brother living in Boston, but be re-
fused 70 give bis name
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER RECEPTION
Italian Mission, On Return to Italy,
Said America Will Help Italy
Financially and in Con-
tributing Materials.

Rome, July l4.--The Italian press pub
Gshes interesting interviews with mem
bers of the Italian mission to the Unit
ed States, who have just returned All
are enthusiastic over the reception Civ
en- them, saying that the friendship
shown Italy equalled that shown France
and Great Britain. America" they
say, realizes that Italy agrees with the
program set forth in the presidents
message. America will help Italy finsn-
cially and in supplying food, arms, mu-
nitions and coal"