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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
CLOSING IN ON LENS.
Canadian Troops Moving Surely About
the Coal Center.

British front in France and Belgium
Aug. s Thy the Associated Press sl-The
British lines continue to tighten about
the French city of Lens, north of Arras
Canadian troops, who on Saturday night
pushed their positions forward approx
mately 200 yards along front of 1000
yards into the western environs of the
city, late Monday added a 600-yard front
of similar depth to their defenses south
and west of the outskirts Of the mining
center. The Germans have been showing
signs of decided uneasiness in the Lens
sector for several days, as has been evil
denced by their practice of throwing a
curtain Of fire on the British trenches
each morning at dawn.
Vimy and Farbus, towns behind the
British lines south of Lens, also have
been shelled daily by enemy batteries.
The rest of the British front has con-
tinued in a state of comparative calm
so far as infantry actions have been con-
cerned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
WANT RELEASES OF WOMEN.
Bradshaw Case to Be Presented to the
Grand jury.

st. Johnsbury, Aug. s.-Although con-
tinued search has failed to disclose any
trace of the body of Alice Bradshaw, the
eight year-old girl who is believed to
have been murdered on July 5, evidence
in the case will be presented to the Sep
tember grand jury it was learned last
night. States Attorney James B. Camp
bell, who has had several conferences
with Attorney General Herbert G. Bar
Der regarding the investigation, said that
while the search for the body had been
virtually abandoned for some weeks, the
state had no intention of setting free the
two women, Mrs. Alvin Kenniston and
Miss Eta May Hicks, who are alleged
to have confessed that they killed the
girl,
II was said last night there was a like
lihood that the. women might be removed
within a few days from the Jail TO the
states prison at Windsor partly for OBJ
servation as TO their mental condition.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
TO MAKE LAUGHING-GAs.
American Red Cross Planning to Set Up
Plant in France.

Washington, d. c., Aug s.-To meet
the shortage of anaesthetics in France
the American Red Gross is arranging to
set up behind the battle lines plant
for the manufacture of laughing gas
nitrous oxygen, one of the most effective
and harmless of anaesthetics for short
operations.
II was announced last night that Maj,
Grayson NJ. P. Murphy, head of the
Red Cross commission in France, had
been authorized to establish the factory
and that equipment and machinery and
American operatives would be sent over
to him as soon as possible. There is a
shortage of surgical apparatus, too, and
a force of men will be sent to France
to conduct small factory
for the repair Of such apparatus and
the manufacture of the more simple in.
struments.
In response to an urgent cablegram
from Maj. Murphy, 100000 half-pound
tins of ether are to be shipped shortly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
SEVEN MEN DISCHARGED
By Caledonia County Draft Board Be-
cause of Dependent Relatives.

st. Johnsbury, Aug. S.--Of the / men
accepted by the local examining board
for the national draft army, whose ex-
emptions claims were still pending deci-
sion before the board, seven cases have
been disposed of since Monday on the
ground of having dependent wife or chill
dren, or both.
Following are the names of the men
and the disposition of the cases: l455,
Ralph E. Howes, st. Johnsbury, claim
for discharge allowed on account of de-
pendent wife; 500, Charles A. Morse
Hardwick, claim for discharge allowed on
account of dependent wife; 945, Clayton
A. Murray, Ryegate, claim for discharge
allowed on account of dependent wife
and children; 1857, Charles Joslyn. St
Johnsbury, claim for discharge allowed
on account of dependent wife; 1855 Leon
f. Barrett, Lyndon Centetr, claim for
discharge allowed on account of depend
ent wife; l07, Herman A. Douglas, Bar
net, claim for discharge allowed on ae-
count of dependent wife and child; 1859,
Clarence G. Browne. st. Johnsbury. claim
for discharge allowed on account of de-
pendent wife.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
QUARRELED OVER GIRL.
One Man Was Severely Stabbed at Man.
chester, NJ H.

Manchester, n. H., Aug. s.-During the
alteration over young woman Emsn-
uel Paraschos of Isl Lake avenue, was
stabbed so seriously last night that he
may not recover, according to late infor-
nation from his bedside at the Sacred
Heart hospital.
The affair occurred in boarding house
at so West Central street and the police
have started hunt throughout New
England for Leonidas Sapelarion, who,
they believe, committed the deed,
1t was in Sapelarion's room that the
trouble occurred, according to the story
of witnesses. He was talking with a
girl acquaintance in the hallway when
Paraschos. passed with a few friends on
the way to his room on the upper floor.
He stopped to speak to the girl and he
and Sapelarion quickly were engaged in
an alteration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
THIRD OF DRAFTED MEN
co EARLY NEXT MONTH
Gov. Graham Gets Telegram From Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder to
Have Accepted Men Ready to I
Leave for Mobilization
Camps.

That the war department on Sept. /
will call for a number not to exceed one
third of the quota of drafted men from
each state to be entrained for mohiliza-
tion camps between the first and fifth of
September, is the advice given Gov Ora.
ham by Provost Marshal General Crow
der in telegram received last evening.
The telegram states that new regula-
tions governing mobilization and the GER
tifieation of men from district boards to
adiutants" general will be sent Aug o.
In the meantime local boards should GER
tify to district boards daily those who
have been called and who have not been
exempted either because their claims
have been decided adversely or because
they failed to file claim for exemption.
Gen. Crowder urges the local boards to
expedite the work as much as possible in
asmuch as it is very desirable that the
men be ready when the war department
issues the call the first of next month.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
And Six More of the First Is
Men Are to Be Re-
examined
2 MORE REJECTED FOR
PHYSICAL UNFITNESS
Washington County Board
Held First Draft Hear
ing To-day

The Washington CO selection and
exemption board TO, :. new national
army heid Its first / !. AZ in the county
courthouse at Nom : Ar to-day, begin
nih8 at o'clock. J 1e first 10 drafted
men called only : failed to appear
Inc remainder e first group of %
called TO appear s Jay were to be sum
moned before Il ard this afternoon.
of the Ia : appeared before the
board five were ound to be fit physi-
cally, and six more are to be re examined
later in the day. There was one alien in
the list, and it is said that he was one
of the five who passed the examination.
Two Of the men We're rejected because
physically unfit, and one of the called
men had already enlisted. These with
the man who failed to appear make up
the first Is men drawn in the county
OF the five men who passed the ex-
animation three claimed exemption from
military service. The board has not TAX
en- action on the requests for exemption
and probably will not until the first %
men have been examined The second
group of % men are called before the
board tomorrow morning at the same
place and at the same hour in the morn
ing
The examinations are being held in the
grand jury room at the courthouse, and
the board is composed of George n. Til
den Of Barre, chairman, DIR. J. Fl. Wood
ruff of Barre, surgeon, and L. G. Moody
Of Montpelier, clerk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
MOBILIZATION ORDERS
Are Being Prepared for the New Nation
al Army.

| Washington, d. c., Aug. s--Provost
Marshal General Crowder and his assist
ants are at work ON the final set of regu
lations to be promulgated this week tc
complete the organization of the selec'
tive draft war army. They viii govern
| actual mobilization of the men selected
Statements issued yesterday by the
war department show that preliminary
figures place the total force of National
Guard taken into the federal service Aug.
at 1908 officers and 4l9,s34 men. An
other statement showed that lS0,766 war
volunteers have been recruited for the
regular service since April |. leaving
only 1000 vacancies in the regulars at
war strength.
These figures mean that approximate
ly 725,000 men are now under arms, ex-
elusive Of the navy and marine corps, to
be supplemented within the next few
weeks by 6s7 900 raised under the selec-
tive draft BILL OF the latter number
about 100000 will compose the third
great element of the war army, the ma
tional army and the remainder will go
to fill up the regulars and the guard
and their reserves.
The mobilization regulations will show
how the drafted men are to be assigned.
Already the war department has received
countless applications from men certain
to be called in the first increment of the
draft forces for assignment to some par
ticular arm or branch of the service.
Where man has been summoned by his
local board for physical examination no
method exists whereby he may enlist in
the regulars and have his service count |
on the home quota. 1t is probable, how |
ever, that some effort will be made to |
meet the wishes of the drafted men in |
this regard as far as possible when they |
are modified 1t can only be done to
limited extent, as the regulars and
guard, as shown by yesterdays state
nent, are practically filled up now.
The war department has taken over
.ecruiting for the National Guard as well
Is the regulars, the entire guard having
low become part of the army of the
United States and having no connection
With the states Yesterdays statement
avs that about half the men applying
or enlistment are within the draft ages
Those accepted win count as credits on
ubsequent quotas of their districts.
The statement lays stress, however, on I
he fact that the country wants all the
nen it can get who can be spared at :
ONE
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
General Korniloff Says Sec
ond Stage Of War Has
Just Begun
SPOKE ON LEAVING
FOR THE WAR FRONT
Declared That Dishonorable
Peace Would Make Russia
a German Colony

London, Aug. S.-The correspondent oi
The Times at the headquarters of tho
seventh Russian army talked with Gen.
eral korniloff on the eve of his departure
to take over the supreme command Gen,
eral Korniloff said the first stage of the
war is over, The second stage begins
to-day.
The correspondent says the Russian
commander repudiates the possibility of
the Russians surrendering. He holds
that if Russia concludes dshonorable
peace, to which traitors have been driv-
ing her, she will become a German colony
forever. Germany would seize her men
and treat her as a conquered country
There could be no choice between the
evil of war and the evil of surrender.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
GOT FOOD BY FORCE.
Man with Revoler Terrorvized Woman in
East Georgia.

st. Albans, Aug. s.-Chief of Police
Mahoney and Deputy Sheriff L. P. Mar
tin received a telephone call to East
Georgia early yesterday afternoon to the
home of Fred Shepard and on arrival
there were informed that about noon a
man had entered the house, held up Mr.
Shepard's housekeeper, Mrs. Flora Gould
at the point of a revolver and taken
some cucumbers, can of berries, and a
pie from the table. Then he had escaped
from the house and disappeared in un-
derbrush on hill back of the house.
from there probably going into the woods
in the rear.
Mrs. Gould, who was alone in the room,
called to Mr. Woodward, the owner of
the house, who lives in the other side,
but not making him hear she ran to the
railroad station and summoned the Off
GERS.
Although the woods were searched for
several hours no trace of the man has
been found vet. He is described as about
40 years old, of medium height, wearing
dark clothes, brown hat, and red
handkerchief around his neck.
People in that vicinity say a man an
swering that description has been around
the town several day. Mr.. Woodward
says that one night about a week ago
after he had gone to bed the man went
into the house and asked to be allowed
TO stay all night, but was refused. Later.
Mr. Woodward went to the barn and
found the man there and ordered him
out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
SEEK MYSTERIOUS WOMAN.
Who Telephoned That She Feared Jordan
w. Lambert Was Badly Off.

st. Louis, Aug. S.--Relatives of Jor
dan w. Lambert told the police last nigh
they were sure the wealthy manufactur
er, found fatally wounded in his apart
ment early yesterday committed suicide
but detectives did not lessen their ef
forts to reveal the identity of a woman
whose telephone call to the Lambert res
idence, saying she feared Something hac
happened" resulted in the discovery ol
the unconscious man. They refused +,
say what they expected to learn from
her.
In Lambert's room was found letter
from his wife, who now is in the east, in
which she indicated she was surprised
that Lambert wanted n divorce, but that
she was willing for him to have his free
dom. The last sentence read:
Let me add, in a friendly spirit, that
perhaps if you took more time before
another marriage, you might
be less apt to make a grave mistake
Lambert's relatives said he had been
from nervous trouble brought
on by overwork. To his illness they at
tribute his suicide.
II was shortly after I o'clock yester-
day morning when woman telephoned
the Lambert residence and asked the
maid to see if he was "all right When
the maid said she did not wish to go to
ais room, the woman said:
"Oh. please do. He telephoned me he
vas very sick and did not believe he
,ould live through It. Won't you go in
Ind see how sick he isl"
Lambert was found lying in pool of
,lood, pistol by his side. Late yes
erday it was learned that Lambert
allied up woman from downtown ho-
ell about o'clock Monday evening and
hat after the conversation he seemed
xcited
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
Lambert Once Lived in Burlington.

Burlington, Aug, s.--Jordan w Lam.
bert, the wealthy man who was found
dead in his apartment In St Louis, Mo
yesterday, was for a time resident OF
| Burlington while he was studying medi.
cine at the University Of Vermont. He
came in the spring or 1910, being ac-
companied by his wife and two sons. The
family lived that summer on North
Prospect street and the following year
at the residence of w. b. McKillip, cor
ner of South Union and Maple streets.
A year previous, Miss Bernice Kendall,
daughter Of Mrs. A. A. Kendall Of Nor
risville, had come to Burlington to be-
come trained nurse. She took course
at the Mary Fletcher hospital and was
then engaged as nurse for Mrs. Lambert
while the family was living in the Me
Killip residence. Because Of Mrs. Lam
bert's i'll health, the family went to Eu-
rope, and then to st. Louis. Later, ii
Is said, there came divorce, and about
two years ago Mr.. Lambert married, in
st. Louis, his first wife's nurse.
Mrs. Lambert left her husband in St.
Louis, May and came to Vermont to-
visit relatives. She brought with her her
infant son, handsome child, about five
or six months old, and was accompanied
by her mother, who had been visiting
her since last fall Mrs. Lambert has
been and is now the guest OF her aunt.
Mrs. William Andrews of Hinesburg
II is rtimored that there had been trou-
BILE between Mr., and Mrs. Lambert, and |
stories of separation, but this was de- |
MED last night by Mrs. Lambert. She
had come to Vermont, she said, simply |
IN visit during the summer and in
tended to return to st. Louis as soon as
he hot weather was over. A summer
N Vermont, 1t was thought, would be far
more beneficial to the mother and child
han in the st. Louis climate.
Mrs. Lambert is refined appearing
ady, perhaps - year or two past thirty,
md of a pleasing personality.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
KERENsKY is ILL.
Strain Has Been Tremendous Since He
Took Office.

London, Aug. s.-The health of Alex
ander +. Kerensky, Russias man of th'
hour, is matter of grave concern to hi
| friends and associates, according Il
members of an English delegation which
has just returned from Petrograd. Pre-
mer Kerensky's health was none toe
good when he took Office and the strain
since has been not only constant but
probably heavier than any other states
man in the world to-day.
Illustrative of his weakness, it is
stated that, even during the first weeks
of the revolution every public speech he
made was followed by period of faint
ness. His friends say that only his tre-
mendous will power and nervous energy
have kept him going SO long.
Those who have seen the brilliant Rus.
sian leader in the last few weeks de-
scribe his face as being haggard and
drawn, his figure emaciated, his voice
still strong and vibrant, but speech
marred by frequent coughing, and his
eyes brilliant, but not the brilliancy
of ruddy health. The premier's whole APP
pearance unmistakably shows the effect
of the enormous work required of him
every "a hours and the heavy response
bility and constant drain on his slender
physical resources.
IF Kerensky can only hold out" is
the phrase more and more frequently
heard among his friends and admirers,
indicating their dread of his physical
and what that would mean ~
the destinies of free Russia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
CLOSE RELATIONSHIP.
Is Wanted by French Government
Among Etente Allies.

Washington. d. C., Aug. Speaker
Clark, yesterday, laid before the House
a message from Ambassador Jusserand
of France and cablegrsm from Henry
Franklin of the French chamber Of depu-
ties announcing the commission of
Franklin Boullon. member of the cham
Der and vice-president of the Inter Al
lied Parliament, who bears an invitation
to the American Congress from the Brit
ish, italian and French sections Of the
Inter-Allied body inviting closer relation
ship
Some time ago Congress was invited
TO send q commission Of 10 to Europe TO
confer on closer relationship between
the parliamentary bodies Of the allied
nations in the war against Germany No
action was taken
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
LADS BODY FOUND.
George Fits Disappeared from Barn.
stead, N. H.. Last September.

Barnstead, n. H., Aug s.--The mystic
rious disappearance of George Fits,
aged 10 years, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Fits of Center Barnstead, was
solved yesterday by the finding of his
body on the shore of Pinkham pond by
Rev. Mr.. Jenner and son. who were
tramping through the woods in that vi
cinity. The body lay near large rock
and was badly decomposed. Medical
Referee f. p. Hodson of Laconia was
called.
Young Fits left his home in Sep
tember of last year, leaving behind a
letter stating that he was going to com
init suicide, and although parties
searched for days, no trace of him was
discovered until to-day Identification
was made possible by the clothing and
iewelry worn by him when he disap-
peared.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
WAR TAX DEBATE.
Will Be Taken Up as Soon as Food Bill
Is Acted On.

Washington, d. c., Aug. s.-Sena,e de.
bate on the House war tax bili, rewritten
and revised upward by the Senate finance
committee to levy S2,0O6,97o,00O in new
taxes, is scheduled to begin Thursday.
After arrangements were made last night
for disposal Of the food legislation to-
day, Chairman Simmons Of the finance
committee said he planned to call up the
revenue measure Immediately after the
vote.
The tax bill will have exclusive right
Of way until disposed Of. The debate is
expected 70 last az least a fortnight
Leaders are endeavcring 70 reach, an in
formal understanding 20 limit discussion
and sndeAvor 70 pass the bill within two
weeks, with the hope finally Of adopting
the c,nfeienrs report early IN September
sHd placing Congress in position for re-
csss q six Or eight weeks
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
AUToIST SUES AUToIsT.
Claims Damages Sustained in Collision
Near Middlebury.

Middlebury, Aug. Suit for 500
damages has been brought by Harry
Warner of Weybridge against A W
Yercon of Utica, n. Y, as the result Of
a head-on auto collision late Monday
night. A Maxwell ear driven by Mr..
Warner, who had three companions. and
Ford driven by Mr.. Percon, who was
accompanied by E. +. Denney and Paul
Fsirchild, came together on the Salisbury
road near the Oscar Nelson farm The
Ford car was turned bottom side up and
the occupants Of both cars were cut and
bruised The Warner machine had a
broken wheel and fender.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
X. OF p. CONVENTION
Is Being Held in st. Johnsbury--Recep-
tion Last Night.

st. Johnsbury, Aug. s.-Apollo lodge
Knights of Pythias, and Clover Temple
lodge of Pythian Sisters held open house
in Pythian hall last evening in welcome
to the visiting members of the annual
conventions of the knights and sisters in
session here.
very pleasing program was present
ed, following which dancing was en-.
joyed during the remainder of the even.
ing 0. H. Henderson welcomed the Wis.
itors to St Johnsbury and Grand Chan.
cellor G. V. Wiley responded for the
grand lodge X. of r., and grand chief,
Mrs Jessie Farrar of Montpelier, re-
sponded on behalf of the grand lodge
Pythian Sisters. Miss Erma King gave
a pleasing violin solo, and Miss Madeline
Randall, after reading from "Anne OF
Green Gables" responded to an encore
with bright Italian dialect sketch.
Miss Edwina Blodgett sang delight
fully and solo by Roy N. Caldcrwood
called for encores. The Mysterious or
chestra played throughout the evenings
concert and for the dancing. The grand
march was led by Grand Chancellor G.
V. Wiley of the knights and Mrs. Jessie
Farrar, grand chief of the Pythian Sis
ters.
At meeting of the Past Chiefs asso
citation of the Pythian Sisters held in
Odd Fellows hall last evening the or
ganization voted $40 for benevolent pur-
poses, and elected the following officers;
Mrs. Mettie Vance of Dan
Vile; first vice-president, Mrs. Cora
Warner. North Troy; second vice -presi-
dent, Mrs. Lettie Bouldry, Marshfeld
marshal, Miss Ethel Button; secretary |
Mrs. Rose Taylor, Hardwick; treasurer,
Mrs. 'Adella Swerdfeger, Marshfield; SEN
incl Mrs. Lizzie Stockwell, White River
Junction.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
NEARLY NORMAL CONDITIONS
Have Been Restored in Central Oklahoma
Now

Oklahoma City, Okla, Aug. s.--Conf-
dence that majority of the residents of
central Oklahoma are loyal to the Unit
ed States and willing to do military
service was expressed last night bv Gov
Robert l.. Williams. Normal conditions
virtually have been restored.
Fifty more draft resisters were ar
rested yesterday, including two slleged
leaders, doc" Caleb and man named
Fink. 1t was announced that Roy Crane
of Oak Grove and John Barnha 'dt of
Wewoka, said to be organizers of the
working class union. were two Of those
for whom the government will ask the
death penalty on charges of treason.
About 800 are now held
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
DovER'S MAYOR PLEASED
When He Passed Examination to Become
a Soldier.

Dover, n. H., Aug. s.-Among those de-
clared physically fit by the exemption
board yesterday was Mayor Fred n.
Beckwith. He wore a broad smile as he
emerged from the Office of DR.. Roberts of
the Strafford county exemption board,
after learning that he had passed the
physical examination, and he made the
following statement: Il am pleased to
think that l have passed the examina-
tion. and / am confident that / will be
able to pass the federal examination also.
As to the position of mayor, have not
given the matter any thought as yet.
That will be governed by the date we
are to be called into camp, presume
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-08
NEW ZEALAND WANTS
GERMANY V4NQUISHED
Parliament Passed Resolution Calling for
Continuation of the War Till That
End Is Accomplished.

Wellington, New Zealand Aug. s.
Amid the greatest enthusiasm, the New
Zealand Parliament to-day passed a reso-
luton in favor of carrying on the war
until Germany has been vanquished.