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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
wILLISTON HOUSE BURNED.
Summer Home of R. A. Arms of Burling-
tom Destroyed---Loss 5000.

Burlington, Dec l7,--Fire loss approx
mating 81, 900 was suffered by Robert A
Arms of rs Bank street Saturday morn
ing when his summer residence in vii.
liston was destroyed. In addition to the
house, two large connecting barns were
burned, as was also much hay, grain and
beans. The loss is partially covered by
insurance.
All of the furniture in the home. which
was closed for the winter, was saved by
help close by, the last load being taken
from the doomed building shortly before
the flames broke through the roof and
enveloped the building.
A telephone call to this city from a
farmhouse on Mr.. Arms property and
occupied by one of his helpers summoned
the chemical engine and Chief Stockwell
to the place Although the fremen put
the automobile fire truck to the severest
test it has ever experienced, 35 minutes
were consumed before it arrived at the
place, too late to be Of any material as
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
MANY ENLIST TO
BEAT THE DRAFT
Men Rush to Enter Service in Branches
They Can Pick Them
selves.

Washington. Dec. l7.--Inability ol
many recruiting officers to care for the
rush of men to Join the regular army be
fore the new draft regulations became
effective Saturday was reflected in re-
crutng figures for Friday. The day
total was only 9.l04 as compared with
l420l Thursday, when the recruiting
system broke down.
Fridays figures, with three states miss
ing Arizona, New Hampshire and South
Carolina -sweled the December enlist
ments to 70466 men, not taking into
account those accepted Saturday up to
noon when enlistments in the regular
army was prohibited to men of draft age
under the new rules.
Volunteers to the regular army since
the declaration of war in April now num-
ber 337,247 exceeding by l53.349 the
number called for by President Wilson to
bring the regulars to war strength. Ten
states failed to supply their quotas. They
were Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, New Mexico, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia and
Wisconsin.
The thousands of men who volunteered
in the past few days and were rejected
because OF the breaking down of the re
cruiting system will be accepted, said
Secretary Baker Saturday, when he or
dered that all qualified applicants who
presented themselves before noon be ac-
nepted even though their examination
and other details could not be completed
until later.
With the putting into effect of new
iraft regulations Saturday the first five
Der cent of the questionnaires was mailed
% drafted men. AT the same time Pro |
tost Marshal Genera Crowder announced
hat the huge task of classifying the o.
100000 men of draft age unquestionably |
would be finished within go days
There will be no further call of the
lraft men until the classitications are
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
HOUSE VOTES on
PROHIBITION TO-DAY
Friends Are Confident the Measure Will
Carry-Has Already Passed the
Senate.

Washington, Dec. I7--With an un.
usual record for business accomplished
at pre- holiday session already made
Congress turns to-day to cleanup of
domestic legislation before the Christmas
holidays, after which it proposes to de.
vote itself exclusively to war problems
Adjournment Tuesday until Thursday,
Jan. 3-a holiday recess somewhat long
er than usual-is planned under House
resolution which comes to-day before the
Senate.
During the recess committees viii pro-
ceed with Investigations and drafting Of
appropriation bills to follow in the new
year.
Chief in interest now is the nationwide
prohibition question to be voted on by
the House this afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Prohibition advocates are confident Of
approval by considerably more than the
necessary two-thirds majority OF the
resolution for submission to the states of
national prohibition amendment to the
constitution. The resolution was adopt
ed Aug. last by the Senate by vote of
65 to 20. Action by the states-three
fourths of which must approve before tlse
amendment becomes effective is required
in seven years by the House resolution
and six years under the Senate resolu-
I ion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
BEATTY S. BALESTIER
IN TROUBLE AGAIN
Suit Brought Against Him Charging Him
with Alienation of Mrs. w. o.
Cooley's Affections.

Brattleboro, Dec. 17.-Major Walter o.
Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. c., through
his attorney, Robert G. Bacon, to-day
filed suit for $4,000 against Beatty
s. Balestier, charging the alienation of
the affections of his wife, Rose Putnam
Cooley. The suit is returnable at the
September term Of court
Mrs. Cooley, who is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Fred W. Putnam, has not
lived with her husband since June 2l,
1916. Balester is brother law of
Rudyard Kiplng. He was arrested by
Sheriff Clifford r. Mann and then re-
leased on bail signed by Edwin Fl. Mil
Ter of Dummerston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
LOCAL BOARD NAY
ACCEPT ENLISTMENTS
OF Registrants Who are Not in the Cur
rent Quota of Draftees for Nearly
All Branches of Service

Governor H. f. Graham received
telegram this morning from the war de
partment, which in effect makes the 10
cal exemption board recruiting board
That is, it provides that the board may
accept any registrants who is not in the
current quota under certain provisions
set forth in telegram of $50 words.
This affects practically all branches
except cavalry and artillery, and it pro
vides that the local board shall exam
inc men and send them in small groups
to different designated mobilization
places allotted to each department.
For instance, tn esignal corps to Fort
Leavenworth, medical corps of the east
to Fort Oglethorpe, aviation corps TO
Kelly Field. Texas, ordnance corps to
Raridan Depot, n j., infantry corps to
Camp Greene.
In the telegram, caution was given 10.
cal boards about examinations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
MONTPELIER HAS SMALL FIRE.
Harris Yeti and E. T. Seguin Damaged
By Water.

Montpelier firemen extinguished a
blaze of threatening proportions in the
Hazen block on Main street in that eity
this afternoon, when fire was diseov-
cred in the basement of Chapman Bros.
establishment. A telephone call received
at the fire station around 30 o'clock
was followed by general alarm from
box 10. One stream of water was used in
fighting the blaze, which followed a par
tition on the east side of the building,
nearest the Argus office. The damage 10
the building was slight. but water and
smoke caused small losses in the stores
of Harris Yeti, clothier, and E. T. Sc
guin. ststioner
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
MEANS ACQUITTED
Freed of Charge of Numbering Mrs.
Maude A. King.

Concord n. H., Dec. l7-Gaston B
Means was acquitted here yesterday of
the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King. a
wealthy widow of New York and Chiea
go, whose business affairs he had handled
The case, on trial for three weeks. went
to the jury Saturday night at o'clock.
and, the presiding judge having ruled
that verdict might be rendered on Sun
day, the jurors sent word shortly after
8 o'clock yesterday morning that they
were ready
After the foreman of the jury had
formally pronounced the verdict of mot
guilty. council for Means asked the
court if it had any other charges against
their client Judge Cline replied there
was none, and Means was given his free
dom for the first time since last Sep
tember, when he was arrested on war
rant charging him with having shot Mrs.
King, who was killed by pistol shot
near here on August %. Means always
asserted she shot herself accidentally.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
CHANDLER BROWN
BACK FROM FRANCE
Montpelier Boy Having Completed His
Enlistment, Returns to Montpelier
Saw Several Vermonters.

Chandler Brown, son of Insurance
Commissioner j. q. Brown, who has been
in the ambulance service in France, ar
rived at his home in Montpelier yester-
day morning. Young Brown, who went
out last spring with Dartmouth unit,
has very interesting story to tell OF his
services at the front, in which he had n
number of very close calls. He just
escaped having the top of his car taken
off by shell on one occasion and on
another bursting shell fell just behind
his car. He escaped injury, however.
Brown, in his service at the front, was
in the first line trenches. He came
home with eight others, whose term of
service, like his own, had expired. He
saw John Gordon of Barre, who was in
the same unit, just before leaving. The
latter had not then decided whether
he would re-enter the ambulance service
or enter some other branch. Mr.. Brown
saw Guy p. Benton of Burlington, but
not to talk to. He was also i'm CORE
spondence with William Cory of Mont
pelier, but was unable to get in touch
with other Montpelier boys.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
DIRECTORS ORGANIZE.
Granite Manufacturers Association APP
points Committees for Year.

Directors of the Barre Granite Manu-
facturers' association held their first
meeting of the fiscal year at the asso-
citation headquarters Saturday afternoon,
at which time the standing committee
for 1918 were appointed The slate was
announced to-day as follows:
Grievance committees: Barre, James
Brown, Alexander Duncan. Robert Q.
Mcdonnell; Montpelier, Frank Doueette,
A. B. Staples, Robert Fraser: Water
bury. W. II. B. Perry, G. L. 0Clair, C.
d. Swasey; Northfield, Fl. II. Slack, n.
Pelaggi, George Cross; Williamstown,
William Jones; East Barre, August Des-
ilets, Jerome Veronesi, Eugene Bisson.
Claims committee: Samuel Gerard.
Joseph CaIcagni. j, c. Booth.
Railroad committee: Fl. j, M. Jones,
Robert O. Mcdonnell, William A Muir
ray.
Electric power committee: Alexander
Duncan, William Barclay, f. Bonszzi.
Bulletin committee: William Barclay,
James Robertson, Robert B. Jones.
Labor committee: Alex. Duncan. H. J.
NJ. Jones. George Strsiton, John A. Gross,
r. Q. Mcdonnell.
Cognizance Of the situation in the
ranks of the apprentices was taken by
the appointment of special committee
to investigate their condition in an ef-
fort to make some improvements. Sug
pestions as to the desirability of effect
ing a closer union between the appren-
tices and the Barre evening drawing
school were received by the committee
which consists Of j. c. Booth. W. p.
Scott and B. Lucchins.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
Russo German Agreement
Provides Former Shall
Not Concentrate Troops
BETWEEN BLACK
AND BALTIC SEAS
Attacks on War and Com
mercial Vessels Must Stop
in These Regions

Petrograd, Sunday.-The terms of the
Russo German armsitice, according to q
statement issued here, obligate no trans
ference until January IA; no increase OF
troops on the fronts or ON the islands in
Moon sound The Germans are not to
concentrated troops between the Black sea
and the Baltic east of the 18th degree,
longitude.
Intercourse between troops may be al
lowed from sunrise to sunset. Groups
are limited to 25 persons at a time, who
may exchange newspapers and unsealed
mails and who may carry on trade and
exchange articles of prime necessity,
Special agreement will be made with
the naval general staff regarding an ex-
tension of armistice to the White sea
and the Russian coast in the Arctic zone.
1t is agreed also that attacks on war
and commercial vessels must stop in
these regions, The terms of the armis
tice allow the contracting parties to
break it by giving seven days notice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
Sight and Unseen.

Ebenezer Holcombe had 200 pound
hog. which he had exhibited in a tent
at the fairs for three years, charging
10 cents admission.
One day a travelling man who was
passing through the town in which Mr..
Holcombe lived called at the house and
asked if he might see the hog Of which
he had heard so much. Ebenezer proud
ly led the way TO the hog house, but at
the door he turned.
Cost you 10 cents he drswled.
The visitor took a dime from his
pocket, passed il to the farmer and
turned back
Why, you amt seen the prize hog
called Ebenezer.
~Nes, I have" retorted the travelling
mau. 1--WE seen him and continued his
walk back 20 the country store.-Har-
Per's Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
BROADWAY in DARKNESS.
New York Thoroughfare Has Its First
"Lightless Night"

New York, Dec, l7.-If Diogenes had
been patrolling Broadway without Ian,
tern last night he would not have recog
nized an honest man if he had passed
one. 1t was the first '1ightless night -
the great white way" has known since
electric lamps were invented. There were
arc lights in the street, of course, but the
famous advertising signs We're dark. BY
contrast with its usual brilliancy, the
thoroughfare was dark as in the inside
of a pocket.
The Broadway association announced
that the fuel administration ordered the
street darkened Sunday and Thursday
nights chiefly for the psychological eff
feet it would have in impressing upon the
public the need for conserving coal to
help win the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
NEGRO RIOT IN BRIDGEPORT.
Six Persons Wounded and One Hundred
and Six Arrested.

Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. IA gun bat
tie lasting three hours between the police
and frequenters OF negro club on Water
street took place here early yesterday,
resulting in the wounding of one police
man, two white citizens and three ne
groes.
OF the injured. two are likely to die.
William Thomas, the proprietor of the
club, ard lO5 others are under arrest.
The fight started shortly after O'Clock
and continued until after S o'clock. Vir-
tually the whole police force was at one
time engaged in the siege and the final
battle took place when Supt. Redrste
and four or five policemen forced their
way into the clubroom
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
How Children Can Help in the War.

An editorial in the December Woman's
Home Companion SAYS:
You ask me: Do you think the chill
dren ought TO have the same sort of
Christmas as usualf And ! say. No. no,
no Certainly not" ! never have be-
leved in this stuiling of children with
Christmas sugar plums and loading them
down with so many toys that they could
not even find them interesting. I've done
it. admit, but this is a good year to
stop II forever Il isn't the children's
fault that their Christmas has appealed
TO their greedy little stomaehs rather
than 10 their imaginative, sensitive little
souls. Let their Christmas tree this
year bear a crop Of things to give rather
than y crop Of things TO get. They'll re-
spond
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
Pacifsts Making Discoveries.

Men who forget that we are engaged il
a war which the people regard as sacred
are likely to be brought up with rounC
turn by their betters. A lawyer in tht
supreme court who forgot this fact met
very much his better yesterday. Thi:
lawyer, whose name is Jones, was ar
guing in behalf of drafted man who
wants to get off, and who is consequently
calling the draft law into question in the
highest court of the land. "The law. :
said Mr.. Jones, is unconstitutional, be
cause it requires men to take part in a
war which has never received the peo-
pies approval.
And here Chief Justice White stopped
him. He reminded the man that this
statement had nothing to do with the le-
gal argument, and added, 1T should not
have been said to this court II is werv
unpatriotic statement to make"
Certainly it was that. and the LAWYER
was properly rebuked The people of the
United States speak when their lawfully
constituted representatives speak. We
have not yet introduced the Bolsheviki
system in this country. The people are
for the war, and have expressed their
approval in the way which they them
selves have chosen.
Another man who does not seem to
like to go with his country has also come
to grief. This one is bishop of the
church. Oddly enough, his name is Jones.
too. He is the bishop of Utah, and he
is one of the organizers of the pacifist
and war-resisting peoples council of de-
fense'- defense against their govern
ment, and defense against law and lib
erty! Bishop Jones has been advised
by committee of bishops of the Prot
estant Episcopal church to resign his
see, and he shows disposition to do so.
u is TO be hoped that he will.-Boston
TFanscripf.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
AMERICAN ENGINEERS MISSING.
Pershing Sends Names of Men Probably
Captured BY Germans.

Washington. Dec l7.-Seventeen en-.
listed men of the United States army
engineer corps were reported missing in
action by General Pershing in dispatch
to the war department,
They were missing on Nov 30, the day
OF the German turning movement at
Cambria, and are believed to have fallen
into the hands of the Germans while
fighting valisntly with the engineer con
tingent which distinguished itself help.
ing the British to check the attack.
Among the missing men, with their
emergency addresses are:
Harold 7. Andrews; uncle, Frank
Bradford, Portland. Me.
Alphonso j. McGrath: relative. Tim
othy McGrath, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
CHURCHES WILL CONSERVE FUEL
They Also Suggest That Other Institu-
tions Could Make Similar Sacrifices.

Barre, Dec IL, 1917
Mr.. W G. Reynolds, chairman of the
local fuel commission.
Dear Sir: In reply TO your letter. re
conservation of fuel, we wish to state
that each congregation will cheerfully
conserve the fuel as far as possible
Meetings during the week will be elimi-
mated as far as practicable, and during
excessive cold weather congregations viii
meet in the vestry However, the
churches are anxious TO register their
feeling that other institutions. like clubs.
fraternal societies, moving picture shows,
bowling alleys. and saloons. should be re
quested and expected 10 make similar
sacrifices
! have the honor to be, dear sir,
Faithfully yours,
Edgar Grassland.
Secretary Of the Local Ministerial union.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17

day: and We urge that the thing shah
not recur. Such action is in violation
Of the sabbath"
Sincerely yours
Rev. Bert y Lehigh"
Rev. w. J. NJ. Beattie
Barre Congregational church.
by l. r. Hutchinson
Rev. Fr. =. NJ McKenns =
Rev John b. Resrdon7
Rev r. &. Lipsky
Rev Edgar Crossiand.'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
RELIGIOUS SERVICES HELD.
But Sunday Was Not a Day Of Rest in
Halifax.

Halifax. y :, Dec l7.-Religious serv-
ICES were held yesterday in the base
ments Of churches, partly demolished bv
the explosion Of Dec. t, and large con
gregations gave thanks that their Cana
dian neighbors and American friends had
been so quick % come to the rescue Of
the stricken eitv.
1t was not dsy Of rest however.
The work Of restoring the broken build
ings wss carried on by carpenters and
giaziers Glass stations we're open and
glass Was distributed 70 al who pre-
sented orders from the proper author
titles Put TO a severe test by he bound
streets. automobile trucks continued the
difficult task Oi Transporting building
supplies
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT.
Little Infantry Fighting and Much Ar.
tillery Fighting.

Rome. Sunday.There was little in
fantry fighting on the front between the
Brenta and Piave rivers Saturday and
one hostile attack was carried, says an
official statement. There was much ar
tillery fighting on the northern front on
Friday night" the statement adds
Movements OF troops within the enc
my's lines of communication were bonn
barded effectively by our airships. A
hostile airplane was brought down by
British airmen near Ormelle and one of
our airmen accounted for another ma
chine west Of the Saren valley"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
WILL NOT BE
RECOGNIZED
United States to Hold the
Bolsheviki Government
in Allegiance
so STATED AT
WASHINGTON
Though Feeling in Europe Is
More Favorable to
Project

Washington, Dee. Recognition ol
the Bolsheviki government by the Unit
ed States. is still remote, it was indicat t.
ed to-day at the state department. Re.
ports in Europe suggesting the develop
ment of sentiment in favor of dealing
with the new regime as a de facto gov
ernment have found no response here
and it was made plain that the United
States would continue its policy of
awaiting developments. Reports from
Ambassador Francis are coming through
now with more regularity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
ARMISTICE SIGNED.
Russian German Pact in Effect at Moor
TODAY.

Berlin, via London, Dec. l7.An armis-
tice agreement between the Bolsheviki
government in Russia and the Teutonic
allies was signed at Brest Litovsk Sat
urday, according to an official communi-
cation issued yesterday. The armistiee
becomes effective at noon to-day and is
to remain in force until Jan. 1t.
A provision in the armistice agreement
is that peace negotiations are to begin
Immediately after the signing of the
armistiee.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
ITALIANS CELEBRATE.
Thirty-Five Thousand in Procession to
Tomb of Poet Tasso.

Rome. Dee. l7.-To celebrate the de-
livery Of Jerusalem from Turkish rule. a
procession of $4,000 students and 10000
members of scientific associations
marched Sunday to the tomb of the
poet, Tasso, who wrote Jerusalem De
lvered"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
H. c. BaTnabee Dead.

Boston, Dee. l7.-Hehry Clay Barna-
bee. familiar to thousands of playgoers
as the sheriff of Nottingham" in De
koven's comic opera, robin Hood died
at his home in the Jamaica Plain dis
triet yesterday after a long illness. He
was 81 years of age.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
WINS silo.7o VERDICT.
Norman S. Foote Successful in Commits.
sion Division Suit.

Middlebury, Dec. IA verdict Of
$1,000 and costs was given Norman s
FoOte in his commission division suit
against George NJ Moore in Addison
county court Saturday morning. OF the
amount $3.50 is interest on the original
claim Of S652l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
A Few Suggestions.

Fleteherize and YOU won't need to
HOoyerize
Give up meat two days a week and
'beefnc' altogether
Why demand white sugars The Khaki
colored Is obviously the thing these war
times. Boston Transcript
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
CONGRESSMAN ENLISTS.
Royal G. Johnson of South Dakota Goes
to Camp Meade as Private.

Washington, D. c., Dec. l7.-Represen-
tatiye Royal G. Johnson of South Dako-
ia enlisted to-day as private in the
regular army and was assigned to Camp
Meade. He has not resigned his seat in
the House.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
NO MOVE ON RAILROADS.
Will Be Made By President Until After
Christmas HOLIDAYS.

Washington, d. c., Dec. lit was in
dicsted to-day that President Wilson
will make no further move in the rail-
road situation until Congress recon
venes after the Christmas holidays.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17

The first meeting IN bankruptcy II
Alex Guyette of Montpelier viii b. held
st 20 a. m. -to-murroF and the first meet
iEg IN bankruptcy 81 William Coash. also
81 Mont pelier, vii bc held Dee. >.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
ss Below at St. Iohnsburr.

-. Johnsbury, Dec IA tempera
ture Of SS degrees below zero was regis
tered here Yesterday. the coolest Of the
season 80 lar, and in fact the record for
December in many years
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-17
Passions Address SACK AttOrney.

Outspoken disspproval of the movie
program was heard again to-day when
the ministers met. and the outcome of
the meeting is the following letter, which
The Times is asked To print
AN open letter to the states attorney.
Earle r. Davis:
Dear Sir: We. the representatives OF
the churches Of our city, assembled this
morning. knowing We surely sense the
sentiment OF our churches. wish 70 regis
ter our disapprOval Of the open violation
Of the Law in the opening Of the moving
picture show. even when IL j. ostensihlv
in behalf Of the Red Cross. The Red
Cross needs no such support We pro-
test the opening of the moving pictures
last SUNDAY and we understand that the
ofense is TO be repeated sgsiB next sun