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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
Materials for Wash
Skirts

We are asking you to see a
few of the better kinds of
goods for wash skirts.
White Mercerized Duck, one
yard wide, at 29c per yard.
White Herringbone Twill at
29c per yard.
White Fancy Stripe Gabar-
dine. These are heavy and
very new, at SOC.
Copenhagen Blue and Black
Stripe Gabardine, one of our
very best, price 75c per yard.
Navy and Gray Bedford
Cords, our best, price SIC.
The above cloths are of a
higher grade than usually car
ried.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
Notice.

Regular meeting of Barre polishers.
branch. G. c, l. A., win be held in their
hall, Nichols block, on Thursday, Feb %,
at I p. m. A. w. Prize, Sec.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank all neighbors and
friends for their kind assistance and
sympathy during our recent bereave-
ment.
Mrs. Annie Blair,
Maynard Blair.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
SOUTH BARRE.

Don't forget the chieken-pie supper
and dance at Cobble hill Friday evening.
CAROLS orchestra will be there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
A. p. ABBOTT & co.
A. P. ABBOTT & co.
A. P. ABBOTT & co.
for ashSkirts

Quite change in materials for Wash Skirts. Lots of
better ideas brought out substantial materials La
dies asking their Wash Skirts and manufacturers
acceedine This materials Wash Skirts
will please you very much
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
New Coats and Suits for
Spring, 1917

You should begin now to look over
the new Suits and Coats. These are
all of the better grades, such as Printz
Biederman and Wooltex Suits and
Coats.
These new, advanced styles are
about 10 per cent. cheaper than the
same styles viii be later in the same
quality. We have already received
notice of that advance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
Wash Goods

If you knew the exact situation of
the Wash Goods market, you would
wonder why we are not charging high
er prices.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22

Just for example, we are receiving
our spring Ginghasms, and before they
are on our counters, come prices for
fall Ginghams, with an if. And that
if is, if bought before March 8 for
next fall, 2s4 cents per yard advance;
if later, another advance.
One lot of these best Ginghams can
be bought in our Basement Sale at
12bc per yard, which is less than
case lots to us after March s.
All of our spring merchandise will
be sold Just as eheaply as we can sell
it and get back cost of selling. When
YOU visit other cities and compare the
values, you will appreciate better our
prices.
Send for samples. Large stock to
select from. We pay the parcel post.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-22
New House Dresses

We are now showing the new spring
Skirts in plain and fancy cloths, such
as Stripes and Checks. The new ones.
The new gathered back and side
plaits will appeal to you as very sery-
iceable and dressy.
The sale of Separate Skirts will be
very large this season. We are plan
ming big business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
EMPLOYEES PLEDGE
LOYALTY TO ROADS
Large Percentages of Men As
sure Officials of Several Lines
They Will Not Strike. |
SWITCHMEN NOT INVOLVED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CHICAGO. March II. - Many of the
switchmen in Chicago belong to the
SwitGhmen's Union Of North America,
which. is not engaged in the strike
movement. James B. Cennors. head of
this union in Chicago, said the members
would remain at work regardless of q
strike order, as they have the eight
hour day and last December received
an increase in wages of 5 cents an hour.
Among the roads with which the
Union has contracts are the Great
Western, Illinois Northern, Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern, Chicago and
Eastern Illinois, Pere Marquette. Bal
timore and Ohio, Chicago Terminal and
the Rock Island and the 500 Line.
WILMINGTON, n. c., March 1.-THE
several hundred department heads and
clerks employed in the general office
of the Atlantic Coast Line in this city
have notified the officials of the COM
pany that they are willing and ready to
be used for any service for the road In
the event the threatened strike should
fpateria iiZe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
|COASTW|SE STEAMERS
TAKEN FROM SERVICE
Merchants and Miners Company
Withdraws Vessels From Boston,
Norfolk Run Because of Strike.

BOSTON. March 1.-THE Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company
announced that 1t had placed an en-
barge on all freight consigned to New
port News, Baltimore and points be-
yond. Three steamers which carry pas
sengers and freight between Boston
and those ports have been withdrawn
temporarily. Freight will be accepted
here for delivery at Norfolk and local
points on four railroad lines entering
that city.
BALTIMORE, March 11.--Confirming
the dispatch from Boston today that
the Merchants and Miners Transports
ton Company had declared a freight
embargo and had withdrawn some OF
it's steamers, it was added at the head
quarters of the line here that the
action was due to the threatened
railroad strike. Also it was stated that
a shortage of coal made it impossible
for the company to move its ships in
such numbers as in normal times.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

ported here that 80 per cent Of the
employees of the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad out Of Mobile have signed
pledges with the company not to go
reported that the Mobile and Ohio
railroad has about 20 per cent Of its
employees SO pledged. General Manager
r. v. Taylor Of the Mobile and Ohio
declined to discuss the report Assist
ant Superintendent T. B. Turner Of the
cuss the report except to say, "Al we
have asked the men to do. is to re-
main loyal to the company"
Representatives Of the unions here
strongly denied that any Of tho men
have signed pledges.
N. & w. to Advance Loyal Men.
ROANOKE. Va, March 17.-In q cir
cular issued today. L. e. johnson. pres
ident Of the Norfolk and Western,
served notice on conductors. engineers,
firemen. trainmen and yardmen that
employees who remain in the service
will be placed at the head Of the ser
vice rosters, and that those who strike
will lose all rights and privileges as
employees; that strikers may re-enter
the service only at the option of the
proper authority and as new employees,
and that the company will take care
of insurance held in. the brotherhood
of those employees who remain in the
service.
KANSAS CITY. March 17.-Brother-
hood leaders declared here today that
they expected members Of the Kansas
City locals affiliated with those for
which the strike call had been issued
to walk out almost to a man in the
event no settlement should have been
made by Monday.
The railroads centering heye took
steps today to meet the threatened
walkout. Guards and men were en-
ployed for possible strike duty, al
though chief officials of several roads
reiterated that many of their men
would remain loyal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

kent a vast crowd at bay and severs1
trains were Started successfully. Twice
the crowd charged and the second
time twelve or fifteen Of the mob were
down.
On July 10 an order was issued to the
Knights of Labor to quit work for
time in order to create pubic senti-
ment in favor Of an amicable settle
ment of the railroad strike. In the eas t
this was ignored, but in the west 1t was
obeyed and the paralysis of trade was
still greater. By July IL the strike
had extended to North Dakota. Mon
tana, Idaho, Washington, Wyoming
81" Then President Cleveland issued a
proclamation calculated to prevent
riotous assemblages.
on July II Debs, Howard and KEEL
iher, head officers of the railway
union, were arrested and jailed Tor con-
tempt of court. Two days later they
u-are ;ndicted and thirty-nine others
with them.
The excess of lawlessness had alien
ated public sympathy and caused COL
lapse of the strike.
Enormous Aggregate of Losses.
II was estimated that the cost to the
state and nation for troops on duty
sduring the strike was S1.Oou.ooo' that
the employees on the twenty-tour foaos
entering CnlCdSo IoSI All wee
143, that the Pullman enaployes los,
S350.0o0 in wages. The roads iost III
property destroyed and other expenses
s6S5,30S, and lost in earnings S4.otS'-
000 The loss to shippers ana the tray
cling public all over the vast stTike
area was enormous.
That life and property suffered nc
more than it did was due in large par'
70 the firm action of President Cieve-
land. which was widely unpopular al
the time. When the federal soldiers ap-
neared in Chicago Gov. Altgeld pro-
tested against their presence, declared
his official Ignorance of disorder war
raining intervention by the federal
government and denied the federal au-
thority to send troops there without
his request
President Cleveland replied to the
governor:
Federal troops We're sent to Chicago
in strict accord with the Constitution
and laws of the United States, upon the
demand of the Post Office Department
that obstruction of the mails should he
removed, and upon the representation
of the judicial officers of the United
States that process of the federal courts
could not be executed through the ordi
nary means, and upon abundant proof
that conspiracies existed against com
merce between the states. To meei
these conditions. which are clearly
within the province of federal author.
ity, the presence of federal troops il
the city of Chicago was deemed moi
only proper but necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
TRAFFIC BUREAU OFFERS AID.
Nashville Shippers Also Ready to
Fight Strike, If Called.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 17.-Rep-
resentatives of the Nashville traffic bu-
reau called ON President John H. Pey-
ton of the Nashville. Chattanooga and ST.
Louis railway today relative to the i'm
pending strike. The purpose of the visit
was to ascertain If the traffic bureau
could do anything to avert the strike,
and if such were not possible the dele
cation pledged sympathy and support
to the railroads to fight the strike
through. The delegation represented $50
to 200 Nashville industries and shippers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
Louisville Men Loyal.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March IA tes-
timopial signed by $50 employees of the
company today was presented to G. E.
Hill, superintendent of Illinois Central
lines in Kentucky with headquarters in
Louisville, pledsing loyalty to the COM
pauy if q general strike should be
called.
1t was said it contained the names
of employees in all departments of the
road and represented about 60 per cent
of the force under the immediate juris-
diction of the Louisville office.
MOBILE, Ala, March lit is re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
TIE-UP MAY HALT TROOPS.
Two State Units Not to Leave Border
Before Threatened Strike.

SAN ANTONIO. Tex, March IL
Nearly all of the state troops remain
ing on the border will have left before
March 20, when the transportation tie
up is expected to reach this section. II
the threatened strike should go into
effect.
According to the schedule by which
National Guard units are departing,
among troops to be moved on or after
March 20 are Alabama cavalry, five
troops of Georgia cavalry and Georgia
Field Hospital No. /. The departures
scheduled for today included I'd Ala
bama Infantry. at Nogales: I'd North
Carolina Infantry and A and B COM
panies, Engineers, at Ell Paso.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

to prevent the threatened railroad strike
Tonight the local chamber of commerce
wired the President the following mes
sage and one Of like import was sent
by the city government:
'Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
pledges its support in any action you
may take to settle what threatens to be
great calamity to this country in the
possible tie-up of railroad traffic"
Boards OF trade in all other West Vir-
ginia cities were asked today to wire
the President messages Of similar en-
co,1ragement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
PLANTS CLOSE DOWN.
Canadian Authorities Seek to Have
Coal Rushed Through.

WATERFOWL, n. 7. March IA
number of manufacturing plants in
this city are closed today, due to the
threatened railroad strike. Canadian
authorities are seeking to have coal
now on the local division Of the New
York Central rushed to its Canadian
destination, where it is needed at mu-
milton factories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
Trouble Starts at Pullman Plant.

In the Chicago strike the trouble
originated at the Pullman company's
plant. The company's business had
grown to immense proportions; Its
capital stock increased from S1.00o.000
to $4,000 1000: it's dividends in 1898
were se.500.0oo; it's surplus was $780,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
CARDS oF THANKs.

BLAM. The family Of tho late MARY W.
BLAIN acknowledge with grateful appreciation
tributes sent during the illness and death Of
our beloved mother.
EDWARDS. We wish to sincerely thank and
express our apprecia ton to our many friends
and neighbour, also the employees Of the patent
office for their sympathy; k s and Letter, ss1s
at the death Of our devoted daughter and wife.
GRACE HUTTON EDWARDS.
By HER LOVING MOTHER AND HUSBAND.
MRS. LULA HUTTON HUNT AND MR..
WILLIAM 8. EDWARDS.
YRANKE. wish to express my sincere thanks
and appreciation to my relatives and friends
of Washington for the kindness and floral trtb-
ntes g the death Of my husband J. y.
fisd NJ 1omeliy q Mss1ins 19q1 DE- o'' VINO
MRS. J. 3. FRANKIE.
HEATH. We wish to thank and express our ap-
preciation to our friends for their sympathy.
Kindness and floral tributes at the death Of
our dear father, JOHN I. HEATH.
By HIS CHILDREN.
REEVES. wish TO thank my relatives and
many friends for their kindness. sympathy and
husband. DAVID g. REEVES.
BY HIS WEE. CAROLINE REEVES. :
DIED.
ARNOLD. On Friday. March 10. 1917, at 1
o'clock am. SARAH AMELIA. beloved wife
OF the late James E. Arnold, ST.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral on Monday. March 10, at 2:30 p.m..
from her late residence. 22e2 Nichols avenue
southeast. Interment at Congressional Gem
etery. 49,
CARKoDY. On Saturday. March IL. 1917, a.
Pelham, n. Y, JOHN r. CARM0DY, pay In
spector, I. s.. Navy, retired. in his seventy
Interment at. Arlington Tuesday, March 20. at
IL am. 49,
COLE. Suddenly, on Saturday, March IL, 1917
at 1890 am, at her residence, 1913 street
northwest, ANNA c. COLE.
Notice Of funeral hereafter.
CONNOLLY. Departed this life on Thursday,
March Is, 1917, at PIN, after a short Illness
HARRY E. CONNEL,LY. beloved husband Of
Lottie A. Connolly and son Of Anna F. Con
nelly.
Funeral Sunday, March 10, ut 2 pm. from his
late residence, 215 South Lee street, Akxan-
dria, Va.
DILL On March IL, 1917. at IL 20 am, al
the residence of her mother, Mrs. p. L. Dill
1925 U street northwest, LISETTE WATKINS
DILL.
Interment tprirate) Monday. March 10, at {
p.m., at Rock Creek cemetery.
DOUGLAS. On March 49, I9I7. ANNA JEAN.
ETTE DOUGLAS. daughter of the late Au
gust and Mary Virginia Crawford Douglas.
heiaffes and friends invited to funeral services
Monday, March 10. 2:15 p.m., ut the Church OF
Epiphany. Interment private. Remains may
Gawler's chapel. 1870 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
Grievances Alleged in 1877.

The immediate grievance in the strike
of 1877 was 10 per cent wage cut. This
was reinforced, however. by irregular
employment irregular and tardy pay
ment, and on some roads the train crews
were assessed the cost of accidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

When the strike was declared, az
preconcerted time, functions ana Otner
main points were seized by the strikers.
When new employees sought 70 WORK
serve order. Freight traffic on the roads
named was entirely suspended, ana the
passenger and mail service was greatly
impeded. At Pittsburgh there was
bloody riot, and also at Marttnsburg.
". va. A great part of the state troops
sympatbized with the strikers and would
not fire upon them. At Pittsburgh, the
Philadelphia militia were besleSed IN a
roundhouse Attempts We're MADE 10
burn the roundhouse by lighting OIL cars
and pushing them against IT,
The soldiers were compelled to evacu-
ate it and made good their retreat with
only four killed. The militia having mao
several very doubtful encounters Jul!
81. % and %, President Hayes at tne
request of the governors sent the regu-
lal. troops In the face of the regulars
the rioters in every instance gave way
without bloodshed.
Mayor Narrowly Escapes Death.
In Scranton. Pa. the mayor narrowly
escaped death. being rescued by posse
Of special police. who killed three OF
the mob ringleaders. In Chicago nine
teen were killed and in Baltimore nine.
n
a train held by the mob. miiitiamen
were attacked by the rioters with
stones and pistols. and of the 253 SOL
Giers only fifty-three escaped without
any hurt. but none was seriously m
iured or the mob eleven were killed
and fifty injured.
During the strike the. mobs used the
torch freely. and machine shops, ware
houses and 1000 freight cars were Pill
LACED or burned. In Pittsburgh the
rioting did not cease until the property
Of the railroads was almost wiped out.
At first the rioters would not let the
fremen fight the fires, threatening them
with death. Permission was gwen
finally To- save private property.
The total loss of property during THIS
strike was estimated at 100000 One
hundred thousand workmen are be-
lieved to have taken part in the entire
movement and 5000 to 1000 miles of
road were in their power. The strike
began July IA and continued until July
~ The workmen nearly all returned
to their work. Many Pennsylvania
miners went out with the railroad men.
The strike was sympathetic for the
most part, for only small percentage
of the men were involved in the 10 per
cent cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

ooo, 900; It's cars ran over 125,oo0 miles
of railroad, threerfourths Of the mile
age in the country. After the worlds
fair in Chicago business fell of, times
were hard. The company laid off most
Of it's men for a time cut wages 20
to rs per cent and employed it's retain
ed force less than full time. But the
salaries of the officers Of tho company
were kept up. 1t is alleged, and the
stock Of the company was far above
par.
During March and April, 1894, many
of tho company'B employees Joined the
American Railway Union, which claim
ed 100000 members and aimed to take
in all of the 800. 600 workers connected
with the railroads in the United States.
Canada and Mexico. It was formed in
1893. and was designed to Offset the
General Managers Association, which
controlled most of the railroads and
dictated their policy to their employees
The union was successful in strug-
gle against the Great Northern railway
Asks Restoration Of Scale.
On May Z and 9 committee COM
posed of forty-six employees of the
and Wickes, asking that the scale of
wages paid in 1893 be restored. The
request was refused, and the next day
laid off Five-sixthS Of the company's
employees then determined upon a
strike The company's next move was
to lay off the rest of the committee,
and the officers refused to treat with
the union, although the Civic Fedora
ton Of Chicago and the mayors OF
some fifty cities urged them to do So
A national convention of the American
Railway Union decided that June Is its
members should cease to handle Pull
man cars.
Eugene V Debs. president of the
union, issued an appeal June % to the
union men to refrain from violence.
From June IS until July 3, when fed
eraI troops arrived in Chicago, there
were turbulent scenes, but no uncon-
trolled violence. An Injunction issued
July 2, to prevent railroad men from
inducing employees to strike, caused
trouble. In spite of the federal and
state troops. thousands of men and
women burned and looted property.
Two thousand cars were demolished or
robbed, and miles of track were torn
up Jnterlocking systems Of tracks
switches and engines were rendered
useless The Managers Association was
accused of hiring men to do these
things to pervert public opinion.
Troops Ordered to the Guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
SUPPORTS THE PRESIDENT.
West Virginians Second His Efforts
to Prevent Railroad Strike.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
FAIRMONT, W. Va, March 17.-Fair-
mont pledged it's support to any move
ment inaugurated by President Wilson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
Troops Ordered to the Guns.

July Z an order came to the federal
troops to fire on persons attacking rail-
way trains or assaulting trainmen. The
next day at Hammond, Ind, one rail-
road employe was killed and four
wounded by the mob. At the Monon
depot in Chicago, thirty-five regulars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

From mines in Japan and South
Manchuria the Japanese are mining
20,000,o00 tons of coal annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

Glossy lisere and fine Mi
Ian hemp hats in large,
medium and small effects.
Black and ALL colors.
Flares. sailors, mushrooms,
tricornes and jaunty mill
tary shapes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

All the smart new shapes
in hats of hemp and
bright finished straws -
mushrooms of all sizes, tri-
cornes, sailors and small
models in black and colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18

Latest Easter novelties. in various
styles of high-grade mesh; choice of.
velvet dotted borders, oriental
braided styles and scroll patterns;
black, brown and navy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-03-18
Worth $40, SIS and $50

\ Sizes Only two OF style-but all sizes be-
l-- cause the maker added suits from Cancelled
order to the samples-at equally big reduction.
Fabrics are Poret twill popin, mems serge and
gabardne. Full lined or half lined with peau de cygne.
Choice of full pleated backs, box pleats from yoke back
and 'front.' Norfolk models with single double belts,
large double collars of silk and CLOTH trimmings of silk
stitching and large embroidered motfsn fact the hand
soonest collection of spring styles shown at price
Evening journal., 1917-10-29
BROTHERS IN BLOOD.

a WONDERFUL and pleasing sight was recently pre-
N scented in the ancient city OF consantlnope when
Wilhelm OF the Hohenzoerns. emperor Of Germany and
the Sultan OF the Turks and ttular head OF the Mo-
hammedans OF the world met embraced, exchanged how
cry compliments and gave each other high decorations
Of their respective empires.
There reason why they should not be as thick
thieves. Though is European and supposedly,
Christian and the other an Oriental and Mohammedan
nevertheless they are brothers IN blood.
II does not take much imagination TO fancy the hands
OF Wilhelm Of the Hohenzolerns incarnsdined with the
blood OF Belgium france, Serbia, Poland
II not take much imagination 10 fancy the hands
Of the Sultan Of Turkey. crimsoned with the blood OF
the Armenian and Syrian Christians.
Both men are inspired by the same purpose-the lust
for conquest and blood and It would please either OF
them TO repeat in the United States the state OF
Delaware, the bloody they have committed in
Belgium France, servia Montenegro Rumanla and Ar
Both monarchs are in precept and practice arch
murderers They abhorred by the civilized world.