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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
Subject the German Defense
Works to Intense Ar
tillery Fire
ON VERDUN FRONT
NEAR HILL 304
The Big Gun Engagement
Was Kept Up Through
Last Night

Paris. JAN 27.--Vigcrous artillery
fighting occurred last night on the Yer
dun front in the region of E'Parges and
hill 304 The German defense works
were subjected to intense fire. The wal
Office announced that five German air
planes had been brought down.
The war office communication last
night was as follows:
According to recent reports, the at
tack carried out yesterday by the enemy
on the left bank of the Meuse was espe-
cially violent. Several German regiments
took part in the fighting, which at some
points was in the nature of hand to hand
combats.
"This morning, through violent coun-
ter-attack in the region of hill 304, our
troops recaptured most of the elements
into which the enemy had penetrated.
ARTILLERY fighting has taken place on
the right bank of the Meuse, in the re-
gion of Bezonvaux- -Louvemont, on the
Woevre, in the sector of Regnieville and
ON teh sector of Veho, east of Luneville."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
THROWN INTO UPRoAR.
When Delegate Severely Attacked Elihu
koot's Speech.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 27.---The Con-
gress of Constructive Patriotism was
thrown into an uproar late yesterday
when Ludwig Nissen, a Brooklyn i'm
porter, attacked Elihu Root for his
speech at Thursday nights session, de-
nouncing Germany. Amid Kisses and re-
peated interruption Nissen declared the
address, while it might have been great
utterances If delivered at the proper
place, "was the rankest outrage ever per-
mitted and perpetrated upon an Ameri-
can audience ON this particular occasion
under the guise of American patriotism. /"
Cries of "NolD and "Sit downi' greet
ed this declaration, and while the chair
man tried Intellectually TO restore order
Nissen shouted that he simply was pro-
testing against turning the conference
into a pro-ally propaganda. and went on
to say that mo paid propagandists
could possibly have spoken more effec-
lively for an English propaganda than
Senator Root did here Thursday night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
SECRET VOTE TAKEN
BY Committee on Gov. Graham's Agri-
culture Consolidation Plan.

The administration agricultural bill, Fl
80, consolidating under the office of COM
missioner of agriculture, state forestry
livestock commissioner and others. will
be reported to the Vermont House Mon
day afternoon by the agricultural com
mittee, in whose hands the measure has
been for some time. The members of the
committee took secret ballot yesterday
concerning favorable or adverse report
on the bill, and the ballots were then
sealed and will not be counted until Mon
day. As the Monday afternoon sessions
are seldom largely attended, Chairman
Candon Of the committee will ask that
the bill be made special order for Tues.
day.
While il appeared certain few days
ago that the bill would be favorablv re-
ported, the opposition to some of its fea-
lures seems to be growing stronger and
considerable doubt was expressed in off
cial circles yesterday regarding the ma
ture of the report. II is practical eer-
tainty that various amendments viii ac-
company even favorable report.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
TURKS DEFEATED
AT KUT-EL-AMARA
British Took 100 Yards of Trenches and
Repulsed Four Attacks Made Furi-
ously By the Turks.

London, Jan. 27.-Eleven hundred
yards of Turkish first line trenches
southwest of Kut FL -AmaTa and parts of
the Turkish second line trenches in
Mesopotamia have been captured by the
British forces in heavy fighting in which
the Turks suffered heavy losses, accord
ing to a British official communication
issued last night. The communication
SAYS.
by a determined assault Friday
morning under the cover Of an intense
bombardment we seized and consolidated
llc0 yards Of the enemy's first line
trenches on the right bank Of the Tigris
southwest Of Kut- El-Amars and a con
siderable length Of the second line sus-
tanning only slight losses.
The Turkish forces west Of Hal river
ihereupon delivered four furious coun-
ter-attscks the first and third being
broken up by our artillery and machine
gun-frs The second and fourth at
tscl1s gained momentsry success, but
our troops returning 20 the offensive re-
gained much Of the ground from which
they had been temporarily dislcdged.
Throughout the day the Turkish losses
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
MEET IN BARRE NEXT WEEK.
Winooski Valley Teachers Association to
Hold Third Conference.

The third annual conference of the Wi
nooski Valley Teachers association, oi
which Henry II. Jackson of Barre is
president and Mrs. +, M. Roscoe secre-
tary, will be held in the Spaulding high
school building Feb. and 3.
The conference opens at 10:l5 a. m,
Friday with an invocation, followed by
folk dancing from six different grades.
conducted by Miss Josephine Hoyey of
Barre. A demonstration lesson viii pre-
oede discussion of the same. led by M.
b. Hillegas, commissioner of education,
after which he will give an address on
"My Ideals of Successful Teacher"
The program for Friday afternoon is
as follows: 1880. iunior high schools con-
ference. "Junior High School Problems" !"
C. NJ. Hill: rural and graded schools con-
ference, Spelling" DIR. Hillegas; high
schools conference, "High School Eng
lish," Prin. Frederic Edwards; 2.15. rur-
al schools conference, Arithmetic" Prin.
Bessie Bacon Goodrich, Johnson: graded
schools conference. Arithmetic" Supt.
n. s. Read. Richmond; 3, Boys and
Girls Club Projects" c. NJ Hill.
Friday evening in Spaulding assembly
hall, o'clock, moving picture entertain
ment.
Saturday morning, o'clock, music by
high school glee club and graded school
chorus, conducted by Miss Josephine
Hovey; business meeting; address, Prin.
Bessie Bacon Goodrich, Johnson; address,
Payson Smith, commissioner of eduea
tion, state Of Massachusetts,; adjourn
ment.
Teachers who desire a room for Friday
night. or room and breakfast, are re-
quested to write as early as possible to
Supt. c. r. White, Barre. The rates win
be so cents for room and 25 cents for
breakfast Teachers are expected to reg
ister with their superintendents before
the convention. The fee is 25 cents,
which includes admission to the enter
tainment. Meals can be procured at the
local restaurants and at Hotel Barre. |
Further information will be furnished at
he conference.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
MExIcANs AND COWBOYS CLASH.
Fight Lasted All Day Long on the Ari
zona Line.

Tucson, Ariz, Jan. 27.--According to
telephone advices from Arivaca, Ariz.,
about 40 miles south of Tucson, fighting
w@s in progress all day Yesterday at a
place called Stonehouse, between Mexican
troopers and American cowboys.
When. the cowboys attempted to drive
their cattle from the boundary line the
Mexicans opened fire and report said
the Americans retreated and were rein
forced by part of Troop B, Utah cav.
alryfi who returned the fire.
No American casualties We're report
ed. II is not known whether the Mex
leans suffered losses. Further reinforce
ments were sent from Arivaea late in
the day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
DECIDE ON BARRE AGAIN
For rath Annual Show of the Vermont
Poultry Association.

Barre was chosen as the exhibition city
for the 18th annual show of the Yer
mont Poultry association at meeting
of the directors in the court room at
city hall last evening. Although the
dates fiNed for the next show, Jan. ,,
and 4. are in 1918, aud there will be no
show in 1917. the exhibition viii be reck-
oned as one Of the annual shows, mas
much as scarcely more than year will
nave elapsed since the last show. which
vas held here in December. Satisfaction
with this city as a show place for birds
exhibited was expressed on all sides. and
the decision 70 continue the show there
next year was not opposed
Returns expressed in dollars and cents.
as presented by the secretary and treas
urer. indicate that the association i in a
healthy condition and that the number
Of exhibitors from Vermont and other
states is constantly increasing was
shown. The annual meeting Of the asso-
eiation for the election Of officers viii b.
held in the court roogn on the evening Of
Friday, Feb. 2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
INTRUDER SUBDUED
ALSO BATTERED
Emery B. Fellows Was Sent to the Hos
pital After Being Captured By
Watchers in Granite Street
Saloon

Booze burglaries in Granite street sud-
denly ceased at o'clock this morning
when attaches at the saloon of William
Reilly. after pursuing watchful waiting
policy adopted early in the evening, crap
pied with a man who seemed bent on re-
peating a plunder errand of the night
previous. Emery B. Fellows. who has
room in the B. Tomasi block, confessed
to the police to-day that he is the man
who took two bottles of whiskey from
the back bar of the Rio Grand juice
mill Thursday night. Fellows emerged
from his scuffle with the watehful wait
ers with cracked lip and divers other
injuries. DIR. J. A. Wark, the city ply
sician, looked the man over at police
headquarters this morning and then or
dered him removed to the City hospital.
Proceedings against him are not to be
pressed until he is discharged from the
hospital.
This forenoon an officer went to Eel
lows room and found two empty bottles,
later identified by the saloon keeper as
glassware which disappeared from his
esta blishment when someone broke rear
window and was fur-footed enough in
manner of walking to make the tenants
upstairs believe he was cat until the
break was discovered in the morning.
After breaking his second pane OF glass
early to-day, Fellows was busy with the
booze when the watchers, abandoning
their night-long vigil, realized that there
was work to be done. Fellows is said TO
have put up pretty scuffie before he
submitted to being taken upstairs while
an officer was summoned. Policeman Da-
vid Henderson responded to the emergen-
cy call and hustled the man TO the sta
tion.
Plainly Fellows was drink crazy when
he made his second visit to the Rio
5rande, is the way the police sum up the
nights doings. Fellows himself declares
that he didn't know what he was about
md is credited with the statement that
10 sane man would carry his pitcher to
he same well under such hazardous cir
,umstanees The man claims to be vic
i'm Of insomnia and declares that he re
emily fell for old John Barleycorn after
hard struggle to keep away from in
oxicants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
Advance Guard Of u. S. Sol
diers Left T f)nia
Dublan 7 Ay
REMAINDF s EXPECTED
TO MO OUT SOON
The Start Of the First Home
comers Was at
Dawn

Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 27.-The Ameri.
can troops started north from their field
headquarters at Colonia Dublan at dawn
to-day, according to reports from Colum-
bus, New Mexico, brought by passengers
arriving overland. The troops which left
are believed to be the advance guard of
the punitive expedition.
Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 27.--The Ameri.
can troops were marching out of Colonia
Dublan toward the border at o'clock
this morning, according to message re-
ceived at Casas Grandes. The message
did not give the extent OF the troop
movement, but it was predicted that the
entire expeditionary force would be on
the road northward before night falls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
BURNS FOUND GUILTY.
Detective Stole Into Office and Made
Copies of Private Papers.

New York, Jan. 27.--William j. Burns
head of private detective agency, was
found guilty here late yesterday of sur
reptitiously entering the law office of
Seymour q Seymour, making copies OF
private papers and then publishing them.
Burns waYemployed by j. r. Morgan &
70. to trace leak" of information
about contracts for war supplies for the
entente allies from the Morgan office. To
obtain the information sought, Burns
gained access to the Seymour offices.
In finding Burns guilty, the justice of
the court of special sessions who heard
the case, laid down the legal principle
that no private detective has the right
to enter a mans office or dwelling and
examine his private correspondence and
papers.
1T would be giving a private detective
more power than policeman" declared
Justice Collins, in handing down the de-
clsion. The law puts protection around
a mans home. 1t would be a deplor-
able thing if. in America, private house
We're not safe from being entered by pri-
vate detectives; and, II lawyers Office
may safely be entered, what protection
would client havei"
A fine of 800 with an alternative of
80 days in Jail was imposed on Burns,
who paid the fine at once under protest.
Announcement was made that an i'm
mediate appeal would be taken.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
OPPOSE CONSOLI-
DATION OF FORESTRY
WITH AGRICULTURE
Vermont Timberland Owners Associa.
tion, Meeting at Montpelier Last
Evening, Condemned House Bill
se--New Officers Elected.

More than 100000 acres of Vermont
forests were represented at the third an
nual meeting of the Vermont Timberland
Owners association at the capital last
evening. Officers were elected, reports
were received and addresses were made
by State Forester A. F. Halves of Bur.
lington and H. G. Philbrick of Boston, a
representative of the Connecticut Valley
Lumber Co Opposition to the proposal
of Gov. Graham to merge the forestry
and agricultural developments of the
state was brought to focus in resolu-
tion condemning House bill No. 80 and
recording the association as being "em-
phatically opposed to any action which
would abolish the state forestry depart
ment and subordinate forestry in Yer
mont to the commissioner of agricul-
ture" The resolution furthermore rec
ommends the maintenance of strong
forestry department, which will have the
authority to appoint forester.
Officers of the association were re-
elected as follows: President, II. G. Phil
brook of Boston; vice-president, f. F..
Amey, vice president of the International
Paper Co.. secretary, treasurer and for
ester G.. r. Mcneil of Bloomfeld diree-
tors. II. G. Philbrook, Il. L. Amey of
Portland, C. C. Wilson OF the Odell Man
ufacturing Co., Groveton, N. H., w. r.
Brown Of the Berlin Mills Co, and A. n.
Blandin of the Deerfield Lumber corpora
tion: fire committee, A. n Blandin, r. r.
Amey and S. A. Webster of the Jones
Webster Co., Island Pond; auditing com
mittee, Mr.. Philbrook, |. B. Andrews of
B. F. Andrews & Son, Littleton, N. H.,
and John f. King.
The principal purpose of the organiza-
tion is to maintain a fire patrol. Forty
miles of private telephone lines, look out
stations and watch towers are in use and
wherever possible the association mem
bers and their employees are expected to
cooperate with the state forester and his
assistants. According TO the report re-
ceived last evening only four acres of
timberland were burned over in 1915 and
there were four fires. or an average of an
acre per fire. Members of the associa-
tion thought that the record was un-
usually good.
In the brief time allotted to speaking, |
the state forester discussed some of the
courses pursued by the department in re-
cent years and gave his reasons for OPP |
posing the proposal to consolidate for |
astry in Vermont with the state agri- |
cultural department. President Phil |
brook took for his subject the scenic beau- |
Ties of Vermont and New Hampshire and /
described at some length the possibilities |
of developing summer business. He ex-
pressed his belief that the time Is not far
Instant when the two states win become
he pleasure ground of America and said
ne might be put down az dreamer when
10 strengthened his prophecy to include
he people of other countries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
Mrs. Ethel Byrne, the Birth
Control Propagandist,
Forcibly Fed To-day
HAD EATEN NOTHING
SINCE MONDAY NIGHT
Eggs and Milk Given to Pris-
oner in BlackwelPs
Island Prison

New York, Jan. 27.-Prison authofi-
ties resorted to forcible feeding in the
case of Mrs. Ethel Byrne, after the birth
control propagandist collapsed to-day
while maintaining her hunger strike N
a cell at Blackwell's island, where she
is serving 80 days term. According to
the physicians the woman was too weak
to resist. Eggs and milk constituted her
first diet since Monday night.
Mrs. Byrne is in serious condition,
according to her sister, Mrs. Margaret
Sanger, who said she had learned of it
on reliable authority Mrs Byrne lapsed
into coma at o'clock soon after havJ
ing the nourishment forced upon her,
Mrs. Sanger said, and was still uncon-
scious at noon.
Mrs. Byrne has vowed that she would
starve herself to death if that should be
necessary to rouse the public to a reali-
zation of what she asserts was an un.
just penalty for her propaganda.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
Retail Business Section of
Pittsburg Was Visit
ed by Fire
ABOUT DOZEN BUILD
INGS DESTROYED
Four Firemen Seriously In.
jured and Dozen More
Slightly

Pittsburg, Jan. 27.--Fire which swept
through section of the retail business
district to-day destroyed the Frank &
Zeder department store, the Grand opera
house, the Hilton Clothing company and
a dozen or more smaller buildings with
loss estimated from $3,000,0o0 to s4,-
100000. Four flremen were seriously
hurt and twelve or more Others were
treated at hospitals.
The buildings destroyed were among
the Oldest in the business section ex-
cept the Grand opera house, which was
modern structure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
BIRTH OF BURNS
AGAIN OBSERVED
BY BARRE SCOTS
A Larger Attendance Than Usual Was
Present at the Annual Celebration
BY Burns Club.

The Burns club of Barre held its 25tl
annual celebration of the birth OF Robert
Burns in Clan Gordon hall last evening
with an attendance larger than there
has been for number of years, and an
evenings entertainment that was fully
as pleasing as any in the history OF the
club, which il the only social organiza-
tion in Barre with so long and uninter-
rupted existence. The hall was befitting-
ly decorated for the occasion and when
President Hugh Christie welcomed the
company to this l5Sth anniversary of the
birth Of the Scottish poet, there was not
an empty seat at the table.
The evenings program began with the
grand march, led by President and Mrs,
Hugh Christie, followed with Scotch
reel. The program carried out while the
company was at the table was as fol-
lows; Song, "Rantin Ravin' Robin" by
the company; toast to Burns, responded
to by James Hogg; songs, "a Mans a
Man for a That" and "The Cottage
Where Burns Was Born" by James
Booth; toast, Scotland" James Maekay;
song, Scotland Yet Harry Clark; toast
America" James X. Pirie; song, "Your
Uncle sammy" Angus McDonald; song,
"The Aud Scotch Songs" James Web
ster; song, Annie Anderson.
A very excellent banquet was served
by Mrs. Forbes of the Hub restaurant.
This was followed by dancing to music
by Bruce's orchestra, which continued
until late hour.
The committee in charge was President
Hugh Christie, Vice President James
Booth, Secretary James Hogg, Treasurer
James McKernan, Robert Inglis, Angus
Mcdonald, William Emslie and William
Deans
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
RICH OFFICE BOY
HELD FOR FORGERY
Richard Lindstrum, Aged is, Was Living
with Bride in Fashionable Apart
ment and Riding in Own Tour
ing Car

Boston, Jan. 27.--Riehard Lindstrum,
an ls-year-old office boy, who has been
living with his bride Of two months in a
fashionable apartment and riding in his
own touring car was arrested last night
ON charge of forging and uttering a
check for $500 The police claim that
the boot and shoe firm by which he was
employed. has lost between three and
four thousand dollars by means of al
legged forged signatures. Lindstrum
turned over to the police a postal saw
ings certificate for 81 900, three packages
of money containing $500 each, and
diamond ring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
BUSINESS MEN ASSEMBLE.
St. Johnsbury Banquet Addressed BY
Lucius z. Wilson.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. 27.-over 100 COW
ers were laid at the monthly banquet
and get-together meeting of the st.
Johnsbury Commercial club last night
and a number of new members joined
the organization. President Charles Z.
Peck presided at the post -prandial exer-
cises and the principal speaker was Lu-
cius L. Wilson of the American City
Bureau of New York. He gave an adj
dress on the need of civic organizations
in every community. James p. Taylor
of Burlington, secretary of the Greater
Vermont association, was also the guest
of the Commercial club and spoke of our
standing in New England and elsewhere
because of the activities of the various
organizations in Vermont.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
NO CRUSHING DEFEAT.
Of Germany Is Wanted By Entente Al
lies, Says Russian Foreign Office.

| Petrograd, via London, Jan. 27.--The
/ first official expression of Russa's atti.
tude toward the address OF President
Wilson to the Senate was made to the
Associated Press yesterday in the form
of the following statement from the for
eign office:
"As to the nature of the peace to be
concluded. whether it be peace without
victory or not, one should remember that
it never has been the aim of the allies
to crush their enemies and that they
have never insisted upon victory in that
sense over Germany. 1t is Germany who
has taken that point of view and who
wishes to dictate peace as victor"
Russia always has been in full SYM
pathy with the broad humanitarian
principle expressed by the president OF
the United States and his message to
the Senate, therefore, has made
a most favorable impression upon
the Russian government Russia will
welcome all suitable measures which
will help prevent recurrence of the
world war. Accordingly we can gladly
indorse President Wilson's communica-
tion.
President Wilson's views on free ae.
cess to the seas find an advocate in Rus
sia because she considers it necessary to
have free access to the seas. The pres
ident's proposal regarding limited arma-
ment has the support of Russia who
made representations of this nature at
The Hague conference. In expressing
these convictions the president of the
United States at the same time ex-
presses the point of view of Russia.
"The Russian government notes with
satisfaction TINT President Wilson
makes sharp contrast between the def
mite reply to the entente allies to his
first communication and the evasive note
Of the central power.
Russia has before definitely an
nounced her unalterable determination
the future of Poland. The |
Russian emperor has declared that one
Of the objects of the war is to free Po
and consisting now of three separate
provinces"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
LEG WAS FRACTURED.
Middlesex Youth Jumped from Train at
Waterbury.

Middlesex, Jan. 27.-Harold Crane, eld-
er son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Crane, met
with a serious accident Friday afternoon.
Accompanied by Arthur Ryan, he was
riding on freight train and, when near
the canning factory at Waterbury, Hsr-
old jumped, striking the ice and fractur-
ing his right leg half way from knee to
ankle. The break was very bad one
and it is feared small part is broken
from the main bone. He was brought to
his home, although badly chilled from
exposure, and DIR. Lindsey Of Montpelier
was called to reduce the fracture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-27
KIDNAPPING CHARGED.
Boy, 1s, Accused By Parents of Girl
Aged II.

Bellows Falls. Jan. 27-Edward Cum.
mings, Is, and Mary Connolly, Ia were
held by the local police Wednesday night
at the request OF the Ludlow authorities,
The young man was arrested later by
Deputy Sheriff Tatro of Ludlow on a
charge of kidnapping the girl, who was
taken home by her parents.
When intercepted here the young peo-
pie said they were on their way to his
former home at Pittsfield \. II. Cum
mings has been working in the woolen
mills at Ludlow and has been keeping
company with the girl against her par
ents' wishes. il is said.