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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
MAN KILLED AT
ST. JOHNSBURY
Peter McDuff and His Horse Hit by Train
on Way Home From Work--Did
Not Hear Train.

St. Johnsbury, Feb. 3.--While driving
home from work at Fairbanks shops
last night, Peter McDuff, 65, was struck
by northbound train on a Boston &
Maine crossing. He and his horse were
instantly killed and his sleigh was
smashed to kindlings. Fred Gallagher, a
fellow workman, saw the mans danger
and shouted to him.
As it was 20 below zero. McDuff was
well bundled up for his fiye-mile drive
home and failed to hear the train or the
warning. The train was past due and
he was not watching for 1t.
This is the second time McDuff had
been struck by train. Last summer on
his way to work his horse was struck
and killed and he was hurled several feet,
sustaining serious injuries. He leaves a
son and daughter. Miss 1.ottie McDuff Of
Lyndon, and Edward McDuff, living in
New Hampshire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
BARRE MUST PAY DAMAGES.
Decision Given For James F. Spencer
vina Halsall VS.. Marr & Gordon

Decisions favorable to the applicant
in the case of James F. Spencer VS.. City
of Barre and unfavorable to the appIi-
cant in the case of Vina Halsall VS.. Marr
& Gordon and the Royal Indemnity Co.
were returned to-day by the state in
dustrial accident board. The applicant,
Spencer, alleged TO have received in
juries while in the employ of the city
July %, 1916, is to receive as cOmpensa-
tion the sum of So per week from Aug.
@, 1916 until the end of total disability,
not however, TO exceed 260 weeks, to-
gether with unnecessary medical, surgi-
cal and hospital services and supplies
during the first Ia days, not, however, 10
exceed the sum of SIS.
No order is given in the Halssll case,
but the Findings quote a majority of the
board as believing that Richard Hslsall
received q blow in the chest that led to
death, but the case is dismissed on the
ground that the hearing was entirely
barren of any evidence tending TO show
when or where the deceased received
such an injury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
NO ACTION EXPECTED
BY CONGRESS AT ONCE
But Important Legislation Is Planned
for the Safeguarding of Ameri-
can Interests.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 3.--Democratic
Leader Kitchin told Republican Leader
Mann when the House convened to-day
that no action by Congress was contem-
plated to-day in connection with the
presidents address.
Senator Thomas to-day introduced an
amendment TO the House revenue bill
proposing an issue of S500.O00. 900. nom
interest bearing treasury notes, to put
the nation in a state of naval and mil
tary preparedness.
Measures proposed to protect the Unit
ed States against conspiracies that may
result from the rupture with Germany
win be considered ct a special session
of the Senate Judiciary committee after
the presidents address to Congress. The
committee was urged TO consider the
measure as quickly as possible by the
administration.
Chairman Flood Of the House foreign
affairs committee evidently expected the
chances Of avoiding war to be remote.
eff an American ship is sunk BY a Ger
man submarine" said he, 1T viii be fol
lowed Immediately by a declaration OF
war by Congress"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
u. s. BREAKS WITH GERMANY,
BERNSTORFF GIVEN PASSPORTS
SMALL FIRE ON MERCHANT ST.
Gasparello Printing Office Damaged in
Dead of Cold Night.

| Fire wrote an epitaph. "Gone to Press" /"
over the door of I'll Corriere Italiano"
Office III Merchant street this morning
and had it not been for fortuitous
Icombination of circumstances it is pos
sible that nearly hundred tenants in
the A. Tomasi block would have been
driven into the street with piercing
north wind blowing and the mercury
beating around the minus Is mark. From
his room in the Zanleoni block across the
way, young Joseph Zanleoni saw the
smoke in the Corriere office. Hurrying
into Merchant street he secured himself
that it was a fire and then turned in a
general alarm from box 2I in Depot
square. 1t was a quarter past midnight
and the fire department responded with
promptness. Their agility confined the
blaze to the printing shop and the dam
age will not exceed 5000, the loss being
covered by insurance carried in the Me-
Allister L. Kent agency.
In the opinion OF the firemen the fire
started in pile of waste paper near the
paper cutter. None of the type fonts
or the printing. press were damaged
greatly, and the loss was centered in
that section of the shop where the pa
per is kept. Once the flames burst
through door leading TO the Murphy
saloon, but the firemen were backing up
their attack with chemicals by laying
two lines of hose and water soon had
its way with the blaze. BY 1890 o'clock
the all-out signal sounded and shortly
afterward the firemen returned to their
quarters.
Ben Gasparello, manager of the Cas-
parello Printing Co., which does job
printing when it is not issuing II 'Corriere
Italiano, weekly newspaper, left town
last evening for Chicago. His brother,
Anthony Gasparello, took charge of the
printing works this morning and he gave
ii as his opinion to-day that subscribers
will receive their Corriere next week as
usual.
When the fire was at its height rows
and rows of windows in the Tomasi
building reflected anxious-eyed faces and
many of the tenants were ready to evac-
uate when Chief Gladding assured them
that the blaze would be short-lived. A
cement ceiling and freproof walls aided /,
the firemen in confining the blaze to
single room and business tenants who
conduct stores, etc, on the ground floor
were told to rest easy when they in
q,sired sossceFEirg the possibilities of q |
big fire.
Fortunately the blaze was on the |
south side of the building and therefore 7
protected from the wind. The same
wind was probably responsible for a I
bronchial affection which prevented the
fire whistle at the gas plant from boom
ing true to form. The Indicator at the
FIRE station, however, registered accnr-
ately.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
AN ARMY OF GUARDS
Is Watching Over Shipping in New York
Harbor,

| New York, Feb. 3.--Upon the receipt
OF special instructions from Washington
Dudley Field Malone, collector of the
resentatives Of the department of justice
and the New York police. None of those
who attended the conference would dis
cuss what was considered beyond saying
that questions relating to a possible
emergency" were talked over.
Mr. Malone has increased his force Of
dock guards and special Inspectors, until
now he has more than 200 men under
his command. Harbor police boats and
four tugs of the coast guard cutter serv-
lee, under command of the collector, are
at their docks with steam up and their
crews sleeping on board.
1t was learned that the commanders of
several Of the German ships interned
here have refused permission to the coll
lector's officers to 90 below their main
decks on trips Of inspection Mr. Malone
Ndeelined to discuss the suhjees except to
say that the ships officers were within
their rights unless he obtained evidence
that neutrality regulations we're being
violated.
Acting on instructions from the attor
ney generals Office, the United States
attorney and the New York branch of
the bureau Of investigation, department
OF justice, are making arrangements to
meet what was described as "any emer-
gency.'
The arrangements, IL was said, includ-
ed the mobilization of all the secret serv-
ice agents in the greater city in order
that points of great strategical impor-
tanee may be safeguarded.
Preparation is being made for every
conceivable contingency and the munich
pal authorities are quietly cooperating
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
]. w. RUTTERFIELD
ELECTED HEAD
OF TEACHERS
Winooski Valley Association Concluded
Its Session in Barre To-day--Sev-
eral Addresses Made.

( Officers were elected for 1917 and ad-
dresses We're delivered by Commission
er Payson Smith of the Massachusetts,
educational department and Miss Bessie
Bacon Goodrich, principal of the John
ston state normal school at the closing
session of the third annual conference of
the Winooski Valley Teachers associa-
tion in the Spaulding assembly hall this
forenoon. Ratification OF the report of
the nominating committee, s. G. Hutch
inson of Montpelier, II. S. Read of Rich
mond and Miss Mabel W. Chandler OF
Barre, resulted in the election of the
following officers
President, J. W. Butterfeld of Cabot.
representing the upper Winooski dis
trict; vice president, f. w. Rheimer Of
Waterbury; secretary, Mrs +. III. Buley
of Richmond; treasurer, Miss Mae X.
Howe of Randolph executive commit
tee, Frederic Edwards of Montpelier,
Mrs. Nella Roscoe of Barre and Ralph
A. Eaton of Mortified No action was
taken in the matter of selecting a meet
Eng place for the 10th conference.
More than 400 teachers were present
for the forenoon gathering to-day. Miss
Josephine Hovey, director of music in
the Barre schools, was in charge of an
excellent concert given by the high
school glee club and orchestra and the
graded school chorus. The following
program was carried out: venetian
Summer Night" and "0n to Victory"
by the glee club and orchestra; selections
from II Trovatore, anvil Chorus" and
shepherds Good Night" In closing the
musical, the grade chorus sang "The Pr
lot" The capabilities of the children
and the work of their instructor in train
ing them for the concert formed the sub
iect of much favorable comment among
the visiting teachers. I
In her address on sour Professional
Opportunities" Principal Goodrich of
johnson brought her experience in sever
al schools to focus on some of the prob
lens that confront the average teacher
and in her address, she sought to show /
how many of the opportunities for serv-
ice NAV be met. Her address was OF
special interest to teachers who are con-
ducting higher courses in the schools.
The address of Commissioner Smith .
had TO do with the causes responsible 4
for a degree of unrest that may be dis
cerned in the educational system of to- 7
day. His was one of the most notable
10 the conference program
and in furnishing solid food for thought
bis words divided interest with those
Of Commissioner NJ B. Hillegas of the
Vermont educational department, who
gave the principal address yesterday To
eliminate unrest among teachers and
fco,tinues On eighth papel d,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
THOMAS ELECTED
HEAD OF VERMONT
NATIONAL GUARD
Result of Election Was Announced By
Adjutant General Tillotson at
St Albans.

st. AIbans, Feb. 3.--At the Office of
l.. s. Tillotson, adiutant general. il was
announced this morning that Fred b.
Thomas, a Montpelier attorney, had been
elected colonel of the lst Vermont regi-
ment TO succeed Col. Ira L. Reeves, re.
signed. The elevation of Atty. Thomas
from the rank of lieutenant was brought
about through vote carried on through
the mail, each captain. first and second
lieutenant in the regiment being entitled
to vote.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
DEATH AT ORANGE.
Mrs. Nellie Ann Msgoon Had Been Ill
Long Time with Cancer.

The funeral of Mrs. Nellie Ann Ma
coon, who died at Gals last night at
the home OF ner son, Fred Magoon, in
the town of Orange, win be held Mon
day afternoon at / o'clock from the
home, with burial in the West Topsham
cemetery. Rev J. B. Reardon of Barre
will oficiate. Mrs. Magoon has been i'll
for a long time with cancer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
SACRED RIGHTS
ARE INVADED
Pres. Wilson Informs Con-
gress in Telling of Break
with Germany
AMERICAN CITIZENS
HAVE BEEN SLAIN
Therefore the United States
Cannot Longer Con-
tinue Relations

! Washington, D. c., Feb. 3.-Ferventl,
invoking the guidance of almighty Co
in the step he had taken. President vii
son in message TO Congress this after
noon detailed why the United State
could not continue relations with a war
ring power which repeatedly invades III
sacred rights and takes the lives of it,
citizens.
After speaking OF the recent German
note, announcing its policy regarding
submarines, the president outlined tn,
events OF the past and read part Of thu
American note which followed the sink
ing OF the Sussex and Germany's reply
in which il was announced that the Ger.
man naval forces had been given orders
not TO sink vessels without warning and
without saving human lives, and outlin-
ing other exchanges between the two
governments, the president said:
Il think you will agree with me
that in view OF this declaration
tGermany's last motel which sudden
ly and without prior intimation Of
any kind deliberately withdrBws the
solemn Insurance given in The iinpe.
rfxi Eu4srnFnent't~n ~nJsp .if MAY 4,
1916, THIS government has no alter
native consistent with the dignity
and honor Of the United States but
to take the course which in its note
of April rs, 1916, il announced il
would take in the event that the
German government did not declare
and effect the abandonment of the
methods of submarine warfare which
it was then employing and to which
IL now purposes again to resort. I
have, therefore, directed the secre-
tary of state to announce to his ex-
cellency, the German ambassador,
that all diplomatic relations between
the United States and the German
empire are severed and that the
American ambassador at Berlin will
Immediately be withdrawn.
Notwithstanding this unexpected
action of the German government,
this sudden and deeply deplorable
remuneration of its assurances. | re-
fuse to believe that il is the inten-
tion Of the German authorities to do
in fact what they have warned us
they win feel at liberty to do. l
cannot bring myself to believe that
they will. indeed, pay no regard to
ancient friendship and destroy Amer
lean ships and take the lives of
American citizens in willful prosecu-
tion of the ruthless naval program
they have announced their intention
to adopt. If this inveterate conf
dence on my part in the sobriety and
prudent foresight of their purpose
should unhappily prove unfounded, If
American ships and American lives
should, in fact, be sacrificed by their
naval commanders in Needless con-
travention of just and reasonable
understandings of international law
and obvious dictates of humanity |
shall take the liberty of coming
again before Congress to ask that
authority be given me to use any
means necessary for the protection
of our seamen and our people in the
prosecution of their peaceful and le-
gitimate errands on the high seas. |
can do nothing less. ! take ii for
granted that all neutral governments
will take the same course"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
VANDALISM BEGINS
IN NEW YORK BAY
Austrian Freighter Reported to Have
Been Put Out of Commission, Pts
ton Heads and Other Parts of
Engines Being Smashed.

New York, Feb. Sword reached the
police to-day that ooincident with the
publication of the news Of the rupture
with Germany the Austrian freighter,
lying in New York bay, has been put out
Of commission. The report was that the
piston heads and other parts Of the en-.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
NORTHFIELD LAURELS
STOLEN LAST NIGHT
GreenviIIe, Me-, Was the Coolest Place in
New England with Minimum Of
"a Below Zero.

Boston Feb 3--A minimum tempera-
ture OF three below zero, the coldest re.
corded in this city in three years. was
shown by the official records Of the
weather bureau to-day. This low point
was reached at 4 this morning. after
.whish sias niesrrrv 5esaIf to rise slowly.
Greenville. Me-. with d minimum OF "a
below. was the coldest place in New Eng
land last night, according to the bureau.
In Burlington, VT, il was li below. The
cold wave extended to all parts of New
England.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
WARNED NOT TO SAIL.
Steamship st. Louis Decided to Delay
Its Departure.

New York, Feb. 3.-When informed
last night that Secretary of State Ian
sing had stated in Washington that he
regarded il as inadvissble to send the
American liner st. Louis to Liverpool on
her regular trip to-day. President P. A.
s. Franklin of the International Mer-
camille Marine stated that naturally he
would act in conformity with such a
Pending Official sd-
vices. however, preparations for the sail
ing Of the ship proceeded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
SPANISH AND GREEK
STEAMSHIPS SUNK
Two Spaniards on the Ship Butron Were
Drowned When the Ship Was
Torpedoed
Torpedoed.

Madrid, via London, Feb. s.-The
Spanish steamship Butron and the Greek
steamer Elekon have been torpedoed and
sunk by the German submarine U-67
Two Spaniards were drowned in the
sinking of the Butron. The rest of the
crews Of both vessels were landed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
Washington Government Has Made
Formal Demand for Release Of All
Americans Captured On Prize Ships
Steps Already Taken to Protect
National Interests And Also to Meet
Unprecedented Conditions


have Count Won Be1nsorf has been handed his
passports has been ordered from Berlin
break outlined detail in address President
Wilson joint session of Congress this afternoon
pte of the fact that the break was definitely known officials at
White House and state department would not discuss the stu
alton in any form
The decision to break the presidents confer
with the cabinet and members of the Senate yesterday The
president by the conclusion that the
country would stand soidy behind him in breaking
Whether the with Germany will be accompanied by sim
break with Hungary could not be learned nasmuch
as understood have endorsed the action of Germany
however this expected follow if not already taken
No of the break made at the White House
Secretary umuty would only that the president would ad
dress Congress this Just at the time the decision
break Secretary of State Lansing went to the
White brief conference with the president He
go further than Tumuty the brief of
the presidents address to Congress.
After sending message the public printer President Will
son calmly his routine work Lansing and Tumuly
who him during the morning They said he
grave but undisturbed
capitol the of the presidents decision like
clap Everywhere there expressions of support
appreciation the first hear the Senator Lodge
Republican, member of the foreign relations committee Can
that fairly shouted T did believe the president
would do it. Though there be another I'm with him"
Bernstor apparently much affected When the
nation him. his eyes moistened and he said
correspondent I'm However expected
it. nothing left for the United States to do
how get home"
Ambassador Gerard instructions to close the embassy
consuaes in Germany All the embassy attaches
consu consular and stats be brought
This makes the of relations complete than
usual in such
Spain will take the diplomatic interests of the United
in Berlin
Germany interests here will be by the legation
The rights of Germans In the United States and of Americans
Germany virtually unaffected by the severance
breaking of diplomatic relations war but
easily lead act of protest characterized the
of nations short of The danger
follow accentuated by the diplomatic history the world
times show instance of diplomatic break between
first-class powers not followed by hostilites
Immediately all the machinery of the government
motion to safeguard national interests and further prepare the
country for the unprecedented and moenous situation in which
finds itself Not unmindfu of the possibility disturb
by German ympathzers officials said steps had been
to meet that situation
No others than officials and employees of the yards and sta
be admitted reservations Orders
this effect Secretary of the Navy Daniels to-day
have been issued, effective Immediately.
The United States formally demanded of Germany the nmed
release of Americans taken prisoner prize ships captured by
raiders in the South Atlantic
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
SAXON MOTOR PLANT
WIPED OUT BY FIRE
Loss at Detroit To-day Was s3so,ooo and
1900 Men Were Thrown Out
of Work,

Detroit, Feb. Sire of undetermined
origin to-day destroyed the plant of the
Saxon Motor Car corporation, with a
loss of quarter of million. Twelve
hundred men were thrown out of work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
COLONEL REEVES MAY
RAISE REGIMENT

In the event of war with Ger
many, Pres. Ira /. Reeves of Nor
wich university, who recently re-
signed as colonel Of the lst Yer
mont regiment, will raise a regi-
ment Of volunteers for the serv-
ice. That is the tenor Of letter
understood to have been sent by
Pres. Reeves to Gov. Graham IN
the face of threatened eventual
ities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
M0RE CALEF GIFTS.
$4,000 to Tufts College and Like
Amount to Universaiist Leader.

Announcement has Just been made
that Ira Calef of Washington has given
$4,000 TO Tufts college, to be added TO
the endowment fund, and $4,000 to
the endowment of the Universalist
Leader, a publication devoted to the
interests Of the Universslist church. The
Universalist Leader, in celebration of its
Tooth anniversary, is endesvoring 20 raise
an endowment fund Of $4,000 by Jan.
l. 1919. and Mr.. Calef's gift is the larg-
est yet received
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
NAVY YARDS
ARE. CLOSED
-----
Visitors Were Barred at the
Charlestown, Mass,
Reservation
EMERGENCY PLAN
PUT INTO EFFECT
This Program Had Long Ago
Been Completed for a
Case Like This

Boston, Feb. 3--The Charlestown navy
yard was closed to visitors to-day and
the long prepared emergency program
became effective.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03

gines were smashed with crowbars and
axes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03
FIVE CARS PLUNGED
OVER 4O-FT. BANK;
SIX PEOPLE KILLED
A Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Passen-
ger Train Was Wrecked By Brok-
en- Rail Near Cromwell Sta
tion. Iowa.

Cromwell Station, Iowa, Feb. 3.--Six
were killed and SO injured when Chi
cago, Burlington & Quincy eastbound
train was wrecked late last night. Five
Pullman cars left the rails and went over
a 40.foot embankment. A broken rail
was the cause.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-03

Continued on eighth pagc@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-10

and Trotzky can never save the Rus sians from themselves and the design ling Germans who find their best op- Iportunity in disorganized country.
 America will be able to put finan- cial aid and unlimited supplies in the scales if there is civil war, as now appears likely. America and her allies can be the winning factors in support of one side against the other. with such powerful help civil war in Russia might soon be ended, but even then the Russians would have to pay terrible price for their folly.
 Kerensky told the truth. The allies will not only have to shoulder the burdens of the war against Germany, but they may also have to do some drastic missionary work in Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-10

ton Prussianism had wrought among the people and by the portentous men, ace I recognized in it for the entire world
 It had given to Germany unparal- leled prosperity, beneficent and ad- vanced social legislation, and not a few other things of value, but it had taken in payment the soul of the race. It had made devils bargain"
 Woe to the German-American, so- called, who, in this sacred war for cause as high as any for which ever people took up arms. does not feel solemn urge, does not show an eager determination to be in the very fore front of the struggle; does not prove a patriotic jealousy, in thought, in ac- tion and in speech to rival and 10 outdo his natiYe-born fellow citizen in devotion and in willing sacrifice for the country of his choice and adoption and sworn allegiance, and of their common affection and pride.
 Sentiments such as MT. Kahn's anC views so trenchantly expressed, have lad wholesome effect upon Ameri ,an citizens of foreign birth. If his words could have reached avery part of the country, there would lave been fewer men to applaud La. Toilette and others of his mold.