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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30

Miss Molly Beals of Elm street is
taking few days vacation from her du-
ties in the Office of Attorney George b.
Young and left this noon for Boston and
New Bedford, Mass, TO visit friends.
Mrs. H. Z. Stockwell and Miss Teresa
Dow left this morning for Ashland, n.
H., where they will visit relatives. The
former will visit relatives in Boston be-
fore returning home.
Enroll Wilcox, operator at the PLAY
house, which is closed by order of the
board of health, left this morning for
Malone, n. Y, where he will Join Mrs.
Wilcox, who is visiting with relatives.
The hearing on the settlement of the
estate of the late George H. Morse of
Waterbury by the executrix, Nellie H.
Morse, is still being held in probate
court, this being the third day. IL is
alleged that the estate is insolvent and
that certain persons and companies who
furnished bonds for the deceased NAV
have to forfeit the same. Frank Plum
ley of Northfield appears for the execu.
trix, C. c. Graves for himself. Charles
A. Adams for the town Of Waterbury
and Charles II. Darling Of Burlington for
the American Fidelity company.
Harold jackson Of Hartford. Conn. for.
merly OF this city, arrived in the CITY
last evening for visit with friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
GRANITEvILLE.

A public dance viii Be held in Losas.
SOS haH next Tuesday evening. Music
viii Be furnished BY Gsuthier's orches-
ira. Admission, 5oci ladies free.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
RUSSIAN SCHOONER SUNK.
The Sibens Was Carrying Salt From
Cadiz

Chathem. y. B.. June S0.-The Rus
sian schooner Sibens from Cadiz, with
q cargo Of salt. has been sunk by =
German submarine. according to cable
sdvices TO agents here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30

II. C. Allen Of Plattsburg is passing a
few days in town on business.
". T. Allen and Walter Lombard Of
Northfeld are spending several days with
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Mower have re-
turned after spending the past week on
an automobile trip through Mssssohu-
setts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30

New York, June 30-The American
line steamship Haverford, which was un-
der British registry, was said to be the
largest American vessel which has yet
fallen prey to a submarine. She was
built at Clyde Bank, Scotland, in 1901,
was 53l feet long, so feet beam and of
II ,635 gross tons.
Neither the steamship Ultonia nor the
Manistee, reported torpedoed and sunk.
carried either passengers or troops, ae-
cording to representatives of the Cunard
line here, who had not been officially
informed last night OF the loss of the
two vessels
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30

A dispatch received in New York
Wednesday afternoon from France an
nOunced the arrival and debarkation Of
the second contingent Of American
troops.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30

Continued On fifth Psge.l
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

Great Britain and France, respec- lively, through their prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, have made known to the world that the terms under which the Teutonic all lies seek a general peace are not sui icient. And backing their prime min ister, the British proletariat, repre- scented by a national labor conference, has reaffirmed, without equivocation, that it is the determination of labor to continue the war in order hereaf- ter to make the world safe for democ- racy.
 Fortified Rv the known attitude of President Wilson as to tho require ments of the United States if the war is to end and peace concluded, the utterances of. Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Minister Pichon and the British workers seemingly make cer- given in reply to the Russian Bolshe- vik proposa1s. will go for nought un- less it is materially added to and brought into line with the demands that the United States and the entente allies have lain down as the concrete basis for the discussion of peace.
 Nevertheless, the Bolshevk element in Russia apparently has not lost heart that something may come from the Czernin proposal, for the Rrest Litovsk peace conference, at which it was made has taken a recess until January 4-ah6~ meanwhile Trotzky, the Bolshevi< foreign minister, pur- poses to send a note to tho entente allied embassies in an endeavor to have them participate in further peace
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
HOW BUILDING OF SHIPS
 HAS BEEN RETARDED
Former Rear Admiral Bowies Says Pa- cific Coast Prices Are Out of Sight

Washington, Dec 2s.-An outline of legislation wanted by the shipping board to provide additional powers to speed up construction of the merchant fleet was given today by Former Rear Admiral Bowles assistant to the gen. eral manager of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, test1fying at the senate comrnittee's inquiry into the shipping situation.
 Among other thngs, MT. Bowles said the board desired authorization to de- clare as a war zone the territory sur rounding shipyards, as well as to conn., mandeer houses and local transporta- tion facilities so as to better take care of workmen at the plants. He also suggested that congress should pro- tect shipbuilders from the operations of the war excess profits tax law or at least modify its provisions in so far as 1t pertains to them. Operation of the law Is now so certain. he explained, that the board Is having great difficulty in placing contracts at a reasonable price, as the builders claim they will profits on the ships after paying the have practically nothing left from the tax.
 Replying to Senator Jones, of Wash ington the assistant general manager said fear of the tax law is general among builders and not confined to any one part of the country. Senator Jones said he had seen telegrams indi- eating that Pacific coast builders were anxious to get contracts.
 "Yes, at very high prtces," replied MT. Bow1es. Their prices are out of sight"
 Pacific coast plants he added, have increased their demands from s15 to SEQ a ton on steel ships, they now ask he said, from S1so and $1S5 a ton while some are demanding $200.
 Some contractors are acting in good faith while others are trying to take advantage of the government" said the witness in replying to questions regarding the general attitude of con- tractors,
 q think we ought to know who is holding up the government" said Sen ator Nelson. but MT. Bowles refused to give any names except in executive session.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

parleys, and also is drafting a note to the peoples of the world.
 Inside Russia the situation still re- mains obscure owing to the various reports, concerning the movements of the BolsheVik and counter-revolu- tionarv forces. One of these reports is to the effect that an arInistice be tween the Kaledines and BolshevilI troops has been effected at Rostov- on-Don, with - neutral zone between the fighting line. Kaledines and his Cossacks were among the first of the Russian counter-revolution forces to take up arms against the Bolshe- wiki
 On the fighting fronts Palestine again has come into a position of first importance owing to the British having inflicted another severe defeat upon the Turks near Jerusalem North and northwest of the Holy City
 General Allenbys force have made an advance of about two and a half having repulsed a Turkish attack. The
 Turks suffered heavy casualties. Artillery duels are in progress along the entire northern front in the ItaI- ian theatre. the infantry of both sides apparently being inactive except for patrol encounters. Likewise on the front in France the artilleries are do4 ing the maio part of the fighting. tSChe Germans have not offered battle to the French on the Verdun sector north Of the Caurierzs Wood since Wednesdays sanguinary repulse- Snow and cold weather prevail over the entire line from Belgium to the Swiss border.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
CAUSES OF DISEASE EPiDEMIcS AT CAMPS
Shortage of Winter cIothing and Over
 crowdins of Tents.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Disease cpl denies and clothing equipment short ages at Camp Bowie, Texas, and Camp Doniphan, Okla, were told to the senate military committee by the respective commanders Of those ma tional guard cantonents, Major Gen erals Grebele and Wright.
 Both officers said the epidemics at their posts nov were under control and that adequate supplies of over coats had been received, but they gave dismal picture sof earlier conditions. They told too, of enormous shortages of rifles machine guns and other equipment still existing. Food has been plentiful they said, and of good quality.
 General GrebePs story showed con ditiens at Camp Bowie to have been the worse. He declared the lives of many men who recently died would have been saved had winter clothing sufficient tents to avoid overcroWding. and proper hospital facilities and sani- tation been provided. He told how the war department ordered twelve men they were "so thick you couldn't walk between them"
 During November General Grebel said 900 men, or about one-third of his command passed through the hospital with deaths from pneumonia, measles and other diseases averaging sixteen daily At one time 800 men. he stated, were crowded into a hospital built to acnommodate 800 and that without sewerage system.
 In September. the general said he protested against crowding twelve men sikness would result. Before more tents arrived the epidemic broke out Now, however. he added. there are only 800 men on the sick list.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
PEACE OFFER
 ONLY OPENING GUN.
London Forecasts Cirect Proposal to
 the Allies as Next Step.

London, Dec. 2S.-That the Austro- German peace proposals to Russia are only the opening gun in an elaborate pcace campaign by the central powers is the belief here. It is likely that the next step by Germany according to well informed London opinion, will be Q direct proposal to the allies either through the Vatican or neutral power,
 The Russian government in the course of the next few days is expect ed to endeavor to get the German of fer officially before the entente allies, but, as a formal reply would involve a recognition of the Bolshevik gov ernment, it is doubtful whether any entente government win make a reply Informal, but sufficiently definite. re- London by Premier Lloyd George and in Paris by Foreign Minister Pichon
 Both reject the German offer on the ground that the great principles for which the allies are fighting would be utterly lost in the status quo peace proposed by Germany.
 Neither in London nor in Paris is there a disposition to deride the Ger man offer as spurious. On the other hand, it is regarded as a serious step by the Teutonic government which regards an early peace as the surest and perhaps the only method of avoid ing disaster.
 The terms offered, however, are so clearly unacceptable that the only con- sideration as to reply is whether t.ie allied position would be improved by their war aims. There is nothing new in Germany's terms In fact, they are rather less com prehensive than the of fer of last July.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

ments attributed to the packers that retailers were gouging the public.
 'They can't do any gouging," Mr. Hutchinson said. There were four hundred provision dealers failed in Boston last August. Does that look as if they were gouging or being gouged?"
 Wholesale Prices Were Controlled.
 Hutchinson said there was no Ques- ton that wholesale prices for meats were controlled. He said there were seldom more than half a cent pound difference. There were never any in- stances, he said, of one packer who was overstocked with some one kind of meat trying to dispose of his stock by underse1ling another firm. Before going into the, retail provision busi- ness Hutchinson, said he had tried khe rendering business but couldn't do much in that line because he seemed to be on the outside.
 '1 was never offered an automobile for my, trade by some rendering conn panies, like some men I know" he stated
 The session was not adjourned un- til late in the day. Commissioner Murdock returned to Washington to- night, but it was announced that the hearings would be continued tomor. row morning by one of the special examiners. Mir. Heney thought the business could be concluded by to- morrow noon.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
HOOVER TO APPEAR
 BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Senator Reed Explains Why Food Ad- ministrator Was Denied Hearing.

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Food Admin istrator Hoover, now in New York, was requested by telegraph tonight to appear next Wednesday before the senate committee investigating the sugar situation. The telegram was sent by Chairman Reed after the com mtttee had considered in exeiutive ses- sion whether a subpoena should be is- sued for the administrator, who had been advised last Saturday that the committee expected to hear him to- day.
 In announcing the tefegraphic re- quest, Senator Reed referred to critic isms of the conduct of the hearing and said that the witnesses examined had been selected at random from a list furnished by the food administration. So far, he eaid, two witnesses had Been heard favoring the administration and one opposing it.
 we, intended to go ahead with MT. Hoover on Saturday" he added, "but there appeared that day a. large num- her of western beet men, here in Washington on another matter, who wished to be heard 90 fhey might re- turn to their homes. It was an act of common decency to hear them fmme- diately"
 With no other sugar witnesses avail able, the committee ag&fn took up the coal investigation with w. B. Colver of the federal trade commission con- dnuing as a witness.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

correspondence file, together with maps, drawings and plans and the se- cret minutes of the Aero companys strategy board, outlining war policies which were found in Billhuber's rooms at the Y. M. c. A. hotel in Chicago when he was arrested several weeks ago.
 The revelations brought out at the preliminary hearing led federal officials to believe that Billhuber may be a German spy.
 He is 29 years old and gave his home address as Haywood, N. J. MT. Whitaker said that although Billhuber was a trusted employe in the engineer ing and construction department of the company, he would have no occa- sion to see most of the correspond ence and records found in his posses sion. The plant of the company for several months has been devoted a1- most exclusively to the manufacture fadrplanes for the United States gov ernment.
 Government agents have been care fully Investigating Billhuber's move ments during the past three years with special attention to his connec- ton with other airplane concerns. He claims American citizenship.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
FOUR GERMAN SUBMARINES CAPTURED BY U. 6. DESTROYERs
They Were Lying on the Surface With
 Their Coming Towers Open.

Boston, Dec. 9s-Tour German su'b- marines were captured recently by twelve American destroyers according to an American seaman who reached his home here from a French port to- night. Vhe- seaman-a former Bos- ton newspaper n1an-waS aboard a troop ship at the French port recently, he said. when the destroyers. all fly ing the Stars and Stripes, steamed in with their prizes. The submersib1es were lying upon the surface of the ocean with their coming towers open, during the process of rechargfng their batteries, when the American destroy CTS swept down upon them and took them prisoner without fight.
 While the transport was still at the French port the seaman said, a Ger p,an-U boat entered the harbor with a white flag flying from her periscope. The enemy crew explained that they had been lying in wait for a troop ship in the open sea, and that when they failed to find her and the supplies ran low, the crew mutinied, killed the com- mander and decided to surrender.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
U. 8. TO DISREGARD NEW
 GERMAN PEACE OFFER
UnIess There Are Further Develop
 nents in the Proposals.

OhteSe neFe AFe FuFtneF OeVetoP"
 nents in the Proposals.
 Washington, Dec. 2s.-America's war aims are regarded by the administra- ton as having been sufficiently dls- siosed in President Wilson's reply to the pope's last peace proposal and in his recent message to congress. Com seduently unless there are further de- velopments in the peace propaganda set afoot by the Germans and Austri- ans through their negotiations with the Russian Bolshevilki. there Is no inten- ton on the part of the United States government of attempting to elaborate or expound the statements of EA1er- lean purpose laid down in those docu- ments.
 It is fully understood in Washington that there may be internal req sons in entente countries for making some concessions to certain powerful politi- cal clements which are pressing for another statement of the ententes war aims. These considerations will be weighed and acted upon in the dis erection of the governments of those countries.
 The decision involved Is regarded as of great importance because of the possibility that divergent statements might afford the German plotters op- portunity to weaken the ties that bind the allies together.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29

charge of the roads for the last nine months, were called into conference at Il o'clock to discuss plans for weld ing all transportation lines into a sin gle givernment-operateds system. They left the treasury department two hours later under instructions to continue their functions and to submit imme- diately a plan of operation to the director general
 First Formal Order. 7 Tonight MT. McAdoo issued his first formal order designed to speed up freight movement, telegraphing aIi railroad presidents and directors iIA- convenient and direct routes. At the same time he ordered them to con- tinue operation of their lines in con- formity with the presidents proclama- ton putting them under government control.
 There was no indication tonight whether MT. McAdoo intended event ally to disp1ace the war board with an, organization of his own or to con- tinue its organization for the duration of the war. It was made clear. how ever, that it will continue to function until the director general decides that better system can be devised
 The order that freight move by the most expeditions routes opens the way for pooling of traffic impossible heretofore by reason of statutes de- signed to prevent the practice by car riers operated under private direction It takes from the shipper the right to route his freight as he wishes and leaves to the railroad traffic manager the task of sending it most directly and where there is least congestion.
 There was a question tonight as to whether the great mass of railway em- ployes in the country-nearly two million in nurpber-now become gov ernment employees. Some officials hold that they do not on the ground that the government is assuming control of the railroads is only super-imposing its authority on them and that as the roads are owned now as before by are still employees of the owners of the roads.
 The railroads passed under govern nent control without any formality. At 12 o'clock the director general and the members of the railroads war board were 50 deeply engrossed in the discussion of measures to relieve con- gestion that they did not note the pas sage of time and it was not until half an hour later that someone, glancing at the clock in Mr. McAdoo's office, roads were out of the hands of their directors.
 Promises Of Cooperation.
 Not only did members of the war board assure the director general of their fullest support for the govern ment under the new arrangement. but hundreds of telegrams reached the treasury department today from rail- road officers Throughout the, country promising cooperation.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
HALIFAX STILL NEEDS
 MONEY AND RELIEF
Chairman of Relief Committee Noti-
 fies Gov. Mccall of Massachusetts

Boston, Dec. 2s.-Ha1ifax still, needs, money for the relief of the sufferers by the explosion. according to a tele- gram to Governor Mccall from the chairman of the Halifax relief com mittee, today. The telegram says:
 we are receiving inquiries daily from Massachusetts cities and towns stating it is reported Talifax needs no further help, financial or otherwise. and asking if this is truc. May we pre- sume further on your kindness and ask you to please make it known that while we have sufficient supplies of materi. ads and food at present our financial needs are far from mott"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
SEVERE COLD WAVE
 HAS STRUCK OHIO
The State Is Said Go be on the Verge
 of . Coal Famine.

Columbus, Ohio. Dec. ss-A severe cold wave struck Ohio tonight and the state again ia on the verge of a eea! faYnine that State Fuel Administration officials deelaFe will be mere serious than the one of two weeks ago. Dur ing that period of intense suffering lake coal was available for eanHsea= ton whereaa ti4sre is neRe new te be had. .-s
 State officials declared taAjght that vary little coal has heeA placed fer sn ovsn what iittle is ca es tracks ai miHes has net been moved fer lack of railrpaa metive poweE which is the MaHer ef the lNeI aamialatEatlaR;
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
METHODS USED BY
 BIG MEAT PACKERS
How They Controlled the Meat Rendering, Soap and
 Fertilizer Industries of the Country
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION HEARS TESTIMONY

According Witnesses the Subterge Resorted to by the Packers and Their Agents in the Industrial World is Comparable to German Propaganda Exercised in the Political World-John Gennie of North Andover Mass, Refused an Offer of $250,ooo for a Plant Valued at S35OOO Rather Than Allow the "Trust" to Put Him Out of Business Man Tells of His Experi ence-A E. Keeer Declares He Was Driven Out of Business Three Times by the Methods of the Combine.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
CUSTOMS OFFICIAL TO
 CENSOR PICTURE FILMS
Consigned Co Neutral Countries-To Prevent Military Information Reach ing Enemy.

Ogdensburg, N. r., Dec 2slOrders to censor motion picture films con- signed from this country to neutral nations have been received by United States custom officials along this part of the Canadian border. ir was an- nounced today.
 The ruling, it was said, is to prevent military information from reaching the enemy. Films consigned to Canada are nots saffected.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
GERMANPEACE TERMS
 ARE NOT SUFFICIENT
Announcement Made to the World by Officials of Great
 Britain and France
APPROVED BY BRITISH LABOR CONFERENCE

Peace Offer Must be Brought Into Line With the Demands Stated by United States and the Entente Allies From Russia Comes Report That Arnistice Has Effected Between the Kaedines and the Boshevik Troops-The British Have Inflicted Another Severe De feat Upon the Turks Near Jerusalem Artillery Duels Are in Progress on the Other Fronts.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
Aero Engineer May
 Be a German Spy
PAUL H. BILLHUBER, A FORMER DAYToN-W WRIGHT co. EMPLOYE
HAD EVADED THE DRAFT
A Correspondenee File, Maps, Draw nigs, Plans and Secret Minutes of Strategy Board Were Found in His Rooms in Chicago.

Chicago Dec. 2s.-At a preliminary hearing today of charges of failure to report for the eelective draft and vio- lation of the espionage act against Paul H. Bi1Ihuber. until recently an aero engineer. employed by the Day ton-Wright Airp1ane company of Day ton, O., in the planning and eonstruc- ton of aircraft for the United States army. Wallace S. Whitaker, traffic manager of the company, identified
Norwich bulletin., 1917-12-29
Fix OrmaI Order
 Giventhe Railroads
DIRECTOR M'ADOO CALLS FOR A
 SPEEDING UP
TALKED WITH BOARD
Hundreds of TeIegrams Have Been Received From Railroad Officers Throughout the County Promising Cooperation,

of the United States passed into gov ernment possession at noon as Secre- tary McAdoo, designated by President Wilson as director-general of rail roads, was de1egating to the railroads war board the task of operating them for the present
 The war board. comprising five of the country's foremost railroad exe~r.- tives, who have been in supreme