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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
RUTLAND MAN ON BOARD
American Steamship Orleans, Sunk BY
German Submarine.

Rutland, July 7.-Ernest L. King, the
49, year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
King of 81 Cleveland avenue, was a
member of the naval gunners' crew OF
the American steamship Orleans which
has been sunk by German submarine.
He enlisted in March, 1916, at Albany,
N. Y, as an apprentice seaman He re-
ceived the customary training at the
Newport, r. /. naval station and fol-
lowing this preliminary service was
granted a leave of absence to visit his
parents.
He was assigned to the battleship
North Carolina and in January of the
present year was in service off the coast
of Cuba. Letters received the past
spring by his parents stated that Kings
shipmates had been assigned to duty in
gun crews on merchant vessels and that
he missed being placed in such crew
from the fact that the time the assign
ments were made he was member of
a crew engaged in a boat race.
He was born in Middlebury and as a
small child lived with his parents for
a few years in Canada. The young mans
mother had regularly received letters
from him, dated aboard his ship, until
May /. Since that time she had re-
ceived no word as to her sons where
abouts until last evening she was in
formed by a Herald representative Of
the fact that the young man was one of
the crew of the ill-fated Orleans, and
that he had been saved, Mrs. King, be
coming apprehensive because one of her
recent letters to her son had been re-
turned to her, wrote few days ago to
the navy department asking for informa.
ton about her boy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
Washington County Board
Has Numbered the More
Than 5000 Eligibles
AND NOW AWAITS
MORE INSTRUCTIONS
Copy Of Names Has Been
Sent to Provost Marshal
in Washington

Their work done for the time being,
George n. Tilden, DIR. John II. Woodruff
and County Clerk L. C. Moody, who COM
pose the registration board for Washing
ton county, are awaiting further orders
from the government, instructions to
take additional steps having been with
held thus far, newspaper notices to the
contrary Notwithstanding. Ever since
June 81, the members of the board, with
four stenographers and clerks engaged
as their assistants, have been working
busily on a list, which, in its completed
form, contains the name of every regis
trant in Washington county, including
the l,076 young men of Barre who reg
istered June 5, making total of more
than 3,l00 names. II will be noted that
Barre's aggregate represents slightly more
than one third of the total for Washing
ton county.
Opposite each name has been placed
serial number and the list, which fills
III pages of foolcsap, may be seen in
the Office of the county clerk at the coun-
ty courthouse. Had the pages been post
ed separately, as in many of the towns,
enough paper would have been spread
to cover at least two walls of Mr..
Moody's office The towns in the county
are arranged alphabetically, Barre City
coming first. The serial numbers are
assigned by towns, in the sense that the
serial numbers of registrants in Barre
City. which tops the alphabetical list,
are lower than those in Worcester, which
is at the foot of the list by reason of
its alpha abetical position.
Work on the list was completed yes
terday afternoon, and in accordance with
from Washington, d. c., a
copy has been forwarded to Provost Mar
shall General Crowder at the national
capital; another has been turned over
to Adjt Gen. L. S. Tillotson; a third
copy remains in the possession of the
board and the fourth copy
is the one which is posted at the county
courthouse The members OF the regis
tration board realize that they have COM
pleted only the first part of the task
when they accepted appoint
nents and are awaiting further orders
rom the brigadier general.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
GREAT BATTLE
OVER LONDON
Score of German Airplanes
Bombarded the City
To-day
BRITISH AIRCRAFT
WENT TO DEFENSE
Official War Statement Says
Results Were Not
Known at Noon

London, July About twenty enemy
airplanes bombarded London to-day, ac-
cording to an official war statement. The
raiders were attacked by artillery and a
large number of British airplanes. The
results were not known at noon.
The raid occurred at about $3.50 this
morning. Thousands of persons crowded
the streets, and the police and soldiers
had difficulty in holding them back.
Anti-aircraft guns throughout the city
and the British ariplanes Immediately
engaged the hostile craft and for time
the sound of exploding bombs and the
vicious reply of the guns was deafening
The raiders appeared so suddenly that
few realized that raid was in progress
until some bombs were heard. The Ger
mans Travelled at tremendous speed. They
appeared to be at lower altitude than
in the last raid when they exacted a
heavy toll of life in London.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
MALADY CLAIMS
SECONn CHILD
Nine-Year-C S5on of w. N.
Theriaul' : Montpelier
d : To-day
NO NE. -sCASES ARE
OFFICIALLY REPORTED
But a Montpelier Woman
Tells of Child Paralyzed
and Having No Doctor

William Price, the 0-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. William n. Theriault of
IL Summer street, Montpelier, died at
6 O'Clock this morning OF infantile pa
ralysis The little boy was taken i'll
with the disease three days ago and his
condition was critical almost from the
outset, both legs being paralyzed. 1t is
the second death in Montpelier since the
infantile paralysis epidemic broke out
three weeks ago.
The Theriault boy was born in Mont
pelier July 10, 1908. He was an excep-
tionally bright lad and a general favor
ite at school and among his playmates.
He leaves, besides his parents, younger
sister, Alice Louise. who is recovering
from the disease; his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Theriault, and several
uncles and aunts. The funeral will be
private and will be held tomorrow after
noon.
Acting Health Officer C. II. Burr stat
ed this forenoon that no new cases of
poliomyelitis had been reported to him
and there have been no new cases since
Wednesday, which is the most encourag-
ing sign since the disease started to rage.
A Court street woman reported to the
health officer this morning, however, that
child on that street was unable to walk
and no physician had been called. Ex-
animation may disclose the disease.
As rule, Montpelier parents are com
plying with the quarantine and are keep
ing their children off the streets. One
woman with a 2-year-old child was di-
rected to go home last evening by po-
lice officer and refused. She was given
her choice of being taken to the police
station or Of returning home, and made
for her domicile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
ST. JOHNSBURY GIRL
THOUGHT MURDERED;
BODY NOT FOUND
Alice Bradshaw, s-Year-0ld Cripple, Dis
appeared Thursday--Two Women
Telling Conflicting Stories
Are Held.

st. Adams, July 7.-Alice Bradshaw
the S-year-old daughter of John NJ. Brad.
shaw, living about eight and half miles
north of the center of st. Johnsbury
town, was murdered Thursday afternoon,
it is alleged, by Mns. Alvin Kenniston, a
married woman, neighbor, and Miss
Eta May Hicks, housekeeper Tor Mr..
Bradshaw.
The child had infantile paralysis some
years ago, and was partially paralyzed.
The Hicks woman, it is said, states that
she was tired of caring for the enid, and
that the two women had planned for a
week to take Alice's life. AT the same
time, it is said, they claim the father
had offered them $4,000 to do the deed.
Evidently the story is not generally cred
tied by the police, as the father was not
held. The two women are in the county
Jail.
1t is said they tell conflicting stories
as to where the murder was committed,
one OF them claiming that it was just
outside the dooryard the other that she
was berrying with them and was killed
in the pasture. They agree as to the
manner, saying that Mrs. Remission held
the child by the throat and choked her
while the Hicks woman beat her over the
back with club.
They claimed at first that they carried
the body down the road in a wagon and
buried it under rock pile, but the body
was not found there. Later one of them
said it was tied in a sack~and dumped
into the Passumpsic river. The body
has not been discovered yet
The murder is thought to have oc-
CURED between ! 80 and o'clock Thurs
day afternoon, as neighbor saw the
child at l;30, but later upon returning
home did not see her. The child's father
was at work on a neighboring farm.
States Atty. James B. Campbell and
Sheriff w, H. Worthen were called in the
case yesterday morning, and going to
the farmhouse obtained a confession
from the women. 1t was announced that
formal charges would be drawn against
hem to-day.
When the father got home from his
work Thursday afternoon he inquired for
he child and was told that she had been
ost berrying. A party of about 20 farm
RS searched the woods for her all
through the night, and they were accom-
panied by the Hicks woman. During the
earch Tuesday night the father and
'thers of the party became suspicious OF
he Hicks woman
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
THREATEN TO STRIKE.
Rutland R. R. Telegraph Operators and
Agents of Small Stations.

Rutland, July IA strike of the tele-
graph operators and agents of small sta
tions on the Rutland railroad is threat
ened the first of the week unless the
officials of the road change their atti-
tude, according to the statements made
by a number of members of the Order
Of Railway Telegraphers. The demands
are presented through f. j. Lapointe,
chairman of the employees committee,
who is now located at Hotel Bardwell,
Rutland.
The members of the order demand an
increase in pay of 25 per cent, shorter
working hours and other minor improve
ments in working conditions. The Off
cials of the company have offered them
an increase in pay of Il per cent, but
this offer, according TO the statement OF
Mr.. Lapointe, will be refused by 90 OF
the l25 operators and agents, who are
members of the order The officials say
that an increase of p per cent cannot
be made by the road for the reason that
it would be impossible to meet it.
The telegrsphers claim that they are
receiving less money than employees OF
any other road in the east outside OF the
Central Vermont, where the telegraphers
have only been organized few months.
They state that majority Of the men
are now receiving less than S75 per
month They are required TO work sew
en- DAYS per week and so per cent of the
men are working y hours per day which
IS four hours more than is required of
employees covered by the ,Adamson law.
The tremendous increase in living ex-
penses is pointed to and the men say
hey cannot wait until the end Of the
var for 3 re-adjustment.
At this time when there is a great
scarcity Of operators the places OF the /
striking l25 would be impossible 70 fiIl, I
shile the operators feel confident that
Fith the difficulty telegraph companies /
ire having in securing help, in spite q /
he fact Of many increases in pay, they
vii not need to be cut Of positions long.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

seat. Col. Roosevelt strobe over to his
chair and exclaimed:
MIR. Gompers, why don't | accuse aft
erwards? I'll answer now when murder
is TO be answered"
With that the colonel brought on Mr..
Gompers' shoulder his open left hand,
which he had raised above his head. At
this iuncture many of the men on the
platform leaped to their feet and there
was a storm of Kisses, cheers and "boos"
from all parts of the house.
When Mr.. Roosevelt could make him
self heard above the din, he went on:
81 will go to any extreme TO bring
Justice to the laboring man, but when
there is murder viii put him down"
Asked If he would make a statement
when he was leaving the hall Col. Roose-
welt said:
Il meant everything l said. I stand
by it,"
How about the slap on Mr.. Gompers'
shoulder"
"That wasn't hard blow" the colonel
replied. 1T was only a gentle touch. |
did that to emphasize my point. ! have
no personal grievance against Mr. Com
pers.
When Mr.. Gompers was asked TO give
his side Of the controversy he said;
Il was very much surprised and panied
that the colonel acted as he did. lie mis-
understood me. ] made no apology for
the riots in the name Of labor. / simply
explained the situation as it had been
reported to me. repeat, l made no
apology. Furthermore, I think the col
onel could have reserved bis charges-for
that's what they were-until an inves
tigation had determined the cause for the
riots"
eBut / know the colonel concluded I
Alr. GomPers, he was only bluAiHg
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07

before by similar atllictions, but the Ger
man government took care TO prevent
suffering by helpful precautions SO that
the Affections never reached extreme Sc
verify. After the English came, these
precautions were neglected and hunger
was able TO ravage the unfortunate coun-
try without mercy. Thousands of ma
tives have fallen victims to English neg
lect and misgovernment,"
The facts as established by reports
from the governor general of South Afri-
ca, illustrate the reckless falsehood OF
the German official statements. The
British reply is as follows;
The territory of 0vamboland was in
cluded within the borders of the German
protectorate of Southwest Africa, but
was always left severely alone by the
German administration. The events re-
ferred TO in the wireless report occurred
in 1915 and were directly due to the
neglest of the German protectorate to
take precautions against famine.
"Owing to a succession of droughts,
want began to make itself felt in 0vam.
boland in 1918, and the famine culmi-
III Il tObdI VI INC Cl'ps III
the beginning of 1915.
Immediately after the surrender of
the German forces at Tsurmeb in July,
1915, the starving 0vambos who hither-
TO had been shut in 0vamboland by the
German troops operating directly be-
tween them and the Union forces, COM
menced to stream south out of Ovambo-
land in search of succor which had been
denied them by the Germans. Over T.
900 Ovambos reached our posts in north
ern districts and were Immediately
placed in hospitals and depots and every
thing possible done to nurse them back.
to health and strength.
within two months of our occupa-
tion of the protectorate, large fleet of
motor lorries had been organized to con-
vey food to 0vamboland, and to succor
those who had been unable to come
south and relief measures were in full |
operation. Our officers distributed large |
quantities of foodstuffs and relief par
lies were organized to assist struggling |
)vambos on the road. These measures
we're carried out in the face of enormous I
difficulties of transport and in addition
% the heavy task of feeding our own
people in the northern part of the pro-
under abnormal circumstances.
at cannot be emphasized too strongly
hat long prior to the British occupa
ion of Ovamboland famine had exist
d there to an intense degree nor can it
,e doubted for moment that the Ger
nan protectorate government is wholly
o blame for the neglect to assist the
)vambos during the years 1918 and 1914
md the first six months of 1915"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
DEATH OF PAUL w. JOHNSON.
Eldest Child of Editor and Mrs. L. B.
Johnson of Randolph.

Randolph, July Paul Wiley, eid-
est son of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. johnson Of
Randolph, passed away yesterday after
noon after an extended illness with tn
berculosis He was born July l6, 1892,
at Northfield, but had lived for p years
in Randolph. lie graduated from Ran
dolph high school in 1911 and received a
r. 5. degree from Dartmouth college in
1915. After leaving college the young
man entered the newspaper business with
his father. from which position his i'll
ness withdrew him.
The funeral will be held at the house
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
Japan SENDS NEW OFFICIAL.
To Be Assistant Naval Attache at Wash
ington Embassy.

Toxic, July THE Japanese govern
ment has created the post of assistant
naval attache to the embassies at Wash
ington and London, Paris and Petrograd,
the duties being to assist or to act as
advisers TO the regular attaches and to
investigate the naval affairs of the eoun-
tries to which they are assigned.
The first officer attached to the Japa-
nese embassy at Washington in the new
capacity is Commander Niscount Mssa-
michi Hotta, who is the son Of the late
Viscount Hotta. Daimyo peer and the
minister of communication in l90S.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
T.R. AND GoMPERs CLASH
And Former Tapped the Labor Leader on
the Shoulder.

New York, July DENIAL BY Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. that trades unions had
had any share in the East st. Louis riots,
which was met by a vehement denuncia-
tion by Theodore Roosevelt Of the mur-
der OF helpless negroes, precipitsted a
tumultuous demonstration at a mass
meeting held in Carnegie hsll here last
night in honor Of the Russian mission
to the United States.
Mr.. Roosevelt Was interrupted BY Mr.
Compcrs. who rose from his seat and
approached the former president
why don't you accuse after an inves-
tiration g" The labor leader demanded.
With these words he returned to his
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
PurpOseful Growing.

Rivers had come home and was sturb-
ling over things il the dark hallway.
What are You growing about. dear -
called Mrs Rivers from the floor above.
Il am growing he answered in his
deepest bass voice. ~to drown the bark
ing Of my shins.--Pittsburg Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
INTERCEDING FOR PEACE.
Empress Zita of Austria Said to Be
Working in Behalf of France.

London, July ACCORDING to the
Daily Express, a personal friend OF En-
press Zita of Austria has informed cer-
tain members of the House of Commons
that the empress is exerting herself
strongly in the interest of France She
Is credited with sufficient influence over
Emperor Charles to induce him to try
to withdraw from the Austro- Hungarian
alliance with Germany as soon as Aus
tria-Hungary is enabled to take such
action.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
PART OF TRAIN
FELL TO STREET
After Collision on Elevated
Railroad in Brook
lyn
25 PEOPLE HURT,
A DOZEN SERIOUSLY
One Car Went Off Structure
and One Hung Suspend
ed on Edge

New York, July 7.-Twenty-fve per-
sons were injured, IL of them seriously,
to-day when a four-car train on the
Broadway line in Brooklyn collided with
an empty train near Myrtle avenue. The
first car of the passenger train toppled
off the track into the street and was
crushed, while the second car hung sus-
pended from the elevated structure.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
DROWNED AT w1NoosKI.
Evroul Meunier, "a, Was Trying TO Fol
low a Better Swimmer.

Winooski, July While swimming IA
the Winos0ki river near the kiddes
woods Yesterday afternoon, Evroui Meu-
nier. aged T. was drowned. the body be-
ing recovered two hours later. Young
Meunier was attempting % follow aneth-
er bov who was a better swimm'r
Besides his parents, the boy leaves
three brothers and four sisters. an OF
v HON reside al home.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
NEW LOAN TO FRANCE
Brings Total War Disbursements to Our
Allies to s1,sos,ooo,oo

Washington. July Additional war
loan Of SlO0.e0o0O0 was made to France
yesterday. bringing the total of credits 20
that country to S3l0lOOooo0 aud the
grand total of American loans to the
allies to 81 ,s03. 100000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
FRENCH SUBMARINE
WAS DESTROYED
BY A U-BOAT
The Ariane Was Torpedoed in the Medi.
terranean and About 16 Men of Her
Crew Were Lost.

Paris, July THE submarine Ariane
was torpedoed and sunk by German
U-boat in the Mediterranean June 10, ac-
cording to an official announcement of
the ministry of marine. All the officers
and part of the crew perished. Nine
men were saved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
The normal complement of the Ariane
was 27.
PINSK is ON FIRE;
FIGHTING VIOLENT
Petrograd Semi Official Agency Reports
Battle Begun West of
That Citv

Petrograd, July Violent fighting
has begun on the Russian front west OF
Pinsk. The city of Pinsk is in flames,
according to an announcement to-day by
a semi official news agency.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
BIG GUNS ROARED
ON FRENCH FRONT
Heavy Artillery Fighting Occurred Last
Night at Two Places on Aisne
Front and Also in Cham
pagne.

Paris, July Heavy artillery fight
ing occurred last night near La Royere
and Pantseon on the Aisne front and the
region south of Moronvilliers in Cham
pagne, according to to-day's official an
nouncement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-07
A SLIGHT ADVANCE
Was Made By British in Belgium, East
of Wythchaete.

London, July THE British made an
attack last night in Belgium east of
Wythchaete, the war office announces.
The British line advanced slightly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-07-08
-privsey" . Growing Factor.

I'VE have on our statute laws which
authorize Us To consider our houscs NJ
castles. which we may lawfully defend
against intrusion" says the editor Of
Farm and Fireside. This gives tho
stamp VI legal approval 10 the privacy
OF the home. W. are coming also TO
believe In the separate privacy of each
one In the family, In the ideal home
the children have separate rooms, the
father Inns Ills oiilcc or den. aud the
mother is gradually being upheld by
public opinion III her dcsirr to have u
room where shc may rcS, mn hour or so
during the day. nndIsturbcd by the
children and the demands VI tho house.
hold"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-07-08
Daddu' 5 Bedtime
Story -
POOR GUT
PROUD FoLks
lAd.p..a from a.a. Christian Aad.r..u.i


- ADDy WIND told n
about proud folks who lost their wsdsma
daughter only fourtssn She like N.Y. With bius
clear water and childish smile her nps
the garden and the meadows for
herbs for her father 10 make healing drinks f
"Wadsmar Daa learned Anybody
his tho
ockcd This would for weeks time and
hh chimney what the old
Cold God Hs trying manufacture
shpbuidnE 30 Of his chimney
smoke and ashes about the You win burn that n
day told him. But hs went right trying mako god
What had become Of The s ed in the sabes' The old gold and
silver the cupoardsf The Ths andf
wnldcmar melting them an cucbes
Tho and the arder Mors
whee cracks and tho walls When
$50 sad getting
They
make ship that tho kngs admiral did not buy There biting
and through
Tho three noble daughters and tho old lord Of Bory Hall himself had
In bed to keep e
"Asr winter spring. they
really
that would much
-" "The
ud old wademar Daa always his three lie
watch spider spin spider
begin all
mo very sad watching proud people getting 30 poor"