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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

The people of Barre are strangely ST.
lent on the question of granting new
/ franchise to the Barre & Montpelier
Traction & Power company. They should
bear in mind that the city councillors are
only their servants and are supposed to
do their bidding; moreover, that the city
councillors would like to know the SEN
timent of the public before committing
themselves to decision which will be
fraught with great significance over
long period of years. Whether the city
shall stick to the present franchise or
shall accept the franchise presented by
the trolley company is the question. 1t
is a question that has been discussed
time and time again before the city
council and the gist of the discussion has
been given to the people of Barre through
the columns of this paper. As vet, how
ever, very little has been vouchsafed by
the voters who are to be the final ar
biters of the city's decision. To the end
that the city council may be given some
idea of the sentiment of the people Of
the city, The Times offers its columns
as usual, for a discussion Of the subject
insisting, however, that the eommunica-
tions be reasonably concise and that the
actual names Of the writers Of the com
municstions be submitted to the editor
although not necessarily for publication
If the people OF Barre. especially the
voters and taxpayers, have convictions on
the matter now is the time to present
them for consideration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

Church--And what does your boy ex-
pect to become when he leaves college
Gotham-A banker | believe.
''But has he had any training Tor it?'
well, my check books show that he's
handled lot Of money since he's been
in college" -Yonkers Statesman.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

That railroad crossing in Essex june
ton where an automobile was struck by
train and one boy was killed a year
ago and where another automobile was
struck this week WITH fortunately, no
fatalities, ought to be equipped with
some means of protection to the public.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

Generalization to Barre. It's postofiee
entered the first class on July LIST. 1t is
a good indication OF the business Barre
does and since granite is its main source
of revenue there ought not to be any
question of the stability of its prosper
ity.--Bradford Opinion
You've said something there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

BY far the largest life insurance pay
mcnt in Vermont last year was in Bur
lington. That is proof that they are
dying faster or richer in Burlington than
in any other place.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

Vincent Aston, multi millionaire and
life-of .leisure man, is doing active serv.
ice for the United States government in
the naval patrol in European waters
Young Aston is thus demonstrating that
the possession of vast wealth does not
interfere with his Americanism.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

II is about time that the German and
glo.American fleets were coming to
grips in the North sea
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

Under the apportionment for the ma.
tional army draft Vermont will furnish
only half a regiment of war strength,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14

Are the Vermont home guards being
recruited with reasonable speedy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
Greece in Her Place

Greece i happy in having her sblesi
statesmen again At the helm n vsnizs.
los steers his country once more into her
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-14
UNCLE SANS BOYS
Confident.

"He's a woman hater, isn't he?"
"A rabid one. Why, he's quit smok
ing because women do."-The Lamb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
Won HlNDENBuRG
VIEWS defeat OF
GER MAN FORCES
IMPERIAL REGIME
THREATENED DIR.
ARISTIDES AGUERO

Geneva, May 23-Things are go
ing badly in Germany and the i'm
perial regime is threatened, &C
cording to Aristides Aguero, re-
called Cuban minister to Berlin,
who has arrived here on his way
to France. DIR. Aguero said:
'I bring good news. have been
fourteen years In Berlin and you
can easily realize that I have been
able to thoroughly study the char
acter Of our enemies. Things are
going badly on the other side of
the Rhine. The facade of the inn
perial edifice seems solid enough
from abroad. but In reality there
are cracks In it"
The Cuban and Guatemalan min
listers left Berlin, together. They
were accompanied by a German.
colonel, who never let them out of
his sight, and they were not allow
ed to leave their train at any sta
ton on the way to the frontier.
Their meat and bread cards were
taken from them. DR.. Aguero de-
clared there was no prospect OF
immediate Improvement in the food
situation in Germany. He said no
help could be expected from the
occupied parts of Rumania, as the
lack of man power made cultiva-
tion of the fields impossible.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
HOME GuARDSmEN TO Be
SUMMONED into SERVICE
BEFORE JULY Fifteenth

is construed to mean Notifications
distant from Bridgeport.
In placing a construction upon the
full import of these orders made pub
lie at Hartford yesterday, an officer
of the National Guard, who for mill
tary reasons does not wish his identity
disclosed, explained the situation as
folloWs: ::
The army is a first line defense.
The national guard heretofore has
been a second line defense, but will
now be moved forward to first line.
The Home Guard of Connecticut es.
tablished as third line defense will
technically become second line, and
undoubtedly will be so made by
law.
with the calling out Of all nation
al guardsmen from Connecticut and
Bridgeport in particular as the pres
ent orders determine shall be done,
factories making United States gov
ernment supplies would be left with
out protection. There is now no
doubt that the Home Guard will i'm
mediately be called upon to perform
the service for which they were or
ganized.
''It is but a short step from Home
Guard enlistment to the National
Quart. The oath of allegiance is all
that separates the two bodies today
and that by one clause only. The
other training, regulations and mill
tary- effectiveness is the same. The
clause that may easily be changed by
order of Governor Holcomb is that
requiring the national guardsman to
obey orders from the President of the
United States. With this clause in
serted in the Home Guard oath, the
organisations could be called any
where throughout the world. and in
my opinion it is only a matter of time
when Home Guardsmen will be
obliged to take such oath.
"From the present orders to ma
tional guardsmeni through the waf
department there seems to me nc
method by which the Home Guard
can longer escape service about in
dustria1 plants and railroads, fof
which they were specifically organ.
ized.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
SEEK STABLEMAN
HERE AS HEIR TO
ENGLISH FORTUNE

Probably working in some stable
in this city or on a farm in this vi
cinity. doing chores, John sayville of
English birth, is totally ignorant of
the fact that fortune, which will
make him independent and wealthy
awaits his claim in England.
The police have been asked by Eng
lish attorneys and friend of Say
ville's, in Boston, to find him. o
letter was received by Capt. e. O.
'Cronan from B. Hurst, of 46 Charles
street, Boston, this morning in which
the latter stated Sayville's father had
died in England and left the bulk of
his estate to his son.
ALI letters Sayville ever received
were addressed in the care of Hurst.
The sough+-man wrote Hurst last
November from this city, but has not
since communicated with his friend.
Hurst in his letter to Cronan de-
scribes Sayville as being $50 bow
legged as to attract attention, and he
will probably be found working in
some stable or garage
Sayville talks with distinct Eng
1ish accent, is dark complexioned
his hair slightly tinged with gray, is
five foot three inches tall and about
As years of age.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
Will SON REVIEWS
EFFORT TO CARRY
ESPIONAGE BILL.
Senate Conferees Urged to
Censorship Section Al
ready Rejected.

Washington, May 23 - President
Wilson today renewed his. efforts to
put an enforced newspaper censorship
section into the espionage bill
Senators Overman, Fletcher and
Nelson, the Senate conferees on the
bill, were called to the White House
early today and were urged to cen-
sorship section which the Senate once
has rejected. They were asked to
learn whether it is possible to allay
the Senate's objections and if possible
bring out a new and so-called modt-
fed censorship clause.
President Wilson said to the Senate
conferees, as he did yesterday in his
letter to Chairman Webb of the House
judiciary committee, that he deems
authority to invoke censorship OF
some sort absolutely essential.
The President said he had complete,
reliance in the patriotism of Ameri-
can newspapers as a whole. but felt
that censorship authority was neces-
sary to deal with isolated cases. which
might be detrimental to the national
interest.
The Senate's opposition to any form
of censorship was made plain to the
President by the conferees, who ex-
pressed doubt that the Senate would
consent to any censorship whatever,
but all agreed under the Presidents
earnest request to sound out sentiment
and see whether it is possible to pass
a modified section.
Until the President projected the
weight of his influence anew into the
situation it was supposed that Cor-
gress itself had given up all idea of
an enforced censorship.
Those who fought censorship on, the
floor of both houses pointed out that
the administration still had oppor-
unity to exert pressure on the cons
ferees.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23

Attention of all military units in
Bridgeport has been called to infor-
nation concerning the National Guard
units published yesterday by order OF
Acknowledgement Cole at Hartford,
pursuant to the plan Of the war de-
partment for increasing the nations
fighting forces.
According to the plan and independ-
ent Of the federal conscription or the
Home Guard an effective fighting
force Of more than 400, 900 men will
be raised in Connecticut by the en-
largement of existing units. The
force Is based on an apportionment OF
500 men for each senator and each
representative. To attain this full
strength new units will have to be
raised in every senatorial district, in
Guiding Bridgeport. 1t is estimated
that from four to five new companies
will have to be mustered in Bridge
port. Whether this will entail state
conscription in addition to national
conscription will depend upon the
number of volunteers available within
a specified time.
These units will be recruited to war
strength as soon as possible. Orders
have already been received in this city
TO press the recruiting as rapidly and
urgently as may be done.
According to war department in.
structions the recruits thus procured
as well as those for organizations not
now in the federal service will be
held at their local armories until the
organizations to which they belong are
sent to concentration camps.
The war department Instructions
state definitely that the National
Guard units of Connecticut, except the
Coast ARTILLERY, shall be sent to con-
centration camps in the South after
being held in the armories for about
two weeks.
All coast artillery companies, both
in and out of federal service will be
drafted into federal service about
July 15. 10 days before the limit pre-
scribed by President Wilson for Con-
necticut liberalization and will then
be sent to appropriate stations. This
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
HOPE TO ExPuNeE.
DRY LEGISLATION
FROM FOOD BILL
Senator Gore Favors Pro
hibition only For Lever
Measure.

Washington, May 2s--Continuous
right of way for the first administration
food bill. providing for stimulation of
production of foodstuffs, as sought to-
day when it was brought before the
Senate. While it is sfconsidered by the
Senate the House will take up the sec
ond administration measure, dealing
with control Of food and other neces-
saries, introduced yesterday by Repre-
sentative Lever of South Carolina.
+ In presenting the first and revamped
bill to the Senate today Senator Gore
chairman of the Senate agricultural
committee, proposed to repress all ef-
forts to attach any prohibition legisla-
ton. He hoped to have the prohibi-
ton question postponed for consider
alton with the food control bill in the
House. a provision to that end being
in the Lever bill offered yesterday,
which would authorize the President
to regulate grain used for making in
toxicaing beverages
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23

Miss Julia Kippen a senior in the
High school was painfully injured
and a dozen other pupils tainted as a
heavy ceiling in the dining room Of
the new building on Lyons Terrace
fell shortly after noontime today.
Preliminary investigation of Off
cials has not disclosed the actual
cause of the accident, which came as
a sudden shock to the so girls who
were dining in the room at the time.
The building will be carefully inspect
ed at once.
It is, the custom of the pupils to
gather for lunch in what is known as
Room No. 1 on the basement floor Of
the building. Seated there they eat
and talk between sessions.
The SO girls were in the midst of
their lunch when there came a sudden
grinding sound, a large section Of
plaster, ragged in it's boundary line
apd approximately four feet in width
and length fell upon the heads of the
students, accompanied by a shower of
lime.
Miss Kippen was struck squarely
upon the head by the falling weight
which broke over her and those seated
nearby. AIS near as can be estimated
by those present at the time she and
three other girls were left unconscious
in their chairs.
In the panic which ensued in the
room, a mad rush was made for the
nearest doorway. There a frenzied
jam occurred in which several other
girls tainted from fright and fell to
the floor.
The screams of those girls running
through the corridor attracted scores
of other girls from the class rooms of
the building and about the upper hall
ways.
The morale of the faculty at once
displayed itself for teachers Gained
the students and entered the room.
They at once ordered removal of the
girls who had tainted In various
rooms and the inf1rmary restoratives
were administered until those only
slightly hurt were revived.
Miss Kippen remained in coma,
despite all methods applied locally.
She was removed to the open air and
passing automobile was enlisted to
convey her to the emergency hospital.
There Drs. Taylor and Canavan work
ed over her for Is minutes before
she began to show signs of life. She
was removed to her home, 81 Fremont
street, where she lives with a grand
mother, Mrs. Julia E. Kippen. She
was accompanied by Emma Franz
and Charles Berg, teachers, who had
displayed cool judgment in calming
the panic stricken scholars. after the
incident.
! Henry D. Simonds, principal, follow
ing preliminary examination of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
MANN DECLARES
OPPOSITION TO
WAR TAX BILL
Leader Arouses Applause
From Republicans Fin
al Action Imminent.


Washington, May 23-Republican
Leader Mann aroused applause Of the
Republicans In the last hours. Of de-
bate on the 1.so0, 900, 900 war revenue
bill today by declaring that he would
vote against the measure.
Final action was imminent when
the house resumed consideration of
the measure today. The way for a
last vote had been cleared by the ac-
tion of the house in adopting last
night, 1913 to II, the ways and means
new PROPOSAL for increasing second
class mail rates under zone system.
Only a few sections including the
proposed tax on advertisements, were
to be disposed OF before the final vote
could be reached,
After its passage the bill will go to
the senate, where it probably will be
rewritten,
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
Commission Named
To Examine Doctor
Accused of Murder

In order to determine the mental
condition of DR.. George A Gilbert of
Danbury, who is charged with second
degree murder, a commission was ap-
pointed this morning by Judge Greene.
The court named Drs. F. M. Tukey,
E. M. Smith and John c. Lynch. all
of this city.
It is reported that because of the
excessive use of drugs, DR.. Gilbert's q
mind has become unbalanced. He is
charged with having performed an IL
legal operation which caused the
death Of Rose Braun. 23-year-old wife
of Harold Braun of Danbury. Braun
has also been arrested and is held for
second degree murder. AS court ad-
journed this afternoon for an inde-
finite time it will probably be next
autumn before the cases are reached.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
Directs Unsuccessful Attack
on French Lines-Loss Of
French Only One-Fifth
That of Teutons More
Than 1000 of Latter Cap
tured-French Take OBJ
servation Points Domi-
mating Ailette Valley.
(From a Staff Correspondent Of The
Associated Press

(From Staff Correspondent Of The
Associated Press.)a
On the French Front in
France, Tuesday, May 22-Von
Hindenburg himself is under
stood to have been a spectator
Of the defeat which the French
inflicted on the Germans yes
terday evening on the Moron
villiers range, which resulted
in the capture of several lines
of German trenches and several
important observation points.
The German commander is
known to have been just to the
northward of this section of the
front on Sunday. His presence
is supposed to have been con-
nected with an attack on the
French lines which the Ger
mans intended to deliver en-
Tuesday morning. The French
forestalled them and after de-
molishing German machine gun
nests ana other defenses with
artillery, launched an assault
which was SO brilliantly sue
cessful. that more than 1000
Germans were captured. At
the same time the French OBJ
tanned elbow room beyond the
ridge for future operations.
AS outlined to the correspondent
today. the operations in this region
developed into struggle for obser-
walton points, possession of which
Is absolutely indispensable for success
under present conditions of warfare.
In their forward drive on the Nor
onvilliers ranges the French captur-
ed all those positions dominating the
surrounding territory. The heights of
Carnillet,s Blond, Hau1t, Casque and
Teton and the Moronvilliers hills are
now indisputably In their possession
and from them they are able to watch
the movements of German supply CO.
nuns and reinforcements and thus
harass them, making precarious the
German tenure of the Rheims posi-
ton.
The extent of the Qualifications en-
countered by the French in their ad-
vance was more formidable than any
they had met, but the clever maneu-
vering Of their infantry and the spile
driving of their artillery overcome
these difficulties Thus the French
were able to register a victory at a
cost amounting to only one fifth that
to the Germans
James Hazen Hyde was permitted
to make a flight over the lines in an
aa hnfo %%o4
French fighting aeroplanes escorted
him and held off German machines
which hovered about. Mr.. Hyde has
taken an official position with the
Young Mems Christian association
which intends to make arrangement
for American troops similar to those
that had been made for the British
behind the lines. They are invaluable
for the men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
Artillery Duel on
Bullecourt Front

London, May 23.-''Last night the
enemy again heavily bom'barded our
positions on the Hindenburg line in
the neighborhood of Bullecourt, says
todays Official statement. "Our artil-
lery replied vigorously. No hostile
attack developed.
1--WE made a successful raid early
this morning southeast of Gavrelle.
Several Germans were killed without
any casualties among our troops.
1--WE captured a few prisoners DUR
ing the night as a result of patrol en-
counters at different points on our
front north Of Armentieres.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
Encourage Home Guard
To Assist Celebration
of Memorial Day

Hartford, May 23-A1l home guard
organizations in the state are encour-
aged to participate in the services in
commemoration of Memorial day in
their respective towns and are grant
ed permission to parade under arms
or without arms, in a general order
issued by the military emergency
board today.
The order further states that all
possible has been done to expedite
the issuance of uniforms and equip
ment to all first line companies but
delays in transportation and match
ing sizes will probably prevent some
of the companies from appearing in
uniform in the Memorial day par
AIDES.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23

There have been several reports re-
Gently that the fall of Premier Tisza
was imminent but the rigid censor
ship imposed by Vienna has prevented
the outside world from learning the
exact condition of affairs. At the OUT
break of the war truce was declared
between the political parties in Hun
gary but last August Count Apponyi.
leader of the liberals and a strong
opponent of the pan-Germans. an
nounced that, the truce was ended and
that he would resume criticism of the
governments foreign policy. He was
Joined by Count Karolyi, president of
the Hungarian independently arty, and
the two popular leaders Instituted a
vigorous campaign against Count
Tisza for his failure to carry out
franchise and other democratic re-
forms.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23

London May 23A Central News. dispatch from Amstert
dam that the Hungarian cabinet Of which Tsza
premier has resigned
Count Hsza the iron man. of Austriaungary has been
for the leader of the party
monarchy and the last survivor of the little states
who surrounded Emperor Francis Joseph when the Euro
began On the accession of Emperor Charles the
ority of the officials of the previous either dis
missed resigned There been persistent
that Emperor Charles keenl resented the
of Berlin garian affairs and that Count
Tisza the obstacle that prevented him from ree
ing his empire from the influence of Posdams
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-05-23
ITALIAN MISSION
ARRIVES HEADED
BY PRINCE UDINE
Will Confer With United
States Officials Over War
Problems.

Washington, May 25s-The italian
official mission arrived here today at
non, headed by prince Udine
Received by high American govern
Inent officials and escorted by troops
of cavalry. the visitors were taken to
the house OF Joseph Letter. which will
be their home while they remain in
Washington.
They were received enthusiastically
By crowds at the railroad station and
on the streets.
1t is probable that the mission. at
the conclusion of its work in Wash
ington, VIII tour. various sections of
the east and middle west. Definite
plans regarding the proposed trip will
be completed later.
William Marconi, inventor of wire
less teiegraphy, Is a member of the
commission