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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27

Fridays engagement between New
York and Chicago was played in one
hour and Is minutes, that being the rec.
ord of the season.
Bisbee, the Pirate left fielder, equalled
the worlds record for putouts in that pc.
sition in Fridays game with Boston
when he had 10 putouts to his credit.
He gathered them from all parts of the
field in most approved style. The rec
ord which he equalled was made by Fred
| Clarke, former left fielder of the Pitts
burg team, in game between st. Louis
and Pittsburg on April 25, 1911.
Hard hitting for both teams featured
Fridays double-header between Philadel-
phia and Cincinnati, when Groh secured
six hits out of eight times at bat, while
Crsvath had three triples and a single
and base on balls to his credit in eight
trips to the plate.
The Boston National league team have
lost what looked to be a promising young
player in Henry Schneider, the shortstop
recently purchased from the Lawrence
team. Schneider took the examination
for the new national army last week and
was accepted, having waived claim to
exemption. However, the Lawrence club
is the money loser, as he was purchased
on the condition of guarantee of deliv.
.ery.
Fridays encounter between Philadel-
phis and Detroit was certainly smuggling
match. as the Tigers had 10, while the
Athletics had Is hits TO their credit.
Bodie, the Philadelphia left fielder, IVES
the star of the game, having two doub.s
and two singles to his credit in five times
at bat.
The New York American league team
have purchased Smallwood of the New.
ark club Of the International league.
In an effort TO stamp out the betting
evil in the Boston baseball parks, Presi.
dent johnson Of the American league
has issued an order for the refusal of
admission to persons convicted of bet.
ting.
Saturdays engagement between De-
troit and Philadelphia was sam Craw-
ford day and the veteran slugger played
what may prove to be his last fun game
a. a Tiger. The Detroit club presented
its entire share Of receipts. amounting to
about $500. while admiring fans pre-
scented him = diamond ring valued AZ
$500.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
SAY COAL MEN
BLED BOSTON
Federal Trade Commission Reports on
Price Investigation--Prof Were
Too Fat.

Washington, Aug, 29.--Boston Goa
dealers, the federal trade commission re-
ported Saturday, with few notable px
ceptions, ''did not hesitate" during the
spring months this year ito take adyan,
tage of the necessities of the public and
to charge for anthracite price that net,
ted them unreasonable margins"
The commissions report, resulting
from the investigation it made Of The
retail coal situation in several large
cities, says individual dealers in Boston
made margins of profit far exceeding the
average and that on egg coal alone five
large retailers and three small dealers
during April made profits greater than
$3.50 ton.
The same profits were taken by certain
dealers during May and one large retail
er, who increased his supply by 81 per
cent in the face of considerable short
age, made profits ranging from $685. to
$4.42 ton on various sizes
The receipts of coal for all Boston,
however, during April and May were be-
low those Of the preceding year for the
same period. Favoritism in distributing
coal to dealers is shown by the report,
which says that while 10 favored retail
ers got more coal this year than they did
last year, 50 got less.
One of the favored dealers got more
than half of the increase.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
DON'T ACCEPT AIR
CRAFT OF ALLIES
American Engineers Are Building for
Reliability Rather Than
Speed.

Washington, d. c., Aug 27.-Tests OF
the standardized United States airplan6
motors designed and hnilt under the di'
rection OF the aircraft production board
make IL practically certain that Ameri'
can made fighting machines will be avail.
able for service in France early next
year. Probably three distinct types of
service craft for the army will be turned
out. They will be the small, swift ma
chimes designed for air duels and to
screen observation and bombing craft,
daylight bombing machines, slower than
the fighting craft but still fast enough to
minimize the danger from anti-aircraft
guns and BIC enough to carry observers,
Photographic outfits, radio and bombs in
addition TO their guns, and the still slow.
er night bombing machines, in which
carrying capacity is increased at the ex-
pense OF speed because darkness pro-
tects them from gunfre.
The United States motor, il is under.
stood, was not designed primarily for
speed. Durability and reliability were
the objects of the American engineers,
who are not satisfied TO accept without
question the verdict of the French and
British air services as to the most sat
isfactory types of craft for fighting pur
poses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
HOOVER DENIES HE
ASKS SI.65 WHEAT
Food Administrator Is Not Trying to
Influence Committee Headed by
Garfield.

Washington, Aug 27--The food ad.
uinistrstion at Washington denied re.
ports that Herbert Hoover is attempting
to influence the price fixing committee
headed by DIR. H. A. Garfield to put .
price of Sl.65 on the 1917 crop of wheat
and gave out copies of telegram sent
by Mr. Hoover TO a North Dakota news-
paper which declared the food admins
traitor was offering no suggestions as to
price.
Mr.. Hooyer's telegram was 10 reply to
one from Representative Young Of North
Dakota, which concluded: Anything we
get above sl.65 bushel will be on &C.
count of cenched fi,ts shaken in the
faces of Garfield and Hoover
Mr. Hoovers message declared the
farming interests have majority rep
resentation on the pricefxing committee
and that its membership is made up Of
men in whom the whole country has con.
fidence
MY duty is simply to see, said Mr.
Hoover, that the farmer receives fair
price, whatever that may be, and TO see
that the consumer obtains his bread with
out speculative profits in between the
farmer and the consumer, which main
tanned over the first half OF this year
| assume that the farmer no more wants
to bleed the consumer by obtaining more
than fair price, than he wants to be
bed by the producers of food and other
who also are being asked to
maintain fair prices"
The Garfield committee. II il under
stood, will be ready to recommend price
by the middle of this week Rumor puts
this price at slightly more than 80
Wheat prices were discussed Saturday
in the Senate. Senator Gronna declared
government control would have ruin
Gus effect on production and, instead Of
would restrict it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
MADE LOVE TO SCORES.
Poet Was Too Liberal in Distribution of
His Affections.

Cleveland, Aug. 25.--John Beckwith
a poet, author and soldier, arrested here
Thursday on a charge of using the mails
to defraud, yesterday told federal off.
GERS he made love to scores of women
throughout the country in order to get
funds to keep 'the one woman" in lux.
ury in home in the Adirondacks near
Albany, n. Y. Postoffice Inspector C. F.
Smith of Albany, who came here after
Beckwith, said yesterday the Adiron-
dack home Beckwith described as being
under mortgage in his appeals to his
many fiancees for funds, is no myth.
Beckwith will be taken before Federal
Judge Westenhaver to-day for removal
proceedings. Beekwith has expressed his
willingness TO go back to Utica, n. Y.
and face the woman he admits he made
love TO by mail.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
MARE ISLAND EXPLOSION /
DELIBERATE ACT
Board Reports Blowing Up of Powder
Magazine Was Not
Accidental.

Washington, Aug27-The explosion al
Mare island navy yard in July, killing
five and injuring more than 30, is pro.
nounced in an official report made public
Saturday by Secretary Daniels to have
been the deliberate act of someone UNI
known, and not an accident.
Secretary Daniels Saturday made pub
lie synopsis Of the report made after
investigation by the bureau of ordinance
and navigation and the judge advocate
general of the navy. All those branches
Of the service agreed there had been no
"hampering instructions or restrictive di-
rections of the method of investigation. "
1t was the Mare island explosion in
vestigation which led to the recent bit
ter controversy between Secretary Dan
iels and the navy league which eul-
minated in Mr.. Daniels cutting all rela-
tions between the naval establishment
and the league.
In statement recently, the acknowl-
edged purpose of which was to force
publicity of the investigation, the league
declared that it had been informed of ev-
idence that time fuse had been found
leading TO the black powder magazine
in which the explosion occurred, showing
a criminal conspiracy, and that the in
vestigation was being hampered by pow
erful labor influences.
Secretary Daniels holly denounced the
charge that any influence was holding up
the investigation and cut all connec-
tions with the league. As to the truth
of the charge that fuse had been dis
covered, Mr.. Daniels said the report on
the investigation was not then availa-
bic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
NO WILSON PEACE TALK
President Will Not Address Congress on
Subject.

Washington, Aug. 27.-Tslk in Con-
gress that President Wilson might pos
sibly address the national body on the
subject of peace when he makes reply TO
Pope Benedict's proposal was effectuaHy
silenoed Saturday when the White House
let it be known in emphatic terms that
the president has no such intention.
Some senators who thought they had an
inside view of what the president was
planning discussed Il as a probability
Saturday. The statement at the White
House Saturday was unequivocated in
its terms, however, that the president
had not thought OF going before Congress
TO speak on the subject.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27

alive to the Importance of these matters,
and upon their individual and co-opers :
tive efforts through the coming critical
years will depend in large measure
the nations future in international com.
merce.
I'm the German commercial high
schools at the present time emphasis is
more than ever being laid on the higher
course in preparation for foreign trade.
At the commercial high school in Berlin
for the winter semester 1851, lis
separate courses of instruction were Of
fered. OF special interest are the courses
on the general science of world trade;
the political and economic organizations
of the world war and their effect upon
it's operation; German cooperative or
ganization as result of the war; Goa
and iron; the economic chemistry of veg
etable and animal product; valuation.
treatment, and utilization of grain and
the establishment of grain elevators.
the study of machinery; the Commercial
of France and Italy; economic
conditions in Russia, Russian language;
courses in French, Italian and Spanish;
and advanced Turkish.
AT the same time that is, in 1915,
in the midst of the war, the University
of Berlin was offering no less than "a
courses of study especially referred to
as preparing for commerce and indus
try There were in the curriculum Dan
ish, Swedish, English, French, Italian.
Spanish, Polish, Arabic, Russian and
Turkish"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
Scale Monte Santo Like
Squirrels-Now Command
Plain East of Gorilla
AND PRESS AFTER
THE FLEEING FOE
French Make Fresh Advance
Before Verdun-Keen
Battle in Flanders

Rome, Aug. 27--The Italian troops OF
the lsonzo front are marching TO com
plete victory.
AT Udine, Salvatore Barzilai, civil gov
ernor of the Austrian territory occupied
by the Italian army, when informed OF
the complete victory of the Italians, ex
claimed:
AT last our soldiers have achieved this
magnificent thing; they have freed our
soil from the ancient enemy"
The final success of the Italians in win
ming their greatest battle in this war is
thrilling the 'ountry as never before,
Both the army and the civilians now see
the result of two years suffering and
economic hardship. The victory came
unexpectedly, notwithstanding the en-
couraging bulletins of the last fortnight.
II is Gen. Cadorna's rule never to an.
nounce an event until certain that his
troops are able to hold new positions
The trieolor Of Italy has been flying
since Friday on the summit of Monte
Santo, which was an Austrian strong.
hold on the lsonzo front, according to
the official statement issued at Rome
Saturday by the Italian war department,
The Italian second army Gen. Cadorna
reports, has broken through the Austro.
Hungarian line of defense at several
points and is closely pursuing the Aus
tro. Hungsrians, who are retiring and de-
Tending the difficult ground yard by
yard.
The statement says:
"since yesterday the tricolor has been
flying on the summit of Monte Santn.
The gallant troops of the second army,
having broken through the line OF de-
Tense at several points, are closely puf-
suing the enemy. who is retiring and de-
tending the difficult ground yard by yard.
ION the Carso the struggle is confirm
ing around the positions captured by us
and which the enemy vainly is attempt
ing to retake In the incessant fighting
the Salerno, Catanzaro and Nurge bril-
gades have distinguished themselv for
their boldness and stubbornness.
"The aerial activity was very lively
Yesterday. Our Caproni machines, after
having several times bombed the Chapo.
vano valley, crowded with enemy troops
few low and engaged the infantry. Of
the 233 airplanes which took part in the
battle only one did not return"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
DAT CARGO SUNK
U-Boat Attacks British Vessel Carrying
$4,000 Bushels.

An Atlantic port, Aug 27.-The tor.
pedoeing of the British steamer Trelis-
sick, loaded with $4,000 bushels of oats
for the French government, was report
ed by the officers of a British steamer
which arrived Saturday. The crew OF
the Trelissick, together with the crew of
another steamer which they had picked
up a few hours before they themselves
were attacked, were rescued by an Amer
lean warship after they had been adrift
a short time Although the TrelissicS
vas armed she had no chance to defend
herself. She registered 2.647 tons
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
CROSS FOR DARTMOUTH MEN
Charles W. Isbell of North Adams Among
Those Decorated.

Paris, Aug. 27.-Chsrles NJ. Ashton.
jr., Of Philadelphia and Charles W. Isbell
Of North Adams, Mass. both Dartmouth
students in the American field service.
were awarded war crosses Saturday. The
presentation was made at the American
military hospital at Neuilly. where the
two men are recovering from injuries -
ctivsd q month ago while removing
wounded under FIRE in the Champagne re.
gion-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP
OF BARRE GOLF Club
To Be Played Of Aug. 80, 81 and Sept.
and Snatch with Burlington
Saturday a Draw.

The annual championship of the Barr
Golf club will be played of on Aug 30
81, Sept. and Sept. 3. The committe,
in charge expects to have large entry
and the most interesting championship
that has ever been played on It's course
The players are all in their best form
now, and some hard matches will be
fought before the real champion il
| found.
On Thursday morning, the qualifying
round of is holes will be played. The 10
best scores enter first 10 for champion
ship, The other players will enter sec.
ond 10. On Thursday afternoon the first
rounds match play Is holes, On Satur-
day, early afternoon, second rounds
match play is holes. Saturday after
noon, semi-fnals match play is holes.
Monday morning, finals, championship 80
holes; other finals, Is holes.
Any players wishing to play off their
second rounds on Friday or Saturday
forenoons may do so. All members wish
ing TO enter must be at the clubhouse by
1880 o'clock Thursday morning, as the
draws will be made and the qualifying
round started by 0 o'clock.
The tournament committee will meet
tonight (Mondayl at Marrion's Cigar
store at 80 to make final arrangements.
Prizes will be awarded to winners in the
tournament as follows: Qualifying round,
best gross score, annual gross cup; lual-
flying round, best net score, annual
handicap cup; winner of championship,
championship cup; losing eight, first 10,
presidents prize; winning eight, second
10, special prize losing eight, second Is,
special prize.
Twenty-Five members of the PARE
Golf club travelled to Burlington on Sat
urday to play off their return match with
the Waubanakee Golf club of that city
The game, from start to finish, was very
evenly contested, and the match resulted
in draw, both teams having Ii points
each. Before the last three pair car e in,
the result was II 10 s in the Burlington
clubs favor, and it looked bad for the
Barre boys. However, the three who
had yet to come in brought in a win each
and therefore tied up the match The
course was in splendid condition. After
the game fine supper was served at the
clubhouse. Below is the full result CT the
game;
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
AMERICAN WOMEN GAIN
FRENCHLECIONOF HONOR
Mrs. Borden Turner One of Three Re
cipients for War Relief
Work.

Paris, Aug. 27-Three women Satur.
day received the legion of honor for then
work in connection with the war. They
are Lady Mcclellan, founder of the hos
pital in the Astoria hotel, Paris. Mrs
Borden Turner of Chicago, who had main
tanned hospital in Belgian territory
since the beginning of the war, and Miss
Wins of the Scottish Women's hospital
at Royamount Minister of War Pain
leve pinned the crosses on them, salut-
ing them on both cheeks in accordance
with the custom.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
FAIR AND COOLER
Ideal Weather Conditions to Prevail On
I'll Thursday, Says Weather Man.

Washington. Aug. 2z.-westher pre-
dicti0ns for the week issued By the
weather bureau are
FAR, cooler weather Until about Thurs
day Somewhat higher Temperatures and
shoWsry weather j. probable thereafter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results.

At Detroit Boston 8. Detroit g.
At acknowledgements 2, Washing
ton |.
At Chicago Chicago s, New York 3.
At ST. Louis First gamel st. Louis
8, Philadelphia 5; tsecond game st.
Louis 9, Philadelphia 5.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
YOUR BILl0USNESS

and constipation, headache. drowsi.
ness. coated tongue. bad breath, bad
taste In the mouth. quickly disappear
II you take Hoods Pills. Many say
these pills act better on the liver and
bowels than anything else. DO not
grippe. Csc, OF druggists or by mail OF
G. !. Hood Co.. Lowell. Mass.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
NATIONAL LEAGUE
SATURDAYS Results.

At New York-(First camel New
York 6, Chicago /; tsecond gsme) New
York 2, Chicago /.
At Brooklyn-tFirst gamel Brooklyn
-, st. Louis o; (second gamel Brooklyn
4, St. Louis 0.
At Philadelphia First gamel Phils-
delphia 4, Cincinnati 3 40 innings; sec
ond gamel Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati |.
At Boston-Boston ?, Pittsburg o.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
Nine-tenths of Money Paid

by companies on death claims proves to
be the sole dependence of the recipients.
No matter how well fixed you are, you
can better things by insuring now. Ma
tional Life ms. Co, of Vt, tMutual)
$. s. Ballard, general agent, Rialto block,
Montpelier, Vt
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
SATURDAYS Results.

At Clevelsnd-New York 3, Cleveland
At Detroit-Detroit 4, Philadelphia 2.
AT Chicago-ChicagJ 4, Washington /.
At St. Louis-Boston 3, st. Louis 2.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-27
Sporting Notes.

Fridays engagement between New
York and Chicago was played in one
hour and Is minutes, that being the rec.
ord of the season.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-12
Appointment OF J
MAGISTRAIESI TO
STAY UNCHANGED

Appointment VI district magistrates
should remain with the governor end
not 90 to the supreme court. accord
ing to a report submitted today by the
judiciary committee Of the senate on
a house bill proposing such change.
The committee expresses the belief
that the appointment OF magistrate Is
an executive rather than a judicial
function.
Judge Ashford's pet measure, house
bill SO, providing that animals. imple-
ments and machines may be attached
and held for damages in accidents was
laid silently to rest by the committee.
This BILL" says the report, pro.
poses a drastic change, particularly in
relation TO suits against persons who
have automobile accidents. Ii pro-
vides that the suit shall not only be
against the person himself, but If so
desired against the machine causing
the accident or damage.
=. at makes a judgment rendered
against the machine prior to previous.
ly recorded mortgages or leases. The
result unquestionably would prevent
the sale of automobiles to a large, eX.
tent, as the majority of the machines
are probably sold under a chattel
mortgage.
IF the bill is for the purpose of al
lowing action against the machine
similar to proceedings in admiralty We
do not think the bill necessary. II
the. object sought is to prevent the use
of machines by irresponsible drivers
then this can be reached by city and
county ordinance or by requiring all
automobile drivers to put up a bond
The committee reported in favor of
house joint resolution /, which allows
territorial officials $40 day for ex-
pense money when travelling abroad.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-12
GERMAN DIVER REPORTED
IN GULF OF CAL IF0RNlA

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April H.
An official warning that there may be
one or more German submarines oper,
ating in the Pacific was sent out yes
terday by Lieut. Comdr. E. C.. Woods
U. s. N, retired, of the 18th Naval
District. This warning has been sen,
out broadcast by wireless In order that
every ship at sea may receive Motif
cation and that the captains may keer
q close look out for and take precau
tons against submarines.
A report from Nogales. Mexico
states that an arrival there, claiming
to be a member of the crew OF the
Mexican gunboat Guerrero, reports
that the commander of a German sub
marine. then in the Gulf of California
recently boarded the gunboat and con
ferred for some time with its captain
The Mexican officials at Nogales
fail to confirm the story Of the man
either as to his connection with the
gunboat Guerrero or as to the truth OF
his statement.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-12
GOVERNOR SIGNS BILLS

Governor. Pinkham has signed the
following bills. according to word sent
to the. territorial legislature today:
House bill No SO, as act 70, entitled
An act appropriating the sum- of sew
en- thousand five hundred dollars
(s7500) for roads through the Kala
heo-Lawai homesteads, county Of
Kauai" r
House bill No. 81. as act "a. entitled;
An act to construct homestead rcaC
and bridges through the Omao home
stead lots, district of Koloa. county o.
Kauai, by making an appropriation ou
Of the fund available for homestead
roads" ..s-.. .-..
House joint resolution No. as join
resolution No. /, entitled: Joint reso
luton authorizing and directing the
governor and the superintendent o.
public instruction to request the com
missioner OF education of the UniteC
Status of America to undertake fed
eral Eurvey of the schools Of the ter
ritorysof Hawaii"