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New Britain herald., 1917-01-15
FACTORY B0WLERS FORM A LEAGUE
Six Concerns to Be Represented
 First Games Jan. 22.

Plans have practically been com- pleted for Factory Bowling league, six managers having agreed to enter teams as follows: Landers No. 1, New Britain Machine company, American Paper Goods company, ISensington), Berlin Construction company, Stanley Works No. 1 and the Union Manufac- turing company. There are two va cancies in the league, and Manager Rogers expects to have these filled within few days. The first games will be played January 22. A meet ing will be held the latter part of the week to complete a schedule.
 The Inter-city league which fur nished thrills throughout the state i'll bowling circles last year, Is about ready to open for the coming season. New Britain made strong bid for championship honors last year and will again enter a team. The outlook is very promising for some fine work on the lanes.
 Manager Rogers has arranged the following schedule for games at the Aetna alleys during the coming week
 Tonight-Married Henpecks vs. Sin gle Wonders: A. P. G. Ladies.
 Tuesday-Venetians vs. New Brit ain.
 dnesday-Berlin Con. league; Baraca league.
 Friday-Landers vs. Paper Goods; Skinner Chuck league.
 Skinner Chuck League
 The standing and averages in the Skinner Chuck company league are
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
BRITISH GUNFIRE
HELD GERMANS
FROM ATTACK
An Attempt Was About to Be Made to
Regain Positions on Arras Front
Recently Lost.

London, June 27--British gunfre
checked in its incipiency German coun'
ter-attack attempted early to-day upon
new British positions on the Arras 'front.'
northwest of Fontaine- Les Croisilles, it
has been officially announced. Other
wise there were only raiding operations
along the British front covered by the
statement
The official report last night was as
follows:
Further information regarding the
operations carried out by us last night
northeast of Fontaine-les -Croisilles shows
that all our obiectives were gained with
little loss. Twenty seven prisoners were
taken. Two hostile counter "a ttacks de-
livered with considerable strength We're
successfully driven off.
During the day our progress south OF
Lens continued. Our troops extended
their gains. Enemy positions astride the
Souchez river on a front of two miles to
a depth of 1000 yards passed into our
possession. We have occupied the vii
lage of La Coulotte.
"As result of raid attempted by
the enemy last night west OF La Rassee
IL German prisoners were left in our
hands.
'In the air fighting yesterday two Ger
man airplanes were brought down; three
other hostile machines were driven down
out of control. One of our machines is
missing"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
AIMING AT $4,000.
Barre Red Cross Subscription Is Nearing
That Mark.

Red Cross subscriptions from Barre
and outlying towns at noon to-day to-
tailed $4,S34.29 from an aggregate OF
$500 subscribers, according to informa-
tion given out at the campaign head
quarters. The total represents a graft
flying increase over yesterdays figure,
although the committee is bent on bring
ing it up to 5000 and to that end will
maintain its headquarters until Saturday
night. Washington reported by telephone
this forenoon that subscriptions amount
ing to $67 had been collected and will
be turned over to the fund before the
week end as their regular meetings are
TO occur within the next few days.
Daily until Sunday the headquarters
in the Aldrieh building will be open from
0 a. m. to IL, and from 2 to ) p. m, and
on Saturday evening from to o'clock
New subscriptions will be received as
the committee is desirous of bringing
the local offering up to $1,000 as soon
as possible. The committee is also de-
sirous of receiving payments on SUBJ
scriptions already made and hopes that
large number of collections of this
sort may be possible this week. Prompt
payment of contributions pledged will
great facilitate the work of filing the re-
turns
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
BABY BRUSHED BY TRAIN.
Was Only Slightly Bruised and Cut at
Berlin Street

Death came near to claiming the in
FAINT daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rossi
of Berlin street when the late afternoon
mail came in over the Central Vermont
railroad yesterday. The child, baby
of Is months, was out for an airing
with her older sister when she toddled
toward the track and was slightly
brushed by the locomotive as il struck
the Berlin street crossing. Her sister
was some yards away before she real
lied the baby's danger, but even her
haste did not permit her to reach the in
fsnt in time. 1t was around 4:35 o'clock
and Engineer Thomas Farrell noticed the
child Just before the train reached the
crossing. He applied the brakes and had
slowed down the locomotive considera-
bly, before he reached the spot where
the child stood
As the locomotive passed, a slightly
protruding part brushed the child, throw
ing her to the ground. Engineer Farrell
stopped and with Conductor James j.
Kanaly and others aboard rushed to the
spot where the baby lay in the road. Her
sister had reached the child and DIR. F.
y. Z. Arehambault, who was on the train,
alighted in time to apply first aid minis
trstions to the little one. His examina-
tion disclosed only superficial cuts about
the head and body and to-day it was said
that the child would recover rapidly from
the effects Of her experience.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
FOR FAIR HAVEN DISTRICT.
Exemption Board Has Been Nsmed-one
change in Orange County.

Adjutant General Lee s. Tillotson was
advised this morning by Secretary Of
War Newton d. Baker that the following
exemption board, No. ,, Of Rutland coun.
" for the Fair Haven district has been
approved: G. H. V. Allen of Fair Haven,
Clerk Michael Malone of Fair Haven, and
DIR. R. II. Seeley, physician OF Castle
ton. The boars was not included in the
list Of boards for the fourteen counties
named yesterday. Or. Frank c. Angel
Of Randolph has been named for the
Orange county board in place Of DR.. c
J. Rumrill, who has enlisted in the Ma
tional Guard and Is disqualified to serve
for that reason. The list Of the other
appointments viii be found on page ~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

the case be taken from the jury and that
verdict of not guilty be directed. The
motion, which was overruled by Judge
Butler, claimed that while there is no
statute in Vermont under which person
cannot be convicted on evidence given by
an accomplice alone, without corrobora-
ton from other persons, as in some
states, in the present case the principal
evidence against the respondent, the al
legation went on, was secured from a
self-acknowledged perjurer and self.
confessed murderer, who is now serving
life sentence in the state prison at Wind
sor. In supporting its motion, the de-
fense also quoted from eminent authori.
ties, whose opinions have been set
against convictions on evidence of an
accompice when said evidence is not cor
by the testimony of others.
For purposes of cross-examination, Mrs.
George Mccormack, who before her mar
riage was Josephine Pero, housemaid
in the Felch family, was called to the
stand after the state had intimated its
readiness to rest, and the opening wit
ness was Constable Eugene Dickerman,
by the defense to testify con-
,erning a box containing clothes alleged
10 have been worn by the murdered
man. Mrs. Mccormack repeated her ver-
Continued IN third page.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
AFTER MORE MEN.
Lieut.. Shaw, Serg. Brown and Private
Levin Again Come to Barre.

"Stay until you have enlisted the 20
men necessary to bring G company up
to war strength was the farewell mes
sage received by Lieut.. H. P. Shaw, Serg.
Brown and Private Harry Levin as they
left Fort Ethan Allen this morning to
come to Barre for the wind up of the big
drive organized two weeks ago by ofii-
GERS of the company and the Barre Board
of Trade. Lieut.. Shaw and his compan.
ions in the recruiting party have re-
opened headquarters in the Rowland
block and some of the most strenuous
campaigning of the fortnight is ahead
of them. 1t was given out this morning
that the lieutenant and his men will
remain here until Saturday night unless
the gap in Barre's adopted company is
claimed before that time.
After Saturday the last opportunity
for enlisting under the present arrange
ment will have passed. No longer will
an enlistment in Vermont count toward
this states quota of men to be selected
for the war army. Hence, renewed ef-
forts to induce young men of this vicin-
llt 10 JOIN JHe CUlpiS III IL SLdtt regiment
are being made. Prospective recruits
should remember that the state adds $40
a month to the government pay envel-
ope, although this ID by no means the
most attractive feature of service with
the National Guard So popular has G
grown that several young men,
living in sections where companies are
maintained in times of peace, have trav-
eled to the military post to insist upon
in the Barre company In a
comparatively short time the company
has increased from AZ to 1870 and in the
past few days the shortage of men neces-
sary for war strength roster has
shrunk from 80 to l6 Actually, l6 men
are needed now, but the recruiting party
is anxious to make 1t twenty. Capt. j.
+. Sullivan is confident that Barre will
again "deliver" and is cooperating to
the extent of his ability.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
CASE UNDER OBSERVATION.
South Barre Child Is Only Slightly II,
and Has No Paralysis.

Gerald w. Nye, four yearold son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Nye of South
Barre, is in quarantine because of sus-
picion that he may have the infsntile
paralysis, although there is no paraly-
sis apparent and he does not carry any
temperature. Dr. c. f. Dalton of the
state board of health was called into
consultation yesterday afternoon with
three other physicians, including DIR. T..
H. Bailey, the health officer of Barre
Town, and he decided to place a quaran-
tine on the house despite the fact that
no strong symptoms were noticed. To-
day the boy is doing well, having no tenn
perature, having eaten a hearty dinner
and having played about as ii well all ex-
eept slight lameness in one leg, which
requires that he grasp hold of some OBJ
iect in order to get about.
A week ago last Sunday the boy went
with his parents on an automobile ride
to Burlington, and the following Tuesday
he was taken sick with bowel trouble.
A doctor was called and one-half
degree of fever was found. 1t had been
thought that the bowel trouble caused
the slight-fever and that the slight
ameness in one leg was due to catching
'old on the ride. Some days later the
town health officer came into consulta-
ton and yesterday DR.. Dalton was pres
mt. So far as known the child has not
been near any place where infantile par.
llysis is located.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
REASONABLE PRICE
FOR COAL PROMISED
-. BY OPERATORS
Assure the Government That the Gov
ernInent and the Public Will Be Dealt
with Fairly-It Is an Answer.
to Recent Threat.

Washington, D. c., June 27.-Assur-
ances that the government and the gen.
eral public will be furnished coal at
reasonable prices were given by the rep
resentatives of the board of hard and soft
coal interests who again to-day conferred
with the national defense council coal
committee. This is the operators answer
to the warnings by Secretaries Lane and
Daniels and others that unless they es-
tablished fair prices and proper regula
tions, their output would be taken by the
government.
The price of coal is to be determined
with the defense council committees ap-
proval by the special producers commit
tee, which aims to increase the produc-
tion and facilitate the distribution.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
ARSON THREAT
CARRIED OUT
But Elliott Mill at North
Duxbury Was Saved
Last Night
TWO BOX CARS
WERE DESTROYED
Strange Man Had Demand
ed Right to Stay in Mill
All Night

Waterbury, June 27.--A deliberate at
tempt to set fire to the Elliott mill in
North Duxbury was made early this
morning after a strange man had been
ordered out of the mill by Watchman
Fred Davis. On April IA last, an at
tempt was made to fire. the mill. but the
property was saved through the watch
fulness of the night guardian. Two
years ago mill on the site was burned.
Watchman Davis was engaged in nail
ing up boxes at l0:30 last night when
he looked up and saw man standing
five feet away and looking at him. The
stranger demanded right to stay in the
mill over night, a demand which Mr.
Davis refused to comply with, stating
that it was the order of his employer
not to let anyone stay in the mill. The
stranger then assumed threatening at
titude, but the approach of Mr.. Davis
big dog and a movement by Mr.. Davis
to show that he was armed caused the
man to turn away, muttering as he went
the mill would be set on fire before
morning.
An hour later Mr.. Davis went outside
the mill and found a load of dry spruce
lumber in box car next the mill to be
on fire. Seeing that the fire was more
than he could cope with, the watchman
rushed to the house of Frank Lewis and
aroused that family. Mr. Lewis and his
son hurried TO the MILL while Mrs. Lewis
telephoned to the neighbors, succeeding in
getting out 25 men. Frank Lewis, on
reaching the mill found another box car
filled with baled shavings to be on fire.
The volunteers turned to with enthusi-
asm and saved the mill, but the two cars
were practically destroyed
Watchman Davis said to-day that he
could identify the strange man in a min
ute. The case has been reported to the
who are working on the case.
A mysterious fire at the Muzzy farm
on the Waterbury Center road early this
is attributed by y'some people to !
the same man who set fire to the cars at |
the Elliott mill. About 4:30 this morn |
ing NJ. w. Scribner, neighborof the Muz- |
zy family looked out and saw the build |
ings on the Muzzy farm in flames. He
rushed over and assisted John Muzzy and |
his dsughter-in law, Mrs. Carl Muzzy, |
out; but they could save little OF the |
contents of the house and barns. Carl /
Muzzy was in Waterbury, having moved |
one load of household goods to this vii
age in anticipation of moving here to
.ake the contract for moving tale from
The mill. The stock on the farm had been
sold.
Mr.. Muzzy reports that the buildings
we're worth $1,000 He had total insur-
lnce of S2,250 in the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance company. The farm is
ocated about four miles from the Elliott
mill
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
INADEQUATE FORCES.
Were Assigned to the British Mesopota-
mian Campaign.

London, June 27.-The most seathing
and outspoken official report of the in
vestigation of any military operations
since the war began, not even excluding
the report on the Inflated Dardanelles
expedition, was made public in a blue
book issued last night. This was the
report of the commission which has been
investigating the Mesopotamian expo
siton.
Put briefly, the report finds that the
expedition was o iustihable military en-
terprise, but was undertaken with in
sufficient forces and inadequate prepara-
tion," and that its initial failure, with
the loss of kut, was due to lack of fore
sight, mistakes and miscalcula tions. The
report frankly declares that the short
comings revealed discredit upon the or
ganizing aptitude of all concerned. and
apportions the chief responsibility on
General Nixon, the former commander
Of the British forces in Mesopotamia.
and upon the viceroy of India, Lord Hard.
inge, and the commander -in-chief in In
dis, Gen. Sir Beauchamp Duff
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
BARTLETT--AVERILL.
Barre Young Woman the Bride of Dor
chester, Mass, Man.

A very pretty wedding took place last
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G. Johnson, "a fremont street, when
Mrs. Stella C. Averill gave her younger
daughter, Helen Stella, in marriage to
George Robert Bartlett of Dorchester,
Mass. Rev. J. B. Reardon ofiicia ted in
the double ring service, the bride being
given away by her brother, Harvey f.
Averill and Master Kendall Love acting
as ring bearer.
The house was tastily decorated with
yellow and white flowers, the bridal
party standing beneath an arch of ever
green.
The bride was gowned in white crepe
de chine with veil caught up with
pearls, and she carried shower bou-
quet of white roses and lilies of the val
ley.
After the ceremony an informal re-
ception was held. Mr.. and Mrs. Bartlett
plan to spend a short time in New
Hampshire before leaving for their home
in Dorchester. The bride is a graduate
of Goddard seminary, class OF 1911, and
of the Rust kindergarten school in Bos-
ton, and for the past two years she has
been teaching in Laconia. The groom
was student at the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology for two years and
is now employed by an exporting con
cern, of which his father is a partner
Those present at the wedding included
only the relatives and the immediate
friends. In the unavoidable absence of
the parents of the groom, an original
poem appropriate TO the occasion, writ
ten by the mother of the groom, was
read by her daughter, Miss Stella Bart
laft
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
MURPHY -BALCH.
Spaulding Graduate Bride Of Barre Man
To-day.

Miss Ethel MAY Balch, daughter of
Mrs Idella Cutler Of East Barre, and
Frank Murphy, son OF James P. Murphy
of Prospect street, we're united in mar
riage BY Rev. Fr. Turcott OF Graniteville
at his residence rlis morning At 10
O'Clock The bride was gowned in blue
taffeta They were unattended. Mr.. and
Mrs Murphy left on q wedding trip TO
lake George. y. Y, after which they
will reside at East Barre.
The bride Is a graduate Of Spaulding
high school in the class Of 1918, since
which time she has been engaged sue
cessfully as a teacher IN Barre TJwn.
The groom has been employed at the
plant of Ieclsir & McNulty and some
years ago was well known as an ANA
teur baseball player. Both are popular
young people.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
NEARLY s1l4,ooo,ooo.
Is Latest Estimate in Red Cross Sub
scription.

Washington, d. c., June 27.-The ma
tion's contributions to the Red Cross in
response to the call for $l00,000,000
war fund were estimated at $l74,000,000
last night by Henry P. Dawson, chair
man of the Red Cross war council.
This figure assumes" said Mr.. Da-
olson, that stockholders in companies
which have declared special dividends
amounting to some $20,000000 will turn
their dividends over to the Red Cross"
The policy of the Red Cross in expend-
ing this big sum, Mr.. Dawson said in
statement thanking the millions of
contributors, will be to Conduct all our
work with the utmost publicity, and to
take the public as completely as possi-
BILE into our confidence" Primarily the
fund will be devoted to needs of Amer
lean soldiers and sailors, and secondarily
to relief work among the allies.
DR.. Frank Billings of Chicago viii head
the Red Cross commission of more than
20 experts to be sent to Russia to study
needs there, Mr.. Dawson announced. His
statement follows:
Local chapters of the Red Cross are
entitled to retain for their own work 25
per cent of the total amount collected,
but it is very evident that the national
Red Cross will have a generous fund
with which to begin its tremendous
tasks.
"No time will be lost by the Red Cross
in its efforts to accomplish results with
the large resources with which it has
now been supplied. Some of the plans
which are being developed and which we
hope promptly to carry into execution
are the following:
First and foremost We shall provide
as we may be called upon by the army
and navy, for the care and safety OF our
soldiers and sailors wherever they may
be-"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
TWO CASES ADDED
IN MONTPELIER
Miss Marjorie Jones, 23-Year-0ld DaugL-
ter of Hugh ]. NJ. Jones, Has
Infantile Paralysis.

Two new cases OF infantiIe paralysis
have been reported to the health officer
in Montpelier, making twelve cases all
told. The latest cases are those of Miss
Marjorie Jones, the 23-year-old daugh-
ter OF Hugh J. NJ. Jones, and the infant
child of Timothy Doyle. Only one case
of the twelve is critical, that being the
SON Of George Nichols. The patients
arms and legs are paralyzed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
Russia's Congress of Work
mems and Soldiers Dep
uties Accept Resolution
BY A MAJORITY
OVERWHELMING G
AT the Same Time Russia
Hopes for An Early
End of War

Petrograd, June GA resolution cate
gorically rejecting any move for sepa-
rate peace between Germany and Russia
has been adopted by an overwhelming
majority by the congress of workmen's
and soldiers deputies of all Russia. The
resolution at the same time declares that
the restoration of peace at the earliest
possible day is the most important need
of the Russian revolutionary democracy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
FLAGSHIP OLYMPIA
IN DIRE DISTRESS
Dewey's Old Vessel Is Helpless on Sand
Bar and There Seems to Be Little
Hope of Saving II.

Newport, X. l., June 27.-The old sea
fighter Olympia, long retired from active
service and recommissioned when the
war broke out to act as the flagship OF
the coast patrol fleet, lay aground of
Block Island to-day. with the wrecking
crews working desperately to save her.
Since early yesterday when her prov
stuck in a sandbar in a dense fog, the
cruiser has remained helpless with wat
er pouring into her holds faster than
the wreckers could pump II out. Naval
officials hoped il could be located in time
but admitted that it vas more than
possibility that Dewsys flagship might
have 70 Be blown up ss q menace to
navigation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
ARTILLERY BATTLE
NEAR HURTEBISE
is CONTINUED
French Official Report Tells of Heavy
Engagement in That Region
During This Morning.

Paris, June 27.-Heavy artillery 6ght-
ing continues in the region of Hurte-
bise, says to-day official announcement.
The official announcement last night
was as follows; "The day was calm
save in the region of Mertlin de Laffuy,
where the artille.y fighting wis quite
active, and in the region Of Rheims,
which was violently bombardedS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
GERMAN SHIPPING
GROWS STEADILY
AT ROTTERDAM
Twenty-Five Ships from Hamburg and
Baltic Ports Entered Last Week
Two Ships Were Lost.

London, June 27.---A dispatch from
Rotterdam to The Times says that Ger
man shipping there is steadily increas-
ing. Twenty-Five German ships were
torpedoed or mined by the British, but
traffic was not affected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
ONLY SIX SAVED
Out of Grew of Norwegian Steamship
Sunk BY German Submarine.

London, June "a Central News
despatch from Copenhagen saws the
Norwegian steamship hong Haakon has
been sunk BY q German submarine aid
only sN Of the crew were say,si. Tie
Norwegian steamship Mage has also
been sunk in the Atlantic snd the crew
vas saved
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
SUNK BY BOMB.
American Sailing Ship Galens, North
west Of Brest-No Casualties.

London. June 27.-The American sail
ing ship Gslena, Of lo4S tons gross, was
sunk by : bomb the 25th. There were no
casualties. The vessel was sunk Of
Ushant island % miles northwest of
Brest, where Is survivors landed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
washinFton county Boara orrapi1ei

The Washington county-b'ard met to.
day and organized BY electing George y.
Tilden chairman. L. C. Moody clerk. and
DR. J. H. WoodruH as examining sur
ceon-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27
Motion for AcauittaI ovsrrulea.

The state rested at $3.50 O'Clock yes
terday afternoon, but before the defense
went on with its evidence. there was
conference Of attorneys AZ the bench in
which counsel for the accused moved that
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-27

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