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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
REPULSED TWO ATTACKS.
French Cannon and Machine Guns Are
Effective.

London, May 1.-Two vigorous Ger
man attacks yesterday on the positions
won by the French Monday in the Cham
pagne broke down under the cannon
and machine gun fire, with heavy losses.
Violent artillery fighting is in progress
along the allied line of offensive.
The communication issued by the
French war Office last night reads:
"Quite spirited artillery actions took
place along the Chemin des Danes, par
ticularly near Hurtebise and Craonne,
as well as IN the region of Courcy.
"In Champagne there was violent ar
tillery fighting, south of Moronviliers.
In this region the enemy twice deliv-
cred strong counter attacks against the
positions taken by us yesterday north
of Mont Haut. Our barrage FIRE and
the fire of our machine guns on both
occasions broke the waves of assault
and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy.
"The number of unwounded prisoners
taken by us in the fighting OF April 80
was $40; we also captured five cannons
in the periods from April "a to 80
"Sub-Lieut Delorme (Dormel has
brought down his 2lst enemy machine;
Adjt. Madon his ninth, Adjt. Lufbery tof
New Haven, Conn, attached to the La
fayette escadrille, has up to the present
brought down nine German airplanes,
Belgian communication: "Lively ar
tillery action occurred at various points
on the Belgian front, as well as violent
reciprocal bombardments north of Dix
nude"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
HUNDRED MILLION CASH
20 Be Loaned to France and Italy, Nc
Adoo Announced.

Washington, d. c., May 2.-Thc
amount OF the first loans to France and
Italy, Secretary McAdoo announced last
night, will be sl0O!o00,O00 each. They
will be made Immediately to meet the
requirement of those countries in May
The frat installment, about $4,000 600
of the Italian loan probably will be
made to-day.
A loan to Russia also will be made,
Mr.. McAdoo stated, and the loan to
Belgium is under consideration.
Announcement of the first offering OF
bonds under the war finance law, Mr..
McAdoo said, has been delayed because
the needs of the allied governments have
not yet been sufficiently developed TO
form a final program. Discussions have
reached a stage, however, where the size
and other terms of the first offering of
bonds virtually have been decided upon.
and announcement concerning them is
expected before the end of the week.
II was learned authoritatively last
night that in addition TO the chief allied
nations Serbia has made application for
. loan and that the application is under
consideration.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
VERMONT CROP REPORTS
Show Wide Diversity of Prices Being
Asked.

Burlington, May 2.-The seed census
which the agricultural extension service
of the University of Vermont has con-
Quoted has been completed and exhibits
many freak prices For instance, po-
tatoes are being offered at anywhere from
So to 81 bushel. There is a demand
for about 500 bushels of spring wheat
for planting, with only small supply
on hand. There IS fair supply of seed
oats.
The census was officially completed
April 25 but only about one-third of
the 25000 rural teachers have been heard
from thus far.
Chittenden county has l42 bushels of
potatoes, prices of $3.50, 1925 and 81
being quoted.
AT the time of the census Rutland
county had about 1000 bushels of po-
tatoes, this being the largest amount
reported from any county. The prices
asked varied from 50 to "a. Rutland
county also reported about 80 bushels
of corn, small amount of pop corn,
field beans, buckwheat, india wheat,
sweet corn and barley.
But 25 bushels of potatoes were re-
ported from Addison county, this being
the smallest amount reported from any
county.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
READY TO SEND TROOPS
But United States Awaits Word That
Ships Can Be Used.

Washington. d. c., May 1.-The United
States stands ready to send an army ia
Europe whenever the allies deem it wise
to divert the necessary shipping from
transporting food to transporting men.
1t became known definitely yesterday
that the government has offered the al
lies troops, but has suggested that the
alarming shortage of world shipping may
make it impracticable to send them at
once. In spite of objections of the gen
.eral staff to putting any American forces
on the firing line before the great war
army has been raised and trained, the
administration has determined that the
small contingent earnestly desired by
France for moral effect shall be sent as
soon as possible. The general belief here
is that the way soon will be found.
Whether the force first to carry the
Stars and Stripes into battle in France
shall be made up of regulars or national
guardsmen or both has not been worked
out The subject was not discussed at
cabinet meeting but Secre-
tary Baker remained afterward for a
conference with President Wilson.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
ARE FEELING CLUTCH
OF U-BOAT PERIL

spent more than half hour on the
floor of the Senate yesterday and stir
red that body and galleries crowded
to capacity first to vigorous applause
and then to roars of cheers
After the Senators and members OF
the House had grasped the hands of
the distinguished visitors and M. VI
vani, vice premier and 'eader OF the mis-
sion, had delivered an address that
thrilled his hearers, the greatest out
burst Of enthusiasm came. 1t was a
tribute to the hero OF the Marine, who
in response to rousing cries OF "Jof-
fre, Joffre, Joffrel" from every corner
of the chamber responded with eight
words of French and English which
all understood:
81 do not speak English. Vive la
Amerique!"
Various conferences between the mil
itary, naval and economic sections of
the French mission and representatives
of the United States continued yester-
day. Also there was an important con-
ference at the official residence of the
mission between its leading members
and Ambassador Jusserand. While no
announcement was made regarding any
of the discussions, officials attached to
the mission made it plain that they
were highly satisfied with the work ac-
complished and the outlook for the fu-
ture
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
PRISONER AND GUARD co.
Fort Ethan Allen Authorities Are Search
ing.

Burlington, May 2--Efforts were made
last night to clear up the mysterious dis.
appearance of prisoner and his guard
who escaped from Fort Ethan Allen, off,
GERS and men of the second cavalry sta
toned at the post and the police officers
of this city doing all possible to find the
men. On account of the unusual hap
pening of a prisoner and his guard dis
appearing at the same time as much of
the territory surrounding the reservation
was searched as was possible in an effort
to find the guard in case he had been left
wounded by the escaping prisoner.
The prisoner is Private Melzie, former.
ly of the third battery, New York ar
tillery, and now a recruit at the post.
He is a man five feet, three inches tall,
about l45 pounds and at the
time of his escape wore the prison uni
form, overslls and frock. He was guard
ed by Private Vallie of troop NJ Of the
second cavalry, who wore the olive drab
uniform OF the army and the campaign
cap.
The prisoner was being conducted by
the guard from the guardhouse to the
hospital at about o'clock last night
when the disappearance occurred. The
theory is not strong that the prisoner got
away from his guard, as the soldier on
guard duty was fully armed, carrying
both a rifle and side arms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
FIVE-YEAR TERN
FOR SHOOTING WIFE
Fred B. Russell Pleaded Guilty to Charge
of Assault with Intent to Kill
Bullet Wounds Did Not Cause
Her Death.

st. Adams, May 2.-Fred B. Russell
who was arrested on Oct. 10, 1915
charged with shooting bis wife and since
then has been confined in the Franklin
county Jail, pleaded guilty to the charge
of assault with intent to kill yesterday
afternoon and was sentenced to not less
than five nor more than 10 years in the
state prison. The mans previous good
character was taken into consideration in
pronouncing sentence.
Russell went TO the house of neigh
Dor, Ernest Barabee, where his wife was
staying, and shot at her twice. After
ward he went 10 the Bay, where he was
apprehended. He claimed that his wife
had been deceiving him. She was taken
to the hospital and on Feb. died at the
home of her foster parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Prosper Rich, three weeks after leaving
the hospital.
An autopsy was performed by Drs.
Whitney and Stone Of the state labora-
tory, who found that the bullet wounds
were not the cause OF death, but that
her death was due to poisoning in the
abdominal regions. She was about 2e
years of age.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
DRAFT LIMITS MAY
BE 21 TO 35 YEARS
Senate Passed Army Bill Again to Clear
Up Parliamentary Tangle-La
Toilette Was Turned
Down.

Washington, d. c., May 2.--The Sen.
ate passed the war army bill again yes.
terday to clear up parliamentary tan.
giles, without any prolonged discussion
ana without any serious effort to revive
the struggle over the volunteer system
rs opposed to the selective draft fea.
ture, which consumed most of the time
in last weeks debate. Senator La Fol-
lette spoke in support of substitute
with a referendum on raising an army
by draft to send to Europe, but it was
defeated, 6S to 4.
A compromise is expected on the age
limits, possibly fixing the minimum at
81 and the maximum at 35. The House
representatives probably never will ac-
cept the Roosevelt amendment, which
would permit the former president to
raise four infantry divisions for duty
On foreign soil.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
BUSINESS MEN
SHOW PATRIOTISM
Donate All Their Advertising Space in
To-day's Times to an Appeal to
Vermonters to Enlist in
National Guard.

To the local movement for the enlist.
ment OF enough men to bring the Head.
quarters company of the LIST Vermont
regiment up to war standing Barre mer-
chants and other advertisers with one
accord devoted their advertising space in
The Times to-day to the recruiting cam
paign now being conducted by Sergt.
Maj. N. w. Hooker in this city. Any
reader OF the paper will need but glance
at the pages of to.day's issue to convince
him that advertisers in Barre are heart
and soul with the office in their efforts
to supply vacancies in the company
which left Barre for Fort Ethan Allen
some weeks ago.
With the cooperation of the Barre
Board of Trade, the advertisers were
spontaneous in their desire to do their
bit for the recruiting campaign and the
absence of many familiar advertisements
in The Times readily attests to their pa.
triotism. Nearly every advertiser who
patronizes the local paper generously do
mated his customary space TO the ringing
appeals which are given such conspicu-
GUS positions in the issue you are now
reading. The move to subordinate com
mercial interests in this manner had it's
inception in desire on the part of many
advertisers, to help along the recruiting
plans of Sergt, Mai. Hooker, who is de-
voting his whole time for few days TO
receiving applications for enlistments.
Barre business men, liberal users Of the
space, are anxious that the
representing this city in the
state National Guard shall not fail of
securing the desired quota OF recruits and
to that end they are backing to-day in a
substantial way the campaign for enlist
ments.
The Office of the Headquarters com
pany on the third floor of the Howland
is temporarily transformed
into a recruiting station, and there, be.
tween the hours of and IL a. m. and
and $3.50 p. m. any young man, OF fit
physical condition, between the ages of
Is and 30 years, may apply for enlist
ment. At the company barracks this
morning it was stated that the recruiting
officer had met with much encouragement
since his return to Barre. Sergt. Mai.
Hooker is not being idle the while as
Toung men whose eligibility is not Sc
'iously in doubt are being urged to call
1t the station and talk it over with him. |
lust now the company is in need of
lorseshoer, who may receive the pay of |
! sergeant, of three stenographers, whose !
hanees for advancement are excellent. |
ind additions to the mounted orderly /
eetion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
CARRANZA TAKES OATH
As the First Constitutional President of
Mexico.

Mexico City, May 2.-Venustiano Car.
rama late yesterday took the oath of
office as the first constitutional presi.
dent of Mexico since the assassination
OF Francisco Madero on February %,
1913. Backed by a majority of nearly
100000 votes given him by the Mexi-
can people at the March elections. Pres
ident Carranza drove from the national
palace to the chamber of deputies and
swore to uphold the new constitution.
President Carranza left the presiden-
tial gate at the palace at 5 o'clock in
an open carriage drawn by a magnifi-
cent team of bays. Seated beside him
was Gen. Obregon, minister of war in
the provisional cabinet. The carriage
was escorted by the survivors of the
signers of the plan of Guadalupe which
formed the basis of the revolutionary
scheme.
The streets were lined with soldiers.
who presented arms as the eortere
passed. As the president emerged from
the palace presidential salute of 2I
guns was fired and bands PLAYED the
national anthem. At the chamber of
deputies President Carrsnza was re-
eeived by commission of congressman
who led him to the rostrum where the
president of the chamber administered
the oath The ceremony was extremely
simple. consisting of the reading Of the
oath and Cen Csrranzs's reply 4 swear
The members Of the diplomatic corps
attended the ceremony and subsequently
returned with the party to the palace
where United States Ambassador FIetch-
er, as ranking member, offered the pres
dent the congratulations Of foreign IA.
tons on Mexico's return to constitution
n government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
ORDERED TO PAY S4se.sz.
Barre Woman Heavily Punished for Tile.
gal Liquor Sale.

Some ten or a dozen witnesses, com.
prising men and women, subponaed in
the case Of State VS.. Mrs. Trauquilia
Dernjevic, charged with selling liquor IL.
legally, were not asked to testify in city
court this morning when the respondent
after many remonstrances with the state
authorities, decided 70 plead guilty. Mrs.
Dernjevic WAS arrested last week in con
nection with a raid az her premises on
Third street. Quantities OF beer and
liquor were seized and the alleged keeper
therof was placed under bail Of $3.50.
To-day Mrs. Dernjevic was fined S400
and costs. sggregating Si39.52, which she
expected 10 pay.
Magistrate h ". Scott presided at a
hearing on the alleged oontrsband liquor
and after testimony by Chief Sinclair
and George Elrick, the latter an inmate
OF the state hospital, had been intro
duoed, the goods were condemned and
ordered destroyed. Mrs. Deruievic ap-
pcsred without counsel. while the state
case was in the hands Of Grand Juror
William Wishsrt-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
TWO HAVE SMALLPOX.
Bellows Falls People Recently Returned
From Plain6eld.

Bellows Falls, May ,2.-Mr and Mrs.
Allen Martin of 80 Williams street are
under quarantine for smallpox, the first
cases in this town in several years. DR..
j. F. O'Brien was called to care for Mr..
and Mrs. Martin and suspecting smallpox
called DR.. c. S. eagerly of Rutland. presi-
dent of the state board of health. Dr.
Csverly diagnosed the cases as smallpox
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin have recently re-
turned from a visit at Plainfield, where
they have relatives. He is employed in
Gotta & Frost's woodworking shop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
HOTEL WAS BURNED
AND HOUSE DAMAGED
Guest at the Hotel Lost Diamond Ring
Building Was to Have Been Sold
at Auction Thursday.

Brattleboro, May Fire of an un-
explained origin destroyed the Glen
house, three story hotel, in Jackson
vile this morning and damaged the resi-.
dence of Ebert j. Roberts. The loss
is $500 and is well insured. The hotel
was conducted by E. Eugene Adams and
was advertised for sale at auction to-
morrow.
A telephone alarm called men from
surrounding towns, and a hand engine
company did good work. Earl Moffatt
of Brattleboro, travelling salesman,
who was guest at the hotel, lost a
diamond pin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
1888 PRISONERS
Were Taken by British During April OF.
fensive on Western Front.

London, May 2.-"During the month of
April says the official report from Brit
ish headquarters in France last night,
eve have taken in the course OF our Of
fensive operations l9,343 German pris-
oners, including 1893 officers. In the
same period we also captured 257 guns
and howitzers, including 9s heavy guns
and howitzers, 227 trench mortars and
40 machine guns.
I'm addition to those we captured,
many of the enemy's guns, howitzers,
trench mortars and machine guns, have
been destroyed by our artillery fire.
Marked activity in the air continued
yesterday and during the night. In the
air fighting eight German machines were
brought down by our airplanes, two OF
which fell in our lines; nine others were
driven down out of control; another hos
tile machine was shot down. Nine of
our airplanes are missing"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
III AIRPLANES
WERE SHOT DOWN
DURING APRIL
Germans Lost Majority of the Ma
chimes, According to Compilation
from Various Official
Reports.

London, May "A compilation from
British, French and German official COM
muniques shows that III airplanes were
shot down on the western front during
April. The Germans lost 800, the French
and Belgisns 2ol, and the British l47.
The highest previous total was S22 last
September.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
GUARDSMAN LEFT POST
And is Now Under Guard at Bellows
Falls, Armory.

Bellows Falls. May 2-Joseph Mar
shall, aged 32. private in Co. I Of
Brattleboro. Is under guard az the armO-
~ Marshall. It Is charged. left his rife
and cartridge belt in a shack at a rail
road bridge Saturday night and went
70 his home in Hinsdale. y. H.. across
the Connecticut river from Brsttleboro.
He was on duty at the time, it j.
charged
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
FERTILIZER BILL PASSED.
Senate Proposes to Sell Product at Cost
to Farmers.

Washington, d. c., May 2.-Appropri-
alton of Sl0,ooo,o0O for purchase by the
government OF nitrates for fertilizing
purposes and their distribution at cost
to farmers of the Atlantic seaboard
would be authorized by bill passed by
the Senate, 52 to 8.
Increase in production Of food crops,
mostly in South Atlantic states, is the
object sought The bill provides for
transportation of nitrates from Chile in
government vessels and their sale by
federal authorities to farmers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
100000 GERMANS
HAVE PERISHED BY
REASON OF THE WAR
That Loss, Taken in Conjunction with
Decrease in Births, Has Given Re-
ductien of 100000.

Amsterdam, via London, May 2.-One
million, three hundred thousand Germans
have perished in the war, according to a
statement by Joseph Friedrich Nsunann,
former conservative member of the
Reichstag, in lecturing on the influence
OF the war on population. He said: I'm
til now the war has cost us the loss of
100000 This, together with the de-
crease in births, has given reduction of
3 S,00O, 600 The surplus of females has
increased from 100000 to far more than
. 900, ,000"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
BrattlebOio Votes $500 for Red Cross.

Brattleboro, May 2.-The annual vii
lage meeting last evening voted TO ap-
propriate $500 for the Red Cross.
A Accent tax was voted.
A. +. Roberts was elected village com
missioner for three years to succeed w.
;. Stearns. without opposition and Others
now in Office were reelected without op-
position.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
NINE MORE MEN
FROM VACUUM
ARE LANDED
Capt. Harris, Third Mate, Boatswain
and Six Naval Gunners Picked Up
by Patrol Boat-Eighteen
More Are Missing,
More Are Missing.

London, May 2-Nine survivors, in
cluding Captain Harris, from the Amer
ican oil tanker Vacuum, sunk by a
German submarine Saturday, have been
landed. This makes 27 saved from
total of as aboard the vessel Captain
Harris wired the Offices of the Vacuum
that Ire, with the third mate
Hustled, the boatsw lin and six gunners,
were picked up by patrol boat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
rs NORWEGIAN
SHIPS WERE SUNK
BY GERMANS
Al That Monthly Rate the Nations Mer.
chant Marine Would Be Wiped
Out in a Year and
u.fs
Half.

Christianis. Norway. via London, May
Seventy Norwegian vessels were
sunk bv German submarines in April and
more than 100 sailors lost their lives II
such = monthly loss is maintained Nor
uav's merchant marine would be de-
stroved in q year and hall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
Accusing of Striking His Wife.

Henry Colombo was arraigned in
Montpelier city court to-day on tho
charge Of breach Of the peace in strik-
ing his wife at their home in the French
block in that city. last Monday night.
Hearing was set for Thursday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
RUSSIANS
GIVE UP TOWN
The New Government Meets
with Reverse in Turk
ish Armenia
|MUSH EVACUATED
AND TURKS ENTER
Event Probably Means the
End of the Russian
Offensive

Constantinople, May l, via London,
May 2.-The evacuation by the Russians
Of Mush in Turkish Armenia is an
nounced by the war Office. The town
has been occupied by the Turks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02

Amsterdam, via London, May 2.--The
Weser Zeitung of Bremen reports that
Berlin is filled with rumors of crisis in
high government quarters. The newspa-
per says that demands are being made
that strong man be placed at the helm
OF state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
To Consider DAYLIGHT Saving.

The Barre Granite Manufacturers as-
ISOLATION viii have a special fueeiing na
Thursday evening B. eoasideg ,he day
light saving proposition
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02

London, May 2--In the House of Com
mons to-day Sir Edward Carson, first
lord of the admiralty, said there had been
suspicious that the enemy submarines
which destroyed allies and neutral ship
ping have been finding their way out
from enemy ports through neutral wa
tiers. The subject has been under con-
sideration from time to time, he said.
Chancellor Bonar Law, discussing the
finances, said the government would req
nisition all ships, thus taking the exces-
sive shipping profits.
King George has signed proclama
tion eIhorting the people to lessen the
consumption of wheat and to practice
the greatest economy and frugality in
the use of all other kinds of grain. The
proclamation particularly urges the pop
ulation to reduce the consumption of
bread in their families by at least one
fourth the quantity consumed in normal
times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02

Foriy-three years ago Tuesday night
. storm deposited tvo feet o. snow in
this section OF Vermont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
SENATE WENT WILD
When viviani and JOffre Appeared for
Half-Hour Call

Washington. d. g. May 2.-France's
war commission headed by Rene Viviani,
Marshal Joffre and Admiral Coeheprat,