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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
LUMBER EMPLOYEES
GRANTED AN INCREASE
Men of ]. r. Booth Firm in Burlington
Receive S Per Cent More Pay
Strike Averted.

Burlington, Sept. Between rs and
100 men employed in the yards and mills
of the j. r. Booth Lumber company yes.
terday received per cent increase in
wages, Saturday Afternoon off with full
pay during the month Of September,
and no short time wages during the win.
ter. The action was taken yesterday by
the officials of the company after com
mittee representing the men had made
known their demands.
If the increase in wages and other con.
cessions had not been made when they
were, it is the opinion among the men
employed in the yards and mills that all
of the employees of the firm would have
walked out, thus causing the entire plant
to close down and leaving the owners
with large amount of untitled contracts
on their hands. No trouble was expe-
rienced with the men, as the company
satisfied them by granting their demands
in every case.
The men give the present high cost of
living and their consequent inability to
support their families on their former
wages, together with the prospect of
short time pay during the winter, as the
.eason of their demand. The lowest pay |
# the yard employees up to to-day was
'l2, while few of the men received SIS
week. Under the new arrangement the
owest paid employe will receive 1890,
while the highest wage will be Sl5.75.
rhe pay in the mills has been from $ll
o SIS per week The same rate of in
rease holds good in both places.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
Germans Evidently Prepar-
ing for New Offensive
Move on Russians
ITALIANS ARE STILL
AGGRESSIVE
Only Minor Operation S
Along the British and
French Fronts

Having failed in all their direct at
tacks by land TO break the Russian front
and capture Riga, Russia's principal ma
val base and arsenal on the Baltic, the
possibility that the Germans are now
preparing for an offensive by land and
sea is forecast in the man9uvres of their
torpedo boat destroyers, submarines and
mine-sweeping trawlers in adjacent wa
ters and in aerial attacks in the gulf of
Riga itself.
Forty airplanes of the enemy have
winged their flight over the waters of
the gulf, dropping bombs. Ninety of
these missiles were loosed Thursday on
Russian warships and harbor works in
the gulf. What damage, if any, resulted
is not stated in the Russian official
communication.
Neither the Russian nor Berlin war
Office has announced the recommence-
ment of infantry activity in the marshy
district west of Riga, where recently the
Germans made advances, although Ber
lin says that northwest of Dvinsk, in
the region of Illukst, the Russians have
taken the offensive and are carrying out
raiding operations. The situation on the
other sectors of the Russian front has
not changed materially.
The Italians are still making gains on
the Bainsizza plateau north of Gorilla |
and also have renewed their offensive to
the south on the Carso plateau. More
than 600 additional Austrian prisoners |
and five machine guns have been cap
tured in the Bainsizza region. South of
this region on the dominating peak of
Monte San Gabrielle, more ground has
been taken, On the Carso plateau the
big Caproni airplanes are aiding in the
attack.
Aside from artillery duels, which are
violent at various points along the front
held by the British and French troops in
Belgium and France, only minor opera
tions are taking place. There has been
/ return of rather heavy fighting on sew
sral sectors of the front in Macedonia,
where the French have repulsed Bulga
ian attacks in the region of Srka Di
Iegen and west of Monastir.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
TALK OFTHE TOWN

Miss Elizabeth Brown of Grant avenue
leaves this afternoon for Walden, where
she has been engaged to teach in the
school at -Four Corners,
Charles Halsall Earl Shannon, Dean
Adams and William Ross, four Barre
boys employed in Bridgeport, Conn, are
passing the week end and holiday with
relatives in the city,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Acebo leave the city
this evening for New York, where they
will visit some of their eountrymen for
few days before sailing for their for
mer home in Santander, Spain, there to
pass the winter.
Funeral services of James B. Edward
will be held at the house Sunday at 10
a. m. Burial in Maplewood cemetery.
The clan service will be given at the
house and the Masonic ritual at the
grave Flowers are omitted
Edo johnson has disposed of his inter
est in the granite manufacturing firm
of Anderson & johnson, Burnham's
meadow, and will leave Barre tomorrow
with Mrs. johnson and children for Lit
tie Falls, Minn,. there to engage in busi
ness with an acquaintance The new firm
will handle red and gray granite.
Alger j. Baldwin of Washington street
leaves early in the coming week for Nor
risville, where he is to attend the llth |
annual reunion of D company, 5th Yer
mont regiment of volunteer infantry, |
which is to be held at Lake Lamoille |
Sept. 5. The program is to include
parade, band concert and a speech by
Judge George NJ. Powers.
No fewer than Is teams without |
lights were counted by a motorist re-
turning from Burlington last night. One
of the team owners, who occupied a light
gig, was distinguished only by the glow
Of his cigarette, a Circumstance which
prevented an accident. Tha
same motorist suggests that the detour
sign opposite Perry street be placed in
4 location where it is plainly visible, as
numbers of autoists shoot past the inter
section without noticing it.
Among the guests arriving at Hotel
Barre last night and this morning were
he following people: Mr.. and Mrs. A. z.
Straight, Arthur Straight, Miss Virginia ;
Straight Of Aiontclair, \. j., Robert L.
and Thomas NJ. Summerfeld Of !
Z. d. Ashland Of Quincy.
lass, A. j. Crowley Of st. Albans. Mr. u
nd Mrs. J.. H. Lewis Of Hyde Park. W. :
/ Clark Of Randolph. party Of three and
haufeur. Mr. and Mrs p II Dawson of i
brooklyn, y. Y. Mr.. and Mrs. J. Auer-
sch Of New York, Miss Meekin Of Mont. =
al. J. A Cross and q. a Cross Of North
ED, D. C. King of Burlington. Alr. ard
irs. l. L. Vincent and party Of Windsor.
ir. and Mrs ". o. Putwin Of WslIing- ei
lrd. Conn. II. A. Griffin Of Boston. NJ. itl
Rider q Kingston. n. u, II. P. Prindis d
Burlington. Airs. Agel and nieees and Il
Agsl Of BurlinEton. 7
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
FUNERAL OF HENRY C. HOUSE.
Many of Older People and Musicians At
tended.

The funeral Of Henry c. House, long
a well known musician Of Orange county,
whose death at his home in Williams
town Wednesday followed = long illness,
was held At his late home Friday aft
erHoon at ? o'clock, Rev. Alvin A. Smith
The occasion brought togeth-
er many people Of the older generation
as well as younger friends Of the de-
ceased. Those who acted IS bearers are
+. L. House Of Barre and Alfred House
Of Mortified, sons Of the deceased, Ar
thur Davenport Of Randolph. and 7. r.
Merrill Of Montpelier. There was a pro-
fuse floral Offering. Interment was
made in the family lot IN the village
oemetry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01

John Robertson Of West Patterson
street will leave this afternoon for Mon
treal, where he viii spend a few days
with friends.
Among the business visitors in town
today are: Mrs. A. w. Moody of Ran
dolph. Elmer Taylor Of Chelsea and
George Stsndish .of Randolph
Miss Isabelle Thomson of Spauldms
street will leave this afternoon for Mon
treal. where she win spend a few DAYS
with friends.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01

Of Miss Mildred NJ. Lake, who 1ss. with
the superintendents early and 1gce Then'
ever there was a need of steh6efiphy.
John Middleton Of philadelphia. WAS
never an absentee, and when .'6usgsss
was to be done he was usually thsfe.'.,
DIR, r. n. Kesterson, the retiring.pre.s.
ident, halls from Knoxville, TNnn, but
he intimated that southern hospitality Is
not the only brand worth remembering,
The Knoxville supervisor was accompa-
MED here by Mrs kesterson,
Two of the most conscientious workers
in the association are Sec. William b.
Jones and George Painter. Everyone
knew George and Bill" and between
handshakes at the beginning and good
byes at the finish they managed to get in
a good deal of work.
The kilties were received with acclaim.
To many of the visitors the bagpipes
sounded a new note.
Five sleeping cars were attached to
the special train at 10 p. m. The party
plans TO go TO New York by boat.
Bill Howell of Washington, d. c., was
one of the Bills" who went big when.
ever they appeared on the floor.
Supt. Falconer of Allegheny cemetery,
Pittsburg, is one of the few cemetery
leads who are experts in the culture of |
lowers and shrubs.
just before the superintendents, who
ave been staying at Hotel Barre, de-
'arted last night, one of the number act
ng as spokesman rendered Manager J.
Z Rowan $50 bill with directions to
ivide it among the employees of the
ostelry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
DEATH OF MRS. JENNIE BRINK
Plainfeld Woman Had Been I'll Six
Months.

Funeral services for the late Mrs. Jen-
ME tBennettl Brink, who died Thursday
night at her home on east hill, Plainfeld,
will be held from the Catholic church in
Barre Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Interment will be in the Catholic ceme-
terry.
Mrs. Brink, who was 20 years of age,
was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Bennett of Plainfeld east hill, and her
death was the result of six months i'll
ness with tuberculosis
She is survived by her husband, Ma
than Brink, her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Bennett, three brothers, Joseph of
Plainfeld, Napoleon q PlsinfeId and
George of Haverhill, Mass. also by two
sisters, Mrs. George Wilfore Of Barre and
Mrs. Mathilds Bisset of Boston
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
DROPPED DEAD nv
WATERBURY, STREET
Buel w. Morse Was on His Way to Work
for First Time After Period of
Illness, When End

Waterbury, Sept l,Buel w. Morse OF
this place, who had been i'll some time
started out this morning to resume work
with the Demeritt company When near
the long covered bridge he dropped dead
in the street.
Mr.. Morse was man about 10 years
of age. He had been suffering from
Bright's disease and heart trouble and
had not worked for some time. He is
survived by daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Peake, two grandchildren, one sister and
two brothers. Funeral arrangements are
not yet made
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
TWO MORE CERTIFIED
In List of Persons Called Into Service Of
United States.

The local board for Washington coun-
ty certified yesterday the names of two
more men for the military service of the
United States, as follows;
927 Lascor, Charles s. Barre.
1886 Jackman, Orrdn y. Calais
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
KILLED nv AUTOS FALL
At RR4TTLEBORO
Turning Out for Another Car, Motor
Plunges Down Bank, Turning
over Four Times.

Brattleboro, Sept l.--One person was
killed instantly and another injured in
an automobile accident three miles north
of Brattleboro village late yesterday aft
ernoon. Miss Agnes Dallgan, aged 81,
daughter of Joseph Dalligan of Stafford
Springs, Conn, who succumbed to her
injuries, sustained fracture pf the skull
and fracture of the jaw, dying in
stantly, and her sisters husband Walter
H. Tobin of Holyoke, Mass, suffered cuts
injury to one hip, which is not serious.
Mr. Tobin is member OF the koehler.
Tobin Construction company of Holyale,
Mass, and has been in Springfield erect
ing dwelling houses. He and Miss DALI
gan started soon after | o'clock in an
Overland runabout for Holyoke, intend
ing to return to-day,
Near the Crosby pond in Dummerston,
Just as they were to descend hill, they
met Cadillac car carrying two men,
and turned out. The road was narrow
and ran along high, steep embankment,
and the edge of the road caved off, pitch |
ing their car down the bank. 1t made |
four turns, landing, badly wrecked, right |
side up in another road at the foot of |
the embankment. Both Mr.. Tobin and /
Miss Dalligan were under the car, The
men in the Cadillac went for a physician,
lid what they could and then went
along, but nobody asked their names.
Before starting Mr.. Tobin asked his wife
o accompany him, but she had just re-
nrned from a visit and felt tired. so her
lister went instead. Mrs Tobin arrived
n Brattleboro bv train last night.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
KILLED IN FRANCE
Miss Emily Moore Hears of Cousins
Death in Trenches.

St Johnsbury, Sept Miss Emily
Moore has received word of the death
somewhere in France Of her cousin, Sergt
Howard Stockwell. He was % years old
and frequently visited here when living
in Danville, p Q. He was killed in the
trenches in the last French drive. His
brother, a lieutenant in the Royal Flying
corps, is back in the service again after
injuries received in his aeroplsne when
flying at 50 miles an hour
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
Several Thousand Persons
Reported to Have Been
Killed or Injured
AS RUSSIAN CITY
WAS DESTROYED
Fire Burned for Thirty-Six
Hours, Driving Popu-
lation Out

Petrograd, Sept. l.-several thousand
persons are reported to have been killed
and injured in fire which swept the city
of Kazan on the Kazanka river, 430 miles
east of Moscow, early this week. The
fre burned for 80 hours, driving most of
the population outside the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
MACKIE--ROSS.
Quietly Married at Presbyterian Manse
This Morning.

At the Presbyterian msnse on We'll
lington street this morning at 9:30
o'clock, Mrs. Margaret Ross of Harring
ton avenue and Robert Mackie of Gran
iteville were married by Rev. Edgar
Grassland The single ring service was
used and the couple were unattended.
After a wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Mackie are TO reside in Graniteville,
where the groom is employed as a black
smith.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
INSISTS ON MEASURES.
Be Laid Down at Moscow to Curb Re-
treat of Army.

Petrograd, Aug 32 delayed General
Kornilof has telegraphed Premier Keren-
sky that in view of the events of the
Rumanian front during the last few days
where certain Russian troops abandoned
their positions without fighting, he must
again categorically insist that measures
be outlined at the Moscow conference
to be carried out Immediately.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
lNEW LIBERTY LOAN TO
BE OFFERED OCTOBER |
Tentative Plans Made for Second Bond
Issue--To Be for Three Bill
lion Dollars.

Washington, Sept. 1.-The opening OF
the next Liberty loan campaign has been
set tentatively by the treasury depart
ment for Oct. /. Subscription books will
close Nov /, unless the program is al
tered.
The amount, the interest rate, the de.
nominations of the bonds and other de.
tails will be announced after Congress
disposes of the pending bond bill.
Indications are that the next offering
will approximate $3,000O0o0O0 Wheth-
er it will be advertised by the govern
ment through paid newspaper space is
under consideration, but Secretary Nc
Adoo said last night that such an under
taking would exceed the appropriation
now available for the purpose. He added
that there would be no action until more
light had been received as to the cost of
an effective advertising campaign and
until Congress had decided what amount
will be allowed for advertising for future
issues.
Under the war revenue bill passed last
April 100000 was made available for
expenses of floating $1,000 100000 in
bonds and S2,0O000o000 in short time
certificates of indebtedness. 1t is report
ID that about half already has been dis
oursed in connection with the fotation
If $4,000 100000 Liberty bonds first of |
'ered and the certificates of indebtedness
,ut out in advance of the loan.
In announcing the tentative program
or the second campaign Mr., McAdoo ap-
'ealed to Liberty loan committees TO per
ect their organizations and prepare for
he next campaign by getting in touch
With the various federal reserve banks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
RAISES PASSENGER RATES.
Maine Central Railroad Increases Fares
0ne-0uarter Cent a Mile.

Portland, Me, Sept. l. The Maine
Central railroad announced last night
that an increase of one-quarter of cent
mile in its passenger rates for inter
state traffic and traffic within New
Hampshire, Vermont and Canada would
become effective to-day. The new rate
is two and one-half cents a mile for
mileage books and approximately two
and three-quarters cents for tickets.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01

Leonard Lander arrived this morning
from Albany, \. Y where he is sn-
ployed, to spend few DAYS at the hons
81 his parents. Alr and Mrs. georre
Lsrdsr 81 South Main street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
STRIKE AT LYNDoNvILLE
Boston q Maine Msehinists, Engineers
and Boiler Men Out.

Lyndonville. sept. The machinists.
engineers and boiler men employed at
the Boston s Maine railroad shops went
out On . strike yesterday. demanding an
increased paw of eight cents an hour.
The strike affects about $50 employees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
Noblesse oblige.

Mother in railroad coach. to her eight.
year-old: Mary, don't you see the peo-
pie looking at your Stop stretching
your gum out in string; chew il Ike
lady. Christian Register
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
WILSON SPOKESMAN
FOR THE ALLIES
Others May Make No Reply to the Peace
Proposition of the
Note.

London, Sept. Lord Cecil, minister
of blockade, indorsed President Wilson's
reply to the peace proposals of Pope
Benedict, and said he was not certain
that any further response would be
necessary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
A Timely Reminder.

She noticing individual in from; -
Good gracious Seeing Nr. Meager re-
minds me ! forgot to order the soup
bone from the butcher Passing Show.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-01
NO PAPER MONDAY

Monday. Labor dag being a D.
gal holiday, uo raHef win Be i--
sued from this oliiee
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-04
Autos Meet on Bad Corner.

What might have been very SER
ious auto accident happened Monday
evening at the corner. two miles west
of town, known as the Stewart corr
ner. Mr.. and Mrs. Pogue were COM
ing from the north in their new car,
and j. w. Wagner was coming from
the east, and turning north and the
two cars met right on the corner
The road on the corner is not VIDE
enough for two cars to pass. and the
result was that they met head on.
One front wheel of the Wagner car
was torn off and otherwise badly
damaged and the Pogue car Jared
about the same. Neither car was go
ing fast, both gave warning signal,
but neither was able to hear the 9TH
er. This is a very dangerous corner
indeed and the trustees have been
asked to fix it. The Crozier Bros,
Who own the farm have offered the
township all the land they need TO
make safe corner and surely some
thing ought to be done.-Garden
Grove Express.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-04
SEED CORN AGENT HERE.
Will DO Work in Decatur, Clarke, Luz
cas- and Wayne Counties.

Clarence Pickard, of 1ndianola,
one of the II seed corn. agents sent
out by the government has been as
signed to work in four counties, Deca-
tur, Clarke, Lucas and Wayne.
The agents were at Ames for sew
eral days taking special instructions
for the work, and are primed for
business. each bent on putting across
his share of a seed corn campaign
that VIII mean many millions OF dol
lars TO the state of Iowa
Iowa needs million and a half
bushels of seed corn to plant her TO-
OOO,O corn acres next year. Three
million bushels selected" has been
set as the slogan of the campaign, in
order that this state may help sup
ply other states next spring ii the
call comes. At a reasonable price OF
SO per bushel this selection repre-
sents $15,0OO,0OO business deal
for Iowa farmers.
In reality it means much more
than this. Farmers themselves de-
clare that similar campaign carried
on two years ago added an increase
of at least two bushels to every corn
acre in Iowa or an added 2O,OOO,O0O
bushels to the states corn crop. The
campaign this year will be even
more extensive.
Corn in Iowa is late this year.
This fact makes it all the more i'm
portant that seed corn be selected
early" say the extension men who
estimate that careful and early Sc
lection, good storage and testing be-
fore planting, adds an average OF Z
to bushels of corn to the acre.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-04

people o. s''i in Leon Leon last Saturday day He
Opened up several trunks full OF
cheap and out of date goods and
auctiCned them off at fancy prices,
and tie l'eople bit in good shape, and
grtttlng their purchases. Mayor
Gardner was out of town Saturday,
and tie fskir managed to secure q
CITY liteLse for the paltry sum OF ~.
Out. home merchants WAC pay taxes,
|city improvements, and other legiti-
mate expenses, are entitled to some
protection from these travelling fax
irs, and had Mayor Gardner been at
home he assures us the license would
have been placed SO high that the
fellow would not have opened w., for
business in this city. Such fellows
|should not be allowed to do business
on the streets Of Leon.-Leon Re-
porter.
o, Leon, must be a funny town.
Why, at Washington, street fakir
selling -razors and shears and hand
kerchiefs would starve to death.
Folks here buy everything of the
merchants who pay taxes and sup
port the churches and the schools
and the hospitals and make a market
sends away from home for anything,
land neither does anybody buy from
|ilinerant fakirs, like the~ do at
Leon. Patent medicine fakirs come
to town now and then, and open un
Ia street auction, only to go to the
next station without selling enough
Ito pay their license.
No, indeed, our people 90 not be
|lieve in buying gold. watches worth
|forty-leven dollars, for $1.25 Just
to advertise them" O. no, the fakirrs
DO not sell" them. they merely ad,
|vertise them. Pshaw, we wish we had
as many dollars as these people do
mot buy from street sharks.
Why, one day last summer. a
street fakir came to town, selling
shaving soap and liniment, cureall
chicken lice, humps, measles, itch,
hook worm and tape worm and folks
rushed SO hard to get out of the way
that several were almost -tramped to
death in the stampede. No, indeed,
when strangers come to town, telling
our people that they have cureall
for all the ills flesh is heir to, and
that if you use it, men will not scold
their wives, nor their children, and
ans won't lie and preachers won't
swear and doctors won't charge Tor
their services and lawyers will set
tie lawsuits free, for nothing, gratis,
without charge, why then is when our
people around Washington Begin to
take to the woods. One man was so
disguised with street fakirs, that he.
started to run away and hide, and he
went so far, he starved to death be-
fore he could get back.
We are astonished to learn that at
Leon folks still bite n-street fak1rss,
but then that town is near Missouri.
aShingtOn Democrat
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1917-10-04

In the District Court of the State of
Iowa, in and for Decatur county
No, 2O73, Probate
In the Estate of James n. Beavers,
Deceased.
To Alonzo Beavers:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, ". o. Beavers, execu-.
tor of the estate of James X Beay-
ers;- deceased. has filed his final re-
part therein in the Office of the clerk
of the District Court. in and for the
aforesaid county, and has asked for
its approval and his discharge from
further duty or responsibility there
in, and that said report and applica-
ton for discharge will come on for
hearing before the court aforesaid
at Leon, Iowa, on the 23rd day. of
October, A.. D., 1917, at which time
and place you can appear and show
cause if any you have, why said final
report should not be approved and
the undersigned discharged from
any further duty or responsibility
therein.
w. q Beavers,
TAT Executor.