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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
POLIO SPREADS
TO OTHER TOWNS
And Three More Cases Have
Developed in Mont
pelier
WATERBURY HAS
TWO POSSIBLE CASES
Fayston Reports Case - A
New Patient in Barre
Town

Three new cases of infantile paralysis
have developed in Montpelier since yes
terday noon, according to a statement
made by the clerk in the office of Health
Officer William Lindsay this forenoon
and two other, cases will probably be
added before night, inasmuch as the
children are i'll and display symptoms
of the disease. The new cases are in
widely scattered parts of that city, one
being the daughter of Harry Hawkins
on Vine street, another in a Hebrew fam.
lily on Main street and the third on Riv-
er street in an Italian family. This
brings the total number of definitely es-
tablished cases to eighteen and the TWEEN.
ty mark will probably be reach by to-
night.
With the moving picture theatres closed
all social gatherings forbidden and with
parents keeping their children confined
at home, Montpelier is exceptionally
quiet and merchants say that business
is almost at standstill.
Many people have left Montpelier for
camps and the sesshore with their fam
Lies, making the trip several weeks ear
lier than is. usual.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
BRITISH POPULATION
Numbers 42o,ss2,55s, of Which 315,156,-
3o6 Is In India.

London, june 30.-The final report on
the census, which was taken in 1911, and
which has just been issued, shows to.
tai population of 420,ss2,55S, of which
3l5,l56, ,396 were in India, and 1921 ,6l5
in the United Kingdom, of Great Britain
and Ireland.
The population of Ireland continues
to decrease, France is stationary but
there has been remarkable fall in the
growth of the populations of Norway and
Scotland. Germany shows the highest
rate of increase in Europe, while in the
British Empire abnormal rates of growth
are shown in Canada and New Zealand.
In all English counties, birth in the
ten intercensal years outnumbered the
deaths, yet in six-London, Cumberland,
Westmoreland, Cardigan, Radnor and
Montgomery-the population decreased,
showing the losses by migration.
AS a consequence, it is charged, of
wilful misstatement of age, the number
of women in the groups aged 2025 and
$3.50 are disproportionately high.
There is a striking increase in the
number of public entertainers which the
report says is due largely to moving pic
ture shows
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
MORE RECRUITS
GOTO STATE CAMP
Lieut.. Shaw of Co. c Returned to the
Regiment This Morning, After Sue
cessful Recruiting Drive.

Despite the announcement that c com
pany of Barre had reached war strength
and was filled to the overflow with re-
cruits,, there were three applications for
enlistment last night and this morning,
and when the recruiting party, headed
by Lieut.. Shaw, left for the fort they
were accompanied by Henry Leclair of
Barre, Leon c. Bohonon of Washington
and Alphin Hutehins of this city. All
three young men are confident of pass
ing the physical examination, and there
is every probability that they will re-
ceive assignments to the company of
their choice. Mr.. Hutchins, an employe
of the city water department, made up
his mind to enlist just before the train
departed. Arrangements for the trip
delayed him and he missed the train, but
DIR. John H. Woodruff, member of the
registration board, was leaving for the
capital and gave the young man ride.
Hutchins caught up with the recruiting
party at Montpelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
REMARKABLE RECORD.
OF Long Service in the Brattleboro Post
Office,

Brattleboro, June 30.--At the close OF
their work tonight three of the regular
carriers in the Brattleboro postoffice will
have completed 80 years of continuous
service as carriers and three others will
bring to close 80 years Of continuous
connection with the postoffice, part of
the time as substitutes and part as
regulars.
Those who have been regular carriers
ever since free delivery was established
in Brattleboro, July /, 1887, are Dennis
+. Tasker, carrier, No. |, William T..
Barber, carrier No. 2, and Spencer w.
Knight, carrier No. 3. Each is covering
a part of his original route, making two
trips day, aggregating about Is miles.
The three who began as substitutes
and are now regulars are Thomas A.
Austin, regular for 20 years, John A.
Lindsey, a regular for "a years, and
Sidney H. Farr, regular for Is years.
Edward J. Shea, mailing clerk, and
Miss Frances L. Guild, money order and
registry clerk, have had positions in the
local postoffice 81 years. Julius E. Leach,
of mails, has served the
office 30 years, but not continuously.
Harry c. Freeman has been clerk in the
money order department Is years. As
sistant Postmaster Charles w. Wilcox,
began work in the Office "a years ago,
md has been there ever since
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
YOUNG LADY A PATIENT.
Miss Florence Hibbsrd of South Barre
Has Infantile Paralysis.

A fourth case of infantile paralysis
has developed in Barre Town, the patient
being Miss Florence Hibbard, aged Is
years, the daughter OF Mrs. Carr who
resides a short distance south of South
Barre village. The young lady was
taken sick a week ago last Thursday,
but physician was not called until
Wednesday evening OF this week. The
physician reports that both the girls
legs are paralyzed but that the hip mus
cles are not psrslyzed, Otherwise her
condition is considered favorable On
the day when the Smith boy at the
Smith Stock farm, in the same neighbor-
hood, was taken i'll with the disease,
Miss Hibbsrd visited at the Smith home
and saw the boy. She was taken i'll
only five days after that visit, whereas
experts say that the normal time for
development of infantile paralysis is
from eight TO fourteen days. Miss Hib-
bard had been attending school in Barre.
DR.. Z. H. Bailey, the health officer in
Barre Town, reports that there are no
other suspected cases in his town, so far
as he knows, and the other three patients
are doing well as could be expected, two
being in the South Barre district and
one in Websterville. The South Barre
patients are the Smith and the Nye
while the Websterville case is
that of Donald Mcdonald, aged is years.
The lsst-named was the first to come
down with the disease.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
TO TRAIN FOR NAVY.
Party of ao Recruits Left Vermont Last
Evening.

Burlington, June 30.-Twenty- six re-
cruits for the United States navy left
Burlington last night in special sleep
ing car Winch was attached to the regu-
lar train, bound for the naval training
station at Newport, R. l. They were a
splendid looking lot of boys, most of
them Vermonters. and seemed proud and
happy to be starting off to serve their
country. Most of them had been enlist
ed within the past few weeks and sent
to their homes to await orders, which
meant until the training station could
accommodate them. There are now but
five men from the Vermont district who
are awaiting orders at their homes.
Four men were enlisted yesterday at
the local recruiting Office. They were
Karl S. Sterns of Middlebury, lands
man for musician, who was sent TO his
home to await orders; George n. Gray
of Rutland, an ex.service man, who was
enrolled in the first naval reserve as a
fireman of the second class and ordered
to Boston for duty; Leon Ferrari OF
Barre, foreman of the second class, who
was ordered to New York; and Stewart
C Eastwood of Brandon, who was en-
listed as an apprentice seaman and sent
TO Newport with the other men.
The names of the party who left last
night for the naval training station at
Newport, r. l., are: Luke II. Harring-
ton, Albert Z oligney of Montpelier;
hospital apprentices of the second class;
Ernest p Clancy of Plattsburg, n. Y,
Parker T. Lancaster of Fair Haven,
Stanley L. McNight of Wilder, Edward
L. Sibley of Bennington, Martin A. Grit
fin of Cambridge. Frank L. Kennedy of
Rochester, all lsndsmen for yeomen. The
were apprentice seamen: Mei-
Vile G.. Robinson of Barre, William {.
Bulls of Plattsburg, y. Y, Philip II.
of East Poultney, Wesley L.
Merriman of Poultney, Benjamin II.
Sheldrake of Ausable Forks, \. Y,
George A. Liberty of Wadhams. n. Y,
Harry +. Berggren of West Rutland,
Lawrence Q. Baker of Moretown, Ste |
Dhen ]. Devosa Of West Rutland, Carl
". Randall of Crown Point, n. Y, Carl /
R. Wheeler of Burlington, Frank G.
Brault Of West Chazy. y. Y, Neal ID. 1
Blanchard Of Barre, Fred NJ. Hart of
vergennes. Homer c. Jerd Of Montpelier, /
5layton F. Nolan of st. Johnsbury and /
Theodore r. Holden of wallingfOrd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
FAILED TO REGISTER.
Ernest Hills Arrested in Rutland and
Taken to New York State.

Rutland, June 30.-The first Stacker to
be arrested in this section of the state
was taken from the Yorke Shirt com
pany's factory on Forest street yester-
day morning by Sheriff r. c, Fish and
Deputy Sheriff Henry R. Adams at the
request of New York state authorities.
He was later arraigned before United
States Commissioner James Leamey and
then taken to his home in Glens Falls, n.
Y, where he was supposed to have regis
terday on June 5.
The young mans name is Ernest Hill
lis and he was highly recommended by
his employers in Glens Falls. He claimed
to the local authorities that he had been
misinformed as to the years included in
the registration. He will be 81 years old
on November IL, 1917, and he says he
he was outside the age limit.
Hills was taken back to New York
state by Deputy Sheriff f. T, Patter-
son, at whose request the Rutland au
thorities made the arrest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
QUEER WEDDING CUSTOMS.
In India the Native Guests Literally
Paint the Town Red.


They have some curious wedding
customs in India. At a native we'd
ding In Bombay the wedding guests
literally paint the town red" by
throwing on one another a kind OF red
powder until they are crimson from
head to foot Their disordered white
draperies, the stains and splashes on
their faces and hair give them the ap.
pearance Of victims OF massacre. In
India halls which may be secured for a
small rental are provided for these
ceremonies. But weddings are also
celebrated in the Hindu temples, with
priests in attendance. In a Hindu
temple a bride Of twelve must seat
herself on a stone and be drenched
with water by her bridesmaids. Be-
hind her. her mother is subjected to q
similar deluge. and at a short distance
behind the brides mother the sEsnd-
mother undergoes the same treatment.
while In front of the dripping trio two
priests sit beside a briskly burning
wood FIRE mumbling the prescribed
words for the ceremony. One casts a
few grains OF rice into the Gre and the
other. with a ladle. throws into Il a few
drops OF oil.
During these performances the BRIDE
groom. seated in a carriage outside
the temple. receives the congratuls-
lions Of his friends In the far cart
the bridegroom would seem TO be the
OF the party most to be en-
Yied.-Peopie's Home Journal
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
NO MILK STRIKE JULY 1.
New England Milk Producers Think It
Would Be Inopportune.

There will be no milk strike on July /.
At a meeting of the board OF directors
OF the New England Milk Producers as
socistion, held Thursday night in Boston,
it was voted to stand firmly for the bus
mess reforms previously demanded, but
that refusal to sell unless an increase
in price was given should not be made
until July 10.
This change is made because, instead
of there being shortage of milk, as is
usually the case at this time of year, there
is surplus in many New England mar
kets, and the present time would be in
opportune for strike on that account.
The New England Milk Producers as
sociation have notified their local Off
GERS to this effect.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
EIGHT DIED IN
HOUSE FIRE
Entire Family of George B.
Rowe of Anson, Maine,
Was Wiped Out
NO EVIDENCE
OF FOUL PLAY
Medical Referee Decided
That an Inquest Was
Not Necessary

Madison, Me-, June 3o.-George B.
Rowe, aged 81 years, his wife, aged 33,
and their six children, ranping in age
from one to thirteen years, were burned
to death early this morning in fire
which destroyed their home at Anson,
near here. None of the occupants of
the house escaped.
An investigati tion failed to show evil
dence of foul play and the county medi-
cal referee decided that an inquest was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
AMERICAN RAIL-
ROADS DENIED A
RATE INCREASE
Interstate Commerce Commission Issued
Order to Be Effective Until
October 28.

Washington, June 30.--The interstate
commerce commission yesterday denied
the plan of the railroads of the United
States for horizontal increase of Is
per cent. in freight rates.
In its decision the commission indicat-
ed its willingness to increase class rates
in the eastern district approximately Ia
per cent. Since about one-fourth of the
freight handled is moved under class
dates, the decision virtually allows the
eastern lines about four per cent. in
crease in gross freight revenue. Increas-
es sought in rates on coal, coke and iron
will be granted.
The commission found as a result OF
extended hearings that the carriers gen
orally show a substantial and increasing
financial prosperity, and that they have
ample resources with which to conduct
transportation.
Little sympathy was given the argu-
ments of the roads that they were vic
Tins of war prices, the commission hold
ing that the carriers had profited by the
of troops.
The commission suspended the pro-
posed tariffs until October 2a, but it in
dicated that no hearing of the case will
be of value at this time, and suggested
of the tariffs.
The commission finds that the gloomy
forecasts of jeopardized incomes, seen by
railroad officials early in 1917, have not
been borne out by the figures available
for later months. The proceedings were
brought in March, when the returns from
February were just being made. Febru-
ary was one of the worst months in
railroad history. The subsequent months
have shown increasing revenues, while
expenses have, in many cases, failed
20 amount to the extent the carriers
officials feared.
The decision points out that the car
'iers' comparison have been made large
y with those of 1915, which was the
,anner year in railroad earnings, and
idds that the 1917 income might be
considerably diminished without neces-
arily indicating danger point in earn
ngs.
Commissioner Harlan in concurring |
tatement declared that should the next |
ew months show that the railroad mems |
ears were we'll founded, the commission
Fould be ready to grant relief, He also
made plea for better equipment and
ervics.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
FOUR LARGE SHIPS
SENT TO BOTTOM
The Haverford of 1855 Tons Was Said
TO Be the Largest American Line
Ship to Have Been De-
stroyed,

Boston, June 30.--The torpedoing and
sinking of four large British cargo car.
rying steamers was announced in advices
to local insurance offices yesterday. The
steamers were the Ultonia, of the Cunard
line, 6s,593 tons; Haverford Of the
American line, IL ,635 tons; Buffalo, VIII
son liner, 1858 tons, and the Manistee,
another Cunard vessel. No details Of
the losses were given and no mention
was made of the fate of the crews.
1t was believed by steamship agents
here that some or all of the steamships
may have been included in the list of
announced from London on
night.
The Ultonia and Manistee, it was said,
were bound with cargoes of grain and
other food supplies from New York for
english ports and the Buffalo was re-
turning from Hull for New York. The
aaverford has been engaged in the Phila-
ielphia Liverpool service, but there was
10 information at hand to show where
,he was bound when torpedoed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
GERMAN ATTACKERS
ON VERDUN FRONT
NEARLY WIPED OUT
They Penetrated First Line Trenches on
Front of Nearly Two Miles and
Were Then Elected Except
On Western Slope of
Dead Mans Hill.

Paris, June 30-The Germans resumed
their violent attacks on the Verdun front
west of Dead Man hill last night, the
war Office announces. Picked German
troops advanced on a sector of a mile
and three-quarters and were almost an
initiated by the French The Germans
penetrated the first French line over the
entire front attacked, but were driven
out except on the western slope of Dead
Mans hill.
The French made counter-attac
west of Hill 304 and took back most of
the trenches lost Thursday. On the
Aisne front the Germans attacked north
east of Cerny, employing burning liquid.
They occupied salient after the Ger
mans had levelled it by shell fire, but
were repulsed elsewhere.
The official communics tion issued last
evening was as follows:
"The enemy, after his bloody defeat
last night in the region of Cerny, di-
rected some new attacks against our
positions to the northeast of the village.
After several vain attempts, which cost
them heavy losses, the Germans succeed
ed again in entering the first line ele-
ments whence they had been expelled.
TO the southeast of Corbeny the Ger
mans in the course of the same night
started an attack which was particularly
violent. The enemy brought forth sew
eral battalions led by special storming
troops. The assailing waves were shat
tered by our fire and were not able to
penetrate our trenches on any front, be-
ing forced to fall back with heavy
losses.
"On the left bank of the Meuse (Ver-
dun sector) the artillery activity con-
tinues intense in the sector of hill 304 and
the Avocourt wood.
During the evening of June 27 Ger
man long range guns fired several heavy
shells in the direction of Dunkirk.
"Army of the Orient, June 2S.-The
enemy artillery has been rather active
on the right bank of the Vardar and to-
ward Tsrvena Stena. A Bulgarian at
tack has been repulsed in the region of
Nonlenva.
British sviators have caused several
important explosions and fires at Sow
tak and in the hangers at Bogietz'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
TWO SUSPECTED CASES.
Had Developed in Waterbury and Quar-.
antine is Imposed.

Waterbury, June Waterbury has
two suspected cases of infsntile paraly-
sis, although neither of the children is
paralyzed as yet. The patients are the
four.year-old son Of the Comstock fam.
lily on Railroad street and the four year
old daughter of Floyd Edwards family
on North Main street. The little dsugh-
ter OF Howard Ennis of North Main
street is also quite i'll, but it is possible
that her ailment will be diagnosed as
spinal meningitis
DR.. H. A. Ladd OF the state board of
health was here yesterday and examined
the suspected cases, afterwards ordering
quarantine and taking some of the speci-
mems to Burlington for examination.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
DIR. coNDoN INDICTED.
On Charge of Numbering John v. Piper,
Former Vermonter.

New Brunswick, June 30.--Dr. William
J. Condor, an officer in the United States
medical reserve corps, was indicted by
the Middlesex county grand jury here
yesterday for the murder of John " Pi-
per, graduate student at Rutgers col
lege, whose body was found beside a
road near Spotswood on June l6 after
he had been missing since February. Dr.
Condor has been lodged in prison at
Trenton since he was brought back from
an army training camp at Chattanooga,
Tenn, to face the murder charge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
TAKE RESERVISTS
FROM DRAFT ARMY
TO FILL REGULARS
President Wilson's Call for Volunteers
This Week Was Not Answered,
There Being Shortage of
$4,000 Men.

Washington, d. c., June 3O.-President
Wilson's call for volunteers, to bring
the regular army up to its full war
strength of 100000 men by to-day, has
not been realized. War department fig
ures indicate there is still shortage of
$4,000 men. This discrepancy will prob
ably be relieved by taking reservists
from the ranks of the new selective
army.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
BAN ON WASHINGTON COUNTY.
castleton Summer School Acts Because
of Poliomyelitis.

Upon advice of the state board Of
health, the Castleton summer school an
nounces that because OF the infsntile
paralysis epidemic, it is not deemed sd-
visable that any planning to attend from
Washington county or the town Of
Washington in Orange county, should be
allowed to attend the summer school
This prohibition also applies to any
teachers who were teaching in Wash
ington county or who have visited within
the last ten days any towns or cities
where cases Of infsntile paralysis have
occurred. All those planning to attend
the Castleton summer school are urged
to bring usual vouchers with them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
ANTI-AIR GUNS
CARRIED ON NEW
SHIP OF u. s. NAVY
The Idaho, a Sister Ship of the Pennsyl-
vania and of $4,000 Tons Dis
placement, Was Launched
To-day.

Camden, N. j., June 30.-Another mon
ster fighting machine for the navy took
the water to-day from the yards of the
New York Shipbuilding company, when
the superdreadnaught Idaho, a, sister ship
of the Pennsylvania, the flagship Of the
feet, was successfully launched
The Idaho is of $4,000 tons displacement
and carries anti-aircraft guns, in sddi-
tion to her regular armament.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
MONTPELIER
Dozen Young Men to Apply for Quarter
masters Reserve Camp.

Two automobiles carried over a dozen
local young men to Burlington this fore
noon, where they viii appear for tech
nicsl examination before the recruiting
officer for the quartermasters' reserve
corps of the regular army. Among those
who went to Burlington for examination
were Francis kelliher, Richard Jerome,
A. C. Theriault, Arthur Alexander, viii
liam Armstrong. Richard Bailey, Ernest
Dillon, Myers Tuttle, Martin Jeronime,
and Charles Daley.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
QUARANTINE ALL CHILDREN.
Who Go from Montpelier to Other Towns,
Is State Board of Health Order.

Burlington, June 30.-The state board
of health has issued warnings to health
officers throughout Vermont, to quarsn-
tine for two weeks, as a precautionary
measure, all children coming to their
respective towns from Montpelier during
the poliomyelitis outbreak. Three new
cases of the disease were reported to the
state board of health yesterday, two
from Montpelier and one from Fayston.
All public assemblages in the latter town
have been forbidden.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
FRENCH CRUISER
STRUCK A MINE
AND WAS LOST
-Thirty-Eight Officers and Men of the
Kleber Were Lost OFF Point of
st. Matthew.

Paris, June 30.-0fficial announcement
was made last aight that the French
armored cruiser hleber had struck a
mine off the point of St. Matthew on
Wednesday and was sunk. Three off
GERS and 35 men were lost. The Kleber
had come from Dakar, Africa, and was
on her way to Brest.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
British Have Just Captured
Strongly Organized De-
fensive System
ENVELOPING MOVE
GOES STEADILY ON
Latest Success Was Scored
on Both Banks Of the
Souchez

London, June 30.--A series of strongly
organized defensive systems on both
banks of the Souchez, covering Lens, have
been captured by the British, it is Of
ficially announced to-day. In their re-
cent operations the British have ad-
vanced more than mile on front of
-four miles about Lens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-30
TOLD OF ARRIVAL.
Delayed Information About the Amen-
can Troops Arrival

Paris. June p, delayed by the censorl
The first expeditionary unit Of Ameri-
can troops in command Of Major General
William l. SibeTt arrived safely at a
French port Rear Admiral Gleaves has
cabled Secretary Daniels. saving that the
expedition arrived safely.