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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
KILLED IN AUTO ovERTURN.
George lie Bombard Was Driving 40 Mile
an Hour

Springfield, Mass, April 26.--George lie
Bombard, aged 27, OF this city and Il
Mcclellan street, Dorchester, was fatally
injured and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Me
Glynn of "a Vine street, this city, Il
Bombard's guests ON an auto trip to
Thompsonville, Conn, were shaken and
bruised when their machine turned tur-
tie on Gates hill in Longmeadow street
Longmeadow. about $3.50 o'clock yestcr-
day afternoon. lie Bombards skull was
fractured, and he died on the way to the
hospital.
According to Mr.. Mctilynn, the Dor
chester man tried to steer his car be-
tween lumber wagon and another au-
tomobile, collidiLg with the other car in
such a way that the lighter Dorchester
machine was lifted in the air and hurled
bodily to the side of the road.
According to witnesses. lie Bombard
was making at least 40 miles an hour.
and the machine turned over several
times before it came to a stop, crushing
life from the driver and smashing the
front of the car body to junk.
Mr. and Mrs. McGlynG, who were in
the rear seats. were tossed from the ma.
chine before it rolled over, and to this
owe their escape from more
serious injury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
KAISER ORDERS DRAFT
OF HITHERTO EXEMPT
Women and Those Liable for National
Auxiliary Service Are to Take the
Place of the Men Drafted to Meet
the Call for Assistance From the Great
Battles in France

| Paris, April 26.-Terrific fighting con
tinued during the night on the front Of
the French offensive The Germans re.
newed their counter attacks on the high
ground near Chemin des Danes, but
gained no success, the war Office report
ed to-day. An attack in great force east
OF Geny was repulsed with heavy losses
for the Germans.
night was as follows:
There was artillery fighting through
out the day along the whole front.
North of Nauxaillon a German attack
against our trenches was stopped this
afternoon by our artillery and machine
gun fire.
1T is confirmed that the Germans this
morning suffered sanguinary check in
their attempt against the Hurtebis farm.
Arrested the first time by our fire, they
renewed their assault little later A
vigorous counter-attack drove them back
to their trenches. In the course of the
action our artillery was able to take un-
der its fire and disperse important con-
centrations in the region north of the
Vauelerc plateau.
Belgium communications Artillery
action took place to-day at various
points on the Belgian front, especially
around Dixmude
During the night Gen. Niyelle's troops
pressed the Germans northward in
Champagne, near the mountain without
name.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
NEW ESPIONAGE BILL.
Fine of $4,000 for Publishing Prohibited
Matter.

Washington. D. c., April 26.-Tht
! right of newspapers to criticise acts oil
policies of the government or its repre-
sentatives would remain unchanged but
limitation would be placed upon pub.
lication of information regarding the ma.
tional defense. such as is prohibited by
presidential proclamation, under the
terms of the espionage bill as favorably
reported to the House yesterday by the
judiciary committee.
Publication OF prohibited information
would be punishable by a fine of $4,000,
Imprisonment for 10 years, or both. The
section relating to newspapers follows;
During any national emergency re-
sulting from war TO which the United
States is party, or from threat of such
a war, the president may, by proelama-
tion, declare the existence of such emer-
gency and by proclamation, prohibit the
publishing or communicating of or the
attempting to publish or communicate
any information relating ~ the national
defense which, in his Judgment, is Of
such character that it is or might be use
ful TO the enemy.
"Whoever violates any such prohibition
shall be punished by fine of not more
than $4,000 or by imprisonment for not
more than 10 years, or both provided,
that nothing in this section shall be con-
strued to limit or restrict any discus
sion. comment or criticism of the acts or
policies of the government or its repre-
sentatives or the publication of the
same"
Confidence is expressed in the report
on the bill that the president will not
abuse his authority to prevent publica-
ton of news regarding the national de-
fense and that newspapers viii cooper
ate with him.
Newspapers also could be affected by
section which would gsovide a fine of
$40 900 or 20 years imprisonment or both
for whoever in time of war makes or
eonveys false statements with intent TO
interfere with the operation or success Of
the military or naval forces Of the Unit
ed States or whoever in time
Of war wilfully causes or attempts 70
cause characterization, disloyalty or re-
fussl OF duty in the military or naval
forces of the United States"
In the original bill this section provid-
ed for punishment Of persons who would
cause @disaffection" in the United States
forces. Free speech and free press advO-
Gates from many parts Of the country
successfully opposed il.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
MANY WOMEN FOUND.
In House on Third Street Which Was
Raided-Some Liquor, Too.

In house on Third street which the
police claim has been under suspicion for
some months, officers on the hunt for in
toxicating liquor this forenoon seized two
cases of beer, bottles of 1888" whiskey,
arrested woman named Mrs Dernjyic
on a charge of selling Illegally, and de
tanned five young women, most of them
from Montpelier, as material witnesses.
The raid followed disclosure made by
young man in city court earlier in the
day. Grand Juror William Wishart is.
sued the warrant for the raid and arrest,
and the search was conducted by Chief
Sinclair, Officer John S. Murley and Con-
stable George L. Morris.
A jitney man from Montpelier, whom
the police claim has a name that sounds
like Soaper, was near the premises with
his car when the official inspection got
under way, but the autoist melted into
the distance with grip full of booze,
the police say. His departure, however,
did not rob the police of necessary motor
transportation, for two other cars were
at hand, and in them Mrs. Dernjvic, the
alleged keeper. made the trip to police
headquarters, accompanied by Miss Leona
Brown, Miss Hazel Jock, Miss Maude
Thornton and Miss Cora Somerville OF
Montpelier, and Miss May Willette OF
Barre. If the offhand testimony of the
five young women is to be believed, Mrs
Dernjvie had lot of persons around to
help her take care of her baby, but Grand
Juror Wishart slapped a subpoena on
each baby tender and told them all to re.
port for witness duty at o'clock this
afternoon, when the respondent, Mrs
Dernjvie, was arraigned.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
MILITARY FUNERAL
For Private Arthur J. Sweeney Held al
st. Adams.

st. Albans, April 26.-The funeral OF
Private Arthur J. Sweeney of Co. b, lst
Vermont infantry, who was shot and in
stantly killed while on guard at the In.
tcrnational Explosives Co. plant in Swan.
ton Monday night, was held this after.
noon at the home on Federal street It
was of n military nature and all the
services were conducted by Chaplain
Moody of the regiment. The burial was
in Greenwood cemetery and the bear
ers were members of Private Sweeney's
squad. A number of the company now
stationed in Swanton attended the fu-
neral and acted as an escort TO the body.
A bugler from Fort Ethan Allen sound
ed taps at the cemetery after the usual
three yolleys were fired.
No official statement regarding the ae-
cident can be obtained yet. Maj. Walter
o. Cooley of Brattleboro, commanding
the first battalion Of the regiment, which
includes Co. b, has been conducting an
investigation. His report will be made
10 the commanding officer, Col Fred B
Thomas. now at Fort Ethan Allen.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
TRAINING CAMP TRANSFERRED.
Will Be Held at Plattsburg Instead o.
Fort Ethan Allen.

Burlington, April 26.--The reserve of
ficers' training camp for New York ent
the New England states, which was tc
have opened on May s at Fort Ethan
Allen, will be held instead at Plattsburg
N. Y, according to the latest adyices
received from the war department. A
telegram received yesterday by Colonel
Rivers at Fort Ethan Allen stated that
all new men would 60 to Plattsburg
While this statement is somewhat am
biguous, it is taken to mean that all ap-
plicants for commissions in the officers
reserve corps will go to Plattsburg
while about 100 non commissioned Off.
GERS of the I'd cavalry, who have been
recommended for commissions, will re-
main at Fort Ethan Allen.
The change in the location of the
camp is said to be due to the fact that
Plattsburg already has accommodations
sufficient for four or five thousand men.
The summer military camps which have
been held there for the past two years
have resulted in the laying out of per-
manent camp site, equipped with baths,
sinks, sewers, electric lights, etc, and
this camp will now be used for the train
ing of commission seeking applicants.
There is also on hand at Plattsburg a
large amount of dishes, cots and other
necessary articles.
The camp which is expected to open
Nav will number about $500 men, in
cluding members of the junior and senior
classes from the colleges of arts and
sciences and engineering at the Univer-
sity of Vermont, and also a number OF
Norwich university students. The re-
mainder of those attending will be appli-
cants for commissions from New York
and the New England states.
The first camp viii last three months
and another is expected to commence as
soon as the first is completed. The camp
will probably be kept in continuous OPP
Grafton during the war About 100 nom
officers of the I'd cavalry,
who have been recommended for com
missions, are receiving instructions from
Major Heron.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
WELCOME TO THE FRENCH.
Joyous Reception to viviani and Joffre
in Washington.

Washington, ID. c., April 26.-Tht
French commission began its first day
in Washington with a round of official
calls. Former Premier Yiviani Marshal
Joffre and the other members called first
at Secretary of State Lansing's office and
then proceeded to the White House to
be formally received by President VIII
son. Wherever they went there was
loud cheering.
Washington, D. G., April 2s.--The
French war mission TO the United States
headed by Rene Niviani, minister of
justice and vice-premier. and Marshal
Joseph Jofrre. hero of the Marine, was
welcomed to Washington yesterday with
heartfelt enthusiasm.
The leading members of the mission
coming up from Hampton Roads aboard
the presidential yacht, Mayfower, had
their view of the national capital from
a point on the Potomac river below Alex.
andris, soon after Mount Vernon had
been passed.
As the Mayflower came abreast the
home OF the first president the marine
band played the "Star Spangled Ban
ner" and the Frenchmen lined the rails
with barred heads and stood at attention.
At Alexandria, the commissioners salut-
ed hundreds of people who lined the riT-
er front wharves, waving their hats and
cheering, while factory whistles shrieked
out noisy welcome.
Soon afterward the navy yard was
reached, and there the party was re-
ceiyed by a group OF American officials,
headed by Secretary Lansing. The sec
retary led the ceremony by shaking
hands warmly first with NJ. Viviani and
Marshal Jofre and then with the other
officers The yachts band played the
" "Marseillaise.n
Once ashore the party entered motor
cars and drove to the residence where
its members are to be entertained dur
ing their stay here.
Clerks in the government departments
had been given permission to leave their
desks to Join in welcoming the visitors,
schools had been dismissed, and resi-
dents from all over Washington had
hocked to the streets. From one end
of the city to the other there was en-
thusiastic cheering as the Frenchmen
were recognized.
Everywhere the French tri-color was
in evidence, Frequently it appeared in
with the Stars and Stripes
and the British Union Jack.
Two troops OF United States cavalry
acted as escort for the mission through
the streets and other regulars were sta
TONED about the White House. Every
to insure the safety of the
party has been taken.
Mr.. Viviani took long walk through
the residential section of the city dur
ing the afternoon. He was greatly graf
fled at the cordiality of the public re-
,eption. Marshal Joffre spent the aft
srnoon motoring
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
NEW YORK PLANS WELCOME.
For Foreign Commissions When They
Conclude Work in Washington.

| New York, April 26.-New York Cityt
welcome to the British and French higl
commissions, which are expected to CONT
here when they have completed theil
work in Washington, will be made "th'
most important event in the history of the
city since the coming of Lafayette" il
was announced last night by Mayor
Mitchell.
broadway, Fifth avenue and Riverside
drive, according to the mayors commit
tee on decoration, will become "a blaze
of color by day and of light by night"
Plans are also being made for decorat-
ing and lighting the city's great sky
scrapers and public buildings. In addition
to this, all churches, clubs, hotels, the
aires and places of business have been
requested to provide a display of the
American, British and French colors.
Portraits of the French and British
war heroes-Joffre, Kitchener, Roberts,
Haig and Nivelle-sppropriately draped
with flags, will be shown from thousands
of windows.
A huge electric sign, showing the stars
and stripes, union jack, and tricolor
Joined together in a bow and surmounted
by the cap of liberty will be placed atop
the city hall. A medal also is being
struck, bearing on one side st. Gaudens'
conception of Liberty, now used on $50
gold pieces. and on the other side the
design of the Franklin penny, thus sym
bolizing that America is determined to
stand BY her allies from the first penny
to the last dollar"
Along specified routes, all blinds viii be
raised in the evening and lights turned
on 50 as to illuminate every window.
The mayors committee has requested
al citizens, irrespective of nationality, to
display as far as possible the British and
French flags with the stars and stripes.
The flags Of the other allies, IL was said,
viii be appropriate
Subcommittee have been entrusted
with the work Of decorating the more i'm
portant historic landmarks and squares
Of the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
ROOSEVELT ARMY GROWS.
He Has $4,000 Men Said to Meet the
Requirements.

New York, April 26.-Approximately
$4,000 men have applied thus far and
have been found to meet the necessary
requirements for membership in Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt's proposed army di-
vision, it was announced here last night
at enrolment headquarters, which were
opened some time ago with the former
presidents approval. Only fifty of the
applicants, it was said, were under 26
years old None below this age are now
being accepted. OF the total 10000 are
negroes Sixty per cent Of the volun-
teers are from Virginia, North and South
Carolina and other southern states, while
in New York City not more than 1000
have enrolled.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26

London, April 26.--Renewed German
attacks on British positions near Cav
relle were completely repulsed last night
according to the official announcement OF
the war office.
The British official communication last
night was as follows:
sour line has been advanced slightly
during the day south of the Scarpe. Two
German field guns were captured by us
yesterday in he course Of the fighting in
this neighborhood.
MANY thousand German dead are ly-
ing on the battlefield we now occupy
Hostile raiding parties were repulsed
early this morning southwest OF Lens
and southeast OF Ypres.
THE fine weather enabled our air
planes to carry out many raids again
yesterday In the course of these raids
we dropped bombs with good effect upon
the enemy's railroads, functions, air.
dromes, billets and ammunition dumps.
In one raid a large bomb struck the en-
gine of moving train, blowing the en-
gine of the line and wreeking the train.
Hostile troops and transports were sue
cessfully engaged with machine gun fire.
There was again a great amount of
air fighting, in the course of which sew
en- German machines were brought down
and eight others driven down out of
control. Two German observation ball
looms also were destroyed. Six of our
machines are missing"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
PROPOSED FRANCHISE
CHANGES AREN'T AC-
CEPTABLE TO BARRE
Street Railroad Company Proposes Con-
siderable Notifications Before Pay
ing Its Share of South Main
Street Paving.

Tonight. unless exigencies force anoth'
er postponement, the councils OF Barre
and Montpelier and the board OF select
men representing the town of Berlin. will
meet at the capital for the third of Sc
ries of conferences in which the Barre 4
Montpelier Traction & Power company
hopes to wiring from the town and mu-
nicipalities such schedule notifications
as shall conform TO the program which
the Tenney company and its subsidy out
lined in Barre year ago. City attor-
news representing Barre and Montpelier
and a lawyer retained by the corporation
will probably be in attendance. So far
as Barre is concerned the outcome of the
gathering may go long way toward de-
Gliding whether the city must sacrifice
some of its valuable franchise preroga-
tives before il can obtain from the trae-
tion people some $4,000 due the munici-
pality under the present franchise as the
roads share of the contemplated paving
project on South Main street.
In some quarters the belief obtains,
and with reason, apparently, that Mont
pelier's anxiety to enter into Joint
agreement with the Barre council arises
out of an impression that Barre may be
used as an instrument whereby its own
roasting chestnuts may be drawn from
the fire. Back dues OF $1,000 for its
share of the Rialto bridge construction
are charged against the traction company
at the capital Nevertheless, in its larg-
er aspects the issue resolves itself into
question as to whether the city must
give up its present franchise, under
which the company is legally bound to
pay its share of the paving project, for
an agreement in which practically every
desirable feature of the franchise grant
ed in 1897 is omitted.
A brand new look out for the paint
franchise fashioned by the traction COM
pany after its own heart has been pre-
pared and copies are in the hands of the
mayor of Barre and the aldermen. 1t Is
understood that the three attorneys, the
two city solicitors and the eompany's le-
gal representative. have conferred over
the draft. albeit it IL known that the
Barre city attorney has not officially
sanctioned the tentative agreement.
copy of the hand picked franchise,
as framed in Montpelier, affords an in
terestinr field for speculation. Nearly
every right now enjoyed by the city in
IL relations with the traction company
i abridged, although the railroad people |
have graciously continued therein the
fContiuued On fourth pare.1
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
100000 BERLIN
WORKERS OUT
State Department at Wash
ington Gets Official Report
Of Desire for Peace
BREAD RATIONS
AGAIN REDUCED
Information Tells Of Grow
ing Agitation Against
the Government

Washington, D, c., April 26.-Reports
to the state department through official
channels tell of b strike of 250,0o0 la
borers in Berlin. While the name of
the official, who gave the information,
is withheld, the department says the in
cident shows the growth az desire for
peace on the part of the workmen. 1t
is reported also that bread rations have
been reduced from 1900 to 1900 grams
per week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
40 BIG SHIPS SUNK.
British Shipping Suffers Heavily from
Submarines.

London, April 26.-The weekly state
ment Of vessels sunk as made public
last evening showed that 40 vessels OF
over 1000 tons each were sent to the
bottom by mines or submarines.
The statement reads:
Weekly shipping returns: Arrivals
1856; sailing 2,62l
Sinking: BY mines or submarines
over LOCO tons, forty, including two sunk
in the week ending April l5 under :
600 tons Is, including one sunk in the
week ending April L.
Vessels unsuecessfully attacked 27,
including one attacked the week ending
April s.
Fishing vessels sunk nine, including
one sunk the week ending April Is"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
ROOT ACCEPTS
RUSSIAN POST
Will Go to Petrograd to As
sist in f ming New
Co. nment
HE HAD : INFERENCE
WITIs RES. WILSON
And Af's wards 1t Was An
nounc That He Would
Head the Commission

Washington, D. c.. April 26.-Elihu
Root, former secretary of state, after
conference to-day with President Will
son and Secretary Lansing, formally
accepted the chairmanship of the Amer
lean commission to Russia.
The commission will be composed OF
three or four principal members, with a
staff of secretaries and assistants. It is
expected that they will start for Russia
within few days. The needs of Russia,
as outlined by President Wilson, are for
political, financial, transportation and
commercial advice and assistance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
BRITISH ATTACKS REPULsED.
German Official Report Said They Came
on Thrice Wednesday.

Berlin, April 26.-The official state
ment on the campaign on the western
front last night was as follows:
Near Arras the British only attacked
on the north bank of the Scarpe to the
north Of Monchy. They attacked there
three times, and were thrice repulsed
with heavy losses
"on the Aisne and Champagne fronts
the situation is unchanged"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
at. RI WANTS DIR. ]. NJ. ALLEN.
St. Johnsbury Physician Gets Letter of
Interrogation.

st. Johnsbury, April 26.-In letter
yesterday to DIR. John NJ. Allen. Col.
Roosevelt expressed the hope that should
he take regiment across to help in
the allies service, DR.. Allen could ac-
company them. DR.. Allen is member
of the American Medical corps and one
of the first surgeons TO enlist.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
BEGUN TO HIT" AT LAST.
Roosevelt Expresses Appreciation oi
Mongolia's Gunnery.

Oyster Bay, n. Y, April 26,--Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt was gleeful last
night when told that a gun on the Mon
golia, named after him, had sunk a
German submarine.
81 am greatly rejoiced," he said, "and
congratulate the captain, the gunners
and all the crew of the Mongolia. Thank
heaven. some Americans have at last
begun to hit, We have been altogether
too long purely at the receiving end of
this war Germany has waged on us"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
GIRL CONDEMNED TO DEATH.
Because She Gathered French Informa-
ton for Germans.

Paris, April ga court martial has
condemned to death as spy Emilienne
Rose Ducimitiere, l9-year-old girl. She
was convicted of gathering military in
formation at Geneva, Lyons and Paris
on behalf of a German. by whom she
had been employed as a servant.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-04-26
FEARS ORGY OF BLOOD.
Turkish Break with America Means
Fearful Massacres.

Berne. via Paris, April 26-Turkey's
action in breaking off diplomatic rela-
tions with the United States is scath-
ingly condemned by the Neue Zuricher
Zeitung. The paper recounts at length
al that Turkey owes to America and
expresses the fear that Americas exit
will spell suffering and starvation to
multitudes and desolation to such dis
tricts a. Palestine and Armenia