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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
TALK OFTHE TOWN

Ralph Smith returned last evening
from Claremont, n. H., where he has
been visiting with friends during the
past few days. Mr.. Smith expects to
commence his duties in Jacks lunch
aoom on Depot square next week.
Miss Jessie Muiry returned this morn.
ing to her home on Bassett street from
the Mt Pleasant house, New Hampshire,
where she has been employed during
the summer months.
Miss Flora Macdonald returned to her
home on Bassett street last evening, aft
er having spent the past few days with
her brother, who is member of the
26th division, stationed at one of the
Connecticut encampments
The Barre City hospital is very much
in need of tray cloths. If anyone has
any discarded table linen they would be
willing to give, it would be gratefully
received. Please call 302-W and arrange
ments viii be made to get same.
Miss Eileen b. Parks finished work
to-day at the Massachusetts, Mutual Life
Insurance company, where she has been
employed as cashier for the past four
years, Her place there is to be taken 10y
Miss Della G. Reed Of Montpelier.
Eugene Maker Of Upland avenue com
pletes his duties in the Red Cross phar-
macy this evening after having been en-
ployed there during the past few months.
Mr. Maker. together with Frank Lawless.
both of whom were members of the 1917
class of Spauldin high
school expects to leave next week for
where they win enroll in (.
he pre-medicsl course Of that institu-
ion.
With the cement paving work on
North Main street completed this week, I
he street department j. concentrating
most Of its energies on the South Main 4
treet paving job, where Contractor T. 4
!. DcBrune and the Barre Paving 6
Contracting Co. are making commcndabie
Roadway Work on the south end thor
ughfare was retarded but not suspend
d for two day this week because of .
reskd0Vn al the stone crushing plant /
N Blackwell street. Il was stated TO-
ay that the necessary repairs had been
lade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
swANToN STORES BURGLARIzED.
But Small Booty Was Obtained at Anv
Place.

Swanton, Sept 29.-The stores of
Monet & Brown, shoes, and John Ber.
nadini, fruit, were entered early yes
terday morning and small amount of
money and probably some goods. was
taken. +. j. Batchelder, jeweler, has a
corner of the shoe store and he misses
from his cases few watches, some
rings, and other jewelry. Entrance was
effected at Monet & Browns store
through the rear into the basement. The
money drawer was broken open and the
change taken. At the fruit store a light
of glass in the transom over the rear
door was broken through, someone was
boosted and the door unbolted from the
inside. The leftover change, the propri.
etor says, remains at night in drawer
secured with big paddock. This was
opened by prying out a staple. There
was less than 81 in the drawer. The store
was entered in a similar way a few
months ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
HAD LUCKY ESCAPES
st. Johnsbury Youth Tells Some Re-
markable War Stories.

St. Johnsbury Sept. 20 Noise Boise,
st. Johnsbury boy who enlisted in the
22d Canadian infantry three years ago,
has been home on short furlough and
left last night for ottawa to take up
guard duty. OF the 800 boys who en-
listed with him in this regiment when
war was declared all but 10 have been
killed in the service and he and one other
companion have serious wounds. He was
the head bomb thrower in his regiment
and for good portion of the war has
been in the first line of trenches, with
the Germans only l3 yards away In
one regiment every man in his trench
except himself was killed. He escaped
unharmed, but later lost his thumb and
two fingers on his right hand For this
injury he was discharged by the English
government, which, however, retains his
services for guard duty His stories of
the German atrocities are similar to
many others already printed and on one
he lay as if dead while the
Germans came all around him and killed
all the wounded soldiers they could find.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
PNEUMONIA AND SHOCK
Caused Death of Mrs. Dennis Downing of
Waterbury.

Waterbury, Sept. %. Pneumonia, fol-
lowing shock Of few days ago, caused
the death of Mrs. Dennis Downing late
yesterday afternoon. Laura Towne was
born at Cranky, p. O., 73 years ago, the
daughter of Daniel and Arvilla Towne.
Over 40 years ago she married Dennis
Downing and most of their married life
has been spent in this town Since her
residence at Little River she has had a
very strong hold upon the neighbors
there, and her passing will cause genuine
sorrow.
She is survived by her husbands three
children, Mrs. Abbe Wright, Ernest
Downing and Bert Downing, all of this
town, and five grandchildren; also nine
brothers and sisters Wheelock Towne,
George Towne, Charles Towne, Mrs,
Richard Fiddock, Mrs Simon Kicker and
Mrs. Rachel Demeritt of this town; Mrs
Louise Wellard of Barre, Mrs. Carlos
Stevens of Burlington and Frank Towne
of Duxbury.
Services will be held from her late
home Sunday at 10 o'clock, Elder Tabor
of Morrisville officiating. Burial will be
in the village cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
SHIPPING SHORTAGE ACUTE
Great Britain Has Lost as Many Since
February as During Whole Period
Before.

! London. Sept 2o.-British shipping
losses since the beginning of the unre-
stricted submarine campaign last Febru-
arv now approximate the total losses be-
fore that period. according to a state.
ment authorized by the controller OF
shipping yesterday. The statement indi-
Gated it was reasonable to expect Ger
many to destroy by next spring 200 yes
sells more than could be bu.st in the
meantime.
The controller of shipping authorized
the Associated Press to make the follow
ing statement of the shipping situation
and the urgent need for the United
States to undertake merchant shipbuild.
ing program on broad scale:
1T is of the utmost Importance that
the United States should realize that the
shortage of shipping is the most vital
fact in the present situation and the
building of merchant ships is of the ut
most Importance.
However large and powerful the army
which the United States trains during
the winter, il may be rendered absolute
ly useless as an addition to the fighting
forces against Germany if there are no
ships to transport it except at the cost
of stopping the flow of vital necessities
to the present armies.
''The loss of shipping since the begin
ming of the ruthless U-boat war il now
roughly equal to the total losses prior to
that time. BY next spring Germany
may be expected TO destroy 200 vessels
in excess of what are built in the mean
time.
Next spring this years harvest will |
be largely exhausted and the need of l
supplying Italy, France and Great Brit !
ain viii be largely increased. At the I
same moment the United States will /
need large increase in vessels to trans
port its army and TO maintain it,
What must be the program Of the
United States Ii must be large enough 1
% outbuild submarine destruction. Even
{ this means the building &C 100000
.ons a year. which is three times the
,est the British have done and FIVE or six
lines what the United States has pre-
-iously done. this is not impossible If the
jnited States puts into IL an effort com
,srable with the efforts Of the allies put
nto creating their armies. navies and
munitions. To build 6.O00.OqO tons Of
hipping would require about 35OOOOO \
ons of steel. or less than 10 per cent Of /,
er output IL would take not more ,
han q half million men. the majority I
Ii
The task thus outlined is small com 4
AIRED with the effort put forth BY the
rincipal belligerents in other directions. q
reat Britain. for example, increased her r
rmy from q quarter Of million 10 over }
UUUQgO- Z
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
M. S. ALUMNI AT BANQUET.
About $50 Attended and Had Enjoyable
Reunion.

The annual banquet of the young
alumni of Montpelier seminary took
place at the boarding hall of the institu-
tion Friday evening, with the largest at
tendance of recent years, something like
$50 attending All of the seating space
at the tables was taken, while large
number of the younger students in the
schools were unable to get seats Harold
Bishop of Jeffersonville was toastmaster
Rev. A. w Hewitt made the address of
the evening in his usual interesting man
ner.
Other numbers on the program were:
Miss Ruth Leach. M s. Of To-day;
Prof. Maiden on "Athletics''; selections
by the girls quartet of last year; solo
by Miss Marion Bickford. reading by
Miss Reynolds; "Vermont," by Miss Lucy
Swift; "Middlebury College, by Maurice
Walbridge. Cabot. secretary. Miss Ruth
Leach of the seminary. As a whole, il
was considered the best banquet and pro.
gram in recent years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
Central Vermont Structure
at Middlesex Destroyed
Last Night
FIRST FIRE THOUGHT
EXTINGUISHED
But Two Hours Later the
Building Was a Mass
of Flames

Middlesex, Sept 29-The Central Yer
mont station in this village was com
pletely destroyed by fire at about mid
night last night but the volunteers were
able to save most of the valuable prop
erty in the building. The loss is estimat-
ed at $1,000.
The fire was first discovered at 0
O'Clock by Mrs. w B. McElroy, who lives
just across the street. As she went to
the door to bid good night to her daugh-
ter, who had been calling, she noticed a
light in the station, the light seeming to
be located in the store room between the
office and ladies' waiting room. At first
she thought an electric light had been
left burning in the station but as she
watched, the reflection became greater
and she gave the alarm. Neighbors came
and found brisk blaze started. One fire
extinguisher was used and it was sup
posed that the fire had been put out, all
the persons who had gathered leaving for
their homes.
About two hours later Mrs. McElroy
retired but got up within a short time,
having a feeling that everything was
not right at the station. On looking
out she saw flames breaking out of the
roof of the building. The alarm was
again given and many people FASTENED |
to the spot, only to find that their help /
was of no avail as there was no APP |
paratus to cope with fire which had I
gained so much headway. All that could |
be done was to assist Station Agent |
Charles Ryan in moving out some of the
'ailroad property in the lower part of
he building. This was done but the
building was burned to the ground.
One of the theories as to the cause of
he fire is that some workmen who had
,een engaged in the basement of the
'uilding may have disarranged some of
he electric wires, causing the timbers
o catch fire. Ii this theory is correct
he blaze must have smouldered for some
ours before being discovered. 1t is pos
ible that all the fire was not extin-
uished on the first alarm. The station
uilding was old and burned readily.
Recently the people of the village petit ,
ioned for the moving of the structure ,
o the west side of the railroad track, !
he present site having been made very :
accessible by reason of the changing of :
he highway in order to do away with a i
angerous grade crossing Ii
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
LABOR LAYS PLANS.
For Two Important Public Meetings to
Held in Barre.

Labor delegates assembled in carpen-
ters' hall last evening for a regular meet
ing of the Central Labor union laid plans
for two public meetings TO be held in
Barre in the near future. A resolution
offered from the floor and unanimously
adopted placed the central body on rec.
ord as favoring a public gathering where.
in Robert w. Simonds, commissioner of
industries, may explain the workings of
the factory inspection law and the new
workingmens compensation legislation
II was the expressed wish of the dele
gates that an opportunity for both la.
boring men and granite manufacturers
terto be present be opened. Commission
er Simonds will probably visit Barre
late in October and the meeting un.
doubtedly will be held in the opera honse.
Before adjourning, additional plans
for the reception of James Duncan were
made As president of the graniteclt.
ters' international association and vice,
president of the A. f. of L., Mr.. Duncan's
forthcoming visit is TO be in the nature
Of an official call on organized labor, al
though he is to be here primarily for the
purpose of speaking in the opera house
On the subject, THE Soul of Russia,
IN address which is the product of his
as a member of the Root
commission He will arrive in Barre on
he afternoon of Friday, Oct. II; he viii
peak Friday evening, and until his de-
,arture Sunday night he is to be in the
lands of his friends in Barre. The Cen
raj Labor union elected the following |
committee: Fred w. Suitor, James |
Andrew Young, Angus Me
Donald and Alexander Ironsde.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
Government to Pay $50 for
Men Who Fail to
Respoy
TO LOCAL B sSaDs OR
ADJUTA 5. GENERAL
Individus ) S Well as Off
GERS are Urged to
Assist

Gov. II. +. Graham has received from
the war department telegram that
reward of $50 will be paid for men who
are called deserters. The telegram ex-
plains who are termed deserters under
the new regulations, namely; persons
who do not respond to the notices sent
them by the local boards that they are
to report at specified time for war
service, or persons who do not report
to the adjutant general when he notifies
them that they are to report for duty
individuals as well as officers, are urged
to assist in rounding up these slackers
now termed deserters 1t is shown that
if they did not wilfully avoid service,
il will make no difference in the payment
of the reward The deserters are to be
taken to the nearest post Of mobilization
camp, where the reward viii be paid
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
BENNETT WON BY Oil.
Complete Unofficial Count Was Finished
Last Night.

New York, Sept 29.-william NJ. Ben
nett won the Republican nomination for
mayor in the primaries last week bv a
majority Of GIL votes over Mayor John
P. Mitchell, according to an unofficial
recount of the ballots which was com
pleted shortly before midnight last night
Bennetts net gain on the recount was
90 for the entire city The final compil-
alton Of the returns hy the board Of elec-
ti0ns the dsy after the primary gave
Mitchell a lead 81 33J.
The inspection of the ballots BEGAN
Tuesday afternoon under = court order
by Mr. Mitchell "a determine
or not there was any basis for
his opponents allegation Of fraud. The
unofficial figures shown hy the recount
VIII be used by Mr. Bennett a. a basis
for . formal contest II the mayor does
not concede his nomination. i vas an
nounced
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
FORMER BARRE MAN.
S. P. Monti Passed Away in Clyde, o.,
Yesterday.

A telegram received last night by Mrs.
Andrew Crugnola Of II Foss street
brought tidings Of the death in Clyde, O.,
yesterday Of s. P. Monti. former resi-
dent of Barre. With Alonti in the
hour of death was EgidL . Rulfo Of this
city q relative, who wels 20 Clyde sew
eral DAYS ago In his message to Barre.
Mr. Rulfo stated that the funeral party
would start for Vermont this morning.
arriving here Monday evening OF Tues
day afternoon at > o'clock. Interment
the home Of the deceased's brother.
Charles Monti. - Railroad street, Tues
dav afternoon at o'clock Interment
viii be made in Hope cemetery.
Mr.. Month was rn in Saltrio, Italy,
"a years ago. and came 10 America in
1905 settling in Barre He was an ex-
pert carver and was employed in Barre
in the granite industry until he left the
city 10 wears ago. His marriage %
Miss Adele BuKzi took place IN Batavia,
y Y. in 1913. Besides his wife, he leaves
two children. Andrew Monti. aged four.
and Lury Monti, AGED two Surviving
also are his mother and two sisters. who
live in Italy. a brother in the Italian
army. and BIS brother, Charles Monti of
Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
VERMONTERS ASK
SENATE TO ACT
Seek Expulsion of La Follette-war Con-
vention in Rutland Was
Ended Yesterday.

Rutland, Sept 29.-As a climax TO 4
two days meeting of Green mountain
loyalists under the auspices of the Great
er Vermont association, cooperating
with the Vermont public safety commit
tee and the National Security league
the Vermont war convention ended late
| yesterday afternoon with the adoption
of resolution declaring h to be the
sense of the meeting that U. S. Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette, Having given
aid and comfort to the enemy" through
his official connection with the govern
ment, should forfeit his seat in the SEN
ate
The resolution which was drafted at
the suggestion of an unidentified man in
the audience was prepared by Prof. Rob
ert McNutt MeElroy of the University
of Pennsylvania, Archibald G. Hurd Of
White River Junction and James p. Tay-
lor, secretary of the Greater Vermont
association
The speakers at the morning session
were Prof. Albert Bushnell Hart of Har-
ward university; Prof. Robert McNutt
of the University of Pennsylvania; Alex
ander Thompson, representative of Mr..
Hoover; Henry L. West, secretary of
the National Security league, and A.
d. Converse, representing the Four Min
ute Men campaign.
Yesterday afternoon conferences of pa
triotic speakers and ehairmen of county
of the food pledge card cam
paign were held.
The name of Senator La Toilette
IL. Al
day at the morning session when it was
mentioned by Prof. Robert McElroy of
the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Nc
Elrov stated that the senator had said
he wished to serve his people another
25 years The professor expressed the
opinion that La Toilette could best |
serve the people by resigning the high |
office he had dishonored.
Professor McElroy's topic was ideals |
IF Democracy. He said that our ances-
.ors fought for democracy OF the peo-
Die but we are fighting for the democ- I
acy of the world.
Prot. Albert Bushnell Hart, the noted /
Harvard historian. pointed to facts which
ended to show that Germany was plan
ling to attack America in her conquest
# the world and urged that the Hohen-
ollerns be put down at once in order to
heck the development of their great
machine which already controls l7s,0O0,-
90 people.
C l.. West, secretary Of the National
;ecurity league, told the steps that this
rgsnization is taking to make the safe
y of the citizens of the United States
he more secure and Alexander Thomp-
on. representative of Food Administrat-
r Herbert Hoover. gave an outline for
he pledge card workers to use in spread
lg the food conservation propaganda in
ermont. .
Atherton d. Converse, representing the
our Minute campaign, told how the or
anization gives the people first hand
formation about the war from the
eads of government departments Iy
,eaking at moving picture houses. {
The attendance yesterday was fully
10. Governor Horace +. Graham and
her state officials were in the audience
ring the speaking Il
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
27 PEOPLE DEAD
AND so INJURED
When Passenger Train and Empty Troop
Train Collided Near Kelly
vile, Ohio.

Tulsa, Okla, Sept. 29.-Twenty seven
persons We're killed and fifty injured in a
head.on collision that occurred one mile
southwest of Kellyville late yesterday
when st. Louis and San Francisco pas
senger train No 7 ran into an empty
troop train. Seven Of the dead were
white persons and the others Indians and
negroes
The collision occurred just after the
passenger train crossed Polecat creek.
Crews of both engines jumped, saving
their lives but sustaining severe iniur-
les. The troop train was running in two
sections and the first had passed the
passenger train just out of Kellyville.
Engineer Rule Of the passenger train,
not knowing there was another section
behind, took the main track and crossed
the river.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
DIED IN NoRTHFIELD.
Mrs. Georgia Clark Knapp Passed Away
Yesterday.

Mrs Georgia Clark Knapp, wife of
Fred Knapp, passed away at her home in
Mortified, yesterday morning at 3;45
o'clock. Mrs. Knapp was born June 20,
1861, and besides her husband she leaves
two sons, Charles of Flint Mich, and
Geraldus of st. Johnsbury. She is also
survived by her mother, Mrs. George
Clark, a sister, Mrs. w, P. Day of North
field, two brothers, William A. and
Charles A. Clark of this city and grand
daughter, Catherine Georgena The fu-
neral will be held at the home in North.
field at 130 p. m. Mondaq
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
H. ]. M. JONES NAMED.
Montpelier Man Appointed Fuel Admin
,istrator.

Washington, Sept. 29.-Fuel admins
traitors for 10 states were named yester-
day by DR.. II. A. Garfield, the federal
fuel administrator, and others will be ap-
pointed to-day. They will be invited to
confer with DR.. Garfield here next Tues
day TO discuss prices and distribution in
their states
Those named yesterday included;
Vermont, H. J. NJ. Jones, Montpelier
James J. Storrow of Boston is named
New England fuel administrator as well
as for Massachusetts, and will be chair
man of the New England fuel commits
sion, composed of the state admins
traitors.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
WATERBURY PASSED QUOTA.
Has Already Raised sl6s for the War
Library Fund.

Waterbury. Sept 20 Waterbury s
normal quota of Sl50 aside from that
raised at the Vermont state hospital
for the War Library fund, was passed
Friday night 70 SlG3, with more to be
counted. The start 81 the high school
with s2l.23 was followed with much en-
thusiasm. Mrs Wasson's home town
thus shows approval Of the work BY
passing the quota.
Red Cross work j. also taken up with
Eest after the enforced rest and the an
nual meeting Of the society will Be held
Monday afternoon At 2s30 a. the Red
Cross headquarters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
TWO RAIDERS
BROUGHT DOWN
German Airplanes Met by
Tremendous Fusillade
of Shells
THE RAID FAILED
OF IT'S PURPOSE
Few Bombs Were Dropped
and There Were No
Casualties

London, Sept. 29.-Two German air
planes, which took part in last nights
raid over the southeast coast of England
were brought down, it is announced off.
cialy.
No casualties were. caused by the raid
A telegram from Kent says that three
squadrons successfully crossed the coast,
flying well below thick black clouds
which obscured the moon. The invaders
met with hot reception from anti
aircraft guns but the first section sue
ceeded in eluding the shells. Few bombs
were dropped.
The official announcement regarding
the raid says that the latest information
indicated that about 20 enemy machines
participated. Bombs were dropped in a
number of places in Kent, Essex and
Suffolk but there were no casualties and
only insignificant damage was done. Re-
peated attacks were made on London
but in no case did the raiders penetrate
the outer defenses. One airplane was re-
ported shot down in the Thames estuary
and the second off the coast.
The official report issued by Field
Marshal French, in charge of the aerial
defense of Great Britain, follows:
Hostile airplanes attacked the south
east coast of England this evening. The
raiders were reported from various points
along the coast in Suffolk, Essex and
Kent
"1'he majority of the raiders did not
venture far inland. A few of them head
ed toward London, but failed to reach
the metropolis.
Bombs were dropped in Essex, Suf-
folk and Kent, but no reports regarding |
casualties or damages have been received
as vet.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29

alone. In the first year of war moves
were made overseas of 100000 officers,
2,5s6,000 other ranks and $4,000 horses
These figures included cross. channel traf-
fic and all other moves made by sea,
Figures for later years, presumably larg.
er, are not at present available.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-29
DROPPED z TONS
OF EXPLOSIVES
British Aviators Attacked German Mill
tary Establishment in
Belgium.

London, Sept. 9.British aviators
dropped seven tons of explosives in at
tacks Thursday night on German mill
tary establishments in Belgium, accord
ing to an official admiralty report.