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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
EXPECT U-BoATs OVER HERE.
Was Idea Put Forward By Simon
Lake.

! New York. Nov. l7.-Predictions that
enemy submarines will soon make their
appearance off American ports, that the
submarine will be found to be the best
antidote for the submarine and that the
great world powers in the near future
will have fiotillas of contra submarines
especially built for operating against un-
dersea craft, We're made by speakers who
addressed the annual convention of the
Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers here yesterday.
Simon Lake, the inventor, pointed to
the fact that but one British vessel Of
more than 1900 tons was reported sunk
by German submarines last week as an
indication of possible danger to American
shores from the submarine menace He
cited the trans Atlantic trips of the mer-
chant submarine, Deutschland and the ac-
tivities of the U.53 off the North Atlantic
seaboard as examples of what is possible
with the submarine.
Commander f. S. Land of the L. S.
navy took issue with Mr. Lake when
the latter said he did not believe the
submarine could be effectively used
against the submarine.
A submarine can fight a submarine as
well as a battleship can fight a battle
ship" said the commander Though he
said foreign tendencies in submarine con-
struetion were toward displacements of
1000, 1900 and even 5000 tons Comman
der Land declared his belief that craft
of the S00ton type are now being most
generally built because of their adapta-
bility for all-year use.
Marley +. Hay predicted the develop
ment of "contra submarine" or sub
underseas boats, which
would do most of its work while sub.
merged. Revolutionary but pract BILE |
charges in battery, coming tower and
motor construction Will make possible J
The creation of such a weapon to combat |
he submarine menace, he said
Estimates that Germany had in com
mission over 760 submarines last Nav
md that she would have in service a /
otal of 1900 undersea craft by the end
# the year were discredited by Mr.
lay.
ut does not seem possible that Ger.
many had more than 200 submarines in
commission last May" he said. 'Infor
nation at hand would Indicate that the
ctual recent output has been approx.
nately ten submarines month
Mr.. Hay in discussing the development
# the submarine, declared Germany was
he last of the great world powers to ad
nit the desirability or necessity for sub
marines
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
is NOW IN ENGLAND.
Justin Barber of Barre with the Hospital
Corps.

From her son, Justin Barber Of the
hospital corps Mrs. G. n Barber Of the
East Montpelier road has received the
following letter from the young man
Private Barber enlisted from Barre last
spring and, as the letter indicates, ar
rived recently in England.
Dear Mother:
We are here in England, feeling fine
We had a great voyage, leaving there
Thursday, Sept. q, and arriving here
yesterday. Some of the BOYS were sea
sick but not very many. ] didn't even
notice it. a few were homesick, but the
excitement carried most of them through
in great shape. The sea was great. II
wasn't very rough. only one day, and
about three days before we landed, it
rolled pretty heavy One fellow was
rolled out of his bunk The next morn
ing when we were eating breakfast, the
ship gave sudden roll and all the dishes
landed on the floor During the first
three days we were in hunks built in
rows, with the infantry, but then we got
three cases of measles so we were put
in staterooms, where we could look after
them. The Sunday before we landed we
had chicken for dinner
The country around here is fine, all the
land being divided into squares and
fenced with hedges. The girls do all
kinds of work here, work on the land.
in feed mills and in shops. The trains
are altogether different, One enters from
The side and there is room for eight per
sons in each compartment, The freight
,ars are little, four wheeled affairs and
make you think of a hand car The en-
zines make one think of those old wood
ed engines that originated sometime
3. c. The freight cars are about IA feet
ong and carry five tons. The money
lere is a regular puzzle You start out
With all you can carry, buy loaf of
,read, fourpenee, and you are broke, II
makes one think of the time when the
iauls used iron for money All the
arts are two~wheeled and they use work
orses almost wholly The houses are
early all one and one-half stories high,
uilt of brick with tile chimneys. The
ay is stacked and thatched roofs built
yer it. The holly hedges are certainly
eautiful
| went over this morning and visited
little school of about 80 scholars and
he teacher brought them out and had
hem sing to MS boys. There wasn't any
that boisterous singing, it was SO soft
nd sweet One of the queer things here
to see chicken coops on wheels and
rawn from one field to another so the
ems can find feed. I have written you
yo other letters, but don't know If you
i'll get them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
BOMB STARTED PANIC.
And Unexplained Fire Added to the Ex-
citement.

Chicago, Nov IA bomb made Of gas
pipe and powder was picked up last night
on the main floor of the Auditorium the
atre, where the opera Dinorah was being
sung, after an incipient panic which fol-
lowed an unexplained burst of flames had
been stilled by Director Campanini swing
ing the orchestra into the "Star Spangled
Banner The bomb was found by fire.
men seeking the cause of the first flame.
1t consisted of foot of gas pipe, filled
with powder and with fuse attached.
The firemen finally concluded that the
flames which caused the first fright had
been connected in some way with the
bomb, which also emitted noxious odors.
1t was found near the close of the first
act, while Cali Curci was singing
Breton folk song. Nearly one-t third OF
-he patrons left their seats.
CALI Curci led the singing of the ma
-ional anthem, the patrons joining until
-epose was restored.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
FLED
WHEN DESERTED
Evaded Guards Which Had
Been Sent to Take Him
to Moscow
BOLSHEVIKI SHELL
KREMLIN IN MOSCOW
Aristocrats Are Officers in
the Ranks of the
Rebels

Petrograd, Friday, Nov. l7.-Deserted
by most of his officers and virtually or
dered to surrender to the Bolsheviki, Pre-
mier Kerensky evaded the guards sent
for him and has disappeared. General
Dukhonin has resumed temporarily the
post of commander in chief of the keren-
sky forces, which We're recently defeat
ed at Tsarkoe Selo. General krasnof,
former commander under Kerensky, who
was arrested with Others of the premier's
staff, has been released on the ground
that he was only obeying orders of his
superior.
Premier Kerensky, when told that his
officers were against him and that his
men were on the point of desertng,
agreed to come to Petrograds but while
a bodyguard was being arranged he
dropped out of sight. NJ. Bibanko, a
member of the committee on war and
marine, has reported to the workmen's
and soldiers congress that kerensky fled
garbed as sailor He denied that Mi
chael Domanoff, the former grand duke,
was with Kerensky.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press, when he visited the scene of the
Tsarkoe Selo battle, was surprised to find
aristocratic officers commanding the Boil |
sheviki One colonel explained that they |
we're disappointed with kerensky who
irst destroyed discipline in the army.
The damage done to the kremlin in
Moscow is minimized in messages re-
.eived here from the Maximalist dele
rates who say that only the Alexander
,alace has suffered They confirm the
eported burning of several houses in
Moscow. From other sources it is re-
ported that the Bolsheviki here planted
Ieavy artillery on Sparrow hill and on
he famous khodin field, from which
hey are shelling the kremlin. Other
eports indicate that truce has been
ranged between the Bolsheviki and the
overnment troops.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
All the Men of -T1itary Age
Must Be mined
Ono .ore
FORMER $ .sCHARGES
ARES oW REVOKED
New Regulations Restore
All Registrants to the
Former Status

Washington, ID. c., Nov. 1.-THE new
regulations under which the remaining
availabes of the 100000 men registered
for military duty will be drafted for
service with the colors were announced
to-day by Provost Marshal General
Crowder. The new regulations, as has
been announced before, repeal all the
preceding regulations, cancel all exemp-
tions and discharges granted under the
old system and restore every registered
man to his original status. He will here
after be required to undergo all exam
nations anew and present his claims for
exemption again.
The men of draft age with dependent
relatives are placed in a more secure po-
sition under the new regulations, while
the deferred classifications may be re-
voked when granted for any other cause.
There is no way in which men with de-
pendents can be called out of their turn.
When the registrant seeks to waive his
deferred classification status waivers
must be obtained also from those depend
ant on him. Where registrants are away
from their home districts an application
70 the local board for QUESTIONABLE is all
that is required.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
MIGHT FALL THROUGH"
Petition for the Appointment Of Receiver
for Traction Company.

The statement was made in county
court Friday afternoon that possibly the
hearing which was to take place Tuesday
afternoon on a petition for receivership
of the traction company viii not take
place, for it was stated that the matter
might fall through" This morning +.
H. Deavitt, attorney for Henry Deavitt
on the matter, stated there was nothing
new to announce in the case. II. T.
Sands of Boston. manager of the Tenney
company, which handles the traction
company's business affairs, was in the
city Friday and was in conference with
F. f. Gleason, the local attorney for the
company.
A doubt exists as to the number of
holders of bonds that must act in order
to secure the appointment of receiver.
The mortgage, as filed in the county
clerks office, shows that in case of de-
fault of the payment of the principal
or interest at the time due and 90 days
thereafter one-quarter of the holders of
bonds may petition the trustee for the
of receiver. In view of
the fact that two weeks ago the man
agement of the company reported it had
over SIS per cent of the holders of bonds
signed for the extension of the bonds for
the new franchise, it would look as
though it would be impossible for 25 per
rent of the holders to petition for receiv-
prship. There is also a provision in the
providing that the trustee may
be asked that it be appointed the re-
,piyer
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
VETERAN DIED AT MEETING.
Andrew McGaffey of Burlington Was
Nearly 90 Years Old.

Burlington. Nov. l1.--When the com
mander of Stannard post, G. A, r., re-
quested the quartermaster, Andrew Nc
Gaffey, to bring the meeting of the post
to a close last evening it was found that
Quartermaster McGaffey had died during
the meeting. Comrade McGaffey, who
was nearly 30 years of age, had worked
at his occupation of harness maker yes
terday
Just before he dropped to the floor his
comrades noticed that Mr.. McGaffey
threw back his head, and that his eyes
seemed glazed. Two physicians, mem
bers of the post, who were present at the
meeting, DR.. C. NJ. Ferrin and DR.. G. f.
Morgan, went Immediately to the strick-
EN- mans side, and in short time pro-
nounced him dead from the effects of
cerebral hemorrhage The dead comrades
were then not sed of their affic-
tion by friends present, and the body was
covered where it lay with large Amer
lean flag, until its removal by an under
taker.
Mr.. McGaffey was born in Hardwick
on April IL, 1928. He is survived by a
wife, who is s5 years old, and four chill
dren, Mrs. Charlotte Van Steinberg, Mrs
Ella Hodges, Charles G. McGaffey, all of
this city, and f. 0. McGaffey of Buffalo,
Minn. Mr.. and Mrs. MeGaffey observed
their Gath wedding anniversary July 81,
last.
Comrade McGaifey, who joined the
ocal post on March 2s, 1884, first enlist
ID in the Army of the Union on March /,
1865, as private in Co. |, 18th regular
Illinois volunteer infantry, for period of
me year, and was discharged as corporal
It Fort Leavenworth, Kans., on the 10th |
lay of September, 1865, because of the
lose of the war Next to DIR. Harmon |
\. Buck who was born in 1925, he was
perhaps the Oldest member of the post.
lie was also one of the Oldest Masons in
he state, being at the time of his death
member of Washington Lodge, f. & A
4.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
JUMPED IN TINE
TO SAVE HIS LIFE
Roy Scott Saw Train Bearing Down on
His Automobile--The Vehicle
Was Smashed.

A covered car, driven by Roy Scott
youngest son of Charles Scott of Granite
vile, and owned by Roy's brother, Elmer
Scott, was completed demolished about
II o'clock this morning when it was run
into by train at the Pittsley crossing
between WebsterviIle and Graniteville.
The driver was uninjured.
The boy was driving the car toward
Graniteville and when he reached the
crossing, which is rather blind one, a
train backing up to the Wetmore &
Morse quarries was upon him before he
knew it. He had time, however to make
a hasty exit from the automobile and
then had to stand by and see the train
make it into kinding wood, for it was
a very badly smashed auto that was
left upon the track after the rear end
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
AMERICAN C0NGRESSMEN
WERE IN SERIOUS DANGER
FROM MACHINE GUN FIRE
Y. M. C. A. TOTAL $26,3so,65s.
With Two More Week Days Remaining
for the Drive.

New York, Nov l7.-With two more
week days remaining in the $35,000,0O0
war fund drive of the Young Mems Chris
tian association, it was announced from
the headquarters of the national war
work council that the grand total of sub.
scriptions raised throughout the United
States totalled last night $26,3s0,65s.
George w. Perkins, chairman of the
finance committee, sent broadcast yes
terday to the army of 10000 workers in
the campaign an appeal for extra efforts.
The result was general increase
throughout the United States and in par
ticular close race between the eastern
department, with headquarters here, and
the central department, with headquar-
ters at Chicago, for the honor of leading
The eastern department passed its ri
val and now stands first, with total OF
81 ,206, $3.50, against $o,976, 436 for the
central department. The other depart
ments reported as follows: Northern,
Boston, S2,9l3,SS5; western, San Fran
cisco, S94S,4O0 southwestern, Dallas,
$S06.000; and southeastern, Atlanta,
$52O,O4s.
One hundred thousand boys of the
boys department of the Y. M. C. A.
throughout the United States are earn
ing $40, or $l,000,000 in all. which they
will present to the fund.
A message was received to-day from
the members ofsthe war work council, |
who were sent to France to report on the
needs of the American soldiers under
General Pershing. They cabled
This winter is bound to be critical
lime for the thousands of splendid young
Americans. For their sake and in their
laame we shall call for volunteers and
money to provide them with the help and
comforts they so richly deserve"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
BURIAL AT WILSON CEMETERY
And Funeral of Mrs. Christina Smith
Was Held To-day.

The funeral of Mrs Christina Smith. a
long time resident of Barre and Barre
Town, whose death occurred at the home
of her daughter. Mrs John r. Maiden of
Church street, Thursday afternoon. was
held at the house this afternoon at ,
o'clock. The officiating clergyman was
Rev. w. !. NJ Beattie, rector of the
Church of the Good Shepherd Those
who acted as bearers are: Donald Smith
of Barre, Angus Smith of Graniteville,
d. w Mcleod Of Websterville and L. n
Ellis of Old Orchard. Me, the latter two
being sons-in law of Mrs. Smith. Inter
ment was made in Wilson cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
TO RESUME WORK.
On All Except Squantum Shipbuilding
plant.

Boston, Nov. l7-Strikes which have
impeued construction on important gov
eminent war plants in this vicinity for
the past few weeks were called off by the
building trades council last night on all
plants affected except the $4,000 900
shipbuilding plant at Squantum.
Labor leaders announced that the action
was taken on receipt of definite assur-
ances that representatives of the navy
and war departments would confer with
them here on alleged non-union condi-
tions at Squantum.
The so-called open shop conditions at
Squantum precipitated a series of strikes
which spread to the Watertown arsenal,
the Boston navy yard, the naval hospital
at Chelsea, the federal appraisers stores
in this city and the magazine station at
bingham. On these jobs 500 mechanics
will resume work to-day, but the men
will not be ordered back at Squantum,
it was stated, until the matter had been
gone over at a conference between agents
of the Joint council of the building trades
unions and Admiral Harris of the bureau
of yards and docks at the navy depart
ment. and Stanley King, third assistant
secretary of the war department.
The decision to resume work. it was
stated at union headquarters, was reached
in spirit of patriotism" after an al
most continuous session of seven hours
Although it had been announced that
all building trades strikes on govern
ment plants had been called off at the
meeting of the American Federation of
Labor at Buffalo this week. the Boston
council declined to order its striking
members back TO work until they had
heard personally from their own dele
gates. In a statement last night the
council said:
we have only been waiting for some
tangible assurance that something def !
mite would be done towards an adjust /
ment Of our grievances over non-Jnion /
conditions 10 call off those strikes on /
government work. Despite weeks of fu- /
tile appeals and conferences. started long
before the strikes were contemplated. I
to-dsy's assurances from Washington .
that Admiral Harris Of the navy and 4
Assistant Secretary of War King would 1
be IN Boston TO confer with u in the
first official recognition given US hy the
government OF our iuternatiu iunal organ
izatiOns IN regard 70 our grievances and II
we seized upon il ont of pure patriot
ism and are sending the men hack to
work before the governments represen-
istives are even here or contemplated
started
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
FUNERAL OF L. cASLANI.
Was Held To-day and Burial Was in
Hope Cemetery.

The funeral Of Luigi Caslani. for many
wears a resident of Barre, whose demise
at the Fanny Allen hospital in Winooski
Thursday morning followed an operation
submitted a week ago to-day. was held
at % Pleasant street this afternoon at
? O'Clock The obsequies brought togeth-
or large number of the deceased :
friends. many Of them being acquaint
ances of the older generation in BaTre's
Italian colony The bearers were Wit
torino Ccppi. Eugene Caslani. Stefano
Comette. Antonio Galfetti. Arnoldo R0ssi
and Marco Bernasconi There were many
floral tributes. Interment was made in
Hope cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
SMALL FIRE ON ROOF.
Called Department to Mrs. c. E. Bolster's
Property.

Two calls for assistance came in al
most at the same moment at the fire
station this afternoon, and the regulars,
choosing the more promising of the two,
headed the auto truck down North Main
street, where a roof fire had been dis
covered on a barn owned by Mrs. c, f.
Bolster The firemen responded near 2
o'clock and extinguished the blaze be-
fore it had done much damage. 1t was
stated that the fire was set by a boy
who threw a ball of blazing rags ON the
shingled roof of the structure.
Upon returning to their quarters, the
firemen skirted Burnhams meadow, but
no trace of the grass fire reported by a
Hooker Hill resident was discovered. In
the noon hour the firemen extinguished a
bad grass fire on land owned by F. X
Bailey on Maple avenue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
COST S1i2.s5 FOR DOE.
William Haskins, Pawlet Man, Fined for
Killing Animal

Rutland Nov l7-William Haskins
who lives on farm in the town of Paw
let, near the Wells line, was before Judge
Lee +. Pratt of Fair Haven yesterday
on charge of killing doe He pleaded
guilty and paid fine of 500 and costs
of Sl2S5. County Fish and Game War
den Fred w Hayward of this city con
Quoted the investigation and the arrest
was made following search of the Has
kin home made by the county officer on
a warrant issued by States Attorney
{. V. Poulin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
MONTPELIER REJECTS.
Granite Cutters Voted 81 to so on Barre
Agreement.

Officials of Barre branch, G.. c. |. A.,
and of the Granite Manufacturers asso-
citation, in commenting on the successful
issue of negotiations in behalf of in
creased wages for granitecutters, stated
to-day that the supplementary agree
ment applies TO all branches in the Barre
district In other words the manufac.
turers grant the voluntary increase of %
per cent to the branches in Barre. East
Barre, WiIliamstown. Montpelier Water
bury, West Berlin and Mortified Like
wise. the over time concession made bv
the union is to apply elsewhere in the
district
Montpelier branch held largely at
tended meeting last night and by vote
of 81 to 80 rejected the agreement An
other meeting viii be held the first Of
next week, it is said
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
RECEIVER FOR NEWSPAPER.
?. C. Bundy Named for St. Johnsbury
Caledonian.

ST Johnsbury Nov l7-Judge Har
land B. Howe Of the United States dis
trict court has appointed F q Bundy Of
81 Johnsbury receiver for The Caledo-
nian company. Inc.
The appointment ~ Mr. Bundv e..
sures the continuance Of the publica
tion of the Daily and Weekly Caledo-
man. and the conduct Of the job print
ing business the same as usual
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
DIRECTOR OF AGRIcULTURE.
Prof. H. H. Gibson of Iowa Comes to
Vermont for Work.

Prof H n Gibson, who has been as
sistant professor OF agriculture in the
Iowa State Agricultural college has been
appointed director Of agriculture in Yer
mont and viii begin his duties in That
capacity IN about 10 DAYS lie viii mo-
tor here. Professor Gibson was here a
little over week ago relative e. the
work and at that time the matter was
not closed. but since then conferences
resulted in hiS appointment He has
taken post graduate work 10 C0'umha
and Cornell universitip- having been gis
en- bachelor and masters degrees Is each
institution The work win e. done uu
der. the federal appropriation in which
the government and the state pay equal
proportions
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
SHRAPNEL HIT
j. S. SOLDIERS
And a German Shell Hit an American
Gun on Friday-Casualties Re-
suited in Both Instances.

With the American army in France,
Friday. Nov. l6.-(By Associated Pressl.
Artillery fighting in the sector held
by the American troops has become even
more lively and there have been casual
ties, shrapnel wounding some of the men
in the trenches. An enemy shell hit an
American gun to-day and caused casual
ties. Some of the men wounded in the
last two days have died.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
SMALL TEUToN ADVANCE.
Stormed Monte Prassolan and Captured
500 Prisoners.

Berlin. Nov l7-Austro-German forces
invading the northern province OF Italy
Yesterday stormed Monte Prassolan, be
tween the Brenta and Piave rivers, saws
the German official statement. Eight
hundred Italians were taken prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
BRITISH LAND FORCES
MAKE FURTHER GAIN
Occupied More Territory on Main Ridge
in Vicinity of Passchendaele.

London, Nov l7.-Further progress
was made yesterday by British troops
on the main ridge in the vicinity of
Passchendaele on the Belgian front, the
British war Office announced to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-11-17
wEBSTERvTLLE.

Websterville Baptist Church Service
IN the morning at 1880 DR. J. r. Plain
field of Barre will preach. Sunday school
At Il.30. Preaching service AZ D. m.
at which time Rev. ". II. Bishop ex-
poets 10 be present.