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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
BACK TO VERMONT.
Rev. Fl. c. Ledyard Expected to Accept
Lyndonville Call.

Lyndonville, Dec 20. The Universalist
parish has extended call to Rev, Henry
Clay Ledyard of Cortland, n. Y, to the
pastorate made vacant by the removal OF
Rev. H. H. Niles to Concord, n. II. Rev.
Ledyard was ordained to the Congrega-
tional ministry in 1908 and held pas
torates in the South.
Transferring his fellowship to the Uni
versalist denomination, he took post
graduate course in theology at st. Law
renee university, Canton, n. Y. at the
conclusion of which he accepted call
to the Universalist church at Mortified,
after which he went to the mission point
of the Uniyersalist general convention
at Little Rock, Ark. Later he went to
Cortland, N. Y. 1t is expected that he
will accept the call and assume the pas
torate here on Jan He is married
Previous to his ministry Rev. Mr.. Led
yard was soldier in the United States
army, enlisting at the time of the Span
war and seeing service in
the Philippine Islands He received
wounds from which he has never fully
recovered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
NO DEMONSTRATION
As Bennington County Contingent Left
for Service.

Bennington, Dec 20-Twelve Beuning
ton county young men, Amos +. La.
croix, Michael r. Costello, Francis r
Mahar, William $. Cook, Waldo d. White
and Lewis S. White of Bennington. Leo
10. Grady and Lauriston A. Wilcox OF
Pownal, Joseph Il. Phillips of Dorset and
Andrew S. Cadoret, Gilbert A. Charbon-
neau and Clyde II. Bryant of Manebes-
ter, this districts quota of the 100 men
called from Vermont for the coast ar
tillery, entrained here yesterday for Fort
Constitution, Portsmouth. N. H.
There was no demonstration at the
station. A small crowd of relatives and
immediate friends of the Young men
were present to see them away They
had all been outftted with the custom
ary knit garments by the local Red
Cross and the women of the village fur
nished each one with a generous lunch.
The men left over the Chatham di-
vision of the Rutland railroad for Peters
burgh Junction, n. Y, where they trans
ferred TO the Boston and Maine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
SAW REV. J. W. BARNETT.
Sailor Charles Mccarthy Had an Agree
able Surprise in London.

Mrs. p. f. Mccarthy of Summer street
has received from her son, Charles Me.
Carthy, who is sailor on board the
| L. S. s. Chester, letter relating in an
interesting manner the life aboard the
| ship. On recent furlough spent in Lon
don, England, Sailor Mccarthy received
a pleasant surprise at the Y NJ. C.. A.
camp by meeting DIR. Barnett. until re-
Gently minister of the Barre Congrega-
tional church and who is working at the
Red Triangle camp there. The letter is
as follows:
London. England, Nov. 25. 1917.
Dear Mother: BY the heading, you will
see that / am now in London. Ny ship
is in an English port and we were given
a three days leave to visit here. | have
also been in Wales. We run out of the
place where | sent the postcards from
Gibraltar and then back again
We are staying at the Y. NJ. c. A. and
it is certainly fine. This organization is
certainly doing grand work for the com
fort of the men in the service. We can
get bed for nine pence us cents in our
money! and meal for shilling three
pence $50 centsl. Was more than sur
prised to meet DIR. Barnett here last
night He il stationed at this Y. Nj. c. A.
He is working with the American y. NJ.
C. A.
We are on the 90 all the time and !
am seeing many sights. | have seen the
coast of Africa and few European coun
tries
London is filled with men in uniform.
About nine ont of ten are in uniform OF
some kind. We are going to have big
dinner on the ship. We
have the turkeys and all the trimmings. |
! guess that we will have our Christmas
dinner over here seme place. | don't
think that we will be back until around |
June. We never know where we are GO
ing until we are about three days from
there.
This country over here is damp and
foggy nearly all the time. | mean the
places that we travel around.
How is everything going at home?
I'm feeling fine and haven't been sick
ince | have been in the navy.
We get good food on the ship and |
laye gained about Is pounds. How are
III the girls getting along? | haven't
leard from Annie or Mary for long
ime. Guess that / owe them letter
nut they don't realize that it is much
asier for them to write than it is for me.
viii close for this time. Charles. l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
Red Cross Drive in Wash
ington County Is
Speeding Up
MOVEMENT SPREADS
IN GRANITE WOTyS
1t Is Hoped to HayA sear-
ly 100 Per S at.
Enrollrs

One hundred per y .eturns are being
realized on Red Cross membership ap-
peals made in stonesheds and among
quarrying crews of the Barre granite in
dustry, and the general disposition to
give freely for the cause is having a most
stimulating effect on the drive here. Fa-
yorabe reports continue to come in from
towns outlying and while the campaign
week is nearing its end there seems to
be no slackening of effort in the Wash
ington county district. The overhead
cost of the campaign in the county is
next to nothing, as everything from per-
sonal service to headquarters is given
freely.
"A heart and dollar are all you need"
is a slogan that is carrying the big cam
paign over the top, and if enough people
hear and heed the cry, Barre and Wash
ington county will have no difficulty in
reaching the desired quota. 1t may
quicken the desire to give when it is
known that more than 5000 Red Cross
nurses are in active service, that l4000
are enrolled, and that workers are volun-
teering at the rate of 1000 per month.
In seven months 100000 separate ar
tices of surgical dressings, hospital sup
plies and clothing have been sent abroad
This in addition to great quantities fur
nished to American camps and canton-
ments.
When the United States entered the
war the Red Cross had ready and mobil-
lied within fortnight six base hospital
units, each composed of 22 surgeons and
physicians, two dentists, 65 Red Cross
nurses, and l52 enlisted men of the re-
serve corps. 1t now has 40, more than
a dozen of which are in France, and some
of them intended for hospitals of 500
beds. Forty-fve ambulance companies,
each of l24 men, have been trained and
mustered into the army medical corps,
and most of them are in active service.
Five base hospital units have been fur
nished the navy, two of which are on
The other side; and eight naval station
hospital units. There is a general Red
ross hospital in Philadelphia, used by
he navy; there are four mobile labora-
.ory units for emergency units; and
here are many Red Cross agencies for
comfort kits" and knitted
outfits. Pages would be required to tell
he story Of what the Red Cross has
achieved in these first feverish months
II preparation for the struggle against
he Huns And all the time it should
,e borne in mind that every subscriber
o the Red Cross, every member. is as
isting to deliver blow against the
.aiser and the forces against democracy
rhich he represents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT.
Charles B. Townsend Passed Away Last
Evening.

Charles B. Townsend. one of Barre
oldest residents passed away at hi,
home. 80 Washington street. last even
ing at II: 80 o'clock. the end following
long illness Early last spring Mr.
Townsend sustained a shock, from which
he never fully recovered Arterie-sclero-
sis developed and throughout the sum
mer he failed steadily. For a week pre-
ceding his demise. members Of the family
felt that the end was near.
The deceased is survived BY two sons,
Frank r. Townsend of Cordova. Alaska,
who recently left for rhe North after
passing several weeks with his father;
and Calvin F. Townsend Of Fairbanks.
Alaska; and a daughter, Mrs. W. L.
Coulter Of Los Angeles. Cal. There are
also left a sister. Miss L. Z. Townsend
with whom the deceased had long made
his home. and a brother. W. ?. Townsend
Of Chelsea
Mr. Townsend was born in Washington
Jan 26. 1887. For many years he lived
in Williamstown. where he conducted a
livery business and grist mill. Around
40 years ago he came 20 Barre and in
1850. Mrs. Townsend. who. before her
was Miss Emily Flint. passed
away. Mr.. Townsend was variouslv en-
gagged in the carriage business during his
long residence here. and FOR some time
he was associated with the late Gilman
Jackson. Latterly he operated a spring
water system. lie was a member % the
Masonic fraternity.
Arrangements for the funeral are e. be
later.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
ovER-AGE SERVICE.
Men Wanted to Protect Public Utilities
in Present Emergency.

Col H. T. Johnson, acting adiutant
general, has received the following tele.
gram, which applies to all recruiting Of
fees and gives a chance for many who
have seen military service or are beyond
the draft age TO get into service:
Recruiting Officers: Fifteen thousand
men needed at once for L. S. guards for
protection public utilities in existing
emergency. Men enlisted must be be
yond draft age. Enlistment of married
men authorized. Enlistment papers to
be marked United States guards, nation
al army. Secure all men of former serv-
ice, Spanish-American, Philippine, Boxer
campaign, army, navy or marine corps,
and men with experience in well organ
lied fire and police companies Where
practicable, they viii serve in vicinity
of their homes. Confer with department
commanders as to where recruits will be
sent"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
FURTHER REDUCTION
In Boston & Maine Railroads Passenger
Service.

Boston, Dec 20.-The Boston & Main,
railroad, facing direct emergency in thu
matter of its locomotive fuel supply, has
decided on further curtailment of pas
senger train service in order not to In.
terrupt the movement of war freight
James H. Hustis, temporary receiver OF
| the road, announced last night.
"The details of the proposed passenger
| train reductions will be announced later =
the statement said whatever is done
in this direction will be with a view of
causing the least possible inconvenience
to the travelling public. II will not be
the intention at this time, nor except as
a last resort, unduly to disturb the morn
ing inbound and the evening outbound
commuter service"
Last June the passenger train service
on the road was reduced in order to con-
serve coal and to expedite the transpor-
tation of freight.
The present daily requirements of the
road for locomotive fuel" the receivers
statement says, "are approximately 5000
gross tons. During the past 80 days its
daily receipts of fuel for its own use
have been but slightly over 1000 gross
tons.
"The indications are" the statement
continues, that without relief, which
can come only through governmental
agency, the receipts of fuel will grow less
as the season continues so that by the
middle, or at the latest, the latter part
of February, the present reserve supply
of fuel viii be exhausted and we shall
then be compelled to rely on daily dcliv-
cries to supply daily needs.
''The road went into the winter with
the largest reserve stock of fuel in its
history, or nearly 100000 tons, and while
the immediate and pressing need is fuel
yet the effect of further
in passenger train mileage
should be felt in an increased freight |
more vital at this time than 1
any possible inconvenience that may re-
suit from a passenger train reduction" =" |
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
DIRECTIONS DISREGARDED.
Ship Captains Do Not Obey the Naval
Commanders.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 20. - Com
plants that American merchant shil
captains have not co.operated with com
manders caused the department of com
meree to issue instructions Yesterday to
merchant officers TO follow the directions
of their naval associates in every in.
stance where they are prompted by mill
tary necessity. Disobedience of the in.
structions, it is pointed out, will cause
the withdrawal of merchant officers Ii
eenses.
The instructions make clear, however,
that in matters relating solely to naviga-
tion and to the discipline of crews the
authority of merchant captains will be
upheld. Attention is called to the ncces-
sity of enforcing particularly sobriety
among the men.
The navy's recent insistence on man.
ming all merchant ships with naval re-
serves grew out of an alleged lack of CO.
operation by merchant captains and an
absence of discipline among merchant
crews. Seamen, the navy contended, were
permitted to come aboard in foreign
ports drunk, endangering the ships on
their return through the submarine zone.
An arrangement now has been reached
between the navy and shipping board
providing for manning by the navy of all
transports, all ships carrying supplies
for the army and the navy and all ves-
sells carrying whole cargoes OF munitions
Operation by merchant crews is left to
passenger ships and to vessels carrying
part munitions and all other cargoes.
The whole controversy as to operation
If merchant ships is expected to be aired
It the Senate investigation of the ship
,ing board to start later in the week, as
we'll as before the Senate military com
nittee, where Major-General Sharpe,
general of the army, viii
liseuss his recommendation that the |
rews of all army ships be brought into
he military service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
SMALL PROFIT ON MILK
Was Testified to at Hearing Held in
Boston.

Boston, Dec, 2O.-Testimony as to tn,
relation existing between the cost tc
producers of feed consumed by the cows
and the price received for the milk was
given yesterday by Joseph p Lindsay
teacher of chemistry at the Massachu
setts Agricultural college. at the hearing
before the federal regional milk commits
sion at the State House. DIR. Lindsay
said the ratio between the two factors
was almost exact indication that the
farmer never received for his milk a
great deal above the cost Of fodder.
w. p. Davis of the New Hampshire
State Agricultural college and Professor
George f. Story of Burlington. VT. also
gave testimony at the afternoon session.
At the morning session. c. s. Bronson.
who made the New England milk survey
for the Boston Chamber Of Commerce.
testified
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
EDITOR FILES SCHEDULE.
Walter ]. Bigelow of st. Johnsbury Has
Si4,57663 Debts.

Rutland. Dec. 20.-Walter J. Bigelow,
editor and publisher of the st. Johns
bury Caledonian, filed a petition in bank
ruptcy with the clerk of the United
States court, F. S. Platt. yesterday aft
ernoon A petition in bankruptcy was
filed bv the Caledonian company. ineor-
porated. three weeks ago. Mr.. Bigelow
has liabilities Of Sl4.476.63 Of which sl3.s
500 is in secured claims. The unsecured
claims. amounting to S776.62 are large
" small accounts and the creditors live
for the most part in Burlington and St.
Johnsburv Attorney Guy W. Hill is
counsel for the bankrupt
Mr. Bigelow has among his liabilities
one creditor. II. NJ. Tannenbaum Of New
York City. who holds q note, the face
value Of which Is s. 500 with about 81
600 in accrued interest and as security
the creditor holds 5000 Of stock in the
Caledonian company, the value Of which
Is not estimated because Of the fact that
the concern is in bankruptcy.
Another secured creditor is the First
hank Of st. Johnsbury. which
has a 5000 claim against the estate.
Mr. Bigelow has assets Of Sl5 ,447. Of
which S4O0 g. claimed exempt, this in
.ludiuc household goods. one COW and =
mall PIG The assets include 325 shares
II the Caledouian company figured At the
par value - $50 a share.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
All but One of Gen. Gorgas'
Recommendations Are
Carried Out
BIG IMPROVEMENT IN
HEALTH EXPECTED
Sec. Baker Says the Action
Was Taken on Reports Sub
mitted Two Weeks Ago

Washington, d. c.. Dec 20.-The wal
department has complied with all but
one of Surgeon General Gorgas' recon.
ing camp conditions, Secretary of War
Baker announced to-day, and general
improvement in the health of the men
already noted by field sanitation officers
in reports on National Guard divisions
is expected TO result Secretary Baker
pointed out that the reports upon which
the action was taken was received for
the most part two weeks or more ago.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
EXPECT TRANSFER.
A. N. Macdonald Applied for Place
Among Skilled Railway Engineers.

A. n. Macdonald, formerly of Gran
iteville, who is with the British expedi
tionary forces in France, writes two let
ters TO his mother, Mrs. n. A. MacDon
aid of Granteville, in one of which he
announces his probable transfer to q
Canadian operating company. He says:
II have some good news for you this
time. | expect transfer most any day
to Canadian operating company. Sc
will be at my own work soon instead
of section work The member of Parla-
ment from Moose Jaw has been taking
up our cases with the minister of mill
tia in regard to putting us into the
skilled railway engineers for which we
were enlisted and | think he has been
successful for we have been asked if we
wished TO transfer. | have handed in
my name for one, and ! hope it won't
be long before it comes through
Elsewhere, Mr.. Macdonald refers to
his good fortune in receiving number of
boxes from this side of the water, among
them being parcels from the ladies auxil
iary to the trainmen, containing "a pair
of socks, chunk of Christmas cake, pea
nuts, home made candy, shoe laces, can
die, pencil and chewing gum" In an
other letter he writes: II received your
letter last week and the parcel, and it
certainly made us all feel happy. We
get so little food that tastes like home
that when we do get some it lasts but
a short time. You never saw fruit
cake disappear as quickly as that one
did received two other nice boxes
last night One was mailed Oct. and
The other Oct. 10. One contained two
boxes of home made candy, box of 0xo
and pair of socks. The other had two
boxes of home made candy and nice,
brown sleeveless sweater, one of those
ike you are sending.
81 had letter from Allen night be-
ore last and he is on this front some
where. | had a pass to 60 out and find
lin to-day, but | wasn't successful. He
3 in the 46th battery and | waited
Iround for long time, as | was told |
hey were moving into a certain camp, |
'ut when they came it was the Goth bat
cry. 1t was getting too late to scout |
round any more, and | had to come |
ome very much disappointed. / also
ound Herb Dazley's battalion, but he
Tas up the line on duty, so that was an
ther disappointment. ! would like to
nd out what battalion Murdo MeAuley
! in so / could try to find him some
there around here. No doubt be has
cen drafted out of the cloth into some
ther battalion"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
HE LIKES FRANCE.
Private Ira Parker Says 1t is Much DIFF
ferent Than America.

From somewhere in France" Private
Ira Parker of the l0lst ammunition
train writes as follows to his sister, Mrs.
&c. j. Waterman of the Richardson road :
Dear Sister; Will write you few
lines to let you know that | am well and
hope you are all the same We are hav-
ing lots of rain here, but it isn't very
cold | had some blaekberries right off
the bush the I'd of November. How is
that?
/ got your letter Saturday. I like over
here very much, everything is so diff
ferent. | must tell you, | got a letter
from Florence at the same tine | got
yours. She is going to Bradford high
school Was very much surprised when
opened her letter
There are lots of apples over here. /
went out last night and had fried egg
and French fried potato. The eggs cost
l0c each. | don't think of any more to
write this time, so win close with love
to you all. Ira.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
SUFFERING AUSTRIAN
CHILDREN ARRIVE
Nearly 600 of Them, Who Had Not Tast-
ed Milk for Months, Reach
Switzerland.

Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. ls
Living proofs of the terrible economic
conditions in Austria were furnished yes
terday by the arrival on the frontier of
$40 pale and suffering children, between
the ages of seven and nine years. They
are from Vienna and other Austrian
towns and will be cared for in Switzer-
land until their health is restored. The
children had not tasted milk for months
and had received bad bread in INSULT
cient amounts, stomach diseases result
ing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
Chairman of U. S. Govern
ment's Shipping Board
Summoned
TO GIVE TESTIMONY
IN INVESTIGATION
Which Was Ordered to Con.
slider Activities in
Shipbuilding

Washington, d, c., Dec. 20.--The in
vestigation of the governments shipping
board and the emergency fleet corpora
tion's activities, upder a resolution of
Senator Harding of the Senate commerce
committee, it was decided to-day, will
begin tomorrow afternoon, with Chair
man Hurley as the first witness
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
BEING DRILLED BY FRENCH.
Private George Mackenzie Expects to
Get Into Scrap Soon.

Z. J. Rulfo Of Durkee place Is in re-
ceipt Of a brief letter from Private
George Mackenzie Of the ld3d L. :. in
fantry, now in France. SAYS Private
Mackenzie: ~All Is going fine here and
never felt better in my life We are
drilling every day and frequently 20 10
"A place where the French teach u I
have a pretty good notion that we will
see some Of the scrap before long. but
don't waste any sleep over H. We are
st practice with bombs A merry Christ
mas and q happy New Year 20 you and
all the other boys back home
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-12-20
ALL THE MEN RESPONDED.
And Left Yesterday for Fort Constitu-
tion, Portsmouth, n. H.

Rutland. Dec. 20.-All of the 10 draft
cd men called to leave yesterday for
Fort Constitution. Portsmouth, y. H.
responded and left amid scenes of sor-
rowful leayetaking. Every member of
the contingent was provided with a com
fort bag BY the Rutland branch Of the
Red Cross. and the draft board and bust
ness men furnished lunches for the men.
Richard II. Span4ding Of Rutland and
James =. Gilfesther of West Rutland
were in charge of the men. The men are
10 be assigned to the coast artillery.