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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
YELLED THREAT AT PRESIDENT.
Said to Have Been Made in "The Blast
Publication.

San Francisco, Cal, Jan. l9.---Thst
President Wilson's life was threatened
by an anarchistie s9nization known as
"The Blasters," of which Thomas J..
Mooney, on trial here for murder, was a
leader will be shown by evidence to be
presented in Moneys trial. Assistant
District Attorney Edward A. Cunha, de-
cIared yesterday in superior court in his
opening address To the jury.
II will prove" said Cunha, that these
men plotted revolution against the gov
ernment. / will prove that they said in
an edition of The Blast, The weather
cock in the White House had better
watch out, Suppression OF the voice of
discomfort leads to assassination"
Beginning his adiress I'M court Cunha
outlined the history OF the bomb explo-
sion here last July. in which ten per-
sons lost their lives and in which it is
charged Mooney had part.
Il will show motive for Moneys
participation in this crime and that he
advised and encouraged it," said Cunha.
Il will prove that prior to January, 1916,
Mooney, Alexander Berkman, Miss NJ.
L. Fitzgerald, and Others entered into
a conspiracy to bring about an uprising
against property owners, the confiscation
of private property and the destruction
of government, and that they called
themselves The Blasters' and publicly
in The Blast the objects OF
their conspiracy. | will connect Mooney
with this conspiracy by letters in his
own writing and by articles he wrote in
The Blast. will show that they planned /
to create prejudice against and to be-
tray the American Federation of Labor.
will show that before the parade Moon
~ declared Preparedness must be thrown
back into the teeth of its advocates.
Mooney declared if the government had
l large army the revolution would be
lipped in the bud"
Cunha said that Mooney and the other
in their campaign against
declared that the first one
# them to be approached by recruiting
,ficer should shoot him down.
: The Blast. an anarchist publication, is
printed in San Francisco. Berkman, its
,ditor. at last accounts, was in New
FORK raising funds to use in Moneys
Iefense. Miss Fitzgerald is associate edi.
or. The Office of The Blast was raided
ecently by the district attorney.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
JUMPED INTO CREEK
But Not Soon Enough to Escape Being
Fatally Burned.

Portsmouth, n. H., Jan. l9-Mrs. Nell
lie Walker, aged 81, wife of William A.
Walker, a chiropodist, of @ Newcastle
avenue, died at the Portsmouth hospital
early last evening as the result of burns.
II is believed her clothing ignited while
she was pouring kerosene on the fire. Mrs.
Walker was alone and being unable to
extinguish her blazing garments, she ran
from her home TO a nearby creek and
jumped in. In her flight, the wind famed
the flames and her burned clothing
marked her trail over the ground.
The combination chemical crew, upon
reaching the scene in response to an
alarm, was told by little Gladys Richards
that Mrs. Walker had been burned and
was in the creek.
Leaving the crew 10 extinguish the fire
81 the house. Chief Woods hurried to the
river. where he found the woman with
her head just above the water. He
plunged into the stream and when he
reached Mrs. Walker she begged him not
TO remove her. All Of her clothing had
been burned of.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
wHIPPLE is INVITED
To Become Counsel in the Leak Investi-
cation.

Washington, ID. ca Jan. FISHERMAN
L. Whipple of Boston, Democrat and
noted trial lawyer, was invited last
night by the rules committee of the
House to act as counsel in the peace
note leak investigation, which, il now
appears, will extend deeply into Wall
street stock manipulations.
Representative Henry, chairman of the
committee, and Representative Camp
bell, the ranking member, said when the
announcement was made that il was
hoped Whipple would accept. From other
sources there were intimations that the
Boston attorney had been consulted and
was expected to undertake the task.
Further public hearings in the inquiry
were postponed until Monday morning
in order to give counsel and the commit
tee time to complete arrangements and
procure for the future proceedings along
lines which the attorney may suggest.
The plan is to call as the first witness
Mrs. Ruth Thomson Visconti, the wom
an, who Thomas w. Lawson says, told
him Secretary Tnmulty and w. w. Price,
a Washington newspaper man, were ben
eficiares of the alleged leak. She will
be followed by score or more of other
witnesses, including the men whose
names have been brought into the in
quiry, and number of prominent New
York financiers.
The selection of Whipple followed a
bitter fight of several hours among DEM
ocrats OF the committee in which Post
General Btuleson, Solicitor-Gen-
eral Davis and Majority Leader Kitehin
Several OF the Democrats, |
Chairman Henry, urgently adj
vised the selection OF Samuel Untermyer |
as counsel despite attacks against such |
q course from both sides of the House
Wednesday. Mr.. Burleson, often admin
stration spokesman at the capitol, is un-
lerstood to have been there to advo-
ate Untermyer.
One of the chief objections against re.
aiming Untermyer was that lawson had
discussed the case with him and was
Known to want an investigation of the
stock exchange with Untermyer in
harge of it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
IMPRESSIVE DEMONSTRATION.
OF Regard for Admiral Dewey Planned
for Saturday.

Washington, d. c., Jan. l9-PIans to
make Admiral Dewey's funeral service
Saturday one of the most impressive
demonstrations of national affection and
honor ever accorded in American history
were completed yesterday by executive
officials and Congress.
Committees of the Senate and House
arranged details of the public service 10
be held in the rotunda of the capitol at
IL o'clock, and the navy department.
which will have charge of the cortepe
following the body down Pennsylvania
avenue, and across the Potomac to Ar.
lington cemetery, arranged to bring as
many units of the naval marines and
military forces as possible to act as an
escort of honor.
During the day Congress adopted reso-
lutions providing for recess of the SEN
ate and House during the services. and
extending invitations TO the president.
the cabinet. justices of the supreme court.
the diplomatic corps and high army and
navy officers Virtually all of those in
vited are expected not only to attend
the capitol services, but to have places
in the cortege. i
A committee consisting of Senator Till /
man. Swanson. Bryan, Clapp. Lodge.
Page. Dillingham;, Kern, Gallinger. Over
man. Salisbury and Smoot was appointed
to officially represent the Senate at the
services and at the burial az Arlington.
A similar House committee Of p viii
be named. and many patriotic societies
ana other bodies also are expected 10
send representative Word came yester- /
dav that Vermont. the dead hero's native
state. would BE- represented BY Governor
Graham. Adit.- General lee :. Tillotson, 4
the entire delegation in Congress and a
committee Of the state legislature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
A PROUD OLD BIRD.
Was the Emden Gander Exhibited in st.
Albans Show.

st. Albans, Jan. l9.-This was the last
day of the Vermont State Poultry asso-
ciation's show. and the birds will be
shipped to their home stations tonight
and tomorrow. The show has been con-
sidered a great success. Tonight the
usual egg banket" viii be held.
y. r. Braymer OF Granville. y. l.. has
been showing q white Emden gander
which was raised BY c. I. Curtiss in st.
Albans IS or 70 years ago. Mr.. Curtiss
had the gander on exhibition several
years and 10 years ago sold il 10 Judge
Shove, who exhibited the bird at the
shows in Boston and in Madison Square
Garden. At an exhibition In the latter
place the gander won first prize.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
RELATIVES NOT FOUND.
Body of Wilbur Wilson, Probable Sui
eide, Will Be Buried BY City.

Unclaimed by kinsmen despite the ef-
| forts of the authorities to communicate
with his relatives, the body of Wilbur
| Wilson. aged SO, an itinerant farmland
who was found dead in a lodging house
on North Main street yesterday, lies in
the undertaking establishment of a. w.
Badger & Co., awaiting burial. Efforts
to locate persons who might be anxious
to aid in arranging for the interment OF
the man having proved futile, It is prob
able that the remains will be placed in
the vault at Elmwood at the expense OF
the city. A few coppers, bunch of keys
and small bottle of gun oil added TO his
clothing the sum total of Wilson's world
ly effects.
A post mortem examination conducted
at the instance of the city health officer,
DIR. j. w. Stewart, strengthened the
theory that the man died from strangu
lation as the result of gas asphyxiation,
Mrs. Thomas McGoh of $40 North Main
street, where Wilson found lodging ac-
commodations Wednesday night, told the
authorities yesterday afternoon that she
cautioned the man about the use of the
gas jet when she showed him the room.
" Hson i'piitu toHiucHtiN lHhl hoNtoi
for whom he once worked showed him
how to operate the gas jet. For the rea-
son that the man braced chair securely
against the door after locking it, the po
lice continue to incline toward the sui
eide theory. Last night meat cutter
employed at the Smith market told Chief
Sinclair that Wilson stopped at the
market Wednesday and said he was wait
ing for ride TO Calais. Before the OPP
portunity to ride had developed, Wilson
was gone.
Little substantation is found in the
report that Wilson's mother and sister
live in st. Adams. Chief Sinclair teie |
phoned Chief Mahoney OF the st. Albans !
police force last night and the latter |
made several inquiries in that city. For |
a short time the dead man was confused |
with younger man named Wilson, who |
is well known to the upstate police, but |
the description of the younger man which |
Chief Mahoney furnished the local au
thorities over the telephone this morning |
lid not tally at all with the appearance
and age of Wilbur Wilson. The dead
man appeared in Barre city court at fire.
luent intervals and, according to the po-
lice, had spent much of his time in Jail.
To-day it was decided to transfer the
remains at once to Elmwood cemetery
md unless they are claimed before spring
.he city authorities will complete their
contract by interring the body.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
GERMANY RETRACTS
CHARGES AGAINST
MINISTER VOPICKA
An Explanation of Facts Proved That He
Was Not Guilty of Unneutral
Conduct in Bulgarian
DAs

Washington, ID. c., Jan. l0.--Germany
has withdrawn her charges OF unneutral
conduct against Minister vopieka, ac-
credited to Rumania, Serbia and Bulga-
ria, II was announced to-day at the state
department An explanation of the facts
of the case proved satisfactory to Ger
many.
The removal of vopicka from Bnchar
est is explained by Germany to have
nothing to do with previous charges of
conduct, but to have been oc-
casioned by the insistence of the military
authorities that all neutral diplomats be
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
OMNIBUS PORK BILL
SURE TO PASS HOUSE
Carries sss,ooo,ooo Appropriations for
Public Buildings--Campaign
Against 1t Fails.

Washington, Jan. l9.--For all Of the
campaign that has been waged against
the omnibus public buildings bill, which
carries an appropriation of $3S,000,000,
the general opinion yesterday afternoon
was that it would pass the House.
Friends of the bill are said to have more
than the necessary number of votes to
pass it.
Debate on this "pork" measure, char
acterized as the most indefensible ever
presented to Congress, was resumed
shortly after | o'clock. Each speech was
limited to five minutes. Numerous
were offered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
DISAPPROVED PLAN
TO DOUBLE CHARGE
Interstate Commerce Commission Frowns
on Railroads Plan on Grain
Held in Elevators.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. l9-The in
terstate commerce commission to-day
proposals by the railroads to
double and quadruple storage charges on
export grain at the elevators at New
York. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston,
Newport News and other Atlantic points
where such grain is held longer than 60
days.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
NEW ICE RECORD.
Was Made BY Billy Walters, Jr., at
Montpelier.

A new quarter mile record was made
By Billy Walters. jr., on the Winooski
river ice track yesterday afternoon. when
he went in 3O7i seconds and defeated
Jessie Reaper and Mollie r. In class b.
Pages Wendell 5 won and in class Q
McLeod's Reuben vas the winner.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
FUNERAL OF DIR. A. H. L. SMITH
Will Be Held at South Ryegate Saturday
Afternoon.

A telephone message from South Rye
gate to day told of the arrival there this
morning of the body of DR.. Angus H. J..
Smith from New York City, where the
young man died early Thursday morning
following three weeks illness with
streptococcus meningitis. The funeral
will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:l5
O'Clock. Those from Barre and vicinity
wishing to attend the funeral can leave
Barre by Montpelier & Wells River rail
road at I2:25 p. m. that day and on the
return leave South Ryegate at o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
AS Smoke and Flames Swept
Through Portland,
Me-, Hotel
HOTEL WAS RUINED;
LOSS WAS $4,000
Over Half a Hundred Guests
Fled, Some Having
Narrow Escapes

Portland, Me-, Jan. l9.-Fire ruined
the West End hotel at the corner of Con-
gress and st. John streets early to-day,
causing loss estimated at $50 1000 Fiji
ty-two guests were aroused in time to
reach the street safely, although some
were cut off by smoke and flames and
taken down ladders by fremen. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
JURY FAILED TO AGREE.
In Brattleboro's Case of Catching" Heif-
ers by Shooting Them.

Brattleboro, Jan. l0-After deliberat-
ing three hours, municipal court jury
in the case of Michael j. Sherry against
Bert Mundell and others, last night re-
ported disagreement and was dis.
charged.
The case was the outgrowth of deal
between Sherry and Mundell, by which
Mundell was to pay Sherry SIS if he
Caught" three wild heifers owned by
Sherry. Mundell got them by shooting
them. The entire case hinged on wheth-
er the agreement permitted Mundell to
shoot them to catch them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
RUSSIA CAPTURED
42S,00O IN A YEAR
Further Announcement Made of the Seiz.
ure of SIS Guns in the
Same Period.

London, Jan. l9.-More than 42s,oo0
officers and men were taken prisoners
by the Russians during the past year and
525 guns were captured, according to the
Russian service organ quoted in Gen.
trail News dispatch from Petrograd to-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
DYING OF STARVATION
IN GREAT NUMBERS
Also the Suicides in Syria are Increasing
at Appalling Rate, According to
Information Received in Italy.

Rome, via Paris, Jan. l9-Fiv hum
dred and ten thousand people have died
of starvation in Syria, according to in
formation received by the Corriere d
Italia. The number of suicides are in
creasing to appalling proportions.
Similar horrors are reported as occur
ring in Palestine and parts of the inte-
rior inhabited by Christians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
Other Ships Sunk.

London, Jan. l9--Lloyds announces
that the Spanish steamer Vale has been
sunk and the Norwegian steamship Berg
enhus is believed to have been sunk.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
VETERAN DEAD AT HIGHGATE.
Edward H. Mosher Was in Battle of
wilderness, Where He Was Wounded.

Highgate Center. Jan. la-Edward n.
Mosher died yesterday Of hardening OF
the arteries and nephritis, having been
confined to the bed about ten DAYS He
was born July n, Is4O, at Henryville,
p. Q. During the Civil war he enlisted
at st. AIbans and was wounded in the
Battle Of the Wilderness and discharged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
WILSON WENT TO CAPITOL.
And Conferred with Administrative Sen
ators Today. .

Washington. D. c, Jan. l9.-Prssident
Wilson went to the capitol again to-day
ami held conferences with the admins
tratiye senators.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
STEAMER
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
The Manuel Sent to the Bottom But Her
Crew Were Rescued, Says
Madrid Dispatch.

Madrid, via Paris, Jan. lo.-The Span
ish steamer Manuel has been sunk by
a submarine, but her crew was rescued.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
FEAR OF RAID
INTENSIFIED
As Additional Reports of
the Black Terror
Come In
AUXILIARY SHIPS
TURNED INTO RAIDERS
The Crews of Eight Sunken
Ships Said to Have
Been Landed

New York, Jan. l9.--Notwithstanding
the known activity of British warships,
IL Of which are hurrying from many di-
rections into the south Atlantic waters,
the search for the German commerce de-
stroyer which sank the Voltaire, Georgia
and other entente vessels has increased
the apprehension felt in marine circles
to-day owing TO the credence which has
been placed in overnight reports that the
black raider is believed to be the famous
Moewe, is not operating unassisted.
According to these reports, this fugi-
tive raider carried several sets of arma-
ment and had furnished guns to at least
two of her captive ships, the st, Theo-
dore and the Yarrowdale, which in turn
began preying on commerce. The Var
rowdale is reported to have arrived at
Cape Verde islands with the crews OF
eight sunken ships.
Rio ,Janeiro, JAN l9.-It is considered
almost certain here that the German
raider which has been creating havoc
among entente shipping in the south At
lantic is the Moewe, the German armed
raider, which captured the Appam and
sunk numerous entente ships in Atlantic
waters year ago.
The American consul at Pernambuco
has bled the embassy here confirming
the landing of several Americans from
vessels which fell victim to the raider. |
He added that no American ships had
been sunk by the German craft and that |
all the American sailors landed were men |
from the crews Of foreign vessels.
The British steamer Carrowdale, with !
the crews OF eight ships sunk BY the /
German raider in the Atlantic. arrived I
Jan. l6 at Sac Vicenti, Cape Verde is
lands, according to reliable information
received here.
1t has been stated in unofficial dis
patches that the Iarrowdale had on
board 400 men Of the crews Of sunken
ships.
According to reports from an authori Il
-ative source the Moewe u understood TO
nave sailed from Kiel under the Danish Il
lag, carrying cargo Of hay on the
bridge in order to conceal her armament.
When last seen the Moewe was painted h
black with white markings. Her arma-
nent included four torpedo tubes in
ervice and several tubes in reserve. She
8 believed to have carried mine laying
apparatus.
The raider also carried large number {
# auxiliary plates, which would permit {
Ter command to change the appearance {
# the bridge at will. In addition, she I
ad collapsihle tunnels. q
The vessel, now believed to be the /
Ioewe, was repsinted several times, and ,
nder the last coat of paint were OBJ q
erved the traces of the Danish flag, h
,hich was painted on her hull. !
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19
Russians and Rumanians
Are More Than Hold
ing Their Own
HEAVY FIGHTING
STILL IN PROGRESS
There Are Indications OF
Great Activity Soon on
the Western Front

petYograd. via London, Jan. l0-The
capture Of two German field posts in the
Baranovichi region on the Russian front
and the failure OF an attack by Germans
near Zborow, east OF Lemberg in Cali
cia. are reported by the war Office.
Tho town of Oena on the railroad line,
which virtually parallels a considerable
section of the front along the Moldavian
southwest frontier, has been under bonn
bardment by Teutonic heavy artillery,
the statement says.
Berlin, by wireless, Jan. l9.-The Rus
slams made attacks yesterday on German
positions along the northern Rumanian
front. north of Suchitza valley. Accord
ing to official announcement, the attacks
failed with heavy losses.
London, Jan. lo.--"Swiss newspapers
assert that masses of German troops are
concentrating near Basel" says the Ex-
change Telegraph's Geneva correspond
ent. "The Swiss general staff is con-
WINGED that an invasion of Switzerland
is contemplated, with a view to freeing
Alsace from the French invader"
British troops gained more ground on
Wednesday night near the Ancre river,
tributary Of the Somme. The report
from British headquarters in France is
sued last night reads;
Further progress was made during
the night north of Beaucourt sur -Ancre
as result of the successful local opera
tions reported yesterday. In connection
with the raid northeast of Cite Calonne,
we sprang a mine with good effect The
enemy 8 defenses east of Bois Grenier
and east of Ploegsteert were bombarded
during the day.
"The enemy's artillery was active |
south of Sally -Saillisel and east of Be- |
thune. On other portions of our line the |
artillery activity on both bides was nor
NAL"
Heavy fighting is still in progress on
the Rumanian front, with the Russians
and Rumanians apparently more than
holding their own, for time, at least,
against Field Marshal Won Mackensens
armies. Elsewhere in the field of mill
tary operations, there are few activities
Of Importance.
This is true of the Franco Belgian
front where the quiet was broken re-
Gently only by British activities north
of the Somme, which have resulted in
advances for them recently near Beau
COURTS -Ancre. The indications are not
lacking, however, that the present COM
paratively pacific conditions are not like
ly to endure long.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19

r. Lynn Clark left this morning for
Hardwick. there to remain for a brief
business Wait.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19

Berlin, by wireless, Jan. l9,-The Rus
slams made attacks yesterday on German
positions along the northern Rumanian
front, north of Suchitza valley. Accord
ing to official announcement, the attacks
failed with heavy losses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-19

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