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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
Detail = N Co. G Comes to
Ba- & to Start Recruit
ing Drive
OUTLYING TOWNS
TO BE VISITED
Capt. John F. Sullivan Comes
to Assist in the
Work

With the arrival in the city this fore-
noon of detail of soldiers from C COM
pany at Fort Ethan Allen, the Barre
drive for recruits took tangible shape
and at noon to-day it might have been
| said that the campaign was well under
way. A detail of eight men in khaki, led
by Sergt. Brown, detrained at the Cen
tral Vermont station around 10 o'clock,
marched to City square and pitched their
pup" tents on the greensward. They
were met by Lieut.. H. p. Shaw, attached
to the local recruiting office, and while
a well set up squad of lads in khaki were
busy arranging their camp, a crowd of
bystanders eagerly drank in every de-
tail. Most of the boys making up the
detail have homes in Barre, but for the
coming week their headquarters will be
in the park
The Board of Trade committee was on
hand to greet the guardsmen and was
active in completing some of the final
arrangements for their stay in Barre.
The Vineitia club has opened its doors to
the soldiers, who have received visitors
cards. The same privilege has been ex-
tended all officers and other members of
the recruiting party
This afternoon the first campaigning
tour will be gotten under way. As
part of each unit there will be soldiers in
khaki, speakers and musicians Alexan-
der Ironside, secretary of the state fed
Grafton of labor and member of the
state public safety committee, has con-
sented to accompany the recruiting expe-
ditions and has been added to the list Of
speakers. All next week outlying towns
will be visited by flying squadrons," who
are receiving the hearty cooperation of
in the towns to be visited.
Capt. John F. Sullivan, who is absent
on leave from the military post, returned
to the city to-day to lend his aid to the
recruiting party.
Many posters have been printed in be-
half of the recruiting and some have been
used with good effect in Rowland hall,
the recruiting headquarters, where a
lance is to be held this evening. There
will be a number of extraordinary fea-
lures at the dance and the Red Cross is
TO serve refreshments. All soldiers from
he fort, whether or not they are at
.ached to the local recruiting party, are
10 be on duty at the hall. A number of
men from the fort whose homes are in
Barre are passing short leave in the
,ity and they will do their bit in assist
Ince.
The showing this week has greatly en-
outraged the Board of Trade committee
md the recruiting officers. Acquisitions
o the company have been noted already
nd with the new drive fully under way
t seems probable that by the end of an
ther week Barre will have completed its
adoption" of company.
The following men make up the detail
rriving from the fort this morning:
ergt. r. r. Brown. Privates c. ]. Dow
RS, J. B. Sawyer, Harry G. Levin, J. c.
iusshier, Raymond Pierce, j. B. Sibley
nd H. LaFlower.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
RAILROAD STATION BURNED.
Building at Pittsford Probably Struck
BY Lightning.

Rutland. June 9.-The railroad station
at Pittsford was totally DESTROYED bv
fire early Friday morning. The entire
contents of the building, as well as the
coal elevator belonging to T. r. Willis,
we're burned
Il happened that no great amount of
freight or express was stored in the sta
tion at the time, the biggest item being
eight barrels of -four belonging to the firm
OF Thomas & White.
Without doubt the station was set on
fire by lightning. as the telephone poles
and especially the cross pieces on the
poles. for a distance of about a quarter
Of a mile from the station, are splintered
by lightning.
An unusual crash Of thunder was heard
here at just midnight and another at ?
O'Clock. IL is supposed the damage was
done by the last stroke, as the @sleep-
ers' from the north passed through with
out trouble. but the two "sleeperss from
the south. both due between 2 and 8
O'Clock, were held here till about 4:3O. be-
inc unable to pass the blaze.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
OLD AGE INSURANCE
Recommended Before National Confer
ence of Charities.

Pittsburg, Pa, june 9.-Legislation to
provide insurance against loss of income
because of illness or old age was advo-
Gated by Royal Meeker, chief of the
United States bureau of labor statistics,
in an address on Social Insurance in the
United States" before the national con-
ference OF charities and correction here
to-day.
NThe next logical step after the re-
yamping and extension of our work.
mems compensation laws would be the
enactment of invalidity and old age in
surance legislation" he said. 'If prac-
tical way can be found, should favor
contributory insurance to cover these
hazards. However, regard the payment
by the worker in whole or in part, for
insurance against invslidity and old age
as a mere detail 1t makes little differ
ence in the results whether the workers
pay or the state pays, as is demonstrated
by the operation of the British non-con-
tributory old age pension act"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
MRS. JAMES LEvIE.
Died Last Evening After Short Illness
Funeral Monday.

Mrs. James Levie, wife of James Jevie
of 81 Hill street, passed away at her
home Friday evening at s:l5 o'clock, the
end following an illness Of several days.
She was a native of Aberdeen Scotland,
where she was born Aug. 10, 1854. For
the past 80 years she had been a resident
Of Barre. where she was warmly regard
ed by many acquaintances. Besides her
husband she leaves her son and two
daughters, James Levie, jr., who is en-
ployed in the Granite Savings bank. and
Misses Wilhelmina and Gladys Levie.
Surviving also are two sisters, Mrs. J.
A. Cobban Of Boston, and Miss Phamie
,ruickshaank Of Scotland, and three
brothers. William and George Cruick-
shank Of Aberdeen and Alex. Criuck-
shank. who lives in Durbar. South Afri-
ca. Mrs. Levie was a member Of the
church.
Funeral services viii be held at the
house Monday Afternoon at 2s30 O'Clock,
Rev. Edgar Grassland, pastor Of the First
church, officiating. Inter
ment viii BE- made in Hope cemetery. 10
Is the wish OF the family that flowers
be omitted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
An Important Accession.

The imperial German government, Aus
tria Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey
have gained an important accession tc
their cause in the person of James NJ
Curley, mayor of Boston. In an ad.
dress at the Quincy house on Monday
night--on the eve of the registration -.
before st. Mary's club, he virtually dis.
suades his fellow -countrymen from con-
Germ over the war on which the United
States has now entered Doubtless this
is a reaction from his patriotic feryor
at the time of the visit of Joffre, when
many shrewd politicians hinted that the
mayor would weaken his hold with the
local organization by seeming so strong
ly in sympathy with the battle of the
great democracies. At all events, he is
rushing to cover with some speed This
is what be said on Monday night:
England should not below about the
rights of small nations until she has
disbanded the 100000 English soldiers
in Ireland who are treating 100000 in
nocent lrishmen with uncalled for bru.
tality.
Give those 100000 Irishmen their lib.
erty and let them 60 to the front to
fight the Germans. Also -eleasc the
6OO,0o0 guardsmen and let them so to
the front, too. Give those Irishmcn now
being guarded the liberty Of which they
have been robbed for the past seven cen
turies. Give them the rights they should
enjoy. England should not talk OF the
rights Of Belgium and Other small ma
tions until she has freed ireland. When
England gives the people Of Ireland real
liberty, then. and not until then, viii
millions Of people believe in the princi-
pies Of this war
And by his aIlusicn to seven cen
turies.s the length Of time that ireland
has been part Of the British empire, /
the mayor, by real liberty evidently /
refers 70 absolute independence and not |
10 the home rule program Of the Red
with which most Americans
are in symPathy.-BOston Herald
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
vERMoNT'S QUOTA CUT.
Red Cross Fund to Be 100000 Instead
of S35o,o0o.

| Burlington, June 9.--The first estimate
of S350,000 as Vermont's share OF $780,
100000 which the American Red Cross is
to raise throughout the country, has been
revised to 100000, says Governor Hor-
ace f. Graham, chairman of the finance
committee of the state, in a telegram
which he sent out to all the branches
yesterday.
The telegram reads: "Vermont's
share final apportionment Red Cross war
fund is two hundred thousand dollars.
To succeed and uphold Vermont all
branches must cooperate Loyalty. Very
essential you send representatives to
Burlington meeting Tuesday 18th. Whole
responsibility depends on your efforts.
Therefore necessary that all participate
in general conference"
The meeting will be held on the Ver-
mont roof garden at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon. The chief business OF the
gathering, as already announced in these
columns, will be TO prepare for the war
fund campaign. The executive commit
tee, of which Redfeld Proctor Of Proc
tor is the acting chairman, viii meet in
the morning at the Vermont and discuss
several questions, among them the meth
cd of financing the hospital unit which
a committee of the college of medicine
of the state university is organizing.
The national war council, of which
Henry +. Dawson is chairman, in state
ment issued day or two ago, said:
"Plans perfected by the war finance
committee cali for the apportionment
OF the $l00,O00,000 among the states,
each of which viii be expected to produce
the quota it represents. Each state, in
turn, will look to its cities to raise the |
specified sums. In turn, each city will |
depend upon its campaign managers and |
team captains to raise its designated |
amount"
The fund will be used for the care
Of American soldiers in this country and
4 broad and to help rehabilitate the ref
lgees and the distressed of France and
Belgium at the wars close. Cleveland FL.
Dodge of New York is chairman of the
committee and the secretary of the
treasury is the treasurer.
The plan is the outcome of a confer
,nce of the council which was called to-
yether by President Wilson
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
SINGERS SCORED TRIUMPH
In Closing Concert of the Montpelier
Choral Society,

The closing concert OF the 1917 music
festival by the Montpelier Choral society,
held last evening at the Montpelier city
hall. brought most successful music
convention to an end. A large audience
listened in rapt attention as Nine. Alex.
ander, Miss Morrisey, Messrs. Murphy
and Ferguson, with the chorus, sang ex-
cerpts from the oratorio Elijah" and
then the chorus and the audience heard
with eager interest the same soloists in
the second part of the program.
Lambert Murphy, tenor, Miss Morris
ey, mezzo-soprano, Mr.. Ferguson, bari
tone, and Nine Alexander, soprano, all
lived up to the regulations which had
preceded them, and time and again they
were obliged to appear and acknowledge
the plaudits of the crowd and the chorus.
Mr.. Murphy took as his program num-
Der Massanet's aria from the prologue
to "Griseldis." Miss Morrisey selected
Donizetti's aria, 20 Mic Fernando, Fa-
vorita." Mr.. Ferguson sang first "Eri
Tu, The Masked Ball." and Mime. Alex
ander took Rossini's aria, "Bel Raggio,
Semiramide." The closing number was
the chorus singing together with the
soloistsl of Eichberg's ITO Thee o Coun-
try"
At this point Pres. A. J. Sibley of the
choral society intervened and stated that
it was too very bad that after hearing
such wonderful music they were obliged
to come down to mundane things. After |
4 few remarks he introduced Rev. A. d. !
Bradford of Rutland, who made a very
stirring appeal in behalf of most gen /
aral subscription to the U. S. Liberty |
oan bonds, TO show the German govern |
ment that the United States as people |
stand back of the war. As a finale the
'ntire audience, chorus, soloists and or
'hestra arose and joined in singing "The
star Spangled Banner"
After the concert nothing but words
'f praise for the singers and chorus was
leard. Particularly did the chorus re-
Give great deal of commendation for
intelligent following of the direction of
,ir. Coffin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
FAR BELOW ESTIMATE.
Seventeen States Show $4,000 Men Less
Than Expected.

| Washington, June 9,-Seventeen states
and the District of Columbia had their
returns from Tuesdays war registra-
tion complete last night when the pro-
vost marshal generals Office closed, show
ing a combined registration of 2,249, ,256,
compared with their census eligible es-
innate of 2,703,727.
At this rate something over S5 per
cent of the census estimate has been reg
stered and if the other thirty -one states
should show the same ratio of decrease
the total registration would be around
nine million, or l,264, 700 below the CEN
sus figures.
Officials do not believe, however, that
the average of Is per cent under the esti-
mates will be maintained and hope to
see the total we'll over nine million. With
the men now in the military or naval
service not required to register deducted
from the census figures, confidence is felt
that the record will show comparatively
few slackers to be accounted for.
The total indicated possible exemp-
tions reported by the states recorded is
l ,362, ,467 OF the total registered l.
652, 2,565 are white, 449,779 are colored,
l9Sl45 exclusive of West Virginia)
alien enemies.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
ARMY CAMP CONSTRUCTION
To Be Started Promptly in Order to Be
Ready Sept. 1.

Washington, june 9.--Nearly a score
of captains of the quartermaster corps
were ordered yesterday to report to Col
Littel, chief of cantonment construction,
in preparation for beginning work on the
l6 soldier cities which are to be ready
by Sept. to house 100000 young men
of the selective army.
Chillicothe, O., and Petersburg, Va,
were added to the list of cantonment
sites approved. Those previously an
nounced are Aver, Mass, Wrightstown,
y. j., Atlanta, Ga, American Lake,
Wash, and Columbus, S. G. Apparently
there has been some hitch in regard to
Columbus, as its name does not appear
on to-day's list, although there has been
no revocation of the earlier announce.
ment.
Army orders also called out score of
captains in the companies and bakery
companies for cantonments. A boardsof
officers aided by two civilian members of
the board of munitions, Council of Ma
tional Defense, was directed to study
plans for storehouses and sub.depots OF
the war department and to recommend
rules and regulations for the conduct of
the vast distribution system that must
be created before the camps are popu-
lated with men called to the colors.
A statement by the committee on pub
lie information indicates that the war
department anticipates criticism of the
method to be employed in contracting
for the cantonment sites. 1t lays great
stress on the enormous amount of work
to be done in IL weeks and asserts that
this could be accomplished only by com
plete abandonment of all methods of
army work heretofore known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
ONE AMERICAN MISSING.
From British Steamer Southland, Tor
pedoed

London, june 9.-The British steamer
Southland from Liverpool for Philadel-
phia in ballast was torpedoed without
warning on June She had six Amer
leans aboard, of whom one, Edward Rig
ney of New York City, is missing. The
gun crew on the Southland fired ten
shots at the submarine after the first
torpedo was fired. A second torpedo was
fired by the submarine and it caused an
explosion in the magazine, which killed
eight men,
The boats containing 40 men are still
missing. The rest of the crew of l60
has been landed.
As showing the excellent information
which the submarines receive the U-boat
commander, when informed of the name
of the ship, showed surprise and ssid
why you are week ahead of your
time The submarine flew no flag.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
BARRE MUST TAKE
$23S,OOO MORE BONDS
Quota Is Still Far from Soda House
to House Canvass VIII Be Made
Early Next Week.

At the closing hour of the banks yes
terday afternoon Barre had subscribed to
! SlS2, 100 of the Liberty loan U. S. bonds,
which makes good showing but which
is still far short of Barre's quota of
$4,000. The proposition up to the peo-
pie of the Barre district is this: A total
of 1898 600 remains to be subscribed and
there are only five business days remain
ing in which TO do it. Have you done
your part! II you haven't, it is impera-
lively necessary that you do so at once
Go to the banks and make application
at once, paying down only per cent OF
the amount you subscribe, and the re-
mainder to be paid at stated intervals
during the next few months.
Shall we let the kaiser rule us, pocket
books and ALI Or shall we assist in
making the world "safe for democracy"
and in protecting ourselves from that
imminent danger Withdrawals us in case
of non-conelusive outcome of the warg
You can fight the kaiser now by buying
one or more bonds of this class, the best
security in the world to-day. Your duty
to your country demands such action.
In order to facilitate the sale of bonds
il was decided at a conference last even
ing to make a house to house canvass of
Barre to secure subscriptions TO the Lib
erty loan; and the canvass will be start
ed early next week. Get ready for the
call Better still, go to the bankers of
the city before you are solicited, and
make known the amount Of bonds yoa
will take
Remember that the subscription closes
on June Is.
The Barre Liberty loan committee was
addressed yesterday afternoon by Mr..
sriggs. representing f. H. Rollins & Co.
of Boston, and at conference a general
was appointed 70 have charge
u the house 70 house canvass. The fol-
owing committee was named; c. X.
for ward /. f. f. Langley for
ward ?. G. n. Pape for ward 3. W. r.
alder for ward T. :. II. Rizzi for ward 5
md A. r. Campbell for ward 8. A ladies'
anvassing committee was also named,
u follows: Ward I. Mrs. George y. Til
len. ward ?. Mrs. James AIacSay; ward
. Miss Mary Wright; wand :. Miss Ellen
Ioar: ward 5. Mrs. q. Bofino; ward 8,
lies Penelope Gall
Another general conference % al the
larre workrrs win BE- held in the city
curt room this evening a. 7s30 o'clock,
nd every member Is wanted there.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
GREAT BASEBALL SUIT.
Baltimore Federal League Club Allege
Discrimination.

| New York, June 9.--Unless there is an.
other postponement or a compromise, or.
ganized baseball viii appear in the role
of defendant at Philadelphia next Mon
day (June III in the 100000 suit IN.
stituted by the Baltimore Federal league
club II the case goes to trial some ex.
tremely interesting developments are
expected by close followers of baseball.
Both sides have engaged brilliant legal
talent and host of baseball authorities,
magnates, players and others connected
with the game have been surrounded to
appear and testify.
Stated briefly, the complaint, which
with exhibits covers more than seventy
five printed pages, charges that the Bal
timore Federal league club was the vic
tim OF discrimination in the settlement
of the baseball was between the Federal
league and organized baseball when peace
terms we're arranged in this city in De-
cember, 1915. Violation of the Sherman
and Clayton antitrust acts are claimed
and the complaint gives list of mon
eys and other perquisities alleged to be
awarded to certain other clubs and mag
a ~
The national commission, National
league, the individual clubs of the latter
two organizations and James A. Gilmore,
former president of the Federal league,
Charles Z. Weegham and Harry Sinclair
are all cited as defendants. Among the
more prominent counsel OF record are
George Wharton Pepper, Philadelphia;
Samuel NJ. Clement, Philadelphia, repre-
senting large National league interests
William A. Glasgow, Chester N. Farr, jr.,
Stuart S. Richie and L.
Edwin Goldman, Baltimore, representing
former Federal league men.
All the defendants who made answer |
70 the bill of complaint deny generally |
md specifically the material allegations
II the bill Of complaint. Fred I. Chan
Her, vice president of the Philadelphia |
filed a lengthy answer taking
ip each of the forty-six paragraphs in
he bill filed by the Federals, and all
'ther defendants identified with the Ma
ional league adopt Chambers defense
- their own answer.
John K Tener in his answer as presi-
ent of the National league in addition
o adopting Chandler's answer as his de-
ense states that the National league
) not body that has standing to sue
r to be sued in its common name. The
,ague, he says, is not resident or a
itizen Of any state.
The answer OF the American league is
he same as that of Chandler's, taking
p all forty-six paragraphs, the only
hanges being where American league
used for National league and other
langes in names of defendants.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
LOAN IS S7OO,OOO,OOO
SHORT OF THE
SUM DESIRED
Sec. McAdoo Announced Last Night That
Redoubled Efforts Must Be Made in
the Next Few Days.

New Orleans, June 9.-Subscriptions
to the Liberty loan to date aggregate
81 300 900, 900 or 500, 900, 900 less than the
total amount desired, according to a
statement issued here last night by Sec
retary McAdoo. The secretary urged
that redoubled efforts be made to raise
the desired $700,000,000 and over-sub-
scribe the loan during the next seven
days.
Secretary McAdoo's formal statement
follows
The total amount of subscriptions to
the Liberty loan reported up to date to
the treasury department aggregate ST.
00000000, which is less by 00,000,000
than the total amount desired. There
are seven days within which to raise the
S700,000,000 and to over subscribe the
loan. Efforts should be redoubled all
along the line to secure subscriptions"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
ORDERED TO SERVICE.
Rev. w. Parkyn Jackson to Work for
Betterment of Army Training Camps.

st. Albans, June 9.-Rev. W. Parkyn
Jackson of this city has accepted a po-
sition, at the request of the national
committee of public safety, as manager
of the betterment work connected with
the L. ). army training camps He is
ordered TO report for duty at Fort Nj
agara on Monday next
Mr.. Jackson is a son of the late Rev.
DR.. ;. n. Jackson, a former pastor at
Barre. and, prior TO his recent oversight
of the Stranshan Memorial institute. he
was a pastor Of the Congregational
churches at East Barre, Dummerston and
st. Albans. Pending his return to st.
Albans, Mrs jackson viii have charge
Of the work Of the S:ranahsn institute.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-09
Repulsed Four German At
tacks Along Chemin
Des Danes
OBJECTIVE WAS
NORTH OF CERNY
Paris Official Report Says
Attacks Came in Quick
Succession

Paris, June 9.-The Germans made
four fruitless attacks on French posi.
tions along the Chemin Des Danes last
night, according to an official statement
to-day. The attacks were delivered in
quick succession north of Cerny.
With the Messines- Wytschaete ridge
in their possession the British on Fri
day organized the new ground and pre-
pared for probable further action while
throwing back German counter attacks.
Surprised by the terrific onslaught of
Sir Douglas Haig's men Thursday the
Germans, who lost more than 6400 pris-
oners and many more killed or wounded
as result of the mine explosion and
the British artillery fire, made no inn
mediate counter-attacks. Waiting until
Friday Crown Prince Rupprecht then
threw his men forward against the new
British positions northwest of Oostta-
verne and east of Messines Every effort
was repulsed by the British infantry or
artillery fire.
All the prisoners made by the British
have not yet been counted, according
to the latest official communication, but
included in their number are 1872 officers
many of them belonging to the artillery
arm. The British also have collected
more than 20 guns. The success of the
British attack is admitted by the Berlin
war office, which says that the troops
of the Bavarian crown prince were with
irawn to prepare positions to the rear
,f the original line