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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
TELEPHONE MEN IN BARRE.
Came from Wide Section for Conference
on Important Topics.

Officers, managers and superintendent
of the New England telephone company
| and its subsidiary organizations met il
Barre this forenoon for one of their pc
riodic get-together gatherings and con
ferences. All told around 50 telephone
men, including number of the Boston
officials, were present and Others were
expected for the entertainment tonight
Rowland hall was opened for the visitors
this morning and there most OF the con.
|ferring was done. The telephone men are not
obedient to any set program and null
tipiicity of topics are being discussed
Hotel Barre received many of the out of
town delegates last night and most OF
them are to be quartered there again to-
night.
+. w. Story of Boston, president OF
the Vermont Tel. & Tel. CO., arrived
from Boston this morning TO join Special
Agents Saunders and Beale, also of Bos-
ton, who came to town last night. The
main office of the company in Vermont,
at Rutland, is represented by Samuel L.
Parker, the district traffic chief. J. f.
Hall, the Vermont district manager, and
w. T. Durfee, the district plant chief
c. A. Brown of Newport, general man
ager, is representing the Passumpsic
Telephone Co. and Il. J. st. Clair of St
Albans, general manager OF the Franklin
County Telephone Co. and J. II. Gowdy
of Montpelier. the local district manager,
are also in attendance.
To-day much of the time was given
over to discussion of the general traffic
question. Methods employed in the diff
ferent divisions were reviewed and sug-
gestions were received from anyone who
had personal experience to relate. 1t
was an open forum affair from beginning
to end, arranged with the idea of permit
ting an exchange of ideas among all the
men who are making telephone service in
Vermont to-day. The conference was
continued this afternoon and there will
be brief session Friday forenoon. Wis
itors were given every opportunity TO
visit and inspect the Barre offices and
exchanges to-day and evidently some
very fine impressions of the morale to
be observed among the local employees
were formed
This evening the Biiou theatre is to be
placed at the disposal of the officers and
employees. There will be movies with
special appeal to all who are interested
IN the telephone and diverting program
1f local talent numbers will be presented.
local committee has cast about with
success for entertainers who
ire numbered among the telephone en-
,loyes of Barre and Montpelier and in
of its efforts there will be
much of music, vocal and instrumental, !
lcting and readings, in addition 10 the |
movies. The attendance will be confined 1
,ntirely TO the telephone officials and |
hose serving under them.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
PART OF POWDER
MILL WAS BLOWN
UP AT SWANTON
Manager E. M. Funk Is Thought to Be
Seriously Injured as the Result
of the EXPLOSION.

Swanton, March ia slight explosion
in a small building detached from the
main building of the International Ex-
plosives company at 7:l5 o'clock this
morning wrecked the small building and
seriously injured DR. T.. M. Funk, the
general manager, who was in the large
building, as we'll as knocking down sew
eral other men in the larger structure.
Manager Funk is attended by DIR. ii. l..
Pierce who fears brain clot. There
was no one in the small building at the
time and the cause of the explosion is
not known. However, there is no sus-
picion of any plot to blow up the plant
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
BARRE MILK PRO
DUCERS' BANQUET
Interesting Event Was Carried Out I'm
der the Auspices Of the Association,
with &C Persons Present.

Members of the Barrc Milk Producers
association. Washington County Farm
Bureau association. and Barre. Montrel-
Ter and Burlington business men to the
number of 60 assembled last evening at
the knights of Pythias hall TO attend the
first annual banquet of the Barre Miii;
Producers association. Ii was VeTy
enthusiastic gathering of farmers. The
meeting showed that within the short
period of a year more has been accom-
plished bv the association than was
thought possible.
The evenings entertainment opened
with the supper. and from the time the
gentlemen were seated until the last
speaker of the evening had finished. not
a dull moment was in evidence. NJ. /.
Towne. president of the association, act
ed as toastmastcr and kept the meeting
from going dull by his wit in introducing
the speakers. George H. Adams. chair
man of the committee of the association.
was the first speaker. going into detail
on the advertising end, and stating that
in order to accomplish its ends the assc-
,iation will have to advertise, and spoke
very highly of the methods which the
Barre granite firms arc using, as well az
The Board of Trade of Barre. Mr.. Adams
stated that the Barre milk producers are
keeping the price of milk at its present
ate, in spite of the high cost of grain,
because they considered il was so near
,pring that the cattle could soon h.
urned out to pasture feed, although in
Sew York and other large cities the milk
PRODUCERS have raised the price a cent
Iuart within a short time.
ID. J. Morse. vice-prcsident OF the
larre Board of Trade, discussed the or
-anization OF the Board OF Trade FIVE
ears ago. stating that the Beard Of
-rads came as a result of the desire oi
sarre business men to cooperate and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
GRAND LARCENY CHARGED.
Edward W. Bailey Was Bailed Out by
His Parents.

st. Johnsbury, March l5.-Edward Win
Bailey of East Ryegate was arraigned
before Judge G. c. Frye in municipal
court yesterday afternoon on charge OF
grand larceny. He waived examination
and was bound over to the June term of
county court in the sum of $500 bail.
His parents furnished bail.
Wednesday afternoon States Attorney
Campbell and sheriff Worthing were
called to Fast Ryegate, where they found
Bailey in the custody of Deputy Sheriffs
Winch and Wallace. The defendant was
charged with taking a sum of money
from the safe Of George Wallace, a mer.
chant Of Fast Ryeeate, at whose house
he roomed. The party returned on the
afternoon train from East Ryegate, and
q preliminary hearing was held in NUM-
eipal court
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
MUNITIONS SHIP,
ARMED DEFENSIVELY,
SUNK BY U-BOAT
Warren Line Steamer Sycamore, Which
Left Boston Feb. al, Carried
Crew of 81 Men.

Boston, March l5.-An agent of the
Warren line announced to-day that he
had received indirect word that the Brit
ish steamer Sycamore, which sailed from
Boston Feb. q for Liverpool, had been
sunk. The Sycamore was in command
of Captain P. Cummings and had a crew
of 50. No Americans were on board. She
carried general cargo, including mum
tions for the British government, and
was armed astern. The vessel and her
cargo were valued at ST. 100000.
When declining to give the source of
information, the line officials said they
were satisfied that the vessel was sunk.
The Sycamore is the first vessel out of
this port to be destroyed by a submarine
since the outbreak of the war. She reg
istered 5,036 tons gross and has been
used exclusively as freighter since the
war started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
ALGONQUIN CAPTAIN
CLAIMS NOWARNING
But Says That Submarine Crew Boarded
the Vessel and After 10 Minutes
Blew 1t Up.

Plymouth, via London, March l5.--
Capt. A. Nordberg of the American
steamship Algonquin, which was torpe
doed by German submarine on March
IL, is now at Penzance. He will arrive
with his crew in Plymouth to-day. In
an interview Capt. Nordberg said that
tho Algonquin was bound from New
York for London with foodstuffs.
"On Monday morning." he said, "just
after daylight I was on the bridge 1t
was the mates watch. | saw two steam
ere, apparently colliers, steaming west
lone on the starboard and the other on
the port side. Two minutes later the
mate called my attention to another OBJ
.ject and at once / said, I think that is a
'submarine.'
"The submarine was about three miles
distant, as were also the steamers. I'm
Imediately l saw flash of gun and a
lshel fell short. At once | stopped the
engines and went full speed astern, in
dicating this by three blasts on the whis-
title. The submarine kept on firing. the
fourth shot throwing up column Of
water which drenched me and the man
lat the wheel. 1t was close thing.
"The fifth shot struck the ships side
and the next went aft. The submarine
was using two guns. Twenty shots were
fired at us. / ordered the crew TO the
boats and we pulled away two ships
lengths. All this time the submarine
was firing at us; some of the shots came
very close.
"Once we were in the boats the Ger
mans ceased firing, and the submarine
dived. Later we saw the periscope, which
circled the Algonquin half dozen times.
Then finding her abandoned, the subma
rine came to the surface and boarded the
steamer.
'.The first thing done VAS to lower the
American flag. Then / concluded they
were going TO sink my ship. Ten min
utes after ] heard the erackle of an ex-
plosion and saw smoke. They had blown
the ship up with bombs. In Is minutes
the Algonquin had sunk.
"The submarine was flying the German
ensign. Her commander asked nv name.
nationality. destination and cargo of the
ship. which had the American colors
painted on her side and few the Amer
ican flag day and night. ! asked him to
tow us toward land, but he refused, saw
ing, I'm too busy; / expect couple of
other steamers
"The weather was fine and the sea
smooth. After being % hours in the
boats we reached Scilly. without seeing
any vessel of any kind"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
ON ss COUNTS.
Grand Trunk Railroad Is Sued in United
States Court.

Burlington, March l5.-One of the
largest and most important cases which
has been brought in United States court
for the district for some years is that
which has been filed by United States
District Attorney V. A. Bullard with
F. s. Plstt, clerk Of the court at Rutland.
against the Grand Trunk Railway com
pany. The information against the
Grand Trunk has IS counts and asks for
total fines amounting to $4,000 Il is
brought for alleged violation Of the hours
of service act. The charge against the
is that they have violated the
federal law by working men in their EN-
ploy in excess OF the number OF hours
per day permitted in the government act.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
Ordered to Lie-Made Special Order
Tuesday, IL O'clock.

Fl. 20, an act relating to certificates OF
nomination. Senator Morse moved the
bill be made special order Tuesday at
ii o'clock.
The Senate devoted an hour yesterday
afternoon to the discussion of s. l04,
which would abolish the Fair Haven pro-
bate district by combining both districts
in Rutland county in the city OF Rutland
under one Judge and by yea and nay
vote rejected the bill 25 to /. Senator
Villas introduced the bill and was the
only senator to oppose its rejection.
In an argument which took up the
greater part of the session. Senator Villas
advanced numerous reasons why the bill
which was reported without recommen-
dstion by the committee. should pass.
He contended that it would be in the in
terests of efficiency and economy to con
solidate the offices and could not under
stand why Rutland county should have
two probate offices, any more than Chit
tenden, Franklin. Washington or Gale
donia county should. Senators Aldrich.
Chalmers and Dunton opposed the bill.
their chief argument being that the
abolishment of the Fair Haven district
would seriously inconvenience many per
sons residing in that part of the county.
The House refused third reading to II.
226, relating to the salary of the bank
Mr.. Moore of Ludlow ex-
pressing the idea that the bill would add
at least $1,000 per year TO the cost of the
state government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
First Death from 1917 Out
break of Poliomyelitis Oc-
Cured at Waterbury
HERBERT BILLINGS
WAS THE VICTIM
Kenneth Somerville, Page in
Legislature, Comes Down
with the Disease

| Waterbury, March l5.--Little Herbert
Billings, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Billings, who was quarantined yesterday
for infantile paralysis, died this morning
at 6 o'clock. Owing to the delicate con
dition OF the throat and respiratory or
gans, his condition from the outset was
considered serious. He was an attractive
little fellow and had large circle of
friends not confined to the younger play
mates.
Besides his parents he is survived by
his grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Blair. and
three sisters, Anna, Delta and Jessa-
mine. He would have been five years
old this summer. Only short time ago
he acted the part of the groom in tom
Thumb" wedding held in the Methodist
church. Owing to the nature of the dis
ease no funeral service will be held
Burial will be in the village cemetery.
The condition of Mark Dillon is not so
favorable to-day.
The home of J. s. Somerville on Main
street was quarantined to-day Kenneth
SomerviIle, who has been serving as "a
page in the present session OF legislature,
has been ill for some time and although
his is a mild case, being lame in one leg.
precautions were taken. DIR. Taylor re-
manned here over night and to-day, and
aided local physicians TO check the out
break of paralysis.
1t is announced that there will be no
prayer meetings in either the Methodist
or Congregational churches tonight and
that services will be discontinued Sun
day. These precautionary measures are
adopted by local people although it is
not impossible that the state board Of
health will send official orders to that
effect.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
POSTPONED TO MARCH 2s.
Barre Meeting Under Auspices of League
to Enforce Peace.

Owing to the inability OF Col. Ira L.
Reeves, president of Norwich university.
to be present on Friday evening, March
Is. the meeting which was to be held in
Rowland hall that evening under the
auspices of the League to Enforce Peace.
has been postponed to March p, when it
IS expected Col. Reeves viii be one Of the
speakers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15
BATTLE IN MEXICO.
iCxrranza and Villa Forces Clashed Near
Santa Anna.

Washington, d. C., March l5-Reports
iof heavy fighting between Mexican
troops and Villa bandits 30 miles west
of Santa Anna came TO the war depart
ment to-day via Nogsles. The fighting
began on the morning Of March Is and
was stiil in progress at noon the follow
ing day. Eight automobile loads OF
wounded de facto troops are reported to
have taken into Santa Anna.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15

of INDECENT tubcrculous persons; author
izing the governor to lease lands; relat-
ing to solemnization of marriages; re-
lating to security in case of exceptions to
supreme court; relating to the inspection
of meat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15

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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-15

Continued on second psgel
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-11
.a+eh Ourshev~N lindows
BYRON D. BUGBEE

the foreign powers, Mr.. Hay proposed
to the governments of these powers
that they should refund to China a
portion of the indemnities after re-
tanning what was deemed necessary
to make good the loss to public and
private property. But the foreign
powers did not give their consent to
this proposal, so that the United
States had to carry out the idea alone.
The amount of money to be thus re-
funded by the. United States, was not
including interest, SIC, 785, goo gold, and
since 1905 a considerable sum has all
ready been paid back to China. We
are now using this money for educa-
tional purposes. that is, for the MAIN
tenance of the Using Eua College, etc.
In the third year of the Republic the
United States government further re-
funded to US a sum of 81, 1oo. 900 out of
a total of s.. 900 900 gold which China
had paid to the United States as COM
pensation for loss to private property
which sum we are now using for the
support of Chinese students studying
in that country. This was the second
great service that Mr.. Hay rendered
to China
Thus it will be seen that Mr.. Hay
has given US cause for feeling really
grateful to him We ought to erect a
bronze statue in his honor in order to
show to posteriy our sincere appreci-
alton of Mr.. Hays neritorious SER
vices to China
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-11
Teachers to Aid.
FLAG RAISING PLANS.
Big Demonstration Assured for May
goth.

Sunday. May goth. is to be the date
of the greatest patriotic demonstr alton
ileld in this section of the state, when
the nag raising takes place.
The Chambers of Commerce of some
of the large eastern cities have signi-
fed their intention to give aid in every
way possible. By these replies Rev.
William A. Keefe realiSrs that all the
business men will take part in the ex-
ercises.
The governors committee of food
supply has taken active interest in the
preparations and are to cooperate in
making the affair successful. 1t has
promised to furnish an eminent speak
er who will give a patriotic lecture
after the flag raising ceremonies.
deliver the French Grafton.
John i. Chapman. superintendent of
public schools, is forming plans to
have large delegation of school chill
dren participate in the parade. War
rem Siee, the newly appointed garden
supervisor, is to have his work we'll
represented by a number of boys
dressed as farmers All organizat ions
and individual citizens az all cities
and towns are being cordially invited
to take part in this monster demon
stration.
Several towns have already respond
ed to this invitation and state that
they will be well represented. Father
Keefe states that he wants no one to
go to extra expense to procure a uni
form for the parade. All that is neces-
sary is to have a flag and fall in line.
1t is hoped that the high school stu
dents of the town will respond to the
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-11
SERVICES RENDERED TO CHINA
BY THE LATE JOHN HAY
To BE Recognized by the Erection Of
Bronze Statue at PeE<Ing.

E Sincere appreciation of the services
rendered to China by the late John
Hay. American Secretary of State. in
esta bhshing the open door policy
msmberment by European powers was
expressed in a measure which has
been introduced into the Chinese Sem
ate 10 provide for the erection OF
bronze statue Of Mr.. Hay at Picking.
Recognition also is accorded in the
bill to the great service which Mr..
Hay rendered to China In proposing
the refunding Of the Boxer indemni-
ties.
Among those proposing that the me-
mortal was G. T. Wang, vice president
Of the Chinese Senate, a graduate of
Tale University Several other Chin
csc who were educated in America
seconded the motion that the bill be
adopted. In describing Mr. Hays ser
wees TO China. the proponents of the
measure asserted:
1T was the late Mr. John Hay who
hearing of the proposal of the Euro
psan powers to develop and mark out
for themselves their respective spheres
of influence in China, made represen-
tations to the governments of Great
Britain, Russia, France, Japan, Italy,
etc. suggesting that China should be
enabled to adopt an "open door, pol
Icy with regard to foreign powers as
In his opinion, the developing Of
spheres of influence was sure 20 lead
10 a breach OF the peace in the Far
East. Fortunately, the governments
of the European powers supported Mr..
Hays idea, and as a result, a common
understanding was arrived at between
the powers, which gave rise to a state
pf political equilibrium known as the
balance of power and secured peace
for the Far East. Therefore 1t was a
great service that Mr.. Hay rendered
to China.
Again, after the Boxer trouble was
quired 10 pay enormous indemnities to
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-11
COTTON MILLS ADVANCE WAGES
Follow Recent Lead of WoeIen Mills
in This Section-Over 5000 Opera
tives Benefit.

In cotton and tire fabric mills in
Killingly and at Wauregan about g.
600 operatives were made happy by
the posting of notices announcing an
other advance in wages, effective June
4. In no case is the amount of the
advance to be granted stated, but it
is understood that it win be a sub
stantial one and will put the wage
scales paid in plants here and here
abouts on a par with the wages to be
paid on and after June 4 to operatives
in such great textile centers as Fall
River, Lowell, New Bedford and Law
renee.
Notices of the advance have been
posted at the Quinebaug companies
mills. at the Wauregan mills, the
Goodyear Cotton company, Inc. the
three mills of .he Attawaugan COM
pany, in Attawaugan, Ba1louville and
Pineville- The Danielson Cotton COM
pany, it is expected, will grant the
advance, effective on June f.
This coming advance for the work
ers in the cotton manufacturing in
dustry follows closely after one re-
Gently announced by the wooden mills
in Killingly, so all textile workers in
the town will benefit with many thou
sands of others throughout New Eng
land.
The extra money that will come to
the workers after June 4 will help
them make their fight against the ire
high cost of living. but
more than that, the workers are en-
couraged by the fact that, through
this wartime period, they are not be-
ing forgotten by the mill operators.
who have boosted wages in a surpris-
ing way during the last fifteen months
and up to a standard not thought pos
sible back in peace times
1t was stated Thursday that an I'M
usually large number of qualified chill
dren who are attending school will this
summer take advantage of the pro-
vision of the state law that allows
them to work during vacation season
provided they are granted the neceS
sary permission by the proper agents
of the state.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1917-05-11

| invitation and be represented by the
whole student body dressed as farmers
and to carry a banner with the in
scription Every Boy to Feed a Sol
der"
The girls of the high school have
been asked to enter the parade as Red
Cross nurses.
All factory managers are wanted to
respond to the invitation and send
large delegation Of employees in auto
trucks or to send some kind of float
for the parade.
Hundreds of automobiles are ex-
pected to join the line. and motorcycle
owners have promised to be well rep
resented. The Knights of Columbus,
d. A. r., Red Cross, Home guard and
all other organizations are to be rep
Because of the geographical position
of Plainfield it is between the eastern
cities. The Mohegan trail runs
through the town and the village is
about centrally located between Web
ster and New London. Because of this
fact the booming of the Mohegan
trail is to be carried on in earnest.
With the children securing voluntary
contributions, organizations promising
to participate and the Chambers of
Commerce aiding. the affair is to be
the greatest patriotic one ever held in
the town.
Form Garden Club.
The pupils at the Plafnfield academy
formed garden club Wednesday. Fiji
teen children Joined the club and elect
ed the following as officers for the en-
suing year: President. Samuel Dor
rance; vice president Miss Emily Hop
l1ins; treasurer, Wilfred Lacourse:
secretary, Almond Holloway. The club
voted to hold meetings the 18th of
every month and dues of ten cents a
month will be paid.
Injured Boy Home.
Data
ter being a patient at the Backus hos
pita1 in Norwich for the past two
months. The youngster was run down
by a switching engine early last March
and it was necessary to amputate one
leg below the knee. He is able to get
around on cru.ches.
May Basket for Teacher.
A May basket was hung by mem
bers of the seventh and eighth grades
to the assistant principal, Miss Ruth
Maddox. Wednesday evening. Many
games were played and candy, fruit
and cake were served. Thoze attend
ing included Misses Alice Sykes, Eva
Oates, Cleo Jarvis. Helen Ashley,
Jeane Hutchinson, Victoria Hogan,
Alice and Frances Burby and Blanche
Starkweather; also Byron Provost,
William Sullivan, Milton Winsor and
Walter Dougherty.