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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
SAxToN ROADSTER STOLEN.
Property of c. w. Spencer of 0neonta, N.
Y, Taken at Queen City Park.

Burlington, Aug IA Saxon roadster
was stolen Monday night in mysterious
manner from the garage at Queen City
park and thus far no trace of the ma
chine can be found. The garage yester-
day morning was locked az usual but the
machine belonging to C. w. Spencer of
Oneonta, N, Y, was missing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer arrived at the
hotel in the park about 1880 Monday
evening to spend the night and the car
was Immediately placed in the garage.
Several other cars were in there at the
time. No suspicion of the machines be-
ing stolen was discovered until yester-
day morning when Spencer, who intend
ed to leave on the morning boat, went
after his machine and found it gone, to-
gether with a part of his and his wife's
baggage. One other car in the garage
showed signs of having been tampered
with, but that was the only sign of
thief in the place, as the garage had
to all appearances, not been broken into.
The garage is situated in lonely
place, where a thief might enter unob-
served, and it is probable that Spencer's
car was in the garage in the evening
when the door was left open, so that
anyone might enter unobserved and drive
off, When time came to lock up, absence
Df Spencer's car might not be noticed.
Both the sheriff's and the police de-
oartments have been notified. Campers
N the vicinity of the garage say that
,bout 10 p. m. they saw roadster such
Is Spencer's drive up the road and the
authorities are tracing down this clue.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
JUMPED FROM BARN.
F. M. Davis Did That When lie Saw
He Was Going to Fall.

st. Johnshay, Aug l.--F. NJ Davis
employed on tse new barn being hiilt
on the George Cary darm, sustained torn
ligaments of 10th feet yesterday after
noon when unable to regain his balance
while climbing off the roof, he jumped
from the highest scaffolding onto a pile
of lumber, distance of 25 feet
Mr.. Davis had been doing some w.rk
lea, the top of the barn and gather
ins up his tools he started for the ilrsl
staging He went little too fast and
vas unable to stop when the sca.Foldinp
was reached Seeing he was in !ci a
bad fall he Jumped, hoping to ST. l;a on
his feet rather than fall and possibly
land on the back of his head. Others
working on the barn buried to his aid,
and as he was unable to walk took him
by automobile to his home on Hooker
hill, where DIR. Burke was called and at
tended the injuries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
LINKING UP
NEW-WON GROUND
Consolidated Their Positions in Torren-
tial Rainstorm-Germans Failed
In Attack on Verdun
Front.

Paris, Aug. l.-"After the magnificent
success of the French and the British il
Belgium yesterday" says the officia
statement, "the entente troops in tor
rental rainstorm consolidated the posi-
tions which they had captured"
after several days of artillery prep.
arations the Germans attacked positions
on the left bank of the Meuse in the
Verdun region which the French had cap.
tured from them July IL. The Germans
were only able TO reach certain advance
elements of the French first line"
The French official statement last
night was as follows;
''0n the Aisne front the artillery fight
ing was particularly violent. Reports up
to the present concerning the operation
carried out south of La Royere empha-
size the splendid attitude of our troops.
On the entire front of the attacks the OBJ
jeetives assigned having been exceeded,
we have been able to clear out the ad-
vance trenches which we found filled
with the enemy dead The number of
prisoners taken exceeded up to the pres
ent 2l0. Our losses were slight.
about II o'clock in the morning the
enemy made a counter attack against
our trenches west of L'Epine De Chevreg-
ny, which was repulsed.
''The Germans after an intense bonn
bardment of our lines at Cerny and Hur-
tebise'attacked our positions east of Ger
NY on front of about 800 meters with
three regiments, Our counter attacks
carried out drove them back
and permitted us to advance along the
whole front"
Belgium communication: During the
course of the night the enemy artillery
bombarded our cantonments with long
range guns and shelled our roads of com
at various points along our
Ines. Our artillery silenced several Ger
man batteries in the region of Wou-
men,"
Army of the east: July 80: Rifle fir
ing and grenade fighting took place on
the right bank of the Vardar in the |
neighborhood of Barakli and Lunzsi. At |
he Cerna bend Bulgarian patrols, at
,empting to reach our lines, were re-
pulsed"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
GERMAN POSITIONS
MERE SHE'LL HOLES
German Artillery, According to Semi Of
fetal Statement in Berlin Stood
to It's Task Well.

Copenhagen, Aug 1.-The German off
fensive to-day, stated that the front po
sitions were converted into shell hole
fields. The German artillery, despite
terrific bombardment by shell of all cali
bre and the lavish use of gas had not lie,
up and was successful in combating the
British fire, the statement says.
Berlin Lokal Anzeiger's military critic
says the offensive was delayed and weak
ened by the submarine campaign.
Berlin, via London, Aug. 1.-The Brit
ish attack in Flanders on both sides of
Ypres has been repulsed, according to the
German official communication issued
last night. Only a crater position was
taken in the assault, it is asserted.
The text of the communication fol
lows:
"The first assault of the English army
delivered in Flanders on a 25-kilometer
front on both sides of Ypres, has been
repulsed.
after changeable bitter fighting on a
large scale, the enemy, who attacked
with superior forces many ranks deep,
had to content himself with the posses
sion of crater position in our defen-
sive zone.
"On the Chemin des Danes, Aisne
front, an energetic attack put us in pos
session of important height positions
near Cerny and resulted in the capture
of more than 800 French prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
MRS. CORA WOOD JACKSON
Death Came Last Evening, Two Weeks
After She Sustained Fall.

| Mrs. Cora Augusta Wood Jackson
wife of the late DR.. j. Henry jackson
passed away at her home, 20 South Main
street, Tuesday evening at $3.50 o'clock
The end followed by nearly two weeks a
| fall which Mrs. Jackson sustained an ac.
cident which caused thigh fracture and
serious bruises. Because of the patient s
years, members of the family were nat
urally apprehensive after the accident,
but Mrs. Jackson's remarkable rally gave
rise to the hope that she would recover
ultimately. Her improvement during
the days following her misfortune was
gradual but reassuring and the end, due
in part to weak heart, came unex-
pectedly.
The death of Mrs. jackson removes a
woman of many estimable qualities. Her
ancestors were closely linked with the
early history of Barre and many years of
her own useful life were allied by mar
riage with man who had much to do
with the development of this city. The
deceased was born Cora Augusta Wood
in Barre Oct 80, 1914. Here she attend
ed the common schools and was a stu
dent in the old Barre academy. She was
the second wife of DIR. Jackson, to whom
she was married in Barre Dec. "a, 1859.
His death occurred Sept. Is, 1907. Mrs.
jackson was member of the Congregs-
tional church and in that society many
of her activities were centered.
The surviving relatives are two sons
DR.. Fred Kinney Jackson of Burlington,
professor of physiology in the Univer-
.ity of Vermont, and Henry H. Jackson.
principal of Spsulding high school. DIR.
]. W Jackson is a son of Dr. ]. Henry |
Jackson by the first marriage.
Because of precautions taken to pre-
vent the spread of poliomyelitis in Barre
il has been deemed advisable to have |
private funeral. Services will he held at /
The Jackson home Thursday afternoon at
? o'clock. Rev J. W. Barnett, pastor of
he Congregational church. viii be the Of
ieiating clergyman and interment is to
be made in the family lot in Elmwood
cemetery Friends are requested not TO
end flowers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
THREE LINES CAPTURED.
German Defenses Were Very Strong at
Some Points.

British Front in France and Belgium
Aug. ! tby the Associated Press) An
epoch making offensive, launched by the
British and French against the German
lines between the river Lys and Boe-
singhe at daybreak yesterday, has with
few exceptions accomplished all that had
been planned for the first day of this
battle, which in its early stages gives
promise Of being the greatest conflict of
the war.
Roughly speaking, the British pene-
trsted positions held by Crown Frince
Rnpprecht of Bavaria, between Boesinghe
and Warneton, and at the time of the
filing of this despatch were in possession
Of the first three lines Of the German
trenches at most points throughout this
front.
The German front line trenches, which
had been torn to pieces by the prelim-
mary bombsrdment. offered little resist
ance, but once the allied forces had pene.
trated beyond them they met with fierce
resistance at many points Directly east
of Zillebeke and again a little to the
north. the British were temporarily held
up by heavy machine gun FIRE. but only
temporarily, for the troops charged
through the rain Of lead and forced the
Germans from their positions in hand to
hand fighting.
Again At q reioubt which was strong
J. held in the German lie and defended ]
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
PoLIoMYELITIS.
Sudbury Case Was Wrongly Diagnosed
as Such.

Rutland, Aug. There is no infan-
tile paralysis in Rutland county, accord
ing to a statement last night by DIR. c.
F. Dalton of Burlington, secretary of
the state board of health The two cases
in Sudbury reported as polio, have not
been diagnosed as that, said DIR. Dalton,
although there has been some doubt
about them and one has been quaran-
tined as a matter of precsution. But DIR.
Edward Taylor Of Burlington, recognized
as one Of the greatest experts in the dis
ease, has given as his opinion that nei-
ther case is infsntile paralysis, after
visit to Sudbury last Saturday and sub
sequent careful consideration. One Of the
cases reported as polio is that of the
seven-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
q. Williams Of Sudbury.
DR.. B. d. Colby. health officer Of Sud
bury. also denied the existence Of the
dreaded disease in his village or vicinity.
stating that the reports to that effect
had been circulated by some person iguo-
rant Of the facts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
LACLAIR
SUES RAILROAD
Asks $4,000 Damages Because Train
Plunged Of End of Sidetrack and
Knocked His Blacksmith Shop
Down About Him.

Peter Leclair, Barre blacksmith, has
brought suit in Washington county court
against the Montpelier & Wells River
Railroad company for $4,000. R. A.
Hoar is attorney for the plaintiff.
Leclair asks damages as the result
of an accident which happened in Barre
April 2S, 1917, when a Barre & Chelsea
train ran along switching track at the
terminal of which was located build
ing used by the plaintiff as a shop. The
train demolished the building, according
to the suit papers, iniuring Leclsir and
damaging his property. He claims the
railroad was negligent in leaving the
switch open. This is the second suit en-
tered against the railroad within two
weeks, the other being for $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
BRITISH HOLDING
THEIR BIG GAINS
ON BELGIAN FRONT

by concrete fortifcations, the British
were brought to stand by machine gui
fire. But they charged with bayonet
and dislodged the Germans.
One of the most striking and spectac
ular events of the days fighting occurred
at the so-called Menin tunnel, great
underground fortifcation constructed by
the Germans on the Menin road Opposite
Hooge. The British preliminary bonn
bardment had forced the Germans to
hold the trench line thinly here, and the
British division which was to attack at
dawn lay out all night in she'll holes
within 25 yards of the German line,
waiting for the signal to advance. When
the time arrived for the charge, and the
British gunners had dropped protecting
barage on the German front trench
ahead of the British troops, it was seen
that the Germans had taken to their
heels and were fleeing.
The British, seeing their prey escap-
ing, went mad and charged directly
through their own barrage, fortunately
without heavy casualties. The Menin
tunnel, which was expected to be occu-
pied by several hundred Germans, was
found to be held by only Al, the rest
having retreated.
1t was only at the second line that the
British met resistance, and here, after
sharp hand to hand fighting they forced
the Germans again TO withdraw.
No check has yet been made on the
number of German prisoners captured,
but they are flowing in a steady stream
back of the British lines.
Many of those captured at the Menin
tunnel and other points are mere boys.
The tanks again played prominent
part in the opening of the battle, and
reports from all sections of the British
front say that their work has been most
Large numbers of these
were employed, and in many
cases pursued their destructive and un-
,heckable way to distance far within |
he German lines.
Further information obtained from |
Ierman prisoners concerning the effect
If the British preliminary bombardment |
Indicate that this unparalleled expendi
ure of ammunition was disastrous in
he extreme, both in damage and to the
Morale of the German troops. Within the
'ast six days six Bavarian divisions were
withdrawn from the line and replaced by
resh troops because they were so thor
ughly demoralized by the inferno of fire
5hich they had undergone. Photographs
aiken by asiators back of the German
mes show that there was scarcely a
quare yard of territory along their front
,hich was not devastated by the high
xplosives. 1t is small wonder, then,
hat the Germans were holding their
-ont line thinly and were swept back
hen finally the time arrived for the
llied infantry to do it's work.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
AMERICAN STEAMER
MOTANO is SUNK
twenty-five Members of the Crew Have
Been Landed-Ship Sailed From
the United States With
Man
"a Men.

London, Aug. 1.-The American steam
ship Motano of 2,73O tons gross was sunk
by Teuton submarine on July 81.
Twenty-Five survivors have been landed.
New York, Aug. 1.-The Motano sailed
from New York July 2 for Queenstown,
Ireland The vessel carried a crew of "a,
of whom Is claimed American citizenship
when they signed on here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
v. N. G. OFFICERS DINED.
Nearly so Were Present at Banquet in
Burlington.

Burlington, Aug. l.-Forty off
GERS of the First Vermont infantry, Ma
tional Guard, were guests at the banquet
given last evening on the roof garden OF
the New Sherwood hotel by the new off,
GERS of the regiment in honor of the old
The new officers are those who have
reached their commissions since the regi.
ment returned from the border, while
the old ones are those who served with
it while the regiment was basking near
the shores Of the Rio Grande. The ban.
quet is somewhat of an annual affair,
and last night the hosts numbered about
80.
The roster of guests follows: Col Fred
B. Thomas, Lieut.. Col. Bert S. Hyland,
Majors John w. Tinker, Jerold M. Ash.
ley and Thomas j. Hagan; First Lieuten-
ants Paul d. Moody, chaplain, Perley
P. Hartwell, battalion adjutant, and
Charles S. Sumner, battalion adjutant;
Captains Harry n. Eastman, Edward f.
Smith, Guy G. Cowen, Charles f. Pell,
John F. Sullivan, Herbert A. Wilcox,
Harold H. Cady, Harold M. Howe, John
L. Stanley, Ernest w. Gibson, Maurice
J. Henry, Richard 7, Corey and William
N. Hudson; First Lieutenants Joseph A.
Evarts, Chester G Thomas, Chauncey
II. Hayden, Curtis L. Malaney, Stewart
Cheney, Walter S. Shaw, Eric r. Britain,
Henry j. Homeister, Clarence j. LePage,
Roy B. Miner, William H. Munsell, Ben
V. Borelia and Harold Wakefield; Second
Jack b, Wood, Walter NJ
renny, Leon H. Boyd, Alfred H. Catozzi
Earl H. Lang, Thomas J. Brickley, Will
lam Fl. Morrill,, Lawrence Fl. Hanley,
Archibald S. Macdonald, Charles A. Pei
EFT, orson E. Trip, Karl S. Webster and
Erwin H. Newton.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
NO PYTHIAN CAMP.
But Grand Lodge viii Be Held at st
Johnsbury.

st. Johnsbury, Aug. 1.-The grand en-
campment of the Uniform Rank, Knights
of Pythians, comes under the ban Of the
state board of health and the annual
session, which was to open in this place
Saturday, has been cancelled This or
der of the state board of health does not
apply to the grand lodge nor the grand
temple Of Pythian Sisters and programs
will be carried out in full. IT is ex-
pected that some 300 delegates will be in
town next week.
The convention opens Tuesday evening
with reception given by Apollo lodge
and the Pythian Sisters of this town.
The reception will be followed by
dance. The general business session of
both bodies will be held Wednesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
Frank Little Was Taken
from Lodging-House at
Butte, Mont.
HAD CALLED SOLDIERS
UNCLE SANS SCABS
Body Was Cut Down by the
Chief of Police, Who
Identified 1t

Butte, Mont, Aug. Frank Little, a
member Of the executive board of the
Industrial Workers of the World and
leader in labor troubles in Arizona, was
taken from lodging house early to-day
by masked men and hanged to a railroad
trestle on the outskirts of the city. The
body was cut down at s o'clock by Chief
of Police Murphy, who identified it.
In a recent speech here Little referred
to the United States troops as Uncle
Sans scabs in uniform.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
HENDERSON GOES TO PARIS.
British Cabinet Minister'S Going Causes
Sensation.

London. Aug. 1.-The fact that mem
Der Of the cabinet, Arthur Henderson,
had gone on a mission to Paris with the
psoifst, Ramsay Macdonald, and George
J. wardle. chairman Of the Labor party
in the Commons. seems to threaten trou-
bic in the government The purpose Of
the journey i to discuss the proposed
conference Of Socialists AZ London The
crl1x Of the matter lies in the fact that
Henderson. since he has returned from
Petrcgrzd has reversed his position on
the question of the British Labor
party ard Socialists meeting the Ger
man representatives at the Stockholm
Socialist conferences Rgs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
RE-oPENs IN MONTPELIER.
Navy Recruiting Station Resumes Its
Activities There.

Editor Barre Times, Dear Sir: Just a
few lines to let you know that we are
returning from here to Montpelier "a
open our Office again. Arrangements
have been made With the health officer
of the city whereby We can enlist men
as usual
VIII YOU kindly let it be known
through the columns of your paper that
we are to be back in Montpelier on the
first day of August. and that we want
as many thorough gas engine men and
machinists for aviation as we can get
Besides the above mentioned men. the
lists are still open for apprentice sea
mes, firemen, landsmen for bakers, and
men for the hospital corps.
Very respectfully yours.
Ch-rles Mitchell.
c. VI. A. A L. 5. Navy. in charge Of
Office
ST JOhnsbury, July 20.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
GET INJUNCTION
ON LOCAL BOARD
Cummings g. Lewis to Test Legality Of
Order Forbidding the Sale of Soft
Drinks, Etc, to Be Consumed
on the Premises.

Not satisfied with the order issued by
the local board of health to prevent the
spread of infantile paralysis in Barre
Cummings & Lewis, druggists, through
their attorney, John w. Gordon, applied
to Judge Stanley c. Wilson in court of
chancery at Montpelier yesterday for a
restraining order or temporary injunc-
tion against the local board of health,
forbidding it in any way from interfer-
ing with Cummings 4 Lewis in the sale
of soft drinks, ice cream, egg shakes, etc,
to customers, to be consumed upon the
premises. The court granted tempo
rary injunction and set Wednesday, Aug.
s, at 1880 in the afternoon, at Montpe-
lier, as the date for hearing on the same
as to why it should not be made perma-
nent The injunction was served on the
local board of health this morning
In view of the outcome of the tempo.
rary injunction secured by the Chautau.
qua societies, who secured a temporary
restraining order on the state board of
health from stopping them from showing
in towns where there were no cases of
infantile paralysis, but which the court
refused to make permanent, the outcome
of this case will be watched with interest
In the opinion of good many, the
effect of this order of the court is ex-
pected to keep Barre under quarantine
from one to two weeks longer than
would otherwise have been the case.
The order OF the court is:
State of Vermont,
Washington County, SIS.
To j. w. Stewart, Charles r. Oliver,
and Forest R. Chaples,
Greeting:
In consideration of the facts set forth |
in the foregoing complaint and verified |
by the oath of the plaintiff, w. J. Cum |
mings, you and each of you, your agents,
servants and attorneys are strictly for
hidden from in any way interfering with
Or causing to be prosecuted w. j. Cum
nings and n. f. Lewis in the conduct of |
heir business as druggists so far as the
same relates to the sale of soft drinks,
ce cream, egg shakes, milk shakes, etc,
is set out in the foregoing complaint, to
Individual customers to be consumed by
aid customers upon the premises de-
cribed in said bill of complaint, occupied
" the said Cummings & Lewis in the
ity of Barre, provided said Cummings &
4ewis serve such soft drinks, shakes, ice
ream, etc, in individual cups or vessels
hat shall be used by only a single Gus
omer and shall thereafter be destroyed,
ntil further order of the court. This in
junction. shall not be operative until the
laintiffs have filed with the clerk of the
ourt of chancery within and for the
ounty of Washington a bond to indem-
ify the defendants in the sum of $500
You are further notified to appear be-
ore me at the Washington county court
ouse at Montpelier in the county of
Washington at o'clock and 80 minutes
i the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. s,
,l7, to show cause, if any you have, !
hy this injunction should not continue
force
To any sheriff or constable in the state
nd return make according to law. ?
Done at chambers at Montpelier, this e
Ist day of July, A. D. 1917 G
Stanley C. Wilson, n
Chancellor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-01
MIX Prizes.

At a meeting Of the retail milk deal.
ers. held Saturday night. the following
resolution was made and unanimously
adopted: MIX to Be lOc a quart; cream,
soc: nothing smaller than a l0c jar sold
in small quantities These prices ap.
plicabie to Barre City and 20 take eject
Aug. !, 1917
Charles ". Persons. Pres.
Richard L Lsrliss. Sec PRO ten.