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Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-23
n. Y. CENTRAL
COMES TO THE
RESCUE TODAY
Will Provide Cars to Re-
lieve Conditions in
Chicago.
RULE SUSPENSION
WILL BE RESULT
Chicago Men Say City is
Being Disseminated
Against.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-To relieve
the freight congestion at Chicago.
rules requiring box cars to be kept on
their home lines have been relaxed
and the New York Central equipment
is to be used. with the preference CIV
en- to, food supplies. This was an
nounced today by the interstate COM
merce commission.
The New York Central has proposed
to relieve Chicago with its own box
cars and this action is interpreted as
a virtual suspension, due to the em-
ergency at Chicago, of rules recently
promulgated by the American Rail-
ways association. and now in effect,
which prohibits the use Of empty cars
Off their own line and requires the
railroads to dispatch foreign empty
cars to home lines in train load lots.
Drastic orders looking for the re-
lief Of congestion, which were issued
by the interstate commerce commits
sion recently prescribing the same
rules under heavy penalties. were TO
have gone into effect February 21
simultaneously with the associations
rules. but their operation was post
poned until March Is.
Other reports to the commission
indicated today that the work of re-
lief at other congested points was
proceeding satisfactorily.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
WOMEN WERE NOT HELD.
But Charles A. Darling of Brandon Was
Put Under Arrest.

Rutland. Jan 6.-The sudden disap-
pearance of Charles A. Darling of Bran
don, formerly of Poultney. on the same
day and supposedly on the same train
with Mrs. Esther Whitton, wife of Alon.
70 Whitton of Poultney. and two young
girls, Anna Williams and Anna Ellis,
who claim to live in Middle Granville. n.
Y, led to an investigation yesterday by
States Attorney C. " Poulin which re.
suited in the arrest at Brandon yester-
day afternoon of Darling and the de-
tention of Mrs. Whitton and the two
girls. The latter were released last
night, after being questioned, and Mrs.
Whitton was allowed to return to her
work at the 81. James hotel after prom
Using TO appear at a hearing Monday.
Mr.. Darling has been working at the
Twin Mountain camp near Brandon and
few days ago he went to Poultney.
On Wednesday afternoon he left Poult-
ney and at the same time Mrs. Whit
ton disappeared as did the Ellis and VIII
liams girls, both of whom had been in
Poultney at the hotel since New Years
day, fearing to 90 home and face their
parents. Il is alleged.
Yesterday morning Constable Fred
Graves and Deputy Sheriff Charles Rog-
ers of Poultney came to Rutland and
after securing four warrants went to
Brandon where they expected to find
the man and the woman. Darling was
found at the camp and placed under ar
rest on a charge of adultery. The wom
an was located at 6 o'clock last night
in the st. James hotel on West street.
After telling her story 90 the officers she
was released.
The girls passed Thursday night at
Otter Creek inn in Pittsford returning to
Rutland without any funds yesterday /
morning. At. the railroad station they /
we're noticed bv John +. Maloney, who
IS substituting for Station Master Henry
. Brislin, and they were taken to the
police station to be questioned. 1t de
reloped that they were the girls wanted
1y the county officials.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
SENTENCED FOR HORSE THEFT.
George Tatro Went OFF With His En-
ployer's Beast.

Burlington, Jan. 6.-George Tatro of
Essex, who apparently cannot control
his desire TO swap horses not his own,
pleaded guilty in city court yesterday
afternoon to an information fled against
him by States Attorney T. +. Hopkins,
charging grand larceny, the property
stolen by him being two-horse sledge
and two horses owned by Arthur Boiley,
for whom he was working. He was sen
fenced TO spend not less than Is months
nor more than SO months at the house
of correction in Rutland, to which insti-
tuition he will be taken to-day.
Tatro. who has been working at the
Boiley place for a short time, on Thurs
day drove off with the double team and
was finally located in Fairfax, where he
had driven the horses and attempted TO
swap one of them. He found man
who would exchange a horse for one
which he was driving and give five dol
lars into the bargain, but when Tstro at
TO close the deal the other man
would not come across with the price.
Tatro put his team up at farm house
for the night and was located there early
yesterday morning, being taken to St
Albans and detained until brought to
this city by the sheriff's department. 1t
will be remembered that Tatro, who is
but Is years of age, was the one who
took the Manseur team from Essex and
drove It to Charlotte, but he was not
prosecuted for the offense. Tatro has al
80 served time at the state industrial
school at Vergennes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
ESTRANGED YOUTH
SHOT HIMSELF ON
EVE OF HIS ARREST
John c. Roberts, Aged Al, of Rutland
Had Been Living in Unoccupied
House--He Killed Himself When
Discovered There.

Rutland, Jan. 6.---John C. Roberts. 81,
son OF Christopher r. Roberts, a rail
way mail clerk running north from
Rutland, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself in the head with a SO cali
bre revolver yesterday on the eve of his
arrest for burglary. He lived five hours
after being taken to the Rutland hos.
pital.
On Thursday it was discovered that
the house of Lueien Fl. MeIntire. which
is closed for the winter had been en-.
tered and ransacked. The police made
an investigation and found no definite
elews. Friday morning the caretaker
discovered that the house had again been
entered during the light Clerk +. s.
Platt OF the United States court, and
the earetaker started TO make an in.
yestigation with the aid of light furn-
ished by an electric fashlight. As the
party started to ascend the attic stairs
a shot rang out and the searchers hasti-
ly retreated, thinking the burglar had
fired at them from the darkness.
The police were summoned and Chief
b. S. Hyland found Roberts lying on
a water tank where the chief had to
climb ladder to get at him. There
was bullet hole in the unconscious
mans head and each hand clutched
loaded revolver. The indications are that
he occupied the unheated house for days,
his mind being unbalanced. He was
estranged from his family.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
WON'T SEND NEW NOTE.
State Department Denies that Wilson
is Preparing One.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 6.-The state
department, late yesterday, authorized
the statement that President Wilson was
not contemplating sending another peace
note.
Counselor Polk gave out the following
statement.
'The report that the president is pre-
pairing TO send a new note 10 the bel
ligerent powers is false and without any
foundation The president has no sec
ond note in contemplation"
Following the cabinet meeting Sec.
Lansing announced that President VIII
son had authorized him to say that the
American government had no other note
in contemplation. and that such infor-
nation was being sent % ali American
representatives abroad.
Mr.. Lansing would not discuss the
question further. but il was understood
that the reason for the announcement
was apprehension on the part Of the
that reports that an
other note would be sent would sfTect
the entente reply to the presidents first
nctr, expected here in the near future.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
MIDDLESEX MAN PRESIDENT.
H. B. Chaplin Elected BY Vermont Sugar
Makers Association.

St. Albans, Jan. 6.-At the business
meeting yesterday which brought to q
close the annual gathering of the Yer.
mont Sugar Makers association. the
following officers were elected; Presi-
dent, II. B. Chaplin of Middlesex; vice.
presidents, c. +. Martin of Rochester and
L. L. Story of East Fairfield; secretary,
is. A. Merrifield of Wlliamsville; treas.
urer, c. o. Ormsbee of Montpelier.
The following premiums were awarded
the following: Glass A, largest and best
display by a producer, first, C. II. Col
vin, Rutland; second, f. p. Walbridge,
Cabot; third Eugene Perley and son,
Richford; class b, artistic display, first,
j. 7. Spear, West Newbury; no second !;
third, o. H. jackson, Westford; class G,
cake sugar, first, d. +. Giddings, East
Fairfield; second Anna Colvin, Rutland;
third, J. b. Walker, Weston; class d,
syrup, single gallon. first, George II.
Soule. 9Sla per cent. Six exhibitors were
tied for second place at 9S per cent. The
highest average of all entries was scored
in this class that has been reached for
many years, there being % entries; class
Z, pail sugar, first. j. Could, Danville,
9s1a per cent; second, II. w. Shattuck,
97 per cents class +, maple cream, first,
Mrs. NJ. Z. Chaplin, Middlebury, second,
L. L. Story, Fairfield. The sweepstake
premium, a silver loving cup, presented
by the St. Albans Professional and Bus
mess Mems association, was awarded j.
F. Spear West Newbury.
The judges for the session were c. r.
Martin, Rochester, V. |. Spear, Randolph
and c. O. 0rmsbee, Montpelier.
The secretary in his annual report
stated that the membership had shown
, steady increase during the past two
years and now reached nearly 500 mem
Ders. The treasurer reported total re.
,eipts of sssl-2l during the year, with
, balance remaining of sl47.ls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
CHILD WOULDN'T BE QUIETEp.
Then other Members of Household Found
House Burning Down.

Brattleboro, Jan. 6.-The home and
contents of Melvin f. Dalrymple at Cen
terville. Just outside the village limits
of Brattleboro in West Brattleboro, was
completely destroyed by fire at four
o'clock yesterday morning and the five
members of the family barely escaped
with their lives. A daughter, Helen,
10, vas awakened by smoke about 4;30
and her screams aroused the other mem
bers of the family, consisting of two
older daughters, a son and their mother.
Mr.. Dalrymple heard the screams and
rushed to the house.
The girls clothed only in their night
with wraps thrown about them
and Charles, IL, had managed to get out
of the house but Mrs. Dalrymple was
driven back by the flames. Her son
placed a ladder at the window of her
room and Mr.. Dalrymple rescued her by
means of the ladder.
Neighbors to whose homes the girls of
the family had run, hastened TO the fire
but were unable to do anything towards
the saving of the property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
RUSSIANS WIN
IN NORTH
Captured German Positions
Near the Gulf Of
Riga
iSETNFOKCEMENTS
WE'RE BROUGHT UP
Berlin Officially Admits a
Partial Reverse in
That Region

Bcrltn, ,Jsn 6.--The Russians brought
mp rcintoirements and renewed their
attack yesterday ON the northern and
R',sso -calician front near the Gulf of
Eiga, ii i announccd officially. They
cntored German positions cast OF the
river Aa, but were elsewhere rcpulsed.
in counter attack the Germans took
POO prisoners.
Bavarian and Austro- Hungarian troops
yeare-,!sy starpcd the Russian defenses
on an extended front south ei Trotus
valley.
In addition TO the Braila capture,
which was announced last night, five
more towns in Rumania hays been taken
br Tentonic troops which have reached
tae Scrreth river at two points.
New operations have been inauguratcd
"a Oobrudja following the expulsion of
she las. OF the Russians and Rumanians.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
FUNERAL OF MISS ADAMS.
Was Held from the Home of Her Parents
on Montpelier Road.

Funeral services for Miss Nora c.
Adams, who died in Burlington Tuesday
afternoon. were held at the home Of her
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Adams
OF the Montpelier road, Friday afternoon
at , o'clock. Rev. Edgar Grassland, pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church, was
the officiating clergyman, and the bear
ers were: William II. Duthie, c. P. Gill.
nan A. Perry and William A. Mcleod.
There were many floral tributes. The
body was brought to Barre and placed in
the receiving vault at Elmwood to repose
until spring, when interment win be
made.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
ENTENTE HOLDING
BY BRAILA'S FALL
in RUMANIA
There Viii Be No Fetes or Banquets for
British and French Prefniers--A
Representative from Russia
Is Expected.

Rome, Jan. Cat the war council Of
representatives of the entente powers in
Rome there will be neither fetes nor
panquets. Premier Boselli win give a
luncheon tomorrow to the visiting
statesmen. The menu will be drawn up
in conformity with the food restric-
tions now applicable to hotels and res
taurants.
Premiers Lloyd George Of Great Brit.
ain and BRAND of France have arrived
for the conference with the Italian min
istry ON the general situation. They
were accompanied by other members OF
the British and French war councils. A
representative of the Russian general
staff is also expected to take part in
the consultations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
"HEAvY FIGHTING ENSUED."
When German Raiding Party Entered
British Trenches Near Loos.

London, JAN 6.--The British official
communication issued last night reads as
follows.
"Early this morning hostile raiding
party succeeding in entering our lines
south of Loos. Heavy fighting ensued.
The enemy was speedily driven out,
leaving a number of dead in our trench
cs. Some of our men are missing
1--WE successfully exploded mine
early last night north of Givenchy The
artillery activity has been considerable
at number of places along our front.
Successful bombardments of enemy
trenches have been carried out by us
opposite LesBouefs, Gueudecourt, west
OF Gommecourt and in the neighborhood
OF Hill CO."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
.SUBPOENAS
FOR SEVEN MEN
Were Ordered To-day in the
Houses Leak" In
vestigation
CONNECTED WITH
WALL ST. PAPERS
Committee Wants to Learn
When First Information
Came Out

Washington. n. c., Jan o. Subpoena
for seven men we're ordered BY the Hous,
committee on rules at the outset of to
days session Of the "lcak' investiga
tion. The men called are connected will
Wall street publications. The heads Of
bureaus of these publications we're re
questea to bring ticker tapes Of their
services fer the day of December 90. The
committee wants to learn at what time
they made public the raet that note
was forthcoming from the president
| Representative Chipperaeld OF Illi-
nois, Republican, declared at the hear
ing that he understood that Thomas
W. Lawson was the chief beneficiary of
the falling market which followed the
presidents peace note.
Representative Gardner of Massachu-
sctts, who on the floor of the House on
January 3, said he knew there was a
leak. was called to the stand to-day He
testified that he was convinced of leak
because at 2:05 p. m. on December 20,
ten hours before the peace note was re-
leased for publication and four hours be-
fore it was placed i'll the hands of the
news agencies, the following dispatch
was sent out over the Dow, Jones & Co.
ticker: Renewed selling OF the market
is due to reports received by brokers on
private wires from Washington to the
effect that the administration will in
the near future address to the bellig-
erents some suggestions of proposals in
regard to peace Nothing definite is OBJ
in administration circles"
'There is your proof of leak" said
Gardner miracles don't
90 on the exchange and Dow, Jones d
Co don't deal in prophecies"
After his name had been brought into
the matter, Joseph p. Tulnulty, secretary
to the president, issued the following
statement:
II am very glad to say publicly that
did not know Of the existence of the
presidents note on peace until the news
papers were informed. Very frequently
the president, who knows that am bonn.
barded by newspapermen and Others for
saves me emparrassment by |
keeping such matters absolutely secret |
from me.
I'm fact, / have often suggested that
this be done. ! have not been at the |
Biltmore in year, never talked peace
with Mr.. Baruch before or after the I
,eace note was sent, and never lunched +
With him in my life. | have met him
is | have great many good men from
ime to time in hotels, at the theatre
ind elsewhere. A presidents secretary
meets great many people every day,
md it is very easy for some one to cir
ulate rumors based as Mr.. Wood says,
wholly on hearsay'
Il think Mr.. Wood owes me a public
pology for mentioning my name at all
merely on hesrsay and rumor."
In no instance did Representative
Wood charge that any of the persons
mentioned by him had a connection with
he "leak"; he merely repeated rumors
nd suggested that the rules committee
ook into certain circumstances.
81 am not making charges against ,
nybody,' explained Mr.. Wood, prefae-
lg his statement to the committee. 4
1r. Wood asked to be heard in execu-
I've session. but the committee insisted
pom an open hearing. Il
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
NO MOTIVE
is REVEALED
Why Bernard w. Lewis
Should Have Wanted to
Kill Maizie Colbert
NO POSITIVE PROOF
HE KNEW MODEL
But Philadelphia Police Feel
Sure He Was the
Murderer

Philadelphia, Jan. 6.--The missing
link in the chain of circumstantial eyi-
denee forged by the police about Bernard
w. Lewis, who committed suicide al
an Atlantic City hotel, and who the
authorities say they are convinced wa.s
the slayer of Maizie Colbert, may be
supplied to-day when the detectives
question new woman witness they have
found.
The police admit that so far they have
no positive proof that Lewis knew Miss
Colbert or ever entered her apartments.
A motive for the crime is also lack
ing.
The new witness is said TO have been
with Miss Colbert the night preceding
the murder and heard the model talk
on the telephone with Lewis. Miss Col
bert at first refused to meet Lewis, but
later made an appointment. II is also
stated that this woman can show that
Lewis and the model met at an auto
show year ago.
Marie Collins, an intimate friend of
Miss Colbert, however, had told the po-
lice that she never heard the model
speak of Lewis, although she was ac-
quainted with every man who ever visit
ed her chum before.
A thoery that Lewis, prompted by
his alleged financial embarrassment
may have killed the girl in desperation
because she would not become a party
to a plot to blackmail one OF her rich
admirers, is also occupying the atten-
tion of the police.
Had Lewis been innocent and hound
ID to suicide by disgrace incident to
The linking of his name with the muir
Ter of Mis- Colbert he would certainly
nave left note of explanation" said
Capt. Tate He knew his rights as
re was an intelligent man, having stud
ed law and, ii innocent, would there
ore have been easily capable Of Olsen
angling himself from the stigma of hay-
ng any connection with the crime di-
ectly or indirectly"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
WOMAN SAW SON
HOLDING RIFLE
TO HIS BODY
Mrs. Charles w. Carpenter Of st. Johns-
bury Screamed and Rushed to Her
Boy But He Fired and
Died Instantly.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. GA mysterious
shooting occurred here yesterday which
cost the life of Franklin Carpenter, 49,
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
W. Carpenter. The boy ate his dinner
with the family and then went to the
rear of the house to shovel snow. When
his mother went to call him for school,
she saw her son standing in the snow
with a rifle pressed against his side and
cried out in alarm. She rushed out or
doors but before she reached the boy
he had fallen. He spoke but once after
she reached his side, pronouncing the
single word "help." Mrs. Carpenter heard
no report and is not certain whether
the shot was fired before she saw him
from the window or after.
A physician was summoned but the
boy was dead when he arrived. The
bullet had passed through his liver and
the doctor stated that death was prob
ably almost instantaneous.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carpenter are mystified
over the shooting They did not know
the boy had any worries and it was
stated that he had had no trouble at
school, His parents did not know he
had a rife in his possession, he having
borrowed it from neighbor's son. They
are inclined to believe The shooting was
accidental.
The boy was a. member OF the South
church, was boy scout
and a member of the choir OF the church
Besides his parents he leaves sister,
Gladys, also a student at st, Johnsbury
academy, and younger brother, Wal
.er.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
DEATH OF LITTLE CHILD.
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Maker
of Pearl Street.

Elizabeth Geraldine Maker, only daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred S. Maker of
a. Pearl street, died Friday afternoon at
4:5O o'clock. the end following weeks
illness. Death was due to tubercular
meningitis. The little girl was born in
Barre Sept. 6, 1914.
Funeral services will be held at the
house Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev. j. f. Taylor, pastor of the Peoples
Evangelical church in Montpelier. will be
the officiating clergyman, and the body
will be placed in the receiving vault at
Elmwood. there to await interment in
the spring in Green Mount cemetery at
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
RECORDS ORDERED SAVED.
To Aid in Investigation of Peace Note
LEAK"

New York, Jan. 6.--George W. Ely,
secretary of the New York stock eX
change, late yesterday sent the following
notice to all members of the exchange:
"I am instructed to notify you that
you are directed to preserve all papers
relating to stock transactions from Dec.
10 to Dec. %, 1915, both inclusive"
This action, it was said, had been tax
en- by the exchange in anticipation that
the records may be called for in the in
vestigation now being conducted at
Washington regarding an alleged leak"
in connection with President Wilson's
recent peace note.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
SERE1H ENDANGERED
CONFERENCE IN ROME
WITHOUT DISPLAY
Whole OF Russo -Rumanian Defense May
Have 70 Fall Back to Russian
Frontier and Perhaps into
Bessarabia

London, Jan 6--The capture of Braila
by Field Marshal Won Mackensen is dis
cussed by the morning papers in refer
ence to its probable effect on the Rus
sian defense of the Sereth line. Braila
formed the advance defense toward the
,astern end of the line Some commen.
tators fear that the fall of the town
may seriously shake the whole Russo
Rumanian position on Sereth and may
mean the abandonment of that front
and a withdrawal to the Russian from
tier or perhaps beyond it into Bessarabia.
In the meantime the German effort to
turn the line from the west is being
pressed with apparent prospect of sue
cess.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
MARBLE PLANT ATTACHED.
And Is Being Operated Under Guard
Night and Day.

Rutland. Jan. 6.-The plant of the
United Marble companies in this city
Is in the hands of Deputy Sheriff H. r.
Adams as the outcome Of attachments
on its property to satisfy debts. The
plant is running with agents Of the dep
uty present night and day. The creditors
are. Albany Betting company. 5000;
Lincoln Iron Works, Rutland. 5000; and
others. II is understood that the con
eern expects TO furnish q bond to Sc
cure the release Of the attachments.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-06
ICE SMASHED ROOF.
Lieut.. P. B. Hartweil of st. Johnsbury
Was Partially Stunned.

St. Johnsbury, Jan. 6.-Lieut. p. B.
Hartwell narrowly escaped serious in
jury yesterday when large quantity Of
ice fell from a roof two stories above
the room in which he was working and
crashed through the roof. breaking a
large iron truss rod which struck him
on the head. stunning him for short
time
Mr.. Hartwell, who Is associated with
his father-in-l law in the II. ]. Goodrich
plumbing and hardware business, was at
work in a room in the rear Of the store
when the accident happened The rocf
was badly shattered BY the heavy mass
Of falling ice.