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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
Waivers as to His Duty in
the Face of Nations
Crisis
MAY CALL SPECIAL
SESSION OF CONGRESS
Latter View Strengthened
by Rapid Progress by Sen
ate on the Closure Rule

Washington, d. c., March S.--Sign'
continue to multiply to-day that Presi'
dent Wilson will soon act TO relieve the
suspension of American shipping, caused
by the fear of the German submarine
campaign. 1t is not made clear, however
whether he will decide to arm the ves'
sells, convoy them. have them taken over
by the government so that they might
be armed as auxiliary naval craft or
call special session of Congress to take
up anew the armed neutrality bill.
The rapid progress of the Senate in
formulating rule to prevent future
filibusters led some administration Off
cials to believe that the president will
call a special session.
The president has been advised that
he has sufficient power to arm Ameri-
can merchantmen without awaiting the
action of Congress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
IS MONTHS IN PRISON.
For Man Who Sent Obscene Matter
Through the Mails.

Burlington, March s.--Charles j. Bud
long pleaded guilty in United States
court yesterday afternoon to the charge
of sending obscene matter through the
mails and was sentenced to the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, Ca, for a year
and three months, his sentence begin
ming yesterday.
Budlong was caught by j. Francis
Buckley, who up to a few months ago
was postofiice Inspector in this district
Budlong issued monthly two-lesf pam
phlet known as Budlong's Mail Order
Gazette. Inspector Buckley's attention
was first called to the work which Bud
long was carrying on by little adver-
tisement offering postal cards for sale.
A response to the application for the
cards brought to the inspector what is
termed in the indictment as "a price
list
Budlong pleaded guilty to the indict-
ment found against him by the grand
jury. which completed its work last
week In speaking o. the matter which
had been sent through the mails the
court states that il was as offensive as
the human mind could conceive and dan
gerous TO the morals Of both young and
old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
LATE LORD KITCHENER
PARTIALLY BLAMED
For the Dardanelles Defeat-The Cam
paign Was Said to Be Planned by
the War Secretary, Whose
Word Was Final.

London, March s.-The majority re-
port OF the commission appointed last
July to investigate the Dardanelles cam.
paign was made public to-day. The
commission reports that the late Lord
Kitchener, then war secretary, forwarded
the project and that when he gave de-
csion in the war council it was nvaria-
bly, accepted as final.
The despatch of troops to the east was
delayed three weeks, the report says, as
the result of the decision of Kitchener
which was not communicated to the then
first lord Of the admiralty, Winston
Spencer Churchill, on whose initiative
the project was undertaken. The com
mission report says that the naval ad-
visers would have preferred a Joint mill
tary and naval attack instead of an at
tack by the feet alone and declares that
these views should have been heard by
the war council, which was not justified
in coming to a decision without much
fuller investigation.
The possibility of making surprise
attack by land and water offered such
great military and political advantages,
the commission finds, that it was i'll -ad-
vised to sacrifice this possibility by de-
Gliding hastily to undertake purely ma
val attack. which from its nature could
not attain completely the objects de.
sired
The subject is difficult one, the COM
mission finds, on which to reach definite
conclusions regarding the relative degree
of responsibility and amount of praise
and blame which may reasonably be as.
signed to the principal authorities con-
carned
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
AMERICAN SHIP
MONGOLIA HAS
REACHED PORT
Carried 1900 Sacks Of Mail from United
States to London--British Steam
ship Cretic Arrives at
NaDleg

New York, March s.--The American
steamship Mongolia Of the Atlantic
Transport line, which left here on Feb.
20 with a cargo and 200 sacks of Unit
ed States mail, the first American vessel
to leave with mail since the German war
zone declaration, arrived safely at Lon
don on March 5, according to cable ad.
vices to-day. The mail was transferred
from the American line steamship St.
Louis, which was to have left here Feb
). The Mongolia is the fifth American
steamship to defy the German submarine
proclamation and reach port safely.
Word WAS also received OF the safe ar
rival OF the British steamship Crctic OF
the White Star line, which sailed Feb. 4
for Naples, She reached port on March 5
with W passcngerss OF whom six were
Americans, and the United States mail
Tor the Azores and Mediterranean ports.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
KEPT OPEN HOUSE.
st. Aldemar Commandery the Host at
Pleasant Affair.

st. Aldemar commandery kept open
house to the ladies at the asylum of the
Knights Templar in the Blanchard build
ing last evening. Around l25 people
were gathered there at o'clock to en-
JOY an entertainment in which musical
contributions and readings figured con
spicuously. Forselis orchestra played
an overture and afterward furnished mu
sic for dancing. Others who assisted
ereditably in the entertaining were:
Misses Catherine Martin and Merle Cow,
in vocal duet; Miss Madeline Melon
aid, as a reader; Miss Georgia Palmer,
vocal soloist; the Italian Glee club, in a
repertoire of popular and classical airs;
and Leslie Mercer, whose precocity as a
step dancer was admirably brought out.
Piper Isaac Riddle furnished the accom-
paniments while the lad executed as
many as five different dances.
Frank L. Small, the eminent comman-
der. had delivered hearty welcoming
address and the knights were still living
up to well merited traditions of hospital
ity when the program ended and the
dance order was gotten under way. Once
or twice the orchestra was spelled by the
glee club and the Italian musicians gave
of their best to the dancers. At inter
mission a delicious luncheon was served
by six young women, Miss Freda Ladd
Miss Mcdonald. Miss Hazel Mackay,
Miss Palmer, Miss Martin and Miss Merle
Cow
The committee in charge of the com
ladies' night included the fol
lowing knights: Dr. Joe w. jackson.
Homer C. Ladd. A. c. Tilden, John J.
Sowles and Harley ID. Stephens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Mary Solinger OF Burlington ar.
rived in the city yesterday to spend sew
erai days on a business trip.
James NJ. Healy of the Montpelier Ar.
gus staff went to Springfield Mass, to.
day, being called there by she death OF
his brother.
Attilio Dansei and Antonio Tocci, who
have been working as stoneeutters in
Hardwick during the past few months,
returned to Barre last evening and will
commence work in one of the North
Barre stonesheds some time during the
first of next week
L. /. Ingalls, of Burlington, who is
at the head of the Boys and Girls club
movement in Vermont, visited at the
county agents office yesterday, while en-
route TO Orange, where he gave lecture
on the movement which Vermont bust
ness men are trying to put through at
the present time. Yesterday was the
first day of the extension school in
Orange and a goodly number assembled
To listen to the different speakers who
took part in the program.
Members of the South Barre grange to
the number of IS journeyed to Williams
town in double and single teams last
evening to Join the Williamstown grange
in an evenings entertainment, which was
attended by about 100 grangers from
the two lodges. The people from the
Soutb Barre grange furnished the pro-
grim for the evenings festivities, and
the Willianlstown grange furnished
supper after the program. The program
was very carefully arranged and proved
to be a great hit with the grangers pres
ent. The opening number OF the enter
tainment was a vocal solo by Marjorie
Worcester. followed by a recitation by
William Dudley; reading, Mrs. Towne
piano solo, Cora Roberts. recitation,
Charles Persons. The closing number
was a farce by 10 young ladies Of the
South Barre society, who were dressed a.
,olored people and gave Mrs. Blacks
Pink Tea. After the program and sup
per, a social hour was enjoyed by all
present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
Gov. Graham Issued Order
to All the Listers of
Vermont
TO ENUMERATE
ABLE-BODIED MALES
House Adopts 8 Resolution
in Suppc : # Pres.
son

An executive order issued by Governor
Graham to-day authorized the listers of
each town and city in Vermont and the
supervisors of the unorganized towns
and cores to make an enrolment of all
able bodied citizens between the ages of
Is and As who are liable to military
the direction of the adjutant- general,
who viii furnish the listers with copies
of the blank form.
At the present time, Adjutant- General
Lee S. Tillotson is i'll at Miller's inn in
Montpelier, having been taken sick Tues
day with cold and throat trouble.
Vermont Supports Wilson.
That Vermont stands back of Presi-
dent Wilson in the present submarine is
sue was the gist of joint resolution in
troduced in the House to-day by Mr..
Bond OF Searsbure and adopted on the
part of the House. The resolution reads
as follows
Resolved by the Senate and House of
Representatives:
"That the state of Vermont, through
her legislature, duly assembled in regu-
lar session, does hereby renew her allie
giance and fealty to the government of
the United States and pledges her sup
port to the president in whatever lawful
tional honor;
ttIhaf ttfs hn 4ria a,sI
loyalty of her representatives in the
United States Senate, Hon. William P.
Dillingham; and Hon. Carroll S. Page,
and applaud their unselfsh and high.
minded devotion to the national welfare
in a grave international crisis;
THAT we approve of their desire to
authorize the president to arm Ameri-
can vessels in elf-defense against the
submarine menace, and we disapprove OF
the action of those who made it impos-
sible for that desire to find expression in
a vote;
THAT we further approve Of their sig
nature to manifesto expressing that
desire and conviction, and hereby sup
port and endorse their action;
That we also approve the loyal and
consistent support of the presidents po-
sition on this subject expressed in the
national House OF Representatives by
the votes of Congressman Frank l..
Sreene and Porter H. Dale;
That we further commend to our SEN
itors their consideration of such revision
If procedure as will make it henceforth
impossible for a small group of senators
% defeat the viii of the people. tie the
Presidents hands, and place us, before the
nations of the world, in false and hui
light;
That copy of this resolution be sent
o each of our representatives in Con-
-ress and an additional copy to Senator
to be by him transmitted TO
he president
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
LAND BANK OFFICERS.
List for Springfield, Mass, Bank Headed
By leonard G. Robinson.

Washington, ID. c., March S.--The fed
eral farm bospd yesterday announced
the appointment OF the following Off
GERS and directors OF the Federal Land
bank at Springfield, Mass:
President, Leonard &. Robinson of New
York; vice president, b. G. Mcintyre of
East Waterford, Me-; secretary, Edward
II. Wilkins OF Middletown, Conn; treas
urer, Edwin II. Forristall CT Cortland,
n. Y. The officers and Herbert Myrick
of Springfield. Mass, are named as di-
rectors. kingsman Brewster of Spring
field was appointed treasurer and attor-
ney. Mr.. Robinson, president of the new
bank, has been for many years in charge
OF the farm loan business of the Jewish
Agricultural and Industrial Aid society,
with headquarters in New York.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
ton to William Howard Taft to address
a Joint assembly.

ton to William Howard Taft to address
a Joint assembly.
Joint resolution to provide for joint
assembly to hear an address by William
Howard Taft.
An act TO establish the militia.
An act to enable the town OF Ben
nington to refund its bonded indebted
ness falling due July |, 1917.
An act to enable the town of Stowe
to issue its bonds or notes for the pur-
pose of raising money with which to re-
pair, make additions to and equip the
schoolhouse in the village OF Stowe.
An act to amend subdivision NJ. OF
See. 49S of the public statutes; relating
TO exemptions from taxation.
An act TO allow towns to vote schol-
arships to deserving students.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
TWELVE SHIPS ESCAPED.
Submarines Made Unsuccessful Attacks
on Them

London, March s.-An official state
ment issued yesterday says that % Brit.
ish merchant vessels were sunk by mine
or submarine during the week ending
March 4. OF these IA were of 1000 tons
gross or over and nine were under | 600.
The statement includes one merchant
vessel and one fishing vessel sunk dur
ing the previous week but not included
in previous statement.
Twelve British merchant vessels we're
unsuccessfully attacked by submarines
during the week
The number of merchant vessels of all
nationalities of more than 100 tons net
arriving at United Kingdom ports during
the week was 2,52S. The number sailing
was 2,477. These figures are exclusive of
fishing and local craft.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
AZ SHIPS WERE
SUNK RECENTLY"
BY GERMANS
Admiralty Report States That Tonnage
of Destroyed Vessels Was eI,ooo--
Twenty-Five Were Steamships.

Berlin, via wireless, March s.-The ad.
miralty made the following announce
ment to-day: "Twenty-one steamships,
10 sailing vessels and l6 fishing craft,
with an aggregate gross tonnage of o.
600, have been sunk recently by German
submarines"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
GERMANS FLEEING
INTO MEXICO BY
HUNDRED A DAY
Have Received Passports in New York
and Are Going by Rail
to Mexico.

New York, March s.-The Mexican
consulate general here is issuing pass.
ports to Germans At the rate Of more
than 100 per day. Four hundred Ger
mans have applied for and received their
passports this week. Most Of them 20
TO Mexico by rail via san Antonio.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
IMPORTS INCREASE.
In Month of February They Amounted
to s2,154,o75.

St Alhans, March s.-The total inn
ports in customs collection district No.
,, for February, were S2,l54,075. The
total exports for the month were sS.-
4S5.705. The duties collected were SIS,
65975 For February, 1916, the imports
were sl,72e605; exports, s7,7l3,O74 Du-
ties collected. S2l, $50.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF SUGAR.
ST Albans Has Only Enough to Last the
Day Out.

St Albsns. March s.-There is a Sc
rious shortage Of sugar in this city and
local dealers DO not know when they
viii get more The city has barely
enough to last the day out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
ADRIATIC NEARING PORT.
White Star Liner Sends Wireless of All
Well.

New York, March s.--A wireless mes
sage from the White Star liner Adriatic
in mid-ocean stated that all we're well
and SIZE was expected TO arrive in New
York late Saturday or on Sunday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
More sore Throats in s.. Albans.

st. Albans. March s-Sinee Monday
morning. 30 cases Of septic sore throat
have been reported TO the local health
ohicer. DR. Arthur Morton. II is said
some doctors are not reporting their
cases.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
A Child Dies of Acute Indigestion.

Harold George Chase, youngest child
of Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Chase, died sud
denly yesterday of acute Indigestion,
having been i'll since Sunday. Besides
its parents, the child leaves two brothers
and two sisters. The funeral will be
held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
WINTER CASE
OF PARALYSIS
Waterbury Child Has Pro.
nounced Case of the
Disease
HOW DISEASE WAS
TAKEN is A MYSTERY
Burlington Physician Cor.
roborated the Local
Diagnosis

Waterbury, March s.--A case of infan.
tile paralysis has been discovered here,
the patient being Marion, 23-month- old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. James Finnegan
of Winooski street. The case was pro-
nounced yesterday to be infantile paraly-
sis, and the diagnosis was corroborated
by DR.. Edward Taylor and his assistant,
who were called from Burlington. The
child's left arm is paralyzed. How the
child could have contracted the disease is
not known, as Mrs. Finnegan has been
very careful because of the prevalence
of measles in town 1t is said that the
child was taken to no other home than
that of her grandmother.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-08
Signed BY Governor

Gov. Graham has signed the following
Joint resolution relating to adjourn
ment over the annual March meeting.
Joint resolution to extend an invita-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
To Use Publicity
Against ScaIpers
In Worlds Series

]. ,4--47g
iickee scalpe1s VINO ate liz Dln1lIs
tnelr FORCES 10 reap soiueh LAZY est
out OF the Worlo series are going 70
have the battle OF their hVes, writes
l.. u. Sanoorn IN the chicago IriDune.
Cnaries Com1sKey declares Iaal Aoi
every reserved seat soio 1or tne sAnnes
played In Cnlcago ne Will nave Inc
name and ADDRESS OF the purchaser
ana Tor every seat lnab gets INTO Inc
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
Champions of Former
Times Sold Titles to T.
Rivals Very Cheaply

The history of boxing may, be di-
vided into several well defined
periods. and of all of them the most
obscure and ignorninious is that be-
tween 1850 and 1850, when the game
narrowly escaped extinction All
fight fans are familiar with the great
deeds OF Ffgg and Broughton, the
fathers of boxing, and with the names
Of Tom johnson, Dan Mendoza, Jem
BIecher and other ring performers Of
the period from 1880 onward, but the
intervening time and its bruisers have
been permitted to fall into deserved
oblivion. Bill Stewens.a George Meggs,
George Millson, Tom Jochau. Bill
Darts, Tom Lyons, Peter Corccfan.
Harry Sellers and DugganzFearns are
names totally unknown to the aver
age fan, yet all were claimants Of the
championship.
In nearly every case the title
changed hands in fixed battles, sor in
bouts so disgraced because OF their
savagery and foul methods that they
sickened the supporters OF the sport
and left it with scarcely a leg TO stand
on. This dark ages period of box
ing began with the defeat of Jack
Slack, the conqueror OF Broughton, in
1850. and continued to Sept. Is, 1880.
just 1877 years ago today. when Dug
gan Fearns became champion by
defeating Harry, Sellers in the short
est championship bout in ring history
1t lasted only about minute, when
Fearns, an Irishman, landed a light
blow, and Sellers toppled over and
declined. to get up.
There is little doubt that the affair
was a fake, and the Hfbernian tri-
umph was SO transparent fraud
that Fearns was ostracised even in his
own country. At the time it seemed
that the sport had received its death
blow. but after few years it was re-
vived by Tom Johnson, or "JackIing. =,
who was a real fighter. Bill Stevens
who won the title from Slack. was
the first of the fakirs, and he sold
his title to George Meggs for a paltry,
$3.50. George Hillson twice whipped
Meggs, and claimed the shonors," but,
he was defeated in 1868 by Tom
Juchau, German. TAe fact that
Teuton held the title aroused consid-
cradle interest among the FANS and
they made UP a purse of So 600 for a
bout between Juchau and Bill Darts
The affair was a Joke. and Darts
became the title holder, but the ex-
hibition was so miserable that most
of the sincere followers of the game
turned against it. Tom Lyons. a
waterman, gained the belt by the
easy process of whipping Darts.
Another fake fight gave the cham
pionshfp to Peter Corcorans an Irish
man, who paid $500 for the belt.
Peter was a somewhat better scrapper
than his predecessors, but he sue
cumbed to Harry Sellers. The latter
bartered his belt to Duggan Fearns
in 1880, but Fearns made bad bar
gain, for the game was In such disre-
pute that he could get no matches.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
WILLIE JACKSON is
BEATEN BY CLINE
In LIVELY BATTLE

New York. Sept. 25.-Patsy Cline
soutpointed Willie Jackson by a shade
I'm their 16-round bout last night at
the Manhattan A. c. 1t was a hum
inner from the tap of the bell to the
klastsround.s Both boys weighed in at
t1s1 ~ pounds. Jackson entered the
ring with a patch over his right eye
which told everybody his left was
bad.
In the first few rounds it was a
.nghtning exhibition, with neither do
ling much. damage. Jackson. worked
faster and popped over his left re-
peatedly. When they started of in
the Fourth both were tired and afraid
of each other and danced through
that session. The fifth, sixth and
seventh were all in favor of Jackson.
las Cline skept away.
! In the eighth. Cline drove Jackson
zround the ring with vicious body
blows jackson 3abbed his left, but
hhere wsss not much behind It. Cline
kept up+tIs good work in the ninth,
Though Jackson fought back like a
Fdemon. Both fought at terrific speed
Pin the final period.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
GOOD CARD IS
ARRANGED FOR
FRIDAYS SHOW

GOOD CARD-SPORTs
1t looks as if the boxing show to be
held at the Casino next Friday night
for the benefit of the Red Cross war
fund, will raise a. large amount of
money for that deserving organiza-
ton. Tickets have been selling fast
and only this morning Matchmaker
AL Burdick, received an order for so
tickets from the room in the Rening-
ton ARMS plant where AL Thomas for
merly worked. Thomas will ) tackle
Johnny Clinton in a ten round bout.
The boys have met twice before. Clin-
ton won the first time and on their
last meeting in Boston. Thomas got
the referees decision :
K. o. Eggers, the New York. boxer,
worked out with Young McAulife
yesterday in order to get the local boy
in shape for his bout with Billy
Hughes, which will be the star event
of the card. Eggers said McAu1fffe is
hitting harder than last spring. Billy
Hughes is training at the Acorn A. c.
and is in great shape. The bout is
scheduled for IL rounds
The senli-dnal will have Billy De-
Foe Of this city and Harry Nelson,
one of the leading featherweights in
the east. Although he has never ap-
peared here before. Nelson's record is
good. He has boxed such boys as
Willie jackson, JOHNNY Hayes. Dutch
Brandt and frankie Britt of New Bed
ford. :
B. I. Ashnnun's Red Cross team will
attend the show in a body, a block
of ten ringside seats having been rs..r-.
chased.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-09-25
HARVARD FOOTBALL
ELEVEN AT WORK

Cambridge, Mass. Sept. PA call
to candidates for football. baseball
and track teams to report today was
sent out last night by the Harvard
athletic authorities. Candidates for
the crew have been ordered to report
on Thursday. Hugh Duffy will coach
the baseball msn, "Pooch'' Donovan
the track team. and bill" Haines
the crew..
First practice of the football play
ers will be started today by Percy
Haughton, coach Of former years.
daughton will not act as regular
coach, but will devote his spare time
to the team and will assist a regular
coach If one is selected
The war has made coaches as
scarce as players at Harvard. It was
said last night that prospects were
bright for securing an "informar'
football team, and that if one was
rounded up an informal schedule
would be arranged. The athletic au-
thorities hope to have regular inter-
collegiate schedules for the baseball
and track teams and the crew next
spring.