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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
ORDERED TO FRANCE.
Don c. Stiles Made Flying Visit to Old
Home in ST. Johnsbury.

-. Johnsbury. March Is. Don c.
stiles. who has been at Camp Bcaure-
gard. La. for the past seven months in
y. NJ. C. \. work. spent Sunday at his
old home. where he was most cordially
greeted by his many friends. lie spoke
at the Methodist sunday school service
and IN both the union services sunday
evening. stressing particularly the need
Of aWaking 10 the seriousness Of the sit
uation. He has been ordered to Frauee
10 continue his work among the French
troors and starts AZ oncc Tor the foreign
field soon after the war vas declared.
Mr. stiles enlisted IN this work and sold
a wcll-esiahlisied stationery aud nov.
-toe w - Johusbuiy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
MRS. MERCY A. BENNETT.
Died Sunday Afternoon at the Home of
Daughter, Mrs. Riley Burgess.

The death of Mrs. Mercy A, Bennett
occurred at o'clock Sunday afternoon
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Riley
Burgess of the Montpelier road, where
she had been passing the winter. Mrs
Bennett came to Barre from Maine soon
after the death of her husband in No
vember. Latterly her health had de-
clined steadily, and for the past five
weeks her condition was serious. Be-
sides her daughter, she leaves two sons,
Loren Bennett of Searsmount, Me-. and
Charles Bennett of this city. A sister
lives in Montana. Mrs. Bennett was 80
years old and a native of Maine.
Funeral services at the house this aft
ernoon at 2:30 o'clock were in charge of
Rev. W. !. VI. Beattie. rector of the
Church of the Good Shepherd. To-mor-
row morning at 1920 o'clock the body
will be taken over the Central Vermont
railroad to Searsmount, where inter
ment will be made in the family lot in
the village cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
20 PER CENT SUBSTITUTE.
Or Stop Baking Bread on March 20, Is
Word to Vermont Bakeries.

st. Alhans, March Is. s.-"Nictory bread
or close" is the slogan of the national
food administration as regards bakers
declared Acting Federal Food Admins.
traitor John T. Cushing to-day. who fur.
ther stated that all administrators in
every state are now under orders from
Washington to see that beginning March
| 20, all bakers are either putting mini
mum OF 20 per cent OF substitutes in
| their bread and rolls or are not baking
AT all.
This means that every baker in Yer
mont who is not using the required 20
per cent Of wheat flour substitutes in
bread and rolls must cease baking these
products on the Goth of this month and
must not resume operations until they
are prepared to use the substitutes as
required upon pain of revocation of their
license Mr.. Cushing explained
Mr.. Gushing stated that all county
administrators and local representatives
have been instructed TO keep close watch
in this connection and are TO report inn
mediately bakers who are not observing
the regulations Bakers who are using
the reqiired substitutes are also invited
to report competitors who are below the
20 per cent, for those who support the
government should be given full protee
tion against unjust and disloyal compe
titiOn.
This order should not affect many
bakers in Vermont at this time" the
acting administrator said, for only two
bakers has asked for the Today exemp-
tion which was allowed bakers some
days ago in case they did not have the
substitutes and could not obtain them.
Every day has seen an increase in the
amount of substitutes coming into the
state and bakers, moved to exert them
selves because Of the severe penalty of
having their license revoked. should sue.
eeed in securing the substitutes.
Where 1t is absolutely necessary. bak
ers may make use OF potatoes as sub |
stitute and they are urged to do this |
rather than to suspend operations Po. I
tatoes may be used by the bakers, and I
by the bakers alone, as a substitute, four |
pounds of potatoes being required in
place of one pound of the cereal substi- |
tutes. Bakers who can not secure the
substitutes are requested TO report this
fact to the administrators Immediately.
ntil March 81 rye is a substitute for
bakers, after which date it will be re.
moved from the legal list"
In commenting on this new order Mr..
ushing said it should bring realiza
ion Of the wheat -four situation and
ihould stimulate the people into renewed
'Horts at conservation of this commodi-
". THE baking business is a most i'm
,ortant one he said, "and we NAV all
,e assured that this drastic step has
,een taken with reluctance and would
lot be resorted to except under the d
ect necessity, The American people
re facing their first real home test of
he war. Great events hang on the man
Ter in which they meet it. Ii is not an
xaggeration to say that if we can't save
he food we have little hope for saving !;
urselves'
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
BORN IN WILLIAMSBURG.
Elmer c. Farnham Died Sunday Evening
at His Home in Barre.

Elmer Clark Fsrnham. lifelong resi-
dent Of Barre and Nilliamstown. pa assed
away ut his home on the Merchant street
extension Sunday evening al q o'clock.
He had been in failing health Tor some
time, and since Christmas his condition
had declined steadily He was born
in Willismstown Aug 20. 1859. aud
came to Barre a. youug man. He was
engaged for a time a. farmer aud later
followed the occupation Of a tcamstcr
Mr Farnhsm j. survived hv his wife.
his daughter. Mrs Guy Toley of Fast
Montpelier aud his son Dean T. Pam
ham. of Barre
Funeral services will be held in 4. W.
Badger s Cos marjusry chapel Tibsdav
afternoon 81 uelock. Rev q B. Rear
don pastor 81 the Univer-alis, church.
ofiicisfng The body will b. PLACED in
the taulf ~ Fimvopd and iutermeui IN
Iiare cemetery IS o. bc made in the
sprIng
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
Russian '1pbassador Bakh-
meteff y | Advocate CO.
opera N with Allies
RUSSIA EXISTENCE
THREAT sNED, HE SAYS
Conditioi SImposed by Ger
many Threatens His Coun-
try's independence

Washington, d. G., March ls-Russa's
acceptance of the German peace terms
was denounced to-day by the Russian
ambassador Bakhmeteif, who last No
vember formally rcpudiated the Bolshe.
vik government. The conditions imposed
by Germany, he said, threaten the exist
cnce and independence of the country.
The embassy, he declared, will continue
to advocate cooperation with the allies
in the war on Germany.
Bakhmeteff said; "1he Russian en-.
bassy reafiirms its deep conviction that
the people of Russia cannot accept as a
definite solution of their struggle for lib
erty this settlement of violence brought
forth by conquest, anarchy and despair"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
STRICKEN WHILE TELEpHoNINc.
Mrs. Lulu Demeuitt OF Montpelier Died
Soon Afterward.

Mrs. Lulu tYmungl DcMerrit, aged ~
years. died suddenly in her tenement IN
the opera house block in Montpelier sat
urday night She was talking over the
telephone with Mrs. IIutehins in Wat
crbury when the fatal illness came upon
her. The telephone operator heard her
groaning over the line. and calling Stella
Boyce, another operator. who knew Mrs.
DeMerrtt, 10 her end Of the operating
hoard. she sent the young woman 10
Mrs. DeAlerritt's tenement. Mrs. De
Merritt was alone AZ the time and Miss
Boyce did what she could for her and
then called Il physician, who gave her
medical assistance, but her heart did not
respond 10 treatment and she died about
7:l5 o'clock. She suffered from some
months Of hardening of the arteries.
Lulu Young was born April ., 1868,
in CLYDE, y. V, but came TO Vermont to
live early in life, having lived for some
years in Waterbury. She was an artist
of considerable ability and during her
stay in Waterbury had large class in
painting. This she followed to some eX.
tent after coming to Montpelier. She
was also quite accomplished in music
and had at different times taught music.
She came TO Montpelier to live in 1910,
and had lived in that city since that
time. excepting for a short time that she
was housekeeper for wealthy family
in Melrose, Mass.
She is survived by one son, Clayton
J. DeMerritt, who lived with her, and her
mother, Mrs. O. H. Swift, OF Danbury.
~oun Tho funeral will occur from thr
Episcopal parish house at ? o'clock Tues
lay afternoon. The burial will be in
Green Mount cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18

WRECK NEAR MIDDLESEX.
Tore Up Track and Wore Out Passengers
Patience

| Traffic was tied up on the Central Yer
mont railway Saturday afternoon and
evening by the derailment of 10 cars and
the tender of the engine of a northbound
| freight ON the Richardson fiat, about
one half mile east of Middlesex village.
The cause OF the accident was not
learned, although it was generally under
stood that the track got out of line,
which resulted in the spreading of the
rails under the weight of the heavy en-
gine 423 as it passed over the spot. The
tender was thrown almost crosswise of
the track.
The southbound evening passenger
train and the milk train were at Middle
sex, while the northbound afternoon mail
train was at Montpelier junction, where
they waited until the wreck was cleared
up. The derailed cars were back on the
track about $3.50 o'clock but it was not
until after II o'clock that the track was
in shape so that the mail train could 90
over the place en- route to Montreal. The
northbound train was backed into Mont
pelier about I o'clock and the passengers
given an hour for supper, after which
the train was run again to Montpelier
junction, where it remained until the
wreck was cleared.
A four horse hitch from Montpelier
was sent to Middesex and brought TO
Montpelier a load of people who were
on the southbound trains Freeman Fay, |
who was at Middlesex when the accident !
took place, decided that he could walk |
to Montpelier before the track would be
cleared and started on the trip but a
team overlook him so that he reached |
the city about o'clock Several people |
were brought in rigs that they hired
Considerable censure was heard among
The passengers that the branch passen
ger train was not run to the place and
he passengers at MiddleseX allowed to
walk to il, then enjoy warm ride to
Montpelier. Those going TO Barre from
he afternoon mail train went on the
rolley cars.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
DIED AT AGE OF 81.
Mrs. Jane Crane of Wrightsville Had
Long Been Ill.

Mrs. Jane Smith Crane, aged 81 years,
died at the home of Mrs. Cassius Cooley,
her daughter in Wrightsyille Saturday
evening, following a long illness of hard
ening of the arteries, although she was
in bed but few weeks, She was born
Aug. I, 1886. in Quebec, and came to
Vermont at the age OF l6 years. Forty
three years ago she was married to Al
bert Crane. who died II years ago She
is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Cooley;
two stepdaughters, Mrs. NJ. /. Coffrin
of Bristol, Conn, and Mrs. Minnie A.
Sanders of Barre and several grandchil
dren, Earl Cooley of Montpelier, Mrs.
Earl Howard of Piermont, n. H., Mrs.
George Grant of Atlanta, Ga, Mrs. Mark
Cutler of Barre, Mrs. John McCone of
Hartford, Conn, and Albert Bower of
Worcester. Mass She also leaves one
sister. Mrs William Nish of Montreal
The funeral will be private and will be
held from her late home Tuesday after
noon,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
FUNERAL OF F. BROGGINI.
Was Held Saturday Afternoon, Burial
Will Be in Hope Cemetery Later.

The funeral of Enrico Broggini, whose
death at his home on North Main street
Tuesday night followed long illness,
was held at the house Saturday after
noon at o'clock. The bearers were: B.
Comolli, G. Spanzanoli, c. Canerzasi, c.
Lamperti, g. Guiduli, and G. Bottamini
There were many floral tributes and a
large number of Mr.. Broggini's country
men came together. for the obsequies.
The body was placed in the vault at
Elmwood, and interment in the spring
will be made in Hope cemetery.
The floral tributes included the follow
ing: Pillow, from the son; harp, from
the wife; harp from brother in law,
John Brusa, of Northfield; wreath, from
friends in the house of Zleose: cross,
from the employees of the Star Granite
Co.; bouquet, from his cousin. A. Per
letti; bouquet. from Mr.. and Mrs. Ruffo:
bouquet from Maria Columbo and daugh-
ter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
AMERICAN TANKER
SINK SUBM4RINE
Hours Battle Resulted in Defeat for the
German, and Three Shells Struck
the Steamer.

An Atlantic Port. March lS.-At the
end of an hours hattie between a Ger
man submarine and an American tank
steamer, which arrived here yesterday
the O-hoat apparently WIS sunk, accord
ing TO the officers of the American vessel
One of the crew of the tanker was
wounded by the shell fire of the subma
rinc. The other shots struck the Amer
lean ship, which was not seriously dam
aged.
The fight took place in the British
channel Feb. ~. The American vessel
was about - hours from British port
when the U.boat was sighted. The tank
er tried Ia escape and was pursued After
the American vessel had been within tor
pedo range for some time, the U-boat be-
gan shelling her.
The tanker halted and gave battle
The officers said the shrapnel shells fired
by the American gun crew either fell
short or passed over the U.boat for "A
time. but finally one struck the subma
rine fairly in the center and she disap.
peared Immediately.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
BIG GERMAN FORCE
nv MYSTERIOUS FOR4Y
Attacked Extreme Right Of American
Sector Northwest of Toul and Soon
Withdrew, Only a Few Ger
mans Entering Amer
lean Lines.

With the American Army i'm France,
Saturday. March 10 tBy Associated
Press After terrific artillery prep
aration this morning, large numbers of
the enemy crossed No Mans land on the
extreme right of the American sector
northwest of Toul. Apparently the pur
pose of the raid was quickly accom-
plished and only comparatively small
number entered our lines Permission
has not been given TO mention the mum
ber of casualties.
This raid. like most of the others, was
designed to gather information by means
of taking prisoners.
East of Lmeville our patrols have ex.
plored part of the German trench which
our artillery forced the enemy to aban-
don. Patrols proceeded laterally until
they established contact with the Ger
mans. Our reconnaissance and wire pa
trols found snipers' posts listening, posts
and nests from which machine guns had
been firing on our lines. The artillery
attended To all these posts. The Ger
man positions have been made so un-
comfortable at several places that they
are now trying to regain foothold by
shell holes.
Our troops have been subjected to an
heavy artillery fire for the |
past % hours. More than 24O shells |
which make craters 20 feet deep and 80 !
feet in diameter fell in one section of the |
line. In another section batteries have |
been shelled heavily. More gas shells !
have fallen in both the Toul and Lline-
vile sectors, the larger number in the |
former
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
War Departments Weekly
Review Does Not Tell
Reasons Why
VAST PREPARATIONS
NOT TO BE UTILIZED
Unless the Germans Are
Forced into an Of
fensive

Washington, ID. c., March ls-ln the
weekly review to-day the war depart
ment records the conclusion that the Ger.
mans, in spite of their vast preparations,
will not take the offensive this spring
unless forced into it. The nature of the
information, upon which the opinion is
based, was not disclosed.
The statement describes the activities
of the American troops ON five separate
fronts, one of them close TO the Swiss
border, but adds nothing to the press
reports.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
CARRIED 40 BOTTLES.
Canadian Taken Off Train on Charge of
Smuggling.

Burlington, March ls.-Louis Superior
Canadian. was brought TO Burlington
Yesterday, following his arrest at New
port on the charge of smuggling a habit
forming drug into the United States. Su-
perior was on a Boston bound sleeper
when taken. Forty ounces were found in
bundle of Montreal newspapers at the
foot of his berth.
He is believed by his own admissions.
TO be another employe of the big syndi
cate now furnishing drugs TO wealthy
New York addicts He admits he was
under pay and took the job because he
was broke II. Snowden, the negro por-
ter on Superior's train, was also taken
into custody.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
GIRL KILLED HERSELF.
After Her Sweetheart Objected to an
Early Marriage

Boston. March Is.-A few minutes
after she had quarreled with her sweet
heart over the date of their wedding.
Miss Matte McKenny shot herself
through the head in the parlor Of her
her home in the Fast Boston district last
night and died on the way to the hos
pital. She was 20 years of age.
Harold Bergstrom, her fanee. told the
police that the girl showed disappoint-
ment when he suggested that their we'd
ding day would have to be postponed be
cause he had To support his mother
Bergstrcm said that he left the par
lor. but was hardly across the threshold
when he heard q revolver shot. Running
hack into the room, he said he found
Miss Mckenncy lying on the floor with
a wound over her left eve
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
DANISH SHIP SUNK.
Captain Protested in Vain Against Ger
man Threat.

London. March ls.-The sinking out
side the German danger zone two days
ago by German submarine of the Dan
ish steamship Randelsborg, l,55l tons
gross, is reported in an Exchange Tele-
graph despatch from Copenhagen. The
captain was taken on board the subma
rne and entered protest, bht' the Ger
man commander said that unless the
ship was abandoned within five minutes
she would he sunk with all hands.
The Germans seized all food on board,
as well as other articles, and carried off
the captain of the vessel. They promised
to tow the boats to Norway, but instead
of doing 50 left the men to their fate.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
Figured in Serious Sim Fein
Rioting in Belfast
Sunday
MANY OF INJURED
SENT TO HOSPITAL
Military Had to Be Called
Out Before Disturbance
Was Put Down

Belfast. March is. In rioting between
mob of Sim Feiners and the police in
the nationalist quarter early Sunday
sticks and stones were the chief weapons
hut some revolver shots were heard.
Many persons, including some policemen,
were sent TO the hospitals.
The trouble arose when the police tried
TO break up Sim Fcin meeting in a
vacant lot, addressed by Professor DE
Valera, Sim Fein member OF Parlla-
ment. Order was not restored until the
military was brought on the scene.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
DECLINES CHURCH UNION.
Universalists Of st. Johnsbury Will Hold
Separate Services.

II. Aihans. March ls.-Rcv. George r.
Forticr. state superintendent Of Univer-
salist churches. announces that al a meet
inc Of the First Universalist church Of
IT. Johnsbury Il was voted 10 decline the
invitation 10 unite with the Concreea-
tional sociciy "a that place. The invita-
tiou wa extended also To the Netbodist
church The lniVcrsalisi church win
continue 10 D. supplied by Rev. a. I.
Eaton ~ -. Johusburv. Srr,;,es ain
~ held every Sunday instead 81 alter
nate ~uudav- as formerly
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18

fenncll. Llo,d Frost. Millard y, Gate
wood, John !. Gotch, Clyde W Hall. I'd
gar 4. Hartmann. Oscar !. Hill, Iola !
johnson, James !. jones, Frank Lewis
Carl Cy kuedeking, William H. Miller
Clifford y. Patty, Arthur y, rclkey
Steve Radano,ieh, Vernon l., Riddle
George Skitarelioh. owen l., Taylor
Thomas ]. 1horla, Charles A, ungor, An'
gust van oyen, William Nenner Frank
!. White, James i. White.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
EARLY COMMENCEMENT.
University of Vermont to Start Exer-
cises on May S.

Burlington. March lS-The commence
mcnt exercises of the University of Yer
mont will be held this wear the week be-
ginning Sunday, MAY ). on which day
the haccalaureate sermon will be deliv-
cred by Rev W Herman Hopkins Of the
First Presbyterian church OF Albany. y.
y. in the absence Of President Benton.
who Is doing war work in France
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
CAMP DEvENs HEALTHIEsr.
But There Are oIs Cases in the Hospital
There.

Aver. Mas, March ls.-Camp Doyens
J. tho heaithiest national army canton
mcnt IN the country. according to
statement given ont a. ths base hospital
last night The sick rate j. ONLY - IN
loo There are al3 cases in the hos
pital az present. including 46 cases ~
Irueumonia. ~ of ucssles. u II scarlet
fever and two of JiYhihcris
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
They Constituted Part of the
Forces in Chemin Des
Danes Sector
ALL NEW ENGLAND
STATES REPRESENTED
Identification of the Troops
Just Permitted by
Censor

With the American Army in France,
Sunday, March l7.--tBy the Associated
Press The American troops, who have
been in action along the Chemin dcs
DANES. are division composed exclu-
siyely of New England units. All the
New England states have been represent
ed, troops from Massachusetts, having
been especially active. lndentiiication
hitherto has been prohibited by the cen
sOr
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
Died of Diseases.
Wounded Slightly.

First Lieut. Harold VI. Hirsch. Sergt.
Willard Bion Brown; Corporal~ Roy de-
Bruyn. Robert H. Griffith. John turski
stephen . Halla. James =. Murray Bu
gler Nilbur Thomas Tritatc- Theodore
y. Barrett. Elmer = Bell Asa p Roai
man. John ~ Cooper, Earl T. ncI.ong.
Rich z. Dowd. John Fcduruk, Robert G.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
Orleans Factory Has Large Contract.

Orleans. March lS.-The Chandler pi-
ano box factory began work to-day on a
large order of boxes Il an entirely dif
fercnt line from their regular werk and
upon which a dozen women wiH - en-
vloYci
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18

Nikolayev, which lies on the Bug river,
in the estuary of the Dneper has occu-
pied a prominent place in the naval de-
fenses of Russia. 1t has a great navy
yard and is the seat of the military gov
ernor, who is commander of the Black
sea fleet II lies about 20 miles north
east of Odessa and is reported to be Rus
sa's great wheat storing center.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
GERMANS OCCUPY NIKoLAYEv.
Seized Site of Great Russian Navy Yard
and Wheat Storage Center.

London, March ls.-The Germans have
occupied Nikolayev, in addition to odes-
sa, according TO Reuter- dispatch from
Petrograd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-18
40 NAMES ON LIST
OF Casualties Published Sunday by the
War Department.

Washington, March Is - Forty-nine
names appeared on yesterdays casualty
list issued by the war department. Eight
men died OF diseases, one died of acci-
dent. one was wounded severely. and 80
were slightly wounded. The only com
missioned officer named i First Lieut.
Harold W. HirSch. slightly wounded.
Died of Diseases.
Corporal Robert Edward Byrnc; Pri-
Yates William 7. Bruenha. Herbert Won
Ait. James u. Stewart. John VI. Crowch
Warren G. Hauser, Charles Besty, Steve
Norman.
Died Of Accident
Private Oliver !. BoufFord
Wounded Severely.
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