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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
GET READY TO SILVER
For the Remainder of Eastern America
Is Doing 1t.

Washington, ID. c.. Jan. IA cold
wave equal in severity to that of a week
ago, was approaching the East last night
from the West, where zero temperatures
prevail. Lowering temperatures to-day
are accompanied by rain and high winds
in the middle Atlantic district, followed
by general snow tonight or Sunday and
increasing cold weather.
The cold wave originated in the far
Northwest, and the line of zero tempera-
lures reported yesterday east of the
Rocky mountains had moved eastward
last night, reaching beyond the Missis-
sippi river and extending from the, lakes
to the gulf.
A storm of considerable intensity pre-
eedes the cold. being central last night
over eastern Tennessee and moving ON
toward the coast. 1t was attended yes
terday by SHOWS in southern states from
the Mississippi to the Carolinas and Vir
ginia.
Williston, n. d., was the coldest city
in the country last night, the mercury
there registering % degrees below zero.
1t was Is below at Omaha, IA below at
Kansas City and two below at Oklahoma
City, while at Louisville the reading was
zero. At Memphis the mercury stood at
eight above and the cold extended across
the South and into northern Florida,
where freezing temperatures were re-
ported.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
POISONED BY OYSTERS.
One Member of the Family Died and
Three Others Were Ill.

st. Adams, Jan. l2.-Mrs. James Bo-
cash died at her home on Federal street
Wednesday evening of ptomaine poison
ing, probably caused by eating oysters.
She had been i'll since Monday night. She
would have been 50 years old April 30
next. Mrs. Bocash is survived by her
husband; three daughters, Mrs Joseph
Patterson of Fairfield Mrs. Annie La
bounty and Miss Sadie Bocash of this
city; one son, Frank Bocash of this city,
and II grandchildren; also by three
brothers, Eli Raney of this city, John
Raney of Laeonia, N. H., and Fred Ran
ey of Bakersfield, and three sisters, Mrs
Viola Raney of this city, Mrs. Eugene
Papps of Derry, N. H., and Mrs. Loyisa
Beers of Enosburg Falls.
Three other members of the family
who suffered somewhat from the poison
ing have recovered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
ICE CUTTERS SLID IN.
But Water Was Too Cold for the Week
end Bath

Two ice harvesters missed by some
inches cold grave in the Jockey Hollow
mill pond this morning, when row of
cakes, slipping from its moorings, pre-
cipitated William Dunham and young
er man, named Holt, into the water. The
accident is said to have involved some
of the features which were remembered
by the man up tree, who sawed off
the limb on which he was sitting Mr..
Durham had started we'll toward the
bed of the river and there was danger
that the current would bear him down
stream when he made supreme effort
and came to the surface His companion
grabbed the solid ice "a he slid down
into the water and all of his bath hap
pened below the ears. Both were sue
cessful in scrambling to the bank. and
once on friendly shores they lost no
time in seeking shelter. They warmed
their badly chilled bodies and dried their
clothing at the home of B. H. Griffith,
and unless pneumonia or other complica-
tions popularity regarded as adiuncts of
winter bathing develop they will be none
the worse for their experience.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
FIGHT TO THE DEATH.
Is Great Britain Word to Germany, Says
Sir Frederick Smith.

New York, Jan. l2.-Britain has re-
solved to fight Germany to the death, a
determination strengthened by Americas
entry into the struggle, Sir Frederick
Edwin Smith. attorney general Of Great
Britain, declared last night in delivering
the annual address before the New York
State Bar association.
"As the humble mouthpiece here to-
night of the British" he said, Il bring
you this message; Reinforced and com.
forted by your alliance, clasping the
hands of this country tonight, we say:
Whatever happens, whatever the cost
may be, of blood and treasure, whatever
mortgages we draw upon the future vi
tality of our stock and upon our future
resources, this quarrel goes through to
the death"
New phases of national development"
was the subject of Mr.. Smiths address.
America entered the war he declared,
only because it is essential to our safe
ty that ihe pretentions of brute force
should be defeated" and because the ma
tion Cannot live in peace and security
unless there is firmly established among
the nations the reign of law"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
TALK OFTHE TOWN

The condition of Alfred Morgan of
Pearl street, who is receiving treatment
for septicemia at the City hospital as
the result of a slight injury TO his hand.
remained practically unchanged to-day.
An anti-tetanus serum has been injected.
and il is thought that the progress of the
infection has been arrested.
The American Cheer club held one of
its regular meetings with Mrs. A. H.
Lund. "a Sheridan street, Thursday aft
ernoon, in honor of Mrs. Eva Perkins.
who to-day left Barre to make her home
in Springfield, Mass. Some played cards
and other games and at 8 O'Clock seven
course dinner was served. All American
dishes were served After dinner Mrs.
Lund was given a rising vote Of thanks
The party broke up BY wishing Mrs
Perkins many pleasures in her new home.
and stood and sang The star Spzngled
Banner" before leaving for their homes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
BARRE EAGLES AHEAD.
Defeated ths Montpelier Men in Nearly
Every Encounter.

Eagles of the local aerie strengthened
their grip on the intercity championship
at the capital last night by capturing a
comfortable majority of the matches in
the tournament with Montpelier Eagles
The visitors were royalty entertained by
the Montpelier aerie, who proved them
selves capable and willing hosts, even in
the face of defeat. Bowling, pool. bill
liards and cards figured in the encoun-
ters. and in nearly every match the
Barre Eagles triumphed The gathering
was one of several meetings arranged by
the inter-aerie committees last fall Five
of the tournaments were held before the
holidays, and the remaining four are to
continue through the months of January.
February and March. Below is the tab
ulated account of last nights play.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
SOLDIER, LAWYER, TEACHER.
John E. Wheelock Died at Sons Home in
Colchester.

Milton, Jan. II. = John +. Wheelock
died at the home of his son, Ruel, in Col
chester yesterday, aged II years. Mr..
Wheelock was one of the Civil war vet
Grams who enlisted from Milton. He prac-
ticed law in Milton for many years and
later was principal of the Milton high
school for several years. He held nearly
all the town officers and represented Mil
ton in the legislature in 1888. He leaves
two sons, Wilder and Ruel, and three
The funeral will be held Monday at |
o'clock from the home of his son, Ruel
Wheelock of Colchester.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
WIDOW WINS VERDICT.
Jennie M. Spinney Awarded $4,000 from
o. V. Hooker & Son.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. l2.--In the case OF
Jennie M. Spinney VS.. O. V. Hooker &
Son, which has been on trial in county
court since Monday afternoon, the jury
returned verdict awarding the plan
tiff $1,000. Her late husband was an
employe of the defendant st. Johnsbury
corporation and on March 81. 1913, was
instantly killed by coming in contact
with a live wire while working on the
cupola of the Hooker shop. At the sue
eeeding term of the county court the
plaintiff was awarded $4,000 damages.
! The case was taken to the supreme court,
where it was twice argued, and last Oc-
tober the Judgment of the county court
was reversed and the case remanded. The
American Fidelity company of Montpel-
ier was interested with O. W Hooker &
Sons in the case.
States Attorney Campbell asked for
sentences in two state cases and each re-
spondent received rather high sentences,
owing to the peculiar circumstances of
the accused parties. Edward J. Earl
pleaded guilty to forgery and was sen
fenced to state prison for a period of
not less than one nor more than three
years and a fine of 81 and costs of pros
ecution. Earl was employed by II. p.
Hood & Son, the Boston milk dealers
and was one of their agents at Walden.
On Dec. %, 1917, when he had received
the monthly checks for Hoods custom
ers he took some of them to Hardwick
and by forging the name of G. III. Albee
cashed one and received $50. Other
checks were destroyed. Earl admitted |
his guilt, but told the court he had set !
tied with all parties; that he took the |
money to pay funeral expenses and doc !
tors bills in his wife's family, and that /
the Boston corporation had not raised /
his pay on Dec. ] as agreed.
Carl ii. Bill of Whitefield. v. H., plead
ed guilty to the charge of bigamy The
admitted he had been mar
ried twice, but said his first wife wrote
4 friend that she had secured a divorce
and he supposed she had done so. The
states attorney related the rather ne.
culiar circumstances of his first marriage L
which was performed by an itinerant
The latter gave the parties
no certificate of marriage, but did record
he act in the town clerks office at
Jefferson. Later il was discovered that
he man had no legal right TO perform
he ceremony, and owing to the evangcl-
SITS death the matter was dropped bv /
he respondent. The states attorney ad- 1
nitted that the respondent was techni- !
ahy guilty Of bigsmy and the court in :
him said 1t was pretty care .
ess business 10 marry the second time I
Tithout definite knowledge Of the legal A.,
elaiions with his first wife. He was /
hen sentenced to the states prison for !
term of not less than one wear nor !
tore than one and one-half years. 7
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
TWO ENLISTMENTS.
H. w. Gallup Jones, Medical Corps, and
Peter Sandison, the First Vermont.

Two men from Washington county
were sent into United States service to-
day, they being Herbert w. Gallup, who
has been employed by E. NJ. Bailey & Co.
at Montpelier for some years and who
comes from Franklin, and Peter Sandi-
son of East Montpelier. The former
enters the medical corps and viii re-
port at Fort 0glethorpe, Ga, and the
latter enlists as private in the First
Vermont infantry at Camp Greene, Char.
lotte, n. c.
On leaving Montpelier to-day the young
men were presented by the Montpelier
Red Cross the usual collection of sol
dier's articles, including a sweater, he'll
met. paiamas, socks. etc.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
MEXICAN MISSION
SENT TO BUY ARMS
FROM JAPANESE
Headed BY Juan T. Burns, Former Mexi-
can Consul General at New York, 1t
Is Said to Have Reached Amer
ican Port on the Pacific
Ocean.

A Pacific Port, Jan. l2.-The japanese
ship carrying the mission sent by Pres
ident 'Carranza of Mexico for the alleged
purpose of negotiating a treaty between
the two countries and arranging for the
purchase by Mexico from Japan of arms
and ammunition for the Mexican army
has arrived here, according to local
paper. The paper says the mission is
headed by Juan T. Burns, former Mexi-
can consul general at New York, and in
cludes General Bouchez, military adviser
to Carranza.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
JULY BUSIEST POLICE MONTH
And Total Arrests for the Year Were 49
Less Than Previous Year.

Fewer by nearly so than the record of
1916 were the arrests made by the Barre
police in 1917, according 10 the annual
! statement which Chief of Police Samuel
Sinclair has prepared for the annual city
report. The report, covering 40l arrests,
as against $50 in the preceding year, will
he submitted to the city council next
week. Aggregates somewhat larger than
in former years have been noted in the
police department report since 1918, due
i'm part to the license regime, although
the 1917, report, compiled after nearly
two years of license, indicates that con-
ditions are beginning to adjust themt
selves TO the open saloon. There is an
appreciable decrease in the number of ar
rests for intoxication, although other Of
fenses have gained in number.
A wider sweep of oilenses was com
mttted by respondents arrested in 1917,
for % different causes were cited by the
prosecuting authorities during the year.
Additions to the list of 1916 include such
offenses as grave dissertations, abortion,
and the use of profane language. lntoxi
cation offenses reached a total of 296, as
against the 33l registered in the preced-
ing year. Breach of peace offenses were
preferred to the number OF 2l. There |
were 10 search and seizure warrants is
sued, and IA for selling. Ten complaints |
were for larceny, and keeping intoxieat-
ing liquor, eight. Most noticeable, per
haps, is the decrease in the number of
against the automobile stat
utes. There were only four in 1917 9th
er oifenses run the gamut of transgres
sions although none of the sO-called |
,rimes were committed in numbers.
July was the busiest month for the
police In that month there were 40 ar
.ests, while in the largest month in 1916,
Nay, the total number of arrests was 61.
The 40l arrests credited to the depart
nent in 1917 are divided as follows Jan
iary "a, February l6 March 3s, April 40,
Nay 26, June 43, July 40, August Al,
September Al, October 81, November Is,
December 81,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
CHANGES AT AVER.
Members of Depot Brigade Sent to Va
rious Other Units in the Cantonment.

Aver, Mass, Jan. l2.-Sixteen hundred
and fifty men in the depot brigade at
Camp Devens will be transferred next
Monday to various regiments, battalions
and trains in the cantonment, according
to reorganization orders for the 10th ma
tional army division issued yesterday.
Among officers here the announcement
is taken as a meaning that the division
as whole is not likely to see foreign
service IN the near future and that in
stead it will be a filling" division. hav-
ing various parts of its strength trans
ferred from time to time to supply the
needs of other units
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
COMMISSION FOR mitchell.
ExMayor of New York Major in the
Aviation Corps.

New York, Jan. l2-John Purroy
Mitchell, who retired on January ! as
mayor of New York, was yesterday ap-
pointed major in the aviation corps of
the United States army
MIR. Mitchell announced last night that
he would report at once for training at
one of the United States aviation camps.
He said that Immediately following the
recent mayoralty election he had sought
service with the infantry in France but
that the rules of the war department
made it impossible for him to obtain
commission in the infantry at this time.
He then decided to accept the commission
offered by Major General Squier, chief
signal officer of the army. Mr.. Mitchell
is graduate of the first Plattsburg
training camp.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
SWEPT
BY TORNADOES
Sixteen Lives Are Known to Have Been
Lost in Two States-Snowfall \
Was Worst of Winter.

Atlanta, Ga. Jan. l2.-With the en-
tire south in the grip of the worst snow
and sleet storm of the winter, early re-
ports to-day showed that the tornadoes
in eastern Alabama and central, Georgia
had taken toll of 10 lives and injured
more than one hundred. Wire communi-
cation over a great area was paralyzed
Many tents were blown down at Camp
Wheeler at Macon and at Camp Sheri-
dan at Montgomery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
DEFEATED IN FIRST GAME.
Spaulding High Lost to Burlington High
at Basketball, II to 20.

| In its first interschoastic league game
OF the season, Spaulding high school was
defeated by Burlington high school at
| Burlington last night by the score of
Al to 20. The Burlington Free Press
gives the following account of the game:
Burlington high schools fast basket
ball team started the season auspiciouslv
for Burlington at the Y. NJ. c. A gymna-
SUM last evening, when they defeated
the speedy Spaulding five in game
where fast playing and wonderful bas-
ket shooting Were constantly recurring.
The score was somewhat sided. due
to superior team work on Burlngton's
part. They were able to work the ball
to positions near the basket from which
they scored repeatedly, The final count
stood Al to 20, but the game was closer
than the score would indicate.
"The Barre team arrived at $40, and
the delayed game started at o. In the
very beginning the game bid fair to be a
tie, but Burlington took the lead and
after ten minutes were in a secure posi-
tion fully ten points ahead of their OPP
ponents. Try as they might, it seemed
impossible for Spaulding to overcome
that lead, and only after much passing
and many attempts did they make their
points, which B. II. S. quickly offset with
easily won goals. Spauld-
ing's fault seemed TO be in her failure
to stick to a passing game in which the
whole team figured. Burlington. too,
might have made much larger score
had her players been able TO hold on to
the ball. Frequent fumbles cost them
many points. Her victory would seem
to be due to her policy of every man in
every play and of shooting short shots
only.
In the last part of the last half, Sails,
Howe, Ramsey and c. Isham went in in
place of wilkins, Palmer. B. Katz and
respectively. d. Katz was tenn
Dorary captain. Spaulding made two
yoals while this team played. but Bur-
ington made no scores.
"The lineup and summary:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
The Worst in the History of
the City Paralyzes
Traffic
TEMPERATURE IS
IA BELOW ZERO
No Milk Trains Arrive and
Coal Wagons Cannot
Deliver

Chicago, Jan. l2.-Chicago was isolat-
ed to-day from railroad communication
worst billiards in history. Business is
paralyzed and no milk trains have ar
rived. Coal wagons are unable TO move
10 per cent of the fuel that is needed.
The temperature is IA below zero and
there is high wind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
COULDN'T SAVE MILL.
But Volunteers at Lincoln Fire Saved
Adjoining Property.

Lincoln, Jan. l2.-The Nelson Murray
saw mill and butter tub factory was de-
stroyed by fire at West Lincoln about
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The loss
Is estimated at 5000, partly covered by
insurance.
Several workmen were in the yard
when they suddenly saw smoke coming
from the building about the chimney.
Their efforts were of no avail. Tele-
phone calls summoned a bucket brigade
and several came from Bristol to help,
but all efforts were useless. They sue
ceeded in saving the adjoining property,
a blacksmith shop and some houses.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
BRITISH SOLDIERS GAIN.
Will Receive More Pay Under the New
Scale.

London, Jan. H.. British fighting men
are to get an increase in pay which will
amount to f65,000,000 in the first year
and f69,000,00O in the second, The
shilling ad day" soldier is no more.
The new scale of pay provides minimum
rates of pay for the soldiers as follows:
Privates, one shilling six pence day,
lance corpals, one shilling nine pence a
day, corporals, two shilling day. The
new regulations provide for an extra
penny day for each years service.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
INDUSTRIES CLOSING DOWN
Because They Are Unable to Procure
Coal

Boston. Jan. l2-New England's coal
Siortage has reached the danger point.
In refusing the plea of theatre managers
yesterday that they be allowed to keep
the playhouses open their customary
hours, James J. Storrow, fuel administra-
tor told them that factory having large
munitions contracts for the French gov-
eminent had already shut down for lack
Of coal; that at Fan River. one of the
largest cotton mills in New England en-
gagged on government orders, discontin-
ued work yesterday because Of inability
to get fuel; that he had been unable to
comply with the governments request
to rush coal for the Springfield arsenal.
making a shutdown Of the plant immi-
ment: and that the Metropolitan water
and sewage department had coal enough
to last only until Sunday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
BARRE SCHOOLS OPEN MONDAY.
All the Buildings Said to Be Well Sup
piled with Coal.

Supt> c. r. White of the Barre schools
announced to-day that the public schools
of the city win reopen Monday morning
for the winter term, following the ex-
tended holiday vacation, which was rec
commended by the state educational de
partment for all coal burning schools in
the state. The teachers began to return
to-day, and it is expected that all of
them will be in their places Monday
morning.
1t is said that all the buildings of the
city have enough coal on hand to carry
them through the winter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
ef Justice Kivel Of New
J lmpshire Superior Court
Denied a New Trial
XECUTION is SET
FOR NEXT TUESDAY
Governor and Council Will
Consider the Case
Monday

Ossipee, n. H.. Jan. l2.--Chef Justice
Kivel of the superior court to-day dis
missed the petition for new trial for
Frederick L. Small who is sentenced to
be hanged at Concord on Tuesday for
the murder of his wife here last year.
The governor and council will consider
the case at Concord on Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
TERDUN FRONT
BL4ZES FIRE
French War Office Reports Heavy Artil-
lery Fighting-French Raid Was
Successful.

Paris, Jan. l2.--Violent artillery fight
ing on the Verdun front was reported by
the war office to-day. Southeast of Be
zonvaux to-day, the French made raid
and brought back prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
KILLED HER FATHER
TO PROTECT SISTER
ro-Year- Old Colored Girl, Phoebe Harri-
son, Shot James Harrison at
Southington, Conn.

Southington, Conn, Jan. II. - James
Harrison, a negro, was shot and killed
by his daughter, Phnbe, aged 10 years,
while he was attempting to chastise an
older daughter, Dorothy. early to-day.
The girl was arrested pending coroner's
inquiry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
And Consent to Continue
Negotiations at Brest-
Litovsk
DESIRE FOR PEACE
ACTUATED THEM
Trotkky Says They Adhere
to Principles of Demo-
cratic Peace

Amsterdam, Jan. l2-Leon Trotzky, Boil
sheviki foreign minister, at the confer,
ence at Brest-Litoyzk yesterday, said
that in order not to leave any possiblli-
ty for peace unutilized, the Russian dele
CATION had accepted the demand that ne.
gotiations be continued there. He said
the Russians adhered to the principles
of democratic peace as previously pro
claimed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
SEEK ROBBERS
WHO MURDERED
FOUR IN BANK
U. S. Army Bank at Camp Funston, Kan,
Was Looted Last Night, Amount
of the Booty Not Being
Known.

Camp Funston, Kan, Jan. l2-Mili-
tary police and civil officers to-day are
searching for the men who last night
killed with axes four men and wounded
another at the army bank on the mill
tary reservation and obtained an amount
of money not yet known.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
At Least Three Killed and
80 Injured at Lynn
Factory
MANY INJURED
HAD BROKEN LIMBS
The Rear of a Three-Story
Building Was
Smashed

Lynn, Mass, Jan. l2.-At least three
persons lost their lives when tall chin
ney at the Sprague box factory was
blown down by gale to-day and crashed
through the rear of the factory, three
story wooden building. The three bodies
recovered early in the forenoon were of
the following:
LEONARD MILO
MRS. FLORENCE EVELETH.
MISS LUELLA II. BROWN.
1t is believed that one other body Is
buried in the debris. Soon after the po-
lice came they estimated that score
of people lost their lives, but later that
figure was found too high. About 80
were injured, several having limbs brok-
en-. Two hundred men and women were
at work in the factory at the time OF the
accident.
The streets were coated with ice, and
heavy rain was falling, making the work
Of rescue hazardous.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-12
BRITISH DESTROYER
R4CCOON FOUNDERED
Vessel Built in 1910 and Displacing o15
Tons Went Down Off the Irish
Coast

London, Jan. l2.-The British destroy
or Raecoon struck the rocks off the Irish
coast Wednesday and foundered. She
was built in 1910 and displaced 9l5 tons.