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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
GROUP

Give drops of Brazilian
Balm every ) minutes, and
rub hot on chiid's throat and
chest. Relief in is minutes
or so. For snuffles rub on
nose and forehead. We chnl-
lsneo all Group Remedies
and Group Prescriptions on
earth. II relieves the structure.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22

ecyou say Durham was included in the
Fyro nearly $4,000 900 sum Do you
know whether Durham was given the
money direct or was Phil Johnson the
go-between for Eyre and Durham?" My
recollection is that Larry told me he gave
10 Johnson some of the times and other
times direct to DrUham.
Now, in the light Of this gigantic rob
berv and between the metal furniture and
vour contract, you are satisfied that Eyre
and his friends, including Herdenburg
and Harris, got away with over four mil
lions Of the States funds, which sum does
not include your proft?" That is my es-
timato Of the amount that the State was
wronged out of.
"If the plans had gone through TO the
end you are satisfied that they would
have stolen at least as much more as they
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
Nj Pleasant Mission Meeting.

The monthly meeting OF Mt Pleasant
NJ. T.. Church Women 3 Foreign MIS-
sonary Auxiliary will be held tomorrow
afternoon at the home Of Emma Weldin-
The annual hnnk-ofering held Sunday
May 10, was great success, $So oesnS
gwen.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22
THr DAuCHTKR op JArRUq

On Friday evening - Johns Chor
will sing Stanrr's beautiful caniafa
'~The Daughter ~ Jarius. ~ the Nhurrh
r. Tho Ascension Clavmon'. ~ o rlorl
Tho soloisfs win be Masters Will
Guyer and Albcr' Dickinson foy soprsnr-
Alexander y Jackson, tenor, and M
Day baritone other hoys to sing srnai|
par7g viii ho Masters harles iargo
Russell Andrrq Roger Holt and SANFORD
Guyer R,ieaoil I'urkhead will preside n
tho organ for fho iaritone e0los
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-22

"Nothinp hut artillery to report and
Il iIsltallY rnnnrta Itsnll
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
ACCUSED OF BURGLARY.
Anthony Brannon Charged with Robbing
Store at Fairfield.

St. Adams, April s--Anthony Bran
non was brought to this city Saturday
night by Deputy Sheriff owen Maginn OF
Fairfield and lodged in the Franklin
county Jail, charged with burglarizlng
the general store of 4. w. Hale q Co,
in Fairfield two weeks ago last night.
Deputy Maginn located Brannon work
ing in Thomas sawmill in Belvidere.
Brannon says that the Roberge boy
from Burlington, who escaped with him
from the state industrial school, Yer
gennes, a few weeks ago, and came TO
Fairfield with him, left last Tuesday
night and went to Pawtucket, K. L.,
where his foster parents live. Latulppa,
the third member of the party, he says,
did not come here, but stopped off IN
Burlington, where he resides. State 5
Attorney w. r. McFeeters will take
no further action in the matter for a
day or two. while making efforts TO To-
cate Roberge.
Brannon was at the industrial school
for forging checks on Mr. Hale's ae-
count. His foster father, Michael Bran.
non. is now bound over for appearance
at the September term Of Franklin com
ty court on the charge Of harboring a
bov who had escaped from the industrial
school 1t is said that young Brannon
and Roberge stayed at the Brannon
home the night the store was burglar
ized and when officers searched the
house some of the stolen property was
found there
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
KILLED INSANE MAN.
Danvers, Mass, Storekeeper Was Pro-
tecting His Property.

Danyers. Mass. April s.-After an all
night vigil in his store, Charles f. Skill.
ings, postmaster at the Hawthorne
station, yesterday shot aid killed Henry
Crush. an inmate of the Danvers hos
pital for the insane, who, Skillings
claimed, tried to enter the store through
window Skillings was arrested on
charge of manslaughter and was later
released on bail furnished by his wife.
According to the story given ont by
the police, Skillings. who conducted a
small store in connection with the pos;
Office. had complained that burglars had
made frequent visits during the last
week. Saturday night, with Samuel
Lewis. he remained in the store in hopes
of catching the robber. At daybreak,
he told the police. man tried to climb
through the window and Skillings fired
but missed him. Running outside he en-
countcred the man again and fired twice.
both shots taking effect. Skillings told
the police he thought Crush had re-
volyer in his hand but it developed on
examination that the object was a screw
driver.
Crush was considered harmless and
was allowed considerable liberty by the
hoSpital authorities.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
FUNERAL AT CHURCH.
Services for Miss Berenice Winifred Hoar
Held Sunday Afternoon.

The funeral of Miss Berenice Wini-
fred Hoar, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard A. Hoar, who passed away last
Thursday morning at the home OF her
grandmother in Websterville, was held
at the Barre Congregational church Sun
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. This serv-
ice was preceded by prayer service at
Websterville. Rev. james Ramage, pas
tor of the East Barre Congregational
church. oflieiated at both services. The
BODY was placed in the receiving vault
at Elmwood cemetery, There were many
beautiful floral tributes, telling OF the
esteem of a large circle of friends.
The bearers were Private Richard A.
Hoar. ir.. brother. Harvey +. Averill,
John r. Benjamin of Berlin, William G..
Fowler. John Glib and Charles i. Rowell.
Lewis X. Hoar, another brother, who was
to have acted as bearer and who is
stationed at the aviation training school
at Charleston, S. c., was unable to be
present. having missed train connections
in New York He arrived in Barre to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
GERMAN PLANS UPSET.
So Kaiser Is Trying to Win Some Limit
ed 0bjectives.

Washington, April s.-French and
! British tenacity have upset the ambi-
tious plans of the German high command
for the battle of Picardy, says the war
| departments weekly military review
| last night and now the enemy, deter
mined to gain some sort of success at
any cost, is throwing fresh forces into
the battle in an effort to secure limited
obectives. Because of this, the situa-
tion is expected to remain uncertain for
some time to come.
The general improvement in the strate
gic position of the allies is noted and
the review declares that under General
Foch the allied military machine is
working smoothly and efficiently in
stemming the German assault.
There is no mention whatever of the
American troops reported hurrying to
the front to join the British and French,
though the department again mentions
that several American transport sections
have taken an active part in the battle
and that the American aviation service
is cooperating with the British.
AT the opening of the third week of
the German offensive we find that the
enemy is still far short of attaining his
principal detectives" says the review.
1T is now evident that the German
high command contemplated oyerwhelm-
ing the British at the outset. The enemy
fully expected to achieve decision in
the field in the course of one great battle.
The success of this plan depended on be
ing able to obtain a break through of
the British front and advance so rapidly
that neither the French nor the British
reserves could come up in time to close
UP the breach in the line and restore the
order of battle
at took the Germans 10 days to cover
the ground they expected to overrun
within As hours. The stubbornness of
British resistance and the severe casual
ties inflicted by them compelled the Ger
mans to draw more heavily than they
had anticipated on their own reserves.
The German high command is now
throwing fresh forces into battle in an
effort to secure some of its more limited
obiectives.
"Under the leadership Of General Foch
the allied military machine is function
ing with precise smoothness, insuring
greatest economy, harmony and efiicien-
cv in the use OF all Of the forces now
united in stemming the German assault.
The morale of the allied troops remains
high.
The German offensive has not spent
itself. and owing to the determination
displayed by the enemy 10 gain some
sort Of success at no matter what cost,
the situation will continue uncertain for
some time to come. However. the gen
eral strategic and tactical position Of
the allies IS becoming mere favorable.
"A number of American transport sec-
tions have taken an active part in the
hattie and The American aviation service
is cooperating with the British
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
DTSLOY4LTY CHARGE
MADE AGAINST TWO
The Secretary and Pastor of the Men
nonite Church Arrested at San An
tonio-Had discriminating
paDers
Papers.

San Antonio, Tex, April s.-R. H.
Richert, secretary of yhe Mennonite
church in America, and Il. z, Epp, a min
lister of the same denomination, have
been arrested by the secret service of
the goth division at Camp Travis on the
charge of disloyalty. According to the
military authorities. letters written in
German, speaking disrespeetfully of the
United States, criticizing the draft and
belittling Liberty bonds, We're found in
the mems possession.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
CATTLE WERE SAVED
But Farm Buildings of Augustus VOL
fran Were Burned.

Calais, April s.--A disastrous fire visit
ed the farm owned by Augustus Wolfram
on the county road between Montpelier
and Maple corner Sunday afternoon,
when the farmhouse, the barns and out
houses went up in smoke, causing loss
of nearly 81 900, covered by insurance of
$4,000. Apparently the fire caught in the
ell part OF the house, although its origin
remains a mystery. 1t spread SO rapidly
that the house was soon in flames, and
the occupants were obliged to withdraw
without saving so much as their personal
effects. Attention was turned to the
barns, and Mr.. Wolfram, with the aid Of
neighbors who rallied to his assistance
as soon as they learned of the blaze,
managed to free the cattle, although a
number OF hogs perished. What re
mained of last years crops, including a
considerable quantity of hay, burned
along with the farming implements,
From the first the volunteer frefighters
were handicapped by lack OF apparatus
in any semblance, and when it became
apparent that nothing could save the
buildings, their efforts were directed
wholly to saving the contents. But the
fire spread so rapidly that approach to
any of the buildings, once they became
ignited, was impossible.
The farm, known as the Evergreen
farm, was purchased by Mr.. Wolfram
last summer, when he moved here from
Montpelier. 1t was formerly owned by
Deputy Sheriff H. j. Slayton of Barre
and was regarded as one of the best
farming properties in this town. Some
years ago in Montpelier the house in
which Mr. Wolfram was living was badly
damaged by fire.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
DIED IN PHOENIX, ARIz.
Albert S. Jones. Former Granite Man
ufacturer Of Barre.

Albert Storey Jones Of 10 Bolster av.
enue, well known manufacturer OF
Barre granite, died in Phoenix, ArlZ.,
Saturday afternoon at l;l0 o'clock, ae-
cording To a telegram received here yes.
terday. Mr. Jones, having disposed OF
his interest in the firm Of Stevens q
Jones, went to Arizona in December,
1916, thinking that the change in climate
would restore his declining health. II
was known here that his health had been
in precarious condition for several
months prior TO his demise. The body
will be brought to Barre and the funeral
probably will be held Saturday, IN the
First Baptist church, of which the de
ceased was a member. 1t is requested
that flowers be omitted.
The deceased is survived by his wife
and four children, a son, Harry Jones,
by his first wife, and Marion Jones, Clar-
ence Jones and Marguerite Jones, whose
mother is the present Mrs. Jones. His sis
ter. Mrs. William Collins, resides in
Rockland, Me. A brother died a few
years ago OF the same disease that
cansed Mr.. Jones death.
Mr.. Jones was born in Thurloxton,
Sommersetshire, England, March 3, 1866.
His parents brought him to America IN
1867. The family lived in Portland, Me,
Lowell, Mass, and in Nebraska before
settling in South Thomaston, Me, where
the deceased, as a young man, learned
the graniteeutter's trade. He had been
resident OF Barre for twenty years, be-
ginning here as an emplose OF Jones
Bros. For some years prior TO his death
he was associated with Mr.. Stevens in
granite plant on Smith street.
Mr.. Jones was a member of st. AL
demar commandery, X. r., in this city,
and also belonged to Masonic lodge
in Maine. He was affiliated with George
b. Shaw lodge. Knights of Pythias, in
Stony Creek, Pa, and he became an Odd
Fellow in Maine. During his residence
here he was an active member of the
First Baptist church, and upon his ar
rival in Arizona interested himself in
church of the same denomination. OF
which brother of Rev. B. j. Lehigh is
the pastor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
SOLDIERS GATHER SOUVENIRS.
From Three German Airplsnes Shot
Down Near Them.

From their brother, Private Raymond
Fogg of the l0lst ammunition train, now
in France, Mr.. and Mrs. William Duby
have received an interesting letter, an
extract of which is given below. The
letter was dated March 2.
I'VE are having a fine time and have
had only little cold weather. We had
about month of snow and the rest of
the time we enjoyed pretty good wealth
or. We had little snow here last night,
but it win all be gone in few days At
present we are staying in stone house.
sleep in a small bed room, and there
are four other fellows here. / received
a box yesterday, containing candy, and |
tell YOU it tasted good. We can't get
any candy here. So far | have received
two Christmas boxes. We saw an air
raid here. but we were two or three
miles away Three German airplanes
were shot down and some of the boys
have got pieces of them"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
BERG-RABAI0LI.
Former Barre Hospital Nurse and Gran
ite Manufacturer Married.

The wedding of Miss Clara Rabaioli,
formerly a nurse at the Barre City hos
pital, and Gustaf +. Berg, a granite
manufacturer of this city, was celebrated
in Montpelier Saturday evening, the Of
floating clergyman being Rev. Charles ID.
Pipper The bride, since her graduation
from the local hospital, has been at
tached to the staff of the Milford hos
pital, Milford, Mass, and has many
friends in Barre Mr.. Berg is one of the
younger granite manufacturers of this
district Recently he enlisted for mill
tary service and expects to report for
duty this week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
THEIR MASSED ATTACKS BEING REPULSED,
GERMANS RESUME THEIR BOMBARDMENT
ON THE FRENCH AND BRITISH FRONTS
NO PUBLIC HEARINGS
ON IRISH QUESTION
Chairman Flood of House Foreign Al
fairs Committee Tells Petitioners II
Would Be Interference and En-
barrassment to a CO.
belligerent.

Washington, d. c., April s.-No public
hearings are to be given on the many
resolutions introduced in the House on
the Irish question.
Chairman Flood of the foreign affairs
committee to-day notified all those who
have asked for hearings that there will
be none, because they would be an inter
ference and an embarrassment TO a CO.
belligerent of the United States.
A letter setting forth this decision has
been sent to large numbers of individ-
uals, organizations and Others who asked
for hearings. John j. Curley, city col
lector of Boston, was one of these. Chair
man Floods letter to him follows:
"Some days ago, / received letter
from you, addressed to me MS chairman
of the committee on foreign affairs, in
exactly the same phraseology as a letter
sent me on March IA by Mrs. Hannah
Sheehy Skeilington of Ireland, which was
signed by number of ladies and gentle
men from New York, Philadelphia, and
other places Since receiving your letter,
have received number of these letters.
and will probably receive many more of
them.
in your letter, you call the attention
OF the committee on foreign affairs to
resolutions which have been introduced
in the House of Representatives. recog-
nizlng the political independence of Ire
land. and dealing with other phases of
the Irish question, and requesting that
a date be set for public hearing by
the committee on foreign affairs to "a
those representatives whose resolutions
on the Irish question have been referred
to the committee on foreign affairs for
consideration, and (b) TO the representa-
tives of responsible and patriotic organi-
zations of Americans who have filed pc
titions with the speaker of the House
and with the committee in behalf of
those resolutions.
81 have given careful consideration to
your communication. and the other let
ters of similar character, as well as to
the resolutions to which they refer, and
have reached the conclusion that il would
not be for the public interest, at the
pre- 'ent time, to grant your request for
such a hearing. The serious consideration
by the committee on foreign affairs of
these resolutions might well be consid-
cred as constituting an interference in
the internal affairs OF another nation,
and that nation one OF our o-belliger-
ents; and could scarcely fail to prove a
source of serious embarrassment to a
nation associated with the United States
in war.
81 therefore regret shat my sense of
duty, not only to this country, but also
TO nation associated with the United
States in the war. makes it necessary to
give an unfavorable answer to your re-
quest for such public hearing"
Congress has been bombarded with
pleas in various forms for action on the
Irish home rule question for many years
and the movement of the Irish organiza
tions and individuals became acute at the
last session OF Congress and was renewed
in the present session.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
FUNERAL OF ACCIDENT VICTIM.
More Than 100 Friends of Adilio Nativi
Marched to the Cemetery.

The funeral of Adilio Nativi, the young
man who was killed by falling stone at
a granite plant on Burnham's meadow
last Wednesday. was held Saturday aft
ernoon at ? o'clock from the home of f.
Marchiesi. Z Cleveland avenue. A large
number of friends attended, a company
of more than 100 men marching IN the
funeral procession to Hope cemetery,
where interment was made The bearers
were d. Salvatore, A. Sessa, c. Fantoni,
F. Tettamenti, =. Mommolo and A. Al
bertini.
Beautiful floral tributes testified to
the esteem in which the young man was
held. among the number being contribu-
tions from the family, the Peerless Gran
ite Co.. the boarders at the Vanetti
boarding house, Il. Cantu, the Calderara
family, the Marchetti family and John
Arioli.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
PARIS PEOPLE NOT TROUBLED.
They Are Beginning to Neglect the
Smaller Details.

Paris, April S.-The German attack on
Saturday on the left bank of the river
Oise between Chauny and Barisis is tax
en- by some military critics as indicating
that the enemy, finding himself cramped
in the salient his offensive has created
toward Montdidier and Amiens, is seek
ing more elbow room, as with it he Will
be unable to deploy his masses in Hin
denburg style.
The retirement of the French to posi-
tions prepared in advance causes no un-
easiness here. Paris is learning to neg
lect in the official communiques smaller
details, the significance of which appears
only to those having the whole situation
before them.
''People should not allow themselves
TO be hypnotized by the official bule-
tins said a high official, whose advice
seems to have been accepted. I'm battle
like this" he added, "bulletins showing
more or less important advances and re-
treats are simply geographical summaries
which convey little meaning except to
those who are directing the operations.
"People ask; viii the boches get
Amieus?'
MY reply is, perhaps they will if Gen
eral Foch can smash more German divi-
sions by letting them in than by keeping
them out. Unbeaten armies are more I'M
portant than are towns, and what has
happened in this battle does not show on
the map.
sGermsny's gains look like fat, juicy
pear to the newspaper reader, but the
kaiser knows how hollow IL is at the core.
core.
"Geueral Ludendorff is being fenced
with and hustled, not by our main forces,
hut by little more than our covering
troops, and if it is no time for Dragging
and over-confidenee neither is it the time
for nervousness over little fluctuations in
the battlefronts."
All those who approach the French
general staff share the confidence of this
official.
Premier Clemenceau, returning from
his almost daily visits TO the field OF op-
erations, brings hack the same note. and
he has earned a new title, that Of con
fidence barometer That barometer has
been for many DAYS fixed as fair, and
now il IL rising.
General Foch. il II now generally un-
derstood. will not be drawn by the Ger
mans but will hold bis reserves for the
moment chosen by him.
@Wait a bit wait a bite Thus the en-
tente allied supreme commander replies
with a Characteristic sweep OF his arm
when asked about the future. General
Foch's calm deliheration u compared with
the bearing OF Marshal Jofire before and
during the battle of the Marine. and this
contributes no little 10 confidence in his
battle plans.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-08
KAISER DEMANDED
EX-CZ4RINA'S SAFETY
That Was First Matter Presented to Rus
SLAMS at the Brest-Litovsk Peace Con-
ference, and After Great Show of
Temper By German Leader the
Russians Agreed

Petrograd, April S.--Onc of the first
requests put before the Russian delegates
at Brest- Litoysk, according to the Petro-
grad newspapers, was a demand from
Emperor William for the safeguarding
of the former Russian empress, Alexan-
dra Alix. The following account of this
incident is taken from the Wogyn Cour-
ier:
At the first meeting, after the repre-
sentatives of the Bolsheviki government
and the delegates of the Russian army
had assembled in the large room which
had been devoted to the meeting, General
Won Hoffman, with his staff came in.
The two parties bowed TO one another
and the Russians sat down at the table.
General Hoffman, remained standing
and addressed. them. Il speak to you,
he said in stern voice mot as the rep
resentative of the German army, nor of
General Hindenburg | speak TO you as
the representative of the four central
powers. / request you therefore TO stand
while you hear what | have TO say
The members of the Russian delega
tion looked at one another, there was a
little hesitation, and they stood up.
General Won Hoffman, continued: BE
fore proceeding to any negotiations re-
specting an armistice. | think it neces-
sarv to make the following statement.
Within the area OF Russia, in circum-
stances threatening her personal safety,
is living most august relative of my
sovereign master, the Emperor William,
namely Princess Alix, your Empress
Alexandra, with all her family.
Il demand that most decided measures
be instantly taken for the safeguarding
of her person and for her transfer to
Germany under reliable guard. l re-
quest your immediate reply"
The members of the delegation did not
know how to reply, and asked that they
should be given time for consideration.
and for consultation with Pctrogrsd over
their direct wire.
Scarcely had an interpreter translated
these words than General Won Hoffman,
said. with a great show Of temper. Il de-
mand an instant reply" and struck the
table with his fist. This demand" he
continued. "is in the nature OF an ulti-
matum. In the event of your not &C
eepfing IL, the negotiations viii cease
forthwith. and hostilities viii De al once
RECOMMENDED by us.
There remained nothing for the mem
bers cf the Russian delegation to do but
to give their consent TO the demands
made.