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The sun., 1918-12-13
WANTS U. S. TO GIVE
FARMS TO VETERANS
Secretary Of Labor Wilson
Urges Going Further Than
Providing Land.
LEGISLATION is OUTLINED
Employment Service Recruited
1,8O0,593 Workmen for
War Industries.

WASHINGTON, Dec. determination
by returned soldiers and sailors OF
large tracts of land under the direc-
ton and with the aid Of the Federal
Government Is recommended as SOL
ution Of many OF the labor problems
arising from rehabilitation by Sec
rotary OF Labor Wilson in his annual
report. made public to-day. The GOV
eminent should in the opinion OF
Mr.. Wilson establish and equip indi-
vidual farms, which would be linked
into community groups,' ..
The war has demonstrated the pa
trlotism and loyalty Of American
Labor. the report says, and in the
continuance OF the spirit Of sacrifice
on the part OF employer and employees
shown during the war, Secretary Will
son believes lies the hope for the
further attainment and development
during the days OF peace OF that de-
mocracy for which we have taken
up arms"
The right OF collective bargaining,
long recognized by the Department of
Labor, Secretary Wilson declares has
been more widely established by rea-
son Of the war. He adds that IF the
principles upon which that agreement
was founded can endure the stress OF
war, Il Is fair to suppose that even
greater success will attend their APP
plication during the calmer periods
of peace"
To solve the labor problems arising
from reconstruction, Mr.. Wilson rec
ommends the continuation Of the labor
adjustment agency of the National
War Labor Board. Agreements have
been effected between labor and en-
ployers through this agency, the re-
port says, by which certain principles
have been placed above further dis
pute.
Agricultural areas should be pur-
chased by the Federal Government
and added TO the public domain to pro-
vide land for the carrying out of the
proposed colonization programme for
returned members of the military
forces, the reports asserts. 1t is pro-
posed that administration of the pro-
gramme be directed by board con-
slsting Of the heads OF the Agricul-
ture, Interior and Labor Departments.
Federal Laws Suggested.
Legislation needed to carry out the
plan. Secretary Wilson believes.
should include these provisions:
The possibility of commercialized
speculation must be eliminated.
Colonis;s must be given access. not
only TO land but TO farms; not TO the
bare soil, but to fully equipped agri-
cultura. plants ready to operate.
The farms themselves must be
welded together into genuine COM
munities. by provision for roads,
schools and markets. under the gen
eral supervision Of the Federal Gov
eminent.
Arrangements have been completed
to care for demobilzed men who do
not care to take up farm work so far
as possible through the United States
Employment Service This service re-
cruted for war industries during the
year l,s00,5e3 workmen.
The sun., 1918-12-13
U. S. COMMISSION IN BERLIN.
Three Onicers Arranging RcpntrI-
alton of Prisoners Arrive.

BERLIN. Dec. ll.-BrlS. Gen. Harris
and Lieuts. Gaillard and Schelling Of
the American Commission for the
repatriation Of war prisoners arrived
in Berlin last night.
They were the first American Off
GERS to arrive in Berlin since the sign
ing of the armistice. They had had n
twenty-five hour ride from Spa, Bel
gium, the former German headquar-
tiers.
The sun., 1918-12-13
VenizcIos Arrives in Parts.

PARIS. Dec. 12.-Premier Nenizolos
who will head the Greek delegation 20
the peace congress, arrived in Paris
to-day. He was accompanied by For
e.gn Minister Politis
The sun., 1918-12-13
BELGIANs WANT DUTCH LAND.
Seek Annexation of iceland and
Maestricht EncInve.

BRvssELs. Dec. 12.-The executive
committee OF the Chamber of Com
merce has adopted unanimously res
olution m favor of Belgian annexation
of iceland and the Maestricht enclave
The sun., 1918-12-13

The province of ICELAND, which is
tho most northerly part of Flanders, is
in Dutch possession. Maestricht is
the capital Of the province of Limburg.
belonging to the Netherlands.
The sun., 1918-12-13

To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUISINE (Tab.
NsD' II stops the Cough and Headache
ana works on the Cold. f. W. GROVES
signature On each box. 3oc.-Adv.
The sun., 1918-12-13
WILSON TO KEEP
SELF UNFETTERED
Paris Doubts If He viii Sub.
NIT to Exploitation.
by II. wICKHAM sTEED.

Foreign Editor Of the London Times.
Special Gable DespatcA to THE SuS from the
London Times Service. .-
The sun., 1918-12-13

training Of operating forces of the two
types render II difficult II not i'm
possible efficiently to combine and ad-
minister tho two"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
OF These 164 Were Ameri-
cans Lost When Tus-
cania Was Sunk
THEIR GRAVEYARDS
ON SCOTTISH SHORE
Other Americans Are Still
Too III to Leave the
Hospitals

A Scotch Seaport, Feb. 10 tBy Asso
eiated Press Up to Tuesday night III
victims of the Tuscania disaster had
been laid TO rest at different points on
the Scottish coasts. There we're;
One hundred and thirty-on Americans
identified.
Thirty.three Americans unidentified.
-Four of the crew identified.
Three of crew unidentified.
These figures go forward to Washing.
ton as the most accurate obtainable. The
last IL American bodies recovered We're
buried yesterday afternoon, villagers
coming many miles in the rain to pay
simple tribute.
Temporary fences have been built
around the graves, to be replaced by
permanent enclosures as soon as the ma.
terials can be brought to these desolate
shores The people of the countryside
have started public subscription to
erect permanent monument to the
Americans. Each body buried, whether
identified or not, was given n number.
Eight Americans are still here, being
TOO i'll to leave. One American officer
md IA men are in hospital at Glasgow.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
DARING CHARGE.
Opened the Way to the Capture of Jeru'
salem.

London, Feb Correspondents OF
Associated Press How British cavalry
charged and captured three Turkish bat
teries and thus opened the way to Jeru-
salem, is told in a letter from British
officer.
at was the first time the brigade had
used their swords" he says. "When
'Charge' sounded / think every man
went stark mad Guns were belching
their shells at us in one sheet of flame,
and bullets by thousands swept past,
but not one man seemed to get hit as on
we went, with drawn swords flashing in
the sun, in u long straight line, horses
going like mad and everyone shouting
like fury. Now we could see some of our
pals falling, yet straight at the guns we
charged. As we came up with the first
line of protecting infantry the enemy
put up their hands as they stood in the
trenches, so we jumped them and were
charging at the second line when the
first line thought better of their sur
render and fired at us from behind. Their
artillery and machine guns kept firing
at us up to the moment we reached
them with the sword 1t seems marvel
lous that any of us escaped alive, but
though our ranks were thinned we took
the positions, and all the guns and am
munition."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
GERMAN ATTACK IN MARCH.
According to Story Told By German
Prisoner

British Army Headquarters in France
Feb. l3.-(By Associated Pressl Some
time in March has been set by the Ger
mans for at least one offensive operation
ON the British front, according to Ger
man prisoner who has just been taken.
This captive did not know whether gen
eral offensive operations were intended
at that time.
The statement Of the prisoner is not
surprising, in view of the intensive prep
arations that are being made by the enc
my all along the front and the remark
ably fine drying weather which now has
continued for many days. Abnormal
train movements have been observed for
some time back of the German line, and
new troops and guns keep making their
appearance at various points.
Great numbers of German soldiers
constantly are being drilled in making
attacks and the artillerymen also are
being given special training. Trench
raids and aerial scouting for the purpose
of obtaining information continue to be
the order of the day by both armies,
who know that big events will happen in
the near future.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
JOIN FORESTRY REGIMENT.
Eight Recruits Are te Leave Montpelier
This Afternoon.

Another contingent will leave this
evening for military service. There are
eight in the party, who viii be in charge
OF G. Harold Adams of South Barre, six
of whom are Washington county and
two Of whom are Orange county men.
They leave Montpelier on the 5 10 o'clock
train from the Central Vermont station
for Vancouver, Wash, where they be
come members of the forestry regiment
that is in process of formation at that
place. This afternoon the local board
gave them a supper at the Montpelier
house and Mayor +. w. Mitchell and
many of the business men of Montpelier
arranged to see the boys off at the train.
Those going in the party tonight are
From Washington eos.nty, Wendell l.
Goodrich and Franklin George Beaton of
Cabot, Clarence Charlie Wilbur and John
Clyde Gilman of Calais, Fred Blaisdell
Howieson of Worcester and &. Harold
Adams of South Barre, who has charge
of the party Those from Orange county
are Louis f. Hall of Topsham and H. Eu-
gene Hood of Barre Town, but who reg
istered from Topsham in Orange county
This morning John Iamperti and An
tonic Struzzi of Mortified enlisted to 60
to Fort Ogletherpe, G.s They viii leave
Saturday and it is expected that others
will also 90, some Of whom will go to
Camp Greene
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
NO ORDER ISSUED
For Adjustment of the Heatless Monday
Holiday.

Washington, D. c., Feb. l3.-Suspen.
sion of the heatless Monday order, fore.
cast for several days, was postponed last
night until to-day, pending final reports
from state fuel administrators and re-
gional railroad officials on the coal and
transportation situation.
The intention had been to revoke the
order last night, but at a conference yes
terday, Fuel Administrators Garfield and
Director General McAdoo decided it
would be best to obtain the fullest in
formation before acting. Neither official
however, feared that anything in the re-
ports to come would make necessary a
change in plans.
About the only part OF the country
now giving officials concern is New Eng
land, where the coal shortage is said to
be as acute as at any time in the last
few weeks. It was indicated that if J. j.
Storrow, fuel administrator for that sec
tion, decides that Monday elosings should
be continued in the New England states,
nothing will be done to discourage him
from issuing a special closing order for
that district.
The part of the closing order estab-
fishing a preferential list of consumers
for coal distribution will be continued in
force. Fuel administration officials be-
lieve its operation viii 20 far toward
solving the situation in the future
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
WAR STAMPS SALE.
The st. Adams Postoffice Has Disposed
of S6,5o3.37.

st, Albans, Feb. l2--The st. Albans
postoffice, which is the central account
ing office for all of Franklin county.
with the exception of Swanton, Enos
burg Falls and Riehford, in the sale Of
thrift stamps and war savings stamps,
reports the total sale for December and
January to be S6,59337. The sale of
thrift stamps amounted to sl,332.25 and
of war savings stamps to S. 5,26l.l2.
The sale of thrift stamps during De-
cember amounted to S24S75 and in Jan
uary to 81 0s350. During December the
sale OF war savings stamps amounted to
S663.32 and in January to S4,5o7.s0.
No exact record was kept of the sales
in st. Albans alone, which includes re-
turns from all places where they are on
sale here except the Franklin County
Savings bank, but during January the
sale of thrift stamps reached total of
S565.50 and the sale of war savings
stamps amounted to $2,o758S
1t is understood that Riehford reports
total sales of war savings stamps
amounting to S2,762.0s of which amount
81 ,4l5.39 was received in December and
81 $4,000 in January.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
BIG PROJECTS PLANNED.
Government Has Plans for Large Con-
struction Work

Washington d. c., Feb. l3-M Many new
construction projects for the army, in
Guiding munition plants, ordnance de-
pots, storage plants, port terminals, hos
pitals, aviation work, eantonments and
housing, was disclosed in a statement
given the Senate military committee yes
terday by the war department. The
work will cost total of S26S $4,000
and while some of the projects had been
announced before in most cases the To-
cation and cost had not been given.
The statement shows that $37 100000
will be spent in building a gas making
plant at Edgewood n. T., while 40 inte-
rior depots to cost an aggregate OF $780,
100000 are to be erected at unnamed
points On aviation work, including a
new cantonment, the location OF which
was not given, S46,o00,000 win be ex-
pended.
Ordnance depots are to be built on the
south Atlantic coast and at some sea
port" at a cost of S4.oo0,o00 each, and
one on the middle Atlantic coast at
cost of S6,o00,0o0 An ammunition depot
at some seaport" is to cost 81 500 900
and like sum is to be expended for an
ordnance depot in central PENNSYLVANIA.
iApSpiAdiS lOi shiultiN suffering WITH
tuberculosis are to be built at Denver,
Col, and Ashyille, n c., at a cost of
S500,000 each, and Sl2so00 900 is to be
spent on hospitals at 32 army training
camps.
Eight million will be spent on port
terminal at Boston, and Sl0,0o0.00o ON
a similar terminal at Charleston, S. c.
For housing for the shipping board
to relieve congestion in shipyard com
the department plans to ex-
pend Sl5,000,000. This will represent a
part of the S50,0o0,00o for this purpose
provided in bill which passed the
House yesterday. In addition to this.
100000 viii be expended at Newport /
News, Va, for housing the negro steve
dore regiment engaged there in loading
vessels.
Another item is that of S250,000 for
high explosives plant at Sandy Hook, !
L. J.
Brigadier General Littell, in charge of
division and other construc-
ion jobs, also submitted statements to
he committee showing that, in addition
% the new work his bureau has charge
u construction now in progress. calling T
or an. expenditure of Sl35 900, 900. max
ng the total for present and future work
a ,045 800 900.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
POLITICS LIvENING UP.
A Few More Candidates Appear as Time
Grows Shorter.

With respect to certain Offices that are
to be contested for at the March election
politics began to look up a bit to-day
and it is evident that one or two or
more contests may develop before the
eaucuses Thursday and Friday nights
Alderman G. Fl. Reynolds has voluntarily
retired from the contest in ward 4, and
there are two ayowed candidates for his
office They are Charles r. Gallagher, an
insurance solicitor and collector, whose
announcement appears below, and Dun
can Mcmillan, jr, for seven years ca
pable ward officer, who sanctioned the
announcement of his candidacy this aft
ernoon. Many supporters have been
working for him in the past few days
Over in ward 2, where Alderman j, A.
Healy has announced himself as candi-
date for another term, there is consider
able talk of running Alexander Duncan
The latter has not declared himself, vet
a number of persons who would be glad
to hear that he has SHE'D his hat into
the ring are ready to tender him their
support. Mr.. Duncan's reputation as a
business man and his familiarity with
city affairs, they assert, are important
assets, and they admit that he possesses
other qualifications for assisting in the
business administration that the elector-
ate il going to demand this year. His
friends 90 on to say that his candidacy
would be approved by many voters in
the ward
So far as the school commission is con
,erned, there is little doubt that the per-
sonnel Of the board will remain un
hanged. In ward 2 DIR. William Me
Farland undoubtedly win be returned,
md the same is true of W. w. Calder in
he fourth ward. Both men have given
excellent service.
Mr. Gallaghers announcement from |
ward is given as follows;
Having been approached by number |
# voters in ward to allow my name to |
,e presented at the citizens caucus as a |
andidate for alderman, have decided /
o go before the voters at the coming |
aueus. If elected ! will do my best to
epresent the ward and the city in an
fficient manner Thanking in advance
II who may see fit to vote for me, | am,
yours,
"Charles f. Gallagher"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
WASHINGTON COUNTY CASE.
d. H. Mcdonald VS.. Frederick Mcneil |
Heard in Supreme Court.

| This morning the arguments in the
| Washington county case of ID. H. Me
! Donald VS.. Frederick Mcneil were made
| in supreme court, i. w. Gordon appear
ing for the plaintiff and f. l.. Laird for
the defendant. This case came from
| the county court on exceptions as to the
verdict in which the jury gave the plain
tiff Si00 damages at the March term of
court in 1916. Motions to set aside the
verdict as being against the weight of
evidence were oyerruled in the lower
court
This case is relative to the purchase
OF some land in Maine by the plaintiff
and Is an action in tort brought to re
cover $1,000.
The case of Charles Bianchi Va. the
Montpelier & Wells River railroad was
also argued this morning. In the lower
court a verdict for the defendant was
ordered with costs. Exceptions were tax.
en- and the ease carried to supreme court.
Ii is over the delivery OF monument in
the west and involves about $500. The
plaintiff claims that the monument was
shipped to be placed on q siding at the
town designated and billed to the plain
tiff and that it was delivered to another
party, the party being the purchaser of
the monument from the plaintiff
The entry Of Judgment affirmed was
struck off the docket in the ease Of Du.
prate & Duprate vs.. Chesmore from Chit
tenden county, and the entry of coutin
ued made by order of the court this
morning. A recess WAS taken at noon
until Thursday morning, there being no
case ready for trial.
The case in regard to A. r. Cote was
submitted this morning upon briefs,
This is a habeas corpus proceeding in
which an effort was made to get Cote |
out of Washington county Jail from |
close Jail execution on a Judgment Sc
cured by a Mrs. Bancroft in Caledonia |
county court. Her husband died as the
result of an automobile accident in South /
Royalton three years ago at state fair
time. Cote has since gone through bank
ruptcy and the question is whether that
removes the obligation of payment of
The judgment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
WOMEN VOTERS MUST ENROLL.
They Will Have Chance in Barre on
February 20.

Women of Barre who intend to exer
else the franchise in the coming city eIec
tion must register with the board OF civ
il authority before they can use the suf-
frage. To that end there will be a spe
cial meeting of the board for women only
on the evening of Wednesday, Feb. 20.
in the court room at city hall at 7;30
o'clock. Other meetings for the purpose
of revising the check list viii be held at
the same place and same hour on the
evenings of Tuesday, Feb. 10, Thursday.
Feb. 2l and Wednesday. Feb. 27 On
the occasion of all meetings, other than
the one of Feb 20, male voters desiring
to register, or to give notice Of change
of address may appear before the board
In years past the names Of women
voters entitled to use the suffrage on
school questions have appeared on the
check lists displayed before the board of
civil authority meetings This year the
female registrants viii not have their
names on the check list until after the
board has completed its revision. Won
en- taxpayers in Barre may vote on mu
nicipal matters other than school ques-
tions for the first time March ), as the
result of an enactment by the last gen
eral assembly. II is the understanding
Of the women who propose to vote in the
March meeting that they may attend
the city and ward caucises Thursday
and Friday nights, and especially IN the
rase OF the city caucus mt the opera
house tomorrow night a large attend
lnce Is anticipated.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
ROOF CAvED IN.
Carrying Boy with 1t, But Latter Was
Not Injured.

Yesterdays rain brought forth dis
astrous results for the granite she'd on
Depot square occupied by the Columbia
Granite company and owned by Mrs.
Agnes Williams Of Averill street. Under
the accumulation Of snow and Ice during
the past few months and weighed down
by Yesterdays fall of rain the roof OF
the shed fell through around o'clock
in the afternoon, while the tool boy in
the employ of the concern was endeay
oring to shovel part OF the accumulation
off the roof. The shed is one Of the pic
neers in the granite industry IN this
city, having beer erected many years
ago and being occupied until two years
ago by the Melcher & Hadley granite
concern, when the present occupants be
gan to establish the Columbia granite
concern there.
Fortunately, cutters in the employ of
the firm were all in the yard at the time
of the accident and so escaped serious
injury, while the tool boy who expert
enced the sudden descent with the roof
also escaped injury. The shed was full
of rough and unfinished stock, but as
far as was learned this forenoon no Sc
rious damage was done to any of them.
The task of clearing away the debris
will be started in few days and the
firm is expecting to resume operations
next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
WILL ABANDON
CAMP GREENE
Clay Soil Prevents Rapid Drying OF the
Surfaee-No Present Danger TO
Health of the Soldiers There.

Washington, d. c., Feb. l3- Camp
Greene. Charlotte, \. c., now occupied
by regular troops. is TO be abandoned
as permanent training center because
OF unsuitability of the ground on which
il is located
Major General Dickman. senior officer
at the camp. was at the war department
yesterday and reported the camp site
knee deep in mud in some places, owing
to an unusually hard winter and the
clay soil which underlies the surface
and prevents rapid absorption.
The medical department. has deter.
mined, however. that there is no dan.
ger to the health of the soldiers there
until the summer comes, and by that
time the men will have been moved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
DEATH AT wEBSTERvILLE.
Laura Gingras, Aged IS, Had Been Ill
with Rheumatism.

Laura. daughter Of Theodore Gingras
of Websterville. died at noon yesterday
after having been sick since January
with rheumatism. She had reached the
age Of Is years. having been born in
Websterville and spending her whole
life there. where she endeared herself
To all her acquaintance. She attended
the convent of 81. Sylvester's church.
Four sisters. Jennie. Celia. Annie and
Eva. and two brothers. Lewis and Prank
survive. all living az home except Frank
uhu b az Camp Greene, Charlotte. = e.
The funeral will h. held Tuesday
morning ~ ? o'riock az ST Sylvestcr's
church. sith interment in St Sylvesier's
CEMETERY
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-13
TO ESTABLISH TITLE.
Was Appointed in an Old
Estate.

In probate court this morning Richard
]. Browne of Waitsfeld was appointed
administrator of the estate of Lovina
r. Joslyn. late of Waitsfeld. This is
an interesting case in that Mrs. Joslyn
died in 1882, leaving L. r. Joslyn, her
son, as the only heir; and when Mr.
Browne bought the farm of the admins
traitor of l.. r. Joslyn's estate he took
an administrator deed from Mr.. Jos
lyn's estate. but did not take one of the
estate of Mrs. Lovina Joslyn. mother of
the L. r. Joslyn. The party who now
wants to buy the property viii not ac-
cept the title as it was given 10 Mr..
Browne; therefore the appointment of
Mr. Browne as administrator of Mrs.
Joslyns estate to clear up the title.
F. b. Bailey of Berlin was appointed
of the estate Of G. L. Hill.
late of Berlin.