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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
AGAIN URGES TO CUT WOOD.
Vermont People Are Appealed to BY
Public Safety Committee.

! The people OF Vermont are again urged
! to cut wood this time the appeal being
made by the Vermont state safety com.
mittee, as follows:
sIn compliance with the order of the
federal fuel administration, no manufac-
turing plant shall burn fuel or use pow
er derived from fuel for five days from
January Is to Jan. %, inclusive, and on
every Monday beginning Jan. %, and
ending March %, with the few exceptions
not in said order. The apparent reason
for the drastic order of the fuel admin
istration is on account of the shortage
of fuel not only for the power in our
manufacturing plants but for the heating
of our homes.
"This order will necessarily close down
large number of manufacturing plants
in Vermont as well as in other states,
and it is therefore, urged by the execu-
tive officers of the Vermont committee
of public safety, that each and every
employer secure for their employees an
opportunity to follow out the instruc-
tions and recommendations of the Yer
mont administration in the "eut "a cord"
"on account of the scarcity of farm
labor the farmers are unable to produce
the amount of wood they would be glad
to furnish the residents of the different
towns. The situation is certainly most
serious and can be relieved in our state
in large measure by the securing of
the labor that will necessarily be unem-
ployed by reason of the order of the fuel
in the cutting of wood
with which our hills are so bountifully
supplied. Arrangements can doubtless
be made with farmers who have wood
lots where wood can be conveniently pro- |
cured but the help to cut the wood can
not be secured.
This state has in the past provided |
he larger proportion of wood that has !
been used for fuel, but the production of
wood has gradually decreased TO such an
.xtent that very little dry wood can
low be obtained. The communities for
nerlv using wood for heating power have
,een depending entirely upon coal. Con-
idering the great shortage of coal and
he impossibility of securing 1t. this con-
Iition must not be allowed to continue,
nd every effort must be made TO awak
n the people of this state to the neces
ity of securing wood.
"All who are not actually engaged in
rar service or in preparation for this
ervice. should be more than willing TO
ender aid in the manner indicated, and
is anticipated that there will be a large ,
nd willing response TO this request"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
NEW ENGLAND
MUCH CONFUSED,
But Industrial Activity Generally Was
Suspended-Plants Working on Gov
ernment Contracts Were
Running

Boston, Jan. ls.-Industrial activity
throughout New England was suspended
generally to-day amid great confusion in
the minds of mill and factory owners
and employees as to the application of the
closing order TO individual cases. In the
case of plants engaged ON government
contracts. exemptions were announced so
late last night that il was impossible to
get word to many of the employees, but
most of these were running to-day, al
though short handed.
AT the office of James J. Storrow, the.
New England fuel administrator, it was,
said that exemptions were granted in
only to government arse-'
mails and firearms plants at Springfield, a.
cartridge factory at Lowell, the destroyer
department at the shipbuilding plant at
Quincy and the condenser tube manufac
turing departments of the electric plants
AZ LYNN. Carpenters and others engaged
in outside construction work were not
affected by the closing order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
TO PROTECT PUBLIC
FROM FAKE APPEALS
Vermont Committee on Public Safety Is
to Pass on Merits of Those Who
Wish to Solicit.

Considerable complaint has come to
Gov. Graham and those interested in the
work of solicitation of funds that per-
sons are making canyasses without au-
thority. He took the matter up with
the public safety committee with the re-
suit that the following official statement
has been made by the committee:
"All campaigns for the solicitation of
funds for war relief and charity will be
investigated, and the Vermont committee
of public safety win approve campaigns
to which the citizens of the state are ad
vised to contribute The committee hav-
ing this matter in charge consists of Gov
ernor Graham, Judge Leighton P. Slack,
Charles f. Lowe and Joseph G. Brown
Application for approval should be made
to the secretary, Joseph G. Brown of
Montpelier. This action is taken to guar
antee the integrity of war relief cam
paigns. No contribution, financial or
otherwise should be made to solicitor
who does not exhibit a certificate of ap-
proyal from the Vermont committee of
public safety, eountersigned by local
member of the committee.
Appeals are being made constantly
the country for funds. and
benevolent resources are being wasted
and misdireeted, which divert and lessen
to legitimate endeavor.
Every campaign which proves to be a
lake breeds distrust of the worthy one.
The committee of public safety has not
adopted this measure to curb the work OF
legitimate enterprises, but for the sole
purpose of protecting the people. The
inns of many organizations are worthy, |
,ut their work makes unnecessary dupli |
alton of officers and running expenses.
"The committee of public safety ear
testify request the people of the state to
o operate in requiring solicitors to OBJ
ain certificates and urge the people to
efrain from contributing to solicitors
Who do not have certificates.
managers of war relief campaigns
hould select representatives who are
yell known locally, and citizens should
estate to contribute to stranger and
.inerant solicitors. School superintend
nts and teachers are urged to give no
nergy to campaigns unless approved by
he commissioner of education or the
ommittee of public safety"
The campaigns already approved are
; follows: Liberty loan, war savings
,rtificates and thrift stamps, American
ed Cross and branches in Vermont, Y
|. C. A. Red Triangle fund, war library
md, war camp recreation fund. Arme
ian and Syrian relief cleveland II,
odge, treasurerl, Knights of Columbus
ar fund. Jan. 20-30. Salvation Army,
eb. 1922. Children's Patriotic League of |
merica, Lena C. Ross, Rutland state
rector
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
BARRE SETTLED DOWN
TO 5-DAY HOLIDAY
Granite Industry Quiet Under Orders
from Fuel Administrator Garfield
Actual Loss of Time Only
Three and a Half Days.

Barre workingmen and their employers
settled down to-day TO make the most OF
the longest national holiday on record,
and something like Sabbath quiet pre-
vailed in the granite belt. II extended
as far north as Waterbury, and its sweep
TO the south took in Graniteville, Web
steryille and East Barre, before IL head
ed for Williamstown, The nothing doing
sign hung out in Montpelier, West Berlin
and Northfield. To all outward appear
ancc industry was strangled, although
the streets, paraded by persons upon
whom idleness has been forced, presented
more animated appearance than usual.
Early to-day bulletin received last
night from Washington in which it was
stated that the order would become OPP
erative despite attempted interference
from the Senate. was misinterpreted by
not few granite manufacturers. How
ever, they did not reopen their plants
and before long there was plenty of evil
dence to show that the fuel administra-
tor was deadly in earnest. In mid-for
noon rumor had it that saw was in
operation at the plant of Jones Bros, but
it was quickly denied, and inquiry devel-
oped that not a wheel had been in motion
At the plant since closing time yesterday.
Here in the Barre granite belt the de-
iuction of the customary half.holiday
Saturday, and the inclusion of Sunday
IN the federal order, reduces the actual
to three and one-half days
Nevertheless. the shutdown is keenly felt |
n the industry for the reason that sus-
pensions ON account of cold weather have |
been unusually numerous this winter and |
many of the manufacturers and quar-
'iers are far behind in their orders. I'm
the order means loss of /
many dollars, but those most affected
eem to be reconciled to its operation
speculation arises oyer the Monday OBJ
ervance of holiday by stores and Of
ices, but the word has gone out that all
oncerns not exempted in the order
hould be ready to obey it literally. In
II probability there win be very little
BUSINESS transacted in Barre Monday.
'rovisioners, druggists, physicians and
entists may occupy their business
bodies so long as they obey the order.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
VIII SON WILL NOT INTERFERE
WITH GARFIELD FUEL ORDER
ORDER INTERPRETED
BY STATE FUEL HEAD

State Fuel Administrators II. J..
NJ. Jones sent out the following
instructions concerhing the govern
ment fuel order last night;
|. ANY manufacturing industry
NAV operate provided no fuel Is
used directly or indirectly, la) to
furnish power; tbl to furnish heat
Except as provided in the instruc-
tions from Washington contained
in next to the, last paragraph; +;
(cl TO furnish light.
2. Industries incidental to the
production of food should apply to
the state food administrator, John
T. Cushing, st. AllAns, for, author
ity to use fuel provided such is
necessary for their continued OPP
GRAFTON.
3. We are asked by insurance
companies to warn people that
buildings must be sufficiently heat
ed to prevent freezing of sprinkler
systems, so that buildings and per-
sonal property may be protected
from fire and also from damage
due to freezing of pipes. Your at
tention is also called to the last
sentence of next to the last para
graph of the order issued by the
federal fuel administrator.
4. Refuse not merchantable
from sawmills or other industries
and used for heating or power pur-
poses shall not be considered fuel.
5. Any industry which is nee
essarily in continuous operation
day and night for seven days per
week islpermitted to operate as
heretofore.
6. The intent of the order of
the United States fuel administra-
tor is to conserve fuel solely, and
should not be construed as an at
tempt to close any industry except
as necessary incident 10 such
conservation.
Z. The state fuel administra-
tion is desirous of carrying out the
spirit of the federal order and sol
icits the cooperation of the local
fuel committees, the industries and
the public
The foregoing. instructions are
subject to revision or modification
by the Vermont fuel administrator.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
SENATE VOTED IN VAN
TO SUSPEND ORDER
Garfield Promulgated the Order Before
Senate Could Act-The Vote
Was so to 10.

| Washington ID. c., Jan. ia wave OF
protest against the governments drastic
fuel restriction order which swept over
Congress yesterday eliminated in the
adoption by the Senate last night, 30 to
10, of resolution requesting a five days
suspension of the orders Efforts to get
a vote on similar resolution in the
House were blocked by objection.
Hours were spent in stormy debate in
both Senate and House, members vehe-
mently characterizing the fuel administra-
tion's step as entailing national calam
ity' and Industrial paralysis" Partisan
lines were largely disregarded, particu-
larly in the Senate, and when it became
apparent that the order was going into
effect in spite of the Senate request
plans were laid for submitting an appeal
directly to President Wilson to-day.
Congress, flooded by kilograms of pro-
test from business interests, gave over
practically the entire day to the subject,
Resolutions requesting postponement
were introduced in the Senate by Mr..
Hitchcock, Democrat, and Republican
Leader Gallinger, and in the House by
Acting Republican Leader Gillett. 1t was
g o'clock, and Just about the time the
fuel administrators formal order was
made public, that the Senate adopted the
Hitchcock resolution.
In the House. after sharp debate, a
vote on Representative Gillett's resolu.
tion was prevented by refusal of Repre-
sentative Cox of Indiana, Democrat, to
give unanimous consent for its considera-
tion.
Action in the Senate was delayed long
enough for DIR. Garfield to be summoned
to the capitol and questioned by the Sen
ate manufactures sub committee investi-
eating the fuel shortage Senator Reed,
the chairman, reported that he was not
satisfied with the explanation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
D4IRYHEN
HEAR ABOUT VAR
Congressman Dale, Back from the Front
Line, Spoke to Them in Conven-
tion in Burlington.

Burlington, Jan. lS.-The annual meet
ing of the Vermont Sta-e nairymen's as
sociation was brought to a close with O
banquet at the Hotel Vermont last night
about 300 attending. Congressman Frank
l.. Greene presided and Congressman Por-
ter II. Dale was one Of the speakers
The latter gave some information con-
cerning his recent trip to the war front
in Europe, saying in part:
Our nation is obliged to the men in the
ranks for their courage, their sturdiness
and their manliness. All | can do per-
sonally shall for the men in the ranks
in France, where was, not a man whim-
pered-not a man had one word of COM
plant. They are not suffering for any
thing. My work is now TO hammer for
guns, guns of large ealibre, guns of large
size save lives that's what we have to
have.
Germany's plan is to bleed France
whiteto do the same to England and
then to crush the United States.
The United States has got to win this
war cost what it will. We had to 90 in
mo matter when and now it's up to us.
General Pershing is one of the greatest
soldiers in the world. He says little. His
face is steeled. His eyes are steeled and
his heart is steeled. Behind the cold
steel exterior is a heart of great human
sympathy. His speech at the grave of
Lafayette, here we are" is
with Abraham Lincoln's Get
tysburg speech.
AT the training camp / saw many Bur
Iington boys, | ate, slept and marched
with them. As much as | admire and
praise the French and English troops, oh,
what difference the United States boys
ire. How superior. how wonderful, how
much stronger, cleaner and better are
hey than the other allies.
Frank H. Bickford President.
The dairymen elected Frank H. Bick-
ord of Bradford as president yesterday
afternoon. The other officers elected were |
ice president representing the first
congressional district, Samuel Gates of |
'roctor; vice president representing the
econd congressional district), C. c. Gates
# North Hartford; secretary, Orlando L.
dartin of Plainfield; treasurer, NJ. A. |
adams of Derby The latter was re-
lected, the only old officer to retain his
flee. Fred l.. Davis of Hartford was
lembers will be appointed by the ex-
cutive committee to work in co-opera-
ion with the University of Vermont and
tate agricultural college along agrieul-
ural and dairy lines.
A set of nine resolutions was brought
! by the resolutions committee, headed
V Dean j. l.. a..Ils of the state agricul-
lral college, and were unanimously
dopted tney included the subject of
roper dogs to make sheep raising safe;
rging the dairymen and farmers to pro- I
nce maximum crops during the period I
the war; on the death of Gardner {
mith Fassett of the state board of agri- !
ilture; the protest Of the association
yainst the removal of the tax on oleo- '
argarine and several Others. Is
The Woman's auxiliary of the Dairy 7
ems association elected the following ]
ficers: President, Mrs. +. II. Bickford a
Bradford: vice president, Mrs. II. X.
rocks of St Albans; secretary and
easurer, Mrs. II. NJ. Farnham of Mont
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
vERMoNTERS PROMOTED.
Several at Camp Devens to Get Higher
Commissions.

Camp Devens, Aver, Mass. Jan. Is
The following Vermont men were pro
NOTED Yesterday; Robert +. SlaytOn of
Bellows Falls. Dana q. Mcbride Of Bur
linoton. Harold StJwell Of Bellows Falls.
Alphonse & Ratio of Brattleboro, I'd
ward II. Walton q Northheid 10 be first
lieutenants; Andrew B. McClary of Wind
sor and Austin T. Foster ~ Derby Line
10 Be first heutenants OF field artillery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
Bill to Create a Director of
Munitions Reported
Favorably
WAR COUNCIL BILL is
NEARLY COMPLETED
Former Measure Tends to
Centralize All War
Munitions

Washington, d. c., Jan. ls.-The bill
to create director of munitions not
having cabinet membership but with
broad authority to centralize the control
of all war munitions was reported favor
ably to-day by the Senate military com.
mittee. Another bill to establish war
council is nearly completed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
ST. ALBANs PRICES.
Sugar II Cents at Retail. Potatoes 81 to
a Cents a Peck

st. AIbans, Jan. ls.-A meeting of the
rrocers Of this city was held yesterday
ing board fixed the maximum prices on
sugar. -four and potatoes in st. Albsns
az follows; Sugar. $50 hundred, whole
sale. N cents pound retail; -four, Sll-2O
to Sli.55 a barrel, Wholesale. Sl.50 u
SIl60 Ter one-eighth barrel. retail: Pota-
toes. sl-2O % sl9o q bushel, wholesale,
57c 10 s2c PER peek, retail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
$4,000 MINERS
WANTED AT ONCE
Pennsylvania Operatives Is
sue an Urgent Appeal
for Men
MUST SPEED UP
THE PRODUCTION
Railroad Congestion Is Also
Declared to Be Un-
precedented

Philadelphia, Jan. ls.- The general
committee of anthracite operators issued
an appeal to-day for $4,000 additional
men to work in the hard coal mines of
Pennsylvania. The appeal says that the
production must be further increased
and that the industry is short handed.
The railroad congestion in the anthracite
district is Unprecedented.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
KAISER'S INFINITE
ADVISOR REPLACED
Rudolph Won Valentino Has Been Super.
seded BY Won Berg. Governor of
East Prussia.

Copenhagen. Jan. ls.-A Berlin paper
ssys that Rudolph Won Valentini. head
of Emperor Williams civil cabinet as
private secretary and an intimate advisor
70 the emperor, has BEEN replaced BY Von
Berg. governor of the province Of East
Prussia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
MONTPELIER RATHER QUIET.
Manufacturing Life Was Practically al
Standstill

The manufacturing life of Montpelier
was practically At a stsndstin to-day be-
cause of the Garfield closing order. The
granite plants were shut down. as we're
the Lane Manufacturing company's shop
and the Capital City Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
SECTION TX


This regulation Is effective throughout TIE
United State cast of the Mississippi river. in
elndinr the whole of the states Of louisiana
and Minnesota.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18

Any rrrsur. z IN. associatiur er corT.oratiun
which Vlcl1fes o. refuses % conform with the
ahCrc rxguiatica nay - iiuhlc fc the penalty
prezcrilx-d in the aforesaid art 81 Conrre-s
tSiEneal H "a GARFIELD.
United STATES Fsel AdrinRtrz1or.~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18

State fuel administrators and their repre-
sentativsE specifically authorized so 70 do are
hereby empowered 10 grant such relief as may
be essential 10 prevent injury 20 health or %
prevent destruction or injury 10 property hy
fire or freszing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18
SECTION VII.

Nothing in this regulation shall be con-
strued to apply TO or affect the operation Of
any mine or plant producing fuel. nor shall
this regulation be construed 70 forbid the heat
ing Of such rooms Offices. such portions
Of buildings used in connection with the
production. transportation or distribution Of
fuel
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-18

mo fuel shall be burned on any. of the Mon
days specified in the foregoing section for the
purpose Of supplying power for the movement
of surface. elevated. subway or suburban cars
or trains in excess of the amount used on the
Sunday previous thereto.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-26
CaHbTeath Replies 10
Massachusetts, Criticism

Sp"cinl Dispatch to TIL" lntelligencer.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. April e5.-Fig-
ornusly defending the coal operators OF
West Nir..lia, Pennsylvania and other
states. Secretary James i. Calloreath
rr the American Mining Congress. today
operators by the legislature Of Massa-
chusetla for ALLEGED Failure 10 mine a
sufficient supply Of coal. charging e1-
hnriritnnu rates. and iuhuman treatment
ii miners" in calling on their repre-
srututlv"s IN congress 10 urge lcSiSla-
t:ru providing for public ownership and
operation III coal mines.
Calling attention Ia the fact that the
resolution wa; adopted 10y III" Bay stat"
s,,iuns ton months after the United
States government had assumed control
III thu coal production Of the country
Mr.. ralihre;,ih ISi;S:
lis ii possible thai the members Of
TN. massachusetts legislature have not
Net h,rn advised that the price which
coal operators might receive for their
coal w:lS fixed b. presidential procIa-
muliun many months ara. Gan II Dc
rnSSiblc thar the nr.nlcrS q: III" Mis-
the greater part OF III" cost of coal IN
tll. consumer in massachusetts is mad"
ny II transportation and selling
rn;.. gr.;. nnd Tina: u%l! small part al
thu price which they puy reaches the
Inrkrt 81 TIM "prriItur''
MIR. tallhr"ath also asks: Can i: b.
that n,rlul,t:r.s III the Massachusetts, leg
i~la'ur" do not know that wages paid
.in coat miners III THIS country are larger
than III any country al IN" world?
1T may l"'. lie AYERS in answer.
that th,!" facts w"r" ED"wn. hut Il
= mere than lik"l! that its nrml"rS
wtIr. rtlyruE upon I'll" general tnistnfnr-
nation ri thr public with relation Ia
the coal mining industry. and unduuht-
r.lly i% information concerning thc
treatment 81 the men engaged III the
coal mines by their employers. was
gained from ~" =, port Il III" federal
industrial commission. who's" chairman
is unable t. 80" any Elriu" III Il coal
OPERATOR nor IL discover ANY Snurtcom-
inf IN m: miner"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-26

ing every- which way to increase its
sources Of revenue. should the tariff
be immune from change Is the
cause of free trade so sacred that il
must not be disturbed. even TO help
the government win the war? 1t
seems so--as yet, it Is so.
Tho administration expects the peo-
pie to make sacridces-any sacrifice.
every sacrifice. possible-to win the
war. Should it not, then, set IN ex'
ample by dropping free trade and re-
establishing protection. since free
trade greatly reduces, while protec-
ton would vastly increase the ma
tion's revenues! The emergency Is
acute. Need Of increased revenue is
most urgent! Time Is 81 tremendous
Importance. Instead Of an intermln'
able tariff discussion. why not re-en'
act the DinSley or the Payne-Aldrlch
tariff? It would pay.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-04-26
STEFANSSON ILL
In THE FAR NORTH

FORT YUKON, Alaska April 90
Bringing an appeal for doctor. Nalh-'
jalmur Stcfansson. the arctic explorer
WIN iies dangerously III on HerscheE
Island Z messenger reached here late
yesterday after u record breaking trip
from the north. In message carried
Ivy the courier S;efansson told OK be-
ing i'll 20 days after being stricken ": II
typhoid and pneumonia, followed ~
complications.
4 northwest mounted policeman and
two EskinVs have died Of typhoi!.
while several others arc Ill. the messeil'
Ger said.
4 doctor already is on his way 20
Virr%chrl Island from here, starting
several days ago upon learning 81 St''-
ansson's illness. StcfansSon's message
said:
I'll 5 odays Temperature 1n:. Had ~
rhn:d and pneumonia followed by com
plica;ions Managed 70 got TO H"rsch"I
Island. Have been taken care o. T.!
missionaries"