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The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1918-09-12
LIVE CECIL NEWS ITEMS

John Nash was business caller in
Morgan on Tuesday.
Miss Jaunita Crabtree left on the
local on Monday for Heppner.
A. Henriksen and son returned
home from Heppner Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett we're doing
business in Cecil on Thursday.
Mrs. A. E. Nash visited with Mrs.
Broadly of Morgan on Wednesday.
Jack Hynd, who has been spending
the last week in Portland returned
home on Friday.
Mrs. Crabtree and children left on
Friday for Salem, where they intend
to spend few months.
Miss Irene Douglas, who is teach
ing at the Willows was a Cecil caller
on Saturday on her way to lone.
w. w. Smead and w. G. McCarty
of Heppner were in Cecil on Friday
gathering up exhibits for the fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hynd and Miss
Violet Hynd, Miss Hazel Winter and
Boyd Logan autoed to lone on Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Minor came in
from Portland to "The Last Camp"
Thursday leaving Friday for Hepp-
ner.
Mrs. Willis and son returned from
Independence on Tuesday where they
had been attending the obsequies of
Mrs. Willis mother.
Fred Streeter, eldest brother Of
Henry j. Streeter arrived from
Wasco on Tuesday, leaving again for
Creswell on Thursday.
The Misses Barrett, Hayes, Ma
honey and Wilson from Heppner
spent the weekend visiting among
friends on Willow Greek.
Mrs. Bennett was in Arlington on
Thursday to see her nephew, e. e.
Wallace who was leaving with the
drafted men from Condor.
w. A. Thomas of Cecil returned
home from Ritter Springs where he
has been spending the last few weeks.
Bill says that Ritter is certainly a
fine health resort.
Miss Easton who taught the Cecil
school last year came in from Sitkum
where she has been spending her
summer vacation on Sunday, and
opened school Monday, 15 pupils
being present.
Roy Slender and his sisters and
other friends were in Cecil Thursday
to say good bye to his brother
Warren, who was on the train along
with the other fine bunch of young
men from Heppner who were called
with the last draft.
The Chairman of the Cecil Auxil.
iary of the Red Cross, lone Branch; ;
wishes to thank Mrs. Boyd Logan
for the beautiful piece of work which
she donated for the benefit Of the
above society, which will be disposed
of shortely at the anticipated Basket
Social, September 28th.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
VIOLATIONO OF
"RULES OF ROAD"
Was the Cause of the Great
Halifax Disaster on
Dec. 6
BLAME is PLACED
ON TWO SEAMEN
Pilot Mackay of Halifax and
Capt. Lamodec Of
the Imo

Halifax, Feb. 4.-The blame for the
collision between the French munition
ship Mont Blame and the Belgian relief
ship Imo, resulting in an explosion which
destroyed large part of Halifax on
Dec. was placed on Pilot Mackay of
Halifax and Captain Lamodec of the
French ship in the judgment announced
to-day by the government commission
of investigation. The commission held
that they violated the rules of the road
Mackay and Lamodec were arrested,
charged with manslaughter. The com.
mission recommended that their licenses
be cancelled and found them guilty of
neglect of public safety for not taking
proper steps to warn the inhabitants of
the probable explosion.
Capt Wyatt, the chief examination of
iicer of the port, was found guilty of
neglect in not keeping himself informed
Of the movements of ships in the harbor
and not taking adequate steps to en-
force the regulations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
NEW WAGES AT QUINCY.
Cutters Are Given $3.50 Per Day Begin
ming April /.

Quincy, Mass, Feb. A threatened
break between the Granite Cutters In
ternational association, which includes
granite cutters, polishers and tool sharp
eners, and the Granite Manufacturers
association of Quincy, has been averted
by concessions on the part of the manu-.
facturers.
On April l3, 1916, a bill of prices was
arranged between these two associations
to run for four years, or to 1920. A few
weeks ago the employees made request
for higher wages, in view of the high
cost of living, although admitting that
they could be held under the provisions
of the contract which they were work
ing.
The matter was taken under consider
alton by the manufacturers, who now
have reached an agreement whereby the
employees in the three lines are to have
an increase in their pay of 10 cents per
hour for an eight-hour day, making the
per diem pay $3.50. This new agree
ment viii date from the first of the COM
ing April and will continue during the
war.
The granite manufacturers practically
were forced to take this step as the
war plants of Quincy have been holding
out such great wage inducements that
many granite workers have deserted for
the more remunerative employment. The
condition is not so serious now as il will
be next spring, when the granite bust
ness opens. but the manufacturers feel
that if they are going to have any help
then it Is necessary now to make the
additional inducements to hol dthe men
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
Casualties of the United States Troops
Were Two Killed, Nine Wounded and
One Suffering From Shell Shock
BRITISH AND TURKS TO
EXCHANGE PRISONERS
Basis Will Be 1000 British Invalid Pris-
oners for l,5o0 Turks-Great Brit
ain Calls This a Satisfactory
Arrangement.

Berne, Switzerland, Feb. 4 GORE
spondence of the Associated Press. -
British and Turkish delegates, who have
been conferring here for some time in re-
gard to proposed exchange of prisoners,
have closed their negotiations after
reaching what the British delegates de-
scribe as "a satisfactory arrangement
The negotiations provide not only for
the exchange of prisoners, but also for
complete inspection of prison camps.
Turkey has about 10000 prisoners, most
ly Indians, while Great Britain has So
900 Turks. 1t is expected that the agree
ment will be Immediately ratified and
within few weeks the first exchange
will be made on Swiss soil, 200 British
invalid prisoners being exchanged for
] 500 Turks. After this exchange there
will be an examination of all prisoners
uunder low schedule of disability by
mixed commission of Turkish and Brit
ish doctors, this arrangement doing away
with the delay incident to the employ
ment of neutral doctors.
The negotiations with the Turks
proved far more satisfactory than the
British delegates had expected. The dis
,ussions were conducted in conciliatory
pirit on both sides. A number of supple
agreements were reached re-
,arding treatment of prisoners hereafter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
AMERICAN GUNNERS
PULVERIZED GERMAN
TRENCHES IN BIG DUEL
FOUGHT COUGAR WITH FISTS.
Two Children Given Royal Recognition
for Their Courage.

London, Feb. 4-In recognition of their
courage in fighting off with their fists a
cougar which attacked them, King
George has awarded the Albert medal
to two children of Cowichan Lake, Van
couver Island. The children are Doreen
Ashburnham, II year old, and Anthony
the account of the incident recorded in
the Official Gazette, it transpired as fol-
lows.
On the 23d of September, 1916, the
two children left their homes at Co.
wichan Lake for the purpose of catching
their ponies and, when about half a mile
from home, they were attacked by the
cougar. They were almost upon the ami
NAL before they saw it crouching in
path at corner. The cougar first
sprang upon the little girl and she was
knocked down with her face to the
ground, the animal being on her back
The boy at once attacked the cougar
with his fists and riding bride driving
the animal off the girl, il then attacked
him and his companion getting to her
feet, came to his rescue, fighting with
her clenched hands and bride, even put
ting her arm into the cougars mouth, to
try to prevent it from biting him. She
succeeded in getting it off the boy. 1t
hen stood on its hindquarters and fought
with her but evidently was disturbed by
some sound as it presently skunk away
md ran under log, where it was after
wards killed
The cougar measured seven feet from
lose to tip of tail
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
DRUGGISTS OFFER SERVICES.
Will Act as Merchant Marine Recruiting
Agents--F. G. Russell in Barre.

Boston, Feb 4.-Five hundred twenty.
six New England druggists have volun.
teered for war duty as recruiting agents
for the new merchant marine, and be-
gan their official labors this morning, ac-
ocording to a statement just issued by
Henry Howard, director of recruiting for
the L. s. shipping board, at national
headquarters of that service, in the Bos :
ton customs house.
The 500 druggists are scattered all
over the New England states, from Fort
Kent, Me. to Greenwich. Conn, and
from Swanton, Vt, to Nantucket They
volunteered through central organi-
cation at Boston of which they are mem
bers. At recent convention they held
at Boston about 200 stood up in one
group and took the oath of Office as spe-
cial representatives of the shipping
board. Others have since been sworn in.
Each of the 526 druggists will conduct
an enrolling station at his store, at
which young Americans from IL to q
years of age, inexperienced nseaeoing,
may put their names to applications for
training as sailors, firemen, oilers. water
tenders, cooks or stewards, on ships of
training squadron maintained by the
shipping board, with headquarters at
Boston, for preparing crews to serve on
the new cargo fleets of the merchant ma
rine.
The cooperation of the druggists
with the shipping board was brought
about through the initiative of Louis K
Liggett of Boston.
The shipping boards representative in
Barre, VT, section will be Floyd G.. Rus
sell, Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
GERMAN BARBED WIRE
BADLY TORN AWAY
The Damage to American
Trenches Was Repaired in
a Single Night-Location
of the American Front Is
Revealed

With the American Army in France
Sunday, Feb. g. -(By Associated Press
The American officers are elated over
the results of the first artillery duel be
tween American and German gunners
Saturday night. Infantry commanders
in their official reports to-day, paid trib-
ute to the promptness with which the ar
tillery responded to the call for bar
rage.
Aerial reconnaissances to-day showed
that the American guntire had very
destructive effect, and it will require sew
eral nights of hard work under artillery
fire for the Germans to repair their first
line trenches caved in by the American
75's and to patch the gaps in the barbed
wire. The damage to the American
trenches will be repaired before to-mor-
row morning.
A German barrage fire Saturday night
opened the heaviest bombardment of
many days along the American sector,
and the American artillery replied shell
for she'll The firing spread along several
kilometres of the front. Two Americans
were killed, nine were wounded and one
suffered from shell shock.
Heavy mists again overhung the
American sector to-day, and there was
little artillery work and no aerial activ-
ity.
Announcement was permitted by the
censor Saturday night that the American
troops are occupying a sector on the
Lorraine front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
VERMONT REGIMENT GROWS.
Forty-Five Recruits Were Received Last
Week.

The recruiting of the lst Vermont regi-
ment has gone along very well in Wash
ington county. Capt. +. w Gibson was
at Montpelier two days last week and
obtained 10 applications. Then Robert
Foster took up the duties and, with the
cooperation of the local board, he has
obtained "a in three days. making total
of 45 for the week. This week bids fair
to do as well, for more publicity has been
done, about LOO placards having been
sent to the many towns in the state ex-
planning the way the selective draft men
in class | can volunteer.
The result of Saturdays effort was 10
recruits. who. it is now expected, will
leave Montpelier next Saturday for
Camp Greene along with Others obtained
during the las tweek. Those recruited
are J. j. Gavan, A. r. Jack
man. L. c. Mcleod, c. F. Sullivan, c. !. L.
Erickson, \. g. Tayetti, y. Dube, A. A.
Warren, L. O. Davis and H. Tromblv.
The prospects this morning, Mr.. Fos-
ter said. were excellent for large num-
ber to-day
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
TWO MORE BRITISH RECRUITS.
Lieut.. Chevalier and Sergt. Mcguire to
Continue Work in Barre.

Two more recruits have been added
to the enlistments received by Lieut.. p.
Chevalier and Sergt. T. Mcguire of the
British war mission, which is making its
headquarters at Hotel Barre for few
days The additions to the honor roll
are Michael Lafontaine of l03 Brook
street and Alexander Smith of Laurel
street. The are to leave tomorrow for
Manchester N. H., where number of
recruits from Barre were examined to-
day. The officers have decided to extend
their stay in Barre for a few days, as
number of British subjects are desirous
of consulting with them. Out of the
largely attended mass meeting in the
opera house Friday evening, an unusual
degree of interest in the mission of
the officers has developed, and the in
quiries received by them Saturday and
Sunday were numerous.
Emphasis is continually placed on the
alternative of being drafted in the Amer
lean army or going home tosfght under |
the British colors, and with the matter |
thus summed up good many British |
subjects are thinking seriously of en-
listing at once. The mission officers are
anxious to bring the situation clearly |
before the French Canadian population /
If Barre, Barre Town and other nearby |
owns. 1t is possible that the lieutenant
md his companion will make trip to
Websterville and East
Barre. To-day number of men from
conferred with the officers
I'm enthusiastic audience in the Park and
}iiou theatres listened to interesting
our minute talks by Lieut.. Chevalier
nd Sergt Mcguire Saturday afternoon
nd evening.
Lieut.. Chevalier calls attention to the
act that French Canadians joining now
ave the advantage of their own com
anions, priest of their own religion
nd officers of their own tongue. He
as received word from Boston that
here is quite a rush there to take ad-
antage of the opportunity to enlist now : :
nd not wait for the draft. Boston and
ew York have more thap/doubed their :
nlistments in the last month Men must !,
e between the ages of Is and 45
The officers are going to Montpelier
his afternoon to arrange for a meeting e
lere Wednesday evening
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
NAVAL ENLISTMENTS.
Officer Stationed at Montpelier Receiving
Many Applications.

Figures compiled from the office of
Charles Mitchell, naval recruiting officer,
at Montpelier, show that in the year he
has been here he has enlisted l0S men
and there are three on the waiting list.
He has sent l55 to Burlington for exam
ination, los of whom passed, leaving AZ
that have been rejected by the physician
there. There has been a large number of
applications turned down by Mr.. Mitchell
without medical examination.
On Saturday Guido L. Sempreboni of
Barre was accepted. Avery r. Curtis of
Burke was rejected because of his teeth;
Mark j. Town of Waterbury on physical
disability; while Floyd f. Pombrio of
Barre is TO have his teeth fixed
Mr.. Mitchell has sent three to Bur-
lington who have been examined and
passed. Harry Goslant of Lanesboro. Earl
Lawless of Montpelier and f. S. Hutch
ins of Barre Town, who will be sent for
when they can be received at the naval
station. Hollis Taylor of East Barre
was rejected on hearing.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
SUNDAY STOREKEEPING.
State Fuel Administrator Jones Issues
Instructions.

Vermont Fuel Administrators II. ]. NJ.
Jones has issued the following instrue-
tions regarding the opening of stores ON
Sunday on account of the Monday clos
ing order of the federal fuel administra-
tion:
To members of the local fuel commit
tees: Section 5955 of the public statutes
(7097 of the revised general laws of 1910
reads as follows:
"A person who, between II o'clock sat
urday night and y o'clock the following
Sunday night, exercises any business or
employment, except works of necessity
and charity, or holds or resorts to bali
or dance, or uses or exercises a game,
sport or play, or resorts to a house of
entertainment for amusement or recrea-
tion. shall be fined not more than two
dollars"
In case any dealers in merchandise in
your town or city presume to open their
stores on Sundays for the sale Of goods,
on account OF the federal order closing
such on the following eight Mondays, you
are requested 10 remind such Of the fore
going statute Jelating to Sunday observ-
ance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
INCOME TAX MAN IN BARRE.
Is Meeting the Eligible Taxpayers at
City Assessors Office.

Filing of income inventories before
Deputy Barrette OF the collectors office
at Portsmouth, N. H., began in the as
SCISSORS quarters at city hall this morn
ing, and during the day considerable
number of citizens applied to the deputy
for blanks Mr.. Barrette arrived in the
city last evening from northern Ver-
mont, where he has been receiving in
ventories at Newport. He will remain
in Barre until the end of the week. Sin
gle people. who have incomes exceeding
$1,000 and married people with incomes
in excess of $1,000 do not need to be re-
minded that they should consult the
deputy at once.
There are two classes of individuals
who are affected by the new income reve-
nue. legislation II should be borne in
mind that the term individuals applies
to taxpayers ot both sexes, and the only
choice in the matter lies between filing
with the deputy collector at this ten.
porary office in this city, or in forward.
ing an inventory to Collector Seth w
Jones in Portsmouth. There is clause
in the statute which provides, in the
case of married person, for an exemp-
tion of 5000 for every child under Is
years of age, but the minors children's
earnings must be reekoned with the par
ent's income, and even though there are
several children upon whom exemptions
may be based, every individual whose in
come Is $1,000 or more must file an in. |
come is 81 900 or $1,000 or more must file |
an inventory. The exemptions will be |
proven later All incomes referred to in |
he blanks are net incomes.
Heavy penalties are provided for vio-
ations. The individual who fails to
make returns on his income before the
ime limit expires may be fined not
ess than $50, not more than 81 900, and /
70 per cent of the tax due. The penal
Y for making fraudulent return is
inc not to exceed $4,000, or not in excess
# a years imprisonment, and 100 per
ent of the tax due. The revenue de-
artment requires all employers to file
With the collector at Portsmouth a
worn statement testifying to all sums
/ money in excess of $500 paid in the
asst year to employees.
To the same extent bankers or other
ersons who may have knowledge Of an
icome derived from rents, interest, etc,
y an individual subject TO income taxa
on are required to file their information ,
18th the collector at Portsmouth.
Under the provisions OF the act, income !
lxes may not be paid until June Is, but I
ie government appeals to the patriot c
m OF every individual in an effort to c
ave the taxes paid as soon as the in Y
sntories are filed. A discount is al t
wed for prompt payment, and among a
lose who filed to-day large majority t
titled ct once.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
CALLED PREPoSTEROUS.
Secretary Bakers Statement About the
Movement of Troops.

Washington, d. c., Feb. 4.-Secretary
Bakers recent statements to the Senate
military committee that the United
States would have half million soldiers
in France early this year and that pros
poets were not unpromising for ships to
carry million, who woud be ready dur
ing the year, were characterized by Sena-
tor Hitchcock in an address in the Senate
to-day as absolutely preposterous and
so exaggerated as to convey an entirely
false impression as to what we can do
and what we are doing"
He declared that Baker doubtless was
sincere but was misled by the lack of in
formation regarding the scarcity of
ships.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
BARNARD-LEWIS.
Pretty Home Wedding at 10 Nelson
Street Saturday Evening.

A pretty home wedding took place
Saturday evening at the home of Mrs.
Phoebe Jane Lewis. 10 Nelson street.
when her daughter. Pansy Belle. became
the bride of Orfhello Grant Barnard of
Boston. Rev. Bert J. Lehigh of the First
Baptist church officiating The bride was
given in marriage by her brother. Earl
M. Lewis. and the attendants we're Miss
Pinkie X. Lewis a. bride-maid and Ber.
nard p. Lewis Of Omaha. Neb.. a. hest
man. Miss Ruby Lewis rendered Men
delssohn's wedding march.
The house was prettily and apnropri
ateiy decorated with wedding bells ana
red. white and blue streamers. After
the ceremony the osIapany Vas served
a buffet lunch in the dinnine NON. Mr..
and Mr.. Barnard viii make their home
in Boston.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
HELPLESS
OFF NEW ENGLAND
Call for Assistance Resulted in Govern
ment Ordering Vessels to Her
Assistance.

An Atlantic Port, Feb. A call for
help was received to-day from an Amer.
ican steamer which ran ashore off the
New England coast last night. Govern
ment vessels were ordered to her assist
ance.
Coast guardsmen who went out to the
steamer reported her as resting easily
and in no immediate danger.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
SWEDEN A card" COUNTRY.
There Is Card Distribution for Many Ar
ticles.

Stockholm, Feb. Sweden is rapidly
coming to rival Germany as a land OF
restrictive cards" of various sorts. Ii
has long had the bread card, sugar card,
milk card, and butter card. Coffee cards
win soon be issued. Wood cards, en-.
titling each person to one cubic meter
somewhat less than a quarter of cord =
of wood, have also been issued. There
has also been issued an oatmeal snd
rice card, but there has been neither oat-
meal nor rice in the market for many
weeks.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
DEATH OF school BOY.
Frank Sullivan, Aged II, Died of Perito-
nitiS.

Frank Sullivan, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Michael Sullivan of upper Graniteville,
died at O'Clock Sunday night at the
home of his grandfather, A. b. Cogs-
WELL where Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan re-
sided.
The boy, who had reached the age of
II years and five months, came home
from school last Monday noon feeling in.
and a severe case Of peritonitis deyel-
oped, which resulted in his death. He
was in the sixth grade in school and
was a fellew well liked bv everybody.
The funeral viii be held at the Cogs-
well home Wednesday afternoon M ,
o'clock. Rev. Leroy J. Anderson Of Bur
lington officiating. Burial viii be in the
Wilson cemtery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
LAST OF OLD DRAFT
TO BE MOVED FEB. 25

Washington, u. C.. Feb. PRO
vost Marshal General Crowder to-
day announced that the movement
OF the last increments Of men Sc
lected in the first draft would be-
gin on Feb. g and be continued
for five DAYS. This viii complete
the operation Of the first draft. a.
all the states viii have furnished
their quotas. The men for Camp
Dcvens viii number 6.57s.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
BRITISH NEWS MANAGER.
Major-General Sir A. Lawrence Takes
the Position.

London. Feb major General Sir A.
Lawrence has taken over the control Of
the intelligence department at general
headquarters in France in succession 70
Brigadier-General John Charters. The
Office has charge. not only of military
intelligence. but also Of all matters con
necied with war correspondents. censor
ship-, photography, and visitors 10 the
front.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
RUSSIANS FIRED
ON SWEDISH SHIPS
Explained Later That They Thought the
Vessels Were Carrying Troops
and Munitions.

Stockholm, Feb. 4.-Swedish steamers.
accompanied by a gunboat and an ice
breaker, which crosses the gulf TO take
on Swedish subjects desiring to leave
Finland on account of the revolution.
were fired on yesterday by members Of
revolutionary Red Guard on an island
near a Finnish port. Six shells burst
near the ice-b breaker.
Later Russian sailors and Red Guards
boarded the gunboat and explained that
they thought the steamers were carrying
troops and munitions. They permitted
all the vessels except the gunboat to en-
ter the port.