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Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
Advance is Stopped

LONDON, March 1.-According to dispatch received here from a semi of ficial news agency at Petrograd dated Thursday, the German offensive has been stopped by serious resistance which has been offered by the revo- lutionary troops.
 The dispatch says the Bolshevik forces are destroying all bridges, Tail ways and roads by which various threatened points may be reached. The troops are proceeding to the front pre- pared to resist any further attempt on the part of the Germans to advance The Germans at some points, parti- cularly at Rosenovsky, are already re building bridges and roads.
 Another dispatch from Petrograd says the advance on Orsha continues and battle is expected there between the Germans and thousands of armed workmen who have arrived in the city.
 Peace Confab Broken Off
 A message received by the BOlshevik government ir Petrograd from Brest- Litovsk, dated Friday, ordering a train under military guard to meet the Rus sian delegates at Toroshaets, was con- sidered by the government as probably signifying that the peace negotiations have been broken off. according to a wirelss communication received here from Petrograd tonight.
 The wireless communication follows:
 "To all the councils: The following message was received Friday from Brest- Litovsk:
 gro the council of commissaries Petragrad: Send us a train to Toro- Shaets, near Pskoy, escorted by suffi- ciently large force. Communicate with krylenko concerning the bodyguard
 (Signed) "KARAHAN.'
 This message most probably signi- fies that the peace negotiations have been broken off by the Germans. We must be ready for an immediate Ger man advance on Petrograd and on all fronts. It is necessary that all the people arise and strengthen the meas ures for defense.
 (Signed) "LENINE,"
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
GREAT TANK DRAMA 1RepubIican A. D. Leased Airel

CHICAGO, March 1.-The Illinois Athletic club won the 400-yard relay, the chief event of the Central A. A. U. annual swimming meet tonight. finishing just ahead of the Great Lakes naval training station swim mers. The Chicago Athletic associa- tion was third. The winners time was 3:49 3-a
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
coMMANDEER HOUSES

WASHINGTON, Mar. 1-Before pro- ceeding with. construction of housing for shipyard workers, the shipping board. it was announced tonight, will commander all available empty hotelz apartment houses and residences in cities near where ships are being built. In this way, it is expected to supply ac- commodations immediately for thous- ands of workmen
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
TRAINED RAIDERS
 G0 AFTER SAMM|ES
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SPARlS, Mar. 1.-German troops es- pecially trained for raiding operations, attacked the American salient last night and this morning, but the Amer jeans maintained their entire line ev- erywhere and in addition caused heavy casualties among the enemy The Americans also took prisoners on both positions attacked.
 The foregoing is contained in the French official communication made public tonight.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
PASS LOYALTY BILL

AUSTIN, Tex, Mar. 1.-The lower house of the Texas legislature late to- day passed the Royalty bill" making any disloyal act or remark while the United States is at war a felony, pun ishable by from two to five years in the penitentiary.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
MURDER OR SUICIDE?

DENVER, March 1.-The police de- partment and the coroners office tonight differed on whether James l.. Houff, engineer of the New West ern hotel, was a suicide or was mur- dered. Houff's body was found in the furnace of the hotel early today. The police cling to a theory of suicide
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
b0CHE ATTEMPT
 UPON HONOR IF
 FRANCEFA|[URE
Teutons at Outbreak of War Told France What It
 Must Do and France Took Gage Thus Thrown Down
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PARIS, March 1.-Two historic docu- mentS, one showing the German gov ernments determination to force war upon France and the other setting forth the reasons which induced Germany to take Alsace- Lorraine were made pub lie today by Stephen Pichon, the French foreign minister. The minister was speaking at the Sorbonne upon the anniversary of the protest made by representatives of the national as- sembly. of Alsace Lorraine against an- neXation to Germany.
 T will establish by documents" said M. Pichon, that the day the Germans deliberately rendered inevitable the most frightful of wars they tried to dishonor us by the most cowardly com piicity in the ambush into which they drew Europe. I will establish it in the revelation of a document that the Ger man chancellor after having drawn up preserved carefully and you will see why, in the most profound mistery of the most secret archives.
 We have known only recently of it's authenticity and it defies any sort of attempt to disprove it. It bears the signature of Bethmann- -Hollweg, Ger man imperial chancellor at the out break of the War) and the date July 31 1914. On that day von Schoen German ambassador to France) was charged by a telegram from his chancellor to mo- tify us of a state of danger of war with Russia and to ask us to remain neutral, giving us eighteen hours in which to reply.
 Must Hand Over Verdun What was unknown until today was | that the telegram of the German chan cellor containing these instructions l farr ina fa6 10 French government declares it will re- main neutral Your EXcellency will be | good enough to declare that we must, as a guarantee of its neutrality require | the handing over of the fortresses of Toul and Nerdun; that we will occupy l them and will restore them after the end of the war with Russia A reply to 1 this last question must reach here be- fore Saturday afternoon at o'clock
 That" said M. Pichon, lis how Ger many wanted peace at the moment when she declared war
 That is how sincere she was in pre- tending that we obliged her to take up arms for her defense. That is the price she intended to make us pay for our baseness if we had had the infamy to repudiate our signature as Prussia re- pudiated hers by tearing up the treaty that guaranteed the neutrality of Bel gium.
 Loyal Half Century
 Our mortal enemy in the war of 1871, von Moltke, declared on the mor- row of the treaty of Frankfort" added M. Pichon on taking up the question of Alsace-Lorraine "that it would require no less than 50 years to wean the heart of her lost provinces from France"
 M. Pichon contrasted the German acceptance then that the provinces were in reality French, with the reiter- ated pretensions of German statesmen since, especially the assertions of form CT Chancellor Bethmann- -Hollweg and the present chancellor, Count von Hert-
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Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
RUSSIANS LAY DOWN

VIENNA. (Via London). Mar. l. The thousand Russians already have laid down their arms and considerable quantities of ammunitions. Carts and other rolling stock have been taken by the Austrians. says an official Austrian communication announcing commence ment of an advance in Russia.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
AMERICAN TROOPS
 REFUSE ATTACK
 MADE BY GERMANS
Brave Young Captain Gives Up His Life in No Man. Land After Killing Many
 Germans; Much Gas Used
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Mar. 1.-American troops repulsed a strong German attack this morning in the salient north of Toul There were many American casualties, one of the killed being a captain who was graduated from West Point in 1917.
 The raid was a complete failure, three German prisoners remaining in American hands. The ground in front of the American trenches was strewn with German dead.
 Fight in the Snow
 A driving wet snow was falling this morning when the Germans opened fire on the American salient with every weapon at their command. Seventy sevens, heavy shells and gas shells fell in perfect whirlwind on the American trenches for half an hour. At the same time other enemy shells in great num- bers were dropping on the American battery positions.
 The Germans, evidently thinking that the Americans in this section, having had one taste of gas a few days ago, would fear it now, let loose great uuan- titles of poisonous gas, but the men put on their masks and only few were affected by it.. So intense was the fire that the woods back of the salient were shot to pieces.
 At o'clock the barrage fire lifted on the trenches to the right of the salient and Germans numbering 240 came sweeping forward under the protection of their fire. They came forward ap- parently intending to make a big haul and jumped into what was left of the frannhnc ht1t thoro time anticipated, found the Americans all ready for battle. Fierce hand to- hand fighting began.
 Gave Life For Country
 One American captain rallied
 men with rifles and machine guns
 and went through the American
 wire entanglements into No Mans
 land and there waited for the en-
 enny. whom, he expected to be driv-
 en out by his comrades in the
 trenches.
 He was right, for soon oroups of
 the enemy started back through the
 wire entanglements. The Ameri-
 cans poured in a deadly fire, but
 unfortunately the captain was
 killed during the fight. He is the
 first member of the 1917 class at
 West Point to be killed.
 While the Americans were in front Of the wire entaglements and in shell holes, still fighting desperately the American barrage fire began sweeping No-Man' Land, catching many running Prussians who had enough of American methods. The barrage swept back and forth, mak- ing sure of doing all possible damage to the foe.
 German Dead in Our Trenches
 When the enemy had been driver l back out of the positions, the bodies of 10 German soldiers were found in the American trenches. Two Ger man officers were entangled in the wire and many bodies were in sight Eight were visible through the snow storm at one point. The ground wa. filtered with enemy hand grenades boxes of explosives for destroying dugouts, and incendiary bombs, whcf they had no opportunity to use. They managed, however, to droI incendiary bombs in two dugouts which were destroyed by fire, bu
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Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
Talk Over Siberian Move

LONDON. Mar. 2.-Premier Lloyd George visited the American embassy Friday evening and had an important conference with Ambassador Page, ac- cording to the Daily News, which be- lieves the meeting was in connection with Japan's intervention in Siberia.
 lt is quite unusual for a premier to visit foreign embassies. Such usually are made by the foreign embassies. Such usually are made by the foreign minister.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
BOLSHEVlKI WIN

PETROGRAD, Mar. 1.-The occupa- tion of Rostov- on- Don by Bolsheviki after sanguinary battle and the forced retreat of the troops of General Kaledines and General Korniloff. is re- ported by the semi official news agency today
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
BURY MRS. cuMMlNs

DIES MONIES la, Mar. 1.-The fun eral of Mrs. A. B. Cummins, wife of Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa, was held from the family residence here today, the Rev. J. Edward kirbye
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
AMERICANS KILLED

OTTAWA. Ont, Mar. 1.-The names of the following Americans appear in tonight's casualty list: Killed in action c. A. Husband. Galveston, Texas. Gassed, C. Halt, Durango, Colo.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
COPPER DIVIDEND

NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-Chino Copper directors today declared a quarterly dividend of s1.5O against g three months agn.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
Around the World With the
 Associated Press

of Plymouth Congregational church of Des Moines, of which Mrs. Cummins had been a member since 1878, off ciated
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
TRANSFER CLUB
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SIOUX CITY Ia., March 1.-Nego- tiations for transfer of the Lincoln Western league baseball franchise to Sioux City were virtually closed here today by Ed. J. Hanlon and Will liam C"Ducky') Holmes.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
RUSSIANS AWAY
 FROM LINE NUT
 FAv0R|NGPEACE
German Advance Said to be
 Stopped by Serious Re
 sistance; Peace Confab Is Reported as Broken
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NOLOGDA, Russia, March 1.-The interior of Russia, following the eX- ample of Moscow, declares strongly against a separate peace with Ger many. Workmen's and soldiers coun- cils in many provincial centers are is- suing mobilization orders proclaiming a fight to the finish in behalf of the revolution.
Arizona republican., 1918-03-02
Japan to Go It Alone

Japan to Go It Alone
 WASHINGTON, March 1.-Indica- tions now point to an agreement be- tween the entente powers and Amer lea to confide to Japan alone the task of taking such measures as may be necessary to combat German aggres- sion and influence in Siberia and to protect the military stores at Vladi- Vustock. No final conclusion had been reached, however, and it was said in high official quarters tonight that con- ditions were changing so rapidly and so many new factors were entering into the problem that it would be un- safe to predict overnight what the issue might be.
 Exchanges are proceeding rapidly between the entente governments and Washington and the matter was con- sidered at today's cabinet meeting. It is understood that the state department is being slowly but steadily influenced to accept the view which seems to ob- tain in Great Britain and France and possibly in Italy. That is that a single power, with an efficient army and navy within easy reach of Siberia and not otherwise employed, and acting in con- formity with a general agreement might be better able to deal with the situation than any international force suIH ES was at IHSI COntenlDldteQ.
 Boshevki Attitude
 The attitude of the Bolshevik gov ernment toward the proposed action by Japan in Siberia remains to be devel- oped. The Russian contingent in Wash lngton is strongly opposed to the step but as the embassy here is out of touch with the Petrograd government, it is not in position to reflect it's attitude.
 It is gathered here that the Japanese government holds that it does not re- quire any warrant from the entente powers generally or America to embark on a campaign in Siberia, although it makes an exception in the case of Great Britain because of the close alliance between Japan and that country, ex- pressly covering their joint interests in Asiastic mainland.
 The point has been made by some of the allies during thenegotiations than an insistence by them on joining Japan in the proposed move would imply a lack of confidence in the motives and ulti- mate designs of the Japanese when it came to the final disposition of an oc- cupied territory.
 Conference Held
 Lord Reading, the British ambas- sador, and Mir. Tanaki, the Japanese charge, conferred today separately with Secretary Lansing. The Japanese government is understood to be rely ing upon it's ally by special treaty, Great Britain, to support any course Japan may adopt in Asia and to assist in framing such a definition of pur- poses as she may feel inclined to sub init to the other allies and to America before taking final action.
 In the meantime, Vologda, a city of 6OO0O people. 75 miles east of Petro- grad, apparently is to be the American diplomatic headquarters in Russia un- ul the situation in that country clears up.
 The committee on public information was informed by it's representatives in Russia today that Ambassador Francis and his staff left the capital for Vol ogda February 27
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
Urges South to Produce More Food.

Secretary McAdoo. as director general
of the railroads, has issued statement
declaring that the production by each
section of the United States of its own
food and feed stuff would be much more
economical and would effect great re-
lief in the transportation problem.
He urges upon the people of the south,
especially the farmers, to relieve the
strain on the railroads as much as posi-
bic during the coming year by producing
their own food and feed crops, thus rem
dering unnecessary the transportation of
such materials from other parts of the
country to them.
The secretary emphasizes the fact that
he does not suggest that the growing
IF cotton should be discouraged, but that
he south, in addition to raising all the
cotton that IL can well cultivate. should
.row hay and corn for its stock and pro
luce a. much food as possible for its own
people.
He says: IF the south can feed itself.
ne effect will be 10 release from unnec-
sssafy service in the south a vast num-
bcT Of freight cars and engines and great
u help 10 win the war"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
RED CROSS MEMBERS.
There Is Total of oo,74O in Vermont as
Result of Drive.

Final figures in the Christmas Red
Cross drive in Vermont show that results
far exceeded even the first reports which
showed that the state far exceeded its
quota. Nearly 10000 new memberships
were added in the campaign under Chair
man Charles H. Darling and the corps of
country and city workers he organized
The state exceeded its quota of 24,55S
members by l5,046. The first estimate
was 5000.
For the entire state 25.2 per cent of
the population are members of the Red
Cross. Caledonia county leads, with 81
per cent of its population enrolled, and
Grand Isle county is second, with 300
per cent of its population as members.
Bennington county is third, with 292
per cent of the population as members.
In the state there are now S9,749 mem.
bcrs, but before the drive the member
ship was only 5000. In the 39,6O4 ad-
ditionsl members secured by the drive
there were counted 1928 war fund mem
bers secured during the spring of 1917.
Z A comparative table by counties shows
plainly the results:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
BOY MADE CONFESSION.
That He Wrote Blackhand Letters to st
Johnsbury People.

st. Johnsbury. Feb. 4.-Because, it is
said, of his avidity for dime novels, John
Hill, the l7-year-old son of Mrs. Annie
Hill, is in Jail having confessed to the
offense that he wrote the blackhand let
tiers which have been received through
the mail the past two days.
Letters demanding money were sent
to e. n. Randall and Randall & Whit
comb, merchants, and Judge G. c. Frye
of the municipal court. In each case the
sender threatened to destroy property
to the value of the sum demanded.
The letters contained threats of i'm
action and one of them cited
recent fire in a grocery store and init
mated that the fire was set because the
owner did not come across with money
demanded. The boy will be given hear
ing in Judge Frye's court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04

dress Barre, Vermont. date Of deposit 1898, II
the Granite Savings Bank Trust company Of
Barre. Vermont
Harold Clark. amount $3.50. last known ad
dress. Barre. Vermont, date of deposit 1894
in the Granite Savings Bank & Trust company
of Barre. Vermont
Bertha A. Duprey, amount s14.s4. last known
address. Barre, Vermont, date Of deposit 1895,
in the Granite Savings Bank Trust company
of Barre. Vermont.
c. f. Somerville. amount sll64S. last known
address White River Junction, Vermont, date
of deposit 1880 in the Mortified Savings Bank
of Mortified, Vermont
/ James Reid amount slae O5. last known ad-
dress Barre. Vermont date of deposit Aug. s
and 8, 1893 in the Barre Savings Bank &
Trust company Of Barre, Vermont.
Anna Thrifte, amount sll290. last known
address Montpelier. Vermont date of deposit
March 1, 1880, in the Montpelier Savings Bank
Trust company Of Montpelier Vermont.
III. A.. Huse, guardian for John Coregan.
amount s404. date Of deposit Sept. 8, 1885, in
the Montpelier Savings Bank & Trust COM
pany of Montpelier. Vermont. last known sd
dress Montpelier. Vermont.
H. A. Huse. guardian Of Elizabeth Coresan,
amount 1897. date of deposit Sept. S, 1885
last known address Montpelier. Vermont de-
posit in the Montpelier Savings Bank & Trust
company Of Montpelier. Vermont.
William A. Williams. amount sl42,4s. last
known address Plattshurg. N. Y, date of de-
post December "a. 1857. in the Montpelier
Savings Bank Trust company of Montpelier.
Vermont.
and praying that the deposits above mentioned.
with the increase and proceeds thereof. be or
dered by said court TO be paid TO the treasurer
of the state of Vermont in accordance with pro-
visions of No. i52 of the acts OF 1915.
THEREFORE,, in pursuance of the statute in
such case made and provided, the court afore-
said does hereby appoint the 7th day of March. |
A. d. 1918, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon at
the probate Office in Montpelier in said dis /
trict. 10 hear and decide upon said application |
and petition. and it u ordered that public no |
tiee be given thereof by publishing the sub /
stance OF said petition together with this order I
and the time and place Of hearing, three weeks 1
successfully in the Barre Daily Times the
Montpelier Evening Argus. and the Mortified
News, newspapers which are published and cir
cuated in said district, three weeks previous
to the day assigned for hearing. and by posting
like notices in four public places in the county
Of Washington, TO wit: At the city hall in the
city of Barre, at the city hall in Montpelier at
the town clerks office at Mortified. and at the
county courthouse at Montpelier in said dis
trict
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified to APP
pear before said court at the time and place
assigned, then and there to show cause II
any you have. why the prayer of said petit
TONER should not be granted
Given under my hand, at Montpelier in said
district. this LIST day of February. A. ID. 1918.
FRANK J. MARTIN, Judge.
Feb4-ll-iS
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
Norwich Winter Carnival Given Up.

The winter carnival which was TO have
been held at Norwich university, North
field, has been given up for this year on
account of the present fuel, food and
transportation conditions.
The change in the train service made it
necessary to plan TO entertain the Wis
itors two evenings, and while it would
have been possible to do this il was not
felt that il would be quite in keeping
with the spirit Of the times. as il would
have meant a considerable fuel consump-
tion which would not otherwise occur.
The idea of carnival seems to have
been very favorsbly received by the high
schools OF the state, and il is hoped that
the plan can be carried through next
year, if conditions are more favorable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
Life Insurance Is Loaded.

with comfort for all parties interested.
10 none nom 80 than the person who
has the apparent hardship Of paying the
required premiums. save worrv. save
money. Insure up 20 your limit Ma
sionai Life ms. Co of VI Mutual
5. ;. Ballard general agent, Bislto block.
MoaigeiieT, Vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04
-Four Lines for DC

The Hines vii publish Wants, Lost hnd
Found, For Sale. To Let, cte.-short advertise
ments--at the rate OF four lines for twenty-five
cents for the first insertion and Ave cents for
each subsequent insertion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04

Frank Foulkoski OF Ira was arraiened
in Fair Haven Thursday, charged with
forgery. He is held in the sum of 81 600,
and is said TO have admitted his guilt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04

Temple brothers and the Fire Clay
company's plants in Rutland are facing
shutdown because of shortage oil
coal They employ over 100 men
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-04

FOR SALE OR RENT Having decided to
sell or rent my livery stable in East Barre be-
cause OF my health, and having all ! can at
tend 70 besides / have Is horses, all kinds
work harnesses. driving harnesses, seighs,
that are going TO be sold. This stable of mine
is in the best location for combination stable
there Is in the state. with plenty Of room for
garage in connection. l also have 10000 cedar
posts to sell | will deliver them very reason
ably. as ! have Smith-form-a-truck that can
do the job; you can have one if you come and
see me; If interested. call w. z. Bixby, East
Barre; NJ E. telephone ll2-w: also Peoples
phone. 6tf