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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
Sec. Baker Expects Allies
Will Defeat Germany's
"Great Assault"
DESPITE FEROCITY
OF THE OFFENSE
Italian Situation Is Said to
( Have Adjusted It.
self

Washington, d. c., Jan. s.-Secretary
/ Of War Baker in review of the mill
tary operations for the week ending Jan
3 said to-day that advices received seem
ingly confirm the information that the
Germans contemplate an important ac-
tion on the western front. He says the
! Germans "may be counted upon to strain
every fibre of their remaining strength
in an endeavor to make their plans sue
ceed" and the impending offensive will
possibly be their great assault" but that
the French and the British armies can
be relied upon to withstand the shock
Secretary Baker said that the period
of adjustment had passed on the Italian
front and it might be expected that the
French, the British and the Italians
should be able to master the situation.
The review makes no mention of Amer
lean troops.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
TALK OFTHETOWN

Reginald Raycraft of the East Barr,
road has gone to Heaton hospital al
Montpelier for treatment
| Mrs. L. LABEL returned Yesterday te
her home in Hartford. Conn. after visit
ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. Anna
McGue of the Morse block, during the
past several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Cowe returned
yesterday to their home in Bangor. Ne.
after visiting at the home of the former 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Cowie
of Brook street, during the past few
days.
Albert Jacobs, who is enrolled as a stu
dent at Goddard seminary, returned last
evening from Montreal, where he has
been spending the past week at his home.
Sessions at the hilltop school will be re-
sumed next Tuesday.
The missionary society of the Baptist
church will meet with Mrs. Mason. 62
North Main street, Wednesday al 2:3O
p. m. On this first meeting of the new
year a cordial invitation is extended to
the ladies of the church and congregation
to meet and study with the society
At his home on West Patterson street
last evening Alex Paul. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Paul, was pleasantly surprised
when about - of his young friends gath
cred there to tender him a surprise party.
The evenings entertainment was made
up of an impromptu program of musical
numbers. among them being vocal solos
rendered by Alex Rennie and Amos King.
while Cecil Webster contributed several
humorous readings TO the evenings pro
gram. Refreshments were served and
the playing Of games and various other
forms Of entertainment provided a very
enjoyable evening. During the evening
Mr.. Paul was the recipient Of a hand
some watch-chain and knife. a. tokens
Of the esteem Of his friends. he respond /
ing in a fitting manner with a few ap-
proPriate words.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
LIMIT COAL EXPORTS.
The United States to Reserve More fol
Home Use.

Y Washington, Jan. S.-America's coal
exports this year will be limited strictly
to shipments to be used for war purposes
and to those necessary in exchange for
commodities the United States must
have In announcing this policy last
night, Fuel Administrator Garfield de.
clared that in no event will exports be
permitted to equal in volume those of
the year just ended.
The fuel administration turned over to
the war trade board Yesterday figures
showing the amount of coal the country
can spare and asked the board to exer-
else supervision over its distribution
abroad. The amount available for ex-
port was not made public. Canada win
be excepted from the regulations and
shipments to the Dominion will be left
IN the hands of the fuel administration.
In view of the existing coal shortage
and the great demand here, America
must come first in supplying her indus
tries and householders with coal" said
DIR. Garfield last night.
The new export. policy means that
England will be called upon to supply
domestic users in France and Italy. Pro
ducers desiring to export coal to the al
lied countries must show that ship
ments are to be used for war purposes
and must give to the war trade board
the names in every instance of the final
consignees.
The arrangement was worked o.It yes
terday at conference between fuel ad-
state department and war
board officials. The war board. now in
control of all exports and imports. will
use coal to trade with neutral nations. |
particularly those in Latin America for |
goods the United States needs in prose- |
cution OF the war. British coal shipments |
to South America have been used for |
this purpose for some time.
Prices of export coal, although 81 35 a |
ton higher than domestic prices. still are 1
lower here than the prices obtaining in
other export countries.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
On That Ground Ask New
Trial for Frank Ketchum,
Sentenced to Death
ARGUMENT MADE
IN SUPREME COURT
Condemned Man Is to Be
Electrocuted in
March

] Supreme court resumed its session thi.
morning upon arrival of the southbound
morning mail train, which brought attor'
neys in the case of State VS.. Frank
ketchum, who is sentenced to be electro.
cuted in the week following the first
Monday in March for murder, of which
he was convicted in Bennington county
court.
This is petition before the supreme
court for new trial ON the grounds OF
newly discovered evidence. It was pre-
sented by Collin Graves, attorney for
Ketchum, and was along the line that
the respondents attorney had aseer-
tanned that the respondents mother was
twice married; that by her first mar
riage he has half sister who is in
Brattleboro retreat, hopelessly insane,
according TO the superintendent of that
institution; that during the time the re-
spondent's mother was in delicate health
she was abused by her husband, being
struck by hoe and other implements;
that she had to 60 out to work for hire
and that upon her return home she had
to cut wood and do similar manual labor.
The attorney also presented informa-
ton that the maternal grandmother OF
the respondent. named Weseott, was an
opium fend and that she attempted sui
eide; that his grandfather was surely
dazed sort of man. who attempted sui
eide in his later years by injury to his
throat and one leg at another time; that
the respondents father was a morphine
fiend and a drinking man. These argu-
ments Mr.. Graves presented to show that
the respondent was not responsible for
his actions and that he should be enti-
tied to a new trial
Ketchum was tried for killing William
Costello near Bennington on Sept. l6,
1915. Three bullets went into Costello's
body, two lodging on the left side of
the face and one in the base of the brain. |
Orleans County Case Heard.
Following the Ketehum case, the Or
leans county case of II. I. Seaver ct al
VS.. Lillian A. Lang and trustees was |
heard. The lower court gave the plain
tiff a verdict of S5,204 and the case came
TO supreme court on exceptions. The I
plaintiffs claim that the estate of the |
husband of the defendant woman in
yolved about $4,000 and that the ad
decided house back to Mrs.
Lang, for which Mrs, Lang should have
paid. The defense was that Mrs. Lang
was not holden to pay for the property.
A motion for a reargument of the
Windsor county case of Waterman VS..
Moody and Rogers was filed in court this
morning.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
INCOME TAX PAYERS.
Must Visit Federal Deputy in Barre
Next Month.

Fred Whittemore of Burlington, Gus
toms collector was in Barre to-day max
ing arrangements for the arrival of the
deputy income tax officer. His office will
be located in the assessors rooms in city
hail. and his stay in Barre will date
from Feb to Feb. Q, inclusive. ANY
information regarding the income tax
law win be given gladly. Blanks may be
obtained from him when he arrives. 1t
is the purpose of the federal government
to send these experts into every locality.
TO expedite the work and to avoid errors
in filing statments. People coming with
in the law are asked to cooperate and
make early returns. The officer will be
located in the federal building post
Office at Montpelier from Feb IL TO q.
inclusive
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
COL. S. A. ILSLEY DEAD.
Honored Citizen of Middlebury and Civil
War Veteran.

Middlebury, Jan. S.--Col. Silas A. Use
ley, a veteran of the Civil war, a public
spirited and honored resident, died at his
home at the Addison house about /: &c
Yesterday afternoon. He was born in
BROOKLYN, n. Y, March IL, ls40. and was
the son of Rev. Silas and Lucy Harding
llsley.
! He got his early education in the pub
| lie schools of New York and at the age
| of Is was appointed clerk at the Allan
tic bank of New York, which position he
held for three years. On April IS, 1861,
he enlisted as corporal in Co. T, l4th
New York volunteer infantry, and was
made second lieutenant of Co. |, on Aug.
IL, 1861. He was discharged Feb l6,
1862, and was promoted to first lieuten-
ant of Co. /. seth New York volunteer
infantry, and was discharged June 25,
1862. He was mustered in as first lieu
tenant and adjutant of the Y6th volun-
teer infantry on Aug. %, 1862, being
made major on Oct. II, 1864. His dis
charge came Feb. IL. 1865. He was brew
eted lieutenant colonel L. S. volunteers
in 1865.
He entered upon the manufacture of
tinware in New York City, retiring from
active business in 1901 He came to
Middlebury and had since lived here.
In 1904 he purchased the fair grounds
in Middlebury, and presented them to the
Addison County Fair association, after
having spent about $4,000 upon them
He was president of the National bank !
of Mddlebury. He was a Republican in |
politics, and a trustee OF the Memorial |
Baptist church OF Niddlebury in 1905.
He built at his own expense the fine
marble Memorial Baptist church, in mem
ory of his father, and presented it, to-
gether with the parsonage and an am
pie endowment. to the Middlebury Bap-
tist society.
He gave TO the town of Middlebury
an imposing soldiers monument in mem
Dry OF the Middlebury men who died in
he Civil war. This was unveiled ON
Memorial day in 1905. He had an office
II I4l Broadway. New York.
The funeral will be held al the Ne
norial Baptist church Thursday after
loon at 2;3O O'Clock. Rev. Roy f. White
more. pastor Of the church, officiating I
assisted by Rev. ". A. Dawson. secre-
arv Of the Vermont state Baptist con
.ention. and a close personal friend. q
Col usley i survived by q wife and {
on. Rev. George b. Ilsley. of Newton I
enter. Mas. Burial viii be in Green i
rood cemetery in Brooklyn, y. y. {
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
ATTEMPTED TO BURN
CENTRAL VT. SHOPS
Two Strangers Ran from Building as
Watchman Approached and Short
ly After wards Fire Was
Discovered.

| st. Albans, Jan. San investigation
is under way to-day in connection will
| the fire last night in the passenger re
pair shop of the Central Vermont Rail
way company The officials of the roaC
are retieent, but there seems TO be littl,
doubt that the fire was of ncendiary
origin. A week ago Sunday evening Q
section Of the old blacksmith shop was
burned
The fire last night was burning in
three places when the firemen arrived
and the loss will be slightly in excess OF
81, 100. Work was going on in the shop
as usual to-day, but il will be some time
before the repairs to the property are
completed. About 40 men are employed
in the shop.
The night watchman, Napoleon Rich,
went through the building about 1880
to fix his fires. II is understood that as
he went through the shop, he saw two
strangers in the building, who ran as
he approached. No statement regarding
the matter could be secured of this from
the railway officials.
When the watchman came back he dis
covered the car on fire and tried to put
out the blaze, not noticing the fire in the
corners of the building In the mean
time, some one from the outside had seen
the flames and rung in an alarm, and
a member of the fire department who
happened TO be passing had also discov-
cred the fire and 'phoned the fire sta
tion.
The prompt arrival of the fremen un
ioubtedly prevented much more serious
trouble Four lines of hose were laid
md the flames were confined to the
places where they were first discovered.
Because of the brick walls and heavy
louble doors, the flames did not get into
.he cutting section Of the shop.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
PAID $50 EACH
FOR W4TERED MILK
Two Weathersfeld Farmers Pleaded
Guilty to Charge in U. S. Court
at Brattleboro.

Brattleboro. Jan. s.-Conferences, de
layed the opening of United States court
till 10 o'clock this morning and then
after brief session, a recess was taken
to o'clock this afternoon. The jury
was sworn in this morning. after which
George Wilson and Wilbur Gould, Wealth
ersfield farmers, pleaded guilty to sell
ing watered milk to Waltham, Mass,
dealers. The court fined them $50 each,
on recommendation of District Attor-
ney BullaTd, and the fines were paid.
1t was expected that the case against
Rev Clarence H. Waldron, the Windsor
Baptist minister, charged with sedition,
will come up this afternoon. Waldron is
represented by Rufus H. Browne of Bur
lington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
rs SEEKING $4,000.
For the Death of Her Former Husband
BY Electrocution.

ST. Johnsbury, Jan. s.-Caledonia coun
ty court reconvened yesterday after the
holiday recess and is considering the
Spinney damage case. This is case
brought by the widow of Edward Spin
ney against @. V. Hooker. Son & Co., to
recover $4,000 for the death of her hus-
band, Mr. Spinney, while lining fur
mace in the Hooker plant. took hold of a
live wire and was instantly killed in
March, 1918.
The case was tried at the December
term following the accident and the
plaintiff was awarded verdict of So
900. The case went to the supreme court
on exceptions and the Judgment OF the
lower court was reversed and the case
for new trial. The plaintiff
is now the wife of Rev J, @. Angel, the
Methodist minister at Walden.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
COCKTAILS APPOINTED.
Made Quartermaster- General with Wide
Duties.

Washington, ID. c., Jan. s.-Reorgani
2ation OF the war department, begun
with the creation last month OF the wal
council of high general officers. advanced
a step further yesterday with the ap'
pointment by Secretary Baker OF Major
General George w. Goethals, acting quar-
termaster- general, to serve also as d.
rector of war department transportation
and storage. Wide economics in the use
of cars and in shipping charges are ex-
pected from this Capitalization in one
agency of functions heretofore exercised
by five departmental bureaus lndepend'
emily.
Behind the announcement stands the
probability that army purchasing also
will be drawn together under central
control. Steps TO this end are under
consideration, but legislation may be re.
quired to carry it out. The question Of
finding man for the job, however, al
ready has been taken up. Some officers
think the duty should be placed under
the general staff, but Others believe a
separate Office should be created, to be
filled by civilian of national reputation
for business ability II is practically
certain, however, that should civilian
be appointed, he would be commissioned
as general officer, subject TO all army
law.
General Goethals as acting quarter
master general directs the supply, sub
sistence and pay departments of the
army, supplemented by the embarkation
md other services already established
N his office, each with a general officer
n charge Under yesterdays order he
will in addition, supervise transportation |
If all ordnance engineers, signal corps, |
lviation service and coast artillery mate
al as well as quartermaster supplies
md troops.
All bureaus heretofore Independent in
his regard have been directed to CO.
rdinate their demands upon the rail
Dads and upon storage facilities through |
he director of transportation. He in
urn will deal with the director OF the
the shipping board or any 9TH
r centralized agency for transportation
r storage, presenting complete schedules
t ears and tonnage needed and working
ut routing and storage SO as to get the
lost efficient use of the nations facli-
les.
Secretary Baker said he had not heard
hat war department shipments were ty-
lg up thousands of freight ears, adding
} the congestion of railroads and ter 4
finals, and that under Director Nc
doo's recent order, the department faced
smurrage charges Of $40 a day per car, =
e added, however, that the department =
lould take pot luck with the whole :
'untry" on the demurrage question and ;,
} compelled to unload at once any ears =
was using for storage purposes. q
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
MISSED HIS MONEY
AFTER NIGHT STROLL
Edward McNulty, Accosted by Woman on
Montpelier Street, Made Complaint
to the Police That He Had
Been Robbed.

A man who gave his name as Edward
McNulty claimed TO the Montpelier po-
lice Monday evening that he was robbed
of S2s while walking along Main street
in that city. His story of the affair was
that a woman, who accosted him as he
was on his way home, suggested that she
was going TO her home, which was part
way TO Town hill, where the man lived,
and asked If he had objection TO her
walking along with him. He replied he
had none. He was smoking and when
they-had walked little way the woman
asked if he had another cigarette. He
reached into his pockets for one, and
then she asked him TO light it for her.
This, he claims, he did, but while he
was doing so she brushed against him.
They walked along little farther. when
the woman claimed she had. TO meet a
friend down Jay street and left the man.
He had gone but a short distance when,
he says, he missed the wallet, which he
carried in his hip pocket.
There were five bills in the wallet, in
cluding one $40, one S. and three ones.
When he missed the wallet, he started
back TO trace the woman, and followed
her to Cedar street, where youth was
TO follow her while he went for the po-
lice. The youth followed her to Barre
street, but when she went toward the
Italian section the youth went the other
way tathe police station, and the officers
were unable to locate the woman last
night, although the description Tailed
with that of a woman who was in Jail
asst January on a similar charge. The
nan was able to give very complete
description of the woman.
A warrant was signed during the night
or the arrest of one Mary Morse, alleg
ng that she took the money.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08

MOTORMEN WANT HEAT.
Petition Traction Co. to Supply Heating
Equipment on the Cars.

The motormen of the Barre 4 Mont.
pelier Traction & Power company have
asked their employers to heat the yes
tibules of the ears. Under ordinary con
ditions it would cost about SIS to equip
each end of car, but with the advanced
prices on everything and the fact that
it is very hard to secure the equipment,
it is a question whether the company
would be able to equip them this winter.
Persons who have been employed as mo-
tormen realize the suffering motorman
endures in cold weather while operating
his car.
During the last session of legislature,
an act was passed whereby the matter
was placed under the supervision of the
public service commission. The company
is trying to complete the equipping at an
early date
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
ASKED FOR LENIENCY.
After Pleading Guilty to the Charge of
Forgery.

st. Johnsbury, Jan. S-Edward j. Earl
arrested in Hardwick on charge OF
forgery, pleaded guilty at the opening
of Caledonia county court yesterday and
asked for leniency. Earl was in charge
of the Hood company's milk station at
Walden and is charged with passing
checks sent him by the company for dis
tribution to patrons of the creamery.
Earis wife was taken into custody
with him but was later discharged The
man asked for leniency on the ground
of illness in his family, claiming the com
pany had agreed to raise his salary. but
had failed to do so. He has not yet been
sentenced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
DEFICIENCY BILL HEARING
House Appropriation Committee Goes to
Work on 81 400, 100000 Measure.

Washington, Jan. s.-Hearing began
to-day before the House appropriation
committee on an urgent deficiency ap-
preparation BILL whose total, approx
mately 81 100000, breaks all records
for deficiency measures. Secretary Lam
sing appeared before the committee to
explain the necessity of large funds for
the state department to meet its current
needs in connection with the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
TOBACCO is RARE.
French Product on Sale Only Once Dur,
ing the Week.

Paris, JAN S.-French tobacco and Gig
arettes are now obtainabe in Paris
only once each week and even then dur.
ing the space of but about thirty min.
utes. During that half hour the tobac.
conists shops present about the same APP
pearance as did the coal and wood yards
during the fuel famine last winter. 1t
takes from three to half dozen police.
men for each shop to keep waiting smok.
ers orderly while the weekly supply is
being dealt out and to pacify those that
are still in line when the mo more to-
bacco" sign is hung up.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
GOING TO MORRISVILLE.
Headquarters of Universalist State Con
vention.

St Albans. Jan. s.--The headquarter.
of the Universalist state convention will
be moved from this city to Morrisville
during the leave of absence of Rev
Frank A. Stoekwell, pastor of the Uni
versalist church at that place, who is
engaged in Y NJ. c. A. work at Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass.
Rev. George F. Fortier, state superin-
tendent, will take charge of the Morris
vile parish. On account of the diff
culties of transportation it seemed ad-
visable to move to Morrisville temporari-
". Mr. Fortier. with Mrs. Fortier and
little daughter. Mildred, will go to Nor
risville the latter part of this week, and
they viii make their headquarters at
the Hotel Randall.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
ABOUT 500 BIRDS SHOWN.
At Capital Poultry Association Exhibi
tion in Montpelier.

The second exhibit of the Capital Poul-
try association opened at the Montpelier
city hall to-day, and the secretary an
nounced that about 500 birds We're ex-
pected The show will continue for three
days. and this afternoon the work of
Judging the exhibits was started, The
Judge is Louis G. Heller of Bridgeton,
n. ]. One of the features of the ex-
hibition is pen of pheasants, kind
never before exhibited in Montpelier, it
is said. George II. Wood is president,
and ]. NJ. Ballou is secretary of the Cap
ital Poultry association.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
LOST ARM AND LEG.
Capt. Thomas F. Gillian, Brother of a St.
AIbans Woman

st. Albans. Jan. S.-Mrs. Harry Bsb-
cock Of Federal street has received a
cablegram that her brother. Capt Thorn
as r. Gillian. Of the Royal Scotch Greys.
was badly wounded while IN action in
France Friday morning. His left arm
was amputated at the shoulder and his
right leg AZ the hip. Capt. Gillian has
been in active service since the out break
Of the war His regiment. il = said. was
the first 20 leave London for France.
His home j. in Edinburgh. scotland This
i. the fourth time he has been wounded
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
NEW FISH FOODS.
Are Being Used After Successful Prop
aganda.

Washington. D. G., Jan. s.--President
Wilson has turned over from the emer.
gency defense funds $4,000 to the bu.
reau of fisheries for the promoting the
use of new fish foods. The appropria-
tion was recommended by Secretary Red
field and Food Administrator Hoover
Secretary Redfeld said to-day that APP
proximately 25,000 tons of the new fish
food had already been sold as the re-
suit of a propaganda by the department
of commerce costing less than $4,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-08
Petition the Interstate Com
merce Commission for
Is Per Cent. Raise
ON COMMODITY
RATE SCHEDULE
Lines Connect with Steam
ship Companies to
Points South

Washington, d. c., Jan s.-Eastern
trunk line railroads operating in CON
nection with steamship companies from
Bostop, New York, Philadelphia and Bal.
timore to points south to-day applied
to the Interstate commerce commission
for 10 per cent increase in commodity
rates.