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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
Mexico's Relapse.

In the general social decline now in
progress, Mexico leads almost all compel
itors by few months at least, to Judge
from the outline of conditions presented
to The Sun by an observer lust returned
from Vera Cruz. Only Turkey and Rus
sia can display any greater degree of col
lective ruin.
Carranza, remaining at the head of a
government that offers no further temp
tations to his compatriots, sits on an
empty treasury and lacks the credit to
borrow any sum on any terms He has
long ago confiscated private boards in
banks and strong boxes; that last reser-
voir OF means has gone dry. To make
the financial situation worse, if we can
speak of finance where money reserve is
not and the bankers have ceased busi.
ness, the silver peso, the standard coin of
the country, has been melted up and
shipped out, because of an increased val
Tie due to the enhancement in the price
of silver metal
As for security of the population, the
army, it is reported. supports itself by
looting. Some 10000 or more soldiers
and their officers are unpaid and have no
prospect of pay, so they gain their liv-
ing by foraging industriously among the
civil population. This leaves them little
time to guard the country. Consequently
bandits abound and beat the soldiers at
their own game of looting. So much
plundering puts stop to the production
and marketing of goods. In the particu.
lar matter of food. a failure of last
years Indian corn crop has aggravated
the trouble.
In some respects Mexico has kept sew
eral laps ahead of Russia. Kerensky was
Russia's Madero, leaping into the vacant
seat of power on the strength Of high
idealisms, only to be dashed thence as
as he came. The Bolsheviki are
Russia's Villas. terrorists organizing the
mob and leading il to plunder. Russia
still offers its plunderers a rich field
and NAV for months. The tragic sign in
Mexico was the dropping Of villa: a
sign Of the exhaustion Of the rich loot |
IN which his armies lived. /.
Now looiing has become the necessity /
md indeed the chief, but lean pursuit of /
he Mexican authorities Every other |
pursuit. var. industry. government, has
rirtually ceased. i this not the ultimate
.tep touarl extinction New York /
Evening sun
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
YOUNG BURGLAR SENTENCED
And Another Pleaded Guilty to Receiving
Stolen Property.

Bellows Falls. Feb. 1.--,Joseph Moran
and Albert Hassett, who, failing to fur
nish bail of 81 900 each, were placed in
the Bellows Falls Jail last Saturday,
charged with entering the store Of j. j.
Fenton & Co. Jan q and removing $3.50
worth of goods, We're arraigned in mnnic-
ipal court before Judge L. +. O'Brien on
Wednesday. States Attorney Whitney
of Brattleboro prosecuted.
Informations were filed against the re-
spondents, and Hassett pleaded guilty to
the charge of burglarizing the store and
Moran pleaded guilty to a charge of re-
ceiving the stolen property. He claims
that he did not enter the store They
were sentenced to serve not less than
four nor more than five years each in
the state prison at Windsor.
They were also charged with attempt
to break Jail, and their bail on that
charge was fixed at 81 900 each. Yester-
day morning they were given the range
of the Jail corridor. While the police
were out they secured piece of steel
from one of the cells and tried to pry
open the door from the corridor into the
Jail office They sprung the corridor door
but were unable to open it.
This was Hassett's third burglary, and
he is only IL years old. Five years ago
he cleaned out a bakers cart and two
years ago he broke into a room where
sale was being held.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
AUTO TRUCK STUCK IN SNOW.
So Firemen Completed Journey on Foot
and Put Out Small Fire.

Regulars at the central station began
their afternoon to-day with two small
fires and an exasperating experience on
BROOKLYN street. where the motor truck
sank into the soft snow and foundered
helplessly for some time. A still alarm
in the noon hour for a chimney fire
in the house at % Plain street, occu-
pied by Adam Craig, was answered by
the pung squadron. The damage was
trifiing. Soon after | o'clock occupants
of the big house at 50 Brooklyn street
owned bv Mrs. A. +. Bruce, detected
smoke and called for assistance by tele-
phone. Smoke was rapidly filling the
basement when the firemen, after aban-
doning the auto truck, midway between
the house and the Prospect street bridge.
arrived with hand chemicals. A small
blaze around the furnace was eNtin-
guished before any damage was done.
The truck struck bad going on a spot
where even teams travel in jeopardy.
and through no fault Of the driver sank
to its midTif. While the machine
strained to leave the driven SHOWS Of
winter in its wake, a gear chain broke.
Meanwhile the firemen hurried TO the
Bruce house. extinguished the fire and
returned to the truck. II was thought
I hat the auto could be extricated under
its own power as soon as the chain was
replaced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
K. OF c. FUND GROWING.
II Has Now Reached s2,474.so and More
Is in Sight.

A substantial boost for the Barre end
of the X. of c.. war fund was recorded
to-day when belated returns raised The
total up to $2,474.s0 as the amount col
lected In cash from various sources in
this city and towns Immediately out
lying. From the first the campaign COM
mittee has been handicapped by the ef'
fects of the closing order, which undoubt-
edly influenced some who might other
wise have contributed most literally to
reduce their contributions. However, in
every circle the response has been wholly
satisfactory, and the committee believes
that the creditable aggregate OF subscrip'
tions tcstifes eloquently enough to the
liberality of Barre people when the cause
is Just one. The fund has not reached
its limit, for number of sources remain
to be heard from, and by tomorrow
il will not be surprising of the total is
nearer $2,700. 1t is desired that all out
standing subscriptions be filed ar head
quarters before Saturday night at the
latest, as the committee expects to for
ward its returns to the state headquar-
ters before the first of next week.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
VERMONT REGIMENT FILLING.
Capt. Gibson's Recruiting Campaign Is
Meeting with Success.

The recruiting for the lst Vermont
regiment is going along nicely in Wash
ington county. Capt. +. r. Gibson left
Montpelier Thursday morning for Bur
lington, where he passed the day looking
after arrangements for the drive in Chit
tenden county and to-day is in Morris
vile. He will visit st. Johnsbury, New
port and other towns where the local
boards are almost ready to examine reg
istrants and he expects to return the
middle of next week to take charge of
the drive from Montpelier.
The work there was left in charge of
Robert Foster of Company |, first regi-
ment of the volunteer militia of Yer
mont, who obtained 10 recruits and has
others in line if the medical advisory
board gives favorable report upon their
of the registrants.
OF the 10 young men three are from
Montpelier. being II. f. Hathaway. Rich
ard A. Bailey and A. II. Gary. The 9TH
ers are ]. Aisewault, w w. North, c. n.
Sanborn. Z. f. Bancroft, J. Jingras, r.
Willard and G. f. Hersey.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
ACCEPTS BOSTON POSITION.
Lt.-Col. H. C. Pratt Going with Red
Cross Headquarters.

Lt.-Col. II. C. Pratt, who is the chair
man of the Red Cross in Vermont. was
in conference with Prof. Bennett C.
Douglass of the commissioner of educa-
tion's office at Montpelier this morning,
relative to the junior Red Cross cam
pagn that viii be waged between Lin
coins and Washington's birthdays. Prof.
Douglass will be in charge of that cam
paign, which will be directed from his
Office in the State House. Col. Pratt
went over the details of the campaign
with Prof. Douglass.
Col Pratt leaves Saturday for Boston.
where he viii be attached to the Boston
office of the Red Cross work. He has
been given a leave Of absence from his
work with the Vermont Marble company
during such time as he Is needed in the
Boston office Much of ihs time will be
given to Vermont, and for the present
he will be chairman OF the work in this
state. a. he has been for some months
since. He said this morning he did not
know what his official title was TO be.
but that they wanted his services in the
Office and that he had responded to the
call
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
FOOD RAIIoNINa A SUCCESS.
London Hotels and Restaurants Using
Only Half Usual Amounts.

London, Feb. l.-Rationing of meats,
-four and sugar has been an unqualified
success in British hotels cad restaurants,
according to a report from the ministry
of food. The reports received from the
proprietors show that some hotels have
used only half Of their allowance Of
meat. while numerous eating places have
been 30 to IS per cent under their ration
Of bread and -four. The best report on
sugar showed total amount used Of
only two-thirds Of the official allowance.
Under the present regulations, hotels
and restaurants are allowed to use two
ounces Of meat for bTeakfas; and five
ounces for lunch and dinner. The other
allowances are eight ounces Of bread.
two ounces Of -four and one ounce Of
sugar daily
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
BLOODSHED IN STREETS
OF BERLIN DURING CLASH
OF STRIKERS AND POLICE
REFUSED SUGAR.,
SMASHED WINDOW
Bethel Woman Was Worked Into Rash
State of Mind Because Unable to
Get Sugar for Two Weeks.

Bethel, Feb. This town goes on q
sugar card basis to-day, one-half pound
weekly for each person being allowed all
families getting their supply locally.
There has been no improvement in the
supply since New Years and with no re-
lief in sight the card system seemed in
evitable. The five local dealers will CO.
operate eheerfully in carrying out the
principle, all agreeing that this is the
only true basis of distribution under
present conditions.
A sidelight on the state of mind which
has been developing on the sugar ques-
tion was furnished yesterday afternoon
by the rash act of Mrs. Mark O. Cham
berlin, who, in the presence of several
witnesses, with rolling pin, with much
vehemence and many emphatic remarks,
completely shattered the plate glass in
the front door of the Brooks & Wash
burn store, which she had just closed be-
hind her after having failed to find sugar
in the store where she had heard they
had it. She is said to have been out of
sugar for her family of five for about
two weeks, and her failure to get it had
produced form of frenzy in an ordinar-
lily peaceable citizen.
Mr.. Washburn states regarding the in
cident that they had had no sugar in the
store for two weeks and that at the time
of the incident small consignment for
his store was at the freight shed, though
he did not know it. He believes that
Mrs. Chamberlin heard of this and as
sumed that the sugar had reached the
store when she asked for it. He further
states that when she failed to find sugar
after being allowed to search the several
sugar reeeptacles at the store, she re-
marked that there would be some glass
broken in this town. He took her re
mark as joke and she at once walked
out of the store and made good her
threat.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
GERMANS POORLY NOURISHED.
Various Food Substitutes Contain Little
Nutriment

Amsterdam, Feb. Correspondence OF
the Associated Press The almost COM
plete lack Of nourishment in many of
the food Substitutes" now being sold in
Germany is arousing a storm Of warning
from German scientists, who declare that
government supervision of the whole
substitute food traffic is an immediate
necessity. Prof. Juckenaek of the Uni
versity of Berlin, writing in the Vos-
sische Zeitung, says;
ut is useless any longer to hide the
truth. Unless the government actively
intervenes to put some control over the
flood of substitute foods with which we
are overwhelmed, the end of the war viii
also see the end of third of Germany's
population. Moreover, the remaining
two thirds will be so enfeebled from NAL
nutrition that they will be unable to
perform the immense tasks of recupera-
tion and restoration.
THE devil alone knows what are the
ingredients of thousands of these
wretched substitutes that already do
duty for butter and eggs, oil and milk,
-four and spirits, meat and broth, coffee
and sugar, tobacco and tea, fish and sau-
sage, cheese and caviar, and so on with
out end.
THE latest products of the ingenious
substitute mongers are really too ter
rible to be tolerated. A preparation of
crude kerosene is now being largely sold
as frying oil, and 500 cases of serious
illness together with nine deaths have
been traced to it's use in Berlin alone.
A preparation called goose dripping is
from dogs fat; egg substitute
from mixture of chalk and baking
powder; caviar from fish scales, and
bread from straw. What people, no
matter how patriotic, can hold out on
Snnh fa rn 81
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
UNIFORM WORKING HOURS
Established for Employees at State House
in Montpelier.

Gov. H. T. Graham and Mai. Harvey
GoodeIl returned to Montpelier last even
ing from Burlington, where yesterday
they attended meeting of the board of
control, at which many matters were un-
der consideration. The uniformity of
hours, which dame rumor has been dis
cussing in the State House for three
weeks, has become effective. That is to
say, the secretary of the board was in
structed TO send to the head of each de-
partment letter asking their co-opera-
tion in the uniformity of hours, which
provides that work be commenced at 8
o'clock in the morning and that it be
completed at o'clock in the afternoon
with an hour and q quarter for dinner
Nothing was said about Saturday aft
ernoons off duty, which, was the thing
which worried the clerical help most
However, there has been no provision
whereby the help were supposed to have
Saturday afternoons off. 1t is recalled
that only few years ago they used to
work Saturday afternoons, but first one
Office took Saturday afternoons off to at
tend sports during the summer months,
then followed another, and finally the
custom reached into the winter months
but the new advice says nothing about
afternoons.
John f. Weeks, director of state insti- |
tutions, was given authority to cut the !
timber for the new barn at the states |
prison to take the place of the one re-
Gently burned. The state has bought the |
stumpage. Help from the state deten-
tion farm. connected with the prison, will |
be used, while prison teams will be EN-
ployed to draw the timber
The matter of new buildings at the !
state school for feeble minded at Bran !
Ion and the industrial school at Yer
yennes, as well as women's dormitory
1t the state prison, were not settled but
we're under consideration. The high cost /
If building material uncertainty of labor
md time it could be finished if com.
nenced were reasons for not deciding
ipon the matter. For efficiency in the
ire protection about the State House
additional extinguishers will be pur-
hased by the sergeant t-arms.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
PROPOSE TO CAGE
AMERICAN PRISONERS
And Keep Them Standing -Four Days
Without Food in Order to Squeeze
Out Military Information.

With the American Army in France,
Jan. g. by Associated Press Amer
lean officers at the front have come into
possession of documents said to have
been taken from Germans opposite our
positions which say that all prisoners
are to be kept in cages for four days
without food and compelled to stand all
the time. AT the end of the four days
only small quantities of food are to be
given them"
The American officers believe this
treatment is designed to make the pris-
oners give military information.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01

Mortified shoe retailers have taken y
leaf out of the book Of local dealers who
discontinued credit business late IN Jan
nary. and who are said 10 be abiding
strictly by an agreement not to let out
goods on trial One day this week a
prominent Northiieid merchant came to
Barre to inquire into the workings 81
the new arrangement. lie learned that
the retailers are working IN harmony 20
bring about better conditions in the
trade. Nov the Northfiell dealers have
inauguratcd - similar plan IN the inter
ests of iher customers a. well a. in
their oyvr behsil
Probation J,fcer Charles A Smith VS.
in the city to-day 10 eoufer with TT
sg-s cn his Iist Of nroh4ficacrs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
FORMER ALLIES
NEARING WAR
Bolsheviki Of Russia Said to
Have Seized Rumanian
Warships
ALSO 40 STEAMSHIPS IN
BLACK SEA PORTS
Another Section Of Russia
Is Reported to Have
Separated

London, Feb 1.-The revolutionary
committee of the Black sea feet has con
fiscated 40 Rumanian steamships and
several warships in Black sea ports ow
ing TO the break between the Bolshevik
government and Rums via, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Petrograd.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
The 48-Hour Order in Bos-
ton Is Continued for
Two More Days
HEAT WAS SHUT OFF
IN MANY BUILDINGS
Eleven Barges of Coal Left
Vineyard Haven for
Boston To-day

Boston, Feb. dealers were not al
lowed to-day to deliver coal to office
buildings, stores or factories, the order
which expired this morning having been
extended two days. In many large office
buildings the heat was shut off at noon
and elevator service was reduced to a
minimum.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01

Among she guests arriving at Hotel
the following people. Lieut. r. Chcvalier
and Serg. r. Mcguire. Br and C. r. NJ,
New York. r. II. Lyford OF Waterbury,
&. II Stewart Of New York. w. II
Ramsay and W r. Bliss Of Burlington.
x. A. Bosworth Of Northsmpton. Mass,
Charles IT, Farnham Of Springfield. =. ID.
Collins Of Rochester. Y II. = :. Whay
Of Albany, II. Z. Daniels II White River
junction, y. Cressaathcs of Bellows
Falls.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
One Policeman Killed and Another
Seriously Injured, and Twelve
Rioters Were Wounded
TO. OPEN HOMES
TO AMERICANS
Liverpool Club Has Taken Up Movement
to Furnish the Sammies with En-
tertainment While on Leave.

Liverpool, Feb. 1.-The Liberpool Ro-
tary club has started a scheme for the
opening up of British homes to American
soldiers fighting in France, when they
get brief respite from the trenches.
Several homes have already announced
their willingness to accept one or two
men and it is proposed to send particu-
lars of the scheme to all British and
Irish clubs, inviting their cooperation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE BUSY.
Sold S176.21 Worth of Red Cross Christ
mas Seals.

The spirit which the Barre people have
repeatedly shown to help in any good
cause was manifested again this year in
the sale of Christmas seals. The school
children in the city and town schools
took up the work of selling with enthu-
siasm Many of the children earned but
tons and pins. and seven schools obtained
banners for the sale of 1000 stamps or
more. The following amounts were sold
by the different schools:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
4TTEMPT TO KILL
PREMIER LENINE
Would-Be Assassinator's Aim Was Poor
and the Bolsheviki Official
Escaped Harm.

London, Feb 1.-The Petrograd cor
respondent of the Daily News says that
an unsuccessful attempt on the life of
Premier Lenine was made last night.
A young man in students uniform en-
tered the Bolsheviki headquarters and
fired a revolver shot at the premier with
out hitting him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
TURKS PROPOSE
SEPARATE PEACE?
Are Reported to Be Striving for End of
War Against Caucasus
Mussulmen in South Russia
Form Government.

London, Feb. Lit is reported in Mos.
COW that the Turks have proposed sep
arate peace to the trans Caucasian coun-
ell of workmens and soldiers delegates.
Mussulmen in south Russia are reported
to have formed government in opposi-
tion to the Bolsheyiki and to be coop
Grating with the Ukraine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
TO HOLD DOWN TEA PRICES.
Wholesale Firms in London to Get Ap-
portionment By Ballot.

London, Feb. Ito prevent forcing
up prices of tea at Mincing Lane, ar
rangements are being made for the ap-
portionment among wholesale firms, of
all tea by means of ballot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01

One of the slowly multiplying signs
that spring i somewhere in the hszv
distance vas TO be observed this morning
when the stoneshed whistles sounded at
T-l5 a. m. instead Of 7;sO. the hour Of
reveille for stonecutters in January. Aft
er March ! the whistles are 10 BE blown
az O'Clock and closing time in the aft
noon viii be o0rresPondingly earlier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
PARIS CASUALTIES
FROM GERMAN RAID
ARE MUCH LARGER
Number of Dead Remains at rs But the
Injured in the City and Suburbs
Are 1So.

Paris, Feb. Revised figures on the
casualties from the German air raid on
Wednesday night show that ia were in.
iured i'm Paris and rs in the suburbs.
The number of deaths remains at 25.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01

This made a total of Sl16-2l for the
schools which. with generous contribu-
tion of $50 from the firm OF Barclay
Bros and smaller amounts from the va
rious stores where the seals were on sale.
brings the amount from Barre up To
S2O9.2l.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01
PRESIDENT CALLS
Tw0-PARTY CONFERENCE

Washington. u. C., Feb. L.
President Wilson summoned
dozen Democratic and Republican
senators to the White House for
a conference at noon to-day. All
professed Ignorance Of the pur-
pose.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-01

special service. Several were sent to
the medical advisory board for examina-
tions. The list follows:
Qualified.
No. S5S Fred c. Donald, SS4 Romie
Pelkey, 902 Alexander Anthony Moore,
934 Ralph Converse Mayo, 94s Valentine
John Colombo, $50 Napoleon Isabelle,
$50 Nicholas d. Chressanthes, 960 Ralph
Glenn Arnold, 965 Louis Sassorossi, 9sS
William Alfred Mcleod, 1915 Arthur Nj
cora, 1919 Guerino Pietro, 1927 Olin A.
Joslyn, l044 Roy j. Neill, l048 Harry
Russell Miller, 1854 Eugene Manera, 1865
Louis Frattini. 1866 Peter Mauti, 1915
George Henry Siloway, 1850 Santo Croz-
zoli, l0sa Vito Cervone, 1886 Alexander
Coutts, 100 Pasquale Moroli, lilo Jo-
seph Arthur willett. 1887 Oliver Carl
Henkel, 1850 Wesley William North,
1860 Albert Joseph Duby, 1854 Andrew
Burton Arlington, 1874 Preston +. Haw-
ley, 1910 Hermingeild Lessard, 1928 Fred
Herbert Davidson, l245 Mark Joseph
Towne, 1857 Romeo Toifalori, 1858 John
Ralph Spaulding, 1905 Clyde A. Fisher,
1918 John Robertson, 1921 Fred Blaisdell
Howieson, 1923 William Scott, 1928 Tonne
w. Lamberton, 1880, Edgar Leroy Cole
man, 1854 James Bushwell Miller, 1851
Joe Arsenault, s6S .Anthony Humphrey
Jary, 1854 .Elmer f. Bancroft, Oil *Guy
Edward Hersey, 2lT9 Chester Norman
Scribner, ll04 Frank Patrick Gingras.
Enlisted. Also Charles Ralph VIII
lard enlisted, who was examined Jan.
30.
Special Service.
1920 Raymond Rawson Wells, ll9S !
Blaine w Martin, 1857 Guy Thomas vi |
SS2 William McRitchie, sos Leon |
Henry Spaulding, 903 Kenneth William
97l James X. A. Philip, 1910 |
Warren James Cummings. 1868 Samuel I
Alexander Chandler, 945 Halle Ladeau,
1887 Edmund Edgar Colby, 1880 Robert |
Blaine Wallace, 1910 Murdo Hugh Angus
Murray.
Disqualified.
s92 Russell Joseph Coughlin, SOC Or
ando Ambrosini, 933 Frank Nelson
937 Harlie Ladeau. 93S Jo-
,eph Jasper Couillard, 953 Raymond
Ellsworth Norton, 972 Frank Herbert
a7s Francis Patrick Havey.
o45 Edward Peter Ring, l047 Archie Leo
Johnson, 1918 Frank Angelo Abbiati.
los Andrew Davidson Falconer, ll34
Arthur Leon Corrow, 1876 Ray Clarence
Perry, 1865 Albert Edward Goldsmith,
242 Ralph Alroy White, 1877 Ralph Ed
nund Boyce, 1857 George Frederic Smith.
360 Robert Lee Wark.
Total: Disqualified, 10; qualified, AZ
pecial 49,