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Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
Says in His Letter This Move in Accord With Views of President Wilson
Declares This to Be Only One and Practical Alternative in Situation

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.-Ex-
 tension of the period of govern
 ment control of railroads for five
 years, until January l, 1924, was
 recommended to congress today
 by Director General McAdoo.
 Advantages of this, MT. McAdoo
 said, are that il would take the
 railroad question out of politics
 for the present, give time for
 carrying out an extensive pro
 gram of experiments and provide
 opportunity for fair test of uni
 fled control to indicate the perma-
 nent solution of the railroad
 problem.
 The president has given me per mission to say that this conclusion accords with his own view of the matter" Mr. McAdoo said in conclud- ing a letter addressed to Senator Smith of South Carolina, and Rep .resentative Sims, chairmen, respec- lively, of the senate and house inter- state commerce committees.
 Perils of Present.
 MT. McAdoo explained that to con- tinue government operation for 21 months after formal declaration of peace under present conditions, would mean disruption of morale among em- ployes and officers, and could not enable the government to go ahead with improvements and purchase of equipment. Another alternative, the prompt return of the railroads to private control, will permit a return to the old wasteful competition "and be prejudicial both to the public, and to the roads themselves, and the diff culty of obtaining immediate legisla- tion providing a permanent solution is apparent" said MT. McAdoO's let ter.
 Only Wise Alternative.
 There is one, and to my mind only one, practical and wise alternative, Mir. McAdoo continued, "and that is to extend the period of federal con- trol from the one year and nine months provided by the present law to five years or until the first day Of January, 1924 This extension would take the. railroad out of poll tics for a reasonable period. It would give composure to railroad officials and employees. It would admit of the preparation and carrying out of a comprehensive program of improve ments of the railroads and their terminal facilities which would i'm mensely increase the efficiency of the transportation machine. It would put back of the railroads the credit of the United States during the five year period so that the financing Of these improvements could be sue cessfully carried out It would offer the necessary opportunity under proper conditions to test the value of unified control and the experience thus gained would of itself indicate the permanent solution of the rail road problem.
 People Deserve Test.
 ''The American people have a right to this test. They should not be de nied it. It is to their interest that 1t should be done. In my opinion. it Is the only practicable and reasonable method ofs6etermining the right solu- ton of this grave economic problem.
 q am not now and have not been for the past year interested in prov ing or disproving the theory of gov ernment ownership or any other kind of theory The railroads have been operated for the past year with the
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KELLY WINS LAND

YUMA, Ariz., Dec. 11.-Arthur N. Kelly of Yuma, won the 40 acre unit of land generally regarded as the choicest or 16 units involved in a gov ernment land drawing here today. Ben Kickney of Seattle, Wash, won the next best. The parcels were located in a government reclamation project 16 miles from here.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
SAYS DEFENDANTS ARE
 UNTRUE TO J. s.
Declares He Has Evidence of Underground Way to Mex leo for Draft Evaders and Reasonable Talk

CHICAGO, H., Dec. 11-Evidence to show the planning of an under ground railway" to Mexico so that draft evaders might seek sanctuary in the southern republic, that ef- forts were made to form anti-war socialistic societies at Camp Grant and other army posts and similar activities "aIl designed to embarrass the United States in the prosecution of the war" was promised by Joseph B. Fleming. first assistant United States dis trict attorney, in his opening ad- dress to the jury at the trial today of Victor l.. Berger, Milwaukee socialist congressman-e elect, and four other socialist leaders.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
RETURNED SOLDIER
 VICTIM OF ASSASSIN
 EARLY THIS MORNING
By Review Leased wire)

SIERRA BLANCA. Tex. Dec. II. The sheriffs office here was notified late today that Sergeant Droher, recently discharged from the army, had been shot and killed by a person unknown at POrter's ranch. The tragedy occurred early today as the victim entered cat tie shed on the ranch Deputy Sheriff Harry and a posse left here late today for the scene of the tragedy.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
HUNGARIAN TROOPS LEAVE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 11.-Hungar- ian troops which threatened to cause serious trouble by their continued stay in Bohemia have begun the evacuation of Prague. official advices received here today said.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
GOVERNMENT ABANDONS NINETEEN PROJECTS
 OF CONSTRUCTION WHICH CONTEMPLATED
 EXTENDING SUMS IN EXCESS OF $1OOOOO,O00
lRy Review Leased v1rel

construction chemical plants Figures the total
  been fully determined It contemplated all was well in $lo0,00O,000
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
SIX DEAD AND THIRTY ARE INJURED BY MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
CONSCRIPTION MUST 60 SAYS BRITISH PREMIER IN SPEECH, DECLARING USE BY
 ENGLAND FILLED EMERGENCY IN WAR

HF YOU WOULD PREVENT THE HORRORS OF THIS WAR BEING REPEATED YOU MUST PUT AN END TO coNscRIPT ARMIES ON CONTINENT OF EUROPE"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
TEXT OF SPEECH

LONDON, Dec. 11.-Premier Lloyd George, speaking today at Bristol. said the English military service act was passed in order to meet a great emergency. When that emergency was passed the need was past and the act would lopse. He added there was no intention to renew it. Whether
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
ARNORED CRUISER BROOKLYN COALINC IN YOKOHAMA BAY
 WHEN CATASTROPHE HAPPENS

NAVY DEPARTMENT INFORMED OF ACCIDENT BY cABLEGRAM FROM COMMANDING OFFICER OF AslATIc FLEET OF WHICH BROOKLYN WAS FLAGSHIP
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
ONE KILLED INSTANTLY

COURT OF INQUIRY CALLS TO IN- VEsTIeATE DISASTER AND DE- TERMINE CAUSE OF EXPLOSION WHICH OCCURRED IN SEVERAL COMPARTMENTS
Bisbee daily review., 1918-12-12
ENGLAND TO KEEP NAVY

STANDS FIRMLY FOR GERMANY PAYING COST OF WAR AND STATES FIVE PRINCIPLES BRI- TAIN WILL INSIST UPON AT PEACE CONFERENCE
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WEATHER

Thursday fair and | cooler west: unsettled | generally; Friday fair. |
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
MAY BE BARRE MAN.
Gugliemo Passetto Listed as Killed in
Action.

Yet another Barre boy has given his
life in France, il the fears entertained
by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Passetto have
been realized In Wednesdays casualty
list, among those reported to have been
killed in action appeared the name of
Private Gugliemo tWilliaml Passetto of
the 47th U. S. infantry. His home ad-
dress is given in the list as San Embro-
gio, Italy, where his mother and a wild
owed sister reside His only relative in
Barre is Joseph Passetto, cousin The
Barre Passettos came from San Embro-
gio, and they know of no other member
of the family named Gugliemo Passetto,
and they assume that the soldier of the
47th infantry who bears that name is the
young man who enlisted from this city
last February. Moreover, they have no
other information than that contained
in the casualty list, and so they assume
that the official news of his demise was
sent to the old home in Italy.
Private Passetto was we'll known
among the younger Italians of the Barre
colony. He came here from Italy eight
years ago and was employed by various
local firms as granite cutter. Three
times after the United States entered the
war he attempted to enlist, only to be
rejected because of minor physical de-
feet. The latter having been corrected,
he was accepted for military service
early last February, when he applied for
enlistment in the First Vermont infan-
try, now known as the 57th pioneers.
For a time thereafter he was stationed
at Camp Greene, Charlotte, N @. Later
he was transferred to p company of
the 47th infantry. He went overseas
with the regiment in the spring
Only last week Mr.. Passetto received
letter from his cousin, requesting him
to investigate the matter Of state pay.
The former took counsel with a local at
toney, with the result that steps we're
taken to enroll him as a soldier entitled
to the extra pay which Vermont has
granted the enlisted men from this state.
Private Passetto, if he is the one men
toned in the casualty list, was around
80 years old.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
BALL PLAYERS GO TO WORK.
But Chicago Cubs Put Up Protest or
Their Award.

Chicago, Sept. lS.--The players pool
derived from the world series, win be
increased in the near future by action
of the National and American leagues
members of the Chicago National league
team said to-day, for the purpose of Civ.
ing the men who compete larger re.
muneration than they received under the
arrangement framed last winter before il
was known how serious an effect the
war would have on baseball.
Both the Red Sox and the Cubs
claimed they are subject to an injustice
because the New York Nationals and the
Cleveland Americans, runuers-up in their
respective leagues, will receive under the
new system of division almost as much
as the Chicago Nationals, contenders in
the worlds series.
The Chicago Nationals, who returned
from the east last night disbanded to.
day, most members of the team entering
essential employment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
AMERICANS TAKE $500 PRSONEPS
AND ARE SWEEPING TOWARD~METZ

Of names. In the l,472 names recorded
yesterday, the official record filed by the
chief registrar makes division of ma
tive born citizens, of whom there were
542, of naturalized citizens, of whom
there were 4g4, and of citizens who have
the status by reason of the fact that
their fathers were naturalized before the
registrants attained their majority Oh
the latter class there were VA making a
total of 100 citizens who registered.
Declarant aliens, meaning those who
have received their first papers, mum
bered 1856 There were 206 non declarant
aliens, or total of 1862. There were
no colored registrants. The nationalties
Of the declarants are as follows; British
55, Italian s3, French |, Russian 4, Span
ish 3, Swedes 2, Swiss /, sundry /, Aus
triaus 4, Turks 9. Non-declarants are
divided among the nations as follows
British 81, Italian ll5, Russian 4, Span.
ish 40, Swedes 5, Swiss 7, Austrians 2
Turks 2.
Men born in 1883 were the most nu-
merous among the ages represented in
the returns. One man who registered
gave his age as 23. Eighty -four regis
trants are Is years old, and the Others
are given as follows: 10 years, ~; 20, rs,
80, "a; 80, 81; "a, 05; 50, 9S; SO, 94; 81
o.; SO, 90; 80, 92; 40, rs; Al, go; AZ, 95;
43, 9l A, 50; 45, S5.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
MONTPELIER ovERRAN ESTIMATE
Total Of Registration Cards Signed Yes.
terday Was oo4.

Montpelier overrun the number esti-
mated that would register in the city by
100 persons, total of 904 having signed
cards during the day, while there are
some that viii probably be added to the
list by cards being received later, There
are four at Camp Perry who will surely
be added to the list. OF the 904, GIG
were native born, l53 were naturalized
2S obtained naturalization through their
fathers papers, al were declarants for
papers and So were non-deelarants
There were I64 registered between the
ages Of Is and o. There were five who
had become of military age since Aug.
"a and two who were between 81 and 81,
one of whom is discharged soldier,
which discharge took place since the reg
istration June 5, 1917. There was one
negro
OF the deelsrants 26 were Italian, 8
Spaniards, Canadians, | Syrian, Aus
trians. Swiss and | British OF the
non -declarants AZ were Spaniards, 10
Italians, Canadian, Greek and Rus
sian.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
VERMONT SECOND
STATE TO REPORT
ON REGISTRATION
Five States Exceeded Estimate BY More
Than s Per Cent, But That Rate
Is Not Expected to Be
Maintained.

Washington, D. c.. Sept l3-Five
states reporting early to-day on yester-
days draft registration Of men Is to Al
years showed totals between and pei
cent greater than the estimate made for
them by the provost marshal generals
office. Officers of General Crowder's staff
said, however, that the 100000 grand
total expected would not be oyerrun tc
that extent, as the states reporting prob.
ably had abnormal local conditions
General Crowder, when he arrived al
his office this morning, was greeted by
officials of two local boards in Philadel-
phia who had completed the work Of Civ.
ing serial numbers to the registrants
within their districts and brought lists
to Washington in person.
S. j. Buck, chairman of local board No
40, which had 5,425 registrants, and Al.
fred Heyman, secretary of local board
No 80 with 3,74S registrants, brought
their returns to the general and ex.
planned they had accomplished the task
of fixing the numbers to the cards by
starting one hour after registration be-
gan.
General Crowder then thanked the
chairmen heartily, saying speed in the
task of the exemption boards was the
greatest essential now.
The first reports came from Rhode
Island. Vermont, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Oregon and the District of Columbia.
The figures probably viii not be made
public until they have been checked and
corrected.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
MONTPELIER
Family of William Milo Much in the
War.

war.
Mr.. and Mrs William Milo received
two pleasant surprises Thursday to
Tighten the load of registration day when
two members Of the family registered in
Montpelier. The first surprise was a
letter from Sergeant James r. Milo, their
son, in France, showing that he had q
promotion. The only mention he made
of it was when, in giving his address
for them to use when they next write,
he wrote sergeant before his name.
REM" as he is known, left Montpelier
in Co. II, being among those to volunteer
shortly after the company went to Fort
Ethan Allen. He went across with the
ammunition train but shortly after
reaching France was transferred to Gen
eral Pershing's headquarters as stenog-
rapher and interpreter and has been em-
ployed in that capacity since then but
evidently from his letter has earned a
promotion. The second surprise was re-
ceiying letter from their son, William,
who is in the coast artillery, in which
he stated that he has been promoted TO
corporal He volunteered during the
early summer so that he might follow
his trade as a shoemaker and apparently
has made good, as the promotion indi-
Gates William Milo, sr., is little over
a years of age, so that be registered
Thursday along with many others in
Montpelier, while George, a son who is
90 years of age, also registered. This
places all of the male members of the
family within the call of the army, ex-
cepting Master Robert, who is about nine
years old
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
THINK THAT METZ
Is THE OBJECTIVE
Military Observers in Washington Got
Word of the Offensive Only
Slowly During Night.

Washington, D. c., Sept. lS.-All in
terest of official Washington to-day was
centered on the st. Mihiel salient in
France, where General Pershing's forces
from the first American army of mil
lion and quarter men were driving for
ward in their initial independent often
sive on the western front.
Reports from the American command
er-in-ehief were slow in coming through
and until after midnight the only de-
tailed information as to the success Of
American arms was that contained in
brief news bulletins from the front.
These were confirmed by General Perish
ing who reported that his troops, as.
sisted by French units, had broken
through the enemy's resistance in the
st. Mihiel sector and advanced at some
points to depth Of five miles At the
time the eommunique was sent, the oper-
alton still was in progress, and 1000
prisoners, probably not all Of those cap
tured. had been counted
This was taken here to mean that in
the first day of their rush they had gone
forward on a l2-mile front and were
threatening the road, over which the
Germans opposing the French in the
bend of the salient would have to pass
if they escaped capture or destruction
On the western side between st. Mi
hiel and Verdun, Franco American forces
were steadily pushing back the enemy
and closing the mouth Of the pocket in
pincer movement such rs cleared the
Germans from the Aisne Marine salient
in July.
Observers here believed the objective
was the strongly fortified city Of Metz,
not far over the German border.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
VERMONT FAR
OVER ESTIMATE
Total of 40,731 Men Regis
tered With a Few More
to Be Added
WASHINGTON COUNTY
OVERRAN THE MOST
And the Same County Was
Second in Total En-
rollment

The returns received by the Vermont
acknowledgement from the counties in
the state show that the state overran
the estimate which the war department
expected would be obtained from the reg.
istration Thursday, by over 1000 Wash,
ingtOn county exceeded the estimate by
the largest number, and there are still
many in Barre Town who did not regis
ter, owing to the fact that the registrar
ran out of cards last evening, and Is
were notified to return this evening to
the four registering places to have their
cards completed. On the figures received
this morning, Washington county over
ran 63s, while Windsor county over
643, but the Barre Town returns of to-
night are yet to be added to Washington
county.
The estimate of the government, the
figures returned, and the gains per coun.
tV FOLLOW
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
EXPECT HEAVY RESISTANCE
AS the Americans Approach German City
of Metz.

London, Sept 49, The assault on the
st. Mihiel salient dominates the news
columns of the newspapers to-day, which
feature it with the biggest headlines.
The opening blow in Marshal Foch :
great offensive scheme claims attention
in any case, but this one has special
attraction as the first stroke of the inde-
pendent American army under direct
American command and as such is hailed
as one of the milestones of the war.
That the blow thus far has succeeded
so well and brought such large haul Of
prisoners affords an opportunity for con
gratulations by the press. The British
public has been anxiously looking for
another American move but hardly ex-
pected it SO soon and the news Of the
Franco American attack was received
here with the greatest enthusiasm.
As big advance in this direction soon
would cause great inconvenience to the
enemy before Metz, it is fully expected
that heavy resistance will be met.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13

Miss Bertha Buzzel Of the educational
department is visiting in Portland, Me.
An S. o. S. call has been sent out
from the educational department for
more teachers, A recent publication
brought results but not enough to supply
the demand. In some places a school
cannot be opened because there is no
teacher for a particular school Many
substitute teachers are being employed
until the new ones can be secured for the
regular position. The reason for the
shortage is that the teachers are in other
kinds of work.
The district board on Thursday con
sidered many appeals from local boards
on the work or fight regulations, the
most of which were taken by the county
appeal agents, and in these some from
Washington county were considered. The
only one in which final decision was
reached in which any change Of status
from the present employment occurred
was that of H. f. Roberts, a clerk in
Mortified, who was transferred from 90
to la
A hearing occurred in the Office of
Theriault & Hunt this morning over the
fund created by the last will and tesla
ment Of G. C. Putnam in favor Of Harriet
Putnam, in which H. w. Kemp was re-
Gently appointed trustee in place of G. G.
Putnam, jr The fund was for $4,000
and is missing, according to the advice
at the probate Office.
Two near accidents took place about
ii o'clock this morning While the X. H.
Standish delivery automobile. was cross
ing the head of State street on Main
street, a foreign car ran into it, and
while Dr. P L. Templeton was swinging
away from the curbing a few rods down
State street at the same time, another
foreign car ran into that No damage
was done to the Standish machine, but
the mudguard Of the Templeton car was
bent
G. n Mcmahon of Stowe has been ap
pointed executor of the estate of Ellen
Quinn, late Of Waterbury, while G. e.
Mann has been appointed administrator
of the estate of Henry S. Martin, late of
Calais Margaret G. Donahue of North
field has been appointed guardian Of Jere-
miah G. Donahue, Anna and Daniel Dona-
hue, minors in Northfeld. c. B. Adams
has settled his account as administrator
of the estate Of William Deal, late Of
Waterbury.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
GERMANS ARE BLOWING UP
THEIR AMMUNITION DUMPS
Neck of st. Mihiel Salient Has Been
Narrowed So That Two German Di-
visions Said to Be In Pocket Are
In Danger of Being Cut Off

With the American Army Lorraine Sept 13 m by the
Associated Pershngs troops continued their
steady against the St Mhe salient throughout the night
They reached passed the objective set for them Prison
continue to pour in
The Americans pushed ahead all along the front except at
point They with resistance than they had expected
The made only in attempt to
stem the onrushng tide of Americans.
The Germans however began their protective barrage too
early gave the Americans warning of what coming and
General Pershng completely prepared for the counter
attack when it started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-13
A PULLING QUESTION
To Determine Candidates for High Bailiff
in Washington County.

Clerk l.. G. Moody, to whom the re-
turns are made from the primary cleo
tiou held Tuesday for county officers, is
studying the law to see who shall appear
in the Republican column as candidate
for high bailiff On the joint ticket there
appeared 3s different names of the list
who appeared in the Democratic column
George W. Bulkeley of Moretown OBJ
tanned three votes and, therefore, he is
the Democratic nominee; but in the Re
publican column it is a different matter,
for there are six who received two votes
each. These include: @. A. Smith, Ed.
ward Gill; ID. B. Il. Kent, Jack Rogers
w H. Herrick of Montpelier and H. G.
Whitehill Of Waterbury. r. II. Standish
in the Democratic column received two
votes The remainder Of the 80 except.
ing those already mentioned, received a
vote apiece, some Of which were probably
cast al jokes. The high 5ailif, in case
of death of the sheriff, becomes the shcr-
i'll and holds the Office llntil the end of
the deceased sherifT's term, Such was
the case when George Winch of McIndoes
became sheriff in Caledonia county, fol.
lowing the death of the elected sheriff
Those receiving a single ballot are;
W. G. Washburn, David Spicer, F. F..
Gleason, DR. G. Q. Cowan, James B. Es-
tee, L. II. Baine, G. A. Robie, H. C. Law
son, C, Fl. Thompson, Mayor Frank
Mitchell, A, G. Eaton, f. L. Laird, all of
Montpelier, while Others who received
single votes were Arch Batchelder, II. j.
Slayton, Levi Wheeler, A. J. Guthrie,
George Mears, George Parks, w. j
Boyce, II. S. Benjamin, Fred Hoar,
George Rumney, M, X. Price, G. b.
Evans, George Dana, G, w, Granfeld, H.
W. McAllister, A. E. Pray and Fl. i.
Ford