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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
WORK PROGRESSING WELL.
Chairman Pratt of Vermont Red Cross
Expresses Satisfaction.

Harry Pratt. chairman of the Yer
mont branch of the Red Cross, arrived in
Montpelier this morning and spent a
part of the day at Secretary r. b. Den
ney's office there, helping in the rear
rangement of the work and getting the
work under way. Mrs. r. B. Denney is
to be in charge of the office, while for the
present Misses Eleanor Lowe and Mar
guerite Kellogg are assisting her. Mr..
Denney at present is suffering with bron-
ehitis
Colonel Pratt finds the work going
along well III Vermont. He is now con
nected with the Boston office but will
give considerable time to the Vermont
work, having retained the chairmanship.
He was also in conference with Gov.
H. f. Graham this afternoon. Since com
ing to Vermont he has visited Bellows
Falls, Woodstock, Randolph and North
field While the figures have not vet
been forwarded to him as TO the results
of the iunior Red Cross drive. the reports
which he is receiving are very gratifying,
and the younger people appear to be TAX
ing quite an interest in the matter. of
course the organization is using care
that the drive and membership will not
interfere with the school work and eff
forts which the children are making
outside the school. IL has been sue-
gested that possibly it will be necessary
% appoint supervisor of the Junior
work in Vermont but that has not vet
pcen decided.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
Naval Tug Founde off
the Delawal (
Capes 5
10 SURVIVORS sNoWN
TO HAS LANDED
Several Bodies Are Being
Brought to Phila-
delphia

Washington, d. c., Feb 27.--The naval
tug Cherokee, formerly the tug Edgar
+. Luckenbach of the Luckenbach Steam
ship company and requisitioned by the
navy last October, foundered of the
Fenwick island lightship, % miles south
OF the Delaware capes.. The navy de-
partment was advised to-day that in
coming ships were carrying several bod
les to Philadelphia and that ten sur
vivors were reported as landed at some
point on the coast. They were the only
ones known of out of the the complement
of five officers and 35 enlisted men.
The navy department made this an
nouncement: "The navy department is
advised that the L. S. $. Cherokee.
navy tug, foundered yesterday morning
off the Atlantic coast. OF the 40 aboard,
five officers and 80 enlisted men, ten had
been landed at last accounts, these hav-
ing been taken to Philadelphia, Four
dead were picked up by steamships. Ten
known survivors got away on the first
lifeboat. -Four got away on a second
lifeboat but two were washed overheard
and the other two were dead when
picked up by British steamer"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
MORE AvIAToRS KILLED.
Their Machines Collided at Height OF
1000 Feet.

Memphis. Tenn. Feb. 21.-Cadet vii
liam j. WeissinGer was killed, and Cadet
W. c. Story of Freeport. n. Y. was ia
tally injured at the army aviation camp
near here late yesterday in a collision
of airplanes which they were plotting
The machines fell about 1000 feet and
both were buried under the wreckage.
Weissinger was killed instantly. while
Story was so badly crushed that he died
later in the field hospital to which he
was taken after the accident
Weissinger, whose home was in Beu-
lah. Miss, had done newspaper work in
this city, Chicago and Washington. After
war was declared he entered the officers
training camp At Fort Myer. Va. and re
ccived a commission as a lieutenant Of
cavalry. he resigned 10 enter the signal
corps and came TO the aviation school
here a month ago.
Both flyers were members Of the ad +
Vanoed flying classes Story fen from
his machine while II was falling and
Was caught beneath the debris 81 the
plano.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
READY TO DO HIS BIT.
But Sergeant F. R. Cerasoli Would Like
to Visit Barre.

Mrs. Pauline Cerasoli OF 81 Berlin
street is in receipt of the following let
ter from her son, Sergt. F. r. Cerasoli
of the 9th company, l0lst ammunition
train, A. L. T., now in France:
Dear Mother: received your letter
of Dec. and | was very pleased to hear
from you. Tell Joe | received his pack
age, with Ugo's package inside; and |
appreciated both to the limit Glad to
hear that Barre is the same. 1 like
France very much. 1t is warmer where
we are camping than it is in the states.
We are in good quarters and getting
good eats ! suppose you are having
very cold weather now. We haven't a
bit of snow on the ground where we
are camping. | would like to be in
Barre, but we have to do our little bit,
so France is satisfactory to me till ]
get back to Barre, Vt, again, | heard
about that ceremony they had at the
church. Tell brother John ]
am proud of him. Good for Johnnie, and
| thank Gelsey Monti for taking him
ap. / got nice box from the Hedding
,hurch and | appreciated it very much.
Also received the box from the deacon
,ss and believe me, mother, it was good
me. O, that cakel | hope you have re-
'eived everything ] sent you. How are
3ertina and Johnnie getting along in
chool? Hope Italo is in good health
md everything going well with him.
Lots Of love, f. r. Cerasoli.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
ARCHBISHOP PRENDERGAST
Died in Philadelphia Last Evening, Being
in His 18th Year.

Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-The Most Rev.
Edmond Francis Prendergsst, archbishop
of Philadelphia, died at the archepiscopal
residence here last night of diabetes. He
was stricken on Dec Is last and had been
confined to his bed virtually ever since.
He was in his 18th year.
Archbishop Prendergast was the third
archbishop of Philadelphia and seventh
of the series of prelates who have occu-
pied the see established by Pope Plus
VII in lS0s. He had been archbishop since
NAV, 1911. Previous to that. since Feb
ruarv. 1897. he was auxiliary 20 the late
Archbishop Ryan, with the title Of Bish
op of Scillio. He also held the office Of
vicar general.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
METHODIST UNION
PRACTICALLY CERTAIN
Northern and Southern Branches of the
Church Are Expected to Get To-
gether Inside of Six Years.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. 27-Unification of
two great branches of the Methodist
church, the northern and the southern.
| with combined membership of about
100000 persons, is practically certain
| to take place within six years. accord
/ ing to statement by Rev Frank NJ.
Thomas, pastor of the Fourth Avenue
| Methodist church. who has just returned
from Savannah, Ca, where he spent two
weeks as secretary of the joint commits
sion appointed to consider plans for uni
fication
Another session of the joint commits
sion will be held in st. Louis beginning
April 10 for the purpse of adopting pro
posals already tentatively passed upon.
Only a thin line now divides the two
great branches of Methodism." said DR..
Thomas. Practically every problem of
re union has been solved Another thing
the foundation of new church has
to be laid from the best elements of the
old. We have really got TO build a
world church, for Methodism is at home
in every land.
"The union of the Methodist Episcopal
church and the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, will make membership
of about 100000 and we are expecting
other Methodist organizations to come
in later. One is the Methodist Protest
ant church. Another is the japanese
Methodist church, which has been inde-
pendent. In forming world church the
idea is to have one general conference
and in time, associate general confer
ences, one for northern Asia, one for In
dia, one for Europe, one for South Amer
lea and perhaps others later.
'The meeting at Savannah was most !
important and successful. The commits |
sion left feeling that solution of all |
problems involved in unification was
near.
"Tf everything is agreed to at the ST. |
Louis meeting the plan of unification |
can be brought before the Methodist
church, South, for ratification at the gen
eral conference in Atlanta next May. /
While the general conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church will not be
held regularly until 1920, the bishops OF
that denomination have the authority to
call special session if they deem it
best.
"Should the ST. Louis session develop
agreement on every point it would be
four or six years before we could get
working.
"It has been discovered that S750000
las been expended annually by the two
great branches in competitive terri
ory. places where one Methodist church
,ould have done the work. This would
De 81 500, 900 in ten years, or enough
money with what they already have, to
provide for all the superannuated min
sters."
las not been determined. Several titles '
ire under consideration. =
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
MAY TAKE VERMONT MAN.
DR.. Hillegas Mentioned for Superintend-
ent of Schools in New York.

Through New York newspaper. it
comes out that DR.. NJ. Z. Hillegas, Yer
mont commissioner of education is being
considered as candidate for superin-
tendent of schools of New York City. 1t
is said that a dozen educators have been
recommended for the position, the num-
ber including the superintendents OF
schools in Detroit, Cincinnati, Pittsburg,
Cleveland, Los Angeles, the state super
of New Jersey, and the heads
of several western colleges.
When seen by Times representative
at Montpelier to-day, DIR. Hillegas said
that he knew nothing of the matter eX-
cept what had appeared in the newspa
pers and had nothing to say except that
he was grstified that the Vermont edu-
cational system had been recognized in
this wav
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
REGISTRANTS APPEAR.
Call Sent to 125 Men But Only About
Half Were Expected

Pursuant to call made by Chairman
g.. ~ Tilden. q large number OF regis
trants arrived AT the county courthouse
in Montpelier this morning for the pur-
pose of examination. The call was sent
to l25 men. but it is not expected over 60
Of these win appear. for there are largo
who have asked for transfers Ia
be examined hy other boards in other
places. This morning tho corridor in the
back of the building was filled with men.
The work i being done hy Dr. J. II.
Woodruff. Dr T. III Judkins and Dr.
William Lindsay. who did tho examiu-
ing before The work j. being pushed
along 80 that ia may b. completed before
ihc reduction IN help takes place March !,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
GERMAN RAILWAYS LOSING.
Although the Receipts Have Increased
s11s,Ooc,ooo Since War Started

Amsterdam. Feb 27.-The official in
formation that the receipts of the Ger
man railways have increased by Sis
O00. 900 since the war might lead people
to suppose that the railways had bene
fitted by the war The official reports.
however. show that this is not the case
In consequence of the advances in wages
and in the cost of all materials. the
profits have not only been fully absorbed
but there Is an actual deficit which is
likely to increase.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
RUSSIAN DRAFTS QUIET.
Because Advices from Petrogrsd Are
Very Uncertain.

London. Feb. Recent Developments
IN Russia have brought exchange deal
ings here practically TO a s;andstill and
il has been impossible for sellers uf
drafts on Petrograd and other Russian
centers TO ascertain whether instructions
have been received by the Russian banks
and il 80 whether they are in oPposi-
fion 20 execute the instructions in view
of reoeut government action prohibit
iRs inter bank operations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
FACTORY INUNDATED.
Several Thousand Dollars Damage Done
at Brandon.

Brandon, Feb. 27-An ice Jam in the
Neshobe river At Forestdsle caused that
stream to leave its channel and badly
food the Newton s Thompson Manufac-
taring Co.'S plant carly yesterday morn
iug. The water was several feet deep in
the packing room and other parts OF the
plant In the packing room was large
quantity Of manufactured products all
Tacked and ready for shipment. The out
Iuf Of this concern J. made Of wood. and
the damage 10 the machinery and stock
j. estimated - b. betwcen S2ul0 and
S3Oea The factory had 10 BE- shut down
cn account II the damage done b the
ws.er.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
FRANCIS PREPARES
TO QUIT PETROGRAD
Advises State Department That He Will
Join Chinese and Japanese EN-
bassies in Flight.

Washington, ID. c., Feb. 27.--The state
department was advised yesterday by
Ambassador Francis that on Monday
the German army was only eight hours
march from Petrograd and he was pre-
pairing to leave with his staff. The mes
sage said he would join the Chinese and
Japanese diplomats. He did not refer to
the plans of the European diplomats.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
GOVERNOR OF JERUSALEM.
Ronald S.or-s Succeeds Borton Pasha
There.

London. Feb. 21.-Ronald Storrs, who
succeeds Borton Pasha as governor of
jerusalem with the rank of lieutenant
colonel, is a son of the dean of Roches-
ter. He had brilliant career in the
service of the Egyptian government and
filled important posts under Sir Eldon
Gorst and the late Lord Kitchener Mr..
Storrs' is an authority on oriental litera-
ture and q member of the commission
for the preservation of Arab monuments.
lie is 81 years old and unmarried
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
RUSSIANS ARE
FALLING BACK
Have Lost Borisoff and Are
Evacuating Orsha and
Smolinsk
HOLDING OF PSKOV
Is STILL UNCERTAIN
Meanwhile the Bolsheviki
Continue to Fight Their
Own Countrymen

London, Feb, %. ~ 1t is uncertain
whether the Germans or Russians now
hold Pskov. All reports confirm the earli-
er statement that the town frequently
changed hands. An Exchange Telegraph
despatch from Petrograd says that Bori-
soft, 90 miles northeast of Minsk, has
been captured by the Germans and that
0rsha and Smolinsk, northeast of Minsk,
are being evacuated.
The Cossaeks have retired from Ros-
toy, pursued by the Bolshevik forces.
General Nazorof, the Cossack leader, has
been arrested.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
GERMANY REFUSED
AN ARMISTICE
German Detachments Continue to Ad'
vance and Revolutionary Govern
ment Calls for Resist
ance.

petrograd, Feb. 81 Germany has
formally refused to grant an armistice
and German detachments continue to ad-
vance" says an official statement. Re
sistance thus becomes the principal task
of the revolution. If the attack ON Pet
rograd continues, the government will
remove to Moscow or some other place"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
HUNDREDS DIED
Nv PANIC AND FIRE
Terrible Catastrophe Took Place at Races
in Hong Kong When Spectators
Stands Collapsed.

London, Feb. 27.-In the collapse of
the Chinese stands at the Hong Kong
club races on Tuesday a hundred women
and children were trampled to death. ac-
cording to a Reuter- dispatch from Hong
Kong Fire broke out and several hun
dred Others were burned to death
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
GAS ATTACK
ON IT, MEN
1L).e Soldiers Killed and Nine Others
Badly Gassed Before They Had
Time to Put on Their Masks
Many Overcome While
They Were Asleep.

With the American Army in France
Feb. -(By Associated Pressl Three
soldiers were killed and nine were bad
w gassed in two formidable gas attacks
hy the Germans on American positions
in the Toul sector yesterday morning
with projectors. The gas caught some
before they were able to adjust their
masks and it overeame others while they
were asleep in their dugouts,
The enemy also heavily bombarded
American batteries with gas shells but
without result.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
Defeated Attack of the Ger
mans at Butte du
Mesnil
HEAVY ARTILLERY
FIRING PRECEDED 1T
Positions Recently Taken by
the French Were
Held

iris. Feb. 2T.-After II heavy BON
hardment German troops in Champagne
last night attempted TO recaptare the
positions recently taken by the French
at Butte du Mesnil To-day's official re-
port says the Germans were halted by
The French fire
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
The Glenart Castle, Outward
Bound, Carried No
Patients
SOME SURVIVORS
BROUGHT TO LAND
But a Large Number Are
Thought to Have Been
Lost

London, Feb. 25.--The British hospital
ship Glenart Castle was sunk yesterday
in the Bristol channel between England
and Wales. The official report today
says the vessel was outward bound with
all her lights burning There were no
patients aboard. The survivors were
landed by an American destroyer. Eight
boats are still adrift.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
BARRE CHILDREN PATRIOTIC.
In One Weeks Time They Bought S44s.50
Worth of U. S. Thrift Stamps.

In one weeks time school children of
Barre have bought S44s.50 worth of Unit
ed States thrift stamps to help the
United States and our allies to win the
war. That was for the week ending
Monday, Feb. %. and the total sales
now amount to Sl,9l4. The report of
sales. as submitted TO Supt. White at
that time were as follows:
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
Some Died After Rescue.

New York, Feb 27.--Two OF the II
members of the Cherokee's crew taken
aboard a British steamer, which respond
ed to a call for help, died soon afterward,
according to officers OF an American
steamship which arrived here to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
CAPT. vARNUM ACROSS.
Word Received Last Evening Telling Of
His Arrival

Word was received last evening by
Mrs. Guv K. Narnum Of North street
telling Of the safe arrival abroad Of her
husband. Capt Narnum. who sailed from
an Atlantic port nearly three weeks ago
for overseas duty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
LITHUANIA
AS SACRIFICE
Will Be Joined to Saxony, According to
Dresden Story, and Prince Fred
erick Christian, Will Be
Named as King.

Zurich, Feb. 27-Negotiations are in
progress for the union of Lithuania and
Saxony, according TO a dispatch from
Dresden, with Prince Frederick Chris.
tian, the second son of the king Of Sax
ony, as king of Lithuanis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27

Rev r. G. Lipsky viii bold a union
PRAYER meeting at the homo of Mrs.
l.. IL. Hooker. l0i Prospect street. on
Thursday evening At 7:s0 4 most cor
dial invitation i extended to everyone in
that community
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
CALL ESTHONIA NEUTRAL.
Following the Capture of Reval by the
Germans

London, Feb. 27.--The municipality of
Revsl, captured Monday by the Germans,
has published a manifesto declaring the
independence of Esthonia, according to
an Exchange Telegraph despatch from
Petrograd. Esthonis is declared a neutral
state
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
TEN BODIES BROUGHT
And Ten Survivors of the Naval Tug
Cherokee

Philadelphia, Feb. 27.-A British
steamship, which anchored in the Della
ware river this morning, signalled that
she had on board ten survivors and the
bodies of ten of the crew of the Chero-
kee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27

The school children are growing more
and more enthusiastic as they realize
that by oaning their 25cent pieces to
the United States government they have
a chance TO help win the war; and dur
ing the past week every room of every
building in the city increased its num-
bers of subscribers TO this war loan. In
one of the rooms 90 per cent of the pu
pills are enrolled in this patriotic cause.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
CANNED GOODS
REQUISITI0NED
Government Orders All Gamers to Hold
for War Purposes All Corn, Peas,
Tomatoes, String Beans
and Salmon.

Washington. d. c., Feb. 27.--All can
ners were advised to-day by the food
administration to hold for war purposes,
until further advise, all canned corn,
peas, tomatoes, string beans and salmon
now on hand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-27
LANDED ON WELSH COAST.
Thirty-Four Survivors Of the Glenart
Castle Brought in To-day.

Swansea, Wales, Feb. 27-Thirty four
survivors of the Glenart Castle have been
landed here. The number aboard the
vessel is said to have been 200.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-17
HOUSE APPROVES NORMAL
 AND SURTAx RATES
MOTION TO TAX THE SALARIES OF STATE, COUNTY ANRl MU- NlClPAL OFFICE HOLDERS
 WAS DEFEATED

Washington, Sept, 1G.-Beginning consideration of amendments to the war revenue bill, the house in fifteen minutes today approved the greatly in creased normal and surtax rates for individuals, estimated to yield $1,4S2,- 000,000 and defeated every change pro- posed in the draft of the bill as pre- pared by the ways and means com mittee.
 A motion to strike out the provision extending income taxation to salaries of the president federal judges and state. county and municipal office holders, was defeated. Controversy developed over the provision to tax interest from future issues of state, county and municipal bonds, but a final vote was postponed until tomor- TOW.
 An amendment proposed by Repre- sentative Harvey, of Texas, democrat to change the basis of calculating prot it's from sales of property held by the owner since 1913. also was rejected overwhelmingly after Leader Kitchin had declared the principle advanced would cause revenue loss of two b'i- lion dollars.
 The house tomorrow will consider administrative provisions of the indi- yidual income tax question. the corpo- ration income tax provisions and pos sibly reach the war excess profits sec i tions.
 Summary approval today of the normal and surtaX income rates was 2 general surprise. There was no dis
 cussion of the provisions increasing normal taxes to i2 per cent and limit
 ing the tax to six per cent on the firs
 $4, 900 and no amendment of the great l ly increased surtax rates was offered
The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-17
GERMANS COMMITTED NO
 ATTRCClTlES IN RETIRING

With the American Army in France
 Sept 15.-The operations by which the St Mihiel salient was emptied in less than AS hours were as wei! executed as they were planned, said a French office. loGay. The Ger
 mans had held it for four years.
 They were required to get out of it
 much more quickly than they figured on.
 In the estimation of a staff off, oer of the French forces cooper a4ing under Pershing's orders, the enemy was just about week be-
 hind his plan for the evacuation of
 the salient
 He left it so hurriedly that there
 was no time to carry out destruc- tion to such marked degree as in other evacuated regions So far as can be learned the Ger
 mans appear to have been on thein best war behaviour here. They arc credited with committing no tr0ci- ties, and they took few hostages and
 treated them with far less brutality
 than elsewhere.
 They contented themselves with
 pillaging houses and purses Half 8 million francs was demanded imme-
 diately after the invasion for the safety of the town It was paid af-
 ter great effort of collecting all the
 money and securities that could be found.
 Andther half million francs was demanded later and was raised on bonds of the com me. All the gold
 the Germans fohn~- after that was 1 seized in exchange for other bonds of the commune, making the pill laging a collective, rather than an
 individual affair.
 Nothing much remained in the houses except woodwork that could not
 he removed. Every copper kitchen utensil had long ago been shipped to Germany The fine old furniture of the well to do families had gone to fur
 nish comforts in the trenches and dug outs Beds and bed clothing were re- lquisitioned. mattress even being taken from under a sick man. sixty four years of age.
 With these exceptions, overlookine the fact that they appropriated part of 1 the provisions provided for the inhab- ltants by the international commis-
 sion the conduct of the troops of oc- cupation was above the average.