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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
LIFELONG RESIDENT OF BERLIN.
Lemuel Chandler, Father of DR.. M. l.
Chandler Of Barre, Died Saturday.

Chandler Of Barre, Died Saturday.
Lemuel Chandler, father Of DR.. NJ. L.
Chandler OF Park street, and time
resident of Berlin, passed away at his
home in West Berlin Saturday, after
two years Of declining health. He was
one of the oldest, and, in his younger
years, one of the most prominent farm
ers in the town of Berlin. Besides the
son mentioned, he leaves two sons and
two daughters, as follows: Erwin l..
Chandler and George w. Chandler of
West Berlin, Mrs. Marion L. Hopkins of
West Berlin, and Miss Mabel w. Chan
dler, also of West Berlin, who is teach
er In the public schools Of Barre.
The deceased was born in Berlin. on
the farm where he died, Sept. 30, 1882.
His marriage TO Lucretia r. Crossett
took place May !, 1862. Her death oc-
CURED in April, 1917. In 1911 Mr.. and
Mrs. Chandler observed their golden
wedding anniversary. The deceased was
one of nine children, and until his latter
years he took an active part in town
affairs, serving number of terms as
selectman and holding other local offices.
The funeral will be held at the house
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock, with in
terment in the family lot in the West
Berlin cemetery
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
CALLED ON CITY FOR HELP
To Fight Threatening Fire in South
Barre Last Evening.

Fire Sunday evening quickly DESTROYED
house and barn, with a part of the con.
tents, belonging to John j. Lee of Barre
Town and occupied by the family Of Allie
Spencer Help was solicited from the
city FIRE department and the appeal was
answered by the auto chemical truck,
manned by crew Of regulars and volun,
tecrs, but the assistance arrived too late.
The buildings were valued at 81 500, GOV,
cred by insurance to the extent of 81 900,
while the household furnishings of the
occupants, partially destroyed, were un.
insured.
A defective chimney is believed to be
responsible for the blaze, which was dis.
covered at o'clock, when Mrs. Spencer,
hearing suspicious cracking, rushed
outdoors to discover the roof in flames.
She gave the alarm, but the villagers
who responded soon found that nothing
was at hand to stay the progress of the
flames. Some household furnishings were
removed, and the contents of the barn
were taken out. Attention then centered
on the preservation of adjoining property
and to save large tenement house,
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Arbuckle,
q connecting chain of sheds was razed
with the aid of ropes. Undoubtedly this
precaution forfended a more disastrous
fire
For some distance the countryside was
Illuminated by the flames and the local
central Office of the telephone company
was besieged with queries as to whether
the entire village Of South Barre was
afame The hello" girls qualified their
negative replies somewhat when the fire
was at its height, but as soon as the
danger of general blaze had passed.
those who inquired were told that only
one piece of property had been destroyed
John j. Lee, who purchased the build.
ings from A. A. Sargent a few months
ago is uncertain as to whether he will
rebuild, He is employed by George f.
Mcfarland The Granite Mutual Insur.
ance Co, Of this city carried the loss on
the property,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
NoRTHF1ELD FAIR TOMORROW.
Horses and Exhibits Arrived at the
Grounds To-day

Mortified. Sept. 23.-The 45th annual
fair of the Dog River Valley association
will open tomorrow and will continue
through Wednesday and Thursday Two
carloads Of race horses arrived Saturday
and carload belonging to J, NJ Bout
we'll of Montpelier will arrive to-day
from Lebanon, N. H., as will those be-
longing to G. J.. O'Clair of Waterbury.
An express car containing motordomc
and number Of side show attractions
arrived Sunday from Malone, n v,
where they were star attractions at the
Malone fair last week
John H. Plunkett of Northfeld who
officiated as starter last year, will oc-
cupy the same position this year.
Wednesdays races viii consist Of the
2;40 pace and 1856 trot and 2;26 pace
and 2:22 trot.
Thursdays races will be the 2:30 pace
and 1926 trot, and the 2:l5 pace and PIP
trot.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
CLEMENT RESIGNS
LOCAL OPTION OFFICE
Quits Presidency Of the League to Relieve
Republican State Committee of
Any Possible Embarrassment.

Rutland. Sept %. For the ayowed
purpose of giving his whole energy to
the pending campaign and to relieve the
state committee OF any possible embar-
rassment, Percival w Clement OF this
city announces his resignation as presi-
dent Of the Vermont Local Option league.
The Republican nominee for governor
does not in any way retreat from his
lifelong position on the principle Of self
government as applied to the regulation
Of the liquor traffic, but asks to be re-
lieyed as president Of the league in order
to devote his whole time and strength I'd
the campaign, and, if elected, to the bust
ness of the state.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
BRITISH ADVANCED LINE
TOWARD LE CATELET
German COunter-Attack Between Cam
brai and st. Quentin Was Bro
ken Down, the Enemy Sus-
!. tanning Heavy Losses
(By the Associated Press)

About St Quentin the operations cenered the
towns Vendu Vendhue The French after capturing the
fort Of Vendeu pushed to the Ose river and
result sharp salient into the German defenses be-
Quentin and Lao Vendeui of the distant
ouposs of and is the most important point the Hnden
burg line between ST. Quentin and La Fre It's capture places the
the bank of the Disc and position to the
Disc and carry the encg of ST. Quentin from the
south and east
Vendhue nine northnorthwest of St Quentin and
the Sched two miles west Of lie Catee Northwest and
southwest of the the British have captured German strong
points and rapidly closing from three directions
Farther north Field Marshal Haigs have carried out
successful south of Gusain taking hum
prisoners In local operation northeast of Aras the British
captured prisoners southeast of Garee and made
progress.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
APPOINTED PUBLICITY DIRECTOR.
H. p. Hinman of Barre to Aid in United
War Work Campaign.

Barre is to be the seat of the publicity
work to be done in connection with the
united war work campaign to be waged
throughout The country in November.
This follows as the result Of the appoint
ment of Sec. n. P. Hinman of the Gran
ite Manufacturers association 60 serve
as publicity director for the state of
Vermont. He Is one Of several state pub
lcity directors who are to cooperate
with the director for the department Of
the Northeast, George Sullivan of Bos-
ton. Mr. Hinman is to serve without
compensation, yet he is to devote a good
deal of his time, in common with other
state directors, to the work. To-day.
along with other Barre men, he attended
a state conference in Rutland, where
working plans for the Vermont campaign
were considered.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
THIRTY NEW CITIZENS,
I3 MOTT IN u. S. ARMY
In Addition, Eight Applied for Final Pa
pers and Ten Were Granted Their
First Papers at Montpelier.

| There was considerable naturalization
done Saturday in the session Of United
States court held in Montpelier, when 10
were granted first papers and eight ap-
piled for final papers and 30 were granted
final papers. Those granted first papers
were: Frank G. Bednaski, Randolph, ma
tive of Russia; Annie Z. Crozier, Mont
pelier, James Crozier, Berlin, Albert
kingsbury, Edmond Gingras, Montpelier
George E. Gingras, Montpelier, natives Of
Canada; Louis G. Bardis, Montpelier,
Greece; Joseph B. Mcdonald, Mddlesex.
Prince Edward Island; Louis p Fredettt~
Montpelier, Canada. Miss Crozier is the
superintendent of Heaton hospital
Those who applied for second papers
were: Alfred j. Watkins, Berlin, Eng
land; Henry Goodell, Randolph, New
Brunswick; William Twomey, Royaton,
Ireland; Floyd c. Christopher, Broollfeld,
Quebec; Sherwood Christopher, Brook
field, Quebec; William Levesque, Rich
mond, Quebec; Anton Yuanich, Mont
pelier, Austria; Francisco Fuffaro, Mont
pelier, Italy
Those who were admitted to citizen
ship We're: Norman ID. Hamel, Water
bury; Dino Berte, Barre; Charles j. Ka-
mosky, Barre Town; Michele Gaeeioni,
Barre Town; John Torchiana, Water
bury; Luigi Leani, Barre; Auguste Be-
LANCER, Barre Town, William A. Scott,
Barre Town; William Murray, Barre
Town; Renato Ciresoli, Barre; James f.
Scott, Barre Town; Pauline p Jensen,
Alexander Henes, Theodore J. Smith,
Renzo Cantu Barre; Achille Corti,
Orange; Enrico Colombo, Ernest Letour-
neau, James J. Travers, James Melon
aid, jr, Alexander McKinnon, John Nc
Andrew, Gunnar W. Erickson, James w
Clubb, Andrew d. Falconer, Barre; John
I. Bryant, Barre Town Archibald Neal,
Barre Town Domenico Beriui. Domenico
Peduzzi Leonardo Tomato, Roberto G.
Colombo, Arthur Vallieres, Anthon r.
Nicholson, Barre, Michele Arizalone
Woodbury.; Napoleone Benedini South
Ryegate; Thomas b. Ellis, Morrisville;
Joseph P. Roy, Morrisville; Enrico b.
Rossi, Waterbury; Guido Rossi, Water
bury; Gerolamo A. Trenti, Waterbury;
Carlo DeMori, Montpelier; Angus J.
Beaton, Cabot; Leonard McCambridge,
Burlington.
Total admitted, 30, Of whom l3 are
serving in the army; dismissed for neg
ligenee to appear for two years, Span
iards 3 continued at request of applicant
because Of various reasons, IL; deceased,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
SUGAR FOR PRESERVING.
Households Having Fruits or Vegetables
to Preserve May Obtain It.

Frank H. Brooks, federal food admin
istrator for Vermont, announced to-day
plan whereby all those households who
have fruits or vegetables to preserve
may obtain sugar Mr. Brooks has striv-
en- faithfully to see that first those
households which did not get sugar for
canning last summer could get supply.
Such households have now had such an
opportunity and for the most part have
improved it.
The food administration is striving to
see that in spite of the sugar shortage,
fruits and vegetables will be preserved
To this end, the public are informed Of
the rules applying to the distribution of
sugar now available for this purpose:
Rules Governing Plan.
]. Apply to your local food administra-
tor for one of the new sugar permits
for home canning" stating how many
pounds you need up to % pounds, and
how many pounds you have on hand for
all purposes II You have had any sugar
for canning, state how much and what
has been preserved with it.
2 Do not ask for such permit until
few days before you actually need
the sugar.
3. State the nature and quantity Of
the fruit or vegetable you wish to pre-
serve and whether ii is home grown or
to be purchased.
4 Furnish any further information
that the county or local food admins
traitor may require,
5. When you receive the permit, take
it to any dealer in sugar.
g. Permits will be issued only to those
whom the local administrator believes
will use the sugar properly, The right
is reserved to refuse any application.
T. Additional permits may be obtained
where absolutely required,
Jellies and Jams Not in Favor
s. Do as much canning and preserving
as possible, but do it with a minimum
amount of sugar. Putting up jellies and
jams is not favored, as the proportion of
sugar necessary is large compared with
the amount Of fruits preserved,
0. DO not attempt to obtain canning
sugar permit III order 10 get sugar Tor
other purposes, The penalties for abus-
ing these permits are severe, and every
pound wrongly used is one pound less
for om army in Europe and our allies.
10. These rules supersede all previous
announcements. Slight notifications may
be necessary.
The public is hereby notified that they
are not to apply to their local food ad-
ministrator until he makes announce
ment in the local paper that he is pre-
pared to issue declarations and permits,
to meet their requirements.
The Barre food administrator, r. f.
Langley, has these permits and is ready
to give them out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
WOMEN cAMPAIGNERS
To Work in Washington County for the
Fourth Liberty Loan.

Montpelier Mrs. Mason Stone.
Barre-Mrs. James Mackav.
Plainfeld Mrs, Orlando Martin.
Putnamville Mrs. Ralph Brown.
Worcester--Mrs. George Putnam.
Waterbury Mrs. d. G. Jones.
Moretowh Mrs. G. r. Evans.
Waitsfeld Mrs. Il. H. Jones.
Fayston-Mrs, George Grandfeld.
Cabot-Mrs. NJ D. Wells.
Calais Mrs A. ]. Converse.
East Montpelier Mrs. James Young.
Berlin Mrs +. V. Winslow.
Duxbury Mrs. Philip Shonio.
Marshfeld Mrs S. A. Swerdfeger.
East Barre Mrs. Fred Sargent.
Middlesex Mrs j. L. Goodenough.
Warren Mrs ]. L. Spaulding.
Northield Mrs Charles Plumloy.
Mortified Falls Mrs Mary Gould.
West Berlin Mrs, G. L. Slack.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN WHORE.
Williamstown Woman Had Just Been
Brought to Barre Hospital.

Mrs Josephine Wilfore, wife of John
Wilfore of Williamstown, died late Sat.
urday night at the City hospital, where
she had been brought Saturday after
noon for care and treatment. She had
been i'll for year with cancer Of the
stomach.
Mrs. Wilfore was born, Josephine La.
vine, in Plattsburg, n. Y, 4s years ago
last May, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Lavine. Her marriage to Mr. viii
fore occurred at Montpelier April 27.
1856. Besides her husband, she leaves
two children, Mrs. Harry Anderson and
Master Leon Wilfore of Williamstown.
She also leaves brother, George La
vine of Williamstown.
The funeral viii be held at st. sylves-
ter's church in Graniteville Tuesday
morning at o'clock
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
GRIP is WIDESPREAD.
Hundreds of Cases in Barre and Physi-
clans Are Hard Pressed.

A malady closely resembling the old.
fashioned grip and likened in some quar-
ters to the Spanish influenza is pandemie
in Barre, and while there is hope that
more bracing weather may eradicate the
disease, local physicians believe that it
will make still greater inroads before it,
progress is stayed. Older doctors in the
city are Fecsllng the winter of 1891
when there was case of the grip in
nearly every family. There were nu
merous deaths, and the doctors had TO
work day and night to cure those who
eventually recovered The present form
of the grip does not seem TO be SO yiru-
,ent, although patients have high tenn
perature and are apt to be very III.
Then too, there is the ever present dan.
ger that pneumonia may be developed.
One physician alone treated 6S grip
patients Sunday. Six were in one house
hold and Is were ministered to at God
dard seminary Other doctors report
similar volumes of business. and the
rather paralyzing effects Of the malady
may be seen on all sides Out-of town
folks who came down TO the village Sat
urday to be groomed up for Mortified
fair found difficulty in getting service
at local barber shops. Nearly every ton
sorial establishment was running short
handed. and in one establishment, which
is among the largest Of its kind IN the
city, the proprietor, after noting that his
iourneymen were all down with the grin,
closed his doors. Other places of bust
ness also felt the grip epidemic, and in
the granite manufacturing plants an nn-
usually large number Of absences were
traced to the grip.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
progress.


London, Sept. 23.-British forces last
night attacked the German lines be-
tween st. Quentin and Cambria, oppo-
site lie Catelet, making progress in the
vicinity of Tombois farm and capturing
a group of trenches and strong points
on the ridge northwest of Vendhlile,
Field Marshal Haig announced in his
official statement to-day.
Another enemy strong point near the
Ronssoy -Bony road, to the south, also
was taken by the British. A successful
local attack was carried out south of
Villers Guislan.
Northwest of st. Quentin the Germans
penetrated the British line at Berthau-
court. The position was re-established
by counter attack.
German troops late yesterday counter
attacked in the vicinity of Gillemont
farm on the front between Cambria and
st. Quentin to the west of lie Catelet.
Field Marshal Haig announces the re-
pulse of the enemy with heavy losses,
On the front between Arras and Lens
there was a continuation of the advance
movement in the neighborhood of Gar
veile. Southeast of that village English
troops made progress on front Of three
quarters of a mile.
The statement reads:
Successful minor operations were car
ried out by our troops yesterday and
during the night at several points. In
the afternoon English troops captured a
German strong point, in the neighbor-
hood of the Ronssoy Bony road, which
had held out stubbornly all day, tax
ing so prisoners. Later in the afternoon
a hostile counter attack from the di-
rection of Gillemont farm was repulsed
with heavy loss by our rife and machine
gun fire.
During the night other English troops
made progress in the direction of Tom
bois farm after several hours of hard
fighting and farther north captured a
group Of strongly held trenches and
strong points on the spur northwest of
Vendhuile, taking number of prisoners
During the night also over one hun
dred prisoners were captured by us in a
successful local attack south of Villers-
Guislain.
East Of Gavrelle, English troops made
progress on front OF about three quar-
ters of a mile, capturing sixty prisoners.
"Early last night the enemy attacked
Berthaucourt under cover Of heavy ar
tilIery barrage and penetrated our line
st one point. An immediate counter
attack by our troops completely re.es-
tahlished the positions"
Paris, Sept. 23-French troops yester-
day and last night made notable prog
ress in their drive for the encirclement
Of st. Quentin. They pushed in far on
the south and captured the village and
fort of Vendeuil, close to the Disc, nine
miles southeast of st. Quentin, says to-
days war office announcement.
From Vendeuil the French pushed on
to the river. North of Ly- Fontaine they
penetrated the wood in the direction Of
Hinacourt.
The statement follows:
"ln the region of st. Quentin the
French troops continued their advance
yesterday evening and last night They
penetrated the wood north of Iy- Fon.
taine, captured the fort and village of
Vendeuil and pushed on to the Disc.
French reconnoitring parties took
prisoners north Of the Aisne and in the
Champagne in the direction of Butte du
Mesnil. German raids north OF the Vesle
and in the Yosges failed
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
HAND BADLY Cur.
Fremont o. Brown of Bethel Mangled in
Corn Cutter.

Bethel, Sept 23.-Fremont 0. Brown
met with painful and serious accident
Saturday afternoon wheh cutting corn
for the silo The machine becoming
clogged, he used his right hand to clear
the compartment, when one Of the knives
cut large slice of flesh from the palm
Of his hand, exposing the tendons and
creating condition very hard to treat
DIR, F. G. Fletcher was called and had
been four times in about 20 hours up to
yesterday afternoon
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
WOUNDED IN ACTION.
Lieut.. George L. Watkins, Grandson Of
John F. Cook of Barre.

John +, Cook Of East street received
a telegram Sunday afternoon saying that
his grandson, Lieut. George l.. Watkins,
with the American expeditionary forces
in France, was seriously wounded in ac-
tion July 90 Lieut.. Watkins Is mem
Der Of l. company of the l6jth infan
try regiment, which is part Of the
Rainbow division. He was a student in
the first Plattsburg training camp, where
he received his commission, and he had
been on overseas duty for severa
months The young man was q student 1t
Dartmouth college when the war brols
out, but abandoned his studies Ia train
at Plattsburg During his years al Han
over, he was an occasional visitor in the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Cook, and he is
well known in Barre.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Martin and John
Shea OF Boston, who had been visiting
the formers sister, Mrs. Lizzie Robinson
of Eastern avenue, left for their home
to-day. The trip to and from Boston
was made by auto.
(. Philip Curtis Of Sharon, Mass. has
joined Mrs. Curtis at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas H. Cave,
sr, Both Mr. and Mrs Cave have been
ILL but are somewhat improved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23
And 260 Guns Captured by
Gen. Allenby in
Palestine
TWO WHOLE ARMIES
NEARLY WIPED OUT
Very Great Victory Won as
Allies Push North
ward

London, sept.23.--4 p. m. lBy Associ.
ated Press). twenty-five thousand
Turkish prisoners and 26O guns had been
counted up to yesterday evening by Gen.
Allenbys forces pushing northward
through Palestine, according to an Off
cial statement issued to-day by the war
office.
The war office announcement says the
7th and Sth Turkish armies have virtual
ly ceased to exist. The entire trans
port of these two armies was captured
by the British
Seizure by the British Of the crossings
of the Jordan at SEED Dancer on Sun
day morning shut the last avenue Of es-
cape TO the Turks west Of the Jordan.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-23

Mrs. Richard Ludlow has returned to
her home in Ryegate, after accompany
ing her daughter to Barre. The latter is
enrolled at Goddard seminary.