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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
MORE ADJUSTMENTS
AND LESS TRAVEL
That Is the Trend of Things with the
American People as the War Pro-
crosses.

Washington, D. G., July l2.--The
American people are spending slightly
more for amusebents but less for travel as
the war progresses. This fact is re-
vealed in comparison of the May re-
ceipts of taxes collected by the interna-
tional revenue bureau, which were made
public to-day, with the receipts for pre-.
vious months. War taxes from all
sources collected in May amounted to
$l23,396,l04.
Taxes collected during May by the
ten per cent charge on admissions to
theatres, concerts, cabarets and like
places amounted to S4 ,524, ,9g6, indicating
that the American people spent approx.
imately S4b 900 ,00O, 900 on such amuse
ment during this month. April taxes
from the same sources totalled $3,70S,.
900, indicating an expenditure Of S37,.
100000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
U. s. LABOR EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
To Be Established in Barre, One of Four
Vermont Places So Designated.

Barre has been designated as one OF
the four Vermont towns and cities
wherein the seat Of United States la
Dor employment bureau il to be located.
Coincident with this announcement, 1t
was stated to-day that George y. Til
den Of this city had been appointed ex-
aminer in charge. The four towns des-
ignated are Barre, Bellows Falls, Bur-
lington and Rutland. Considerable ter
ritory in central, eastern and western
Vermont is to become tributary to the
Barre Office, which viii be opened within
few days.
1t is to be operated in connection with
the United States employment service
of the department Of labor The govern
ment has leased the middle store in the
Morse building at 262 North Main street,
formerly occupied by ID, F, Davis, the
druggist. The chief examiner and an
assistant examiner, whose appointment
is to be announced later, are to occupy
the Office in the near future. The object
of the U. s. employment service is to
mobilize the labor Of the country with
view to bringing about an equalized
distribution Of labor. 1t will operate
to the advantage OF employers looking
for help as well as to laborers who de-
sire jobs. Men who are looking for work
will be enabled to register with the chief
examiner, and, by The same sign, large
employers of labor and others in need Of
men will be permitted to advise the To-
cal bureaus. of the help wanted. Much
is expected Of this new service, and
Barrefs selection as one sf the cities
where it is to be tried out was due to
a number of obvious reasons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
WILL GIVE ALL FACTS.
Former Publisher of New York Evening
Mail Is So Disposed.

New York, July II. DIR. Edward A.
Rumely, former publisher Of the New
York Evening Mail, arrested on charges
of perjury in connection with the ques
tion of ownership Of the newspaper,
which the government alleges was pur-
chased in the interest Of the German
government, announced to-day that if
the Senate should make an investigation
of affairs Of the newspaper, he would
waive immunity and place all the facts
in possession of the government.
To Senator Vim. H. King Of Utah, who
proposed senatorial investigation into
the Evening Mail case, Dr. Rumely sent
the following telegram to-day:
"I see by this mornings press that
you propose Senate investigation and
are in doubt as to my position with ref
erence to testifying. ] waive immunity
and will willingly place at your disposal
all facts in my possession"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
SECOND TIME WOUNDED.
Lieut. William H. Osborn of New York
City Reported.

New York, July l2.-For the second
time since he went to fight in France, the
name Of Lieutenant William Henry Os-
born, youngest son of William Church
Osborn, lawyer and philanthropist, OF
New York, appears in today's casualty
list. He was previously reported as
slightly wounded in April This time he
was shot in the groin on June 8, accord
ing to message received by his family
Lieutenant Osborn is "A years old and a
Princeton graduate. His two brothers
are also in the service, one of whom
Earl Dodge Osborn, was wounded while
driving an ambulance in France last
year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
MESSAGE Or FRIENDSHIP.
Sent BY Sec. Daniels to France Tells of
the Close Bonds.

Paris, July l2.- (Hsvas Agencyl.--A
message from Secretary of the Navy
Daniels, published in the Matin, saws
France and the United States, united
by historical friendship, have become
still more closely bound together in the
formidable struggle against sutocracy.
The secretary declares the hundreds Of
thousands of Americans already in
France are only the vanguard of the ar
mics that will follow and that the sub
marines will be useless to stop them. The
message concludes by asserting that the
United States will participate in the eel
ebration Of July IA, Bastile day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
BRITISH ACTIVITY
MOSTLY SCOUTING
In a Raid i'm the Vicinity of
Merris, the British Re-
turned with 100 Prisoners
Last Night
(By the Associated Press. J

General Petain is giving the Germans
on the westerly side of the Marine salient
little rest in their positions east of the
forest of Villers Cotterets Last night
his troops again drove in on this front
and made substantial progress.
The most tangible result reported from
this latest fighting is the capture of the
village of Longpont, to the outskirts of
which the French had pushed in their
advance on Wednesday night. A farm
in this neighborhood also was taken.
The French lines were likewise driven
ahead in the Chavigny farm district,
north of Longpont. A forward push also
was given the line in the area south of
Longpont, east of Fayerolles.
The extending of the front and attacks
to the Faverolles region is showing that
the process of strengthening out the line
between the Aisne and the Marne is be-
ing carried still further south and is
threatening the local salient held by the
Germans between the Longpont district
and the American sector northwest of
Chateau Thierry.
The series of operations carried out by
General Petain on this front during the
present week has been generally regard
ed as of merely local Importance, de-
signed to straighten the line and fortify
ii against the expected renewal of the
German offensive. The possibility is not
overlooked, however, that these may be
a prelude to more important attacks.
The time has not been considered op-
perfume for General Foch, the allied com
mander- chief, to abandon his defen-
sive role and turn to the aggressive on a
large scale, but it is not impossible that
the feeling out operations which are in
progress on both the French and British
fronts have other than purely defen-
sive purpose.
Last nights actions on the British
front were all in the nature of scouting
operations The majority of them were
on the Flanders front, where during the
day yesterday, Field Marshal Haig's men
had conducted a raid in force in the vi
cinity of Merris, northeast of the Nieppe
wood, on the road to the railway junction
of Hazebrouck, bringing in more than 100
prisoners. Additional raids last night in
The Meteren and KENNEL sectors on this
front resulted in the taking of more
prisoners.
On the assumption that the Germans,
If they decide to open up their attack on
a new front when they resume their of
fensive, will strike somewhere between
Rheims and Lorraine, some interest may
be attached to the report in the French
official statement to-day that the enemy
artillery is displaying rather marked ae-
tivity on the front northwest of Verdun,
within this area.
Paris, July l2.-The village of Long
pont, on the Savieres river, east of Viii
lers. .Cotterets has been captured by the
French, says the official statement from
the war office to-day.
The French also continued their prog
ress north of Chavigny farm and east Of
Faverolles. Jayage farm, northeast of
Faverolies, also was occupied.
In the north Of Montdidier and in
Champagne the French captured Is pris-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
GRIP SPREADS RAPIDLY.
Switzerland's Army Is Now Being Seri.
ously Affected.

Geneva, Thursday, July II. Spanish
grip continues to spread rapidly in Swift
zerland, The military authorities an
nounced to-day that on July o there
were $500 cases in the Swiss army and
among interned troops The death rate
so far has been comparatively small.
At Lausanne the authorities have been
obliged to close the schools. They also
have prohibited meetings in private
buildings and visits of friends to patients
in hospitals. AT Berne the telephone
service has been disorganized, owing to
the number of employees who are sick.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
FOREIGN WRITER ARRESTED
Pending Investigation of His Status By
u. S. Government.

New York, July l2.--Dr Hans Heinz
Ewers, who holds degree of doctor of
literature from the University Of Bonn,
Germany, was placed under arrest here
last night by officers of the alien enemy
bureau and is being held pending an in
vestigation into his recent writings, il
became known to-day DR. Ewers ar
rived in the United States shortly before
the outbreak of the war in 1914 and en-
gagged in writing for Austro. German and
Hungarian publications Previously he
had travelled extensively Some Of his
books have been widely circulated In
Spain. One of them is entitled, Let the
Rulers Beware" and another "The
Vampire"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
HEAVY CLAIM ON RUSSIA.
Has Been Made BY Germany with De.
mand for Immediate Payment.

Paris, July l2- tHavas Agency Ger
many's claim for indemnity from Rus.
sia amounts to approximately 100000
ed in the Berlin Vossische Zeitung, Of
the work done by the mixed commission
named to take up consideration Of claims
growing out Of the conclusion Of the
Brest -Litovsk peace.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
sHIPBuHDING ON BOOM.
Hog Island Yards Have Nearly Full
Complement of Men.

Philadelphia, July l2.Rapid progress
is being made toward the completion of
the Hog island shipysrds, according to
Francis T. Bowles, director of operations,
who to-day announced that 35 keels bad
been laid and that the number of work
ers at the yards had reached 28y500. This,
Mr.. Bowles said, is but 1900 short of
the number of employees that will be re-
quired to operate the yard at full capac-
ity. All the ways are expected to be
completed early in August
Members Of the naval consulting board
were to make tour Of the big plant TO-
day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
BRITISH ARE RAIDINC
ON FLANDERS FRONT
Prisoners Were Taken in Patrol En-
counter on the KENNEL Sector
Of that Front.

London, July l2.--Further raiding OPP
erations were carried out by British
troops last night, notably in the Flanders
area, near Merris and Veteran, the war
office announced to-day. Prisoners were
taken in patrol encounter in the Kem-
mel sector on this front. Another Brit
ish party raided the German lines near
Hamel, south Of the Somme. A patrol
clash in the neighborhood of Gavrelle,
northeast of Arras, also resulted in the
taking of prisoners.
In their operation in the vicinity of
Merris the British took l20 prisoners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
TURKEY PROMISES
TO FIND OUT FACTS
Regarding the Alleged Seizure of Amer.
lean Consulate and Sacking of an
American Hospital at Tabriz.

Washington, D. c., July l2. Turkey
has informed the United States through
the Swedish foreign office that so far the
true facts as to the reported seizure of
the American consulate and sacking of
an American hospital at Tabriz, Persia,
by Turkish soldiers have not been ascer
tanned, but that it will be done at the
earliest possible moment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
TRY TO AGREE ON DATE
For Vote on Bone-Dry Rider to Agricul-
turaI Appropriation.

Washington, D, c., July l2,Advocates
and opponents in the Senate Of the pro
posal for nationwide prohibition nego-
tiatad to-day for an agreement to vote
ON the bone dry rider to the emergency
agricultural appropriation bill The pro
hibtion leaders suggested formal agree
ment to vote Aug. 20 on condition that
they allow the bill to 60 over until after
summer vacation recess or adjourn
ment of Congress. A counter-proposal
was that the bill 60 over and be given
privileged status for consideration after
the vacation until vote is reached.
Congressional leaders plan to consult
with President Wilson on the proposal,
probably regarding the revenue loss to
the government and the effect on the
new revenue bill,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
BIENNIAL ELECTION.
Endorsed By the Massachusetts, Consti
tutional Convention.

Boston, July l2.-The constitutional
convention to-day endorsed biennial cleo.
tions Of state officers and members oil
the legislature with annual sessions of
the latter as at present. The committee
on suffrage had reported against the
change. Massachusetts is the only state
that elects governor and other officers
every year.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
RAID ON BALL PLAYERS
HAS BEEN STARTED
Ainsmith Of the Washington Team Or.
dered to Get .Iato Some Useful En-
ployment-Joe Judge of Same
Club Gets Similar Order.

Washington, D. G., July l2.- Edward
Ainsmith, catcher of the Washington
American league club, has been ordered
to engage in some useful employment or
be placed in class Ia of the draft, by his
local draft board, it became known to-
day. Joe Judge, first baseman Of the
club, has been served with similar mo-
tiee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
SMALL FIRE IN ST. ALBANs.
Gas House Damaged to Extent of Several
Hundred Dollars.

st. Albans, July l2.--Fire which start
ed this forenoon in the gas house Of the
st. Adams Gas Light company on Las
celle street caused damage of several
hundred dollars and as the result the
city may be without gas for few days.
The fire started in the boiler room
from sparks which fell on oil on the
floor. The flames spread by way Of a
wooden partition to the roof and the
firemen had hard work fighting the
flames under the metal roof
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
INVESTIGATE CARE OF WOUNDED.
American Chief Surgeon to Find Out
How Men Feel About It.

Paris, Thursday. July ll.-General
Meritte Ireland, chief surgeon Of the
American expeditionary forces in
France, is engaged in an investigation
Of the methods employed in handling
and treating the wounded in the recent
battles in which American troops were
engaged
General ireland has detailed several
of the leading surgeons from the regular
medical corps and the medical reserve
corps to visit the hospitals and confer
with the medical officers on the subject
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
ARRESTED IN SWITZERLAND.
M. Guilbeaux, Accused of Completely in
Entangling Negotiations.

Paris, July l2.( (Havas Agency "A
Geneva dispatch reports the arrest by
the Swiss authorities of M. Guilbeaux.
director of the Revue Domain, charged
with being implicated in cases of per
sons in France accused Of corresponding
with the enemy. 1t is alleged M. Gull.
beaux also was an agent in Switzerland
Of the bolshevik government of Russia.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
AUSTRIAN MUTINY
VAS OYER BAD FOOD
Troops in an Occupied District of Serbia
Were Put Down Only After Many
officers Had Been Killed.

Corfu, July IA serious mutiny
among the Austrian troops in one of the
occupied districts Of Serbia is announced
by the Serbian press bureau here The
garrison at kraguyevatz, the former
Serbian arsenal, broke into rebellion be-
cause of bad food, the statement de-
clares, and many of the officers were
killed.
The mutiny was suppressed after a
veritable battle in which machine guns
and artillery were freely used
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
STRIKE AT SPRINGFIELD.
Smith & Wesson Employees to Number of
Goo Are Out.

Springfield Mass, July H. - Between
500 and 600 employees Of the Smith &
Wesson company, pistol makers, struck
to-day upon the refusal of the company
to grant demands for higher wages, i'm
provement in working conditions and the
reinstatement of several shop stewards
discharged yesterday. The company is
working on government contracts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
French Commander is Giving the Ger
mans i'm That Sector No Rest But is
Driving Ahead in Local Operations
North of the American Sector
ALLIED GAINS WERE ALSO MADE
NORTH And SOUTH OF L0NGPONT
ANOTHER REPORT,
HINDENBURG ILL

London, July IA Dutch trav
eler from Germany, says de-
spatch from The Hague to the Ex-
change Telegraph company, de-
clares the rumor has spread all
over Germany that Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg is i'll and is un
able to participate in the work at
the army headquarters.
The military duties there have
been taken over entirely by First
Quartermaster General Ludendorff.
German newspapers, the traveller
says, are not permitted to mention
the rumor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
GERMANY LOSES TRADE.
United States to Sell Paper ON East
Coast Of South America.

Washington, D. G., July l2-Germany
has lost its trade in paper and paper
products on the east coast of South
America to the United States, with the
possibility that American mills will be
able TO retain the business after the war.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
PATROL BOAT TOOK FIRE.
Other Vessels Came to Her Assistance
and Soon Extinguished Falrnes.

An Atlantic Port, July PA United
States coast patrol boat took fire in the
engine room in the harbor this morning.
Other boats came to her assistance, in
cluding cutter from a cruiser, and the
fire was put out in about 20 minutes. II
is not believed that the craft was seri-
ously damaged.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
.PRUSSIAN RAILROAD
MEN ARE STRIKING
And the Unrest Threatens to Become Gen.
eral, According to Word Received
in PARIS

Paris, July l2-(Havas Agency. -
Russian railway men are on strike in
several districts, according to Zurich
dispatch quoting the Leipsig Neueste
Naehricten. The strike threatens TO be-
come general, the newspaper reports.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
ARRIVED OVERSEAS.
First Lieutenant James N. Gall Cables
Word to His Sister.

A cahlegram was received yesterday
afternoon by Miss Penelope Gall an
nouncing the arrival of her brother, First
Lieutenant James n Gall, on the other
side after good voyage, Lieut., Gall
left Barre only few months ago, fol
lowing his appointment in the engineer
ing service, going to Camp Gordon, Pet
ersburg, Va, where he was stationed un-
Til the time of embarkation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
.CONSTA TANTINOPLE FELT
ATTACK OF BOMBERS
Half Ton of Explosives Was Dropped
on the Turkish Capital BY the
British on July 2.

London, July l2.-Air force contin.
gents, acting with the British navy,
dropped half ton of bombs upon the
city of Constantinople on July I, it was
announced by the admiralty to-day.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.
Capt. G. R. Clark Nominated By Presi.
dent Wilson.

Washington, D. c., July r. Captain
G. r. Clark was nominated to-day by
President Wilson to be Judge advocate
general of the navy with rank Of rear
admiral, for a term Of four years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12

men, says the Havas correspondent on
the British front This equals the mum
Der on the front in 1917.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-12
BRITISH FIGHTING
FORCE RESTORED
IT Is Now Equal to It's Size In 1917,
Aggregating 100000
Mau

Paris, July l2.-The British fighting
forces in France now aggregate 100000
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-08

viii be added to the payrolIs Of the
nations railroads.
Strong pressure is said to have
been brought to bear on him to
modify them, especially affecting the
four great brotherhoods. Mr.. Nc
Adoo il not bound to follow the ad-
vice of the commission and can in
crease or reduce their wage as he
sees ut. The commission has follow
ed its announced policy Of giving the
highest paid unions the lowest rate
of advance, holding that relief is
needed most by the men who have
been barely making ends meet yor
perhaps going in debt on the wages
they received.
Apparently none of the commits
sion's recommendations has met the
requests of the unions themselves,
which ranged as high as forty, fifty
and sixty per cent.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-08
Ne7e, York Total
MopeT7hamBiI1iom
(By Associated Press. J

New York, May 8.-Tabulation of
subscriptions to the third Liberty
loan filed at the last minute with the
New York federal reserve bank
brought the districts total last night
to $1,000, 100000, according to the
last official announcement which will
be made here until Tuesday, when all
the banks will have sent in their re-
turns. Not only did the district,
which Jagged behind until the end Of
the drive, oversubscribe its quota
by 100000, 200, but more than $10,-
100000 in subscriptions remain to be
tabulated.
The committee announced also
that hold over the counter" bonds
were not included in this statement.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-08
new WAGE SCALE
BEFORE N'ADOO|
tBy Associated Preaa.l

Washington. May 8. Director
General McAdoo win announce soon
his decision on recommendations Of
the railroad wage commission which
were said in well informed quarters
today to propose an average 20 per
cent advance In pay for all classes
OF railroad employees. If Mr.. McAdoo
follows the suggestion of the COM
mission approximately $3.50, 00o, 900
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-08
Fancy Names For
Trains VII Go
(Ry Agsociated Press.l

Omaha May S.After June all
names for crack passenger trains
viii be eliminated throughout the
entire country and trains will be
known only by number according to
information at Union Pacific head
quarters. The orders emanate from
Washington. Since there is no COM
petition there is no reason for ad-
vertising, say railroaders.
Twentieth Century Limited, Broad
way Limited, Penna Limited, Over
land Limited, Rocky Mountain Limit
ed, Dixie Flyer, Seminole Limited,
Royal Palm, North Coast Limited
and similar glittering titles will all
be abolished and the trains will be
known by numbers only.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-08
MRS. HEccE APPOINTED.

Williston, N. D., May S.-Mrs. NJ.
A. Hegge has been appointed coun-
ty chairman of the Women's council
Of the national defense for Williams
county. The executive committee con-
sists Of Mrs M. E. Trainor, child
welfare; Mrs. G.. NJ Holland, food
conservation, and Mrs. W. H. Denny,
Liberty loan.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-08
MONTANA SETS PACE.
Defense Council Prohibits Use OF Ger
man Language and svvats 1. w. w.

Bismarck, N. D., May s.-Former
City Com r G. Battey, who left some
come the head Of new branch house
established there by the international
Harvester Co., writes suggesting that
North Dakota might safely emulate
Council of Defense. The Council of
Defense in Montana has prohibited
the German language in the pulpit
and on the platform and has expelled
it from the public schools. A new law
provides that anyone out of work for
five days must go to work, and must
continue to work at least FIVE days
out of every seven; supply some rea-
sonable excuse for failure to do so, or
go to Jail. This law Is being rigidly
enforced, and Is especially aimed at
the L w. w. and professional loafers.
1t will also, in some instances. affect
strikers.