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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
DIVORCE BUSINESS LIGHT.
Only One Case Was Heard in Orange
County Court Term,

Chelsea, Dee l6.-Final adjournment
Of Orange county court for the term was
taken Saturday after twelve-day term
The most striking feature of the term
was the almost complete absence of d.
vorce hearings, only one case having
been brought into court.
During the second week of the term
the following cases were disposed of
Samuel w. Bowen VS.. George Jerd. non
suit entered; G.. f. McAllister & Co
vs.. Victoria Bombardigi, judgment for
the plaintiff.
Two cases of Littlefeld, Inc, vs.. c. A.
Burt, both of which were actions in CON
tract, were tried together by jury and
in one case the jury found verdict for
the defendant aud in the other case they
found for the plaintiff to recover the sum
Of seven hundred dollars and exceptions
were taken in each case.
Edwin Louannis and Florence Martin
of Bradford were hailed into court by
States Attorney John G. Sherburne on
charge Of adultery. They pleaded not
guilty and stood trial and were found
guilty of the charge and sentenced to
state prison for term Of not less than
one nor more than two years. States
Attorney Sherburne was assisted in the
prosecution by Attorney Lyle r. Beck
with, who made most creditable APP
pearance in court as an attorney. The
respondents were defended by A. A. Sar-
gent of Barre and nj. c. Taft Of Chel-
sea.
Allie and Walter Clark of Union viii
lage, Thetford, were before the court ON
the charge of breach of the peace Both
entered plea of guilty and each was
sentenced to the house of correction for
term of not less than six months nor
more than one year; execution of SEN
tence was stayed and they were placed
on probation until further order of court.
The respondents were represented by
RAYMOND Trainor Of White River juno
tion and Hale K Darling Of Chelsea.
Walter Larose and Clara Larose, hus-
band and wife, of Randolph were
brought before the court on the charge Of
perjury, the state alleging that in the
trial of the case Of State VS.. Walter
Bannister they gave testimony which
was false and which they knew TO be
false when made and to this charge they
each pleaded guilty and were sentenced
to state prison for term Of not less
than three years nor more than five
years, and from the fact that they have
five small children, the execution of their
sentence was suspended and they were
placed on probation until further order
Of the court.
The respondents who were convicted
and whose sentences were not stayed,
were committed to the various penal in
stitutions on Friday by Sheriff elect
Tracy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
ASSASSINATION
| STIRS PORTUGAL
Shooting Of Pres. Paes Re-
suits in the Clamor of
Crowds for Revenge
THE WHOLE CAPITAL
GOES INTO MOURNING
Assassin Was Killed by the
Crowd Soon After Crime
on Saturday Night

Lisbon, Dec. l5.- The body Of DR.. 81
donio Paes, president Of Portugal, who
was assassinated late on Saturday, was
taken to-day to the Belen palace to
await the funeral ceremonies. Mean
while the Portuguese government is con
tinuing in office under 0ssorio Castro,
the minister of justice, while both cham
bers of the Parliament have been sum
moned to meet to-day to discuss jointly
the question of a successor to the pres
idency.
The whole capital was in mourning to-
day, with a deep undercurrent of excite
ment among both military and civilians
who are organizing parades in which
the marchers call for vengeance for the
crime. The government has appealed to
all public officials asking them to do ey-
erything possible to preserve order.
President Paes was shot and killed
shortly before midnight on Saturday,
while in a Lisbon railroad station. His
assassin, named Jectne, was killed by
the crowd. The man arrested following
the assassination wore a cloak peculiar
to the inhabitants Of the province OF Al
emtejo in the southern part Of the coun-
try. He had revolver in his pocket
when arrested and asked the police to
save him from being lynched because he
had important revelations TO make.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
ITALY LOST $4,000 OFFICERS.
And More Than 10000 Officers Were
Wounded Seriously.

Rome, Saturday, Dec. l4-During the
war, the italian army lost l5,6O0 Off
GERS killed. the minister of war declared
in the Senate to-day More than 30,.
900 officers we're wounded seriously.
Italy, the minister, General ZupeIi,
continued, had more men under arms,
proportionate to population, than any
other nation.
The war, he said, had cost Italy 54,-
000,000,000 lire. The pdblie debt at the
end of October was $4,000, 100000 lire.
Premier Orlando told the Senate that
Italy was not in position to demobilize
single man and that all war material
should be kept intact. The immediate
difficulties to be surmounted, he said
had not diminished but had increased.
He added that reparstion for damage,
was question outside discussion. Pres
ident Wilson's principles, he continued,
excluded an indemnity in the tradition
al sense of the word, but doubtless Italy
would adopt the same policy regarding
reparations as the other allies. A com
mission had been appointed to establish
Italy's damages.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
TO PRoFFER AID TO FRANCE.
American Forestry Association Sending
Seed for Re.Foresting.

New York, Dec l6.--To proffer Ameri-
can aid in re-foresting areas Of France,
Percival S. Ridsdale, secretary Of the
American Forestry association, sailed to-
day for Paris, where he will confer with
French government officials. In an ordi-
nary travelling bag Mr. Ridsdale carried
enough seed to grow 10000 fir trees. This
seed was said to be all Of its kind which
could be obtained in America at this
time. 1t was requested by the French
government for experimental planting,
to determine whether it was suitable for
French soil and climate conditions
"A million and a quarter acres Of for
est in the north and east Of France
have been virtually wiped out during the
war" Mr.. Ridsdale said. 'They were
out down by the contending armies for
use in trench building, for barracks, for
roads, for Y. NJ. @. A. and hospital build
ings, or we're blasted by shell fire.
Almost million French people were
dependent upon these forests for six
months of the year for livelihood, and
the French government faces great eco
nomic problem in providing them with
resources for sustaining themselves un-
til the forests are restored"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
EXPANSION OF FOREIGN TRADE
Was Urged BY Chief of Bureau of For
eign and Domestic Commerce.

Washington, D. G., Dec. l6-Expansion
of the governments facilities for pro.
noting foreign trade was urged in the
annual report of the chief Of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce, made
public to-day. The report said it is in
evitable that the United States will play
more important role in international
trade than ever before and that it is a
matter of the greatest urgency that the
government increase its efforts to have
the new trade built on sound ethical and
economic foundations.
Extension Of the commercial attache
and trade commissioner service were par
ticularly urged, the report saying that
the value of the promotiye work done
by these field representatives in the past
now was generally conceded. New at
taches were asked for a number of new
posts, such as Rome, Ottawa, Mexico
City, Santiago, Chile, and Athens.
Employment of trade commissioners
to travel from place to place in speci-
fled district also was recommended The
countries now in view for such work are
Columbia, and Venezuela, the Dutch
East Indies, Egypt, South America and
New Zealand.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
WELFARE WORKER BEGINS DUTIES
Miss Gridley Starts With Visit to the
City Farm.

A visit TO the city farm on the Mer.
chant street extension to-day was Miss
Louise Nj. Gridley's introduction TO the
welfare work which she has undertaken
at the instance Of the city council. She
assumed her duties this morning, and
after a journey to the farm with Alder
man j. A. Healy of the charity commit
tee she occupied herself until noon in ar
ranging a street index. Her Office, for the
time being, is the mayors office; her of
fee hours are from to a. m. and from
to p, m. daily. Until the mayor ap-
points an oyerseer TO succeed William
Mcdonald lin the charity department,
Miss Gridley's duties will be augmented
somewhat. This afternoon she was buy
ing supplies for the needy, but with a
permanent overseer in the department,
her connection with this phase Of relief
work viii consist in larger part of inyes
tigation and recommendation.
@The first point of contact in social
work" Miss Gridley explained, is with
those families who are dependent upon
the city for maintenance
The social worker went on TO say that
a careful survey of conditions existing
among such families is altogether essen
tial Gradually the work is TO broaden
until it is made to have an effect upon
people who are not in continual need of
city assistance. he'department of social
work is to cooperate with church com
mittees and all other agencies identified
with relief measures. As Miss Gridley
emphasizes, its immediate purpose is not
to help people in their poverty, but to
help them out Of their poverty. Welfare
work in Barre is largely in the yature Of
an experiment, and its tangible results
may not be forthcoming at once, but the
city council is determined to try the
plan and to continue it in operation until
its success or failure is satisfactorily
demonstrated
In beginning the work, the charity
committee is able 10 command the serv-
ices of an experienced social worker
Miss Gridley is graduate of Carleton
college in Minnesota and Of normal
institute in New York She pursued 9th
er courses in Washington and at the
Universities Of Chicago and Tennessee.
Her practical experience covers period
of 10 years, which included service in
New York, Richmond, Va, and Mont
pelier.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
oNE-HALF FOR LOCAL WORK.
Will Come from the Red Cross Member
ship Drive.


On the eve Of the Christmas roll call
for Red Cross memberships, community
committees in Barre and Barre Town
are perfeeting their organization for the
local end of the national drive that is
expected to enroll every man, woman
and child in the Red Cross society at an
annual cost Of 81. Here in the city j. F.
Higgins is chairman of the general com
mittee, while Supt, G. j. Seager is to
direct the campaign in Barre Town. Each
emphasizes the fact that the impending
drive is primarily a membership cam
paign, its object being to enlist every
one in the relief program which the Red
Cross carries on in peace time as well as
in war. Last year the membership of
the Red Cross was only 27 million in a
nation of more than 100 millions. TO do
your part in closing up the obvious gap,
"all you need is heart and dollar.
Locally there are to be three phases
of the campaign, which continues from
Dec l6 to Dec. %. The territory is di-
vided into three districts, with Fl. A.
Phelps directing the work in the busi-
ness district, Fred w, Bancroft in charge
Of the canvass among the industrial
plants, and Mrs. George n. Tilden at
the head Of committee which is bend
ing its efforts toward a neighborhood,
or house toulouse canvass. Some of
the canyassers who gained valuable ex-
perience in previous war drives will be
seen in action before the week is over,
and while the date set for the canvass
is only tentative, it Is expected that
Thursday will be given over to an inten-
sive effort all along the line.
Red Cross members whose member
ships expired before Sept. are expect
ed TO renew during the Christmas roll
call while those who have paid their
dues since Sept. ! viii have a years
membership dated from Christmas, it be-
ing the object of the national society
to have all memberships expire at the
same time.
The mission of the Red Cross needs no
explanation. Every returning soldier or
war worker bears testimony of its worth
in war time, and the testimony becomes
the more eloquent when il falls from the
lips of the wounded, men who have been
nursed by "the greatest mother in the
world" In. the present campaign people
are asked TO realize that the work of the
Red Cross does not cease with the eessa-
tion of hostilities Its mission is ever
one OF love and mercy, and glance at
the history Of world events before the
war shows conyincingly how large part
the Red Cross has always accepted
whenever great catastrophe was fol
lowed by the suffering of the helpless
Universal membership is the desired end
that the splendid work of the Red Cross
may not lapse.
From the aggregate of dues collected
in each community, the local Red Cross
branch is to receive so per cent Money
it cannot be emphasized too often, is
not the first object of the campaign, but
the fund created by renewals and new
members, each Of whom pays 81 rs his
dues for 1919, is ia be divided equally
between the local branch and the ma.
tional chapter One dollar fs little
enough to give when the perpetuation
of so essential an organization as the
Red Cross hangs in the balance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
ENORMOUS CROP
WINTER WHEAT
: Is FORCASTED
Acreage Is Almost I6 Per Cent Larger
Than Last Year and the Condition
of the Crop on Dec. Was 90
Per Cent Of Normal.

Washington, D. C., Dec. l6.-The larg-
est winter wheat crop ever grown in the
history of the United States is promised
by the enormous acreage sown this fall,
The acreage is almost 10 per cent larger
than last year and totals 49,027 900 acres
A crop of 765,000,000 bushels, or s0,-
100000 bushels more than best record, is
forecast by the department Of agriculture
as next years winter wheat yield, allow
ing for winter killing and spring aban-
donment. Last years crop was 555,725,-
600 bushels.
: The condition Of the crop on Dec. was
9S.5 per cent of a normal, compared with
1913 year ago, s5.7 in 1916 and 10
year average Of SS2.
The area sown TO rye is {, $50, 900 acres,
which is IL per cent more than the re-
yised estimated area sown in the fall Of
1917, which was 6,70s, 900 acres.
The condition of the crop on Dec. |
was 500 per cent of normal, compared
with s4l year ago, sS.s in 1915, and a
l0-year average of Ola
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
WILSON MAY VISIT TROOPS.
Plans Being Laid to Go to Treves on
Christmas Day.

Paris, Dec l6,-President Wilson and
Premier Clemenceau touched in only the
most general manner the problems OF
the peace conference in the course of a
conversation they had at the Murat res
idence last evening, according to Marcel
Hutin, Of the Echo de Paris. Mr.. Wilson
was most impressed with the premier's
D ersouality and is reported to have ex.
pressed himself in the flattering terms
rem.-rking: HE is most prepossessing
man"
Mr.. Wilson accompanied the premier
to the door, shook hands long and heart.
lily with him and said: "Thank you;
thank you Good bye till tomorrow.
The American president viii not be pres
ent at the fetes In honor Of King Victor
Emmanuel of Italy, who arrives or
Thursday, according TO the Echo de Par,
is, but it is probable that he and the
king will exchange calls.
1t is understood Mr.. Wilson may visit
the American troops on Christmas and
celebrate the day with them at Treves
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
SHOOTING CASE TOMORROW.
George Greenslit Goes on Trial for Death
Of Oscar Heath.

The trial of the case of State vs.
George GreensDt of Warren, charged with
Shooting Oscar Heath last summer, viii
be started in Washington county court
at Montpelier Tuesday morning. The
state witnesses, numbering about 10
have been directed to appear that morn
ing. The states case will be presented
by Attorney General Barber and States
Attorney Il. r. Davis, and it is under.
stood that J. Ward Carver, who repre-.
sented the respondent in city court, has
been assigned to the defense in county
court.
The trial of the Greenslit case is likely
to be short, and after that is finished
the case of State VS.. Williams or State
VS.. Hanley will be started.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
TIES BETWEEN FRANCE And AMERICA
FRESHLY ATTESTED TO AT LUNCHEON
GIVEN IN HONOR OF WILSON In PARIS
A "cRUEL MISTAKE"
That Germany Should Have Entered the
War, Says Grand Duchess Anastasie.

Geneva, Sunday Dec Is tby the Asso-
ciated Press Germany made a great
blunder in entering the war and should
admit that she was in the wrong, de-
clared the Grand Duchess Anastasie OF
Meklenburg- -Schwerin mother of the
former German crown princess, in an in
teryiew to-day. The grand duchess, who
is a Russian and a cousin OF the late
Russian emperor, came here at the out
break Of the war and now is about to
go to the Riveria for her health. She had
many relatives fighting against each
other on all fronts.
The correspondent was the first news
paperman she had talked with since the
beginning of the war. Replying to a
question about the former emperor and
the former crown prince, she said pa
thetically:
'eThere is splendid maxim in your
language: Don't hit man when he is
down. Let us observe this principle, this
sporting principle during our converse
ton"
Asked why she left Germany as soon
as the country began military opera.
tions, she replied:
Il could not remain in country which
had declared war on my own country
Russia. This war came as a great sur
prise to me and my son Frederick
Franz w, grand duke OF Mecklenburg-
Schwerin, who abdicated several weeks
ago), although we were in constant
touch with the royal families Of Ger
many, Russia and Denmark. II has been
said that not more than twenty per-
sons in Germany understood what a
cruel mistake it was going to be.
was one of them. However, as | never
meddled in politics and never intend TO-
| was not able to interfere.
"But continue to think that Ger
many made great blunder in entering
this terrible struggle, not only from a
humane point of view, but also for po-
litical and commercial reasons as her
commerce was prosperous. Now she has
lost all. Germany should recreate a po-
litical financial and commercial nation
by admitting;
" We acted wrongly; we are sorry
The grand duchess said she had no news
from her daughter, the former crown
princess, since September, except through
a letter from her eldest daughter, the
queen of Denmark, saying both of them
were well. She made an appeal for help
for the country of her birth, saying;
"If the allies abandon Russia, Russia
is lost. The allies do not seem to un-
derstand the situation clearly. About
rs per cent of the Russians have re
spect for only two things, God and the
czar. The peasants now say: We have
no car, whom shall we obey?
1T will take the population fifty
years to understand the meaning Of the
words republic and president The Rus
sian people want some one to worship
because it is their old custom, their re-
ligion and their lives. Let the allies
take note and help poor Russia before
it is too late"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
ARBITRATION TRIED
To Settle the Trouble in Quincy Granite
Industry.

Boston, Dec l6.--The state board of
arbitration and Cancellation has asked
representatives of the Granite Manufae-
turers' association of Quincy and of their
employees to meet with the board at the
State House to-day and attempt set
tlement of labor differences. The cut
ters, polishers and tool sharpeners of
Quincy have not been working at their
trades since Dec. |. An effort to settle
the matter through the granite workers
union failed because officials of that body
declared that no strike had been called.
The men demand a minimum wage of
Sc for an eight-hour day When they
quit work they were receiving pay under
an agreement between the association
and the union signed in 1916, the rate be-
ing $3.50 for an eight-hour day. The as
socation offered to compromise with an
increase of 70 cents day. This the men
refused
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
DIED AT RYE, N. Y.
Mrs. Susan Seymour Leake, Who Was
Well Known in st. Adams.

st. Albans, Dee l6. News has been
received here Of the death Of Mrs. Susan
Seymour Leake, wife of Joseph Leako,
at her home in Rye, N ", yesterday
morning Of pneumonia, following inhuen-
"a. Mrs. Leake, who was 20 years old
last month, was the only daughter of
Julius Seymour for many years a we'll
known attorney in New York and she
was well known here, where she spent
several summers with her parents at the
old Seymour homestead. Tire family also
had summer camp at North Hero. Be-
sides her husband, Mrs Leake is sur
yived by one son and three daughters.
Her mother was killed little over a
year ago when she was hit by an auto
mobile as she was stepping onto street
car
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
WAS OLD CO. C MAN.
Private Frank wilfore Was Killed in Ac-
ton Oct. Is.

John b. WiIfore of Williamstown re-
ceiyed information from the office of the
adiutant general at Washington, d. C.,
Saturday of the death of his son, Private
Frank Wilfore a former c company boy,
who was killed in action Oct. 25. Private
Wilfore enlisted in c company early in
the summer of 1917 and went overseas
with the 26th division in the following
October. His last letter was written Oct
.2l.
Besides his parents, he leaves three
sisters, and two brothers in France, Err
nest Wilfore, who joined the colors while
employed in Massachusetts, and Hector
Wilfore, who went overseas two months
before his deceased brother.
A memorial service for Private Wilfore
will be held in st. Sylvester's church at
Graniteyille Wednesday morning at S:l5
o'clock. Rev. Fir. Joseph Turcot will pro
nounce the eulogy
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
WILLIAM M'GRATH DEAD.
Prosperous Farmer of Waterbury Passed
Away Sunday.

Waterbury, Dec William Nc
Grath, prosperous farmer and respect
ed citizen, died Sunday at the age Of IA
years. He was born in Mortified, being
the son of Thomas and Ellen McGrath
Forty years ago he married Anne Tier
ney and she survives him, together with
FIVE of the nine children who were born
to them, The children are: John Me
Grath Of Providence, r, l., Edwin Me-
Grath Of Kansas City, Mo, Jesse Me.
Grath Of Camp Devens, Kenneth Me-
Grath, who is in France, and Agnes MRS.
Harold Lewis of Lebanon, N, f. There
are two grandchildren and two sisters,
the latter being Mrs. Thomas Reeves and
Miss Mary McGrath of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
THREAT TO SINK SHIPS
If the German Merchant Marine Is Not
Turned Over to Sailors Council.

Copenhagen, Dec. l6.-Control of the
merchant marine is demanded by sail
ors' council formed at Hamburg, accord
ing to a Berlin dispatch TO the Berlingske
Tidende Of this city. The council threat
ems to sink all the ships if its demand is
not complied with. The council insists
that the financing be borne by the ship
owners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
PASSENGER ON LA LORRAINE.
Commander W. S. crossley, U. S. Naval
Attaehe at Madrid.

New York, Dec. l6 Passengers on the
French steamship LaLorraine which ar
rived here to-day, included Mrs. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, jr., Mrs. Vincent Astor,
Mrs. W. X. Vanderbilt and Mary Gar
den.
Other passengers were Commander w.
S. Crossley, American naval attache at
Madrid; "Ted" Ford of Washington, d.
c., an American aviator, who was for
mrely of the Lafayette escadrille, and
Van Duzer Burton, a French aviator.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-16
MARINE COMMISSIONS.
Were Awarded to 43o Candidates from SO
States.

Quantico, Va, Dec. l6- Secretary Dan
iels to-day awarded commissions to 430
marines, who have completed the six
weeks course in the Sd marine officers
training camp here. Addresses were made
by the secretary and Major General Bar
nett, commandant of the marine corps,
who has just returned from France.
Men from thirty eight states and the
District of Columbia and Panama re-
ceived commissions.