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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
More Than $1,OO0,OOO Loss
Near Government Ships
Being Constructed
BARGES, WAREHOUSES;
AND CARS BURNED
Man Who Fled When Fire
Broke Out Shot at the
Military Guard

Newark, n, j., Jan. 26,-Three barges
loaded with oil and ice, alongside the
pier of plant here constructing ships
for the government, were burned early
this morning. Soldiers who discovered
the blaze tried to stop man running
away. He fred shot, the bullet going
through the hat of the sergeant COM
manding the guard. The man escaped.
Warehouses and freight cars also were
destroyed, and the loss is estimated at
more than Sl,000,00O The dock was
dynamited to prevent the spread of the
flames and channel was blasted in the
ice TO permit the fire boats to reach the
scene.
The fire is believed to have been the
work of German spies. While the fire
was in progress soldiers were on guard,
and they shot their guns in the air to
prevent anyone approaching. Three
women and fourteen men, who were On
the barges when the fire started were
detained by the military guard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
GODDARD VICTORIOUS.
Won from St. MichaePs at Winooski
az to Al.

Members of the Goddard seminary bas-
ketball quintet. accompanied by Coach
McGinnis, returned to the city to-day
from Winooski, where they opened their
schedule last evening by defeating the
st. Michaels team BY the score of 81 to
81. Smith, Kopf and Carroll did the bulk
of the scoring for the hilltop team, the
latter caging five baskets. while the for
mer two passed four each through the
loop. Hutchins shot three fouls, while
Slayton also tossed a basket from foul
The team representing the hilltop
school this season Is one OF the best
playing there during the past few years.
Smith the former Spaulding athlete,
Carroll, Welch and Slsyton remaining
from last years team. while kopf. a
player of promising ealibre, and Hutchins
sre valuable acquisitions to the team
this season. The victory last evening is
Of special significance, owing To the fact
that the St Michacl's team this year IS
one Of the fastest 81 represent that
school for some time. and. although the
seminary team. under the dircction II
Coach Mct;innis. wbo recently commenced
his duties az the school. commenced prac-
tire only two weeks ago. it should give =
good account IT itself during the remain
der Of the seaSou-
The game was followed bv a dance,
which was attended bv a large crowd I
one half the proceeds of birth the came
and the dance bCinc given io the X. ~ e. (
war fund campaign. which i being ear !
red On this week
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
WON AT ST. ALBANS.
Spaulding High School Was Winner Last
Evening by Score of 24 to IA.

Before large crowd at the Eagles
hall in ST. Albans last evening. the
Spaulding high school basketball quintet
annexed another victory by defeating the
st. Albans high school team by the
score of "a to IS. The st. Albans team
is one of the new quintets ON the Yer
mont interscholastic league schedule
The game was an interesting affair. in
spite of the unevenness of the score, the
st. Adams team coming back strongly in
the second half of the game. The first
period ended with the score 10 to in
favor of Spaulding.
Capt. Geals and Mann of the Spaulding
team were the high scorers of the even
ing, the former making four baskets.
while the latter succeeded in caging four
baskets and six baskets from fouls.
Buck and Herun of the st. Adams team
did the bulk of the scoring for the latter
quintet, tossing two baskets each through
the loop, while Center and Davis Gagged
one each. The score was as follows
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
BERLIN SAID TO BE TORN
BY VERY GRAVE DISORDERS
Rioters Are Reported to Have Marched
Through the Streets Demanding
Cessation of Warfare
IN DIRE NEED OF GRAIN.
Our Allies Have Made Urgent Appeal to
United States.

Washington. d. c., Jan. 26-Speakine
in behalf of the French, Italian and Eng
lish governments. Lord Rhondda, food
controller of England, has cabled to Her.
bert c. Hoover, the food administrator,
stating the allied countries may be un-
able to hold out until American forces
arrive in large numbers unless the Unit
ed States increases its exports of wheat
to 75,000,000 bushels.
! The message, the most alarming which
has been received here from any of the
allied nations, was made public yester-
| day by Mr.. Hoover, with further warn
ing to the American people that they
must reduce the wheat consumption 20
| per cent, beef and sugar 10 per cent and
pork 90 per cent if the acute suffering
and attendant destruction of the morale
of the soldiers and civilian populations
of Europe are to be averted II reads:
''Unless YOU are able to send the allies
at least 75,000000 bushels of wheat over
and above what YOU have exported up TO
Jan. IA, and in addition to the total ex-
portable surplus from Canada, | cannot
take the responsibility of assuring our
people that there viii be food enough TO
win the war. Imperative necessity COM
pels me to cable you in this blunt way.
No one knows better than | that the
American people, regardless of national
and individual sacrifices, have so far re-
fused nothing that is needed for the war,
but it now lies with America to decide !
whether or not the allies in Europe shall |
have enough bread to hold out until the |
United States is able to throw its force |
into tho fold I have not roincad words |
because ! am convinced that the Amer
lean people, if they know the truth, will
not hesitate to meet the emergency
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
NORTH END RED S0X.
Glided Over the Floor with Their Fair
Partners.

Fifty couples made up a gay party
which gathered in Howland hall last
evening for the fifth annual banquet 1f
the North Barre Red Sox, an organiza-
tion of north end young men banded to-
gether for social purposes. Dancing, 10
o'clock dinner, and brief speeches were
on the program. Carrolls orchestra was
present and played dance music from s
till shortly after 10. when the dinner
was served with Mrs. Henry Petrie cater
ing. 4 number of the younger members
of the club were in white coats and
waited on the diners.
A. H. Fasola acted as master of cere-
monies and for a short interval after
the repast, he varied a musical program
by calling for toasts. Among those who
responded were officers of the club and
Paul Scampini and Thomas Tonguav.
Each of the latter speakers congratulat-
ed the Red Sox on their success in con
tinuing' a valuable organization in the
face of conditions which have removed
many of the members from the city. 4
number of the Red SoN are with the
colors and others are employed in ,he
munitions plants of southern New Eng
land Mr.. Tonguay's remarks were cal
culated to encourage the members Of
the club to perpetuate their organiLa-
ton Dancing followed the post-pra J.
dial program and the shank of the morn
ing was reached before the party dis
persed
The committee in charge of the affair.
consisting Of Joseph Quattropsni. Rich
ard BizzozzeTo and Joseph Guidici. Is en-
titled To much credit for the efficient
manner in which the arrangements We e
carried out.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
NEED Is BIG GUNS.
Allies Must Have Them to Smash the
Teuton Line.

Washington, d. c., Jan. 26.-Some IL
teresting disclosures regarding American
army affairs at home and abroad were
made yesterday through publication ol
confidential testimony given recently b
fore the Senate military committee in
executive session.
Statements Of nearly all the witnesses
heard behind closed doors, except Major
General Crozier, chief of ordnance, were
given in the usual printed report of com
mittee proceedings.
One that created something of stir
among members of Congress and in off
cial circles generally was that of Repre-
sentative Mccormick of Illinois, who
back from a visit to the allied battle
fronts, told the committee allied off
cials were apprehensiye regarding co-or-
dination of American war management :;
that Premier Lloyd George earnestly sug
gested Major General Leonard Wood
appointment as the American military
representative abroad, and that high Of
ficers in General Pershing's command
urged that Major General Crozier, chief
Of ordnance and Quartermaster General
Sharpe be superseded.
Mr. Mccormick said that for the
American and allied armies to break
through on the west front they must
have $4,000 more big guns, and that It
is impossible for the allies to make
them.
Every man in France" he declared,
is needed making guns or on the line.
We have TO ship the steel to them. /
can only say--and quote the man who
won the battles-that it is impossible tc
have too many guns.
1--WE ought to set $4,000 as the mark
and 10000 as minimum. Lloyd George
and his secretary both said the generals
have always tended TO underestimate
the number of guns necessary"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
EXPELLED I. w. w. MEMBERS.
United Mine Workers Also Favored Gov
eminent Control of Mines.

indianapolis, Jan. 26-After expeline
Industrial Workers of the World from
membership in the organization, if there
are any, the United Mine Workers yes.
terday went on record az favoring the
taking over of the coal mines by the gov
ernment on condition that the union men
have the right to make collective bar
gains They asked no special privileges
in the operation of the selective draft /;
opposed conscription of labor. and adopt
ed war resolution" declaring the coal
diggers to be in full accord with Presi-
dent Wilson's announcement to make the
world safe for democracy, and demand
ing the unrestricted right of workingmen
and women to organize and deal collec-
lively with their employers"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
FUNERAL OF MRS. ELLA MILLS,
Was Held This Afternoon at the Home CT
Her Brother.

The funeral of Mrs, Ella Mills. wife
of Charles Mills, well known Orange
farmer, whose death at the City hos
pital Thursday forenoon followed long
period of failing health, was held at the
home OF her brother, Edward j. Raymo,
of Farwell street this afternoon at ! 30
O'Clock, Rev. j. B. Reardon, pastor "
the Universalist church, officiating, Their
was large gathering of people, includ,
ing many of the deeeaseds townspeople
from Orange, where Mrs. Mills was I'D
in high esteem. Those who acted as
bearers were: 4. J. Raymo and George
Raymo of Barre. brothers, Richard Welch
of South South Ryegate and Grant Jack
son of West Topsham, sons in law, of
Mrs. Mills. The body was placed in he
receiving vault at EGmwood to await IN
terment in the spring.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
REVOLUTION in GERMANY
RUJMORED VIA AMSTERDAM
AMERICAN AIRNEN
N ITALY LUCKY
Not a Single One Has Been Killed in
Period Of Training Since September
But a Few Have Had Mar
row Escapes.

American Aviation Training Camp
| Southern Italy, Jan. 26.--"You can't Kill
! an American" is the dictum of the Ital-
! ian officers training the several hun
dred young ayiators who have been flv-
ing here since the end of September
when, by arrangement with the Italian
government, this camp was established.
The Americans have such a reputatio I
for luck that the Italian soldiers come
here so they may touch one of the aviq
tors. ut brings us good luck, too they
explain.
The Americans fly from morning until
night virtually every day. Not a single
one had been killed and but three have
been injured at all seriously. One of
the latter, on his third trip alone, got
into an air situation which he did not
understand, with the result that he
stopped his motor whereupon the ma
chine began to plunge downwards until
its fall was checked by the telegraph
wires of the railway station of the near
by city. Thence the machine dropped
to the ground and was smashed. The
aviator was picked up for dead, but in
five minutes he was ready for another
fly
The prize story of the camp concerns
Harry Harris of California, who cot
lost, first in the clouds, and then in GER
trail Italy. He was a couple of hours
going away and whole week coming
back to camp. As he afterwards ex-
planned, he went up for an altitude and
when he got above the clouds he was uu-
able to discover whether he was flying
upside down or right side up, or whether
the earth was above or below him.
Finally, after gazing at few noun !
tain tops of the Appennines, he lighted
in the center of village square, beg
ying for something to eat. As he couldn
speak Italian, his explanation that he
was American" didn't satisfy the local
police, who had never heard of Ameri-
AN ayiators in Italy but had heard a
ot about those of Austria who have
he unpleasant habit of dropping bombs
IN coast towns along the Adriatic
However, he was fed and started camp
wards, after a couple of days of deten-
ion. He had flown nearly hundred
md fifty miles away from camp, and
when he got there, he was accused Of
iaving been on visit to same sweet
Ieart.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
RIVER RHINE ON RAMPAGE.
Flooded the City of Cologne, Germany
Troops Aid Inhabitants.

Washington, d. G., Jan. ga food
reported in the upper Rhine valley has
inundated the city of Cologne, destroying
quantities of provisions stared in cellars,
dispatches received here yesterday said
In some localities the river rose so rap
idly that the people had to be aroused
by the tolling of bells. Troops were sent
to aid the inhabitants.
The tributaries of the Rhine also are
Overlooking, interrupting railroad traffic,
while many communities in the valley of
the Moselle are completely cut off Rail
road tracks are said to be under water in
many places.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
GUARD SHOT AT MAN.
Who Was Seen at Baltimore Plant
Which Was Burned.

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 26.-The big ship
building plant Of the Henry Smith and
Sons company at Curtis Bay and the
Ola Woolen mills in Baltimore county,
near Ellieott City, were burned last
night at the same time.
Both concerns were engaged upon gov
ernment contracts. The loss to the
shipbuilding company is estimated at
half million dollars, the loss TO the
mill 100000,
At the shipbuilding plant two watch
men sighted a supposed incendiary. One
fired at the man, but he leaped into the
water and was probably drowned.
The central building of the shipbuld.
ing yards, and a vast quantity of lum-
ber were destroyed. The Henry Smith
& Sons company is building eight $500
ton wooden ships for the government.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
spIRITUALIsTs ASSEMBLED.
Their State Convention Is Being Held in
Barre.

An audience OF nearly 100 people was
present in the Pavilion theatre last even
ing for the opening session OF the Yer
mont State Spiritualist convention,
which is to continue its meetings in
Barre until Sunday night. Irregular
train service prevented many of the Wis.
iting Spiritualists from reaching Barre
in time for the first meeting, but today
the number of delegates was materially
increase, and by this evening IL is ex-
pected, there will be good attendance.
Among the early arrivals were Mr.. and
Mrs. Jay l.. Smith OF st. Adams, the
former being chairman of the board OF
managers, while Mrs. Smith is secretary
OF the state association. ). ). Smith OF
Barre, vice president of the association,
occupied the chair last evening, and the
speakers were Rev. George A. Fuller OF
Greenwich Village, Mass. and Rev. Henri
Sentner of Worcester, Mass.
The first speaker wa sRev. Mr.. Sent
ner, who discussed some of the basic
principles of spiritualism. An extension
of his remarks came from Rev Mr.. Full
er, who delNed deeply into the underly-
ing phases of practical spiritualism
Messages Were then delivered by Rev
Mr. Sentner, whose contact with the
spirit world furnished the key to several
questions asked from the audience. The
medium was blindfolded and his
method of delivering the messages from
the spirit world, although extraordinary
in some respects, was the subject OF
much favorable comment among those
who attended.
This forenoon fbara ,ras a confarapco
1t l0:30 o'clock, and the meetings were
continued this afternoon Mrs. A. w. |
Allen of Sunnyside farm, who has fur !
lshed music for many spirituaist con.
ientions in past years, had charge of |
he music. This afternoon at 4:30 o'elocl, |
he annual business meeting and election
If officers will be held, aud lecture and !
Message will be included in the evening
Program Meetings are to be held sun
lay forenoon, afternoon and evening.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
URGE PRESIDENT
TO SAVE MOONEY
In Case the California Supreme Court
Sustains Verdict by Which the Man
Was Condemned to Death.

Washington, D. c., Jan. 26.-T The presi.
dents mediation commission to-day rec
commended that the president use his
good offices to induce the California au-
thorities to bring about new trial Of
Thomas J. Mooney, in case the California
supreme court should sustain his convic-
tion for completely in the san Francisco
bomb outrages. Mooney has been SEN
fenced to death.
The commission says that when Frank
OXman. the main witness for the state,
was discredited for alleged attempted
subornation of perjury verdict against
Mooney was discredited.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
LIKELY TO ACCEPT.
Majority of Car Employees Thought to
Have Accepted Scale.

Boston, Jan. 26.--indications that the
Bay State Street railways carmen had
accepted the eompany's proposition for
an increase in pay were received at un-
ion headquarters here last night. Not all
divisions had reported, but the sentiment
in Newport, r. l., Nashua, N. H., and
Lowell, with other points on the system
that had been heard from, pointed quite
strongly to an agreement which would
avert threatened strike of 5000 men.
Under plan proposed by Wallace b.
Donham. receiver of the company, the
men will receive an increase in pay of
two cents an hour, with the understand.
ing that the agreement is not to inter
fere with the working agreement already
in force
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
X-RAY SPECIALISTS.
Added to the Medical Advisory Boards
in Vermont.

Gov. Graham to-day announced the
following appointments. adding N-ray
specialists to the medical advisory
boards. the appointments having been
made by the president;
Board No. !. Or. VI. y. Fitch 81 -,
Johnshury; board No. ,. DIR. e. r. Aldrich
Of Brattleboro; board No. ,. DT. " J.
Tindall Of Montpelier; board No. 4. Dr
H. II. johnson of ST. AIbans. board NJ
;. Dr. :. T.. Morrison 81 Burlington;
board No. 6 Dr. c. r. Rsll II Rutland
DR. FItch s also nrurolecist on board
No. : and Dr. Bsll Is laboratory special-
ist On board No. q.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
1000 LONGSHOREJTEN
Start A STRIKE
Employees of Southern Pacific Steamship
Company Demand Higher
Wages.

New York, Jan. 26.-One thousand
longshoremen on the piers of the South
ern Pacific Steamship company struck
to-day for higher wages. Federal troops
are on guard, reinforced by the New
York police. An agent charged that the
men had repudiated a wage agreement
reached through the federal shipping
board
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
FRENCH BANKS DELUGED.
Third War Loan Gave Great Impetus to
the Movement

Paris, Jan. 26.--The flow of gold into
the Bank of France was given a fresh
impetus by the third war loan After
reaching more than l0OOOO,o00 francs a
week during the early stage of the cam
psign and gradually declining to little
over million, the receipts went up
again to more than two Millions The
total gain to the banks gold reserve
since the beginning of the war now totals
> a.25O. .OO0.OO0 francs, bringing the reserve
up to 1851 100000 francs. without re-
course to any other than persuasive
measures.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
ONE AMERICAN WOUNDED.
During Conflict with Band of Mexican
Bandits.

I'll Paso. Tex Jan. 26.-Fortv armed
Mexicans crossed the Rio Grande in the
southern part of 'El Paso last night. Sol
dcrs and policemen armed with rifles
were rushed to the scene. Fifteen min
utes later firing was still in progress.
Private Linn, on outpost duty, had been
brought in with a bullet wound in his
body.
After firing several hundred shots the
MeNicans retreated across the river. \
company of United States infantry on
guard at the Sante Fe international
bridge fired at the retreating Mexicans.
but it is not known if any were hit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
BARTON AND NO. TROY
BADLY IN NEED OF COAL

The local fuel committee of the
town Of Barton appeared before
the state fuel administration at
Montpelier last evening with a re-
quest Tor relief from the coal fam
Inc in their town, where no coal
has been received since Nov. :.
Coal requisitioned To - there has
been lost On route On hearing the
report Administrator Jones sent
an emphatic telegram TO Washing
ton that the town Of Barton must
have coal
North Troy Is even worse of
than Barton. 80 far a. coal supply
j. concerned no coal having been
received there since September.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
STEAMER DISABLED
AND SHORT OF FOOD
The British City of Wilmington Sent Out
Wireless Call for Assistance and
Ships Were Sent to Rescue.

An Atlantic Port, Jan. 26-The steam
er City of Wilmington reported by wire
less to-day that she was disabled at sea
because of boiler trouble, and her supply
of provisions was about exhausted. Ships
have been ordered to her assistance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
MORE PORTUGUESE TROOPS
Have Arrived in France to Aid the Al
lies

London, Jan. pa new contingent of
Portuguese troops has just been landed
in France. Before embarking. the troops
were reviewed by the Portuguese pre-
mier. DIR. Sidonio Paes, who reaffirIned
the intention Of Portugal 70 continue the
war TO the end. The first Portuguese
cxpeditionary force landed in France
carly last year. II was sent TO sector
of the British front south of Armenticres.
in France.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
GUARANTEED CARS FOR
ALLIES FOODSTUFFS
McAdoo To-day Assured British, French
and Italian Governments That the
United States Would
Move Cars.

Washington, d. c., Jan 20 Director
General MeAdoo to-day assured the Brit
ish, French and Italian representatives
that adequate numbers of railroad cars
would be furnished for the transportation
to the seaports of allied purchases Of
foodstufTs.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
MORE OFFICERS WANTED
Camp Devens Men Have a Chance for
Promotion.

Aver, Mass, Jan 26.-AIore than 300
privates and commissioned officers
of the New England division of the Ma
tional army viii be given an opportunity
to become second lieutenants in the quar-
termaster's corps, it was announced yes
terday. The examinations will begin on
Monday. The applications received mum
Der 335.
All the memberG of the 3Glst engineers
except company were quaraDtined last
night. Most of the men are Rhode Is
landers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
BRITISH UNIFORMS
FOR L.. :. SOLDIERS
Pershing Was Authorized on Dec u to
Make Purchase From British Gov
eminent; Also to Buy Blank
cts Prom Spain.

Washington. ID. G., Jan. 26.-Secret
testimony before the Senate military
committee. made public today. discioses
that Pershing was authorized on Dee II
to buy 3O0-O00 British uniforms for
American troops and 100000 blankets in
Suzin-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-26
OVERTIME AN EVASION
OF the Garfield Fuel Order, 1t Is
Ruled

Washington, d. c., Jan. 26.-Fucl Ad-
ministrator Garfield announced yester-
day that any increase by industrial es-
tablishments of the usual working time
on other days of the week than Monday
for the purpose of making up time lost
on Monday holidays will be considered
an evasion of the Monday closing order
and violation of the spirit of the de-
cree