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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
WASHINGTON WORRIED
OYER PEACE DEADLOCK
At PARIS CONFERENCE
Pres. Wilson Will Take No Action That
That Will Jeopardize the League of
Nations or Conflict with Its Fun
damental Principles.

Washington, D. c., April 22.-Admin
istration officials were advised in con-
fidential cablegram from Paris to-day
that in the consideration of problems
confronting the peace conference, such
as Italy's Adriatic claims and the ques
ton of an alliance to protect France
from future aggression, President Wilson
would take no action which might in the
slightest degree jeopsrdize the league Of
nations or conflict with its fundamental
principles.
The message was a reply to cable
gram of inquiry regarding the presidents
attitude toward secret alliance which,
according to certain Paris newspapers,
reported a special defensive pact to
be entered into by France, Great Britain
and the United States. The outcome of
the present deadlock over Italy's Adriat-
ic claims is awaited in official quarters
lere with evident anxiety. The situa-
tion as pictured in press dispatches is
regarded as serious and there will be no
message from Paris yesterday or to-day
similar to those of last week reporting
progress at the conference.
The complete text of the revised cove
nant of the league of nations was re-
ceived at the state department to-day
by cable from Paris. Acting Secretary
Polk has asked the president for direc-
tions as to publication of the document,
No instructions have been received,
but it has been assumed here that the
covenant would be made public upon the
delivery of the peace treaty TO the Ger
mans and in accordance with the plan
announced at Paris for giving publicity
to the treaty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
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LAUNCHING APRIL 80.
Superdreadnought Tennessee to Be Set
AfIoat

Washington, D. G., April 22.-An-
nouncement was made at the navy de-
partment to-day that the superdread-
nought Tennessee, would be launched at
the New York navy yard on April 30,
probably with Acting Secretary Roose-
welt, Governor Roberts Of Tennessee, and
Governor Smith of New York present.
Construction Of the Tennessee was be-
gun nearly two years after the world
war started and many Of the lessons Of
the war were embodied in her design,
special attention having been given to
protection against torpedo attacks. The
ship is 624 feet long over all, and will
have a full load displacement of about
"a 600 tons.
In her main battery will be twelve
l4inch 50 calibre guns and two 2l-inch
submerged torpedo tubes. Electrically
driven engines are designed to give the
vessel speed of 81 knots an hour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
VETERANS TO RIDE.
More Than 500 viii Be in the Boston
Parade.

Boston, April o. = More than 500
wounded veterans of the Yankee division
viii ride in the divisional parade here
next Friday. officials at the northeastern
army headquarters announced to-day.
The first of these men are on the way
here from the army hospital at Washing
ton, with furloughs which win permit
them to remain until after the parade.
Others are coming within the next few
days from hospitals around New York
and other points along the coast.
Officials said to-day that there would
be well over 10000 men in line for the
parade. Eighteen thousand of these are
still in the service, and $500 who have
been discharged are expected to don their
uniforms again and march with their
comrades. The discharged men viii not
be armed
Army officers who have gone over the
line of march estimate that more than
100000 persons viii be able to witness
the spectacle
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
CLAIMS
MADE VERY NERVOUS
By Accusation of Theft of Pocketbook
and Shaking Which Mrs. John Wah-
len of Montpelier Is Alleged to
Have Given to Ruth Brown
in Montpelier.

The plaintiff in the case OF Ruth
Brown vs.. Mrs. John Wahlen, being tried
in Washington county court, rested late
this forenoon and unless the defendant
has large number of witnesses, which
appears unlikely, the case will be com
pleted sometime tomorrow.
The plaintiff, Miss Brown, told on the
stand yesterday afternoon of her being
accused by the defendant of stealing a
pocketbook from the millinery store of
the defendant. She asserted Mrs. Wah-
len took her by the arm and shook her
trying to make her admit the theft. She
testified that as the result of this unjust
allegation she was made highly nervous
and that she has been unable since that
time properly to Ikrsue her studies in
business school in Montpelier.
Other witnesses for the plaintiff in
cluded her father, Elmer Brown, Ira
Richardson, principal of the business
school which she was attending at the
time of the incident, and Arthur L.
White Of Montpelier. Mr. Richardson
testified that shortly after he telephoned
Mrs. Wahlen in regard to the matter
that she called him up and informed him
that the poeketbook had been found.
Agreement Reached in Case.
In county court an entry OF stipulation
for judgment, which means an agree
ment has = on reached between the con-
testing p, les, has been entered in the
case OF George w. Terry Co. VS.. Jildo Cap
pio and Peoples National bank of Barre.
The case of Waldo Fl. Farrar VS.. J. c.
Farrsr, general assumpsit, to recover the
amount OF note, S465, has been entered.
The plaintiff contends that the defend
ant has benefited by the money derived
from the note for which the plaintiff
and others were surety and seeks TO re-
cover the money.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
NEGRO ELUDED
MOB AND POLICE
The Baltimore Officers Had Thrust Him
Into a House to Prevent Lynching
and Isaiah Fountain Took the
Occasion to Jump Out Of
Window.

Easton, Md, April q. Numerous par.
ties Of armed men are searching to-day
for Isaiah Fountain, a negro who escaped
from custody last night after an at.
tempt had been made to lynch him.
Fountain was on trial here charged with
feloniously assaulting l3-year-old
white girl April /, last The girl had
identified him as her assailant.
Fountain was being taken to jail from
court by guard Of Baltimore police
through crowd of more than 1000 per-
sons. which became SO threatening to-
ward the prisoner that the officers turned
into the residence Of the sheriff adjoining
the jail While they were holding the
mob back, the accused negro was pushed
inside the house and, seeing an open win
dow, darted through it and escaped. He
got several hours start of his pursuers,
owing TO the fact that the mob refused
to believe that he had gotten away
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
ACCUSED MAN. WARM,
SHOWS INTEREST
When Taken Into Court at st. Albans to
Meet the Charge of Murder of Jen-
'LI6I U! 6gm5u!mmsH s!u

st. Adams. April 22-Shortly after
the opening of Franklin county court at
Q o'clock this morning, Chief Of Police
James r. Mahoney and Deputy Sheriff
j. b. Alfred escorted to the courthouse
Robert Warm, who is to be placed on
trial for the alleged murder of Jennie
Hemingway, IA years old, in this city
Sunday night, Aug. II, 1917.
Outside the door of the courtroom
Warm was met by Roswell NJ. Austin,
his Junior counsel and he went with Mr.
Austin to the table, where he was seated
between MIR. Austin and his father, c. G.
Austin
Warm was somewhat psler than be-
fore he served his time in state prison,
from which place he was brought back
to the Franklin county Jail last Novem
Der.
Warm appears much interested in
everything going on about him and as
he sat at the table he looked over some
papers there, and once, as c. G. Austin
was writing the name of juror, Warm
corrected the name.
Only a handful of people were in the
courtroom this morning and up TO the
time court took a recess at noon, the
panel of jurors had not been completed
Up to that time, eight had been excused,
all having expressed an opinion on the
case A special panel of 40 jurors was
given the oath this morning and already
their ranks have been drawn upon in an
attempt to get y competent to sit on
the case.
Judge Stanley c. Wilson Of Chelsea is
presiding. Warm says he is more hope.
full of acquittal than before.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
Seven ArtilleryMen Plunged
Down a 30-Foot EN-
bankment
WHEN CAR FAILED
TO ROUND A TURN
One Man Has a Fractured
Skull, Another Had His
Arms Broken

Aver, Mass, April 22.Seven artillery
men of the 26th division and two civil
ians were taken to the base hospital at
Camp Devens to-day suffering from in
juries received in an automobile acci-
dent
The skull OF Private John It. Thomas
of Wilkes Barre, Pa, was fractured. and
Private George A. Thurll of North
Adams received broken arms and lacer-
ations, Both were members of B bat
terry, l02d field artillery.
The men were riding in public auto
mobile from Lowell when the machine,
failing to make sharp curve near the
Main street railroad bridge, crashed
through heavy guard rail and plunged
over 30foot embankment. 1t turned
over three times in the descent, scat
tering its passengers in all directions.
A patrolman, who saw the accident,
said the car was travelling nearly 30
miles an hour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
FAvoRS REVISED COVENANT.
Senator Smoot of Utah, a Republican,
Likes Reported Changes.

Ogden, Utah, April 22.--That he will
support the league of nations covenant
provided it contains the amendments
that have been reported By the newspa.
pers was the statement OF Senator Reed
Smoot at non-partisan meeting last
night. The Utah senator said that he
understood from newspapers that the
covenant would include provisions as to
the Monroe doctrine, that the league
could not say how many troops should be
supplied for foreign expeditions, that the
league should not have control over in
ternal affairs of any country, that no
country would be required to become a
mandatory against the wishes of its peo.
pie
II would support any league OF ma
tions, pact or treaty, that would tend to
lessen war; said the senator II would
not turn over the United States to Asi-
atics or Europeans who had never known
peace or liberty"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
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GOOD FIRST DAY SALE
OF Victory Loan Reported by the Barre
Banks.

The Barre banks report a good sale OF
Victory loan bonds for the first day OF
the sale, although the amount sold is not
vet available a meeting Of the Liberty
loan committee will be held this after
noon to decide whether house to house
canvass will be held to stimulate the
sale Of the bonds.
One of the interesting exhibits that
have come to the local committee from
the headquarters of the drive are five
German helmets which had been made
for the purpose Of use by the German
soldiers when they made their expected
triumphsl entry OF Paris. The helmets
are OF light construction and, therefore,
suited merely for display purposes. II
is said that a huge supply of these he'll
NETS was captured by the allies during
their victorious rush following the bat
tie Of Chateau Thierry. The helmets
are generally Of small size, not at all
suitable to an American head of say No.
z ciys
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
Naval Transports Passen-
gers Included Part of the
103d Field Artillery
NEW JERSEY COMES
ON WEDNESDAY
The Latter Is Bringing the
Remainder of the
Division

Boston, April 22.-The naval trans.
port Vedic brought IS officers and 2,ls0
enlisted men to this port to-day. In
cluded in the number were 200 members
of the Yankee division. They were at
tached to,the l03 field artillery, recruit
ed from New Hampshire, Connecticut
and the New England coast artillery and
Pennsylvania and Connecticut casual
companies made up the remainder Of the
passenger list.
The debarkation Of the troops began
as soon as the transport reached her
pier. No one was permitted to board
the steamship. All the men were taken
first to Camp Devens to be distributed
to other camps near their homes fol
final discharge.
The last of the units Of the 26th are
due tomorrow on the battleship New
Jersey. Troops on board include the
l0lst ammunition train with 81 officers
and $50 men, evacuation ambulance com
pany 27 with one officer and 80 men, and
l6 casual companies with 10 officers and
25S men.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
FIREHEN INJURED
As LADDER SLIPPED
1T S350,000 FIRE
Several Stores in Scranton, Pa, Were
Wiped Out To-day--Injured Fire
men Were Working Three
Stories Up.

Scranton, Pa, April % Fire starting
in the basement of the New Wallpaper
company early to-day destroyed the
structure and contents. 1t spread to the
wholesale liquor store of the Scranton
Distributing company and the adjoining
Cohen block, the latter occupied by the
Leonard Shoe company and Cation &
Hopkins, women's wear practically de
stroying their stocks The loss is esti.
mated at S350,000.
Richard Lahey and Erwin Bader, fire.
men, who were fighting the flames, suf
fered broken arms and ankles when the
ladder on which they were working
slipped and precipitated them from the
third story to the ground
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
BODY MUCH MANGLED.
Caesar Gregoire Was Killed by Train at
White River Junction.

White River Junction, April 22.-The
body of Caesar Grogoire was found at
daylight yesterday morning lying upon
the track OF the Central Vermont rail
way mile above White River Junction.
The body was terribly mangled and the
supposition is that he was run over by
the passenger train due here at 3:l5 a. m.
The body was taken in charge by the
Hartford town selectmen, as the deceased
had no known relatives in town, and
placed in the mortusry Of n. c. Powers
20 await possible further information.
The deceased was about % years old
and had worked in the yard Of the Bos-
ton & Maine railroad for several months.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
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ENLISTMENTS BOOM.
There Are 1l,17s Volunteers for Replace
nients in Europe.

Washington, D. G., April 22.-Decided
improvement in the result of the war de
partment's recruiting campaign was
shown to-day in the report for the week
ended April 20, total Of 4454 recruits
entering the army This brought the
grand total to ll,l7s who are available
to release an equal number of soldiers
from the army OF occupation Enlist
ments for three years outnumbered those
for one year three TO one.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
SAWED OUT OF PRISON.
Hiram Thornton of Montpelier Got Away
from House of Correction.

Rutland, April - George Palmerine,
"a, OF Rutland and Hiram Thornton, 81,
of Montpelier sawed their way out Of
the hospital of the house of correction
Saturday night and dropped from the
third story window to the ground.
Palmerine is five feet, eight inches tall,
has light hair, and brown eyes. He was
born in England and called Pittsford his
home. His sentence, for two years for
violation of parole, would have expired
Aug. 20, 1920.
Thornton is of dark complexion, has
blue eyes and brown hair He was born
in Saranac, N, Y, and calls Montpelier
his home His sentence, also for breach
of parole, would have expired March %,
lno1
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
U. S. AvIAT0RS HURRYING.
Their Preparations to Make the Flight
Across Atlantic Ocean.

Rockaway Beach, N. Y, April e.
Naval aviation officers are taking ad-
vantage of the excellent weather and
hurrying their plans for the navy's pro-
posed transatlantic fight. The giant
seaplane N. G. 2 was given short trial
flight this morning, the boat rising in
the air after skimming few hundred
yards over the surface of the water, cir
cling around, landing on the water and
then repeating the performance. The
craft rose to a considerable height but
the result of the tests was not disclosed.
The assembling Of the n G. is virtu-
ally completed and she probably viii re-
ceive her first fight within day or two.
The n. c.. l, which was damaged by
the gale weeks ago, is rapidly being over.
hauled and should be ready when the
start is made early next month. Parts of
the N. G. have been delivered to the
local station, but it is considered doubt.
full that she win participate in the over
seas trip.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
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HAS FLYING START.
New England's Campaign for Victory
Loan Productive ON First Day.

Boston, April 32--New England got
away with a flying start in the first day
of the Victory loan drive Official re-
ports received by the federal reserve
bank here to-day from sol Of the s54
banks in this district showed total OF
S3l ,577 ,00G, and members Of the New
England committee felt certain there
were many subscriptions turned in too
late to be included in the total
Massachusetts, contributed the major
ity portion OF the first days pledges. the
figures Of this state being S2l ,6630O0, Of
which more than SlS,000,0o0 was sub.
scribed in Boston The Connecticut total
was S6.24s 600; Rhode Island, 81 sos.
600: Maine, S7al ,000 Vermont, $3.50.
OOo, and New Hampshire, S2S7 900.
Large subscriptions reported to the
committee 70 day included Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance company and
Hartford Fire Insurance company, Hart
ford, Conn. 81 100000 each.
New England towns added 10 tie hon
or roll to-day included Dorset and East
Dorset, VT, and East Haddam and Mon
dus, Conn
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
SOVIETS
ARE LOSING GROUND
Hoffman Ministry, Which Resumed Con-
troll of Munich, Is Feverishly Ac-
tive-There Is Much Plumber
ing of Towns in Bavaria.

London, April 22.-The military stu
alton in Bavaria is improving. accord
ing to announcements made by the Hoff
man ministry The Sparticides, who
took the town of Dachau, ten miles
northwest Of Munich, by violating the
armistice with the government troops,
have been repulsed and the government
forces are now holding the place. Rein
forcements are moving toward Munich
from lngolstadt, it is said.
The Hoffman ministry, which resumed
control of the capital on Sunday, fol.
lowing the collapse Of the soviet govern
ment on Saturday night, is feverishly ac.
tive, according to reports. Delegates to
the Diet are arriving daily and the as
semby viii meet soon. Russian prison
ers of war, who have been released from
camps in Germany, are doing guard duty
at the railroad station.
Communist leaders are making earnest
overtures to the people of southern Ba-
varia and are sending agents through
the country making an especial appeal
for the support of women.
Ernest Toller, president Of the soviet
government, has left Munich, but DR..
Levien, leader of the Bavarian indie
pendent socialists, NJ. Axlerod, the Rus
sian socialist who assisted in the estab-
lshment of the soviet regime, and Herr
Nshen, one of the soviet leaders, re-
main in the. city.
There is much plundering of towns in
Bavaria, according to reports and in
places bitter fights have occurred be.
tween the communists and bourgeoisie.
At Rosenburg ten hostages have been
shot and a fine Of $4,000 marks has been
imposed upon the city because of its
lapse from communism. From Augs-
| burg comes report that the radical
trend there is again increasing and there
is a probability that the city will re-
turn to the soviet system.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
OPTIMISM FELT
OYER VICTORY LOAN
New England Reported Unoficially That
S35,oOo,ooo Had Been Subscribed
on the First Day.

Washington, d. c.. April pa dis.
tinctive tone Of optimism distinguished
the scores of kilograms that arrived at
the treasury department to-day" said
an official review of the opening day Of
the Victory Liberty loan campaign.
Among the comments from chairmen Of
federal reserve district organizations in
dicative of the reports in general were
these:
Philadelphia Not one-tenth as much
enthusiasm ever has been evidenced in
connection with loan"
Boston, Thirty five million dollars
unofiicially reported. Twenty four cities
and towns exceeded quota, headed by
Proctor, Vt, with 800 per cent over
subscription"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
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ARRIVED HOME TOO LATE.
Private Earl Rogers Grandfather, Peter
Rogers, Had Died at Danville.

Danville, April 22.--Priyate Earl Rog.
ers of the l02d machine gun battalion
got furlough from Camp Devens Sat
urday to reach here if possible before the
death of his grandfather, Peter Rogers,
but the latter died yesterday morning
an hour before the boy arrived He was
a veteran of the Civil war and aged So
Private Rogers was captured in the
first engagement of Co. B and kept five
months in a German prison. His diet
consisted Of raw beets and he was com
PEELED to work II hours day under a
German guard He was reported miss
ing after the engagement and later found
in prison by the Red Cross, which prob
ably saved his life by supplying him
with nourishing food
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
Following the Discovery of
the Body of Eugene L.
Fisher of Boston
MRS. FISHER DENIED
FIRING THE SHOTS
Fellow-Lodgers Said That
the Couple Quarreled
Frequently

Boston, April 22.-An investigation of
shots in Columbus avenue lodging
house led to the discovery of the body
of Eugene i. Fisher, formerly of Lewis
ton, Me, early to-day. His wife, Marie,
was held by the police for examination
as witness and later was charged with
murder. Fellow dodgers said that the
couple had quarreled frequently during
the past week. She denied having fred
the shots that killed him. Mrs. Fisher
is 20 years of age. Her husband was "a
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
FIVE AIRHEN WERE
BURNED TO DEATH
Big Handley-Page Machine Became I'm
manageable and C0llided with House,
the Gasoline Tank Then Catch
ing Fire.

Andover, England, April 22.-Five
members of the crew Of big Handley-
Page airplane were burned TO death
early to-day when the machine crashed
to the earth as the result of an accident
at the airdrome at Neyhill, near here.
The two others in the machine were in
jured severely.
All the occupants Of the machine were
army officers, including major, cap.
tain and two lieutenants.
The machine failed to start off we'll
and struck telegraph pole. The under
carriage broke of and the machine fell
on the roof of hut used for sleeping
purposes. The gasoline tank caught fire
and the machine burned so quickly that
it was impossible to reach the impris-
oned crew A lieutenant and sergeant
managed to extricste themselves but
were burned severely
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-22
ALLIES PROCEEDING
WITH NEGOTIATIONS
WITHOUT ITALYS AID
GERMAN DELEGATION
TO HAVE FULL POWER


Germany has bowed to the vir-
tual ultimatum of the entente
powers relative to the sending of
mere messengers" to the peace
congress at Versailles and will be
represented by a delegation having
full powers to negotiate a treaty
of peace.
This closes what seemed to
threaten a grave complication in
the work of the congress.
The actual meeting of the allied
and German delegates, however,
probably viii not occur until April
2S, as the change in the German
plans and the impossibility of
having the draft of the treaty
ready for presentation on April 25
makes postponement of the his
toric gathering imperative. Ger
many is ready to call for a plebi-
seite on the treaty, it is reported
from Berlin.
In the meantime, the Italian sit
uation is source of much concern
in Paris. After conferences with
Premiers Lloyd George and Glenn
enceau on Sunday and on Monday
mornings, Premier Orlando and
Foreign Minister Sonnino of Italy
absented themselves from the
meeting of the council Of four on
Monday afternoon. Whether this
marked a virtual withdrawal of
the Italians from the conference
was not developed President Will
son, still opposed to recognition of
the treaty of London, under which
Italy lays claim to Fiume and the
Dalmatian coast, has prepared a
statement on the subject which
will be made public if the dead
lock continues, it is said. This was
expected on Monday night, but it
was not issued from the Paris
"White House"