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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
FAVORiTE WINS STEEPLECHASE
AT LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND

London, March 2S.-The Grand Ma
tional Steeplechase was run at Liver
pool today for the first time since the
war began and was won by Peothlyn.
The winner is owned by Mrs. Peel aud
was the favorite.
Ballyboggan was second and Pollen
third. Twenty horses started the
race over the course of four and one
half miles.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
CREscENTs TAKE eli.
GAME FROM ASHLAND

The Crescents of Taftville took
wallop out of the Ashland five of
Jewett City in basketball Friday night
in Jewett City by the score of 81 to 10.
The game was played in 20 minute
halves.
Ashland led, IL to 10. at the end of
the first half. Taftville came back
strong in the second half and swept
Ashland off their feet. Daily, the Jew
EFT City castoff, Belair. Benjamin and
Lewis were the high scorers of the
game. LETTERS, Ashland's crack guard,
failed to hold Ensign Murphy dur
ing the few minutes he played.
The summary:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
NOTICE

FOR SALE: By order OF the Honor
able Court of Probate for the District
OF Norwich, 1 will sell the interest of
Louise l. Nichols. late of Springfield,
Mass, deceased, in the real estate sit
uate on Washington street. in said
Norwich. and fully described in the
application to sell on file in said Court
For more particular description, see
said application.
LOUISE L. LYALL
mar29d Administrators
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
MlSkE KNOCKED OUT COWLER
IN THE FOURTH ROUNr

Cowler of England was knocked out
by Billy Miske of st. Paul, Mimi, in
the fourth round of a scheduled twelve
round 1t here tonight. Cover had
been floored by Miske twice previously
with rights to the jaw, once i'll the
third round and again early in the
fourth. A left to the stomach finished
him
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
Heavy Snowfall Cancels Days Baseball

Bechard Ashland, .Sauter and Stan
ley. Field goals-S. Paquett 1, Lee
claire 4, Flynn 2, Kahn l. total 8:
Ashland Machinist, field goals, LETTERS
2, Stebbins l, Gingras l. Perry q fouls,
LETTERS l, total 6 IL
The Mighty Five now hold the cham
pionship of Jewett City on basketball
and have decided to add four more
mighty players and will be called the
Mighty Nine and will soon be ready
to meet all corners in Jewett City in
baseball.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

Wet Point, N. Y. March 2S-To-
days heavy snowfall caused the can
collation. of the Army's baseball game
tomorrow with the Philadelphia Amer
lean League team, which was TO have
opened the cadets season. The Army's
next game is scheduled for Wednes-
day with Seton Hall
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
Morgan Says He Did Not Meet Britt.

Philadelphia, March 2S-Eddie Nor
gan, of this city, who was reported to
have been defeated by frankie (Young)
Britt in boxing bout at Lowell, Mass,
last night, denied tonight that he had
met Britt. He said that he had not
been out of Philadelphia for several
months
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
BLIZZARD PosTPoNEs
WELLING- DOYLE BOUT

New Haven, Conn, March 2S.-A
scheduled four round bout tonight he
tween Joe yelling of New York and
Paul Doyle of New Haven was post
poned until tomorrow night because of
the blizzard
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
MIGHTY FIVE DEFEATS
ASHLAND UINTET a6 1-c

The game between the Mighty Five
and Ashland Machinists was played
Thursday night before one of he>larg-
est audiences of the season who all
claimed that it was the snappiest game
here this year The main feature was
the work of Guard Casavant who play
ed one of the regular Ashland basket
ball players right off his feet.
The lineup was as follows:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
Challenge For Mighty Five.

The packing department. champions
of the Ashland Mill Basketball league,
challenge Manager Wechsler's social
ed champion Mighty Five for a game
in Bijou hail, the winner to take en-
tire gate receipts. If Manager Wech-
sler thinks that his Mighty Five are
real amateur champions of the Dor
ough this is his opportunity to prove
it
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
MONEY

New York, March 20. - Call money
strong; high 6; low ga; ruling rate
6; closing bid "a; offered at s; last
loan 6; bank acceptances 4 IS,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

WHEN you WANT tc put your no.
mess before the public, there u ne
medium better than through the -
verifying columns % The Bulletin.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

wins the heavyweight championship
OF the world on July 4 he will still be
the unspoiled youngster that he is
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

now. with a love for the simple and
wholesome things of life that he now
entertains.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29

A PAQUETTE,
Manager Packing Dept, Five of Ash
Z land Mills.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
Ashland.

Field goals-Lewis 5. Benjamin 1.
Belair 4. Vickery 8, Murphy 2, White 2.
Foul goals-Daly l, Lewis.
Referee-Fontaine Umpire-Wyllis.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
Franklin
Machine
Company
Providence, r. !.
Telephones:
Union 963
Union. 1857

Engineers Founders Machinists
Manufacturers OF HARRIS COR
LiSS ENGINES. Brown VaIve
Gear applied to all makes of Cor
liss Engines, Engine Repairs,
Skating, Hangers, PuIleys, Bear
inss, Couplings, Clutches.
Large stock always on hand.
General Mill Repairs.
opeslal machinery of all kinds.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-29
GROCERIES.
LIVESTOCK.

Cattle TSheep-
Beef Steers. Lambs
$685. 1S.0Ot sis.75m15 On
Veal Calves Hogs.
$17.00@21.00I s17.006f2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
NEGRO FIRED ON WHITES.
And Another Race Battle in Chicago Was
Narrowly Averted.

Chicago, July rs, Trouble between
whites and negroes was renewed in Chi
cagos black belt to-day, when Moses
Thomas, a negro fired several shots at
wagonload of white workmen being tax
en- to a south side factory. When an at
tempt was made by whites to disarm
Thomas, dozen negroes rushed to his
assistance. The police quelled the dis
turbance and reported that nobody had
been injured
The disturbance occurred on Went
worth avenue between 35th and 37th
streets, where many negro workmen re.
side A riot call was sent to the Deering
street police station, but when wagon
load of patrolmen arrived the fighting
was over Hundreds of white men and
negroes were gathered in groups on the
sidewalk, and patrolman had Thomas
in custody.
Police to-day said they had been un-
able to find any trace of the unidentified
white boy reported drowned yesterday in
Lake Michigan at the foot of Goth street
during the race disturbance.
Fifty mounted police and 100 patrol
men have been assigned to guard the
negro district, while 500 policemen were
held in reserve at south side stations
ready for immediate service in the event
of further disturbances
The patrolmen were instructed to
search all negroes for firearms and to
prevent whites and blacks from congre.
eating in groups of more than three
persons.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
DEPARTURE WILL
LEAVE 10000 U. S.
MEN ON RHINE
Guns With Which the Fa-
nous Third" Helped to
Check German Advance
on the Mane a Year Ago
Will Be Shipped to United
States Via Rotterdam.

Coblenz, Sunday, July 27 by the As
sociated Press The third division of
the American army has been ordered
home from the occupied area of Ger
many. 1t will begin entraining for Brest
on Aug. 5.
The 7j-millimetre and l55-millimetre
guns of the third division, which were
instrumental in stopping the Germans
on the Marine year ago, will be shipped
on barges down the Rhine to Rotterdam
and thence to the United States.
The movement of the third division to
the port of embarkation is expected to
be completed within one week.
Preparatory orders for the turning
over of the division to the transporta
tion department in charge of troop
movements from Germany were received
this morning. the definite orders for the
movement coming later in the day. The
division has been holding sector on the
left bank Of the Rhine.
The departure of the third division
viii leave approximately 10000 Ameri-
can troops on the Rhine. These consist
of the first division, holding the bridge
head proper, and various units connect
ed with the headquarters of the Ameri-
can forces in Germany, such as the hos
pital commissary, engineers and sanitary
experts, together with squads engaged in
disposing of army material and in other
necessary duties.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
Mrs. Gladys c. Dunn Plead
ed Guilty in Court at
Pittsfield, Mass.
GIVEN YEARS TERM
FOR HER CRIME
She Changed Plea in Order
to Evade the Insane
Asylum

Pittsfeld, Mass, July 2S.-Mrs. Gladys
for second degree murder for the shoot
ing of her son, Joseph Allan Dunn, jr.,
Aug. IL, 1918, pleaded guilty to man
slaughter shortly after the opening of
court this morning.
Mrs. Dunn withdrew her plea of not
guilty to the indictment at the earnest
solicitation of her husband, J. Allan
Dunn, her attorneys and intimate
friends, who feared a jury verdict of mot
guilty by reason OF insanity" requiring
her Incarceration in a state hospital for
the criminal insane might prove fatal to
her in very short time because of her
highly nervous temperament
Mrs. Dunn was sentenced to one year
in Jail. Judge Browns sentence, he said,
was imposed with the idea of making it
as easy as possible for the woman, fol-
lowing plea Of her consul r. J. Cassi-
dy.
Attorney Cassidy took exception to
the district attorneys statement con
cerning Mrs. Dunns lack of faith, ir-
religion, saying that Mrs. Dunn was not
on trial for heresy, and District Attor-
ney Ely, after Mr.. Cassidy had finished,
said he had no thought of heresy, but
believed the defendant lost her power
OF resistance when she lost her faith
Judge Brown, after complimenting the
district attorney and the defendant s
counsel for their fairness and splendid
conduct of the trial, imposed sentence,
one year in the house of correction, in
this city, a county institution.
The Dunn case started on Wednesday
OF last week, adjournment being taken
Friday noon until this morning when
the defendant collapsed in court
Mrs. Dunn is Niles, Cal, native,
daughter Of a wealthy San Francisco art
dealer. Her name is Gladys Courvoisier-
Madden Lafiere Dunn, as she has been
thrice married, the first time to Lieut..
Wilson Eric Madden, whom she divorced
for cruelty; the second time to Henry
Anson Lsfere, whom she likewise d.
vorced for cruelty in July, 1918. She
married Dunn in September, 1918, in
California
j. Allan Dunn is scion of a wealthy
@At0iA AHhifAN VAS baAH III i-HEidhAls UdHlc
to America at the age of q years and
went west; was rancher, newspaper
man, artist, editor of Sunset Magazine,
advertising manager Southern Pacific,
Associated Press correspondent in Homo
lulu, personal friend of Jack and Char
mion London, and since 1918 has written
largely for adventure story magazines,
also novels, published in London.
In 1918 the Dunns went to New York,
where they lived at the Gregonian hotel,
after brief residence in Greenwich viii
lage and in 1916 they came to Lanesboro,
a little town three miles north of here,
living there until Christmas, 1917, when
they moved to Lenox.
Mrs Dunn, of a vivid and nervous tenn
perament had been warned by physi-
clans that child bearing would be fatal,
but she insisted on becoming mother
for she feared her husband would 90
back to England to fight for his mother
country. Her son was born in September
1913, by Caesarean operation at Roose-
welt hospital, New York City prior to
their coming here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
R. S. cURRIER PROMOTED.
Barre Man Becomes Assistant to State
Highway Commissioner

r. S. Currier of Barre, who has been
connected with the road work in the
state for about Il years, has received
a promotion in that line of effort and
has been made assistant to S. Il. Bates,
state highway commissioner, and he as
sumed his new duties this morning His
place as district commissioner of highways
is taken by Earl Hayden, who has been
employed this summer in the engineers
office Mr. Hayden commenced work this
morning in his new field
Mr.. Currier commenced work for the
state as county supervisor when these
offices were created by the legislature
and is on his 18th year in service. He
was first county supervisor in Washing
ton county and for two years has been
in charge Of Washington and Lamoille
counties.
Mr.. Hayden Is Berlin boy who re-
Gently graduated from the University of
Vermont He was exchange manager III
the Washington County Farm bureau
last wear and on April / commenced
work in the state engineering depart
ment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
WHITE--LADUE.
Marriage Took Place at ST. Monica's
Church To-day.

A pretty wedding was solemnized this
morning at ST. Monicas church when
Father Riley, the acting priest, married
Miss Olga Ladue and Edgar White, both
Of this city Miss Ladue is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs George Ladue Of Brook
street. The couple were attended by
Miss Yyonne Desilets AID Napoleon
White, brother Of the groom The
bride wore white satin covered with geor-
gette crepe, with tulle veil, and she car
ried white roses Her attendant wore
white satin and carried asters.
After the wedding which came at s
o'clock, wedding breakfast was served
at the brides home. This evening Mr.
and Mrs. Ladue will hold reception at
their home for the couple. Mr., and Mrs.
White will leave tomorrow morning for
Canada for an extended trip. When they
return they will reside in Barre.
Both are well known in Barre, Mrs
White having worked for several years
at the Tenny Electric Light office and
Mr. White since his return from France,
where he fought in the Goth division,
having been employed by Brown, Car
roll Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
FORD CAR WAS OVERTURNED.
When Larger Vehicle Sideswiped It in
Passing.

Bellows Falls, July 28--A serious ac-
cident occurred at South Charlestown, N.
H., at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
A Hudson, driven by c. H Parker of
Windsor, in trying to pass Ford, owned
and driven by Henry Holmes of Spring
field, sideswiped the Ford. The smaller
machine was overturned and the occu-
pants badly injured.
Besides Mr.. Holmes, the Ford con-
tanned Mrs Holmes, Mr. Wright and a
young lady, all of Springfield.
A telephone call was sent to Bellows
Falls and Drs. Miner and Hill hurried
to the scene. An ambulance brought
Mr.. Holmes to the Rockingham hospital,
where it was found. he was suffering from
bad head bruises. Mrs. Holmes received
bad bruises on the right leg, shoulder
and head Mr. Wright was hurt about
the head, his hips and facial bruises. The
young lady was badly shaken up. DR..
Chapman of Springfield took the less Sc
verely injured to their homes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
Ex-Premier Ribot Explained
Correspondence Through
the Vatican
FRANCE AND BRITAIN
DECLINED PROPOSAL
And British Minister Point
ed Out That Guarantee to
Belgium Was insufficient

Paris, July 2s.-"A distortion of the
truth" was the Characterization applied
to-day by Alexandra Ribot to the recent
statement by Matthias Erzberger, the
German finance minister, declaring that
Great Britain and France made peace
overtures to Germany through the Vati-
can in 1917, which Germany rejected NJ.
Ribot, who was French premier and for
eign minister at the time in question,
made this declaration in a statement to
Marcel Hutin of the Echo de Paris.
The former premier explained the oc-
currence as follows:
Pope Benedict in August, 1917, sug-
gested proposals to serve as basis for
overtures to Germany. France and Great
Britain both decided to decline the pro-
possls The politest acknowledgment was
made to the pope, but nothing more. The
British minister to the Vatican, in his
own name. pointed out that the pro-
posals did not contain sufficient guaran-
tees for Belgium. Cardinal Gasparri, the
papa secretary of state, NJ. Ribot con
tinued, seized upon this to telegraph
Germany for explanations on the subject
OF Belgium 1t was an attempt to start
conversation, NJ Ribot declared, but
the British government cut it off short,
and the British minister went no fur
ther
81 simply said to the British govern
ment, added NJ Ribot, "Do not let your
self be involved in an indirect conver.
sation like that, and that was the end Of
the matter"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
DEATH OF GEORGE NJ. DAVIS
Occurred Sunday at His Home on North
Seminary Street.

George NJ Davis of Ill North Sem.
mary street died Sunday morning at IL
o'clock at his home after a long illness
from the effects of sickness last fall Mr.
Davis had worked for the Harrison Gran
ite company for the past rs years until
last fall when he was stricken with in
fluenza and had been obliged to remain in
bed nearly all the time since that at
tack. Although rugged man up TO the
time of his illness last fall, the influenza
left him in very bad condition He
had been suffering from hardening Of the
arteries, which was the immediate cause
of his DEATH
Mr.. Davis was born in Waterford,
Conn, Jan l3, lS4o, and came to Barre
20 years ago, where he had been since,
and nearly all that time in the stone
cutting business. He is survived by his
wife, Christy Davis, and two sons, Paul
S. Davis of Cambridge, Mass, and Mark
Z. Davis, a chief yeoman on the repair
ship Vestal, which is on its way to the
Pacific cbast.; also two brothers, Morton
II. Davis, granite manufactures in
Worcester Mass. and Winton Davis of
South Hanson, Mass, retired granite
manufacturer, and two sisters, Mrs An
ME Marshall of Allston, Mass. and Mrsl
Jennie Emerson of Brooklyn, N. Y
The funeral will be held from the chap
ell of B. w Hooker & Co at 7 o'clock
this evening The body will be taken to
Concord, n, H.. tomorrow for burial,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
RODMAN'S FLEET
Is N THE PACIFIC
Last of Ships Passed Through the Pan
anna Canal Saturday--San Diego,
Calf, the Next Stop.

On Board the U. S. S. New Mexico,
July q tBy wireless, via Colon, to the
Associated Press = The Pacific fleet,
which passed successfully through the
Panama canal yesterday on its voyage
from Hampton Roads to the west coast
of the United States, sailed tonight
from Panama for San Diego, California.
President Belisario Porras of the re-
public of Panama, with members of his
family and his staff, made an official
call on Admiral Hugh Rodman, com
manding the feet, to-day President
Porras was given full presidential hon
ors, including a salute of 81 guns.
Thousands of sailors from the fleet
took peaceful possession of Panama to-
day. They enjoyed their visit ashore,
and no disorder occurred. Until recently
American soldiers and sailors were not
allowed to visit Panama.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
ON RECRUITING MISSION.
Air Service of United States Stayed in
Barre Over Sunday.

Under the command of Lieut.. Col John
d. Carmody, the detachment of the air
service of the u. S. A., which has been
touring the New England states for the
past 10 weeks for the purpose of getting
recruits for the service, arrived in Barre
Saturday afternoon about o'clock. They
went Immediately to the tfotting park,
where they were encamped until about
0 o'clock this morning when they started
for Montpelier to give similar demon
strations as were given here Saturday
evening.
The detachment consists of 2S men,
six huge motor trucks, three trailers, a
French Moraine monoplane, two COM
plete Photographic units, consisting of
truck, trailer, dark room, printing room
and everything for regular field equip
ment for aerial photography, band of
II pieces and a l5000-watt motor gen
orator to operate battery of seven
search lights.
Saturday night parade of the entire
detachment left the trotting park around
s o'clock and went down South Main
street to the City park and turned onto
Church street, where they stayed for a
couple Of hours giving demonstrations
The mechanics of the outfit put the
i5,O00-watt motor generator in operation
and used four of the searchlights in
flashing about the vicinity. The photo
truck and trailer were also open for in
spection and several hundred people were
shown through. During this time the
band gave a concert.
A crowd Of several thousand turned
out to see the parade Saturday evening
and scores of autos were parked about
the streets Several men have made APP
plication to Join the air service and a
number of others have expressed their
desire TO enlist
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
POLICE FIRED IN AIR
TO QUELL RIOTERS
Three Policemen Were Injured in Pitched
Battle at Worcester, Mass, and
Eight Arrests Were Made

Worcester, Mass, July 2s.A serious
riot between police and striking EN-.
ployes Of the Grafton & Knight Manu-
featuring company occurred this morning
in front of the company's plant on
Franklin street when large crowd of
strikers, excited by an unfomded rumor
that the company was planning to open
the plant, gathered and refused to obey
orders to disperse. The arrest of one
man for obstructing the sidewalk started
a pitched battle between strikers and
police.
Patrolmen were forced to draw their
reyolyers and fire in the air to quell the
riot, Three officers were injured, one of
them severely, by stones thrown by peo.
pie in the crowd and eight arrests were
made. All the men arrested were for
eigners.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
TOOK PIN OUT OF THROAT.
Doctors Had First to Take X-Ray of
Mans Throat.

Burlington July 2s.--Howard A. NAL
lory decorator who is employed by F.
d. Alternately and who was engaged at
his occupation at Main street resi-
dence Saturday afternoon, swallowed a
pin, one of several he was holding in his
mouth while he was employed in hang
ing curtains
The pin lodged in the windpipe, and
Mallory was unable to remove it. He
consulted a physician, who ordered him
to the Fanny Allen hospital, where an
X.ray examination was made. The pic
ture revealed the location of the pin, but
only the head was visible, the point and
body being imbedded in the windpipe.
The patient was given an anesthetic and
after a considerable time the pin was
removed by use of Instruments The pa
tient was removed to his home, where he
is resting comfortably
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-28
DRASTIC DEMANDS MADE
BY Socialist Element in French Chamber
of Deputies.

Paris, July 2S.-The convention of the
unified radical and radical socialist par
ties. the strongest group in the Chamber
of Deputies, at its session last night,
adopted a manifesto containing its plat
form for the coming elections, in which
revision of the constitution and drastic
decentralization of the administrative
system are urged, including the remodel
ing of the Senate.
Other planks in the platform demand
free education in the universities and in
the high schools, as well as in the pri-
mary schools, and the complete remodel
ing of the army. In dealing with this
latter subject, the platform says;
"The new order created by the victory
,of the democracy needs to be consolidat-
ed, and the league of nations must be
completed and solidlg organized. 1t is
an affair of time, bot the three years
period of service must be abolished and
the period reduced within limits which
the league viii fix"
The manifesto declares for war to the
knife on profteers and cornerers of COM
modities, and announces that the first
care of the party will be economic devel-
opment of France.