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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
SHORTER HOURS GRANTED.
With Same Pay in Four Lumber Con-
Germs in Burlington.

Burlington, Aug. 2.-Four of the lum-
Der and woodworking concerns of this
city decided several days ago and an
nounced to their employees yesterday
that from Aug. the working schedule
Of each concern would be reduced from
ten to nine hours with the same wages
that have been heretofore paid for ten
hour day. The concerns to put this vol
untary decrease Of working hours into
effect are the Shepard & Morse Lumber
Co, the Robinson Edwards Lumber Co.,
the w & D. F. Crane Blind Co., and
the Burlington Venetian Blind Co, and
between 200 and 250 employees are af
fected by the change
Yesterday announcement was made
public by the J. R. Booth Lumber Co. of
an increase of approximately ten per
cent in the wages Of the employees, num-
bering about $50. The increase waA
voluntary on the part Of the firm as
no petition or request had been made by
the employees for such an increase.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
CHICAGO STRIKE ENDS;
FARES ARE TO INCREASE
II Is Probable That Seven Cent Charge
on the Surface Cars and Eight-Cent
Charge on the Elevated Will
Be Authorized.

Chicago, Aug 2-Street car service was
resumed to-day after four-day strike
of surface and elevated carmen Re
sumption Of traffic soon followed the an
nouncement that the men voted to res
cind the strike order and to accept the
wage schedule of 65 cents an hour for
surface and 81 for the elevated employees
agreed on last Monday by the heads Of
the unions and the companies.
Hearings were begun to-day by the
state utilities commission to determine
what raise in fare will be necessary to
pay the II cents an hour increase in
wages given to the men. 1t is said a
seven.cent fare on surface lines and an
eight-cent fare On elevated roads viii
be granted by the commission. In addi-
tion one-cent charge for transfers may
be authorized. The employees originally
demanded wage of So cents an hour.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
TALK OF THE TOWN

James Holland Of Northfeld was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Dorothy Brown left yesterday for st.
Johnsbury, where she viii visit for sew
eral days.
Mrs. Roy Chase and Mrs. Harland and
children of Mortified are visiting in the
city to-day
Mrs. L. NJ Savoie. who has been spend
ing the past week in New York, arrived
home last night.
Miss Ophelia Pratt of st. Albans is
visiting at the home of Roy Ladue on
Jefferson street
Leo Bresette, who has been employed
in the merchant marine in Philadelphia
for some time, reached home yesterday
for few days vacation
Mrs. C. r. Wood leaves to-day for
Keene, n H., for a months visit From
there she will 90 to New Haven and to
her home in Lawrence, Mass. Mrs. Wood
has long been in the millinery business
in Barre. She recently closed her shop
and has now sold the business to Miss
Townsend, who will reopen with fall
goods.
The clerks Of the Barre Candy Kitchen
gave a supper last evening in honor Of
Miss Violet Ducharme, who is completing
her work there tonight The guests in
cluded all those working at the candy
kitchen and George Bartlett and Wendell
Ahern Miss Ducharme has worked there
during the summer and is now to have
a months vacation before taking up new
work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02

SAILED FOR GERMANY.
Members of the German Red Cross Com
mission.

New York, Aug. ., Members of the
German Red Cross commission, accompa-
MED by five women nurses, eight repre-
sentatives of the Swedish and Austrian
Red Cross and number of German off
GERS and civilians, 36 in all, sailed to-day
for Sweden and Germany aboard the
steamship Oscar II. For 10 days they
had been in New York under the escort
of an agent of the department of justice.
The German commissioners for seven
months were prisoners of the Kolchak
government at 0msk, Siberia, and their
companions for nearly five years were
held captive by various Russian revolu-
tionary regimes. The party came to this
country from Vladivostok, landing at
San Francisco.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
FIVE MEN BLOWN
TO BITS N EXPLOSION
One Thousand Pounds of Dynamite Ex-
plodes While in Process of packing"
in New Jersey Plant.

Landing, n j., Aug. 2.-Five persons
were killed by the explosion of 1000
pounds of dynamite in packing" house
of the Atlas Powder company near here
yesterday.
The victims, all employees Of the pack
ing department, housed in frame struc-
ture, we're: Martin Grogan, Netchong,
N. j.; Paul Sickles, Port Morris; Frank
Linker, Landing; Augustus Madison,
Landing; Jesse Longcor, Newton.
The bodies were blown to bits. At
noon, two hours after the explosion, only
one had been recovered, supposedly that
of Madison.
The explosion occurred while Longcor
was operating machine used for press
ing the dynamite into sticks. The vic
Tins were the only persons in the build
ing.
The building in which the explosion
occurred was destroyed and the shock
was felt in many surrounding corrfmuni-
ties.
The windows of many other buildings
of the plant, which is near the shore of
Lake Popatocong, were damaged by the
explosion as each structure is protected
by barricades.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
IDEAL FOR RACING
On Final Day of 45th Annual Regatta
on Lake Quinsigamond.

Worcester Mass, Aug. g. Ideal
weather conditions greeted the crews of
the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen on the second and wind-up day
of their 45th annual regatta on Lake
Quinsigamond to-day.
To-day's events: Senior double sculls,
senior four-oared shells, intermediate
double sculls, special four Dared gigs
lfor men who have been in United
States service); war canoes champion
ship, single sculls, junior eight cared
shells, senior quadruple sculls, special
single sculls (for men who have been in
United States service; senior eight Dared
shells.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
HALF DOZEN FIRES
nv SECTION OF CHICAGO
Scores Of Families Were Made Homeless
as the Result of Efforts of Incendiar-
istS-Many Children
Endangered.

Chicago, Aug 2-Scores of families
were made homeless early to-day by half
a dozen fires which broke out in a six
block area west of the stoekyards and
inhabited chiefly by foreigners. Squads
OF police sent to the fires, pronounced by
fremen as of incendiary origin, found it
impossible TO control the crowds and sew.
eral companies Of militia were ordered to
the quarter, in which frame structures
predominate.
The presence of the militia led to many
rumors Of renewal of the recent race dis
turbances and Of incendiarism growing
out of that trouble. Police officials, how
ever, said that these were probably base
less.
One women reported the loss of her
three children but it was thought they
had escaped from the house and been
lost in the crowds that focked to the
scene Firemen carried a number of
small children from the rapidly burning
frame houses, but there was no known
loss OF life.
According to Fire Marshal 0'Connor,
nearly 100 homes were destroyed and
5000 persons were made homeless by the
fires
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
TEUToNs DECLINE OFFER.
In the International Trade Union Feder-
alton at Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Friday, Aug. (By the
Associated Press) w. A. Appleton, sec
retary of the General Federation of
Trades Unions of Great Britain, who to-
day was elected president of the Inter
national Trade Union federation, was
proposed for the office by Samuel Com
pers, president OF the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor. Appleton was chosen
by 81 votes as against Is for President
Oudegeest of the Dutch labor federation
Leon Jouhaux, the French labor lead
er, was chosen first vice president, re.
ceiving 30 votes to 10 for Carl Rudolph
Legien, president of the German Fedora
tion of Trades Unions. Legien declined
to accept the second vice presidency or
any other office as, he said, the meeting
appeared to despise the Germans. The
Austrians also refused to participate as
office holders,
NJ. Mertens, the Belgian leader, was
elected second yice-president. Twenty
eight votes We're cast for him. the Ger
man, Austrian and Scandinavian dele
gates not voting
Mr.. Gompers declared later that Amer
leans might accept office in the new or
ganization when the South American
membership becomes better organized
The German delegates stated to-day
that their defense of their attitude dur
ing the war, made at previous ses-
sion, had been received badly because it
was not well translated They said they
did not agree entirely with the resolu-
tion offered by Herr Sassenbach, the
German socialist leader, which was criti
cized by the American delegation as be-
ing "unrepentant," but they said they
did not repudiate it.
The subscriptions to the Internationale
were fixed at II Dutch forms (about
$4.S0l for each thousand members.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
BATTLING H. C. OF L.
Many Skirmishes We're Centered at
Washington on Friday.

Washington d. G., Aug. 2--Develop-
ments yesterday in the efforts of the
government to reduce the high cost of
living were:
The House at the request Of President
Wilson agreed to defer its planned five
weeks recess and consider demands of
railroads for increased wages.
The Senate again discussed increased
living costs but postponed action on the
Myers resolution, proposing reduction in
currency circulation.
The committee of three, appointed on
Thursday to consider means Of reducing
living expenditures and report to Presi-
dent Wilson and cabinet Monday, be-
gan work.
The national officers of the Brother
hood Of Railway Conductors conferred
with President Wilson regarding in
creased cost of living
The House interstate commerce com
mittee reported favorably a resolution
directing the federal trade commission
to investigate the increased price of
shoes.
Resolutions and bills designed to al
leviate conditions Of living were intro
duced in both houses Of Congress.
OF the half-dozen important develop
ments, however, the request of President
Wilson that the House forego its recess
at least temporarily to consider wage
requests of the railroad workers of the
country and to study economic conditions
was by far the most unexpected.
Alacrity with which the House com
piled with the request was taken as an
indication of the deep impression made
on the members Of Congress by pleas
of relief from all parts OF the country.
President Wilson, il was said at the
White House yesterday had many
phases Of the subject Of economy condi-
tions before him In making his request
to the House, he said that he expected
important recommendations within a
fortnight" from his advisers.
Shortly before the president sent his
request to the House, it was learned that
the conference of cabinet members and
other officials assembled yesterday by
Attorney General Palmer to initiate
measures for relieving high prices would
reassemble Tuesday and would have a
new member in the person of Julius
Barnes, director Of the United States
grain corporation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
Movement of Railway Shop
men Is Said to Be
Spreading
ABOUT 10000 ARE OUT
IN TWO SECTIONS
They Demand Increase from
68 to IS Cents an
Hour

Chicago Aug. 2.--Local leaders Of the
Federated Railway Shopmen's union to-
day predicted that the strike which
started yesterday would spread and be-
come the nation wide movement that it
was expected to be when it was called.
Early to-day the strike was for the most
part confined to points in the middle
west and southeast, with some craftsmen
out at points outside these generally de-
scribed sections
In the middle west, chiefly in the Chi
cago district, some 10000 men were re-
ported out, with like number in the
south and southeast sections. They de-
msnd a wage increase from the present
scale of 6s cents an hour to S5 cents,
with go cents an hour for helpers, and
that the increase be effective from Jan. /,
1919.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
"A Windsor Club Incorporated.

The Hourglass Country club of Wind
sor with capital stock of $4,000 has
filed articles of association in the office
of secretary of state for the purpose of
conducting a country club. The papers
are signed by o. L. Hem, G. 0. Gridley
and Winston Churchill of Windsor
The Black River Lumber company of
st, Johnsbury has filed in the same Office
a certificate of $4,000 paid up stock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
GERMANS TO EXERCISE
OCCASIONAL CENSORSHIP
Letters Picked at Random Will Be
s0pened--This Action Has Been De-
cided on to Facilitate Delivery
Of Business Letters Abroad.

Weimar, Friday, Aug. ] tBy the Asso-
ciated Press Matthias Erzberger, vice
premier and minister of finance, has is
sued a rule that the censorship shall be
applied only to occasional letters picked
at random. This has been decided upon
in order to facilitate the delivery of bust
ness letters going abroad.
All personal letters may hereafter be
sealed before mailing and few will be
opened. Registered letters and packages
will still be censored.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
FIRE AT APTHoRP, N. H.
Three-Story Frame Building Was De-
stroyed with Loss Of $4,000.

Littleton, n H., Aug. 2,--The three.
story frame building formerly occupied
by the Sears Roebuck company at APP
thorp, N. H., one half mile from Little
ton, was completely destroyed by fire
early yesterday morning with loss of
$4,000. The building was owned by the
Littleton Light & Water company and
was fully insured.
The watchman of the Pike Manufac-
turing company first discovered the blaze
at 1910 a. m. The fire was then under
big headway. He turned in an alarm for
the Littleton fire department but the
flames were beyond control when the
firemen arrived.
The building has been unoccupied for
three years. There was no watchman on
duty and no theory of the cause of the
fire has been advanced.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
BOY AND GIRL DROWNED.
Torrington, Conn, Children Were Play
in a Rowboat.

Torrington, Conn, Aug. 2.--Karl Red
mer, Ia, and Evelyn Redmer, nine, son
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Redmer of Torrington, were drowned
early yesterday evening in Tyler pond,
Goshen a rowboat, in which they start
ed to row from the Redmer cottage
across the pond, was seen drifting along
empty an hour later The children were
seen to be playing in the boat a short
time after they left the cottage and it
is believed that the girl may have fallen
overheard and the boy, who could swim,
perished in an attempt to save her. The
bows body was recovered at midnight
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
BIG RAILROAD wASHoUTs
Held Up Traffic Between Mexico City
and American Border.

Mexico City, Friday, Aug Railway
traffic between Mexico City and the
frontier, which has been interrupted for
nearly week because of heavy rains in
the northern states of the republic, caus-
ing washouts, was resumed to-day The
resumption became possible when repairs
were completed on the principal line,
that to Laredo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
LOSES HIS LICENSE.
Williamstown Man Paid Two Fines in
Montpelier Court.

Harry A. Black this morning, as secre
tary of state. revoked the automobile OPP
orators license of Z. c. Hoyt of Williams
town. Hoyt paid two fines in Mont
pelier city court Friday morning as re-
suit of his fracas of Thursday night
The license of Fred Burbee of Will
mington has been revoked because the
man is deaf and dumb and had expert
enced two accidents.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
MINISTRY
NOT GOING TO RESIGN
Message Sent from Vienna Referred to
Serbo-Croatian Ministry and Mis-
take Was Made in Transmission.

Berne, Aug. 2.-The announcement of
the impending resignation of the Aus
trian ministry, received here from vi
emma on Thursday, was erroneous it has
developed A mistake in the transmits.
sion Of the dispatch from Vienna was
responsible. The message originated in
Belgrade, it appears, and referred to the
Serbo- Croatian ministry.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
WANTS BRITISH TROOPS KEPT.
The Provisional Government of Northern
Russia Sends Emissary to London.

Paris, Aug. 2.-Nicholas Tschaikoviky,
president of the provisional government
of North Russia, left yesterday for Lon
don. He will endeavor to induce the
British government not to withdraw its
troops from Archangel.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02

The dispatch referred to in the fore
going was received in Berne from Vienna
on July 81. 1t stated that the Austrian
cabinet had decided to resign A similar
message reaching London via Berne said
it had been semi-ofiicially announced
that the cabinet reached the decision to
resign at meeting held on Tuesday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
SHOT As A SPY
nv GERMAN SERVICE
Marechal Des Logis de Brabant Main
tanned Relations with the Chief of
German Secret Service at
Barcelona.

Paris, Aug 2 tHavas) -Marechal Des
Logis de Brabant, condemned to death
for having maintained relations with the
chief of the German secret service at
Barcelona, during the war, was shot this
morning at Vincennes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
AMNESTY IN SALVADOR
To All Political Offenders in Last Elec-
torial Campaigs.

San Salvador, Republic of Salvador,
Aug. 27-The national congress has is
sued decree granting unconditional
amnesty to all political offenders during
the last electoral campaign.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
SPANISH CABINET FAvoRs LEAGUE
Bill Authorizing Government to Join
Was Passed Unanimously.

Madrid Friday, Aug. 1.-THE Senate
to-day voted bill authorizing the gov
ernment to join the league of nations.
The vote was unanimous.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
AWARDED D. S. c.
Lieut.. Arthur E. Westphal of Hartford,
toral CAMPAIGN.

Washington, D. c., Aug 2.-The war
department announced to-day that Cen
eral Pershing had awarded the distin-
guished service cross to Lieutenant Ar
thur =. Westphal, Hartford, Conn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02

The treaty of peace with Austria, as
outlined in advices given out at Wash
ington on June 2, provides that disposi-
tion Of the Klagenfurt basin shall be de-
termined by plebiseite to be held with
in six months from the time the treaty
goes into effect, the Austrian authorities
to be withdrawn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
KLAGENFURT EVACUATED |
ACCORDING TO TERMS |
Supreme Council of the Peace Conference
Received Report of the Interallied
Military Council Regarding 1t.

Paris, Aug. 2.-The supreme council Of
the peace conference, at its meeting Fri
day, discussed the report of the inter
allied military council advising that the
Klagenfurt district of Carinthia had been
evacuated in conformity With the de-
cision of the peace conference. The coun-
ell also decided certain questions regard
ing the Jugo- Slav and Hungarian from
tiers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02
THIEVES AND
THUGS ACTIVE
Police Strike in English Cit
les Gives Them Clear
Way to Crime
MILITARY AUTHOR
ITIES ARE SOUGHT
Loyal Policemen Made Sew
eral Bayonet Charges
in Liverpool

Liverpool, Aug. 2.-Looting and riot
ing occurred throughout the night as a
result of the strike Of policemen, and
the lord mayor early to-day appealed to
the military authorities for aid. The
latter dispatched six lorry loads of
troops from Crosby six miles from here,
all fully armed and helmeted, while spe-
cial constables were also called out. The
looting continued in the poorer districts
this morning and the lord mayor asked
for volunteers to help guard the city.
The Liverpool authorities followed the
example of the London officials in expel-
ling striking police officers. Loyal police
officials made several bayonet charges
and there were half a dozen arrests in
the attempt to check looters.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-02

London, Aug 2.-Some looting was re-
ported in the east end OF London during
the night owing TO the absence of police
men on strike.
Six hundred and hfty,two policemen
are now reported to be out at Liverpool
and sS3 in London, according to the gov
ernment officials. The ranks of the Lon
don strikers were said to have gained
only a handful of recruits, as indicated
by this mornings roll call.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03

There is no indication of a final de-
cision, but it was said some progress
was made. Responsibilities for the
war were further discussed. This
question has introduced a fresh ele-
ment of delay, as the committee on
responsibilities was unable to reach
a unanimous decisions.
President wilson received a let
ter from King Alfonso approving the
League of Nations and expressing
Spain's desire to join with the United
States in this respect.
King Albert of Belgium will call
IN President Wilson this afternoon
at 2 o'clock to discuss the interests
# Belgium now before the council
and also to request the location OF
the seat of the League of Nations in
Brussels, a matter in which the king
is deeply interested.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
|SPARTACANS IN
ERMANY GET
MORE SYMPATHY
Discomfort Reigns Among All
Glasses; New Coup Ap-
pears Imminent
By Associated Press,

London, April "a long Berlin
dispatch from Reuters correspon-
dent comments on the discomfort
noticeable everywhere among the
German people of all classes and
the talk of new coup being immi-
nent.
sympathy with Spartacism, says
the correspondent, is beginning to
invade the better classes, including
officials, clerks, teachers and peo-
pie in similar walks of life. They
argue that things cannot be worse
and that Bolshevism at least opens
the prospect for better things one
day for our children" as regards
food.
They ask, the correspondent con-
tinues, whether nothing can con-
vince the man of small means that
Bolshevism is not calculated to bring
him the ideal state he dreams of.
A liberal increase in the food ra-
tions, especially of meat, bread and
fats, alone can work such a miracle,
the people say.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Heal Skin Diseases

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and similar skin troubles. Alittle zemo.
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Zemo 10 a wonderful, penetrating,
disappearing liquid and is soothing to
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IS easily applied and costs little. Get
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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
DEAR FOLKS"

The executive committee in
charge of the Rummage Sale to
be held next week for the benefit
of the Harrisburg Hospital called
attention to the fact that the
actual sale will not be held
throughout the week, but that the
first three days-Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday-wil be CIV
en- over to assembling the great
mass of material which has been
promised the sale.
I'VE want everything" said
Mrs. Olmsted this morning.
Everything from old clothes to
new clothes, and from automo-
bile odds and ends to household
furniture"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-03
Officer Serving in France
Candidate For Court Clerk

Gettysburg, Pa, April 3. - Adams
county has candidate seeking office
at the coming primaries who is with
the army of occupation in Germany.
has been made that ].
Chester Bell. of Hunterstown, is a
candidate for the office of clerk of the
courts on the Republican ticket. Bell
is a first lieutenant on the regimen
tai staff and has been overseas al
most a year.
Another candidate is also in the
field who has seen service at the
front, John Hartman, a son of the
present sheriff of Adams county. who
succeed his father.