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THE BARRE DAILY TIMES, B AR RE, VT., TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1017.
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Sale Will Continue Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Sale Closes Friday Night
Many are taking advantage of the Greatest Dollar Specials ever offered
to the people of this section
Such great values are being given that we can only sell one special
with each $5 purchase, two with $10.00, etc. However, your purchases
may be made from any department in our store except our bargain an
nex. Make out your shopping list for the whole family and see how
many specials you can get. Below we mention a few of the specials.
$2.00 or $2.25
Umbrellas
Choice of Ladies' or
Gents'
$1
(Only oitt told with a $5.(0 por-chM)
12 Turkish Towels
Heavy weight
hemmed. 17c value
$1
(Only an lot sold with a fS.H
purchase)
$1.25 Silk Hose
75c Silk Gloves
$1
(Only an lot sold with
purchass)
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12 Yards Crash
Bleached or unbleach
ed. 15c value.
$1
(Only one lot told with a 15.00
purchase)
$1.00 Skirt
$1.00 Waist
Take your pick
$1
(Only one sold with a 15.90 purchase)
12 Yards Percale
36 inches wide.
17c quality
$1
(Only ana lot aald with a 15.1
purchase)
Figure out the saving that this sale means to you, and act quickly,
as your time is limited.
The Homer Fitts Company
BARRE DAILY TIMES
TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1917.
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Th) Weather
Fair to niL'ht and Wednesday! little
Chans in temperature; gentle shifting
winds.
MONTPELIER
NaTy Recruiting Station Is to Be Re
opened. i
The local navy recruiting station,
which has been closed for several weeks
because of the infantile paralysis situ
ation, will be re-opened this week, per
mission having been given by the Wash
ington authorities to take recruits from
Washington county provided they can
show a health certificate. Chief Master-at-Arms
Mitchell has been in St. Johns
bury recruiting during the month.
Robert Henry of Framingham, Mass.,
is visiting in the city with his mother
and sisters on Barre street for a week
or ten days. T"
In probate court Amasa R. Fuller of
Warren was appointed administrator,
with the will annexed, of the estate of
Elizabeth L. Cardell, late of Warren.
Morton McKinstry of Woodbury settled
his account as guardian of Betsy A.
Corry, and settled his account as admin
istrator of the estate of Betsy A. Corry,
late of Woodbury. The will of Edwin
E. Chandler, late of Warren was prov
en. No new cases of infantile paralysis
were reported yesterday, or to-day, and
there are but three children now ill with
the disease, being the only houses under
quarantine.
City Clerk and Treasurer T. R. Mer
rill has received a total of $132,327.1)7 in
taxes during the month, to-dsy being the
last day in which taxes may be paid
without costs being added. The last day
is usually a heavy one and probably
more than $20,000 will be taken in dur
ing the day and evening. The total
amount due is around $170,000.
Adjt.-Gen. Tillotson left this morning
for Bakersfield to attend the funeral
of his mother, whose death occurred
Sunday.
Misses Laura Pine, Beatrice Fountain,
' Antoinette Oligney, Bernice Pembroke,
Grace Ellis and Eula Kelley returned
yesterday from Lake Morey, where they
passed the week end, making the trip in
Mrs. C. A. Lang's automobile.
A Ford touring car, the property of
Roper & Spooner garage, and operated
by them as a livery car, came to grief
on Main street early last evening. The
rear axle was broken when the little
car went over a bump and the wheel
on the right side of the machine dropped
off. No passengers were in the ma
chine and the driver was not injured. An
other car of similar make was used to
tow the damaged car to the garage.
RECRUITING BOOMS.
Regular Army Gets Several Men from
Vermont
Rutland, July 31. The local army re
cruiting station has done a fine business
during the last two or three days. That
the approaching service under the draft
has had something to do with it is the
opinion of Sergt. W. F. Mason, officer
in charge. Carroll B. Brown and Forrest
Annis of Stockbridge and Sheridan G.
Goodrich of Plymouth were sent on Sat
urday to Syracuse, N. Y., William Geno
and Dennis Maloney of Rutland were
sent yesterday morning to the same
camp and Norman D. Bogue of Pittsford
was accepted and left in the afternoon
for Syracuse. All are to enter the U. S.
infantry, this being the only branch in
which men are now wanted with the
exception of specially qualified men for a
few vacancies in other departments.
TALK OF THE TO 1VX
Clean-up sale of suits at Abbott's.
Special values in wash skirts at Fitts'
Don't miss the big shoe sale at Shea's
this week.
The two French sisters, palmists
clairvoyants, returned from New York,
are to re-open their office, 46 Main street,
on Wednesday.
MORE STRICT CENSORSHIP
MUST SERVE OLD SENTENCE.
"Slim Braxton Brought Back to Ver
mont from Canada.
Burlington, July 31. "Slim" Braxton,
a negro, who flourished within the lim
its of the town of Colchester during the
days that the 10th cavalry was stationed
at Fort Ethan Allen, was yesterday tak
en to the house of correction by Sheriff
Allen, to serve out the unexpired term
of a sentence imposed upon him in April,
1014, for the illegal sale of liquor. Sher
iff Allen went Saturday to Montreal to
get his man, who was just completing a
jail sentence there.
Braxton on April 0, 1014, was sen
fenced to serve not less than nine nor
more than twelve months at the house
of correction in Rutland and to pay i
fine of $500. He was conditionally par
doned on December 20, 1914, by Gov
ernor Allen M. Fletcher, but violated the
conditions of his parole, and the gover
nor's warrant was issued for his arrest.
Braxton was finally traced to Montreal
where he was found in prison.
Braxton now faces a term consisting
of four months of his original sentence,
and if the fine of $500 is not paid, three
days incarceration for each dollar of the
fine.
Light Weight Caps!
We are showing a complete
line of Silk and Mohair Caps.
Just the thing for driving; cool
and comfortable. 50c, S1.00
and S1.50.
Let us show vou.
The
Frank McWhorter Co.
To Be Imposed on Newspapers Concern
ing Arrival of Troops.
wasmngion, u. v., July 31. -A new
list of press regulations making material
changes in the voluntary censorship rules
under which American newspapers have
been operating was promulgated last
night by the committee on public infor
mation. The new regulations contain the first
general request that there be no pub
lished mention of the arrival of Amer
ican troops at European ports replacing
in that respect an express authorization
in the old rules for use of any cable de
spatches passed by the European censors.
Other sections of the old regulations
are made more severe by specific stipu
lations in place of the more general lan
guage employed in the rules in force
until now. Information which the gov
eminent considers might reveal military
movements or policies is described in
great detail.
In the statement announcing the new
regulations, George Creel, chairman of
the committee, says that "repeated and
serious violations of the voluntary cen
sorship have been attempted to be ex
cused on the score of misunderstanding"
and that a "restatement" is made with
the idea that hereafter there shall be no
room for doubt as to the committee's de
sires. The instances in which the most seri
ous charges of violation have been made,
however, have not resulted from misun
derstanding of the committee's rules, but
from following them implicitly. These
TA LK OF THE TOWN
Bueilla stamped goods at Fitts.
Hundreds of be renins in men's, worn.
en's and children's shoes at Shea's.
serve Coon's ice cream, vanilla.
strawberry, caramel. Barre Drug Co.
Misses Murdena and Joena Smith of
Boston are passing several weeks with
friends in the city.
Miss Pearl Wilkin has returned to her
home on Keith avenue after havinar anent
week with friends in Burlington and
r.ssex Junction.
Corporal Alexander Hall, a member of
H company, which is stationed at Fort
Ethan Allen, was among the visitors in
the city yesterday.
Mrs. Jra A. Houston returned yester
day to her home on Maple avenue afterl
having visited with friends in North
Duxbury for the past few days. I
Alms Maud Abbott of Maiden, Mass..
left this morning after having visited at
the home of Miss Blanche Spauldinir of
Jefferson street for a few days.
John Muiry of Bassett street left this
morning for Northfield, where he will
spend a two weeks' vacation from his
duties in the A. P. Abbott store.
Market quotations 16 years ago, ac
cording to an old copy of The Times
fixed the price of fowls at 17 cents per
pound. Fowls are being quoted at 33
cents to-day.
Sirs. Samuel Sargent and daughter,
Leone, have returned to their home on
Prospect avenue after visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. James Slora of
Cutler Corner for several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Gove and
daughters, Hester, Marion and Lydia
have returned to their home on Eastern
avenue from Lanesboro, where they have
been camping at Niggerhead pond during
the past month.
Henry MoCauley, who has been em
ployed in the Barre granite industry for
several months, left this afternoon for
Portland, Me., where he has been called
to" join the coast artillery unit with
which he was affiliated for some time
Nearly two weeks have elapsed since a
positive case of poliomyelitis developed
in Barre and while there is one case of
illness which is under observation with
certain suspicious circumstances attend
ant, there are only three cases of the
malady thus far. A 14-year-old Farwell
street girl is under quarantine,-but the
nature of the disease has not been defi
nitely determined, nor will a final diag
nosis be msde until Dr. Taylor arrive
from Burlington to examine the patient.
Following a conference of seventh
class licensees yesterday afternoon, the
retail price of beer took another jump to
day and people who know most of the
angles of the brewery business predict
another increase after the vote on the
food bill is taken in Washington to-mor
row. In certain brews the jump is as
high as 50 cents pr case and it is stated
that brewers are compelled to pay the
long price for grain, some of which is of
poor quality. Since the order which bans
drinking over the bar during the quaran
tine became operative, seventh class li
censees have been making hay.
Taking its cue from the department of
justice at Washington, D. C, and from
numerous state and local boards of
health, the Barre police department is
keeping a sharp eve out for peddlers of
court plaster and every suspicious acting
individual who attempts to unload
package of the adhesive plaster in this
city will do so in the knowledge that it
is just his kind thst the police are ant
lous to interview. In numerous cases
analysis has shown that the court plas
ter was infected with tetanus germs, and
the popular theory " of the "peppered"
plaster connects it with a diabolical plot
emanating from German soUrces.
Golfers representing two clubs in this
city, the Meadow Brook and Barre, are
leaving late this afternoon and to-morrow
for Burlington to compete in the
state tournament which is to continue
until Saturday. A part of the Meadow
Brook delegation which plans to be in
Burlington tonight includes George
Fraser, Harry Forsythe, "Smoky" Joe
Fraser, Joseph Fraser and George Brand.
They will be joined by others who are
to leave to-morrow for Burlington.
Among the Barre Golf club members who
are on the grounds already are William
Johnston and James Stewart, who have
been practicing on the Rutland course
for a few days, and J. E. Walsh.
While motoring home from his camp
at Niggerhead pond in Marshflcld Sun
day afternoon, James K. Pirie, the
quarry owner, witnessed an acciueni, in
Union Dry Goods Company
A One Week Clean Up Sale of
Summer Goods !
Many lines of summer merchandise that are now broken, must be closed
out immediately. Wash Dresses, White Dresses, Wash Skirts, Waists, odd
lots of Colored Wash Fabrics, etc., marked at big reductions in order to have a
speedy and thorough clearance.
To-day We Mention Particularly a Sale of
Summer Dresses at $3.98 .
These are this season's best styles in Fancy Voile, Lawns, White Voiles, etc. Come
to-day if possible and get the first choice of this assortment.
Waist Special at $3.98
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All our odd Georgette Crepe Waists that
were regularly marked $5.00, to close out
at $3.98 each
Children's Dresses at 89c
Girls' White Tailored Dresses, beautifully
made and regular values $1.00 to $1.25, to
go at .4 89c each
Wash Skirts at Special Low Prices
They are in five lots, as follows: $1.39, $1.69, $1.98, $2.49, $2.98. Regular values
from $1.50 to $3.50.
A Few Coats to Close Out at Once. Choice $5
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THE UNION DRY GOODS COMPANY
TELL MEXICO ABOUT SPIES.
to
United States Ambassador Fletcher
Give Notification.
Washington, July 31. fo numerous
have become the reports of German spy
activities and propaganda in Mexico that
Ambassador Fletcher is prepared upon
his arrival at Mexico City to call the at
tention of the Mexican government to
the links in that country between Berlin
and German agents in the United States.
Officials of the state department do
not call into question the integrity of
the Mexican government, but the reports
have left no room to doubt the existence
of a German organization in Mexico
whose machinations may be defined as a
violation of Mexico's neutrality. The
Carranza government is believed in fact
to be disturbed by the abuse of its hos
pitality, and there is a feeling here that
the time is not far distant when certain
representatives in Mexico of the German
foreign office may be officially questioned
as to their activities.
How extensive the work of the German
agents has been in forwarding informa
tion to Germany by mail and other
means has not been ascertained by Amer
ican agents, but evidence of their tire
less activity in propaganda has been pro
duced. When Carl Heynen was arrested
a few weeks ago on the charge of spy
activities In the United States it was
not known that his work extended to
Mexico, but since then evidence has been
produced to indicate that he was very
intimately connected with the German
spy system there and that the men who
formerly reported to him are continuing
their efforts.
One man, whom agents of the United
States are watching, is Richard Evers-
busch, the German consul at Tampico.
Mr. Eversbusch was the partner in busi
ness of Mr. Heynen, the firm name for
many years being Heynen & Evers
busch.
While almost every other government
has decreased the number of its consular
representatives in Mexico, Germany has
kept there a full list and Minister Von
hckhardt has been at the capital since
the overthrow of Huerta.
It will be pointed out to the Mexican
government that in the event of reason
able proof of undue activities by any
German consul or diplomat precedent for
expulsion from the country can be found
in the eases of Dumba, von Pa pen and
Bov-Kd.
The American government is not con
cerned so greatly as to the suggestion
hat Mexico is used as a relay point for
military information as it is over the
constant and apparently uninterrupted
German propaganda emanating from
Mexico and over the possibility of cur
tailment of the Mexican oil supply. The
recent strike. In .the Tampico oil re
gion have caused some anxiety and it
has been freely charged that they were
caused by German agents working in
some cases through the I. W. W.
Recently increased taxes on crude pe
BACK FROM CHINA.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Austin of St Albans
Spent a Year There.
St. Albans, July 31. Mr. and Mrs.
Warren R. Austin of Congress street
have returned from Pekin, China, where
they have been about a year. They left
China June 23 from Shanghai on the
Pacific mail steamship Ecuador, landing
in San Francisco the 19th inst. On their
return homeward they visited Mr. Aus
tin's brother, C. G. Austin, jr., in Chi
cago, and also visited in New York.
In China, Mr. Austin was attorney for
the American International corporation
of 120 Broadway, Xew York, and for the
Siems-Carey Railway A; Canal Co. of
New York and Pekin. His mission to
the bill insisted that the cabinet should
be re-formed in such a manner that thi
civil side of the administration should b
fairly represented in the cabinet. Mem
bers of Parliament expressed fear that ii
such reorganization were deferred until
after the passage of the bill the premiei
would re-form his cabinet so that th
military department of the government
would comrjletelv overshadow all other
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SOON BE AT FRONT.
Six Rutland Young Men Join Varioui
Kinds of Service.
Rutland, July 31. Rutland will b
represented by six young men in tin
units of the United States medical re
serve "somewhere in France" in the per-
anna nf Clactrtja .Tnnps. fnrmprlir rif Th
China is understood to have involved . HeraM gtaff , Aibert and Philip Seamans.
Gordon Landon and Ellery and Homci
among other things the making of a loan
contract to the Chinese republic of suf
ficient amount to build 2,600 miles of
railways and another to dredge and im
prove the Grand canal, one of the seven
wonders of the world. These contracts
were executed and will go into effect as
rapidly as locations can be established
and materials and machinery removed to
the ground. In both enterprises the
American International corporation does
the financing and the Railway & Canal
company is the contractor. The work is
understood to be done under American
supervision and by American skilled la
bor, the unskilled labor being furnished
by the Chinese.
When Mr. Austin left China a crisis in
the government had occurred by virtue
of the contest which has existed for some
time between the civil and military de
partments of the republic. The premier
of the republic, being also minister of
war, had presented to Parliament a reso
lution, unanimously passed by his cab
inet, declaring war on Germany. Presi
dent Li Yuan Hung had indicated that
he would approve a bill passed by Par
liament declaring war on Germany. The
sentiment of Parliament was strongly in
favor of such action, but before passing
Purdy.
Mr. Jones will go as a member of th
New York university unit, section No,
29 of the United States army ambulanc
corps. The Seamans boys are memberi
of the Amherst unit, section No. 39. Mr,
Landon will be a member of the Wil
liams college unit, section No. 95, and tht
Purdys belong to the Pennsylvania unit
Landon and the Purdys will not accora.
pany the three first named.
All of the men are to drive ambulances
and be engaged in litter work. The Rut.
land men will be among the first unit!
of the U. S. medical reserve corps to b
sent abroad.
The young men understand that they
will see service near the first line
trenches. They have been stationed a I
various mobilization points since enlist,
ment in the medical reserve and have;
only recently learned when they are to
sail and from what port.
GRANITEVILLE
All interested in the Red Cross will
meet with Mrs. A. X. Roach on Wednes
day afternoon at 2 o'clock to sew.
instances have involved publication of d . of 'P,,innP,d when lhe
troleum ana its derivatives already have
. M.aiBt it nAnaan an ini pnr in i . .
. , , J Z ' , I 7 Vi " resulted in a voluminous correspondence
,-hich a Chevrolet touring car owned by .,. ..... rien,rm.n..1 , tu.
people camping at tu a puu iu. mc
was badlv damaged. The accident oc
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despatches passed by the European cen
sors announcing the arrival of American
military units in Europe.
On this subject the committees only
standing rule, contained in the general
ist promulgated May 28 and never re
placed nor revoked, was as follows:
"All messages received from abroad by
cable or wireless are censored at the
point of despatch or receipt and are free
for publication unless some especial cir
cumstance arouses the suspicion of the
editor."
The new rules instead of restating this
principle substitute for it a prohibition
on publication of:
"Information of the arrival at any Eu
ropean port of American war vessels.
transports or any portion of an expedi
tionary force, combatant or non-combatant,
until announcement is authorized by
the secretary of the war or the secrc-tary
of the navy."
driver of the Chevrolet, in turning out
for a Barre car occupied by George
Mutch and William 'dams, struck a
strip of soft going near the side of the
highway. Compelled to make a sudden
halt, the driver of the car apparently
was taken unawares when the front axle
bent and the rear end of the vehicle
brought up in such a manner as to turn
the machine over onto its side. A wom
an and her eon and a Boston terrier were
thrown from the car, but none of them
was injured seriously. Mr. Pirie, who
was a snort distance in ine rnr oi me
car when the accident occurred, took the
occupants to Plainfield while garage men
were looking after the car.
two governments. out aanger oi any cur
tailment of the supply by reason of
that has passed for the time by the op
erators paying the tax.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
WHEN IT COMES TO WAGONS
WE HAVE THEM
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Ice Cream
To-day
Vanilla, Strawberry, Caramel, put up in
sanitary, germ-proof and air-tight
paper bottles.
Barre Drug Co.,
TA Progressive Pharmacy w.
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MA RSHFIELD
A ranning meeting will he hld at the
rhoolhcuee ia Marshfield village on
Wednesday, Aug. I, at 1:30 p. m. Got-
jeremBt paacphlrU will be distributed to
thuie d-mng them, and item of gnrl
interest diTiesL Friday. Anjf. 3. a
cannirg n-eting will be hld in the Kn-
jnted t atteai.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to all those who worked so hard
and courageously to save our home and
property during the Spencer fire.
Mr. and Mr. William Diuharme
and familr.
Warona for tyeryhcxi-r. BuH anil Tor for j
Itarht driving: Concord and Milk Wacons for a
biiinM, Eipmu, Delivery. Trurka and Farm I IJ
Wason. for farrm-r.. Auto Trailer, for rr ! Cn ; aaaK3aaCSaSaSKSaKnSaSaa
rar. UumD warona i or maa Dutidina-. stud.
baker Juniors for the kiddie. We eouM writ I
who) chapter about any on strle. Wacont '
that will stand up. ir Tmh roods and witli
a ml iruarant that meana aotnethinc
Come and .
A. W. ALLEX CO.
Kr England and Orang County Tlphona
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There will be no
meeting of Clan
tKwdnn, N. 12. O.
P. C, Wednesday
night brrauw of
thequarantine. Pr
order Chi-f Wil
liam Flark and
Tetary Alex.
d wards.
ENGINES
AND BLOWER-CUTTERS
All readr for you. Srw, fr stork and
witii a ml guaranty that irmna anmothing.
Don't wait until rou bra-in. to rut corn, for
"wty During la saf bujrin" and "now la the
tim" to "torn and ."
A. W. A IX EX CO.
N'rw England and Orang County TelrphafMe
TIN IS GOING UP
It will aoos W out--iat. A Milk Corrj
at IT.ee ui graad lntinit for Vw day. I
Haw Kiwrk pnt taiik will it tak to ray far a '
CW? Tak an aow. M I-UK C-0-0-L-V j
sprila profit for tiw farar.
A. W. AU.KX CO. I
Kr Cng!aad aad Orang t wsntr Tt"rrns I
BLACK HOFK FOB KALE Wira I
lbs, yvara cad ; raj) and saw It la Lb rww-i f
; B. Inwmtj. 47 Grwt rtw. liti afcJl
Automobile Tires!
Now is the time to buy your tires if you
want to 6ave money. We have a full line of
Lee Tires
4,000 mile GUARANTEE and prices right.
Don't fail to examine them before you buy.
C. W. Averill & Co.
Telephone 500 Barre, Vermont