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DAILY TIMES
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VOL. XXIV.-NO. 136
BARRE, VERMONT, MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1920
PRICE,
CENTS.
RUSSIANS BOTTLED UP BY POLES
ON NORTHERN FRONT; PRISONERS
CAPTURED IN GREAT NUMBERS
Poles Closed Gateway of
Escape, Between Prussia
and Vistula River, and
Have Captured Russians
and Materials in Such
Quantities That It Is Im
possible to Count Them.
FRENCH GENERALS
LEAD POLES
Already 35,000 Thousand
L Soviet Troops Have Been
Taken by Army Under
French General Billotte
Gen. Weygand De
clares Poland Will Be
Grave of Three-Fourths
of Russian Army.
Warsaw, Aug. .3 (By the Associated
press) The process of bottling up the
Russian soviet forces on the northern
front between Prussia and the Vistula
river has been completed, according to
an official statement issued just before
midnight. The Poles have closed the
gateway of escape, taking prisoners
and materials in such quantities that
it is impossible to count them.
Pari?. Aug.N:! (By the Associated
pre The numbeY of Ku.-iaii soviet
prisoner captured in the Polish count
cr-oflcnsive will amount to T.'i.niK), ac
cording to Warsaw advices to the
French foreign office to day.
Most of the 3.1,000 prisoner already
counted were captured in the territory
northwest of Warsaw, including the
Danzig corridor, by the army under
command of the French General Bil-1
lotte, who formerly was chief of staff
to General Lyautey, resident French
governor of Morocco. This army now
is most effective and is composed of
German-trained men of Poaen.
Another Polish army under com
mand of the French General Henry is
striking towards Bialystok from War
saw, cutting off the bolshevik retreat.
A third Polish column under Presi
dent Pijsudski already has passed
Brest-Litovsk, cutting off the bolshevik
Galician army.
The French foreign office announced
to-day that General Weygand now is
chief of the Polish staff, with full
power, and that most of the 1,000
French officers in Poland am actually
participating in the fighting.
The Polish peace delegates at Minsk
have reported that the soviet repre
sentatives are increasing in severify
the published peace terms, demanding
now that 200,000 Polish workmen be
given the arms the bolsheviki hope
the Polish army will lay down.
signed to towns in East' Prussia were
turned back and, it is alleged, machine
guns were found concealed in them. All
shipments from Germany now are re
ceiving unusual attention from frontier
customs officials.
A large number of refugees continue
to reach this city daily.
POLES CAPTURE
TOWN OF GRUDUSK
And Hare Cut Off Retreat of Bolshe
viki Northwest of
Warsaw.
Warsaw, Aug. 22 (By the Associated
Frass). Polish forces have taken the
town of Grudusk, about 12 miles
north of Siechanow, and have cut off
the retreat of bolshevik forces north
west and north of this city by the way
of Mlawa and Przasnysz.
The 18th Polish division which has
been attacking Ciechanow has met des
perate resistance by enemy detach
ments covering the retreat of the fourth
soviet army, which, last week, ad
vanced along the Prussia frontier un
til it threatened the Polish defenses
along the Vistula river. After captur
ing Ciechanow, the Poles advanced
rapidly northward and succeeded in
cutting the only direct line railroad
running eastward from the soviet posi
tions. Volunteer Polish divisions' now are
attacking Przasnysz.
ADMIT LOSS OF BREST-LITOVSK.
Russian Soviets Tell of Retirement
from that City.
London, Aug. 211. Retirement of
Russian soviet forces from the city of
Brest-Litovsk was officially admitted in
a statement issued yesterday in Mos
cow and received here to-day by wireless.
BRITISH AND GREEK
TROOPS ADVANCE
WEYGAND PREDICTS
RUSSIAN DISASTER
French General Saya Poland Will Be
"Grave of Three-Fourtha of the
Bolshevik Army."
Farta, Aug. 23. Soviet Russian
trail which invaded Poland and
threatened to capture Warsaw appear
to be on the eve of complete disaster,
ays the Warsaw correspondent of the
Matin. He quotes General Weygand
saying Poland will be the "grave of
three-fourths of the Bblshevik army.
The correspondent declare that the
bolsheviki will soon be forced into
hurried general retreat, and that dis
eipllna has broken down in their ranks
GREAT BURST OF PATRIOTISM.
By
Against Turkish Nationalists Offensive
ia Eskishehr, Where 20 Persona,
Including One British Offi-.
cer, Were Killed.
(onstantinopIe,Aiig. 22 (By the As
sociated Press). British and Greek
columns are advancing toward Es-
kishehr, 77 miles southeast of Rrussa,
from the Ismid area, to put down a
new nationalist offensive which on Sat
urday resulted in twenty persons be
ing killed, including one British offi
cer, and flfl wounded.
The offensive against the allies in
that sector began Saturday with a
surprise attack on the Greeks .it Bi
vouacing and Baghchejik, 50 mil'1 cast
of Brussa.
French troops are advancing from
Aintab, 0 miles northeast of Aleppo,
to attack Marash, 0.v miles northwest
of Aleppo. Hard fighting is reported.
RUMANIAN CROWN
PRINCE IN NEW YORK
Will Spend Six Days Visiting the City
Banquet Given Him By James
W. Gerard, To-night
New York, Aug. 23. Crown Prince
Carol of Rumania, soldier and diplo
mat, who has traveled across the I'nit-
ed States on his trip around the world,
arrived here to-day from Niagara Falls
for a six-day visit before sailing for
Europe on the Arqiiaitanta.
Despite his expressed desire to main
tain his incognito while here, a dinner
in bis honor has been arranged for to
night bv James W. Gerard, former
Ameriean ambassador to Germany.
ROOSEVELT IN CALIFORNIA.
Democratic Vice-President Nominee
Due to Make Two Addresses to-day.
San Francisco, Aug. 23. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, Democratic vice-presidential
nominee, was in California to-day on
his speaking tour of the west. He was
to deliver two addresses here, one at a
luncheon, under the auspices of the
women's committee of the civic cen
ter and the other at a mass meeting.
Medford. Ore.. Aug. 23. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, en rente from Portland to
San Francisco, spent Sunday afternoon
ii-hi special car, side tracked at Le
land, because of a freight wreck ahead.
Mr. Roosevelt car was attached to a
regular Southern Paeifie. train, which
was delayed about six hours.
UNITED STATES
WARNS POLAND
Not to Go Beyond Ethno
graphic Boundaries
of Poland
IN CARRYING ON
PRESENT BATTLE
Government at Washington
Has Sent Protest to
Warsaw
Washington, D. C, Aug. 23. Poland
has been cautioned by the American
government not to permit her armies
in their present eounter-olTensive
acainst the Russian bolsheviki to ad
vance beyond the ethnographic bound
aries of Poland. Informal representa
tions on the subject, it was stated olti
cially to-day, have been made to the
Polish government through the Ameri
can charge at Warsaw.
NORWEGIAN GIVEN FIRST.
Captain. Helge Loveland Was dinner
of Decathlon;
Antwerp, Aug. 23. Although it has
not yet been officially announced, it is
understood that Captain Helge Love
land of the Norwegian army has been
confirmed as the winner of the de
cathlon, with -Brutus K. Hamilton of
the University of Missouri in second
place.
The final heat of the individual cross
country run of nearly 10 kilometers
was won by Nurnii, Finland, in 27 min
utes and 14 seconds. Bacham, Sweden,
was second; Lumatainen, Finland,
third; J. Wilson, England), fourth;
A. Hegarty, England, fifth, and Con
quieneer, Italy, sixth.
In the team cross-country run at
the same distance, Finland, with 10
points, was first. England, with 21
points, was second; Sweden, with 23
points, third; America, with 3d points,
fourth; France, with 40 points, fifth,
and Belgium, with 50 points, sixth
The l.oOO-meter relay race, next to
the last stadium event, was won by
England, with South Africa second.
France third, America fourth and
Sweden fifth. Sweden protested the
race, claiming it was started from a
wrong point of the track. The Olympic
committee is considering the- protest.
The American team consisted of
George S. Schiller, Lo Angeles A. C. ;
.1 E. Meredith, New York A. C;
George S. Brethall, Cornell college, la.,
and Frank .1. Shoa, United States navy.
The time of the winning team was
three minutes, 22 and one-fifth seconds.
Following are the final unoilicial
scores of the stadium athletics, the
field and track event: America, 210
points: Finland, 105; Sweden, !."; Eng
land. f; France. Xi; Italy. 2HT Sjnth
Africa, 24; Canada, 10; Norway, 10;
Denmark, 0: Esthonia, 8; New Zea
land, 5; Belgium, 5; Australia .";
Czecho slovakia, 3; Holland, 2; Lux
embourg, 2.
IMPROVE THE DANCE,
NOT KEEP UP RAN
NATION'S DENTISTS MEET.
People of Poland Are Enthuied
Their Victories.
Toeen, Aug. 21 (By the Associated
Press?. Polish victories over the Rus
sian eoviet armies caused intense ex
ritement here to-day, soldiers and vol
unteer parading the streets and sing
ing aortg denouncing bolshevism.
Street were emblazoned with war
posters, asking for volunteers and de
picting the Tnrn- of bolshevism in
laming blood red ink. while crowds
cheered and sang as they waved good
bve to troop train departing for the
northern front.
Reports from country towns indicat
ed that volunteer detachment are be
ing formed among 'civilians, women
joining the colors with their husbands
and brothers. So pcpti'ar i- t!e move
ment that even children are drilling in
the streets. It i said the purpose of
these forres will he to p-'l'ce the we1
m frontier of Poland and in mtire te
a lion a I boundaries f Pcincd w u! I
m'.ained
Interest in the f..r-1 ion cf tnion ; hi. of IV bouse of delegates vr
-r forces is im-rra-ed bv re;.rl !)! ! irtl'id'd in today's program- Toe m
tfe boUhetito lave reea.-.r;;; venin will be the "" for mt
tipple ff m-ir.,t from I -! Pni- j m; of several nrgwniratw". r-h'ed
ia Four t n i'-a'cd crw! cuu- lo the pcofeHa.
2th Annual Convention Opened Te
ds y fn Boat oa.
Boston. Aug. 53. The 24th niniial
convention of the National Dental as
sociation wa opened here to-day ith
almiit 5.000 delegates present. The
contention, which is the 2d snniver
Mrv celebration of organized lentistiy.
wi!1 continue through Friday.
llcgist rat kh of delegates, m-eting
of th hoard of trustee and tern sen-
Dancing Masters' Association Appeal
to the Methodist
Church.
New York, Aug. 23. An apel to
the Methodist church to help improve
the dame, rather than maintain a ban
"which few church members oIk y
was made in a resolution adopted by
the American National Association of
Masters of Dancing, at the opening of
Its four-dav convention here to-day.
"The resolution, introduced by i-'enton
T. Bott of Dayton, O., president of the
association, denied that .dancing par
tics and dancing schools were "obvious
lj of misleading or questionable ten
demv." as characterized in the Meth
odist book of discipline. Afty c barg
ing the Methodist church with hamper
ing darning masters elevating the.
dance, the resolution said the Amen
can Red Cross and other war agencies
"paid descried tribute to the damv as
educational entertainment and excr
rise."
I ompsers.. music publishers, actors
and others mere urged to help' 'momve
the rhythm of dame music.
Dancing in many restaurants red
more supervision, Mr. Bott declared In
his opening address.
It i the public dance hall, polity
conducted. which receive ami merits
most public critic rm, be said.
AWAIT HEARING ON SUF
FRAGE INJUNCTION
Anti-Women Suffragists Claim Action
Will Delay Voting by Women
' for at Least 18 Months.
Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 23. Both' fac
tions in the Tennessee suffrage fight
prepared to-day for a legal battle over
the legislature's ratification of the fed
eral suffrage amendment. Suffragists
and their opponents thought. the next
step in the controversy probably
would be the . hearing on the tempo
rary writ of injunction issued Satur
day by Judge I-angford, restraining
state officials from certifying ratifi
cation to Washington.
No date has been fixed for the hear-
m - : . ,
ing, nut some oi ine principals re
lieved that the case might be leard
late to-day or to-morrow. The writ
is returnable within five days, on
agreement of the parties to the action.
The Tennessee Constitutional league,
which brought the suit on the ground
that the legislature under the state
constitution had no right to ratify the
suffrage amendment, ha announced
that it will carry its fight, if necessary,
to the United Statea supreme court.
Officials of the league predict that the
injunction will prevent women of the
nation from voting for at least '8
months.
Suffragists to-day expressed thi be
lief that litigation would not ie 'ro
testcd and that ratification by Ten
nessee would lie upheld by the courts
in time for women to vote in Novem
ber. '
SAYS NEW ENGLAND
IS FOR HARDING
Frank Knox of Manchester, N. H.,
Called on Republican Candidate
at Marion, 0.
Marion. O., Aug. 23. Colonel George
Harvey of New York continued today
the conferences with Senator Harding
and his advisors, which began Satur
day and extended over the week end.
It was -indicated at Harding head
quarters, lhat-his visit .had to io wiik
the league of nationa issue, on which
the Republican nominee i preparing a
speech to be delivered here Saturday.
As an irreconcilable opponent of the
league, Colonel Harvey ha been a
prominent figure in the fight against
i:. He also had a hand in final prep
aration of the national platform.
Frank .Knox of Manchester. N. H..
who was floor manager for General
Wood at the Chicago convention, also
saw Senator Harding to-day and as
sured him of the support of the New
England states.
Sine the national convention," said
Mr. Knox, "I have liecn in more or less
continuous correspondence with the men
who led the fight for Wood in Chica
go and, without exception,' they are
loyally, energetically and enthusiast i.
eally supporting Senator Harding. '
BURGLARY CHARGED
But There Is Claim That He Married
Again Whan First Wife Was Dying.
Brattleboro, Aug. 23. Michael J. Me
Carthy of this place, an employe of the
Central Vermont railroad, was arrested
yeterday by Sheriff Frank L. Well
man on a complaint of State's Attor
ney E. W. Gibson, charging him with
hiirirlarv. He was locked in the udice
station and will be arraigned in munici
pal court. McCarthy and Mr. Flwr
ence Phillips i Sodden, divorced,
daughter of Klliot Phillips of Hrattle
hero, were married August by Carl S.
Hopkins, jii-tice pf the peace.
McCarthy, it U claimed by the oft
cers, had a legaj wife undergoing mHi
cal treatment at that time in the Mel
rose, Mass.. hospital and she is still a
patient in the hospital. McCarthy and
wife No. 2 went to New Haven, Conn
on their honeymoon. It was learned
they were coming back yesterday and
Mr. Phillips met his daughter at the
railroad station. Sheriff Wrllman met
McCarthy at the station and escorted
him to pol;ce headquarers. It is under
stood that Mrs. Sodden did not know
that Mc4arthy had another wife until
he sat erre-tcd.
EGYPT WILL BE
INDEPENDENT
DEAD PILED UP
ON CROSSING
But Action Will Await
Final Agreement With
Great Britain
AND NEGOTIATIONS
WITH WORLD POWERS
Treaty of Alliance Will Be
Worked Out, Says Lon
don Newspaper
Tendon. Auir. 23.-Negotiations inci
dent to the recognition by Great Brit
ain of the independence of Egypt will
take place between this country and
the worlif powers as soon as a final
agreement is signed by the Egyptian
and British governments, says the
Times.- The final convention will be
submitted for confirmation to the Brit
ish Parliament and the Egyptian As
sembly.
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The Times adds that details win ne
worked out for a treaty of alliance,
which, it is' hoDcd. will be negotiated as
soon as the Egyptian delegation here
' .
return Borne ana reports me agree
ment to its country.
Features of the agreement, as out
lined by the newspapers, are a guaran
tee by Great Britain of Egypt's, in
tegrity agninst outside aggression.
The present system of posting advisors
in different ministries will be discon
tinued, but British officials will be ap
pointed to take over and carry out the
operations of the public debt commis
sion and look after legislation regard
ing foreigners. AH British, officials,
who may be retained in the Egyptian
service, or appointed in future, will be
responsible to Egyptian heads of de
partments. Legislation affecting for
eigners may be vetoed by the high
commissioner.
TWO P. 0. MEN RETIRED
Clarence G. Carr, R. F D. Man, and
Nat Bond, Janitor.
(inly two men of the local post office
service were affected by the enforce
ment of the new postal retirement
law paed May 22, they being Clar
ence G. Carr of 21 Church .street and
Nathaniel Bond of South Main etreet.
Mr. Carr since February I, 1904, has
been carrier, on R. F. D. No. 2, and,
therefore, retired from the service
-August 20. with a pension. To morrow
he will celebrate his 8th birthday and
since more than 13 years of hia life
was spent in the service of Uncle Sam
a. s carrier he becomes entitled to $330
a vear. Mr. Carr estimate that the
ti&tance covered on this route, which
takes in Plainfleld road and East
Montpeliei road, Beckley Hill and
Ricbard-on road, during the past 16
years is equivalent to that of traveling
around the world more man nve iirnes.
M'ailimictnn statistics divulge that a
carrier covering 2." miles a day travels
the distance equivalent to traveling
around the world. "
Mr Rr.nrl. commander of Crandall
post No. 57, G. A. R., and a Civil war
veteran. Ikccaaie retired from the serv
ice Friday without pay. According to
the requirements jarvftora and other
workers in federal buildings must be
TO eri old before retirement and
then if they have served 15 years or
more are entitled to a pension. Mr.
Bond has been in the service eight
years and ling 78 years old could no
longer serve.
Koiite N"o. 2 is being temporarily
caml for by Orlo Spear. Satuiday
.lames Johnston, carrier of route No.
3, resigned, and in order to give people
of this route postal service Postmaster
Cormar. found it necessary to cover
the Prospect street, Berlin. Montpelier
road and Williamstown route nimseu
to dav. i
Ten Killed and Five Badly
Hurt at Camden, N. J.,
Last Night
WHEN TRAIN HIT
A MOTOR BUS
Crossing Watchman Shout
ed Warning to Driver,
But Without Result
Camden, X. J., Aug. 23. Ten persons
are dead and five others badly injured
as the result of a grade crossing acci
dent in this city last night. Two of
the victims died to-day in hospitals.
A motor-bug containing 15 passen
gers bound for Fairview, the war-time
city, formerly known as Yorkship vil
lage, was struck by a fast Pennsylvania
eiectrie train fronj Millvillcv
The driver of the "bus had" been
stopped by the crossing watchman.
When a train passed the driver start
ed to cross the tracks, unaware that
the eiectrie train was approaching. The
watchman" says he shouted to the driv
er, but the noise drowned the sound of
his voice. The driver' of a taxicab,
which was also halted at the crossing,
corroborates the watchman.
The crossing has been the scene -of
three fatal accidents in the past six
weeks. Safety gates recently installed
were put into operation last Thursday,
but were not working last night, the
police say.
THREE SEVERELY
HURT IN ACCIDENT
Pittsfield, Maai., Men Were Traveling
By Auto Near St. Jean
Le Mineour, Ont.
Montreal. Aug. 2.1 -Louis O'Brien,
61 i Albert Shaw, .H!. and J. James Ray,
21, all of Pittsfield, Mass., were severe
ly injured last night when an automo
bile, in which they were riding, was
ditched at a curve near St. Jean de
Mineour, it waa learned to-day. O'Brien
and Shaw, who suffered internal in
juries, are reported in a serious condi
tion. Ray was badly bruised.
THIRTY ACCIDENTS.
Reported to tht Vermont Secretary cf
.State Te-day.
Some 30 accident reports reached the
secretary of state's office this morning,
as a result of the week-end driving.
F. C. Waldo of Washington reported
that car number 7580 ran into his ma
chin, E. J. Raymo of . Barre that his
car was in a collision in Montpelier;
F. J. Seymour of Brookfield that he
had a slight accident; Carlyle Drtv of
Warren that the truck, of Alden Foley
of Bolton hit his team, doing quite
a bit of damage. It was at night
time and Drew had a light on his wag
on; I- P. Strafford that his car hit a
small child near Mount Sunapee, N.
H., one dav last week.
WEDDED THIS MORNING.
TALK OF THE TOWN
QUITS FUEL JOB.
James C Hamlea. Maiae Adminirtra
tor, Retiga.
Portland. Me., Aug. 23 .lime, C.
Hamlen. nbo served arfederal fuel ad
mmi'trator for .Maine during the var
and was irr pressed into service again
a few eekf ago eecause of th iie
hitiTt(inoo cnal sbortage, b terirl
hs resignation.
Mrs. Marie Bielli of Klliston street
rommem-ed her eeek's vacation from
the Standard Granite Co.'s oflire this
morning.
Ma Bella M"ir of Currier street
rcMinw-d her work in the Adams Co.
store thi morning, afier a three weeks'
vation
Frank W codec k left veterday to
sjJjid his cseek's vara' ion from Mar
lins IWk stoie at the Martin cot)a2e
at Joe's pond.
Mi-s Mary ramigooi coriniee-ed a
week's vacation from work at the
Waldron Shield i Co. oSnt this morn
ing, and eapect to leave fn Rhnde .
land shortly.
Mrs. Th"na Burke and Mr. J
fcarnafc Shea of SHert steeet !efl 1h,s
innrnirg for Keetie. V H. ' visit
fr-eeds and. from tere. ,V. g" to
Ratland and Batiiestcn I o-Vr
ieiaik' tafote tftuJBr.j kerne.
WILL RENEW ATTACK
Gov. Gox ta Talk Mora About Repub
lican Campaign Fund.
Iayton. t'hm. Aug. 23. Gov ernor
Cox today was preparing his next
move in attacking Republican cam
paign financing. It was being planned
for delivry during five speeches this
week by the TVmocratie presidential
candidate and promised to add fuel to
the controversy 0ened nide by the
governor's charges that a minimum Re
publican fund of l...ani.O(ai wa being
a masked.
Although withholding comment for
the time being on the denial of Sena
tor Harding, his Republican opponent,
of the A.t"1,fiO charge. Governor Cox
has given assurances of producing
proof. In Ohio alone, he has ststed,
..on.f-iO was raised quickly by the Re
publicans, and ia) another instance, he
said. 7Kn1 was subscribed without
difficulty.
Visit
BURGLARS MAKE HAUL
Hardware Store at Bellows
Falls.
Bellows Fall", .vug. 2.1 A break
Frrdav nisht at the hardware More
cf Field l-awrem-e netted hurglars
art si., to the value of 1". 'Hi open
ing the store Saturday morning rm
pt,ye. ti.tif-d a Hick'si pane in a dr
and invet !-!.. dt-We that the in
iTBikrt bad f.rc-cd a winiow in the
kascwesjt. broken an inter'or dor
trr.au i hinge and enterf 1 tk mIcs
ro-nv They selected np't revolver.,
tare and knivc. No clews r the
I al police to work cn re h-'t.
Miss Jessie Watson and Wilfred Sol-
emon of Barre.
At 11 o'clock this forenoon a very
ouiet wedding took place at 56 Mer
chant street, the home of the bride's
parent', Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Watson,
when their daughter. Miss Jessie B.
Watson, was united in marriage to
Wilfred A. Solomon, son of Mr. and
Mrs. K. C. Solomon of Auburn, Me.,
Rev. F. L. Goodspeed, pastor of the
Congregational church, officiating and
using the doulifc- ring serviie. They
were attended by Miss Mary B. Wat
son, sister of the bride, and Charles L.
Hoernle of St. Johnsbury.
Later in the day Mrs. and Mrs. Sol
omon will leave for a week'a wedding
trip and. upon their return, will re
side at the home of the Utters par
enta on Merchant street. The many
beautiful gifts testified to the esteem
in arhich both bride and groom are
held.
Mrs. Solomon is a graduate of the
Hurst Business college of Buffalo, N.
Y., and, for the psst three yeiars, has
been employed in the state treasurer'e
office jn Montpelier. while Mr. Solomon
is a salesman for tfwift A Co. of Montpelier.
ISLAND POND GAINED
Per
Increase ia Ten Tears Was 16
Cent Concord Also Gained.
Washington. D. C, Aug. 2.1. -The
census of Island Pond. Vt.. is 1.)7. a
compared with 1,573 in lf0, mAing a
gain of 2tM. or le per cent, the popu
lation of Concord. Vt., ia 3c0. showing
an increase of 21, or B per cent.
MORE DIVORCE SUITS.
Have Beea Filed in Washington Comi
ty Court Recently.
Aa the time before tht beginning of
the September term f county onrt
shorten, divorce case are being filed
with more rapidity than they have
wen. and Saturday the following were
! fled: Haiel Paul e4 aterbury vs.
J Frank Paul; Inez Hanson of Montpel-
M-r . Andrew 1 nanson: jvrrnam
Cbofna ef Waterbury v s. Hmdy Cbof
na (they were married 30 year ago! ;
pcrley R. trfvstaet of Barre vs. Una
. r.nUnt of Holyoke. Mi'. il li
tr and desertion are charged and cos
of eninir ra;Wre it recjut-d.
BARRE BRANCH M.
& W. R. OPEN FOR
FREIHGT SEPT. 1
Definite Announcement of Intention
Received from Pres. Hustis of
- Boston & Maine Railroad.
Announcement that the Boston cfc
Maine railroad will re-open the Barre
branch' of the Montpelier 4 Wells
River railroad for freight service on
Sept. 1 has been received by President
Hugh J. M. Jones of the Barre Quar
ters' and Manufacturers' association,
in a letter from President J. H.-JJus-tis
arriving Saturday, Tins announce
ment confirms the impression which
wa gained from the fact that work
men commenced last week to prepare
the roadbed and rails for traffic, the
crossing at Dodge's bridge being put in
shape and two crews of section men
being engaged at various parts tf the
line between Barre and Montpelier.
The Barre branch of the Montpelier
& Wells River railroad has been closed
since the government took ovar ihe
railroads of the country during the
war and consolidation of traffic took
place in many instances. The business
pf the Montpelier 4 Wells River rail
road came and went over the Central
Vermont iron and the station serv
ice in both the cities was consoli
dated in one building in each place.
The freight departments of the two
railroads were consolidated in the for
mer passenger station of the Montpel-.
ier 4 Wells River railroad in Barre nnd
the ticket business was transferred to
the Central Vermont passenger eta
tion. Similar consolidation took place
in Montpelier, the Montpelier & Wells
River station there being closed.
Negotiations for the re-openiug of
the Barre branch of the Montpelier &
Wells Rivej- railroad have been con
ducted by various person and organi
zations ever since, last spring, oeveral
conferences being held with the heads
of the two railroads concerned, repre
sentation were made in behalf 'if both
freight and passenger service, with
special emphasis laid at the time on
freight service.
i bjs letter announcing the deter
mination to open the branch for l'ruight
service. President Hustis did not set
anv date for the resumption of the
passenger service on the line; but it ia
expected that the full service of tho
road will be restored in due season."
In consequence of previous instruc
tions to the railroadfticials, Roadmas
ter Dolloff of. the Montpelier- ft Wells
River railroad has been busy for the
last few days getting the track in
shape. To day a work train was sent
out over the line from Montpelier for
the purpose of ballasting the roadbed
and doing other necessary things to
put it in shape after the long period of
disuse. - .
Manufacturers and all others in
Barre received the report of the deci
sion of the Boston Maine railroad
with great satisfaction as they believe
the opening up of the Barre '.ranch
means better service.
TALK OF THE TOWN
Miss Miehelena Fontana of Central
s'trcet spent the week end in Burling
ton with friends.
Miss Clara Marini of Quincy, Mass.,
arrived last night to spend her two
weeks' vacation with' friends in Barre.
Miss Beatrice Papin. who has been
making an extended visit with rela
tives in Burlington, returned to her
luune on Elm street Saturday.
Miss Amelia Anderoletti of High
Iwilburn street resumed her work at
the F. D. Ladd Co.'s store this morning
after her two weeks' vacation.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence J. Lease of
Morrisville, former residents of this
city, spent last night and this morning
in Barre as the guests of Mrs. Charles
Robins of Orange street.
Miss Anna Gilherton commenced
her two weeks' vacation from the F.
I) Ladd Co. store this morning, and
left for Highgate Springs, where she
will stay with her family.
Fred B. Hall, rhampion exhibition
pocket billiard player of the world, as
tounded a group of pool and billiard
player of the Vineitia elub on the
club. tables Saturday evening by his
extremely clever work with pool and
billiard balls. In executing these
stunts a cue was notused in several
instances, the work "being accomplished
with his hands alone.
Children of Merchant street were the
cause of bringing once again a fire
truck to that district. Squad A truck
and regulars being summoned to the
Tomasi block Saturday night, when a
small burning rubbish pile, gathered to
gether by the children to be set aflre,
threatened a house and large wooden
fence. Chief Heney wishes mothers to
teke particular precaution airainst
carrying matches, especially children
c! this section of Merchant street as
this is the third time this year the de
partment has Iwen summoned lo the
Tomasi block for just sni h incidents.
It Saturday nicht marked the
completion of Arthur Man el's service
in the Adams Co. Wore in this c ity. For
the past three year Mr. Mac-md has
been head clerk in that establishment
and. for II years previous to that time,
was a member of the A. P. Abbott 4
Co. firm, which occupied the building
or the present site of the Adam Co.
store. Before the store closed Saturday
evening the employe presented Mr.
Macniel a complete auto lui h kit.
placing it on hi crwinter. while he
wa busy up stairs. Mr. Macniel leave"
Tuesday" for Whittier. al. where he
will make hia new home, taking with
him hi wife and sen. Wesson Mr.
and Mr. TeHey M. Carr of Camp
street ni'l aer-cirpany them cat the
journey. Their departure leave
p'a-e in the Adm Co store. wfcWh
:! be bard to HL and their absence
wr'1 be 'ed wrth reft by thT
Kipv friend artntxl Farre.
DENY PONZI
I' BANKRUPT
i i ' n 1
reuu
Filed To-dav De-
. ma 7 Jury Trial to De
' Ermine the Issue
PO
So
it TvrTrnnTcnn rc
NAMES PRINTED
List Includes Judge to Of
fice Boy Some Persons
Make Denials '
Boston, Aug. 23. A list of investor
in the Ponzi postal coupon scheme
persons who trusted in the ability- of
the over-night financier to make riches
for them in a month or two looked
like a cross section of the community
when i was printed to-day. All walks
of 'life were there men and women
of the professions, of butmiess and of
labor. It is estimated that thirty
thousand in all placed their money in
the scheme which is now in receiver
ship, and of these about one-half with
drew it with or without the 50 per
cent interest which was paid before the
crash. The others are relying on fed
eral receivers to recover what is left.
The list runs the gamut from judge
to office boy. Former liquor dealers
turned to Ponzi in the hope of recoup
ing their broken fortunes; a wealthy
spinster was there, u building con
tractor, business men of high standing,
a sporting promoter, soldiers, real
estate dealers, manufacturers, police
inspectors and the ordinary laborer in
large numbers. Whole families joined
in trusting to Ponzi to bring them
wealth, the word of mouth method by
which his propaganda spread being
traced in the lists through families,
communities and business circles. In
the Italian quarter especially his in
vestors were legion, and many of the
names on the list are those of appar
ent foreign origin.
The appearance of the list brought
denials from many of those whose
names appeared. One business man
said the amount credited to him repre
sented a check which he gave an em
ploye. A manufacturer who was listed
for several thousand dollars said it
must be a mistake he had not in
vested a cent. The Lexington man
who sold Ponzi his new home said he
was at a loss to account for the ap
pearance of his name as an investor
of $20,000. Others said they had in
vested a few hundreds-instead of the
thousands set - beside their names.
Some of those named said they had'
regained their investments with profits
of hundreds or thousands of dollars."
The investments noted range from .
$25 to $53,833, the latter being attrib
uted to a man associated with Ponzi
as an agent.
Denial that Ponzi is bankrupt wa
made in a petition filed in the federal
district court to-day by Danel V. Me
Isaac; his counsel. The petition de
mands that a trial by jury be ordered
to determine the issue.
The petition will be assigned for a
hearing, but action, if the court grants
the petition, will be delayed because
the jury will not come in until next
month. Meantime, the receivers will
pursue their efforts to marshal Ponzi's
assets, of which about a million dol
lars' worth was turned over to them
by Ponzi Saturday to meet the claims
which a federal auditor estimates at
$7,000.01 Ml.
Officials of the bankruptcy court said
that should a jury find that Ponzi was
not a bankrupt, as alleged in the peti
tion which was the basis for the ap
pointment of the receivers, the receiver
ship would probably he vacated and b
without standing.
TO EXAMINE BOOKS
OF OLD COLON Y CO.
Ta Trace Out the Financial Operations
of Concern Which Promised 100
Per Cent in Six Months.
Boston, Aug. 23. The financial op
erations of the Old Colony Foreign Ex
change company, headed by Charles M.
Bright well, with the Longton Oil and
Gas System, Inc., of which he wa
also president, will be one of the sub
jects which John E. Hannigan, receiv
er of the firstwmed company, will in
vestigate. The activities oftheOlJCol
ony Foreign Exchange company were
curtailed during the investigation i
Charles Ponzi's affair after verl
-hundred thousand dollars had leen
received from investor who were lured
by the promise of 100 per cent in aiv
months."
Mr. Hannigan said to day that je
would appoint an auditor to emin
the Old Colony Foreign Fxchanse com
pany's book and determine w he her
transfer of money had been made uv
other companies in which the mm -pane's
officers nere interested. Three
of t ho-e offi.ers, President Bright w ell,
Ravmond Meyers and Fred Mer.'-. a:
stiil In jail, beld on charge of lar
ceny in default of Vl.fwi bonds each.
"At present." said Mr. Hannic". "t
do not know bow mwh money wa
transferred by Bright well a prs-cknt
and treasurer cf the old Colony Fee
eira Exehanpe crrpny the lwrti
O-l and Ga System. Inc., of wnteii
Brightwell was also president, but this
phe of the esamieation w,ll be gone
mo tkomngbly. check, in -it
pmaessinn for T-4 i drawn M BnrSt
wrTI bead of IV Old Colony cow
er and erie cut the e-il ! g
nd indoewed by Vm f
Ve 1 cf th l'tr c-