The Barre Daily Times from Barre, Vermont • 1

THE BARKE BAILY TIME BAltHE, VERMONT, MONDAY, AUGUST 0, 1915. riUCK, ONE CENT. VOL. XIX NO. 124.

CZAR'S TROOPS PROBABLY SAFE Military Observers in Lon don Think Reports Lead to That Expectation. AUSTRIANS CLAIM TO HAVE SPLIT RETREA' Archduke Joseph Ferdi nand's Army Drove Them Across the Vieprz Berlin, via London, Aug. 9. Praga, a suburb of Warsaw on the eastern bank of the Vistula, has been occupied by Ger man troops, according to an official state ment issued to-day by the army head quarters staff. Mile by mile the Austro-Germans are pushing the Russians back from their old fighting ground about Warsaw, making meanwhile, determined efforts to entrap or crush the armies of Grand Duke Men-olas before they have a chance to make good their retreat to their new defensive positions.

Particularly successful efforts lOOKing iq mis euu aro icjiuii.cu uj icu na, where the claim is made that Arch duke Joseph Ferdinand's army has forced the Russians in disorder across the river Viepris near Lubartov and badly defeated them southwest of Miechow. Unofficial advices from the Austrian headquarters indicate that the split in the Russian lines caused by these opera-. tions may spell danger to the forces thus divided. A probability that the troops retiring from the vicinity of Ivangorod will protect the line of retreat, However, is sncirested. Military observers in London express tqe opinion that the entrapping attempts will fail, gathering from the official reports indications that the Russians may now be expected to reach their new line safely.

The latest reports from the Austro Italian front recount activity by Italian mountain troops resulting in gains. The Austrian official report declares that all the Italian attempts to advance were re pulsed. The Turks claim successes in recent trench warfare on the Gallipoli penin aula, but London claims there really has been no noteworthy change in the situa tion so far as the public is aware. RUSSIAREJECTED OFFER OF PEACE Germany Is Said to Have Made Propos als During the Past Week, Acting Through Denmark. Petrograd, via London, Aug.

0. The rcort that Germany had made peace proposals to Russia bersme known in official circles here Several days ago and Mas freely discussed in the lobbies of the Duma, according to the Vecher nee Vreraya, "We learn on good authority," says the newspaper, "that Germany through Denmark proposed to Russia a separate peace, Khaki to receive Ualicia, while Germany would retain the western district of Poland. A representative of the foreign office categorically denied that there was the remotest possibility of any peaos negotiations. In the lobbies of the Duma the proposal wss dismissed as unworthy of serious consideration." London. Aug.

8. Reuter's correspondent at Petrograd transmits the following i "The Bourse Gazette learns from an unimpeaceeble source that the German emperor made an offer of peace to Russia last week, through the king of Denmark. The answer aent to the king stated thst the question of peaos negotiations could not be raised at the prevent time." TURKISH BATTLESHIP HAS BEEN DESTROYED Was Sunk By a Submarine of th En-tent Powers, According Tts Turk-lib. Admission. ontantinopl, Aug.

The Turkish battleship hher-Ad Itin Parboroa, of fl.fK) tons di'plaqement, and formerly the German warship kurfurst f'riedrW bWil-helm, has been sank by a submarine of the rntrnte powers, according to an official merit isatard to-day by the Turkish government. EXCHANGE WOUNDED PRISONERS. saris as as! Germans tt Be Transferred Soon. A ln. a i completed for terming.

Thnra- ciay, the enhance of incapacitated T.u sian and Tnan priwwra war. A ti.psth from nprnhar'n to tJs Fa-rhance Tt fa I ti roirpany av iltat a steamer been elart-re4 for i pur- Mil aT the Baltic ht and Sisweiitz, carrying 300 Siri a rack trip. JfOSI NAVE TO WALK. Btt Ttere It Pnrrt R'reH Cars Wi2 So Bt Rsntiirg. An-nerat are sH wrtWt tret eil jt M-tici.

ha reprwutH f-I war r-rre t-oT aa IV ru't of thje4 Matca Hi 1 hat cwitry ihr w-tk-j attike -torisy annrnipr d-swal rf tta e.tr. reafterdav rV4e4 i rt t.ewe wJ cars ba tfrt ifftt at aakii.rton re- pyei't'tt Iref thr mrfarr Wrt pTral eeennf wf t4 stW the no tr-js terw' wd if ft svrs-red th TlBm we-fc imawe-C'Ste'y. I4 e--s 44 im wiay ti Hfeit t'e rts ww r.S' "(J a f- thm W-r s-w- SURPRISE ATTACK WON FOR ITALIANS Scattered Austrian! Entrenched on High Mountain Ridges Southeast of Ercavallo. Rome, via Paris, Aug. 0.

The follow ing official statement, dated Aug. 8, has been niven out bv the Italian general C3 headquarters "In the Tonale pass none, our Alpine detachments, advancing boldly along the difficult ridge of rocks which rises from the south over Val Del Monte, surprised and dispersed on the morning of the 7th, troops of the enemy entrenched southeast of the peak of Krcavallo, capturing bombs, fuse cartridges and other materials. "On the same day other detachments of the enemy entrenched at Malga Taludo, northeast of Krcavallo, were driven from their positions by the fire of our mountain artillery, which had been hoisted to a height of more than 10,000 feet on crags in the valley of Sexten, in Ca-dore. After careful preparation, our infantry advanced, gradually forcing back the enemy on the Carson plateau. "Yesterday the enemy launched weak but frequent counter-attacks, which were immediately repulsed.

Our artillery bombarded a column of the enemy on march from Devetaki to the front, and by. accurate firing also caused explosions and outbreaks of flames in the, neighborhood of Marcottini." NO GENERAL STRIKE. Among Machinists Throughout New Eng land States. Hartford; Aug. 9.

Following a conference held here yesterday between William H. Johnston, international pros dent of the Machinists' association, and 10 vice presidents and organizers of the union from the New England states, it was announced by President Johnston that no general strike of the machinists would be called to enforce the demands for the eight-hour day. It was decided, however, Mr. John ston said, at once to put under way general campaign of urbanization, ami for this purpose IS additional meh will be put to work Monday. The shops which have not as yet granted the request will be dealt with as individuals and.

an attempt will be made to secure the new working conditions by negotia tions between the employers and em- loves. If this fails. Mr. Johnston add ed, strikes will in all probability follow at once. 1 I feel very optimistic," said Mr.

Johnston, "that no reasonable minded employer will refuse the just demands of the men. are asking for an eight-hour work day, with time and one- half pay for all overtime work after the usual quitting time. No substitute for the eight-hour dav in the form of bonus or otherwise will be accepted, and it tomes a genersl fight, we are ready to carry it to a finish. "from over 50 cities in f.ngland have come requests for organizers and help in securing the eight -hour day, and we believe that the time is now ripe to secure what machinists have been pray ing for for years. believe we Mill secure it without the necessity of men lesving their work, and strikes will be called only as a last resort.

The conference yesterday, Mr. John ton said, was mainly to hear reports conditions in various parts of New England. The next session will be held riday or Saturday in New iork. In ddition to President Johnston, the fol wing international officers of the ma hinists were present: Ice rresidents I'eter J. Conlon, Frank ennings, J.

J. Kepplrr and nomas J. Savage. Others were organizers and business agents of various local unions. After the adjournment of the confer ence yesterday.

International President Johnston and ice President Thorns J. Savage, left for Hoston, where Mr. Johnston said they will meet Monday with local organizers and executive ofheers there. Mr. Johnston added that he expected to be in Pridgeport Monday night to attend tlte meeting of the employes of the Locomotive company, at which time the report of their committees, appointed Saturday, to present demand for the eight-hour day will be beard.

LOSES ONLY DIPLOMAT. Braiil Withdraws Her Minister from Mexico. Wsshington, D. Aug. 0.

Can-se ra officials here said to-day that the Brazilian minister at Mexico City, the only diplomatic representative the United Mates has in Mexico, has been withdrawn by bis government, because Gen eral Carranza was repared to eipel htm from the country, as he did Scnor Ortega, the Guatemalan minister. The Brazilian minister reported to the tate department that no reason had bees given for tb eapulaion of Scnor Urtcfra, and that be himself int-nJed to sail on Wedneaiav from Vera Cms on a French liner for tHe I nitcd Mate. It is believed here that tarranza ild the and waa l-reir th rrtn.stcr I cause ef the participation of their eons triea in tht Pan American ponferencw tn Wakhingto for com rig M'x-a affair. The development i a very diurbinc owe for the Pan-Amern-a conference. WI.V-K, it was aiwwinoed wtrwwed in New ork offi- ik wlw wrre Jwpmr Carrania inM Kfiw in tKe fetr fctt 'r-ri-e wtb ad terwarws sad meet t)e efforts tb? Pan irrn, ntimri wHtle t' fe tiopal atnfe.

srw trw irvm itr. Ang w. Je aitei i tHat a w-r if pr t4-4 I tak htm Ky Vs-t. fla, bi war jW. VI shittfUsa, her he .11 ith th mnXT -f rt-, mn4 Seey.tary 1r- nr p-rm 'it atH I 4m- tl a-rsr-ra rwmanoVT- hm rt st- awl n4 --t tnt Da 'e-w, BIG MERGER OF POWER CO'S.

Hortonia Co. and Gaysville Electric Light Power Company COMPLETE PLANS FOR CONSOLIDATION It Is Proposed to Spend a Large Sum in Modernizing the Plants Bethel. Auir. 9. Arrangements hav iust been completed for the consolida tion of some of the largest electrical companies in Vermont.

1 ho combina tion will include the Hortonia Power Co whose headquarters are in Rutland, and the Gavsville Klectrical Lieut Power whoso headquarters are at cetnei Ovpr SjOO.OOO will be expended in mod ernizing the plants already owned and in developing water privileges already secured. A line will be run from the present plant of the Hortonia company at Hran don over Rochester mountain to Gays ville. 28 miles distant. At Gaysville; connection will be made with the water- power plant of the Gaysville Electric Lieht Power company. A few years ago the Gaysville Eltric Light Power company absorbed the Bethel Electric Liirht A Power company and is now own er.

in addition to its water power plant at Gaysville, of a water power in Koyar-ton about one mile below Bethel village, and a steam auxiliary plant at Bethel The. Gavsville comnanv has been supply ing from these three plants, all linked together, lights and power at Gaysville villasre. Bethel villaire, Randolph, and for operating and cutting sheds of the Woodburv Granite company at winei village and for operating the Bethel quarry. Pennsylvania coal compete with Vermont "whit coal." The Gaysville company cannot meet its present demands for enerev from its water power alone. In times of low wster, when it Is necessary to use the steam auxiliary plant the company ia selling energy at a positive Joss, tne cosi oi steam power being so much more than water power.

Randolph now is using about 200 horse power and is demanding 300. Contracts closed last Thursday call for the following improvements in the pres ent systems: Two wheels have been bought for the Royalton plant, one of 450 horse power and one of 300, with two generators of the same capacity. A 1.000-horsa power U-am turbine has been bout'ht for the Bethel steam plant These are to be installed within AO days One hundred miles of wire have been bought, and the work will be pushed at once of securing the rights of way ana pushing the line over the mountain. The Brandon plant Is water power with steam auxjliary and is cspsble of developing l.ooo horse power. Jhe nor- tonia company has just bought one of the most ideal water power privileges in New England, situated in the town of Tinmonth, shout 13 miles from Rutlsnd, cspahle of developing with the proper storsce over in.nno horso power.

Anoiit two thousand acres of land cna be flood ed by a dsm built In a nsrrow gorge at the outlet of. the valley. This dam should shout 30 feet htRh. 200 feet thick at base, tapering to 60 feet at top With a penstok feet long, a head of 420 feet can he secured. The chief promoter of the new project is I.

M. Frost. WAS SENT TO TRISON. At His Owg Request Because Denied German Nationality. New York.

Aug. P. Captain D. B. Dclk and 27 members of the crew of the American steamer which was torpedoed and sunk by German suh-msrin on July 25, while on a voyage from Archangel to Belfast, with a car go of (In, were among the pastera-era on the American line atcamer St.

Paul, hi arrived Here yesterday from Liv- rpool. After the sinking of the Icla-n aw, one memrwr or iter crew remained aboard the submarine, and, at bis own rcqueat, was talc to (wrmany. Charles lU a sailor, was srreated ben the sur vivors reach Fnfcland and rit to ri C-uard work bv naval militiamen and (or Vnying bis German natior.ality.. DROWNED ON FISHING TRIP. William Cuiney sf rortsmenth, N.

Fell Ost ef Beat. Portumoutli. N. H-, Aug. William Cuiner, 4..

a both maker at the Porte-rroutii tiay yard waa drowned wkile on fishing trip early yeieray afternoon. fawner with four cnri pan iona bad be mt in a motr lirt during the morning and at i c' lr was rHum- ii Hls abt 4' iO arda bahbe-k T.ght l.u ner 1 pw-d to ia the t'-nd-i. A n1 Wn In'rfc nit him frhoard an! 1 fcark cure. While rfnrta were tr le rw.ver the by nmU th partv and tH nn4 Hand enet Ho w-nre aitm nvf-d. I up to mftrift ef-'rta wrt tW g'ap- FtfASDISFtD AN AXE.

3. WVI.A.fl r- Et Diaaonew. Anf. to a V. x.r.f.

tant i.rtttv i rtr r--n-1 at T-tff4 ul ssrt svsV-d irio tSe I 4rt a r'' ht 'rg -t4 rt he a IH wss mt 4 l-t rli f-' ts tA f- 1 i a t- l- CHAUFFEUR KILLED NEAR NO. ROYALTON Large Cadillac Automobile Plunged 09 Highway and Down Steep Bank-Victim Was Gerald L. Sher-' win of Windsor. Bethel, Aug. 0.

Gerald L. Sherwin aced 21 vears and unmarried, of Wind' sor, chauffeur of an 8-cylinder Cadillao automobile, waa almost instantly killed about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon when the car went over a bank toward the middle branch of the White river three miles south of East Bethel in the town of Royalton. Ho bad turned out to me.ei another car ana, getting into a rut found it impossible to get back, finally Koine over the bank. Sherwin em ployed by diaries a. natt ot iNcw lone City.

In the car were Mrs. riatt and her son William, and Miss Ellen fchipman daughter of Louis Evan thipman, the playwright. hey were uninjured ex cept for slight bruises and cuts and were picked up and earned to feoutn Koyaiton. where such medical service as they need ed were performed. Dr.

O. V. Greene of this place was called to see the chauf feur and hurried in his automobile from the baseball game at Kelehers field finding the man dead wfcen he arrived, With the aid of Arthur J. Robinson, who was returning from East Randolph, the remains were brought, to A. Lee Cadyi undertaking rooms wbcre they were pre pared for burial and then sent to Wind tor by the night tram.

The laree car was considerably dam aged by rolling down the rough and tteep bank. Help was secured from Miller's caraire at White River June tion and the machine was hauled back into the road by way of a detour, a larjre treo being cut down meanwhile, A deep track along the edge of the bichwav showed where the chauffeur had made an ineffectual attempt to get the car back into the highway, the soft earth giving way slightly and allow ine the right wheels to drop below the surface of the road a few inches. The car had run along the ridge for 60 feet before plunging olT. It was stopped part way to the bottom of the riivine by the Iarsre tree which naa to be cut down. The road where the accident occurred is wide and quite straight.

SPOKE PUNCTURED CHEST. Henry Helden of Claremont Killed When Auto Went Over Bank. Claremont, X. 1L, Aug. 9.

Henry Holden lost his life snd Harold Flint wss injured early Sunday morning when the automobile in which they were rid-inff left the road at a point between thia city and Peterboro and went over an embankment. The party, which included Ralph Paine, Paul Minau, Holden and Flint, all vounir men, left this city about 3 o'clock in Paine's Oakland roadster for Peterboro where they intended to pass the day at the home of Holden rootb ef. The eer, which ws running rapidly at the time, left the road at a sharp turn and went over a 10-foot embank ment. Minau jumped and attempted to pull Flint with him but the latter failed to clear the machine and went under t. One of the spokes in the steering wheel pierced Holden's chest and he died 10 minutes lster.

Flint wss ent shout the head snd one of his wrists was broken. Peine, who was driving was thrown over the wind shield and suffered sever bruises but no bones were broken. BOTH AUTOS DAMAGED. Veraionters Touring In New Hampshire Came To Crash. Lebanon, N.

IL, Aug. 9. A seven pss- senger csr owned and driven by Charles M. Cone, a woolen manufacturer of Hart ford. 't and a smsll touring csr driven bv James Jacobs of Corinth, csme together head-on at the foot of Mechanic street yesterday afternoon, demolishing the Jacob car and badly damaging the Cone csr.

Mr. Jacob wss bsdly cut on the knee by being thrown sgsinst the steering gear, snd the other occupants, two men nd three women, were severeir shaken nd bruised. The ears approached each other on the ssme side of the road and swinging out to pass. came together. BLINDED BY CLARE.

Anteist Drvt Off Road and Tfcree Pee- pi Wtr Injured. Brook field. Aug. Arthnr enron of outh Milford and bis two companions were injured in an nnuaual iitomobile accident earlv yesterday. 1 1 lar from the lights of two motor ey les some ntn in the road fell upon he windthield of th ear in which Ken- on was riding and the driver, I W.

avlor. temporarily Winie ty toe rays flrctej on the glaaa, allowed ma ine to leave tl road and pltingw into iBibartkmeiit where it wertured. LIGHTNING DOES DAMAGE. Set Fire Bar at WiaAettet, N. Most ef Li vet tank Sava4.

Winchester, X. H-. Anf Lig Mainf trwi-k a trn ly t. I-. f-bew r-t iVwtna at akoiit A Vlrk yeteriy and Very little nf ita fi 1-il waa ated.

raiH.ng a eatmiatej lna of fin. part.ai'jr refir4 by inwari-e TI i a 5c from tW ViHar" eM fre pr4rlKw fn -t. Vr. Sabi a tW kT at the tin the tw.Sf e-Mc-H It war t-f tl l.nt prmp4 l(Wf The h.r- tmrnMl 12 bay and yal-iah! 'srn-t rm-nt. All fet witb pse a rC.

8 AXCHXEN IN BATTLE. Trey Are sd Hs Wn-caaa. nryni Tea. Af Ut ns te t' '''4 ai4 t- m-i ia ''t the e-a t. is l.tv- a f' f4 3" 1eti-e 'a tww.

rl was r-w-t -wr 4 Kr- i if I 'Jra. it .4 IV LOSS $16,000 ON STONESHED C. Gitchell Plant at Mont p'elier Was Destroyed Sunday, FIRE DISCOVERED AT 3:20 O'CLOCK Cause of the Outbreak Has Not Been Deter mined Fire which started in the dynamo room from an unknown cause destroyed the E. C. Gitchell granite plant on upper Barre street in Montpelier yesterday morning, ruining much finished granite stock and causing a loss estimated at about 16,000.

The plant was owned by the Barre Savings Bank Trust com pany, which foreclosed on a mortgage, amounting to $6,000, the first day of this month. The shed was valued at about ,000 and was only partly insured. The shed was occupied by the Aja Brothers Granite company, who leased the plant and sublet room to three small firms, Doucette Beaudette, Aronte Fernandez, and E. Lachapell. William Wedee of Berlin street, re turning home from Middlesex, espied the blaze about 3:20 o'clock.

He watched it for a moment, not certain but that his eyes were deceiving him, but soon realizing that the shed was afire, he made with all speed for the corner of Barre and Granite streets and pulled in box 36. Hardly liai the first round of the alarm started to sound when, flames en veloped the plant on all sides, and when the fire department arrived, attention was devoted to the saving of property surrounding the burning structure, al though a determined effort was made to stay the progress of the names on tne Gitchell plant. The services of two hydrants were brought into play, and several stresms of water were used without success. The small shed occupied by Sheridan Poole, which adjoined the Gitchell plant. caught fire several times, and it required the constant attention of the firemen to prevent the flames from getting a foot hold.

Damage waa done by water and fire to the smaller shed, which will prob ablv total around $100. Within 15 minutes after th sounding th alarm, th Gitchell plant had practically been only the beams standing, lie oniy piece oi machinery that can possibly be used is the iir traveling derncK, wnirn failed to crash to the ground, although momentarily expected to. The recall was not sounded until wen fter 6 o'clock, although the fire was prsctieally all out at about 5. V. B.

Persons, a call man, was painfully but not seriously injured, when a beam fdl pon him, striking him In the back, lie as handling a nozzle at the time and failed to see the big piece of timber coming. He was tsaen to me nre sia- ion. but insisted on returning to the fire and worked until nearly 8 o'clock. The Aia aramta firm suffered the big gest loss, aside from the owners of the bed, an estimate yesterday placing tn losa at M.000, with about $2,000 jnsur- nee. Fourteen men were in their era- ploy.

Iloueett Beaudett employed but six men. th same number as Aronte Fernandez, f.d each firm lost about with sufficient tnsursnce to cover the lo. E. Icbipell had but three men, and hi loa will probably be leaa than a thousand dollar. E.

C. Gitchell aerts that a smsll portion of the plant belonged to him. and that be will loae bout bavins no insurance. The riant was erected tn the fsu of 1911 bv Mr. Gitchell, th coat being bout the Barre bank hold ing a mortgage.

A motorman on the Barre Montpelier Traction company' line said that went by th shed at about 3 ocin, nd at that time no sign of any fir existed. Th fir i similar In many wars to other atoneabed fire which have tiaitod Montpelier often in the past, the circumstances pt which lead to the belief thst they see of incendiary origin. Nearly all fire whwh baa destroyed plants there hav been ia the winter, however, and few are tbn reaaona that can be ascribed for a fir ia warm weather. Following the Glob pranlt plant War lt winter, many granite manufacturers there got toother and bired watchmen to patrol certain section of th grnite belt A wtchma, who waa employed last winter, wa allowed to po et Mav. and the ectK in which tb Citcbell plant waa located has aince been without tl.at add tional protection.

B0BSE HAD TO BE KILLED. Saa Away tad Plneged tat Brook Near Brattle ber. BrattWwco, Anf. A Iirrr lnr earel T'arri T. Walker rf nl P'attVboro taa wy Ut n-t.

plinfd head ft Veait tVvk and saj tr mi that bad ti IT'ed. The I frrur den1.he-d. The be K4 1 Ir TerVv flart. wh bad trrd th errr wrth a mm I whew the an n-tl aa14. A lc Ve4" br-w-a waa wi4 uf th frswhs-t.

and rt wa st it i rH that th sm ioet bapt-d- I STflCI CrAFANTINE. rtBwt tirwy e4 FsraJyr Cs SJ-eli. A-M-. 9 e. e-nne-t 4 i f-, I snians'T ill tW itt I.

XI --I r4 a tSe It tHtt ert T. V. 0s t' W. 1 he faw'y 1 A BUSY MORNING, YES 'TWAS. Barre' Municipal Judge and the Grand Juror Were Very Much Employed, Every berth at police headquarters was occupied over the week-end and Monday morning entries were mude against 11 respondents for alleged misdemeanors today in city court.

Eight men were arraigned on intoxication charges, One man was fined for a breaeh of the peace offense, and two lads appeared under the juvenile act. Several disclosures were made before Grand Juror William Wish- art and Magistrate II. W. Scott. Jiank Shields, a Rochester miner rested Saturday afternoon by Oflfi'v seph La very, was fined $15 an-' $7.00 for a subsequent ofTc Ac will U.UI..

41.. Jjiuuauijr Bti to 1,110 annua jfiti a. tence. John N. McPliee of Burre, ar rested Saturday afternoon by Officer Da vid Henderson, may pay a $lo fine and costs of $8.80.

William A. Scott, who was taken in custody Saturday by Chief Sinclair, is trying to pay a $5 fine and costs of $8.80. John E. French, arrested Saturday night by Officer Harry Gamble, was unable to pay the $5 assessment and costs of $8.15. Chris Henderson, an old- timer, arrested Sunday morning by Chief Sinclair, will probably serve a jail sentence in lieu of navinc $15 and costs of $7.93.

Bert St. Cyr, arrested early Sunday morning by Chief Sinclair, paid a $5 tine and costs of $7.05. Joseph LeBreque of Montpelier, 'who was arrested Sunday afternoon by Oflicer Henderson, paid a fine and costs of $5.85. Francesco Colom bo, also of Montpelier, paid a $5 fine and costs of $7.46. He was arrested by Officer Lavery last night.

Joaquin Gomez, who was arrested on a breach of the peace charge by Officer John Dineen, pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a fine of $5 and costs of fo.oO attached. Officer Dineen beat about the" bushes and tall grass in the vicinage of Ban street for some little time Saturday night before he discovered Giacomo ler rari and Stephano Rugo, who are held for the larceny of a wheelbarrow and copper wire from a Maple avenue, junk dealer, It is alleged that the pair "lifted" th wire loot, separated the wheelbarrow from a miscellaneous collection of ve hides on the avenue and then made for the long hcrdsgrass back of Bank street where the copper was cached. They were brought before Magistrate Scott this for, noon, but the cases were put over until afternoon, pending an investigation. BROUGHT BACK FROM CANADA. Alec Wagner Left Restraint When Em ployed on Farm.

Sheriff Frank H. Tracy and Deputy Henry Lawson have returned from Felix ville, P. bringing with them Alec Wagner of Plainheld, who escaped from Washington county jail several weeks ago when allowed to go- to a farm to work. Wagner was serving a sentence of three months for- petty larceny and had less than two weeks to serve. He was, owever, on parole from state's prison when arrested on the larceny charge.

A searching investigation was conduct ed immediately his escape became known which resulted in th arrest of his broth er. Frank Wagner, a week ago on- charge of aiding a prisoner to escape and the subsequent locating of Alec In a lit tie town above St. Armand. The officers left Saturday for Wagner but were de layed in returning by the heavy rams, CHARLES SHARKEY DEAD. Veteran of the Civil War, He Saw Much Hard Fighting.

Charles Sharkey, a veteran of the war between the states, for many years a resident of Barre and a former carrier of the United States mail, passed away at the home of hia daughter, Mrs. ll liam Brassaw, at Winter Hill, Saturday morning, news of Mr. Shark ey's demise hsving been received here in a telegram yesterday. Accompanied oy Mr. and Mr.

Brassaw, their daughter, Bessie, snd Mrs. Sharkey, the remains will arrive in the city over th M. 4 railroad late this afternoon. Funeral service will be held at Hooker A jmortusrv chsncl in the Blanchsrd build ing Tuesday forenoon st 10 o'clock. Rev J.

B. Reartion of the I'niversalist church officiating. The burial will be in Hope cemetery. Comrades of Mr. Shsrkey in B.

ttandslf post, O. A. John Averill, O. C. Willcy, George Beeklcy.

snd Joseph Thorns, will act as bearers. Mr. Sharkey with bis wife moved to Winter Hill In January. Some time prior to their removal, the former sustained a bad fall, and be had been in failing health ever aince. IVath was finally due to hardening of the arterica.

The demiae of Mr. Sharkey remote figure lorg familiar in lVarre, For nearly tea years, be carried the mail between the postoftice and the stationa and did a trmking buainea over a longer period. He was born in shgst July IM7, snd his msrriar to Adeline Johndro took place in Hollsnd Ice. IS, 1.. Soon afterward thrj cime to Barre to reside.

Of tb vrfersn army record, much mieht be said. Amon- comrade. he bad a reputation for being a fearless aoldier. and it wa avin among bis aoquaintanoca that few riora of the Civil war saw more ffhtirr than Mr. Sharker.

He was a mcmlier of a Vaa- cbutta artillery rrf 'fnent that bore the brunt of me th aharpest fig.tinf at GcttvaHirff. For many years Sharkey' wa a Vyal tnrniKrr of pt. G. A R. fWide In wife, he teve two tanrh-t tr.

Karl frwim of who came to thia cHv to make arranpwtenta for the funeral, and Nri MrssHa. with h'-wi be bad lately re-4ed. Snniin: also are two na. erl-e SS.arVry, rf TMft. nd frr4 W.

Sharkey tA Nrw York W. LANCE APPOINTFD A SeH rTrtew5ewt lor vr, in Vracirg Fi W. rf Cht las tf- i i v. e-r-wt-r. V-twt-wn ar.it ni- 11 4t i was rn h.

ca H- m.j Iran wari- 1m VMVpfi-t mtjrr. Nt vw -n t- ti- 1 1 111. i't' thf t--a- n-se RANG ALARM TO GET HELP Eugene Gapit Called Out th'ej V' ole Fire Department J-' av i at Mianignt AFTER THREE MEN HAD ATTACKED HIM Police Promptly Arrested Three Men Accused of Assault Three men attacked Eugene Gapit, aged 20, an Austrian granite cutter, on Circle street late Saturday1 night, attempted to gag him, beat him severely with their fists; inflicted a deep cut on the head and then fired two revolver shots in bis direction as he feigned unconsciousness and fell to the ground- Gapit made his way to box 43 at the corner of Circle and Lewis streets and turned in a general fire alarm. The alarm registered at the fire station a few moments before midnight and regulars aboard the auto truck, who hurried to the box, found Gapit lying in a 'dazed condition by tho roadside. He waa hurried to police headquarters in the auto truck and descriptions he furnished of his assailants resulted in the arrest early Sunday morning of three men, Pietro Zampini, Pietro Garele and G.

Polti, WuO were hustled away to the county jail and held without bail on charges of having assaulted Gapit with intent to kill. Having been arrested on warrants issued by State's Attorney F. E. (ileason, the trio was detained in. jail until this afternoon, when they wero brought before Magistrate li.

Scots in municipal court, the arraignments hav ing been set for o'cloik. Horse-drawn apparatus, the auto truck and callmen of the department, as well as the regulars, joined in the race to box 43 when the alarm 'sounded. A good many people were abroad on the streets and many automobiles hurried to Circja street with the expectation of seeing fire. What they actually saw was the fire truck makinjr for downtown again with a very much pummeled man aboard. Diligence on the part of the Harre po lice resulted in the arrests of the men charged with the felonious assault.

Chief Sinclair, accompanied by Officers Harry Gamble, John W. Uinern and David Hen derson and Constable George L. Morris, having obtained a description of (iapit's alleged were working in tho south end soon after and scarcely sn hour had elapsed before Zam pini, I'olti and Garele were arrested at their boardinghouse on Lewis street. All denied any knowledge of the attack. Police headquarters was alive with minor offenders detained over the week-end and was deemed advisable to take the men to the county jail.

State's Attorney Gleason, who had been advisejl of the attack as soon as the facts were ascertained, came to Barre at an early hour Sunday morning. Gapit condition to-day was reported be fairly favorable for an early recov ery, luitti eye were niacKenea. ins nps were swollen where the assailants hsd tried to gag him and there was a deep cut on the scalp. His physicisn was unable to say whether the cut was inflicted bv a knife, asvs he was walking owsrd the home of his brother on Lewi treet when th trio overtook biin. Reaching Circle street they began their attack and for a time, he told the police, be thought he would never emerge alive.

The young man says be voted to go back to work during the strike last spring and that the quarrel Saturday night centered round his action aeveral montlia ago. Before leaving him, Gapit say, the men ttered some threats and as they with-rew, two of them turned and tired at im. He pretended that be hsd been wounded, he goes on, and fell over into he gutter, at which the assailants made (T with all apeed. rearing that they ould return to resume the attack, Gapit at. turned in the fir alarm.

Ihiring the day yeaterday and again. to-day eople living on Circle afreet and other south-end street called at policw headipiartcra to tell the offierra that they firearm discharjred In that neigli horhood Saturday night. One man from Washinflon street also reported having beard two hota. TWO LODGES ATTENDED The Fsueral cf George S. Philip Satur day Afternoon, Funeral ncnicea for forg R.

rbilip, Vnr tim resident of Barre and a na ve of Scot, who iased awar kia borne on the Currier street tcn-' io Thursday evening, were beld at th oUe Saturday aft ern'n at 2 o'cloik. ev ptor of tb Firs reshitenaa iiirih. Mem- h-r tlati f.orVn, No. II, O. S.

and the Vatw hetcy Cmty Md Fellow a. wbi Mr. Hit! b-Vnped. fel-d the funeral, and scrrtd the re. main tt emrtty, wbr their were ed at th a Tb" hcrrs twlyted wrrhera r-f the tUu and the d4 fe'towa.

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