The Barre Daily Times from Barre, Vermont • 1

BAR DAILY I MIES RE THE VOL. XVIII NO. 251. TROUBLE DANGER IS OVER Great Britain's Reply to Washington's Remonstrance Against Interference with American Sniping Is Said to Be of Con-tiliatory Nature LONDON DISPATCHES SAY FRICTION IS PAST The Turkish Official Reports Make No Mention of Great Russian Victory but Tell of Minor Engagements- Raid on England Consid ered Possible England's reply to Washington's remonstrance against British interference with American shipping will be altogether conciliatory according to dispatches from London, which say that all danger of friction has disappeared. A Turkish announcement makes no mention of a disastrous defeat which Russia states was inflicted on the Turkish forces invading Caucasus.

The report speaks of minor victories over Russians by Turkish forces which penetrated northern Persia and of an indecisive naval battle between Turkish and Russian warships in the Black sea. The activity of Germany's Zeppelins along the French coast has revived the conjecture of a possible raid on England. Three huge aircrafts and several dirigibles are reported to have appeared near Dunkirk and are then said to have turned toward the English coast. It is reported that the arrest of Cardinal Merrier at Brussels on account of a pastoral letter in which he is said to have advised Belgian civilians not to rec-ognire the authority of the German authorities has been officially denied by Berlin. ENGLAND IS WILLING TO DO REASONABLY Conciliatory Tone of Reply to American Remonstrance Against Interfer-' ence on Seas Thought to Avert Friction.

london. 7, a.iti. TIm reply Great Britain to the Amrriean regarding interference with it shipping la ai.d in well informed quartet to be 'wholly conciliatory and almw dis-isi-tmn on the part of Great Itritain to do verything within reason to avert the delay of Ameriean shipping at time xthen freight rate are high and, s-onsc-Jticntly loss of time so costly to hip rM r. Great Itritain wiehc to tin everything In it power consistent with the proper MfepuardiPz of the intcrcsta of the allies to the world'a trade an I to stimulate tle commercial interest of the allien bv war itindi-tion. The of transferred iimin thin in cotton trade with Germany TTotialilv Willi mil forth object iotia from tlie n'tlnurh itton is not contrat-i'd, lniiM' tlw allies, it i aid.

wyotild feptrd use roundabout tnt-an of e'pirj f.T,-,t of war. FRENCH CAITUKE FIRST LINE TRENCHES Ii Waevte ItOttr.wt ef Di-ra Araptt ia An.I!-ry rurtarff. I'im 7. i '1 -i. e- f-f -i i 1-n 1 -1 -t 1 lr i 0 jf.

A -c- I 4 A l-f-e i f. GERMANS WINNING IN AHCONNC FOREST Ter T' I rj Hfi Arr.t. A' Si i 1 i if ft i' i i i tr A i i Kussiiing the German claim to be making progress in spite of uiifiivorublt! veuthcr conditions. DUNKIRK AIR ATTACK WAS REPULSED Vigorous Fire From Town Defenses Drove Oft Aeroplanes and Zeppelin Latter Then Heading Toward England. Ixmdiin, Jan.

7, a. in. A correspondent of tins Daily Mail in France reports that'll Zeppelin airship skirted the I'reiieh seacoust near Gravclina, 12 miles southwest of Dunkirk, Wednesday morning ami then turned westward toward Knglftnd and that it is rumored that two other Zeppelins preceded it. "Thereafter throughout tho whole day" the correspondent adds, "Dunkirk was subject to (Jerman aeroplane raids mul attempts to drop bombs; but owing to the vigorous lire of the town's guns only a few bombs fell. At one moment six aeroplanes were hovering over (he town, but wero compelled to retreat.

Apparently no damage was NO INVESTIGATION OF DUMDUM BULLETS United States Government Notifies German Ambassador It Cannot Conduct Investigation. Washington, Jan. 7 Secretary Bryan to-day informed Count Von Bern-stiitT, the German ambassador, that the spates in niiiintainini' strict neu trality must refrain from officially investigating or commenting upon his charges that dumdum bullets were being furnished from this country to the allies. lirvan told the ambassador, however, that' if he could furnish proof that forbidden materials were being shipped by American firms, President Wilson would use his influence to stop tho traffic without involving legal or international questions. In the letter to Von BernstofT Bryan iil- assure vour excellency I am not unmindful of the spirit in which you briiv to attention of this government alleged improixT practices in the conduct of this present war.

But while this government may take these statements under consideration, it is. in an effort to maintain strict neutrality, obliged to refrain from investigating their truthfulness or making any comment in regard to them. The time will come, however, when the truth may be impartially determined and when the judgment of the world will be passed upon the charges made by various belligerent of violations of the rules of civilized warfare." Continuing, Secretary Bryan referred to the denials of American manufacturer to Von BernstofTa recent, charges of dumdum bullets and riot guns being furnished to the allies. ANOTHER REVOLUTION Has Broken Out in Haiti; Cape Haitlen Attacked. Washington, I).

dan. 7. Another revolution, headed bv leaders of the gov ernment recently overturned by Presi dent Theodore baa broken out in Haiti, (ape llnitien lieing attacked, and dis patches to the state department to day say it may fall within 21 hour. The Tiiited States gunboat Wheeling is standing by to protect American interests. YOUNG WOMAN TOOK TWO POISON TABLETS Maude M.

Wilkinson, Piano Player in Moving Picture Shows, Is in Critical Condition in Bellows Falls. Hello Kails, 7. Mrs. Maude M. Wilkinson, moving picture theater piano player, is in the Hotel liocking-haiii in a ritual Condition the result of hating taken tv.

bichloride of mercury tubhts testcrdiy. she swallowed omc tablet shoitly after tiiiduiiiht and another alsoit two hour biter and did not recite medical attention until noon which gate the Miison opiNiituiiity to gam good headway. The police did not hear of Her case until hist eteiung and Chief of Pol ire V. S. Severance immediately went to the girl's room in the hotel.

He saya that he admits bating taken tlie tab-lt and ben pressed for a rnxm. it aaid. that site plied, "I bate been i in trouble lx forr." The woman formerly played in a local (motiri bonne and wit di- hi iped lat Mar. viiki- then he bal i l-cn in hite Hiver Junction, I'oitland. tnd other ctim and cante i rr irom lrt mmit, Tuesday 'afternoon wit'i a yowg uninin tin and a man.

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('. I a e-t fffl 1" WI 1 1 IN II SWEIT 2 SOFTHERN STATES pr af Taf tr i t-y- Were ta F) ari Of-pa Is r-'- a jf -S fc sr HAIIHK. VERMONT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1915. COUPLE SHOT AT FAIRFIELD Leon Roddy Said to Be in Precarious Condition; His Wife Was Shot Twice ROBERT MORRISON, EMPLOYE, ARRESTED Trouble Said to Have Started over Roddy's Refusal of Permission to Go Hunting Fairfield, dan. 7.

Robert Morrison, a fiirmhand, was arrested early this morning and removed to the county jail at St. Albans, where he will await hearing on a charge of shooting with intent to kill Mr. and Mrs. Leon Noddy, by whom he has been employed for the past six weeks on tlie farm one and one-haif miles from this village owned by Mrs. James Hcnvrigan.

Nothing that bus happened here in some time has so startled the community. Koddy. a pros- tierous vounir farmer of 2tl years, is in jk precarious condition, and his wife 1s buffering with bullet wounds in the neck ami shoulder. The couple have three hihlren, the eldest of whom is tlye-years old, and the youngest being au infant born two months ago. A elunii of circumstances which ended in the arrest ot Morrison in a imitii the Joseph Bovnr farm after midnight, began in the early afternoon yesterday, when Morrison asked Ins employers permission to go hunting.

It apears that Koddv's refueal did tt enrry much weight with the hired man, for Morrison was soon on his way to the woods, rtear tlie supper hour Slorrison, or he is known hereabouts, returned to find Mr. Koddy in the bain milking. The pair were anon engaged in an altercation, Koddy fighting desperately to gain possession of the gun hen he sensed the man's purpose in attacking him. In the confusion, Koddy is said to havii received two gunshot wounds in the head and neck. Still lighting to overmaster his as; sailant, the farmer carried the struggle from barn to the house, where Mrs.

Koddy was preparing supper, it while" the two men were struggling over the gun in the house that Mr. Koddy gained possession of the weapon, but not before Morrison, according to the allegation, had tired two effective shots at bis wife." He is said to have made bis escape from tlie Koddy fiwm a soon as his employer had wrested the gun away trom hiui. I-ate'" Morrison is said to have called at the llovar place and begged the farmer to let him sleep in the barn, "with the cows." as he phrased it. Apparently he went to the barn and fell asleep in the' buy. It wns sometime afterward that business carried Mr.

Ihivar to the Koddy neighborhood and suspecting that something had he called at the bouse. For the tirt time he heard of the alleged shooting and learned why Morrisoi: had applied to him for sleeping iiuartert. Mrs. Koddy was confined to the Is'il and her huKlstnd was alsmt the house trying to minister to the woman as ls-t he could. listing aRccrtiineJ tlie facts of the aflair.

IJovar gave the r.larin anil ArchieJ Taguc and H. Allen Soule went to lk-trT, barn and tlie slit ping farmhand while an odicvr was summoned. Morning bail armed when Cull-t tble Aithttr (.. rinn of this tillage ar-lited to arrest Moiri-oii. The latter stiowed no ipHiition to accompanying the coin-table to the jail ill St.

Albans. Meanwhile dit sn iiiim were disptitclied to the Koddv ii.uiie. Dr. .1. I'atton ot Fairfield and lri.

'thur Mutton and W. ,1. I pton of St. Aliwns niadi a min ute examination of injuries received by' the man and bis wile. They found Kixl-dy in very win.in condition, it waa said.

St. Aliwns. Jan. 7. Kol rt Morrison.

hen brought In-re from Fairfield maintained a nori-rniiiiniital attitude in the county tail to-day. AUed hii age be leplieil that he tvsis 4U years more or lea." People brie lio i laim an i-ijiiaint a -e witu nfi Mumson he is at iproj, '-mg Ins birtiidt. Morrisop trnturrd tlie itif oi ma ion tfiet was an oiplisn it't licet' tnunirn lrotbi-r yi I 'ri-ti and the 'utei'H- tas cr. stat, Attoin. t.

at hud Ijid armed trom litci rd tn morning weit flt fn to I jirii-M to inte1 i'it the eirriinif ot lb-was iiefmpiiu' tit tl II "lio's V. W. btiT of I'iis itt a ii I a -t i xc her. I ji I is a -f riiisfti it mi sa id tee cond tnri Mr in! s. el.

't vas tery vara Me lor I ir. 77 SUBWAY VICTIMS STILL IN HOSPITAL Knjtliif I. ih ef tr Yr-V's -j O- ef t'i" -f mtm-ii f- i I -re si -f ftt Wi. el f-rig frf.ii, rt-ff I t'sstw ew s-. Us -I t-f5 f-ft''-'1 'S 1 I- ss -f 1.

1- it -j ''-n Iff f-r -f i ft I- tf i.i.-it v-s tf. i i t- 7 m-e -4 i i tw- ft tt ..1 lf I -tt- fie-. 'e t- fM-WW ljf If' fs" T-t -ft i -W i fit-v '1 3 GOVF.BXHR CUARLKS W. GATES Who Took Oath of Office lliia Afternoon' EX-GOVERNOR FLETCHER'S RECOMMENDATIONS. ljirge increase in appropriation for agricultural department.

Maintenance of state's policy of conservation of forests and water power. Opposed bonding state for storage reservoirs. Increase of state treasurer's bond from flOOKMI to New state insurance department; prevent suspicion of "insurance ring." governor right to euiploy counsel to defend indigent parties in S. court. Place state library in control of supreme court.

Legislation along line laid down by educational commission. Workmen's compensation and employers' liability. Should keep faith with people on direct primary. School tur fi-rble-m7n-d; consolidation of Isiard for feebleminded, board of insane, penal iKiard and office of sergennt-at-arins. Do not tamper with public service commission law.

Do not stop litigation to establish state's rights to regulate rates. Abolish office of, attorney general and sate every two years. Abolish the superior court; add two more justices to the supreme i-ourt and give wider jurisdiction to municipal coirrts. Do not change principle Involved in present tax law. Correct or eliminate the laws rather than make new ones.

HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER. Stoddard Bates of Derby Named By Governor Gates. Stoddard Hates of IVrby was this afternoon apMinted by (Joternor Kates aa state highway commissioner. He baa lieen county itpertior of roads for Orleans countv. It i announced that the office of the department will lie maintained at Franklin, as during the regime of Mr.

(iates a commissioner, and Mr. Shedd will I in charge the ofbi-e. CAUGHT IN WINNIPEG. John A. Howard Wanted is Vermont oa Grand Larceny rturlinrtoti.

7. -loba A. Howard. sergeant pa wnastrr'a (li-rk of the seeond catalit. was a ppr, ht ndr.i last night at i inrij'r bv the Ibirna detective agen V.

Wolkitltf With the iiltston He Will Is- rttrad.tel to Aeim.mt and' turned otf-r to the fotermm lit. He i amisfsl of and piiid larceny in tl sum I NEW GRANITE FIRM nrtiftn vpif at Smit! Fust ia Barre. A file mf set tig fsrn V- a IWI'i'8 a ii. tsf iiml el 1 ll'i-i ir -i iir tt- I lie. plai "ii 'is "i 1 if rn sti1ef .1 'te will, B.

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i i fs-s liolm Ho v. M'i i- --nc I trra'f. a i' til Is -f II. I- uf at rr 1 1 1 3 law-itb Vx-re F. rf- A T-a err--d 5 I'-'1' 1 if 9 I i st- "J- (''' I VERMONT'S NEW GOVERNOR.

Charles Winslow Gates. Native-born Vermontor. Will Ik- 5i next birthday. Graduate St. Johnsbury academy.

Taught school after graduation. Then engaged in agriculture. Took on store-keeping as sideline. Id-came interested in telephone etmipanies. Director of Enosburg Falls Savings Bank.

Member of Vermont House "Of Vermont Senate Been state highway commissioner for 10 year. Keligion. Congregntionalist. Home address, Franklin, hit native town. SUPERVISORS GIVE GOV.

GATES A WATCH Appreciation of His Services as State Highway Commissioner and as a Friend Was Splendidly Shown In Gift. IVsiring to ahow their appreciation of their chief, twelve of the thirteen countv snpert isors of tlie state gathered in Montpclier last evening and sent a burly call for Governor Catc. When that icrson appeared. I). T.

Perry, siipertisor for Windham county, told the governor what they thought of him and concluded his n-maiks with the presentation of a handsome gold watch and chain with manicure fob attached. tioternor toites expressed bi appreciation of the gift and the good will that prompted it. He went into some detail in telling of the coidial relations that had existed la ween himself and his helpers during tlie ten year be bad ls-en state highway commissioner, relations soon to 1m discontinued and he concluded with a statement as to the possibilities for state highway work. Fight of the iipertior present hate nerved eight tear under Mr. ate.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES. WifVa is expected tt IS-noiimv Ida appointmenta Friiuy nioin- The farmers of the legislature met lat eteninc; and torine.l an ores ion. The orlhiTs cbiffd are: rresnlent. H. M.

Jarrihain of Mont lit sei rft.n v. M. tiite of rnwalt; treasurer. H. F.

Il.il ot aterl.lliy. Tlie IW-iiiiinstori ifHitv memls rs or i'amrel ti-sterday aMertvs.n and I. Thomson Ijindrote as prei i.i,t. The rtpreael then-sfhrs a in ff ritu wome -p-abb- memorial fit la Allen. tint tif -iftev t'l fmir of its foiim-r mi Ills rs.

t'e llmse of ll est rt a 1 1 es firtnniiffir tf-strr'ay attfrn'sin fr ot ir-y si t. nanw-lt. Messrs. llsf ot l'ni. Her Ot T-elli- rl.

Hewitt of l-rliii and OT-ihh of th rate ti-m t'e p' ileff of their ilicT ef at in f-e r-let ii 1,1 s-f 't. at 2 I st'-'dst tt t'p eft r. sj.J-t e-bv-te tn'f nf, tii-n i .) fff. i i tst- -s-rs 7 f't was as h- i i1 i si I -f" t. t't I l.rf sl-es ff.

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a ft Atf rt" iff 1 1 ftt i i ft GATES TAKES OATH; FLETCHER'S LK FAIRLY dRISTLES Inauguration of 54th Person to Occupy Vermont's Chief Executive Chair Was Held Before Joint Assembly and Large Number of People Gathered in House Chamber FLETCHER DECLARES ROWELL CHANGED MIND Outgoing Executive Says Office of Attorney General Ought to be Abolished as Well as the Superior Court, With Two Judges Added to Supreme Court Many Other Recommendations Charles XV. Gates of Franklin, who was elected goternor of Vermont at the state election of Nov. 4, defeating II. B. Howe of St.

HemoiTat, XV. J. Aid-rich of St. Johnsbury, Progressive, C. F.

Smith of Morrist-own, Prohibitionist, and W. U. Rowland of Corinth, Soeialit, was inaugurated in Bimple exercises held at the State House in Montpclier to-day, aneceedinpr Allen M. Fletcher of Cavendish. Governor Gates ia the 54th person to occupy the chief executive's chair.

The retiring executive delivered his message to the joint assembly at 11 o'clock thia forenoon and the incoming governor addressed another joint assembly early thia afternoon. The sessions in each branch prior to the first joint assembly this morning were very brief and but little was accomplished. In the House a resolution was adopted to allow the Vermont Historical society the use of the House chamber on the evening of dan. 10, at which time Frank C. Partridge of Proctor will deliver an address.

Speaker Weeks announced the appointment of the committee on rules as follows: Chairman, Mr. Proctor of Proctor, Mr. Hewitt of Plainfleld and Mr. Wilson of Chelsea. When the houses bad come together in joint assembly.

Governor Fletcher was escorted to the chamber by a committee composed of Senator Powell and Hins-man and Representatives Graham, Miller and Unlet. There was no demonstration of any kind on bis entering, during lu speech or at the close of the address. Considerable anticipation had been felt regarding what the retiring executive would say regarding his appointment of judges for a term of two tears. In speaking of ain-h apKiintment and the courts, tiovernor Fletcher said: hall confine myself to farts as much aa possible. I luring the last legislature Mr.

Watson of St. Aliwns and the senator from I it lea county came to my olliee and asked regarding the appointment of judge for the constitutional term. I took the matter to tlie supreme court and after the court bad bad the matter under consideration for three weeks was informed by Howell that be believed, and the court bad iinanimously decided. that judge should tie ap-(Hiitited for the constitutional term, in the fai-e of tlw constitutional amend-ruents. Iter the justice said be bad ehaiies.l bis opinion.

He not inform me of it. Had be dune so. 1 should bate ntfl bis opinion to the supreme eouit bis chanced btbf Fletcher' aTerommtndations. ll- t. recommended a material m.

tease in ti pies, fit appro the state derailment at-rw u'tnre. haia. terirme t''C amount o- to that piirfse a wholly 11101- Ilf fatored maintaining- he tat" i 1 rtlatue tt conservation ot for est and water power, and went on fee- s.jotrt sam-t the plan to b-ffel W(bt, on al'n'-st every fjuettmn ini-fin siste for the ion of I ett'ti in.i'i t'ie iisot-r. rto-t. fit of tl wobittofi a vert if Tet It The hfte 1 for the tt tk ft-fl'-fuM lsie nfitin.es f.i.,.to,s shmil I.

in t.i' 05 iM.n. m-ese, trotn nfim.n.!v tfre.I fi b4 11 isi.si reeafft It sonif 1 ies fir t. ief.ft fjutt lutf i.te.-e 'et nef-1. i rfit. i-nr t', i I 1 f' i r- wm 1 41 ft vfi s-'r-' tr- fT A sef.

1 (w ij ri ritrcK, ONE CENT. penal board and the office of sergeant-at arms ito one board of hich the gov ernor and purchaing agent should be ex-oflicio members. spoke strongly against any attempt to tamper with the public, service commission law, and warned the legislature against stopping litigation to establish the state's right to regulate ratee. Governor Fletcher said he was satisfied that the state did not need an attorney general and recommended abolishing the ofljee which he said would mean saving to the state of practically every two years. With a view to decreasing thCj cost of justice he favored doing away with the superior court, adding two or more judges to the supreme court and giving wider jurisdiction to municipal He opposed changing the principle involved in the present tax law.

In conclusion he expressed the belief that- the state would be benefitted Ies by the passage of too many new law than by the correction or elimination of some that now exist and by the honest, forceful and fearless administration of those that are retained. GATES TAKES OATH. Makes Few Recommendations in Ad- On being escorted to the bar of the House this afternoon. Governor Gate took the oath of olliee and then proceeded to address the joint assembly brielly. He purposely refrained from making many delinite recommendation but announced that he would from time to time express his view to the legislature.

He urged co-oeration between the executive and legislative branches of the state government. Governor Gates said: "Our constitution provides for a government of three departments legislative, executive and judicial--w ith functions separate and distinct, and. yet. the department are so related that they are dependent un each other. Fsperially is this true of the legislative and executive department which we to-day represent in this joint assembly, convened according to our and time-honored custom.

"In exercising the privilege of addressing you to day, I shall be very brief, and shall only in a general way refer to the work that ia fore us. l-t me at trie outset emphasire the impoitance of our keeping constantly in mind i.ie fact that we bate been elected by tlie people, whose aertant we are, and by whom our act ill he judtred. While our election lit' the Hiple for this irpe i an honor rifhtlr to he appreciated, yet, nothing short of a full realir- tnm of our sensibility to them, and the conscientious discharge ot our duty will bring ti an honorable acquittal at tiwir hand-. To this end our 1est thought and application i essential. -r Is lore bate the otf-r of the state taken more artire notice of tk-e ait of it public aerxirits than at the t-resf nt tune.

Increased publicity of all matter rr'ating to legislative and action creates familiarity wita. t.t problem, and this in turn r-iilt leci.h-d opie tons or xryiti mn ting' "en. itiir f.tt; ipun. ft" ftwr We tr'lM 11- r- sr t-ft t-1. tTtUT ft f' I i wr if Jtl- ft 1 t-t- I- ,1 0-i --f n-f- t.

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