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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-29
AUTO CLUB ORGANIZED.
Marshall Eiotsr Club Formed ~. ard Off
GERS Are Elected,

a score or more of motor car owners
met at the Marshalltown Cub Friday
night, organized the Marshall Motor
Club and elected the following officers:
V. y. Hanson. president; George w.
Darling, vice president; and Dwight
H. Denmesd, secretary. An executive
board Of three members from the city
and one from each of the townships is
10 haze share in promoting the inter-
ests of the club. The three city direc-
tors are w. f. Innes. A. E. Nickel and
George w. Darling. They are to Sc
lect one director from each township
who will be expected to cooperate
with the club regarding the improve
mcnt and care OF the roads. The pur-
pose of the club. is not only to promote
the interests OF the automobile owners
but to take an active interest In the UP
keep Of country roads.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-29

Miss Vera Donegan left this morning
for Ottawa. H., where, on Tuesday. she
Will attend the wedding OF her friend.
Miss Genevieve Retz. and Mr.. Anthony
J. Boyle The wedding will be solemn
lied at the home of the brides parents,
MIR ant Mrs. c. L.-Retz. formerly resi-
dents of Melbourne. Mr.. Boyle is at
present residing at Ottawa. but with
his bride will make his future home in
Aurora, Ill.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-29
MEN WEAR GREEN
Men. Suit. Thi. Fall to 3. Stripes.
Green, crsy., Blues, Som. Checks,
Tailored English But Not Extreme
Anthony Psenieka Has the Materials.

Mems and young mems suits this fall
are to be green, greys, blues, stripes.
and some checks. really some beautiful
weaves and patterns that are the most
tasty Of any yet shown in mems suit
ings are at the Psenicka tailoring par
i0Ts.
Anthony Psenicka, Marshalltown's
well known tailor, has already started
to make overcoats as well as fall suits.
The men are not like The women. they
find what they want and order it in
time.
Better come in and talk over the fall
suit now. Anthony Psenicka, 40 East
Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07

There is one monarch in Europe
who, if his country were TO become
a republic, would be elected president
and who would have to exercise no in
fuence but his own personality to
achieve the election. That monarch is
King Albert Of Belgium. This yirile
chieftain of marvelously virile people
is as enterprising, as democratic and as
unselfsh, apparently, as if he We're a
commoner instead of a member of an
old royal family. When a European
monarch can be truthfully described as
being as much of man as if he were
one Of his own subjects the instance
is something to think about. Albert 5
activity, fearlessness, consideration for
his people and willingness to get into
the ditch with his subjects, indicate a
genuineness and manhness to which we
are unaccustomed in European royal
~.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07

George NJ. Whitney, for many years
the town clerk in Winchendon, Mass,
provided for the perpetuation of his
memory in his town by leaving the
bulk of his estate of $4,000 for the
building of bridges. When the fund
reaches 100000 the sum of $4,000
may be deducted and a bridge or
bridges built of stone or concrete, to
bear the inscription George NJ.
Whitney bridge Then the fund
shall be allowed to again accumulate
until it reaches 100000, when SIS, 900
may be used in the same manner, and
so on from time to time until all
streams and rivers requiring bridges
shall be so bridged. When all are so
bridged, the fund shall be allowed to
grow to 100000 when the income shall
be used for repairs or replacing
bridges, and keeping in repair the APP
proaches to them If the town declines
the bequest, then the trust fund shall
go to the Massachusetts General hos
pital in Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07

These etteracquaintance tours of
the business men of large towns are Of
great value in giving the participants
an Opportunity to understand local con
ditions in other parts of the state and
to see the beauty spots for which the
state is noted. No doubt a good mum
Der Of mea on the trip from Brattle-
boro yesterday We're surprised to find
such Il charming situation in Manthes-
ter. 1t happens, curiously, that at the
time when 80 Brattleboro men are
touring through Windham, Bennington,
Rutland and Windsor counties 40 citi-
Zens of Burlington are making a similar
trip in the northern part of the state,
their itinerary taking them to the gran
tie industries in Hardwick and Wood
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Miss Ida Wilder has finished work
for Mrs. Warren L. Walker and is at
her home.
ed yesterday into the Austin AkIcv
place on Bonnyvale road
Mr.. and Mrs. Archia G. Perry Of Rut-
land came by automobile Sunday to WIS
lit Mr.. and Mrs. u. +. Perry.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mixer. who went
to Halifax Sunday to visit Mrs Dian
tba Whitney, returned home Yesterday.
Mr. ami Mrs. E. i. Blodgett went to
Gardner, Mass, today to visit Mrs.
Blod2ett : sister, Mrs. &. C. Upton, a
few days.
Mrs. \. b. Martin Of Ticonderoga, Y.
y, came by automobile to the Melrose
hospital Monday evening to undergo
an operation for the removal of a goi-
tire Thursday morning.
Perry Brothers have Just completed
a large contract for cement arch
bridge at sheldon Springs. They are
now building their third cement bridge
in Grafton.
Mrs. Hadlocll and son, Leslie, of
iiinsdale, Mass, who had been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Martin a
afternoon. Mr.. liadlock returned home
Monday.
The Ladies' Benevolent society and
the Near and Farther Lights society
| Of the Baptist church met with Mrs
David T. Perry Monday Evening. Plans
OF work for the winter were discussed
and it was voted to hold a number OF
socials during the winter. There was
| n good attendance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Facts About Poisons.

The hStoverer OF prusSic acid was
instantly killed bv inhaIing one Whit
Of his own handiwork.
l,.,., ,..;. ia - III 800
4..I,.
''''''','''' ne Si'''I' oI II - AWAY
l"tai- II Kills not IN three minutes or
half an hour, but the instant it enters
the lungs IS a oaS. The mixture or,ii-
r.,r;t,. -oI4 ... ,,r,,.s;a ~, = oe
90 u O. ~ = - pa -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Soldier Rescued by a Dog.

Wounded thrice in the battle of the
Marine, soSier lay in a faint on
heap of corpses. when Tom, the regi-
mental pet, revived him by licking his
face.
The animal had been trained to carry
caps, and the soldier. having lost his
cap, tried to persuade the dog to take
his knapsack TO the encampment
After awhile Tom seemed to realize
what was wanted. He ran to the
camp. seized the coat of the nearest
man and tried to drag him to the bat
tlefeld. When a party finally follow
ed the dog they found their wounded
comrade and rescued him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Diaries Recite Hardships.

More interesting statements gather
ed from the diaries of wounded Ger
mans and prisoners have been publish
ed at Bordeaux. An army doctor
writes:
Sept. 9.-Terrible hunger; not
morsel of bread in eight days"
An officer of the Brunswick regiment
made this record:
Sept 11.-In the region of Epernay.
For five days we have fed ourselves
on stolen beet roots and sugar. with
not a morsel of bread The losses are
enormous"
A soldier of the Eighteenth corps has
written:
Bread once in eight days. Have
neither washed nor slept 1t will be a
miracle if we see Germany again"
A reservist wrote:
Sept 17.-Nothing to eat for three
days. No bread, great losses
A Hessian soldier inscribed this:
In five weeks we have had bread
three times. This evening we had po-
tatoes, cooked-what a FEAST
The Germans prepared a trap for
Belgian cavalry by excavating the
highway to a great depth and planting
300 barrels without tops and covered
with branches and earth
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
ALL TICKETS FILED.
Candidates of Four Parties to Be Voted
For November 8.
II REPUBLICAN.

II RI 1 IDI-ICAN-
L. S. STANDARDIZATION. p. DiIling-
ham, Waterbury,; governor Charles
Gates, Franklin; lieutenant governor
Hale X. Darling, Chelsea; state treas
F. Scott, Brandon; secre-
tary of state-Guv w Bailey, Essex;
auditor of accounts-Horace f. Ora
ham, Craftsbury; attorney general -
Herbert G. Barber, Brattleboro; con
gresham first district = Frank l..
Greene, St. Adams; congressman second
H. Dale, Island Pond.
DEMOCRATIC.
L. 5. senator-Charles A. Prouty.
Newport; governor - Harland b.
Howe, st. Johnsbury; lieutenant gov
ernor, James f. Kennedy, North Willis
ton; treasurer-C. +. MeMahon, Stowe !;
secretary of state, George F. Root,
Newport; auditor of ACCOMPLISHMENTS
b. Hale, Newbury; attorney general,
John II. Senter, Montpelier; congress
man first district --; congressman
second district - John b. Reardon,
Barre.
PROGRESSIVE.
L. S. senator, Charles A. Proutv.
Newport; governor-Walter j. Aldrich
St. Johnsbury; lieutenant governor -
Edward c. Crosby, Brattleboro; state
treasurer-Harry :. Howard, Burline
ton; secretary of sIate-IIeury 4
Phelps, Barre City; auditor of accounts
-George O. Mitchell. st. Adams; attor
ney general, Ernest w Gibson. Brat
tleboro; congressman first district -
Raymond NJ. Mcfarland, Middlebury
congressman second district - Erase
Metzger, Randolph.
PROHIRTTTONTST
L. s. Charles A. Proutv
Newport; gOVenOr-Clement F. Smith
Morrisville; lieutenant governor-Iohr
NJ. Perham, st. .johnsbury; state treas
urer-Frank l.. Gibson. Groton; secrc
tary Of state-Arthur s Gallup. Bur
| lington; auditor OF Warner
| :. Newton, st. Adams; attorney gener
Ial-Roney NJ. Harvey, Montpelier
| congressman first distyict-Ravmon,
| Mcfarland, Middlebury; congressman
second district-Porter II. Dale. Bur
| lin2tou.
| SOCIALISTS.
L. :. senator --; governor-Wil
| liam X. Rowland. East Corinth: lien
| tenant governor. Frank Bradbury
| Bennington; state treasurer-John Ne
| MILAN, Burlington; secretary OF stat
Malcolm c. NiVen, Quechee; stat
auditor, John T. Callaghan. Barre; at
| torney generalization Bourbon. Wood
stock; congressman first district-Mar
Gus p. Armstrong: congressman secont
district-John 2. Marsh. Rochester.
NON-PARTISAN.
L. :. senator - Charles \. Prouty
| Newport.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Air Men Hold Up Ships.

The London Standard gives a unique
incident in warfare reported at Grims-
by by the captain of the Dutch trawler
Martha, who said seven German nv
droplanes stopped the Swedish steam
er Bodel and made the Swedish can
tain alter his course to Helgoland.
The Dutch captain says the hydro
planes first approached his boat. bu
after satisfying themselves as to h
nationality few away. Six hydroplars
escorted the Swedish vessel on its es
to Helgoland, apparently as a pr way
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Ru OF paper,
so cents an inch for first insertion; 25
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on the first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisement - Five cents
a line first insertion with 80 per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
OF copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
ALASKA A RICH TERRITORY.
It's Mineral Output for 1913 Was Near
" $4,000 600.

~ SZU,UUU,OUU.
The mineral production for Alaska in
1913 had a value OF $l9.413.094. accord
ing to the United States geological sur
Vey. OF this amount. $l3,626,sI3 is to
be credited to the gold mines. This
makes the total value OF gold produc
tion of Alaska, up to the close of 1913,
S22S, 1872 $40. In addition to this nearly
81. 600, 600 worth at copper and
over -, 200, 900 worth Of silver has been
produced in Alaska. The above figures
are taken from the advance chapter Of
Il report issued by the survey, entitled
1.-The Mineral Deposits of Alaska and
the Mining Industry in l9l3.' (BuIle-
tin 592-A), by Alfred Fl. Brooks.
In addition to presenting the figures
on mineral production, this report also
summarizes the distribution and occur
renee Of the mineral deposits of Alaska.
1t shows that gold is very widely dis
tributed IN the territory, that there are
number of important copper deposits
and also some valuable coal fields. This
publication is the first report issued
which covers all of the mineral deposits
of the territory Of Alaska. 1t presents
4 summary of the many reports dealing
with this subject in greater detail than
have been issued by the survey. A map
accompanies the volume, showing the
distribution of the mineral deposits in
the territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Member OF the Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER :, 1914

Charles A. Prouty's senatorial can
didacy has been greatly strengthened
by the endorsement of the Democratic
state committee. Not all of the Demo
Gratis of the state will support Prouty,
but it is fair to expect that he will
get majority Of the votes Of that
party With the Progressives working
for him, and with the non-partisan or
carnations strong in the northeastern
part Of the state it Is evident to any
observer that the Prouty movement
has already assumed formidable pro
portions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Flower Bed Hid Telephone.

Looking out of the windows ofsa
German military train when i stopped
at Charleroi,' says correspondent, Il
saw a German soldier bending over
flower bed on the grounds of the rail-
way station. He seemed to be atten-
lively examining the flowers AS he
knelt there he frequently moved his
hands gently among the blossoms as
if he were -caresSing them.
See | said TO one of my compan-
ions, there is that beautiful German
love of flowers again. With the ruins
of whole streets of this town still
smoking this private soldier finds time
to admire a flower bed that has escap-
ed destruction
1--WE grew quite sentimental about
the matter. Suddenly the man rose
from his knees and with him there
came from the flower bed a telephone
receiver and two or three yards of
telephone wire. Strengthening himself.
he put the receiver to his ear and
spoke rapidly. We could hear some of
the words. They appeared to be
repetition or yeriication of certain or
derS"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07

bury, the scale factories in st. Johns
bury, the Vail and Darling farms in
Lyndon and Burke, and the beautiful
scenes along the shores of Willoughby
and Memphremagog. In this talk Of
seeing America first it is a good plan
to make the start by knowing some
thing about your own state.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Heroes Shout "Goodbyr'

Thirty gunners of a British field bat
terry, knowing that they were going TO
almost certain death. called out. Good
by, fellows" to their comrades in the
reserve line. Two minutes later every
man was out of action.
Thirty more went to the front. with
the same farewell greeting. The Ger
man shells were falling thickly behind
the battery and killed or wounded
every man serving the guns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Novel Use of Church Clock.

German officers and soldiers in plain
clothes or in French or British uni
forms have remained in localities evac-
uated by the Germans in order to fur
nish them with intelligence.
One spy of this kind was found hid
den in a church tower. His presence
was only discovered through the er-
ratio movements of the hands of the
church clock, which he was using to
signal to his friends by means of an
improvised semaphore code. Had this
man not been seized it is probable he
would have signaled TO the German
artillery at the time of their arrival
the exact location of the enemy's head
quarters and staff
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and it solicits the
cooperation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt report should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person, by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
THE Bic WAR;;
WILDLY DEPICTED
Graphic Paragraphs Found In
the News Dispatches From
the Front.

sight which l hope it will never be my
lot tossee again. The woods and hills
were literally cut to ribbons all along
the south of Laon. 1t was marvellous
watching hundreds of shells bursting
below one to the right and to the left
for miles and then to see the German
guns reDlying''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
A Semisubterranean Town.

A correspondent describes the Ger
man trenches on the Aisne as a whole
semisubterranean town, with main
thoroughfareS, side streets and tele-
phone wires running all along. Here
hundreds of thousands Of men ate.
lived, slept, yet were SO well conceal
ed that from little way down the hill
in front one would see nothing to tell
of its existence, unless it were the
hardly noticeable little bank of earth
raised slightly above the surface of the
ground
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07

renee S. Stevens, formerly of
Grand Rapids, Mich, but tenn
porarily residing in Brussels. who,
while riding within the German lines
in an automobile engaged by a CORE
spondent of the Chicago News, was
arrested as a British spy and condemn
ed TO death and who suffered a night
of horrors at Manage, Belgium.
Stevens has described how he felt
while awaiting his fate, which he be-
lieved would be death. His story is
told in the Chicago News.
Il asked for strength TO hold out be-
fore the German guns like man and
show them that l was not frightened"
he said
when the guard looked at me l said
in broken German. 'Morgen schiessen:'
cShoot tomorrow?O He shrugged his
shoulders and picked up an old cur
tain, rolled it into a bundle and placed
it under my head. l fell asleep. At
4:30 a. N. l awoke when two sappers
entered the room. One had a spade
and lantern and the other carried an
acetylene searchlight. They played the
light over the room and left the door
ajar as they left
Il saw them go across the courtyard
to the wall. where one of them took
the pick and started taking up stones,
the second man using the spade III
turning the earth. / could not keep
my eyes off them. They fascinated
me, for | was sure they were digging
my own grave.
Planned How He'd Die.
ITO make my death less ignominous
l decided to keep my hands loosely in
the rope until faced the firing squad,
when l would throw my hands out un-
fettered.
Just before 6 o'clock bugle sound
ed and everybody rose. The guards
put on their cartridge belts and then
waited five minutes, which seemed to
me like half an hour. Then the order
came to fall in. l wondered if my
knees trembled, but they were as firm
as ever. l wondered how the news of
my death could reach my friend. Lew
is Richards, in Brussels, formerly pi-
anist in Detroit music school"
Stevens recounts his further harrow.
ing experiences until finally after four
days of agonizing suspense he realized
his life was safe.
Greatest of Follies."
There has been given out officially in
formation concerning incidents of the
fighting and personal experiences.
which had been furnished by German
prisoners or obtained from documents
seized by French troops. 1t relates
particularly to the fighting around
Rheims between the 18th and the 10th
of September
A German artillery officer wrote:
Modern war is the greatest of fol
lies. Companies of $50 men in the
Tenth army corps have been reduced
TO seventy men, and there are compa-
MES of the guard commanded by vol
unteerS of Il year, all the officers hav-
ing disappeared.
a Frenchman who comes from Mont
martre found a Luxembourgeois lying
within a yard of him whom he had
known as chasseur in a hotel in Paris.
The young German wept to see his old
| acquaintance.
cit is stupid" he said, this war.
You and l were happy when we were
good friends in Paris. Why should we
have been made to fight with each 9th
err" He died with his arms round the
neck of the French soldier, who told
| the story, unashamed of his tears.
A Semisubterranean Town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
Acts of Dauntless Courage.

NJ. Verlin, French lieutenant, with
fifty men, held at bay from a clump of
woods 5000 Germans, who were afraid
it was a trap and fought from a dis
lance The little French detachment
fired volley after yolley until only thir-
teen remained alive.
Corporal Massell, awarded a medal
by France, occupied an outlook post in
a tree for three days, not coming down
until he was wounded.
This feat was described by a British
cavalry officer in a letter home: "A
young lancer, not more than twenty,
stripped of tunic and shirt, charged a
German, pierced him TO the heart. seiz-
ed his horse as he fell and exchanged
1t for his own, which was hurt Then,
his sword sheathed like lightning, he
swung around and shot German
through the head
Mile In Air, Saw Battle.
A letter from an officer of the British
royal flying corps, describing a view
from an aeroplane of the battle east
ward of Paris, says:
"From height of 5000 feet | saw
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-07
BEST STORIES OF.
ITS HORRORS
One Mans Thoughts and Feel
ingS on Eve of Expected
Execution.

A MONG the most thrilling stories
~ of the war is one told by Lau-
renee S. Stevens, formerly of
Cro1a poY1idC ATiob 800,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-14
Dividends Declared.

General Fireproofng Company quarterly
OF IL per cent on the preferred and ~ per
cent on the common. both payable April 1
TO stock OF record March 90.
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Company. quarterly OF 81 80 a share. payable
April TO stock OF record March II.
American Iron and Steel Company, quar-
terly OF l., per cent on the common and
-. per cent on tho preferred. payable April
TO stock OF record March 81.
Bangor Railway and Electric Company.
quarterly Of ~ per cent on tho preferred.
payable April 10 stock OF record March 20.
Chatham and Phoenix National Bank.
quarterly OF per cent payable April TO
stock OF record March 81.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Company. extra Of d per cent. payable March
81 10 stock OF record March 20
Columbus Railway, Power and Light Com
pauy. quarterly Of 1 u per cent on series ~
preferred. payable April ] 10 stock OF record
March 10
West Jersey and seashore. semi annual
Of ~ per cent. payable April 20 stock OF
record March II.
Illinois Traction Company. quarterly Of 4,
per cent on the preferred. payable April 1
10 stock OF record March u
Ottawa Light. Heat and Power Company.
quarterly Of per cent, payable April | TO
stock Of record March 20.
Mlchigan.Light Company, quarterly OF I n
per cent on tho preferred. payable April /
10 stock ~ record March 81
Halifax Electric Railway Company quar-
tcrly Of . per cent. payable April ! 10 stock
Of record March 10.
Shcrwin- Williams Company Of Canada.
quarterly 81 ~ per cent on tho preferred.
payable April to stock OF record March is.