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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19
WORST CAUSE OF
OUR COLLEGE SYSTEM
Dr.. Charles Richmond of Union College
Attacks Football in Address at
CHICAGO.

Chicago. Dec. I9-Football at the
great American universities Is the
worst abuse OF the modern college
system. DR.. Charles Richmond, pres
ident of Union college, Schenectady,
\. Y, asserted in an address before
the college alumni association of the
middle west last night.
The football situation in most col
leges is disgraceful, Dr. Richmond
said. 9 Fathers and mothers allow
their sons to be exploited in the arena
like circus performers. Academies are
seraped for athletic material and in
dueements of all kinds are offered to
promising athletes. The men are driven
and coached under the professional sys-
tenn until they have no time for
study said DR.. Richmond.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19
PURSUIT CONTINUES.
Germans Report They Are Chasing
Russians in Poland.

BERLIN, Dee. 10. by wireless to.
London, 2.50 p. III. An official an
nomeement was given cut here this
afternoon as follows:
Yesterday there took place q series
of hostile attacks i'll the western arena.
The fighting continues at Nieuport and
lie Bassce We repulsed an attack to
the west OF Lens, cast of Albert and
west Of Novon. On the East Poland
frontier a Russian cavalry attack to
the west OF PilokalIen was repulsed.
In Poland the pursuit of the enemy
continues.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19
CHRISTMAS RUSH
NOW IN PROGRESS
Largly Augmented Business at Express
Office and Post Cfice-Increase
In Parcel Post.

The shop early" slogan may not be
so generally followed as the proprietors
and clerks would wish, but that some
of it has been done is seen III the be
ginning of the Christmas rush at the
express office and the postofllce. The
cxpressmcn feel the incoming rush
more than they do the outgoing just
at present, but yesterday and today the
outgoing stream Of bundles and pack
ages has been on in earnest.
At the postoffice there is ample evi-
dence that the parcel post department
is to do greatly increased business
over that of q year ago, and there. too,
the clerks report the beginning of the
Christmas rush.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19
FUNDS FOR
NEEDY FAMILIES
Brattleboro Committee Named to Help
New England Families of Re
ser-ists Called to Colors.

The executive committee OF the Brit
ish Imperial Relief fund of New Eng
land has appointed a sub committee in
Brattleboro to solicit for this fund. \
large number of men, English, Irish,
Scotch and Welsh, belonging to the
army and navy reserves were called to
the colors at the outbreak of the war,
leaving their families and dependents
in needy circumstances in New Eng
land.
Anyone wishing to contribute to this
fund may leave their subscriptions with
Walter H. Haigh of IS Elliot street,
II. A. Palmer of 13 Cedar street or c.
W. Sercombe of 20 Prospect street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19
RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE,
Nellie Ellis, InfantiIe Paralysis Pa.
tient, Remains the Same.

The quarantine period of four weeks
IN the case, of infantile paralysis at 30
Reed street, where Nellie Ellis is the
patient, expired today and Dr. Henry
Tucker. health officer. removed the
quarantine. There is apparently no
change in the condition Of the patient.
DR. Tucker has made an extended re-
port of the case TO the state board of
health. The one case of scarlet fever
which has been quarantined on Estey
street also has been released, leaving
the only quarantine now in effect in
town that at the Aastine Institution
where there have been eases of chic ken
poX.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19
The Official Report From
Paris Shows Progress
at Many Points
REPULSE THREE
COUNTER ATTACKS
Aviators Directed Fire at the Meuse
Which Resulted in Demolishing Two
Heavy Batteries and Damage to a
Third Battery

odbCCA
PARIS, Dec. 10. o.52 d. n. - The
French war Office this afternoon gave
out an official statement as follows:
During the day Of Dee Is we con
trolled IN Belgium the territory won
from the enemy to the south of Dix
nude and we advanced our front to
the south as far as the inn at korpek-
or. Our advance to tile south of Ynres
has been continued over a very diff
cult and swampy territory. From the
Alys to the Disc we have progressed
IN the region of NOtre Dame de Con-
ISOLATION to the south of La Bassee bv
more than one kilometre During the
past two days we have also made prog
ress IN the direction of Carenov. St
Laurent and Blangy. Ia spite of velv
spirited counter attacks the positions
tn ken by us Dee. II have been retain
ed.
In the region OF Albert during the
night of Dee. : and Is and during the
day of the 18th We advanced under a
very fire by the enemy and We reached
the barbed Wire entanglements of the
second line Of German trenches.
To the north Of Maricourt we were
obliged to abandon 4 trench occupied
the night before and set on fire by the
enemy by means Of hand grenadcs
Several German trenches have been
occupied in the region OF AIamats aud
in the vicinity OF Lihons three violent
counter attacks on the part OF the Ger
mans have been lepulsed.
Near the Aisne there have ben artil-
lery engagements and IN Champagne
the artillery showed on Dee. rs IN
creased activity.
In A ef4sAYt ~ gautaF 5,, Fs.7.a.4 >
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19
THE WEATHER.

Cloudy Tonight and Sunday Probably
With Snow-CoIder Sunday.
. WASHINGTON. Dee. 70. The
weather forecast: Cloudy tonight aud
Sunday, probably with snow. Warmer
III interior. Colder Sunday Strong
south winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19
UNDER $1,000 Bonds.
Konrad Berthold of saugus Charged
with Trying to Dynamite House.

LYNN. Dee. 19.-konrad Berthold
Of Sagus pleaded not guilty in the
district court today to charge Of at
tempting to dynamite the house OF
Ernest ngfellow, u neighbor, last
Saturday. lie was held iii $1,000 bonds
foI Il hearing later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19

lou could put all of Germany into
Texas and have plenty of room to
spare, says somebody. hat You
couldn I If the Texans saw You com
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19

Waiter, mas my friend Jones been
here = .Iones2 Oh yes, the gentleman
has just paid his bin and gone out
. Paid his hill2 Then il WASH t he -
MauI4acht.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-19

The Moskva, one of Peter the
Great 5 squadron in lbs. has been
found ucar Libau.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
FILTERED GASOLINE
IN YOUR AUTOMOBILE

The -Parrott Hardware
Co, agents for the world renown
FORD and celebrated BUICK Auto
mobiles, have just recently installed
the most up-to-date Gasoline Storage
Outfit to be had. 1t is not only Fire
Proof, but filters and strains the Cas-
oline from all water and other i'm
purities. The Metre keeps accurate
check on all Gasoline which is placed
by an Automatic pump through hose
directly into your car, without being
exposed to the air, and you can, there
fore, rely on securing perfectly clean
gasoline.
This outfit is located on Ashe street
and those of you who are interested
can easily find it, as it is made up of
a red iron cabinet, heavy cast iron.
with sign over the top marked GAS
OLINE.
This outfit has been installed with
a view of furnishing their customers
in the most satisfactory manner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
IMPORTANT WORK
FOR GOVERNMENT.

]. Harry Swami is doing an impor-
tant work for the United States gov
'ernment in the Office of DR.. A. A.
Lyon, Land Commissioner, at the State
Capitol. 1t seems that many thous-
ands of acres of land in East Tennes-
see along the North Carolina line have
at various times been entered and
abandoned and entered again by other
parties till it is almost difficult to Sc
cure clear title to them. Mr.. Swami
acting for the government, is having
map made of all the territory in
volved, which includes the whole of
the Appalachian Chain in Tennessee.
bordering on the North Carolina line,
and in addition is having typewriter
copies made Of all the grants on file
in the land Office. About dozen
typewriters are engaged in this work.
Banner.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
BOONE
TRAIL
MARKER
is FORMALLY
DEDICATED
THE FAMOUS BOONE TREE
Upon Which Daniel Boone, Pioneer
and Hunter, Killed a Bear IN
t760is Used to Mark Trail

About 400 patriotic admirers of
Daniel Boone, pioneer and hunter. at
tended the unveiling of the monument
erected on the Daniel Boone trail at
the Boone tree, seven miles north of
johnson City.
Prayer was offered by Prof d. S.
Burleson, of the normal. The address
was delivered by president of the nor
NAL, Sidney G. Gilbreath, who paid a
high tribute to this pioneer of civil
lization." The dedicatory address was
delivered by Miss Mary Temple, of
Knoxville.
The giant beech on which is carved
ID. Boone cilled a bar in 1760," may
fall to the ground, but the granite
boulders which have been laid in ce-
ment will not soon yield to the gnaw-
ing tooth of time.
The marker is five feet high. four
feet wide and two feet thick. EN-
bedded in the western front is mar
BILE tablet two feet square on which is
letter: Daniel Boope Trail, 1769."
The Boone tree, leaning beech
three feet in diameter and one hun
dred feet high, Is located in a wood
land of about thirty acres. The ma
jority of the trees in this forest be-
long to the beech family.
This famous tree leans from a per-
pendicular at an angle of about fifteen
degrees This cavity will probably be
filled and wire cable fastened near
the top of the tree and the other end
tied to some giant of the forest The
letters which were carved on the tree
by Boone to show where he had. killed
bear are almost obliterated by the
corroding of time.
Nelson Gray, of Gray, who was pres
ent at the unveiling, said: alfred
Crouch told me when he was a boy
the inscription on the eNbeech was very
plain" Mr.. Crouch died year ago,
being SS years of age.
-Four feet from the ground there is a
cavity about as large as saucer on
this tree. 1t is said that the bullet
which "cilled the bar" was cut from
the tree at that place.
Near the base Of the tree marks in
the bark made by Bruins claws are
still visible.
1t will pay any one to travel miles
and miles to see this famous tree.
Mrs. q. Munsey Slack, regent of the
John Sewer chapter, was in charge Of
The exercises of the day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13

sister of Prof. Stockton Axson, head
of the department of English litera-
ture at Princeton, and of the wife of
Dean Edward Elliott, of Princeton.
A landscape gardener and pain
ter of well recognized ability, Mrs.
Wilson devoted much of her time to
artistic subjects. She took personal
charge of the gardens at Prospect"
while Mr.. Wilson was president of
Princeton, and also of the White
House gardens. She had the appear
ance of what is called an "outdoors
woman" Her skin was smooth and
girlish and her eyes, until recently,
sparkled with health. She was known
as beautiful VIC, ian.
Mrs. Wilson's indoor life had been
devoted to books and artistic pursuits.
Her paintings hav taken prizes in
competition. Her ,ocial obligations
forced her to omit ~ D of her accus-
toned artistic and s..serary recreation
after she became mistress of the White
House, but as "the first lady of the
land" she was ever ready with advice
and material help, wherever good
cause might be served.
Her domestic life is described as
having been attractive. She had a
knowledge of the domestic arts, and
wa. wa q geod cook. Itis related of her
hat she liked to prepare dishes or
have them prepared under her per-
sonal supervision for the president and
hat she always made it a point to
prepare for him the orange
uice he has with his breakfast
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
THE MAINE is HELD
FOR RESCUE WORK.

Washington, Aug. 1O.-The battle
ship Maine carrying midshipmen is
being held at Gibralter for possible
rescue work among Americans in Eu-
rope. The armored crusier Tennessee
with its cargo of gold is due in north
ern European waters by next Satur-
day and the crusier North Carolina
will arrive about the same
time. The Maine may be used in dis
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
News of Seriousness of Illness Kept
Secret.

Secret.
News of the seriousness of her ill
ness was kept from the public until
yesterday when it was admitted that
aer chances of recovery were slight.
Her condition continuing to grow
worse, DR.. Grayson this morning gave
out statement in which he described
her illness as alarming"
During last night and early this
morning she was kept alive by oxy-
gen and stimulants. At o'clock this
afternoon DIR. Grayson gave out an
other statement in which he said Mrs.
Wilson had had two sinking spells
during the morning, and that she was
conscious but growing weaker. This
was the last word to come before her
death.
Mrs. Wilson was Miss Ellen Louise
Axson. daughter of a Presbyterian
clergyman, and was born at Savannah,
Ga. She was student at the New
York Art league when she met Mr..
Wilson who was then taking q post
graduate course at John Hopkins 'fne
president and Mrs. Wilson were mar
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
Myrtle Hill win Receive
Mrs. Wilson.

Mrs. Wilson.
From Memphis CommeRcial-Appeal
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's grave will
be carved out of the rock in one OF
the most picturesque of cemeteries
Myrtle Hill rugged, lofty, and alb
rupt escapement of range of noun
taius, stands vast mausoleum erect
ed by the hand of God overlooking the
picturesque city'of Rome, Ga.
Rome has dedicated to its dead a
place Of sminenee With each growing
day 1t emerges from the shadow of
that towering heap Of earth hearsing
the forms OF the loved ones Of yester-
day. Each dreoping sun throwing its
arms of gold across the city. folds the
tomb wringled mountain in its last
embrace.
Citadelled among the stars the city
of the dead looks down uhon The
sleeping city with its rows Of Nwink-
ling lights,
Wiping the night of it's eyes, ROME
beholds Myrtle Hill crowned with a
halo of saffron flame yet, while the
morning sprinkles the melting night
with but half her tincture.
Where the waters of two rivers
meet to flow on to the sea between
the banks of the Coosa, bridge has
been thrown across One end rests
upon the abutments of a busy street,
the other at the foot of stairways
propped against and hewed out of the
tomb-studded mountain side.
Myrtle Hill rises abruptly from the
rivers brink. A labyrinth of footpaths
climb upward in narrowing circles and
intersections, margined by the chisel-
ed marble of the places of the dead.
Clinging- vines tumbling from the
summit, leaping from tree to tree and
shrub to shrub, nesting flowers, half
concealed vaults protruding like seal
ed caverns. Tiny streams bursting
from the rocks break tunefully and
scatter themselves in silver spray.
The road the funeral cortege must
follow encircles the mountain in a
wide detour towards the east, from
which the ascent is gradual. From it's
sombre heights Myrtle Hill overlooks
4 wide expanse. There stood the In
iian chief and lifted his arms to hea-
ven; there stood DeSoto in his wan
ierings. the first white man to plant
ais foot upon the soil of North Geor-
git, with the valleys of the Etowah,
the Oostanaula and the Coosa vision
Of beauty before him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13

l am a candidate for reelection to
Congress, subject to the republican
primary of September 5th, mutually
agreed upon by the republican and
progressive Congressional commit
tees. 1t will be impossible for me
to make campaign of the district,
and l must leave my interests largely
in the hands of my friends. 1 had
hoped for an early adjournment of
congress which, would have afforded
me an opportunity to visit each coun-
ty, but any such hope has been dis
sipated, and / feel it my duty to re-
main in Washington rather than to
enter into an active canvass for re-
nomination.
To that class who so violently crit
icise republican principles and poll
cies, my record in congress will per-
haps not appeal. / have not, for a
moment wavered in my allegiance to
my party, and l have no sort of apollo
gy to offer for any vote which have
cast on any measure which has been
presented to congress. And if the peo-
pie of the First district do not want
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J, CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.
The Roosevelt. people of the first
congressional district have called a
delegated convention to meet at Jones'
boro, on August 20, 1914 at IL O'Clock,
for the purpose of nominating cam
didate for congress and to transact
such business as may come before the
convention. The official call is as fol-
lows
1Mass conventions of the Roosevelt
people in each county of the first con-
gressional district are hereby called
10 meet at the court house in their
counties on Monday. Aug.
54th, 1914 to select delegates to attend
4 delegated convention which is called
meet at Jonesboro, Tenn, an Sat
irday. August 29th, at IL o'clock. for
he purpose of nominating candi-
late for congress for the first congress
,ional district Of Tennessee, and for
the purpose Of transactias- -s-'r' + 9rl
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
IN PICTURESQUE
MYRTLE HILL
BESIDE FATHER 4 MOTHER
The Chief Executive Makes No
Effort to Control Grief During
the Service at the Grave.

Rome, Ga, Aug. 11.-Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson, wife of the nations president,
was buried at Myrtle Hill cemetery
here today. Her grave is beside those
of her father and mother, almost with
in sight of the house in which she liv-
ed as girl. Tonight the president
was speeding eastward on his return
to Washington.
Although thousands of visitors came
to Rome today to do honor to the
memory of Mrs. Wilson, Sabbath-like
quiet prevailed. The special force of
police augmented by members of the
Georgia National guard, found little to
do beyond warning traffic from the
streets through which the procession
moved.
1t was exactly 2:30 p. m. when the
presidents special arrived and a few
minutes later the casket covered with
grey broadcloth and surmounted by
single wreathof flowers, was lifted from
the funeral car by eight Of Mrs Will
sons cousins and borne to the hearse.
AS the train steamed into the station,
church bells throughout the city were
tolled, A wide space had been clear
ed about the station and the thous-
ands Of people assembled there stood
back. respectfully. Those who bore the
casket were Edward T. Brown, Attain
ia; Robert M. Hoyte, Wade C. Hoyte,
and Nathan Hoyte, Rome, Ca. B. p.
Axson, Savannah; Randolph Axson
and Edward T. Brown, Jr.. and Frank
G. Gebreath, Atlanta.
The president. followed by secretary
and Mrs. McAdoo. Mr.. and Mrs. Sayre,
Miss Wilson. Professor Axson and
other near relatives and members of
the party quickly left the train and
entered their carriages. The process
sion then moved through black -draped
streets to the First Presbyterian
church
The Church Service.
More than eight hundred relatives
and friends of the Wilson and Axson
families were already gathered in the
quaint little church which Mrs. Will
son used to attend when her father,
Rev. Edward s. Axson. was pastor
there. The church was draped in
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
Possible That Burial May Be in
Rome, Ga.


Funeral arrangements have not
been made. The place of burial will
be either Rome, Ca, where Mrs. Will
son once lived, or Princeton, N. j.,
where the family lived for twenty-five
years. DR.. Sylvester w. Beach, of the
First Presbyterian church of Prince
ton, where the family has attended for
years, has visited Mrs. Wilson fire.
quently during her illness, but was
not here today. Prof. Stockton AK
SON., her only brother, was en- route
from Oregon on Union Pacific train,
and was reached by telegraph at PEN
dleton, Ore, with the news. Members
of the cabinet, justices of the supreme
court and members of the diplomatic
corps telephoned their condolences
and sent cards. From many humble
homes came flowers, as Mrs Wilson
had many friends in the slums and
city generally in her endeavors to
help the friendless and poverty strick-
en-.
Mrs. Wilson had told the president
this morning she would more cheer
fully "go away" if the bill for the i'm
provement Of Washington alleys were
passed by congress. A word to lead
ers from Secretary Tumulty and the
was adopted in silence by the
senate and soon reported in the house,
where it will be passed tomorrow.
Mrs. Wilson learned the measure
would be law in another day or so
and expressed her satisfaction She
had become deeply interested in the
social welfare of the community, and
had worked always without seeking
aid of the president. 1t was the
strain of this, the duties of entertain
ments, and kidney trouble, which be-
came chronic last autumn, that sap
ped her life.
Took Active Interest In Career Of
Husband.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
Pail of Gloom Settles Over Executive
a o. Mansion.


A pail of gloom settled over the ex-
ecutive mansion and the Offices. Pres
emily DIR. Grayson, his face haggard
and worn from day and night vigil,
came to the offices. There was an i'm
pressive silence everywhere.
Secretaries, attaches, clerks and
servants seemed overcome.
Vice-President Marshall and mem
bers of the cabinet and the leaders in
congress were notified. Both houses
promptly adjourned. The flag on the
White House dropped, gates were
closed and the silence of death spread
over the White House for the first
time since 1892, when Mrs. Benjamin
Harrison passed away.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
SAM R. SELLS.


.vention. All supporters of the Theo-
dore Roosevelt and his policies and all
parties interested in his election in
1916, are requested to participate in
the convention.
Each county will be entitled to the
following delegated vote being one
vote for every 100 votes cast for
Roosevelt in 1912:-
Carter, 10 votes; Claiborne, IL;
Cooke, s; Granger, o; Greene. II;
Hancock, 8; Hawkins, q; Johnson. 10;
SEWER, "a; Sullivan, 12; Unieoiu, s;
Washington, is.
S. EN-. MOORE.
Chairman of the Roosevelt Con. Com.
e. c. WALLACE,
Secretary.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13
ADVANCE IN PRICE.

We are paying this week 95 cents
delivered TO the mill for all good
wheat the farmers will bring in.
Model Mill Company.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1914-08-13

an old-fashioned republican to repre-
sent them, and one who thoroughly be-
lieves in the application of republican
principles to national legislation, they
should not select me as their congress-
man.
/ believe the sentiment of the coun-
try is drifting back to the support of
Republicism. Even Mr. Roosevelt is
advocating the amalgamation of the
presidential election Of 1916, all of the
east and l predict that before the pres
idential election of 1916, all of us will
have enlisted under the same banner
with certainty of victory assured.
/ am asking no endorsement save as
my record may merit it. To the peo-
pie of my district, regardless of their
political affiliations, have given the
best service of which I am capable.
l have nothing further to offer in sup
port of my candidacy than the assur-
ance that shall in the future, as in
the past, do what / can to conserve
their interests, and to labor for the
up-building of this section.
Very truly
cAAF ID csr,r T q