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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02
ALLIES ARE HOLDING
ENEMY IN FLANDERS
In Fierce Attack Near Ypres Allies
Drove Teutons Back at Bayonet
Points and Took 1000 Prisoners;
President Wilson Secures Release
of German Military Prisoners

Berlin Dec 2-The German office today authorized the
publication Of the following report
In the western the enemy made insignificant adj
yances today, which checked
forest point OF support OF the enemy
was taken Wurtembug infantry regiment No. 2o the haser
own regiment officers and 800 taken prisoners NO
has received from eastern Prussia
In northern Poland the battles taking normal course
In Poland the enemy attacks have been repused
that took place at WlocoWek, kuno, lodz and
Mowicz army have taken between Nov IIh and Dec ISL
over $4,000 unwounded Russian prisoners.
London Dec dispatch received today from Sofia Bull
para correspondent said that received there in
that the situation Serva critical 1t IS declared that the
Sen arv has been withdrawn Belgrade and that egaphc
communication Belgrade and Nh the Servan
ital has been interrupted
Paris Dec 2-Thc French office today issued the follow
ing official report:
South Of Ypre ERoy determined and vicious attack
by the enemy against nterenens taken by yester
day was pulsed artillery inflicted great damage three bat
teries of the eneny's heavy artillery.
"At Verelges occupied the Of Chateau and have
taken several trench of the enemy. @a @fiMtMMMtMM
Nendresse Caonne region there violent bombarCment
y the enemy to French replied with destroying
their battery.
In 4gonne the attack Fontaine Madame
pulsed occupy the German trench and fortified position
St Hubert.
Late this afternoon determined and aggressive advance
regiment of infantry and troop of cavalry They
point of bayOne Nearly 1000 were killed
Some field artillery was taken
Washington Dec personal representation from President
Wilson, through Ambassador Gerard Germany has released Admiral
retired the British navy and his wife who were held as mil
prisoners German health President Wilson made
the representations appeal from the British ambassador here
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-12-02

Classified Want VIII Sell /
YeEr Home, VIII Rent II
Too; . Llnes, 3 Times, 25c.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
GOV. FLETCHER CRITICIZED.
For Frequent Use Of Pardoning Power;
Calling It "Promiscuous."

AT banquet at St. Johnsbury last
spring, in connection with the meeting
of the Congregational state convention,
Gov. Fletcher was one of the speakers.
At that time, in speaking of the pardon
ing power of the chief executive, he as
sured his audience that he should grant
no pardons unless he was shown that
material evidence had been discovered
since the trial and conviction of the pris-
oner. This was favorably commented
upon at the time, but how quickly has
he forgotten his pledge to the people.
Hardly week passes now but what
some pardon is granted. and, SO far as
we have been able to discover, no effort
has been made to ascertain from the
prosecuting attorney whether new evil
dence warranted executive clemency. In
fact, in the only case we found where
the prosecuting attorney had been con
suited the officer counseled against a
pardon and the prisoner was speedily
pardoned.
Chittenden county prisoners have been
especially favored in this respect. Seven
Burlington street walkers were recently
sentenced to the house of correction and
the majority of them quickly pardoned
One of them boosted on the streets Of
Burlington of her release and the next
week was mixed up in stabbing affair
at a notorious resort. The case of Sam
Alpert of Burlington was even more flag
rant. Here was a conviction secured
after great difficulty ON the part of the
officers, and in response to strong pub
lie sentiment. Alpert was pardoned re-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
SOUTH RYEGATE.

/. II. GiliIlan and Mr. Kemp of Shar
on, kas., started West with two carload:
OF cows Wednesday. There were rs COWS
arrival in Kansas and it is estimated
that the lot viii bring in the vicinity
of $1,000.
Misses Annie and Jeanie Beaton came
Saturday from Greenfield, Mass, to spend
a weeks vacation.
Miss Annie Beaton went Monday IL
Hanover to see her sister, Mrs. i. P
Mcdowell, who is in the hospital there
Mrs. Mcdowell expects to be able to
leave the hospital in another week.
The Caledonians will play the New
Hampshire state college basketball team
at Wells River Saturday evening, Feb
2S. At the same time the South Ryegate
Midgets viii play the Wells River Mid
gets This is reported to be the last
game the Caledonians will play this sea
son.
Mrs. A. B. Carpenter and son, Mark
Of Groton visited Mrs. J. A. McAllister
and Mrs. 4. r. Whitehill last week Mrs
Carpenter expects to move soon to Som
ervilIe. Mass, where her husband, who
is meal inspector for the government, is
now stationed.
Mrs. Martyr of PlantsyiIle, Conn, is
visiting her daughter, Grace, at George
Groves.
Mrs. William Craigie has returned
from visiting in Littleton, n a., and is
at her daughters, Mrs. ii. W. Goodine,
for the present.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
HoRsEMEN HOLD BANQUET.
Over $50 Gathered at Lyndonville Last
Evening.

Lyndonville, Feb 24The sixth an
nual banquet OF the Lyndonvlle Driving
club was held in Cables hall last. night,
with an attendance of more than $50
horsemen being present from all parts
of Vermont and New Hampshire. Pres.
C. M. Darling presided and Frank o.
French of st. Johnsbury entertained
with monologue.
Among the speakers were John w.
Titcomb, state fish and game commits
sioner, who gave an interesting talk on
Outdoor Sports;" Rev. J. J. Hutchin-
son, pastor Of the Congregational church,
and others. A local orchestra played.
Prize ribbons were presented to winners
of the afternoon races by Pres. Darling.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Sons OF
Veterans served the banquet and the
program was arranged by DIR. ID. R.
Brown. The banquet committee was Il.
f. Ruggles, Ira Davis and J. P. Dorion.
The secretary reported a most success
full season, with better racing and larg-
er crowds than ever.
The club has 1875 members. The Off
GERS are G. NJ Darling, president; DR..
c. G. Waller, vice president; George w.
Macdonald secretary treasurer; Roger
b. Ladd auditor; A. A. Barber, starter;
w G. Hanscomb, Judge; L. r. Farrar,
George Burdick, ]. j. Stafford, classifi-
cation committee; r. B. Ladd, timer,
H. G. French; Ira Davis and j. j. STAFF
ford, marshals-
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
How Stingy Man ''Blew i'm 81, 900.

| In the March American Magazine APP
pears the autobiography of stingy man.
| 1t is really a great document on thrift.
| The following extract tells how this man
! in his youth learned the futility of try.
ing to buy happiness with money. His
fathers estate being settled up, he found
himself in possession of 81 900 extra
money, which he spent in the manner
described below:
'When the estate was inventoried and
his will read we found he had bequeathed
/ the farm and $4,000 to mother, to go
to the girls at mothers death, $500 to
each of the girls when they married,
and l,500 to each boy, with an addi-
tional 81 900 to me for services rendered.
Ben and Bob were not satisfied with
the arrangement and talked to mother
about selling the place. but threatened
TO fight. They accused me of unduly
influencing father to give me 81 900 addi-
tional. This made me angry If there
is one thing more than another | hate
it is to see families squabbling over
rooney bequeathed to them
"The 81 900 additional was the cause
OF my doing a foolish thing. / decided
to take vacation and spend it ALL
TOOK the vacation that fall after the
farm work was well in hand. ] spent
money for clothes until the neighbors
gossiped that / was going to get mar
ried Then i took the $1,000 went to
New York and spent it in just IL days,
drawing on my own funds for return
tickets. | seldom have been as uneom-
Portable in my life. Every time | wasted
a $40 bill | saw the foolishness of it.
The dollar l most enjoyed spending was
the last one of that thousand.
1T. was childish, but / never regret
ted it, because up to that time | cher
ished Kind of feeling that possibly
was missing some pleasure by not spend
ing money. ! had at least proved to my
self that money will not buy happiness.
and the chief sensation was that OF be-
ing a sucker
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
The Country Editors Revenge.

In the February American Magazine
George Fitch, the Peoria funny man
writes another piece about Homeburg
in his series describing life in small
town. This month his article is en-
titled, "The Homeburg Weekly Demo
crat" and is filed with amusing com
ments on the life and adventures of tn,
newspaper editor. Mr.. Fitch says that
he never saw the editor of the Home
burg Weekly Democrat" resent a JOKE
but once. He goes on, as follows, to de
scribe that occasion and to show how
the editor got even with his subscriber
chat was when Petty Amthorne tolc
him that his wife considered the Dem.
ocrat' to be the best paper she had ever
seen. He let Ayers burst couple OF
buttons from his vest pocket in his
swelling pride before he explained that
the Democrat wuen cut in two exactly
fitted his wife's pantry shelves, and
that she didn't have TO trim it bit
The old man turned on his heel with.
out a word and that week he kindled his
old-time fires and wrote the following
for the local page:
"A citizen of Homeburg who hasn't
done anything more exciting for twenty
years than stand off his grocery bill
poked fun at the Democrat" last week
to our face because there wasn't any
more news in it. News? Say we, News
to Homeburg? News in town where an
ice cream party is a sensation and a dog
fight suspends business for three hours
News in town where it takes a couple
five years to work up a wedding and
seven kinds of wedding cake is the only
news in it? Where the city marshal
hasn't made an arrest for two years be-
cause no one has done anything after
nine p. m. except snore. and where they
have TO put up the lamps in pairs to
keep them from getting lonesomey We
don't print news from Homehurg be-
cause there isn't any, and the old roost-
er who ioshcd us knows it. He's sore
because we can't make half column
out of his trip TO Paynesville eight
miles away last summer. but We'll
promise to do better. Wen dump the
paste pot in the fire, throw the old
shears out of the window and get out a
regular screamer of a 'f5Jmocrat" some
week; a paper with red ink on it and
big headlines and real piece of news in
il. We viii when this gabby old fossil
does his part. When he pays his six
years subscription Wen write two col
nmns about it. And even then no one
will believe it.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24

Gently and it is understood that the gov.
ernor's heart was softened because the
prisoner was losing flesh in confinement
Beatrice Gould of West Swanton, con-
ficted OF adultery, was pardoned within
Il month of sentence and to even things
up the governor has pardoned the man
convicted with her of the crime. These
are only a few cases, but there are 9TH
ers, and the law-abiding citizens of our
state are wondering why the methods
of Gov. Blease should be introduced into
our state. 1t is time to call halt on
these promiscuous pardons and to de-
mand more thorough investigations be-
fore more are granted.
Is the governor playing politics, or
does he base his actions on that false
dietum OF the French king, Il am the
state" From The Advance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
WASHINGTON.

Washington grange viii work the first
and second degrees next Friday night
The following program viii be presented:
Song by the grange choir; roll call. la
dies will respond with quotations from
Longfelow, gentlemen with quotation or
anecdote from Lincoln or Washington,
brief sketch of Longfelow's life; poem
brief sketch of Lowells life; poem; duet;
discussion, Grass and grain culture; piano
solo.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
TALK OF THE TOWN

Presbyterian concert tonight
Last call on winter goods u Vaughan's
Three Cheney silk ties for '$l.00 from
The McWhorter Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24

Special convocation of
Granite chapter, No. 20. r.
A. NJ, this evening at Z
o'clock. Work. p. NJ. and
Nj. Z. NJ. degrees.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-24
WILLIAMSBURG.

There viii be a card party at I. o. 0. F.
hall Friday evening, Feb. p. Everybody
invited.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
REPORT TOLLS REPEAL BILL
Committee Votes to Send Measure
With Simmons Amendment, but
Without Recommendation.

Washington. April 30.-The senate
interoceanic canals committee voted
to report the Panama canal tolls re-
peal bill TO the senate with the Sim
mons amendment. but without recon-
mendation. The Simmons amendment
is as follows: That neither the pass
age OF this act, or anything therein
contained. shall be construed or held
as waving. impairing or affecting any
treaty or other rights possessed by
the United States" The committee
adopted the Simmons amendment by
a vote of S to 6. as follows:
For the Amendment - Senator's
Brandegee, Chiffon, Crawford. Owen.
Simmons. Thomas. Thornton. Walsh.
Administration Borah. Bristow.
OiGorman, Page. Perkins and Shields.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

Eccles. ". Va. April 3O.-All hope
for the rescue alive OF the 203 miners
entombed by an explosion in mines
Nos. 5 and 6 OF the New River Col
lieries company here Tuesday was
abandoned.
Rescuers we're unable TO force their
way into the burning shafts. Fifty
nine men, all burned severely. we're
rescued alive from No. 8 mine and
are receiving medical treatment N
improvised hospitals. Four bodies
were recovered from the same shaft.
1t is said all but 10 Of the miners
who entered this shaft have been ac-
counted for.
One hundred and ninety of the en-
tombed men are in shaft No. 5. not a
man having escaped from this part
since the explosion at 2:30 O'Clock
y. m.
The mine is burning hercely. Gov
eminent. state and volunteer rescuers
are working desperately TO subdue
the flames.
No. - mlue apparently 10 NOhphtNti@
shut OF from the surface and rescuers
hold out little hope Of reaching the
large number OF men entombed there
in time
The explosion occurred In mine No.
5. The two shafts OF this mine were
demolished. IL is believed the explo-
sion Travelled through this mine into
No. 6. One shaft OF the latter mine
was wrecked. but the other remains
intact and ~as the salvation OF at
least hfty-nine Of the workmen.
The cause OF the explosion has not
been ascertained. and perhaps Will
never be know. The New River com
pany operates six mines at Eccles.
Nos. 6 and 5 connect. At 1880 in the
afternoon there was a slight explosion
in No. 6. followed by another slightly
greater shock in No. 5 ten minutes
later. and shortly after the valley
shook with the third blast In No. 6.
The timbers over the main shaft, the
ventilators and the cages we're shot
to the sky and deposited far up the
hillside.
The Virginia railway suspended
traffic and rushed a rescue crew OF
the Pawama Coal & Coke company
at Matoaks, several miles away, with
a number OF physicians and nurses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

A school for brides is to be started
In Cincinnati. Any OF it's graduates
will be competent to take the cooks
place. do the plumbers work in the
household. put up shelves and do other
bits OF carpentry. wash. scrub. iron.
darn. mend. do the marketing. render
first aid and save her husbands re-
sources by her economy. Nothing is
said In the plan. however. of wives
demanding some extra financial re
ward for this multiplicity of accom-
plishments.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
MINERS IN BATTLE
DEFENDERS OF WALsEN FIRE ON
STRIKERS WITH VERY RUDE
ARTILLERY.
CANNON IS USED BY GUARDS
President Wilson serds United States
Troops 10 Colorado TO End Strike
War Attitude Of Roekefeilers
Arouses Resentment.

Walsenburg. Colo. April 50-Heavy
fighting at the Walsen mine was In
progress Tuesday. The firing, which
had been desultory duriag the after
noon. was practically continuous after
five O'Clock. Militiamen and guards
on Water Tank hill battled with a
strong force Of strikers on the hog
back. west OF Walsen camp.
Henry Floyd. a Walselburg black
smith. was shot and instantly killed
early in the night while riding a motor
cycle on the Pueblo road e the
hog back" A young woman in the
rear seat was injured when the IN
guided machine plunged 20 the ground.
The fighting at the Walsen mine be
gan at night soon after the McNally
mine had been captured by the strikers
and its defenders driven u The rs
Walsen guards took their stand on
Water Tank hill. above the mine.
where a powerful searchlight was
operated.
A heavy fire from the strikers on
surrounding hills was replied TO vigor-
ously by the guards. who had mounted
on the hill two cannon made In the
company machine shops from eight
inch shafting with three-inch holes
bored through.
The fighting was furious. There
was a continuous rattle OF rife fire be-
tween the guards on the hill and the
strikers. At brief intervals the rife
fire was drowned out in the roar OF
the cannon. II was reported that sew
eral more homemade cannon have
been added 10 the battery.
With the guards on Water Tank Hill
was a part Of the 100 militiamen sen;
TO Walsenburg from Ludlow and Den
YER. The rest OF the militiamen we're
held in serve In Walsen camp.
Reports to the headquarters OF the
Victor American Fuel company tonight
said strikers had fired upon a detaoh-
ment OF mflitiamen stationed at the
I Chandler mine in Fremont county.
which was r%ecaptured from miners
when state troops under General
Chase we're sent from Ludlow. Rein
forcements we're sent from Canon
City and the firing ceased No cas-
ualties we're reported.
Washington. April 30.-President
Wilson Tuesday ordered federal troops
sent TO the strike ridden coal mining
district Of Colorado for the restora-
ton and preservation OF peace and
order.
The action OF the president resulted
from indications that violent demon
STATIONS I'm the strike rome are in
creasing and from the refusal OF the
Rockefellers 10 concede recognition OF
the miners union. now the chief point
in dispute between the operators and
their employees.
Secretary Of War Garrison imme-
diately ordered two troops OF the
Twelfth cavalry 10 the strike region.
II this force proves insufficient for the
restoration OF order n larger body OF
troops will be dispatched from FCft
ID. a Russell. The cavalry will reach
the strike zone tomorrow morning.
In connection with the ordering of
troops to Colorado the president is.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Aviator Plunge. to Death.

Los Angeles. Cal. April 90
Charles c. Keystone. a local aviator.
fell to his death on Domingoes field
while making a flight. Keystone had
descended preparatory to making a
flight to San Diego for a newspaper.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

Now a lecturer on children says
that mothers should not have entire
charge OF their babies. but that the
main care OF the little ones should be
handed over to trained experts. Poor
old Mother Nature. In the light of
the lore OF these days. how little she
does seem TO know. after all, espe-
oially about mothers and babies. loag
but mistakably thought TO be her
s~pecialties.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

A practical sermon on cheerfulness.
philosophy and content is preached
the world by the blind poetess. Fan
ME Crosby. who says on her ninety
fourth birthday that she feels twenty
-four. To be able at such an age and
under such an afiiction 10 be able to
preach the gospel OF cheerfulness is a
mission in itself. and makes a life
worth living for that alone.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
A patriotic league OF French women

A patriotic league Of French women
has been formed TO campaign against
indecency In dress and to bring
fashion back from the extremes to
which II is going. With characters
tic French appreciation OF real values
in life, the young and pretty members
OF the league are TO start the move
ment in wearing styles at once mod
crate and pleasing. This is a kind OF
patriotism which mons can criticize
or deny women's right OF leadership.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08

Tokyo, April 29.-The japanese gov
eminent has decided officially to par
ticipate in the San Francisco Panama
Pacific exposition. It was announced
here late In the afternoon OF Monday.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
soeiaIIs, Bar War Enlistment.

Chicago. April 2S.-The national
executive committee Of the Socialist
party issued a proclamation calling
upon all Socialists in the United
States to refrain from participating In
the threatened war with Mexico.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
MiIItants Defy Court.

F~elixtowe, England, April 3O.-Two
suffragettes arrested for burning the
hotel and bathing pavilion here we're
arraigned. They defed the court and
police who attempted TO secure their
names and we're remanded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

London. April 2s.-Philippe Marty.
a well-known aviator. fell during n
flight today at the Hendon aerodrome.
and died later as a result Of the In
juries sustained.
Montreal. April 29.-The Canadian
Pacific steamer Fredericks. bound
from Antwerp TO Montreal. went
ashore In the st. Lawrence.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
OIL interest. Ask Troops.

Washington. April 29.-The navy de
partment received a request from oil
interests In New York with property
in the Tampico oil district that an
American force be sent TO rescue 100
employees now on oil lands.