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The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-12-22
HISTORICAL PAPER.
A Trip to California and Other interest
ing Places.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK

markabfe day, many things about
it | could say, but time will not
admit, so | will soon have to quit.
Just a word about our Iron clads
they went out slowly, were not
mad, but you know just as we'll
as |, they will correct something
or try. / do not know their des-
tination, but they are represen-
tatives of our nation, in them |
take a good deal of pride, but on
them don't want to ride. They
are gone now to parts unknown,
may turn up at some zone. Now
l hope you will be very quiet,
for | am going in for the night.
This is Sunday morning, and |
think it best to stay in and take
a much needed rest. Mr.. Rob-
ertson and myself have a very
delightful day. After the noon
hour, we, in company with Mr..
Bruner and Mr.. Springgate took
a long walk out through the SOL
diers' camp and home. They
seemed to be having a jolly good
time. A guide went with us to
show us through. Many are liv-
ing in tents while a good many
are living in houses. We saw
cannon balls by the thousands.
We covered a good deal of ground
They have sixteen hundred acres
in their grounds. No other mat
ters for the day. Jennie and
Katie left this morning, for Los
Angeles. | will leave here to.
morrow for New Mexico.
AS this is Monday, Aug. the
10th, and the day we leave the
city, we have several things to do
and see about, as we'll as a sick
man to look after-one of our
party, Mr.. Willie Simmons, is
sick, and we are anxious that he
gets we'll enough to go back as
we do. AS before stated, sever
al things to see to, | did not go
to the Fair to-day. In the after
noon l made a trip out in town.
Went out on the heights. Like
ly some of you don't know that
San Francisco is on hill. Well
this is true, at least good part
of it is up on a lakeland, so as
cended to the top, walked quite
a distance viewing the city ano
then came back to the top of the
incline, and here, no doubt,
viewed the lake and ships fol
my last time. San Francisco il
a large city. Its population il
about four hundred and thirty
six thousand, and while observ
ing the city as l did, Icould no
help being impressed with the
different furnishings of The
houses, not only the materia
used, but the mechanical finish
ings-all kinds of material used
and put up in all kinds of shape'
mo modern plan used. / an
told they have in this city tw'
thousand and eight churches
Their steep streets are graded o
layed with rock from the SCI
shore and have the appearance
of a crazy quilt. Now stop 70
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1915-12-22

oIlu BCttiuS ACduy AOA Jul AOsoAA
trip. Just here we are told au-
tos are waiting, then hustle for
our baggage, and we are gone.
Made a wbirl wind run to the
SantaFe railroad depot, had our
tickets valuated, boarded a
transport and we are now cross
ing the bay. A very nice trip
this was, and at 9 o'clock p. M,
our boat blew for the landing,
and as we drew up we gathered
our grips, hurried out and found
our same steel pullman car wait
ing for us. Good night.
This is Tuesday, August the
18th. am up early this morn
ing, and find that we are in one
of the finest farming countries |
ever saw. You will remember
now that we are on the SantaFe
or Southern route. We passed
through Fresno and other nice
places. We are now in Kearn
county. In this county we saw
more hogs than we have seen
since leaving home. Several
corrals of horses, lots of cattle
and some very nice mules We
are certainly delighted with this
part of the county. Since laying
our pencil down we have gone
through some very fine wheat
land as we suppose it to be from
the amount of wheat and straw
saw scattered along the road.
On two occasions | saw wagons
loaded with wheat and drawn by
ten big mules. The amount of
wheat on a wagon, | have no
way of telling, but would think
several hundred bushels. Here we
stopped for breakfast, l picked
up paper and see an account of
the Kidnapping of Leo M. Franks,
and after the meal we moved on,
passed new settler camping in
tents, women and childrenin front
of the tents and the men holding
horses to Craze. / was made to
imagine what hardships and pri-
vations some people are still un-
dergoing, even in the south vest.
While many have grown rich and
others doing well, there are
many who are driving and drift
ing from point to point, and
their very appearance would in
dicate to you what privations
they are undergoing. We then
ran into Barstow. Here we
have a short wait-over for the
Southern train from Los Angeles,
which has part of our Kentucky
crowd in the person of Katie,
Jennie, Mrs. Minnie Sweets, Miss
Osborn Bell Rhodes, Mr.. Brunel
and Mr.. Stuart. We now reach
the mountains again and find {
new railroad being built, at leas
the grading being done, steam
shovels and scrapers being used
Sand was being loaded on car1
with this shovel. and mules were
being worked in a breast tt
scrapers. We saw six of thos,
teams grading at one place, ant
, to a fellow on a train it looked
l ~,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
CHRISTMAS TREE
COMMITTEE NAMED
Municipal Observance More Elaborate
This Year Than Last-Date Not
Definitely Settled.

Brattleboro is to have municipal
Christmas tree.
This much was decided at meeting
of the Civic Improvement league last
evening, when committee consisting
of o. F. Benson, Mrs. c. c. Fits and l.
+. Holden was appointed to have
charge of the arrangements.
The location of the tree has not yet
been settled, nor the date of the eel
ebration although it is safe to say thar
it will be either Thursday, Dee. % or
Friday, Dee. 24. The municipal OBJ
servance this year will be more elabo-
rate than that of last and the move
ment already has received strong finan-
cial support. In addition to the above
named committee an advisory board
has been named including Miss Anna
l.. Davis, Miss Florence Hemenway-
Wells. Mrs. c. H. Thompson, Miss Flor
ence NJ Wellman and w. \. Shum-
way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
A SOLDIER "ENoCH ARDEN. -
Frenchman, Reported Dead, Returns to
Find Wife Remarked.

PARIS, Dee. A curious military
Enoch Arden case has become known at
Geneva, Switz There were two men in
the same regiment from Lyons, France.
named Emile Dubois. One was married.
the other single In the fighting in Asace
one of the two was llilled-the single one
but the death was reported to the wife
of the other. This was in August, 1914
Madame Emile Dubois went to Geneva,
and after years mourning she married
another French soldier. who Is at the
front, and went to live again at her home
in Lyons. \ few days ago her first nus
band, who had recovered from his wounds
came home on leave and found his wife
1t Is not known what legal arrangements
win he made
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
PRESIDENT WILL BE
MARRIED DEC. Is
Official Announcement Issued from the
White House-OnIy Immediate
Relatives at Ceremony.

WASHINGTON. Dec 4.-President
Wilson and Mrs. Norman Gait win be
married ON Saturday, Dec IS. at Mrs
Gait : home here, according to for
NAL announcement made today at the
White House.
1t was also announced that the only
guests will be the immediate families
No invitations will be issued.
No announcement was made regard
ing plans for honeymoon. but il Is
expected that the President and his
bride viii leave Washington soon after
the ceremony for somewhere in the
south.
While no announcement was made of
the hour of the ceremony it was under
stood it will he late in the afternoon.
The Rev. Sylvester Beach the Presi-
dent 5 pastor at Princeton. and Rev.
Herbert Scott Smith, rector of Mrs
Gait 5 church here are expected to Of
fciate.
The formal announcement of the
wedding plans was written out by the
| President himself this morning. I'm
mediatelv afterward he left the White
| House to visit Mrs. Gait.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
LOAN is RAISED
TO 100000, 900
Subscriptions to Canadian War Issue
More Than Double the Amount
Called For.

OTTAWA, Dee. 4.-The Canadian do
mestic war loan has been increased
from $5o,ooo,0o0 to $100,000,O00. This
was announced last night by the Hon.
w. T. White, the minister of finance,
who had previously announced that
subscriptions to the lean had been
more than double the amount sought.
1t is stated unolficially that the sub
scriptions are now more than s106, 6,00O,-
GOO.
The decision to sell 100000, 900
worth Of bonds was reached at con
ference between Mr. White and large
bidders and chartered banks. Agents
of the chartered banks applied for
@25,000,000 worth of the bonds.
All subscribers for blccks of bonds
up to 500, 600 will receive the entire
quantity sought. Subscribers for blocks
of more than $4,000 will receive tn,
entire amount I asked for unless they
reduce their subscriptions before Dee
Is. Chartered banks will take the bal
ance of the $100,O00,0OO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
SUGAR MAKERS TO
HAVE MEETING HERE
State Association Accepts Invitation of
Brattleboro Board of Trade
Two Days in January

President Horton D. Walker received
this morning letter from II. h.
Chaplin OF Middiesex, secretary of the
Vermont Maple Sugar Makers associa-
ton, announcing that the association ac-
cepted with pleasure the kind invitation of
the Brattleboro board of trade to hold its
annual convention in Brattleboro. 1t IS
desired to have a two-days meeting here
early in January, two days between Janu-
AIRY and { being preferable.
The association requires considerable
floor space for the display of sugar-making
apparatus and for tables on which to dis
play sugar and syrup. As there are liter
airy exercises in connection with the con
vention it is desired that the display room
be separate from the room in which the
exercises are held.
Members OF the association in southern
Vermont include James T Bigelow OF Sax
tons River. L. X Hewes x Son of Soutl
| Londonderry, Jerome Holden of Putney
Dana l. Howard OF West Brattlehoro. +
/ A. Lacley of Jamaica. T. O. Newell o
/ West Wardsboro, c. H. Peasc Of Mari
boro, Nobel H. Rawson of Windham an,
i +. G Tenney Of Rrattleboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
STATION AND SUBWAY
FOR WHITE RIVER
Railroad and Town officials Agree Up
on Tentative Plan for Structure
at Junction.

At the meeting to further the plans
for new union station, held in ex-
Gov. Smith s private car at White
River Junction Wednesday, there
were present exGov. Smith, president
Of the Central Vermont railroad, Pres
ident Hustis of the Boston & Maine
railroad company, Superintendent Fol
som of the Passumpic Division of the
Boston & Maine, and chief civil en-.
gineers of both roads.
Local people at the conference were
the board of selectmen, Robert IT,
Smith, Robert F. Mech and w. H.
Wallace, the board of committee, con-
sisting of James A. Stacy, r. J. Train
or and F. l. Palmer. Attorney Roland
+. Stevens was also present.
Tentative plans were submitted by
the engineers of both roads for a new
station to be erected upon the site of
the old one. The station proper is to be
CT brick or stone and viii cost approx
lmately $685. 900. The plans call for a sub
way passage directly under the present
crossing for the passenger traffic to
and from the station. Another new
building of brick or stone is to be
erected directly in front of the Cross
Abbott Co. s for baggage and express
y.
The train sheds are to be widened.
heightened and covered which will ne.
cessitate some changes in the present
track arrangements
Officials of both railroads expressed
themselves as satisfied with the plans
under discussion. the first really def
mite plan presented for approval The
town officials were also agreeable to
the arrangements as set forth by the
railroads engineers. It is understood
that the town will endeavor to have
the Judgment against the railroad re-
manded from the supreme court to the
public service commission, general opin-
ion being that the commission will, now
that the town and the railroads have
come to an agreeable solution of the
! problem, order the present tentative
/ plans put into execution.
| 1t is hoped and in all probability
/ construction work will be commenced
April first of next year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
THIEF SHOT AFTER
SHOOTING CLERK
Sensational Attempt to Rob a Bank
Messenger of $4,000 = Messen-
ger Will Die

NEW YORK. Dec. f. - Alan Gard
ner, bank messenger, was fatal,
shot by George De Brosa. and his as
sailant In turn was dangerously wound
ed by Walter f. Orleman. another mes
senger in q sensational attempt by De
Brosa TO steal bag containing $4,000
on the mezzanine floor of the l4th
street subway station during the rush
hour late yesterday. The messengers
were employees of the Bank of the Me-
tropohs in Union square near the scene
of the hold-up.
De Brosa, who was armed with three
revolvers, carried nearly 200 cartridges
and a bag of black powder. wore two
suits of clothes, walked up behind the
messengers as they were buying tick
cts in the subway station preparatory
to boarding a train for a lower Broad
way express office, where they were 10
ship the money out of town.
Without warning, De Brosa fred two
shots into the head of Gardner who
carried the bag and as the messenger
fell the bandit threw away the revol
yer and grabbed the bag and started
up the stairway leading TO the street
Orleman gave chase, catching up with
! De Brosa on the stairway. as the lat
ter drew a second revolver and fired
! Orleman, however, wrested the revol
yer from De Brosa who, still clutching
! the money bag ran on. As the bandi
reached the topmost step, Orleman free
| twice. one bullet lodging in the rob
ber's back. De Brosa dropped hi
booty and fled into Broadway. Orle
man recovered the bag. but continued
the pursuit.
BY this time the policemen wer
coming from all directions Seeing him
self still pursued, De Brosa pulled ou
his third revolver and, discarding hi
outer suit. dashed across Union square
i Here he attempted to retrace his steps
but was felled by a patrolman whor
he attempted to shoot.
Gardner is Is years old and Orlc
man. one of the bank s confdentia
messengers, is 80. Little is known b
the police concerning De Brosa, who
80 years old
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
PLANS
ARE KEPT DARK
Nothing Known Definitely About the Invasion of
Bulgaria SerbanS Have Reached French Camp
Near the Greek Fronter-GreeCe Allows Allies
the Use of Railroads

From German sources comes the re-
port that Greece has virtually turned
over Grccian Macedonia as a base Of
operations to the entente allies besides
giving them free use of the railroads
nud harbors on Aegean sea, including
Kavala. According to an Athens de-
spatch Serbian soldiers who fell back
into Greek territory after Monastir was
evacuated were not disarmed, but were
treated with notable consideration.
Much suffering is reported among
thousands of refugees from Monastir
arriving at Florina, Greece, after a
long tramp through deep snow.
Debarhation Of additional British
forces is reported through London.
British correspondent at a Greek
port declares the military situation
there is not satisfactory from the
standpoint of the entente allies.
A Montenegrin despatch declares an
Austrian attack a short distance inside
the Serbian border was rcpulsed.
\ wireless from Berlin denies rumors
that Germany is contemplating peace
proposals. The report that Emperor
William Is TO visit ConstantinopIe is
also denied.
London has a report which lacks con
drmatiou that Il miles of German
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
PLAN TO REDUCE
MINISTER'S SALARIES
General Invitation for British Officials
to Turn One third of Pay
to Government.

LONDON, Dec 4.-The cabinet is now
considering a plan for a general reduction
by one-thrd of the ministerial salaries,
which probably will be followed 10y invita-
tion to members of parliament to give up
one-third of their PAY, according to a
tion has been manifest among the labor
ers since Premier Asquith and Chancellor
Mckenna at the trade union conference in
vited workers to economic while no steps
toward economy had been taken by minis
ters The cabinets decision regarding sal
AIRY reduction is said to have been taken
because of this feeling
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

LONDON, Dec. /. - The much ru-
mored Russian diversion against the
Bulgarians has not materialized, but
the fact that no Russian official state
ment was issued last night gives rise
to a hope in London that it was being
withheld in order to chronicle this
new phase of the Balkan campaign.
Reports have reached here from
Bucharest that three Bulgarian divi-
sions crossed Hungary en- route to Italy
or the western front, which would
seem to indicate that Bulgaria does not
fear a Russian invasion.
Reports of such a shift of forces on
the part Of Bulgaria are as vague as
the reports that Austro-German troops
have been rushed from other quarters
eastward to face the new Russian men
ace.
Dispatches from several sources as
sert that both the northern and south
ern Serbian army are completely es-
tablished in Albania, while forces OF
Serbians who evidently formed part OF
the defenders of Monastir have reach
ed the French camp in Serbian terri
/ tory near the Greek frontier not faI
/ fom Saloniki.
\ feeling of optimism over the nea1
/ eastern situation seems to be growing
here, but there is little to justify i
except the theory that the Russian ON
slaught against the Bulgarians viii ma
terialize while entente diplomatic he
gotiations in Greece seem to be pro
crossing favorably.
From German sources news has bee
received that Greece has granted tn
allies control of the railroads in Mace
donia with certain ports on the Aegea
sea, thus assuring them an undisturbe
base Of operations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
RURAL CARRIER
DRAGGED BY HORSE
Animal Became Frightened by Dog
on Prospect Street.

Corydon O. Chamberlin rural mail car
rier on route >, was considerably bruised
and otherwise injured this morning
while preparing to meet the demands Of
winter in covering his route
Mr. Chamberlin has used an automobile
all summer, and this morning be
took his horse to the blacksmith shop to
be in readiness for day when automobil-
ing would not be the easiest means Of
transportation He was returning leading
the horse when the animal was frightened
By a dog on Prospect street
The horse ran. dragging Mr.. Chamberlin
to Pearl street where both man and ami
NAL fell, the horse falling partly on Mr..
Chamberlin No bones were broken, but
Mr.. Chamberin suffered injuries to his
knees, one ankle and his head He was un
able to cover his route today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
Capt. Boy-Ed, Capt. VonPap
en- and Others WillLeaye
Washington
DR.. Won NUBER MAY
BE NEXT TO DEPART
Improper Activities in Military and
Naval Affairs Charged - Lansing S
Action Taken to Mean a Vigorous
Policy by Wilson.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 1.-The United
States has demanded of Germany the i'm
mediate recall of Captains Boy-Ed and
Won Papen, the naval and military at
taches respectively of the German en-
bassy here.
Announcement to this effect was made
yesterday afternoon by Secretary Lansing
in the following statement:
On account of what this govern
ment considers their improper activi-
ties in military and naval matters,
this government has requested the i'm
mediate recall of Capt. Boy-Ed and
Capt. Won Papen. as they are no
longer acceptable to this government
The action OF tins government against
the German attaches is due to no single in
cident in either case, but was based on an
accumulation OF improper activities con
nected with the handling of German mill
tary and naval matters in this country.
The connection Of at least one OF the
attaches with the plot on the part OF Ger
tain German interests TO set Huerta up
again in Mexico as a means Of embarras-
sing this government figured more than
any other single incident in the determina-
tion to adopt a drastic course toward these
representatives. OF the German govern
ment.
| The request :, the recall OF the two at
| taches was made TO the German ambassa-
| dor verbally three daycs ago. Count Won
! Bernstorff informed Secretary Lansing yes
J terday that the Berlin government had
acknowledged receipt of his despatch. but
/ he had not vet received any orders in the
matter
There is no doubt that Germany will. in
accordance with custom. Yield to the re
quest OF this government.
/ To say that the action against Won Pa
pen and Boy-Ed came as a surprise il
Washington is putting it mildly The con
vIction had gradually settled upon Wash
ington, ard apparently with good reason
that the administration was seeking t
avoid the friction with Germany which
demand of this character would cause.
It has been known here for months tina
information was in the hands OF the stat
department which warranted a request 70
the recall Of the attaches if this govern
! ment desired to follow that course Up I
this time, however, there had been a yer
apparent effort on the part of the state dc
partment to ward off any such develoI
ment.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Requests fo
safe conduct for Capt. Boyd and Cap
Won Papen, the German embassy attacht
y. whose recall has been asked by the Unite
States government, had not reached tn
Il state department today, but were monel
5 tarily expected
/. Secretary Lansing declined to discuss IL
.. various angles of the case, particularly Il
+ report that other officials of foreign er
n bassies here were under investigation.
+ is known that such investigation is lmd
=. way.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
Hamburg American Line
Officials Are Given Terms
in Penitentiary
COMPANY LET OFF
WITH SMALL FINE
All of the Defendants Were Admitted
to Bail at New York Today, Pending
the Suing Out of a Writ of Error
in Their Behalf

NEW YORK, Dec. 4-Dr. Karl Buenz,
George Kotter and AdoIph Hachmeister of
the Hamburg-American line, recently con-
victed of conspiracy to defraud the United
States government. were sentenced today
by Judge Harland b. Howe of Vermont to
serve one and one-half years in the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. Joseph Pop
pinghaus was sentenced to one year.
The Hamburg-American line was fined
81. All the defendants were admitted to
bail pending the suing out of a writ Of
error in their behalf.
The nominal fine imposed on the Ham
burg-American company was explained by
Judge Howe as due to his wish to free
the case as far as possible from the odor
of money
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
THEFT OF $1,000 CHARGED.
Two Men and Woman Alleged Assail
ants of q Lawrence Man.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Dee 4.-Evelyn
NJ Richardson, Charles Swarliss and
Samuel Mercurio were brought into the
district court today charged with theft
Of $500 from John A. McKane of
Lawrence, Mass, who claimed to have
been assaulted Thursday night by two
men while in company with the Rich
ardson woman. They were held in So,
300 each for hearing Dee IA.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04

Mrs Harper and children Of Frank
lin, \. H., were in town to attend the
funeral Of Mrs. Harper 5 mother, Mrs
George Hodgkins, yesterday
Miss Margaret Hanrahan of Spring
field, Mass, came this afternoon to
spend Sunday in Hinsdale with her
aunt, Miss Susan Hanrahan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
TWO STEAMSHIPS SUNK.
Were Victims of German Submarine
-Four Men on Middleton Killed.

LONDON, Dee + = Two more Brit
ish steamships have been sunk in the
Mediterranean by submarines They
were the Middleton and Clan Macleod.
Four men on the Middleton were killed
and one was wounded. Nineteen were
landed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-04
Unitarian Church

Rev +. Q. 5. Osgood pastor. Service
Sunday morning at 1890. Subject of
sermon: The Unitarian View Of Con
version. Sunday school at ll4j. All
are welcome at both services.