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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09

The statutory otTense charged
against Eli ;. Cooke of Halifax. which
was on trial all day Yesterday. was
still in progress this afternoon at 30
0 clock in the municipal court. There
were evidences. however. that con
clusion would be reached i'm q short
time
Physicians testified this morning ami
this afternoon that Mr.. Cooke 5 phys
zeal condition precIuded the offense
with which he was charged DR.. G. =
/ Pratt 50 testified IN private this
morning ana Dr. &. r. AlIr.gh
/ and DR.. ". ii. Lane gave similar pro-
| lfessional opinions this afternoon.
State s Attorney O. b. Hughes was
| determined to place Mrs. Emma Stan
| clffe. ward of Mr.. Cooke. on the stand
and she appeared in the court room AT
| the opening Of the afternoon session.
Judge Frank T. Barber who intimated
that he had been much impressew with
| the testimony Of the physicians. said
that ne did not desire TO handicap the
state in the presenting of tcstimany.
but that he would appoint Attorney
Robert G. Bacon 10 consult with Mrs
Stancliffe and advise her before per
mitting her to take the stand.
Mrs. Stancliffc advised the court
that She stood on tho privilege IF not
being compelled to testify on the
ground that Il might incrimiaatc her
after consultation with Attorneys r.
{. Bacon and 4. y y. Piper The state
then rested, IT $50.
= large part of the afternoon Sas-
sion Yesterday was taken up bv Dana
II. Gilman. civil engineer. in explain
, ing plans he had dawn of the first
i floor of the Niles home. and especially
parts Of the plan which showed in de-
tail the stove, stovepipc and the hole
in the wall through which the now fla.
nous pipe passed iutc the ecIlarwav
Mr.. Gilman was carried along In lis
explanation Of the plans by Attorney
J. Harrie 3. Chase Of counsel for the lie
2 fcnsc. He was tested rs to what II,
had been able To see through the mol,
at the side Of the pipe with his right
:. eye closed. He could see the stove
= and two chairs. but not the bet Il
:. also developed that the door leading
! from the hallway into the bedroom oc
n cupied by Mrs. Stancliffc woulJ not
is shut tight because il was swelled a
r. the top.
ii The other important witness Of TIN
# afternoon was Eli :. Cooke the ro
" spondent. He entered q general dc
,. NAL to all of the charges against him
On cross examination he admitted tha
he might have told the state 5 at
torney on the day Of his arrest that d
might have sat on the edge of the be-
IT with Mrs. StanclifTc while she was liy
ing at Stanley :. hccause Of III
fact that the chairs IN her room wer
ne piled with various articles. He Ge
MED that he had ever said that he ha
sat on the bed with her at the Nile
home.
lie produced diary nv means Q
y which he refreshed his memory as t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09

eral Russian assaults in this region are
said to have been repulsed.
The battle in the Champagne region
has become less violent Snow has in
terrupted the fighting i'll the Vosges
and elsewhere along the front there is
no great activity.
\ further advance by the Russian
army which is striking into Turkish
Armenia along the shores of the Black
sea is announced at Petrograd.
Although there is no direct evidence
that Italy will depart from the policy
Of armed neutrality Rome dispatches
express the belief that the nation is on
the eve of "great and decisive
events. Premier Salandra is quoted
as saying that ''Italians will see the
destiny of their country accomplish
ed "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
FACES
INTERNAL CRISIS
Premier, Who Wanted Immediate Action Against
Turkey, Overthrown by King -Warshps from
Far Corner of Earth Join Attacking Fleets at the
DardaneeS

Bulgaria, considered the least likely
of any Of the Balkan nations now at
peace to Join the allies. is confronted
with an internal crisis over the ques-
tion of peace or war.
Reports reaching Paris state that the
premier has been overthrown by the
influence of King Ferdinand because
he desired immediate action against
Turkey The plan of the premier and
followers as thus outlined was to oc-
cupy Adrianople provided Greece
threw her lot with the triple entente.
The course to be taken by Greece is
still to be determined. The king, in op-
position Of war, is said to have the
support of the general staff.
The main argument against joining
with the allies is that an attack ON
Constantinople would weaken the mil
itarv strength of Greece along the bor-
der of Bulgaria, which would be re
garded as dangerous in view Of the
relations Of the two countries.
Paris dispatches mention several war
ships not named before as members OF
the allied fleet which is attacking tn,
Dardancles. As the strength of tn,
British North sea fleet has not beer
weakened the inference is drown tha
Great Britain and France are bringing
in for this service vessels from the IA
corners of the world
Both the right and left fanks OF tn,
German forces in Northern Polan,
have been dislodged, according to Pet
rograd dispatches, from the position
which they took up on the adyane
from East Prussia. The German righ
wing is said to have beaten hast
retreat to within eight miles of tn
border.
Today's official report from Berlin
however, states that the Russian o
fonsive is being met successfully. Sey
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
SEVERITY ALLEGED
IN DIVORCE SUIT
Mrs. Ida J. Rose Says Husband Owns
Farm and Waterpower Mill =
Wants Part of it as Alimony.

Mrs Ida j. Rose of Brattleboro has
entered III county court suit for divorce
from Charles H. Rose on the ground Of
intolerable severity. They were mar
ried. according to the petition, June
&C. 1897, iu Wilmington and lived in
that town, Walpole, \. H., and Wor
cester Greenfield and Deerfeld Mass.
until June l. 1914 She alleges that
her husband owns a farm in Whining
ton known rs the Aldrich place and 4
waterpower mill on the so-called Pike
place the aggregate value of which is
approximately 1000. She asks that
part of this be awarded her as ali
monv and that she be granted the Gus
todv Of her two children. Justine +.
and Harold Z.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
BLOOD CHILD DIED
AFTER SCALDING
Parents. Who Live in California, For.
msrly Residents Of Brattleboro =
Accident March l.

A Telegram has been received an
nounring the death Sunday of Arthur
Estev Blood, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
thur IL. Blood of Fresno, Calf. former
~ OF Brattleboro. The child s death
was caused by sealding, which took
place Thursday. bat details of the aeei-
dent have not been received. The boy
would have been two years old May |.
Arthur H. Blood formerly lived in
Putnev and later in Brattleboro. his
home for a long time being with Mr.
and Mrs. A. W. J. Wilkins. Mrs. Blood
is niece of Mrs B. T. Herrick of
Elliot street, with whom she formerly
lived. and a sister of Mrs. Florence T.
Ferriter of this town.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
RETREAT INSPECTED
BY JOINT COMMITTEE
Work Completed This Forenoon-Vis-
itors Went to Austine Institution
at DR.. Holton's Request

The JCint committee of the senate
and house on insaRs rras here vesteT-
day TO inspect the Brattleboro Retreat.
In the afternoon, by Invitation of DR..
Henry u. Holton, they visited the
pleased with what they saw there They
finished their inspection OF the Retreat
tins morning ami returned TO Montpel
Ter on the O'Clock train this after
noon. The members Of the committee
are Senators o. l.. Martin Of Plainfelc
and John \. Chedel Of GaysvilIe and
Representatives A j. Maekey Of Peach
am, DR.. F, T. Briggs of Bristol. F. O
Billings of Sharon, f. y. Adams o1
Coventry, Harrison ". Fish Of Ira. l.
\. Burdick of Winoosbi ami Danie
| Q 'Brien Of South Burlington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
JUDGE H, B. HOWE.
New Officials Took Oath Of Office at
Burlington Yesterday.

BURLINGTON. March 9.-HarIand
B. Howe of st. Johnsburv and Vernon
A. Bullard of Burlington took oath of
office yesterday as United States dis
trict court judge and United States
district attorney, respectively.
The oath of office was administered
by presiding Judge Augustus II. Hand
of New York in the presence of court
officials and spectators.
Judge Howe succeeds the late j. L.
Martin and Mr.. Billiard steps into the
shoes of Alexander Dunnett of St
Johnsbury.
A. NJ. Barrett, the postal clerk, who
was arrested for rifing the mails. has
been fined $3.50, which he paid.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
OBSTINATE FIGHTING.
Germans Are Slowly Withdrawing
from the River Niemen.

LONDON, March 9, 11.45 a. M
Obstinate fighting marks the battles
along the eastern front with the Ger
mans slowly withdrawing from the
river Niemen. At the same time the
new offensive movement against War
saw evidently has not yet developed
into the great engagement which has
been expected in this locality. In the
Champagne region snow storm has
given a forced rest to the troops
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
DOG LICENSE FEES
TO INCREASE SOON
Will Cost Additional So After April
Only Small Percentage Have
Been Licensed to Date.

The time is fast approaching when own
ers of dogs who have not had the animals
licensed viii have So tackled on to the
ordinary license price Last year 433 dogs
We're licensed in Brattleboro To date
this year u have been licensed and the
time limit expires April l. At present It
costs 81 to license a male or spaved
femaled dog and So for female After
April | the license will cost SO for each
male or spayed female and $S for each
female.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL

Tuesday, March ., 73O p, m-Begular
meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge. Initia-
tlon. Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, March II, S p. m.-Re
hcarsal of the first degree.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs viii
hold a social Friday, March -, witt
dancing, cards and refreshments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH
Mission Study Glasses.

Tuesday at 7.30 p. m.-With Mrs
T. w. Kuech, l Chase street. Chapter
Of the text book.
Wednesday at 7.30 p. m, in the
chapel - Christian Endeavor class.
Chapter of The Social Aspects of
Foreign Missions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
Say His Condition Precludes
Offense with Which He
is Charged
MRS. STANCLIFF
WILL NOT TESTIFY
Halifax Case Nearing Conclusion
State Relies Almost Wholly on IN
supported Testimony Of Members of
Niles Family.

At 3.l5 o o'clock this afternoon
Judge +. Z. Barber Of the municipal
court decided that insufficient evi-
dence had been presented to war
rant holding Mr. Cooke for the
county court, and he was released
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09
THE WEATHER.

Fair Tonight and Wednesday. Mod
crate North Winds.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 9. -
The weather forecast: Fair tonight and
Wednesday. Moderate north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-09

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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
can anticipate the Time of Their
Life.
MOBR|DGE BOYS HELP OUT

The famous Mobridge battery
Burkhart and Bryan were engaged
by the Selby team to help them de-
feat the Pollock team Tuesday
afternoon They had mishap en-.
route and did not get there until
the Selby boys were up to bat for
the last time with the score stand
ing t to /.
They showed them right in to bat
helping Selby out by making
the score stand 4-3 before the game
ended.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
SALOON IS A MONEY MAKER

Lemmon:- The stockholders of
the Lennon Civic Improvement
association. the association formed
to conduct the Lennon municipal
saloon, met and reelected the pre-
sent board Of directors for the en-
Surlng year aS follows. John
Rocks, Walters Mowrey and &. +.
Lennon. The ASSOCIATION also
voted TO allow Mr.. Rocks, as see
retary, salary Of $50 per month
The financial report OF the nun
iCipal saloon for the month of Nav
shows that receipts for the month
were s., 2,S25.52, ont of which
school warrants tO the amount of
$1O2 73 We're taken up, and city
warrants aggregating 500 81 were
pail. y blance of $lGS. .131emain>
on hand
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
WILL TRY OUT INVENTION SELBY TRIMMED AGAIN

Engineer Griffith and wife left
Wednesday morning tor Miles City
where Griffith will meet Engineers
f. J Carter and Ebert Taylor the
following morning to oversee the
construction of a new spark arrest
er which they have designed and
patented After the spark a.reSter
is constructed it will be installed
IN engine 22Ol. that is now under
going repairs in the Miles City
shops and will be out of the shops
about the 10Th or 18th of this
month The new type OF arrester
has many new and novel, though
very simple, features and from all
reports and personal observation
Of the plans it ought to do all that
is desired. If the arrester comes up
to the expectations of the d sign
ers and is universally adopted it
will be along stride forward toward
eliminating disasterouS prairie
and other fires.
The railroad companys have paid
out hundreds of thousands of dol
lars for fires caused by sparks from
locomotives and if this new arrest
er Is a success those who hold the
patent rights ought to derive IA
lartfe sum from either the sale OF
the patent or from royalties.
Ii the arreSter is success it will !
be panHca tor all the trouble (
from sparks the different roads /
now experience who have and use
coal burning engines.
The engineers will return TO
about the middle Of next /
week.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
PLANS ARE NOW COMPLETE

The greatest advertising stunt
for the Yellowstone Trall that viii
ever be pulled off is the run from
Chicago 70 Seattle made in , re
lays and scheduled to start at noon
June the 10Th.
This interesting relay run is in
the nature Of tie dedication Of the
Trail To the travelling public
Letters are being sent to all the
drivers SO far chosen along the
Trail with instruction about rec
elptlng the letter, care to be used
IN the chains selected and other
matters so that there will be no
delay anywhere along Tie entire
Trail IN the mad 100 hour dash
from Chicago to Seattle.
The driver who will carry the let
ter from Billings to Livingston.
Mont, has not been selected Bill
lngs Is holding elimination road
contest to determine who is the best
and fastest driver To be intrusted
with this important trip, and the
winner IN that contest will carry
the letter over lap II
The envelope which will contain
this letter will have printed on the
back Il blank form which will be
filled out by each driver handling
it, and when the letter is deliver
ed to It's destination. the envelope
Will contain the complete data a. to
the time made on each lap of the
relay.
This envelope will be sent to May
CT Thomson Of Chicago as IA souve
mir.
The following is the list Of drivers
and their ears which will carry the
Message to Garcia
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
WILL HAVE BALL TOUR'ENT

An interesting time is expected
for the Fourth Of July as the mem.
bers OF the commercial club met
W ednesday afternoon at three
o'clock and have formed their plans
and appointed their COMMITTEES for
the Third, Fourth and Fifth of
July.
A great base ball tournament is
planned for that time and the bat.
ties will be fought between
Mcintosh. and Lennon and the
local team; besides crack baseball
games it has been decided to put
on the Ministries again the MEM
bers of the minsterels are faithfully
practising right now and are pre-
pairing to hand the local men an
awful dose of kidding" this t,ip.
1t seems to be the plan of the play
ers to make one great big act and
that one similar to the first act of
the recent show.
Other amuSements will Develop.
ed IN the mean time and everybody
in Mobridge and those who come
to Mobridge from outside points
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
WINDSOR HOT FL OPENED

Messers Blount and Webb fthe
Windsor Hotel held tie formal
opening OF that classy hotel Sunday
and served supper to many guests
tina evening; in fact they worked
to their full capacity in resounding
to The wants Of their patrons and
ever since the opening have enjoyed
a spendid patronage.
The Windsor Hotel was formerly
the Central House and has under
gone complete alteration in the
interior and the exterior has been
repainted and now presents a
beautiful sight to the eye, in its
new coat Of white paint with green
Trimmings.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
FORMER EDITOR PAYS VISIT

ThOs. j. Holt, former editor of
this paper and now Of the Isabel
News stopped off in Mobridge
Thursday while enroute home from
Sioux Falls where he attended the
joint meeting Of the Masonic and
Eastern Stars. Tom is as big and
fat and sassy as ever and we are
pleased to chronicle apIeasant call
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
RETURNED FROM THE EAST

Engineer James Griffith returned
Tuesday morning from Cleveland,
Ohio where he has been the past
weeks attending the convention Of
Locomotive Engineers called in
that city to pass on the decision Of
Of the Board Of Arbitration which
had been in session in Chicago for
the last six months deciding the
wage question 1t is not known
locally vet as to whether the deci-
sion was given the full approval Of
the convention or not.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12

!. w. Boone, Auto Club, Chi
cago, Ill.,, Moline Knight.
,. Milwaukee. Driver not Sc
lected.
3. Harvey ZeibelI. Oshkosh
Wisconsin, Metz racing ear.
f. Geo. Audree, Stevens Point.
Wisconsin, Pope Hartford
). Geo + Murphy, Chippewa
Falls, Wisconsin, Mitchell s.
g. II +. MarSton, 800 Donald
son Building, Minneapolis, Nation
III Racer.
T. O. A. raimeund, Olivia,
Minn. 1916 Overland.
8. Emil Ostlnd. Oltonville.
Mlnn. REQ s,
9. 5. H. Collins, Aberdeen, so.
Oak. Ford
10. J. W. Harris, Mobridge.
SO Oak, Ford.
II. +. F.. Papke, Lennon. so
Oak Studebaker 6.
-. DR.. f. A BordwelI Mar
marth, No. Oak. Overland.
Is Ralph Anderson Jerry Calf
ford, Miles City, Mont. Hayner
6.
II. Billings, Mont. Driver to
be selected by elimination.
ID. w. &. BuSche Livingston,
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12
AIOBRIl)CII

Score by innings:
Selby, 90 0 Ol o 3
Mobridge, > , , ) , , 2-2O
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1915-06-12

Mont. OldsmobiIe.
l6 Butte, Mont. Driver not Sc
lected.
II Mlssoula Mont. Driver
not selected.
IS. + f. Stone, Wallace,
Idaho.
10. Spokane, Waso. Marmon
car. but driver not chosen
20 {. w. Gilbert, Coulee City.
Wash.
II y. Schnltz, Elensburc.
Wash.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-11

moved on two-wheeled carts driven.
s'i'o o1ttlmes drawn, by slaves: while
l,or artlsts were painting divine
atpeams on canvas, the streets of
proud Athens were lighted nv fro
Drands dipped in tallow.
Inc genius of past ages sought to
arouse the intellect and stir the soul
Out the master minds of today are
seeking to serve. Civilization has as
signed to America the greatest task
VI tne greatest age, and the greatest
men that ever trod the greatest planet
are solving it. Their achievements
nave astounded the whole world and
we challenge every age and nation
10 name men or products that can
approach in creative genius or mas
terful Skill in organization, the mar
velous achievements of the tremend
Gus men of the present day. Edison
can press a button and turn a light
on multiplied millions of homes: Vail
| can take down the receiver and talk
with nifty millions Of people; MIC
Ccr~ick5 reaper oa.4 harvest til
worlds crop, and F'ultons steam en-
CINE moves the commerce of land
and sea-
The greatest thing a human being
can do is to serve his fellow men :;
Christ did it; Kings decree it, and
wise men teach it. It is the glory OF
this practical age that Edison could
find no higher calling than to become
the janitor to civilizations; Vail thu
messenger to mankind; Mccormick
the hir i hand to agriculture, and
Fulton the teamster to Industry, an6
blessed is the age that has suci
masters Tor its servants.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-11

Germany's reply to the American
Lusitania with loss of more than
100 American lives produced feel
ing of profound disappointment at
Washington. Dissatisfaction at the
failure of Germany to answer the de-
mands Of the United States was re
f1ected in government circles gener-
ally.
From a previous knowledge of
President Wilson's position, it was
generally predicted that a prompt
answer would be sent TO Berlin.
This is expected to give the Amer
lean governments understanding of
the facts-that the Lusitania was un-
armed and carried no concealed guns,
that she sailed from the United
that under all rules of international
law and humanity, the vessel should
have been visited and searched and
her passengers transferred to a place
of safety, whether she carried am
munition or not.
Germany's failure even to discuss
the reparation demanded by the
American note, and evasion of the re-
: quest that guarantees be given that
American vessels and lives be not en-
dangered in the future, are the main
points, however, to which the United
States government, it was generally
| believed, would advert in the second
| note.
The expression Of regret and Of
| fers of reparatiOn for unintentiOnal
! attacks on neutral ships are ex-
| pected to have little weight in deter
mining the nature of the response of
the United States.
| Persons close to President Wilson
have learned that he is determined
to obtain reparation for the Lusitania
victims and assurances of respect
| for American rights in future, and
that failing this, he would not hest
! tate to sever diplomatic relations
with Germany.
In German quarters it was again
reiterated that the Lusitania was
| armed.
To controvert this, the United
States has proof, gathered before the
American note was sent, that there
were no guns aboard. Furthermore
the British government entered int
an informal agreement with tn,
[ United States early in the war to SCI
that no British vessels left American
ports armed
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1915-06-11

states have two cent passenger rate
and whatever loss is incurred is recOv-
cred through freight revenue. The JUS
tice Of such a procedure was recently
passed upon by the Supreme Court
OF West Virginia and the decision is
SO far-reaching that we have asked
IL. E. Johnson, president of the Nor
folk and Western Railway whose road
contested the case to briefly review
the suit. Mr.. Johnson said in part:
Some ten years ago, passenger
fares were fixed by the legislatures
Of large number of states at two
cents a mile. AS basis for such
economic legislation, no examination
was made of the cost OF doing the
business SO regulated, nor was any
attention given to the fact whether
such a rate would yield to the rail-
way companies an adequate or any
net return upon the capital invested
in conducting this class of business.
Such law was passed in West
Virginia in 1907 The Norfolk and
Western Railway Company put the
rate into effect and maintained it for
two years. Its accounting during
these two years showed that two
cents a mile per passenger barely
paid the out-of-pocket cost and moth
ing was left to pay any return on
capital invested It sought relief from
the courts. Expert accountants fol