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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-11-18
HARRIET riIz, GILBERT

FAN&AftARah NsAftAesN hffRsAt@fHtf
On Thursday November {. 1915, u
tie msds, of a social gathering oil
dear family friends celebrating the
birthday n her brother, Miss Hattie
Gilbert u4denly. painlessiy, silently
slipped away from the home circle ia
norsft 70 greet an ever widening
circle IN the home beyond
With the exception q visits e
cousins in the cities ard IN FAR west.
ern homes She had always lived from
early childhood. in this quiet, peaceful
valley. and her life reflected only
Natures gentler moods
The friends who came from the city
10 pay tribute TO her worth as she lay
covered with the flowers and ferns Of
dear ones near and far away, said Of
her. in speaking Of the beauty Of hill
and valley IS they came from the city
10 view Il all with fresh eyes, that
they soon turned from il TO greet this
dear friend who seemed 10 combine
the cheerful serenity Of the sky with
the quiet dignity Of the mountains
round about
She was devoted daughter, a fond
sister, a treasured cousin among
many cousins, a loyal friend to many
friends. the beloved eonhdant Of many
nicces and nephews. Those who heard
cannot soon forget how the sympa-
,hetic. trained, manly voices Of five OF
those nephews rang out on the still
air as they stood by her open grave
and sang the first and last verses of
Nearer My God 70 Thee"
Miss Gilbert was discriminating
reader and patient student. She had
made a special study Of botany and
had a wide knowledge of flowers and
shrubs. But she was even more inter
ested in modern religious thought, as
represented, for example, in The Out
look, and had quiet but deep sym
pathy with progressive views.
As far as her frail strength would
allow, il seems needless to say she
was also a trusted helper in the
church and in all philanthropic and
missionary endeavors.
"For still her daily living meant
No duty left undone;
The heavenly and the human blent
Their kindred loves in one.
She kept her line of rectitude
With loves unconscious ease;
Her kindly instincts understood
All gentle courtesies.
From scheme and creed the light
goes out,
The sanity fact survives;
The blessed Master none can doubt
Revealed in holy lives
$50 fares she forth with smiling God
ward face;
Nor should we grieve, but give etern-
al thanks
Save that we mortal are, and needs
must mourn"
NJ II. S.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-11-18
PAWLET

Mrs. Webster Towsley is visiting
relatives in Tinmouth.
Miss Ruth Warner visited in North
Hebron, n. T., recently.
A son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs
Loren Baker November Tth.
Mrs. Mary Gilman Of Boston. is Wis
iting her sisters, Mrs. Addie LaDue
and Miss Clara Lesson.
Pearl Sawtell has purchased the
Lewis place at Spanktown Of Harold
Thompson and will begin housekeep-
ing there soon.
Henry Porter and Edward Farnham
of Wardsboro, who have been visiting
the formers father, W. G. Porter,
have returned home.
Gilbert Croft went TO the Albany, N.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-11-18
NORTH RUPERT

Miss Alice Adams returned home
Sunday from visit in Pawlet.
Smith Matson of Dorset, is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Merritt Sheldon.
l.. Loveland son OF Henry Loveland,
broke bone in his wrist recently.
Nh. and Mrs. Collins Of Salisbury
are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Loveland.
Moses Morris and son, Lewis OF
Pawlet, have been doing carpenter
work for Charles Phillips the past
week.
Frank Winchester, Mrs. II. f. Win
chester and two daughters and Miss
Ellen Leach were among those who
attended the social in Pawlet Friday
evening.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-11-18
EAST RUPERT

Frank Root and son, Eastman, spcht
a day in Granville recently
Leslie Carey of Hebron. N. Y, was
the guest of Miss Amy Harwood Sun
day.
Ralph Johnson of Barnumyille, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Earl Har-
wood.
Mrs. Charles Danfoyth accnmpan-
led Mrs. Frank Danforth TO North
Granville, n. Y, Saturday.
The east road through the dugway
is being widened by cutting away the
hill. This will be decided improve
ment,
Mrs. John Manley and friend and
Mrs. Frank Danforth Of Bratteboro,
spent a few days last week with rela-
tives here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION A

SECTION A Iva ashington a stage last week. Yuan Shi Kai new Chinese Emperor Arras a mass of ruins. Winter deadlock unbroken. Nothing to relieve strain in Austrian relations. 2--Canddates await bond issue result 3-Lusk opens fight for economy. 4-No arrests from moonshiners' raid 5--Grand jury makes brief report Commission campaign over To form state association of music clubs
 Cattle sale is successful. Club getting ready for campaign. S-Henderson will not call extra session, 9-Heflin wants to know what goes with cotton public melted by British. German press claims.
 SECTION B S-England does not take protest seri- ously. 4-Automobile gossip. report encouraging. PA corner in ancestors
 SECTION C 1-2-3-5-6-7-S Society. 4--Ned Brace and editorial comment 9--Aiabama musicians optimistic 10- Lauder has special Saxon six ll-.European men will be inferior in flu ture.
 SECTION D Magazine section.
 SECTION E Comic supplement-.
 sEcTIoNF Rotograyure Section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
10000 BAGS OF SUGAR DESTROYED IN FIRE
 ON BOARD STEAMER
Agents of British Steamer Tyning- hame Decline to Make Statement
 Regarding Fires Origin

New York, December u.-Fire which caused the British steamer Tyninghame to put back shortly after having sailed from this port with cargo of sugar for the British government was ex- tinguished late today
 Representatives of Bowring Ss Co, the vessels agents, said that 2o,0oO bags of sugar in No. 4 hold was destroyed, but they made no estimate of the financial loss
 Members of the bomb squad of the New York police department boarded the Tyninghame and searched the vessel. The result of the search was not made known and the steamers agents declined to ex- press an opinion as to the origin of the fire.
 On December ,, while the freghter was being loaded at Erie basin, a fire was discovered in the same hold that was burned today At that time the cause of the fire was given as unknown, but it was believed. might have contained a chemical which caused an explosion.
 The freighter will remain at her anchor age until Monday when she will be dooked, the burning hold cleaned and an effort made to repair the damage with out unloading the cargo. The Tyning- hame is the latest of number of sugar vessels sailing from this port on which fires of misterious origin have been dis covered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
U. s. REQUESTS SAFE
 CONDUCT FOR BOY-ED
 AND FOR VON PAPEN
Successors to Kaiser's Military At taches Have Not Yet Been
 Named

Washington. December 1.-The state department announced late today that it had requested the British and French em- basses to grant safe conduct for Captain Boy-Ed and Captain von Papen, the re- called German naval and military at- tachees.
 Both embassies forwarded the state de- partment's request to their foreign of fees.
 The secretary did not ask for safe conduct for the attaches successors, be- cause none have yet been named. He is of the opinion, however, that there will be no difficulty about securing them when the time arrives.
 The safe conducts were asked by Sec retary Lansing in compliance, with a per- sonal request of Emperor William, made when notification of the recalls was transmitted to the state department. Safe conducts for the successors likewise were requested by the Emperor
 There was no indication as to how soon the attaches would leave the United States, but they will be allowed req sonable time. Meantime the state depart ment does not expect them to perform any official business of the embassy or to continue in any way the improper activities in military and naval mat ters" which led the United States to ask that they be withdrawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
ENGL|SHMEN MAKE RUSH ID ENLIST AT THE ELEVENTH HOUR Enlistment Officers Unable to Take Care of Business
 Throughout United
 Kingdom

London, December 1.-The enrolment of volunteers under Lord Derby's plan for immediate and future military service could not be completed today on account of the numbers crowding the enlistment offices throughout the Kingdom at the eleventh hour. Therefore the war office announced the extension of the time until midnight Sunday. with possible further extension to midnight Wednesday,
 Recruiting will continue Sunday, and if kept up the total enlistment for the last three days probably will equal the total for any preceding three weeks,
 The process of enlistment was attended by picturesque and enthusia stic gather ings. Bands and orators, both official and voluntary, from military and civil life, had been busy. The keynote of the speeches had been that Britons should show the world that free men are able and willing to defend their country with out compulsion.
 After the enrolment is completed the war office will be obliged to segregate those engaged in government work and Indispensable" to the industries. A large proportion of those enrolled may also be barred by the medical officers because the examinations of the past two days have been for the most part superficial. and in many instances dispensed with all together, the medical officers being un- able to keep I'D with the enrollments
 There Is no information regarding the number of new recruits, but the trade union leaders tonight confidently declared that the Derby campaign was a success The last census gave the number of men in England Scotland and Wales between the ages of IS and 10 as S.lo0,OC0 nearly half of whom were single. The general understanding has been thar about 3,o00.- 0o0 entered the army before Lord Derby E recruiting began. and it is believed that between 80 and 9D per cent of the re- mainder have presented themselves for attestation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Nothing Develops 10 Alleviate Strain In
 Austrian Relations

be given out for publication in the morn ing papers of next Monday. today was handed to Baron Zwiedinek, charge of the Austrian embassy here. by Secretary Lansing, and it Is understood the two dis cussed the situation briefly and inform ally.
 II was said the talk merely was incl dehtally. the charge having called at thA state department to explain how he camu to write letter to the Austro- Hungarian consul general at New York early in the war suggesting that passports of neutral countries be purchased for Austrian reservists in this country. The letter was published today and a photographic copy was delivered to Secretary Lansing by a New York newspaper.
 Baron Zwiedinel1 explained that when he wrote the letter he was subordinate official of the embassy then in charge of pr. Constantn Dumba, since recalled
 It could not be ascertained whether the explanation was satisfactory.
 It was apparent tonight that officials who have read the note to Austria viewed the situation as serious. the opinion pre- vailing as strongly as ever that diplo- matlc relations were in danger of being broken off unless Vienna compiled imme- diately with the American demands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
M'ADOO CONFERS WITH UNDERWOOD
 REGARDING FINANCE
Administration Expected to Rely Upon Ability of Alabamian to Help Steer Measures
 Past Shoals

Washington, December n-tspecla1) The fact that this afternoon, Secretary McAdoo conferred for several hours with Senator Underwood on the subject of finance is taken as evidence that the ad- ministration is preparing to rely on the esta blished reputation of the Alabamian in the general purpose of surmounting the shoales which are promising to ob- struct administration legislation this ses- sion
 Senator Underwood called on the secre- tary with another object in view. The secretary, however, immediately entered upon discussion of the situation re- specting preparedness and the raising of additional revenue to meet current and extraordinary expenses.
 The administration measures will not have. it is considered certain, fair sailing. Against the preparedness programme, and against the Presidents recommenda- tions as how best to raise needed money, opposition, it is said, is chrystallizing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

Washington, December 11,-There were no developments today to alleviate the serious situation that threatens a rupture of diplomatic relations between the United States and Austria Hungary,
 offcials continued studiously retcent, but word that the American note on the sinking Sf the Italian liner Ancona. with loss Of Auaericah lives. had l;eached the Vienna foreign office yesterday, led to feeling that the question would resolve itself one way or the other without much delay
 The communication is understood to ask disavowal of the act of the Austrian sub- marine which sank the liner. punishment of the submarines commander and reparation for the American lives lost; and it has been clearly indicated that the United States expects that these things be done promptly. There will be no lengthy discussion of the principles in volved it is said such as was conducted with Germany after the Lusitania trag- edy.
 A copy of the Ancona note. which will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
CHOSEN FOR THE COMMITTEE
 ON APPROPRIATIONS
Is Also Assigned to Cuban Relations COmmittee-Or- ganization Completed
 in the Senate

Washing ton, December H. With the se- lection of Senator Underwood of Ala bama as member of the appropriations committee and chairman of the commit tee on Cuban relations, democrats of the Senate have completed their organization. Senate republicans also completed their committee selections today. Representa- tive Mann, House minority leader. ex- poets to have his. slate ready Monday. This will complete the organization of Congress, as democrats of the House have made their committee assignments.
 Democratic friends of Senator under- wood had urged place for him on the finance committee in view of his service as chairman of the House ways and means committee.
 The Senate republicans toCay chose Sen aator Oliver of Pennsylvania and Senator Brandegee of Connecticut to succeed Sem ators Root and Burton on the foreign re- lations committee. Democrats have named Senators Pittman Of Nevada and Phelan, of California to the vacancies on the naval committee.
 Senator Kenyon of Iowa aspired to one of the republican places on the foreign relations committee, but was defeated on es cry vote in the steering committee. Op- position to him, 1t is declared, was based ul'on his advocacy of an embargo on war munitions. Senator Kenyon was assigned. he ever. to the commerce committee, wkere he will succeed Senator Burton as the leader for economy in river and har- Dor appropriations.
 Senator Works of California succeeds s,eiia tor Root on the judiciary commit tee.
 The republicans of the Senate will eau GUS Monday morning to approve the as signments. The progressive wing. dis S tisfed over the defeat of Senator Ken yon for the foreign relations committee, is planning to protest
 Coneress probably will recess next Sa t. LII t.ay for the holidays and reassemble January ,. The war tax law. expiro- by limitat.on December S1. but 1t probably Will be re-ensaeted next week with the
 (Coutinuci on Page EiesenJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12

Washington, December 11.-(Specia1) The Presidents suggestion that nddi- tionaI revenue be raised through di- rect taxation. has produced no pro- testing howl from Congress. but from the various sections of the country there are coming murmurs which in- dicatc the formation of stringent op- position.
 Should the ideas of the President be put into effect, the Birmingham dis
 trict would be compelled to bear special burden because of the nature of
 it's products. President Wilson has recommended that pig iron and steel and fabrcations of steel be taxed 1t
 is said that Pittsburg is preparing to
 oppose the acceptance by Congress of
 the Presidents suggestion. But as
 far as known. nothing from Birming-
 ham in way of formal or informal
 protest has been heard
 Senator Underwood, regarding the situa- ton as it relates to Birmingham, said to- day that the necessity of raising money vas unfortunate. but inasmuch as the necessity existed, the emergency r,,r- be met. It is his opinion that industr'~, T. panies will not be made to suffer in the event iron and steel are further taxed. He expresses the idea that the burden, after all, Will be borne by the ultimate consumer,
 UNDERWOOD IDEA ENDORSED
 In an industrial sense, the feature of the message af the President was his recommendation that commission be named to make d thorough study of the railroad situation. a prolonged investiga- ten of conditions to the end that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Bombardment of Gorizia C0ntinues-Germans Are
 Strengthening Lines
GREEKS SEEM READY
 TO DEMOBILIZE ARMY
Athens Dispatch Says All Arrange ments Have Been Completed for Dem0biIizatiOn-LOnd Reports
 Take Skeptical View of Matter

London, December 1.-The main armies of Europe apparently have settled down
 into winter deadlock in the trenches. No news of important engagements along the IT ain lines has beeen issued for several days. The Italians continue to lombard which has beeen expected at any hour for the past fortnight, is still delayed
 The Austro-Germans have withdrawn from Limberg. Galicia, according to a Kiev dispatch. which gives the preva- lerce of scurvy as the reason for this movement, but military critics consider it more reasonable to believe that they are straightening and shortening their lines for the winter. They are constructing Notifications along the southern section of their front.
 No definite details have been received today of the retirement of the French and British forces in the Balkans upon Saloniki, but this movement o- -ues The Paris Temps asserts positively that the allies have decided to remain with Sslnniki as their base and send suffi- cient endorsements to renew their off, fensive.
 Apparently this information was gleaned from the Anglo-French council of war in Paris. Consequently the Balkans will re- main the center of interest.
 The days news from Greece is favor able to the entente powers, but tomorrow nay witness the shifting of the diplomatic wind to another quarter. A Reuter- dis patch from Athens asserts that the Greek government will concede all the allies de- mands and that part of tbe Greek troops will be removed from Salonik while a Rome report credits Greece with the de- cision to demobolize her army. GERMAN PROBLEMS
 The German Reichstag is grappling with the problem of the food supply Various party schemes have been presented 70 the budget committee, all of which include the esta blishment of maximum 4Ae centrists propose most radical plan for a bureau controlling prices and the dis tribItion of food. Among its features are the limitation of the consumption of the principal commodities in hotels and restaurants and special help for the poorer classes.
 Copenhagen and Amsterdam furnish reports of demonstrations in Berlin with the crowds shouting for peace, even insulting the crowdn prince, who has arrived in Berlin, but there is no direct confirmation of these stories. The enrolment of recruits in the United Kingdom under Lord Derby's scheme was to have been finished at midnight. but the procession of belated volunteers continued today and the closing of the books has been post poyed for another day. perhaps until Yednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
Napoleon's Sleeping Giant to Revert to MOnarchism After Interrupted
 Slumber
GROWN ACCEPTED
 ON SECOND OFFER
President Will Continue to Hold Of- flee Until Convenient Time for sf Coronation-Crown Rendered o
 by Sweeping Maiori.
ooosos,Ss 2

Picking, December 11-N Kai, President of the Chinese re. spIic, has accepted the throne of China rendered to him by the council of state.
 Acting as a parliament, the council of state today canvassed the vote on the question of change in the form of the government of China to a monarchy and found that the votes of 1893 repre- sentatives out of 204S qualified to vote on the proposition were favorable to the change.
 The council of state immediately sent to Yuan Shi Kai a petition urging him to accept the throne He declined at first but when the petition was for warded second time he acceded, with the proviso that he would continue to act as President until convenient time for the coronation.
 China. for centuries under the Man chu rule, became a republic on Feb ruary 12, 1912, following the revolu- tion of 1911. Yuan Shi Kai was elect ed President on October 6, 1913, and was inaugurated four days later, on October 10. Indications of plans to re- vert to the monarchial system were first apparent last August, with the publication of accounts of a meeting of prominent men in Peking who formed an association to discuss whether Q monrachy was not the best form of government for China
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
GREEK MEETS GREEK

The unionists bayed the members of the democratic executive committee in tEeir den. There Is no way of describ- ing what might have happened but for the fortunate arrival of the congressional e mmttee of the anti-sutfrase organixa- ton. Tine two organizations are very much in love with each other, The af- lection between them is as strong as that uniting the kindred souls Of Emmet O Neal and Richmond Hobson. They met and glared and immediately ''set to-"
 The spokeslady of the unlonists took the stand She laboriously breathed threats of impending democratic destruo- ton and prophesed that the carastro~ phe could be averted solely by the party pressing the uffragettes--figurativel of course to its manly bosom. And then the rival in debate who happened to b0 Mrs A. J. George of Boston delivered long oration She declared that tho majority of American women were sun under the delusion that it was not dis graceful to assume the vows of marriage, and that to make homes and rear chils dren was net d condition Of servituua.
 tCuniinusI on rage rwo.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
READY FOR CHARACTERIZATION

Athens, December J0.---(Vfa Paris, December l1.)-The Creek government has made all arrangements for de- mobilization of the army. II is ex- pected decree to this effect will be issued shortly. The French minister had his second conferences of this week with King Constantine this morning
 (Contiausd ss page Eievens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-12
SUFFRAGETTES ATTRACT

 have been complete had the suffragettes delayed their visit The sufrragettes, as generally known are divided into two camps-the Congressional union and the National association. They are working for the same cause. They are like two trcthers who, having fallen out and fought desperately because of inability to agree, appear in public with outward display of alleged inward affection. The Congressional unionsts held the boards during the week. The other fac- ton will be here Monday It Is evil cent therefore that the amusement wM be continued--for despite the fact that the suffragettes are making headway, their movement is still regarded with that skepticisn suggested by eyebrows ele- yated. and shoulders shrugged.
 The reader of newspapers occasionally teholds photograph of a beautiful woman--and a woman declared to be a suffragette If there are any members of the union who have complexions they are evidently more in love with their lock than their patriotism For the halt-hundred who braved the Washington eie ments and from automobiles spoke to thin and motley crowds gave the appear aice of typical Amazons--not the soft tipped. peach-and-creain variety which lives solely in the imagination of the poet or artist but the real goods They spoke with a nasal whang, and gesticu- lated like favorite orator at a Tam many cee ebration Too much mascul.n- ityi Nothing of the spirit of the mar tyr. No feminine wiles, There was very n.ent Is of no more weight than the con- eff