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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
GRINNELL FORMS AERO CLUB
Iowa Town Enthusiastic over Aviation
lis Home Of "eiiIy" Robinson,
Famous Long Distance Flyer.

Grinnell.-That Iowa is to be OF
some importance in the aviation world
seems likely now as result of the
organization of the Aero Club OF Iowa
with headquarters at Grinnell. Arti-
cles Of incorporation for this club
have been filed. 1t will be affiliated
with the Aero Club of America
E. B. Brande, the first president, de-
clares that big effort will be made
to have the militia company located
here turned into a signal corps OF
which the aeroplane service will be
an important part.
The new club has a proposed men,
bership Of seventy-five at the start.
The officers are: E. B. Brande. presi-
dent; j. l.. Fellow, vice president;
Harold L. Boyer, secretary and treas
urer. w. C. Robinson, the Grinnell
aviator and holder Of the long dis
lance flight record In America, and
f. K. Spaulding are the two remain
ing signers Of the articles OF incor-
poration.
The headquarters Of the club will
be at Grinnell. All persons interested
in the science of aviation are eligible
to membership. The club Is incorpo-
rated for fifty years from the LIST day
OF December, 1915.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Iowan Released From British Army,

Colfax.-James Norman Hall, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Hall, OF this city,
and Grinnell college student, who
has been in the British army sixteen
months, has been mustered out at the
request OF many influential Americans
and sailed for America November 81.
He reached New York December g..
Hall, who is a native Iowan. was
touring England when the war broke
out. He is an adventurous young
man of the Jack London type. and in
stead of returning to America, he was
enthused by the war spirit and en-
listed in the English army. He was
in the trenches in France for nearly
a year and took part in many bitter
conflicts. Hall is literary genius
and magazine writer of note and his
articles describing thrilling scenes in
the war zone have been read with in
terest, not only in Iowa. but all over
the country.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
DOG Causes Hunting Accident.

Oskaloosa. Wilbur Kentfield may
die as the result of strange hunting
die as tie result of strange and very
unusual hunting accident. He was
shot by his own dog, the animal caus-
Ing the gun to explode.
Kentfield was leaning with crossed
hands on the muzzle of his shot gun.
which was cooked. His dog jumped
at him for caress and paw struck
the trigger discharging the gun. The
right hand was shot of and the left
badly mutilated. Shot also entered his
neck. He was brought to the hospital
and doctors say he may die.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Girl Bound and Gagged.

Algona.--When the parents OF Ruth
Stumbo. fifteen years old. returned to
their home near here the girl was
found gagged and bound to a table
In shed back Of the house. The at
tack upon her is a mystery. She told
her parents that 1t was made by a
man with gray whiskers who stopped
at the house and asked for something
to eat. Nothing of value was taken
from the house, and save for being
tied no harm was done the girl No
trace OF the girls assailant has been
found.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Washington

The state department announced
formally at Washington that 1t had
asked for the recall of Captain Boy
Ed and Captain Won Papen, naval and
military attaches, respectively. Of the
German embassy here. because of their
Objectionable activities in connection
with military and naval matters"
Senator Clarke of Arkansas was
elected president pro tenn. of the SEN
ate at Washington by vote of % to
20. Clarke was elected in the caucus
of senate Democrats after more than
two hours of continuous balloting.
Seventy-five passports, good only in
neutral countries, were issued by the
state department at Washington for
members of the Ford peace expedition.
Several passports were refused on ac-
count Of faulty applications. or because
the applicants were not citizens Of
the United States.
1t was officially announced at the
state department at Washington that
this government has cabled Ambassa-
dor Page at London, requesting him
to ask the British foreign Office IL 1t
is true that Britain intends to requisi-
ton American ships before prize
courts have passed on their seizure,
Senator James Hamilton Lewis Of
Illinois was reelected unanimously
whip" of the Democrats in the SEN
ate at Washington by the caucus Of
Democratic senators.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

A recess adjournment has been
taken by the Illinois legislature until
February 20. The Legislature cleaned
up all the emergency appropriation
bills.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Governor Posts Reward.

Governor Clarke has offered re-
ward OF 5000 for the arrest OF one
Tony Romeo, alias Jos Barber ana
Fred Mitchell, who is accused of the
murder of A. T. Suza, an employee at
the state epileptic colony at Wood
ward, on November %. The criminal
fed at once and his whereabouts are
wholly unknown. The governor makes
payment Of the reward contingent
upon conviction and affirmation by
the supreme court. and also provides
1t shall not be paid II 1t is found that
Romeo is already under arrest.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Domestic

The name of Woodrow Wilson as a
candidate for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination was filed at Lin.
coin, Neb.. to be placed on the Ne
braska primary ballot in 1916.
The honor system among the con
victs in the penitentiary at Joliet. H.,
Is doomed. Warden thinner believes
the system pernicious and will enforce
what he calls the merit rule"
Indictments charging DR.. e. w. Rit.
ter, Hungarian chemist, with forging
the names OF Baron Erich Zwiedinek
Austro- Hungarian charge d'affaires,
and Capt. Guy d. Gaunt. British EN-
bassy naval attache. to two 500
checks, were returned at Cleveland by
the grand jury.
Company L returned to Rhinelander.
Wis, after the three bandits who shot
two deputy sheriffs made their escape
from the marsh in which they had
Uccu iOI lWO
Fifty-four men were indicted at Chi.
cago, each forty-six times. by the grand
Jury. They are charged with being la
Dor sluggers, crooked business agents
OF unions. mar ufacturers participating
in the crooked work or as other mem
bers of unions who conspired to do an
illegal act
The jury in the United States dis
trict court at New York returned a
verdict OF guilty against DR.. Karl
Buenz and three other officials of the
Hamburg-American line. The four de-
PENDANTS were charged with conspiracy
to deceive and defraud the United
States government by obtaining clear
ances for relief ships laden with sup
plies sailing from American ports for
German cruisers In the Atlantic.
Fire destroyed Stuart hall, the main
building Of the College of Emporia.
Kansas The loss Is estimated at $75..
900. Defective wiring is supposed to
have been the cause.
Damages estimated at 100000 re-
suited at st. Paul by fire which swept
the buildings. of F. ]. Leslie & Co..
wholesale paper dealers. and Barrett
& Barrett, wholesale vinegar and
glassware house.
Samuel Keener. twenty-seven. is
lodged in Jail at Pittsburgh. Pa, for
30 days for alleged threats to kill
President Wilson II he did not main.
tain strict neutrality and to blow up
the Westinghouse plant at East Pitts
burgh.
A man with sixty-five feet of fuse
wrapped around his body was arrested
at Penns Grove. N. j.. in the vicinity of
the Carney's Point plant of the Du Pont
Powder company. The authorities
are holding him for Investigation.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway passenger train No. Is was
wrecked by a broken rail a mile east
of Freeman. Wash. One brakeman
was killed and three passengers were
injured.
The hunting season has closed with
a death list Of SO. Statistics covering
IS states show that Sc were injured
during the year. The fatalities were
only half of what they were year
ago. when the final score showed III
dead and 1862 wounded.
Seventy.two saloons of Hibbing and
Chisholm in Minnesota must close at
once as result of the denial of
temporary injunction restraining
agents Of the federal Indian bureau
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Happenings
Of the World
Tersely Told
European War News

A Central News dispatch to London
from Bucharest states that the Aus
TRANS have evacuated Lemberg ow-
ing to an epidemic of sclrvy. Ac-
cording to this dispatch the victims
number 200 fresh cases daily.
The Turkish war Office announced
at Constantinople that in the fighting
at the Dardanelles cruiser of the
allies had been hit three times and
forced to retire.
Representatives of Austria and Ger
many have informed the Greek gov
eminent. according to the Neon Ast7
of Athens. that II the demands Of the
quadruple entente are granted the cen
trail empires will cease to consider
Greek Macedonia as friendly terri
tory"
The defeat of the British troops who
were advancing on Bagdad has devel-
oped into a rout. according to an Of
fetal report received at Berlin from
the Turkish general headquarters. The
British losses are estimated at over
5000 men.
Carrying into effect Immediately the
decision to aid Serbia, announced in
the Italian parliament at Rome, Italian
troops have landed at Avlona, Albania.
according to news dispatch from
Athens.
The Greek steamer Zarafls has been
sunk in the Mediterranean by a sub.
marine, according to maritime advices
received at London. The crew escaped
in boats and was picked up by a
steamer.
Sonnino announced in parliament at
Rome that Italy had signed the Lon
don pact of September s, providing
for no separate peace, and that as
sistance would be sent to Serbia
These announcements were greeted
with tremendous cheers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Personal

Ohio Columbus Barber, aged seven
F. Orr. aged thirty eight. his private
secretary for twelve years, were mar.
ried at Akron, o. Mr.. Barber is wide
ly known as the founder of the Dia-
mond Match company.
Lilly Hinton. famous as an emotional
actress twenty years ago. was found
dead at her country home at Linwood,
N. j. Heart failure was given as the
cause
Mrs William Randolph Hearst be-
came the mother of two sturdy boys at
her residence on Riverside drive in
New York. Mr.. and Mrs Hearst now
have FIVE children. all boys.
Charles Edward Rucker, seventy
three, a member of Maximilian's expe-
dition from Austria, died at San Diego,
where he had lived since the over
throw of Maximilians regime. He
was born in the United States.
William F. Clark, seventy-four, the
oldest prohibition editor In the United
States, is dead at Indianapolis from
heart disease.
Jane Adams is seriously although
not critically Ill in the Presbyterian
hospital at Chicago. Miss Adams has
been actively interested in various
plans for peace and has been under
considerable strain.
Empress Sadako of Japan gave birth
to a boy at Tokyo. This is the fourth
son born to the emperor and empress
Of Japan.
Foreign
1.-THE Roumanian deputy. Mile, at
tempted to interrupt the kings speech
before parliament" says the Overseas
News agency at Berlin. HE shouted:
Down with the government Imme-
diately another deputy slapped his
face. After the session several dcpu-
ties gave Mile beating"
Advices to London from Rozendaal
(Holland) state that Belgian newspa-
pers under the German censorship
have been ordered to announce that
Brand Whitlock, United States minis
ter to Belgium, will rot return to
Brussels.
The American ambassador. Fred
erick C. Penfield, repeated his request
to the Austrian government at Vienna
that It make reply to the American
note respecting the circumstances In
connection with the sinking of the
steamship Ancona.
Food riots in Berlin in which 200
civilians we're killed by troops before
the mobs could be dispersed, are an
nounced in news dispatches to Lon.
don from Berne, Switzerland. The
demonstrations were made by working
people.
Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
has accepted the designations of DR..
Karl Heinold d'Udynski. minister of
the interior; DR.. Rudolf Schuster Won
Bonnott, minister of commerce. and
Baron Engel Won Mainfeldon. minister
Of finance
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
MEXICAN Revolt

Typhus fever has grown to such
alarming proportions in Mexico City
as to terrify the entire population. The
deaths from this disease now exceed
100 day.
After being robbed and then tor
tured by Villa soldiers, McEnnis Ring,
an American mining man and store
keeper at Cos. Sonora, short distance
north of Nacozari, arrived at Douglas.
Ariz.
Felicitous Villareal, minister OF
finance in the cabinet selected by the
now defunct constitutionalist conven-
ton. was brought to Mexico City from
Vera Cruz to be tried for sedition.
Admiral Winslow, commander of the
Pacific feet, informed the navy depart
ment at Washington by wireless of the
escape OF j. d. Dillingham;. an Ameri-
can. from Indians near Las Mochis.
Mex. V
Two Villa generals, Orestes Pereyra
and e. Jiminez. with fifty other Of
icers of their command, captured af-
ter a battle on the Fuerte river, in
Sonora, were court-martialed and shot,
according to a telegram received at
Los Angeles. Cal
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

Seventy.two saloons of Hibbing and
Chisholm in Minnesota must close at
once as result Of the denial of
temporary injunction restraining
agents Of the federal Indian bureau
from enforcing the treaty of 1856.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

The hunting season has closed with
a death list of SO. Statistics covering
Is states show that Sc were injured
during the year. The fatalities were
only half OF what they were a year
ago. when the final score showed III
dead and 1862 wounded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
railway passenger train No. Is was
wrecked by broken rail mile east
Of Freeman. Wash. One brakeman
was killed and three passengers were
injured.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

Convict STUDIES Law.
Convict No. 1854 at the Fort Mad
ison penitentiary is fitting himself for
admission to legal practice once the
prison admits him back to society. He
Is specializing in criminal law.
Secretary OF State Allen received
q letter from No. 10,524 thanking him
for the code supplement which he re-
ceived. He is paying for his law H.
brary out of the allowance given him
by the state for labor performed. His
savings are not sufficient to permit
the luxury of code. but he will buy
one later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

The Turkish war Office announced
at Constantinople that in the fighting
at the Dardanelles a cruiser Of the
allies had been hit three times and
forced to retire.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

Bonds for Road improvement.
Figures received by state officials
with reference to what other states
have done in the past year in the way
of bond issues for road Improvement,
show that $35,29S,400 bonds have been
sold for this purpose in twenty-five
states. But over $2O.O00.oOO OF that
amount was expended in FIVE southern
state as follows: Florida, s9,375, 900;
Kentucky, $2,025,000;s Tennessee, 49,
$4,000; Texas, $4,s53,OQ0, and West
Virginia, $l,640,000. Iowa does not
hold a place in the lisN of states is
suing bonds for road Improvement.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

A man with sixty-flve feet of fuse
wrapped around his body was arrested
at Penns Grove. N. j.. in the vicinity of
the Carney's Point plant of the Du Pont
Powder company. The authorities
are holding him for Investigation.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

Emperor Francis Joseph Of Austria
has accepted the designations Of DR..
Karl Heinold d'Udynski. minister Of
the interior; DR.. Rudolf Schuster Won
Bonnott. minister of commerce. and
Baron Engel Won Mainfeldon. minister
Of finance
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

The name of Woodrow Wilson as
candidate for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination was filed at Lin.
coin, Neb.. to be placed on the Ne.
braska primary ballot in 1916.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

Ohio Columbus Barber, aged seven
ty-four. Akron millionaire. and Mary
F. Orr. aged thirty-eight. his private
secretary for twelve years. were mar.
ried at Akron, o. Mr.. Barber is wide
ly known as the founder of the Dia-
mond Match company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-01
F. H. Rogers & Co.
We Clean. Press. and Pepair Clothing

countries to convey the shipments across
the ocean. If England is prepared tx
convey her shipments of munitions anc
Germany is not so able, that is Ger,
many's lookout and not in the province
OF the United States. The United States
is really neutral as regards the sale OF
arms and ammunition, but the ship.
ments must be f. o. b. New York or some
other convenient port and the eonsignee
must furnish the transportation. DIR.
Meyer Gerhard made it appear IN his ad-
dress to the German people that ma
jority of the people of the United States
are opposed to continuing the manufac-
ture and sale to the belligerents, and in
coming to that conclusion he must have
interviewed a restricted circle. However,
he was right in impressing upon the Ger.
man nation that the people of the United
States are entirely out of sympathy with
some of the war methods which have
been employed by Germany, notably the
invasion of Belgium as so-ealled mill
tary necessity and the sinking of an
unarmed ship of commerce and the sac.
rifce of some thousand lives of unotfend-
ing civilians of several nations. In spite
Of the fact that those events are being
closed over by times softening hand,
American rannle still rauard fhnsa avanta
a. abhorrent to the march of civilization
and they condemn them roundly. We
are glad that Meyer-Gerhard acquainted
his people with the correct sentiments
of the United States in those particulars,
but at the same time we regret that he
failed TO grasp the real sentiments of
this country in other particulars, such
az referred to above.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-01
ORANGE.

The following is a list of the flowers
found by the children in the Clement
district: Hepatica, blood root, thimble.
berry, eohosh, apple blossom, Philadelphia
| fieabane, bounds tongue, blackberry,
milkweed, Gladys Msgoon; adder tongue,
blue violet, red maple Dutchman's
brooches, dandelions, white trillium, red
osier, dogwood, wild mint, winter cress,
yellow avens, choke cherry, white aster,
red clover, Canada violet, common Gin
quefoil, sundew, golden ragwort, Minnie
Bailey; Canada plum, purple lilac, but.
tercup swamp saxifrage, blue grass, for
get me not, yellow wood sorrel, Lena
Philbrick; false Solomon's seal, smart
weed, white baneberry, yellow ladies'
slipper, caraway, sticktight, white lilac,
blue spring daisy, wild columbine, white
clover, wild rose, Minnie Clarke bush
clover, wild geranium, Lucy Clarke;
spring beauty, wake robin, white violet,
raspberry, yellow violet, blue myrtle,
wild oats, gooseberry, wild eurrant, tan.
sy, bunch plum, BURBERRY, tame cherry,
pink Solomon's seal. daisy, white var
row, white kale, DEVILS paintbrush, poor
mas silver, American brooklime, blue
iris, yellow kale, Ralph Bailey; SOUR
rePs corn, coltsfoot, marsh marigold,
Jackin.the.pulpit, Albert Eastman;
strawberry, goldthread, sugar plum, pin
cherry, twin honeysuckle, Solomon's seal,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-01
WAITSFIELD.

l
Mrs. Wesley Tucker is confined TO he
bed by illness. Mrs. Berno 10 caring foI
her.
Miss Sinclair is caring for Mrs. Abbi'
Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert G. Gleason anc
auto party of Montpelier were in towr
Wednesday.
Donald Moriarty is spending week in
Rochester and Bethel.
The annual memorial Sunday service OF
the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs will be
held next Sunday in l. o. Q. r. hall.
Miss Mary Casey of Waterbury is Wis
iting friends in town.
The /. O. 0. r. encampment gave So
cial evening in |. 0. O. +. hall Tuesday
night, about rs being present and the fol-
lowing program was presented: Welcome,
Rev. w. A. Remele; solo, Clyde Baird,
Miss Eta Bowen accompanying; re-
marks, d.. r. Bisbee; duet lin Germany
Mr.. and Mrs. Mobus; solo, Clyde Baird;
remarks, Mr.. Mobus; quartet, "Old Black
Joe" Messrs. Clyde, Earle and Mark
Baird and Herbert LaMorder; remarks,
Rev. G. M. Redstone; roasts, O. G. Eaton
A bountiful repast was served, after
which dancing was participated in down
in the hail. All report most enjoyable
evening and social time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-01

Rutland is to follow Barre's example
and erect large signs at five entrances 70
the city announcing to the travellers that
they are approaching the marble center
in the world After having seen Barre ;
signs stating that Barre is the granite
center Of the universe, persons previous
~ unacquainted with Vermont's natural
resources are likely to be considerably
surprised on being informed Of these two
facts. Rutland will find that tasty signs,
fitted with electric lights for night illu.
mination, viii prove a valuable factor in
advertising the city and its great indus.
try, particularly, Of course. among the
automobile tourists a. they traverse that
city in their trips through the state.
Barre has found the signs an efficient ad
vertisinr medium for the several years
that they have been in position al the
entrance to the city.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-01
THE UNITED STATES MIsREPRE.
sENTED TO GERMANY.

II the dispatches from Germany report
faithfully what Dr. Never Gerhard, the
srnissary from the German embassy az
Washington, said to the people Of Ger
many concerning the attitude Of the
tinted States government and the PEG
re living under that governments. be
failed 10 frssp tire public sentiment Of
this nation during has soiourn amongst
us for some q his observations were
CUTE beside the mark. For instauaf. the
majority Of the people Of the United
States would not We believe. vote 10
cancel THE shipment 81 aIi srrns and an
rnunftion % the allies On the ground
tfst such cancellation ucnI8 stsp the
wsrs ~ The eoatfary. ths people of ne
UnFtsd States lcuom fun vel that the
mere strppsfs ~ Shipments % hrfns hns
sruunltigr fron this ore eourtrv wiH
~ ~ nsans ri ths ~ nur eurtribats
very sateririr tcrnrs bringing INST
desidsratem rbeaL And Htris thsF nrf
dsiivsinr srus ans srumunifisn 10 flss
siiias- tie parT.lt 81 ths CnEta5 stsfes
stans Just ~ resEr. in the orsinsrr
r,uvEs ~ rsmmrrrs. - 6sEvsr sinl1sr
shrurrtF n Gs~ushr ans Anstrin ara
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-01

We wish Bellows Falls a full measure
of success in its whirlwind campaign te
raise $4,000 for the hospital located in
that town. Already one quarter of the
amount has been subscribed and the
hands Of the clock are moving along
steadily. In view of the fact that the
campaign covers about Is towns in Yer
mont and New Hampshire, in addition to
the home community, there ought to be
no doubt whatever of raising the desired
amount. even surprising that figure,
The campaign is under the direction of
rublic.spirited citizens Of the town and
hence there is full assurance of the in.
tegrity Of the plan under the supervision
of professional campaigner after funds
The end Of the eight days should find the
entire amount raised, and Bellows Falls
and contiguous towns will feel the sense
OF a duty well done.