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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
HoCSICK FALLS FIRE.
Damage Estimated at $500, 600 Help
Summoned from Nearby Town

HOOSICk FALLS. \. Y. March -
This town was visited BY the worst
fire in its history Saturday night. and
the damage is variously estimated nj
from S250.000 to 100000 The fire
destroyed three large brick building,
in the heart of the business section OF
the town. and ii was not until well
toward midnight before the spread Of
the flames was checked The fire de-
paTtments of North Adams, Benning-
ton, VT, and Cambridge, y. 81. sum
moned by telephone TO the Hoosick
Falls department, assisted in fighting
the fire.
The fire started about go in the
evening in the basement Of the Thorpe
drug store which is located in the
Thorpe building. Il soon spread to the
Lurrie and Gahardino buildings which
are near by, and all three buildings
were reduced to ashes before midnight
In the LuT-ie building, which was
four-story brick structure. the Lurrie
department store was located. and the
entire stock of this concern was de-
strcyed.
There were several stores in the 9TH
or two buildings and nothing was saved
from any of them. No one was hurt.
About a dozen members OF the Knights
Of Columbus, whose rooms were on the
top floor Of the Thorpe building, were
| imprisoned by the smoke, but were
later rescued by the fremen. The fire
was the cause Of great excitement and
several hundred people came to watch
it by rail, automobile and trolley ear.
Several families living IN the upper
stories Of the Thorpe block had narrow
escapes. The postoffice, located in the
! Thorpe block, burned early. Six
! stores, the offices Of DR. ". 3. Put
nam and the residence OF M. +. Ow-
| ems also were soon destroyed. FLYING
| sparks from the Thorpe block caught
| the Doughertv hotel. All the guests
| it was thought, escaped. Hoosick Falls
is 81 miles northeast of Troy on the
! Boston Maine railroad
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
TWO KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Two Other Winchendon Men Badly In
jured in Gardner-Chauffeur
Held Under $4,000 Bonds.

GARDNER, Mass, March p. - Two
men were killed almost instantly, an
other badly injured and the chauffeur
bruised when an automobile overturned
on Pearl street at 730 yesterday morn
Ing.
Those killed were Charles Peabody,
aged IS, and Leon Bezio, aged 24, both
of Winchendon. Walter Peabody, aged
81, brother of Charles Peabody, sus-
tanned fractured fcmur near the left
thigh and was removed to the Henry
Haywood hospital.
Maurice Derry, aged 90, of Winchen-
don, the chauffeur, wrenched his right
leg, but was able to go to the home of
Charles Z. Brown, on Pearl street. The
latter notified Chief Shay by telephone
and DIR. John B. DonnelIy was sum
moned. When DIR. Donnelly arrived he
found Charles Peabody dying and Be
zio was dead about 10 minutes.
According to the story told by Derry,
he allowed Charles Peabody to drive
the car and he lost control at the foot
of a hill. The automobile. plunged to
the right side of the road and went
about 60 feet over stones, finally strik-
ing a large bowlder, which threw the
car against tree.
The ear, which was hired from the
Winchendon Taxicab company, was
wrecked. The bark on the tree which
was struck was marked as high as q
man could. reach.
As soon as Chief Shay arrived he ar
rested Derry on charge of drunken
ness and operating an automobile while
intoxicated. Later, on the advice Of
/ District Attorney James \. Stiles. the
charge was changed to manslaughtcr
| Walter Peabody told Chief Shay that
Derry was driving the ear when the ac,
cident occurred.
| Derry, who is employed to drive q
truck for Robert Walsh of Winehendon
had had his license less than month
and was engaged by c. c. Stone 4
drive the party after finishing his worl
for Mr.. Walsh Saturday night
The accident occurred short dis
Itance from the farm of Selectman VII
lis +. Knight. Both survivors seemed
dazed by the accident. but Derry stuel
to his story that Charles Peabody wa.
driving when the car left the road /
is estimated by the police that the,
We're travelling at the rate of 80 mile
an hour.
!, The bodies were examined by DR.. Z
: A. Sawyer, medical examiner. wh
found cash in the head of Leon Be
zio, penetrating to the brain. and hi
! skull was fractured. Charles Peabod
had superficial wounds of the face an,
forehead, and DIR. Sawyer said an an
ltopsy would be necessary to determin
the immediate cause of death.
The Peabody brothers are sons of Nj
and Mrs. John Peabody, formerly 0
IWinchendon. Charles Peabody was en-
ployed as q pail turner in the factor
of William Brown & Sons, and durin
his spare time was learning to be
chauffeur. Walter Peabody was recent
ly employed as a teamster by F. Nun
; dock & Co. of Winchendon.
Leon Bezio was employed as chain
maker at the factory of Demond
e Brown in Winchendcn, and besides hi
b parents leaves two brothers, WilhaI
Bezio of Gardner and Jesse Bezio o
c Winchendon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
AMERICAN FORT FIRES
ON GERMAN STEAMER
The Cdenwald Hit and Stopped When
She Attempted to Flee from
Porto Rico.

SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March %
The German merchant steamer Odenwald,
which attempted to leave port this after
noon without clearance papers was
stopped as she was passing out the en-
trance to the harbor by two shots across
her bow from a ive-inch gun and direct
shots from Maxim, which hit the vessel.
She then returned and was taken in
charge by the collector Of customs.
Permission to sail was refused to the
Odenwald 10y the collector pending instruc-
tions from Washington. The steamer has
been at san Juan since Aug 6. She was
bound for European ports from the West
Indies, with freight and passengers, and
sought refuge here. Three days ago she
began coalng and taking on provisions
Failing to obtain the necessary clear
ance papers, her commander apparently
decided to risk the attempt to put to sea.
A heavy gun on Morro Castle sent two
shcts across her bows in way of warning,
but it was not until the machine gun
opened q direct fire that the steamer
stopped and headed back to port
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
BoUvET SURVIVORS Ga.
Offcial French Account of Attack on
Forts of Narrows.

PARIS, March %. - Official an
nouncement was made Sunday that GA
men have been saved from the crew
of the French battleship Bouvet, sunk
in the Dardanelles the 18th. The loss
es on the other ships of the French Iii
vision which took part in this action
are declared to be very light. The
text of the communication follows:
- French battleships had the honor
Of attacking the forts in the narrows
of the Dardanelles at short range on
March Is. They accomplished this
task with vigor, and were highly
praised by the British sailors. Rear
Admiral Gueprett telegraphs that the
honor of the French flag has been fullv
sustained, although dearly bought by
the loss Of the Bcuvet. The number Of
| survivors is actually known to be Oh
/ The number killed and wounded on
the other ships of the division is
| small.
The Bouvet in times of peace had 8
complement of 62l men. It is usual
| however, to increase the number Of
men on board vessels of this class ii
time of war, and consequently the
| Bouvet may have had considerably
larger crew when she met disaster
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
c. V. ROAD WANTS
ORDER MODIFIED
Says Phraseology Is Mistake which
Makes it Share with Boston s.
Maine Vernon Street Expense.

The various interested parties in the
overpass and union station project have
received notice today of a hearing be
fore the public service commission in
Brattleboro Friday of this week at
o CLOCK, on petition of the Central
Vermont railroad regarding the divi-
sion of expense, but it is understood
that continuance viii be made he
cause of the inability of certain ones
to be present.
The Central Vermont road saws that
under the order of Sept. 80, 1910. it
expended about $25 600. but that no
work was done by the Boston & Maine
road. Later, it says, the Central Yer
mont and Boston & Maine roads enter
ed into a contract whereby the Boston
& Maine was to buy land west of Yer
non street, remove Vernon street aud
deed to the Central Vermont the land
where Vernon street had been
An order of April 23, 1914, said that
| "It appearing that certain moneys
have been expended by both of said
companies in construction work on Yer
non street, the sum so expended
should be appropriated between the two
roads, share and share alike. In its ne
tition the Central Vermont road saws
that at the time of the contract the
Boston & Maine had done no work of
any kind looking to the fulfilment of
any order of the commission in respect
/ to this matter, but at the time the on
| der was issued the Boston 6 Maine hes
/ done work on the west side of the
tracks to relocate Vernon street
Now it is claimed by the Boston &
Maine, so the petition says, that in ac-
cordance with the order the Central
Vermont road should share the expense
incurred by the Boston & Maine in
changing Vernon street. The Central
Vermont claims that the phraseology OF
the order is a mistake and in direct
conflict with the contract and force:
the Central Vermont to. share the ex
Ipense necessary to give it the samt
facilities on the west side of the mair
tracks that it already had on the cas-
side. 1t asks that the order he modi
fed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
NOLO CONTENDERE
PLEA MADE BY GASS
Junkman Who Bought Rubbers of
Boys Paid Nominal Fine-Said He
Didn't Know Goods Were Stolen.

George Gass. a junk dealer who was ar
rested Saturday and charged with buying
stolen rubbers, had his case continued to
this morning at 10 o'clock when he en-
tered plea of nolo contendere and paid
a nominal fine of 50 and costs amounting
to $5.31. He was represented by Attor-
ney w r. Daley Gass was arrested as
the result of the appearance of four boys
in the juvenile court Saturday. three Of
whom confessed to having stolen old rub
bers from Jacob Sava, a junk dealer, and
selling them to Gass. Gass, when ar
raigned Saturday admitted having bought
the rubbers, but claimed lie did not know
they were stolen property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22

pendent state on the continent of Europe,
has by a strange coincidence been techni-
cally at war with Prussia for nearly half a
century. When peace was declared be
tween Austria and Prussia in 1866 the
little state, which had sided with Austria
was somehow forgotten in the negotia-
tiOns.
With an area of 6,5S9 square miles and
population of about 10000, it has its
own ruler, its own parliament, no army
and no taxes. 1t is nestled in the Austrian
frontier with the Tyrol to the east and
northeast, the Rhine to the west, and a
slice of Switzerland to the south. The
reigning prince, John II, is an Austrian
who comes Of a family that originated in
the twelfth century and traces its descent
through free barons who in 1908 became
princes Of Lechtensten. 1t is a heredi-
taIy monarchy in the male line
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
STOPPED BY DOLPHIN FIRE.
Steamer Santa Clara Made Mistake in
Interpretation of Signals.

NEW YORK. March 22-The Amer
lean steamer Santa Clara, outward
bound, was stopped today by shot
fired across her bows in the lower har-
Dor, by the despatch boat Dolphin, sta
toned there to watch outgoing steam
ers and preserve American neutrality
at this port. A mistake in the inter
pretation of signals and the failure OF
the Santa Clara to stop brought the
Dolphin s guns to bear upon her. She
was promptly released and proceeded
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
SANE BUT A SUICIDE.
Woman So Writes Coroner Before
Taking Own Life and That of Daughter

KINGSTON, n. Y, March 22.-Mrs.
William p. Dutton and her five-year-
old daughter were found dead today
in their home in Ellenville. A note
addressed to the coroner read: cit is
usual in eases like this to render a
verdict of suicide while insane. Your
verdict to accord with facts in this
case should be suicide in perfectly
sound mind and body
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
LA ToURAINE ARRIVES.
Steamship Damaged by Fire at Sea Has
Been Entirely Repaired

French liner La Touraine, which caught
fire at sea while on her last voyage
from this port to Havre, reached New
York today on her return trip. TIE
damage done by the blaze had been
entirely repaired
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
Fleet Fired 1000 Shells with
out Silencing a Single
Turkish Battery
RUSSIANS NOW HOLD
SEAPORT OF MEMEL
But Little Fear Felt in London That
the Germans Will Follow Up the
Aerial Attack on Paris with Raid
on London.

LONDON, March -. 1223 y. m.-Tua
Russian successes al the extremitics II 4
Oytmlle front are reported today from
Petrograd. and these seem TO mark the
only operations more important than local
engagements in either arena II the war.
The seaport of Aiemel on the Baltic y
definitely in the hands Of the Russians.
but the place Is Of little strategic value. as
IL Is surrounded by swamps which al TIL.
time Of year make impossible any further
advance IN this direction.
At the other end OF the line the Rus.
slams are advancing in the direction I'll
CzernowItz. They are now due east 81
that CITY and need only 10 cross the riyes
Pruth to he in possession OF the capital
of Bukowina again.
Storms again have interveued TO give
the Dardanelies forts a rest according 10
information given ont IN London. \ ~
port Of the Dardanelles fighting received
from Constantinople declares that the
vessels Of the allied fleet fired on March
is 20G0 shells without silencinr a single
Turkish battery
The renewal Of Zeppelin activity with
the throwing OF bombs on Paris renewed
interest in aerial warfare But little fear
Is felt here that the Germans viii follow
up the Paris attack with q raid cn Lon
don
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22

WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Ham
burg-American liner Odenwald, stopped
from leaving san Juan, Porto Rico, yes
terday by shots across her bow, Is being
held under the recent congressional resolu-
tions empowering the president to pre-
vent supplies going from American ports
to ships of the European belljgerents at
sea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
SHOT FARMER AND
HIS HOUSKEEPER
Woman Is Dead and the Man Not Ex-
pected 20 Recover-RobberB Ran
sacked the House.

ROCHESTER, n. y, March 22.-Rob-
bers last night entered the home of
Charles Phelps, 20, wealthy farmer, and
shot Miss Margaret Wolcott, 10, his
housekeeper, killing her and dangerously
wounded Phelps. The body of the woman
was found early this morning on the steps
of the house. Phelps is not expected to
live. The house had been thoroughly ran
sacked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
TINY NATION STARVED
FOR BEING NEUTRAL
Austria Furnishes Liechtenstein Because
1t Refused to Send 1000 Men
to the War.

GENEVA, March 22.-The little princi-
pality of Liechtenstein, with its 10000 in
habitants, because it declared for neutral
.ty in the present war and also refused to
send to Austria contingent Of 1890 men
when asked for, is being starved. The
I.audstag appealed to the Swiss govern
mcut, and the latter sent seven wagon
loads of cereals in haste as the population
was OH the verge of starvation. Relief in
other forms of food is following.
I ,ncb{ o,s+ai, tho tbir1 sp,allas+ iDde
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH.
Mission Study Glasses.

Monday 7.30 - With Miss Emma
Gregg, Northern avenue.
Thursday 7.30 -- Christian Endeavor
class in the chapel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.

Monday, March %, 80 p. m.-Reg-
ular meeting of Wantastiquet lodge.
The second degree will be conferred.
Tuesday. March %, 7.3O p. m.-Reg-
ular meeting Of Dennis Rebekah lodge.
Initiation. Refreshments viii be served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22

"Jiggs says he can't warm up TO
his work. - Certainly not; he makes
artificial ice. Buffalo Express.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22

Liccbtenstein, the third smallest indie
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22

LONDON, March p, 40 - The
British official press bureau this after
noon issued the following: Iuforma-
tion has been received that the for
tress of Przemvsl and the garrison has
surrendered to the Russian arms.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-09
AMERICANS AND
MEXICANS BATTLE
Border Raiders Massed Along
Rio .Grande River.
TEN POACHfRS SLAIN IN DAYS FIGHT
One U. S. Trooper Wounded Grave
Possibilities Thought Imminent
From Mexican Invaslons.
TEN POACHfRS SLAIN IN DAYS FIGHT

Brownsville, Tex.-With hordes of
Mexicans reported massed along the
river where sharp battle between
American cavalry and Mexicans took
place, 65 miles west of here, with
communication between here and San
Benito in the raided district all but
broken by wire cutters and sudden
calling to quarters of all troops sta
toned at Fort Brown, the situation
growing out of Sundays hostilities de-
veloped swiftly to one of grave possi-
bilities.
At Cavazos Crossing, near Old Hi
dalgo, Tex, where United States cav
alrymen and Mexicans across the river
engaged in an all-day battle, ending
late in the afternoon, the south bank
of the Rio Grande was reported liter
ally lined with Mexicans, we'll armed,
but it could not be ascertained whether
they included any Carranza soldiers.
In the days battle, Captain Frank
R. Mccoy, commanding the United
States cavalry engaged, reported that
at least 10 Mexicans were killed, their
bodies lying exposed on the plain south
of the international boundary. He be-
lieved that as many more were killed
in their ambush in the brush.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-09
Rural CredIts Analn-

Getting the money back on TO the
farm is job much discussed at varl.
Gus conventions these days: but there
are one or two points that seem worth
stating; Rural credits is II problem
or development. not OF charity. Wo
have no downtrodden peasantry In
this country. and the legal rate OF
interest has somewhat restricted tho
mortgage sharks. Getting completely
rid OF these fellows is important but
II is much more important to secure
In all parts OF our country the best
possible investment and use OF agri.
cultural capital. This should not bo
done by the privilege method, by state
aid, tax exemption, and 30 on. II tho
American farmer can't pay his way,
nobody can. The real need is better
organization OF the farming business
by means OF rural cooperative banks,
which will not only do the banking
for their members. but will also give
them the benefits OF centralized buy
Ing and selling. The banking will be
based on the actual known values OF
the neighborhood, and the trading op.
erations will be real and not spccu.
lative. Along with individual zeal and
skill In farming will go cooperative
use Of the farmers business strength.
Rural credits must be taken up as n
part OF this larger problem of agrIcul-
tural business organization.--Collie
Weekly.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-09
Friends of Peace Conference
Cheers at News of Loss of Liner

Chicago-The first session of the
National convention of the Friends OF
Peace, which opened here Monday,
was given over largely to the women
delegates as a sentimental acknowl-
edgement of the part women must play
in the peace movement, but number
of men speakers launched vigorous at
tacks on what they called the ''jingo
press" and manufacturers who are
shipping munitions to belligerent ma
tions. These attacks were greeted by
applause.
A ripple of applause also greeted
the reading of bulletin announcing
that the Allan liner Hesperian had
been torpedoed by a Germanl subma-
rine, but Immediately storm of Kisses
drowned out the applause. The bulle-
tin read by Henry Weissman, of Chi
cago, chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee, contained the erroneous state
ment that 600 lives had been lost.
Later another bulletin stating no
lives had been lost was read and the
delegates broke into applause that
lasted several minutes.
Mr.. Weissman said the action of the
submarine confirmed his opinion that
reports declaring Germany had acced-
ed to the demands of the United States
submarine warfare had been
published solely to keep people from
the convention of the
Friends of Peace, and that the Lingo
press" had lent its efforts to the move
ment with that end in view.
Rev. D. C. Berkemeier, of Mount
Vernon, N. Y, charged that the influ-
entail papers of the United States are
trying their best to incite the nation
To war
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-09
But He Didn't Get Il.

He was Scotch. all right. was Sandy
MacGregor. and had mislaid his wallet
containing $500 at the railway station.
He telegraphed his loss to the rail.
way station agent. and the wallet was
kept until his return. u month later.
The finder. young clerk, handed
MacGregor the missing wallet and
stood In an attitude OF eager expecta.
ton. The Scot unheedingly counted
his money and then looked long and
suspiciously at the young clerk.
Isn't IL right?" stammered the lat.
ter in bewilderment.
Right! Right! It's right enough"
said MacGregor. but whurs the
months interest ?"-National Food
Magazine.
Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-09
TOrpedO Hits Liner.

London = The Allan Line steamer
Hesperian, with $50 passengers and a
crew of 300 aboard, bound from Liver
pool for Montreal, was attacked with
out warning by German submarine
off the Irish coast just as darkness was
falling Saturday evening. Although the
torpedo found its mark, the vessel re-
mained aaoat and, according to a
statement issued by the company,
every one aboard was saved.
No submarine was seen and it was
too dark to observe the wake of tor
pedo, but all the passengers and crew
agree that the attack was made by a
German undersea boat, basing their
opinion on the force of the shock and
the great volume of water thrown into
the air..