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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-10
oLNEYVLLE. r. l.. FRIDAY DECEMBER 10 1915. PI

cepuon; Il. Salisbury, r. . san SouCi,
Samuel Whiteley, Bernard MeTiernan and
John 7. Fletcher. II ives decided 10 ho'd
the event Wednesday evening. January
rath in /. brary Hall aud 1t is probable
thai His Excellency. Governor Beck man
aud His honorable, Mayor Gainor will be
among lie speakers.
Sergeant NJ. X. Kelly Of the Chafee ST.,
Station. returned from his vacation this
wning.
William Walsh, foreman Of the weaving
department OF a mill at Putnam, Conn, is
at his home on Julian street for few
days
All OF the local plants of the American
Woolen Company are now making samples
for the coming season. The creates
drawback is the scarcity of dye stuff.
| Lieutenant Governor Il. J. San Souci is
eonhned to his residence on Webster ave
nue., lie recently underwent an operation
on one OF his feet lie is expected out in
few days.
The members Of the Broadway Baptist
Church will hold parish meeting this
evening. There will be an entertainment
aud supper served by one Of the ladies
organizations.
The Mothers Club OF the Webster Ave-
nue. Grammar School rendered an inter-
tainmeni to the parents Of Italian pupils ON
"Wednesday evening The large school
hall was filed to overflowing, DR.. A G.
Fidanza presided.
All matters pertaining TO the much talk
ed Of theatre at the corner OF Broadway
and Valley street were setteled and ground
would b. broken early in the spring and
the building complsted aud ready for
occupancy by September Ist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Morgan entertain
ed at their residence, - Alverson avenue,
"Wednesday, about twelve OF their friends
with baked coon supper, the coons hav-
ing been caught by MIR. Morgan and
Sydney Cook. A musical program follow.
ed the supper.
Beginning Thursday morning, patrolmen
IN citizens dress were sent out from all sta-
tons in the city to be on the lookout OF
siolFtors OF the traffic rules. The Police
Commissioners wants il understood that
every member Of the department is a mem,
ber Of the traffic squad.
Lucy f., daughter Of Marie G. and the
late Jadzey Wood, died at the home OF hel
mother at 81 Webster avenue last night
She was about 30 years OF age and had foi
some time been employed in the yarn de
psriment OF the Atlantic Mills. IIer
funeral will be held Saturday afternoon,
the Rev. l.. A. Clevenger OF the Broadway
Baptist Church to oiiciste and the burisl
will be at Moshsssuck Cemetery.
About 90 children will take part in a
Christmas Cantata t. be given under the
auspices Of the Sunshine Band OF the Free
Baptist Church, Wednesday evening,
December 18Th at 8 O'Clock in the vestry.
From 3 TO Top IN, . Chris mas Sale will
be held Of useful and fancy articles also
home made candy An orchestra will
furnish music with Miss Edith A. Hughes
As leader.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-12-10
ANTIOCH GRANGE NO. A6,

Elected the following officers for ths
ensuing year at its regular meeting Deem
ber jrd Master, {. II. Drew; overseer,
6. A. Henry; Lecturer, Mrs. L II. Sails
buryj Steward, N. ". Taylorj Assistan,
Steward, Clarence IIohlerj Chaplain, Mrs
g. A. Henry; Gate Keeper, Charles N.
Henry Treasurer, Mrs. J. II Richardson;
Secretary, r. o. Sweet Ceres. Miss
Madeline Sweet; Pomona, Helen Bsileyj
Flora. Lucy Sweet; Lady Assistant, Mrs.
ID II. Young.
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W&GM

had the best of reasons for being hopeful and
confident. Their president was a trained soldier.
He had studied at West Point, and had had ex-
perience both in the army and in the war de.
partment. Above all things, he had the conf
dence of his people,
1t is ne wonder that the people of the South
received the announcement of Lincoln's call for
10000 troops with deriSive laughter and cheers.
This was on the third of April. By the thirtieth
of May their loyalty to their cause had become
more enthusiastic. This was especially true of
their younger men. The military drill incident
10 their preparation for war with them was a
pleasant pastlme. There was no need of a call
for troops. Thousands of them were ready and
anxious to enlist. Manassas Junction, Va, had
been selected as the rallying place for the Con.
federates, and volunteers were gathering there.
Such was the situation the thirtieth of May in
1861. A calm before the storm. Fifty.two days
later the battle of Bull Run!
The truthfulness of the old saying. Coming
events cast their shadows before" must have
been realized by the people both in the North
and in the South the thirtieth of May in 1868. for
at that time there were pending two events, eth.
er of which, these people must have realized.
might prove to be the turning point of the war.
One of these. they knew, would happen soon 1T
Vicksburg, the other somewhere in the East, but
at what place no one could at this time ~foretell.
ANY news from Vicksburg?" must have been
the question which was asked hundreds of times
on this day when %neighbor met ~neighbor. The
people of the north were hoping that their sol
diers would soon succeed in capturing this
stronghold OF the Confederacy, but there were
doubts in their minds. Grant had not as yet
gained the confidence of the Union people.
Within the three weeks Immediately preceding
this thirtieth of May the Union forces had been
gaining a series of victories near Vicksburg.
Grant had defeated joe Johnston at Jackson
and had placed Union troops in charge of that
city. He had defeated Pemberton both at Cham.
pion's Hill and at Big Black river. Pemberton.
now cut OFF from communication with Johnston,
had retired within the defenses at Vicksburg.
Eight days before this thirtieth of May Grant
had tried to take these defenses by assault, but.
being repulsed, he had taken up his position on
the heights north Of the city and had begun his
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North and in the South, on thls ~
May, not knowing what would nappen Ia No.. vat
waiting and watching. Gettyspuie IL"
become a realization.
Twenty wears after the Civil war Grant whiie
on his dying bed said: THE greatest geherai
who ever lived was Robert E. Lee IL uu hot
take Grant twenty years to reaize tne srSatnees
of Lee; he had been brought to a full realization
of this fact early in May. 1864, when their armies
met in the Wilderness.
On the thirtieth of May. in 1864, the attention
Of the people both in the North and the South
was conferred on this one man. Note the situa-
ton. or rather the events of the preceding year
which had led up to this situation. On the thir-
tieth of May, 1868, the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia, under command of Lee, was on its march
to invade Pennsylvania. A few days later the
Union soldiers gained two of the most important
victories of the war, one at vicksburg. one at
Gettysburg.
On this thirtieth of May we hnd Lee still keep
ing guard of Richmond. Grant, who soon after
his victory at Vicksburg had been called to
Washington, had been appointed lieutenant gen.
eral of the Union army. ION to Richmond" had
at once become the war cry of his soldiers. With
in the month of May Grants army had been re-
pulsed three times by the Army of Northern Viz
ginia-at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North
Anna. Four days later, Cold Harbor! The same
result. Lee still keeping guard. The word re-
ceived at Washington was Victory" But victory
at such a cost! Thousands of the Unions best
soldiers LOST
such was the situation on this day in 1864.
No other thirtieth of May had been as serious as
this one. At the White House of the Confed.
eracy," Richmond, there was a feeling of TEN.
porary security. In Washington there was dis
couragement.
On the thirtieth of May, in 1865, the war for
Union had ended. The day before President
Johnson had issued his proclamation of amnesty
in which he %pardoned all who had taken part in
the rebellion on condition that they would sub.
scribe to an oath of allegiance to the United
States, and accept the results of the war, includ.
ing the emancipation of The slaves. The signing
of this oath by Confederate soldiers on this day
was the first formal step in the r%euniting of the
states Of the Union
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MAHARANEE OF KAPURTHALA

Once she was only a Spanish dan
Ger, graceful and charming, to be
sure, but poor and quite without So
cial standing. Now she is the
favorite wife of his Highness Jagat Jit
Singh Bahadur, maharajah raga-traj-
gan of Kapurthala, and with him is
making a tour of the United States,
including a visit to the Panama-Pa-
cihc exposition at San Francisco.
The maharajah has Travelled much
In Europe, and 1t was on one of his
trips that he saw the pretty Spanish
dancer and succumbed to her charms.
He decided that he needed another
wife, a contract was drawn up.
$4,000 was paid to the young dancers
parents and she was whisked away
to India, nothing loath, and married
In regular Sikh fashion. Over there
her husband is the lord of a Punjab
state sos square miles in area, and
900 servants are at his call in his
palace. That isn't all, either, for his
highness already had three wives
when he found and won the Spanish e
one, being the youngest and prettiest,
ever enter her head.
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MOST BELOVED CHILD

There is a homeless little girl in
Europa ray of bright sunshine in
h bloody murk of a great national
tragedy-who. being a symbol of
sweet childhood, has by that very
magic transformed the world of
sympathetic hearts into hearts of
children-children the world over.
who regard her as the most beloved.
She is Princess Marie Jose of Bel
GUM, exiled with her mother in Eng
land, where there are being dis
tributed thousands and thousands of
postal cards bearing her portrait;
also charming plaster busts, souvenirs
for her Small friends. whose ages
range anywhere from six to sixteen.
The post cards have already circled
the earth.
This is what Lars Anderson, for
merly American minister to Belgium,
says of the little princess:
81 knew the little Princess Marie
Jose when 1 was minister at the Bel
gian court, and she was like a fairy
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EXPONENT OF SAFETY FIRST

If one enters into conversation
with Charles Caldwell McChord, chair
man of the interstate commerce com
mission. on matters that relate to his
work, it is almost a certainty that
he will talk about safety first for
Mr.. McChord is the leading exponent
in official life in the United States of
the effort to make the railroads in the
country less deadly. Twelve years of
service as a member of the Kentucky
railway commission and more than
four years as a member of the inter
state commerce commission have
made him a master of the subject
His is the voice of authority.
In the organization Of the inter
state commerce commission the work
of that body in it's administration Is
divided among the members. To Mr..
McChord. when he was appointed in
December. 1910, was assigned the
safety work, and that includes the
administration of all the federal laws
regarding safety appliances, hours OF
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- EMORIAL day, as 1t is
NJ !; 4: . Is: ; s; :, s ',&: &; 49, $:': ::
WWN patriotic thankfulness for
lSSSSSJ the preservation of the
- Union. A majority of
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pR9|@GINNIPI006llR
FIRST JEWISH GOVERNOR

Moses Alexander. Democratic gov
ernor of Idaho and the first Jew to be
elected chief executive of any of the
United States, knows hat poor boys
can win fame and fortune, for that is
what he himself has done. Person
ality. perseverance and principles
may be said to be responsible for b
success in life. Perhaps ii was main
ly the first named that put him at the
helm in a normally Republican state
when his Democratic running mates
all we're defeated. Here ia the way
Mr.. Alexander tells briefly of his
career:
II started in Chillicothe. Mo.
working for Jacob Berg G Co., at the
munificent salary of $40 per month
and board. That was in the sixties.
when we were supposed to work as
long as there was anything to do;
sunrise to sunset had no reference to
a days task. This firm afterwards
became the firm Of Wallbrunn g.
Alexander of which I wao iun;ou
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siege. So, on this thirtieth of May the
inhabitants were Just beginning to be
subjected to the horrible experiences
of continual bombardment and starva-
ton, which lasted until the Fourth Of
July. when the city surrendered. Caves
were dug in the ground for the protec-
ton of the women and children, and
food became so scarce that rats were
sold in h butchers shops.
While OF this thirtieth of May the
people throughout the country were
watching with interest he develop
ments of the siege at Vicksburg, their
chief interest must lave been centered
on the movements of the armies in
Maryland and Virginia. Since the last
thirtieth of May these armies had met
at Antietam, at Fredericksburg and at
Charlottesville. Thousands of soldiers
from both the North and the South had
fallen in these battles. Only 25 days
had passed since the battle at Chancel-
louisville. Stonewall Jackson, the idol
of the southern soldiers who followed
him, had fallen in this battle, but the
spirit of his name remained; his faith
full followers were still ready to stand
like a stone wall" against their foe. as
they had done while under his leader
ship.
The situation in the East gave hope
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and confidence to the
people in the South,
but encouragement to
the people of the North.
Many northern people
were demanding that,
since H o o k e r b a d
failed in the last two
battles, a new COM
mander in chief be APP
pointed. cClellan was
called for, but Lincoln
appointed Meade. Since
the Confederate vic
tory at Charlottesville
Lees army had been
steadily growing until
it now numbered 49,
900 men men who
were still elated over
the last two victories.
Taking advantage OF
the confusion at Wash
ington occasioned by
the changing of COM
manders of the Army
of the Potomac. Lee
with his entire army
slipped into the Shen-
andoah valley and
m a r C h e d northward
with the intention Of
invading Maryland and
Pennsylvania. Meade
with $4,000 men fol-
lowed him. Would they
meet? If SO. where?
The people both in the
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partner. After years of commercial life in Chnncohe, came West Oh &C.
count of i'll health settled in Boise, Idaho. l was married lin St joseph
Mo, in 1876.
MY first vote was cast for Samuel J. Tilden for president and Phelps
for governor. as elected a member of. the city council If Chlicothe in
1885, and elected mayor of the city in 1887. 1 wa secretary of the
committee which built the private normal school, / was also secretary " he
committee to procure the right of way to induce the Milwaukee railroad to
build through Livingstone county"
, 1915-05-27

ideal princess Of ones dreams. n our drawing DON there is a
photograph, a gift to my wife, signed in her childish but strong handwriting
as Marie Jose de BelGque, and in it she appears the little royal princess
tut o a story book, or he wonderful hair is all agow with the light from a
window by which she stands. and her dress seems to recall medieval times
l 40 lot exaggerate her wonderful charm, and there is enough suggestion of
in the charm to prove her a little girl IS we'll a a royal princess !"
, 1915-05-27

Of wrecks and the like.
IN mis- -FOUR years service he has completely reorganized what is now
hho"n a tn division Of safety, and built it up into a effective and far
reaching arm Of the government. Personal attention did this "Safety first"
Is they tell 1t within the commission, lis McChords bug"
, 1915-05-27

mnen e ouhd M Won the Spanish girl But she knows she is the fayoTle
ever enter her head.
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u at
h6SSSJ the preservation of the
- Union. A majority of
people who will take part in the strew-
ing of flowers on soldiers graves are
not veterans who fought in the Civil
war. To those who are old enough to
remember the war, its memories have
softened and grown calm, its material
evidences have about all faded from
sight. To those who are not old enough
to remember the war, its events are
only matters of history. But to the
old soldier Memorial day is a day of
reflection n meditation. He will be
thinking of vents of those stirring
times" as living realities. Some thir-
tieth of May in the Civil war, in all
probability, was to him an eventful
day. Possibly lie may remember some
event that took place on each thirtieth
of May in the war. Go back with him
in his reflection as he fancies himself
back in those old days. and begin with
the first thirtieth of May in the Civil
war. 1t was 81 years ago.
The thirtieth of May in 1861 was a
sort Of calm before the storm. No great
battle had as yet been fought. Just
4S days had passed since the firing
upon the Stars and Stripes at Fort
Sumter. The battle of Bull Run did
not take place until 81 days later. Peo-
pie this thirtieth of May must have
f1l 49,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10
AMERICAN HAD NO. KING WHO NEEDED HIM

London, September 25.-(SpeciaA) )-Great interest has been aroused on both sides of the English channel by the publication of the first annual report of the Belgian relief commission, few persons in Eng land or in France having had any idea of the magnitude of the work that, thanks primarily to American charitableness, has been and is being done in that stricken country.
 It reminds me of an amusing story that I heard this week about F. H. Gailor, the Oxford man from Tennessee who. until he was recalled to the United States recently by family illness, had taken so energetic a part in the distribution of the commissions foodstuffs in Belgium,
 Gailor. who. of course, is a son of the Bishop of Tennessee, is an all-around athlete and looks the part, being big and brawny. His specially Is throwing the hammer and putting the shot, and in these and other branches of athletics he is one of the liveliest propositions that of days after his return from Be, v m Gailor was waiting for friend in the tube station at Piccadilly circus.
 Suddenly up to him came a female pa- triot of many summers and stern appear ance who. tapping the big American on the chest, said, impressive.y, Young man. your King needs you.''
 For just second Gailor was flabber- gasted, but quickly recovered himself. Raising his hat and with true southern politeness, he replied sweetly:
 Madam. l am very sorry, but l have no king"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10
AUSTRIANS SHOWING
 ITALIANS TRICKS

Lausanne. Switzerland, September 25 (Speoial.)-The Italian troops have had some extraordinary surprises in their mountain warfare against the Austrians, says a special correspondent of the Ga
 zette de Lausanne, who has been at the
 Italian front. The paper says: "They
 have found at regular intervals from the
 Stelvio pass to the Adamello glacier, a
 distance of about 60 miles, a series of
 huts' for lodging Alpine tourists on and
 near the peaks These .huts' have turned
 out to be built on cement floors and the
 walls of the huts lined with sheets of
 steel sufficiently thick to turn bullets.
 Each hut has accommodations for 70 persons. It is extremely rare to find 20 Alpinists together in the high regions,
 but neither the size of the huts nor their number seemed to have attracted susI.-
 cion because few Italian Apinists ever go up into that part of the Tyro Each of these armored lodgings is defended by ma chine guns. The approaches are so diff cult and exposed that it would seem as though a couple of machine guns and a dozen men could hold hut against a regiment, but the Italians have found ways of overcoming them. Where there are glaciers the Alpinsts cut narrow trenches in the ice and gradually work l their way up. protected from rifle and l machine gun fire to where they can rush | a hut
 Winter snows are already falling in these high regions and it is not unlikely | that both sides will be reduced to nac- tion during the hard winter in the Tyrol, | but military operations will continue in | the low countries at the head of the Adriatic and perhaps farther south shou,d | the Italians send an expeditionary force | across the Adriatic to operate below Trieste.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10

Lausanne. Switzerland. october 12
 Lausanne. Switzerland, September F.
 My Dear Father and Mother: I am writing to tell you of my ascent. in company with four companions and four guides of the Jungfrau. one of the great summits of the Alps. On Thursday afternoon We set out for Grindlewald, the starting point of most of the climbs in that region. We had wired for guides to meet us They 1n- formed us that the climb from the base was well nigh impossible at that time. The snow was six or eight feet deep and on the lower levels Il was soft and to struggle through it for any distance was a task not to be thought of. Then there was the danger of snow slides that made such an undertaking exceed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10
Big Order for Boats

Seoul, Korea, September S.-(Spe- cial. .)-Russia has placed an order for S00,00 pairs of army boots with the Chosen Tanning company which is op- eGating day and night. Advices here indicate that Russian army officers are purchasing all available cattle and sheep in Mongolia. The figures are es- timated at millions of heads The Eve stock will be for the most part butch cred in Mongolia in special abattoirs and then forwarded to the Russian armies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10
BIRMINGHAM BOY WRITES OF RECENT
 CLIMB UP JUNGFRAU IN SWITZERLAND

Ben II. Branscomb, an Alabama Rhodes scholar of Birmingham, written to his father and mother, Dr. and Mrs l.. (. Branseomb, an interesting account of his recent ascent of the Jungfrau. one of the most famous of the Alpine peaks n Switzerland. The climb was. made with the thermometer 12 de- grees below zero and he writes as follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-10

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