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The Washington times., 1915-12-08

worked. about the habits Of the spoo.
feyoung, a strange game fish which
roasted on coral branches and coulo
only be enticed by liquor. Receiving nc
answer to his invitation to 60 spoo.
fenyounging. Blackie suddenly p4lsed.
Now, don't you worry about little
Jimmy" he advised. "He's n fine kid"
Certainly he is" agreed Walling.
ford
II can lick anybody who hints that III
isn't That kids only SMART
That's right" again agreed WallnS
ford. but he let Blackie finish the pack
ing by himself. and went out to joil
Fannie Warden. He seemed to meet
comforting.
Continued Next Sunday.)
The Washington times., 1915-12-08
TODAY'S BEST FILMS
BY GARDNER MACK.

Frank Keenan, in The Coward"
and Eddie Foy in "A Favorite
Fool Crriangle Films, the Gar
den. t2a Ninth street.
Theodore Robert in "Mr. Grcy of
Monte Carlo NIaskcyl, Loew's
Columbia. Twelfth and = streets
Dorothy. Gish in "Her Mothers
Strand. Ninth and D streets.
Robert Mantcll in "rhc Unfaithful
Wife" T'oX Film Coz, Crandalrs
Ninth and = streets.
Ethel, barrymore IN The Final
Judgment" (Metro FilmSl, Gram
dall's Apollo, GA II street north
Hazel Dawn in "Thc Masoucradcrs"
Famous Players. the Leader.
Ninth. between f. and + streets
J. Warren K"rriPan in When
versaD, the Alhambra. 80 Seventh
Clara kiimball Young in The Heart
of the Blue Ridge" WorId Film
Corporation. the Gcor9ia,. I22
Georgia avenue.
Robert CONFESS in THE Truth About
Helen" (Edison), the Masonic Audi
torium. Thirteenth street and New
York aVcnNc,
Wasted Lives" Vitagraph>. the
Colonial. 927 Pennsylvania avenue.
Francis Rushman in The Silent
Voice" (Metro Films, the Olympic,
1881 u street.
Note-these selections are made
from programs prepared by the
managers of The thCaterS concerned.
and no responsibility is assumed for
arbitrary charges without notice to
The Times. They are based on the
personality of the players and the
producing company and not per-
sonal inspection, except in special
| cases. u, NJ.
The Washington times., 1915-12-08
Major Ewing to Lecture
On The Constitution

. The second OF tie serios Of lectures
arranged bT Washington Camp. Sons
of Confederate Veterans, will ha Civ ou
next Tuesday evening b. Major r. W.
r. l!w!:22. cheiIinan of the historical
end cd"ratirIal committed. of the lamp.
He vii dtscrss5 the nature and status
of the Federal Government under the
"new'' Constitution. 1.SI-Sa. IA1or
Ewing IS tho author o. several his
tcrical hool,s and pamphlets. and is re-
gardcd as an authority on consttu-
tional I1w After the lecture n musical
program will he presented.
The Washington times., 1915-12-08
Judge Latimer Speaks
Before Mothers Club

An address by Judge J. Wilmer Lati-
mer of the Juvenile sCourt. and mu-
sicai program marked the meeting OF
the Peabody Mothers Club at the Pea.
bod; School last night. The.Rev. G. r.
Stetson, rector of St Marks Episcopal
Church. sang two songs. and Milo Sum
mers. OF the Eastern High School,
PLAYED Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.
&. and Chopin's Militaire Polanaise.
A large number of parents were present.
The Washington times., 1915-12-08
DR.. Grossman to Speak
On Aims of Y. w. H. A,

DR.. Ben L. Grossman will speak be-
fore the Young Womans' Hebrew Asso-
citation tomorrow night at 1880 Tenth
street northwest. on the aim and pur-
pose Of that organization. A musical
program will follow the address Of Dr.
GrosSman.
The Washington times., 1915-12-08
Tactful Welcome.

As truly polite nation the French
undoubtedly lead tho world, thinks a
contributor to British weekly. The
other day a Paris dentists servant
opened the door to worbegone patient.
And whom. monsieur" he oueried in
a tender tone. shall l have the misery
Of announcing ""--Ycuths Companion.
The Washington times., 1915-12-08
"Life of Forest Ranger"
To Be Lecture Subject

An illustrated lecture. under auspices
OF the mems class of the First Prcsby-
tcrian Church. John Marshall place. will
be given at s O'Clock tonight by viii G..
Barnes. of the Forest Service. on The
Life of a Forest Ranger" A musical
program will also be given.
The Washington times., 1915-12-08
Shot Self Accidentally.

+. l.. Fox. Of OXon Hill. Md. is at
Providence Hospital suffering from a
gunshot wound In his side. He was
brought to Washington Yesterday fol-
lowing the accidental discharge OF a
shotgun. which inflicted the wound.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25
WONDERFUL ENGINES OF WAR
Marvellous Are the Devices That Are
Being Employed by the op-
posing Armies.

The Germans have adopted several
ingenious devices to cope with prob.
lens not foreseen at the start of the
war, such as armored car destroyers,
quick-firing guns on motorcycles,
canal gunboats. and other similar in
ventions. A wonderful stereo-telescope
produced by the famous firm of Beiss
deserves inclusion. Every battery of
German artillery is provided with one.
1t is a remarkable instrument, which
can be used behind cover out of
features are two long slender arms
rather like the antennae of an insect.
Though absolutely invisible at a very
short distance, the antennae can give
the hidden operator very extensive
view. To insure the accurate drop.
ping of bombs from aeroplanes, the
Germans have an air-gun appliance
which pushes the bomb out from the
back of the aeroplane with the same
plane is flying, thus doing away with
the curve with which the bomb would
fall If mercy dropped by hand Quite
a number of small German aeroplanes
are fitted with wireless apparatus
capable OF transmitting messages
distance of 80 miles, but another inge-
NOUS method of signaling is to blow
puffs of a powder chalk through the
engine exhaust
The Krupp Illuminating projectile is
a shell containing two magnesium
bodies filled with parachutes, SO that
at nighttime it illuminates the ground
over which it hangs for Jew min
utes
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25

Dominick Zarcanella was UP from
Denver two or Il rec days during the
week, visiting with relatives.
The Russell Guloh Choir is prepar-
ing for big enter ainment TO be
given in the Odd Fellows hall on the
10th of April. There will be an ex-
tensive literary and musical program
and bushels of good things to eat.
Lou Schaffer, Isaac Richards and
john Vosper were over from Idaho
Springs Sunday.
Joe Ress is indisposed and is just
able to be about.
The Rebekahs will give a mask
ball at the l. o. o. F., hall on Thurs
day evening of this week. The af-
fair is for ladies exclusively and mem
bers of the sterrer sex are positive
ly barred
Emilio Ress was visitor to Cen
trail Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenk Davis went to
Idaho Springs Saturday, returning
Sunday. Mr.. Davis has procured a
job at the Old Town and will remain
in Russell.
VIM. Pascoe came up from Denver
Thursday.
Mrs. ]. c. Williams and daughter
were arrivals Thursday from Denver
VIM. Officer made a business and
pleasure trip to Denver Saturday.
c. A. Wagner went to Idaho
Springs Saturday to take the radium
baths. He returned feeling as frisky
as colt. VIM. Bockfinger is think
ing of making trip to the radium
springs to see if he can't absorb a
little of that coltish feeling.
Jos. Hore, WHO had been i'll with
rheumatism, is able to be at work
again.
The Sunday school will convene
IS inst at 10 a. m. Preaching by the
pastor at IL a. m. Epworth League
6:15. Gospel Team of Central City
at z p. m. There will be special
music by tie choir. All are invited
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25
GREAT PREACHERS LAST DAY
Closing Hours Of George WhitefieId's
Mortal Life Passed Amid Beautiful
Surroundings.

Two hundred years ago the great
evangelist. George Whitefield. was
born in Gloucester, England Four
years after graduating from Oxford
university, in 1876, he came to New
England On the 29th day of Septem-
ber 1770, the immortal Whitefield Wis
tied Exeter N H., and preached his
last sermon, the eighteen thousandth,
and partook of his last dinner at the
nome of Colonel Gilman on up.
per Front street-built in 1880 The
out-ot-door religious service must have
been sublime beyond the power OF Ian
guage. 1t was the threshold of fall;
the fields were still fragrant with clo-
YER and glorified with the splendid
goldenrou. The foliage on the in.
comparable elms had begun to assume
was rich in the glory that none could
pass by. The day was brilliant with
clear air and sunshine. 1t is said
that the lightning flashes of White
fields eloquence were never written,
and could never be repeated Girted
with daring fancy, full of pathos he
moved his hearers at will with. every
emotion of which human nature is
susceptible multitude OF people
had collected from all the neighboring
towns. Among the citizens of Exeter
stood John Phillips, in ruffied shirt,
knee-breeches with silver buckles, and
cooked hat in hand The waiting throng
stood Spellbound under the monument
al trees on beautiful Front street, and
over all was the infinite peace of a
cloudless sky. With the sunset of that
rare day the curtain of time was about
to ring down for George Whitefield.
After sermon lasting two hours he
rode to Newburyport, where at the
hour of midnight the veil of immortal
ity was lifted and the great soul passed
out to further life
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25
Dressings for Soldiers, Wounds.

The demand for dressing materials
that is, materials for dressing wounds
is reported as immense in Europe,
and Krecke, a German military sur
geon, is quoted by the Medical Record
as prophesying that in this war the
incapacitated will reach 50 per cent
OF the actual combatants. Economies
are being practiced in dressing the
wounds OF soldiers, small wounds be-
ing fixed up with little null and a
patch of adhesive plaster instead of
wad OF cotton and long strips of
bandage. Padding material is being
used by the surgeons generally only
for fractures Roller bandages are
being used as seldom and as sparingly
as possible Plaster of paris dressings
for gunshot fractures are being used
as one of the economies in the military
hospitals.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25
l.eno Retain EVIL Qualities.

The exceedingly minute organism
that causes infantile paralysis. identi
fed by DR. Simon Flexner of the Rock
efeller institute, has survived and re-
tanned its poisonous qualities for more
than year in cultures kept by Doctor
FIexner. Doctor Noguchi. and DIR. Har-
Old L. Amoss. The Journal of Expert
mental Medicine says that inoculations
of cultures into monkeys which fail to
produce paralysis may fail also to in
duce resistance or immunity. The vi
rus contained in infected nervous It's
The experiments prove more strongly
that the organism in monkeys is the
same as that which produces poll
omyelitis in children.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES

Services at the usual hours. The
public cordially invited.
Dear Reader, if you are not in the
habit of gcing to church, why not
accept this gracious invitation?
Prof Kessler will preach both
morning and evening.
The subject for the morning will be
Jerusalem and the Soul of Man." a
Palm Sunday sermon. In tie even
ing the last of the Lenten discourses
will be given, entitled Beasts or
Angels" There will be reception of
memb bers at 10th services.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25

Mischievous boys, playing about the
streets, have broken three windows
the past few days, and property own
ers think it about time boys were
kept off the streets or prevented
from throwing srow balls and rocks.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25
in RUSSELL GULCh fltlovAnL MENTION

Herman Lurdbelg returned last
week from Oak Greek, and is again
working at the Buell mill. He says
Central is aboGt as lively as Oak
Creek
j. C. Jensen made business trip
to Denver this week.
DR.. Millman came over from Idaho
Springs Sunday, where he had been
taking the baths since he returned
from the east He left Tuesday
morning for Denver and from there
will go east again.
John Mckay was. among the Cen
tralites to leave Sunday morning for
Denver.
Miss Thelma johnson left Sunday
for Idaho Springs.
Ike Hardy returned Sunday even
ing from trip to Denver.
H. A. Hicks, Hal Sayre and H. H.
kruse were UP from Denver Sunday
to attend a meeting of tie directors
Of the Rocky Mountain Bank.
Dick Champion went to Denver
Monday morning and according to the
statements of the boys around the
Eclipse stables WIN return in double
harness.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Lake left Tues
day for Denver.
Thomas Cudahy was a business
visitor to Denver Tuesday.
Geo. Rasmussen was called to Oma.
ha this week to tie bedside OF his
sister, who is dangerously ILL.,
Peter McFarlane made business
trip to Denver yesterday.
Elegio Steneck made trip to Den
YER Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Perley Cox and Mrs. Walter
hampshire left yesterday morning
for Denver.
Mrs. Robt Sayre is spending a
few days in Denver.
Mrs. c. A. Schroeder was an ar
rival from Denver last evening.
VIM. F. Gray, manager of tie
Occur de Alene mine, was passenger
attend to mining matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. ]. Duffield left
on this mornings train for Denver
Louis L. DAVIS, of Elgin, Illinois,
mining engineer, and Arthur j.
Hoskings, a reporter for the Engin-
eers' and Mining Journal of New
York. are spending a few days here
examining mines. They are quarter
ed at the Teller House.
DR.. Millman, of Cleveland, Ohio,
secretery of the Cleveland and Cen
trail City Mining company, and Ber-
nard Daley, heavy stoclNholder in
the company, spent a few days this
week in town as guests at the Tel
Ter House.
Mrs. John Mccullough was an arriv
al last night from Cripple Greek to
attend the funeral of her mother.
Mrs. Wm. Eide was an arrival from
Denver last evening.
DR.. A. C. Asquith was up from Den
yer during the week.
Dan Munday went to Denver this
morning.
Everett Mccoy left this morning
for Denver.
Mrs. Jacob Mack, and son, John
J. Mack, of Denver, former residents
of this city, came UP to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Clark
S. A. Lundvall and wife have re-
turned from their visit to Salt Lake
City.
Gilpin observer., 1915-03-25
Moneys Failure.

THAT rich Mrs stiggins doesn't
speak to me now. Yet she used to be
my next door neighbor-and they we're
awfully common"
"Wen. there are some things money
can't do
"What?"
Make oldtime neighbors forget the
early days Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-24
NORTH BENNINGTON

Joseph Kelly has moved from
Hawks ave, to one OF Samuel Tacy's
| tenements on West street
Mr.. and Mrs. John Woodlock of Am
herst, Long Island, are visiting their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. a. w. BasseV
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hart aid
daughters will spend Christmas In
Johnsonville, N. Y, with Mr.. Hart's
parents.
John II. Cushman and family of Irv-
ington on the Hudson are Christmas
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. T. Cushman.
Mr. and Mrs Harry F. Burns OF
Brooklyn, n. Y, are the guests OF
Mrs. Burns sister, Mrs. C. b. Well
ing for the holidays.
Mrs. W. 3. Arnold and children of
Newtonville. Mass. are enjoying the
holiday season with Mrs. Arnolds
mother, Mrs. NJ. C. Huling.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rabner of South
SALISBURY and N Rabner of Malone,
n Y, will be entertained by Mr.. and
Mrs. w X. Mattison Christmas day.
Mrs. Arthur Buffum of Bennington
is visiting her brother, VIM. Hagar.
Mrs. Buffum has but recently recover
ed from a long run of typhoid fever
The Christmas exercises given by
the Grammar and Intermediate grad.
es combined Thursday afternoon at
2,30, were attended by goodly mum
ber Of interested parents and friends.
The songs and recitations were well
rendered and a play entitled "a
Strike in Santa Claus Land was ex-
ceptionally good and showed much
care in it's preparation. Following
the exercises, Santa Claus entered
from the fire escape, instead of in the
old fashioned way, and distributed
gifts to each pupil from a beautifully
decorated tree.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-24
HUNDREDS OF GRIP
VICTIMS DIE IN
PENNSYLVANIA ?
Death Rale in Philadelphia Double
Normal Figures
SCHOOLS and MILLS CLOSED
Health Department Warns People
Against Attending Any Public
Gatherings.

Philadelphia, Dec. 23-The death
rate from the epedemic of la grippe
now sweeping the state has been SO
high that Samuel d. Dixon, state
health commissioner, issued a state
ment at Harrisburg tonight, calling
attention to the seriousness of the
situation and cautioned the public
that, if the disease is to be averted,
sacrifices must be made
Keep out of crowded places DR..
Dixon says, las one person having
the grippe may give it to a carload of
passengers
In Philadelphia the bureau of vital
statistics issued $50 burial permits
the first three days Of this week the
majority of the deaths being due di-
rectly or indirectly TO la grippe. This
is more than double the ordinary
death rate 1t is estimated that near
ly $1,000 persons in Philadelphia
alone are suffering with the disease,
which has been particularly fatal to
the very old and the very young. At
tendance at all the public schools has
been greatly reduced and in several
sections of the state schools have
been forced to close.
Factories, department stores and
other business houses also have been
affected and in many instances the
number Of employees Obliged to stay
at home has been so great as TO Sc
riously curtail operations. Hundreds
of fremen and policemen are i'll at
their homes. while the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit company reports 400
of its employees OFF duty
Reports from Camden. n. j.. to-
night We're to the effect that there
are at least a thousand cases III that
city with fifty deaths in the last
week.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-24

Next Tuesday, at o'clock, there
win be a social evening at the Y NJ.
c. A., given by and for the fellows
and girls home over the holidays,
senior, ana older intermediate mem
bers and friends.
1t will be an open house night,
The bowling alleys, pocket billiard
tables, and other games will be at
the disposal of all. There will be
games in the gym and refreshments
will be served by the Ladies' auxili.
airy.
1t will be the one big get-together
night of the holidays and the young
people are anticipating very enojy-
able evening.
Last night in the Y. NJ G. A. gym.
the Senior end Basket Ball team
played the No, Bennington Boys and
beat them by a score OF q to Is. The
Bennington boys did very we'll for a
young team ana after they get in
form, they plan to play the big team
for championships, The feature play
ing last night was done by Morrissey,
Friedman and Mcclure.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-24
CHRISTMAS PICTURES
viii Be Thrown on Screen During
Singing.


On Christmas afternoon as the car
OILS are being sung around the com
munity trees famous paintings of the
nativity will be thrown upon a curtain
on the piazza of the Putnam house to
illustrate the carols AS the people
are gathering, Raphaels famous Ma
donna of the choir will be on the cur
tain to greet them. The first number
'lHark the Herald Angels Sing will
be illustrated by Bashtield's Christ
mas Chimes and Biermans Ascension.
A general view of the town of Beth.
leham and Correggia's Madonna
Adoring the Child picture the thought
in the carol, 80 Little Town of Bthle.
hem. SILENT Night is illustrated by
ROLES Nativity" The closing carol
1T Came Upon a Midnight Clear is
Illustrated in the first stanza by
Plockhorsts Birth of Jesus an
nounced to the Shepherds and in the
second and for the closing picture
Raphaels triumph The Listine Ma
donna There has been trouble in
securing the pictures desired but the
committee in charge expect every
thing to be in readiness by six O'Clock
Christmas afternoon
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-24

London, Dec. 23-The German fore
! es at the Hartmannsweilerkop the
desperately contested peak in the
Vosges which was the scene of a
notable French victory on Tuesday,
further decreased the French gains
today by retaking the positions wrest-
ed from them Tuesday on the left
of the French position on the north
ern slopes of the mountain. At this
point the French troops retreated to
the trenches they occupied before the
attack.
According to the official COM
munique issued by the French war
office tonight the conquered positions
on front of two kilometers are still
in the hands of the French as the
fruits of Tuesdays attack. These po-
sitions are on the French center and
right taking in the heights southeast
OF the summit and to the south as far
as the Wattweiler farm.
A heavy snow storm interrupted
the infantry fighting today but this
afternoon the German artillery began
a violent bombardment of the summit
and the northern slopes and it is pre-
sumed that further counter attacks
will be made as soon as the weather
conditions are more favorable.
The French repulse appears from
the German official statement issued
today to have been serious. The Ber-
lin war office claims the capture of
twenty-three officers and 1880 men
in the counter attacks, the figures
given yesterday by the French war
Office of more than 1900 Germans cap
tured in the attacks of Tuesday are
contradicted by the German report,
which asserts that the total German
losses thus far ascertained, including
killed, wounded and missing, were
only 1,1O0 men and that the number
of prisoners taken was not more than
half of the number given in the
French communique.
The discrepancy between French
and German versions OF the posses
sion oil the summit of Hartmanns
weilerkopf persists in todays state
ments, the Germans announcing they
have recaptured the summit, which
they insist was taken from them Tues
day, while the French, who have
steadily claimed possession of the
summit since April, say the Germans
are now bombarding the summit, inn
plying that it is still in French hands.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-24

For Sale:-Several single and
double houses, building lots, farms,
store on Main street good location for
business, apartment over store, rents
collected, property cared for. Sever
al houses to rent. good location. In
surance of every kind. Close this year
by taking an endowment, due in 10 or
20 years. H. n. Williams, Tel. 1S9-W
61t2S
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-24
st. Francis de Sales

Midnight Mass will be celebrated at
st. Francis de Sales church at IL o.
clock Friday night. At 11.45 O'Clock
preceding the Mass, Miss Rose Nor
rissey will sing.
Soprano Solo-"Cantique de Noel"
Adam
Violin Obiigato Harold Hurley
Processional-"Wha Say the Bells
Chancel Choir
Messe Solennelle Edwardo Mario
"Kyre"-Duet: Chorus
Miss Margaret Larin
Miss Margaret Hayes
,'Glorla" la"-Solos;
John Mccormick
Margaret Mcclure
William Shaw
Duet:
John Mccormick
William McGurn
"Qui tollis'-Trio;
William Shaw
Mary Parker
Nellie McGurn
Chorus
"Credo o'-Solo /. Chorus
Howard A. wilsopj
T. c. Bennett
EFT Incarlratus" soprano Solo and
Obligato Miss Rose Morrissey
EFT imam sanctam"-Duet:
Miss Morrissey
Mr.. Wilson
Offertcry-"Adeste Fideles'
Chancel Choir
"Sanctus" Chorus
"Benedictus" Chorus
"Agnus Dei''-Duet: Chorus
Miss Eliza McGurn
Miss Agnes Dorion
Celebration of Holy Communion
Violin Solo--"Adaigo" Mietyke
Harold r. Hurley
Softly the Night"
Meredith
Chancel Choir
Postlude Orchestra
Director e. c. Bennett
Organist Miss Helen F. Hurley
Orchestra
Violin Harold r. Hurley
Clarinet Harold Cook
Cornet Murray Hamilton
The entire service will be repeated
at the church at 1890 O'Clock Sunday
forenoon.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-12-24
COURT TAKES RECESS
Jury is Excused Until Monday,
January 10


The December term of county court
Thursday afternoon took recess
until Monday January 10. and the
jurors were excused until that date.
1t is understood that the suit OF
Walter Hollister against Charles p.
Oatman, in which $4,000 damages
are claimed for the loss of the 16-
year-old boys eyes who was shot in
the face with charge of peas while
stealing grapes from the Oatman gar
den in this village early in September,
will be begun January II. A short
case is understood TO have preced-
ence over the Hollister-Oatman case.
The court case OF John V. d. s.
Merrill VS. Ira J, Wood, executor of
the estate of Edna Clark was heard
Friday afternoon The suit was
brought to collect for legal services
No decision was announced.