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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1915-06-24

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leader lights sixth cigarette. Sergeant
drops hundredth foolish remark.
''Bayonets fixed. Another test Of the
rife trigger; another Tightening Of the
helmet. Feverish tension. All wait
for the green light.
"The green light rises, and then the
most terrible minute I have ever lived.
All batteries, from the heaviest down
to the nghtest field gun, fire at one
crack volley into the French posi-
lions. Heavy mine mortars are fred,
and then twenty mines, deep down in
the EARTH, deep under the French
trenches, are blown up.
"Our own trenches rock. You feel
as though you were on ship deck in a
storm. Lieutenant x, who sat in the
farthest mine shaft as the fuse lighter,
was hurled like a rubber ball by the
; air pressure. The infantry stationed
in the connecting trench tipped over
backward like a row Of tin soldiers.
It was terribly comical, yet no one
| could have laughed.
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First Pub. June 1O-3t
Citation for Hearing on Petition for
Administration.
Estato IF Morv AZ c+or,L

Estate of Mary M. Stark.
State of Minnesota, County of
Mile Laos. In Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of
Mary M. Stark, decedent.
The State of Minnesota, to all
persons interested in the granting of
administration CT the estate of said
decedent:
The petition of Gust Stark having
been filed in this court, representing
that Mary NJ. Stark, then a resident
of the county of Mile Laos, state of
Minnesota, died interstate on the 3rd
day of April, 1913: and praying that
letters of administration of her es-
tate be granted to Charles Keith,
and the court. having fixed the time
and place for hearing said petition;
Therefore, you, and each OF you
are hereby cited and required to
show cause, if any you have, before
this court at the probate court
rooms in the court house. in the
village of Princeton, in the county Of
Mile Laos. state of Minnesota, on
the 9th day of July, 1915, at 10
O'Clock a. NJ, Why said petition
should not be granted.
Witness the Judge Of said court,
and the seal of said court. this 4th
day of une. 1915.
VIM. v. Sanford,
Court Seal Probate Judge.
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nRIVATE letters from British SOL
IL diers disclose far more than do
the dispatches the secrets Of the

nRIvATE3. letters from British SOL
IL diers disclose far more than do
the dispatches the secrets Of the
tough job the allies are meeting
in their land attack at the Dardanelles.
Some Of the men seem to think they
have been asked to do an impossible
task, as they are outnumbered twenty
to one. Their experiences have been
terrible, according to all accounts from
the scene Of fighting.
Lance Corporal T. Coupland of the
Scottish borderers, whose left ankle
was shattered, writes of the landing
on the Gallipoh peninsula at the mouth
Of the Dardanelles.
Chaps who were at Mons and other
places In France say this was the hot
test job. When the Turks got the
range Of our boats we jumped out and
waded ashore up to our necks. Chaps
who got wounded were drowned like
rats There was no chance to save
them. But we have paved the way
for others to get the glory.
Awful During Night.
1--WE fought from church time Sun
day morning till dark Monday night
without stop. 1t was rapid fire all
the time. The enemy was dressed
in the same clothes as ourselves.
Plenty Of our chaps were shot by our
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Infantry Make Dash.

'The infantry in the main trench,
which was ready for assault, dashed
over the trench walls in an instant and
hurled itself against the crater where
the enemy's trench had been.
II am shouting an order into the
open mine shaft when q blue bundle
flies over my head. I look around in
terror, and it is Frenchman, who has
jumped over to us, crying, 'Pardonr
He wants to surrender: "Oh, malheur!
Oh, malheurv is all he can say. 1
could not help but make fun Of him
All laughed.
''The air Is full Of powder fumes
One man who is working drops his
spade and runs out Of the shaft as
fast as he can. At the entrance he
falls unconscious. There is no water.
pour some cold coffee over his head.
ARTILLERY fire gets heavier. The
French batteries shoot like wild men.
'Three more men faint. But we
must work at any cost.
move about the trenches. Everything
mas Deen snOC 20 pieces. Some places
1t looks terrible.
'Hell breaks loose. Fire multiplied
by ten. A terrible crash. A shell
lands in the shaft just where lie.
Splinters all about. Wonder am I'M.
hurt. The men seem to have lost their
reason. I must Jerk myself together
or shall lose mine.
saThe men at the entrance Of the
shaft don't want to move Those
where the shell struck beg, curse,
plead to be let out or they will suffo-
cate. Luckily the fire slackens a bit.
Finally succeed in getting the men
out
Command to the pioneers to fall
back. Thank God we are unhurt!''
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found difficulty in breathing. Got
worse every minute. Grabbed my rifle
and simply waited for l know not
what.
my breath was coming in short,
quick gasps; cough racked the whole
body. BY this time was in a blue
funk and W hen I saw our fellows on
the right and the Lancashire fusiliers
on the left retiring I waited for no Or
der, but went too. Too far gone to
run, I walked to the reserve trench and
got there three parts unconscious.
can officer of the Fourth hussars
put me in his dugout and attended to
me himself. 1 thought the whole line
was retiring, but it turned out our
chaps waited in the reserve trench till
the fumes had almost passed, then got
back to the firing trench and were
just in time to repulse the attack.
when daylight came we all got a
stiff tot Of rum, but that did us little
good. We lay all day more dead than
alive, and had the Germans attacked
we could not have done much to
stop them" -.....
Private Hugh Crossan Of the Elev-
enth Hussars had a narrow escape in
Flanders. The heat of shell that kill
ed eight Of his comrades scalded his
face. He was only about two yards
away when it burst. It knocked him
out for five hours, but left him with
only badly blistered face.
A soldier writes from the trenches In
Flanders:
It Is Not Glorious.
'"This is the most distressing thing
about the kind of warfare we are up
against here. Never sight of the
enemy, and then some fine day when
a man is almost tempted to forget that
he is on the front-when he is reading
or playing cards or writing home that
he IS in the best Of health-bang! and
he Is carried of or mangled by can
non fred many kilometers away. It
| Is not glorious"
| A little later the call to action came
to this same soldier, and he wrote
Of it:
II should like to give you some i'm
pressions of the state Of mind before
going into action, but unfortunately
there is no time. Let me only say
that I am heartily glad.
1T Is good to get away from the
! constant danger here Of dying thus in
gloriously. If it must be, let it come
in the heat Of action. Why finch?
It is by far the noblest form in which
death can come. It is in a sense al
most privilege to be allowed to meet
it in this way. If one goes it is in
company with the elite Of the world.
Ave atque vale! If write again it
will no doubt be to tell you Of wonder,
full things"
An extraordinarily human story is
/ s . %
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own men, and, of course, it was the
same on the other side. We refused
to give an inch till we were nearly
surrounded. Then we retired little
way back, just about 4:3O on Mon
day. The odds were too much against
US. They were only twenty yards from
us, still we hung on.
TT was awful during the night lis
tening to the moaning. Some poor
chaps kept shouting, "Goodby, moth
err" "Goodby, sister and brotherv'
while others We're saying goodby to
their sweethearts. 1t made you feel
queer. 1t was quite the opposite with
others in the firing line. You would
hear them asking for matches and
Tags, and some kept shouting, When
does the first house go in?' and There
will be somebody hurt in minute!
''The Germans and Turks got to with
in ten yards Of us. You could hear the
German officers calling out, viii you
English surrenderT Back would 20
our answer and a shot as we'll (that Of
f1cer lives to shout no more), No sur
reuuei- anu mo TeClre!
''The captain Of our company was
shot through the knees. The poor fell
low could not get back under cover
and we could not help him. Rather
than be left to the mercy Of the Turks
he took his revolver and blew his own
brains out. A lot of them did the
same. But we had to grin and bear it.
We were all thankful that we got out
Of that hell. 1t was hell with heaps of
coal piled on. We went in 1000 strong
on the Sunday. On the Tuesday we
were 1922
Australians In Charge.
Lance Sergeant Harold Patton Of the
Australians writes thus Of his expert
ences at the Dardanelles: ....-
I'm landing the water was so deep
went right under, rifle, too, and it
took me all my time to reach the
shore. The Turks were waiting for us
on the beach, and how We managed to
land beats me to know We lost heav-
lily, but the Australians were not to be
beaten.
when our gunboats opened fire you
ought to have heard the cheers our
fellows gave. will never forget it. /
was so thankful to hear them 1t
brought tears to my eyes.
When we got to the top of the ridge
we got orders to fix bayonets, and then
the order came along that we had to
take a trench a hundred yards ahead.
We made the assault in fine style, and
the Turks absolutely lost their morale
and only few Of them remained in
the trenches to be slaughtered. We
occupied the trench for some time, but
were forced to retire, as we were fight.
ing against heavy Odds"
Sergeant Paton's right hand was
shattered.
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Likes Narrow Beds.

A correspondent came upon num-
Der Of soldiers sleeping in a London
autObus at the front in France.
"Pretty narrow beds, aren't they p
he asked.
eve slept on 'em for seven months
now" replied the sergeant, land I
wouldn't feel comfortable in real bed
that was wide enough to roll round In
The driver Of one of the buses told
of shifting a company which had been
in the trenches fourteen days and lost
only two men. On the way to the rear
for their rest they slept in a barn. A
shell hit the barn, killed twenty and
wounded twenty others.
Warsaw is under martial law, SEN
tries are posted every few yards, and
one of the regulations is that pedes-
TRANS shall not walk with their hands
in their pockets. Pockets might con-
tain bombs for blowing up bridges.
But the joke loving youth Of Warsaw
does not take the regulation seriously.
One of their daily sports is to annoy
the faithful guards by slipping forbid.
den hands into forbidden pockets and
then scampering away when the word
Of reproval is shouted out
An officer Of German pioneers wrote
this description Of an attack on the
trenches: -
''Spirits and tension RISE Company
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WAR HORRORS
TRENCH BAT TIES
German Officer Details His
Exciting Experiences In
Blowing Up Mines
Under French.

Private William Mckenzie of the
Seaforth highlanders sends to his
mother in Maxwelltown, the little
Scottish burgh made famous by the
song "Annie Laurie" some extracts
from his diary. In telling Of the fight
ing at Gallipoli he says, eve got it
hot" One page Of the diary reads:
"On the road met wounded coming
in thick as ever. Some are fearful
sights. One chap injured by a hand
grenade had half his side blown away
and his arm hanging by thread. Just
behind came two men carrying another
on a rifle between them. The whole
foot had gone. ...s
His Opinion Of War.
Farther down still another fellow
was lying with both legs blown off.
He was still alive and conscious. At
crossroad five men 1.-TWO already
wounded) got big shell almost among
them. Arms and legs were all over
the road when we got to the place.
People call this war. Those who are
experiencing it name it hell"
Another page runs:
awakened by shouts of Gas! and a
great running about. Got up hurriedly.
Looking over parapet saw a great vel
low-green cloud rolling toward u.s.
Was seized with violent coughing and
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told Of Private Pointer Of the London
Rifles. The concussion Of shell oex-
.ploding near him deprived him Of the
power Of speech, smell and taste. Long
afterward in hospital he woke and
found the power of speech had re-
turned. He spent the whole night
talking to himself lest the ability to
do so should go. He feared Ito lose it
if he did not keep it up, yet he did not
want to call out to the night sister
for fear she might faint. So he wait
ed until the male attendant came
around with his morning cup Of tea,
then remarked, "Shove it down there,
old chap" For this he was showered
with the tea by the agitated attend
ant.
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| oR7HWE TERN i h0sPl1lL
AND SANITARIUM.

tEsTABLIsRED 1907
A private institution which combines all the
advantages OF a perfectly equipped hospital
with the quiet and comfort of refined and
elegant home. Modern in every respect. No
insane, contagious or other Objectionable cases
received Rates are as low as the most EN-
Gent treatment and the best trained nursing
will permit.
II. G. COONEY, M. D.,
nedicaI Director.
FRANCES S. COONEY, Supt,
SELMA ANDERSON, Head Nurse.
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Park Theatre.

4 mammoth. elaborate photo produe.
ton OF Hall Gaines immortal novel and
play, The Eternal City" with Pauline
Frederick, produced amid the grandeur
and beauty Of modern Rome, under the
direction Of Edwin 5. Porter and Hugh
Ford. This amazing photo-spectaele
marks q new era in dramatic picturiza
tion. Fer the first time in the history
of motion pictures the Vatican rardens.
the Coliseum. ~ Peters. the castle Of
81 Angelo and many other historic
and impressive spots in the Imperial city
have been used a. settings for a screen
production. No summary Of bare facts
can adequately describe the astounding
power and charm Of the subject. The
pictorial version Of Han Gaines thrilling
romance presents the stirring incidents
and climaxes. the nobility and tragedy
the elements 81 love and BETRAYAL aud
the beautiful ideals and humanities Of
the original plot. With = wider range. in
true coiors and with baider strokes thar
uHere possible iu the novel ~ play. and
Will therefore render the inspiring story
- greatest measure ~ Immortality
Can b. seen at Para theatre Tuesday.
dee. 1.-adr.
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TALK OF THE TOWN


| New kimonos at Knights.
Christmas ribbons in Abbott's base
ment, l9c.
Joseph Kennedy returned TO the city
this morning, after spending several days
with friends in Burlington.
Miss Cecil Place Of Burlington arrived
in the city Sunday afternoon for visit
of several days with friends.
A special meeting of the Bonaccord
football club will be held in the pavilion
Tuesday evening, Dec at 1880 O'Clock.
a full attendance is requested. Per or
der Of the executive committee
Lewis Il. Hoar, who has been passing
several weeks at the home of his father,
X. A. Eoar, OF East street, since return
ing to this city from WebstergiIle, left
this morning for Albany, N. Y, where he
is to pursue an eight mouths course in
a business college.
Alexander Ross Of Franklin street
great sachem of the Red Men in Ver-
mont, and Il. G. Barrett OF Montpelier
returned Saturday from Beecher Falls,
where they have been passing several
days with t. Il. Marshall. former great
sachem of the order. AS Messrs. Ross
and Barrett were about to get aboard
their train at Wells River they saw
an albino buck which hunters in that vi
cinity had shot.
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TALK OF THE TOWN

silk hose for Christmas gifts at the
Vaughan Store.
Boarders and roomers wanted at II
Elmore street.--adv.
A daughter was born Dec. 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. ormel Blair of Cottage street.
There is only one SC cigar in town OF
quality, "0ur Latest" made at Lander
Smoke Shop.-ady.
Francis Gavin of East Barre accom-
panied his mother. Mrs Matthew Gavin,
10 Burlington to-day, the latter having
been summoned by the death Of her
sister.
Miss Loretta oHesre has returned to
her home in 1t. Albans, after passing
few DAYS with friends in Barre and
Montpelier. while en- route from a trip
to Massachusetts,.
Mountain Justice" two.reel drama.
featuring Elsie Jane Wilson and Lon
Clancy. Sidney Ayers and Doris Pawn
ia Around the Corner" also a comedy
at the Biiou. A Broadway feature to
morrow-adv.
Mrs Matthey Gavin Of East Barre j.
IN Burlington. where she was summoned
hy the illness and death OF her sister.
Mrs. Alfred White. aged 80, who passed
away yesterday Mrs Gavin IL the only
sister surviving. and there are also lett
a daughter. a brother. Joseph Welch 81
New York. and Mrs. Whites husband.
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TALK OF THE TOWN

There will be a rehearsal for Honey
moon Lane" tonight at 1880 in the opera
I house.
Afternoon sale of useful and fancy ar
ticles at the Baptist church Tuesday, Dec
Il. Entertainment in connection with the
evening sale.--adv.
Defense day" proposed by the Amer.
/ lean Defense society to mark the open
/ ing Of Congress, was not very generally
observed in Barre to-day.
The regular meeting of the ladies aux
iliary 20 Clan Gordon viii be held Tues.
day evening at 7:l5 o'clock; nomination
Of officers. Let there be a large attend.
auce.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
win hold their annual fair Dec and 3,
The church will be open Wednesday AFT
crnoon 20 receive the donations for the
various tables. Kindly bring some candy.
Thursday afternoon there viii h. a home
made food sale from 10 > o'clock and
afternoon tea will be served IN the tea
room. Admission in the afternoon free.
Good programs have been provided Tor
each evening. Watch for further an
nouncement. Admission. 10 cents. ~
anyone has been omitted in soliciting
we can assure them that their donations
uill be just as gratefully received AZ II
thpy had been solicited.
Before a very appreciatiRe audience
ia the Congregational church last evening
s Hollistcr Jackson contributed the or
gan acoompanimcuts for two enjoyable
solos ~ Charles ~ Love 81 Montpelier.
fsers.irs5Fafs Az HnFlanrI rHta an fraFfr-
ing rendering Of % Little ToNn of Beth
lehem with variations. and aiso played
ether organ preludes Mr. I1we's sing
ing OF aJesus Lover 81 Nv SOUL aud
The House ~ Light was accomplished
nith hnc regard for technique and IN
excellent Voice
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of Mortified. Mrs. Gertrude F. Perrin oil
Plainfeld settled her account as sd
ministratriX of the estate of Ambros,
NJ Greeley, late Of Plainfeld.
The hearing in bankruptcy court before
Referee W. y. Theriault in the matter
of the claim Of I. II. p. Rowell against
the l.. A. Flint estate. which was quickly
adjourned Saturday forenoon, when the
referees house caught fire, will be held
TO morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
A daughter was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Charbono at 40 Doomis street,
December l. Other recent births include
the arrival Of son at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Luigi Piffaretti, l2l River
street, and a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Amelio
Riu. o Taplin street.
Maxwell J. Bradbury Of Langdon
street left Saturday evening for New
York City on a brief business visit.
The following cases were entered 10
day in the county clerks Office: Alva
A. Sargent Of Barre ". A. X Mclver.
Derry. n n. $500 civil suit; A. NJ.
Hartford Vs. Clara T., and J. H. Holt Of
Barre, foreclosure.
Principal J.. w. Hatch 81 Montpelier
seminary left Sunday evening for New
York City. where he will attend a meet
ing Of the board Of education Of the
Methodist church. Dr. Hatch expects 30
visit Boston before his return and viii
b. absent until Christmas.
Chicago was the destination 81 three
local persons. who left on the Sunday
evening train. Robert b. jones left for
Chicago ~ his FIRST stop on an extended
trip through the west, and viii visit
California before his return. the trip
being made in the interests Of Jones
Bros' granite Co. Charles III Thompson
and Ralph y. Denny. The latter of the
American Fidelity company. left On the
same train for brief business visits in TIE
western CITY.
The funeral Of Alma. the sir-week-oid
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daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. ulrec Leway
OF George street, was held from the
house at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
with burial in the Catholic cemetery.
session of naturalization court will
be held at Bethel next Saturday. accord
ing % information received from Clerk
Fred ;. Platt Of the L. $. court. First
papers viii be granted and applications
received for the final papers.
Jn lge Zed ;. Stanton Of Roxbury was
visitor in the city to-day on legal
business.
Attorney Harry c. Shurtleff left sun.
day for Boston for a brief business
stay.
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TALK OF THE TOWN


Miss Erma Cooney Of East Barre spent
Sunday a. the guest of Misses Esther
and Elizabeth Iibersont of North Main
street.
The regular monthly meeting and go
cial Of the philathen class OF the Con-
gregational church will he held at the
home Of Mrs Blanche Bells, of Maple
avenue. Wednesday night At 1880. This
j. very important meeting and il is
hoped that a large number viii attend
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Mrs. Nina Ballou Of New York City,
who has been making a visit with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VI. A. Hoadley.
in this city returned this morning 20 her
home. She will leave soon for Cali
fornia with her husband, who viii have
charge Of the construction Of big man
ufacturing plant, the erection Of which
is expected 70 take five months.
Chairman Robert ". Simonds Of the
industrial accident board returned 60
his home in -. Johnsbury saturday. aft
81 being in the city during the week.
lie left this morning for Poultney, where
The board viii conduct a hearing.
Tn probate court to-day. Daniel G.
Wilbur u Woodbury.. was appointed
guardian Of Ralph Wilbur. q minor Of
that town. Charles D. EdQert0n 81
Mortified was appointed administrator
Of the estate Of lydia 7. Patterson, late
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MONTPELIER
Dartmouth College Bowlers Defeated Lo'
cal Team.

BY a margin OF eight pins Dartmouth
college bowling team defeated Local
team Of candle pin bowlers at the Daley
alleys Saturday evening, the Hanover
five hitting the pins for a three string
total of 1894 to 1896 for the local aggre-
CATION. When the visitors arrived at
the alleys IL was noted that they had
but four men and % make the match
more interesting Reames who chosen TO
aid their team. The local bowler did
much toward defeating Montpelier by
getting a three string total of 200 Kew
captured the honors with 2eS for to-
tai but his best mark Of ll2 for sin
gle string was topped by Murch OF the
visitors. who rolled 1873 in the first game.
A return match will be played at Han
over, Jan. 8.
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We Wi.h o. thank au those Who -
kindly assisted us in oau rerent trouhle.
Mr. and Mu ID y White and family.
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BARRE DAILY TIMES
MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, l0is.
The Weather

Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday
continued cold; fresh to strong north
west winds.
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