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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-29
T. r. BROKE A RIB.
Fell While Mounting Saddle Horse
Several Days Ago.

oyster. Bay, l.. l., May 27.-Col-
Theodore Roosevelt is nursing a
fractured rib at Sycamore Hill. his
home here, broken on Monday when
the Colonel fell as he tried to mount
horse. According to friends. Col
onel Roosevelt is as well as he ever
was, a little thing like a fractured
rib scarcely bothering him at all,
and DR.. George Faller, his physician,
said tonight that the Colonel was
"all right"
Those who know him say that Col
onel Roosevelt feels more concern
over the way he acquired the injury
than over the damage done TO him
self, for it is not usual for former
ranchman and hunter to be injured
by weIl-broken saddle horse. Nor
in this case was it apparently the
fault of the horse.
The Colonel had determined on a
ride last Monday afternoon and or
dered his favorite mount brought
around from the stables. He walked
down the front steps and put his foot
in the stirrup. He was about to
throw his leg over the saddle when
his foot slipped and he came down
heavily on his side.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-29
FRENCH AERIAL EXPLOIT.
Eighteen Machines Drop Bombs OF
Great Explosive Factory

Paris. May 2S--What is, officially
described as the finest aerial exploit
yet accomplished during the war.
has been carried out by a squadron OF
French aeroplanes numbering Is
which dropped bombs on the great ex
plosiye factory at Ludwigshafen and
the annex near Appau, which are dc,
clared by the French war Office to
have set the factory buildings on fire.
Soon after the raid the entire section
where the factories were located was
enyeloped in vast clouds OF smoke.
Seventeen of the aeroplanes returned
to their base An official statement
issued last night describes more fully
the raid on Lugwigshafen, where i'm.
rortant munition factories are re-
ported to have been set on fire aa,I
partly destroyed. The text follows:
The aeroplanes which bombarded
Ludwigshafen numbered IL. They
took the air at a m, Thursday. The
works of the Badische, the largest ex.
plosives factory in Germany occupy
an entire quarter of Lugwigsllafen,
near Mannheim, and an important
annex has been established near OPP
pau, 12 miles from Ludwigshafen,
The aeroplanes threw AZ fourinch
bombs and two six-inch bombs on the
main establishment, and So four-incll
bombs on Oppau. All the bombs
reached the mark. Toward 6.15 three
enormous coumes of yellow flames
could be seen at Ludwigsnafen, and
at $50 the aviators saw Ludwigshaf t.
en- and Oppau covered by vast voE
umes of smoke.
THE aeroplanes were fred at, but
all returned except one. According
to the pilots, the latter machine was
obliged to land at Ludwigshaien, and
was seen to be in flames as soon rs
it landed. They believed that the
landing, which was caused no doubt,
by. the enemys fire, was effected
normally and that the pilots burned
the machine to prevent 1t from fall
ling into the hands of the Germans
This expedition, which shows 10
what degree of skill and daring or
aviators have attained, constitutes
the finest aerial exploit yet aceomp.
lished during the war.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-29
MANCHESTER CENTER

Mrs l.. f. Hemenway is entertain.
ing friend.
Mrs. L. l.. Wyman is in Burlington
part of the week.
Miss Stella Taylor is i'll at her
home at the Depot.
The Service club will meet Friday
afternoon with Miss Bates.
Choir rehearsal in the vestry OF the
Baptist church this Thursday even
ms.
The Auxiliary of Zion church will
meet this Thursday with Mrs. l.ottie
Cook;
A number of families from the city
have arrived and opened their cot
tages.
Mrs. Joseph Brown has returned
from visiting friends in Dorchester,
Mass.
Mrs. J. X. Batcheldcr Of Arlington
was recent guest of DR.. and Mrs.
Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs Ernest Hamilton and
daughter of Pittsield were in town
recently.
Rev. Joseph Brown will deliver the
memorial address in Dandy Monday
May 31st
Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Roberts of
Rupert were in town Tuesday calling
on friends.
Rev. William j. Chapman has a
new touring car with all modern inn
provements.
Miss Frances Bond, who has been
visiting friends in Rutland, returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. William 4. Fields of Boston is
guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
NJ. G. Wright.
Mrs. Herbert Phelps Of Pawlet was
in town Saturday to attend the funer
al of Mrs. Hayes
Mrs. Scott of Manchester was TAX
en- to the hospital in Rutland Sunday
by DR. Callahan.
Mrs John Mcclure spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. David
Parker III Dandy.
Rev William ]. Chapman will de-
liver the memorial address in West
Dorset Monday, May S1st.
Clifford Wilson and friend of Rut-
land We're in town Sunday the guests
OF Mr. and Mrs William Wilson.
Mrs. John Dimand will attend the
state meeting of the o. e. S. to be
held in st. Johnsbury next week.
Mrs Perly Winchester, who has
been visiting friends in town, has
gone to Brattleboro for a short visit.
Mr. and Mrs. William Peck of
Sandgate were in town Saturday TO
attend the funeral of Mrs. John
Hayes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-29
AGED MAN SENTENCED
Gets 80 Days for Trying to Get PEN
SIGN Frauduiently

Montpelier, May 27-Edwin b.
White. so years old of Wardsboro,
pleaded guilty before Judge Harland
B. Howe in United States district
court yesterday afternoon. to con-
spiracy to defraud the government by
representing himself as George NJ.
Elliott in attempting to secure a
pension
On account of his age and infirmity
Judge Howe gave him a sentence of
30 days in the Rutland county jail.
Rutland, May 26.-Of an indict-
ment charging him with attempting
to defraud the government out of a
sum OF money by passing as man
who has been dead many years and
thus securing the latter's pension,
Edwin B. Parker, alias George NJ FL
lott, OF Wardsboro, was arrested in
SALISBURY yesterday noon by Depu-
ty United States Marshal Edward S.
Whitaker of this city and brought
to Rutland on the afternoon train
and placed in the county Jail. He
will be taken this morning by the
Rutland government officer to Mont
pelier where he will face Judge Har-
land b. Howe, who is presiding at
the May term of United States court,
TO answer to an indictment returned
at the recent sitting of the federal
grand jury
1t is very probable that Parker.
who is so years old VIII plead guilty,
for yesterday on the train he adj
mitted to Deputy Marshal Whitaker
that he had attempted the pension
fraud, claiming he was partially aid
ed by pension agent who said sit
would be all right for him to get the
money due to George n. Elliott
Although Mr. Parker is a resident
of Wardsboro he was found in the
town of SALISBURY yesterday at the
home OF relative and it is under
stood he walked the entire distance
on Monday, something about 20
miles. this in spite of his four score
years. Just why he took this time
to make a hurried visit is not known.
The arrest was made on warrant
issued by District Attorney V. A. BuI
lard of Burlington as a result of an
indictment returned by the grand
jury in session last week at Mont.
pelier 1t is alleged that Parker on
November "a. 1914, presented a
claim to the pension department in
Washington, swearing that his name
was George N. Elliott. The govern.
ment records showed that Mr. FL.
lott had been dead number OF
years and an investigation was
started which resulted in the pres
ent prosecution.
Mr.. Elliott was member of com
pany IS, 18th Vermont regiment. His
first wife was Rutland woman
Mrs. Julia NJ. BARKER, who is at pres
ent q. resident of this city.
Mr.. Parker is a native OF Clarenl
don. His wife is living and they
have / children. 80 grandchildren
and six grandchildren.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-29
RuELow eLAMEs AUSTRIA
Ambassador says Germany Wanted
to be Friends with Italy

Rome, May %, (via Paris, May 26.)
Prince Won Bulow, the late German
ambassador to Italy, who has now re-
turned to Berlin. is reported by the
Gicrnale dltalia to have declared in
an interview that he came to Italy in
the hope OF bringing about an Austro-
Italian rapprochment ON concrete
basis, that Austria undoubtedly al
ways had treated italy unfairly and
that, Germany attached supreme i'm
portance to the preservation of friend
ly relations with Italy, which mean
the maintenance Of Italian neutrality.
Italian public opinion must under
stand, however, the Prince said, that
an attack. upon Austria meant an at
tack upon Germany.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-29

Amsterdam, May 26-Prince Won
Bulow, when interviewed by a repre-
sentative of the Berlin Tagebatt on
his way from Rome to Berlin, spoke
kindly of the Italian people. He con-
sidered they had been mislead regard
ing their countrys entrance into the
war.
The Prince displayed considerable
feeling against the Italian govern
ment but said the acts of the sore-n-
ment and of the people should net be
confused.
eThe time may come" he added,
when moderation may facilitate a
rapprocheinent.'
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-05-29

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Berlin, via London, May 26-Prince
Won Bulow, the German ambassador
to Italy, and the Princess Won Bulow
arrived in Berlin this morning.
1t is stated that their departure
from Rome was not marked by the
slightest untoward event. There was
no display of ill-feeling on the part of
the people toward Germany, and it
seemed as if Italy Still hoped to avoid
war with Germany while still con-
Quoting hostilities with Austria-Hun-
gary Prince Won BuIow, it is assert
ed was compelled three times to re-
quest his passports before he obtain
ed them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

As came up the path to the chem
istry building l saw through the win
dow that. in spite of his getting there
early. he was finding 1t difficult to keep
his mind ON his work. 1t was the first
Interfere with science In his life.
''Well.' exclaimed as l entered,
you are the early bird. Did you have
any breakfast"
l tossed down the letters. He did
not reply. So l became absorbed in
the morning paper. Still. l did not
neglect to watch him covertly out of
the corner of my eye. Quickly he ran
over the letters, instead of taking
them. one by one. in his usual method
icai way. l quite complimented my
superior acumen. He selected the
dainty note.
A moment Craig looked at it in an
ticipation. then tore it open eagerly.
| was still watching his face over the
top OF the paper and was surprised to
see that it showed. first. amazement.
then pain, as though something had
hurt him
He read it again-then looked
straight ahead, as If in a daze
Suddenly he jumped up. bringing his
tightly clenched fist down with loud
clap into the palm of his hand.
BY heaven," he exclaimed, II
Wilt"
He strode hastily to the telephone.
Almost angrily he seized the receiver
and asked for number
"Wh-what's the matter. Craig" I
blurted out eagerly.
As he waited for the number, he
threw the letter over to me. | took
it and read:
Professor Craig Kennedy,
THE University. The Heights, City.
Dear Sir;
Il have come to the conclusion that
your work is hindrance rather than
an assistance in clearing up my
fathers death, and / hereby beg to
state that your services are no longer
required. This is a final decision. and
| beg that you will not try to see me
again regarding the matter
Very truly yours.
ELAINE DODGE"
If 1t had been bomb | could not
have been more surprised.
| could not make 1t out.
Kennedy impaIiently worked the re-
ceiver up and down, repeating the
number "Hello-hello," he repeated.
'Yes-hello. Is Miss-oh-good morn
ing, Miss Dodge
He was hurrying along as If to give
her no chance to cut him off. Il have
just received letter, Miss Dodge, tell
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

Leave the room--no. by the hall
door. We are going back upstairs.
obey him, and at the door he
switches of the lights. How l stand
1t | do not know. go upstairs me-
chanically into my own room-I and
this masked man.
Take of the kimono and slip
pers!' he orders. l do that Get into
bedi' he growls. ] crawl in fearfuliy.
For moment he looks about--then
goes out-with look back as he
goes. oh OH That hand-which
he raises ut me-THAT HAND,
The poor girl was sitting bolt up
right, staring straight at the hall
door, as we watched and listened.
fascinated
Kennedy was bending over. sooth-
Ing her. She gave evidence OF COM
ing out from the effect OF the drug.
/ noticed that Bennett had sud
denly moved step in the direction
of the door at which she stared
by heavensl'' he muttered. star
ing, too. Look"
We did look. A letter was slowly
being inserted under the door.
] took a quick step forward. That
moment / felt a rough tug at my
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

nett. Miss Dodge has just been tell.
ing me-"
Yes" interrupted Craig. Look,
Miss Dodge. this is it."
He handed her the letter. She al.
most seized 1t. examining 1t carefully.
her large eyes opening wider In Won
der.
This is certainly my writing and
my note paper" she murmured. but
l never wrote the letter."
Craig looked from the letter to her
keenly. No one said word. For
moment Kennedy hesitated, think.
ing
Might I-er-see your room. Miss
Dodge he asked at length.
WHY. certainly" nodded Elaine, as
she lead the way upstairs.
1t was dainty little room. breath.
ing the spirit of its mistress. In fact,
1t seemed a sort of profanity as we
all followed in after her. For mo-
ment Kennedy stood still. then he
carefully looked about At the side
of the bed, near the head, he stopped
and picked up something which he
held in the palm of his hand.
bent over. Something cleaned in the
morning sunshine-some little thin
pieces of glass. AS he tried deftly to
fit the tiny little bits together he
seemed absorbed in thought Quick
ly he raised It, to his nose. as IL to
smell it.
ETHYL chlorlde," he muttered
,, wrapping the pieces carefully in q
paper and putting them inside his
pocket.
An instant later he crossed the
room to the window and examined 1t
"Looki" he exclaimed.
There, plainly. were marks of q
jimmy which had been inserted near
the lock to pry it open.
Miss Dodge" he asked. might l.
might | trouble you to let me see
your arm?"
Wonderingly she did so, and Ken
nedy bent almost reverently over
her plump arm examining it.
On It was small dark discolora
tion, around which was slight red
ness and tenderness.
THAT" he said slowly, ''is the
mark OF a hypodermic needle"
AS he finished examining Elalne's
arm he drew the letter from mis- pock
ct Still facing her he said in a low
tone. Miss Dodge-you did write this
letter-but under the influence OF the
new twilight Sleep"
why, Craig" l exclaimed excited
ly, what do you mean?"
Exactly what l say. With Miss
Dodge's permission | shall show you
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

ing me that you don't want me to con-
tinue investigating your fathers death.
and not to try to see you again
about"
He stopped. could hear the reply.
"Why-no-Mr. Kennedy, l have
written you no letter.
The look of mingled relief and sur
prise that crossed Craig's face spoke
volumes.
Miss Dodge" he almost shouted,
this is new trick OF the 'Clutching
Hand In be right over
Craig hung up the receiver and
turned from the telephone. Evidently
he was thinking deeply. Suddenly his
face seemed to light up He made up
his mind to something. and moment
later he opened the cabinet-that In
exhaustibIe storehouse from which he
seemed to draw weird and curious in
struments that met the ever new prob
lens which his strange profession
| brought to him.
l watched curiously. He took out
bottle and what looked like a little
hypodermic syringe. thrust them into
his pocket and. for once. oblivious to
my very existence, deliberately walked
out of the laboratory
i did not propose to be thus cava-
lierly dismissed. ] suppose it would
have looked ridiculous tc a third par
ty. but followed him as hastily as If
he had tried to shut the door on his
own shadow.
We arrived at the corner above the
Dodge house just in time to see anoth-
er -Bennett-enter.
And. Perry" we heard Elaine say.
as we were ushered in, someone has
even forged my name-the handwrit-
ing and notwithstanding Mr. Ken
nedy to drop the case-and l never
knew"
She stopped as we entered
That's the limit" exclaimed Ben
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

BY small administration of the drug,
which will injure you in no way, Miss
Dodge, l think / can bring back the
memory of all that occurred to you
last night VIII you allow me?"
Mercy. moi" protested her Aunt Jo
sephine. who had entered the room
Il want the experiment to be tried,''
Elaine said quietly.
moment later Kennedy had placed
/, her on couch in the corner of the
room
Now, Mrs. Dodge" he said. please
bring me a basin and a towel"
Aunt Josephine, reconciled, brought
them. Kennedy dropped an antisep-
tic tablet into the water and care
fully sterilized Elaine's arm just above
the spot where the red mark showed.
Then he drew the hypodermic from
his pocket-carefully sterilized 1t.
also. and filling 1t with scopolamin
from the bottle.
Just a moment, Miss Dodge" he
encouraged. as he jabbed the needle
into her arm.
She did not vince
Please lie back on the couch" he
directed. Then turning to us he add
ed. 1t takes some time for this to
work. Our criminal got over this fact
and prevented an outcry by using
ethyl chloride first Let me recon
struct the scene"
AS we watched Elaine going under
slowly Craig talked.
That night. he said. "warily, the
masked criminal OF the 'Clutching
Hand. bent over, his arm crooked,
might have been seen down below US
in the ally. Up here, Miss Dodge,
worn out by the strain OF her fathers
death. let US say. was nervously try
ing to read, TO do anything that would
take her mind of the tragedy Per.
hapG she fell asleep.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

SYNOPSIS.

The formation of partnership as pro-
fessor and aide in crime science between
Craig Kennedy, university chemistry pro-
fessor. and Walter Jameson newspaper
man. is at once followed by their becom-
ing interested in series of murders by
a master criminal who leaves no other
clue TO his identity than the sign manual
of Clutching Hand Elaine Dodge
whose father is one of the latest victims
OF the mysterious murderer. witnesses
the beginning of kennedy's scientific in
Nestgation of the murder
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26


arm. and voice whispered: wait.
you chump!"
1t was Kennedy. He had whipped
out his automatic and had carefully
leveled 1t at the door Before he could
fire, however. Bennett had rushed
ahead
l followed. We looked down the
hall. Sure enough, the figure of a
man could be seen disappearing
around an angie. ! followed BEN
nett out OF the door and down the
hall.
Words cannot keep pace with what
followed. Together we rushed to the
back stairs.
Down there. while 1 go down the
'front.'" cried Bennett
l went down, and he turned and
went down the other fight. AS he did
80 Craig followed him.
Suddenly. in the drawing room. 1
bumped into figure on the other side
of the portieres. / seized him.
We struggled Rip The portieres
came down. covering me entirely.
Over and over we went, smashing
attacked me. too.
I've got him-Kennedy," / heard
voice pant over me
A scream followed from Aunt Jo-
sephine Suddenly the portieres were
pulled off me.
"The deuce!" puffed Kennedy. ITS
Jameson"
Bennett had rushed plump into
me. coming the other way. hidden
by the portieres!
II we had known at the time. our
Michael of the sinister face had
gained the library and was standing
in tho center OF the room. He had
heard me coming and had fed to the
drawing room. AS we finished our
struggle In the library he rose hastily
from behind the d!van in the other
room. where he had dropped, and had
quietly and hastily disappeared
through another door.
Laughing and breathing hard, they
helped me to my feet. 1t was no
joke to me. l was sore in every
bone.
Wen. where did he go?" insisted
Bennett.
II don't know--perhaps back there"
l cried
Bennett and / argued a moment,
then started and stopped short Aunt
Josephine had ran downstairs and
was now showing the letter into
Craig's hands.
We gathered about him curiously.
He opened it. On it was that awe
some Clutching Hand again.
Kennedy read it. For moment
he stood and studied it. then slowly
crushed 1t in his hand
Just then Elaine, pale and shaken
from the ordeal she had voluntarily
gone through, burst in upon us from
upstairs. Without word she ad-
vanced to Craig and took the letter
from him.
Inside. as on the envelope. was
that same signature OF the Clutching
Hand.
Elaine gazed at it. wild-eyed. then
at Craig. Craig smilingly reached for
the note, took it, folded 1t. and un-
concernedly thrust 1t into his pocket.
MY Godi" she cried. clasping her
hands convulsively. and repeating tn.
wordr OF the letter. YOUR LAST
WARNING!"
! rTo BE coNTINUED3
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-02-26

New York's Master Criminal Remains
Observation-Disclosures New Oar
ing Murder and Robbery on Mil
lionaire Dodge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-02
LEGISLATIVE SITUATION
GETTING WORSE WITH DAY
OF ADJOURNMENT NEARING

WASHINGTON March sessions OF both houses OF
today Thursday. when the session
the
house had continued Monday until long past
Instead OF improving the Legislative situation II growing worse
seemingly impossible number awaits disposal during the
IS They include
Compromise ship bilThe sl considering
conference taken
Rural credits eomprorise-suil In conference.
which 10 desdoeked them.
Tho entire building conference
The rivers and hsrbors BILL which dubious
Nine appropriation bills, carrying s9so,ooo,ooo
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-02
$500 Silk Poplins Sl.59 Yd.

SO-inch Plain popllns and 40
elasse. The popllns are heavy
wistaria. midnight blue. Belgium
si59 a yard. u
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-02
NOW POOR RALPH Gets THE AK


ham
bobbed behind
Castle.
friend OF Miss rads went into Saturday o have
her hair cut In this ~ ~
freshies the up T.,
had
oil bobbed hair -
thai sha
sil chair tho cha,r
barber had her the Other "
stepped on the younc WON,
dog which had In with her and
nippod off OF her with his shears JeM
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-02
man Who SLEW BABE GOES MAD

Realization while drunk, had
killed Il, drove John iiinde. barber Monday
ilndie death hs infant fran
ut
where he had loft with the baby tho night before Mrs hde
returning home Friday found
ncfhho, In the
night iIndlo
hand shortly
ward O'Nen said.
The child died OF cerebral the brain duo frac
tho charge against him Not until sunday did his brain clear sum
eeniy cell jail
Monday afternoon screaming and
frothlne at the mouth and five had difficulty In
moving . padded
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-02
The Special March Selling of
DECORATED DINNERWARE.
Direct
Action
Gas
Ranges

quoting exceptionally prices collection
hundred fifty Dinner Services bought at concessions
that liberal discounts from regular prices others patterns have
decided regular lines attractive reductions Two
1rnn1ecn Of The nne
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-02
B. C. SOLDIERS FIRE ON LAUNCH

NEW WESTMINSTER H. G.. 2-Goderr guarding tho New
Westminster bridge fired early sunday gasoline launch
which bridge stalled refused cha
ngss and then With the coming OF boat patrol speeded away into
tie crog. n became known hero today
According drifting the
with alt kh s1tinguhcd the
and stopped white their
watch believed p9cng explosives
they cranked their amid hail
OF bullets from the soldiers bridge the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-03-02

Al bargains OF such thing
oSstl "a on
Der only month