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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
DEFECTIVE BABY
ALLOWED TO Die
Chicago Surgeon Decides Not
to Save ChiId's Life
WOULD BE BURDEN TO WORLD
With Consent Of Mother Physician
Decides to Let Nature Take Course
and Eradicate Her Own Mistake
Vote Favors Action.

Chicago-Has man right to put
detectives out of the world?
Members of the Illinois Humane So
ciety took the affirmative side of this
question in the case OF a four-day-old
baby boy at the German-American
Hospital. The boy was defective and
died He could have been saved, but no
helping hand was extended to
him. Even his mother has bade him
goodby.
A ballot TO determine whether to at.
tempt to save the life of the sub
normal infant or whether by inertia
to let the child die resulted in a death
sentence for the little one.
The infants mother, told that an
operation might save the child's life,
although no known human intelligence
could promise any mental development
for the babe, wept and agreed to abide
by the judgment of the physicians. OF
a score Of hospital nurses consulted,
one alone voted for the life of the
child
DR.. II. J. Haiselden, the attending
surgeon, has taken all responsibility.
BY operating the physician says, he
could save the child's life, but since
the parents have left the matter to
him he has decided that the boy shall
not add his weight to the already
large burden OF detectives in the
world.
The little boys physical flaws would
undoubtedly make him an invalid dur
ing his first year and probably a de.
fective later, If he were allowed to
live, DR.. Haiselden says.
I'm doing what the parents have
allowed me to do" the doctor adds
"and what it would take a pretty stiff
argument to keep me from doing. I'm
allowing nature to take her course
with the child. We are feeding il
some. The child is sensible only to
discomfort There is no brain devel.
opment to register suffering, and pret.
ty soon nature will eradicate her mis-.
take.
"Nany say arbitrarily that life
Shluiu DC III tSti Ntu, uo uldttti Wndl
the cost but / cannot see the argu.
ment in the vast debt which would ac.
crue in institutions were il followed.
| consider this favor to the race.
What am doing has been done many
times-but quietly. Many things go
on in the medical business which are
done solely for good but which might
\.
and selfnamed social saviors."
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
TEUTONS FORCING RUMANIA'S HAND
BULGARIAN TROOPS IN MONASTIR
KITCHENER AND SARRA|L CONFER
Austro- Germans Take 5000 More Serbian Prisoners
Near Kossovo Plain, where King Peter
Plans to Make Last Stand
FRENCH MAKE STRONG EFFORT TO CAPTURE vELEs

London.-It is reported that the
Shipment of ammunition from Great
britain TO France has been stopped
the generals at the front having sent
word that the supply is now more than
ample, and this in face of the fact
that the artillery is kept busy night
and day.
The recent conference OF the Joint
war council OF British and French
leaders In Paris is said to have laid
plans Tor determined thrust to break
the German line in the west and at
another conference TO be hid in Lon.
don, Italy and Russia will repre-
sented AT the next meeting the
smash in the east and the attack in
the Austro-Italian zone. which were
considered only superficially in Paris.
VIII get more detailed attention, IL is
sdai
italy is pushing ARRANGEMENTS for
the dispatch of 100000 more troops
10 Gorizla, where a determined effort
VIII be made to open the gateway TO
trieste Artillery has been hammer
ing the city constantly in preparation
Tor the infantry assault.
Recent successes of the Russians
on the eastern front are credited by
Petrograd to their artillery. for which
thy are now reported to have plenty of
ammunition.
AS they press their offensive move
ment all along their front from Riga
TO Galicia and continue their prepara.
tions Tor another sweep such as car.
ried them over the Carpathians. their
military observers report that the Ger.
man lines are growing increasingly
thln' In the sector near Riga and at
other points IL is discovered that not
only nave the great losses of the Aus.
tro-Germans in their advance not been
made good, but troops have been with
drawn for service elsewhere.
The Russians are drilling many re.
cruits, and it is reported that 1000.
ooo reserves are ready for the front
IL was announced a month ago that
they were fully equipped, with the ex.
ceptlon or rifles, and these are now
said to have ben supplid.
Premier Goremykin. in Announcing
hussias intention to place millions
OF additional troops in the field. called
Tor redoubled exertion by the nation
10 provide the needful equipment and
munitions.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
PITH FTHE
WAR NEWS

Dispatches from Athens said the
Bulgarians have occupied Monastir
and that the Serbians are in full
retreat.
A German aeroplsne squadron made
an attack on the British camp west
OF Poperinghe, in Belgium, six miles
from Ypres.
Whether the Greeks will permit the
Serbs in retreat from Monastir to
enter their territory without beino
interned, or whether the Anolo.
French forces would be permitted
to do SO in the event that they are
pushed back by the 6ulsarians, has
not become known.
Italy has planned another formidable
attack on Gorizia, which is said to
be designed to relieve the pressure
on the Serbisns, and the announce.
nent is made that 100000 men are
to be employed.
The French have inflicted a serious
defeat on the Bu,Sarians on the Var.
dar River, and t is unoffieially re-
ported that the British have won a
success on the valandovo front.
kursumlys. about fifty miles south.
west Of Nsh and about the same
distance north OF Prlstins. has been
captured by the German forces
pressing southwark into Serbia.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
100000 ARMY, STAFF PLAN.
100000 Regular Troops, Rest Trained
Reserves Easily Modified.

Reserves Easily Modified.
Washington. - Immediate publica
ton of the report of the Army General
Staff on the military needs Of the
country, differing materially from the
Administration Continental Army
scheme, will be urged upon President
Wilson by Secretary Garrison.
The General Staff has made an eX
haustive study OF the problem OF de
Tending the country and its insular
possessions It's report, it is under
stood. recommends increasing the
regular army TO 250,000 men, perma
nently with the colors, and with re
serves of 100000 fully trained mer
to fill gaps in this force Behind
this line 1t is proposed to have force
of a million men with at leafs years
training, giving the country an army
of about 100000 fully equipped and
easily modified,
The Administration plan was pre-.
pared by Secretary Garrison and a
special board of officers and officials
after careful scrutiny of the staff re
port 1t was decided that the staff
proposals were OF such radical ma.
ture that there virtually was no hope
of getting them through. Various un.
official estimates have placed the cost
involved at more than twice that of
the Continental Army scheme. which
would reach total OF half a billion
dollars in six years.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
DECLARES KING GAVE KITCHEN.
Err ASSURANCES.
Greek Government Organ Thinks
Trouble Nearly over.

Paris-An Athens dispatch to the
Havas Agency says:
After Premier Skouloudis called
on Lord Kitchener. the British secre-
tary for war, at the British legation
the field marshal had a two hours
conference with Gen. Dousmauis.
chief of the Greek general staff, and
Col MetaXas, chief assistant on the
general staff, at which the officers
accompanying Lord Kitchener were
present.
Great Importance is attached to
this conference in political circles
The government organ Embros af-
firms that the King and the Greek
government yesterday gave Lord
Kitchener formal assurances that
Greece in no case would take meas
ures hostile to the quadruple entente
and that a conciliatory solution of the
present differences would be reached" !"
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
DECLARES SERBIAN PRISONERS
NUMBER $4,000.

Berlin-The Tagebatt's correspond
ent at Austrian press headquarters in
Serbia wires that the number of Ser
bians taken prisoners has reached
$4,000 and that more than 500 guns
have been captured. notwithstanding
their heavy losses. he says, the Ser
bians are fighting bravely.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
OLD BUFFALO KILLED.
Ak Used When Bullets Fail TO Pene.
trate Big Animals Hide.

New York.-Black Diamond. 20
years old. died suddenly of a frac.
tured skull at Thirty-ninth street and
North River. He was a buffalo and
lived in Central Park Zoo.
Death was not accidental Eleven
s4calibre rifle bullets made little i'm.
preston on his hide. which was found
later to be two inches thick. Despair.
ing OF saving the skull. the huge bison
was slain with an ak
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
WILL NOT DUST kIrcHIN.


President Refuses 10 Sanction Re-
moval OF Majority Leader.
Washington. House officials
said that President Wilson will not
sanction the move which was started
among the Democrats to oust Claude
Kitchin from his position as majority
leader in the House OF Representa-.
tives.
The Presiden, was described as hav.
ing no resentment because OF Kitchin's
opposition to the Administration pre-.
paredness programme.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
PLEA TO U. S. FOR WOMEN.
Britain Asks Washington to See Mis-.
sion Works in Serbia Are Safe.

sion Works in Serbia Are Safe.
London The British Foreign Office
is asking the State Department at
Washington take diplomatic steps TO
assure protection for the women con.
nected with the relief missions in Ser.
bia.
Lord Robert Cecil announced in
Parliament that there seemed TO be
no reason to suppose that the wo-
men were likely to be badly treated
by the Bulgarians.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-11-26
ENGLAND WAS PREPARED.
Lord Haldane Says War Did Not
Catch Britain OF Guard.

CdtCn pTlNelH Wv oua'N
London -Viscount Haldara, for
mer War Secretary, speaking at
Hampstead. declared the Germans
would have reached Paris. and per
haps Calais. had not the Government
taken prompt action upon the warn
ings which he and others had given.
The British Government. he said.
was not taken unawares. but was able
to mobilize the army and navy at the
moment OF the outbreak of the war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
AUSTRIANS ARE IN FULL
RETREAT Al TWO POINTS
Emmanuel's Forces Are Well Ad-
vanced Beyond Plezzo-Foe In
Precarious Position.

Milan, Aug. 30-The Austrians are
in fun retreat at two points. One is in
the Val Sugana, where they are blow
ing up bridges and viaducts and de-
stroying all roads and railways as
they retire. The other is in the re-
gion of the upper Isonzo, where the
Italian Alpini are wrestling an impor-
tant mountain summit from the Aus
trian grip.
The latest official reports show that
the Italians are now well advanced
beyond Plezzo and are attacking the
summit OF Monte Rombon, 5000 feet
high. which overlooks the valley of
the Coritenza, a tributary of the Isor-
20, and also commands the highway
that culrninates in Predil pass at a
height Of $500 feet and thence de-
sends into the Zebach valley. where
the Italians captured positions about
a week ago.
The Austrians are in a precarious
position at Jarvis. as well as at Tolmi-
no and Goritz, not to mention the
strong series of defenses they lost in
the Val Sugana-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
DISCOVER A PLOT TO
BLOW UP POWDER TRAIN
Cars Of Explosives Have Narrow Es-
cape at Gary, ind-Acton Mill
Destroyed.

Gary. Ind. Aus. 31.-An APPARENT at
tempt to wreck a train carrying
enough guncotton to blow up the
whole city of Gary was discovered on
Saturday at the height of excitement
watch has developed with the secret
agitation and spying revealed in tie
search for the motive and murderers
in the case OF Rev. Edmund Kayser.
Fifty feet north Of the Aetna Pow
der works, three miles east Of Gary,
the storm center Of plots against ship
ment of war munitions to England,
an effort to derail rain de to leave
the works Sunday for the East was
discovered.
The rivets Of a plate holding to-
gether the ends of two rails had Eeen
pried or chiseled of and the end Of
one of the rails had been erowbarred
about six inches out of line
The discovery was maue before the
train started by Anton Slazatoski. an
employee of the powder works.
Armed guards are marching about
the plants and spies are at work for
both parties OF the European strife.
Eighty per cent of the Gary popula-
ton is composed Of foreigners. almost
all of whom have personal and warm
interest in the outcome. and every
body in Gary suspects bis neighbor OF
being a foreign secret service agent.
Excitement is running high in the re-
mote quarters of the civ and uumer-
oUs fights and firearms scrapes have
followed the disclosures and coniec-
lures.
Acton, Mass, Aug 31.-The glazing
mill II the American Powder company
was blown W at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday.
Murray Ballou. president of the COM
pany. would not attempt TO place the
responsibility. Armed guards are now
patrolling the vicinity of the mills.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
What II Means to Farmers.

The beauties of free trade are well
illustrated by the present meat sup
ply and prices. During the ten
months preceding May l the imports
of meat and dairy products into the
United States were three times as
great as in a like period two years
ago. This means that the American
farmer has been deprived of his home
market to the extent of more than
SIS, 100000, and the consumer has paid
not cent less than he would have
paid If the American farmer had been
allowed to supply his home product.
1t means also that the clothing manu-
facturer, the furniture man and other
business men have been deprived of
the farm trade to practically the cx-
tent of this $25,000,000; for had the
farmer received the money he would
have spent 1t at home. 1t all means
simply that Argentine farmers and
manufacturers are using this 25,000,-
900 that otherwise we should have
been enjoying in the United States.
The farmer is surely not the man who
is benefited by free trade.-Dover
(Del.) Sentinel.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
ORDERS GAMBLING STOPPED
Waukesha Mayor Instructs Police
Chief to Suppress All Machines
of Chance in the City.

Waukesha.-Mayor f. r. Estberg in
structed Chief of Police Don Mckay to
have removed from every business
place in the city all devices of a gamb-
ling character. Cigar wheels, chance
gum machines, dice games-whether
for candy, money or cigars-all come
within the scope of the order, which
went into effect on Wednesday. Mayor
Estberg said that he had no luminosity
toward a seemingly harmless cigar
wheel, or chance game fora box of
candy or a package of gum, but when
they become so numerous that they
were obnoxious and serve as an intro
duction into the gambling world for
young men ranging from Is to 20
years old, he believed it advisable for
them to be removed.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
RATES ON FREIGHT
CLAIMED TOO HIGH
COMPLAINT WILL BE FILED WITH
INTERSTATE COMMERCE
COMMISSION.
DOCUMENT BEING PREPARED
J. NJ. Titterore of Oshkosh Asserts
Tariffs for the Whole State
Should Be Cut About
$4,000, 900.

Madison.-According to ]. n. Title
more of Oshkosh. who consulted with
Halford Erickson of the state railroad
commission, the freight rates in Wis
consin are far too high and for the
whole state should be cut $4,000
annually.
Chairman Erickson is preparing to
file complaint involving all freight
rates i'm Wisconsin, with the interstate
commerce commission.
Mr. Tittemore said the freight rate
condition in Wisconsin had been ag-
gravated by the decision in the Mime
sofa rate case. Wisconsin freight
rates are about S3 per cent too high
on most things" he said.
Mr. Tittemore, while claiming the
freight rates are too high, says his
chief complaint is of interstate rates
and he may ask the Wisconsin commits
sion to ask for a review of these by
the federal commission.
The Wisconsin commission, both as
at present constituted and as it was
prior to last January, has held that
freight rates in Wisconsin are not ex-
cessive. inasmuch as they enable no
railroad in the state to pay more than
6 per cent upon the valuation of its
investment.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
NEED TO ORGANIZE
Hard Work Ahead for Republican
Party.
Election Next Year Evidently Is to Sd
Keen Contest-Some Factors That
Are in Favor of Demo-
cratic Success.

1t seems now that the Republicans
are not to have the walkover next
year that was indicated six or eight
months ago. Reports from all parts
OF the country tell the same story,
that President Wilson is stronger to-
day than at any period of his admin
istration. If the Republicans are to
win their way back to power the cam
paign of education must be broadened
and prosecuted with vigor and the
work of organization must be begun
without loss of time.
A year in advance of the nomina-
ton, with great events moving swift
ly, is too early FOR serious considera-
ton of candidates. but none too soon
to appeal for renewal of allegiance
to the economic principles which the
Republican party sepresents. Not for
getting the sad results of the admin
istration's lack OF policy toward Mex
leo, 1t must be presumed that its chief
weakness is the Underwood tariff law,
that has made vacuum in the Treas
ury which the income tax and the spe-
cial war tax have been unable to hill.
Its greatest strength lies in the policy
that has thus far preserved the ma
tons honor and yet kept it out of
the European war Signs of the mo-
ment are that the administration. in
spite of itself, win be forced to act
in Mexico and make amends for it's
past sins of omission. Should this
come about. with no vital change in
our European relations, the great is
sue of the battle of 1916 will be eco
nomic. with only popular approval of
the Presidents policies to be depended
upon to offset the blight of the tariff
law upon the nations prosperity. For
the parties are likely to strike an even
balance if response is necessary to a
demand for preparedness for national
defense In the event, however, that
election day should find the country
at war with Mexico. this would neces-
sarily be another factor in favor of
victory for President Wilson.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
Important National Gathering.

That the Republican National Con-
vention of 1916 will be the most inter-
esting national gathering of the G. o.
P. within a half century, was the be-
lief expressed by James B. Reynolds,
secretary of the Republican National
Committee. during conference with
former Collector William F. Stone.
Mr. Reynolds came to Baltimore and
had luncheon with Mr.. Stone, who is
sergeant-at-arms of the Republican Ma
tional Committee. His visit here fol-
lowed a conference he held in New
York recently with Chairman Hilles
and other officials of the committee,
at which preliminary plans were dis
cussed for the G. o. P. gathering next
year, which many persons believe will
nominate the next president of the
United States.-Baltimore American.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08

So long as public opinion is deeply
and widely divided on the issue of
protection, so long that issue must be
in politics. Men who believe a low
tariff is ruinous to the country are
not going to elect Congressman who
will enact that sort of tariff. Men
who believe the tariff is tax on con-
sumption several times as large as the
revenue secured by the government.
and ought in the interest of the whole
country to be as low as revenue con-
siderations permit, cannot be expected
to vote for such candidates for Con-
gress as the American Economist
would approve.
And so the tariff is in politics. and
it is likely to remain in politics.--Ex-
change.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
RUSS FLEE eRooNo FORTRESS.
Military Property Being Removed,
Says Dispatch.

Petrograd. Aug. 30.-Grodno is be-
ing evacuated. Only sufficient troops
to delay the German advance are now
in the fortress. Military property has
been removed.
Olita, a Russian fortress guarding
the Niemen river between Kovno and
Grodno, has been captured by the
Germans. the general staff reported
at Berlin. The fall of this city. on the
bank of the Niemen, opens the way
for another drive toward Wilma, TO the
northeast, and Grodnc, to the south.
For the second time the German ad-
miraltv issued a statement at Berlin
declaring that the Russian admiralty
claim that the battle cruiser Moltke
and other German warships had been
destroyed IN the Gulf of Riga. is a
fake"
NO such battle took place." the ad-
miralty said.
The Russians allege that they cap
tured some German shtos. They prob
ably mean those steam ers captured
by the Germans and sunk to block the
passage"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
CLEARS WAY FOR
MEDIATION MOVE
Germany and England to Make
Concessions TO America.
MAY REOPEN GERMAN TRADE
Washington Gets Note From Berlin
Relating TO Arabic case-May
Yield TO Wilson's Demand for
Freedom of Seas.

Washington, Sept. 1.-State denart-
ment officials expressed the opinion
that the way is being cleared rapidly
for another effort by the United States
to get England and Germany to agree
to the principle of the freedom OF the
seas with direct bearing on the re-
opening of neutral trade with Ger
many.
A long cable message was received
by Secretary OF State Lansing from
Ambassador Gerard relating to the
Arabic case and was of sufficient i'm
portance to require a visit of Mr..
Lansing to the White House. MIR.
Lansing declined to state even the sub
jeet matter of the cablegram. but it
is known that it contained a discus
sion of internal policies at Berlin, and
the Arabic case, and the general pros
poets Of the terms on which an agree
ment between the United States and
Germany might be predicated
After the receipt Of this dispatch
from Mr.. Gerard. the British ambassa-
dor. Sir Cecil Spring-Rice called on
the state department trade advisers
and on other officials OF the state de-
partment.
After these two developments. IT
was indicated very strongly that
Great Britain was willing to modify
the orders in council so far as they
affected the export of dye stuffs from
Germany and millions of dollars
worth Of goods held at Rotterdam I'M
der contract for shipment to the Unit
ed States.
State department authorities, read
ing between the lines of what they
have from the German foreign office,
seem to think that Germany will
frankly disavow the act OF the COM
mander of the submarine who at
tackled the Arabic If he did not give
the warning required by international
law and demanded by this govern
ment. They say that a great point
viii be thus gained and that the next
step would be easy for Germany to
abandon all attacks on uuarmed mer-
chant vessels. This would pave the
way for a second suggestion to Great
Britain by the United States in line
with the identical note Of February
90 That note was a distinct offer Of
mediation, provided that England and
Germany would make concessions.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-09-08
ENGINEER KILLED IN WRECK
Walter Speeht Is Victim of Headon
Collision of Freight Trains at
Racine.

Racine.-Walter Specht of Milwau-
kee, a railroad engineer, was instantly
killed in a headon collision between
two freight trains on the Milwaukee
road in Racine. The engine in which
Specht was riding was completely de-
molished, and he was pinned between
the engine tender and the cab. His
left leg was fractured in two places
and he was badly scalded.
He was dead when the train crews
of the two trains pulled him out of
the cab.
None of the remainder of the train
crew was injured, although Ralph Sic
vert, fireman on the same train with
Specht, had narrow escape. He saw
ed his life by jumping.