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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
Action Against J. f. Hooker
w. III. COrser and Chas.
ID. Whitaker
BALANCE CLAIMED
SAID TO BE $4,000
Another Appeal to Supreme Court in
Overall Chancellor Declines to
Include in Decree Provision Desired
by Defense

H. G. & T. Z. Barber, counsel for
James f. Hooker, w. H. Corser and 9.
D. Whitaker of Schenectady, \. Y, de-
PENDANTS in the suit brought by the
Hooker Corser & Mitchell Co. of Brat
tleboro, known as the overall case,
have brought suit in Schenectady
against their former clients, Messrs.
Hooker, Corser and Whitaker, to re-
cover their fees and for expenses and
disbursements in the overall case
| When information came to The Re-
| former today that the suit had been
brought inquiry was made of H. G. &
/ T.. f. Barber, and they confirmed the
report, but declined to state the
amount sued for. 1t is understood
that the suit is for $4,000 for disburse-
ments in connection with the overall
case and for a balance of $4,000 for
fees and expenses. It is understood al
so that the defendants already have
paid an amount similar to the balance
sued for
The Barber law firm neither affirms
nor denies that these figures are cor
Irect, but says that the suit is for a
substantial amount The firm under
stands that the filing Of the suit con-
lstitutes lien on whatever property
the defendants may have. They do
not figure. however, that either Mr..
Corser, who is in bankruptcy, or Mr..
Hooker has property of any amount,
but that Mr.. Whitaker is well situated
financially.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that the Hooker, Corser &
Mitchell Co. takes similar view. It
is said that considerable of the proper
lty which Mr.. Whitaker owned when
he left Brattleboro has changed hands
since then, and that whether the
. transfer viii hold good, in view of the
overall litigation, remains to be seen.
That question naturally is Of much
, interest to the Hooker, Corser & Mitch
ell CO., which recently was given a
decision by the Vermont supreme court
emitting the company to recover from
Messrs. Hooker, Corser and Mitchell
upwards of $1,000 damages in the
5 overall case.
/ Further action on the supreme court
: decision was taken in county court al
: Newfane yesterday afternoon Chan
cellor Frank L. Fish signed the decree
in accordance with the supreme court s
4 mandate, and ordered the clerk to is
4 sue an execution for the recovery oi
damages. f. E. Barber, for the Bar
: ber law firm, asked the court to in
T corporate in the decree a provision
5 that il should not be preiudicial t.
I Mr.. Corser s bankruptcy proceedings
e The chancellor took the ground that he
could not alter the decree. and Mr.
Barber took an exception to the su
4 preme court.
d Whether this appeal viii act as
|. stay of proceedings under the suprem,
: court s decree in favor of the Hooker
Z Corser & Mitchell Co. is another oues
: tion to be worked out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

. LONDON, Nov. 6. - The Post says
that Earl Kitchener, secretary for war,
has been entrusted with an important
mission to the near east and has al
ready departed from London.
cit is generally believed" says the
Post, "that Earl Kitchener's 5 business
will neeessitate a stay so prolonged
that it win be necessary to fill his
place at the war office before long. 1t
is true that he has not resigned, but
the Importance of his present errand
makes it certain that his resignation
is only delayed. The suggestion has
been made that Lord Haldane be
brought back to the war office, but this
probably is unfounded.'
Reiteration of the report that Earl
Kitchener had placed his resignation
as secretary of state for war in the
hands of the King has brought forth
an authorized categorical statement tC
the contrary as follows: "Not only i.
it untrue that Earl Kitchener has re
signed, but it is equally untrue that
his lordship ever rendered his resig
nation to the King
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
OCCUPANT OF CAR
THROWN INTO FIELD
w. H. Alexander Car Skidded on
Guilford Road and Struck Fence
No One Hurt-Rear Seat Broken.

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter H Alexander
and daughter, Mrs. Alvah Stacy, met
with an automobile accident last even
ing while on their way to Guilford to
attend the chicken-pie supper at the
home of George p Miller The acci-
dent happened near the Richardson
slaughter house, where the road has
lately been filed in. Mr. Alexander
came upon this piece of road without
knowing about repairs, and his car
sl1idded to the side, striking a wire
fence and throwing Mrs. Alexander out
| of the car into the field. She was not
hurt and the other occupants of the car
were not thrown out. The back seat,
which struck heavily against the fence,
was broken, but no other damage was
done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
MUCH INTERESTED
IN TORREY LETTER
Newfane Man Contributes Additional
Facts Concerning Daniel Web
ster's Visit to Stratton.

Editor of The Reformer:-
The letter in The Reformer Of Nov.
?, contributed by Mrs. Payne of West
Wardsboro, is of great value to all
those in any way interested in the
events of which Mr. Torrey wrote Mr..
Torrey had better means of knowing
what was true and what was false in
the stories that got into circulation
about that event-and many Of them
into print-than any other man living
at that time, having been a member of
the mountain hotel keeper S family at
the time and for many years after. The
ridiculous errors which he exposes in
history of Vermont, for a long time
recommended and in use, shows how
school boards have been and may be
duped.
| The great Importance that is attach
| ed to trifles in the history of Daniel
Webster savOrs somewhat of idolatry,
to which / hope | am not contributing.
| For myself / have no more veneration
for the name of Daniel Webster than
[ have for the name of any other great
lawyer, orator and politician and
should never have written or plagia.
rized Shall not the land that gave a
Webster birth =
| am one of the few men now living
who saw the main current of the Web
ster professions at their last stopping
place before reaching the mountain. ]
was then living IN the village of West
1 Wardsboro. The door of my home
was only about 80 feet from the roaC
where the "Godlike" Dan, with hi:
hat off, rode by, but I did not SCI
him. | was then in my eighth yea
and had gone fishing with Osme,
Fits, the father of c. G.. Fits, on
little brook in the Fits fasture W,
: had taken advantage of the absenc,
of our fathers in the great rally, be
cause we were not always allowed 4
60 fishing. What was the sight o
Daniel Webster TO the privilege o
catching a few little fishes? For thi
we both lost it.
| do not remember that in any 0
the accounts recently published men
tion has been made of the fact tina
: while stopping at West Wardsbor
/ Webster visited Samuel Hammond, on
: of the Boston Tea Party, then ivln
E on farm about one mile from the vi
8 lage, who is buried in the West Ward.
boro cemetery.
NJ. o. HOWE.
| Newfane, Nov )
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

Coach O'Neil of the Syracuse team de
clares Pollard the Brown university col
ored halfback, to be the greatest all-round
backteld star of all time. He is fast, picks
his holes like an eel, shakes off tacklers
as fast as they attack him and is splendid
defensive player, says O'Neill
In the y games played to date between
Nale and Brown the Providence team has
won one, tied two and scored in seven.
These games have been all close enough to
be interesting and Brown looks forward to
the game tomorrow as one of the best
chances the university has had against
! Yale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
Missile Exploded in the Gut.
ter of New York Street
with Great Force
ITALIAN CONSUL
GENERAL UNINJURED
Italian Reservists on the Street Were
Thrown to the Pavement-Man Was
Seen to Throw Bomb from High
Building.

NEW YORK, Nov GA bomb was ex-
ploded today in the building next to the
Italian consulate at Spring and Lafayette
streets. The Italian consul general was in
his office at the time. He was unhurt, as
were the attendants at the consulate
Buildings in the neighborhood were rocked
by the explosion and glass was shattered
in the consulate.
Eye witnesses gathered in by the police
said the bomb was thrown from the roof
of siN-story tenement house at 222 Lafay-
cite street 1t exploded in the gutter and
such was its force that windows were
shattered all over the vicinity. \ number
of Italian reservists were on the street and
| all were thrown to the pavements. They
escaped injury. One arrest was made.
| The man, an Italian, was taken to head
quarters. charged with being implicated
| in causing the explosion
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
BISHOP RICE WILL
CONFIRM LARGE CLASS
Will Administer Ordinance to About
100 in st. Michael's Roman Cath
olic Church Tomorrow.

arrive in Brattleboro this afternoon at
4.23 Q clock and tomorrow evening at
7.30 clock in ST. Michael's Roman
Catholic church will administer the or
dinance of confirmation to a class of
about loo. The bishop will oficiate at
one of the masses tomorrow morning
assisted by Rev. James P. Rand, re
Gently appointed pastor, and Rev. james
Fogarty, assistant pastor. Bishop Rice
viii remain in Brattleboro until Mon
day morning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

ANY hope which the entente allies
NAV have entertained that the friend
lv neutrality of Greece might be con
verted into something more positive III
their favor seems to have been DIS
sipated by the latest news from Athens
It is reported Premier Zaimis has con
sented to reconstruct the cabinet and
that the chamber of deputies will be
dissolved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

Whether George Brickley of Trinity
will be allowed to play against Colum-
bia on South Field November 13 has
not been settled by the committee on
athletics. Columbia's 5 entrance into
football after 10 years of exile for
mixing professionalism with amateur
standards has made the question very
vital to the revival campaign now be
ing waged on Morningside Heights.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
VOTED IN FAVOR
OF A MONARCHY
All But Three Provinces of China Want
a Change - Government May Re-
quest Postponement.

PEKIN, Nov 6-Fifteen of the IS prov
inees of China are said by the government
to have voted in favor of a monarchy 1t
is reported from a reliable source that the
government may request the council of
states acting as parliament to legalize a
postponement of the monarchial restoration
should it be finally decided upon The
French, British and Russian ministers have
not asked China to explain her reply, as it
was considered by them to be satisfactory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

and are said to be threatening Pris-
tina.
The whole movement represents a
gradual closing in ON Serbia from the
north, east and south
1t is said in Berlin that Serbians
have an open line of less than 20
miles for their retreat into Montene-
gro. Should they seek refuge in that
country they would be menaced by
the Austrian forces which already have
begun an attack along the north and
western Montenegrin frontiers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
Centre Congregational Church
Sunday Services, November Z.

1890 a. m. = Service of worship and
praise. Sermon by the pastor.
11.30 a. m.-Holv communion.
1905 p. m.-Sunday school.
$50 D. M. Meeting of Junior En-
deavor society.
p. m. Christian Endeavor. Topic,
Tasks that Are Waiting for the
Church of Christ Luke 4:14-21.
Leader, Miss Emma J. Gregg
Monday, Q n. Meeting of Brat
tleboro Ministerial Union III the chap
cl.
Monday, 7.45 p. m.-Both Monday
Mission Study classes viii meet to
gether at the home of Mrs Clarke c
Fits. Chapter 4 Will be studied.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
VICTORY
OVER THE RUSSIANS
Germans Throw Their Enemy Back to
Old Position East of Stripa River
With Heavy Loss

BERLIN, Nov. 6, by Sayville wireless.
The Austro German forces in Galicia
are said by the war office today to
have won a further victory over the
Russians in the fighting along the
Stript river. The Russians were thrown
back to their old position on the east
bank of the river. In the recent fight
ing there 50 officers and 5000 Rus
SLAMS have been captured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
SUBMARINES PASS
GIBRALTAR STRAITS
Sink Two French and One italian
Steamship-Crew of One Vessel
Is Missing.

PARIS, Nov. 6.-The straits of Glib
raltar have again been passed by Ger
man submarines, which on Thursday
sank two French and one Italian steam
ship. The crew of one vessel is miss
ing
The following statement was made by
the marine ministry today: The enemy Is
submarines coming from the Atlantic
passed through the straits of Gibral
tar on the night of Nov. ?. They sank
on Nov. T. French ship off Algeria.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
In Odd Fellows Hall

Monday night at 7.30-Regular meet
ing of Wantastiquet lodge. The first
degree win be conferred.
odd Fellows Rebekahs. and their fami-
lies are urged to get their aprons. sunbon-
nets, overalls, hats, etc, ready for the
Farmers Jubilee, Friday evening. Nov. l..
Benefit of Rebekah room in Temple.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

PARIS, Nov. 6. - \ fresh German
attack against the French positions at
La Courtine has resulted in failure, ac-
cording to an announcement made this
afternoon by the French war office.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
GOODENOUGH IN
STORE AS KEEPER
Several Small Attachments Filed
Against Grocery Firm of J. f. AL
len g. Son of Elliot Street.

Horace Goodenough has been placed
in the store Of j. +. Allen & Son as
keeper. An attachment was placed on
the store yesterday morning by E. B.
Barrows & Co., but that was settled.
Later attachments were placed in ia
vor of C. A. Boyden, the Greenfield
Baking Co. and the Smith-Carr Baking
Co. of Northampton, Mass The total
of the three claims is about $l70.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy and Continued Cool To.
night and Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.-The wealth.
er forecast: Partly cloudy and contin
ued cool tonight and Sunday. Moderate
northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06

PARIS, Nov. 6. - The newspapers
announce that King Constantine has
definitely accepted the resignation of
the Zaimis cabinet, says a Havas de-
spatch from Athens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
NISH CAPTURED
BY THE TEUT0NS

More Than Half of Serbia Now in the Possession of
the Invaders and Semi-CircuIar Wall OF Hostile
Armies Surrounds the Serbian Soldiers Making
Retreat Difficult
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-11-06
First Baptist Church

Rev. George E. Tomkinson, Minister
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23
JUDGE Roam DIES
IN n. !. HOSPITAL
(By Associated Press,l

NEW YORK, March 23.-Former Su-
perior Court Judge L. S. Roam, of At
lanta, Ga, died today at the New York
Polytechnic hospital, where he had been
under treatment during several weeks
past. The nature of his ailment was
not announced by the hospital author
tiles, though authentic reports asserts
death was due to cancer.
Judge Roam attained prominence a
year ago when he presided at the
celebrated Leo M Frank trial in At
lanta, and his rulings during the pro-
gress of the case attracted much at
tention to his ability as a jurist. Rul-
ing without delay upon all of the in
tricate legal questions presented by
counsel for the state and accused, all
of judge Roan's decisions in the trial
of the case have been upheld by the
Georgia courts, ald By the United
States district court for the northern
district of Georgia, before which tri-
bunal attorneys for Frank carried the
case under an application for writ of
habeas corpus. The case is now pend
ing before the U. S. Supreme court,
having been taken up through an ap-
peal from the decision of Federal
Judge Newman of the Atlanta district
court.
The strain of the celebrated trial
| taxed the strength of Judge Roam 20
the utmost, and following its conclus-
ion the jurist resigned from the bench,
being later appointed judge of the
court of appeals, where less
strenuous duties commanded his at
tention. He resigned this office last
July, owing to ill-health. he was
sixty-six years old.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23
RAIN STORM
BREAKS Up BIC
ZEPPELIN RAID
(By Associated Press J

PARIS, March 23.-At noon today it
is impossible to obtain complete de-
tails of what is believed to have been
an attempted Zeppelin raid on Paris
during last night
1t is understood that two fleets of
Gerany's latest odel and most power
full aircraft had planned to lombard
the city during last night, but it is
supposed they turned back before ac-
complishing their purpose because of
a very heavy rainstorm which had its
center about twenty-five miles north of
the capital.
When announcement of the impend-
ing raid was made here a French
aeroplane fleet took to the air prepara-
tory to engaging the hostile craft
Every light in the city was extinguish-
ed, with the exception of powerful
searchlights trained upon the skies
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23
CRISP ACCEPTS
INVITATION To
ADDRESS SCHOOL
AT CLOSING EXERCISES A. AND M.
COLLEGE IN MAY.

Congressan Charles r. Crisp has ac-
cepted the invitation extended by Su-
perintendent John NJ. Collum, of the
Third District Agricultural and Me-
chanical College to deliver the an
nual address upon the commencement
occasion here on May Gath, and the
faculty and student body as well as
the hundreds of friends of this splen-
did educational institution are felici-
tating in the pleasure awaiting rnem.
and NJ. College are always anticipated
with 'leerest interest here, and will
be especially so upon this date when
Representative Crisp appears before
the large graduating class and appre-
ciative audience. Supt. Collum has
been peculiarly fortunate since the
establishment of the school in secur-
ing as commencement speakers men
of prominence and of ability as plat
form orators. These, in regular or
der, were Gov. j. NJ. Terrell, Col. Hun
nicutt, Col. Walter E. Steed, Hon. Pope
Brown, Hon. T. G. Hudson, state CON-
missioner of agriculture; Hon NJ
L. Britain, superintendent of educa-
ton, and now our able representative
in congress, Hon. Charles r. Crisp.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23

ROME, March 23.-Italy is prepar-
ing to take immediate action following
the Austrian reply to her demands for
additional territory as the price If
remaining neutral. 1t is known here
that Austria does not want to meet
Italys demands, and it is believed that
tbs Austrian reply will bring about a
declaration of war by Italy.
A royal decree has already been is
sued, ordering all Germans and Aus
trians to leave the country. This step
has been taken to prevent spies Of the
two kingdoms from gaining informa-
tiop as.to the plans of the Allies.
In addition to mobillzing large
army for service, the call for women
workmen to take places left vacant by
volunteers has been issued, Italian
women are anxious to attend to the
duties at home, so that their husbands,
sons ana sweethearts may go to the
front.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23
GREASER CHItF WILL PAY
FOR THE MURDER OF
AMERICAN
(By Associated Press.l

WASHINGTON. d. c., March 23.-
Secretary Bryan announced today
that regret regarding the killing of
John b. McManus, the former Chicago
mon, by Zapata forces at Mexico City
had already b expressed in behalf
of General Zapata by General Palafoz,
commander of the forces now occu-
pying Mexico City, and that negotia-
tions COR paying money indemnity to
the family of the dead man are pro-
crossing satisfactorily.
McManus, who owned large landed
and other interests in Mexico, was a
resident of Mexico City, remaining
there during the successive occupation
by Zapata and Carranza forces. He
Is said to have incurred the enmity of
Zapatistas during the first occupation
of the capital by that faction, and this
enmity is said to have resulted in his
being murdered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23
BERLIN PAPER
REGRETS FALL
OF PRE- N SYL
MOST OF THE PAPERS ySCOFF All
IDEA THAT FORTRESS WAS M
PORTANT, BUT ONE, THE KREUZ
ZEITUNG CLASSES THE FALL AS.
A PAINFUL BLOW"
(By Associated Press.)

BERLIN, March 23.-While most Of
the German papers express the opin-
ion that the fall of Pzremysl is of lit
tie Importance, one paper, the Zreuz
zeitung, classes the surrender as "a
painful blow"
The majority OF the papers state
that the fortress was of little import
ance and that the Russians have gain
ed little by taking it from the Aus
rians. But the Kreuz Zeitung an
nounces that the fall of this fortress
puts the Russians in position to begin
anew their offensive march against
Cracow, and opens Galicia to the Cos
sacks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23
PEACH CROP Of
CENTRAL GEORGIA
HURT 90 PERCENT
(By Associated Press.)

MACON, Ca, March 23.-Fruit grow
ers having orchards in the Central
Georgia peach belt and especially
those affiliated with the Georgia Fruit
Exchange, assert tho growing peach
crop has been badly damaged by pre-
vailing cold weather.
During the past twenty-four hours,
it is asserted by growers visiting Ma
con today, the crop has suffered the
most severe setback of the season
The trees are now in full bloom over
practically the entire fruit belt, and
between this city and Fort Valley
millions of blooms have dropped off
as the result of low temperatures.
Various estimates of the loss sus-
tanned are given, the average
being about fifty per cent, loss. The
freeze, it is generally stated, will
prove disastrous one to peach grow
ers, as to this time indications of a
bumper crops were in evidence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23
AUSTR|ANS TRIED
MAKE GETAWAY
FROM IF0R7RESS.
(By Associated Press.)

: PETROGRAD, March 23.-Oficial
bulletins describe the fall of Przemysl
on yesterday. The Austrians made an
effort to leave the fortress and break
through the Russian lines and make
their escape This attempt was frustra-
ted and the entire Austrian garrison
was either captured or slaughtered as
they attempted to make their get-a-
way.
Petrograd is jubilant over the fall
of this fortress. Officials here be-
lievs that it marks the beginning of
the last chapter Of the war.. That
Cracow will be in the hands of the
Cars Cossacks within a short time is
the firm belief expressed here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-23
MAIN BATTERIES or
DARDANELLES HOLD OWN
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, March 23.-~Latest infor-
nation regarding the attack on the
forts of the Dardanelles by an allied
feet, establishes positively that only
the secondary defenses of the straits
have suffered materially as result
of the bombardment.
The main batteries defending te
Turkish position remain intact today,
while weather conditions have pre-
vented a resumption of the lombard
ment by vessels of the fleet
Along the western battle front a
lull in operations apparently prevails
with similar condition generally in
the east. Only isolated actions oi
little Importance being reported dur
ing the past twenty-four hours.