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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-03
The 1'eaSer

The rural comedy, The Teaser, was
given at town hall last Thursday and
Friday nights, under the direction of
Miss Gwendolen Smith, for the benefit of
the Cemetery Association. The play is
a good one, Astounding in wholesome
Comedy and the several parts were TAX
en- especially well, rejecting much credit
upon the members OF the cast and also
upon Miss Smith, who graduated last
year from the Leland Powers School of
Expression. Miss Smiths reading be-
tween the acts was much enjoyed.
The parts were taken as follows:-
Ellyce Flemying. Mrs FlemyHg's daugh-
ter. Rena Merrill
Arnold Hay, young journalist,
Fred Child, Jr.
Mrs. Marion Fleming, widow,
Helen browne
DIR. Thorpe, homeopath, a philosopher
as well, Karl Kramer
Drusilla Todd, Uraliah's best girl,
Dorothy Small
Uraliah Higgins, rural free delivery,
Logan Niles
Ebenezer Randall, man of means,
Edward Stephen
The very small attendance is to be re-
GREETED, as the cause for which it was
given is a worthy one. About fifty were
present the first night and small at
tendance on Friday night.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-03
HAVE GOOD HEALTH
Take Hoods sarsapariIa, the Old
Reliable Spring Tonic.

Don't let the idea that you may
feel better in day or two prevent
you from getting a bottle Of Hood s
Sarsaparilla today from any drug
store and starting at once on the
road to health and strength.
When your blood is impure and
impoverished it lacks vitality, your
digestion is poor, and all the func-
tions of your body are impaired.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the great
est known blood tonic. 1t will build
you up quicker than any. other medi-
cine. It gives strength to do and
power to endure. 1t is the old
standard tried and true all-the-year-
round blood purifier and enricher,
tonic and appetizer. Nothing else
acts like it, for nothing else has the
same formula or ingredients. Be
sure to ask for Hoods, get it today,
and begin taking it at once.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-03
WaShouts Effect r. r. Traffic

The OVERLOOKING of the banks of the
Lamoille river last Thursday night, fol
( lowing fully a hours Of rain. covered the
track below Buck s station and the wash
out at Potterville, above Wolcott left
| the towns between these points without
passenger or mail service all day Friday.
The track was out of commission at
Pottervile Thursday and passengers
were transferred. Thursday night the
! express east, running about 80 minutes
| late, came through without trouble, but
was unable to return farther west than
Johnson.
The river channel from Shipman's mill
to the Robe dam IN Hardwick already
checked with ice that had broken up
earlier in the winter, to appearances,
was a hard barrier for the freshet to
buck against. During the night of We'd
nesday more ice came over the Shipman
dam and piled so high that Shipman's
suspension bridge was put out of com.
mission, a shed near Knights machine
slop was carried down stream a couple
of hundred fee water backed up and
fl poded r. NJ Farrand's house, causing
Mr.. and Mrs. Farrand to vacate and
flooded number of cellars in that neigh
borhood. The authorities began dyna.
hitting the ice to open a channel in the
Robe dam and back of the hotel Thurs
day morning then the jam worked its
way out without further damage.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-03
DO YOU WORK?

Is there any certainty that you will al.
ways have work and be able to work.
Should idle days or sickness come who
will pay the butcher and grocer?
The prudent man builds not only for
today, but for tomorrow The workman
who has SAVINGS ACCOUNT can skip
a day or two without worry. The work
man who has NOTHING saved is but
one pay day ahead of want.
START AN ACCOUNT TODAY. ONE
DOLLAR WILL DO.
THE UNION SAVINGS BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY OF M0RRISVlLLE
We. adv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-03

Mrs. Cornelia F. Sherman, aunt of the
late Vice President James S. Sherman,
and widow of William B. Jackson, died
recently at Utica, N. Y. She was born
in Vergennes June 2, 1890, the daughter
of Capt. Richard W. Sherman. Until she
was is years old she lived in Vergennes
and Burlington. Her first marriage was
with William Mumford of Rochester, n.
Y, who died many years ago. Her sec
ond husbund was William Jackson, who
died 16 years ago.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-03
BUSINESS CARDS.
ARLINGTON RESTAURANT

Serves meals and lunches at al hours from 700
4. m. until 500 p. m. We also have furnished
looms for dodgers. Grosery store in connection.
F. c. MEACHAM, Morrisvile. VT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-03-03
LOCAL MARKETS

Morrls\ lille Produce and Provision Mar
cot, furnished and revised weekly ex
cessly for the NEWS AND CITIZEN by
n. Waite 81 Son.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
Rally PlcaScS London

London, Sept. 3.-American finan-
cial houses in London were highly
gratified at today's upward bound in
exchange, which they construed as in
dicating that the recent decline had
reached the bottom. The consensus of
opinion was that the suddenness of the
fall and of the recovery showed the
drop was due to speculation.
1t developed today that leading
financial interests have held daily
sessions of late to formulate reme-
dies for exchange difficulties, but that
these were discontinued on the sailing
or the British commissioners for New
York, as future remdies are commit
ted largely to their care. The main
remedy proposed during the recent
sessions was heavy shipments of gold,
but American financial representatives
urged that the United States did not
wish flood of gold. This caused
some perpleNity, one of the partici
pants in the conference remarking.
"Thcy ask us to propose a remedy
and when We do SO they don't want
to accept it. Therefore, the next
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
SUBMARINES CROSS ATLANT|Cf
REPORT IN NEW YORK Is THAT
TEN VESSELS WE'RE BUILT IN
AMERICA FOR ALLIES.
Stated That They We're Assembled Mt
Montreal to- Keep from Violating
Neutrality OF United States, and
Steamed from There to Europe
Five at Dardanclles and Five at
IIcligOland.

New York, Sept. 4.-Accor ding to
a story published today, ten subma-
rines built by the Bethlehem Steel
Company crossed the Atlantic under
their own steam from Montreal.
American achievement. the story says,
accomplished transatlantic subma-
rine while other nations were dream
ing of 1t. Five of the new craft are
at the Dardanelles and five off Heligo-
land. A freight carrying submarine
will be developed in q few months.
The capacity Of the Bethlehem Steel
Company now Is a hundred subma-
rines year. and will be doubled in a
few months. The boats were assem-
bled Mt Montreal to keep from violat-
Ing the neutrality Of the United
States.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
BLOODHOUNDS ON TRAD.
"IIad Good Luck" Says Wire From
IIardcvillc.

Columbia, Sept. 4.-Caughman
Brothers received a telegram tonight
from T.. ID. HOugh, in charge of the
bloodhounds near Hardeville, trailing
supposed robbers of Atlantic Coast
Line train. saying: Had good luck
VIII be i'm tomorrow" They infer
from this that theb lOOdhOunds sue
ccssfully trailcd the men supposed to
be guilty of the robbery. The only
thing here known Of the affair was a
telephone call from Hardeevillc this
morning to Caughman Brothers. for
And they were sent
down on the early Southern train. The
man who tclcphoncd said an Atlantic
Coast Line train had been held UP and
robbed near IIardeevillc. A special
train was waiting at IIardcevillc to
take the dogs to the scene of the hold
up,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
THIRD GERMAN WAR LOAN.
Indications Said to be Pointing to III
Success.

Berlin, Sept. 4.-(Via London.
The third German loan, announced
this week, is attracting much attention
and 1t is stated that everything indi-
Gates its success. Many big subscrip-
ions already have been announced.
The Krupp family has subscribed
slo'oOO.OOO and the Berlin municipal
lty $ll.25O,OOO. Many companies
nave subscribed several millions each.
banking circles, however, expect that
such company subscriptions will be
FEWER than in March, since many con-
Germs which were well supplied with
raw materials when the war broke ont
were able to continue operations and
put their profits into the March loan.
iatciy have earned no profits. the raw
materials having been worked up. 1t
Is expected, on the other hand. that
small subscribers will be more nu-
merous than ever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
EIGHT MILES BY DOGS,
Philip Trapp, Accused by COrOncr's
Jury of Murder, Arrested at Lu-

Philip Trapp, Accused by COrOner's
Jury of Murder, Arrested at Luz
gOT.
Columbia, Sept 6.-At an early hour
this morning the Caughman blood
hounds from Columbia caused the ar
rest at Lugoff Of the negro Philip
Trapp, accused by corOner's jury Of
killing at Blaney last Sunday his step
daughter, the widow Of Jules Smith,
who was shot in the affray several
months ago at the Winnsboro court
house.
The dogs trailed Trapp from Blaney
to LugOff, eight miles. The prisoner
was turned over to the sheriff of Ker-
shaw county. The same dogs were
used in the investigation of the train
robbery on the Atlantic Coast Line
at Ferrebee. between Charleston and
Savannah Friday night They picked
up the trail after % hours and their
work resulted in the arrest of a sus-
pect.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
Alabama for State Warehouse.

Columbia. Sept. 6.-Commissioner
Jno. l.. McLaurin was much gratified
at the news received Of the enacting
Of n warehouse law in Alabama. Mr.
McLaurin says that the house of rep
resentatives has been solid for the bill,
but the senate was doubtful.
In the early summer Mr.. McLaurin
went co Atlanta and advised commit
tees Of Georgia and Alabama legis-
latures on this matter. He declares
that the Alabama bill was pushed by
two manufacturers. Mr.. Nesbitt and
ex-Gov. Conner, who had the fore
sight to see that it would help mills
and farmers alike"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
THE F J PROBE.
NO INDI( frs ISSUED IN
LY +" kG CASE.
Cobb COu > rand Jury Unable to
flnd . nifty of Any OF Party.

Marie ia, Sept. 2.-The Cobb
county jury investigating the
lynch LEO NJ. Frank, near Ma
riettP jrted late today that:
"F Ee found several clues, but
we have been unable to find any one
who could identify any party. We
have done our best, under oath, and
we regret to state that we have been
unable to find enough evidence to in
dict any one for this crime"
After it is stated that the jury had
the active cooperation of Governor
Nat E. Harris, the State Attorney
General, Solicitor Herbert Clay and
other officials of Cobb county, the re-
port says:
I'VE have been unable to connect
anybody with the perpetration of this
offence, or to identify any one who
was connected with it, although we
have investigated the information fur
nished us by officers and other parties
and have followed up letters, signed
and unsigned, and to this end we
have subpoenaed and examined many
witnesses in an effort to disclose the
perpetrators of this crime, but none
Of these witnesses could identify any
Of the parties.
I'VE find, from investigation, that
the officers of the law and the citi-
zens of our town and cou- ty knew
nothing Of this crime until they heard
Of the body being found near Frey's
gin in this county. The city of Mari
eta and the county of Cobb were
quiet before this trouble, are quiet
now, and all reports to the contrary
are untrue"
Upwards Of thirty-five witnesses
were examined yesterday and today.
They included the chief of poli.e and
other citizens of Atlanta and individ-
uals of every walk of life in Marietta.
Anonymous letters referred to in the
report, still are being received by off,
cials Of Cobb county and others, but
the tendency now is to ignore them.
Marietta is not in the frenziod-
state of turmoil that has been pic
tured," said Solicitor Clay today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
COLUMBIA LAWYER DIES
Robert w. Shand Passes Away After
Useful Life.

Columbia, Sept. 5.-Robert w.
Shand, the dean of the Columbia bar
and one Of the most eminent LAWYERS
OF South Carolina, died of heart trou-
bic at 1916 o'clock last evening at his
home in Shandon. He was rs years
OF age. His health had been failing
for several months. Funeral services
VIII be held this afternoon at $50
o'clock in Trinity church. The inter-
ment will be in the churchyard.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
SURPRISE BUT NJ ANXIETY.
OfFIClAE WASHINGTON NOT
GREATLY PERTURBED.
Officials Think There Nav be Satisfac-
tory Explanation of Attack Upon
Allan Liner.
5.--OMciAl


Washington received news of the tor
pedOing of the Allan liner Hesperian
by German submarine with uncOn-
cealed surprise, though there was
none of the grave anxiety that fol-
lowed the sinking of the Arabic Com
ment was withheld at both the White
House and state department, pending
detailed reports, but it was learned
that high officials regarded it as in
conceivable that after the assurances
given by the German government last
week a German submarine command
'er had without warning launched a
torpedo at peaceful passenger vessel
President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing heard of the incident first
through Associated Press dispatches.
Later cable reports from Ambassador
Page at London and Consul Frost at
Queenstown announced the torpe-
doing Of the Hesperian with a loss
.of about eight lives, none Of them
Americans. Reports made public by
the state department did not mention
whether the vessel was armed or at
tempted to escape, but other advices
indicated that while the British ad-
miralty believed there had been no
warning it would not announce it as
q fact
Some significance was attached to
Consul FrOsts statement that the
Hesperian carried mounted and vis-
ible on her stern Al inch rifle. While
|internationa! law permits merchant
men to have guns for defensive pur-
poses, particularly when they are Of
small calibre and mounted aft, it was
POINTED out that if the Allan liner
|acted at all suspiciOusly after being
EapproaC I'd the presence Of this gun
probably would figure prominently in
the submarine commanders report of
the torpedoing.
No German official was in Wash
'sngton today. Ambassador Won Bern
stOrff having left the city. He has
given Secretary Lansing assurances
that German submarines would sink
no more liners without warning.
Remembering the oral and written
words Of the ambassador, as we'll as
the unqualified declaration by Foreign
Minister Won Jagow at Berlin that it
was not the policy of Germany to sink
passenger vessels without warning,
American officials appeared confident
there would be a satisfactory explana-
ton Of the Hesperian case in spite of
the statements of her passengers that
she was tOrpedoed without warning.
1t was suggested in some quar-
ters that perhaps the ship struck a
floating mine and in others that she
must have attempted to escape after
being spoken by submarine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
Artillery Combats Continue.

Paris. Sept. 4 (OficiaD ARTILLERY
combats were especially violent last
night north and south OF Arras. and at
several other points along the line.
Our mines extensively damaged the
enemies works i'm the envlrons OF
Vauquols.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
GERMAN ADVANCE, CHECKED.
RUSSIANS HAVE RALLIED, SAYS
BERLIN REPORT, AND ARE
4, sTEMMING TIDE yOF
TEUTONIC INVA4
SION.
AT Only One Point 1Iave Germans
Gained-In Caucausus Russians
HIVE Captured Trenches and Pris-
oners from Turks-In Turkish Capt.
tnl Feeling Grows Against Their
German Allies-Artillery Fight I'm
West.

Berlin, Sept. "a British trans
port has been sunk of the Dardanelies
and over eighteen hundred soldiers
were drowned.
The news OF the sinking came in
dispatches from Sofia. which stated
that the transport struck mine. Six
hundred bodies have been recovered.
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Russians Defeat Turks.

Petrograd. Sept. 4.-The official re-
port OF Caucasus operations states
that the Russians took several Turk
ish trenches with the bayonet In the
region OF Lake Akhiezgel on Wednes-
day. capturing several guns and two
hundred prisoners.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
GERMAN PROGRESS CHECKED


Berlin. Sept. 4.-The Germans cap
tured the bridgehead at Friedriech-
stadt on the Dvina by storm. Thirty
three hundred Russians were captur-
ed. The triumphant progress of the
Germans at other points seems stop
ped. The official report shows that
the Russians have at last rallied and
are Offering desperate resistance. The
general stan admits that lighting con-
tinues ut Grodno. though the forts are
In the hands OF the Germans Won
Hindenburg has been checked i'm his
efforts along center. Mackensen has
heen unable To effect u crossing OF the
Jaziolda river.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
Big Artillery Battle.

Paris. Sept. Ga violent bonn
bardment, both sides using artillery
OF all calibrcs, was Officially reported
today. 1t was most violent last night
In the vicinity Of Arras, Rolincourt
and Bretancourt. There have been
mine conflicts in the Argonnes. Avia-
tors bombarded the German barracks
at Dieuze and Morhange.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
FINE NEW SCHOOL.
Building, Constructed at
Cost OF $4,000, Accepted by Trus-

Spartanburg, Sept. 5.-The Fremont
Avenue school building erected by
Willard-Boggs Construction company,
was accepted by the school board of
trustees yesterday afternoon. The
building, which cost $4,000, contains
IL rooms and an auditorium seating
400, and was completed ten days ahead
of the scheduled contract This school
is situated in the north side Of the
city and will fill a need for a school
that has long existed. The building
is one of the most modern in the
State, the last word in ventilation and
light being in evidence.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
Russian Front Cnchanncd.

Berlin. Sept. 6.-There Is little
change In the Russian front. Prince
Leopolds Bavarian army Is fighting
rear guard engagements with the Rus
slams ana advancing. Hindcnburg is
nearing the Niemen. while Matncn-
sens army IL advancing northeast of
Prushany.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
GERMAN ADVANCE CONTINUES
GERMANS CLAIM SUCCESS IN
DRIVE AGAINST RIGA.
Report Capture of Fortified Bridge
head OH Dvina, Which Might Put
iiussians I'm North i'm Critical PO-
sitiOn--MuscOvitcs Expected to
Make Strong Stand on River.

London, Sept. 3.-The Germans to-
day claim to have carried by assault
the fortified bridgehead at Len
nevada on the Dvina river between
Friedrichstadt and Riga. This is con-
sidered the most critical point on
the whole Russian front. for should
the Germans cross the Dvina the
Russians would be compelled to
evacuate Riga, and their position be-
tween the Dvina and Wilma, and even
southwest of Wilma would be leopard
lied.
However, the Germans did not yet
claim to have crossed the river,
which is defended by reinforced
army under Gen. Russky, who stop
ped the previous German advance on
the Bzura river in front of Warsaw.
Military critics believe the Rus
slams will make a stubborn defense
and say that should they fail here
the German fleet probably would
gain command of the Gulf Of Riga
and by landing troops at Pernau
would shorten considerably the pro-
tracted march to Petrograd, which is
understood to be the ultimate Ger
man objective.
In view Of the importance Of the
battle raging along the lower Dvina,
the lighting elsewhere loses some of
it's interest. GrOdnO, which the Rus
slams evacuated. apparently proved
an empty shell to the Germans, as
they captured only 400 prisoners after
street fighting. Northwest of wilma
the Russians are on the offensive,
and while the Germans say the Rus
sian cOunterattacks have failed,
Petrograd claims that the counter
offensive seriously threatens the
German left flank and communica-
tions with the army OF Lieut.. Gen.
Won Eichhorn.
The Russian centre. still is retiring
through the marshy districts. How
ever, every day the Russians are TAX
ing toll of their pursuers. The Rus
slams also are Offering resistance to
the Austro- offensive IN
Galicia and sOutheastward of Lutsk
they hold front of some so miles
There still is some doubt as to what
the Austro-German intentions are in
the southeast. Military critics differ
as to whether there will be an ad-
vance on Kiev or an attempt to pro-
ject wedge between the Russian
armies and Roumania, which would
make it a serious matter for Rou-
mania to refuse longer Germany's de-
mand for free passage Of munitions
over Roumania railways for the
Turks. who are reported to be short
of shells.
No official news has been received
of the Dardanelles operations since
the report last Wednesday from Gen.
Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the
British forces on the peninsula.
The continued successes of the
Austro-Germans in the East lead
many writer's to the conclusion that
the sustained bombardment of the
German lines in the West means an
early move by the entente allies The
critics point to this, the thorough re-
distribution Of the British and French
armies and the shelling of Zeebrugge
some days ago as heralding some
thihg at least preliminary to a gen.
eral offensive.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
TURKISH BRIDGE DESTROYED.
Daring Exploit by Crew OF British
Submarine.

Athens. Sept. 4.-The crew OF a
British submarine landed at Krotzou
last week and dynamitcd Gebriz
bridge. 2s miles from Constantinopie.
1t was one of the most daring feats
yet performed.
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Turks Protest Against Germans.

London, Sept. A Central News
dispatch states that feeling against
the Germans at COnstantinOplc is in
tense. one official was killed I'm the
barracks. Placards have been posted
protesting the Germans are running
the country.
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London. Sept. 3.-The British
steamers Roumaine. whiteheld. and
Davona, have been summarized. The
crews were saved.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
Russians Check Gcrmans.

Vienna. Sept. Cit was officially
announced today that strong Russian
resistance In checking the Teuton ad-
vance In East Galicla and Volhyniain,
Bessarabia and west Tarno pol The
Teutons have made further gains on
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
Germany Broke Promise.

London. Sept. 6.-The English
newspapers bitterly commented on the
sinking OF the Hesperian by German
submarine today. They declare that
Germany broke it's promise.
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CarranZa Takes SaltillO.

washington. Sept G.-Coniirmation
vi the report that Carranzistas under
commander Obrcgon occupied Saltillo
saturday was received at the state do
partment today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
AMERICAN STEAMER SUNK.
German Submarine Sends Lumber
Ship TO Bottom.

San Francisco. Sept. "a cable
gram to the Marine Exchange states
that the American steamer William II.
Lewis was sunk by a German subma-
rine of Queenstown. The crew OF
thirty were saved by n Danish vessel.
The ship carried cargo OF lumber
from Everett. Washington.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-09-08
Turks Confident of Success.

Berlin. Sept. 6.-The German
Crown Prince Frederick sent congrat-
ulations to tho Turkish minister Of
war on the splendid victory of the
Turks Mt Anafarta. The Turks de-
clare they will soon be able to throw
the "allies invaders into the sea-"