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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Alice Mullenix Has One
Brother and He Is Eight
Years Old

I Juniors:
thought | would write you rev
lin S. | have one brother. HIS name ID
Alfred. He is eight years old. go 70 the
Irving school am in the Sth room at
school I have six studies. They are
reading. geography. spelling, arithmetic
music and writing. My teachers name
Is Miss Cremer.
Alice Mullenix,
COL Chester Ave-, Ottumwa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
THE COURIER JUNIOR
Published by
THE COURIER PRINTING co.
Ottumwa, Iowa
MATILDA DEVEREAUx
EDITOR
AvALENT,NE CONTEST.

Dear Juniors: Valentine DAY WIZ
soon be here, so we must have Valeh-
tine contest Well we want some very
short stories and the writer OF the pest
one will receive box of candy FOR a
valentine. All the other writer's Will
receive pretty valentines. The contest
opens today and closes wednesday,
February 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
COMPETITIONS WANTTD.

Wn invi'n all the Juniors to send IN
school compositions each week. The
VII ers cc7 select prizes from among
the following articles: Ice skates,
hook, souvenir spoon. a beautiful doll.
knife, work basket. box of candy, let
ter paper or string of beads.
Frank Haiss is awarded the compost
ton prize.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
Glenn LOOMS, a New Junior
Goes to the ROsser
School

To the Courier Junior am little
boy eight years old.
I go to Rosser school.
| am in the second grade.
My teachers name is Miss Lillian
Erskine. | like her fine.
For pets I have one horse. His
name is Captain. / have one colt
Her name is Bird.
l have one little brother. His name
is Stanley.
AS this is my first letter to the
Courier Junior will close.
Glenn Loomis.
DOuds-L eandO Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
sEvEN RULES FOR THE JUNIOR

/. Use one side of the paper only.
Q, Write neatly and legibly, using
ink or sharp lead pencil.
s. Always sign your name IN full
and state your age.
4. Do rot copy stories or poetry and
send us as your own work.
s. Number your pages.
6. Always state choice of prize on
separate piece of paper with name
and address in full.
4. Address envelope to The Courier
Junior
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-02-06
IT POST CARDS.

SEND OUT POST CARDS.
We are again sending out post CARDS
to the Juniors after their letters or
stories appear in the Junior.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
MISS HOPKINS BRIDE
OF ROYAL w. SMITH
Daughter of Town Clerk and Mrs. Hop.
kins Married by Rev. George E.
Tomkinson-Lef by Automobile.

Miss Helen Leone Hopkins, older daugh-
ter of Town Clerk and Mrs Carl s Hop
kins, and Royal Warren Smith, son Of
Mrs Jennie f. Smith of Randolph, were
married in the brides home at ~ West
ern avenue at noon yesterday by Rev.
George Z. Tomkinson, pastor Of the First
Baptist church, of which both the bride
and bridegroom are members. The house
was decorated prettily with palms and
flowers Only members of the families
We're present, with the exception Of Miss
Maud A. Brown, a lifelong friend Of the
bride Miss Hopkins carried a bouquet OF
bride roses Rev. Mr.. Tomkinson used a
double ring service.
Immediately after the ceremony the
newly married couple started for an auto
mobile trip through the northern part Of
the state and on. their return home they
will live in Rev. e. w Snaps house al
| 3S Prospect stfeet. Mr. Smith has beer
employed by Hopkins, the florist at tn,
store on Main street. Mrs. Smith has al
ways lived in town. She graduated from
the Brattleboro high school in the class o
1910 and after taking a course at TIN
lClawson- Hamilton commercial college sin
ibegan work for her father in the towl
clerks office and has been assistant tow
lclerk She also has been assistant to TIN
Ipastor of the First Baptist church the pas
wear
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
RESUSCITATED
AFTER FOUR HOURS
Orland Capen, 13, Fell into Canal, and
Wa1 Taken from Water 10
Minutes Later.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS, Sept.


Orlando Capen, 13, who fell into a
canal near the International Paper
company S mill about 10 O'Clock Sat
urday night and who was removed
from the water 10 minutes later, was
resuscitated at the Rockingham hospi-
tai, after the physicians had worked
ovef him four hours,
With two companions the Capen boy
was playing near the canal when he
fell into the swift water which carried
him against the rack beneath j. 7.
Moore & Son s mill. The boys com
panions notified Dr. J. T. Hill and word
was also sent to Chief of Police w. f.
Severance.
Volunteers went to work upon tho
body as soon as it was taken from the
water and their efforts were rewarded
an hour later with signs of returning
life. 1t was after clock Sunday
morning when the lad was in such a
condition that his recovery was as
sured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
TRIP OF S91 MILES
ENDS WITH MISHAP
Automobile Turned in Front of L. K
BARRIERS s Motorcycle - Machines
Damaged, but Nobody Hurt.

An accident overlook Lawrence X. Bar
Der yesterday afternoon while he was
within half a mile from home on the con
Guiding lap of a motorcycle trip of S91
miles. Mr. Barber, who has position in
the Peoples National bank, and Charles
Squires and Walter Wright started Thurs
day morning for Niagara Falls, \. Y, by
motorcycles, stopping in Utica, Rochester
and other places.
Mr. Barber was coming down Canal
street on his way home and just before
reaching the junction of Canal and Clark
streets near the cobblestone house an
automobile owned by Mr. Hall of Will
mington turned in front of him to 60 on
| to Clark street Mr. Barber had not
| time to avoid collision, but he set the
| brake and his motorcycle slid into the
automobile
| Nobody was hurt, but the motorcycle
was damaged to the extent Of about 81,
and a steering rod on the automobile was
bent and one shoe cut 50 that chang,
was necessary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
DIRECTORY PUBLISHERS SUE.
H. A. Manning Co. Seeks Injunction
and Damages from Burlington Man.

The case of the H. A. Manning Co
of Springfield, Mass, publishers of di-
rectories, against w. Harold Waite
of Burlington, will be begun before
Judge James B. Donoway of Middle
bury, special master, in Burlington to-
morrow Judge Frank f. Barber OF
Brattleboro viii represent the plaintiff
and Attorneys V. a. Bullard and Sher-
man r. Moulton of Burlington the de
fendant. The hearing is on the peti-
tion of the Manning company for an
injunction and damages
A year or more ago the Manning
company bought the right to publisf
the Burlington directory, previously
published by Waite & Co Later tn,
defendant, a son of the senior membe
Of Waite & Co., began to solicit busi
ness, it is alleged, for the publication
of new city directory of Burlington
The Manning company brought a bill
/ in equity and Judge l.. P. Slack of ST
,Johnsbury issued temporary injune
tion against Waite, restraining hir
from soliciting business on the repre-
lsentation that the old concern was t
issue another directory. The plaintii
now seeks to have the injunction mad
permanent. Richard Talbot of Spring
field is associated with I'll. G. & L. i
Barber as counsel for the Mannin
company. but he will not be presen
tomorrow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
BBATTLEBORO WOMAN
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Miss Ida B. Fox in Brother -in-Law's
Car Which Ran Into Horse
Fence Saved Steep Drop.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Menard of West
Springfield, Mass. and Mrs. Menard's sis
ter, Miss Ida B. Fox of West Brattleboro,
escaped death by a miracle Sunday night
on the West Springfield road in West
Springfield, when Mr.. Menard turned his
car sharply to one side of the road to
avoid crashing into a herse, driven by ia
cob Shapiro and was saved from steep
drop over the embankment only by a
wooden fence.
The automobile was going toward West
field, while the horse was going east. The
automobile hit the horse as it swung to
one side, breaking its back so that it was
necessary to shoot the animal Mr.. Sha-
piro sustained a wrenched knee, and was
taken to Springfield. The rest of the par
ty were badly shaken up, but not seriously
injured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The First Regiment band will give
concert tonight in Esteyville and to-
morrow night on the common.
The public schools opened today al
ter the summer vacation with a large
attendance of pupils in every school,
and it is known that more are to come
later.
About p young people of the Metho-
dist Sunday school, members of the
Attainers and knights of Wesley
organized classes, enjoyed their second
annual picnic yesterday afternoon and
evening on Melrose hill
The program at the meeting of Pro-
tective Grange Wednesday evening will
include an address by Mrs. Ladd, lee
Grange. Supper viii be served, to
which all members are requested to
contribute.
Charlie Chaplin will be seen today
at the Princess theater in the single
| reel comedy, The New Janitor The
program viii also include the third ep-
| isode of The Diamond from the SKY
| and the three-act LEbin feature, Great
er Than Art.
| The Daughters of the American Rev
| olution and the Daughters of 1912 are
invited by Capt. f. w. Gibson to be
present at the war drama, Under the
| Stars and Stropes, given under the
| auspices of Company l, V. \. G., in
the Auditorium Thursday evening.
Friends in town have received cards
announcing the marriage of Miss Bea
trice Jacobs of Springfield, Mass, for
merly of Brattleboro, and William Ben
iamin of Springfield, this state. They
were married in Perkinsville Aug. 5 by
Rev. A. J. Hopkins.
| There was a family reunion yester
day in the home of Mrs. a. o. John
son, Western avenue, of the johnson
Blanchard families. Thirtyfour were
present, which included Mrs. Doroth,
Gleason and daughter, Mrs. III. Z
Johnstone, and two children of Hamp
iton, Va. Mr. Gleason was for man.
years a resident of Halifax. At moor
a bountiful dinner was served, afte
which music and other entertainment
was given Several group picture
! were taken during the day.
Carl s. Hopkins, Esq, issued min
: marriage licenses Saturday and elgh
n of the couples were married in tow
: that day, six of the ceremonies bein
0 performed by Mr.. Hopkins. Two cor
e Piles came together and asked to hav
e a double ceremony performed. The
: were James Peter Kane of Holyok'
J. Mass whose bride was Miss Ler
& Mary Roy of Chicopee Falls, Mass, an
It lThomas Francis O'Connell of Sout
Hadley Falls, Mass, and Miss Gertrud
Elizabeth Cayer of Chicopee Fall
sMass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
Seven Steel Cars Carrying
0,O0O, 900 from Halifax
to New York City
is GUARDED BY
FORTY ARMED MEN
The Value Of the Shipment Is $780,
100000 in Excess of the Two Pre-
vious Consigllments Designed to Eo2-
ster Up England's Credit.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. l. The
value of the gold and securities which
were brought into Halifax yesterday
on the fast cruiser, Argyle, and passed
through Maine early today on the way
to New York to strengthen English
credit is nearly $S0,00O,00O.
1t consists of 11,630000 English SOW
ereigns, gold, equivalent to about $16,-
100000, and $7,S5O,OO0 in United
States coin. The value of the bonds is
$l4,O0O,0OO This is $30,0OO,O0O in ex-
cess of each of the two previous con-
signments
A different route from this city to
New York than that of two previous
shipments was taken today by the spe-
cial train of seven steel express ears.
The train, guarded by two score
armed men and protected by a pilot
train, reached here at S.57 a. m. and
10 minutes later, after changing en-
gines, was sent out over the Worcester,
Nashua and Portland division of the
Boston Maine railroad. 1t should
reach New York this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07

formation he had received from the
British admiralty, which disclaimed
that the ship had been used in military
service since the beginning of the war.
The officials wish to have full oppor-
tunity for the receipt of official reports
from both German and British sources
The consular officers in England mean
while will gather statements from
Americans who were on board. There
is a strong possibility that the United
States may change her attitude toward
what constitutes arming a merchant
vessel and in the light of Developments
on submarine warfare may hold that
the mounting of small defence guns,
heretofore considered as not arming a
ship, may be considered armament,
which will remove such vessel from
the non combatant class.
State department officials have strong
indications of this today and stated
that when the United States at the be.
ginning of the war declared that pas
senger ships carrying guns of small
,calibre would be permitted to enter and
leave ports and would not be classed
as war vessels submarines had not de
veloped to the present stage. Officials
point out that Al gun such as is
reported to have been mounted on the
Hesperian is of sufficient size to sink
submarine. Proof Of this fact, officials
think, might be construed as a purpose
to challenge the German blockaders.
1t was pointed out that the British
ship Waimana, mounting a small gun
has been held up for some time at
Newport News, while the state depart
ment has been deciding her status. Of
ficials admitted that a decision on this
point involving change in American
procedure toward such ships will be
far-reaching Importance in any situa.
tion arising over the submarine ques
tion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY Y

There are no signs of any lessenins
of the notable artillery activity along
the front in France, to which the Off
cial reports from Paris recently have
been almost exclusively devoted.
Today's statement mentions Souchez,
the vicinity of Roye and of Nouvron
and the plateau of Quennvieres as the
scenes of severe fighting by artillery
men.
German aviators twice dropped
bombs on Gardiner in the Vosges, kill
| ing two persons in their second attack,
Paris reports.
The German admiralty announces to
day that a small British cruiser of an
old type was sunk several weeks agc
by the German submarine U-27 off th
Hebrides.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
WANTS BIGGER FARES.
Bay State Railway Company Files Pc
tition with Commissioners.

BOSTON, Sept Z. = A petition for
fare distances was flied by the Bay
State Railway company with the pub
lie service commission today The pc
tition applies to lines within the
state. The specific increase asked for
ia from five to six cents on all lines
the modification of the transfer system
and the issuance of nine-ride tickets
for 50 cents for use in larger communi
ties Ct the system.
The Bay State Railway company
operates trolley lines throughout the
greater part of eastern Massachusett:
| to southern New Hampshire in the
north and Newport, r. l., in the south
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
Stolen Goods Recovered.

An inspector Of the railroad was led by
the boy yesterday to place near the
South Vernon station where they un-
earthed three overcoats, a part of booty
stolen from a car there last Wednesday
night. That theft consisted of four over
coats and seven suits of clothes.
Brawn was brought here yesterday and
Sheriff c. Z. Mann and Deputy Sheriff II.
| +. Harris went by automobile yesterday
| to Springfield and cot Leibwotz He took
lthem to three different place in North
ampton, Mass, where he had sold suits Of
| clothes for 50 each, and they recovered
those Another suit he said he had sold
in Hinsdale, y. H, and one more stolen
suit Leibwotz was wearing Leibwotl
claims he was discharged from the army
Aug. S at Fort Leavenworth Kansas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
AGAINST CoNsCRIPTIoN.
Resolution Unanimously Passed b
English Trades Union Congress.

BRISTOL, England, Sept IA reso-
luton against conscription was passed
unanimously at today's session of the
trades union congress. The resolution
was forwarded through Premier As
quith, Earl Kitchener, Chancellor Da
vid Lloyd George and Lord Northcliffe
The congress also declared in favor OF
naturalization of the railroads, stat
ing that the experience of the govern
ment in managing the road during th'
war was sufliently encouraging to JUST
! fly this step.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
WAS nESPERIAN
AN ARMED VESSEL?
A 4.7-Inch Gun Would Be of Sufficient
Size to Sink a Submarine, Of
ficials State.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Z. = Today's
official dispatches still left in doubt
whether the Allan liner Hesperian was
sunk by torpedo or a mine. The
state department and the White House
continued to delay any action or decis.
ion.
Secretary Lansing said his reports
were inconclusive and failed to estab-
lish exactly how the ship was destroy
ed.
One despatch from Consul Frost re
ferred to the Hespian as having been
sunk linear where she was torpedoed. >
Ambassador Page transmitted the in
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07

The oldest Mason in the world is A
braham Kittlehune of 1897 Greenwood
avenue, Detroit Mr. Kittlehune is 1Os.
He Joined the order at Waterford, N.
Y. in 1927 This classification has been
decided by committee and is Official
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07

BERLIN, Sept. 7.-Submarine U-27
had not figured conspieuously in the
record of German naval operations
She was built in 1913, at the same
time as the U-19. These craft displac-
ing $40 tons, were among the speed
lest of L boats constructed up to 1912,
being capable of making II knots on
the surface and II knots when sub.
merged. She was equipped with three
torpedo tubes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07

to respond to the call He was followed
soon by the ambulance and X E. Mosher
and Murray Tucker, members of the ga
rage firm Of Mosher < Tucker, who had
received the telephone message for help,
hurried to the scene in a big car.
They put Mr. Ware, Mr.. Cressy and
Mr.. johnson into their car and brought
them back to Brattleboro, Mr.. Ware in
sisting upon being taken to his home. Mr..
Cressy was unconscious most Of the time
on the ride over, but Mr.. Johnson was
suffering mostly from the shaking up and
complained Of one wrist
Streeter's Condition Unchanged.
II. A. Streeter was placed on the
stretcher in the ambulance and ac-
companied by his brother, whose only in
iuries consisted of bruises and a lame
back. 1t was evident that the former wa,
in very serious condition. He had al
ugly wound on his head and the surgeons
feared severe fracture at the base of tht
skull. His condition remained about the
same all night and had not materially
changed at 2.30 this afternoon.
N-ray photographs were made this fore
noon to determine positively whether Mr.
Streeter's skull was fractured, but they
were not satisfactory and others have
been made, the result of which will b,
known late this afternoon.
Mr.. Ware was taken to the hospita
this morning in the ambulance in orde
that the exact nature of the injury to hi.
foot and ankle might be determined.
The wrecked car was dragged into tn,
Mosher garage last night. The front axl,
was broken, the mudguard and engin,
hood torn off and other material damag,
done to the front of the car. The seat
appeared to have escaped damage, as wei
as bhe back wheels.
,, The car and men fell down an eight-foor
| embanlment and the Ford car was no
only upside down, but was turned arount
headed in the direction from which
| came. Those who saw the wreck later
as well as those who were almost imme
diately on the spot, cannot understand
how any of the men escaped with thei
| lives
| II. A. Streeter is a son of Capt. H
| Streeter, the wel-known pension agent
and brother of Frank c. Streeter and Mrs
| Rollin II. Brown, all Of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
BACK FROM ITALY.
Gen. Joffre Expresses Gratitude for His
Hospitable Reception.

PARIS, Sept. Gen. Joffre, the
French ommander-in-chief, returned
last night to France after his visit Of
two davs at the Italian front. On
reaching Modane on the Franco Italian
border he despatched to Gen. Cadorna,
the Italian commander in chief, tele-
gram expressing gratitude for the hos
pitable reception accorded to him by
King Victor Emmanuel and the army
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH.

Thursday, Sept 8, at 3 p. m.-Annual
meeting Of the Woman's association in the
chapel to hear reports Of last years work
and to elect officers and committees for
tie coming year Tea viii be served at
the close Of the meeting Every woman
in the parish is a member of the assoeia-
ton. 1t is hoped that every one who can
possibly do so may be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07

The Unitarian fair will open at the
parish house tomorrow afternoon at 3
clock Many attractive fancy and
useful articles, including aprons, have
been made. Homemade jellies and
candies, japanese novelties, flowers and
toys are among the offerings. Tea will
be served. No admission fee will be
charged.-Adv. 1ol
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07

A dense cloud of gnats lowering near
Minneapolis church spire caused one
Of the most unique false alarms on re.
cord. Observers thought smoke was
coming from the church and sent fol
the department.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.

Wednesday, Sept s, at 215 p. M
Members Of Wantastiquet lodge will meet
in Odd Fellows hall to attend the funeral
of Brother Don A. Wilder Bring badges
and white gloves
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy, Probably With Showers
Tonight and Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, Sept. Z. The
weather forecast: Partly cloudy, prob
ably with showers in the interior to
night and Wednesday. Moderate souti
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-07
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.

Christian Endeavor meeting tonight at
TO Mrs IT. i. Smith leader.