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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-23
TOWN HEND.

Miss Malvina Bills of Newfane is visit
ing friends in town.
Miss Annie Potwine went Friday to
Brattleboro to spend the weekend.
Mrs l.. f. Marble of Bellows Falls is a
guest in the home of Mrs. w. NJ Sparks
Mrs A. r. Marsh left Saturday morning
to spend the weekend with relatives in
Westmoreland
Mrs Addie Gordon Of Wardsboro was
guest in the home of her brother, \. ID.
Benson, Thursday
Miss Ida Lewis will again preach in the
Baptist church Sunday, Oct. "a, in the alb
sence OF Rev. H. E. Levoy.
Attendants of the Congregational church
are cordially invited to listen to Mrs. Ell
more's missionary address in the Baptist
church Sunday evening
Mr. and Mrs A. NJ. Jewett of Rodman,
y. Y, are being entertained in the home
| of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Heath. They made
the trip by automobile
| Mr.. and Mrs. McCoe of Ryegate have
/ been visitors in the home Of her sister
/ Mrs. Charles Mills Mrs. Mills returned
with them for a two-weeks stay.
| i. 5. Hebb, who had been for some time
in the home of his son, George Hebb, left
Thursday to visit relatives in various part
of the state. He expects to spend the win
ter with his sister in Jacksonville.
The various articles to be exhibited b!
the students of the seminary at the Boys
and Girls exposition in Rutland mex
week were arranged on exhibition IN Prot
G. w. Powers's Office Friday afternoon an
an invitation given to the public to IN
spect them The articles were very cred
table to the school, including severa
handsome pieces of fancy work, one
piece dress, whitfield and carved WOO
: work, several ingeniously made farmin
5 aids, also a small collection of good vegt
? tables. The cooking exhibits will be sen
Monday. Several articles in this line hay
1 been promised. The delegates from til
, classes who viii attend Thursday are
s Senior, Miss Della Beebee; junior, Mis-
: Della Lawrence; sophoomre, Miss Edit
n Meacham; freshman. Wales Cheney. II
t seminary teachers will attend the san
: day. The teacher training class viii hay
a vacation through the week that their i
structor, Miss Marion Graves, may after
: the teachers state meeting IN Rutland
= connection with the exposition
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-23
WEST NORTHFIELD, MASS.

Mrs Raglan and Mrs. Lambert who
have been i'll, are improving.
Mrs. George G. Hammond of Boston
was at F. A. Adams the first CT the
week.
Mrs. Cecil Wilson who had been in
Boston and visiting friends about two
weeks, has returned home.
Mrs. r. d. Doolittle and Mrs. T. A.
Adams were in Richford, VT, last week
as delegates to the Sunday school con
yent.on.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-23
NO MATTER WHAT YOUR

confidence in the future is, you can at
least count on an annuity - provided
You have one. Have you? National
Life ms. Co., of Vt. (Mutual) =
EARLE s. KINsLEY, General Agent
Rutland, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-23
BELLOWS FALLS.
SMITH BABY A CHAMPION.
Scores 90 Per Cent in Contest Managed
by Womans Club.

The winner Of the better babies con
test, held Sept. IS, were announced at
meeting in High School hall yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Edward Kirk
land, chairman of the civics committee
of the Bellows Falls Woman s club,
which supervised the contest, presided.
The champion baby, who received a
bronze medal, was Margaret Louise
Smith, aged seven months, of Chester.
Her average was 80 per cent. Other
winners were George Andoska, 1O
months, of Bellows Falls, 90 per cent;
Pearl Snow, IS months, of Saxtons Riv-
er, % per cent; Paul Dighton Calvin
IA months, of Saxtons River, 92.5 pei
cent, and Harold Francis Cady, 2C
months, of Bellows Falls, 92.5 per cent
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-23

By chemical process oil is being
extracted on commercial scale in II
ally from the heretofore refuse grape
seeds Of the Wine making districts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-23

When you fail to do some fool thing,
try, try again is not the motto to
follow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-10-23

New York leads the states in salt
production.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
British Back
DOun in the
Hooking Case

/ WASHINGTON. Dec. .. - Great
Z Britain advised the United States to-
day that in response TO the state de-
partments protest in the case OF the
steamship Hooking and other vessels
[ OF the American Transatlantic com
pany. orders requisitioning the Hook
ins and GeneSee would be cancelled
and test cases would be- tried prompt
| ~ IN prize court 10 dispose OF the
charge that the company H. partly
German owned
Two Of the steamers seized by Brit
ish cruisers, the Winnebaco and the
Kankakee will be released under
bond. The Hooking and Genesee
cases will be- made the basis OF the
test. To accelerate disposition Of the
issue. these cases will be transferred
from Halifax and St Lucia. 10 Lon
don. thus avoiding delay by appeals
from subordinate courts.
Notice Of Great Britain's action
came To secretary Lansing through
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice. the British am.
bassadOr here. and Ambassador Page
at London
After the seizure Of the Hooking
and Genesee it was announced that
they were To be- requisitioned for the
use Of the British government without
awaiting the outcome OF prize court
proceedings. The United States pro-
tested vigorously. insisting that cases
involving vessels OF American registry.
be dealt with regularly and without
delay I'm the prize courts
The Transatlantic company has
hled anidavits from its Stockholders in
an effort 20 prove that every share Is
owned by citizens Of the United states
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ship lines in the bill OF equity be filed
AGAINST The New York. Sow Haven A.
Hartford railroad in 1908 under the
sherman antitrust law Mr. Mellen
tesilhed that the reason Colonel RoOsc-
welt ordered tho exclusion Of The steam
ship feature was because of miaun-
derfianding Melleu had with him over
what bad been said in his Interview
With Tho then president in 1907 ON tho
question of tho New Havon'a selling
all its steamship properties tO Charles
" Morse. Mr. Mellen had previously
testified that Colonel Roosevelt had
not favored tho Ncw Havens dispor
inE Of the properties 90 Morse AT a
later date said Mr. McUcn. today.
Mr Roosevelt felt that had used
what he said as n basis for going furth-
or Than ] wac entitled to was very
much exercised over this miaundcr
standing . obtained from Herbert
Knox smithf commissioner OF coruora.
lions. who wae present af the infer.
viowI a memorandum ~ wha' had
franrpirod. which sustained me- and
aafie0ef mr that vas reht"
Uid that satisfy Mr. Rooscvclfs"
asked Charles p Choafo. cross examln-
or for tho defense so man ia con.
vinced against his viii. and Mr Roose.
welt has n will But DO did thia lie
excluded from tho bin ~ equity hled
arainsi fhe Now Haven during hia Al
miniafrafion aii mention ~ the steam.
ship lines
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
Germany Ready to Talk
Peace Compatible With
Her Dignity and Honor

BERLIN. via London, Dec. g.
So long as uncontrolled hatred Of
Germany, and the belief that Ger
many Is approaching a collapse,
continues to be the dominant idea
of the enemy countries, u would
be folly for Germany to take the
Initiative sin proposing terms OF
peace. Germany, howeve-, Is
ready at any time to consider
peace suggestion from the eour-
tries with which she Is at war:
does not wish a continuation of
the war and associates herself.
under these circumstances from
any responsibility for its proIonqa-
tion.
This Is the substance Of the Ger
man imperial ehaneellor's reply In
the Reichstag today to the Social.
ist Interpolation on peace. !.
which he painted a picture OF
Germany triumphant on all sides
and supplied with everything, even
" not In abundance, necessary to
the continuation Of the war.
The Interpolation was Intro
dueed by Or. Seheldemann in the
following terms:
rs the imperial chancellor ready
to give information az to the con
ditions under which he would he
willing to enter Into peace neootIa-
tlons7"
"if our enemies make peace
proposals compatible with GER
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
SUFFS ROUNDING
UP CONGRESSMEN

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-Woman suf
fragfsts made p round up OF congress.
men today and urged every member
/ they could find TO support the Susan
Y. Anthony federal suffrage amend.
ment
About fifty women. many Of them
suffrage leaders OF national promi
nence and all wearing the purple
white and gold OF the congressional
union for woman suffrage in annual
convention here. marched to the capi.
tol in a body and breaking into
groups went through the house and
senate office buildings
Later they reported, that in most
cases their reception was cordial. al.
though some members We're non-com.
initial and others were openly antag.
unistic.
Announcement was made a. che
business session % the Congressional
Union to-day thst Senator Thomas.
chairman OF the senate suffrage core
mittee. had definitely promised the
Union a hearing before the committed
December 10.
Miss Lucille AtchersOn. Of CoIum.
bus. Ohio. called az the White House
to-day just before President Wilson
started for her home city. After.
ward she telegraphed TO Columbus
that she had made tentative arrange.
ments for the President TO receive a
small suffrage delegation there
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
CONGRESS TO HAVE FOUR
DIFFERENT PLANS TO WORK
ON FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE

WASHINGTON Dec o.. Conrres.
Flonal military committees will be con.
frontcd with four radically differing
plans Cor building up national defence
as urged By President Wilson when
they .ettle down next week 10 inc
work nf framing army measures fo b.
praenfrd fo both houses
Aside from tho administrat plan
outlined M the presidents message.
tho senate and house commits viii
hav before them tentative schemes
offered by Senator CHAMBERLAIN and
Representative Hay. their respective
chalrun. and also the plan prepared
at Secretary Garrlsou's direction by
the war college division of tho army
general staff From these four pro
posals viii bo developed the solution
of thD problem. as fhcrr Is mo- indica.
tion fh1f serious cons alteration viii be-
given fhe universal military service
mra .Irea introduced hy several indt
viduiI mwbrra Of each house
The Cham boriain plan has little n
common with fhr IuIsfr8fIou pro
posals ft contains no mention of toe
continental army scheme. which Is toe
feature of the war department pro.
gram. and proposes Instead practically
douhling the standing army The Hav
scheme includes tho continental army
proposal virtually as presented ny
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
ANCONA NOTE BASED ON ADMISSION OF
AUSTRIA MADE IN OFFICIAL STATEMENT
p. S. 6. Plans
To Prevent
Accidents

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Dec. 9.-The
public service commission TODAY an
proved six reports OF accidents made
by r.. +. Winters, railroad inspec.
tor. and made recommendation look
ing toward prevention of further oc.
currences OF the kind.
one recommendation is that two
SAFETY chains instead OF one be at
tached TO each side of a wrecking
or relief car on railroads. This fol
lowed report Of the accident on a
branch OF the Baltimore a. Ohio near
MillwOOd. Jackson county. when n
wrecking train went through a trestle
inuring seven employees. The safety
chain had broken, permitting the
crane to knock out pillar OF the
bridge support.
The installation OF an additional
signal in the Pan Handle yards A.
wheeling where j. A. Swartz was
fatally injured recently. was recon.
mended. The report shows that the
accident was due TO a collision OF "A
trieght and passenger train and that
both trains were running too fast
An adequate block system for the
protection Of all trains and that con.
les Of all train orders be furnished en-.
ginemen on helper engines were re
commended as the result OF the In.
vestigatiOn Of the collision on the
Tig River branch of the Norfolk a.
Western In which one employe Va
killed and four employees and seven
passengers were injured
More careful placing of tracks un-
der mine tpples was recommended
following the report Of the fatal ir.
jury 10 y. VI. Sidebottom. near Logan.
on the Chesapeake & Ohio
The report on the death of Miss
Dora Alleman. ParEersburg school
teacher. when she was struck by a
car on the line Of the Kanawha Trac.
ton and Electric company Induced
the recommendation that the com
pany install tenders on all cars. Tho
Inspector reported that Miss AIleman
would ont have been killed had fen
der boon IN use
The report of the death of 4 G.
fetty. az Cairo. induced tho RECON-
mendation that greater caution be-
used in loading metal bnlefs ln cars
The fact that billets piled in cithct
end N a car. slid 10 tho center of tha
car. breaking it down and caueins
dcrailment led to Fctty's death
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peoples in the face Of repeated de-
feats. There is not a weak point
In the German reckoning. ~ our
enemies 90 not choose to accept
the sitUltion and end the war now,
they rivss 80 so later, Germany
can wait
The Heiehstag presented the
typical appearance OF momen-
tous day, there being not even
standing room In the galleries.
The American ambassador. James
w. Gerard, was among the dipIo-
mats present.
In his review Of the military
situation. the chancellor said:
''ln order 70 induce Bulgaria to
Hight for the entente, SerVia was
asked TO made a territorial con-
eesslon to which she was not in
inclined. Thus our enemies re-
mained at variance. The justi-
fed national demands Of Bulgaria
In Macedonia after the last Bal
kan war were considerably re-
strieted in favor Of servia.
"Now King Ferdinand has re-
deemed the pledge which he made
to his people az the end Of the
second Balkan war-that the Bull
oarian color3 which then. after
glorious fighting, but severe dis
appointment. were folded up,
tcortinued On Page sevsn-)
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
PEACE COUNCIL
DENIES CHARGES

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-The executive
committee OF Labor's Peace council.
the organization accused by United
States Attorney Marshall OF having
been financed by German money TO
instigate strikes in munitions factor
les, issued a statement today denounc-
ing the charge as slanderous ana
libelous
A resolutions passed by the commit
tee instructs former Congressman "A.
Robert Fowler. general counsel, to
take all legal steps 10 defend the
good name OF the council and bring
to justice those who have maliciousIy
assailed its honor and good name
The resolution praises Henry Ford
as the great American philanthropist.
denounces any increase in the United
States army and declares that the
council will continue its work IN be-
half OF peace.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
SHIP WAS ToRPEDoED BE.
FORE ALL PASSEN-
GERS WERE OFF.
Panic Aboard Made Case Unusual
One = Note Not Yet
Made Public.

WASHINGTON, Dec. e.-The
note the United States has sent
to Austria-Huneary on the sinking
OF the italian liner Ancona was
based, Il was learned tonight. pri
1arily upon the virtual admission
Of the Austro- Hungarian admir-
atty in its official statement that
the ship was torpedoed before all
the passengers had been removed
to place Of safety. IL was staed
also that the position Of the Unit
ed States, as outlined in its com
nunieation asking reparation for
American lives lost. and assur.
snces that such acts will not be
repeated, no matter whether
merchant stops upon the firina Of
warning shot by a warship or
after a pursuit, all the passengers
must be removed before the yes
sci Is sunk by a torpedo.
The text Of the note was not
made public tonight, as IL had
been indicated u would be. Off
eiais Of the state department re-
fused 20 discuss the communica-
~ ~ "fiy wy lNNtHiWH even 70
admit that u had been sent. u
was said that the failure 70 Give
out the note for publication was
due 70 the fact that the state de-
psrtment had not been advised Of
its arrival az Vienna.
Information concerning the prin-
eipal factor considered IN the
framing Of the American note was
obtained after u had been said az
the state department that no reply
TO the list of inquiries recently
submitted 20 the Vienna foreian
office through Ambassador Pen
teld had been received. The ad.
missions of the Austrian admiral
~ were contained In an official
statement issued on November -.
which, after giving the Austrian
version Of the chase of the An
coma, continued as follows:
Given Short Time
The submarine allowed a. minute
or the passenger aud crew fo abaf
fconenusd on Page TueIvsl
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many's dignity, and safety" said
Or. Won 6ethmann-Holl n oll~ea, then
we shall always be ready 70 dis
euss the subject So lonq as In
the countries Of our enemies the
guilt and ignorance OF statements
are entanoled with combustion OF
public opinion II would be folly
for Germany 10 make peace pro-
posals, which would not shorten.
but would lengthen the war. First.
the masks must be torn from their
faces"
The imperial chancellor In his
first speech. lasting half an hour.
explained the military situation
on all the fronts and declared
emphatlcally that Germany could
not be starved out The country
had enough food, IL properly dis
tributed. Germsny's enemies, he
said, were suffering more than
the Germans and paying higher
prices for food.
Rumors that Germany is on the
verge Of a collapse" said the
chancellor. "and the attribution Of
peace mission 10 every promi-
nent German who goes abroad.
Prince Won Bueiow, Prince Maxi
milllan OF Baden, Or. Solf. seere-
tary for the colonies, and Cardinal
Won Hartmann-reports In whIen
there Is not a word Of truth-are
all part OF a deliberate Campaign
20 keep up the splrits Of the enemy
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President Wilson. though it does not
contemplate an of the increases in the
regular establishment also suggested.
and would provide that the orranizezd
militia receive pay from the govern
Went ON scale of one fourth O ffhc
paw of the REGULAR army.
War College Plan Unknown
The war college plan has nor been
made public Dr. is generally under
stood. however to propose a. ar
larger increase iu The roeuiar armt
ilau tho administration recommends
Uons contemplate
senator Chamberlain proposes fo
create q rcucrpl staff corps with
which fhc present inspccto tor-penerars
department would bo consolidated the
chief of st70 to have Che rank and
pay of lieutenant general and the
siaf fo number in en- 90 officers. Tho
lowest in rank hoinr captains. Ui4
plan also contemplate creation Of en-
ofNDer.. reserve corps from which an
pU.rfmeufs fo thr rradc Of second
lieutenant Iu fIs rcru'ar Hrmv may BE-
made and from which officers Tor vol.
urfeor troops would b. drawn. The
reserve of enlisted mon would BE-
composed wholly ~ men Who Rad re
ceivcd REGULAR army training ~ thosc
Cooutiuusa On rs~s s-vsnl
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
ENGLAND SEES NO PEACE In
SPEECH OF DIR. HOLLWEG
Vernon Johnson
Is Sued on a
Nasty Charge

Special Dispatch TO the Intelligencer.
MARTINSBURG. w. Va. Dec. g.
Political circles throughout the east
ern section OF the state were stirred
today when It become known that
John W. Gross. a well known resi-.
dent of Berkely Springs. had filed suit
in the Circuit court of Morgan county
for $4,000. against vernon r. John
son. or Berkeley Springs. speaker OF
the West Virginia house OF delegates.
and prominent and wealthy insur-
ance man and bank official. The suit
was brought by Cross on behalf of
his pretty fifteen-year-old daughter.
who charges Speaker johnson with
having seduced her while she was EN-
pioyed as a domestic in the home OF
the speakers mother. in Berkely
Springs. The home of the speaker
adjolns that of his mother.
The pleintiff has retained Mrs. G..
Mcintyre Weaver. the well known
woman lawyer. of Berkeley Springs
10 prosecute the suit, while Speaker
johnson has retained former Senator
g. J. Faulkner and United States Dis
trict Attorney Stuart w Walker. of
Martinsburg. and declares he will
fight the suit 10 the highest court
Speaker Johnson claims that the
case is one OF blackmail. while. the
plaintiff stoutly maintains that the
speaker il guilty as charged. Speaker
Johnson has been prominently spoken
Of as the Republican candidate for
congress from the Second district and
also for the Republican nomination
for state auditor, and he charges that
his political enemies have caused the
suit 10 be brought in order to ruin his
career in politics.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
Roosevelt Aided the NeuU Hayen
In Government Suits by Having
The Steamship Lines Excluded

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-There vas
never any "preconceived plan" on the
part Of the directors Of the New York.
NeW Haven a. Hartford railroad 10
mOnOpolize The transportation traffic
pf NV England. Charles 3 Menen
testified today The growth of the
Few Haven system. Do fsid. was a
urOceF8 ~ evolution and couse-
Iuence Of an attempt tO give New
lnFland an efficient transportation
Fstem
The former Sew Haven president
hue epitOmized af fhe trial ~ the
eleven former directors of The road
Ihe defendants plea that they are not
nrimInally Rulltg of conspiracy to sIO.
late the sherman Law
q never cOnsplrcd lu any wav.
shape or manner" saId Nr Mellon
~ any members of my board had any
tuch purpose they we're remarkably
HucccasfuI ln c0nccallrr Do from mr
What impellod The Sew Haven TO-
enlarge itH ryatcm. bn eald. was zoe
necessity ~ controlling moro business
fo support fho "or0rmoua erpondI'
lures" on properflo. already acquired
and N meet the demand OF The public
FOR more and better facilities
Roosevelt AIDED Road
Theodore R0oaevelt. aa preaidenf
raa responsible. SIR Meiien testified
fDr the failure of Attorney General
ionaparte 70 include control ~ steam
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-12-10
BRITISH TO PERMIT
DYESTUFF EXPORTS

WASHINGTON Dec @ Great
Britain has announced its willingness
to permit expectation from Germany
OF sunioient dycatufs 90 supply the ina
mediate needs of American Industries
NEGOTIATION with Germany based upon
This assurance. it was learned tonight
have been begun Informally hv tho
state department. with r. Vicw of Der
uadinE fhe imperial government 90
permit th' expectation of dycatuna
Without receiving roucceaions. which
heretofore she has demanded. Of food
Fiunf or cotton from tho United
Stafra
Great Britain ha- consistently 20.
fused io allow Germany to import
these commoditica