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Evening star., 1916-07-22

both sides of the Meuse. increased At
intervals North of Vendresse, in tne
Aisne region.small French detachments
Advanced after an explosion whfcn was
the crater was occupied by us.
Sfn an air 10 '" 4 hostile aefopians
wss shot don shattered south OF
Pozieres. an, YER northeast OF
Bapaume fell HANDS
French Gain.
French color.l: played a con-
spicuous part in the latest onensive
along the river Somme. 1mmediateiy
before the action Lieut.. Col. L. told MS
men they would have to measure arms
with a pow erfui and we'll armed enemy
but. he said II have seen you at work
and know l can count on you. e'ooo
luck, Forward"
men, in an impetuous assault, captured
three lines of German trenches. Twelve
machine guns and more than 500 prls-
oners.
Estrees. An infantry column encount-
cred a subterranean fort, strongly de.
Tended by a machine gun section. Lea
by its chiefs, it attacked the work with
such ferocsty that the mach,ne eunners @
were surrounded and put out of action
without being able to give the silsht-
est resistance Only one Frenchman
was wounded during the assault.
Asks to Be Avenged.
Not far from Belloy- near
the Amiens- Peronne road. an officer OF
the colonial troops was wounded IN
the head by ball from a machine gun.
Almost blinded by blood. he turned
toward his troops and said, Simply:
"Avenge me-" With these words. his
troops. with courage and dash, went
at their adversaries with the bayonet,
and the result of their work. says an
eyewitness. was horrible.
Among the prisoners taken in the
vicinity of the Somme were Wurttem-
bergers. Saxons. Bavarians and Prus-
slams. For the most part. they were
very young. averaging seventeen to
twenty years. The captives included
an entire company of a regiment which
took an active part in the capture OF
Fort Eaux one of the prisoners ad-
hnitted his regiment had been brought
hastily from Verdun on July II and
put Immediately in the hrSt line 10
replace Bavarian landsturm troops.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Elkus Confirmed as Ambassador

The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
ton Of Abraham ]. Elkus of New York
to be United States aAl bassador to Tur-
kAy n
Evening star., 1916-07-22
LOCATION Of HOSPITAL
DISCUSSED IN SENATE
Senator Fletcher Presents a Protest
Against 14th and Upshur
Streets Site.

The proposed location of the new
municipal hospital on government
property at 14th and Upshur streets
northwest. as provided in the District
appropriation bill, reported to the. SEN
ate. was discussed briefly in the Senate
today.
Senator Fletcher of Florida pre-
sented a letter addressed to him by
c. P. McCurdy, chairman of the joint
committee of citizens associations of
northwest Washington. protesting
against the location of the hospital at
14th and Upshur streets. He asked to
have it printed in the Record, but
Senator Smoot of Utah objected say
ing that he had no doubt all the SEN
ators had received such letters and
that ii was his opinion such protests
had already been printed in the Rec
ord.
To Be Discussed on Floor.
Senator Gallinger, while not specially
opposing printing in the Record, de-
clared the subject will be fully dis
cussed on the floor when the District
bill was taken up. He said that he
thought the printing in the Record
would have little effect one way or
another.
Il have received a similar communi-
cation. said Senator Pomerene of
Ohio, and / think 1t would be well
for citizens of Washington who are
interested in the hospital to remember
that it is of vastly more Importance
that we have a hospital than that we
have any particular location for it,
Senator Fletcher finally asked to have
the protest referred to the District
committee.
Grounds of the Protest.
The letter of protest declared that
the location of the municipal hospital
at 14th and Upshur streets would make
the neighhorhood impossible for high
class residential purposes. owing to the
fact that many alcoholic patients, dope
fiends mental suspects and other cases
brought in by the police are treated
there. The letter asserted that the
assessors have estimated that the de-
probation of property values in the
neighborhood would be SO great that
in five years the District will have lost
in taxes a sum more than equal to
the cost of the hospital. 1t concluded
by saying that no good reason had been
advanced why the hospital should not
be built reservation 13, where the
old Washington Asylum Hospital now
stands
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Mr.. NOLAN ASSERTS
HIS BILL WILL PASS
Says He Already Has ZIG
Pledges and Is Sure of
Thirty-0ne More.

Predicting that his bill will pass the
tive John 1. Nolan of California, author
of the minimum wage bill, addressed a
meeting of the Federal Employees
Union, No. 1862, last night, in old Ma
sonic Temple
Il already have 216 direct pledges to
vote for my BILL" said Mr. Nolan, and
am sure of thirty-one more This will
give a comfortable majority" He ex-
poets vote on the bill on August T.
Mr.. Nolan went on to discuss in de-
tail the provisions of his bill, dealing
particularly with the section that pro-
vides that all employees of the United
States government shall not receive
Objects of Trade Unions.
James O'Connell of the metal trades
department of the American Federation
of Labor followed Mr.. Nolan with a
talk on the principles and objects of
trade unionism and the methods of ac-
complishing the purposes OF organiza-
ton. He talked in particular of the
great possibilities for the Federal EN-
mittee of the American Federation of
Labor has decided that the union is a
trade union.
H. M. McLarin. president of the Fed
eral Employees Union, read reports con-
cern1ng the affliation of the union with
the American Federation of Labor Sew
eral hundred members Of the union at
tipO
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Carranza Sending an Army
to Subdue Lower California,
Which Has Been "NeutraI"

Advices transmitted to the War De-
partment from United States officers on
the border say that the Carranza govern
ment has inaugurated campaign
against Gen. Cantu. governor of Lower
California The department has made
public a statement saying it was report
ed that 1000 men had been ordered to
Guaymas to embark for Lower California
ports and to wage war against Cen
Cantu
Gov. Cantu has held aloof from all
factions in Mexico, issuing a formal neu-
tralty proclamation, and Lower Cali
fornla virtually has been an independent
state since the war between Carranza
and Villa began.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Cites Case of Mrs. Surratt,

Senator Williams asked what the
United States would have thought il
the British parliament had adopted A.
resolution Of intercession in the case Of
Mrs. Surratt when she was executed for
completely in the murder of Abraham
Lincoln.
Senator Vardaman, in sympathy with
the resolution, urged Senator MARITIME
to eliminate from the preamble criti-
cism of the British court. and Senator
Phelan suggested a substitute merely
expressing sympathy of the Senate and
urging clemency.
Senator MARITIME finally offered a new
resolution which would request the
President to advise the American am
bassador at Great Britain TO use his
kindly offices unofflcially to ask for
Communication in the sentence of death
pa ssed upon Sir Roger Easement"
Senator Phelan submitted one to ask
the British government for "c1emency
in the treatment of Irish political pris-
oners." Senator Thomas objected to
immediate consideration of both and
they went over until Monday without
action.
Evening star., 1916-07-22
Sent Defiance to Carranza.

When the de facto government ex-
tended its control over other portions of
northern Mexico Gen. Carranza sent an
officer to take over command of the terri
tory The governor refused to surrender
his authority and put the official back
on the train with instructions to tell
Gen. Carranza that when stable gov
ernment had been established Low er
California would join it. He also served
notice that either Carranza or Villa
forces entering his territory would be
attacked.
An army has been maintained by Gov.
Cantu, through the levy of real estate
tax. He has had frequent dealings with
American officials over the water sup
ply for the imperial valley region of
California and assured Secretary Lane
who called upon him in this regar rd
some time ago that Lower California
was more prosperous and peaceful than
at any previous time in its history
Evening star., 1916-07-22
MOVE TO SAVE SIR ROGER
NOT RELISHED BY BRITAIN
Senator Stone Says Government
Would Resent, When Senator Mar
tine Presses Resolution.

When Senator MARITIME today again
pressed his resolution to have Presi-
dent Wilson urge stay of execution
for Sir Roger Easement. Chairman
Stone of the foreign relations commit
tee told the Senate Ambassador Page
had informed the State Department the
British government would resent any
such representations. Senator stone
again opposed Senator Marines reso-
luton.
For the United States to make of-
fcial representations would do more
harm than good" said Senator Stone,
The State Department already, on the
request of Easements sister, has had
Ambassador Page transmit a personal
appeal for clemency to the British gov
ernment
Ambassador Page has advised the de
partment that official representations
would not be received in a kindly way
II Great Britain is disposed to extend
clemency to Easement it Will do it on
It's own motion rather than have il ga id
that clemency was shown at the re-
quest of foreign government. To
pass this resolution would be an in
ternational blunder.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota, agree
ing with Senator Stone, said he be-
lieved Great Britain would commute
Easements sentence to life imprison-
ment. and pardon him after the war.
Mrs. Agnes Newman, sister of Sir
Roger, sat in the Senate gallery during
the discussion.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-13

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-08
UNPARALLELED ExTRAvAaANcE.

The long session of the sixty-fourth
congress will have appropriated $780,
100000 before adjournment. This is
nearly half million more than was APP
propriated the last year of the Civil
war. The exact figures for 1865 were
81 ,295, 099, 2S9.58. These lavish expen.
ditures are not due altogether to pre-
paredness, as the Democrats would fain
have us believe. Senator Curtis in q
recent senate debate showed that the
1917 increase over 1916 will be $515,-
446,670.62. The total increases for pre-
paredness will not exceed $390,000,000.
This includes the $20,000,000 for an ar.
NOR plant and $20,000,0O0 for a nitrate
plant. This leaves an increase of over
1925, 100000 aside from any item that
might be called part of the prepared
ness program.
This seems eXtravagant enough, but
the comparison is with a Democratic
congress. When the comparison is made
with the "'recent Republican congress
es the Baltimore platform condemned
for "profiigate waste,' it is worse still.
At the close of the sixty-fourth con-
gress appropriations had been made to
the amount of $2,231 100000 for the
biennium. This was $177,000,0OO more
than was appropriated by the last Re
publican congress. If the short session
of the present congress should equa
the record of the long congress and il
may exceed it, the total appropriation
will reach 50, 400, 100000, or nearly {
billion and half more than those OF
the last Republican congress-
There are increases for every single
department, except pensions. The
death angel has permitted some reduc
tons in pensions. There have been
10000 offices created at an annual cost
of $40,000,000. In the light of such per
formances, it is interesting to reread
the Baltimore economy plank: "We de-
nounce the profigate waste of the mon
ey wrung from the people by oppres
sive taxation through the lavish appro
priations of recent Republican congress
cs, which have kept taxes high and re-
duced the purchasing power OF the peo
pies toll We demand return to that
simplicity and economy which BELTS q
democratic government and reduction
in the number of useless offices, the sal
aries of which drain the substance OF
the people,"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-08

The candidates for the important of
fees in the New Hampshire primaries
were very moderate in their expendi-
lures. The largest sum. was paid by
Congressman Sulloway, totaling 1856.
Keys and lIutchins, the Republican and
Democratic candidates for governor,
spent $200.97 and $2l2.12, respectively,
including the cost for travelling eX-
penses. Congressman Wason used no
money whatever in his campaign aside
from his filing fee of $50 Consider
ing the large amount of political ad
vertising run in the New Hampshire
papers these figures are surprising.
Evidently the men running for Office
had good friends who were willing to
part with the long green.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-08
LEGAL NOTICES.
ESTATE OF cAssIUs c. FARMER.
ATE OF VERMONT.

CTATE OF VERMONT,
District of Westminster, IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District Aforesaid
To all persons Interested in the estate
of Cassius c Farmer, late of Putney, in
SAID district deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, said court has assigned the
9TH day of October, next for examining
ana allowing the account of the executor
of the estate of said deceased, and for a
deere of the residue of said estate to
the lawful claimants of the same, and
ordered that public notice thereof be
given to all persons interested in said
estate by publishing this order three
weeks successfully previous to the day
assigned, in The Vermont Phoenix. a
newspaper published at Brattleboro, in
said district.
Therefore. you are hereby notified to
appear at the Probate Office in Bellows
Falls in said district. on the day as
signed, then and there to contest the all
lowance of said account If you see cause,
and to establish your right as heirs, leg
atees ana lawful claimants to said res
idue.
Given under my hand. this "a day of
September, 1918.
36-3S THOMAS T.. O'BRIEN, Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-08
UNSAv0RY MESS AIRED
Four Men Locked Up and Girl
Committed to vergennes
Girl Comes from West Dummerston -
Has Been Remaining Away from
Home at Night.

The most unsavory mess that has
been uncovered in local police circles
was aired in part Wednesday afternoon
and next morning behind locked doors
in the municipal court room. As a re.
suit three young men were taken to
jail at Newfane for failure to obtain
800 bail each, and another man, mar.
ried and with a family, was held yes
terday under 81 200 bail. All are charged
with statutory offenses against q girl
10 years old. Yesterday morning Judge
Frank +. Barber ordered the girl com.
mitted to the industrial school at Yer
gennes for the rest of her minority.
Jack Brooks, Il former regular army
soldier who has been employed in the
laundry of the Brooks House, Harold
Hennessey and George Johnson, young
residents of Brattleboro, were held We'd
nesday afternoon by Justice L. j. Wa
terman under 500 bonds each, after
they had waived examination, for
trial at the September term of the
county court.
l.. w. Waterman, driver of a public
automobile, who is married and has
several children pleaded not guilty to
the charge against him and was held
under the same bail for a hearing yes
terday. He was represented by
Chase & Chase. After the girl had told
her story Judge Barber fixed bail at
$1,000, the heaviest he has ever i'm.
posed. Harrie B. Chase was assigned
by the court to defend Brooks, Hen
nessey and Johnson.
Dorothy Kendall, the girl in the case,
is resident of West Dummerston. Her
mother and grandmother complained
that she was remaining away from her
home at night and, specifically, that
Monday night she left her home in the
company of three young men and did
not return. Two Of them were Hen.
nessey and Johnson.
Constable c. S. Wilkins of West Dunn
merston set himself to find the girl and
States Attorney o. B. Hughes and
Probation Officer C. NJ. Miller worked
on the case and Wednesday morning the
girl and Hennessey were found. asleep
where they had spent the night
Brooks, had been arrested earlier and
had finally digulged that he had beer
in the company of the girl most of The
night and told where she might be
found. The others were arrested later
in the day, after the girl had told some
lof her story. 80 49, ~ n. .ea
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-08
THREE MEN HURT ON @. v.
Passenger Car from Brattleboro en-
Route to New London Derailed at
South Amherst.

Three persons were injured when
passenger train No. . on the Central
Vermont railroad was wrecked about
a half mile south of South Amherst
at 6.25 p. III. Wednesday. The injured are
G.. NJ Church, express messenger; j..
j. Kelley, mail clerk, and c. w. Oar
row, baggage master, all of New Lon
don, Conn. Their injuries are slight
The train, which was south bound,
consisted of the engine, an express
car, combination baggage and smok-
ing car and one passenger coach. All
were thrown from the track and all
but the engine and coach were over
turned. The engine separated from
the tender, which crashed over on its
side. The express and baggage ears
were thrown across the track and up
set, but the passenger coach remained
upright, though in position which
made it somewhat difficult for the six
passengers to get out.
Express Messenger Church had taken
on at Amherst large number of wood
en- cases filled with hats, and when the
crash came he was thrown to one end
of the car with the boxes on top of
him. Help was necessary to get him
out from under the pile of boxes. His
injuries are not serious, consisting
chiefly of severe bruises.
The track was very badly torn up
and traffic was interrupted all night.
The passengers were transferred to a
Boston a. Maine train which came from
the west about the time of the wreck,
the track of that road being close to
the Central Vermont line. The Cen
trail Vermont passenger train used the
Boston & MaiIe track from Belcher-
town to South Amherst that evening.
The cause of the wreck has not been
determined. The conductor of the
wrecked train was George l.. Spofford
of New London, Conn, and the engi-
neer Bert Gates, also of New London.
A wrecking train from Palmer cleared
the track during the night.
The train which met with the acct
dent left BrattleborO at 4.lO Wednes-
day afternoon. All of the trainmen men
toned are well known here, where they
spend nearly as much time as in New
London. Conductor Spofford and En-
gnear Gates were formerly residents
of this town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-08
THE sENAToRsHIP.

Nothing that The Phoenix might say
in addition to what it already has said
concerning the senatorial fight would
be much more than q repetition of the
arguments that have appeared in these
columns. The closing days of the cam.
paign which end next Tuesday are
marked by the usual charges and coun-
ter charges, but thus far have been I'M
productive of important developments.
The issue is now squarely up to the Re
publican voters of Vermont and it is
for them to decide who is best quail.
fed to be given the nomination of
United States senator.
The Phoenix cannot believe that the
choice will fall to Senator Carroll s.
Page. There is nothing about his rec
ord in Washington to warrant the
claim that he has been anything more
than an ordinary ofiice-holder. There
are several things about his record as
a Vermont banker that have not been
satisfactorily explained. Some of the
strongest interests supporting him are
open to the suspicion of doing so less
because they have any faith in his
any change until they can have more
to say about it.
The campaign which Allen NJ. Fletch
err has been making for the nomination
is characteristic of the man himself
ard.hitting and uncompromising. 1t
has cost him some money, to be sure,
but that money has been spent on
publicity of a strictly legitimate kind,
and many of the facts that have been
uncovered by it are facts that it is
well for the people of Vermont to
know. About the only arguments
against him are that he is wealthy and
that as governor he made many enc
mics. In the opinion of The Phoenix the
former is mere makeshift and the latter
tribute to his independence. Mr..
Fletcher did make many enemies in the
course of his term as governor, but he
ihNNN '''Nhi ~ 'he, W osNoiiPiioh ~
suits that he honestly believed were for
the best interests of the state as q
whole. No one can truthfully say that
he does not possess ability courage and
Integrity.
Governor Gates has been making lit
tie effort to forward his candidacy =
much less, in fact, sthan many of hi
friends had hoped he would make. Hi
strength, however, is considerable, in
GLIDING hundreds of voters who are con
WINGED that it is time Senator Pag
was retired but are personally oppose,
Ito Mr.. Fletcher. As The Phoenix ha,
stated on numerous previous occasions
it is only because it firmly believes that
| Mr.. Fletcher would make a more able
| United States senator that it favors his
nomination over that of Governor
Gates.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-08
Auto Clubs Good Work.
burlington Free Press.)

Lester II. Greene of Montpelier, sec.
rotary of the Auto club of Vermont, is
doing splendid service in promoting
safety as well as convenience of travel.
He urges all members and chauffeurs to
call the attention of the State IS attor-
ney in each county to each instance of
the lack of provision of guide posts or
guard rails as required by sections
1880 and 1884 of the Public Statutes
of Vermont. Secretary Greene is also
distributing copies Of the Vermont Auto
club s Yearbook for 1916, which is in
dispensable for tourists and chauifeurs
desiring to be posted on autoing in the
Green Mountain state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-09-08
RUSSIANS ADVANCING.
Are Within go Miles of Lemberg-Brit-
ish and French Continue to Gain In
Northern France.

The Russians have continued their ad-
vance in Galicia and are now within
60 miles of Lemberg, holding an impor-
tant point of communication. They
have also taken possession of several
other towns of strategic Importance.
They have continued to capture large
number of prisoners.
The Rumanians followed their declar-
alton of war by invading Hungary. The
news of the latest army to espouse the
cause of the entente allies has been
concealed, out Berlin makes report of
the defeat of the Rumanians in two or
three engagements and the surrender of
one large Rumanian town.
The British and French have contin.
ued to gain in northern France, and at
various points have occupied the Ger
man second line of trenches. s