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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
FRENCH MAKE NEW GAINS
Continue Progress in the Region Of
Dead Mans Hill-Capture
More Trenches

Paris, April 24.-The French contin-
ued to make progress in the region OF
Dead Mans hill on the Verdun front.
The war Office announcement reports
the capture of German trenches and
of four officers and $50 men.
East of the Meuse a fierce German
attack was repulsed. In the sector
south of Haudremont wood the French
made gains.
The German statement admits that
the French penetrated a German
trench at Caurettes wood.
Athens, April 24.-German fiiers
bombarded British camp at Tenedos,
causing several casualties, according
to advices received here.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
THOUSAND SOLDIERS GO DOWN.

Shanghai.--More than 1000 soldiers
and men of the crew of the steamer
Hsin-Yu were lost when the steamer
sank after a collision with the
cruiser Hai-Yung, south of the Chusan
islands. The steamer, acting as a
transport, was taking troops to Foo
Chow. The collision occurred during
a thick fog, and only one foreign en-
gineer, 20 soldiers and 9 sailors out of
foreigners and more than 1000 sol
diers and members of the crew, were
saved. The Hsin-Yu was vessel of
1929 tons. She was built in 1889
and was owned by the China Mer-
chants Steam Navigation Co. Of
Shanghai.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
NEUTRAL LINER SUNK; 5 DIE
Dutch Steamship Lodewik Van Mas
sau Goes Down in Six Min
utes-36 Rescued.

London, April PA Lloyd's dis
patch from Ymuiden, Holland, says the
Dutch steamship Lodewik Van Nassau
was sunk Thursday afternoon. 1t went
down in six minutes. Five of it's crew
were drowned. Thirty-six survivors
have been landed at Ymuiden.
The British bark Ravenhill was
sunk Tuesday The crew was saved
and landed, according to Lloyds.
The British steamer Caingowan also
has been sunk, according to Lloyds.
It's crew was saved. The steamer was
not armed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
The Most Beautiful Wal TIM

And when you consider that you
obtain the most beautiful, mellow,
nature colors, viz soft buffs, delicate
greens and exquisite blues, or any
shade you wish by combining shades
Of Alabastlne, then you'll knOSV why
Alabastine is one of the most popular
wall decorations with millions of
Painters and Householders, Decora-
tors and Womenfolk, who take pride
in their homes the wide world over.
The Alabastine Co.
SSz Grandville Rd. Grand Rapids Mich.
Be the red eross and circle are on each package q
AAbasine you buy Alabasne 10 sold BY druERissa
hardware dealers and paint everywhere II youn
AOes handle Aabastine. take substut. wits ~
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
WARSHIPs READY TO SAIL
Orders Received at Philadelphia by
Commander of Connecticut and
the Kansas.

Philadelphia, April 24.-Orders have
been received at the League Island
navy yard for the commanders of the
battleships Connecticut and Kansas
to be in readiness to sail within twen-
ty-four hours The collier Brutus, one
of the largest in the service, left last
night for the Pacific coast
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
NEWS FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Washington, April 21.-President
Wilson restored to entry $4,000 acres
of public land in Custer county, Mon
tana.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 2O.-Harry K.
Thaw was granted divorce from Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw by Judge Cohen in
common pleas court on grounds of in
fidelity.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
8 SHIPS SUNK; I TOTAL LOSS

London.-The Italian steamer Jo
seph Agost Tcherzec has been sunk by
a German submarine. The crew was
landed. Lloyds announces that the
French bark Chanaral, of Eats tons
gross, was torpedoed. The crew is be
lieved to have been saved. The cap
tain and 16 hands of the British steam
er Feliciana, 4,277 tons gross, have
been picked up by steamer, accord
ing to a Lloyds report. Search is be
ing made for the remainder of the
crew. The Feliciana is total loss.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
MILL coLLAPsEs-RlvER RISES

Marinette, Wis.-Water in the
-Menominee river rose AZ inches. Part
of the No. mill of the Marinette and
Menominee Paper Co. collapsed and
500 men were put to work to save the
main part of the plant valued al
100000. Parts of North Menominee
are under water and many persons
were driven from their homes. Re
ports from up-river indicate further
rise. Should any of the dams give
way heavy damage would result. The
river is filed with logs, adding TO the
danger.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Sauce for the Goose.

Look, mother" said little Bobby,
proudly exhibiting hatful of marbles.
Il won all these from Willie Smith"
why, Bobbie," exclaimed his moth
er. Don't you know it's wicked to
play marbles for keeps? Go right
over to WiIlie's house and give him
back every one of his marbles"
Yes, mother" said the boy obedi-
emily. And shall / take that vase
you won at Mrs. Smiths whist party
and give it back to her.?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Two DAYs spENT IN PRISON

Madison, Wis.-Gov. e. L. Phillip
Wisconsin's financier executive, who
has been spending $4,000 more than
his salary in his efforts to improve
the conditions of state government
came home for Easter, after living
two days in the state prison at Wau
pun, to study, at first hand, the con.
ditions under which the prisoners are
living and to assure himself that the
Wisconsin penitentiary had recovered
from the state Of lax discipline which
has existad for several ssara sast
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
BELIEVED MISSING ARE IN RUINS.

Granite City, Ill.-Although IL men
and one woman are said to be missing
no effort was made r search the ruins
of the four-story lodging house de-
stroyed by fire for fear the brick walls
now standing would fall. Three men
were hurt seriously, and two women,
three men and three children were
slightly injured. The proprietor OF
the lodging house estimated that at
least $50 persons were in the building
when the fire started.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Modern Methods.

Well, we'll. see where another
member of the so-called upper class is
charged with murder"
Does he accuse mysterious little
man from Afghanistan Of melting him
to commit the crime, or is he going
to enter the old-fashioned plea of in
sanity?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27

Washington, April 22.-Ambassador
Spring-Rice told the state department
that Great Britain's reply to the Amer
ican blockade protest partly admits
that the British orders in council are
illegal
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Plot to Rae WaterWorks.

New York, April 21.-Concurrent
with report that a plot had been dis
covered to blow UP part of the New
York water system at Mount Kisco.
twenty detectives were put on the
case.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
crazed soldier kilIs Nine,

Vienna, April 24.-Nine persons were
killed and many wounded in street
in the outskirts of Vienna by Leopold
Fichtner, landsturm infantryman,
who became insane while in charge of
a police post.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Arsenal Fire Los Ia Heavy

Lisbon, April 21.-The loss occa-
stoned by the burning Of the naval ar
senal at Lisbon is very heavy. Scien-
tific equipment, including naval charts
and chronometers, was destroyed. The
government is investigating the fra.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
CAPTURE BRITISH POSITIONS
Berlin Reports Marked Successes for
Teuton Troops Operating Against
the English.

Berlin, April 22.-Marked successes
for the German troops operating in
Flanders against the British army
were announced on Thursday in the
war office report 1t stated that at
Ypres German troops have penetrated
English trenches, while at Langemarck
English positions on a front of 800
yards have been captured.
At Langemarck the Germans took
an officer, 1OS men and two machine
guns.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
FRENCH TAKE THE OFFENSIVE
Capture Redoubt and Trenches in Re-
uion of Vaux-Take 200 Ger
man Prisoners.

Paris, April 22.-French troops have
taken the offensive on the east bank
of the Meuse river in the second bat.
tie of Verdun. The official com.
munique announced on Thursday that
q successful French attack was car
ried out in the region of Vaux.
The assailing force captured a re-
doubt and some trenches which the
Germans had constructed after their
advance against the northeast front
of Verdun,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Lone Bandit Robs Train.

Angola, La, April PA lone bandit
held up passenger train on the Lou
isiana, Red River G Navigation rail-
road near here, shot the express mes
senger and escaped with money and
Jewelry.N
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
British Kill 1000 Turks.

London, April 24.-More than 5000
Turkish troops were killed in the fight
ing against the British forces in Me-
sopotamia, the war Office announced.
The enemy succeeded in penetrating
part of the British front.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
German Mllllonaire suInlde.

Berlin, April 22.- Heinrich Lange,
Hamburg multimillionaire, committed
suicide in order to escape prosecution
for selling grain for the feeding of
live stock. Herr Lange disposed Of
grain contrary to regulations.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Fire at Cedar RapIds.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, April 24.-Fire
which started in the Iowa Union, for
merly ST. James hotel, q rooming
place for state university students at
Iowa City. caused property loss of
$3.50. 900.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Bill Protects President,

Washington, April pa bill to
make the writing of threatening let
ter to the president misdemeanor
was reported favorably by the house
judiciary committee on Thursday after
noon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
waite,s Wife Has Typhus.

Grand Rapids. Mich, April 21.---
Typhus germs have been found in the
blood of Mrs. Arthur Warren Waite,
wife of the dentist awaiting trial in
New York for the murder of his father
in-law, John X. Peck of Grand Rapids.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Canadian niss After Fast.

Hot Springs, Ark, April 22.-J. r.
stratton, for 25 years member of
the Canadian parliament, died here
after SO days of fasting, and his ply
sician. Prof. K. Feiggs, is under arrest
on a charge of manslaughter.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27
Swiss Corn famine Imminent.

Copenhagen, April 2l.--A corn fam
inc is reported to be imminent in
Switzerland. The stock on hand will
not last over two months, it is said.
A purchasing bureau is being estab-
lished.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27

Alabastine is the most
effective, economical and
simple wall decoration on the
market. 1t has demonstrated
its superiority in thirty-dve
years use.
Think of it! No boiling water, no
glue added. It's one of the easiest
jobs in the world to prepare and
apply Alabastine, and the resulting
surface, if ordinary care is taken, is
solid, streakless and mat-like.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27

The leap-year girl who proposes to
a wine bibber wins II she loses.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27

To stop bleeding use Hanford's Bal.
sam. ADV.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27

No, Jane, 1t isn't the bad eggs that
produce tough chickens.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-04-27

Former SheFIn Dies.
Charles A. Pearce, 62, former sher-
iff of Franklin county and Republi-
can leader, died at his home here.
Ohio Is Second.
Since the first of the year, the state
automobile department has issued
more than 100000 licenses. Between
1900 and 1000 applications for H.
censes are received daily. The demand
will continue to be heavy until about
the middle of May, when it will then
gradually taper OF. Registrar w. H.
Walker some time ago estimated that
the total number Of licenses for 1916
would reach 225,000, gain of nearly
10000 over the total for 1915. He now
thinKs the total will reach 240, 700.
Ohio is the second state in the number
Of automobiles, New York being first.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01

ters for the post office as modern as
any in the country, and for quarters on
the third floor for the United States
court when sessions are held in Brat
tleboro. 1t will be completed next
summer.
On Green street facing east and near
the corner of High street nearly has
been completed the new home of
Wantastiquet lodge, l. o. o. T., and
affiliated bodies. It is of brick with
granite trimmings, 90 feet in length
including l0foot veranda, and 50
feet in width. II is three stories high
in front and two in the rear with a
daylight basement under all. The con
! struction conforms to the requirements
of the fire laws of Massachusetts. The
ledge room is 30 by 81 feet and the
dining room is IS by so feet The ar
engagements of the various card, smok-
ing and reading rooms, kitchen, pan
try, billiard room and janitor S quar-
tiers is ideal. The interior finish is OF
birch and mahogany. The furnishings
will be in keeping with the building
Another large building built in town
during the year is the garage and livery
building erected on Flat street by X.
E. Mosher for the garage and livery
business of Mosher & Tucker This was
described at length in The Reformer
of Nov. "a. The building is of brick,
the front of light faced brick, and is
10 feet in length by SO feet deep. 1t
Is three stories high with basement and
has accommodations for 100 automo-
biles. 40 horses in the basement. and
the necessary carriages and other
equipment to 90 with the NEST modern
garage and livery building in the state.
On the Putney road D. E. McElhinny
has developed one of the finest estates
In southern Vermont. When he sold the
so-called Goodall place to W. B. Hough-
ton he reserved a large part of the real
estate and in the grove on a command
ing site of the Connecticut and West
River valleys he has erected a large
and commodious house, with barn, Of
fee building and other structures, in
Guiding a stone house above an arte
sian well, which was driven 500 feet
through solid rock. Mr.. MeElhinny has
expended about $4,000 en- his proper
ty, and in addition to putting up new
buildings has had a large force of mer
at work for months grading the
grounds, building an enclosed garden
setting out fruit and shade trees, etc.
The main residence on the McElhinny
estate reminds everybody of the his
toric Washington homestead at Noun
Vernon. The front porch is y feet il
, length, and is supported by massiv,
pillars, The house has a frontage O
y feet and a depth of 100 feet. On
: the Connecticut river side are commO
T dious porehes, one leading from TIL
main dining room on the first floor an,
being designed as a breakfast porch
t the other being a sleeping porch witt
i entrances from the second floor. TIL
: house contains II rooms, besides fou
: bath rooms, large closets, pantry, but
Ter S pantry, etc. In six of the large
t rooms are freplaees handsomely deco
7 rated.
: The barn in the rear is complet
: establishment in itself. being hand
k somely sheathed throughout in souther
S pine. In addition to the stable an
a garage quarters it contains hvin
: rooms for the coachman and chauffeur
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
WEST DUMMERSTON.

Frank O'Brien is visiting his aunt,
Mrs. Wesley Richardson, in Brattle
boro.
Ralph Thayer of Brattleboro visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Thayer
last week.
Mrs. Henry Halliday and Mrs. Ida
McCreiiis of Brattleboro visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Norcross
Tuesday.
Mrs. Charlotte Coombs spent Christ
mas with her son, R. E. Goombs, and
family IN Brattleboro. Miss Imogene
returned with her grandmother for a
short visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Burnett of Bel
lows Falls and DIR. Grace Burnett of
Brattleboro and Mrs Mary Aiken and
Mrs. Helen Norcross were Christmas
guests at w. w. Burnett s.
2Ir. and Mrs. Fred Connarn and chill
dren and Mr. and Mrs. w. t. Richard
son and daughter of Brattleboro were
| Christmas guests in the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Connarn.
/ Several little girls called On Mildred
| Hardy at her home Wednesday after
noon TO remind her of her ninth birth
| day anniversary. She was very much
Il SUI pl1SCu d. hS1A a. PlCdSCu ~ nay I
them come on such stormy day. A
very pleasant afternoon was spent and
refreshments of cake, sandwiches
fruit and candy were served. Mr.. Har
dy gave the children straw ride t.
| their homes.
In the regular meeting of the West
Dummerston Grange Dee. Il the follow
ing officers were elected for the com
ing year, Master. Frank Leonard
overseer. Howard Clark; lecturer, Jen
ME wilkins; steward. G. B. Field; as
sistant steward, NJ. R Huntley; chap
lain, Kittie Clark; treasurer, William
B. Leonard; secretary, Samuel Clark
gate keeper, James Clark; ceres, Flor
ence futile; Pomona, Minnie Lamothe
lady assistant steward, Lizzie Huntley
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01

Water from the artesian well runs
at the rate of 30 gallons minute and
through an electric pump and other
equipment is thrown into a tank of
1000 gallons capacity in the cellar of
the main residence.
The McElhinny estate is beautifully
located, at the edge of large grove
which extends many rods to the north.
The front view overlooks the Putnev
road a long distance, with the winding
West river, Round mountain and Ames
hill in the background. There is also a
fine view to the south down the Con
neeticut valley, and through the foliage
the river itself is seen only short
distance away, but some 800 or 400
feet below the height of land on which
the house is erected.
On Canal street the only building
work done was the addition of a
story to the house of John C. Dewitt.
James w. Lyns built a three story.
seyen-tenement block on Elliot street
and on the same street Jason f. Bush
nell made extensive alterations to his
property, transforming the lower floor
into a large store.
On Flat street, besides the Mosher
garage building, F. 4. Larrow spent a
large amount of money in repairing
the Jelly building annex which was
damaged by fire and flood He also
built shop building. Sidney H. Nix
en-, who was burned out in the Ray and
Judge buildings fire, built a small one
story building next to the Mosher gar
age to carry on his business temporari-
~.
The Prospect hill section was the
scene of comparatively little building
during the year. John f. Coleman built
small garage on South Main street
f. E. Young built another on Washing
ton street and George Croll one on
Blakeslee street. The only large build
ing in this section is the 11-tenement
wooden building on, Prospect stree,
built by Leslie Smith.
E. S. Hall built several houses. One
is q two-story house on Bullock street
and another at the corner of Bulloel
and Green streets. He built another or
Myrtle street and a fourth on High
lawn road. &. F. Roberts built gar
age on Walnut street. Garages were
built by Jesse c. johnson on Forest
street and David Magnuson on vii
liams street.
In the Memorial hospital section
Verne II. Winchester has Just complet
ed a bungalow type of house on Maple
street. Fred F. Clark built this sum
mer ON Belmont avenue a two-stor,
house. Guy Russell built a two-s tor
house on Clark avenue. Hyland Tas
ker has partially completed two
story house on Belmont avenue an,
; Charles II. Grant has a house on Cana
street at the corner of Fairgroun,
(, avenue that is one-third completed D1
] W. Fl. Lane built a garage in the rea
OF his home on Belmont avenue.
+ The tabernacle was built on Mai
street, and although not a permanen
+ building, must be included in tn
: year s record.
In West Brattleboro there have bee
e three houses built. Silas d. Holbroo
I built large house to replace the on
4 burned the year before. Perry Davi
l built a two-story house and garage o
2 his property and II. F. Weatherhea
:. built a bungalow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-01
VERNON.

w Atherton Hale of Brattleboro
spent Christmas with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. NJ. Hale.
J. T. Wright entertained party of
IS neighbors and friends from Brattle-
boro on Christmas day.
Mrs. E. H. Akley and Miss Inez Ak
ley of Brattleboro are guests of Mr..
and Mrs. II. e. Akley.
Mrs. NJ. /. Reed spent Christmas in
Brattleboro with her daughter, Mrs.
Leslie S. Edwards, and family.
The singing school which was post
poned from Wednesday on account of
the storm will be held next week Wed
nesday evening.
Mrs. B. A. Streeter and niece, Hat.
tie johnson, spent Wednesday in Mont
ague with another niece, who is i'll in
the Farren hospital.
Miss Edith Brooks, Miss Roby