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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-25
FARMING BEE AT
LfCER FARM
Kind Neighbors Plow and Harrow 20
Acres in One Days Horses in
the Field.

A number of the neighbors gathered
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Leger, seven miles northeast Of this
city, Wednesday of last week and
plowed and narrowed 20 acres Of land
in one day. There were eighty-eight
horses in the field all day long, pulling
eleven gang plows, two triple gang
plows, a harrow and a drill. J. L..
Skrivseth, the Minot photographer, Sc
cured a picture of this most unusual
sight. Mr.. Leger seeded during the
day and had no difficulty in finishing
his seeding early enough so that he
is assured good crop.
The wives accompanied their hus-
bands, taking the noon day lunch and
served hot coffee.
That Mr.. and Mrs. Leger appreciate
the act on the part of their kind neigh
bors is putting it very mildly for they
were unable to find words strong
enough to express their heartfelt
thanks. Mrs. Leger has been ill for
several weeks and only a short time
ago they were bereft of their only
child, Raymond, a young man who had
just arrived at his majority, who met
death in this city following a motor
cycle accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leger are held in the
very highest esteem by their many
friends.
Those who assisted in the work
were: Helmer Lee, John Lee, A. Erb,
H. A. Monagin, Jos. Korgel, Vitus
Carlson, Geo. Renfeldt, Emil Butten-
schine, W.. Edwards, o. r. Brown,
Martin Kazlezik, John Helset, R. Ped
erson, VIM. Estlick and Chauncy
Jones.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-25
Blakey Granted Permit.

The city commission granted a
building permit to A. S. Blakey, the
plans having been changed to comply
with the requirements Of the city or
dinance. Mr.. Blakey will rebuild at
the site Of his former block which was
destroyed by fire.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-25
Jack Babe Died.

The four-months-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. Jack passed away
Wednesday morning after short ill
ness from pneumonia at the home, 210
Fourth street S. E. Mr.. Jack is the
proprietor of a monument works in
this city.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-25
MAN HUNT IN HILLS
RESULTS IN ARREST

Rolla, N. D., May 23.-After man
hunt in the hills, Deputy Sheriff Bro
berry located and placed under arrest
John Mont, wanted on several charges
of passing worthless checks, and get
ting away with team Of horses from
a liveryman. Checks as large as $125
were passed by Mont that failed to
materialize into cash.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-25
WALLIN AN EARLY BIRD.

John Wallin, candidate for county
treasurer, was the first to file his pc
titions, Friday. Mr.. Wallin secured
500 signers, where the law required
but two hundred.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-25

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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-05-25
To the Men of North Dakota:

In submitting for your consideration
my candidacy for the Republican nom
ination as United States Senator, re-
spectfully call your attention, first, to
some phases of my administration as
Governor of our state, and, second, to
my position on the paramount issues
of our national government:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
ONE OF TOWNS
OLDEST RESIDENTS
Mrs. Harriet (Van Doorn) Brown Dies
in Home on Williston Street
Widow of John s. Brown.

Mrs. Harriet (yan Doorn) Brown,
30, widow of John s. Brown, and one
OF the oldest residents of Brattleboro,
died in her home on Williston street
early this morning after long illness
due to the infrmities of old age.
Mrs Brown was born Jan. II, 1923,
IN West Brattleboro, a daughter of An
thony and Betsy (Hubhard) Van Doom.
Mr. Van Doom was a cabinet maker
by trade and was the first to keep
ready made caskets in Brattleboro.
On July 6, 184S, Mrs. Brown married
John ). Brown, a native of Stratford,
who followed wood carving as an oe-
cupation and conducted a furniture
business in Brattleboro. In 1863 they
moved to Windsor and engaged in farm
ing on account of his health. After
six years they moved to North Thet-
ford, where he conducted a farm for
four years.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brown were prom
lnent members of the Congregational
church and Were especially interested
IN Sunday school work, Mr.. Brown hav-
ing been superintendent of the SUNDAY
school in North Thetford and Mrs.
Brown a teacher in the school. She
continued her active work in the church
until forced to relinquish it by reason
| OF declining health. Both were actively
interested in temperance work.
They returned to Brattleboro where
Mr.. Brown entered the employ of the
Estey Organ Co, as head of the action
department. He built three houses. one
of them being that in which Mrs.
Brown died. Mr.. Brown died Feb. II.
1908, Mrs. Brown united with the
Centre Congregational church in 1s40
One daughter was born to them. who
died in st. Augustine, Fla, at the age
Of II years. Mrs. Brown leaves no near
| relatives
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
HUGHES HAS HIRSH
AGAIN ARRESTED
Furniture Club Man Found at Rail
road Station by Sheriff After Col
lecting Funds Here.

Nj. Hirsh of Boston, who was arrested in
Bellows Falls Feb % on a warrant issued
by States Attorney Q. B. Hughes of this
town charging him in aiding in the conduct
OF lottery by soliciting members for a So
called furniture club, was arrested in Brat
tleboro yesterday afternoon as he was
about to board train out of town Sheriff
~. Il. Mann made the arrest on another
warrant issued by Mr.. Hughes Hirsh was
out ON bail ON the Bellows Falls case, the
trial having been set for this morning
Hlrsh had been collecting for the furni-
ture club organized in Brattleboro and was
seen on Canal street by the sheriff The
officer returned for the warrant and was
unable to trace his man, but finally caught
him at the railroad station He was taken
before Judge Frank E. Barber in the mu-
nicipal court and bail was fixed at 5000.
He appealed to his attorneys in Bellows
Falls and obtained the funds that permit
ted his release so that he could go to Bel
lows Falls this morning to appear at his
trial there
Hirsh represents a concern styled the
United Furniture Co. of Boston. The plan
adopted is to organize club, each mem
Der of which contributes 25 cents a week.
The concern claims to make a drawing in
Boston each week by means of which
piece of furniture is allotted to some
member of the club. New members are
solicited constantly in order to keep up
the membership.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08

to dry, while Barre, Norton, Swanton,
Castleton, Mount Tabor, Middlesex and
South Hero shifted from dry to wet.
Rutland S majority for license was 726
as against IS year ago. Barre elected
a socialist, Robert Gordon, mayor over
Frank E. Langley by a majority of
161. James M. Boutwell, was reelected
mayor of Montpelier.
Raymond Trainor, secretary of the
local option league, when asked for a
statement, said:
The result is far beyond our most
sanguine expectations. It is a wonder
full endorsement for local option, 2
temperance measure and the credit
belongs, first, to the loyal and patriot.
labors of the league membership, and
second, to the frank and fearless fash.
ION In which the state press has opened
its columns to all phases of the dis
cussion
The voters of Vermont generally
vote right when they have the facts
all before them, and, thanks TO the
avenues offered by Vermont uewspa-
pers, they have had full discussion OF
the merits of both sides. The result
speaks for itself. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
BRYAN KNOWS ALL
ABOUT 1T, AS USUAL
Says the Vote Does Not Represent Sen.
timent in Regard to Travelling on
Armed Ships.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March S.-Com.
menting on yesterdays action of the house
OF representatives in the armed shin. con
troversy, William j. Bryan. former score.
tary of state, who spoke here last night.
SAID The question was presented in
such way that there is little significance
IN the vote. 1t does not represent the sen.
tlment in congress as to the wisdom OF
Americans travelling upon belligerent mer-
chantmen. Had this question been pre-
sented and the opinion of congress asked
upon 1T there is no doubt that a majority
IN both senate and house would express
themselves in favor of preventing Ameri-
cans from travelling into the danger zone
on belligerent ships. If the action of con.
gress helped the President to reach \
peaceful settlement of the controversy
everybody viii be happy"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
PRESIDENT WINS
IN HOUSE VOTE
The Lamore Resolution Tabled. 50 Re
publicans Voting with the
Democrats.

WASHINGTON, March S.-By vote of
2'o TO l42 the house last night went on
record as opposing all interference with
the Presidents conduct of foreign affairs.
particularly with reference in the armed
ship controversy with Germany.
The magnitude of the majority in favor
ot tabling the McLemore resolution.
achieved with the aid of many Republican
votes, IS interpreted as decisive con1pli-
anee with the request of the President.
The vote, which brought to close dav
.ot tumultuous debate, is regarded as dis
posing OF the controversy between the
White House and congress, leaving the
President with hands free to resume the
negotiations concerning the activity of
submarines in the European war.
In the final vote 1S2 Democrats. % Re.
publlcans and one Progressive stood by the
President, while 33 Democrats, 1O2 Repub.
ileans, tve Progressives and two Others
voted with the opposition.
All of the New England Republicans ex-
eept Sulloway of New Hampshire. Roberts
OF Massachusetts, and Hill OF Connecticut
voted with the majority.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
GREATLY ALARMED
BY THE EXPLOSION
Canadian Militia Modified When
Chemical Plant Blew Up at Nj
agara Falls

NIAGARA FALLS, y. Y, March s
Fire which followed an explosion in the
chlorate department of the Niagara EIec-
tro-C Chemical company today threatened 70
complete the destruction of the plant be-
gun last night when several explosions in
fiicted damage estimated at $4,000 and
one man was killed
The explosion was heard in Canada and
1t caused hasty mobilization of the mill
TIA guarding the frontier
Police drove spectators from the vicinity
as the IRE was driven toward chemicals
OF q highly explosive nature.
Water mixing with the chemicals only
added fuel to the flames.
DIR. Hector II. Cravath, manager of the
company, issued formal statement TODAY
TO the effect that the plant had been
bombed" He was making an inspection
OF the plant when today's explosion oe-
CURED.
In direct contradiction to a statement
made by him earlier in the day, DIR. Cra
vath at noon said: Il do not know what
caused the explosions. Ii is my purpose to
make thorough investigation to discover
If possible the cause of them" The fire
was well under control at noon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08

BERLIN, March s, via London.-The
capture of a French position west of the
Meuse on both sides of the FORCES brook
below Bethineourt, six l1ilometers wide and
three kilometers deep, was announced to-
day by German army headquarters.
1t was also announced that the VILLAGE
of Forges and Regneville and the heights
OF Raben were in German possession. The
capture of 5S French officers, 3,277 men
and 10 cannon is officially reported In
the Woevre district the French were driv-
en- out of the last houses they held in the
village of Fresnes. More than 200 prison
ers were made here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
Germans Fail to Continue
Their Attack on the
French Lines
RENEWAL OF BATTLE
Is EXPECTED SOON
Russian Army Pushing Toward Sivas =
Winston Churchill's Criticism of the
Management of British Navy sensa-
ton in London.

Pauslng on the ground they had won on
Monday and Tuesday in their impetuous
dash southwark to the west of the Meuse
the forces of the German crown prince.
lighting for Nerdun, failed to continue last
night their driving attack on the French
lines
The renewal of the great battle. how
ever is being momentarily awaited, the
persistent activity of the heavy artillery
indicating that the time for this cannot
be far distant
Attention is being drawn to the opera
tions of the Russians along the Black sea
coast IN Armenia. The advance in this
region Is enabling the Central Russian
army well inland to keep up its onward
march from Erzerum toward Sivas. some
200 miles west of Erzerum.
According to the current official state
ment from Constantinople, the British army
under Cen Ailmer, on the way to the re-
lief of Gen. Townshend at Kut-el-Amara
mas been making renewed efforts to ad-
vance.
1t Is declared that all its attempts failed
Rome advices indicate that Italy has de
termned to make every effort to retain
possession of the Avlona section at the
southerly end of Albania Allied troops
have withdrawn from virtually all the
other Albanian territory to the north in
the face of the Austrian advance south
ward
The Italian chamber of deputies by
vote of 2S1 TO p upheld the ministry of
Premier Salandra after the previous pre-
mier had energetically replied to demands
by socialist groups for an investigation
into the conduct of the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08

Brattleboro voters showed their feel
ings plainly yesterday on the matters
of local option as opposed to the pro
hibition BILL The town gave a majority
of 538 against the prohibition bill, but
went no license bv the emphatic ma
lority of 800, an increase of l57. On
the primary referendum majority of
43 was given for it, the vote on this
being 5o4 in favor of the primary law
and 54l against it.
1t was an hour after the polls closed
at 3 0 clock before the result of the
Incense vote and the votes on the two
state issues were announced. 1t was
3 o. clock before the counters had fin
ished the work of counting the ballots
for town officers. Although there was
only one ticket in the field there were
so many split ballots that the work
was very slow.
The vote on the Perry referendum
was: Yes, 351; no, $50. On the local
license question it was: Yes, 389: no.
7S8. On the primary referendum it was:
Yes, 5S4; no, 541. The voters, as usual,
sat down hard on licenses of the fifth
class druggists licenses), the vote be-
ing: Yes, 255; no, 729
1t was noticeable that while there
We're within p as many votes on the
license question this year as there were
last, there We're % less votes for license
than year ago. Probably 200 local
voters were prevented from voting on
town questions by reason of having
failed to pay their taxes before Feb.
10 and this may account for the large
falling off in the yes vote.
Carl S. Hopkins, town clerk. sled
IN hn :
ballots cast for town officers. He re-
ceiyed 1,077 votes, leading William A,
Shumway, tax collector, by three votes
as the most popular of the town officers.
Ihere were 40 scattering votes, 26 bal
lots found defective and 24 blank bal
lots on town officers.
The votes for the different candidates
OF the Peoples party, which had no or
ganized opposition, were as follows:
Moderator, Anthony F. Schwenk, l.
OBS; town clerk, Carl s. Hopkins, ,077;
lister for three years, Fred A. Better
ley, 1899; lister for one year to fill va
cancy caused by resignation of John L.
Barney, Abram J. Currier, 1893; select
man for three years, Arthur E. Merrill
1,054; road commissioner, Warren L.
Walker, ,046; overseer of the poor, Os-
car I. Ware, 1926; collector of taxes
Miiiiahl a. ohunlWay, 1,of4; treasurer,
Wilford H. Bracket, 1887; auditors
Oscar F. Benson, 1,023, Charles G. sta
pies, 1,024, Dana H. Stafford, 1,0I6;
town grand jurors, Frank D. E. Stowe
l,016, Harrie B. Chase, 1,005; first con.
stable, Chauneey l. Knapp, 1,010; sec
ond constable, Herbert E. Harris, 994
town agent, Arthur p. Carpenter, L.
OIL; trustees of public library, o. l.
French, l,015, E. III. Crane, 1,006, J. p
Rand, 1902.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
PERRY BILL IS
SHOWED UNDER
Orleans County Only One to Favor 1t Majority for
Local Option Upwards of $4,000 Direct Pri-
mary Act Adopted -Windham County Strong for
Present System

yesterday.
oty of than 35O0a
oeae control
oval on the local option
than
Orleans
name of Brattboo
$685. Rutland n Essex.
Wndham
bill being
bill is shown a of sagainst it.
The direct something
Wndham
Of 29o although the two largest Bratteboro
it..
The following table
the figures being practically
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
HIRsH HEARING BEGUN.
Two Witnesses Had Testified in Bel.
lows Falls UP to Noon.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FAIIS NfoaL

A@A-LO Il MaTcl ..
The hearing in the case of the state
against NJ. Hirsh,. charged with aid
In promoting a lottery by soliciting
members for furniture club, was be.
gun this morning before Judge t. T..
y 'Brien. When the recess was taken
at l2.3O 0 o'eloek only two witnesses had
peen examined. States Attorney o. B.
Hughes appears for the state and At
torney George H. Thompson of Bel
lows Fails and Attorney j. B. Richard
son OF Boston represent the respond
ent.
William H. Taylor testified that he
had Informed the respondent that he
wished to buy a ticket in the club.
Hirsh had collected from him each
week since. He did not know any
thing else about the matter.
Mrs. Ida f. Taylor, wife of the first
witness, swore that Hirsh had told her
that each week in Boston there was a
drawing and that the lucky person re-
ceived piece of furniture. She stuck
to her story on cross examination.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
Germany's Statement in Re-
gard to the Armed Mer-
chantmen of Allies
Won BENSTORFF
CONSULTS LANSING
German Holds That Armed Ship oues-
ton Is Not Connected with the
Lustania Negotiations - State De-
partmen's View Opposite.

! WASHINGTON, March s.-Count VoD
befnstorif, the German ambassador. eon-
fefred with Secretary Lansing TODAY 70
present by instruction of his goyernmen,
germany Viewpoint on the armed NOR
ehantshiD question. The engagement was
made a. the ambassadors request
Count Won Bernstorff handed To Sacra.
tary Lansing a long memorandum exnla;D-
ing in detail the German position in re-
gard TO armed merchant ships and the
causes leading up 70 the decision of the
cehtrai European powers to torpedo warn.
ing all armed merchantmen OF their one
mics
Secretary Lansing now has before him
the appendices TO the announcement OF
the new German submarine camnaigD
which, Germany contends. prove that Rrit-
ish Inerchantships armed for defense have
oeen using their guns Extensively against
submarines. e-'''7'
on the eve OF decision OF how the Init
ed States will regard the new camnaig,
the ambassador was instructed TO discuss
the question fully with the secretary and
outline Berlins views at length.
1eTinanys 5 position Is that the armed
snip question Is not connected with the
Lusltania negotiations and the states de-
partment view is exactly the opposite
1t was considered probable, however.
that the Lusitania negotiations. which
have been held in abeyanee while the con-
gressional situation was being disposed OF.
might be discussed again TODAY.
Secretary Lansing and Count Won Bern
storm declined to divulge the contents ~
the German memorandum Il Is under
stood TO contain the allegation that Creat
britain had taken advantage of the CON
tentIon of the United States that Ameri-
cans must be safe on defensively armed
nnerehantmen to have those ships act often
sively toward army submersibles
The German government. II is nm
derstood, comedies that as submarines arr
new engine of warfare international law
as at present constituted makes no proyi-
sion for their use
1he German government is understood
to express a willingness to operate its sl,b-
marines IN accordance to international law
prevailing prior to the war. provided Great
Britain does not violate the same law.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
MONEY
FOR ROCKINGHAM
Announced in Town Meeting in Bel
lows Falls That Mr.. Bradley Would
Send School Nurse There.
Special to The Reformer. }

y.
A part of the Thompson fund is
coming to the town of Rockingham.
This was announced in the annual town
meeting yesterday afternoon. The
question of medical inspection in the
schools was before the meeting and in
speaking in favor of having the arti-
Gle adopted DIR. w. d. Bowen of Sax
tons River, member of the board of
school directors, said that the board
had been in communication with Rich.
ards Bradley, trustee of the fund, and
that he had promised to send nurse
to this town and pay the cost through
the fund.
The expense will be about $50 a
month and it will not cost the town a
cent to try it out, if present plans are
carried out, and when the motion to
have inspection was put TO the voters
it was carried.
The sum of $1,000 was appropriated
toward the support of the Rockingham
hospital. G. Brigham & Co. of Cam
bridge, Mass, who have leased the
plant of the Boston Dairy company.
were exempted from taxation for five
years. The discussion on this article
took more time than that on any other
in the warrant. Sixty-fve cents on the
grand list was appropriated for the
support of the schools and So per cent
toward defraying ordinary expenses
and for the support of the poor Fhe
articles which had to do with a uni
form system of town accounting and
with the town availing itself of the op-
portunity to facilitate the assessment and
collection of poll taxes were dismissed.
Resolutions upon the death of Judge
Zina H. Ailbee, which occurred Mon
day afternoon, We're offered by Judge
Thomas E. o O'Brien and were unani-
mously adopted by a rising vote.
Last year $40 votes were cast on the
question of issuing first-class liquor IL
censes as compared with 72O YESTERDAY.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08

LONDON, March S-The return OF Col.
W Winston-Churchill, former first lord of the
admiralty, from the front in order to eriti-
cise the management of the navy under his
successor, A. J. Balfour, has been the DO
ltlcai sensation OF the year. For the first
time since he left the admiralty Lord Fish
er, former first sea lord, today attended a
full meeting of the war council presided
over by Premier Asquith 1t is understood
Lord Fisher was invited to join the war
council temporarily to give his advice on
important matters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
First Baptist Church

Wednesday, March 8, 3 to ) D. m. -
There will be social for all the wo-
men of the church at the home of
Mrs. julius j. Estey and Mrs. j. GRAY
Estey. The talent money will be re-
ceived at this time.
The regular meeting of the Christian En-.
deavor society will be held in the chanel
this evening at 30 Topic. The Conse-
Grafton of Strength. Leader, Miss Ruby
Ihurher. Ps. 29:1-11. Conservation
meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08
Centre Congregational Church

The women of the Guilford church
will serve sugar supper Thursday
evening and the choir from the Cen
tire church will give a concert. Any
wishing to go from here may have re-
servation made for a nominal sum If
they will leave their names with
Ralph Churchill at the Brattleboro
Trust Co. by Wednesday afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-08

PARIS, March s, via London.-In the
Champagne region the French have recap
tured portions of the trenches lost on
March ., according to a semi-official an
nouncement made here today The situa-
ton north of Nerdun is unchanged. No
infantry attacks were made last night, the
announcemnt says. Artillery fighting con-
tinued.