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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-03
LECTURE ON ROAD PAvEMENTs
Lantern Slides and Motion Pictures
Used to Illustrate Remarks Before
Small Audience.

The free lecture on scientific road
building Wednesday night in the Au-
ditorium under the auspices of the
board of trade was an illustrated de.
scription of the bitulithic pavement
and its method of preparation and APP,
plication as laid by the Warren Broth,
ers Co. of Boston.
The lecturer was Mr.. Mcdonald, who
came in place of |. b. Spafford, who
was prevented from coming by serious
illness in his family President Hor,
ton ID. Walker of the board of trade
introduced the lecturer, saying that
the board of trade was under no OBJ
legations for the lecture, but greatly
appreciated the enterprise of Warren
Brothers company and expressed the
hope that the lecture might increase
interest in good roads.
With the aid of lantern slides and
two reels of motion pictures the lee
turer showed the superiority claimed
by his firm for its form of pavement
over others. An audience of about II
was present, including several road
commissioners from nearby towns who
had accepted invitations of the board
Of trade TO be present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-03
THE WAR SITUATION.
Interest Centers On German Offensive
at Verdun-Still Tense Feeling in
WASHINGTON.

The war situation has conferred this
week around the tremendous German
attack at Verdun, evidently considered
the most vulnerable point in the route
TO Paris, but 100 miles away from
the French capital. The Germans have
Enthusiastically made gains there, but
probably at terrible sacrifice, and
the main part of the stronghold is still
in possession of the French. II is
claimed at Paris that the German cas-
ualties in the recent offensive amounted
to $4,000 to $4,000 men, but the Ger
man statement is to the effect that the
losses are slight.
The situation at Washington has re-
manned tense. Little progress has been
made on the situation with Germany.
President Wilson insists that neutrals
have right to be safeguarded at sea
even though they travel on merchant
vessels armed for defensive purposes
only. He has thrown down the gaunt-
let and it is expected wore will be
taken shortly on Il resolution warning
Americans off armed ships of bellige-
rents.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-03

The estimate that 100000 men on
both sides have been killed by nc
means covers the death horror of the
war. More than 100000 children
have persisted for lack of nourishment
in the fighting countries, says Judge
Ben Lindsey. "In some parts of Pc
land, practically all children under six
years have died, and all through that
country few children of three years OF
under are still alive
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-03
Judge z. H. Allbee Has Hemorrhages

Judge Zina II. Allbee of Bellows
Falls, long judge of probate for the
Westminster district of Windham
county, is seriously i'll in his home He
was at his office last Friday, when
some attorneys from Brattleboro went
there to see him. but on Saturday
Sunday and Monday he was confined
to his home. On Tuesday he was at
his Office again, but that night he suf-
fered attacks of hemorrhage,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-03
BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY MARCH 3, 1916.
Tbe 0ermumt 4b@mis.
TWELVE PAGES
BRATTLEBORO.
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Remember that we are to vote up.
on local option or prohibition for the
state as permanent policy, and
whether licenses shall be granted in
our own town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-03

If party platforms mean anything
the state primary will be adopted by
large majority
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Seven Days Trip to Washington
March 1854. Send for circular 70
Principal Il. r. Smith. Persons ont.
side the high school welcome.
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WANTED.

WANTED-Live poultry, beef hides
and veal skins G.. O. Abbott & SONS.
SIT
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Don't say "my vote won t count,
anyway
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FOR SALE-The Hotel at Putney, VT
Partially furnished might exchange
EDGETT Co. Brattleboro. 7.tf
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WANTED-We want to list your prop
| erty, no commission unless a sale is
made. Write or call. S. w. EDGETT &
! co. Soft
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WANTED-Horse. weight 800 to lUov
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fearless Age from i to ~ years. Ad-
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: WANTED-A married, middle aged
mechanical man to work on farm and
| keep house. Also single man. Apply
| with reference Address e" Phoenix
Office. Str
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WANTED-Girls to work on pocket
books and fancy leather goods. Both
experienced and inexperienced. Apply or
address BATES BROS. CO, Athol,
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FOR SALE Handsome black mare
coming years old, well broken, kind and
gentle. IRA JAY BUTTON, Wardsboro
VT. 6-tf
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WANTED-A Store: General Merchan
disc or Dry Goods; having stock $4,000 to
IS, 900 Give particulars by mail Answers
held strictly confidential Write STORE,
care Phoenix. 7-tf
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Hard wood Sc and 81 a
cord. c. l.. AAlIDON. Tel 17.5. 5-1O'
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TO RENT.

TO RENT-S6-acre farm in East Put
noy, near school, depot and on milk
route. three grocery teams pass the door
every week. Plenty of dry wood for
farm. VIII rent reasonable G. A
STOCKWELL, 12S Henry St, New Ha-
ven, Conn. $40
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FOR SALE-My 30 hip. e. NJ f. Stude-
baker automobile. Tires all good, painted
and overhauled last winter. S. F. ABB
BOTT. 7-tf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
IF VAUGHN IS CRAZY
HE MAY MISS DEATH

Spartanburg, March 19.-Special:
Thurston u. Vaughn, who is in the
State Penitentiary under death sen.
tence for heinous crimes which he
confessed to have committed while
he was superintendent of the South
Carolina Odd Fellows Orphanage
here, is to be incarcerated in the
State Hospital for the Insane. Solici-
tor F. A. Bonham stated to-day that
he will apply next week for an order
from the Circuit Court to transfer
Vaughn. A test of Vaughn's sanity
will be made while. he is In the State
Hospital.
If the tests show Vaughn to be in
sane he will escape the death penalty
Vaughn was convicted on October 26,
1912, and was sentenced to be elec-
trocuted. His attorneys have appeal
ed his case to the State Supreme
Court and to the United States Su'
preme Court, which tribunals sustain:
ed the judgment of the Circuit
Court. A decree of insanity is the
only thing that can now save Vaughn
from the chair. :,
Solicitor Bonham decided to take
the step to have Vaughn placed in
the Hospital latter corresponding
with Governor Manning and DR.. j.
Hayward Gibbs, of Columbia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
CERTAIN NATIONS WOULD
HELP MEXICO IN WAR

Washington, March 15.-On re-
quest of the state department orders
have been sent to collectors Of Gus
toms at seaports of the United States
and along the Mexican border to hold
up all shipments Of arms, ammunition
or explosives consigned to Mexico ex-
cept such as it is clearly established
are designed for the de facto govern
ment.
The order was said tonight to be
the outcome Of information reaching
the department that large consign-
ment of explosives intended for the
Villa forces was about to be sent
south. The instruction will shut eff
shipments to mining companies or
other persons not officially represent
ing the Carranza government. How
long they will remain in force was
not known tonight.
Officials tonight refused to discuss
the subject but there was reason to
believe some credence had been
placed in recent reports that friends
of certain European nations had been
willing to put munitions Of war at
the disposal of Villa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
MLAURIN MAKES
TRIP TO NEW YORK

Columbia, March 19.-Special: At
ter consultation by wire with Cover
nor Manning, who is in Florida, Sen
ator McLaurin went to New York on
Friday night to confer with promi-
nent insurance men, in response to a
wire from them to Senator McLaurin,
which seems to hold out some prom:
ise of a satisfactory adjustment OF
the insurance situation in this State:
Advices received from New York
on Sunday are to the effect that Sen
ator McLuarin was in a conference
on Saturday night, which was also
attended by Insurance Commissioner
McMaster, and that there is not the
slightest friction between Commis.
sioners McLaurin and McMaster, but
on the contrary they are working in
harmony. Commissioner McLaurin
will advise further with Governor
Manning upon the return of the Gov
ernor to the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
THREE HUNDRED GIRLS ARE
TRAPPED IN THE BURNING
BUILDING.

Orangeburg, March 20.-The town
was aroused by terrible screams at
2 o'clock this morning when three
hundred negro girls were trapped in
the two story brick dormitory OF the
state college. 1t was mass of flames
when discovered. The volunteer fire
men were on the way before the
alarm box rang.
The frightened inmates were al
most overcome by the smoke and
Jumped to the ground abandoning
their clothes. Nine of them were bad
|ly injured having their limbs frac-
tured or being otherwise injured. One
inmate landed on the steps and had
her back broken.
Several deaths it is feared took
place. The loss is approximately $780,
900.
The five story wooden boys build
ing was saved despite stiff breeze.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
j. s. AND MEXICO
TO CRUSH VILLA
PROTOCOL BETWEEN COUN-
TRIES SUGGESTED BY MEXI.
CAN AMBASSADOR.

Washington, March 20.-The Car
rama government today proposed to
the United States the drafting of a
protocol, under which American and
Mexican troops may cooperate in
hunting Villa. The terms of such q
formal convention would be designed
to meet all questions which arise in
the future, setting forth the rights of
American troops now in Mexico and
the nature of cooperation expected
of the Carranza forces, The fact was
suggested to the state department to-
day by Eliseo Arredondo, the Mexi-
can ambassador. Negotiations Of de-
tails are expected to be in progress
several days, but the two govern
ment were said to agree on the prin-
ciples involved.
While the protocol is expected to
take care of such details as use of
Mexican railroads by Americans,
General Funston's recent request to
allow supplies to go forward now
from Ell Paso is to be handled separ-
ately and at once.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
LEVER PRESENTS ..~'.... .....
COTTON MEASURE

Washington, March 14-Represen-
tative Lever today introduced his
cotton standards bill, which provides
for tn establishment Of uniform
standards of classification for cot
ton and provides for the application,
enforcement and use of such stand
ards in transactions in interstate and
foreign commerce and provides for
protection against the misuse Of the
standards.
Standards of grades for cotton
have already been established and
promulgated. This bill undertakes to
enforce these standards and sets up
the machinery for proper grades and
classifying of cotton through licen-
sed graders that goes into interstate
and foreign commerce.
"This BILL" said Mr.. Lever, "is
one of several which 60 to make up
what I am pleased to term the agri-
cultural end of the administration
preparedness programme. The other
bills included in this programme are
the reenactment of the cotton fu-
lures act to overcome the technical
decision of New York federal judge
declaring the act unconstitutlon-
Ell, the federal warehouse bill, which
will furnish a uniform warehouse
receipt issued from federally super
vised and bonded warehouse, the
grain bill, providing for a federal
system of supervision of grain grad
ling, and the land mortgage credit
bill, which undertakes TO set up a
ing cheaper credit for long terms on
the amortization plan of repayment
for farmers. This constitutes the
most ambitious programme of legis-
|lation in behalf of agriculture ever
proposed in any legislative body,
but complete preparedness can not
exist unless it takes into considerat-
ion agriculture and economic pre-,
paredness as well as military and
naval preparedness. The fact is that
the latter kind of preparedness can
not be greater than the former, for
military and naval preparedness are
agriculture and economic prepared
ness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
DETROIT WOMAN
ESCAPES BANDITS
DETROIT WOMAN HID IN MINE
WITH HER BABY FROM
MEXICAN BANDITS.

ElPaso, March 49, Mrs. Wal
lace Rogers of Detroit, arrived here
today with her 15-months old infant,
and told how she had hidden with her
baby for two days in the shaft of an
abandoned mine near Cananea from
Mexican bandits.
Mrs, Rogers husband is interested
in mining property near Canapea but
was away from home when the little
colony fled on the approach of the
bandits.
"The whole country around where
I was living" said Mrs. Rogers was
filled with abandoned mines, the
shafts of some of which had been
sunk 1000 feet or more. Most of the
American men were away when we
heard of the approach Of the bandits
We fled to one of the abandoned min
es carrying whatever food we could
snatch up. One of the men took my
baby and we crawled down an aband-
oned shaft by ladder until we reached
the 1000 foot level. Here we re-
mained for "a hours.
"Finally, as we heard no shooting
one of the men ventured to the sur
face. He reported everything quiet
and we returned to our homes. We
had hardly reached there however,
when we again heard that the bandits
were coming. This time we went
down to the 1900 foot level where we
remained another day. We were
in little slope about 10 feet square.
We had no lights of any kind, and
I had only a couple of cans of con-
densed milk to feed my baby. We
ust sat there on the floor in the black.
ness and prayed. At last we could
stand it no longer. I think we would
have all gone mad if we had stayed
there We crawled up into the sun
shine. There was no sign of the BAN
dts and we made our way safely to
Cananea where we got train"
Mrs. Rogers declared that the
Mexican bandits not only had no re-
spect for the American flag but that
it actually melted them to outrages,
the only flag that offered any pro-
lection was the British flag, she said.
| "I am bitterly ashamed to admit
it." she said, but whenever trouble
started we began to hunt for a
Union Jack 1t was by no means
bullet proof shield but it was the
only flag that ever saw that the Mex
leans paid any Difference to. There
was young Englishman who commit
ed suicide where I was. The Mexi-
cans thought he was an American
and they hurriedly dug shallow hole
and were going to put him away
without ceremony when the, officer in
command overheard someone say:
4 wish we knew where his mother is
so we could notify her. She is some
where in England but / do not know
where The officer stopped the buri-
al and asked if the suicide was an
| Englishman. When he learned that
he was, he ordered the body pres.
erved and tried for four days to get
in touch with an English consul"
Another refugee who reached here
today had travelled 200 miles on q
motorcycle in search of safety.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
BRITAIN TO LAY 9
BAN ON LUXURIES

London, March TIA coming or
der in council which will totally pro-
hibit importation into the United
Kingdom of a large number Of arti.
cles which come under the general
heading of luxuries, will be issued by
the British government at an early
date.
Among the things which will be
placed under the ban will be automo-
biles for private use, musical instru-
ments, cutlery of all kinds, hardware,
yarns, chinaware, fancy goods and
soaps. The order will apply equally
to all countries, including the British
dominions and colonies.
This forecast of the coming order
in council was given to the Associat-
ed Press today in an interview BY
Walter Runciman, president of the
board of trade. Mr.. Runciman ad-
mitted that articles in addition to
those named would be placed on the
list of prohibited imports, but in ad-
vance of the issuance of the order
he declined to say what they are. He
agreed that the decree would have
considerable eHecC OH expoTIS 1Tom
the United States but pointed out
that it applied to all countries alike,
and declared it was absolutely ne
cessary to limit the shipment of
bulky luxuries in order to provide
room on ships for necessities.
"But, please remember" said Mr..
Runciman, "that. the issue of this or
der is forced on the country-not as
a matter of policy, but entirely be-
cause of shortage in tonnage. We
want exports from the United States;
we want your wheat, cotton and meat
and we need other things which we
cannot get if the space aboard vessels
is taken up with luxuries.
Everything possible is being done
to relieve the shortage in ships. Ev-
cry ship flying the British flag is now
controlled by the government. I'm
mense numbers of them have been
requisitioned; others are subject to
direction by way of licenses. Wheth-
er it will be necessary to requisition
more vessels, I can not say, but I
hope this will not be DONE"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
1915 COTTON CROP
11,059,43O BALES
REPORT SHOWS CROP WAS
MANY BALES LESS THAN
IN 1914.

Washington, March 2O.-The 1915
cotton crop of the United States ag
gregated 11,O59,430 running bales
or 11,183,182 equivalent 500 pounc
bales, exclusive of linters and count
ing round bales as half bales, the
Census Bureau today announced ir
its final ginning report of the season
The department of agriculture or
Dec. 10 last, basing it's calculation:
on reports of its agents Throughout
the cotton belt, estimated the croI
at 11,161,0O0 equivalent 500 pounc
bales. The Census Bureaus final fig
ures of the crop compare with 15,
905, $40 running bales, or 16, 34,93(
equivalent 500 pound bales produced
in 1914; 13,982,811 running bales
or 14,15e,486 equivalent 500 pound
bales in 1913, and 13,488,539 run
ming bales, or 13,703,421 equivalent
500 pound bales in 1912. The 1914
crop was the record for production
Included in the figures are 39,62s
bales, which ginners estimated would
be turned out after the March can
vass.
Round bales included numbered
iii, TIC, compared with 57,618 in
1914, 99,962 in 1913 and 1888 In
1912.
Sea island bales included number.
ed 81, ,92O, compared with 81,654 in
1914, 77,563 in 1913 and 73,777 In
1912.
The average gross weight of bales
for the crop was 5O5.6 pounds, com
pared with 507.2 in 1914, 506.2 ir
1913 and SOB in 1912.
Ginneries operated for the croI
numbered %, LAG, compared with a.
SAT in 1914, 24,749 in 1913 and 25,'
279 in 1912.
Linter cotton, not included in the
total ginning figures, amounted te
895,274 running bales, or 88O,78C
equivalent 500 pound bales, compar'
ed with S32,401 running bales, OF
S56, 900 equivalent 500 pound bale:
in 1914; 631,153 running bales, OF
638,8S1 equivalent 500 pound bales
in 1913 and 602,324 running bales
or 609,594 equivalent 500 pound
bales in 1912.
Production of states in equivalent
500 pound bales, exclusive of linters
with comparisons, follows:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1916-03-22
AERIAL RAID MAJOR
NEWS OF WAR
DROP BOMBS ON GERMANS
FIGHTING AROUND VERDUN
AGAIN is SLAcKENED.

A notable aerial raid was carried
out early today on the German avia-
ton field at Houttave, near Zee
brugge, Belgium, a squadron of 65
allied neutrality-suspicious. and sea-
planes-making the attack. The Bri-
tish official announcement declares
that considerable damage appeared
to have been done by the bombs
dropped. The machines carried an
aggregate of about 6 1-2 tons of
these explosives, the statement indi-
Gated.
Fighting about Verdun had again
slackened, according to today's Paris
statement, the only infantry attack
reported being an unsuccessful one
by the Germans on the French posi-
tions on Pepper Hill, north of the
fortress. The artillery activity has
been intermittent, reaching consid-
cradle violence, however, in the vi
cinity of Malancourt, on the west
bank of the Meuse.
There is renewed activity in the
Balkans, north of Saloniki, a French
column having occupied villages near
the Greek border which Teutonic and
Bulgarian forces had entered, ac-
cording to news agency advices from
Saloniki. The neutral frontier zone
has now been eliminated, it appears.
and the forces of the entente and the
central powers are face to face along
this part of the front.
A war conference of probable mo.
mentous Importance is about to open
in Paris, where military and political
representatives of the allies are gath
ering. The joint policies to be pur-
sued by the entente in the next peri
cd of the war will be decided upon
by the conference which will be pre-.
sided over by Premier BRAND, OF
France.