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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06
WEST DUMMERsToN.

Joseph Baum of Boston is visiting his
sister, Mrs. James Clark, sr.
Mrs. j. =. OBrien went Tuesday to
nrockton, Mass, to visit relatives.
Miss Caroline Bliss of Newfane visited
Knights
Mrs. 4 +. OBrien has a number o
sunilowers in blossom that are over Il
feet tall. and the blossoms measure IL
inches in diameter and 40 inches in cir
cnmfcrence.
A large number attended the reception
given Rev, and Mrs. Bishopp in Grange
hall Wednesday evening. Refreshments
nf cake, ce.cream and coffee were served
and very pleasant evening was spent.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06

John w. Buley was guest over Sun
day of his sister, Mrs. f. i. Naine.
Henry Parker of Portland, Me-, is n
crest of his brother, Il. c. Parker, in
East Putney.
The Ladies Aid society of the Congre
gational church will serve supper Tues
day evening, Oct II.
Mrs. Myrtle Knight of Brattleboro
has been a visitor the past few days of
Mrs. Justin Wheeler and Mrs. +. f.
Robertson.
Miss Libby Garland has returned t.
the Austine Institution at Brattleboro
where, on account of defective hearing
she is having instruction in lip read
ing
A. NJ. Corser has been having tho
new house he is building wired foi
electricity. +. NJ. Goodenough of Brat
tleboro ana Mr.. Stafford of Putney arc
doing the work.
Prof. j. f. Russell returned to Will
Jamestown, Mass, Tuesday to take up
his duties at Williams college. He wa,
accompanied by his daughter, Miss
Francis Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. f. Howard went
Thursday to Northampton, Mass, to the
fair. Mrs. Tucker, mother of Mrs
Howard, came from Brattleboro t.
stay with the children.
Patrick O'Connor, r. F. D. No. 3 car.
rier, has bought a horse of Chester
Prouty of Chesterfield, n. H., who is EN-.
ployed by the w. A. Cole Paper Co.,
taking the place of f. w. Ward.
The many friends in town of Mr. and
Mrs. Walter S. Underwood of Holyokc
Mass. sympathize with them in the los
of their l8-months-old son, Milton, wh
died Saturday, Sept. 30, after three days
illness with infantile paralysis.
Mrs. Kate bort and Mrs. c. H. Bridg
man of Keene, n. H., were in town Mon
day and Mrs. bort again came Wedncsda,
to spend the day with her sister, Mrs
Justin Wheeler, who left Thursday TO
her home in Green Acres, Wash,
Misses Amy L. and Hattie Bulcy were
guests of their sister, Mrs. Fred L. Naine
and visited friends and relatives in Eas
Dover and Bellows Falls. Mrs Naine re
turned home with them to East Walling
ford to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A meeting of the Boy Scouts will bt
held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock IN
the town hall All interested are invited
to attend All boys who have signiiied
an intention of becoming Scouts are re
quested to be present. Promptncss is one
of the jewels of Scoutcrait.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Ward left Friday
for Aberdeen, Alberta, where they have
three children. They had been there
previously, but came back a few years
ago. Mr.. Ward had been fireman fol-
the w. A. Coe Paper Co. and Mrs. Ward
had been employed by the Bradley cor
poration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Justin Wheeler and two
children will leave Friday to go tC
their home in Green Acres, Washington
after year absence. Wishing tt
make trip East and visit old scenes
Mr.. Wheeler rented his fruit farm fol-
one year and came east and has worked
as engineer at the Bradley corporation
shops. Not caring to spend another win
ter in this vigorous climate they will
return home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06
Better Clothes for the Better Times

In styles, we offer the best ideas of Ameri-
cas- greatest designers; in fabrics, the highest
grade product of the most reliable mills; in
tailoring, the finest workmanship that speciali-
zatiOn has attained; in fit, degree of perfec-
ton beyond anything heretofore known; and as
to prices
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Herbert j. Holland.

Herbert j. Holland, 20, died Sept. 90
at his home in Westmoreland, N. H.,
after an illness of over a year.
Mr.. Holland was born in Newfane
April 26, 1916, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Chester Holland. He lived in Newfanc
as boy, but the greater part of his
life was spent in Putney, where he con
Quoted farm until % years ago, when
he moved to Westmoreland.
He leaves his wife, three sons, Har-
ley of Westmoreland, Homer of Putney,
and Herbert c. Holland of Los Angeles,
CAL; one daughter, Mrs. II. A. Viele of
Brattleboro, and one sister, Mrs. Evert
Thayer of Brattleboro.
The funeral was held Sept % in
Westmoreland, Rev. Mr.. Bartlett Off
eiating. The burial took place in Put
ney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06

Theodore j. Poelman to be Ordained.
The ordination of Theodore j. Poclman,
pastor of the Congregational church, will
take place Wednesday afternoon and even
ing, Oct. H. The council will meet in tho
afternoon and the ordination will take
place in the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06
Fall Fixings for Men

Complete Fall line. Bates Street Shirts at
$1.5O and up. Perry's Special Shirts are still
$1.OO Fall weight Union Suits are $1OO and up.
Hundreds of dozens of new Kravats at the same
old price of SOC.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06

Good clothes were never in such demand as
they are today Men are revising their ideas of
what is good enough. They devote more atten-
ton to style. They want better fabrics and bet
ter fit. They are coming to realize that really
fine merchandise is sound investment and the
cheapest in the end.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-10-06

This live store has gained full recognition as
headquarters for fine merchandise as we'll as
greater value-giving. Our stock and our prices
for this Fall and Winter season will still further
enhance the enviable reputation we have al
ready earned.
We offer advantages YOU can't afford to
overlook.
ecent statement that in spite of the shortage of
If everything entering into the making of clothes
just the same prices as last year and still mail
lg was good.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
BELGIANS BOMBARDED
NEAR MOUTH OF USER
German Batteries Fire 10000 Shells
in Attempt to Smash Defenses
and Swept On.

Paris, Jan. 4-An extremely violent
bombardment by the Germans OF the
Belgian line at the mouth of the User
was reported tonight by the war Office.
No less than 5000 shells were expended
by the German batteries in an attempt
to smash the Belgian defenses.
Final reports of the action had not
reached the war office at the hour when
the midcommunique was issued. First
reports stated that the German infantry
attempted to debouch from their trenches,
but the attack was broken up by the fire
from the Franco-Belgian batteries.
This activity, coupled with reports of
an action farther south along the User
Canal, indicates preparations for a new
effort to press through, probably to
Calais. At Hetsssa, some German de-
tachments tried to cross the canal, but
the Belgian and French infantry, backed
by the fire of the machine guns and ar
tillery, repulsed the attackers.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Capital Girl Weds
Greenwich Editor
Miss Ada Howard Leaves Pri-
vate Academy to Marry
William Held.

Greenwich. Conn, Jan. A-Announce-
ment was made here today of the secret
marriage Of William Held, a local news
paper editor. and Miss Ada D. Howard,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Howard, Of Washington, D. c.
Miss Howard was a student in a pri-
vate academy at Ossining. The marriage
took place at the Baptist parsonage in
Portchester on Saturday night, the Rev.
Leo B. Thomas officiating.
Following the ceremony, a reception
was held at New York City hotel. The
couple returned here today and broke the
news to the bridegroom's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Held. They received
the parental blessing.
1t was stated here today by friends OF
the couple that the bride will gain pos
session OF a legacy of thousands of dol
lars when she becomes p years old, a
year hence. Her parents were killed
about twelve years ago in New Haven
Railroad wreck.
The legacy includes a settlement from
the railroad and property in New York,
Philadelphia and Washington.
The bride only recently entered the
Ossining school. after having been a stu
dent at the Jenkintown Academy, at Jsn-
kintown. Pa. The elopers left this after
noon by automobile for Washington.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Divorce Papers Cannot Be
Introduced In Mohr Case

John J. Fitzgerald prevented this allega-
tion going into the record in this case.
On July Mrs. Mohr filed an amended
petition. By clever ruse of Fitzgerald
her allegations against the doctor in this
document were introduced, although DR..
Mohrs allegations against her had just
been excluded. In this petition, Mrs,
Mohr charged her husband with drunken
ness, unfaithfulness, and the habitual
use of opium, morphine, and chloral
Marriage Date Not Decided.
1t has been the contention of the State
that worry over this impending action
was one of the motives that led Mrs.
Mohr to seek the death of her husband.
The State has said that she was In a
state of fear, dreading the publicity OF
court action on the infidelity charges in.
volved.
Il do not propose to try in this case
the domestic difficulties of the Mohr fam
ily." was Judge Stearns' final comment,
and he ruled that all the divorce papers
be excluded from the record.
A significant point that came out was
that Mrs. Mohr alleged she was married
ION or about May 10. 1903 while the
date DIR. Mohr gave for the marriage
was not permitted to be read
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
LABOR HITS
SCHOOL PLAN
Central Union Opposes Com
missiioners' Plan for Aboli-
ton of Educational Board.
ACTION TAKEN AFTER FULL
HEARING OF BOTH SIDES
Henry P. Blair. Head of School
Board, Gives Arguments Against
D. c. Heads Proposal.

The Central Labor Union, representing
more than 5000 workers Of the District,
last night voted to oppose the plan to
transfer authority over the schools from
the board OF education to the District
Commissioners.
The union acted after Henry p. Blair
president OF the board of education, and
board, had argued at length against the
proposed change in the school system.
Last Monday night Conrad H. Syme,
corporation counsel, defended the Com
missiOners' side of the argument before
the union.
The reason given by the Commissioners
for desiring the change, that they are
now responsible for the money spent on
the school system but have no say in
how it shall be spent, was refuted by
Mr.. Blair. The head of the board Of
education pointed out that every cent
spent by the board OF education is audit
ed as closely by the District auditor as Is
any expenditure made by the Commits
sioners themselves. ~
How much money have you handled
since you have been president Of the
board OF education?' a delegate asked
Mr.. Blair.
About s12 in cash and between 500 and
1000 postage stamps" replied the head Of
the school system.
The reply surprised and amused the
delegates. Mr.. Blair explained that the
81 had been sent in anonymously by per-
sons who had stolen books and other
small articles from school hnildinss
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
British Soon to Have Worlds
Best Army, Lloyd George,
Sure of Victory, Declares
Minister of Munitions in Remarkable Interview, Says En-
tente Powers Are Firmly United and Bound to VIM Ayers
Victorious Germany Would Seek New Conquests

be speaking to millions OF people all more
or less interested in the world war.
The first question was whether Eng
land is really putting Its whole weight
into the war. Minister Lloyd-George re-
piled:
England is preparing to put its whole
weight into the war and Germany will
feel 1t in a very short time. 1t is an ef-
fort such as England has never made be-
fore-a truly prodigious effort In the
days before the war she had the greatest
fleet in the world, but now she has one
of the greatest armies; and In very
short time it will be about the best
equipped army in the world.
But that is not all. new Britain is
now being developed-a new industrial
Britain. Under the pressure of war we
are improving and quickening out indus
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Austrians Occupy Scutari,
AS Serbian Troops Retreat
Drive on City Indicates Negotiations with Montenegro Have
Fallen Through-Ausrians Claim Capture of Other
Towns Montenegro Now Under Austrias Heel

The Vienna statement says:
"Scutari has been occupied by Austro.
Hungarian troops"
The Austro-Hungarians have also oc-
cupied Viksic, Danilovgrad and Pod
goritza. Montenegro.
''At several places the Montenegrins did
rot even wait until the Austro- Hun
garians appeared, but laid down their
arms beforehand in order to return to
their horles"
The Austrian drive on Scutari is taken
here to indicate that despite assertions
TO the contrary in Vienna and Berlin. the
negotiations with Montenegro have fallen
through. 1t had been stated that the
Montenes rims were to remain in posses
sion Of Scutar in exchange for Mount
Lovccn
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
BOMBS DROPPED ON CITY
Berlin Asserts English Sta
ton, Barracks and Docks
Damaged in Assaults.
FRENCH MACHINES ACTIVE
Paris Claims Forty Aeroplanes Throw
200 Projectiles at Bulsars'
Camp Near Saloniki,
Special Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable TO The Washington Herald
London. Jan. IA German hydro
aeroplane passed over Dover at 4 o'clock
this afternoon. says an official announce
ment made by the press bureau tonight.
The hostile machine was engaged by all
the British anti-aircraft guns at Dover
and was pursued by two British ma
chimes. This was the third attack within
the last forty-eight hours.
H. L. Tenant, under secretary of war,
announced that the English had lost
thirteen aeroplanes on the western front
in the last four weeks and the Germans
had lost nine or ten. In this period,
the British employed 13s machines and
crossed the German lines LIS times.
The Germans, during the same period,
have used approximately twenty aero
planes in which they have crossed the
British line so times
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Germany Sends Note Designed
To Settle Lusitania Dispute
Consideration Of Public Opinion Here and in Germany Said
to Have Played Important Part in Drafting
Document Just Submitted

Germany makes reference to a desire to
see the United States take action in re-
gard to the questions involving the free
dom OF the seas.
Germany reiterates clearly, it is said,
that the torpedoing of the Lusitania
was an act of reprisal for the British
blockade of the German coast Ex-
treme regret again is expressed that
Americans lost their lives and Ger
many freely offers reparation in the
form Of indmenity.
The attention of bhe United States is
called to the fact that such forms of
reprisals have been discontinued as the
result of negotiations with this gov
ernment and to the fact that broad as
surances for the future have been
given.
Consideration of public opinion in
this country and in Germany were said
to have played an important part in
the document
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
German Bankers
Demanding Peace
Financiers Declare Empire
Will Be Ruined CONNER
cially Before Long.
special Gable to The Washington herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald
London. Jan. y24.-The Daily Tele-
graph has received the following from
Leonard Spray, its correspondent at
Rotterdam:
Recently a meeting OF the dirSc-
tors of the Duetsche Reichsbank, the
Schaffhausen Bsnkverein and other
great banking institutions in Germany
discussed the financial situation and
came to the conclusion that il was
absolutely impossible for Germany to
remain at war after the end Of next
August without being faced by eco
nomic ruin.
This does not mean that by that time
the Germans will be at the end Of their
resources for continuing the war. But
the bankers made it clear to the gov
ernment that IL hostilities continue after
that date, there will not be left a suffi-
cient margin of money for the empire
to resume its economic life after peace
is declared
THE great representatives. Of German
finance are bringing tremendous pres
sure to bear on the government to con-
clude peace before it becomes necessary
to retrench upon this monetary margin.
In the view of these authorities, not
even victory could ensure her being able
to keep her commercial head above
water after the war.
'Therefore,' they say. we must have
peace this year"
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
BY SOPHIE TREADwELL.

Providence, Jan. 24.-There were twen-
ty-six different papers filed in the Mohr
divorce case during the year and half
of domestic wrangling that finally ended
by Dr. Mohrs murder. These were
brought into court today, identified, de-
scribed, discussed, and then withdrawn.
Their temporary appearance left but
little weight as evidence, but threw great
light on the state of mind and soul OF
Dr. Mohr and his wife during those
months.
Inhdelity Not in This Record.
The State sought to introduce these
rapers, holding that they had great
effect upon Mrs. Mohr, mentally. NOR
ally and physically" as well as to cor
roborate the testimony of Halls when he
said that Mrs. Mohr had told him her
divorce case was about to come up in
court and the killing of her husband
should be done at once"
The domestic difficulties of the Mohrs
became a matter of court record on Feb
ruary I, 1914, when Mrs Nohr filed a
petition for separation, alleging cruelty
On June 6, the doctor filed q cross-peti-
ton, praying for absolute divorce.
Hs alleged inndelity. but Attorney
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
BY IyOR NICHOLSON,

Copyright 1916. by the International News serrice)
London. Jan. 2L-Fsw people will quar-
rel with the statement that the outstand-
Ing figure Of the war in Great Britain is
David Lloyd-George. minister of NUM-
tons. For a month past it has been the
aim and ambition of every newspaper
man on this side. either permanent or
visiting. to get Lloyd-George to talk for
publication. Up till today he had stead
fastly refused, but, at my earnest solici-
tation and mainly, of course. because he
wanted to. Mr.. Lloyd-George consented
TO answer some questions dealing with
the situation today after eighteen months
of war.
In choosing. the International News
Service as the medium for making his
views known throughout the United
States and Canada the minister of num-
tions appreciated the fact that he will
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Special Cable to The Washington Herald.

Special Cable to The Washington Herald.
London, Jan. A.-Scutari. the most i'm
portant trading city in Albania. has been
occupied by Austro-Hungarian troops.
The Austrian official report tonight states
that several thousand Serbian troops,
who garrisoned the city. retreated with
out offering resistance.
1t is learned from Rome. however, that
the city fell only after a furious two
days battle between Austrians and Mon
tenegrins in the Tarabosch Mountains.
Lack of artillery forced the Montene-
grins, who were led by Prince Mirko. to
give up.
The Austrians, in addition, report the
occupation of several important towns in
Montenegro. That country now is under
their heel
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
FIND JOHN EDWARDS DEAD.


Certificate of Suicide Returned by
Coroner hewitt.
John p. Edwards. 80, was found dead
in the kitchen of his apartment at 1915
Eighteenth street northwest. yesterday
by his wife.
The doors and windows of the room
were closed and gas was flowing from a
range. Coroner hewitt returned a GER
tificate of suicide.
Edwards was employed as plate
printer at the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. He had been out of en-
ployment for the last three weeks. II
Is said.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
BRITISH WANT
FINISH FIGHT
Will Defeat Germans If They
Must Do 1t
Alone.
MADE IN GERMANY" PEACE
WILL NOT BE COUNTENANCED
Berlin Papers Are Putting Out Peace
Feelers" to See How Nations
Like Inspired Plans.

Out of the discussion in which dip
lomatic Washington has been engaged
since the news was published that
Germany considered making a sepa-
rate peace with Belgium, there de-
veIoped yesterday one positive opin-
action by Germany will follow the in
spired articles published in German
newspapers and that the publication
iself was in the nature OF a peace
feeler."
Reports that Germany is consider
ing also making separate peace with
Japan and with Montenegro were
characterized in informed quarters as
''made-in Germany" speculstions.
British Embassy officials. however.
refused to discuss the matter in any
way. From an authoritative source,
however. II was learned that the at
titude of the British government is
this:
tinue waging war on Germany, how
ever long IL may take to win the kind
of victory that will leave Germany
powerless for a hundred years to
resume her place in the world as a
nrst-class nshting power.
VIII Fight to a Finish.
Seeond-That Great Britain will
maintain this hght-to-a-fnish policy
no matter whether Germany succeeds
in concluding separate peace with ev-
cry one of her allies
Third-That the desertIon of Bel
gIum from the cause the allies are
fghttns for will make no difference in
the British Aetermination to continue
lighting y~s VI the purposes out
lined h/ t-.s PRIME minister in his
Guild Hall speech, more than a year
ago, have been achieved; and
Fourth-Thst peace for Germany. al
least 90 Tar as Great Britain is con.
cerned. wiil come only when Germany
is either willing to submit TO British
terms or when she has been so badly
beaten as TO make submission neces-
sAry.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Rush Cotton to Mexico.

Laredo. Tex. Jan. 2I-As a result of a
decree just issued by Gen, venustiano
Carranza removing 30 per cent of the duty
on cotton goods imported into Mexico,
there is great rush of cotton importa-
tions through this port. During this
ed through
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Grave Diggers Strike,
Get Increase, Return

New York, Jan. 24-Three
hundred grave diggers went on
a strike at Calvary Cemetery,
Queensborough, today
They were out six hours.
Fifty bodies arrive at the GEM
etery every day. and for a time
the situation looked serious.
The men agreed to return to
work after their wages had been
increased from SI.oo to S2.25 a
day.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25

Germany has submitted to the United
States through Ambassador Won Bern
storfr another written proposal designed
to bring about a settlement of the con-
troversy over the sinking of the steam
ship Lusitania-
1t was stated on excellent authority
that Germany has agreed to eliminate
from the agreement any mention of the
warning Issued by the German Embassy
the day the Lusitania sailed from New
York. Mention Of this wsrninG in the
last proposal was regarsed as conyeying
the idea that none Of the 1oo-odd Ameri-
can lives would have been lost had the
warning been needed.
1t is understood also that Germany has
eliminated her proposed general reserva-
ton Of admission of wrongdoing on the
part of the submarine commander. to
which the United States objected.
It was also stated authoritatively that
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Earthquake Shocks Recorded.

London. Jan. A-Earthquake shocks
were recorded at the West Bromwich OBJ
servatory today. The shocks were in
tense and were estimated to be about
1000 miles away. presumably in the vicln-
ity of the Black Sea or Asia Minor.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Liner Pomeranian Disabled,

Queenstown, Jan. 2.-The Allan liner
Pomersnian. bound for Canada. has been
disabled southwest of Fastnet and is put
ting back toward Queenstown for repairs
The nature of the accident was not re-
ported
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Prussia Suffers from Floods.

London, Jan. aL-Serious damage has
been done by, floods in Prussia along
the Oder Valley, says a Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam.
The Washington herald., 1916-01-25
Nicholas Goes 10 Lyons.

Rome, Jan z--Kmg Nicholas OF
Montenegro. who srrived yesterday. has
the Monteneerin government. to jctn his
wife ana daughters