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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-27
OVERTON MAKES STATEMENT
DENYING GUILT OF LAWLER
MURDER FOLLOWING ARREST

Huntsville Politician Who Has Been Sought in
Vain By Officers For Weeks Is Captured In
Smithville, Tenn Extradition to Alabama Will
Not Be Fought Prisoner May Be Taken to
Montgomery to Avoid Possible Harm In Madi-
son-Accused Explains Why He Left Home, and
Tells of Aimless Wandering Over Country, Wis
iting Many Southern Cities Feared Possible
Violence In His Home Town
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-27
ovERToN TO MONTGOMERY

Montgomery, September 26.-(Spe-
cial. )--David d. Overton, under arrest
charged With the murder of Probate
Judge Lawler of Madison county, will
be Brought to Montgomery immediate
ly for safe keeping, it is reported This
decision was reached following a long
distance conference between Assistant
Attorney General Perry w. Turner,
Judge r. r. Brickel of Huntsville and
the sheriff of Madison county at noon
today.
Judge Brickel told Mr.. Turner that
he had instructed the sheriff to re-
move the prisoner either to Montgom-
cry or Gadsden for fear of mob vio-
lence in Madison county. Immediately
(Continued ON Page Three)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-27
NJ CORM|CK WRITES
WHY HE BELIEVES
WILSON WILL WIN
Democratic National Chair.
man Optimistic in Letter
to Members of Cabinet
Telling Of Outlook
ny HUGH w. ROBERTS


Washington, September 26.-(Spe-
cial. )-vance C. Mccormick, chairman
OF the democratic national committee
in letter addressed to a member OF
President Wilson's cabinet, presents In
concrete form his reasons for believ-
ing that democracy is preparing to
score triumph at the polls
With the consent of the chairman
the cabinet officer made public the
letter tonight. It follows:
EVIDENCE MULTIPLYING
Evidences are multiplying that the
justice and strength of Woodrow Will
sons cause before the people of the
United States will be approved by an
overwhelming vote at the November
election.
These evidences are apparent in
the active enthusiasm and earnest pur-
pose of all democrats in every state
of the union from the leaders down
! to the rank and file; in President
| Wilson's rapidly growing strength
among Independent, progressive and re-
publican voters, and in the fact that
| throughout the country leaders of pub
| lie opinion in all walks of life-pro-
! fessional men, scientists. educators
artists, editors and so on-are speak
| ing out publicly and saying that the
best interests of the nation require. as
woodrow Wilson's record of perform
ance in office deserves. the reelection
of the President.
IN CLOSE TOUCH
GAS for the first proposition / think
I need merely state that the nationa
committee, to an extent certainly not
exceeded at any time in the past IL
| in closer and better touch with the
representatives of the democratic or
ganization in the so-called 'debatablt
states" We hear from them all ant
frequently; and we find that demo
Gratis are proud of Woodrow Wilson
and of the record he has made and
are determined, every man of them
from those in the most responsible
| to those in the least responsible places
to spare no effort to bring out by fal
the largest democratic lote ever pollet
in the history of the United States
We find it matter both Of party
and of national patriotism with demo.
Gratis to see to it that President who
has made such record as that made
by President Wilson shall not be re.
pudiated at the polls
1.-THE strength of the president
cause among the Independent pro-
gressive and republican voters has
been shown in the many announce
ments of accessions Of leaders anc
voting bodies from these sources which
have been made from time to time By
the national committee. IT is shown
too. in the rapidly multiplying number
of Wilson and Marshall clubs whicf
are not organized along party line:
and in the enrolment of which In ev
ery state are to be found the name.
of thousands of men and women wht
have not heretofore and do not nov
class themselves as democrats. 1t il
| exemplified also in the scope ant
magnitude of the work of the Wood
! Continued 81 page Twsl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-27
BAPAUME MAY BE
NEXT TO FALL, AS
COMPLIES WAS KEY

London, September 2G.-CombIes
the pivotal point in the German
line guarding the approach to
Bapaume, on the north, and Pc
rome, on the south of the Somme
front. has fallen before the ter
rifle attacks of the French and
British, the Germans fighting TO
the death or surrendering when
there was longer hope.
French and British troops swept in
from three sides after their capture or
Morval and Freglcourf, broke through
the German defenses, oyerran the town
and carried all before them This place.
with its marvellous subterrapean pas
sages and powerful Notifications, had
been caught in the grip of the en-
| tente allies, who. coming from the
north and the south. had already adj
vanced far beyond it and cut off COM
| munication with the rear except a mar
row strip. which was covered by the
allied guns. At the end of the fighting
the town was filled with the bodies
of Germans who had fallen fighting.
the French official statement says
DEFEAT RECOGNIZED
Frior to the loss of Combles, the
effect Of the victories of the French
and British armies in the capture or
important strategical points on the
previous day was reflected in the off
cial communication issued by the Ger
man war office which, after describing
briefly the great artillery lombard
ment of the entente allies, lasting four
days and the attack between the Ancre
and the Somme. admits that 1.-The con-
quest of the villages on the line OF
Gueudecourt must be recognized" and
adds, but before all we must think
OF our heroic troops, who faced the
united nglo-French principal forces
and the massed employment of mate
rial of the whole worlds war industry
prepared during many months"
OTHER POINTS TAKEN
Both Thiepval, at the northwest END
of the British line. and the fortified
town of Gueudecourt, northwest of
Les Boeufs, also have fallen into the
hands of the British. Around the for
mer place many hard battles have been
fought since the inception of the great
entente offensive on July l. General
Sir Douglas Haig's men, after captur-
ing Thiepval drove on eastward and
took the Zollern redoubt. strongly
fortified position which lies between
rhiepval and the bend in the British
line at Courcelette
The French likewise advanced be-
You'd Fregicourt and captured the
wood between that village and Morval
and the greater part of the German
fortified positions lying between this
| wood eastward across the Bethune
road to the western portion of the St.
WAIST, nipping off another portion of
the German line of communication to
the south from Bapaume.
The German casualties in the fight
ing are declared by Paris to have been
heavy and, in addition, during the two
days fighting more than 1900 Germans
We're made prisoner by the French.
while the British took in excess or
1900. Large quantities of booty, includ-
ing machine guns, were taken by the
entente allies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-27
CITY OF COMPLIES STREWN WITH
GERMAN DEAD WHEN CAPTURED
VICTORIOUS ALLIES
ENTER STRONGHOLD
AFTER GREAT FIGHT

Berlin Admits Defeat, But Praises Men Who Re-
sisted Attacks of "Whole Worlds War Indus
try" Which Took MANY Months to Prepare"
Contest Still Raging North of Somme Where
Anglo-French Line is Steadily Advancing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-27
THIEPEvAL OCCUPIED

London September PIN addition of Combe the Off
ca British
the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-27

DCon intermittent CdHHOllduIng.
BERLIN ADMITS DEFEAT
Berlin, September 26.-(Via Sayville)
The German statement issued today fol-
lows
Western 'front.' Army group of Crown
Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria: Anglo
French infantry yesterday, which was
the fourth day of the artillery lombard
ment, launched a uniform attack be-
tween the Ancre brook and the River
Somme. Fighting which commenced at
noon continued during the night with the
same fury.
Between the Ancre and Eaucourt Lab
baye the hostile thrust was stifled by
our fire or broke down bloodily before
our lines
Successes were obtained by the enemy
east of Eaucourt LAbbaye and the con-
quest of the villages on the line of
Gredecourt- Bouchavesnes must be rec
ognized. But before all we must think
of our heroic troops which faced the
united Anglo French principal forces and
the massed employment of material OF
the whole worlds war industry prepared
during many months.
Near Bouchavesnes and further SOUTH
ward. as far as the Somme. French
charges, repeated many times. failed un-
der the heaviest sacrifices.
EASTERN FRONT
Eastern theatre: Prince Leopold 8
front: A storm of strong hostile forces
repeated six times near Manajaw failed
&C implicitly and under the heaviest losses.
Russian gigantic aeroplane. after a
hard combat, was brought down by one
district Russian monoplane was shot
dc wn in an aeral fight.
"Archduke Charles front: In the Lu-
dova sector there were fresh violent enc
my attacks. Further south separate at
tacks were repulsed.
''Transylvanian theatre: In the district
of Hermannstadt our troops are engaged
in a progressing attack. Rumanian forces
have occupied the heights on both sides
of the passes of Szurduk and Vulcan. Our
troops repulsed all attacks against the
passes but were taken back this night
on order.
Balkan theatre: Army group of Field
Marshal Won Mackenzen: On this front
there were no incidents of Importance.
An airship and aeroplanes again attacked
Bucharest.
Macedonian front: On September "a
there were several engagements which
were favorable for Bulgarian troops east
OF Presba lake On both sides of Florina
there were lively artillery duels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
TOWNSHEND.

Miss Dorothy Rice of Brattleboro IS
at the home of her grandfather, l.. ID.
Lowe.
The Grange fair which was post
poned because of the state board of
health orders will be held Oct. II If
nothing prevents.
Ernest Reed and family of New
York city are at the o 'Brien bungalow
for some time because of infantile
paralysis in the city.
Frank l.. johnson has returned to
Brattleboro, after a visit with her sis
ter. Mrs. A. S. Miller. Their mother,
Mrs. Eva Johnson, will remain for
some time.
| Mrs. Ernest Crosier and two sons of
Bellows Falls, Harry LeRay and son,
Robert, also Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
| Taylor of Brattleboro have been guests
at Alton Holden 3 the past week.
! Friends of Miss Marguerite Dauchy
are pleased to know that she has re-
covered so rapidly from an attack OF
/ typhoid fever az to be able to enter
school at Leland and Gray seminary
Miss Marion Graves and her mother
will occupy the Brigham house until
Prof. Smythc and family return tf
Hartford, Conn. They will then move
to the summer home of Prof Smythe.
The three village school teachers
Miss Marion Winslow, Miss Florenc,
Phelps and Miss Mary Jones, will have
rooms at Miss Mary Plumb s and
board at /. Z. Sayre S until their for
mer rooms are vacant.
Mrs. Mary Colburn and daughter
Marybelle, who spent the summer al
the home of c. Q. Stebbins, will return
to Boston Tuesday. Mrs. Addie Goodcl
of South Windham also has been
guest at the Stebbins home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Z. /. Burbce went to Springfield,
Mass, Monday.
Miss Edith Clarke is boarding with
Mrs. c. O. Kimball.
School opened Monday morning with
Miss Edith Clarke of Jamaica as teach
er.
Charles G. Staples of Brattleboro
was business visitor in town last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Houghton went
Monday to visit relatives in Brattle-
bOro.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Kinball have
returned from weeks visit with rel.
atives in Brattleboro.
Ora Bassett, who had been visiting
at Mrs Ellen Mundell s, returned to
Brattleboro Saturday.
Charles Decell went to Brattleboro
Saturday, where he will live with his
uncle, G. R. Jenison, and attend school
Aubrey Stratton, Mildred Dompier
Herbert Burnap and Gladys Chaplin
are attending Leland and Gray semina
/ ~.
Frank Brown of Wardsboro, who had
been working for w. II. Taft, has fin
ished in the mill and is working fol
| E. L. Burbee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
EAST JAMAICA.

Ora Howe is conyalescing from an at
tack of measles.
A. Prentiss Butler returned Friday to
the T. V NJ. at Burlington.
Mrs. Addie Goodell of Maine was a
guest at E. NJ Buffers last week.
Miss lola Gleason visited Miss Edith
Adams in West Windham last week.
Miss Ora Cheney Of South Windham has
been guest of Miss Florence Allen.
The River school began Monday with
Miss Marjorie Slader of Rutland teacher
Misses Isabel and Bessie Buckley re-
turned to their home in Townshend Sun
day
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Leonard of 81
monsville were recent guests at F. H.
Leonard's.
The first of series of prayer meetings
was held at the River schoolhouse last
Thursday evening.
Miss Dora Thayer and little Helen OF
Brattleboro spent few days at y. T,
Pierce's this week.
Rev Alfred Cornell of West Townshcnc
preached to a good sized audience in the
schoolhouse Sunday.
Miss Edith Hulctt, who has been spend
ing some time at w S Aliens has gone
to her school in Brattleboro.
Frederick Butler went Monday to Lyn
donville Center to enter the Theodore \
Vail state agricultural school.
Mr. and Mrs f. NJ Butler and SOM
went to Rutland Saturday, returning Sun
day, making the trip in their automobile
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21

Mr.. Alexander has come to be recog-
nizcd rs one of the experts of the
world il organizing work for boys
along sane and efficient lines. He was
for several years in charge of the
boys department of the Y. NJ. c. \. of
Philadelphia.
His genius for the work of organic
alton indicated his fitness for the
larger work of the Boy Scout move
mcnt, and when General Badea-P Powell
came from England to set up this work
in America Mr.. Alexander was the
unanimous selection of the committee
for executive secretary of the Ameri-
can department of the Boy Scout move
meat. His outstanding ability as an
organizer was again i'll evidence. and
the remarkable growth of the Boy
Scouts in the United States and Can
ada is due in large measure to his eff
fort.
He was conspicuous i'll the men and
religion movement and at its close was
called to undertake a work of still
greater reach and Importance as su.
! pcrintCndcnt of the secondary, or
| Teen Age division Of the Interna.
hoHi SuhudS sScnopl dSSocldtloH. MS
association, as is known, is an inter
UNCONVENTIONAL agency which promotes
| the improved methods of Sunday school
work, and seeks to inspire the workers
in local schools with desire to in
crease the enrolment and efficiency OF
/ their schools.
Mr.. Alexander is giving his attentio.
/ at present to developing the boy ant
girl work of the teen ages of tn,
Sunday school, and is using all the OK
periencc gained by his contact will
the great national boy and girl order
to this end.
N Mr.. Alexander is only one of man,
fine speakers secured by General Sec
rotary Boyd for the State Sunda,
II school convention.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Vera Pierce is attending school at
Valley.
Fred Sheldon has bought a Maxwell
automobile
William Glynn of Springfield, Mass,
spent the weekend with his family.
Lester Fairbanks has moved his fam
lily to the west village, where he has
work
Miss Mildred Corse began the Val
ley school Monday with the usual at
tendance.
c. F. Clark went to Marlboro, n. H.,
Saturday Mrs. Clark returned with
him Sunday.
Miss Amy Murdoch and Mary Sum
ner went to Brattleboro Sunday to at
tend high school.
Mrs. Clara Calvin is spending the
week with her daughter, Mrs. Roy
Nichols, in Elm Grove.
| Clinton Barry, belmont Hick, Harry
May and Fred Upton have gone to
\ work in Greenfield, Mass.
Cliff Murdoch and daughter are in
Greenfield, where they have work. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Murdoch will
close his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cody and daughter, Sa
rah, Mr. and Mrs. Tipadou and broth
err, Walter Lively, William Ashton
Gene Harris and friend Of Colrair
were dinner guests at d. L. Harris i
Sunday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
GLASS OF WATER
BEFORE YOU EAT
ANY BREAKFAST
Wash poison from system each morning
and feel fresh as daisy.

Every day you clean the house you
live in TO get rid of the dust and dirt
which collected through the previous
day. Your body, the house your soul
lives In, also becomes filled up each
twcnty-four hours with all manner of
filth and poison. If only every man
and woman could realize the wonders
of drinking phosphated hot water, what
gratifying change would take placel
Instead of the thousands of Sicklv,
anacmic- looking men, women and girls
with pasty or muddy compilations; in
stead of the multitudcs of "nervous
wrecks, - rmdowns,' ''brain Tags .
and pessimists we would see a viriIe,
optimistic throng of rosy-chcekcd peo-
pie everywhere.
Everyone, whether sick or we'll, should
drink each morning before breakfast n
glass Of real hot water with a teaspoon
full of limestone phosphate in it to wash
from the stomach, liver, kidneys and
ten yards of bowels the previous day IS
indigcstible waste, sour fermentation
and poisons, thus cleansing, swcetcning
and frcshcning the entire alimcntary
canal before putting more food into the
stomach
Those subject to sick headache, bill
iousucss, nasty breath, rheumatism,
colds; and particularly those who have
pallid, sallow complexion and who are
constipated very often are urged to
obtain a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate at the drug store which will
cost but trihe, but is sufficient to
demonstrate the quick and remarkable
change in both health and appearance
awaiting those who practice internal
sanitation. We must remember that in
side cleanliness is more important than
outside, because the skin does not alb,
sorb impurities to contaminate the
blood, while the pores in the thirty feet
of bowels do.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
JAMAICA.

Mrs John Clark is working at Linden
Lodge in Brattleboro.
Mrs George Clarke, who has been i'll
with hard cold, is better
People who pick ferns have begun work
and are selling to Mrs. A. B. Stark.
Merl Willis and daughter of Guilford
were in town the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Upsom of West
field are visiting Mrs. Olive Subway
Austin Lackey and Walter Lackey have
been home from their work for visit
c. c. Robinson and Julian Taft and
families were in town the first of the
week
Daniel Noble and friend of New York
city have been camping at CIRCUITS pond
this week.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Spaulding, who
visited their aunt, Mrs. Della Howard
returned home the first of the week.
Fred Burke has received his certificate.
having passed all the state examinations
for entrance to high school at the age OF
u years.
Rev. Mr.. Hartwell and DR.. Stearns, who
were mere TO dLltIlu the funeral OF JIelf
brother, Rev. 4. E. Hartwell, have re
turned home.
Schools in town were reopened Monday
Miss Slater of Rutland began the River
school. Miss Edith Clarke is teaching il
| West Townshend village.
| There was no service in the Baptis
church Sunday, there being a union me
mortal service to Rev A. Z. Hartwell a
the Congregational church.
Miss Edith Clarke visited friends il
Newfane last "Wednesday and Thursda,
and attended the joint meeting of New
fame and Wardsboro Oranges
The Woman's auxiliary will hold it
next regular meeting with the Christian
Endcavor society next Sunday evening in
stead of the following Wednesday Tn
collection taken Sunday evening will tax
the place of the regular missionary collce
ton. Mrs. Lucy Kellogg is the leader.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
MYSTERY OF WILSON.
Why Has He SO Changed?-A One
Man Government.

why t1dS I1e Do SndIISeu!-A Oue-
Man Government.
Oswald Garrison Willard writes in
part in the North American Review:
There are many mysteries connected
with Woodrow Wilson. But the great
est is the transformation the dav he
became President and was no longer
governor. He left Woodrow Wilson.
the accessible tribune of the people, and
became Woodrow Wilson the least ac-
ccssible and most secluded of all our
presidents. 1t was not merely that he
was oppressed by magnitude of his new
task; not that the office of president
has grown enormously i'll routine duties
since the days of the last Democratic
president; not that a private bereave-
ment soon bore him down; not that a
4 physical strength none too great must
i be husbanded, not even that problems
of state almost unparalleled in gravity
and import took their toll of hours for
waking and for sleeping. These all had
/ their influence, but at the bottom it
was the policy that was changed.
4 He no longer worked in any degree in
the open; he sought council of fewer;
4 his door no longer stood ajar; even his
cabinet knew him not for days and
weeks, becoming often a mere chorus
of ratification. Visitors and volunteer
advisers were no longer welcome-more
than that, they were under suspicion OF
some Interior motive. Can they inter.
est the presidential mind? Have they
anything to give to one who communes
so freely with himself and works out
such vital problems of state on his
little typewriter? If not, they may COO
their heels in Mr.. Tumulty s outer of
flee as long as they please. 1t avail
eth them not. Some of the strongest
and most loyal supporters of Mr.. Will
son have been denied word, and the
sole explanation is the presidential
theory that they had nothing to Civ,
him. Here we have considerable light
on much that is pulling. The Presi
dent seems never to ask what he can d.
for others, particularly those who hav,
worked for him with complete and de
voted enthusiasm. Their homage is ac
cepted; but it never occurs to Mr.. Will
son there might be reciprocal obi
CATION. He has been stranger ever
to his own lieutenants
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
GUILFORD.

Miss Helen Miller is attending the
high school in Brattleboro and board
ing at home.
Darwin Franklin has sold the small
farm and new house he built on it to q
young couple named Saderman, of Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. Herbert Norcross returned last
week from a two-wecks' visit with
friends in Providence, r. J., and sew.
eral other towns.
Miss Gertrude Bangs left Wednesday
for visit of several weeks with
friends in Springfield, Mass, Winsted
Conn.,, and Scotia, n !.
Mrs. Jesse Weathcrhead accompan
led Mrs. William Houghton of Brattle
boro, Mr.. Hildreth and Charles Hough
ton on an automobile ride last Saturday
to Mount Vernon, n. FL.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-21
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Announcement has been made of the
engagement of Miss Abby Kendall
Washburn of Putney, daughter of Mrs
Mary Z. Washburn, and Hugh Wallace
Goodell of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Ormsby enter
tanned Saturday an automobile party
of five friends and relatives of Boston
who had been spending their summer
vacation in Vermont. They returned
to Boston Sunday. Miss Bessie Mason
who had been spending her vacation
with her aunt, returned with them to
Medford, where she will resume her
position as supervisor of penmanshir
and teacher of English literature in the
Medford high school.