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New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

Algiers, Algeria, July 21, via Lon don 1:OS D. m.-The British steam ship Grangemoor, 3,19S tons gross and owned by the Moor Line of Newcastle has been sunk by a submarine. Her crew was landed.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

London, July 21, 1:O8 D. m.- LlOyd's reports that the Brltlsh sleam- ship Yser has been sunk
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

The Yser sailed June 15 from Port land, Maine for Cette, France. Hel gross tonnage was about 3,oOO.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

Bridgeport, July 21.-Ffve suspect ed cases of infantile paralysis came to the attention of the board of health here today and one suspect was re- ported from Stratford. There are now thirteen cases under treatment.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
BRITISH LINE ON SOMME FRONT|
 PUSHED FORWARD ID NEW PO|N
GERMANS ON FOOTING
 WITH FOES OF ITALY

Subjects of Kaiser Will Be Placed in
 Concentration Camps or Sent to
 Switzerland
 Rome, July 20, via Paris, July q, 12:55 a. m.--A ministerial decree was issued today placing the persons and property of Germans on the same footing as those of Austrians and Hungarians. The decree doesn't dt- rectly mention Germans but states that allies of Austria are to be treated as enemies and their subjects and goods are liable to seQuestration.
 Prior to the war German property and interests in Italy were estimated to be worth $25O, O00, ,000. Their value is now placed at about $150, 0,000,0O0. There are only a few German sub jects now in Italy and these will be either placed in concentration camps Or sent across the Swiss border.
 There has been a strong agitation in Italy for some time for the break ing off of all relations with Germany. The curious situation caused by Italy being at war with Austria while nom- inally at peace with Germany, was emphasized by an agreement between Rome and Berlin, wherein all rights of the citizens of one country dom1- ciled in the other were to be respected. On July 16 this agreement was de- nounced by Italy on the ground 1t was not being observed by Germany.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
AMERICAN SHIP TAKEN
Prince VaIdcmar Captured at Sea By German Vessel and Taken to Port, Swedish Paper Says.

London, July 21, 8:56 a. m.-Tho American schooner Prince Valdemar has been captured by a German war ship while on it's way from Philadel-
 phia to Sweden with a cargo of oil, according to a despatch to the Ex- change Telegraph company quoting the Copenhagen Politiken. The schooner was taken into Swinemunde. The only American schooner of this name which is listed here belongs to George W. McNear, of San Fran cisco. The McNear firm is one of those included in the recent British black list,
 Philadelphia, July 21.-There is no record here of an American schooner
 named Prince Naldemar, said to have
 sailed from this port for Sweden with
 a cargo of oil. No sailing vessels.
 have left here recently for Europe
 With oil Shipping records show a
 bark Prince Valdemar, foreign built
 but under American register. The
 bark, according to records here was last reported. at San Francisco, in No- Vember 1915.
 Shipping records show that the American sailing vessel Prins Vadle-
 mar, a bark left San Francisco oil Feb. "A for TellebOrg, Sweden. She
 did not touch at Philadelphia.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21
MEXICO SUGGESTSA
 JOINT COMMISSION
State Department Admits Note
 Was Received Ten Days Ago
REP. MADDEN INQUIRIES
Introduces Resolution in Lower House
 Asking President How Long Troops Are to Be Continued in Border

Washington, July 21.-While it was day that a note had been received from the de facto government of Mex ico under date of July Il, proposing the appointment of a joint commits sion to settle border difficulties, off, cials refused to comment upon the statement given out at Mexico City last night purporting to present the text of the communication.
 It was learned from an authorita- tive source, however, that the Mex ico City text, though substantially similar is not identical with that pre- sented by Elseo Arredondo Mexican ambassador designate on July 12.
 MT. Arredondo saw Acting Secretary Polk before the latter went to today $ cabinet meeting. It was intimated some formal statement might be given out, possibly tomorrow.
 The general impression prevailed that a tentative agreement has been reached along the general lines of the Mexican proposal.
 Madden Inquisitive.
 Representative Madden, republican, introduced a resolution today calling on President Wilson to inform the house why the National Guard is be- ing kept on the border and if there still is an emergency situation in Mexico. It asks specifically whether the guardsmen under orders issued so far can be sent into Mexico.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

Bridgeport, July 21.-The county commissioners announced today that no children would be received into the Fairfield County Orphan Asylum, al Norwalk, pending the abatement of infantile paralysis.
New Britain herald., 1916-07-21

Meriden, July 21.-As there are five cases of infantile paralysis in the neighb boring town of WallingfOrd the health officers decided today to bar children from that town entrance in to Meriden. Policemen will be sta toned at Archer's Corner to inter cept trolleys and automobiles The embargo has been against children from New York all this week. Addi- tional money to meet the expense of maintaining protection will be asked by the health officers.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17

Tot. want an honest and a pure
ballot. 1 say to you, that stand, if
I stand for anything, for equal and ex-
act Justice to all. stand for the
maintenance of the rights of all
American citizens regardless of race
or COLOR The saddest and sorest
people in the land are the negroes who
voted for. Wilson four years ago. And
there were lot of them. = Ct i
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17

Mr.. Wilson used four pens to affix
his signature to the Adamson bill, a
souvenir for each Of the brotherhood's
chiefs. The public's souvenir will be
in the form of an added tax amount
ing, say, to fifty million dollars year.
or fifty cents a head for every man,
woman and child.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17

With Mr.. Roosevelt likening his
''neutrality' to that of President Will
son and the Houston Post coupling his
most famous act with that Of a. Demo-
cratic Congress, the late Mr.. Pontius
Plate must be having an suncomfort-
able time in. his grave, if he has a
grave. III -s3 : } u / y } i
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17
BANKRUPT'S PETITION FOR
DISCHARGE.
II. the Districts Court or united
ID States for, the District of Minne-,

IN thsDistrict Court or Un1ted
States for, the District of Mime
4 sofa. Il i4istsSi{lES ksS* a' Il as ssfsH ST
In the matter Of Ludwig p. Rood,
4 bankrupt. ,4as.S sET4 ,5 NJ,
IN Bankrdptcy-No. 1881. .:,. d. @5ss
To the Honorable PAGE MORRIS,
Judge of the District Court of the
United States for the District Of Min
Tudvi i Il =. Rood of Bemidji, in the
County of Beltrami, State of Mime
sofa. In said DISTRICT respectfully
repr esents that Son the .22nd day OF
I September, last past, he was duly adj
judged bankrupt under the Acts Of
Congress relating to Bankruptcy;
that he has SURRENDERED all his props
erty and rights of property, and has
fully compiled with all the requires
1nents 81 said Acts and of the orders
Of the Court touching his bankruptcy:
WHEREFORE he prays that he
may be rdecreed by the Court to have
"a full discharge from all debts;
provable against his estate under said
Bankrupt Acts, except such debts las
are excepted by law from such dis
Dated this 18th day of September,
T. IA @ss@ LUDWIG E. ROOD,
S@ .@2s s. 1 & Bankrupt.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17

The President gets up early during
the hot spell, and there are some who
think he may have to continue the
practice until November if that man
Hughes continues to be 80 undigni-
fied.-Pittsburgh Dispatch. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17

representing 1OOO00,O00
people. is not particularly dignified in
passing a law at the crack of the
railroad brotherhoodsawhip.. + :
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17

United States District Court, District
= of Minnesota, Sixth Division, IS.
On this 18th day of September, A.
A. .a1916, on, reading the foregoing
COURT, that hearing be had upon
Der, APP: 1Sls s, s s 4.sst Court st
O'Clock IN the forenoon and that no.
tice thereof be published In the Be-
midi Pioneer; newspaper printed
in said District, and that All known
creditors and other persons IA Inter
lest may appearSat the said time and
place and show cause, If any they
have, Why the prayer of the said pc
titioner should not be granted. #
And it is further ordered by the
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17

In speech to 1000 negroes at Nash
vile, Tenn, Mr.. Hughes said: "We
want honesty with. respect to the bal
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-10-17
gWlEsohgN1oho6LE, UMsUc-;
sFssso 0otlttsafstTIi 6asltll Al eass

President Wilson toIs Vera
Cruz in 1914, A we ysrss ptfIsial-s
:ly Informed e the time, 70 pet
! salute for the Tag; and o.
prevent the shlpnaent4 pc arms
into Mexico, He did MOI sst his
salute. He did not prevent the
shipment Of arms. But several
hundred men were klneds,or
wounded; and then hs2 brought
the army home without aehley-
ing either object. Pre.ldsnt
Wilson sent an army into MSxIeo
in 1916, a. we, were informed
At the time, to get Villa dead
or alive."OTThey did not get him
dead They did mot 3 get him
alive, AGAIN, several : hundred
men were killed and wounded,
Again President Wish 10 bring
ing . the army "a home, without
achieving, his object. mof course
4 it, ise a mere, play .upons words
to { say THAT Z these were 5 not
"wars." They were wars, and
+ nothing else; ionoble, Ipolnttess;t
unsuccessfut little wars; but
wars They cost millions Of dol
lars and hundreds OF lives,
squandered to no purpose; they
accomplished nothing; but they
were rs.-From the speech Of
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, deliv-
cred at lewiston Maine, in be-
half Of Charles e. Hughes. 7.->.s..
lr.-Q 49, IL ..-,-,...r- 49,. = -. =
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28

ligion rather low in Westminster, and
he has quite little to say of the young
ladies'. He writes, They begin to
callme an old bachelor, not so much on
account of my age as from appearances
that this will eventually be my lot.
You would probably deplore such a
fate. o Campbell, am very sorry it so
happened that had not the pleasure of
accompanying you to the place where
we talked so much Of going to see
Miss FL think she is a real fine girl.
| have had the pleasure of seeing her
few times this winter and the more |
see her the more am convinced of her
merit"
So it was the same old world, then as
now And alas also in the sequel, for
Miller did not take bride until ten
years after this letter, and then her
name began not with F. but with K.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
FRIDAY, JANUARY rs, 1910.
JOHN A. HILL.

A native Vermonter of unique genius,
who effected dramatic rise from pow
erty and obscurity to wealth and infu-
ence, passed away in the sudden death
this week of John A. Hill, owner of
several technical papers of national
influence. Born in Bennington, taken
in childhood to Wisconsin, he left school
early for the excitement of railroading,
He also learned the printers art and
alternated between the railroad and the
newspaper office in early manhood.
His first great success was Power, a
journal of mechanical engineering. He
never could decide between his passions
mechanics, railroading, and printing,
He used to say that his whole phioso-
ply of life was contained in three
maxims taught him by an old Scotch
engineer for whom he fired on a west
ern road. These We're, -
!. always pay your board in ad-
vance Something might happen, and
you would not want to leave your land
lady in the lurch
2, always eat your pie first, You
can't tell what's around the curve.
8. always look to your under
clothes You don't know who might
handle you"
John A. Hill was a man of big heart
plain and democratic, full of courage
and energy, of drol wit and kindly
feeling, man who kept himself in the
background but who played large and
useful part in the industrial develop
ment of the country for the last twenty
five years. 1t is too bad his native
State could not have known him better,
for he was the kind of man Vermonters
take to their hearts
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
REPUBLICANS AND PROGRESS
SIVES.
Randolph Herald.


The national committee of the Pro.
gressive party, at its recent meeting,
took action that presaged reunion with
the Republican party, The two conven-
lions are to be held at Chicago on the
same day. The Progressive committee
in its public statement as well as through
the utterances of its leaders, recognizes
the impending return of the rank and
file of the third party to the old organi-
cation All it asks now is the selection
of national ticket not unpalatable. and
the reasonable recognition of certain of
its principles. Apparently it is not con-
dtion of the union that Roosevelt shall
be nominated, though such action would
of course be hailed with delight by the
remnant of the Bull Moose. The Colonel
will be on hand at Chicago, it is an
nounced, ready to serve or step aside.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
ELECTRIC POWER OWNERSHIP.
Burlington News.

Burlington News.
A few great holding concerns are
getting control of electric power en-
terprses all over the country, East
and West. An illustration near home
is afforded by the acquisition by F.
Monroe Dyer & Co., New York, which
concern owns the controlling interest
in the Hortonia Power Company of
Rutland, of the controlling interest in
the Port Henry Light, Heat and Power
Co. of Port Henry. The New York
State concern owns series of six large
storage reservoirs which are fed by
springs in addition to streams, which
drain an area of about thirty-five square
miles near Moriah and North Hud-
son. The Crown Point Company has
signed a ninety-nine years franchise
with the town of Crown Point for the
lighting of Crown Point and other
places nearby.
Some newspapers see danger in this
absorption of vast public utility and
the question is pretty sure to come up
for general debate at no distant time.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
THE PHILIPPINES.
Vermont Phoenix.

There are 5000 Americans in the
Philippine Islands. By far the great
est number of these are doing there
the best work that any people ever
did for another. Instead of grating
and fattenng on the Filipino people,
which is what the Spaniards did, they
are teaching them how to read and
write, how to Danish filth and disease,
and bow to cultivate their little farms.
In short they are teaching the Fill
pinos how to live like civilized beings.
These Americans have raised the stand
ard of existence in the Philippines more
in sixteen years than the Spaniards
raised it in three hundred years. They
have not gone out to the islands to get
rich. Incidentally they get their living
out of the service, but the great
majority are actuated by the desire to
do a good and creditable thing in the
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
PREPAREDNESS.
Barre Times.

Major General Leonard Wood says
that the invasion of the United States
by reasonably prepared foe would be
an easy proposition. That is expert tes-
timony. Do we need anything more to
convince ourselves that we are woefully
unprepared to meet any foe of our own
Importance in the commercial world?
The United States does not really ex-
pect invasion by foe, but the United
States, let it be added, is not the direct
ing agent back of the destinies of those
great powers and, therefore, cannot say
when, where and by whom it shall be
attacked. Our own inclinations may be
for peace but that inclination would not
save us from being trampled upon.
Belgium knows that.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
JOHN H. SENTER.
Barre Times.

Barre Times.
Possessing undoubted ability, having
a marked gift of oratory and being a
very companionable man, the late John
H. Senter of Montpelier stood out as one
of the prominent men of Vermont of the
present generation. AS alawyer he was
very capable, as politician he was very
adroit, as a citizen he felt impelled by
many high motives, as public servant
he gave self-sacrificing devotion to his
trust. Withal, he was warm-hearted and
generous, even to fault. These quafi-
cations brought recognition of marked
variety to John H. Senter, and they Sc
cured for him a wide friendship among
those who were able to see the big things
in a mans life despite the idiosyncrasies
of temperament which 90 with human
nature. The generous impulses of the
man, his kind-heartedness, his hatred Of
shams, his good ideals of citizenship are
to-day uppermost in the minds of those
who knew him best. His was a place
that will be hard to fill, not only in his
home community, but in his political
party and in the State as whole.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
FISH AND GAME LEAGUE.
Rutland News.


The Addison County Fish and Game
league met in delightful banquet at
Middlebury this week and game of
various kinds and entertaining speeches
were on the menu. The real thing of
consequence, however, is that the 27O
members of this league, or at least some
of them, planted fish in the lakes and
streams of Addison county. Like the
similar league in Rutland county they
are engaged in serious business, that of
restocking the waters and restoring one
of Vermont's best attractions. A
splendid spirit pervades these county
leagues and infinite benefit is bound to
be the ultimate result of their efforts.
More sportsmen, however, may well
give thought to the matter of restock-
ing the waters from which they take
fish.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
HOSPITAL FOR MORRISVILLE.
Springfield Reporter

Springfield Reporter
Hon. c. +. Smith has made a gener-
ere US proposition to the people of Nor
risville and vicinity which it seems as
if they ought to accept. He offers a
residence of II rooms, with space for
the finishing of five additional rooms, a
plot of Is acres, including an ever
green grove, all eligibly situated upon
beautiful crest, at any sum which
three disinterested parties might value
it; and further offers to subscribe
thousand dollars toward the money
needed for the purchase price and en-
dowment thereof, in case the people
will take hold and make vigorous
canvass. If Morrisville will only take
hold Of the project in the same way
that Springfield has with hers, there
can be no doubt of the ultimate sue
cess of the project. Springfield now
has large and we'll equipped building
upon which there is a debt of but
one thousand dollars, to offset which
she has in the bank over $500 for en-
largements when needed, and a small
endowment fund accruing interest.
And the institution has been running
less than two years. Go ahead, Nor
risvile, and do US one better, if you
can.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
OLD LETTERS.

, A correspondent sends two interest
! ing old letters written from Middlebury
in 1885 and 1887. The first is from
Charles C. Campbell who was student
in Middlebury College in the class of
! 1888. At the close of his sophomore
year he transferred to Yale, graduating
there in 1885, The letter is addressed to
Wendell W. Williams, apparently a
friend in Westminster, which was
Campbel's home He speaks of finding
a room near the college, for which he
agreed to pay $l2 year, He furnished
it himself at cost of ST. The letter is
chiefly on the subject of religion but a
postscript has familiar sound. 1t
reads, Tell father that | shall want
$40 or $45 in May. | did not pay up my
college bills when came back, as had
not money after | had furnished my
room and settled my other bills. The
college bills, between Sc and 81, come
out quarterly. have two on hand and
shall then have another; and then an
other in August"
The cost of living was quite moderate
in those times, but evidently the diff
fculty of meeting bills was about the
same then as now.
The second letter is addressed to Mr..
Campbell and was written by Alfred
Miller, March "a, 1887 Miller also
hailed from Westminster and was a
student in Middlebury College from
1886 to 1910, graduating in the latter
year. After teaching school few
years he studied medicine in Woodstock
and practiced in Ashburnham and
Fitchburg, Mass, until his death in 1877.
When he wrote to his friend
Campbell, then a student in Yale, he
had just returned to Middlebury from
teaching a winter school in West
minister. He reports the interest un-
usually good, the scholars all continuing
until the last week, which was regarded
as the most remarkable thing that had
occurred in Westminster that winter.
The young people had a lyceum and they
were about to establish library, hay
ing purchased about thirty volumes.
AS to college he reports, "This is eX-
animation week with us. | have had
the pleasure of sitting before the dig
nified body all day. My class went off
pretty well and understand the others
did also Thus far | am pretty well
pleased with college life. True the road
which leads up the rugged hill of
science is steep, and in many places at
a distance it looks almost impossible,
but find by surveying every path as |
60 along, | can find some path through
which can ascend the precipice. So
devices of ease were not unknown even
before the days of the elective system.
Miller's letter is not so pious as the
epistle of Campbell, although he re-
marks that he found the state of re-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
THE RELIGIOUS PRESS.
Springfield Reporter.

The observance by the Congrega-
tionalst of Boston of the centennial of
its publication was a notable event.
The number issued on that occasion
was an artistic production, and its 60
pages glowed and CLEANED with mat
ter of interest to all concerned. Right
we'll has this paper served its large
and growing constituency during its
first hundred years, and it was never
before so stroug and useful as to-day.
But the other denominations have
each their>high grade periodicals.; the
Methodsts have their lions Herald,
with a former Vermonter, Charles
Parkhurst, as editor; the Baptists have
their Waterman; the Unitarians have
their Christian Register; the Univer-
salists have their Leader; the Episco-
palians have their Churchman, and all
of the great denominations have
worthwhile periodical to represent
their interests and upbuild their con-
stituency.
And it is just as important for a
church member to have the official
paper of his own denomination as a
farmer to have an up-to-date agricul-
tural journal, or a doctor to have his
favorite medical magazine. In this
way only can there be raised up a gen.
GRAFTON of intelligent Christians who are
ready to do their part to help humanity
to its highest and best.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1916-01-28
GEN. DODGE AND NORWICH.
Randolph Herald.

Norwich University realizes bequest
of $4,000 by will of the late Gen. Gren
vile M. Dodge. The Mortified institu-
ton is also made the residuary legatee
of his estate and will receive far in the
future funds now estimated at a quarter
of million dollars. General Dodge was
the most loyal and helpful of all Nor
wich's alumni. What he did, first and
last, for this institution can scarcely be
measured. 1t was no small benefit to it
to be known as the college that gradua-
ted this notable figure of the Civil war,
this railroad engineer of worldwide re-
nown, this prominent figure in business
life. And he lavished upon Norwich the
affection of an ardent nature. He did for
it when deeds counted, and when, but
for his assistance, it would have suf-
fered. To no other single person does