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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-05-23
GAS ANDFLAME USED
IN GERMAN ATTACKS
TeutOnS COnCede Loss of First
Line Positions, But Deny
Serious Loss
(By Associated Press.)

PARIS May pa dramatic surprise sprung the French
penetrating Fort Douaumont followed General Nvee
The Germans have been driven from all but small angle
the fort The Germans made furious attacks but their
only the rcapure of position of Thaumont
the other side of the Me and flame attacks by the Germans
near Hill 304 failed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-05-23
THE w WEATHER

Unsettled weather. Probably show
ers tonight or Wednesday. Cooler to-
night.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-01

SUBJECT OF oUIcKsAND CAUSE
FOR CONSIDERATION IN LOOP
Excavating for foundations for the
Hotel Morrison, construction gangs
ran into quicksand and it cost $780,
900 more than originally estimated
to reach rock bottom.
This information came to The Day
Book from a reliable source. 1t was
laid before Aid. Henry D. Captain,
chairman local transportation COM
mittee, who commented:
When the subway and traction re-
port is completed it is expected that
this subject of quicksand, rock foun-
datiOns and variations of soil as pre-
Vailing under the skyscraper district
will be thoroughly covered.
Robert Ridgeway of the commits
sion has personally inspected the
soils and rocks on every construction
job downtown the past few months.
His findings and his recommends
lions will be embodied in the report"
Aid. Captain said he did not know
whether the report would contain
any theory or explanation on why
Washington st. paVements at Wa
bash av. collapsed because of I'M
known shifting of subsoils.
Northwest Side Commercial assn
bulletin today prints side by side two
editorials from The Tribune asking
whether the former Indifference of
the Tribune on subways has now
changed to outright advocacy of sub
ways because state street interests"
directed it.
Dangers and disadvantages of sub
ways will be shown up in the forth
coming report, according to recent
rumors, and the Tribune's call for
subways is intended to influence the
report now being written, the bulletin
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-01


: SOLDIERS"
= So = > >
These are the words to the song
that the mass at the Auditorium
sang to open the Progressive-WilsoI
Tuesday night. EverybOd.
stood up and let their voices rinl
out. 1t was thrilling.
Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before!
Christ the royal Master
Leads against the foe;
Forward into battle
See his banners go.
Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on before!
At the sign of triumph
Satan's host doth flee;
On then, Christian soldiers,
On to victory.
Hell's foundations culver
At the shout of praise;
Brothers, lift your voices,
Loud your anthems raise.
Onward, Christian soldiers,
Marching as to war,
With the cross of Jesus
Going on Before!
1000
GROCERS CONFER DAILY TO FIX
EOOD PPIHEC
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-11-01
GRoCERS CONFER DAILY TO FIX.
FOOD PRICES

Evidence that wholesale grocers
and jObbers in Springfield, Peoria and
East st. Louis, ILL.,, are holding daily
conferences to fix food prices is said
to be in possession of United States1
Dist Atty Charles Clyne. An effort
is being made to learn whether Chic
cago wholesalers influence prices for
jobbers at these points and in Iowa
and Missouri ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
Famous Generals Ages.

So far as the generals on either side
are concerned, the present war is being
waged by men who, in regard TO the
ordinary affairs of life, would be con
sidered to be well past their prime.
The German Won der Goltz for ex-
ample, who is holding cur armies in
check in the Gallipoh Peninsula, Is
seventy-two; and he has opposed to
him Sir Ian Hamilton, who is sixty-two.
Generals Hindenburg and Mackensen
are si&ty-eight and sixty-six respec-
tiyelv Sir John French is sixty-threta
the same age as General Joffre. Won
Klnck, who drove them and their armies
before him almost TO within ,qight of
Paris in the early days,of the, war, will
, soon be celebrating his seveRtieth birth
| day. -
! General Won Haeseler, who is now
serving in the field, is eighty one.
Count Zeppelin, whom rumor credits
with having personally directed one Of
the most sensational of the recent air
raids, is seventy seven.
| General Pau, the French armed
hero and Joffre Is right hand man, Is
sixty-seven Sir William Robertson, the
! British chief of staff, is sixty-five, the
same age as General Won Falkenhayn
who holds a corresponding position il
the German armies. General Foch, the
Frenehman who broke the Germans al
the Marine, is sixty-four.
King Peter Of Serbia, who personally
took the field at the head of his army
directly war broke out, had turnee
seventy when he defeated the Austrian;
in the battle of Ridges in December last
and drove them headlong from hi:
country.
Amongst these responsible for tbs
conduct of the war at sea, Admira
Lord "Jacky' Fisher is seventy-four
Sir Arthur Wilson is sixty-three; ST
Henry Jackson, our new First Sea Lore
is turned sixty; while Grand Admira
Won Tirpitz, the man whose policy i
responsible for the Lusitania crime
and the baby-killing raids on Searbor
ough and elsewhere, is sixty-six.-Ti
Bits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
OLDEST PRINTING PRESS.
In America is Preserved in the State
Museum at Montpelier.


The first printing press ever set up
in this country, or, for that matter,
north of the city of Mexico, is still
preserved and in the museum of the
/ Vermont Historical society at Mont
pelier.
This press was procured in England
in 1887 or '38 by Rev. Jesse Glover, a
pious man who intended emigrating to
| Massachusetts, and who knew that a
printing outfit was the most acceptable
present he could take to the colony
and especially to the young Harvard
college, which sorely needed something
of that kind. The press may have
been built to order in England by some
joiner, since there were no regular
press builders in those days, each prin-
ter giving directions for the construc-
ton Of his press according to his own
ideas. Minor parts of this old press
are missing, and of course it has often
been replaced; but its frame and es-
sential parts are the original timbers
and ironworks, so that the relic is as
valuable to the mechanic as to the lit
erary historian, and it is worthy of ref
erence by every American for the
truth and wisdom; moral and political,
that it has been the means of dissem-
mating.
Mr. Glover died before reaching
America, but Mrs. Glover set up the
; press in Cambridge, in the house Cat
| first) of Henry Dunster, Harvard Is
5 first president; and as soon afterward
, she married Dunster, the printing of
flee came under his superintendent
, The actual work was done by Stephen
Daye. Daye's first job was the print
ing of the earliest American publiea-
7 ton, the Frcemans' Oath March
f, 1890 and this was speedily followed
, by the equally famous sBay Psalm
| Book. - Daye was succeeded by young
Samuel Green, the originator of a long
. and noted line of colonial printers, fol
7 there was always one of the name il
the business in Boston until the Revo
luton, and during that time this fam
lily furnished some of the leading Pic
: neer printers in other colonies.
In 1714 the press was moved from
. Boston to Connecticut and in 177S i
u was bought by Judah P. Spooner wht
= moved to Vermont TO become public
y printer to the new state.
! The old press was applied to produc
= ing the Green Mountain Post Boy, tn
: first newspaper ever published in Yer
. mont. There was much moving abou
= from place to place at first but fnan,
a permanent home was found at Wind
sor, where the Spooners kept the oil
press at work until 1914, when it wa
sold to man named Eddy, of Wealth
ersfield Then it became a series 0
fittings from one town to anothe
which it has been difficult to trace
until it was laid away in an old bar
at Windsor, where a few years ago
was. found by the editor OF the Xel
mont Standard and presented to tn
State Historical society, by whom
was sufficiently restored to be properl
t., set up, and is now carefully preserve
/ under glass.
1t is difficult to think of anythin
! that could be considered by America
Is printers more precious as nation;
N relic
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
DEAD IN GOTH YEAR.
Elan c. Lewis Long a Leading Bust
ness Man of Rutland.

RUTLAND, Jan. 3. = Elan G. Lewis,
for over half a century a leading bust
ness man of this city, died yesterday
afternoon at his home on Cottage
street, after a short illness. He was
in his Goth year.
Mr.. Lewis was born in Williamstown
March 16, 1926. He was educated in
Newbury seminary and Black River
academy and in 1S4S began the study
of medicine, but two years later aban-
doned hisSstudies to engage in the drug
business.
He came to Rutland in 1853 and OPP
Grated a drug store 40 years. Mr.. Lewis
had been director of the Rutland
County National bank nearly 40 years
and vice president of the same institu-
tion many years. He was trustee OF
the Marble Savings bank. Mr.. Lewis
was thrice married, his. last wife dying
three years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
LETTER TELLS OF
MEXICAN CONDITIONS
Judge Fred B. Pier Hears from Sister
anG Her Daughter-No Mail for a
Year-Much Privation.

Judge Fred B. Pier has within a
few days received letters from his sis
ter, Mrs. j. S. Roberts. and her
daughter, Mrs. E. S. Dunn, who live
on ranch in San Luis Potosi, Mexi-
co. Two other letters from these reIa-
tlves have been received by Mr. Pier
during the year, all except the last
having been taken into Texas to be
mailed. Mrs. Roberts letter is dated
Nov. 10, and says that the first mail
which they had seen in a year arrived
the day before, including more than
80 letters, the Oldest one in the lot
lacking two days of having been writ
ten a year. On Nov. Is neighbor
brought them over bushel of papers
and magazines, which was only a part
of the amount which had accumulated
for them during the time no mail was
handled.
She speaks of but little farming
having been done, partly because Of
an unusually dry season, but more on
account of having to keep horses and
mules hidden to keep them from be.
| ing driven away.
| There has been much suffering and
even starvation among the Mexicans
and those of the American colony still
remaining in their homes became very
short of supplies during the five month:
they were cut off from Tampico. theil
market. She speaks of having beer
without flour during that time, an6
that they certainly became very tireC
of corn bread and mush. The Mexican
money has deprecated in value unit
the peso, or Mexican dollar, is wortl
only few cents Some Of the price
for ordinary articles, in Mexican
money are $50 to $50 for 100 pound
of flour, sugar 81 pound, butter 1925
and a mans felt hat $50 to SIS
When United States money is used
prices are unusually high. Mrs Dunn ,
letter says; You have all heard o
The Ends of the Earth. and / know
where it is,-it is right here. We had
however, about half our neighbors t
eat Thanksgiving dinner with US, an
this gathering is the first 'socia
function in two and one-half years
, We cannot do much when only abou
: 80 persons are scattered over $500
acres.
'tThere are six women still remainin
in their homes, but others are anxiou
TO come back when it is considere
safe to do so. We have no express, n
regular trains. Roy goes to the static
and waits until train for Tampic
: happens along-no passenger ears, jus
: box or fat cars with benches. When h
gets ready to come home he fine
when they think a train viii leave, get
his goods to the depot and wait
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Taken at 40 High Street, Elevation
333 Feet, for December.

Maximum temperature, AZ (25th) !;
minimum temperature, below (31st);
mean temperature, 25; mean maximum
temperature, 81; mean minimum tenn
perature, IS; maximum barometer, 1856
inches (31st); minimum barometer, 49,
90 inches (26); mean barometer,
2997 inches; clear days, Z; partly
cloudy days, 16; cloudy days, 8; pre-
vailing wind, north; snow fall, II 81
inches; precipitation, 5.35 inches; pre-
cipitation in December, 1914, 2.20
inches; total precipitation for 1915,
43.41 inches; total precipitation for
1914, 1890 inches; excess the past
year, 9.51 inches; snow on ground at
end of the month, Z inches. F. R
/ Vaughan observer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
FACT.
Local Evidence.

Evidence that can be verified.
Fact is what we want.
Opinion is not enough.
Opinions differ
Here's a Brattleboro fact.
You can test it.
George H. Newton, II Cedar ST.,
Brattleboro, says: q For some time l
suffered from disordered kidneys. l
procured box Of Doan s Kidney Pills
at the Brattleboro Drug Co. and began
their use. I am glad to say that they
lived up to representations. / have
taken Doan s Kidney Pills on several
occasions since then, when a cold OF
overwork has brought on a slight at.
tack of kidney trouble and they have
never failed to help me.
OVER FIVE YEARS LATER, Mr.
Newton said: "Doan s Kidney Pills
still have my heartfelt gratitude ]
am now free from kidney complaint :
Price soc, at all dealers. Don I
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan s kidney Pills - the same that
Mr.. Newton has twice publicly recon
mended. Foster Milburn Co., Props.
Buffalo, n. Y.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
Waterfall Casts Shadow.

''Did you ever see a waterfall cast a
shadow7' asked Stephen T. Mather of
the group around the club table. Mr..
Mather. who is assistant to Secretary
Lane, in charge of the new develop
ment work which the department of
the interior is doing in the national
parks, had just returned from a siren
uous summer among the mountain tops.
Wen, Yosemite Falls east my shad-
ow very distinctly one night last Au-
gust ] was half mile or more away,
gazing, beauty bound, at the effect of
the full moon apoa these giant falls,
which are, by the way, as high as 16
Niagaras piled one on top of the other.
1.-The moon was behind me, of course.
The double falls, shining like silver, lit
brilliantly by reflected light the dense
shadows of the trees which hid me from
the moon. Turning, | saw my shadow
outlined wildly upon the grass
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
Unprecedented Advances i'm
Both Drug and Chemical
Markets Within I ear
SPECULATION RIFE
AND SUPPLIES SHORT
Comparative Figures Show Startling
Changes, the Upheaval in Values
Running in Many Gases from 100 to
5000 Fold.

ASuiinAAAS IL A4dAS OdSeS 41oIu 1UU 60
5000 Fold.
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The domestic
drug and chemical markets passed
through the most critical period in
their history in the twelve-month lust
closing. Narrowing supplies of practi-
cally all fine medicinal and chemical
preparations as well as all technical
chemicals, coupled with the most ram
pant speculative operations ever seen
in this country, brought about an un-
precedented upheaval of prices and val
ues which were anywhere from 100 to
5000 fold inflated bid fair to 90 still
higher as the year closed The violence
of fluctuations seen here towards the
close of the year had not only extend
ed to practically all products of Euro
| pean origin, but owing to the fact that
ocean transportation rates from such
| Far East points as India, Ceylon and
China had overtopped the high level
established last spring, and to the fact
| that sources of drug supply in Asia
Minor, Turkey, Egypt and Japan had
not proved as prolific as during normal
years, advances had extended to all
products obtained from the Near and
Ear East.
Additional announcements of contra
band OF war lists by Great Britain
France, Italy, Germany, Russia and
other countries, and the complete EN-
bargoes placed by these countries as
well as by their dependencies on a
large number of medicinal drugs as
well as upon numerous commodities
used in the manufacture of explosives
and In munitions for war, brought
about heavy buying movement on
the part of domestic handlers
One of the most vital questions will
which the trade has had to cope at the
close of the year has been that of plac
ing contracts for next year S deliveries
The most rigid restrictions upon outgt
of drug merchandise placed by domes
tic manufacturers had thus far PROVED
inadequate in keeping the stocks on
of speculative hands. A conservativ.
attitude has been therefore necessar,
as regards future contracts, and onl'
: in a few lines which afforded frs
hands and manufacturers eomprehen
sive survey Of future conditions hay
Z forward engagements been entered
Among potash materials, chlorate
the only one on which forward con
tracts have been made BUYERS o
suIPhuflc, nitric, pIcric anu cdFpoIi
acids have also been able to eontrac
, rather extensively for 1916 require
) ments, and the same is true in the cas-
, of benzol, aniline oil, para-nitra, an
E line. beta napthol and napthahne Cor
: tracts for future supplies of glyeerin
{ have been entered into at as low as )
: cents for the chemically pure grade
: and dynamite grades at between 4
4 and 4S cents. Practically all contract
| entered for 1916 requirements hav
Il however, been conditioned by wa
4 clauses and complications that cannt
Il be guarded against and which migf
II cause eventual embarrassment to Ii
II seller, have been given careful after
II ton.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
MANY In BRATTLEB0R0
TRY SIMPLE MIXTURE

Many Brattleboro people are sur
prised at the quick action of simple
buckthorn bark, glyeerine, etc, as mix
ed in Adler-i-ka. This simple remedy
acts on both upper and lower bowel, re-
moving such surprising foul matter that
one spoonful relieves almost any case
constipation, sour stomach or gas. A
few doses often relieve or prevent APP
pendicitis. A short treatment helps chron-
ic stomach trouble. The instant, easy
action of Adler-i-ka is surprising. G.
F. Thomas, druggist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
BULLET WOUND IN HEAD.
Body of Werner Davis Found in House
in Which He Lived Alone.

MANCHESTER, VT, Jan. 3. = Yer
ner Davis, "a, was found dead on the
floor of house where he has lived
alone recently, about noon yesterday
with a bullet wound in his head. Death
probably occurred about 2 oclock IN
the morning.
There is no reason known to suggest
suicide and no definite indication of
foul play. The authorities are inyesti-
eating the case. He leaves his father,
Robert Davis, and a brother, Harry,
both of this place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

Sometimes he gets home in three days,
sometimes in week, and once it was
two weeks. | do not expect to get this
letter off right away, but we get our
letters ready and wait for a chance to
send them out. We have to go IL miles
for mail and TO take the train, as FL
Coco was torn up, and the post office
and station burned"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

There are now more than 2,000,0 900
prisoners of war in Germany and Aus
tria, says a dispatch from Frankfort
on-the-M Main. OF these all except $50,
600 are Russians.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
THE IFS IN LIFE

may be eliminated so far as financial
responsibilities are concerned, if you
will insure while insurable. National
Life ms. Co., of Vt (Mutual) -
EARLE s. KINSLEY, General Agent,
Rutland, VT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

Wise men change their opinions oc-
easionally, but the fool who can change
a $1,000 bill commands more abject re-
spect.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
Real Estate

Your Real Estate interests can be
taken care of by US. Twenty years ex-
perience is worth something to both
buyer and seller.
We handle all kinds-Farms, village
and suburban.; timberlands, business
chances, summer homes; exchanges
made.
You can reach US by Mail, Rail or
Wire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

PUPIL NURSES wanted at the Taun-
ton State Hospital Training school for
nurses For particulars address DR.. Ar
thur v Coos, Supt., Taunton State Hos
pital, Taunton, Mass 46-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03

FOR SALE-Thirty horses. We will
arrive Jan. l with 80 head-10 pairs,
240O to $500; balance single horses.
Good time to buy. Just now prices are
better than they will be in six weeks
and horses are healthy and ready to
work. VIII have next load in two
weeks. All horses warranted as repre-
sented. GUILFORD & WOOD HORSE
CO, F. J. Wood, Prop, Shelburne
Falls, Mass. 2o9-2o4
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
Beagle Dog
UNFRAMED

UNFRAMED.
Sire, Champion Jupiter of Birch
Brae; dam, Dixie Queen. First check
for $1,000 takes him.
G. II. EVANS, Townshend, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-03
To Rent

TO RENT = First-class lower tene-
ment. "a Brook st. 257-261*
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29
T0DAY'S MARKET REPORT

Chicago March 29-WHEAT-whea
made a fresh advance today owing to re-
ports of heavy damage to the winter crop
and because of unfavorable weather in the
spring crop belt. At fisrt, however the
market underwent temporary setback
as result of lower quotations from Liver
pool, where supplies were said to be in
creasing despite GerHany's submar Urine
campaign, according to a well known au-
thority. The general condition of the do
nestle winter crop is lower than at any
corresponding time in several years. Open
ing prices, which ranged from 1c to &c
down with May at $11216 to $112A and
July at S1.091s to $109& were followed
by rise to more than 1 cent above yester-
days. finish
Subsequently,, predictions of 10o,O0O.00O
feet and SO, too. did word that LOCO cars
of Canadian wheat were headed to Duluth
for storage. Export business displayed
little or no improvement. The close was
unsettled at the same as yesterdays final
to 3sc to &c lower with May at 81 24 and
July at $1.10A.
CUKN-Liberal receipts and the prospect
totals had depressing Influence ON corn
Rallies in sympathy with wheat were not
maintained. After opening &c to SIC low
er the market scored slight gains, but
then relapsed.
Later transactions gave evidence of A
pronounced lack of support. The close
was nervous Mt sA6i 15c to 16c net decline
| OATS-Oats swayed with corn. Changes
| though were narrow.
PROFESSIONALISM prices on hogs
carried down provisions. No inuch power
| to recover was shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-29
Grain Gossip.
by special wire to I'll Myers. CoIun bin
Building

Minneapolis wheat stocks have decreased
100 900 bushels In the past three days.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
decreased 49,0S4 bushels Monday and corn
stocks increased 36,103 bushels.
The Canadian visible supply of wheat in
creased 221 600 bushels last week and now
amounts to 36.3S4. 600 bushels compa red
with 600 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 100000 bushels of
wheat. 5000 barrels of flour. 81 600 bush =
els of corn and 610.00o bushels Of oats
wheat and flour combined. 10000 bush
els
An Argentina cable said THE govern
ment has issued report that the acres ge
of corn is 9.920.0O0 acres, compared with
10. 10000 acres last year. Gather is now
general. with quality inferior. Wheat
prices are declining as result of difficult
ty of movement and lowered export bids.
Storage is filled
Stocks of wheat in Chicago elevators de
creased $4,000 bushels last week and now
amount to 4.176.000 bushels corn 11.22S.O00
bushels. increase $4,000 bushels: oats. f.
100000 bushels. decrease 90 Geo bushels. A
year ago stocks were $4,000 bushels of