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New-York tribune., 1916-05-13

Just before dawn on the morning oil
Sunday, April 25. 1915, two British bat
talions. one naval and the other one OF
the twelve that had come from India
with the 29th division, set out in small
boats from the battleship Amethyst
lying at anchor in the Bay of Lemnos
for the Gallipoli shore. Under cover
OF darkness they jumped from their
boats and waded ashore without being
discovered by the watching Turks.
Sealing the cliffs, which at this point
rose sheer 200 feet, they hid in the
brush and waited for the sun to rise.
With the troops was Sergeant Major
Middlemiss, fresh from four years in
India, veteran Of the Boer war and
the Soudsn. A big, strapping man,
member OF the Kings Own Scottish
Borderers, he guided the work Of dig
ging temporary trench with the
meagre equipment his men had been
able TO carry on their backs.
At daylight the Turks began their at
tack. The British replied with rifles
and the light machine guns they had
dragged UP the cliff. All day long the
fight went on, the Moslems advancing
until they were not more than thirty
or forty yards distant from the English
trenches. Because of the brush they
could not be seen. Outnumbered -FOUR
to one, suffering heavy casualties, the
Britons held their positions. Through
out the night the firing went on and
the lines drew close together.
Hit by a Hand Grenade.
About 6 the next morning an explod-
ing hand grenade, cast by lurk'
struck Sergeant Major Middlemiss a
glancing blow on the right side OF his
head. 'T'm blinded" he called to ms
superior and crept back through the
bushes, following the path he had Gov.
cred many times that night in quest Oh
ammunition, to a spot out OF range OF
the enemys bullets. Here a comrade
bandaged his eyes. ,,,
Yesterday Sergeant Major Middle
miss and his wife arrived IN New
York on board the Adriatic. lie
has come to this country to lee.
ture on the tremendous number OF
men. who. battle blinded like himself
will have TO be taught means OF
support or become a burden to thelr
countries after the war is over. he
wished to arouse an interest in tho foun-
dation of institutions for the pima,
regardless Of their nationality. Under
the auspices Of the British-Freneh-
New-York tribune., 1916-05-13
MUNITIONS GO ON BALTIC
Liner Sails with $4,000 Tons-Will
Carry Canadian Troops.

The steamship Baltic, Of the White
Star Line, sailed yesterday with a full
cargo Of about $4,000 tons Of munitions
for the Allies. She carried no psssen-
gers and will stop at Halifax TO take
aboard about 5000 Canadian troops
Tor The front.
The Battles cargo included Il cases
OF empty projec,iles. 7.410 eases OF
empty shells, 200 cases o. cartridges.
l.S7i eases of cartridge eases, 3.55i
cases Of fuses, 10 aeroplanes and parts,
80 autos, 255 cases OF shotguns, 46
cases of rifles, l08 cases OF firearms,
PSF cases OF rubber boots, 573 cases OF
primers and plugs and 6l0 bales Of
cotton.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-13
Prisoners Husband Died
in February, 1914;
Buried in April.
GOVERNOR MAY AID
THE INVESTIGATION
Reward for Solution of Case Ex-
pected-COunsel Here Sare
of Exonerating Her.
Try Telegraph 10 Tas Thbun. :


Windsor Locks, Conn, May - Some
time tonight one more grave will be
opened here in search for further
evidence of poisoning TO be used in
prosecuting Mrs. Amy f. Archer Gill;
gan, head of the old peoples home at
Windsor, who is under arrest on a
charge Of numbering an inmate of the
home.
The body Of Michael w. Gilligan, sec
oud husband Of the accused woman,
will be taken from its grave and eX-
amined for traces Of the poison which
it is believed caused the death OF at
least ono of the aged charges in Mrs.
Gilligan's institution.
This information, coming close on a
report that Governor Holcomb might
offer a large reward for a solution Of
the Gilligan mystery, has put new in
terest in the case. Relatives Of nearly
all of the forty persons who have died
in the home within the last few years
are seeking further information about
the death of those they believed were
getting the best of care.
"W. J. Burns" Arrives.
To add to the mystery, Benedict NJ.
Holden, attorney for Mrs. Gilligan, LEFT
to-day for New York, refusing to say
what his mission might be. At the
same time a man appeared at Hart
ford hotel and signed "W. J. Burn
New York" lie stayed a few hours,
then left for New Britain, the home
of relatives of several inmates OF .he
home who have died recently.
Examination of the records here has
revealed what are considered discre-
pancies in the statements of Frank 7.
Smith. q Hartford undertaken, who was
examined yesterday in Connection with
the death of Gilligan. The undertaken
showed that the second husband of the
woman now charged with murder had
died on February 20, 1914, Of valvular
heart trouble. The records here show
that the body was not buried until
April 1S of the same year.
Sure He VIII Clear Her.
Smith could not be reached tonight.
Ralph Frost, another undertaken who
is more or less familiar with the case,
suggested that a possible solution OF
this seemingly long delayed burial
might be found in the practice Of leay-
ing bodies in a receiving vault near
here before burial.
Mary Archer, the seventeen-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Gilligan, discussed the
case at the old peoples home this al
ternoon.
81 think the whole charge has been
trumped up by malicious people who
have disliked my mother" she said.
I have no doubt that she will be able
to prove her innocence when the case
comes TO trial. l will remain right here
until after the trial"
At the Bltmore Attorney Holden
discussed the case last night, but failed
to reveal the line Of defence he be-
lieves will clear Mrs. Gilligan.
81 am certain she will be vindicated,"
he said. 81 don't know how arsenic got
into the body that has been examined
and don't care. Mrs. Gilligan
doesn't have to explain how poison
may have got there. The state never
can prove that she put 1t there, for she
didn't"
New-York tribune., 1916-05-13
BOOM EDGE FOR GOVERNOR
Ill n. ]. Leaders Say He'll Make Bet
ter Run Than Colgate.

Paterson, May l2.-One hundred and
eleven Republican leaders, OF eleven
counties in Northern New Jersey, met
in the Hotel Manhattan, here this af-
ternoon and decided to support State
Senator Walter E. Edge for the Re
publican nomination for Governor Of
New Jersey.
The meeting was presided over by
Mayor Amos II. Radcliffe. The dele
gates present thought that Edge would
make a better run than Colonel Austen
Colgate. who has also been prominent
ly mentioned for the Office.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-13
Workmen on Ford Building
in Washington Go on Strike

Washington, May l2.-Henry Ford,
whose plant at Detroit Is said to be
constantly besieged by workmen want
ing the 50 a day minimum, has a strike
on his hands Twenty-six bricklayers
and masons on the Ford building az
John Marshall Place and Pennsylvania
Avenue walked out because their de-
mard for en- increase under the new
union wage scale was not granted.
Representatives of the contractors
said they had no notification Of the
scale or the demands Of the men.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-13

,her proceedings under this contract
until, at least, you are advised in de-
tail by the Corporation Counsel that
the contract does not contemplate an
infringement of the Public Health
law"
Borough President Marks Of Man
haitian will soon begin the removal of
the encroachments on Seventh Avenue
from Thirty-third to Forty-second
streets. The Board Of Estimate passed
a resolution yesterday authorizing him
TO do SO. The engineers report that
the average of the encroachments is
about five feet.
New-York tribune., 1916-05-13
Cheerful In Adversely.

But with it all he is cheerful
Through the generosity of the Blind
Relief Fund and of c. Arthur Pearson,
the blind London publisher, he has
been able 10 learn the trade OF masseur
by which he can always support HIM
self. ,,..,-
"I was in the hghting such little
while that / can't tell you much about
that" he said smilingly. 81 can tell
you. however, about the work that Is
being done with men like me at St.
Dunstan's in Regents Park, London.
The house is owned by one of your cit
izens. Mr.. Otto II. Kahn, and he has
turned the place over for training
school for the blind. Here they are
taught to read and write the Brallle
system, to typewrite, TO operate tele-
phones. simple market gardening, poul-
try farming, the making of nets, and
massage. | went to st. Dunstan's In
September, after several months IN
hospitals all the way from Cairo to
Manchester. ] studied Brallle type
writing and massage, and ! gave
course of exercises to the l4O men
there. We used poles instead OF guns,
OF course, because we aren't lighters
any more. Some OF US became very
adept at our trades. One boy OF nine
teen, totally blind, with one hand gone
and only the little finger spared by
shrapnel to the other, is learning to
typewrite. The Remington Company Is
making a special machine for us in
which the shift is operated with the
foot.
MANY more institutions like st. Dun
stsn's are needed. We cannot estimate
the thousands Of blind men that will
flood every country now at war within
a short time. Although | have never
made a speech, / am going to try to
tell America what wonderful work
the Blind Relief Fund is doing and how
desperately such work Is needed"
New-York tribune., 1916-05-13

Belgian Permanent Blind Relief FUND
he will give talks in cities throughout
the United States.
He and his wife were taken at first
to Ellis Island. A quick telephone mes.
sage TO William Wilson. Secretary of
Labor, in Washington, from George
Alexander Kessler. an executive OF the
b. +. Is. Fund, established his financial
responsibility and he was permitted at
once to enter the country.
At the headquarters of the Blind Re
lief Fund Yesterday afternoon, Sergeant
Major Middlemiss told his experiences
and his hopes and plans for the future
A big, strong man, his forehead bears
long deep scar edged with leaden blue
powder marks. His sightless eyes are
covered by big black goggles. HIS
watch charm is a piece OF the hand
grenade that for three weeks. was i'm.
bedded in the place where his right
eye had been.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Breaking q Wishbone.

The divining rod is a feature in
all early mythology, especially 80
among the Hindus. As the forked
branch of a tree it indicated in
various parts of Europe, Asia and
Africa where treasures were hidden
or where water might readily be
found. From the forked branch OF
a tree it was but a step to the fork
cd clavicle of a bird, and this bone
was soon invested with the power of
securing the qualification Of the
wishes Of those who in breaking it
retained the forked part, for it was
the fork that was possessed Of mys-
tic power.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
How Much 10 Now Left Of the Bal
timors Platform?

timors Piatform7
The president had boldly signed the
Pork river and harbor bill, and his
facile pen Is dripping with Ink eager
to attach itself to a pork public build
ings bill.
The friendliest apologists Of the pres.
if,nt's part In the profiSa.e waste Of
money wrung from the people by op
pressive taxation have nothing better
to say for him than that 1t Is hardly
fair to expect a man to say II forbidr'
in his presidential year when he Is a
candidate.
The foregoing words describing the
proAigate waste OF the peoples money
with executive approval are taken
without change from a plank Of the
platform on which Woodrow Wilson
was elected In 1912:
I'VE denounce the profiigate waste
Of money wrung from the people by
oppressiv, taxation through the lavish
appropriations OF recent Republican
congresses, which have kept taxes high
and reduced the purchasing power OF
the peoples toll. We demand a return
so that simplicity and economy which
belts a democratic government"
How much is nov left Of the prin
riples declared and the promises reg
istered at Baltimore as inducements to
itizens to vote for Wilson.
Possibly 1t Is because he and his
party have been such reckless. such
wholesale regulators Of the pledges OF
1912 that few people remember or care
to remember what pledges were made
in his behalf about forty days ago at
II. Louis.-New York Sun.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Public Sales

The season of public sales is here.
and those who intend to put on sales
want publicity. Give your auction
GERS the crowd and they will do the
rest. A few dollars spent for adver-
tislng in making your sale thorough
ly known throughout the county is
quickly made upif you get the crowd
there. The PRESS is familiar with
the work of advertising, and can
show you how To do it in the most
thorough manner for the least cost.
It is our business. The PRESS issues
more than 1000 copies each week
which goes into every township OF
the county. If you intend to have 8
sale come in and see US. or send in
YOUR advertising. 42ts
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12

Wante d lmmedia+eIv-several hun
dred ladies, young or old, with PIN
pies, blackheads. nasty compilations,
sallow cheeks, dull eyes, colorless
lips. to take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea. You want to be charming,
beautiful and sweet; then without
fail start at Once. w. Wilcox.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Hybrid Indian Names.

Minnehaha, laughing water-what
prettier name in sound and in sense
could there be? But the saddest
thing about American nomenclature
is the way in which languages have
been crossbred, with deplorable re-
suits. All these Indian Mime
names are delightful when left
alone, and the white MAI did well
In naming the state of Minnesota
after the river, which, being inter
preted, is "sky tinted water" But
then he must so and contrive Min
neapolis for it's chief town, a shock
ing mixture Of Indian and Greek.
What lovely names they must have
missed when they imported their
Jacksonvilles to dispossess the red
mans language!-London Chron-
iclp
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
As She Is Spoke In lunnun.

The city clerk has a luncheon lin
60 all his own, writes a correspond
ent. Thus, "a cafe au lait is COM
monty known as a white baby"
coffee without milk, a "small black"
If you would regaIe yourself with
two poached eggs on toast ask for
adam and Eve on a raft" If you
desire them scrambled and hank
er after being considered Smart
tersely add, Wreck en-" thereby
greatly ~impressing the diminutive
junior clerk at the next table
London Standard.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Table Supply Sale

The ladies Of the Presbyterian
Aid Society will conduct a table
supply sale next Saturday in the
Myers Bldg, beginning at 2:3O p.
m. Following Is a list of the art
icles on sale:
Dressed Chicken Meat Loaf
Boiled Tongue
Baked Beans Salads
Cottage Cheese
Brown Bread Wheat Bread
Coffee Bread
Rolls Nut Bread
Butter
Cakes Pies
Doughnuts
Steamed Puddings Cream Puffs
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Teachers Examination

Notice is hereby given that the
last examination for second and third
grade teachers certificates to be
given in Hand County during the
year 1916 will be conducted in the
county court room in Miller or
Thursday and Friday, October 26tt
and 9th, beginning Thursday morn.
ing at 800 O'CLOCK.
Jessie Moncur,
46t3 Co. Supt. of Schools
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Aberdeen Business
College Like Big
Business Office

When you step into the rooms of
the Aberdeen Business College. you
instantly think of a large business
office Everybody is busy. Every
body is interested. Typewriters are
clicking. Adding machine is in OPP
Grafton. Students are keeping re-
cords, etc. A business air prevails.
1t is all so interesting. Enroll Octo-
Der 80. Send for catalogue today.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12

On account of the big increase in
our watch repairs we were compell-
ed to enlarge our repair shop. We
now have one of the largest and best
equipped shops in this part of the
state. W. can now do your work
better and quicker than ever. Give
us a trial. Lud. the Jeweler, Miller,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
eaopipss In Nsro's Time.

Bagpipes are generally ascribed
to Scotland, where they have been
in use for a long time, but it was an
instrument upon which the ancient
Greeks and Romans played. Nero
is said to have performed upon it,
and an old piece Of Grecian sculp-
ture represents a player on the bag
pipes dressed in the fashion that is
known today as the highland cos
tune.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Card OF Thanks

We desire to thank our many
friends for their many acts of kind.
ness during the sickness and death
of our Mother. And especially
thank the members of the Sunbeam
Aid for their beautiful floral Offering
Mrs Racheal Phelan
Mr. and Mrs Ben Snodgrass and
fardily.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
List of Letters

Remaining uncalled for in this Of
flee for the week ending Oct. Z,
1916.
Mrs j. N. D. Nummers
ROYAL Kinds Il card)
H. Campbell
Axel Fredericks Il card)
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office Nov. z, 1916 il
not delivered before. In calling for
the above, please say Advertised"
giving date of list.
j. 7. McCullen, p NJ.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
THE AMERICAN WORKING
MAN SHALL NOT SUFFER

+ The Republican party stands :
+ for the principle of protection. .
+ We must apply that principle /.
+ fairly. without abuses. In as SCI :
/. entiic a manner as possible; and I.
+ congress should be aided by the +.
1. Investigations Of an expert body. .
I We stand for the safeguarding
i Of our economic Independence. i.
+ for the development Of American
. industry. for the maintenance Of
+ American standards Of living. +.
+ We propose that In the comped- /.
I tive struggle that r. about TO /.
+ come the American working {.
man shall not suffer-From Mr..
T Hughes Speech Of Acceptance.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12

Get your wagon tires set by our
cold tire shrinker. everything up to
two inches. Harve Snoddy.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12

For SALE-Full blood Poland
China male pigs. Frank Teller, Hol-
den twp. 45t2'
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12

A company of sixteen girls and
young matrons enjoyed the hospital.
ity of Miss Bessie Bard on Monday
evening when she entertained with a
theater party. After witnessing the
MOVIES at the Scenic. the guests re-
paired to the Bard home, East End
st.. where they enjoyed an evening
Of music and partook of a dainty
lunch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Presbyterian Endorse Prohibition

The Presbyterian Synod, IN session
at Sioux Falls last week, strongly
endorsed state wide prohibition, and
resolved for an active campaign.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
MISS AGNES LAWLER

MISS AGNES LAWLER
As Katy in the famous comedy
Us Marriage A Failurer" Miller
Opera House. Thursday and FRI
day, October 10th and 10th. Benz
eIit Of Hebron Rebekah Lodge,
Ii. O. o. r.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12

Mrs F. j. Weber entertained a
small company of friends at her
home East End st. Saturday even
ing. The guests spent an informal
evening at cards and at the close of
the game the hostess served a dainty
lunch.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-10-12
Social Affairs
During Week

Mrs Lud Dlouhy presided as hos
tess at an afternoon Kensineton last
Friday at her home West 4th St.
Those present spent the hours over
their needle work and in social inter
course and at the close of the after.
noon a dainty luncheon was served
at small tables. where covers were
laid for the sixteen guests.
On Saturday evening at the j w.
Heltibridle home, the young people
Of the M. E. Epworth League enjoy.
ed a social evening of games, ETC..
after which dainty refreshments were
served.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-08
FOUNDERS DAY DREW
CROWD TO CHAMPOEG
Weather Was Bad But Could
Not Dampen Enthusiasm
Of OregOnianS

Great events are sometimes settled
one way or the other by a very small
majority and an event that happened
73 years ago on May 3 was resDOnsi-
BILE for the gathering last Saturday al
Champoeg, when the pioneers and pa
triots of Oregon celebrated tie day
when the first settlers of the great
northwest voted by a majority of two
that the government should be Ameri-
can. The vote stood 80 for British
rule and 50 for American.
Tre celebration is always held the
Saturday following May 2 of each year
in order that business men and school
children may attend. As one speaker
said, Cnampoeg will become an histor-
zeal spot in years to come as famous
as Plymouth Rock and the landing OF
the Pilgrims from the Mayflower.
be erected on the grounds
the exercises Of the day, explaining
why the celebration was held on Sat
urday instead of May 2, and urging
that children especially should come to
Champoeg at the annual observance.
As president of the day, Judge P
II. Darcy made a general statement
of the occasion and its purposes and
later in the exercises read the poem
Beautiful Willamette. -
Among the speakers were Edward
H. Belknap of Marion county; VINO
said that the pioneers of Oregon per
formed a service to society that never
could be repaid; Mrs. Edyth TOziel
Wetherred Of Salem, who claimed that
if it had not been for the meeting at
Champoeg May 2, lS43, our young men
might now be serving in the trenches;
Charles B. Moores, who advocated
along with other speakers a legisla,
tive appropriation for the building OF
an auditorium at Champoeg; Joan q
Smith, who spoke with pride of Oregon
and hopes for its future; E. B. Me
Farland, who spoke in language for
eign to even the oldest pioneer, as il
happened to be in Chinook; T. r. A
SelwoOd, who gave "reminiscences of the
pioneer days and a brief talk by tho
Rev. Crocker
The veterans quartette. recruited
from members of the G. A. r. sang &C
My America" and other pariotic songs
Zimri M, Parvin of Sedgwick post was
leader of the quartette.
At the conclusion of the program
Judge D 'Arcy, as presiding officer, in
vited all to attend the celebration
one year nence. At the suggestion Of
ex-governor Geer, the judge was ten
dered vote of thanks.
Despite the unfavorable weather, the
days program was successfully carried
out. There was a general expression
of opinion that an effort should be
made through legislative appropriation
whereby a suitable auditorium should
+. w. Whitney, '574
Old timers present we've: Judge
George. H. Durham, NJ; E. B. McFar
land, '52; Newton W. Hawn, '+3; viii
liam B. jolly AZ; F.. NJ. Olds, '52; Al
vina Short Merrithew, 80; Mrs M
C. Howard 80; Mr.. and Mrs. j. E
Knox, 81; Sarah E. Moores, '57 R
Hid, 81; j. johnson, '46; J. w. Stew
enson, SO; J. c. Mckay, 80; John w
Baker, SO; Mrs Laura Slaughterford
'64; r. r. A. Sellwood. 81; George II
Hines, '53; Mrs. Katie c. Chambers
"a; Mrs. Alice w. Hays, '52, and Mrs
f.. w. Whitnep, '57.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-08
Rural Mail Boxes Must
Be Of Certain Design

After July l, 1916, all new rural
route mail boxes must be of design
to be furnished by the postoffice de-
partment at Washington. The old boxes
may be used as in the past, and if man
moves from one route to another, he
may use his old box, provided of course
it is seyVieeable and of the type former
ly approved.
The boxes are of two sizes and speei-
fications for these boxes have been
drawn up by the postoffice department
at Washington. They are not patented
and anyone can make them by securing
the specifications from the local post
office.
1t is probable that before this order
goes into effect, several stores will
have on hand the style of box required.
Stores having a supply of the old kind,
might as well dispose of them pretty
quick, as after July l, only the new
style will De permitted.