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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-07-27
100000 DAMAGES FOR FARMERS
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pleted and the case was given to Judge
Darling as master in 1907 Since that
time there had been several movements
TO settle the case out of court, the viii
lage having recently appointed com
mittee to see what could be done in the
matter
The findings which Judge Darling has
finally filed are that damages amount
ing to ~ per acre per year should be
awarded to the farmers in the case for
all the 10 years of dashboard mainten-
ance, exclusive of the years 1897, 1902
and 1905,
His report covers over 40 typewriter
pages and goes in great detail into the
testimony offered by both sides The
fact of the land or crops of the orators
having been damaged by water flowing
upon the land was never in dispute, but
the defendants claim has been that the
dashboard was not responsible for such
flooding, Judge Darling found that the
tlashboards raised the water Is inches
above the natural dam.
One of the main contentious Of the
defendants was that the slope line of
the water thus raised did not extend
back for any appreciate distance and
that the increase in the height Of the
river water could not be uniformly 10
inches for miles back. Engineers were
employed extensively by both sides TO
determine this matter Judge Darling
quotes much of this testimony and finds
the defendants slope line theory in error
in this instance.
"ln my judgement" says the master,
1T is an impossibility TO compute with
mathematical exactness how far back
from the stream or at exactly what
elevation the meadows affected in
juriously by the raising of the dam Is
inches. But that such dam affects the
meadows to a greater or less extent,
have no doubt and so find, but as to
how much, after full consideration, !
am inclined to give more weight to the
farmers who have lived in the neighbor-
hood and worked upon these lands than
to an explanation that is attempted TO
be worked out automatically.
In discussion of damages, the report
says that while the defendants re-
quested specific findings for each owner
of land affected, the master did not find
individual findings feasible. To arrive at
a uniform rate of assessment of damage
he determined that the value of the hay
cut from the flooded lands during the
dashboard period of high water was
four dollars less than when the fash
boards were not in place, and comput-
ing the hay production at one and
half tons to the acre he found a total of
Sc per acre as the rate of damages, ex-
cepting for three years of the flash
board period in which an excessive rain
fall might, as the defendants claimed,
been largely responsible for the dam
age done,
In view of these compromises Judge
Darling believed his findings were in
sense more favorable to the defendants
than to the farmers.
A full report of the findings was not
available to The Register until late
hour last night, making it impossible to
publish in this issue extended extracts
from Judge Darling's discussion of the
case, but another week The Register
will include some of the more interest
ing passages of his report.
The damages found in each case are
as follows:
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
|. MARTIN 4.
CHARGED WITH
R0BBNGC. n.
Complaint Says He Stole
Liquor From
Depot. Ri.
Stole

L. L. Martin Of East Grand Forks
was arrested early Sunday morning.
by Chief of Police Albert Hurst,
charged with breaking into the ware
house Of the Great Northern depot
in this city and taking : barrel Of
bottled whiskey, Ave or six, cases and
several small consignments Of liquor.
Martin "a arraigned in municipal
court this morning before Municipal
Judge Robert Blair and his hearing
was set for Wednesday morning.
Dec. 10 at 10 O'Clock. Martins bail
was placed at, $780,. which as yet
hes not been furnished. 5@
Deputy Sheriffs Oscar Bolstad and
and Dave Fleming of Crookston< ar
rived in the city this morning and
raided the premises at the Martin
home, finding, 1t is said, four ten
gallon and one f1ve.gallon casks Of
whiskey. which were c~onfscated by
the, officers.
Chief Hurst. it is charged, dis
covered the barrel Of bottled liquor
tins arrest and the liquor Is being
held as evidence at the local. tail.
The theft Of liquor from the Great
Northern railroad was not discovered
until Sunday morning and the arrest
lof Martin wa made that same even
ing.
The smaller consignments Of liquor
stolen FROM the depot have not as
vet ! been recovered and Officers be.
lieve Others were implicated. T
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17

Hon E I. Z. Bangs Win Al
dress Gathering in Conn
\: mercial Club Rooms.

Attorney Tracy r. Bangs OF GraAd
this evening at 8 O'clock q the com.
mercials club rooms In East Grand
Forks. The address will explain the
work and purposes OF the Red Cross
societies of America and 10 part OF
the campaign launched by the. local
commercial club to organize the city
for the support OF the local Tied
Cross organisation.
The meeting is open to the pubic
andNi It To- hoped that the club rooms
wilSbe packed with loyal citisens
Interested In the Red Cross work.
Mr.. Bangs Is n Of the strongest
workers and organizers OF the Red
Cross in North Dakota and the COM
mittee in charge of, the organization
OF East Grand Forks consider them
selves fortunate to have secured the
services Of Mr.. Bangs.
The commercial. club has taken
over the 'organjzationNof the city for
the support of the Red Cross and II
Is proposed to divide the city into
districts with q separate committee
to convass each district to secure
funds later to aid, the work OF the
relief society which is being carried
on by a. large number OF local wo-
men. The committee appointed uy
the club for the week of organization
is as follows: Chairman c. A. New
house. DR.. yG.4P! Kirk, George A
Noonan. Frank Drosky and y King
q
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
Mem ~ no NAN GUNS.

Warrington. Dec. 17,--Nine thou
sand drafted men from the middle
western and western states VIII be
sent to coast defense districts Of the
Pacific coast TO serve. in the coast Ar
tillery during the war. They will re-
lieve regular coast artillerymen, now
on this duty, who will be sent to
France to man the big guns Of PERISH
ing's artillery.
It was necessary TO call on the mid
die western states for men because
the Pacific coast states had exhausted
their nrst draft quotas and had no
men available under the first draft
cab. The men to be sent to the coast
will-be included nfthe number OF those
in the first draft quota not yet called
Ito military duty
& War department officials would not
say what number will be drawn from
Minnesota or the other states. They
said This depended on the numbers
available under the first draft call in
three states.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
BRITISH l'|'lH| VIEW VIEW !.
CO.. I I! HOUSE.
Decidedly Unsatisfactory
From Newspaper Inter
viewers Point of View.

London, pee. disappointing the
taciturnity .of Colonel E. N. House.
head OF the American mission to the
inter.allied war conference, an Eng
,iish newspaper describes him as a
man who would 60 90 Tar as to adj
mitsit was raining IL thereswas mo one
within earahot;nn This comment evil
IDENTIFY wAs evoked from the efforts Of
Newspaper men TO- interview Colonel
House concerning his mission while
he was I'm London: "a
Chesterfield House. that beautiful
old home linsthe Mayfair district Of
London, was the scene Of many in
teresting meetings during the visit Of
the American mission here. Colonel
House and Mrs. House, who .ac-
.companied him from the United
States, lived there and meetings were
held there between American and
British admirals; generals andAtnnan-
ciers. Lady. Burton let Chesterfield
House to the Duke of Roxbursh, who
placed It at the service Of theNAmeri-
can, government, with all its Gains
borough and Reynolds pictures and
precious old china and books, and
even servants and cockades.
~ Colonel House met the newspaper
men In the library upon his arrival
from the United States. He stood in
front Of the big English IRE and
beautiful chimney-piece Of the house
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17

SETS
Skating sets, consisting Of cap and
scarf. all wool. in all 90
colors, $3.50 values for.-.g
Skating SETS consisting of4cap and
scarf. very pretty and win give
excellent wear, comes in all eo1ors
$3.5e values 40
offered at ~
Eskimo Scarf Caps, all wool and in
all colorR You'll lico these cApA
s. v@ n. at this 68
sMercerixed Stating Caps. in single,
and combination colorAs beautiful
caps are these, price ist$2.0o
They'll 60 quick At.--..---@f1
Shoulder Shawls, knotted fringe.
comes in black, green and blue.
stripes. $3.50 price for.>..$1.2o
Smaller Sizes for girls at--4Ac
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
SACRED HEART
ENTERTAINMENT /
J. FOR CHRISTMAS
Parochial School Will Pre-
sent ,s. Program Friday
Evening, Dec. 81.

children Of the Sacred Heart pa
roehial school will give q Christmas
bARefit entertainment on Friday eve
ming. December FL at 8~o'clock. Tho
entertainment 10 for the benefit Of the
sacred Heart church, and q splaldid
program has been arranged.
The program is as follows:
"a We're Just Arrived rron.
stb) Come Partake Of Our vel
come Cake .W'orrell
10y" Christmas AcrQstic-
Sullivan, Helen Enrigkt.
Mary Driscoll.
Heeitation, sA4Ii it'll Boys Christ.
Joseph I i. . A0''0A
{. Ca Through Field and For
Helen Brown, Mary Herrick.
@Cb) Gaily Chanting . !. ...S .Behr
Monico Enright. Monica
Hesitation. .sa hah0aa santa. y c,nt,,
jack Martin.
N's,an- First Piece. Helm
Recitation, ''Taffy on a Stick"
~ Victor Hartford.
Dream Waite" .Gurlitt
Trio, Hunting Song, 1000. lynvs
. J Isabel Trepanier, Frances Muir
ray, Loretta Dudgeon.
6 "Gingle Bells" wier
(b) Andantino ...:....... sconte
Madonna o'Neil.
Piano Duets
(a) Playing for Grandma. Missa;
Della and Divine sabourin>..
Mary Sullivan. Florence. Rolfsr.s
e' sonce Unto tho shebherds cuynor
Recitation, Mothers Santa Claus"
.'.'i Roiand, Harm i;a;.'. senr0l'
merry s. Alice, i MSeo y ;:':' II : fso : !?
Song. Village Mi~nstrels''. . Lewis
Boys
Niolins. "Carlotta .Waltze" Guiros
Madonna 6Neil. frances E.fr5ght'
Kenneth schneeweis. Vic
tor Hartford ~.
Recitation, Good Advice" .Guptil
Jerome Enright. N
, Duet. "Mirthful Moments, @2.4
josephine Enrieht. Madonna
y Carney.
Violin, aPrimrose Dance"
Kenneth schneeweis. }
Recitation, DAY of Judgment"
Louis Sullivan.
Duet, I'm the .Holidays's,. Mueller
Agness Mahowald, Mary. cnrrat.s
Recitation. The One, Legged
Ralph Murray.
Piano, '""Adeste Fideles'
:" e Marie Buckley.
Duet, "Ghristmas March" ..... Kelly
Beatrice Driscoll,. Edith supre-
Recitation,R After Dinner" .Hosrner
Alfred Mahowald.
Song. Lets All BE Americana
80" Gertrude Ryan.
-rucits S..r-H..
violins, 10 Victory" tMareh1
Leonard Driscoll, Adrian Janse,
Ralph Murray" Jerome En-
right. Alfred Mahowald,
Leslie D~Eiscoll.s Geo.,
aDriscoll. Vincent Driscoll,
Victor Hartford.
Piano, "Rondo Bri1Hante" IS: Weber
Josephine Kingman.
Violin, Souvenir de WieDtawskf
. -. ...... !.......... Halshe
Adrian Janse. M
as I Love. the Winter Best Of
All the Year.
(b) o Little Town Of Bethlehem. I
(Violin obligato. Adrian Janse.)
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
No Reconsideration
.Of War Tax Bill To
{. s'5 Be Made AT Session

Washington. Dec. 17.-There will
no general reconsideration. Of the
war tax bilf at this >sessiopso Of con-
gress. Chairman Simmons Of the
finance committee announced today
during an attack on the measure by
Republican senators. He de-
clared the bill was not perfect and
added that to correct various incon-
some legislation would be
required.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17
East St Grand. Forks News.

Marie De Gaglue,& Gertrude gRv: n
Margaret Capitske. lnez But
ler,. Beatrice Driseoll, &
Agnes Mapowald. Mary Curran,
Leona Dwell, Josephine Era
right, Clara ~Suprenant
Berceuse s Ss
Marie De Gague.
Chorus. We'll Now Have to Say
Goodbye. Worrell
Star Spangled Banner. f.
Accompanies, Josephine K~ingnnan,
Mahowald..
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17

that InaaS ware built for LORD Chss-
terfSld.5 of the s''Lettsrs." There M
little, news Ia what the colonel had
to- Aay. MS
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17

LADIES UNDERWEAR
Ladies Combination Suits. 3l.As
value to close ont 1888
Ladies' Onion Suits. fine Ribbed
low necked, short: aleeveA
Ladies' and Misses Sweaters
all colors at ...One.Tfm on
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-17

Herald, Want ADS Bring Results.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
RAILROADS TO
WORK WITH ARMY
Offer Help to President in
the Event of
HOstilities
COUNTRY DIVIDED
INTO DEPARTMENTS
Special Committee of National Defense
Named Yesterday at Meeting of Rail
Loyal Support Pldged.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-THE railroads
of the United States yesterday IN
formed President Wilson that the re-
sources of their organization are at the
disposal of the government III the event
of war Presidents or other officials OF
Is of the roads were appointed as
special committee on national defense,
which will work in conjunction with
the commanders of the four depart
ments Of the United States army. w.
w. Atterbury, vice-president of the
Pennsylvania railroad, sent q telegram
to the White House saying this was
the plan of the railroads
The committee organized at meet
ing of the American railway associa-
ton S executive committee, will act I'M
der the guidance of President Wilson S
national council for defense. Daniel
O. Willard president Of the Baltimore
and Ohio, is citizen member of the
council, in charge of transportation and
communication, and will act in an ad-
visorv capacity both for the new com
mittee and for the council in the rail
road S preparedness measures.
The association S committee on ma.
tional defense succeeds in authority a
tHtllUlllltt lOIIiltu last Idll TO to-OPtT-
ate with the war department in trans.
porting troops to the Mexican border
Fairfax Harrison, president of the
Southern railway, who headed that
committee, will continue as chairman
President Atterbury of the railway
association sent to the heads OF its
members at the close Of yesterday :,
meeting kilograms declaring that the
present emergency facing our coun
try calls Iar LOYAL support and earnest
cooperation by the roads with the
federal defense body.
Geographical division was made oi
the country, corresponding with thu
army departments, and a subcommit
tee of railway heads was appointed
for each territory, the headquarters Of
each TO be in or near the city wher.
the commander 5 headquarters is 10
Gated.
In selecting these subcommittee
careful consideration was given t,
area, congestion of population, mum
Der of railroads serving each territor,
and the military requirements. Thu
! the department of the east, with head
quarters on Governors Island, has 81,
members; central, at Chicago, five
/ southern at San Antonio, three. an,
western, at San Francisco, three mem
1 bcrs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

man submarines was the statement
made here yesterday by William Palm
er, second engineer of the American
Atlantic transport liner Mongolia.
Palmer said that the British had cap
tured 400 enemy submarines, and that
1S7 of them were in Plymouth chained
together and in the center of huge
network of chains attached to buoys
and wharyes.
Capt. koenig, commander of the sub
sea fraighter, and his crew are in Eng
lish jails, said Palmer The Mongolia
left Plymouth January q and arrived
at New York the 18th. Palmer was
formerly an engineer at Baltimore with
the Chesapeake steamship company.
Photographs of the Deutschland
wrapped with the chains which held
her to others in the harbor were on ex-
hibition, Palmer continued, and it was
generally known in shipping circles
that the freighter had been captured
Where Capt Koenig and his crew were
detained he did not know, but said al
were put into Jail as soon as the vessel
was brought to port. He did not learn
how the Deutschland was captured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
WHO PAYS FOR GUARDS.
Power Construction Co. Said to Have
Asked Towns to Bear Expense.

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Feb. II
The selectmen of the towns in which
the Power Construction company has
its holdings on the other side Of the
Hoosac tunnel, have had a surprise
sprung on them by the company. The
company has taken steps to guard its
valuable property, its dams and gem
Grating and distribution stations as
we'll as its expensive lines. To organ
ize sufficient guard for the large prop
crty of the company, it has been said
that very large number Of the men
employed by the company have been
sworn in as special officers, or con-
stables.
The demand made upon the select
men of such towns as Florida, Rowe,
Charlemont. etc, by the company is
that these towns pay for these guards
out OF the town treasures.
This demand made upon these towns.
which have never been very rich, has
sent their officers to the offices of the
lawyers who transact the town S public
business. These officials are seeking
light, and it is understood, thev have
been given it.
The selectmen have been told by
their lawyers that there is no obliga
tion upon the towns to pay for this
work of guarding.
I The officers of the towns may swear
in certain officers, such as constables
So as to give them official authority
in performing their duties as guard
the authority to arrest and such othel
powers as police officers have, but that
in no case need the charge for tn,
services Of these officers be a charg,
upon the towns.
If it has not been already done, i
is certain that in the future no office
will be sworn in by the selectmen O
these towns without il having beer
written in the officer s commission tina
he is to perform his duties without pa,
from the town.
If the towns could be made liable 70
the cost of the guarding of the Powe
Contraction company 5 plant the ia,
rate would jump 50 high that farm
would be on sale on all hands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
BRITISH DECIDE ON
NEW DANGER ZONE
Establish Blockade OFF Coast of Ger
many and Notify All
Neutrals

WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.-Notiee of
dangerous area in the North sea be-
cause OF operations against Germany
has been given by the British admiral
". A copy of the notice, dated Thurs
dav, was received at the state depart
ment yesterday. 1t warns shipping that
after February a prescribed area, in
Guiding all waters off Germany and
parts of Holland and Denmark will be
dangerous and should be avoided.
The new notice says: "In view of
the unrestricted warfare carried on by
Germany at sea by means of mines
and submarines, not only against the
allied powers but also against neutral
shipping, and the fact that merchant
ships are constantly sunk without re-
gard TO the ultimate safety of their
crews, his majesty government gives
notice that on and after the seventh of
February, 1917, the mentioned area in
the North sea will be rendered danger
Gus to all shipping by operations
against the enemy and it should there
fore be avoided.''
The notice, which replaces one is
sued January %, bounds the area as
follows: dangerous area: The area
comprising all the waters except Meth
erlands and Danish territorial waters
lying to the southwark and eastward
of line beginning four miles from the
coast OF Jutland in latitude SO degrees
north longitude eight degrees east, and
passing through the following posi-
tions: Latitude Sc degrees north, long
itude six degrees east and latitude "a
/ degrees - minutes north, longitude
| four degrees 30 minutes east, thence
! to position in latitude 53 degrees 81
minutes north, longitude FIVE degrees
east eight miles from the coast of the
| Netherlands
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
GERMAN PRICE ON HIS HEAD.
Capt. Miller, Who Sank Two U-Boats
Sails for War Zone Again.

BALTIMORE, Feb. Il. - Smiling
and shouting a cheer goodby2 to sew
cral friends on the pier, Capt. William
Miller, master of the British steamship
Clan Robertson, on whose head the Ger
man admiralty has set reward of 500
coo, stood on the bridge of his vessel
Yesterday as she was being towed out
ready to put to sea. Captain Miller. as
master of the Clan MacFayden, gave
orders which resulted in the sinking
OF a German submarine and the loss of
all on board in the Bay of Biscav about
year ago. For this feat he received
a prize of $4,000.
No sooner had the full facts of the
affair been made public than the Ger
man admiralty notified all its submarine
commanders that 100000 would be paid
to the man who captured Captain Mil
Ter
About year ago the Clan MacFav-
den stopped at Gibraltar to take aboa I'd
gun and two gunners. A short time
afterward submarine fired solid shot
across the bows of the freighter-tht
signal to heavc to. Captain Miller or
dered full speed ahead, and told the gun
ners to stand by their gum A seeonC
shot from the underwater boat tor,
away two lifeboats. Another demol
ished the funnel and deckhouse. and an
other put hole in the bow of the ship
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
ROOSTER MoURNED AS DEAD.
When His Only Difficulty Was Too
Many Cocktails.

ATHOL, Mass, Feb. 17.-Another
example OF the curse of rum was offered
TO local people yesterday, when George
B. Gibson of the Orange road related
the unhappy condition which resulted
when his priced rooster forgot himself
so completely as to eat some preserved
cherries which had been thrown out of
kitchen window. The fowl even in
duced several of his wives to partake,
and they Immediately began to reel
about the barnyard III a most unlady-
like manner.
Mr. Gibson was panied to see the
rooster prone on his back. Conclud-
ing that some malady had taken off
he life of the bird, MI. Gibson, after
few appropriate sentences regard
ing the feetness of this early career
stripped the inert form of its feathers
ard placed it gently in the rear OF the
stable. 1t was not so much the feath-
ers he wanted as q memento Of his
/ friend that was no more.
Great grief had sobered the hens
but they were soon badly frightened
to see a grotesque thing strut through
the gate. 1t was of an unholv yellow
bird, bird indeed, but a travesty or
the best traditions of that particular
farmyard. For the creature was-ahen
not even scantily clad. Mr.. Gibson
Immediately saved the flock from thi:
breach of their modcsty, and fashioned
a coat for the biped. AS he was fas
tening it on, the bird looked in his eye
1t was, it was, his own rooster. Jaunti
" he carried Chantieleer into the barn
ward. The hens would have nothing
to do with their lord and master
though clothed, and presumably in hi
right mind
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

All this time the gun on the after.
deck was being fired, but no hits were
scored. The submarine was rapidly over.
taking the Clan MacFayden when a shot
from the freighter struck her amid
ships. The U-boat sank, and the Mac
Fayden continued on her voyage.
Captain Miller was then placed in
command OF the Clan Robertson. On his
present voyage he will again face the
peris Of the submarine zone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

College men are expected to point
the way, which may account for the
fact that SIS Yale students earned
money last year by ushering.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
NEWENGLAND DETECTIVE SERVICE

Registered Any legitimate business
handled with Secrecy and Despatch.
Honesty and Reliability Guaranteed.
Best References Consultation Free.
Quinn Bldg Rutland, VT. Day and
Night Telephones
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17
TAKE 400 U-BOATS.
Deutschland Now at Plymouth. Say.
Steamship Officer.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 17.-That the
merchant submarine Deutschland ha,
been captured and that he saw her il
plymouth harbor with 1S6 other Ger
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-17

TO RENT - Furnished room, heat,
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