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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-23
TO CONTEST PALMER's WILL
Engineers Widow Objects to Fund
Left to Mrs. Glchrist.

New York, Oct. 23.--The will OF
Cortiandt F. Palmer, a mining engi-
neer who lived at Is West Ninth
street, and died on Sept. at his
country home at Arlington. VI, dis
poses Of an estate OF more than $780,
600 in real and personal property
Mr.. Palmer gave 40 per cent. of his
residuary estate and an income Of
Sl00 month for a year to his friend,
Mrs. HALEY Phillips Gilchrist of Ar
lington. VT. and also gave her his
body as soon as / shall be dead to
be disposed of as she may see fit
The will left 40 per cent. OF the re-
sidue in trust to the widow. Mrs
Katherine Van A. Palmer, who con
ducts a music studio at 1877 East
Nineteenth street and set aside an
income of $3.50 a month for her Mrs.
Palmer announced yesterday that she
would contest the will because she
felt that to permit 1t to be probated
would 'legalize his manner of living
with the woman who supplanted me
in his affections" She said that she
separated from her husband seven
years ago because both were tenn
peramentally uhsuited"
Upon the death of the widow and
Mrs. Gilchrist the principal of the
trust funds left to them viii be divid.
ed between the decedent's aunt, Mrs.
William C. Palmer OF 1.1O4 McCul.
Tough street, Baltimore. and his
cousin, KingsIand Lee Hardenbrook
OF Providence
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-23

The foregoing from the New York
Times is very misleading in its refer
ence to Mrs. Gilchrist Mr. Palmer
was an old man who. had separated
from his wife and was a particular
friend of Mr. and Mrs. Gilchrist He
lived with them at Arlington in the
summer and they lived with him at
his New York home in the winter.
The clause relative to the disposal
OF the body meant that he wanted his
body cremated and intrusted the re
sponsibility to Mrs. Gilchrist and
her husband
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
JACkN BEING TAUGHT TO BF,
 AN ATHL,EI IF,
(ASsOciated PreSs)

WASHINGTON, D, C., June 20.- That provisions are now being made on large scale to take care of the jack tars of the American flotilla in British waters when they are on shore leave, is the information re ceived here. The plan is meeting with the approval of the officials of the navy department, as it is be lfeyed that it will have the effect of keeping the men out of the brawls which might otherwise ensue when they go ashore for any length of time
 The plan has to do with the en- couraging of athletics and all ath- letic sports among the sailors and marines. An athletic park has al ready been esta blished in England, through the beneficence of New York and London American business men, and it is here that the sports take place It is planned to hold a field day in the near future at the park. Many of the officers of the various torpedo boat destroyers are taking part in the various events in order to encourage the men.
 A baseball game took place at the park yesterday between two teams known as the greys and the blues It resulted in the defeat of the blues by the score of fifteen to two. The twirler for the victorious greys was formerly a pitcher in the Pacific Coast league.
 The game yesterday was of con siderable interest to the Britons who witnessed it. most of them hay ing never before seen an exhibition of the great national game of the United States.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
BILL M'PHEE
 CELEBRATING

Today Bill McPhee will celebrate. Not only will he celebrate the day because il is the longest day in the year. and therefore the day when the midnight sun will shine for the first and last time during the year 1917 and then start on it's annual journey south, but he will also cele- brate the day as an anniversary. For it was just thirty-one years ago to- day that Bill landed in Alaska
 Bill was a husky of thirty-five years at that time He had already seen considerable of the world, having followed the frontier steadily, first in the United States and later in British Columbia. But in 1886 Bill conceived the idea of coming to Al aska, since which time his has been an eventful history, connected with practically every camp in the north. He is soon to leave his favorite stamping grounds, he says, to spend the remainder of his days in sunny California.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
GERMANS STRIVE TO STEM
 TIDE OF BRITISH VICTORY;
 ARE PARTIALLY SUCCESSFUL
Associated Press ]

LONDON june 20-Ihat the Germans In Bc1un and striving desperately 10 stem the Hoe "t Anglo rcnch victories, Is the statement coutamcu Ill ou tia reports received the British ohcc. And that patches the main, however, they have been unable 10 stop onrushcs the British troops and gradually being pressed backward, stubDorny giving way to the d" 1anclus British forces scarcely loot at q tune,
 At q point o1 Arras, where the DernaIs were successful driving the British from the trenches !tecT day. the British were today, according to e dispatches They ccaptured the trenches lost yesterday at that pont and the tune credited with 1a\MS made gains east ot Money and Le PrcuN
 On Monday the Germans made small gains betNeca the AIctte river and the Moulin and IaIIauA deleIecs They still holding these positions They are also tfed tied with hayng o the terces attacks oI the war; driven the French from their trenches along front t"o thirds ol a mile ill length.
 The dispatches also give great credit the Canada forces for their victory Lens Following violent artillery bombardncnt, the Canadians advanced and ill the lace oI fierce rifle and machine gun ire drove the Ger mans their trenches the point Ot the DayOnct lore ing them to retreat and incorporating the trenches winch tev were defending within the British lines and thus bar ring the way to any further advances the part oI the Germans i'll the Lens vicinity.
 It is minated ill semiot1cal circles here that drive oi proportions heretofore unknown the part o tine N ,o-Frcnch troops is about mature on the western front Troops are being distributed at the most aITd lagcous paccs and large numbers o1 big guns are beng paccd preparatory batcring down the deIenScs o the tcnas i'll order that the way may be cleared Tor an ad vance light infantry and the advancement ol the Anglo French trenches lust when this offensive will be com faenced, however, cannot yet be definitely stated.
 ITALIANS MAKING GAINS
 ROME. Ttmc 2O-Ihc Italian office makes an- uounccment tonight the effect that Italian troops on A, ago paeal south oi Jrentino dcN eopng an oI- 5,I,iye large scale.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
SENTIMENT IS
 BEING FELT
Associated Press)


 WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.- That the strength of public senti- ment is now being felt in both the house and the senate in the matter of food legislation, is the statement made by the administration leaders in both houses. The opponents o. food control are being gradually made to realize that theirs is a losing fight; that the public in gen eral wants food control legislation passed and that it will be enacted. In fact, the leaders are predicting the enactment of all legislation asked in regard to food matters within the next two or three weeks at the latest.
 Debate on the administration sec ond food bill continued unabated to- day. The session of the house last ed until late tonight.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
MANY CASES OF ALLEGED WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC ARE
 HOW BEING INVESTIGATED
{ Associated Press

NEW YORK; June 2O-Ihe allegations made during
 the past several days that the white slave traffic IS being agranty carried this city right under the ol the pocc speak, has led the nstigation of wide spread investigation of the alleged crimes the part ol the police department The investigation being earned directly under the personal supervision ot Poce Com missioner Wood who has vowed that the charges and crimes will be sifted the bottom Spare one IS the cdct that has gone forth all policemen and detectives from the police commissioners office
 It is understood that the investigation that crimes atg closely the white slave traffic first started by the newspapers here Their investigations understood revealed the fact that between and eight hundred young girls have disappeared from their homes since the of the year. and that nobody to know where they have gone In instances, ot course the glrS have returned home tell story ot outrage and rapmc hardly be believed credited but failing bring official ears fear of dsgracing themselves In other the girls have returned their homes Haunt the profits of their dbaucey, the shape of cheap hnery, in the of their relatives and friends In most in stances stated the disappearance have been among poor people who could afford make search for the missing girls.
 The investigation 1t is stated is the of the finding of the body of Ruth Cruger high school girl, i'll
 cellar under bicycle shop She had been missing since last February which time she disappeared from home. connected with her murder and District Attorney SWann is now attempting his extradition
 The investigation the part o the police department is but startng and sensational developments pected The newspapers assisting the polCe this bination being determined rid the city white saVcrs possible It is claimed that the investigation, when finally completed will disclose the fact that number Of well do people have been connected with the crimes, we'll as those of lower class socially
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
CONFIRMING G ON
 FOOD MATTERS
Associated Prcss)

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.- Officials of the department of agri- culture held conference today with the board of government trade com missioners. The conference, it is stated, was of a nature preliminary to the main conference that is to be held within the next few days, when there will be a discussion of plans for a joint investigation Of food prices The investiga tion has been decided upon at the direction of President Wilson.
 l. is understood here that wide unrest prevails on account Of the rise of food and foodstuff prices. reports to that effect having reached the trade commission. Should the prices rise much higher before food legislation is agreed upon. it is prac- tically certain that the readjustment of wage scales will be necessary.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
FOR OUR RAILROAD
 Is COMING IN

SKAGWAY. Alaska, June 20 Enormous quantities of material of all kinds for railroad building in Interior Alaska are now being ship ped. The White Pass docks and yards both ar Skasway and White horse are conge-ted with freight, most of which is consigned to the Alas kan EngInpering commission at Ne mana. Some of the freight has al ready been shipped down the river from Whi,chorse, and ii will arrive al Nenana in the near future.
 The freight consists of all kinds of material for railroad building. It includes machinery of all kinds, num- berless tons of rails and d few cars for the railroad This material, fl s understood, is chiefly for con struction work between the Nenana coal fields and Nenana but a large part of it will probably be used in construction work on the Nenana. Fairbanks end of the line.
 J. H. CASKEY.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
NOTHING MUCH IS DOING NOW
 AT MARSHAL Il

From the tone of his letter 10 d local business man. it would seem that Jim Beck, the former Dome creek mining man, does not think much of the Marshall City camp, on the lower Yukon river The latter is dated June ', and MT Beck had been there long enough to look the situation over. having left Fairbanks for the lower river about the middle of May. or immediately after the ice went out.
 The letter says that Willow creek only carries pay. What there is of It is good. the ground on five claims going between $4 and s to the square foot of bedrock. The streak, as de scribed by MT Beck, is about i5o feet in width The country is ap- parently a very new one, speaking from a geological point of view, the rocks being worn but little, and Will low creek itself is a yeritable can von. Owing to the fact that there was big stampede on to Marshall City this spring, a large amount of prospecting has been done, but with no results whatever, according to MT. Beck's letter.
 A number of stampeders to the Marshall City country had left for Dime creek, in the Northern Bay country, about the time the letter was written, pay on the Dime creek benches having been reported. Among those who were taking the trip were Andy Hensley and Joe Eglar, both well known here. Other men were leaving rapidly for other camps, as there is sufficient work for only 125 men at Marshall City. MT. Beck stat ed in his letter that he intended to go to Iditarod.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
RUSSIANS GET
 DOWN TO WORK
Associated PreSS)

WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.- The Russian war commission to the United States today completed all of it's courtesy calls upon the diplomats representing foreign countries here and on administration officials, and the way is now paved for the official conference which is expected to start tomorrow. This morning Sec retary Lansing escorted M. Bakhem- tiff, the chief of the Russian com mission, to the White House to call on President Wilson. Later the re spects of the Russian commissioners were paid to Vice-President Mar shall Ambassador Sato, of Japan. was the first foreign diplomat to pay call on the Russian commissioners at their headquarters here.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
FAIRBANKS BOY
 IS REGISTERED

Clifford Moody, who is now Out side attending school. has sent his registration card to the clerk of court here He is the first Alaskan to register under the conscription law as a resident of the Fourth di vision, and is thought to be the first Alaskan registering under the law from any division He registered at Benton, Washington. before a regis tration official His card shows that he is twenty-one years of age and that he has had two years expert ence as d private in the cadet corps of Oregon Agricultural College.
 Clifford is the son of MT. and Mrs, George Moody, of this city.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
YUKON SAILS
 FOR DAW SON

The steamer Yukon, the first through boat of the season from Whitehorse 10 reach Fairbanks, sailed from port here last night for Daw- son She carried a number of pas sengers for the Outside and for points all along the Yukon and Tan ana rivers. Upon her arrival at Dawson the Yukon will immediately start on her second trip to Fair banks. On her passenger list last night were the following names: For Skagway--
 J. w. Sullivan. T. D. Crippen, w. II. Owens, A. G. Atamian, Mrs A. M. Ohlsen, John Nelson, Miss Nellie Eagan, l.. M Drury. Mrs. l.. NJ. Drury, Leslie Drury, H H. Hanbill. F. Parrish, Wm. Kirby, Mrs. Geo. W. Wilson.
 For Circle
 Robert Stacy, John Saur. For Marshall City
 NJ. Dosen, Mrs. J. l.. Campbell. For St. Michael
 G. l.. Markham. For Tanana-
 J. C. Woods For Hot Springs
 R. s. Mcdonald. For Nenana-
 A. M Ohlsen, R. Hanland. $. Ro- senblatt, Mrs. Ralph Waechter, Frank Ahlburg, Chas. w, Geis.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
SULZER WIRES OF
 OFFICERS RESERVE,

The following wire, further eXplana- tory of the matter of Alaskans ap- plying for places in the officers re serve corps, Was received yesterday by The Citizen:
 Washington, D. C.. June 20, 1917 Citizen, Fairbanks.
 Application for reserve corps camp can be made to examining officers Of army, to be designated at following places: Anchorage, Valdez, Fort Will liam H. Seward, Fort Davis. Fort Gibbon, Fort St. Michael, Fort Lis cum. The commanding general of the western department orders all papers and recommendation must be transmitted to Major Saville at Fort William H. Seward, who is the eX- amining officer in charge for Alaska, so as to be in his hands by July 30th. Out of these applications sub mitted the board of officers to be named by the commanding officer at Fort William H. Seward will make the final selection of the twenty men on August l and will notify them to report to San Francisco for training, Interior Alaska applicants should keep in touch with the commanding officer at Fort Gibbon, in order that no delay may be occasioned after the arrival of the official application blanks there.
 CHARLES A. SULZER,
 Delegate from Alaska.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
PETE. NIDONICH
 ON THE, STAND
Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.- Peter Vidovich, a retired business man and miner of Fairba nkS, Alaska testified for the prosecution today in the case against Mrs. Rena Moo ney, charged with complicity in the preparedness day bomb outrage here. The witness stated that he saw War ren Billings shortly after l o'clock in the afternoon, on the day that the explosion took place, with a suit case, standing on the steps of the building on the roof of which the witness had seen Billings earlier in the day of the outrage.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
TWO BROTHERS
 ARE INDICTED
Associated pTeSs)

SAN FRANCISCO, June 20.-Two additional indictments have been re turned against j. J Scott a sus- pended internal revenue collector by federal grand jury on the charge of misappropriating the funds of the government collected by his office. Another indictment has also been returned against A, C. Scott, brother of the ex-collector, and his chief deputy Both men have been ar rested, but are at liberty under heavy bonds.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
ROAD MAN SAYS TOI ,O\A WILL
 HAVE A TRAIL

Returning from d trip 10 the Tolo gana country, where he went to in Fpstigate road conditions, Territorial Road Commissioner H. II. Ross stat d last night that a road up Liven- good creek from Brooks will be con srructed this summer with territorial road funds. Just how much money will be spent cannot be definitely stated at the present time, as MT. Ross must yet confer with his fel low commissioners at Ruby and ldit- arod in an effort to ascertain just how the S5O,000 that is to be spent this summer should be divided. If possible, however, he cOntemplates also constructing trail between Brooks and West Fork, as well as on the upper end of Livengood creek
 But no territorial road fund has yet been made available, consequen: Iy MT. Ross is unable to state at the present time just when the worl on the trail in the Tolovana will start He thinks, however, that il will not begin before some time in July probably not until the latter part of the month By that time he thinks all controversy regarding the fund will be settled and that he will know just how much money he will be free to spend
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
Week S Submarine
 oil Very Heavy
LA.-n.LuI.H I.,..l

LONDON, June 20 That the losses ol British shipping during the past week have been greater tha, for any s,nsl" week ot the last siN, was the announcement made tonight by the British ad- miralty Twcntv-seyen British ships of more than l,6Oo tons and five ot under 1,6oo tons were sunk during the week. according 10 the figures submitted Tn" admiralty officers are pointing out, however that an increased number of ships made their es- cape from the submarines dur ing the week
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
RU SSIAN HELD HELD TO ANSWER TO
 SERIOUS CRIME

Charged with assault with intent lo kill. a man known as Gus Ross is lodged in the federal jail. while his alleged victim. Rose Cralg. other. wise known as "Ncnana Rose" is lying in a bad condition at the hos pital II was this woman who, at an early hour yesterday morn ing, was choked hy a Russian pre- sumed to be Ross. at her residence on Fourth avenue. until she was black in the face and inscnsble, and the man. whose real name is not be lieyed to be Ross, k being held for the crime
 Ross was arrested yesterday morn ing about l0:30 as he was crossing the bridge to Garden Island, by Deputy Marshal Ed Poppcll and City Patrolman Rod Donaldson. He was immediately taken to the federal jail and warrant charging him with assault with intent to kill was sworn out His preliminary hearing will be held whenever his alleged victim has so far recovered as to be able to testify.
 As nearly as can be learned, the trouble between the man and the woman started over dice game The woman told Chief of Police Wi4eman, who saw her soon after she recovered consciousness, that there were no words whatever. The man simply grabbed her and started to choke her, and, according to the chiefs story, she shows signs of having been struck in the face as well as of having been choked.
 Another of the women who live in the restricted district, is said to have heard the racket going on in side of the house. She tried to get in and finally managed to get the door of the house open, and it was then that man rushed past her, flourishing a gun, it is said. She went into the house and discovered Rose lying on the floor with blood spouting from her eyes and nose and her face black, and it was then that she gave the alarm, which was responded to by Night Patrolman Kicker and Dr. H. J. McCallum. Chief of Police Wiseman was then called for and search for the per petrator of the crime was made. The federal officials also started search ing for the man. with the result that he was captured
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
TROUBLE, IS
 ABOUT OVER
{ Associated PleSS)

WASHlNGTON, D. C.. June 20 A peaceful settlement of Chinese troubles in the near future is fore casted in d dispatch from Picking received at the Chinese embassy late tonight The message said that Yumnan Kyun Tung. the leader of the revolutionary party, has notified ist leaders are in favor of peace tul settlement of the difficulties which beset China by arbitration; that they do not desire bloodshed.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
COPPER MINES
 TO BF. OPENED
Special 10 The Citizen)

SKAGWAN, Alaska. June 20. T. was announced here today that the Whitehorse copper properties, be tween here and Whitehorse. are to be reopened soon. The mines have been shut down as the result of d cayein two months ago when a mum Der of miners lost their lives. The first work of the management of the mine will be 10 bring out of the mine the bodies of six workmen who are known to have been caught in the cayein. and which have re mained there since il occurred.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
Nearly Half of
 Fund Subscribed
.A~-o,.aryd ir'5S)

NASHINGTON, D. C.. June 2o.
 Ar National Red Cross head 44a..I~ here tonIsh: iJ Was stat .I hal subscriptions in The az 4gr-arv amount ol $9,ooo.0oo verr received today from all .rs %, 'h~ country This brings h- total amount subscribed 70 a.re up ro lory-thrre and one H.u millions. which Is approNi- aas. six and one-halt millions less than half of the amount which ls expected to be sub scrbed for Red Cross work l. i- thought. however, that the re- maining fifty-seyen million can be subscribed with ease before June 25.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
CASES
 ARE DISMISSED
(ASSociated PresS)

NEW YORK, June 20. The cases known as the Eleanor Wilson Parker anti-cons oription cases were diSm is- ed by the court today for lack Of sufficient evidence to prosecute. A'. other clse, known as the Catlell- Phillips case, is expected to go to the jury tOmorroW.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
WM. REAGAN
 IS PAROI.I>D
Special to The Citizen)

Special to The Citizen)
 SKAGWAN, Alaska. June 2o.- That William Reagan, who was sent to the penitentiasy in 1910 after be ing convicted of rape and sentenced to serve fourteen years in the peni tentiary, has been paroled, is the statement of Dan Callahan, himself just out of the prnitentialy, who ar rived here this morning enroute to Fairbanks. Reagan was paroled three weeks ago, and is now work ing in a Tacoma tailoring establish ment, according to Callahan's state ment.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-06-25
BFI CLANS ARE,
 VERY THANKFUL
lAsSnclated PresSl


 WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20 In an interview with newspaper cor respondents here today, NJ. Man cheuer, the leader of the Belgian mission 10 the United States asked that the deep gratitude Of the Bel gian people be expressed through the columns of the press to all Am ericans, for such d generous out pouring of material assistance and sympathy" He also paid a tribute 10 Herbert C. Hoover, head of the committee for Belgian relief in this country and now the governments food controller.