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Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
GERMANS KILL
1O7 IN AIR RAID
BRITISH NAVY MEN FALL VIC.
TINS TO TEUToNs AT THE
THAMES DockYARD.
$4,000 SERBS STARvE
ITALIANS CAPTURE SAN GABRI.
ELE IN DASH FOR TRlEsT.-
sLAvs ROUTED NEAR RIGA.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
London, Sept. 5.-The third air raid
on England in three days has taken
place. Towns on the English coast
were shelled. as we'll as the London
district. In Mondays raid on Chat
ham-Sheerness area, 107 persons were
killed and SO injured.
Interned Serbians and prisoners of
war in Austria, Hungary and Bulgaria,
are dying from hunger and diseases.
According to private information S0,-
900 have perished in Austria and
Hungary.
From Riga to the east of Uxkull the
Russians continue in full retreat be-
fore the Germans, those from the evac-
uated port making their way north
eastward along the coast of the Gulf
of Riga and those from Uxkull and
vicinity endeavoring to reach the
Riga -Pskoff-Petrograd railway line.
Behind them the Russians left Riga
partly aflame as the result Of the Ger
man shells hurled into the town be-
fore they departed, while the smoul-
dering ruins of small villages mark
the path over which the other contin-
gents have passed, having been set on
fire during the retreat.
Russians are demanding a new die
tator following the loss of Riga and
the flight of the Slav army.
Petrograd is menaced further by the
rout of Slav troops from points on the
Jaegel river.
The Italians have captured the
great mountain fortress of Monte San
Gabrielle in the drive on Triest. This
is of great strategic value to Cadorna.
The population is evacuating West
Flanders as the British keep up their
violent assault on the German center.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
President Leads Draft Parade.

Washington, Sept. 5.-The President
of the United States, head erect, chest
thrown forward, eyes forward,
marched Tuesday at the head Of the
most impressive parade ever seen in
the streets OF Washington, leading
Americas new army into the war
against Germany. Behind the Presi-
dent, for the first time in history, Con.
gress also marched in honor Of the
men Of the drafted army who begin to
mobilize today in every community In
be United States. .
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Cut in coal Prices Called or.

Fort Collins.-Coal dealers of this
city returned to the prices charged by
them previous to Aug. 2S. when re.
duction Of s1.25 a ton was made with
the expectancy that dealers in other
parts of the state would do the same.
1t is openly asserted here that the
price was restored following a meet.
ing at which letter from Colorado
warned the Fort Collins men that they
were acting "too hastily"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
MRS. ZULU BAIRD JAILED
CHARGED WITH MURDER OF HER
HUSBAND.
Daughter Of Poisoned Man Held In
In Denver After Charge Against
Woman In Brighton

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver.-Mrs. Lulu Cole Ferguson
Desermia Baird, 35 years old, is in the
Adams county Jail at Brighton.
charged with the murder of her hus-
band. Joseph Desermia, who died
May II, 1916. Desermia, it is al
legged by District Attorney Samuel
w. Johnson, was killed by eating
sauerkraut in which his wife placed
strychnine.
Her daughter by her first husband.
Mrs. Hazel Dolf. wife of Martin Dolf,
Of Denver. was held in the matron's
quarters at the city jail. 1t is sup
posed the authorities believe she
can throw some light upon the case
Two brothers of Mrs. Baird, Ollie
Cole, serving term in the Buena
Vista reformatory on = statutory
charge, and Luther Cole, awaiting
trial on charge Of horse stealing,
both assert that their sister, Mrs.
Baird, has admitted to them that she
murdered Desermia.
Sheriff Rucker of Adams county
Ind District Attorney johnson
caused the arrest of Mrs. Baird after
the deposition of her brother in the
reformatory had been taken.
The brother stated that his sister
told him that she had at least got
rid of the -" Mrs. Baird was
arrested on the ranch conducted by
herself and her present husband,
Paul Baird, fourteen miles from Ben
nett, Colo. At the Brighton jail she
refused to make any statement.
Desermia died suddenly and, at the
time, it was thought his death had
been caused by apoplexy. Mrs.
Desermia, the present Mrs. Baird, told
the coroner that her husband has
been subject to attacks of apoplexy.
A bottle Of strychnine was found in
his pocket. The brothers of Mrs.
Baird now say she has told them that
she placed the bottle there in order
that if traces of poison were found,
1t would appear that her husband had
taken it with suicidal intent.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Sporting News

In a poorly played game at Wichita,
on Labor day, Wichita lost to Denver
by score of to l.
Johnny kid" Mex won the decision
in his fifteen-round bout with Joe
"Wop" Flynn at the Lakeside stadium
in Denver.
Ralph De Palma and Louis Chevro-
let divided the honors at the Chicago
Speedway in an afternoon of races
that set two new worlds records
At Trinidad. Colo, Harry Bramer of
Denver won from Wright Morgan on a
foul in the tenth round after Bramer
had him beat all the way through the
contest
Deliberately and repeatedly fouling
Fred Fulton by butting him on the
chin with his head, Carl Morris
brought disqualification and inglorious
defeat to himself in the sixth round of
a battle billed to go fifteen rounds at
the Canton, Ohio, ball park.
General
The Rev. Lynn j. G. Kelly has con-
fessed the Villisca. Iowa, AK murders
in 1912.
Soldiers were on duty in Burk canon
northeast of Wallace, Ida, because of
an alleged attempt of crowd of about
seventy-five miners to force other min
ers in the district to quit their Jobs.
Il have not one but fifteen sons to
give to the army and navy and will
Willingly do So" said John Taylor. a
farmer, living near Crystal Springs.
Miss. He is the father OF twenty-five
children.
More than 81 900, 900 worth of crops
were saved from ground squirrels in
North Dakota this year as result of
campaign conducted by the Depart.
ment of Agriculture in cooperation
with state authorities.
The food administration grain cor.
poration on Sept. 4 began to buy and
distribute the wheat crop OF the
United States at the basic price fixed
by President Wilson-s2.20 bushel
for No. northern at Chicago.
The Peoples Council of America
Tor Democracy and Terms of Peace"
held its convention in Chicago with
the aid and protection of Mayor
Thompson while state troops, en-.
trained at Springfield by Governor
Lowden's order, were rushing to Chi
cago under the governors order to pre-.
vent the holding Of the convention.
II sleep well, eat heartily. enjoy ev.
cry minute of the day, and am feeling
fine,' said Henry Hill Watson of Os.
wego, N. Y. who was at Astoria, Ore.
spending vacation in his 102d year
That was his answer to question con
corning. how he felt after his trip
across the continent
Two new cases OF smallpox have de
veloped in Company l. OF the Sixth
regiment, stationed at Nevada, NO
The illness of Turman Sims, a mem
Der Of Company d, Fifth regiment, wa
pronounced as typhoid by Maj. ID. H
! Burgher.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
RUNWAY killa Bow

Pueblo-A team ran over and killed
Valentine DuBosh near the railroad
yards. The horses belong to John
Crutich, farmer at .Vineland, and
took fright at switch engine.
Harry Perino. 16 years old. was hold
ing the team. but the animals broke
away from his grasp.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Foreign

Allied Socialists declare worlds
democracy is in balance.
Monsignor Thomas f. Kennedy, rec.
tor of the American college in Rome,
Is dead after long illness.
Wilson's reply to pope's peace note
is cautious. says German press.
All the daily newspapers in France.
which maintain their original form.
have advanced their prices from the
equivalent of l cent to cents.
Milk, butter, eggs and vegetables
are not obtainable in Ostend, Belgium.
according to deserter from the Ger
man army, who has arrived at Havre.
President Wilson's reply to Pope
Benedict stands as the joint answer of
all the allies, Lord Robert Cecil, min
lister OF blockade, indicated in London.
Nicholas Romanoff, former emperor
OF Russia, and his family, are now liv-
ing in fourteen-room apartment on
the second floor of large, old-fash-
ioned house at Tobolsk, Siberia.
Certain of their demands not having
been granted the Union of Railroad
Engineers decided to stop work at
Petrograd, except on military and Red
Cross trains.
The Berlin foreign office informed
the Associated Press that, notwith,
standing the retirement of the Polish
council of state, Germany and Austria
would proceed to complete the work
of organizing the Polish state.
A new schedule granting wage in
creases, improved working conditions
and an eight-hour day to approximate
ly $500 engineers and firemen on the
western lines of the Canadian Pacific
railway has been accepted by the COM
pany.
Announcement of the engagement
of Lady Maud Cavendish, the eldest
daughter of the duke of Devonshire,
governor-general of Canada, to Capt
Angus Macintosh, A. d. c., of the
Royal Horse Guards, was made at
Toronto.
The Austrian budget for 1867
shows a deficit of 344,00O,0OO crowns,
compared to deficit of $4,000, 900
crowns in the preceding year. Two
of the largest items Of expenditure
are 1,761, 100000 crowns for interest
on war loans and 1850, 100000 crowns
for the support of soldiers families.
A declaration signed by the Belgian,
British, French, Greek and Italian rep
resentatives at the recent Socialist
conference in London, where it is de-
clared the Socialists of the allied
countries reaffirmed their faith in the
principles proclaimed at their first re-
union, is published today by Humanite.
the Paris Socialist organ.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Bar silver Scars to ssss Cents.

New York.-Bar silver Sept con-
tinued the upward course 1t has fol-
lowed for more than three months,
touching a new high mark of 93ssc.
London also set new record at AN
pence an ounce.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
RuraIars Hold Pus.e .t aax.

Pueblo-Hemmed in by posse OF
citizens, two burglars exhibited re
volvers. held the crowd at bay And
made their escape before police could
arrive afer an attempt to rob the
home Of II. w. White.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Auto Racer Badly Hurt.

Fort Morgan - Irish Sconlon, Q
garage mechanic. was badly hurt whom
an auto racer in which he was riding
collided with q water wagon at the
race track.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Put 600, 900 Germans Out Of Action.

With the French Armies in the
Field,--Forty German divisions, ap-
proximately 100000 men, have been
forced out of action in the Flanders
and Verdun fighting alone since July 1.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06

Smile on wash day. That's when you use
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes whittier than
snow. All grocers. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06
Too lono.

Haven't you and Harry been en-
gagged long enough TO get married?"
Too long. He hasn't got cent
left"
Gilpin observer., 1917-09-06

Brazilian Minister Resigns.
Rio Misunderstanding Barroso, min.
lister OF finance. resigned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
ALIENATION SUIT
MAY NOT CONE
TO TRIAL
Attorneys apparently Endeayoring
to Make an adjustment
LARGE AUDIENCE IS PRESENT
Case Attains Much Interest in North
Bennington Where All the
Parties Once Resided.

At 2.30 this afternoon there were
indications about the county court
building that the alienation case of
'iompkins VS.. Marshall would not
come to trial and that large audi
ence of spectators, mostly from North
Bennington was doomed to disap-
pointment.
Judging from the appearance of the
county court room this afternoon the
village of North Bennington has been
temporarily depopulated. Apparent
ly every resident of the north village
who was not sick abed or handcuffed
to his or her job was on hand to hear
the trial OF the alienation case of
Tompkins VS.. Marshall.
There were indications during the
forenoon that the attorneys In the
case might reach some understanding
whereby the case might not come to
trial and these evidences of adjust
ment increased as the hour for the
opening of the case, 2 p. m. ap-
preached.
The suit is brought by Valda Thomp
kins, a former resident of North Ben
nington and employe of the Bottum e
Torrance company in this village, but
now living in Troy, against Warren
NJ. Marshall, station agent for the
Rutland railroad company at North
Bennington The damages are placed
at $4,000. Mrs. Tompkins, who be-
fore her marriage was Erin Mattison,
and who is graduate of the Castle
In, oil crhnnI ic nxnnptad IN ha
one of the witnesses in the case. She
is at present teaching school in
Northampton. Mass.
Holden e Healy, Frank c. Archi.
bald and William j. Meagher appear
for Tompkins and Edward c. Bennett,
Daniel A. Guiltinan and Charles H.
Darling of Burlington appear for
Marshall.
Yesterday afternoon the jury In the
case of Frank B. Pope VS.. Catherine
Hogan, an ejectment suit. reported a
verdict for Mr.. Pope to recover pos
session of the property a tenement
house on Maple street. The verdict
did not include any damages for the
use of the property while it had been
occupied in possession of Mrs Hogan.
During the afternoon the case OF
the estate of NJ. j. Covey was taken
up and disposed of. The case was an
appeal from the ruling Of the probate
court which allowed the win of the
late NJ j. Covey of Manchester. When
the case was called yesterday there
was no appearance for the contesting
parties and the case is therefore re-
turned to the probate court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
MRS. c. MITCHELL DEPEW
Mother Was Daughter Of Seth B.
Hunt of Rennnqton.

The account of the divorce granted
recently to Mr. and Mrs. c. Mitchell
Depew of New York recalls the fact
of interest to Bennington people that
Mrs. Depew at the time she married
Trenor W. Park was Miss Julia Catlin
her mother being the only daughter
OF the late Seth b. Hunt. who togeth
er with Trenor W. Park, made pos.
sible the gift Of the Bennington free
library.
Seth b. Hunts wife, the grandmoth.
er of Mrs. Depew was the daughter o.
the late Samuel Raymond. who was
in his day cashier of the Bennington
Bank. which stood on the site of the
Reimer place in Old Bennington and
afterwards was occupied as res
dence b. the late Deacon Samuel S
Scott Cashier Raymond's house was
part OF what is now the Reimer
house the original structure being
added to at various times.
Seth B Hunt for many years oc
cupied what is now the Soldiers
home as summer residence and IL
the sixties erected the fountain just
west of the home Mr.. Hunt was o
the firm of Hunt, Tillinghast and com
pany, large commission house OF
New York city, which built the big
Mill" engaging in the manufacture
of shawls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
Effective Danger Sign.

A contractor who has observed that
pedestrians pay little attention TO signs
has evolved new plan to guard against
accidents to innocent bystanders." A
steam shovel working many feet below
the surface of the street attracts scores
Of persons daily. They stop, lean over
the board railing around the excava'
tion and stare. Sometimes the crowd
gets so large that there is danger of the
railing giving way and plunglng them
into the excavation. Danger signs
don't worry them; hence the new idea
of the contractor. He has smeared tho
top of the railing with tar and grease.
Now persons who never shudder at the
danger" sign flee from the grease
menace as If it were poson-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
INVADING IL.!''IONS.
0vtRRUNhSi;;s;,;.;. +.
RUMAN|A
Gaining Ground in Spite of All
lffJts to Check Them
ACTIVITY RENEWED NEAR RIGA
Berlin Reports Vigorous Fighting in
Vicinity Of Northern Russia's
Seaport.

London, Jan. 10.-The invasion of
Rumania by the troops of the central
powers continues to progress, despite
the efforts of the Russians and Ru-
manians to hold them back. Berlin
reports that the invaders moving
eastward into Moldavia from the
Pennsylvania Alps region are gainine
ground step by step, while the forces
of Field Marshal Won Maekensen,
driving northward in Moldavia, have
won ground, reaching the Putna river
section. In this fighting the Teutonic
allies, according to Berlin, have TAX
en- 5499 prisoners and captured three
guns and 10 machine guns.
Petrograd admits that the Russians
along the line Of the Putna and Ser
eth rivers have fallen back, but says
the maneuver was carried out with
out hindrance. A slight retreat on
the Kassina river by the Russians is
also recorded by Petrograd, but it is
asserted that south of the Oituz riv-
er and near RekoZa, on the Suchitza
river, attacks by the troops of the
central powers were repulsed.
lHtIe IL Still VlSOrouS HSHlIHS go
ing on In northern Russia in the
region OF Riga. Berlin reports the
repulse of Russian attacks on both
sides of the river Asa and between
Friedrichstadt and the Mitau OLAF
road. The Russians have, however,
recaptured an island in the Dvina
river. north of Illoukst, which was
taken from them recently. Petrograd
reports also the repulse of German at
tacks south of Lake Babit, vest of
Riga.
In the other theaters, according to
the various official communications
bombardments and minor engage
ments by raiding and patrol parties
continue to prevail.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
Away When Anybody Can See He Isn't Worth Taxi
HAD MARROW ESCAPE
Phillip BriIIion Broke Through Ice on
Benton's Pond.


Phillip Brillion. while crossing
Benton's pond on the Ice this fore
noon broke through and had mar
row escape from drowning. He was
about midway OF the pond when he
broke through. Even after he was
discovered in his precarious situa-
ton considerable difficulty was ex-
perienced in effecting the rescue as
the ice had rotted during the warm
weather of the last two days.
Brillion was discovered in the pond
by two of the jurymen in attendance
upon the present session of county
court, Loren ]. Fowler and Henry N.
Pratt. The two jurymen, when court
took recess late this forenoon, went
for walk. AS they were crossing
the bridge at the Cooper mill they
looking in the direction calls ap-
peared to come from, saw mans
head sticking through the ice.
Hurrying to the office of the Coop
er Manufacturing company the two
jurymen gave the alarm and the en-
ployes poured out of mill enmasse to
the rescue. Brillion was supporting
himself with his arms thrown across
the ice. but it was apparent that no
one could go to his assistance with
out breaking through. A rake was
first pushed out to Brillion and then
rope. When the crowd began to
pull on the rope Brillion was dragged
for some distance through the break
ing ice before he was pulled to a
portion of the frozen surface that
would support his weight.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
HOME LOSES NATIONAL AID
Bennington Institution and Others
Cut OF by War Department.


The war department has cut off
federal aid to the Vermont Soldiers
Home at Bennington on the grounds
that 1t is private institution This
will be surprise TO great many
people as it was the general opinion
that the soldiers home was in every
sense a state owned institution. The
amount received from the federal gov
ernment depended on the number of
inmates, 800 being allowed for each
old soldier. The amount paid has
been in the ne4ghborhood OF $4,000.
Vermont is not the only state to
suffer. Connecticut, New Jersey, and
others are in TN same boat. Il came
about thra4.N. complaint made by
a soldier In Wisconsin who believed
he was not getting the right sort Of
care. An investigation followed. The
law specifies that the aid shall be
given only to state owned institu-
tons. The Wisconsin institution was
,ound to be privately owned and con-
trolled. The investigation continued
to other states and many others were
found to be similarly situated. All
these we're notified they could not be
paid under the law Some of the
states then took over the homes and
the appropriations were reserved.
On account of the deficiency in the
income of the Vermont home bill to
Increase the appropriation from S32,'
000 to $4,000 has been placed with
the revision committee by Represent
ative Root of Bennington.
Congressman Porter II. Dale has
been interesting himself in the mat
ter in Washington and is in hopes to
have 1t Strengthened out before long.
Mr.. Dale took the papers relating to
he Vermont home to the auditor of
the war department and went over
them with him He then expressed an
opinion that he saw no reason why
he Vermont home should not be paid.
Il was shown that while Vermont has
no deed in fee simple of the Bennng-
ION property 1t has deed in trust
with reversionary proviso, which is
the element that gives IL the charac-
ter of private institution. However,
Vermont manages, controls and pays
Ill the bills of the institution through
a liberal appropriation managed by
a board of trustees of the home
whose sole business is to care for cold
soldiers. Mr.. Dale, who was in
Montpelier attending the opening of
he legislature. will take up the mat
.er again on his return to Washing
ton and expects that the subject will
be satisfactorily adjusted and that
the deferred remittances will be paid.
It is possible that some legislation
may be asked of the state to over
come any contingency in this respect
that may arise in the future.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-01-10
NO PLUMS IN FARM LOAN BANK
Board to Carefully Avoid Politics in
Organizing New System.

Washington, Jan. 10-The federal
farm loan board has accomplished
the first of its important labors of or
ganization in having completed the
division of the country into II dis
tricts and located i'll II cities the IL
federal land banks which are expect
ed to become the great centers OF
larm finance OF the future. This task
it has accomplished with success.
Very little criticism -. zen uttered
rs to the manner inv the coun
try has been divided,O it Is an
open secret that the members of the
board are well satisfied with the re-
suit.
The board has now taken up the
next phase of its work, the organ
ization OF the Il banks. This it re-
cards as even more important in its
influence on the future of the farm
borrowers of the nation than the
work just completed. This task Is
The appointment OF the men who will
manage the IL banks.
Great pressure is being exerted on
the members of the board to appoin,
men with backing" men of "iniiu
ence" In both parties. especially the
Democratic party, since three OF the
members are Democrats and two Re
publicans. There are 60 directors to
oe appointed by the board, five for
each of the IL banks These are good
Dlums, since from the directors vii
be selected for each bank a president,
a secretary, treasurer, and vice
president who will be the managing
officers of the land banks and receive
,ood salaries. In addition to these
directors there will be for each BAN
4 registrar, TO act as the fiduciary
agent of the government in the mat
.er of holding the mortgages taken
and conducting the important bust
ness relating to the issuance of fed
eral farm loan bonds to be sold to in
vestors, and a force of appraisers who
will actually view and appraise the
farms offered as security for loans
These men also will receive salaries
Is matter of course, and If the
jobs could be given out as political
plums the federal farm loan boards
would have anywhere from $50 to 20l
to hand out.
1t may be stated without qualifica-
ton that these jobs will not be hand
ed out as political plums. The onl!
consideration which will be taken in
o account is that of merit. efficiency
and ability. There is no division o.
opinion among the members of the
board as TO this principle.