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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
IN Execution OF Hun Spies IN
TowerOfLondon Some We're BraQe
But Others Suffered From Hyster1a

2 oNDoN. Eng Feb. z2-In the
l. tower nf London, where sovsrsigns
have been bsheaded. famous char
acters in English hiEtory imprisoned
and EupsrIshable incidents enacted. a
number OF German spies were exc
cutsd during the world war, thus
keeping up the towers reputation for
Historical narrative and adventure
Unseen BIZ any audience and with
the ancient, planchsd walls as = back
ground were enacted at intervals
some o. the tCnsest dramas OF the
var Cunning agents OF POtsdam' 8
crew died near the site Of the ancient
ruluotine-
carl Loby. alias Inglis. an officer
81 the German naval reserve was
emou- the first Of the kaiser's agents
20 Be executed az the tower. The last
night q his life a chaplain kept him
company. u was breakfast time when
a guard summoned him 10 be shot
I4odT responded readily He first
drank a glass Of brandy, then dressed
and walked 20 the cell door As he
vas going out he shook nanas win "a
the clergyman Then turning 10 an
officer he said i suppose you won Z
shake hands with a spy
-N1.- the officer replied, but i
VIII shake hands with a brave man,
and they clasped hands
ne vas marshed leo yards 10
miniature rife range and sat down on
a chair his eyes were bandaged, his
shirt uudone and his chest barred
NY judges we're just said Lody-
7 had a fair trial
light rifles were fired and Lody
re next sly executed was a big
nan o. middle age with polished man
ners and well grOcmed personality
ETe was q Chilean He slept through
The night before his execution and
when q priest came 20 him he said 7
DON'T want any blankety-bla
But later he entered into converse
si1u with the priest saying he was
hungry. The execution was delayed
while the officers mess was ran
sacked for food An orderly brought
q plate q ham sandwiches, which the
SOY ale EreecllE Then he was marched
~ the place OF execution He said he
didn't care a cent about his fate. And
50 he died
Another south American-this one
from uaT-al5o met his death be-
hind the towers walls. he walked 70
The execution chair smoking a cigareL
As he sat down he threw the cigarette
away. remarizi1E lghly- wei
don't suppose ] have time 10 finish
it,
An spies did not show such uncoa-
Germ one tainted and while stil I'M
conscious the firing squad. composed
nr men who had suffered in France
cd its duty
An understood waiter caught spying
a. a Blackpool hotel sang Enatches /
Tr1m popular songs. including Tip
urrarT-~ as he was marched 10 The
place ~ execution BUT upon arriving
O
30 bind him 70 the chair. Later an
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
g Mystery" Ship Coming
With Exhibit OF Aims
To Visit Canadians

Winnipeg. Can, Feb 22.-Informa-
ton from ottawa officially confirms
reports that one OF the much dis
cussed British mystery ships" that
preyed on unsuspecting German sub
marines viii cross the Atlantic in the
spring and visit a number OF Ameri-
can and Canadian ports on the Great
Lakes IL would be the first allied
warship TO come TO the lake region.
Mystery ships. a carefully guarded
naval secret. were built with a draft
Of three and a half feet. making them
almost immune from torpedo attacks.
They resemble slow going. helpless
tramps. but carried guns Of sufficient
caliber to sink any submarine ar1oot-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

TJH1E-STE LONDON.
thing they had started out 10 visit.
increased by leaps and bounds
Thereupon the American y N c. A.
added sightseeing tours TO the num-
berless activities il is conducting here
and the business is increasing daily.
The "A' has called in secretaries from
English camps that have been washed
out as the army terms 1.-THE Amer
lean soldiers Withdrawn and their sec
tons OF the camps closed-and has or
Eanized the best sightseeing service
that London has ever experienced
They Like the Duke
There is one point OF interest that
never fails 10 absorb the attention Of
the squads Of American boys that
start out at almost hourly intervals TO
see the city. This is the Guildhau. the
headquarters OF the City OF London
corporation This historic building
greatest fighting hero, the Iron
Duke" and his monument in the main
hall OF the structure always has
about IL a group Of young Americans
studying the marble features OF the
nero OF Waterloo
The Tower OF London and the Tower
bridge are two other magnets for the
Cob" and the 'DOughboy" which the
''Y' rubberneck men always have TO
feature In their trips about town The
bridge. while not comparing IN an
tiquity with the tower, in the same
section OF the city. is a good vantage
point. and lorry drivers are kept busy
all day steering their loads by parties
OF open mouthed lads listening 20 the
-oallyhoo" Of their guides
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
LANDS
ON ROOF Of
PARIS STORE
French Aviator Proves the
Feasibility of Traffic
Between Cities.
SKYSCRAPERS MAY
BE AIR STATIONS

| Darts, France, Feb. 22.-When
Jules Vedrine. gliding in from a
suburban aviation field. made a safe
landing on the roof of a big Paris
department store he proved that what
was thought to be one Of the big OBJ
stacles TO the establishment Of pas
senger carrying lines between cities
is in reality no obstacle at all.
Those men whose hobby It has been
to speculate on the future Of aviation
nave pictured great passenger carry
ing planes flying. say between New
ork and Chicago, with stops at
cleveland and Pittsburg and landing
stations atop great skyscrape Ar
lists have sketched 21st century
crowds awaiting in their breezy lofts
the arrival Of the next plane from
some FAR away city.
But many aviatOrs flying in this
war have thought the realization Of
such dream improbable. They have
pointed out that a flyers speed at
landing is so great that he must have
great area in which TO bring I'd to
a Iull stop and that it would be i'm
practice bic 70 attempt to place land
ing stations on the tops Of buildings.
The London to Paris aerOplane service
arrival from flying fields to which
passengers are carried by motor car
Lands ut Speed.
Neurine diSproVed all these theories
BY slipping down from the clouds and
making his landing with only a slight
mishap TO his plane, a Caudron with
a landing speed Of 80 miles an hour.
Incidentally. he stole a march on
Navarro, the French ace. Navarro had
heard that a department store had
offered a $4,000 prize for such an ex-
plot and asked the Aero club about
it. The Aero club replied that It was
not interested in -acrobatic stunts"
and gave Navarro no information.
Meanwhile Nedrine consulted the
store manager and went about his ar
rangements quietly. fearing that an
other aviator would accomplish the
feat first Then one night he tele-
phoued Paris newspapers TO have rep
resentatives at the Galleries Lafayette
at noon the following day. and
promptly on time he slid down from
the clouds
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22


7 ONDON. Eng. Feb. eff the An
l. cieut and Amalgamated Order Of
Sections. Joined by the Professional
Guides union and the 3Ian-Who-Has-
Lived Here-for-year Brotherhood call
a general strike at any hour. COM
pletely tying W all information about
points Of interest in this town. London
viii not be surprised The cause OF
all the trouble is the enterprise OF the
American Y VI C. A. a newcomer IN
the sightseeing business. which threat
ems TO upset all the established notions
here as TO how a Yankee should get
his first impression Of the city and its
show places.
IL has all come about this way As
soon as the armisrlce was signed the
Americans then at the front began TO be
Withdra wn for a we'll deserved rest and
were given leaves varying in length
according TO their period Of active ser
vice They began sWarming across
the channel to London to see all that
could be seen in two or three days,
then On Up north TO Edinburgh. Glas-
gov and the lOchs Of Scotland, and
back through the British towns
Many Get Lost.
London, though. was the prize eE-
hibit. and the number Of men who got
lost every Is minutes when trying TO
see the city. or who remained lost
from the moment they set out. thereby
losing most Of their time trying TO
get put back on the route to some
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

I lived before the war. The TIIisttrs
section on the northeastern outskirts
OF Paris was often lift. but little dam
age was done
Two sheIls landed near the Care Dc
Test. and one struck a pharmacy
across the square from thu Care Saint
Lazare-
Many Of the shells fired from tn
Crosse Bertha fell short IN the sub
.urbs Of the northeast OF Paris. and BE-
yOnd killing a few chickens now ana
then did absolutely no damage. Other
shots were long and passed clear over
the capital. falling in Mont Rouge
cemetery and beyond
In all, 16s shells fell within the
city limits OF Paris. killing 1876 persons
slightly one more fatality for every
round fired IS considerably higher
than has ever been scored By any
other piece OF artillery.
Aimed BY the Map
The German gunners aimed or thu
map at the geographical center Of
Paris and did not try 70 hit any par
ticular target. From the line OF
fire" which was marked from the
very beginning. the situation OF the
emplacsment was soon figured out By
the French artillery students Il was
found to be Just west OF LzOn and at
a point. naturally. as near the front
me As rs aa Gun lGAAl4a Win A4AE GAAA9~
Y OF the weapon Aviators discov-
cred the tremendous gun flashes from
the Bertha near Creepy on the first
morning that Il was being fired and
dropped q number OF bombs IN that
vicinity The fierce anti aircraft gun
fire with which the Germans respond
ed confirmed their suspicious that
they had located the long range piece
In order TO conceal the location OF
the Bertha as much as possible, the
enemy always sent off salvos from
other batteries nearby whenever the
Bertha was fired Al night When he
used the Bertha he ignited giant
flares at various points along that
sector Of the front, 50 that the fash
OF the long range gun might not be
too apparent
Gun CreFTI Killed.
The French Immediately called mp
their long range heavy CALDER rail-
road guns for counter battery work
against the Bertha. and q battery OF
American Is inch naval guns was thus
engaged from the Pinon region north
Of scissors for 3 time Continual
bombing By raiding aeroplanes and
harassinE fire from long distance ar
tfIlery did much TO prevent the Bertha
from firing On several occasions the
Bertha tubes blew up and many OF
the gun crew were killed and wound
ed New barrels were brought NJ
from Essen, however. and mounted IN
the emplacement within a short time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

other was condemned TO death. but in
the light OF the foregoing experience
II was decided 10 hang him. which
was done in WandsWorth Jail.
Once the evidence against q spy
was conclusive. little time was lost in
executing him Practically no pub
icity ATTENDED the event. only the
executioners being witnesses Spy
stories were barred from the press.
In all Il men and one woman. the
latter an accomplice Of Eupferle. were
condemned 10 death as spies. follow
ing their trials in London OF the
dozen men only five were Germans.
The sentence OF the woman was COM
muted to life imprisonment There
were no blanks in the rifles OF the
eight ex-soldiers who comprised the
firing squad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

London, Eng Feb Following
considerable agitation, the admiralty
has decided that men in the British
navy should receive higher pay. and a
committee has been appointed to take
evidence and report recommendations.
A substantial increase. though not ap-
preaching the American standard Of
pay, is expected TO be granted.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
$4,000 PAID OUT BY
ALLIES FOR EA

London, Eng. Feb. 22-For each
and every allied soldier slain in the
war the allies have paid out in war
expenses an average of $4,000 The
losses in killed I'm French. Italian.
British and American soldiers to-
tailed e293. $50. while the aggregate
war bills Of those four nations
amount to $4,000. 600 600.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

ent term. but II there is any delay It
will be impossible TO carry through
the arrangement as proposed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
BARRACEFROMDOVER
SAVES The BRITISH
ARMIES In FLANDERS
SEA, LAND AND SKY DEFENCE
ACCOUNTS FOR THIRTY U-BMTS

Parallel Lines Of Blazing Lghtships Form Lane From
England To France; Dirigibles Above Water and
Nets Below Form Obstacles Insurmountable by the
Raiders Of the Enemy NaYies During the War.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22
Is WORSHIPPERS TN
CHURCH MURDERED
BY BIG PROJECTILE
GUN CREWS KILLED BY THE
BURSTING Of PIECES BARRELS

Huns Fired At French Capital by Calculating Its Posi-
ton On the Map; Allied Gunners Located the Gun
Position by Calculation of Line of Flight and the
Allied Airplanes Kept Down Most of the Fire.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-22

Cable News, Sport
and Classified Section
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
VERDICT OF $1,000.
Continued from Page ~

man and went into the hotel. where his
son saw him. The son started in search
of Underwood, but did not find him and
returned to the hotel Office.
1t was claimed by Underwood that
Eugene Cray was acting under the di-
rection of his father, but this the de-
it is not responsible for any injury in.
fiieted by the son who is 80 years old
and was said to be acting on his own
volition.
While Eugene Cray and Underwood
were having their set-to, s. ]. Cray was
in the washroom in the hotel basement
but on hearing the connection he went
cut on the street and told his son to
get off from Underwood. The defen-
dant admitted kicking Underwood on
the feet and telling him to get up, but
the plaintiff alleged that Cray kicked
him in the stomach, on the head and in
other places. Underwood claimed the as
sault produced leakage of the shout
+ der Joint. which was the testimony of
+, DIR. J. +. o Brien and DR.. j. S. Hill OF
+! Bellows Falls.
| The defense contended that this claim
was feigned and the testimony of DR.
f. R. Lynch and DR.. c., r. Aldrich OF
Brattleboro tended to substantiate this
i contention.
The taking of testimony was eonclud
| ed at / o clock, Attorney Gibson op
ened the argument for the plaintiff, F
f. Barber opened for the defense. H. g
Barber closed for the defense and W. A
Graham closed for the plaintiff. TIL
jury took the case at 5 clock and re
ported about $50
| Court then took recess until Tues
day at a. m, when the suit of f. "
F. Over of Greenfield. Mass, against
T. Townsend of Putney for ALLEGED
breach of contract will be begun
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

lo1st ammunition train, including many
Vermonters, has made q mess of the
plans for greeting these soldiers. Last
evenings papers published the state
ment that the remainder of the Yankee
division would arrive this morning
while army officials of the northeastern
department stated that the vessel
could not possibly arrive before early
next week. Upon the receipt of this
news many Vermont people who had
planned to come to Boston today were
notified by telegraph not to leave their
homes.
A visit to Camp Devens yesterday
afternoon found all of the Vermont
boys in fine spirits Not single one
of them suffered i'll effects from the
trip over Maj. H. L. Bowen of Maine,
who commands the 103d machine gun
battalion, speaks in fattering terms
of the Vermont boys, saying that
while they have not received the cred
it due them by reason of the breaking
up of the old Vermont regiment they
have upheld the Green Mountain state S
reputation for fighting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

James F.. Slattery, Bellows Falls
Baptiste j. Aumand, Bellows Falls.
Corp.TW c. Carney, Bellows Falls
Lindsey E. Belknap..' Bellows Falls.
Alfred Homand, Bellows Falls.
Co. B, l03d Machine Gun Battalion
Antony Moraski, Bellows Falls.
Sergt. NJ. j. Manning, jr., Bellows Falls
Sergt NJ. j. Kelley, jr., Bellows Falls
Sergt A. j. Sherman, Bellows Falls.
Co. c., 103d Machine Gun Battalion.
Napoleon J. Belair, Bellows Fails.
Sergt, Oscar B. Carter, Mountain Mills
Raymond j White, Bellows Falls.
Fred NJ. Kearns, Westminster.
Clarence W. Wright, Westminster.
Ossie f. Gilbert, Grafton.
Sergt. Morris Costin, Bellows Falls.
Corp. James Grignon, Bellows Fails
Sergt. Henry Boucher, Bellows Falls.
John McAuhffe, Bellows Falls.
Leonard Gavin, Bellows Falls
Gordon G. Fontaine, Bellows Falls.
Constance Formiea, Wilmington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
TWO LOCAL SOLDIERS
ABOARD WINIFREDIAN
Sergt. George Lane and Cook Charles
Langnaid Among Those Given
in Troop List.

On the transport Winifredian which ar
rived in Boston yesterday were the fol-
lowing Yankee division boys from this
locality:
l0lst Train Headquarters.
Michael W Stack, Bellows Falls.
Headquarters Co, l0lst Ammunition
Train
Sergt. George NJ Lane, Brattleboro.
Corp George r. Booth, Springfield.
Cook Charles F. Langmaid, Brattlcboro.
William j Keefe, Bellows Falls.
Co. B, l0lst Ammunition Train.
Wagner Theodore L. Davis, Springfield.
Wagner Stillman Graves, Springfield.
Wagner Derwin w. Ransom, Springfield
Wagner Warren j. Wilson, Springfield.
Earl T. Doubleday, Springfield,
John X Fairbanks, Springfield
Roy S. Littlefeld, Springfield.
Justin b. Norris, Springfield.
Clifford d. TAFT, Springfield.
On the Patricia, which arrived in Bos
ton day before yesterday, were the fol
lowing from this locality:
Headquarters Detachment.
l02d Mashine Gum Battalion.
Wagner Ernest E. Gotta, Bellows Falls
Headquarters Detachment
lO3d Machine Gun Battalion.
Wagner Herbert A. Leach, Bellows
Falls:
Wagner Irving w Loher, Westminste
Co A, l03d Machine Gun Battalion.
Sergt James 4. Mcdonald, Below
Falls
Harold A. Nelson, South Londonderry
James II Doucette, Bellows Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

II. NJ. Woods sporting goods store in
the Barber building was opened to the
public this morning, although the stock
has not yet been fully arranged, The
quarters are especially attractive.
In the midweek meeting in the Centre
Congregational vestry last evening Mrs.
H. p. Woodin. wife of the pastor, read
in an impressive way the remarkable
story by William A. knight entitled The
Love Watch, which is especially appro-
pirate at the Easter season. The audi
ence filed the chapel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
Those on Winifredian Met
BY Many People from
This State
LAST UNITS COMING
ON THE NEW JERSEY
Battleship, Due in Boston Early Next
Week, is Bringing Companies to G.
of the 101st Ammunition Train-Good
Word for 1o3d Machine Gun Unit.

Word for 1o3d Machine Gun Unit.
Especial to The Reformer)
BOSTON, April 10.
The Vermonters of the Goth division
who arrived on the Winifredian ycster-
day were all in healthy condition.
Their officers report no illness among
them. They sustained but little loss
by casualty since they left Vermont
although the places of several have
been filed by replacement following
illness. OF the headquarters company
only two were reported killeG.
Adj. Gen. II. T. Johnson, Harvey
Goodell and Joseph G. Brown of Mont
pelier were at the dock when the boys
left the transport. Every Vermonter
was anxious to get his pass and go
home for Sunday. Most of the Vermont
boys were in Companies A and B of
the 10lst ammunition train although
there were few in the headquarters
company.
The uncertainty as to the arrival of
the battleship New Jersey on which
are Companies C to G inclusive of the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
WILLIAMSVILLE.

James Goodrich has been spending
several days in Chesterfield.
Mrs. Frank Hepburn of Willimantic,
Conn, is visiting her mother, Mrs. L. J.
Morse.
Miss Laura Lewis of Poultney was
a guest in the home of her cousin, j.
f. Lewis, over Sunday.
Paul Hill of Brighton returned from
Boston. with Mr.. and Mrs. Z. H. Rich
ardson" to spend his Easter vacation.
Easter will be observed in the Meth
odist church Sunday morning. when the
service will be in charge of the chill
dren 80
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
The Way of Trangression.
barre Times.4

Chicken stealing may be full of big
profits for a time but when there is u
eounterbaance of IS months in the state
prison at Windsor the profits pale into
insignifcance Possibly the sentencing of
two men in Montpelier city court to such
terms in durance vile will have ten
dency to lessen the footing of the poul-
try houses in this section of Vermont.
Such would seem to be the tendency at
any rate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

f. S. Story of St. Johnsbury, show
man and entertainer, has filed petition
in bankruptcy in the Office in Rutland
of the clerk of the United States court
He has liabilities of $3,9Ss.4s and as
sets of $500, all claimed exempt. There
are 60 unsecured creditors, mostly in
St. Johnsbury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
The Interchangeable Cow.
Rutland Herald.)

Objections to the daylight saving law
come from the farms with some reason
behind them. The farmers say that the
COWS keep right along working on the
old time, so. by the time milking's done
at night, there isn't time to spruce up
and go to town, or a-visiting. This isn't
tragic matter, perhaps, but the artifi-
cial time throws out the farmers work
considerably
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Coon of Rutland
have been engaged as superintendent
and matron of the Gill Odd Fellows
home in Ludlow. They take the place
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Boyce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, April IS, by Rev
Clark T. Brownell, Earl Berry Holbrook
of .Saxtons River and Miss Rena Dodge
of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
BROOKLYN WON OPENER.
Defeated Boston Braves This Morning
by Score of to 4.

BOSTON, April l9.-Brooklyn won the
morning game from the Boston Braves
on Braves field today by score of to
2 Summary
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19
VERMONT NEWS.

The community church at Glover is
to have new Estey pipe organ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-19

The individual who talks about him
self invites complaints more often than
envy.