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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
CLYDE ENGEL TO
JOIN ISLANDERS
Utility Man Just Released by Boston
Red Sox Signed by Manager O'Hara
Newport Tried for Him.

Manager O Hara will return to Brat
tleboro tonight from his scouting trip
and with him viii come Clyde Engel,
late utility man of the Boston Red Sox.
Just where Engel will play is not known
by the officials of the club here, but
there is a general opinion that a place
will be found for him readily in the in
field of the Islanders. At the most he
will be able to play only 10 games. for
there are only that number left Of the
regular schedule for the Islanders
Newport, still anxious over the posi-
bility of being defeated for the pen
nant, tried to sign Engel as they did
Maybohm, but in both cases Manager
| o 'Hara got ahead of President Muir
| ply and his representative.
Engel was unconditionally released by
the Red Sox this week, as was Steve
Yerkes. 1t is announced that Manager
O 'Hara is bringing other players be
sides Engel with him, but their names
are not known.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
When Fired Upon by a Ger
man Officer at Close
Range of 30 Feet
WORE INSIGNIA OF
RED CROSS SOCIETY
Statement Made by Third Nurse. Who
Painted When Her Arm Was Shat
tered by Bullet-French Protest
Against the Atrocity.

WASHINGTON, August 28.-France
has submitted to the United States
and other neutral governments sworn
statement that after an engagement at
Moncel, German officer fired on three
Red Cross nurses, killing two and
.wounding the third.
Marcelle Jouy, nurse, wha was
wounded, swore that after the battle on
August 10 she was attending the
wounded with two other nurses when a
German officer opened fire on them
from distance of less than 80 feet.
A bullet shattered her arm, she stat
ed, and she tainted. On recovering
consciousness she found that her two
companions were dead beside her with
bullets in their bodies.
All three nurses, her statement says
lplainly wore the insignia of the Red
Cross. The English government, pro
testing that the act is in violation OF
the Geneva convention of 1906, says il
Iexemplifes the savage character of the
war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
GERMAN CRUISER WRECKED.
Was Fired Upon by Russian Ships-17
Killed Many Missing.

AMSTERDAM, August -, via Lon
don.-An official despatch from Berlin
says that the light German cruiser
Magdeburg, while ashore on the Isle of
Odensburg in the Gulf of Finland, was
fired upon by Russian ships. Seventeen
of the cruiser $ crew were killed and -
wounded, Eighty-fve members Of the
crew, including the captain, are miss
ing. The others were rescued by Ger
man torpedo boat while under fire
The Madgeburg was blown up.
The Madgehurg ran ashore in a fog
on the island of Odensoure in the Gulf
of Finland. Owing to thick weather
other German warships in the vicinity
were unable to render assistance and
.all efforts to float the vessel having
failed, the captain decided to sacrifice
his ship as "a superior Russian naval
force was preparing to attack.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
All of the GubernatOriai Can
didates Are Supported
Where Best known
RETURNS HAVE BEEN
REPORTED SLOWLY
A Majority of Delegates Will Go to
State Convention Uninstructed =
Windham County Delegates for Gates
and Howe.

Returns from the caucuses held yes
terday afternoon and evening through
out the state to elect delegates to the
Republican state and district conten-
tions are coming III very slowly.
Rutland city instructed for Clement
Efor governor. The other towns Of the
county elected uninstructed delegates,
but the Rutland Herald claims all are
for the Rutland candidate.
Lieut.. Gov Howe won in his home
| town, 2s3 to 1916. He claims the county
! solid with the exception Of Manchester,
where Frank Archibald was one of the
leaders Of the opposition.
| Max L. Powell carried Burlington,
the II delegates there being instructed
for him. He was also given pledged
delegates in other Chittenden county
towns.
| Fleetwood is said to have solid del
egation in Lamoille county.
Gates delegates are reported from a
number of towns in different parts of
the state, but Richford was the only
ftown in Franklin county that declared
in his favor.
Among the delegates elected from
Windham conutv towns were the follow
ling: Athens, IL. L. Carr; Brookline,
Royal Marsh; Dummerston, Myron Dut-
ton; Guilford, Daniel Lyon; Jamaica, A.
w Butler, r. l.. Robinson; London
derry, !. ". Melendy. Marvin Howard
Putnev. II. &. ETerleth, DIR. II. tt. Law
renee: Rockingham, +. II. Bahbitt, ".
tC. Smith. F. G. Pierce. l. +. Piddock
Stratton, + A. EdJF; Townsheud, John
Fl. Ware, II. c. Stratton; Vernon, Err
NEST Dunkleo; Wardsboro, w. W. Kid
der: Westminster. John +. Holmes and
Fred L. Thompson to the state conveu
! tiou and George Walker and AlonzC
, Kerr to the district convention; Wind
ham, II. l.. Gould and 4. Z. Hawkes..
2 The delegates in Westminster were
3 INSTRUCTED for Dillingham; for senator
2 Howe for governor and Dunnett fo
? Congress: in Rockingham instruction.
were given for Dillingham; and Dunnett
Nearly all of the delegates are unin
/ structed It is evident that the larg
r. majority is III favor of Dillingham; TO
T. senator So far as learned there Is II
r. sentiment favorable to Clement or Pow
: ell for the goyernorship- One of TIL
e Windham delegates favors Fleetwood
$ The other delegates are for Gates an
Howe.
= Reports from Windsor county sho'
e the delegations from Hartland. Weatl
> lersfield, Hartford and Windsor in fave
l. of Gates for governor. In the congre
e sional fight Dunnett secured Hartlant
n Springfield and Weathersfeld and DaI
won Hartford. Pomfret, Royalton an
t possibly Woodstock.
ID The Rutland Herald SAYS the Burlin;
&c ton delegation is admittedly anti Brow
70 and that this probably means that tt
ee name of the attorney general incumbel
B, Will not be presented to the conventio
There is no contest whatever again
5e Frank L. Greene as congressman fro
the first district.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
CAUCUS INSTRUCTS
FOR III. c.. BARBER
Republicans Choose Delegates to State
and Congressional Conventions
Town Committee Chosen.

The Republican caucus to elect delegates
to the state and second congressional dis
tIict conventions passed off very har-
moniously last evening in Festival hall
+. ]. Waterman was elected chairman and
C. b. Crowell was elected secretary.
The following delegates We're elected to
the state convention, r. {. Bacon placing
them in nomination J. Gray Estey,
George L. Durham, Walter t. Hubbard,
Stanford \ Daniels, Clarke c. Fits, Scion
A. Richmond alternates, Henry Bond, +.
L. Hildreth, Herbert w. Sargent, William
+. Haskell, John b. AIanley and Sherman
Abbott.
| The delegates to the district convention
nominated by Hermon f. Eddy: Charles
r. Crosby, Henry r, Brown, Lyman +
Holden, Robert C. Bacon, William r
Daley and W H. Brackett; alternates
Charles G. Staples, F. d. +, Stowe, vii
liam L. Hunt, Henry 2. WelIman, Arthur
p Simonds and Fred A Richardson
/ On motion of AIr. Eddy the delegates t,
| the state convention were instructed t.
use all honorable means to secure the nom
Iination OF Herbert g. Barber of this tow
for attorney general All delegates wer
authorized to select their alternates fror
their lists II they were unable to atten
the conventions.
f. J Waterman, Harold T. Whitne
land G. b. Crowell were elected to serve a
the Republican town committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
MARKED TALENT
SHOWN AT CONCERT
Prof. F. H Lawton, Violinist, and Two
Piano Pupils Delightfully."- Enter
tanned at the Retreat.

a hundred or more invited guests at
tended piano and violin concert given
the Retreat family last evening by Miss
Dorothy and Miss Gertrude Jorth of
Bridgeport, Conn, pupils Of Prof. F. H.
Lawton, brother of DR.. S. E. Lawton,
superintendent of the Brattleboro Re
treat, and by Prof. Lawtou.
These two young women, Is and Is
years of age respectively, exhibited
talent little short of marvellous, in view
of the fact that their musical career
scarcely exceeds two and one-half
years They have made Il thorough
study of the complete works of Beetho-
ven, Mozart, Chopin, Gricg, in fact
nearly all of the classic composers.
Very difficult selections were rendered
with great brilliancy, depth Of feeling
and remarkable technique. In duets
| their ensemble work was perfect and re
| flected great credit upon themselves and
| their instructor. Miss Dorothy's delight
| full work and marked ability as Il sym
| pathetic and accomplished accompanist
was shown in the violin and piano mum
bers with Prof. Lawton, the Three Hun
garian Dances by Brahms being espe-
cially worthy Of mention.
The large audience was appreciative
and expressed its delight in frequent
bursts of applause, giving repeated en-
cores.
I The following program was rendered:
Duet (four hands), In Festal Array
(Engleman), Miss Dorothy and Miss
Gertrude Jorth; piano solo, Arabesquc
(Karanoff), Miss Dorothy Jorth; duet
j four hands). Overture to Raymond
(Thomas), Misses Jorth; violin solo. {
lJerusaIem (Vieuxtemps), +. II. Lawton
L
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
WOUNDED SOLDIERS
TELL ABOUT BATTLE
Superiority of Long Range Guns Gave
the Germans Their Victory at
Namur.

FOLKSTONE, via London, August %,
4.03 a. ma number Of Belgian wound
ed from Namur have arrived here, but
it is difficult to get any connected ae-
count of the fight there. They state
that Germans bombarded continually
from Friday until Sunday and they be
lieved the superiority in long range OF
the German guns gave them the victory.
On Saturday a German shell exploded
in one of the forts and put the largest
guns out of action. Two hundred Bel
gian soldiers. while trying to escape,
We're practically annihilated by German
machine guns
On Sunday ammunition began to run
! short in some Of the forts and more
ammunition was sent for, but the town
| fell at midday Sunday before the am
munition arrived The Belgian soldiers
made q splendid retirement which was
Icoyered by the French troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
PRESIDENT WILSON
WAS HERE TO-DAY
Shook Hands With Those at Railroad
Station Who Gathered Around
While Train Was Waiting.

President Woodrow Wilson passed
through Brattleboro at lilo this morn
ing on his way to his summer home in
Cornish, n. H., for vacation of a few
day. His private car, Federal, was at
tacbed to the rear of the regular train.
About 30 men and women who knew of
the expected trip of the President, were
at the railroad station. During the
stop of five minutes the President
aighted from the observation platform
Of the car and shook hands with those
who crowded around for the privilege.
He stood on the platform as the train
pulled out and saluted those who greet
! ed him
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
WESTMINSTER.

Miss Grace Foster Of Springfield, Mass,
is guest of Miss Nellie Fem.
Miss Leah Harness Of Bellows Falls is
spending few days with Mrs. e. s. Ride
out.
AIR. and Mrs. J F. Ward and daughter
leave Friday for Florida, where they will
spend the winter
Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Wright Of Roch-
ester, n Y, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony,
James Harnsby of Syracuse, n. T., and
Mrs Rebecca Hopkins Of PALMYRA, y. s.,
who are touring Vermont, were guests
Monday at Mr.. and Mrs. II. s. Cady's
and Mr.. and Mrs. g. c. Wright's.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
TWENTY-FIVE INJURED.
Train Wrecked Near Marble City.
Oklahoma, Today.

FORT SMITH, Ark, August .. -
More than p persons are reported in
iured in the wreck today of Kansas City
Southern passenger train southbound
near Marble City, Oklahoma. The
smoking car and chair car, it is stated
went into ditch.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
C. V. MOTOR CAR
MADE SCHEDULE
Tests Satisfactory to Railroad officials
Not Known When Service viii
Be Made Permanent.

The storage battery car which has
been given trial trips between Brattle-
boro and Millers Falls and between
Brattleboro and West Townshend, over
the Central Vermont road, went through
the entire tentative schedule yesterday
inside Of the schedule time, and appar-
emily the tests were entirely satisfac
tory to the railroad officials.
The ear which has been used Is not
of the type required by the company,
+, but was one sent here for equipment
with storage batteries to determine
whether such a car could be used salts
factorilv oyer the desired routes.
| Whether it is to be retained until the
receipt of ears designed as the Central
! Vermont requires has not been deter
mined.
Supt. 7. McCraw of the New London
Idivision of the road, said this morning
that his report and that of other off
cials would be sent to the president of
the road, and until he had made a deci
sion no definite statement could be
made as to when the electric service
would be put in operation. lie SAID
that in the event of this ear being re
tanned temporarily it would be some
. few days before it was put on a regular
schedule, because of some changes tina
are to he made in the location of tht
, batteries.
Mr. McCraw said that the trips yes
to-day were successful in every way
The ear was comfortably filled witt
passengers on each trip, many of tn
: officials having their wives with them
/ and invited guests completed the per
lsonhel of the passengers. In each in
I stance the trips were made on schedul
4 time and on the trip to Millers Fall
and return waits for connections wer
Included.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
SALVATION ARMY
CAPTAIN TO LEAVE
Farewell Service to Capt. and Mrs. j
Stephen 'Brien-Mrs. O'Brien
Not in Good Health.

\ special meeting will be held in
Salvation Army hall Sunday night at s
o clock, when Captain and Mrs. J. Ste
phen O'Brien will say farewell, Cap
tain and Mrs. O'Brien have been in
charge of the local work 13 months.
but owing to Mrs. o 'Brien s health the
captain has been obliged to ask for q
change. After Il month s rest the cap
tain will 90 to another field
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
WAR ON BELGIUM.
Dispatches Announce an Official Dec
laration from Austria

LONDON, Aug. y. 415 p, ma de
spatch to the Exchange Telegraph com
.pany from Rome says that despatch
received there from Vienna states that
Austria has declared war ON Belgium.
The American minister in Belgium has
been asked to take charge of Austrian
interests there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
FIGHTING IN CONGO.
German Troops Have Made an Attack
on the Belgian3.

PARIS, Aug. 28, 1910 2. MA de
spatrh to the Havas agency from Ii
hrevile in the French Congo says that
the Belgian Congo has been attacked by
German troops. The Belgian admins
tratiou, in accord with Great Britain
has taken defensive measures aud has
Informed the French government of the
nNlInm.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
LOSSES WERE HEAVY.
Asquith Admits Severe Battle Between
Germans and English.

LONDON, August IS, 12.45 p. NJ
Premier Asquith announced in the
House of Commons tod;.y that the Brit
ish troops in Wednesday fighting were
exposed to the attacks of five German
army corps. The losses on both sides
were great.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
RAN INTO TYPHOON.
japanese Torpedo FlotiIla Scattered anu
Five Men Lost

TOXIC, Aug. 2o.-The commander of
the first japanese squadron has report
cd to the navy department that his tor
pedo fotilla ran into a typhoon. The
boats were scattered and five men lost
their lives The location Of the fleet
is not given.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight and Saturday; Gen
tie Moderate Winds.

WASHINGTON, August 9. : The
weather for cast: Showers tonight and
Saturday; gentle to moderate winds,
mostly south.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28

French scientists would like to divide
the circle on the decimal system 4
bill providing for this change is shortly
to be introduced in the French chamber
of deputies
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
LOST A DESTROYER.
Austrian Craft Quickly Sunk by Eng
lish Vessel.

LONDON, Aug IS, 1880 p. m. -
Central News despatch from Brindisl
Italv, saws that British destroyer sanl
an Austrian destroyer off Corfu afte
a l0-minute fight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
FORTS HOLD OUT.
News in Paris That Namur Garrisons
Are Not Ready to Surrender.

PARIS, Aug. 2s. 1I.25 Il. m.-Thc
Havas News Agency declares today
that two motorcycIists attached to the
Belgian army who arrived in Paris this
morning from Namur declare that the
forts at Namur arc still holding out
and that they are not even ready to
surrender.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28

There are many Indications that the
ancient American Indians were good
farmers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28

Women act os steamship captains in
Norway
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH.
Sunday, August 80.

1880 a. m.-Divine worship.
Sermon bv Rev. Frederick Green of
Middlotown. Conn.
11:t5 a. m.--Sunday school.
p. m.-Christiau Endeavor meeting
in the chapel. Subject, Why and
How TO Abolish War Prof. Willis
ton Walker will speak
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-28

Rev. Or. George Fitch of Shanghai
China. will speak in the midweel
meeting Friday night at 80.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-08-07


The traveller who is tired OF conven.
tional journeys and who is anxious to
visit an "unspoilt" country where he
can enjoy the comforts Of civilization
and at the same time taste some of the
thrills and excitement attendant upon
encounters with unsubdued savage
tribes should certainly make a trip to
Formosa, that wonderful island lying
of the coast Of China which passed
into the possession Of Japan in 1895,
Here, along the eastern coast, he will
find prosperous towns with fine har-
bors and wharves, spacious streets and
magnificent residences, schools and
churches, electric light and ample wa
ter supply-all the Injuries, in fact, Of
q European city. He can journey COM
fortably by train from one place to an
other, passing through vast tea gar
dens and rice fields. Everything is
civilized, orderly and safe. Yet only
few miles inland, among the noun
tains and forests, dwell fierce, uncon-
quered tribes, whose chief aim and am
bition in life is to gather human heads.
Wide World Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-08-07
The Wonderful Aphis.

The aphis is In one way the most
startling Of all forms Of insect life, for,
although the females can and do lay
eggs, its usual method Of increase is by
a sort Of budding process, the young
growing on the bodies OF the parent
exactly as brussels sprouts grow out of
the stalks of the plant. The old pro
duce young at the rate of twenty-five a
day, and as the young are at once ma.
ture each can produce its twenty five
on the following day. 1t positively
frightens one to work this multiplica-
ton out to conclusion, for 1t means
this: Supposing that the aphide could
increase and multiply without interior.
ence, the twenty-fifth generation would
be number too long to quote here.
Put down and follow II with TWEEN.
ty-eight naughts and you will be with
in few millions Of It.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-08-07
Painless Death.

William Hunter, the celebrated anat-
omist, who died in 1888, said to a
friend in his last moments that IL he
had strength enough to hold pen be
would write how easy and pleasant a
thing 1t was to die, and the late Pro
fessor Jowett, after an illness which
had brought him very near to death
described the experience as being full
Of interest and devoid of alarm"
On one occasion a well known public
man described the act Of dying as "a
great adventure that must be much
more interesting than setting out fol
the north pole" While few will agree
with him, 1t is a great thing to know
that science has robbed death of its ter
rors and has taught us that no matter
how much a dying person may appear
to be suffering, he or she, Immediately
before death, can feel no pain what
ever.-Pearson's.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-08-07
AFTER INVENTORY SALE.

Since taking inventory Of our stock. we
find many odds and ends that we have
decided TO cut deep into and clean them
out-many will be sold at half their former
price and something every day will be
BARGAIN feature.
We have some chiffon broadcloths that
sold at 81 and $l.25 per yard. will be
closed at soc.
A lot Of children's rain coats that sold
al So and $3.50. will be closed at $l50.
A lot Of women's shoes that sold at
$3.50 and So, will be sold at $l,50.
A lot of mems shoes that sold at $3.50,
IS and $3.50, will be closed out at SIPS,
and other lines will be sold at greatly re-
duced prices.
We are receiving spring goods and have
some good bargains in that line.
36-inch standard percales in good variety
of patterns worth IL lie for Toe
36-inch splendid bleach muslins in small
pieces worth IL l-2 for l0c.
36-inch Madras shirtings worth l5c for
13c.
36-inch long cloth, fine quality, at l0c,
13c and l5c,
Some good patterns of dress ginghams
worth 10 and IL lie for 8 l-3c.
Fine French ginghams that sold at Csc
3e-inch fine cambrics at 10. IL 1-2 and
15c.
36-inch all-wool serges reduced on nc
count of the tariff TO 45c
32-inch fine Madras shirtings at is and
tic. worth much more.
W. HICKS.
feb 27-tf Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-08-07

Punctuation by means of stops ant
points, so as to indicate the meaning
Of sentences and assist the reader to {
proper enunciation, Is ascribed origi
nally to Aristophanes, a grammariaI
Of Alexandria. Egypt, who lived In tn,
third century B. G. Whatever his sys
TEN may have been, 1t was subsequent
ly neglected and forgotten. but was re
introduced by Charlemagne, the var1
GUS stops and symbols being designed
by Warnefried and Alcuin. The pres
ent system Of punctuation was intro
duced in the latter part of the fifteenth
century by Aldus Manutius, a Vene
tlan printer, who was responsible fol
our full stop, colon, semicolon, comma
marks Of interrogation and exclama
ton, parenthesis and dash, hyphen
apostrophe and quotation marks
These were subsequently copied BY
other printers until their use became
universal. Most ancient languages
were innocent of any system Of pune
tuation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1914-08-07
TommY,a Hobby.

The following happened in Man
chester school the other day. Tn,
teacher had been speaking of UNIQUE
and valuable collections of objects Of
art and interest and spoke of the fabu
lous wealth that had been expended
by some Of the collectors on their pc
culiar hobbies.
Thinking to obtain some idea of thu
characters of the members Of his clasi
in this direction, he asked them wha
they thought they would like to collec
If they had plenty Of money
Up went the hand Of boy who wal
not noted for particular brilliance-iI
fact, answers from him were yer!
scarce on any subject So this oppor
tunity was seized by the teacher.
"Well. Tommy, and what would yol
collectT
"Rents, SIR" was the prompt reply.
The lesson was changed and tina
teacher is recovering from the shock
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