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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
cHAUTAUQUA DISCUSSED.
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1t was question with her how the laau
would appeal to Bratteboro people.
Mrs. Henry r. Brown was not cnthp-i-
astic over the matter. She knew from
experience how hard it was to sell tickets
for even high class entertainments
Rev. Demar +. Trout had had eXptri-
ence with Chautauquas in the middle West
and believed in them, but he was opposed
to the fair grounds as a possible location.
Mrs. T. b. Smith said that the ANo-
mans club was running series OF high
class entertainments and found it difficult
to sell tickets
At this point +. b. Smith moved the
appointment of a committee Of seven by
the chairman, of which the chairman was
t. be a member, to make canvass OF the
town to determine whether 30 guarantors
could be obtained The chairman declined
positively TO serve on the committee. al
though expressing his willingness to bc
one of the guaIantors.
After little more discussion. the COM
mittee was appointed as given above and
| the meeting adjourned.
| The committee met Immediately after
the adjournment OF the meeting and dc
cided to obtain from headquarters further
information and, in the event OF it, being
decided to have the Chautauqua, to have
a very large list OF guarantors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
DR.. ERICKSON WRITES
CONCERNING ALBANIA
Brattleboro Persons Who Contributed
to His Work Interested in Proba-
bilities as to It's Future.

In the awful whirl of war news from
Europe and the Near East Albania has
been mentioned frequently All who are
interested in Albania as a mission field
and who have had part in the gifts that
were to make possible the hospital,
schools and missionary work for that
kingdom will be interested in d letter to
the American Board from Rev, Charles
T. Erickson, who presented the Albanian
cause in the Centre Congregational church
some months ago III an address of cNtraor-
binary power and for whose work an
offering Of about $500 was made
Finding it impossible to enter Albania,
Mr. Erickson spoke and plead in be
half of that country among the friends in
England, and after brief sojourn III
Switzerland he has been in Italy working
among the Albanian population, which Is
said to number many thousands 1t
seemed the only way of reaching infiuen-
tial men at present.
Since the Prince Of WED has been
driven out and has resigned his uncertain
crown the Greeks have pushed their
armies into the South, the Italians have
occupied Avlona. the most valuable har-
Dor in Albania, many native leaders have
set mp local governments, and tAe entire
land is in chaos. 1t is evident that no
final solution can be discovered until the
great European war is settled.
1t is quite clear that it is impossible to
start the Building Of the hospital or the
developing 9f the schools at the present
moment, Mr. Erickson is waiting near
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
FOR SALE
THE BRATTLEBORo CREAMERY
PROPERTY.

Two acres good land. on electric
line, / mile from Brattleboro station.
Main building &0X4o, wings 26x3O and
26X16 it. Two stories. Tenement Of
seven large rooms in upper story. Heat
from steam. boiler. Spring water. Good
barn, l6X40, with leanto. Buildings all
slated. First class location for cream
cry, cold storage plant, light manu-
featuring, boarding house, ice business,
etc. Price $4,000. Possession given at
once. Also general creamery equipment,
6 HIP. engine, in good order, II HIP.
boiler, watts, churn, shipping cases,
gathering cans, office desk, large safe.
ice tools, express wagon, express sleigh.
JOHN E. GALE, Atty.
Gulford, Vermont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
Is 1t Natural for Men to Be Gallant?

In the October Woman s Home Com
panion Mary Heaton Worse, writing q
story entitled THE Distressing
Doubt. comments Is follows on
man 5 alleged gallantry:
- History does not teach rs that nat
ural man finds any shrinking from lift
ing his hand to the females of his own
race. This theory of man 5 reluctance
to hurt those of the weaker sex-has
only come into its full lowering in
the past few years, Man through the
ages has hit, pummeled, and kicked
woman when she proved recalcitrant
and often when she did not, and boy
unchecked win do the same thing. All
mothers who are not wiilfuIlv blind or
sentimental know this, and when it
happens just in play it doesn t really
seem worth while to pay attention to
it-there are 50 many things one has
to pay attention to.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Miss Edith Davies is at Dr, &. T.
Gale : this week.
Charles Allen and Charles II. Grout
spent Monday III Brattleboro.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prescott and
friend OF Brattlcboro are 1T Charles
Carr : enjoying the hunting.
Mr. and Mrs b. NJ Switzer of Chcs-
terhcld \. H., visited Friday ut c. b
Switzer :, making the trip by auto
mobile.
Mrs, George II. Gale went Saturday
to Brattleboro for a few days visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jaeol
Johnson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17

Richard Harding Davis IN all his career
as war correspondent never had a closer
call than in his recent experiences with
the German army in Belgium He was ar
rested as a spy and treated as a spy, and
only BY the barest good luck escaped with
his life. He tells the story in his article
IN the December Christmas Scribner
He was sent OH his way to Brussels with
a ticket of leave across which was written
To be Treated as a Spy" The story is
not without its touches of humor, and it
will &c interesting reading if the copy Of
the magazine which Mr.. Davis says he will
send, ever reaches the hands of certain
German officer. called by Mr. Davis
Rupert of Hentzau' Il hope the allies
do not Kill Rupert OF Hentzau before he
reads it, After that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
God Promise.

Wait, my soul, upon the Lord,
To his gracious promise fee,
Laying hold upon his word:
las thy days, thy strength shall be
If the SORROWS of thy case
Seem peculiar, still to thee
God has promised necdful grace:
AS thy days, thy strength shaIlsbe.
Days of trial, days of grief,
Ina succession thou mayst see;
This is still thy sweet reNicf:
''As thy days, thy strength shall be
Rock OF Ages, m secure.
With thy promise. full aud free,
Faithful, positive and sure:
AS thy days, thy strength shall DC.
William Freeman LLOYD.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
BY METROPOLITAN CAST.
No Expense Spared in Getting Togeth
er Company for A Pair of Skies.

\ Pair Of Skies, which is acclaimed
by the New York. Chicago and London
critics a. the funniest farce in the
world. Will be presented in the Audi
forum tOmorrow evening. The play is
"a farce IN three acts by Edward Peple
author OF The Prince Chap and The
Littleet Rebel. The story concerns the
quarrel of two Young men. proprietors
of the Eureka Digestive Pill company,
each OF whom claims the credit for the
success. of the business. Their lawyer,
unable TO assist them to AN anieablc
settlement, suggests a hand Of poker
to decide which shall conduct the bust
ness unmolested by the other. \ pair
OF skies is the winning hand. Under
the agreement the loser becomes in
volved in a series of complications,
from which he ultimately is rescued by
a schente of his sweetheart.
Presentation viii be hy a metropolitan
east Of rare merit which includes Paul
Nicholson, Angie Norton, Curtis Ben
, ton, Mildred Booth. Martha Oatman
aud others. Mr.. Frazee has spared no
expense in getting this company to-
r urthpr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17

the frontiers, ready to cross into Albania
as soon as it Is safe. Several new work
ers are looking toward Albania, aroused
by Mr. Erickson plea in America The
american Board is steadfast in It's pur-
pose of opening new and important
work there at the first possible moment
In letter dated October >, written
from Rome, Mr.. Erickson gives the fol-
lowing interesting view of the situation
on will be anxious to hear what the
situation Is IN Albania, further than what
the papers have disclosed Our coming to
Rome in that respect was providentinl.
for we have had the good fortune here to
meet Kamal Bey, former president of
the Albanian government There are
several former officials here, including the
former minister OF Albania to Rome. the
prime minister Of the Princes cabinet..
etc. So | have had every opportunity to
inform myself on the situation. and it is
far from reassuring, | am sorry to say
The better elements. both Mohamme-
dan and Christian, are driven from the
country. scattered everywhere as in the
halmy days OF Turkish oppression. The
reactionary clements, engineered by the
Young Turks and Austria are in control
They have been furnished with unlimited
arms and ammunition, leaders and off
GERS. who have directed the movement
from the first The territory they have
secured control of they have placed under
the Turkish flag and finally have gathered
together their leaders, chosen so-caled
Iscnate and elected the son OF Abdul
tIamid as Prince of Albania and I; delega-
ton Is on It's way to Con,tantinopIe now
to notify him Of his election As soon as
they began putting back the Turkish flag.
maintain neutrality and the Epirot army,
Differed by Greece and supplied with
farms, began the systematic occupation of
southern Albania. which Is now in their
possession - Jar north as Berat, and
even to within few hours Of AvIona
itself
LIP north the Catbnllef tribes have re-
fused t. recognize the insurgent govern
lment at buldzzo and they and the Mo.
hammedan~ are quarrelhng a. to who shall
control in the north. especially Scutali
Then Es>ad Paaha. who was left out of the
reckoning by the insurgents. Is gathering
his followers and threatens to march on
Dmazzo with an army of 10000 men. il
they do not give the government over t,
him instead Of the son of Abdul The
- NationaIj~ts kaimal Bev and others. an,
trying now To get together at Avloua an,
there start the nucleus OF another govern
ment Many think that if Italy Is giveI
the important part of AvIona she vii
, consent to ~ervia and Greece dividing tn
rest of Albania between them \ 4rca
p deal viii depend on England and the out
come of the war IN Europe.
/ We have been here ten DAYS. irving T.
f decide what L. best to do under the ON
t cum>tance~. The American amba~sadu
.vf-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
LOTUS QUARTET
THURSDAY NIGHT
Entertainment Will Be One of Best
This Season - Miss Cow Reader
of Ability-the Program.

One Of the finest entertainments that
will be given IN. BrattIeboro this season
will be the progtam Thursday evening
of this week by the Lotus male quartet
and reader of Boston, under the auspices
of the Union entertainment course com
mlttee. They viii render almost new
program. As is well known. the quartet
Is without Il superior and holds the most
important male quartet position i'll the
country, singing every Sunday at Ire
mont Temple. They have Just returned
from a trip abroad and have some very
appreciative notices from the conservative
English press. The personnel Of the quar-
tet is Robert Martin, LIST tenor; William
Hicks, ID tenor; Nelson Raymond, bari
tone; Frank Camel, basso.
The reader is Miss Miriam Davenport
Gov, an artist of exceptional talent, who
ALWAYS Is warmly received. One OF her
numbers will be Sign of the Cross, in
which She will be assisted by the quartet.
Mrs. Francis p. Blake of Brattleboro, who
has proven her ability on numerous occa-
sionS, viii be the accompanist
The committee Is still carrying d small
deficit from two years ago. which it hopes
to clear up this season, and it would feel
much encouraged if it knew that the
/ townspeople stood behind its efforts The
concert will be given in the First Baptist
church at S O'Clock Following is The
program:
/ Up and Away ,--............. Kinder
Lotus Quartet
Aunt LizZics Motor Madness Anon
Miss Cow
bio Posscnti (FaustD ............G omoC
Mr. Raymond
/ The Danfbe River Smith
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
Always Doubtful.

lS9J-It is doubtful if men viii ever
fly.
I9l4--It Is doubtful if men viii ever
fly across the ocean.
192o-lt is doubtful if men will ever
fly around the world
I925-It is doubtful if men will ever
hv to Mars.-Kansas City journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17

An unloading crane at one Of the
ore ports of the Great Lakes takes a
I2-ton bite every time it dives into the
hold of the vessel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
of Course.

He see that both England and
Germany are putting their tars in the
field.
She-The tars, l suppose, fight the
pitched battles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
WEST CHESTERFIELD. N. H.
Death of George P. Farr.

George P. FAIR died Friday night, Nov.
Is, in the home of his sister. Mrs Elvra
Davis, where he had been for year or
more, he being too feeble to live alone III
his house in this place, His wife died five
years ago. He was born in this town,
where he spent his boyhaad days He
lived in Hartford, Conn, many years He
always was a strict prohibitionist and at
one time was Temperance lecturer. In
Hartford he married Kate Chase. His
second marriage was to Mrs. Rhoda
Lankton BY his first wife there was one
daughter, by his second wife one son,
Fred Farr, who is a painter and has
worked in some of the best houses in
Connecticut His last work was selling
vegetables from his garden and buying
and selling produce at Brattleboro and
Spoford lake
Funeral services were held here at the
church Monday afternoon at / O'Clock
! Rev, y. r. Porter officiating. The bear
ers We're Charles W Chamberlain, Louis
| Ford, Clarence Snow, Berton johnson
Burial took place in the family lot in the
| West cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17

At the auction sale of the Edith Bur
bank property the real estate was bil off
by II. c. Streeter. real estate agent Of
Blattleboro, for $2700. There were about
10 present Chesterfield was we'll repre-
sented There were buyers from keene
Westmoreland and Brattleboro.
The 2Sth anniversary of Citizens hail
was observed Nov II with the usual
large number present The farce pleased
everybody The Ladies society Melted
over $50 Miss Della Barrows OF Hins-
dale was present at the anniversary. She
has attended all Of the % annual events
Rev F. H. Cole and Mrs Cole. of Hins-
dale are interested in this society and
were present Mr.. Cole will preach here
next Sunday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-17
To Rent

TO REM = Nice sIN-r0Om tenement,
SIG. Charles $. Chase 220-tf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-14

Chauteau Thierry and Dormans, on the
Marine Our troops also continued the
pursuit on the north of the latter riV-
-er. and after a considerable amount oil
fighting captured 1900 prisoners. four
guns, six machine guns and stransport
wagons. Many OF the enemy were
killed or wounded and the thick woods
which dot the country north of the
Marne are filled with German stras :
glers. Most of them appear to have
been without food for at least two
days.
Indeed in this area of the operations
the Germans appear to be demoralized
and the general situation appears to be
most favorable to the allies.
BRUTAL and Senseiess Damage"
Much brutal and senseless damage
has been done in villages occupied by
the enemy. Property has been wan
tonly destroyed pictures In chateaus
have been ripped up. and houses gen.
orally have been pillaged.
1T is stated on unimpeachable au-
thority also that the inhabitants have
been much ill-treated.
Overtake Retreating Germans.
"On the 10th Of September part OF
our second army corps advanced into
the north and found itself marching
parallel with another force a little dis
tance away. At first 1t was thought
this was another British unit. Laeer II
was discovered that 1t was a coi'smn OF
Germans retreating.
"The enemy was surrounded anC
trapped in sunken road. where 4O(
men surrendered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-14
German Line
Yields Except
At Verdur1

The right and center of the Ger
man army Of inv aston is gradually
withdrawing and the left wing is
stoutly defending its position.
The German crown prince is
continuing to hold his own in the
vicinity Of Verdun.
The capture Of fortified posi-
ton south Of verdun by the Ger
mans and the battle between Paris
and the river Marine is described
in a report from the German
headquarters.
A British statement reviews tho
operations Of the British in France
from Sept. 4 to 10, but reveals
nothing new.
An official statement issued at 8
o'clock this afternoon from Paris
declares that the Germans are re-
treating everywhere" They are,
it is added, "ab ndonins all posi-
tions which they established to
cover a possible retreat"
Statements Of the fighting in
Russian Poland and Galcia are
conflicting. It appears that the
Austrians have met with serious
reverses but continued struggles
established that they have not been
completely overwhelmed by the
Russians. Less is known Of the op-
erations in East Prussia. Russian
dispatches state that a Russian
army is before Koniesberg, but Of
fetal advices two days ago stated
that Russian forces were lombard
ing konigsberg.
According to British reports the
initial success Of General linden
berg in East Prussia, which has
been admitted in Petrosrad, was
followed by further German
trumphs to the south Of konies-
berg.
The Belgian army operating
from Antwerp is representing as
harrassing the Germans in that
vicinity to prevent the two German
army crops there moving south to
the aid Of the German main line.
Belgian official reports admit that
their forces ws-e obliged to retire
after a counter attack by the Ger
mans.
The Servians claim continued
successes against the Austrians,
.ths~.srsatsr part Of whose armies
arc engaged with the Russians to
tho north.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-14
GERMANS EXHAUSTED.
Prisoners Taken by Allies Hungry and
Weary-hjdo in Glover Shnck

Prisoners Taken by Allies Hungry and
Weary-Hide in Glover Shock.
Paris. Sept. IA CONVOY of 700
prisoners and sixty four wounded. ali
from the Imperial Guard of Germany.
passed thru Orbiel. eighteen miles
southeast of Paris. early today. All
were completely exhausted and nearly
famished.
A number of trains arriving at the
northern and eastern stations brought
cannon projectiles. ammunition wagons
and aeroplanes captured from the
enemy.
Among the wounded was a sergeant
who was In the fighting at Montmariel.
He saw n number of German soldiers
made prisoners in field OF yellow
clover. The field had been cut In
sheaves and when one Of the sheaves
was seen to move a shot fired into it
brought out a German infantryman. A
second shot fred into another sheaf
brought out another German and IL
was found that all others in the field
concealed soldiers All were captured.
General Bailloud, ono of the heroes
OF the campaign for the pacification OF
Morocco. was visiting the wounded In
| d hospital when informed that his son
was killed.
The general paled and tears rolled
down his cheeks. He then became as
| impassive as ever and went OH with
| his visit.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-14
ELEvEN MEMBERS OF srEFANs.
SON PARTY TAKEN FROM
WRANGELL ISLAND.
ELEVEN OTHERS MISSING
AND GIVEN UP FOR DEAD
Two Die on Island and Bjarne Mamen,
Assistant Toposrapher and Geoiosiss,
Dies From Gunshot Wound, Acct
dentaIly inflicted by HimseIf-Dead
Buried on WranseII Island.

Nome. Alaska. Sept. 13. delayed in
transmission-The United States rev.
enue cutter Bear arrived here today
with eleven survivors of the crew OF
the Stefansson exploring ship Karluk,
who were rescued from Wrangell ISL
and by the gasolene schooners King
and Winge.
George Stewart Maaloch, geologist.
of Hamilton, Ontario, and George
Breatty, fireman. died of scurvy, on
the island, and were buried there.
Bjarne Manlen assistant topoSrapher
and geologist, of Christiana. Norway.
accidentally shot and killed himself.
with his own gun. He was buried on
the island.
Eight members of the expedition are
missing and are given up for dead.
They left the wreck OF the kurluk and
were never seen again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-14
THE GERMAN VERSION.

Berlin Reports eembardmsnt et vsr'
dun Fsrts, Otherwise IL Indefinite.
Berlin, via wireless to the Associated
press. via sayville, L. l., Sept. H.
The headquarters Of the German army
n Berlin today gave out the foliow-
ing official report:
1..l. German crown prince has cap
,ured the enemy's Fortified position
southwest Of verdun and Is now bonn
harding with heavy artillery the outer
forts lying to the south.
* battle IL in progress between
p.rix and the river Marne over front
81 125 skilomtres stretching from Nan
tenil. in tho west, where the English
forces are, to yitry. The crown
prince's army5is separated from the
main battle by the forest of Argonne
..rhe armies Of the crown prince Of
bavaria and General Won Herringen
are in formal battle near the uppei
Moselie. q
eral9fIiNdenberg has defeated
the Russians, has crossed the Russian
frontier and UP to the present time
E
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-14
kA,sERs FORCES SAID TO BE
EvAcvAT,No BELGIUM AND
NORTHERN FRANCE.
CONCENTRATING EAST nr
PARIS FOR FINAL STAND
,I.n Is Either 60 Deal Allies Rebound
ina Blow sr q Make Defense Of En-.
pirs-hepe Of Attacking City Of
Paris .t Present Abandensd-Lsavs
Much '. Material on Field.

Paris, Sept. lit was officially an
nounced this afternoon that the Ger
mans are still retiring everywhere.
They are abandoning all positions TO
cover possible retreat.
The official statement follows:
"FirsEOn our left wing the enemy
had prepared, to the north Of Aisne. be-
.ween Compiegne and Soissons. a line
II defense which it was forced to
abandon. Some, ,detachments which It
tad neid 1t !A.:ciens now have retired
on Perrone and Saint Quentin.
..Second-On the center the Germans
had taken up defensive position be-
hind Rheims, but were unable to hold IT.
In the Areonne region they turned back
toward the north beyond the forest OF
Belnoue and beyond Triancourt.
.On the right wing the retreating
movement Of the Germans is general
from Nancy to the yosges. Yesterday
evening French territory In this yicin-
ity had been completely evacuated.
s;ohtaesrs Flock 70 Battlefield.
Certain parts OF the field OF battle
ned OF Marne, in the department OIL
Oise. was the subject OF veritaoie
pilgrimage Sunday. The suburban
trains On the northern railroad carried
great numbers OF sightseers. most OF
whom returned with souvenirs OK tne
great battle.
From o'clock to m1dmgnt Snnuas
trains brought into the northern dis
,rict MANY zouayes and wounded in
.antrymen.