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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
Superintendent States They
Were Discharged and
Gives Reasons
GIRLS SAY THEY
LEFT VOLUNTARILY
Miss Matthews Tells Reformer that
Students Undertook to Make Their
Own Rules-Thought it About Time
to Assert Her Authority.

Four pupil nurses who have been
training in the Melrose hospital in
West Brattleboro quit that institution
yesterday afternoon. One of the
nurses says they went on a strike. but
Miss Matthews, superintendent of the
institution, says she ordered them out
for disobedienee of orders Four grad
uate nurses are on duty in the institu-
ton, some of them beginning last even
ing, and the nine patients there are
having the best of care.
The nurses declare they struck be-
cause they were asked to do things
that were beyond their strength and
ability and they could not stand the
imposition.
Miss Matthews, over the telephone
this morning, said that since the arri
val about two weeks ago of u head
nurse, Miss Savage of Boston, the pu-
pill nurses had sought to eliminate her,
the superintendent, from all connection
or supervision over them or their work
at a chart She said they had made
new rules for their conduct both of
and on duty and had generally sought
TO run the institution.
She said that yesterday morning
they had so much mischief in the hos
pital that she announced that all Of
them must leave the hospital before
night and they had done so.
Miss Matthews arranged for four
graduate nurses to begin work there at
once and everything is running smooth
| " today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
Would Sell Hines Property
to School District
for $4,000
SPECIAL SCHOOL
MEETING CALLED
Purchase Is Recommended by Special
Committee - Price Originally Asked
Was s40,ooo-Is Centrally Located
and Yields Income.

The warrant will be posted TODAY call
ing a special meeting OF the voters OF
school district No in the high school
building Saturday, Nov. 2S, at o'clock
Following is copy of the, articles
l. To see If the district will vote to
purchase all the real estate OF which
Alonzo Hines died seized. living south OF
and fronting on Green street. in the viii
agc Of Brattleboro, with all the buildings
thereon, now owned by Miss A l.. Kir-
wan, for the price of So, 900: the same
to be paid $1,000 in cash, and the bal
ance of S1S,O00 in orders or bonds of said
school district, drawing interest at the
rate OF per cent per annum payable
semIannnally, and $500 Of the principal
payable seml-annually
, To see if the district will authorize
ITS prudential committee to make such
purchase and issue its orders or bonds.
dravng interest and payable as above
mentioned, for the purpose Of effectng
said purchase
,. TO see if the district will make pro-
vision for the cash payment of said
1000
4 To transact any other business that
may legally come before said meeting
|. Following is the report OF the special
committee, which is attached TO the war
rant and IS signed by all the members.
j. q. S. Osgood, J L. Martin, A. I Miller.
T. L. IHldreth, f. b Smith, s. A. Rich
mond. J. Gray Estey, George L. Durham
and c. L. Stiekney
The special committee elected by the
school district TO investigate and report
as TO the purchase Of additional real es.
tate, hereby report that Miss \. T. Kir-
wan has submitted by writing, under
seal, an agreement to sell to the school
district the property mentioned IN article
OF the above warning, ut the price and
| on the terms therein set forth, and said
special committee recommend that the
district purchase the property on the
terms submitted
! 1t IS only a question OF time when tho
/ district will have TO erect another school
building, and while the erection of a
building may be several years away the
committee believes this is rare chance
to obtain desirable land centrally located
i There are four honses on the property, SC
1t will yield an income
When Mr.. Hines was alive he Offered
| the property TO the district at $4,000
Miss kirwan charged the same price wher
ii came into her possession, but reduced
the price several times and finally agreed
To give an option at $500, the price
named by the committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
WHY PICTURE FILM
WAS NOT EXHIBITED
Contract for Neptune's Daughter
Provided that Auditorium Fur
nish Machine and Operator.

The New England Universal Film ex-
change OF Boston, between whom and the
managers OF the Brattleboro Auditorium
there was u contract for the exhibition in
the Auditorium Oct 30 and 81 of the
100000 feature film production, Nep-
tune s Daughter. writes The Reformer
concerning the non-exhibition Of the fa-
nous film on those dates The letter
places the matter in an entirely different
light from that implied by the statement
furnished The Reformer and printed in its
issue of Oct. 20 and accompanying the let
ter is the contract to bear out the state
ments in the communication.
The manager of the film exchange
writes: The true reason that Neptune s
Daughter did not play at Mr. Fox's the
atre Is that he or his partner signed a
contract (Geo F. Fox and Wm Eaton
in which they agreed among other things
TO furnish moving picture machine and
operator.
THAT you may know l am not deceiving
YOU in this matter | am enclosing copy OF
the contract which | will ask you to re-
turn to me. | have underlined that part
Of the contract in which the manager OF
the theatre agrees to furnish moving pie
ture machine and operator, so that it may
not escape your notice
we have a large amount of money in
vested in this picture and an article such
as you published cannot but do us a lot
Of injury if not corrected We are asking
this correction in the face OF evidence OF
signed agreement, which is, in all eases OF
/ law regarded as the best evidence Ii
necessary | can send you the correspond
ence with Mr. Fox in which he gives as
the reason for his not running the picture
the fact that his partner (whom he claims
signed the contrac1 did not inform him
that he was to furnish machine and opera
tor; also for the further reason that the
man representing us was late in arriving.
As stated in the letter, the contract en-
closed says that the party of the second
lpart agrees to furnish among other
things moving picture machine" anC
operators The Reformer prints this
statement in Justice to itself and to the
New England Universal Film exchange
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
BOMB LIGHTED
IN COURT ROOM
Bravery of Policemen Prevented Terrible Disaster
Tore Off Fuse and Carried Missile into the
Street Scene of Intended Explosion Under
Gov Elect Whitmans Office

NEW YORK, \. Y, Nov IA bomb
somewhat similar in construction to the
one that wrecked the entrance to the
Bronx county court house Wednesday
night was found in the Tombs court room
Just under the Offices of Governor-elect
Whitman today The room was crowded
The bomb contained gunpowder, slugs and
bullets George l. O'Connor, policeman,
saw smoke from the burning fuse of the
bomb ran to the spot, picked mp the mis-
sile, tore off the fuse and carried the
bomb from the court room.
Four men were sitting on bench in
the rear Of the court room where the
bomb was found The bomb contained
explosive enough to have wrecked the en-
tire building
As O'Connor stripped the smouldering
fuse from the bomb the court room was
thrown into an nproar Approximately 30
persons were in the room awaiting the
arrival of Magistrate Campbell to open
court The magistrate was just about to
take his seat on the bench when the
bomb was found 1t was believed that
his arrival was the signal to fire.
The bomb vas carried by O'Connor TO
the street and later was immersed in a
pail OF water
Examination showed that the bomb was
made Of five-pomd oil can and that it
was filled with gun cotton, slugs and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
BATTLE IN AIR.
German Machines Destroyed and Eight
Oficers Were Killed.

PARIS, Nov. l4.-Paris is stirred by
an account OF battle in the air above
Ypres,, in which eight aeroplanes, four
German, two French and two British
figured The German machines were
destroyed finally by artillery and the
eight officers whom they carried were
killed.
The Germans were seen approaching
to reconnoitre the lines of the allies.
The French and British airships Inn
mediately ascended to meet them For
some time the aircraft circled about
each other, rising and desieending
while machine guns spattered bullets
among them
The sky was clear and the gunners
on the ground had a good view of the
aeropIanes, but failed TO cripple any Of
the German machines.
Then suddenly four of the allied
acroplanes made swift dash toward
their own trenches and were followed
by the Germans, who too late discover
ed the feint and perceived the perils
of the situation only when shrapne'
burst about them, In a few minute.
the four German aeroPlanes crashed t.
earth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14

SUNK BY MINE
British Superdreadnaught at Bottom of Ocean Off
the North Coast of ireland All But Two Men
of the 800 on Board Rescued by the Crew of
White Star Liner Olympic

NEW YORK, Nov. II. - Rumors
Of disaster to the British super dread
naught Audacious, which have persist
cd ever since the White star liner
Olympic. diverted from her course,-.ar-
rived at Lough Swilly on Oct. %. are
confirmed in mail adyiees received by
the Associated Press from u point in
Ireland.
AFTER career Of less than two
years, Audacious. third in tonnage and
armament Of his maiesty's warships,
lies at the bottom Of the ocean off the
north coust Of Ireland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14

She was hit by a torpedo OF disabled
by mine just before . clock on the
morning Of Oct. -.
With the possible exception Of one
or two men the whole crew of 500 Off
GERS and men were rescued by small
boats from the Olympic The rescue
was accomplished in a rough sea
through brilliant and dari6g seaman
ship on the part Of the White Stal
crew The battleship's cry for assist
ance was caught by the wireless ope
rator Of the Olympic, which was only
about 10 miles distant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
DEATH IN HOSPITAL
OF MRS. Il. A. LEARNED
Underwent Caesarean Operation Re
Gently in Hope OF Saving Life
Afflicted with Brights Disease.


Mrs Mabel Thurber Learned, 81,
wife Of Zina A. Learned Of West Hal
fax and daughter Of the late Emerson
and Sarah( Ballou) Thurbcr, died in
the Memorial hospital yesterday after
non, after = lingering Illness with
brights disease. She was taken to the
hospital early in October for treatment
ana later = Caesarean operation was
performed in the hopes of saving her
life, but the disease had advanced so
far that all efforts were unavailing.
Mrs. Learned was a highly respected
charter member of Pearl chapter, @.
H. S.. Of Jacksonville and Guiding
Star Grange Of HalifaN efficient in ali
duties pertaining to these organiza
tions to heI home and in the commune
ty in which she lived, caring several
years for her invalid mother, and an
infant niece which WAS left in her
charge. Truly it can be said of her,
She hath done what she could.
Besides her husband, she leaves an
infant daughter, who is doing well, one
sister. Mrs. John Adams of BrattIc-
boro, two brothers, George T.. Thurber
of Bernardston, Mass, and Norton +.
Thurber Of West Halifax, with whom
most of her life was spent, also five
nieces, Mrs. Gerald Adams Of Marl-
horo, Pauline Adams of Mortified
(Mass.} seminary, and Misses Addie,
Clara and Mabel Warren of Brattle-
boro, and four nephews, Charles Adams
Of Marlboro, Gilbert and Herbert
Thurher Of Bcrnardston and Byron
Warren Of the Brattlcboro high school
She was niece of Mrs. II. J. Clark OF
| West Brattlcboro.
Funeral services will be held in her
late home in West Halifax on her
39th birthday anniversary, Monday
Nov. lG, At ! o'clock, Rev y. Z. Trout
officiating.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
CAPTURED AERoPLANE.
Garros Feigned Death, Killed German
Aviator and Took His Taube.

PARIS, Nov IA Some French sol
diers, who were doing sentry duty on
Pont de Beaugeille, at Amiens, recently
saw Taube aeroplane above them and
fired upon it effectively. To their sur
prise, however, the aeroplane presently
gracefully came down TO the ground and
from it stepped forth Garros, the French
aviator lie related that while he was
chasing a Taubc machine a few days
previously he had some trouble with his
motor and descended feigning a fall.
A German pilot approached to take
my papers, believing me dead, Garros
said. and when he was a few steps
away / pulled out my revolver and put
two bullets through him before he
could say a word. Thus / secured this
Taube, (which is very useful for flying
over the German lines. ! left my owr
aeroplane in care of neighborine
farmer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
SMASH THE WINDMILLs.
Germans Have Been Using Them i
Belgium for SIGNAL Stations

ANTWERP, Nov. H. Orders TO
: smash up the windmills anywhere
within ten miles of any possible en-
iicers of the allied armies.
1t has been found that the Flemish
windmills are as dangerous as they are
picturesque. Many of them surmonnt
lofty brick bases which give the
wheels a total height of IS or 100 feet.
The Germans We're quick to avail
themselves of these high windmills as
signal stations, and both by day and
night they made use of them in many
of the fights in Flanders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14

PARIS, Nov IA, 247 p. M The
French official communication given
out this afternoon SAYS In Belgium a
German attack against the head Of the
bridge nj Nieuport resulted in failure
and various efforts At offensive move
ments on the part Of the enemy in the
region TO the east and 10 the southeast
OF Npres have been checked
IN the suburbs OF Bixschoote we
have progressed one Iilometer toward
the east. Between the canal OF La
Bassec and Arras our troops have made
minor progress In the region OF Las
signy and in the vicinity Of the Aisuc
rs far rs Berry -auBac the Germans
have attacked, but without success In
the Argonue the fighting has recon-
mencca with greater spirit. The enemy
endcaVored, hnt in vain, to recapturc
Four de Paris and ST Hubert Par
ticularly in tho vicinity OF Nerdun
several partial offensive movements on
the part of tho enemy were checked by
the FIRE Of our artillery before the for
ward movements Of the enemy IN
fautry could hc undertaken. In the
Woevre district and in Lorraine, whore
bad weather prevails, there is nothing
to report.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
ANDcvER EXETER TODAY.
New Hampshire Team Expected to
Win Football Contest

ANDONER, Mass, NOV. 4. Al
though Andover was prepared to put
up Il stiff contest today the form shown
by Exeter in its preliminary games
this season lead to general expectation
that the New Hampshire academy
would be the winner. The Andover
eleven has lost this year to the liar
ward, Vale and Dartmouth freshmen
teams, all Of which have been defeated
by Exeter OF the previous games
played by the rivals Andover has won
20 and Exeter = and there have been
two tie games. Andover had rolled
up u string OF eight successive wins
before her crushing defeat by Exeter
last year $40.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
Mayonnaise Dressing,

One teaspoonful mustard, l table
spoonful salt, u teaspoonful pepper, i
teaspoonful paprika, egg yolks, cup
FIJI criseo (unmelted), & tablespoonfuls
vinegar.
Combine seasonings with vinegar.
Beat egg yolks vigorously. Add crisco un-
melted and continue to beat, using Do
yer beater Add vinegar at the last
when all crisco has been added.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
5000 KILLED, 5000 WOUNDED.
Belgian Losses in Wednesday Fight
ing at Dixmude.

AMSTERDAM, via London, Nov. Il.
According to the Telegram, the Ger
mans took very few prisoners at Dix
nude. Lombaert2yde is still in the pos
session of the allies whose patrols have
approached Ostend
The Berlin Lokal Anzeiger, copy
of which has been received here. esti-
mates the Belgian losses in Wednes-
day 5 fighting at 5000 men killed and
5000 wounded The newspaper says
the Belgians fought with the utmost
Desperation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
White Cake.

One and one-half cupfuls sugar, u
cupful crisco, ] cupful milk or water,
whites of 3 eggs, 3 eupfuls flour, )
teaspoonfuls baking powder, teaspoon
ful salt, | teaspoonful orange.
Cream crisco, add sugar aud cream
together Sift dry ingredients, and
add alternately with milk. Add or
ange, beat mixture thoroughly and last
fold in stify beaten whites of eggs.
Grease layer cake tins with criseo, pour
in cake mixture and bake in moderate
oven, for Is minutes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
sTAMPEDING osTRICHEs.
Big Birds Ran over Carriage
Killed Woman in Arizona.

PHOENIX, Ari., Nov. II. Three
hundred ostriches stampeded from an
ostrich ranch near here and swarmed
over carriage driven by Mrs. L. ID
Rosseau, killing the woman ana both
of the horses she was driving. The
huge birds became frightened at some
thing in their stockade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
Believed in England They
Will Never Gain Base on
the Channel Coast
ATTACK AT NEWPORT
RESULTED IN FAILURE
French Report That Offensive Move
ments Of the Enemy in Region to
East and Southeast of Ypres Have
Been Repulsed

LONDON, Nov. H. 1925 A. m
Both official and unofficial reports con
cernng the situation IN Flanders agree
that the force Of the German assault
on the allies line disputing the way
to Dunkirl and Calais has lessened
and the feeling is growing in England
that the coveted base for the invasion
OF England never viii be gained by the
Germans
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH
Sunday. November Is.

1890 n. m-Divine worship with ser
mon by the pastor.
las a. m.-Sunday school
6.45 p. Christian Endeavor meet
ing in the chapel. Subject, Magnify
the Christian Endeavor Pledge Feel
5:l-7. Leader, Miss Pauline smith
1.30 p. m.-Stereoptieon lecture in the
church. Subject, Russia in Time OF
Peace
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
MAINE THE WINNER.
Athletes from orono Fastest in the
Cross Country Run.

BOSTON, Nov. 1.-THE University
of Maine won the New England inter
collegiate eross-country championship
today over a course of As miles in
Franklin park, with total of 66 points.
Authentic records show that cinders
from forest fire in the tree tops in
northern Washington this fall were ear
ried a distance of 20 miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Sunday; Warmer;
Diminishing Northwest Winds

WASHINGTON, Nov IA. The
weather forecast; Fair tonight and
Sunday. Warmer. Diminishing north.
west winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
NO TYPUs AMONG PRISONERS.
England Denies Charge Made by Ger.
man Newspaper

LONDON, NOV. LIN reply to the
charge made hy the Frankfurter lei
tung that As German prisoners have
died in England from pneumonia and
typhoid fever it is officially stated that
there have been only five deaths among
the prisoners One death was acct
dental and the others were due to nat
ural causes. the statement says There
has been typhoid fever or pneumonia,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14
BrattleborO Women Manifest
Appreciation to Home
Economics Leader
CLOSING SESSION
THIS AFTERNOON
Quiz Conducted to Satisfaction of All
Audience Was One Big Question
Mark-Reforner Better Food Better
Homes School Marked Success.
The Reformer II

The Reformer II o m G
Economics school, which
has BEEN a success from
every point Of view, closed
this afternoon in Festival
hall. Miss Emma Hanko,
who has had charge of
the school, was assailed
this afternoon with dues-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14

tions on every phase of housekeeping
and cooking, caring for children. in
fact everything from how to cook Il
slice of bacon for breakfast TO what
is the best college for girls.
The closing session was marked by
an unexpected development when a
Ihuge bouquet Of chrysanthemums was
presented to Miss Hanko by the wom-
en- who have listened to her lectures
and watched her demonstrate 1t
was given as n token of their apprecia-
tiou. During her stay in Brattleboro
Miss Hanko has made many friends in
her audiences, and they have been at
tractcd to her not only bv reason Of
her expert addresses, but also by her
attractive and cougenal personality.
Miss Hanko 5 assistants, Miss Kath-
crime Sshoonover and Mrs. I. X Hui
ing, viii 90 tonight to Montpelier,
where they viii conduct a school next
week, and Miss iIanko will go there
tomorrow.
The last session was an interesting
and enthusiastic one and women were
all sorry to see the school close and TO
bid goodbye to Miss Hanko. She has
thoroughly delighted all Brattlcboro
women who have attended her classes,
and she received many invitations to
return here Miss Hanllo spoke often
ON the value and Importance of bal
anced menus and says It would he in
tercsting 10 trace many eases Of indi-
gestion, serious or otherwise, 10 their
source, and find out inst how many are
caused by the wrong diet NOT toe
much or too little food. but the wrong
combinations Of foot.
| Her lectures aud cookery lessons
should make for better homes IN Brat
tlehoro, il her advice in regard to
/ foods. is followed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-14

Rev. George Z. Tomkinson Minister.
1870 n. m.-Scrmon by Dr. G. A.
Brooks, Of New York city,
11.4j n. m- Bible school
zoo =. ~. Germany: Its Customs.
Ideals and Customs Duoan 5 or
chcstia and the chorus choir will
render the German national hymn
and other patriotic music.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-01
Clear Lake srevities.

Special to Times RepuDlcan.
Clear Lake. April 1.-The old Tom
Gray cottage on South First street is
being remodeled and put in shape for
a permanent dwelling. It is now the
property Of Thorkel sondrol and Stew
art Bros. The former will occupy
same when it is completed.
deal was contaminated on Mon
day whereby Lorin Conklin traded his
residence on South Third street and
his vacant lot on Fifth street for the
McGru6er residence south of the Mel
son livery. The vacant lot Is the site
Of the Conklin laundry, which burned
last fall. This lot has been purchased
by the Page & Crane Lumber Com
pany.
Paul williams shipped his household
effects to Monona, whore he has ac-
cepted position as electrician Of the
city lighting plant. Mr.. Williams has
been resident Of Clear Lake for more
than two years.
Mr. and Mrs W. F. Collins returned
yesterday from Stouton, Wis, to which
place they were called last week by
the sudden death OF John Evans, =
brother in-law OF Mr. Collins. Mr..
Evans was president of the Stout0H
Lumber Association, which was organ
lied about fourteen years ago. He waa
a very prominent man In his home
town.
George Swella and Henry Huber.
half brothers, have returned from
Waucoma, to which piacS they wers