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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

pressman and compositor on The Yer
mont Phoenix.
Mr.. Prouty was born in Brattleboro
Dee. %, 1912. - years ago today,
son Of Stephen Francis and Hannah
(Ward) Prouty, who were old residents
of the village. He attended the
schools of Brattleboro, finishing his
course in the high school under Pro
fessor Dodge.
He first learned the trade of wheel
wright at the Asa Miller carriage fac
tory and continued with that firm I'M
til its reorganization, when he enter
ed the employ of The Phoenix.
He was one of the first in town to
respond to the cali to arms, enljsting
as a member of the first company or
ganized in Brattlcboro for the war,
which was mustered into service as
Company c, 2d Vermont volunteers.
This regiment was really a picked reg
iment, as the 10 companies that com
posed it were selected from 90 that had
| been recruited in various parts of the
tate and had rendered their services.
The regiment was mustered into scr
vice Monday, June 20, 1861, and four
| days later started for the trent with
Mr.. Prouty as fourth sergeant of his
| lie "CHt lhIpHBH inc carry
| battles of the war in which his regi-
ment was engaged, serving with dis
| tinetion, and in December, 1865, was
commissioned second lieutenant aud
transferred to Company II. Not long
| after that he was made first lieut. tenant
of the same company.
| In December, 1868. with nearly 2uu
others of the regiment he rc-cnlistcd.
and served in all over four years, all
of the time at the front with the Elk
eeption of four months spent in the hos
pital as the result of gunshot wounds
in both thighs, received at the battle
of Salem Heights May 4, 1868.
In the fall of 1864, in front of
Petersburg, he was promoted to the
captaincy of Company B and was
| finally mustered ont of the service at
Burlington July %, 1865,
Capt, Prouty returned to Brattle-
| boro and lived here until 1856, when
| he moved to Kimball, Neb., where he
has lived continuously since. He is a
| Democrat.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
MISSILES DROPPED
BY MANY AIRSHIPS
British Hydroplanes Made Raid on
Cuxhaven - Eight Killed and 100
Wounded in Poland.

BERLIN, Dee. IS. -- The German ad-
miralty made the following announce
ment Saturday: "On Friday, eight
British ships made IA dash into Ger
man bay. Hydroaeroplancs, conveyed
by them, made an advance against the
mouths of German rivers and dropped
bombs at ships lying at achor and q
gas tank near Cuxhavcn. without hit
ting them or doing damage. The hydro
acroplancs we're fired at and Withdrew
in a westerly direction. German air
ships and acroplanes rcconnoitcrcd
against the British forces and succeed
cd in hitting with bombs two British
destToyeTs and one other vessel of the
convoy. On the latter fire broke out
Fog prevented q continuation OF the
fighting
This announcement by the German
admiralty is the first intimation of
cent attack by German cruisers against
the English seaports OF Scarborough,
Whitby and Hartlepool, the British au-
thorities having as Yet made no men
ton of this operation. From the refer
enee to Cuxhaven in the German an
nouncement, it would seem that the
German rivers Indicated, but not
named, were the Elbe and Weser. Cux-
haven is u fortified seaport of Ger
many, IS miles west-northwest of Ham
burg. 1t is at the mouth OF the estuary
OF the Elbe. The approximate distance
across the North sea from the English
coast to Cuxhaven is 800 miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
BATTLING MYSTERY.
Police Unable to Find Motive for the
Attack Oh DR.. Brigham

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. Dee 2S. --
The underlying motives for the ny>
tcri0us attack upon DIR. +. c. BrighaIn
early Christmas morning still remains
mystery to the police, although sew
e:aI clews are being followed which
may ultimately lead to the arrest OF
the assailant. The police say that there
may have been several motives for an
assault Of this kind all OF which are
discounted in favor OF the belief that
it was committed for revenge. This
theory is strengthened partly by the
fact that ii was committed by for
eiSner. The prevailing belief is that
the motive was not robbery or the man
would have selected some other method
to carly. out his plans. 1t is further
stated that no attempt WAS made to
rob the physician OF any OF his per
sonal effects.
The most plausible theory advance
so far, and the one which seems 10
hold the most favor with the police. Is
the belief that the assailant might
possibly have lost his wife during con
hnement and that DR. Brigham might
have been the attending physician
This theory is strengthened by the fact
tudl II Is nOI an uncommon Inlng
among foreigners of this kind to seek
revenge in cases of this kind. While
this is merely a surposition, the facts
point strongly 10 a motive of this ma
ture. The police are working on sew
eral clews which might reveal the
identity Of the man. The vague de
seriptiCn given by DR.. Brigham ha:
furnished the groundwork for cast
which is proving unusually hard x
solve. ~
If the man who committed the as
| sault left the city, it Is highly improb
able that he will be apprehended soon
If he is still here, the police feel tina
they have good chance TO locate him
| DIR. Brigham is still at the Springfield,
| hospital, where he is lowering between
| life and death. His condition has no
=, changed since he was taken 20 the hos
pital early Friday morning. lie may
have b fighting chance for recovery
but it is admitted that il will take :;
long time before he will bc able I,
show any marked signs of improve
ment. His~--rondition- has made tn,
work of the police especially Difficult
as ii has not been possible TO ask a
many questions rs they would like tn
/ wounded man TO answer. So.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
AUTO AND AERoPLANE IN ONE
Denver Mans Machine Also a Sea
plane and a Submarine.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 2S.-William
\. Sharpe, 4 Denver mechanic, after Is
years of work and study, is eomplet-
ing machine which he says can fly,
run, swim, and dive. The vehicle,
passenger-carrying machine. is design
ed to traverse the air, to run on lana
as do automobiles, to travel the sur
face of the water, or to be used as a
submarine vessel
The Sharpe machine Will have no
bulky wings, such as those used on
aeroplanes, but will derive it's lifting
and prOpelling power through the rota-
ton of wheels which are constructed
with revolving and osciIlating propel-
lers. The inventor says that 1t will
travel on the ground with the smooth
ness and swiftness of a racing automo.
bile, can be shot into the air with
perfect equilibrium, poised in midair
or will navigate the ocean with the
speed of 4 motor boat, or can be util-
lied as Il submarine.
81 have planned to spend $10,0 900 on
my first machine, although the cost of
the machine when put upon the mar
ket will be no more than a standard
automobile, said Sharpe. 1T will
be made Of pressed steel and aluminium
1t will carry four passengers, and will
attain a speed of 50 to 500 miles an
hour ....
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

man report of the affair says that the
raid was fruitless.
The enterprise of the British navy in
thus attempting to ''dig out the Ger
man fleet brought about q battle be
tween the most modern of war ma
chimes. The British squadron, including
the light cruisers Arethusa and I'm
daunted, which have been engaged in
previous exploits 'on the German coast,
was attacked by Zcppelins, seaplaucs,
and submarines.
BY rapid manoevring the ships were
able to avoid the submarines, while
the Zeppelins found the fire of the
cruisers too dangerous for them to
keep up tho fight. The German sea.
planes dropped bombs. which, accord
ing to the British account, fell harm
lesslv into the sea. The Germans
however, say they hit two destroyer
and their convoy, the latter being sci
on fire.
The British ships remained in tn,
vicinity for three hours without being
attacked by any surface warshipS, ant
picked up three of the seven pilots an,
their planes. Three others were pick
ed mp by submarines, but their ma
| chimes were sunk Commander Hew
lett, it is thought, was drowned
Another British naval airman, OF
Christmas eve, dropped twelv
| bombs on an airship shed at Brussels
| but it was impossible to ascertain tn
amount of damage done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR HEAD.
Col Arthur Macarthur Stricken with
Apopiexy in His Home.

TROY, y. Y, Dee. 28.-Col Arthur
Macarthur, grand master of the
Grand Encampment, Knights Templars,
Of the United States, died suddenly
of apoplexy yesterday at his home in
flis city at the age of "a. He was
found dead on couch in his room by
his daughter upon her return from
church.
i Col. Macarthur was the editor and
proprietor of the Try Northern Bud
get and was widely known as a news
papcrman. He was elected grand mas
ter of tie grand eneampment at Den
yer in 1913. lie had been a Mason
since 1872.
The survivors are Il son. Capt.
Charles :. Macarthur. an officer in the
National guard of this state and asso-
ciate editor of the Budget, and a
daughter, Miss Susan c. Macarthur.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
HARBOR NO HATRED
ALTHOUGH ENEMIES
w. F. Collins, in Talks with British
and German officers Finds Them
Fair Minded.

About three weeks ago, at q club in
London, an English naval officer said
some things which I shall remember.
We were speaking of naval matters,
some of which barely have been men.
toned in the papers in England, one OF
two Of them not at all; the loss Of the
Audacious, the recent history OF the
olympic, the mystery Of tue Oceanic,
the strange end Of the Bulwar< and
the mistake made in sending the ma.
rines 10 Antwerp at the time they did
60. Then the officer Remarked:
Well, we 'rc in il now, and have got
10 see the thing through on land or
se1. ! II try to do my bit, but some
times when | get thinking of it,
wonder If this war couldn t have been
prevented.
" Mind YOU, so far as the direct trou-
bile is concerned, the Germans started
it, and they will be jolly we'll paid for
if, in my opinion. What ] mean is fur
Their back. Germany certainly had the
right to expand; She is a growing ma
tiou, and needs outlets. As | look at
it, she didu t 20 about it the right way,
and ON our side too much repression,
perhaps. has been cXerted. The ques-
tion is, must rivals always fight,
sooner or latcr?'
This man displayed no luminosity
toward the Germans as people,
though he strongly condemned the
German militaristic policy, which he
thought-aud ri2htly-was one of the
active. determining causes of the war.
He paid tribute, like true British
sportsman, to instances Of Herman
skin and daring in the war. referring
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
STRUCK MASKED MAN.
Attempt to Hold Up ]. E. Lamb at
His Store in Greenfield

GREENFIELD, Mass. Dee. =. - j.
Edward Lamb, grocer and grain deal
er. was held up by a masked man with
"a revolver in his place OF business IN
Davis street about s clock Saturday
night.
Mr.. Lamb was alone in the grain
department without much light when
the intruder, whose mouth and nose
were covered by white handkerchief,
entered. Mr.. Lamb struck twice at the
stranger, cutting two fingers ou his
right hand, and thinks he hit the
revolver.
The stranger said something in "a
foreign language which Mr.. Lamb he
licvcs was Italian. Owing TO darkness
and excitement Mr.. Lamb was unable
to get a good view of the visitor, but
thinks he is about five feet six inches
tail and was without an oycrcoat. He
ran out of the place without shooting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

Another despatch, from London gives
the following version of the attack:
Assisted by light cruisers, destroy
ers, and Submarines, seven British ma
val airmen, plotting seaplanes, made a
daring attack Christmas day on the
German naval base at Cuxhaven, at the
mouth of the Elbe. Six of the airmcn
returned safely, but the seventh, Com
mander Hewlett, it Is feared. has been
lost, as his machine was found off
Heligoland wrecked.
What damage was done by the
bombs thrown by the attacking party
could not be ascertained, but the Ger
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
MENAGERIE MEN KILLED.
Lorcnz and Henry Hagenbacll Die
Fighting for Germany.

ST. LOUIS, De-. =. Word that
Lorenz and Henry Hagcnbach, the well
known menagcric owners Of Germany,
have been killed in battle has been lr-
ceived by George Dicchman, president
of the 81. Louis geological society- The
news originally came in q letter to
Peter Bohnemm, native Hollandcr.
from a friend in Germany. Dicckmm
wrote TO Lorcnz IIagenback Il month
ago but has received 10 reply.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
FORMER RESIDENT ]!
IN MANY BATTLES
Judge Henry H. Prouty of Kimball.
Neb., ~ Years Old To-day Seven ,
Terms as County Judge.

An old Brattlcboro resident who was
engaged in % battles Of the Civil war
from Bull Run to APpomattox, but " no
since 1856 has been a resident of Ne
braska, where for seven terms he
served as a county judge. is Henry
Harrison Prouty, a. present resident
of Kimbali, Ncb. Ia the early days
after the war he was employed as Il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

PARIS, Dee. %. - A despatch re-
ceived tlom Nancy says that a Zeppelin
airship flew over that city early Satur-
day morning and dropped a total of
II bombs. Two persons,'were killed and
two others wounded. Several houses
were slightly damaged but none of the
public buildings were injured.
This is the first report of any hostile
activity on the part of Zeppelin air
ship against French city. The last
notable exploit of a Zeppelin was of
that which flew over and dropped
bombs into Antwerp in the early weeks
of the war. Nancy has a population of
about 100000. 1t is due east from
Paris and about 10 miles from the Ger
man frontier.
The Berlin official announcement of
Saturday said that German airmcn had
thrown medium sized bombs into the
outskirts of Nancy in retaliation for
the throwing of bombs by French
airman into an unnamed German vii
lage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

Laconia Democrat: And now sci.
cntifc chap bCbs up and urges hat
everybody should be kind to plants,
Unless our farmers speak kindly t."
the thistle and make love to the
beautiful white daisy, perhaps in time
we may have a Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Vegetation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

Sufragette--Oh if the Lord had on
y made. me Il man! ~
Widow-Pcrhaps he has, dear, but
You haven T found him vet.-Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

81" Are we happier than we used to
bee" inquiries Jean Finot, a French
author. Married mon, Of course, are
not called upon to make reply.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

PETROGRAD, Dee. IS. - Eight per
sons were killed and over 100 were
wounded in the town of Sochaczew
Russian Poland, Saturday, by bombs
thrown down from Ave German aero
planes. One bomb dropped in the mid
die of a crowd which was watching the
aviators, and in exploding it killed or
wounded virtually the entire gather
ing. .>>. b..
The market place in Sochaczew and
number of wooden houses wefe set
afre and Destroyed. .:.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

DR.. E. r. LYNCH, Surgeon. Office, Park
bldg, rooms / and D, telephone $40. office
hours: until a. m. to and TO 9 p. m;
Melrose hospital, telephone, col. 9 TO 10 g..
N; residence, l41 Canal St., telephone, III !
9undaNa By nppOintment only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

Surgery speciality. Office and residence,
Brooks House. 1928 Main st. Hours until 10 g.
m: 70 2.3O and 70 2. m. Phone. 2A6.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

DIR. GRACE w. BURNETT, Physician and
Surgeon. Market block, Elliot st. Office
hours: $50 to $50 a. M, 80 to 2.3O and
z to y. IN. Telephone, 74i.W.:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

Office rooms, i and 6, Crosby block. Hours
to o q. m, 20 . and 7 to 8 Q. m. Resi-
dence, 20 Grove st. Telephone, TIT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28
Professional Cards

DIR, HBNRY TUCKER. Residence, IL Grove
ST.; telephone, 255 Office, Leonard block
Hours, 100 to 3. and to 8. Telephone
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

JORDAN e. SON, optomstrists, l Elliot ST..
Specialists in the correction Of defective Wis.
ion. Examination, 9 to IL a. m, 100 to S
o. m Evenings, Monday and Saturday, to Q.
Annointments at your convenienle. Tel. s. NJ.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

DIR. G.. B. HUNTER. Office at residence,
West Bruttleboro. Hours: 8 to 9 a. m; / TO
. and $50 to pm. Tel. 31s.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

DIR. II. p. GREENE, Physician and Surgeon
Office, Bank block. Hours: 8 to 9. m
to and to 8 p. m. Residence. SO Greer
St Telephone onnections.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

DIR. A. I. MILLER, Hooker block. Brattle-
boro. Office hours: 8 to Q. l to ., $50 to 8.
DIR. G. @. WHEELER. osteopathic Physician.
10 Crosby block. Once hours: 10 to IL a.
m, TO p. IN. Other hours by appoint
ment. Telephone connections. Spruce ST.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

w r. MOVES, NJ. D.. Eye, Ear. Nose and
Throat. to II. to ;, Wednesday and
Saturday evenings. Other hours and Sundays
by appointment Appointments for glasses fit
ting made by mail or phone. American Bldg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

especially to Graf Won Spec and his
men. He was essentially patriotic,
without losing any Of his fair-niinded-
ness, and he was thinking, not only of
the war itself, but of its more or less
remote causes, and of its effects, prob
able or merely possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

OR, w. II. LANE. Office and residence, 6
Putney Road Office hours: Mornings until
9 afternoons until 2.3o; evenings until g..
Telephone. 40.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

THOMAS RICE, NJ. d. Office and residence
over Vermont Savings Bank Hours. to 9
=. m, ! 20 3 and to 8 p. m. 1885,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-28

c. r ALDRICH, NJ. D. Hours, 1890 to
$50. TO 3. Office phone 165-W; house
l6J.R. N-ray work speciality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
The "vampire System"

From the Chicago daily News
 In some restaurants in Chicago. ac- cording to leading representatives of the striking waitresses, the seven-day working week prevails. Another com plaint is that the so-called vampire system"-that is. the practice of all lowing head walters or managers to collect fees from walters or waitresses lis in operation. To get job in some restaurants. 1t is said. the applicant must pay money to the person who employs the help. These two evils-the "vampire system" in its various forms and the seven-day week-challenge at tention wherever they exist. The great steel making concerns, for example, have been obliged to take account of public opinion, which holds that work CTS should be allowed one days rest in seven. one of the complaints of the striking miners in Colorado Is that in some mines tipping system has been permitted to exist, 90 that worker was obliged to make frequent payments to his superiors in order to secure op- portunities to prosecute his tasks un- dor fairly satisfactory conditions. Elm ployers who tolerate the vampire sys- tenn" or who require their workers to labor seven days in the week should hasten to catch up with the time. In- justice to labor must be remedted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
The Migratory Instinct
From the Rochester Democrat a


 Chronicle.
 It ought to be no trouble at all for scientists to demonstrate that man Is closely related to the migratory birds, not because Lincoln Beachey can cut his initials in the air, but because the featherless biped Is so constantly on the move.
 The restless city dweller, who fits from flat to flat, is too common to be even ever, is generally pictured as striking the roots of his home deep into the soil As a matter of fact, in respect to rest lessness he is closely related to the transient in the city Statistics prepared under the direction of the department of commerce show that farmers are inces- sanity moving.
 Replies from nearly 6.00000o farmers in answer to the question how long they had resided upon their farms showed that 52 per cent had moved within five years. a year. In the north 57 per cent had lived upon their farms five years or longer; in the west, A per cent and in the south Al per cent. The figures for the south included colored farmers as well as whites.
 These figures are significant, in the opinion of the government authorities, because they show that farmers move before they have had time to become acquainted with the various conditions of the soil and climate of any one locality, this lack of knowledge resulting in a small yield of crops per acre. in neglect of buildings, and in failure to conserve the fertility of the soil. Still, nothing can be done about the matter until some way can be found to eradicate the rowing germ in human nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
CUBS OFFERED
 $2OOO FOR BAKER Talladega Catcher Assured of Trial in Fast
 Company

The Georgia Alabama league pos sesses one youngster who is assured of trial in the Southern or the majors. He is Catcher Howard Baker of the Talladega club. Bobby Gilks, the manager of Montgomery, holds an op- tional agreement on him and states that he will exercise it unless the maj ors claim him. He has already re- ceived bid from Jack McCarty scout of the Chicago Nationals, for the lft- tie catcher. The Cubs offered $2000 for him, but Gilks wants to use him at Montgomery next year.
 The only handicap Baker has Is his lack of experience. While he Is hard ly major league size, he has every other requisite and Bobby thinks he will prove a wonder in time. He's sure to go higher" Gilks said when the Billikens were last in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
Indian School of Tropical Medicine

The American consul at Calcutta re- ports that the corner stone of the new School of Tropical Medicine at that place was recently laid by the lieu tenant overnor of Bengal and the in- stitution is likely to be ready to begin work in a years time This school will have unique advantages for carrying on its special line of work, viz: the study of tropical diseases, with a view to finding more accurate methods of diagnosis and treatment Such diseases are responsible for more than one third the mortality in the city of Calcutta. From the consuls report 1t appears that the new institution aims to become an international center in it's particular field, students will be welcomed from all parts of the world and medical re- search institutions in other countries are urged to establish scholarships at the Calcutta school, or to provide oth- erwise for sending research students to enjoy the advantages it offers In- quiries should be addressed to Lieut.. Col. Leonard Rogers, l. M. S., medical college, Calcutta.