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Evening star., 1914-05-26

twenty-four games he has gone through
but one without getting one or more
hits.
The first man up on both teams yester-
day walked. but neither side scored in the
opening inning. But in the second Cavet
got in trouble. He started by passing
Shanks and Morgan singled. Mcbride
sacrificed and Cavet fumbled the ball
filing the bases. Williams came through
with a hit to left. driving two runs home
Johnsons s sacrifice fly sent another across
and Williams scored on Moeller's single.
Moeller was caught mapping off of first
and Foster famed
Milans single in the third was wasted
! for he. too, was caught off of first. Gam
dill drove to center for three bases and
S!Ianks PLAYED the squeeze play. scoring
Gandil. and was safe himself when he
slid under Burns while the latter was
trying to touch him. Shanks stole but
was left. Hits by Johnson. Moeller and
Foster gave the locals another run in
/ the fourth. There was lay-off in the
scoring until the seventh which Milan
opened with a triple. Shanks brought
him home with another triple and scored
| on the squeeze play which Morgan pulled
off. Bentley.s hit, walk to Moeller and
Fosters hit gave the locals their final
runs in the eighth.
The Tigers scored but one. 1t hap
pened in the third. which Main started
with a hit, Milan giving him an extra
base when he let the ball get through
him. He scored on Bushs double to
center. After that the visitors did not
have a chance to score until the eighth
when Bentley filled the bases with one
out. but he famed Helman and Craw-
fords line drive to Moeller ended the
inning. The score:
Evening star., 1914-05-26

Milan continues his remarkable hitting.
Yesterday he made a single and triple.
At no time since he has been member
of the team has Milan done such effec-
tive work with the bat. In the last
Evening star., 1914-05-26

twenty-four games he has gone through
but one without getting one or more
hits.
Evening star., 1914-05-26
DAUBERT BALKS FEDS:
SIGNS FOR FIVE YEARS

PITTSBURGH. May 26.-PrexI-
dent Charlex H. Ebbets of the
Brooklyn National League Base
Ball Club prevailed upon First
Baseman Jake Daubert yesterday
10 sign a fve-year contract with
the club. From this contract the
ten-day option of release clause
had been eliminated.
President Ebbets and Manager
Robinson had been apprised of
Federal League efforts to tamper
with Brooklyn National League
players. Certain of these players
were taken to a rendezvous of
the independent circuit and Of
fered fancy sums as bonuses
should they jump organized base
ball contracts In case the ten-day
clause is held invalid by the
court. Daubert's fve-year con-
tract was the first xtep of Eb-
bets toward thwartins Federal
League designs upon his players.
Evening star., 1914-05-26

Association tournament on the links of
the Woodward Golf Club yesterday. Miss
Osgood. last years winner. made the
course in ninety-seven strokes. The for
mer national champions. Misses Harriet
and Margaret Curtis and Mrs. A. n.
jackson. formerly Miss Kate Harley OF
Fall River all qualified.
Evening star., 1914-05-26
MISS oSGOOD'S GOLF BEST.
Boston Champion Wins Qualifying
Medal at Country Club.

NEWTON Mass. May cs.-Miss Fanny
c. Osgood of the Country Club led a field
of forty-two players. including three for
mer national title holders, in the qualify
ing round in the Boston women's Golf
Evening star., 1914-05-26

Detroit ..... o o O. l
,Two-base hits-Bush Morgan. Three base hits
-t.andiI Milan Shanks. Hits-Oh Cavei. two
in one inning. out: on Main. ten in six in
nings: OF Reynolds. two in one inning. "n
Johnson six in seven innings: OF Bentley. one
In two innings Double plays-Fosfer. tiarlil To
Mcbride: Morgan to Gandii. Left on buses
Washington s: Detroit. q. Lmpires-Messrs
Hildebrand and o Loughlin. Time OF GIiue-i
hour and a. minutes
Evening star., 1914-05-26

McQuillan's route from the majors
back to the majors was from the
PhilIies to the Reds to Columbus to
Pittsburgh, and Covaleskie's from the
Phillies to the Reds to Chattanooga to
Detroit.
Evening star., 1914-05-26

II will take moro than q broken RIB
to break Ty Cobb's spirit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

in the case of Russia. for foreign serv-
ice, and a militia Service is compul-
sorry between the ages of seventeen and
forty. but the ordinary age of enlist
ment is twenty years. the conscript be
ing liable for two years service in the
infantry and three years in other arms
in the active army with the colors
Seven and oue-third additional years
are required to complete the period in
the first reserve.
The strength of the Japanese army at
its last showing was 1871 officers and
those ranking as officers, 1886 ranking
nOncommissioned officers and ensigns
and 212,521 petty officers and men.
The army is divided into thirty-nine
brigades of infantry formed of eighty
regiments or 24S battalions and four
brigades OF cavalry of twenty-seven
regiments with eigbty-nine SquadrOnS
There are three brigadeS of twenty-five
regiments, fifty three battery battal-
ions of field artillery. two batteries OF
horse artillery and three battalions OF
eleven batteries of mountain artillery.
The heavy artillery includes two bri-
gades with six regiments and twenty
four battalions of sixty-four batteries.
There is one brigade of engineers form
ed of twenty-fOur battalions Of seven
ty-tiye companies and nineteen battal-
ions of train. In 1911 the recruiting
officers examined 100000 young men.
and of these 25G,S64 were considered
good for service, 1903, 1874 were called to
the colors and 133, 0S0 were included in
the recruiting reserve
Nineteen divisions form the active
army and the guard. New guns have
been introduced for the horse and
mountain artillery. The emperor is
supreme head of the japanese army,
but responsible to him are the general
staff and war ministry independent
of both is the inspectorate of military
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09
Vermont Saving Money

According to Horace F.. Graham.
state auditor, 4 very considerable saw
ing has been effected in the purchase OF
state supplies by the establishment of
a purchasing agent.
Mr. Graham has given ont the fol
lowing statement:
While in state like Vermont the
results obtained must he small, vet
they are large when compared with
our expense. The purchasing agent
plan has been adopted and found to
he a great benefit by many large cor
porations, firms, cities, and mum
cipaities throughout the country. But
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

training. Then there is the war coun-
Gil, consisting of the minister of war.
the naval minister. the chiefs of the
general staff and the naval staff.
Some tales Of the past and present
illustrative Of the devotion to their
chiefs and country may give an indi-
cation of the spirit pervading the arm
les of Japan at the present day The
tale of the devotion TO the memory Of
their lord even unto death of the forty
seven Ronins is we'll known.
In feudal times castle was besiegod
and in desperate straits. It's lord sent
samurai to inform the garrison that
relief was coming. He was captured
by the besiegers. who We're themselves
then in a condition that would force
them to soon raise the siege They of
fered TO save his life if he would in
form the besieged that there was no
hope of their being succored. He ap-
parently consented and was taken to
the verge of the castle moat. His wife
and children were in the castle and on
the parapet- He called out to the be
sieged not to surrender. that succor was
ut hand. He was instantly slain, but
he had executed the wishes of his lord
\ young Japanese naval officer COM
mandad torpedo boat in the Chinese
Japanese war. The condition of his
service was such as to have rendered
it impossible for him to have accom-
plished anything notable for his coun-
try. He had done. and done well. all
that he had been ordered to do. He
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

RES, and the term samuraf implied
both soldier" and gentleman
Up to the time of the visit of Com
modore Perry's feet Japan was prac-
ucally closed TO foreigners. A bitter
opposition to opening the country to
them followed his visit. In 1863 fire.
quent attacks on foreigners occurred.
In reprisal the works at Kagoshima.
manned by the powerful SatSuma clan.
was bombarded by a British warshjp.
little later, for the same reasons.
Shlmonoseki was bombarded at differ
ent times by American. French and
Dutch war vessels. The feudal sa-
mural found their armor and weapons
OF little use in contest with foreign
ornaments. They took the lesson TO
heart and recognized that they could
resist the foreigners only by learning
their arts, especially those of war
Therefore, students We're sent TO Eu-
rope and ships and foreign arms were
purchased abroad
Great Army Recruited.
In 1872 an imperial proclamation
was issued as follows: 1T becomes i'm
perative to construct our army and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09
Member of the Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 9. 1914
STAYING ON THE JOB

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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

posed state ticket with a reaction
airy candidate for Congress, with a man
whose life and letter of announcement
proclaim his Impotence with the pro-
gress of new ways and new ideas YOU
court defeat; YOU antagonize an ele-
ment you ought to welcome back, men
mostly young men-Who rebelled ut
the selection of candidates by dicta-
tiCn-they call it suggestion from
the few at the top instead of nomina-
tion by the people of the places; Young
men who should be here with YOU to-
day, and whose absence, like the de
parture of the lad from his father s
tireside, brings sorrow to the true Re
publican. These men and most of YOU
six months ago voted for a primary
easily guessed, here we are going
through the same old caucus-cOnvention
game. Today. six months after the
caucus system was condemned by an
almost unanimous. nou-partisan vote,
we are nominating two twO-vear con
greSsmen; tomorrow. two-vear state
officials and a six-vear senator. The
vote of the people Of this state has
been nullifed for two years and in one
instance for six. Is no one RESPONSE
BILE for this? Yes. indeed. Political
action, under the caucus system, is in
spired by a few at top, and these are
responsible for the notification of our
said: We must not have Dale Kill
Gordon. We could not manage him,
He is too liberal, -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09
Successful Parsonage Benefit.

delightful entertainment was given
Thursday evening under the auspices OF
the Woman's club of this town. the pro,
cecdS of which will be used towards
painting and repairing the parsonage.
Edwin. II. Miller sang three groups of
songs in his usual pleasing way. accom-
penied by Mrs. Miller on the piano. The
main feature of the program was the
dancing by Miss Doris Humphry Of
Chicago. Miss Humphrey danced several
groups of folk dances in a very graceful
way and showed herself to be a real ar
list.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

Military experts seem 70 agree that
Germany will not waste much time or
many men in a general assault on Par
Is. Men and armies. not forts and
cities, are the ohjertives in this
mighty struggle. The cry lon to
Richmond. - which had been dinned in
to the ears of the Northern command
erS for three years, was wasted on
Grant. I'VE want Lee and his ar
my, was his reply, Richmond is
nothing after they are gone. The
Germans want the French and English
armies and the only disappointment
they have had SO far in the campaigns
is that they have been unable to cut
off and destroy any part Of the allied
lines. Their fighting machine has been
just as effective as they expected hut
they have met with a different kind of
opposition this time than they met in
1870 and they find at the end of
month Of the most strenuous fighting
the world has ever known that the al
bed lines are still intact though
driven back in some places Il hundred
miles. .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09
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considered his honor stained. however.
because he had not accomplished any
thing for his country. He therefore
committed harakiri, or self immolation,
by disemboweling.
Remarkable Bravery.
The foregoing are tales of the Samu-
raj, or the military class of ancient
and modern times.
A like spirit prevails among the peo-
pie. even of the peasant class. as the
following illustrates:
At the battle of Songhwan the bugler
Gonjiro stood beside his captain blow
ing Il call when he was fatally wound
ed in the chest. He continued blowing
the call until breath failed him. and he
fell dead where he stood. His fellow
townsmen of the village of Funamura
collected a few presents with a letter
of consolation to take to his family.
who were people in the humblest cir
cumstances. A deputation called on
them to make the presentation. Con
jirO'S father spoke as follows: at Is
the lot of all men to die. Ny son had
to die some time Instead of falling
asleep in a corner of this miserable
hovel. unnoticed save by few rela-
tives, he has fallen on the field of
honor and received the praise of his
superiors Hence his mother and |
cannot look upon this as a mournful
occasion. We rejoice that our son had
been loyal to Japan, even to the point
of shedding his blood i'm defense of her
konor."
Many instances of heroism and devo-
ton to duty occurred during the Chi
nesc-Japanese war ana the relief of the
legations at Picking showing that the
spirit of ancient times still animated
the people of Japan.
Until 1898 the feudaI barons were in
n state Of continuous war. The pro
fession of arms had been considered
the most honorable of any for centu-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

Under the circumstances it is per
haps fully as well for the Republican
party that Porter H. Dale of Island
Pond was m ade the nominee of the
second district convention last even
ing. Though comparatively little
known in his corner of the district
Dale is a m9 IN whose record is likely to
suit all fac ions Of the party far bet
ter than wo Md that of Alexander Dun
nett, his closest competitor. The OPP
position to Ddnnet was excellently ex-
pressed in W sterday's convention by
>. Hollister Jackson of Barre who
said:
IF this co INVENTION loads the pro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

few days ago Mayor Mitchell. of New
ork, took this matter up with the
board of estimates and appOrtionment
and strongly recommended that the
| purchasing agent plan be adopted in
stead OF the present system of individ.
ual purchasing.
The question is how much benefit
has the Office of purchasing agent been
to the state?
From comparison of the expenses
that would come under this department
tor the fiscal year ending June so. 1912
the last full year under the old system
when all the purchases were made by
the superintendent of the several state
institutions and the state officers and
members of boards and commissions
l estimate the saving for the wear
ending June 30, 1914, to be approx
mately $25, 900.
The purchase of the miscellaneous
printing, stationary and office supplies
and pamphlets for the institutions off
GERS and boards has been brought to-
gether and systematiZed, and, by being
able to give out larger contracts GER
talnly saving from $4,000 to $4,000
has been effected.
In the report of the state officers,
boards and commissions, certain super
huouS matter has been eliminated and
the actual requirements Of each insti-
tuition, officer, board or commission has
been more closely aScertained, and the
number of copies of any report re
CURED figured down to actual needs
ana saving Of over s. 900 made from
what the expense would have been had
the old plan been followed where each
institution, officer, board, or commits
IL ri , h., -.
In the staple articles such as coal.
flour, meats, fish, beans, sugar, butter.
potatoes, clothing and tobacco, a com
parison of their figures mentioned shows
saving of from 5000 to 10000
The quantities of these different staple
articles that are used in the state in
situations, one has but little idea of
unless he has spent months in chez king
and auditing these expenses.
The state uses annually over 700
barrels Of sugar, from 500 to 5000
barrels of flour. about five tons Of cof
fee, from 10000 to 10000 bushels Of
beans, from 10000 to 10000 bushels of
potatoes. from five to six tons OF to-
bacco, from 300 to $500 pairs of
shoes. from $1,000 to 10000 tons Of Goa
At present the state has on hand sue II
sufficient to carry the institutions to
the first of June at $3.50 100; -four TO
March | at $3.50 a barrel; beans at
SID a bushel to March J. salt salmon
at Sll.l0 barrel that Will last until
February.
In the purchase Of coal tests have
been made to ascertain the type Of coal
best suited to the several institutions
and following out these tests the rur-
chases We're made at a substantial say
I tV,,. L..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09
DUMMERSTON.
Democrats Elected Delegates.

The Democratic caucus Friday night
elected Ora Knapp chairman and John
NJ Knight secretary. The delegates
elected to attend the state and district
conventions We're f. II. Brown and Hor-
alto Knapp and the alternates elected
were +. II. Downs and Myron Evans.
The town committee chosen was Ora
Knapp, William Knapp and AIyron
Evans. \ resolution adopted expressed
the sentiment of the caucus in favor OF
equal suffrage for women, the initiative.
referendum and direct primary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09
TO SUBSc RIDERS.

It is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery OF
cooperation Of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person, by
telephone or postal card thus enabIinS
the cause Of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t is only
by this method that the publisher Gan Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

The last year the revenue cutter
service saved 327 persons from death
or peril. took 264 persons off ship
wrec ked vessels, destroyed 81 deere
licts and saved other derelirts to the
value of $4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper.
so cents an inch for first insertion; %
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
double rates
Space rates on application
CLASSIFIED advertisements - Five cents
a line first insertion with 80 per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change Of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with 80 per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
Of copy.
Position, 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

ganizatiOn of the country includes an
active army available for foreign serv-
ice, a national army for home defense
primarily. but available. as was shown
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

The Biltmore Forest school is the old
est forest school in America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09
JAPANESE ARMY
CROWS STEADILY
Service Compulsory Between
Seventeen and Forty Years.
RANK AND FILE FEARLESS.

With Peace Strength of About 28o 600
Army of 100000 Is Ready For War
Call-Nineteen Divisions Form Active
Army-History Replete With Incl
dents of Heroism of Japanese Soldier.
Country - Conscripts Subjected to
Thorough Physical Training.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-09

HE peace strength of the Japa-
nese army is about 100000. and
the war strength is estimated
at 100000. The military or
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09
nhn4y,..
: @SFa2&s@}

n. y.-it amt evry husband that's
ready to speak good word for his
wife when he gifts chanst.
but sometimes there is one, as a
lady in brooklin found out
this lady has washwoman with a
large famely of small children, and
evry onct in while the lady goes out
to see how they are Citing. along
the washwoman also has a hus-
band named uncle jake, but he amt
around the the house much in the
daytime, speshly in the fishing season
the uther day the lady went over
to see the famely, and just as she
was going in the gate, here was
uncle jake coming out of it with a
fish pole in his hand
uncle jake, she said, don't see how
you can go off fishing like this and
leave your wife at the washtdb
oh, that's all right, ma'am, says
uncle jake, she don't need no watchin,
she will work just as hard as if was
there.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09
NO HURRY

While reporter was telephoning
his story from Sing Sing convict,
hammering on the floor, made it hard
for the reporter to hear. Would
you mind stopping for a few min
Htes?" asked the report.
Z "All right, boss" said the convict,
Ego to it. got twenty years to finish
this job"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09
HooT MON!

An American girl was bringing an
English girl home with her, and to-
ward the end of the voyage re-
marked:
''It is delightful to feel that one is
so near home. We ought to sight
Sandy Hook this afternoon"
"Shal WEI" exclaimed her friend.
THAT will be nice. Don't tell me
which he is. 1 can always pick a
Scotchman out of a crowd"
1900 -
DIVIDING TIME
SIS there much competition in your
Officer" asked Miss Shttles.
"Sure" replied Miss Skids. Be
tween the mirror and the clock" y
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09
LOVES HIS PETS

I my husband sees pink elephants
Iswhen he drinks.
z mine has worse delusion than
fthat. He sees green dogs. It's very
l=expensive, too"
- "How's that?"
s. 'sWhy, he goes and buys licenses
Flor them"
10000
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-09

A DIFFERENT MATTER
Grandma-Well, Bobbie; have you
had all the dinner you want?
Bobbie No; l only had all 1 can
eat.-Boston Transcript.
The day book., 1914-01-21

On a railroad journey, old chap, l
observed a passenger whose suitcase
was labelled from all parts of the
world. 1 surmised him to be trav-
eler of considerable prowess and, on
making inquiry, received this con-
f1rmatory reply:
do I travel? Say, globe-treking
is my favorite, dessert. They glad
mitt me as Bill from Saugatauk to
Singapore, and my trunk is wearing
its winter coat Of hotel labels. In my
time I've scaled more mountains than
The day book., 1914-01-21
years ago.

years ago.
But young Barneson and hts sweet
heart kept in, communication by mail,
cable and wireless. A few days ago
they slipped away to a country town
and were married. There was par
entail forgiveness and now Barneson
and his bride will reside in Los An
geles, where he will be in charge of
his fathers business.