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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14
Member of the Associated Press.
SATURDAY, AUGUST IA, 1915.
COAST DEFENSE.

The first step toward protecting the
Atlantic coast in case that it is ever at
tackled by foreign power, is now being
Hampshire and Maine. This new line Of
defence consists of model cement gun bases
constructed on cliffs along the shore,
where they could command the open sea
for miles.
Aside from the making of these emer-
gency coast defence bases, the engineers in
charge are making up a new military map
of the New England coast, to replace the
present one used by the war department,
which was made in 1884, in the topograph-
zeal survey at that time, and which army
experts claim is now almost useless on ac-
count of many changes in this section Of
the country.
The most important work, however, is
the placing of the new gun bases. They
are capable of holding the new 14-inch
guns which are being made for the coast
dcfences, it Is said, and roads are being
! built to each Of them, so that the guns
could be quickly hauled into place in war
time The building Of these bases is iii
charge OF an engineer lieutenant and a
squad Of % men Of the coast artillery
corps Several of these squads are now
working along the New England coast.
The bases are of the latest pattern
adapted for coast defence and are built Of
solid cement Already half dozen Of
them have been built north of Portsmouth
in Maine, and several in New Hampshire
Besides making the bases, the same engi
necrs and their men are making the new
military maps going inland for about II
miles, and locating the military points
roads, hills, streams, etc, which go witt
the official military map. Three of tn,
new gun bases are now being made al
York Beach, Me, and from there the
engineers will move along up the Maine
coast
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

The last veteran of the Civil war was
retired from active service in the United
States army yesterday. John Fl Glenn.
now holding the rank of brigadier gen
eraL was only II years old when peace
was declared 30 years ago. Born on Au-
gust 13, 1851, he unsuccessfully tried to
enlist in an Ohio and later in a Michigan
regiment as drummer boy before he was
10 But on May /, 1862, before he was
IL, he managed by some hook or crook to
get into the 22d Michigan Infantry. He
served in the army of the Cumberland
during the war, drumming and fighting at
Shiloh, Chickamauga, Perryville, Stone
River, Resaca, Kenesaw, Atlanta, and
Nashville At the age Of II he was made
a sergeant because of his heroism al
Chiclamauga Naturally, the alert anC
heroic lad became a favorite with officers
land men. When the war closed he went
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

of fact. But neither are they history
in the ordinary sense of that dry word ;
they are pictures of real naval life III
the days of Nelson, pictures of sea ser
vice and sea fights as they looked at
the moment to those for whom they
were not yet historical events, but
fresh personal adventures. And they
are seen through the eyes of boys, for
each of them is the record of a boy s
career from the moment Of his first
going to sea. To these is added the
story of Trafalgar, which gives mean
ing and unity to all the rest of that
period (From the prefacc.) Only one
Of the six stories deals with the doing,
Of the United States navy-Farragut 5
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

back home and attended school for five
Years. President Grant waived the rules
and commissioned him second lieutenant,
although he had no regular military edu-
cation, deficiency he Immediately sup
Piled by attending an artillery school at
Fort Monroe. His service IN the regular
army has been meritorious, but his chief
renown, through no fault of his, has been
as ''the drummer boy of Chiekamauga =
For years he has been the sole link bind
ing the regular army to the great army Of
volunteers that made such heroic sacrifices
that government of the people, for the
people, and by the people should not per-
| ish from the earth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

Uncle Sam was digging into his ca
pacious pocket about a year ago and
distributing change among Americans
stranded in Europe, to pay their pas
sage back home 1t is a deplorable
evidence of petty graft and ingratitude
that many such Americans have made
no move toward returning the money
they borrowed in their hour of great
need. Should the treasury department
carry out its threat to publish the
names and addresses of these cheal
"sponges it would only be what tho
delinquents deserve.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

The plan of marking the main routes
of travel built and maintained by the
state of New Hampshire, with color bands
painted on telephone poles, ratings,
bridges, etc, which has proved of great
assistance to strangers in finding their
routes, also provides safeguard against
accidents if understood and observed with
a little care. Wherever there is an inter
Isection of another travelled road with the
main road so banded, three poles on either
side of such intersection and reasonably
close to it, as a rule, carry the color bands
Thus, a stranger travelling by car, on no
ticing a succession of these banded poles
may know that an intersection is at hand
Iwhere he should be prepared to turn
lquicl1Iy if his road changes direction at
the intersection, or to slow down if he Is
coming to a cross road, or if cars or teams
Ffrom another road are likely to be swing
ing into the road he is following.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14
Water Power Development of Future
bennington Banner.)


The men who scoffed at the posi-
bility of the establishment of big pow
er plants in Vermont n few years ago,
using the argument that the streams
were too small to be of great value
are not saying much these days. This
big consolidation Of interests in Rut-
land and Windsor counties will make
use of storage basins so that there
will be opportunity for the develop
ment of 10000 horse power. Low
priced power is bound to bring a big
industrial growth in Vermont in the
next few years.-BrattlebOro Reformer.
And the little water powers OF the
state will eventually be hamessed
and their product viii be combined
through a central distributing station.
The rain will continue to fall and wa
ter will run down hill after the price
of coal for power production pur-
poses has become prohibitiye in many
inland localities. Children in Vermont
will live to see the day when even the
| little brooks will be lined with small
! plants built for the purpose of creating
| electrical energy. The individual out
! fit, with a gasolene engine providing
the initial power, made to light q sin
| gle house, Is a standard article in the
output of manufacturers in the elee
trical supply business. \ water vince
of a few horse power would meet all
the requirements as we'll as the gaso
| lene engine and once installed the fue
bill would be completely eliminated
| The man who dreams about what viii
be done with electricity in the future
is nearer right than he who figures OF
it from what he already knows.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run of paper.
so cents an inch for first insertion; 25
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements Five cents
a line first insertion with so per cent
discount for each subsequent Insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent Insertion without
change of copy.
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

Cruise of the Cormorant. A. H. Yer
rill
Two boys, Paul Rogers and Harry
Thurston, take cruise with their Tn
Gle Charles from New York to the Is
land of St. Vincent where the yacht
Cormorant is delivered to its new
owner. On their cruise they visit well
known places and also many unfre-
quented spots, experience West Indian
life and learn much about the products,
resources, and history of the Islands.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t Is the aim OF the management to
secure efficient service In the delivery
of the paper each night, and 1t solicits
the cooperation of subscribers to that
end. Prompt reports should be given of
each failure to receive the paper on the
morning following the omission, In per-
son, by telephone or postal card. thus
enabling 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 pub
Usher can secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14
NEWFANE.

L. II. Barber of Brattleboro and Il.
A. Stickney of Boston, who is guest
at the Newfane Inn, were very sue
cessful Tuesday while on a fishing trip,
taking 81 trout from the Smith brook.
Rev. viii c. Harvey, who is enjoy
ing vacation of a month in the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.
Harvey, went to Enosburgh Falls We'd
nesday to visit his brother, Jesse Har-
vey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

Widow O'Callaghan 5 Boys. Gulielma
Zollinger.
'EThey are but simple adventures in
The Widow O'Callaghan s Boys, but
they are pleasant to read. The seven
boys, whom the widow trains to be
good and useful men, are as plucky
as she; and they have good bit of
Irish loyalty as well as of the Irish
brogue.'' (From the Dial.)
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

Freshman Eight. Leslie Quirk. well
worth Series.)
Continues '.The Fourth Down and
is an unusually lively story full Of adj
ventures, has the right sort of college
spirit and pluck which brings them
victory in the "Varsity race. =
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

Boy Kings and Girl Queens. H. L.
Marshall.
Those stories are taken from the his
tory of England, Germany and France
giving the lives Of fifteen children who
became kings and queens when most
children are thinking only of their
rlay. Two or three died while yet chill
dTen. the others lived to rule either
sell or i'll, but the story Of their lives
should interest the happier children
who are not burdened with scepter OF
crown.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

Army during the Civil War. Almost
every incident is a real experience and
the battles and marches are now mat
tiers of history. 1t is the author s hope
that the reading of it may help boys
to hold their country and its institu-
tions among the first things in their
hearts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

Heroes of the Farthest North and
South j. X. Maclean
An adaptation of the authors He
roes of the Polar Seas for children,
will also interest the adult reader. The
story begins with the pioneers of Are
tic exploration in King Alfred s time
and closes with Scott 5 expedition to
the south Pole in 1912.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

The Third Strike. Leslie Quirk.
Follows Freshmen Eight in this Sc
ries. Although athletics of every sort
is on of the main things in school,
time is left for study. Fair play anu
efficiency is demanded from each and
every boy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

Little Beasts Of Field and Wood. w
+. Cram.
A fascinating account Of how the au-
thor made the intimate acquaintance
Of many furry creatures while wander
ing about the New England fields
woods and streams.
Captain Phil. M. W. Thomas
A boys experience in the Western
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

On Instalments - els this piano
yours?'' Oh, about an octave of it ;
Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14
At the Library
New Books for Boys

Book of Indian Braves, X. Sweetscr.
Gives the lives and brave deeds Of
seven famous Indian chiefs: Powhatan,
Osceola, Sequoyah, King Philip, Joseph,
Sitting Bull and Pontiac. The portraits
add much to the interest of the book.
Book of the Blue Sea, Henry Newbolt.
''The stories in this book are not fic-
ton, for every page of them is a record
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-14

career in the Essex and what he did in
Mobile bay.
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Che Brattlehorn 8sfnrmer

Entered in the postoffice at Brattle.
boro, as second class matter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
UNINTERRUPTED BLOWS
DEALT RUSSIAN ARMY
Representative OF General Staff Gives
Statement Concerning Events
From May to October.
PRESSURE wITnour PARALLEL
digh Qualities and NIet,ie of Cars
Troops Under Artluous Difficulties
Demonstrated Afresll-Not Disor-
ganizcd by AustrO-Gernnn Forces.
by STANLEY wAsuBunN.

RUSSIAN HEADQUAH TERS. Octo-
h"r ga high authority, representing
the Russian general STAFF has given me
the following siatcmer, ~ writing.
authorizing It's publication AS repre-
s"r'inE tn" opinion % the Russian
highcst command:
From Ma, It'll October tho Russian
army has been subjected 10 uninter.
'up'cd blows along II front Of 700
miies The Aus,ro-cicrmana applied
every possible nicauS. not excepting
such as arc forbidden by Interim
i'onal treaties. in order TO Increase the
pressure agains, us. but the masses OF
troops flung against this from, We're
sent TO destruction, regardless OF
losses, Military history does not af-
ford another example of such pressure
During these months of continuous
ana prolonged action the hig hqualitics
aud mcttlc OF our troops under the
1ifhculties OF ar'iuous conditions i'm
posed by retreat were demonstrated
fresh notwithstanding his obstinacy
III hghting, and his persistcncy IN car
wing out his inancuvers, the enemy j.,
stu confronted by an army which
July retains its strength. morale and
ability. not only to offer stanch and
successful resistance. but to assume
the offensive and iuflict severe blows.
which has been demonstrated BY the
vents OF recent days. This affords the
best proof that tho Advertisements
have tailed to destroy OF even 10 dis
organize our army.
seeing that they failed in that 81
i"rt during tn" Ave months most favor
"hi' 10 them. (, v Impossible for them
10 repeat their ';nlician and VistuIa
exploits. Sow that the successes Of the
allies IN tho west have complicated the
'trat"Gical positions, the crisis has
rass"d tarorably for US, and we have
'Ssued safely from our difficult post.
ton In the advanced Nistula thcatcr
where We were euvcloped or three
"ides and nov stand upon the center Of
our empire. uneNhausted by war.
II Is true that there Is s,ill much
fierce and determined lighting ahead
md there may be movements rear
ward but certainly there will he adj
vsnces also our army lives ~ the OK
pectation OF general offensive. and
looks with tull confidence To the armies
Of It's allies II viii march boldly and
rhccrfully forward, conscious that in
DONG SO II is defending the interests
- our allies The stern struggle with
the sources OF nature has schoolcd the
Russians 10 .hardsh!ps and has In
grained IN them The inst!nc, to hasten
10 the suCCnr and relief OF brother
~ need. Hence an appeal from our
allies viii always fnl = warm re-
'ppnse from tho Russian army"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31

spite OF the fac, that every man WAS
solely concentrated OH doing what
should be done for the winning of the
war. they met to elaborate Il serious
program which should show all the
subjects on which they were agreed
They produced a program cmbodying
about dozen points. including such
untiiuc'iy matters as the reform of the
Ie,n.tvos or municipal councils. a
broadening of the electoral franchise
recognition of trade unionS. and the
establishment OF ministry not re-
cruited from the ranks OF ofiicialdou
ONLY STATEMENT
OF "ULTIMATL: HOPES"
1T is obvious that the few points
noted arc enough to constitute the
widest possible reformation in the Rus
sian system of government. Leaders
OF the bloc have since declared that
theE did not mean this program AS
anything but a statement Of ultimate
hopes. and that for tho moment they
we're content TO concentrate their at
tention on matters OF war iegisin,don
But the publication Of tho program,
tremendous shock. and oncialIom
took the opp"rtunity to say: Look
what these people are determined to do
under cover Of the national emergency
premier ';oremykin. who was ono
OF those greatly aroused bv. tho PRO
gram. rushed off I" the Car and oh.
tanned a decree Of proroSation AS a
reply to what he believed to he (.
threat arainS; his official existence II
IL said that when he laid the decree
h"ior" his colleagues OF tho Cabinet.
they all with tho exception of one man.
sided against him. but there la" tie
ears order on the table. and the thing
va" done. the cnragcd Duna being
politely told tina, II had succcsSfuIIy
accomplished its destiny
But for the patriotism of the mem.
bers. the result might have been chaos
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
.DUMA LEARNS ITS POWER
AND THE VIRTUE OF TACT
Recent Propagation One of Severest
Tests Yet Encountered by Repre-.
sentative Government.
SITUATION FULL OF DANGER
Only Patriotism of Men Who Guide
Majority Prevents Occasion From
Becoming Disaster OF Most Far
Teaching Import.

LONDON. October 3o.-The proroga-
accounts that have reached London
from members Of the Octobrist and
Progressive parties, WAS one Of the
sovcr"st tests which representative
government in Russia has met since
il came into being. only the sheer
patriotism OF the men who guided tho
majority in that body prevented the
proroga,ion from becoming a disaster
OF the most far-reaching import. At
one time il threatened to precipitnte
general strike in all the factories
supplying the army. strike which
would have loft the army practically
helpless.
Tho following account Of the crisis
comes from a member Of the Progress
sive group:
First OF all. II is necessary to real
ize exactly what this Duma meant 10
the Russian people. That people was
enduring tho heavy mental strain Of
long period Of retreat. Il retreat on
It scale so gigantic that it's effects were
obvious even to those many hundred
miles from tho front. Wounded sol
di"rs returning to tho heart OF the
country brought TO town aud village
stories that made the lack Of ammuni-
ton more than ALI intellectual prob
lem. The result was that the common
people were clamorous for open criti.
"lsm and some sort of control Of the
Bureaucracy. which II felt was respon-
Sible, and the Duna seemed to all
classes the onl! hope of such criticism
and control. For a time II was refused
n them Then, under the stress OF the
fall of Warsaw. the government de-
cidcd to yield and summon the Dunla
The puma, conscious that the nation
for once was united behind II, aston
ishcd every one by tho thoroughness
and frankness with which Il attacked
in hundred speeches the problems
that had been in the minds of all. II
soon became evident that this was to
nc different sort OF Duma from
those which had preceded II. II Was
TO be Parliament in fact as we'll as
name. for the membership. always
heretofore broken up into tiny politi-
cal groups. which made anything like
concerted action well-nigh Impossible
began TO weld itself into two or three
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31

parties. ana 4 real majority part, be.
gan to apneor for The IRE, ,; =,
,,i.,
-
"'rrN fAhIiES
NEPRESENTED IN DtMA
There are fourteen so-callcd parties
represented in Tho Uu.s;,u nu,
,,.,
rN'rche kigh'
NatiVualiSts.
"Progressive Natiorialists
"ri,h, ,,o,,h,;.,
''o' 'H'''
Left OctobriStS
Poles.
Mocha edans.
Peasants.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31

all members OF his party would resign
from. their positions on the committees
formed for dealing with questions Of
munitions and other war matters.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31

This would have been an incitemcnt
from above to general and disastrous
strike. Miliukov wac. fortunately,
made to sec the danger os it. and the
leaders OF every party set themselves
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31

TO preventing any disturbance
The story Is no; yet finished. Tho
Duma has learned it's power. I, has
also. perhaps. learned the virtue OF
tact"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31

. parties. ana real majority part! be.
gan TO appear. for the mrs, time i'm
biStory
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-31
FOURTEEN PARTIES
REPRESENTED IL DuMA

Ther" are fourteen so-calicd parties
represented in tho Russian Duma. an
follows:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
BOTH WRONG, HE SAYS
or of the Teleprnbh:

To the Editor of the Telegraph:
Having read the open letter in your
evening paper on June 2S and the re-
ply on the following day. I wish to say
that both parties are greatly mistaken.
When and where did that minister
of the gospel find such little heart
for Italy? Are they the fruits of his
life's work and his years of study? Has
he no better principle to go by?
There is no doubt that Austria
wronged Italy, and he ought to know
that an unrighteous deed brings its
consequences. Does not Steelton need
many improvements? Why is he judg-
ing a land far off when there is much
work at his own door?
On the other hand. the statement that
italy stands for the highest civiliza-
tion" is found on no base. Who gave
it the right TO enter this conflict? There
was revenge and q thought of gain only
sn1 there is one tiig thing ttiaiy needs TO-
Those noted men of art: do they
make a nation? Have we not men even
greater in every land OF the gi9oes
like those existing in Italy to-day.
Then it says that Italy was civilized
when the Germans were stiit saivages. ina
from the Romans. but they, too, show
ed the latter the short way home
was an evil one and was similar to that
of Spain and other countries. Tt sought
to conquer and loved the gold.
Why did they fall? What are the beau
tifui countries of Europe to-day with
all their fancy-and wrong Govern
ments? Are we not glad that America
stands for us and that we can stano
for America?
Therefore, whatever trouble or argu-
ment may arise, here and abroad, let
us be Americans. Let us not judge by
disadvantages, but let us show the
world a better way. It says: Let US
fiji the law of Christ" Let us not be
moved by international law and other
nonsense, nor by our own understand
ing. but know that when we trust in
AN Ex-GERMAN.