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dent Wilson contemplates Germany's
career of treachery and torture"
The Westminster Gazette issues an
appeal. saying: We appeal to the Amer
ican people, that, IL they are unable to
pelp us by positive assistance, not to
hinder us by asserting neutral rights Of
commercial interests to the prejudice OF
our naval power"
Ihe Globe, alone of all the London
newspapers. today professed to see possl-
Die Danger for other world powers in
President Wilson's demand on Congress
yesterday for Increases in the American
Army and Navy.
1T will strike every one" said the
GLOBE, as significant, oven ominous that
the message was so insistent upon the
necessity OF adequate provision for ma
tional defense"
Ihe afternoon papers voiced editorial
approval of President Wilson's attack on
hNphenates,' but certain newspapers
TOOK the President to task for remain
ing silent regarding Germany's alleged
policy Of frightfulness.
The Daily News says "Et is doubt
full whether the Monroe Doctrine will
ever be tenable again, experience having
shown that the United States can no
longer rely on political isolation rounded
on geographical detachment, which has
largely lost its meaning"
The Daily News argues that II is only
the British navy which today stands in
effective defense of the Monroe Doctrine
and that "if Germany were victorious In
this war the United States guarantees of
the Independence OF the states of South
American would not be worth the paper
on which that doctrine is written"
The Daily Chronicle says: After the
amazing revelation of German machna-
tions. one would be surprised IL the United
States tolerated the present condition of
thirgs much longer It would be strange
If the American people did not insist on
strong measures to restore security OF
life and property"
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ROOSEVELT ASSAILS
WILSON'S MESSAGE
Continued from Page One


elocution and Mr.. Wilson'S action are in
fat contradiction. His elocution is that
NJ n Byzantine Logothete-and Byzantine
I'ogothetes were not men of action.
"president Wilson SAYS that we have
hcen nut to the test in the case of Mex
leo and have supplied heroic principle
IN the case of Mexico OF all possible
ndiectives that could he found in the Eng
l,sh language by the most minute search
on the part of the most subtle dialectician'
II would not be possible to find one more
Inappropriate to the Administrations
course in Mexico than the adjective
heroic The President has eaten his
words and recognized Carranza.
PREPAREDNESS.
"President Wilson advocates as nee
essary certain propositions for putting
this country in state of preparedness.
In his message one year ago he said such
prooositions were hysterical and improper.
am glad that he has changed his mind
''The proposal to purchase ships by the
National Government is proposal to pre-
Vent private business undertaking the
permanent revival oil the American siip
ping trade.
''The President fails to make single
constructive recommendation as regards
industry. The most noteworthy part of
the message Is that which says the grav-
est threats against our national safety
come from citizens of the United States
born under other flags. In this he is cor
rect.
HE states that we are without ade-
quate laws to deal with the situation. If
President Wilson has not adequate power
he should tell us exactly what he wishes
in order to get the adequate power,
"As a matter of fact. Mr. Wilson is
himself responsible for most of the con-
ditions of which he complains. He has
met a policy of blood and iron with a
policy OF milk and water"
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their improvement and continued pros
perity. lie believes the Interstate Com
merce Commission should be granted the
power to regulate all rates and to es-
tablish rates.
But until we know how far to so in
this question: he said I'VE must estab-
lsh beyond a doubt what the present
faults OF the system are and what may
be done to remedy them. This could be
accomplished by the commission suggest
ed
delegation from the Railroad Busi-
ness Association, headed by George A.
Post. OF New York, president, and in
Guiding II. II. Westinghouse and w. l..
Saunders, called on the President and as
sured him the association heartily ap'
proved the investigation suggestion.
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lap and listened to President Wilson
read his message, advocating material in-
creases in the army and navy yester-
day. When the President finished read-
ing his catalogue Of ships" in the Ave-
year building program for the navy, 4
year-old Walter applauded
Walters elder brother was a page in
the House last year, but during the CAM
paign last fall he went to all the
neighbors and urged them to vote against
his father. His campaign was made, he
explained, because he would rather live
at home in Missouri than in washing4
ton.
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LONDON NEWSPAPERS
RAP WILSON'S MESSAGE

LONDON, Dec. S.-British newspapers
attack President Wilson's message in
their editorial columns today.
I'VE cannot say that Mr.. Wilson'S
theory of morals will increase the re-
spect of the outer world for the official
attitude of the White House." says the
Pail Mall Gazette. THE educated bet
ter classes of America will be unable to
initiate the equanimity with which Presi-
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VANDERBILT IN STEEL MERGER
Control Of Cambria and Replogle Syn
dicate Shares Will Be Vested in
Financier's Hands. Saws Report

Frank A. Vanderlip, president Of the
National City Bank of New York, is re-
ported TO be the person in whom control
of upwards OF 10000 shares of Cambria
Steel Company and 100000 shares Of the
Replogle syndicate will be vested before
the end of the week as the first move in
the formation or huge steel merger.
The persistency of the rumors relative
to the new combine has given them
weight in financial circles and brisk sales
of Cambria Steel on the Philadelphia Ex-
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TWO HURT IN COLLISION
Mother and Child Injured When Auto
Strikes Wagon

An automobile belonging to S. +. T.
Brock, of SusIuchanna road. Abingdon
and driven by his chauffeur, Robert
Hanna, crashed into the rear of a wagon
driven by Hugh Frankenfield, of Willow
Grove, yesterday.
Mrs. Hanna, who, with her 2-year-od
son. was in the rear seat. are in the Alb
lngton Hospital, the woman with frac-
tured arm and the child suffering from
cuts and bruises. Their condition Is not
serious. The driver of the car and the
wagon escaped Injury.
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NATIONS NEWSPAPERS
COMMENT FAvORABLY

Comments of newspapers In New York
and other cities on the Presidents mes
sage to Congress follow
NEW YORK sTAATs-ZEITUNG
The President demands new laws so
as to apply them In these mysterious
cases; so that suspicion, insinuations
and dcnunciation may be given the
character of evidence for convictions.
And that is a presidential message to
Congress! A document more shame
less than this Is not recorded in the
annals of American history.
NEW YORK TIMES
Confirming and continuing the tradi-
tions Of n century, the Presidents ad-
dress to Congress reflects his and the
peoples vision of the great destiny of
the nation and embodies him and their
sense of the duty to erect safeguards
against perils without and within. No
message or address to Congress since
that memorable utterance in which
President Monroe proclaimed the doc
trne which President Cleveland three
quarters of n century later declared to
be applicable to every stage of our
national existence" has been exclusive
ly devoted to the greater problems of
the nation, the problem of assuring its
growth with peace. with safety and
with honor Within the scope of the
Presidents vision lie not merely the
immediate and pressing questions of the
day, but those of coming and far off
years.
NEW YORK WORLD
No other part of that address was so
momentous as those paragraphs In
which the President asserted that "the
gravest threats against our peace and
safety have been uttered within our
own borders" To deal with this issue
of sedition is thebeginning of national
defense. Neither armies nor navies can
offer security to a nation II its own
population is honeycombed with dis
loyalty, and IL allegiance to the Con-
stitution is a lying and fraudulent
allegiance.
NEW YORK SUN
Even with the new light that has
come to his discerning vision, even with
the consciousness of an approaching
presidential election in which an OBJ
stinate resistance to the will of the peo-
pie would mean certain political dis
asterit cannot have been an easy thing
for Mr.. Wilson to have written the ad-
mirable paragraphs urging provision
for more adequate defense. Let the
great credit that is hts Just due for this
manly retraction be awarded to the
President.
NEW YORK TRIBUNE
The new Wilson message holds out
little light to Congress or the country.
MT tg n
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United states against the political after
effects of the European war.

effects of the European war.
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
No mention is made of notifications
of the laws affecting business, except
a cryptic paragraph respecting the
railroads. 1t is a pity that Mr. Wilson
with his great command of felicitious
expression does not permit himself
plain speech at this point.
DETROIT FREE PRESS
President Wilson sees the light. The
issue on preparedness for the United
States against the appalling evils of
war was never before so acute as 1t Is
now, when the fearful results of un-
preparedness are vividly impressed
upon the consciousness of the Amerl-
can people. 1t will be the solemn and
patriotic duty of the 64th Congress to
make sure that our country shall not
be exposed to the devastation which
alien conquerors have inflicted upon
Belgium and Serbia and Poland.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
UNREST APPARENT IN
TWIN STATE LEAGUE
Dissatisfaction in Various Quarters
Over Present Makeup - Local
League Talk in Brattleboro.

The Northampton baseball association
in a meeting last evening heard the re
port of the Twin State league meeting
The Northampton fans are nervous. They
will remain, it is reported, in the present
Twin State league, but are not satisfied
as they prefer two more teams.
As further indication of the unrest in
Hamp is the constant talk of forming a
southern section of the league with Hamp,
Springfield, Holyoke and Greenfield in the
circuit, allowing the northern teams to
form another circuit.
From the north comes the report that
Newport is ready to quit the present or
ganization and join with Bellows Falls,
C1aremont and heene on Brattleboro and
shunt Greenfield and Northampton out.
To disinterested person it is very ap-
parent that Abe Berger's makeup of the
league does not meet with approval any
where, even in KsenesS for now that there
has been time for the magnates to consider
the expense accounts the outlook does
not appear SO rosy as those present at the
league meeting protested to believe.
Meanwhile Brattleboro is not actively
engaged IN considering Twin State league
ball, but constant talk in different quar-
tiers is heard of local league such as wa,
successfully conducted here four years ago
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
JOE JACKSON! WHY, WHO'S
He? CARD ROOKIE INQUIRIES

Robert Wesley Steele, the recruit
southpaw pitcher drafted by the st.
Louis Nationals from the Victoria O..
O. club of the Northwestern league,
pulled what Cardinal players consider
the prize bon mot of the 1915 training
season when he interrupted a debate
among TIE teams veterans recently to
inquire, 'Who is this fellow, Joe Jack
son, you all are talking about?"
At the time Mr.. Steele broke into
the debate Jack Roche was relating
verbatim an account of Joe Jack
sons prowess with the willow, as told
by Ivan Olson, while Roche and Olson
were en- route for California one day
last fall.
Members of the squad assembled
about the big open fireplace in the
lobby Of the Hot Wells (Tex.) hotel
were telling many thrilling yarns of
Jackson's various peculiarities, and
every one made some mention of Shoe
less Joe's remarkable hitting ability
when Steele, who had been listening
to the conversation for about half an
hour, made his now famous inquiry
about Jacksons identity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
PERRITT THIRD GREATEST
PITCHER, SAYS MAGEE

Lee Magee, manager of the Brooklyn
Federals and former outfielder of the
st. Louis Cardinals, is u great admirer
of Polly Perritts pitching ability. Ac-
cording to Magee, Perritt, who signed
contract with the Giants recently, is
the third greatest pitcher in the game
today.
In discussing the ability of certain
pitchers the other day Magee said:
II think Perritt is the third greatest
pitcher now before the public. l rank
Johnson as the greatest, Alexander of
the Phillies next and then Perritt.
"Perritt is Il wonderful hurler, and
he came near pitching the Cardinals
into the National league championship
last season. He has all the qualifica-
lions of Il great pitcher, and Higgins
will sadly miss him next season"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
BARRE SCHOOL HEAD DEAD.
Edward NJ. Roscoe Suffered an Attack
of Cerebral Hemorrhage.

BARRE, April 17-Edward NJ. Ros-
coe, superintendent of the city schools,
died yesterday forenoon. He was
taken i'll while in Weybridge a week
ago but his condition was not consid-
cred serious until. Thursday night,
when he was stricken with cerebral
hemorrhage.
Mr. Roscoe was born in New Haven,
VT, May II, 1873. He was graduated
from Beeman academy and Middlebury
college He taught in Bridgeton, n. j..
Cornwall on-the Hudson, and from 1897
to 1904 was principal Of the high and
graded school at Waterbury. In 1904
he went to Springfield where he served
for several years and came to Barre il
1912 TO succeed 0. d. Mathewson as
superintendent.
He was a former president of the
Vermont State teachers association
and of the Vermont Schoolmasters
club and was active in starting an or
ganization of union school superintend
ents. He was instrumental in forming
the Washington County association o
school superintendent last winter. II,
was very popular in his work.
| Mr.. Roscoe was member of Wi
nooski lodge, f. & A. NJ, at Water
| bury; of the chapter of Royal Arc
Masons at Springfield, and of tn
Knights Templar at Bellows Falls. H
| leaves a wife and one daughter, Helen
also two sisters, Mrs. William Warrel
and Miss Minnie Roscoe, of Spring
field, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
STATE w. r. G. OFFICERS.
Pull List of Those Elected and Ap-
pointed at st. AIbans.

/ In the meeting of the state department
convention of the Woman's Relief corps
Wednesday in st. Adams these officers
were elected: Pres, Mrs Luella Bick-
ford of Bradford; S. V. P, Mrs Helen
Burnett of Concord; ]. V P, Mrs Ruth
Ingram Smith of Bennington; treas, Mrs
Minnie Carr of Bradford; chaplain, Mrs.
tmogene White of Brattleboro; executive
board, Mrs. Jessie Sturtevant of St. Al
bans, Mrs. Emma LaPoint of Barre, Mrs.
Emma Cady of Bethel, Mrs. Martha Dana
Clark of Woodstock and Miss Amy
" rlen of Wallingford In the meeting
thursday morning these additional officers
were elected: Delegate at large, Mrs.
Anna Bush of Brookline; alternate, Mrs.
Ada Merrill Of Cabot; delegates to ma
tlonal convention next September, Mrs.
FANNIE Jones of Burlington, Mrs. Hattie
| Hudglns OF Bennington, Mrs. Louise Swift
| ger of Bellows Falls. Mrs Ina Tabor of
Cabot; alternates, Mrs. Carrie Dean of
Castleton, Mrs. Blanche Merrill of Brad
| ford, Mrs. Elizabeth Wheeler of White
| River junction, Mrs. Mable Barnett OF
Concord. The officers appointed by the
president are: Counsellor, Mrs. Calista
| Bangs of Brattleboro; inspector. Mrs
Elizabeth Wheeler of White River juno
ton; instituting and installing officer
Mrs. Mary Kibbe Colby of Montpelier,
press correspondent, Mrs Alice Jones O
Burlington; patriotic instructor, Mrs
Mary Ellen Conant of Bradford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
Why Athletics Will Be Out of 1t.

Since last season the following parts
of the great Philadelphia baseball ma
chine have been let out:
The leading pitcher of the American
league in percentage
The pitcher who last year won most
games for Mack's club.
Two twirlers who between them won
thirty-seven games.
The "most valuable player in the
American league"
The teams best base steaIer.
The best second baseman in baseball
The teams leading hitter.
The best third baseman in the Amer
lean league.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
Keene Specials.
Sporting Notes.

Yelie, once with Brattleboro, has re-
ported to Fitehburg in the New Eng
land league.
Springfield has about given up the
idea of league ball this season Even
the FederaIs have postponed any at
tempt to break in there.
Jack O'Hara, is one of a bunch of
veterans who are also K. c. members
who are playing the Worcester New
England team today in Worcester.
Jess Willard holds contract that
calls for the receipt of $4,000 for one
week s appearance at a Chicago park,
The question of interest is how much
Jones gets.
Since McGraw has managed the
Giants FIVE no-hit games have been
pitched by his men. Mathewson has
turned the trick twice, Wiltse, Tes
reau and Marquard once each.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
ULTIMATUM TO BARRE CLERKS
Merchants Will Declare ''Open Shop
Unless Strike Is Settled.

BARRE, April IA new develop
ment took place in the strike of the
retail clerks here yesterday when the
Retail Merchants association served
notice on the 200 who have refused to
work that unless some agreement is
reached before Monday morning the
stores will be thrown open and non
union help will be hired.
1t is thought probable that this I'll
timatum for an "open shop" will
bring the strike to an end.
The trouble arose over the right OF
stores to incorporate and take IA
clerks as members of the firms, thus
weakening the power of the union.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
WALSH AS AN lNFlELDER.
Connie Mack May Give Youngster q
Chance This Season.

Jimmy Walsh stands out pre-emi-
nent for a position in Connie Mack's
infeld Whether Mack intends to use
Walsh as a substitute infelder as well
as outfielder, he has not yet stated
Nevertheless, Walsh has been working
on the infield ever since the opening
day of spring practice.
He has played on the diamond in a
number of contests in the American
league already and always has made
good For some reason he does not
seem to have been considered serious
ly in any position other than the out
field Yet he is a good infielder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
GUILFORD.

r. n. Fairbank is not as well this
week.
Frank Jacobs is having a hard wood
floor laid in his kitchen.
Edward P Squires has had two large
covered wagons built for delivering his
ice this summer.
Frank King of Springfield, Mass.
came Wednesday to visit in the home
of his niece, Mrs. Bert Whittemore.
Miss Hazel Yeaw of Greenfield
Mass, spent Sunday and Monday witt
her aunts, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Yeaw
| Mrs. Herbert Andrews attended th'
funeral of her cousin, Mrs. Serrel Rich
ardson, in Chester Saturday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
MORAN HAS HIS TROUBLES
Phillies' Manager Seems to Be Ex-
periencing Tough Luck.

Pat Moran, besides succeeding Char
ley Doom as manager of the Phillies,
seems also to have fallen heir to
Dooin's tough luck. Doom always
claimed more hard luck befell him than
any other manager. He believes he
would have won a couple of remnants
with the Phillies had not agencies over
which he had no control robbed him of
stars at critical times.
Moran hasn't even started q season
as manager, but already he is in dan
ger of losing his star pitcher through a
blunder of some one else connected
with the club.
In a recent list of players upon which
the Phillies asked waivers the name of
G. G. Alexander appeared. This is Gro
yer Cleveland Alexander. 1t is believ-
ed the Phillies intended asking waivers
on Growers kid brother. But it was q
big relief to Moran when Phillie off
cials recalled the waivers in time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
A Pertinent Question.

Little Helen was taken to church for
the first time one Sunday. The ser
vice was source of wonder to her, but
after the aims basin had been passed
an she put in her mite, her curiosity
was uncomfortable, and she turned tC
her mother.
Mother, said she, "what do we
get for our money?'-Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
BoMBARDED TURKISH TOWN.
French Cruiser Made Attack Mean
Egypt Palestine Boundary.

PARIS, April II, 11.4o a. m.-The
ministry of marines today gave out
the following statement: April LIZ a
French cruiser effectively bombarded
a fortified town in Egypt near the
boundary of Egypt and Palestine, as
we'll as certain detachments OF Turkish
troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
SIX NATIONS REPRESENTED
ON THIS PITCHING STAFF.

Cliff Blankenship, former Wash
ington catcher, now manager of
the Salt Lake City (Utah) team
of the Pacific coast league, has six
nations represented on his pscch-
ing staff. Blankenship thinks
his forces should be able to con-
quer the allies, no other team in
the league being represented by
more than four nations.
Laroy is an Indian, Johnny
Williams, Hawaiian; Frank Are
lanes, Spaniard; Apau, Chinese;
Yingling, former Cleveland play
er, is German despite a Chinese
name, while Malarkey and To
ner are Irish.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
DEFEATED BY KEENE.
Brattleboro Bowling Team Lost in
Keene by 70 Pins.

The Brattleboro bowling team was
easily beaten by the Keene Specials
Thursday night, on the Goode alleys
in Keene, before a full house. The
score was 1887 to 1927. The highest
single string of 1873 was bowled by
Hastings. The highest three-string te-
tai of 1913 was bowled by Dawes.
Keene will come to Brattleboro next
Thursday
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man. He is faster and more full of
life than he has been for several years.
And this is true The German is this
spring running the bases as he used
to run them five. six, seven years ago;
he is chattering and fighting all the
time, and if he can only keep up his
present form he's going to pull. the big
surprise of the 1915 baseball season.
Nor, Brother Fan, is this DULL 1t is
straight stuff, and don't you forget it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
THORPE MAY BE REGULAR.
Manager McGraw Will Give Indian
Chance to Make Good.

Jim Thorpe, the great Indian athlete
of the New York Nationals, may win a
place on the regular lineup of the
Giants this season. He has shown
great improvement in running the
bases and covering the outer garden.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17

Carlisle to Resume Baseball.
Carlisle Indian school will play base
ball after dropping the national sport
for period of FIVE years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
Photo by American Press Association

jim THORPE, FAMOUS INDIAN ATHLETE.
lie is also batting better McGraw is
reported to be considering him as a
regular.
for some OF the regulars. He will prove
Il good drawing card if he can make
good enough to be classed as a regular.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17

The first no-hit-no-run game, the frs
postponement on account of rain, the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-17
National League.
Games Today.

Brooklyn at Boston.
Philadelphia at New York.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati.
St. Louis at Chicago.