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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
Odd Fellows Military Divi-
sion Will Have Parade
at 2 o'clock
EXPECTED THAT 10
CANTONS WILL MARCH
Various Meetings Of the Week Proba-
bly, VIII Bring 800 or More Visitors
= Streets Being Decorated with
American Flags.

Odd Fellows from all over the state are
beginning to arrive in Brattleboro for the
annual sessions Of the grand lodge, grand
encampment, department council and Re
bekah assembly, which begin tomorrow
with Canton day Wantastiquet lodge of
Brattleboro viii confer the second degree
tonight and many visiting members of the
order viii be present, but the actual ses-
sions Of the state bodies viii open tomor-
row
The local committee anticipates that dur
ling the week there will be 500 or more
members of the order from other places
/ in Brattleboro They viii come and go,
many of them, for the special sessions of
/ the different bodies to which they are
| delegates but others will arrive this even
/ ing and remain throughout the four days
| OF the meetings
The streets are taking on gala appear
ance through the efforts of the local COM
mittee appointed to have charge of the
meeting of decorations. American flags
are being displayed from many buildings
on the principal streets and property own
ers along the line of march of the parade
tomorrow are asked to display the national
colors, as are others throughout the town,
for the delegates viii be quartered all over
town and a display of flags everywhere
, VIII be appreciated by the local committee
and the members of the order.
The first business meeting Will be that
lof the department council tomorrow morn
ing at 8 o'clock, and an officers school
will follow at II o'clock. As the day is
known as Canton day, the day for the
military branch Of the order, there will be
a parade at , o'clock in which 10 cantons
are expected to participate under command
, of Col Alexander Duncan of Barre
The first battalion is composed Of La
{ fayette canton of Burlington, Vinton can
ton Of Barre and Franklin canton of St
Albans,
The second battalion is composed of
> Crescent canton of st. Johnsbury, Wood
stock canton Of Woodstock, and Buena
Vista canton Of Windsor, and the third
: battalion has as members Palestine canton
: of Brattleboro, Rutland canton of Rutland,
, S1itchawaug canton of Bellows Falls, and
Bennington canton of Bennington. 1t is
, lexpected that there will be a turnout of
: more than 200 uniformed members.
The line of march is up Main street to
Putney road, Park place, Oak, Whipple
School, Elliot, Elm, Canal and Main
streets.
The parade will disband on Main street
and the members viii go to Festival hall
where at 4 o'clock the comforting of the
: decoration of chivalry will take place un
: der direction of w. J. Cain.
In the evening there viii be a concert
singers orchestra viii furnish music
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
WHITE PINE PLOTS
FOR DEMONSTRATION
-Four, Containing About 1000 Trees
Each, Set Out in This County
Under sweeton' Direction.

Four white pine demonstration plots
have been planted in different parts of
Windham county under direction Of 4. w,
Sweeton, county agricultural agent The
trees set out are three years old, set six
feet apart each way, and were furnished
10y the extension department of the agri-
cultural college and the state forestry de
partment for the purpose Of demonstrating
that plots Of land which heretofore have
been of no value whatever may be made
to give some return. The plots are all be-
side highways and each plot is marked
with white stakes on which '.Vt" IS paint
ed. Such trees as may die will be replaced
this fall
The job of planting them is not difficult,
and on ground that is not too rocky one
man can plant 100 trees an hour. As in
each Of the four plots that have been set
/ out there are about l 900 trees the planting
has not been a very long task.
! One Of these plots is in Vernon south OF
| the Broad Brook bridge, owned by G. G
Fits and c. A. Harris Another is in il
mington, owned by Fred Mays The thirc
is in Westminster, owned by Harry
Barnes, and the fourth is in Rockinham
Eowned by Louis Lowell.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
MIR. AVERILL WINS
IN COUNTY COURT
Jury Returned Verdict in Railroad
Case-Gave Special Verdict from
Which Railroad Appealed.

The jury in the case of George c..
Averill against the Vermont Valley
Railroad Co., suit over land bound
aries which was on trial in the Wind
ham county court for two weeks, re-
turned verdict Saturday evening for
the plaintiff and found a special YER
dict that no part of the plaintiff : ce-
ment wall was upon the land of the
railroad company as established by their
suvey fled May 3, 1850.
To the special verdict the counsel
for the railroad company asked for an
exception, which was allowed, which
will bring the matter before the SUI
preme. court. Both sides had other ex
eeptions on which the case might have
been appealed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
ARE AWAITING
GERMANY'S REPLY
State Department Is Without Advice1
Indicating Answer to the Lusitan-
ia Note.

WASHINGTON, May Il. The
American government still was without
adviccs today indicating the nature of
the German reply to the Lusitania
note.
state department officials are con-
fient, however, that the ambassador
will be heard from soon.
Meanwhile intimations. come from
diplomats friendly to Germany that
her answer might be an offer to sus-
pend attacks without warning on mcr-
chant ships if the United States would
renew formal proposals of shipping
foodstuffs to the German civilian popu-
lation.
Officials declare that the United
States win not reeede from its rights
under international law, but intimate
that if Germany acquiesces in the
American position the United States
probably will press its contention Of
it's right to ship foodstuffs to Ger
many.
The only statement from Ambasaa-
dor General was a despatch received late
today to the effect that the note had
been delivered This was the first Of
fetal notification that the note had
been received in Berlin, although its
delivery had been reported in news
dispatches.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
FLEEING ARMY CUT
UP BY RUSSIANS
Cars Hordes OF Cavalry Break
Through the Lines ii a Big
Battle in Bukowina

PETROGRAD, May IL Russian
successes against the German raiders
in the Baltic provinces continue. More
than 1000 prisoners, with nine Max
inns, were taken Saturday.
In Western Galicia the Russians
continue to withdraw steadily, destroy
ing communications and carrying OF
supplies in perfect order 1t appears
that the line fixed for a stand, simi-
lar to that taken and held for many
months on the Bzara, is somewhere
about the San river.
While the Russian forces hold mp
the German onslaught from Cracow in
this region the destruction of the Aus
trian armies in Eastern Galicia and in
Bukowina is being completed. The en-
envy here retired behind the Pruth.
evacuating strongly fortified positions
extending nearly q hundred miles from
the Bistritza TO the Rumanian 'front.'
Ter.
The Hungarian cavalry have sacri-
feed themselves to give the main army
chance of getting away. The Rus
sian artillery caused appalling losse.
in the ranks of this finest cavalry pos
sessed by the enemy. The Russian cav
airy at many points broke through the
retreating lines and did terrible execu
tion.
The number of prisoners keeps in
ereasing beyond all attempts at cal
culation. In fact, the Austrian ol
Austro- German armies in Bukowins
and East Gahcia may now be reckone,
as demolished.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
ADVANCE A MILE
INTO GERMAN LINE
Break Reported by Field Marshal
French Regarded as of Great I'm
portance tc Allies.

LONDON, May Il, 15S p. m-FIeld
Marshal Sir John French has broken his
silence IN regard to the British army with
an announcement of an advance of nearly
a mile into the German line This togeth-
er with continuance Of the French thrust
north Of Ypres and southwest of La
BaSsee. constitutes the Outstanding feature
of the military situation today
Commentators here regard the British
advance as genuine break of the German
line which, if maintained, must be de-
feat or a retreat for a considerable section
Of the invaders forces.
Recapture Of the bridge over the User
canal at Steenstraete by the French de-
priyes the Germans of their last connection
with the west side of the waterway.
German assaults on the British position
at Ypres seem to have spent themselves
at least for the moment and Field Marshal
French reports all quiet there for the last
| Is hours.
| Official reports from Petrograd do little
TO minimize the severity of the defeat the
/ Russians have experienced over the line
I from Central Poland to the Carpathians
! The victorious German armies have
robbed the Russians Of most of the gains
Of the hard winter and early spring and
with the exception Of Prezemysl which i.
elosely threatened on two sides by hostile
forces
1t is evident that the hostile German
forces viii leave nothing undone in ar
attempt to force crossing of the San Th,
Russians admit the loss Of 20 guns during
the retreat Of their third army to San
/ but assert that most Of them were de
Estroyed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

ItaIy's long gawaited decision for or
against war may be reached tomorrow.
Premier Salandra has called meeting of
the cabinet, the first since the political
crisis which resulted in the retention Of
the Salandra ministry The decision may,
however, be postponed until Thursday.
All Italy is in a state Of feverish excite
ment aud the temper of the people is rep
resented as Overwhelmingly in favor of
war Clashes between Austrian and Ital-
ian frontier guards are reported. Des-
patches from the border say an uprising
has occurred in Trieste A crowd com
posed largely of women became so violent
in anti-Austrian demonstrations that it
was charged by troops, occasioning the
death of II women and the injury of more
than 300
Another sudden blow on the German
line, this time just north of LaBassee, has
been made by the allies and, according to
French and British official reports, has
been attended with conspicuous success.
The claim of the British that the Ger
man line was broken down over a greater
part of two miles section is disputed by
the German war office, which says all at
taeks on the allies were repulsed.
The operations now in progress are char
acterized as the most important of any
since last fall
A Berlin despatch asserts that the Rus
slams suffered heavy losses in Galicia, not
Withstanding their denial
The Austrians have apparently mad
further slight gains, but the Russians
strongly situated on the river San, ar
offering stubborn resistance. A great bat
tie is expected along the river
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.

Monday, May II, 7.30 p. m.-Regular
meeting of Wantastiquet lodge. The
second degree will be conferred
The Odd Fellows request persons having
flags to display them as this is Odd Eel
lows week in Brattleboro. 1t is especially
desired that flags be displayed ON the line
Of the parade Tuesday afternoon.
All Rebcliahs, whether visitors or local
residents, are invited to participate in
the automobile ride at 2.30 p. m. We'd
nesday.
Thursday, May 20, 730 p. m.-Begular
meeting of Oasis Encampmeut EXempli-
heation of the Golden Rule degree. Re
frcshmeuts at the close Of the meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
YOUNG JOY RIDERS
BARELY MISS DEATH
Borrowed Automobile Crashes Through
Fence and Stops on Bank of
Otter Greek.

RUTLAND, May l7-An automobile
party including six boys, in a machine
believed to have been taken from in
front Of the high school building with
cut the permission of the owner. had
miraculous escape from death Satur-
day night about 10 clock when the
ear crashed through the fence Just
south of the went end of the Dorr
bridge over Otter creek and went down
the bank to within fvo feet Of the
water s edge, finally stopping in an al
most upright position.
The machine, which was a Stude-
baker fve-passenger car, belongs to
William ". Smith of CuttingsvilIe.
and, according to his statement, ii was
stolen from in front of the high school
building while Mr.. Smith s son, Har-
cid, was attending the baseball fair
Mr.. Smith says the boy was not in
the car at the time and he also claims
he is ignorant Of who was in the ma
chine
1t was learned that the machine was
| driven by George J. Hulihan of Cen
| ire Rutland, student at ST. Michael s
| college, Winooski, who was in Rutland
| Saturday with the st. Michael 5 base
| ball team. and also contained Harry
| Hulihan, his brother, Patrick J Hos
| tier and Day Wait BOYS by the name
of Connors and White are also under
stood to have been in the machine
| Hostler was thrown into the Windshield
| and one knee was badly injured. it be-
ing stated last night that he would be
| confined to the house for two weeks.
Wait is said TO have received bad
bruises and cuts about the face
Young Hulihan was smoking a cigar
and was driving with only one hand
on the steering wheel It is believed
that cigar ashes were blown into his
eyes and that for a moment he los,
control Of the machine which crash
ed through the fence and down the
embankment.
States Attorney G. " Poulin inves
tigated the case and stated that prose
cutions would undoubtedly follow. II,
said that young Smnth now claims thai
the boys had the car with his permis
sion. but he Is disinclined to beliey,
this. he stated.
As soon as the accident happene,
Chief Of Police B. s. Hyland and OF
-tr4ire- Martin Kennedy went to tht
{ NGEAG III 3AOAh&E iltaG1tMR AAL NlAEi
, they arrived there was no one IN sight
) At first the officers thought the oceu
: pants had been plunged headlong int
! the river and armed with lantern
they searched up and down the rive
bank.
BY the number the car was fnall
/, identified and Mr.. Smith was commun
Gated with over the telephone Will
he was being told of the incidents SUI
rounding the accident and the poss
bility that his son was in the rive
! he tainted away and Mrs. Smith wa
? forced to finish the conversation wit
: the authorities.
! How the party ever escaped wit
: their lives is a mystery to all who sa'
the position in which the car remain
, ell after its rund down the steep en-
I. bankment toward the creek which
deep at this point
The car remained on the bak Of Il
7 creek all night and was removed yeste
n dav by men from one of the local ga
1 ages, Harold Smith having charge
e the work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
DISORDERS IN
LISBON SUPPRESSED
New Ministry Announces That Rioters
Will &c Punished to Full EZ-
tert of the Law.

PARIS, May IA Havas despatch
from Lisbon dated today says last
night passed quietly. There were no
disorders.
The situation again has Become
normal and the official proclamation IS
sued by the cabinet after its first meet
ing said:
The new ministry representing pub
lie opinion congratulates the poRuf-
tion and army and navy on the noble
way in which they fulfilled their duties
In IA difficult crisis. The ministry IN
vitcs all citizens to resume their work
and occupations in respect of the law
IL by chance rioters should disturb
The peace they viii be guilty of higl
treason and viii be punished to tht
full extent Of tho law
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH

Tuesday, 12 to I3o p. III. - TIE
Woman $ association viii serve dinner
to- Odd Fellows in session in Brattle-
horo, to which members of the church
are invited Tickets 25c each.
Tuesday, $50 to $50 ?. IN. -- ola
Fellows supper in the chapel to which
members Of the church are invited
Tickets 25c each.
Tuesday, 7 p. m. Meeting of tn
Eoy Scouts in the chapel.
Tuesday, 730 p. m.-Union meeting
of Christian Endeavor societies in the
Baptist church.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
Food Philosophy.

Admiral Dewey, on being compli-
mented on his superb health, smiled
and said: 81 attribute my good condi
tion to plenty of exercise and no ban
quets. One-third of what we eat, you
know, enables US to live.
|'In that ease, . said his friend, jest
ingly, what becomes of the other two
thirds?"
s'Oh, . said the admiral, that en-
ables the doctor to live. New Yorl
American.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
AUSTRIAN WOMEN
KILLED IN STREETS
Forty Seven Dead and 800 Wounded as
Result Of Revolt Against King S
Rule in Trieste.

ROME. May 17.-Forty-s women
arc reported to have been killed and
more than 300 wounded in a revolt
which broke out yesterday in Trieste.
Crowds of citizens, women predomi-
mating, assaulted the governors pal
aae, shouting, "Dcath to Francis Jo-
seph!" and tore up and burned the
Austrian flag and pictures of the en-
peror.
Forces of gendarmes were called out
to suppress the riots, but the crowds
stoned them and erected harrirades in
the streets. Gas pipes were torn Ut
and shops were wrecked and looted.
Finally troops were called cut anC
they charged and dispersed the rioters
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
5000 ARMENIANS
ARE MASSACRED
Despatch from Urumiah Says Help Is
Urgently Needed Against Turks
and Kurds.

LONDON, May IL; 214 p. m.-Six
thousand Armenians have been massa-
cred at Van in Armenia, Asiatic Tur-
key, according to a despatch received
in official quarters in London today
from the Russian consul at Urumiah,
Persia.
This message is dated May Is and
said that the Armenians are defending
themselves to the utmost against the
Turks and Kurds, but that help is ur-
gently needed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
Sixty-Four Fighting Ships in
Readiness for Review by
President Wilson
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
is CLOSELY GUARDED
II Addition to Secret Service Men and
Uniformed Police 600 Detectives
Have Been Assigned to Duty Along
the Line of March.

NEW YORK, May II, - A mighty
armada of battieships. destroyers, sub,
marines and auxiliary craft, the "a
tion s bulwark in case of war, swung
ut anchor IN the Hudson river touay
waiting for the review bv the Pres
ident of the United States The most
powerful array Of fighting ships ever
assembled in an American port. 64 IL
al the fleet stretched four miles in a
double lirc Of gray touched with
gaycst cClor5 where pennants and en-
signs in green were flying from tops
and mastheads in honor Of the ocea-
sion
Each battleship was in readiness to
thunder out the Presidents s salute OF
p guns when the navy Yacht MAY
flower, with the President on the
bridge passed them during the arter-
| noon.
The MavtIowcr. bringing the Pres
| ident from Washington, reached the
harbor last night.
Extraordinary precautions had beer
| taken to protect the chief cXecutiv,
/ during the parade.
| In addition to the usual secret ser
vice guard and uniformed police. tn,
I whole detective force. COO strong. hat
! been ordered TO repcrt and were as
signed 10 stations along the line oI
march.
/ Tonight the President and oficia
0artv viii be dinner Quests of Admira
| Fletcher aboard the Wyoming
Tho closing of the days prograu
will bn a race aH'ong the crews of tn,
/ b0ttleehine and q water carnival whicl
tho President viii witness from th
Wyoming s deck
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
PENNSYLVANIA SAFE
AT, ,GREENOCK, SCOT.
Liverpool Was Supposed to Be Hel
stination-Change Made to
Avoid Submarines.

LIVERPOOL, May II, FPS a. m. =
The Cunard liner Transylvania was
safe at Greenock, Scotland, at 3
o 'clocE this morning. When she sailed
from New York this city was supposed
to be her destination, but her course
was changed to minimize the danger
Of passing through the German subma-
rine war zone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
MINERS ON A STRIKE.
Thousands in England Quit Over Ques-
tior of War Bonus.

LONDON, May II, 40 p. m-Thou-
sands of miners in the Black country
went ON strike today in consequence of
the dispute on the question of war bonus,
according to the Evening News The
Black country IS the name applied to the
mining and manufacturing district on the
borders of Staffordshire and Warwickshire,
Eng.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17

CALAIS. France, May Il, 12.tU p. IN.
A Zeppelin airship coming from the
channel flew over Calais last niaHt anI
dropped bombs, killing two children
and wouuding one woman. TIA prep
erty damage was slight. After It's raid
the Zeppelin sailed away in the direc
tion Of the sea.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
ITALY MAY REACH
A DECISION TOMORROW
Prer,ier salandra Has Convokcd
Counsel of Ministers to Consider
war Situation

ROME May II, 5.I5 q. rl.-Tremiea
Saiandra has convoked a counsel ef
ministers for tomorrow morning, at
which IL is expected decision VIII be
reached as 60 the stand Italy VIII take.
4 decision probably will be reached
ls1 as to whether parliament shall re-
open May % as arranged before the
ministerial crisis, or whether if shall
he proroguel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
AFTER MAY IA

Ny office viii be at III Main St.
over E. E. Perry & Co. IS store. Hours
] to 3 and to 8 p. m. Telephone 78o
w. Residence, s Belmont Avenue. Tel
ephone 7S9-R.
DIR. w. H. LANE.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
CLOSE RANGE
FIGHT IN AIR
Eight Naval AerOplanes At
tackled Zeppelin Which
Raided Ramsgate
SMOKE AROSE FROM
ONE COMPARTMENT

Dirigible, Thought to Be Damaged, Es-
capped by Rising to a Height of H.
coo Feet-Raid Also made on Calais,
France.
LONDOS, May II, LIS p. m.-An-
nouucement was made at the admiral
tv today that the German dirigible
which raided Ramsgate early today,
dropping 40 bombs and injuring
three persons, had been pursued and
apparently seriously damaged The
Zeppelin was chased as far as West
Hinder lightship. The dirigiblc was
attacked off Nieuport, Belgium, l..
eight naval machines at close rang,
fire -Four bombs were dropped FROM
poo feet above the airship.
4 large column of smoke was seer
to come from one of her compartments
She then rose to 1000 feet, tail down
and is believed to be severely Gamag
ed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
THE WEATHER.
Showers Tonight. Tuesday Cloudy.
Moderate Variable Winds.

WASHINGTON, May Il. - The
weather forecast: Showers tonight.
Tuesday cloudy. Moderate cast winds
becoming variable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17

Levi P Morton, the only native Yer
monter who ever filed the Office of
vice president of the United States,
celebrated his DIST birthday anniver-
sary Sunday. Mr.. Morton served as a
member of Congress, governor of New
York state and ambassador to France
at different times, and founded and
made a fortune out of the great bank
ing business which still bears his name.
Mr. Morton is still active and in good
health and is familiar figure in Wash
ington and in Rhinebeck, n. Y, where
he maintains a summer home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-17
Match Was Applied.

A big crowd had gathered and as
the gasoline ran down the gutter some
body was heard to say something
about touching match to it. The
suggestion was quickly acted upon,
probably with no thought of what the
ultimate result would be, and fash
of fire Immediately enveloped the car.
Mr.. Cobb was working under it, but
he managed to get out of the way
without getting burned.
The automobile fire truck was called
and stream of chemicals was played
on the fire, but without success, and a
stream of water was turned on from
the hydrant near H. NJ Wood s store
with better results. The car was final
ly hauled to the garage, where it was
found that the engine and running
gear We're not badly damaged.