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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
FLAMING BULLETS
USED BY GERMANS
British Eyewitness Tells of the Re
ports of the Use of Incendiary
Rifle Ammunition

LONDON, June 10-The official eyewit-
ness with the British headquarters in the
field sends an accoune of the recent fight
ing in Flanders under date of June s. He
says:
Early on Thursday the enemy fired a
couple of mines in front of Cuinchy on
the Bethune-La Bassee road One charge
was entirely ineffective. The other blew
up about 80 yards of our trenches and in
ficted few casualties. 1t was a sporadic
effort on the part of the Germans and was
not followed by any infantry attack The
damage done to our defences was soon re
paired.
During the day our anti-aircraft guns
hit a hostile aeroplane which came down
close behind the German line. That night
on section of the front which we had
gained by an operation starting on May
16 in the neighborhood of Givenchy we at
tackled and captured trench of the Ger
man first line 300 yards in length taking
4S prisoners. At dawn on Friday morning
| the enemy counter attacked in force and
our infantry withdrew to its original line
"In the Ypres region, in fighting during
! the night around Hooge, we regained anc
held the outbuildings of the chateau. Fri
day was a quiet day all along the front
Saturday was marked by the explosion by
us of a mine under the German line facin:
j iPlowesteert wood. Sunday was a quie
day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
C. O. F. ELECT OFFICERS.
N. E. L'Ecuyer of St. Albans Heads
State Court.

SWANTON, June 10. - The 18th
convention and the eighth biennial
session of the Vermont jurisdiction,
Catholic Order of Foresters, adjourned
late yesterday afternoon after select
ing Barre as the next meeting place
and electing the following officers:
State High Chief Ranger, Nelson T.
L 'Eeuyer of st. Albans; vice high
chief ranger, T. B. Haley of Pittsford;
secretary, William III. Driscoll of St
Adams; treasurer, Louis n. Provost OF
Rutland; state court directors, Franb
II. Sabourin of Newport, Edmond La.
franchise of Bennington, Harry B
Haus of Brattleboro, Charles +. Their
iault of Montpelier, Maurice w. Ryar
of Northfield Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
KEENE BANK PRESIDENT.
William P. Chamberlain, ex-senator
Owned Several Stores.

KEENE, n. H., June 10.-Hon. Will
liam 2. Chamberlain, 81, prominent
business man, died In his home mere
yesterday.
Mr.. Chamberlain was son of John
and Sylvia ((Perry) Chamberlain and
was born in Swanzey, June 2, 1888.
He graduated from the Keene acad-
cnly. lie first engaged in tailoring III
Keene, but his musical talent led him
into the concert field He became a
member of the Ossian Bards, winch
troup toured New England in 1858.
He was the author of Hurrah for
| Old New England. In 1854 he organic
ed the Chamberlain Musical company,
with which he was identified until
| 1861. He started store in FelchviIle
| VT, which he conducted until 1869
| He returned to Keene and started in
tho shoe business, and short time
after establishing the dry goods store
which is now conducted in this city
it being one of eight stores with which
| Mr.. Chamberlain was connected. Ht
was actively engaged at the local store
until his final illness. The stores
which he headed are at Vergennes ant
Rutland, VT, Nashua, Winchester
Ciaremont and Keene, N. H., Fitch
burg and Leominster, Mass.
Mr. Chamberlain served as a Keen,
| selectman and later was a member o
the council. In 1878-79-80 he was
representative Ia 1SS5-86 he was
member of the senate. For nlne year
he was a member of the railroad com
mission. For many years he was
vice president of the Citizens Nation
al bank and then became its presi
dent. For 80 years he served as pres
ident of the board of trustees of th
Keene Public library.
He was 32d degree Mason and
Pythian. He attended the First Con
greeational church.
Jan. 8, 1857. Mr.. Chamberlain MAJ
ried Harriet F. Pearsons, who die
August IL, 1895 BY the marriage h
had one daughter, Berdia Alice, wifi
of Councillor Frank Huntress NJ
: Chamberlain married in 1897 Ellen n
Atwood, daughter of William an
PAMELA Atwood of Keene.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
Note Insists That Germany
Must Settle for Loss of
American Lives
ADHERENCE TO
INTERNATIONAL LAW
armed Ships Without Being Subject
to Dangers of Submarine Warfare
Insisted Upon.

WASHINGTON, June 10.-The Ameri-
can note to Germany concerning the sink
ing Of the Lusitania, which precipitated
the crisis in President Wilson's cabinet,
as climax to which William Jennings
Bryan resigned, was believed here to have
reached Ambassador Gerard today.
Il 1t was expected that the ambassador
would present the communication imme-
diately to the German foreign Office
1t will be given out for publication to-
night or tomorrow morning
In the meantime President Wilson has
asked that detailed forecasts of the note
be not published.
1t is understood that the German gov
ernment will not make answer to the
American note until after the special en-.
voy chosen by Count Bernstoub, the
German ambassador to outline the Amer
can point Of view to the government al
Berlin, arrives and explains the situation
This, it is estimated, will take week
! or 10 days.
| The latest note reiterates firmly the de
mand for reparation for the loss of Ameri
can lives on the Lusitania and sets fortl
the earnest desire of the American govern
ment that Germany signify her early ad
/ herence to the principles of internationa
! law, that neutrals be permitted to trave
on unarmed ships without being subject t
the dangers of submarine warfare.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
FOUR SHORT TROUT
COST HARVEY S36.74
Municipal Court and County Warden
Alexander Made Trip to Dover
-Offense in Stratton.

Harry Harvey of Dover, through his
employer, paid the municipal court today
a fine Of $50 and costs for catching short
trout. The offense was committed May
III. On that day Deputy Warden L. III.
Metcalf Of Dover discovered Harvey in
Stratton with four trout less than the
legal length.
Today Municipal Judge Frank E.
Barber and County Warden George p.
Alexander of Saxtons River went to Dover
to try the case. Harvey was in Wards
boro, but his employer, Ed. Grout, en-
tered a plea of guilty for him and paid a
fine for him Of $50 and costs of S674.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
CHARLES B. CIRCUIT DEAD.
Athol Resident Was Formerly Manu-
facturer of Automobiles.

ATHOL, Mass, June TO- = Charles
b. Grout, A, formerly an automobile
manufacturer in Orange, died yester-
day at his home here.
Galway bay, about 250 miles from
Texas, where he went some months ago
in search of health. He had been i'll
several years.
Mr.. Grout was born in Stoughton,
son of the late William L. and Ellen
Grout. The greater part of his life
until the past few years, was passed in
Orange. He first worked for his father
in a saving machine shop, and later
went into the automobile business with
brother.
Mr.. Grout leaves a wife, two broth
ers, Frank Grout of Orange and Kar
| Grout of Springfield, and two sisters
Mrs. Nellie Graves and Mrs. Jennie
Mills, both of Springfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
GRAND LODGE MEETING.
Prominent Masons from All Parts o.
State in Burlington Today.

BURLINGTON, June 10.-The an
nuaI meeting of the grand Masonic
lodge of Vermont opened yesterday
with prominent members of the fra
ternity present from all parts of the
state. An interesting address WIS
given by Grand Master Charles III.
Darling. The election of officers viii
take place today.
At the convocation of the grand
council of Royal and Select Masters
held Tuesday evening M. 1. Grand
Master Ferris r. Vaughan of Brattle-
boro presided. Dana S. Brownell of
Springfield was elected at the head of
the organization for the coming year,
with F. H. Babbitt of Bellows Falls
as deputy grand master. Christie B.
Crowell of Brattleboro was reelected
grand lecturer.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
BANKER S SON A SUICIDE.
Lowell Stedman Found Dead OF
Fathers Lawn.

HARTFORD, Conn, June 10. -
Sprawled on the lawn in the rear of
his father s home on Pennington ave
nue., with revolver near by, the body
of Lowell G.. Stedman, son of H. B.
Stedman, banker and broker, was round
yesterday by his brother, Morgan, who
was on his way to the garage. The
family insist the shooting was acci-
dental, but the medical examiner gave
verdict of suicide.
II. B. Stedman is a member Of the
firm of Stedman & Redfeld.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
TODAY'SWAR SUMMARY

The capture of the Austrian towns
of Monfalcone is announced in an of
fetal communication from Rome.
Gen. Cadorna, Italian chief of staff,
reports that the town was occupied af-
ter stubborn fighting along the Isonzo
river.
Monfalcone lies three miles east of
the river and about an equal distance
north of the gulf of Trieste 1t is 16
miles northwest of the city of Trieste,
against which the Italian invasion pre-
sumably is directed.
Monfalcone would be of strategic
Importance to Italy, particularly as
that point is connected by railroad
with Trieste.
The latest mention of the town in
official Austrian dispatches was in last
night s report, which said an Austrian
attack in that vicinity had failed
At various points along the Isonzo
sharp fighting has occurred and several
successes for Italy are announced, but
| it is considered the Austrians still
right or west bank of the river.
italian forces are still moving north
ward over the Trent frontier. but thus
far the engagements apparently have
been little more than sxirmishes. I'm
interrupted successes for Austria and
Germany in Galicia are claimed in
Vienna, where it is said the advance
south of Dniester is continuing.
In central Galicia, however, the Rus
slams apparently are resisting the at
tack with more success.
A Berlin despatch comedies that the
Germans lost one vessel, a collier, il
the Baltic engagement of last weeE
and that a destroyer was damaged.
It is asserted in Petrograd that :
German transport and torpedo boat
were sunk.
Austro-Germany' s practical revers
in the Baltic provinces of Russia is in
dicated by an official statement from
Berlin. 1t is said the Russian.
brought up reinforeements in the dis
trict south of Shawl and that on
wing of the German forces was with
drawn
1 Fresh Russian troops have boei
bcnt::nt II also in Galicia to the .outl
: of Lemberg, whore the principal AUS
tro-German effort is now being .iirect
ed The Berlin announcement SAYS til
attacks Of the Russians were repulsed
War reports from Paris and Berl
respecting the western situation shp1
that series of engagements is i
progress in several sections of h
front. On each side minor suecesse
have been won.
The French attack south of ARA
apparently is not being followed. II
new fighting in this region having Ice
Ycrorted.
Unofficial dispatches from Italia
sources say the Italian army which
/ invading Austria in the direction c
T1est has made further advance Tb
Austrians destroyed and evacuated
fortress south of Roverto Three An
, frian aeroplanes raided the Serbian cal
ital, Kraguyuevatz, Serbia, droppin
: oiobs which killed two persons TN
wounded 10. One of the Aus,ria
acroplanes is said to have been brousi
/ down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
COUNTER ATTACKS REPULsED.
French Send Out Their Usual Optim
istic Report of Hostiities.

PARIS, June 10, $50 p. m. = The
French war Office this afternoon is
sued statement as follows:
There was all last night very vi
olent artillery engagement in the re-
gion between Dorette and Souehez.
At 9 O'Clock last night the enemy
delivered an attack which was, how
ever, at once repulsed.
The Germans bombarded Neuville
ST. Vast, but made no endeavor ia
recapture it, We made further pro
gress yesterday in the labyrinth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
NOT vANDERBILT's BODY.
Statement Received in London Denied
by Representatives of Family.

LONDON, July 10, sos p. m. = The
representatives in London of the Van
|derbilt family received word from
Queenstown this afternoon that the
body recovered on the coast of County
Clare was not that of Albert G. Van
derbilt
The first statement was to the effect
that an old woman collecting seaweed
found the body, and that identified
tion was established by a watch and
papers in the pocket of the coat Doc
lin, where the body was said to have
Ibeen found, is on the south side of
Galway bay, about $50 milesfrom
where the Lusitania went down May z.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
Liquor Case Against Him to
Be Disposed of i'm
County Court
ASHE PLACED UNDER
BONDS AS WITNESS
Witness for Respondent Testifes at
Variance with officer MiIler-Archi-
bald Mellen Furnished Bail for Ap-
pearance Today.

paiu MelIen fuImSneu BAH TOT Ap-
pearance Today.
Hooker Winchester of Guilford, ar
rested yesterday charged with the IL
legal selling of liquor and whose hear
ing was in progress yesterday after
noon when The Reformer went to
press, was held sunder 81 900 bail for
the county court by Judge F. E. Bar
Der at the conclusion of the hearing.
The defense, conducted by Attorney
A. T. Schwenk, introduced only one
witness, Gilbert Polliea. who testified
to having driven out to Guilford last
Monday, which Officer. George 4. Miller
of Bellows Falls testified was the day
he obtained q quart of liquor of Win
chester after he had eaten dinner. Pol
lica swore that he heard voices in the
barn and that while waiting for Win-
chester to appear he looked under the
footmat in a carriage under the shed
and saw a quart bottle of whiskey
there. He said the bottle of liquor
shown in court, which had been fur
nished by Miller as the one he bought
of Winchester, Tesembled the bottle he
saw under the footmat. He said the
time he saw this was before 10 0 clock.
Miller had testified that Winchester
put the bottle in his carriage after he
had finished dinner
Winchester s bail bond was furnish
ed by himself and Archibald AIellen,
! both being property owners in Gull
ford. Westley Ashe. whose disclosure
| resulted in the arrests, was held under
$500 bonds for his appearance at eoun-
Ity court, his bondsman being Rexford
l.. Coane of Guilford street, a black
smith. and Mrs Hattie Warren.
| The charge of selling liquor Illegally
brought against Archibald Mellen was
continued TO this afternoon at 2
o o'clock, at which time it was expected
States Attorney o. B. Hughes would
lbe ready to present more evidence than
that given by Ashe and Miller, both
of whom testified incidentally in their
testimony in the Winchester case to
having bought and paid for cider fur
lnished them by Mellen. Mellen fur
nished bail in the sum of $500 for his
appearance this afternoon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
GUY TAFT INJURED
BY KICK OF HORSE
Received Compound Comminuted Frac-
ture of Both Bones Below
Right Knee While Driving.

Guy Taft of West Dummerston is in the
Memorial hospital with a compound frae-
ture of both bones of the right leg just
below the knee as the result of a driving
accident this morning near his home.
The harness broke and let the wagon
against the horse, which began to kick
Mr. Taft was brought to Brattleboro by
DR. p. p White of West Dummerston,
and DR. George L. Anderson reduced the
fractures
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
GERMANY REPLIES
IN THE FRYE CASE
Contends That a Prize Court Is Nee as
sary to Fix the Amount of
Compensation.

WASHINGTON, june 10.-The gov
ernment s reply to the second Amcri-
can note regarding the sinking Of the
American ship William p Frye reach
ed the state department today.
Acting Secretary Lansing stated its
contents would not be made public un-
til the reply had been studied.
Cable advices from Berlin stated that
taken in it's original note acknowledg-
ing liability in the Frye case and re
ferring it to prize court.
This government urged that the mat
ter be transferred from prize court
to the imperial German embassy here
in order to expedite a settlement.
The German answer insists that the
stopping of supplies to an enemy bel
ligercnt may be effected by the de-
struction of contraband and the de
struction of the ship carrying contra
band.
1t contends that the prize court is
necessary to fix the amount of the com
pensation and that there is no occa-
sion for direct diplomatic negotiations
in the case unless the prize court should
fail to award compensation.
The obligations of belligerents to
pay compensation remains regardless
of the action of the prize court, the
German court contends, and should the
prize court fail to award compensation
Germany would arrange to pay an
equitable indemnity. As . precaution
and preliminary procedure Germany
suggests that the American claim
ants enter their claims on record
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
TRAVELLING SALESMAN
LOSES 5000 DIAMOND
Left Ring on Wash Stand on Ground
Floor at Brooks House - Gem
Missing When He Returned.

\. Rocomore of Fitehburg, Mass, a
travelling salesman who registered at
the Brooks House yesterday, laid a
diamond ring which he valued at 5000
on the stand in the washroom on the
ground floor and forgot it. He return
ed in a few minutes to find that the
ring was missing. 1t has not been re-
covered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
GERMANS RETREAT.
Forces in Russian Baltic Provinces
Withdraw to the South.

BERLIN, June 10, $50 p. m. The
official announcement for army head
quarters today states the German
forces which invaded the Baltic prov
inces of Russia have retreated. The
statement says the German wings
southeast of Shawl have withdrawn tc
the south.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
LISTERS COMPLETE
TOWN GRAND LIST
Herbert B. Chamberlain, Former List
er, Engaged by Board OF Select
men to Write Up List.

The official grand list of Brattleboro was
filed yesterday by the listers with Town
Clerk Carl s. Hopkins and the work of
adding the totals was completed this af-
ternoon. Herbert G. Chamberlain, a for
mer member of the board of listers, has
been engaged by the selectmen to write
up the tax list. He viii begin that work
probably tomorrow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10

SAYS a. Detroit club woman: ''Imag-
inc, boots and capes of silk, wool and
rubber for dogs, while hundreds Of
children are compelled to stay away
from school for lack of proper cloth
ing But why call Imagination into
play for thiss
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10

HARTLEPOOB, England, June 10.
11.20 a. m.-The crew Of the trawler We
locity, which had been sunk at sea by a
herman submarine, were landed here to-
day after being - hours at sea in a small
boat without food or water.
The men were in a terrible state of ex-
haustion when they were picked up by a
vessel which brought them to port.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
Children's Day, June IS.

At 1890 a. m.-The children will
present a program entitled Children at
Home. Children will be baptized and
Bibles will be presented to children
who have been baptized in this church.
The children arc asked to meet in the
chapel at 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10

LONDON, June 20 4.3G a. m.-The
Grinsby steamer trawlcr Nottingham was
sunk IN the North Sea Monday by the
shell lire of German submarine. The
crew was saved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10

A Boston waiter is now under arrest
in Portland, Ore, charged with steal
ing $23,917 from the Hub restaurateur
for whom he worked. just think what
the feeding business must be in Boston
if waiter can go that far before he
is found out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
MORE VESSELS SUNK
BY THE SUBMARINES
Crew of Trawler Velocity Were Res
cued After Being ir Opcn
Boats SO Hours.

LONDON, June 10, 1910 p. m.-The
British steamer Erna Boldt has been tor
pedoed and sunk off Harwich by German
submarine. The members of the crew were
saved
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH.

Friday at 7.30 p. m.-Service of
praise and prayer. Topic, Christian
Freedom. Rom. s: Ill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday :
Light North Winds.

WASHINGTON,
weather forecast
night and Friday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL

Thursday evening at 7.3O Regular meet
ing of Canton Palestine, No. ,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10

June 10. The
Partly cloudy to-
Light north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-10

WASHINGTON, June 10. - Germany 5
latest note to the United States on the
sinking of the American sailing ship Will
liam p Frye by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich,
received here today, makes the far-reach-
ing claim of right to destroy any Ameri-
can vessel carrying contraband while agree
ing to pay damages for the act.
| Two points made by the United States
are rejected by Germany. One was the
statement Of the American government in
the note of April 2S that prize court pro-
1 ceedings meant unnecessary delay, all mat
/ ters concerned being susceptible of prompt
settlement through diplomatic channels
/ The other was that the sinking Of the
! Frye was unquestionably violation of obi
cations imposed upon the imperial govern
mcnt under existing treaty stipulatons be-
tween the United States and Prussia
| The effect of the German answer. if its
assertions are accepted by the United
States, would be to throw into the prize
icourts all cases involving the question OF
whether the sinking Of an American vesse
constituted an extreme case Of military ne
cessity.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-09
CLASS B.
Act Now If You Want Fine Mons Next
Spring.

In the current issue of Farm and Fire
side, the national farm paper published
at Springfield. O., contributor tells as
follows how to prepare in August for
fine onions next spring:
81 have taken pains to bring my new
method of growing choicest, sweetest
green onions TO the attention of pro-
gressive gardeners. Yet il is only now
and then that | find this method in prac-
tice. Most gardeners still stick to the
expensive, clumsy method of planting
sets. either in fall or more often in
spring.
again must urge my friends 10
try at east a little patch of the White
Portugal (Silverskinl. About Aug.
SOW seed rather thickly ian ounce TO
$50 feet OF row. into very rich, clean,
strong loan. Have the rows a foot
apart. and keep free from weeds till the
end of the season.
mo winter protection is needed. These
plants start into strong growth early
in spring. and in May and June llong
before you can expect 10 have green
onions from sets planted in early spring.
YOU will have the most delicious. snow
white little onions imaginable. ] have
never failed for many years 70 have
these green or punching onions in great
abundance every spring