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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
GEORGE f. WINTER.
West Brattleboro Resident Died This
Morning of Stomach Trouble.

George +. Winter, g., died this
morning shortly before il clock at
his home in West Brattleboro, after an
illness of several months with a stom-
ach trouble. He had been confined TO
the bed only since last Thursday He
was born in Lodi, Wisconsin, Aug %
1853, son of John and Katie (Bige-
low Winter. At the age of 10 he
learned the carriage trade and at the
age of 20 he learned the machinist
trade, which he worked at several
years. Thirty-nine years ago he came
to West Brattleboro, where he had since
lived, with the exception of two years,
on the farm where he died. He married
Ida L. Frost of Gardner. Mass, March
81, 1875. Besides his wife he leaves
two sons, Ernest +. Winter of Brattle-
boro and Arthur G. Winter of Athol,
Mass. There are also three grandchil-
dren. Mr.. Winter was a member of the
Methodist church and Of Protective
Grange in Brattleboro and a director of
| the Dummerston Hill Grove Meeting
association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
HATCH FACES MURDER CHARGE
Trial Will Begin This Month in Gale
donia County Court.

ST. JOHNSBURY. Dee. 8. - The De-
cember term of Caledonia county court
opened yesterday with Zed S. Stanton
Of Roxbury as presiding Judge. \
grand jury was empanelled and it is ex-
pected that the case of Harlow Hatch.
held for the murder last summer Of his
employe, Sumner g. Brown, will early
come to trial. Hatch s attorneys are
Simonds, Searles & Graves of St. Johns
bury. A special jury was called in the
case of Percy d. Sanderson of Lyndon
against the Boston & Maine railroad
This is the first case and the trial be,
gins tomorrow. Sanderson seeks to re
cover $25, 900 from the railroad. He
was brakeman and was injured in the
railroad yards at Lowell, Mass, in May
1918.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

ASSOCIATION FORMED
Meeting in Oak Grove School House
Mrs. N. H. Arnold President
Pageant by Children Planned.

\ Parent-Teaehers association was
organized in a. meeting in the Oak
Grove school house yesterday afternoon
at which several of the mothers of pu-
pills in the school We're present. The
girls from the second to the fifth
grades inclusive played several sing
ing games.
These officers We're elected: President,
Mrs. \. IL. Arnold; vice president,
Mrs. Roel Jones; secretary and treas
urer, Miss Cola Martin; program com
mittee, Mrs. ". II. Bond, chairman, Mrs.
| \. J. Dugan and Miss Edith Douglas.
Miss Florence Wellman, supervisor
! of the schools, spoke on the courtes
/ campaign which has been started in all
| Of the schools, including the Center
/ Vile and West Brattleboro schools.
/ The rules of the Home and School In
! dustrial league were read and discussed
A plan for a pageant by children of
| the grades was outlined. This is to be
planned and given under the direction
of Miss Proctor, supervisor Of music in
the schools, and Miss Mari, who is
connected with the Chautauqua 1t is
for the purpose of raising funds for
the maintenance of a trained supervi
sor at the Oak Grove playground The
association was asked to aid in the de
yeIopment Of this plan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
INGALLS, TO SPEAK
BEFORE MEMS CLUB
State Agent for Boys and Girls Club
Work to Give Stereopticon Lee
ture Friday Night.

f. L. Ingalls,, state agent for the
boys and girls club work in Vermont,
will give a stereopticon lecture before
the Men club of the Unitarian church
Friday evening at s clock.
This form of club work, which origi-
mated in the South and spread rapidly
to the West, is being taken up compre-
hensiveIy in the East. It has been the
means of interesting boys and girls in
the products of their own localities and
in instructing them to point where
their individual abilities in varied
lines Of endeavor are brought to a fo-
Gus.
Boys and girls clubs for growing
potatoes, tomatoes, and other vege-
tables and fruits, for sewing and
other domestic work have shown such
tangible results that their success has
been evident from the first Their in
huence is being felt i'll Vermont and
Mr. ingalls, is well prepared to speak
on this subject
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
ALLIED ARMIES
HARD PRESSED
Heavy Fighting in Progress Against Germans and
BuIgarians in the Southeast Corner of Serbia
Fresh Forces and War Materials Are Being
Rushed from Sa0nik

Dispatches from the eastern Medi-
tcrranean. although conflicting in some
respects, make it appear that the
American oil steamer Communipaw
probably was not the vessel reported
SUM, bv a submarine There is no fur
ther word from the Petrolite, another
american oil steamer reported by the
cruiser Dcs Moiucs as having been at
tackled by a submarine, but which ap-
parently escaped.
Further victories of the Bulgarians
over the Serbians are reported in a
delayed official communication from
Sofia. Apparently the Serbians who re-
treated from Monastir offered stiff re-
sistance to the Bulgarian advance, but
are declared to have been everywhere
driven back.
The presence of German troops in
southern Serbia near the Greek frontier
is announced in Athens advances.
The position of the French forces.
who recently were said to have been
falling back along the Vardar river in
southwestern Serbia is declared to be
favorable and the British are reported
90 be holding fast along the Strumitsa
line. Military and diplomatic represen
tatives of the entente allies are con
tinuing their war council sessions il
Paris.
The Germans, who are reported tC
have been heavily reinforced recent,
on the western front, are making jc
termined drives at positions in tb,
Champagne district taken by tht
French in the september offensive
Paris declares fighting is still in pro
grcss for the position occupied by th'
Germans in the Champagne district.
In the Balkan operations Berlin re
ports the capture of more than 300
additional prisoners. With the fall o
Ipoll in Eastern Montenegro, previousl.
announced. much war material was CAP
tured. Reinforcements for the Britis
army at Mesopotamia were sent be
fore the battle of Ctesiphon near Bag
dad, and they already are arriving a
the front, it was officially announce
in London today.
Through German channels comes
report that Montenegro recently e2
pressed to the entente powes desir
for separate peace, but that this pre-
posa was discouraged by the allie
who threatened to Withdraw from q
relations with Montenegro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
SECOND PEACE PARTY.
Twenty More Pacifcists Sail to Join
the Ford Expedition.

NEW YORK, Dee s.-Twenty peace
advocates. constituting the second con
tingent of the Ford expedition to The
Hague, viii sail this afternoon on the
Scandinavian American line steamship
Frederik VIII for Copenhagen. Most
of the members of the party were I'M
able to make arrangements to leave
Saturday on the Oscar II. A list of
these additional members as given out
bv Mr. Ford 5 representatives included
undergraduates Of Yale and Harvard
and several western universities as
wei as representative of governors of
Idaho, Arkansas and Alaska.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
CHANCELLOR TO
CONFER WITH EMPEROR
Wishes to Discuss Balkan Situation and
Possibilities of Peace Before Speak
ing TO Reichstag.

AMSTERDAM, Dee. S. via London.
Dispatches from Berlin state that Dr.
Won Bethmann HoilWeg, the German
imperial chancellor, has gone to confer
with Emperor William at army head
quarters. The purpose OF his visit, it
is said is to discuss with him the de-
tails of the chancellor s coming speech
in the Teichstag. Germany s inten-
tions regarding the Balkans and the
possibilities OF peace are the chief top
les on which the chancellor IS expected
to give light.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
TO DIRECT GIRLS
GYMNASIUM WORK
School Board Engages Miss Constance
Adams of Brattleboro to Succeed
Miss Tyler, Resigned.

Miss Constance Adams, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Adams of Ce-
dar street, a graduate of Brattleboro
high school and of the Sargent School
of Physical Culture in Cambridge.
Mass, class of 1915, was appointed last
evening by the prudential committee as
director of gymnasium work for girls of
the public grammar schools and the
high school for the winter term. Miss
Adams is to take the place Of Miss
Faith Tyler, who recently resigned the
position. Miss Adams has had some
experience III playground work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
DON'T LIKE MESSAGE.
Sharp Criticism on the Peace Ship
Sent by wireless to New York.

NEW YORK, Dee. s. = Wireless adj
vices received today from the peace
ship, Oscar II, signed by Henry Ford
and prepaid, tell of mass meeting
held on board last night at which eX-
tracts of the message of President Will
son to congress were read by s. $.
Mcclure, the publisher.
Some discussion followed, during
which Ellis Q. Jones, writer of New
York, referred to the message as ere
dictionary, and said that it should
not be received in silence. We are
going abroad now, he said, ION a
mission to stop a terrible war among
nations. everyone Of which is prepared
in a military way This is no time to
disturb American traditions and pre-
pare the United States for war
A lengthy address by Rev. Charles F
Aked of San Francisco was included in
the adviees received from the Oscar II
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
Ashley Defeated in Attempt
to Get 18th Term at New
Bedford
FEIKER WINS AGAIN
AT NORTHAMPTON
John H. Wood, Formerly of Brattleboro.
Defeated for Third Term at Holyoke
Marcus A. Coolidge Pulled Through
at Fitchburg.
at Fitchburg

BOSTON, Dee, S.-Republicans were
generally successful where national par
ty lines were drawn in the elections in
IA Massachusetts cities yesterday. In
Marlboro and Waltham Democratic
mayors We're defeated for reelection
by Republican opponents, Louis Farley
being successful in the former city and
Eben J. Williams in the latter.
The Republican candidates also won
IN the four other cities where national
party designations appeared on the
ballots. In Brockton. John 8 Burbank
was reelected. W. II. Feiker was suc-
cessful In Northampton for fifth time;
George W. Falkner was chosen for
another term in Pittsfeld and in Ouin-
cy Gustave B. Bates, who had secured
the Republican nomination. defeated
Mayor Chester /. Campbell. who sought
eelection on an independent ticket.
One of the most interesting contests
was in New Bedford. where former
Mayor Charles ). Ashley, who was seek
ing his 18th term. was defeated bv
Mayor Edward r. Hathaway, candidate
of the fusion party
Marcus A. Coolidge was elected in
F'itchburg on an Independent Citizens :
| ticket by 10 votes. Other successful
| lmayoral candidates were former John J =.
| White of Holvoke. who defeated John
/ H. Wood, the present incumbent. for re-
election: Charles H. Barrett of Glouees-
/ ter and J. William Flood in Taunton.
In these different cities party lines were
not drawn.
In Fall River and Springfield, no
mayors We're voted for this year. but the
Republicans were successful in getting
a majority in the city government in
! both cities.
While there We're, as rule. none of
the spectacular campaigns on the IL
cense question such as has been q fea-
ture of previous elections. there was
one decided overturn when Northamp-
ton changed from no-license, making II
cities in the Wet column. The other
cities voting for license were Fall Riv-
er, Fitchburg. Gloucester, Haverhill,
Holyoke, Marlboro, New Bedford, Pitts
field. Springfield and Taunton.
BrOckton. Quincy and Waltham re-
mained in the no-license column
Taunton voted to give its fremen one
day off in five and Fall River accepted
an act setting eight hours as the work
ing day for contractors and sub-con-
tractors doing city work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
HONOLULU AMBITIOUS.
Wants to Get the Republican National
Convention Next Summer.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. Honolulu
will make an effort to get the next ma
tional Republican convention and to
that end the island residents have
pledged 100000 and in addition are
prepared to charter two special steam
ships to carry delegates, according to
Lorrin Andrews, Republican national
of Hawaii, who is enroute to Washing
ton today to urge the selection of the
island city at the meeting of the ma
tional committee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

LONDON, Dee. S. - With the Ser
bian armies in retreat behind the Al
banian and Montenegrin frontiers it
is reported the bulk of the German
and Bulgarian armies is being eoneen-
trated against the allied armies holding
the southeast corner of Serbia. Heavy
fighting has been in progress there for
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
j. s. SHIP SUNK
BY SUBMARINE
Identity of the Vessel Has
Not Been Absolutely
Established
BELONGED TO
STANDARD OIL CO.
Attack Was Made OF the Coast of
TripoE and Dispatches Indicate That
the Steamship Communipaw Was Sunk
Another Ship Fired On.

LONDON, Dec. "a telegram from Al
eXQndria, Egypt. received today by Lloyd :,
says the American steamship Communi-
paw, reported sunk off the coast of Trip
oil by a submarine, arrived at Alexandria
Monday. 1t IS inferred that possibly some
confusion had arisen in regard TO the iden-
tity OF the vessel torpedoed. Ii the reports
OF the torpedoing of the eommunipaw are
substantiated she must have discharged
her cargo of oil and started on her way
to another port when attacked.
1t Is recalled that the point at which the
Communipaw is said TO he sunk core
spends closely to the position OF the Amer
lean tank ship Petrolite, when it was at
tackled by submarines on Sunday.
The announcement from Rome of the
torpedoing of the Communipaw said she
had been sunk near TripoH. The position
OF Petrohte was given as of the southeast
coast of the island OF Crete The island
hes directly north of Tripoh, about POO
miles from the African coast. The report
received yesterday said the Petrolite was
/ fired upon and one aboard wounded, but
that the vessel escaped from a submarine
/ believed to be an Austrian vessel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
u. S. JURYMEN NOT
WANTED AT RUTLAND
Jury Cases, Including Averill Case
from Brattleboro, Are Put Over
to February Session.
Especial to The Reformer.)
RUTLAND. Dec.

T|TTV-E0T y.
RUTLAND, Dec. 7.
The iurymen who were summoned to
appear here next week for the adjourn
ed term of the United States court
were notified today that their appear
ance would not be required. This means
that only court business win be trans
acted and that all jury cases are put
over until the February term, which in
cludes the case against George G. Aver
i'll of Brattleboro, charged with viola
tion of the banking laws. The Re
former announced several days ago
that counsel had agreed to put this
case over to the February term.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
In Odd Fellows Hall

Regular meeting of Canton Palestine
Thursday evening at 7.30. All chevaHers
are requested to be present.
Friday, Dec 10, at 7.30-Dennis Re
bekah lodge will hold short drill. Every
member is requested to be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

NEW YORK. Dec. "a despatch nom
Alexandria, Egypt, apparently confirms the
report received by London that the OH
tanker Commumpaw was safe was re
ceived today by the Standard Oil offices
The message stated that she reached Alex
andria Sunday and would sail for New
York Tuesday. The report came from
Capt. Nordstrom Of the Communipaw and
was given out by the manager of the for
Cign shipping department of the Standard
Oil company OF New York
We are anNiousiy awaiting word from
our vessel, the PetroHtc, said Nj WGI-
den. We have received no news except
what we saw in the papers. Whether a
mistake has been made in reporting the
Communipaw torpedoed or whether she
was torpedoed after leaving Alexandra on
her homeward voyage the Standard Oil
officials can only conjecture
The Communipaw could make only nine
knots an hour, Mr. Warden said. and as
suming that she LETT Alexandria on Tues.
day or Monday she could not have gone
300 miles to a point near Tripoi. where
the original cable despatch from Rome
said the ship had been struck
/ This despatch was filed at Rome at : 4
| p m. Tuesday, the day before the Stan
! dard Oil officials had been advised that tht
| Communipaw Iett Alexandria,
| II feel sure the Communipaw is safe.
said Mr.. Warden, but We are still puzzled
as to what If anything has happened to til,
| Petroiite We do not expect any wore
from her until she reaches Algiers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

The Duke Of Genoa, a cousin Of the King,
is president Of the Italian naval council
and regent while the King is at the front.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
WEST DUMMERSTON.

There win be a dance and venison pie
supper Dec . in Grange hall.-Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08
THE WEATHER.
Cloudy, Probably with Snow, Tonight
and Tomorrow-Warner

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The wealth
Ter forecast: Cloudy, probably with
snow tonight and Thursday. Warmer
in the interior tonight. Increasing south
winds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

Salubite, a new explosive, is 30 times
more powerful than dynamite and is much
safer, for it will explode only by means OF
the percussion cap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

Mrs. Raymond Frost of Plainfeld, n.
J., is spending the day in town as a
guest of Mrs Fred Cressy. Mrs. Frost
viii 90 tonight to her former home in
Charlestown, n. H., to visit her par
| ents.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-08

About one-eleventh Of the area Of Africa,
some 100000 square miles, still awaits
IcSnlnration
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-10-09
THE WORLD IS M.ADl

The world is madl It is ugly phrase but it is perhaps the shortest and most comprehensive phrase that be used with which to define the worlds present troublesome Nothing like it has been be- The mind of far short of preceptve power to grasp the full meaning of the carnage carried on throughout the old world The whole of Europe is ill deadly embrace, while Japan, China and the United State three of the powerful nations of the world watching waiting for the opportunity to deelare-by actions their madness. What is the world mad about
 If we stop for a moment of meditation, mind wanders in search of shadow of to ae- the terrible slaughter throughout the old world
 reflection of the carnage presents itself to vision brings the mind back to realize that the world is mad otherwise peace would reign Yet the murdering of innocens any wrong doings is being carried from day to day with apparent renewed feroeit Just think christian leaders to collect herds of hundreds of hous ands of ogether march them day and night without rest live dirt and filth like brues pilage, burn and devasate village after village with nothing else their minds but reach another herd-whose leaders al- madrush upon it, shed rivers of blood fields with mangled flesh, leaving wives children and old parents behind to suffer and possibly die of hunger not this madnessi
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-10-09
Saint Johns Church

Rev. Harry P. Corser, Priest in charge.
 Sunday 8 am. (second Sun day of the month"; Holy Com nunion.
 9:i5 am. Native Sunday School.
 II am. Morning Prayer and Sermon. During December, 2nd anI lth Sundays.
 7:30 pm. Evening Prayer will Sermon. End and 4th Sun day, of December. Musical SC ice 1st and 3rd Sundays.
 Thursday 8 pm. Choir prac- tiie
 AIe eting of Vestry first Mon day night of each month; 1; Wornan's Guild, alternate Thursdays.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-10-09

with business
 Local arbitets of dress hold logically that careless raiment does interfere with business They Insist that neatly dressed of trim appearance is capable of getting and accomplishing business than careless, satterny dressed man. So are to have ' dressup week" beginning with October 10 next
 'tIoea haberdasheries, clothing and shoe stores will have special show window displays for the week and specially attractive stocks inside It will be sartora education and is expected induce interest and pride lifo in the manly bosom. Generally, the word is to spruce up and reminded of the need for It. reiteraton should be unnecessary It is an excellent idea and the whole community should push it along
 But supposing that owes bill to his groc- er for instance; and that he has the money pay it. and supposng that he is shabby or that - ms trousers baggy the knees and shiny to surface and all that. Would he be justified in providing hin' self with Suit instead of paying the bill! We wonder Many there who will agree that in doing so he would helping his business, at the time they would equally agree that he interfering With the grocers business which entirely wrong from whatever angle one ehoses look at it. Dress well if you can hut nav vour hills if you must A should not be measured by the clothes he anyhow
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-10-09
GHNN0N'S BAKERY &GROGERY

13 lbs. cane sugar S1 All milk cans 8 oz. can Bakers cocoa Amocat Coffee Reliance Coffee Gold Shield coffee Canned Pineapple .15 & String beans, .20c. two for Golden Wax beans .20c. 2 for Pumpkin, 200. for Honliny, 200. for Sweet potatoes, 20c. 2 for Krout, 200. 2 for E. J. Peas, 200. 2 for Corn
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-10-09
WE PUT UP A GOOD SHOW

of the whitest and cleanest linen at all times; and you may rely upon the superior finish of all our work. We have ample facilities for taking care of hotel and borading house work all the year round, and we are noted for the exceptional care and accuracy
  we show in handling your laundry work and for the reasonable charges we make. Phone 24.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-10-09

) Solid Pack, Amocat and Reliance
 Tomatoes .15 Fancy selected Hazelwood Ranch
 , Eggs, per dog. 40
 , Lend shrerer .cocoanut per ID. 20 3 Baking powder, per lb. .15 ) Your money back if not satisfied.
 9 Bread, Rolls, Pies, Cakes and Layer
 Cakes, Angel Food, White Cake, Jel- 3 ly Roll, Lemon Roll Cup Cakes, Gin } ger Bread, Cocoanut Kisses, Maca-
 } rooms, Honey Jumbles, Frosted Creams, } Lemon, Sugar, Currant, Spice and Co coanut Cookies, Doughnuts and Toast.