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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
BrattlebOro Baseball Meet
ing Decides to Stick
for Four Teams
OTHER TEAMS MAY
DECIDE TO LEAVE
Voted to Put Team in Field at $3.50
Salary Limit, Conditional on Three
Other Teams Being Secured = Ath-
letic Association Formed.

BrattlebOro's membership in the TWIN
state Baseball league viii be a thing of
the past as soon as the directors can
complete the official Withdrawal. In a
meeting of over 10 persons interested in
baseball, in the Brooks House parIor
last evening, the directors were m
structed to withdraw Brattleboro-s
membership IN the league II was voted
to have a baseball team to represent
Brattleboro the coming season at a salary
limit OF 500 week including manager.
contingent upon the formation Of four
team league, and the directors of the
present baseball club were instructed To
take steps at once To determine what
| teams can be secured to form such a
| league. An athletic association was
| formed, to be known as the BrattleboIo
| Athletic association. and il was voted TO
turn over TO the new association all the
property and funds ot the Brattleboro
Baseball club. George f. sherman. presi-
dent Of the Baseball club. was elected
president Of the association. The question
of playing field or the expense therefor
were not mentioned. Neither was any
thing said as to how the new league
should be managed so as To insure keeping
within the salary limit
President Sherman called the meeting
TO order about so, and " J. Moran.
the baseball clubs representative at the
lW1n State league meeting in Bellows
Falls Sunday, gave a report Of that meet
ing, IN which he stood for four-team
league, but which plan was defeated,
Newport, Greenfield and Northampton
voting against Brattleboro. Bellows Falls
and keene. Mr. Moran said no team
could be dropped out Of the league ex-
cept by a unanimous vote. and that ii
Brattleboro insisted on a four-team league
, the only way to bring it about would be
to withdraw and trust that other teams
would do the same, and then organize an
independent league
Replying TO a question by W. a Gil
> bert as TO whether there was any assur-
, ance that other teams would withdraw.
:, Mr.. Moran said he could state nothing
officially, but that he felt certain that
: keene would withdraw that sentiment in
! Bellows Falls was the same and that he
believed Greenfield would do the same
! although friendly TO Northampton
: Martin Austin moved, to test the sen
: timent. that if the league remained al
six teams Brattleboro refuse to put a
. team in the field He later withdrew th,
: motion and James H Allen moved that
: the directors of the Twin State team
! withdraw from the league a. at present
constituted This motion was carried
there being but one dissenting vote
Mr.. Moran asked If the committe,
named at the meeting last week THURSDAY
night TO prepare constitution and by
L laws for an athletic ASSOCIATION was readl
70 report, and Glenham Jones, secretar,
Of the meeting read the following repor
r of the committee:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
DECISION FAVORS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Attorney General Holds There Is No
Ground for Action Under Anti
Trust Law.

WASHINGTON, March l7.-Attor-
nov General Gregory, in letter to
James NJ. Beck. counsel for the sun
Printing ard Publishing Association
Of New York holds that there is no
ground fer action by the federal au-
thoritie5 against the Associated Press
under the antitrust law
The letter was the result of a pc
tition filed by the sun association, ask
ing the attorney general to make an
investigation and then to institute
proceedings against the Associated
Press.
The chief point Of interest in the
attorney general : letter is his state
ment as to the right of a group OF
newspapers to form an association un-
der given conditions. as follows: " As
suming that the kind of service IN
which the Associated Press is engaged
is interstate commerce. a question not
free from doubt. | am, nevertheless ot
the opinion that it is no violation OF
the antitrust act for a group OF news
papers to form an association to col
Iect and distribute news for their ccm
mon benefit and to that end to agree
IT, furnish news collected by them onl,
to each other or to the association
provided that no attempt is made t
prevent members from DUTchaSi""~ ~
| r-----:-o obtaining news from rlva
| AGENCIES. and if that is true the cor
ollarv must be true, namely, tha
| newspapers desiring to form and main
lin such an organization may deter
mine who shall be and who shall no
o=rD.io+ac -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S
DAY OBSERVANCE
Pleasing Entertainment in Festival
Hall Tonight Is Assured-Numer-
GUS Prizes to Be Given.

The annual st. Patrick's day festival
and fair opened this afternoon an Festival
hail with a food sale. and this evening be
ginning at $ O'Clock there viii be an en-
tertainmeut by children of the parochial
school This will consist Of songs, tab
leaux and fancy marching
The hall is arranged with booths around
it. all tastefully decorated with green and
white as prevailing colors. The stage is
prettily decorated with green, and ropes
Of white and green give a canopy effect.
The preparations for this annual testl-
val have been in progress for weeks un-
der the direction of the Sisters, and there
is every assurance that the entertainment
will be we'll worthy OF the efforts expend
ed. Numerous prizes will be awarded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
COURT WITHDRAWS
SUMNER SENTENCE
Man Who Stole Halifax Cattle Re
manded to Newfane Jail. Not
Having Negotiated His Fine.

Arthur T. Sumner Of Halifax. who
was before municipal court Monday
afternoon and fined $500 and costs on
a charge Of grand larceny in the steal
ing of an OK from Adolphus III. Root
of Halifax last September, was again
before the court yesterday afternoon.
His sentence was withdrawn and the
ea3e was continued TO March p Tor
sentence, the defendant being remand
cd to Newfane Jail 1t IS understood
that Sumner could not negotiate, as
readily as he anticipated, the amount
of the fine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
OLD TIME TUNES
NETTED GOOD SUM
West Brattleboro Singers Appeared in
Costume for Benefit OF Piano
Funds-D. T. Perry Leader.

The Olde Time Tunes concert given
last evening in Academy hail. West
Brattleboro, largely by West Brattle-
boro singers, proved to be big sue
cess, both financially and from the
point of view Of entertainment. Every
seat in the hall was taken and all en-
joyed two hours of good music, inter
spersed with plenty of fun. The con-
cert was given for the benefit of the
piano funds of the West Brattleboro
Baptist and Congregational churches
3nd a good sum viii be realized for
this purpose.
The leader was David T. Perry, and
he proved himself fully qualified for
the position. The soloists were A. L.
Hill, Hazen Stoekwel, Fred Ryan,
Miss Jean Blodgett. Frank H. Brasor,
Wilhelm Stellman, Mrs. Harold Blodg-
dtt Maxine Stellman, Katherine Stock
we'll, Clarence Taylor and David T.
Perry. In introducing Mr. Hill. Mr..
Perry referred to him as an old war
veteran who had fought in the Cri-
| mean, Revolutionary and Civil wars,
| had chased Napoleon all over the eoun-
| try and was now on his way to join
| in the European fight.
| Mr.. Hill sang two solos which were
| heartily received, Mt the close of which
he was presented two beautiful bou
| quets. He was dressed in his Crane
| Army uniform. Fred Ryan gave 6
whistling solo. which was greatly Ell
| ioyed The duet by Miss Katherine
Stoekwen and. Clarence TAYLOR, en-
| titled Billy Boy. was especially good
as was the solo 10y Miss Maxine Stell
man Miss Viola Harris ut the piunt
and Miss Maude Miller en- the violil
rendered a selection at the beginning
Of the entertainment. Each one TAX
ing part did well, and special credit /
due the children. There We're severa
local hits which caused much fun.
Those taking part in the choru
were Mr.. and Mrs. George Allen, MI
and Mrs. Leonard Taylor, Mr. an
Mrs. Bert Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie
Prentiss. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Blods
EFT. F. A Knight, Mr.. and Mrs. Wi
helm Stellman, Mrs. David T. Perry
0. G. Covey, Miss Nauae Miller, Mis-
Ruth Prentiss. Miss Gladys Stellmal
Mrs. \. w. Swecton, Miss Susie Mine
Miss Ellen Miner. Miss Susie Clarl
| Mrs. Lowell Patch, Rodney Wheele
and Miss Hattie Clark Is organis
They were all dressed in costumes {
We olden time, some Of which wei
very amusing. The entertainer
, closed with the singing Of the old f
/ miliar Barn Yard medley.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL

Thursday, March 1S, afternoon and
evening at the Princess theatre, Ethel
Barrymore in The Nightingale, under the
auspices Of Wantastiquet lodge. Good
vaudeville. The proceeds will be used to
help defray the expenses of the grand
lodge session here the week of Nav
lG. Evening performances begin at Z
and s.45. One show in the afternoon
Thursday, March Is. 80 p. m.-Regu-
lar meeting Of Canton Palestine No. ,.
Dennis Rebekah lodge will hold a
drill Friday evening, March 10, at 7.3O
Every member Is requested to be pres
ent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
10000 LOSS AT
NEUVE CHAPELLE
Germans Will Have Difficulty in Retrieving Ground
Lost-Von Hindenburg Has NuIIified His Costly
Efforts to Reach WarsaW-Lives Lost on Cruiser
Amethyst

LONDON, March Il, 1920 p. M
Neuvc Chapcllc and St. Eloi in the west
and Przasuysz and Przemysl in the east
are The piyots of the battle areas in which
struggles that may mark important mile
stones in the war are now being fought.
The outcome of the fight at Neuve
Chapelc. from which the British have
driven the Germans with loss OF 10000
should prove whether the Germans can
retrieve the ground lost 10y them with the
same battering tactics they displayed last
year.
On the other hand, if the British can
hold the positions gained by them, it will
go far toward attesting what may be ey-
ppcted when the allies begin their spring
advance.
The outcome of the battle of Przsnysz
VIII demonstrate whether Field Marshal
Won Hindcnburg has again failed and VIZ
tuaIly nulifed all his costly efforts to
reach Warsaw.
To the south the Austrans are attempt
ing what they have tried many times be
fuo-a dash to relieve the fortress oi
Przcmy~l. According to dispatches from
Petrograd this latest effort has definitely
fallen short, the Austriaus having beer
checked in the center of their offensive
movement at Solnik In the meantime
the Russians are drawing closer their line
around Przemysl.
London has received no confirmation O
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
QUARTER OF BEEF
STOLEN IN PUTNEY
Taken from Frank GarGeld's s Refriger-
ator-Owner Made Trips to Shed.
Thinking to Find Cat.
Especial to The Reformer.)

PUTNEN. March IL
Frank Garfield Is trying to figure ont
what became OF nearly a quarter of beef
which he bought at Howard's meat mar
ket. 1t disappeared from his refrigerator
during the night Monday and Its absence
was discovered early in the morning by
Mr. Garfield
Mr.. Garfield is employed by the Putney
Brick Go. at its brick yard near the rail
road station and lives at the top Of the
bill on the old road to the village Dur
ing the night he heard noise in the
shed, where the refrigerator was located,
only few feet from his bed. He made
two trips to the shed, but found every
thing all right and concluded that the
noise was made by a cat
Not until morning did he conclude that
the animal making the noise had less than
four legs, although more than one set
may have been concerned in the theft.
States Attorney o. b. Hughes Of Brattle
boro came and looked over the premises
/ The ground was frozen and covered with
| Ice, 80 no tracks were left
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
THROWN FROM BUILDINGS.
Two Children and Woman Injured in
Peculiar Assault Cases.

NEW YORK, March 17.-Three per
sons. woman and two children, were
thrown from buildings today and TAX
On TO hospitals III a dying condition.
Seven year old Sadie Liebman and her
brother, Samuel, aged 5, who We're left
sleeping by their mother while she left
the house TO buy food for breakfast,
were thrown from their room on the
fifth floor to the street during her alb
seucc. They will probably die. The
police have issued a general alarm for
the apprehension of the children 5
father. The woman was hurled from
the top Of fve-story tenement house
Neighbors were awakened by hel
pleading with her assailant, but went
back to sleep. When they awoke they
found her unconscious in the yard. A
the hospital she said her name was
Margaret Roselit. Her assailant es
caped
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
British Steamers Atlanta
and Fingal Targets of
German Submarine
SIX LOST LIVES
ON LATTER VESSEL
Members of the Crew
Were Landed - Atlanta Is in Inish
Turk Island Harbor and the Mem
bers of Crew Are Safe.

LONDON, March Il, 12.4J p. NJ
Official announcement was made today
that the British steamers Atlanta and
Fingal had been torpedoed. The text
of the communication follows: ''The
British steamer Atlanta was tor
pedoed by German submarine off the
west coast Of Ireland about noon
March II. The crew was landed on
Irish Turk island and the vessel Is now
in the harbor,
THE British steamer Fingal wa
torpedoed and sunk March - off the
Northumberland coast. Twenty-ont
members of her crew were landed. but
six lives arereported to have beer
lost -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17

LONDON, March 1.-THE Daily Chron-
icle's naval expert says that if it Is true
that the Amethyst passed the Narrows
of the Dardanelles and reached Niagara
Point her performance Is very significant.
1t would seem to indicate that the mine
fields have been swept clear as far as that
point. Moreover, the cruiser would hard
ly venture through the straits if the forts
were intact He goes on to say
We are therefore justified in conclud-
ing that the operations against the forts
of the Narrows have been successful, and
the cruise Of the Amethyst may have
given the Admiral valuable information
as to the actual extent of the damage
which has been effected
The conviction grows that, however
necessary it may be to employ troops in
this theatre Of war, the fleet alone Is cap
able of forcing the Dardanelles"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
BRITISH CRUISERS
DARDANELLES DASH
The Amethyst Reported to Have
Reached the Further End of the
Narrows-Hit Three Times.

LONDON. March 17.-No official report
OF the Dardanelle> operations and those
off Smyrna has been issued for some days,
and the public IS mostly depending for
information on dispatches from Athens.
One OF these is that the small British
cruiser Amethyst has penetrated the strait
a, far as Niagara. at the eastern end Of
the narows. The cruiser is said to have
been hit by three shells, there being a
number of casualties among the crew.
\ Reuter- dispatch from the Greek Is
land OF Teuedos, near the entrance to the
Dardanelles, says that trawlers yesterday,
under the protection of warships, resumed
the sweeping of the Dardanellez for
mines One British trawler struck mine
and was blown UP.
! There is al belief in some quarters here
/ that the Turks will capitulate if the fleet
gets through the strait, in order to save
! Constautinople from bombardment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
MRS. ANGLE WAITED.
Could Not Tell How Long Before She
Called Aid for Ballou.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, March II. =
The cross-examination of Mrs Helen
NJ. Angle was resumed IN the superior
court today. State S Attorney Cum
mings asked the defendant how long
she waited after hearing the noise OF
Rallou's 5 fall in the hall She could
not tell, nor could she tell how long
she waited after finding him on the
landing. Her first impulse was to get
him into the fresh air.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
FROST IN SOUTH.

Damage This Morning and Colder
Weather Is Predicted for Tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, March 17.-Heavy
frosts in the east gulf and South At
lantic states are predicted for tonight
,by the weather bureau. There were
general and killing frosts today in
many places III the southern states.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
WANT FIRE SIGNALS.

Bill for Their Establishment in Fac
tories Over Two Stories High.
BOSTON, March II. - A bill com
pelling the use of fire signals in all
factories over two stories in height and
employing p or more hands was favor
ably reported in the senate by a legis-
Iative committee today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
LICENSES FOR JITNEYS.
Massachusetts Plans to Tax Operators
of Automobile Buses.

BOSTON, March IA bill regulat-
ing the operation of so-called jitney
busses was favorably reported in the
house by the legislative committee on
mercantile affairs today. The meas
ure provides that local authorities
shall issue licenses for such vehicles
and exact bond OF not less than
$4,000 for each
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
TURKS FIRE EFFECTIVE.
British Fleet Unable to Make Ad
vances in the Dardanenes.

CONSTANTINOPLE, March l., 9.05
A. m.-OnIv unimportant operations
have been undertaken by the allied
feet operating against the Dardan-
elles for the past few days. Two at
tempts by cruisers and destroyers to
approach the outer fortifcations ano
clean the channel Of mines are report
ed to have been futile, because of the
effective fire of the defenders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17

PARIS, March 17-Sevcral batteries Of
Turkish field artillery posted above Kun
kalch, at the entrance to the Dardan-
Giles, We're discovered and silenced by
British warships after bombardment on
Sunday, says a special dispatch from
Athens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
THE WEATHER.
Cloudy Tonight-Fair Thursday-Mod-
crate North Winds

WASHINGTON, March Il. - The
weather forecast: Cloudy tonight
Thursday fair. Moderate to fresh
north winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17

TWcI,a Thousand miles of navigabie
waterway are offered by the Nile and
iia tributaries
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
BRATTLEBoRo ATHLETIC
ASSOCIATION.
CONSTITUTION oND BYLAWS.
Preamble

Preamble
Believing that the best interests OF
athletics in Brattleboro Will hest b.,
served by definite organization, and in
order to accomplish these ends, we, whose
names are attached TO this document, do
hereby form ourselves into an athletic as
sociation to act under tie following con-
stitution
Article 4 Name
Section ] This association shall be
called the Brattleboro Athletic associa-
ton
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17
LUCKY TO ESCAPE.
Occupants of Automobile in q Plunge
OF 40 Feet Were Uninjured

BROCKTON, Mass, March IL
Three employees OF the Brocktou Gas
Light company, who were carried over
81 I0-foot embankment in an automo-
bile and pinned beneath the ear today,
escaped with slight bruises, and Il
fourth, John F. Murray, the driver,
was not even scratched The accident
was caused by a broken steering gear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17

The Reformer is a member of the
Associated Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17

Korea in 1918 planted 12,430,0 ,00t
trees in reforestation movement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-17

Continued on Page 6.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-04

number called 10 appear this week
are Sheriff George Coffin and Prosecu.
tor Alvah j. Rucker. who took their
offices Jan. l. These two We're among
those who appeared before District
Attorney DALEY the day following the
October registration and made aida.
vii that they saw Samuel " Perrott,
chief OF police. personally distribute
riot clubs 10 several policemen in the
ninth precinct OF the third ward at
about O'Clock registration day This
IS colored ward. The colored vote
here is heavy and strongly Republi-
can. and the heavy vote comes after
6 O'Clock The city administration is
Democratic Coffin and Rucker swore
that these riot clubs We're used 10 in
timidate colored voters. Many Ne
groes, they said were driven away
and some OF them slugged. With the
result that the Negro registration was
small
The election which followed result
ed in a Republican landslide in Ma
rion county though the state went
Democratic
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-04
German Attacks
Fail Say Russians

PETROGRAD, Jan 4-The Ger
mans are trying to force the passage
of the Bzura river and are sacrificing
men by the hundred in the attempt.
Night assaults are the rule, but up TO
the present time they have failed at
every point.
The most severe fighting has been
in the neighborhood Of Kozloff and
Biskoupi, where under cover OF dark
ness, the Germans Saturday night
showed pontoon bridges over the river
and started across Word OF the
movement had reached the Russian
commander who was in readiness.
Not until the last man of the expedi-
ton had landed did the Russians act
Then, while the Germans were being
riddled with rapid firers, their pom
toons were put out OF commission by
heavy field artillery. Not single
German in the expedition escaped.
Those not killed or wounded were
taken prisoners.
There has also been fighting with
ont definite result south of the Pilica