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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
Judgment Means Loss of
Several Million Dollars to
American Shippers
CONDEMNED GOODS
ARE MEAT PRODUCTS
Seizure Was Made Last November, But
Despite the Efforts of Owners to Get
Early Trial British Authorities Set
Hearing for June.

LONDON, sept 1G-Thr British prize
court today condemned the greater part
Of the American products forming the
oaTgoes of -four steamships. Products val
ned at several million dollars are declared
forfeited TO the crown.
The Judgment was delivered by Judge
Samuel Evans, president OF the court.
1t involves the cdrgocs of Norwegian
steamships Kim, Alfred Noble, Bjorn-
stienc-Bjoruson and Fridland
All the goods on these vessels, consisting
principally of American meat products, are
coniiscated with the exception of a small
proportion which the court releases to the
claimants.
The steamships were seized last Novcm
her and although efforts were made by
the American owners to obtain an early
trial the British authorities set the hear
ing for June. The hearing closed last
month and judgment was reserved until
today
In lengthy Judgment Sir Samuel said
1t was plain that these ships We're carrying
toward Copenhagen, when captured, more
than 13 times the amount of goods. which
under normal circumstances would have
been taken to that port.
That fact gave practical and overwhelm
ing assurance that the goods were intend
ed to find their way to Germany, al
though it did not prove conclusively that
they were destined for an enemy Of Great
Britain.
One circumstance throwing light Oh
the real destination was the one that one
expectation of lard by one American
company alone to Copenhagen i'll three
weeks after the outbreak Of the war was
20 times more than in periods of peace
As to tins of canned meat it had not
been shown they had been sent to Den
mark in any great quantity before thu
war, yet hundreds of thousands were OF
the way there when the vessels were cap
tred. These could not have been meant
for any other persons other than German
soldiers.
The court disallowed 1G claims includinl
those of Morris, Armour, Hammond
Swift, and Sulzberger 1t allowed eigh
claims, including that of the Cudahy com
pany Of Chicago. The others were Danisl
consignees.
Sir Samuel gave leave to appeal, fixin,
security for the costs at So, 600. divisibl
among the appcllates He also gave tn
crown attorneys leave to appeal in tin
cases of the Cudahy and other claims al
lowed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
CAPTAIN APPEALS
TO EMPLOYERS
Would Like Arrangement Whereby
Members of Company I May Be
FREQ to Act at Valley Fair.
Editor of The Reformer:

Editor of The Reformer:
Company l has accepted an invitation
to camp at the fair grounds during the
Valley fair. The men hope to be able to
do something to make the event a success.
| find it somewhat difficult to secure
the attendance of full company, because
it means the loss of time and pay to them.
/ want to ask, through your columns
of every employer of Company
man that some arrangement be made if
possible so that the man may be free to
Ierform this tour of duty. BY so do
ing the employer will be rendering ser
vice to the company and the Fair associa
ton.
| am forced to do this publicly because
| | do not have the addresses of all employ
ers. | shall be very glad to confer with
any employer in regard to this at any
time.
| E. W. GIBSON,
| Capt. 1st Inf, V. n g.
Brattleboro, Sept. 16.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
5000 EMPLOYEES WERE
THROWN OUTOF WORK
Entire Plant of the United States Cart
ridge Co. of Lowell Closed on Ac-
count of Strike.

LOWELL, Mass, Sept. 16.-As a re
suit of the strike of employees at the
United States Cartridge company the
officials OF the company ordered the en-
tire plant shut down at noon today.
Five thousand employees were thrown
out of work,
Charles G. Wood of the state board
of Cancellation and arbitration ar,
rived this morning and arranged for q
conference with the strike leaders al
city hall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
PROF. THAYER'S BODY
FLOATING IN RIVER
Dean of the Harvard Law School Be
lieved to Be Suicide-In Ill
Health Year

BOSTON, Sept. Is. - The body of
Prof. Ezra Ripley Thaycr, dean of
Harvard law school, was found floating
in Charles river today. He had been
missing two days.
Medical Examiner McGrath said it
was case of suicide
Prof. Thayer had been under the care
of physician nearly year and had
been compelled to give up some of his
lectures.
He was born in Milton, n. H., in
1866. Since graduating from Harvard
and the law school he had been prom
inent in legal affairs and declined an
appointment as justice of the Massa
chusetts supreme court. He leaves 8
| widow.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
BULGARIANS IN
FIGHTING MOOD
Want Immediate Explanation of Mass
ing of Greek and Rumanian
Troops on Frontier.

ROME, Sept. 16, via Paris.-B Because
of the concentration Of the Greek and
Rumanian troops on the Bulgarian
frontier the Bulgarian foreign minister
has instructed the representatives, of
that country at Athens and Bucharest
to request an immediate and definite
explanation, according to Sofia de-
spatch to the Italian Journal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
RUMANIA READY.
Early Participation in War Predicted
by German Newspapers.

LONDON, Sept. 16. - y Copen-
hagen despatch to the Exchange Tel
egraph company says German newspa-
pers wcrc permitted yesterday to pub
lish sensational telegram reports init
mating that Rumania 5 participation III
the war may be expected at amy min
ute.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
MORE TO COLORS.
Russia Calls Out the Reserves of the
Territorial Armies.

PETROGRAD, Sept. 10. - An inn
perial ukase was issued today calling
to the colors the reserves of the terri
torial armies. The senate is instruct
ed to determine the ages and numbers
of the reserves and the districts from
which they shall be called.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
BURNS RESULTED FATALLY.
McNeal Second Victim Of Auto Coli
sion at Nahant, Mass.

LYNN, Mass, Sept. l6, - Burns re-
ceived in an automobile collision at
Nahant Tuesday night caused the death
today at the Lynn hospital of PEREZ
val McNeal, driver of one of the cars.
Mrs. Agnes Corning succumbed to her
injuries yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
CARGoEs TOTAL LOSS.
No Advance Payments Made on Ship
ments Of Meats Seized by England.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1G.-The meat car
goes eonfiscated by the British govern
ment will be a total loss to the Ameri-
can packers, according to Thomas f.
Wilson, president of the Morris com
pany, as there were no advance pay
ments made on the shipments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Friday
Probably with Showers.

WASHINGTON, Sept 16 The
weather forecast: Partly cloudy to
night and Friday, probably with show
ers. Somewhat lower temperature to
night. Moderate, variable winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16

There were 13 stars in the United
States flag at the time of the revolu-
tion, Is in the war of 1912, 26 during
the Mexican war, 35 at the time of the
Civil war, and 45 in the Spanish Ameri-
can war. Now there are As.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16

A young man may never have
smoked or chcwed tobacco and still
have the bad habit of boasting of his
virtues
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
STEAMERS COLLIDE.
Pretorian Is Leaking, But Is Making
Her Way to Montreal

QUEBEC, Sept. 16.-The two steam
ers which collided early yesterday off
White island, the Pretorian and the
Lansan, passed Quebec early today on
their way to Montreal. The Pretorian
is making water, but the Lansan seems
to have sustained no injury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16

After all, proof by the movies is manu-
factured evidence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16

Taxes are usually fierce in war-annexed
territory.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-16
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.

Thursday, Sept 16, 7.3O p m.-Regular
meeting of Oasis Encampment.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
VALUABLE FEED FOR FOWLS
In Repeated Tests Hens Given skim
MIX Make Much Better Record
Than Those Given Water.

To test the value OF skim milk fol
laying hens, sixty pullets we're put in
two pens, equally divided, of one va
riety and all as near of an age as pos
sible. They were fed exactly alike,
keeping strict account of their feed,
but given different drinks. One pen
had sweet skim milk, while the other
had only plenty OF fresh water.
This test was begun on November l
and accounts were balanced with both
pens on May following. The hens
that drank the water had but little
over half as much credit for eggs
laid. while their feed had cost nearl r
third more than the hens whica
were fed skim milk. Some days in
the very coolest weather the thirty
milk-fed pullets laid twenty-eight eggs,
and their average for January was
twenty-four eggs daily. The skim
milk-fed hens not only produced many
more eggs. but they did not consume
as much food as those in the other
pen.
Since then these tests have been
repeatedly tried with different breeds
and with the same rsults.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
When FIatirons Stick.

An ironing day trouble is the iron
that sticks. The ordinary fiatiron is
likely to become gummy. rough and
perhaps dirty from the uncooked
starch that sticks to 1t. or perhaps 1t
may be soiled from grease or blacking
from the stove. Such an iron may be
cleaned by crumpling piece of paper,
dipping 1t in ashes or some scratchy
cleanser, and rubbing the paper over
the iron until all foreign substance is
removed. The iron may be washed in
hot, soapy water, wiped dry, warmed.
waxed and set away ready for use. II
the iron becomes soiled in the process
Of ironing, It may be waxed and rubbed
with either salt or the scratchy
cleanser used above which has been
spread on a paper. In the absence OF
these, fine emery paper may be used
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
Cultivation.

be located upon south or east slope.
This is no! 80 ,nroriant; however, as
Convenience to other farm buildings.
The location OF poultry house In an
orchard Is ideal II the trees do not
shade the runs so that they remain
damp. The trees furnish necessary
summer shade.
Poultry raising has resolved itself
into two systems: the intensive sys-
TEN. involving houses of considerable
size, or many houses, and large
amount OF stock upon a small area;
and the extensive or colony house
system, In which small houses are
scattered over large areas. The for
mer has advantages In that the labor
resulting from the care of the flock, es-
pecially during the winter is reduced
to q minimum. In general the ex-
| pense of housing Is less than where
fowls are kept In small focks. 1t
has the disadvantage of increasing the
amount of yard care on account of
| the limited yard space. The intensive
system, with many small houses, as
usually practlced in city lots, involves
an enormous amount OF detail work,
unpleasant in bad weather, and too
expensive as a system to be practical
except where more favorable condi-
tions are impossible,
The extensive or colony house sys.
TEN necessitates more labor in the
care OF the hooks during stormy
weather when the birds are confined.
II has the advantage, however, OF un.
limited yard space and yard fencing
can be quite largely eliminated. Often
the poultry can be permitted the range
OF fields after the crops are started,
without appreciable injury to the crop,
utilizing to good advantage the drop
pings which would otherwise go to
waste. In some localities worthless
land has been brought to high state
OF fertility by this practice.
The most healthful and economical
method of raising the young chickens
is the portable house system. The
houses are moved about the farm In
such places as orchards, farm lanes,
cornfields, wheat and barley fields
after the grain has been removed.
The shade, green food, bugs, worms.
grasshoppers, etc, are much more
conducive TO a rapid, healthful growth
than are the conditions usually found
around the dooryard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
CAUSE OF EGG EATING HABIT
Hens That Learn Trick Communicate
u to others-Many Different
Cures are Advocated.

Egg eating is caused by lack of
nests. overcrowding. want OF opportu-
nifty to exercise. or lack OF litter to
exercise In. and nests that are loca-
ted low down In the light where the
chickens are tempted to scratch in
the nest boxes. thus rolling out the
eggs. Once the trick is learned, no
eggs are safe. and the birds that first
learn this bad habit communicate 1t
to others. To prevent, give plenty of
room in the hen house. and have
suitable place for the chickens to
scratch In. Put the nests In a seclud-
ed corner. as dark as is practicable.
and furnish enough OF them. Give
the chickens plenty OF green food.
Different cures are advocated Some
say that a quantity OF china eggs
scattered over the chicken house floor
viii discourage the practice; others
that a bushel or less OF egg shells
fed literally will satisfy the hens
craving for lime, and break up the
habit; others that old plaster and
plenty of grit is a help; occasionally.
someone will claim that eggs doctored
with red pepper puts a stop to II.
The best cure is prevention.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
GENTLE BULL IS DANGEROUS
Such Manner That Handling Be.
comes Quite Unnecessary.

The dehorned bull can crush one
fatally. lie Is less dangerous than
the horned bull, just as man with
n closed fist Is less dangerous than
a man whose closed fist holds a
sharp knife. Dehorn the bull by all
means and put ring in his nose.
Lead him with a stan having a snap.
hoof TO catch into the nose ring and
in addition always have rope or
. zap attached TO the halter ring. IL
he wears a halter or to the nose ring
II the bull pulls the staf out OF ones
hand he can still hang on to the strap
If tho -nasa ring breaks ous.- ar -hranks.
the strap or rope TO the halter may
help. Many dairymen now house
their herd bulls in such way that
handling becomes unnecessary The
bullhouse has a gate door which
hoists with n rope and pulley. let
ting the bull into an alley connect
ing with a yard OF small size and
with high. tight fence. A COW may
be let into the same yard by a diff
ferent gate and the bull turned in
with her.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
FEEDING CORN ON THE STALK
unouslnesslike Method Of Turning
Pigs Into Field and Reckon They
Arc Doing Well.

More corn on the stalk will prob
ably be fed to hogs this year than
ever before. It is not great deal
OF satisfaction to zee bunch Of shoats
doing we'll In standing corn and not
know what price they are paying for
the corn. We wouldn't sell corn as
rule to any man on that basis, but
a good many Of us seem 20 be willing
to reckon" that the hogs paid a
pretty good price for the corn and let
1t go at that Handy stock scales are
too important part OF the farm equip
ment to be without, considering their
cost and the great educators they
are. To be able to state in pounds
what crops and live stock produce is
just plain business. To be forced to
give an estimate in terms of pretty
good" or poor" or fair" or others
as indefinite says plainly 81 am
generation or more behind time"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
WINTER EXERCISE FOR HENS
Thick Hedge Around Poultry House
Makes Excellent windbreak-sheL
tered Nooks Afforded Outside.

A windbreak OF some sort makes
poultry house warmer on the inside
and gives the fowls a sheltered place
for outdoor exercise, says writer in
Successful Farming. The owner OF q
chicken house built under the shelter
OF number Of evergreen trees says
drinking water hardly ever freezes
inside. And ! noticed at the time
was visiting this place In the winter
that the snow lodged on the trees and
the ground underneath was bare. And
everywhere around the ground was
covered with snow.
Hens like TO get outside the chicken
house for little while when the
weather will permit, but they don't
like to wade in snow. Hens roosting
In trees when snowstorm comes will
stay In the trees until they get hungry
rather than fly down In the snow to
get something to eat
A thick hedge around the poultry
house and yard makes good wind
break. We have found a tall board
fence on the north and west Of the
house and yards quite good deal Of
protection to the hens In winter. be-
sides giving sheltered location for
the early chicks. The little fellows get
close to this board fence on a raw day
and don't feel the wind much that
would otherwise sooa chill the life out
OF them. We made this fence out OF
old boards.
Often the henhoure or brooder house
can be located whSre other buildings
win break the fol-;e OF the wind, 1t
seems TO me thiI subject is not given
the attention 1t deserves. In locating
houses or yardG m a cold climate ad-
vantage should ne taken OF everything
that will give protection and afford
fowls. old and young, sheltered hooks
outside II will save in the cost OF food
alone In winter, for sheltered fowls
need less fooo than those exposed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
LIVE STOCK7
R0FES-AS
A heavy coat of hair is a burden to
a road horse.

A heavy coat of hair is burden to
a road horse.
There is no profit in letting the colts
lose their colt flesh.
II the pigs are cold and pinched
they can make no gain.
The sheep is dual purpose animal,
producing both wool and mutton.
There Is every reason for watering
stock before they are full of dry feed.
II pigs could talk they surely would
say, Balance our rations and watch
us pay"
Hogs are not provided by nature
with hair to protect them from cold
and drafts OF Icy air.
Feed that suits one animal may
starye another. Study individual taste
among the live stock.
II we could once and for all rid this
country Of hog cholera what wealthy
nation we would becoma.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
HARM BY ANIMAL PARASITES
Some Of These Insects Create or
Manufacture Injurious Toxins
Others Transmit Disease.

(By II. s. EAKIN. Colorado Experiment
st<u6n.)
Too lite attention has been given
In the past to the Importance that
animal parasites have in relation to
the health and well being of our do
mestic animals,
Very few, II any, animals are ever
free from parasites In some form. and
many are infested with parasites, OF a
very harmful nature. Parasites are
found in many different tissues, as.
the brain, sinuses OF the head, air
passages, lungs, liver, stomach. in
testines, muscles, blood. etc. and ex-
ternally on and In the skin. in the
ears, etc. Some OF these cause me-
chanical disturbances, others create
or manufacture toxins which are In
furious to the animal infested, some
transmit diseases. Some animals
may carry one form of parasite which
may later infect other animals OF a
different species in a different form.
Some of these parasites are trans
formed from animals to man and vice
versa.
Animal parasites annually cause
great pecuniary loss, and for other
reasons briefly enumerated above,
more attention should be accorded
the domestic animals: and should any
suspicion be directed to an animal.
competent veterinary advice should
be Immediately secured
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
LIVE.
STOCK 81
FEED MIXER IS CONVENIENT
Barrel Swung on Pivots by Extend
Ing Round Wooden Axle Through
It--is Easily Moved.

A farmer who feeds a number OF
hogs uses several feed mixers. such
as shown In the accompanying Illus
tration, says Farm, Stock and Ilome-
A barrel is swung on pivots by either
extending a round wooden axle through
the barrel. as at b, or by fasteniIs
iron trunnions to opposite sides OF
same with bolts. The barrel is then
suspended In the air in the wooden
frame, as illustrated. Feed OF alh
kinds that is mixed with water may
be quickly mixed In this device, and
as quickly emptied In the trough D.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
tpy II. L. KEMPsTERl

=
the seNle. va success IN rhIslns
poultry is to provide conditions as
nearly natural as possible. Such con
ditions the iarmer.pouitryman is in
position to provide. With unlimited
range at his disposal there Ia no need
for him to crowd his poultry into
small yards. Limited range, encum-
bered with large numbers of division
fences, makes II impossible to give
the poultry yards proper cultivation.
This causes them to become filthy
and unsanitary, a condition which is
responsible for most poultry diseases.
The success of poultry enterprises is
usually measured by the extent Of
range provided for the purpose. Com
mercial plants which depend upon
small yards are usually short-lived.
Better sanitary conditions would yield
the farmer more satisfactory results.
The most common mistake In locat-
ing the farm poultry house is that OF
placing II so close to other farm build
ings that hens overrun the latter. The
usual plan OF locating the poultry
house between the barns and the
dwelling house, is especially disagree
able since II encourages the hens to
not only overrun the barns, but the
back porch of the house as well. This
habit Is encouraged by throwing the
crumbs, table scraps, etc, out from
the kitchen door Under such condi-
tions poultry keeping is not only un-
pleasant but impractical and the read
er is urged to consider these points
In selecting a satisfactory site.
A low spo; is unsuitable for q pUul-
try house. because surface water is
apt to accumulate and damp air al.
ways settles in such a place. Land
which is naturally wet, either because
OF the nature of the soil or because
OF springy conditions, should be prop
erly drained. Muddy quarters cause
fowls to consume large amounts OF
filth. This In addition to the damp
ness of such a location results in un-
healthful focks. There is also the
probability of the eggs becoming dirty,
resulting in an inferior product, even
II thoroughly cleaned. A windbreak
should be provided which will not
only afford protection from disagree
able winds but furnish an abundance
of shade
II possible the poultry house should
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-01-07
PQDRRYAMlS

Pigeons sometimes live to be eight
years old.
Clean eggs bring better prices than
dirty ones,
The smaller the poultry quarters.
the cleaner they must be kept.
The was sick but well again" hen is
not the one that fills the egg basket
Fresh buttermilk is recommended
for diarrhea in chicks. some saying 1t
will cure bad cases.
The poultry yard is a good place
for the boy to begin a real partnership
in his fathers farm.
Never ship a chicken TO a customer
that you would not want sent to you
for the same amount OF money.
Look out for the drafts in the chick
en- house. Fix all suspicious open
places. Roup in the henhouse means
no money In the pocket.
Water in fresh and constant supply
is a thing that must be supplied IL
chicks do well. or II eggs are fur
nished as they should be.
A good way to feed skim milk is
to use it with soaked ground corn or
other grain, but even then II should
be fed sparingly at the start.
Those farmers who give their tur-
keys plenty Of range and secure new
breeding stock frequently, are making
good money growing turkeys.
Do not simply throw the water out
OF the drinking vessels and put in
fresh water. but wash the vessels
thoroughly every time you change the
water.
cheap thing so many times scant.
lily furnished or not furnished at all
Is sharp grit. II would seem that a
thing so easily provided would be in
constant supply. but quite often theee
are the very things left undoae