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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
FAILED TO DELIVER
MILLIONS IN BULLION
Final Arguments Are Made in Suit
Against the North German
Lloyd Company.

BOSTON, Dee. Final arguments
in the suit against the North German
Lloyd Steamship company for the fail
ure of the steamship Kronprinzessin
Ceciie to deliver S12. 100000 in bullion
10 eonsignees in England and France
at the outbreak of the war were made
today before Judge Hale in the United
States district court.
The plaintiffs are the National CITY
bank and the Guarantee Trust com
pany of New York and two passengers.
Capt. Polack Of the Cecilie testified
at the trial that as he was approach
ing European ports on the night of Ju-
y 81, 1914, he received a wireless de-
spatch stating that war was about TO
be declared and 10 return Immediately
20 the United States for a refuge The
Cecilie reached Bar Harbor, Me-, with
out being intercepted by hostile yes
sells and gold and passengers were sent
TO New York. The plaintiffs seek dam
ages for the alleged breach of con-
tract
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
ALL COLORADO MUST BE DRY.
Supreme Court viii Not Exclude Com
mission Cities

DENVER, Dee THE validity OF
the statewide prohibition law as apply
ing to commission governed cities and
all other districts Of Colorado was
unanimously upheld by the supreme
court yesterday, The opinion was
written by Justice w II. Gabbert.
The court at the request of Gov.
George A. Carlson and Mayor w. H.
Sharpley of Denver, had taken orig
inal jurisdiction in a friendly suit to
enjoin the Denver city commission
from granting saloon license extend
ing beyond Jan. I, 1916, the date on
which the prohibition law will go into
effect Denver is governed under a
special charter and the city adopted
an amendment last May which sought
to give the municipal officials authority
TO continue the sale Of intoxicants.
The supreme court ruled that while
the cities under commission govern
ment have certain special rights il
purely municipal matters they are
/ without authority to conduct their af
fairs in contravention of state laws
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
SHARP REPLY
TO GERMANY
United States Will Keep Sc
cret It's Evidence Against
Two Attaches
NO CHANGE WILL BE
MADE IN DECISION
President Wilson Fully Approves of
Course Of Secretary Lansing - Re
ports Involving Other Men Are Un-
der Investigation by Government.

WASHINGTON, Dec t Secretary
Lansing has replied to Germany that the
American government request for the
withdrawal Of Capt. Boy-Ed and Capt. Won
Papen, the naval and military attaches OF
the German embassy here, was entirely be-
cause of their military and naval activities.
Secretary Lansings reply to the German
government inquiry, which Indicated that
the Berlin foreign Office intended TO con
test the withdrawal under certain condl-
tions, was delivered in a long communlca-
tion. which the German embassy forward
ed to Berlin At the embassy all comment
on it was refused,
| President Wilson has fully approved Sec
retary Lansing's decision and 1t was said
authoritatively today that it viii be aG-
! hcred to, no matter what Germany does.
/ The department Of justice Is still investI-
eating reports that German agents We're
/ back of the alleged plan for counter rev
olution in Mexico, to be headed by Gen.
| IIuerta Attorney General Gregory said
today that no new information on the sub
ject had been called to his attention recent
| ly. One reason why the American govern
ment will not furnish Germany with a
specific reason for the request for the recall
OF Capt Boyd and Capt Won Papen Is
its determination to keep secret the sources
of its information.
Reports involving other men in this
country are under Investigation and the
government does not desire to disclose
until it is ready to take further action.
Secretary Lansing also sent a reply te
Germany through Ambassador Gerard al
/ Berlin.
In making its inquiry Germany also useC
two avenues OF communication, the Ger
imam ambassador here and the American
ambassador in Berlin
While there was no indication TO-DAY
that the text OF Secretary Lansing's com
munication would be made public it can
not be said authoritatively that it declare
that the American governments actor
! was caused by the military and naval actiy
tiles of the attaches, coupled with othe
circumstances of accumulative nature y
: mention was made of Mexican affairs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
BLACK MAKES LARGE
SHIPMENT OF TIRES
Three and Half Tons of Worn Out
Automobile Shoes-15O Oil Bar
rels-Twelve Cars of Metal

Nj. Black, junk dealer has no regrets
from commercial standpoint because
automobile tires wear out. = Every lit
tie bit helps = is one of his notices. He
has Just shipped three and half tons
of such tires to places where he can
get little profit out of them, and he
knows where there are some more that
will go the same way later.
Mr.. Black is making up carload of
oil barrels at the present time, and he
knows where there is a market for
them also. He has bought about 80
oil barrels in numerous places in town.
During the past summer Mr.. Black dis
posed Of - carloads of metal, and he
is constantly collecting more. He has
other lines of activity, but these are
some of the most important
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
GIVE TO GOVERNMENT
WITHOUT KNOWING 1T
Money Order Department VIII Make
Large Sum Cut OF Christmas Mon
ey Orders Sent Abroad.

The thousands oi persons who will send
Christmas money orders from this country
to Europe IN the next two weeks viii uu-
Willingly make 10 the government a pres
ent OF several million dollars because OF the
low rate Of exchange. The United States
pays on money order exchange according
to a standard fixed in convention before
the war. This standard is much above the
prevailing exchange rates. For instance,
in the case of marks, the German ex-
change, a dollar will now buy five marks,
whereas the normal rate of exchange upon
which the money order schedule IS based
a dollar buys about four marks. \ pound
sterling Is worth in the money market to
day about S4.7G. The money order eN-
change rate is S4SI.
In brief, this means that a person wish
ing to send Il to a friend in England as
q Christmas present would have to pay the
postofiice S4.S7, but when the postoftice
pays for having that pound sterling in Eng
land it pays S4.70. The difference Of II
cents goes into the funds of the money or
der bureau of the post office department.
The difference in the exchange varies
| from the English differential to the case OF
Austrian. i'm which a l,ronen, ordinarily
worth 2G.26 cents, is now worth only
about | + cents \ dollar ordinarily buys
30 francs; now it buys 3SG francs. y
dollar will buy for the person who sends a
money order to Italy J1S lire; it buys for
| the postoffice 6.36 lire
| Money orders are the favolite form OF
small remittances from persons in this
country to friends and relatives abroad at
| Christmas time On the basis of recent
years close to 81 800 Will be sent abroad
from the Brattleboro postoffice in time tc
be received as Christmas gifts, but it Is
| expected that because OF war conditions il
Europe and greater want there than ever
before considerably more than what is
| considered the normal Christmas amount
will be forwarded. The war presents nC
difficulties in the sending of money orders
| The greatest number of money order.
from the local office 60 to Great Britain
with Sweden and Italy next in order
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
SPEAKS TO TEACHERS
AND PARENTS FRIDAY
E. L. ingalls,, State Agent of Boys
and Girls Club Work to be in High
School Room at p. m.

f. L. Ingalls,, state agent for boys
and girls club work in Vermont, will
speak at a joint meeting of the Parent
Teachers associations Of Brattleboro in
the main room of the high school build
ing Friday afternoon, Dec. 10, at /
o clock.
Parents and teachers of children of
grade school age have talked of a Home
and School Industrial league in order
to coordinate more closely the work
OF the home and the school and to Sc
cure from the children a greater inter
est III gardening, cooking and Other
practical occupations.
All parents are urged to attend thi,
meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
REPRESENTATIVE OF
KURN HATTIN HERE
Miss &. E. Sessions in Erattleboro for
Rest of Week in Interest of De-
serving Institution.

Miss f. Z. Sessions, financial repre-
sentative of the Kurn Hattin Homes in
Westminster and the Warner Home in
SaXtons River, came to BrattlebOro last
evening to remain probably through the
week, this being her annual visit in
the interest Of the homes and her 1lth
visit to this town. She is making head
quarters at the Melrose on Linden
street.
Brattleboro people are always inter
ested in kurn Hattin and the remark
able work which is being done there
for orphan boys. Special interest at
taehes to the work at this time because
| wo Brattleboro boys, John and George
| Beach, are being brought up there amid
| homelike surroundings.
| Ainsworth cottage was opened last
May, making it possible to take %
new boys, and it is the earnest hope of
| Miss Sessions that friends here who
| have given to the homes viii continue
their interest and that new friends
viii be found to help meet the added
responsibilities.
At the present time 107 boys are be
ing brought up under wholesome Chris
tian influences, - at Westminster ant
30 at Saxtons River. 1t costs on TIM
average $3.50 a year in cash for cacl
boy, besides the income Of the farm
This would make, for l07 boys, $16,
050. There is an income of $4 ,00
from invested funds and the rest ha
to be raised by voluntary subscrip
tions The management receives douh
: le the number of applications that
can accept. and more money means
corresponding enlargement of the worl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
Chapman-Alexander Meetings

Thursday at Is p. m.--Supper in the Cen
tire Congregational chapel for business girls
and women. At G.45 Dr. Chapman will ad-
dress the meeting Any who have not re,
eeived a card of invitation and who can be
present are asked to notify Mrs. c. IL.
Thompson as soon as possible
Sunday at 10.3O-Tabernace union ser
vice. At $50 p. III. the young peoples so
cieties everywhere are invited to a young
peoples meeting in the tabernacle, to be
addressed by Dr. Chapman. Seats viii be
reserved if notice is given to the head ush-
or, DR. W. r. Moves. on any member OF
;hc committee. Evening service at 7.30
Tabernacle meetings each Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday afternoons at 3
and every evening except Saturday at $50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
RUNAWAY COUPLE
ARRESTED IN CHICAGO
Former Head of Christ Mission and
Westfeld Man s Wife Claim
Heavenly Marriage

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dee IA
peculiar affinity case has come 10 light
through the arrest in Chicago last week
of Clinton L. Fairchild, formerly head
Of the Christ mission on Main street in
Springfield, ana Mrs. Cora Z. Smith
wife of Walter J. Smith Of Westfeld
Fairchild and Mrs. Smith claim that
they are man and wife in the sight of
God and that theirs is a heavenly
marriage. They are charged with con
tributing to the delinquency of chill
dren and in the court of domestic rela-
tions in Chicago On Saturday were
ordered to furnish $500 bonds for APP
pearance, Monday, the 18th. Mr.. Smith
is planning to be present at the trial
and win leave Westfeld Thursday for
Chicago. William A. Flouton, chief OF
the Westfield police. has been in com
munication with the Chicago police for
some time at the instigation of Mr.
Smith
Mrs. Smith was treasurer Of the
| Christ mission for several months, but
| back in the summer Fairchild discon
| tinued his work in the mission and OBJ
tanned employment in a Springfield
| shop. Mrs. Smith, according to her hus
| band, continued to 20 to Springfield al
most every day and it IS alleged sh(
spent most of her time ut Fairehild !
home Sometimes she was away nj
night. At one time Fairchild was EN-
| ploved as a lather He has wife anC
five children. Mrs. Fairehild and tw,
children are said to be living in Burling
ton. Vt. in destitute circumstances.
Mr.. Smith says that his wife lef
home October p. She shipped her truuI
to the station October 24 and went I
Springfield October - on the SOC trair
From Springfield the party is allege
to have gone first to New York. Whe
Fairehild broke up housekeeping i
Springfield he sold part of the furnitur
to Mrs. Smith 5 mother, Mrs. Tcfft, an
some of it was stored for a time in NJ
Smith s attic at his home on Orang
street. Mr.. Smith says his wife tol
him some time before she left that sh
had 4 call TO carry on mission work an
was going. She did not tell him whe1
! or when she was to 60. Mr.. and Mr.
Smith were married in Westfeld
years ago November u by Rev. !. (
G st. John of the Advent Christia
= church. Her maiden name was Cora
Tefft. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have one so
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07

MONTPELIER, Dec. Z. = The New
Hampshire Vermont boundary which
was considered by the United States
supreme court. has been a subject of
for years. Under the
agreement by which the Hampshire
Grants were set apart from New
Hampshire as the state of Vermont the
west bank Of the Connecticut river
was made the line of demarcation.
New Hampshire insists that the divi-
sion placed land on the west side of
the river within its borders, and some
of this property is taxed to New
Hampshire today. Vermont, claiming
that its borders extend to the low wat
er mark, is also seeking to obtain the
taxes on this land
Commissions have considered the
matter without reaching an agreement,
and legislatures have deliberated on the
question without finding basis for a
compromise. State officials here said
Vermont had obtained material for a
strong presentation of its claims, and
hoped to get . liberal Interpretation
of the act defining its borders.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
REV. H. b. TILDEN
OF JAMAICA DEAD
Became Pastor of Baptist Church Two
Years Ago-Graduate of Newton
Funeral Wednesday at 2.
Especial to The Reformer.)


JAMAICA, Dec. :.
Rev. H. B. Tilden, A. NJ, IS, died
here Dec. 6. He was born in Chester
field, Maine, graduated from Colby
college in the class of 1878, was mem
Der of Zeta Phi fraternity. He grad
uated from Newton Theological sem
mary in 1881 and held several pastor
atcs in Maine and Vermont. He came
to the Baptist church in Jamaica about
two years ago, but failing health com
PEELED him later TO resign his pastorate,
greatly to the regret of the whole
church and community. During these
months of suffering and decline the
tender and constant care of his wife,
Hattie B., was given him without re
serve. The sympathy and love of the
entire community is given her in this
time of her bereavement.
His brother, Or. Herbert Tilden,
has been with him the past few weeks.
His only daughter, Miss Evelyn Tilden,
came last night from Boston, where
she is employed.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday at > p. m. probably in the
church where he was pastor. The bur
rial viii take place in Hebron, Me.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
President Delivers His Mes
sage to the Two Houses
in Joint Session
NATIONAL DEFENSE
SUBJECT OF ADDRESS
Necessary for the New and Broad Dos
trine Of Pan-America - Galleries
Crowded and Thousands Unable to
Gain Admission.

WASHINGTON, Dee 7-PresiGpnt
Wilson in his annual address to con
faess today laid down the administra-
tion $ plans for national defense and
told his hearers it was necessary for
the new and broad doctrine of Pain
America. With sharp words he ar
raigned American citizens who by their
sympathy for the foreign belligerents
had endangered the neutrality OF the
United States.
"'America never witnessed any
thing like this before - declared the
President with deep feeling.
The President S outline for plans for
national defense and the need of them
was received in silence by the senators
and representatives., but with close at
teution. His declaration of new Pan
American doctrine was received with
the deepest interest.
1--WE insist on security in prosecut-
ing cur self-chosen lines of national de
velopment, said he. I'VE do more
than that We demand it also for 9th
crs. We do not contne our enthusiasm
for individual liberty and free national
development to the incident and move
mcnt Of affairs which affect only our
selves. We feel il wherever there is a
people that tries to walk in these diff
fcrent paths of independence and
rights. From the first we have made
common cause with all partisans OF
liberty on this side Of the sea and
have deemed it as important that ON
neighbors should be free from all out
side domination as that we ourselves
should be; have set America aside n.
a whole for the uses OF the independent
nations and political freedom
This reference was greeted with pro
longcd applause and evidently was re
ceived with great interest by the Latin
American diplomats who were present
The house galleries were packe,
three hours before the time for Pres
ident Wilson to deliver his annual ad
dress and hundreds Of disappointe,
ones, who had fuiled to get the covet
cd tickets Of admission. lined the cor
ridors or stood ON the plaza outside t
get a glimpse OF the President as II
passed in.
There were unusual arrangements /
preserve order Only those who ha
tickets were permitted to go to the "a
per galleries and an elusive rumor {
some sort of a woman sutfragist demo
atratiou brought extra guards, whiC
were sprinkled among the spectato
and in the corridors through which Il
President had to pass.
y number of men were placed
commanding positions i'll the galleri'
Officials were silent about the prepar
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
KEPT LIQUOR WITH
INTENT TO SELL
Mr.. and Mrs. John Barry of Bellows
Falls Plead Guilty-Attorney Wes-
ton and Court in Dispute.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FALLS. Dec. :.


Mr. and Mrs. John Barry Of New
Terrace each pleaded guilty this morn
ing in the municipal court before Judge
T. f. OBrien to charges of keeping
liquor with intent to sell. Charges of
selling and furnishing liquor were mol
pressed by Town Grand Juror Warner
r. Graham, who appeared for the
state.
Mr.. Graham explained to the court
that Mrs. Barry was more guilty than
her husband. At the time of a raid
Saturday evening Mrs. Barry ran into
a room, locked and bolted the door and
attempted to put into hole in the
floor cut for the purpose a supply Of
liquor. Chief of Police Severance, who
conducted the raid, broke down the
door and the officer seized Is pint bot
ties and 3S halfpint bottles of liquor
Attorney T. e. Pingree of Bellows
Falls and f. w. Gibson of Brattleboro.
who appeared for the respondents fol
lowing the withdrawal from the case
of Attorney George a. Weston after a
dispute with the court, urged that Mrs.
Barry be not given a jail sentence be
cause of her condition. The court in
posed a fine of $500 and costs of Sl7.3J
and sentenced her to the house of cor.
rection for not less than i've months
nor more than six months. The jail sen
tence was suspended and she was
/ placed on probation for one year.
/ Barry was given a similar jail sen
tence, which was suspended and he was
placed on probation for one year upon
payment of costs amounting to Sill.
Both respondents had been out OF
bail of 500 each which was furnished
after their arrest Saturday evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07

tons, but ii was said at the capitol
that word of a plan of some of the
more militant suffragists TO make
demonstration had come to light. 1t
was said that lawyers representing the
women had made an examination of
the preeedents governing contempt in
the house and from that action officials
suspected that something was being
planned.
a synopsis of the message will be
found on Page ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
LISTEN FOR THE WHISTLE.
Route Boys Will Give Notification
in Residential Sections.

For the convenience of its sub
scrihers in the residential sections
of Brattleboro The Reformer has
cq,ipped its delivery boys with
" stiles and given the boys instruc-
IONS to blow these whistles as
notification that papers have been
delivered. At this time of year,
when many papers necessarily are
delivered after dark and in windy
weather, the plan ought to increase
the efficiency of The Reformer 5 de-
livery system, especially if sub
scribers will form the habit of lis
tening for the signal about the
time their papers generally arrive.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
SUIT TO SETTLE A
BOUNDARY DISPUTE
Controversy Between Vermont and
New Hampshire Brought Be
fore Supreme Court.

WASHINGTON, Dee. - Vermont
began suit yesterday in the supreme
court against New Hampshire to settle
boundary dispute dating back to co
lonial grants. The land lies on the
west bank of the Connecticut river for
about 200 miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
REPORT OF MUNITY.
Three Hundred Bulgarian Soldiers SAID
to Have Been Shot.

LONDON, Dee. Z. - An unconfrmed
report of the munity of a Bulgarian in
fantry regiment, received in Amster-
dam from Frankfort, was forwarded
today by the correspondent of the EX
change Telegraph company. This re-
port is to the effect that the regiment
was ordered to proceed to the GalEpoli
peninsula to aid the Turks and that
when it refused to obey the command
300 of the mutineers were shot.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07

BERLIN, via London, Dec. THE re-
quest received here from the United
States for the recall of Capt. Franz Won
Papen and Capt. Karl Boyd, military
and naval attaches OF the German en-
bassy at Washington, undoubtedly viii be
complied with in accordance with diplo-
matte usage. 1t Is stated that Germany
probably will ask first to be informed OF
the ground on which the United States
government bases the undesirability of the
attaches
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
JAPAN IS PREPARED.
Warships Ready to Protect Interests at
Shanghai. China.

TOXIC, Dec. Tt is understood
that Japan, in view Of the disturbed
condition in Shanghai, will adopt meas
ures for the protection Of japanese res
idents and interests there. Several
Japanese warships are on the spot and
cruiser which left Yokohama is be
licved TO be bound for Shanghai.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07

Nicholas, the Christian name of the
Gar, means victorious; George means
farmer; Albert illustrious; Peter,
rock; William, defender, and Fran
els, free.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
THE WEATHER.
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Wednesday.
Probably Local Shows.

WASHINGTON. Dee. The wealth
er forecast: Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday. Probably local SHOWS
Wednesday. Moderate northwest winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07

The number of women to each 1000
men in the United States in 1910 was
934 In England, Germany and France
the women predominant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07
In Odd Fellows Hall

Friday, Dec 10, at 7.30-Dennl8 Re
bebah lodge will hold short drill Every
member is requested to be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07

The Duke of Genoa, 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, 1915-12-07

Colorado now has 61 $50 pupils enrolled
in / ,725 school districts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-07

The Alps contain at least 23O glaciers
over five miles in length.