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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
MISS ANNA McGRATH
BECAME BRIDE TO-DAY
Married Frank Smith of Ware, Mass.
Ceremony in Roman Catholic
Church by Rev. NJ j. Carmody.

The wedding Of Miss Anna Theresa Nc
Grath, daughter of Mrs. Mary McGrath
of Elliot street, and Frank Smith of Ware,
Mass, was solemnized this morning at
eight o'clock in ST. Michael's Roman
Catholic church, Rev Father NJ. J.
Carmody officiating High mass was said
by Rev. Father Carmody, who used sim
gle ring service. The bride wore white
lace over net, with white hat and white
ostrich plumes and carried a bouquet of
bride roses. She was attended by her
sister, Miss Susie McGrath, as bridesmaid
gowned in blue silk messaline with hat to
match, who carried pink and white sweet
peas. The bridegroom was attended by
his brother, William Smith of Ware.
Miss Agnes Calvin presided at the organ,
playing the bridal march from Lohengrin.
Immediately after the ceremony a we'd
ding breakfast was served to the bridal
party and guests at the brides home on
Elliot street Mr.. and Mrs. Smith left
by automobile for Greenfield to take the
train from there for wedding trip, during
which they will visit the Panama-Pacific
exposition.
Mrs Smith attended the Parochial
Pschool in town, after which she became a
wel-knOwn waitress. She attended the
Clawson-Hamilton business college and re-
Gently has been employed in Springfield,
Mass, as clerk in a store Mr. Smith is
in business in Ware, where they will make
their home on their return They received
beautiful wedding gifts, which included
ut-glass, silver, linen and a dining room
| set.
! Among the out-of-town guests were rela.
tives Of the bridegroom, Mrs. Mary Sulli-
van (sist6f) and son, jeremiah, Mrs. Har
| ley (sister) and daughters, Mary and Mar
garet, and Miss Mary Smith (sister)
Miss Mary Smith (niece), and William
Smith (brother), all of Ware, Joseph
Haley of Palmer, John Sullivan of Spring
field, Mass, Mrs. c. A. Bates of Spring
field, and Mrs. Thomas Clune of Turner:
Falls, cousin of the bride
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
PROTEST TO ENGLAND
ON USE OF OUR FLAG
President Wilson Will Send a Note
When Controversy With Germany
Is Cleared UP.

WASHINGTON, June %. - The
use of the American flag by British
merchantmen passing through the war
zone will form an important topic in
the note the American government will
send to London as soon as the German
controversy is cleared up, according to
an official statement at the department
of state this afternoon. The American
government does not, however, regard
the use of the American flag by bel
hgerent merchantmen as affecting its
complaint against the killing of Ameri-
cans on the high seass and attacks up
on Americans by German submarines.
There have recently been a number of
instances in which the department has
been informed that British ships flew
the American flag. As to each of
these instances representations have
been made to London. None of these
representations have been answered,
and it now appears that all the incl
dents will be discussed together in the
American note in way to make an
answer certain.
Whether they will be discussed in
connection with the British blockade
which Germany cites as justification
for her submarine warfore is unknown.
1t is suggested, however, that the use
of the American flag may be dis
cussed in a separate paragraph so
that Germany may not be misled into
supposing that the United States ac-
cepted the German view of the bear
ing of these incidents on the Lusitania,
Gulnight, Falaba and Nebraskan cases.
The state department has received
no official statement indicating that
the German submarine U-29 was ram
med by a British tanker flying the
Swedish flag, as charged by the Ger
man Admiralty. The British admir-
atty has denied the incident fatty, and
officials are personally curious to know
how the German admiralty received its
information, rs every member Of the
U-29 was reported lost.
No intimations have reached the
state department as to when Ger
many s reply to the second American
note on submarine warfare will be re
ceived. The belief is general that the
reply cannot be expected for week
or more.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
FIELD DAY JULY 5
ON FAIR GROUNDS
Baseball Games and Other Sports on
Program-College Boys Will Be
Home and May Participate.

Final decision was made last evening to
have field day on the Valley fair grounds
July >, the date on which the holiday is
celebrated this year This field day will
be held in the afternoon and will include
one of the local league ball games, track
events and some other attractions, as yet
undecided upon.
A joint meeting of the board of govern
ors of the baseball league and the Fourth
of July committee to perfect final arrange
ments will be held this evening at I
O'Clock in the Brooks House
The morning game July >, which, like
the others of the local league schedule,
will be played on the fair grounds, is to be
between the Fort Dummer and Wheel club
teams. The afternoon game that day is
between the Knights of Columbus and the
Athletics
All of the local college boys will be home
for the summer or to spend the holiday
and it is not beyond the range of possibil-
| Iity that one or more special match races
Twill be arranged to be included in the
track events In all probability there will
be events for the smaller boys, which viii
| bring out a cloud of contestants, most oil
whom participated in the recent tracE
games, and these, with hurdles, sprints anc
a quarter mile run for others, would make
up an interesting program besides the bal
game
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
VAIL GIVES LYNDON
INSTITUTE $50, 900
Income from Property for Maintenance
Fund-Gift Includes Three Farms
and -Four Houses.

LYNDONVILLE, Vt, June 22.-At
recent meeting of the trustees of
Lyndon institute it was announced
that Theodore n Vail had given the
school all of his property in Lyndon
Center, aside from that given to the
state for an agricultural school.
As the agricultural school has taken
over the Specdwell farms, it left va
cant the Hall farm, formerly used BY
the state school for experimental work.
The latter place now goes to Lyndon
institute, as well as the girls dormi-
tory, recently built, three dwelling
houses on what is known as the quad
rangle, one of them containing q gen
eral store, another cottage and the
Chase and Spencer farms at Lyndon
Corner. The value of this real estate
will mount up well toward $4,000 and
the income will be used for the main
tenance of the school,
The disposal of this property leaves
nothing but "The House. and u few
acres Of the Speedwell farms in Mr.
Vail 5 possession.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
GRANDFATHER LAW
UPSET AS EVASION
United States Supreme Court Kills the
Oklahoma and Maryland Restric-
tions on Suffrage.

WASHINGTON, June 22.-Following
various decisions sustaining particular
forms of the 'Grandfather Clause in
southern suffrage laws, the supreme
court yesterday declared void the
" Grandfather Clauses enacted in
Oklahoma and Maryland. In the ease
of Oklahoma, the clause was embodied
in an amendment TO the state constitu-
tion, which imposed u iteracy test
from which those who were entitled to
vote prior to Jan. l, 1866, those who
were then foreigners, and their hneal
descendants were exempted. AS to
Maryland, the clause was embodied in
a law relating to registration in muni-
cipal elections.
Chief Justice White handed down
first the court 5 opinion in the Okla
homa case, and lawyers agreed that the
ruling out of the Maryland statute
was then inevitable. Most of the con
stitutional reasoning of the court was
set forth in the Oklahoma case.
This case arose from the indictment
and conviction of certain election Of
ficials III Oklahoma for their part il
enforcing the state constitutions
amendment in question at the genera
! election of 1910. The opinion was tech
inically IN answer to questions certified
/ to the supreme court by the United
Estates circuit court of appeals for tn,
eighth circuit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
BALLS OF GRANITE
FOR AMMUNITION
Barre Firm Asked to Submit Bids
Missiles Designed for Use by
Allies Artillery.

BARRE. June 22.-Aeents, claiming
to represent the British and French
governments, were in the city yester-
day cndeavoring to place contracts for
shrapnel with local firms.
Burnham s Meadow firm, which spe-
cializes in turned granite work, was
offered an unusual contract when rep
resentatives Of New York and Connec
ticut ammunition concerns, said to bC
acting in the interests of the allies
asked for bids on large supply OF
granite balls, from three to three anj
one-half inches in diameter.
The balls, it was said, are to be free
from small bore field artillery used il
supporting infantry attacks.
The contractors desire the missile
in quantities of several carloads ;
week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
HINsDALE MAN IN COLLISION.
John M. Lambs Auto Struck Motor
cycle in Greenfield. Mass.

GREENFIELD, June 22.-Joe De
sautel of Turner's Falls was struck yes
terday by an auto driven by John NJ.
Lamb of Hinsdale and his left ankle
broken and his motorcycle badly dam
aged. The accident happened at the
Junction of Silver and Federal streets
and was evidently caused by a doubt
in Mr. Lamb IS mind just which way
Desautel was going to turn.
Another accident occurred between
Northfield and Bernardston and re-
suited in the loss of finger and the
mangling of another for Fred, Z, son
of Fred E Richardson of West Deer
field. The boy was sitting in the rear
of wagon leading a cow by a chain
when the animal became frightened
and pulled back in such way that
one finger was cut off by contact with
the wheel and another badly mangled
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
DEsPoNDENT, SHOT HIMSELF.
Russell Miller of Leyden Fired Bullet
into Temple Yesterday.

GREENFIELD, June 22.-Russell G..
Miller, 90, son of Ozias E. Miller of
Leyden, shot himself in the right tenn
pie with 32-caliber revolver in the
wash-room at the Mansion house yes
terday. He was taken to the Franklin
County hospital where no hopes for
his recovery are entertained.
His identity was established by a
bank book which was found in his
pocket. He was employed in New
Hampshire on a farm, and recently
lost his job and was about Greenfield
since Saturday. On that day he tele-
phoned his father asking him to come
to Greenfield to take him home. His
father agreed, but possibly did not ar
rive as soon as expected, and the
young man, being respondent, shot
| himself.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
HIS INJURIES FATAL.
Lysander NJ Heath of Bethel Dies in
Hanover Hospital.

HANOVER, N. H., June 22.-Lysan-
der NJ. Heath, "a, of Bethel, Vt, died
yesterday in the Mary Hitchcock Me-
mortal hospital here, as the result of
injuries sustained in an automobile ae-
cident at West Hartford, VT, Sunday.
His body was taken to Bethel for
burial. He was superintendent of the
Bethel Electric Light 6 Power com
pany.
Of the other occupants of the ma
chine Mrs. Ellen Worden, Heath S
housekeeper, and Robert Noble of
Bethel, Vt, left the hospital yester
day. Miss Alice Blodgett of Cabot
VT, the fourth occupant, is still at the
hospital, but her condition is not seri
! Gus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
Two BattaliOns Are Patrol.
ing Country Estate of
GeOrgia's Governor
MOB DISPERSED
BY THE SOLDIERS
No Shots Fired But the Guardsmen
Advanced with Fixed Bayonets =
Quiet Prevails Today in Atlanta and
at Governors Home

ATLANTA, Ga, June 22.-Two bat
talions .of the Georgia militia early to-
day were patroling the country estate
of Gov. Slaton. The troops had been
called out after a crowd of several hun
dred men and boys had marched there
late last night and made demonstra-
tion in protest against the commuta-
tion of Leo NJ Frank s death sentence
to life Imprisonment.
The crowd was dispersed by the sol
diers after the governor had declared
the zone within half a mile of his
house under martial law.
When first ordered to leave some
demonstrators hurled missiles at the
soldiers and called them to shoot. Two
soldiers were injured No shots were
fired, the soldiers advancing with fixed
bayonets. No civilians were injured
Officials of the state and city insist
ed that last night s demonstration had
ended the possibility of any menace tc
the governor by the people most op
posed to the communication of Frank :
sentence, but state of preparedness
was maintained today by the police
and military authorities. One of the
reasons stated for maintaining GUARD
at Gov. Slaton 's home was a report
which persisted throughout the night
that crowds of men had started for At
| lanta from neighboring towns. These
it was thought, might arrive late this
morning. None appeared, however.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
TODAY'S WAR SUMMARY

Four more vessels have been sunk
by submarines and in the case of one
of them. the British steamer CARTS
brook, 13 men of the crew are unac-
counted for. The Carisbrook, which
was engaged in transatlantic trade
and carried a cargo of grain from
Montreal, was sunk by gunfire from
German submarines. A large Turkish
steamer and two Turkish sailing yes
sells were torpedoed in the Black sea
by Russian submarines.
A press despatch from Athens re-
ports great activity among the allied
fleet in the Dardanelles, from which it
is assumed that general attack on
the straits is planned. Fighting on
Gallipoi peninsula is being carried out
vigorously with offensive movements
on the part of both Turks and Allies,
but neither side has been able to break
the deadlock.
The Turks made an attack Wednes-
day. but are said to have been re
pulsed, 700 men being captured.
Advices from the Austro- Hungarian
headquarters in Galicia, attribute the
recent decided successes of the Austro-
German forces to their great superior
ity in artillery. The fall of Lemberg
is expected in day or two.
An official statement from Petrograd
conceded Russian retirement from the
Grodek lakes west of Lemberg. On
the Dniester, it is said, the Austrians
were driven bacl, from two villages
with heavy losses, and on the remain,
der of the front they have made nc
progress.
The battle of PLAYA on the Isonzc
front is still in progress, the Austrians
making repeated efforts to drive the
Italians hack across the river
An official communication from
Rome says these attempts have failed
Elsewhere along the Italian front less
important engagements are occurring
with small successes claimed by th,
Italians.
Wireless dispatches from Berlin repre-
fsent the battle which has been in progress
for some time in the vicinity of Arras a.
one Of the great conflicts Of the war whicl
may decide the fate Of France. Losses o
both the Germans and the allies are de
seribcd as fearful and one stretch of fielc
from Arras eight miles toward the Bel
gian border is said tc be covered Will
Ecorpses.
The official French statement of toda.
gives few details The Paris announce
ment coneedes that the Germans capture,
a trench at one point, but asserts the,
were repulsed elsewhere. Berlin mention
no important fighting in this district yes
terday.
/ An unofficial message from Berlin say
the Russians have been defeated all alon
the line in front of Lemberg in Galicia an
are fighting for time in order to say
Fguns and other war material. Aecordin
to this despatch the Austrians and Gel
mans are 10 miles from Lemberg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
Given a Sentence of Six
Years in Prison and is
Fined $4,000
HEADED REBELLION
AGAINST THE ENGLISH
Was Convicted on Eight Counts-Was
COMMANDMENT Chief of Free State
Forces in Boer War and Later Min
lister of Agriculture.

BLOEMFONTETN, Union of South
Africa, June 22-A sentence of six years
imprisonment and fine of $4,000 was i'm
posed today on Gen. Christian De Wet,
one of the leaders Of the South African
rebellion against the British government,
who yesterday was found guilty of treason
ON eight counts.
Gen. De Wet headed a rebellion in the
Orange Free State and Western Transvaal
in October, 1914 He was captured on a
farm at Waterbury, British Buchuanaland,
to which place he was pursued by a motor
car brigade
Gen. De Wet was placed on trial on
June 10 on charge of high treason. The
Indictment against him covered alleged re-
bellious acts and seditious utterances. He
pleaded not guilty to a charge OF high trea-
son. but guilty to a charge Of sedition.
Gen. De Wet was commander-in-chief Of
the Free State forces in the Boer war. He
was minister for agriculture in the Orange
River colony for several years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
Hooker Winchester and
Archibald MeIlen Re
tract Former Pleas
BOTH FINED FOR
SELLING LIQUOR
Sentences to House of Correction Sus-
neutrality-suspicious. Placed on Pro
bation-Attorney Thinks Testimony
Could Be Refuted.

Hooker Winchester and Archibald
Mellen, two residents of Guilford who
have been under bonds for their ap-
pearances in county court on charges
Of illegal selling of liquor, retracted
yesterday their pleas of not guilty and
each pleaded guilty to two counts.
Each was fined $500 on one count and
sentenced to from four to six months
in the house of correction and the Jail
sentences suspended, the respondents
being placed on probation for one year.
In the case of Mellen 500 of the fine
was remitted. Costs in the case of
Mellen totaled $19.54 and in the case
of Winchester $13.54.
The respondents were represented by
Attorney A. F. Schwenk, who was at
torney for them at the preliminary
hearings. In retracting the pleas of
guilty Attorney Schwenk said that
while they believed they had good ev-
idenee to refute the testimony of
Westley Ashe, who had disclosed on
both respondents after his arrest on
June s, and the evidence of George A.
Miller of Bellows Falls, employed by
the state as a spotter, it had been de-
| cided better to settle up the cases in
the municipal court than to carry them
to the county court. He added that
in the case of Mellen there was no
question but that he had been ad-
vised by residents of Guilford, whom the
attorney did not care to name, to sell
! a little cider in order to gain some in
come to help him out as he is crippled.
He points out that with suspended
Jail sentence hanging over them the
men would not be likely, for a year
at least, to engage in illegal liquor sell
| ing.
State 5 Attorney o. B. Hughes was
willing to accept the imposition of the
fine on one count and the suspended
| Jail sentence. The men arranged to
| pay the fines within few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22

ATLANTA, Ga, June 22.-WhiIe the
militia still was on guard at Gov. Sla-
ton s country home quiet prevailed
both here and in this city today and
there was no indication of a repetition
Of the exciting scenes of yesterday and
last night which followed the an
nouncement of the Communication Of T.
NJ Frank s death sentence.
The saloons, closed by the authorities
yesterday, were allowed to reopen this
morning.
There were no crowds in the street
At the governor s country home it was
stated the militia probably win be
withdrawn tonight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22

LONDON, June 22.-Nothing but a sud
den and unexpected blow from Grand
Duke Nicholas can now save Lemberg, the
capital of Galicia, in the hands of the
Russians for nearly 10 months, from re-
turning TO the possession Of its former
owners, and the almost immediate evacua-
tion of the city by the Russians is expect
cd in London
After yielding on the Grodeck line the
Russian armies retired almost to the out
skirts of the city itself.
The Austrian official announcement
speaks Of the Russians as attacking at
many points, but these fights are assumed
in London 10 be merely incidents Of the
rear guard action TO enable the main forces
to Withdraw.
In the opinion of British observers this
retirement has been up to the present
time welleXecuted movement.
Dispatches reaching London say that the
armies of Emperor Nicholas are virtually
intact and that their ability to resume the
initiative when ranks have been filled and
ammunition replenished has not been
greatly impaired. This interval will give
the Germanic allies opportunity to reap
the fruits Of the victories in Galicia They
will be able to withstand the assault from
were required to make the attack and
large masses Of men win be released
Whether these are to be used against tho
Russian frontier TO the north or against
the British and French in the west is
secret Of German headquarters, although
successes Of the allies in Aisacc and Lor
raine, in the Nosges, along the Meuse, il
the Argonne and north of Arras suggest
that a considerable accession of German
strength may be a development Of near fu
turc in this field, while released Austrian
forces will be used to stem the advance
Of the Italians.
On the other hand the Germans il
North Russia and Poland are busly con
aolidating their gains in a manner whicI
huggests more important movements il
this region.
The seaport Of Liban is being strongl
fortified. Heavy naval guns have been in
stalled and Prince Henry of Prussia
credited with the statement that the Ger
mans intend to regain possession of Liba
at all cost, as they regard this port to b
the key Of the Baltic.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
INTERVIEW WITH POPE.
Says Germans Answer All Charges
Made Against Them.

PARIS, June %. - La Liberte pub
lishcd yesterday an interview with
Pope Benedict signed by Louis Lata-
pie, Il prominent member of the staff,
who was sent to Rome for the purpose
of aseertaining the pope's views on
the various aspects Of the European
war. Pope Benedict IS quoted as eX-
pressing horror at some of the develop
ments of the war, but in the main the
words of the pope have to do with
peace. Mr.. Latapie quotes the pope as
saying: "You desire that / should con.
denim every crime specifically, but each
one of your accusations is accompanied
by reply on the part of the Germans
and / am not able to institute here .
continuous discussion nor can I make
investigations at this moment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
TAYLOR CASE WILL
START NEXT TUESDAY
County Court Reconvened in Newfane
Time Taken Up With Motions
and Other Business.

The attention of the county court at
Newfane, which resumed the April
session this morning after a recess, was
devoted all the morning to hearing mo-
tions and considering the arrangement
of the docket for the hearing of such
cases as are to be heard during the
rest of the session of the court. 1t
was decided that the contested Taylor
divorce case would begin one week
from today, but at noon recess no de-
eision had been reached as to what
case would be heard tomorrow Nc
case in which witnesses are to be heard
will be started today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
BANK CASHIER SUED.
Miss McGovern Seeks $1,000 Damages
from Lyndonville Man.

ST. JOHNsBURY, June 22.-Miss
Angie McGovern of Lyndon has
brought breach of promise suit
against William E, Riley of Lyndon
vile, cashier of the Lyndonville Ma
tional bank. The plaintiff asks for
$1,000 damages M. Riley was mar
ried on June to st. Johnsbury
young woman.
The suit has been entered on the
docket of the Caledonia County Court
for the present sitting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-22
SIXTEEN FIREMEN
BURIED IN WRECK
Fourteen Rescued - Two Were Dead
When Reached - Benzine EXplo-
sion Wrecked Building.

PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-Two FIRE
men and IA others were injured today
while fighting a fire which destroyed one
Of the buildings of an oilcloth factory.
The dead are William James, battalion
chief, and John Hillman, jr., a ladder man.
An explosion Of benzine wrecked the
building and caused the wall to topple
over on 16 firemen. Fourteen were res
cued, but the other two were dead when
reached