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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
TO CONFER
ON DEFENSE
President Will ConsultHeads
of Four Congressional
Committees
SEEKS TO AVOID
ANY OPPOSITION
Aims to Develop Proposals So Broad ane
Sane That Congress Will Not Hest
tate to Adopt Them-Data on Sub
ject Now in Preparation.

CORNISH, \. H., August 6-With the
object OF developing a broad and conyinc-
ing program of national defense, one cal
culated to meet with the approval of con-
gress, President Wilson is planning to CO.
operate with the Chairmen of the Military
and Naval Affairs Committees of the SEN
ate and House, as well as with Secretaries
Garrison and Daniels of the War and
Navy Departments, before finally deciding
on the recommendations he win make in
his next message to the national legisla-
ture
The President told friends here last
night that. while he had made no definite
plans for consulting with the chairmen of
the committees interested in the question
of national defense, he would arrange to
| see them before congress convened in or
der to unite on a single program of action.
When the President sees the chairmen
| of the four committees he expects to have
before him the reports now being prepared
| by Mr. Garrison and Mr. Daniels The
heads of the war and navy departments
are expected to take part in the confer
renee or series of conferences in order to
explain personally their recommendations
| The President already has written tc
| Chairman Padgett of the House Naval At
| fairs Committee inviting him to meet him
| on Mr.. Wilson's return to Washington
/ While he did not say last night whether
| he had written similar letters to the chair
men of the other committees it was re
Iported that he had done so.
The President believes the time has
come for the United States to decide Oh
"a definite program of national defense
and is anxious that as little friction as pos
/ sible should develop over the question
when it is presented to the two houses o.
congress. He plans to throw the entir,
weight of the administration behind tn,
policy agreed upon The President is op
posed to a policy of ''militarism,' bu
thinks the United States should be ade
Iquately defended
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
ROAD COMMISSIONER
REPAIRING STREETS
More Important Work Tackled First
Cement Bridge on Stark Road
Stands, but Forms Are Gone.

Road Commissioner Warren L. Walk
er started the job of repairing the
streets which were damaged by the
storm Wednesday. The hole near the
bridge in West Brattleboro has been
covered over temporarily with boards to
prevent anyone falling into it, and at
tention is being directed to more i'm
portant work first. This hole is not
where it interferes with traffic.
The selectmen were worried over the
condition of a new cement bridge which
had been completed on the Stark road
near the Marlboro stage road only 10
days before the storm and under which
were the forms that held the cement in
place. Inspection yesterday showed
that while the forms had been torn
away by the water the bridge was in
tact, standing alone on its own merits.
In view of the fact that the forms are
left usually for 80 days the selectmen
feel that the contractor, David T. Per-
ry, is to be congratulated. The bridge
cost $500.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
Central Vermont ntRailwayCO.
Defendant i'm Action
for Damages
PLAINTIFF WAS SHOT
BY STATION AGENT
Suit Brought Under Statute which
Makes Railroad Liable for Employing
Agent or Operator Known to Use In
toxicating Liquor.

The failure of long-conducted negotiations
Tor settlement has resulted in the bring
ing of suit by Attorney A. f. Schwenk.
counsel for former Representative Herbert
A. Staten of Vernon, against the Central
Vermont Railway Co. for $4,000 dam
ages.
Mr.. Staten was shot on the morning of
June s, 1913, by Hugh Collins, substitute
station agent at Vernon, who ii is claimed
was intoxicated at the time and was fined
the day before for intoxieation Mr.. Sta
ten was one of the witnesses against him.
The suit is brought under Section 4JO6
lbf the Public Statutes, which provides
If railroad corporation employs or re-
talns IN its service a conductor,
or telegraph operator who receives train
orders, who uses intoxicating
liquors as a beverage, such fact being
known to the president, superintendent or
| any of the directors of such road, such cor
poration shall be fined not more than So
1000 nor less than $500, and shall also be
liable for the damages which a person sus-
tains by the employment or retention of
such employe."
1t Is contended in the papers that the
company was aware of the fact that Col
Inns used Intoxicating liquors as a bever-
age and yet retained him in its employ
| Mr.. Staten had gone to the railroad sta
tion on Sunday morning, June s, 1913, to
| flag the northbound morning train for
Mrs. NJ. l. Reed of that town, who was
coming to Brattleboro. Knowing of the
condition of Collins the day before Mr.
IStaten did not believe Collins would be
lin condition to flag the train. He placed
the flag in position and just before the
ltrain arrived he bade Mrs. Reed goodbye
and turned to walk towards his home,
only a few rods away
| Collins had been in the station. Slip
lping out through the rear door, he fired
twice with IS cahbre rife at Mr.. Staten,
: Iwounding him in the right forearm and in
THE right hip. The plaintiff asserts that
he has spent over $1,000 for nurses and
physicians and over 81 900 in the employ
ment of extra help made necessary by his
weakened condition The bullet in his
lbody never was removed, and it gives him
much pain and trouble at present, he says.
He has consulted numerous specialists IN
an effort to get relief. The bullet Is
lodged in his back, near the spinal col
umn He has never recovered fully the
use of his right arm.
| Collins was arrested and was convicted
of assault with intent to kill and was com
: mitted to Windsor Jail for not more than
: nine years nor less than seven years.
Mr. Staten Is 53 years of age and a
farmer He represented his town in the
:, legislature of 1912.
The suit is returnable at the September
term of the Windham county court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
BATES INSPECTS
STATE HIGHWAYS
Commissioner Makes Trip over Selected
Roads III This Corner of State
Coming Again Soon.

State Highway Commissioner Stod-
dard Bates of Derby has been in Wind
ham county the past two or three days
inspecting the so-called selected high
ways in this section of the state. Some
of them he has looked over in company
with County Supervisor David t. Perry,
while others he examined himself. The
commissioner took one trip southwark
from this town, going to the Massa-
chusetts line over the road through the
slate rock district of Guilford and re-
turning by Northfeld and South Ncr-
non. This gave him an opportunity to
see what the highway department OF
Massachusetts has done in extending
improved roads to the state line. Mr.
Bates also made a trip up the West
River valley, leaving this morning fol
Bellows Falls in company with the coun
ty supervisor. lie expects to visit this
county again before the summer is ov
er with a view to making plans for tho
expenditure of state money hereabouts
| next wear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
DYNAMITE ON ARABIC.
Stick Found on White Star Liner Pre-
vious to Day of Sailing.

NEW YORK, August 6. - 1t became
known here at police headquarters to-
day that a stick of dynamite was
found aboard the White Star line
Arabic before she sailed from this
port for Liverpool en- July IS. The
explosive was in such a state of dete-
rioration that experts said it would
have exploded at the slightest jar, was
found by a stewardess between hot
and cold water pipes. 1t was wrapped
in newspapers.
According to the information reeeiv-
ed at police headquarters the dynamite
was taken there and after being ex-
amined was destroyed. In notifying
the police Of finding the dynamite of
fleials of the steamship company, it was
said, had asked that no publicity be
given to the fact. A search was said
to have been made of the entire steam
er. No more dynamite was found
lhowever.
1t was reported at police headauar
ters yesterday that a bomb had beer
found IN one of the foreign consu
lates in New York The police re
fused any information upon the sub
Jeet. Investigation of the repor
caused the police to tell that the dyna
mite had been found on the Arabi
instead. The explosive was discovere,
the day before the steamer sailed witt
more than $4,000 tons of cargo, almos
all of which was war supplies; IS,
passengers, among them IL Americans
were aboard the steamer On the da
the steamer sailed it was know
the cargo as well as the baggage of tn
passengers had been closely examine
for bombs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06

Editor of The Reformer:-
An article on rec klcss driving of au-
toists, in Mondays issue Of The Re
former, is no doubt appreciated by all
who travel the highways
AS Il summer resident of Brattleboro
/ am deeply interested in any action
of safety taken for those who are care
full drivers of horse or automobile.
The absence of traffic laws in the
city is dangerous and exasperating. Be
ing interested in the progressiveness of
Brattleboro, | hope each season upon
my return to find traffic laws establish
ed
There should be measures taken to
protect those who travel the narrow
mountain roads. A few days ago while
driving down Dummerston hill, a reck-
less autoist raced at high speed around
q sharp, dangerous curve, placing me in
a helpless position. Had the driver lost
control of the car, nothing could have
prevented a serious accident, as / was
! forced into a bank thicket.
This is one of a number of reckIes.
automobile stunts | have encountered
and it seems to me that the safety OF
the careful driver should be assured
and traffic laws enforced, before som,
| law abiding person, or persons, ar,
needlessly injured.
Cordially yours,
EVA LOUISE BRADLEY.
West Brattleboro, August 5, 1915
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
REGARDS CROSBY AS
BEING IMPETUOUS
Boston Man Replies to Communication
on Automobile Driving-Another
Letter Commendatory.

Two letters called out by Charles r.
Crosby's communication in The Reform
er Monday relative to reckless driving
of automobiles reached the Office Of
this paper in the same mail. One com
mends the spirit of the communication.
The other, while neither condemning nor
condoning reckless driving, pays a
compliment to the genius of one of the
persons whom Mr.. Crosby mentions.
The letters follow:
Editor of The Reformer:-
In reading your issue of Monday last
II noted Mr. Crosby's communication
relative to the recklessness of certain
automobile drivers and his reference to
the Wilson brothers as Ignorant
drivers. While | am but a transient
tourist and a mere casual observer, a
sense of duty and the spirit of fair play
urges me to speak word of an expert
ence which happened to me in your town
Tuesday.
As / was passing through the out
skirts in the neighborhood of the fair
grounds my car burned out coil, leav-
| ing my party utterly helpless on the
| road | telephoned to the Wilson garage
t'and the elder Mr. Wilson came immcdi-
ately to our assistance. After a rapid
| investigation he readily located the
| trouble and towed us into the 2alago
After futile attempts to secure the
necessary parts from Greenfield and
Bellows Falls he dismantled one of his
| own ears and installed its system III our
car and drove MS some 20 miles VI
state to some friends, where we passed
the night.
| would like to state right here that
fin my wide experience with garages al
lover the country I was never accordct
Isuch courteous treatment nor had tt,
pleasure of observing more efiieien
mechanician than Mr.. Wilson, who's,
Eevery move demonstrated the natura
mechanical genius which to my mine
stamped him as first class workman
In this day and age when it is conceded
that the ancient ideals of chivalrv ar
in most chaotic state, a stranger can
Ehelp but appreciate such consideration
as was rendered me Tuesday. | an
confident that if Mr.. Crosby had beer
in my prcdicament he would have bee
accorded the same treatment and woult
have consequently regretted in referring
to Mr.. Wilson as ignorant and ineffi
cient. Perhaps VIC can attribute thi
gross inaccuracy to the heat of a nc
ment-a spark struck from the steel 0
impetuosity brought on by the over
Izealousness of a man whose high -minde
mature has forced upon him the unofI
eial duty of safeguarding the interest
of his fellow tOwnsmen-a most estima
BILE example of desirable citizenship.
Yours respectfully,
HENRY RAYMOND.
Boston, Mass, August 1, 1915.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
Result Likely to Be Strong
Appeal for New Gov
ernment
INTENDED CHIEFLY
FOR GEN. CARRANZA
He and His Followers to Be Asked to
Lay Down Arms and Join Adversaries
in Establishing Order in the Republic
Conference to Continue.

WASHINGTON, August 6-The confer
lences between Secretary Lansing and six
Pan-Amerlcan diplomats, whose co-opera-
ton was sought by President Wilson in
his plan to restore peace in Mexico, was
continued today. The diplomats declined
! to discuss the proceedings on the ground
| that the conferences are declared informal
and confidential. Whatever plan of action
| Is agreed upon will be submitted to all of
/ the Pan-American nations for approval,
lalthough it is understood they already
/ have pledged support to concerted action.
| 1t is considered likely that one of the
first results of the conference will be
final appeal to all the Mexican factional
leaders to accommodate their differences
and restore peace This probably will be
sent in a few days and viii be intended
Especially for the Carranza clement, which
all along has declined to participate in a
Ipeace conference.
The message to Carranza will ask that
lhe lay down his arms and join with his
Iadversaries in setting up government the
United States will recognize.
In yesterdays conference, which lasted
Inearly two hours, the purposes of the
United States with regard to Mexico were
made plain The desire of this govern
ment is that the Mexican factions shall
compose their differences and set up a CEN
trial authority in Mexico City which will
have the support of all those now engaged
in hostilities. If the United States should
be disappointed in this desire through the
refusal of one of the factions to agree to
the proposal, this government will be pre-
pared to deal with the other factions and
will grant the sactive moral support to
any government that they establish. II
: seems to have been determined also by
this government that it viii go to ex
tremes to keep in power any central au
thority to which it grants formal recogni
ton, but whether the United States would
be prepared to 60 to the point of armed
intervention is something that was not
developed as the result of the conference
yesterday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
INCREASE IN CAPITAL STOCK.
Stockholders of New England Tele-
phone Co. Authorize It.

NEW YORK, August 6-An increase
of $25 100000 in the capital stock of
the New England Telephone & Tele-
graph company, which operates in
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and
Massachusetts, was authorized yester-
day by the company s stockholders in
special meeting here. The total au-
thorized capitalization is thus increased
to $4,000, 900. A representative of the
company said that no immediate use OF
the extra capital was contemplated, and
that no plans had yet been made fo1
| its issuance.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
INJURED AT LAKE sUNAPEE.
Henry L. Bow1es of Springfield Sustain
ed Fractured Leg.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, August 6. 81
Former Councillor Henry L. Bowles of
this city, Democratic candidate for the
nomination for state treasurer, is con
fined to his summ<r home at Lake Sun
apee, N H., with a broken leg. Mr..
Bowles was walking about his summer
home early yesterday morning and
about clock he stepped on stone
which the rain had made slippery and
was thrown to the ground In falling
his left leg was underneath and the
weight of his body caused the bone to
snap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
FRENCH OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
Change of Commanders Of Expedi-
tionary Force at Dardanelles.

PARIS, Aug. 6, 2.35 P. m.-An of
fetal report given out by the French
war Office today read as follows:
"At the Dardanelles since the be-
ginning of August there have been no
striking developments to report, the
activity being confined to intermittent
artillery duels and much movement on
the part of the aviators. The govern
ment has decided to replace Gen. II. j..
Gouraud. commander of the French ex-
peditionary force at the Dardanelles by
Gen. Sarrail. who has been named
commander in chief of the army of the
Orient. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
MORE HAITIAN DISTURBANCE.
U. s. Naval Tug Sent to Quell Trouble
On West Coast,

WASHINGTON, Aug. Ga new rev.
olutlonary disturbance at Gonaives. on
the western coast of Haiti has been re-
ported to Rear Admiral Caperton and
he has despatched the naval tug Os-
ceola with forces to protect the Gus.
toms house.
The admiral today reported the oc-
eupation of Fort Nationalc in Port au
Prince by American forces without re-
sistanee. The American marines are
quartercd in the barracks. Col. Cole
commanding the marines landed from
the battleship Connecticut, is in mil
ltary charge of the town and Capt
Beach has been assigned to handle civ
IL affairs. A session of the Haitian
parliament to select a president has
been called for Sunday
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
VANDALISM AT LINCOLN.
Cabin on Top of Mountain Reduced to
Ruins.

RUTLAND, Aug. 6-Robert M. Gil
son of this city, who is in the employ
of the state forestry department, re-
turned today from Lincoln mountain,
where he inspected the trail He found
that vandalism of the character which
wrecked the hotel on Mount Killing
ton has been praetieed there. The com
Portable log cabin built on the lofty
peak by the late Joseph Battell of Mid
dlebury, who offered the tract of for
est to the United States government
for preserve, has been reduced to
ruins. Two serviceable stoves which
were in the structure have been shot
full of holes and beds have been
thrown out of the windows mutilated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
FORCES
IN GREAT DANGER
Army of Grand Duke Nicholas Menaced on Two
Sides by Teutonic Invaders Kaiser to Make
TriumphaI Entry into Warsaw Petrograd Gives
Reason for Evacuation

LONDON, August 6, 1910 p. NJ
With the great Russian fortrcsses of War
saw and Ivangorod captured and the fall
Of Riga, the capital Of the Baltic province,
imminent the Austro-German onslaught
has reached its high tide in the east and
the next step will be the German Empe-
rors triumphant entry into the Polish
capital.
That event is likely soon to be followed
by tho pronouncement of a united or semi
autonomous Poland embracing not only
the territory wrested from the Russians
but also Austrian crown land of Galicia.
Meantime the Russian armies are fight
ing their way backward toward Russia
proper, inhicting blows on the invaders
wherever possible and trying to fend them
off from the railways. The position of the
army of Grand Duke Nicholas now is a
matter of solcitude as the occupation of
Warsaw is believed to be prelude to the
greater purpose Of enveloping the retreat
ing forces.
Pctrograd reports show that the Grand
Duke has retired to the right bank of the
Nistula, both at Warsaw and Ivangorod,
destroying the bridges at both points and
contesting the German advance across the
river Back of the retiring Russians is
the vast morass of Central Poland with
few railways and primitive roads, making
virtually impossible a quick movement OF
guns and supplies, while back of Warsaw
Il. LII ILL.,,
point for the Russians is Brest-Litovsk.
Thus the Russians are menaeed by Gen
Von Bueow's column bending southwark
and by Field Marshal Won Mackensen'
southern army bending northward. The
occupation of Warsaw now is centering
attention on series of important events
that are being arranged
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
BACK TO ST. ALBANs.
Young Girl Who Masqueraded as a Boy
Sick of Her Job.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, August 6.-The
case of Edna L. Puffer of ST. Adams. VT,
who came here in the company of Frank
lin Shaw, masquerading as a man, was
continued until tomorrow pending her re-
turn to her home today. Then it will be
lnolled and the whole affair ended.
The Puffer girl said today:
i wanted to run away from home, so
went to a secondhand store and got a
t boys suit and pair of boys shoes, and
lshen | left. | walked down the railroad
tracks from st. Adams and met Franklin
/ Shaw. He told me that he was going to
| Virginia, and said had better come along.
! | told him I'd go along with him, but |
wasn't going away down there
I'VE got along all right, but when we
came near New Haven | told him we
hadn't better go into the village, because
we might get arrested. I'm going back
home now and I'm going to be a girl
again, and stay one, and / won't ever get
married. I've had enough trouble"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
GETTING OUT STONE
FOR UNION STATION
Materials, Tools and Equipment Un-
loaded and Batter Boards Put in
Decentralization Good.

The batter boards are in position on the
site of the new railroad station and car
load of materials, tools and equipment Of
the H. Wales Lines Construction Co. of
Meriden, Conn, the contractors who have
the job of building the station, was un-
LOADED this morning. Men are at work
getting out mountain stone, of which the
station is to be built, and indications point
| to considerable energy being expended to
I, the end that Brattleboro will sometime
have a real passenger station.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
DIR. FOSTER REELECTED.
Head of Washington County Veterans
Association Again Chosen.

MONTPELIER, VT, Aug. Cdr.
Ebenezer j. Foster of Waterbury was
reelected president of the 18th annual
business meeting of the Washington
County Veterans association yesterday
John r. Wilson of Worcester was re-
elected secretary treasurer.
The association lost five in member
ship, 26 joining the association and 81
dying, leaving the membership 403
About 200 attended the reunion held
yesterday and today at Dewey park
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
GETS WAR APPOINTMENT.
st. Adams Physician Will Be Stationed
in England or France

ST. ALBANS, August 6. = DR.. A. A.
Skeels of this city has received an APP
pointment as physician in the Royal
Army Medical corps for one year. He
is now subject to orders and expects to
leave for England in a few days. He
will be stationed in England OF France
DIR. Skeels is graduate of McGill uni
vcrsary and was given his appointment
because he has a license to practice his
profession anywhere in the British EN-
pire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
FALLING OFF IN
YIELD OF MILK
Several in Fort Dummer District
Crowding 40-Pound Mark, How
ever-Tester Report for July.

The report for the month of July of
Ralph Gibson, tester for the Fort Dunn
mer Cow Testing association, shows
that the cows are falling down III their
milk to some extent. There are a good
number, however, which crowd the 40
pound mark, being somewhere in the
thirties. There have been some fresh
cows during the month, which have
helped hold up the production III some
cases
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-06
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH
Sunday Services.

1870 a. m.-Service of worship and praise.
sermon by Rev. George L. Martin, ID.
D. Of Auburndale, Mass.
IL 10 a. m.-Sunday school
Z y. m.-Christian Endeavor society In
the chapel Topic, How We Can Pro
mote Temperance Reform Eph. 3:14-21
Leader, Horace Winchester.