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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
WEBSTER MEMORIAL
TO BE DEDICATED
Exercises on Stratton Mountain Aug.
10, Where Webster Addressed
$4,000 Persons III 1910.

\ bronze marker is to be erected by
the Stratton Mountain club where IS
years ago Daniel Webster spoke to
about $4,000 persons at q Wing con-
vcntion held in the mountainous town
OF Stratton
At that time persons came from all
the nearby towns, and many from
longer distances, to hear the celebrated
orator deliver his famous address from
above the clouds -
Twice since then has this historic spot
been the scene of large gatherings,
T, once in 1901 and again the following
year, when it was estimated that over
] 600 gathered to enjoy the beautiful
scenery, listen to the interesting pro-
gram and heartily greet old friends
The dedication of this marker will
take place August 10, when everyone
is cordially invited to follow the exam
pie of the people of 1910 and assemble
ON the famous convention ground to
have a gloriously good time, renew
, old acquaintances and revive the memo
/ ry Of that immortal statesman, Daniel
Webster.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
ANOTHER NOTE COMING
FROM GREAT BRITAIN
It Relates to the Orders in Council and
Is Probably Supplemental to
One Received.

WASHINGTON, July 2T-Sir Edward
Grey cabled Secretary Lansing today that
the British government has in preparation
another note to the United States on the
order in council and asked that the note
delivered yesterday be withheld from pub
lication pending receipt of the new com
munication. Therefore yesterdays note
Will not be published tomorrow morning
as had been planned
No indication of the nature of the forth
coming note was given in Sir Edwards
cable and state department officials have
no intimation
They assume, however, that it is of a
supplemental nature
The development will further delay the
despatch of the American note to Great
Britain on the Same subject Secretary
Lansing had about finished it and it was
to be sent to President Wilson at Cor
nish, n H., for his approval 1t viii not
be despatched until the new British note
has been received and considered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
TO ACT IN MEXICO
BUT NOT BY ARMS
President Likely to Put Embargo on
Munitions to End Fighting-Fun-
ston Fears Trouble.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-President
Wilson is about to move again in the Mex
lean situation. An authoritative state
ment made yesterday that the admin
istration will act within a very short
time. What the next step viii be has not
been disclosed, but it can be said that
it will not be armed intervention
A complete report on conditions in Mex
leo with recommendations from Secretary
Lansing, has been prepared for considera-
ton by the President. This report prob
|ably viii be forwarded to the summer
White House at Cornish. 1t was said that
following the reading Of this report and a
probable conference with Secretary Ian
sing action will be taken.
Three practicable courses seem open to
the government. The first is Intervention
second, recognition of faction or a group
and third an embargo on the shipment oi
arms that will force one faction or the
other south Of the Rio Grande to suspend
military operations.
Such radical measure as Intervention
would hardly be adopted pending the deli
cate situation of this governments rela
tions with belligerent Powers of Europe
| Doubt is expressed that either Carranzs
pr Villa will be recognized.
|
American forces and Carranza troops i
suggested in despatch received at tn
war department from Gen Funston. Gen
Funston, vino is in command on the Dor
der, reported to the war department tha
despite the warnings sent CaTranza ant
his assurances that there would be NJ
lighting in border towns endangerin
American lives, Gen. Gales had mobiles
$4,000 troops at Santa Barbara, 20 mile
cast Of Nogales, Ariz., and apparently wa
making ready to attack Gen Maytorena
the Villa Governor of Sonora.
If shots are fired into American terr
tory Gen. Funston will reply in kind. Ii
lreceived orders last week to reply wit
Iartillery if in the course of battles on tn
Iother side stray bullets fell on America
soil. Gen. Funston has a brigade of infar
TRY a regiment of cavalry and two bat
teries of artillery within easy marching di'
tance of Nogales.
Advices received here indicate that til
Carranzistas will soon rctake Mexico Cit
if they are not already in possession. Th
Zapatistas are understood to be leaving tn
capital in the face of an advance by Ca
rama forces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
SHIPMAN CHARGED
WITH NON-SUPPORT
Former Brattleboro Young Man in
Municipal Court Adjournment
for Possible Agreement.

Cleve Shipman of Hartford, Conn,
who came to Brattleboro to attend the
funeral of his father, Ezra o. Ship
man, was arrested at the railroad sta
tion last evening by Sheriff G. T.
Mann as he was about to board the
$50 express. He was charged in the
municipal court this morning with non
support of his wife and eight -vear-old
so, Roger, who are making their home
with Mrs Shipman' s father, James
, Mack of 81 Frost street. At noon the
hearing was adjourned to . clock
with some prospect that Attorneys
Gibson & Daley for the respondent
would be able TO reach an agreement
with State s Attorney o. B. Hughes
and Attorney r. G. Bacon, who assist
| ed the state prosecuting officer.
Mrs. Shipman was the one witness
examined at the morning session. No
| defense was put in up to the time of
| the noon adjournment.
| Mrs. Shipman claimed that her hus-
band, who formerly lived here, went
| to Hartford in 1909 and promised to
| send for her and their child. lie re-
| turned once or twice after that and
| once she paid her own expenses to go
there to see him. but for several years
he had not contributed cent to her
| support or that of their child.
Cross examination of the witness
brought out the fact that she had
| written him two letters in which she
told him that she was through with
him and it was shown also that she
had written him numerous other let
ters indicating desire to have hin
return The two letters referred K
particularly in the cross examination
She said, on redirect examination
were written as the result of stories
she had heard of his actions in Hart
ford with an other woman.
In reply to a question by Mr.. G1b
son of counsel for the respondent sht
said that sho was willing to live witt
him now That brought further ae
ton in the case to a halt for the tim'
being, the attorneys discussing th'
possibility of reaching some agree
ment. The recess was then taken t
> O'Clock with the idea that at tina
hour it was possible that some agree
ment might have been reached whlel
would obviate the necessity of goln
further with the trial.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
SUICIDE BY HANGING.
Albert Harlow of Randolph Brother of
Late E. w. Harlow.

Despondent and in i'll health, Albert
Harlow, who lived in the town of Ran
dolph one mile from East Bethel vii
lage, hanged himself Saturday, his
body being found my his sitter, Mrs.
Simeon Jones' with whom he made his
home on the old Harlow homestead. He
was past 20 years of age. When he
failed to come to the house for his din
ner, Mrs. Jones went to the little shop
where her brother was accustomed to
busy himself in basket-making and
found the body.
Mr.. Harlow never was married He
leaves two brothers, George F. Harlow
of East Bethel village and Benjamin
Harlow of the western part Of the town
of Bethel. Another brother was the late
Edwin w. Harlow of Montpelier, at one
time manager Of the Grange store of
Brattleboro. The latter s widow, Mrs
Laura Harlow, was visiting at the home
place, where the suicide took place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
BECKER WILL NOT
DIE BEFORE FRIDAY
Execution Postponed to Give Justice
Ford More Time to Consider
tho Evidence

NEW YORK, July 27.-Upon the re-
quest of Supreme Court Justice Ford for
more time to consider the application of
a new trial made by Charles Becker, under
sentence of death for instigating the mur-
der of Herman Rosenthal, gambler, the
execution of the former police lieutenant
was postponed last night from Wednesday
until Friday morning Justice Ford yes
terday heard arguments for and against
the application At their conclusion he
reserved decision and gave counsel until
noon today to file briefs Last night the
justice telephoned to Warden Osborne of
Sing Sing prison and requested that the
execution be postponed. AS the electro
cution can take place legally any day this
week, at the discretion of the warden, the
request was granted.
Regarding the affidavits submitted by
Becker's lawyers and containing the al
legged new evidence, Justice Ford said
In view Of the fact that the state has
contended these afidavits are not new evi-
dence / propose to accept them at their
face value and am not certain it will be
necessary to call further witnesses"
Bourke Cochran, Becker's lawyer, had
asked for As hours to subIait briefs and
for an opportunity to call to the stand
DECKER HlIiStlI dS wen -iS the makers o.
the affidavits and several persons men
toned in them. The district attorney re
minded the court that Becker's execution
was at the discretion of the Sing Sin.
warden and could legally take place am
dav Of the present week.
| Mr.. Cochran, chief counsel for Becker
spoke for three hours in presenting the ap
plication. He reviewed the events priol
to Rosenthal's MURDER circumstances lead
ing to the confessions Of Jack Ross
"Bridgie' Webber and Harry Vallon, ant
the circumstances of the two trials On
this foundation Mr. Cochran presente,
the alleged new evidence relating to tn
Sullivan conference and the affidavit mad
by Joseph Murphy, who claimed to hav'
overheard the informers conspire in tn
Tombs to frame" Becker.
In conclusion Mr.. COCHRAN said Il
Becker is now executed he VIII be execute
on a technically The footsteps of just;c
are enmeshed Becker is ready for hi
fate He has asked mercy Of no one, bu
for the first time we have man about t
ibe executed who cannot submit his fate t
the hands of an impartial chief executive
The governor of this state is the oiiicia
! who constructed the case against Becker
} Save the state from the stain of takin
, life in a case where the preponderanee
: proof is contrary to the guilt Of the ma
J who is to be executed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
HOWE FINED $500
FOR SELLING BOOZE
South Main Street Man Pleaded Gull
ty to One Offense-Oh1cials Sus-
pecteG Him for Some Time.

George Guy Howe was arrested last
evening at his home, % South Main
street, by Police Chief George Will
son, and this morning he pleaded
guilty in the municipal court to sin
Gle sale of Intoxicating liquor and a
fine of $500 and costs was imposed by
Judge Frank Il. Barber The respon-
dent owns property in town and immc-
diately set forth to raise the neces-
sary cash to avoid going to jail to
work out the alternative sentence.
The state officials claim that Howe
has been dispensing liquor for some
time, but it was not until last evening
that they considered that they had
evidence enough against him to assure
a conviction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
BASEBALL POWERS
TO MEET TONIGHT
Will Be Discussion of Rearrangement
of Makeup of Teams to Put Them
on More Equal Footing.

BrattleborO Athletic association and the
managers of the baseball tennis OF the
Brattleboro league will be held this
evening at Z o'clock in the Brooks
House.
There will be general discussion
of the rearrangemcnt of the makeup of
two or three of the teams with the idea
of getting them all on more equal
footing than they appear to be at pros
cnt
Pitchers and catchers are very scarce
and they will be divided up as well ~
possible i'll order that no one team viii
be forced to depend entirely upon one
man.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
London Amazed at the Tre-
mendOus Extent of the
German Movement
DANGER is NOT
TO WARSAW ALONE
But to System of Railway Defenses of
Which That City Is the Center
Russias Hope in Prolonging Resist
ance Until Cold Weather.

LONDON, July 27.-The magnitude of
the German cnveoping movement in the
eastern field now is absorbing the atten-
ton Of the British officials and public.
The latest reports show that Gen. Won
Ruclow's 10000 cavalry have turned
southward from Riga and are within so
miles of the railway connecting Petrograd
with Warsaw In this way the northern
German line is closing in on the main
northern railway artery to the Russian
capital, while the southern army similarly
is approaching the main southern artery
running to Odessa
The Times declares human history can
show no parallel to the tremendous ex-
tent of this enycoping movement, which
it says, involves results to Russia and
the western allies comparing with Rus
sias resistance to a Mongol invasion.
The Times believes that operations are
a real danger, not alone to Warsaw, but
to the whole system of railway defenses
of which the city is the center, and that 1t
is now apparent that the Germans are
planning to envelop the entire Russian
army in this region The newspaper
points ont that the fall of Warsaw will
have a grave significance for the west, as
it viii mean that with Russia's power
crushed successful offensive will have
been indefinitely postponed and that thu
principle bases for offensive operations
VIII be in the hands OF Germany.
Today's Petrograd official statement say
ing that the Germans have been thrown
back at one point on the Narcw rive
brings some relief to London as the mill
tary observers here hold that the final re
sult depends largely upon Russia prolong
ing her resistance until climatic condition
in that country interposc barrier to tn,
whole realization of the German plan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
STRIKE SITUATION
REMAINS UNCHANGED
Men Still Out in Bridgeport Owing to
Refusal to Take Back Some Gut
Last Week.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, July 27.-The
strike situation at the Remington Arms
and Ammunition factory and the several
sub-contracting plants where maehinlsts,
millwrights and structural iron workers
resumed their strike because of the alleged
refusal of the department heads in the
Remington factory to employ all those
who had been out on strike last week, re-
manned unchanged today
j. J. Keppler, international vice presi-
dent of the maehinists, j. A. Johnston,
head of the structural iron workers, and
John Flynn, national organizer of the car
penters, were all in New York on matters
relating to a proposed general strike OF
trade unionists in many munition facto-
ries in various parts of the country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
President Guillaume of Haiti
Fled Today from Presi-
Dental Palace
SEVERAL HOURS OF
FIERCE FIGHTING
The Palace Was Set on Fire-Number
of Casualties Believed to Be Heavy
Chief of Police of Port au Prince
Killed.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, July 81
The revolutionary movement against
President Guillaume which broke out
last March showed itself in Port au
Prince today.
After several hours of fighting at the
presidential residence where q courage
Gus defense was made against the rev.
olutionists, the President took refuge
in the French legation. The palace
was set on fire before Guillaume decid-
ed to seek refuge under the French
flag
Rcbellious troops of the government
attacked the palace at o clock and
continued firing on it for two hours
The President was derorted by few
loyal troops and the members Of his
personal staff. Included in the victims
of this attack on the presidential resi-
denee was the chief of police OF Port
an Prince.
The exact number of casualties has
not vet been determined, but it is be
lieved to be heavy
At 1890 the rife firing was about
over and officials and citizens went out
into the streets TO take stock of dam
age in lives and property.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
SAID COURT ORDER
WAS NOT OBEYED
A. j. Blanding of Brattleboro Com
planned that His Child Was Not
Brought to See Him as Directed.

In the April term of the county
court in 1914 the divorce suit of Kate
H. Blanding against Arthur j. Bland
ing of Brattleboro was tried and tie
case was continued, the divorce not be
ing granted. The custody of the child,
a girl now nearly seven years of age,
was given to E. NJ. Spencer of Gull
ford, her grandfather, and it was Of
dered by the court that the child be per
mittcd to spend one month each year
with the father, provided he had u
home.
On Jan. 13, 1915, an agreement ives
made between the interested parties
whereby Mr.. Spencer was to bring tine
child to the home of the father 80 times
each year to spend the day. In hear
ing yesterday afternoon before Judge
L. l.. Waterman in the Office of the
county clerk, on petition of the father
of the child, it was shown that on
only two occasions since the stguing
of the agreement last January had he
child been brought to Brattlebolo 10
spend tho day in the homc o. the
father. The petitioner prayed that the
court compel compliance with tie of
der.
Those who have the custody of tho
child claimed that i'll health prevented
| compliance with the order. and Dr. ii
l.. Waterman was placed on the stand
to testify that the child had symptoms
of st. Vitus dance.
! Judge Waterman continued the ease
and gave warning that tne agreement
| must be carried out in good faith At
! tornevs A. F. Sehwenk and John Z
Gale appeared for the custodian of tht
| child and Attorney f. ". Gibson auC
! o. b. Hughes for Mr. Blandiug.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
SPECIAL SESSION DISCUSSED.
Wilson Considers the Question of Con
veninE Congress

WASHINGTON, July PA special
session of congress in October to consider
among other things the question of ma
tionul defence, is being discussed by the
administration advisers. SO far as can
Ice learned the President has not reached
any conclusion in the matter.
The impression has prevailed here for
some time, however, that a special session
would he held in the fall to pass laws in
Crcasiug the revenues of the government.
Treasury conditions point to the necessity
OF such legislation
If a special session is held congress prob
ably will be asked also to give consdera-
tion 10 plans for national preparedness. 1t
is known that the reports Of Secretary
Garrison and Secretary Daniels will be
ready for the consideration of the Presi
dent soon after his return to Washington
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
Fifteen Hundred Men Re-
turned to Work i'm Bay
onne, n. ]. Today
GUARDS AT PLANTS
WILL BE REMOVED
Sheriff Kinkead Said He Was Positive
an Increase in Pay Would be Grant
ed to the Employees Before the End
of the Week.

NEW YORK, n Y, July 27.-About
1900 men who had been ON a strike for
several days returned to work today in the
plants Of the Standard Oil company, and
the Tidewater Oil company in Bayonne,
n. j.
Mayor Garvan and Sheriff Kinzead de-
clared that the strike was broken, that by
tomorrow all would be back to work and
that the guards who have been protecting
the plant would be removed.
The sheriff said he was positive an in
crease in pay would be granted to the EN-.
ployes before the end of the week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
MURDER INQUEST STILL ON.
Harlow Hatch Engages Counsel to Look
After His Case,

ST. JOHNSBURY, July 81. - Har-
low Hatch, held for the murder of Sum
ncr 6. Brown, has engaged Simonds,
Searles and Graves as counsel The
inquest began Saturday before Judge
Il. q. Hoffman Of Wheelock and At
torney General BARRIER of Brattleboro
and will be continued for several days
ut the request of Hatch s counsel The
findings are secret, but it is known thai
G. j. Kirk, with whom Hatch and
Brown were last seen the day of the
shooting, was intcrrogated thoroughly
as to his knowledge of the affair
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
Casualties of British Army
and Navy in First Year
of Fighting
STATEMENT BY
PREMIER ASQUITH
Figures for Army Are 321, ,889 and for
the Navy 9,106-Number of Killed
in the Navy Nearly Ten Times as
Large as Number Wounded.

LONDON, July 2T-The casualties in
the British army and navy have reached
a total of $50, ,995, according to a printed
statement issues by Premier Asquith,
The total naval casualties up to July
20 were 9,lO6. The military casualties to
July Is were 321 $3.50.
The naval losses were divided as follows
Officers killed, 400: wounded ST: missing.
%; men killed, 7,430; wounded, 7S7;
missing, 274.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
NAB A WIFE DESERTER.
Agelo Stani, Painter, Will Be Brought
Back to Montpelier.

MONTPELIER, July 27. - Chief OF
Police Connolly left last night for Wor-
eester, Mass, to bring back Agelo
Stani, painter, who deserted his wife
a week ago, taking with him their
three-year-old child. Stani was arrested
by the Worcester police at the request
of the Montpelier authorities on the
charge of beating his wife They re.
side at III Barre street
Stani was arrested some time age
for taking part in a stabbing affail
and served 80 days IN Jail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
RECORD BREAKING EXPORTS.
Trade Balance in Favor of United
States Greatest in History.

WASHINGTON, July q. = Exact
figures of the record breaking Ameri-
can export commerce of the fiscal year
ended June 80 made public yesterday
show that the trade balance in favor of
the United Statcs-the greatest in its
history-was 81 ,094 APO, 792, an increase
of 1923. 100000 over the year preceding
and $428, 100000 more than the best
previous record made in 1908.
The official figures show little varia-
tion from estimates previously an
nounced.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
THREE OTHER SHIPS
ON FIRE AT SEA
Commander of Norwegian Bark Which
Was Torpedoed Makes Sur
prising Report.

AMSTERDAM, July 27.-The Norwe-
gian bark Harboe was attacked and set
on fire Sunday by a German submarine.
The crew, which has landed here, was Civ
en- five minutes to get into the boats.
The captain says he saw three other boats
on fire near the spot where the lIarboe
was attacked.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27

The suggestion of President Under
wood of the Erie road that railroads
reduce all passenger fares in the entire
country to cent mile, with q
greater reduction still for suburban
traffic and an increase in freight rates
to compensate for whatever losses the
road would suffer, is likely to please
people who travel with a suitcase more
than manufacturers who have goods to
ship.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
SEVEN COWS POISONED.
Registered Bull on Berkshire Farm
--latest Victim of Queer Disease.

BERKSHIRE, Vt, July 27. = The
registered bull on the Linus Leavens
farm was killed Sunday night. He was
valued at about $3.50. The second
COW of Joseph Playful was also kill
ed. This makes seven head of stock
lost on the three places and four Of
them thoroughbreds. The animals were
suffering from a peculiar form of poi
soning.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
PRESIDENT AT WORK.
Gave Orders Not to Be Disturbed
Until Lunch Time.

CORNISH, n. H., July 27.-Presi-
dent Wilson gave up his usual morn
ing game of golf today and was at
work on official business He planned
to remain indoor most of the day. The
President sent for his stenographer at
10 o'clock and shut himself in his
study, leaving orders that he was not
to be disturbed until lunch time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27

A soft answer may turn away
wrath, and short answer may stir up
strife.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight Wednesday Partly
Cloudy - Light Winds.

WASHINGTON, July 27 - Weather
forecast: Fair tonight. Wednesday
partly cloudy. Light variable winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-07-27

Brains and beauty seldom travel to
gether.