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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13
WEATHER FORECAsT

New Haven, July ,f8-Fore- cast: generally fair tonight and Wednesday.
 Connecticubs Generally fair to- night and Wednesday; not much change in temperature. Light west winds.
 The pressure is below the nor- mad in the northern districts but theRe is no well defined disturb Mnce east of the ROcky Noun tadns. A trough of low pressure ectends from New Mexico north ward to western Montana. Local showers were reported between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi river. Tho tempera- tTIre comfznnes moderafe in near Iy all districts.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13
AIMEAMAO FOR TODAY

The UnAted States army transports Fitzpatrick, McC1elEan and BNford which were ordered out of commission ev1I be retained at Galveston, for an in definite time
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13
SAYS POPE CONDEMNED
 VIOLATION OF BELGIJIM

PapaI secretary of state, has given the Belgian minister to the Vatican a letter in which the Cardinal says the violation of Belgian neutrality by Ger many was expressly included by Pope Benedict among the acts which His Holiness condemned in his consistor- ial aI1ocution of Jan. 22, according to a despatch received by La Croix from it's Rome correspondent.
 The Cardinal, La Croix asserts. de- clared in his letter that the Pope made no such reply as was attributed to him by Louis Latapie of the Paris Liberte when questioned regarding the violation of Belgian neutrality.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13

The strike of nearly 5,ooo lead and zine miners near Joplin, came to an end. The men returned, to work with out a settlement.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13
T. L. WATSON 1s GO.
A DISTINGUISHING
 EATURE

of our service is the r,ron1.,t,a.. s.a efficiency with which every F,s-,a<s,,e -s,,s, transaction Is made. we We1r,on,e your banking business and e,o4[Isaa1,, Asv1Se your account, subject to cI1scssr. JAMES STAPLES a co.
 BANKERS
 1ss STATE ST. BrAdsepor. conn
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-07-13

school at LakevilIe. Conn. is spending her vacation with her parents, ME. and Mrs. David Fl. Bale Of Hawley- vile.
 Alfred Gould has zone to Bridge port to reside.
 John Lisko and John Cavanaugh of Bridgeport were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs Adam Cervananslky of Wal nut Tree Hill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
Wars Effect on France.

In some places in France the church
bell the timekeeper of the village, no
longer rings the Angelus, booming
out liberation from work, nor does it
ring for mass or vespers. In the
church high mass is no longer sung,
the organ is silent; in some churches
there is no priest at all. The bell
ringers, the choir, the priests, all have
gone to the war. And on the Grande
place the little cafes, so busy and sc
gay on Sunday or on market day
they are all closed! The black-clad
men, the black-veiled women, pass by;
no one enters. No one has the heart
and much less the money to go to the
cafe, for everyone has someone, some
where, getting a half-penny day. 81
faut bien lui envoyer tout ce que
Ton a." And mothers and wives deny
themselves everything, starve them
selves, even, to send all they have tx
their soldier man.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
FINANCIAL CENTER OF WORLD
American Dollar Now at Premium in
All International Exchanges
Clear Through New York.

1t is the announced purpose Of one
Of the great trust companies of New
York to sell travellers letters of credit
figured in dollars instead of pounds
sterling. They will be cashable at
established banking agencies abroad
at fixed rates between the dollar and
the money of the visited country. The
expenditure will be collected through
dollar drafts drawn on and cleared in
New York, instead of through sterling
drafts drawn on and cleared in Lon
don.
As a symptom of broad tendencies
in world finance induced by the war,
this is important The American dol
lar is now at a substantial premium
in practically all of the international
exchanges. 1t is preferred above any
other money in settlement of interna-
tional transactions, as it is more eff.
fective than any other money for
these purposes. Every foreign nation
whether at war or neutral, would
rather have a credit account here than
anywhere else.
The financial center of the world is
now admittedly in New York. VIII
it remain here after the war? Oul
travellers abroad in peace times spent
yearly $15OO0O,O0O or more. If thi!
great credit sum were hereafter to BIZ
cashed abroad in terms of dollars
and cleared and collected through
New York instead of London, al
agency of no small effect would be Sc
in action 70 hold hero thn financial al
vantage which the stress of war ha
forced Europe to surrender for tn,
time being.-New York World.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
WILL BECOME PROFESSIONALS.
Cram Crowell, Dixie and Babbington,
Formerly Twin Staters.

Cram, Crowell and Dixie of the
Brown university baseball team. all
players well known in Brattleboro.
where all have played in the Twin
State league and who are to become
professional baseball players, all play
ed together on the Melrose hlgh school
nine before going to college
Crowel reports to the Athletics Sun
day and Cram will 90 to either the
Braves or the Athletics Darlington Of
the same college team, likewise we'll
remembered as a Twin State PLAYER,
joins the Giants next Sunday and Dixie
has not yet announced his decision ON
several offers.
Darlington has been hitting for ov-
er 400 and Dixie for better than $50.
Cram has been hitting for .325 and
playing the outfeld when not pitching
lit is the opinion of experts that ali
four boys will make good in big league
company.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

The team has left strong nucleus
for next year, around which another
winning team should be built Rich
mond, who has two years more III
school, is one of the best school boy
quarter milers in the state, and this
year has worked in the sprints and
jumps as well, to say nothing Of add
ing the half mile run for good meas,
ure. lie has developed steadily since
first showing his ability as a member
of the grades track team. If he does
not attempt too wide a variety OF
events he viii be even better next
veal.
Plumb participated in track events
this year for the first time and in the
interscholastic meet won one of the
hurdle events in good time He will be
a much more valuable man next season
with his experience of this year to help
him and another season Of catching to
develop his latent abilities.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
MAKE FIGHT ON ILLlTERACY
Settlement Worker Tells of Her Elk
perience in New York's East Side
Law Disregarded.

friend has recently given to me
the letters which l wrote regularly to
her family during the first two years
of my life in New York's East side, Lii,
liam D. Valid writes in Atlantic. | had
almost forgotten, until these letters
recalled it to me, how often Miss
Brewster and | mourned over the boys
and girls who were not in school, and
over those who had already gone to
work without any education.
Almost everyone has had knowledge
at some time of the chagrin felt by
people who cannot read or write. One
intelligent woman of my acquaintance,
born in New York state, ingeniously
succeeded for many years in keeping
the fact of her illiteracy secret from
the people with whom she lived on
terms of intimacy, buying the newspa-
per daily and making a pretense of
reading it.
We had naively assumed that eIe-
mentary education was given to all,
and were appalled, to find entire fam
lilies unable to read or write, even
though some of the children had been
born in America. The letters remind
me, too, of the efforts we made to get
the children we encountered into
school-day school or night school
public or private-and how many diff
ferent people reacted to our appeals
The department of health, to facilitate
our efforts, supplied US with virus
points and authority to vaccinate
since no unvaccinated child could be
admitted to school
Since those days New York city
has established school census anC
has almost perfected policy whereby
| all children are brought into school,
but throughout the state there are
/ communities where the compulsor!
| education law is disregarded. The fed
| eral census of 1910 shows in this EN-
| pire state, in the counties (F'rankliI
and Clinton) inhabited by the nativ'
| born, illiteracy far in excess of tina
in the counties where the foreign borl
| congregate
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
All Under SUSPICION.

Here is a good story from the front
There have been so many cases of Ger
man spies masquerading in English
uniforms that sentries at night are
required to halt every body of men
and give the order, Advance one, to
be recognized which means that one
goes forward alone so that the sentry
can satisfy himself without the risk
of being overpowered if several went
forward at once. A certain we'll
known officer of the - was found
by a London Scottish officer held up
by sentry, who refused to allow him
to move and announced that he
'warn't satisfied with the man." The
sentry refused to be convinced, and
eventually a scout coming along had
to conduct the doubtful one to the off,
Ger in charge of the post, when all
was well. .'The sentry thought, "
writes the London Scot, that he had
got hold of a good thing and saw
visions of many stripes. He was per-
fectly justified, and no one blamed
him."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
Sporting Notes.

The Red Sox have won I6 Of the
last 20 games they have played.
Harvard made a clean sweep of the
Princeton series yesterday by defeating
that team, to ,.
Williams had little trouble in de
feating the Chinese university team at
Williamstown yesterday, > to ..
They come and they 90 in baseball.
Old Otto Hess has been released bv the
Braves. But New Orleans, which team
he pitched to two pepnants without
much aid, wants him.
''Rube'' Cram of the Brown univer-
sity team, signed yesterday with the
Braves. Crowell signed with the Ath.
letics and Darlington with the Giants
and Dixie has not placed his signature
to contract yet.
Peter Wilson, n pitcher of the New
Britain club IN the Eastern associations
last year, and Dave Henry, who
league last season, have been signed
team of the Twin State league
Bruno Haas, star pitcher of the Wor.
cester academy nine, who completed
his course there this week and planned
! to enter Yale, has capitulated an6
| signed with the Athletics. He has
been a protege of the brother of Con.
ME Mack, manager of the Athletics.
Joe Ridlon, second baseman of the
University of Vermont team, has .
batting average for the season OF 1852
which it is claimed is the highest av
erage of any college player in tho
East. This year was his first with Yer
mont and he does not graduate unit
next year.
Amherst college has announced it.
basket ball schedule for next white
when 10 games will be played Til,
lquintet plays Williams at Williams
town January Is and at Amherst MaTcl
IA. Two games each with WesleyM
land Union and single clashes Wit
Springfield, Dartmouth New York an,
colgate complete the list.
David F. Murphy of Brattlebor
went yesterday to Middlebury to un
pire the Middlebury-Ver gam
this morning. This game finished hi
season as umpire at Middlebury, wher
he also umpired last year and where h
has been offered the position for mex
year. 1t is probable that Murphy wi
umpire in the local league which ope1
next week Saturday.
Capt. Johnson of the Massachusetts
;" Aggies, y whom Manager O'Hara 0
the Claremont team announced TIL
week as signed by him, has signed wit
the New York Giants. "Doc'' Ba1
rett, the Williams college trainer an
tscout for the Giants, signed him. Cap
, Cyprian Toolan of the Williams team
, fast outfelder, will undoubtedly G
with the Giants, too.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

The accompanying picture of most
of the members Of the Brattleboro high
school track team, winner this spring
of the Glover league track meet and
second to Goddard seminary in the in
terseholastic track meet at the Univer-
sity of Vermont, was taken by Pho
tographer John c. Howe.
-Four of the team viii graduate next
week. They are Captain Harlow,
whose consistent work in the long dis
tance runs has been the occasion of
adding numerous points to the team
records at several meets; Robbins.
whose hurdling this year was feature
and WHO has done good work in the
broad jump; Haskell, who smashed 10
cal records in the three weight events,
the shot, discuss and hammer; and
Austin, who has been a valuable man
to the team i'll several events.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
Ducking Shrapnel.

Keeping one eye on the top of the
trench, prepared to duck lest it sud
denly become uniform in height and eX-
pose your head to the omen field, gaz-
ing the rest of the time ut the bottom
of the pit lest you slip in a hole and
90 sprawling in the yellow liquid ooze,
we followed the officers, childishly imi-
tating their movements of progress, I'M
til we came to another trench that
made a right angle with our own. This
passage advanced toward the firing
line, parallel to the road we had left
as unsafe. But as | trudged on,
splashing now and then through water
to my knees, | saw that the officers
walked as before, unconeernedly and
erect, while | was following along
Gucking, for shrapnel was beginning to
fly in a neighboring field, and pangine
in the mud on all sides.-The Christian
| Herald
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
LUCK FOUND IN HoRSEsHoEs
Originally intended as Happy EN-
blems for Soldiers and Sailors
Still Retains Popularity.

Horseshoes are supposed to bring
GOOD luck to the finder, but originally
they were intended as lucky emblems
for soldiers and sailors.
The horseshoe became a military
mascot in the Thirteenth century. A
shoe cast by an English barons war
horse was carefully priced as luck
bringing emblem. He said it would
carry him safely through any war in
which he might engage, and secure
him victory in tits and tournaments.
The baron established a great name as
fighter and he vanquished many foes
without sustaining any serious injury,
so the horseshoe Immediately became
popular mascot among military men.
Henry ii was firm believer in the
horseshoe as lucky emblem, and he
presented q gilded horseshoe to many
Of his regiments. When the monarch
presented the barony of Oakham to
Walchelin de Ferreis, the new lord, to
please the royal donor, demanded Of
every other baron who passed through
Oakham shoe from the horse actually
ridden by him. Today Oakham hall con-
ldln5 SCIlblulIS ike GUU SnOeS, U1JlDS
from that time till 1895. Amongst
them is one from Queen Elizabeth, enc
from Queen Victoria, one from Queen
Alexandra, and another from the late
King Edward.
In the present war the horseshoe
still retains it's popularity as mascot
amongst soldiers, and the cast-off
shoes of horses are solemnly nailed
on tent poles, on the side of wagons,
or tied to gun carriages. A recent pho
tograph of the crown prince of Ger
many revealed the fact that he has a
horseshoe attached to the side of his
field motor car
Sailors cherish horseshoes as luck
bringers, and before the days of dread
naughts it was Jacks practice to nail
a horseshoe upside down on the mast
Of his ship. Nelson nailed a horseshoe
with the points upward on the mast
of the Victory before he took the ship
into action at Trafalgar.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
BRITT TO MEET BELMONT.
Chakas of Manchester Declines to Come
Here for Boxing Bout.

Chakas of Manchester, n. H., who
agreed to box Al belmont here in the
opening boxing meet of the Whetsto one
Athletic club, has backed out of his
agreement, and Young Britt, a clever
boy, has been secured to go against
the champion for 10 rounds. Both
boys viii be in Brattleboro June 81, the
day before the bout, as n guarantee
that they will not disappoint.
Manager John j. Clune has arranged
n semi-final bout between Young
Burns of Greenfield and Kid Edward,
of Brattleboro, and there viii be {
preliminary between two local boys.
A modern raised ring is being made
and tickets will be placed on sale early
next week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
OFFICERS LIFE IN TRENCHES
More Comfortable to Sit Outside
of His Dug-Out.

An officer of the Guards writes to
the London Times: Life has become
far more livable in the trenches. The
sunny days we have been having late
ly have been glorious, and it has been
quite nice sitting outside a dugout
and feeling nice and warm. Very diff
ferent in January, when it seemed to
rain every day. 1t was so dishearten-
ing then as well. because all the work
we put in on the trenches one day had
disappeared after a wet night, and we
had to set to work all over again.
Last night went out with two men
to examine the state of the ground in
front OF our trenches. 1t was quite
exciting work. To begin with, one of
those beastly flares which light up all
the ground round was sent up by the
Germans just as l was going over the
parapet. l had got one leg each side
at the moment, SO there was nothing
for it but to sit tight where I was.
These flashes are very comforting on
dark night when you are safely in
side your trench, but the disadvantage
of them is that they give the other
side just the same advantage of see
ing if the ground is clear. While we
were out last night we came across a
sniper's lair which we hadn't spotted
from our lines. When we first saw II
we thought it might be inhabited still
but there turned out to be no Hun
present at the moment He won't havr
found it so pleasant, if he has beer
there today, as, of course, we marked
down the place and have been shoot
ing at it today"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

Winchester, who has two more years
in school, was a point winner III one OF
the hurdles and has competed in some
of the other track events and in the
high jump.
Randall who surprised all his team
mates and friends at Burlington by
displaying greater ability in the pole
vault than even he believed he pos
sessed, is another Lad who is develop
ing rapidly and will be heard from
next season in other events besides Che
pole vault.
Cudworth has shown fine form in the
long runs, and with more coaching and
with his experience this season be
should be a sure point winner in his
favorite events.
Doyle, Parker, Hall and Houghton
| all have shown ability this season. and
next year they can be reckoned on fol
even more points than they have been
able to score this year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
Cost Of Living In Russia.

According to a recent official state
ment issued in Petrograd. the inhabi-
tants of the Russian capital paid $10,.
100000 more for actual necessities OF
life in 1914 than they did in 1913. The
advance in prices was due to the war
The following are the articles that
showed in 1914 the largest percentage
of increase in price over the preceding
year; salt, so per cent; rice, 56 pei
cent; greats, 81 per cent; flour, Is tc
20 per cent; sugar, IA per cent; eggs
per cent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
Must Ra Total.

A clergyman was discussing with an
illiterate member of his flock, in an
orthodox church of Georgia, religious
topics of varied interest. The mem
Der said that even the best were none
too good in this vale Of sin and tribu-
lation.
You believe, them" interposed the
preacher, lin the doctrine of total de-
pravity?"
Eyes, do" responded the member.
that is--er-er-where it's lived up
to."-Christian Register.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
More Information Wanted.

'Well, All see one mo- OBJ dem Gem
man wahships done been interned," OBJ
served Sam Pinckney. Dat so? Shows
dem English doin' sompin' wild dey
submarines after all. said Mr.. Black
burn. "Wuz de crew lost, ?"-LiY
ingston Lance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
School for Foresters

school of forestry will be esIaD.
lished at Marking university by the
government of China and will be un-
der the supervision Of two experts
from the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
To Rent---Desirable Furnished Room

Large, front, corner room with bath.
A first class room at moderate price,
for one or two. Apply at The Abbott,
Canal ST., suite 6, ID floor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
National League

National League Games Today.
Boston at St. Louis.
New York at Pittsburg.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Brooklyn at Chicago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
Sporting NeUs
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.

American League Games Today.
St. Louis at Boston
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

Denmark has about So head of cattle to
every 100 inhabitants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

The thread of the sill1worm is one-thou-
sandth of an inch IN diameter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

There are now about 800 Esperanto
societies in the world.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

The man who was assessed a So poll
tar objected, q 'Tis plain case of
overvaluation, y said he, ovid me get
tin but $3.50 for me vote.''
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

All singers in the village are re-
quested to meet in Academy hall Mt Z
0 clock Tuesday evening to rehearse
national songs for the Fourth of July
exercises. All are requested to bring
Girs. c. H. Kimball of West Towns
bend. who is an excellent chorister
viii be present to drill the singers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

Australia is urged to regulate bread
prices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19

TORTY-FIVE years of Rubber
q0orking Gin Whit IS now the
Worlds largest Rubber Fac
tory has taught us few Kinks and
Shortcuts that are not common to the
Trade.
One of these now comes to the
help of your Pocket-book
Through the simple process of
Thinking Hard (and being Candid
with ourselves) we have found a Short
Cut to make the best Safety Tread ever
put on a Tire cost Us only about $50
more than it costs to make the Plain
Tread of similar quality.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-19
Only So PLUS
for the
Best "Nora-Skid"

PRACTICALLY all Non-Skid
Tires that make serious claims
to non-skid efficiency cost you
1919 to 800 more than Plain Tread
Tires of same brand and material.
Goodrich Safety Tread Tires cost
you only $50 more than our plain
tread tires.
Here's how and Whyl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-11

WANTED. the public to know that
Main Street. buy. SELL exchange and
lsEMOUNT DIAMONDS IN THE
LATEST STYLES. Old gold and silver
taken in exchange
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

OFFICE Of the State Highway Com
:, m, mission, Richmond, w. May TO-, 1915.
fee, Christiansburg. Va, until II o'clock
noon. TUESDAY, May 35. 1915. for tho
construction of n steel bridge so feet
County. Va Bids will also be received
on Approximately, e,2s1 cubic yards OF
approach fills. bids on approach to be
per cubic yard. Plans and specifica-
tons on file at the clerks Office. Chris
tlansburg, Va, and at this office. Fur
Their information furnished on npplica-
tion to the undersigned. y certified
check for $3.50 must accompany each
bid The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids q. r. Coleman. State
Highway Commissioners