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Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
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Spnntag crtrlmfcm.

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etlua Z llbr alf cillem galtmltamlll
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per Scplcn, Gin moblbabelloer Iar=
MGR bel WcGolslmb, in Sen SLUT
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lpolte NIT leincm &neht uno smei
Sllngcn nas Hinopieh bon Ser @ciol
bolen nao aing besbalb iiber Sen
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Golslano. Gr bette Die altc @rabam-
Sarm gefalllt ltllo lie oielcs Irilbjabr
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04

Mer6ants 9ransfer & Storage
SO. &elepAon 855. lAna.l
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
Sic MsaNcnpcrianumluua,

bic 9eltcrn N6ello ipe9en @ilbllng cincr
peiteren MiIi5z &pmpasnic absebalten
pcrbeh lolte, lit dbaelaat fpprocn,
ueif bie militariid1cu gcb1rbcn in
@aibin9ton 9c9en Sic ipeitere @ilbnng
Iold)er Iinb. Sic Mcfultirlra9 fir Sic
~re9llare, icbt ia benelltcllo berrnc9rtc
gllnbes= Nrunee, lit lcbr labcfriebis
|gcnb rnb bic MilitdrbcbDrbcn beiiirds
ten, baB tic mod idjluierigcr Miro, lpcrll
meme Wili5fpmpa9nicn acbiloet merbcn,
lucsIalb tic ipldbc uttcrlnst bet.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
9ns aeitpllcne s(ttpmp6il

lit flint Meilen 1itlid1 pnll @atseatine
III iebr rat1pol1irtcm 3ultanbc allf9cz
fltnhen nno nac1 @~htscatinc acldlcppt
lpprben. Sos 5errn s. 8. @pgon, 614
oitlide 13. gtraBe, schDri9e Ilttpmpbil
ultroe Sormtag Gprmittag 5lpiiden 8.
uno 10 l1br por bcr &at6ebrale 5ltrl
&ciligen @crscn ON 10. lnln Somn Ctr.
g~cltpllcn. @er ser Ml1tpmobilhicf
NOR, fpnnte niht ousfinbig gcmadt
merbcn.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
Seine GnUtwcrfe, fein Icmer:
mcrf unD feline SeucrpaMe
tn ocn Earfs.

Sic Garf : Gummiiiarc madcu
6icr1nit bcfannt, DAP sic Starts am
Ticnstag, sen 4. Sltli, fit TnGrucrfc
acidjluiicn iein mcroelt, 1tm bcn N,tis=
ganlern frcicm &ca sat pcridMffen.
1mo sltn1 Sd)lltc ser &inbcr. &ein
N%citcrmcrl nno feline %Ncmcriuaffe ir=
gcnS lucld}cr Mrt barf iii sic Earfs
gcbradjt lucrbcn.
Sir sic larf : G%Dmmiiiiun
George :. &afcr,
ErGiioent.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
Ser stahtrat6

bielt 9cIfern Wlpracn laltt Ncrta9Nngsz
bcIhl1B ont lettel1 Miittmpd cine Scr
Ialnmlllng ab, in lucldcr 8ilr9crmciz
1tcr aSnbl1 GerlpaIo lll1b 6 Nlbermcll
al1ipcieno iparen. Sic 3obliiltel1 Ser
itantiidcn gn9eltcIlten lmtrocn eingcz
reitt, ar9cllpm1nen nnb sur 3abluna
o%ngclpielcn. Sic itdotiiden an9eltcllz
ten babcn alip belltc @elo, I'M 6ellcr~
ncrf 5t fnl1fer1.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
aleiue etabt=M enigteiten.
- Merpenol : Mittel geger Gbeu-
n1atisrllls uno Sdmer5en aler Irt.
&iepe's Ipotbefe, 403 tDeltl. 2. Str.
stcft fleinc Matipnal Slagsert

am hcltisen Seiertasc in Guren 9ta~
lenpldiscn arf, ratb Silrgcrmeilter
sso6n @cripolo, Set BEL Ser SlrSultriez
&araSe Ser Sort grnlltrpn9 @Scicr be-
merit battc, paB picle Wolillcr ibrc
galcnplase 10 gcitbmiicft battcll, ipas
cincn icbr biibldcn anblief selpabrtc.
Mllp ldn1iidt an bertigcn A.. SuIi Cure
Malenplabc nit flcincn Iatipnalz
Slasgcn.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04

in notwithstanding gcnollnlen. Ger
G%rtrnrfcne NOR etpa 80 Sabre alt
ltn0 lett IL sSsabren nsrbeiratbet. Sci
lle Sralt lr10 fiillf &il,ber bcflagelt
Ieilcrl nloliidleligcn Soo. Ius ditto
lite @ino, es iino 8 Maiod3en lno 3
&l1obclt, lit s Sabre, bas iiilaite ein
@a6p Don 5 Mollaten. Gs lilto nod
feline arrangements iibcr oas Sci
dellbegangnib gelllod)t morbcu.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
Nermiinfttge 4. Sui Setter int &anDer
Beer nno i'm GejerparDsYarf
1tmter oen Muipijic,, oes 9anenport @oman's Club
Sente 9ieustag gormittag uno giadmttag.

0oppel6einigcs Menrerl.
lllnter Erection Ser y. 10. 6. q.
Sejcrparp 9arf,
8 1tbr Mursens.
Gotriotiide Melooien.
Ilaggen grcrcicren: 6illmore:
S1ule.
1f,,l,. ,N.,E 80 N.I fCfS.o
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
@rcnriion mad, Clinton.

@clltc M1orgcn nit ben1 IampTcr
u@elen glair". slbfahrt $3.50 Mfor=
.aels. 3uei Stllloen in Clinton.
@iidfebr 1880 slbenos. Wil1lif. San=
gen. Grcis fiir oie Gllnbfabrt soc.
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04
@anScr@ccr Garf,
8 l16r Mprscns.

9atriotiide Melobien.
Nationaltan5e Ser ainoer ocs Sit
oltltrial Some.
az Gas Garremt MB.
~ Morpegilder @ebirgslnarl6.
q Galrpe mno Sdmettcrling.
81 Sdylen San5.
1lltcr ser 9ireftion bon Sral1 6. ..
Ylttnam.
Guppen : &l1ggp : Garaoc. Nr-
ra11girt BON 6ralt 6. $. San=
foro.
Mui5ug: @irtb-of a Ratior. - Nr=
ral1girt Don 6rau slgnes s.
Wfontanlts.
Matipnal Gal15e: Grant Sdl1lc.
Al @ultaf's Sfal.
81 Ser Gonflift.
ll11ter Ser Gireftion bon SRI. Ml1na
Mc@nirf.
3abcnport Il1rngemeil1be:
a 6laggenilblungcn; ~ Santel=
iibltnger; . S%reiitbungen; y
geltbetiihe Ian5e.
Sllrnlebrer: Mbolpb 5dmiot.
slllf5ltg: Sic Mulif Ser Sabres5ei=
ten.
3as Mhalif : Department bes 1apen=
port @omen's Glub. Mrrangirt
Don Strait S. S. Iorgan.
2ebel1oe 8iloer:
sSriiblitg: 5aereb Searts56nle
llrlter Erection Ser uSilters Of
gharitD".
Sommer: Mrrongirt bon syral
g. s. Meitd)ell unb Sri. Year]
Bennett.
SCRIPT: Mrraneirt Don Sralt 81
s. 6eoerien II. SRI. $. Camp
@inter: Mrrangirt BON Srau 60
y. WcGnllod.
Mattonoltdn5e:: @albington=5 hule
AZ Sladsg redet; 81 S6len
Sd115e; . 6odlanber =5dot
tiid. l1nter 3ireftion Dol
Sri. 90. Brandt.
Maibal1m=Iol,5: Comp Sire Girls
Inter Gireftion bon SRI. Naito1t
Goboemig.
2c6cnbes gilo: Sic l1nter5ei1nltn!
Der llnabbangigfeits Gr
flar11ng.
Irraltgirt bon 6ra1 s. Starter.
MISUNDERSTANDING : &eOe
Sumner &olbrpof.
Son Scouts ManDper.
AZ Signaliliren; - Sic crit
9iil=fe5; II. J.. NJ.
Madmittass.
2 ll9r Nadmittogs: sltbletiid
|Spiele. &lafie q. Sitter 10, IA. 1;
9elr &llabell.
80 Dorbs @ettlauf.
@eitlprung obne 4nlanT (min0'
items 6 SUBJ.
Sadlmufelt.
9reiiprl1ng.
&lalle y. glitter 1U, IL, II. Jtl
| &llabelr.
% Darb aartoffel : Mennen.
90 Sub Gllr5clballm : S1lagen.
so SUB 9lenlren riidftpdrts auf q
len Gieren.
Sbne 9(11lallf riidmGrts fpringen.
&lailc s. Sitter 13, Ia, 10. gh
MGbdel1.
80 Daro &artoffel : @ennen.
3immer : 9aiebaG : @urf.
40 DarD @%ettrenner.
Merdonts 9rangfer & @toro
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1916-07-04

lllllel SllCillull uCl ~. ~. ". ". |
ScjcrDarg Earf.
8 1t1r Mprgens.
Gatriotiibe Melooien.
Ilaggen grercieren: Gilmore
Sbl1le.
lllltcr 9ireftion BON Sri. gllie
8rano:.
Meeb 3ril: Monroc Sdule.
Iireftion BON Sri. S%.ssapoHen.
Hllppen : 9hlggp Garabe: Mrran=
girt BON Sri. sc. @erg.
Sdmettcrlings Cans: Molrpc=
Sbltlc.
ltlrter Ser Iircftion bon Sri. Ng-
mes gailep.
Muf5llg :In1erifa bemillfomn1l1et Sic
Natinl1cn.
9. SO. 6. &C., a%rral1girt Don Sralt
S. s. genlot.
Moromelt Davenport Iltrnbercin:
Ireiii6ltnge1 l1a0 Tan5l1ritte:
9a1enflaiie.
Solteliibnltgcn: s(ftipe ala5le.
Iltrnlebrer: 9. @enlden.
8ogelr l1to Gfeil : grer5ieren:
Monroe Gdltle.
l1nter Iireftion Der SSrlS. 2eisner
inns &eIlep.
Iltrniibltnaen: ssafion S6ltle.
AZ 6ontel : l%1c6nngen.
b) Sabnen : l1ebll11gen.
2cbenbes gilb: ul1llter5cidnung
Ser l1nabbangiafeits : grfld-
rltng."
Mrrongirt Don 6errn g. 5. 1eniion.
gerlelen ser l1nabbangigfeits gr=
flarllng.
Serr Gilbert Coos.
M~aibmlm=Im5: Camp Sire Girls.
9pp Seolts, Manoper.
AZ Die erlte Siilfe; - Signaliit=
rem; Ii. |. 10.
Nadtnittags.
2 l1br Nadmittogs: sltbletildl
ISpiele.
alalie 81. Sitter 10, IA, Is. M,t,
| Gna6el1.
so Daros @ettrenne1t.
@eitlprllng obne M11lauf (minbc:
items 6 8alB).
sadlalfel1.
Ireilprung.
alaiie 9. SITTER 10, II, -. 9st1
&naben.
25 Oaro &artoffellalfen.
so SUB Gllr5el6anmldlagen.
so Sub Nenlten %(riidfparts aai al
fen gierer).
Miidmarts 5primgen obne Mnlalti
alaIie s. Mlter 10, Ia, Is. gat
MdSdeli.
90 CARDS @artoffcl : Mernet1.
2immer : @aie6al1 @1rf.
40 Darbs @ettrennen.
Goppelbeiniges Hellllen.
l1nter erection ser 9. 80. 6. 81.
i 2ic 9arf : Gpmmiiiarc made
Hermit bcfannt, bail bic Garfs AZ
licensing, Sen A. Sl1li, fir SnIrucrl
gcidlpiIcn fem merOen, 1tnn ben Tni
gangcrn frciem @eg at p%cridaffcl
unb s,r1m Sdu1te Der @inbcr. Sci
Sycmcr,ucrf nuo feline S%ctcrluaffc j
genS uclder Mrt barf III bic Gari
ge6rad)t incr0en.
sir sic 8arf Gommiiiion
Wcprgc s. gafer,
8raiioent.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
INDIANA G. o. P. CONVENTION.
Harry s. New and Congressman Wat
son Nominated for Senate.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April :. -
The state Republican convention,
which nominated two candidates for
the United States senate and a com
plete state ticket, adopted q platform
and elected four delegates-at-l large to
the national convention to be held at
Chicago in June, was enlivened by
number OF contests for places on the
state ticket, but was regarded as har-
monious throughout. The 26 dele
gates at the national convention elect
ed by the 13 congressional districts
Wednesday night, and the four dele
gates-at t-large, were instructed to pre-
sent the name of Charles w. Fairbanks
to the national convention as Indi-
ana s choice for the presidential nomi-
nation Mr. Fairbanks's name was
cheered every time it was mentioned
in the convention. Late yesterday
the entire delegation called OH Mr..
Fairbanks at his home and pledged
him its support. Harry S. New, for
the long term and former Congressman
James f. Watson, for the short term,
were nominated for United States sen
arators by acclamation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
ORVIS X. COLLINS
GOING TO BINGHAM
Rockingham superintendent of Schools
to Receive Higher Salary in
Similar Capacity.
Especial to The Reformer.)
BELLOWS FAILS. April

Orvis X. Collins, superintendent of
schools for the town of Rockingham
the past six years, was elected super
intendent of the bingham, Mass,
schools Wednesday evening. He will
remain here until about May l., and
if his successor is not elected by that
time he will divide his time between
here and bingham until man is
found to take his place
Mr.. Collins was born in Eergennes
and graduated from the Vergennes
high school. He graduated from Mid
dlebury college with the class of 1902
and for three years was supervising
principal of the Wallingford (Vt.)
high school. From there he went to
Nalatie, \. Y, where he remained two
years. He returned to Vermont and
was superintendent of the Shoreham
school district three years. He is an
expresident of the Superintendents' as
sociation of Vermont and for seven
years has been a member of the state
teachers examining board.
Mr.. Collins is married and thas three
children. He is senior warden of
King solomon Temple lodge, F. and
Am, of this place and is a member
Of the Delta Epsilon fraternity of
Middlebury college. His new position
at bingham offers him higher sal
airy, and he viii be enabled to take
summer work in pedagogy at Harvard
university because of the proximity of
bingham to Cambridge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
CRUSH OF WOMEN
AT SPECIAL SALE
Extended from Pratt Store Out to
Street Railroad Track When Doors
Were Opened This Morning

The largest crowd that ever attended
the opening OF sale in a Brattleboro
store was present at the q. j. Pratt store
this morning long before the doors were
opened at . . clock by c. w. Groves x Co
of Buffalo, \. y, who are conducting the
clearing out sale of the Pratt stock.
Women Were crowded about the doors
and the crowd extended out into Main
street to the car track. There was a great
jam when the doors were opened. but only
part of the crowd could be admitted to
the store at once and it was necessary to
lock the doors at intervals.
1t was impossible to let those who were
inside ont of the main entrance and they
were let out on the second floor. reaching
the street again by the stairway that leads
from the apartments on the second floor.
Many women came from West River
valley towns on the morning train and an
extra street car was run from West Brat,
tleboro
| The large force of extra salespeople who
had been engaged for the occasion did the
best they could to handle the crowd. but
| the rush and jam was such that unit
nearly II O'Clock the completion >of tran
sactiOn was strenuous process, both fol
customer and clerk.
! Several women became faint in the jan
and one was taken to the drug store Of
| w. f. Root Another woman was taker
/ in the ambulance to the Memorial hospi
tai and was attended by DR. H. L. Water
man. She was Miss Finn Of South Yer
non.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
Aircraft Was for Expert
mental Use at Pensacola
Aviation Station
MAY PURSUE IT WITH
ARMY AEROPLANES
Gas Bag Was Fully Inflated, But No
One Was on Board-Was Valued at
$4,000 to $50, ,Oo0-May Have Been
Blown Out to Sea.

PENSACOLA, Fla, April Z. - The
new observation balloon, brought
to the aviation station here for ex-
perimental use in connection with the
aerial and water maneuvers by the
navy, broke away from its moorings in
a high wind early today, and rising
rapidly, soon was lost to view.
Telephone notices were sent to Mo
bile and other points to the westward
warning the residents to be on the look
out for the big craft. No one was
aboard, but the balloon was fully in
tlated and naval officers said there
was nothing TO prevent its remaining
aloft for many hours.
The wind was blowing from the
southeast when the aircraft left its
moorings, shot quickly to the upper
current and was swept away to the
west.
A later shift III the air current made
naval officers fear the balloon may
have been carried out to sea.
The airship is said to be worth be
tween $50 900 and 100000. 1t was re-
.ceived here only few days ago.
How it happened to break away has
not been determined. Preparations were
made to pursue the craft with aero
planes as soon as weather conditions
permit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
COMMUNITY HOUSES.
Rev. D E. Trout's Talk Before Won
ans Club of Special Interest.

The Woman s club held a very in
teresting meeting in the Congregations
al chapel Wednesday. The speaker, Rev
d. E. Trout, spoke on Community Houses
and outlined the tentative plans for
the enc here, which the committee re-
Gently appointed by the civic league is
trying to materalize Much more has
been done by the committee than the
public has realized Mr. Trout said
that no plans were yet on paper, but
IN imagination one can see the assem-
bly, hall, parlor, gymnasium and read
ing room. In short the plans are for
q common center for village activities.
which shall be nOn-sectarian, reaching
out to do good for all the townspeo-
pie
The talk was entertaining as well as
very instructive and all present felt
the enthusiasm and confidence of the
committee as expressed by Mr.. Trout
He described the community house at
Holden, Mass, as a concrete example
of what one town has done through
this common center, although the Brat.
tleboro house would have to be on q
much broader and larger plan.
All present thoroughly enjoyed the
three numbers given by a woman s
quartet, composed of Mrs. A. H. Bra
sor, Miss Mary Bane, Mrs. w. H
Bond and Mrs. A. l.. Maynard, with
Mrs. A. P. Carpenter accompanist An
informal ballot for next year 5 officers
was taken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
PRICE DEPENDENT
ON CURRENT USED
Contention of Connecticut River Power
Co. as to Dummerston Petition
Briefs to Be Submitted.

The evidence put in by the Connect
cut River Power company yesterday at
the hearing before the public service
commission on the petition of residents
of Dummerston to be furnished elee-
tricity by the Connecticut River Power
company was entirely of technical
nature. j. B. Mahoney, the company s
superintendent of transmission. was one
of the principal witnesses of the after
noon.
When Mr.. Mahoney had concluded
his testimony with reference to the
load factor on the Vernon line, Mr..
Hadley of the Fall Mountain Co. told
of the load factors on the Westmin-
ster, Putney, Astead, \. H., and Sax
tons River lines and f. NJ. Adds, man
ager of the local plant of the Twin
State Gas and Electric Co., told of the
load factor on the Newfane line.
recess was taken until after the
arrival of the 4.23 train in the after
noon when Mr.. Smith of the Keene, N
H., company testified as to load fac
tors on small lines with which he was
familiar
This evidence was introduced in sup
port of the contention of the company
that in the absence of a guarantee TO
use a specified amount of electricity
the only means of determining what
might be the consumption on the pro-
posed Dummerston line would be to
determine the load factor of other
similar lines. On the amount of cleo
trieity used would be based the price
to be charged by the company as fixed
by the public service commission
Both sides will submit briefs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07

Ambassador Gerard in the eases of the
Sussex, Englishman, Manchester Engi-
neer and Eagle Point. 1t was de
clared that word from Berlin was be
ing awaited not so much because in
formation as to what has happened is
wanted, but to give Germany an op-
portunity to present her version and
to say what will be done about it.
In view of the evidence collected, it
is confidently believed in many quart
ers that Germany win admit the at
tack on the Sussex, and unofficial de-
spatches from Berlin have indicated
that such an admission undoubtedly
viii be accompanied by disavowal and
offer of reparation.
The only legal weakness in the case
| of the Sussex it is said, is the fact
that no American citizens have sworn
not actually see the metal fragments
taken from the Sussex and the fact
that no American citizens have sworns
to having seen the wake of a torpedo
before the Sussex was struck. Such
at1idavits have been received from cit
izens Of other nations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
SHERIFF RETURNS
WITH PRISONER
Steve Brazach Arrested in Little
Falls, N. Y, in Connection with
Burglaries in Wilmington

Sheriff c. Z. Mann returned to Brat
tleboro this afternoon with Steve
Brazach, who was arrested in Little
Falls, \. Y, Wednesday by officers of
that place in connection with the re-
cent breaks in Wilmington for which
Tony Alaviro is now in Newfane iail
awaiting trial by the county court.
1t is understood that several articles
that We're missing from Wilmington
We're found in the possession of Bra
zach. Brazach left Wilmington as soon
as he heard of the arrest Of Alaviro by
Deputy Sheriff w E. Howe of that
town, who had been working to solve
the mystery Of the recent breaks
there. Brazach win be arraigned in
the municipal court this afternoon and
probably viii be bound over to the
county court
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
VERDICT FOR $3.50.
Award in Suit to Recover Insurance on
Life of O. M. Jones.

MONTPELIER, April I. = A jury
was empaneled yesterday afternoon in
county court, in the suit for $4,000
brought by Seth c. Rich of Northfield
against George II. Cross, Northtield
granite manufacturer. Rich is ad-
ministrator of the estate of his wife,
Margaret NJ. Rich who was fatally
injured while a passenger in Cross s
automobile as result of the ear 60
ing over an embankment on Northfield
street in Montpelier, Aug. II, 1915.
The case is the first of its kind ever
tried in Vermont, it is said. Rich al
leges Cross was negligent.
A verdict for $3.50 was awarded by
a jury yesterday afternoon to John l..
Spaulding, administrator of the estate
of Representative Orvie NJ. Jones of
Warren and his heirs, in a suit to col
leet $4,000 insurance policy from the
Mutual Life Insurance company of
New York. Jones had paid two pre-
miums amounting to $449 when he
died of cancer of the stomach.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
BRITISH GIVE s2,5oo,ooo MONTHLY
Large Contribution to Belgium and
France for War Victims.

LONDON, April Z. - The British
government 5 contribution for the re-
lief of Belgium and northern France is
about $2,500,000 monthly, Sir Edward
Grey, the foreign secretary, said yes
terday in the house of commons He
explained that this money was not paid
directly, but was given by the Belgian
government from funds loaned to it.
Sir Edward was asked whether the
American government had contributed
anything to the fund He replied:
~ The United States government, Of
course, has not, so far as | know, lent
any money to the Belgian government
and is not one of the allies.
No guarantee, the foreign secretary
said, had been given that Germany
would not commander the German
ships now in neutral ports which
Great Britain had allowed to be char
tered by Dutch company for the use
of the commission for relief in Bel
GUM
Sir Edward explained, however, that
the ships would not enter Belgian ports
but like other ships of the commission
would discharge their cargoes at Rot
terdam.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
MR.. AND MRS. ASHBY
OFF FOR COSTA RIGA
Brattleboro Station Agent Guest of
Railroad Men on Eve of Depart
ure for Months Trip.

Station Agent and Mrs Samuel Ash
by will leave Brattleboro this after
noon for a trip Of one month to Costa
Riea. They will sail tomorrow from
New York on the steamship Tenadores
of the Great White Fleet of the Unit
Fruit Co. The vessel makes a stop at
Panama, and IN Costa Rica Mr.. and
Mrs. Ashby will go to San Jose, where
they will visit James H. Burke, for
mer station agent IN Brattleboro, now
general superintendent of the Northern
Railway Co.
Last evening Mr. Ashbv was guest
at a theater party and later was pre-
sented with various articles for himself
and Mrs. Ashby, at large gathering
of railroad men in Biagiotti 5 ice-eream
parlor, where refreshments and music,
both vocal and instrumental, made the
occasion merry.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-07
BANDITS MURDER FIFTY.
Victims of Wrecked Train Shot as They
Attempted to Leave Cars.

LAREDO, Texas, April Fifty per
sons, including women and children, were
murdered by bandits between Torreon and
Zacatecas on March IS, when the marau-
ders wrecked a passenger train, according
to word brought here yesterday. The ban
dts, according to the story told, wrecked
the train in a hilly section far from any
place of habitation, and shot down the
passengers one by one as they emerged
from the wreckage When all the passen-
gers were killed or wounded, the bandits
set fire to the wreckage and cremated the
bodies A military train following the pas
senger train reached the wreck soon after
ward, but turned back to Torreon without
rendering aid No other details were avail
able