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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-12
CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Edward d. Weaver and family Of
Saxtons River spent Sunday at c. n
Moar 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Smith and Mr.
Smith s mother and brother of Grafton
were in Springfield Sunday.
George NJ. Dimond and Miss Helen
Cavanaugh of Bedford, Mass, spent
several days last week with Mr.. Di
mond s sisters.
An automobile party called at the
Outlook Sunday afternoon. There were
i'll the party Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ham
mond of Charlestown, Mr.. and Mrs
Leon Barry and little son, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Eugene Barnard and Mr. and Mrs
Charles Barnard, all of Springfield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-12
JAMAICA.

Mrs. +. A. Sprague, who is teaching
in Winhall, was at home for the week
end.
The L. |. S. of the Congregational
church served a harvest supper Wednes-
day, Oct. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Ballard won
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-12
TOWNSHEND.
Little Red Schoolhouse Notes.

r. w. Adams is sick and confined to
his bed.
Mrs. Ida Davis is entertaining
cousin from Connecticut.
Mrs. Curtis Knapp is in the north
ern part of the state for a short visit.
Bella Lund has returned to Curtis
Knapp's after short stay in New
Hampshire.
Miss Hazelton, the teacher, is at
tending the teachers convention in
Burlington.
William Chatfeld, associated with
the International Paper Co., with head
quarters in Maine, has been guest
OF Ira Jay Dutton few days.
The meeting of the Farmers Union
saturday evening was one of the most
successful in the history of that or
ganlzation. The first part of the even
ing was given over to the annual elec-
ton of officers. The following were
chosen: President, H. l.. Barber; vice
president, John Northup; secretary,
anna Goodenough; treasurer, Ira j.
tuition; chairman program committee,
Mrs. John Northup; executive commit
tee, Charles Goodenough, Willis Pres
colt, Curtis Knapp. The business meet
ing was followed by a very interest
ing program. John Northup sang three
songs In his usual attractive way. Ira
lJay button told of an experience he
/ had IL years ago in going down in
New York harbor in Mr.. Lake s
4 first successful submarine when that in.
ventiOn was looked on as wild ex-
pertinent. This particular submarine
was the first one to be successful. Mrs
j button read n short article for the chill.
dren on The Most Untamable Animal
in the Bible-the human tongue-and
Mrs. Hopkinson closed the program bv
4 telling one of Dorothy Garfield Fish.
err Vermont stories in her charming
attractive way. The program was fol
lowed by reception for the new teach.
er, Miss l1azelton. Coffee and cake were
, served. This begins the third year of
! the Farmers Union. 1t has now about
90 members and YVES never in a more
prosperous condition, and enters the
new year with still greater enthusiasm
for community progress and develop
! mcnts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-12

Miss Edna Marsh began work at C.
II. Willard s mill this week.
Edwin Sawyer and Fl. II. Chamberlin
are in Boston on a business trip.
Miss Cathrine sherman, who is at.
tending school, has been i'll this week.
Miss Cola Martin spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Martin.
Charles Austin is finishing very
neat garage Just beyond his house near
the station.
Mrs. Emma Persons has returned
from 4 visit to her sister, Mrs. Hattie
Livermore, in Athol, Mass.
DIR. Fred Osgood went to St. Johns,
bury to attend medical meeting. He
will return Friday. Mrs. Osgood ac-
companied him.
Mrs. II. f. Dutton, who has been ex-
pected to open her home in Harmony
vile for at least a short stay, has def
nitely decided not to come to Vermont
this year.
Mrs. David G. Smyth and mother
Mrs. Rice, returned this week TO their
home in Hartford, Conn, after spend.
ing the summer at the Taft cottage
Earle Davis carried them home in Prof
Smyth S automobile that had been al
F. II. Lawrence s garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Willard cele
brated their wedding anniversary with
a trip to the home of the Rev. NJ. f
Hardy in Nelson, n H., where they
spent the weekend. Mr.. Hardy was the
pastor of the Congregational church
at the time Mr.. and Mrs. Willard were
married.
Mrs. Charles Mills, who was sent as
delegate to the 44th annual meeting
Of the Vermont Branch of the Woman !.
Board Of Missionaries in Woodstock
has returned. As she was so near hel
Old hcme ct South Ryegate she alst
visited with her brother, sister anC
old friends there two weeks.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
To Greatly Increase Navy

Congress virtually completed the
national defense programme Tues
day by finally approving the great
increases in naval construction and
personnel written into the naval bill
and urgently supported by the ad-
ministration.
The House accepted the building
programme to which its conferees on
the measure had refused to agree, by
q vote of 2S3 to 81. with seven of the
members present not voting. The
personnel increases. on which there
was also a disagreement in confer
ence, were approved without a rec
ord vote.
'The personnel and construction
sections, which already have the ap-
prevail of the Senate, authorize an
increase i'm enlisted men to 74.700
and the building of 157 "a vessels
within the next three years, with four
battle cruisers and four battleships
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

thing and everything In almost any
form of arbitration upon which the
employees and the committee may
agree.
The railroad presidents. 1t is un-
derstood. Justify their stand upon the
broad ground of maintaining the
principle of arbitration. which, If sac
rificed in this instance, they intend
to tell the president, will be destroy
ed as a factor in the settlement of in
dustrial disputes
If the railroad presidents persist
in that view and are supported by
the financial powers, only the future
can tell the outcome.
With the growing seriousness of
the situation, congress began paying
more real attention to the crisis and
there were many indications of in
tervention to prevent a nationwide
tie-up.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
Local News
BILLIE BURKE MERRY
WHIRIWDN IN "PEGGY'

Like a merry little whirlwind, Peg
gy from America upsets the tradi-
tions of the pretty Scottish mountain
| hamlet where she goes to live after
her fathers death. Billie Burke
stars in this Ince-Triangle play,
Peggy" and is the Tuesday night
bill at the Ely theater
An orphan and heiress. Peggy
Cameron is a lively member of New
York's exclusive set. There comes
to her a letter from her uncle in
Scotland. offering her a home with
him Peggy accepts the invitation,
and comes breezing into the little
town of Woodkirk, in the Scottish
highlands, one bright Sunday MORN
ing. Her automobile causes con-
sternation among the villagers.
Andrew Cameron, civilian II.
Thompson) the uncle, is a dour old
Scot, who doesn't approve of Peggy
or her car. He and the minister
Rev. Donald Bruce civilian Des-
mond), surprise Peggy working UNI
der her machine in overalls. Her
uncle is shocked and forbids her ever
to appear again in masculine garb.
Nevertheless Peggy dons her cous-
ms masculine dress one night and
goes for a spin. 1t starts to rain and
the automobile gets stalled. Peggy
goes into a village inn for shelter,
and on coming out bumps into the
minister. He tries to rebuke her,
but Peggy runs home in high glee.
With the children, however. she gets
along famcusly.
While Uncle Andrew and the min
lister are sitting in judgment on a
girl who has been indisereet. Peggy
breaks in upon them, to demand that
they fix the blame on the man. He
proves to be Colin, Andrews son, and
a marriage is the happy ending of
the drama.
Then Peggy decides to leave Wood
kirk and her relatives. They have
come to love her, but their ~pleadings
that she stay are of no avail. But at
last comes the Rev. Donald Bruce,
with an appeal from the heart that
keeps Peggy in Woodkirk. as the
minister's bride.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

included among the ships for 1917,
Previously the House had refused to
adopt a continuing building pro
gramme. had authorized only five
capital ships. all of them battle
cruisers. and had provided for a per
sonnet of only $4,000.
On several less important sec
tions. including appropriations for
Improvement of navy yards. the
House insisted on its disagreement to
Senate increases and voted to send
the bill back TO conference for set
Element of these points. An early
agreement is expected, however. and
the measure may be sent to the pres
ident for his signature within a week.
Secretary Daniels issued a state
ment pointing out that the building
authorizations in the bill were the
greatest ever passed in any country
and would give the United States, in
the opinion of naval authorities, the
second largest navy in the world. He
declared the measure so complete
and nearly perfect that it will stand
as a model for navy bills for future
Legislators"
The vote by which the House ac-
cepted the Senate increase in the
building programme was n%on-parti-
san, the majority of both democrats
and republicans voting in the affirm
ative. Of the ffty-one members who
voted in the negative there were
thirty-five democrats, fifteen repub-
licnas and London, the socialist.
The defense programme, which APP
proyal of the naval by the Huose
virtually completed, has been the
most important achievement of the
session and has involved appropria-
tions a~ggregating $661,41S.000 In
addition to the navy bill, it included
reorganization of the regular army
and national guard, bringing the en-
listed a strength of the army to
1870 men, capable of expansion to
220, 600 men in time of stress. and
providing a federalized national
guard. which at full strength will
number 5000 men.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
Forest Fire Season at Its Height

The forest service organization is
now facing the most dangerous thir-
ty day period OF the year from the
standpoint of fire hazard in he for
ests. The timberlands of the inter-
mountain region are now in an ex-
tremely dry and inflammable eondi-
ton, and with the prospect of a
stretch of dry, settled weather ahead
the field force of the service is strain
ing every to keep down the
seasons fire losses. In this effort
the cooperation of the thousands of
visitors to the forests is urgently re-
quested.
Up to and including August 10,
there have been reported to the Og-
den headquarters this season a total
of 102 fires, occurring in the forests
of Utah, Nevada. southern Idaho and
southwestern Wyoming. OF these
fires IS have been confined to areas
of less than one-fourth acre. "a to
less than ten acres, and only Is have
exceeded this acreage or caused dam
age in excess of 800. The total
damages for the season to date
amount to approximately $1,000, and
the total cost of actual fire suppress
sion to $1,000.
Last year for the same period Sc
fires were reported, the height of the
season being reached between Aug
ust IA and %, and in 1914, up to
August 10, a total of 1874 fires oc-
Cured. So far this season the Boise
forest leads in number of fires, hav-
ing reported a total of IS, only two
of which, however, burned over areas
in excess of 10 acres.
1t is only necessary to mention the
recent Ontario fire which took a toll
| of nearly 200 lives and caused enor-
nous property losses, to show the
extreme need for care with fire on
the part of everyone whose business
or pleasure takes him into a forest
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
Railroad Strike Situation in Hands
of President Wilson

President Wilson has laid his plan
for averting the threatened railroad
strike before the employees commit
tee of $40 and, having found the
managers committee adamant to his
proposal that they accept the eight
hour day, he appealed to the railroad
presidents and asked them to come
to the White House for a conference.
There is every indication that II
the railroad presidents sustain their
managers, President Wilson will ap-
peal finally to the financial powers
which control the roads, for it is his
purpose to deal with the ultimate au-
thority before he gives up his effort.
The presidents plan proposes:
An eight-hour day as a basis for
computing wages.
Regular pay at the e%ight-hour day
rate for overtime.
To refer all collateral issues to a
small commission to be created by
on which the employees, the
railroads and the public would be
represented.
Acceptance of the proposal by the
employees was forecasted by express
sions of their leaders after they left
the presidents conference. One of
them declared:
"The men would be fools not to
accept it."
The attitude of the railroad presi-
dents is not 80 clear. No n can say
what will be the effect of an appeal
such as the president of the United
States, speaking in the name of the
welfare of a nation, can make. But
from such information asean be gath
cred it ppears that the railroad pres
idents, if the managers committee
understands them, are unalterably
opposed to coneeding the eight-hour
day or anything else out of hand,
but are quite ready to arbitrate any
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
Twenty Killed in Explosion

Details have reached Curacao, in
the Dutch West Indies, of the disas-
ter July 81 in the fortress of La
Vigia, at the Venezuelan seaport OF
La Guayra causing the death OF
about twenty persnos. The powder
magazine in the fort above La
Guayra blew up and a shower of ma
sonry, debris and artillery shells fell
all about.
In the magazines was stored a
large quantity of ammunition. As
this. exploded there continued for
three hours bursting of shells and
cracking of cartridges.
Sixteen soldiers and two Officers
we're killed in the fort and one or
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

early in the season, and found it SO
satisfactory that they have now pool
ed and bought a car load of Silver
White laundry soap and Soapehip,
from II. A. b. Sneve. theCommerclal
Soap Company's salesman of Reno,
who was recently In Ely district. The
soap will be in the groeers' stocks for
sale by September first. Quality.
price and home industry are all in
favor of this soap. (Adyt.)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

two persons met death in the town.
A number OF men ere injured.
The Official explanation OF the dis
aster Is that 1t was due to spontane-
Gus combustion. The secrecy of the
government however, has given rise
to JUNIORS that revolutionary inter-
ests opposed to the Gomez govern
ment we're at the bottom OF 1t.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

service at 1880 D. m, followed by
preaching.
Regular service at Ruth Thursday
August "a, in charge of Rev. l. j.
services at Ruth and Ely until the
new pastor, Rev. Latham Ignram
comes to the field
Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. Friend, Wednesday, August 20.
IRA e. PRICE, Pastor.
II
The Protestant Church Of Mc(iiu.
Sunday School at 10 a. u.
Public worship at 1880 p. M
Sermon topic: How We Know
That God Is Love"
Rev. Richard T. Wilton, Pastor,
East Ely. Nevada
ST. Bartholomew Church
Calendar or the week beginning
August 20. the ninth Sunday aztec
Trinity:
Holy communion, 1880 a. m; Sun
day school, 9:15; morning prayer
10:45; evening prayer, 1890.
Friday. litany. 7:30 D.. m.
During the week following August
23 to 80 the vicar will be out o.
town, attending the Intermountain
Bible Institute in Salt Lake City.
The only service, therefore, held the
following Sunday. August 81. win
be the Sunday school.
All are cordially invited.
JOS. w. GUM, Vicar.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
Ulrr Gllurrhrs


Christian Science Services.
Services of the Christian Science
church will be held this morning at
II O'Clock in the Record building.
Wednesday evening meeting at
eight o'clock.
Latter-day Saints Services.
Regular services of the Latter-day
Saints will be held at 1913 hurry
street. as followst Sunday school at
10:55 a. m. Sacrament meeting 7.30
p. m.
No collection will be taken.
Methodist Episcopal Church
Odd Fellows building. Sunday,
August 20. 1916:
Sunday school, $50 a. m; morn
ing worship 10:45 a. m. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Holloway will sing. Song
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20
Silver White

Silver White
The grocers of White Pine county
nearly all tried out a few cases of
Nevada-made soap (Silver White)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

FOR SALE-One refrigerator and
two iron beds and springs. Address
925 hurry st. 5-21-tf
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-22


ems telegraph lines in nearly 80 diff
ferent places.
If two other American columns on
either side of forces which left FL
Vale were racing toward battlefield
to engage Villa, as reported, the three
American cavalry squadrons were out
of sight and touch with each other.
Column reported going toward Bah
ricOra ranch was separated from FL
Vale squadron by oriental range of
Sierra Madres, while Santa Clara
range cut off central squadron from
eastern column reported near Car
men. Latter may attack Villa if he
emerges from Santa Clara canyon.
Carranza troops at corresponding
points south completed iron ring
around Villa.
Army men, who declared eXpedi-
ton in Mexico now faced most Sc
rious problems since it crossed Dor
der exactly a week ago, pointed to
Villa bands harTassing frightening
American lines of communication as
reason for FUnston's request for
more troops. Army's field telegraph
constructed along line of march has
repeatedly been cut and rendered
practically worthless. These repairs
have taken so much of signal corps
time that wires have only been strung
for distance of 80 or 40 miles.
Women kissed U. S. soldiers as res
cuers, men cheered and the Ameri-
can flag was brought out from hiding
places when Col DOdd's cavalry rode
into Casas Grandes after their record
march to relief of Mormon colony,
according to stories told by MormonG
today.
Children carried the tired, dusty
troopers water, fruit and other re-
freshments while men of the colony
turned over their alfalfa and farm
products to the army.
MeXicans of CasaS Grandes were
CiIonf y1rifD oCOoc 70 tho mild 5or,o,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-22

rugged Guerrero district, in which he
defied de facto government since his
deefat at Aqua Prieta year ago. Be
tween the ranges of hills a single
crooked trail runs at the foot Of the
mountains, or indistinctly turns to-
ward secret springs and caves which
have been hiding places Of bandits
for centuries.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-22

TROOPS RUSHED TO BORDER
TO PROTECT SUPPLY TRAINS
Washington, March 22.-Gen.
Funston's call for border reinforce
ments met instant response here to-
day. From all sections of the cOun-
try troop trains were speeding to-
ward Mexican border.
SqUadrOns of cavalry from Fort
Meyer, Va, Wyoming, Fort LeaVen-
worth, Kan, and Fort Sheridan, H.,
and Twenty-fourth infantry from
Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., on their
way.
FUnston's dispatch indicated that
Gen. Pershing's expedition is nearing
Villas fighting line. While Carran-
vista troops are reported already
fighting with Villistas, in a running
retreat, American forces reported
closing in.
Reports that all communication
between Columbus and Pershing's
command has been cut disturbed
officials, though it was believed this
was due to military difficulties and
not treachery.
Urgent steps being taken to re-
plenish Pershing's supplies. Admitted
that unless more supplies reach him
within few days a serious situation
will be faced by American eXpedi-
ton.
State dept and Carranza's repre-
sentatives here today rushed work on
protocol providing for cooperation
of U. S. and CaTanza governments
in pursuing Villa and also use by
Americans of Mexican railways.
Men enroute today to reinforce
Funston's troops comprise total Of
200.
Galveston, March %. - Specula-
ton was rife here today following
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-27
MRS. FEB PARKER ENTERTAnNs.
tFrom Thursdays Dailv.)


Yesterday afternoon twenty-eight
members and guests Of the Wednes-
day Auction Bridge Club were enter
tained at a card party by Mrs. Zeb
Parker at her beautiful home on
West Oak street. Late in the after
noon after the ladies had quit play
ing cards, It was found when the
scores had been tailed, that Mrs.
George Bunker had made the highest
number of points, and for this ex-
cellency in play Mrs. Bunker was
awarded a dainty deck of cards en-
veloped in a leather card case for a
prize.
A luncheon consisting Of quail on
toast, potato chips, cranberries, hot
biscuits, pickles and coffee, was then
very charmingly served by the hos
tess.
The following ladies enjoyed Mrs.
Parker's liberal hospitality:
Mrs. A. f. Odlin, Mrs. r. NJ.
Lock, Mrs. J. w. Yates, Mrs. VIII
liam Plat, Mrs. f. A. Shore, Mrs.
]. A. Simmons, Mrs. W. b. Clay,
Mrs. J. F. Stonebraker, Mrs. Geo.
Bunker, Mrs. John J. King, Mrs.
Thomas Alderman, Mrs. Frank Hor-
ton, Mrs. o. W. Walters, Mrs. ].
F. Richards, Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs.
Med Reid, Mrs. Simon Resin, Mrs.
Annie Holllngsworth, Mrs. Howard
Cole. Mrs. Hough, Mrs. POLICEMAN
Forester, Mrs. Tompkins, Mrs.
Mayo Lykes, Miss Yes Parker, Miss
Burbank Miss Evelyn Odlln, Miss Re
becca Mathis and Miss Hazel King.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-27
BAPTIST S. S. c. w. w. CLASS.

The c. W. W. class welcomed tive
new members last Sunday, Mr.. Z. II
Dalton and Robert Mickler. We ar,
glad ~ welcome these young men tC
our midst, and we hope that they ana
the class will be mutually benefited
We missed our president, who is
Ill. We hope he will speedily recover
Our regular Monday night business
meeting has been called of for this
week, as our teacher, Mrs. Vesey,
will be out of the city.
Our absence last Sunday was large
ly due to the fact that many of the
boys played basket bah IN Fort My
ers, and could not get back until Sun
day hight.
The class looks forward to the par
ty to be given us by the Fidelis class.
We expect a big time, and II the girls
live up to their past reputation, we
will not be disappointed.
MARTIN COCHELL,
Reporter O. w. w.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-27
CELEBRATION OF ROBERT
E. LEES BIRTHDAY

The Olustee Chapter Of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy celebrated the
birthday of Robert Il. Lee Thursday
afternoon at the home OF Mrs. Rhoda
Parker. This date was selected in or
der not to conflict with other sociai
affairs held IN the 10th.
About sixty lauies were prescn.
dUrins n- afternoon.
The following program was render
ed:
Opening number, Dixie: Nictrola.
Paper, Life of II. Il. Lee: Mrs. n.
II. Goucher.
Duet, La Chase Aux Gazelles: Cal
vini: Misses Wood and Crawford.
Paper: Southern Heroes Mrs. w.
Z. Leitner.
Vocal solo, selected: Miss Hazel
King.
other selections from the Victrola
were enjoyed during the afternoon.
After the program refreshments Of
potato salad hot tea and waters were
served.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-27

being Light and Life for Women"
The treasurer. Mrs. NJ. II. Smith,
gave her yearly report showing all
pledges paid in full.
Cards were distributed asking for
pledges for the coming year. Follow
ing the program, assisted by Miss
Berthe Gore and Miss Louise Lanier.
served dsliehtfuI refreshments.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-27
wOMANs MISSIONARY SOCI.
ETY. OF METHODIST CHURCH

The woman's Missionary Society Of
the Methodist church met at the home
OF Mrs. #. s. Gore Tuesday, Janu-
airy 18th. with eighteen members pres
ent. The meeting was led by the pres
ident, AIRS, J. P. Hendry, the subject
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-01-27

Many have knowledge, and still fall
to accomplish. Ability to apply knowl-
edge Is the necessary factor for sue
cess. Selected.