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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
HENRY CRAWFORD
OF PUTNEY DEAD
Formerly Prominent Breeder of Horses
and Raiser Of Cattle and Sheep
Well Known Farmer.
Especial to The Reformer.)

FlTNE1, May 25.
Henry Crawford. 72. one of the
town 5 leading farmers and for MANY
years until few years ago a prom
lneht horse breeder and stock raiser.
died IN his home on the Westminster
West road about o'clock this morn
ing. He had been i'll about two weeks
with neuralgia of the heart.
Mr.. Crawford formerly actively par
tlelpated in the affairs of the town.
and he had represented the town in
the legislature. He was born Jan. -.
1874, IN the house where he died. n
son of Mark and Judith Hunt MASON
Crawford. The house, two-storv
brick structure, was built by his grand
father, Theophilus Crawford. more than
100 years ago.
He bought the place in 186s and
carried on cattle, sheep and horse
raising with excellent financial re-
suits until he gave up that business
a few years ago. He had owned many
line horses with fast records.
On Feb. IA, 1872, Mr.. Crawford mar
rcd Lydia Lowell of Boston, who died
several years ago. About a wear ago
Mr.. Crawford married Ida Watrous of
New Haven, Conn, who survives. He
also leaves three children. Hugh Craw-
ford of Brattleboro, agent for Alden
Bros. OF Boston. wholesale milk deal
ers; Malcolm Crawford Of Hatfield.
Mass, and Annis. wife of Edpar ID
Sanders of Brattlcboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
TRAFFIC RULES ARE
RECEIVED FAVORABLY
Proposed Regulations Not Likely to
Meet Much pposition-Drivers
Of Teams Worst Offenders.

inquiry among numerous automobile
drivers and some drivers of teams de-
YeIops the fact that there is almost
nnanimltv of opinion favorable in the
most part TO the adoption and enforce
ment of the proposed traffic regulations
published in The Reformer Tuesday.
Officers and drivers of machines con
slder that the traffic posts which were
placed IN position at the corner of
Nam and High streets and Main and
EIhots have considerably improved
traffic conditions on tho principal
streets, although the automobile driv-
erS complain that some drivers of
horses continue to ignors the posts.
There IS no question that they are
the most fragrant offenders when the
question of turning the corners on the
right side of the street is considered
only. There are many drivers of auto
mobiles, however, who continue to turn
corners with n speed that is far out
SIDE the limits of the proposed regu-
lations
The selectmen and village commits
sIoncrS are to have Il Joint meeting
Saturday evening at 80 clock in the
office of the selcctmen. when sucges-
tlons from owners and drivers of
vehicles of all kinds about the new
regulations viii be gladly welcomed. 1t
appears. at present, that there is not
liable to be much objection. if all
likely to be much objection. if all
are to be treated alike and held up to
the standard of carefulness required
of automobile drivers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
Total Abstinence Urged in
One of Reports to Meth
Odist Conference
THE MARRIAGE OF
DIVORCED PERSONS
Likely to Be Made the Subject of
Stringent Regulations -. PoIygamy
and the Social Evil Condemned by
Committee on Temperance.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Y. Y. MAY
25.-More stringent regulations regard
ing re-marriage by Methodist minis
ters of divorced persons are provided
IN the report submitted today by the
committee on the state of the church
at tae general conference of the Meth
odlst Episcopal church. By the pro
posed change a minister who performs
such a marriage is guilty of maLad-
ministration and is to be held answer
able to his conference on this charge.
The total abstinence by the Methodist
church members from habitual use of
tobacco is urged in another report.
which denounces the habit as "out of
harmony with best Christian light. -
PoiFgamy and the social evil are
condemned b. the committee on tenn
perance and public morals The en-
foreemcnt of laws prohibiting the
former is urged.
The conference refused by a vote of
435 to 800 to remove from the disci-
pliAe of the church the clause which
provides tle penalty of expulsion for
church members who play cards. dance
and attend the theatre.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
ALLIES GET REPLY TO
MAIL SEIZURE NOTE
United States Takes Issue with the En-
tente's View and Insists Acts
Are Illegal.

WASHINGTON, May 25.-The re
ply of the United States to the last
Joint note of the British and French
governments on the question of inter
tering with mails has been completed
and was communicated yesterday to
the French and British ambassadors
for transmission to Paris and London.
The note viii be made public on Sat
urday.
1t is understood that the United
States takes issue with all the main
points raised in the last note from the
Entente. The government denies that
the seizure of mails from the United
States to neutral countries can be con
strucd as coming within the spirit of
international law, and it fails to see
how Great Britain and France can le-
gally Justify their procedure on the
ground that Germany has violated
the law.
1t aas been the constant contention
of the state department that two
wrongs do not make right and the
United States cannot see why its in
terests should suffer at the hands of
the entente because of charges which
these powers bring against Germany.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the British
dHlbdSSduOT, mas Hdu SCNefaI talks WIN
Counsellor Polk relative to settling tae
dispute over detention and seizure of
mails. The ambassador has stated that
the entente is willing to do everything
which can be done without interfering
with matters of vital military expendI-
ency in order to adjust the matter
with the United States.
The most serious aspect of the ques-
tion at present is the fact that the
Entente claims Germany is violating
postal regulations by arranging for
the sending of contraband from tae
United States. The Entente claims
that this necessitates some supervision
of the mails.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
Republicans Protest Against
the Report for Naval
Appropriations
WOULD HAVE OUR
RANK KSECONDINWORLD
Minority Report Charges That Majority
Ignored the Opinion of Naval Ex-
perts and the recommendations of
Secretary Daniels

WASHINGTON, May %. Tho Re
publican members of the house nav
al affairs committee in a minority re-
port submitted to the house TODAY. de-
nounced the $241,000000 naval appro-
lriations bill reported by the maiorit '
as wholly inadequate and urged more
liberal allowance to make the United
States navy the second greatest in the
world.
The minority charged that the ma
iority report ignored tac opinion of
naval experts and the recommendation
of Secretary Daniels and was based
on a compromise between the interests
which wanted no additional naval pro
lection and those which wanted only
slight increase.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
GEN. FUNSTON ASKS
FOR MORE MILITIA
Indicated at His Headquarters That
They Are Sought for the Want
of Regulars

SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Nav %. -
General Frederick Funston S request
for more coast artillery. it is under
stood here, has been refused bv the
war department.
The additional units of the regular
army and the militia of three border
states have enabled him materially TO
strengthen the patrols along the long
border, but even with that added force
there remain many weak points, it is
SAID, and 1t was to protect them that
he asked for more companies of coast
artillery.
General Funston refused to confirm
the report, but it was indicated at his
headquarters that he had replied to the
department S refusal by a request that
more militia be sent to him.
The militia now in camp here will
start moving toward the border TODAY.
The first regiment to 90 will be the
Second Texas, with headquarters at
Brownsville. This viii be followed bv
regiment moving Saturday to Eagle
Pass, and two days later another regi-
ment will enter the Brownsville dis
trict.
Dispatches from General Pershing
indicated no sharp developments, but
reports from him and from other
sources reflected the activity of Mex
lean troops. In strong numbers the
Mexicans were reported moving to sta
tions nearer the frontier, but there was
nothing to Indicate that the motive
was other than to establish over
/ Northern Mexico an effective police
/ force.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
QUIET AT DoUAUMONT.
At Another Point Germans Secured
Footing in French Trenches.

PARIS, Nav 25.-German troops
made an attack last night on the
French positions on the Nerdun front
east of the Meuse near the Haudremont
quarry and obtained footing in one
of the French trenches, the war office
announced today. East of Cumieres
and west of the Meuse the French
made some progress in hand-to- hand
grenade fighting. There was no infan-
try action at Fort Douaumont last
night. Activity on the part of the ar
tillery was particularly severe in the
vicinity of Hill No. 304 and in the
sector from Dead Man s hill to Cum
ieres.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
EVELYN NESBITT THAW
is MARRIED AGAIN
Becomes the Bride of Jack Clifford, y
Her Dancing Partner-Ceremony
Hastily Performed.

ELLICOTT CITY, Nd, Nav 20
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was married here
at $50 clock yesterday afternoon to
Virgil James Montani, son of the late
Brig. Gen. Joseph Montani of the Roy
al italian army and nephew of Comte
Esmeraldo Enrico Milo, Italian min
lister of marine.
Mr.. Montani is better known as Jack
Clifford, his professional name for
many years. For three seasons he has
been the dancing partner of his bride,
and it was generally believed he would
wed her when her marriage bonds with
Harry X Thaw were severed.
Mrs. Thaw and Clifford, as he pre-
fers to be called, arrived in Baltimore
from New York on the 2.15 p. IN. train
An automobile was waiting and the J.
mile run was quickly made. Five min
utes after their arrival the marriage IL
cense had been obtained and the couple
were on their way to the home of the
Rev. j. Edward Snyder, pastor of the
Emery Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. Thaw gave her name as Florence
Nesbit and said she was 81 years old
Clifford put "31' against his own ana
gave his birthplace as California. He
said he is a physical instructor, and his
Dflde INFORMED the clergyman that she
was on the stage.
After assuring himself of the valid
ity of the Thaw divorce, Mr.. Snyder
quickly performed the ceremony, as
Mrs Thaw told him they wished to re-
turn to New York on the Congressional
Limited, which leaves Baltimore at
5.03 clock. The witnesses We're Ed
gar Goodman of Baltimore and Van
Ness Harwood of New York.
Well, said the bride as she step
ped into the automobile, this time /
married to please myself and not my
friends. And that means this marriage
is for love. We are as happy as Ne
can be and we are going To be happier
still-if that be possible
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
Germans Take Great Interest
in President Wilson's
Charlotte Speech
FAVOR UNITED STATES
IN MEDIATOR'S ROLE
Does Not Wish to Be Jockeycd Into a
Position of Announcing Readiness of
Accepting Good Offices to Find Allies
Rejecting Tender.

BERLIN, May ga wireless de
spateh from the United States giving
the substance of President s Wilson 5
Gpcech at Charlotte, \. c., in which he
alluded to the possibility of American
mediation in the war is given the
place of honor i'm the morning papers
The afternoon editions returned to the
subject and their comments together
with the wide interest shown by the
German public show how important
this news is regarded here. Though
definitely stated nowhere there is little
doubt that Germany is willing to con
slider a tender of good Offices to inau-
gurate peace negotiations. The former
attitude i'm the highest quarters that
America had disqualified herself as a
peace mediator on account of her ship
mcnt Of munitions to the allies has nov
changed.
If President Wilson can hold out any
tangible possibilities that peace may
result through his mediation Germany
undoubtedly viii be willing TO consid-
or such suggestions as he may offer.
This receptive attitude is naturally sub
iect to the conditions that Germany is
nouucing her readiness to accept Presi-
dent Wilson S good Offices only TO find
the allies later rejecting the tender and
asserting that Germany is suing for
peace. There is equally little doubt
that the great masses of people aside
from the professional hotspurs in news
paper Offices would willingly see Amer
lea in the role Of peace intermediary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
NO ACTION ON DYEsTUFFs.
Cecil Says Offer to Germany Made in
1915 Has Lapsed.

LONDON, May 25. - Lord Robert
Cecil, minister of war trad. Informed
the house of commons yesterday after
noon that a proposal had been received
to permit the expectation from Ger
many to the American government of
dyestutfs, but that no answer had let
been given.
Lord Robert Cecil agreed with Sir
John Lonsdalo, who was the question
er, that the object of Germany's de
sire to export dyestuns was to keep
up German exchange with America and
that this was not to England s inter
est.
Lord Robert said tlat in 1915 the
British government was willing to al
low the expectation from Germany to
the United States of two cargoes of
dycstuffs but that this offer had lapsed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
NEW MOVEMENT OF
AMERICAN TROOPS
Change Is Made to OFFSET the Reds.
trihution of Certain Carranza
Commands.

COLUMBUS, New Mexico, May 25.
new movement of American
troops along Gen. Pershing 5 line of
communication was reported here to-
day. The movements made within the
last rs hours were said to offset the
redistribution of certain Carranza
commands, but no details were avail
able at military headquarters and it
was pointed out that any movements
under way were minor and do not
effect the general expeditionary poll
cy.
Cavalry patrols are scouting through
the Namiquiqa district, according to
fragnentary reports reaching here.
but these, it was learned, are acting
merely as intelligence detachments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
ALLIES REAssURE SERBIA.
Insist Peace Terms Must Include Ma
tion's Restoration.

ATHENS, via London, May % de
layed).-In an interview today Prince
Alexander of Serbia stated that the al
lies had given him assurances that
there would be no peace terms after
the war which did not include the res
toration of Serbia. lie declared that
the Serbian people have suffered untold
hardships under the occupation of the
Bulgarians and Austrians.
The fate of the civil population of
Serbia, the Prince declared, was wor.
rying the Serbian officials most, for the
population is gradually being exter
minated He praised highly the work
of DR. Edward Ryan, the American
physician who is now in Belgrade.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
ITALIANS DESTROY
AUSTRIAN GUNBOAT
Crew of the Austrian Craft Taken
Pris0ners-Fire Also Brought
Down Aeroplane.

ROME, May 25.-An Austrian aero
plane and an Austrian gunboat have
been destroyed in a battle with an Ital-
ian gunboat in the Upper Adriatic. The
crew of the Austrian craft were taken
prisoners A building on the outskirts
of Porto Ferrajo was bombarded by an
Austrian submarine which was driven
of By the coast batteries before much
damage was done. Porto Ferrajo is the
capital of the island of Elba and if the
Austrian submarine started from the
Austrian base at Pola it must have al
most completely cireumnavigated Italy
to reach its objective.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
GEO. STOCKWELL OF
NORTH ADAMS DEAD
was Native of Halifax and Veteran
of Civil war-Leaves Two Broth
ers in West Brattleboro.
Especial to The Reforner.l J

NORTH ADAMS, Mass, May 25.
George S. Stoekwell, 92, native of
Halifax and prominent business man
Of North Adams, died here tais morn
ing at $50 O'Clock in the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Harry j. Hewat. He
had been in failing health over a year.
For the Last 20 years he had cen
ducted large meat market under the
firm name of Stockwell & Rosston and
before that had been employed as a
butcher. He served two eniistments in
the Civil war. He was first a member
of the 16ta Vermont and later enlist
ed in the 61st Massachusetts. He was
a prominent member of c. D. Sanford
post, G. A. r., a member of the Ma
sons and of the Odd Fellows.
He leaves his wife, two daughters
and one son in North Adams and three
brothers and one sister. They are Hen
ry A. and Charles Jerome Stoekwel
of West Brattleboro, Edward f. Stock
well of South birmingham, Mass, and
Mrs. Abbie Cole Of SuffieId, Conn.
The funeral will be held Saturday
morning at the house on Cady street
and tle burial will take place in Hill
side cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25

BOSTON, May 25.-Cfeorge W. Cole
man, whose parole was announced
from Washington today, wrecked the
National City bank of Cambridge. in
which he was employed AS hcokkeaper,
His thefts, extending over several
years, amounted to more than $500, 600.
The money, it was developed at his
trial, was lost at gaming tables in
New York and this city which had
been franlulentlv prepared to make
him lose. Big Ben kelliher, d gambler
operating in two cities. was shown to
have inspired Coleman $ theft and to
have profited to large extent BY his
play III the gambling houses in which
kelliher was proprietor. or partner.
The latter was convicted with Coleman
and is now serving sentence Of 10
years III The state prison here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
SUIT FOR
$4,000 ON TRIAL
Claims Central Vermont Railway Co
Is Liable for Damages Because of
Vernon Shooting Affair.

The suit of Herbert A. Staten of
vernon against the Central Vermont
hallway CO. to recover $4,000 for in
Jurles received when he was shot twice
June 5, 1913, with bullets from a rifle
III the hands of Hugh Collins. at tbat
time a substitute station agent in the
employ of the company at Vernon. was
begun IN county court this morning
Collins was arrested and later sen.
tenced to the state prison in Windsor
for not more than nine years and no;
less than seven. He is in court during
the trial, having been brought from
prison on habcas corpus writ D.,
Sheriff &. r. Mann to appear as a wit
ness in the ease.
The suit Is brought under Section
1906 of the Public Statutes, which pru
Nldcs, among other things. that rail
road shall be liable for damages sus
tanned by person by any act Of an
cmploye who is retained in the employ
of a. railroad corporation when it i.
known 10 the officials of the road thai
he uses Intoxicating liquor.
II IS claimed by the plaintiff that
Collins was intoxicated at the time ot
the assault and that he had been in
toxicated the day before and fined fol
the ofcnsc and that Mr. Staten. hav
ing been witness against him at tho
time of that hearing, was a victim OF
his revenge.
The defendant company claims that
Collins had been employed only as :
substitute and that at the time of tho
shooting he was not on duty and that
the company, therefore, is not liable
for damages.
The witnesses this morning were III
A. Staten, who was wounded by Col
Inns; Mrs. Staten, the plaintiff s wife
who ran to his assistance; Mrs. NJ. l
Reed, who was an eye witness of the
shooting; A. G. Barnes, a neighbor whc
was early on the scene, and Bert Stone
who had knowledge of liquor that Col
Inns had. When the noon recess was
taken it was expected that all of the
evidence for the plaintiff would be il
today
A. F. Schwenk and F. z. Barber ap
pear for the plaintiff and John w Req
mond of Newport and Charles F. Black
Of St. Adams for the railroad company
The divorce suit of Augusta S vii
bur of Brattleboro against Harry G.
Wilbur was tried yesterday, f. w
Gibson appearing for the petitioner
The suit of Fred Jennett against Mel
lie Jennett also was heard They are
Mar flee4o- Fsse4tiees----.4r. .4r.=A=--3Itte terfielG
appeared for the petitioner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
PRESS CENSORSHIP.
Germans Wish Restriction to Apply
Only to Military Matters.

BERLIN, May 25, via London
The reichstag devoted this afternoon
to a discussion of the press censorship
and other features Of martial law. The
budget committee moved the adoption
Of resolutions requiring military au-
thorities to obtain the consent of the
chancellor before they ordered the sus-
pension of the publication of any
newspaper and asking the chancellor
to Introduce bill securing the people
against encroachment of their civil
rights in non-military matters
Another resolution asked the chan
cellor to guarantee the impartiality of
the censorship and its restriction. to
military matters only Several sepak-
.ers complained that the censorship has
grown worse rather than better since
the last discussion in the reiehstag.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
DEATH NOT CAUSED
BY CRIMINAL ACT
Report of the Coroner in Connection
with Shooting of Striker at
Ansonia, Conn.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 25.-The
death of Charles Lalco, 80, a striker
who was killed during a riot at the
factory of the Ansonia Manufacturing @
company in Ansonia last Thursday,
during which shots were exchanged be-
tween the strikers and the Ansonia po-
lice and special police in the factory,
was due to "a gunshot wound infict-
ed upon him by some persons un-
known" according to the finding of
The coroner. The coroner reported that
he was of the opinion that death was
not caused by criminal act, omission
or carelessness of any person.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
GEORGE w. COLEMAN
WILL BE PARDONED
Stole S3oo,00O from the National citv
Bank of Cambridge = In Jail In
Greenfield.

WASHINGTON, May 25. - The fed
eral parole board has recommended and
Attorney General Gregory has ap-
proved the parole of George w. Cole
man, convicted several years ago of
misappropriating the funds of the Ma
tional city bank of Cambridge, Mass.
Coleman has served five years and five
months of a 15-years sentence in the
Greenfield, Mass, prison. He will be
released in a few days.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25

DUBLIN, May 25. = Astonishinglv
little interest is displayed here in the
trial of Sir Roger Easement, both in
political and general circles. Easement
was almost entirely unknown here be.
fore the war. Since then vague re.
ports of his activities IN Germany
have been all that have reached the
Irish public, in spite of the fact that
he was in touch with the leaders Of
the recent rebellion. The Judge fixed
the time for the trial Of Sir Roger as
June %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
In Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday, May %. s p. m.-Rehear-
sal Of the first degree.
A regular meeting Of Canton Pales-
tine, No. 3, will be he'd THURSDAY
evening at 7.30. Reports of repre-
scutatives to department council will
be given.
Friendship circle will meet in Odd
Fellows temple Friday, May 26. Sup.
per will be served at els.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-25
TRUE BILLS FOUND.
Grand Jury Indicts Sir Roger Easement
and His Accomplice.

LONDON, May 25. = The grand
jury returned true bills against Sir
Roger Easement, leader of the Sim
Fem revolt, and Daniel J. Bailey, the
former British soldier, who is held
as his accomp1ice