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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Raymond Bernard Houghton, six
weeks old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. n,
Houghton of % Crosby street died
last night at 1870 of malnutrition
The burial will take place tomorrow
IN the Roman Catholic cemetery.
Attorney Harrie B. Chase, who repre-
sents Charles Taft of West Dummer-
ston, charged with assault Saturday
upon A. H. Webb of that town, has
called for a jury trial. The case had
been set for a hearing this morning at
10 clock in the West Dummerston
hall, but it has been continued until a
jury can be drawn and a date agreed
upon for the hearing.
Lieut.. Robert Knowlton of the Nor
wich cavalry troop has written from
Camp Gov. Gates that he and two other
commissioned officers have been appoint
ed recruiting officers and that the other
commissioned officers of the cavalry
squadron have been paid off and dis
charged from the service. He expects
that the recruiting officers will be as
signed to different sections of the
state to recruit the First Vermont reg
iment to full strength.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
NOVEL REBATING CHARGED
U. S. Sues to Break Up Monon Rail
road and Coal Trust.

CHICAGO, July 2l-An ingenious form
OF rebating is charged in suit for injunc-
ton filed by the government here. The
defendants are the Monon railroad, the
Monon Coal company, Nigo Mining com
pany, Indiana Coke and Gas company.
Bankers Trust company of New York, vii
liam Morris Imbrie. James Imbrie and
Alfred NJ. OgIe. indianapolis coal mine
operators. The Bankers Trust company
is named as trustee of the first gold mort
gage bonds of the Nonon Coal and Vigo
companies.
1t is alleged that the individual oper-
ators, owning mines in Vigo, Clay, Green
and Sullivan counties, Indiana, artnsferred
the properties to the Monon Coal com
pany, and that the latter company dis
eliminates against other railroads by
granting the largest tonnoge and longest
hauls to the Monon railroad
1t is charged the Monon Coal company
paid the individual defendants S75O,nOO of
its sl,000,0O0 capital stock and gave an ad-
ditional lien on its 50, 100000 25-year per
cent gold bonds The Monon railroad is
alleged to have paid the interest on the
bonds since 1911, aggregating s500,000 and
this act is alleged to have constituted re-
batting.
The injunction asks that this arrange
ment be terminated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
STRIPE FOR EACH WOUND.
French Have Novel Badge of Honor
One Man Wears Nine.

LONDON, July 1-Those people
whose curiosity leads them to study the
many badges of rank which now dee
crate the sleeves of officers and men
of the allied armies have been puz-
zled by the appearance of a new
badge III the French army
"Poilus on leave in England NAV
be seen wearing narrow strips on the
arm above the elbow, and ordinary
people have been unable to understand
why some of the rank and file have
been able to sport even more of these
decorations than officers of high rank.
The explanation is simple. Every
stripe means wounded once. The
'French government has inaugurated a
scheme by which every soldier is en-
Titled to wear one for every time he
has been wounded.
Some men have already won sever
Ial such stripes, and the other da~ one
man IN London was the proud wearer
OF nine. Another was seen with three
on the arm of his light blue uniform
This uniform, by the way, is also puz.
zling. and the general opinion seems to
be that the wearers are Italians.
The light blue uniform is very com.
mon in the French army. 1t is SC
striking that one might be excused for
thinking it to be dangerous in respect
of visibility. As matter of fact ex.
periments have shown it to be remark
Iably invisible even at a short distance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
FAMOUS MORGAN RETURNS
Scotland, Once in Batten Stud, Comes
from Maine to Weybridge.

Those who are interested in the breed
ing ot Morgan horses in Vermont have
noted with some surprise the announce
ment that the late Col. Battells s. 900
beauty. Scotland, has recently been added
10 the string OF Morgan stations at the
I. ;, Morgan horse farm in Weybridge.
saws the Nergennes Enterprise.
Scotland. it will be remembered. was
sold at the auction which broke up the
Battell stud year ago last April. his new
owner beng {. j. Brown Of Portland, Me.
Mr. Brown, it viii be remembered. came
to Middlebury with a wad OF money said
to contain 5000, prepared to bid that
amount to get possession of Scotland.
When he got the horse for $500. he hugeed
himself for JOY over his bargain. Now he
has sold him for no more, perhaps less.
than he paid for him
Mr.. Brown could not be interviewed re-
gardlng the sale of Scotland. but it is hint
ed out at the stock farm that he was some
what disappointed in his purchase. He
wanted Scotland for saddle horse. and
winle very easy at the canter, the horse is
said to be a hard one to ride on a trot
Another reason given is that Mr. Brown
was afraid OF the horse, which does the
animal an injustice. as he is perfectly tract
able when properly handled
Compared with other stations at the
farm, Scotland would appear to have been
considerably over-rated by Col. Battell.
While it Is admitted that Mr. Battel was
rare judge of horses. his Judgment in
tins particular case fails to agree with
others who are perhaps fully as competent
to pass on a horses qualities. While a
snowy animal, he does not seem to pre-
sent quite az fine a conformation as old
General Gates, his sire. Visitors at the
farm who have had an opportunity to see
both horses are of the opinion that Ben
nlngton is more valuable animal
With General Gates at the head of the
splendid string OF stations now at the gov
ernment farm it seems as though there
ought to be a re-birth of the Morgan
horse. While many of the farmers eagerly
embrace the opportunity offered by the
government to breed these stations. there
are others who prefer a different type OF
sire,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
EASY TO HYPNOTIZE
EVEN THE KAISER
Nobody Immune, Says Prof. Muenster-
berg-Presents Vast Field for
the Expert.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, July 2I.-"I have
never yet found d person whom | could
not successfully hypnotic within a very
short time declared Prof Hugo AIuen-
sterberg at Harvard in Il lecture ON psv-
chology before the Harvard summer
school The professor did not even except
his friend. Kaiser Wilhelm. Prof. AIuen-
sterberg added:
Hypnotlsm presents a vast field for the
expert. 1t Is so easy to produce the hvp-
motto trance that any one can do it on
others, but it is exceedingly dangerous
when thoughtlessly or ignorantly used. 1t
is simply a case OF increasing the suggest
ibility of the mind, and it can be used in
medicine to cure the morphine fiend, the
alcohol fiend and all who have abnormal
desires. Often only slight hypnosis is
necessary to effect a cure for nervous dis
orders.
Medicine, equally with law, is to be the
food for the psychologist of the future.
Every mental trait can be measured exact
ly by almost perfect standards. The old
methods are obsolete and the whole sci
ence OF diagnosis has been carried into the
field of experiment Psycho-analysis has a
great future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
PACKARD 90. WON'T PAY MEN.
President Macauley Surprised at Ex-
pectations of Militia.

DETROIT, Mich, July 21-Alvan g.
Maeauley, president of the Packard
Motor car company, expressed his sur
prise that the men who had left his
company s employ to join the National
Guard and were now stationed on the
Mexican border think their salaries
should be paid while they are absent
on army duty.
cit would be folly to attempt to
continue paying these men who have
gone into military service, said Mr..
Macauley. "Such a procedure would
bankrupt any company. These men are
fighting not for the Packard Motor
company but for the whole United
States.'
Ninety-aight Packard employees are
now on the border with the National
Guard and 545 are on the frontier
with the regular army as motor truck
drivers and 212 more will leave within
ten days. Two are at Plattsburg and
25 more 90 there next week, making a
total of 757 men taken from the organ
IiZation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
Italy Is Now Virtually atWar
with the Allies of the
Austrians
PROPERTY LIABLE
TO SQUESTRATION
German Holdings in Italy We're For
morly Placed at S25O,OOO,OO0 Ger
man Subjects to Be Held in Camps or
Sent Across Border.

ROME, July PA ministerial decree
"aa lssucd To-Day placing the persons and
property of Germans Oh the same footing
ct those of Austrians and Hungarians
The decree does not directly mention but
states that the allies Of Austria are to be
treated as enemies and then subjects and
goods are liable to scqucstraton.
Prior TO the war German property and
interests in Italy were estimated to be
worth S25OOOOOuO These are now placed
at about $50 0o00O0 There are only few
German subjects now in Italy and these
Will be- either placed in concentration
camps or sent across the Swiss border
There has been strong agitation in
Italy ior some time for the breaking off OF
all relations with Germany The serious
situation caused 10y Italy being at war
with Austria while nominaly at peace
with Germany was emphasized by an
agreement between Rome and Berlin
wherein all rights of the citizens of one
country domiciIed in the other were to be
respected
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
Man Suffering from Three
Bullet Wounds Is in a
Better Condition
EXPECTED TO DISPROVE
CHARGES BY ATWOOD.
Latter, Who Did Shooting, Claimed Har-
ris Came Between Him and Miss Ad-
ans, Who Died from Mercurial Poi
soning.

BOSTON, July 2l-There was promised
today that the story behind the death of
Dr Celia Adams in the office where she
pract:sed osteopathy and the subsequent
murderous assault upon Dr. Wilfred +
Harris, under whose instruction she en-
tered her profession, would soon be told.
Assurances came from the hospital that
DR. Harris might survive his wounds.
1t was known that he was a contidant of
both Miss Adams and her tiancee, DR..
kldredge ID. Atwood, who shot him. and
that he eonnseled them in their love af-
fair. Friends OF Dr Harris asserted to-
day that as soon as he was permitted to
talk he would throw new light on the
case and completely disprove the charges
made against him by Atwood.
/ he latter claimed that he shot the doc
tor because he came between him and
Miss Adams. making their marriage I'M
possible and driving the young woman to
suicide
1t has been established that Miss Adams
died OF mercurial poisoning, following an
interview with Atwood, but whether the
poison was self-administered OF otherwise
has not been determined
Following a fairly comfortable night
Dir Harris was conscious for Il protracted
period today. but his physicians would not
permit him to discuss the shooting. or al.
low him to be questioned regarding his
own case OF the death Of DR.. Adams. So
far as is known the police have not been
able to obtain a clue to the motive for
suicide or the assault beyond the story
told by Atwood and they are looking to
DIR. Harris to help them clear the mys-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
RICH, BUT STILL A coACHMAN.
Beattie Loan of $4,000 to Late j
H. Moore Brought 100000.

CHICAGO, July 21.-Although Viii
liam Beattie, coachman for the late
James Hobart Moore, is said to possess
property valued at more than 100000,
he is today performing the service
which has been his custom nearly 20
years.
Beattie had been in the employ of
Moore for some years, when as a result
of his Diamond Match operations his
employer became pauper over night
Beattie had $4,000 in bank, which he
turned over to Mr.. Moore, who accepted
the sum to tide him over some minor
transactions, which brought him large
profits and re-estabHshed his credit.
Then came the organization of the
companies, which brought great wealth
to the Moores. Beattie S 81, 600 then be
came 100000 through investments.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
GERMANS DRIVEN
BACK IN DISORDER
Sustained Heavy Losses When They
Charged French Lines South
Of Soyecourt.

PARIS, july 2l-Positions captured
yesterday by the French south of the
Sommc were subjected to a vigorous coun-
ter attack during the night. The Germans
charged the French lines south of Soyc-
court, but, the war office announced to-
day, suffered heavy losses and were driven
back in disorder 4 strong German de
tachment which advanced to the attack in
the thaulncs region was rcpulsed with
the hayonct
Between Soissons and Rheims the
French penetrated a German trench clear
ing it of its defenders
On the Nerdun front the artillery was
active ON both sides in the vicinity OF
hattancourt and Fleury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
SENDS LETTER BY UBoAT.
Bellows Falls Man Forwards Missive
for Daughter in Berlin

BELLOWS FALLS, July 21 - Mr.
and Mrs. Fred c. Winnewisser of this
town will watch with interest reports
of the return trip of the U-boat Deutsch-
land.
They attended the convention of Elks
III Baltimore last week and became ac-
quainted with Arthur Gretenfeld, the
Deutschland s radio operator. When he
sails on the submarine he will carry a
letter to their daughter, Miss Marjorie
c. Winnewisser, who has been studying
music in Berlin the past three years.
Because of the uncertainty of mail
from this country reaching Berlin.
communication between parents and
daughter has not been regular. Greten-
field lives in Berlin and has promised
to deliver the letter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
Cars Driven by Beatty Bal
estier and Cassius
Wilson Met
BOTH DAMAGED BUT
NOBODY HURT
Balestier's Car Hauled to Garage, but
Other Proceeded on It's Way After
Repairs Accident Last Night on
Putney Road.

The new automobile owned by B. S.
Balestier of Dummerston was side
swiped last evening about o'clock
in a collision on the Putney road near
the Baker place, Mr. Balestier's s for
driven by Cassius Wilson, who was ac-
companied by Harry Boyd Mr. Bal
estier was driving his own car and was
accompanied by j. Converse Blagden of
Greenfield. None of the men We're in
jured.
Mr.. Balestier said this morning that
he was driving towards Brattleboro and
had just passed a car driven by Muir
ray NJ Tucker. He had been bothered
by the lights Of that car and had
slowed down. He saw that other car
approaching and he does not considers
that Wilson was driving at more than
20 miles an hour.
The next thing he knew they had
,sideswiped, one car going towards the.
fence on one side of the road and the
other towards the ditch on the oppo-
site side. Both cars were stopped so
that no further damage was done.
The running board and mudguards
on the left side of Mr.. Balestier's car
We're stripped off and one axle sprung.
1t was hauled to Mosher & Tucker 8
garage. The other ear was not so bad
Ily damaged, but the occupants were
able to continue on their way after
few minutes repair work. Mr.. Bal
estier was planning to leave in his au-
tomobile for New York today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21

WASHINGTON, July 2l.-NIaior Mat
thew G. Butler, ir, of the Sixth United
States Cavalry, was a son of senator Mat
thew Calbraith Butler OF South Carolina.
who served in the senate from 1877 ia 1895
practiscd law in Washington and died in
Columbia. : c.. on April Il. 1909. Sena-
tor Butler served as a major general of
United States volunteers in the war with
Spain.
Major Butler was born in South Carolina
on May /, 1864, and was appointed to
West Point from that state in 1888 lie
became a second lieutenant of the Four
tecnth Infantry in 1888, was transferred to
the Ninth Infantry the same year. then to
the Fifth Cavalry in 1859. and was promot-
ed to captain in 1901 He had been major
OF the Sixth Cavalry since June 30. 1912
In the volunteer service in the Spanish
war Major Butler was a major and chief
ordnance officer, and was honorably dis
charged from the volunteers in 1899. when
he returned to the regular army. He was
the ranking major of the Sixth Cavalry
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
CUTLER
LEAVES FOR ENGLAND
Head of Mt. Hermon School Will Be
Engaged Six Months in Belgian
Relief Work-Gifts Presented.
Especial to The Reformer.)


Principal Henry F. Cutler of Mount
Hermon school left today for New
York. He will sail at Il o'clock to-
morrow on the steamer st. Louis for
England. He is to be gone six months
and is to be engaged in relief work
under the Belgium Relief committee
Last evening about 30 friends from
East Northfeld joined with the families
at Mt Hermon and gave him a farewell
The Mt. Hermon people gave him
travelling bag, and it was presented by
Richard Watson. The East Mortified
people gave him Bible, and that was
presented by Rev. F. w. Pattison. At
ter the presentation of the gifts Prof
Norton, c. f. Dickerson and w. R.
Moody offered prayer, Rev. Mr.. Pattison
giving the Mortified benediction. There
were about 100 people present to bid
Mr.. Cutler farewell
Mr.. Cutler has been professor of
Mount Hermon school for over 80 years
and in his absence Prof. L. L. Norton
will take his place
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
TO HELP STARVING
PEOPLE OF POLAND
President Wilson Urges Cooperation of
European Rulers in Getting Sup
plies to Sufferers.

WASHINGTON. July 2l. - Personal
messages We're sent by President Wilson
today to European rulers urging their CO.
operation in getting food supplies from the
United States to the starving people of
Poland.
Efforts in the same direction, directed
by the state department to the foreign
offices OF the countries involved have met
with failure. The President urged that
France, Great Britain and Russia allow
the passage of foodstufTs and that Ger
many and Austria Hungary guarantee
that the food will bc given the civilian
population and not seized by the armies
of occupation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
LAUNCH SPANISH SUBMARINE.
Fore River Yards Send First of Six
Down Ways.

QUINCY, Mass, July 21. = The sub
marine Isaac Peral, said to be the first
war craft ever built in this country for
Spain, was launched at the Fore River
yards here yesterday.
The vessel is 200 feet long and has a
normal cruising radius of $500 miles.
a crew already has arrived to take the
Peral to Spain under her own power.
Nine. Juan Piano, wife of the Spanish
ambassador, was sponsor Just before
the christening the submarine was
sprinkled with holy water.
The Spanish government is said to
have contracted with the Fore River
corporation for five additional sub
marines.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
WANTS MORE DETAILS.
Austria inquiries About Attack of Sub
marine on American Ship.

WASHINGTON, July 21. - The
state department today received from
Austria Hungary through Ambassador
Penfield at Vienna a request for addi-
tional details regarding the attack made
by an Austrian submarine upon the
American tank steamer Petrolite. Mr..
Penfeld' 5 despatch gave no indication
as to whether the Vienna government
intends to comply with the American
demands for an apology, punishment of
the submarine commander and repara-
tion for the damage done by the sub
marine $ shell fire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
Centre Congregational Church

The finance committee for the CON.
tennial has arranged for special Of.
tering the coming Sunday to meet the
expenses of the centennial The prin.
cipal items of expense have TO do with
the placing of the marker. the print.
ing of Programs and the printing. a
little later, of a permanent record of
the celebration, including the historical
paper and a list Of the names of the
entire church membership from the be
ginning. Please bring your offering, or
pledge, and let it he generous.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
Further Decrease i'm Number
of Children iii with In
fantile Paralysis
SLIGHT INCREASE IN
NUMBER OF DEATHS
Since the Outbreak of the Epidemic
There Have Been 1926 Cases and
SIG Deaths in the Boroughs of New
York City.

NEW YORK, July PA further de
crease in the number of new cases and a
slight increase in the number of deaths
was shown today in the health depart
ment bulletin on the epidemic of infantile
paralysis During the last 24 hours -
children died OF the disease in the greater
city and 50 new eases were reported
This compares tavorably with yester-
days report, which showed fatalities num-
bering 81 and new cases lI9 Since the
beginning OF the plague there have been
, 2.52G cases and 5l9 deaths.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
FIRST N. H. CAMPS AT LAREDO.
Col. Munscn Declines to Reveal Re-
port on Sanitation.

LAREDO, Tex, July 21. - Col. Ed
ward Munson, personal representative
of Gen. Funston, completed Il short sur
vey Of sanitary conditions Of the state
troops camps in the Laredo section
yesterday as the outcome of the request
by local organization of citizens that
5000 soldiers be removed elsewhere on
account of alleged unsanitary condi-
tions Col. Munson refused to discuss his
report.
The First New Hampshire Infantry
and battery of field artillery arrived
here yesterday and went into camp.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
WAS SERIOUSLY BURNED
Manager Brouillet Lost Way in Smoke
in Grimm & Co.'S Plant.

RUTLAND, July 2l. - The plant of
&. II. Grimm 4 Co, manufacturers of
eyaporators and other maple sugar
makers supplies, was damaged by fire
last evening to the extent of about
$4,000. J. Leo Brouillet, the general
manager, was seriously burned, having
lost his way in the smoke. He is in the
Rutland hospital
The fire was discovered in the second
story of the large wooden structure on
Pine street about $40 by Ernest An
drus. He notified Brouillet, who was
at work in the office, and the latter
rushed into the burning section. The
fire was confined to the second floor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
SUBMARINES DESTROYED.
Austrian Torpedo Boats Sunk Two
Ships in Northern Adriatic.

BERLIN, by wireless, July 2l.-rhc
destruction in the northern Adriatic
on July is Of two submarines, one of
them an Italian, by Austrian torpedo
boats is announced in an official com
munication received here today from
Vienna.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
BUTLER SLAIN WITH
WOMAN COMPANION
Texan Kills His Wife and Sixth Cavalry
officer with Whom She Was
Riding.

ALPINE, Texas, July 2l-Major NJ. c.
Butler of the Sixth United States Cavalry
and Mrs. IT. j. SPANIEL, with whom he
was out riding in an automobile, were shot
and killed yesterday afternoon by II. j.
SPANIEL. husband of the woman.
Immediately after the shooting SPANIEL
went tu the Jail and surrendered Mrs.
SPANIEL was the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Holland, wellknown residents of
Alpine. SPANIEL is the proprietor of the
Holland Hotel here
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-21
AMERICAN SHIP
HAS BEEN CAPTURED
Prince Valdemar, Carrying Oil to
Sweden, Reported Seized by
German Warship.

LONDON, July p. - The American
ehooner Prince Naldemar has been cap
m1ed by German warship while on its
way to Sweden with cargo of oil, ac-
eording to a despatch to the Exchange
Telegraph company quoting the Copenhag-
en- Polltilen. The schooner was taken
into Swinemunde.
The only American vessel Of this name
which IS listed here belongs to George w.
McNear OF san Francisco The McNear
firm Is one OF those included in the recent
British black list. Shipping records show
that an American sailing vessel named
Prins Naldemar, a bark, LETT San Fran
cisco on Feb n for Sweden