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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
SATURDAY, OCTOBER "A, 1916.
MR.. PERKINS'S VIEW.

That President Wilson s failure to
take any emphatic stand or to bring
to logical close any of his negotia-
tions constitute the immediate cause
Of the latest interference with Ameri-
can trade is the broad intimation of
George w. Perkins. Mr.. Perkins calls
attention to the fact that when the
last notes were exchanged with Ger
many she said she would suspend her
submarine operations provided we
would take up with England the block
ade question. @ President Wilson simp-
~ ignored this part of Germany 3 re-
quest, " says Mr.. Perkins, land l have
ever since been expecting that Ger
| many in due time, if pressed hard
enough by her necessity. would return
to submarine warfare and plead in her
defense that we had failed to comply
with one of the conditions she had
made. Certainly, there is no one left
now who can say that we enjoy SPLEEN
did isolation because of the oceans
that separate us from other countries.
A submarine fighting machine has
proved that we can be attacked sue
cessfully without warning and great
damage inflicted within the twinkling
of an eye. Well informed men have
known this for a long time and the
most inexcusable thing of all the in
cXcusable things of the Wilson admin
istration has been its failure through
the last three years to prepare us for
the new conditions which modern in
ventions have developed. THIS is not
only true of war at arms, but war in
industry, for we are as unprepared
for peace as we are for war" ....
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

A Diplomat S Wife in Mexico, Mrs. Mel
son 'Shaughnessy.
The letters written by Mrs. o 'Shaugh-
messy from the American EMBASSY at
Mexico City, covering the critical pe-
Rod between October s, 1913 and the
brea king off diplomatic relations with
Huerta S government ON April %. 1914.
together with an account of the occupa-
ton Of Vera Cruz These fascinating let
tiers were written by Mrs. o 'Shaughnes-
sy to her mother from day to dav with
no thought of publication; they give
vivid account of the Huerta regime.
and a remarkable pen picture of Vic
torano Huerta, the central figure of the
period, now gone to his own. She crit
clzes the policy of the United States
government, and has great sympathy
and admiration for Mexico and the
MeXlcans, due almost entirely one would
think from her having seen and known
only the best Of Mexico. The book fur
nishes splendid campaign material for
Mr.. Hughes; his party managers should
send free copy to all the public libra
rles IN the United States.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
TO ADVERTISERS.

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so cents an inch for first insertion; 2
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
q line first insertion with 90 per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion,
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents per line,
first insertion with so per cent discount
for each subsequent insertion without
change Of copy.
Position le per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

This is the season of bonfres, when
refuse which has accumulated in yards
and gardens is burned 1t is time to
sound a warning to keep children
away from the flames in view of two
terrible accidents, which have cost lives
in Rutland and Barre during the present
week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
Tennis for Women, Molla Bjurstedt.

"o'1en, .1o1ia BJufstedt.
The author is the national indoor.
clay court, metropolitan, and Middle
states woman champion of 1915. She
presents IN this book her ideas of ten
mis- as it should be played by women.
The book does not profess to be a
scientific treatise on the game but mere
ly sketch of the game as the author
knows it. 1t should be of special value
to the women who wish to know the
finer points of tennis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

tral estimates that such a project would
cost 1t alone more than 1915 100000, or
twice the company's capital stock,
while the time required would render
any plan of the kind useless if the ex-
penditure We're within reason.
Stop, Look, Listen. Make sure that
crossing is entirely safe before driv-
ing over it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

A demand for silver is found in the
quantities used in the motion picture
business. Silver is Indispensable in
Photographic chemicals, and good
authority estimates the quantity of
silver used by moving picture com
panies is about 15,000,0O0 ounces year
".
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

new role which has surprised and
pleased his friends His little book Of
poems, Harp of the North, recently
published, shows that he possesses the
real poetical spirit and is able to put
his touches of sentiment into rythmical
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
At the Library
Androcles and the Lion, George Bernard
New Books.

Androcles and the Lion, George Bernard
Shaw.
Three plays are included in the vol
INCARCERATION, Overruled and the ii
tie play. Pygmalion is the story of how
duchess was made out of a "delieious-
ly low, horribly dirty flower Girl by
means of little money judiciously ex
pended and by the tutoring of n profes-
sor of phonetics. Overruled is a comedy
for married people, preceded by a bit
ing perface entitled ''The Alterations
OF Monogamy. Androcles and the Lion
is based ON the well known story of the
hon befriending the man who had ro-
moved the thorn from his foot. The pre-
face is a serious discussion of Christian
lty and social conditions of TODAY in
which Mr.. Shaw shows US that the re
llglon which we call Christianity is an
evolution of the rites of savagery TO
the creeds Of Martin Luther and John
CALVIN. lie discusses the gospels and
Paul $ conversion and shows how I. Paul
and Peter made Christendom, whilst the
Nazarenes were wiped OUT His final
conclusion IS this: Government with
out religion is impossible, modern ma
tons have failed because they have not
practIced the teachings of Jesus .
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

The batteries for November 7 will
be Hughes and Fairbanks and Wilson
and Marshall. Possibly the Progressives
will do the pinch hitting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
How to Live Quietly, Annie. Payson
Call.

BY living quietly the author means
to be at peace with our family, with
our children, among our friends. in So
clal life, IN our work, in religion, and
lastly and most important of all, to be
at peace with one s self. To attain this
peace one must recognize the fact that
the source Of all our trouble lies with
IN ourselves, that it is our attitude
toward life that makes US suffer. not the
circumstances and people in life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
WE CANNOT GUARANTEE

that our annuitants never worry but we
are sure that they have less cause than
most people, for we have guaranteed
them an income as long as they live.
Write for rates and particulars. Ma
tlonal Life ms. Co., of Vt. (Mutuall
9th year.-ALBERT G. LAIRD. Spe-
cial Agent, Crosby Block.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

Contentment abides with the truth, -
says an old adage, but very few men
are IN position to vouch for the
truth of it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

Gallban Of the Yellow Sands, Percy
Maekeye.
This is the play written to commemo-
rate the Tercentenary of the death of
Shakespeare; it was given in the Lew
lsohn Stadium of the College of the citv
of New York, and then was produced
IN other cities by other players. The
motive of the play is taken from the
Tempest. Caliban, the central figure
represents aspiring humanity cropping up
and staggering toward "that serener
plane Of pity and love, reason and dis
ciplined will, where Miranda and Pro
spero commune with Ariel and his sni
fits. = The masque attempts to show
the whole historic civilization of the
world, and the redemption of this civi-
iization by art, from barbaric times
to the present age
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
Patrie, V. sardou.

a representative play by Sardou. It's
scene is Belgium at the time of the
Spanish occupation and its motive the
struggle between human passions and
patriotism.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14

Protected by The Adams Newspaper sservice7
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-10-14
0hs Rrattleboro Retntmss

Entered in the postofflce at Brattle-
burO, as second class matter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
SPORTS AT EAGLE PASS
Vermont Soldier Boys Hold Athletic
Field Day.

The entire Vermont regiment turn
ed out Monday afternoon, September
4, to watch the military and athletic
events. There was keen rivalry be-
tween the companies and many OF the
events were closely contested. The
medical department, which has a force
of only 90 men, carried off the athletic
honors while the military laurels were
won by company G..
The athletic events resulted as fol-
lows:
100.yard dash-Won by +. Pike,
medical Department; second, Spring
er. company +. Time, u seconds.
22O-yard dash-Won by w. Done
gan, company Il; second, Springer,
company f.
Centipede race-Won by team from
medical department; second company
c; prie, one gallon of ice cream.
Three-legged race-Won by Bar
rows and Prior, company c; second
Baron and Whitney, company G.
Sack race-Won by Soule, company
b, second, II. Hayden, company c.
Tug of war-Won by team from Isl
battalion.
The military events resulted as fol
lows:
Bugle blowing contest-Won by T
Killoran, company G; second. w
Theg, company h.
Horse race-Won by Corporal Sui
livan, company G.; second, Private
Duchaine. company NJ.
Litter bearers race-WOn by l.
Watts and Machanic, company c;
second, St GermaiR and Pumbark
company +.
Equtation drill-Won by Sergeant
Stenke, company G.; second Private
Crotcher. company A.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
STATE BUYS TROUT POND
T. ]. Hearhy Sells Marlboro South
Pond TO John w. Titcomb.

FOnu 10 JOTf W. IltCOfnU.
The transfer during the past week
by Thomas j. Heaphy of Montpelier of
his summer place and interest at
Marlboro South pond which is situa-
ted few miles from Brattleboro, has
created much interest
Mr.. Heaphy has transferred all of
his rights there, which included 25
acres of land and four rods of land all
around the pond which contains about
$50 acres. This was all the land and
rights that Mr.. Heaphy acquired from
the Vermont trout and salmon club in
1900 This club was a Windham coun-
ty organization to make South poId
into private fishing pond for mem.
hers of the club.
After extending litigation in the
Windham county courts and Supreme
court, 1t was held that the pond was
public waters and could not be closed
When the club became defunct Mr.
Heaphy bought out the interests OF
the members.
There Is some speculation as to who
is TO be the new owner OF the pond
Mr.. Heaphy transferred the property
to John w, Titcomb. who Is state fish
and game' commissioner, and II was
made out to Benjamin Gates, secre
tary TO the governor, so It Is thought
that the purchase may have been
made in the interest Of the state fish
and game department.
II is quite generally understood thai
plans are being formulated by parties
interested to erect at least 80 cot
tages at the pond for use next summer
and that they will be rented to n col
ony of people from New York.
Further development is bound L
take place in this section II a larg,
colony of New York people are Undue
ed to come to Marlboro South pond L
spend the summers.
This pond is situated so near Amei
hill. which has already become so pop
ular as a summer resort. that II vii
undoubtedly mean the further devel
opment of the Ames hill section.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
GERMAN TRENCHES
CARRIED NORTH
OF THE sOMht
Vicious Smash By French PeSuIts
in 10000 Prisoners
TEUT0NSBEATENIN IN HAlFAN HOUR
Nearly a Mile of Defences Taken il
One of the Shortest Actions of
the War.

London, Sept. I2.-Resuming their
offensive to the north of the Somme
river in France the French forces have
again smashed the German line, cap
tured front line and other trenches
and taken about 1900 prisoners.
The new attacks coming after sew
eral days of comparative calm in the
region where for weeks past violent
fighting had been in progress were
made on the front from the town Of
Combles to the river. So vicious was
the thrust of the French that 1t requir-
ed only half an hour for them to over
come the resistance OF the Germans
and make themselves masters of three
quarter miles Of first line trenches.
Later east and southeast of Com.
bles they seized additional trenches
along the Bethune-Peronne road which
leads from Peronne northward
through Bapaume mad Arras to Beth.
une. placing serious impediment in
the way OF the Germans for the move
ment of their transports from the
north to Peronne and making the
French position north of Peronne
seemingly menacing one
On the British end OF the front and
on the remainder of the line held by
the French only mutual lombard
ments took place
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
VERMONT CORN CROP
Government Bureau Forecasts a Yield
Of 100000 Bushels.

Washington, Sept. IA summary
of the September crop report for Yer
mont as compiled by the bureau OF
crop estimates, U. s. department Of
agriculture, shows the following:
Corn-September forecast. $780,
GOO bushels; production last year, fin.
al estimate. 2.25G,OO0 bushels.
All Wheat--September forecast
27000 bushels; production last year.
final estimate, 10000 bushels.
Oats-September forecast, 2,750.-
600 bushels; production last year. fin
al estimate, S,iSS,OOO bushels.
Barley-September l forecast. 327..
OOO bushels; production last year. fin.
al estimate, 100000 bushels.
Potatoes-September forecast, ..
100000 bushels; production last year,
final estimate. 2.592,O0O bushels.
Hay-Preliminary estimate. 1880.
600 tons; production last year, final
estimate. 100000 tons.
Apples-September forecast, 9S4.-
600 barrels: production last year, fin.
al estimate. $4,000 barrels.
Prices-The first price given below
Is the average on September this
year, and the second the average on
September | last year. Wheat. li1 and
lO9 cents per bushel. Corn. 90 and So
Oats. 60 and SO. Potatoes. 90 and Go
Hay, $3.50 and $1,000 per ton. Eggs
80 and % cents per dozen.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
FIGHTING BLOOD OF sENTERs
Although Twice Wounded Montpelier
Boy viii Rejon Regiment.

Clarence II. Sentcr of Montpelier
has received a letter from his broth.
er John. who is in hospital at Cam.
bridge, England, stating that he is do,
ing we'll and hopes to recover enough
10 be able to 20 back to the front
again. He has been In a serious con.
dition for several weeks. In n drive
which the English troops we're making
in France he suffered bayonet
wound In the chest from which he Is
making n nice recovery. He also
received bad nose wound from. a
shrapnel, but again he was fortunate
for his physicians performed difficult
operations so that the nose Is but
slightly disngured. It Is understood.
His most serious condition arose from
the efforts of the poisonous gases
which the Germans released In the
trenches and II is from these effects
that he Is slowly recovering. As is
known, these gases mostly effect the
legs and hands Mr. Senter suffered
most in the hands. which he Is not yet
able to use much. while he also suf.
fered considerably from a cough
which developed from the effects OF
the gases In the throat. Despite all
that he has been through he still eX.
poets to reioin his regiment
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
zAlMIS CHANGES MIND
Greek Premier Hands in Resignation,
but WithdraWs Il.

London, Sept. 13.-A Reuter- dis
patch from Athens says that the re-
port that Premier Zaimis has rendered
his resignation Is officially confirmed
and that every effort is being made to
persuade him to withdraw II. An
other dispatch from Athens says that
Premier Zaimis offered his resigna-
tion to King Constantine Monday af-
ternoon. lie pleaded that owing to
the constant difficulties arising of late
he was unable to carry out negotia-
tions OF the greatest importance to
Greece and which were imperative at
the present moment. At the request
of the king and on receiving an ex'
preston of confidence from the rep
resentatives OF the entente ministers,
Premier Zaimis finally withdrew his
resignation.
Several members OF the Zaimis
cabinet called at the palace yester-
day morning and insisted that 1t was
impossible for the ministry to remain
In power says n dispatch from
Athens. The belief is now held in
official circles that n cabinet crisis
cannot be avoided.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
SHONTS DECLINES
TO ARBITRATE IN
CARMENSTRIkE
Mayor MitCheIs Attempt to Ar
range lrmistiCe Fails
UNIONS IN FIGHTING MOOD
Declare They Are Prepared to Meet
Railroad Officials With
Force.

New York, Sept. ia memoran-
dunn recommending that New Yorks
transit strike be terminated immedi-
ately and that conferences between
traction officials at New York and
union representatives be held, with a
view to agreeing on arbitration, was
issued late yesterday by Mayor Nit
chel and the public service commits
sion.
Presidents Shonts of the Inter
borough rapid transit company an
nounced at New York last night that
he will not accept the recommends
ton to call off the strike and arbi-
trate the differences between the rail
way companies and the labor union.
After Mayor Mitchell and the public
service commission had taken steps
to terminate the strike, plans to con
tinue and extend the strike were dis
cussed last night at meeting OF the
United labor conference OF central
bodies of Greater New York. Follow,
ing the conference, Hugh Frayne, New
York state organizer of the American
federation of labor, ISSUED state
ment as follows: THE consensus oi
opinion among the members of the var
ious organizations represented was
that the railroad officials must be met
with the sort of force they are apply
ing to the men" Frayne declared that
the United Hebrew trades were repre-
sented in the conference for the first
time. These trades, 1t is said have a
membership OF 100000.
Representatives of the strikers an
nounced last night they would not
comment on the plans of the mayor
and the police service commission tc
have the strike arbitrated until they
appeared before the commission TO
day. Both sides then will be permit
ted to express their views.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
kIlvs State Library lrs.ryiInIuE
hlLuU UIuL..~iRL
IN MACEDONIA
INCR EASING
French Capture Trenches on Var
dar River
BULGARlANS QUIT KAVAlA
Port on Aegean Sea Captured in
Auaust-Von Mackensen Push
ing Into Rumania.
DUlGARlANS QUIT KAvAlA

London, Sept 12.-All along the
Macedonian front the heavy offensive
of the entente allies continues. Bull
garian trenches on front OF two
miles and to depth of 500 yards are
reported by Paris to have been cap
tured by the French west OF the Var
dar river near Majadagh which lies
about four miles south of the town of
Gievgeli On the Struma front the
British, aided by the French, have
made additional gains east of the riv-
err in the Lake Takinos region. The
army of the Teutonic allies is declared
to have suffered heavy casualties in
the latter engagement.
Unofficial reports are to the effect
that the Bulgarians have evacuated
the forts at Kavala, on the Aegean
sea, which they captured in August.
While the presence of entente allied
warships off the town is given as the
reason for the withdrawal it is not
improbable that the menace of the
new drive Of the British and French
along the Struma front may have
been partly responsible for it.
Berlin reports further progress for
the German and Bulgarian forces UNI
der command of Field Marshal van
Mackenzen in the Dobrudja region OF
eastern Rumania.
Attacks by the Russians in east
Galicia and on the lower Stokhod riy-
er in Russia have been repulsed by
the Austro-German forces, according
to Berlin and Vienna. Petrograd re-
ports that in the Carpathians the Rus
SLAMS have captured several additional
strategic positions, but Vienna denies
the assertion and declares that all at
tacks there were repulsed.
The usual bombardments and small
skirmlshes continue in the Austro'
Italian theater. The Turks and Rus.
SLAMS are still at grips in Asiatic
Turkey with both sides claiming sue
cesses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-13
MAINE AS BAROMETER
Has Not Always Proved Guide to
Sentiment.

New York, Sept.-The results Of
September elections in Maine in pres.
idential years have been only a mod.
erately g0od index 10 political senti-
ment in the nation. says today's
Times. State and local issues have
sometimes overshadowed national. so
that the size OF the republican plural
ity in the state polling has not al
ways indicated victory or defeat for
the presidential ticket in the nation.
In this respect Maine differs in a
marked degree from her sister state,
Vermont. where the relative size OF
the republican plurality in the Sep.
tember elections in all presidential
years from 1876 to 1912. inclusive,
was an unerring barometer of the po.
litical feeling throughout the country,
foietelling without fail republican or
democratic victory.
In 1876, the year of the Tilden-
Hayes struggle, Names vote in Sep
tember gave no clear sign that the
national result would be close The
republican candidate for governor re
ceiyed 75,S67 and the democratic can.
didate 6O,42S-a fairly normal out
come
Four years later Maine was just
reaching the end of virulent attack
of the greenback craze. and the demo
crato.greenback candidate Tor COVER
nor defeated the republican candidate
by 1863 votes. The result caused a
furry in republican circles, hut Gar
field triumphed in November without
much difficulty.
Similarly In 1884 the Pine Tree
state was little affected by the Mug
wump ground swell which cost the re
publican ticket so many votes in New
York and Massachusetts, and enabled
the democrats to elect Cleveland. The
republican candidate for governor
that year had a plurality OF 1855
In 1883, when Harrison defeated
Cleveland, the republican Maine state
ticket had 1906 plurality In Septem
| be;.
In the following presidential year
when Cleveland came back" and wor
a remarkable victory. the republicans
cf Maine had but l2,iS2 lead in IN,
state election. loss which might b,
interpreted as sign OF the defea
that was to come.