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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Miss Ruth Alexander began work
Monday in the office of the Holstein-
Frlesian association.
Clarence Covev is comfortable in the
Memorial hospital following an opera
ton performed Monday.
Mrs. Jane Higley of Marlboro is
keeping house for c. s. Hieley during
Mrs. Higley S visit in Hartford with
relatives.
Mrs. Gladys Latham of HinsdaIe un-
derWent an operation for appendicitis
IN the Melrosc hospital Saturday at II
clock In the evening. She is doing
well.
Charles n. Robbins of Orchard
street, who has been confined to the
house with a fractured ankle and has
not been as well the past few days is
slightly improved.
Lester Winter, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Winter Of Athol, Mass. who is
visiting here with his parents, is hay
ing his arm treated by DIR. f. Il.
Lynch. The lad fractured the arm
above the elbow six months ago and
since that time his hand has been
steadily closing and the fingers have
become stiff. lie was in the Melrose
hospital Monday. when Dr. Lynch put
the hand into splints after treatment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19
SUPPLIED WITH NEW GUNS.
American Said to Be Most Powerful
Anti-Aircraft Weapon i'll World.

WASHINGTON. July 10. -Construe-
tion Of enough high power anti-air-
craft guns to supply all active battle
ships and cruisers Of the navy has been
completed, it was announced by Secrc-
tary Daniels. The new weapons are
believed by navy experts to he the
longest range guns of that type in the
world. The battIeships Pennsylvania and
Nevada already are equipped with two
oacn, and the same number will be
mounted on the other vessels when they
go to their home yards for overhauling.
The new gun is a threei inch, SOCIAL
hre weapon that will throw a shell o.
WOO feet III the air at an angle OF 90 de-
grees. On each ship one will be mounted
forward and one aft, with an all round
fire, 50 that the pair can sweep the skies
in any direction.
The ordnance bureau has been at
work on the design for three wears. At
first II was proposed to adopt discarded
threc-lnch guns for anti-air-craft work.
but that was found impractical and a
completely new type was worked out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19
TO FIND ROWLAND HEIRS.
Search to Be Made to Decide Distribu-
ton of S1,50OO00.

FALL RIVER, Mass, July Io.-Wil
liam NJ. Emery, city editor of the
Fan River News, has been selected bv
the trustees Of the estate of Sylvia
Aan Rowland to do the genealogical
work made necessary by the forthco.n-
ing distribution of the $l,5O0,00 trust
following the death of Mrs. Hettv III.
Green. The bcnefciaries under the
Rowland will, several hundred in num-
Der, are scattered all over the United
States and abroad, and during the past
two years Mr.. Emery has devoted much
time to compiling a full genealogy of
these descendants of Gideon Rowland.
and asecrtaining the whereabouts of all
the heirs. His list is regarded rs. the
most nearly complete Of any in exist
cncc, and viii furnish the basis on
which he will continue the task of lie
termining the names Of the heirs, their
lines OF descent from Gideon Rowland,
and their relationships, an undertaking
o. no small magnitude, but which will
be pushed as rapidly as possible. The
trustees are Oliver Prescott of New
Bedford, Colo3ei Edward H. Il. Green
Of New York, and Henry b. Day, the
Boston banker.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19
LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. Buttncr was with her parents
IN Hartland over Sunday.
Miss Lila Mardan has measles, which
IS the only case here at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Byers of Springfield.
Mass, are guests of John Carleton.
The Londonderry baseball team went
to Williamsyille Saturday. The score
was } to in favor Of Londonderry.
The Falka club are rehearsing for
the play to be given Friday evening,
July p.
Rowe Strong Of Springfield is spend
ing week with his mother. Mrs Hat
tie Strong.
George Williams and family have
gone to beach in Connecticut to STAY
two weeks.
Mrs. May Howe and daughter OF
Brattlehoro were guests at Spauldina
Bros. recently.
Rev. Robert Humphrey of Beverly,
Mass, preached in the Congregations
church Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. O'NeiI. who are board
ing at y. Il. Wade 5, are rejoicing over
the birth OF an eightpound SON.
Mr.. Brymer of Brooklyn has Joined
his wife here and Mr.. Gilman of the
same place is visiting his brothef-in-Iav
George Abbott
Walter d. Parker of Springfield
Mass, was a guest of Mrs {. NJ
Eames over Sunday. He was accom-.
panied by Frederick A. Smith
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19
ABDUCTION CHARGED.
Man Who Left State with Young Girl
Held Under 81, SOC Bail.


RUTLAND. July l9.-Charles Bar.
r@tt. who was arrested Saturday in
New York state by Deputy Shcrifrs D.
y. Barker and A. \. Leonard was ar
raigncd before Judge F. G.. swimmer
ton in city court Monday on a charge
Of Kidnapping or abduction. He plead
ed not guilty and after waving exam
nation was bound over to the Sep
TENDER term of court. failing to furnish
Lail of , ,500.
Il is claimed that Barrett who for
mcrIy lived i'm Mendou where he broke
the laws, being arrested before, in
anrcd Mary Pitts, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. George Pitts of the Cold
River road in the town of Clarendon.
to leave the state with him.
They We're found living with Bar
r"tt'7 mother in Bolton Landing. \.
y. nearly two miles from civilization.
! he girl is not quite II years old
Barrett in court said he and the
.irl were married by a justice Of the
peace. He could not think of his name
and he could not produce any ccrtif-
cate saying the justice happened to be
out of the usual blanks.
When Barrett was asked If he did
not know better than to marry n A.
year old girl without the consent of
her parents, the respondent said when
they were being married Mary did the
talking and She told the officiating JUS
tice that she was older than / wears.
Barrett expected to furnish bail. but
h. was recGmmitted for failure to raise
the surety.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19
HALIFAX.


Mrs. Sarah Perry has returned tc
Colrain.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Ward and
friends of New York are at the deel
park,
Mrs. John Corkum of Boston and
Mrs. Ada Bailey of Brattleboro are at
Maplehurst lodge
Mrs. Emma Clement and children of
Jacksonville are visiting her mother
Mrs. Miranda Farnum.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Worden. Mrs. p
+. Crosier and Paul and Clara Crosier
motored to Newfane Friday
Mrs. Nettic Weeks and Mr.. and Mrs
Marshall Weeks, who were at George
Scott S month, have gone to Paris
Me.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19

The modern big gun is made with a
core of steel around which is wound
steel wire. In the biggest guns in use
now there are between 40 and 170
miles of this wire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19

According to the scientists, bee
weight for weight. is at least thirty
times as strong Us horse
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19

L. .. RICHIE, v. M. o., Veterinary
Medical, Doctor and Surgeon C'nics an
hospital % Pine St Phone connections
Open day or night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19

y, z. WHITE. N. d. General prAetitionsr)
Once rooms 4 and o. Crosby block Hours
10 =. m, / 10 8. and to 8 D. m. Eesi
dence. 30 Grove 81 Telephone TT.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19

JORDAN SON. optometriSts, 1 Elliot St
Specialists in the correction Of defective Wis
ION. Examinations TO IL . m. 80 to s d
m. evenings: Monday and Saturday 70 Q
Appointments al your convenience Tel s8-M
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-19

DE-. 4. I. MILLER, Hooker block, Brattie
bnr. Oflce honra: % @ / 10 2. 8 30 ta g
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
HEALTH NEWS.

It is a remarkable fact, confirmed by many observations, that many phy- sicians who have devoted considerable labor to the study of particular dis
 case have themselves died of that dis ease One of the most interesting examples is that of John Daniel Major born August lG, 1884, in Breslau, a physician and naturalist of no mean ability Bitten early by the wander lust, he studied at Wittenburg, took courses at many of the schools in Germany, and finally went to Italy where he received the degree of doc tor of medicine at Padua in 1860. Re turning to his own country, he re- sided for short time in Silesia, and in 1861 married at Wittenburg, Mar Garet DorothN a daughter of the celebrated Sonnert. The following year, his young wife was stricken with plague and died after an illness of eigh; days. Distracted by his loss, Major wandered up and down Europe studying plague wherever he found 1t In the hope that he might discover cure for the disease which lad be- reaved hm. Spain, Germany, France and Russia were visited by him. He settled in kiel, where he was made professor of botany and the director of the botanical gardens. He made frequent voyages, however, always in quest of the remedy for plague. Fin ally m 1893, he was called to Stock hOm to treat the queen. of Charles tne Eleventh. then i'll with plague. put before he could render her any SerYice, he contracted the disease and ded on the third of August.
 The bubonic plague of today IS identical with the black death of the Mlddle Ages. Primarily a disease of rooents caused by a short dumb bell snapped microscopic vegetable, the pest o"cliluS, 1t occurs in man in three turns; the pneuemonic, which has a
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
DU PONT FAMILY IN
 PRIMARY BATTLE ROYAL

Wilmington, Del, Aug. 19.-A pic turesque fight between rival factions of the great DuPont powder-making family was staged today at the Re publican state primaries to elect candidates for places to be filled at the November election.
 The two branches of the enormously wealthy clan are headed by Alfred 1. duPont and T. Coleman du Pont, the latter being Delaware member of the Republican National committee and boomed for the Republican presiden- tiaI nomination at Chicago recently. It is believed Senator Henry A. du Pont is lined up with T. Coleman party.
 In the courts and in politics the powerful family is now struggling, thus carrying out the prophecy of an old employe of the powder company made nearly half century ago:
 Mind what say, my boy, this dL Pont family, one of these days, will be divided by the creek, and bitter will be the fight"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19

death rate of almost 100 per cent. the septlcaemic, which is nearly as fatal and the tubonic in which even with the most modern methods of treat ment the mortality is about 50 her cent. It is a disease of commerce. spreading around the globe in the body of the ship-borne rat. It is es. timated that every case of human plague costs the municipality in which it occurs att least $7,500. This does not take into account the enormous loss due to disastrous quarantines and the commercial paralysis which the fear of the disease so frequently pro. duces.
 The disease is now treated by q serum discovered through the genius ot Yersin. This is used in much the same way as is diphtheria antitoxin.
 Plague is transferred from the sick rodent to the well man by feas. The sick rat has enormous numbers of plague bacilli in its blood. The blood Is taken by the flea which, leaving the sick rat, seeks refuge and sustenance on the body of human being to whom it transfers the infection.
 Since plague is a disease of rodents and since it is carried from sick rod ents to well men by rodent fleas, safety from the disease lies in the exclusion of rodents, not only exclu- sion from the habitation of man but also from the ports and cities of the world. Those who dwell in rat-proof surroundings take no plague Not only should man dwell in rat-proof surroundings, but he should also live in rat-free surroundings The day is past when the rodent served a useful purpose as the unpaid city scavenger Rats will not come where there is no food for them. Municipal cleanliness may be regarded as a partial insur- ance against plague. The prayer that no plague come night our dwell ing is best answered, however, by rat proofng the habitations of man. Mod ern sanitary science has evolved a simple and efficient weapon against the pestilence which walketh in dark ness and striketh at monday, and the U. s. Public Health Service has put this knowledge into practical opera ton and thus speedily eradicated plague wherever it has appeared in the United States.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
GREAT ROMAN CATHOLIC
 CONVENTION IN NEW YORK

New York, Aug. 19.-Not since the International Eucharistic Congress at Montreal in 1910 has there been planned such a gathering of Catholic clergymen and laymen as will be seen here Catholic week, beginning tomor- row. About twenty thousand visitors are expected.
 The week will begin tomorrow evening with mass meeting in Madi- son Square Garden, where 16,000 per sons will hear speeches by the Hon. John Whalen, president of the Ameri- can Federation of Catholic Societies; the Hon. w. Bourke Cochran, Dr. James J. Walsh, well known Catholic publicist and physician, and Cardinals Farley, Gibbons and O'Connell, and the apostolic delegate, Archbishop Bonanzo.
 A public mass meeting at which social service problems will be dis cussed, will be held at Carnegie Hall Monday evening, August 21. At this the speakers will be the Right Rev. P. J. Muldoon, Bishop of Rockford, H.; Professor James E. Ph. D., of Ohio State Uni versity; the Rev. John A. Ryan, D. D., of Catholic University, and the Rev. Edwin " O'Hara, chairman of the Oregon State Commission on the Minimum Wage.
 The third public mass meeting dur ing the week will be held Tuesday evening, August p, at Cooper Union, under the auspices of the German so- cieties. The speakers at this meeting will be the Hon. Joseph Frey, K. s. G., president of the German Roman Catholic Central Verein; the Rev. A. Kunig, of Brooklyn; the Rev. James F. Zipf, of St. Louis, and others.
 During "Catholic Week" the follow ing Catholic societies will hold their in New York City:
 The American Federation of Catho- lie Societies, the German Roman Cath ollie Central Verein, the Catholic Young Mems National Union, the Co., zaga Union, the Frauenbund of D. R. K. Central Nerein, the New York State League of German Roman Cath ollie Central Verein and the New York State Federation of Catholic Socie- ties.
 The pastors of New York have thrown open their rectories, and many of the religious orders have given the use of their homes for clerical vis- itors
 All buildings in the neighborhooj of the Cathedral will be decorated, as will be many business houses and homes throughout the city.
 During "Catholic Week" there will be in New York the three American Cardinals Gibbons, Farley and O'Con- nelD, the apostolic delegate, the Most Reverend John Bonzapo; many arch bishops and bishops and great many of the prominent ecclesiastics and laymen of the country. The local committee is preparing for 10000 vis- itors, and expects this to be the most important gathering of Catholics held in America in recent years.
 The Catholic Press Association will meet in New York City August 17-19, and most of the delegates to this con- vention will remain in the city for "Catholic Week"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
State.

State. covernor-C. H. BSough. Secretary of State-Tom J. Terral' Aterney-General-J. D. Arbuche. auditor-Hogan Oliver. supt. Schools-J. L. Bond. Com Mines, Etc.-John H. Page. Treasurer- R. G. McDaniel. Com. Highways-Wm. Owen.
 District. conoress-W. S. Goodwin. Cbancery Judge-J. D. Shaver. Prosecuting Atty-T. B. Parks. R R. Comm-Herbert Wilson.
 County. Representative-Buck Andrews. Sberiff-Sam F. Mum. ,Judge-Jim Franks. Circuit Clerk-C. c. Calhoun. County Clerk-Dave Martin. County Treasurer-W. K. Yancey. Tax Assessor-Henry Almand. Surveyor-Hugh White. Coroner-C. F. Nelms.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
SEVERE PUNISHMENT
~ Mrs. ChappeIl, of Five Year. Standins, Relieved by Cardui.

neIl M'; ct tA!ty, N. C.-Mrs. Sarah N. Chap five Va. Va tnis town, says: "l suffered for stom33css 3csis win womanly troubles, also ,,oliach Son troubles, and my punishmeni
 I' more lhan any one could tell.
 b,t rnea n,eo most every kind of medicine 'D, none did me any good.
 ms,,e Iead one day about Card,d the wo. had so. D ..onic, and decided to try if | i w wac mo' oi iaken but about six bottles until good ,L LalIloSt cured. Ii did me more flied r,Sn n,,. .s all the other medicines had loeyy,f My friends began asking me why i, Csrdsai CUHea so we'll, and i toId them M " ahout
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The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
HOW THE CONFEDERACY
 UTILIZED ITS RAW MA
 TRIALS FOR MUNITIONS

For four years the Confederacv. With all of its ports blockaded and it's western boundary completely shut off by Northern armies from intercourse with other portions of the country. had to live in itself and of itself and on itself more completely probably than any other country of modern times has ever had to do. It had to create q government, create a finan- clal system, and, hardest of all, create industrial interests to make or pro- duce munitions of war, including pow der, shells and guns, large and small, and likewise manufacture the ma terlal out of which to make uniforms. With the comparatively limited in- |dustrial development of the day, and absolutely shut off from intercourse with the whole world, except when an occasional boat could run the block ade, the South not only had to create a government and a financial system and an army, but it had to find the raw materials on which to base the
 industries essential to the production of all of the wide range of materials used in war. That it accomplished this work to the extent of being able for four years to maintain itself against overwhelming odds is prob ably the highest possible testimony that can ever be given to the inherent resourcefulness and physical and men tai stamina of the people of the South when put to the test
 It is we'll known that all through the South there are abandoned mines out of which this section got it's ore for cannot and for guns, got it's lead for it's bullets, and got other things needed in the making of explosives and other munitions. It is a constant source of wonder to all students of the situation as to how the South was able to achieve such remarkable re- suits ana to maintain its armies in the
 Itlu IoI IOuI years uilOlGI COllulCIOlS then existing.
 In this issue a story is published from Arkansas, telling of long-aban- doned mines in the Arkansas Ozarks where the South secured some of its supply of nitrate of potash, of zinc and of lead and other materials. These mines were abandoned at the close of the war, and have been unknown to the present generation; but our cor respondent gives some interesting facts secured from an old Confederate soldier as to the way in which they were operated. If it were possible to secure similar information from every part of the South, story of intense interest would be available, indicating the energy and the technical skill of many Confederates, and at the same time showing how, in time of stress, the people of this section hunted out and found these sources of raw ma terials and made the largest use of them. It is time for a full revival of that old spirit.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
WAR NEWS AT \ GLANCE.

The Russians, temporarily held up in their Galician drive by heavy counter attacks, have again begun to move forward.
 Petrograd today announces that the Teutonic armies on this front have failed in their at tempt to throw back Gen. Brus- silof's armies, sustaining heavy losses in the effort, and that the Russians are again advanc- ing at several points.
 The war news from France says the Verdun region again demands attention. French 'have not been notably active there for the past few days, but last night they resumed their offensive east of the Mouse, and according to this afternoons Paris bulletin, succeeded Tn driving the Germans from a part of the Village of Fleury, which has long been sharply contested ground. An advance by the French was also scored in the Thiaumont section, near by.
 After a brief period of delay the Germans have made their expected counter move in the Maurepas sector on the Somme front. where the French on. Wednesday night reported sub stantial gains. Paris declares several attempts at counter at tacks were made on the new French positions here, but that all failed under the French fire
 The Russians are pushing their campaign in the Carpath- ians and at one point have driven across the Galician bor- der line into, Hungary. Petro- grad today announces the ap- proaeh of Russian troops to the summit of the range near kor- osmezo, which is about three miles inside Hungarian terri tory.
 Berlin reports intense activity along the Somme, admitting British gain of ground on a mar row front near Martinpuich and an indeterminate result in fight ing with the French near liar decourt. Otherwise the Anglo French forces were turned Lack with heavy losses, the oiiical statement declared.
 It records the repulse Of an attack by the French on wide front east of the Mouse in the Verdun region except at Fleury Village, where the fighting was reported still in progress
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
WILSON INSISTS ON
 THE EIGHT HOUR DAY
Continued from Page One

president and added that although the employees had received no invitation to return to the White House, they would "tarry" here to await pos sible summons.
 The four leaders of the railroads presidents were in conference with the president for 30 minutes, and said no modification of the plan had been presented to them as result of the presidents conference with the rail road presidents.
 During the conference with Presi- dent Wilson details were not taken up. President Holden, of the Burling- ton, as spokesman, pointed out that only the committee of managers was authorized to reach definite decision, as it represented all the roads.
 The railroads presidents were with President Wilson less than an hour MT. Holden said he would have no statement to make for the present.
 Whether President Wilson will con- tinue to insist on his plan or suggest another to both sides was not made clear. Administration officials insist he will continue negotiations until some settlement is reached.
 Men closely affiliated with the rail road officials said that the managers were willing to accept any kind of arbitration, but that there was no chance for an eight-hour day without investigation.
 The railroad executives told the president that as before increasing freight rates they were forced to sub init to inquiry, before granting an in- crease in pay they should have a sim liar inquiry.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19
STATES INDEBTEDNESS
 DWINDLES TO $52,699.91

With the settlement made yester- day by Sheriff Hutton of Pulaski county. the states indebtedness has dwindled to S52, ,699.92, and is due to disappear early next week. Pulaski turned in the largest amount of war rants. little more than $80,000. The total amount paid by Sheriff Hutton in all funds was 1852, ,419.S3.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-08-19

No, dearie, it isn't fate, it's just plain. fool perversity that makes ev- cry man seem determined from boy hood to fall in love with the woman who makes him most unhappy. Some how he always concludes that wom- an who bulies, ignores or persecutes him must be "a winner" or she would not dare treat him that way.