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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
ROOKIE WALKED 40 MILES.
Obeyed Orders to Go East Until He
Met Another Sentry.

DOUGLAS, Ariz., July 3. = Adam
Dockery, private in Company B,
Arizona organized militia, reported as
missing, returned to camp, after walk
ing nearly forty miles while on out
post duty. The private, recent re-
cruit, it was said at militia head
quarters, was placed on guard at the
international line with Instructions to
walk to the east until he met the sen.
try he was to relieve.
In some manner Dockery missed the
sentry. He kept walking until finally
last night, he met patrol on guard
eighteen niles east of the camp.
''Dockery certainly obeyed instrue
tions,' an officer remarked, .but it i.
good thing he met that patrol, Of
he probably would have walked to L
Paso. ~
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
THIRD TEAM IN
BASEBALL LEAGUE
Loss Occasioned by Departure of Com
pany / Partly Made Up BY Brat
tleboro League Managers.

BY strenuous efforts three-team Brat
tlcboro league has been organized and the
first games in this will be played tomorrow
at Island park, morning and afternoon.
In the morning at l0.45 O'Clock the Wheel
club and Knights of Columbus will meet
and in the afternoon at 3 o'clock the
Knights of Columbus and Fort Dummer
teams will play.
With the departure of Company | for
the Texas border one complete team was
taken from the league and serious inroads
made on the Knights of Columbus team,
and two players from the Fort Dmmmer
team were lost. Since then the managers
have been at work trying to get together
another team and report that they have
succeeded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
HAS FORCE OF $4,000.
Gen. Wood Reports on the Mobiliza-
tion of National Guardsmen.

NEW YORK, July 3.-Approximate-
ly $4,000 National Guardsmen from
the states in the department of the
East of the regular army are now in
mobilization camps awaiting orders
and equipment, Mai. Gen. Leonard
Wood announced yesterday. 1t is ex-
pected, he said, that $4,000 men from
his department will be in the field by
the end Of the week. Already at the
border or on their way there are "a 4,O2s
state troops. These men are divided
by states as follows:
New York, 5,643; Massachusetts,
5,437; New Jersey, 1856; Pennsylvania
1898; Connecticut, 2,221; Maryland,
l,l65; Maine, 1899; Vermont SSs;
Rhode Island, 1S1.
Movement Of militia units will be
much slower from now on, Gen. Wood
said, but he announced that the re-
maindcr of New York S cavalry con
tiagent would he sent South at once.
The four remaining troops of the
First Cavalry encamped at Van Cort-
landt Park, have been ordered to en-.
train Immediately.
Lieut.-Col. Henry Sternberger an.
nounced today at National Guard
headquarters that the First Field Ar
tillery would leave for the border this
morning.
A telegram from Mai.-Gen. Funstor
was received by Gen. Wood Saturday
advising him that the New Jersey
units will be sent to Douglas, Arizona
instead of FL Paso.
About so per cent of the retired
officers of the National Guard ar,
available for depot and other duty
| Gen Wood said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
TEUTONIC FORCES
ADVANCED LINES
Military Authorities, However, Conf
dent of Success of the Russian
Offensive

LONDON, July 3.-As the result of one
week of the most costly onslaught on the
Russian lines between the Stokhod and the
Styr rivers the Austrian German forces
have advanced their battle front at the
most five miles eastward toward the Styr
and that only in some sectors, says des-
patch from Petrograd Military authori
ties, the newspaper correspondent adds, are
confident that the Russians are holding the
enemy on this front, pending developments
in the sweep through Bukowina, notwith-
standing that strong German reinforce
ments are entering the field.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
CENSORSHIP PUzzLING.
officers Do Not Know Where to Draw
the Line on News Reports.

WASHINGTON, July 8. - Army of
ficers were puzzled today to decide how
strictly they shall attempt to force the
censorship ON troop movements. While
the war department has objected to the
publication of specific information of
fcers admit privately that under the
present circumstances they do not
blame newspapers for announcing tho
destination of local units. They point
ont that the Mexican government has
not sufficient agents in the United
States to gather these reports and to
construct from them q comprehensive
schedule showing the strength of the
troops at the various points along tho
border.
Women always have LOT to say.
about their rights. but never a word
about the wrongs of the poor men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
National Guardsmen to Be
Furnished with Modern
AutOmatics
GUNS TO BE CARRIED
BY AUTOMOBILES
Five Chauffeurs Will Be Required from
Each Regiment to Operate Cars-30,-
Few Days.

WASHINGTON, July 3. - At least
10000 National Guardsmen probably
will be on duty at the Mexican bor-
der within the next two or three days.
No official information of the number
either at the border points or on the
way is available, but there is reason
to believe this figure is not too high.
Soon after the arrival each regiment
of infantry or cavalry will be furnished
with automatic machine guns, go of
new type of which were ordered re
Gently for immediate delivery. AS an
experiment guns will be carried in au-
tomobiles Instead of on the backs of
pack mules and five cnauffeurs will be
required in each regiment to operate
the cars.
Officials here today were only mildly
interested in the reports of the latest
bandits chase into Mexican territory
by two troops of the Eighth cavalry
The party spent yesterday in a vain
search for the bandits who drove off
eight horses from ranch "a miles
south of FL Paso and last night the
troopers were back on the American
side without having seen either the
horse thieves or Carranza troops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
Especial to The Rcformer.)

I|-AN' III 7 -AAJtl, I VAdS, d UIN -.
The First regiment, Vermont Nation
al Guard, was in camp here last night
under command of Col Ira l.. Reeves.
The first battalion arrived at the des-
tination at l clock in the afternoon
and promptly detrained and began the
work of making camp. Although tired
from the long, tedious ride and the ex-
,cessively hot weather, the regiment
was in excellent physical condition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 3. =

Dan AN lONlO, lex, July 5. -
Blistered feet and sunburned noses
will be prevalent among the National
Guardsmen within two days. The
hardening process will begin at once
and will continue until they are fit to
duplicate the marches made by Gen.
Pershing's men on the trail of Villa.
Unless circumstances make it inn
possible, some part of each command
will 90 on hike each day. These
marches will be made under conditions
such as prevail in active campaigns.
The guardsmen probably will be start
ed with a march of FIVE miles, carry
ing full kit and the regulation amount
of ammunition. The distance will be
increased as the men improve in eondi-
tion until they are able to cover SO
miles day.
Equal attention will be paid to con
ditioning the cavalry and artillery
horses, while the civilian truck drivers
now handling the big motor transport
units will put their machines to every
Itest that might be encountered ii
time of war
Care will be taken in conditioning
1.-THE men from northern states as they
lprobablv will feel aeutely the heat oi
1.-THE Texas border until acclimated.
Conditions. at Piedras Negras, oppo
lssite Eagle Pass. where Gen. Murgis
has strong force ready, are being
lclosely watched. In addition to tn,
three batteries of field artillery ther,
were two regiments of infantry AM
one battery of field artillery ther,
when the Vermont regiment arrived.
Arrangements are being made for
Central Red Cross supply station here
which will care for the eastern sec
| ton of the American line. TIL,
western section will be supplied from
El Paso.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03

Any persons having old fashioned
costumes or any articles of wearing
apparel which they are willing to loan
for use in the pageant TO he given on
the common Wednesday, july ), in con
nection with the Centre church centen-
nial are asked to notify Miss Emma j
Gregg. telephone 2Sl-R, or Miss Flor.
ence Hemcnway-Wells, telephone 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
THE WEATHER
Partly Cloudy Tonight Fair Day
Promised for Holiday.
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, July 3. The
weather forecast: Partly cloudy to-
night except showers in eastern
Maine. Tuesday fair. Moderate west
winds becoming northwest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
BLOCKADE RAISED.
Greece No Longer Watched by Ships Of
the Entente Allies.

ATHENS, Greece, July 3. The
blockade of Greece, which was insti-
tuted by the entente allies before
Greece yielded to their demands for
delnobilization, has been officially
raised.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
In Odd Fellows Temple

Monday night at 7.3O - Regular
meeting of Wantastiquct lodge. Work
the first degree. All members of the
degree team are urged to be present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03

LONDON, July 3.-Ncws of the Anglo
French offensive came in slowly today
The authorities and press gave warning
that patience would be necessary as the ad-
vance must he slow, owing to the nature of
the flrtidcations erected by the Germans
in the 20 months they have been in the
territory. Many towns and villages cap
turcd by the French bristled with machine
guns There are many other similar posi-
tions which must he overwhelmed if the
French and British infantry is to continue
to push forward. The artillery, it is true,
demolished most OF the defense work, but
the Germans remain in dugouts during the
bombardments and come out with machine
guns to meet the attackers. Consequently
much hand-to.hand fighting occurs. Fur
thermore there are counter attacks to he
rcpulsed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03
TO CHECK
ALLIED ADVANCE
German Reserves Unable to Stop the Brit
iSh Offensive Many Towns and Villages Cap
tured by the French BristIed with Machine Guns
nd-to-Hand Fighting

PARIS, July 3.-The reserves which the
Germans rushed up to the Somme region
to check the Franco British offensive be
gan to make themselves felt yesterday af-
tcrnoon and last night, according to re-
ports reaching here. The fighting reached
a desperate pitch, but the German efforts
to check the allied advance failed The
Franco British allies, these reports say, re
tain the initiative unimpared and as the
result of the days fighting have materially
advanced their line and strengthened their
hold on what they had previously held.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03

Fiction is a love story in which the
hero and heroine marry in the last
chapter and live happily ever after.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03

PARIS, July 3.-Tho French offensive
south Of the Somme in conjunction with
the British drive continued last night with
complete success, the war Office announced
today. The French have occupied two
lines of trenches OF the second German po-
sitions on front Of three miles. The
French have captured the village of Hcrbc
court. East of the Mcusc on the Nerdun
front the Germans captured DamIoup, but
the French soon after rcgaincd possession.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-03

When a woman is unable to get
what she wants she tries to convince
herself that il S not worth having any
WaV
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10
WAR BRINGING
GENUINE LOVE
TO THE FRENCH
GENUINE C0URTSHiP AS AN INCL
DENT TO MARRIAGE REPLACING
the TRADE FEATURE.
Wan MAY BRING ABOUT REVOLUTION
in MARRIAGE SYSTEM THROUGH
OUT The NATION.

PARIS, March l0.<cennine rouriShip
marriage is one Of the innovations
the war has brought Ia France. Ii may
develop into a revolution Of the mstrri
age system. and Is almost certain in any
,ase to be the death OF much Of the red
tape that has ~entangled and more OF
less %strangled, cupid.
Marriage was hard hit during the first
months Of the war, but by reason Of the
authorization Of unions by proxy ana
the infusion of war romance, ii il rapid
ly recovering.
In Paris there were only .6S marri-
riage agency in the world. The sacri
i January 1914. In December. 1919.
there were l.oS9 showing n remarkable
recovery under the circumstances.
I'm a great many of these war marri-
ages, ii is noticed that girls without
fortune are for the time being runnmg
their more favored sisters a clos. race.
since in a great proportion Of the mar
riages celebrated since hoStili'ics began
the marriage contract has her di>pcn-
sed with: no mention Of dover nor talk
about money: romance has taken the
place Of finance.
Wounded heroes have in huadrr"ls Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10
VALLEY LEAGUE
TO Be FORMED
WILL INCLUDE BROWNSvlLLE-TO
MEET At SAN BEkiTO MONDAY
TO ARRANGE A SCHEDULE.

A Valley baseball league to Include
two teams from brownsville one 4 IL
william and one Il 'llicr team. Will he
the object Of y rec.irg - be Tell ~
san BenitO Monday e",?n;.'g al s a.. loci.
A. G. "t"I't. 4 Sal lsen..c la .,'Ja.l
man and manager of the team i'm that
city. has wr.ttrl l%cf',iS Ia .Ili..ns St.. K
of Brownsville. manager of the Fourth
infantry team. Cam Hill Of Brownsville
manager Of the city team, Captain w. g.
Johnson Of Ilarlingcn. manager of the
Twenty Sixth infantry team w. w.
Nann If IIarlingen manager Of the
IIarlingcn civilian team and to X. T.. Lee
manager of The Mercedes team. asking
them 10 attend the mcctin. ri San REM
4" Monday evening.
Al this meeting il il purlr,Scd To
organize The league the clubs Ia bc in
llu,lcl and also 10 formulate a PLAYING
schedule for the coming summer.
Manager Hill of the Brownsville
team said today that he expects to az
tcnd The san Benito meeting.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10
WELL NOW
DOWN 1900 Fl.
NUMEROUS ROCK STRATA ENCOUN-
TERED, BUT DRILLERS MAKE
GOOD PROGRESS ANYWAY.

Five hundred feet deeper into the
bowels of the earth. II the announcement
TO-DAY hv II. VI. Wood, experimenting the
drilling 81 the Brownsville oil we'll, carrying
the dnll but down 1900 feet. This prog
ress has been made in the past twenty
day, the dnller >tated, and is about 500
feet deeper than the abandoned well was
drilled.
Mr.. Wood sand today that numerous
strata Of rock nave been encountered since
the drilling was pushed through the delta
formation. which have hlniered the prog
rr-S t. a large extent. duliing drill after
drill and nece>Sltating the drawing of the
equipment and replacing with sharp drills.
Mr.. Wood said that indications continue
favorable. Some asphaltum, or dead oil.
has been encountered in the last couple
Of hundred feet. which is also considered
q favorable Indication.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10
3 ORDINATIONS
TO BE FEATURES
SAN JAClNTO FIESTA At SAN AN
TONIC WILL BE FREE TO THE
ENTIRE PUBLIC.

81 NANTONIO. Texas. March .. -
Three coronation cercmonics-one more
than IN amy previous year-will lie The
features of this Years Fiesta San ia
cinto. 90 Ice held the entire week Of
-AprIl II, aud we Of them will he ali
>%olutcly free t. the public. This year
the king : coronation. on Monday eve
ming. viii bc put M by the Gran Quivera
with full pomp ami ceremony Oh a hi.
stage to be erected jn Alamo Plaza.
where MANY thousands Of spectators
eau witness il.
The mock coronation of both a king
and queen of the revels-a burlesque not
10 he confused with the more stately cor
on%ations, but nevertheless a very elabo-
rate affair. which is expected TO prove,
together with the big burlesque parade
that will precede il the most amusing
pageant ever seen in Texas. will also be
given in Alamo Plaza. free To everybody.
This intensely humorous event, which
will typify the spirit of revelry and fun
will take place on Saturday night.
The fact that both these features will
TIE open To the whole public fulfills the
promise made some tine ago py the
Fiesta directors that the 1916 Fiesta
would be bigger, better and more salts
flying TO visitors than any that has
preceded it.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10

easeS fallen i'm lore with AID married.
their nurses; nearly every hav he >t.r,
is told Of some man in 4 fighting rcei-
ment corresponding with an nnkrcwn
s,mpathizer who has come horne on leave
10 find that his "godmothrr" il worth
marrying for herself.
Women aud girls acting rs g,-lmo;h-
ers 10 unknown correspondents M tic
front have developed wha. - light,
called the flirt nj the 'front.' into for
midablc proportions and this ~ ~ this
moment perhaps the most efficient mar
riaeg ceremony in the worli. Tn sacri
fires made by some girls masr,iag sol
hiers who have been mairues. almost I,
the point 81 total he. pless have
spread the contasion. And 20. affairs
are born az every hand bv IT,. clio Z con
muninn If sympathetic minds centeTci
an great events and through thu COT
slant movement II soldiers coming Ia
contact with new faces every az. ~
which under present circumstances il
hound 10 be- sympathetic.
Some psychologists ha.r inquired
whether there was not "a Fra,re y CT,
ing need for deeper affeoti,a and whe
ther the decreasing natal''y in Inc c"nn
try was not due in great part Ia The 81,
stacles Of marriage and the more mate
rial considerations that Always entered
into IT,. The soul -stirring incidents ~
the war have unquestionably brought ".
eryone into closer union ard there Sccms
10 have been general wiping out III oh
scores that kept acquaintarr's AMI rvtn
families apart. There have been maav
reconciliations through the exchange II
news of the exploits Of mutual friends.
and many instances of div ,icl families
reunited over the tomb NJ a fallen hero.
Young people are now being brought
together not By contract nor by the at
traction Of wealth. but simply by the
greater force o asserting itself Of
yonng hearts and common wills. II is
asked whether il VIII continue after the
war. and what effect il will have upon
the future az France: an idcalistic PEG
pie, after being held in matcrialistic
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10
BOARD OF CITY
DEVELOPMENT IS
NOW FINANCED
CITY COMMISSION PASS ORDINANCE
APPR0PRIATlMG $500 A MONTH
FOR BOARD.
COMMISSIONERS VOTE TO MAKE s2aO
APPROPRIATION FOR The
SUMMER NORMAL.

The city commissioners me-. Yesterday
afternoon in the city managers of,.e at
the city hall. The principal action ~
interest of the meeting WAS the passing
Ut the appropriation for the fiLr,.rine of
the City Board Of Development. tits
ordinance was INTRODUCED ar Il former
meeting Of the commissioners by Com
missioner X. Il. Rentfro. and WAS passed
without discussion. 1t provides an APP
preparation OF 800 a month fr the pr.
poses Of the board.
A request from the city school board
asking hat the city contribute $40 for
rhe bringing 10 Brownsville Of the srr-
mer normal was presented. 1t was the
consensus of opinion hat the bringing
Of the normal students 10 the city would
greatly benefit the merchants and .:.lirr
business men and il was voted To make
the appropriation.
A communication from j.. Il. McAn"n.
rendering his resignation a. a member
81 the City Board Of Development was
read and the resignation accepted. 10
appointment 10 fill the vacancy w,s
made al Yesterday : meeting.
City Manager F. II. Williams WIS au
thorizcd 10 let the contract for The con
struction of the sanitary sewer 10 the
site IL the new school house to the lpwcsr
bidder. Norman T.. Kendall.
In an Informal discussion ~" c"in
mission took up The matter al completing
the paving Of the city streets with the
class Of oil AMI gravel paving now bang
used on Washington aud Tenth streets
MIR. Williams stated that he was sure
that the Kind IF pavement being lHrd
would bc permanent and suggested THAI
say-ral streets he paved To the "iir
limits. Although no formal acticn Wa
taken il was the opinion Of all the cora
miSsionrrS that the city streets t. paved
with the present sort Of material "r
with some kind of equally as cool hnl
equally ~ economical.
Two communications asking that 4 re-
bate on taxes paid he given xerc rr'd tx
MAYOR Browne. One from Captain WI
liam Kelley showed that the valuation
OF his property had ben raised ny
the city board at equalization from
$1,000 Ia sl5 OD0. but that M notice ut
the increase had been sent To the prtl
tioner by the cqualizers Mr.. Williams
said that he had Looked the matter mp
ON the books - fthr hoard and found no
mention of a notification being sent.
Mayor A. 4. Browne. City Manager
Williams and Commissioners Rcntfro,
More. Putegnat and Gar'ia were present
at the meeting.
City Manager Williams presented the
financial statement for the city OF
Brownsville for the month If January.
The report showed that during the
month the total disbursements were
sl3 Cts 90 and that there was a balance
i'm in all city funds All 49,
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10

The above are n few Of the qualities Of
a certain st. Louis young lady who yearn-
to we'd = NEE. good cowboy. supposedly a
cowboy with slightly red hair, big Of size,
strong Of ARM, quick of action, physically
and perhaps with his pistol. The qualities
are outlined IN a letter received today by
the Brownsville postmaster from another
st. Louis girl who gives her own name. but
not that of a friend who she says j. quite
fond of cowboys-mayhaps, the moving
picture v~ariety-the postmaster being re-
quested to hand the letter to some ''nice
cowboy" Not wishing To- discriminate be-
tween the many nice cowboys of this see
lion, the postmaster decided TO permit the
letter to he published. SO that any cowboy
who may be a candidate for the favor Of
such an attractive girl may have~the pnv-
ilege Of answering her.
While the writer does not say her name
must not be published, 1t is withheld, and
interested parties may obtain it by com
municating with the editor of The Herald.
TIN letter follows:
"Mr. Cowboy; Dear Sir: | have a dear
little friend who would like to nave some
nice. good cowboy for her husband. She
i q dear little girl, is years old, with big
brown eyes, brown hair, Ave feet and six
inches tall. awful pretty. She would make
a good wife. She Is a fine, cook and house
keeper. She Is very fond Of the west and
cowboys. So | will give YOU her address
and YOU write to her nj once, and send her
Your picture and she will answer.
"P. S.-IncloSed find her picture.
ZIP. :. Answer ut once. Isn't she
prettyo" "
The young lady failed to inelose the pic
turo, however.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10
Diversified Crops Are
Receiving Attention

AUSTIN. Texas. March W.-AHcofd
ing 10 reports received by commission
er .f Agriculture Fred ". Davis. more
attention is being paid 10y the farmers OF
the state L. the cultivation If peanuts.
POTATOES. and other diversified crops.
This indicates. he SAYS. there VIII &c
a reduction of approximately - per
cent in the cotton crop this year. If this
proportion Of reduction Is carried out.
Commissioner Davis believes laeent cot
ton will be prevailing this fall.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-10
Additional Appropriations
For Schools In Prosp &c

AUSTIN, Texas. March 10. The
state board Of education j. considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of making IN addition
al appropriation for Texas public
schools for the remainder If the present
scholastic year III its regular monthly
meeting here today.
The II per capita app"rti"gmcnt here
taforc made ~ The board for this >cho-
~las,ic year has al been dealt out rs I"
result ot heavy tax collections AMI there
are vet five months II the present fiscal
wear.