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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
Costly Spuds.
Springfield Reporter.)

A Jamaica farm laborer set TO work
digging potatoes managed to lug out
OF the field for his own use six bushels
of almost priceless spuds, for which he
afterwards paid $3.50 in fine and
costs imposed by the municipal court.
Vermont potato fields will soon have
to be as carefully watched as the dia-
mond fields of South Africa, and the
diggers in the former as well as the
latter may have to submit to personal
search to allay suspicious of secreting
in their pockets tubers worth MANY
times a day s wage.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
Hould Doom Species.

Haroli was recovering from a case
OF typhoid fever and the doctor said
he must drink plenty Of buttermilk
Harold despised buttermilk. but he
bravely drank the required amount.
One day when the nurse brought in
an exceptionally large glass he looked
at it sadly and said: Gee, just wish
every buttermilk COW in the world was
deadl"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
sUGARMAKERs MEET JAN. 8.
Annual Three-Day Session to Be Held
at st. Adams.

ST. ALBANS. Nov. 25.-H. B. Chap
i'll of Middlesex, secretary of the Yer
mont Maple Sugar Makers association,
was in this city yesterday comforting
with the convention committee of the
St. Adams Business and Professional
Men s association relative to the hold
ing of the annual convention here next
January.
The meeting will probably be held
January 3, and 5, the dates being
selected with the idea of avoiding a
conflict with the annual meeting of the
Vermont State Dairymen s association
in Burlington which it is understood is
to be held the second week in January.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
Flowers

Come to us when in need
Of Flowers and Funeral
work. We know what good
work is, and want to show
you. Nothing too difficult
for us to undertake.
c. n. BOND, The Florist
Phone 231-X 5 Locust Street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25

next week, leaving word he could not
bear the suspicion he believed was di-
rected against him. Three days be-
fore Shelby Peasants, Huntsville at
torney, committed suicide.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
NOTICE

The Brattleboro Cooperative Savings
and Loan association viii hold its an
nual meeting III the town clerk ; Of
flee Friday, December |, 1916, at 5
o clock p. III.
CARL S. HOPKINS, Secretary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
The Birthday of 1907

Hair Beautifier and Tonic
and Dandruff Exterminator
And the only Hair Grower that pre-
duces 'Natural Color" is past. Never
a bottle returned. Remember, it is
guaranteed. S1.e0 A BOTTLE.
81 Main Street Brattleboro
Others cost less but cannot do what
1907 has done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
NEWENCLAND DETECTIVE SERVICE

(Registered.) Any legitimate business
handled with Secrecy and Despatch.
Honesty and Reliability Guaranteed
Best References. Consultation Free.
Quinn Bldgy Rutland, VT. Day and
Night Telephones.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25

FOR SALE-Cottage house of seven
rooms; with basement tenement, al
ways rented. This house is centrally
located within one minute s walk Of
ear line, church and Canal street
school. Wish to sell at once. Premises
can be viewed any time by calling on
owner. Pearl I. Clapp, 81 Clark st.
226-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25

BUILDING LOTS-On Oak Grove Ave,
Parkside Ave, Clark Ave, Canal St, Fair
ground Road. Cash or monthly pay
ments. Modern building plans free c. F.
Allen. 172.3-5-1-t If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
FLORENCE TRENDELL

Teacher of Ballroom Dancing.
Private and Groups Evenings
8 Cottage Street :: Phone 442-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25

Buy the best Creamery
Butter. Made by the Gull
ford Cooperative Creamery
AssO. Inc, GuilfOrd, Vt. For
sale by all grOcers in Brat
tlebOrO.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-25
To Rent.

TO RENT-Five-room tenement, $40
per month; GA Prospect St. cleft
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08

About 5000 miners in southeastern
Kansas coal fields went on strike.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
HUGHES STANDS FOR
THE PRINCIPLE OF REASON
Appeared Before Five Crowded Au-
diences in Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Maine.

"a Portland, Maine, Sept. 7.-Charles e.
hughes told New England audience
today that he would rather stand for
the principle Of reason in legislation
and go down to defeat than yield zone
jot or tittle' of it and become presi-
dent of the United States.
Before five crowded audiences in
Massachusetts,, New Hampshire and
Maine the nominee assailed the admin
1stration vigorously for the enactment
OF the Adamson eight hour law. He
called it mot an eight hour law" but
a wage law" said that it passed
"confessededly in ignorance Of the
facts" asserted that while it had been
said i'll its favor that society favored
the eight hour day, society had moth
ing TO do with the measure and de-
clavd emphatically that "that kind of
virus in our life" would bring the ma
ton to disaster in the end"
Mr.. Hughes first appearance in New
England was marked by cheering
crowds, packed houses. from which
man- were turned away, street demon
strations and here in Portland tonight,
by an old-fashioned torchlight parade,
with red fire blazing along the way.
Much Of the day was spent in motor
cars and the nominee reached this
city travel-stained and weary TO face
an audience in the city hall audito-
rum from which so many were turn
ed away than overflow Of several
thousand was formed outside.
Along the half mile way from his
hotel to the auditorium the crowds
were so densely that locomotion on the
sidewalks was impossible for much of
the distance.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
FRIENDLY WORDS BY
MEXICAN NEWSPAPER
Manager Appeals to Wilson to With
draw Soldiers.

Mexico City Sept. I'm outlining
the policy Of Ell Pueblo. one of the
leading newspapers Of Mexico under
It's new mana cement, Heriberto Bar
ro0. now its director, has made an ap-
zeal to the press of the United
States and Cuba for cooperation in
efforts to forster friendly relations
among those countries. Asserting he
has no doubt Of the good fair and hon
orable intentions of President Wilson
in regard to Mexico, he appealed to
the president to withdraw the Ameri-
can punitive expedition. so that the
Mexican members of the joint COM
mission now meeting at New London,
Conn. will not be in the disadvanta-
geous position of having to attempt a
settlement of the differences between
the United States with pistols at their
breasts"
Tt Will be the policy of El Pueblo
SenOr Barron says. to convince foregn-
ers that Mexico is friendly to for
eign capital
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS
CONSIDER BORDER MATTERS.
Working for Full Consideration of
the Task Before Them,

New London, Conn, Sept. T.-While
the American Mexican commission to
evolve a settlement of border disputes
was not in session today, real progress
was made by the American commits
s1oners toward a full understanding of
the task before them. The American
commissioners spent several hours in
studying data on conditions along the
international line and in Mexico pro-
Vided by the state and war depart
ments. They also questioned ct length
Special Agent James Linn Rodgers,
brought north from Mexico City for
that purpose, and Stephen II. Bonsal,
also attached to the state department,
as to their personal knowledge of af :
fairs beyond the border.
At the conclusion of the day OF
preparation for the resumption of the
joint conference, Secretary Lane said
the American commissioners had found
MANY hopeful signs Conditions in
Mexico, both economic and social, ap-
pear to be on the mend, he said, and
official reports to the state depart
ment bear out the views in this regard
expressed yesterday by the Mexican
commissioners.
During the day the joint commits
sion received a message from Presi
dent Wilson in answer to u despatch
sent yesterday to Washington ane
Mexico City notifying the president
LIN 1 II 9t C+ilSI CdII31lZtt ltldC the con-
ferences had begun. An answer from
General Carranza is expected later.
The joint sessions will be resumed
tomorrow, Luis Cabrera, head of the
Mexican commission, having returned
tonight from Boston, where he was
called yesterday on personal business
aecessitating today's adjournment
Secretary Lane will preside, in ac-
cordance with the agreement that the
two commission chairmen alternate in
directing joint sessions
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
mastering Out
Of Cuardsmen
ABOUT 5000 MEN TO LEAVE
FEDERAL SERVICE
OTHER UNITS FOLLOW
Order Construed by Some Officials AS
Preliminary Move to the Recall of
General Pershing's Regulars From
Mexico.

Washington. Sept. 7.-Orders were
issued by the war department today
for the discharge from federal service
as soon as practicable of II national
guard regiments. comprising about 10.
900 men, recently withdrawn to their
home states from the Mexican border,
and a number of smaller organizations
of some 1900 college and university
students.
Others to Leave Federal Service.
Orders for mastering out of addi-
tional units are expected to follow
soon. The next regiment to leave the
federal service will be the 14th New
York infantry, now at camp near Fish
kill, n. Y, which will go as soon as it's
members are freed from danger of par
atyphoid contagion. A number of
cases Of the disease already have been
reported in that regiment and it will
be held in camp as a matter Of precau-
tion until the infection has been eradi-
Gated. Surgeon General Gorgas said
today a vigorous campaign against the
disease was being waged and that he
expected to see it stamped out
is being manufactured and special
precautions are being taken to pre-
vent the infection from spreading.
10000 in Mobilization Camps.
There are about 10000 guardsmen
still in state mobilization camps and
these probably will be despatched to
the border very soon to relieve men
favors giving all thee state troops a
chance for the training to be acquired
on the patrol line.
TodaY's orders We're construed by
| some officials as preliminary move to
the withdrawal of General Pershing's S
regulars from Mexico.
Officers of the general staff insisted,
however, that the release Of the
suardsmen resulted principally from
! the improving conditions on the bor-
| der
The original order for all guardsmen
| in the feneral service to move to the
| border as soon as possible, although
| held in abeyance by General Funston's s
| request, received by the department
| when the railroad strike was imminent,
! is expected to lift the suspension
shortly and permit troops waiting in
mobiliza ton camps to move as soon
| as they are ready.
| Order Releasing College Men.
| The order releasing the college men
| requires them to go to their home
| mobilization camps for mastering out
| guards. 1t affects the following units
! Headquarters and supply companies
and Batteries A, B, C, y. of the Tenth
| Connecticut Field artillery (Yale bat
| tery); headquarters and supply COM
panies. Machine Gun company First
| Vermont infantry CNorwich co1Iege) !;
| Company A, Colorado engineers (Col-
| orado School of Mines) Battery A,
| Colorado Field artillery COLORADO Ag-
ricultural college,; Battery F, First
| Illinois Field artillery University of
illinois,; Battery F, First Minnesota
Field artillery University of Mime
| sota); Battery A, Indiana Field aItiI-
| lery purdue universityl; band, Sec
ond Indiana infantry, and Company l.
Versity).
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08

cut by the Russians who are now
heavily bombarding Halicz, which, al
though in flames. the forces of the cen
trail powers are still stubbornIy de-
Tending.
In Wednesdays fighting in the Halicz
section 5,645 officers and men of the
Teutonic allies were made prisoner
Both Berlin and Vienna admit retreats
between the Zlota Lipa and Dniester
rivers.
Likewise Vienna conc e7es q retreat
of the Austrian forces before the RT-
maniaus near Olah Toplitza. III east
the Rumanian border. I've retire at
was made in the face of threatened
envelorinC movement. To the soGth-
east in this same region the Ruma-
mans have occupied the Gyergyo-Di-
tro-Orzova pass.
In the capture of Turtukai fortress
the Germans and Bulgarians took more
than 10000 prisoners and more than
100 guns according to Berlin. Bu-
charest says the fighting in this vi
cinity is of great violence and that
the losses on both sides have baen
heavy
The Russians in Turkish Armenia
near Ognott continue to drive the
fenses, according to Petrograd and
also have put down a Turkish offen-
sive west of Edzingan. On the Ma
cedonian front and in the Austro-
Italian theatre the fighting is still be-
inc done mainly by means of artillery.
In German East Africa two addition
al ports-I<ilwa Kivinje and Kilwa Ki -
siwani-soUth of Oar es Salaam, have
surrendered to the British.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
Only Surface
Lines Crippled
SUBWAY AND ELEVATED TRAINS
RUNNING IN NEW YORK
STRIKE NOT EFFECTIVE.
President Shonts Assures Normal
Transportation Facilities of Police
Protection is Continued as Good as
Yesterday

New York, Sept. 7.-Subway and
elevated transportation lines On Man
haitian Island were being operated to-
night on what officials of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company said
were virtually normal schedules, al
though it was admitted that service on
the surface lines of the New York
Railways Company was seriously af
fected by the traction strike called
last night.
Shonts Says Strike is Failure.
Officials of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation of Street and Electric Railway
Employees who are conducting the
strike conceded that schedules on the
subway and elevated lines were not
seriously hampered but reiterated
their determination to t1~ht to the end
and announced that N@e e,espread eff
forts would be made to induce strike
breakers and employees who have re-
mained loyal to the company to quit
their posts. Theodore P. Shonts,
president of the Interborough, issued
Ia statement late today in which he
said the strike was a failure and that
if police protection continued as good
as it has been throughout the day, the
city was assured of normal transpor-
tation facilities.
Several Arrests Made.
Several arrests were made during the
day. but disorders which occurred in
various parts Of the city resulted in
only minor injuries to a few persons
according to police reports. The most
serious disturbance occurred when a
crowd of strikers surrounded two
surface cars and hurled bricks and
stones. Police reserves soon dispersed
| the strikers, however. In other cases
bricks were thrown from roofs upon
elevated trains and several attempts
were made to rush" station employ yes
F! fromtheir posts.
| Surface Cars Ordered to Barns.
| Disruption of service on surface
/ lines diverted much Of this traffic to
! the elevated and subway lines Aft
! er the evening rush hours the New
York Railways Company ordered most
OF it's surface cars to the barns, de-
clarlng they would be taken out again
| in the morning.
Mayor Mitchell arrived IN the city
tonight from the PiattshHrgh training
camp and Immediately went into con-
| ference with Police Commissioner
Woods and other city officials.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08

The infantry Of the bel1igerents in
the Somme region of France, was mac
tive Thursday, except south Of the
river, where the French. to the east Of
Deniecourt, captured sections of
trenches from the Germans and
brought forward their front more in
alignment with their newly acquired
line running through Belloy-en-S San
terre and Berny- en- n-Santerre.
The day, however, saw continua-
which always precede attempts at
fresh advances by the entente allies.
In addition great aerial activity was
shown by French aerial squadrons in
bombarding points of vantage behind
the German lines.
South Of the Somme so violent was
the French artillery fire that under 1t
the Germans were unable to make
their customary counter attacks, ac-
cording to Paris.
The Germans are heavily shellin9
the French in the old first line Ger
man trenches q mile in length between
the Vaux-Chapitre region and the
town of Chenois, in the VerdUn sector,
which were taken by the French on
Wednesday night.
In Galicia the Russians are still ac-
lively in quest of Lemberg. keeping
up their pressure agNinst the Austro-
Germans westward from the region Of
BrZeZany and Falicz. Near BrezeZany
the Russians have driven back the
TeutOns from fortified positions and
advanced to the NaraiuVka river. 8
tributary of the Gnita Lipa, and at
some points have crossed the stream.
Near Halicz the railway line has been
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
OF LABOR
FAVORS VOTES FOR WOMEN.
Unfavorable to State and Nation Wide
Prohibition.

Hartford, Conn, Sept. THE Con-
necticut Federation of Labor, after a
long and spirited debate, today reaf-
frmed it's belief in the principle Of
woman suffrage by q roll call vote Of
72 to 50. Women delegates were op-
posed to the resolution.
The convention went on record as
being opposed to state and nation
wide prohibition. a resolution was
adopted attacking the state labor de-
partrnent as at present constituted,
claiming that the work done was not
practical. The appointment Of a COM
missioner in sympathy with the cause
OF labor was urged.
The Danburv hatters came UP for
considerable discussion and unionists
were urged to send IN contributions to
help pay the judgment recently i'm
posed by the supreme court of the
United States.
Bridgeport jitrev drivers were pres
ent and were successful in urging a
resolution favoring the bonding Of
owners of jitneys.
Ofcers will he elected tomorrow.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
Congress Adjourns
This Morning
IL HOURS TO ENGROSS EMERG-
ENcY REVENUE BILL
SINE DIE AT 10 A. M.
At Ills Last Night the House IMAM
in1ously Adopted a Concurrent Res
oIution Providing for Adjournment
of Congress.

Washington, Sept 7.-Congress will
adjourn tomorrow at 10 o'clock. Aft
er nine months devoted to legislation.
both houses held protracted sessions
tonight to wind up their affairs by ap-
proving their conference agreements
on the emergency revenue bill to raise
approximately $200,000,O00 desired by
the administration to meet the extra
ordinary appropriations for national
defense and the Mexican emergency
Only the physical impossibility of
engrossing the revenue measure in
time for the presidents approval be-
fore tomorrow morning prevented fl
nal adjournment tonight, despite the
protests of members of both houses
who threatened, but did not execute
the threats, to prolong the session by
derIands for action on measures which
were forced over until December.
Leaders of the senate and hokse
agreed upon a concurrent resolution to
adjourn at 10 o'clock in the morning
and scores of members left town on
midnight trains eager to reach their
homes for participation in the national
political campaign.
Last Appropriation Measure.
The last appropriation measure, the
genera deficiency bill, was adopted by
both houses while waiting for the con-
ference report on the revenue bill
campaign expenditures and the inlmi-
grafton bill, which President Wilson
had announced he would veto if pass
ed, were put aside and viii be taken
up and pressed to a vote early in the
December session.
Gives Power to President.
The revenue bill as it will go to
President Wilson for approval to-
morrow contains drastic provisions for
empowering the president to retail
ate against foreign interference with
American commerce, creates 81 non
partisan tariff commission, increases
the duties on dyestuffs to encourage
their manufacture in the United
States, provides means to prevent
dumping of cheap foreign made goods
into American markets after the wal
and provides for income Inheritance
munitions, corporation stock, liquor
and miscellaneous internal revenue
taxes.
Protest by Senator Chamberlain.
During consideration of the report
in the senate, Senator Chamberlain OF
Oregon, protested vigorously against
elimination by the conference commit
tee Of a retaliatory provision against
Canadian control Of Pacific coast
fisheries and Representative Gardner
Of Massa chusetts enlivened the house
with bitter denunciation of the retail
atory provision against foreign inter
ference with American commerce.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
GRENFEL MISSION SCHOONER
RETURNS FROM THE ARCTIC
With Some Members of the Macmillan
Expedition.

Battle Harbor, Labrador, Sept. T.
The Grenfel Mission schooner George
B. Cluett, which went to the relief Of
the Donald B. Macmillan Arctic ex-
pedition in July, 1915, has returned
here. Only Captain H. c. Pickles and
the crew are aboard, Macmillan DIR. E.
o. Hovey, who led the relief expedition,
and other scientists of the party hav-
ing elected to remain for a time in
the northern part of Greenland.
The Macmillan party wintered
aboard the Cltlett in Parker Snow bay,
east of Etah, and Captain Pickles re-
ports that on July 80, 1916, when the
Cluett left North Star bay, Greenland,
about 20 miles north of the eXpedi
TONS winter quarters, all the party
were in good health and had an album
dance Of supplies.
The Macmillan party were Joined by
knud Rasmussen, the Danish explorer,
who has been enga ged in that region
in mapping out the coast, and it is
understood that they will return by
way of Denmark.
The Cluett was just able to get clear
of her anchorage through a narrow
lane Of ice, and after four weeks OF
battling with heavy ice reached open
water at a point about the latitude OF
Durham harbor, 40 miles north of Cape
Dyer.
Throughout August fog and south
erly head winds prevailed
The hull OF the Cluett on her arrival
here appeared to be in good shape, In
spite Of the hard winter through which
she passed and her buffeting by the ice
on her trip south. Her engine has
been out of commission since last Oc-
tober and her propeller shaft and rud-
der chains are broken.
The crew seems to be in good health
despite the shortage of food and othei
hardships through which they passed
THE JufnfnT'E 6iaf nf Calt horse and
bread was varied by supply of birds
and sea pigeons, which We're netted ir
large numbers, and whale, sea walrus
and polar bear meat
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-09-08
WHY GERMANY YIELDED
TO THE UNITED STATES
Value of Submarine Warfare Exag-
gerated, ChanceTIor's View.

London. Sept. 7.-According to def
mite information reaching Berne,
Switzerland. from Germany. says a
dispatch to the Wireless Press, DR..
Won Bethnnann-Holl the German
imperial chancellor. upon being ques-
tiorId at the August meeting of the
federal council as to why he yielded
to the demands of the United States
regarding the unrestricted torpedoing
of ships on the high seas. reploed en-
phaticalIy that the value of the sub
marine was exaggerated by the adher-
ents of wholesale torpedoing.
The chancellor said that insistence
on an unrestricted submarine war
fare would cause war between Ger
many and the United States, and that
the results Of unlimited torpedoing
would not justify such a policy. Elab-
Grating this point. he is quoted as
saying that Germany could not effec-
lively blockade England or cut off
England's food supplies.