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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
200 KILLED IN AIR ATTACK.
Report Sent From Berlin at Variance
With Other Reports.

BERLIN, April /. - Athens reports
at least 200 Anglo-French soldiers were
killed by the air attack, says the Over
Seas News Agency III an item given out
for publication. Twenty tons of eX-
plosives were detonated and numerous
barracks were burned. Twenty seven
Serbian railroad ears with war material
and an ammunition shed III the city
were destroyed.
Greek public opinion sharply criti-
cises the proceedings of the entente
allies which have exposed Saloniki to
attacks as their headquarters and mil
itary establishments are in the town.
The refusal of the entente govern
ments to pay damages caused by the
air attack has caused much bitter feel
ing in Greek circles.
The above item probably refers to
the air raid by seven German ma
chimes on Saloniki last Monday. A
Berlin report of the attack said the
air squadron dropped numerous bombs
on the new harbor and petroleum de
pot and on the entente encampment
north of the town. An Athens dc
spatch said the Greek government had
protested against the bombardment
Saloniki reported that four Of the at
lacking machines were brought down
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
BRITISH DENY TORPEDO TALE.
No Bronze Torpedoes in England Elk
cept in Museums.

LONDON, April l. - The attempts
to fix responsibility for the sinking OF
the Dutch steamship Tubantia led to
another official statement today in the
controversy between Berlin and Lon
don. The British admiralty denied
that the fragments of metal found in
the Tubantia 5 lifeboats could have
been parts of a British torpedo.
The admiralty announced on Sunday
that the pieces of metal apparently
were part of the air chamber of a
bronze torpedo, and that the metal
fragments did not correspond with any
portion of any French or British tor
pedo or mine. Berlin wireless dis
patches said n British destroyer was
near the Tubantia when she was sunk.
| One of the dispatches quoted an Am
sterdam paper as saying that England
! possessed large number of Schwartz
| kopff or bronze torpedoes, which were
held on hand, although a new type
was being used. In response to this
assertion the secretary of the admir-
altT announced today
1--WE possess no Schwartzkopff OF
bronze torpedoCs of any sort outside
of our technical museums, nor have
any been supplied to ships of the Brit
ism navy for over % years
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
BELWARE ACQUITTED
BY JURY IN DOVER
Was Charged with Setting Fire Which
Destroyed Large Section of
Ossipee Village.

DOVER, n. H., April /. - Fred Bel
ware, the Ossipee blacksmith was found
not guilty last night, by a jury, OF
setting the fire that destroyed his
smithy and stable and then laid waste
a large section of Ossipee village, June
% last.
The jury was given the case at l2.55
p. M, and at $50 reported.
When Belware stood up to hear the
verdict he appeared much excited. At
the foreman s words, ''not guilty, he
seemed for an instant nonplussed. Mr..
Mathews, his senior COUNSEL, then
grasped his hand and he responded with
a smile and a vigorous hand shake. Bel
ware quickly made for the jury rail to
thank and shake hands with the jurors
but was motioned back until the for
malities were over Later he and Mrs.
Belware expressed their pleasure over
the verdict to the jurors and court
officials.
Belware will at once return to Ossi-
pee and re-engage in blacksmithing
and woodworking, his counsel stated.
At the opening of court yesterday a
conference was held between the court
and opposing counsel, after which if
was announced that the state would
not offer any testimony in rebuttal ia
the defense, as had been announced
Attorney Mathews made the closing
argument for the defense and County
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
AUDIENCE WITH POPE.
British Premier Asquith Received at
Vatican

ROME, via Paris, April Herbert
Asquith, British premier, was received
today by Pope Benedict who talked
with the British statesman for half an
hour alone in the library Of the Vati-
can.
Premier Asquith went to the Watt
can with the British minister to the
Holy See. When he entered the gate
the guard rendered him military hon.
ors. He was received at the foot Of
the grand staircase by the papal min
lister of the chamber, who accompanied
him to the Clementine hall. where the
papai major domo and other members
of the pontificial court met him and
escorted him to the Pope's anti-cham-
Der. Pope Benedict received Premier
Asquith at the entrance to the library
where the premier kissed the Pope :
ring.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
METEOROLOGICAL RECORD.
Observations by F. R. Vaughan, Ele-
walton 383 Feet for March

Maximum temperature IS Goth
3lst); minimum temperature minus Il
O7th) mean temperature 23.7; mean
maximum temperature 50; mean mini
mum temperature 12.7; maximum ba-
rometer 30273 inches (6th); minimum
barometer 29417 inches (22d); mean
barometer 1892 inches; clear days Il;
partly CLOUDY days 10; cloudy days 4;
prevailing wind north; snowfall 32.75
inches; precipitation 900 inches; pre-
cipitation in March last year .06 inch;
precipitation to April l this year 9.9l
inches; precipitation to April ! last
year 1882 inches; deficiency this year
II inch; trace of snow on ground at
end of month. F. R. Vaughan OBJ
server.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
PERSONAL.

Bernard Haus begun work today i'll
Baldwin S shoe store.
Harry Locke returned from a few
days stay in New York last night
Mrs L. S Edwards returned last
night from week S stay in New York.
Mrs. AID. Reynolds is spending the
day in Vernon with her father, E. C.
Davis.
Miss Addie Shattuck went to Spring
field (Vt.J today to stay few days
with relatives.
Miss Florence Dickinson will go to-
stay over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Frost of West
field, n. j., are guests of her sister,
Mrs. Fred A. Richardson.
Mr. and Mrs R. E. Orkins will leave
the first of the week fors Lowell,
Mass, where they will live.
Mrs. Harry Belts of Springfield,
Mass, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
L. r. Robinson, on Western tavenue
A. Z. Allard finished work today at
the Albany cafe and left for Butte,
Montana, where he has a position.
Ralph Root of the Massachusetts
College of Pharmacy, Boston, is visit
ing in town with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Root.
Harold Staples Of Harvard law
School and Miss Dorothy Smith of
Smith college are visiting at his home
ON High street.
Willis E. futile finished work last
night for C. S. Hopkins in the florist
shop. He will 90 Monday to Brook
lyn to take similar employment
Robert Chamberlin, who has been
spending a vacation at his home il
town, will return tomorrow to the
University of Vermont, Burlington.
Miss Mary Walker, former teacher
of Brattleboro, now of the Caper
school, Northampton, was a guest OF
Mrs Charles Dennison OF South Main
street yesterday.
Harland Miller of Kansas City, Mo.
came this afternoon for a brief visit il
town with his uncle and aunt, Mr.. an(
Mrs. George Harris of Main street Mr.
Miller had been in New York on bust
ness.
F. G. Harmon, care-taker Of Henri,
Bond 5 place on Tyler street, receive
telegram from Mr. Bond last nigh
from St Petersburg, Fla, to the effec
that Mr.. Bond and party would no
: leave there until April %.
Sanford A. Daniels, in addition to be
p ing elected secretary-treasurer of tn
$ Laymen s association of the Vernon
/ Methodist conference in Montpelie
yesterday, was also chosen one Of til
two delegates from this state to al
! tend the Saratoga conference.
o The steamer Chio-Maru, whie
( grounded ON an island south of Hon
! Kong, and from which 299 passenger
= were removed, was the ship on whic
}, Miss Elsie McCloskey, former superb
= tendent Of the Memorial hospital, too
passage on her return to assume he
duties as superintendent of the govern
o ment hospital in Manila. The d.
Il spatches indicate that all of the pa
+ sengers escaped without injury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01

stories, it was asserted, provide a connect
ing link in the chain of evidence to be used
by the government IN the case.
1t was admitted at Ellis Island that
man listed as Charles Tucker had been.
brought there for safe keeping by agents
OF the department of Justice who said he
was wanted as a material witness in the
Welland canal case.
fuckers real name is believed to be
Busse He is said to have been in this
country about three years working an
itinerant salesman. The government was
about to take steps for his deportation
when it was learned, agents of the depart
ment of Justice admitted, that he had
some connection with the conspiracy
charged against Capt. Tauscher An IN
vestigation revealed, it is asserted, that
Tucker was one OF the men who carried
dynamite in suitcases from this city t.
Buffalo. but it is not contended he had
guilty knowledge of the attack the govern
ment asserts was to be made on the Wei
land canal
| Admission also was made late yesterday
that Horst Won der Goltz, alias BIidgman
w. Taylor, who claims to be a German
baron, is being held at the immigration
station. He was not formally admitted t
this country when he was brought here
Monday by Scotland Yard representative
and therefore can be deported ii is con
tended after the government obtains his
evidence in til canal case Upon his arri
tal here Won der Goltz declared he had
entered into an agreement with the Brit
lsh government under which he would
not be executed as a spy if he testified in
this country regarding pro-German activi
ties, but would be sent to one OF Great
Britain's colonies.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
SAY TWO PLOTTERS
HAVE CONFESSED
Third Arrest in the Welland Canal
Conspiracy Case Is Expected in
a Short Time.

NEW YORK. April Officials here OF
the department OF justice are Tetieent con
corning new developments following the
arrest of Capt Hans Tauscher, husband OF
Nine Gadski, for alleged participation in
conspiracy to blow mp the Welland canal
IN Canada.
1t was said however, that two OF the
five men believed to be involved in the
plot against the waterway arc now III Gus
tody as material witnesses and that third
is being trailed with the prospect OF an ar
rest within II hours The two men now
held are said to have confessed all they
know OF the plot against the canal, Their
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
WEST BRATTLEB0R0

Miss Louise Mann is making a good
recovery in the Melrose hospital from
an operation for appendicitis.
Eugene Blodgett, who has been i'll
at his home on South street, is now
able to be out little each day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo 7. Stowe went
to Newfane today to attend the funer-
al Of Mrs. Stowe $ sister, Mrs Sparks.
Hazen StocSwell returned last night
from Boston, where he had been since
November attending the Bryant 4 STRAIT
ton business school
The b. b. Pathfinder girls held a
meeting Wednesday with Miss Grace
Burt, which was a very pleasant af-
fair. Refreshments of ice-cream and
cake were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smead, who
have been spending the winter at the
home of Roscoe Fisher on Western
arcune will leave there today. Later
after visiting their daughter, Mrs. G
c. Harris, they will 90 to their HON,
in South Newfane.
Mrs Margaret L. Bennett was dis
charged from the Melrose hospita
Thursday. after, heina there E Il
weeks with fractured leg Mrs
Bennett went to her home on the Put
uey road. Elson Z. Howe of North
field, Mass. was admitted to the hos
pital Thursday to receive medica
treatment
About 40 couples participated in tn
dance at Academy hall last evening am
had an enjoyable time The affair." While
was an invitation party. was gotten up b
Tow of the West Brattleboro womer
Wales Dugan and Morse furnished mus
for dancing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
IN FAVOR OF BRANDEIs.
Sub Committee Votes Three to Two in
Favor of Nomination

WASHINGTON, April by a vote
Of three to two the senate judiciary
subcommittee considering the nomina-
ton Of Louis ID. Brandeis for the sll-
preme court today recommended con-
irmation to the entire committee
Those voting for confirmation were
Senators Chiffon, Walsh and Fletcher
Democrats, against Senators Cummins
and Works, Republicans. The full
committee is understood to stand vir
tually even
Each members of the committee
viii submit separate report to the
entire committee setting forth Tx
grounds upon which he reached his con
eiusion. 1t is not expected that tht
entire committee will vote on confrma
tion at its next meeting on Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
CASE FOR GRAND JURY.
Foster, Expelled Legislator, May Face
Court Prosecution.

BOSTON, April / - The Suffolk
county grand jury will be asked to
consider the testimony taken at the
legislative hearing which resulted in
the expulsion Of Harry G. Foster,
member of the house of representa-
tives from Gloucester, for improper
conduct in connection with the collec-
ton of funds to aid in the passage of
pending legislation, according to an
announcement made today By Attor-
ney General Attwill.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
STRIKE IN SPRINGFIELD.
1000 Laborers Are Out and Building
Activities Crippled.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April i.
Building operations and other activi-
ties depending on the work of laborers
were crippled today by a strike Of
shovelers. Practically all the build
ing firms are effected.
Bernard F. Supple, secretary Of The
state board of arbitration and concilia-
ton, is in the city to confer with the
strikers.
The business agent of the men de-
clares 1000 are out. The men demand
$3.50 a day, an eight-hour day. double
pay for overtime and half holiday
Saturday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01

Solicitor Hill for the state, each speak
ing an hour and 20 minutes. Chief
Justice Pike occupied half hour IN
charging the jury The jury stood II
to l for acquittal n the first ballot
and later 10 to ,, it is stated. 1t took
several hours to win over the two
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
SWISS VILLAGE ATTACKED.
Drop Bombs on Town Near
French Frontier.

BERNE, Switzerland, April 1.-Two
aeroplanes of unknown nationality
dropped five large bombs at dawn on
the Swiss village of Porentruy, near
the French frontier Some damage to
property was caused.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, March 81, by Carl
S. Hopkins, Esq, Harold F. Cook and
Ethel c. King, both of Westfeld,
Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01

Apparatus by which gas lamps can
be lighted and extinguished by Wire
less waves has been invented III Ger
many.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01
DEATHS.

IN Everett, Mass, March 81, Kath,
crime Gertrude months, daughter of
John H. and Olah (Niles) Barthlemes
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01

Special for Saturday only: Roses 65e
doz.; Carnations 35c doz. They are all
strictly fresh cut flowers. None better
in town. Call at Thomas 5 Drug store
or at my greenhouses. c. y. Bond,
Florist, 3 Locust Street. Tel. 23l-A.
ADV. 27-28
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-01

Mann s store window is the cynosura
of all eyes feminine these days. con
tanning as it does a handsome display
of ladies' shirt waist creations. Espe-
cially do. those with a green tag APP
peal to them, for be it known those
are the ones that are to be given
away free for nothing at the Jere
McAuliffe show next week.-Adv.
Williams news., 1916-06-15
SPORT.
Standing of Western League CIub.

Frank Hall, Colorado College long, distance runner, captured first place in the Rocky Mountain Marathon over a course of 10 2-5 miles, from Littleton to Denver.
 Eddie Pitts, manager of Chick Hayes, announces that he has matched his battler with Benny Chavez for a 15-round bout to take place in St. Joseph, Mo, on July 16
 The condition of Battling Nelson, former lightweight champion, who re- gently underwent an operation for ap- pendicitis, was pronounced very se- rious" by bis physician. at Detroit, Mich.
 Even if Frank Moran was whipped by Jess Willard it did not put him out of the financial running. Franks name was signed in New York to pa pers that will give him $25,OOO for his share of a match with Jack Dill lon of Indianapolis at Washington park, Brooklyn, June 20. Dillon will get s1O,0O0.
Williams news., 1916-06-15
GEN ERAL.

Oil fuel now is used on forty rail- roads in the United States.
 Nine bodies have been recovered from the Packard, Ia., wreck.
 Big preparedness parades were held Saturday in Chicago, St. Louis, New Orleans, Salt Lake and many other cities
 Three are dead, scores injured and heavy property damage was done in southwestern Ohio as a result of a terrific wind storm.
 With 6OO,OOO admission tickets sold lar" bazaar for the benefit of the en- tente allies war sufferers opened in New York with an attendance esti- mated at 50,000.
 Reports of the reported victory of the German navy in North sea bat tie with the British fleet caused joy aboard the interned German cruisers Eitel Friedrich and the Kron Prinz Wilhelm at the navy yard at Norfolk, Va.
 Gen. J. J. Pershing warned Gen. Gabriel Gavira, the Carranza border commander, at Colonia Dublan, ac, cording to messages relayed to Ell Paso, Tex, that he must keep Mexi- can soldiers "a safe distance from American bases.
 Victor E. Innes of Eugene, Ore, was convicted at Atlantic, Ga, of lar ceny of s4,OOO from Mrs. Eloise Nelms Dennis of Atlanta, who, with her sister, Miss Beatrice Nelms, dis appeared from San Antonio, Tex, two years ago. He was sentenced to sev- en years imprisonment
 Martin Glynn, former governor of New York, was elected temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention by a subcommittee on ar engagements of the national committee at St. Louis. J. Bruce Kremer, na- tional committeeman from Montana, was chosen temporary secretary, and T. Martin, temporary sergeant-at- arms.
 Five persons were shot at Lexing- ton Ky, following an alleged attack by a negro upon Mrs. A. A. Robert son at her home in Lexingtons ex- elusive residential section.
Williams news., 1916-06-15
w ESTERN.

The only living Quadruplet girls in the world are the daughters of Mrs. F. M Keys of Hollis, Okla They were born June 4, 1915.
 The selection of W. M. Jeffers gen. eral superintendent of the Union Pa cific railway to succeed Charles Ware as general manager was announced by President Mohler.
 The greatest parade ever held in Chicago ended after 130,214 persons, one-sixth of whom were women, had filed through the streets in the pre- paredness demonstration.
 The wealth of James J. Hill, who died at St. Paul, Minn., after an oper- ation, is estimated all the way from $100,000,00O to $50O,000,O0O. He was probably worth between S2O0, 1000, 900 and s25O,OOO,00O.
 A. B. Wood, 75 years old, of Mul- hall, Okla, contested delegate from the Fifth district, died at Chicago hospital while the national committee was hearing the contest Death was due to the infirmities of old age
 Seven years ago William Sparks, an elderly prospector, staked a claim in the sand hills of the Globe, Ariz, district Frank Thompson, a prosper ous mining man, claimed it; the two quarreled bitterly with the result that in the legal adjustment Thompson lost and the poorer man won. The se- quel came in the killing of Thompson.
Williams news., 1916-06-15
/ WASHING GTON.

The Senate passed House bill for reclamation of 2,3OO,6OO acres in Ore, gon grant, Oregon and California rail road.
 President Wilson sent a message to King George of Great Britain con- graduating him on his 51st birthday anniversary.
 The House passed, 35S to 4, naval appropriation bill carrying increased building program substantially as re- ported from committee
 President Wilson probably will make speeches during the summer in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver and other cities.
 General revision of American neu- trality laws was proposed to Con gress in memorandum submitted by Attorney General Gregory and con- cured in by the State Department as a result of the governments expert ence with problems arising out of the war and of relations with Mexico.
 House bills to appropriate S1OO,OOO for a public building at Prescott, Ariz., and $25,OOO for a site for building at Bisbee were passed by the | Senate
 Capt. Herbert J. Hirshinger of the United States Marine Corps was shot and killed during the landing of American forces at Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo
 The 108th birthday anniversary of l Jefferson DaUiC House by speeches of tribute by Rep resentative Aswell of Louisiana and | Nincheloe of Kentucky.
Williams news., 1916-06-15
Iowa Suffraaists Win by 25,ooo.

Des Moines.-Equal suffrage won in Iowa by what probably will be a ma jority of close to 25,0OO, according to the early returns. W. L. Harding, wet" candidate for the Republican nomination of governor, has won by a majority of probably 10000 over At torney General Cosson, his nearest op- ponent, State Senator Joseph Allen ran thirC, with Carl Kuehnie fourth E. Meredith was nominated for governor by the Democrats. He had nc. oppoh:tion.
Williams news., 1916-06-15
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 ABOUT THE WAR.

Russian infantry attacks against Austrians repulsed.
 Two British steamers and one 1tal- ian ship sunk Saturday.
 Portion of Damlaup village, east of Fort Vaux, captured by Germans.
 Germans capture heights near~Zille- beke, southeast of Ypres, from Brit ish
 Turks report capture of another vil- lage in their offensive against Rus sians.
 Germans repulsed in further at east of Verdun.
 French, during night, captured 400 yards of German trenches southeast of Dead Mans hill
 Constantinople reports Russian cen ter in Caucasus has been forced to re- tire about twelve miles.
 Turks capture Mamahkatum, fifty miles west of ErZerum, and halt Rus sian advance into Mesopotamia.
 The Austrians were driven back in dH dttoupI IO Dredh IHl louSH thC iIci ian line in the. direction of Onaro.
 Greatest naval battle in history fought between German and British fleets off lower coast of Denmark.
 British admiralty issues statement that German losses in recent North sea battle were greater than those Of England's fleet.
 British losses in North Sea battle fixed at six cruisers and eight destroy CTS; German losses said to include dreadnought Westfalen.
 Canadian troops and Germans bat ting fiercely in region of Ypres. Can adians regain most of lost ground on two-mile front in attacks with bayon- cts and bombs. .-.